It was as always very nice. It was a pleasant day on a nice hill with lots of animals around me and just the right amount of shade. It used to always be daylight, but since Luna and I started having our afternoon talks sometimes it's night, though there are always plenty of stars and a big bright moon. I still don't like the dark much. Discord was floating there, the sword in his hand now a staff made of an ornate bedpost with a gem at the top. I hadn't seen the hilt of the sword too well, but I bet it had a big blue gem with a pillow etched onto it with something black too. Discord stared at me.
"How were you waiting for me? It should be the other way around."
"It should?" I asked
"Oh forget it. You know what this is?" He held up a carrot with the paw that held the staff a second ago.
"It's a carrot." I said
"No, it's the sword of sleeping. Dull name, but still powerful. It allows one to physically enter a being's dreams. An ability I sadly currently lack. It also puts anyone it's thrust into to sleep. Such a waste of its power keeping a stone demon asleep."
"So you're here to try to make me mean?"
He pointed the carrot at me. "Of course and with this…" He looked down. "Wait, this really is a carrot."
"Yes. Angel Bunny is very fast here. I didn't even see him take it."
I then turned to Angel holding onto the bedpost staff with the strange gem on top of it. Dicord lunged forward, but then with a blur the staff was gone and Angel was back wearing a brown fedora with ear holes and little brown pinstriped suit.
"What?"
"Oh, I guess he does sound a little like a gangster." I said
"No seriously, how did the rabbit take the staff? It's obviously a minor setback, but I need that thing."
"You mean to mess with my mind?"
"No, that doesn't matter either way. I need it to leave."
I smiled and giggled. "Oh that's such good news. I was so worried I'd really have to hurt you to stop you but now I don't have to. You can just stay here where you can't hurt anyone or anything. It's perfect."
Discord laughed. It was loud, deep, and a little scary. "Oh you foolish little pegasus. You really think you of all ponies can stop me from flaying your pathetic little mind to nothing but shreds and then just taking it back"
"Well yes. I do."
He laughed again. "Oh really?"
I nodded. "Because mental training was scary. For a while it just gave me new nightmares that were even worse. But then the nice ponies helping me made me realize that this place is nothing but mine. That unlike the real world that everything here is mine, and none of it can do anything unless I let it." I smiled "That here, I don't have to be afraid."
"Oh really? Even if by some miracle that was true, you're not the only one here now."
A huge dragon appeared behind him and flew at me. There was a slight shudder and then I took the now tiny thing in my hooves and started petting it. It started purring, just like Spike if you rub his scales the right way. It sounded really different than a kitty purr, but it was still a purr. Discord stared.
"What?"
"They said I'm really good. That once I learned to focus properly and that if I tried hard enough I could keep anyone from doing anything I don't want."
"So my first try didn't work. Don't you get it you pathetic little pony. I am a god. Spirit may be more accurate, but my power is undeniable. You are nothing but a weak mortal trying to stand against an unstoppable force."
"Are you sure? Because I'm sorry but aren't you sharing your power with the crusaders? Most of it even?"
He rolled his eyes. "Obviously. Fine, maybe I don't have quite the edge I'm used to but that doesn't mean you should be able to stand in my way."
I gulped. This next part was scary to talk about. "Okay, so you do know I'm most likely not mortal right?"
"I suppose."
"In fact I try not to think about but between the tree and some things Luna's said I'm probably going to essentially replace Gaia. Which is super terrifying because that's the princesses' mother and all of nature seems like a lot and maybe even the whole planet too though I really hope not. That is so much responsibility and I just know I'd mess it all up some how."
"Wait, as in the same Gaia I still don't know how I beat by the barest of margins."
I nodded. "Yes. So I'm sorry but if anyone here is a god it's me so I think I'm just going to keep you here until you learn how to behave."
For a while he just stared at me, jaw literally hanging to the ground. It looked really disturbing. Then he shook his head, jaw sliding back into place and muttered "no." He kept repeating it as he pointed at things and then snapped his fingers. First the ground was covered in pokadots of metal looking grass then the remaining normal grass became gently waving fields of spaghetti. The sun became a smiling version of Discord's head, but rounder and all yellow. The trees were replaced with ice cream cones, lollipops, and umbrellas planted in the ground. There were all sorts of strange creatures about, including lots of pigs. Only some of them had wings. He began laughing maniacally. I gulped, but remained calm. Nothing in a perfect circle a few ponylengths around me had changed at all.
"Do you feel better now?"
"Feel better, feel better? You…" He then looked at me, all my animal friends still around me. "No, you should have changed to. I should be in control. It's not fair."
I blinked. Discord was clearly furious. I could literally see the fire in his eyes a moment ago, but the way he said that. Dash can get a little whinny too, but something about it suddenly struck me. I gasped.
"Oh my. You're just a child."
"A child? How dare you." He stomped his hoof, cracking the ground in all directions. "Even if I have somehow become weaker than you I am no mere child. I am thousands of years older than you. I know things you couldn’t even dream of. I…"
"…am still a child no matter how old you are." I then gasped. "Oh I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to interrupt. It's harder to watch what I say in here."
Discord screamed. "You, you. I hate you so much. Why do you keep messing with me so much? Stop playing games."
"Oh, I apologize." I looked down "I don't know what I'm doing but I'll try to stop."
He screamed again. "I just said stop it. I am an adult. You are the one pretending to be something she's not. It's sickening."
"Well, you almost seem like one. I didn't even see it until just now. You're so old, and know so much but somehow you're still just a child. You don't really understand the way the world really works. You don't understand why the way you act even could be wrong, much less whether it is or isn't."
"There is nothing wrong with the way I act. It's you ponies that are the problem."
I nodded. "Yes, and children often think they understand the way things are, but they really don't. But don't worry, I'll have plenty of time to teach you."
"You can't change me."
I sighed. "Maybe you're right. I really hope not though. It would be just terrible if I had to leave you in here forever. Still, you can do whatever you want. Don't worry, you can't really hurt anything."
Then everything was mostly back to normal, except it was night now. Discord just stared forward, focused on nothing.
"That did not just happen."
"So you just do whatever you like to entertain yourself. I think since I have the sword I can just wake up now so I'll see you later."
Then I woke up. I didn't see the key anywhere but I’m sure it had to be somewhere. Though now that I think of it I didn't see a lock or anything so it might not look like a key. I hope I can find it soon.