My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic: Legacy

MY LITTLE PONY: FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC: LEGACY

A next generation fanfiction series by SnowyZo3

Chapter 2: An Evil Arises

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"C'mon! They're about to start!" Sunbeam called back to her friends, also noticing she had flew very far ahead while the rest simply trotted on the ground.

"Relax, Sunbeam. You heard what Pinkie said: the main event doesn't start for another ten minutes." Amethyst stated.

"Yeah, but I wanna get the best seats so we can see it!" Sunbeam replied anxiously.

"The Moon's going to pass in front of the sun. As if it would look any different depending on where you are." Moonlight lectured. "Besides, my mom reserved seats for us on Ponyville Tower's balcony."

The whole group stopped dead in their tracks and stared at the goth pony.

"How'd your mom swing that?" RB asked.

"I'm the mayor's daughter. How you manage to forget that doesn't surprise me in the slightest." Moonlight sarcastically answered back.

"Was that an insult?" Rome asked, taken aback by that comment as Moonlight began walking ahead.

"You figure it out."

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Ponyville tower was still the tallest building in town, and the most important considering it also served as the town hall. At the moment, the entire crowd of Ponyville, both residents and out-of-town visitors alike, were gathered around the main podium in front of the tower, where Celestia and Luna stood, reciting their speech they planned to give just before the eclipse. The area around them was heavily guarded by the Royal Guards that accompanied the princesses. As the girls made it to the front of the sea of ponies surrounding the podium, a tall grey earth pony guard with purple markings under his eyes stopped them.

"Sorry, girls. Can't go any further." he ordered.

"Rusty, it's cool. They're on the list." a voice from behind him said. He turned to find a white Alicorn guard with more ornate armor on than the rest of the guards.

"Yes sir, Prince Eos." Rusty complied as he stepped aside and let the girls past.

"Thanks, Eos." Moonlight  mumbled.

"Still cheery as ever, Eh, Coz?" Eos teased. Moonlight shot him a glare and continued heading past the podium and towards Ponyville Tower's balcony, where the girls could make out their respective parents standing and listeningto the princesses' speech from above, and went off to join them.

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"Mom! Dad!" Amethyst called over to get the attention of the fashionista unicorn and her husband and business partner. Both had changed alot over the years. Rarity's once luxuriously styled mane was now a simple braid with curly bangs that hung over her forehead. Spike had grown into a brilliant older dragon, but still stayed small enough so that he wasn't labeled a monster. He had also grew a pair of vestigial wings that sprouted behind his shoulder blades and reached down to the base of his tail.

"Hey, Kiddo! I see Moonlight told you about the surprise." Spike greeted his daughter while addressing the rest of the girls at the same time.

"Eeyup. Gotta ask though, why didja guys keep it a secret anyway?" Rome Beauty asked.

"What's the fun in just telling you right away?" a certain pink earth pony replied. Pinkie had also changed her mane as well, the result being a mix between her usually bouncy puffball and the flat straightened kind from her ' Pinkamina' persona. Surprise trotted over to a place at her mother's side as the rest of the group made their way to their families. Golden made her way to the butter coated Pegasus she recognized as her mother, Fluttershy, and gave her a meek hug. Next to her was Big Macintosh, her father who spoke softly but wore a big yoke. On his back was her younger sister, Apple Cream, a light red Pegasus with a neck-length pink mane and green eyes, not visible as she had them closed as she was napping. Moonlight sollemly walked over to her mother, Twilight, who hadn't changed much over the years. Her mane and personality were still the same, but she now wore a thin pair of rectangular rimmed glasses over her eyes.

"Where's Dad?" the mayor's gothic daughter asked.

"On his way over with Galactica." Twilight answered.

"Oh, by the way Twilight, how is Galactica doing?" Fluttershy spoke up. " I havent seen her since you and Ponet brought her home from the hospital."

"Yes, but alot of reporters have been trying to get a glimpse of the ' Mayor's New Mini-Me' since they placed her in the nursery."Twilight explained. "We've been doing our best to keep her away from all that stress for her first week."

"Ah, C'mon, Twi." an older, yet still sounding tomboyish, Rainbow Dash spoke up. She was wearing her Wonderbolt Captain's jacket with a pair of aviator goggles around her neck as she stood next to her yellow-coated rockstar husband, Stratocaster, and fellow Wonderbolt, Storm Runner. "A little publicity's not gonna hurt the kid."

"That's not what you said when Hard Hitting wanted a reporter in the delivery room when Sunbeam was born."Stratocaster chuckled, as Rainbow glared at him.

"Hey, the day I'm fine with a stranger documenting everything that happens with my having our daughter is the day I go flank-to-flank with Mulia Mild." Rainbow snapped.

"Mom! That's something NOPONY needed to hear!" Sunbeam cried out, her cheeks flushed from embarrassment.

"Umm.. Maybe I should go... See ya, Dash." Storm Runner decided out loud, clearly creeped out from Rainbow's outburst. Twenty Five years later, and RD still had the motormouth she had at her daughter's age.

All the while, AJ, Oregano and RB chuckled at the back and forth banter between Rainbow's family before Rome spoke up to her father.

"Forgot to ask, is Auntie doing any better at home?"

"She's still the same, but I'm very certain the little bambino or bambina will arrive soon." Oregano replied in his usual Neightalian accent. Rome Beauty nodded and turned her attention back to the stage, as she noticed the Princesses were wrapping up their speech.

"Now enough talk. We have kept you, our faithful subjects, waiting for too long. Don't you agree, Luna?" Celestia asked her sister, who was now just about the same height as her.

"We couldn't agree with thou more, sister." Luna nodded in agreement. You'd think spending a quarter decade in modern time would've changed her accent, but at least she finally got rid of the Royal Canterlot Voice unless she was yelling for good reason.

"There gonna start the eclipse, everypony!" RB said, getting the attention of the balcony group.  Apple Cream even woke up from her nap on her mother's back, noticing how suddenly alot more ponies just showed up. In response, she squeaked and hid in between her mother's legs.

"It's alright, Apple Cream. It's just your sisters friends and your aunties." Fluttershy cooed in an attempt to untangle her from her leg. The tiny red pegasus simply let out a whimper that sounded as if she was trying to say, "Okay...", and returned her gaze to the princesses.

"As you can see," Celestia continued. "we have already set the spell in motion, and we should see the eclipse in a matter of seconds."

All eyes turned to the sky, in which the moon was about to touch the corner of the sun. Many shielded their eyes from the sun's rays, except for Shades, Vynil Scratch, Neon Lights, Bright Eyes, Photo Finish, and everypony else in attendance that was either blind, or had sunglasses on.

"It should be in full eclipse in seven..." Luna estimated, starting a countdown.

"Six..."Moonlight continued.

"Five..." Golden Harvest followed.

"Four..." Surprise said next.

"Three..." Sky Dancer uttered.

"Two.." Amethyst said, letting RB finish up.

"WAITAMINUTE. That WAS an insult, Moonlight!" Rome shrieked, the goth filly's words finally dawning on her, as the moon finally passed in front of the sun, everypony staring at it in awe.

"ZERO." a very familiar  voice echoed throughout the town.

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All of a sudden, the glow around the Alicorns' horns faded.

"What-What's going on?" Luna stuttered, completely caught off guard.

"The spell keeping the eclipse moving has been broken! What is the meaning of this?" Celestia explained, a slight tone of panic in her voice. "Whoever is the cause of this, SHOW YOURSELF!" she continued, accidentally slipping into her version of the traditional royal Canterlot voice.

"Oh come now, Celly. Don't you remember..."

"YOU." Celestia narrowed her eyes.

"Little..."

"But, that's impossible..."Twilight panicked.

"Old..."

"I thought he was..." Spike started, before a blinding light burst onto the stage. As it faded, a tall silhouette featuring two different sets of horns, wings, and appendages connected to a snake-like body with a goat's head. Atop it sat a crown, representing the Element of Magic.

"Moi?" Discord finished, before he started cackling maniacally.

"You can't really be here! We saw you turn to stone with our own eyes!" Rainbow shouted at the draconequus.

Discord snapped his talons on his left hand, teleporting in front of the balcony the Mane Six stood upon.

"Yes, but it was sooo cramped in that position I was frozen in. So, I thought I'd come out for a quick stretch." Discord joked, mimicking stretching motions.

"So your the Discord my mom told me about." Amethyst said, gaining the sorcerer's attention.

"What? Mom?" Discord said, surprised. He looked at the younger ponies, then at the older couples, putting' Two And Two together to make Fish' as he put it. Why? Because he's freaking Discord, now stop questioning this and keep reading. He let out a long laugh, wiping a tear from his eye as he calmed down.

"You mean to tell me, the great 'Defenders of Equestria' actually took the time to settle down and get busy?" Discord asked before going into another fit of laughter.

"Well, duh! We had to keep the bloodline flowing somehow!" Pinkie answered, taking his question and answering it in her own serious manner as Soarin facehoofed.

"Princess! The Elements!" Twilight yelled down to Celestia as she used her own magic to levitate the crown of Discord's head and onto her own. In the meantime, Celestia had already gotten a large box, containing the remaining Elements, and began to thrust it upward to the balcony.

"Miss Moon, be a dear and grab that for me?" Discord asked somepony that was nowhere to be seen.

Once the other Elements were within reach of the other Mane 6, a swirling cloud of mysterious dark blue energy, swooped in front, catching the box and racing back to Discord's side with it and giving him the box before revealing its true form: a talk, pitch black Alicorn with deadly blue eyes hidden underneath a sapphire battle helmet, and a cutie mark almost identical to Luna's, who at the moment, was screaming in frustration and horror at who it was.

"Recognize me, my little ponies?" Nightmare Moon chuckled.

"But...how is that even possible?"Applejack wondered aloud.

"GUARDS!" Twilight and Celestia called out simultaneously. Immediately, Eos, flanked by fifteen pegasi guards as Rusty and twenty unicorn guards moved into position around Discord and Nightmare Moon.

"You two have no escape! Give up!" Eos ordered.

"Bad idea, young colt." Nightmare Moon growled. "You caught me in a bad mood."

Quicker than a flash of lightning, The Mare in the Moon shot at the nearest pegasi guard, grabbing him by the chest plate and chucking him at another two, sending all three flailing downward as they took a hard landing below. Discord in the meantime had begun levitating the ground troops until they reached his height.

"Lemme go you sonova..." Rusty started.

"You asked for it."Discord muttered as he threw his fist towards the ground, sending Rusty and the unicorn guards slamming into the ground. Eos and the remaining pegasi ended their skirmish with Nightmare Moon, and landed among the wounded to evacuate them.

"Pathetic. You sorry excuses for soldiers are only good enough for being paperweights!" Discord scowled before reconsidering what he just said. "Actually, that's not a bad idea!"

"He raised his paw as it glowed a sickly golden color with his mystical energy. A guard screamed out as he noticed his back legs turning to stone. In a matter of seconds, he and thirty others had been turned into stone statues of themselves, including Rusty.

"Oh, No YOU DON'T!" Eos yelled as he prepared to lunge for Discord. He didnt get very far, as he looked down to notice his hind legs had already been petrified. The sensation then spread to his back, then his wings, finally making its way up his chest.

"YOU'LL PAY FOR THIS MOTHERBU..." Eos managed to yell out before his head was forever frozen with a look of anger plastered on his face.

That's when the panic the audience had been building up finally surfaced. The entire crowd on the ground began galloping for any safe haven away from two of Equestria's most feared enemies. Winery had to literally pull her kids away from trying to get to their dad, currently turned into a statue of himself by Discord's newfound powers.

"We need to get out of here!" Stratocaster stated the obvious as he and Big Mac busted through the doors leading down the tower and outside. Unfortunately, Nightmare Moon was waiting for them.

"Going somewhere, boys?" she asked, charging her horn.

"Daddy!!!" Apple Cream cried out, diving for her dad, just in time for his leg to petrify.

"APPLE CREAM, NO!" Fluttershy cried, trying to grab her youngest daughter before Soarin and Oregano held her back. It was too late anyway. She, Big Mac, and Stratocaster had already been turned to stone.

"Not you too, Dad!" Sky Dancer shouted, tears welling in her eyes.

"Oh, don't worry, my dear." Discord said in a caring tone as he levitated himself down on a cotton candy cloud to their level. "You can join him if you want."

"You're not harming the children, you pezzo di merda!" Oregano shouted as he ran in front of Sky Dancer, taking the hit for her, to everypony else's horror. His now stone body fell to the floor with a loud thud.

"Now for you..." Discord chuckled evilly as he closed in on the remaining ponies. As he aimed his paw at them to cast the spell, a bright yellow glow surrounded them, and a second later, the group disappeared.

"You fool! They escaped!" Nightmare Moon snapped as she hit him upside the head with her foreleg.

"You think I don't know that?"; Discord retorted. "Do you at least know where they went?"

"There's only one place I can think of..."

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Amethyst opened one eye,  noticing that instead of Discord and Nightmare Moon standing in front of them, they were in a large, ornate room with stained glass windows depicting the defeat of Nightmare Moon at the hands of Celestia and the Elements of Harmony. She looked around, noticing her friends, their moms, Spike, Soarin, Galactica, and Ponet.

"Thank goodness, you're all alright." Celestia sighed in relief as she and Luna made their way towards them.

"Not all of us..." Fluttershy said through her sobs of losing her husband and little filly to Discord and Nightmare's return. Rarity hugged her as Pinkie gave RD and AJ a double hug since they both lost their husbands as well and seemed a bit glum.

"We are aware, Fluttershy, but do not worry. They are not lost forever, only frozen." Luna explained, trying to lighten the mood.

"And you're sure that this can be reversed?" Rarity asked.

"Actually, we're not sure." Celestia said, disappointingly. "The Elements of Harmony could possess the power, but Discord and Nightmare Moon have captured them."

"I've been meanin' ta ask y'all about that, Princess. How the hay is Nightmare Moon here? Isn't she supposed to be Luna?" Applejack asked, pointing at the younger princess.

"All will be explained in due time, dear Applejack. We've already called special help and briefed him on the situation." Luna answered.

Everypony in the group was confused. Who could be more special in helping Equestria in its time of need than the users of the Elements?

"Who is it?" Golden Harvest asked. "That is, um...if you want to tell us."

"Follow us." Celestia ordered, turning as she walked to the end of the room, opening a large door. Upon opening, they were met by a large group of ponies wearing ornate armor, sitting around a large table with scrolls, textbooks, and odd pieces of technology scattered around it. At the far end sat a greyish-brown earth pony with a spiffily styled mane and a bowtie.

"Ah, 'ello everypony! Let's get started, shall we?" The Doctor said cheerfully.