Author's Note

I hope you all enjoy this chapter, I'm trying my best to interrupt the main storyline but it's kinda hard if you haven't watched the show in a little while. So I'm rewatching it so I can do this a little bit better.

S1 Chapter 2: Bramble Blast

The day after Xephers arrived in Ponyville. Black, thorny vines are taking over the town, and Xephers is awoken fully healed by a vine breaking into his hospital room through the window. Xephers opens his eyes and sits up.

“Huh? *yawn* Where am I?” Xephers looks around and sees the Vine and broken window. “What the...” He is cut off by the vine slapping him across the face. “OW! Son of a... That hurt!” He gets off the bed and hits the ground forgetting he isn’t on 2 legs anymore. “Welp, now I remember why I was here. Better get out of here and ask some locals to find out what the heck is goin’ on,” He gets up and races out the door but is stopped by Doctors and Nurses, ‘Well this is gonna take some explaining.’ He thinks to himself.

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Somewhere in Ponyville, Twilight and her friends are summoning Discord, God of Chaos, to have him explain himself. He is summoned and spawns in front of them... While taking a shower.

“♪ Winter wrap up, winter wrap up ♪, oh, *Chuckle* Now Twilight, you know Princess Celestia told you to give me a heads up before you summon me with that little spell she gave you. In case you haven’t noticed I was in the middle of a particularly invigorating shower” he wipes his back with a towel directly in front of Twilight.

“Enough!” She pushes him with her forehooves, she starts walking towards him while he backs up. “Release Princess Celestia and Princess Luna and stop the Everfree Forest from invading,” She commands with an angry expression on her face. A ‘Vine’ coils around her neck but transforms into discord.

“Why, whatever are you talking about?” He says in a sarcastic tone.

“Don’t you play dumb with us Discord, we know you’re the one behind all of this!” She yells at him. He slithers off Twilight and teleports to a building.

“Don’t get me wrong, I absolutely lo~ve what you’ve done with the place,” He takes out a camera and takes photos of the Chaos. He then floats over to Fluttershy. “But I couldn’t possibly take responsibility, I’m reformed, don’t you remember?” he bumps Fluttershy with his elbow. Rainbow flies up to him.

“Yeah right!” She shouts then points a hoof at him. “This has got your Cloven Hoofprints all over it,” Discord puts his claw on his chest.

“I’ll have you know that I only have one cloven hoof,” His hoof seemingly climbing up his body, then it kicks Rainbow’s flank. Discord then teleports back to the ground and starts walking away. “Such accusations, and here I thought we were friends,” He tries to play innocent but even Pinkie knows better.

“Drop the act buster!” She yells, she squints her eyes looking at Discord suspiciously. “We’re on to you,” Discord then shuts her up by putting his finger over her mouth in a shush gesture.

“Ladies, ladies, I’m innocent, would I lie to you?” he tries to look inconspicuous but fails miserably. The girls except for Fluttershy all say yes with an annoyed look on their faces while Fluttershy nervously says maybe. “Well then, it seems we’ve reached an impasse, I’m telling the truth, but you think I’m lying,” He bends over and leans toward Twilight. “What do friends like us do in a situation like this, *Poke*Princess *Poke* Twilight?” He then hugs her with one arm and pokes her nose. “Congrats on the promotion, by the way, you totally deserve it,”

“I say we blast him back to stone!” Rainbow buts in yelling. Applejack and Rarity agreeing and starting to use the elements. But Fluttershy flies in front of them to stop them.

“Wait, we can’t do that, what if he really is telling the truth,” She gestures toward Discord and he makes a halo appear above his head and puts his paw and claw together in mock prayer.

“Well finally, Somepony willing to give me the benefit of the doubt, the rest of you could learn a lot about friendship from my dear friend Shutterfly,” He then grabs Rainbow, who looks annoyed, in a hug.

“Umm, it’s Fluttershy,” She says while flying towards him. He then realized he grabbed the wrong pony and tosses Rainbow away and hugs Fluttershy.

“Oh, right, whatever,” he says with a slightly annoyed look.

“If you’re not the one responsible then help us figure out who is,” Twilight asks forcefully to him. He drops Fluttershy and turns his back on them.

“I suppose I could, But after all the Hoof pointing and besmirching of my good name, I just don’t know if I’m up to it,” He grabs a vine and starts to crochet it. Twilight Grunts with anger and Discord speak up again, “Why don’t you ask your Zebra friend if she knows anything?” Said Zebra, know as Zecora then arrives in Ponyville carrying a ton of her belongings.

“Zecora!” Twilight smiles then the girls all run to help her and ask her for help.

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Xephers finally left the hospital after being held back to check if he was really fine to leave. He then spots Discord crocheting the Vine and approaches him.

“You there, Chimera, What are these Vines any why do they seem to have a mind of their own?” Xephers asks, Discord stops and starts squinting at the Hero. “I shall ask again Beast, What are the Vines and... Why are you doing that with them?” He points at the crocheted Vine.

“My, my, how rude. If you didn’t know my name is Discord, God of chaos!” Dramatic Pause! “And for your information, I’m a Draconequus, NOT a Chimera or a Beast!” Discord spits out with venom in his words. “These Vines are none of your business and those ponies over there, where my crocheted Vine is pointing, if you were paying attention, are going to fix the issue, so just go away and leave me be good sir!” He turns around crossing his arms, but the vine stays in place still crocheting itself.

“Wait, you’re the God of Chaos? If that’s true then that must mean you’re responsible for this mess, it has Chaos written all over it,” Xephers looks at Discord with slight anger evident in his voice. “I can’t let an injustice like this go unpunished, come at me Discord, it’s time for you to get your punishment!” Xephers gets into a fighting stance. “Leaf Blade!” Xephers glows leafy green for half a second and leaves begin to swirl around him forming a Leaf sword, he grabs it with his mouth. Discord’s eyes widen at the sight of an Earth Pony using elemental magic.

“How did you do that?!” Discord yells, he has never before seen such magic, especially from any Earth Ponies. ‘Is this guy the one responsible for that magic I felt yesterday?’ He thinks to himself. “How can you use magic without a horn, Earth Pony, if that’s even what you really are,” He summons a toy Lightsaber. “Alright, I didn’t want to do this today but, Let do thi...” His ear perks up, and he looks toward the girls. “Oh poo... Hang on I’ll be right back, got to take care of some business real quick,” He snaps his fingers and disappears leaving a cardboard cut out of himself holding the toy.

“Damn it, I should’ve just rushed him, I’m too kind for my own good.” He sits on his haunches. “Even villains can talk to me without interruptions, if he really even is the ‘God of Chaos’ that is,” Xephers stabs his sword into the ground and a vine grows around it. “Well seems you can’t get away from these things for too long. Might as well take care of some of these.” He stands up and pulls his sword out of the ground cutting the Vine in the process. “Alright, here goes nothing,” he runs around cutting Vines as much as he can but they’re growing faster each time he cuts them. “Damn *Sigh* This isn’t working, must be something in that forest causing this.” He looks toward the Everfree Forest where the Vines are coming from. “I’m gonna have to try and help, better start from the supposed source,” He gallops straight into the forest cutting any Vines blocking his path. After the girls start traveling into the Forest Discord teleports back to his Cardboard cut out.

“Alright I’m back, sorry about that *Chuckle*, I just had to watch the Purple one freak out and mumble while under the influence of that potion,” Discord makes the cut out vanish and he grabs the toy Lightsaber and looks to where Xephers was standing only moments ago. “Ok, let’s... What the? Where did he go?” He looks around the area a bit. “I guess he realized I was more powerful than him,” He makes the Lightsaber vanish, “*Growl* He insults me by calling me a Chimera and a Beast and then runs off, *Chuckle* good riddance,” He lounges back in mid-air putting on sunglasses and taking a nap.