The Elements Of Chaos

I figured out where this story is gonna go :yay:

Sorry if I disappoint :fluttercry:

-Start-

Twilight and Fluttershy arrived at Rainbow Dash's house completely soaked from mane to hoof; Fluttershy's umbrellas snapped in the intense wind. Twilight looked up at the giant house of clouds that hovered above Silverwater Lake; the last location of the annual pegasus tornado. Even after three years, the house still fascinated Twilight; the way all the clouds moved simultaneously with a push from a single pegasus, how it could move itself around Ponyville but the most of all, how Rainbow could command it. Fluttershy pushed against the buffeting wind and landed beside Rainbow's bed.

She nudged Rainbow's shoulder lightly, feebly attempting to wake her. Rainbow mumbled, "I don't wanna go school mommy..." A teddy bear hidden between her hooves squeaked slightly as she hugged it.

Fluttershy tried again, "...Rainbow Dash? Could you please wake up? Twilight needs you..."

Rainbow Dash bolted upright, flinging the bear at the wall when Fluttershy said 'Twilight'; she had a terrible tendency to cause mayhem around town. Rainbow rubbed her eyes groggily and checked the clock. Half past Five. "Time for the sun to set," she thought before yawning loudly.

"What is it Fluttershy?" She stretched her back, feeling pleasure as she heard small cracking sounds. "I mean, I had tornado duty a few days ago and weather duty today, I'm pretty beat."

She shrugged, "I don't know, she never told me. She only said she needed you..."

Rainbow flew out the window, trying not to get wet in the rain, and landed near Twilight.

Twilight's eyes lit up at the sight of the cyan pegasus, "RAINBOW! You're still here!" She was afraid that Discord somehow managed to corrupt her; Princess Celestia had cast a spell to protect them from it but, anything can happen around Discord.

Rainbow tried to say, "Why wouldn't I be?" but before she had the chance, Twilight tackled Rainbow fiercely. Twilight pinned rainbow on the soft, wet grass. She leaned closer as rain dripped off her muzzle and onto the pegasus beneath.

There was a long pause before Twilight began advancing once more, rapidly closing the gap between the two ponies. Rainbow shut her eyes as they touched. When she opened them, Twilight was standing up with a hoof held out.

"When you just fell over, you had me worried for a second. Come on, get up. We need to find Pinkie Pie and Applejack." Twilight pulled up a blushing Rainbow Dash before leading the way back to town.

Rarity sat within the shelter of a wide umbrella planted firmly into the side of the beanstalk. The rain hit the purple umbrella harshly as Rarity scribbled in a diary.

Date unknown.

It has been three long hours since I began climbing the great beanstalk of Sugarcube corner. I am running low on food and water. I'm not sure how much more of this torture I can endure. If I don't make it through the night, I have a few things to say to my loved ones.

1) Sweetie Belle, this is addressed to you. If you or your Cutie Mark Crusaders do anything to my boutique, I will haunt you for the rest of your days.

2) My friends; Twilight, Applejack, Rainbow, Pinkie and Fluttershy. You were always there to cheer me up; I'm glad I had the pleasure of knowing you. Except Pinkie Pie. Sometimes you were the go-to-pony for some cheering up but the rest of the time you were a pink, cake-eating, pain in the f-

"Rarity? Is that you?"

Rarity sat upon an elegant, gold-crested chair on an elevated platform mere metres from the ground. Rainbow flew up and snatched the diary.

"HEY! THAT'S MINE!" she screamed.

Rainbow read quickly through the diary as she would a Daring-Do novel. She put a hoof on the page, rolling it over a single line. An eyebrow was raised as she lifted her head from the page. "Great...Beanstalk?...Of Sugarcube Corner...?"

A grin crept along her face as she fell to the ground in laugher. "OH RARITY! You're such a laugh!"

Twilight groaned before focusing on the task at hoof, "Rarity, where's Pinkie? All I can see is this giant beanstalk." She looked up at the tiny opening in the clouds made by the beanstalk.

Mr Cake emerged from the leaf shelter, "That beanstalk is there because of pinkie. She pawned something valuable of ours for some beans. Who'd have thought it was going to grow into that!" He chuckled lightly before reassuming a blank expression.

"Sugarcube corner is at the top of this plant. Find it and you'll find Pinkie as well." He slinked back into the shadows.

Twilight sighed, "Looks like yet another obstacle..."

Discord trotted into the library, stepping over stacks of books. "How wonderful it must be to live here," he thought aloud.

He twirled atop the remains of a destroyed machine and transformed into his regular form. He inhaled deeply, soaking up the chaos his body emanated. "Oh the chaos is strong in this room," he thought as he grabbed the Elements.

Although he had the ability to wish things into his paw, the Elements of Harmony behaved unlike regular items in Equestria. There was powerful magic bound to the Elements that forced him to be near for this ability to work.

The six Elements of Harmony were finally in Discord's claw and paw. The power that pulsated from the gems embedded in them was invigorating. There was something about them that was unexpected.

"What's this?" Discord inspected the gems closely. "Pure Chaos...My, my, he really has outdone himself this time; harvesting a gem that even I could not."

He waved a claw over the Elements, examining their numerous enchantments. He laughed lightly; the protection enchantments within the gems were strong but Discord's magic managed to break through them. He lifted a slighted seared claw, "You were quite the unicorn Starswirl...Quite the unicorn..."

He forced the palm of his paw to one of the Elements and channelled his magic through it. As expected, the Element absorbed his power, momentarily changing colour and shape. He did the same to the rest of the Elements with the same results. "Those ponies are in for the fight of a lifetime...Or not..."

He clicked his claw and a clipboard appeared.

Find Waldo. – Incomplete

Swim on land. – Complete

Walk on water. – Complete

Fly on....

Discord scratched his head a little. "Wrong clipboard."

A second one appeared with the title, 'Take over Equestria'.

[X] Phase 1 – Escape

[X] Phase 2 – Booby-trap the Elements of Harmony Chaos

[  ] Phase 3 – Eat Lunch

[  ] Phase 4 – Let the Elements of Harmony Chaos 'defeat you'

[  ] Phase 5 – Take over Equestria

[  ] Phase 6 – Fly a pie into the sun Shuffle on Twilight's head again

Discord glared at the smaller Discord who was re-writing his checklist.

"What? It was fun!" Discord glared harder. "Fine..."

[  ] Phase 6 – Birth a Camel out of your left ear while riding a pig-eating banjo into the stomach of a purple whale flying into the sun as the entire world gets devoured by a single-celled bottle of diesel juice.

The smaller Discord put down the pen. "Happy now?"

He nodded.

Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy took slow steps as they trotted into Sugarcube Corner. The door made the familiar 'Ding-a-ling' sound as it opened and closed. Nopony emerged from the kitchen as the doorbell echoed through the deserted shop. Rainbow impatiently rang the bell that sat on the counter.

"Consarn it you ponies! Learn patience before you leave the house! Just wait another Celestia-damned minute!" Applejack carefully pushed through the saloon doors of the kitchen with a tray of muffins in her mouth. She put them on a stand for display before answering the two pegasi that stood before her, "So, what brings you two to Sugarcube Corner?"

Rainbow shared a confused look with Fluttershy. "Haven't you noticed...where you are Applejack...?"

"Ah'm at Sugarcube Corner Rainbow. Why in Equestria would you need to ask me that?" She anticipated another one of Rainbow's pranks.

"Look out the window," Rainbow pointed at the shut windows, "You'll be in for a treat."

Applejack moved towards the window cautiously; it wasn't the first time Rainbow pulled a window-related prank. She nudged open the shutters before rapidly retreating behind the counter. "Now why in damn-nation is Sugarcube Corner in the sky?"

"Ask Pinkie." Applejack's fear of heights made her begin hyperventilating. "You do know where she is...right?"

Applejack calmed herself down before replying, "Do Ah know where Pinkie is...'Course Ah do." She opened another window and pointed to a castle far in the night sky. "She went over there but bein' Earth pony and all, Ah was a little concerned about her walkin' on clouds. But Pinkie bein' Pinkie..."

"It's ok. At least you tried," said Fluttershy.

"There's one last thing I need you to make Applejack." Rainbow flew out for a few minutes before returning with a bag of landmines. "With these."

Applejack began cooking up a storm in the kitchen as Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy marveled at her skill. The trio were completely oblivious to the events that followed.

Derpy Hooves crashed through the door into Sugarcube corner. "Oops! Wrong way!"

She inhaled sharply as her wings readied to take flight. Suddenly, a heavenly smell wafted up her nose; one so delicious, it instantly left her drooling. She turned slowly, letting her eyes soak up the beautiful sight laid out before her.

Freshly-baked muffins sat in organised rows on a tin tray. Not only were they freshly baked, they were made by none other than the finest chef in Ponyville, Applejack; the three apples that adorned each muffin made it obvious. Unable to maintain her calm composure, she flew at the tray of muffins with drool flying all over the place.

"MUFFINS! MUFFINS! MUFFINS! MUFFINS!" Derpy yelled out as she stuffed each one down her throat, completely forgetting about the jar of rainbows she was supposed to deliver to Cloudsdale.

Luna still cowered atop the remains of Canterlot Tower although Celestia had left to lower the sun for the moon an hour earlier. Luna's magic was all that was supporting the remains of Canterlot Tower. Her sleeping quarters got caught up in her sister's rage leaving her nowhere to go. She felt like a homeless puppy; A soaked, homeless puppy.

Celestia was far away from any pony, griffin or dragon now. She only flew for seconds at a time before disappearing and reappearing as bright flashes in the night sky. She combined flying with teleporting to aid in the long journey she had to make.

She could not stop thinking of the state she had left her sister in. Even after the incident with the spirit of Nightmare Moon had been resolved, she had never looked so terrified. That was the first time in many eons that Celestia resorted to using the Canterlot voice and the first time that she had ever utilised all that it was capable of.

This was no time to think about Luna. They may have been sisters since the beginning of time but when an enemy like Discord gets loose, family can wait.

A mountain finally came over the never-ending horizon. This mountain was far from the territories of Ponies, Griffins or Dragons. Discord had a plan, one unlike any other he had formulated. The only counter to the potential threat was buried deep within the Eternity Mountains; the source of all chaos.

-End-

I apologise for my bad Applejack-Accent. Feel free to comment on how I could improve on it.