Unlikely Alliances

It all happened in a second. The doors opened and the swarm of changelings assaulted them. Rainbow Dash was the first one to fall of course. She rushed right into the swarm and was caught very easily. Applejack was put down when she jumped to save the terrified Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy showed surprising strength when she tried to save the captured Rarity. Twilight Sparkle saw all her friends fail and did the only thing she could.

She ran away.

Before the changelings could capture her she teleported. Since time ws running short she appeared in the one place she thought she could find help. The statues of the garden were bathed in a bright purple light, casting a ominous light at the unholy pact that was about to happen.

“I can´t believe I´m going to do this...”

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Inside the palace the Changeling Queen was gloating on her victory.

“You won´t get away with this!” Princess Cadance said.

Just then the changelings brought the defeated elements of harmony “You were saying? Now that the Element are gone I can...wait, where is the purple one?”

“Right here!” Twilight Sparkle announced. “And I won't let you do as you please!”

“hahaha! What a fool! I have already won! I have complete control of Canterlot, my will is the law!”

“Oh and where is the fun in that?” a raspy familiar voice was heard on the room. “One absolute rule for the entire kingdom? How boring! That´s why I always liked little Luna best, she was so full of jealousy! I had the most fun watching go all evil and smoky hehhehehe!”

The ponies watched in horror as the shadows melted and changed until taking the form of the terrible draconequus. Even the changeling queen was terrified.

“Twilight, what have you done?” Rarity was the only one who dared to ask that question.

The Changeling Queen reacted and send her minions tos top Discord but he only needed to snap his fingers to transform them all into harmless rocks. He grew, larger and larger, until he almost hit the roof.

“No no! Don't do this!” the Changeling Queen pleaded.

“Sorry but if the villain wins, it gets boring!” and with another snap of his finger a magical tornado dragged all the changelings and send them with ehr Queen bakc into Tartarus.

Princess celestia fell down for the cocoon that imprisoning her and her first words were to chastise her student. “You have made a terrible mistake, Twilight Sparkle. Now Disco-” she stopped mid sentence because Discord was starting to dissolve in a purple smoke.

“What is happening?” Applejack asked.

“I only released Discord temporarily.  My spell will return his powers only for him to stop the Queen and then he would return to being a harmless stone.”

“And he was okay with that?” Rainbow Dash asked and Discord gave her a smug.

“I covneicned him that letting the Queen take control of Canterlot will result in a boring Equestria. One where only her law will apply, eliminating chaos.”

“I may not be fond of you ponies but I´m less fond of boredom.” Discord chuckled. “Seems like my time has ran out. It was nice seeing you again, Celestia. And Twilight Sparkle...” the purple pony looked up at those soulless eyes. “I must say I´m impressed. I never expected you to take such a decision. To choose chaos over order. Perhaps, you and I have more in common than you think. Perhaps in a different reality,  I could have call you a friend.”

And with a terrible and sarcastic laugh Discord disappeared for good, leaving the room in shadows and one pony who didn't dare to look back at her friends, afraid that they will see in her eyes the same soulless void.