//------------------------------// // A look into the Past // Story: Looking for Kindness in Chaos // by Music4ever //------------------------------// Humor is emotional chaos remembered in tranquility.~James Thurber I had everything you could desire, I'm not trying to brag but it's the truth. In just a snap of fingers I could summon pink clouds that rained chocolate milk or I could make a giant castle. You name it and I made it come true, the only problem was that nopony trusted me. It wasn't my fault that I looked like this, it was theirs. They were the ones that looked at me as is I was a monster, thought of me as a villain. If a villain is what they wanted then a villain I would become! "I've tried to be polite, nice, friendly and what has that gotten me? Nothing!" I made my way towards the castle, turning anything that stood in my way into a stone, a bush or a puddle. I had suffered enough of their criticism, not anymore. I walked into the throne room and looked at my target; the princesses. Just look at them standing proud with their chins held up high. They are disgusting, just like everypony else in this damn place. "Nice to see you again, Celestia." Celestia looked outside, her kingdom was a mess, chaos roamed everywhere she looked. "What do you think you're doing, Discord! You know this is against the rules!" "Oh, that...I was simply decorating. I know how much you love to keep stone ponies in your yard so I decided to give you some, free!" "Change them back, NOW!"screamed Luna. "Now, why would I do that?"asked Discord placing his claw in his chin, acting as if he was in deep thought. "What is the meaning of this?! Why are you doing this?"screamed Celestia. "I'm tired of all this nonsense, Celestia. I won't take it anymore!"screamed Discord with the same tone as Celestia. "If you do that then you will become a traitor! Think of what you are doing before it's too late, I'm giving you one last chance." Discord laughed."I don't want a last chance, I want all Equestria to bow down to ME!" "Discord I'm trying to-" "No, I don't want anything from you."spat Discord. Celestia and Luna took a step forward."Then we have no other choice then to use the elements on you."whispered Celestia. "I'm sorry but the so called Elements of Harmony won't work on me." Luna shot Discord with her horn but missed by an inch."Calm down, let's not get nasty, Luna." "They will and we will prove that."said Luna with hatred. "I don't think so." Discord snapped his fingers and Teleported Celestia and Luna to a cell under the castle. Discord smiled with content, his plan was working better than what he thought. He wasn't surprised after all he had been practicing his magic for some time and he had to say, it was worth it. Discord looked around his new throne although he admired the view this wasn't his style."Time to make a few changes." Discord snapped his fingers and the wallpaper changed to purple with swirling dots. The ceiling turned to stairs leading nowhere."Now, for my new throne." Discord stood in front of it, ideas pouring from his mind, once he was happy with the results he snapped his fingers. The once shiny throne was now dark, taller and scarier to any child that came across it."Chaotic, I love it!"exclaimed Discord while he looked over his kingdom. It seemed so perfect, there was too much order and this certainly was not his style."What fun is there in making sense? Your life is plain and boring with nothing interesting to do." Well, that was going to chance very soon. He was free to do whatever he wanted nopony could stop him now! He would spread his chaos all over Equestria, this truly was a sweet victory. For many years I had spread my chaos all over Equestria there wasn't a place where a pony didn't know my name. They were terrified of me but I could care less what they thought of me, this is me nopony said they had to like it. I still remember the first day I told them I was their new king... "The princesses are no longer able to do to their royal duties and they have left me in charge until they say so." Discord announced from his balcony. "They would never do that!"screamed a pegasus colt. "Yeah, they wouldn't leave a monster in charge of the whole kingdom!" Discord looked at the colt who dared to talk back to him."Oh really? Too bad because they did, meaning that I'm your new king!" "You aren't our king!"exclaimed an earth pony with blue coat and purple mane. "Now, that isn't the way to talk to your king." "You aren't-" "Shut it!"screamed Discord with fury running down his veins."As a punishment, you'll have to work for me." "I refuse to work to such a monster like you!." "Yeah, we'll never bow down to you!" That remark only helped Discord's fury grow."I'm sorry but you don't have a say in this." Discord snapped his fingers and the pony turned into a mouse. Discord smiled evilly as he watched the mouse move frantically in circles and squeak as if it were trying to say something. Ever so slowly his eyes moved towards the rest of the ponies. "I suggest you do as I say if you don't want to end like her." Everypony looked at Discord with a trembling look, trying to be as far away from him as possible. Discord looked at everypony with a cold glare."From now on, you will bow down to me and address me as your king. If you ever object or complain about my chaos then, let's just say you'll be punish. It's that clear!" Everypony bowed down to Discord."Yes, our king."they all said with a shaky voice. From that point on everypony did as I said and if they refused to follow an order or try to stop me...Well, at least I had mercy on their poor souls and sent them to a cell just like the princesses. Others didn't have the same luck and had a worse fate. But one day something went wrong and somehow they got out and they were more than determined to finish me off. "Discord!"screamed Celestia across the room. "Look who finally got out of their cell! Took you an eternity but you did it, congrats." "I'll say this once, turn everything back to normal, now!"said Luna with hatred. "No need to get angry lulu, we are having a great conversation wouldn't want to ruin it."warned Discord. "You have no right to use my name like that?" Discords' grin spread across his features with an amused look. Luna was tired of everything he had done, she was enraged."Do you think this is a game?" "Why wouldn't it be?"asked Discord. Celestia could see that her sister was about to explode, she had to calm her down."Enough of this nonsense Discord, change everything or we'll use the Elements of Harmony." "Hahaha, you think you can defeat ME! The Lord of Chaos and Disharmony!!" "Yes, we can." Discord shrugged his shoulder."Go ahead, let's see if your precious elements can safe you." Celestia and Luna took the elements out of their saddle and they quickly started to float all around them. The elements stared to glow, lighting up the whole room with their celestial light. Discord stared with awe, the element actually worked!! No, this must be some type of bad joke or a really bad dream, yes it was all a bad dream. Everything around him disappeared, all his glorious chaos, all his illusions were now gone. The castle turned to its original form and Equestria was finally free from Discord, this was the end of his ruling. Celestia smiled triumphantly at Discord."As you can see Discord there isn't any force more powerful than the Elements of Harmony." Celestia paused and looked at her little sister, Luna nodded and Celestia continued."As punishment you will be turned into stone for eternity!" Celestia and Luna combined their magic turning Discord slowly into stone. I watched as my body turned into the hard and solid stone, slowly very slowly. They had won but I would be back, I would make sure of that. I looked up at Celestia with an evil smile."This might be the end for me but someday I'll be back and when I do, you won't be able to stop me so easily." Discord took one last look at his enemy before everything went black.