//------------------------------// // A Small Introduction // Story: One Chaotic Family // by Black Trinity //------------------------------// "DISCOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORD!" The call was the only warning before a massive avalanche of marshmallows, jawbreakers, and other sweets thundered towards the peaceful town of Ponyville, Said Lord of Disharmony looked up, a look of shock on his face as if someone had slapped the expression onto his face. "That can't be right... that voice..." he muttered, his face now a scrunched up mix as he tried to figure out the source of the call. The avalanche thundered on unhindered, and it was only Twilight Sparkle's quick eye that saved the town from being buried under the sweet-treat landslide. "Pinkie! You're on!" The moment those words left Twilight's lips, a pink blur swept past, her mouth poised to consume the entire avalanche. "OM NOM NOM NOM!" "NOM NOM NOM NOM!" "NOM NOM NOM NOM!" After those three sentences, not a trace of the massive sweet landslide remained. Not a single jawbreaker, marshmallow, or lollipop in sight. "Pwah! That was really sweet! Can I have more?!" said the pink pony, flailing her arms about wildly. Her mouth was coated in sweets, but she didn't seem to notice as she kept on running around, the overdose of sugar increasing her adrenaline levels to the extreme. "Discord!" called the purple unicorn, hands on her hips in a serious manner. Said Lord of Chaos appeared in front of her, a serious expression plastered on his face like plaster. He sparked a hammer and chisel into existence, and cracked the plaster mold, revealing his face. "Let's cut straight to the chase. Why'd you do it?" Twilight's finger pointed at him in an accusing manner. The draconnequus's expression was one of utmost seriousness, one most people would never see. "Twilight Sparkle, I suggest you alert the Princesses. I shall come and explain the situation personally." The moment after, he flashed away, leaving a piece of paper behind. Twilight, stunned by the sudden order, caught the paper. It displayed only one sentence. "My brother has come to town." A Few Moments later... "Discord, what is the meaning of this? What do you mean you have a brother!" The entire counsel was in chaos, throwing questions in ever increasing voices and speed at the Draconequus. However, his serious expression did not recede, and became even more stony than before. "Quit your antics and TELL US!!" demanded Princess Celestia, her glare hot enough to melt the stone mold off Discord's face. He was unfazed, still serious. "As dear Twilight here has told you, my brother has come to town." "You had a brother? We thought you didn't have any parents, much less siblings." said Princess Luna, a worried look spreading across her features. "That is a secret I preferred keeping. But it seems that the secret itself wants to be revealed." Discord flashed a picture into existence, one that featured said Draconequus in a childish form, with another, darker colored one right below, balancing the young Draconequus on his head. The Discord in the picture was tugging at the mouth and eyes of his carrier, a mischievous smile on his face. While Discord in both the picture and now was slender and snakelike, akin to a serpent, the other could pass as a dragon. With a white goat beard, bushy eyebrows, and antler horns, it could partly pass as Discord's double, excepting the normal azure eyes as opposed to the irregular red ones, as well as its talons supporting the young Draconequus, instead of a lion's paw and an eagle claw. But the twinkle of madness and mischief in the dragon's azure eyes was so much like Discord that the Princesses shuddered slightly. They all shared one thought: If they decide to play a prank... Discord circled the black thing with a red marker. "This is my older brother, Disarray." "You mean, what you could do, he can do better?" asked Princess Cadence. "Precisely, and more. I daresay even with the power of friendship, he will be hard to subdue." "What about us?" asked Princess Luna. Discord nodded approvingly. "He is powerful, but I doubt he can stand against the full might of the Princesses and mine, adding the POF." The last part drew a frown from Princess Celestia and Luna. "Are you sure? Fighting your own brother... that is a traumatizing experience." they said, speaking from past experience. The Draconequus laughed. "Ohoho, you dearly underestimate me, my dear Celestia. He and I had fights all the time. Over who could make the most tear-able puns," -- He tore a piece of paper with the word PUN on it -- "who got to play hopscotch on molten lava, or dancing at the edge of Equestria singing a song about champions. This is no different, except on a more... personal level..." He trailed off, a somewhat sad expression on his face. Twilight set a hand on the Draconequus's lion paw. "Can't he be friends with us? Fluttershy helped reformed you, so--" "Twilight, you little pony. How little you know about my brother. One of his prime reasons for coming here would be to question my conforming to pony society." said Discord, settling a talon over the purple pony's hand. At her confused gaze, he explained, "My brother and I were avatars of Chaos, although he was more... chaotic than I was. My own power was to bend the fabric of reality and the laws of nature and physics, but my brother could... erm... what's that word which is viral nowdays... make all laws of reality his b****. Oh dear me, pardon my tongue." He stuck a bar of soap in his mouth, and gurgled. It elicited a chuckle from the princesses. "Discord, this is a nonsensical question but, is your brother unpredictable, as you are?" asked Princess Luna. The Draconequus looked dumbstruck, before erupting in uproarious laughter that echoed across the room. "Oh! Oh my Princess Luna. What a nonsensical question indeed! Yes, he is unpredictable, even more so than I am." However, the princesses did not reply, their gazes seemingly focused on something, or someone behind Discord. The Draconequus looked confused. "Was it something I said?" "It appears so, brother." The draconequus's gaze slowly turned, his head rotating completely to stare at the source of the voice. "Disarray? Brother?" asked the Draconequus, too stunned to say anything else. The Princesses were just rendered mute. Whether it was the being's meddling or their own shock was not certain. A voice, deep and gravelly, sounded from the being. "Hello Discord, it's been some time." The Draconequus looked around, feeling the wild, chaotic aura of his brother all around the room. "It takes quite the amount of chaotic power to utterly freeze time, but then it is only temporary. I don't suppose you know why I'm here?" rumbled the dragon, slithering out of the shadows. Disarray hadn't changed physically, from Discord's own memories. A sheen of dark gray scales adorned the dragon, with white hair traveling down the spine of his serpentine body and ending with a tail tuft exactly like the Draconequus's own. Discord chuckled mischievously. "Do enlighten me, dear brother."