It began with a glance, on one of those rare occasions that I dared to wander about the streets of Canterlot. It was night of course, so nopony could see me, or so I thought.
Caught unaware, she shouted, the girl with a pink, sparkling mane, flowing as if caught in a wind. It took but a moment to realize whom it was that called out to me, the Princess herself, Celestia.
I found myself unable to move an inch, smitten at first glance, lost in her eyes. No words reached my ears, that was, until she came face to face with me, yelling for my attention. Snapped into focus, I finally responded, "Y-you're not afraid?"
"Of course I'm not, I'm a princess!" Her voice was strong, it was clear she meant what she said, "Who...what are you? And what are you doing here?"
"I am a draconequus milady, a creature of pure chaos. As to my reason for being here, I am simply wandering. I come from time to time, on a breath of wind to see the lovely visage of the kingdom." I found myself speaking softly, not wanting to seem as if I were raising my voice.
"Well, why are you here in the middle of the night? It's kind of creepy you know." Her voice had lightened quickly, as if amused by me. My only chance to escape was to take advantage of this.
"Well, isn't it obvious, milady? Not everypony is a fearless princess, most would be frightened by my appearance. As such, I come only at a time when all but a few are asleep. I do have to ask, why are you about? You are the Princess of the Sun, yes? Isn't it strange for you to even be awake right now? Or are you attempting to be a sneaky-pony and take reign of the night like a bat!"
"You aren't that scary looking. Trust me, if you came out in the morning, nopony would be afraid. Weirded out, maybe, but not afraid." Oh, if only that were true... She giggled at my words, "Well, maybe I want to be a bat, a vampony bat!" What a delightful joke she sprung on me. I never thought royalty was capable of being funny.
"Well, milady, if you really want to be a vampony bat, I could help with that." Snapping my claws, I conjured up a nice little wizard's outfit upon my form, "You see, I am a master of magic. My power is beyond even that of the famed Starswirl the Bearded!"
It wasn't long before she burst out laughing, "You have to be joking. Nopony is more powerful than sir Starswirl. He's the greatest pony wizard of all time."
"You are right, my little pony, Nopony is. But you see, I am not a pony, am I? As I stated before, I am a draconequus, the only one as a matter of fact. Do you want to know why?"
As she stopped laughing, she looked up at me with curious eyes. It was clear that seeking knowledge was a hobby of hers, "Oh fine then, why?"
"Because, I created the draconequus form myself. The truth of the matter is, I'm not just some random creature of this world. I am Discord, God of Chaos. You don't have to believe me though, it doesn't really matter. I mean, what kind of God wanders amongst mortal creatures so nonchalantly?"
"I believe you, mister Discord." Those words came out so quickly, I could hardly believe it. And the look on her face showed that she meant it.
"Why do you believe me so easily, milady? I have done nothing to gain your trust. To you, I am but a passing stranger, who's quite odd."
"Because...he talks about you, you know. Sir Starswirl that is. One day in the gardens, I asked him if there was anypony more powerful than he was, and he said the same thing."
Celestia recalled the day she learned about him. She and Starswirl sat amidst the Canterlot gardens. And when she asked him if there was anypony more powerful than he was, he responded, "There is nopony that I know of...but there is one who is not a pony. A creature, so strange..with a body made of many animals. I happened upon him one day in Everfree, he called himself Discord, said he was a god. At first I didn't believe him, told him to prove it. And so he did, and it was the most amazing spectacle I'd ever seen. He turned the trees a multitude of colors, the grass into chocolate candy, and the water into lime gelatin. He showed me how he could make himself into any form he wished. When I asked him why he didn't try turning into a pony, he simply said, "Because, one's natural form, is the most beautiful of all." Wiser words have never been spoken, My dear Princess, if you ever get the chance to meet him, you should try and learn from him."
When she told me this tale, a tear came to my eye as a reminisced about the day I first met him. It started about the same as this night, I asked him why afraid, and he told me that one should never fear what they don't understand. As for the rest, that's a story for another day.
Back to this one. After I finished reminiscing, I turned my gaze down to her, "Well, milady, I guess you do believe me. And maybe one day, I can teach you...but time has flown past, you must return to the castle by dawn, or you might get in trouble."
"Oh gosh, you're right. Um, will you meet me in the gardens tomorrow night?" I nodded, and waved her off as she ran back to the castle