Discord's Lament

Discord, Fluttershy, and Pinkie Pie rushed to the Everfree Forest to go see Zecora. The entire time Fluttershy looked at Discord with concern and curiosity strangely enough. Discord’s determination blinded him from the fact that everypony was getting tired but not for long. They stopped at a clearing to catch their breath. Discord began to run in place to show that he was in a hurry.

“Discord,” Fluttershy sweetly touched his paw to calm him down, “Why don’t you tell us what’s going on.”

Discord calmed down and sat next to her, “Oh I wish I could Fluttershy, but it’s just so complicated, that I didn’t want to involve you in this.”

Pinkie gasped loudly, said some things about oatmeal and confetti and just ran off, the others just assumed she wasjust being Pinkie Pie.

Discord then continued to tell Fluttershy that this is bigger than anything. “You don’t understand Fluttershy, this is just something I thought I’d never have to see again.”

Fluttershy ushered him up and they proceeded to Zecora’s which was not much farther.

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Zecora walked in her home throwing ingredients into her cauldron. “Oh this brew of mine will be good, but where is some of that dark ash wood?” She looked on the shelves around the room and could not find any of the wood she needed. “Oh drat my dark ash is not here in my home, I guess I’ll get some from the Ember dome.” She began to walk outside when she saw Fluttershy and Discord charging towards her. “Oh my!”

She then watched as Discord zoomed towards her, his eyes burning gold and roaring with fire. “WHERE IS THE ALICORN AMULET?!?!?”

“Discord!?” Fluttershy screamed at him, which actually wasn’t very loud.

Zecora stood in terror at the suddenness of the creature’s demand. “I-I am unsure of thy request, w-what is it, your quest?” Discord threw her to the ground and started to look around the room. She then got up, and shakily walked up to Fluttershy, “Fluttershy, my friend, what is it this thing that seeks to end.”

“Uh, he’s looking for the Alicorn Amulet.” Fluttershy looked at Discord with concern as he destructively searched Zecora’s house, “He seems to think it holds a lot of concern.”

Zecora timidly looked at him, “You must be Discord, of whom chaos is born, when bored.” She walked up to a little alcove, saw her chest and grabbed it. “This is what you seek, now cease this chaos of which you wreak.”

Discord looked at the box and as Zecora was about to open it, he quickly shut it. “No don’t open it to me.” He held the box while staring at it with woeful and angry eyes while a tear a fell from his face.

“Discord?” Fluttershy wiped the tear from his eye as she hovered in front of him. “What’s wrong?”

Discord looked at the box and felt great hatred and pain pouring from it the tighter he gripped it. “Where do I start?”

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Discord held the box with such determination that it nearly broke it. “Let me start at the beginning.” They sat down as he told his tale. “A long time ago, far before the rule of Celestia and Luna, before this land was even called Equestria, the world was unified and peaceful. It was ruled by a king whose name is lost to history but he was known as only King. One day his friend, a draconequus named Prelude, came to visit King to tell him of a Changeling rebellion. King then told Prelude and his wife Cherish to escape with their new born Adorn before the rebellion came while he fought them off. Later the city fell and was renamed Chryon the Changeling capital city.”

“I’ve heard of that place.” Fluttershy spoke out of turn then quickly apologized.

Discord continued, “Prelude, Cherish and their child Adorn, lived in exile watching over the conflicts of the world below them. While in exile Prelude taught Adorn to use magic, but all he could do was control emotional magic such as; love, anger, remorse, pride, etc. When Adorn became to the age of 1,000, Cherish gave birth to a new child.”

Zecora spoke interrupting the story, “Pardon my intrusion, but what good is this confusion?”

Discord glared at her, “I’m getting to it.” Discord put the box down and then light began to emit from the hinges, opening, and cracks that unfortunately Discord had made. Then the two ponies and the draconequus heard a slight whisper on the air. “Now will you let me continue?”

Zecora nodded her head in slight fright and ushered him to finish.

Discord looked at the box and continued, “The child had been deformed and smaller than a normal draconequus, but due to this deformity he was skilled in alteration magic.”

Fluttershy perked her ears up, “Was this child…you Discord?”

He solemnly nodded his head, “As the years past and Adorn became more skilled in his practices of magic, my parents moved their attention to me. Adorn became jealous and angry, one day when I grew older he challenged me to a fight, which as cocky as I was and not understanding his anger I accepted.”

Fluttershy gasped and held onto Discord’s neck hugging him. Discord returned it with a tear. But all the hugging had stopped when the whisper returned uttering one word, “Anguish.”

Fluttershy screamed and looked at the box. “What was that?”

Discord wiped his tears and said softly, “My brother.”

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Zecora looked confused, “Wait a moment, what happened in this battle of torment?”

Discord looked at the box and sighed, “The battle grew intense with each passing minute, once I realized how seriously angry Adorn was I ran. My parents tried to stop him but in his rage………he killed my parents.” Fluttershy fell to the ground in shock. “I knew I couldn’t defeat him, but I knew one thing I could do. I removed my necklace my parents had given me and trapped him with in it. And as he was sucked into the abyss that is eternity he gave out one final roar giving himself a new name, ‘YOU CAN NOT CONTAIN ANGUISH!!!!!!’” The pony and zebra looked at him with such pity.

Fluttershy became curious, “Why was the necklace an alicorn design when you are a draconequus?”

Discord shook his head ridding himself of any doubt, “It was designed to look like King, the first ruler of the land.”

Zecora walked up to the box, “Now that we know why you sought it out, now tell me what we do it about?”

He picked up the box and thought for a while, “We can not keep it in Canterlot, for if I look upon it the spell would be undone and he would roam free.” He thought even longer until Fluttershy grabbed the chest.

“Why not keep it in the ancient ruins of the royal pony sisters? If that’s okay with you of course.”

Discord jumped up at Fluttershy, “That is a fantastic idea. No one goes there and it will be safe forever.”

The joyful tossing of a pony was discontinued as another whisper became more of a roar, “REALSE ME!!!!” Discord looked at the box, “Let’s go do that now.”