"Do enlighten me." said Discord.
Disarray rose onto his hind talons, and snapped his claws, disabling the time freeze. "Can't use much more now. Jeeze, and I rather liked that rumbling voice." said the dragon, his voice noticeably more lighter, but still a tad deeper than Discord.
The princesses only took a second to regain their senses, and when they stared right at Disarray, who fixed them with a mischievous gaze, they all charged spheres of magic on their horns.
"Now now, there is no need for violence." started Disarray, slowly stepping back. He tripped on a stray stick, conveniently placed there by a certain prankster, who was grinning with utter glee.
"Discord you little shi--
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!!!
Discord was currently laughing his own head off, the body part prancing about while the body frantically searched for the head. "Ohohoho! I've wanted to try that prank on him for centuries! And his reaction was just... priceless, HAH!"
His head rolled about some more, before his body picked it up and set it carefully on the stump.
"Hmm? Am I hanging from the ceiling? Everything's topsy turvy."
Giving his head a smack, he righted himself. "Ah, there we go..."
A serpentine shadow slithered out of the cloud of smoke where Disarray had been. It coiled around Discord with startling speed, and the black color peeled off, revealing a rather pissed-off Disarray. "Of all the pranks you could have played on, why the laser?!" He hissed, glaring at the Draconequus.
"It seemed fitting..." choked out Discord, his breathing slowly being constrained.
Disarray sighed in exasperation. "You'd better watch out then brother, you never know when someone is going to shout you out of existence." He slipped away from the Draconequus, making his way towards the four princesses.
He stopped before Celestia, taking in her shocked expression. He scratched his chin, finding a flaw in it. "Ah yes, a smile." Setting his hands on the edges of her mouth, he stretched it into a rather awkward imitation of a smile. He stuck tape to the sides to ensure it didn't drop into a gasp again.
"Perfect."
The princesses chose that moment to snap out of their shock. "How did you escape that - " started Princess Twilight, only to stutter into a halt as Disarray looked into her eyes with his azure own.
"Confusion, anarchy, discord, disarray, chaos, lose control, go insane--" All sorts of chaotic thoughts and instincts entered her head, and her mind began to crumble and shatter under the sheer force of discord.
He infected her mind with chaos, watching with glee as her eyes slowly began to revolve around, the chaos slowly driving her to insanity. "Go on my little pony, embrace chaos. It's too easy." whispered Disarray, chuckling darkly, his personality taking a sudden twist.
Discord himself did not make a move to stop him; his brother was too skilled and unpredictable for even him. He instead contorted his face into a sneer, and watched on.
Twilight's eyes kept on spinning and spinning, her mind dissolving in a similar swirl of madness and chaos.
"Bah, too boring." Snap!
"Huh?"
Crossing his talons, he took a step back.
Twilight shook her head, ridding her mind of any lingering thoughts of chaos. "What was... that?" she asked, glancing at Disarray.
"His influence. He infects people with chaos, turning them into twisted dark forms of their former selves. It's also how he gets his power." said Discord, standing next to the princesses. "Masks anyone? The germs won't get into you through the mouth and nose then." He handed out masks to each. "Trust me, they won't explode in Poison Joke or anything. You have the word of the Lord of Disharmony."
The accusing looks were not convincing.
Disarray grunted, his patience having waned. "Ugh, enough pleasantries and pranks. Discord, you and me are gonna catch up on some family time."
"Wait, what--"
"SKADOOSH!"
In an instant, the dragon had snatched up Discord like an eagle on its prey, spinning around the Draconequus and disappearing with a flash of light.
The princesses were flabbergasted again at the sudden actions of the dragon. The silence was broken, surprisingly, by Cadence. "That was rather... exaggerated for a visit."
A sigh escaped the other three princesses. "That is putting it lightly. I dread to imagine what would happen if he had came along with Discord all those years ago when Luna and I encased him in stone." said Celestia, shivering slightly.
"Even with our alicorn might and the Elements of Harmony combined, it still will be hard to subdue him. Discord said it himself." Luna shook her head, slightly in despair.
Celestia sighed. "As much as I hate to admit it, the fate of Equestria lies solely on Discord's shoulders. If Disarray truly has the power to literally wipe Equestria from the map, we are in peril."
Twilight shook her head, a determined look on her face. "I believe Discord will convince his brother. If Fluttershy could reform him, then Discord surely can reform his brother!"
On Discord's Thinking Tree...
"One pony? One single pony became your friend, and you conformed to pony society? Father Chaos would be rolling his eyes right now, but since he's encased inside this planet I suppose that is a challenge." said Disarray.
The two beings of chaos were seated on one branch each. Discord was sipping from a cup of tea, bees constantly pouring honey into it. Disarray was simply wrapped around his branch, one hand juggling his eyes.
Discord chuckled at his brother's antics. He still took some things literally.
"You should at least try brother, it's not like it will vaporize you, eh?" The draconequus's chuckle was silenced when he noticed the dragon's serious gaze. The last time his brother was that serious, Equis split into three prime lands, one of them Equestria.
"If the EOH hadn't turned you to stone centuries ago, I would have done it personally, and painfully for suggesting such a thing." growled Disarray, the tree slowly shriveling from the chaos leaking from the dragon like a pestilence.
Discord chuckled nervously, a tad shivering from whatever tort--prank his brother had in mind.
The dragon sighed, as if resigned to a fate he had no choice in. "Well, Father Chaos isn't due to rise for another six million years, not unless he gets a triple dosage of chaos enough to ravage Equis completely. I might as well make some good use of it. I've gotten bored of spreading chaos."
It was a wonder Discord's jaw was still on his face.
"Oh, excuse me." His jaw fell off his face like a loose screw.
Disarray chuckled, catching the dislocated jaw with his tail. "Why so serious?" He carefully set the jaw back properly on Discord, chuckling as he did so.
"Hagnalaf Fag nah?"
"Whoops."
"Hummana Hummana?"
Disarray's eyebrows took a noticeable drop. "Now that's a low blow Discord."
The two draconic beings stood silent for a moment, before exploding in uproarious laughter that spread chaos for miles around. The shriveled up tree pulsed with life, and grew a couple feet.
"It's been too long." said Disarray, resting his head on the branch.
"Ohoho, too long indeed." said Discord, his eyes glinting with mischief.
Snap!
"DISCORD YOU LITTLE SH--
"Now now brother, mind your language. We don't want foul words to corrupt our innocent readers, eh?"