Twilight at the Disco

by 6ix


The last chapter name confused one to many ponies

The castle chef worked on his salad like it was a painting; every leaf, every flower, every single bread crumb right where he wanted. Blooms were sweet with nectar, leafy greens so fresh that they still smelled like the garden, tomatoes and cucumbers perfectly ripe and juicy. The chef added the perfect layer of wine vinaigrette, then topped it off with basil and feta cheese.
The chief handed the salad to the servant waiting penitently for the plate to be done. In a quick but elegant manner, the servant delivered the plate of perfection to the precipitant, Discord.
Discord looked at the salad for a few seconds then snapped his claw, turning the perfect salad into a plate of spaghetti the size of his head. The server had a look of disgust as he unhinged his jaw and swallowed the whole thing.
"Did you just eat the plate?" Twilight asked from across the table.
"It was the best part," Discord answered after he swallowed.
“Here,” Discord snapped his claw and one of the bread plates at the table came alive, “try one for yourself.”
As if it was an order, the plate walked up to Twilight and broke a bit of itself off and tried to hand it to her.
“I’ll um... take your word for it,” Twilight said she shooed away the plate.
“Alright Discord, I think it’s time you cleared a few things up. You owe me three questions.” Twilight stated as she jabbed a hoof at the spirit.
“Are you ready, Discord?” Twilight asked with a smirk.
“Absolutely. By the way,” A gleeful sneer grew over Discords face. “That’s one.”
“What?” Twilight yelled, “No! That doesn’t count! How does that count?”
“It was a question. That’s two.” Discord said with a smirk.
“No!” With every ‘no’ Twilight slimed her hoof on the table. “No, no, no! Why do you have to be so difficult?”
“It’s in my nature. That’s three by the way. Ta-ta.” Discord disappeared in a flash of light.
“Messenger!” Twilight yelled out.
She rested her head on her hoof waiting for a response; after a few moments she looked to her left expecting to see one of the night guards. Instead there was a butterfly that was saluting her.
“What the buck?”


Discord teleported into one of the hallways open to the public. Many tour groups came through there every day. With the moon out and the castle closed to civilians for the night, Discord was greeted by empty air and dim lighting.
As Discord strutted down the hall feeling happy with himself he began snapping his claw a few times changing up some of the décor. A painting of Celestia started picking her nose. A bust of Luna became bound in leather straps and gagged with a red ball. His last piece of work was him turning a new painting of Twilight in, what else, a library into one of her on the toilet; her face scrunched up and turning red.  
Discord walked a few paces past the painting then backed up.
Discord put his claw to his chin as he looked up at his handiwork.
He snapped his claw and now she swinging an oversized axe with mane cut short and her body covered in body paint and blood.
“Nah.” He snapped his claw again and she was a changeling.
“That would give a few visitors a fright.” Discord laughed before he snapped his claw again. This time she had a crazy look to her while she sported a ball gown and a bloody knife.
“Cliché.” He snapped again and Twilight was poking her head out for under a box. Her hair was really short while she wore an eye patch.
Unsatisfied he changed it again.
Twilight as a male.
Snap.
Twilight in over the top armor while riding a dragon.
Snap.
Twilight wearing socks.
Hesitant snap.
At this point Discord was just snapping his claw over and over again until he came across something he liked.
Discord stopped when he had her surrounded by books and wearing thick-rimmed glasses, a skirt and a blouse with a few buttons undone. She was smiling while looking over the glasses with a sultry look in her eyes.
Discord was about to change it when a purple flash announced Twilight’s arrival next to the spirit, the color drained from his face.
“Ok, that was a little funny, Discord, but I would really-” Twilight stopped when she noticed Discord's alteration to her painting.
Twilight groaned with an angry sigh and lit up her horn.
“Sit!”
The flower on Discord's head became far too heavy for him to hold his head up, causing him to fall forward.
Discord tried to get up but his head was anchored to the ground. He pulled and pulled but he just stood there hunched over awkwardly with his head firmly stuck to the ground.
Twilight calmly walked over to him and conjured a rather large bucket of water.
“Up.” Once she spoke, Discord found that he could straighten himself up. He looked down just as Twilight put the bucket where his head once was.
“Sit.”
Discord’s head was dragged back down right into the bucket of water. Discord started thrashing around as the fear and panic of drowning began to set in.
Eventually he realized that he may not be able to get rid of the flower but he could get rid of the bucket.
He snapped his claw and was able to breathe again.
He looked up at Twilight standing over him glaring.
“You are driving me crazy, Discord.” Twilight said as she hovered over his head.
“I drive all the mares cramhm-” at that moment, Twilight decided to step on his muzzle.
“You are making me crazy and confused. You were this big bad scary spirit when we first met. Now you’re supposed to be my friend, then I find out you were once a doctor-“
Discord mumbled something under her hoof. Twilight lifted her hoof off his face.
“I never stopped,” Discord corrected as he stood up before; the flower no longer weighing a ton.
Twilight rubbed her temples with her hooves. “One moment you’re nice to me, then you embarrass me, then you’re supportive, then you turn me into a pinup mare.” Twilight jabbed a hoof at the mentioned painting.
“I’m a princess now, Discord.” Twilight’s voice began to rise. “As flattering as this is it could ruin me.”
Discord’s toothy smile grew and grew until the ends of his lips curled. Twilight became scared; she could almost hear gears of his twisted mind grind together.
“So you like this look on you?” Discord asks; his tone filled with mischievous intent as he readied his talon to snap.
“Don’t. You. Dare.” Twilight threatened as she backed up from the spirit.
His claw snapped.
Twilight found the same outfit in the painting on her. However, she felt something on her that wasn’t in the picture; something that turned her redder than a sun burnet Big Mac dunked in tomato sauce. A garment with only one purpose in Equestrian culture.
Panties.
“You annoying, sick, twisted, perverted abomination! Why? Why do you always take things down this route? You act like a teenage colt who never been with a mare! I don’t see why I don-WHY THE BUCK ARE YOU BLUSHING!!
This time Discord took a step back. He touched his face before snarling at Twilight.
“I’m not blushing!” He yelled back.
In that moment Twilight saw an advantage over him that she never thought of before. Now it was going to be her turn to make him squirm.
Fight fire with fire. Twilight thought to herself.
“Oh?” Twilight did her best to imitate the expression on the painting. “Dose Lord Discord like what he sees?”
A bead of sweat rolled down Discord’s face as Twilight sauntered over to him; ready to turn the tables on the spirit and embarrass him for once.
Unfortunately for Twilight she had never tried something like this. The skirt hugged her hips so much that she almost tripped over her own hind leg. The fabric of underwear was rubbing against her with every step, causing her to look at her own rear as she attempted to walk up to the spirit in an ‘inviting’ manor.
The whole scene was awkward.
“Do you…do you…” Twilight wracked her mind for the right thing to say, and then she remembered seeing something in her brother’s old magazines he kept under the bed. “D-do you want a spanking?”
“This is getting painful to watch.” Twilight heard a familiar voice behind her. She craned her neck and found Luna and Celestia behind her.
Celestia brought the tip of her hoof to her lips. “Shhh!” She hushed her sister. “It’s getting good.” She conjured up a bag of popcorn and started munching.
“Princesses!” Twilight lowered her ears shamefully. “How long have you been there?”
“Long enough to know that you look good in black and purple striped underwear,” Celestia said through a mouth full of popcorn.
Twilight blushed and sat down to hide the garment from their view.
“Princess Twilight,” Luna spoke up. “What are…panties? We are unfamiliar with this type of garment.” Celestia started choking and Twilight felt a stone drop into her stomach.
“Yes, Twilight,” Celestia added with a smile. “Tell us about panties.”
“Wouldn’t you know more, dear sister?” Luna asked innocently.
“Well…” Celestia began to sweat as she no longer found this fun but uncomfortable.  
“It’s a sign of chastity.” All three mares turned towards Discord. “Mares wear it to cover themselves up. It’s a message that your body is pure and so are you.”
Twilight could just make out a twinkle in his eyes. Apart of her wanted to start laughing, but she knew this was only the tip of the iceberg. He was scheming and poor Luna was his target.
“Yes, that’s right! It’s a way to say I'm a good mare,” Celestia chimed in.
Oh god,Twilight thought to herself, they’re working together.
“Um, Luna.” Twilight spun around on her rear to face her, not willing to let Discord see how she looked in underwear. Just when she was about to save Luna from a pending disaster, Discord brought his head down next to her.
“Play along and I’ll answer more than those three questions,” He whispered in her ear. Twilight glared at him. “Remember, loyalty is a part of friendship,” Discord added before she could refuse.
Twilight sighed. “It’s also a popular fashion statement,” She said in a flat voice.
Luna tapped the end of her chin. “So we are to assume that Princess Twilight is untouched?”
Twilight started blushing again. “Yes I am…untouched.”
Luna looked down as she began to think. “A maiden princess would be popular concept. Princess Twilight may we come to your quarters and discuss more about these honorable undergarments?”
“I can have my former student make a report on the topic," Celestia suggested as she tried to stifle a laugh.
“Along with a presentation on different types of panties, and examples to show you,” Discord added.
“This sound like it could be...” Luna looked right into Twilight's eyes. “Fun.”
Twilight smacked her face with her hoof.
Discord teleported right next to Luna and put his arm around her. “Luna, dear, panties make everything fun.” He said as he ran a claw through her mane.
“We require more space, Lord Discord.” Luna said dryly to the spirit. Discord, however, just leaned in more, until a purple aura started tugging at his ear and pulled him off the Princess.
“We would like to meet up soon,” Luna said as Discord was pulled back to Twilight's side. “We wish to wear this honorable garment to the Princess Summit.”
“Princess Summit?” Twilight asked in surprise.
“Yes, Twilight,” Celestia said as she regained her regal composure “The Princess Summit is an annual weeklong meeting of the royal family, this year it’s in the crystal empire and you, and your friends, have been invited.”
“Really?” Twilight asked.
A whole week of spending time with all her friends made her so excited that she nearly forgot about the moment at hoof.
As her thoughts returned to the present, Twilight became pale as she become conscious that Luna was seriously considering going to this summit with panties on. Loyalty or not she could not let this go on anymore.
“Princess Luna, underwear ar-“
“Only meant to be worn at night,” Celestia said as she interrupted Twilight. “Not appropriate for the summit. I understand you want to convey a positive message to everypony around you, but there are better ways of doing so.”
“Very well,” Luna conceded. “We still wish to know more about panties.”
“This is a fashion of the common pony,” Discord said helpful voice. “You should ask somepony more sociable. Your guards for example; they get out of this castle more any of us do.”
“That’s an excellent point Lord Discord; I will take your suggestion and ask my personal guards about panties. Lord Discord, when Princess Celestia decided to release you I had my reservations, but times like these that I do not regret my sister’s choice.”
A twisted smile that could curdle milk grew across Discord’s lips. “I’m so happy to hear that from you.”
“We have many responsibilities to attend to and we must get started. We hope you enjoy our night.” Luna gave them all a slight bow and left the group.
As soon as she was out of earshot Celestia and Discord started laughing.
“T-tell me there’s a way t-to spy on her when s-she talks to her guards.” Discord asked as he was laughing.
“You two are evil.” Twilight said.
“It’s all in good fun, Twilight,” Celestia responded.  
“I have learned from my studies that pranks and jokes are a good way to have fun with your friends, but Princess Luna is trying really hard to fit in. This won’t make it any easier.” The pair stopped laughing when Twilight finished chastising them.
“Who cares?!” Discord asked rhetorically. “I’m entertained, and that’s all that matters.”
“Discord,” Twilight spoke in a disappointed voice as she walked up to him. “Don’t you remember what you learned about friendship? If your friends are happy then you can be to.”
Discord rolled his eyes but responded. “I also learned that playing a prank is a way to show that you care. Like sharing a joke only you and them will get.”
Celestia sat down and watched Discord and Twilight argue over friendship. It was nice to see the two not only getting along but influencing each other. Twilight coming out of her shell and Discord becoming a little bit more down-to-earth. Every day those two get closer and closer to each other.
“What do you think Celestia?”
“I think you two make a great team,” She said giving the couple a knowing smile and confusing them. “Speaking of which, Twilight you will be gone for a while, Discord will stay here and represent you as is his duty.”
Discord snorted. “Ha, duty…wait duty?”
“Um Princess.” Twilight gave Celestia a sheepish smile. “I haven’t had a chance to bring him up to date.”
“Well then I think you two need to sit down and talk.” Celestia started to leave but turned back to Twilight and walked up to her and whispered something in her ear.
“What? I don’t get it!” Twilight exclaimed when Celestia pulled away.
“Trust me,” Celestia said with a warm smile.
“Ok Princess,” Twilight said with a returning smile.
She turned her attention to Discord, looking over the glasses at him.
“You put me in these clothes now help me get out of them.”
Twilight and Celestia started laughing as Discord became red and very interested in some dust on the floor.
“I still don’t understan-” Twilight interrupted herself with her own laughter. “We hardly ever wear clothes, but that face.” Twilight started laughing so hard it was becoming obscene.
Discord crossed his arms and gave her an angry pout. “Its late Princess, and you have some explaining to do.”
Twilight regained her composure. “Alright alright, but let’s go my quarters, this castle has ears.” Twilight said thinking back to her meeting with Marry Blood.


In one of the many offices that occupied the castle. A blond and white unicorn worked deep into the night. His quill moved across his parchment fast enough to shoot out magical sparks at the end of each line. The spectacles on the end of his muzzle gave hint to his age.
A guard opened the door, allowing another unicorn into the office; her features mirrored the stallions'. She walked up to the desk and stopped short.
“Evening Duke Blood.” Marry said stanchly.
Blood glanced over his glasses at her with a sad look. “My marriage to your mother was arranged, but your birth was not, please call me father or dad.”
“When it is appropriate,” Marry answered coldly. “Why are you working so late? You have many aids that can finish a simple legislative bill for you.”
The Duke stopped writing. “I would, if this was a simple bill. They're the reforms Princess Twilight wants to implement. Not something I want an office jock to play fill-in-the-blanks with. Now what may I do for you dear?” Blood knew that his daughter only visits him for business.
“I need you to go to the Princess Summit in my stead,” Marry said bluntly.
Not even bothering to ask. Duke Blood thought to himself.
“The summit is meant to empower mares that are in politics or a part of the royal family,” The Duke answered. “I lack certain…attributes.”
Marry ignored her father attempt at being funny. “That is not a requirement of attendance. Prince Shining Armor will be attending. I however have become indisposed and will not be able to attend. I need somepony there who can properly represent my interest. You’re the only pony that I have that kind of faith in.”
The Duke could tell that his daughter had a hidden agenda, but it’s hard for fathers to say no to their daughters.
“Very well, I shall represent you at the summit. If you see your mother on the way to your quarters let her know I might be a while.” Duke Blood went back to his work and Marry turned around to leave.
“Good night dear, I love you.”
Marry closed the door behind her without a response.


Twilight’s door opened slowly, letting in the dim light from the hallway. Through the narrow crack, Discord poked his head inside.
“Now be quiet, Discord,” Twilight said as she also slid her head in. “Spike is probably in bed already."
Discord conjured and trumpet and was about to blow into it, but Twilight lit up her horn and stuffed it full of flowers.
Twilight giggled at him as he glared down at her.
“Come on.” Twilight pushed the door open enough to get through. “Let me cast a spell and you can make all the sound you want.”
Twilight’s horn lit up and a purple bubble engulfed Spike and his basket.
“There,” Twilight said without whispering. “Now he won’t hear a thing we say.” Twilight walked over to her closet, next its door was a laundry chute. “I’ll fill you in on what’s going on after I get undressed.”
Twilight shot a magic spell into her fire place. Lighting up the fresh log inside and spreading a dancing light over her room.
As she slipped the skirt off her rump she looked over at Discord who had his back to her and was studying a blank wall.
Twilight rolled her eyes. “What is with you and clothes?”
“I come from a time when most mares wore clothes; I was only half way lying when I told Luna that panties covered her up and that it showed a level of properness. Undergarments were once a conventional piece of clothing, but now...” Twilight couldn’t see his face but she could tell he was smirking. “They’re just fun.”
As Discord spoke, Twilight finished take off everything and threw them down the chute. Then a thought crossed her mind.
“Wait.” She spun around and raised and questioning eyebrow. “Didn’t Celestia grow up in the same era? That’s what Luna said.”
“Yes,” Discord answer, his back still turned to her. “Essentially, Celestia turned Equestria into a country of nudist.”
“What’s a nudist?” Twilight ask, genuinely confused about the term.
Discord sighed, “I’d have to change your understanding of what is culturally acceptable to explain it.”
Twilight knew what he meant by that; her own adventures led her to meet individuals whose cultures were so different that some things were just unexplainable.
“I think I understand where youre coming from, though. In fact, I understand why Celestia told me to ask you to help me out of those clothes.”
A few silent moments passed before Discord sighed, waiting for the OK to turn around.
“Hey Lord Discord,” Twilight sang behind him.
Instinctively he turned around.
Discord's jaw dropped to the floor. It actually stretched  from his face to the stone slabs.
Twilight had turned her back to him and raised her tail in the air. She lowered herself onto her front knees and looked back at him with the glasses on.

The panties were still on.

“Could you assist me with these?” She wiggled her hind quarters “I’ve never worn them before,” Twilight said in an innocent voice.
Discord, literally, picked his jaw up off the ground and turned around as Twilight burst into laughter.
“I think I’m going to keep these.” Twilight tugged at the elastic band on the garment and let it snap against her skin; making sure Discord heard it. She could see him flinch at the sound.
The sight of the spirit of chaos reacting to her like a school yard colt made her giggle again.
“Keep this up and I won’t answer a thing,” Discord threatened.
“Ok, ok, I’ve had my fun.” Twilight removed the rest of the outfit, but put the glasses and panties inside the closet instead.
“Are you decent again?” Discord asked over his shoulder.
Twilight looked back over her own, raising an eye brow in confusion. “When did I become indecent?
“Again, I’d have to change your understanding of what is culturally acceptable to explain it.”
Twilight closed the door to her closet before she responded. “I understand, in your era it was improper for a mar- wait since when did you care about what’s proper?”
Discord gasped and daintily brought his claw to his agape mouth.
“Princess, have you not reformed me?” Discord mocked. “Have I not shown that I’m a changed spirit?” He dropped to his knees and threw his head back raising his claws in the air, as if to speak so some invisible being above him. “Have I not proven my worth!”
Discord dramatically fell forward to the ground and began sobbing into his claws.
After a few moments of muffled crying Discord poked a glance through his claws and found Twilight just standing there with a deadpan face.
“Not buying it, huh?” Discord asked as he leaned his head against a claw.
“Would you?” Twilight asked in a flat tone.
“Well, Princess, it was a fun evening,” Discord said as he got to his feet “I will take my leave.” He started to turn towards the door but found himself being magically dragged by his tail to the fire place.
“You not getting off that easy, Discord,” Twilight said as she forced him to join her in front of the flames.
“Put those glasses on again and I will,” Discord muttered to himself.
“What did you say?” Twilight ask as she sat down across from Discord.
“That you’re a benevolent ruler,” Discord answered as he lied down on his belly.
Twilight rolled her eyes at him, she was learning quickly to just let things go with him.
“No jokes this time,” Twilight warned. “I would like straightforward answers.”
Discord leaned his head against his claw and gestured for her to start.
“The biggest thing I wanted to know is why you are a doctor?”
“I wasn’t always the spirit of chaos, just like you weren’t always the element of magic or a princess.”
Discord snapped his claw and a tea set appeared between the two. The ceramic wear came to life and started serving him and Twilight.
Twilight smiled as she levitated the warm brew to her lips; she was almost taken back when she realized that it was the same type that Fluttershy favored.
Twilight looked up from her cup at the spirit. She could almost see a glimmer of happiness in his eyes as sipped the steamy liquid.
He clings so much to this persona that he is the spirit of chaos, but he just like any other pony.
“Ok, that makes sense, but now I know my second question. How did you become the spirit of chaos?” Twilight started sipping her tea as she waited for an answer.
“You know the story of how Equestria was founded right?”
Twilight nodded.
Discord conjured a plate of muffins for them. Twilight eagerly relieved one from the plate. “Careful.” Discord took a sip of tea. “One of them is explosive.”
Twilight looked Discord right in the eyes and took an over dramatic bite of the pastry, calling his bluff.
“So what the plays and books don’t tell you is that the winterization of the land was a slow one. The tribes moved it as fast as they could and did a land grab in a rush for food. I was in this newly discovered land trying to help with the ongoing disaster-”
“You said you wouldn’t lie,” Twilight said as she glared at him.
“I’m sorry,” Discord responded in a mocking tone. “I went there to turn the never ending blizzard into one made out of marshmallows. You have no faith in me, I am your friend. I'll practice honesty.” Discord tapped the end of Twilight's muzzle. “If you practice loyalty.”
Twilight did feel a little bad after Discord’s playful berating.
“You right,” Twilight said softly. “Trust is a part of loyalty. I’ll work hard to keep that in mind.” Twilight gave the spirit a caring smile. “I do trust you Discord, you have proven yourself a reliable friend, and I will always have you back.” Twilight’s ears and eyes perked up. “And you’ll always be there for me to, right?”
“Y-yeah” Discord stuttered in his response. “I’ll always be there for you.”
Discord felt unsure of himself; a sensation that he only once experienced with Fluttershy when she proclaimed herself as his friend.
“Never had a pony rely on me though. This will be interesting.” Discord menacingly rubbed his claws together attempting save face.
Twilight giggled at him, seeing through his rouse. “You were a doctor; I’m sure many ponies relied on you.”
Discord moved the tea set from between them and blew a ring of fire onto the stone slabs; reminding Twilight that Discord was part dragon. The fire burned without fuel or heat, a magic flame like Spike’s. White and gray smoke flowed out of the flames and started weaving images for Twilight.
As the smoke took shape, Twilight could make out the shape of Discord walking on all fours, but his body had a few less bits and pieces to it. His legs and tail were lizard like while he had a matching pair of horns that were tree like antlers. He seemed even more dragon like than she had ever seen him before.
“You have a point, but none of them trusted me.” In an almost cartoony way the smoky Discord snuck into a village and stopped at one house. He then stood on his hind legs and adorned a stethoscope.”You ponies are skittish by nature.” The doctor Discord knocked on the door, and a pony poked his head out and with a surprised look slammed the door in his face. “Most of your kind tried to chase me out of town when I arrived.” As if a cue a mop of smoky earth ponies started chasing Discord with torches and pitchforks. “Couldn’t keep up with how many times I was called a foal eater.”
Twilight's eye sparkled like a young foal as she watched the enchanting images rise up from the flames.
The smoke died down allowing Twilight to focus on Discord. “Well as you know there is chaos and there is harmony.”
As Discord spoke Twilight could tell that the spirit used to be an academic. She felt like she was once again in class, listening to lecture worthy of her time. She felt quite relaxed and content as she absorbed every word.
“Well there is also order,” Discord went on, “These forces are always fighting for control and influence over our world. Ironically we are the ones that have the control. Our actions influence these forces which in turn affects our world.
“However there is no clear reaction to our actions. A war may cause chaos to gain some control or order may get the upper hand. So many cultures that have discovered this nature of our world have labeled these forces as sentient. Many gods of mythology are steeped into this fabric of understanding. Now I must point out that harmony and order are not the same thing. Remember that these are names that we have given them, not descriptions. If it helps I have heard these forces called other names: Chaos and order, creation and decay, mutation and the unchanged, unrest and unmoving.” Twilight recalled when Celestia told her that Discord had everypony in constant state of unrest. “Harmony, from what I have learned, is the state between these two forces, I may be able to sum it up for you in one word: entropy; from order to chaos.”
“But that is a mathematical concept used widely in chemistry and physics. It shows that everything naturally becomes disorganized and chaoti-, never mind” Twilight said as she came to understand Discord’s methodological metaphor.
“Think of our world as a rollercoaster. Ever moving and changing.” The smoke started up again showing images of Discord and Twilight enjoying themselves on a carnival ride. “Order is achieved by force of will.” The train started making its way up the first drop; Twilight could almost hear the clicking of the ride as the smoky shapes were forced up the rails. “Now chaos is gravity, always pulling, always there, an inescapable fact of nature.” The train dropped and the ride started; up and down it went along the rails. “Chaos can become powerful but will never overwhelm the world.” The train hit a drop that seemed to never end; falling and falling gaining much momentum. “The ‘pull’ of chaos will always push us into a state of order.” The train came to very large hump that was cleared easily. “Order, however can overwhelm chaos and cause decay.” The next hump that the ride came to was too large to clear and the train fell back and eventually rested between the two humps.
“If that happens the ride is over, harmony ends.” Discord gave Twilight a very somber look. “And everyone gets off.”
Twilight eyes became as wide as her smile. She was hearing concepts that have never been conveyed to her before. She was also seeing a side of Discord she never knew existed. He understood the world around them. Discord was just like her in many ways. His social skill were questionable, just like her, but his intelligence more than made up for it.
“But there is a wrench in this machine of life, we have avatars of these forces like you and I,” Discord continued. “So there is chaos.” He pointed his thumb at himself. “And order.” He gestured to Twilight. “Who do you think was the avatar of order when I first came to Equestria?”
“Wait are you trying to tell me that the windigos were agents of order?” Twilight inquired. “That makes no sense. They were destroying our world.”
“Yes they were. Slowly turning the land into a barren, frozen waste where nothing changes and everything remains the same.” Discord watching in amusement as Twilight’s understanding came to fruition.
“The spark!” Twilight yelled out as she began to piece it together.
Discord nodded. His own excitement was growing and growing as Twilight once again showed a level of understanding he didn’t find in most.
“That’s right, but I'm getting ahead of myself. I was in Equestria providing my services as a doctor to the needy of the land. A lot of illnesses were running ramped, mostly because of the poor quality of living that that earth ponies had to suffer.
“I gained an assistant after a few villages spread word of the help they received. She was Celest Blood but you know her as-“
“Princess Celestia!” Twilight yelled as she interrupted Discord; her excitement was getting hard to contain.
Her enthusiasm was bleeding into Discord and his explanation was becoming a bed time story.
“Your mentor was quite the rebel in her day. She was on the run from her family and wanted nothing to do with politics or royal obligation.” Discord got a little closer and lowered his voice to a whisper; Twilight scooted closer with anticipation.
“I made her wear a naughty nurse outfit the whole time we traveled together, and she loved it.”
Twilight giggled as a young Celestia came out of the smoke and started prancing around in a nurse outfit.
“I wasn’t just helping people medically. Draconian life spans rival that of dragons. I had centuries of experiences and education to offer to the ponies of Equestria.” A smoky Discord joined Celestia and the two started walking to another town, but then Discord stopped and Celestia went into town. “Your mentor always went in ahead of me to ready the town for my arrival. Most of the town would let me in with hesitation. You ponies were not used to any creatures outside of your three tribes so slowly but surely chaos was gaining a little ground as we visited each village.” Discord drank the rest of his tea; letting the warmth sooth his throat.
“Now I'm getting bored with this so I’ll move on to the juicy bits. Your assumption was correct there was a spark that took place after a cave-in. Celestia’s mother Princess Platinum was trapped with a servant of hers and several other ponies; so she dragged me there to help get them out.
“We all witness a bright glow come out of the cave, we all thought that maybe the Princess was going through a magic flare, but we were wrong. Moments after that I felt pain like no other.” Discord paused and glanced at his lion paw. He then waived it though the flames and the smoke swirled in the air; the lizard like Discord from earlier took shape. “Draconequus are half dragon half pony. I became something more.” The figure of Discord curled up in a ball, hugging his limbs. The smoky figure started to spin, faster and faster it went until series of pops slowed it down; what emerged was the Discord Twilight knew.
Discord, without warning, smashed his open paw onto the fire, smothering it out of existence.
“It wasn’t just my magic that grew, it was also my knowledge. No one had to explain to me what happened, I just knew. Chaos poured into me, not just a little, an ocean's worth.”
Twilight eyed the paw in front of her. Like a curious foal she crawled close enough to hold the lion paw in her hooves and looked down at it.
“They were dragon claws.” Discord answered.
Twilight pulled at Discord’s eagle claw; he let her have it and gently grasped her hooves in each claw.
The two of them sat there like that in silence. Twilight was staring at the claws holding her, pondering over the information that she received. She could guess what happened to him. Discord became the open flood gates of chaos and put order back in its place.
Discord found himself staring at her. Watching the light from the fireplace cast waves of shadow across her face. He found the moment pleasant, he never felt this content before. Never shared this much with anypony. He felt calm and peaceful; he couldn’t remember when he last sat still for such a long period of time without trying to cause some mayhem or make some immature joke.
“What was it like back then?” Twilight ask.
“Horrific,” Discord answered bluntly. “Your modern plays and bed time stories really sugar coated that era. Ponies were dying from all sorts of things. Your tribes were being pushed to extinction, all brought on you in the name of order.” Discord snorted angrily. “Order is existence without change. It irks me that you ponies pursue it so eagerly.”
Discord's voice rose as he went on. His claws grew in length, his eyes became even and more feral, even his coat darkened with his mood.  
“Your species are full of all sorts of magic, yet you push back on its very nature. I applaud Celestia for keeping your self-destructive tendencies from wiping you all out. What angers me more is that you would gladly drag this whole world down into nothingness along with you.” Discord's voice became louder with each sentence; his dragon-like features started showing through his face. “You cling so much to this unhealthy worship of order that you have forced this world to decay. Without the magic you possess to force rain to fall and crops to grow you all would starve to death!”
“Discord-”
“Even after thousands of years, your kinds are still the same, destroying anything that is different.” Discord anger grew as he recalled how close this government came to committing genocide.
“Discord.”
“Outside of Equestria, the plants grow as they should, rain falls as it may, and creatures flourish freely without intervention!” The rest of Discord’s body became more animalistic. Scales became defined and prominent, his wings and tail grew in length, and his fur became rough and textured like a wild animal. Twilight could feel his physical strength grow as he continued to hold her hooves.
“Lord Discord!” Twilight yelled.
Discord glared angrily at Twilight, but gave her a moment to speak.
Twilight expression softened before she spoke. “What do you hate the most?”
“You're out of questions Princess,” Discord growled.
“You promised me more than three in the hallway,” Twilight retorted.
“Death.”
Twilight stood up and sat back down next to the spirit. The gesture worked as Discord calmed down, his form going back to its original shape as laid his head on his claws.
“I was already over 1200 years old when I became what I am. All around me other species, with a few exceptions, were dying all the time; it’s why I became a doctor. Do you know what I learned about order when I became its counterweight?”
Twilight allowed her silence to be her answer.
“Order wants death. An unmoving universe; free from change and motion. ”
Twilight remembered when Discord grew angry at the notion of attacking the Changelings. She was beginning to understand just how complicated this spirit was.
A thought crossed her mind. “But Discord, everything leads to death, not just order.”
“Ah, I had this same conversation with Celestia.” Discord looked around. “In this very room I think.” He placed his head back on his claws letting a yawn escape his mouth. “Funny how that works, maybe this time I’ll get it right.”
“Get what right?” Twilight ask intrigued.
“A story for another day Princess.” Discord’s eyes started to droop and slowly close.
“Wait! What about Luna? Why did you take over Equestria? What did you do to make everypony unhappy? Why didn’t Celestia have wings in those images you showed me?”
Snoring was her answer.
Twilight groaned and looked out the balcony window glancing at the moon; it was far past midnight.
“Discord you can’t sleep here.” Twilight said as she prodded him in the side.
Discord mumbled something incoherently.
“Come on Discord, you’ll get cold down here.” Twilight got up and levitated Discord with her as she climbed into bed. She dispelled the bubble around Spike before she got under the covers. She looked up at the spirit floating in her grasp.
Discord was passed out and already drooling from the mouth. His limbs and tail dangled from his body as Twilight lowered him into bed, pulling the blanket over him.
“For a creature so old you sure act like a foal sometimes.” Twilight giggled.
Twilight rolled over on her side and faced away from the sleeping spirit. Her bed was large enough to put some decent space between the two, but that didn’t last long.
As Twilight drifted to sleep herself she felt the soft paw of Discord grasp her midsection and pull her to him like she was a stuffed animal.
“Discord.” Twilight grunted “Personal.” Twilight raised her hoof in the air. “Space!” Twilight slammed her elbow into Discord’s chest, but she only managed to make him grumble in his sleep.
“You know you like it.” Discord whispered to her in a tired voice.
Twilight rolled her eyes and was about to hit him again, but she stopped herself. She could feel a thumping on the back of her head. She turned her ear to it and started listening to the draconequus' chest. The sound made her calm down and relax as she fell asleep next to Discord’s heart.