//------------------------------// // Disobedient Discord // Story: Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron meets My Little Pony. // by Downunda Thunda //------------------------------// "Would you like some more tea?” Fluttershy asked me, her large turquoise eyes staring up at me, holding the teapot, which was, in reality, very empty. But this is a tea party… Despite the obvious lack of tea. Nevertheless, I still smiled at her and replied politely, as she had come to expect. “Why, of course, dear Fluttershy. I would love some more tea!” I flutter my eyes at her to emphisize the sarcasm in my voice. She giggled and “poured” the tea into my cup, which I raised to my lips, and pretended to drink. When Fluttershy suggested these tea parties, I was expecting actual tea. Not…not tea! But it didn’t matter, for it was at that moment, we were interrupted by a knock on the door. “Will you excuse me, Discord. I must go and see who that is.” Fluttershy said to me. “Of course, Fluttershy. Go see who our new guest is. I’ll be here.” Fluttershy smiled at me, and then went off around the corner. I quietly clicked my talons, and one of my ears doubled in size. I then moved it around, so it was pointed in the direction of the front door, which I heard open. “Oh! Princess Celestia!” Fluttershy exclaimed. “I’m sorry, if I had known you were coming, I would have tidied up a bit.” “That’s quite alright, Fluttershy.” I heard Celestia say. “Please, tell me. Is Discord here? I would like to speak with him about a matter of the highest importance.” “Of course, Celestia. He’s in the dining room. We’re having tea.” At that moment, I snapped my talons again, and my ear returned to it’s normal size. I then picked up a nearby newspaper, and pretended to read, all the while holding a teacup in my tail. There was one more thing that I needed to make this complete, and I snapped my talons once more, and a pair of half-moon spectacles appeared on my nose. “Discord” I heard Celestia say. “I have something I need to talk to you about.” I hold up one of the toes on my lion paw. “Just a moment.” I say jovially “This is a truly entertaining article.” After a few seconds more, I felt the joke was wearing out, so I neatly fold up the paper, and take my spectacles off, which disappear into a cloud of smoke. “Now then,” I say. “What was that you wanted to talk to me about?” “You mean, you don’t know?” Celestia said, slightly lowering her voice. “Celestia,” I say with a slight sigh. “I specialize in chaos magic… Not mind-reading. If you want a mind-reader, go see that Zebra who lives in the Everfree… Or even Pinkie Pie… They could help you out. If you want something chaotic, I’m your Draconequus.” A smile appears on my face. I loved messing with Celestia like this. “So you’re telling me, that you have absolutely no idea about a new creature in Equestria?” “Depends on what type of creature you mean, Celestia. I know of all maner of new things in this land, which you may or may not know about.” Celestia grunts slightly in frustration. Nothing brought me more joy than bringing what amounted to a deity amongst ponies to frustration. “I mean a horse!” She shouted. “There is a full, pure-bred horse currently in Ponyville! Did you, or did you not have anything to do with this?!” Okay, this is the point where I realize I may have gone too far. Time to drop the jokes and talk serious… Well… As serious as I can be, anyway. “A horse? I thought they were extinct.” I say. “They were. Up until a couple days ago. A yellow horse just appeared in the middle of a field just outside of town. Are you telling me that you had absolutely nothing to do with this?” “If I did, do you not think I would tell you?” “No, Discord.” Said Celestia, her voice now full of annoyance. “I do not think you would tell me. I think you would want to try and play dumb as long as possible as a practical joke.” I scratch my chin. She had a point there. “Okay, I admit, that is something I would do.” I say, paw and talons raised in defence. “But believe me, I do not know where this horse came from. I don’t know how he got here. I have had nothing to do with this.” Celestia eyes me cautiously. Like one might eye a venomous snake from across the room. “Okay Discord” She said, slowly. “I trust you.” The way she said that, told me that she doesn’t trust me at all. “For now, I will be working with my student to try and find a way for him to go home. However. If we discover that you are responsible for this… Let’s just say that you won’t have to pretend to drink tea anymore… for a long… Long time.” On that note, Celestia turns and leaves. Fluttershy, who had been in the corner of the room all throughout the exchange between myself and Celestia had a look of minor shock. “I… think that’s enough tea for today” She said weakly. “S-same time next week?”