Fate's a Funny Thing

by Honest Wisdom


Natives

The other me leaped to the side as a massive anvil crashed into the earth. One of the pink clouds followed her, zapping her with pale white lightning. She growled at the cloud and it seemed to back off. A loud and achingly familiar voice rung through the clearing. "What's wrong, G? I thought you loved my chaos." He lounged on a cloud, without a care in the world.

'G' flew over to the cloud he laid on. "Dissy, what are you doing?" He opened his eyes and grinned. I noted that here he had two fangs. His eyes were the same but they made me worried.

"Why, I'm just having a bit of fun! Isn't this fun?" He snapped his fingers and the roads turned to soap. A poor earth pony slipped and crashed into a tree which had turned into taffy. Discord howled with laughter while 'G' flew over to help the poor earth pony. She shot Discord a glare and his laughter disappeared. "You're no fun, ever since Gus died you've just abandoned me."

She scowled. "Is that what this is about? You're acting out because I'm not paying attention to you?"

He stroked his goatee. "Well, when you put it like that..."

She stomped her claw down on the checker board grass. "Well stop it! Master raised us better than this." She gestured around at the chaos.

Discord zoomed forward and growled at her. "Do you you have a problem with my chaos?" Before she could respond. "All you care about are those stupid ponies! Everyday you give everything you have to keep them safe and the next day the forget everything you've done for them! Why are they more worthy than Me?" "G' cowered away from him.

"You're scaring me." she whispered.

"I DON'T CARE ANYMORE!!!! You love ponies? What happens when I do this?" He snapped his fingers and a nearby pegasus changed colors. Their coat was dark gray and their eyes flashed a multitude of colors. The pegasus started running around yipping like a small dog. Discord snapped his fingers and the sun set causing the moon to come out.

"Discord, stop it!" She was backing away now, ready to bolt.

"No, go ahead 'sis'! Keep your ponies safe! Fight me!" he roared. 'G' ran, tears steaming down her face.

I felt my self tugged after her and followed. After just a few steps the scene changed. We were in a dense forest and 'G' was guiding two Alicorns through the muck. The shorter and darker one scowled at everything around her. 'G' seemed older and more mature here. "We're almost there princesses. The tree is his only weakness."

"You're doing the right thing." The white alicorn placed a hoof on her shoulder. "Lives will be saved."

'G' whirled around, her wings flared. "He's not evil! He's never killed anyone, it would go against his nature."

"He may not want to, but with the irregular sun and moon, ponies are going hungry and food is scarce." 'G' seemed to relax. I reached out and my claw passed through her harmlessly. The alicorn drew herself up, as if shedding some unseen weight. "Now, lead the way, miss Gaia."


I woke up to screaming. The body of an earth pony flew past my head and hit one of the trees with a wet smack. Something grabbed me and slammed me into a tree. Acting on instinct a struck at the form with all four legs, clawing with all my might. I cracked open my eyes to find myself held in place by a powerful golden aura. "Blue?"

The whites of his eyes had turned yellow and a feint line of drool dribbled out of his mouth. His movements were mechanical as he stomped over to me. "Uughhh,"

Behind him I saw Greenscale fending off several other zombie ponies, the foals cowering behind him. Some of the braver Cubs tried using their magic to hold them off with less than helpful results. Snowy was blasting anything that came too close with sandballs and water while a unicorn shaped them beside her. Greenscale released a torrent of flame in the direction of the Zombie ponies while taking care not to hurt them too much.

I felt the aura tighten around my throat. I gasp for air and flare my wings, ready to use my magic.

Before I have a chance to ignite my magic, a pale blue unicorn trots calmly out of the forest and approaches Blue. She waved a hoof in front of his eyes and sighed. "You'll never knock her out at this rate, here." Her horn glowed "Let me help you." A large rock zoomed at my head... ow.


After spending several hours, slipping in and out of consciousness I managed to open my eyes. I felt a weight on my back and over my legs. when I attempt to raise my head a feel a hoof come down and press me back to the ground. "Hello, Wisdom, That's your name in this life right? Rather foolish seeing as there isn't an ounce of it in you." A sof,t elegant female voice purred.

"Who are you?" I rasp.

"Well no use in hiding that from you, you're going to die soon anyway. I am Concord, Spirit of order and favorite to His lord Prosper, Herald of the Golden age." She giggled. "Has a nice ring to it doesn't it, Spirit of Protection." Her giggles sent chills through my spine. I tried to open my wings and failed. "You won't be able to escape us this time, you die so that our King can be free."

A sickly yellow aura surrounded an object and floated it over to us. "Sanguinem et sacri usurpatores dirumpendum vincula rex resurget." A flash of gold and I felt a sharp pain in my abdomen. I heard Concord muttering under her breath. "Tolle eam, et cibus sanguis, in quo omnes conteretur."

Two Cinimon colored eyes snapped open just as I felt the cold claws of death start to sink in. An epiphany occured to me in that moment... DYING BUCKING HURTS!!