“You still haven’t told me everything pony. I am Discord. I get bored and it gets harder for me to care. I need to understand more about you and why you’re in this cell. I may have changed over the years thanks to a mare named Fluttershy, but I will never understand ponies, including why you’re in a cell like this.”
I laugh weakly nodding he is correct. I haven't fully explained or shown him why I am in this cell. But there are many factors for one's foal hood from being a teen. There are times when love becomes strong and then love is the biggest reason and war.
“I am doing what I can but I can’t always explain what you have seen and you will see more. All I can tell you why I am telling you this it’s the many factors and many ideas which connected to my birth and connected to the richness of the pony kind.”
Discord sighs, shaking his head.
“I get it you were born with a silver spoon in your mouth. From what you told me your father didn’t care for your mother and that changed after you were born? I am starting to wonder if this world is ready for Twilight's idea of friendship. It would seem the ponies need to fix their problems first.”
I sigh deeply. I agree with him there is no way ponies like me above will listen to a princess from a backwater town. Ponyville may have its heroes but war is war and you can’t win a war on friendship.
“I don’t wish for most of these wars my family profited off and there is no way Twilight and her friends will be able to use their friendship to take care of every single war. It’s a matter of progress; you can’t stop it no matter how much you want to. I am sure you could by the snap of your claws. Then how would ponies and the ones in the war learn to deal with peace?’
Discord blinks staring at me. I don’t think it occurred to him that you can’t fix everything with magic. He could force the issue but how would we learn? How would we stop another war from happening? You can’t force the world to go. Oh a god no longer wants war? Oh, we are done, let's just hang up our weapons and many other objects of war to please him.
“You raise a good argument now. Explain to me. Why are we now learning about your teenage years? Is there some reason for that?”
I think for a moment I feel the music of the world taking me again—a weak smile forms across my dust-covered fur. I have been here so long I think my fur and body are becoming worse and worse. I don’t know what I will do but it’s something I need to do. The song finally comes out of my heart and mouth.
“This is the start of all the pain and heartache. When I was young, I was a teen stallion looking to do my job in the name of my family. Then I met many who would become my friends and then down the line I met one who won my heart. I made friends with many rich souls and then when push comes to shove love is all that matters in the end. Not money, not the soul but what’s in here..”
I lift my chained hoof to my chest. Discord gags laughing covering his eyes with how stupid I sounded.
“Listen pony I am trying to learn about you again and you keep going with heart love and I don’t understand these things. I barely understand friendship and I am wishing to learn about you. So I can give you a deal.”
I sighed, shaking my head.
“Fine, do what you need to. To see what I went through”
Discord smirks
“Is that too hard?”
I shake my head again. Discord opens a window to the past again. I close my eyes looking at the window to the past.
“It happened thirteen years ago.”
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Thirteen years ago Teen years
My father had many parties and my mother did all she could to help him. She never could keep up with him and he always waited for her. They love each other more than I thought they did and they did so much to be ready for the backstabbing world of the rich ponies. Here though at this party I met four ponies. One who I fell in love with. At the moment I kept to myself even though my father wanted me to mingle.
“Son, you need to make friends in this world of the rich. You can’t just sit here alone, you need to make allies in this world of the rich.”
I roll my eyes
“I get it but I don’t understand why you care so much.”
My father laughs softly
“Son allies in this business world are needed when the world becomes hateful of another group in this land of Equestria. Who knows we could be at war with the dragon's zebras or other countries in our goddess-controlled lands. It’s the way we take control of most things when the time comes.”
I sigh deeply, shaking my head.
“Fine, I will go mingle and see if I can meet some friends.”
It’s the way of our lives to make friends or allies per say. I was told by my father when I was growing up to find one who wishes for war because war is the way to have peace. Even if peace is all we have now. Someday the idea of friendship won’t last forever, the idea of harmony is just a fleeting glance at the real world. While I walk through the party I stop at the food table to get myself something to nibble on.
“The story of Clover Song never showing up at this party is an understatement I see.”
I turn my eyes to the voice. I see a stallion one who would become a good friend and a unicorn. A pure black unicorn with a green mane and tail and his cutie mark always hidden in his clothing. A weak smile forms across my red face.
“You must be Black Storm, the son of one of the most guard weapon makers in the kingdom.”
Black Storm snickers.
“Ah, my name is known. I am nothing like my mother, the great Black Sword creator Black Rose.”
I chuckle weakly. I have been told by my mother never to get close to the weapon creators or their children. They tend to be more criminal than my father. My father is one of the only ones who make money by sending food and water to weaker communities and he does some crooked stuff with the food and water to make sure they cry for more.
“What brings the son of the Broken lands company? I don’t see any lower species.”
I chuckle weakly
“I am just here at the request of my father. He wants me to meet allies and I would say allies for this type of world in my eyes is pointless but it’s better than allowing yourself to get backstabbed by those hungry for power.”
Black Storm smirks
“I am here on my own. My mother is busy with a new weapon. I am not here alone though other sons will wish to talk to you including a lovely mare who has been wishing to meet you.”
I just roll my eyes. Great, another mare wishes to meet me to try to force her way into my life to get my father's money. It’s bound to be something I never thought It would be again. It’s not the first time mares have tried this.
“From the look on your face Clover this is not the first time a mare tried to get into your life is it?”
I chuckle nodding
“No, it’s not the first time. Most of them just want my father's money and his status. I could care less about it. I know full well I will be taking control of everything for my fathers when I get older and he will retire.”
Black Storm sighs
“Yes, the great change in this country doesn't need the young taking over for the young. If only we could keep the old alive longer so we can try to make sure we don’t lose our best ways of keeping war from starting.”
I laugh, yes I agree with him. He and I agreed on many things but of course, life changes ponies. I followed him to the others who were those who had silver spoons in their mouths when they were born. But when I saw the mare I just stood there my mouth agape. The beauty of her gentle orange eyes. She is not even a normal pony, she is a kirin. Why would a species like her who is new to this land be in a place like this?
“Clover, this is FireStorm, the son of the great owner of the coal mines. Next to him is the great son of the ambassador to zebra lands.”
Firestorm bows his fiery head beside him a purple pegasus bows his head I nod to them looking at the mare she has a gentle smile forming on her face. As I just stare at her and the others from the looks on their faces seem to be surprised at my reaction to her.
“This is Miss Gentle Mane, her family is one of the new rich kirin families in this wonderful community.”
That day all I could do was stare and these four became my close friends over the last few years. Then later on and I would become more and they would become more because families live and die.
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Jail
“Come on there has to be more than that in your teen years you just spent these years with these four and that is it?”
I chuckle weakly
“When you’re the son of a rich ass hole you tend not to have many friends and it took a long time for the beautiful Gentle mane to become my mare friend. I wish I had more but when four of us are in the communities of those who wish to cause war and problems.”
Discord sighs, shaking his head.
“You still haven’t told me why you are in this cell and why it seems like you have been here for almost a long time. What are you in for?”
I smirk weakly
“I betrayed the crown. At least that is what I was told.”
Discord stares at me for a second and strokes his beard.
“I see Celestia normally would never do something like this unless she has a good reason to do so. Before I give you this deal, the little pony I need to go back in time a moment to see what is what. Then when I return and if you still want this deal I will do what you want.”
I smirk nodding.
“Thank you…”
The music begins to swell and Discord snaps his claws and the music dies and a scream in the background.
“No need for a song..so none of that.”
Discord stood up and snapped his fingers and his smirks vanished. I close my eyes. What will he find? What will he learn? Will he even tell me? I look down at the bowl again to see the water shining in the night and I wonder what is to happen to me. I will know sooner or later when the time comes for my revenge.