“The Elements!” Twilight exclaimed. “They’re gone.”

Everypony was reacting with various levels of shock. Rarity and Fluttershy were gasping, Applejack was looking around, and Rainbow was throwing hooves at the air, as if she was hoping to hit an invisible pony.

Pinkie was just… chilling.

Twilight glanced at Pinkie. “Er, Pinkie?” she asked. “Aren’t you shocked about this?”

“Nope,” said Pinkie. “I have the script, remember?”

Pinkie reached into her mane, but didn’t pull out the script, because THAT STUPID SCRIPT WAS MESSING UP HER REACTIONS!!!

“Huh?” asked Pinkie. “Wonder where the script went?”

“This doesn’t make sense,” said Celestia. “The elements were surrounded by a powerful spell that only I can break! It makes no sense!”

“Make sense?” said a familiar voice suddenly. “What fun is there in making sense?”

“Discord!” yelled Rainbow furiously. “Show yourself!”

Discord claws his fingers, and materialized in front of Rainbow.

“I suspect you're fretting about your elements?” he asked.

Rainbow charged Discord, who casually snapped his claws. Rainbow smashed through a window.

Twilight gasped.

“Now as I was saying before the–interruption,” Discord said, “your elements are missing! Wonderful, am I right?”

“Enough!” Celestia yelled. “What have you done with the elements?!”

“Oh I just borrowed them for a teensy little while,” Discord said innocently.

“You’ll never get away with this Discord!” Luna said.

“Oh I’ve forgotten how boring you are, Luna,” Discord tutted.

“Hey!” yelled Rainbow, zooming back in through the window. “Nobody insults the–.”

Discord snapped his claws, and Rainbow fell to the floor giggling.

“And then Oatmeal threw the whole fifteen-layer cake out the sixteen story window!” Rainbow laughed. “And then Pinkie said: ‘Oatmeal are you crazy?!’ And then I said–.”

“And now that element of Loyalty, Rainbow is out of the way–.”

“Whaddid ya do ta’ her?” Applejack yelled.

“And you must be element of Honesty Applejack,” Discord said.

“She is!” Rarity yelled, pulling Fluttershy forwards with her. “And we’re going to–.”

“Generous Rarity and Kind Fluttershy,” Discord said. “How lovely.”

“Wait what?” asked Rarity, blushing.

“Just stop this madness, Twi,” Spike said. “Blast this maniac to Griffinstone!”

“And Spike, the number one, and tragically element-less, assistant!” Discord to Twilight. “And element of magic Twilight.”

Spike growled, punching a fist into his other hand. “I might be element-less, but you’re ‘bouta be headless!”

Discord snapped his claws, and Spike was flattened by a cake. “Which leaves the element of Laughter, Pinkie Pie, my personal favorite, by the way. Do you spell that with a ‘y’ or an ‘ie’?”

“The second one!” said Pinkie.

“Jumper!” said Discord suddenly.

“Who?” asked Pinkie.

“Yes,” said Discord.

A loading circle showed up above Pinkie’s head, as she tried to process the information.

Discord doubled over in laughter.

“And then, Oatmeal threw a chair at me!” Rainbow snorted. “And then, this super crazy secret-agent calling herself Bon Bon showed up and arrested Oatmeal! And then Pinkie said: ‘Super-spooky-and-a-little-intimidating-secret-agent are you crazy?!’ And that’s how me and Pinkie stopped an international terrorist!” Rainbow finished and sat up.

“Okay!” snapped Celestia. “You’ve had your fun, now tell us where the elements are!”

“Fine,” Discord sighed, “I’ll tell you. But I’ll only tell you my way. To retrieve your missing elements, just make sense of this change of events. Twists and turns are my master plan. Then find the elements back where you began.”

“What the–” Rainbow started.

“Can we go home now?” asked Fluttershy.

“Ciao!” said Discord, and snapped his claws, teleporting away.

“What do you reckon he meant?” asked Applejack. “Twists and turns and endin' back where we started?”

“Twists and turns... twists and turns... twists and turns!” Twilight’s eyes lit up. “That's it! I bet Discord hid the Elements in the palace labyrinth!”

“Good luck, my little ponies,” said Celestia. “The fate of Equestria is in your hooves.”

Author's Note

Discord: Jumper

Pinkie: Who?

Discord: Yes

Pinkie: *confusion*

Me: Jumperwho!

(ps. I'm sorry, the joke was just to good to leave out)