Family reforming progam!
Lunacy, is a wonderful thing!
Load Full StoryNext ChapterThe day was as bright as any other day in Equestria, but for the Draconequus Discord, he felt more lonely then he ever did when Fluttershy was no longer his friend. Feeling as lonely as he had been at the moment, Discord decided to take a stroll through the Canterlot Castle garden, to try to brighten up his day. "What's wrong with me, why can't I shake this lonely feeling?" Discord asked himself, as he walked around the Canterlot Castle royal garden. His brief walk was interrupted though, when he bumped into a familiar statue. "Oh my.... It's been a long time, eh Lunacy?" Discord asked the statue.
The statue had a Hyena's head and neck, falcon's wings, a crow's arm, hand and talons, a tiger's arm and paw, with matching claws, a dragon torso, eyes, and tail, a trident shaped tail head, a pony's leg(which seemed not natural for Discord, no matter what), a really big deer leg, and a snaggle tooth like Discord's, though his was on the left side of his face. The statue appeared to be wearing what looked like a suit and tie. This, was Discord's twin brother, who was a part of a group of friends that he and Discord were once apart of.
"Look, I know that you probably heard about the recent events, but I wanted to change, I wanted friends!" Discord said to the statue, as a guard noticed him doing so. Discord had sensed that he was being watched, and the guard was still looking at him, thinking on what the Draconequus could be doing with the statue. Discord eventually looked over at the guard, who was no longer looking at the Draconequus. As a way to brighten up his day, Discord sent a butterfly over to the guard. When the butterfly landed on the guards muzzle, Discord snapped his fingers, and caused the butterfly to explode, which scared the guard, and made Discord laugh like crazy.
The statue stood silent. The statue had been shaped so that it was holding his suit, trying to look fancy for his pose. "Ok, I know I should've told you first, and not the guards that had discussed my reforming, but I didn't get here until a month ago, and do you know how long it's been since I had a chance to talk to you?" Discord said to the statue.
The statue stood there, silent to others, but for Discord it spoke to him.... in a way.
"Wait, I know how you can be freed!" Discord said. "I'll be right back!" Discord told the statue, then teleported from the garden, to the throne room.
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Discord stood before Princess Celestia "Dear Princess Celestia, as my first act of goodness since I turned good, I request something from you!" Discord exclaimed, showing a form of delight with his arm movements.
"Yes Discord, please tell me what it is." Celestia said, showing some delight in Discord's decision to finally help with Equestria's peace.
"I request that you free my twin brother, Lunacy!" Discord said.
"NEVER!" Celestia shouted, startling every guard, and Discord, in the room as she slammed her hoof onto the floor.
"Why not? If I can be reformed, then so can he!" Discord said, now showing anger towards the sun goddess.
"Discord he killed ponies." Celestia began. "He raped unsuspecting mares, killed stallions, and even made a suit and tie for himself, out of ponies, after he skinned them alive! I'm sorry Discord, but your request is denied!" Celestia said.
"Now wait and listen here missy," Discord began "I was able to be reformed, and I'm the embodiment and spirit of chaos, dis-order! Though my brother may be the embodiment and spirit of insanity, he can be reformed as much as I could be!" Discord explained, now showing more signs of anger.
"Discord he believed that ponies killed your parents, which is entirely false, and due to his beliefs, he became the embodiment of insanity! My answer goes unchanged, so NO!" Celestia said. "Now, if I did permit this request to go on, who do you think could reform him?"
"Hmm...." Discord said, as he began to think, rubbing his chin with his right paw, thinking of everypony he knew that could help. "AHA! I know just who to go to!" Discord exclaimed with joy "I'll teach him how to laugh, he was always too serious at most points!"
"Discord, I will not allow him to be freed!" Celestia demanded towards the Draconequus.
"Celestia, what were you thinking," Discord began to ask "when you wanted me free? Did your feelings for me cloud your better judgment, did you miss me, or did you actually think that I could use my magic for good?"
"That doesn't matter Discord!" Celestia said "He committed crimes, punishable by death, and he was sparred!"
"Celestia, you still haven't answered my question." Discord said, trying to force the answer out of Celestia.
"You really want to know Discord?!" Celestia began to shout, as she walked towards the Draconequus "I wanted to free you, because I saw great potential, in somepony that had little to no friends, could actually try to earn some friends! I believed that you could use your magic for good, and that one day you'll realize that you can actually be something that your 'destiny' doesn't want you to be!"
"Thank you Celestia." Discord said, bowing to the princess "Now, put my brother, instead of me into that situation."
"Discord, he is different, he murdered, he raped, he wears pony skin as a suit!" Celestia shouted "If I agree, then everypony in Equestria would die from day one!" Celestia said, showing flames growing in her eyes.
"Look Celestia, what ever happened to '4 friends that'll never end'?" Discord brought up, knowing Celestia had remembered everything they had done as kids.
"Discord... that all ended when you went completely rogue!" Celestia shouted "It all ended, when you decided to make Equestria your playground!"
"Tia, baby girl, tell me...." discord began, stroking Celestia's hair "Do you know why Lunacy went completely insane?"
"I'm am fully aware Discord." Celestia said.
"Well then, why won't you let him have a second chance?" Discord asked. "Just give Lunacy a second chance. If I, a being of chaos who wanted to rule the world and make it my playground of chaos, can get second chance, than my brother sure can.
Discord brought up a some what good point. "Well then, who do you think could reform him then?" Celestia asked the happy Draconequus, who now had been giggling with glee that he could see his brother again.
"Why not Pinkie Pie?" Discord said "She knows how to make ponies smile and laugh!"
"Exactly, PONIES Discord, not Draconequi." Celestia said.
"But what if she could? If you did, my brother could help you with physical and magical chores around here like I am!" Discord explained. "Come on Tia, for me, like you used to do?"
Celestia sighed heavily. " I can't believe he's pulling those times back up." Celestia thought for a moment. "No Discord," She began "Lunacy has committed one to many crimes. If he were to be freed, then he would commit them again! "
"Tia, remember, I got a second chance, and I pretty much ruined Equestria in every possible way." Discord began "All he ever did was harm the ponies, cause of his beliefs of what's happened in his life. So, will you give him a second chance?"
At this point, Celestia was more willing to be in a hospital more than free Discord's brother, but she caved in. "Fine Discord, but remember! If there is a single report, about any death in Ponyville, about a pony without skin, then he goes back into his stone prison. Understood?"
Discord bowed back down to the Sun Goddess "I understand Celestia." Discord said, as he got up. "Shall we go wake up Lunacy?" Discord said, using his magic to create an a cane, then threw his lion paw out as a gesture to Celestia for them to go to the garden.
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The two left the throne room, and went to the statue. "Ok, here he is Discord, but we must wait, I need to contact my student and her friends to come here at once with the elements of harmony." Celestia said.
The two waited even longer than Discord wanted, until Twilight finally arrived with her friends, and the elements of harmony ready. The six mares stood before the princess and Draconequus, having the elements ready for what they had to do.
"Ok Princess, what did Discord do this time?" Twilight asked, thinking exactly what she said to Celestia.
"ME!?" Discord shouted. "For your information, I'm not the one the elements need to be used on, Twilight!" Discord said.
"Then who did they need to be used on?" Twilight asked.
Celestia sighed. "Twilight, there's something you need to know." Celestia began. "Long ago, when Discord was born, he did not come alone into the world. He had a twin brother, named Lunacy. Lunacy was, and still is, the embodiment of insanity. Long ago, when Discord had been turned to stone for the first time, Lunacy caught word of this, and went on a more psychotic rampage then he had already been doing. He began to kill stallions, and used their bodies as puppets, and he raped mares as well, and tortured many young foals. Not only was he insane, but he could become very serious as well, especially when angered. But, the worst thing he ever did... was skin ponies alive, and turned their skin into a suit and tie, the same suit you see on him. It's blood stained cloth-like fabric, is a reminder he kept as to who was responsible for his brother's imprisonment." Celestia explained to her student. and her student's friends.
"So, you want us to free him?" Twilight asked, scared for the answer her teacher would give her.
"Yes, I believe that your friend Pinkie Pie is the only one who can reform him." Celestia began. "Lunacy could never take jokes, nor could he smile at others' jokes when they were told. It only became worse when Discord was imprisoned in stone."
"But, he killed ponies...." Pinkie Pie began "I don't see why I should help him." Pinkie said, but didn't receive an answer. "Oh, yeah..." Pinkie had remembered the brief explanation that was just given. "Ok, I'll do it."
"Wait, Pinkie Darling," Rarity began "Are you sure about this? I mean, and with all due respect Princess Celestia, the Princess might not have the right idea, I mean, freeing a murderer?!"
"I'm with Rarity on this one Pinkie." Dash said.
"He did kill ponies Pinkie Pie, are ya sure you wanna free him Princess?" Applejack asked.
"Oh, I don't think he should be freed at all, to be fair here." Fluttershy said.
"Yes, if Discord believes that his brother can be reformed like he can," Celestia began "Then we should at least give him a chance. Please, free Lunacy."
The six mares did as requested, and immediately began to use the elements. The six friends began to float in the air, and the elements began to power. Twilight's eyes became pure white, and then the rainbow glowing beams of harmony from each of the elements hit the statue. The more that hit the statue, the more maddening laughter that was heard coming from the statue. The statue began to crack apart more and more, and the second Draconequi's tiger arm was free, then his crow arm, soon, everything had broken out of the stone. The second Draconequss burst free from HIS stone prison.
"Where.... where am I?" Lunacy asked to everything around him, confused at what was happening. "WHERE AM I?!" He now began to shout to everything, believing that everything was alive and talking to him.
"Canterlot Castle, the royal garden...." A familiar voice said to Lunacy. "Dearest brother."
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