BOX

Twilight sat in the waste of hundreds of days of testing. Her voice had gone out from so much yelling and cursing of the box. It still mocked her with its sapphire surface. She heard the soft pop of a teleportation spell and turned her head to see Discord in a dark suit with red collar and black tie poking out of the center. A pair of black glasses sat atop his nose. He looked at her and pulled the glasses down. "What seems to be the matter?" He said to her, somewhat actual sympathy in his voice. She held the box out to him in a hoof. He took it and began to rotate the box, looking at the bottom in particular. She looked back and began to rearrange papers into neat stacks with magic when she heard a great ripping sound and metal clanking on stone. She whipped around and saw Discord with blue tape covering one of his hands, and a pile of six keys on the floor. Twilight took both the box and the keys, then with a little hesitation, turned all six of the keys. She heard the grinding of the mechanism and gave a small squeak of happiness. The lid cracked open and Discord reached over her neck and twisted the cap off. Inside was nothing that had ever to be seen. a small briefcase, silver in color lay nestled in the black velvet lining of the box. It gleamed in Twilight's eye, but when she reached for it, Discord took the briefcase. She jumped at him, waving her arms in a futile attempt to retrieve it.

"Sorry Princess. I knew I had left my storage somewhere, yet I do have a little gift for you though. He opened the briefcase slightly, and out of it, he took a smaller version of the box and tossed it to her. She gaped at his evil gift as he readjusted the spectacles and popped away with a slight cackle on the air. Twilight silently screamed on her knees towards the sky.

Discord popped back into reality somewhere in the Everfree Forest, briefcase still in hand. He walked, the briefcase slowly expanding in size until it was about the same size as a textbook. He reached a small clearing where the sun finally burst through the trees, leaving a circle of light. A small geode was in the middle of the circle, and Discord lifter it up slightly with magic. The crystal turned a deep orange and a circle, rough around the edges appeared in the air. A distorted voice came out of it and Discord nodded. "Yes I have the product, sending it to you now." He reached out and pushed the case through the hole and felt something grab him. Discord released himself and teleported a few feet back. The geode shivered, then shattered into a thousand pieces. He wiped his brow and walked away, wondering what he had just given up.