Hot and Cold
[In a nearby tree…]
“The sweetest pony is now the most obnoxious pony, the one who liked music, now hates sound as a whole and of course lover of chocolate and sweets hates seeing sweets or anything to do with sweet, food or not. The last time I had this much fun was with Twilight Sparkle and that labyrinth,” said Discord excitedly. [Down below…]
“Oh my, what a mess here. I sure hope none of you caused this?” questioned Hackney.
“No, Ms Hackney,” answered Patch, Starlight, Clover and Bright Eyes simultaneously.
“I wish for once you all could keep your mouths shut!” said [Melody] angrily before walking away.
“Melody, how could you say something so harsh? I thought they were your friends,” responded Hackney.
“I’ve heard enough, literally!” replied [Melody].
“What has gotten into you Melody? You’re generally such a sweet student of mine but this is unacceptable. I hope your attitude changes before school is back in session, young lady,” said Hackney.
“Don’t blame her, Ms Hackney. It’s not her fault. We don’t have the full story but someone named Discord appears to have done something to her at a concert she went to,” explained Hackney.
“Only we don’t think it was a real concert, more like a trap,” added Twilight.
“We suspect that Discord, whom we saw earlier is probably the cause,” finished Starlight.
“Bravo, bravo indeed. I do enjoy a tall glass of chaos,” clapped Discord as he appeared.
“So you are behind this?” questioned Hackney.
“You must be their teacher, Ms Hackney. I take it you have seen the new personalities of your former students. Lovely, isn’t it?” said Discord.
“How could you possibly call this entire mess you’ve made lovely?” asked Hackney.
“Chaos’ beauty is in the eyes of its beholder. Though whether you like it or not, you’re stuck with it. So you can delve into past memories all you want but that will not change this town back to the dullness it once had,” said Discord.
“That dullness is what made this town peaceful and welcoming to any pony that wandered in,” protested Hackney.
“Before I forget, Starlight has a few words to say,” added Discord.
“Hey Ms Hackney, hope you don’t mind I turn up the heat in the classroom, literally. Oh and don’t think the rest of you are out of this. I want you all to feel as uncomfortable as possible,” said [Starlight].
“Enjoy your new enemy, ponies,” said Discord before disappearing.
“Zecora, we need one of your potions,” insisted Twilight.
“I am doing the best I can but Discord has turned my house into a bowl of sand,” replied Zecora.
“Well that’s just dandy. Now how are we supposed to stop Discord?” asked Applejack.
“Well we can’t use the Elements of Harmony, not only because he’d see it coming but they no longer exist,” said Twilight.
“Remember, Twilight, you may find the answer in an unlikely source,” said Celestia.
“You just have to think outside the box,” added Luna.
“Outside what box? There are no boxes around here,” protested (Pinkie Pie).
“I’ve got a box in mind, a box filled without noise and I’m trying to be part of it,” retorted [Melody].
“I heard there was a box with your name on it, Melody. Too bad it’s on Planet Loudmouth,” taunted [Sweetheart].
“Then it’s a good thing I hit the ignore button from all of you. Just wish I could use the remote and mute all of your voices,” remarked [Melody] walking away.
“Someone’s a little fired up. Guess I should turn it up more by making this place AS LOUD AS POSSIBLE!” said [Starlight] raising her voice.
“Don’t make me come over there with duct tape,” warned [Melody].
“Why would you? After all, that’d make noise too,” reminded [Sweetheart]
“What’s the matter, Clover? Got the chills? Don’t worry, I’ll make it colder for you,” stated [Starlight].
“What these ponies need is a good wake-up call and I know just where to get it,” said (Rainbow Dash) heading to the clouds.
“Rainbow, we can’t just zap them back to normal and besides, you could seriously hurt them, which is bad even if they are currently being mean,” called Twilight. *Discord appears*
“Face it, everypony. Chaos will reign supreme…….forever!” laughed Discord.
To be continued...