//------------------------------// // Chapter 12: Discords' Deal // Story: DisHarmony: Genesis // by -Pinkamena_Pie- //------------------------------// "Oh, why did you stop? It was just getting good!" complained a voice beside me, which I immediately turned to discover the source of. It was Discord himself. "Oh. Hiya, Discord! Come to die already?" I asked cheerfully, brandishing my knife and waving it in a circle, while I stood on my hind legs. Pinkie's not the only one who can break the laws of physics, y'know. "Oh, honestly, that's quite adorable, Pinkamena. However, you will find that I am not here to fight. Instead, I have come with an offer for you, one you may find quite compelling," he said, snapping his claw and transporting a table, piece of paper, quill, and two chairs, one of which he sat on and one I sat on. "What could you offer that I'd want, silly?" I asked in the most Pinkie Pie tone of voice I could manage. I was actually quite interested in knowing. "Oh, nothing really... Power... Servants... Your sister who you're here looking for..." he said. My blood turned cold. "How... How do you know about that? I thought I was convincing!" I said, dropping the act since he had seen right through it. "My... Employer, shall we say, has been very interested in you. You and your sister. You both play an extremely important role in the fate of the multiverse. And considering you landed in my Equestria..." he said, transporting a singing teacup to his hand, now wearing a red velvet vest with a black silk tie and sporting glasses that appeared to be upside-down. "Employer? What are you talking about?" I demanded. "Calm down, Miss Pie. We have time. Considering I've frozen it for a while. Would you like some refreshments?" he asked, calm and collected as he offered a plate of cucumber sandwiches. I just gave him a look of 'really'. "Oh! Well, silly me! I forgot you can't eat vegetables anymore. Blood is the cost of manifestation, was it?" he said, making the cucumber sandwiches disappear and replacing them with several cupcakes that looked suspiciously like the ones I made in the GrimDark. Wait. Did he just say a line of the prophecy? How much does he know?! "You're... Well-informed, I see," I stated, keeping a straight face and hiding my emotions as best I could. "Ohh, it's nothing. I simply asked to be informed of a few pieces of information. Now, back to the matter at hand, hm?" He responded, bringing my attention back to the piece of paper and placing the quill and inkwell by my hoof. I stared down at the piece of paper, the words swimming due to the fact they got more boring as I kept reading. Soon, I just raised my head and simply asked the only question that mattered. "What is this for?" "Well, I'm glad you asked! This is a lovely contract that grants you a place by my side as ruler of this Equestria! It comes with benefits such as the ability to truly use chaotic magic and energies to their full potential, the ability to call yourself the Queen of Equestria, multiple powerful servants including Tirek, Queen Chrysalis, Empress Daybreaker, Princess Nightmare Moon... Oh yes, and the ability to have your sister back without having to fight your way through millions of universes to do so. Oh, and might I add that you have no requirement to be with me in any way, unlike what that pesky Crimson King wanted to do to you," he stated with a smile, a floating checklist made of cotton candy clouds right next to him with a checkmark in every box. I rolled my eyes. "What's the catch?" I asked. "Ah, yes, always read the fine print, hm? Very well," he said, his smile still there, albeit a tone of displeasure in his voice. With a snap of his fingers, he began reading the piece of paper, tracing his talon over the words as they moved into place in the air. "As a result of gaining the benefits listed above, the signer must not end Discords' reign, blah-blah-blah, blah-blah-blah... Ugh, these things are so legal and boring. Not like chaos. Chaos is much more fun," said Discord, causing a few hunks of metal to sprout legs and begin walking. "Now, what do you say, Miss Pie? Do you feel as if you'd like to sign this contract?" he asked, an innocent smile on his face. Too innocent... He couldn't have known about those things unless he heard it from the Goddess, and he would've been told to say he was an envoy... And the fact that he said Employer as if he was referring to some entity not of this plane... "Nope," I said with a slight smile. As if in shock, Discord, who had been lying back on a sunchair with a beach shirt and sunglasses on, spit out his drink. "No? Why on Equis not?" he asked, placing a claw in his ear and pulling out a walking hunk of metal, which promptly jumped on the ground and started running away. "I don't trust you enough," I responded. My brow furrowed as Discord stared at me, breaking out into laughter. "And is that your final answer?" he asked, leaning forward. "Final answer," I responded, my body tensing up. "Very well, then. I suppose if you don't want to..." he said with a smile, clasping his talons and paw together. "I'll just have to force you to."