//------------------------------// // Discord's Plan // Story: Equestria Discord // by Epicdiscord214 //------------------------------// Discord swung his feet back and forth in the principle's office. Principle Celestia pinched between her eyes after she heard about the new student. "Frankly, Discord, what you posses is very new, especially by the standards of this school. Your previous schools have been warning us of your mischief, and now, you have the means to make it more lifelike." "I'm one of the lucky ones." Discord commented. "And now, you want to nominate yourself as student body president." Celestia continued. "Discord, I want you to give me one good reason why I should allow you to." "Because the current candidate is a spoil-sport." Discord answered. "Young man, that's no way to talk about her!" Celestia shouted. "Look, Starlight Glimmer is an honest, well-behaved student." "Who called me a monkey named Tom." Discord added. "I'm sorry, Discord." Celestia said. "You are to remain at this school as long as you remain on your best behavior, but I won't accept your president application." "Of course." he said turning his eyes back at the principle. "I was simply asking. Hey, could you tell me what that thing is over there?" He pointed at the other side. "What?" Celestia asked turning her head. Discord seized the opportunity and reached out his skinny fingers. He tapped the side of Celestia's head and her eyes widened. Her eyes changed to a yellow color. They then changed to her usual shade. She smiled and turned back at the student sitting innocently in front of her. "Actually, Discord," she said, "After careful consideration, I've decided to accept it. You're now officially a candidate for student body president." "Oh." Discord feigned a gasp. "What an unexpected turn of events. Well, thank you for accepting me. Tell me, what changed your mind?" "I don't know." Celestia said. "I guess... it's all right for this school to have a little more fun." "Yahtzee!" Discord exclaimed. "Thank you for your time, principle." He hopped out of his chair and turned to the door. Discord chuckled as he stepped out of the door and closed it behind him. He stopped when he saw Sunset Shimmer standing beside the lockers tapping her foot. "How long have you been standing there?" he asked. "Since you got in there." Sunset Shimmer answered. "And I saw everything." "Well..." Discord said awkwardly. "Look, I'd change your mind too, but I won't. Call it my thanks." "Thanks?" Sunser Shimmer asked. "Thanks for what?" "For this." Discord answered. He snapped his fingers and a candy cane materlialized the size of a real cane. "I wouldn't be able to do this without you." "What are you talking about?" Sunset Shimmer asked. "Think back a few nights ago." Discord explained. "There was a battle of the bands. Sirens sprung out of their fake bodies. The Rainbooms showed up. You joined in. You all created a giant glow-horse. There were impact beams blasting in all directions. Well, I got hit with one that had an extra kick. 50% siren disorder, 50% harmonic friendship, and 100% opportunity." "That's 200%." Sunset exclaimed. "Wait. Are you saying that you got your magic from that night?" "Ding-ding-ding!" Discord exclaimed. "Give the girl a prize." Sunset Shimmer sighed highly. "Look, Discord, you need to control yourself. You could be in big trouble." "Oh, what could go wrong?" Discord chuckled. "Besides, how would you know?" "Because..." Sunset started to explain. "Look, I'm... not exactly from here." "Yeah, I know who you are," Discord said, "And I know your sob story. I know you're from a magical pony world and that you tried to use everyone here to take it over. That's another thanks I owe you. After all, you brought magic to this world, and that gave the Dazzlings the opportunity. And when you beat them, you gave me my opportunity." "You don't understand." Sunset Shimmer said. "Look, everyone in this world has a counterpart in Equestria, even you." "Really?" Discord asked. "What's he like?" "Last I saw him, he was a statue." Sunset Shimmer said. "Look. That was long before my time, but I read about him. He had the exact same powers you had, and he used them to take over the world. He was eventually turned to stone. That's all I heard from it before I ran to this world." "If you're trying to scare me into taking my name out of the ballot, you're wasting your time." Discord said. "Anyway, I feel that I need to know my fellow students a bit more. Show me to your band." "You know, you could say please." Sunset Shimmer said. "I can also ship you to Alaska." Discord said. Sunset Shimmer sighed and gestured him to follow her. As they walked away, Starlight Glimmer stopped watching from around the corner. She turned to Snips and Snails, her support. "You two!" Starlight Glimmer called. "Since I'm going to be working on my campaign, I'm charging you two with getting rid of the competition." "Huh?" Snails asked. "But... he won't be a problem." Snips said. "Everyone likes you more than him. You're a guaranteed win." "I can't risk it." Starlight Glimmer said. "Not with my plans in store." "What plans?" Snips asked. "Did I ask you to ask me? Starlight asked. "Just get to work! Find something, anything, to get him out of the way!" With that command, Snips and Snails bolted faster than a bullet out of her sight. She growled at the thought of Discord being president. "You want us to what?" Rainbow Dash asked. "Just play a song." Discord said. "We're in your band room. You've got the instruments. All you need to do is show off that rainbow magic that gave the Dazzlings their just-desserts." "Too late!" Pinkie Pie called out pulling out a sundae dish. She took a spoonful and put it in her mouth. "Let's just do it." Sunset Shimmer sighed. "Why?" Rainbow Dash asked. "He turned the entire cafeteria into a circus!" Applejack said. "The only thing that was missing was a bearded lady." Rarity said. She caught Discord about to snap his fingers toward her. "Don't you dare!" "Ladies, ladies, I only got the school's interest in mind." Discord said. "But... if you're afraid that you're not good enough, I'll be on my way." "What?" Rainbow Dash asked. "Don't fall for it, Rainbow." Applejack said. "It's a trap." "What do you mean, we're not good enough?" Rainbow Dash asked. "We defeated the Dazzlings." "Correction: Sunset Shimmer defeated the Dazzlings." Discord said. "As I recall, they out-sung you. Sunset Shimmer picked up the microphone and got you all back up on your feet. I'm just saying..." "Hey, we're still as good!" Rainbow Dash said. "All right, girls. Let's show this creep who's awesome!" The Rainbooms realized there was no talking their lead-guitarist out of it, so they took their instruments and played a new song. Discord chuckled as he sat back and enjoyed the show. "Together, we bring something to the table That helps us stay on our feet It doesn't matter what we are as long as we're able To see through this journey and complete We are puzzle pieces you've never seen before But this much, we dare to admit When you see that we are something more Than this puzzle can finally fit Look out, world. The Rainbooms are here And our quest is crystal clear Together, we'll be able to thrive And the spirit of friendship... The spirit of friendship... The spirit of friendship can keep us all alive" Discord enjoyed the sight and sound of the song he heard. He tapped his chin and started to grin. Suddenly, a glow escaped from the girls. They suddenly grew longer hair, pony tails, and pony ears. Despite the change, they continued singing. "We may have our specialties, but also, our flaws That's where friends with differences come in They can help us up, and all because We prefer to help each other than go runnin' No matter how low we are, we rise No matter how far, we're nearby And together, the six of us will realize That the bond we share can never die We make the path to a bright tomorrow Only seeing what is there We will go beyond This eternal bond FROM HERE TO ETERNITY... WE'LL ALWAYS CAAAAAAAAAAAAAARE LOOK OUT, WORLD! THE RAINBOOMS ARE HERE AND OUR QUEST IS CRYSTAL CLEAR TOGETHER, WE'LL BE ABLE TO THRIVE AND THE SPIRIT OF FRIENDSHIP... THE SPIRIT OF FRIENDSHIP... THE SPIRIT OF FRIENDSHIP CAN KEEP US ALL ALIVE THE SPIRIT OF FRIENDSHIP... THE SPIRIT OF FRIENDSHIP... THE SPIRIT OF FRIENDSHIP CAN KEEP US ALL ALIIIIIIIIIIIIVE" The song ended and the girls' changes began to transform back. After that, the only sound left was Discord clapping his hands together. "Not bad." Discord said. "Now, I'm certain you'll vote for me." "No offense, but we're still on board for Starlight Glimmer." Applejack said. "OH, COME ON!" Discord complained. "What's a guy have to do to gain your trust, beg?!" "You really want us to trust you?" Fluttershy asked. "Of course." Discord said. Fluttershy turned her head at Rainbow Dash. She pointed at her pocket and Rainbow Dash widened his eyes at it. "OH, NO!" Rainbow Dash shouted. "NO, NO, NO! I AM NOT TRUSTING HIM WITH THEM!" "Who with the what-now?" Discord asked. "Come on." Fluttershy said. "We have to give him a chance." "Why?" Rainbow Dash asked. Sunset Shimmer stepped up. "Because you gave me a chance." Rainbow Dash sighed loudly and dug her hand in her pocket. She pulled out tiny, broken, red rocks and placed them in Discord's hand. "You know I'm not a rock-nut, right?" Discord asked. "Ooh!" Pinkie Pie exclaimed. "We can give them to my sister, Maud." "No, Pinkie." Sunset Shimmer said. "Those are the pieces of the Dazzlings' jewels. If they get their hands on them, they could rebuild them and gain their powers back. So, Discord..." She breathed in and out. "...We want to you protect them. Make sure the Dazzlings won't get them back." "Really?" Discord asked excitedly. "Oh, thank you, girls. I promise, you won't regret it!" "Too late." Rarity said. Discord leaped out of the room and saw there was no one around to listen in. He pulled out his mirror and looked at his reflection. "Guess what, handsome." Discord said. "I got the girls' votes. All I gotta do is safeguard a bunch of broken rocks for them. I got this election thing in the bag. You must be proud of me." "Actually, I'm confused." the reflection said. "Why would you care if a few girls vote for you or not? You've got nothing to benefit from it." "Don't I?" Discord asked with a grin. "You see, those girls are the most likeable students in the entire school district. I get their votes. Soon, they'll introduce me to their friends and I'll get their votes. And so on. And so on. Those girls are my ticket to winning this election." "Ai, ai, ai!" the reflection groaned. "Don't tell me you actually want to win." "What's wrong with that?" Discord asked. "It's a cry for desperation, that's what!" the reflection shouted. "It's obvious why you want to win!" "Of course, it's obvious to you." Discord said. "You're me and I know why." "Get your head out of the clouds, Discord." the reflection said. "You're never gonna win. No one's gonna vote for you." "Oh, we'll see." Discord replied closing the mirror and putting it back in his pocket. "We'll see."