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// CH 2 
// Story: Discord, Mania And Charlie Mare 
// by plotdotgif 
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He woke up. He couldn’t remember anything. He remembered the rainbow veil, the hairy fist, and that horrible grinning mouth. But who was he? He remembered somepony helping him up, walking to a tree house together, and seeing a small dragon. What was his name?
“Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey,” said somepony “are you awake yet? Huh? Are ya? Are ya? Are ya?”
“Calm down Pinkie Pie.” Said Twilight “He’s had a rough time. He needs to recover. I hope he’s okay.”
“Darn tootin’” Added another pony “He took a mighty fall back there. Must’ve hit his head somethin’ awful.”
“Oh boo hoo. He fell over. It’s probably nothing serious. Just a bump on the head.” Said some other pony
“Rainbow Dash! He was pushed through the World Veil!” scolded Twilight “You know what happens if anypony goes through it without the necessary precautions!”
“But it was your idea to bring him here anyway!” she shouted
“Yes, but that’s only because he needed some help. He needed a better life.”
“Hey, Twilight, I think he’s waking up.” Somepony whispered. The pony on the bed stirred slowly, and lifted his head from the pillow.
“Where am I? Who are all you ponies?” he said
“You already know me, but then again, you probably don’t since that nasty fall through the World Veil. I’m Twilight Sparkle” She said and pointed at the ponies gathered around her. “These are my friends. Pinkie Pie,”
“Hiya!” squeaked Pinkie Pie
“Applejack,”
“Well howdy do.” Said Applejack
“Rainbow Dash”
“Hey.”
“Fluttershy”
“Um... H-Hi.” Stammered Fluttershy
“Rarity,”
“The pleasure is all mine” said Rarity in a calculatedly smooth, velvety voice.
“And last but not least, my trusty companion Spike” She motioned to a small purple dragon re-shelving books who was doing so suspiciously carefully.
“And we would all like to welcome you to Ponyville!” said Twilight
“Thank you” Said the pony on the bed “But, who am I? I can’t remember a thing after that portal thingy I went through. What’s a ‘World Veil’ anywa…?”
“Don’t worry about that now silly!” interjected Pinkie Pie “We wanna show you around the town! Come on out of bed and let’s go, go, go!” She dragged the poor pony out of bed and through the door.
“Help me!” he managed to blurt out before being dragged out of the house and out onto the street.

As Pinkie Pie dragged the nameless pony down the street, he couldn’t help wondering, when will this end?! But also, why were these ponies so friendly to him? Nopony was ever so kind or friendly before. But then again, he couldn’t remember anything before entering the tree with Twilight Sparkle. Finally, Pinkie Pie skidded to a stop just outside a candy shop.
“This is Sugarcube Corner!” She yelled excitedly “You can get lots of yummy things to eat! Candies, cakes, muffins, pastries and everything sweet!”
“That’s nice.” He muttered, spitting out dirt and gravel “But could you please not drag me to the next place we visit?”
“Oh. Okey doke!” she laughed “Next up is Sweet Apple Acres!”

Twilight Sparkle and the other ponies were on the other side of Ponyville when this was going on, looking for a rogue Pinkie Pie and her hostage.
“Where do you think Pinkie Pie would take him first?” asked Spike
“Well, Pinkie Pie loves all things sugary, so it would be most likely if she was at Sugarcube Corner.” Twilight reasoned
“But it’s a little too obvious don’t you think?” said Rarity “If there’s one thing we know about Pinkie Pie, it’s that she’s about as unpredictable as Discord.”
“So where is she?” pressed Rainbow Dash
“Well, I think we can find her by followin’ this here rut in the ground.” Said Applejack, pointing to a deep trench
“Well, I guess that’s a clue” said Fluttershy nervously

“And this is Canterlot Palace!” Pinkie Pie yelled excitedly. It was amazing the distance she could travel in such a short period of time. The nameless pony was dazed to say the least. “Do you wanna go inside? It’ll be fun!”
“Uh…” he began but Pinkie Pie cut him off
“Great!” She yelled, grabbing him by the tail and zooming off into the palace.
“Are we *oof* even *ow* allowed in *ack* here?” he said as his head bounced up and down on the stairs
“Of course we are silly! Why wouldn’t we be?”
Pinkie Pie was going very fast, every turn sliding the pony behind her across the polished marble floors. Eventually, they came to a stop. Well, one of them did. Pinkie Pie stopped completely while the other pony slid straight through her hooves and came to a complete, and sudden, stop at a small flight of stairs. Standing above him was one of the most majestic horses ever. With a coat as white as freshly fallen snow, and a mane and tail that looked softer than silk and glowed with every colour of the rainbow. She had blindingly white gossamer wings and a sleek, slender horn fixed to her forehead.
“Well, well, Pinkie Pie, it looks like you’ve been showing somepony a whirlwind tour of all of Equestria.” Said the Rainbow Mare in a sleek and smooth voice “Tell me young one, what is your name?”
“Uhh…” the small pony started again, only to be cut off again by an overly excited Pinkie Pie.
“Well, miss Celestia, Twilight heard about this young boy beyond the world veil with the snail shells and diamonds and lots and lots of glitter but anyway he was having a rough life and was all depressed and had no friends *gasp* I know can you believe it? Anyway she wrote him a letter telling him to meet her at the tree housing the World Thingy and she brought him through it but now he’s lost all his memories so Twilight took him back to the library so he could rest but then she was getting worried so she called us over so we could help and she told us we couldn’t say anything about his past because it would make him all depressed an ruin his chances of friendship here *gasp* and…”
“Yes, yes Pinkie Pie, that’s a very interesting story, but we have more pressing issues.” Said Celestia, finally ending Pinkie’s endless monologue, much to everyone’s relief “After all, this young colt can’t go on without a name forever can he? So what will be your name young one?”
The young pony thought about this. It was hard to think up names on the spot. This is probably how most parents felt when trying to decide their children’s names.
“How about Veil?” he said.
“I think it’s a wonderful name.” Said Princess Celestia, “I now pronounce you, young colt, Veil Otherworld. May you make many friends and your days be filled with happiness.”
“YAY! YAY! YAY!” Squealed Pinkie Pie “Let’s have a party to celebrate!”
From somewhere on her pony person, she wheeled out a cannon that started firing confetti, streamers and table decorations.
“Never leave home without a Pinkie Pie Party Cannon!” She cheered as she danced around firing even more confetti.
How many charges were in the cannon? Veil Otherworld wondered as he laughed at Pinkie’s antics. It felt good to laugh again.

The other ponies cantered into the royal hall just as Pinkie Pie wheeled out her welcome wagon. Loud music was playing, streamers and confetti littered the gleaming marble floors, most of the guards were dancing around drinking impossible amounts of cider, and in the middle of it all, Pinkie Pie was throwing the other pony up into the air again and again, while Princess Celesia was laughing at the silliness of it all.
“Pinkie! What’s going on here?” Twilight yelled to make herself heard over the din
“He got a new name! He got a new name! Hooray for Veil Otherworld!” Pinkie was chanting
“You can, woah! Let me down, woah! Now Pinkie!” Veil laughed as he was flung up into the air. He then came crashing down as Pinkie forgot to catch him. After dusting himself off, Veil trotted over to the other ponies.
“I think we now need a proper introduction now that I have a new name. I am Veil Otherworld, as ordered by Princess Celestia!” he beamed “It feels really good to have a name again!”
“And it feels good to call you something!” Twilight grinned “Well, welcome to your new life in Equestria!”

Discord was bored. One tended to get bored if there was nothing to do. Yes, he could choose to invade another Brony’s fan fiction novel and make it a bit more interesting, but what was the point? He was frozen in stone yet again, beaten by the power of love and friendship and rainbows, but somehow, still alive. It was best not to think about it too much. If he thought about it, the delicate spell holding his chaotic consciousness together might dissolve like an ice cube in the sun.
Speaking of sun, Discord had somehow managed to create a whole new realm inside his head. In it, he was sunbathing with a cool drink in his hand while eating something made out of fish in his other. He then heard a knock on the door. The scenery changed from a sunny beach into a cosy living room with green wallpaper and wooden floorboards. He got up from his beach chair, which was now a plush leather couch and went to answer the door. He passed through the kitchen and through someone’s dream (It would be a miracle if they weren’t scarred for life with his sudden appearance in a dream about unspeakable things. Four sided triangles? Whoever heard of such nonsense? Better write that down for later) and out onto the entrance room. He opened the door and there was no one there. Darn kids.
Discord closed the door and looked behind him. Barring his way was a giant furry yeti. His breath stank of meat and his white fur was matted and splotched with mud and dirt and a vast array of seeds were clinging to his chest.
“Ah. Victor. Glad you could make it in time.” Said Discord, changing the world back to his living room “Please, have a seat. But don’t sit down.”
“I did what you asked boss.” Said the yeti “Can I have that pudding now?”
“What? Oh! Of course you can. Oh and be careful, last night’s fruit punch has gotten a bit unruly. Tried to knock my teeth out when I opened the fridge.”
Almost on cue, a bright pink fridge with pictures of Discord and miscellaneous small fluffy animals stuck to it by old magnets. When he opened the fridge, a huge liquid fist rushed at him. The yeti caught it in his hand and squeezed it. It squealed in pain as it slithered back into the bowl. Victor the Yeti pulled out a comically small carton of pudding and shoved the entire thing into his mouth.
“How are you gonna get back to Equestria boss?” asked the yeti “All I did was shove a kid through a rainbow curtain.”
“I don’t want to get back to Equestria you bumbling fool!” Discord barked, smacking the yeti on the head “It’s a lost cause anyway. I’m looking for somewhere much more different. A world without magic! No resistance shall meet me! I’m attacking the Human World!”
“Duh, but why did you make me shove that kid into Equestria?” asked the yeti
“Eh, the kid looked like he could use a break. Seriously, have you ever been duct-taped into a bin before? Not a pleasant experience.”

Far away in Equestria, Veil and his new friends were continuing the party at Pinkie Pie’s house.
“Isn’t this a great party?!” Pinkie Pie squeaked a she fired more confetti out of her cannon
“Yhea, I’ve never SEEN anyone drink so much cider in one sitting.” Twilight laughed. Applejack, Veil, Spike, Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash were having a cider drinking contest, and Spike was already under the table, belly full of sweet, golden cider. Rarity was judging the contest and determined to stay as far away from the table as possible. It would be an absolute disaster if her mane got cider in it. “Uh, Pinkie, how can you be talking to me here and drinking cider over there?”
“What are physics?” She asked tilting her head confusedly
“Oooookay.” Twilight laughed nervously. Applejack, Veil and Pinkie Pie had just finished their fifteenth mug. Rainbow Dash had just fallen off her stool and Spike burped heavily under the table.
“Hot diggity Spike! If you lit your breath on fire, it could heat all of Ponyville!” Applejack laughed.
“It’s not just bad breath.” Twilight exclaimed “There’s a letter from Princess Celestia!”
“Go on Twilight! Read it.” Everypony said. It read:
To my dearest little ponies, something terrible has happened! Discord has somehow returned, but he remains encased in stone!  Don’t know what he’s planning, or what he’s going to do, so I need you to find out. Please hurry my little ponies!
Princess Celestia
“Well, it looks like we’re going on another adventure!” Twilight said, eyes lighting up.
“Can’t it wait till tomorrow Twilight?” Spike groaned
“I second *burp* that” said Rainbow Dash quietly

At the brink of dawn, the ponies set out for the Everfree Forest to seek out Zecora. Hopefully, she would know where Discord was hiding. They passed through the first wave of trees, occasionally brushing spider webs out of their way. After hopping over some roots seeking the light, Rainbow Dash spotted Zecora’s hut. A small yellow filly trotted out of the low hut to greet us.
“Hiya Applejack!” the young pony said. She was so adorable; it hurt to look at her for too long. She had a bright red mane and a banana yellow coat, with her mane tied back by a large ink bow.
“Hey there Applebloom.” Applejack said to her kid sister, gently ruffling her mane with a hoof “What are you doin’ out here?”
“I’m collecting herbs for Miss Zecora!” she said brightly “She’s been real busy, and she says she’s been having some weird and scary dreams.”
“We were just looking for her.” Said Twilight. “Have you seen her?”
“Mmm, sorry. She just went off to the ruins to find some special herbs.” She said “You can probably find her there.”
“Thanks Applebloom” said Applejack
“Who’s your friend?” asked an inquisitive Applebloom “Is he new here?”
“Uh, it’s a long story Applebloom.” Said Twilight “We’ll tell you when we get back to Ponyville.”

Charlie’s Mother was getting worried. It had been a few days since Charlie went for his walk, and he hadn’t come back since then. She asked Megan where he was but she just shrugged and slammed the door to her room. She must be going through a rough patch. After all, she went through one when she was growing up. But this couldn’t find Charlie. Just as she opened the door to go look for him, the phone rang. She went to answer the phone and after an hour, she completely forgot what she was supposed to be doing. Then she remembered. She had to get dinner ready. Some very important businessmen were coming over for tea. If They didn’t like her steamed pudding, her farm might be sold to some yokel from overseas.

At the ruins, Twilight was getting worried. The other ponies had split up to try and find Zecora, but the twisting corridors and confusing lay of the land ensured they got lost. Veil was with Applejack, Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash went together, Pinkie Pie and Spike went off in another direction, and Twilight went with Rarity. 
“When are we going to find her? My hooves are killing me.” Groaned Rarity
“I think she may have moved on.” Twilight sighed “We should go back and find the others.”
“But Twilight, where exactly IS back?” Rarity asked. She was right. Before was a sprawling labyrinth of corridors, with doors leading to oblivion and some doors that just didn’t open.
“You’re right.” Twilight moaned “I wonder how the others are faring.”
At that point, Spike was getting his ears talked off by Pinkie Pie, Veil was asking Applejack about the difference between Golden Delicious and Granny Smith and Fluttershy was telling Rainbow Dash to be careful around the big archways. And yet somehow, someway, they were all teleported to precisely where they wanted to go.

Everypony was blinking furiously as they each struggled to find out where they were and how. They were all back at the entrance, standing on top of eachother in a giant pony column. Unfortunately, Pinkie Pie was standing at the bottom and the entire thing collapsed. After dusting themselves off, they headed back to Ponyville.
“Well ‘ain’t that the strangest thing you ever saw. And I’m not just talkin’ about your brand new do Rarity.” Applejack sniggered
“Yes. Yes it is.” Rarity said simply, stunned not only at the teleportation, but that her precisely combed mane had puffed up into a giant purple afro. But they had all had a good laugh back at the ruins. Several other odd things had happened at the ruins as well. Spike got a cutie mark of a book which promptly faded away, Applejack’s hat decided on a better life as a vegetable gardener, Pinkie Pie became deadly serious and hyper intelligent for a total of 3.141592654 seconds, Rainbow Dash went monochrome, Fluttershy grew two horns which jumped off her head, sprouted arms, gave each other high fives and scurried into a crack in the floor, Twilight Sparkle grew to almost fill the entire entrance room then shrank back to her normal size, and Veil had fifteen different varieties off banana stuffed into his mouth.
“This is bizarre; none of what happened just made any sense whatsoever.” Twilight said suspiciously “The last time this stuff happened, Discord was loose in the world.
“Don’t you dare speak that name!” said an incredibly high pitched voice which surprisingly, wasn’t Pinkie Pie. There in front of them, with a slight sucking sound, appeared a small and very strange creature. It had a horse’s face with a goat and deer horn fixed to its head, a long, snaking body with hind legs of a dragon and a horse and the front paw of a lion and an eagle talon. It also had a giant scaly tail with a small tuft of fur at the end.
“What the heck is THAT?!” Yelled Veil surprised
“A Draconequus!” cried Fluttershy
“Let’s get it!” shouted Rainbow Dash
“No, wait!” the strange beast said “I need your help.”
“To do what? Cause even MORE Chaos?” Rainbow Dash cried
“No, it’s about my big brother Discord.”
“What?” Twilight Sparkle said surprised
“He’s decided to invade the realm of Humans.”
“WHAT?!” All the ponies cried out

All the ponies and the Draconequus had decided that they needed to confer with a higher authority. After a brief period of explaining everything to Celestia and her royal guard, they started talking about why Discord was attacking and how.
“So how did y’all come across this information?” Applejack said “For all we know, y’all could be in cahoots with Discord.”
“I keep telling you, I’m not the enemy!” said the Draconequus, whose name was Mania “Don’t believe me? Who do you think teleported you out of the ruins?”
Rarity gasped in horror “You are solely responsible for my horrid haircut!”
“Sorry about that.” Mania chuckled “But the thing about chaos magic is that anything can happen at any possible time for no reason. That includes funny haircuts.”
“So anyway, how do you know that Discord wants to attack the human world?”
“I disguised myself as a small jar of cocktail onions in his fridge.” She said “I thought my cover was blown when Victor the Yeti tried to eat me.”
“So who’s this Victor character?” Veil asked
“Discord’s newest henchman.” Mania explained “Stronger than Big Macintosh and dumber than two rocks banging against each other.”
“Those poor rocks!” Pinkie Pie shrieked
“He’s tired of trying to take over Equestria and now he wants to plunge the Human Realm into an age of complete and total chaos!”
“But why?”
“Because there’s no magic there and even less opposition since there’s already chaos leaking out of every crack and crevice.”
“Well, we can’t stop him by just standing around here. How can we stop him?” said Twilight
“You can’t use the Elements of Harmony again; they don’t work in the human realm. Plus, the only magic that can exist there is the World Veil.” She said as the other ponies gasped
“WHAT?! But that’s the only way we can defeat him!” Twilight protested
“There is another way” Said Celestia “But I always feared to use it.”
“What is it? If we can use it to beat Discord, we have to use it!” Rainbow Dash argued