The Spirit Detective
Ch 4: The Displaced
Previous ChapterAs I stepped out of Twilight's library, all I saw was complete and utter chaos. There were buildings floating in the air upside down, The ground being a mixture of blue and pink squared tile like floor, and all the cute animals have seemed to turn into ravenous forms of their former selves. Needless to say I was surprised at the spectacle in front of me.
"ummm, Twilight you might want to see this." I said in a confused voice. Which considering how I have been nothing but a grump and jerk recently, Twilight was a bit surprised by the tone my voice was in.
"What is it." She said.
"Just get out here." I replied turning around giving a hand motion for her to follow. She got up from her seat on the couch, setting down the notes she had token of me, then began to walk to me. A second later she met her destination, only for her mouth to fall agape at the sight in front of her.
"Mind Explaining this to me?" I asked her raising an eyebrow.
She looked around the scene for a second. Taking in all the sights around her, I then saw her face light up with anger before she shouted.
"Discord!"
I covered my ears over her loud outburst. I then turned to her and said to her with a bit of annoyance. "No need to shout, damn you have a pair of lungs."
She looked at me sheepishly with a apologetic smile. "Sorry about that." She rubbed the back of her neck.
"So it's that clowns fault that this town is now a circus. Well I guess I just have to pay him a visit, and show him why that's not a good idea." I then cracked my knuckles.
Twilight then turned to me with a deadpanned expression on her face. "One track mind you have there."
I then replied with a grin. "When it comes to fools like him I do." I was about to start and book it to where that clown was, only for a certain lavender pony to protest.
"You don't even know where he is."
I then replied to her concern. "Of course I do. He is most likely where all the screaming ponies are." With that I stuck my tongue out at her, and started to book it. I was going to show that clown why he should really change his passion of chaos to something else.
I have been running around this godforsaken town for what seems like a good twenty minutes now, and I still haven't found Discord anywhere. It's not like he is hard to miss, I mean he is the only one of his kind around here as far as I can tell. Even though I haven't found him yet, I still press on with full determination. If I am going to be forced to behave accordingly, I was going to do so in a chaos free environment.
Discord always said he was the master of disharmony, but I thought he was full of himself. Well it seems that I may have been wrong about that, he seems to be living up to his name pretty fine right about now.
I continued on my way, but just as I made a turn around someones house. I heard a shriek of terror coming from the center of town.
"Oh come on, I was just there." I grumbled to myself. I then proceeded to run towards the sound of the shrieking pony, and in about a minute I arrived at my destination. Twenty feet in front of me was Discord, and he was messing with this kid who had small brown spots on his white coat.
"Somepony help me!" The kid pleaded while being turned into a assortment of different creatures.
"Oh come on this look suits you soooo much better." He said with a cackle.
I then proceeded to run up to the chaos embodiment, and punch him square in the face. Needless to say the lanky serpent was surprised. He flew into a tree that was behind him, and it shook from his collision into it.
"Consider that payment for all this mess you caused. If I'm gonna get stuck in this place, I would like it to be chaos free." I said to him cracking my knuckles again.
The kid from before turned back to his normal self, and had a look of relief on his face. He turned to me with a smile and said. "Thank you so much, your my hero." He had kind of a refined British accent, but had the little kid sound to it as well. The best analogy I could make is that he sounded like Tiny Tim.
"Don't you know not to talk to strangers kid." I said with a authoritative voice. The kid just continued to stare at me unfazed, what happened next sent me for the loop. He went up and hugged my leg.
"I don't need the sentimental's." I said annoyed with his actions. When he finally let go of my leg I let out a sigh and said. "Look kid what's your name."
He replied to me quickly. "Pipsqueak Sir."
"Well Pipsqueak could you please do me a favor and leave, that way I can finish my talk with goat breath over here." He gave me a salute and ran off towards another part town.
Discord on the other hand seemed to be doing just fine, and he showed this by saying to me. "Always with the punching with you isn't it." I then heard a snap of his fingers before he teleported right next to me, and was in my face.
I jumped back from him and said angrily. "Do you want another one old man." He merely scoffed at my comment.
"How rude." He then turned his head away from me. "You never let up the poor attitude of yours."
"Well maybe if you weren't so fucking annoying." I retorted gritting my teeth. I then heard a sound from behind me. I turned around only to be greeted by two familiar faces standing about ten feet away. "Well if it isn't Bookworm, and friend." The friend being the butter colored Pegasus.
"Discord I'm very disappointed in you. Running off from our tea and causing Ponyville more grief then it already had before from you." The shy pony said with quite the load whisper shout. She also had a hint of authority in her voice, and that's something I didn't think she could muster up.
"I'm glad you girls could join the party, but I have this covered so you two can butt out of my business now." I said to them giving them a cocky smile. Unfortunately for me they were not budging one bit.
"Sorry but we can't sit idly by while he terrorizes the town." Said the smart one. I then heard Discord snap his fingers again, and this time he appeared next to Fluttershy.
"Fluttershy my dear, how could you expect me to just sit and let poor Ponyville be chaos free. There is noting wrong with a little chaos, after all it spices the place up don't you think?" Fluttershy only sighed at Discords comment.
She then shook her head and said. "No, I do not. It's not right to hurt others for your amusement."
"I don't know. Having myself a good brawl always puts me in a good mood." I added my two-sense in.
Twilight turned to me with a glare and exclaimed. "Yusuke!"
"What? It's true." I then pointed my finger at Discord. "Now where were we again. Oh yeah, the part where I shoot your ass over this mess." I then channeled my Spirit energy into my signature Spirit Gun. The tip of my finger then began to glow, and I was about to shoot my energy at him.
I was interrupted though by Discord raising his hands in the air and saying. "Whoa there, don't be so trigger happy. If you promise to stop trying to assault me I'll tell you all about what you are, and why your here." I eased up my energy and raised him a eyebrow.
"What do you mean?" I asked
"Yeah I would like to know myself." Said the lavender girl. She then pulled out another quill and parchment from seemingly nowhere. Seriously where does she keep that... take that back I don't want to know. Discord then snapped his fingers and appeared next to me again.
"Well now that we are talking like civil beings I'll begin. Well for starters you are being known as a Displaced. Displaced are people who bought something from some strange merchant, only for him to send them into the multiverse as the person they cosplayed as." Discord said.
"Wait one minute how do you know all this." I asked confused.
"Because I poses a similar magic, as in I can open portals into the void. Which is where the Displaced are sent through before they end up in their new destination." He replied to me. "Now for a demonstration." Discord then snapped his fingers, and right next to him this portal appeared. "See this here? It is a portal to the void, and it can be used for Displaced to communicate to other Displaced. All you got to do is take something you think could represent you, and channel your energy into it. Then you should give a calling phrase to it."
"Like this?" I grabbed the Concentration Ring from my pocket and began to channel my energy into it.
"Yes like that now give a phrase to it, but please don't make it something cliche." He replied to me.
I then thought for a second. Then the perfect calling came to me. "My name is Yusuke Urameshi, and I am what is called a Spirit Detective. If you need someones ass kicked, or solar bitch is being exceptionally bitchy today call me. To call upon me raise this ring above your head and shout. Celestia is a fucking bitch and she can suck it all night long."
Discord the let out a load laugh, while the two ponies present gave me a dirty look over my crude remark. I then tossed my ring into the portal dispersing it across the multiverse. "Well now that that's done." I ran up to Discord getting in his face. "Why didn't you tell me this before!"
"Because I thought it was funny seeing you so helpless in this world. Your face the whole time was priceless." He continue to laugh at the top of his lungs. I then raised my fist at him again. He held his hands in front of him defensively. "Whoa hold up I thought we had a deal, besides I got a gift for you." He snapped his fingers and this silver button about the size of a silver dollar appeared in his hand.
"What is that?" I asked.
"This right here is a gift from a friend of mine, another Discord to be exact from another world where a Displaced is also at. I think he said his name was Arren Walter, or something like that." I then backed away from Discord and he flipped the button like a coin at me. I caught it and looked at it, only for a voice to appear in my head saying.
" My name is Allen Walker. Bane of The Earl, and Protector of the innocent. If darkness threatens your land, or you need aid in battle. Hold this token to your heart and call out. BRING FORTH SALVATION! And I shall aid thee."
"I'm guessing that's this guys calling card." I said with my hand on my head having a slight headache over this whole ordeal.
"Yes it is. My good friend Discord gave it to me in his last letter, want to see." He snapped his fingers and a piece of paper written sloppily In red crayon appeared in my hands.
"You have the worst handwriting I have ever seen."
"You flatter me." He replied. I then heard Twilight clear her throat loudly to get our attention.
"Are we done here, or is Ponyville gonna stay like this." Twilight then pointed her hoof all around to show the chaos at hand.
"Oh fine you party pooper." With that Discord snapped his fingers, and with a flash of light everything was returned to normal. "Happy?"
"Very much so." Replied a timid Pegasus. "Now where going back to our tea now, and Your going to have to make up for your wrong here today with extra chores tomorrow."
"Bu-"
"No buts, do I make myself clear mister."
"Yes ma'am." Discord answered her with a grumble. Fluttershy and Discord then took off back to Fluttershy's cottage.
"Well I best get back to the library, I got a huge report to tell the princess today. I also think you should contribute to this report as well." Twilight said
"As if." I replied to her with my arms crossed.
"Or you could always have fun being covered in stone again." She said to me with a grin.
"Well Why didn't you say so!" I replied to her before I started making my way to the library. Though I still had a chip on my shoulder, and you could see it through the way I walked. Twilight then followed behind me.
