//------------------------------// // Busted // Story: Sonic and EQG: Discord and Chaos // by SonicAKG //------------------------------// Busted A white flash then appeared, revealing itself to be Fluttershy and Discord. The former was gasping repeatedly while the latter had a more neutral expression. Fluttershy then turned to Discord with a bewildered look. "Discord?! Where did you take us?!" She nearly screamed. "I told you, I'd leave it to chance. But don't you worry your pretty little head. I'm sure we've ended up in a nice place." Discord answered as he patted Fluttershy on the hand. He then began to take a look around as he formed a periscop.e The dimension that Discord and Fluttershy were in had a multicolored sky with black twinkles in the background. It contained a long yellow road going through it that went around in a series directions. There were many different colored checker-patterned spheres floating around. In fact, Discord and Fluttershy were standing on a sphere that was purple. Fluttershy was shaking with fear while Discord just placed his hands on his hips. "Hmmmmm....colorful....but still, the design leaves a lot to be desired." Discord critiqued before he noticed Fluttershy's shaking. "Oh, but there's no reason to be afraid. This place looks safe enough." Discord quickly reassured. Immediately after he said that, Discord and Fluttershy felt the ground beneath them rumbling as they began to lose their balance. Fluttershy let out a yelp while Discord looked around frantically before he looked down to see that the sphere they were on was moving forward. "WHO DARES ENTER MY REALM?!" The two of them heard a loud booming voice demand in a menacing manner. Fluttershy now formed a frightened expression as Discord seemed surprised until they saw the source of the voice. Standing before them was the face of giant-panda like being with glowing yellow eyes. Discord then noticed that the beings hand was tightly gripped around the sphere he and Fluttershy were standing on. The giant panda gave the two of them a glare. Discord raised an eyebrow while Fluttershy's expression changed from fearful to happy. "Awww, a panda! That's just adorable! I love pandas! They're so gentle, peaceful and cute!" Fluttershy gushed as she put her hands together, making both Discord and the being look confused. "What's your name?" Fluttershy then asked sweetly, making the panda even more confused before it gave her and Discord and intense glare. "YOU DARE TO MOCK FEIST IN HIS OWN REALM?!" The creature roared, taking Fluttershy back as she let out a squeal and covered her mouth as her eyes widened. "Your realm?" Discord questioned, making Feist turn to him. "YES. THIS IS FEIST'S DIMENSION, MY SPECIAL ZONE. I HAVE CRAFTED IT AS I SEE FIT. I AM THE GOD OF THIS WORLD!" Feist introduced. "WHAT BRINGS YOU MORTALS TO FEIST'S WORLD?" Discord didn't seem too impressed with Feist's claim to godhood and he knew that he definitely did not like being referred to as a 'mortal'. He then slightly glowered towards Feist as he crossed his arms. Fluttershy just gripped herself as she watched the whole thing. "I'll have you know, I am no mere 'mortal'. My name is Discord, spirit of Chaos and Disharmony. You've probably heard of me I presume?" Discord boasted as he gave Feist a sly smile, whose face didn't change. "NO. FEIST HAS NEVER HEARD YOU EXISTENCE BEFORE." Feist responded, making Discord frown slightly. "Anyway, my friend and I just happened to be dimension hopping, looking for a good place to have a good time. However, I now see that this isn't the place for it. I don't quite like your attitude." Discord told Feist, who listened on but made no reaction. "Now if you'll excuse us." Discord then snapped his fingers, expecting him and Fluttershy to disappear in a flash but nothing happened. Discord formed a puzzled expression alongside Fluttershy. He then looked down at his fingers and snapped them once more. Again, nothing. Discord grew a bit irritated and began to snap his fingers many times, but nothing happened at all. He now looked slightly worried while Feist wore a smug grin. "Ok....what gives?"Discord quizzically said as he looked up to Discord. "FEIST ALREADY TOLD YOU. FEIST IS A GOD HERE. YOU MAY BE A SPIRIT OF CHAOS AND DISHARMONY WHERE YOU ARE FROM, BUT IN FEIST'S REALM, YOU OBEY MY RULES! AND I WILL IT THAT YOU SIMPLY BE MORTAL!" Feist explained, making all the color drain from Discord's face. He then turned back to Fluttershy, who gulped in fear as the two realized that they were in a difficult position Discord backed up to where she was as Feist observed the two of them. *"Fluttershy, you're good with animals right? Try to reason with him or something."* Discord whispered to her. *"I'm not sure if that will work. He doesn't seem like any of the animals I've talked to. But...it's worth a shot if we have a chance of getting out of here."* She replied. She then slowly and timidly began to gather the courage to speak to Feist. "Mr. Feist....um....what do you plan to do with us exactly?" Fluttershy asked in a small and scared tone. "THE ONE THING THAT FEIST ENJOYS IS ENTERTAINMENT! AMUSE FEIST AND PERHAPS I WILL CONSIDER LETTING YOU MORTALS LEAVE." Feist said. Hearing this caused Discord face to perk up as he gained some hope. He then stepped forward in front of Fluttershy. "Entertainment! That's my specialty, buddy! So, Feist, how can yours truly be of service to you?" Discord asked as he bumped his chest. "DISPLAY YOUR SKILLS AND FORTITUDE TO FEIST! THOSE ARE THE BEST OF CHALLENGES!" Feist answered. The godlike being then generated a widened road that interchanged with yellow and blue colors. It appeared to have no end and also had a series of golden rings floating on it. "YOU MUST COLLECT 200 OF THESE RINGS WITHIN A CERTAIN TIME LIMIT! I SUGGEST YOU START NOW. TIME IS TICKING." He elaborated as he presented the challenge to the two of them. Discord and Fluttershy exchanged looks. The challenge that Feist presented them looked like it required a lot of speed and agility. Without his powers, Discord literally had no skills on his own and Fluttershy's magic was not suited for something like this. There was no way they could complete it in time. Discord then cleared his throat as he nervously approached Feist. "Feist, as much as I love your creativity.....I was wondering.....You see, Fluttershy and I aren't really cut out for this sort of stuff.....so, with that in mind....can you change your challenge to something more of our speed?" Discord requested before while he formed awkward smile towards Feist. Feist glare grew even more intense and even began to glow more as he did away with the challenge he made and violently brought the sphere close to him, knocking Discord and Fluttershy onto the ground. "YOU CANNOT AMUSE FEIST?! THEN YOU WILL REMAIN HERE AS LONG AS FEIST SEES FIT!" He roared. Fluttershy now began to panic as she wrapped her arms around her knees as she sat on the ground. She was extremely stressed as shown by the look on her face. She then faced Discord. "What are we going to do?! We can't handle that challenge he made and now he's going to keep us trapped for who knows how long?!" She shrieked towards an unsure Discord who tried to think of a solution. "Hey, don't be so negative. I'm sure something will come to help us get out of this." Discord said. But truth be told, he didn't even believe his own words. Just then, a yellow swirling hole formed at the top of the Special Zone, catching the attention of everyone present as they looked at the top. Some screaming was heard from it before Manic emerged from the portal as he landed on the same sphere as Discord and Fluttershy, making a large thud as Feist looked on with interest. "Ow...."Manic weakly said as he laid down on the ground. "Manic!" Fluttershy cried, clearly glad to see him. "Manic?!" Discord cried, clearly not expecting to see him there at all. In fact, he looked like as if he had seen a ghost. Fluttershy then rushed over to Manic to check if he was ok as she moved his body slightly. Manic rose from the ground as he rubbed his head. "Fluttershy? What are you doing here?" He asked as he began to look around the Special Zone. "What is here, anyway?" He added before his eyes landed on Discord, who was whistling in the background, trying not be noticed. When he saw Manic, he gave him a sheepish smile and waved. Seeing Discord caused Manic to form an enraged look on his face as he instantly charged to the trickster spirit, leaving behind a green trail. "YOU!!!!!!!!!!" Manic screamed as Discord closed his eyes and braced for impact. Before Manic could reach Discord, the sphere began to move again, causing Manic to slow down in order to make sure he didn't fall on his face. He regained his balance and turned around to see Feist studying him, making him jump back. "Wow! What are you?!" Manic questioned to the panda deity. "I AM FEIST, MASTER OF THIS REALM. YOU ENTRANCE IN MY ZONE IS MOST CURIOUS. WHY HAVE YOU ENTERED HERE?" Feist posed to Manic. "Well." Manic started as he turned back to give Discord a dirty look. "That thing over there sent me through a series of dimensions. I was falling through and landed here." "What?!" Fluttershy exclaimed as she turned to Discord with a slightly angry look. He blushed after seeing this. "I can explain." Discord said to try and save face. "YOUR USAGE OF YOUR POWERS AMUSE FEIST. I SEE THAT YOU WILL PROVIDE ENTERTAINMENT UNLIKE THESE TWO. COMPLETE ONE OF MY CHALLENGES AND FEIST SHALL SEND YOU HOME." Feist offered, causing Manic to look back to Discord and Fluttershy. "What, you can't warp reality to just get us out? Hmmm, if you lost your powers here, that explains why I fell into this dimension." Manic said to Discord in a hostile tone, making him look down on the ground to avoid eye contact. It was clear he was embarrassed at his powerlessness. Manic then let out a sigh. "I'll deal with you later." Manic promised as he pointed to Discord before he turned around back to Feist. "Ok then. I'll play along. If I do your challenge, you'll let the three us of go, deal?" "FEIST AGREES!" Feist stated. Feist then generated a wide gray platform for Manic to be on that was filled with grass and surrounded by a body of water, separating him from Discord and Fluttershy. He then created 6 purple floating UFOs spread out around him. "THIS IS SIMPLE. DESTROY THE 6 OBJECTS IN 100 SECONDS AND YOU SHALL PASS. YOU NOW HAVE 95 SECONDS" Feist instructed. "No problem!" Manic said as he dashed around the platform. Manic came across the first UFO and turned into a green streak as he went right through it. He landed on the ground and formed a cocky smile. "That's one down!" Manic yelled as he sped across the platform for the second UFO. Manic closed in on the UFO as it fled away from him, but it was no use. Manic again became a green streak as he was easily able to destroy the UFO, making him skid on the floor. As he did, he landed on the grass. Manic then tried to run through it, but he noticed that he felt slower and heavier. "Hey, what the?" He said as he found it a struggle to move. "FEIST DOES NOT WANT THIS TO BE TOO EASY! YOU HAVE 63 SECONDS!" Feist called out, making Manic roll his eyes. Manic saw the remaining four UFOS were quite scattered around them. It would take too long if he stayed in the grass. Manic then jumped in the air and became a stream mid-air, allowing him to destroy the nearest UFO as he headed in it's direction. As he landed, Manic came in contact with some of the water on the outside, which blew him back on the platform, slightly dazed. "FOOL! YOU TOUCHED THE WATER AND HAVE DEDUCTED 10 SECONDS FROM YOUR TIME! YOU NOW HAVE 30 SECONDS LEFT!" Feist gloated. Hearing this made Manic really alert. He still had three more UFOS to destroy. Above, Fluttershy and Discord both watched on, extremely anxious as Fluttershy had her hands to her mouth while Discord chewed his fingernails loudly. Manic then moved as fast as he could, trying to get close to at least one of the UFOS as they each moved apart. Manic was then able to get underneath one of the UFOS, which he then destroyed by going through it as a green streak.He was now in mid-air. "15 SECONDS!" Feist warned. Manic looked around for the last two UFOS and realized how far they were. He knew he couldn't get to them individually with the little time he had left. He then took out his two eskrima sticks and began to twirl them at high speed as he fell. "10....9...8...." Feist counted down. Manic then launched his sticks as if they were buzzsaws towards the last UFOS. "7...6...5...4...." The two sticks headed for the two UFOS and managed to collide them, causing two explosions on the side of the platform as they returned to Manic shortly after. "3...2...1....WELL DONE!" Feist praised as the platform disappeared and so did the sphere that Discord and Fluttershy were on. They then joined Manic as the three of them fell into the Special Zone. As they did, a sparkling yellow portal opened beneath them. "HERE IS YOUR REWARD! NOW BEGONE!" Feist commanded as the three of them fell through the portal and left the Special Zone. Back at Sweet Apple Acres, the rest of the Rainbooms started packing up their instruments as AppleJack closed the door to her garage. She then wiped her brow. "Despite the initial ruckus and Fluttershy leavin' early, I'd say this was a pretty good practice." AppleJack said as she turned to face the rest of her bandmates. "I agree. Though I admit, I do wonder what Discord did for the rest of the day." Twilight pondered out loud. "He probably went to hang out with Sonic and the guys. Hopefully, they could handle him better than we could." Sunset commented. Suddenly, a yellow sparkling portal appeared above the Rainbooms, causing all of them to look up at it in surprise. Shortly after, Discord, Manic, and Fluttershy fell through as they all crashed to the ground. The amazed Rainbooms then stared at the scene. "For the second time....ow."Manic uttered. "Manic?! Fluttershy?! Discord?! " Rainbow Dash called out Discord rose up from the ground as he floated above. He then bent backward completely, cracking his back in order to get comfortable. Fluttershy picked herself up and she helped up Manic get up as he did a few stretches. "Why did you guys fall from the sky like a bunch of popped balloons from that fun looking swirly thing!?" Pinkie said in a quizzical tone. "It reminds me of swirling the batter for cake!" She continued as she made the motion with her hand. Manic then shot daggers at Discord. "It's because of this jerk!" Manic shouted accusingly as he pointed to Discord, making all eyes on him. He then noticed this and his eyes moved back and forth. "Discord, what does he mean?" Rarity asked, making the Draconequus look uncomfortable as he rubbed the back of his neck. "Well, it's a funny story really..." Discord started to say as he generated a story book in his hands and began to flip through the pages. "You want to know what he did? When I went up to Fluttershy's house, he came in and blocked me from going for no reason! He told me to stay away and when I refused, he threw me through a bunch of different dimensions! I don't know what happened afterward, but I ended finding him and Fluttershy in some weird world and I had to bail them out!" Manic explained, causing all the Rainbooms to form slightly shocked looks while Discord gulped. "Discord! Is this true?!" Fluttershy questioned in a slightly angry tone as she gave Discord a small glare. Discord now saw that he was in a tight spot and his body was enclosed in a tight space in order to show. He began to sweat nervously as the others gave him disapproving looks. "Well...I....Uh....I did it for you, Fluttershy! I wanted us to be able to hang out together! We didn't get to after all that bandroom fiasco!" Discord defended. "So you tried to banish my friend to a series of dimensions?!" Fluttershy replied in a half-yell while Discord remained silent. He then scratched his head. "Well...when you put it that way...." Discord said in a small voice. "That is definitely not a way to try and spend more time with a friend!" Sunset lectured. " Also why go to such lengths for Fluttershy, when aside from her and us, you still had an opportunity for new friends who were available. Why didn't you try and spend time with them? Discord then began to chuckle as he remembered his encounters with Sonic and the others. It was so hilarious what he did. "Oh, when I was through with them, they weren't really in any-" Discord began to brag before he realized what he was saying as his face perked up. Now, the others stared at him with suspicious looks. "Ooops, you can ignore that. Just a slip of the tongue." Discord quickly added as his tongue fell from his mouth, which he made disappear. "Discord...what did you do to Sonic and the others?" Twilight asked as everyone crowded him. Discord was silent as he stared down at the looks he was getting. "Spill it, now!" Rainbow Dash ordered. Discord's mouth grew back and he began to squirm uneasily. "Oh, nothing much....I just had some fun...with them..." Discord said as he tapped his fingers together. "If it's anything like what he did to me, we can safely assume what he did to the rest of the guys isn't good. Who knows where they are." Manic told the Rainbooms. "Discord, bring them here right now." Sunset told him. "I'm not sure if I-" Discord started to say before an assertive Fluttershy marched up to him. "Our friends, now, buster!" She demanded as she gave Discord the 'stare' Seeing her eyes reminded Discord so much of pony Fluttershy. He couldn't resist what Fluttershy asked. Discord slowly raised his hand and snapped his fingers. After that, a series of 5 flashes occurred, revealing Sonic, Tails, Silver, Shadow, and Knuckles. Sonic nearly fell as he stepped forward while Shadow and Silver jumped to the ground. Tails rose up before he descended down while Knuckles crashed to the floor with his arms spread out. Manic and the Rainbooms crowded around them to make sure their friends were ok. "Are you all ok?" Rarity asked the five of them as Sonic stretched out loud. "Finally, I can move! I about lost it from being so slow!" Sonic said as he shuddered at what he just went through. "Agreed." Silver chimed in as Tails nodded. Knuckles flexed his body to get used to movement while Shadow tightened his wrist. Shortly after, they both got furious looks as they remembered who caused their predicaments. "Where is he?" Shadow asked in a calm but threatening manner. In the back, Discord was trying to tiptoe away quietly but Knuckles turned around to see him As he did, he almost went ballistic while Discord's face became alert. "There you are! I'm gonna smash your face in good!" Knuckles declared as he began to rush towards Discord but AppleJack stopped him. "Woah, partner. Take it easy. Tell us why yer so mad at this fella here." AppleJack said as she, Manic and the rest of the Rainbooms gathered around to hear Knuckles's and the others stories. "First, he wrecked my lab and then he trapped me in my Miles Electric. With sentient data! I had to fight for my life in there!" Tails complained. "He put me in an endless loop over and over again!" Silver blurted out. "I was stuck between time and space after he messed with my Chaos Control." Shadow stated. "I was in this pretty cool place at the start...but then he made me move so slow with an adventure just right in front of me! It was unbearable!" Sonic recalled with dread. Lastly, Knuckles explained how he had been wronged by Discord. "He tried to shatter the Master Emerald just to see what would happen!! He could've messed up Angel Island or worse!" Knuckles yelled. As Discord watched them tell the others, he began to shrink more and more. He knew his goose was cooked. He now was on the receiving end of many looks of disapproval as he returned to his normal size. "Discord, why would you do all of that?!" Sunset asked in a baffled but stern tone. "I was just trying to have some fun with them." was Discord's excuse. "Doesn't sound fun to me. And I know, fun. Sounds pretty mean if you ask me." Pinkie criticized. "Aren't you supposed to be friends with Princess Twilight? I am certain she would not approve of such behavior!" Rarity chided. "Considering the fact that she said you were 'reformed'." Manic said with air quotes. "I am reformed! I truly am!" Discord protested as he placed his hand on his chest. "After hearing all of this...I can't be the only one who's skeptical." Twilight commented. "Yeah, you could've seriously messed us up!" Silver pointed out "Enough talk! Early on I asked if we can smash his face in. Can we do it now?" Knuckles said as cracked his fist. "Actually, Ah wouldn't mind that now." AppleJack agreed. "Good." Shadow said as he and Knuckles approached Discord, who backed up. "Wait, no, you have it all wrong! I was just joking! I meant no harm, truly! I just wanted to be friends with you!" Discord said in an attempt to defend himself. "Yeah, we're not falling for that again." Tails dryly said. "Discord, I don't know how Princess Twilight managed to be friends with you, but after everything you've done today, I'm not sure if we're the right group for you to be friends with. All you've just done is play malicious tricks on us just because you found it funny. That's not what friendship is at all. I see you still have a lot to learn." Sunset berated. "Sunset's right. You know what you did sounds like? Selfishness." Sonic scolded. "If you really are as tight with Princess Twi, I figured you should know better." " Until you can learn not to be an utter jerk, take a hike." Rainbow Dash dismissed. "Wait, no! Ok, it was a slip-up, but I can be good now!" Discord promised, but the group wasn't having it as Discord now saw their scornful and mistrustful looks. He finally landed on Fluttershy's. It looked much worse than the one she gave him earlier and he really did not like the look of it. To him, it was much more prominent than the others. "You might be friends with me in Equestria, but as for me, I'm not sure if I could ever be real friends with someone like you." Fluttershy Chastised. Hearing this made Discord feel absolutely crushed as he formed an extremely glum look and his body started to sink to the ground. Fluttershy was rejecting him. For real. The sharp pain returned to his chest and this time, he truly felt it all over his entire body. This just hurt. It was like the time when the one from Equestria had ended their friendship but this time...he knew it was too late to save it. "I-I....I understand." Discord answered in a melancholic small voice as his eyes filled up with slight tears which he then wiped away . "Perhaps coming here was indeed a mistake. I.....I'm sorry." With that said, Discord turned around. He looked back to still see the upset group looking at him in the same hostile way. Seeing this caused him to begin to float off in the sky of Canterlot.