//------------------------------// // Bloody Murder // Story: The Way Photos Tilt // by Brony Parasite //------------------------------//         Pinkie was panting in Sugarcube Corner with Fluttershy looking worriedly at her.         “Pinkie, what happened?” Asked the shy mare with concern.         The hyper mare took a few more moments to collect herself, before, “I was running around and ended up in front of the train to Ponyville… As it was pulling out. I don’t know why, but I couldn’t get off the tracks until I was back here…”         Fluttershy gasped, “You ran all the way to Ponyville while outrunning a train and no breaks the entire time!?”         Pinkie was in the middle of gulping down her fifth glass of water in the past two seconds, so she only nodded.         “Oh you poor thing! You should go to bed. Screwball's party can wait.” Fluttershy said with a stern, yet caring tone.         Pinkie was in no mood to argue, so she trotted up the stairs to her room. The yellow pegasus sighed.         Before she left, Twilight appeared for a second, screaming “Library! Emergency! Now!” And vanished.         Fluttershy stood in silence until she muttered, “I better see what’s got Twilight in such a rush… Oh, I’m going to have to pull Pinkie out of bed…”         Lumen was back in her human form and her house. The meeting with the Princesses could have gone better - and longer, for that matter - but it wasn’t as bad as thought. Luna didn’t seem fazed for some reason, Celestia seemed cold, the Elements of Harmony kept their distance, and her father seemed nervous for the first time in forever.         “Hey,” Hurricane said, hovering next to the the human’s doorway, “Sorry for always being mean to you. I never really liked taking orders. I hope I can make it up.”         Lumen giggled, “All is forgiven!”         Hurricane stared for a moment, “What? Just like that?”         Lumen rolled her eyes playfully and walked over to the pegasus mare. She spoke slowly, as if to a child or to someone in another language. “I. Forgive you. For being a meanie mick meanerson.” She made whacky hand gestures that most likely didn’t have anything to do with what she’d just said. Hurricane couldn’t help but laugh.         The two enjoyed their moment of goofing off, and Hurricane spoke. “Guess it’s time for breakfast…” She really meant dinner, but Discord and Lumen called it breakfast, and she didn’t want to ruin the moment with logic that the Displaced child hated.         Lumen screamed in excitement and ran upstairs in a bubble of water…         “I’ll never get used to living here…” Hurricane mumbled.         Teddy was sat on the bed, replacing the stitches in his arm, “You and me both Mrs. Typhoon.”         Hurricane glared at the stuffed animal. “Don’t bring that up stuffing!”         The bear raised his paws in the air in a surrender motion. “I just called you Mrs-”         Hurricane slapped the bear, who just shrugged it off.         “Anyway, I think master Discord’s going to remodel and make it more survivable.” Teddy said.         The ex-general nearly fell to the floor crying in joy, but kept her emotion in check. She nodded, and opened the floorboard so as to leave.         When she was out of earshot, she squealed in delight.         Discord felt uncertain. He was nowhere, a plain beyond Equestria, but not beyond the Void. An almost vastless space, containing little to nothing.         “Nemul is returning… You know what this means… She must be ready…” A bodiless voice said. Discord rolled his eyes.         “Don’t you think I know that!? I need a time here!”         “After the magic eater is defeated… You shall have thirty days…” The voice stated, “This is something she must face alone… Any others shall only interfere… If she fails… Equestria shall fall into an eternal nightmare… From which none shall wake…”         “Okay then, if you know so much,” Discord glared, “Tell me how to prepare her?”         “That… Is up to you…”         Discord humphed, “Nice talking to ya,” Sarcasm dripped from his voice as he faded away.         “Good luck… My…” The voice stopped. {???’s PoV}         I walked my way towards this ‘Ponyville’ I’d heard about. Blood stained my coat, though it barely showed, and a giggle escaped my mouth. I couldn’t wait until I meet these so called ‘Elements of Harmony’. I was looking forward to killing them.         ‘Well, this’ll be interesting…’ As I arrived, I took notice of a few Unicorn Guards. I trotted up to them, only for them to pull out their spears and point them at me. "Halt! Who are-" The guard to the left started, but died down as he saw my face, "N-no... It can't be!" Before he could react, I rushed towards him, horn glowing red. A small beam of magic shot out, and cut right through his neck, decapitating him in an instant. I looked to the remaining guard, my ruby-like eyes gleaming in sadistic glee. "G-g-g-g-" I cut him off too, but this time a bolt of red pierced his heart. "Galaxy, and don't muss it up." I said.