//------------------------------// // An Opprotunity // Story: The Chaos Chronicles // by AwesomeMcSupercool //------------------------------// Discord awoke in his bed chamber to the sound of birds chirping. He resided in a fairly large room. It was very clean. Everything was placed perfectly so that each side was symmetrical to the other. Discord saw it as distasteful. A little randomness in furniture placement would be nice. But this is how Celestia specified how his room should be. And thats how it always has been ever since he was reformed by Fluttershy and started living with Celestia in Canterlot. Apparently it was supposed to help curb his need for chaos. He looked over to his night stand and then at his planner. Tuesday: Breakfast at 9:00, Birdwatching at 1:00, picnic with Celestia at 4:00. Discord glanced at the clock. 12:30. "Hmm, guess breakfast isn't happening, better start getting ready for Birdwatching." Discord murmured to himself. This was just one of the things Celestia had him do to end his need for chaos. Discord lazily rose up and out and of his bed. He headed for his personal shower. Apparently not bathing for a millennium isn't really acceptable in Canterlot. He turned on the water, set it to boiling. That's how he always had it. Just like every other time he showered, he got in, rinsed himself, grabbed the soap, which was always next to the loofa, and washed himself. He never used the loofa. He thought about it once but realized it was to fru fru even for the reformed version of himself. Discord rinsed again and got out. With a snap of his fingers he'd be dry. He'd done this everyday and it became routine. But something wasn't right. When he snapped his fingers he wasn't completely dry. He was still quite damp. He looked at himself confused, then grabbed a towel to finish drying himself. -------------- The Canterlot gardens were a thing of beauty. Much to the disliking of Discord. He'd like more than just tiny woodland creatures roaming around. He'd prefer some fun animals. Like a panther, or dragon. A dragon would be real fun. But alas, Celestia wouldn't approve of such a thing. "A thing like that would be dangerous and unnecessary" Discord said in his best attempt at mocking Celestia's voice. Off in the distance Discord heard the chirping of birds. He pulled out his binoculars and started searching. "Birdwatching, Bah! I should be turning birds into pony eating pythons, not watching them." Discord muttered. Soon he found the birds that originally caught his attention. Two swallows tending to their nest. "How interesting" Discord lied to himself. Just as Discord was about to go searching for new birds to observe he stole a glance at the vast mountain range outside Canterlot. He would have normally just looked at the mountains and get back to his birds, but something caught his eye. He used his binoculars to get a better look. What he saw was perplexing. It looked like two black blobs flying together. "Huh, I haven't heard of crows being in Canterlot since the last time Sombra was in rule of the Crystal Empire." Discord always admired Sombra. Ruthless, power hungry, feared by his subjects. THAT was a good ruler in Discord's eyes. The sound of birds chirping in the distance reminded Discord why he was there. So with that Discord returned to his scheduled Birdwatching. ------------- "Oh Discord, isn't it beautiful!" Celestia exclaimed at the sight of synchronized swimming of swans in the lake next to there picnic site. Discord wanted to vomit at the thought of someone enjoying such a ridiculous thing. Discord stayed silent as he fought the urge to regurgitate. "Discord?" Celestia asked. "What? Oh yes it's wonderful." Discord lied. "Such beauty, such grace, all coming together in perfect harmony." Celestia said. She was awestruck Discord realized this and tried his best to be polite. He knew how much Celestia cared about getting him to warm up to the idea of not having a world trapped in reckless chaos. "Say, how about you use your magic." Celestia said. "Really!?" Discord was surprised, ever since he arrived at Canterlot, Celestia rarely let him use magic. The only time he ever did was when he was alone. "Yes, how about you snap your fingers and make as some food for this picnic." "Hmm? OH, okay then." Discord spent so much time keeping himself from emptying the contents of his stomach he didn't even realize that Celestia didn't bring any food. Discord, using a cliche modern day canterlot citizen voice, "Your meal mam, A salad made with fresh roman lettuce straight from the farms of Appleloosa and to drink, the finest wine imported straight from Manehatten." With that said, Discord snapped his fingers. What appeared was definitely not what he expected. What appeared in front of them was not a fresh salad and wine, but a bag of potato chips and a cheap can of soda. "Haha, very funny Discord." Celestia said. "It-It's not a joke..." Discord said while just staring at what appeared in front of him. Celestia saw that Discord wasn't in fact joking and that he was actually concerned so she tried to act as if it wasn't a big deal. "Well that doesn't matter. This will do just fine for the picnic." As the picnic went on not much was said. The two sat in silence as they ate their chips and sipped their soda. The only thing that broke the silence was an occasional comment from Celestia about her admiration of the swans. --------- "That was dreadful." Discord said as he flopped onto his bed. Discord was just going to fall asleep right there and wait for the next day of boredom and stupidity. That's all his life consisted of nowadays. But something was wrong. He felt a draft. "That's odd, I don't remember leaving the window open when I left." Discord went over to the window to investigate. What he found shocked him. It was broken. And upon closer inspection he deduced that from the markings on the edge of the glass that someone had tried to completely remove the entire window. "Now who would be so stupid as to do that?" Discord wondered. "There isn't a single lock on this window, you could have just opened it! But then to break a giant hole in the window is just propos---What's this?" Discord would have continued to rant about the stupidity of the vandal/intruder but what he found stopped him in his tracks. What he saw, on the table to the right of the window, was a letter. Dear Discord, I require your assistance...