Karsap: Season two yeah.

Pinkie: Finally with Discord.

Karsap: Yes Pinkie.

Disclaimer: I own only the following: Charles d'Artagnan, and anything that doesn't happen in the show proper. Happy Passover Everypony!

Pinkie: Huh?

Karsap: It's a Jewish Holiday.

Chapter 27: Return of Harmony Part One

Daytime in Canterlot...

“I want to start our field trip here, in the world famous Canterlot sculpture garden” Spoke a cheerful Cherilee as she walked with the young fillies and colts of Ponyville, she looked towards a statue of three ponies “That one over there represents friendship.” The Cutie Mark Crusaders bumped into each other when one of them stopped to look at the sculpture “Alright my little ponies! This one represents victory” Spoke Cherilee as they approached a statue of a pony wielding a flag “How cool would it be to have that for a cutie mark!” spoke Scootaloo as she stood with her friends gazing at the statue Bloom rolled her eyes “Cool. If you were actually victoryful at something” Sweetie Bell decided to speak up at that moment “That’s not a word!” Scootaloo frowned at the unicorn “What are you a dictionary?”

Cherilee looked back calling to them “Girls!” The three young fillies jumped a little before galloping to catch up “Now this is a really interesting statue, what do you notice about it?” she gestured a hoof towards a statue of a strange creature who seemed to be made up of several animals the Cutie Mark Crusaders put forwards their observations “It’s got an eagle claw! And a Lion paw! And a snake tail!” Cherilee looked back towards the statue “This creature is called a draconequus, he is the head of a pony and a body made up of all sorts of things, what do you suppose that represents?” she asked as three of her students spoke up “Confusion! Evil! Chaos!” all three began to break into an argument none of the ponies noticing the sudden beating in the statues chest, Cherilee walked towards the group of fighting ponies.

“In a way you are all right, this statue represents discord which means, a lack of harmony between ponies, in fact you three demonstrated discord so well that your each going to write me an essay explaining it” The three fillies lowered their heads in embarrassment before the group moved on not noticing the several cracks forming on the statue, a dark laugh slowly emanating from it.

Back at Ponyville Rainbow Dash was flying up in the sky enjoying the sunny day when an pink cloud zooms by her making her spin rapidly.

"Come back here you!" Dash ordered after regaining her composure from being dizzy and started chasing it. She managed to gain speed and caught it but got stuck on it.

"Gotcha! Eww, what is this?" Dash asked after shaking the sticky pink substance off. Her curiosity got to her and couldn't help but lick the remaining substance on her smacking her lips to get the taste.

"Cotton candy?" Dash asked in surprise. Just then there were more of the cotton candy clouds racing by in every direction. She then heard thunder from above and looked up to see a cotton candy cloud above her and made a chocolate milk drop fall on her head.

"Wait a second! It's not supposed to rain until tomorrow. You can't just–" Dash exclaimed to the cloud but it started pouring chocolate milk on her.

"You did." Dash finished annoyingly.

"Dash! What's going on?!" Charles shouted catching Dash's attention as she flew down to him.

"I have no idea! We got cotton candy clouds going everywhere, making it rain chocolate milk willingly!" Dash explained.

"Raining chocolate milk cotton candy clouds? But... that doesn't make any sense!" Charles exclaimed in shock.

"I know! We need to find a way to stop this. Oh no! They're heading for Sweet Apple Acres!" Dash shouted and started chasing the clouds again.

"Then that's where we need to go!" Charles said and run after her.

Meanwhile at Sweet Apple Acres Applejack was loading up some corn on a cart she's pulling for harvesting until Dash came by chasing another stray cotton candy cloud with multiple others behind raining chocolate milk.

"Hey, I didn't tell you to go anywhere!" Dash shouted and soon the whole barn was being poured on surprising Applejack.

"Rainbow Dash, what's going on with this rain? I mean chocolate milk? I mean chocolate milk rain?!" Applejack asked in confusion.

"There's crazy weather all over Equestria! Cloudsdale is getting soaked by a major cola storm right now! But don't worry. I'm not leaving you until I get control of Ponyville!" Dash promised and flew off just as all of the corn began popping turning into popcorn which some started popping towards Applejack smacking her in the face several times.

"Why would you wanna stop this?" Pinkie asked diving in and out of the sea of popcorn and tasting the chocolate milk rain. Applejack pops her head out and sees Rarity approaching with a purple stylish umbrella saddle and coat.

"Ahem. I heard about your troubles, Applejack, and I came to see if there's anything I can do without getting wet. Or dirty. Or out from under my umbrella." Rarity said which made Applejack produce an unamused look. Suddenly they see the apples double in size increasing their weight so much it slumps the trees down helplessly. Soon the animals come by and started eating the giant fruits.

"Okay, check off unusual. This is beyond comprehensible!" Charles corrected.

"Fluttershy! Do somethin'!" Applejack ordered.

"Now, Angel, you really shouldn't–" Fluttershy tried to stop Angel from eating the apples until his legs suddenly grew in length stretching into impossible lengths.

"No! It's not possible! I must be seeing things!" Fluttershy said in shock seeing stampedes of long legged bunnies passing by.

"Don't worry everyone. I've learned a new spell that'll fix everything." Twilight announced arriving with a spell book and Spike. She then concentrated her magic and shoots a large beam out spreading throughout the entire farm. As the light dissipates Twilight regains her vision only to everything stayed the same.

"My fail-safe spell... failed. What do we do?" Twilight asked.

"Uh, give up?" Spike suggested only to get disappointed glares from Charles and Twilight.

"Spike, Charles and Twilight will come up with something." Rarity assured giving Twilight her umbrella.

"Hmm, time for plan B. Rainbow, can you corral all those clouds in one corner of the sky?" Twilight asked and Dash shook off the sticky cotton candy clouds and saluted took off gathering every cotton candy cloud she can. At the meantime Pinkie was in a puddle of chocolate milk enjoying the raining drink as the cloud she lies below moves away.

"Applejack, I need you to bring those high-strung storm clouds down to Earth." Twilight ordered as Dash rounds up the cotton candy clouds into a ball. Applejack took out her lasso and tosses it to the stack of clouds tightening it so the chocolate milk rain stopped pouring down to Pinkie.

"Hey, what happened?" Pinkie exclaimed with chocolate milk filled cheeks. While Applejack tugs the clouds down Twilight whispers to Fluttershy about something and Fluttershy understood the plan.

"Oh dear. I hope none of the animals see these delicious chocolate-filled cotton candy clouds. I'd hate to have to share them." Fluttershy exaggerated on purpose getting the animals attention to the roped up cotton candy clouds stack with Pinkie munching on it.

"You and me both, sister!" Pinkie agreed and soon the animals shoved Pinkie out of the way and started chomping down on the cotton candy clouds.

"Hey!" Pinkie exclaimed angrily.

"And when y'all are done with that, feel free to have some popcorn for dessert." Applejack added.

"You see, Spike? You should never give up. There's nothing we can't overcome if we all work together." Twilight said.

"Yep All for One and One for All!" Charles said earning him a funny look from the rest of the group. "Musketeer pony saying." Just as Spike belched out a scroll. Twilight levitated the scroll and read it along with Charles.

"[gasp] Come on girls. Princess Celestia wants to see us all in Canterlot immediately!" Twilight said with the others giving out concerned looks to each other. At Canterlot Princess Celestia paces back and forth in front of the windows of the main staircase awaiting for the seven ponies arrival.

"Princess Celestia, we came as fast as we could." Twilight said barging through the doors with the others following.

"Thank you, Charles and Twilight. Thank you all." Celestia said.

"Is this about the weather? And the animals' weird behavior? What's happening out there? Why isn't my magic working? Is there–" Twilight asked multiple questions and Celestia rose her hoof stopping Twilight.

"Follow me." Celestia ordered with a serious look. She soon leads them to the main hall where the stained glass windows that holds an important story.

"I've called you here for a matter of great importance. It seems an old foe of mine, someone I thought I had defeated long ago, has returned. His name... is Discord." Celestia said as Fluttershy looks at a stain glass with the exact same creature from the statue gardens. The sight made Fluttershy squeal in fear and hid behind Twilight.

"Discord is the mischievious spirit of disharmony. Before my sister and I stood up to him, he ruled Equestria in an eternal state of unrest and unhappiness. Luna and I saw how miserable life was for Earth ponies, pegasi, and unicorns alike, so after discovering the Elements of Harmony, we combined our powers and rose up against him, turning him to stone." Celestia said showing them another window of her and her sister Princess Luna defeating Discord and casting him into stone.

"All right, Princess!" Dash cheered.

"I thought the spell we cast would keep him contained forever but since Luna and I are no longer connected to the elements, the spell has been broken." Celestia explained.

"No longer connected?" Twilight questioned.

"She probably means when we discovered the elements and found our destined element, we became in sync with them, taking the Princess' place." Charles said.

"This is Canterlot Tower, 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 before he thrusts all of Equestria into eternal chaos." Celestia said standing in front of a sealed door at the end of the hallway.

"But why us? Why don't you-" Twilight asked.

"Hey, look! We're famous!" Pinkie pointed at a window of the seven using the elements on their previous enemy Nightmare Moon.

"You seven showed the full potential of the elements by harnessing the magic of your friendship to beat a mighty foe. Although Luna and I once wielded the elements, it is you who now control their power, and it is you who must defeat Discord." Celestia said and the group looked at each other. Twilight took a moment to think this through. Charles nodded to her. Twilight smiled back and made up her mind.

"Princess Celestia, you can count on–" Twilight was about to say with confidence.

"Hold on a second! Eternal chaos comes with chocolate rain, you guys. Chocolate rain!" Pinkie said objecting to this.

"Don't listen to her, Princess. We'd be honored to use the Elements of Harmony again." Twilight assured.

"Let us begin then." Charles said. Celestia then inserted her horn in a small hole in the middle of the door and cast a spell on it which made it glow through the cracks of the sun seal. It then made a blinding light as it opened making all but Celestia shield their eyes from it. In the door lied a jeweled box displayed on a pedestal.

"Ooh. You can keep the Elements. I'll take that case!" Rarity said in delight.

"Have no fear, ponies. I have total confidence that you will be able to defeat Discord with these!" Celestia said as she opened the case but the group then gasped after seeing the case empty which made Celestia drop it in shear disbelief. The room stood silent as the group looked at the case with their mouths agaped.

"Oh, well. If anyone needs me, I'll be outside in the chocolate puddles with a giant swizzle straw." Pinkie announced making her way outside with the others still staring at the case in shock.

"The elements! They're gone!" Twilight exclaimed.

"That chamber is protected by a powerful spell that only I can break! This doesn't make sense!" Celestia said pacing in confusion.

A mischievous laugh echoing in the room.

"Make sense? Oh, what fun is there in making sense?" the voice asked.

"Discord... Show yourself!" Celestia demanded as the voice of Discord chuckles in amusement.

"There." Charles pointed at the stain glass window of him ruling over the ponies in agony and despair. The image of Discord then shined to life.

"Did you miss me, Celestia? I missed you. It's quite lonely being encased in stone, but you wouldn't know that, would you, because I don't turn ponies into stone." Discord stated as the image moving it's way to the Elements of Harmony glass and knocked on the Fluttershy part of the image making a stone sound.

"Enough! What have you done with the Elements of Harmony?"

"Oh, I just borrowed them for a teensy little while." Discord explained while snapping his lion paw fingers making the elements in the stain glass disappear.

"You'll never get away with this, Discord!" Celestia stated.

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

"Hey! Nopony insults the Princess!" Dash scolded and started charging for the window but crashed into it just as Discord disappeared from it.

"Oh, you must be Rainbow Dash, famed for her loyalty, the Element of Harmony you represent." Discord said reappearing bigger in the window.

"That's right! I'll always be loyal to the Princess!" Dash promised.

"We'll see about that."

"I can't believe we're wasting our time talking to a tacky window." Rarity said.

"The beautiful Rarity, representing the element of generosity, if I'm not mistaken?" Discord said appearing in the window behind her.

"So you know who we are, big deal." Applejack scoffed.

"Oh, I know much more than that, honest Applejack." Discord assured.

"You seem to know our strengths, too?" Twilight said.

"Yes, Twilight Sparkle, and yours is the most powerful and elusive element, magic. Fluttershy's is kindness and Pinkie Pie's is a personal favorite of mine, laughter." Discord said who started laughing which Pinkie shortly began snickering.

"Pinkie!" Twilight scolded just as Pinkie burst out with laughter.

"He's standing on your head!" Pinkie pointed out as Discord dances on the stained glass Twilight in a disco manner. This was really getting on Charles' nerves as he grits his teeth.

"That's enough!" He shouted.

"Who in the world did-" The draconequus look at the orange unicorn and realize it. "Oh, that's right, I missed one. You're Charles de Batz-Castelmore d'Artagnan Musketeer pony and your element is actually the one I despise the most, Justice." Discord mocked at the end.

"Yeah I've got a Question how did you know who we are?" Charles asked.

"Always the Judgmental one just like your element." The draconequus said not answering Charles' Question.

"But that doesn't answered my questi..."

"Stop stalling, Discord! What have you done with the Elements of Harmony?" Celestia repeated the question.

"Oh, so boring, Celestia. Really? Fine, I'll tell you, but I'll only tell you my way. 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." Discord said while returning to the window state and laughed with no other trace.

"Can we go home now?" Fluttershy asked fearfully.

"What do you reckon he meant? Twists and turns and ending back where we started?" Applejack asked as Twilight ponders and makes her way to the window with the labyrinth outside.

"Twists and turns... twists and turns... twists and turns! That's it! I bet Discord hid the elements in the palace labyrinth!" Twilight said.

"Then that's where we need to go." Charles agreed.

"Good luck, my little ponies. The fate of Equestria is in your hooves." Celestia said bowing her horn on Charles and Twilight's shoulders and they ran for outside.

They all eventually made their way to the labyrinth where they gasped at the sight.

"W-We have to go in there?" Fluttershy asked shakingly.

"Nope! Dopey Discord forgot about these babies! I'll just do a quick flyover and we'll have the Elements in no time." Dash said as she was about to fly over the maze. But suddenly her wings flashed and disappeared making her fall to the ground.

"My wings!" Dash exclaimed in shock looking at her wingless back. Fluttershy's wings did the same thing which made her scream. Twilight, Charles, and Rarity's horn also vanished from their foreheads.

"Your horn! My horn! Ahhh!" Twilight and Rarity shrieked in unison. Charles look up and didn't shrieked "Don't worry he may taken my horn But I can still use my 'Magic Horn Blade'!" Charles try to use his 'magic horn blade' but couldn't and he screamed.

A light then appeared in front of them and flashed brightly revealing Discord again as he laughs with lightning striking behind him.

"You–You should see the looks on your faces. Priceless!" Discord said as he laughed.

"Give us our wings and horns back!" Twilight ordered.

"And My 'Magic Horn Blade'!" Charles ordered.

"You'll get them back in good time. I simply took them to ensure there's no cheating. You see, this is the first rule of our game: no flying, and no magic.

"The first rule?" Dash questioned.

"The second rule is everypony has to play or the game is over, and I win. Good luck, everypony!" Discord said and disappeared again while laughing.

"Never fear, girls. We have each other!" Twilight assured.

"Yeah! Like Twilight said, there's nothing we can't overcome if we all stick together!" Dash agreed giving the rest of the gang smiles.

"All right, girls, let's do this!" Charles said confidently.

"Together!" the gang said in unison as they take their first step in the labyrinth. All of a sudden separate hedges started growing in between each pony making the scream in worry.

"Stay calm, girls! Everypony head to the middle as fast as you can, and we'll regroup there!" Twilight said.

"Good idea! And if we're lucky, we'll find the elements there! Good luck!" Charles said.

"Moving out!" Dash said galloping her way to the center.

"See you in the center." Rarity said and made her way to the center as well.

"Yee-haw!" Applejack cheered starting her way to the center.

"See you guys there!" Pinkie said and bounces her way there too.

"What's that? Who's there? Girls!" Fluttershy called in fear.

"Fluttershy, calm down! We're just going to be meeting at the center of the maze, but you're going to have to make it there on your own, do you think you can do that?" Charles asked.

"I'll... I'll try." Fluttershy answered.

"Be strong, Fluttershy. I'll meet you there!" Charles said and made his way for the middle of the maze.

"O...okay. Here I go." Fluttershy said to herself and slowly made her way through the labyrinth. Applejack at the meantime was cutting across each corner and turn trying to find the meeting point. On the way something caught her eye something she didn't expect to see in there. Three apples lie on the ground in one pathway. To her surprise the apples roll on the their own making their way forward.

"What in tarnation?" Applejack asked in confusion and followed the apples leading her to an open grassy area with many apple trees similar to Sweet Apple Acres.

"Where am I?" Applejack asked herself. An apple then fell on her head from a tree and many others fall in red, green and yellow colors. They began to laugh and started forming in their respective colors.

"Who are y'all?" Applejack asked.

"The keepers of the grove of truth. You may ask us one question past, future or present. But be warned, that the truth may not always be pleasant." the apples said with creepy faces.

"All right then, I don't trust this place worth a hill of beans, but I've got a really bad feelin' about this feller Discord. What's gonna come of this mission we're on?" Applejack asked and the apples led her to a pond.

"For the answer you seek, go ahead, take a peek." the apples said and Applejack complied looking at the pond. In the reflection it started showing a vision of her and the others in a chaotic Ponyville.

"I hope I never see you again!" Dash declared angrily.

"Me too!" Fluttershy agreed angrily.

"Fine!" Pinkie said also in anger.

"Fine!" Rarity joined.

"It's settled, then." Twilight said.

"This friendship is over." Charles announced and the group walked away from each other for the last time.

"No! Our friendship? Over?!" Applejack asked in fear. From above Discord watches as he controls the apples with silhouette puppet strings as he chuckles diabolically.

"It can't be true. It just can't! That just can't be the truth." Applejack said in denial.

"When all the truth does is make your heart ache, sometimes a lie is easier to take." the apples said as the eyes of one of them mesmerize Applejack along with Discords voice and laughed. Her orange colors then began to fade. Applejack completely went gray and all the grass and apple trees disappeared as a gap in the hedge behind her opens. Twilight passed by but quickly noticed Applejack as she comes back.

"Applejack! Thank goodness! I thought I heard voices over here. Who were you talking to?" Twilight asked.

"I was talking to... uh... nopony! Nopony whatsoever!" Applejack answered with a scrunched up face and suspicious eyes.

"What?" Twilight asked.

"Nothing. Come on, uh, we best be going." Applejack said making her way back to the labyrinth.

"Did Applejack just...? Come on, Twilight! Applejack wouldn't lie." Twilight said and followed.

Pinkie meanwhile bounces her way through the maze while whistling. As she takes a turn she was surprised to see an opening filled with smiling balloons making some eerie laughs.

"Whee! [chuckles] This is the greatest balloon garden I've ever seen! It's the first balloon garden I've ever seen, but still! Wah!" Pinkie was then tripped by something and landed in a mud puddle. She looks to see it was a balloon tied to her hind leg and several other balloons gathered around her and started laughing at her mockingly.

"Hey, what gives?" Pinkie asked.

"What's the matter, Pinkie Pie? I thought you appreciated a good laugh?" Discord asked appearing in front of Pinkie.

"It's different. They're laughing at me."

"It's hardly different. Your friends laugh at you all the time." Discord assured putting his face in a balloon.

"My friends laugh with me, not at me." Pinkie reassured happily.

"Oh, really?" Discord asked and as the his balloon head spins around Pinkie making her eyes follow him dizzyingly he laughs mockingly along with the other balloons.

"No! Stop it!" Pinkie ordered but the balloons continued laughing. Then the faces of her friends appeared on a balloon of their colors and joined in the mocking laughing.

"Stop laughing at me!" Pinkie demanded trying to hid herself on the ground embarrassingly.

"Oh, poor Pinkie Pie. And here I thought laughter made you happy." Discord said and used his mesmerizing eyes on Pinkie.

"Happy? I don't think so." Pinkie boldly said and turned gray every balloon popped and from behind an entry Twilight and Applejack appeared and noticed Pinkie.

"Pinkie Pie! Are we glad to see you!" Twilight said trotting her way over to Pinkie.

"Oh you are, huh? Why? Need a good laugh?" Pinkie snorted unpleasantly and walked away.

"Pinkie? What do you suppose has her so upset? It's not like her." Twilight asked Applejack.

"I didn't notice anything strange about Pinkie." Applejack said and scrunched her face again looking around suspiciously before walking off again.

"Weird. Better pick up the pace before the stress of this gets the better of all of us." Twilight said and went to catch up.

Charles walked endlessly trying to get to the middle of the maze. "Man I'm not good at mazes at all I can't find the way maybe I-" He was cut off when he saw Fleur-de-lises pointed in a direction. "Hum I think this is way I'll go this way!" and he follow it not knowing the Fleur-de-lises following him as he pass each one until he reach a dead end. "Darn oh well I guess I better turn.." Charles said not knowing the Fleur-de-lises form to shape like Discord and tries to attack Charles; Charles look back and the Fleur-de-lises disappear. "Back!" Charles said nervously the Fleur-de-lises form back Charles look back and the Fleur-de-lises disappear again the thing repeats until the Fleur-de-lis Discord grab a stick and breaks into a tap-dance routine it then passed the stick to Charles and Charles throws the stick back at the Fleur-de-lis Discord and it collapse. "Dancing Fleur-de-lises! Nah!!" The Fleur-de-lis Discord try to leap on Charles(1) but Charles kick Discord revealing his true self.

"Ow! If I can't jump on you then I can make you a criminal TTFN Ta ta for now!" Discord said as he touched Charles on the forehead instantly turning him gray before disappearing again. A path opens up Twilight saw him daze and had swirls for eyes.

"Charles!" Twilight exclaimed happily.

This snap him out of it "Twilight!" Charles exclaimed.

"I'm glad to see nothing's change about you. I'm telling you, something weird is going on here." Twilight said.

"Change? What do you mean?" Charles said like nothing had happen to him asked.

"Nothin'. She means nothin'." Applejack answered but scrunched her face again.

"Excuse me, AJ?" Charles questioned with a raised eyebrow.

"I'll tell you what's changed. Your gray, that's what changed!" Pinkie shouted angrily.

"I'm Gray? What do you mean about- huh!?" Charles look to see he is gray.

"What happened to you?" Twilight asked out in shock.

"I... I don't know. But it can't be good. We have to find the rest of the girls and quick." Charles said.

"Right." Twilight nodded and they resumed their search with the two changed ponies following. Rarity meanwhile was at a part of the maze where it was sideways but the gravity kept her in.

"I was expecting an audience with the Princess, not outdoor sports." Rarity complained. She bumped into something hard without looking and stepped back to see a beautiful sight.

"Oh my..." Rarity muttered as she stares at a stone wall with real diamond markings of her cutie mark on it. In the reflection of the diamonds it reveals Discord in all of them laughing evilly.

"Welcome to your lucky day, Rarity. You've found the one thing in Equestria that could rival my face for sheer beauty. What do you think? You like?" Discord asked as the diamonds shined radiantly and mesmerized Rarity with it's beauty.

"Yes, I like very much. No! No, I shan't succumb to such fabulousness. Must... get to the center... to meet... the others." Rarity tried to fight the urge but it was too much as she went back to the diamonds.

"Mine!" Rarity shouted and started digging her way through the stone wall with her bare hooves turning gray in the process. "Well, Rarity. It took forever, but it was worth it. Who knew three little gemstones would turn out to be this handsome hunk of a diamond? Now to get you home." Rarity said after hugging a diamond that was two times bigger than originally thought of. She struggled to get the heavy gem on her back and carries it slowly step by step. The rest of the rocky wall then collapsed revealing the others behind it.

"Rarity! Are we glad to see- Why are you carrying a humongous boulder?" Twilight asked. Apparently Rarity is actually carrying a boulder that is shaped like the diamond her own eyes is seeing.

"What do you mean, 'boulder'? This big beautiful bedazzling rock is a diamond! And it's all mine. Keep your envious little eyes off it! I found it and it's mine fair and square!" Rarity warned as she continues to struggle to carry the heavy rock as the other two gray ponies follow. Charles now saw boulder as a diamond an stole it.

"Charles! What are you doing?" Twilight asked.

"I'm stealing the diamond that's what!" Charles answered.

"Charles this isn't you!" Twilight said.

"Give back My diamond, you ruffian!" Rarity said as she and Charles brought their heads down to stare each other dead in the face. Rarity then pushed Charles with such force and took back the boulder. Twilight came to him "Charles are you Okay?" She asked. "No I'm not okay. I want that gem!" Charles answered with growls in his voice in the last part as he follows the other three gray ponies. Twilight looked worriedly and went to catch up. Fluttershy at the meantime was hiding behind and popped out trying to avoid anything bad she'll come across.

"Okay, I can do this. I can-" Fluttershy was then caught off guard after seeing three butterflies fly in front of her and screamed jumping back in the hedge half way with her hind legs trying to move in helplessly.

"Oh, Wait a minute... Butterflies? Wait! Don't leave me here!" Fluttershy called out chasing the butterflies around each turn. She eventually comes across an open area and sees on sign of the butterflies until she notices them from behind.

"Fluttershy, looks like you've been left behind by your so-called friends, huh?" one of the butterflies asked in a high voice with Discord's face on it while flying around Fluttershy.

"Oh, no. I'm certain they're doing their best to find me." Fluttershy assured.

"Well, it must be so upsetting to know how weak and helpless they think you are."

"Not at all. I am weak and helpless and I appreciate their understanding."

"Yes... Well, surely it burns you up... I mean, that they're always pointing out your flaws, right?"

"Not really. In fact, I think I'm awfully lucky to have friends who want me to be the best I can be."

"Oh, for goodness sake! You've been kind for far too long, my dear. Time to be cruel. Arrivederci!" Discord appeared in his normal state getting irritated by Fluttershy's naiveness and touched Fluttershy on the forehead instantly turning her gray before disappearing again. "Fluttershy! I'm so glad to see a friendly face. This awful labyrinth is getting to every pony." Twilight said only to get angry looks from the others.

"Aw, boo hoo hoo!" Fluttershy mocked rudely earning a shocked look from Twilight.

"Why don't you wave your magic little horn and make everything all right?" Fluttershy asked unpleasantly.

"Uh..." Twilight couldn't answer for she was surprised at Fluttershy's new behavior.

"Oh, that's right, you can't. You don't have one." Fluttershy pointed out stubbornly and whipped her tail at Twilight's face.

"What is happening to our friends?" Twilight asked in complete confusion after witnessing Fluttershy bumping into Pinkie on purpose sending her hitting the hedge wall and made Applejack laugh.

"And what are you laughing at?" Pinkie asked threateningly.

"Ah, Chocolate milk." Applejack quickly lied.

"I don't know but this new Personality of Fluttershy is hotter now if you excuse me I want that gem!" Charles answered growls in his voice in the last part again.

"Little help here!" Rarity called out struggling to hold up the heavy boulder on her back and Twilight came over supporting the rock on their backs as well.

"Thanks, Twilight." Rarity thanked gratefully.

"You're welcome–" Twilight said happily thinking there was a little of generosity in Rarity.

"But don't get any ideas about my gem! I know where you live." Rarity warned and they continued their search for the their last friend. Dash travels her way in the maze hoping to find any sign of any of the elements or of her friends. She then heard thunder and couldn't help but get curious about it and rushed to the source hiding behind each hedge corner. To her surprise she sees a thunder cloud passing by producing lighting bolts with the colors of her blue, yellow, and red lightning cutie mark.

"I've got you now, element." Dash said and started chasing the cloud. Moments later she halts chasing the cloud after it led her to the last thing she expected to see, Discord who is relaxing on a cloud between two trees with sunglasses on.

"Oh. I can see why you like these clouds so much. Very plush." Discord said patting the cloud.

"Get off there and put 'em up! Come on! Let's go!" Dash ordered boldly making some boxing moves.

"Hey, I'm here to deliver a message."

"I've got a message for you, too!"

"Listen closely, this is important. A weighty choice is yours to make. The right selection or a big mistake. If a wrong choice you choose to pursue, the foundations of home will crumble without you." Discord said and with a snap of his fingers the thunder cloud swoops in front of him and started spinning while producing lightning. It began to mesmerize Dash as she sees visions of her home Cloudsdale shaking violently sending the architecture collapsing with bystanders screaming and trying to avoid the destruction.

"Cloudsdale? Crumble... without me? No!" Dash screams. Just then a floating box appears in front of her

"That box contains your wings. You can take them and leave the game, or you can carry on aimlessly wandering this maze. Your choice." Discord said as it was already futile for Dash. Meanwhile the others still make their way through the labyrinth with no sign of Dash still. On the way Rarity cruelly made Twilight carry the heavy rock all by herself as they struggle to hold up the weight.

"Must... find... Rainbow Dash. As a team... we're unstoppable. Rainbow Dash won't let us down." Twilight said between grunts.

"Well, looky there. Rainbow Dash is flying away. She's abandonin' us." Applejack announced looking up.

"Phew, now I know that's a lie." Twilight said thinking it was a false alarm but as soon as she looked up she sees Dash flying away with her wings back which made her gasp.

"How can it be?" Twilight asked in denial. Suddenly the earth started rumbling startling the group as they see the hedges collapse making debris fly everywhere. As the dust cleared they see now the whole labyrinth is now a huge crater.

"Well, well, well. Somepony broke the 'no wings, no magic' rule." Discord said appearing from the dust and snapped his fingers which made the wings and horns reappear on Charles, Twilight, Fluttershy, and Rarity.

"Game's over, my little ponies. You didn't find your precious elements. Looks like we might be due for a big old storm of chaos!" Discord announced with an inside out umbrella and began laughing wickedly as lightning stroke behind him. Could this be the end of their friendship? Is this the end of Equestria? Is this the end of... everything...?

To be continued...

Notes:

(1) The deal with the Dancing Fleur-de-lises. No reason whatsoever! I just wanted a Big Lipped Alligator Moment!