//------------------------------// // A Body of my Own! // Story: Meet Bill Cipher // by linksbro1 //------------------------------// *WARNING* This chapter contains cryptograms using the Caesar Cipher. If you don't want to decode them yourself, use this decoder. Candy bedding, Ponyville beneath him, nothing out of the ordinary. Was it perhaps a dream? Was Luna playing another prank on him? Discord's mind reeled, trying to figure out what had happened. "HEY!" The sudden loud noise caused him to jump. "You don't really believe it was a dream, now do you?" Discord looked up, and saw Bill hovering above him, twirling a black cane with his hand. "We have a deal. You will make me physical, or did you want to know what happens when people don't honor a deal of mine?" Bill's single eye gleamed with such delighted malice, Discord shivered. He had never seen such powerful intent behind somepony's eyes (or in this case, eye). Slowly, Discord held up his paw, but before he snapped his fingers, he paused. "If you don't have a body yet, why is it that I can see you?" Discord looked at the 3 sided figure suspiciously. Suddenly, the confidence Discord had that Bill wasn't a threat vanished in less than point 4 of a femtosecond. "Contingency plan! You don't honor your part, I destroy everything you hold dear and make your life a hundred times worse than hell! But of course, I can't effect anyone else. Only you, no one else is harmed, but you are ruined. If you thought one thousand years in stone was bad..." Bill laughed maniacally, "You need not worry about ever NOT feeling like you're in the center of the sun, your flesh and mind burning for all eternity!" Discord grimaced, fearing what Bill was capable of, and what he would do if he gave him a body. "And is there something stopping you from trying to take over Equestria?" Discord still watched Bill, trying to read every single solitary feature, looking for anything that could mean wrongful intent. "Because of the contract! You may have missed a few points as you were asleep. That can happen in dreams!" A hole suddenly appeared in the center of Bill's body, and he reached in, pulling out a piece of paper. "Now, where was it- AHA!" Bill pointed to a spot on the paper, turning it to face Discord. Bill Plvfklhi Cipher is limited to causing chaos that puts nobody/pony in harms way, and causes no lasting environmental damage, therefore; is only allowed to cause mild mayhem to the 618th degree. "That's... an interesting middle name." Discord commented uneasily. "But this does seem to prevent anything too dangerous from happening." "Yup!" Bill tipped his top hat. "So does that mean you feel it's safe enough for me to have my own body?" Discord nodded, and Bill sighed in relief. "Good, cuz it would have been a real shame if you decided to sacrifice yourself to unending pain and ruin just because of a silly misunderstanding!" Bill laughed again. Discord joined in the laugh, and held up his paw again. "I suppose you've waited long enough Bill. Identical to what I see you as right now?" Bill nodded, and Discord snapped his fingers. All of Ponyville turned to the skies as a large blue flame exploded into existence about their home. Their stares of wonder soon turned to panic, as the mysterious blue fire burned brighter. Screams erupted in the streets as ponies ran to their houses, to try and shelter themselves from the possible danger the fire posed. But while everypony else ran for cover, six brave mares ran and flew towards the flames, meeting directly underneath them. After a minute or two of ponies scrambling through town, a monstrously loud, and very distorted voice tore through their screams, causing them all to freeze. "D ERGB! ILQDOOB D ERGB WR FDOO PB RZQ! QRW MXVW VRPH ERUURZHG SLHFH RI PHDW! ORRN RXW HTXHVWULD, EHFDXVH ELOO FLSKHU LV ILQDOOB KHUH!!" Nopony could understand what the voice was yelling gleefully, but they knew that the voice was ecstatic with happiness. But as soon as that fact set in, and panic began to well up in the ponies' minds again, the flames flickered out. Looking up, they could see two figures where the large ball of blue fire had been. Quiet murmurs passed through the crowds as the elements of harmony looked up at the two figures. "What in the name of Tartarus was THAT?!" Dash asked incredulously "Beats me" Applejack replied in a stunned voice. "Er... Any ideas Twi? ... Twilight?" Applejack turned to the mare after she hadn't replied, however, Twilight had gone into panic mode, and was incapable of coherent speech. But their questions would soon be answered as they saw the two figures descend towards them. As they drew closer, Twilight and the others recognized discord, but faltered at the strange yellow triangle floating next to him, and soon enough, the figures were upon them. Discord was severely scorched, but nevertheless smiling broadly, but all eyes were on the triangle, and they could now see that it had one eye, a bow tie, a top hat and an old fashioned jet black cane. After a few moments of silence, all eyes rounded on Discord. "D- Dis..." Twilight choked out. "Wh- WHAT DID YOU DO?!" She suddenly screeched. Discord's smile was not effected by Twilight's yells, as he held out a claw towards the triangle guy. "Well hello there Twilight! Allow me introduce you girls to a new friend!" As Discord said this, Pinkie gasped with ultimate happiness. "Howdy! The name's Bill Cipher, and I can already tell that we're gonna have lots of fun in the coming weeks!" Bill cackled at the stunned expressions on their faces. "Lots of fun..."