Chapter Eleven: What Fun Is There In Making Sense?

I woke up, with the whole house on fire around me. Outside my windows, I heard ponies screaming and some maniacal laughing. I threw the covers off of me and rushed downstairs to see Pinkie Pie frantically bouncing around the kitchen. She, along with Mr. and Mrs. Cake, were unsuccessfully trying to extinguish the flames. Once Pinkie saw me, she threw her arms around me, glad that I was ok. I suggested that we leave the now collapsing bakery, and we all did so. As we burst out of the front door, some sort of green energy pulled the other three ponies back while I hit the ground. I looked around and saw the green light burst out of the roof of the Café and pull in countless other ponies. Even against the black, moonless night, I could still note that there had to be millions being pulled in.

They weren't just from Ponyville, either. In fact, I believe I had seen some Zebras and Buffalo's of some sort pulled in as well. I didn't know what to do, so I simply hid in a nearby trashcan. After that was all said and done, a massive yellow light literally exploded out from the Café and some sort of weird snake creature arose from the rubble. He spread out his arms, and began to laugh manically, before doing a little twirl. He flicked his arm towards Canterlot and suddenly there was Princess Celestia. She was struggling to escape.

“Now, Princess, you will understand my hatred for ponies.” The snake creature smiled. “Once you and your pathetic subjects stay imprisoned in stone for a millennia, then you will understand my pain.” He laughed, but this time more evilly. Celestia was about to retort, but he flicked his wrist and suddenly she was gone. He twirled around, and clapped his hands.

A million stone statues began to fall from the sky, but instead of impacting the ground, they bounced around. The snake creature laughed and it began to rain some kind of chocolate. He snapped his fingers and suddenly the rubble that was fifty feet away from me was turned into a small hill and had its own throne on top. The creature took his place at the throne, and he shut his eyes.

Suddenly, the trashcan around me vaporized and apparently turned into a book, as he held one in his hands. I moved into the shadows, glaring at this new menace. He turned in my direction and stared at me with his piercing, crimson eyes. He raised his hand and literally pulled the darkness I was hiding in away. He grimly smiled, twitching his left eyelid. I was suddenly in his lap, as he stroked my head delicately. I pushed him away from me and lowered my head at him, ready to fire a bolt at him. He stood up, and I realized he was extremely taller than me…at least four or five more feet so. I backed up instinctively and asked “Wh-What have you done to the ponies?”
He cocked his head sideways and asked “What do you care? You obviously aren't a pony…”

Somehow, this beast had discovered my true origins. Somehow, he-

“…Is what I would've been saying if you weren't a pony.” He sighed expressively and then gladly said, “But a pony you are! So for ponies, you must care! You see…” he suddenly pulled out a large blue globe from his hip, “All of the ponies are trapped in this little sphere-o-machine here!” He shoved my head towards it, saying “Look! You can even see my dear friends, Twilight Sparkle, Pinkie Pie, Rainbow Dash, Applejack, Rarity, and Flut…Fluttershy…” He gulped. “Look, friend. You must quickly flee. I may seem all happy and fun now, but I have dreadful demons inside me…if he realizes you’re here, then that spells trouble for all!” He said this all while transporting the both of us around town and making weird gestures with his hands. I did notice his tone and mood changed.

He teleported us away from town, probably to ensure that whatever he was warning me about wouldn’t find me. “What happens to the ponies? They need to be set free!” The snake creature doubled over at this remark, clutching his stomach. He shoved me away and his eyes changed from crimson to pitch black. He reared up and spread his arms, laughing manically. I lowered my body, ready to defend myself. “Honestly child, do you think you can stand up against the GOD OF CHAOS?!” he roared, lightning setting off behind him. I didn’t reply, simply charging my horn. He lifted up his right arm, preparing to smack me away when I fired a bolt at him. It simply bounced off him. “Hah, FOOL! The only thing that can defeat me are the Elements of Harmony! And considering the ‘Mane Six’ are currently turned to stone, you have NO hope of beating ME!” He picked me up and hurled me at the remains of Ponyville. I crashed through a building, struggling to stay conscious.

I…just…might die on this one…

I looked around and laughed bitterly. So…I don’t die in my own world…I die here, on a foreign world…full of talking ponies! My eye caught something; no more than ten feet away from me I saw the sphere-o-machine the creature spoke of lying discarded in a heap of rubble. He was getting closer. With my vision being incredibly blurry, and my energy faltering, I attempted to concentrate on the sphere. The Creature was within ten feet. Nine. Eight. Seven. Six. Five. I fired a bolt.

He swatted my bolt out of the air, directing it towards a trash can lid. It ricocheted off of it and hit the sphere. He picked me up by the throat and through his glossy black eyes I could see hell itself. A large CRACK sounded off and a bright light enveloped everything. Suddenly there was a crowd of ponies standing around me and the Creature. The Creature gripped tighter. My vision was fading. Darkness enveloped the corners of my eyes. The ponies around us tried their best distract him, but once I looked into the Creature’s eyes again I saw that he wanted me to die. I gasped for air as he choked me even more. I took one final breath and held it.

I’m going to die.

I heard faint shouts. The only word I could make out was “Discord”. I looked into his piercing eyes for perhaps the last time. I thought he looked familiar…

A Few Days Later...

I woke up, surprisingly, in a hospital bed. A nurse was tending to me. “Wha- How the hell am I still alive?” I asked her.

“Woah. Easy there. You've been out for a few days.” She put a hoof over some complicated machinery. “Well…you’re pulse seems alright.”

I rubbed my head, still feeling as if I was being strangled to death. “What happened after I passed out?”

“Discord was cured of that parasite that affected him. I guess it only effects Draconequus’…” her voice trailed off, and she glanced at me while fiddling with some medical equipment. “You did it. You cured him somehow.”

I laughed.

“Yeah? While I was being strangled to death? Like I could do-”

The nurse was suddenly beside me, sternly staring at me. “Look. Nopony knows what you did. He released you and suddenly began babbling about how sorry he was. He said he saw something in your eyes. You literally scared the thing out of him.” I withdrew myself a little into the covers.

What could I have done?

She went to a nearby curtain, and said “Well…I guess I’ll go tell them the good news.” She pulled back the curtain to reveal most, or if not, all of Ponyville standing there, cheering.