//------------------------------// // 4: Handling Grumpy-Mean-Meanie-Pants-es-es // Story: Bundles of Chaos // by DiscordFan //------------------------------// Disarray was surrounded by darkness. She could see her body, but that was it. I'm not dead, am I!!?! She began to panic. She would never see Daddy or Mommy or... Teal Fang... her brother. Her eyes watered. I'll never see my brother ever again. What was that thing that Aunt Rarity does. She tapped her chin. Oh yeah. "This is thee. Worst. Possible. THING!!" Disarray sobbed. That's when the white circle appeared. Wait what? I'm writing the story... Why in Tartarus is there a white circle. Discord, are you messing with my fanfic again!? No, DiscordFan. It is I: Princess Luna. Let me guess: you and Sun-Butt Celestia can break the fourth-wall. What did you expect? By the way, Twilight's a moron for not figuring out how it works yet. Seriously! How else could 'Tia read minds!? Fair point. Anyway... "Aunt Luna," Disarray said, wiping a tear, "are you dead too, or something?" Luna chuckled. "You are not dead, Ray-ray. Merely, unconscious." "So... I'm gonna see my brother again?" "Yes, indeed you shall." Suddenly, Luna turned staticy. "You are regaining consciousness. I must leave. I will see you wake. See you soon, Ray." Luna flew into another white circle and disappeared. "See you soon," Disarray whispered. ===== Rattle. Clack. Rattle, rattle. Disarray felt herself being moved on something. The back of her head felt warm and wet. She heard ponies muttering around her. Disarray groaned. "Hang in there," somepony spoke. "We're almost at your hospital room." "Nyaaggh?" What was wrong with Disarray's words? She was so confused. She stopped moving. "Crap," the pony muttered again. "Nurse, she got worse. Go get the stitching supplies." Clopping of hooves began and faded quickly. "Don't worry, little filly," the pony said, "we'll patch you up." ===== Teal Fang was pushed off the see-saw. He got a few cuts and scratches, but then... then they hurt Disarray. "Ray! Ray," Teal Fang shouted. "SISTER!!!!!" Scootaloo rushed over. "Aw, crap," she muttered, and then she flew towards the hospital. "You..." Teal Fang became to tremble— "You..." —in rage. "You hurt my sister..." He slowly turned in the direction of Diamond Throne. Teal Fang closed his eyes. "I'll..." When he opened them, they were white. "I'LL KILL YOU!!!!!" ===== Disarray woke up groggily. "Nyaagh," she asked. "Oh," a brown stallion said. "You're awake. That's a relief. How are how feeling?" "I," she said, but her voice sounded funny to her. "I... feelt (feel+felt)... o-right (okay+alright)?" "Hmm," the pony pondered. "You must have injured the part of your brain that controls your speech. Strange... Perhaps your father can fix it..." "Whok (what)?" Disarray head pounded. "Whok... hop-pened (hoping+happened)?" "I believe you should leave now, Doctor Stable," a female voice boomed throughout the room. "I shall take it from here, and I shall keep that promise I made to you in that unconscious state of yours. Right, Ray-ray?" "Aun-cle (aunt+uncle) Cula (Celestia+Luna)?" A soft, white light, that made Disarray want to fall asleep, filled the room. A dark blue mare with a mane made up of stars appeared. She smiled gently at Disarray. "I shall check up on you later, Disarray," Doctor Stable said. "Fare well, Your Highness." He trotted out of the room. Luna sighed and lit up her horn. Her regalia disappeared, and she shrank in size to an average mare. Her mane was still star-filled and flowed, but it was shorter. Her coat and cutie mark was all the same. "Ugh, I hate concealing my true form. I shall never know how 'Tia constantly does it." She smiled at Disarray. "How are you, Ray?" "I... thi-unk (think+thunk)... I... are... o-right (okay+alright). I... dunk (don't+thunk)... know." Disarray's eyes welled up with tears. She just hoped Daddy would fix her. Luna trotted over. "It's okay, child. Your father can heal you." Disarray wiped her eyes with her fox paw. "Am... you... sure?" She gazed hopefully at Luna. "I know he will," Luna chuckled. "This is the lord of chaos were speaking of." Disarray nodded. "Now... Shall we go to daddy?" Another nod. Luna smiled, lit her horn, and wore her regalia again. She grew in size and sighed. "Let us go now, Ray." She levitated Disarray over between her wings and gently placed the filly there. Luna trotted out of the room with a hopeful draconequus. ===== Pain. Searing pain, everywhere. Teal Fang opened his eyes and bore them into Diamond Throne. That prissy colt was cowering at his chaos. Teal Fang smiled. His chaos. He begin cackle. All his. Only his. "TF," a southern-twanged voice shouted," stop! Please! Think of Disarray! And Mommy! And Daddy!" Tears welled up in Apple Bloom's eyes. "Think of your family." Teal Fang blinked; his eyes gained some of his colors. "Disarray..." His head throbbed. He grabbed his head, roaring in pain, "Graaaah!!!" What are you doing!? Destroy everyone! But my family! They would be so disappointed... Who cares!? You finally have your own chaos! No... No! I can't! Disarray... I-I would hurt her... It doesn't matter! Do what your pathetic father couldn't: bring chaos and destroy all!! "NOOOOOOOO!!!!!" Blinding light consumed Teal Fang. ===== Discord's body suddenly shook in mid-flight. He and Fluttershy were on their daily afternoon flight when it happened. His head began to throb. Oh no, he thought. I-I thought it was destroyed after my reformation... Apparently not. And because I hadn't made sure it had been destroyed, it's now attacking one of my children! Stupid Discord! Stupid, stupid, stupid! Another shake. Fluttershy looked up at him worried, "D-Dissy?" Discord felt tears threatening to happen. "Fluttershy. You have to Pinkie Promise me, right now, that no matter what happens, you will protect Equestria. Pinkie Promise me... Please, Shy-shy..." Fluttershy didn't understand, but it sounded serious. Very serious. She shakily nodded and recited, "Cross my heart, hope to fly, stick a cupcake in my eye." She released a scared sigh. "The disturbance is at the school. We... We have to go." Fluttershy began crying quietly. Her children were there. Discord sensed his wife crying, as he was crying, too.