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// Chapter 2 
// Story: Chaos 
// by Wolf Paw 
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Discord was startled out of his uneasy sleep by a knock on his door.

"Discord, are you awake?"

Fluttershy. The dracoequus smiled as he sat up, calling out to her.

"Yes. I shall be down soon."

"Alright. Please don't forget we're having a picnic with the girls later today."

"Sure, sure."

Fluttershy went downstairs as Discord got up. He didn't live with Fluttershy at first, but after the incident back at his own home in the 'between dimensions space'. . . it was painful there as well. He didn't create that space, simply found it. It was full to the brim with chaotic magic, and every time he went there he soaked more of it up like a sponge. Any magic done there was instantaneously replaced, even adding more. It just made the build up more painful and he couldn't stay there. He lied to Fluttershy, saying Ponyville was his home now. The butterscotch pegasus had offered up her guest room to him- free of charge. He did help her though, with small things. Anything to let a little magic out.

He wasn't even looking for a new house to buy. Discord was pretty sure Fluttershy knew this.

Flashing downstairs, he found Fluttershy feeding her animals. Discord snapped his fingers, finishing the task for her.

"Thank you Dissy, that was very kind of you."

"Think nothing of it, my dear."

With another push of magic, the kitchen wear began to prepare breakfast. Plates danced about and Fluttershy smiled and clapped softly.

Even chaos could be good.





The picnic was in an hour and Discord was holed up in his room. Said dracoequus was hunched over on the floor, a towel clenched in his teeth. Pain burned through him. Wave after wave of agony, so close together it was like a constant surge. Discord released his disharmonious magic as best he could without causing too much havoc, but it wasn't enough. He dug his claws into the wood floor as he tried to stay silent.

'Too much, too much, too much. Let go!'

Discord released more chaos while trying to contain it to his room. Such magic was not meant to be stilled. It was going to get loose. He could either let it go, which could lead to his imprisonment again. Or he could real it back in. A sense of pain filled him. Trapped again in stone- feeling the buildup increase. Being frozen for forever, never to be free again. Never again would he become a statue, a garden decoration.

Discord pulled back on the chaos, tying it down. Then something snapped.

He rolled his body forward, dropping the towel, and threw up. Blood splattered the floor as Discord heaved. Tears flowed from his surprised eyes. Finally the surging stopped, and the pain lessened to something more manageable. A small puddle of blood on the floor made Discord wince. With a snap of his fingers, it was gone.

He didn't know what to do. It seemed his only two options were to try to handle his magic by himself or let it go and become a garden gnome.

Discord found himself for the first time in nearly a thousands years, wanting the wisdom of his eldest brother. But Discord's family was torn apart to who knows where. He was on his own.