//------------------------------// // Disharmony Abound // Story: Mischmasch // by SpiralWriter //------------------------------// It was glorious, it was beautiful, it was chaotic. Truly, no law of reality could be accounted for anymore. You could walk sideways through the air if you wanted, physical walls could be passed right through with a little light thought, and nothing was the same as it was before. The day constantly changed as the sun and moon did a mad ballet across the sky, shifting the light in a spastic time, one moment it would be day for a few minutes only for it to be replaced by nighttime for hours on end. With Discord back in control, the nature of the universe was incredibly fickle, but it was fun. From my view over a castle balcony, I could see Canterlot in all of its beauty, well, improved beauty with all of the upgrades our friendly neighborhood chaos god gave it. Ponies were running to and fro frantically, screaming shouts of joy as the world around them fell apart in the most hilarious of ways. The storm from earlier seemed much too dark and gloomy for Discord's taste, so in an instant the dark clouds became fluffy and edibly pink. Everyone was allowed to take a share of the lovely cotton candy storm, if you could get to it, that is. Some ponies had no problem doing that, as some of them found that they suddenly had wings, while others had their hooves replaced with springs that would send them rocketing into the air. I casually tore off a brick from the nearby wall to find it made of chocolate, gorging myself on it in a flash. How hungry was I? I couldn't particularly remember the last time I ate a proper meal. Heck, I could barely remember what I was doing this morning. I was in a cave...then good ol' Discord came along and took me out. There was another chap there as well, furry, weird voice, but I couldn't place his name either. I shivered despite the air being fairly warm and the sun overhead for now. What was up with this blasted consistent cold? I should go ask the spirit for him to heat things up a little. We could have a beach party! He could bring in the ocean, or make a new ocean appear, dump some sand everywhere, oh it'd be fun! Turning around, I left the view the balcony gave just as a building of jello collapsed in on itself, filling an entire district with a splash of gooey red gelatin. Now, I had no idea where to go seeing as I was unfamiliar with Canterlot Castle. Plus, with the changes made, you'd get lost in an instant. Go through one door, arrive back in the room you were leaving. Head down a hallway, only to find yourself down in the catacombs underneath the castle. Having a destination in mind helped, but getting frustrated and having a plan where to go just ruined it. The trick was to just walk and enjoy the scenery. The chaotic magic would then get you through the castle and to your destination, eventually. I went through several different locations, each one different from the last. One room was a bounce house, and I was not ashamed to say that I spent several minutes of my time leaping around in there, bounding from wall to wall with glee. After that, into the castle gardens where every animal that was kept there had been freed to wander about, their caretaker having his hooves full trying to keep some of the animals with elongated limbs from climbing over the castle walls. As I browsed through there, I came upon the two statues of Celestia and Luna, each one frozen in a perpetual state of anger. They were petrified in their battle positions they had taken when foolishly charging at Discord, grim determination set upon their features. I would applaud their heroics if it hadn't had been so stupid. "Really should've taken his offer on that tea party, your majesty." I cackled as I tipped Celestia on the nose, my claw ticking against her stone flesh. For the briefest of moments, I paused and blinked several times. Sweet gods above, I could think clearly again. This was wrong. Discord had me fucking greyed out and corrupted, and their was nothing that I could do. Even with my short moment of clarity, I could feel his taint working its way through me again. I tried to lay my hand on both princesses, their good auric magic must be able to counteract the spirit's, but I couldn't as I went under once more. ...What was I thinking about again? I recoiled in disgust at the sight of such goody-twohooves and moved away from the two statues of the former princesses. I had to meet with the rightful ruler of Equestria. Finally I had made my way to the throne room, doing a mock bow and a flourished wave of my hand with greeting the king of chaos himself. The draconequus was seated upon the throne of what once was Celestia's, chuckling at me as I entered. "Dismay! How have you settled in?" He snapped his fingers, a lounge chair appearing beneath me, forcing me into a sitting position in it. I didn't mind, it was rather quite comfortable. "Pretty well. I got lost on several occasions in this topsy-turvy funhouse of a castle, had some guards who still think they have a chance of winning chase me, and I ate a chocolate wall for dinner. It was fantastic!" I laughed, to which his laughter melded in with mine, and we had a good chucklefest going on. "So, what can I do for you?" Discord questioned after our giggles died down. "Well, you see, I'm pretty cold." I began, rubbing my hands along my feathered body to start some friction and get some heat going, but I still wouldn't warm up. "Could you possibly turn up the heat a smidge?" "Could," The disharmonic being had a thermometer appear in his lion's paw hand, the red inside it steadily rising, indicating that he was increasing the heat. Even when it peaked at the top and boiled, I was still cold. "Listen here, Dismay." He said even when the thermometer's top exploded from the heat around us, the both of us entirely unaffected. "Not much I can do there. Y'know that cold feeling?" I nodded. "The taint. Can't really get rid of it." He shrugged and reclined in his throne. "W...what?" "Only real way to keep yourself warm is to cause a little chaos, it keeps the cold at bay." Before I could say anything, something nagging in the back of my head with a very annoying little voice, Discord shushed me, perking his head up, his ears turning. He sat up in his chair and stretched his palms out, a screen appearing before him like a television. He gazed at it with a bored expression before something popped up on the screen, to which he chuckled with a grin. "Oh look, we have visitors!" A train rolled into the city and barfed out(It literally threw up the passengers, the front of the train having a mouth now), two ponies, one with a nice cowboy hat, and one that was striped...ponies were striped, right? The screen flickered, and a white figure, doglike, was seen climbing up the side of the mountain Canterlot rested upon. "Hey, Dismay." Discord caught my attention with a snap. "Why don't you gather up a few of our friends and greet the newcomers?" His grin widened into something wicked. "Make them feel welcome."