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// Chapter 1: Unfortunate Event 
// Story: Paradox's Prodigy(Cancelled.....for now.) 
// by TheDimensionRift 
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Discord flew weaving in and out a group of trees, flying as fast as his wings could take him. He then took a sharp turn up, appearing to soar to the heavens before making a u-turn and descending back down to the peak of a mountain.
He slowly made his descent and perched himself at a cliff overlooking a small village. It had been some time since he had actually last flown, so doing so now brought a feeling of satisfaction to him.
From the mountain top he looked out and admired what was staring back at him, chaos and disharmony as far as the eye can see. He had been ruling over Equeastria for a few years now and was glad to see how much had changed in such a short time. He would hope to rule for another millennia to come, however, he had a strange feeling deep down inside him that made him question his own thoughts. Discord shrugged it off and decided to head back to his throne.
But as he turn to leave the mountain top he was greeted with a familiar face, one he hadn't seen in quite some time. A large dark purple Alicorn with eyes bright red; a mane and tail which seemed to be set ablaze by flames of dark lavender and silver; and wings which resembled those of a dragon.

"Do my eyes deceive me? It can't be?" Discord popped his eyes off like a pair of glasses in a cartoonish manner and rubbed them against his fur, as if cleaning them and then popped them in. "It IS you! Why it's been quite sometime since we last crossed, wouldn't you say Paradox?

“Discord my dearest, dearest friend,” began Paradox with a touch of sympathy in his voice “I just wanted to apologize to you for our last encounter. I’m understand my power of reasoning and persuasion didn’t work on you last time” Paradox chuckled softly to himself.

“Persuasion?” Discord lost his smile and replaced it with a look of irritation “You tried to convince me to give up my rule over Equestria and relinquish my throne so you could subjugate as you see fit. You really think I’d give up all this chaos?” Discord outstretched his paw to illustrate his point.

“Which is why I’m apologizing, I mean, who am I to question your rule?” Paradox teleported next to Discord and put his arm around him “You can forgive me, can’t you friend?” Paradox’s horn began glowing as he spoke.

Discord quickly moved away from Paradox and looked him in the eye as though to intimidate him.
“First off we’re not friends and secondly as the spirit of manipulation I know when your trying to use your magic on me. But since you feel it’s necessary,” Discord snap his fingers and a dimensional hole opened up “I guess I’ll have to respond with my magic as well” said Discord as he laughed to himself.

Paradox knew he wasn’t yet strong enough to face Discord so he started to retreat. Discord snapped his fingers again and effortlessly retrieved the Alicorn and levitated him over the opening to the dimension.

“I can’t have you trying to usurp my position again so I’ll send you to a dimension where there’s nothing and you can rule there,” Discord said with a smile on as his face his eyes lit up “Oh I almost forgot, there’s one more teensy weensy thing,” Discord started laughing as he snapped his fingers and reverted Paradox to his origin form, a small shadow like figure, drained and devoid of magic.

“Discord wait!” the small shadow now pleading not to be banished to another dimension “I know we’ve had our differences, but I’ve actually come to warn you about a premonition I had,” Paradox made a small sack appear out of thin air “In 3 years time, you will be overthrown by 2 regal sisters wielding the Elements of Harmony. If you plant these seeds they will sprout roots which will drain magic from the Tree of Harmony and the 2 which appose you” Discord took the seeds in hand and grinned.

“Thanks, but I think I’ve had enough of your tricks Paradox,” with that said Discord threw Paradox into the dimensional rip and sealed it shut. The last Discord had ever heard from Paradox was his screams of anger and rage which decreased in volume, the farther he fell.

The young filly trotted down the dirt path behind a pair of grown ponies with a large smile on his face. Blaze loved it when he and his parents went for their walks in the afternoon sun. He couldn’t explain why but he loved the way the sun’s rays hit his body and engulfed him in the heat, it was as though he and the sun were one; as though the very power of Celestia was coursing through his very being. Blaze also loved how both his parents would take time away from their daily activities of working on their land to walk with the young filly every Sunday afternoon. Blaze loved to stretch his wings and soar into the sky, almost as though it was his only purpose and all he wanted to do. When he ascended above his usual height, he noticed something in the distance beginning to form. 
Blaze was interested in the strange object because while it appeared to rotated violently, there was a bit of grace to be admired in the formation. Blaze hovered in fascination, however, that fascination quickly turned to fear as he realized he couldn’t resist the twisters pull. Blaze screamed and cried out for help feeling himself being pulled with the wind, shutting his eyes he feared for the worst. However, within seconds Blaze no longer felt any wind pulling him, instead he felt the wind moving against him. He opened his eyes to see him and his father moving away from the tornado and back to their home where his mother already waited.
“Don’t worry Blaze,” his father spoke in a calming tone “As long as your mother and I are around you’ll always be-“
Blaze's father’s speech was cut short when the roar of the twister’s winds spoke over him, it had caught up within only a few seconds and was inching its way toward the two pegasi. Blaze’s father resisted the winds as hard as he could holding his son so as not to let him get pulled in. The tornado was practically on top of them now, Blaze closed his eyes and prepared for the worst knowing only one outcome was left. His eyes quickly shot open when he realized that he no longer felt the pull of the wind, instead, he noticed he was inside the safety and comfort of his home his mother’s hooves caressing him. He scanned the room with his eyes and noticed something or better yet somepony was missing.
“Mommy, where’s daddy?” asked Blaze in a weak and trembling voice “Didn’t he come inside with me too?” tears began forming in his eyes.
Blaze still looked around the house, his eyes analyzing every corner and shadow of the room hoping that he might catch even a glimpse of his father. As he looked around something hit the top of his head, it gave off a sudden warmth and he could tell it was a liquid. His mother only held him tighter when her son began to notice the tears coming down her face and streaming down the side of her cheeks; afraid to lose the only other pony in her life she held him so that even if the tornado broke through the walls, it would not separate her from her child. As she felt another wave of tears building up inside her, she heard something which made hear cry even more heavily than before.
“Mommy?” said Blaze with tears in his eyes and a false smile which he tried to use to comfort his mother “Mommy, please don’t cry daddy wouldn’t want to see you cry”
With that said, Blaze's mother burst into tears and held her offspring so close to her cheat it was as though their hearts beated as one.