I breathe heavily as I run through the castle corridors, trying to find my way to an exit. My muscles are tired, my body isn't in the best condition, thanks to that cunt Celestia, but I know that it's now or never. Especially after how long I've planned this.

I see a blockade of guards in front of me, spears and nets raised. They're ready to take me back, take me back to those two demons. I roar out in anger and charge the guards. They weren't expecting that; usually I opt to submit after seeing that many guards. But my instinct tells me they are nothing, and I shouldn't worry about a few fools swinging some sticks around.

I plow right through all of the guards, stabbing at them with my tail and spitting my acidic blood all over them. I can feel that my natural Xenomorph instinct enjoys the carnage. And to be honest, so do I. Never in all my life have I wanted to kill someone so bad, and I never thought I would enjoy it so much.

I continue my run around the castle. I only have a few moments left until the sisters notice I'm missing, but if I can just find that one beacon of hope known as the exit...

And on a day like this, even I could believe in god. The exit is right in front of me, no guards, no sisters, just freedom. I've only ever seen that exit a few times, and I've only ever got out once. But this time, this time it's different.

I've planned this out for weeks, observed everything and learned everything I could about the castle. I also learned how to unlock my collar; still can't believe I just had to unlock it with a key hidden under the mattress. And to think, I wouldn't even have made it this far if it weren't for my instinct.

I sprint towards the doors and slam them open with all the power I can muster, sending said doors flying of their hinges. I take a big inhale of the air and smile. I can hear as Luna's and Celestia's voice echo through all of Canterlot. No doubt Luna's just discovered that I'm not wearing my collar. I can only imagine her face when only the collar appeared when she used her 'return' spell.

I quickly run as far away as I can from the castle and deep into the forest. I run for hours and hours before I think that I've lost them, and even then I run for a few more minutes. I'm glad I have this body, I probably wouldn't have been able to do that with my human one. Well, maybe I could if I trained for a few months, humans are known for their stamina, but it's better to be able to do it without training.

But, then again, I might not of been in this mess if I was a hu-

YES YOU WOULD! YOU SAW HOW THEY REACTED TOWARDS AN UNKNOWN CREATURE, THEY TRIED TO HUNT US DOWN AS A TROPHY!

Yes but...-no, you're right. Those...'Ponies' are evil greedy things that don't care about others. Even if I could of spoken, the same thing probably would have happened.

I begin to feel tired and decide to rest up on a tree. I lay on a branch and smile as I finally realize that I've got what I've wanted ever since I got caught.

"F-fiNalLy...fre-freEdoM."

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I slowly open my eyes to try and take in my surroundings. I ultimately can't, but my guess is that I'm still in that cage thing. I manage to get up in a kneeling position and try to look around again.

'God damn it,' I think to myself, 'how can I even escape if I can't see shit?!'

My vision isn't as blurry as before, yet I can't really see anything. All I can see is some metal bars surrounding me, the cold metal floor and statue Chrysalis.

'Wait a fucking second.' I turn my head to my right and can see the angry face of a hideous looking statue known as Chrysalis. 'Why is she here? I thought Celestia had a whole 'gotta stone them all' collection going on in her garden. Better yet, where ex-fucking-actly is here?'

I try to look through the bars, but can't see anything except gray blurs. I sigh and manage to crawl over to the bars to see if being closer will help.

'Can't believe a feared-ALL POWERFUL-being like myself is crawling. And there's my good old instinct.'

I would say that I've always liked my instinct, but that's not true. In fact, at first I hated it. Do you know how annoying it is to speak and sound like you're tripping balls? I usually end up sounding like: 'I wiLl BeaT YOu CElestIA'. Or sometimes my instinct will just interrupt me in general. Sometimes it doesn't happen, though, and I can actually speak normally. But, I don't mind it anymore. If it weren't for my instinct, I'd have been living my whole life as a pet for bitch and slut.

Speaking of sluts, I'm still trying to figure out why there's one next to my cage. This obviously isn't a garden, but it doesn't exactly take a whole lot of thinking to figure that out. Maybe it's some sort of secret room?

I decide to use my senses to see if I can sense where I am or if there's anyone else in here, and I'm definitely surprised about what I found out.

I'm not sure exactly what it is I just sensed, but there's something in here that is big and strong. And when I say big, I mean it's about the size of a Manticore. And when I say strong, I mean that this thing is on par with Celestia.

But, I sense something else. It's a small bit of power a few yards to my right. It's size seems to just tower over the average pony, but that's all I can sense. He, and yes I can sense of someone's a male or female, seems to also be stuck in a cage.

I pay him no mind, however, and focus back on the bigger creature. I can't really make it out, but it seems to have...three heads, and is about the size of a Manticore. Maybe a young Hydra? No, it wouldn't be that powerful. Then again, it could be magically enchanted. So basically, Celestia's got a new pet on steroids. Great. But at the same time, it smells a bit different. Kinda like...dog? I don't even want to know; I'll just call it 'Hydra Thing' for now.

'I guess I can give her credit, she actually thought this through. Unless Discord gets his ass over here, I probably have no chance of escaping. If I broke out of this cage, that Hydra Thing would come to investigate. And I wouldn't be able to heal fast enough to actually fight it. And even if it didn't notice, I would have to move swiftly and stealthily, something my body can't handle. Because if I just sit around waiting to heal, the Hydra Thing will probably spot me sitting still with my thumb up my ass like some dumbo.'

I finish my inner thoughts and try to pull at the bars just to see if I actually have a chance. Unsurprisingly, they don't budge. I spit some acid around the cage to see if anything happens; nothing happens. I can't find any faults. I try looking for anything, hinges, screws, nails, hell even a door; but I can't find anything. Which is bullshit, I swear Celestia went out some kind of door.

I sigh and take a look at the bars. If my acid won't work, and I can't pull the bars open...

A small growl escapes my lips as I try to ram my body into the bars in a half-ass attempt to get free. All I'm rewarded with is more pain. I try again, and again, and again, but nothings happening.

'I-WE- reFuSe to jUSt givE Up. I'm not-WE'RE NOT-going tO JuST sit around dOINg NOThing.' I think to myself, continuing my pitiful attempt at escape.

The Hydra Thing walks over to my cage. I can't really make out what it's doing, maybe just starring, maybe smirking, I don't know; but I can make out some details about it. It's covered in black fur...and that's about it. But I can make out three round shapes for heads, and the last time I checked, Hydra's have long slim heads, not short round ones. And it's neck is also really small.

The Hydra Thing leaves, and after a minute I just continue to ram at a slower weaker pace.

'Dammit, Discord. What ever the fucking hell you're doing, do it quickly cause-I DON'T WANT OR NEED HELP!'

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I sigh in irritation as I hover over Canterlot. I just can't find Ex anywhere, it's like he's disappeared from the face of Equestria. I've searched high, I've searched low, I've even checked out the entire castle, and yet, I can't find anything.

"Grr, Tartarus dammit, Extinction. I leave you alone to fight Celestia and you vanish. Granted it wasn't the smartest thing to do; but I never claimed to be smart." I muse to myself. I rub my beard in thought when I suddenly get a great idea.

"Of course! What's the number one way to find things out? Gossip, obviously. I bet somepony knows what's happening or going on. Most likely a guard."

I snap my fingers, emitting a bright flash in the sky. Luckily nopony saw it. When the light fades, I look down at my hands and smile...or should I say hands and hooves?

Doing a quick check over of myself, I can see that my mane is a gray, I have a light brown coat and I still have my epic goatee.

"Perfect! They'll never suspect anything!" I say to myself while examining my new body in the mirror. My smile turns into a frown as I see my eyes.

"Oh; I probably need to deal with my eyes." While my body might look different my eyes are still the same: red pupils and yellow eye balls.

I snap my fingers and summon some enchanted glasses to cover my eyes with. Looking in the mirror, I can see that my eyes look 'normal' and my pupils are now a light brown.

"Foolproof! Now nopony will notice anything wrong! I mean, I've been floating in the middle of the sky for a minute creating bright flashes and nopony has bat an eye."

I float down into an alleyway and walk out like I'm not secretly Discord. In case you wounded what that looks like, it's just walking normally.

I spot some guards clearing up some bricks and decide to put my plan in motion.

I walk over to them and begin to just causally help them clear up. The guards pay me no mind and continue to work. I pick the bricks up and plop them down on a wheelbarrow. I then go back, pick up some bricks, and put them in the wheelbarrow. I continue this pattern for a while and decide now's the time to strike.

I spot a lone guard a little bit away and decide to confront him. I begin to clear up some of the bricks near him and begin a nice little conversation.

" So...the battle left Canterlot in a rough shape, eh?" The guard just grunts and continues his work. "Seems like those Changelings sure kicked your flanks, huh?" The guard narrows his eyes, but continues working. I sigh in frustration. "Alright, fine. I was just a tad curious about what happened with Celestia, Extinction and Chrysalis. Jeez, it's like talking with a brick wall."

The guard looks up at me and frowns.

"All you need to know is this: Extinction is dealt with, Chrysalis is dealt with and Celestia is fine." I can see that this guy isn't going to just spill the beans. Can't really blame him, there's already enough mess as it is, no need to add cleaning beans to the to do list. But, I really need to know. Guess it's time to act like a pony.

"Are you sure? I mean, I don't think I would be able to keep calm without knowing exactly how Extinction and Chrysalis have been 'dealt with'. I really need to know. Like, really. Please?" The guard sighs and looks at me with a blank face. "Please?" He continues to stare at me. "Plllleeeeeeeeaaaaaaasssssss-"

"You're not going to leave until I tell you, are yah?" I shake my head. The guard sighs and begins to look around. He turns to look at me and frowns.

"Alright, I'll tell yah. Mostly because you're one of the only ponies besides the guard helping fix Canterlot." I frown mentally at that. I'm not suppose to fix things, I break things. I make things more chaotic and fun. I certainly don't 'fix' things. Guess I'll have to cause some chaos before I leave this joint.

The guard begins to speak again. "That and the fact I don't see why you shouldn't know. Alright, to simply put it, Celestia is perfectly fine and has imprisoned Extinction in the same place as Chrysalis."

"Um, not to insult Celestia."

'Even though she deserves it,' I mentally add.

"But don't you think putting two dangerous enemies in the same cell is...you know, a completely retarded thing to do?"

The guard begins to chuckle.

"Yeah, I do. But they're not just in some 'cell'." I raise my eyebrows at this. What exactly does he mean by 'some cell'? I don't have to ponder on it too long as the guard continues. "Those two are in a place of nightmares. A place where all evil in the world lives." Wait...no. Surely he doesn't mean- "Tartarus." -Okay, he does. Well, as Ex would say, fuck. Tartarus? Really Celestia? Damn, talk about pulling out the big guns.

I look back at the guard and do my best fake smile.

"Oh, well thanks. I can definitely sleep easily knowing that those monsters are where they belong. But as much as I really want to stay and chat, there's a city that needs fixing." The guard nods and I walk away.

'Tartarus?' I think to myself, unable to believe what I'm hearing. 'Celestia must really find them both dangerous if she sent them there. I mean, she's only ever sent...him there before.' I make sure nopony's looking and head into a dark alleyway. 'I guess I have my work cut out for me. As the saying goes: 'one does not simply walk into Tartarus.' And I can understand why. You see, Tartarus is a very odd place. Some would see it as a massive dark hallway field with your worst nightmares, some see it as a massive open field filled with lava and fire, some see it as a place where you constantly feel all the pain you've ever experienced in life forever. Let's just say, that not even I know. I've been told it's a horrible place that the gods themselves fear, a place that will change you, a place that- okay I'm just shitting you.

In reality, I know exactly what Tartarus is like. Tartarus...is a big disappointment. Seriously. All it is is like being inside a cave with some platforms coming out of the ground. The only real problem is Cerberus, and I can handle him. Well, once I actually get in. To get in you need to go to the edge of Equestria, find the temple of misery, go to the bottom floor, defeat the boss which is a mirror version of yourself, activate the portal and finally go inside said portal. But you need to make sure you have a red rubber ball with you or else you'll get mauled to death by Cerberus.

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Or, if your lazy like me, use the spell of 'gate opening' to open a portal to Tartarus. Sometimes magic is just too useful. Well, actually it's not because only an immortal can cast and learn that spell. Which is why most ponies do that whole quest thing. It's pretty amusing to watch, actually. Nine out of ten of the ponies that try don't even make it to the temple and the ones that do get killed by the many traps in the temple. I actually don't think any ponies made it past the boss battle.

I snap my fingers and turn back into my original body and smile.

"Feels great to get rid of all that fur. It's so warm and weird, I don't know how you can live with it. It's like having ten jumpers on at once." I take my glasses off and turn them into a chaos bomb. "I did say I would cause a bit of chaos when I leave, and while I'm not usually true to most of my words, I am when it involves chaos." I toss the bomb into the middle of the street and use the 'Gate Opening' spell.

A smirk adorns my face as I hear screams from all around. Risking a glance back I can see cotton candy clouds in the sky creating a downpour on the many ponies in the streets and mutated bunnies running around the place. I chuckle and turn back to see that a portal showing Tartarus is in front of me.

"Don't worry, buddy, I'll get you out of there." I say, as I dive into the portal.