Disclaimer: I do not own My little Pony FiM, or any of the characters in this story. All rights go to Lauren Faust.
(This is my first MLP fanfic, and I did it about my favorite villain, Discord! This was inspired by CrappyUnicorn's comic about Discord, Discordantly, which if you haven't read I highly suggest you do! Please read and review!)
Discord watched with boredom as the ponies past by, not taking a single glance at him. They all regarded him as merely a stone statue, a memory of a time long ago. An ornament.
He despised them, every last one of them. They were the ones responsible for this; all he ever wanted to do was bring a little fun and happiness to an otherwise oppressive world. But they wouldn't even let him have that; instead Celestia had banished him to this stone prison, alone.
Some of them smiled and hummed to themselves as they walked by, enjoying the warmth of the evening sun. Discord didn't feel the heat, he felt nothing. Nothing except hatred, and loneliness. He envied all of them, having the freedom to move about, to talk, to laugh…
Who truly was the monster here? Himself, for inflicting the joys of life and happiness on these poor ponies? Or Celestia, for making their lives the same thing over and over again, boring, repetitive. She was the one who had encased him in this banishment, to lay dormant and alone. He had never done that to any pony, the mere thought of things being the same forever would have made his spine curl. It was a fate he would never wish upon any pony, even Celestia.
As bored as ever with the same ponies passing him his thoughts drifted to a time long ago, when he was in power. Celestia had sprouted that ponies were "oppressed" during his rule, that it was a time of turmoil for everpony. Was that truly what it was? The ponies were happy during his rule, true, some resisted him. But some ponies enjoyed his reign, happy that their lives weren't so predictable.
Than Celestia and her brat of a sister came along, they destroyed his kingdom and banished him. Brought "order" to his perfect, chaotic world. They preached that they "liberated" the ponies. And then they banished him here for having fun.
Oh how those memories made his blood boil, the many years of loneliness he had experienced. It finally ended when he was released, prompting his second reign of Equestria. Celestia and Luna were powerless to stop him this time; he had stolen the elements and broken the bearers. Oh the delight he took in breaking up their precious friendship! The memories of it almost made him happy.
But even that ended, the bearers of harmony restored their friendship and stood up against him. Banishing him yet again. And now he stood, alone in the Canterlot gardens for possibly all of entirety.
He hated Celestia, with all his heart. She was responsible for all of this, for all his misery. She was the one who turned him into the brutal "monster" that he was. Perhaps for a time he loved her, but that was long ago. Before she imprisoned him.
So alone he stood, and waited. Observing the ponies as he did every day, he remembered their faces. Their daily activates and movements. He knew the name of everypony that walked by, and he hated them all.
Day turned to night as it always did, and very soon he was completely alone. The beauty of the gardens was awe inspiring at this time of night, the small lanterns that lit everything with their magical blue flames. The tranquility and quietness of the night, and the many statues that decorated the grounds. He was of course bored of it now, having seen it a million times they had no effect on him. Instead of taking in its beauty he did as he always did, he waited.
Suddenly the sound of hooves filled the night air. Sompony was taking a midnight stroll through the gardens. He found it odd, he couldn't remember the last time he saw a pony at this time of night. The footsteps continued, and from behind a bush came sompony he didn't expect, somepony that made hatred brew in his heart.
"Discord…" The white Alicorn walked up to him, looking his hideous form up and down. It was the first time in a long while anypony had really noticed him, had not regarded him as a mere decoration. He had expected that she came to mock him, to laugh at his misfortune.
However a look crossed her face that caught him off guard, Celestia frowned. "Discord… I never wanted this…"
What? Confusion raced across his mind, what was the meaning of this? This was not the same Celestia that he had met before; this was not the Celestia that banished him. What kind of cruel game was she playing?
"Discord, all you wanted was chaos. You never saw anything else in life, you hated order and organization. But still I felt there was a part of you that was different, that cared for ponies. I thought maybe the elements could see this, and make you see the light. Just as they did with my dearest sister, Luna."
What was she babbling about? Was she saying she cared for him, that perhaps there could have been something between them?
"I suppose I was wrong though, the elements turned you to stone. And I'm so sorry about it… I can't imagine what it must be like in there, alone for all eternity." He watched now with curiosity as tears ran from her eyes, her lip curled as she spoke.
"And then you were free, and I felt happy for you. I thought that maybe your banishment had changed you, and that maybe we could have lived in harmony. Yet again I was wrong… Instead you hated me, and wanted revenge. I was forced to turn you into stone again, something that hurt me more than you could possibly imagine."
Harmony? Could he and Celestia perhaps have lived together in harmony? The mere thought would have made him laugh back then, but now… The hate he felt for the princess began to fade; she had never wanted to turn him into stone. She had wanted him to be happy.
"Now whenever I look at you I grow a hatred for myself, remorse that maybe you could have been saved. I blame myself for what's happened to you, and although you may have been a monster, although you may have wanted chaos and suffering for all ponies… Maybe, just maybe I…."
Her voice trailed off and Discord listened inattentively. What could she possible see in him? Could she perhaps have shared the feeling that he had felt so long ago?
"I…" Tears were now pouring from her face and it took all her strength to keep from falling to the ground in a sobbing fit. "Loved you…"
The words struck him like a hammer. His heart, which had been dark with pure hatred and loathing, changed. It shattered like a glass sculpture, and the hatred that once filled his entire body disappeared. He didn't blame her for this; she had only wanted to help him. If he was alive tears would be streaming from his eyes, instead only his heart wept.
"I doubt you can even hear me right now… Even if you could I doubt you would care, you probably still have the same burning hatred for me. I don't blame you; it's my fault you're in there. I should be the one encased in stone…" Celestia looked deep into his vacant, empty eyes. "I'm sorry Discord…" And with that she turned and promptly left, taking one last look at him before leaving.
He didn't know what to think, he felt sorry for Celestia that she was so wracked with guilt about his punishment. He wished that the elements could have seen a glimmer of hope in him, maybe enough to save him.
But instead here he was, alone. Wishing that he could be with Celestia, that he could have at least said something to her. And so for the first time in a long while he did not blame Celestia, instead he blamed himself. When she didn't love him he became the monster that he was, spreading chaos and disharmony across the land. And even in this conflict Celestia still saw the good in him that lay deep down. She tried to save him, and failed.
So in the darkness of the Canterlot gardens, Discord waited alone. Wishing that things could have gone differently. And soon he began to see that maybe order could be good and fun, if you had someone to share it with.
(Poor Discord, I really wish they bring him back. I doubt they will though, from what I've been seeing it seems like they just have him as a one shot villain. Which really is truly sad considering his potential, anyway if you liked it please review, if you didn't, well please point out what you didn't like!)