Thunder crashes and lightning streaks across the sky as I sit at the front of my cave. It has been twelve years since that day. Twelve years since Celestia told the nation that Luna had become corrupted, and she had to banish her using the Elements of Harmony. Her subjects had nodded their heads and accepted it without question. ‘Of course, our ruler is wise and just. Anyone born of the dark night would have been corrupted eventually.’
That line of thinking was at the foremost of most ponies minds. The few ponies who did love Luna were quickly silenced and driven to hide their devotion. I’d feel bad for them, but they are simply ponies in the end. Another few decades and they will pass, along with their love. Me, however, I shall live as long as the sun and moon rises and sets, just like my beloved and her sister.
My anger rises again at the thought of Celestia. 12 years and now it’s affecting her? Now she has to ‘take a break’? I would find the situation almost amusing were my anger not as hot as the deepest depth of Tartarus. My gaze falls to my claw and paw, and a wicked idea springs to mind.
“Well, since Celestia has chosen now to take a leave of absence, it’s about time I come out of mine.”
I chuckle as I stand, staring at my instruments of chaotic devastation in a new light. I wouldn’t do anything to directly harm anypony, they are still Luna’s subjects as well after all, but I could definitely make their life much, much harder.
“Yes! Prepare yourself Equestria! Your mundane and perfect lives are about to get a little...chaotic.”
I laugh more as I take to the air, effortlessly bending the rain and wind around me to provide safe passage. Once I am out of my homey little mountain range, I can see a little pony settlement on the base of the mountain. I glide down, stroking my claw along some clouds to turn them pink and make the water turn to chocolate milk. I can’t tell you why I am so fascinated with doing that, I just am.
That was just the beginning of my chaos, however. Once I reach the settlement I start to turn the roofs into umbrellas that barely reach the corners, letting some of my chocolately goodness flow into their homes. I chuckle as surprised shrieks reach my ears, looking around for some more fun. Lightning flashes by me and I am inspired. I wait for the next strike and carefully guide the crackling electricity into my claw and paw, shaping it into some very interesting fireworks.
I wait until ponies start streaming out of their homes to begin the show, releasing what I thought was a marvelous display of bright sparkling lights that emitted slight electric shocks and deafening booms. It rained down upon the village and I reveled in the screams. After a few minutes, it seemed I was noticed by the ponies, and they start screaming ‘how could you do this?!’ And ‘why?!’.
“How can I do this? Very easily actually. As to why...well, who’s to stop me? Certainly not your precious princess Celestia.”
More sparks and shocks are distributed as I boom down at them, cackling madly as they scurry too and fro like little mice. Satisfied with my time there, my confidence and adrenaline carry me to the next town.
There, I turn the lake into a giant blueberry scented bubble bath, and made it rain the icy cold water of the storm inside homes, along with making the cows turn pink and give only strawberry milk. All the while I giggled and laughed like a madman, and truthfully, I felt like one.
I briefly considered an apology to my love, but it was day, it was not her realm. I would never do anything to desecrate her night, even if it was Celestia raising her moon and attempting the stars. So, with a wide grin and my claw ready to snap, so began my beautiful reign of chaos.
~~3 months later~~
I chuckle as I sit upon a throne, looking out at my work. The hills were covered with plaid and stripes, random clouds were storming chocolate milk, and the shrieks of ponies filled my ears.
It was all too easy to turn these ponies lives upside down, literally and figuratively. From simple things like making the flowers snapping dandelions, the classic cotton candy cloud with chocolate rain, and some of my favorite creations - punimals. From the classic flying pigs, to blueberry jays, teacup mice, frogwhiches…My imagination and magic knew no bounds.
Over the course of three months I had slowly spread my reign of chaos across Equestria, and I believe there was even a group of fanatics that worshipped me and called me the ‘God of Chaos’. God had a really nice ring to it, so I spared them from the worst of my magic...Unless they begged for it of course.
I smack my lips and find myself a bit thirsty, holding my paw out and snapping a tea set into existence. I poured tea out of the creamer and got sugar from the teapot, humming softly. I nibble at the teacup as I am struck with nostalgia. Luna used to love the little tea parties I made for her. Her tea was a mix of blueberry and mint tea, steeped for two and a half minutes exactly with three teaspoons of sugar and a mint leaf.
I sigh heavily and toss the tea set away, finding my appetite spoiled. I put my chin in my claw and frown, tapping my paw on my throne and wondering what I could do to cheer myself up. I blink as I feel magic surround me, before I am teleported to a room I had hoped to never see.
Celestia stood at the front of her new throne room, the place looking different and similar at the same time to the previous castle.
I sneer as I look upon her, “Oh Tia, if you wanted to see me, why didn’t you send an invite? Or were you just hoping to ignore me like your sister.”
My barb hits deep and Celestia wince backwards, a pathetically sad look on her face. “Guards. Leave us.”
I raise an eyebrow, watching as they left the room while glaring at me. “You wished to see me alone? Oh don’t tell me you are about to ask me to stop. Or better yet, declare your undying love for me in hopes I’ll sympathize and stop that way.”
An emotion I can’t recognize flashes over her face before a grim and determined one replaces it. “Discord, we are both adults. This is not a place for petty schoolyard insults. As long as you are in Equestria you are my subject, and as your princess I command you to put right all you have done.”
I roll my eyes and mock a bow. “Oh ho ho, my deepest apologies princess. Of course I shall bow to you, all mighty reverent Celestia. You are my true princess, despite your cruel treatment of my beloved Luna.”
She cringes as I speak, and I swear I could hear a soft whimper as I mention Luna. I stand up straight and sneer at her. “You are a pompous, self righteous idiot Celestia. I will not listen to you, aren’t you supposed to be on vacation or something? 12 years and now you have to take a break? If you believe I will stop my chaotic justice you are wrong. Now, I’ll be going. Go back to your sunny beach or wherever you went on vacation.”
I turn in a huff, ignoring the small twinge of guilt as I heard barely restrained sobs.
“Discord, stop.”
I jerk and turn around swiftly, finding that I wasn’t hearing things, that my mother, Queen Azure was in front of me. Well, she was beside Celestia, cradling her in her wings. “Discord...Son...I beg of you, you must stop. I know you are heartbroken over Luna, but can’t you see Celestia is hurting too?”
My heart is torn in two, the love and respect for my mother battling my hatred of Celestia. I take a deep breath, clenching my paw and claw at my sides. “I am sorry Mother, but she does not deserve forgiveness or reprieve.”
I turn again, walking towards the door with a quiet dignity. I am surprised at a flash of light, even more so as Celestia appears, with rage instead of sorrow. Her wings are flared by her sides, and her eyes flash with the same pure, radiating light that surrounded her horn. I find myself regretting my words, just a little bit.
“Discord, thou hast worn our patience thin. Thou shall cease in thy chaotic activity, lest ye suffer our full wrath.”
I breathed evenly and kept fear from crossing my face, instead flashing my trademark smirk. “Oh my, I really did get you in a tizzy, you are speaking like ye pones of old.”
I flashed a fancy hat and coat on, much like how ponies would dress before...
Celestia snarled. “Thou shalt regret thy words. We repeat, cease thy activity or face our wrath.”
I snorted and patted her nose. “Oh Celestia, I have already faced your wrath, when you banished Luna.”
My tone turns hostile towards the end and I go to walk around her. Another flash of light envelopes me and I find myself in a meadow, Celestia raising her head high. “Since thou hast chosen to continually defy us, we shall face thee in righteous combat!”
I blinked, and was barely able to dodge the ray of light that came at me. I growled as I lunged to the side, sweeping my claw in front of me and snapping, a purple beam of crackling, chaotic energy shooting towards her.
She leaped into the air, spreading her great wings. For a moment, illuminated by the sun, she almost did look like the saint ponies revered her as. I snorted and flicked another beam of energy at her, flying into the air myself and snapping furiously, relentless in my assault.
Somehow, she was able to dodge all of them, and from her horn came ray after ray of pure sunlight. I was able to dodge them, curling my sinuous body through the air. Our power was matched, I had to begrudgingly admit. But when I look at her, her eyes are filled with fury and pain. I grinned wickedly as I dodged another volley of sparkling light, snarkily calling out. “Well well Celestia, it appears your fighting has not dulled. Tell me, did you use these same techniques with Nightmare Moon?”
Her nostrils flared as an especially powerful ray of sun comes towards me. I open my arms as if to accept it, but clap my hands together at the last moment to catch it. I hold the crackling fireball in my claw, chuckling as I touched it, turning it into a mixture of sun and chaotic energy. “Oh my, did that rile you up Celestia? My deepest apologies, I would never want to offend you like Luna did.”
Her eyes settled down and she looked about to cry. “T-that’s not fair Discord...you...You don’t know that I…”
I blinked and watched in surprise as she floated to the ground, her horn dying down as she sat. Her head was hung and her wings drooped by her sides, and for a moment, I felt a little sorry for her. “I loved my sister like none other. None other except…”
Her breath hitched as she looked at me, and an expression I couldn’t identify crosses her face. I narrowed my eyes and hardened my heart, lifting the ball of our combined magic and aimed it at her. She noticed but didn’t do anything to stop it. Time slowed down as I reared my arm back and threw it.
I watched as it got closer and closer to Celestia, refusing to close my eyes. When it was about a foot from her, it disappeared in a flash. I furrowed my eyebrows and stood slack jawed as my Mother stepped out from a portal, a remorseful look on her face.
“Discord, I am very disappointed in you.”
Those words nearly swept me off my feet as I land, shaking as my anger slowly dissipated into concern and fear. “Mother?”
My mother shook her head, glaring at me. “Discord, I rescued you as a youth and adopted you as my own. But your actions today and for the past few months have left me no choice. From this moment forth, you are no longer prince of the Hypogriff Kingdom and are thereby banished from its lands. As an ally of Equestria, I speak for its sovereign ruler Princess Celestia, and hereby banish you from their lands as well. You are marked as an enemy and traitor to harmony, stepping into either land from this day forth shall see you hunted and publicly executed once you are captured.”
I vaguely heard the entire speech, the words ‘you are no longer prince of the Hypogriff Kingdom’ rattling around in my head. I sink to my knees and stare numbly at the ground. I am startled a bit as magic hits my chest, and I know it is a tracking spell. “This will let us know should you cross the borders of the Hypogriff Kingdom or Equestria.”
I look up, tears in my eyes as my mother, no, Queen Azure stares down at me, a stony mask used for hard political decisions firm on her face. I think I see her mouth ‘I’m sorry’ before a flash envelopes me for the third time today.