As the dark Alicorn stepped out of the boutique, he could already feel his anger at its peak. Why was he so mad? How was it that he was becoming so quick to anger? These questions alone angered him even further, to the point where he found himself liking it. But why? Why would he enjoy this feeling when it brought so much pain to those he loved? Maybe he would find out soon enough, or would he continue to let himself go... to the point of no return.

Continuing his trot through town, he would notice many ponies avoiding him. Averting their gaze, or turning their back to him, hoping that he wouldn't acknowledge them as he continued through the small town of Ponyville. It wasn't long before he finally made it to the edge of town and started down the path toward Sweet Apple Acres. Along the path he would come to pass his old home where Fluttershy and Big Macintosh lived with their two foals.

Coming closer to his old home, he could hear the playful giggles of the foals as they played outside. Giving a soft smile he continued listening to the laughter as it began to put him more at ease. He could feel his tension easing as he trotted by the home, listening to the sound of the youths as they played.

"I remember those days." He hummed to himself as he thought back to his childhood. All those times he would go to his friends houses and play games, never having to worry about tomorrow, just the now as they battled against one another as cowboys and indians.

As he continued along the path, the sounds of laughter died with the distance from his old home. Taking with it what tension it could, only for him to become a little more pensive as he neared the farmhouse just a few hundred yards away. By this time, the purple mist from his eyes had diminished completely, leaving his bright green eyes to take its place. Once he arrived at the farm house though, things would take on a different note.

"Well now, didn't figger ya'll show up tehday considering what ya'll said to ma lil sis." Applejack spat as she came out the front door of the large home, her sister at her side giving the dark Alicorn a glare that would ruin fruit.

"I didn't come here to fight AJ, I just wanted to let you know what happened is all, as I'm sure that Applebloom may have embellished a little on the truth." He sighed looking toward the young mare.

"Ya'll know Apples don't lie, so why ya'll wana spit inteh that bucket?" AJ snorted out, feeling as if her husband was calling her sister a liar.

"Considering she and Sweetie almost died, and almost killed my son, I think you, as well as she, owes me that much." Midnight growled back seeing AJ's glare soften as she looked back to a slightly whithering Applebloom.

"Fine, ah'll bite then. But ah want the whole truth, ya hear. Otherwise ya'll ain't gonna be welcome round these parts fer a while. Not til ah feel like ya deserve teh be here." AJ spat back, turning and heading back intot he farm house with her sister. Both not noticing the mist beginning to come up from Midnights eyes once again.

"Don't get mad.... don't get mad at her for that stupid comment... she wasn't there, so she couldn't possibly know what went on.... Applebloom just embellished the truth is all... I just need to straighten things out with AJ and everything will be ok." He thought to himself as he followed the two into the house, taking a seat across from them as he began to speak once more.

"You know the only way I can tell you the exact truth is by sharing my memories with you. But before I do that, I want to give Applebloom the opportunity to retell her side of the story. This way, we can avoid anything that may have been something... other than the truth... and to clear the air of anything that may have my actions look as though they were not called for." He stated flatly as he looked from his wife to his sister in law.

"Ahm sticking to what ah said. Ya'll didn't have teh say what ya did." Applebloom huffed, scooting closer to her sister on the couch.

"But I did, and nothing can change that now. You have your terms that you must adhere to now that you are aware that you could have cost yourselves, and my son, his life. I wouldn't expect you to know these feelings until you have had a foal yourself. So I won't hold it entirely against you. But your continued actions for believing that you are beyond any type of danger or punishment needs to come to a stop now. Before anything bad does happen to you or someone you love."

"Is that a threat?" AJ asked, glaring toward the Alicorn, making him growl, clenching his eyes shut in an attempt to quell his anger.

"No." He growled out through clenched teeth, taking a deep breath as he reopened his eyes, his horn starting to glow softly as he moved next to AJ. "I'll show you exactly what happened, and you can judge for yourself."

Within a few seconds the two were now in the long hallway within Midnights mind. Doors running the length of both sides of the hall.

"Awright then, show me." Applejack sighed as she looked up to her husband.

"Memories." He spoke out flatly causing a loud click to be heard for a moment just before both sides of the hallway began to slide past him. Slowing to a stop shortly after, the door was brought to in front of them with a small plaque to the side of it reading .'Please state the day and time of memories wanted.'

"Today, from the point of entering the Evefree, to now." He stated once again, the door humming softly for a moment before the plaque turned green, indicating the memory was ready. "AJ, before you open this, I'm letting you see the memories from every point up to the moment we entered into my mind. I'm now happy with what I did during that time, but I want you to know how I felt during those few moments."

Applejack gave a slight nod, worried about said memories as she reached a hoof up tot he door, pulling it open. After several seconds of letting the memories flood out, her flank hit the floor in disbelief as she continued to stare silently at the door as it closed. The dark Alicorn gave a sigh as he began to wrap his hooves around the farm pony, only to be pushed away.

"None'o that now, let's get back to the real world an talk. Ah don't right know how teh accept this info." She spoke out in slightly shuddering words.

With a nod, the dark Alicorn ended the spell, sending them back into reality, and regretting it as soon as he opened his eyes to see his wife glaring death at him.

"How could ya'll do that to Sweetie and Star?!" She spat quickly causing him to glare back, his voice turning into mroe of a growl than actual words.

"I did it to show them that they are not beyond getting hurt or disobeying something that is requested of them in order to keep them safe from harm. I also suspect that what Applebloom told you was not the entire truth now, was it?" He snorted out as his vision flicked back to the young mare whom was trying her best to hide behind her sister.

"Don't you even think about it, ah know what yer planning, an ah ain't gonna let ya. It don't matter if'n she fibbed teh me, what matters is ah know the whole truth now." AJ spat as she pulled her sister into a protective hug.

"You expect her not to face punishment for lieing not only to you, but also making me look like the bad guy?" He asked in astonishment.

"Ya'll kin see she's already scared. Ain't that enough?" She spoke out in worry upon seeing a mist slowly forming from her husbands eyes.

"She's been scared before, and done the same stupid thing time and time again. Don't you think that knowing she will be punished for such actions will keep her from doing them again?" He asked as his horn began to glow again.

"N-no! Ah don't want'im teh hurt me sis." Applebloom cried out as she held onto her sister for dear life, afraid of feeling the sting of punishment.

"Night, ya'll need teh go. Ya done scarred her enough, and it needs teh stop." AJ spat quickly, glaring at her husband with fervor.

The dark Alicorn huffed as he looked from the orange earth pony to her sister whom was sobbing into her sisters chest. Giving a sigh, his horn lost its glow as he stood and began his trot toward the door. "Fine, you've avoided punishment this time, but I will let you know this. If you ever put my son, or anypony in danger like that ever again, I'll administer your punishment myself. Is that understood?" He growled, looking sidelong toward the young mare as she nodded in understanding.

"Good, now I'm leaving. I need to blow off some steam, and I can't do it here." He growled as he headed out the front door, leaving one sobbing mare and a very angry wife in his wake.

XXX

After taking to the sky, the dark Alicorn could feel himself on the verge of erupting into a rage unlike any he had experienced before in his life. This anger that was welling up inside him was screaming for release, begging to be set free in one fell swoop. But he knew that he couldn't release it due to the power he held. Letting loose with that much power could do far more harm than good. Even letting his magic be completely drained to the point of turning him human would only cause the area and beings around him to be drained of magic. This information only did one thing, and that was tur further anger him to the point of making the mist erupt from his eyes, sending him onto the brink of becoming almost insane with anger.

But as soon as it began, it stopped as he set hoof onto a cloud as a smile spread across his face, his eyes flickering upward into the sky as they rested onto a celestial body floating in the planets orbit.

"There...." He trailed off as he remembered what Luna had said to him all that time ago. His horn lighting up brightly as he vanished into a bright flash of light.

Within a few seconds a loud snap erupted as the Alicorn reappeared on the surface of the moon, his horn still glowing as it ran a quick spell all around him. He released his breath, smiling as he took in a breath of fresh air before speaking.

"Looks like Luna was telling the truth. She did put an oxygen shield around the moon." He grinned for a moment before taking in another deep breath to the brink of hurting his chest. then letting loose with the most powerful and angry scream he could muster in order to relinquish his rage.

The very moon shook upon the stallion releasing the anger that had built up inside him. His rage only peeking as he began to scar the face of the celestial body with magical attacks and explosions that rocked the entire planet to its very core. It wasn't long before his magic had run dry and he was forced into his human form. Although his ability to destroy had been diminished to near nothing now, that did not stop him from hurling rock after rock, as hard as he could muster, into outer space.

Several hours had passed by, leaving the human panting and sore from his fit of rage. His body ached from the strain he had used in order to throw as many rocks as he could from the lunar surface, but it wasn't over just yet. Laying there, staring at the earth like planet floating in the depths of space, he gave a sigh.

"Why..." He trailed off as he rubbed his eyes. "Why do they not see all of the danger that they put themselves through on a daily basis? Why can't they understand that they are all acting like children?" He growled out.

"Because they have never seen what either of us have." Discord spoke out from nearby, causing the human to bolt upright and stare at him. "Oh don't give me that look. You can thank Luna for my presence here at this very moment." He sighed, rolling his eyes.

"Luna? But...." He trailed off as the draconequus raised a paw to stop him.

"She thought you needed a little time to yourself, and knew that you may do what she does on a regular basis." He groaned. "Though I had hoped it would be on the dark side of the moon." He tutted, looking around to see all of the scars the enraged Alicorn had left in his hissy fit.

"Why the dark side?" Charles asked in slight surprise before realising what the draconequus had said. "Wait.... you mean Luna comes up here and does this too?" He asked, only to hear the draconequus chuckle as he snapped his taloned paw, making the two vanish and reappear on the dark side of the moon. Upon looking around, the human stared in awe at how badly scarred the moon was. Deep gashes up to a hundred feet deep riddled the surface of the planet. all hid behind the darkness of that side of the moon.

"This explains a lot." Charles spoke out as he rubbed his chin in thought.

"Explains what?" Discord asked, cocking a brow.

"Why the moon only shows our planet the same side at all times. It spins in perfect unison with Equestrian Earth, and never too fast or too slow. It also explains why Luna is always so happy." He chuckled.

"Happy?"

"Yea, I'd be happy too if I could come up here and expend my fury ever so often." He laughed, kicking a stone into space. "Then I wouldn't always be such a dick to everyone."

"Then I guess we will have to come up here sometime and have a little fun." Discord chuckled, pulling the human into a sideways hug.

"Fun huh? I take it you come up here to blow off some steam too?" He asked seeing the draconequus smirk.

"In a manner of speaking, yes. But most of the time its just so I can relax in a fully chaotic atmosphere."

"Uh huh, I'm not even going to ask what you do up here." Charles groaned, rolling his eyes.

"Even if it meant going into a strip club filled with every celebrity female you've ever known, and all in their prime?" Discord grinned, snapping his talons once again and making a large strip club appear in front of them.

"Well... I guess, that sort of chaos would quench my thirst a little. But only a little." Charles smirked as the two walked toward the club.

Author's Notes:

I wrote this in just under 2 hours