Discord

If I learned anything about living in this crazy world filled with magical talking horse people. It was how to tell a dream from reality.

Just look with the corners of your eyes, and anyone could tell they were in a dream. The constant shift from solid to a fuzzy almost plushie like state will indicate that this place was a dream.

But for the life of me, I will never understand how or why I was strapped to some table with medieval like torture devices around me.

The only thing I knew at the moment was the fear that I felt when the door opened. I didn’t hear a thing, but I just knew that a door opened.

A unicorn’s head popped into my sights, I couldn’t tell whether it was a male or female since it’s face appeared to be nothing more than a blob. However the horn above it’s head foretold it’s species.

It’s horn began to glow and I cursed at the pony. Spit left my mouth only to be stopped and fall unto my chin. Something covered my face, and I felt it dig into my skin.

The spit dribbled toward my chin, eventual down my neck. All the while the ponies horn lit anew, and I was blasted with magic.

Then I awoke.

“Wha…” I screamed, but found my wrist bound to a table. I tried to move my legs, but found they too are bound. No matter how much I tried to turn my head, the light above me would blind me. Even closing them, it still permeated through my eyelids. I heard shuffling around me and screamed, “What the fucks going on!”

I blinked at the assaulting light and waited for a reply. A welt could be felt on the back of my head where it contacted with the cold metal table. My ears ringed and my head ached from the constant pain.

“Are you sure he’s a ghoul?” A voice to my left asked.

“Positive… or so the Princess and elder mages said.” Someone replied.

“B-but he's only a colt.”

“A colt he may be… but are you willing to go against the Princess’ orders?”

“N-no… But still.” I heard shuffling, and an audible gulp, “Wouldn’t this hurt.”

The other pony sighed, “If he’s a ghoul then he would die right away.”

“But, what if he’s not?” replied the other, as reddish color mixed in with the blinding light.

“Then.” The other pony hesitated, and the reddish color dimmed, “Then he better hope he his.”

“What the fuck are you going at?” I said, my eyes narrowed to where the red color was.

“Huh. An intelligent one.” Mumbled the pony with the reddish aura, “Must be a highend spirit.”

“W-what?” I nearly shouted with cracked lips, “What the are planning to do?!”

“Oh. Just a banishment spell,” Replied the pony, as the reddish hue was now accompanied with a blue one, “It should be able to rip a spirit like you from that colts body.”

“B-but I am me,” I shot back, but the buildup of magic around me shut any further retort.

“Not what this report says.” I heard the swish of paper, then it ended with the sound of a clipboard hitting metal. Must have been on a clipboard was the thought that echoed through my mind, but was drowned out by the pony with the red aura, “Though for a ghoul. You sure know how to treat a mare.”

I tried to say something, and without warning my mouth was bound with some sort of cloth. I couldn’t say anything, even to plead for them to stop.

None of what I would have said mattered anyways, because once I saw the incoming magic I closed my eyes. Then the pain started, and whatever held my mouth in place, made me happy. The pain was so intense that, if I had my mouth untied, I would have surely bitten my tongue off by now.

“W-what’s going on!”

“Oh no! Stop! Stop! Sto…”

As the pain intensified, my vision grew dark and I felt nothing but relief. There was no pain, no irritating ponies, just the soft embrace of the chair I sat on.

“My. My.” I moved my head toward the sound of the voice. My gaze fell upon an odd creature across from me. It grinned with a pearly snaggletooth, “To think some would visit me in this dreary place.”

I had to blink, because the world around me was still a white void. From the corners of my eyes, it appeared all fuzzy, which indicated it was still a dream. I tried to force the creature to disappear, a trick Luna taught me when we designing a dream together, but he was still there. His long dragon like body snuggled in a satin arm chair.

A fire roared behind him, only it wasn’t a fire. There was a black log held in the palm of a bronzed hand, red serpents came from the wood. They flew upwards, then once they hit a certain point, the snakes disappeared.

“Oh for the love of.” I turned to look at the annoyed creature, his lion paw motioned for me to come forward. When I didn’t respond, he snapped his talon like hand, and before I knew it I sat across from the horned creature, “There.” He clapped his hands together and the sound of a harmonica was heard around me, “Now let’s get to business.”

I stared into the creature’s red eyes, only to draw them away. His grin with that single fang seemed to frighten me, but now it didn’t seemed so bad from the view of the floor. On the very ground that my feet rested on, was the skin of a dirt brown pony. Its copper colored mane barely hid the empty sockets, and the missing hand only sent shivers down my spine.

My head whipped back to the creature, his lion paw was over his mouth. I gritted my teeth at his apparent amusement, but I held my tongue.

A tear fell from the corner of his eye, he wiped it away then said, “Ah. I’m so happy I chose you.” A table appeared between us, filled with a tea set and various pastries, “Please, have some.”

The teapot suddenly grew legs, and with its new found ability began to pour liquid into the empty teacups. I looked up at the creature, who was helping himself to plate atop a cinnamon bun. He bit into the plate, and crunching noises could be heard from the creature. I could only wonder if this was all just a figment of my imagination.

“You know.” The creature looked at me, but I could only watch as the lump in his throat moved down into his gut, “I had doubts about you,” I took a sip from my cup, only to have the china enter my mouth, “but you’ve caused so much chaos.” The creature floated into the air, but soon fell down onto the arms of the chair as he wailed, “But sadly… it was all for nothing.”

“Ah. What the hell are you talking about?” I asked aloud, as I dropped what remained of the tea cup and tea, only to have a small mushroom cloud form on the table. When the fiery explosion passed, I smelled burnt hair and the table was still perfectly fine.

“The tea explodes… or was that milk?” The chaotic being said, as he played with his goatee.

“You know what?!” I dusted myself off, and glared at the hybrid of creatures, “I’m done. With the whole pony thing, magic, and fucking bitch ass princess.” I shook my head and slammed the armchair, “I’m just fucking done.”

“Ah dear.” The thing shook his head, then snapped his fingers, “And here I thought I wouldn’t need to do this.”

I tried to raise my hands to my head only to have phosphorus red snakes tie my hands to the arm chair. My entire body was in pain, I would have screamed, but the snakes covered my mouth.

“Oh dear.” The creature shook his horned head, the table cleared then a book appeared in front of me, “And here I gave you knowledge.” He then snapped his fingers and my staff appeared, “I even gave you power… and most of all.” The creature sneered, as a picture of Coco appeared next to me, “A companion.”

Tiny snakes bit down on my eyelids and spread them. I continued to scream in agony, but it only came out muffled. I heard a snap from its talon like hand, then as soon as it started the pain had ended.

“Now… are you going to?” He raised up his lion paw, and I could only return a nod. The creature started to chuckle, “I’m glad you agree.” A wide grin formed on his grey muzzle, “Let’s get to business...”

Some time passed, and the odd creature just sat there twiddling his fingers. A cocky smile was on his muzzle, I had to wonder what he was going to do but he just sat there.

With my mouth still covered with a snake, the creature’s eyebrow raised. Then in slow motion, I watched him facepalm with the sound of a firecracker going off.

“Oh dear me,” He sighed, then covered his red eyes with the lions paw, “I completely spaced out for a minute there… but first.” He snapped his fingers, I felt the snakes let go. I watched the red serpents slither toward a finger, and they all coiled around it.

I would have asked what the point was of their actions, but when the mass of serpents shrank my eyes grew wide. They coiled around my finger into a ring, and the scales glowed an eerie red.

“It likes you… but that might be to you being a male.” The creature said, which only made me look at him then the ring.

“Okay…” I mumbled, my eyes trained on the creature as he began to detach a piece of his horn. Then proceeded to pick his teeth with ivory piece.

“Then again,” it began, as he pulled out a watch from his mouth. He looked at it then tossed it behind him and a hurricane of confetti formed. The creatures red eyes focused on me again, “You have been feeding it.” He began to smirk, “All that lust… sure is making Cocky happy.”

“Cocky?” I said, unsure of what he was getting at. Instead of answering he lifts a hand, and uses the other one to point at it. I raised an eyebrow, then looked down at the ring covered hand. Only to find one of my fingers turned into a dick. My mouth hanged open only to have it further drop when the snake eye winked at me.

“Yup. Cocky. A magical ring meant to fit around a stallionhood.” The creature let out a chuckle, with a far off look on his face, “If only they knew what it actually could do.” His red eyes looked into mine, “But it’s a good thing you have it now.”

“Um… the whole thing aside… What the fuck!”

The creature looked at me confused for a minute, scratched his chin, and finally shrugged his shoulders, “Don’t know… but we are getting out of topic.”

With what just went down, I slammed my head on the table in hopes I could be knocked out from all this. Sadly, I only felt the wrath of the pastries as the blueberry clung to my face.

I heard the creature clear it’s throat, “Now that you’ve assaulted your food. I do believe it’s time for us to introduce ourselves.” I looked at him with only one eye, as the other was covered in sticky jelly. He placed the lion’s paw on his chest, “I am Discord a draconequus.” The thing points at me with it’s paw like hand, and with a smirk on his face, “And you good sir, are a spirit I placed into the almost dead, but not quite dead body of a teenage colt.” Discord clapped his hands together, with a malicious grin he announced, “So, human… what will you do?”

I raised my head from the sugary mess, with one swipe, I wiped the jelly away from my face, “Just get to the point already.”

Discord chuckled, “I’m so happy you're the one I chosen… Now. Let’s start in the beginning of all this.” Discord paused, and licked his lips, but drool continued to flow from the corners of his mouth, “Chaos.”

We were in an acquired silence again, drool continued flow from the corners of his mouth. I had to question what he was getting at. This entire conversation seemed so weird, but something kept bothering about the figure before me.

Something in the pit of my stomach told me that I knew this guy. I was calm in the midst of this ridiculous conversation, even his antics did not phase me. I wanted to laugh, but the whole ordeal made me frustrated to do so.

Discord facepalmed again and angrily whispered, “There I go again.” He stared at me again with a smile on his face, “So, sorry about that. I’ve been spacing out again.”

“Okay… so what is that you want to tell me?” I asked.

“Well,” He began by placing the taloned hand on his chest, “I am Discord.” He pointed at me then said, “And I was the one that brought you to life.”

“Yeah. You kinda went over that already,” I said and scratched the back of my head while he had a shock look on his face.

“I did,” He mumbled, then proceeded to stroke his goatee. He stopped with the beard play, his red eyes stared into mine, “So sorry about that. It seems that maintaining a connection with you is really taxing on my nerves.” He receded into a thinker’s pose, “Give me a second while I reset the connection.”

I didn’t know what was going on, only that he suddenly flickered out of existence but returned again.

“There we go!” Discord clapped his hands together again. With a grin he says, “Now I won’t have those moments again. Now.” He turned his attention back at me, “Where were we?”

“Ah. I think it was why I was here… or something along those lines,” I replied, Discord nodded his oddly shaped head.

“I see. Then let me begin by saying.” He clapped his hands, a banner popped up behind and a cake appeared atop the table. The cake landed and frosting splattered and covered the table, “Happy birthday!”

I looked at Discord, then the cake and banner. On the surface, of the banner and cake was Discord’s picture, drawn badly in a rainbow of colors. Yet you could still tell it was him.

“Well. Sort of.” Discord said, as he began to cut himself a piece of the banner, “Besides the whole taking your disembodied soul and shoving it into a deceased body of a teenage pony.” Discord shoved the piece of canvas into his mouth, swallowed and proceeded to use the frosting to wipe his mouth. A beard of cake and frosting covered his chin, as he talked the frosting and cake remained steady on his face, “Hmm. Now that I think of it. Maybe I should have put your soul into that newborn.”

I looked at him in silence, a confused look was clearly evident on my face. The sheer fact that none of this made any sense was what really bothered me.

“Naw,” Discord shook his head, “Then I would have had to wait for you to grow up.” He broke a piece of his chair, then began to drink the darkened wood.

“Okay,” I clapped just get his attention again, “Just get to the point already.” I got sick and tired of this guy’s antics, if only I could deck him in the face would any of this be worth dealing with.

“Impatient aren't we?” Discord huffed, he then pointed at me, “And to think I went to the trouble of making you that chair… you haven’t even taking a sip of it.”

I gave the guy the finger and said, “Go fuck yourself.” He smirked and for a second I thought I saw his eyes shimmer.

“Very well then.” Discord sighed, but it seemed to have been forced, “Then I take it you know about the condition and reward.” He snapped his fingers and glowing ball of orange hovered over the cake.

“What’s that?” I asked, something about it seemed strange but familiar at the same time.

Discord only smiled and drew the sphere closer toward him. He held up a glowing ball, and pinched a small sliver from the glowing mass. He flicked it at me, then memories of when I stubbed my toe on a coffee table filled my mind. I gritted my teeth from the pain I remembered, while Discord just smiled.

“GAhh! That Fucking hurt!” I screamed, my fist slammed on the table. Cake splattered on my face, and even though the frosting entered my eyes I still glared at the mismatched creature.

Discord snickered, and maintained that snaggletooth grin of his, “If that hurt… wait until you’ve seen the rest.” Discord said, then with a snap of his fingers a small case appeared. He placed the glowing ball into it and a chain of crimson wrapped around it. As the case closed, he pointed a yellow talon toward me, “But first you have to do something for me.”

“And that is?” I hissed, my hands balled up into a fist. I was ready to lunge at him, even if my chances of beating him were low.

“You see.” He magicked a one of those old smoking pipes, but it only spewed out bubbles, without his lips being on the other end. His red tongue lashed out and grabbed hold of one of the bubbles, “You see… I caused quite a bit of.” He twirled his hand as if in thought, “Mischief. And let’s just say it had some serious consequences.”

“And you want me to clean up your mess,” I shot back.

“Not necessarily my mess. But when you that way. Then yes.” Discord proceeded to consume the pipe, burped and a gout of fire escaped his mouth. When the flames receded, he began to talk again, “I’ll assure you this though.” He looked at me and out of all the silly goofy faces he made, this was a serious one he had, “As of now I can only guide you.” His constant smile was gone, only this far off look remained, “I truly am sorry it became like this.”

One thing I knew from this conversation, this fucker was crazy.

Discord sighed and it seemed like he grew older with that one breath. “Looks like our time is up.” Discord snapped his fingers, the pony skin came to life and quickly attached itself to my body, “Oh! And do remember this.” The skin wrapped itself around me, with the head slowly covered my eyes, “You have to get to Ponyville in two days… or else it’ll be too late.”

“W-wha…” I barely uttered the word, and pain silenced any further sentence. It just became so unbearable, even the blinding light that burned my corneas, just had no comparison.

“Ah! Fucking shit!” I screamed, my hands cradled my head, as tears began to fall. My entire body was in pain, and I didn’t know what it was from.

Some time passed until I was able to calm down and get my bearings. When I took a look around, I found out I was in the suite. Nothing seemed off from my body, as far as I could tell, but it just hurt to move.

“Why I am naked?” I mumbled, as I painfully tried to get out of bed.

“They really did a number on you.”

I fell over on the hard floor, oh how I wished I had my old wooden floor.

“Careful… a lot of good ponies go out that way.” The voice in my head said, while I tried to balance myself out.

“Who… Discord?” I mumbled, to no one but myself. There was no sign of the mismatched creature, but his voice clearly echoed through my head.

“Yup. But keep that to yourself will you. I’m no all that popular with these… ponies.”

I grunted a response, and slowly made my way to my bags. From the looks of it, they seemed to have been tampered with it. After further inspection my stuff was moved around, but who ever did it, they put it all back. They even pressed and folded my pants.

“You should hurry up,” Discord said, as I started to put my clothes back on, “The less time you spend here the less likely she will find out about the link.”

“Link… What link?” I asked, while the belt slowly wrapped around my waist.

“It’s a simple link that I casted to allow me to speak to you.” I raised an eyebrow and was about to comment on this link but Discord beat me to the punch, “I established it while we were in your subconscious… I’ll explain it all later.”

“And why’s that?”

“Remember. I need you in Ponyville in two days.” I could hear Discord huff, as the sound of his voice seemed to have decreased in volume, “Looks like our times almost up but before i go… You’ll find your pet in the throne room. And let me tell you. She is not happy.” Discords voice seemed like a whisper now, “There’s a train leaving in a couple of hours… hmm. What else. Oh that’s right.” For some odd reason I could hear the snap of his finger over his voice, “Promise you won’t do anything rash… but you’ve been asleep for a couple of days…”

Discord’s voice ended, my gaze solely focused on the mirror in the room. I stared at the pony in the mirror, his copper colored eyes stared back at me.

“Well… Fuck.” I continued to look at the mirror, with the reflections fist raised. The glass shattered all over the floor, while some tiny fragments embedded themselves into my hand. I felt nothing even when I pulled the tiny fragments of glass out of my hand. The only thing going through my mind was my anger toward the Princess and how I was going to get my raccoon back. There was no way I was going to leave without my Coco.