This fan-fic is set after Return of Harmony part 2. It can be placed anytime after that episode, but before A Royal Canterlot Wedding.
Princess Celestia and all related characters (c) Lauren Faust, HASBRO, etc.
Story, Fair Sweetheart and all related characters (c) to me, Steffie
Enjoy ^_^
Chapter 1: Behold the Former Ruler of Equestria: Discord!
It was another beautiful day in Equestria as the afternoon sun shone brightly high in the crystal-clear sky. The day was peaceful. Well, almost as the palace was quite noisy as a crowd of ponies were lead through the labyrinth and towards Discord's statue, Princess Celestia amongst the group.
Ever since Discord had been defeated by Twilight Sparkle and her friends, many ponies had decided to visit the palace labyrinth area to see the statue of this infamous creature that had caused so much chaos and disharmony. The princesses had allowed anypony to visit the draconequus, as long as either of them was amongst the group to make certain that everything would run smoothly.
"...and then Twilight Sparkle and her friends used the Elements of Harmony to turn him back into stone." the tour guide stated as the group stared at the strange creature before them. There was tension in the air as they noticed the Draconequus' pained, scared expression.
"Does anypony have any questions that you would like to ask?" Princess Celestia piped up when the tension became too thick for her liking.
"I'm confused, Your Highness. Why does Discord's head look so much like a goat if it's supposed to be that of a pony?" a stallion piped up. The alicorn covered her mouth with her hoof as she nearly snorted a loud laugh. She had thought the same thing.
"During Discord's rule, he insisted that his head is that of a pony. No one had dared to state otherwise; scared of how he would react."
"Did Discord's powers have any long-lasting side effects, Your Highness?" an elderly pegasus mare had asked in a suspicious tone. The princess of the sun sighed as she thought back. She also pondered why she sensed something ominous about her. The princess noticed that her coat's the same colour amber yellowish grey as Discord's head while her mane was white with grey stripes. The co-ruler of Equestria felt her heart nearly jump into her chest when she noticed that the mare's squinted eyes had partially hidden her crimson-red pupils and irises. What was also striking was the fact that her pegasus wings were blue.
Princess Celestia took a deep breath to calm herself before she spoke. No, it was just her imagination. Surely that couldn't be a draconequus.
"The sun and moon could no longer rise and set without the assistance of myself and my sister. Fauna can no longer grow without help. The weather needs assistance of pegasii. Discord showed that deep inside that silly exterior, he is highly intelligent. He knew exactly how much magic to use on the sun and moon without destroying them."
"What else did he do, My Princess?" the tour guide asked as he became highly intrigued.
"He made the length of night and day only an hour. He also made the season changed randomly. Food couldn't be grown and ponies suffered from exhaustion, yet Discord warned that if they may not even miss a day of work or he'll make it worse. Since nopony could keep up with Discord's chaos and his demands, it nearly drove them insane. My sister and I had to intervene before that Draconequus could do more harm." the beautiful alicorn snorted in anger. The group whispered amongst themselves after they had heard the horrible truth.
The same elderly pony from before cleared her throat before she bowed down and asked the white alicorn a serious question. "If I may be bold to ask, Your Highness..." The same elderly pony paused as she tried to choose the right words.
"Yes, you may." Princess Celestia nodded as she waited for the elderly pony to speak. She couldn't help but notice that she sensed a presence of two draconequis. One of them was Discord. Who was the other? Luckily enough, the power of the other was much weaker than Princess Celestia.
"...Have you ever tried to reason with Spirit Discord?"
"Yes, I had. I believed that even chaos and disharmony had a place in the world; just to remind everypony how grateful you should be for harmony and order. I first thought that Discord didn't realize how much damaged he had caused and that it's all a big misunderstanding. Luna and I confronted him and asked him to cut down on the chaos. In response, he laughed as if we were a huge joke. That's when we realized what a big threat he actually was. We also realized that since he is much more powerful than us, we needed to find something to stop him..."
A small colt cleared his throat as he approached the beautiful princess.
"Princess Celestia, are all Draconequis like Discord?" the colt asked nervously.
"To be honest, I have no idea. Discord is the first and only Draconequus that we had ever met. But, we should not judge the entire race because of one individual."
"Well, it's time for Her Majesty to set the sun. That's it for the tour. Hope you enjoyed your stay." the tour pony shouted loud enough for the crowd to hear as he led them back out of the labyrinth. After they had left, Princess Celestia flew high into the sky and towards the sun. From the corner of her eye, she noticed the elderly pegasus mare that flew at a decent speed. Deciding that she could always talk to the mare another time, she flew in front of the sun.
Princess Celestia grimaced in pain as memories of ponies being in agony while they begged her and Princess Luna to stop Discord flash in her mind's eye. Even though she had expected the tour may trigger these memories, it didn't stop them from being just as heartbreaking.
If only she and Luna stopped the Spirit of Harmony before it was too late. If only she could turn back time to when Discord was at his weakest and could be easily stopped...
Wait, that's it! There is a way to go back in time and stop Discord. An extremely powerful and dangerous spell that was never successfully casted before. Maybe that's the answer to stop that draconequus?
After she set the sun down, Princess Celestia flew back to her castle, hopeful that she finally found a way to stop Discord once and for all.
To Be Continued...