Belong
As the princesses finished their recap of the fateful event, Discord stood on grassy dirt, looking all around him. The sun and moon illuminated their sides of the sky with radiant intensity. The stars that surrounded the moon never crossed over to Celestia’s star, making things seem like a hallucinogenic dream, if anything. Winds of serenity tried their best to sooth and calm the fiend of any possible anger he might've been feeling, and although these memories were horrible, Discord didn’t mind reminiscing in them for a while.
“Discord,” Celestia said in a concerned voice. “I know we trapped you in stone, but this was mainly our fault, and our mother’s fault… if we knew-”
Discord interjected, “You never would have abandoned me in the first place… I know. It’s ironic, how all this time, I had been such an idiotic menace to civilization, and you two never meant to hurt me the way you did.”
Luna said, “But that’s all in the past, and we’re both sorry for abandoning you! Isn’t that right, Celestia?”
The white alicorn looked at her sister, and then at her long ago friend, and asked for his attention. Discord looked up with teary eyes to meet hers. “Discord… I’m sorry for what we did to you. It’s time for you to return to Equestria… not as the fiend you are, but as the young draconequus we once knew and loved.”
Discord gulped, and said the one thing the two sisters thought they would never hear him demand. “I cannot return!” Both Luna and Celestia looked at one another in confusion. “If I were to return, it would mean the end of Equestria or at least the possibility of this… I can’t be trusted, and never should. This is not a request… it is an order.” Now looking at both princesses, Discord commanded his last statement. “Do not let me out if my prison!”
The princess's eyelids lowered slightly in a displeased fashion. Luna turned to her sister, and asked, “What're are we listening to?”
Discord shook his head. “If I’m let free, and my mentality is restored to chaos, I could destroy your land!”
Celestia and Luna spoke as though they didn’t hear him. “I say we just do what we want, don’t you Luna?”
“Oh, that’s what I’ve always preferred to do.” With that, the two princesses disappeared before the draconequus. As he stood there, jaw open and a bit agitated, he felt soft rumbles all around him.
Soon, cracks and jagged cuts surrounded the void informing him that the princesses were freeing him from his cage. As he felt himself spin and land on solid concrete, he looked up to see the fresh daylight. Real smells of nature greeted his nuzzle only to remind him of the world he had missed greatly. The more he looked down from his pedestal, the more he took in, until finally, he saw the two sisters smiling mirthfully in front of him. “Well,” he said with a grin. “I should have known, once you two decide on something, it’s literally impossible to change your minds!”
Hopping down, he saw the two giggling, and asked them what was so funny. “You have some gravel on your cheeks that look like freckles!” Celestia exclaimed.
Discord laughed along and whipped them off. As the three headed to the Canterlot palace to situate him with a room, Celestia said “Remember, I can hear everything you do, say and think.”
“I know, I know, Stalker.” Discord joked.
Celestia chuckled gingerly. “I am not! I just want to keep an eye on you.”
As the three entered the palace gates, a guard reacted to the presence of the draconequus. “Princess Celestia, Luna, behind you!”
A magic beam narrowly missed the beings head. An inch closer, and it would have been a straight shot. “Guard, stand down!” Celestia ordered. The guard followed demands loyally, but still looked mystified as to what was occurring. “That’s another thing we need to take care of," Celestia said. "Making sure all the guards in the palace are well informed that our friend here is our friend.”
As the princesses continued, Discord following, they eventually turned and stood next to a giant, golden door. “I need to lower the sun. Luna, show our friend to his room as I do this, please.”
Luna agreed, and asked Discord to follow. As he began walking off, he said, “Good night, Celestia.”
Just before he started trotting of, he was halted by her highness. “Discord, wait.” He turned around to see her approaching. As she came closer, he wondered what it was she wanted. Her head advanced slowly, and he felt her lips tenderly peck his forehead. “Good night, my old friend.”
The moment was sweet, and brought him back to when he was just a child. Remembering the dandy memory of his first kiss, he smiled, and left the princess to her work. Luna and Discord reached the far side of the building which had a single door to end the corridor. Luna opened it and showed her friend in. Discord looked around, his grin growing.
A nice, plush bed sat on the far wall with a night stand next to it. A beautifully crafted table with some books stood to the left, and to the right was a dresser, hoof crafted with a grand mirror perched nicely on top. Some pictures of Celestia and Luna could be seen on the dresser, each of them recently taken. “I hope this is good for you,” Luna said.
Discord checked the bathroom, and said, “Oh, it’s marvelous! Perfect even! I couldn’t ask for a better room.” He returned and continued, “Thank you, it means a lot.”
Luna left while explaining that she had to lift the moon. Once she said goodnight to the draconequus, he decided to first lay on his new bed. Things were starting to look up for him. There were still the many apologies he had to deal with for many individuals spread throughout Equestria, but for now, he just wanted his sleep. Being incarcerated in stone can leave ones back in a horrendous state.
Beautiful story, you're doing a great job so far!
Can't wait for more.
good chapter!
i hope there's more~
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Welcome to Equestria. Feel free to pull harmless but chaotic pranks on a daily basis.
I can't help but feel that Discord is slightly out of character. Oh well, I still love this story
1224423 Yeah, but it was needed for this chapter. He'll be out of character a lot, but not so much that you'll be wondering what the hey you're reading.
1224453 I am not worthy!
Discord needs to spend some time pranking with Pinkie.
Not bad so far. Will continue to read if there is more.
1224617 Characterization. That's probably it. Btw, meet me in strawberry fields when i'm 64!
Good story. Have a mustache
1224668 OMG i thought your name said shadow of oder! i'm so sorry! i had to say this!
huh....Oh wow!! It really does look like that.
1224680 sorry's are everywhere! seriously! ... oh... you, i'll watch you. see my user page to see why.
1224680 or so i thought... it wont let me! sorry.
What do you mean see your user page? I did and I don't 'see why'.
1224706 See my "watch box" title, and you'll probably laugh your... Uh, well, you know.
ah, I see what you mean now. Nice, I laughed very hard indeed.
1224773 everypony does that. it's a natural effect!
love it .
Guess the women are the same no matter which universe, they always try to rehabilitate the guys they like.
1224906 don't remind me!
This story is great so far!
Suddenly, bananas
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1225118 oh, god... NO DON'T! you'll bring molestia here!
1225122
too late, I'm watching you. I'm always watching...
1225130 NOOOO- whoa hey... what're you doin down... oh, my...
1225133 make sure you don't relax, it's much more fun that way! At least... more fun for me.
1225146 ... uh... i try not to get into these types of jokes on my rated EVERYONE fics... so we need to stop this... or just come by my user page and continue.
1225162
I don't know what you are taking about. Such a conversation has never happened. Are you feeling alright?
cause i know I am...
1225181 ... god... darnit... doesn't even let me... owch my hips...
1225194
what just happened? You're starting to freak me out.
1225209 okay... i'll just leave... running... back to my user page where i have plenty or refreshments...
1225219 I see... you still worry me. I may have to check up on you *wink*
1225225 oh, i'll be fine...
after i get my legs back in working condition
1225229
dl.dropbox.com/u/31471793/FiMFiction/emoticons/misc_Redheart_smile.png maybe i can help you with that...
1225235 *you see me close the door, but not all the way. as you aproach the front stepps you wonder if you should enter.*
1225247 Oh, I dont wonder. I KNOW.
.1225247 Wow. Just wow. That was the shortest game of monopoly I've ever played
1225460(would you get in here? the game isn't continuing in the fic! it's in my userpage!)
1224408
wait whut? why must they be harmless?
1213470 ooooh that's funny
now to read the next two chapters
yay
1225550
Well, he's on probation more or less. So as long as the pranks are funny but not harmful, they don't really have any reason to petrify him again.
1225615
okees
Hmm, very intriguing. I eagerly await more. :D
1224423>>1224426 Well this is Discord, He doesn't have a set character except to do the unexpected
I'm going to have to stop here. This is just way way too easy and OOC of Discord (or anyone),
They betray and abandon him for such a weak reason and he just accepts it? Jeez Discord grow a bucking spine!
As for Celestia "it was our mothers fault"? Yeah she sounds sooo sorry for turning him to stone for millenia for something caused by her own weakness. Not mommys, hers.
I can't help but feel that this is going too easy. Discord and the princesses feel out of character, and things are going by very quickly. Which is a shame, too, considering that this story has/had a lot of potential.
Also, an error:
-As the princesses continues, Discord following, the princess of the day turned and stood next to a giant, golden door and explained “I need to lower the sun. Luna, show our friend to his room as I do this, please.”
*Continued. This story is told in past tense. Avoid changing tenses at all cost. Also missing a puntuation mark after "explained".
Anyway, I'm afraid I'll stop reading here. Good luck in your future endeavors.
'but thit was' hmm mean what, do you?'