//------------------------------// // Entry 6 - Discord the Draconequus // Story: My Adventures in Equestria // by Lotus Moon //------------------------------// Through the camera (it was left on when I fainted) "...care her like that?! You startled her and us half to death!" Twilight shouted. "Well excuse me if I have that effect on ponies...or...whatever she is" The voice from earlier said. "Hey y'all. I think she's wakin' up now. Come on, Sugar Cube" Applejack said. I slowly open my eyes to Applejack, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, and Rarity around me, worried. Rainbow Dash and Twilight meanwhile were yelling at whatever startled me. "You're a real piece of work, you know. You can't just going popping up anywhere you want just because you can bend reality" Rainbow Dash said. "Oh sweet naive Rainbow Dash. And here I thought you were all about scaring others. I mean, with all the pranks you've pulled, I figured popping up behind someone would be a hoot for you" The voice said, I barely saw it practically slither and coil itself around the cyan Pegasus. "Wh-What...what happened and what is that thing?" I ask, sitting up on my elbows. Eveypony, including the strange creature, stared at me. "You fainted darling...thanks to a certain creature we know" Rarity said, gritting her teeth in irritation. I stared at the creature, and it stared back at me. Getting a good look, I was a little more amazed than terrified. It looked like it was some random combination of various animals. It came closer to me and looked me over, its lion paw rubbing its chin. "Um...h-hello? And...you are...?" "Oh me? Well, if you really want to know, I am Discord, former lord of Chaos and Mischief. I've been recently reformed. And now that I've introduced myself, I can't help but wonder what you are. You're obviously not a pony since you're wearing clothes and walking on two legs. But you're even more strange than me" He snapped his claw and out of nowhere, I was sitting on an exam table while he was dressed up like a doctor and proceed to poke and prod me. "H-Hey! That tickles~! I-I'll tell you what I am, just cut it out~" I laughed as he continuously poked my sides and bellybutton. When he stopped, I was finally given a chance to breath. "I'm a human and yes, I know I'm strange. But I can't possibly be more strange than you. I mean...you're a chimera." "A what?" Discord and the ponies said in unison. "A chimera. You're a melting pot of different animal parts. That's maybe like the chimeras of mythology. Although those are usually maybe two or three animals put together." While the six ponies stared at me in slight confusion, Discord burst out laughing. He laughed so hard, he literally started falling apart! When he was done, he put himself back together in an amusing way. "My dear, I am nothing like that creature. I am much more evolved." "Wait, so there are chimeras here too? Can I see one?" "Well..." Applejack rubbed the back of her neck "I don't recommend it, Sugarcube. Chimeras are quite ferocious...especially when hungry. It has the head and front legs of a tiger, the head and hind legs of a goat, and its tail is a snake. Why would you want to go near it?" "That's what they look like here? Huh? Not very different from mythology. Then again different cultures have different interpretations of what a chimera looks like I guess." I shrug. "Still, that doesn't excuse the fact that he nearly scared you out of your skin" Twilight said, folding her forearms. "Oh I'm sure he didn't mean it" Fluttershy said, earning skeptical stares from her companions. Discord cleared his throat. "If we can get back to me. I am not a chimera, I am a Draconequus." I tilted my head in confusion. "Um...bless you?" "No, silly girl, I'm a special species called a Draconequus," He said. "Drag...Draco..huh?" I made several attempts at saying the word, only to get either tongue tied or bite my tongue. "Can't I just call you a chimera? It rolls off the tongue better." "Ugh fine. But I'm making this one exception for you...um..what's your name?" "Oh, that's right, I never said. It's Lotus, Lotus Moon." "And we were jus' gettin' ta know her a little better before somepony interrupted us" Applejack said, directing a slight glare at Discord. "Oh, getting-to-know-you time? How fun." He clapped twice and after a flash, he was dressed in a ridiculous kids onesie with a blanket, pillow, and snacks around him. He looked like a little kid and a sleepover. "Well...like I said, I'm like any of you. Got a family back home, problems of my own, hobbies I love. Nothing really too special" I scratched the back of my head trying to make the situation less awkward. "Oh come on, that's it? Don't you have any siblings? I've got three great sisters: Maud, Marble, and Limestone Pie. And then there's my mom and dad," Pinkie said, shoving several cupcakes into her mouth while talking. Knowing that she has siblings made me wonder if they were as lively as she was. "I do have a sister, her name is Lily. She and I were close when we were little. But then I started noticing things were different. You see, in my home, achievements mean everything. My mom is a doctor and my dad is a tech tycoon. They put a lot of pressure on me and my sister to be like them. We didn't really get a say in the matter. It got to the point where she couldn't take it anymore and ran off somewhere. Before leaving, she left me a message saying "I broke free of my cage. The time will come for you to do the same". I didn't know what she meant until my parents started shoveling all of their expectations on me. Nothing was ever really enough for them. Getting straight As in school, being Class President, then Student Body President, graduating with honors...none of it was enough." "What? I've been accomplishing things all my life and my parents are more than proud of me" Twilight said. "Your parents must be out of their minds to not appreciate everything you've managed to do." "Tell me about it. I mean, sure they bragged about me in their social circle, but then if they hear one of their colleagues has a child doing something extraordinary, they'd drop me into it too! It got so bad that...I started hurting myself or running away. Over time, I found a passion in writing. I was finally able to express myself in a healthy way and loved it. I went to my parents and told them I wanted to be a writer, and they flat out denied me...and have continued to deny me. They started saying I'd end up a runaway delinquent like my sister. They even went so far as to take away anything I've written if it wasn't for school. So the minute I got a laptop, I knew they'd get rid of anything they disapproved of. So I hid it somewhere they'd never find it and continued to use it." I nibbled on an apple. "So what were you doing before you ended up here? I mean, you were found in the Everfree Forest" Rainbow Dash asked. "I was on a trip alone. Just hiking in the woods. I spotted an odd looking rabbit and followed it...into its burrow hole. I crawled around for what seemed like five minute in the darkness and then I was suddenly falling! Well sliding head first down a dark winding path. It was fun and terrifying the same time. When I finally saw light again, I was still in the forest, but it was darker...creepier. I didn't see a hill to signify where I slid down from and I didn't really know what to do. With all the sounds around me, staying put wasn't an option. So I explored and then was attacked by something that was like a pack of wolves made out of wood." "You ran into a pack of Timberwolves?!" Applejack shouted. "Is that what they're called?" "Those creatures are most unpleasant, darling. How ever did you get away?" Rarity asked me. "I might not look it, but I'm pretty agile. I climbed a tree and just jumped from the high branches to get away. But I think I misstepped and ended up falling to the ground and hurting my leg. After probably a three more hours of running, I finally collapsed from exhaustion. Several days later, I woke up in the hospital in Ponyville." "Wow. Such an interesting tale. And yet...so boring" Discord slumped against a tree, looked over dramatically bored. "Well I'm sorry. It took a while for my memories to clearly return" I stated matter-of-factly before laying back on the grass. "Oh ho! Somepony's snippy. I like that. I can tell you're going to be a blast to be around" Discord snapped his claw and a lotus flower appeared next to me. "A little peace offering from me to you. See you later, flower girl." And with that, and a flash, he disappeared. I picked up the flower and smiled. "Well that was sweet of him." "Don't be fooled, Sugarcube. Discord may be "reformed" but he's still a trickster through and through." Applejack warned me. "Oh I'm sure he's not all bad. Maybe he's really had a change of-AH!!" Before I could finish my sentence, the flower squirted water in my face for a good ten seconds. When it stopped, I spit some water out of my mouth and brushed my now soaked hair from in front of my face. "Guess that’s oldest trick in the book , no matter what world you’re in. Looks like I'm gonna have to be more vigilant whenever he's around." With that, I turned off my camera.