After some more guards showed up and secured the area, Celestia asked to talk with me in private again, keeping some extra guards around for good measure. We didn't talk right away. Rather, I just followed her through the castle and out to the gardens. Storm and Big Mac spot me and move to join me, but I motion for them to stay where they are. This is going to be between me and her... and the few guards she keeps by her side.

"Miles..." She starts but stops as we approach what looks like a maze made of bushes. She looks over to one of the many statues and sighs. I walk up beside her and look up to it. It seems to be a creature... made up of other creatures.

"What is this?" I ask as I look it over some more.

"Its a Draconequus named Discord, the spirit of chaos." Celestia says bitterly as we stare up at it. "From 1136 to 1178 he ruled over Equestria, causing chaos and mischief for earth ponies, unicorns, and pegasi alike. Once my sister and I were proficient enough with the Elements of Harmony, we rose up together and turned him to stone. But when my sister and I were disconnected from the Elements, he was able to escape. The current bearers of the Elements rose together and turned him back to his earthen restraint."

"Hmm..." I mutter as I walk around the statue. "Did you happen to get a glance of when they used the Elements? Becuase I've been thinking about them recently." I say as I tap the statue, confirming that its solid stone.

"I did not. When my sister first came back, she banished me to the sun. Once the Bearers defeated her, I was able to escape. And when we used them on Discord, well, you'll have to forgive me. It was nearly two thousand years ago. If you want to know more about them, ask any of the girls or Luna.... why?"

"Well..." I say as I stop in front of the statue and look at its face. It, or rather he, seems to be scared of something coming at him. "Becuase the Elements can't turn things into stone... not directly at least."

"What do you mean?"

"When I was making the Elements, they had two intentions that I've proven so far.The first one is that they act as a new source of power. When using them, you are at your height of power. You will never be more powerful then when using the Elements. I proved this when I rescued Luna and back at Fort Misery. Both times I used Laminas Lucis, and both times I maxed out..."

"Laminis what?" Celestia asks as she cocks her head. I think about it for a second before I realize what I said.

"Heh, wow. I never noticed that I've been calling them that. Strange. I wonder why I call them the Blades of Light..."

"Well... maybe that's their true name." Celestia suggests as she continues through the garden. I look back to the statue before following after her. "Maybe you call them that becuase you subconsciously know that that's their true name."

"Maybe.... though I have to wonder what happened to the others." I stop again and look back to the statue, mulling the question over in my head.

"Miles? Is something wrong?" Celestia asks. I stare at the statue a bit longer before continuing with Celestia.

"No. Just... a thought came to me, that's all." I say as we approach another part of the castle. This part seems to be a large open room with tall windows taking up the walls. I look inside to see a few maids wiping the floors, making it gleam brightly. I can't help but notice that they both are wearing goggles around their necks. They notice me looking at them and get back to scrubbing the floor.

"So, it seems to be getting late. Why don't you join me and Luna for dinner tonight. It'll be a great chance to ask Luna about using the Elements on Discord." She says as she offers me a warm smile.

"I'd love to. Just let me inform Storm and Big Mac so they can get home. I know that's where they want to be."

"Of course. Feel free to roam the castle until then. Dinner will be served at seven o' clock."

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When my curtains pull back I let out an annoyed moan as I roll over and cuddle with Miles. I've been working my flank off with the whole Las PegaWAITWHAT!?

"M-miles? What are you doing here?" I ask as my eyes shoot open. Miles is laying right beside me, shirtless, with all of his stuff piled on the side of the bed.

"Hi to you to." He says as he sits up and rubs his eyes. "We heard about Las Pegasis and came here to see if help was needed, but your sister told us what actually happened." He says before leaning over and giving me a kiss on the cheek.

"You were talking to Tia?" I ask as he lays back down. "What did she say?"

"A lot of stuff actually." He states simply.

"Well?" I ask as I poke his side a bit. "What did she say?"

"*sigh* she asked for forgiveness for the mercenaries, which I gave. Shes letting me speak to you again, but she doesn't want anything more then that happening. She's also invited me to dinner tonight. Luna, we should tell her toni..."

"No!" I accidentally yell out. Miles rolls onto his side and waits for to explain. "Miles. It's not that I don't want to tell her, its just... I feel as if its too soon. We're under a bit of pressure becuase of Las Pegasis, and I feel as if this would.... be too much for her. Sorry..."

"*sigh* its alright." He says as he scoots closer and pulls me into his embrace. "I understand. This is going to big for her. But lets not prolong it any more then we need to..."

"I know, and we wont." I say as I nuzzle his chest a bit. "I'm glad you're back. I missed you." I say as I tighten my hold on him.

"I missed you to." He says as he rubs my back. I look up to him and stare into his eyes for a bit...

KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK

"Lip blocking jerks." I mumble as I bury my face in Miles' chest. "Yes guard?" I yell out.

"Forgive my intrusion, but Princess Celestia is requesting your presence in the dinning hall for a special surprise. Also, she requests that we remind you that it's 7:29." I think about it for a second before I try to jump out of bed, only to have Miles hold me back.

"Miles! I need to raise the moon!" I says as I try to get out his grasp. He just laughs a bit as he tightens his hold.

"Ask nicely." He says with a playful smirk. I look at him and try to push him away, but we just end up falling off the bed.

"Miles..." I complain as I start crawling to the balcony.

"Say it." He says as he rolls over, putting in between him and the bed.

"Agh... please." I say as I fall limp, waiting for him to let go.

"Nicer." He demands.

"*sigh* please." I say a sweetly and nicely as possible.

"Mmm..... it felt a little... forced. Now say I love my Miles. And mean it." He says as he tightens his hold on me.

"Jerk." I say as I try to get out of his grasp again. I flail around until I'm facing away from him, but still in his grasp. "*sigh* fine, you raise the moon." I say as I go limp again.

"Ok." He says as he stands up, lifting me up along with him.

"What! You can move the moon?!" I ask as he goes to the doors, holding me in his arms as if I was a new born foal.

"Well... no. I could try to figure it out." He says with a mischievous smile.

"... you're a punk." I say before I flail around again...

THUD

"Ha... you OK?" Miles asks as I continue to stare at the ground.

"*groan* why did you let me fall?" I ask as I continue to stare at the ground.

"That's what you get for flailing around like that." He says as he helps me back to my hooves. When I'm back up he gives me a small kiss on the nose, "Feel better?"

"One more?" I ask, getting another kiss on the nose. "Thank you love."

"Go raise the moon now. I'll meet you down for dinner." He says before giving me a kiss on the lips. When he went to pull away I pulled him in to continue the kiss. I've missed him too much to let this end too quickly. When the need forr air out weighed my need to have Miles, we finally parted from one another.

"I love you Miles." I say as we catch our breath.

"Scio. Te amo ad."

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As she raised the moon I started getting my gear back on. About half way through all of it goes up into the air, covered in a blue aura. I look back to see Luna walking in, horn glowing, with a confident smile on her face.

"Need some help?" She says as she walk up to me and starts levitating everything where it's suppose to go. A few moments later I'm fully equipped... except for my rifle. I look back to Luna to see that she has it. She drops the magazine and pops the round out, levitating it back into the clip, before giving it back to me.

"Luna..."

"I don't think you'll be needing that for dinner." She says as she starts to get ready.

"How did you know how to do that?" I ask as I sling my rifle. "I've never shown you how to do that." She stops and thinks about it, raising her eye brows when she realizes what she did.

"I... I don't know. You just pull the chamber back and push the release. I just... I just know it." I think about it for a second before I pull out my revolver and set it on the dresser beside her.

"OK, whats this?"

"Its a .45 Pullum revolver with a composite hanHOW DO I KNOW THAT!" She yells as she backs up and starts to hyperventilate. "Did you ever tell me that? I don't remember ever being told that. Why do I know that! How..."

"Luna!" I yell as I grab her and force her to look at me. "Whats the standard issue Terradisian side arm?"

"A 9mm energy pistol.... Miles..."

"Luna, I think I know whats going on here, but I'm not entirely sure. Next chance we get, come to my home with several hours to spare. I need to get inside your mind." She seems a little scared by this, so I pull her in for a hug. "It's going to be alright."

"Whats wrong with me?"

"Nothing... I think you just have all of my knowledge."

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I was just about to place my order when the dinning hall doors opened up, revealing Miles and Luna.

"Sorry for the delays sister." Luna says as she trots up to me and gives me a hug. "Miles got lost." She whispers into my ear with a giggle.

"Did you guys know you have a pool?" Miles says in astonishment.

"We have a pool?" I ask Luna.

"I didn't know until I saw it... and then pulled Miles out of it..."

"How was I suppose to know that I'd sink with all of my gear?" Miles asks as they each take their seats, Luna to my right and Miles to my left.

"You tried to go swimming with all of your gear on, why?"

"Uh... why not?" Miles asks as the two of them start looking over their menus.

"Becuase you'll drown." Luna says with a chuckle. We all share a small laugh as they go over their menus. Miles takes a look until he just sets it down and mumbles to himself.

"Are you ready your highness?" The waiter asks Luna.

"Yes, I will have the oven roasted roses and the bermuda puree." Luna says, making Miles shiver.

"I will have the usual." I say.

"I will have anything that isn't made of strawberries, grass, flowers or hay." Miles says, getting odd looks from everypony. "What? I can't read the menu."

"Of course..." The waiter says before bowing to me and Luna and trotting into the kitchen.

"So.... Miles, what was the second purpose of the Elements you were telling me about earlier?" I ask to start a conversation.

"Hmm? Oh, right. The second purpose is that they were designed to attack the soul, not the body..."

"Wait... they go after the soul... not the body?" I ask to clarify.

"Yeah. I've cut people with them and it completely negated armor, flesh, everything. It only went after their souls." He says as he takes a drink of water.

"So... you mean to tell me, that Luna has had her soul attacked twice." I ask as I look over to her, seeing the shocked expression on her face. "Is she going to be OK?"

"Probably." Miles says as he looks over a bread stick. "She doesn't seem to be showing any signs of the bends. Not to mentions that her power levels seem to be fine, I would know from experience..."

"You will never drop that, will you?" Luna asks, sounding slightly guilty.

"You shot me, I get to pester you about it." He says, getting the two of them to laugh. I feel slightly uneasy about the subject, so I decide to change it.

"So, didn't you want to ask Luna something about when we defeated Discord?" I quickly ask.

"Right, when you did it, did you intend to turn him to stone?"

"Not that I remember. From what I recall, when the ponies in Roam gave them to us, we spent almost a decade trying to figure out their purpose. Once we figured it out, we rose up against Discord. When we used their power... it was... hmm.." Luna says as she goes deep into thought.

"What is it Luna?" I ask, seeing the confused look on her face.

"Well, when I think about it. It reminded me of Soul Fire." Luna says as the waiters come out and present us our food.

"Thank you." I say as the waiter bows and walks away. "Soul Fire you say, what do you mean?" I ask as I take a bite.

"Well... you remember speaking to him. How he just... overpowered you. That's what it felt like. Raw power coursing through you. Like.... as if... I don't know how else to explain it..."

"Its soul fire." Miles says as he looks over his oat sandwich, sighing slightly as he pushes it away.

"What do you mean?"

"Soul fire. Its the single most powerful form of raw magic that humans were able to achieve. It what pushed human kind into our next evolutionary historical moment; much like how fossil fuels pushed the pre-purgian civilizations. It made us into what we were. Imagine the true essence of it coursing through you. My question is, why would Discord turn to stone when two different groups of people used them."

"Well... he was the spirit of chaos. Maybe that was how he avoided getting his soul destroyed..."

"Or he has the rest of my Elements." Miles says, making us both look at him in disbelief. "I believe he has the Elements of Chaos."

"Your... what?" I ask as I drop my fork.

"I didn't just make the Elements of Harmony. I also made the Elements of Chaos." He says as he looks back to us.

"The... Elements of Chaos." Luna repeats. "What are those?"

"Anger, Greed, Deception, Selfishness, Cruelty, and Magic."

"Magic... but the Element of Magic is a part of the Elements of Harmony. Why would they be with the Elements of Chaos?" I ask.

"Becuase I didn't call them magic when I made them. That was Eximius' idea. Originally, they were called Friendship and Solitude. Being alone and being together. A positive and a negative. Black and white. Both essential in my studies of friendship."

"How could chaos possibly be a part of friendship?" I ask, slightly annoyed off from the ludicrous idea.

"Becuase chaos is an essential part of friendship. Everything in the world has a positive and a negative. You can't have one without the other. In order to have true balance, you have to be both chaotic and harmonious...."

"How could you say that? Look at Twilight and her friends..."

"You mean the group of friends that only met becuase you up rooted Twilight's life and sent her into an untamed forest to fight a powerful enemy. The same group who only discovered their greatest traits becuase someone tried to bring out their worst, and becuase of this became the new bearers. That group."

"You're taking it out of context Miles." I say as I turn to face him. "Yes that did happen, but it was only becuase they prevailed becuase of the Elements of Harmony. Chaos... is a destructive force."

"Chaos, is the greatest teacher. Without it, nothing would ever happen. Friends don't just live in harmony. You get angry. You get cruel. Sometimes you just want a moment to yourself. The greatest of friendships travel through chaos before finding harmony." Miles says as he looks at the glass thing in his pocket and stands up. "Sorry, but I have to get going. Tomorrow, Terradisia is having another citizens meeting, I expect you both to be there." He says as he starts to walk out of the hall.

"Wait, why?" I ask, making him stop by the door.

"Becuase as citizens you need to attend. If you don't show up, I'll just drag you there myself. We'll start after sunset. Goodnight Celestia, Luna." He says before he leaves the room.

"Well... that was... intersting." Luna says as I let out a long sigh.

"I swear every time I talk to him I feel as if I'm going to have an aneurysm." I say as I rub my eyes.

"Well... that was just a... strange occurrence. Though, it was interesting..."

"Interesting?" I ask as I look back to Luna. "You realize that he could of possibly made Discord, don't you?"

"He didn't mean to. If he had his way, he would have them in his possession right now." She defends, only to make me shake my head.

"If he had his way, I don't think you'd be a virgin right now." I say before returning to my food.

"Yeah... heh... could you imagine?" Luna asks with a chuckle.

"No, I can't. But enough about that. How are the night operations going for Las Pegasis..."

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Close.... not quite there. Just a little more and I'll be free. All in good time. Patience, they'll slip up. Just wait for harmony to fall...

And chaos will rain supreme....

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