A tricksters ruse

by crimsongraph

Rating: teen
Tags: My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Dark, Alternate Universe, Princess Celestia, Discord
Length: 5835

Discord looks back to his past, a life before chaos, and his relationship with Celestia.

Discord looks back at his past, a life before a single thought of chaos had entered his mind. He looks back to the wonderful time he had with his relatIonship with Celestia. He looks back to the time he was a simple earth pony named Specter, and at the series of increasingly dark events that changed him into what he is today.

Published 2012-08-13 08:54:02 UTC
Last updated 2012-08-13 08:54:02 UTC

Needs

I looked down upon the sleeping form of Celestia, lying on her back. She occasionally had her hooves twitch, almost as if she was waking. It was so cute, except for the fact that she was trapped here, forever by my side. Looking back to the events that had caused this, I would have never imagined having the most powerful pony under my control. This had all started with what appeared to be a simple relationship with the young alicorn that was once my best friend.

Oh, it was a much simpler time back then. Nothing to worry about, except my relationship with my ever-so-sweet Celestia. No magic, no chaos, no evil. I was a common earth pony, nothing special. I had a brown-grey coat, lived with a family of mediocre wealth. I had never truly found my cutie mark, such a waste of time searching for it. I had been harboring feelings for that one mare that had always made my day brighter by simply talking to me. I still remember that moment when we first met, and the wonderful friendship that blossomed from it.

-

It was another boring day in my family's home. I was busy around the home, doing the daily chores. Broom in my hooves, I set about sweeping the wooden home. I had never understood how ponies held anything, another mystery that still intrigues me to this day. I had managed to sweep all of that small annoying dust that littered my family's home. As soon as I stepped outside, I was hit by an angle. A snow-white pegasus mare had fallen out of the sky, and made her landing spot my back.

There was no warning, just a small 'oomph'. By that time, the force of the crash had toppled me over, leaving me lying on my back. I opened my eyes, only to see a pair of pure amethyst eyes staring back into mine, our muzzles dangerously close. It was one of the few times that I was ever embarrassed. From the look on her face, she was equally embarrassed as well.

"You can get off of me now..." I manage to stammer out, still being squashed by the alabaster mare on top of me.

"Oh! Yes, yes, sorry." The odd mare quickly responded, a blush still apparent on her face. The mare was beautiful; she had shining appearance, an amazing smile, and a rather soft looking mane. I quickly gave her a look-over, before thinking to myself, since when do pegasus has horns?

"Well, would you mind explaining why you decided to make my back a landing zone?" I asked, slightly annoyed. I saw her blush only intensify, and it made her somehow even more beautiful.

"Well, I knew I was going to crash, so I looked around to see what was the softest thing I could land on was, and here you are! I'm sorry if I caused any inconvenience to you." She softly said, before expanding her white wings, preparing to take off. I could not let this beautiful mare leave, so I thought up with something clever.

"No, it's not an inconvenience at all! Would you like some food before you return to your travels?" I quickly said, hoping it was enough to convince her. Her soft smile gave the answer.

"Sure."

At that moment, I had decided that I would somehow make this mare love me.

-

I was flabbergasted when a young Celestia actually liked me back when I had confessed my feeling for her. It was the happiest moment of my entire life, other than when I met my sweet chaos.

-

"Celestia?" I managed to stammer out, a small blush eminent on my face. I waited hopefully, as the most beautiful mare in Equestria turned her head to me, before giving a soft smile.

"Yes, Specter?" She said, that always present grace floating around her. I had almost forgotten that old pony name, I never really liked it. Back to the story, by that point I had a lump in my chest. Why I was afraid of rejection I would never know.

"I-Ikinalikeyoudoyoutoo?" I manage to blurt out, before shoving my hooves into my face, futilely trying to cover the ever increasing blush. A few minutes of silence came about. I looked up from my hiding spot, only to see Celestia look down at me, a small smile and blush adorning her already stunning features.

"Actually, I was going to confess today as well my feelings for you. I hoped you would give those feelings back, but I guess you do." She softly said, before planting a sweet kiss onto my lips. That memory would forever be engraved into my head. Those sweet tantalizing lips. So luscious and soft, leaving me begging for more. "Could you meet me at my house? We could go out to dinner..." Her voice trailed off, as we were caught up looking into each other’s eyes.

-

Ah, yes. That moment was perfect in almost every way possible. Our sweet little relationship started at that moment. Such a sweet thing it was, young love, completely oblivious to the true dangers of the world. Celestia and I went out on the things couples do, long walks, talked for hours, all of that mushy stuff. It was essentially puppy love. The days turned into months, and into years, our love only strengthening. Eventually, things heated up, but that is a story for another time.

Then that dreaded moment passed, that one moment that marked the beginning of my mutation into the handsome rogue I am today. All royal families had enemies, no matter how pure they seemed.

-

"Specter, where are we going?" The love of my life asked, confusion clear in her voice. A few months into courting her, I had started to receive threats, saying I was not worthy of the goddess. Few times they had sent ways to deal with me, be it assassins, poisons, you name it. It was such a shame to see them hate me, but it turned out beneficial in the end. I managed to keep the threats secret from Celestia, not wanting her to leave for my safety.

I ignored her, continuing to focus on the task of escaping. Last time had been too close; they had almost poisoned my love in hopes of forcing me to fight them. I could not let that happen. For months, I had been saving up to buy a medium sized house on the edge of an unnamed forest. It was far away from any town or developing city. The forest would supply the food we needed for a while. The scenery would prove to be quiet, tranquil and beautiful.

"Specter, please answer me..." Celestia softly said, confusion now mixing with fear. It was time to tell her the truth. The weight of it lay heavy on my back for years now.

"I will try my best to explain anything later, dear. But for now you must trust me." I said with a tone of confidence in my voice. She responded with nothing, only hugging my body tighter in an effort not to fall off.

-

It had been such a pain to explain everything. She would have done the exact thing I feared, left me for my safety. She was unbearably adorable when mad, but nonetheless accepted the choice.

A few months in, we were found again. I still to this day have no idea how they did find us, but it was horrific when they did. They closed in on our small abode, we remained oblivious to their nature until it was too late.

-

Celestia and I lay in our comfortable bed, sleeping soundly. An angry mob stalked outside of our house, torches at the ready. The unicorns in the group had prepared a rather nasty dose of dark magic, planning to use it in their assault. Their leader gave the signal, and they threw the torches at our small wooden home.

Small embers began to dance on the wood, slowly consuming the fuel needed to ruin our lives. I was the first to awaken, smoke flooding the home at an alarming rate.

"Celestia... Celestia wake up! There's a fire!" I managed to shake the mare from her sleep, before panic gripped both of our bodies. One could easily see the fire already licking the frame of our bedroom door. I frantically looked around, the only other exit a glass frame not meant to be opened.

I looked back, to see the door slowly turning into ash. The immense heat already making the house uncomfortable. The fear was evident on Celestia's face. One would think the sun goddess was immune to flames, but I had learned that pony fur was still quite flammable. I had decided that to save the love of my life, I would take the shower of razor sharp glass.

"Jump out once I do, please trust me..." I managed to say to Celestia. Before she could utter an objection, I had jumped at the fragile glass frame, breaking it as the full force of my body smashed into it. Oh the pain, it was unbearable. The feeling of thousands of sharp objects embedding themselves into skin was unbearable.

I had managed to hear the terrified scream of Celestia, before my body hit the rather hard dirt. The solid contact only served to drive the sharp objects deeper into me. I would have blacked out, save for the fact that the mob looked at me with disgust.

I lay there, battered and hurting all over, only for these ponies to come and spew insults at me. Pure rage courses through my veins, one of the only times in my life that I had experienced that picky emotion. How dare they ruin the home I saved money for? How dare they burn it all to the ground? How dare they say I do not deserve my beloved Celestia?

It was that day, something deep inside of me had snapped. An irreparable gateway for hatred was broken. I had developed a hate for ponykind that day, a hate that would define my future.

All I could see was red, a cloud of red in a sea of rage. I ignored my pain, the only feeling inhabiting my body was pure anger. I had charged at the group of ponies, intent on making them pay. Once I hit the wall of flesh, I was certain that I also heard an audible crack. I still continued to move, planning to get deeper into the group in order to tear the group inside-out.

Had I not been running on pure adrenaline, I would have passed out from the attack they threw back at me. The unicorns skewered me, tearing off small pieces of fur and skin, the earth ponies launched a flurry of hooves at me, and the pegasi were busy trying to burn me with torches. In total, I think I managed to maim about three to four ponies of each group, before they had pinned me down. They proceeded to tie me up with various amounts of rope, rendering me motionless.

"See! This measly peasant is not worth the love our princess gives him! He does not even behave like a gentleman, much less a prince!" They continued to taunt me, spitting at me. The mocking slowly died down, before the leader of their ambitious cult motioned over the unicorns that held the nefarious magic.

"This beast shall not be allowed love, and for being an abomination at mind, we will make him an abomination at body as well!" Cheers erupted from the group of ponies. I was still too busy trying to break out of my binds to notice the foul magic that was slowly making its way to me. One could say you could almost feel the chaos, but now I know better. I was blind to the unholy magic drifting mere meters away from me, still struggling at my bonds. The unicorns gave their leader one last look, waiting for the moment to thrust the foul magic into the pony’s body.

The cult’s leader gave the signal, as the vile dark magic seeped its way into my body. Remember that time when I was talking about that shower of glass? The pain was like that, except about 3 times worse. It was indescribable, the feeling of something contaminating your body. I could feel it coursing through my veins, leaving a noticeable burning sensation in them. Soon, my entire body felt like it was on fire, the pain most obvious in my eyes. Not even the adrenalin in my body could save me from the pain, and I began to fade from consciousness. The last thing I saw was a horrified Celestia, horn shining brightly.

-

With those series of event, I had begun my transformation into the being I am today, a handsome rogue tartarous-bent on causing misery for ponies. It was a slow and rather painful process, the feeling of your body shifting against one’s will. The feeling of chaotic energy slowly strangling one’s mind and being powerless to stop it is horrifying. Had I not learned how to control that energy, I probably would be a husk of my former self, forever insane.

Well, who is to say I’m not insane?

-

I woke up, and the first and only feeling that filled my body is agony. My eyes felt horrible, and slightly burned. I looked around, only to see that I was in some sort of bed, a white one. I must have been in a hospital of some sort. Before I had time to ponder where I was, a flurry of hooves attacked me, for in me into a hug.

"Oh thank goodness you're awake!" Celestia's voice rang out, worry dripping from her voice. I looked up from my fury prison, to see a tear-streaked Celestia looking at me. She looked back at me, her pupils shrinking slowly.

"Dear, what's wrong?" I managed to croak out, panic gripping me. Had the magic done something to me? I looked up, hopefully waiting an answer.

"Your eyes... there yellow..." She trailed off. Why would my eyes be yellow? I frantically looked around, hoping to find a reflective surface. To my luck, I found a small mirror at the far side of the room. I sprung up from my bed, and made a dash for the reflective surface. As soon as I got close enough, I could already see traces of the golden eyes looking back.

I had finally approached the mirror, only to confirm my suspicions. My eyes were now a sickly golden yellow. What intrigued me the most was the unmentioned detail of red irises. Panic began to grip me, as questions fired off in my head. Would I stay like this forever? Would that foul magic contaminate my body even more? I was on the verge of a mental breakdown, before a soft pair of hooves embraced me from behind.

“No matter how you look, I will always love you.” The voice of my angel called out, still gripping her hooves around my body. It relieved me that no matter how much this magic would alter me, I would still have love.

-

And so began my descent into chaos, sweet, sweet, wonderful chaos. The body transformation was subtle, not a quick and painful transformation into what I am today. It was more like an agonizingly slow transformation, my eyes were only the beginning.

That beautiful grey beard was next. Has anyone ever told you how much spontaneous bead-growth hurts? It felt like hundreds of needles piercing an area of fur and skin. Sadly, that event had not caused as much commotion as the next one had...

-

After our once beautiful house had been reduced to ashes, we once again set about searching for a home. Countless times Celestia said that we should use the palace as our home, but I quickly dismissed the idea. It would be easy for assassins to infiltrate staff, and douse foods in poison. I could not live with myself if my love got poisoned, or worse. We had been searching for a house for a few days now, but nothing would amount to the house we had once called home. T was not all a bad thing, not having a home. We spent the days roaming Equestria, and more or less bonding under the night sky.

On the sixth day of home-searching, I was hit with a excruciating pain developing on my back, what appeared to be small lumps of flesh had begun bulging out, threatening to rip the skin above them. Looking at it made me cringe. What would my body spout out next? Pegasus wings? A combination of bat wings and pegasus maybe?

At that moment, another immense wave of pain filled my nerves, the flesh pockets began to open, thought there was no blood or gore. Instead, the bulges of flesh appeared to merge into what I had thought up of, a single bat wing and a sky-blue pegasus wing. The pain still filled my nerves, and I had toppled over into the soft grass, letting out a silent scream.

"I think there should be another house beyond this hill, maybe it could be ours if it looks nice enoug-" Celestia was cut off, hearing only the thud of my body hitting the grass. She looked back, and she saw the new mismatched wings that now adorned my body, and a face coated in pain.

-

Thus, my amazing wings were born! A shame that as soon as they were, I passed out, again. Once again awakening in a hospital. I truly admired Celestia's determination to keep me healthy, being forced to carry me around when I pass out. But these wings did not come without a punishment, far from it. Although they did allow flight, once Celestia had taught it to me, it came with voices.

The screams of chaos. They told me to burn everything, they would give me the power to do so. The curse began to plague my mind, slowly driving me mad every day I refused the power. A couple of more days in, I had painfully sprouted both of my elegant horns, the same procedure repeating. With the new addition, the voices hit my mind harder, and they began to show me their power.

-

'It would be really easy to burn everything.' The voice that had been haunting my subconscious once again made its presence known.

'I could give you the power to do so. All you have to do is accept me.' The eerie voice once again droned out, a haze of confusion already fogging up my rational thought.

'I could give you a demonstration,' the voice once again said, before my world turned upside-down, quite literally. The world around me had inverted, slowly distorting into unrecognizable chunks of dirt. I looked at the scene before me, oddly finding relief in chaos. My mouth was parched, and I began looking around to see if there was a source of water, only to my surprise, a glass had appeared before me.

Testing out the new ability, I thought of something simple, a cake. As the thought left my head, a cake appeared before me. I gave the cake a quick nibble, only to find it delicious, but mushy.

Some milk would be really handy right now...

As if on cue, instead of a pure glass of milk, I received dirt-colored milk. Deciding it would not hurt to try; I have it a sip, only for a chocolate flavor to burst on my tongue. I was so enthralled with my discovery, that I ignored the small wisps of smoke coming from the patches of grass around me.

Minutes passes, the fire only strengthening. I was caught up with my visions of chaos to notice the fire had turned into a horrendous blaze, scorching everything around me. The fire itself was kept at bay by an invisible force, almost wanting to protect me. Everything around me burned, woodland creatures struggled to get out. The thick flames cut through the dense growth.

The chaos made me feel safe, warm, and happy. It was disturbing, but it felt wonderful. Watching the world burn, creatures catch flames. Their misery felt wonderful, the chaos inside of me slowly growing more and more.
It was a good thing Celestia was off and about doing things in a nearby town; she would have been horrified by the woodland creatures running about, coated in flames.
The wonderful chaotic fire spread more and more, the area I occupied was now a raging inferno. Several trees nearby had turned into nothing more than ashes. The chaos was the only thing that mattered now, it was the only thing I cared for at the moment.
'Chaos is wonderful, is it not?' At that very moment, I could not agree more with the voices in my head, chaos is glorious. This world is dirty, unclean, soiled. Chaos would purge it, chaos would remove the impurities of ponykind, even if it did it by force.

-

And so I fled, fully fledged on spreading my beautiful chaos. I had left the love of my life over wonderful chaos. I think I also heard news that the town nearby was burned to the ground, I truly hoped Celestia got out alive. To my surprise and great joy, she had, and had now accepted the role as princess, alongside a second alicorn as dark as night.
I continued my journey from town to town, leaving chaos in my wake. The more I accepted my new-found powers, the more they corrupted me. A few days after the inferno, my forehooves begun to drastically mutate, losing their original color and becoming monstrosities.
With each mutation, my chaotic power only grew. The voices no longer spoke, yet I could still feel their presence. With their presence, the haze of chaos around my brain was never lifted. Towns burned, ceased to exist, or were turned into a jelly like substance. The ponies inhabiting them were turned into pink clouds, losing their bodies and becoming delicious.
After a few years of wandering, causing chaos, I began to miss my sweet Celestia. I began to long for her sweet gentle touch once more. The need for her grew with each day, making me machinate a plan to once again make her mine. After a few days of thinking, I had a glorious plan.
I would attack the Equine capital, Canterlot.

-

It was a bright morning, the trees were burning, the sky was littered with cotton candy, and rabbits were destroying anything in sight. A wonderful day to start bringing about chaos once again. Today was a special day, a day were a week of scheming would finally pay off. Today was the day that I would make Celestia mine once again.
It was painfully obvious that I was making my way to the fabled Canterlot palace, a maelstrom of chaos marked my every step. Trees around me began to burn as I passed them, friendly animals distorted into shells of their former selves, and I was having a blast.
Along my path of destruction, I had met a few ponies, who looked at me in fear. I had frowned at the display. Why would one fear chaos? A world cannot exist without a little chaos here and there. Chaos is what keeps harmony balanced, could one imagine a world where everything you plan will happen? No unforeseen circumstances to spice up one’s life? It would forever be dull with such a life, so that’s were chaos comes into play!
Who would suspect an unforeseen delay due to the destruction of Canterlot? Not Celestia! My plan was simple and elegant, the first step comprising of turning all the royal guards into fine ash, rendering their lives useless. The next step would be simple; I would battle Celestia, and force her into hiding. After that, I would assume control of Equestria for an unknown amount of time!

By that point in my inner ramblings, I was already at the gates of Canterlot. Both the guards positioned at the gate stared at me in horror, seeing the thing I had become. I think that the guards did not even notice that they became piles of bubbly soap.
I quickly dismissed the guards, phasing through the wooden gate. The few guards on the other side stood shocked as well, seeing how a chimera-like beast had just appeared thought the wall. I gave them each a fancy hat, before sending them away to random corners of Equestria, caring little for their safety. I could not allow anything to mess my plans up, nothing could go wrong if my plan was to succeed.
I continued my way, passing more guards along the path to the throne. The few that tried to attack me were immediately turned into plants, removing any sentient thought they had.
After a few more guards had been defeated, I had finally arrived at the throne room. The final obstacle I had to face was the set of heavy doors. With a mere thought, I had turned the doors into a delicious mix of pure white chocolate.

I stared at my masterpiece before deciding to just barge in through a wall, shattering it in the process.

"HELLO!" I screamed as my head burst through the wall, making eye contact with the love of my life, and another alicorn I had never before seen.

"...Specter, is that you?" Celestia was the first to break the eerie science.

"Good job, you identified me! It's amazing what that wonderful magic did to me, look at how handsome I look." I finished the sentence with a small twirl, looking back at Celestia with a smile on my face. To my great displeasure, she stared at me with a shocked expression. "What? Is there something on my face?" I asked the alabaster alicorn while moving a paw over my facial features. The science was tense for a few moments, before a softer voice broke the peaceful moment.

"Sister, who is that...?" The smaller dark alicorn spoke up. My curiosity perked at the voice, before quickly moving to the small filly.

"And who is this small soul?" I said, picking the royal blue alicorn up, spinning her around for a closer inspection. A faint yellow glow surrounded the filly, before she disappeared from my grasp.

"She is my sister, Princess Luna. What do you want? Why, and how, are you here? The last time I saw you was when that forest fire had happened." She finished, staring at me.

“I started the fire.” I stated, as a look of horror spread on her face. One could almost taste the confusion that hung in the air, as her face turned from one to shock to anger.
“Why would you do that?! You set the town I was in on fire! Innocent ponies died because of your actions! I thought you had died!” She had finished her ranting with a small sob, as the waterworks began.

“The real question is why I would not do that. This world is soiled, dirty, and unclean. It would be a crime to not pursue the goal of purging it,” I stated with a matter of ease. “It was fairly easy to remove your royal guard, and I dare say, they were delicious.” I ended my speech with a huge grin.

At that moment, Celestia fired off a beam of pure sunlight. With a mere thought, the lethal magic had turned into a cookie. I grabbed it, and took a bite out of it.

“Delicious!” More beams of sunlight were fired off, focusing in on me. I might as well humor Celestia. I sat there, waiting for the beams to hit. Mere milliseconds before they hit, I teleported, appearing to the left of Luna and giving her a hug. To my dismay, she screamed and tried to hit me with her tiny hooves. I warped away again, and appeared before Celestia. Once I appeared, I gave a small snap, before the entire palace of Canterlot began to rumble.

“I recommend running, the palace will fall and there is nothing you can do about it. Equestria will burn for a millennia, ponies will be forced under my rule, and there is nothing you can do about it.” With those words said, my body took on its final mutation, and the most painful one. Bones snapped, flesh twisted, muscles bent, and pain was flowing all around. I extended, my body becoming slimmer and more serpentine. I could feel the stare Celestia was giving me, a scared one. The whole transformation lasted a whole thirty-seconds. As soon as it was finished, I felt empowered, a whole new being. With a small twirl to look at my new form, I felt happy. I gave one last look at Celestia, a malicious grin was plastered onto my face. “You might want to get going dear, trust me on this.”

“Please stop this, this is pure discord, it does not need to be this way.”

“I'm afraid it is too late to stop now...”

She gave me one last, horrible look that I would remember for a lifetime, and she fled.

It was all going according to plan.

-

And so my reign of chaos began. Ponies slaved under my rule, wondering where their dear princess had gone. Both princesses went into hiding, never to be seen for a while. The whole cycle panned out for a single millennia, no more, no less. I had adopted the name Discord, a name provided by my ever-so-sweet Celestia. My plan would go according to how I envisioned it.

It was time for the final act to begin, the beginning of the end.

-

Another beautiful morning full of chaos, another day full of misery. I looked over to the potato beside the tree I was sleeping it. The event marked for today was what perked my interests, the day my love would confront me with supposed magical artifacts. The day that I would once again conquer my love with a cunning plan.
I continued my merry way to the tattered old ruins of Canterlot. Chaos flowed everywhere, over everything. The one thing I would not allow chaos to flow over was the battleground, the old Canterlot ruins. This place was essential for my plans to produce the fruit of my labor.

I lay there, the chunks of rock that was once the majestic Canterlot lay around me. I waited for a couple of hours, hoping both alicorn sisters would make their way to this place on time. As if on cue, a flap of wings alerted me to their presence.

I turned, just in time to see a dark blue bolt of magic approach me. I grabbed it with a paw, before taking a bite out of it.

“Needs more milk, but otherwise, delicious.” I turned to look at the alicorn who had shot the offending magic at me, a now rather grown up Luna glared at me. Behind her stood the most powerful alicorn in Equestria, and my lover, Celestia. They both gave me harsh stares, while I gave them a wonderful smile. “It’s nice to know both of you could make it. With your appearance, the final act of my glorious plan will come to fruition.”

“Stop playing around, Specter-”

“It’s not specter anymore, I am now Discord, lord of chaos. A name inspired by the word choice you used last time we met,” I finished with a smirk. “Anyways, would you like your chance to use the magical elements of whatever you brought?”

She just sat there, still glaring at me before motioning Luna over and discussing a plan of some sort. In that short time of discussion, I had managed to sneak into their conversation, silently hanging overhead.

“That is a really nice plan, but I have already won. I am sorry for what is about to happen.” The final piece of the plan had fallen, and all I would have to do is a single click of my talons and the battle would be won.

-

Now here is where my plan comes into action. Two very different things happened. In one scenario, I was defeated. Equestria was restored to its former glory, and Celestia lived happily ever after.

In another, yours truly used illusion and sleep magic to whisk away Celestia into a comatose state for an unknown amount of time, to a wonderful place where nothing is real. A place where everything she could think up with happens, yet remains unreal. There is only one true reality, and guess who won the battle?

-

“I am sorry for what is about to happen.” With a snap of my fingers, Celestia collapsed, blissfully unaware of the fate she brought down upon both of them. Did these fools really think they could defeat me at the peak of my power?

“Sister!” Screamed Luna, looking back to her fallen sister, a worried look on her face.

“She can’t hear you, it is amazing what a combination of sleep and illusion magic can do, is it not?” I looked up from the unconscious form of Celestia’s body, only to see an infuriated Luna glaring daggers into me.

“What did you do to her, you foul beast?!” Deciding I was tired with the obnoxious mare, with a click of my fingers I had removed her horn and wings. It must have terrified her, seeing how she traded her smug look for a horrified look.

“Listen well, Luna. Your sister is now unconscious until I remove the spell for her. You are not going to mess up a plan that took a millennia in the making, so I have decided that you are to be another slave to me. Is that clear?” I looked at her with eyes of malice, and threateningly moved a sharp talon to the face of her dear sister. It was hilarious, she thought I would actually hurt her sister! With the threatening gesture, she hastily nodded her head. “Now, seeing how I do not want these plans to go to waste, I will remove those trinkets of yours and send them far away, hopefully to never be seen again.” With another click of my talons, the Elements of Harmony had vanished, their fate unknown. A look of resignation had dawned on to Luna’s face.

It was great to know that a plan in the millennia of a making had finally worked, and nothing could stop me now.

-

And here we are, I am happy, Celestia is happy, and Luna is happy. A wonderful, dysfunctional family. Equestria still remains my playground, and there is no one powerful enough to stop me.