//------------------------------// // Disscord // Story: Secrets of Equestria: Stormagedon book 1 // by Steve Stevenson //------------------------------// "Hey freak! Were you going?" I heard Razorback, the alpha male of my grade, call to me as i tried to leave. "Were I belong?" I responded, and was stopped by two large dragons. "I wanna see how badly i beat you yesterday!" He laughed, and the rest of his gang laughed with him. I sighed. He wasn't gonna like it. I turned around, and a look of shock appeared n his face. "But I broke skin... How do you not even have a scar?" He asked, but his face of shock slowly turned to a twisted smile. "Oh well, I guess I'll just have to beat you again!" He laughed. His buddies circled around me, so to make sure that no dragon would interfere with his 'game'. They started with the usual shoves, shoving me in a circular motion. My head began to throb with a headache. Finally they stopped, and moved onto step two: punching. This was Razor's favourite one, and quite frankly the one he was best at. He executed a nice uppercut, and I fell backwards. His gang applauded, and he picked me up by the mane. "Aww, did that huwt the wittle pony?" He mocked. I did not respond. He threw me to the side, and I got to my hooves. He punched me in the chest, then pile drove into my face. I fell, but got up again. "Aww, this is no fun! You're not crying, you're not screaming, you're not doing nothin!" He complained. "Anything. I'm not doing anything." I answered stupidly. "What did you say?" He asked, and i knew i had made the wrong decision. He slapped me over the head, and laughed, letting my face land in the dirt. He and his cronies left and I knew, from then on, I could not and would not let my self have a friend. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I awoke in the fire place, my face face warm from the smoldering coals below. I silently slipped out and went to stretch my wings in the living room. I extended them, but I quickly pulled them back in because of the pain. "That fall must have been worse than I thought it would have been..." I thought to myself. I walked into the room with the big iron thing, to find Fluttershy busy making food. I watched her work for a second, how she dashed to the containment unit for food, back to the iron thing, weightlessly dashing to and fro. It was quiet enchanting. I shook my head and cleared my throat. She looked my way. "Oh! You're awake? So sorry, please, sit down." She said, pulling out a seat for me real quick, then continuing her work. I pushed the chair back in, then pulled it out myself. I was not going to let her humiliate me today. "So, why are you so busy? you seem like you don't have that many acquaintances." I questioned. She looked at me puzzled, then shook her head. "Princess Celestia is coming over for tea and for me to give her a report on my friend discord." She stated. Now it was my turn to be puzzled. "Discord? The king of all chaos? You're friend? Impossible! His power surpasses even mine!" I snorted. She turned to respond, but there was four knocks on the door. "OH! She's here!" She exclaimed, and ran to the door. I beat her to the door, and attempted to open it myself. If a princess was going to be coming, I needed to at least know how to command a 'door.' I slipped my hoof into the door handle, and pulled. To my surprise, it swung open! I swelled up with pride and looked out side. Nopony. Nopony anywhere. "Fluttershy, if your going to have me use the door, please would you be a dear and open it ASAP?" Said a voice behind me. I turned around to find Discord, laying on the ceiling, sipping a cup of tea. "Oh, sorry, it's just i'm teaching someone how to open doors." She responded. His gaze found mine and he was suddenly in my face. "Strong eyes, oh! Great stare!" He said, he went over to my wings. "Aww, looks like the wittle baby bwoke his wings!" He mocked, and went to pull one out. I used my tail to swipe him off his feet. I jumped on top of him and pinned him down. "Don't you EVER talk to me like that, AGAIN!" I roared in his face. he laughed and suddenly he was pinning me down. "Ooh! I like this one Fluttershy! Little bit of kick to him!" He laughed. "I'll show you kick." I muttered, and kicked him off me. He flew into the roof with a sickening crack, and landed on the ground. I advance towards him, but he was to quick. He dodged me and laughed. "Man you can really pack a wall-OOF" I cut him off by tackling him. He teleported then appeared behind me, rubbing his back. "You have more kick than I thought!" He chuckled, a little more pain in his voice. Suddenly a look of utter joy appeared on his face. "How about... We go up?" He chuckled. Suddenly, I was in the air above a field. I started to plummet down, gaining speed as I fell. I quickly broke my wings free of the cast, and spread them out, wincing in pain. I slammed into the ground with a thud, feeling the pain surge through me. Discord floated down, holding an umbrella and laughing. "I thought you would be a good fight!" He chortled, "But I guess you're just a weakling." I slammed into his side, hearing one of his ribs crack. He flew backwards, but gained his balance and landed on his hooves. "Oh, so you don't want to play any more?" He stated, "Fine, lets fight. But first, we need to set the battle even." He snapped his fingers, and I felt my wings snap back into place, and heal immediately. His chest glowed red, and I could tell his rib was no longer an advantage point for me. He rushed towards me, and I rushed towards him. We clashed in the middle, him throwing punches, and I blocking them as fast as I could. I finally head butted him, and used my tail to swipe him off his feet. He put his paw down, and pivoted on it, both his hind legs slamming into my body. I flew back, and rammed into a fence, but before I had time to get back up again, he was all ready there, throwing me back farther. I soared through the side of a house, and into the streets of the little town. Ponies screamed around me, but I landed on my feet. I heard a two popping noises, then discord appeared, going for an upper cut. I blocked it and punched him in the face twice, before he swatted my hooves away. I smacked him in the head with my tail, then kicked him in the side, launching him into a produce cart. I used my wings and extracted my claws, digging them in his flesh. He howled in pain, and through me off of him. He clapped his hands, and suddenly we were in an apple orchard. I was confused. "Why here?" I questioned. "Cause why not?" He answered, and threw me at a tree. It broke under the force and I got caught in the branches. I breathed fire at the branch in aggravation, and it burned off. He jumped to get on top of me, but I rolled to the side, blasting him with fire. He fell back, and quickly extinguished his fur. I ran up to kick him in the face, but he dodged it and grabbed my leg, he swung me over his head, as if he was going to throw me, but I wrapped my tail round his wrist. He let go of my leg, and we both went flying, crashing through a red barn. I got up, but just as I was about to punch him, I was frozen. "STOP!" I heard the voice of a mare yell. I was suddenly lifted outside, to find Fluttershy, a white alicorn, a black alicorn, a purple alicorn, and a very up set looking peach earth pony. "Discord!" the white alicorn yelled, "What is the meaning of this!" there was silence for a bit, the he lifted up his claw. "He started it." he said childishly. "I DID NO SUCH THING!" I roared. "ENOUGH!" The white alicorn yelled again. She set us down. "You. Who are you?" She asked me. I got to my feet and puffed my chest out. "Stormagedon, controller of storms." I stated. "Well, Mr. Stormagedon, , why exactly did you get in a fight with Discord?" she questioned. "He mocked me." I answered. Now that I had actually said it, I realized exactly how stupid it was. He mocked me, so I risked my life and the lives of others around me because of that? I shook the thought from my head and looked back at the alicorn. Her face was one of thought, so I stayed silent. "How do you like it here?" She asked. This question confused me. No one had ever asked how I felt. So why now? "What do you mean?" I questioned. "How does staying here make you feel?" She reworded. I chewed on this new question for a while, then the correct emotion came to mind. "Angry," I replied, "angry that I have to stay here with you infernal species." These words obviously took the mare aback. "And why, are we an, as you say, 'Infernal species'? What makes you better than us? We wish only peace, while you wish war and destruction-" "I WISH TO BE LEFT ALONE!" I roared back. She seemed puzzled. "We are leaving you alone..." She responded. I was shocked. "Does she has no idea why I fell out of the sky?" I thought to myself. "Then let me leave." I replied. "You know I can't do that." She sighed, "You have committed crimes today that all except one have ever committed. As much as I want you to have peace, by equestrian law, you must go to jail." "Who are you, to have so much power to say that?" I asked. She seemed surprised. "I am Princess Celestia, ruler of Equestria. And you have just ruined part of my kingdom."