My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic

Discordian Troubles

Chapter 21

Farewell… Squirt…

Begin Song:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5GolsN1Y1U

Hurricane - Ace Combat: Assault Horizon OST

The Orion zoomed at top speed in space mode over the mountains then over the sea. Straight ahead in it’s path was a hurricane, and a powerful one at that. And since they were the only ponies unchanged, they took Golden Day, Diamond, Babs, and Babs’ mother with them.

“WHAT!?!” Dash yelled out, not believing what she heard.

“it’s true. Eris is going… berserk or something.” Scootaloo explained with worry. “I’m not sure why, though. It just happened.”

“how long ago did that happen?”

“I don’t know…. When you guys were killed, I guess.”

“that was 5 days ago.” Req said.

Dash bit her hoof in worry. Please let Eris be okay. “How much longer, Satoshi?”

“Just need to get though that hurricane.” he pressed a button, bringing the wings in. unnatural lighting cracked though the hurricane’s walls. “But something tells me that’s gonna be a problem.”

The ship rolled into the rain wall and slammed right into it.

The ship shook and swung around in the storms winds and rains.

“I’m starting to get motion sickness!” Gourry yelled.

“just hang on!” Satoshi struggled to pull the wheel to the right but the wind was really getting in his way. “there hasn’t been a storm yet that took me out.”

The ship pulled a hard left turn as it was forced to go right by the storm. The engines were at peak capacity, so it gave the ship some boost.

After much hardship, Satoshi was able to direct the ship out of the storm and into the eye of the hurricane.

Orion broke though the storm wall and fell to the sea floor. It was able to pull up in time and fly back up into the air.

“never thought I’d say this…” Dash groaned. She held her mouth as she gagged. “but I got air-sickness…”

“oh my god…” Req gasped. Dash looked up at her and then the direction she was looking. What she saw made her gasp as well.

Right in the center of the hurricane was a creature made entirely out of lightning; head, feet, hands, everything. Thing is… it’s not lightning. It’s pure energy that resembles lightning. And right in the center of it was Eris, who was cowering in the fetal position.

Dash ran to the bow and yelled, “ERIS!”

Eris slowly and painfully opened her tear-soaked eyes to see the ship flying right outside and Dash‘s voice reach her. “D-Dash…” her body glowed bright. She grabbed her head and yelled out as loud as she could.

Energy shot out of the mass and struck against the ship like lightning.

“WHOA!” Halo ducked, avoiding a runaway.

“That was a little closer then I’d like.” Cynder commented.

Dash ran over and continued to look over the side. “Eris… what the hell did Discord do to you?”

“DYAAAAHHHHHH!!!”

Another shot came towards them. Satoshi planned for that one and banked the ship to the right. It just grazed the tip of the wing, leaving a small smolder that won’t do anything.

“this isn’t good.” Trixie gulped.

“She wasn’t doing this last time.” Babs said. “all she did was cause explosions.”

“Explosions!?!”

Inside the mass, Eris was in unbridled pain and every time she would get used to it, it would increase in intensity. Right now, it’s at max level and lordie, I don’t want to see what’s beyond max.

Tears of pain fell from her eyes as her power ransacked her body. “Make it stop… make it stop… make it stop…” she snapped her eyes open as it glowed again.

“MAKE IT STOP!!!” more energy shot out of the mass, sticking at the masts of the ship.

A part of the mast broke loose and fell to the deck. “Geez!” Garble had to jump to get out of the way. “this is a little too intense for my taste.”

Dash hung onto the railing for dear life as Satoshi pulled the ship though some sick maneuvers. Despite all that was going on, she could hear Eris crying, begging for it to stop. “Eris…” and as it wasn’t bad enough, her dicease started to act up, making her hold her chest in pain. “D-damn… not now…” she grunted in pain.

Another bolt hit the ship, sending it into a barrel-roll. That roll sent Dash hurdling out of the ship and into the air.

“DASH!” Scootaloo yelled out.

Dash was in too much pain to do anything except fall. Scoots whined in fear and looked back at her wings. She was sure as hell not going to let her die now. Not again. She ran to and jumped over the edge.

“SCOOTS!” the CMC yelled.

Mandi ran over to jumped after her but another bolt stuck the ship, sending it into a tail-spin.

“Dash!”

Scoots fell as fast as he could and caught up to Dash. Dash was able to open one eye in pain.

“S-Squirt?”

Both hit against the mass and instantly disintegrated.

“Scootaloo!” Manni cried out.

“Dash!” the Mane 6 yelled.

“AHHHHHHHHHH!” another bolt struck out and hit the ship in the hull, breaking though it and striking against the storm wall.

“Worry about ourselves for now!” Satoshi yelled out. “if they’re still alive, they’re on their own.

End Song.

Dash and Scootaloo yelled as they fell though the bowels of the mass and to… somewhere.

“You should’ve have come, Scoots!” Dash yelled.

“And leave you alone in pain? Not a chance. You’re my mother and my sister and that’s reason for me to do this.”

For some reason, Dash felt glad she did that. “Scoots…”

“da… dy…. DAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!”

The two heard Eris yelled from somewhere but they couldn’t find her. “ERIS!” they both yelled out.

“Ah! Ah. *sobbing* please… make it stop… make it go away…. Please… I don‘t want this anymore…”

“Eris!” Dash called out.

The two reached the bottom and landed on some invisible floor.

Begin Song:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKHtJdrRM7c

Oh, and One More Thing - ParaNorman Soundtrack

“AAAHHH!!!”

A bolt shot out and struck both Scootaloo and Dash in the chests, sending them into some invisible wall. The bolt retracted and hovered above a energy ball with several others as it surrounded Eris.

Dash fell to the floor and caught Scoots as she fell. More bolts came and hit them, burning them on their torsos. The bolts continued to strike them even after they were down, adding more burns. One of the bolts picked Dash up and pinned her to the wall for a moment before slamming her back to the floor.

Another of the bolts tangled around Scootaloo’s neck and attempted to choke her.

Eris held her head as she begged for the pain to stop. “Make it stop… make it stop… make it stop… make it stop… make it stop…”

Outside, things weren’t going to well for the ship as more bolts struck against it, causing some areas to catch on fire.

Dash grunted in pain as she struggled to get up. She noticed Scootaloo getting choked and ran over to her. She slammed her hooves down into the bolt, causing it do disperse. “You okay, Scootaloo?”

“no… I’m not…” she rolled over and held her stomach in pain. “I think that messed me up.”

“AAAAHHH! DRAHHHHH!!!!!” more sobbing followed after that little yelling display, getting Dash’s attention. The energy sphere shone brighter as Eris was put into more pain. “why… won’t it end…?” she tearfully asked herself.

Dash got up and limped over. “Eris!”

Eris opened her wet eyes and looked over to her. “m-mommy…” Dash gasped when Eris called her that. “Help… me… please, end this…”

“H-how?”

Another attack hit Eris, causing her to yell again. When it passed, Eris coughed and was able to glance up at her.

“mommy… please… kill me…”

“Kill you!?!” Dash yelled out. she couldn’t do that. She was still the same baby Draconequus she raised. “I… I can’t do that!”

“mommy, please! Please! Kill me. Please.” another attack hit, causing her to yell again.

A dumbstruck Dash looked to the floor in horror. She can’t do this. There was no way she’s going to kill her.

Outside, things weren’t going so well. More bolts struck against the ship, putting more sections on fire. The force from a explosion sent Lloyd hitting against the railing. It forced one of his blades to fall out and fall into the mass.

Eris yelled again as a dumbstruck Dash continued to look at the ground, this time with tears falling. She doesn’t like seeing Eris like this but she can’t kill her own daughter. She just can’t.

“Eris… Eris, I can’t. because I know you can fight this! You can fight this, Eris. Just try.”

“I can’t!” she yelled.

“Yes you can. You’re stronger then this, Eris. I know you are. And not just me, all your friends think so, too.”

“that’s right…” Scootaloo groaned as she got up. Her legs trembled beneath her but she kept her balance. “you can overcome this, Eris. You just have to try.

“I… I can’t…” Eris closed her eyes as more tears fell.

“yes you can, Eris!”

“I… can’t!” another attack hit her, and this time, it was continuous. “AHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!! AH! AH! AH! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

The sphere glowed bright as the powers of chaos began to over take her.

“ERIS!” Scootaloo and Rainbow Dash yelled out.

A glint from above got Scoot’s attention. She looked up to see Lloyd’s sword fall towards them. “oh no…” Scoots gasped.

The sword fell though the sphere and…

End Song.

Outside, the mass groaned and collapsed in on itself. A moment later, it exploded into a blue sphere.

Begin Song:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ycae1FtGmI

Green and Blue from Halo 4 - Orchestra Rearrangement by Youtuber Dummeh

SHLUNK!

Eris’s eyes lost all color.

The sphere disintegrated, revealing that Lloyd’s sword fell though and stuck Eris though the chest.

“ERIS!” Dash and Scoots ran up to her as the sword disintegrated and instantly returned in Lloyd’s scabbard before he knew it was gone. Eris fell backwards to the floor but was caught by Dash.

“Eris! ERIS!” Eris’ reply was rasping breathing as her wound began to seep blood. Little sparkles began to float out of her body as it began to fade away. “no. no no no no no. no, Eris. You can’t leave me! Please no!” Dash broke down and sobbed into Eris’ shoulder.

The Draconequus’ left hand twitched and slowly worked up to Dash’s shoulder. “I… it’s okay, mommy.” Dash tearfully opened her eyes and wiped them. In her arms was Eris back when she was just a baby but she still had her grown-up voice. “we… both knew this was going to end this way….”

“no. no no no. Eris, you are not going to leave me! Not like this!” Dash sniffled as she wiped her eyes. “I need you, Eris…”

Eris slowly shook her head ‘no’. “no… you didn’t need me.”

“What?”

“you just… needed me… to fill a hole that was left in your heart. But… you don’t need me for that anymore…” she looked to a tearful Scootaloo. “you have Scoots… and Shadow… and everyone else… so please… don’t be sad.”

“Eris… how can I? you were my daughter.” Dash hugged her, never wanting to let go. “I love you so much…”

Eris slowly and weakly returned the hug. “I love you too… mommy…”

Dash broke down and continued to cry. She didn’t want her to go.

Eris broke the hug and touched a finger to Dash’s chest. Her chest glowed for a moment, scaring Dash. The glow then expanded out though her body, then back into her chest, forming a sphere no bigger then a marble. “what…?” the marble floated out and disintegrated into the air. “what did you…?”

“A little… going away present.” Eris weakly said. “you’re… no longer sick… mommy… I took your disease… and got rid of it.”

“Eris…”

Most of her body had disintegrated into sparkles, leading only the upper torso and head. Eris hugged Dash again. “I’m… never going to forget you, mom.”

More tears fell down Dash’s faces. She hugged Eris tightly. “I’m never going to forget you too, squirt.”

Eris lightly smiled and closed her eyes.

The rest of her body disintegrated into sparkles and faded away, leaving Dash hugging air. Scootaloo broke down and cried her heart out. Dash fell to her knees. Her heart aches. She just saw her daughter die right in front of her and she wasn’t able to do anything about it.

Suddenly, their surroundings began to fall apart. Dash and Scoots looked at each other for a moment before falling into darkness.

3:25. End Song.

Dash and Scootaloo woke up to find themselves on a tropical volcanic island’s beach.

“but… Eris destroyed this place…” Scoots muttered.

Dash sadly looked away and spotted a lily lying in the sand. It was the same one from the field of flowers they both found. Dash gently grabbed it and held close to her heart. “Oh, Eris…”

Begin Song:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NukkbchTC-Y

Alan Wake - Orchestra Rearrangement by Youtuber Dummeh

The sounds of Orion’s propellers filled the air as the ship touched down in the water.

Both Dash and Scootaloo slowly walked onto the ship deck where they were hugged by mutant Pinkie.

“We were so worried.” Celestia sighed. “We thought you were dead.”

Dead… that was a word Dash didn’t want to hear for a long while. She broke down into tears and ran into the captains cabin.

“Dash!” Shadow ran after her, leaving everyone worried and confused.

“what happened?” Trixie worriedly asked.

Scootaloo didn’t want to say anything. She just wanted this to be over with. But it’s good that they hear it now rather then later.

“Eris… she… she’s dead…”

That news shocked everyone to their core. “no. no, that can’t be true.” Cadence pleaded. “she was just a kid! No way she can be dead!”

Tears formed in Scootaloo’s eyes. “I don’t’ want to believe it either, But she’s dead!” she fell to her knees and continued crying. “Eris is dead…”

Not long after, everyone who knew Eris began to shed a few tears, but not on the level of intensity that Dash and Scoots were showing. Those who didn’t know her just kept silent.

Applebloom wiped her eyes when she noticed something in the sky. “Look.” she said in awe. Everyone wiped their eyes and looked up and awed as well.

A small beam of light shot into the sky. It spread out, causing the hurricane to disintegrate.

Sparkles floated down from the sky as gracefully as possible. Req reached out and caught one with her hand. Babs commented earlier that the island that suddenly reappeared was destroyed by Eris. Maybe, this was…

“a parting gift from Eris…” she muttered. “all of the mean things she did are now being undone.” she closed her hand on the sparkle.

Down in the cargo hold, Dash cried her heart out. Shadow wanted to comfort her but knows that she needs to be alone right now. He turned and slowly walked away, leaving Dash to her tears.

1:34. End Song.

Discord felt something bad happen but he didn’t care. “So… Eris is finally dead. Hmhmhm. Good.” he walked over to a tube and pressed a button, turning it on. “and now they’ll be coming after me.” a sphere appeared inside the tube. “but I’ll have a perfect weapon waiting for them.”

The effects of Chaos Eris spread on the world reversed and undone. Cololulu returned to where it was, the effects from the fights with the Reaper were reversed, and other damages were now long gone.

The Orion’s creaking and listing on the water was the only thing that could be heard. Nobody had anything to say. Even Pinkie and Marble, the two most hyper characters on the boat, were silent.

The cabin doors creaked open and Dash slowly and sadly walked out. “Dash…” Shadow slowly walked over and gently hugged her. “are you okay?”

“yeah…” she said with a croaked voice. “yeah. I… ran out of tears.”

“Dash… I can sympathize with what your feeling.” Req said. “when Adolf died, I felt like shit and I wanted to cry all day.”

Dash nodded. “me too.” she took a shivering breath and sighed. “I just can’t believe that Eris is gone.”

“nobody can.” Shadow said.

Dash felt some more tears coming on but she kept them back. She took a deep breath and gathered herself. “But… I know that crying won’t bring her back. And killing myself won’t bring her back.” She unfurled her wings and flew up besides the wheel. “but I can do one thing. And that’s get rid of the monster that killed her.”

Begin Song:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HBX_Bdo3tA

Horizon - Ace Combat: Assault Horizon OST

Yeah. Yeah. They can’t bring Eris back from the dead, but they sure as hell can sent Discord to the land of the dead. And it’s a good opportunity because he’ll be weakened by the loss of his Scion and everyone will use their grief to their opportunity.

“So where to?” Satoshi asked as he walked up to the wheel.

Celestia had a good feeling on where he might go. “head to the Everfree Forest. he’s likely back where this all began.”

Satoshi nodded and turned on the ship. “Are you sure?” Jax asked.

Celestia looked at her with confidence, giving the human her answer. “without a doubt.”

Req drew her blade and pointed it to the horizon. “then let’s end this once and for all. Satoshi, head for the Everfree Forest.”

“already am.”

` the ship rose out of the water, it’s engine roaring like a monster. The wings extended out and caught air as the propellers turned on.

“Next stop, final battle town!” Satoshi announced as he turned the wheel.

The Orion turned to the west and headed off to carry everyone to their final battle with a vengeful and now sadistic spirit. The rear propellers retracted into the ship and large starlight engines opened up and took their place. They flared up, giving the ship extra boost.

Dash walked to the nearest railing and looked back to the island. She then looked down at the lily she still had in her hooves. She gently smiled as she rubbed some sand off of it.

She placed the lily in her hair. It was a good fit.

She looked back to the island and calmed herself down with a deep breath. “Goodbye… Eris…”

She walked away from the railing as the sheild went into place, protecting everyone from the elements. Especially with what Satoshi’s about to do next.

“Here we go!” he yelled out as he pressed a big red button.

The engines flared and went into full throttle, sending the ship blasting off like a rocket.

Back home, Discord chuckled as the thing inside the tube began to take form. The ground shook and split open beneath him as a spire lunged out and into the air.

1:25. End Song.

Author's Notes:

*sniff* E-excuse me. i un... i have something in my eyes. *sniff*

so... final battle time? and they have a bone to pick with Discord now.