THERE'S STILL ONE LEFT!!!! (REMAKE)
THIERS STILL ONE LEFT!!!! (re edited with new content)
It's been one hectic day, but in the end good have once again triumph over evil. Equestria had survived its most challenging threat yet, a threat that could have destroyed the world. Thanks to the combine effort of everycreature around the world and the true power of the Magic of Friendship unleash by Princess Twilight Sparkle; Chrysalis, Tirek, and Cozy Glow (AKA The Legion of Doom) were defeated.
Raven Inkwell "Princess Celestia personal Secretary" was one of the many creatures who helped in the battle for Equestria. She along with every Unicorn cast a shield to protect Princess Twilight and her friends. She sat their next to her friend, a yellow earth pony mare with a blue mane tail, watching and listening to the events of the battle aftermath, played out before them.
The mare let out a sigh of relief. "I'm glad all this madness is over."
Raven scoff. "Don't relax just yet. It ain't over till its over," Raven grin. "but it will be soon."
The mare was about to say something in reponse, but was cut off by a loud ground shaking *THUD*
"Is that a giant cupcake?" Asked the mare.
"Eyup!" Answerd Raven. Soon it started raining.
"Now its raining chocolate milk!" The mare sighed. "Let me guess-"
"Nope, its not him." Raven interrupted. Pointing a hoof at the one responsible for the raining sweets. "Its Pinkie Pie."
"Oh!"
The two watch on as Pinkie pie turn into giant and turn all of reality in to sweets.
The mare glanced at Raven with a sad look. She was worried for her friend mental stability. She has been for the past 5 years. Remembering the conversation they had earlier today, only made her more worried and scared for the unicorn. Its not that mare don't understand why Raven the way she is. She just hope it doesn't control her life like it almost did before.
The mare noticed the devious grin growing on Raven face since the fighting came to an end, Raven was excited and happy. As it look like her wish will finally be granted after all these years.
Raven watched as "HE", use the bell return both his and the royal sisters magic back. The unicorn scoff at that. "Don't get to excited at having your powers back. Soon you won't be able to use them again."
"Raven!" The mare somly whispered to herself.
Raven grin began to drop as she watch what happened next. "What are they doing?" Raven said in shock as The Royal Sisters and "him" turned the evil trio into stone and what made it worse was that "he" was the one who pitch the idea and the sisters actually agreed with the idea so casually. "What the HAY!"
"Raven calm down." Said the mare trying to get her friend to relax.
Raven used the breathing technique she learned from Princess Cadance to calm herself. "Its ok, its ok, the princesses are just making sure those three won't cause any more trouble. Now their gonna take down the real threat." She said, smiling awkwardly. But that smile soon began to slowly fade cause of what happened next.
She watched as "he" taunt the evil trio after turning them to stone. "You don't have the right to taunt to them." She watched as Princess Celestia praised Twilight telling her that she was ready to rule. "Yeah she is, but that's not important right now. Aren't you forgetting something even more important." She watched as Twilight asked her friends to join her to celebrate at Joe's Doughnuts,"No!"and she watched as everyone began to leave now that everything was over.
But to Raven this was far from over. Her anger started to grow more and more with each step as everyone took their leave. She couldn't believe it, she just couldn't believe what just happened, in fact what didn't happen.
"Where does everyone think they're going?" Raven thought as she look around to see everycreature leaving, but her attention was mainly focused on Twilight and her friends talking happily with The Royal Sisters. "They can't be serious? They don't really believe this is over do they?" Raven turned her sights to the statue of the three villains, as it was being loaded into a wagon by some royal guards.
The mare was afraid of this. She didn't actually believe this outcome would happen, not after everything Raven told her earlier, but given the Mane 6 history with this kind of thing it was still a possible outcome.
The mare put a comforting hoof on Ravens shoulder. "Come on Raven! Let's go." Raven didn't move. "I know you're upset that things didn't turn out the way you wanted, but don't let it get to you. Not again."
Raven didn't listen to her friend plea, her anger only grew higher, as she stared at the statue. Her anger wasn't directed at three who nearly destroyed the world but mainly towards the one who suggested what their punishment should be, The one who brought those three together, The one who was the true cause of these events that transpired, The one who is now standing their laughing and talking with the princesses and the Mane 6 as they all walked away together.
The mare noticed her friend rising anger in hate filled eyes and it was just as scary as the last time when.....
"R-r-r-raven?" The mare said with fear in her voice. "Raven please, calm yourself."
But Raven couldn't calm herself, she wouldn't even try. With rage close to boiling over, Raven turned to glare at the one responsible for bringing the villains back, the one responsible for almost getting Equestria destroyed, the one responsible for....... the second her eyes landed on him her anger finally reach its peak.
"No!" Raven thought. Her heart filled with anger and hate towards the mastermind. "No, no ,no, no, NOOOOO!!!!!! They can't seriously be letting him get away with all this. Don't they know what his crazy plan has done? What it almost did? And their just gonna let him get away with it." Raven began trotting foward trying to catch up with Twilight and Co. "BUCK THAT! I'm not going to just stand in the background and let that monster get away, not this time, not again. Its about time he get what he deserves and this time I have plenty of evidence that will condemn him for good."
The Mare watch as her friend stormed off to confront the group. "Raven, please, just let it go." She shouted, but her voice fell on deaf ears. "RAVEN!!!" No response. The mare wanted to run up and stop her friend but knew it wouldn't work. She wouldn't dare stand between that unicorn and her target when she's like this. All the mare could do is be there for her friend and pray that she doesn't do anything too extreme. So she followed Raven, hoping that her anger won't get her into trouble.
Once Raven was close enough she stop in her tracks. Using her magic to amplify her voice, Raven bellowed.
"EVERYCREATURE STOOOOPPP!!!!!!"
That got everyone attention as they all turned to the source of the booming voice.
"Where do you all think your going?" Raven glared at everyone around her. "This isn't over yet!"
Everycreature started closing in, surrounding Raven. Curious to hear what she was trying to say.
Princess Celestia step forward to speak. "Raven! What is this about?"
Luna step up next to her sister to speak. "And what does thou mean by, this isn't over?"
Raven took a few deep breaths to calm herself before speaking. "Before I answer your questions Princesses, may I please have your permission to speak freely?"
The Royal sisters glance at one another before turning their attention back to the Unicorn mare. Whatever it is she wanted to say sounded very serious.
Celestia nodded. "You may speak Raven! Now tell us what troubles you?"
Raven closed her eyes and took another deep breath. Gathering thoughts and preparing herself for her speech. Once she was ready she opened her eyes and glared angrily at the soon to be retired rulers and spoke.
"Pardon my language your highness's but what the actual BUCK do you...all of you," she gesture to mane 6. "Think you're going? Can't you see that theirs still one member of The Legion of Doom that needs to be punish?"
Rainbow Dash flies forward to speak. "What the hay are you talking about?" She points at the statue of the three villains. "I think your glasses needs cleaning, that way you could see that all three members are clearly encased in stone."
Raven glared angrily at Rainbow. "Except your wrong! Theirs still one left." Raven spat.
Rainbow raised an eyebrow in confusion. "Who? Sombra!?...We took care of him months ago."
Raven groans in annoyance. "I'm talking about HIM!" She yelled. Pointing her hoof at the perpetrator.
Everyone follow her hoof to who she was pointing at. Standing close by, behind the mane six and Royal sisters was none other than....
"Discord?" Said Rainbow Dash.
"Yes Discord. All of this is all his fault." Raven accused. Staring at the Draconequus with pure hatred in her eyes. "None of this would've happen if he haven't brought those three together and gave them the means to try to take over Equestria." Raven bellowed.
"Wait? Said green pegasus mare. "What do you mean this is all Discord fault?" She asked.
"Of course! You all have the right to know, after all." Raven said. Turning her attention to the surrounding crowd. "Hear me my fellow creatures. Do not just simply blame those three for their wrong doings, for they are not 100% reponsible for the trouble they caused." Everycreature were confused at Ravens words. How were the now petrified trio not fully responsible after everything they did and what exactly does Discord has to do with it. "I know you all are confuse but allow me to clear things up for you." Raven cleared her thoat, turned to face Discord and pointed an accussing hoof at him. "That Draconequus is the reason those three almost destroyed our world, the same goes for King Sombra, when he attacked months ago." She accused.
Everyone gasp in horror at the news, causing Discord to flinch back in fear. Fluttershy notice this and tried to comfort him with gentle hoof brushing his hand. It help him relax as smiled down at the yellow pegasus, but soon turned his attention back to the white unicorn as she continued her speech.
"You all heard me right." She said addressing the crowd. "Discord purposely freed both Tirek and Cozy glow from their cells in Tartarus, he brought Sombra back from the nether, and pluck Chrysalis from her self exile. All while pretending to be some ancient villain called Grogar, and recruit the four of them, so they can work together to take over Equestria. But all thas was actually apart of his real plan to help Princess Twilight gain "confidence" in ruling Equestria."
The crowd was flabbergasted. They didn't know what to think, with this info.
"He committed treason against the crown....for the second time, he purposely orchestrated two terrorist attack against the country, and his so-called "plan" to help Twilight nearly got the world destroyed." Raven turned to face the Royal Sisters. "You two punish those three for their crimes but the one responsible for all this gets to go free. NO!" Raven stomps her hoof angrily. "he should be punished for his crimes just as well. Its only just, seeing how he's the mastermind behind all of this." Raven gestures to the statue of the three villains and says. "You can't just punish those three as well as Sombra, when you all know that Discord was the one who brought them back in the first place."
Silence. The crowd was shock at what they just heard. But was it true could all of this be Discord fault? None of the other creatures said anything. Opting to watch as things played out.
"Now hold on their miss Inkwell." Said Applejack, stepping up to speak. "It's true that Discord did started all this, but how exactly do you know about that?"
Raven tilted her head. "What's wrong Applejack? You're upset that I exposed the truth to everyone, thus ruining you guys plan to keep it hidden from everycreature."
The crowd gasp on murmured to themselves about the princesses and the Mane 6 keeping Discord involvement a secret.
"Now that ain't true." Applejack neglected. "We weren't trying to hide nothin from anyone."
"Yet neither of you didn't even bother to try and tell any of us of his involvement." Raven shot back. "If I haven't heard the truth with my own ears. We all would of remained oblivious to what really happened, thus meaning those three would of unjustely taken all the blame, while you all purposely hide the truth from the world." Rave adjusted her glasses. "And to answer your question Applejack. Earlier today, before Discord showed up. Princess Twilight sent me to grab some documents she wanted to go over. Upon my return to throne room via the side entrance. I opened the door just enough to hear what sounded like an important conversation. Not wanting to interrupt, I waited till you were done. It was then that I heard everything, when Discord confess his crimes and I don't understand why you aren't punishing him for what he did."
Celestia step forward. "That's because we pardon Discord for his crimes."
Raven stared at the sun princess, stun at the news she was told. "Pardon? You pardon him?"
"Yes!" Celestia answered. "Discord performed a great act of bravery to make up for his mistakes."
"B-but the crimes I listed are highly serious offences that he committed. What could he have possibly done to earn a pardon from those crimes?"
Fluttershy step up to speak. "He'd risk his life to give me and my friends a chance to escape and find Twilight." She answers.
Raven gave Fluttershy a confused look. "What?"
"You said you heard the conversation, yes?" Raven nodded. "So you know he got his powers stolen." Raven just sat on her haunches and listened to Fluttershy's speech, very carefully. "Tirek, Chrysalis, and Cozy Glow locked us up in the crystal caverns underneath Canterlot. Yes we were mad at what Discord did. So to take responsibility for his actions he put himself in harm's way just to antagonizes Tirek, which led to him freeing Starlight, who in turn freed us."
The crowd was murmuring agreements and acknowledgements. They were now seeing the good Discord did to make up for his mistakes. Everyone quiet down when Fluttershy resumed speaking.
"I understand you're angry Raven, we were too when Discord told us what he did, but you must understand. He did all of this in order help Twilight gain confidence so she can become a greater ruler, he pretended to be Grogar so those three would follow him. His plan was that the four of them would attack on the day of Twilights coronation. Things wouldn't have gotten out of control if they hadn't betrayed him and took the bell for themselves.....Even with his chaos magic. Discord can't see or predict the future. So he didn't expect for them to betray him and try to take over without Grogat. I know it doesn't excuse what he did, but he did everything he could to make things right and thanks to his act of bravery, we were given the chance to stop those three and save Equestria, and thanks to you and everyone else working together. That's exactly what happened."
Everycreature cheered and applaud Fluttershy for her speech. Agreeing with her words.
Fluttershy looked around at the crowd with a smile. She was happy that everyone was able to forgive Discord for his misdeeds, of course her friends and the princesses were on her side as well. But there was one pony who wasn't cheering. She just sat there unmoved by Fluttershy's words, and The Mare; Raven friend. Was the only one to notice Raven unchange demeaner. Deep down she hope that maybe, just maybe her friend would listen to Fluttershy, let this all go, give up on this self appointed mission of hers, and just move on with her life. For real this time. But the mare knew that was just wishful thinking. Raven wasn't just going to abandon things, not when she finally have a second chance to see Discord pay for all he did, and since the heroes refused to do it, Raven will just do it herself, only this time, she came prepared.
When the noise from the crowd died down. Fluttershy turned her attention back to Raven. "Now that you know why we forgave Discord, can you find it in your heart to forgive him for his mistake? He's truly is sorry." Raven just stared at her. "Raven?...."
Raven didn't say anything, her face expression remained neutral. She was clearly untouched, unfazed by Fluttershy's words as demonstrated on the deadpanned look on her face.
When Raven finally did move. Her horn glowed, making a handkerchief appear out of thin air, she levitated her glasses off and took the time to clean both lenses.
"Raven are yo-" Fluttershy was silence when Raven raised a hoof to stop her from speaking. She didn't even look at the Pegasus, her eyes glued to her glasses as she cleaned them.
After few moments. She finally finished her cleaning. The handkerchief vanish into air, she casually place her glasses back over her eyes, and adjusted them. Raven took a deep breath, using the moment collect all her thoughts. After exhaling, she stared in to Fluttershy eyes and said.
"You stupid gullible fool!"
That gave everyone a shock. They sure wasn't expecting that as a response.
"Do you honestly believe that Discord didn't know about the bell being taken, do you seriously believe the lies he was spitting out when he confess to you all?" Raven asked.
Fluttershy blink in confusion. "Lies!? What are you talking about? Discord didn't lie to us."
"Oh come on Fluttershy! You of all creatures should be able to see the obvious truth."
"Which is?"
"Is that he'd been playing you all since Sombra's return. Which I may add, who only came back because of him. I mean seriously its Discord....DIS-CORD. You and your friends know how he is and how he can easily trick and manipulate you all." Raven argued.
Fluttershy stood defiant against the unicorn mare. Defending her friend. "Your right! Discord has played many tricks in the past, but this was not one of them." She argued back. "Discord plan may have been bad, but he had good intentions."
"GOOD INTENTIONS!" Raven bellowed. "Have you ever heard the old saying that the path to Tatarus is paved in good intentions. A common meaning of the phrase is that wrongdoings or evil actions are often undertaken with good intentions; or that good intentions, when acted upon, may have unintended consequences and that's exactly what his so called "good intentions" led to, you BUCKING IDIOT!"
"RAVEN!" Celestia roared. Staring angrily at her assistant. "I get that your angry but theirs no need for such language."
Raven glared at Celestia. Causing the Sun princess to flinch back. She never seen her friend like this before and it was very unsettling.
"You are not retired yet Celestia, which means you're still the ruler of this country and you gave me permission to speak freely. So I'm well within my right to say whatever BUCK I want until I'm done saying what want to say." Raven said angrily.
"Raven?" Celestia said with worry. "Why are you like this? I never seen you like this before." When Celestia stared into Raven eyes, she could see soo much anger, sorrow, and hatred in those eyes. Celestia known Raven for years and the two became such great friends. When not on duty the two would talk and share stories over cups of tea together. It got to the point where Raven no longer had to address her as "Princess" Celestia anymore, but she only does it when their alone despite Celestia telling her that its ok to do so in public, but Raven always said that she should always remain professional when in public. That and she doesn't want to make anypony jealous. That one made Celestia laugh really hard. The two of them would share many laughs together and Celestia enjoy seeing Raven drop her professionalisms and opened up to her and smile. But the mare the Sun Princess sees before her now isn't at all like mare she remembered and it scared her to see her friend like this. Soo much anger, soo hate, and soo much sorrow. Celestia only had one thing to say. "What happened to you Raven?"
Raven scoff. "Nothing! I'm just trying to get you idiots to see why that monster should be turned to stone for his crimes."
"Nothing wrong you say? You lie Raven!" Thought the mare. "Their only a hoofful of us who knows what's bothering you."
Raven turns her attention back to Fluttershy. "Now as I was saying, is that all of you," she gestures towards Fluttershy and her friends. "can't seriously not see how Discord been playing you all, like he always does. If you think about it and I mean REALLY think about it. You can see the obvious truth to my words, clear as day......Twilight!" She turns her attention to the purple alicorn, getting her attention. "Remember when Discord trick you into believing he was sick and sent you and Cadance on a wild goose chase to find a cure that didn't even exist and leading you two to get in a fight with a giant Tatzlwurm, who was only mad at you two for taking its flower, and I don't give a DAMN that it was a friendship test he made up for you. The point is, he still trick you into putting both yourself and Cadance in danger with an innocent creature, who was just minding its own business and watching over its flower."
Twilight wanted to retort to that but couldn't think of any counter argument. She could tell Raven about how Discord ended up getting sick for real during the encounter but something told her she already knows that and that it will only support her case against Discord.
"Or how about when he trick you all into going on a fake friendship quest that sent you spelunking in a really creepy cave with a bunch eyeless worm creatures chasing you. Rainbow Dash!" Raven call out. "You clearly remember, last hearth warming how he trick you into getting a creature you never even heard of, as a gift to Fluttershy, and because of your lack of knowledge on the Winterchilla, you didn't even know that it turns into a Winterzilla after sunset. Thus endangering your friends. And again I don't give a DAMN why he did it. My point is that he still trick and manipulated you. Which leads to his more recent trickery. Sombra."
The mane 6 winced at that one. They all know full well where Raven was going with this one.
"Yeah! You all know exactly what I'm talking about." Raven spouted. "How he faked being hurt by Sombra, just so you 6 would be the ones who defeats him. When he could have easily done it himself." Raven shook her head in disappointment. "And for the last time. I. Don't. Give a. DAMN about his reasons. He still endangered both the Crystal Empire and Equestria by bringing that monster back.....do you see the pattern here?"
No one said anything. But Raven still had much to say.
"Everything he done in my examples led to dangerous situations and others could have gotten hurt because of it. Discord is smart, devious, and an expert at manipulations. Heck the first thing he did when he was first freed from stone, was manipulate you all (except Fluttershy) into going against the elements you represent, the core of who you are, just so you can't used the elements of harmony against him." Raven glares at Fluttershy. "Which is why I don't get you Fluttershy. When you were tasked into reforming Discord. You knew he was screwing with you the whole time. You played along with his games cause it was all part of your plan to show him what its like to have a friend. You saw through his tricks then, so why not now? You spend more time with Discord than anyone else. So it should be easy for you to see pass his trickery. But I can see that you truly do believe that he was trick by those three."
Fluttershy stood firm. "I do."
"Really! After everything I just said." Raven let out an annoyed sigh as she rub her forehead with a hoof. "As Tempest Shadow would say; OPENED UP YOUR EYES." Tempest scoff at that. "You truly believe that Discord, DISSS-COOORRRDD wasn't lying to you all earlier and that maybe those three stealing the bell was actually apart of his plans?"
"Yes!"
Raven took off her glasses, got up in Fluttershy face and glared menacingly as she stared into her eyes.
"Look me dead in the eyes and tell me that you truly believe in Discord. Despite knowing what he's capable of, despite knowing that he pulled this same stunt multiple times in the past, do you honestly believe that Discord was truly betrayed by those three and didn't know about them having the bell at all."
Fluttershy glared back, staring deeply into Ravens eyes and said. "Yes! I believe in Discord, I believe in my friend."
The two mares had what could have been the world most intense staring contest. Neither one back down for what felt like an eternity. But soon enough Raven step back out of Fluttershy personal space, put her glasses back on, and sat on her haunches.
"hmm, very well Miss Shy." Raven said calmly. "It looks like I'm gonna have to shatter your faith in that monster by hitting you with cold hard truth, facts, and reality." Raven adjusted her glasses. "You believe Discord didn't know about the betrayal, which led to a series of unfortunate events, and that he learned from his mistake and made up for it by risking his life to save you and your friends."
"That's correct." Fluttershy replied. "Discord had a plan in place and things wouldn't had gotten out of control if those three just gave him the bell."
Raven shook her head. "Well that's where I disagree with you Miss Shy. With his powers there's no way those three could of gotten away with stealing the bell without his knowledge. Add the fact that those three are the most untrustworthy creatures in the world and Discord clearly knows that only helps prove my point.
"That does make sense." Said a changling. The crowd surrounding the two mares mutterd their agreements and Raven basked in it.
She could see the fear in the yellow pegasus eyes when the crowd started agreeing with her. Just moments ago they were on her side with that long speech about Discord making up for his mistakes, but in a short couple of sentences, Raven was able turn the crowd to her side with hardly any effort.
Raven glance over at the Draconaquus and saw how nervous he was and it made her smile deviously. She knows she could easily end all this right here and now if she wanted to. It would make sense. But why not use an old quote from Discord and turn it against him as he would say
"What fun is their in making sense?"
So no. Raven will not end this early. She wants to make Fluttershy, her friends, and The Royal Sisters see the absolute folly in their belief in Discord, especially Fluttershy who dares to challenge her. Raven may not know Discord personally but she knows how he thinks, how he acts. She knows all the things he'd done since his reformation and that knowledge will help her big time in this debate against Fluttershy.
Raven spent three hours coming up with a theories, as to figure out the true meaning behind Discord plan and with so much knowledge and information on her side, she easily figured it out and she was going to bury Fluttershy under a mountain of evidence born from logical facts, truths, and witnesses and no matter what she does the element of kindness won't be able climb out of it. By the end the Pegasus will see the truth, see will see the monster that Discord truly is. That not even his act of bravey won't be able to save him and once she realized that her efforts to save Discord was for naught, that's when Raven will use her ultimate ace in the hole. Which will seal Discord fate and he will be severly punish for his crimes and what they almost cost. Only then after five years Raven Inkwell will finally have her REVENGE.
But for now see must have patience.
"But I'm getting ahead of myself." Raven said with a smug grin. "You want to take me on in a debate for Discord fate, fine. I hope you brought more to the table then just your "I believe" tactic of yours."
Fluttershy stayed strong and defiant. "I will do more than that, by the end of this, Discord will be free."
Raven chuclked. "Oh you poor deluded fool." Raven thought. "It's so cute that you believe you actually stand a chance against me." Raven cleared her throat and spoke loudly. "Alright then Miss Shy lets begin our Little debate. So sit back and relax, for we have a lot to go over and by the end, you and everyone here will know exactly why, Discord should be punish....With that said lets start things off from the beginning. When Princess Celestia and Luna first announce to you and your friends their retirement.
Author's Note
And so the debate begins. Its Fluttershy vs Raven Inkwell in the battle for the fate of Discord. Who's right and who's wrong? Who will triumph in the end?
What does Raven have to say in her fight against Discord? Will it be enough to warrant his arrest?
And who is that mystery Mare who is friends with Raven and what does she know about Raven anger?
Tune in next time to find out.
