To Fix an Empire

by Neoeryn


Without a Home

"Hey, are you finally awake? I've been wasting all sorts of time just to wake you up." Calamity opened her eyes to be greeted by a goat, or someone she had thought was one. That was until her eyes had adjusted to the light and the environment around her. She appeared to be in a house, although, it didn't feel like home, wherever that was now. She got a complete view of the creature who had saved her. He seemed to be just like her, except his body was made of different animals than she was.

"Where am I? Who are you and what am I doing here? I-"

"Calm down. You're here because I found you floating around outside, and you're lucky I didn't leave you there. In all honesty, I could care less. Now, how about we try to properly introduce ourselves this time?" Calamity didn't quite trust him, but she was willing to do anything it took to figure everything out.

"Alright, fine. I'm Calamity, Overseer of Casualties, or that's what I remember at least." She hesitantly shook his paw, which had been outstretched towards her for a few minutes.

"Huh, you don't look like a disaster to me, or at least not yet. You can just call me Discord, Lord of Chaos, or whatever floats your miserable little boat." He snapped his talons, causing a tiny boat to appear in front of her.

"Fascinating," Calamity plucked the miniature model out of thin air. "You have illusion magic? That's something I'd give up everything for. Wait, Lord of Chaos? You don't exactly look chaotic to me."

"Wrong, but I believe we should be asking the real questions. What exactly are you doing in Chaosville, and why can't you remember anything before now? That doesn't make any amount of sense, but I do suppose that's what makes it much more interesting." With the snap of his talons once again, that boat had disappeared, but they were now sitting in the living room. Calamity was in awe with this sort of magic. It was a kind she didn't remember ever experiencing.

"Well, I'm not sure what I'm doing here, or why I can't remember anything. I don't know if I hit my head on something or if somepony had cast a memory spell on me. Everything just feels out of place," She had placed the cup of tea that had magically appeared in her paw on the table. "I don't even know where I came from."

"That is quite the predicament, isn't it?" He seemed to notice her queasiness, snapping his talons and making a paper bag appear. "Well, wherever you're from, I'm sure they'll be looking for you eventually. Now, about some magic. What exactly can you do?"

"Umm, I'm not sure." Calamity clasped her paw and claw together, not expecting a result. It was quite sudden, but a storm cloud, complete with lightning, had appeared over her head, totally startling her.

"Huh, you don't exactly have the magic I was expecting. Catastrophe magic isn't quite common these days, nor does anypony want to be associated with it anymore," He had shooed the cloud away, stroking his beard with his paw. "It's a rare type and considering you're now the only one I've met who can use it, you're definitely quite powerful indeed. I can't believe I'm saying this, but you might be a bit more advanced than I am in this type of magic."

Calamity picked up the Element, tracing the design once again. She had come to see Twilight by herself to see if she could help with finding any information. Twilight seemed to pick up on her anxiety.

"I know it's new and all, but I do truly appreciate your help here. Spike found something in Star Swirl's wing, and I thought you'd like to check it out."