What makes us?
Harmony?
Previous ChapterNext Chapter"Thy tricks shall not work on us Discord!" The blue alicorn shouts with glass shattering volume.
The white one, who I will refer to as Sunny, looks toward the blue alicorn, "Luna, what have I told you about using the royal Cantorlot voice this close to ponies?"
"I am sorry, sister, but Discord's games infuriate me."
"I know, we shall deal with Discord and then we can have breakfast."
These ponies are crazy. "I'm sorry but I don't know who this Discord person is. I don't even know who I am!"
The purple unicorn steps up , "Drop the act Discord! We see past your trick."
"Yah!" The other ponies shout in unison.
"I’m not Discord! Nor do I know who he is! How can I know who he is if I don't even know who I am!" I shout, my voice full of anger and desperation.
Sunny looks me straight at my eyes, "Do you truly not know who you are?"
"No, I can't remember anything."
"Sister, you can't seriously be falling for his tricks! He is the spirit of chaos, he can't be trusted."
"I know Luna, but something is different about him. He doesn't have the same feel."
The rainbow maned pegasus flies up, "Doesn't have the same feel? He is Discord! We should just use the Elements before he steals them again!"
"The Elements?" I ask.
"Stop playing around Discord." The pegasus presses against my face, staring me straight into my eyes.
"I am not playing! Why don't you believe me? What did this Discord person do to make you distrust me so much?"
The pegasus soon becomes encompassed in a pearl glow. The aura seems to wave back and forth like the wind. Slowly the pegasus is pulled back into the group until she’s back where she was earlier from the start. The pegasus looks toward Sunny, her face full of confusion and unease.
"Calm down Rainbow Dash, I don't think this is the Discord we once knew."
"Why do you say that Princess?" The purple pony inquires, with the rest of the group nodding in agreement of the question.
She smiles warmly, "For one he has been sitting in one place for more then a minute without creating any chaos."
What is she talking about? "Who would purposely cause chaos? Isn't that evil?"
Each one of the ponies beside Sunny rears back in shock from the statement. Their faces are shocked beyond belief. I think the pink one's jaw might fall off if it went any wider... The ponies take a moment to recover from their mental trainwrecks. They eventually return to normal kinda but it was incredibly evident that the shock on their faces are still stuck, like glue on paper.
"There’s no way that can be Discord, I mean, like Discord is all mean and is like 'Grrr, I'm Discord and I love spreading chaos’ but this guy is like 'Why would anypony spread chaos?'" the pink pony shouts in a blur of words.
"I'd have to agree with Pinkie on this, darling, Discord is much more frightful, but this fellow is more like a sad little puppy then the chaos obsessed brute who nearly turned us against each other." The white unicorn speaks to Sunny in a much more sophisticated voice then the others.
The blue alicorn looks back at what I assume are her friends, her face much more worried then earlier. She continues to look back at her friends, then to me, then to her sister, then to me again. The white alicorn did not seem to take notice and keeps her eyes fixed on me. She turns to the other ponies, facing her back towards me.
"We shall discuss this in private, my little ponies." she turn back to me, "Stay there, if you leave that spot we will assume you are Discord and we will use the elements of harmony on you."
I look into her eyes and receive a cold stare back telling me she was serious, "R-r-right, I'll stay here.."
"Good." Her smile returns briefly before she leaves with the other ponies to a small corner of the garden still within my sight.
I lean a little closer in and hear the one that Sunny called Rainbow Dash say, "Why don't we just use the elements on him now while he isn't watching."
I release an audible gasp, and look back toward the group only to see them all staring back at me, a hint of success in their eyes. Oh thank... whoever is in charge around here, they were just seeing if I could hear them. Right? The ponies retreat a little ways further and begin to talk once more. I could only catch murmurs of words, thus proving their efforts to make sure I didn't eavesdrop a success.
A moment passes before I begin to inspect my surroundings. A large castle is situated in front of me, the entire building seems to be made out of marble or another white stone. Several large spire rise above the entire building, the white stone reflecting the light everywhere, giving it a luminous shine. A few of the towers seem to defy logic and gravity by only being held up by a single bridge or a pillar connecting to the main building. The domed roofs of the spires were gold and black swirling all the way up to the peek of it.
A large waterfall constantly tumbles downward a fair distance away. The waters constantly shifts back and forth as they fall off the cliff, almost like a dance. It's pretty beautiful. I smile gently at the waterfall then continue inspecting the area. I’m in a garden of some sort, with various statues of ponies or some other fantastical creature each one made with a incredible detail. Various flowers are scattered across the outside edge of the garden. Roses, tulips, daisies and a flower that was a light yellow mixed with blue decorate the outdoors another layer of beauty.
I look around, I could easily identify what things were called and what they’re for but when I learned those things and how were completely blurred or non existent. It’s like my mind was a bookshelf and the books held everything I knew, but now there are only the covers of the books so all the details were missing or blurred beyond comprehension.
As time passes my mind begins to wander. What did that Discord person do to cause so much distrust? I mean they couldn't have been hostile to me for no reason. I lay back onto the grass and stare at the sky blankly. A few clouds come and go along with some pegasi, either pushing the clouds or carrying some sort of package in a rush, not even taking a moment to enjoy the scenery. I almost feel bad for them. Having to rush between places never getting a chance to stop and smell the roses.. The sun is now high in the sky directly above me, causing me to close my eyes and sit up.
I open my eyes once more and see Sunny walking up to me and the other ponies heading into the large structure, "I am sorry for what happened earlier, we thought you were somepony else. I would like to offer you a temporary stay in Cantorlot Castle until either your memory returns or a suitable home for you is found." Her voice is gentler then before, almost motherly in tone.
"Thank you, I was worried you would punish me because of whatever that Discord person did."
"It would have been quite unfortunate, now while you’re staying at the castle we'll look for a house in a nearby town called Ponyville. It's close enough that we can check up on you and my student lives there in case you need any help." She gives me a warm smile.
"Wow, you’re being awfully nice. I mean, just a while ago, you were threatening to hit me with something called the Helements of Armory, or what you called them..." The worry in my voice clearly shows.
"The Elements of Harmony are a tool used to stop any great evil that may try to terrorize our land. I'll introduce you to them later but for now we need to give you a name until you remember your own." Her voice is soft.
"How about Harmony? You like those elements of Harmony you just talked about."
Her smile fades somewhat, "That sounds... fine, Harmony. It is a pleasure to meet you, I am Princess Celestia Co-ruler of Equestria with my sister Luna."
I knew she was a royal of some sort. "It's a pleasure Princess, I am... Harmony."
She turns toward the castle, "Come, Harmony. Let's go meet the Elements of Harmony and my sister.
"Alright, Princess."
I think today is going to be good.
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