The draconequus surveyed his surroundings, taking in the scent of foliage that had taken over the ruins of what was once his castle.  Well, he thought to himself, not entirely mine.  The castle, once a massive structure that represented the power he and his Queen held in their respective limbs, was reduced to simple rubble, unable to stand against the relentless assault of his beautiful chaos.  He stood in what was once the throne room, now missing a roof and the once-elegant stained glass windows were completely gone, with the shattered pieces scattered all over the cold stone floor.  Only one throne remained, the other split in many parts, with the pieces thrown about the stairs leading up to the platform with the remaining throne.  The imposing pillars that had held the weight of the ceiling were now either gone or in pieces, scattered about the room.  Now, the Everfree Forest had taken over the majority of the castle.  Vines and ferns were all over the throne room, with all but the centermost areas covered in foliage.  Suddenly, Discord heard the ruffling of feathers and two thumps behind him, and the draconequus turned his head slowly towards the sound.  He saw two ponies before him, both elegant and beautiful in their own right, but the white one before him brought a cocktail of emotions and memories to his mind.  He strolled casually toward Celestia, a smirk of contempt on his face.  “Good evening, my Queen, forgive me for not tidying up a bit, but you just didn’t give me the chance to-“ A white hoof flashed in front of him and struck his face, bringing him to one knee.  Discord spat crimson on the ground, and got up from his kneeling position.  Smiling devilishly, he locked eyes once again with the white alicorn in front of him.  

“I see you still bring pain wherever you go, Tia.”

The white pony’s face hardened, betraying her thoughts to the draconequus.  “My name is Queen Celestia, Discord.  And I’m here to put an end to your rampage.  You will pay for what you have done”  

The draconequus raised an eyebrow in mock surprise.  “Oh?  So I’m the only culprit?  Have you even considered the role you played in the demise of your precious Harmony?  And don’t you think we should at least tell little Lulu why this is happening?”  He shifted his gaze to the dark-pelted pony beside Celestia.  She was much younger than her older sister, if she wasn’t an alicorn, Discord would have mistaken her for a teenager.  But he knew better.  Luna stared back at him, white-hot fury burning in her eyes.  

“My name. is. Princess Luna.” she growled.  

The draconequus smiled down at the moon princess.  “Oh, I know that my dear.  But I don’t see the harm in using pet names.”  The hate in Luna’s eyes only intensified.  Queen Celestia put a hoof out in front of her sister, blocking her from Discord’s view.  

“Leave Luna out of this, Discord, our quarrel doesn’t concern her.”  

Discord looked at the Queen of Harmony quizzically, with an eyebrow raised.  “Doesn’t it?  She certainly looks like she wants to tear me limb from limb, but I can say the same thing about you, come to think about it.  I mean, you’ve already torn my heart apart, so what left is there to tear?”  He paused, relishing in the sweet joy of watching Luna’s face become shrouded with confusion and Celestia’s with a mix of rage, sorrow and contempt. “So tell me my Queen, does your little sister even know my side of our sad little tale?”  

Celestia’s face became shrouded in anger once more.  “No, and she doesn’t need to, either.  Your actions are inexcusable and you need to pay for what you’ve done!”  

Discord smirked, looking Celestia in the eyes.  “I disagree.”  And with unnatural, break-neck speed he lunged at Luna, and put the palm of his clawed paw on her forehead.  Neither Celestia nor Luna had any time to react.  Luna could only give out a yelp of surprise before the contact between the two beings brought a flood of images and emotions to her mind.  It didn’t take her long to realize that they were memories, and none of them were hers.  She passed out, unable to process all the feelings and emotions being transferred.  Soon the images began to take shape, like a movie being played out in her head, except this movie was accompanied with feeling.  She could not only see everything from Discord’s point of view, but she could feel everything.  His emotions overwhelmed hers, and like a dream, the unconscious Luna watched Discord’s life being played out in her head.  

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