“So, which one is it, Rainbow? Your friends, or your elements?” Discord asked. Rainbow had around 2 minutes to decide.

“My friends, please,” she said. Rainbow Dash then fixed the bridge.

“What!? But your precious Elements of Harmony are right here!” Discord exclaimed, shocked by Rainbow’s decision.

“We don’t need those elements to stop you, Discord. Because your whole experience taught me something. The spirits of the Elements are right here,” Rainbow Dash said. Her friends had crossed the bridge, facing Discord.

“Applejack, who saved us from a plant infestation by telling them the truth, represents the element of Honesty!” she said, one of the stone balls Discord had held from his box broke and floated towards Applejack.

“Fluttershy, who jumped to action to help a manticore in need of medical attention, represents the element of Kindness!” she exclaimed, another one of the stone balls Discord had held broke and floated towards Fluttershy.

“Rarity, who broke off her tail in order to fix a crying sea serpent’s moustache, represents the element of Generosity!” she continued, a third stone ball breaking and floating to Rarity.

“Pinkie Pie, who snickered and laughed at the face of danger, represents the element of Laughter!” she said. Another one of Discord’s stone balls breaking and floating towards Pinkie.

“And lastly, me, Rainbow Dash, who rejected your offer to save my friends, represents the element of Loyalty!” she said, as one of the last stone balls breaked and floated towards Rainbow Dash.

“But you still don’t have the sixth element. There’s still no spark,” Discord snickered. “And that’s where you’re wrong, Discord!” Twilight interjected. “You see, I too, realised something on your little game you played on us. After all, that was why I was crying when you put that spell on me. I was convinced that my friends were using me just for my magic. But Rainbow Dash helped me see through her lens. I was very powerful, yes, but I was a very powerful friend,” she continued. “And that’s when I realised it. A spark ignited inside me. That spark creates the sixth Element of Harmony…” she said, a final stone ball poofing into existence. “…magic.” Then, everything went dark for all eight of them.

Author's Note

And thus, ends the ‘Discord’ arc. Began in Chapter 11, ‘Discord’, continued in Chapter 20, ‘Creating Discord’, and ended in this chapter, Chapter 26, ‘Beating Discord’. This chapter was really nice to write.