Chaos + Night Sounds Just Right
Screams
Previous ChapterNext ChapterCelestia stepped forwards, flaring her wings. There was no trace of the gentle princess, there was only an enraged Alicorn. She loomed over the terrified Luna. "Answer!" Her voice was amplified, like the way she would speak when she was younger. She stamped her hoof. "Luna!" She yelled.
Luna cowered down. She closed her eyes and ducked her head, then stood tall with her eyes blazing. "I'm in love sister dear. There's no law against love, no matter how reckless. I love Discord and nothing you say will change that!" She hollered, one hoof hit her sister in the chest and she kept it there. "I'm allowed to have love, just because you don't want love doesn't mean I'm the same!" She spat.
Discord stared, horror-struck at the 2 sisters. Discord ran over to help, eyes wide. "Celestia, I love your sister. I mean her no harm. I swear by all you hod dear to you, I wouldn't hurt a hair on her." He vowed, gently removing Luna's hoof from Celestia's chest. He held her hoof and his gaze was full of love as he spoke, "I love you Luna. Nothing could make me leave you."
Celestia noticed Luna's wing, how it was bandaged to her side. She slammed Discord aside with a hoof as he held her sister's hoof and he skidded away with cry. She turned on him, rearing up intimidatingly. "Then explain why her wing is broken? Discord, you are the worst option for a boyfriend my sister could've ever picked! Stay away from her you useless-" She broke off when she felt something slam into her side and she it the ground on her back. Celestia stared in horror as Luna pinned her, eyes full of rage and pain.
"I fell down a hill! Discord is the only reason I'm still alive, can't you see? You're being an idiot Celestia!" She cried. The Night Princess felt tears run down her face. "Just leave him be." She pleaded.
Discord looked at the 2. He stood up, eyes wide. "Luna..." He whispered, reaching forwards. Tears streamed down his face as he felt his heart wrenching. "Luna no..."
Celestia let out a growl. She lifted her sister off and put her on the ground away from her. "I love you sister, but this is for your own good." She turned on Discord, horn flashing. "Time to end this." She stood tall and for a moment her eyes flashed with unbelievable pain, then she fired a blast of magic at the Draconequus. "NO!" The heart wrenching cry came from Luna. She jumped in front of Discord and took the blast herself, dropping down with shrieks of pain.
Luna leaped forwards, letting out a cry with all the pain she felt in it, "NO!" Her hooves hit Discord and she felt him go flying and felt the blast hit her. Pain seized her muscles and joints, spreading through her body. It burnt like fire and froze like ice. She felt herself hit the ground and let out shrieks of pain. Her eyes watered and tears soaked the grass beneath her.
Discord ran over to her. "What have you done!?" He shrieked at Celestia. He stroked Luna's mane. "Luna! Hold on, please! I'm here my love, please don't die." He sobbed, pressing his head into her mane. "I love you."
Celestia took a step back. "She will turn to stone, slowly. It is the most painful spell ever created." She whispered in horror, realizing what she had done. "There's only one cure, but it's hidden in the Froggy Bottom Bog. Nopony has ever found it." She explained. She tried to go over but stopped in shock when Discord met her.
Discord rose up and faced Celestia. "Get out of here you monster!" He yelled. His rage was born of fear and pain. "She might die now, all because of you!" He screeched, pushing her back. Luna let out a cry and he rushed over to her side. Through the screaming and tears, she formed words. "My leg!" She wailed, thrashing three of them in agony. One back leg was tipped with grey that slowly spread, like a snail trailing its slime. The Draconequus whipped around and faced Celestia. "Don't just stand there like an idiot, go find the cure! Judging by the pace of the stone, she has a day before she's stone. GO!" He screeched at her.
Celestia, taken by surprise, leaped back. She flapped her wings and flew off, heart racing. "What have I done? I could've killed my sister, what an idiot I am!" She cursed herself, tears that were flung back clung to her tail and she raced on. "I must save her, Luna is all I have left." She shot off as fast as she could, feeling her blood burn with adrenaline. Her wings were seizing up from the lactic acids, but she ignored it and raced on, terror lending her strength.
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Back in the forest, Discord was stroking the screaming Luna, who's back hoof was still slowly turning to stone. She couldn't even open her eyes now, she was in too much pain. She screamed again as the spell caused her more pain. Discord watched his tears splash onto her dark blue coat and he could barely speak in his fear. But he managed to choke out a few words, but they meant nothing to him if they couldn't soothe Luna's pain.
"I love you Luna. Please don't leave me, I need you. Without you, I have no reason to live."
Was all he could manage to whisper in her ear, as tears threatened to flood down his face.
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