Moonlight flew into the castle, just as the last bit of the dark clouds faded it put a sleep spell on everyone in the Sun Kingdom. She walked past two guards that had fallen asleep standing up and one of them was snoring. She made her way up the crystal staircase and into the room of her first victim. Tonight Discord was going to claim Princess Twilight Sparkle, he had every spell prepared and every part of his plan thought out. The blue Alicorn walked into the bedroom of Rarity, the Unicorn was fast asleep. Moonlight cast her first spell causing all the color on Rarity to vanish.

"Mmm? Oh yes darling, that goes on the right shelf...." Rarity mumbled in her sleep.

Moonlight quickly flew out of Rarity's room and into Applejacks, doing the same thing, she proceeded to do the same thing with all the rest of the Princesses friends. Just as she finished with Fluttershy, Moonlight entered Twilight's bedroom. Careful not to disturb the baby dragon who asleep next to her Moonlight looked at Twilight's face, to make sure she was sleeping; and sure enough the Princess was in a very deep sleep. Moonlight Chaos smiled wickedly and disappeared in a flash. She reappeared in the middle of the Everfree Forest, with Discord waiting.

"Everything is ready my Lord."

"Did you make sure that the Princess and the Queen were sleeping as well?"

"Yes Discord, everyone in the Sun Kingdom is sleeping."

The chaotic Draconequus rubbed his paw and eagle claw together deviously.

"Perfect, I will be back momentarily. You know what to do....."

Princess Twilight was scared. Once again, Discord was in front of her. Calling to her.

"Leave me alone!" Twilight screamed. "I don't want you here!"

"I'm sorry to say this dear; but I'm not leaving. Well, not without you...."

Twilight stomped her hoof. "When Aunt Luna and my friends find you, at this rate you'll be turned to stone!"

The Draconequus cackled with laughter and wiped a tear from his eye. "Oh, you really believe your so called friends, will be here to help you?"

Twilight nodded. "Friendship is the most powerful magic in the universe, and it can defeat any problem or threat, including YOU."

"Well, I could be wrong dear Princess, but the last time I checked in order to have friendship, you need friends."

Discord pointed towards the distance, and Twilight saw something she never would have expected to see in her entire life. There were her friends, only they weren't. Every single one of them now looked gray, some of them had evil smiles on their faces, and some of them looked angry and aggressive. Twilight felt tears beginning to form.

"You monster! What did you do to them this time?"

Discord looked hurt. "Monster? Now that's a bit harsh....... Hmmm, you seem to like learning so my dear, prepare for a quick lesson...."

Out of nowhere a floating blackboard appeared with writing on it, and Discord was looking through a dictionary.

"The exact, and technical definition of the word: monster, is an imaginary being of something horribly ugly or vicious; something evil."

The words appeared on the blackboard boldly for the Princess to read. Then everything disappeared, Discord smirked.

"And I can tell you, for one thing, I am not imaginary, and I am not vicious unless threatened."

"But you are a cruel, evil creature....." The Princess replied. "Stop wasting my time and give me my friends back!"

But Discord didn't listen, instead he crawled towards her and whispered into her ear.

"Why have your friends when I can give you back your mother......"

Twilight stopped. "Mother......?"

"Yes," Discord lied. "Don't you want to see her again; to be happy with the one you love?"

The Princess was becoming so overwhelmed and so confused, she began to say things that didn't make much sense. "Who I love....?"

"I love you Twilight..... You can trust me....."

"Sombra? He doesn't love me anymore?" Twilight whimpered.

"No," Discord replied. "He never did. He tricked you, and played with your emotions..... But if you come with me, you can be happy....."

"I.....can....?"

"Of course my dear, you can be free, forever........"

Discord'a words stung like poison, but in a way it made Twilight feel better. He was right, her friends were now cruel, lying, traitors. Her mother was gone and Prince Sombra didn't care about her......

Discord smiled as Twilight believed all his lies, her eyes went from their purple color to a swirly colorful pattern, hypnotizing her. When he saw she was completely under his power he vanished.

Discord returned to the forest to find Moonlight waiting for her.

"She is under the spell. Guide her here, I do not want anyone to interfere. Make sure NOBODY follows....."

Moonlight sighed. "Yes Discord....."

Just then Discord noticed Moonlight Chaos didn't sound like herself. She sounded different....

"Moonlight dear, are you alright?"

"Yes, I'm fine.

"Are you certain?" Discord asked. Though her face didn't give him many clues, her eyes did. And they looked hurt.

"Yes Discord..... I'm sure....."

"Moonlight Chaos," Discord turned her around and looked directly at her. "You can lie to as many ponies as you want as many times as you want, but you WILL NOT lie to me......."

"I SAID I'M FINE!" Moonlight snapped. As soon as she did that she gasped, realizing what she had done.

Discord was shocked too, she never raised her voice, and she never yelled at him once. He could see her eyes tearing up. Then without warning, Moonlight kissed him. She pulled away quickly and looked embarrassed.

"I'm sorry, I won't do that again...... I need to bring her......."

Very quickly the blue Alicorn was in the sky. Discord stood still for a few moments trying to take in what just happened. First she yelled at him for the first time in her life, and then she kissed him.... Never in his entire life had Discord been willingly kissed before. Moonlight was beginning to confuse him more then ever.

Twilight arose from her bed, colorful spirals swirled in her eyes. She almost looked like a zombie, walking out of her bedroom and through the castle in a slow manner. When she came outside she flew and went much faster, the Princess could see a silhouette in the moonlight guiding her though the forest. When she could no longer see the silhouette, she knew she was in the right place. In the distance she could see Discord.

The Draconequus walked towards her, "Follow me....."

The young Princess did as she was told and followed him through the rest of the forest. They eventually came towards the old castle that Discord and Moonlight Chaos had lived in.

Discord picked the young pony up and said, "Go to sleep my dear, we'll talk later when you are awake."

Twilight fell quickly asleep with the help of Discord magic, the Draconequus carried her inside and waited for Moonlight to return, he had something he wanted to discuss with her as well when she got back.

Discord waited for Moonlight to return; where was she? He was about to start looking for her when he heard noises coming from her room. He slowly opened the door to find the blue Alicorn crying, she had gotten in without him knowing. Discord walked towards her.

"Moonlight, my dear, why are you crying?"

As soon as she saw him she tried to move away from him.

"D-d-discord..... I'm sorry..... I s-shouldn't have kissed you like that...... Especially because your in love with the Princess."

She sighed, but strangely enough smiled a little. "It doesn't matter though, you have her here now. I'll just work twice as hard...."

Moonlight tried to stand up but Discord pushed her down.

"Your not going anywhere, and you aren't working. I want answers...."

Moonlight looked up at him, Discrd could see that hurt feeling in her eyes again.

"You want to please me? Then I want the absolute truth from you."

The Alicorn nodded slowly. "A-alright....."

Discord had a serious expression on his face. "Moonlight Chaos, are you in love with me?"

The Draconequus took one look at her face, and he knew the answer instantly.

Back at the castle of the Sun Kingdom Prince Sombra woke up to find it very quiet. Too quiet, he climbed out of his bed and went to check on Twilight, through the light of the moon Sombra noticed her bed was empty. The Princess was gone! He raced out of her room and found Queen Luna, strangely no longer Nightmare Moon.

"Queen Luna, Twilight is gone!"

Luna's eyes widened in shock. "That's not possible! Are you sure she's not anywhere in the castle?"

Sombra shook his head. "I've checked every room. And something is wrong with her friends as well! They have grey coats and look like they are under a spell! It's all chaos!"

At the mention of chaos, Luna became terrified. "Oh no! HE'S back, and he's captured my niece! How could I not have seen this, the answer was in our face this whole time!"

The Prince was confused. "Who's back, your Highness? Who are you speaking of?"

Luna shook her head. "An old foe.... Sombra, do you love my niece?"

Prince Sombra nodded. "Yes, more then anything!"

The Queen nodded. "Good, then you must be prepared for what you are about to face...."

"What will I be faced with?"

"A creature with a heart as cold as stone, a beast so terrifying and cruel that he once in fact ruled over all of Equestria and put the land in a state of chaos and unhappiness. His reign of insanity lasted almost two hundred years! Be warned; he knows your greatest fears and weaknesses. This is one of the most evil and wicked villains you will get come across."

Sombra nodded. "Of course, I understand...."

The Queen nodded. "Good, now come with me have no time to lose. We must reverse the spell he put on her friends first, then we must go after her immediatley. The longer Twilight stays with that beast, the more effective his spell on her becomes!"

"Moonlight Chaos, are you in love with me?"

For a moment Moonlight was silent. Then she answered, softly.

"Yes........"

After she said that, she turned her face away. Discord on the other hoof flew right up to her face.

"Oh Moonlight, why didn't you tell me?"

The blue Alicorn shook her head. "Like I said, it didn't matter. You are in love with Princess Twilight.... Besides, you don't deserve to be with someone like me." Then she sighed. "I'm too clumsy, and I'm certain there are hundreds of other mares in Equestria that are prettier then me. Seeing you happy and knowing that I can serve you is enough for me, it makes me happy."

After a moment of silence Moonlight continued.

"I enjoy serving you, I enjoy being here when you need to talk to me. I've never in my entire life, met someone like you. And although I may be in love with you, it's not about what makes me happy. Just as long as you are with the one you love; it's about what makes YOU happy Discord."

The Draconequus was stunned. Never before had anyone said something like that to him.

Just then a loud voice boomed out from outside.

"DISCORD! YOU EVIL ABOMINATION, GIVE US BACK TWILIGHT SPARKLE! THOU SHALT BE LUCKY IF THOU SEE ANOTHER SUNRISE!"

Moonlight looked prepared to face what was outside. But Discord stopped her.

"You are staying here. I will deal with this, you have helped me enough."

As soon as he left Moonlight began to panic. This wasn't the first time she had heard that voice before, and she knew what Luna was capable of doing. If Discord really wasn't careful, like she had stated, he might not see the next sunrise.... Next Chapter: Luna's Loss and Discord's Regret Estimated time remaining: 23 Minutes