Author's Note

Would've been out sooner but I had some complications you know how it is (least I kept my promise of having it out before the end of the weekend). This chapter was going to be longer but because of said complications I had to cut it down. Also now I'm going to try to name my chapters. Enjoy and tell me what you think.

Chapter 2: Discord

Apparently, my timing couldn't be better. I arrived on top of one of the castle's spires only two minutes before the start of Ms. Cheerilee's field trip to the Canterlot Gardens. The first thing I did upon my arrival was turn invisible to all the senses and shield myself against any magical detection, can't have the princesses spoiling my plan now can I? Now where are they? Ah, there they are. I spotted Ms. Cheerilee's class quite easily. I jumped down right behind the students that were bringing up the rear. Using my magic I transformed myself into a random earth colt while at the same time surrounding myself in an aura of familiarity while keeping my earlier shields up. One might wonder why was I following an elementary school class to the Canterlot Gardens instead of just teleporting to Discord's statue and wait for them to come to me. Well truth be told, it's a bit embarrassing really. The chief reason was...back when I was in elementary school I never really got to go on field trips myself for one reason or another. So I figured if I followed them around I could pretend (just for a few minutes) that I was in elementary school again on one of those trips I've always wanted to go on. *sigh* I'm really getting sentimental in my old age and it's not even raining. Anyway I was following the class for a good few minutes, taking in everything that Ms. Cheerilee said (I was genuinely interested) about the various statues and what they represented; when suddenly they stopped in front of three statues I was even more familiar with than Discord's own twisted form.

"Okay class who can tell me who this statue depicts?" Ms. Cheerilee inquired of her charges.

"It's Magog the Mighty! One of the most important figures in Equestrian History." a filly in a silver sweater and skirt who I recognized to be Silverspoon.

"If not The most important figure in Equestrian History. Along with her siblings Danel and Moloch. They single-handedly brought peace to our mythical ancestral home of Dream Valley." another filly also in a skirt, who I knew to be Diamond Tiara added. They may be bullies but let it never be said they were intellectually stupid. Hey wait a minute...

"Um Ms. Cheerilee?" a southern voice called out.

"Yes Applebloom?" Ms. Cheerilee turned her attention to a light yellow filly with red hair and a pink bow, a red shirt and blue jean overalls.

"Uh what about the fourth one? You know, The Ghost?" Applebloom seemed nervous for some reason. "My granny says there were four champions of Dream Valley. And one of them is The Ghost of Dream Valley." Dead silence, one could practically cut the tension with a knife.

"I'm sorry Applebloom but that subject is too mature and controversial for the class. I'd need a signed permission slip to talk about him to any of you." Ms. Cheerilee answered with a kind yet stern tone.

Great, just great. I've been put on the same level as Sex Ed. I don't know whether I should take that as a compliment or an insult. If King knew about this he'd be laughing his ass off.

"Anyway to continue Silverspoon and Diamond Tiara are quite right. These three are very important to our nation's history. In fact they are so important, did you know that there is a national law stating that every village, town and city is required to have a statue of at least one of these three before it is recognized as part of the country?"

The class and I whoa-ed in unison at the revelation of that fact. I knew we were awesome and command respect but dang.

"Well now class we need to move along now but first" Ms. Cheerilee turned around closed her eyes, brought her hands together and performed a deep standing bow of respect and thanks to the three statues with the rest of the class following her example. They stayed that way for a few minutes before righting themselves and moving along to the next area. I however stayed behind.

I didn't bow. I was after all their equal. I continued to stare at the statues for few minutes longer,

"Say Lilly?"

"Yes?"

"These statues look nothing like them. They're older and hotter, makes me wonder what my depictions look like."

"....."

"Let's hurry and go catch up with the others before we miss anything.

"Yes. Let's."

And with that I ran off.

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Once again luck was in my favor (which is unusual I might add), I had caught up to them just as Ms. Cheerilee was scolding the CMC for the fight that had released Discord in his debut episode.

"Actually, in a way, you're all right. This statue represents "Discord", which means a lack of harmony between ponies. In fact, you three have demonstrated discord so well that you're each going to write me an essay explaining it."

The class laugh at the CMC's misfortune and they continue on their way, I on the other hand stay put and wait as the stone begins to pulse and crack as Discord's most sinister laugh rings out. And soon the statue explodes into a million pieces that made various sound effects.

"Hello Discord. I said confidently to him."

"Just who are you" he asks.

"Nobody, just a Ghost. Now enough about me I have gift for you."

I take a small box out of my pant pocket and hand it to him, Discord took the box and looked at the label.

It had his face on it saying, "Every Flavor Beans, we guarantee every box will be quite… chaotic."

"I made them in honor of you. By the way I'd be careful when eating those. When I put "Every Flavor" on the box, I meant Every Flavor.

Discord grinned and promptly ate the entire box. His reaction was priceless, his head literally went into a montage of various stages of disgust and pleasure.

"Child, you said you made these?" Discord gasped out after a few minutes passed, his face still twitching.

"Indeed I did." I responded.

"Oh they are absolutely fantastic. Definitely a snack worthy of me and my face. Have any more?"

I take a few more boxes out of my pocket and hand them to him.

"Excellent, well I must be off. Ta, ta, for now." with a snap of his fingers he disappears in a flash of light.

I transform back into my original form, turn myself invisible again and with a grin teleport myself inside Canterlot Castle.

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I appeared inside the throne room to see Celestia pacing back and forth muttering to herself.

"Perfect." I teleported straight into where I sensed Princess Luna's room to be. When I arrived I saw her reading at her desk.
Dropping my voice shield and modifying so it would echo and sound ethereal I said,

"Luna"

Luna's ears popped up and she looked around

"Hello?"

"Luna"

"Who's there?

"No one of importance right now, but we need to talk.

"So speak." She commanded.

"Discord is free and is in the process of breaking those who liberated you from the Nightmare."

Luna gasped, "Discord is free and is harming Twilight Sparkle and friends?"

"Yes."

"This is a disaster. I must tell my sister about this." Luna got up from her chair and rushed to the door, she had her hand on the handle when I stopped her by saying,

"Or you could show some initiative, go to Celestia's room. There you will find Twilight Sparkle's friendship reports in the middle shelf next to Celestia's Death Metal CD's. Send all of them via messenger fire to Twilight's assistant in Ponyville. That will help immensely. And when the time comes you will get all the credit for single-handedly aiding in the salvation of Equestria, any doubt about you will be gone."

Luna was silent for moment then gave a small smile.

"Do you really think so?"

"Yes.

"Thank you but who are you?"

At that point I walked right up to her and whispered in her ear, "I'm just a Ghost who happens to be one of your fans."

"A Ghost? Could you be the legendary Ghost of Dream Valley?"

"I'll let you figure that out." I teased. And with that I was gone.

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"What was that?" Lilly demands of me.

"What was what?" I ask innocently.

"Don't play dumb with me. You just gave Discord Jelly Beans and Princess Luna the key to saving Equestria. What happened to the "Not interfering, unless I need to" deal?"

"Ah, yes that. It's all part of a plan I cooked up while looking at the statues of our friends."

"And you just so happened to have tainted Jellybeans on hand? And what plan could possibly involve tainted Jelly Beans anyway?"

"Actually yes. I forgot I even had those until I transformed into that colt, the plan just suddenly came to me out of nowhere to turn Discord into a pawn of mine. As for Luna, the show never actually revealed who sent those letters. Twilight just assumed it was Celestia so therefore I had no real knowledge of who did what thus leaving it open to interpretation. I still don't know what happened, I left before Luna had a chance to do anything, for all we know Luna told Celestia my plan anyway or perhaps she did the deed herself. We'll just have to wait and see an-"

A sudden blast of rainbow color interrupted our conversation.

" And cue the Star Wars ending. Now hush, it's time to visit some Changelings and put phases 3 and 4 into action."

And once again I teleported, when I would reappear later it would be inside a Horror movie.