Sauron's Second Chance
Chapter 12: Ch 12: Round 2 (mini fight) and Peace?
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The crystal palace, the home of the Crystals Empires royalty. A very beautiful building that stood there for centuries was the home sometimes for ponies running from evil and seeking help. Such an wonderful thing that would stand for millennials, but still it can be destroyed or damaged. It's rather unlikely that someone would destroy such a thing, or any other palace where jewels and gold are everywhere and you need only to stretch out your hand to get it. Well maybe not one person would but two that are gods and they both fight only to show off? Who knows…
------Discord and the princesses-----
Discord was gasping for air and was heavily beaten by Sauron and what’s worse he didn’t even use any magic but the shield to defend himself. He heard how Sauron was still falling down destroying the lower levels and how the ponies were crying, and what’s worse he was tired, but he had to continue and not show that he is weak, or else nothing will stop him but the element’s and he feared that he can even surpass them.
Celestia was just looking down and didn’t know how to react other then ask Discord what is happening and most importantly WHY, she looked behind and saw that Fluttershy was also worried about Discord and about Sauron also although he looks evil. She had to ask him what was going on… now.
Luna was just like Celestia, she wanted to have answers to know why they both were fighting and what started it, most importantly they destroyed her stuff and all her consoles were now in ruin. And what’s even worse they dared to make her not finish her game, if she will have Sauron and Discord by herself and they will be alone she will have a very painful chat with them.
Rainbow Dash was in awe how Discord managed to somehow take down the big metal knight as Flurry Heart calls him way down to the bottom of the palace. She would like to kick his flank and make him go from where he came from and never return. She was also worried about her best friend Fluttershy, because she knew why they both were fighting and she told her and indeed it was Discord’s fault and Sauron defended himself but still it’s all Sauron’s fault.
Fluttershy was about to fly towards Discord but she saw that Celestia already flew towards him to confront her husband, she had a bad feeling about what’s going to happen but she also had to say something. She was worried about him; she saw his injuries she wanted to cry. It was all her fault that she provoked this Sauron to scare her even though she only wanted to know where he is and he politely confronted her and asked for her name.
“Discord…” Started Celestia and Discord looked at her and his eyes had no regret “What is the meaning of this?” she said very softly.
“He attacked Fluttershy.” Discord answered, still in pain because of his injuries.
They all exchanged looks and Fluttershy when Discord said it landed beside Celestia, she then hugged him and Discord her. Celestia now was looking at Luna that together with her didn’t expect such an response. Of course they had to hear out Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash was already preparing to fly towards Sauron now on the bottom of the palace.
Princess Luna saw that she wanted to follow their “enemy” and she with her magic stopped her from that, of course Rainbow Dash didn’t know why wasn’t she flying towards him. But after a few moments she saw that Princess Luna was the answer to her question, of course she didn’t like it and she immediately expressed it with a protest.
“Princess we need to turn him into stone! Look what he did to Discord; think what he can do to you or Equestria or even young Flurry!” She yelled in protest and that did feel the heart of princess Celestia and Luna with fear.
Indeed Sauron was a very powerful foe and she indeed feared him, she wanted to protect her subjects at all cost and Sauron was a potential threat. And if Discord tells the truth then not only did Sauron make a declaration of war by attacking one of the Elements but also by attacking Discord that has his own “Kingdom” and is allies with Celestia and Luna.
“N-No…” said Fluttershy in the deep silence spoke getting attention of everyone.
“Fluttershy?” asked Discord holding her tight now worried if Sauron did something to her, his anger was already beginning to fill his heart.
“I-I-Its m-my fault.” she muttered out and continued “I provoked him to attack him…*Sniff and sob* He politely asked for my name and…and then he said i-it *sobbing sniff* even though I didn’t tell him.” Fluttershy exclaimed and hugged into Discord even more.
Celestia then looked at Discord and so did also Luna “Did he attack you?” Luna asked and Fluttershy answered with something that surprised everyone.
“N-No… he just wanted to go away but then* sob followed by sniff* you appeared and attacked him.” She said now looking at Discord.
Now everything was against Discord and his statement that Sauron attacked Fluttershy. Celestia and Luna were now really upset with Discord, not only didhe lie to defend himself but he also attacked a ruler of a different country, and probably managed do develop a diplomatic affair that will be hard to bury under the ground
“B-But he insulted you!” Discord yelled to defend himself.
“Discord, stop it and end this fight peacefully! Look what you two have done to this palace!” Celestia demanded that Discord stops the fight.
“N-No… if he will see that I’m weak he will not only win and use it to his advantage but also to threaten you” He pointed at the two sisters.
“You are more powerful than him.” Rainbow dash joined the conversation and Discord looked with worried eyes and let out a sight. “I-I think…” she added after a pause.
“He used pure physical strength to beat me like this, while I used my most powerful technics and he didn’t even bleed a little.” he said as if he was about to cry.
Celestia and Luna were now very worried about what can happen if Sauron will turn against them, they only know that he wants to return home and that’s it. However the strength he represents and the fact he says he is a King makes it even worse. Of course Luna and Celestia are the Sun and Moon goddesses, and rulers of a country, but having someone that can rival Discord that rivals them without the use elements is very stressful information.
And the fact he used pure physical strength, and a shield that was probably made by magic-they thought- is all he used then they really need to keep him as an ally. The worse scenario would be if the gryphon’s allied with him, and together attack Equestria in promise that he will return home. Not only the Griffon Emperor with his wife are rather aggressive since the old emperor died, and Equestrian diplomatic mission don’t do much so there is no doubt that the Griffon Empire and Equestria are in a cold war.
“W-We will discuss this later but now I think we have to stop this fight.” Celestia said in full seriousness in her voice and gestured to the fall that goes all the way down to the bottom
-----Sauron at the bottom-----
Other than receiving pain his back after many falls he is rather in a decent state, when he was falling down he destroyed at least five or six rooms and at least half of the palace is now in ruin. But Sauron didn’t care about the palace; he cared about deceiving the rulers of this country to make them believe he is innocent. It shouldn’t be a hard task, if he uses the correct word in correct order and in the right moment while explaining how it all started.
Of course the first reaction was mass panic, and the guards all over surrounded him and didn’t know if they should attack or not, he of course was gently doing everything not to make a chain reaction of aggressive behavior. Ponies were running left and right some guards were looking for Prince Shining Armor or Princess Cadence. He just was lying there and waited for all of them to stop ,or waited for Discord to show up and again this time smack him so hard, that when he will see himself he will gladly accept the species change.
He slowly supported himself with his hands and started to stand up and with every moment or even second the ponies were more and more looking like ants. Of course they all started to be filled with fear and Sauron barely was fitting into the bottom part of the palace. If he arrived a few years earlier he would be crouching, but thanks to the events following Flurry Hearts birth managed to make the rulers make the bottom part of the palace bigger, and the ceiling thanks to this was now higher.
He looked up and was waiting for Discord to come down and face him like a Maia with a Maia. But he felled that he was talking to them, he could almost hear it but his abilities were jammed by the chaos around him that was the element of the abomination called Discord. He only needed one of the rulers to show up to already begin deceiving them and corrupt their minds with his truth.
“Heheheh…” he chuckled dark and the guards were shaking to drastically that some were close to literally fade because of the fear.
“Lord Sauron!” A familiar voice arrived in his ears.
Sauron turned to face the person and there he saw Princess Cadence with her Husband approaching him with a very angry frown, not only he saw the anger and fear of the destruction, and his presence he also saw regret that she let him be and stay in her palace. Sauron was literally inches away from scraping his plan to corrupt the Hearts of these ponies, and just conquer them or make them do what he wants them to do.
Her husband however also was very angry, and he could also feel it but for some reason he seemed to hope there is maybe a reason why he did what he did, in fact all this mess is Discords fault because he used his magic while he preferred to use pure physical strength. It’s true that his size is very unfitting, and very weird for many but still he wouldn’t have destroyed all these rooms if Discord didn’t break the floor.
“What is the meaning of this mess?!” She yelled at him and she was lucky he didn’t yet abandon his plans to corrupt this land into a new Mordor.
Sauron pointed at where he came from and said blankly. “Discord’s fault.”
They all exchanged looks even the guards were not sure how to response to this but they could swear that the lord of chaos wasn’t here while he fell from the ceiling destroying everything, and bringing a big pile of bricks. Of course Cendence just looked at him and asked him what he means by saying that it’s all Discords fault.
“What do you mean?” she asked really harshly, Sauron was now hoping for his foe to show up or else he will stomp this ponies for speaking to him like this.
“He is the reason for all of this.” Sauron said also a little bit harshly.
“And why should I trust you? I don’t know about your culture or people but I refuse to let something like this pass by like a fly by a horses flank!” She said in a aggressive tone and Shining put his hoof on her shoulder to say that he wants to speak.
‘A woman in rule… always anarchy, and you need to ask to get a permission to speak’ Sauron thought when he saw what Shining did to get the privilege to speak.
“Please understand that we want to end all this in peaceful way so please explain to us how did this happen.” and he pointed at the hole in ceiling.
“The abomination named, Discord attacked me while I peacefully arranged a conversation with Ms. Fluttershy.” He started and already received a light growl from Cendence for using the word “Abomination” to describe Discord.
“Please let’s not use names because of some ponies or in this case some draconequus look, ok?” Asked Shining, and Sauron painfully nodded only to gain their trust and continued with the story.
“She didn’t want to talk so I wanted to leave and then I felled magic from a teleportation spell behind, so I looked who it was but then I felled a hand or rather a paw on my shoulder, and I was attacked without a reason with a bolt of magic. After the effect that managed to blur my vision vanished, I saw that it was the Lord of Chaos that attacked me.” he said, and behind his helmet he narrowed his eyes make them feel more towered by his presence.
Sauron’s gaze was really not a thing to joke about, he with his great eye in Mordor he saw everything and everyone. Nothing escaped him and with his own will he could kill a mortal by just focusing on him and looking at him, and he knew that it won’t be so easy with these here. He could influence their minds and make them more sloppy ,and trustworthy towards him rather than Discord. He could also feel how Discord with the Princesses were flying down to probably end this fight.
“Discord had to see something or think you were doing something to his wife that he fined as an act of aggression.” Said Cendence now more calmly thanks to Sauron’s gaze that did influence her behavior.
Shining just looked at her, one moment ago she was really angry at Sauron and now she is calm as if she just took some medicines to calm down. He then looked at Sauron and he noticed again how scary he looks like and how much dread his armor gives him, not to mention that he really is a very powerful non-pony. However he felled that he maybe did something to Cendence to make her calm down, he didn’t know if this was just his imagination or if it was a thing.
“I can assure you that I did nothing that could be accused as a “aggressive behavior” towards Ms. Fluttershy.” Sauron assured them and placed his hand on his hand.
It was truth he didn’t do anything aggressive other than placing his hand on her shoulder, but if something like this is counting as aggression then when Shining puts his hoof on Cendeces shoulder it should count as family abuse. This land was very weird but very surprising, and he hoped he isn’t far away from Middle-Earth, maybe he even somehow when he died he was returned to the continent of Aman.
‘That would be interesting’ he thought to himself.
While thinking about it the guards put their weapons down when they saw that Celestia and Princess Luna with both the element of kindness and loyalty arrived. Of course Sauron felled their presence and he turned to see them and was greeted by a very worried Celestia and a very angry Luna, that still was mad because of her lost games. However he didn’t want to see them, he wanted to see the abomination of Chaos that proudly represented it’s element by being a mess, and a weakling towards Sauron even though he did some damage to Sauron and did make him use magic and summon his armor.
“Aunt Celestia and Luna, do you know where Discord is?” Cendence asked her two aunts while also approaching them.
“Yes we know, he will come when we will hear out Lord Sauron here.” she answered and Luna behind her followed her.
Sauron now was really surprised, not only this there are family but also she has such an authority that she can be more important than the ruler of the country she is a guest in. Sauron felled really impressed now, and from the looks of it she had her sister under her. He was ready to give her some respect for being someone like that; he wondered how ever why is that? Is it because of her power? Influence? Or family causes?
“We would like to hear your version of what happened before…” Luna started and looked around, but Celestia finished.
“…All this mess.” she said with a confident motherly tone.
Indeed she had a motherly voice Sauron heard mostly when children were running from the orc attacks or were murdered to be later eaten, also raped by the evil men of Harad or Rhûn when they had a desire for it. He always watched how the villages burned and were sacked and all the men and smithies, rangers, local militia together with peasant’s fought with the attacks ding heroically so that their children can run.
‘Good old times’ he thought and let out a quite sight and started to explain what happened for the first time in this land he is going to tell the truth.
“Well…” he started. “I noticed Ms. Fluttershy was peeking and looking at me from the corner, and it was happening sometimes in arrow so after a while I tried to start a conversation. So I have gone in another place other than the hallway and Ms. Fluttershy,I think looked for me so I appeared and gently placed a hand on her shoulder and greeted her.” He finished with a light bow with his head toward Fluttershy that was still hiding behind Celestia.
She looked at him for a moment and after a while Cendence broke the silence and approved that he said the same thing to them. Shining also nodded and awaited Celestias reaction, of course as a “Awesome” pony Rainbow Dash had to enter the conversation by flying in front of Sauron and looking into his helmet trying to look into his eyes but his head was too big.
“This doesn’t prove that you didn’t do something to my best friend!” she yelled at Sauron and he just politely blowed her away with wind from his lungs.
Rainbow Dash flew away from him for a couple meters and she didn’t approached him again when she received angry look from Princess Luna saying that she should stop. Celestia still wasn’t sure if she should give the right to Discord or to Sauron that was saying the truth and actually winning because of Fluttershy's own look at what happened. However she had to ask one more thing to at least make a draw between the two, she didn’t want to upset Discord that was close to her heart a couple of years earlier.
“Did you taunt him or insult Fluttershy while fighting with Discord or before all this?” she asked and there was a moment of silence but finally Sauron answered.
“Y-Yes I did, I won’t lie about it, and I will also say that indeed I tried to use very lethal force to stop the fight before it’s all will evolve to what it is now.” He said with his head down with a tone of regret.
The guards that still were pointing their weapons on him were now looking at them self in disbelief that he wanted to harm so much the Lord Of Chaos. Of course some thought that it would have been better and others not, but they all been silent. However Luna and Celestia together with the two elements, Shining Armor and Cadence looked really uncomfortable with this information.
“But when I see what Chaos happened when he used very destructive magic while I preferred pure strength, I think the Lord of Chaos just really wanted to do some chaos and used me to it.” Of course Sauron had to insult a little Discord and at the same time wash his hands a little.
“Well yes Discord likes to do some chaos but, he still is in control.” said Celestia trying to actually not take this statement to influence her verdict.
“Since when chaos is controlled? How can you control something made to oppose peace and something that is unpredictable and can stab you in the ba-” Sauron was cut off when he felt Discord’s teleportation spell behind him and pain in his left leg.
He of course looked behind him and not to his surprise Discord stabbed Sauron in the leg with one of the spears that the guards were holding. He of course for the cause of better deceiving everyone, swallowed his pride and kneeled on his knee to show that he is in pain and he tried to catch Discord with his hands.
Everyone looked shocked at this; no one expected such an course of action. Sauron of course couldn’t even predict it, who can predict what is going to happen in a anarchist mind and more importantly a spirit representing Chaos. Sauron hoped that he maybe will be stabbed in the stomach, this sounded really ridiculous but he once got stabbed (Talking about Shadow of Mordor) in the stomach and didn’t hurt him for very long when his Maia powers blocked the pain.
Discord however teleported forward and now Sauron “tried” to stand up and hit him with his hand, however Discord with blood red eyes snapped his finger and not only avoided Sauron’s try to hit him but also he summoned a longsword in the air. Sauron’s hope for what he thought earlier was rising and his plan would work even though it won’t be too nice in feeling.
So Sauron lifted his hands into the air and he tried to hit him with both of his hands, of course he stretched so much that he allowed him to see a tiny opening where his armor revels some of the clothes and robes under his Armor to make him stab him there. Discord just looked at the place where Sauron meant to reveal and charged.
He took the bait, and Sauron was smiling but it turned into a frown when Discord stabbed him into his stomach.
“Ahhhhgh!” Sauron moaned a little in pain only for the effect and to show that Discord causes him pain to make the alicorns intervene.
And yes they indeed did intervene; both Luna and Celestia used their magic to cast a shield over Sauron to protect him from Discords aggression. Fluttershy was just about to be heart broken when she saw how Discord reacted even though they both agreed not to be aggression and he promised her when their little foal was born that he won’t be aggressive or brutal.
Discord however now gasping and looking at what he saw ,managed to get back to his senses and saw that everyone was looking at him angrily, even the guards now started to protect Sauron rather than guard him. He saw Luna that looked at him with a very displeased look and Celestia's that didn’t know what was happening, and begged for him to stop. He saw Cadence and Shining Armor looking at him with fear, and some sort of sadness in them, he then looked at his foe that was acting so good that even Discord bought it and got on the ground and was now very worried about…
“Fluttershy.” He said and saw his wife in tears again sobbing and sniffing.
This time he made her cry, again he made her cry just like that one time when Tirek had them in bubbles and wanted the Alicorn magic from Twilight, and he said that he is sorry. He turned into a monster and the only thing he needed now was more sorrow from his wife, he promised to be diplomatic and gentle and not aggressive and brutal. He promised to use chaos for good as much as he could.
However he tried to approach but everyone with Fluttershy did a step back, the guards now even weren’t sure if they should attack or not if he makes more attempts to approach. However a clear order from Shining Armor to put the spears down annihilated the possibility that more blood will be shed today.
Discord got on his knees and put his hand in the air as a guest of surrender, right then Luna and Celestia dropped the shield off Sauron that now had a clear view of what is going to happen. Not only his plan worked but one of the most powerful beings on this continent was defeated maybe not by strength in a duel but by words and trickery Sauron managed to make.
Rainbow Dash that was flying above everyone and observed, said nothing and even though she wanted to defend Discord she still couldn’t believe he made such an stupid attempt and didn’t wait for Celestia to accuse Sauron for all. He had this in his pocket but he broke, she would be like a wall if she was on his place and she would not fall for any of these insult’s (we all know it’s bullshit thou)
But Sauron only for fun and for the sake of his victory he stood up and got attention of all the ponies now looking at him, he then grabbed the sword in his stomach and pulled it out slowly making a little fountain and at the end he very quickly pulled it out, and as a bonus, painted Celestia's head pink for a little amount of time.
“Nonononononononononono someone give me a towel for Faust sake!” She yelled and panicked while Cadence with Shining looked at Sauron that now was pulling out the spear from his left leg
Luna tried to calm down her sister with saying that everything is alright and it’s only a dye and it will go away, while she herself got dirty and started panic to wash the blood out of her mane. It was really ridiculous now that the guards almost vomited and they really were trained to prepare and see such things but they didn’t because of the long peace in Equestria.
Discord just looked at Fluttershy and she on the princesses and from the blood dropping of Sauron’s wounds, she really was about to faint and not come back for a good amount of time but then she saw some pony that should not yet attend to see what was happening here.She saw Princess Flurry heart trying to get pass the pegasi and other guards guarding the entrance to this bottom part of the palace.
So she quickly flew to her and tried to convince her that nothing wrong was happening and everything was alright. Discord of course looked why she did that and he was happy that it wasn’t meant to fly towards Sauron and treat him because of what he has done to him, even now he felled anger towards him but maybe he has done wrong.
When Celestia and Luna finally were now clean and Celestia didn’t see any more pink on her face and Luna didn’t see her mane red rather than deeply night sky blue, the both sisters approached Discord and Sauron that were facing each other but each of them were sitting while Cadence and Shining escorted Flurry back to her room. Sauron unsummoned his Armor and managed to accept a CEASEFIRE with Discord but only for a little amount of time, while other thought it was peace between them.
“So…”Celestia said calming down. “Both of you will hold the responsibility for the destruction of all the floors. Discord will help rebuild this place and Lords Sauron’s help to get back will be stopped for so long until the recovery of the palace.” She said and already Sauron regretted the peace agreement with Discord.
“We also called a fashionista from ponyville to make new clothes for you Lord Sauron of Mordor, she will arrive in two days.” Luna added and Celestia nodded.
Sauron indeed was almost nude, he of course still had his clothes but most of his legs and chest with the injuries were revealed and what’s worse he needed a string to make the tunic of his now not fall and reveal his personal areas. Of course he won’t let anyone see him like this, only once he gave permission to someone to see him naked, and all he has to say that the girl was rather in pleasure after the night in Númenor.
“I’m grateful.” he said still having his hands placed and the bondages that the doctors put on him, he was immortal and something like this wouldn’t even be close to destroy his body.
“We would also like to apologize for Discords behavior.” Said Celestia and looked at him and then added „But please do not make actions like that in the future.” She said to both of them even though she looked at Sauron, while she was peeping on his ring all the time.
Sauron saw this and put his hand into the pocket that still somehow survived even though he didn’t fight in his clothes, apparently his clothes interact with his armor now. But this isn’t something that bugs him or anything he just wants to get a room and sleep for the first time since he got defeated at the bottom of Mt. Doom.
“Can we depart?” he asked and Cendence nodded her head in approval and a maid approached Sauron and asked to follow her.
When Sauron arrived in his room almost at the last floor, he didn’t even bother to look around his new temporary “home” he rather approached the balcony and stepped outside. He saw that the moon was already in the sky in its full bright. It reminded him of Middle-Earth and of his little adventures in his wolf from.
While going to the balcony he saw that his bed was red colored and was so big like the noble room, in his old fortress that was for the ambassadors or royalty that was coming from Harad or the Easterlings lands. He saw a couple mirrors something representing a mushroom and some tables, a carpet and the walls were painted blue.
When he opened the door to the balcony he was greeted with fresh air and light wind in his long hair, it was a very enjoyable moment indeed. It reminded him of the forsaken or rather foreSINKEN island of Númenor that he managed to sink with his powers of deceiving, while also making chaos there. He saw the lands and lights in homes that indicated that the citizens were going to sleep, and to think all this could be his if he plays the cards right.
“I wish I had a Palantír…” He said to himself wanting to explore through the stone the land he resides in.
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“And what is a Palantír?” Asked a familiar voice now stepping on the balcony.
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