The Mind of a Child

"Leave me alone!" I shout.

"What has gotten into you?" Discord asks.

"You! Why? Why, did you do this?"

"I did this because I care about you, I would never admit that to anyone!"

"But you know how clumsy I can be! Why Discord!? Why do you find in your stone heart to care for someone like me? Through all my naïve acts and childish foolishness. People told me that you never existed, you were just meant to be a villain in a children's television show. Why Discord? Why-"

"Christina!" Discord shouts. My eyes grow wide, he's never called me by my name before. He slowly sits down behind me, and puts his arms around me. " I don't care how naïve you are, I don't care how clumsy and childish you act. I don't want to leave you, especially not when your like this."

"But Discord, I want to be nothing more then a toy, the kind you like to play with. I want to be in that nightmare. I like to cry, I want to be a toy...."

"No, you don't." Discord responds pulling me closer. "Trust me dear, I know what you want....."

"You do?"

"Yes, of course I do..... I know everything...."

It must be so upsetting knowing how weak and helpless they think you are...

"But why do stay? Why stay with me if your not going to use me? You know what I want, then tell me why you stay.... I-I love you...."

Discord words from all his past episodes sting and burn inside of me. They whisper and silence me, I want.... I want....

"You want to be loved..." Discord answers to my thoughts.

"Discord I'm sorry. I must sound so dumb and stupid right now."

"No you don't. You can cry me a river, and build a bridge, but I know their are some things you can't get over no matter how hard you try."

He is so good with emotions. That would also show why he is good at manipulating others. He may not show it when it comes to romantic or sad feelings but he's very good at it. All through my thinking I hardly notice Discord slowing moving his eagle claw towards me, with something perched on it.

"I have someone who's dying to meet you." He said. "I know he'll make you feel better."

Him? I turn to find a cockatrice resting on Discord's wagle claw, looking right at me. I gasp and take the cockatrice in my arms. It's Stone! My OC character has a pet cockatrice named Stone, and now he's here in front me! The cockatrice rubs up against my chest and I stroke his feathers.

"Hi Stone," I whisper. "I've missed you."

I can hear him making a purring sound. I turn towards Discord and smile.

"Thank you Discord."

"It's no big deal, besides like I said before; I know more then you think."

Stone rests on my arm and gently flicks his snake tail, I never thought I would see the day when I would finally be able to hold my sweet Stone again.

I look at my newest drawing. It looks pretty well done, now it just needs color. Suddenly I hear whispering and it's saying my name. I turn around and walk around my bedroom trying to find the source of the voice. But I find nothing, I stop at my mirror and sigh. Then to my surprise I see my reflection, but it looks different. My reflection is standing there dressed in dark purple robes with a devious grin and has Stone on my arm staring at me intensely, but not enough to turn me into stone. And behind my reflection is him, his insane eyes and his wicked smile. I'm terrified, and I feel tears forming in my eyes. Why would he do something like that? Discord looks down at my reflection then back at me and licks his lips in anticipation.

"You can't get away from me...."

"Leave me alone!" I cry, "Can't you ever stop your madness and try to be nice?"

But my reflection, Stone and Discord all laugh. My reflection looks up at Discord evily, and he smiles back. I watch as the Draconequus pushes my reflection away and steps through the mirror towards me.

"Go away, leave me be! I don't want you here!" I yell.

"Aww but you do want me here, and even if you don't you will want me when I'm done with you."

Once again my reflection laughs while petting Stone. I can see Discord is now holding a gold band that looks like it's small enough to fit around my finger.

"You see my dear," Discord says. "There is more then one way to hypnotize a person. Normally I would just use a simple touch or manipulation if necessary. But you are a different case, and once I have this ring on your finger not only will I be able to control your every moment, but I will also be able to know wherever you go. So if you ever try feel the need to escape from me I will know where to find you at all times."

"I'm not wearing that!" I say pointing to the ring. "You can't make me!"

"Oh but I can," Discord continues. "Not only will you wear it, but I will make sure it stays with you forever...."

I turn towards my reflection but all I can see her doing is smiling insanely and caressing her cockatrice. Discord gets closer to me and I back up into a wall. He grabs my arm and I try to fight and get out of his grasp. But he's too strong and powerful. He puts the ring around my finger and laughs as he lets go of me. I quickly try to remove the ring but it stays put. My reflection is laughing manicially, I had no idea I could have such an awful laugh. Suddenly I can feel all my thoughts to resist slowly drain, all I can feel is the need to do whatever Discord tells me. I don't like it but I can't stop it! Slowly I stop moving for a moment, and close my eyes for a second. When I open them I can see Discord but he's not in front of me anymore. Instead I'm now the reflection, holding Stone and looking at Discord. I can feel my love for him return and all my memories return. I watch as MY reflection opens her eyes and Discord stands her up.

"Feeling better?" Discord asks.

"Yes..." My reflection replies.

Wait, what is Discord doing? I thought it was me he wanted! Not my reflection! She resisted him, I wouldn't even dream of such a thing! I gently hold on to Stone and watch. Discord gently plays with the ring on my reflection in a way so that she doesn't notice. My reflection wraps her arms around him. Now I'm mad, I try to get past the mirror but the glass is holding me back. I hit the glass as hard as I can but not even a scratch appears. I watch with anger as my reflection smiles and sighs while she's being manipulated by Discord. It should me he's controlling.

"Discord!!!" I scream.

But he doesn't hear me, and is he going to... NO! GET AWAY FROM HER! WHAT!?

"DISCORD!"

I try as hard as I can to break through the glass, but nothing happens. My fists now are red and sore, and I can feel tears burning in my eyes.

"Christina! Wake Up!"

I heard that! It sounded like Discord. Slowly I can feel my world go black, but I can tell I'm being held.

"Wake up, that's it..."

"D-discord?"

I hear Discord calling me, shaking me.

I open my eyes and see Discord in front of me, above me. My breathing is slowly starting to go back to normal but my heart is still beating wildly. I actually had a nightmare where the terror was me, not him.

"Are you alright!?" Discord asks.

I put my arms around him and sigh. "I'm fine, I just had a small nightmare I suppose."

Suddenly Stone jumped into my arms and snuggled against me. Aww, he was trying to help me feel better.

"The nightmare, it wasn't  too bad was it?" Discord asked.

"No! No! Nothing bad, just strange..."

Discord seems to accept my answer and I lay down to finish my nap. Stone cuddles up next to me and gives me a concerned look. I smile at him.

"It's alright Stone I'm fine....." I think...

Slowly I feel him curl up next to me. This time Discord is next to me and I can feel his lion paw holding onto my hand gently. My eyes once again. The last thing I hear is a familiar voice.

"Is Discord Home?"

I'm in a forest now. And I can hear a little girl laughing running through the forest, that voice sounds too familiar for my liking. I quickly follow the sound until I find her, there standing in the middle of a ring of trees is a young girl with wavy blond hair, freckles on her face and hazel eyes. I'm standing in front of myself from when I was younger, four years younger to be exact. When I was in fourth grade, the year I discovered My Little Pony Friendship is Magic. I looked a lot prettier and cuter when I was younger. My ten year old self looks up at me.

"Is Discord coming?" She asks.

"What?"

"Is Discord coming?" She asks again.

"Oh, I'm not sure to be honest." I respond.

"Oh.... Well is he home?"

"Is he what?"

"Is Discord home?" She responds.

I take one look at my younger self and smile. I give her a hug and she has tears of happiness in her eyes.

"Yes, he's home. And he's more chaotic then ever..."

My younger self giggles. "How do I grow up to be you?"

Typical of my younger self to ask. I never thought I would grow up to be such an introvert, so unpopular and dark. And yet here I am, but still me and alive.

"Believe me," I respond with a laugh. "I have no idea. But get used to it."

"I wish Discord was here now...." She says.

Before I can say anything I hear Discord's voice.

"Well, perhaps that can be arranged..."

My ten year old self turns towards the noise, I do as well. And as soon as she sees him she quickly runs up to him and wraps her small arms around his body. I was so adorable when I was younger, but I know I would have done the same thing at that age.

"Well, aren't you adorable?" Discord says.

My ten year old self smiles. "I love you Discord, I wish I could be like you."

"Let's just say you will be when your older...." He says as he points to me.

"How much older?" She asks.

"Oh about four more years older." He replies with a smile.

"Aww, that's not fair!"

Discord laughs. "I know, but who's the King of Chaos here?"

"You are...." Ten year old me says disappointedly.

"Good girl, but before I go I have something for you."

"Oh really! What is it?"

"Stand still for just a moment..." Discord says.

I watch as he takes her left arm and puts and mark on her hand, it looks just like a mark that I have on my hand! I always thought it was a scar! I watch as my ten year old self hugs Discord one more time, if that had been me, and it was I would have tried to hold on much longer.

"Bye Discord!" She says. And quickly she runs into the forest again slowly fading away.

"So that was you who gave me this mark!" I said. "I always thought that was a scar I got from burning myself."

"I can tell you the rest of the story later, but for now I figured you should finish resting so we can go back to more fun. And I mean real fun....."

Real fun. That sounds like my kind of game!