The Storm Of Chaos
The sky continued to crack with lightning arcing around the six, Discord was still laughing and hard as he leaned back and was rolling in the air as if he was rolling on the floor, as wildcats and wolves fell from the sky like rain. Twilight witnessed as her world was coming down around here as her friends started to get into a scuffle. “What’s so funny?!” Pinkie Pie angrily asked the Erisadies.
Discord snaps his talon as he conjures a couch and sits down on it, in his paw is a box of popcorn and a set of glasses with one blue lens and one red lens. “This is the best comedy show I have seen in eons and none of those ‘What’s the deal with X’ stick.” Discord answered while eating a pawful of popcorn at the same time much like how he was talking to Rainbow Dash, while he chewed it gave the distinct sound of glass being crushed combined with the squelching sound you get when munching on a massive wad of bubblegum.
“Well, the joke’s on you!” Pinkie Pie shouted as she threw a cake into Discord’s face. Discord started to lick it off, “I wouldn't eat that if I ever you!” Pinkie sing-sang.
Discord continued only to vomited out the cake and the rest of his stomach, “I haven’t tasted such a terrible lie.” After drinking some water he conjured, “But it was worth it.”
“Ha ha.” Fluttershy mocked laughed at Pinkie Pie. Pinkie Pie then dove at Fluttershy. The druid simply side-stepped causing the jester to land on her face, the ground giving the sound of blowing a raspberry as she made contact. “Ha ha.” Fluttershy then turned to Rarity, “You might want to keep an eye out for the farm girl, with a diamond like that…”
“Ha, why would Ah take that worthless pebble.” Applejack countered in a voice that she was irritated at that accusation.
Rarity speed walked to Applejack and started to beat Applejack’s shoulders with both her hands, “You shalln’t have Tom, ruffian!” Applejack was clearly baffled as Rarity attempted to attack her. Fluttershy laughed at the scene between Applejack and Rarity as she gave a few kicks into Pinkie Pie.
“Oh please make it stop, my spleen!” Discord laughed holding his sides just as they literally burst shooting out confetti.
Watching the scene something clicked in Twilight. ‘Discord is a being of chaos, chaotic beings are known to not follow the rules, or … ’. “You cheated!” Twilight accused as she returned to her feet. “You messed with my friends’ minds and set up an impossible challenge hiding the Elements in the maze. I am starting to see why Princess Celestia hates you.” She muttered the last part under her breath.
Discord snapped out of his laughing and was serious. “Excuse me.” He said clearly taken aback at the acquisition. “I’m cheating?” He looked to his left and then to his right. “Oh you are accusing me, but I thought we already met.” Discord then snapped the tuft of hair at the end of his tail and Twilight and Discord were inside a basketball court in some sort of meet and greet with everyone from Chantalot (Minus Celestia, Luna, and Cadance) and everyone from Magiville, even people she had not met yet.
Twilight was not in her normal clothes, her hair was up in a bun, she had a plaid vest over a long-sleeve white shirt with matching skirt that went halfway between her knees and ankles and she was wearing a pair of prescription glasses, with a sticker that read ‘My name is: Twilight Sparkle’ with her name written as she normally signs it with her mark as the dots for the ‘i’s. The same was for everyone else save for Discord.
The master of chaos was dressed in an orange zoot suit, with a sticker like Twilight's but the name ‘Discord’ was written in several different font styles that were ever shifting. “Well hello Ms. Sparkle, I am Discord; Spirit of Chaos, Antithesis of Harmony. It is a pleasure to meet you.” Discord then snapped his talons and Odyssey Eurobeat’s ‘Discord’ is heard, everyone started to dance as if in a rave as Discord took Twilight’s hand and started to, for lack of a better term, speed waltz.
After about a minute of that, “WE’VE MET!” Twilight shouted causing the song to stop as if it was a vinyl record with a scratch. “DIES IST VERBOTEN!” And in a flash of purple light, the two were right back where they were before Discord flashed the two to where-ever he spirited them to. “Nothing you just did change the fact that hiding the Elements of Harmony in the hedge maze was unfair!”
Discord blinked in confusion, he lifted his talon and pointed to Twilight as what Twilight concluded dawned on him, “Wait, you thought I…” Discord then started to laugh. “Oh and I thought you ran out of jokes.” After a few more laughs. “I never said I placed them there.”
Twilight was baffled, “But you said…,” she started, but before she could finish Discord snapped his paw and Twilight and Discord were standing next to each other, they were transparent and were in the throne room.
Discord then pointed ahead and Twilight saw that she was watching Discord giving his clue to everyone, “To find the elements, you will have to go through several twists and turns to find yourself right back where your adventure began.” the past Discord said giving his song and dance.
“Well, wasn’t that an interesting show. But as you just saw, I didn’t say they were in the hedge maze.” Discord commented as he replayed the scene. “You’re the one who misinterpreted the riddle,” said Discord said his past-self finished the song and dance.
Twilight suddenly had a flash of her own, which unfortunately somehow had her and Discord in Cadance’s private box at the movie theater watching a film that involved moving comic strips, “Oh come on, that’s not even remotely related to what I remembering a moment ago,” said Twilight in frustration.
“At what point did I mention anything about helping you?” said Discord as he drank a disposable cup that the theater sold while leaving the soda floating where the beverage container used to be. “But if you keep trying, you might figure it out. Celestia picked you for a reason.” Discord then looked at the wrist of his talon. “Well, I best be going, I got… let's see Luna has been on the moon for a thousand solar years, I clashed with her and Celestia nine thousand lunar months or moons before that, thirteen moons in a solar year... About one thousand seven hundred solar years worth of Chaos to sow.” Discord then looked to Twilight and petting her on the head. “Oh don’t fret my dear, maybe the ‘Magic of Friendship’ can help you. Tahtah.” Discord said as he conjured a doorknob right in front of him, he then pulled the knob opening a break in reality like a normal door. He walked through the opening and shut the ‘door’ behind him, after which the doorknob disappeared as well.
In the background, Fluttershy was a laughing at the other three, with Pinkie Pie continuously saying ‘Quit it.’ ‘Stop it.’, Rarity was slapping Applejack trying to keep her away from the bolder. Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy then started to touch the boulder. It was clear that the four were not going to help Twilight, this was the second time she ran ahead of her friends and was stuck without their help.
Twilight grunted as she thought about Discord’s clue again, “Think, Twilight, ‘To find the elements, you will have to go through several twists and turns to find yourself right back where your adventure began.’ Think, riddles have the answer in them. ‘Twist and turns… back where your adv…’” Twilight then facepalmed herself, “I am so stupid.” Twilight then turned to the others, “I know where to go...and none of you really care,” she gave an exasperated sigh.
All of them confirmed it with various affirmations, except Applejack, who gave a disinterested, “nope.”
Twilight gave a sigh of frustration as she ran ahead, the four followed her reluctantly each glaring at each other, Rarity in the rear rolling the boulder. About half an hour later the five and ‘Tom’ the boulder were on Twilight’s skyboat.
Twilight was thankful that she did not bump into any of the guards. That being said a part of her wanted someone to actually listen to her in this situation, ‘where were Celestia and Luna?’ she thought to herself, ‘you’d think they would want to know how things went.’ Twilight sighed but noticed the ship was closer to Magiville than she expected. “No way Magiville can be this close, it was a solid twenty minutes going just short of a making a sonic boom,” Twilight said as she looked over the bow as she slowed the skyboat almost to a stop. The ground around Magiville was in worse shape than when the six left, several buildings were floating, a few were also upside down, there were rabbits the size of large horses with cow-like feet, the one in the lead Twilight recognized as Angel, Fluttershy’s animal companion. They were chasing Spike until the dragon tripped over his feet. Twilight gasped in horror as the mutated rabbits trampled the young dragon.
Fluttershy floated over and shouted to the rabbits, “Good boy, Angel. Mama’s so proud.” Twilight then landed the skyboat, jumped out and ran to Spike. Only to slip and slide. She looked and saw that the road was not dirt but soap.
“Don’t you just love what I have done with the place?” Spike asked as he got up and walked two feet above the ground. Spike then transformed to reveal that he was Discord in disguise. “Beautiful, is it not?” the master of Chaos asked. “I actually like the improvements to… um… what’s this place called?” Then seeing a ‘Welcome To Magiville’ sign written by Pinkie Pie. “Oh! Magiville. Well, this is only stop number one.” Discord then vanished in a flash of white light. Twilight gave a huff of anger as she struggled to get up. “Then again I think this will be the new chaos capital of the world.” Discord’s voice is heard as he the size of spider emerged from Twilight’s focus gem. “Well, I better get to work.” Discord then walked away.
“Not if I have something to say about it,” Twilight stated as she started towards the Golden Oak. She turned toward to see the others also head towards the Library, but as Fluttershy was about to say something. “Don’t you say anything.” Twilight then entered the library and shut the door in the face of the others. “Sorry but I don’t need your un-help!” she shouted.
“Twilight, I am so sorry, I have no idea what happened to Angel.” Spike started as he came down the stairs from the Twilight’s bedroom. “He just… where is everyone?” He asked as he looked around.
Twilight started to the bookshelves, “Don’t ask we don’t have the time.” Twilight started scanning, “Where're The Elements of Harmony reference book?” Twilight asked.
“This is what happens when you always re-shuffle the books.” Spike commented as he walked, bringing the bookshelf ladder with him over to the column marked ‘E’. He then climbed up the latter, pulling out the book Twilight was looking for. “Cheerilee and I spent three hours putting the books back where they belong, before she and her class left. She asked that you follow the setup and leave how it was organized alone,” Spike continued as he climbed down and handed the book to Twilight.
Twilight sighed as she accepted the book. Spike, however, raised his shoulders and went to the door. She opened the book and saw that it was cut out with all six Elements in a smaller size. Twilight gasped “The Elements!” She then smiled, “Alright it’s time to confront Discord!” Twilight then turned to see Spike just staring at the others. “Don’t ask, why they are so gra… How?” Twilight asked as she saw that her friends were all solidly in a middle shade of gray save for the irises of their eyes, which were a duller tone than before. “How did they get grayer?”
“We ain't grayer than before.” Applejack lied as she, Rarity, Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie continued to delve into the opposite of their Elements as Rarity was shining her boulder, Fluttershy spat on ‘Tom’ and Pinkie Pie growled in wrath.
Twilight dipped her head in sorrow, “I can be.... my friends have…” She then lifted her head in righteous fury exclaimed as she levitated the necklaces bearing the Elements of Honesty, Generosity, Kindness and Laughter and the tiara bearing the Element of Magic and forcible clasp the necklaces around her present friend. “Become Such Big Jerks! Necklace, Necklace, Necklace, Necklace, Tiara. Let’s Go!”
“Um Twilight, you are missing Rainbow Dash,” Spike said pointing out the absent elementalist.
Twilight thought for a second and then magically clasped the Element of Loyalty around Spike’s neck. “Congrats, Spike you’re the new Rainbow Dash. Now, Let's Do This.” Twilight then started to rush forward.
Spike was frozen in terror as the others reluctantly followed Twilight, his pupils as slits in fright. “If Rainbow Dash finds out... Celestia and Luna help me.” he all but squeaked. But the dragon followed.
After two minutes Twilight found Discord looking over the schoolhouse, clearly pondering what he was intending, “Discord.” Twilight shouted and the Erisadies turned to face Twilight, her friends, and a small dragon.
Discord gave a smile that Twilight missed as he looked at the band, but he then leaned back and fanned being distraught. “Oh no. You have found the Elements of Harmony. It is clear I have lost.” Discord then snapped his paw and he was tied to a post with a light cigar, blindfolds, etc. “You have solved my riddle and have bested me. I concede my defeat. You may fire when you are ready.” As he spoke another of his talon appeared and made an archery target in front of him over his heart. “All I ask is that you hit me with your best shot. Fire away.” A female version of Discord popped out of nowhere and started singing Pat Benatar's “Hit Me With Your Best Shot.”
Twilight took three rapid and clearly annoyed breaths as she lowered her tiara on to her head. The female version of Discord vanished but the song continued as Twilight, Applejack, Rarity, Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie rose into the air much like how they and Rainbow Dash rose in their fight against Nightmare Moon as the lights from the other elements, minus the one of Loyalty, entered the Element of Magic but there was no light heading towards Discord and everything just stopped and then forced back into them and forced them to the ground.
Twilight looked around in utter confusion. “What the… Why aren’t they working?” she asked.
Applejack looked at her Element, “T’is one’s workin’, must be ya’lls.” She said accusatively towards the others, namely Twilight.
Pinkie Pie then took off her Element, “I HATE the Elements of Harmony!” she exclaimed angrily as she threw it to the ground.
“Utter garbage,” Fluttershy stated with a humph as she too took off her Element and let it drop to the ground.
Rarity dove at the two discarded Elements of Harmony, “MINE!” she exclaimed possessively. “THEY’RE ALL MINE!”
Twilight turned to Spike, all he did was take off the Element of Loyalty and ran away back to the Golden Oak crying, crying ashamed of himself and his failure. That he could not help Twilight in her moment of need. As Spike left Rarity claimed the Element for herself. Twilight then heard an entire opera house audience of applauds via a standing ovation. She turned to see Discord was free and had multiplied himself to match what Twilight heard. One Discord, most likely the real one, walked up to the five. “Bravo, girls! That was a wonderful performance." the other Discords vanished as Discord snapped his paw, "Harmony in Mystica is officially dead and I won round two of our little game.” He laughed as he vanished in a white light.
Twilight growled at everything that had happened it was clear that Discord was screwing with her and she had enabled him to so since she came to the wrong conclusion to Discord’s riddle. She fully understood why Celestia was so close to, as Luna said, going supernova.
“This is all your fault this whole thing didn't work.” Pinkie Pie said angrily, it was not directed to Twilight, which baffled Twilight. Having lived in Magiville for so long, Twilight started to realize that Pinkie Pie was not as truly random, but her actions were often outside of the normal range and/or the standard deviations, that being said in truth, her actions were rooted in reality.
“Who are you talking to?” Twilight asked trying to understand the atypical logic of the now gray-clad jester. “You’re not so random!”
“ALL OF YOU!” Pinkie Pie shouted out loud. She then turned from the group and started trudging angrily in the direction of Sugercube Corner, “I'm outta here!”
Applejack also took off her Element and turned from the schoolhouse, “Ah better get goin’, too. Ah’ve got new and better friends waitin’ for mah at the farm.” she lied as she headed towards Sweet Apple Temple. Rarity dove for the Element and chuckling as she started back to her boutique with five of the six Elements of Harmony and her precious ‘Tom’.
“Yeah! I'm sick of you losers.” Fluttershy said as she started to fly away before she left she whipped her head causing her hair to smack Twilight in the face.
“FINE!” Twilight shouted as all of her friends walked and flew away, “LEAVE! SEE IF I CARE! I DON’T NEED ANY OF YOU EITHER! WITH FRIENDS LIKE YOU, WHO NEEDS…” Twilight stopped as she realized her world was crumbling around her and while Discord might have gotten to her friends, had she took the time to think through the riddle she would have realized to go back to the Golden Oak, to look for the reference guide. Twilight dipped her head as she finished the question, “...enemies…?” Twilight started to cry as two large tears landed on the ground. They formed a broken heart. Twilight, however, did not have a gray shift in her clothes, skin, hair, eyes, etc like her friends, but it was clear she was very close to breaking. She started to walk back to the Golden Oak. As she walked more and more of Magiville started to look less and less sensible as she heard music, but it was clearly mix-and-matched, disjointed and distorted.
As she was halfway between the schoolhouse and the Golden Oak, Discord walked up towards her. “Oh Twilight, look look!” he exclaimed as he pointed her to see Berry Punch, the town’s bartender, standing under a pepper shaker three times her size as it shook pepper onto her. She sneezed and the three buildings circling her fell to the ground much like a set of paper cutout buildings. “Isn’t that priceless. Oh if only I had more of me to laugh while we.. wait.” Discord then snapped his talon and three copies of himself appeared and were laughing at the situation. Looking at the forlorn Twilight, “Oh come on Twilight, this is your home. You’ll have to get into the spirit of things,” Discord continued.
Dejectedly Twilight continued into the Golden Oak, “Not anymore...” she said with a broken heart.
Discord’s eyes shot open in surprise, ‘Did she just… so I…’ he thought. “YES!” Discord shouted in cheer and jubilation and started to laugh much like how he laughed after his opponents lost in the maze. Round Two for Discord, however, there was still the final round, but this was in the bag as far as he was concerned.
Twilight didn’t even look over her shoulder or back.
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Eh, good old chaotic Discord.
Nice chapter, very sticking to the show's episode, with some original components like the first part where you reference "Friendship Games" and "Dungeons and Discord".
The choice in the songs is good, but I'd have put part of the lyrics, instead of title and singer, referencing them in the author notes.
This is all, see ya!
7641207 I considered putting some of the lyrics in... but it didn't feel right to me. Now Lullaby For A Princess and Luna's Reply did... but it just did not feel right to actually include the songs I reference, you can only show so much and they weren't as relevant to the plot from my point of view... but I do see where you are coming from.
Also I believe that if Discord knew about the Human-world, he'd use that to mess with Twilight...
Excellent new chapters.
Now I need to watch "Friendship Games" and "Dungeons and Discord" for sure, after reading this.
7644761 and if you haven't also check out Eurobeat's 'Discord' song
Yet another Portal reference I see.
Did getting Discorded cause Pinkie to lose the ability to fourth wall break? I half-expected her to say something along the lines of "That's copyrighted!" or something.
Also, I don't think Paula Abdul ever sang "Hit Me With Your Best Shot." I looked it up. The original singer was Pat Benatar, and I couldn't find Paula's name anywhere on the song's Wikipedia page.
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thanks for the correction