A Fractured World

(Command Tent. Equestria Side)

“I refuse,” Scorpio said as calmly as possible to Twilight. “to have that monster near this portal.”

“A monster?” Discord said, slightly amused. “Now, what could make you think such harsh words for me? I’ve been on my best behaver.” As he said this, a small halo appeared above his head.

“Best behaver?” Scorpio said, barely containing his rage. “You call working for Tirek best behaver? How about when you rip a portal to another world and threaten to throw an innocent pony into it? For all I know, you created this portal.”

“Now, now.” Discord said. “No need to get hostile. I would never associate myself with such harsh work” He flip around in the air and look towards the portal. “When I make portals, I use pure magic. This is magic that seems to be made from a blender.”

“What that supposed to mean?” Gemini asked. He was standing next Scorpio but seem to look at Starlight with a look of contempt.

“I sense mine, Lune’s, Celestia’s, Twilight’s, and a fifth one I can’t really tell who it’s from but I can tell you this. It wasn’t given up freely.” Discord scratch his small goatee and squinted. “What I can’t get is how they got our magic. I think I’d know if some pony took my magic.”

“What do you mean, “Your magic”?” Scorpio asked, his patience wearing thin. “Isn’t all magic the same thing?”

“Not true.” Starlight answer, ignoring Gemini’s glare. “Magic is like a cutie mark. Every pony or other” She said looking at Discord. “Produce’s a different version of that magic. So, we might need to get closer…”

“Absolutely not!” Scorpio said firmly. “I wasn’t okay with Discord being here but YOU?” He pointed directly at Starlight. “I’m not letting some pony who almost destroy the world because of revenge. I’m supposed to just let you near a powerful portal because you want to?”

“No, because I said so,” Twilight said. “And as a Princess, you won’t dare defied an order, would you?” Scorpio was doing everything he could to seem calm. He took a breath and calm himself.

“I will have a few of my guards lead you to the portal. I’m sorry if I have upset you.” Scorpio said. Twilight nodded and thank the commander. As the three left the tent, Gemini walks over to Scorpio.

“I take it you are not happy.” Gemini whisper. Scorpio slams a hoof down on his desk.

“I was so close.” He growled. “But there is no way we can pull this off if Discord is here. I need something to get rid of him.”

“Well, then.” Gemini took a step forward. “I’m happy to report that we might have an ally. I sent Aquarius to recruit her.” Scorpio raised an eyebrow.

“Her? You don’t mean…” Scorpio started but shook his head. “No, I refuse to enlist the help of that monster.”

“Celestia has no problem working with an enemy of our kind, why shouldn’t we do the same?” Gemini pointed out. Scorpio glared at him and walk over to a window on the side of the tent.

“Do you want to know why I decided to fight against Celestia?” Scorpio asked. Gemini stayed silent and he continued. “I join the military when I just a little filly. I fought in the first changeling war and fought in the great Griffin battle. Celestia had ruled for over 900 years at this point but no one every cross her. She was a fierce leader and was showing that we would be the dominant race.” The next sentence came in an almost growl.

“Then those ponies came.” He stamps on the ground and turned to Gemini. “AS soon as they save Luna, I watch as my armies were weakened because she now wanted to focuses on friendship. Do you know how embarrassing it was to lose to Terek? If he had tried that stunt before Twilight and her friends came, he has been shoved so deep into the nearest pit I would have been home for dinner. So, I made a vow that when I take over that there would be no mercy. NO mercy, no forgiveness. And the first order of business, executing Discord and that little traitor.”

“Well, why not make it easier?” Gemini pointed out. “I have a plan that going to get rid of Discord and possibly take out Starlight.”

“What the plan?” Scorpio asked. Gemini flashes a wolf like smile.

(Portal. Equestria side.)

“Discord, are you figuring out that last magic source out yet?” Starlight asked, studying the border of the portal. Discord seem to either doing the same or was eating cotton candy he made out of thin air. She was about to perform another spell to test the strength of the portal when she heard Discord coughed. She looked to see him pointing at the portal with a curious look. Starlight turned to see a human standing outside of the portal, behind a chalk line that the humans have marked. He was wearing what the rest of the soldiers were wearing, full body armor.

“Hello, is Luna nearby?” The human asked. Starlight looked at Discord, who just shrugged and pull a book out of thin air (Titled Watchpony) and started reading it. Starlight sighed and turn back to the human.

“As far as I know, Luna and Celestia had to leave due to safety,” Starlight said. She gestured to the two guards standing behind her. “That the reason for the two standing behind me and…” She noticed the human was staring at Discord, who was still reading but was now playing a paddle ball while doing it. “Don’t mind him. He does this kind of stuff all the time.”

“It just… I never see anything like it.” The human said. Starlight smiled.

“My name is Starlight Glimmer and this is Discord. What your name?” She asked.

“Markus Simmons. I was…” Markus started but was interrupted by snapping noise. He looked to see the one know as Discord was now looking directly at him.

“Ah, yes. The one that Luna helped.” Discord said, cracking his knuckles. “Tell me, how are your dreams?”

“Good,” Markus answered, rubbing his neck. “Actually, really good. I haven’t sleep that well in months. Kind of why I came today.” He opened a small case and pull out a book. “I brought a gift. Was kind of hoping to thank her.”

“Well, let’s see what it is.” Discord said and with almost lightning like reflexes, snap right in front of Markus. He plucked the book right for Markus gasped, causing him to cry out in shock. He threw it back through the portal to Starlight, which landed at her hooves and then turned back to Markus. Markus was looking up at the creature and just stared in shock.

“Don’t worry.” Discord said, his smile widening. “I get this all the time. Most don’t know what to do with me. But this is interesting.” Discord started to float around Markus, weaving between the safe zone for human and back to the magic zone.

“Discord, Stop!” Starlight shouted. “We can’t survive in their world!” She was going to continue but saw Discord making bubbles on the human side.

“It seems the plus to whoever used my magic, it now means I’m safe from whatever harms the other ponies.” Discord said, flipping to the other soldiers. The soldiers were holding assault rifles but keeping them to their sides. They watch as Discord weaved around and Markus started seeing them get nervous. “Which means that Luna and Celestia could in theory crossover, though I won’t try it.”

“So, why did you?” Starlight asked, a little annoyed. “The reports on the ponies was they were missing parts of them? What if the same happen to you?” Discord look back and rolled his eyes.

“Let’s be honest here, you think I couldn’t lose a few body parts.” Discord said. “I was a stone statue for over a century.” With this, he started to wave his hands in the air. A couple sparks and color waves were formed, letting Discord study them. “What the book about, Starlight?” He asked as he pulled out a strand of green light. Starlight picked up the book and flip it over to see the title: Mythology creature and myths.

“What this about?” Starlight asked, levitating the book for Discord to see.

“It’s a book about creatures that are myths in our world,” Markus explain. “I figure it could help you understand why there is so much shock about your kind.” Starlight opened the book and flip through the pages. She saw illustrations and charts but something caught her eye. It was one that showed a unicorn. She opened to it and read the description.

Unicorn: A mythical creature that is described as a horse with one horn and a white fur coat. Known for bringing luck and purity, they will only show themselves to virgins and those pure of souls.

“Why would we only show ourselves to virgins?” Starlight asked. “How would we even know that?”

“That all you have to ask?” Markus said, stunned. “I don’t know, it was fairy tales told to children. I guess it was to keep the naive from having sex or something. This is not how I thought this conversation will go.” Starlight flipped almost to the front and look at it little longer.

“And what about this? You can have wings too.” She flipped the book to showed a picture of an angel.

“No, that’s an angel,” Markus said. “There warriors of God. A religion we have over here.”

“What a religion?” Starlight asked. Markus sighed and sat on the ground.

“Get comfy,” Markus said. “You just open a whole can of worms.

(Prison Train heading to Tartarus.)

The train was rolling down the track as Brute Force stood by the holding cell. It was a pretty peaceful trip if it wasn’t…

“Do you know who I am!?!” A voice shouted. Brute groan and turn to the holding cell. The magic shield was clear as crystal, allowing him to look inside. Inside was Celestia, with her legs restrained by a metal chain. “I’m Celestia, the ruler of Equestria.”

“Oh, Celestia. Shut up.” Brute said and turn back around, only to hear the prisoner weeping little a small foal. He turned to see instead of Celestia was an orange Pegasus with a purple mane. He kind of recognized the little one from Ponyville but didn’t know the name.

“Please, I just want to fly. Please, let me go.” She begged tears in her eyes. Brute pull out a shock rod and hold it up.

“Keep it up. I will shock you in the face.” Brute shouted. The tears dried up quickly and the foal face became hard.

“When I get out of here, I’m going to enjoy draining the life from you.” She said, her eyes glowing green.

“Yeah, right.” Brute said, turning around. He heard the front door of the train open and quickly stood at attention. The door slid open and Aquarius walk into the room. “Lieutenant Colonel Aquarius.” Brute said with a salute. Aquarius nodded and walked up to him.

“I need to talk to the prisoner. Alone.” She said. Brute look confused.

“But Celestia s order was…” Brute started but Aquarius raised a hoof to silence him.

“This is from Scorpio’s orders and if you want to disobey Scorpio…” Aquarius started. She didn’t need to finish as Brute quickly rushed out of the room. She turned her attention to the prisoner, who was sitting down and watching her with a smile. “Are you going to stay in that form or are we going to be mature about this Chrysalis.”

There was sickly cracking noise as the foal started to expand. The fur slide off, revealing a sick green shell underneath. Insect wings pop out and with a flash of green fire, the fur burns away. Chrysalis stood tall but was still a chain, as the lock stay tight. She walked over to force field and tap it a few times.

“So, why is the right hoof pony of Scorpio coming to see me?” She said, tracing circles in the force field. “I figured he personally wants to see me get thrown into the dark pit that has my name on it.”

“Things change.” Aquarius stated, “A situation has arisen and I think we can both befit from helping each other out.” Chrysalis look at her with a dead expression, then broke out in insane laughter.

“So, the rumors are true.” She said before breaking in a fresh round of laughter. “Celestia’s own ponies are plotting to overthrow her. This is priceless.” She wiped the tears from her eyes.

“So, will you help us?” Aquarius asked. Chrysalis chuckled and look up to her.

“No.” She said and shook her head.

“What?” Aquarius said in shock. “But we are planning to take out the princesses.”

“Oh, I know what you’re planning,” Chrysalis said, leaning back onto the wall of her cell, staring up at the ceiling. “You plan to get rid of Celestia because she shows mercy to her enemy. I happen to be one of her enemies. You see what happen in this equation to me?” She clapped her hooves together. “I suddenly and very quickly become dead. My kind is lost to me because of a traitor so I’m not just going to allow myself to be used as a pawn in your worthless cause.”

“We can offer you land.” Aquarius said. Chrysalis rolled her eyes.

“So you can collect it later?” She said, still staring at the ceiling. “Face it, you have nothing to offer me.”

“How about a whole new world?” Aquarius offered. Chrysalis turn to face the lieutenant.

“Now that sounds like a deal.”