10…9…8…7…6…5…4…3…2…1…HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!! And cue the fireworks!

They blazed overhead, far above the city of Canterlot as Twilight and DJ watched from the balcony of the castle. They were in each other’s embrace, smiling as the New Year’s show continued on. They shared a kiss and simply stared into each other’s eyes. DJ turned away and sighed out loud.

“Is something wrong, DJ? You seem stressed,” asked Twilight.

“I made a promise for today and it’s time to fulfill it. My New Year’s resolution, I guess you could say,” he answered in return.

“Oh! Would you mind sharing it?”

“That’s the whole point, but…Twi? I need you to gather the others. All of them: the princesses, your family, and our friends. This is something you all need to hear.” DJ didn’t say another word and just stared at the fireworks display. Twilight was going to say something, but stopped herself and went to grab everypony. After she was gone, Discord made himself known to the human.

“Are you sure you want to do this DJ? You don’t know how they will react. I just don’t think this is a good idea.”

“They have every right to know the truth about what happened that day Discord. I can’t keep it a secret forever.”

“You know they are going to blame me for this, right?”

“No, they won’t. This was my fault and mine alone. I forced you to do it and that’s that. I have a plan, my friend. My mind is made up. Just in time, too, because here they come.” True to his words, everypony was coming into the throne room where DJ and Discord waited near the thrones. For once, DJ couldn’t bring himself to smile at his friends, while Discord looked worried.

“I gathered them all, just like you asked DJ. Now can you tell us what this is about?” asked Twilight as she brought them all in.

“Yeah, but first, I need all of you to Pinkie Promise that you won’t blame Discord for anything that I am about to tell you. I need to know that he won’t face any consequences.”

They all gave him curious and nervous looks, but complied with his request. “Okay, Twilight? Do you remember a few months ago when I came home from being with Discord and I looked a little…off?”

“Yeah, I do. You looked as if you had just seen a demon, but you wouldn’t tell me anything. I was so worried, but you were back to normal the next day, so I let it be. Why?”

“Because…I did see a demon.” He received mixed looks of confusions, shock, and fear. “A demon of my own creation. On that day, I asked my friend here to discord me.” More confusion.

“What the hay does that mean?” asked Rainbow Dash.

“Discording, as he calls it,” began Discord, “is what I did to the Elements of Harmony when we first met; when I turned you six grey.” Now they were back to fear and shock.

“W-why would you want to do that DJ?” asked his special somepony.

“Because, I wanted to know what you all went through. I wanted know how you felt being forced into being your direct opposite. I thought it would help me feel closer to all of you.” That got some looks of sympathy from his friends. “But, what happened is not something that either of us knew would happen. In other words, something went wrong.”

“Horribly wrong,” added Discord.

Celestia took this moment to voice her question, one that was on everypony’s mind. “What happened?”

“It’s not something that I can tell you; you need to see it.” He turned his head to Discord and spoke to him alone. “Do it. They need to see this.”

Discord audibly sighed in defeat and placed his eagle claw on DJ’s shoulder and almost immediately his color began to drain away. DJ grunted in pain and dropped to his knees. Once all the color was gone, DJ’s head hung low, shielding his face from the others.

“DJ?” asked Twilight from the other side of the room. Then she heard something, a very quiet laugh was coming from her coltfriend.

“That’s not DJ!” said Discord who had suddenly appeared behind Celestia with Fluttershy, a look of pure fear on his face. “When I first did this to him, I initially called him Discorded DJ, or DDJ for short, but that is not what that is!” As soon as he finished, the laughter grew from the grey colored being, growing louder and louder until his laughter was the only noise in the room. He threw his head up with the laughter and his voice scared everypony out of their wits. His voice was deep and dark, his laugh terrifying and maniacal (Think Batman’s voice and Joker’s laughter). He spoke, his voice nothing like it had been moments ago (again, think Batman).

HELLO WAKING WORLD!! I AM FREE ONCE MORE!! AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!

The ponies all stared in fear of what was going on. Twilight tried once more. “DJ?”

The being looked at her, a smile that was devoid of happiness, and eyes that were deep, black voids that caused Twilight to gasp in fright. Not those eyes, anything but those eyes. If you’re trying to reach the other guy, then you’re out of luck. DJ’s not here right now, please try again at a later time. The name is MALICE! It’s good to meet you everypony, he spat at them. Now they all were truly afraid. Celestia craned her neck to look at Discord, who was cowering behind her.

“Discord? Why do you fear him? Sure he seems menacing and all, but what harm could he truly do?” Discord stared in shock at her.

“’What could he do?!’ This is far worse than you think dear Princess. That is a manifestation from deep within my friend’s mind. As you once told me, DJ is practically a representation of all the Elements in harmony. Well, Malice there, is the direct opposite in that respect. He possess no sense of harmony! He is pure chaos and not the fun kind.” Now it was Celestia’s turn to be shocked. Malice spoke again.

The chaos creature is correct. I am devoid of all harmony. But, wait! There’s more! I am the personification of DJ’s human pride. If you can guess what that means, then good for you, ya disgusting pack of animals!, he said, still smiling at them like a crazy person.

“YOU SEE?” screamed Discord. “This is why I tried to get him not to do this. That man is a monster! A cold-blooded monster!”

Oh, I am hurt. I do not do my killing willy-nilly. I am still a reasonable person, after all. Why, I still remember the day I first met the punk who really owns this body. I told him exactly who I am.

“And, exactly, who in tarnation are you?” asked Applejack, scared out her mind and pointing a hoof at him.

I am the one who destroyed DJ’s life on Earth!! I am the part of him that showed him the truth of that despicable planet. The part of him that wanted to leave and make a better world for humanity. It is because of me that DJ refused his family and had no friends. I made his life a living hell!!

Twilight was crying angry tears. “WHY?? Why would you do that to him? What did he ever do to you?”

Luna and Celestia were now glaring at him. “We shall banish you from our friend, demon. You shall be destroyed.” Malice responded by wagging his finger in disappointment at them.

Ah, ah, ah! I wouldn’t do that if I were you. DJ had the chance to banish me a long time ago, but he refused. Now, I very much a part of him, permanently. And do you know why? Because when I told him who I was, he thanked me! He fucking thanked me!! Do you know how insulting that was, he even asked me to be his friend! I don’t need friends, I need death and destruction, not this harmony shit! The only reason I agreed was so that I can keep my existence with the only condition that I never try to take control, which is impossible anyway. Plus, if I were to take control, then I would be surrounded by pathetic, little ponies! NEVER! Now, if you will excuse me, I am going to go enjoy what is left of my freedom. Maybe spill a little blood, if someone provokes me! He smiled and began to walk out, but suddenly stopped and frowned and snarled.

Damn it! My time is up; only ten minutes, huh? Well, I fulfilled my promise, punk. But, you owe me more next time I’m out. He turned to the ponies and addressed them. And there will be a next time, ponies. And I won’t be so pleasant next time, either. Farewell, mother fuckers. He flipped them off as the color began to return to his body, and fell on his butt. When he next spoke, it was a familiar, kind-hearted voice they had known all these months.

“Whoo, boy! I hate doin’ that. Ah, dang it Malice, you always make this harder than it should be.” DJ looked up at his friends, saw their expressions, and lowered his head in shame. He sat there for a moment until Twilight trotted over to him and spoke.

“DJ?” He raised his head to meet her eyes. “Did you really thank that demon for what he did to you?” DJ nodded. “Why? Why would you be glad that he ruined your life?” DJ snorted and smiled at her, which calmed her heart seeing that smile again.

“Reason one,” he said and pointed right at her, causing her eyes to go wide. “You, Twilight. If Malice had never ruined my life on Earth, then Genie never would have offered me those wishes. I would have never come to Equestria and I never would have found my true love.” He looked her right in the eyes and gave her a loving smile. Twilight had tears falling from her eyes; tears of pure happiness.

“True love?” was all she could ask. DJ nodded, took a hold of her muzzle and pulled her in for a loving kiss. They broke a minute later, both smiling and in love.

“Reason two,” he continued. Then he pointed to a certain black coated filly on her back that was still shaking. “If I had never come here, then I never would have gotten this loving little creature for a daughter.” He ruffled Nyx’s mane lovingly which caused her to cease shaking and move to hug her father tight. He chuckled softly at her actions. “Reason three,” and he pointed at everypony else. “It is only here that I have the greatest friends I could ever ask for. Not a single person Earth could ever be as kind or caring as all of you. It is true Malice ruined my chances for a life on Earth, but nothing could ever beat the life I have here in Equestria. I just hope that none of you are scared of me or think less of me for having this demon in my head. Especially when he is a merciless killer.”

DJ stopped for a second, an annoyed frown on his face. “Yeah, I’m talking about you!” he said into the air. The others looked in shock. “Oh, you would go there! JERK! Get back in the recesses where you belong. …Well, screw you, too.” He looked down and saw the others staring at him. “Sorry, Malice was getting annoyed. He can only hear me when I talk aloud, so….” He shrugged.

“So, you communicate with your demon?” asked Celestia.

“On occasion. As he said, he is not very sociable and doesn’t like being surrounded by non-humans. Also, Discord did confirm that Malice cannot take control of my body, ever. He’s a relatively reasonable guy, he’s just very aggressive and cruel.”

Twilight looked at her coltfriend, worry ever present. She sighed and then kissed him again. When they broke apart she spoke, “I don’t like that he is always there, but it doesn’t change how I feel about you DJ. Nothing ever will.” He smiled at her, obviously easing his heart. As the time drove on, the others spoke similarly. Each one confirmed that they still considered him there friend. Even Celestia and Luna said as such. With all of that behind them, they returned to the celebrations going on outside. DJ and Discord hung back, however.

“That went better than I thought it would,” Discord admitted.

“Yeah, it could have been much worse,” DJ agreed.

You have no idea!! Heh, heh, heh.

“You have that look again, DJ. Does he speak with you often?”

“Unfortunately. He is always there in the back of mind, offering his remarks. Malice is never any help, but can certainly be amusing. His sense of humor takes some getting used to. Just not used to someone who doesn’t hold a single trait of friendship for a friend.”

You’ll get used to it, punk. Now go get something to eat, I’m hungry!

“I still don’t get how you get hungry, but at least I like to eat,” said DJ to himself. Discord shook his head in defeat.

“Just take care of yourself DJ. You are quite good at spreading my kind of chaos and I would hate to have to find a replacement if you get banished because of that thing.” With that Discord disappeared once more, leaving DJ alone with his demon.

Alone at last. Now go get the food!!

“I’m going, I’m going!” At least they don’t hate me. That’s a start, but now that they know, will it change anything? I hope not, but you never know. *Sigh* Better get something to eat, I need food too.