The Adventures of Aura Bliss Chapter 7: Manehattan, a my little pony fanfic

Chapter 7: Manehattan

Morning was slow, and Ember and I directly went to the castle. I hid myself in the library as fast as I could. I looked around for books about chaos or chaos magic, but there were none. I assumed that they were in the restricted area of the library. It was inaccessible to anybody, except Luna and Celestia. I ended picking up a fiction book; I was in no mood to study. I honestly can say - I don't remember anything that happened in the book. My mind was busy with thinking about what Discord had said to me last night. Then I thought about that ruby necklace. It was the one I recovered for him. I thought he gave that to somepony. For now, I decided to ignore it. Ember was sitting next to me. Relized that I had finished the book without understand anything it said. I set the book down and looked over to Ember. He was doodling some random things, as he does when he is nervous or stressed.

"Ember, we need a vacation." I offered. Ember quickly set the quill down and looked to me.

"I thought you'd never ask." He answered quickly. I smiled at him.

"Where do you want to go?" I asked. Ember quickly ran through the library and found a map. He set it infront of me.

"Somewhere close." He said. "I don't want to sit in a ballon or a train for too long." I nodded and looked at the places near Canterlot. I thought about bringing Ember to Ponyville, but he would see that place soon enough. I also didn't want to go to the country, I wanted a place with a library so maybe I could get a book about chaos.

"Manehattan?" I asked, hoping that Ember would say yes. He shrugged.

"Sure." He said. I smiled and quickly put the map and book back. I stuffed the used paper in my saddle bag, put it on, and sat Ember on my back. I galloped to Luna's balcony, hoping she was there. Luckily she was. I gathered myself and stepped on to the balcony.

"Luna?" I skittishly asked. Luna turned around.

"Weren't you studying?" She asked me back.

"I was...but Ember and I decided that we should take a vacation." I said. Luna nodded.

"Where to?" She questioned.

"Manehattan." Ember excitedly answered. Luna nodded again.

"Follow me, I'll give you bits to pay for the trip, and give you some spending money." Luna offered.

"Thanks." I said. She started to walk through the castle and I followed. We got to the treasury and she packed a bag of bits. More than I needed.

"How long will you be gone?" She asked.

"Tonight and tomorrow." I answered. Luna nodded one last time. She put a few more bits in and passed it to me. I took it and gently put them in my saddle bag. "Thank you." I said and quickly left the castle. I hurried home and packed up some things I would need; quills, ink, paper, ect. Ember packed a small shoulder bag that I assumed was full of gems. From where? I guessed his "secret" stach. Ember hopped on my back and we caught a train headed to Manehattan. I forced myself to relax on the train. Ember naturally was relaxed and watched the world go by. I was stressed out about the choice I need to make. I tried not to think about it, but it naturally came into mind. The relaxing train ride I was expecting turned into a very stressful train ride. I was very thankful when it was over. Ember and I quickly rented a room in the hotel and we headed to the library. Ember was entertained here for all of a minute.

"Aura, can we please go do something?" He begged. I gave him the bag of bits.

"Don't spend it all." I told him and continued to look through the mass of books. "Be back at the hotel before sun down." I called after him as he hurriedly left the library. In the whole time I was in the library, I found one book about Discord and that was it. I read the book, put it back and returned to the hotel. The sun was begining to set, so I expected for Ember to be there. When I entered the room, Ember ran up to me with the bag of bits and two pieces of paper.

"Aura! I got something for us!" He announced. I took the bit bag and the paper and read them. They were tickets to go see dBpony live. I dropped the bit bag and stared at the tickets.

"How much were these?" I asked.

"Not much." He said. I set the tickets on the night stand.

"How much?" I asked again, this time more sternly.

"50 bits each." He admitted. I quickly looked in the bag of bits, it was half gone. I, at first, got angry, but quickly calmed down.

"That's fine, but in the future, please talk to me before you make a purchase like this. Okay?" I said. He nodded. Ember gave me a cardboard box. It was warm.

"I also got us some dinner." Ember informed. I opened the box and looked inside. It was a circular mix of cheese and other small things.

"What is it?" I asked.

"The salespony called it a 'pizza'." Ember said.

"Is it eatable?" I questioned. Ember shrugged and took a peice. I also took a peice and bit into it. I absolutely hated it. I hesitantly swallowed the peice and set the slice back in. Ember did the same.

"You know, I'm not even hungry anymore." Ember sighed. I threw out the "pizza" and laid down on the soft bed. Ember did the same on his own bed. Sleep did not come easily, as it hasn't since Discord told me of my chaos bringing nature. I had accepted that I was a chaos bringer, but I couldn't decide if I should train further. The concert the next day would hopefully calm me down. I knew that I wasted my chance to sleep when Celestia's sunlight hit my face. With a deep sigh, I pulled myself out of bed. A soft knock was audible from the door. I quickly opened it to be greeted two trays of food.

"Thank you, miss." I said to the earth pony and took the trays of food. I closed the door behind me and sat down on my bed with the food and set the other tray on the table. I guess Ember smelled the food and quickly took it. We were both hungry from the night before. After that, we lazed around until noon was coming close. Ember hopped on my back and I took the tickets and we hurried off to the concert. We took our seats in the stuffed crowd. The lights went out and the crowd fell silent. The light flicked on to reveal a white unicorn with a red mane. I instantly knew that was dBpony. Ember elbowed me, showing me his ticket. I pushed his hand aside, but he stuffed the ticket in my face. I looked at him.

"VIP." He mouthed to me. I smiled and nodded, returning my gaze to dBpony.

"Thank you all for coming to this concert everypony!" He said. The crowd cheered, me included. When the cheers died down, dBpony took his mic with his magic. "I can tell you are excited. So let's get this stated!" He yelled. A piano started playing, and after the first few notes, be began to sing.

"This all seems very unfair. How come every pony else has theirs?
I'd be lying if I said I could wait because I really want mine right now."

Then the rock started and he continued singing. I was mesmerized. The song was about a young pony who had not gotten her cutie mark yet and she was tired of other ponies making fun of her, but instead of being dragged down, she sang her way out of it. The song made me feel 100 times better. He continued through his songs. His finale is what got me the most. It started slow, leading up to the voice of a young pony talking to her dad. Which was revealed to be Discord. The daughter was just as chaotic as Discord had been in the past. The two laughed together, which led up to a faster paced beat. Then, it suddenly got faster and dBpony started to sing.

"Everypony knows the name of the game
And their lives won't ever be the same once I have you by my side (by my side)
They call you crazy but I think you're a saint
A brilliant mind a genius to the chaos you wreak upon their lives."

Discord laughed again. I sunk into my seat.

"Bash all the things that you've ever wanted
Turn all the friends you've ever known
Your coats all fade to gray as we both die of laughter
So much chaos and we don't care
We relish in the fun while you wallow in dispair
Because it's all a tragic plot to tear you apart
Anything for Daddy Discord."

Discord had sung "tear you apart" and laughed after the corus was done. I listened more closely to the words.

"Bring our antics throughout the town
We'll wreak chaos through the night and day now doesn't that sound like fun (doesn't that sound like fun)
Turn your houses upside down then turn your happy faces into a frown
Let your aspirations drown
Who cares is chaos isn't fair."

Discord laughed through random parts.

It was the same as the first, but Discord was held out until Discord spoke again. A guitar solo was played and dBpony began to sing again. The music slowed down.

"All alone I sit here by your side
The Living Tombstoe which only I confide
If only I could break you out alive we'd do this all again
But until then."

The music sped up for a brief moment then slowed again.

"Discord I'm howling at the moon
And sleeping in the middle of a summer afternoon
Discord whatever will I do to make you reign your tyranny again."

Discord laughed again and the instruments died off with another line from Discord and dBpony put the mic back on the stand. After the long cheers died down.

"Thank you so much everypony for coming out. I ask you to please leave orderly and the very important ponies please wait in your seat until everypony has left." He asked. The other ponies left. A few ponies, including Ember and me, were seated. I counted three others. When the other ponies left, dBpony came back on stage. "Okay, my little ponies, come on up onto the stage." He said into the mic. Ember hopped on my back.

"Please teleport." Ember begged. I smiled at him, and I wasn't in my right mind; I was still distracted by the finale. I teleported onto the stage after the other ponies got onto the stage. dBpony looked at me with surprise.

"Great entry, miss." He said. I nervously smiled.

"Thanks." I said. We stood in a half circle around dBpony.

"So, what are your names and whee are you from?" He asked. The first pony was a gray pegasus.

"I am Storm Beater from Cloudsdale." He proudly said. I ignored the other two ponies. Once he got to me, I perked up.

"My name is Aura Bliss and I am from Canterlot." Informed. dBPony gave me a nod.

"And the dragon?" He asked. Ember leaned on my head.

"My name is Ember and I am from Canterlot also." He said. dBpony returned his gaze to the other ponies. I knew I was the outlier here. For some reason dBpony could tell that I was different, but I tried my best to blend in. The six of us talked for a while. dBpony signed some autographs and sent us on our way, but he stopped Ember and me.

"Aura Bliss, you weren't very talkative, is there a reason?" He asked me.

"Oh, no. I'm sorry, I'm just a little distracted." I admitted. I felt like an idiot attempting to pour out my feelings to somepony who I didn't really know on a personal level.

"Do you want to talk about it?" He asked. I looked to him, he had a caring look in his eyes.

"It was your last song... it touched me." I said.

"That's odd, most ponies aren't touched by that song." He said. I gulped, I had said to much.

"Um, I guess I am a really big fan of Discord." I said.

"You're from Canterlot right?" He asked. I nodded.

"Correct." I said.

"What do you do? And don't tell me you are an average pony, I saw you teleport. Most unicorns can't do that." He said.

"I really wish I could tell you, I really do, but..." I started.

"I won't tell anypony else. A secret between two extraordinary ponies." He assured. I sighed.

"dBpony, I am a student under Luna. That is why I am really good at magic. I also am friends with Discord. That is why I loved your last song." I admitted.

"You seem really stressed out." dBpony said. Before I could say anything, he gave me a hug. He gave me a warm smile.

"Thank you." I said. "You don't know how much you helped me." I nearly whispered. He turned.

"Good luck, Aura Bliss." He said and left the stage. I quickly returned the the hotel and locked the door. Food had been placed there again, and I quickly ate it and retreated to my bed. I had finally made my choice. I forced myself to sleep so I could go home faster and tell Discord. In the morning, we caught the train back home and prepared to go tell Discord the news.

I thank dBpony for the to songs. The first one is "Miles" and you can find it here: watch?v=RTJdgEXChxE

The second song is "Daddy Discord" and you can find it here: watch?v=UN1B0KTrjQY