//------------------------------// // Chapter 1 - The First Trip To- // Story: The Misadventures of Discord and Luna // by Toon //------------------------------// After the nightly search of any nightmares in the dream realm, I had come back to the waking realm to lower the moon. Tia next to me raising her sun was speaking to me during the rehearsed actions we were taking. "So why do you think Discord had given the opportunity to you?" Tia asked slowly rising the sun to its peak while I was giving way for the sun to move. "I have no idea, sister, initially I assumed it was out of boredom but I feel as though he has some sense of logic for asking me. I feel as though there is a greater purpose for my role in the pieces." I had completely moved the moon out of view from our side of the world while Tia had set up her sun to its peak. "Come now lulu, you know as much as I do that the elements of harmony's bearers have rubbed off Discord. Maybe he seeks to make a new friend? Wouldn't be the most outlandish thing we have come across." Tia held a smile onto holding that theory, I could've tried to dash the theory all together but seeing that smile made me waver in responding with such cynicism. "Well I'm glad we could speak of this, you should head to bed Luna." She seemed so happy, I couldn't bring it down so easily so I held my tongue. "Very well, thank you for listening to me, sister." I moved away from the royal garden; a place Tia and me seemed to enjoy so much we have revisited it for most of our roles of rising our respective orbits of life. I had moved through the halls thinking of why Discord was so eager to gain an ally in these 'adventures' it seemed so odd for some creature like the Lord of Chaos to seek companionship especially concerning me as a choice. Mayhaps sister was right, it's hard to think Discord: 'The Lord of Chaos' from a millennia ago would go so far as to keep a friend like Fluttershy by limiting his power solely for her. I had retreated to my chambers to find that representative of said lord of chaos laying on my balcony. "Discord?" I was surprised to see him so relaxed and in my chambers no less. "Oh hey Luna, I was wondering how you guys reach the sun and moon so accurately for time estimation every day. I counted the minutes to see how close your moon and sun were to timing from previous records and I have to say, I'm quite surprised you both have kept it so startlingly accurate." "It comes with practice," while the appreciation of our timing was rare I had to dismiss it entirely for the main subject at hand. I focused my vision on Discord "but why are you here?" "Well there has been some urgency of a sort of call from another universe, would you like to join?" He grinned at the prospect of me joining him but I dismissed it entirely. "Discord, daytime is when I sleep to let my sister rule so I would rather take a nap." He looked surprised by my response, "pah, Luna, you raise the moon scour through the dream realm, play around with stars, and then let down the moon just to sleep away for it all to repeat. Do not tell you are going to pass up the opportunity of adventure." I scowled at him, "Do not take my work so lightly Discord, you may be an ally but I have no problems with turning you back to stone myself." His smile wavered a bit at that and played along with a wave of his talons, "Very well, I am sorry for dismissing your duties; I'm sure they are very vital, but you can't tell me you've never wanted to break off from the schedule." "It has crossed my mind." He had grinned like a mad stallion, well draconequus. "Great!" He snapped his talons before I could utter in a word a slow rip in space, possibly even time began to form. It began small like a wormhole but a fracture-like form, cracks began to form in mid-air above the balcony lining. The cracks, though small began to grow wider and thicker creating space in the lines to become bigger until it was a swirling wormhole of clockwork. I was beyond astounded but shook my head and turned my attention away from the spectacle and towards Discord, "What have you done!?" He merely looked overjoyed before I protested with my displeasure, he shrunk his smile to more of a medium pleasure of content. "Well, you said you thought of taking a break so what better than to make that break now?" He spoke with a rising grin stretching across his face. I face hoofed and spoke with slight irritation, "Discord," I lowered my hoof hanging in the air while I continued my displeasure in this quick turn of events. "I did not mean now!" I had stomped my hanging hoof onto the ground at the exclamation of my irritation. He had looked slightly disappointed at that with the sudden drop of his enthusiasm until his eyes lit up with excitement and a clear indication of thought running by his mind. I was suspicious of his next move, "What are you planning-" while in the midst of my sentence he had rolled his wrist to signal movement. "Wha-" before I could utter another word I had noticed that same rip of reality moving behind the both of us and before I could move it had sucked me in. The feeling was odd, much like using a teleportation spell for the first time; which is to say nauseating and makes the pony queasy or in this case me. The world warped around me like a wash of colors melting into all sorts of colors before I was taken to a hill over a grassland, a field of flowers blooming under the edge with plenty of height between me and the below. I was able to gain my grounding in the whole slew of a mess of experiences after a few seconds of recollecting my presence on the ground. Once I regained my calm state of mind I looked up to see Discord merely floating over me in the air, smirking. "First time?"