Lazlo Kiss felt like his mind is going to melt down. How could he not? That battle inside his head was only doing bad to him. On one side there was the feeling of how he lost everything, even his years, how he was the only human in this damned place, how alone he really was. On the other side, there were those ponies, who did so many things for him, ever since he appeared, despite being a complete alien.

He was currently in his living room. He glanced at a picture on a shelf. It was one of the gifts he got for his birthday. On it were the girls, Spike, and himself standing before the carriage near Rarity's home on the day of the Grand Galloping Gala. It has been taken before they left Ponyville to go to the biggest celebration in Canterlot.

Since he moved to this house and days later his friends started visiting him one by one and as they got closer and closer to him and finally Pinkie broke that barrier that he built around himself, and he let out some things that were inside him but not everything, he just couldn't. But after the pink mare left, he seriously started thinking about how to proceed from there. Ever since learning the fact that he cannot go home, he was trying to isolate himself from the ponies as much as he could. He believed that by not seeing them, he could convince himself, even if for a short time that he isn't lost in another world. But it was an impossible task. And that night he remembered that despite the big differences, despite basically befriending royalty, who were also powerful magic users, despite the situations that looked absurd or far fetched, his interactions with the ponies and the dragon, the time he spent with them was far more 'human' than what he was doing now. Oh, this self-destructive behavior was 'human' too but it was something he only experienced once and didn't want to happen again, and until that night in Canterlot it worked.

He began to miss those days when he was a somewhat active member of this community, though he was never an extrovert. So he tried. Tried to have some conversations, went outside, and be partners with the ponies who tried to help him, but he still cried himself to sleep some nights, when he could fall asleep, he still missed all of the people he got close to during his life, even those, who he had a bad relationship with, like his mother.

Moving on seemed an impossible task a week ago, now it was only very hard but he had to. He recalled what his grandfather often said: 'Always live your life that in the current circumstances you can be the happiest'. There were times when he thought it was some Carpe Diem bullshit but his grandpa cleared out for him that he can be the happiest at the moment knowing that with his hard work, he secured a great future for himself. And after that, he never questioned his view on this anymore.

And he won't start it now. He had to admit that under the current circumstances the best thing would be to accept the situation and move on. He accepted the situation but couldn't yet move forward and was stuck in some kind of double life.

His thoughts were interrupted by something unbelievable. The furniture in the living room started moving. The wooden legs got longer and moved like they were pony legs. The shelves on the walls were moving around randomly. In the kitchen, it was like zero-gravity in there, which is strange because that was in the same airspace as well. He didn't want to think about what was going on in his bedroom and the bathroom.

"What the fuck?" was all he could think of.

This whole situation was terrifying, to say the least, he momentarily forgot his depression and after a really quick dress up he ran out of the house with one plan in mind, to find Twilight, and hopefully, she will have some answers. Even though the door was acting weird it took a few seconds to figure out that he had to pull the handle and the door itself was like a garage door so moved upwards but out, it looked like some kind of long rain cover before the entrance after he could finally open it.

As he was going to the library he got soaked pretty soon. And it was really annoying, considering the fact that it was chocolate milk. The heavy scent of chocolate, being somewhat sticky was all getting on his nerves not to mention he had to avoid it getting into his eyes. It was good that his eyes weren't as big as ponies'.

Other ponies were running around panicking, pink clouds flew around, raining the chocolate milk. Other weird things were going on as well but he couldn't even comprehend it.

He soon arrived at the library, which luckily wasn't in total chaos, the inside was normal, like ever. Unfortunately, Twilight wasn't there, nor was Spike. Luckily, before he left to go around the town to look for them, they arrived back with the other girls.

"Alright, Spike, listen to me. You stay here, while we-" she was speaking to the little dragon but Lazlo interrupted.

"What the fuck is going on?! My home turned into a fucking madhouse!" he startled the arriving ponies and dragon.

"Lacy! I'm glad that you're okay." Twilight run to him. "Listen, I don't know what's going on but Princess Celestia sent a letter, telling us to go to Canterlot. She will have a solution, I'm sure of it," she explained. "Listen, we have to go now. We'll take the balloon. That is the fastest way especially if Rainbow will pull." she then turned to the little drake. "Spike! You have to stay here, I'll put as much defensive magic onto the library as I can, please try to stay safe!" she turned back to the human. "Lacy, could you stay here to watch over him, please?" Lacy nodded. "Thanks, come on girls! We need to go!"

Twilight quickly cast some magic but it seemed that everyone was skeptical whether it will do anything at all. Lazlo soon found himself alone with Spike. Lacy tried to interrogate the dragon, to if he knew any more, what did the princess say exactly but it turned out that what they told him was all they knew, which is basically nothing.

As they waited, a few ponies came by. They were terrified and wanted to see Twilight in hopes that she has answers or can contact the princess but he and Spike both told them that she was already on it.

They waited as a few hours passed. Spike mostly did his chores or walked around in the library. Lazlo was trying to distract himself with books but he could stop glancing outside from the window, looking and seeing Ponyville becoming more and more chaotic. He saw as some buildings with the ground under them started to rise and was floating in the air, some rotated upside down, some were turned sideways, he even noticed that it happened with his house as well.

He was now completely terrified. He saw weird things that were completely normal here but when the ponies too were running around, screaming for help, not understanding anything about this, it really made him worry.

"Spike, can't you just send a letter to Celestia to explain what's going on? She might have told Twilight but we're still in the dark." Lacy couldn't take it anymore and wanted to know more, any small piece of information would make it better for him.

"Oh, but why would you ask Celestia, when I can give you an answer?" a sudden voice made both of them jump. Looking around they didn't see anything. "Now what do we have here?" the same voice asked, then a flash and there he was.

A creature with a snake-like body, limbs each from a different animal, on the head two different horns. Just looking at him hurt the head as trying to come up with some kind of explanation of what was this thing.

The weird creature's eyes suddenly grew in size and slowly walked closer and closer to Lacy, who was backing away, clearly afraid until he hit the wall. Lazlo's heart was racing, and his breathing quickened.

"What are you?" he questioned, while he removed his head from his neck and tried to examine him closer making Lazlo more and more afraid. "I have no idea. This... is... the... most chaotic thing I ever saw!" he threw his arms up and fired confetti from his fingers. But then suddenly his expression changed to a serious one. "But this chaos wasn't caused by me." He got face to face with Lacy, who was completely frozen, barely able to listen to what the creature speaking. "So who did this?" then he suddenly got giddy. "Please tell me, it was Celestia. Or her little pet that Twilight Sparkle." Since Lazlo was still in shock, the creature got an annoyed expression. "Oh, come on! You don't have to fear me, I won't hurt you. How about some introduction? I'm Discord."

"L...L...Lazlo Kis." he managed to say. "What the hell are you?" he finally got some courage to talk.

"Why, I'm the Lord of Chaos, of course," he stated while summoning a medal on his neck that had his title printed on it. "So will you tell me finally, what are you?"

"Human."

"This will take too long..." he said while having a bored expression. "Nevertheless, you made me curious, so that deserves a prize." he snapped his fingers and a trophy appeared in Lazlo's hands, who got surprised again and dropped the thing. "No? How about a medal?" he snapped his fingers again, this time a medal was summoned around his neck on it the draconequus with thumbs up. "I'll be right back, I just need to visit some places but after that, we will have some fun together." with another snap, he disappeared.

"What... the... fuck... happened?" he muttered, unable to let go of the two feelings of confusion, and fear. Spike too was in a similar state. Lazlo turned to the little dragon. "What the hell was that thing?"

"I think that was a draconequus. I remember seeing a statue in the castle's garden that looked like that creature." realization then hit him. "He did say, he is the Lord of Choas. There was something about him in the history book. Twilight often read those. Let me find one."

He ran to one of the shelves and grabbed a really heavy-looking book. It was about the whole history of Equestria from something called the Unification. He got a similar book from Twilight but that wasn't this big, probably a simplified edition. He flipped through the pages until he found the one he was looking for and showed it to Lacy. The page, Spike was showing him was about an early time of Equestria because it was at the beginning of the book.

It was about a draconequus called Discord, who one day just appeared in the newly formed Equestria and began spreading chaos and misery. Princess Celestia and Princess Lune were powerless to stop him on their own and while they were searching for something that can help to defeat Discord, the citizens of Equestria were left to him to be the victims of the crazy monster. After some time, the princesses found the artifacts that could match Discord's power. In the end, they turned him to stone with the help of the Elements of Harmony.

"Wait, so the statue at the garden, you mentioned was actually this Discord?" Lazlo put the two together.

"Looks like that. It's strange that the princess would put him in that garden." Spike spoke.

"And how the hell did he get out of being a statue?" Lacy questioned further.

"I have no idea." the dragon was clueless, which was no surprise, all of this happened so suddenly and without any sign.

"But then why don't they use it against him again?"

"I don't know. Maybe it has something to do with how Twilight and the others. They did use those elements not so long ago." Spike speculated.

"If that's the case, then the girls went to Canterlot for those elements?" Lacy continued the brainstorming.

"But then that means that the girls will defeat this Discord in any minute now."

"Would that require them to be where he is?" Lacy asked.

"Well... yes. But I'm sure they'll go after him and catch him soon." Spike's eyes sparkled with hope. He too had enough already with the madness that was happening here, even if the library was a relatively safe space, for now, the whole town however was a complete disaster. Pink clouds, chocolate milk rain, floating buildings, transformed animals, and many more.

However, the thought that the girls couldn't reach Canterlot got into their heads, as it was a possibility in a situation like this one. Lazlo was also hoping that the princesses do have some kind of backup plan in case everything becomes worse. The man was also worried for Spike. The little dragon might be more mature sometimes than one would guess from his age but he was still around a teenager in mentality. Lazlo told him to hide if Discord comes back.

While they waited, Lazlo's thoughts returned to his original problems. Well, one problem to be exact. Now it only worsened. He found it cool that magic here is a thing but right now it was so scary for him that this Discord had so much power and could do anything he wanted. And if someone could do anything, that someone often will do anything. This chaos that fell upon Ponyville just deepened his feelings about how much of an alien he really was. He tried to negate this thought, reasoning how the ponies were intelligent, they acted like humans would in a friendly, small village, even better. But just as he had to face the fact that he will be stuck here as the only human, he had to face this one too. He already felt helpless and weak, unable to stand on his own, and now came this creature and basically kicked him, while he was already on the ground. He hated this feeling and hated that he was completely powerless to do anything about it.

Then Discord did come back. With a stack of papers and books.

"This library is so lame, I had to get to another town to get some books. Can you imagine it?" the creature tried to joke. "Anyway all this stuff about you and your race is exciting. A world without any magic. So chaotic. Maybe even too chaotic with all those deaths." this last sentence surprised the man. Discord did notice it. "Why are you being so surprised? Do you think, I'd start killing others? You wound me! I always do pay attention not to kill anyone."

"What the fuck do you want?" Lazlo finally got some courage to speak up.

"Such language! I will answer for this one but please refrain from using profanity in your future sentences." he then snapped his fingers and Lazlo's shirt changed to one with the picture of his head with a white tape on his mouth, 'potty mouth' was written on it. "There. I will change it back later if you won't be vulgar. Now then. What do I want? That's an easy question. I wanna have some fun. The ponies' life is just so boring. Why not spice up things a bit? Now then back to you." he flipped through the papers and was pretending to study them but the pages rolled so fast that it seemed impossible to gather even a word from them. "So many funny machines that use small thingies to work, only a small displacement, and the results could be hilarious. But it's also so sad that you can't return to your own world. A tragedy really. I feel your pain, really. After all, I was in a place, I did not want to be for a very long time. In a stone prison. To think how cruel and unhelpful these ponies can be. How they talk about friendship and harmony, yet imprison poor, old me and are unable to help you. Such a shame. But don't worry, I will be your true friend, who won't let you down and will really help you." he spoke as he put an arm around the still nervous human, like comforting a friend.

"What are you talking about? If you acted like this without them provoking you in any way, then you are in the wrong here." Lacy got more and more courage to speak up.

"Whatever do you mean?" Discord asked innocently.

"It's like saying that it started when they hit you back." Lazlo clarified. "And why would you be my friend? What kind of help would you give me after turning the whole goddamn world upside down?"

"You really wound me." he acted hurt. "I may do things like what you see now but I always stick to my word. I'll have you know that I have standards too. I hid the Elements of Harmony and then told your little friends in a riddle where could they find them and I didn't put any more trick to it, if they find them, I won't take it from them again." he explained, trying to prove himself but Lazlo was still not buying it yet fear started to creep in his mind once again about what could happen if Discord's patience would run out.

"Look, I just don't understand what you want." he tried to have more talk with him, in hope that the girls will do whatever they need to get rid of this guy for good.

"Why, thank you for your compliment. I do take pride in my work of making others confused." he bowed so low that his head disappeared into the floor. Lazlo's head started to hurt while trying to process all of the images he witnessed so far that seemed to kick all kinds of nature's laws in the butt really hard. Discord got closer to him and started whispering to Lazlo's ear. "Let me tell you that it's the best occupation out there. The freedom, the creativity, the possibilities. You can't even imagine, how did it felt to be trapped in stone for so long. Being unable to do anything other than just to be after such a limitless life..."

Lazlo was glad that he liked his voice so much, yet getting more and more anxious that Twilight and the others were still not here despite leaving hours ago and taking the fastest possible way to Canterlot, the balloon.

"I still don't get what you want from me." Lazlo pushed further. Discord seemingly got annoyed at this.

"Ugh... It's simple, really. How did you not figure it out already?" he sighed. "Fine, I tell you but it's only for your ears." with a snap of his fingers, Spike, who had been there, listening and looking confused the whole time, vanished. Lacy could hear from upstairs that the dragon was probably teleported to the bedroom, upstairs. "And you have to promise me that you won't tell about this to anyone. If you do, then the deal is off. Do you understand now?"

"No, this is the first time, you mention a deal. What's this about, why do you want to make a deal with me? Why would I trust you to do your part? And what do you want from me?" Lazlo continued the questioning, getting annoyed by doing the same rounds again and again.

"I want to do this with you because you are in the best position for it." he finally started giving answers, probably having enough of the human's endless interrogation. "I will tell you later, what I want you to do but don't worry, nothing too hard, quite the opposite in fact. It will be just a tiny little favor that I will from you in exchange for something big from my side. As for trust... once I tell you more about this little favor I believe, you will see that it is a genuine business on both sides and I have no intention of tricking you."

"I'm still not convinced," Lacy stated.

"As I said, you will be later." Discord said. "So... Do you want to know my offer, or not?"

"Alright, what is it?" Lazlo agreed to hear his offer, wondering what could it be. He thought about what this creature would possibly want from someone like him. Would he want him to give him to come up with more chaotic stuff and be some kind of Chaos Advisor? Nah, he probably has enough in his mind, if he has one. Would he want him to do some of his 'work'? Probably not, since he has no power. What else could he offer and what could he want in exchange?

"My offer is getting you back to your world."

Author's Note

Here we are, Season 2 started with a shorter chapter but there will be two more parts.

As always, I hope you enjoyed this chapter!
Until next time!