Spike's New Adventure

Princess Celestia gets plagued by endless nightmares of her kingdom in shambles because of a Peacekeeper who is actually a demonic beast in disguise, tearing the lands and becoming more disharmonic than any villain in Equestria's history. The Peacekeeper claims his duties are more pivotal than harmony's, which results in sadness, fear, anger, destruction, disruption, and death. In these nightmares, Princess Celestia witnesses the Peacekeeper holding a weapon she failed to obtain many millenniums ago; she sees her subjects in turmoil and disarray, ending their friendships, killing each other, and hating the Princesses for allowing so much negativity to run amuck in the lands of Equestria, which is usually known for peace, harmony, love, and friendship.

With all her divine nightly power, Princess Luna cannot penetrate her sister's dream; she only hears the despair and terrifying wails of the unknown; she wonders if a reoccurring villain has returned and sought vengeance as the Peacekeeper before unleashing the wrath on all of Equus.

The clouds covering the skies on a new day, bringing a thunderous rain, is a fitting mood for Princess Celestia's perspective since she endured torment and felt unrested. Her sister enters the room with much concern, and Luna informs Celestia about her failure to enter the dream bubble to subdue the horrific nightmares due to the divine authorities, which are unknown to Luna. Only Princess Luna can enter the realm of dreams and interject herself into the dreams of her subjects whenever they endure gruesome, terrifying, horrific, and post-traumatic demons, monsters, and memories.

As before, when Lord Tirek freed himself from Tartarus, she had a nightmare of what was yet to come; however, that was a vision, and she feared that this vision would ruin Equestria for good. Princess Celestia has decided to address the situation with Twilight and her friends, especially Discord, who can help prevent the Peacekeeper's birth if her vision continues to divulge her with more outcomes before it becomes a reality.

Twenty minutes later. Twilight Sparkle inspects her friends' classes, ensuring that every student is interacting nicely with each other and checking to see if some are struggling to make new friends or refusing because of some disputes. She wishes Spike would be beside her, not as an assistant but as her friend, taking notes and planning private tutors and sessions to overcome any obstacle and show teamwork can overpower any negativity. Twilight sees how Smolder is engaging with Yona, Silverstream, Gallus, Ocellus, and Sandbar nicely, considering the backlash she received after the explanation of treating dragons differently than ponies. Twilight received her due earache from Empress Ember and Thorax for appreciating different creatures and treating them equally as equestrian ponies do for their neighbors; however, Empress Ember and Thorax are relieved to hear about Spike's new goals in life and wish him luck for his future.

Starlight Glimmer gallops the hallways with an important letter from Princess Celestia with Rarity after she finishes decorating the school with bowls of waxed fruit. She read the letter the Emissary had delivered and the importance of the conference at Canterlot regarding Princess Celestia's vision to prevent an apocalypse from transpiring. Rarity wonders what kind of drastic nefarious villain would resurface to unleash a calamity unlike any other since there's minimum left in Equus.

Twilight found a group of ponies being disrespectful to some griffins after a heated argument outside of Fluttershy's class; she approached them to take the two parties for a private session on how vital friendship could function compared to malice and hatred. When she sees Starlight and Rarity galloping frantically, her heartbeat pounds rapidly with the fear of something horrific Princess Celestia must have endured in Canterlot. Starlight gives the letter of importance to Twilight, allowing her to read swiftly; Twilight sighs, turns to her students, and apologizes for the inconvenience as she and her friends must travel to Canterlot for an important meeting. Ponies and griffins didn't care much and departed since there would be no private study lesson about the importance of friendship and how living among friends is crucial for all of Equus.

Twilight enters her office to announce the School of Friendship's recess until next week; she calls for Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, and Applejack's attendance in her office. Many students are relieved to hear the end of school to frolic and enjoy the day with their friends. Applejack, Fluttershy, Rainbow, and Pinkie enter Twilight's office and glance at Twilight's body language, knowing something horrible has happened and that it's time to save Equestria again. Nothing new to them until Twilight read the letter, addressing a possible end-of-the-world scenario due to a villain on the horizon.

With that said, Twilight and her friends swiftly travel to Canterlot Castle's throne room to discuss with Princess Celestia and Luna the dangers approaching Equestria. The travel took an hour with many thoughts of reoccurring villains returning after a long hiatus, which the girls narrowed down to two possibilities since their friendship defeated many, including their recent one when they sealed the Pony of Shadows into the void forever. One would be Lord Tirek from Tartarus escaping his imprisonment a second time; the second would be Queen Chrysalis possibly using dark, forbidden magic to unleash on Equestria as payment for reforming the changeling hive.

Princess Celestia sits on her throne with Princess Luna, waiting for Twilight and her friends to arrive; Discord sheds his disguise as a royal guard after taking note of Celestia's demeanor and restless nature.

"Hmm, what have you spooked, Celestia? Surely you're not sensing a maddening sorcerer or perhaps the return of Queen Chrysalis or Lord Tirek, so what have you over the edge?" Discord conjures a bowl of nails without any milk for breakfast. His body craves iron and the minerals needed for the month.

Twilight, Starlight, Pinkie, Rainbow, Fluttershy, Rarity, and Applejack gallop inside the throne room after getting a swift escort from the royal guards.

"Good, you're all here," Princess Celestia tiredly yawns and shakes her head, awakening herself from the lack of sleep during the past few weeks. "Now, listen closely for what I'm about to tell you, everypony," She takes a deep breath to revisit the nightmare to explain the situation to everyone.

Rarity notices the bags under Celestia's eyes despite some concealing magic to distract the view from other creatures. "What is happening with you, Princess Celestia?"

Twilight wonders if any of her time-traveling experiences from visiting different dimensions is now a probable warning Princess Celestia conceivably endured in her nightmares. "Who is starting the apocalypse, and how can we prevent it from happening?"

"An apocalypse?" Discord is intrigued by the stunning topic since he wasn't aware of the dire situation from the letter the Emissary sent an hour ago; he's aware of two probable sources who would start an apocalypse but would ultimately fail because of the power/magic gap compared to friendship.

"Precisely, Discord; I called you up here to disclose a temperamental subject that correlates to my ongoing nightmares, which turn into visions, each worse than the last, resulting in the demise of Equestria and Beyond."

"Is it Lord Tirek, Queen Chrysalis, or some baddie we have already defeated returning by some miraculous miracle or some idiot pulling strings to unite a faction of villains?" Rainbow asks, considering she wants retribution on Queen Chrysalis for encasing her during the changeling invasion a few months before the changelings reformed.

Princess Celestia and Luna shake their heads, considering Queen Chrysalis is alone while Lord Tirek remains imprisoned in Tartarus.

"I'm afraid the demented creature's identity is unknown from my visions; however, I know his entitlement when he unleashed a wrath unlike anything documented in Equestria's history books. In my vision, the demented creature addresses himself as the Peacekeeper -" Princess Celestia gets interrupted when Discord choked on his breakfast; he conjures a clone to whack his chest with a steel chair to get the nails out of his systems.

"Discord.., are you okay..?" Fluttershy hovers next to Discord after the clone makes him spit the nails he ingested; she's worried why Discord reacted to the title Peacekeeper like he knew some vital info about the demented creature.

"I..," Discord hesitates with his response since he knows the truth about the Legacy of the Peacekeeper's purpose and how vital the transition would be for the Peacekeeper to become the new God of Equus. He wants to lie, lie to everyone, but with Fluttershy beside him, he couldn't. His friendship lessons with Fluttershy throughout the years taught him to never lie in front of Fluttershy and since she's with her friends and the Princesses, Discord couldn't delay the inevitable and tell the tale about his involvement eons ago and his fear of the Peacekeeper. "I know who and what Princess Celestia is referring to."

"You do?" Princess Luna didn't expect Discord to have the answers; she was curious about the details Discord would disclose, and perhaps the solution to help her sister rest easier would come afterward.

"Well, don't leave us hanging! Tell us so we can go and kick his butt!" Rainbow Dash wants to pound the Peacekeeper for making Princess Celestia unrested and on edge for weeks.

"Please, tell us, Discord," Twilight urges Discord to explain all he knows so she and the others can prevent the Peacekeeper from succeeding in his goals.

"I don't know who is worthy to wield the sacred relic of the Legacy of the Peacekeeper, forged by every weapon the Valkyries Sisters of Harmony held with divine power and magic from the goddess Gaia and Eurynome."

"THE WHAT?!" Princess Celestia, Luna, Twilight, Starlight, Rainbow Dash, Applejack, Pinkie Pie, Rarity, and Fluttershy shout in unison, shocked by Discord's divulgence of mentioning another clan of harmonic creatures they never heard of.

"Who are the Valkyrie Sisters of Harmony? I have never heard of them before; there's nothing about them in my history books!" Twilight is surprised and infuriated by Discord's claim; she read many books on the foundation of Equestria and Beyond, but there was no mention of any Valkyries or goddesses.

"Even Celestia and I are not aware of these so-called Valkyries of Harmony," Princess Luna wonders how old Discord is since he has all the answers.

"Well, you can thank your ancestors for not believing the truth and cast aside every ounce of evidence, even after your family tree cursed at the Valkyries for not granting them power during their first war."

"Discord, how do you know so much about the Valkyries of Harmony? Also, what happens when someone becomes worthy to wield the Legacy of the Peacekeeper?" Starlight asks since the topic remains with Princess Celestia's vision of the apocalypse and trying to prevent the end of days.

"From what I know, the creature who obtains the sacred relic will become a god. The Peacekeeper will achieve immortality while having unspeakable power, knowledge, and wisdom. The god will dictate how Equus would thrive."

Everyone gasps in the room as Pinkie Pie begins to panic with several outcomes of laws that prevent parties from being thrown, even on someone's birthday. Everyone imagines likely scenarios of a god becoming a dictator and ruining the lives of every creature.

"We have to stop whoever becomes worthy!" Rainbow shouts and imagines Ahuizotl becoming worthy and enslaving Daring Do for eternity for taking the artifacts from him away and dominating the world. That would also mean no more books of her amazing adventures.

"Where's that holy relic at?" Applejack asks Discord since he would know where it would be.

"It's nowhere near Equestria's borders. We'll have to travel south to the birthplace of inspiration -" Discord conjures a map and overhears Celestia and Luna's gasp. "Ah, you've been there, haven't you?"

Princess Celestia nodded and hoped the sacred relic the Peacekeeper had in her vision came someplace else. Princess Luna remembers the horrible dentist by the gravel.

"According to your map, Discord -" Princess Celestia uses her magic to levitate a pen to circle the black clouds surrounding a tower on an island on the map. "the birthplace of inspiration is now occupied by the Storm Nation."

"Do you reckon we could ask to round up and lock down the holy weapon to keep the apocalypse at bay?" Applejack asks Princess Celestia since that's the better option.

"I don't think we'll have access. Our best chance is perhaps teleporting the entire ground elsewhere where the Peacekeeper will never come," Twilight suggests since the Peacekeeper from Celestia's vision is a he and she and her friends would not be worthy to wield the weapon.

"Hate to burst your bubble, Twilight, but what you're advising is impossible. The birthplace of inspiration is open to every creature; you can't simply take it away for any reason," Discord shuts down Twilight's operation to prevent the apocalypse.

"Then what do we do, wait and say goodbye to everything we build upon?" Twilight gets more frustrated than Princess Celestia and Luna.

"Obtain the relic yourselves or build an army to thwart the Peacekeeper into surrendering his position of power. And, before you ask no, I cannot teleport the weapon nor make any altercations whether to drain the power or dispose of it. The Legacy of the Peacekeeper will kill me."

"Like literal?" Pinkie asks Discord; she's making sure Discord is genuine and not making puns to express the divinity of the weapon's prowess.

Discord takes a deep breath. "I'm the last remnant of the Demon of Disharmony the Valkyrie Sisters and goddesses have created. Everyone else is either gone or defeated."

"D-D-D-D-Demon of Disharmony!?" Twilight exclaims louder than her friends about Discord's statement when he exposes himself as a demonic entity.

"If you were a demon, how did you become a god?" Rainbow confronts Discord, flying in front of his face, demanding an explanation.

"Time for a history lesson, Rainbow Crash," Discord reminds Rainbow of a horrible nickname she hates. "After the six Demons of Disharmony came forth, Loki, the Trickster God, started rallying us to battle against our creators to seize the world they created. I fought with Loki; he renamed us into become his Seven Overlords. If it weren't for the creation of Queen Juniper for the changeling hive, Loki would have renamed our group the Seven Demon Kings in honor of the Seven Deadly Sins. We fought the Valkyrie Sisters of Harmony and the two goddesses for four days straight, and we lost. Loki died by the Valkyries and decided to rebirth the world since the war wiped out Equus' lifelines. I survived and noticed Loki's blood was still alive, so I drank it, which turned me into the Draqonecuus you see today. As for what I remember, there are fragments I don't remember, and it's for the best to leave it behind me."

"Loki, the Trickster God..?" Twilight is in awe as her friends about hearing the origins of Discord's birth, the war, and the influence of the Valkyrie Sisters to create Demons of Disharmony.

"He input his influence throughout the world long ago, and only one nation maintained his persuasion of the human race's ideals into their minds as a joke; One, in which the Valkyrie Sisters of Harmony are against and attempt to purge the concepts of humanity's logic but fail due to resentment and backlash before the rebirth."

"So, which nation did Loki infect with human ideologies?" Princess Celestia is curious about the nation the Valkyries were against because of Loki's involvement.

"Equestria," Discord replies without hesitation since he remembers watching Loki whispering facts about the Valkyrie Sisters' disappearance to allow sin to prosper when he was Pandemonium.

"NOT POSSIBLE!" Everyone shouts in horror and believes Discord is being chaotic to raise suspension due to his chaotic nature as the Lord of Chaos.

"Believe it or not, the Equestrian society functions as humanity's government of power, class ranking, and your so-called cutie marks are prime examples of having a unique talent as many people would on earth. Employment, homelessness, orphanages, electricity, housing, taxes, stores, clothing, zoos, shoes, schools, and everything else Equestria has reflected humanity on earth," Discord turns to Twilight while maintaining composure. "You've traveled into a different dimension where Sunset Shimmer resides; please explain to everyone here how the world correlates to Equestria's society."

Twilight looks down after reminiscing about the terrorizing verities that Sunset Shimmer's world is an exact reflection of Equestria. "When I first saw myself, I had two hands, arms, legs, and feet and stood tall, saw everyone clothed in different attires, having phones, playing music, the internet, video games, sports, and other things Equestria has except for internet, phones, and television networks. During my stay, while learning the concepts of that world and helping my friends when the Sirens ran amuck, I discovered how close the world mirrored Equestria, which I found fascinating."

"That has to be a coincidence, Discord!" Rainbow Dash believes Discord is referring to the different dimensions as an excuse rather than revealing more evidence about human logic in Equestria.

A wise creature once told me there are no mistakes," Discord replies to Rainbow's statement about the mirror reflection usage as a hoax rather than an accurate image of Loki's influence. "Loki's influence is in every pony here with the feelings, reactions, and concepts," He turns to Princess Celestia and Luna. "Care to explain how you obtain the potency of raising the sun and moon?"

"It's not much of a long story; My sister and I can raise the sun and moon daily since there was a disruption of the natural flow during our younger years, Draqonecuus. Celestia and I possessed the ability to utilize our magic when we were teenagers," Princess Luna summarizes the events.

Discord chuckles. "Hate to tell you, but you weren't naturally gifted; you got cursed due to your ancestors' distaste of the Valkyries of Harmony after they condemned them for believing they got abandoned during the first war against the changelings."

"WHAT?!" The girls shout in unison once more after hearing revelation after revelation their friend Discord spoke, and now they're hoping everything he said is false.

"We're not cursed! We're blessed!" Princess Celestia and Luna wholeheartedly believe what Discord is saying is fraudulent, wishing his testimonies are a cruel, sick joke due to the severity of the situation.

"Cursed!" Discord repeats his comment after the Princesses refuse to acknowledge the truth revealed to them and the girls. "Your ancestors condemned the Valkyrie Sisters of Harmony when they didn't aid them during the war against the changelings and attempted to use the sun and moon as equalizers to establish their power as goddesses, which resulted in a humorous gag for a fitting punishment since they negated the truth about their involvement in the world they created for every creature and betrayed them. In the rebirth, the unicorns who attempted to utilize the sun and moon would have two daughters with the sworn duties of raising the sun and moon daily as an eternal penalty; however, the two decided to turn the curse into a blessing, which resulted in a cult following."

Silence reigns in the throne room after Discord explains further in detail about the gifts Princess Celestia and Luna uphold daily with the rising and setting of the sun and moon.

"What the Princesses do is beautiful and should be praised for upholding the laws of day and night! Not ridiculed with an endless torment, which I don't believe what you're saying is true, Discord!" Twilight refuses to accept the truths spoken by a Chaos Lord since Discord has lied previously; however, when Discord explains, he sounds sincere and honest about what he comprehends.

"Yeah! Princess Celestia's sun allows us to grow food, live life, and enjoy the pleasures of friends and family outside! Princess Luna's moon does permit us to sleep, continue any festivities and hangouts, and enjoy watching the stars at night! They are prime examples of bringing balance daily and have not disappointed any pony in Equestria and Beyond! Princess Luna can enter dreams and help anyone relieve a nightmare in their sleep due to her nightly magic, and you are calling it a curse! There is no way in Tartarus that their magic is cursed; they are blessings for each of us here!" Rainbow Dash defends the honor of the Princesses after hearing Discord referring to their magic as an eternal punishment.

"Discord," Fluttershy tugs on Discord's tail to grab his attention. "What else do you know?" Unlike some of her friends refusing to accept Discord's illustration of the truth, she wants to understand her friend's knowledge about the Valkyrie Sisters of Harmony, their involvement, and more about his previous life before becoming the Lord of Chaos.

"Well, I started the first war after spreading a rumor about changelings draining the love and energy of many creatures, which Queen Jupiter made a reality and initiated war on Equestria. Also, I made the changelings turned dark since their so-called reformation was frankly their proper forms."

"That's a lie, and we witnessed how Thorax obtained the transformation through love and unity," Starlight remembers Thorax slowly reverting months ago into a beautiful creature. "Thorax mentioned he and his species have never seen or heard about a modification to turn into what they are now."

"You can thank the rebirth process, Starlight," Discord replies while remembering how the world of Equus used to be before his days as Pandemonium, altering the minds of several creatures and becoming a nuisance to many nations globally. "Before I came to life, the changelings were already beautiful and were considered distant cousins of ponies, unicorns, horses, and pegasi."

"Hey! We're getting off-topic!" Pinkie Pie shouts to gain her friends' attention since they continue to discuss Equus' past; she's at a crossroads between facts and folklore. Pinkie wants everyone to focus on the Peacekeeper and devise a plan to stop the mad creature from initiating a law to end birthday parties.

"So.., is there nothing else we can do to stop the Peacekeeper from wreaking havoc on Equestria? Can't we use the Elements of Harmony against the Peacekeeper?" Fluttershy asks Discord to understand the potency of the Peacekeeper compared to the Elements of Harmony.

"I'm afraid the Elements of Harmony is not an equalizer unless the mindset of the Peacekeeper is weak-minded. Becoming a Peacekeeper is to uphold many responsibilities, but perhaps manipulating the Peacekeeper's mind into believing he'll decimate his friends and family could persuade him into surrendering his entitlement and losing the worthiness."

"So, our best alternative is to become manipulative when the Peacekeeper ascends, adding guilt into his conscience to ensure Equestria and Beyond thrives? Is that our best option?" Twilight Sparkle is against the idea, considering she's the Princess of Friendship, and she and her friends would become the opposite of themselves to save Equestria from an apocalypse.

"Unfortunately, yes. You'll have to become disharmonic to thwart the Peacekeeper into suffering guilt to lose his worthiness. The Legacy of the Peacekeeper would have to wait until another becomes worthy, then you'll have to repeat for eternity," Discord replies; he hopes this pleases the Princesses and his friends to prevent the apocalypse and wonders if any of his friends would take his testimony to heart or call it blasphemy while refusing to acknowledge the truth until it becomes apparent.

"Then, that's what we will do," Princess Celestia will undergo mental training to use guilt as a weapon to oppose the Peacekeeper for future generations. "Everyone, start using guilt as your weapon against the Peacekeeper only; we cannot allow the Peacekeeper to become mindfully resistant to our advances if we want to live and not face oblivion."

"Discord," Princess Luna turns to him. "Can the weapon kill us since it can harm you?" She's wondering if the Legacy of the Peacekeeper can terminate an immortal lifeline.

"Yes," Discord painfully replies, causing the Princesses to gasp horridly. "The divine treasure would kill any immortal creature regardless of stature and potency."

"HE CAN'T!" Twilight, her friends, and the Princesses shout horrifically with fear, dreading their minds with many outcomes that would lead to Equestria's demise.

"The Peacekeeper can and will unless he's broken and surrendering his position as a God and loses worthiness," Discord reaches from a zipper to open the fabric of space in the throne room leading to his home. "I'm going home. Fluttershy, you're welcome to join me for tea and cakes."

"Sure, Discord," Fluttershy is still intrigued to learn more about Discord's past and understand wholeheartedly the importance of the Peacekeeper's role since there has to be another side to the story.

The duo leaves the throne room to spend quality time together while Twilight, Rarity, Applejack, Pinkie, Starlight, Rainbow, Princess Celestia, and Luna ponder different methods to utilize guilt as a weapon to defeat the Peacekeeper to ensure Equestria thrives for future generations. Twilight advises her mentor to inform Princess Cadance and Shining Armor about the Peacekeeper and everything Discord had mentioned despite refusing to believe in some truths spoken. Princess Celestia obliges and commences the written statement about the Peacekeeper's arrival and preventing an apocalypse from happening.