Wish Gone Awry. Enter Equestria! Enter New Life!

"So, this isn't actually a statue, but a petrified villain who threatened Equestria," Twilight hummed as she looked at the statue of Discord.

"Yes. Before Equestria was united, Discord caused, well, discord. He is the spirit of chaos; spreading chaos is literally in his nature. While he claims that he resealed himself, I don't trust him. Nor do I trust anything that he might have given anycreature. Sure, he looks sealed, but it's very possible that he made a weakness in the stone, waiting for the right time to unseal himself. So, just in case you are to use the Elements of Harmony to confirm the sealing," Celestia told Twilight and her friends as she carefully inspected the statue. "You might want to cover your eyes," she cautioned Julius as the Element Bearers started the resealing spell.

"On it," Julius responded as he closed his eyes and looked away as Twilight and the girl's eyes turned pure white. After a moment and an intense flash of rainbow light, Julius opened his eyes. "Damn, that was bright. Even with my eyes closed, I still saw some light."

"Yes. Spells cast from the Elements of Harmony tend to have that effect," Celestia calmly said. "Depending on what's awaiting in Luna's chambers, it might not be the last time that we use them today," she hummed as she and Luna led the group towards Luna's keep.

"I very much doubt that. I know what the cartridge is; if what I'm thinking is correct, then Discord didn't send anything too dangerous into Luna's keep. Just a few things from my world," Julius said as Twilight's eyes sparkled.

"Stuff from a different world? We have to hurry! There's so much to discover, so much to learn!" Twilight happily sang as she clapped her hooves.

"Hah, I doubt you'll learn much. It's just games and what's needed to play them. Though, I wonder what he got for a power source. I want to say a solar battery bank, but I'm thinking a gas generator," Julius thought as he rubbed the top of his head.

"That by itself is something to learn about!" Twilight protested. "I mean, sure, we have some crystals that can store solar energy, but that's by magic. You claim that your world doesn't have magic, yet you also claim that you can harness solar power and use it for your needs. How?" Twilight eagerly asked as she stamped a hoof.

"Physics, mostly. The law of energy conservation; energy cannot be created or destroyed, just converted. I can show you an example of it right now, if you want," Julius offered a giddy Twilight.

"Please do so!" Twilight happily squeed.

"Alright, feel how my hand feels normal?" Julius asked as he placed a hand on Twilight's withers.

"Yes."

"Alright, good," Julius said as he clapped his hands together and rubbed them together very quickly. After a few moments, Julius put a hand back on Twilight's withers. "Feel how my hand is warmer? That's because kinetic energy, my hands moving together, was transferred to thermal energy by the friction between my hands. Or something like that; I'm not really a physicist," Julius explained.

"I see, and I take it that solar energy is harnessed and stored in a similar way?" Twilight asked as Celestia's ears twitched their way.

"I believe so. There's so much specialized stuff in my world that nobody knows everything. This is just what I can remember from a few things I've read," Julius said with a shrug.

"Very interesting. It could be worth looking into as an alternative to crystals," Celestia hummed as the group stood outside Luna's keep. "You should lead from here, sister."

"Agreed. Guards, open the doors. My sister, the elements, Julius, and I are coming in to investigate the strange things that appeared in my room!" Luna commanded as the doors unlocked from the inside. Scores of red eyes watched the group as the group walked into the keep.

"Well, this isn't creepy or anything," Applejack nervously laughed.

"They're just here as caretakers and guards. Functionally, they're no different than the palace guard; only these guards are far stronger, more experienced, and more professional," Luna stated with pride as she led the group to her chambers.

"Yes, Luna, I get it. You have great guards," Celestia sighed as the group stood outside Luna's room, a smug-looking Aloysia looking at her.

"Music to my ears," Aloysia smirked. "I only permitted one of those gray things to be taken out for your inspection. There are others in there and some other really strange-looking things. Like this one thing, it's like a window; only the glass is black, and it's already in a frame. And its frame is weird too, it's made out of something weird, and it has buttons on it," she explained as Julius smiled and shook his head.

"That's a T.V," Julius said as the doors opened. "It's needed for the cartridges," he confidently said as the group walked into Luna's room. "Give me a few moments; I'll get everything set up," he sighed as the ponies watched him. "Oh, Discord did go with solar power, makes sense," he shrugged as he moved things around and got things set up. "Really hope that my family doesn't freak out; things randomly disappearing is a bit scary. But well, this was all in the attic," he shrugged as he looked over the console. After several minutes of moving things around and grunting, Julius finished setting things up. "And done! All these cartridges go in here, and then you can play a game. At some point, Luna and Celestia have to play Majora's Mask, and Rainbow Dash and Twilight have to play Ocarina of Time," Julius said with a smile.

"Yes, at some point. But I believe there is a party? Wait, it looks like there are a few parties. Which do we try first?" Pinkie Pie asks in a mild panic.

"Well, if you want to start with Mario Party, I need a pillowcase first, and we all have to leave the room," Julius said as the ponies looked oddly at him. "Trust me, it's important," he said as Luna levitated a pillowcase to him. Grabbing the pillowcase, Julius and the ponies left the room. "Alright, so two rules for Mario Party. First, everyone playing, chuck your friendship in the pillowcase; what happens in Mario Party stays in Mario Party; it's nothing personal. Second, do not be that guy. If you're in first, and you don't need the coins, but you're in a team minigame, you still play to win. Oh, also, no cheap tactics, like blocking the view of the other players, unplugging controllers, and so on," Julius said as he held open the pillowcase.

"I think you're being a bit dramatic, but if you insist," Luna said as she and the other ponies symbolically put their friendships in the pillowcase before reentering Luna's chambers. "OK, now what?" She asked as Julius grabbed one of the controllers.

"Well, this can be a four-player game, and there are four controllers. So three others can play; I'm guessing Pinkie Pie will be playing," Julius said as Pinkie Pie nearly teleported right beside him.

"Yup! A game, a party, and fun, all in one! How couldn't I try it?" Pinkie Pie happily asked as she picked up the controller. "I'm guessing that I'm supposed to hold it like you?"

"Yup," Julius confirmed as Twilight and Rainbow walked up to the other two controllers.

"So, uh, how exactly are we supposed to play? All I see you doing is looking at that T.V," Twilight asked as Julius grabbed another rectangle thing.

"Well, I need to turn it on first, here," Julius said as he hit a button on the rectangle, then hit a button on the console.

"How's that possible?" Twilight asked as the T.V sprang to life, and a multitude of light and movement flooded the screen.

"It's the game, or well, showing some things from the game. Oh, that reminds me, Discord was nice enough to give us gloves; seriously, we should wear them. I really don't want another palm-wide blister," Julius suggested as he passed some hoof gloves to the three playing ponies.

"How does this game give you a blister? It looks like all we do is watch these characters move on this T.V?" Twilight asked as she put on the glove.

"Because some of the minigames involve rotating the control stupidly fast. Now, let's get started," Julius said as he started to set up a map. "Thirty-five turns, Mario's Rainbow Castle, sounds good, alright, pick your characters," he said as he quickly picked Yoshi. "Gotta go with my boy."

"Ohhhh, she's pink; I like her," Pinkie Pie smiled as she picked Princess Peach.

"I'm guessing that Mario is the main character; obviously, I have to be him," Rainbow Dash proudly said as she picked Mario.

"Hmmm, none of these characters really speak to me. Hmmm, I guess Luigi looks like he might be smart," Twilight hummed as she picked him.

"Great, we all got our characters. Good luck; let's play!" Julius said as he started the map. After a dull first turn, the four got their first minigame. "Oh yeah, no way Yoshi can lose this!" Julius happily smiled.

"Why's that? A hidden advantage?" Rainbow Dash asked with a raised eyebrow.

"In a sense," Julius smirked as Twilight started the game. "Denver, the last dinosaur. He's my friend and a whole lot more ~," he sang as he skated across the falling bridge. "Oh, would you look at that? I won. It's like I'm a skateboarding dinosaur or something," he smirked as the coins were given out.

"Well, still, we all got some coins," Twilight said as the three ponies got a few coins.

"Yeah, but I won," Julius smirked as he looked at Rainbow Dash.

"Oh, you're asking for it now," Rainbow Dash grunted back as she narrowed her eyes at Julius. "Hah, you landed on a red space," she taunted as she blew a raspberry at Julius.

"Hi pot, the name's tea kettle," Julius smirked back as Rainbow Dash landed on a red space.

"Come on, you two, get along," Twilight sighed as she took her turn.

"Oh, come on, Twi, this is a part of the game. I mean, just look at how it's set up. It's made for this kind of taunting," Rainbow Dash confidently told Twilight.

"Rainbow Dash is right, first time for everything," Julius taunted as he stuck out his tongue at Rainbow Dash.

"Oh, screw you, I've been right about a lot of things," Rainbow Dash huffed as Julius snickered.

"Turns done!" Pinkie Pie sang as she finished her turn.

"Great, now I can beat this sex-crazed beast in the next minigame," Rainbow Dash stated as she eyed down Julius.

"OK, first, we're on the same team in this minigame. Second, I'm not sex-crazed; I just have a healthy sex drive," Julius said with folded arms while the ponies eyed him down. "A very healthy sex drive," he laughed as the minigame started.

"You were going too fast," Rainbow Dash huffed as the minigame ended.

"No, you had no control; that's why we fell off," Julius huffed back as Twilight and Pinkie Pie got the coins.

"Good job, Pinkie Pie," Twilight happily said.

"Thanks! Great plan, Twilight!" Pinkie Pie sang as they returned to the map.

"Alright, next time they're going down!" Rainbow Dash firmly stated as she focused hard on the game.

"Yeah, that's the spirit!" Julius backed up Rainbow Dash as he took his turn. After the four took their turns, Julius loudly groaned. "Thank you, Discord, for the gloves."

"I think that this is the minigame for which the gloves are needed?" Twilight asked as Julius rubbed the palm of his hand.

"Oh yeah. Honestly, my palm hurts just thinking about it," Julius nervously laughed. "Alright, I'm ready when you all are," he said with a heavy sigh.

"You're all going down!" Pinkie Pie energetically said as she got ready to rotate the control stick.

"Of course, Pinkie Pie won; her body is made of flubber or something," Julius winced as he rubbed the palm of his hand.

"Oh, that was painful. Good thing we have the gloves," Twilight said as she shook her hoof.

"Drinks? I went and got you some," Fluttershy offered as she set a tray on a nearby side table.

"Yes, please, a Cuba Libre, two shots," Julius requested as Fluttershy just looked at him oddly. "Right, drink from my world, my bad. Something that's strong, sweet, and a bit citrusy," he told Fluttershy.

"Ah, OK," Fluttershy said as she mixed up a drink. "I'm guessing the same thing for Rainbow Dash, a dry, full-bodied red wine for Twilight, and something sweet for Pinkie Pie, maybe a cosmare," she hummed as she served Julius and Rainbow their drinks.

"Yup," Rainbow Dash, Twilight, and Pinkie Pie all nodded. Smiling softly, Fluttershy quickly mixed up their drinks and served them to Twilight and Pinkie Pie. Enjoying the drinks, the four continued the game.

"Figures, screwed by the bonus stars," Julius sighed as Twilight won the game.

"Still, it was a close game. It was very fun," Twilight softly smiled as she stretched her hooves.

"Yeah, it was; what's next?" Rainbow Dash and Pinkie Pie happily asked.

"Well, it's a one-player game, but multiple people can play it at the same time, kind of," Julius said as he swapped out the cartridge for a different one. "Ocarina of Time, it's an action/adventure game with puzzle solving," he said as he gave the first controller to Rainbow Dash.

"Oh, I like puzzle solving," Twilight happily sang as she clapped her hooves.

"And action/adventure sounds cool," Rainbow Dash grinned as the game started up.

"Well, you do play as the hero of time," Julius told Rainbow Dash with a wink.

"Oh, that sounds epic!" Rainbow Dash grinned as she started a new file and as the group watched the starting cinematic.