Comet's Tale

The Return of Harmony part 2

A little suprise for you. Ive' been working on this two parter simultaneously plus I had a surge of motivation. This resulted in this early present. I hope you'll enjoy it.

Next time Comet and Twilight will take it upon themselves to help the Princess of the night to appreciate the holiday of Nightmare Night.

The hedge walls stretched endlessly in every direction. Comet Tail's hooves barely made a sound against the dirt path as he walked, his ears straining for any sign of his friends.

The silence was thick, heavy. Had they even heard him?

When he had called out, proposing they regroup at the center of the maze, it had been a desperate gamble. A plan to restore some order in this chaos. But with no wings, no magic, and Discord's tricks at play, his voice might have been swallowed by the labyrinth.

He clenched his jaw, shaking his head. No. I have to trust them. They'll find a way.

But how long would that take?

Before he could dwell on the thought, the world around him shifted.

With a deep rumble, the hedge walls trembled, their twisted shapes convulsing like living things before suddenly—violently—collapsing. The thick green barriers shrank, crumbling into the ground like sand slipping through an hourglass.

And just like that, the maze was gone.

Comet gasped, staggering as he suddenly found himself standing on a vast, open field. The sky above swirled with unnatural colors, as though reality itself had been smeared with a painter's brush.

And there, lounging on a lavish red sofa in the middle of it all, was Discord. The draconequus reclined with an oversized bucket of popcorn in his claw, lazily tossing kernels into his mouth.

"Well, well, well," Discord drawled, smirking. "That was fun while it lasted. But I'm afraid the game is over."

Comet's ears pinned back. "What do you mean, over?"

Discord gestured skyward. "Oh, I simply mean that somepony broke the rules."

Comet followed his claw—and his stomach dropped.

High above them, soaring effortlessly through the sky, was Soarin.

Comet's mind reeled. That wasn't possible. Discord had taken their wings—how was Soarin flying?

"H-How—?"

"Ah, yes, your loyal little friend," Discord purred, lazily stretching. "I must say, I don't blame him for flying off. Taking care of yourself is the smart move, especially given... well, the sorry state of things." He smirked. "Honestly, after everything I showed him, you should be surprised he stuck around this long."

Comet's heart pounded. "What do you mean?"

He didn't get an answer.

Because suddenly, his friends started speaking.

Time Turner stood with his head high, a smug smirk playing on his lips. "Honestly, I expected better strategic thinking from the rest of you. If you had half my intellect, perhaps we wouldn't be in this mess."

Thunderlane scoffed, rolling his eyes. "Oh great, now he's an insufferable know-it-all. Just what we needed." His voice was sharper than usual, practically dripping with sarcasm. "Maybe you should lecture us all on how to be completely useless, Time Turner."

Braeburn chuckled—except there was something off about it. "Now hold on, y'all. I know exactly where the Elements are. Princess Celestia told me herself." His confident grin faltered for just a second before he continued. "No, wait—Princess Luna told me! Yeah, she said they were... uh... under my hat!" He tipped his hat up and peered underneath. "Nope! Guess I was mistaken." He let out another forced laugh.