Talk:Elements of Harmony/@comment-96.51.217.136-20130106225600

Okay, here's a theory about how the elements relate to their bearers;

Luna and Celestia were the first bearers, and they used the elements to defeat Discord and Sombra. When Luna betrayed her sister, she sacrificed her position as co-bearer, because harmony was broken. Celestia became the sole bearer, and banished her. However, friendship isn't made of a single pony, and thus the elements were weaker under her power, and their hold only lasted a thousand years.

When the elements were transferred to the Mane Six at Everfree Castle, the last of the bearers sealing Discord and Sombra became detatched. This was half the key to the the return of both Discord and the Crystal Empire. In the case of the former, the second half was that chaos needed to occur in front of him. In the case of the latter, though Sombra was more formed, the Empire itself wouldn't return until the heir was married.