//------------------------------// // Chapter One: A New Era // Story: Discord is Bored // by thechicken95 //------------------------------// If there's one thing I love, then it's annoying Celestia. Sure, I'll create chaos for other ponies as well, but she is always my first target. I noticed she had a look of shock when she felt my presence. "Has it been so long that you've forgotten who I am?" I said in a playful manner. "I know that you're here Discord!" She said, stomping her hoof. I loved it when she was angry. It made her an easy target. "Who are you talking to?" That must have come from Twilight Sparkle, her esteemed student. I ignore her, as I continue to try and anger the Princess. "Why, yes I am here. Congratulations for having eyesight my dear." I say, appearing in the middle stain-glass window of the throne room. "Why are you here you bastard! I still remember what you did all those eons ago!" Celestia seemed very angry at this point. "What..? How dare you talk about me like that!" I said with a chuckle. Did I ever mention that I had a pretty dark sense of humor? "Oh come on, you guys didn't like that one?" "Stop stalling Discord!" Celestia said. "Am I stalling, or are you? We both know why I'm here Celestia." Now I have her on the ropes her little ponies won't protect her much longer. "You'll never take the Elements of Harmony!" Celestia said. "What makes you think that I already haven't?" I said, holding them in my hand in the stain-glass window. "Hey! You give them back! No one makes the Princess a fool when I'm around!" One of them said. Such a brave young pony. What a shame of such wasted potential. "Ah, Rainbow Dash, the Element of Loyalty I presume." I said. She backed up in shock, which amused me. These ponies have no idea what their little Princess got them into with the God of Chaos. "How do you know who we are?" Another one of them said. She was to the left of Rainbow Dash, a purple unicorn with a Cutie Mark with a big star, and four smaller stars surrounding it. She must be Celestia's star student. Her raw magical potential is one that I haven't felt since... No. I have to keep focused. "Oh I've heard so many great things about you Twilight Sparkle. The 'Crowned Jewel of Equestria.' The Element of Magic, the most elusive of all the Elements." "Seriously darlings, we shouldn't get ourselves worked up over a picture." The one called Rarity said, which kind of provoked me. They really are naive on how powerful I really am. "Oh Rarity, you mustn't get on my bad side. Maybe I could share something with you. After all, you are the Element of Generosity after all." I said, appearing in front of her, causing her to stumble backwards with her mouth gaping open. "And you must be Fluttershy, the Element of Kindness." I said, teleporting over to her, causing her to flee to the ceiling. "Come on down hun, he won't hurt us none. He's just tryin to toy with us." "And you must be Applejack, the Element of Honesty. So glad you passed first grade deceive class in order to figure that out." I said. Seriously, I've got to flex out more. It seems like ponies truly have forgotten that I am in fact a God. "Hey! Applejack is one of the smartest ponies in all of Equestria!" And that must have been Pinkie Pie. "And you must be Pinkie Pie, representing my favorite Element, Laughter." "Hehe, yeah." Pinkie said, laughing. "Stop stallin Discord, you won't hurt us!" "Yeah girls. Stand close by me. I can protect you if he does anything too destructive." Twilight said. "Oh your precious magic won't help you against me." I said, snapping my fingers, which turned the castle walls to liquid. "That won't be able to stop me! Stabilizing spell go!" Twilight said with a furry. But alas for her, it hardly made a dent in the ever melting walls. "Twilight, your magic abilities are astronomical. But, they won't be able to help against this monster. Let me use MY stabilizing spell." Celestia said, preparing her spell. And sure enough like I predicted, her spell worked much to my delight. "Ah well done Princess. Well done." I said, slowly clapping my hands. "Nice to see you've mastered such an easy stabilization spell. But how would you fair against your molecules destabilizing inside your own body." "You wouldn't dare!" Oh, even she thinks I'm faking it. That'll be her last mistake before its all over. "Oh? Try me." I said, snapping my fingers, causing Twilight's body to start to break apart. "Nooo!" Celestia screamed, doing everything in her power to try and stabilize her precious student. Though this time, she failed, and her precious student was no more. "I... I'm sorry I failed you my student." Celestia said, breaking down in tears, with the other Elements coming over to grieve with her. "Hush now ponies. Your little friend is back safe and sound." I said, clapping my hands, causing Twilight to appear in a ray of white, flashing light. "Twilight... Are you alright?" Fluttershy said, consoling her friend. "It was.... Dark. I have had the truth shown to me and it hurts. I refuse to believe it!" Twilight said, suddenly snapping at me. "What did you do to her?" Celestia said, her made flaring a dark blue and dark green streak. Perfect. Her true colors are starting to show. "All I did was the same thing I did to you all of those eons ago." "Princess, what is he talking about?" Rainbow Dash said. "I... I don't remember what happened." "Oh come now Princess, you know what I showed you, you're just trying to hide your other side from your precious allies." I said, walking towards her. "Princess.... W-what did he show you?" Twilight asked, extremely worried. "He showed me... A world that was torn apart by difference and destruction. Ponies who wanted to change their Cutie Marks, killing others who were fine with their Cutie Marks out of fear. It was a world that... That I knew we as a species could not survive." Her gloom statements were really starting to lift up my day! Now finally I would be able to corrupt my rival, and Equestria would be better off! "And then you thanked me for my knowledge by turning me into stone..." I said, growling. "I had no other choice! If this knowledge were to fall into other hands, that would be the end of Equestria!" Celestia said, getting back up and facing me. "Would it be the end of Equestria, or the end of your vision for it? This nation will still stand long after any of us our gone hun. As long as there are ponies, there will be an Equestria." "He's right you know. We're just sharin this planet for only a speck of time." Applejack said. "But while we're here, we can't give in to this creature! He drove the Princess to tears!" Rainbow Dash said. I've always admired her loyalty. Though it does lead to moments like this, where your loyalty leads you to support something that goes against the facts. "It's ok Rainbow Dash. I appreciate your loyalty. But Applejack, and by extension Discord are right. I was wrong to think that my vision for Equestria was the best. I had always figured that I would be immortal with no challengers to oppose my rule or equal me in my magical powerful. Now that I know,that both have come to be false, how can I lead my people when I know that Discord is free? I am no longer fit to rule Equestria. Discord, you shall have your wish." Celestia said, getting up. That was it. Just like that, my plan had fallen into place, and I didn't even need to expose her! Though this was all way too easy, so I have to expect that Celestia is planning something right at this moment to usurp my rule. "But... Princess, we can help you!" Twilight said, rushing to her side. "My faithful student Twilight Sparkle, I know that you mean well, but I just can't. I can't risk your lives anymore. You know what Discord did to you! He killed you molecule by molecule and even resurrected you within a couple of seconds! If I can't defend against that, then what else am I helpless to that's out there. It'd be better if Luna and I packed up, and for Discord took over. That way I know that my ponies are safe." "Sister, I felt a disturbance. Is it time?" The other Princess, Luna, appeared in the room next to her sister. "Yes. It is time. Farewell our loyal subjects. We shall be back someday. I don't know when or where, or even in what form, but we will return. I can assure you that!" Celestia said, as she lifted herself and Luna up in the sky, and disappeared in a bright flash of white light. "And now.... Long. Live. Me." I said, snapping my fingers, turning the walls of the Castle into bars of chocolate. "Oh boy! It's chocolate!" Pinkie said, rushing over towards one of the walls and began to eat.