Sorry for all the cheesiness in the last chapter. It was just something to tick off my friends. ^.^ Anyway, here's the new chapter, and sorry that it took such a long time to come out! I didn't have my laptop with me for four days in a row, and I'm also beginning to lose my mojo for writing this. BUT I promise I'll keep posting- it's just that I keep getting ideas for new fanfics, and I start working on those, then I never release them, and I'm just VERY UPSET WITH MYSELF! *stuffs face with Pop-Tart* Well, yea. Enjoy!

"Why would you need some of my troops?" Chrysalis asked.

Babble rolled her eyes. "You know Discord, correct?"

She recalled a past event from a thousand years ago. "Turned my Forest into candy-canes and all my troops to gum drops. Yes."

She chuckled. "That was me. I took over his body and attempted to take over Equestria, but those wretched Elements of Harmony defeated me while I was still in his body."

Chrysalis furrowed her brows. "You're kidding, right?"

"No. Anyway, I was sneaking into the old castle when he saw me. He asked me what I was doing..."

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Discord walked down the path leading to the princesses' castle, but stopped when he found a black alicorn in the entrance. "Er... hello there."

Babble froze, then turned to the draconequus behind her. She smirked. "Hello."

He scratched his head. "What are you doing?"

Aw, crud... She thought for a moment, then answered casually, "Well, I sensed some sort of strange tension between two spirits in this area."

Discord bit his lower lip, recalling a fight he and Luna had had a few days ago. "Maybe just a little bit..."

She snickered.

"But what does that have to do with you being here?"

She hesitated. Hmm. "Well, I've come here to put it to a stop. You see, I have a way to put this tension to an end- for a little trade..."

His ears perked up. "What kind of trade?"

Babble smirked. "Well, I can make this whole thing end in exchange for..." She tapped her chin for a moment, then got an idea. "In exchange for the Element of Laughter."

"Laughter?" Discord asked. What were those Elements even for? He's never seen the princesses use them! They just sat in that box between their thrones, and were never used- not once in his whole life! Maybe they were just for decoration. "Well... I suppose so."

She chuckled. "You got it, Discord."

"Wait, how do you know my-"

Before he got anything else out, the black alicorn had disappeared, and a ripping pain tore through his chest. He clutched his gut and fell to the ground, only to stand back up a few moments later after the possession was complete.

'Discord' laughed. "Oh, this will be fun." She walked into the castle as she skimmed through Discord's mind.

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"Ah- well, it's good to know you weren't dumb enough to get trapped in a cat's body for a thousand years," Chrysalis said, flying off her throne and grinning. "I wonder how those rumors ever began?"

She shrugged. "It's too hard to tell."

The Changeling queen clicked her tongue and looked around awkwardly. "Well, that doesn't exactly explain what you want my troops for."

"As you know, Discord is extremely powerful," Babble began. "And I might need quite a few changelings to take him down. And for Pinkie Pie- well, it seems he's attached to her."

Her sister raised an eyebrow. "And exactly how many are you looking to borrow?"

She paused for a moment, looking at the ground. She looked back up at her and answered, "About... twenty?"

"Twenty?" Chrysalis asked. She chuckled. "I thought you'd be asking for some insane amount! Treat them with respect, and they shall do whatever you ask them to."

"Thank you, sister," Babble conveyed, smiling. "Where would I find them?"

"One moment." Chrysalis cleared her throat and shouted, "Would twenty of you scabs kindly meet me in the throne room?!"

Almost right away, twenty changelings were lined up in front of their queen, sweating with anxiety.

She simpered. "Perfect! Now you must go off with my sister for an important job against Discord and one of the Elements."

They saluted her and turned to the other alicorn, studying the strange creatures in front of her. She beamed and looked up at their queen. "Thank you."

"You said it already," she replied, irritated. "Now get out of my sight."

Babble held in a snicker and lead her small army out of the throne room.

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