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// Boredom Time 
// Story: Chaos at Mach 20 
// by KGB-Agent9347 
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	Discord stared unblinkingly at the checkerboard ceiling of his living room. Several weeks had passed since the Grand Galloping Gala and life had returned to normal in Equestria. This fact was driving Discord up a wall, specifically the one in his living room. Discord racked his mind for an answer to his intense boredom as he paced a circular path around the room. Tuesday Tea Time with Fluttershy could only sate his attention for so long. 
However, Discord couldn't simply revert to his old ways on a whim. Discord pulled such a stunt with Tirek and nearly lost both his friend and power as a result. He was adamant about taking his reformation to heart this time. Still, he couldn't help but release his mischievous side from time to time through the art of prank.  These were no ordinary pranks as Discord enjoyed throwing a bit of chaos magic into the mix.
His most recent masterpiece was scrambling the titles of Twilight's library in the middle of her weekly recataloguing. Everytime the books we reordered, the titles would shuffle and begin the cycle again.He had never seen the lavender alicorn so wound up before nor her beleaguered dragon assistant so tired as the process had repeated itself for an entire day before figuring it out. All of Equestria's citizens were subject to his rather irritating wrath at one point or another before eventually becoming accustomed to it. Instead of shock and distress, ponies now regarded his shenanigans with droll acceptance. Some had even taken countermeasures, for instance, Twilight had magic-proofed sections of her new castle against Discord. He had no other company as neither Rainbow Dash nor Pinkie Pie shared his verve for chaotic pranks.
One thought remained in his mind even after the Gala had ended. Fluttershy mentioned the possiblity of a friend to discuss chaos magic. He wore a circular grove in his living room's walls pondering this idea.

"The problem is," Discord fumed, "there is no one like me in Equestria!"

He suddenly stopped and straightened, as if struck by lightning. A wide smiled spread across his face while he slowly floated to an upright position.
"In Equestria," Discord excitedly whispered, "that's the real problem."

He rapidly ascended the stairs to his basement.

"I have to look outside this dimension to find someone like me! Now where did I place that old thing?"

Discord rummaged through the mountain of dust-laden boxes which filled his basement. The contents of the boxes flew across the room, onto a rapidly growing pile, topped by a golden cane resembling a certain alicorn.  At last, Discord gleefully gazed upon his prize. A rather decrepit CRT television with a pair of antennae protruding from the top. The Dimensional Viewer was no ordinary television set. Discord had created it during his initial reign of chaos with the purpose of viewing the  events of other worlds. Not even Celestia herself knew of its existence as she never ventured into Discord's domain. He lasted used it to observe Twilight's misbegotten adventures in Canterlot High. Discord chuckled to himself remembering that rather absurd event in Equestrian history as he carried the television down to his living room. Discord frowned and tilted his head after setting it against the wall.

"About time for an upgrade I say."

Discord snapped his fingers and the Dimensional Viewer morphed in a modern flat-screen, mounted to the wall. Discord grinned and sat down on his sofa with remote in eagle claw.

"Let's see what the other dimensions have to offer"

The Dimension Viewer flickered to life and displayed the familiar sight of Canterlot High School. Sunset Shimmer manically ran through the hallways with a frenzied look on her face. Discord immediately flipped to the next channel remarking Celestia's former protégé would be too obvious of a choice.
The next image featured a blue genie rapidly shifting between various sizes, shapes, and forms in darkly lit cave. Discord paused for a moment and rubbed his chin with the lion paw before changing the channel again. "Not chaotic enough."
The next image was of a rather garishly dressed clown and elderly man engaged in a struggle flanked by three statues. Their struggle was short lived as the old man was struck down by a bolt of lightning and unceremoniously kicked off the edge of the floating continent. As the clown pushed one of statues out of formation, the scene shifted to a planetary view in time for a massive discharge of energy to shatter a continent. Discord had seen enough and hastily tuned to another channel. "Way too chaotic."
A man ran through an empty city street before tripping and falling on the ground. The man quickly got up, only to be confronted by a pink cat creature in a lab coat. The man raised his hands and pleaded for mercy. The cat responded by producing a phallic purple bat and sending the man careening into the side building with a sickening crunch. Marveling at his carnage, the cat broke into a celebratory dance. Discord watched dumbfounded and silently changed the channel.
Three men clad in uniform stood on the bridge of a starship. Suddenly, four mariachis appeared in a flash of light on the bridge. Three began playing while the fourth danced about, trumpet in the air, taunting the captain. Discord cocked his head to the side before flipping to another channel."I don't know why but I feel like I've met him before. Anyway, too powerful."
The Dimension Viewer showed a verdant mountain before zooming in an old school building. It appeared abandoned surrounded by foliage with a barely visible dirt path leading to it. However, the scene inside told a different story. The classroom was full of students, bearing blazer style uniforms. They were a diverse bunch, and that's without taking into account the monolithic computer near the back of the room, displaying the face of a young girl with lavender hair. None of them interested Discord as his eyes were glued on the teacher at the front of the room. 
Instead of another human, a yellow octopus in a graduation cap and gown stood in front of the blackboard. He was absentmindedly chewing on some candy when a student while a few students stabbed at him. The octopus grinned and dodged the blades, his incredible speed left afterimages. Discord was intrigued by how casually both parties reacted, neither showed any signs of malice or fear. He tapped the Skip Back button and watched the octopus's previous escapades with growing excitement. His favorite involved the octopus and students enjoying a trainride along a river. A sniper was camped on the shore with the octopus in his scope. Upon taking the shot, the octopus caught the bullet in mid-air using a piece of yatsuhashi.  
Discord couldn't help but grin at the octopus's antics. It was uncanny to find someone so perfect for his scheme. The two of them had a lot in common, including general pettiness, a love of mischief, and no sense of personal space. The octopus's abilities also lent themselves well to Discord's sense of humor. In short, Discord had found his new friend.  
Taking note of all of the octopus's quirks, Discord conjured a whiteboard and started mapping out his scheme. He figured a little incentive may be required and sent a note to Sugarcube Corner requesting their grandest creation along with a generous amount of bits. Struck by inspiration, Discord stretched over to his book shelf, retrieved a small yet massive tome, and placed it on his coffee table. The Draconequus's Almanac, as Discord had elegantly titled it, was a pseudo-encyclopedia written after his initial reformation. Discord had written it partially out of boredom but mostly as an aid for his mischief. Each page had the picture of an Equestrian citizen, their likes, dislikes, personal secrets, and a checklist of past and future pranks. He rapidly leafed through the book until finding the page he sought. With a flick of his wrist, a select few words detached themselves from the page before flying to another pony's entry. Discord flipped through the pages and repeated the process a few more times before shutting the book with a fiendish grin.
"This is going to be a riot!" Discord said excitedly, "Equestria will never see him coming!"



Meanwhile at Canterlot High, Sunset Shimmer was still running through the halls and heavily panting. A hopeful smile spread across her face as the school statue came into view. I'm almost there. I'll be safe once I cross back into Equestria. Just a little further.



Discord tapped the Info button and the word "Korosensei" appeared below the octopus. "How peculiar" Discord noted, before disappearing in a flash. He re-materialized an instant later within the confines of Twilight's castle library. Not knowing whether the alicorn was in the structure, Discord snaked through the bookshelves, avoid any direct light until finding his prize. Starswirl's mirror was still attached to a myriad of  scientific contraptions with the magic journal still perched on the altar. Fluttershy had mentioned during a previous meeting how Twilight modified it to allow inter-dimensional travel at any time. Discord would have personally thanked the alicorn for making his job easier if he weren't stealing the mirror outright. Despite placing a magical ward on every tome in the library, Twilight had neglected to do anything to safeguard the mirror. It seemed having the Element of Magic stolen hadn't taught Twilight her lesson. Discord grinned at his good fortune and snapped his fingers, causing both the mirror device and the draconequus to vanish in a burst of light. An identical copy stood in the mirror's place. 
Back in his home, Discord slid the mirror next to the Dimensional Viewer. Discord conjured a pair of tinted goggles, a lab coat, and a myriad of tools before setting upon his work. He reached up, grabbed the magic journal, and gazed upon it for a brief moment before gingerly tossing it away.
"I'm sure nobody needs to use this portal at the moment." Discord said as he began to solder several connections between the two devices.



Meanwhile, Sunset Shimmer lay unconscious in front of the statue. She had dove headfirst into the base. Instead of emerging in Equestria, her skull collided with the solid stone base resulting in a minor concussion. The de-powered Dazzlings were passing through and noticed the unconscious girl. They rushed to her side, pilfered her wallet, and returned to their walk.



"Nobody at all." Discord said, wiping the sweat from his brow. By now, he had stripped off a majority of Twilight's modifications and replaced them with a control panel connected to the Dimensional Viewer via a few magenta cables. With Korosensei's image still present on the monitor, Discord powered up the device, causing the mirror to come alive. The mirror attempted to bridge the worlds for several long minutes but no progress was being made. A solid connection formed for seemingly a second before sputtering out. Exasperated, Discord started vigorously smacking the mirror's frame with his lion paw.
"Come on, you piece of junk! Work!"
Suddenly, the connection was made and a  yellow swirling vortex formed on the mirror's surface. Discord was felt rather pleased with his progress when a though occurred: the princesses might become suspicious if he disappeared for a few days. They knew it wasn't in his nature to remain quiet for extended periods of time and would investigate. He conjured a scroll and began writing a message.

 Dear Princess Celestia,
I have been doing much thinking recently and have come to the realization I need more friends. It isn't healthy for me to get jealous when Fluttershy spends time with somepony else. While the citizens of Equestria are anything but unfriendly, I still lack somepony that shares my particular set of interests. I will be taking a trip outside the borders of Equestria in search of new friends. I hope you won't mind but I will be gone for the next four to five days. I will contact you upon my return.
Sincerely,
Discord

He finished the letter with a flourish and emblazoned it with his personal seal before sending it off to the Royal Palace. Having created a workable alibi, Discord grinned as he dove headfirst into the portal.	"New friend, here I come!"



Meanwhile, Korosensei had finished eating an eclair and glumly stared at his wallet. A gluttonous appetite for sweets and a junior high school teacher's salary didn't mix well. Korosensei had decided to visit this cafe after learning of its reputation from Ritsu. While the eclairs had lived up to his expectations, they drained what little cash Korosensei had left. Fortunately, tomorrow was payday, meaning he could restock his junk food reserves. Korosensei sighed, stowed his wallet, and glanced at a nearby clock tower which read 1:20. He blinked for moment then began to panic.
"Oh crap! I've lost track of time!" Korosensei yelled. "I must have spent too much time at the Louvre! Class will be starting within the hour!"
Korosensei disappeared without another word, leaving a small dust cloud and several baffled Parisians in his wake. As he soared across the globe at Mach 20, Korosensei could not imagine what awaited at Kunugigaoka Junior High School.



Princess Celestia stood atop her balcony which overlooked the city of Canterlot, glancing at a nearby clock which read six o'clock. A golden aura engulfed her horn as she raised the sun, bathing Equestria in its warming glow. The alicorn returned to her chambers and began preparation for another day of tedious and boring royal duties. This was interrupted by a scroll bearing a familiar seal appearing on her mattress. She tore open the letter with an eager grin that rapidly morphed into a frown upon reading the contents. 
Great.  Now, I can enjoy the monthly nobility debates without interruption. Ugh... I should happy Discord is actually trying to make new friends but he was reformed for a reason: alleviating my boredom. I should probably tell the others. No doubt they'll be happy to hear this.  Celestia ignited her horn and created duplicate scrolls, sending them off in a puff of smoke. She exited the bed chamber and began the long walk to her throne room.
"Of all the weekends for him to disappear..." Celsetia grumbled, trotting down the palace's empty hallways, "Guess I'm in for another long weekend. I hope Discord's at least having fun."