My Little Pony: When Friendship Shimmers

The entire group managed to make it into the castle after that, though when they met Celestia, she did not look happy in the slightest.

"What's wrong Princess Celestia?" Twilight asked her mentor.

"It's about the royal gardens just outside the castle. The royal guards did a sweep of them last night." Princess Celestia said.

"Were there any intruders?" Rarity asked.

"No, nothing like that. Though the gardens are not off limits in the first place." Princess Celestia said. "No, what they found is more like what they didn't find." She added.

"Sometimes you can speak in riddles Princess; no offense." Sunset said.

"My apologies, perhaps I should just outright tell you: Located in the royal gardens is the statue of Discord, the spirit of chaos." Celestia said.

"But that's no statue right? I read all about Discord in the archives and figured that that Statue was Discord himself just imprisoned in stone." Sunset said.

"That's a bit of a stretch..." Blueblood said.

"No, Sunset is right Blueblood; that is no mere statue. What Sunset speaks of is the truth: That statue is Discord imprisoned in stone. It was the state me and my sister left him in one thousand years ago." Princess Celestia said.

"I would never have guessed. Why was he put in the garden?" Blueblood asked.

"He was put there so I would know if and when he would break out. I thought he'd forever be sealed in stone, but perhaps his release from his prison is in regards to the fact that me and my sister can no longer wield the Elements of Harmony." Celestia said.

"That actually would make sense...after Princess Luna let her jealousy and hatred consume her, she became Nightmare Moon, forcing you to use the elements to banish her to the moon. After which, they must have no longer deemed you or your sister worthy of wielding them ever again." Sunset said.

"Hey, this is Princess Celestia you are speaking to, show some--" Blueblood started.

"Cease Blueblood; once more Sunset is right." Celestia said.

"She is?" Blueblood asked.

"I am?" Sunset asked, which did make Blueblood do a double take. Seems Sunset didn't expect to be right on that one.

"The elements as you know, represent not just Magic, but also Generosity, Honesty, Loyalty, Empathy, Laughter, and Kindness. They are meant to be used as a whole, so when you stop showing signs of just one of those other six things, they no longer accept you." Celestia said.

"It was Loyalty that was broken then...because you made a hasty action and could think of nothing else to do..." Sunset said, realizing what that meant.

"Now that would make sense..." Blueblood said.

"So do you want us to use the elements on Discord?" Rainbow Dash asked.

"Rainbow Dash, this is the spirit of Chaos your talking about. If Discord really escaped, then he would no doubt steal the elements from under Celestia's nose the first chance he got just so they could not be used against him." Sunset said.

"That would be the logical first thing to do now that you mention it..." Twilight said.

"Indeed, that would be the logical first thing he would do. Yet, as soon as I knew Discord was gone, I checked where the elements are being kept. They were there right where I left them." Celestia said.

"He could still steal them during the gala." Rarity said. "They are after all, the only things that could turn him back to stone." She added.

"That would be bad. Thing is we can't exactly stop him. From what I've read, he has the power to just warp wherever he wants." Sunset said.

"Not good." Rainbow Dash said.

"For now, we should try to enjoy the gala. While it is going on, I do hope either me, my sister, or one of you girls can come up with a plan of some kind." Celestia said.

"We'll do our best Pri--" Twilight began to speak when suddenly things at the gala started going haywire in a hurry.

"What the...what's going on?!" Blueblood exclaimed.

"I...I don't know..." Princess Celestia said.

Discord... Sunset thought to herself as chaos began to overrun the gala event. He did hear me...did I cause this? Sunset continued to think to herself.

"Is it Discord?" Twilight asked as things at the gala continued to spiral out of control.

"That would make sense considering he's known for creating Chaos..." Princess Celestia said.

"But wouldn't he go after the elements instead of...you know...the gala?" Applejack asked.

"My Pinkie Sense is sensing a doozy..." Pinkie Pie said, her body vibrating like crazy. "And it's a big one!" She said.

"Err...you sure that's not Discord doing that?" Blueblood asked.

"Don't even try to rationalize Pinkie Pie like ever Blueblood. She's always been a random one." Rarity said.

"I'll take your word for it." Blueblood said.

Okay, Blueblood being nice is going to take some getting used to... Sunset thought to herself as finally, the chaos at the Gala settled down.

"Discord, I know your there." Celestia said. Suddenly as if on cue, Discord did indeed show up.

"Did you enjoy the little show Princess Sunbutt? I know I sure did." Discord said.

"Sunbutt? How dare you speak to one of the Princesses that way!" Blueblood said.

"I wouldn't be speaking to him that way if I was you..." Sunset said.

"I'll speak to such a rude cretin however I damn well--" Blueblood said before suddenly his mouth was zipped up by Discord.

"That's enough out of you, Rudeblood." Discord said. Sunset rolled her eyes.

"I tried to warn you..." Sunset said so matter of factly to Blueblood.

"Pinkie Sense still sensing a Doozy..." Pinkie Pie said.

"Was this your doing? Why do I bother asking? Of course it was..." Celestia said. "So what? just giving everypony a taste of what you'll do to equestria?" Celestia asked.

"Just thought I'd take an idea someone said to me while I was still a statue and roll with it. And I have to admit...I quite enjoyed this bout of controlled Chaos." Discord said, putting on some glasses he materialized out of nowhere. This caused Princess Celestia to blink.

"Wait...what idea did they pitch to you?" Princess Celestia asked.

"That I should try my hand at controlled chaos. And I'll admit, the idea intrigued me to try it. So I did, and I enjoyed it. I think I'll do more of it in the future, but nothing anytime too soon. Gotta keep you ponies on your toes somehow." Discord said.

"Err...this is new..." Celestia said. "So your not going to try and take over Equestria again?" She asked.

"Please, now that I know how fun controlled Chaos can be, spreading it across Equestria in one fell swoop seems so boring now by comparison." Discord said. Celestia's jaw dropped.

"That is a doozy..." Celestia admitted.

"It may be one, but I'm still sensing a doozy yet to come..." Pinkie Pie said.

"This is like how I thought you meant the Hydra that appeared at the swamp only it turned out to be the fact that it was me believing in your Pinkie Sense that was the doozy you sensed." Twilight said.

"What could top what Discord just said though? Wait..." Celestia realized something. "The one who told you your idea...who was it..." Celestia said.

"Um...Princess Celestia..." Sunset said. "Admittedly, that was me. I'm the one who suggested he use his chaos stuff at the gala. Didn't think he'd actually hear me, let alone actually do it for that matter..." Sunset said.

"And I must say, your not as much of a stick in the mud as your teacher, Sunset Shimmer." Discord said. Celestia's Jaw drooped as Discord unzipped Blueblood's mouth and Pinkie Pie's body did some expansion and shrinking in several areas when she suddenly jumped.

"That was it! That was the doozy." Pinkie Pie said.

"...She's kidding? She's kidding right?" Blueblood asked.

"Nope. Body's stopped vibrating." Pinkie Pie said.

"Pinkie Pie...you are just so...RANDOM..." Blueblood said.

"Tell me something I don't know silly." Pinkie Pie said.

"So casual...your a different sort of pony, aren't you?" Discord asked.

"Again, tell me something I don't know." Pinkie Pie said.

"Pinkie Pie, careful..." Sunset said. Pinkie Pie suddenly took out a cookie from her mane.

"Cookie?" Pinkie Pie asked Discord.

"Wait...where did you get that? I know for certain you didn't have any cookies to make today." Twilight said.

"I had them baked last night and reheated them as soon as I got this morning." Pinkie Pie said.

"I...think the laws of reality were just broken..." Blueblood said.

"It's Pinkie Pie...in Ponyville, ponies have just gotten used to it by now." Applejack said.

"Um...so what happens with Discord now?" Fluttershy asked. "Do we really have to turn him back to stone if he's not going to be evil anymore?" She asked.

"That's a fair point actually..." Twilight said. "Do you give us your word there will be no evil takeovers?" She asked Discord.

"Now that's just mean. But I suppose I'm done with trying to take over Equestria like I said." Discord said. Fluttershy went up to Discord then.

"So mister Discord...I was curious if you'd stop by my cottage once I get back home. I'd love to get to know you." Fluttershy said.

"Fluttershy, what's with you? This is the spirit of Chaos." Rainbow Dash said.

"He's still a very fascinating creature. I've never seen anything quite like him. I'd love to know more about him and his species." Fluttershy said.

"I suppose I wouldn't mind sharing details with you. It would be a nice change of pace to actually talk to someone besides myself for a change." Discord said.

"Is it just me, or did Sunset and Fluttershy just reform Discord?" Rarity asked.

"I don't think it's just you." Twilight said.

"No wonder Sunset became the element of Empathy." Rainbow Dash said.

"Well, I suppose now would be a great time to clean up the mess at the gala." Sunset said. "Even if it is controlled chaos, those spills will stain the floors." She added.

"I'll take care of it." Discord said, and with a literal snap of his fingers, the things spilt onto the floor were no longer there; fixed within milliseconds.

"That was rather nice of you." Fluttershy said.

"I'm the one that caused it, only fair I clean it up. Besides, don't want to have too much fun or I'd get bored." Discord said.

"Err...right..." Sunset said.

"Well I suppose we can still enjoy the rest of the gala, right?" Twilight asked.

"I think your right." Sunset said.

"By the way Sunset, I suppose there is thanks to be had. Even if the Gala was targeted, I can't argue with what your words ultimately led to. Perhaps, in time, Discord can be considered an ally to Equestria rather then an enemy." Princess Celestia said.

"All I did was empathize with what he was. That's all I really did." Sunset said.

"Well it worked." Princess Celestia said.

"Yeah. I suppose it did, didn't it?" Sunset asked, smiling.

"Next time, try to let me know about this sort of thing before then..." Celestia said.

"Like I said, I didn't think it'd work." Sunset said.

"Fair point I suppose." Celestia said and went to enjoy things.

"You did good big sis. Don't tell yourself any different." Twilight said.

"But of course." Sunset said, smiling.