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Chapter 28: Return of Harmony Part Two

Discord continues to laugh wickedly and mockingly as he falls to the ground in laughter.

Twilight Sparkle couldn't believe that Discord had already beaten them in his game.

"And what are you laughing at?" a changed grumpy Pinkie Pie asked.

"Ho, you ponies are just the most fun I've had in aeons." Discord said wiping a tear from his eye.

"Well, quit it! You'd better think before you laugh at the Pink...ie Pie!"

"Oh, yeah? Well ha, ha." a changed mean Fluttershy mocked.

"Quit it!" Pinkie ordered.

"No. Ha, ha."

"Quit it!"

"No. Ha ha-ha ha ha."

"Uh...Rarity? This here diamond of yours? Twilight said we should split it six ways since we, uh, found it together." a lying Applejack said but an ungenorous Rarity was not going to fall for it that easily as she kicks Applejack away from her diamond shaped boulder.

"Try it, punk. He's mine. All mine!" Rarity warned keeping Applejack away from the boulder as much as possible.

"Nows My chance to get that gem!" Charles said with growls in his voice in the last part as he 'grabbed' the diamond shaped boulder.

Rarity saw this went away from Applejack and went to Charles. "Give back My diamond, you ruffian!" She said. "Make me!" Charles said as he Teleported each time Rarity got to him as Twilight tried to stop them.

"Why are you all acting like this?" Twilight questioned. She rushed over to Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy who remained in their argument. "We need to stick together!"

Discord laughed. "It's just too entertaining." He announced as he sat on a couch, eating popcorn.

"Stop it, Discord. You're not playing fair." Twilight confronted him.

"I'm not playing fair?" Discord asked, placing his paw to his chest and sitting up from his seat. "Perhaps we haven't met. I'm Discord, spirit of chaos and disharmony. Hello?"

"How are we supposed to find the Elements of Harmony when you took away the labyrinth before we could get to the end?"

"Oh, wait, did you...?" Discord laughed with a few wheezes. "How funny! You thought the Elements were in the labyrinth?" Discord asked and the two vanished with a flash. When Twilight opened her eyes she were stunned to see herself and her friends in Canterlot castle witnessing the moment where Discord gave them his riddle again.

"Twists and turns are my master plan. Then find the Elements back where you began." the Discord from the past said before the present Discord returned them back to their original time.

"I never said they were in the labyrinth." Discord explained.

"But...but..." Twilight stuttered in disbelief.

"Keep trying, Twilight Sparkle. Maybe the magic of friendship can help you. Now if you'll excuse me, I have some chaos to wreak." Discord said and with a snap of his paws he disappeared.

Just then she heard thunder and saw cotton candy clouds form above her and started pouring chocolate milk rain on her.

"Chocolate milk? I hate chocolate milk!" Pinkie scolded.

"[grunt] Think, Twilight, think! 'Find the Elements back where you began.' Back where you began." Twilight groaned trying to solve the riddle.

"Don't touch my gem!" Rarity ordered as Applejack was on the boulder Charles was 'carrying'.

"I'm touching your gem, Rarity. Ha, ha." Fluttershy mocked placing her hoof on the boulder.

"What 'chu laughin' at?" Pinkie asked irritatedly.

"Ugh. I just want to go home." Twilight groaned "Wait a minute...home! 'Back where you began!' The Elements must be in Ponyville!" Twilight exclaimed looking at the chaotic Ponyville.

"Come on, ponies. We're certain this is what Discord's riddle really meant. If we get back to the library, I have a book that I just know could give us a clue." Twilight said as she trot her way to Ponyville with the others following. All of a sudden, a stampede of long-legged bunnies came out of nowhere and ran over Twilight. "Ah!"

"Good boy, Angel. Mama's so proud." Fluttershy commented smugly. The sun just went down in an instant raising the moon into darkness.

"Wow, I can see so much better now." Applejack said sarcastically. Without noticing the ground turned into soap which made her start slipping and bumping into the others before stopping near Twilight.

"I meant to do that." Applejack fibbed.

Twilight tried to walk but end up slipping down. The sun then reappeared in the sky and revealed the slippery substance on the road.

"Discord's turned our dirt roads into soap." Twilight pointed out annoyingly.

Discord skates his way by them.

"Beautiful, isn't it? This is the new and improved Ponyville, and these are only my first of changes." Discord said. Twilight then noticed Pinkie skating nearby.

"This may look like fun, but it's not." Pinkie assured negatively which made Twilight groan.

"Picture it: The chaos capital of the world." Discord said picking up the two and showed them Ponyville but the moon reappeared in the sky taking out the light again.

"I can't picture anything. It's too dark." Twilight retorted and Discord let her go letting her land back on the soap.

"Well, wait a few minutes and you'll see it in the beautiful light of day. Or not." Discord said before vanishing again.

"Ponyville, the chaos capital of the world? Not if I have anything to say about it." Twilight said confidently.

"Don't worry, you won't. [laughter]" Fluttershy mocked and Twilight groaned again. They later managed to make it back to the library with the sun back up which is one of the only places left unchanged. The rest of the new chaotic Ponyville had a checkered ground, most of it is sloped, and most of it is floating in the air.

"[sigh] Okay, we're here. Everyone please, please, please just go inside, please?" Twilight begged.

"I absolutely refuse." Applejack obviously lied as she makes her way in the library turning even grayer than before.

"With pleasure." Fluttershy said while stomping on some of their flowers and turned grayer as well.

"I hate libraries!" Pinkie stated unpleasantly going grayer too.

"Oh the things I can steal!" Charles said and he turned grayer like the rest.

Twilight moaned and noticed Rarity trying to move her boulder. She walked over to her. "Pleeeease, we've gotta hurry!"

"Forget it, Twilight." Rarity replied. "I know what you're up to. The second I go in, you'll have your little minion Spike or your bodyguard come and take Tom!" She placed both her hooves on the boulder.

"Tom?" Twilight questioned in a unbelievable tone.

"Well, it's not going to work." Rarity said and turned to a darker shade of gray while nuzzling the rock.

"You're not going in without him, are you?" Twilight asked annoyingly.

"Mm-mm." Rarity shook her head defiantly.

Twilight instantly picked up the boulder. "Fine!" She began walking towards the house, grunting with each step.

Inside Spike sleeps on the ground after mopping the ground all day unaware of the outside conditions. Fluttershy grabs the bucket full of water and dumps it on poor Spike waking him up in shear surprise with a shout. He shakes the soaking water off him like a dog.

"What did you do that for, Fluttershy?" Spike asked.

"'Cause you just looked so peaceful." Fluttershy answered suductively.

"I...uh...huh?" Spike questioned confusingly after twisting the water out of his tail. Then he saw Charles 'carrying' some of his gems.

"What are you doing Charles?" Spike asked.

"I'm stealing some of your gems that's what." Charles answered.

"What.. uh.. huh?" Spike questioned confusingly.

A loud crashing then occured and Spike sees a large hole in the wall with a boulder in the library.

"Careful, Twilight! You'll ruin his beautiful finish." Rarity urged rubbing the boulder delicately.

"Oh, for the love of..." Twilight moaned.

"Twilight, what's going on? Why does everybody look so...gray?" Spike asked.

"Don't ask. We need you to help me find something." Twilight instructed.

"Hey, Twilight, what's soaking wet and clueless?" Fluttershy asked.

"Fluttershy, I've had just about enough-" Twilight was cut off after Fluttershy dumped the remaing water from the bucket on Twilight getting her soaking wet as well.

"Your face!" Fluttershy said rudely and slammed the buck on Twilight's head.

"What's happened to everypony?" Spike asked.

"I guess you just bring out the worst in us, Spike." Applejack answered harshly.

"Ugh. No time to explain. We've got to find the reference guide to the Elements of Harmony before somepony does something he'll or she'll regret." Twilight growled.

"The Elements of Harmony? Oh, I know exactly where that book is. Found it!" Spike called finding the book but was knocked off his claws as Fluttershy wacked his claw with a scroll and caught it.

"Hah!" Fluttershy laughed rudely.

"Fluttershy, you'd better give me that book!" Twilight ordered.

"Keep away!" Fluttershy shouted in a singing tone and tossed it to Applejack where she caught it on her nose.

"Hey! Applejack, give me that book!" Twilight demanded.

"I don't have any book." Applejack stated after throwing the book to Pinkie just before Twilight leaped for it where she purposely bounced it off her back to Fluttershy again.

"Pinkie! You guys! Stop it right now!" Twilight ordered while chasing the group in a circle repeatedly until Spike jumped and pushed Fluttershy before she could catch it. Twilight was about to pick it up until it was surrounded by a blue aurora.

"Mine!" Rarity called stealing the book while running.

"Hey, do you even know what you just stole?" Twilight asked while chasing Rarity.

"No, but if you want it, I want it!" Rarity said while Twilight dove for her but evaded her.

"Charles, you have to help me! Please!" Twilight pleaded.

"O.K." He said.

Charles 'grabbed' the book from Rarity but he didn't give the book to Twilight.

"Charles not again." Twilight said.

Twilight, now furious, released a long and strained groan. "Give me that book!" She screamed and ran after Charles. However, Charles teleported away, leaving Twilight to crash into the boulder. "Where is he…?" She recovered, shaking her head. "Where's Charles?" She asked.

"Beats me." Applejack spoke in a spoiled tone.

"Lies!" Twilight exclaimed and dove at Pinkie Pie and Applejack, beginning a fight. As they fought over the book.

Finally, Twilight jumped out of the mess with the book in her hooves.

"Get back! All of you!" She warned as she noticed Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie crawling towards her. Spike presented himself in front of Twilight, swinging a scroll around to try to prevent the others from getting nearer. "This is my book. And I'm going to READ IT!" Twilight opened the book and looked inside. She gasped. "The Elements!" It was all seven Elements of Harmony in an open space in the book all aligned in single vertical line on both sides. "They were here all along!"

"This is great!" Spike ran over to Twilight. "Now you guys can defeat Discord and put everything back to normal!"

"See ponies? We did it! We found the Elements of Harmony! Together!" Twilight announced to them as Spike held the book in hands. However, Applejack leaned on an object in her usual cowboy pose. Fluttershy was purposely annoying Pinkie Pie by flipping her hair around as Pinkie Pie sat in front of the boulder annoyed, which Rarity was polishing with a pink rag, Charles was mad. Twilight noticed this and walked over to the ponies. "You don't even care, do you?"

"No!" They all exclaimed in unison.

Twilight sighed. "I never thought it would happen. My friends... have turned into complete JERKS!" Unwilling, she began placing the elements on the ponies. "Necklace! Necklace! Necklace! Necklace! Crown! And big crown thingy!" She placed the tiara on herself. "Come on everypony, let's go!" She began walking out the door.

Spike ran by her side. "But Twilight, aren't you missing somepony?"

"Nope." Twilight stopped. "We've got the liar, the grump, the hoarder, the brute, and the crook. That just about covers it…"

"But what about Rainbow Dash?" Spike asked.

Twilight thought for a moment. "Congratulations Spike, you're the new Rainbow Dash." She placed the necklace on him. "Now let's go!" She began running out the library again.

"Me? B-b-but what if she finds out I've been impersonating her?" He moaned. "That won't end well."

"Too bad, you're Rainbow Dash. Now let's go defeat Discord so we don't ever have to talk to each other again!"

"Yeah! Woo-hoo!" All of them but Rarity cheered as they galloped out the library. Rarity was still pushing her giant boulder out the room.

Twilight noticed Rarity with her boulder again and ran back inside. "Move!" She shouted to Rarity and picked up the boulder with her magic. "Look out, here comes Tom!" She warned and threw the boulder out the window.

"Well, well, well, I see you've found the Elements of Harmony. How terrifying!" Discord arrived and mocked with the changed ponies producing shameful looks.

"Discord! We've figured out your lame riddle. You're in for it now!" Twilight declared.

"I certainly am. You've clearly out-dueled me, and now it's time to meet my fate." He placed on red sunglasses. "I'm prepared to be defeated now, ladies. Fire when ready." He created a red target on himself.

"Formation, now!" Twilight shouted angrily.

"Eh." The others replied, not caring.

"Rainbow Dash, get over here!" Twilight called Spike who was hiding behind a boulder. He ran over to group fearfully around Discord.

"All right, let's get this over with." Twilight said and they all closed their eyes as a wind starts blowing and their elements start glowing. They soon start floating in the air and opened their eyes as raidiant glowing white lights and their elements start glowing brighter. The others also have a glow surrounding them as well with their elements joining in the light. This was starting to intrigue Discord as he watches in facination and a bit of fear. As it looks like they were about to finish it once and for all the light suddenly stopped and the group were sent falling back to the ground.

"What's going on?" Twilight asked confusingly.

"Mine's workin'. There must be somethin' wrong with yours." Applejack said.

"I HATE the Elements of Harmony!" Pinkie declared angrily.

"Hmph! Garbage." Fluttershy said and threw her necklace away a couple feet.

"MINE!" Rarity shouted and took Fluttershy's necklace.

"Sorry, Twilight. I guess I'd better get back upstairs and clean up the library. Good luck with all this- whoa!" Spike was going back to the library until he was pushed in the back by Fluttershy putting him in a daze on the ground.

"Oops, sorry, Rainbow Crash. [chuckle]" Fluttershy chuckled mockingly.

"Bravo, ponies, bravo!" Discord clapped his hands as he walked over to us. "Harmony in Equestria is officially dead. Discord rules, Celestia drools." Twilight released a growl as Discord slipped on away on the soap.

"It's your fault it didn't work." Pinkie shouted at blank space.

"Who are you talking to?" Twilight asked confusingly.

"Any of you! To ALL OF YOU! I'm outta here!" Pinkie announced and hopped away.

"I better go, too. I've got new better friends waiting for me at the farm." Applejack said bitterly as she trots to her farm while Rarity struggles to push her boulder 'Tom' to her boutique.

"Yeah! I'm sick of you losers." Fluttershy stated rudley as she flew away to her cottage.

"I'm going off to do more criminal acts bye." Charles said and he runs off.

"Charles! FINE! Leave! See if I care! I don't need you guys either! With friends like you, who needs...enemies...?" Twilight lowered her head in sadness and soon started to lose herself as she turns completely gray then cried a single tear and it dropped to the ground with a broken heart shape. Twilight then started roaming about in the now chaotic Ponyville and a cotton candy chocolate rain cloud above her getting her wet but she didn't care. There was long legged stampeding rabbits charging, dancing buffalo in ballerina outfits, ponies walking in above thin air... or something, floating pies, and a lunatic pony flying about and Twilight still didn't care.

"[laughing] Oh, my stomach! Twilight, you've got to see what I just did." Discord appeared and pointed at Ponyville as a giant pepper shaker floated above a stray pony and made her sneeze which made the building around her fall as just stage standouts.

"It's priceless! [laughing]" Discord laughed.

"Come now, Twilight Sparkle. You've got to get into the spirit of things! After all, this is your new home." Discord said excitingly as he took the cotton candy cloud from above Twilight and eats it. Twilight looks back at the destructed Ponyville and made up her mind.

"Not anymore..." Twilight said depressingly and started walking away.

"YES!" Discord cheered triumphantly.

Meanwhile Twilight returns to the library just as the sun sets and moon rises immediately.

"Pack your things, Spike, we're leaving." Twilight ordered as Spike lies on the ground groaning while clenching his stomach next to a pile of scrolls.

"Don't ask where we're going, 'cause I don't know yet. Just not here." Twilight said as she levitates a briefcase to her bed packing books and needed necessities and puts her element tiara into a nearby trash can.

"Can't...move. The princess...has been sending these...since I came back upstairs. [belch] Make it stop!" Spike begged after belching another scroll to the pile.

"These are all the letters I've wrote to the princess since I've lived in Ponyville. But why would she send them back?" Twilight asked while reading several of the scrolls just as Spike bursts out another belch.

"'Real friends don't care what your cover is... Friendship is a wondrous and powerful thing... And like the path cut through the orchard, there will always be a way through... The best thing to do is stay true to yourself... Everypony has a special magical connection with her friends... Maybe even before she's met them.'" Twilight read nearly every letter she had ever wrote and started feeling herself return to normal as her lavender color returns.

"Spike! Spike, it's all so clear! Can't you see? Discord's trying to distract us from what's important. He knows how powerful our friendships are, and he's trying to keep us from seeing it. Do you remember what I said the first day we arrived in Ponyville? I told you that the future of Equestria didn't rest on me making friends. But the opposite is true! The friendships I've made since I've been here are what saved Equestria from Nightmare Moon. And now they need to save it from Discord!" Twilight said with a returned confident attitude after levitating Spike around gleefully and placed him on his bed. Spike groans in pain from belching out so many notes.

"You're right, Spike. I've got to fight for my friendships. For them. For me. For Equestria!" Twilight declared. She then notices Spike's condition.

"Oh...uh...why don't you just stay here and rest? I'll take care of the whole fighting for friendship thing myself. But first, I've got to find Charles." Twilight said and heads for downstairs as Spike continues to groan on his bed and belches uncontrollably again.

"Now, I got to find Charles, get him to help me find our friends, and-" Twilight heads and saw Charles stealing more books.

"Charles!" Twilight exclaimed excitingly.

"Oh hi Twilight." Charles said.

"I've discovered how to defeat Discord!"

"Oh that's great." Charles said not interested.

"And I need you to come with me!"

"No I'm here to steal more stuff."

"Charles snap out of it. This isn't you! You're not a thief." Twilight said jumping on Charles. Twilight then placed her horn on his' forehead and casts a memory spell on him. Charles then saw memories flooding back to him. From meeting his teachers, from meeting Twilight, winter wrap up, and the falling of the leaves festival. Seeing all of these images in his head made him remember the important moments of their friendship and started feeling himself come back to normal as his orange color returns.

"Wh-what happened? Twilight I'm sorry of being a thief. Can you ever forgive me?" Charles said.

"I already have. Come on!" Twilight ordered.

The two unicorns were off to find their friends. At Sweet Apple Acres everything was a mess. All of the houses around them float in the air, there are pigs flying around with wings, and even Applejack's family completely changed. Big Macintosh was now like a dog as he digs underground and comes back up into the surface with a corn stalk on top of him. Granny Smith was now a tap dancer while Applejack relaxes against the barn while eating an apple in reverse.

"And so I tried to defeat Discord, but none of my so-called 'friends' would lift a hoof to help me." Applejack stated to Granny Smith.

"Applejack, we're here to fight for our friendship." Twilight stated with Charles by her side. Big Macintosh suddenly came out from underneath the ground next to Twilight and licked her face like a dog would and returned to underground.

"Did... he just-" Charles was confused.

"Yes, he did. Let's get back on track." Twilight said trying to move on from the moment.

"Oh, now you want to fight. Where you went when I was battlin' Discord?" Applejack asked while doing some boxing moves. The two had enough of her lying so they tackled to the ground and held her in place.

"Snap out of it. This isn't you! You're not a liar." Twilight said while Applejack struggles to free herself. Twilight however placed her horn on Applejack's forehead and casts a memory spell on her. She then saw memories flooding back to her. From helping her on applebuck season, from Charles and Twilight staying in Ponyville, helping Twilight on the cliff in the Everfree Forest, winter wrap up, and the falling of the leaves festival. Seeing all of these images in her head made her remember the important moments of their friendship and started feeling herself come back to normal as her orange color returns.

"Wh-what happened? Charles, Twilight! [sigh] I saw a vision of us feudin' and fightin'. I couldn't face the truth, so I started tellin' lies. Can you ever forgive me?" Applejack asked worriedly with her hat in front of her face.

"We already have. Come on!" Twilight ordered as she and Charles runs with Applejack following. After long periods of time and struggling to get the brute Fluttershy to cooperate they finally tied her up from the hooves and casts the memory spell on her making her remember their good times. Soon her yellow color comes back and her gentle senses return.

"Oh no! Charles, Twilight, Applejack, I just had the worst dream!" Fluttershy squealed in horror. They then head to Carousel Boutique where Rarity still loves on 'Tom'.

"What do you think you're doing? Get away from my gem! Get away-!" Rarity was cut off by a light and is back to normal after casting the memory spell on her. They then explained the silly events she had with a boulder. She realizes this and pushes the rock out of her boutique with her beautiful white coat.

"Let us never speak of this again." Rarity said.

"Agreed!" Charles agreed after realized that Discord tick him too with the boulder

They managed to change Pinkie back while Applejack carries her from an apple cart as she laughs joyfully.

"And I-I turned gray! [giggle] Can you believe it?!" Pinkie asked gleefully.

They went to find Dash at her cloud home but Fluttershy checked to see no sign of her.

"Uh? She's not here." Fluttershy said raising her hooves.

"Darn it." Charles kicked the ground in disappointment.

"Without Rainbow Dash, we can't use the Elements." Twilight pointed out.

"She could be anywhere by now! We're never gonna find her." Applejack stated.

"Yeah, we will, 'cause she's right there!" Pinkie pointed at a cloud a few yards high in the sky and it so happens that Dash was relaxing on it.

"Oh. That was fast." Charles said.

"Rainbow Dash!" Twilight called.

"Hey guys!" Dash replied.

"We've been looking everywhere for you!" Twilight said.

"That's nice." Dash said in a very uninterested tone.

"Discord's still on the loose! We need you to help us defeat him with your element, Loyalty!"

"Pfft. Loyalty, schmoyalty! Have you guys seen Ponyville? It's a disaster! I'm staying here in Cloudsdale where everything's awesome."

"How in Equestria can she think that tiny patch of cloud is Cloudsdale?" Rarity asked confusingly.

"The same way he got you to think that cheap rock was a bona fide diamond." Applejack said slyly.

"I thought we agreed never to speak of that again." Rarity whispered irritatedly.

"Time for Plan B." Twilight said.

Later Dash naps on the cloud snoring the hot air balloon hovered with Applejack on top and the rest of the gang inside the basket above Dash.

"Okay, Fluttershy, you grab Rainbow Dash and hold her down. Applejack will lower me down from this rope so I can cast the memory spell on her." Twilight whispered.

"Got it!" Fluttershy saluted confidently and flies down towards Dash looking like she was about to grab her. But of course being her naive self she taps Dash awake.

"Um...I'm just wondering if it's okay if I hold you down against your will for a little bit?" Fluttershy asked and the group groaned annoyingly with Twilight and Charles slapping their hooves on their foreheads.

"Nice try! Ponyville's your problem, not mine." Dash scoffed and got on her cloud and started flying away in fast speeds.

"Come on, Fluttershy, we've got to catch her. Hyah!" Twilight shouted as she tosses a rope to Fluttershy and she pulls the balloon like a carriage. In a daring move Dash made a u-turn towards the balloon and started flying circles around it trying to confuse the group.

"Applejack!" Twilight called and tosses up rope to Applejack and catches it. Dash passes by and Applejack found the chance to toss the lasso to her and catches her putting Dash into a state of confusions as she sees the rope around her. But without noticing Rarity's hind hooves were in the rope connected to Dash as it tightens around her hooves.

"Rarity, look out!" Charles warned but the rope pulls Rarity out after grabbing Pinkie with her as they scream in horror.

"PINKIE! You were supposed to secure the ROPE!" Rarity shrieked.

"Oops." Pinkie said sheepishly. However their weight was pulling Dash off her cloud and decreases her speed.

"Rarity, Pinkie, hold on! Y'all are slowing her down!" Applejack shouted.

"Oh, Fluttershy, would you be a dear and FLY FASTER, please?" Rarity demanded impatiently.

"I can't!" Fluttershy whimpered.

"Come on Fluttershy, I know you can do it!" Charles called out to her.

"If you can't catch her, Discord wins!" Twilight added which widened Fluttershy's eyes in realization.

"That... big...dumb...MEANIE!" Fluttershy screams furiatedly and starts flying even faster they get nearer and nearer to Dash as she struggles to keep maintain her altitude.

"Okay, Applejack, last rope! Make it count!" Twilight warned and tosses Applejack another rope. Applejack took her time with her second lasso and tosses it to Dash for a clutch catch stopping her in her tracks.

"Bulls eye!" Charles cheered and they lowered to balloon returning to the earth with Dash struggling to get free. When they touched the ground the four held on to her with ropes holding her like a rampaging bull.

"Lemme go! I don't need you guys! Leave me alone!" Dash ordered angrily.

"But we need you." Charles calmly said as Twilight lowered her horn to Dash's head as she puffs steam out of her nostrils. As Twilight cast the spell Dash began to calm down and her cyan blue color coat and rainbow mane and tail was coming back along with her memories.

"Wh-what happened? [gasp] How's Ponyville? Where are the Elements?! Did we stop Discord?" Dash asked worriedly pumbling Applejack to the ground. The group couldn't help but hug Dash and each other cheering in celebration as their friendship was back to normal. They then noticed ballerina buffalo pass by remembering the world is still in peril.

"Maybe it's a little early for a group hug." Twilight said.

"Agreed. Maybe we should get going." Charles advised with the others giving agreeing nods. At Ponyville it was just as chaotic as before. There were card castles, long-legged stampeding bunnies, and ballerina buffalo going about. Discord laughs maniacally on his throne on a large slope as raining pies come down and a cotton candy chocolate milk raining cloud comes by. He summons a glass under it and it fills up from top to bottom.

"Chaos is a wonderful, wonderful thing." Discord stated proudly as he was about to take a drink.

"Not as wonderful as friendship." Twilight said confidently and Discord sees the group with their elements on with confident smiles on them.

"Give it up, Discord! You lost!" Charles declared boldly.

"Oh, this again?" Discord asked smugly and drinks his beverage but instead of the liquid he drinks the glass. As he sees the glass gone he tosses the chocolate milk away and made an explosion on impact.

"That's right. You couldn't break apart our friendship for long." Applejack said.

"Oh, Applejack, don't lie to me. I'm the one who made you a liar." Discord reminded and levitates Applejack by the necklace with a yellow glow and his claw glows with an insane smile. Charles and Twilight see the others being forced towards Discord by their necklace as they struggle to get away.

"Will you ever learn?" Discord asked. Charles and Twilight focused their magic and transported near the group producing a large bubble around them slightly surprising Discord in the process after releasing his grip from them. They levitate away from Discord and landed back where they were as the ground the bubble touches changes back to grass.

"I'll tell you what we've learned Discord. We've learned that friendship isn't always easy. But there's no doubt it's worth fighting for." Twilight said.

"And no one, not even you can break it. Not now, not ever." Charles joined.

"Ugh, gag. Fine, go ahead, try and use your little Elements. Frenemies. Just make it quick. [flash] I'm missing some excellent chaos here." Discord said with a smirk.

"All right, ladies, let's show him what friendship can do!" Charles and Twilight said with a confident smile.

"Wait-wait-wait!" Pinkie halted their actions as they see her under a cotton candy cloud drinking all the chocolate milk from it like a pig earning annoyed glares from the group. She then came back satisfied and growled fiercely at Discord as a light glowed apon the group. Discord put out a bored yawn not expecting on what's coming. The elements then began to light up in their shape sending sound waves of it. It then began shooting out beams of the shapes which caught Discords eye and manages to dodge one from hitting him in the head.

"Huh. What's this?" Discord questioned confusingly and started to realize what's happening.

"No." Discord mumbled in denial as Twilight's eyes turn into a white glow again while the group float in the air just as a rainbow energy beam shoots out of them and heads for Discord.

"NO!" Discord screams out as the beam collides with him. From his feet he begins turning to stone as he tries to block the beam from him but it was futile as he was finally enshrouded into stone entirely with a terrified look on him. The arching rainbow beam then split surrounding the whole town in a bright radiant bubble. Everything was back to normal and he group landed back on the ground and watch the statue of Discord land on the ground with a loud thud.

Princess Celestia called all the ponies in Ponyville and Canterlot to gather in the royal hall. When it was time for seven were gathered to the throne room where an audience cheers for the heroes. They walk down the path proudly to meet with the princess. As they reach the princess she smiles sweetly at them and Applejack produces a wink at her. Twilight then noticed Spike gave a nervous wave at her which she did back.

"We are gathered here today to once again honor the heroism of these seven friends who stood up to the villain Discord and saved Equestria from eternal chaos." Celestia announced as curtain nearby with her magic, revealing another stain-glassed window. The window depicted the seven elements of harmony defeating Discord in the same way as they defeated Nightmare Moon. The seven turned with gleeful smiles to the crowd.

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