Pony POV Spin-Off: Neo Stream

My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
Reharmonization Pony POV Side-Story Fan-Fic
Episode Title: "Neo Stream - Limit Break Act 2"

Written By Jordan Dean "Mystery" Ezekude
Inspired By And With Contributions By Alex Warlorn

RESUME

Here I am, back in Canterlot after such a long journey. I was in the deepest underground dungeon of Princess Celestia's castle violently chipping away at the imprisoned Discord with a bloodstained pickaxe.

There was no way in Hell I was going to come here unarmed. Not unless I wanted to turn myself in for assaulting Twilight Sparkle earlier and now trespassing after closing hours.

"Come on!" I screamed taking another swing at Discord.

I've spent ten minutes down here now; ten minutes hammering away at the solidified Discord with all my might praying for him to break free once again. Grunting and screaming with every violent swing of my pickaxe. The pickaxe I stole from the Sweet Apple Acres and used to take out two of Princess Celestia's guards.

"Come on! Get out of there!!"

But no matter how many times I hammered away at his stone prison, not a single cracked appeared.

After a few more swings, I finally collapsed to the floor, exhausted and frustrated with myself. I was left gasping and wheezing for breath I could barely catch.

I couldn't lift my pickaxe anymore. I couldn't even pick myself up. I never felt this weak and exhausted in my life.

"Please..." I sobbed. "Help me, Discord...Help me..."

"...I need you...Please, Discord...!"

"You're the only one who can help me now!"

"Please! Get out of there!!!"

"There he is!" boomed a bold masculine voice from behind me. "Get him!"

"Shit!" I gasped as I anxiously turned around. I was surrounded by ten armored royal guards; two of them being the ones I attacked on the surface.

"We have you surrounded!" one of them said firmly. "Drop your weapon and surrender yourself!"

Dammit! Dammit!! DAMMIT!!! I should've killed those two bastards when I had the chance! No, it wouldn't have made any difference. These guards would catch me down here sooner or later anyway!

"You're under arrest for trespassing and assault," the guard continued as he cautiously approached me. "You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be held against you."

Shit! If he comes any closer, it's all over for me! Discord!!

Without hesitation, I desperately grabbed my pickaxe as I quickly stood back up.

"Drop your weapon!!" the guard shouted.

"COME ON!!!" I screamed as I immediately swung at Discord one last time.

This is it. It's all or nothing.

Please, Discord! Break free! Get out of there!

I've come all the way down here to let you out so that you can put us all out of our misery!

If you don't break free now, my life will be over!!

Please!! GET OUT OF THERE!!!

Suddenly, a large crack appeared on Discord's chest before my pickaxe even touched him. And then, the entire room lit up with a blinding white flash stunning everypony in the room including myself. I let out a startled cry as I immediately dropped my pickaxe and tightly covered my eyes.

"Ooh...My head..." moaned a familiar middle-aged voice.

"D-Discord!?" I gasped as the lit room gradually dimmed back to normal.

Once the blinding light completely faded, I moved my hooves away from my eyes and looked up.

I couldn't believe my eyes. I saw Discord, the God of Chaos himself, standing right in front of me, alive and well. I wasn't sure whether to be terrified or overjoyed.

But, one thing for sure, Discord was finally out of his stone prison and my goal has been achieved.

"This can't be happening!" the guard behind me shouted in disbelief. "Everypony!! Fall back!! We must report to Princess Celestia immediately!!"

With that, the royal guards began to retreat.

"Come on!" shouted another guard who immediately cuffed me from behind. "You're coming with us!"

"No!!!" I screamed as I started to viciously struggle from him. "DISCORD!!! HELP ME!!!"

Thus, with the snap of his fingers, all of the royal guards disappeared and my handcuffs were gone. Me and Discord were left alone at last.

"Well, well, well!" Discord exclaimed sounding intrigued. "This is certainly an unexpected chain of events! Wouldn't you agree, young stallion? Neo Stream, was it?"

"Y-Yes," I whispered still shook up from the recent chaos and struggling to make eye contact. "I-I came all the way down here...to let you out..."

"And that's the biggest surprise of all!" he scoffed. "From what I've seen, I would be the last creature anypony would want to help!" He then leaned closer to me crossing his fingers with a considerate smile.

"I don't mean to be rude," he continued in a softer tone of voice. "But may I ask why you came all this way to release me?"

"Because," I whispered finally looking into his eyes. "You're the only one who can help me. Nopony else can help me now. You're my last hope."

"I'm not sure that's true," Discord replied with a concerned frown. "Surely you still have friends and family who care about you."

"Not anymore!" I cried. "Everypony hates me now! They don't love me anymore! They don't want me anymore! They all hate me!!"

"Do you feel like you've been abandoned by everypony you've been close to?" he asked sympathetically.

"I don't feel like it!" I sobbed with tears swelling up in my eyes. "I know it for a fact! They don't need me anymore!"

"Do you feel like you've been replaced by another pony?"

"Yes!" I snapped finally shedding tears. "I've lost everypony I used to care about so much! That bitch has turned them all against me!!"

"You mean Fluttershy?"

"Yes!!" I bawled. "She put me through Hell!! She took everything away from me and drove me to suicide twice!! And now everypony only cares about her, not me!!!"

"You hate her, don't you?"

"Not just her!! I hate Twilight Sparkle, I hate myself, I hate everypony!!! I hate everypony so much that I don't care about them anymore!!! They can all just die for all I care!!!"

Thus, with tears streaming down my face once again, my emotional outburst echoed throughout the dungeon until all I could hear was the sound of my own sobbing.

But then I heard something else. It sounded like wind howling. I also felt a chill in the air and started shivering.

"W-what's going on?" I asked nervously. "Why is it suddenly getting cold?"

"See for yourself, Neo," Discord chuckled pointing to the ceiling.

I looked up and saw several intimidating snow white spirits circling me and Discord from above. My eyes widened in horror as I suddenly recognized from Cheerilee's history lessons.

"A-are...A-a-are those...!?" I gasped.

"Yes," Discord confirmed with a devious smile. "Windigos. Spirits feeding off the hatred within creatures. My wonderful, trust-worthy minions."

Shit! What have I done!? What the hell was I thinking coming down here!?!?

Thus, one of the Windigos charged straight towards me and I let out a terrified scream as I immediately curled up in a ball. I knew it was going to freeze me up any second now.

I remained curled up for several seconds shivering, whimpering and expecting the worst.

But, after a few seconds, nothing happened.

And then, all of a sudden, I didn't feel cold anymore. In fact, I was starting to feel warm. I eventually lifted my head and opened my eyes.

I couldn't believe it. Instead of freezing me up, the Windigo was softly nuzzling me on the cheek and smiling at me.

The rest of the Windigos then descended and gathered around me. They were all smiling at me too as if they were actually trying to comfort me.

"What's going on?" I asked. "Why aren't they freezing me up?"

"I think they like you." Discord chuckled heartedly.

They like me??? How can that be possible? If Windigos feed from the hatred and conflict between ponies, why are they comforting me instead of freezing me up?

"Because I hate myself?"

"No," he corrected. "Because you hate others. Your hatred towards everypony is a thousand times stronger than their hatred towards each other. Your hatred is pure and it has earned you their sympathy and their trust. They are more than willing to aid you and your purpose."

Thus, it all became clear to me.

I was right all along. Discord really was the only one who can help me.

And now, with his help, I can finally rid myself from all the pain and suffering that has been residing in my heart up until now.

"Thank you, Discord," I whispered finally drying my tears.

"No need for thanks, son," he beamed passionately. "You've been through so much pain and suffering in your life. Consider this your reward for enduring it all."

"Discord," I continued in a slightly deeper tone of voice. "There's one last thing I want you to do for me."

"Anything for you, Neo."

"I want you to turn into a Nightmare. I want you to give me enough power to destroy everything I hate. And I can only gain that power if you turn me into a Nightmare."

Discord suddenly burst out laughing. What was he laughing about? I'm being serious!

"Silly, silly colt!" he sniggered. "You don't need me to become a Nightmare!"

"What...?" I asked in confusion. "B-But then, how in the Hell did Princess Luna become Nightmare Moon?"

"You've had the power to become a Nightmare ever since you were born," he explained. "In fact, everypony's had that power. Even earth ponies could become Nightmares if they wanted to! You just never realized this power. And because of that, you never chose whether or not to harness it. Princess Celestia could've become a Nightmare if she wanted to, but she didn't. Her sister, on the other hand, did. That's how she became Nightmare Moon. All I did was give her a choice and she took it."

"So," I replied. "Are you saying that I can easily become a Nightmare any time...only if I wanted to become one?"

"Of course," Discord confirmed. "In fact, you can be whatever you want to be. You can be yourself, you can be a pegasus, a unicorn, a Nightmare. Heck, you can even be me for a day!"

"All you need is the will to make it happen."

"The will to make it happen, huh?" I uttered to myself in deep thought.

I closed my eyes and let Discord's words sink deeper and deeper into my mind and soul.

I can become anything.

All I need is the will to make it happen.

The will to make it happen.

Make it happen.

Make it happen.

"Fine," I finally spoke coldly. "If I can become a Nightmare anytime I want, then I'll become one now."

"I've always hated this world. And I've always hated everything about it. So I shall burn all of Equestria to the ground and reduce all that is left to nothing!"

"Not as the weak, pathetic wimp that was Neo Stream, but as a Nightmare. The most powerful Nightmare of all."

"The Purest of Hatred..."

"...NIGHTMARE MASSACRE!!!"

PAUSE