"Outta the way, dude!" A boy hollered, whizzing by on some... contraption. It looked like that infernal little scooter that one of those Ponyville foals rode, yet it missed its handlebars. Discord brushed himself off, albeit the young boy hadn't touched him. He looked around, finally taking in his surroundings. Discord appeared to be in the yard of a tall building, not unlike some in Equestria. But instead of ponies, strange creatures, not unlike himself, dotted the landscape. Some had manes like some of the ponies in Ponyville (Discord clearly identified Cherilee, Applejack, Big Mac, and that little girl... what was her name? Ah, nevermind.) Suddenly, Discord felt a thump on his back.

"Who goes there?" He shouted instinctively.

"Oh, I'm sorry, sir. I didn't- You see, I- I- I'm sorry." A familiar voice whispered.

"Fluttershy?"

"Oh, hello, umm... Are you a teacher?"

"Wow, how great to see you, Fluttershy! I'm not one to get afraid, but this entire place is out of wack! I mean, seriously. A blue sky? How original."

"Oh, wait, I know you!" Fluttershy gasped.

"Excellent! Now, if you could-"

"You're that escaped mental patient from the news channel!" Fluttershy screamed ~ well, what would be considered a scream for Fluttershy.

"What? I know I'm chaotic, but mental? Isn't that a bit much?"

"Applejack!" Fluttershy ran off in tears.

"Was it something I said?"

"Hey, you!" A voice shot out. "Whatcha doing here?"

"Who, me? Oh, nothing much. Just standing around, avoiding these insane contraptions all around. Honestly, I'd think you people have a thing for walking, what with these crazy shoes. Where I'm from, nopony-nobody wears any shoes."

"You mean the hoosegow?"

"Well, it's a bit... delusional, in some eyes, but I wouldn't call it a hoosegow. I'm Discord, but you already know that, don't you?" Discord finally turned himself around to face a small little girl with orange skin and... sharp? lavender hair. And to Discord's (shock? dismay? Take your pick.) the girl was wielding a small switchblade. It was even more shocking that Discord recognized this girl.

"LuLu?"

"Wait, what?"

"LuLu. It was your brother's nickname for you before he really went to the "hoosegow"."

"I know what it means, but.. how... when... what?"

"Wow, has it been so long? You aren't even the same anymore. Back then, you would've giggled and punched me."

"Who are you?"

"I thought we went over this, LuLu! I'm Discord, from your little hoosegow. Wow, that's a fun word! Hoosegow, hoosegow, hoosegow, hoose-" Bam. As Discord had said just before, LuLu punched him across the face, or, her height being so small, in the gut.

"I was expecting a more... polite welcome."

"I'm callin' the cops."

"Wait! I still have to go home, remember?"

"No, no I don't remember."

"WELL I DO! And I can't do this unless I can be AT this statue, EVERY DAY. You, know, in case little miss Luna decides that they're done over there."

"What could you possibly have to do with Miss Luna?"

"Oh, well, long story short, we're pretty much best friends."

"You need a place to stay, right? Go ask your best friend, then."

"Yeah, she doesn't remember me. At least, not this Luna."

"What are you talking about?"

"Nothing important to you. Speaking of which, isn't your brother's room still open?"

"Yeah, but-"

"Perfect. I'll see you there, Lumina."

"What?" LuLu gasped, and tried to make another swing for Discord's head, but he was already skipping happily away from the school. "Damn it."

Author's Note

So, I know this took a while, but I'm ready with the next chapter. I'm going to try to see how well this plays out in the next chapters before posting them though, so expect an even longer wait.