Thank you to my single reviewer, who has so graciously encouraged my work! I have decided to dedicate this to you, my reviewer; cartuneslover17! I am so glad that at least one person likes this story and I hope to get more reviewers in the near future. It makes me very happy to see my stories on other members' favorites list. Thanks again to all of the people who may read this, and here is the next chapter.
Chocolate Rain
The Alicorn looked as though he had been through Hell and back again, not even stirring when Twilight came up to stand next to him. *His pelt was a rich ashy gray; fluffing out near his hooves to give it a feathery effect and he had **a short coarse looking black mane like a donkey or a mule, and his tail was also black and coarse, but it looked like it went down to his hocks. His hooves were a darker, almost coal gray, ***his horn had the normal spiral, although the protruding rounded parts were more exaggerated to give it a bumpy appearance and it was a bluish gray color; more gray than blue though. ****His wings were a beautiful sky blue with barely there hints of gray. The feathers were long and looked soft to the touch, and had fuzzy down at the bases of them. She looked down at his flank to see what his cutie mark was and saw he had a rain cloud similar to Rainbow Dash's save for the fact that his was slightly larger and it was pink; it had three drops of rain coming from the pink cloud, but the raindrops were quite obviously brown, not blue or white like the normal color of cutie mark rain. Twilight also found it peculiar that he had bushy white eyebrows and an equally white and bushy beard; it was almost like that of a goat, except it was a little longer to fit the rest of him so it looked proportional.
The small lavender pony carefully put a hoof on the larger Alicorn's shoulder and gently shook it. "U-um excuse me, sir; are you okay?" She whispered, half hoping that he would wake up and half hoping he would stay sleeping. She wanted him to wake up to talk to him and maybe ask him if he had seen Discord at all and find out how long he had been in the castle ruins; but she didn't know if he would be docile and friendly. For all she knew, he could have been a wild pony who saw her as some kind of threat and try to harm her. She jumped back with a start as the gray Alicorn's eyes fluttered open and he groaned in protest. Twilight was instantly mesmerized by his eyes; they were unlike anything she had ever seen on one pony. His left pupil was about average size while the other was about a third the size of what it should have been; what if he had a concussion! That wasn't what really caught her attention though; it was the color of his eyes. The irises of his eyes were a deep, almost hypnotic wine red and the whites of his eyes were not white like a normal pony's, instead, they were a beautiful saffron gold. Her breath hitched when he turned his gaze to hers to look directly into her own deep purple eyes; they stayed like that for what felt like forever until the Alicorn broke the spell by looking away. He groaned and let his head fall back on the cracked arm of the chair.
She timidly took a step closer to the exhausted pony and quietly cleared her throat to get his attention again; he flicked his gaze over to her for a moment to signify that he was listening. "S-so, um, c-could you tell m-me your n-name, sir?" Twilight asked with a tremor evident in her voice and she could have sworn that he scoffed at her for a moment, an amused light taking form in his eyes before it died down.
He mumbled something unintelligible and coughed harshly, his large, well-toned body tensing up as a fit of coughing overtook him, his breathing becoming stressed and labored. Twilight, against her better judgment, got as close as she could without hovering over the other and began to rub and gently pat his side and back to soothe the borderline violent coughing. Once he was able to breathe again he sighed rather loudly; more of a huff really but he smirked up at the worried pony that was standing next to him. "Well," he said more clearly, though it sounded slightly rough from disuse. "What I was trying to say before I managed to interrupt myself," He cleared his throat. "Was that my pony name is Chocolate Rain." He said, the rustiness in his voice was starting to diminish and he looked like he could die laughing from Twilight's confused expression, if he didn't feel half dead already. "What do you mean by pony name, um, Chocolate Rain?" "Wouldn't you like to know?" He shot back, snarky attitude at full blast at the moment. "Oh, well I'm Twilight Sparkle, and if you don't mind, I would like to take you to my house and fix you up a bit and ask some questions if you're up to it." She said courteously, hoping he would agree so that she could help him and maybe even get some help in return. He really did scoff this time and he looked up at her with challenge in his unusual eyes. "Oh, I suppose, if I really have to go." He said in a bored tone, even though his red and yellow orbs spoke differently.
She couldn't help but feel that something was disturbingly familiar about this pony, but she put that thought to the back of her mind as she rested her head cautiously on the mysterious pony's own head; she concentrated and teleported them both to her room and managed to get the pony named Chocolate Rain onto her bed. "Hmm, it's not the most comfortable bed in the world, but I suppose I can live with it." Chocolate Rain said snidely, more to himself than anypony else, but he said it loud enough to let Twilight hear him. 'How rude! But I guess he has that right, considering what he must have been through.' Twilight thought to herself. "Is there anything I can do for you; food, drink, another pillow or blanket maybe?" She asked as nicely as she could. "Mmm, do you have any popcorn and cotton candy, oh and some chocolate milk would be nice, too." Chocolate Rain asked hopefully, looking over at the much smaller pony hopefully.
Twilight forced a smile and nodded, only wanting to be a good host for the tired pony. The food he requested was some kind of déjà vu; like she had known that somepony else liked it, she just couldn't quite remember though. 'Now then time to get those foods!' she thought. She would have to send a letter to the Princess and tell her about how she found another Alicorn; she was sure to be pleased about that, right? Once she conjured up the requested sustenance, she levitated it over to the other and watched as he practically inhaled the offered food. He sighed contentedly and quickly fell asleep; now all she had to do was make a bed for herself on the couch downstairs and then she could figure things out from there. Even though it was only late afternoon, she was drained from teleporting more than one pony into her home as well as getting items that weren't usually found around Equestria. She collapsed and fell asleep quickly, flying into her dreams again.
"Congratulations, my little pony, it seems like you're deciphering my riddle fairly well." Said the disembodied voice as Twilight looked around frantically for the voice, huffing loudly when she heard the chuckle. "I'm afraid I can't show myself tonight, my dear, but soon; I don't have quite enough power yet, but with the way I'm being treated, it won't be long before I'm going at full power." It said and the smirk was almost screaming in the little pony's face as the voice moved around her, making her slightly dizzy. "Discord, I understood that you've escaped, and that you're weaker than before, but I don't understand anything else. The only thing that I found in the Everfree Forest was an exhausted Alicorn sleeping on the old castle throne. Just give me a hint, tell me something, anything to give me a clue. I know that you're hiding something, tell me what it is!" She shouted; swaying a bit as her voice came back at her in the form of an echo. "Wouldn't you like to know?" the voice teased in the darkness. Fine, one hint but that's it; I don't have much time left anyway. My hint is: I'm so much closer than you think." And with that, the only thing left of the voice of Discord was the haunting chuckles that resonated through the darkness…
Yes, Discord thought; this was going to be one Hell of a ride.
*The same color of fur as his head
**The same mane he as in the show
***The same horn as when he is normal, except straight, not curved (not the dear antler, the other one)
****The blue wing he has when he's normal. (not the bat wing, the one that resembles a bird or Pegasus wing)
So, there you have it everybody. That is the second chapter, and I really might need some help with the third chapter. Should I reveal Discord, make Celestia get involved, bring in the other five plus Spike? Please tell me, I NEED help! Thanks again for everything and remember to R&R~
