Queen Luna stepped onto the balcony her sister formerly stood on to raise the sun. Tears formed in her eyes as she used her Unicorn magic to raise the moon. She had already transformed into Nightmare Moon.

"Chaos....."

Those were the last words Celestia had said before she....... What did it mean? Luna had remembered hearing somepony laughing. It sounded like a mare's laughter. As the moon took it's place in the sky the Queen turned to go inside, she had a lot to think about. As she entered the castle she found Twilight and her friends. The Princess was crying.

"Don't worry Twilight, everythin' is gonna be alright." Applejack tried to assure her.

"Oh Twilight, I feel just awful..... I'm so sorry...." Fluttershy added.

Princess Twilight brushed away the tears in her eyes. "Thank you for trying to help Applejack and Fluttershy. I just.......never expected something like this to happen. Mother cared for me in every possible way, and she was kind to everyone. I miss her......"

"Yeah, we know Twilight. But don't worry, whoever did this is going to regret messing with us, we'll make sure of that!" Rainbow Dash responded.

Queen Luna could see that they were all distressed. "Alright everyone, we believe it's time you all got some sleep."

Twilight and her friends nodded. And they all walked out of the room and into their bedrooms. When Twilight got I to her room she locked the door and began to cry again. Spike tried to cheer her up.

"At least you still have me! Don't cry Twilight, everything will get better I promise." The dragon said.

The Princess sighed. Before she could say anything a burst of green flame came out of Spikes mouth. A letter appeared. Twilight read the writing on the scroll.

My dearest Twilight,

I heard about the news of your mother, Queen Celestia. I am terribly sorry for your loss, and hope that you are not too troubled. I will be visiting for the next two days and shall arrive around noon tomorrow. I cannot wait to see you again. Once again, I apologize for your loss. I will do everything I can to help you through this.

      Sincerely Prince Sombra

Twilight smiled a little after reading Sombra's letter. It made her feel better knowing he was going to visit. Being around him made Twilight feel so free and happy. He was someone she could be herself around besides her friends without making herself look too silly. Besides she needed just about anything to help her get her mother out of her head for a while. The Princess sighed and fell onto her bed. She closed her eyes for a moment and saw the creature from her nightmares. She immediately opened her eyes and gasped, when she saw nopony except for Spike she laid down on her bed and curled up underneath her blankets.

Discord watched as Twilight fell asleep, with tears in her eyes. He smiled.

"Oh, no need to cry my Princess. I shall make all the pain to away, now that I have Celestia out of the way there will be no stopping me from getting to you."

Moonlight Chaos glared at him from the corner of the room. She sighed and turned away from him. She liked being around Discord, and she enjoyed seeing him pleased when she served him. Moonlight knew that Discord wanted the Princess, Twilight Sparkle, and she was going to help him. So why did part of her feel hurt knowing this? Her thoughts were interrupted when she heard Discord call her.

"Moonlight dear?"

The blue Alicorn pushed aside her feelings and thoughts and approached Discord.

"Yes Discord?"

"How far are you willing to go?" The Draconequus asked.

"I'm afraid I don't understand my Lord."

Discord put his paw under her chin. "How far are you willing to go, to serve me? To please me?"

"As far as it takes Discord." Moonlight Chaos replied.

"Good, I have another task for you my dear."

Moonlight nodded and paid close attention to what Discord told her.

"Tomorrow the Princesses fiancé, will be visiting. As soon as he arrives, I want you to watch him, bring back information for me. Then, I want you to get rid of him. You may do whatever you please, but I need you to have him gone by the day after tomorrow. Do you understand?"

"Yes Discord, I understand."

"You are always so loyal," Discord said. "So obedient, and respectful of me. What would I do without you?"

The Draconequus smiled deviously and turned away. Moonlight walked out of the room and shut the door. She felt her face burning.

"What is the matter with me!" Moonlight said quietly. "I always act so foolish around him! Why can't I ever do anything right? It's not like I'm in love with him......"

Queen Luna considered every possible option. Who could have been so cruel and heartless as to take away her sister's life? It didn't make any sense, nopony in the Sun or Moon Kingdom acted that way. Chaos.....

What did it mean? Luna felt as if she had heard that word before, but she did not know what it meant. She used her magic to pull out a large dictionary from one of the shelves in the library. She flipped through the pages until she came to the word she was looking for.

Chaos: A state of confusion and disorder.

That was it? There had to be more then that! Chaos...... Now the Queen was certain she knew this word, it described someone very well. But who it was, she couldn't quite remember. She pulled out piles of books and for the next two hours she continued to search for more information. But to her dismay, she found nothing. With a sigh she returned all the books to their proper place. Just as she was getting ready to go to her room, she stopped. For some reason, Luna was getting a strange feeling she was being watched. The strangest things were happening ever since she had arrived. Luna quickly checked the library and when she found nothing she left the room full of books. There was something she hadn't found yet, something important; and one way or another she promised she would end it.

Twilight found herself surrounded by darkness. Chills and cold feelings brushed up against her coat, causing the Princess to shiver. The next she thing she knew, Twilight heard a familiar voice which laughed at her.

"Poor little Princess, it must feel devastating having your mother being taken away from you.

Twilight recognized the voice, it belonged to the creature that she had seen in her dreams! Discord!

"What so you want from me?" She asked.

"I am here to help you dearest; to make the pain go away. I'm here to give you something to love once again, to have someone to trust......"

"And how can you help me?" Twilight asked in a nervous and sad tone.

"Come to me and I'll show you......"

But the Princess shook her head. "No, if you really want me to trust you, come to me. Show me that your not as monstrous as you appear."

Strangely enough the voice agreed. "As you wish....."

Twilight Sparkle tried to prepare herself for what she was about to see, but it was no use. The creature slithered from out of the darkness surrounding her. His disordered body made the Princess cringe. It was awful! The Draconequus stood before her, towering over her. Suddenly Twilight watched as a clear full moon glowed in the distance.

"Hello Princess Twilight....."

The Princess took on look into Discord's eyes. And she knew what had happened.

"You! You......killed my mother........."

"Well, not necessarliy my dear," Discord replied. "It was my plan, and I made sure it was carried out; but I'm not the one who took her life away."

Discord turned around and looked into the darkness. Twilight watched as a tall, blue Alicorn stepped out of the darkness. She had an evil smile on her face, and looked almost as scary as Discord. She had sharp fangs and glowing red eyes. Her horn was tall and pointed, and she had a cutie mark of a moon covering half of a celestial sun. On the side of the sun, there were stars and on the moon there were pink clouds.

"May I have the honor of introducing to you, Princess, Moonlight Chaos....." Next Chapter: The Prince of Shadows and the King of Chaos Estimated time remaining: 43 Minutes