//------------------------------// // Discord, meet Discord // Story: Breaking all the rules // by TheLocoPony //------------------------------// You may have noticed but I have moved the time back 12 hours to fit better with the story, the change has also been applied to the other chapters Universe Epsilon 577-T ??? ??? ??? ??? 13:12 It took them slightly over an hour to finally reach the camp. Neon and Discord stood in the treeline and looked down at the rows and rows of tents that littered the valley. Just below them was a thin barrier that separated them from the tents. It glowed brilliantly in a spectrum of colours, although it was hard to tell if it was the barrier or the tents underneath. At the very centre was a circus tent that was splashed a deep purple and had prints of an orange spiral on all sides. At the very tip was a crows nest which could provide survey of the whole camp, although it was empty at the moment. Discord stroked his chin thoughtfully "So how do we get in?" He asked, looking down at Neon Neon raised one eyebrow "But Sir, this is your shield..." Discord waved his paw back and forth "Of course it is. Now lets see." With that he walked down the where the barrier exited the floor and rose off, over the camp. He crouched down and placed a claw on the barrier. Just as the talons were about to touch it, it dissolved, moving away from his claw. He shrugged and stood back up and turned around to Neon who looked relieved and walked over to him. Together they walked down where the barrier shimmered and retracted, allowing the two entry. As soon as Discord came below the barrier there was a great roar that spread throughout the camp. Thousands of ponies left their tents screaming as Discord approached the first tents. Many were colts and fillies, with a mare shepherding one or two each. The speed at which the message spread was far to fast to be natural All in all, Discord felt pretty normal having ponies flee in terror again when he came to visit. Neon looked around nervously as the area quickly became empty, all that was left was half destroyed tents and odd materials sticking out of them through holes. Discord coughed "Well that escalated quickly" A horn blew out through the camp, echoing from the circus tent in the middle. A sharp wind started to blow, ruffling Discords fur and forcing Neon to cover his eyes with one hoof and crouch a bit to resist being blown away. Discord rolled his eyes and snapped, an invisible barrier forming around them and canceling out the wind. The roar of the gale increased and channel ripped itself through the broken tents, scattering them to each side. A stampede of hoof steps came towards them as a squad charged down the new path that was created, spears, swords, shields, bows and a few gardening tools as well being wielded. The guards were wearing the typical canterlot armour he had seen in his own world, except they were all the most ridiculous colours ever. Needless to say he loved it They lined up in formation, all weapons pointed at the two intruders, one of which was hiding behind the tall one On the wind came a small whistle. The whistle moved around before ending in front of the guards where Discord appeared in a tightly condensed whirlwind. The wind slowed and settled down, so all the was left was Discord glaring at a giggling Discord with a Neon freaking out behind, staring at the guards surrounding the other Discord The Discord standing in front of the guards looked similar, but at the same time, completely different. This Discord held himself up straight, none of the slouching Discord had. His right eye was closed shut, a jagged scar travelling from his right temple and down to his chin. While Discords eyes were alive with mischievousness this Discord was completely serious, and glared hard at Discord with his single eye. He lifted his claw slowly and pointed it at Discord. It curled inwards slightly and an orange beam shot out, stopping about 3 metres in length. The beam shattered, and what was left was a huge dark orange greatsword. It was made from an unidentifiable metal that took the form of a giant slightly curved sword with a serrated edge. Engraved into the metal was a giant eye that stared outwards. Glowing lines of of red flowed down the sword to the tip "Ohh! That's a neat trick!" Discord chuckled and flicked the end of the sword with a talon. The other Discord glared at him and pulled it back, one hand holding the massive sword across his body "What are you? Some foul imitation creature of Order?" He asked Discord vanished and reappeared with his arm around the other Discords shoulder "I'm not an imitation, with Order or, most importantly, foul. I am Discord, god of Chaos!" The other Discord threw him off and pointed the sword back at him "Cease this nonsense. Or Insanity shall strike you down!" Discord yawned "And that's very threatening, let me assure you. Now, while I'm quaking in my boots, perhaps you would be so kind as to hear me out before chopping my head off?" The other Discord nodded his head, but still held the sword up to his throat Discord smiled "I am you, but at the same time not you. Understand" A shake of the head told him no. "Well to put it in simple terms, which I probably should have used to tell little Neon here earlier, is that I'm from a different universe." He waited for a reaction. All he got was a raised eyebrow. He coughed "Well, long story short, I'm here to cause Chaos! Think about it! With the power from two of us, we could rule the world! Wonderful chaos would be seen in all the lands! Mountains will soar through the sky as foxes go 'Ring-ding-ding-ding-dingeringeding! Gering-ding-ding-ding-dingeringeding! Gering-ding-ding-ding-dingeringeding!'" The other Discord grinned, his teeth appearing sharp fangs. He opened his claw and the blade fell to the sword and shattered into nothing "Really? If this is true, then maybe we can win this war once and for all! Together we should be able to easily overpower the Sisters!" All the guards relaxed and began smiling as well, pushing each other lightly. Neon let out a breath he had been holding. "We're going to need different names or this is going to be confusing as Tartarus" Discord thought aloud The other Discord nodded "Very well, I am Lord Discord." Discord growled "How come you get to be Lord?" Lord Discord rolled his eyes "Who's world is this? Who is the Lord of Ponies?" Discord blinked "Wait, I thought you had just brainwashed all of these ponies. You're the actual leader?" "Of course. They are my subjects. I protect them from all harm and make sure their lives are filled with joy and friendship. Not the mindless and emotionally dead creatures under Order." Lord Discord replied Discord chuckled "You and me live very different lives, my friend." Lord Discord eyed Discord dubiously "I see...Well, moving on to other matters, with this advantage, we should attack as soon as possible. Together Discord, we could crush Order and re install Chaos into ponies lives. And Neon, for finding Discord and bringing him here, I promote you to Squad Leader, I'll assign your new squad back in the Command Tent later. Collect your red armour then as well." Neon didn't have a chance to even smile as he was tackled by all the other soldiers in celebration. He disappeared under a cloud of dust that traveled back towards the tents, his head poking out occasionally, gasping for breath Discord folded his arms "I don't remember agreeing to do work" Lord Discord turned back to him angrily "You won't help me? I thought your goal was to spread Chaos!? How can you do that with the two Sisters around? Together they don't stand a chance, it's your best chance for getting rid of them." Discord checked his talons "Or I could move on to a less dangerous world?" He suggested Lord Discord growled "Don't you care what happens to all the ponies here? They need us!" Discord laughed in his face "And what makes you think I care!?" Lord Discord closed his eye "Aren't you at least enemies with the Sisters in your world?" Discord brightened up "Ah, now we're moving in a positive direction! Revenge. Yes, that could work. But only if I fight Celestia" Lord Discord frowned "They have individual names?" Seeing the confused look on Discords face he continued "In our world they look and act the same. Both Alicorns. Both with grey with darker hair. White circle cutie-mark. About so height" He said, holding his paw slightly taller than Luna was in Discords world. "I guess it doesn't matter then." Discord replied Lord Discord nodded "Good. I'll discuss this with my captains later but I'll tell you the plan basics now. The Sisters don't like to risk themselves unless it's necessary, and will use their slaves as cannon fodder. We'll have to devastate their army before fighting them. Do you think you're up to wreaking havoc on an army and then fighting a god?" He asked, smirking Discord raised his claw and they did a bro fist. "Sounds awesome." They turned and walked back to the tent together "How did you lose the eye by the way?" Discord asked Lord Discord hummed "Last fight with one of the Sisters. Wounds from Obey are hard to heal" Discord punched him lightly on the shoulder "You still need to show me how to do that sword thingy anyway" "Maybe. See how I feel." "You are so annoying."