It was a bright and early morning. Junior found himself walking along the path to Sweet Apple Acres. He carried a bag with his lunch at his side. Today, he was going to give it all that he's got for work. No doubt he'd impress Applejack with his work. He had to make up for his slack as of late.

As Junior made his way to the orchard, he began to notice some rather queer things. The boy saw that a herd of rabbits were running through the orchard. But, these rabbits bore long, gangly legs, much like a giraffe's. Above in the sky, pink fluffy clouds floated above. The air carried the smell of something sweet. It was here that Junior realized that the clouds were in fact made up of cotton candy. The clouds rumbled, as rain made up of chocolate descended upon the earth.

"What the...?" Junior began to navigate through the orchard, his eye twitching. If the boy wasn't sure before, he was certain now. He had clearly gone mad. The boy exclaimed as he saw that the apples in the orchard had grown to be several times larger than his head. The weight of the newly grown apples caused the trees to bend and droop off to the side. Junior just stared, completely slack jawed. He began to chuckle rather manically.

"That's it. I officially snapped. I guess turning into a girl was the straw that broke the camel's back for me. Surprised I didn't lose it a long time ago," said Junior, sighing as he felt the chocolate rain beginning to pelt him. He suddenly heard some frantic shouting. It was coming from his friends.

The Transmutant bolted off further into the Apple family's property. He eventually made it to the outer property lines, where the apple trees neighbored corn fields. The corn kernels had all been turned into popcorn, leaving mounds of it in the fields.

Junior found that the Main 6 were working to solve this rather bizarre situation. It was here that Junior felt relief, knowing that he hadn't completely lost his mind. Not if his friends were seeing the same things that he was.

Fluttershy was frantically trying to tame the animals, as they devoured the enormous apples that hung from the trees. Rainbow Dash was stuck to the sticky cotton candy clouds. Pinkie was gorging herself on all of the popcorn and chocolate rain that she could consume. Rarity was standing around in a rain coat and umbrella, not providing any help as to avoid getting soiled. Applejack was buried in popcorn, a look of despair on her face as she watched her farm suffer from the chaotic mess that went on.

"Please tell me that Twilight has a trick up her sleeve," said Junior as he turned his attention to the petite elf.

"My fail safe spell... failed!" Twilight exclaimed.

"Damn." Junior cursed. Before he could further lament on the situation, Twilight suddenly barked out orders to her friends. Together, the Main 6, with the exception of Pinkie Pie and Rarity, began to round up the cotton candy storm clouds down to the earth. Fluttershy drew the attention of the animals, which swarmed the grounded clouds and consumed them to their hearts desire. Junior smiled as he made his way over to join his friends.

"Nicely done. I saw you make quick work of this mess from back here," said Junior, pointing behind himself. His friends met him with smiles.

"We're not out of the woods yet. Some funny things have been happening today. But so long as we don't give up, we can accomplish anything!" said Twilight, a determined smile on her face. Spike suddenly clutched his gut as his cheeks puffed up. The young dragon belched flames, spawning a scroll. Twilight quickly grabbed the scroll and read through it. Her eyes widened, a gasp escaping her lips.

"Come on girls! Princess Celestia wants to see us all in Canterlot immediately!" said Twilight. Everyone shared worried looks at the girl's urgent tone. Whatever it was couldn't have been good. They had a hunch that the shenanigans they've witnessed were related to the letter.

"Hey, count me in!" said Junior.

A couple of hours had passed. Junior found himself jogging alongside the Main 6 in Canterlot castle's courtyard. While the girls were specifically summoned, Junior wasn't going to sit this out. He felt obligated to know whatever bad was happening in the land. Even if he wasn't, he still wasn't going to let his friends go on an adventure on their own. He was going to have their back, no matter what. Besides, he thought that hopefully he could find an appropriate opportunity to speak with Celestia.

The group burst through the large doors, leading into the castle foyer. Inside, Celestia was pacing about on the stair case, appearing anxious.

"Princess Celestia! We came as fast as we could!" called Twilight. The group had jogged into the room, skidding to a halt at the bottom of the stairs.

"Thank you, Twilight. Thank you all." greeted Celestia in a grave tone. She then noticed Junior among them. She appeared surprised, but also lightly frown, as she avoided eye contact with the boy. Junior's eyes were downcast.

"Is this about the weather? And the animals’ weird behavior? What's happening out there?! Why isn't my magic working?! Is there-" Twilight was babbling questions before Celestia could answer. The princess raised her hand, silencing Twilight.

"Follow me." said Celestia. The group had followed Celestia through the castle. They were currently walking down a hall where stained glass windows lined the walls.

"I've called you all here for a matter of great importance. It seems an old foe of mine, someone I thought I defeated long ago, has returned." said Celestia gravely. Junior was walking alongside Fluttershy, his attention focused on the Avatar's story. He caught Fluttershy stalling and wandering off to the side in his peripheral vision. He stopped and turned, finding Fluttershy staring at the ground. She then slowly looked up, beholding a stained glass window of a figure that was familiar to Junior. An amalgamous beast.

"His name is Discord," said Celestia. Fluttershy yelped as she saw the depiction of the beast on the stained glass. She then hid behind Junior. Junior was dumbfounded at what he had heard and saw.

"As in..." Junior was wide eyed. There was no doubt about it. The creature on the window definitely resembled the stone statue that was in the gardens.

"Discord is the mischievous spirit of disharmony. Before my sister and I stoned him, he ruled Equestria in an eternal state of unrest and unhappiness." said Celestia. The group looked upon a stained glass that depicted Discord using an Elf, a Valkyrie and an Earthbound as marionettes. The humans were in a state of misery. It was a rather haunting image to say the least.

"Luna and I saw how miserable life was for the Earthbounds, Valkyries, and Elves alike! So, after discovering the Elements of Harmony, we combined our powers and rose up against him! Turning him to stone." said Celestia, her voice filled with triumph. Junior saw a stained glass that depicted Celestia and Luna flying around Discord as he was in stone.

"Alright Princess!" cheered Rainbow. The group continued down further with Celestia as she continued to tell her tale.

"I thought the spell we cast would keep him contained forever. However, since Luna and I are no longer connected to the Elements, the spell has been broken." said Celestia. Twilight looked to her with a puzzled expression.

"'No longer connected'?" asked Twilight. The group had stopped at the end of the hall, where a large dome shape was over them. A large door stood in place in front of them.

"This is Canterlot tower, which is where the Elements are kept inside. Since all of you recovered them, I need you to wield the Elements of Harmony once again and stop Discord! Or he will thrust all of Equestria into eternal chaos!" said Celestia in urgency.

"But why us? Why don't you-" Twilight was interrupted by Pinkie.

"Hey look! We're famous!" said Pinkie as she pointed to a stained glass with the girls wielding the elements, defeating Nightmare moon.

"You six have shown the full potential of the Elements. By harnessing the magic of your friendship to beat a mighty foe." said Celestia. She lowered herself closer to Twilight, focusing on her.

"Although Luna and I once wielded the Elements, it is you who now control their power. And it is you who must defeat Discord!" said Celestia, displaying her wings. Her tone gave the group the idea of the gravity of the entire situation. The girls all looked to each other in worry, concern, and uncertainty. But, Twilight stepped forward with a determined look.

"Princess, you can count on-" Pinkie stepped up and raised her hand.

"Hold on a second!" cried Pinkie. She then stared into Twilight's eyes. "Eternal chaos comes with chocolate rain you guys. Chocolate rain!"

"Pinkie..." Junior growled with a stern look. The Earthbound shrugged at him.

"Don't listen to her princess. We'd be honored to use the Elements of Harmony again." said Twilight. Celestia nodded, stepping up to the door. She stuck out her index finger and held it near the hole in the door. An aura engulfed her finger and shot into the hole, causing the door to glow as it slowly opened. A bright flash blinded the group, they regained their vision and beheld a case covered in gems.

"Ooh~ You can keep the elements. I'll take that case!" said Rarity.

"I have full confidence that you will be able to defeat Discord, with these." said Celestia as she levitated the case forward. As she opened the case, there was nothing inside. The entire group gasped in shock. Celestia was shocked herself, suddenly dropping the case. Everyone was silent, staring at the case slack-jawed.

"Oh, well. If anyone need me, I'll be outside in the chocolate puddles with a giant straw!" said Pinkie, taking off from the group. Junior's shoulders slumped.

"Welp. We're boned," said Junior.

"The elements, they're gone!" exclaimed Twilight. The group surrounded the empty case that lied on the ground. Celestia was pacing around the room.

"That chamber is protected by a powerful spell that only I can break. This doesn't make sense!" said Celestia. Junior was able to sense how tense she was from the mystery. He was beginning to feel anxious at what would happen next. Just then, the halls echoed with maniacal laughter.

"Make sense? Ooh, what fun is there in making sense?" asked a male voice. The humans and Transmutant searched for the source of the voice. Junior tensed his muscles, preparing for any fight.

"Discord. Show yourself!" shouted Celestia. A chuckle escaped from the voice, echoing in the halls.

"Did you miss me, Celestia?" asked the voice. The group searched for the voice. A flash appeared over on the stained glass that depicted Discord with the human marionettes. The image of Discord started moving.

"I missed you" said the voice. The image of Discord was speaking, making eye contact with Celestia. The image of Discord flew from the glass, appearing on the other glass that depicted the girls and the Elements of Harmony.

"But you wouldn't know that would you? Because I don't turn people into stone!" sneered Discord.

"Enough! What have you done with the Elements of Harmony?!" demanded Celestia. Her wings flared as the tone of her voice turned sharp.

"Oh, I just borrowed them for a teensy little while." answered Discord. He snapped his lion claws, causing the image of the Elements of Harmony to vanish.

"You'll never get away with this, Discord!" said Celestia. A glare focused on the beast. Discord sat on the pedestal that held the elements in boredom as he looked for dirt on his claws.

"Oh, I remember how grim you can be Celestia. It's really quite boring." said Discord.

"Hey! Nobody insults the princess!" shouted Rainbow. She flew toward the stained glass window. Discord snapped his claws and disappeared. Rainbow rammed into the stained glass. She moaned as her eyes rolled in a dazed state. Discord reappeared in a larger form of himself back on the stained glass.

"You must be Rainbow Dash! Famed for her loyalty, the Element of Harmony you represent." said Discord.

"That's right! I'll always be loyal to the princess!" declared Rainbow. Discord disappeared in a flash.

"We'll see..." said Discord. His voice echoed in the halls.

"I can't believe we're wasting our time talking to a tacky window." said Rarity. Discord reappeared in the stained glass window behind her.

"The beautiful Rarity! Representing the Element of Generosity, if I'm not mistaken."

"So ya know who we are. Big deal!" said Applejack in an annoyed tone.

"Oh, I know much more than that. Honest Applejack." replied Discord. He had grown in size within the stained glass window.

"You seem to know our strengths too." said Twilight as she glared at the spirit of disharmony. Discord disappeared, reappearing on the first stained glass window that he was on.

"Yes, Twilight Sparkle. And yours is the most powerful and elusive Element. Magic." replied Discord. "Fluttershy's is kindness and Pinkie Pie's is a most favorite of mine! Laughter."

Pinkie was holding her hand up to her mouth, as she was holding in a laugh.

"Pinkie!" called Twilight. Pinkie suddenly bursts into full blow laughter.

"He's standing on your *hihi* -head!" laughed Pinkie. Discord was standing on the image of Twilight's, depicted in the stained glass, head. He chuckled as he thrust his arms forward and back and walked in place on the image of Twilight's head. Twilight silenced Pinkie with a disapproving glare.

"Hey, freak! You done playing games?" asked Junior. Discord's ears perked up at the sound of his voice. He had a mischievous smile as he faced the boy.

"Freak? That's the pot calling the kettle black, wouldn't you agree?" asked Discord. Junior's heart jumped in his chest. His eyes widened, his pupils became pinpricks. Anxiety threatened to creep in.

"It's not polite to call names, young Gojira Takeshi Junior. Didn't your father ever teach you to respect your elders?" asked Discord, mockingly.

"So you know me too..." Junior spoke, attempting to keep a brave face. But, the fact that the creature had rattled off and nearly exposed him sent him into internal dread. He knew that he did it to provoke him. It nearly worked.

"Of course I know you! We're best friends, aren't we?" asked Discord with a hearty laugh.

"What's he talking about?" asked Twilight, confused.

"I uh... I used to hang out in the statue gardens as a kid. There was a statue of him that I would spend time with. I treated it as sort of an imaginary friend. I guess that was really him," said Junior, his tone small.

"Really?" asked Rainbow, oddly. Junior sighed heavily.

"Look, I was a lonely kid growing up," said Junior. Applejack nudged Rainbow, sending the tomboy a look.

"Oh we had such fun times together! You told me so many stories that kept me from being bored out of mind! It wasn't until you got older that you stopped seeing me. Oh how cruel!" Discord cried, rather mockingly.

"What do you want from me? I grew up," said Junior, crossing his arms over his chest.

"Aw but we had an unbreakable bond, you and I! You even told me your thoughts and secrets! Even your more... darker secrets," said Discord. Everyone sent Junior a questioning look, but the boy was dead silent. He appeared pale, his hands trembling.

"You say anything else, I swear..." Junior's expression hardened.

"I wouldn't dream of it, old pal! We misfits have to stick together!" Discord winked. Celestia suddenly stood in Junior's path, glaring at the stained glass window.

"Leave him alone," said Celestia, sternly. Discord snorted.

"Ooh! Mama Bear's baring her fangs! You're such a hoot! It's not like you actually care about him. You're just looking out for him because of some moral obligation because you were friends with his old man," said Discord, dismissively.

Celestia narrowed her eyes at the spirit of disharmony. She rarely got worked up. But, Discord was one of the very few who was able to get under her skin. And he was pushing all of the buttons that he could to get rise out her. She couldn't lose her composure. She had to show strength.

"A bond behind parent and child is special, isn't it? Don't you find it shameful that you're trying to replace the boy's mother?" asked Discord, sneering. Celestia clenched her fists, as a small spark of magic engulfed her hands. She gritted her teeth, meeting the draconequus with a stern look.

"Stop stalling, Discord! What have you done with the Elements of Harmony?!" demanded Celestia. By some miracle, she managed to keep herself from lashing out. As much as she despised the creature, she couldn't let wrath cloud her mind. Blind rage would solve nothing. Discord groaned in disappointment.

"Ugh. So boring, Celestia. Really. Fine, I'll tell you. But I'll only tell you, my way," said Discord, before he disappeared. His image began to appear on the different stain glass windows.

"To retrieve your missing elements, just make sense of this change of events. Twists and turns are my master plan. Then find the elements, back where you began," said Discord, before returning to the window, where the three marionette humans lied. His image returned to its original pose, before flashing. Discord laughed sinisterly, as his voice faded into the air.

"Can we go home now" whimpered Fluttershy.

"What do you reckon he meant, 'twists and turns' and ending back where we started?" asked Applejack, confused. Twilight pondered the riddle, making her way to the window.

"Twists and turns. Twists and turns." Twilight turned her gaze out the window. She beheld a great labyrinth, made up of tall hedges. Flags were posted, blowing into the wind.

"Twists and turns! That's it! I bet Discord hid the Elements in the palace labyrinth!" Twilight exclaimed.

"Good luck. The fate of Equestria is in your hands," said Celestia, placing a hand on Twilight's shoulder. The girls bowed to the Avatar.

"Thanks, Princess. We won't let you down!" Twilight led the rest of the Main 6 out of the throne room, as Discord's ominous laughter filled the air.

Soon, there was only Junior and Celestia in the throne room. The pair stood in an awkward silence. Junior cleared his throat.

"I-I should... Probably help them out," said Junior as he began to walk off.

"Of course," said Celestia, her tone small. As Junior was about to leave, he stopped. The boy sighed to himself. Perhaps now was the best time that he had to speak with her. Otherwise later, he'd just get cold feet. Junior turned back around and made his way back over to the Avatar.

"On second thought, I'll sit this one out. They're strong girls. I'd just get in the way," said Junior. Celestia lightly frowned.

"Don't sell yourself short. You've proven yourself capable on handling danger," said Celestia. She then looked away.

"But to be honest, I'm relieved that you won't be putting yourself at risk," said Celestia.

"And Twilight putting herself at risk is acceptable?" asked Junior.

"I didn't mean it like that. Of course, I'd rather that she and her friends wouldn't be put into this position. But they're our only hope," said Celestia. Junior's eyes were downcast. He always had a way at making things worse. Who was he to start making such accusations to the princess? He really was a jerk. Junior let out a long sigh. He turned to the Avatar with his head bowed. He suddenly got onto his hands and knees. He bowed himself onto the ground, his face on the ground.

"Wh-What are you doing?" asked Celestia, in shock.

"Princess Celestia, I want to apologize to you. I'm sorry for my behavior the other night. It was shameful of me to disrespect you, after everything that you have done for me," said Junior.

"J-Junior," Celestia approached the boy, crouching low to the ground.

"My actions and words were inexcusable. I've dishonored you and the memory of my father. I'm not deserving of the kindness that you've shown me these last 9 years," said Junior.

"Junior, please stand up." Celestia's voice began to break, her eyes stinging.

"I just didn't want to worry you anymore! I left Canterlot because I thought it'd relieve you of the burden that I've placed on you! I'm sorry!" Junior cried, trembling in place. Celestia brought her hand on the boy's face and brought him up, revealing his puffy eyes. He found the princess to be staring at him with a tearful smile.

"You were never a burden to me, Junior. I cherished every day that we spent together in these walls. From teaching you Equish, comforting you when you were suffering from night terrors, scolding you..." Celestia let out a small giggle. She caressed the boy's cheek as her tears continued to fall.

"I love you, Junior. To me, you were the son that I never had. That's why I always treated you as such. I never meant to replace your real mother," said Celestia. Junior sniffled.

"Forget what I said. I didn't mean it. I just...." Junior swallowed the lump in his throat. He recalled what Twilight had told him. He had to be sincere.

"I love you too. Just as I loved my real mother," said Junior. Celestia pulled the boy into a tight embrace, resting her head on his shoulder. She caressed his head, as the boy wrapped his arms around her. All she could think of the young boy that she embraced after waking up from a nightmare, too afraid to return to sleep. Now, that boy was growing into a man. How fast time has passed.

Later, the pair found themselves making their way to the train station. Junior stood at the station as a train arrived. He looked back at Celestia, who seemed to be glowing. She seemed much happier than she had been moments ago. That was good. Junior himself felt the weight on his shoulders finally lifted.

"Are you certain you don't want to wait for Twilight and the others?" asked Celestia.

"No, I have complete faith in them. I should probably fill in the others back home of what's happening. Maybe get ready for an early celebration," said Junior, playfully. Celestia smiled.

"All aboard for Ponyville!" shouted the train attendant.

"Sorry, gotta go. I'll see ya as soon as Discord's beaten!" said Junior as he made his way to the train. Celestia waved to the boy with a warm smile.

"I look forward to it."

Soon, Junior boarded the train. He took a seat by the window, where he continued to wave to the princess. Celestia waved as the train rolled along the tracks, leaving the station. The Avatar sighed to herself happily, feeling at peace. There was a sudden tremor, causing the Avatar to gasp. She turned to find a cloud of smoke to be rising from the castle grounds. A sense of dread fell over her.

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It was late noon. Junior found himself sitting in the train to Ponyville. He was snoozing in his seat, having drifted off to sleep. As he slept, his brows began to crinkle.

"Even your darkest secret." Discord's voice echoed in the boy's head. He winced, as he dreamt. What Junior saw were images that he dreaded seeing. He beheld the horrified looks of the Main 6. They backed away from him fearfully. All Junior had to do was look at his hands to see what had them so frightened. All he saw were scaly and clawed hands.

The boy was suddenly awakened by a loud screech. He yelped as he felt the train having hit the breaks. Passengers exclaimed in fright as they felt the force push against them, as the train skidded along the tracks. The train soon came to a stop.

"Is everyone OK?!" asked the train attendant, making his way through the car. Junior winced as he rubbed his eyes. He gasped at what he saw.

From outside of the window, he saw that a great herd of giraffe legged rabbits were stampeding across the tracks, in the path of the train. Once they cleared the tracks, he found that the station was just walking distance. But Ponyville itself was what sent Junior's stomach into knots.

The town was shrouded in cotton candy clouds, raining down chocolate rain. The ground was covered in checkered patterns. Buildings were floating in the air above, along with chunks of earth. The town hall was also floating in the center of the town, having been inverted. Thunder roared into the air. Citizens were exclaiming in shock as they beheld the chaos of the town.

"Oh no." Junior bolted out of his seat and made his way to the train car door. He pried it open and rushed out to the town. He wondered how things could have gotten this bad. He was certain that the Main 6 would be able to pull off beating Discord. But things have gotten worse.

Soon, Junior found himself entering the town. He found the towns people to be fleeing from the chaos. They fled from stampeding giraffe legged bunnies, ballerina buffalos, cotton candy rain clouds. There were even more bizarre things that appeared.

Junior exclaimed as a house sized disembodied head floated in the air. It was a man with a large round nose, a dark mustache, and a red cap with an 'M' on it.

"Oh, hello! Can I sing a song for you?" asked the head, speaking in a bubbly Italian accent.

"Uh..." Junior awkwardly stood. The disembodied head then took a breath. Music began to play in the air. Junior gasped as more strange things appeared. One of them was a chocolate anthropomorphic rabbit, carrying a harmonica. The second was a goofy looking purple dragon covered in green polka dots playing a violin.

"When the moon light hits your eye~! Like a big pizza pie, that's amore~!" The head sang, as it spun in the air. Junior quickly left the area, as the head continued to sing. As the boy navigated through the chaotic town, he stopped once a poof of colorful smoke got in his path. From the smoke emerged a head sized tooth, with arms and eyes.

"Hey there, I'm Professor Toothy!" said the tooth, speaking in a high voice..

"The fuck?!" Junior exclaimed, falling onto his rear. He scooted back as the tooth levitated towards him with a big smile.

"You should always brush your teeth in between meals! And you should also find a chance to indulge in a nice tasty lamb chop!" said the tooth, as he held out a sticky piece of meat by the bone.

"N-No thanks! I'm more of a beef, chicken and fish guy anyway!" said Junior with a nervous smile. The tooth began to approach, his smile having grown wider.

"Oh, but lamb chops are a big part of proper tooth care! Don't you want to taste this spice delectable lamb choooop?"" said the tooth, speaking in a rather creepy tone.

"That's not true! Get away from me, you creep!" said Junior, as he felt his hand touch a powdery substance. He turned and found a mound of white powder to have been lying beside him. The powder coated the ground like snow. Junior brought his hand up to himself and licked the powder, smacking his lips.

"Sugar?"

"Oh no! Did you know that sugary foods are a leading cause to tooth decay? When you consume them, the enamel that protects your teeth is exposed to harmful acids!" said the tooth. Junior eyed the sugar, then the floating tooth.

"You don't say..."

Junior suddenly tossed a handful of sugar at the tooth. The tooth suddenly screamed in agony, as his enamel surface began to decay, exposing soft pink tissue beneath. His eyes were blood shot and exposed.

"Oh fuck!" Junior exclaimed in shock. The tooth continued to scream as he painfully levitated towards Junior, attempting to give the boy the lamb chop.

"Oh Gods." Junior winced as he reluctantly took the lamb chop from the tooth. The tooth then wailed as he began to float away, his voice growing quieter the further he got. Junior grimaced.

"Shit, now I feel awful," said Junior, before tossing aside the lamb chop. He looked around as he found citizens tormented by the oddities that were now infesting their town. He looked to the sky as the sun and moon began to rise and set in almost an instant. The time of day was changing rather quickly.

"It's complete chaos," said Junior, as the day switched for a few moments, before settling on the day. Discord's power was frightening. Junior gasped once he took notice of the Main 6. He noticed that they held disdain looks, focused on each other. Their bodies and clothes were a dull grey color. They were storming off from each other. The boy began to make his way over, but was unable to catch up to any of them. But, Fluttershy was heading in his general direction in the air.

"Fluttershy! Down here!" Junior called. The Valkyrie descended to the ground in front of him, shooting him a dirty look. The boy recoiled at her gaze.

"Shy? What happened? Why are you... grey?" asked Junior. Fluttershy huffed.

"Well, if it isn't the good for nothing that abandoned us?" Fluttershy spoke snobbishly. Her rude tone was a huge contrast from her usual sweet and timid tone.

"What?" asked Junior, confused.

"Did Mommy Celestia fix you up a nice sandwich while we were wasting time saving the world?" asked Fluttershy, mockingly.

"Fluttershy, why are you talking like this? What the hell happened?" asked Junior, incredulous. Fluttershy groaned in exasperation.

"You are sooooo annoying! How about you stop being so needy and act like a man?" said Fluttershy. Junior couldn't fathom what was happening. Fluttershy had gone from kind to cruel. Never would she say these things to anyone. The boy grabbed her by the shoulders.

"Shy, what happened?!" asked Junior. Fluttershy suddenly thrashed and shoved the boy off of herself.

"Ew! Get off of me, you pervert!" shouted Fluttershy.

"Pervert?!" exclaimed Junior, in shock.

"If you want to touch girls, then go see Mosura and hop in the shower with her!" spat Fluttershy. The boy was stunned. He wondered why this was happening. What has happened to his kind friend?

"I can't believe that I actually called myself your friend! You're nothing but a big, stupid, pathetic loser!" Fluttershy spat with disdain. Junior stepped back. In his day, he's been called a lot of names. But, it never hurt as much as it did at this moment.

"Shy... You can't mean that," said Junior, softly. Fluttershy huffed as she walked passed Junior, before thrusting the side of her hip against Junior, bumping him to the side.

"I do mean it. And don't call me, 'Shy'. We're no longer friends!" said Fluttershy, before taking to the air. Junior just stood as he found the girl to be leaving from his sight.

"Shy..." Junior called, weakly.

"So you finally decided to show up?" asked a cold, feminine voice. Junior turned, finding Twilight to be standing behind him, her arms crossed over her chest. She was in the same state that Fluttershy was. Just by looking at her, Junior was able to tell that something was wrong with her.

"Twi, what happened?" asked Junior. The elf met him with a glare.

"My friends turned out to be the biggest jerks that I've ever met! That's what happened!" Twilight answered, harshly. Junior recoiled at her tone and glare.

"I thought that together, we could conquer any obstacle. But we couldn't even beat Discord. The Elements of Harmony are useless. They're just garbage!" said Twilight, holding her Element in her hands, glaring at the tiara.

"Twilight, you can't give up. Especially not on your friends. It isn't like you," said Junior. Twilight scoffed.

"I don't have friends anymore. Starting today, our friendship is over! Especially between us!" said Twilight, pointing to Junior and herself. The boy was taken aback. His stomach was in knots.

"But Twilight-"

"Where were you?! Why weren't you there when we needed you?!" demanded Twilight.

"I-I thought that you were capable of doing it without me. I had faith in you. I still do," said Junior, softly. Twilight met him with a hard expression. She inhaled through her nostrils heavily, as though repressing her anger.

"Well, your faith is misplaced," said Twilight as she began to walk passed Junior. She sighed heavily as she stopped, not facing the boy.

"You were right about one thing, Gojira. Friendship is temporary. It doesn't last," said Twilight. Junior gasped as he heard the girl say this. The elf continued to walk away, leaving Junior alone in the chaotic street, as oddities roamed free in Ponyville. Junior lowered his head, as chaos continued to reign upon Ponyville.

The boy began to feel a hole in his chest. His friends had separated. Judging how Twilight and Fluttershy were acting, he could only guess that whatever happened has affected the others too. This meant that his friendship was severed with them as well. He was all alone again.

"It's all my fault, isn't it? If I was there for them..." Junior gritted his teeth. He mentally berated himself for not stepping in to help the Main 6. While he had no control over any of the Elements of Harmony, he could have been able to do something. Anything. So long as he was there, he might have been able to help them succeed in some small way. If he had, Twilight wouldn't have said those last words to him. It was haunting coming from her, being thrown back into his face. He really was a lousy friend.

Junior raised his head as he heard the sound of hearty laughter. He found Discord to be flying around Ponyville, his chaos magic flowing from his paws. He shot bolts of magic all around, spawning more oddities. From strange characters, transforming people or creatures into oddities, or inverting the laws of physics. The boy hardened his expression as Discord continued to laugh at the expense of everything around him.

The Transmutant clenched his fists, storming over to the draconequus. His blood was boiling. Beating himself up over this wasn't going to solve anything. But, he knew beating someone else will.

"Oh, joy! First Ponyville, then all of Equestria!" cried Discord with a laugh, as he held a pinecone in his paw.

"Discord!" Junior shouted. The spirit of chaos turned to find the boy to be approaching, a menacing glare on his face. Discord broke into a wide smile.

"Goji boy! So good to see you again this soon!" said Discord as he tossed the pinecone aside. Like a grenade, it exploded on impact, sending debris and wind all around.

"What did you do to them?" Junior demanded. Discord smirked.

"Oh! You mean the Bearers of the Elements of Harmony? Nothing! They did it to themselves. All I had to do was introduce doubt. They're the ones who allowed it to rule their hearts," said Discord, shrugging innocently.

"Applejack was unable to face a harsh reality and thought it best to believe in lies. Rarity' s generosity was challenged by introducing something that would turn anyone greedy. Pinkie Pie sees that the joke is often on HER. Fluttershy, well I admit I sort of cheated with her but she's been too kind for too long. And Rainbow Dash, she chose her own interests over her friends. And Twilight, all I had to do was let her come to the realization on her own. That Friendship and Harmony are fleeting. I am inevitable," said Discord with a chuckle. Junior glared at the draconequus hatefully.

"You monster. You take everything that's beautiful and true and invert it!" said Junior. Discord snorted.

"Yeesh. Someone's being melodramatic," said Discord, rolling his eyes. Junior growled.

"You won't get away with this Discord! I may not have magic, but I'll use every fiber of my being to stop you and set everything back in order!" said Junior. Discord gasped.

"Is that a challenge?" asked Discord in mock shock.

"You're goddamn right it is!" said Junior, getting into a fighting stance.

"Well, why didn't you say so? Let's get ready to rumble!!" said Discord, clapping his hands together. Suddenly, a boxing ring spawned into existence. Junior found himself standing at a corner in the ring, his eyes wide. There were bleachers set around, giving the area the appearance of a stadium. It got dark, with only a few spot lights to be shining upon the ring. From the air, a microphone descended. Discord stood in the center of the ring, dressed in a coat, bearing a curly mustache.

"Laaaaadies and Gentlemeeeen! Welcome to the fight of the century!" Discord's voice echoed, amplified by the microphone. Junior flinched as he heard cheers from an audience. He found numerous clones of Discord to be seated all around, waving their paws into the air, applauding.

"In this corner, hailing from the Land of the Rising Sun, standing at 6 foot 6, weighing approximately 200 pounds, Goooooojira Takeshi Junioooooor!!" Announcer Discord shouted, pointed to the boy. A spot light shined on Junior, causing him to wince. He heard boos from the audience of clones. Junior scowled in annoyance.

"If this is your way of getting into my head... It's working," said Junior in dismay.

"And in this corner, Equestria's future Lord and Master, the Spirit of Chaos and Disharmony, the charming, elegant, and devilishly handsome..." Announcer Discord bounced his eyebrows, prompting whistles from the crowd. He then pointed to the opposite corner as suspenseful drumming filled the air. Junior groaned as he rolled his eyes.

"DIIIIIISCOOOOOORD!!"

A spot light shined on the opposite corner. Another Discord appeared. This one however sported a pair of boxing shorts. He had a faded black eye and seemed to be protruding his jaw out, giving it a more square appearance. He panted as he made quick jabs with a pair of boxing gloves. Junior rolled his neck as he made his way to the center of the ring. The two fighters met in the center, with a referee Discord to be standing between them. The Draconequus stood, towering over the boy at 9 feet in height, but he kept his neck bent to meet his eyes.

"Ok boys! I want a good clean fight! No hitting below the belt! Now touch gloves!" said Referee Discord.

"I don't have gloves," deadpanned Junior.

"Ey, Gojira! I'ma knock yo block off!" said Boxer Discord, carrying A caricature of a Southern Fillydelphian accent. He held out his gloved fists to the boy. Junior smacked his paws away.

"I don't know about you, but this isn't how you normally start a fight," said Junior flatly.

"Just let me have fun with this," deadpanned Boxer Discord, his voice reverting to normal.

"Whatever, let's just fight!" said Junior.

"OK, round 1!" Referee Discord quickly shouted as a bell quickly rang. Boxer Discord suddenly slugged Junior in the jaw, knocking him to the ground. The audience went wild.

"Whoo! 1 Round knock out! 53 and 0! 53 and 0! Undefeated champion of the world! Where's my belt?!" cried Boxer Discord, raising his fist. Junior groaned as he staggered up to his feet, clutching his jaw.

"53 and 0? I thought I was the only idiot who thought to challenge you in a fight," said Junior, shaking off his disorientation.

"Ey, you want another beating, Goji boy? Let's go!" said Discord, making quick jabs in the air. Junior snarled at the creature's showboating.

"That's it!" Junior lunged for the Draconequus, who swiftly moved to the side. His serpentine body moved fluently, dodging Junior's swinging fists. Discord then moved into Junior's personal space, popping a punch against the boy's nose, causing him to stumble back.

"Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee!" said Boxer Discord, as he continued to move. He proceeded to evade Junior with his slim, flexible body. Junior grew angrier from having missed every strike. This reminded him of the fight with Nightmare Moon. He was again fighting a powerful figure that was doing nothing more than toying with him. This sent him into a blind rage. Junior sprouted claws from his hands and continued lunging at the Draconequus, who just continued to bob and weave out of danger. He suddenly used his tail to trip Junior. The mutant grunted as he punched the ground in frustration before standing. He raised his fists again, but felt Discord suddenly stomp on his foot.

"Ah!" Junior exclaimed in pain. Discord then began to quickly beat his fist against his face, like a common speed bag. The boy's head rattled back with every strike. Soon, the spirit of chaos stopped, leaving Junior in a daze. The boy suddenly collapsed to the ground, seeing stars. Literally, as they flew around above his head.

"ADRIAN!!" Boxer Discord shouted, as he suddenly jumped onto the tight rope, prompting a cheer from the crowd.

"Wait, I thought this was boxing!" Junior exclaimed as Discord jumped into the air, crashing down onto the boy's back. The boy cried out in pain, as Discord lied on top of him, his elbow jabbed into his back.

"Ready to tap out, Goji boy?" asked Discord. Junior glared at him through his pain. He opened his jaws and spewed forth a blast of atomic energy, catching Discord in the tail. He yelped in pain, raising his singed tail with wide eyes.

"Huh. Wasn't expecting that," said Discord to himself. He had a feeling that he should be a bit more careful with this one, least he be barbecued.

"Takeshi do not surrender!" said Junior.

"You asked for it!" said Discord, standing up to his feet. He tossed his gloves aside and grabbed Junior by his ankles. He swung the boy up and over his shoulder to the ground. He did this several times, slamming the Transmutant about like a rag doll. Junior was helpless to fight back. The Draconequus spun the boy around, holding him by the ankles. Junior felt himself in a daze, as the motion began to affect him. The air around him swirled, as he was swung around and around.

"Sayonara, Goji boy!" Discord cackled as he released Junior, sending the boy flying several feet into the air. The Transmutant screamed as he shot high into the sky, passed the cotton candy clouds, but he lost momentum. Gravity brought him falling back down. While in free fall, Junior could only think of his friends and how he had failed them. Just when things seemed like they finally going his way, it all ends in disaster. Junior clenched his eyes shut, as he neared the ground, bracing himself for what was to come.

Suddenly, Junior found himself stop just inches above the ground. He gasped as he was rotated in the air, faced with Mosura Yasu. The girl had her hands raised, as a look of focus was on her. Mosura gently lowered her hands, setting Junior back down onto his feet.

"Oh shit," said Junior in shock. That wasn't magic he saw. It had to be the an extension of the girl's psychic powers. Telekinesis. Mosura met him with a coy smile.

"I would've accepted a 'Thank you too," said Mosura. Rodan and Agirasu suddenly appeared by her side.

"Whoa! What's with the Frankenstein weirdo?" asked Rodan.

"I told you guys that something weird was going on!" said Angirasu.

"Guys... you're all here," said Junior in shock.

"Well yeah. We heard that something was wrong and came to look for you. We're friends after all," said Mosura, meeting the boy with a smile. Junior felt an ache in his chest. He had forgotten that he wasn't alone. He still had friends by his side. The Transmutants nodded to her with a determined smile.

"Thanks. You guys up for a fight?" asked Junior. Rodan chuckled confidently as he popped his knuckles and rolled his neck.

"He don't look so tough," said Rodan.

"I've got your back," said Angirasu, smacking a fist into his pain, a look of excitement on his face. He looked eager to fight.

"Me too," said Mosura. Junior turned to meet the draconequus with a look of defiance. Discord snapped his eagle claws with a flat look, sending the boxing ring and his clones out of existence.

"You're really starting to rain on my parade," said Discord, his tone teetering on a growl. The cotton candy clouds began to grow darker, as thunder roared. Chocolate rain dropped harshly from the clouds.

"Ew! Is this chocolate milk?!" exclaimed Mosura, stiffening as the liquid soaked into her hoodie and hair.

"Give it your best shot, kids!" said Discord in a challenging tone.

Junior grunted as he bolted after the draconequus. The rest of the Mutant 4 followed in suite. As Junior came close, he swung a fist. Discord moved to the side, smacking him with his tail. As Junior fell to the ground, Rodan lunged for the creature and was met by Discord's lion paw. He was engulfed by a bubble and was sent floating away.

Angirasu grunted as he swung a fist towards Discord. But, a small portal appeared in the draconequus's chest. The boy's fist shot through, only to appear out the other end and strike Junior in the face.

"Oh shit! Sorry!" exclaimed Angirasu. Discord suddenly spawned another portal above Angirasu, dropping a ballerina buffalo on top of him. Angirasu groaned as he lied buried under the large mammal.

Mosura grabbed a large candy cane and swung at the draconequus. Discord suddenly drew one out of his own and blocked the attack.

"En garde, my dear!" cried Discord.

The pair swung candy canes at each other much like swords. However, Mosura found herself harshly outmatched against Discord's surprising master swordsmanship. He swept a tail at Mosura's feet, knocking the girl onto her back. Discord began to wrap his long forked tongue around the candy cane. His saliva sharpened it to a point. He then pointed it at the girl, who gasped in alarm.

"Shall we take advantage of the Mature rating, my pretty?" Asked Discord with a menacing glare. The Transmutant gulped. Discord snorted and broke into a fit of laughter.

"I'm sorry, I can't keep a straight face! I got ya, didnt I?" Discord chuckled, before twirling the candy cane in his grip. Mosura attempted to flee, but Discord used the hook on the cane to grab her foot, causing her to fall flat on her face.

"Now go away! I'm playing with Goji boy!" said Discord, flinging Mosura through the air. The girl screamed as she was hurled through the wind, before crashing to the ground. She groaned as she lied in a daze.

"What is even happening right now?" asked Mosura as she staggered to her feet. She noticed a red furry creature to be standing at three feet. It almost appeared rodent-like. It's head was raised up, as it's big, unfocused eyes gazed at her. It was rather rotund, but cute.

"Aw. Hi little guy," Mosura smiled as she bent down to meet the creature's googly eyes.

"Are you da queen?" asked the creature in a deep voice, carrying an unfamiliar accent.

"Huh?" asked Mosura.

"My brudas! I have found a queen!" cried the creature. Mosura stood up to her full height, just as a mob of similar red creatures came over. Their short small legs quickly carried their round bodies along the road.

"Queen! Queen! Queen!" The creatures chanted. Mosura exclaimed as she found herself carried by the mob, further away from the battle.

"Wait! My friends! If I'm queen, then you have to help me!" cried Mosura.

"You must show us da way, my queen!" said one of the creatures.

"What way?! I don't have time for this! My friends need my help!" said Mosura as she flung herself away from the creatures. She was met with glares.

"You are not our queen! You do not know da way!" said one of the creatures.

"What way?!" Mosura groaned in exasperation. She wondered why she was still engaging with these oddities.

"I spit on you! Pew!" One of the creatures suddenly spat. Mosura cried out in disgust as she stepped back. Suddenly, the rest of the red creatures began to spit at Mosura.

"Ew! Why are you spitting on me?! I was wrong, you guys aren't cute!" cried Mosura as she took off running. The red creatures stopped spitting, as their attention fell on an attractive woman as she fled through the chaos ridden town.

"The queen, my brudas!" cried one of the creatures as he pursued random he woman. The rest followed in suite, chanting the word 'queen' in unison.

As Mosura rushed back to the main battle, she stopped as Rodan floated by in a bubble. The girl searched the area and picked up a pebble. She took it and hurled it through the air with a powerful throw. The pebble pierced through the bubble, dropping Rodan to the ground.

"You OK?" asked Mosura, worriedly. Rodan began to rotate his shoulders.

"I'm just warming up!" said Rodan. The two bore witness to Discord as he toyed with both Junior and Angirasu. He would spawn portals and make them trip and fall through them, slamming into the ground a few feet above. He also spawned oddities such as a 12 foot long sub sandwich, striking the boys with it. Mosura narrowed her eyes. No way was she going to accept defeat to such a goofy thing as that.

"Then let's hop back to it!" said Mosura, as she and Rodan rushed back to the battle.

"Whoops!" Discord suddenly tossed aside a plush toy on the ground near the two. They stopped as they found it sitting, its dead eyes staring. It was a cyan colored creature in what looked to be a shapeless jump suit, with only its tan alien-like face exposed. An antennae shaped as a triangle was on top of its head. On its belly was a blank screen.

"What the heck?" Mosura raised a brow. The screen suddenly flickered on. The screen depicted a face of a sun. But in the center of the sun was a baby's face. The baby giggled, as the sun it's face inhabited shimmered.

"Aw..." Rodan and Mosura cooed in unison. The screen suddenly began to flicker, and the baby distorted in and out. The distortions played images of the sun becoming red rather than yellow. The baby went from adorable, to appearing like a horrible goblin-like creature. Its giggles deepened and became distorted as well. The plush toy's eyes became red, as its cute alien baby-like face began to morph into a creepy demonic form. Its skin grew pale, its sclera became dark, and its beady eyes were like fire. It let out a deep demonic chuckle that sent shivers into Rodan's and Mosura's spines.

"Mosu, I'm scared," whimpered Rodan, as the two backed away from the plush.

"I-I am too." Mosura muttered. The plush began to grow in size. It grew until it cast a shadow over the pair. It stood to be the size of an elephant. The once child friendly looking plush had now grown to be a horrible demonic entity from the netherworld. Its face held a wide, wicked grin, letting out deep chuckles. The creature's belly on its screen suddenly displayed the image of a man pressed against it. He appeared to be coated in bile, while he stood amongst a background of what looked to be entrails.

"GET OUT WHILE YOU STILL CAN!!" The man screamed, as the image flickered off.

"Oh, screw this noise!" Rodan exclaimed as he and Mosura took off running. The creature chuckled as it stumbled after them, its heavy footsteps thundering through the air. The pair began to flee through town, as the creature chased after them. In their path, a starfish-like character walked by, dressed in a pair of green shorts with purple flower patterns.

"Where's everybody goin'?" asked the starfish, as the two Transmutants ran passed them. The starfish turned to find the demonic creature to have been charging by. It snatched the starfish into its hand, before shoving it into its mouth. The starfish let out a goofy, yet terrified scream as he was swallowed whole.

Mosura and Rodan suddenly hid behind a building, panting. Their hearts were racing in their chests. Mosura peered over the corner, finding the monster to be searching the streets, chuckling darkly.

"This is not our day," said Mosura with a grimace.

"More like our last day!" said Rodan. Mosura gasped as she found the creature to be heading for a house. It began to tear it down, exposing a group of people that were huddled together for safety. They screamed in terror as the demon looked down on them, its mouth salivating.

"No!"

As if her body had a mind of its own, she felt it beginning to morph and grow. Her body grew in size, tearing through her clothes. Her flesh hardened into an exoskeleton, as two extra arms grew from her sides. Her original arms grew in length into mantis-like appendages. Her body grew fuzz around it, over the armored skeleton. Her eyes grew and became insect-like, glowing a bright blue. Her frame grew slimmer and retained the similarity to a feminine form. She stood to be over 7 feet in height. A bulbous abdomen hung from her rear, bearing a stinger. A pair of orange haired antennae also sprouted from her head. A pair of great wings sprouted from her back, bearing varying tones of red, orange and yellow. Black made up the edges of these moth wings, and red eye-like patterns rested near the tips of her wings. Mosura's sideway insectoid mouth opened, allowing her to let out a high pitched shriek. She took to the air and flew towards the demonic creature and slashed her appendages at the demon, causing black fluid to spray from its side, like ink.

Rodan was wide eyed as he watched the girl, who had transformed. He furrowed his brows as he watched as the demon returned its attention on the helpless people in the house. He dropped to his hands and knees, as his own body grew and changed. Bones popped and muscles tore as his anatomy restructured itself. His body grew larger but had a somewhat slim frame. His chest was covered in armor, as spikes stuck out from beneath. His skin darkened into a brick red tone, growing leathery and armored like a reptile's. His neck grew in length, as his skull reshaped itself. His skull flattened, and three crests stuck out from the back of his head. A long dark bird-like beak grew on his face, bearing teeth. His feet reshaped into a similar shape as a vulture's with long sharp talons to boot. His arms had grown in length, as a membrane had grown from his flesh, hanging until they became flexible like wings. Rodan let loose a loud thundering cry and shriek as he flew off.

The demon wailed as it found itself assaulted by the two flying Transmutants. Mosura used her scythe appendages, while Rodan slashed his talons at the demon. This attack prompted the demon to give chase for the two, away from the citizens.

However, this only caused more panic in the citizens. In the area, those who were nearby had witnessed the appearance of the Transmutants. Some even witnessing them transform as well. The screams had drawn Discord's attention. He looked back, finding the chaotic construct to be chasing the two Transmutants. A wide smile grew as more citizens seemed to have been drawn out of hiding, screaming as they fled.

"I didn't even have to do much. People are just naturally afraid of monsters," said Discord, nonchalant.

Meanwhile, Rodan and Mosura continued their battle with the giant demonic plush. Mosura's antennae sparked, before a ray of energy that could be seen to the eye as the color spectrum shot towards the demon. The creature wailed as it was pushed back by the beam.

Rodan landed on the ground. His body sparked with energy, as he opened his mouth wide and shot a ray of violet atomic energy. The beam struck the demonic creature, sending it into a writhing agony.

With the combined power of the beams, the creature was vaporized. It disappeared into clouds of ash and sparkles. The two Transmutants turned to glare at Discord.

"You're next!" Mosura shouted, her voice, a bit more high pitched and scratchy.

"I think not." Discord snapped his claws. Mosura and Rodan suddenly found cages to have fallen upon them, trapping them inside. The pair attempted to bend and tear the bars, but it was no use.

"You coward!" Rodan squawked. Discord hummed as he skipped towards Junior and Angirasu, who lied beaten and battered on the ground. Their breaths were labored. The draconequus smirked as he bent down to meet Junior's eyes.

"There's no point in this. Why not just embrace the new Equestria that I'll be introducing? Maybe I'll have a special place for you and your little band of misfits," said Discord. Junior mustered up a glare.

"No." Junior spoke, sternly. Discord sighed, scratching at his ear.

"So stubborn. Oh well. Have fun rotting!" said Discord. Junior and Angirasu found themselves locked into a cage of their own. The two gripped the bars and glared at the draconequus, as he skipped over to a grand throne that appeared out of thin air. Discord crackled as he spawned a glass, holding it out for a cotton candy cloud. Chocolate milk filled the glass. He sat himself upon the throne, smiling with glee.

"Chaos is a wonderful, wonderful thing!" Discord cried. He raised his glass and chugged down the milk.

"Not as wonderful as friendship!" said a familiar voice. Discord stopped drinking, while Junior and Angirasu perked up. They found Twilight and the rest of the Main 6 to be standing together. Their appearance were bright and colorful, just like before. The Elements of Harmony hung around their necks, proudly.

"You guys," Junior smiled, his eyes stinging. The sight was a wonderful thing to behold. His friends were standing together, looking ready to take on the villain before them.

"Ugh. This again?" asked DIscord, before chugging the rest of his chocolate milk. He tossed the glass behind himself, which exploded once it hit the ground.

"That's right! You couldn't break apart our friendship for long!" said Applejack. Discord raised his lion paw, his claw glowing.

"Oh, Applejack! Don't lie to me." Discord scoffed. Applejack gasped as she was tugged over by her Element. The blonde found herself lifted off of her feet and towards Discord.

"I'm the one who made you a liar," said Discord, before raising his eagle claw. A sinister smile was on his face, as his claws glowed brightly. The rest of the girls, excluding Twilight, were levitated off of their feet, towards the draconequus. Junior grunted as he and Angirasu pulled on the bars in a vain attempt to get free.

"Do you ever learn?" asked Discord. Twilight suddenly appeared in a burst of magic in the air among her friends. Her magic cast a bubble that encased them, gently floating them back to the ground.

"I'll tell you what we learned Discord. We've learned that friendship isn't always easy. But there's no doubt that it's worth fighting for!" said Twilight. Discord suddenly appeared in the girl's face with a look of disgust.

"Eugh. Gag! Fine, go ahead! Try and use your little Elements of Harmony. Just make it quick! I'm missing some excellent chaos here!" said Discord, gesturing to the area around them. Twilight smirked, before looking to her friends.

"Alright ladies, let's show him what friendship can do!" said Twilight.

"Wait, wait!" Pinkie cried. The Earthbound was under a cotton candied cloud, her tongue catching the chocolate milk rain that fell.

"Goddamit, Pinkie." Junior muttered as he banged his head against the bars, prompting Angirasu to wince.

Pinkie sighed, satisfied by her final indulgence in the chocolate rain. She rejoined her friends, growling rather menacingly. The Elements began to glow, firing apparitions of the girls' cutie marks. Discord's brows raised, as the apparitions nearly struck him.

"Hm. What's this?" Discord's tone was full of surprise. The elements continued to fire these apparitions passed the Lord of Chaos. As the girls began to radiate a glow, his eyes widened in realization.

"No."

The Main 6 opened their eyes, revealing glowing white orbs. A rainbow beam shot above them, before crashing down towards Discord.

"Nooooo!!" Discord cried. He was engulfed by the rainbow. His lower half of his body began to turn to stone. His body twisted and turned as he tried to escape, but each section solidified into a petrified state. Soon, he was completely frozen in stone, a horrified look frozen on his face.

The rainbow extended at both ends of Ponyville. It divided into two, falling oppositely of each other. This created a great dome that encased the whole town. In moments, the town was left in sparkles. When everything cleared, Ponyville was restored to its original state. Every oddity, every strange character were gone. And every law of physics had been returned to normal. Order had been restored.

Discord's stone body fell over onto its side in the grass. Junior smirked as he stomped on the statue, getting dirt from the sole of his shoe onto its face.

"Told ya you weren't getting away with it, loser." said Junior.

"Talk about kicking someone while they're down," chuckled Angirasu.

"You can do better than that. How about, 'Talk about getting stoned'?" Junior continued stomping on the head of the statue.

"Eh. That's too easy," said Angirasu, shrugging.

"Gojira!" Fluttershy cried. Junior grunted as the Valkyrie threw herself into his arms, causing him to stumble back. The girl gripped his hoodie tightly, burying her face against his chest.

"I-I'm sorry, Goji! I didn't mean those awful things I said to you! I still want us to be friends! I-I" Fluttershy suppressed a sob, but stumbled over her apology in her emotional state. Junior held a soft smile as he gently caressed the girl's head.

"Say no more, Shy. I know it wasn't you," said Junior, his tone filled with warmth and understanding. He found Twilight to be approaching, a regretful look on her face.

"Gojira, I..."

"Hold it." Junior raised a hand, interrupting the girl. Twilight frowned, as the boy released Fluttershy, who was wiping her cheeks with a sniffle.

"If anything, it's me who should be apologizing. I shouldn't have abandoned you all back in Canterlot," said Junior, apologetically. Twilight approached with a sad smile.

"Nevermind that. It means a lot to me that you have so much faith in us," said Twilight. The boy smiled.

"I knew that it wasn't misplaced," said Junior. Twilight's lip quivered. She rushed to the boy and wrapped her arms tightly around him. The Transmutant held her with a flushed smile.

"EEEK!" Rarity suddenly shrieked. Her voice knocked Junior and Twilight out of their tender moment. They turned to find Rodan and Mosura to have risen from where they stood. They were in their beast forms. Twilight gasped in alarm, while Junior had a look of dread.

"Transmutants! Run for your lives!" A distant woman screamed. Mosura and Rodan looked around, hearing the distant panicking cries of the denizens of Ponyville. The Main 6 had all flocked over to Junior and Angirasu, sticking close.

"Dear Celestia, they're ghastly!" cried Rarity in horror.

"You recognize any of them, Sugarcube?" asked Applejack, nervously glancing over at Junior. The boy could only stand frozen, as he saw that the Main 6 appeared terrified if not repulsed by the Transmutants. He looked to Rodan and Mosura. While the female Transmutant had no ability to emote with her face, her antennae drooped down, and her posture seemed to hunch. Rodan's eyes appeared visibly saddened.

"Beat it, you monsters!" Rainbow shouted as she hurled a stone at Rodan, prompting him to duck his head.

"We gotta go!" Mosura hissed. The pair suddenly took to the air, flying off, away from the area.

"So much for a celebration!" said Pinkie.

"Twi, we gotta tell the Princess! As if Discord wasn't bad enough!" said Applejack, frantic. Twilight nodded in agreement.

"R-Right! We should definitely report this," said Twilight.

"I-I don't..." Junior fell silent as the girls began to rush towards the Golden Oaks Library. Junior and Angirasu were left behind. The two shared a look, both knowing that things may have grown bleaker for them.

Later that day, Junior found himself walking with Angirasu towards the Everfree forest. The pair had maintained their presence with the Main 6 as to get a read of the situation. All they were able to learn was that Twilight had informed Princess Celestia of not only their victory against Discord, but also the presence of two Transmutants. The pair weren't able to learn anything more at this time unless they were flies on the castle walls in Canterlot. However, the two were able to guess that the future was less than ideal for them.

The two made their way to the lair, finding Mosura to be pacing about. She was fully clothed in her human form. But, she had a look of anxiety.

"We screwed up! We screwed up bad!" said Mosura, as she found the boys entering the house.

"Mosura, stay calm. No one suspected either of you," said Junior.

"I can't stay calm! People called us out! This will increase MONARCH's presence here! We managed to hide under their noses all this time but now that's ruined! They're gonna come for us all!" cried Mosura, pulling at her hair. Junior grabbed her shoulders and roughly shook her.

"HEY!" Junior barked, startling the girl into silence. She trembled from her anxiety, staring into Junior's firm eyes.

"Don't talk like that. Even if they decide to up their presence in Equestria, it won't matter. We're gonna keep acting normal, as we have so far. We're going to be fine," said Junior. Mosura's lip quivered.

"But what if we aren't?" muttered Mosura.

"Then I'll make sure that we are," said Junior. Mosura gulped. While she felt dread of the bleak future, she felt some comfort in Junior's words and his stare. She hadn't felt this kind of safety from anyone else before. It made her trust him. Mosura took a breath before nodding.

"OK." Mosura muttered. Junior released her with a sigh. He noticed that someone was missing.

"Where's Rodan?" asked Junior. Mosura grimaced.

Junior found himself led by Mosura deeper into the lair. The Transmutants soon found themselves near their 'rooms', where separate small chambers in the cave lied. Only to be obscured by curtains that they hung for their own privacy in their rooms. Mosura made her way to the curtain of one of the chambers.

"Rodan?" Mosura called, softly. There was no response. The girl pulled aside the curtain, finding the boy to be sitting in the small, and rather cramped chamber. It was big enough to allow a small mattress to lie for him to sleep on. Rodan's back was pressed against the wall, as he held his knees, a melancholic look was on his face.

"Ro?" Mosura made her way over to the boy and sat on the bed next to him. Junior stood and stared. Looking at the boy, he saw a familiar look. It was the look of a man being heart broken.

"Did you see how they looked at us? They weren't just scared. There was actual hate in their eyes," said Rodan, his tone small. His eyes welled up with tears. Mosura deeply frowned. She pulled the boy into a comforting hug, brining his head onto her shoulder.

"It's alright, Rodan," said Mosura, softly. Junior's eyes were downcast. He made his way over and patted the boy's shoulder.

"Hey, at least they don't know that it was you. To them, it was something else," said Junior in reassurance.

"I don't... I don't think I can face them. Even if they don't know that it's me," said Rodan, sniffling. Junior sighed.

"I know. But, you gotta keep cool, aright bud?" asked Junior, patting the boy's head.

"Easy for you to say," said Rodan, his brows furrowed.

"Excuse me?" asked Junior.

"You weren't the one who exposed himself to them. So it's easy for you to say that we should keep cool," spat Rodan. Junior narrowed his eyes.

"I'm sorry, but who was it that warned you about getting too attached to them? I asked you if it was something that you were willing to risk," said Junior harshly.

"Gojira." Mosura spoke up, but the boy ignored her.

"This is why I warned you not to. I knew you couldn't handle it if they were to reject you. You're already falling apart and they don't even know that it was you who was that Transmutant," said Junior.

"Shut up! You think you'd faire any better?!" demanded Rodan. Junior scoffed.

"Who do you think you're talking to? I spent the last 9 years alone. I suffered all kinds of rejection. What's one more?" asked Junior.

"We can't all be cold like you," said Rodan. Junior scoffed.

"I've just accepted my lot in this life. You'll sleep better when you do too." Junior began to storm out of the chamber. Mosura deeply frowned as he left.

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