> Joker-Emperor of Equestria > by jidbrony > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Chapter 1 > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 1 It was a lovely Christmas eve in Metropolis City, all the lights and decorations covered each and ever skyscraper creating of plain of colorful lights as far as the eye could see. Down on the streets of Metropolis city square the annual Christmas parade all the floats of Snow men and giant presents strolled through the crowed ridden streets with ease. It was especially large this year for this was 470th Christmas celebration, a milestone in this cities history. The highlight of the floats was of large Santa's sled that was filled with all sorts of presents for the girls and boys of the city. "Ho! Ho! Ho!" Laughed the costume Santa as he waved to the adoring crowds in the audience. "Ho!, Ho! Ho! BWHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" The crowds in audience looked confused as the costumed Santa began to laugh insanely, then all of sudden the costumed Santa removed he beard, coat as he revealed himself, and there with his green hair, bleached skin, wide smile, wearing a purple suite was that psychopathic clown prince of the crime, The Joker. "That's right kiddo's Joker's Clause is coming to town and boy does he have some exciting Christmas presents for all the good little boys and girls of metropolis this year." Then hordes of goons and thugs began to pop out from the other floats carrying all sorts of weapons and knives. "My first gift to the people of Metropolis is, well...yours truly, normally Gotham is my laughing grounds by I couldn't resist not popping buy to spread my own brand of Christmas cheer to such a large gathering. HAHA! My second gift to you all, are good old fashioned explosives and bullets. HIT IT BOYS!" The Jokers thugs got out several bazooka cannons and automatic rifles and began to fire into the crowds and at the surrounding building causing a storm of chaos to hit the streets. The Joker just laughs in a mass hysteria as he watches all the suffering caused by the people of Metropolis. "Now all we need is a Christmas carol, oh I got one this is a old ditty we Gothamites like to sing..Jingle bells, Batman smells, Robin laid a egg, the Bat-mobile lost a wheel and the Joker got away!" "Uh, boss man." muttered one of the goons, in a instant the Joker turned to him and scowled at him . "WHAT!" Joker yelled. "Look." the goon muttered pointing up in to the sky as the Joker saw a tiny speck flying around in the sky. Joker merely smiled "Well look at that boys, it's a bird, it's a pain....no wait, it's Spandexman, HEHEHEHEHE!" No it was Superman the hero of Metropolis fighting for truth and justice and the...well you get the point, descends towards the Joker, looking as tough as ever. "Stop what your doing now Joker and I might go easy on you." Superman said. "And a merry Christmas to you too Spandexman how about I give you some Christmas cheer, HEHEHE!." Joker then pulls out a small pellet and throws it onto the ground and releases a large puff of Joker venom, Superman manages doge it with ease, but the fog from the gas allows Joker to high tail it out of the float as a car pops out from under the float allowing Joker to drive wildly into the streets. Joker begins heading into the downtown district of Metropolis, Superman then activates his ear communicator. "I got him running towards the business sector he seems to be heading towards Lex Corp. " "Typical, I'm on it." said a gruff voice, then from a behind one the buildings a large jet plane in the shape of a bat emerged and flew in a speed of light towards the Joker direction. "I'll round up these goons down here, I'll catch up with you." Superman said going down into the streets to clean up the mess Joker men were causing. Continuing to drive through the streets like the maniac he was the Joker looked up to see the bat plane heading toward him he quickly turns a corner running into three people and causing two cars to crash into each other, he takes out a communicator and talks to his thugs. "Okay boys. RACK IT UP!" From two separate rooftops Joker thugs begin firing tow cables in-between the rooftops. The Bat-Plane gets stuck in between them causing it to loose it trajectory and begin to crash on to the ground. "HAHAHHAHAHAHA!" Joker crackled as he saw his enemy plane crash into the ground but sadly for Joker the Bat-Plane began to head for Joker's car causing the two vehicles to crash into one another. Superman flies toward them and uses his X-Ray vision to see if there still alive, he then sees bodies slowly trying to fight there way out of the rubble, Superman flies down to help Batman out as he frees him from the ruble. "Where's Joker." Batman muttered looking bruised and beaten, but his question was answered when he burst out from the ruble unsaved and began to run into the LexCorp building. "I'll got after him stay out here in case he tries to escape through the windows and use your X-ray vision to point me his location." Batman said as he quickly ran after Joker. Superman quickly activated his X-ray vision and saw Joker heading upstairs. "He seems to be heading towards the tech-room. "Got it." Batman replied. The two of them ran through the dark abandoned halls of the building each one going at full speed but Joker was faster finally reaching the LexCorp tech lab and barricading the door knowing full well it wouldn't stop Batman but it would have to do. Joker looks around at all the high tech weaponry as if they were products at the local supermarket. "Now lets see what old Lexy boy has left for me to play with, oh choices, choices, choices." Then all of a sudden the Joker notices something covered by a draped curtain. "Oh! Something Lexy doesn't want anyone to see, well I do love me some spoilers. HEHE!" The Joker then pulled back the curtain to reveal what looked to be some sort of portal device, the Joker looked highly disappointed. "Really Lex, a portal that's what your hiding, how cliche." Joker then turns to face the author, breaking the fourth wall. "Your really expecting me to go through with this." "Yes." I said. "Come on, don't you have anything better to do that send me to another dimension were a crazy story will ensue. Oh yeah highly original" Joker noted with a hint of sarcasm. "Hey! Am the author and I'm in charge, so stop breaking the forth wall and get in there before...." but before I could finish my sentence Batman burst through the door. "Joker." he muttered angrily. "Ah, Bat's my old pal, glad to see that you and Spandexman out there are here for my send of trip." Joke turned to the window to wave at Superman who was waiting outside as backup incase things got out of hand. "What are you talking about?" Batman growled. "I'm going on a little vacation Batsy, my physiatrist...." Joker then looks up into space with scowl on his face. "And one pesky author..." he turns back to Batman grinning. "Say that I need a change of scenery, to help ease the stress of daily life. It's tuff now a-days being a homicidal insane mass murderer first you have to make plans then you need to get guys together it's all..." Then Joker felt a huge wait hit his forehead as he lunged back into the wall. He saw Batman heading straight toward him, he grabbed one of the high tech lazier and blasted it toward Batman only for Superman to barge in and block it but the blast pushes Superman onto Batman causing the two to crash onto one another. "HAHAHAHAHA! You two make a lovely couple don't you." Joker said as he saw the two Superhero's on top on one another, he then looked at invisible watch and headed toward the portal. "Well I've got to go or I'll miss my flight, be good to mommy while I'm gone kiddo's and here's a little kyrptonight for you to play with while I'm gone." Joker then pulls from his pocket a fractal of kyrptonight and throws it onto the ground as he activates the portal, he then pulls out a set of dynamite with a time on it and sets it for 10 seconds. "Can't have you following me now can I. HAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" With that final laugh the Joker jumps into the portal heading of to who know were. Batman is the first to get up and hears the countdown and as if by instinct he quickly grabs Superman as the two of them jump out the window a few seconds before the room explodes in a blaze of glory. The two hero's slowly begin to regain there focus. "Were did Joker go." Superman asked regaining his strength." "I don't know, but whatever dimension or universe he's in, there's going to be trouble. ********* In the middle of a grassy field the a young yellow Pegasus along with a barrage of different types of animals were setting things up for what looked like a lovely picnic. Then there was a flash of light and a strange creatures with the head of a pony, a goat antler, a snakes tail, a eagle claw, a lion paw, two stubby legs ,and another strange horn appeared. "A Fluttershy this place looks lovely as ever especially on a nice sunny day like this." "I know Discord and I thought it was supposed to rain today." responded the one called Fluttersy. "Maybe the weather factory decided to cancel the rain shower today." Discord said "I mean it's not like the weather machine is malfunctioning or anything." "DISCORD!" said a extremely angry voice from the distance, then from the sky a blue Pegasus with a rainbow colored mane came down from the sky looking extremely upset. "Ah, if it isn't that master boaster herself Rainbowdash, growl at me let me know you still care." Discord said with a smirk on his face. "Enough with the jokes Discord, I know it was you who broke the Cloudsdale weather machine." Rainbowdash said glaring at Discord. "What...Your little machine is broken and you blame me instantly, now that not very friendly is it." Discord said wagging his finger and Rainbowdash. "Oh please, then why is the machine covered and stuffed with cotton candy not to mention creating chocolate rain clouds." Fluttershy turned to Discord with a disapproving look. "Discord, did you break the weather machine." she started to give him the stair, but it never worked with Discord but since they were friends he decided to come clean. "Oh....Fine, yes, I did, but I don't see what the harm was is, it was just a little prank nothing more, look if you want I'll just snap my fingers and use my powers to fix it." "NO, NO!" Rainbowdash blurts outs. "Your powers were the one that caused the mess in the first place, luckily I've got Twilight working on it." Discord looked confused. "Twilight how can she....oh right she now Mon Princess Twilight, well tell her royal annoyance that if she needs my help I'll be." Discord almost vomited before he could finish he sentence. "Most honored to do so." he then gave a sarcastic bow. Rainbowdash merely shook her head in annoyance. "You haven't changed a bit have you Discord." she flew up back to her home Cloudsdale. Discord gave her a raspberry as she left, he then sat down to enjoy the relaxing feel of the grass on his back, conjuring up some sun glasses and a tan razor he started to relax ,however someone was blocking sun from giving him a tan, he opened his eyes to see Fluttershy's disapproving face staring at him. "What?" She remained silent. "Oh please Fluttershy it was all in good fun. Besides I don't have much to do now that I'm reformed these powers have to be put to use somehow" "Yes, but couldn't they be put to use more...constructively, maybe." Fluttershy said still looking disappointed at Discord. "That's why Princess Celestia wanted to reform you in the first place." "I know, but you still can't take the Chaos out of the spirit, or is it the spirit out of the chaos, I forget which." Discord was struggling to remember. "Anyway, I've been nothing but chaos for thousands of years, you don't just turn in a day or even a few months. Personally I don't know if I'll ever change." Discord then started to mope Fluttershy then started to comfort Discord. "Don't worry Discord you have friends who can help you now who are here to help you." "Yeah, with Friends like Rainbowdash who needs enemies." Discord said sarcastically "She'll come around, some of the others have." Fluttershy said with a soft comforting tone. "Don't worry one day they'll understand." "Thanks." Discord said smiling and giving Fluttershy a hug. "Now come on lets get this picnic started." Discord snapped his fingers and laid out the food and picnic blanket as the two enjoyed the still sunny day. ***** Far off in the depths of the Everfree forest a large swirling vortex emerged and coming out from it the Joker came out looking happy as ever. "Ah finally time for a good old fashioned Vacation. Now lets see were the nearest hotel is, HEHE!" The Joker looks around at his surroundings behind him was a dark and dank looking cave and in front of him was a nothing but forest. "Boy did I take a wrong turn a Albuquerque. But hey I guess beggars can't be choosers especially if they chose another dimension using a cliché portal device, ain't that right Mr.Author! HAHAHHAHAH!" "JOKER! I told you stop breaking the forth wall." I said sounding annoyed. "Sorry! I didn't mean to harm your precious Forth Wall." Joker said sarcastically then a large growling sound could be heard behind him in the cave. He turned around to see two large lizard eyes staring at him, then from the shadows a large scaly green Dragon emerged. It opened it's tooth ridden mouth an roared as loud as it could at him. "Well do you ever need a check up from a dentist luckily for you I am a specialist in DFD, dentistry for the demented. HEHEHEHE!" Joker then goes into the cave and after a brief moment unseen struggle and brawling the Joker comes out looking very satisfied as ever he pulls out a carton of floss and throws it into the cave. "Now don't forget to brush after each and every meal, and may the floss be with you. HAHAHAHAHAHAH!" The Joker left the cave laughing hysterically leaving the once mighty dragon paralyzed and with a twisted Joker grin on his face. "So this world has dragons eh, wonder what other things this world has." The Joker then begins to form a evil looking smile as all sorts of demented twisted thoughts entered his head. "Oh, this is going to be a fun, look out word JOKER IN TOWN! HAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHHAHAHAHAH! > Chapter 2 > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 2 Chaos, that was the situation in the Cloudsdale weather factory, Discord's so called little harmless prank has caused nothing but trouble rain clouds were made of cotton candy clouds and the rain it produced was chocolate. The workers in the factory tried there best to keep the mess confined to the factory catching as many of clouds that tried to escape. Twilight Sparke was frantically going over as many books as she could to find a reversal spell. "Oh, I hope Rainbowdash comes soon." Twilight said starting to sweet from all the stress she was going though, a moment later Rainbowdash came looking stubborn as ever. "Well?" Twilight asked. "Well what." Rainbowdash asked sounding annoyed. "Did you bring him?" Twilight asked "No! We don't need his help." Rainbowdash said sounding defiant. Twilight merely become more infuriated. "Of course we need his help, he caused this, he should fix....oh for the love of... Discord get up here!" In a flash of light the Spirit of Chaos floating on his back with sunglasses and a tan razor. "Great just when I was finally starting to get a tan." Discord then looked up to see Twilight Sparkle glaring at him. "You called Mon Princess." "Fix this Discord!" Twilight snapped angrily. "Who me, but I thought don't want my help." he glared back to Rainbowdash she merely glared back at him, the two were in lock glares with on another. "DISCORD! RAINBOWDASH, STOP!" Twilight yelled out to both of them, she then took a deep breath. "We need to focus on the problem at hand please. Now Discord please fix the weather machine." "Okay...fine. But I just want the record to know Rainbowdash started it" "Did not." Rainbowdash retored. "Did to." "Did not" "Did to" "Did not infinity." "STOP!" Twilight screamed Discord merely rolled his eyes as he snapped his fingers and in a flash of light fixing the weather machine and clearing up the mess it made. "There happy." "Very." Twilight said finally calming down. "Thank you Discord." "Fine, whatever, you people can't appreciate a good prank though when you see one." Discord then vanished in a flash of light leaving Twilight and Rainbowdash to clean up whatever Discord forget to. Twilight started to decompress as Rainbowdash just continued to fly around muttering to her self. "What's wrong Rainbow?" Twilight asked sounding concerned. "Discord! I still don't get why the Princess let him out. He says he's changed but he's still annoying as ever." "Well, I know he can be troublesome at times but Princess Celestia hasn't seen any reason to put him back into stone, and also not to mention he seems to have a good friend in Fluttershy." Twilight tried to reason with her friend but it wasn't working. "Please, Fluttershy, well...for lack of the better word is naive, she can get doped easily." "Rainbowdash!" Twilight condoned. "I'm sorry, Twilight but that's the way she is, she's been like that since we were fillies. She thinks Discord changed... but I know he hasn't. Trust me Twilight there no one worse in Equestria than Discord. ********** In the depths of the Everfree forest it remained calm and peaceful, but that peace was stopped but a pack of timberwolves who were lit on fire howling in pain and agony. "HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" Joker clacked as he emerged from the woods carrying a flame thrower. "What's wrong can't take the heat. HEHEHEHE!" Joker then turns to face the reader. "Your probably wondering were I got this flame thrower from...well, lets just say, you'd be surprised how much I can fit in my pockets at any given time, HEHEHHEHEHEHEHE!" Joker then takes out a grenade. "Come on wooden doggies, fetch." he throws the grenade at the timber wolves causing a few of them to explode while the rest run away in agony. "HAHA! Well that's was fun, but to bad there are no creatures that can talk, that way I can get the here them whimper for mercy, HEHE!" Then from the distance he could here some soft humming sound. Joker on a whim decided to follow it hoping to have some more fun along the way, he continued to follow the humming sound until he came out of the forest and into a small meadow area were a small cottage lied. Joker hiding behind the trees noticed a yellow Pegasus surrounded by a bunch of animals and they appeared to be gardening. "Well, hello Snow White rip-off." Joker said to himself giggling a bit at his joke. He then heard the Pegasus speak. "Come on my little friends lunch time." she said in a soft kind voice. Joker looked amazed. "They can talk. First dragons now talking flying mulls, oh I knew this world would be fun! Oh can things get any..." but before he could finish his sentence the Joker saw a flash of light a strange looking creature emerge. "What kind of freak show painting are you." Joker listened in. "Oh, your back Discord, perhaps you could me with some of the gardening around here, we have to make sure that all the animals have good food to eat especially before winter comes in a few months." "Well why didn't you say so. Here." Discord snapped his fingers and then giant fruits and vegetables appeared out of no-where accidently falling of Fluttershy's cottage. From a distance the Joker couldn't help but giggle with joy at nonsensical destruction. Discord looked a little embarrassed. "Oops...Sorry!" "What! No, what are you doing man don't apologize laugh in her face, then summon a giant anvil and squash her till she bleeds!" Joker muttered to himself. "Great another goody to-shoes hero." Joker continued to listen in to the conversation but was starting to feel dissapointed. "Discord, what did I say about using your powers." Fluttershy scolded. "What! This is easier, instead of just growing the food, just summon it and enlarge it full blast. Beside my chaotic powers give it a little kick." Joker then heard the words "Chaotic Powers" and that's when things started to get very interesting. "Discord you've given me magically conjured fruit and...it's not that good." Fluttershy admitted to his friend. "Besides." Discord said defending himself to Fluttershy. "This whole idea of a snowy winter is boring anyway, I still think Celestia should have gone with my idea of the clouds snowing pop-corn, that's far more delicious in my opinion. Back in my day when I was in charge I used to make the cotton candy clouds snow kettle corn every Thursday not to mention back in my day the river was made of soda-pop and not boring old water, boy I remember the sugar rush you ponies had." Discord started laughing to himself "Ah...those were days." Joker couldn't believe what he was hearing. "This guy is....a IDIOT!" Joker then began to fume with rage. "He claims to have all this so called Chaotic powers and yet it goes to worthless aims of soda-pop rives and cotton clouds! Were the A-material, the joy of burning down a city and watching all the children scream as they watch there mommies and daddies burn before them. The sweet sensation as you stick a knife to someone's throat and threaten to slit it only to later just shoot them in the head. Now if I had those powers I'd...." then an Idea popped into his head. "If I had those powers....hm." Joker then slowly begins to think analyzing everything that he had heard from this conversation, then he heard more talking coming from the cottage. "Oh, I just remembered Princess Twilight invited me to her house for tea with Pinkie Pie and Rarity. Would you like to come Discord." "Nah, that's sounds boring, beside I'd rather be trapped in stone for another thousand years that sit around and listen to Twilight talk about the joy of germ particles like she did last time I was there." "Well...Okay then, I'll be at the Tree Library then if you change your mind." Fluttershy said as she began to walk off leaving Discord to clean up the mess he caused with the giant fruits. Joker continuing to hide in the bushes gives his classic Joker grin. "Library eh, well those Public Service Announcements say to always support your local library, best if I do my civic duty, HEHE!" ****** Ponyville a small little village but kind and peaceful, but not for long as the Joker had managed to arrive as he was following Fluttershy to Twilight's home. The Joker continuing to hide from Pony eyes looks at the town seeming very unimpressed. "Meh, it's not Gotham but I'm sure I'll have some fun here." Joker then slowly began to sneak around town avoiding as many Ponies as he possibly could in the middle of broad daylight. "HAHA! Batman got nothing on me." Joker finally found the yellow Pegasus again as she entered into a large Tree with a door and windows in it, he closed himself into one of the windows and using a doctors stethoscope started to listen in on the Ponies convesration. ******* "Ah Fluttershy you made it." Twilight said, as Fluttershy entered the room. "Hi girls." Fluttershy said taking a seat at the table that had a few cups of lovely tea prepared. She then notices Rainbowdash is here as well. "Rainbowdash I though you were busy fixing the weather machine Dis..." Fluttershy stopped herself looking a little ashamed. "Well, thankfully your friend fixed it. Some friend though now were going to be days behind schedule before the winter snow storm comes." Rainbowdash then started muttering to herself. "Oh Dashie, you he's really trying to be good, besides perhaps he could help make some clouds, he magic can do that right." Fluttershy said trying to defend Discord. "Yeah! If those clouds were made of cotton candy and drizzled rain. Look Fluttershy he's more harmful then helpful." "I have to agree darling, he's becoming worst than my sister in the field of helping, last week, Discord wanted to help me with the fashion designs, lets just say...it was, unpleasant." Rarity said shuttering at the thought of horrible fashion. "Not to mention the week before were he tried to help, me organize my library books by how boring each book was." Twilight said sounding annoyed. "He means well." Fluttershy said "No he doesn't Fluttershy he nothing but trouble, and you know it." Rainbowdash blurted out. "Well Discord helped me fine last week when he wanted to help me make a cake for a party." Pinkie Pie said. "See." Fluttershy said pointing to Pinkie's example. "Although... the cake did explode a few times and we got covered in dough, but it was still fun." Pinkie Pie then gave a smile. "See." Rainbowdash said to Fluttershy. "He's not helpful at all, he just a nuisance, him and those powers of his." **** Back outside the Joker continued to listen to the Ponies little dispute. "Well, now this is interesting but I still need a wider selection." The Joker then dig into his pockets and pulled out some of his cheap novelty chatter explosive teeth and throws them onto the grassy ground as they begin to chatter away into the town. "Let the fireworks show begin, HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!." **** "Come on girls lets stop arguing now, and enjoy some of this lovely tea me and Spike made." Twilight said. "Were is my little Spiky Wiky." Rarity asked looking around. "He went to the market to buy some extra food." Twilight said as she began to poor the tea, but before the tea hit the cup a loud explosion came from outside shocking everyone. "WHAT THE!" Rainbowdash said seeming shaken. The Ponies then galloped outside to see a bunch of chattering teeth jittering there way around Ponyville only to explode a few seconds latter. "What are they?" Rainbowdash asked looking confused. "There novelty teeth." Pinkie Pie explained. "I have some myself back home, but mine don't explode." "The more important question is were did they come from?" Rarity asked as another novelty denture exploded setting fire to some of the homes. "No time for that now girls, we have to round up as many of un-detonated bombs as possible come on will split up." Twilight said. As the girls split up the Joker enjoying every second of the chaos and carnage around him snuck into the library hoping that the information he needed would lay inside. He then looks around the place noticing all the shelves layered with books. He then begins to go throw them one by one. "Boring." "Boring." "Boring." "I'll wait for them to make of movie about it." Then he pulls one called Daring Doo and the Curse of the Sapphire Stone. Joker just stares at it for a few seconds. "Good thing Disney layers don't exist in this world or they sue your flank big time HAHA!." He throws away that book as well, adding to his pile of discarded books. Then he finally finds one called Equestria History of Geniuses. Joker grins. "Well I'm a genius, that's what my mother always said or was it a complete disgrace to the family, I forget HEHE!" He begins to look through the book quickly absorbing the information. "HAHA! Well now this is very interesting." Joker closes the book and claps his hands in satisfactory "Well...got what I needed." Joker then begins to mess up the library kicking down the shelves and setting fire to some of the books just for the heck of it. "HAHAHAHA! They always say it fun to read a nice book by the fire place." Joker was about to leave his classic calling card before he decided to something different. The Joke tore out a blank piece a paper from one of the books, got some scissors to shape it in the form of a card, he then found lying around and some crayons and drew a poorly looking image of Discord and hid it underneath the ruble. "A little false evidence might come in handy." With that the Joker let out a insane laugh and left the library as it began to burn to the ground laughing like a mad man as he did. As soon as he got outside he hood the high pitch voices of the ponies coming toward him Joker quickly found a hiding spot among the bushes. He was begging to run out of breath "Now...I ...know...how Batman feels, wonder how he does this sneaking around business every night." As Twilight, Rainbowdash, Pinkie Pie Fluttershy and Rarity arrive back to the library after taking down most of the novelty bombs they saw to there horror Twilight's tree home completely destroyed and burned to the ground. "My, my home." Twilight slowly began to tear up at the sight of her destroyed home, Rarity and Fluttershy started comfort her as Rainbowdash began to go throw the rubble. She finds nothing but ask and broken wood until then she finds a piece of paper a bit burnt but with a drawing on it. Rainbowdash looked at it as her anger began to increase ten-fold. "Discord!" She angrily muttered to herself and then she flew off, not knowing that the Joker was watching her from afar giggling with glee and delight for everything was going according to plan. > Chapter 3 > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 3 In the depths of Bat-Cave Batman tries to get a lock onto were Joker might have been transported to, using his high tech computer he manages to trace the energy from the Lex-Corp portal but wasn't able to get a trace. "Blast I can track the energy but not the single." Batman muttered. Superman was with him as well. "Don't worry you'll find him." Superman said trying to cheer up his friend. "That's not what worries me, far be it he stay in another dimension, but unless we knew what that dimension was, he could be bringing others suffering as we speak. Besides even if we..." Batman the found something on his computer. "What is it?" Superman asked. "It's the coordinates to the world he went." Batman replied. "Great, now all we need is a portal to go and see were he is." Superman said. "It's not that simple, the portal used a highly concentrated energy not found on this planet. But I think I know were we can find some more." Batman said looking at Superman who seemed confused at first, but then figured it out. "Luthor." Superman muttered. ****** Discord after a long busy day decided to take a well deserved nap on one of the Apple family trees, he got himself a nice cloud to use as a pillow and began to dream peaceful dreams, or he would have had Rainbowdash not pushed him off the tree before he fell asleep. "First me not being able to get a tan now this." Discord said sounding annoyed. "What is this, stop Discord from having a relaxing time day!" He gets up to see Rainbowdash glaring up him. "Why am I not surprised." "Discord! What did you do!" Rainbowdash yelled at him. "As of now, losing the ability to relax." Discord retorted. "What are you talking about." "This." Rainbowdash showed Discord the drawing of him on a piece of paper. Discord took a look at it with confusion. "What, there's a poorly looking doodle of me. It hardly captures my unique complexion" Discord said not sure what Rainbowdash was going with this. "Yeah, I found it in Twilight's house." Rainbowdash snarled at him. "Her now burned to the ground house." Discord seemed confused. "Burned to the grown, what she leave the stove on or something." Discord chuckled at his own Joker but Rainbowdash wasn't having any of it. "No because of some novelty gags, that exploded that you set up!" Rainbowdash accused Discord. "What! Novelty gags. I never did that, sure I like a good novelty gag as much as the next spirit of chaos but mine normally don't burn houses, they normally just cover them in slime of cotton candy." Discord said now really confused at whats going on." "Then why did I find a picture of you in the rubble." Rainbowdash said continuing to show the card to Discord. "I don't know, maybe Twilight has a thing for me." Discord said getting grossed out by that thought. "But really Rainbowdash isn't it obvious someone is obviously doing a bad job of setting my up." "Yeah, like who." Rainbowdash retorted back. "Oh I don't know, Changelings, Diamond dogs, anyone who has something to gain by me getting thrown back into stone, even you are a suspect." he pointed his eagle clawed finger at Rainbowdash. "Me! I wouldn't burn down half of Ponyville to get you back into stone." Rainbowdash scorned back at him. "Ah but you admit you wan't me in stone," Discord retorted back. "Well...I...uh...I still don't trust you!" and with that Rainbowdash flew back off leaving Discord with a smirk of triumph on his face, only to go back to a look of emotional neutrality as he slowly just walked off not knowing that the Joker was listing into the whole confrontation from a distance. "Oh it's so much fun sowing the seeds of....Discord HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! But! Once those seeds are sown they will grow into to a tree large enough for me to plan the most spectacular event the universe has ever seen. HEHAHAHEHEHAHAHA!" "Alright that's enough come on out!" Discord shouted much to Joker's surprise but then again nothing really surprised The Joker. Coming out from the bushes The Joker casually walked up to Discord giving him his classic Joker grin giggling with glee. "So, your the one who's trying to frame me." Discord said. "Strange looking creature, what are you." "I am The Joker the Clown Prince of crime, spreading chaos and anarchy to wherever I want to because well...I can HAHA! " The Joker stood there confident in front of the Spirit of Chaos who merely glared at him. "Bold move revealing yourself like that, what makes you think I won't just summon my pony friends and have you carted off to the dungeons." Discord threatened. "Simple." Joker grinned. "Because your like me Discord, well, for most part. You don't like to make things to easy, you like me prefer hunt, the game." Joker then pulls out a deck of cards and randomly pulls one out of the deck, it is a Joker card . "The luck of the drawl HA! HA!. All the things that make life and living a joke, for after all isn't that what life is... just someone's bad attempt at a pathetic joke." I don't follow..." Discord was interrupted before he could finish. 'NO! Don't pretend to be one of them! Your not, your not, even if you want to be! You understand. You know in your heart this is true!" Joker widened his insane at Discord. "If you didn't understand then you would have just killed of those Ponies the moment you were released from stone the second time instead you decided to twist there minds into hating each other, oh yes Discord I know about that. I looked you up in the purple one's now burnt down home. You were quite the mischievous one back then, spreading chaos ruling Equestria having a bang up time because you knew like me these ponies lives was one big joke." Discord seemed a bit shaken by the clowns logic, because to him, it did make some sense. Joker noticed he was getting through to him and continued on. "I propose a game, a challenge a game of the minds and hearts and even more fun the sanity of othersHAHAHA!. We are both men of chaos so I think you'll appreciate this. Now I notice that, that flying gay rights symbol that flew on by hates your guts, and from what I've learned about you, she's got good reason to. So here's the challenge,though a series of heinous crimes and attacks, I will be trying to frame you and make your friends think you've gone back to your Chaotic ways again, all you have to do is to convince that blue one that you didn't do it and get her to be-friend true and genuine, just her and no one else. If you win, you get to hand me into the authorities and lock me away, but if you lose and she and her other friends hate you." Joker then gives off a wide grin. "I get all of your powers." Joker then starts giggling with glee. Discord seemed hesitant at first not sure if he should go along with it. "Why would I even allow you to do this, go on and wreck havoc on Equestria. That's my job....I mean that's wrong!" "Come on Discord, all you have to do is convince one tiny, bit sized flying freak to like you, especially with all your powers and abilities that should be a breeze, especially going after a mere mortal like me who has to convince Six whole Ponies to hate you especially that really annoying yellow one who acts like one of those annoying Disney princesses." Joker egged him on. "What makes you think I just won't tell them your committing the crimes." DIscord responded back. "But you won't because like I said early you hate doing things easy, you'll lose the satisfactory of outsmarting me. Besides you can't that's rule number one of the game you can't tell them our secret." "Alright fine, rule two is no killing of any innocent ponies." Discord said. Joker looked a bit hesitant. "Oh, sorry can't agree to that. But from what I heard can't you just bring loved ones back from the dead anyway." "Well...yes I can." Discord said. "How did you know, that's the one power I don't reveal to anyone else. I rarely use it for..." "Lucky guess. I don't need to hear your life story." Joker interrupted much to Discord's annoyance "Rule numero three." Joker lifted three fingers up. "If I win, you don't go back on your promise, no matter what happens, I get those powers. Deal." Joker extends his hand. Discord remained hesitant at first but eventually took the clowns hand and shook it. "Deal. "Now I leave you Discord with a poem." Joker gave a tiny cough before he began. "Blood is red, some ponies are blue, everyone will dead, except for me and you, HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHA!" and with that disturb image the game had begun. > Chapter 4 > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 4 "Come on Big Mac we have to get all these Apples harvested and stocked before the first winter snow begins." Applejack said as she and her brother Big Macintosh were bucking Apples at Sweet Apple Acres. They had just finished clearing half of the field but the other half still needed to picked for the first Snow fall would begin in a few days time making it impossible to grow any more food for the rest of year in Ponyville. As Applejack continued bucking Apples he noticed Fluttershy heading toward her. "Hey Fluttershy," Then in a flash of light Discord emerged as well much to Applejacks annoyance."And Discord." Discord looked around the farm noticing Big Macintosh kicking down the Apples one tree at a time. "Oh Applejack this is so boring wouldn't it be more fun, if the Apple's just went into the basket themselves." He snapped his fingers causing one of the Apples to grow arms and legs as it picked itself off the tree and walked over into the basket. "Oh no you don't mister, I don't want to mutated Apple's in my batch." Applejack scolded. Discord just rolled his eyes and changed the Apple back to normal. "Besides we prefer doing things the honest and decent way." "You mean the boring way." Discord retorted. "You Ponies need to loosen up have some fun now and then learn the joys of having a all powerful being as your friend." "We have fun Discord not just whatever you call that." Applejack retorted thinking of the mutated Apple. "Ugh, Fine Fluttershy I'm going, I've got things to do." Discord dissipated in a flash of light. "Fluttershy were does he go when he does that?" Applejack asked sounding worried. "Oh, well normally he either goes back to my place or just naps outside. Although when I saw him earlier he was reading a bunch of books." Fluttershy said. "Books? What kind of books, you what happened to Twilight's house after...well whoever attacked Ponyville." Applejack said sounding sad. "I don't know, every time I come into the house he makes the books go away with his magic, he obviously doesn't want me to see, but I'm sure it's nothing, how is Twilight." Fluttershy said. "She's okay, bit beaten down but she's getting back up, she using her new advance magic to help rebuild the place and repair as many books as she can, Rainbowdash still wonders who did it though, she thinks it was..." Applejack stopped herself but Fluttershy knew what she was going to say. "I know, but Discord would never do something that horrible". Fluttershy said trying to defend her friend. "HELP!" said a high pitched voice coming from the barn. "That;s sounds like a Applebloom." Applejack stated as she and Fluttershy rushed into the barn to see what was up. When the entered the barn they noticed the place was covered from head to foot in bubble gum as they looked around they saw Applebloom stuck in a pile of it on the room. "Applebloom, want in tar-nation happened." Applejack said as she tried to get her sister out of the gum much to her discomfort . "Well...ouch!....I...yipe!....was getting some more barrels from the storage room and I saw Discord looking around Barn, so I asked if he what he was doing...outch....then all of sudden he caused me to get stuck in this giant what of gum and covered the entire barn with it." "That's impossible Discord just left a few minutes ago." Applejack pointed out. "Well who else could it be sis, I saw him with my own two eyes." Applebloom said still being unstuck from the gum. As Fluttershy watched Applejack un-sticking Applebloom she felt something hit her hoof, she looked down to see a red apple with two little legs walking around, she walked outside to see all the apples of farm with legs running around the fields causing havoc were they went. "Uh Applejack you should come and see this." Fluttershy called out. Applejack came out of the barn only to have her faced stun to all the chaos going on. "Discord! why that no good.... he just getting me back for not letting him help with the Apple bucking." Applejack growled looking at all her Apple's running around on two legs.. "I'll go find him." Fluttershy said. "No, you go get Twilight, while i coral these Apple's up." Applejack said. "Oh...okay." Fluttershy said. " Discord what got into you" **** Back in Ponyville, Twilight, Rainbowdash and Rarity were working to gather as much ruble as possible. It had been a few days since the mysterious attacker hit Ponyville, Twilight hoped to find as many of her burnt books as possible in order to restore them hoping to find a reconstruction spell in one of them. "Ugh, we've only recovered a fraction of my collection." Twilight said in frustration. "Don't worry darling, we'll find all your books and restore them....hopefully." Rarity said trying to keep her and Twilight's spirits up. "Yeah, we've been through way worse than this." Rainbowdash said. "Girls! Girls!" All three of them turned around to see Fluttershy galloping toward them, she immediately slumped to the grown as they did. "Oh, sorry am I interrupting anything." "No Fluttershy whats up?" Twilight asked. "Well...um I need you to come to the Sweet Apple acres, there's been a magical mishap." Fluttershy whispered sounding embarrassed. "What kind of magical mishap." Rainbowdash asked eyeing Fluttershy with suspicion trying to get all the information out of her. "Now Dashie, why do you always..." "Oh come on! Who else could it be! You know Fluttershy I saw you friend down by the river a few moments ago with giant tanker of Soda-Pop trying to mix it with the water...Luckily I stopped before he did any damaged. "He was doing what now!" Twilight said looking shocked and annoyed that Rainbowdash didn't tell her this earlier. "Don't worry Twilight I told you I handled it. Good thing I did to it's the same lake we use to make the snow for the big First Snow of Winter this year. Can you imagine Soda-Pop snow." "Did someone say Soda-Pop snow where! Where!" Pinkie Pie popped out of nowhere looking excited and hyped. "No Pinkie there isn't any Soda-Pop snow." Twilight said trying to calm her friend down. Pinkie Pie then looked disappointed . "Um girls." Fluttershy tried to get them back on topic. "But wouldn't it be cool if there were, the Snow would taste so good and yummy too..." Pinkie Pie exclaimed. "Uh girls. Fluttershy whispered again but Pinkie Pie continued to go on about Soda pop snow. "GIRLS!" Fluttershy finally yelled out getting everyone's attention then to suddenly slump back down again and whisper. "Um...can we go now." "Right, lets go." Twilight said as she and the other headed off to the Apple farm to handle the situation. ****** When they ponies arrived in the Apple farm they found the place in utter chaos for not only were the legged apple's running around but now Timber Wolves had arrived wrecking the place. "WHOA! What in sweet Celestia's name happened." Rainbowdash yelled looking stunned. "Thank goodness ya'll are here, I could use a hand here." Applejack said as she was wrestling with one of the Timberwolves while trying to coral some of the running Apple's. "Twilight what ever shall we do these ruffians are going to ruin the place." Rarity said sounding concerned. Twilight looked around thinking of the best options to handle the situation, until she saw that a Timberwolf had shed some of its wood onto the ground, and a rather large chunk at that. Twilight then levitated the chunk of wood and blasted it with her magical energy causing it to light on fire. She begins to wave it at the Timberwolves causing them to freak out. "Back! Back!" Twilight shouted at them. Eventually the Timberwolves fled back, all the way back into the everfree forest. "Yeah you go Twilgiht! Teach those Timber losers a lesson." Rainbowdash cheered on, she then turned around to see a horde of mutated apples heading toward them, without hesitating she preformed the Rainbow tornado and managed to fling all of them into the coral with the rest of the caught apples allowing Twilight to cast a spell turning them back to normal. "Thank you fellas and I though those Apple's were bad news bad Timberwolves." Applejack said sounding exhausted. "Were did they come from Timberwovles normally don't exit the forest without good reason." Fluttershy said. "Maybe they liked the landscape." then in a flash of light Discord emerged smirking. "Although in my opinion this place always looked ugly." Applejack, and Rainbowdash glared at him the minute he appeared while everyone else remained neutral. Discord noticed all the looks. "What?" he asked. "Discord I know it was you who turned my apples wild so you can get back at me." Applejack accused him. "Mwah never honest Applejack...." "Not to mention stick my sister in a pile of gum, who does that!" Applejack burst out. Discord looked even more confused than ever. "What are you talking about." he asked with a note of seriousness in his voice. "She saw you in the barn and then you stuck her to a pile of gum." "I bet you even brought those Timberwolves too." Rainbowdash added. "Now hold on, I did no such thing, but you two are so eager to pass judgment, I know just what to do." Discord then snapped his fingers and conjured Applebloom who's main was all ripped because of the gum and a Timberwolf. "What are you doing! We just spent all that time trying to get rid of the pest." Applejack yelled out. "Don't worry, he won't do anything, he is weakened not to mention I have a special connection to these little cuties." Discord said scratching the Timberwolfs head. "Besides, I am about to preform a Spell that will clear my name." "A spell!" Applebloom screamed. "Don't worry young Applebloom, it won't hurt at all, you won't feel a thing." Discord calmed her. "This is the true memories spell." "Ah what?" Twilight asked sounding confused. "A true memory spell, is a spell that will allow me to extract the true memories of these two and show them to the public." Discord explained. "For you see, memories of all sort can be twisted and manipulated but deep down in our subconscious mind, the true memory remains, so if this little filly said she saw me and didn't just see someone cheap attempt of a bad Discord costume then will know. Will also know how this Timberwolves came to be on the Apple farm." Discord then puts his eagle claw and lion paw on Applebloom's and the Timberwolves forehead, as the spell was being preformed a swirling vortex emerged acting as a project for the memories being abstracted. Then the fog of the memories began to subside and all began to become clear, much to the shock of the ponies watching. Discord smirked "See girls I told, nothing but..." "It was you...." Rainbowdash burst out pointing at the swirling vortex Discord turned around to look at the vortex to see himself not only magically putting Applebloom in a pile of gum but also agitating the Timberwolves and making them rampage through the Everfree forest and toward the Apple farm. "But...how." Discord said then a though once again popped in his head. "Joker...how did he do this." > Chapter 5 > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chapter 5 "See, I knew it, I knew he he was trouble, first Twilight's house now this." Rainbowdash continued to yell as she pointed hoof at Discord. "My house? What are you talking about?." Twilight asked Rainbowdash. "I saw a doddle of Discord in the middle of the rubble that just happened to be there after it burnt down, trust me on this one Twilight I've read the comics, we call that a villains calling card." Discord rolled his eyes. "Oh please, that was just a poorly drawn doodle, anyone could have done it." "Hold on now, lets just focus on what we know Discord already did to my farm." Applejack interjected giving Discord nasty glares. "I agree, with Applejack, we have to punish him somehow." Twilight said. "Oh, I'm shaking." Discord said sarcastically. "Hey!" We can turn you back to stone you know." Rainbowdash pointed out. Discord got a little worried, he forgot they still had the elements with them. "Luckily the Elements survived Twilight house burning down." Fluttershy seemed hesitant "Well...I don't know girls, Discord said that wasn't him and well...we don't know... even though it looked like him maybe...." Fluttershy then retreated back again. "See, voice of reason. Thank you Fluttershy." Discord said. "Oh please it's called a true memory spell and those memories said Discord did it." Rainbowdash rationed. "Yeah well....we though Twilight was lying when the Changelings were in Canterlot and she was right." Fluttershy reasoned. A though came into Discord head as she said that. Twilight listened to the arguments and eventually came up with a conclusion. "Well I suggest that Discord be put on probation, watched 24/7 until we feel he's responsible enough to be on his own." Rainbowdash didn't like the decision and looked frustrated. "Okay fine...But I'm taking him, sorry Fluttershy by he needs someone with an Iron hoof to watch him and I'm that pony." Discord merely rolled his eyes looking unimpressed. "Oh please you... you wouldn't be able to keep track of a elephant. But regardless, I agree." "Oh yeah...Wait, who. WHAT!" Rainbowdash said shocked by Discord answer. "Well Rainbowdash it is obvious you are the one who trust me the least, So it is obvious you should be the one to watch we 24/7 as my parole officer." Discord turns around to Fluttershy. "Sorry Fluttershy looks like I'm moving out for a while, but I'll return eventually." "Once I deal with Joker." "Its settled then, Discord you will stay with Rainbowdash until we see fit to let him on his own again" Twilight said. Normally a decision of this nature would infuriate Discord to the point of him actually causing massive chaos on Equestria but in this case, this was exactly what needed to happen. Discord looked around and saw Celestia's sun slowly begging to set. "Well it's getting late, and I'm getting tired." He grabs Rainbowdash into his arms. "Well roomy, shall we be on our way." and with that the two were gone in a flash of light. ***** High up in the clouds Rainbowdash house floated, it was a nice play, nothing fancy or special but good enough for Rainbowdash. Discord and Rainbowdash emerged in the main bedroom, Discord looked around to see what he was dealing with, there was a bed covered with Rainbow sheets, a poster of Wonderbolts hanging on the wall, a bookshelf with all the Daring Doo books and on top of the book shelf a few pictures, one of Rainbowdash and her friends and another of her and Scootaloo together. "Well... this should be fun." Discord said looking around. "Were should I sleep, perhaps that nice comfy bed over there." "Hey! That's my bed, find your own spot." Rainbowdash said sounding annoyed, Discord merely shrugged. "Well night."Discord said as he grabbed one of the clouds from outside and used it as bed to sleep on. Rainbowdash wasn't going to have any of Discord nonsense while he was here so she decided to watch Discord like a hawk all night if she had to... she fell asleep the next hour! When Rainbowdash snoring began to fill the room Discord awoke alert and read. "Well, that was fast." he said to himself. "But now I my friend I must go, I have work to do, if I'm ever going to prove my innocents I need to begin my investigation... and in order to do that, I'm going to need a visit and old friend." With a ominous look on his face he vanished. ******* Far off from Equestria borders far off beyond even the Everfree forest lied a dark and terrible place known as the Badlands and in the middle of this place a large towering castle lied. It was the home of Queen Chrysalis, Queen of the Changelings a race of pony shaped insects that had the magical ability to change into any form they saw fit. Discord teleported into Queen Chrysalis private chamber to surprising find the place ransacked. "What, happened here." Discord looked around the place seeing all the shelves and cabinets destroyed, potions and other magical artifacts broken, he then started to here a fain moan coming under the shelves he magically lifted it up to see a bruised and beaten Queen Chrysalis lying under it. Slowly she looked up and saw Discord looking at her. "Discord." she snarled sounding week. Discord helped her up and get on her hooves again, she tried to steady herself before she looked at him glaring. "What, ugh....do you wan't." Chrysalis said, still hurt. "I'm here to get some information, like why on earth are there two of me running around Equestria causing havoc." Discord asked angrily. "Perhaps you have a twin." Chrysalis smirked. Discord was not going to take any of Chrysalis smirk, using his magic he throw Chrysalis against the stone wall causing her more pain and agony. "I don't have time for this. Now tell me!" "Alright, fine... It was, someone called...the Joker." Chrysalis choked. Discord eventually released her from the wall as she stumbled back onto the ground. "I found him in the Everfree forest, my spies had been...following him for a few days and I heard he and you made some sort of deal. I wanted to help him to get revenge on you." "Revenge for what." Discord asked. "For becoming Celestia stooge. I thought if I could make you weak then my chances for conquering Equestria would increase ten fold." Chrysalis scowled at him. "What! I am know one's stooge, I've merely had a change of priories, but uh... you best remember Chrysalis, I'm more powerful than you and I could easily dispose of you." Discord said with a threatening tone. "And I though you a reformed Spirit of Chaos Discord." Chrysalis smirk. "I'd be doing Equestria a favor, now start talking, how is Joker going around Equestria looking like me?" Discord asked "He stole a ancient Changeling artifact an gem that has was said to be the original source of the Changelings powers, I tried to ward him off but he outsmarted me and took my Changelings with him." "So even with all your magic you still lost to a mere mortal." Discord said looking disgusted with her. "He's smarter than he looks, and I'm surprised your not more worried about beating him in your little game your playing, considering I know what you have to do to win." Chrysalis said much to Discord's surprise. "I'm begging to make progress on that front,." Discord said. "Oh yes, I'm sure the great Discord can convince the Element of Loyalty to be your friend. Please! I've seen her she a brain dead idiot who couldn't...." "Enough! I'm handling it. But right now, I need you to do me a favor." Discord said slowly walking up to Chrysalis. "What?" Chrysalis asked. "First! Quick question. Did the Joker take all your Changelings with him?" "No." "Good, now, I want what's left of your Changelings and I want them to spy on him constantly and find out anything you can about him." Discord said, sounding serious. "Are you serious! I don't think he'll spill his guts when he alone in the woods." Queen Chrysalis pointed out. "Oh, he will slip. He's crazy! When I first got a glance at him when we first encountered I saw a pony or...whatever he is who was insane, they wasn't a logical sense in his body, trust me I know from experience." "And what do I get out of this agreement." Chrysalis said. "I don't kill you." Discord threaten but noticed that Chrysalis still remained defiant. "But...to sweeten the deal during you next attempt to take over Equestria, which will probably fail, I promise not to directly interfere in any way." Chrysalis though it over for a while. "Deal!" "Excellent, well I must be off before my new parole officer discovers I'm gone.Bye" Discord then vanished in a flash of light leaving Chrysalis alone in her private chambers. Chrysalis then began to walk around the room. and slowly her wounds began to heal all her bruises and cuts vanished and soon she was whole again. She turned around to face the shadows in her chambers. "He bough it." she said with a evil grin on her face,then from the shadows the Joker emerged. "Excellent, HA! HA! I knew your inbred freaks were good, but I didn't know you were good showmen too, HE!HE!HE!HE! Wish I could take some of you home with me, oh just imagine the fun I'd be able to have, HA! HA!." "You know though if your trying to get the Ponies to mistrust Discord, it isn't that hard to do." Chrysalis explained. Joker gave a evil grin "True, I've already got one down, three are heading in my direction, one stupid enough that she'll believe anything, and then that leaves the Snow white rip-off but I have a few ideas in mind. But the point of any good game is to humiliates one's appointment to the point were life becomes meaningless to them and that;s exactly what I intend to do HA! HA!. " "How did you know he would come here?" Chrysalis asked sounding curious. "Discord's a smart man I'm sure he be wondering how there are two of him wondering around. Besides if there is one thing I know about villains reformed or not, is that they always come back to there former comrades in arms for help. HA! HA! But now we must make preparations form e big show coming up in a few days. Is everything ready." "My forces are in place and awaiting the single but what should I do about Discord in the mean time?" Chrysalis asked. "Well, If that multi-body part freak wants to know a little bit about me, then let him and if your going to tell him any of my stories that I want you to tell him a story about me... an a Batman." Joker then began to give a wide creepy smile for everything was falling perfectly into place.