At last! Part Three! Before I start this, however, I'd like to say a few things. First, my rating is a T mainly because I wasn't sure of what kind of content I'd put in this. Second, please keep in mind that I'm fairly new to all this, so if I make any mistakes, please forgive me. I'll try to keep them to a minimum, but no one's perfect. Finally, if any of you feel that my character is even slightly similar to Discord, I'd like to be clear that I'm not trying to copy him! My character was already like that before I even KNEW that Discord existed.
Forgot to do this in other chapters: I don't own My Little Pony. It belongs to Hasbro. Other than that, plz enjoy!
Twilight was feeling nervous. Which was natural, considering what they had been told about a disturbance caused by something beyond anything that she and the girls had ever faced before. But it didn't help that she was supposed to participate in the party activities as if nothing was amiss. Twilight took some slow steady breaths in an attempt to calm herself down. She really didn't do well in stressful situations. A thousand different outcomes were going through her head as she wondered what was going to happen in the next few hours. At least my friends are more subtle than I am, she thought to herself. It was true. The rest of the Mane Six were having a blast (in Pinkie Pie's case, it was sometimes literal). Rainbow Dash was chatting with some of the Wonderbolts, seemingly undeterred by whatever stress she may have been feeling; Applejack was trying out some of the treats at the punch table; Fluttershy was giving a married couple some advice on how to take care of their pet canary; Rarity was chatting with Fancy Pants and a few other Canterlot ponies, most likely about fashion and the like; and Pinkie Pie was...well, Pinkie Pie. She never stayed in one place for too long, even to eat. But considering that she was in a similar manner all the time, it wasn't too surprising. Twilight took in a deep breath and relaxed a bit. It was going to be alright. Her friends were enjoying themselves, even if they were simultaneously keeping a watchful eye for anything suspicious. Why shouldn't she enjoy herself while she still could? Besides, Discord had everything under control outside, and who could be a better suspicion detector than the Spirit of Chaos?
Discord sat upon a cotton candy cloud above the Gala room, scanning for any sign of suspicious activity, but also using his chaotic powers to sense any disturbances not caused by himself. So far, nothing had happened yet, and that's what worried him. Where was this mysterious intruder and why had he not detected anything yet? Suddenly, Discord got the suspicious feeling that he was being watched. Turning around, he found himself face-to-face with a blood-red unicorn floating just above the cloud. He was using some kind of levitation spell to stay level with the draconequus.
"I was wondering when you'd notice. That's one of my favorite gags to play at school in my world. Just stand behind someone and see how long it takes for him or her to notice. You'd be surprised how many people are oblivious to your presence at times."
"Well this is quite an interesting sight," Discord stated, "A human with incredible powers here in Equestria! What will happen next?"
"How about you leaving? Sorry mate! You're my favorite character on the show along with Pinkie Pie, but I can't have you getting in the way."
"Ha ha ha! No," Discord said, his expression turning dead serious.
"Sorry, but you don't get a say in the matter. Quick question: which does two plus two equal? Fore!"
Discord's eyes widened in surprise as a golf club appeared in the unicorn's hooves and he was smacked in the face with it. As soon as it hit, he was sent flying into the sky, far away from Canterlot. The unicorn smiled and teleported away.
"Girls, have any of you seen Discord?" Fluttershy asked.
"Come to think of it, no. I haven't seen him for about an hour at least." Rainbow Dash replied.
"Oh! What if he has been abducted by the terrible person that's come here?"
"It's okay Fluttershy," Twilight said gently, "Discord is a tough cookie. He'll make it."
"Sir, please stand aside!" a guard was heard saying. Turning to look, the girls saw a blood-red unicorn with sunglasses at the entrance. He was trying to get past the guards.
"Please! I've got to see the Princess! It's important!"
"I'm sorry sir, but you're not on the list!"
"Are you sure?" the unicorn asked mysteriously. A glow came from his horn and the guards suddenly straightened and said, "Apologies, sir. We didn't realize it was you! Please, go right in!"
The unicorn smiled and walked past them and towards the center of the dance floor. He turned towards the Mane Six, who had walked up to him to confront him.
"Sorry about that! It was supposed to be subtle, but I needed to see you one way or another."
"Who are you, and what do you want?"
"I'll answer your questions and more, but first where are the other Princesses? I'd prefer that they know too."
"Twilight!" a voice called out from behind. "Speak of the devil," the unicorn muttered as Celestia, Luna, Cadence and Shining Armor rushed up to her with a large crowd of Royal Guards. Celestia spoke again, "Twilight! I just received a letter from Starlight Glimmer and Spike. The creature just attacked them and locked them in the Castle. He's on his way here!"
Suddenly, the unicorn began to laugh as if he had seen or heard something hilarious. He laughed so hard that he ended up attracting the attention of everyone in the party. Finally, the unicorn managed to compose himself and smiled wickedly.
"Funny you should say that," TD said, "Because I'm already here!"
TD removed his sunglasses and revealed his evil draconic eyes. The Gala room was suddenly darkened and the exits were sealed off by magical barriers. Ponies ran screaming towards the exits. Surprisingly, they were able to leave through the exits, but they weren't allowed to get back in. Likewise, more guards were allowed to enter, but none were allowed to escape. Apparently, TD wanted to be uninterrupted by the civilians during this fight. TD continued to laugh some more as his image changed into something different from what they had seen before: an eighteen year old boy with blue eyes and brown hair. He had a reddish brown "Amish" beard, white skin, and a mischievous look about him. When Twilight saw his form, she was taken aback.
"You're a human?"
"Correct, my dear Miss Sparkle. I'm from the same place you visited to take on Sunset Shimmer, though not necessarily the same area. It's called Earth, and it's my home. As for who I am..."
TD proceeded to give them a similar performance to what he had given Starlight and Spike earlier, resorting back to his human form at the end.
"...I am the Terror of Dimensions! Face me, and know what true magic is!"
"The Terror of Dimensions, is it?" Celestia asked.
"Please, call me TD. It's more convenient for both of us."
"And what brings you here to Equestria?" Celestia's tone sounded calm, yet stern. She knew what he had come for and was ready to fight to the death to prevent him from getting his prize.
"What the author said," TD stated, acknowledging the fact that he could break the Fourth Wall. "For those that don't know, however, I have come to claim this world for myself. You can either stand down peacefully, or we can settle this the old fashioned way. Take your pick!"
"I won't stand down! Thanks to you foolishly revealing yourself, I can protect my kingdom and my subjects from you openly!"
"Oh, so it your barriers that tried to keep me from entering this world? Clever, but not enough to keep me out."
"Stand down, TD!" Shining Armor shouted, "You're surrounded and outnumbered!"
"I can see that, or do you think I'm blind to the wall of spears and horns on every side of me! Besides, numbers don't always win the battle, Shining Armor, Prince of the Crystal Empire, Husband to Princess Cadence, and father to the first naturally born Alicorn. Congratulations, by the way!"
"That's - how? There's no way you could've-"
"I did my research. Now, I give you one last chance: surrender or die!"
In answer, Shining Armor and his guards charged TD simultaneously. TD simply closed his eyes for a brief moment, then opened them. When he did, a shockwave of energy erupted from his body and sent all of them flying before landing on the ground unconscious. Shining had managed to remain conscious, but he was obviously hurt real bad. Celestia and Luna then tried to use their own magic on TD, but he easily stepped aside.
"You really need to work on your aim! I've seen Stormtroopers with better accuracy!"
Unfortunately for TD, his insult distracted him long enough for Twilight to land a blow on him. He ended up flying into a wall as a result. Chuckling, TD rose from the rubble created and said, "Nice! I underestimated your potential, Twilight. Why haven't you gotten yourself another teacher? If you served me, I could teach you magic that will make Celestia's magic look like child's play!"
"And what? Betray my friends and mentor? Not a chance! I've read enough books to know where this is going. Looks like you're just another cliche villain in the end!"
"Cliche villain, am I? Well, let's see what you do when the villain makes a PLOT TWIST!"
Dark tentacle-like streams of magic erupted from the floor below them and ensnared all but Cadence, who somehow managed to break free with her own magic. Everyone else was stuck and couldn't break free. Cadence fired a burst of magic at TD while he did the same. The two's magic collided with each other and a power struggle ensued. Cadence started gaining ground quickly in the power struggle, while TD started to lose ground.
"Gah! What is this?! I can't fight it! Wait, that's why! You're using the power of Love, aren't you? Not what I expected, but I can cope with it!"
TD started to push forward and gained ground towards Cadence, who continued her magic burst. She noticed that TD was no longer fighting her love, but embracing it by absorbing it into himself. All he needed to do now was get close to her. TD finally got within arm's reach and started grabbing for Cadence's horn. Suddenly, a bowl of rage was heard from Twilight and a massive burst of energy separated the two from each other. Cadence took this time to catch her breath while TD turned towards Twilight. She had somehow blasted through her bonds and the bonds of everyone else. And TD could see why: around each of her eyes was a smokey stream of darkness, and her eyes had turned green. All around her, her friends looked at her with horror and surprise. TD laughed as the streams disappeared from her eyes.
"Well, guess that's one way to get you to use dark magic."
But he didn't have much time to celebrate, as Celestia and Luna both flew into the sky above him. They each fired a beam of magic at him from two different angles. TD used his hands to blast streams of red lightning at both of them, and all watched in shock as the lightning quickly pushed back their magic and shocked them into unconsciousness. TD laughed evily as pillars of red fire appeared along the walls and near the exits. The Mane Six gathered together and powered up into the same forms they had taken on when they had faced Tirek. An aura of power enveloped them and they levitated into the air. TD didn't look surprised.
"Oh! An actual challenge! Alright then, girls! Bring it on!"
The Mane Six fired a large beam of magic from the aura of magic around them while TD fired a similarly large beam of darkness at them. The two beams connected and the power struggle began. Neither side gained any ground at first, but eventually after what seemed an eternity, TD started to gain the upper hand. He seemed to be struggling, however, and red tendrils of lightning were creeping up his arms. Things looked bleak for the Mane Six. Just when all seemed lost, a scream was heard. TD and the others who were still conscious turned to look in the direction of the scream. What they saw was not good. During the fight, the entire room had been practically reduced to rubble, but enough remained so that it was still a hazard for anyone inside. Huddled under some debris was a little filly and her mother. They were trapped under two pieces of wall that had wedged themselves into a sort of shelter. The shelter protected them from the majority of the debris, but it was clear that it wouldn't be long before their shelter collapsed on top of them.
Then, something unexpected happened. TD gave a gasp of surprise and lifted one of his hands towards the two ponies. The rubble floated in the sky high enough for them to escape. "Go!" he yelled, and the two scampered off. TD then turned back to the Mane Six. By doing that act of kindness, he had lost his advantage and the Mane Six started to gain ground. Before the energy engulfed him completely, TD let out a defiant scream. The energy engulfed him entirely and a colorful explosion erupted from the Gala.
When TD woke up, he found himself inside a large sphere of magic. Outside the sphere stood the Mane Six and the Princesses, along with Discord, Starlight, and Spike. They were inside a room made of solid stone, too smoothly cut out to have been made by hand or machine. TD correctly guessed that the room must've been made quite recently and that they were somewhere deep underground. TD smirked and said, "Well, you got me. What are you waiting for? Finish me off!"
"We're not going to kill you, TD," Celestia answered, "But we will detain you until we have decided what to do with you. Your crimes against Equestria are not going to go unanswered."
"Well, that's a relief. I hope you realize that that act of kindness that I did is the only reason you won. Had I not decided to save them, you would've lost."
"In that case, why? Why did you do it?"
"Because even as the villain, I have moral codes that I follow. I'm a villain in my own ways, and I'm a hero in my own ways."
"You speak as if you are a hero TD," Cadence piped up, "yet you seem like a villain to me."
"That's 'cause you're talking to my evil personality. I have three; good, evil, and neutral. You'd like the good personality. Actually, you may have a chance to meet him yet."
"I find that hard to believe," Twilight stated. TD looked charmingly at her, as if trying to flirt with her.
"And why's that?"
"You've been defeated in battle, your plans thwarted, and your dreams of taking this land shattered. You have lost."
"Oh no, Princess Twilight," TD said mysteriously, his voice splitting into the three separate voices speaking in harmony with each other. "Today was the warm up. The real battle has just begun."
TD began to laugh hysterically, his laughter emitting through the entire room and beyond, each voice laughing in a different tone respective to their tone. His laughter still haunted them as they left the room.
"Soon, very soon," He said to himself. Soon, none would stand in his way. This world would fall like so many that opposed him, and all of existence would know the name of the Terror of Dimensions...and despair.
Soon...
Whew! It took me longer than I expected (and doing this all on a tablet didn't help much), but I finally did it! Thanks for reading! Hope you enjoyed. More chapters coming in the future!
Before I go, I'd like to thank DisneyFanatic2364 for getting me hooked onto fan fiction in the first place with her "Bride of Discord" series and the sequels, both on this site and on YouTube under the same username. If you haven't checked out her content, I highly recommend you do so. I guarantee that you won't be disappointed! I'd also like to thank impressionsguy for his support and friendly conversations with me on this site. Thanks Chuck and gang! You guys are great!
I may try to add in some content from other fan fictions that I've bumped into here and there on the site. One particular thing I was thinking on doing is adding in one or two other fan fiction characters from someone else's stories and place them in my fan fiction. Of course, I may try doing that later when I get further into the series and I'll have to get their permission too, but otherwise I'm good. For now, you can give me suggestions on who to pick, whether it's your own character(s) or someone else's character(s).
My conditions: they must come with a general description of their appearance, the role they play in Equestria, and their kind of personality. Also, I WILL NOT accept any OC's who are in a relationship with Twilight for various reasons. Other than that, you got it!
Thanks again! Sorry for the long note at the end! I'll see y'all in the next chapter! TTFN! Ta ta for now!