//------------------------------// // A Chaotic Breakdown // Story: Acceptance // by _Al_Coda_ //------------------------------// Discord caught up with her slightly out of breath “Where are you going” he asked She slowed her pace allowing him to walk next to her, “Just walking” she said in a low tone “You could get lost, you know?” he said looking down at her “Well, that’s going to be kinda hard with you following me” she said sarcastically, meeting his eyes, she turned her gaze forward once more. She again saw something through the trees “What is that?” she muttered to herself, now trotting Discord noticed her change in pace and confused by what she was doing “What do you mean?” he asked She ignored his question and continued walking through another passageway of trees He sped up trying to follow closely behind her She exited through the trees into a wide opening in the garden, in the middle stood a stone object covered in dirt and branches “What is a giant boulder doing in the middle of the gardens?’ she inspected the rock closely “Hmm?” she reached up, grabbing the vines the covered the larger rock and carefully “Holy Mother of Faust” she gasped “this isn’t just a rock, it’s a statue!” she said in excitement Discord froze at the sight of the statue, staring at it with a look of angst She quickly grabbed her bag, shuffling through it franticly, she pulled out an old book titled, Equestrian History, A Leap Through Time, and started flipped through the pages “No, no, no, no…oh wait yes!” She skimmed the page muttering to herself as she did “Ah ha! This is the statue of the Mane Six!” she laughed “Discord did you know this was here?!” The only answer she got was silence “Discord?” she yelled behind her again, nothing Discord stood there frozen in fear Sunny turned to see Discord staring blankly at the statue “Discord? Are you okay?” He didn’t respond, he just kept his gaze on the statue She walked to his side, “Discord!” she yelled trying to get his attention off the statue He flinched at the sound of her voice yelling out his name “W-what?” She gave him a concerned and unbalanced look “You, okay?” she said softly “Huh, oh….uh yeah, yeah I-I’m fine” he stuttered, avoiding her gaze She knew something was wrong, but she decided not to push him any further, she turned her attention back to the statute “Ok? Well, um anyways did you know this as here?” “Oh No, I-I didn’t know about this” he responded She sighed at his sudden nervousness, making an attempt to ignore it. She walked back over to the statute taking a better look at it “Hmm…” she looked back down at the book and read through the pages “Oh Wait right here!” She looked in between the book and the statue as she read “’The Statue of the Mane Six is a national monument that was built in the central gardens of the Canterlot Castle, the six, also known as the heroes of harmony and the bearers of the elements, who used teamwork and friendship to overcome their adversaries.” Discords gaze shot to the ground Sunny continued reading “This team consisted of Twilight Sparkle, Element of Magic and Princess of Friendship, Rainbow Dash, Element of Loyalty, Applejack, Element of Honesty, Rarity, Element of Generosity, Pinkie Pie, Element of Laughter, and...” “Stop!” he yelled cutting her off She saw a flash of fear in his eye “What, why?” “Because I...” he stopped “I...I can't” he said “What do you mean, ‘You can’t’” she asked as she pulled a piece of string out of her bag, placing it between the pages she was reading and closed the book “What's wrong” she asked sitting next to the statue He sat down, he couldn’t answer, he felt as if he didn’t know why she couldn't continue, but deep down somewhere inside his hidden heart he knew the reason, the true reason. “Get out” he whispered “What?” “Get out, leave, go!” he said his tone raising with anger “But I...” He stood up on his hind legs, wings out, growling, teeth bared and eyes glowing red, “I said GET OUT!” He snapped, staring her down She jumped up, her ears flattening on her head “Discord I just…” “OUT!!” He screamed She turned and ran back in the direction she had came, she looked back through the tree wanting to go back but knew she shouldn’t so she gazed forward again and continued walking He stood there, with his arms crossed over his chest, staring at the statue, tears threatening his eyes, he let out a long shaky breath before he spoke, “Hi, I…uh..I’m sorry for not visiting for awhile things…things have been pretty rough lately” he said softly his eyes falling on the ground, he waited for a response but nothing came. He scoffed “And you used to tell me it was rude to ignore others” again silence filled the air, he looked back up at the statue inhaling deeply “Look at me, I’m talking to a statue” he sighed. “Wait” he whispered, a small grin forming on his face at the realization “Ha, I’m talking to a statue” he said again, he shook his head as he laughed “I’m talking to a statue” he yelled his laughter continuing as the tears the brimmed his eyes broke through, freely flowing down his face, his laughter soon turned into painful sobs full of sorrow and grief, he fell to his knees. He buried his face in his hands as he cried “W…why am I here…” He croaked “I don’t know,” a soft familiar voice said piercing through his sobs “what are you doing here” the voice said in a slightly sarcastic tone His head shot up at the sound of her voice, he looked around trying to find her, even though he knew she wasn’t really there, that she had left years ago The mare laughed “Oh poor, poor Discord, what are you doing out here, all alone” the sarcasm from the voice had grown “Why are you here, where are you?” He asked still looking around “You should know this, that I will never leave, no matter how hard you try to rid of me, I will always be there, to remind you of what you’ve done…what you are, the lord of chaos, a monster, no pony has ever or will ever love you” the mare taunted “Stop it…that’s not who I am, not anymore, you’re…you’re wrong” “Am I? You do this to yourself you know, always trying to run from your past, run from me!” She hissed at him His breathing was very shallow, what she was saying, it wasn’t true, at least not now “No” he said softly, “No!” He said again louder and angrier, “NOOOOOO!!” He cried as he raised his claw, smashing it down on the ground below him. He was now breathing heavily, he stared down at the ground, the voice had gone but what she said had stayed “a monster” he growled he could take this anymore, she had finally broke him. He threw his head back and screamed up at the sky, a river of tears pouring from his eyes, he let out another painful breath “You want a monster,” he hissed “fine, I’ll give you a monster” he looked back at the statue his gaze landed on one certain pegasus, the element of kindness, the mare who had given him the friendship and care he didn’t deserve. He felt as if someone had just kicked him in the stomach, he turned away from the stone in an attempt to ease the pain inside him, he grinned as he finalized his thoughts, his grin grew wider as he cackled “Look out Equestria, a storm of chaos is about to brew!” His laughter rang through the garden eventually reaching another wanderer Sunny, who was now an alicorn again, flew slowly above the tree still think about her meet with Discord when she heard the laughing come from where she once was she looked back a bit unsettled by the sudden laughter for moments before she had heard a scream of pure torture, she felt a jolt of fear hit her in the head, she flew faster in the direction of her home. She didn’t know what was next to come, but whatever it was she knew it wouldn’t be good