Beyond the outskirts of the Sun and Moon Kingdom, in the forbidden and long forgotten Everfree Forest in the deepest part of the forest there lay an ancient castle close to ruins. But inside a faint glow good be seen from the outside of the castle. There a mystical creature stood in the center of what looked like a throne room. He was holding a glowing beam of light in his claw. This was no ordinary creature; not like the fierce manticore, or the hostile cockatrice, or even the dreaded hydra. This creature had a long, slender snake-like body, with the right arm of a lions paw, on the left an eagle claw, on the top of his head were two horns a  deer and a goat, along with a pony mane going down part of the back of his neck. He had a long snake tail, for his legs he had a lizard foot and a cloven hoof of a goat. He had a large fang, white eyebrows and a long beard with two glowing yellow eyes with red iris'. Yes this creature was rare and unique, but he was feared by everyone, well almost everyone.....

"Moonlight......." The creature whispered.

He could hear hoof steps, then the door to the room creaked open. He turned to face a familiar looking pony.

"You called Discord, my Lord?"

The Draconequus was named Discord. Everypony who came across him would always scream or run away in terror. But not her, she was different. This pony was very different, and she had come to show her loyalty towards him. Long ago he had once ruled over both the Sun and Moon Kingdom with her by his side. But then the ponies had tried to overthrow him because he had put their world in a state of chaos and brought tyranny to everyone. With no choice the two fled and had found refuge in the castle, and they remained there ever since.

"I have found her." Discord stated.

"Who have you found my Lord?" The pony asked.

He pointed towards the glowing light he held in his claw.

"I have found the pony I intend on making my queen Moonlight." He told her.

Moonlight Chaos was an Alicorn, she had been gifted with powers similar to Discord, that was part of the reason they were able to see eye to eye with each other. She had a dark midnight blue coat, her ethreal mane was filled with dark shades of blue and hints of white, she had a tall horn and long feathered wings. She was almost as tall as Discord, she stood up to the end of his beard. Her eyes had a simiar touch to Discord's yellow scelras with red iris'. But Moonlight served him, she respected him, and she feared him. She was a useful mare, smart, and powerful. She obeyed every order given, and now that he had a plan he had more purpose to use her.

"The daughter of Celestia, she is a smart, young mare. Not only can I make her my queen but I can also gain something else."

"And what would that be my Lord?" Moonlight Chaos asked.

"The kingdom that belonged to me of course." Discord replied.

Moonlight nodded, "Of course Discord, forgive me for being so forgetful."

Discord turned back to his magic. "Your are forgiven dear, now fetch me some tea."

Moonlight bowed. "Of course my Lord." And she slowly walked out of the room.

Discord didn't really like tea, but the idea of having something warm and calming in his hands made everything seem better. He was not much for making sense, he was after all the Spirit of Chaos and Disharmony after all. He continued to stare at the young Alicorn. She looked so smart and beautiful, she was gentle and caring. While in her friends the Draconequus saw many flaws. The one called Rainbow Dash, was too boastful and was not a gentle, although she was loyal. The one named Applejack was too practical while she worked hard sometimes she could get very stubborn and like Rainbow Dash did not look like someone who would trust someone like him so easily. The one called Rarity was too fussy; always complaining about how everything had to be exact, she had to keep things clean and only cared about dresses, and jewels. Fluttershy was too shy, she hid at everything she saw and was extremely sensitive. She was too timid and if she took one look at him she would scream and hide. Pinkie Pie the Earth Pony, while she was much like him in her own way, was too perky and loud all the time, she was extremely girly and talked a bit too much.

"She's perfect......." Discord whispered to himself.

The more he stared at the Princess, the more attracted he was to her. Her strong smile, her desire to learn, and her love of magic. She wasn't that bad to look at, with the exception of Moonlight.  There was just something that clicked inside of him and made him feel strange. Just then Moonlight came in carrying a tray with a tea kettle and a tea cup. She set it down on the table next to him.

"Your tea Discord." She said in a gentle voice.

Discord nodded. "Yes, thank you. Now go," He said waving his paw pushing her away. "I have important

business I must attend to."

Moonlight nodded. "Of course my Lord."

"Good mare, you obey orders and always do as you are told. That pleases me, you must always respect your Master." Discord said to her in a cold tone.

"Yes Discord, I understand." Moonlight answered.

Moonlight slowly walked out of the room and shut the door behind her. Then she let out a long sigh. Her dark mane filled with different shades of blue and white was already a mess. Even though she worked very hard, she never had seen her hair get this messed up before. She enjoyed working for her master Discord, even though he wasn't even paying her, she didn't want to get paid. He already supplied her with the things she needed. Seeing him happy made her happy. She pushed her hair away from her face, and walked down the long old hallway that was lit only by dim candles. She walked into a small room with a pile of pillows and blankets. She leaned towards the pillows and fell on top of the small pile. She buried part of her face into the pillow and allowed a small tear to fall down her face.

"Be careful with planning my Lord, don't let them overthrow you again. I will always be at your side."

Meanwhile back in the old throne room, Discord was watching the Princess. He noticed her mother Queen Celestia and saw her sister Queen Luna would be visiting. An idea popped into his head, and he began to devise a plan.

"Have fun my little Princess, but you will be mine sooner or later...." Next Chapter: Dreams of Mystery Estimated time remaining: 1 Hour, 8 Minutes