Discord shuddered. Not because it was cold, it was fairly warm in the hallow treehouse, but because he was worried. He didn't want to fight the alicorn. If he won, what would the citizens think of him? Would they find him cruel? But...what if he lost? The last thing he wanted is for that alicorn to get her wish and gain control of Equestria. She didn't deserve it. She'd bake things unbalanced, lock away the chaos that brought the fun and variety to Equestria.
'But was the telling the truth though? Dose my rule really make others unhappy? That Cant be! Everyone enjoys it when I make it rain chocolate! And turn the apples into caramel! They've always said so. This pony just has a problem, is all. Ill confront them about her in a meeting! Yes! thats what ill do!"
~two hours later~
discord now stood in front of the large crowd. They looked at him with worry in they're eyes. He hadn't called an emergency meeting in a very long time.
"thank you, every-pony, for coming on such sort notice. I have scaled you here on the subject of the alicorn who has challenged me for the place of ruler. I want to know the truth-dose any-pony have a problem with me as a ruler?"
no pony raised they'r ..
"WE DO!"
the alicorn stepped forward, behind her a cluster of ponies, all looking angry.
"oh..you again. What could you possibly want Now!"
the alicorn looked at discord with such hate you could almost feel it rolling off of her in waves. Again she spoke.
"we want you gone discord! No pony hold be ruled by a king who dose nothing but causa chaos and destruction! You said you'd fight, so fight you coward!"
discord was taken By surprise by her wording. Destruction?
"look around you! Do you see anything destroyed?! NO! And no one seems to have a problem with me!"
"WE DO!"
shouted a colt in the group behind the alicorn. Suddenly, the alicorn lowered her horn, and shot a magical beam at discord. Again, he just alley got out of the way. The ponies that had been gathered for his meeting scattered, frightened. Again she shot a beam, almost hitting would have if a filly who had been a specially fond of him hadn't jumped in front off him, getting hit instead.
the small filly slumped on the ground at discords feet, lifeless.
"No.."
discord kneeled down and took the filly into his arms, and glared at the alicorn Before handing the filly to a doctor who had run up to him.
" I may have let you go last time, but not now. This...this is beyond what I can me if you wish but causing such pain to others is un forgivable!"
discords voice rose as he spoke,causing him to be yelling by the time he stopped. He looked at the alicorn with pure, unaltered hatred. Suddenly a circle of flame surrounded both him and the alicorn, then expanded so they where inside one circle.
"you wanna fight? Fight me."
the alicorn shot yet another beam at him, but he teleported away easily and was then next to where the alicorn had been.
'Where'd she go?!'
suddenly, a sharp, intense pain erupted in his back, causing discord to scary out in agony. he fell to the ground, and felt yet another pain on top of the first one as the alicorn put a hoof on top of his pained kelt and whispered I. His ear,
"this was only the beginning,you disgusting think you can best me."
with that, she teleported away and the circle of flame dissipeared. As it did, a shocked gasp came from the ponies who saw discords condition. Now just barley counsious, he felt a sharp pain in his head as one of the mares from the group that has been with the alicorn kicked blacked out.
~sometime later~
discord groaned loudly as he woke, and heard a loud sigh from beside him. He was suddenly very aware that more then one want was in the room with him. he looked beside him to find one of the towns more well known ponies-a young mare named Granny Smith. Discord couldn't even begin to figure out why she was called granny-she wasn't even thirty years old!
"yah where out for a while thr Discord. Bout two days."
hearing this, discord sat up, remembering the filly...
"t-that filly...is she..."
granny smith shook her head.
" filles fine. Shell be outta the hospital in bout a day or , on the other hand...how do yah feel?"
discord felt fine, but that didn't mean he wanted to go back to that tree where he stayed. Time alone only gave him a reason to think about thinks he'd farther push off until later.
" I feel you. When can I leave?"
"right now!"
a voice said from the door, and when he looked, discord saw it was the doctor.
~3hours later~
discord sat in his tree nice again, thinking about the alicorns desires. Those stupid ponies that-
'wait..Stupid?! No. No they aren't stupid. Just mislead! Right?'
discord reasoned with himself. no pony deserved to be called such a harsh name. But...he Wouldent be too quick to trust one of those ponies.
a knock on his door startled hiM out of his thoughts and he hovered over to the door and opened it To fi d the colt that had talked and yelled during the meeting. Discord looked at the colt carefully, and saw he looked almost...regretful?
"h-hello...sir...I'm sorry about what I did...what celestia Did...really I am... I was wondering, could you ever forgive me?"
discord looked over the colt carefully. this didn't sound right. Why would he back her up just to come and apologize to him?
"maybe you could tell me your reasons for doing so over chocolate milk?"
the colt smiled.
"I'd be happy too!"
~3 weeks later~
the colt, as it turned out his name was Alexander, and discord became good friends. They spent a lot of time with one another, often laughing about this or one day...
"yeah! So then-"
a bright light interrupted alexander, and the alicorn appeared in front of them.
"come now, Alexander. I believe we've gained enough information."
the alicorn said with a devilish smile. Discord was confused. Information?
" Why are you here! And alex DOSENT anwser to you anymore!"
but Alexander stepped forward and looked at discord with a mean smile before saying,
"of corse, celestia. WOULDENT want to keep you waiting."
discord looked in disbelief as his friend walked over to the mare who wanted him dead and stood by her side. Discord felt an array of emotions, the foremost among the, betrayal.
something changed inside the draconequus that day..he decided not to trust other ponies anymore. He couldn't bare the idea that he would be betrayed again. He started to hate other ponies, and even went so far as to begin to cause true havoc, what he saw as 'pranks'...