Lunar madness

Discord stretched out his patch work body, half on the bed and the other half standing.

"Good to see you awake."

He shot upright almost immediately. "And what do I owe this, pleasure Celestia?"

"I wanted to make sure you knew who you were messing with. And please take a shower before you leave, it smells like rotten eggs in here."

"Statues don't usually have good hygiene. Although I could fix that."

"You are not bringing anything to life; you've done enough of that as it is."

"Fine, I swear sometimes you can be such a bore. You need to relax a little, read a book perhaps? No, that's too exciting for her majesty, although those special books under your bed are... interesting."

Her ears flattened against her head and her cheeks turned pink. "I don't have any books under my bed."

"Say that all you like, but the proof is in the pudding. Literally in this case."

"You didn't!?"

"What? Submerge your bed in vanilla pudding? No, I couldn't dream of it, well I did but not the point."

"If you put as much as a drop of pudding on my bed I’ll give you a free vacation to the sun."

"That's good, because it was jello I used. See ya later princy!" He said vanishing before a light burnt a hole where his head was.

He reappeared outside in the middle of Ponyville.

And as expected, everypony stared and stared until he waved and started to make his way to the library.

It was just as he remembered it, aside from the one wall that at one time had a hole in it. He gently rapped on the door, until it slowly creaked open.

"Welcome to Whispering oaks-" Spike said before staring wide eyed at who was in front of him.

"Twilight, I think it's for you."

Above at the top of the stair case was Twilight reading a book on who knows what. "Who is it it spike? Spike?"

"Take a good guess you little nerd you." Discord said wrapping her into a hug from the wall.

"Discord! What are you doing here? What if somepony see's you? You need to hide-"

"Shush, I teleported right into the middle of the town. And besides, they would have to have found out one way or another."

"What did they do? Because I don't hear screaming or boards being nailed to doors."

"They just stared. It was very rude, I waved at them and all they did was quake in fear."

"That's understandable the last time we met, you put their homes in the sky."

"Details, details. So you must be wondering why I’m here, more importantly not making all of your furniture come to life."

"Please don't. It was bad enough when Pinkie did it. Wait, why are you here?"

"I'm here to give you a free favor."

"Really? What's the catch?"

"There is no catch; I don't understand why you ponies keep asking me that. It’s almost like you don't trust me."

"We don't, and for good reason. So about that favor, can it be anything?"

"Yes, but don't flatter yourself, I not into the nerdy types."

"I'm ignoring that, but I already know what I want to ask."

"If you want to know about my race then meet me at the school house."

"How did you know I was going to ask that?"

"You’re still a student to old Celly, and as such you want to absorb as much knowledge as you can."

"That's not true; I take breaks from reading and studying."

"And what do you do on break?"

"I read, and study even more so I don't have to worry about a project later."

"Figured that much, well I got to get going. The kids aren’t going to teach themselves."

Discord Popped into existence in front of the school house, in truth he had never been to school before yet knew how to read and write.

He walked to the nearest window, and knocked accidently sending the pane out of its frame.

He had got the attention he wanted, the teacher a red mare and pinkish mane came up to him.

"Can I help you sir?" She asked politely as if she didn't know who it was she was talking to.

"Yes, I had asked the princess’s if I could give a short history lesson on my race. I hope I’m not interrupting to much?"

"Actually we were about to begin history, why don't you come in?"

He gave a nod before crawling through the window showing off his full form to the kids who stared at him in wonder. All except six foals.

He walked over to the front of the class having to lean forward as to not have his horns stuck in the ceiling.

"Hello little ones, I am sure you all have seen me before is that correct?"

They all nodded their heads in response robotically.

"Now, do any of you remember my name?"

One of the foals raised their hoof. Little Dinky hooves. "Is it Discord?"

"I see, you have quite the memory Dinky. Now who would like to learn about the Draconeqi?"

The vote was unamanous.

"Good, so where to begin? I think I’ll start with when I ruled. Well as your princess’s have told you, that I was some sort of monster, is only part of the truth. At one time I was in control of even more peace then them themselves. What changed me was when "it" happened."

"What was it?" Asked a pudgy foal in the back.

"When my heart was broken."

"Who was it?"

"Now that's a secret. Isn’t that right Dinky?" All the children turned to the smiling foal who made a zipper motion across her lips.

"Now for the actual facts of my race, the-"

There was a sudden heat filled wave that singed the area in front of him. There was a flash and then a purple unicorn looked around with two saddle bags on her sides. One filled with quills and ink while the other had scrolls bulging out of it.

"Don't start! Did I miss anything?"

"Yes Twilight, you interrupted story time, I was about to start telling them about my race. And to be clear, all of you get to ask questions at the end of it. I do not enjoy being interrupted."

"Then start!" Most of the class and Twilight yelled in unison each a perfect replica of the Royal Canterlot voice.

"The Draconeqi were a peaceful race, even more so than you pony's. We, invented law, literature, art, and imagination. We were very prosperous; there was no poverty or disease. No hunger or starvation. And no wrong doing. That was until we were introduced to other beings, others who didn't have any of that. It was horrible, we started to get greedy and fight amongst ourselves. And at one point, this is where I come in; right before the last of us died out the remaining ones gave me their magic. So I could live on and spread their knowledge."

All the kids could do was staring with wide eyes trying to imagine what it was like. All except two.

"Who cares about that? If they were so good then why'd they die?"

"History is boring, and it isn't any better when it's told from some old patchwork doll."

He recognized those two voices from when he was in his granite prison. "Ah, if it isn't Diamond marinara and Silver drool. My two favorite bully's!"

"First of all its Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon, second I’d watch what you say or-"

"Or what!? You’ll get daddy to sue me? I’m the god of chaos, I’m havoc incarnate the one who deals out strife and displeasure. Do you think any of you can stop me? I bend reality to my very whim, I can easily turn any one of you into fruit if I wanted to!"

"And yet you were stopped by the librarian, a diva, a tomcolt, a sugar addict, the southern hic, and the wimp. And now you even made friends with that blank flank, the one whose mom has the freaky eyes and breaks everything."

"Now you listen here you little brats! You have no right to talk about any of them that way! Dinky might not have a Cutie mark but she was the only friend since I was trapped in stone for the second time, the only one to talk to after a thousand years of watching you all frolic about!"

"Am I supposed to care?"

"As Celstia as my witness, give me the strength to not give these two a free trip to the moon." He muttered under his breath.

"Discord? I think that's enough." Said Cheerilee.

"Yes, I think i might want to stop before I send them lunar. Although, I do know how to teach them a lesson, one that could benefit and teach them the value of a Cutie mark."

"And what might that be?"

"Take them away from the students who have their Cutie marks and let them live without them for the week."

Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon's eyes were as big a dinner plate while they were hiding there Cutie marks.

"That is a good idea but sadly you can’t just take away a Cutie mark. It’s impossible."

"But that’s the beauty of chaos, the impossible is possible. So, what do you say?"

She looked over at the student who nearly shrugged before grimacing at the two bullies’. "I think that's a wonderful idea."

"Good, now then little ones. Any questions, besides Twilight?"

"But you said after you were done! And it's after!" Whined Twilight.

"Let the students have a chance first, they are still students like you after all."

One of the students’ raised her hoof. "Did you love Nightmare Moon?"

"Good gracious no! She wanted to turn me into shishka-bab! That mare was crazy and not my kind of crazy either."

"Did you ever write any songs for who you did love?"

"Why yes, would you care to hear it?"

"Yes, I think we all would." Said Twilight actually wanting to hear him sing.

He pulled out a microphone and began to sing with a group of colts who walked in, one with drums and one on guitar.

Overall the class just learned how to rock and love.

"And that's how you write a love song." Discord smirked at children before bowing when they began cheering.

"Discord that was certainly... interesting. And as much as i think the class would love to hear another, I’m sure you’re very busy." Said Cherilee.

"Ah yes quite, and before I go the little test for the students." He snapped his finger and all the children who had their Cutie marks, watched as in a second they were gone.

"Well goodbye! And Dinky, make sure to send a letter around seven, got it?"

"Sure thing Mr. Discord!" She cheered.

He gave a chuckle before teleporting out.

"Well that was very fun wouldn't you agree class?" Twilight asked giggling slightly until she noticed them looking at her with wide eyes.

"Miss Twa'light?" Applebloom asked.

"Yes Applebloom?"

"What happened to your Cutie mark?" Scootaloo finished.

"What!?" She turned around scared out of her wits. And to confirm her fears it was gone, he Cutie mark was gone.

She thought to do only one thing at that moment to get rid of all the frustration. She face-hoofed as hard as she could, knocking herself out.