//------------------------------// // Chapter 6 // Story: Origins // by THE MIGHTY PINKIE //------------------------------// "HAHAHAHAHA" The creature laughed rolling around, clutching its stomach "You should see the look on your face, its hilarious" The two fillies looked at this odd creature intently. Luna was looking at it just in anger while Celestia was studying the creature. A small body of dark brown fur, as she led her eyes further to his head it seemed like another ponies head but oddly different in shape. It had a quiff of pure white hair flailing about as he was laughing and confusingly it had some sort of antler and blue goat horn sticking out of its head, this made celestia even more confused as she looked at the creature. "Stop laughing" Luna said still nasally speaking "This is serious" Luna stomped her hoof and tears started to well up in her eyes, however Celestia's attention was still on the creature The creatures laughing died down and began to rise up onto its hooves, thats what Celestia thought until she noticed it only had one hoof on its back left leg. The other legs however were different its front right leg was some kind of paw and the front left leg was that of a birds claw. The back left leg was a lizards. "oh wow you guys are fun" The creature said wiping a tear from is eye, then standing up on its hind legs towering now just above their heads "oh i didn't mean to make you cry, here" he said clicking his claw fingers, In a flash the red nose on Luna's muzzle was gone. Luna felt her muzzle and smiled cheerfully, Celestia was still staring at the creature thinking how in the world he had just done that without a horn for magic and the fact he seemed to be made of different animal parts. The creature looked at Celestia and cocked his head, snaping his claws in front of her face "uh hey pinky are you still with us" he chuckled Celestia broke out of her day dream, shaking her head "uh yes i'm fine but what- how did- who" Celestia was stumbling for words until the right ones came "Just who are you" she said bluntly The creature smiled "I'm Discord hi" he gave out his paw for them to shake, which Luna hesitated and then preceded to shake "whats your names?" he asked nicely "i'm Celestia and this is Luna" Celestia said proudly "how did you do that" Luna said curiously "with my muzzle" "what you mean, this" He said smiling and clicking his claws again. Luna was expecting the red nose to be on her again, she looked down but there was nothing there. She looked back at discord who was holding back laughter and looking behind her, she looked around and saw Celestia with the same red nose she had. Causing both Discord and Luna to giggle. Celestia looked down at her muzzle and saw the same red thing "Ah what did you do" she said panicked Clicking his claws again, the nose disappeared. Celestia felt her muzzle and sighed happily "how did you do that" she said looking intently at Discord "well it just sort of happens" he said looking at his paw "i just think of it and it just happens" He laughed Luna and Celestia looked at each other in confusion, wondering where he came from and what in Equestria he is. Luna then looked at him "So what are you, you look really weird" "Luna" Celestia snapped "thats not very nice to say" she eyed luna intently and looked back at discord "im sorry she can be a little blunt sometimes" Luna gasped and looked at her sister in shock, she then looked away. Discord giggle at the scene "It's okay" he said "i'm a Draconequus, at least that's what mother said" "so what can drac-drano" Luna was having trouble pronouncing it until Celestia helped "Draconequus" Luna smiled at her sister "yeah that, what can they do. or is it just silly jokes" she said sternly Discord giggled again and turned around, facing the lake "watch" He then focused closing his eyes and holding his arms up. The lake then began to shine a bright light, Causing the two fillies to cover their eyes from it. The light soon died down and the fillies could now look, the lake was now a light brown color and small bubbles rising to its surface. Discord breathed out and looked at the two fillies with a massive grin "So what do you think" The two fillies were still looking at the lake now changed color and were shocked. "what did you do" Celestia said still gawking at the now brown liquid "Go over and find out" he said grinning still The two fillies walked over to the lake and tried to look at their reflection, Al they saw was outlines of their shadows and warmth coming from it. The last time they checked the water wasn't warm and were now confused, they looked at discord in worry. He gave them a small smile and joined them "don't worry" he said creating three glasses out of nowhere, dipping them in the liquid and showing them to the ponies. "it's good" he then took a sip of the liquid and smiled. The girls looked at each other and back at the glasses, picking it up with their magic and placing it near their mouth "careful" he said "its a bit hot" At the same time the girls took a sip of the liquid, their eyes widening as they did. It was warm and sweet, something they have never tasted before. They liked it, in fact they loved it. Discord saw they liked it and hopped on the spot "do do ya like it" he said cheerfully The girls stopped drinking and looked at discord "Its amazing" they said in unison "what is this stuff" Celestia said licking he lips "well i call it Coco" He said "silly name i know but i can't think of anything else" Luna finished off her Coco and smiled "so what else can you do" "i'm not sure yet" he said looking down "My parents told me i can do lots of things when i grow up" "I have never seen magic like this" Celestia said looking at his two horns "its amazing" Discord blushed and smiled at Celestia "Thank you" Discord then realized something, where were these two fillies parents. They seemed to be out here alone "Do you have parents?" he asked still looking around Celestia and Luna looked at each other nervously, then looking back "We are looking for ours" Celestia said in a dull tone "What really" Discord said curiously, seeming more interested "So am i" "your parents are lost too, what are you doing out here on your own" Celestia said "Im searching for them just like you" he said happily Celestia thought about how they were in the same predicament, mabey there was a connection in why his and her own parents were missing and why the land was in ruins. She thought mabey it wouldn't hurt to bring him along and help him too, but she also realized that his parents could be not very nice towards the filli- she was then cut off thinking by her sister "why don't you come with us" Luna piped out Celestia looked at Luna and was just about to say something but were brought into an embrace by Discord who was now hugging them "Oh really thank you, thank you, thank you" he said quickly "i promise i wont get in the way" Suddenly the glasses of coco and the Lake shone in a bright light just like before, and soon enough it was back to its normal liquid water. "Aww" luna moaned "What happened?" Discord stopped the embrace looked "oh, sometimes i cant hold the magic for something that big" Celestia smiled at discord "Would you excuse us for a second" "Oh okay, il be just over there" Discord said pointing at the water, and then skipping away Celestia gave Luna a stern look of annoyance, in which luna replied with a confused "What?" "Luna, we don't even know him"Celestia exclaimed "we can't just trust him just like that. Hasn't mother and father taught you not to trust strangers?" Luna did know this very well, but something inside her made her feel this draconequus could be trusted "Yeah tia i know, but we haven't seen anypony else since those two nice zebras" They looked at discord who was throwing pebbles into the water, with a smile on his face. Celestia sighed "okay, he can come with us" Luna smiled at celestia as she called discord back to them "So discord do you know where we are?" "Well i was actually gonna ask you the same thing because i haven't a clue where we are myself, sorry" Discord said sincerely Celestia sighed, thinking they were never going to find civilisation. Celestia then remembered the map the zebra couple had given them and pulled it out of her saddlebags. "What have ya got there?" Discord said looking over celestia "It's a map of the land, a nice couple gave it to us a while back" Celestia answered She looked over the map with her two companions peering at it too, and found where exactly they were. A spring just outside of the Everfree forest "See!" She said pointing to the map "were here, and the place we need to get to is..." She followed the map north of where they were and the closest know place of civilisation called Canterton "There!" Luna and Discord looked at each other in disbelief, as it was a very long way away from where they are now "Wow" discord breathed "That's a long way" Celestia placed the map back in her saddlebag and answered "Yep it is, so we better get moving then. It could take us at least a few days" "What!" Luna moaned "that's soooo far away and i'm really tired from walking" "Well it's the only way we are going to get there" Celestia replied "Actually!" interrupted, and walking in front of the two fillies "i think i have just the way we can get there a lot quicker" "How?" the two alicorn's answered in unison Discord only grinned and said "oh you'll find out"