Poison Kiss

The storm settles. I give Rainbow Dash a visit. She lays on a bed motionless. Her bloodstained weathers lay askew on her mutilated wings. Her swollen front legs are bent like origami. " How ya feelin' Rainbow Dash?" I ask.

" It doesn't hurt to breathe anymore, but it still hurts to move. Twilight contacted the doctor with her mind and he teleported here an hour ago. He says I might not be able to fly again." She says.

" Is there anything ah could get for ya?" I ask.

" No. I'm just tired. Let me rest." She says. Rainbow Dash? Rest? She can't sit still for two minutes. Now I know she's really hurt.

" Rest? In peace? You ain't gunna die on me are ya?" I ask.

" No… I think I'm going to be okay." She says.

" Okay, If ya need anything just ask." I say getting ready to go see how Fluttershy is feeling.

" Wait! Don't go!" Rainbow Dash says.

" What's the matter?" I ask rushing to her side.

" I need to ask you something. It might be kind of personal, but I really want to know. It's been bothering me for quite some time now." She says.

" What is it, Rainbow Dash?" I ask.

" Your parents are so nice. Why don't you live with them?" She asks.

" Big Mac always spent time with his grandfather when he was a foal. He used to be able to talk about him about anything. Grampappy used to teach him everything about farming. Grampappy used to work his flank off with Granny Smith at Sweet Apple Acres. A month after ah was born, grampappy died because he was workin' too hard. Mah mamma told me after he died a piece of his hear went with him. He wouldn't talk no more. All the kids at his school thought he was dumb because he wouldn't speak so they used to pick on him and call him names. When ah got older ah got him talkin' and smilin' more often. Mah family worked together at Sour Apple Acres. Granny Smith was taking it even harder than Big Mac but she kept it all bottled up inside for years. She worked alone at her farm Sweet Apple Acres. She couldn't do it all by herself but she didn't want to give away her home. She overworked herself and started losin' her mind over it. She was gettin' really sick so Me, Apple Bloom, and Big Mac went to go take care of her farm for her. Mah parents come to visit twice a month." I say.

" I understand." She says.

" I'm going to go check on Fluttershy. Goodnight." I say.

" Goodnight, Applejack." She whispers.

I walk down the empty hallway. I see Zecora walking up the stairs.

" Goodnight, Zecora." I say.

" Goodnight!" She says. A big smirk erupts from my face. That one word makes my entire day. I let out a loud hah. Zecora turns around.

" You didn't rhyme!" I say pointing my hoof at her.

" Oh, you're right." She says.

I swear under my breath, throw my hat on the ground, and stomp on it. I'm so disappointed that I nearly walk right past Fluttershy's guest room.

" How are you feeling?" I ask.

" I feel wonderful now. I'm just a little sick from being out in the rain for so long. Don't worry about me." She says modestly.

" Get some rest." I say putting the blanket over her hoofs. We say our goodnights and an idea popped in my head. I walk into Twilights room. She's staring out the windoe with Zecora's telescope.

" Twilight, can you help me?" I ask.

" With what? I'm very busy looking at the cloud patterns. We haven't had a typhoon in Ponyville in nearly fifteen years. I don't understand how it could have happened." She says.

" Do ya think you could write me a quick letter to Princess Celestia?" I ask.

" Sure. What do you want it to say?" She says.

" I wanna surprise Rainbow Dash tomorrow by asking Princess Celestia to bring the Wonderbolts to come visit her and maybe do a few tricks." I say.

" That's a great idea." She says writing a letter. " Spike, would you do the honors?" I wrap a little money inside the scroll to pay the wonder bolts for coming.

" No problem!" Spike says burning the letter.

" I wish Zecora owned a book on typhoons." Twilight Sparkle mutters to herself. Before I could respond Princess Celestia teleports into the room.

" Twilight! I've been looking all over for you. I don't know how but the Elements of Harmony are broken." She says.

" Broken?" Twilight says nearly knocking the telescope out the window.

" Without the Elements of Harmony, Equestria is in danger. I think that's how the typhoon happened." Twilight says.

" How could this happen?" I ask.

" Well, the girls have been fighting." Spike says.

" About what? Maybe we could sort things out." She says.

" It's about Rarity. Her boyfriend Tunesong kissed Fluttershy and Applejack saw it. Tunesong has been flirting with all of us and I still have some feelings for him from when I used to date him. Fluttershy sent a letter to Applejack that said she kissed Tunesong and Rarity read it and now she's mad at us. Rainbow Dash keeps picking sides and makes everything worse and we don't trust each other anymore." Twilight says.

" I guess I can't force Rarity to trust you and you to stop being jealous of her. Maybe I should talk to Tunesong." She says. Princess Celestia calls everypony to Rainbow Dash's room except for Big Mac and Zecora.

Tunesong is humming and working on a statue of him and Rarity out of stone. Princess Celestia clears his throat and he stops in his tracks. Rarity looks at the statue and hugs Tunesong and puts the band back over her hoof. " I love it. I know you struggle with commitment but I'll give you one more chance." She says kissing him on the cheek.

" I love you more than the five of them combined." He says. I can almost hear the breaking sound of Twilight's heart. He was helpful during the typhoon. He can't be all bad. I gain a little respect for him. He's changing for the better. Maybe I was wrong about him?

" Tunesong! What do you have against the Elements Of Harmony?" She asks backing him into a corner.

" Okay, the joke's over." He says.

" Joke?" I ask. My eyebrows furrow in perplexity.

" Everyone loves jokes, Silly Filly." Pinkie Pie says.

" I'm not the real Tunesong." He says.

" Then who are you?" Twilight Sparkle asks. A beam of light appears. I squint When I open my eyes Tunesong is gone and Discord is looming over me.

" d-d-d-d-d Discord…." Fluttershy stutters. " I kissed… Discord?" Fluttershy drops to the ground. Pinkie Pie catches her.

" Whoopsie Daisy!" Pinkie Pie says.

Rarity's mouth hangs open and her legs start to tremble. " I almost married you! You creep!" She says.

" Where's the real Tunesong?" Twilight asks.

" I trapped him in The Land of Chaos!" Discord says.

" Why? He didn't do anything to you?" Twilight says.

" After the six of you defeated me I was banished. When I was planning revenge I found a unicorn named Trixie. She spent months learning powerful spells trying to be as good as you. She told me that you humiliated her for beating the Ursa Minor she couldn't beat. She also lost to you second place in the Spelling Bee. I wanted to sabotage The Elements of Harmony and she wanted to play a big joke on you. So we went back and time. I captured your boyfriend and took him to The Land of Chaos. Then, I messed with your past pretending to be Tunesong for a while and then I went back to the future. Trixie unleashed me so that I could make my move on Rarity and tear you all apart." He says.

" You forgot one pony." Rainbow Dash says confidently. I don't understand, we've all been tangled up in this web of lies. Is she bluffing.

" Who?" Discord says.

" Pinkie Pie! She had no clue about the fake Tunesong kissing Fluttershy and didn't know that you were flirting with her. We all still trust Pinkie Pie!" She says.

" You counted your chickens before they hatched!" Pinkie Pie says.

" Pinkie Pie, what are you talking about?" Rarity asks.

" She's the glue that keeps us together." Fluttershy says.

" I'm sticky like maple syrup!" Pinkie Pie says.

" You'll never tear us apart. We just need to be more like Pinkie Pie. Forget about the past. We need to find the real Tunesong and bring him back." Twilight says.

" You will need to go in the portal to The Land of the Chaos to get him. And there's a chance you'll never come out." Princess Celestia says.

" After Rainbow Dash gets better, we'll find Tunesong and beat you!" I say.

" That might take weeks." Spike says.

" He's already been there for three years he can wait a little longer." Rainbow Dash says.

" If he's even alive. The longer you wait, the longer Equestria will feel my wrath of chaos." Discord cackles.

" Why are you doing this? Why are you hurting these innocent ponies?" Spike asks.

" It's in our blood to destroy ponies. Equestria was made for us dragons to rule over. Did you ever wonder why the dragons in Equestria can't talk to ponies and you and I can, Spike. It's because you are part pony. I am your father. I created you so that you would destroy the ponies and we could rule together. What do you say son?" He asks.

" Yay! Family reunion!" Pinkie Pie cheers.

" I won't! You're lying… I don't want to hurt them. They're my friends." Spike says.

" I can turn you into your adult form. I can even make you a full dragon. You'll have more power then you'll ever need. That's far more important than friends. I'll eventually get control of you sooner or later. You were destined for evil!" He says.

" You leave Spike alone!" Rarity says.

" I'll be waiting for you in The Land of Chaos." Discord says ignoring her and vanishing. Just wait until I get my hoofs on him.

" The fate of Ponyville is in your hoofs, girls." Princess Celestia says.

" Don't worry. We won't let him win!" Twilight says. Princess Celestia disappears into thin air.