Chapter 16
“Are you sure leaving those two alone is a good idea?” Chrysalis asked as she and Luna headed toward the parking lot, earning a shrug from the blue-haired woman.
“Sunset Shimmer is stubborn, pretty sure that if she so much as thought I could hear whatever it is she will talk about she would clam up. For what reason? I don't know but I do know that something major is bothering her.” Luna answered “besides, Discord could get me to open up. Surely he can manage with Sunset.”
“You do realize this is Discord we’re talking about. He probably will cross a line and Celestia will kill him.”
Discord smirked as he watched Sunset try to figure out the controls on the game system. Well, she is basically another Luna, though she has a lot more spirit about her. This will be difficult. He thought as he pressed a combo of buttons on his own controller, making the avatar on screen perform Some kind of fireball type move, which easily defeated her character.
“Wouldn't it be cool to have powers like this?” he prompted “did the beings of your world have abilities like that?” he asked, noticing how she suddenly looked horror-stricken.
“Some did but most just used practical magic.” Sunset answered
Discord chuckled “fire would be practical.” he argued, hoping to get a conversation started though Sunset seemed pretty locked in her thoughts. I didn't want to result to this but Luna said she wanted answers since the kid seems to be having panic attacks. He thought, sighing as he got up and went over to the coffee table.
“You wouldn't mind if I lit some incense, would you? I hate how these RVs always smell so musky.” he knew that this went against every moral and law out there but since when did he follow either of those things outside of work?
“No, go ahead.”
It didn't take long for the sweet scent of the blue petals to fill the air, though Discord noticed that the effects that it had on Sunset were a lot stronger than the ones it had on him. Her eyes began to droop as consciousness began to leave her. Thank the gods I used so much of this stuff I’m almost immune to it
“Tell me about your life before you came here. Tell me who Sunset Shimmer is.” he said, clicking the record button on his phone. I just hope this works without any adverse side effects. Zecora did suggest this for Luna back in high school though….and it somewhat worked.
He was brought from his thoughts by the teen’s mumbling.
Sunset could hear the thunder as it rattled the windows of her room and felt her tail curl around her as if involuntarily. She knew that it was pegasi that controlled the weather but that didn't stop her from worrying about stray tornadoes or lightning striking buildings.
Slowly getting out of bed, the young unicorn made her way down the hall and to the stairs, however, she froze as she heard the hushed voices coming from below.
“Sunburst, the truth is Sunset Shimmer isn’t your sister. She is my sister’s daughter. She and her husband left her here with us when they went to Las Pegasus.” She could hear Stellar say, her voice lowering “then the news of the accident came. I was devastated and I couldn't just leave Sunset in an orphanage somewhere.”
“And that makes it okay to play favorites? You always compare her to me, how the hay is that fair?” This time it was Sunburst’s voice
“I do not play favorites! I just want her to have all the opportunities that you have had!”
Sunset could feel tears welling in her eyes as she listened to them.
“The same opportunities? You barely recognize that she’s in the room and it’s starting to mess with her! She doesn't need a warden, she needs a mother!”
“I’m her aunt, not her mother! If my sister didn't have to go searching for a fortune I wouldn't have to pretend that having her here hurts! Do you think it's easy for me when she is a spitting image of my sister, who was a complete abomination to this family!”
Discord’s eyes grew wide as he listened to the girl recall her early years. One part of him wanted to snuff out the flowers and allow the girl’s consciousness to return but she also knew that this may be the only time they could get direct answers.
“I’m sorry Sunset. But can you tell me a little more? About the princess, who was she and what happened there?” he pressed, knowing that he would have to do a hell of a lot of damage control later.
Suddenly the scene changed to the inside of the castle, the day she had taken her entrance exam. Sunset felt herself shaking as she stepped forward, glancing down at the seeds that she would have to grow, using nothing but magic.
You can do this. She thought, trying to pretend that the panel of judges and even the Princess herself wasn't there. Taking a deep breath she aimed her horn at the tray in front of her, feeling the mana rise through and out of her body in a short burst as she made the mental command for the plants to grow.
She didn't expect vines to lash out, entangling everything and everypony around her. She took an instinctive step back when she saw the golden glow surround Princess Celestia. Would she be banished? Thrown into a dungeon somewhere? She couldn't help but worry because surely The princess would be angry at the mess that she had caused.
However, suddenly a light chuckle caused her to look up.
“I’m sorry p-princess. I didn't…” Sunset began, though the large white Alicorn cut her off.
“There is no reason to apologize Little one. That is the most talent that I have seen in a very long time. As a matter of fact, I have a proposition for you...How would you like to become my personal student?”
The scene suddenly changed to the castle gardens, though Sunset stood off to the side, partially hidden by the shrubs as she watched Celestia and Cadence fly overhead. She knew she shouldn't be intruding on the Princess’s personal time but she couldn't help but watch, the feeling of longing nearly choking her as she heard the laughter coming from the two.
Why can’t I ever get her to smile like that?
Discord saw how Sunset’s face contorted as she spoke, recalling the memories. He was glad that no one else was there, else they would think that the teen was in physical pain. Dumping a bottle of water over the smoking petals he quickly moved to toss the still smoldering petals out of the window, which he left open.
It didn't take long for the oxygen to replace the fumes the burning plants had produced, though as Sunset woke up she became aware of the pounding in her head.
“What the hell did you do to me?”
Discord had enough common sense to stay well out of the girl’s reach as he answered: “I just tried to get you to relax and open up a bit.”
“By what? What was that you knocked me out with? Some kind of drug? Just what the hell were you planning to do?” she yelled, fists clenching at her sides as she stormed toward him.
“I would never do such a thing!” Discord insisted “I wanted to make it easier to get to know you is all!”
Realization washed over her as the words sank in. “Luna had you do this! You all fucking…”
However, before she could say or do anything farther a voice growled out from the doorway “why in the heck does this place smell like poison joke? Discord what the hell did you do?”
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Oh shit. This may set things back twenty steps.
....dis gonna git gud
Some one is trouble!
look at that window! throws all trust out of it
Look at that PO teenager i quickly follow the trust
and with this i will NEVER like discord in this story that was beyond fucked up and just evil
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there are stories were Discord isn't evil
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technically speaking he's not evil, theoretically from what i've seen he's just trying to keep the balance in check, Chaos/Darkness cannot exist without Order/Harmony, when one has more 'weight' on the scale things start to happen that shouldn't. (AKA every time there's a major villain (Sombra, Chrysalis, Tirek, Cozy Glow, The Storm King) could be considered a result of the obvious imbalance leaning in Order's favor, and he technically can't be considered a villain anymore, he was reformed, hence his name The Spirit of Chaos)
That and in this story he's just trying to help, but knowing him he's probably just bored.
Okay you can not call a child a complete abomination that is exactly how you screw someone up.