//------------------------------// // Chapter 6: Trixie Tells a Tale // Story: Showy Chaos // by HeartfireFirebrand //------------------------------// I yawned as I woke in my bed. I heard the sound of hoofsteps, I turned to see Discord walking in with a smile. He was holding a tray of pancakes. He smiled as I ate my food, he said “I am going to take you to the library today, I would like to see what you can do.” I said “Um, I’m not as powerful as Twilight.” He laughed “Maybe, but she is boring always doing normal magic, you have a finesse she can’t hope to match.” I smiled “Well then I will show you what I can do.” He clicked his claw summoning a wheelchair. He levitated me into the chair and wheeled me out of the room. He turned the stairs into a ramp and rolled me down the stairs. I thought (He is being such a gentlestallion, I’ve never been shown such respect, yet again I doubt anypony has trusted him as much as I do.) We entered a empty room, Discord asked “Are you ready to start?” I smiled at him “Yes, I have just the story in mind, a legend of how Equis was created.” I smiled as my horn glowed creating images “Long ago there was a powerful being, the Goddess of Harmony Melody, she crafted a world full of bounty and riches. Yet no creature could enjoy it so she tasked her two children, born along with the first stars to bring life. Her first child Faust, the Alicorn Demi-god of Order began creating fish, reptiles and snakes. Her brother the Draconequus Demi-God of Chaos, Dissonance created Manticores, Cockatrices, and Cerberi. As the years went on they continued creating more and more creatures.” Discord was watching on in awe at the images I had conjured. I smiled as I continued “The Goddess Melody granted them one final task, to create life that was aware of it’s own existence. Dissonance created the Griffins, Minotaurs and Dragons, while Faust created the Pegasi, Unicorns, and Earth Ponies as well as the Zebras. Melody was very pleased with both her children's efforts and she told them they were to watch over their kind. The pair visited each other, but each Dissonance arrived in the pony or zebra’s lands, they looked at him with fear while whenever Faust arrived in his lands, she was adored and respected.” I grabbed some water before continuing “One day Dissonance asked ‘Why do your ponies and zebras fear me while the griffins, minotaurs and dragons adore you?’ Faust replied ‘Where does this nonsense come from, your people do adore you.’ Dissonance walked amongst his people and he heard the whispers ‘Why do we serve him again, he is a monster.’ Day in and day out it was all he shard, all of them hated him’ His heart began to grow cold, he tried to fight it, in doing he accidently released the wendigos trying to banish his sorrow. Faust arrived one a day after the defeat of the Wendigos, she snarled “Dissonance how dare you send the wendigos to attack my kind.” Dissonance gasped “I didn’t send them to your land, what are you talking about?’ Faust snarled ‘Your lying, they attacked my little ponies.’ Dissonance said ‘I’m sorry it’s just my heart is growing cold because my people hate me, and scorn me while they worship the ground you walk on.’ Faust snarled ‘You expect me to believe that you were always jealous of me.’ Dissonance roared sick of the constant belittling ‘Get out, I don’t need you any more.’ He cried himself to sleep that night. I took another drink before continuing “Years past and he heard of the his sister having two kids with a mortal. This was the last straw, in his anger he barged into Faust’s castle. She was sitting next to her husband, she asked ‘Brother, why are you here?’ Dissonance smirked ‘I’m here to take your seat.’ He clicked his claws and a prison made of pure chaos surrounding her, he then the clicked his fingers again teleporting them to an isolated mountain range. Faust begged “Please stop, brother.” Dissonance snarled “After you ignored me, and treated me like dirt. I am like this because of you.” He clicked his claws again as he shoved her into the mountain as he said “You will stay here until I decide to release you, this is I declare in the name of Chaos itself.” He clicked his claws the prison closing in her as her screams dissapeared. He teleported to the back to the castle and the king snarled ‘I defeat you, you foul beast.” Dissoance clicked his fingers ‘Should I ever release my sister, I will release you as well. The stallion screamed as the stone enclosed around him.’ Dissonance knew there were two others in the castle. He walked up into a room to see two foals lying there both in cribs. Her stared at the pair for a long time, he shook his head ‘I have already got my vengeance, I will not kill two innocent foals. Dissonance sent them away to live with a earth pony couple, out of sight and out of mind. Melody saddened by what happened cried over the forest, 6 of those tears landed on a tress granting it tremendous magical power, this tree became known as the tree of Harmony.” I looked up to see Discord crying, I asked “What’s wrong?” Discord cried “Faust, I’m so sorry. I was a fool.” I tapped him on the shoulder, “Discord what’s wrong?” He said drying his tears “That’s story is about me, my birth name is Dissonance.” I gasped “Does that mean, your Celestia’s and Luna’s uncle?” Discord said “Yes and they don’t know that, they were never told about that. I made that the one thing they would never know. In truth is I feel bad about my sister but I’m not ready to forgive her, she hurt me so much.” I said with a small smile “Discord, I’ll help you through this. You’re a good friend to me. If you ever want to talk just ask.” I wrapped my front legs around him and gave him a hug. He lowered me down to the floor and we dozed off together.