“This fucking sucks.” I mutter. When is she coming back?

“No clue.” Golden said. “But she’s stalking Twilight. You need to fucking be around her more. Starlight could be anywhere at this point.”

“Alright, thanks for the warning. I’ll makes sure stays dead this time.”

“Uh… you’re kidding right?” I turn my head to him. “Right?”

“No.” I darkly answer.

“Why?” Golden asked. “Why do you want to kill her?”

“She’s a fucking communist. And I happen to have a things against those types.” I head to my room. He follows.

“Ok. Uh. Good luck then?” He was unsure how to processes this new info. I thought I already told him that..? Eh, must’ve slipped my mind

“Thanks. Oh, hey. You know any good blacksmiths around here?” Golden shook his head.

“No, but I’m willing to be there’s one in Canterlot.” At my questioning glance he explained. “The guard's armor?”

“Oh, right. Thanks.”

“But why would you need to know something like that?”

“Basically, so I can learn how to forge metals and shit like that.”

“Why?” I nod to the pile of Buttered Iron.

“I created a metal stronger than titanium.” His jaw dropped.

“No fucking way...”

“Yup, ain’t lying.”

“But… what are you gonna do with all that stuff?”

“That’s classified.” I stated with a smug smile.

“Fuck you.” He chuckled. “But can you at least tell me what have planned?”

“All I can say is that I’m gonna make a lot of things with that stuff.” I cryptically answer.

“Alright.” He looked around. “I guess I’ll going back home then. I only came here to warn you of Starlight.”

“Alright, and thanks again.” He leaves my room and I get started on making circuits and processors. If I can create insulation that is…

“Ember!” That was Chrysi, what could she want?

“Yeah!?”

“Rainbow’s calling for you!”

“Ok!” I grumble while I get up from my chair and head upstairs, the front door is left open with a very excited Rainbow standing in the doorway. “Hey Rainbow, what’s up?”

“Hey Ember! Countess Coloratura is coming to town!” What?

“Countess who?” I asked. Rainbow gawked.

“You don’t know who The Countess is!?” She flew up to my face.

“Do you seriously expect me to to keep up on anything? Who is this Countess anyway.”

“Whatever,” She waved a hoof dismissively as she backed away to a respectable distance. “anyway, she really awesome! She sings and stuff!”

“And this is important to me why?”

“Because she’s awesome! And she’s gonna do a concert here!”

“Oh, nice.” I casually said. “Thanks for the notification.” I start walking back to my room, Chrysi or Spark will take care of the door.

“Wait!” Or not. God I should stop thinking those thoughts.

“What Rainbow?” I asked exasperatedly.

“Aren’t you gonna go!? Pinkie got her to show up!”

“Maybe.”

“What if I told you her songs are awesome! And her shows are awesome?” She leaned close to my face.

“I’ll go if you’ll stop getting in my personal bubble.” She immediately backed away. Knowing full well the ramifications of such unspoken-rule-breaking.

“Ehehe, right, sorry.” She nervously scratched the back of her neck looking to the side.

“It’s alright, when's the concert anyway?”

“Right now!” I deadpan at her.

“Really?”

“Yeah! Come on!” I took to the air just as Rainbow sped off. Barely spotting where she went, as indicated by the streak she left behind. Said streak lead to a concert stage that was clearly built earlier today in the middle of a large field with small groups of ponies around it.

I spot the girls and flew towards them, Lunar was with them, guess Fluttershy wanted him to come along.

“Hey girls. Lunar.” I nod to the little guy and he meekly nods back behind Fluttershy.

“Hey Ember, glad ya could make it on time!” Aj said. The crowd hushes and the lights in the stage dim.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNEZNpjiaPY

Holy shit that was not what I expected, I was expecting some simple sing-a-long kid show, but no. I got something like Lady fucking Gaga. That number was pretty good too, catchy. I just wonder what spell that unicorn used to autotune that singer's voice.

“Well that was certainly not what I was expecting.” I comment to nobody in particular.

“What were ya expectin tah hear?” Aj asked, the girls and kid look to us in interest.

“Something else…” I respond. “... I’m going back home.” I turn around and take off. I didn’t to stick for any afterparty. I needed to continue developing things…

“Fucking damnit...” I mutter.

~What’s wrong?~ Ruby asked.

“I just realized I need to hide an army of robots from these ponies if I ever want to go through with my plans.”

~Oh, well, that is a big problem~

“No shit, got any ideas on how to fix that?” There was a long pause.

~I’m sorry. I can’t think of any solution.~

-I do!- Embris yelled, mentally.

“What is it then?”

-How about we make your room bigger?- She said, I can feel her grin.

“And how are we gonna go about do that?” I ask skeptically. Like anyone would to an idiot.

-There’s no way we can’t, but I think I know someone who can!-

“Who would that be?”

-Who do you know is capable of doing shit like that?- I thought about it.

“Celestia and Luna?” She sighs.

-Ugh, no! Think again. I’ll give you hint, none of this person’s body parts match.-

“Oh, Discord? How and why would he help?”

-Think about it think about it. He is the spirit of chaos, and you’re planning to change Earth for the better, how much chaos do you think you’ll cause in doing that?-

“Oh! Holy shit you’re right. There should be no way he’d turn helping us down.”

-Thank you.- She stated smugly. I teleported to Fluttershy’s, knowing that’s where Discord mostly hangs out, and ask the pony where could be.

“Um… He’s in the back yard, he’s helping me with my animal friends.” She answered from behind her hair.

“Thank you, do you mind if I talk with him for a minute?” She shook her head.

“Not at all. But, what for? If you don’t mind me asking...” She started walking with me around her house towards the back.

“I just want to ask if he’ll help me with something.”

“You need his help?” Fluttershy asked and I nodded.

“Discord?” Said chimera turned to us.

“Ember! What do I owe for your surprise visit?”

“I just want to know if you’ll help me with something.” She quirked up a brow.

“What could you possibly need to request my assistance?” He asked, genuinely curious. I smile.

“I’ll explain on the way to my place, if you’ll come with me that is?”

“Hmm...” He scratched his chin with his eagle-like talon. “I will accept, but under one condition.” He smirked.

“And what might that be?” His smirk turned into a wide smug smile.

“I get to watch.” It took me a second to understand what he meant. Once I did I grinned back at him.

“I ain’t got no problem with that.” Fluttershy was looking at us confused.

“Um, excuse me.” We both directed our attention to her. “Um… if you don’t mind me asking, but, what are you talking about?”

“Nothing you need to worry your little pony mind about, my dear Fluttershy.” Discord cooly answered. “I’m just helping a friend in need.” He ruffle her hair a little.

“Oh... Ok...” She fixed her hair. “But… I still need you to help with me with my friends...”

“Oh, don’t worry.” He glanced at me. “I’ll only be a few minutes. I’ll be back lickity-split!”

“Oh, ok.” She repeated. Not sure how to take the guy’s answer. Discord nods to me and we teleport to my room.

“So, what exactly do you request of me?” He took a seat on a pink cloud he clearly created. A glass of chocolate milk appears and he drinks the glass, literally. He drank the fucking glass and threw the solid chocolate milk behind him, and it imploded.

~In the name of Faust and all things holy...~ Ruby cursed in his slash her own tongue.

“Think you can expand my room to hold a personal army and other things?” He put a paw under his goat-chin and thought about it.

“I’ll do it! But you can’t look.” He said. I stood there, unsure of what to do. He sighed and motioned his talon to the door. Getting what he meant I groaned and left my room. He agreed to do it so I wasn’t going to complain.

“Ooooh Eeeember! I’m dooooone~!” Came Discord’s horribly sing-song voice. My head drooped and I went to my room, nothing was out of the ordinary.

“I know I’m going to regret asking this, but what did you actually do?” He decided his answer would be to smirk at me devilishly.

“Bookshelf.” Was all he said. I did my best impression of a confused Tim Allen and look around my room. And sure enough, there was a bookshelf right next to my workdesk. Filled with random books colored like the rainbow and varying sizes and thickness.

But the kicker was the giant red book.

“Discord, I know the ponies are not as… observant, as some of us. Humans I mean, but really?” He maintained that fucking smirk.

“Oh? Why don’t you try and open it then? SInce you apparently already know.” I force out a sigh, roll my eyes, walk over to the bookshelf, and pull on the big red book. And nothing happens, the bookcase doesn’t swivel to reveal a hidden door, no trapdoor opens beneath me, nothing. Fucking. Nothing. To say the least, it left me dumbfounded.

I shake myself free of the stupor I fell into and pull at another book; a small blue one. Still, nothing. Thinking this would take forever, I gave up.

“Alright, I’ll bite, what did you do?” The godly platypus chuckles and he walked up to the case, grabbed a mid-sized green book, opened, flipped a few pages -which were blank, pushed something. And the bookcase slid to the left revealing a dark passage.

“What?” Discord hands me the still-opened book, I take it and immediately notice the big red button in the middle of the two pages. Not on one of the pages, in the fucking middle of both pages. “... I’m not going to question this. But thank you either way. This door leads to whatever you did?” Discord nods.

“It does! Why don’t I show you what I have done?” I nod approvingly and he leads me into the dark, probably dank hallway.

Alright, it’s not dank. Plus. And it’s only dark for about five yards. Little crystals the glowed a bright white lit up the hallway, said hallway lead to an elevator, a human-sized elevator to boot!

“Well color me impressed. You made it something like Portal or some shit?” The guy beamed a smile.

“Precisely!” He pressed the down arrow and the doors opened. Aaand the inside looks like the elevator from the first Portal game. Fucking figures with this guy…

Anyway, we get in the elevator and the doors close. I was expecting the ride down to whatever this thing is to be long. But no, it was a minute at the most. Next thing I know the doors slide open when it slows to a stop. And what I saw blew my mind.

What I saw…the room was stupidly enormous. I could barely see the other side of the room it was that long, and the ceiling height puts large warehouses to shame. And width.. holy crap I can fit anything I want into this fucking place. And there were giant square lights hanging from the ceiling, my favorite!

“Wow.” Was all I could say. Discord just chuckled again at my reaction. “How did you pull this off?”

“That’s a secret~!” He answered in a sing-song tone.

“Well, that should be that!” Duncan took his hands off his keyboard.

“Finally!” Sips said through his mic. “Took you long enough.”

“It would’ve been done ages ago if you helped.” Lewis retorted.

“You guy mind telling me what the hell you were doing in the first place?” Asked Sips.

“We were clearing out a shit-ton of dirt to make room for our sorting machine.” Came Simon’s response.

“Ah.”

“Whelp, let’s get started on-” The server they were on suffered a brief lag spike.

“What the hell was that?” Simon asked. “And why am I suffocating!?”

“What the fuck!?” Duncan yelled. “The hole’s been filled!”

“What?” The three other Craftians, or Minecraft users, stated at the same time.

“I swear to god, who the hell did that? Who filled the hole back up!?”

“Wasn’t me.” Lewis, Sips, and Simon said once again in unision.

“Discord I can kiss you right now! This is just what I wanted!” I grab the guy and pull him in for a man-hug. One he clearly dislikes at the moment.

“Yes, thank you. Can you let go of me please?” He had this look of absolute… I don’t even know what to call it. I just knew he didn’t like me hugging him for whatever reason. And calls the ponies weird… Maybe it has something to do with me being bi?

“Fine.” I let go and the goat-snake takes a step back. “You a homophobe or something?”

“What!? Of course not! Why would you make such accusations!?” I deadpan at him. “I just happen to appreciate personal space is all. And only when I allow it ponies can do that.”

“Like Fluttershy?” I wiggle my brows at him.

“Yes.” He nods. And then he sees me wiggling my brows. “Filthy weeb.” I burst out laughing.

“Says you, you overgrown snake!” Said overgrown snake adopts an indignant look before it falls to a smirk.

“I will admit. That was a little funny.”

“You bet your ass it was.” I say in between gasps.

“Yeah, but anyway.” Discord got excited again. “How much time are you going to make creating… whatever it is you’re making?” I managed to calm down, and I guested.

“... Shouldn’t be more than a few months.” At his blank stare I elaborate. “I’m going to design and make a tank, android bodies that can withstand fifty caliber and possibly heavy artillery, and and AI system I can rely on. It’s going to take me a while, Discord.” He makes this ‘hmmf’ sound and crosses his arms.

“Very well, but I better not disappointed when we got to your world.”

“Don’t worry about that, knowing my own race. Things will go south for them.” Then I remember something. “Oh, and more thing, Discord.” He raises a thick goat eyebrow. “Try and take my world from me and I will do everything in my power to end you. Got it?” He must've remembered the little scuffle I had with Tirek, cause a shiver ran down his body.

“Duly noted.” The goat-snake disappeared in a flash of light, leaving me to my devices.

“Alright, let’s get started.” I rub my hands together.