A loud pop resonated through the regal streets of Canterlot. Many ponies were ignorant as to what the popping they heard occasionally meant and only saw it as a minor inconvenience to their days (or nights!). To the few that knew what it signaled, they scurried and hid for cover, fearing the worst from that draconequus that used to rule the land.
Nopony except Fluttershy truly trusted Discord. And they all had absolutely no reason to. After his chaotic reign nopony seemed to forgive him or even want to give their former tyrant a second chance. After his 'reformation' he spent his first few days back in Canterlot castle terrorizing the workers and guards. Seeing that Celestia and Luna had to figure out a way to allow Discord to use his magic without wreaking absolute havoc on the populace. They all decided that the plot of land that served as the spot for his stone prison would be ideal for the old ruler. He was allowed to do whatever he wanted to the land on that plot as long as it didn't spill over anywhere else. The few weeks immediately afterwards lead to the most chaotic redecoration Equestria had ever seen.
Finally having fun again Discord decided he would need a proper home and permanent residence. With a loud pop a building that looked nothing more than a toolshed appeared on a plot of land that was Discord's. Upon entering however, anypony could see that it was nothing but pure chaos inside. The first room was very regal and looked almost identical to the entrance hall of Canterlot Castle. However, the other rooms each had their own little twist on reality. The first room after the entrance was completely upside down and nothing followed the standard laws of gravity. The next room was where discord slept and was in a constant state of movement. His favorite was circular but the room seemed to have a mind of its own and changed its movement constantly. This was about as far as anypony dared to go and every other room terrified those that knew of the shed. However the throne room was said to be a sight to behold. Though those were the words of Discord himself so nopony truly took them at face value. The shed itself became somewhat of a national oddity and came to be known as The Hall of Discord. Nopony, save the princesses, dared to go near it after the first few weeks afraid the hall would change and they wouldn't be able to find their way out.
Arriving with a loud pop, Discord had changed back into his normal state. "Oh it does feel good to stretch my wings again." Discord said to what appeared to be nopony. However, unbeknkownst to everypony Discord had brought a friend back with him from Earth.
"Who are you talking to Discord?" Came a voice from behind him. Discord knew that voice, oh how he loathed that voice. It was the voice of his captor and co-ruler of Equestria. It was the voice of none other than Princess Celestia.
"To what do I owe this..... pleasureable.... meeting Celly? I've kept my magic confined to our agreed area so don't even get me started on that. Or did you come to your senses and realize how good Equestria would look with some redecoration performed by yours truly?" Discord asked, wiggling his eyebrows at his last statement. He drove his point home by snapping his talon causing all the trimmed hedges in the garden area to come alive and dance around the two god like creatures.
"No Discord, I need you to answer a few questions about where you were today." Celestia said, trying to ignore the amusing sight around her. She had to admit she had been very skeptical about releasing Discord from his stone prison. This skepticism didn't diminish after he had been "reformed" by the Elements of Harmony but in the past few weeks, Discord and his antics had started to grow on the Sun Princess. Why just two weeks ago for her birthday Discord had conjured the largest cake she or anypony had ever seen. His antics, although always chaotic, never seemed to mean to hurt anypony. That didn't excuse him when they did, but most of the time they were harmless and, though she would never allow her to say it, quite enjoyable.
"Where I was? Today? That is a big question. A better question would be where I wasn't. I wasn't in Canterlot castle sabotaging preparations for Luna's birthday party. I wasn't in Ponyville terrorizing your "most faithful student" and making cotton candy clouds. I wasn't in Trottingham interrupting a certain milk mare's daily duties. I wasn't - " Discord was interrupted by Celestia putting her hoof in his mouth.
"Discord. Answer the question." Celestia stated flatly.
"Today I travelled across vast cosmoses to visit our dear friends the seaponies, who I heard you banished while I was in stone. That wasn't very nice of you Celestia, anyways, while there they crowned me their King and pledged their loyalty to me as long as I would aid in their return to Equestria and overthrow of your rule." Discord said, sarcasm dripping from his every word.
"Discord... I am being serious here." Celestia said, growing increasingly frustrated with her old friend.
"As am I Celly. Don't believe Big Bad Discord?" And with that he snapped his talons turning his garden area into a gigantic fishbowl. The Dancing hedges had stopped and were now various sculptures and objects anypony would expect to see in a foal's goldfish bowl. And standing, well floating in front her was Discord. Adorning his head was a crown, in his hand was a trident, and where his legs and tail had been was now the tail of a seapony. "Now for my first royal decree, I hereby banish Princess Celestia of Canterlot from the oceans of Discordopolis." Discord said while snapping his talon one more time.
With a loud pop, Celestia found herself in her throne room seated beside her sister, slightly disoriented. Regaining her sense of balance and where she was Celestia let out and audible sigh causing her sister to look up from her newspaper.
"Discord?" Luna asked, as if she didn't already know the answer. Celestia simply nodded her head before continuing.
"I just have this feeling he's up to something, but he's as hard to read as ever. Have the guards monitor the area surrounding his. If he's up to something I want to stop it before he can hurt anypony." Celestia said.
"Just let him have his tiny patch of land. He wouldn't dare using his powers outside of his 'pen' sister. He wouldn't even dare lift a claw or talon to harm anypony as long as we rule and the elements are active." Luna reassured her sister. "Besides we made it possible to know whenever he expends any amount of magic worth knowing about with that loud 'pop' spell. All of Canterlot heard him reappear this afternoon. Relax sister, everything is going to be fine." Feeling better with Luna's Logic, Celestia strode down the hall to the dining room and prepared for her dinner.
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"Now what should we do first." Discord pondered.
"I thought you said we'd be having fun. You're almost as boring as bunny." Jack replied coolly.
"In due time my impatient Guardian. First we need to hide you just in case somepony is able to see you." Discord replied.
"What do you mean? Won't everybody see me and recognize me? I mean I'm Jack Frost, bringer of snow days and fun times. Who wouldn't know me." Jack replied, full of himself. "Who do they think makes all these awesome snow days and blizzards?"
"That'd be the pegasi." Discord explained nonchalantly whilst pointing a talon into the air. Jack looked where the creature pointed and saw that he was right. In plain view was a group of pegasi clearing the rest of the clouds for the day. This particular group had wandered too close to the castle and were being wrangled so they could be sent where they were needed. It had been a lovely summer day and everypony was enjoy the last few hours of the warm sun.
"First I'm going to put you in a cloud, then I'll set you adrift to where my....friends..... are. The rest is completely up to you, although I would personally recommend multiple mountains of snow as a great starting point." Discord said explaining his plan to the Guardian.
"So why a cloud? Why not something that wouldn't be so suspicious if it was caught moving on its own?" Jack asked, still confused by the way weather worked here.
"Clouds are inherently magical and are able to be moved by pegasi. It isn't too odd to see a cloud moving on its own and an extra cloud over a town isn't too suspicious." Discord continued, snapping his talons returning the underwater marvel to its grassy chaotic form. With a second snap Discord conjured a gray storm cloud. One more snap illuminated Jack's entire body causing him some distress.
"What the hell was that? Why do I feel so odd and tingly?" Jack asked alarmingly. The spell had left another lingering effect, an odd taste in his mouth that reminded him of some strangely bitter citrus.
"Relax Mr. Freeze, I just made it so you would stick to the water vapor in the cloud. Also if anything were to happen to this cloud, say a rainbow maned Pegasus happened to clear it, you would be able to float in the air as if you had your friend Mr. Wind on your body." Discord explained nonchalantly. "Now off with you, I need you to teach some ponies how to have fun!" As Jack finished climbing into the cloud Discord snapped his talons yielding a loud explosion followed by the disappearance of the cloud.
"Discord!" the voice of a royal white alicorn reverberated through the streets of the city.
"Oh Celly, if only you knew what fun I have planned for your most faithful student." Discord muttered before disappearing inside his shack.