Chapter 6
"Who's gone?" Fluttershy asked. Screwball looked out the window, she saw no sign of him.
"My dad, he's gone!" Screwball said, looking worried.
"Your dad?" Rainbow asked in confusion. Screwball shook her head.
"Discord, he's gone" Screwball said more calmly.
"Discord!?" The others exclaimed. Screwball sighed.
"Sorry for not telling you the truth, but I thought you were trying to imprison him or something, he was here a few minutes ago and now he ran off, we need to go find him" Screwball said more clearly. The others' expressions didn't ease up.
"What?" Screwball asked when their faces didn't change.
"Discord is your dad!?" They exclaimed. Screwball groaned loudly.
"There's no time to explain, we need to find him quickly!" Screwball yelled.
"I knew we couldn't trust you!" Rainbow harshly yelled.
"And that was a good instinct. Pinkie, you said you smelled him earlier?" Screwball asked.
"Yeah I did" Pinkie responded, still looking shocked.
"Use your nose to find him, if we get close enough I'll be able to trap him long enough to fix him" Screwball commanded. Pinkie's ears perked up and she smiled and saluted.
"Yes Ma'am!" Pinkie said as she began sniffing around. Screwball held up a book for Pinkie to smell, which she used to get a scent and began walking out the door.
"Just so you know, I still don't trust you" Rainbow said to Screwball. She laughed.
"Oh no, what a horrible fate" Screwball taunted. Rainbow angrily eyed her and followed Pinkie.
"Oh we were so close, but we missed him!" Fluttershy sadly said. Screwball playfully patted her head.
"Don't worry, he couldn't've got far Yellowie" Screwball reassured.
"Fluttershy" Fluttershy corrected.
"Whatever, let's go find us a psycho!" Screwball declared as she went out to follow Pinkie.
Discord felt his headache ease up, but he still couldn't move for some reason. Actually, Discord must've been knocked out for some time, he couldn't see where he was. Wait, he can't see the floor he's lying on. Is he asleep?
"My, you sure look defenseless right now" a voice said. Discord still couldn't move so he couldn't see who was talking to him.
"Who's there?" Discord called. The response he got was an evil laughter, it sounded strangely familiar.
"Why you of course" the voice responded.
"Besides me…" Discord annoyingly clarified. The voice chuckled a little.
"Well besides you, nobody else is here" the voice said. Discord growled.
"Who are you!?" Discord yelled.
"Who am I? That depends who YOU are." The voice laughed. Discord was getting fed up with these remarks and mustered enough courage to turn himself to see upwards. What the, was that a mirror? The mirror was too foggy to see into.
"Are… you a talking mirror?" Discord confusingly asked. The voice laughed, but it became clear that the voice was INSIDE the mirror.
"You're a mixture of about 20 different species and you're amazed by a talking mirror?" The voice asked.
"It's too foggy to see you" Discord said, squinting to see into it. He could faintly see a figure, a very familiar one.
"Well maybe you need glasses?" The voice asked. Then the mirror cleared up and Discord gasped. Wait, whoever the voice was is obviously messing with him because he saw himself in the mirror. Then again, what did he expect from a mirror besides a reflection?
"Show yourself!" Discord yelled as he looked to his sides.
"Um, I just did…" the voice said. Discord heart the sound of tapping glass and looked back at the mirror. He saw himself, tapping on the glass as if it was a window.
"What the… you're me?" Discord asked.
"Correction, we're each other" the other Discord responded. Discord didn't believe it, but the other Discord in the mirror was clearly talking to him.
"What? How is this possible?" Discord asked.
"Chaos magic obviously, isn't it wonderful?" Mirror Discord responded, taking a sip of orange juice that he pulled out of nowhere.
"But, that doesn't help me understand" Discord responded confusingly.
"Then you're in luck! I'm here to cram my chaos into your, or MY, head." Mirror Discord responded, pulling out sheet paper.
"First explain who you are" Discord said.
"I'm you" Mirror Discord nonchalantly responded.
"No seriously" Discord growled.
"Well I'm you, BEFORE we got hit by that reformation spell" he clarified.
"Oh" Discord went.
"You don't sound very happy, then again not many ponies like me" Mirror Discord joked.
"I don't like you at all" Discord harshly said. Mirror Discord arched an eyebrow.
"You hate yourself?" Mirror Discord asked.
"No, well yes, well no, I don't know" Discord admitted, feeling his headache intensifying.
"Yeah, that is one doozy of a spell" Mirror Discord agreed, writing down stuff.
"Please leave, I don't want to talk to you" Discord responded, making Mirror Discord laugh.
"Of course you don't, the spell doesn't want you to want to become yourself again" Mirror Discord laughed.
"Leave me alone" Discord tried.
"You can't get rid of me" Mirror Discord darkly responded with an evil smile.
"Yes I can!" Discord yelled.
"Tell me this, what are the reasons you want me to stay away?" Mirror Discord asked.
"I don't want to hurt ponies anymore, I want to be their friends" Discord responded. Mirror Discord laughed, very loudly, as if it was the funniest joke he's ever heard.
"You think they care about you? The only reason you're still alive is because you keep balance just like Sunbutt, otherwise they would've destroyed you on the spot." Mirror Discord harshly said. Discord looked at the mirror with pleading eyes.
"But, maybe if I change…" Discord began.
"If you change, you'll probably destroy the world. This world needs ME, not YOU." Mirror Discord harshly said, looking mad.
"But, but, I'm the one who… I… GAH!" Discord yelled, his headache was very intense now.
"Just give up, you'll never be accepted. I learned that a long time ago. The sooner you learn that the better." Mirror Discord darkly said.
"No! I- I refuse!" Discord yelled.
"You'll never be accepted…" Mirror Discord reassured.
"I… I…" Discord kept stuttering.
"You'll never have friends!" Mirror Discord yelled. Discord, out of instinct, used all his remaining energy to punch the mirror, shattering it into pieces. He gasped for air, both from the headache and the mirror.
"Don't you see? You'll never have friends." The voice said.
"I'll... Never have friends" Discord repeated, the world around him crumbling.
"Princess? What do we do now?" Twilight asked. Celestia shook her head, as if trying to figure out something.
"How could I have been so careless" Celestia asked herself.
"It is not your fault Princess, it was a surprise attack" Twilight tried. Celestia looked very upset with herself, she just lost the most crucial spell for Discord and now there is no hope.
"I'm. Sorry Twilight. I let you down." Celestia apologized, looking down.
"Princess…" Twilight said.
"I am the ruler of Equestria, I'm the light, and I'm supposed to be able to handle these situations. That pony couldn't've been any older than 12 and yet she beat me with ease." Celestia continued.
"Princess please" Twilight tried.
"I'm a failure as a Princess. That pony was right, I'm not threatening in the least…" Celestia trailed off, feeling some tears. Celestia felt Twilight hug her hoof.
"Princess you're not useless, it's because of you that I'm where I am today. If it wasn't for you, I'd probably still be reading some books and Luna would still be on the moon. Discord had caused us so much trouble in the past, and yet you were willing to give him a chance. Princess, you're doing a great job, and I couldn't ask for a better teacher." Twilight reassured with a warm smile. Celestia looked at her student and smiled back.
"Thank you, my most loyal student" Celestia thanked. Twilight laughed a little.
"Was it too much chaos?" Twilight asked. Celestia nodded her head.
"Twilight, did you get a look at her cutie mark?" Celestia asked, perking up.
"I think it was a screw and a baseball" Twilight said, trying to remember exactly what it was. Celestia thought to herself.
"Baseball and Screw. A Screwball cutie mark." Celestia thought out loud.
"Do you know anyone like that?" Twilight asked.
"No, but perhaps my sister does" Celestia theorized.
"Princess Luna?" Twilight asked.
"Yes, I just hope she's handling this chaotic influence better than I am" Celestia hoped.
"C'mon girls, I can tell he's close!" Pinkie yelled, the others following quickly.
"Really? I don't see him anywhere." Rainbow tried.
"Well DUH, he's trying to hide from us probably" Screwball responded.
"Discord! Are you here?" Fluttershy (somewhat) yelled. The response she got was nearby groaning, making them all flinch and look around.
"Dad? Are you here?" Screwball called. The groaning got louder and they all ran towards the direction of where they heard it. Soon they saw Discord, laying on the grass face down.
"Discord!" They yelled with the acception of Screwball, who yelled 'Dad' instead. They rushed to him and he continued groaning.
"Discord are you ok?" Fluttershy asked as she placed a hoof on him, the response they got was completely unexpected. Soon his groaning turned into a snicker, then a laugh, a very loud laugh as if he heard a joke.
"Dad?" Screwball asked as Discord continued laughing and got up. Discord laughed and laughed, a very evil laugh, it even sent chills down Screwball's back.
"What's so funny?" Rainbow confusingly asked. Discord stopped laughing then looked at them. That look, it wasn't the playful look Discord usually had, it was completely different. He looked absolutely chaotic.
"You all just fell for my trap" Discord darkly said as a dark, twisted smile formed.
Yup, Discord has officially gone crazy. Well, crazier. Sorry for the long wait, I got other stories that make me forget about this one. Maybe I shouldn't pack on so many stories. Thanks for being so patient. xD