She was a mystery

by ThatsRealLifeBadabum

Rating: everyone
Tags: Sad, Princess Luna, Original Character, Discord, Princess Celestia, Slice of Life, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
Length: 4253

She kept on walking no matter what, even when she lost everything dear to her. She kept on walking till she wasn't able to anymore.

I don’t remember anymore…… Who I was…… Where I was from…… nothing. I just kept on walking, walking till I wasn’t able to anymore.

She was a mystery. She wanted to know more, than she could ever learn. She never stopped. For no one..... right?
This was a long way till the end.

(c) image drawn by me ^^

Published 2013-02-12 13:00:01 UTC
Last updated 2013-03-11 21:24:19 UTC

That interesting Filly

Discords pov

Ahhhhhh! What a splendid day! I loved to see all my creations. The lollipop signs, the trees that grow upside down, the barking apples….. just wonderful.
Oh, and the scared little ponies. That was the best of all. How they tried to hide their children in their cute little houses that I could easily invade and change if I wanted to. Some were trying to build a rebellion against me… hehe how fatal, they wouldn’t stand a chance. I’ll just turn them into marshmallow eating marshmallows! That would be hilarious!

I flew my round above a little town in the near of my cotton candy woods, looking what kind of chaos I could cause there.

Awww so many ponies there, oh yes that will be fun.

I thought it was boring that so many of them took the normal roads to walk, so I gave them the ability to walk on walls, what a generous creature I am. Oh and I felt so sorry for those poor cakes, always getting eaten by those mean ponies. So I gave them a chance to show them how it felt like to get eaten. That was only fair right?

I saw a little unicorn filly trotting down the road and decided to follow it. There weren’t any other little fillies outside but her, so a little prank on her wouldn’t hurt anypony. I took in how she looked like, so I would find her again, if she gets out of sight. Her fur was a soft pink and on her flank was a big purple spot, without any cutie mark. Her mane and tail was mostly straight, there were just some curly parts in it. The color of it went from a dark pink to a purple color. And her eyes looked kinda bored…. Oh you want to know the color okay, okay. They were a turquoise color, with some green and blue spots in it, nothing special, but at least you’re happy now.

When I was done with memorizing her, I caught the sight of a blue mare running towards her. Maybe her family or something. She was questioning her why she was outside and blah blah blah.
“-before this monster comes and does anything to you!”

Whoa, whoa, whoa! Was she talking about me, her ruler?! Well that deserved a little punishment. That's only fair for insulting her king.
As I was about to change both of them into manure buckets, I suddenly heard the filly say.

“Why should I hide? It seems like a pretty nice and normal day.”

Well finally somepony that appreciates my great work, even if I didn’t like the normal day part. Oh well, but I still had to punish the other one. She offended me after all, so what should I do to her? Turn her into a rattle snake made out of jelly? Nah, not now. Change her style? Hmm…. that blue coat of her definitely looked boring, how about….. a mishmash of colors! Yes, that’s great!

As I changed her fur and heard the littly filly simple state “Your fur is changing.” in a bored tone and then saw the mares terrified look, I simply couldn’t stop bursting out into laughter. Oh, and when she kept on saying “Please make it stop!” hilarious! The little filly kept watching her for a while, till she suddenly just went past her and moved towards the cotton candy woods.

How heartless of that little thing, she wasn’t even trying to help her. Oh well, it’s none of her business anyway.

I followed her, maybe something fun would happen. She seemed interesting after all. I think she knew that I followed her, that I watched her but she just simply ignored me. No one ignores the great ruler of equestrian Discord. So how do I get her attention? Maybe if I scare her. Ah yes, I’d love to see that little thing get scared or cry or run away and screaming for her mama all the way or maybe all of it at the same time! Haha! Now for the scaring part. I probably should come out of the floor slowly and creepy.

Let’s get into action. I went underground and then slowly came out of the ground in front of her. I made my eyes glow a dangerous and scaring red and made the creepiest voice I could muster and as my head was out of the ground, I said a slow deep “Booooooo!”

I burst into a hollering laughter, already expecting her to scream and run away. But there came no such thing. My grin went to an unpleased frown as I took in her features. She just watched me, no trades of being scared or even surprised! I got out of the ground and asked rather irritated “Why aren’t you screaming or crying or running away?”

She kept on watching me, taking in the details of my body and only after some time snapped out of it and remembered that the great Discord was talking to her.

“P-pardon? What did you say?”

She really dared to overhear my question! What a little-! No wait Discord, be merciful and repeat what you just said. I huffed and repeated rather annoyed again. “I said, why aren’t you screaming or crying or running away?”

“Why should I?” she quickly asked.

“Because!-“ BECAUSE I WAS DAMN SCRARY! You should cower in fright and I should be laughing my ass off. That stupid little filly, doesn’t know what a good scare is! Who does she think she is?! Thinks she is almighty all on her own! Where are her parents anyway! I’m the freaking ruler of this land; they should be worried sick for even letting her go outside!- wait let’s find out more about them and then make their life a living hell but don’t let your excitement shine through.

“-ugh! Nevermind. Why are you in the woods on your own anyway, little filly?” I asked but tried to sound uninterested. “Better go back to you parents, or they’ll be worried.” Wow even a dog would hear the sarcasm in this sentence.

She seemed to think for a moment but then she said “What are parents?”

That actually took me by surprise. I stared at her. Did she mean that? She doesn’t have parents, she’s an orphanage?

“Sooo…. You’re all alone?” what the hell Discord!? That sounded terrible even for you! Oh no, look at her face. She looks like somepony bored her with a dagger. Oh no, no, no-

“Yes.” she said with her head hung down. She started to wobble a bit, only then I took in how miserable she looked. She had many bruises, her mane was ruffled and she had dark sleeping bags under her eyes. Why did I recognize this only now?

I didn’t know why I asked that next question, it felt not like me at all, but still I did.

“What’s your name?”

She stood still, she seemed to be thinking. Didn’t she remember her name anymore? She started to shake and wobble again; her eyes were unfocused, always closing for a long time. I tried to say something but she didn’t seem to hear a thing. She looked exhausted and I stated a quiet “Nevermind.” so that she would stop thinking about my previous question.

The filly looked up at me again shaking and wobbling again. Worry seemed to take me over and I asked her if she is okay. She opened her mouth to answer but nothing came out. Instead she suddenly broke down and didn’t move anymore.

I didn’t know what to do anymore. First I checked if she was still alive. She was. What now? I can’t leave her here; I’m not someone who lets somepony simply die after all. Bring here to a hospital? No, they’re probably not capable to take care of a filly anymore. *cough* It's not my fault! *cough*

Then what should I do?

I could take her to my castle and let somepony check her…. That sounds good.

I swooped her up in my arms and took off towards my castle in canterlot.

Author's Note

Well here is my 2nd chapter, I hope you like it and please comment! I'd like to improve my english writing skills so I'd love to hear what is good about the story and what is bad. Thank you! *brohoof* /)(\

Waking up in an upside down castle

Locked doors.
I had to be dreaming. How I knew that? Because my dream was always full of locked doors, I didn't know why it was like that or if I could change it but I would like it if it would be different just once. I feel trapped in this place with doors that wouldn't budge if I tried to open them and also….. It felt lonely. The first times I had this dream I tried to open them and screamed for help, but there never happened anything.

I gave up trying.

After awhile there was a tugging feeling at my brain and I looked up. My ears started twitching, like they would try to hear something but I knew there was no one, so I simply ignored it…. What use was there in trying to hear something or scream for help when you’re all alone anyway?

So I sat there on my own and just looked at the black ground under me, waiting for my body to wake up or to die, I didn’t care…. No one would care anyway…. right?

“-kid?”

My ears perked up again. Was my mind playing tricks on me now? Was I losing my sanity?

“-wake up?”

There it was again. There was a voice! Where was it coming from? I got up and started to look around.

“-she doesn’t have any.”

It got louder! So I went on faster, my legs started to burn and ache. Breathing got harder with every step I took.

“Why is she shaking?”

Who’s shaking? No, that didn’t matter now. I started to hear another voice but much quieter, it sounded like that and the louder voice were talking with each other. The louder voice started to sound familiar as I got closer and closer but I didn't understand what the other voice said.

Then I stopped.

There….. was….. a light!

The first time there was a light! I felt tears forming in my eyes as I started to run again. It got brighter and the voices got louder the nearer I got. I started to see everything blurry and had to squint my eyes because of the light.
Eventually the light got so bright that I had to close my eyes fully and kept running on blindly.

But then I couldn’t feel any ground under me anymore, I felt like flying…. I opened my eyes and looked under my feet.

No, I wasn’t flying….. I was falling. As I looked down, I saw something like an open door in that bright light…. I had no time questioning it though, because my eyes closed again because the lights brightness started to hurt them.

So I decided to just let myself fall through that door, without thinking about the consequences….

…………

A ceiling.
There was a ceiling above me. Strange, I don’t remember a ceiling. I felt covers over me and a pillow under my head. One thought I had was “Was I still alive or am I dead already?”, but my thoughts were answered when I heard the loud voice again and turned my head in its direction.

…..There was the strange creature again…… It saved me……. But why?

I stared at him, till he felt that someone was watching him. He turned towards me. His features went from disbelieve to… relief maybe? I couldn’t put that expression.
He exclaimed happily “HEY KID! You’re finally awake again!”

He started to rant and tell me all what happened but he talked to fast for me. I wasn’t able to catch everything he said. So I simply said

“Hello to you too, mister strange creature guy.”

He stopped his rant and said looking offended “Mister. Strange. Creature. Guy?”

“Well I don’t know what to call you and you’re a mismatch of many creatures…. very strange-“

“Oh so you think I am a strange and unnatural creature?” he cut in, his tone getting kinda angry.

I looked at him and decided to finish my sentence first.
“-but also very interesting.” He stared back at me his face features getting into disbelieve again.

We stared at each other for awhile, till we heard a small cough and looked at its source.

There stand another pony with us in the room and I didn't notice?

I took in his image to memorize him. He had a short strawberry-blond mane and gray fur. He wore a white cloak and had something strange around his neck; I didn't know what it was. He had blue eyes and a nice face, but he looked a
little distressed….

“Uhmm, Lord Discord… do you still need me here?” he said rather scared.

It was that quiet voice I heard in my dream! I wanted to ask him some questions too, but as I was about to open my mouth to talk, Discord cut in again.

“No, you can leave. You should already have!” Discord said angered. But he got a mischievous grin afterwards and snapped his fingers. Suddenly the bag the other pony carried with him got bigger and swallowed him. Then a giant boot?, appeared and kicked the pony in the bag out of the door. I heard the colt squeak as he was thrown out and then Discord broke out into a big fit of laughter.

“WAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAA!! That’s a classic! Did you hear his girlish squeak? Hehe, I love messing with him!”

First I felt bad for that colt, but I knew it was just a prank and it was kinda funny. So I softly giggled along with his hollering laugh.

His laugher then slowly subsided. He then looked at me again.

“So you’re called Discord?” I asked.

“How do you know-“he started but I cut in.

“I overheard that colt, I thought he had to be talking to you…. anyway I’d like to know what actually happened with me?”

Discord seemed to be thinking before he spoke up again.

“Well you know how I awesomely scared you right?” he started.

I gave him a disbelieving look.

“-uh. Anyway… after that we talked for awhile and you started to shake and wobble and then you broke down. I brought you to my castle and let you get checked by the Doc. He said you broke down because of exhaustion. Sooo…. to make it short. I saved you. Am I not kind?” Discord finished with a sarcastic tone at the end. He also had put his hands over his heart and stood there in a dramatic pose.

I looked into his red eyes again and answered sincere.

“Yes you are. Thank you.”

Discord looked rather shocked as I said this.

“Do you really mean that?” he asked not buying it completely.

“Yes I do. You had no reason to help, you could have left me behind, like many others already did… it’s not the first time I broke down or got beaten you know…. Maybe the others were scared that I’d be dead and let me lie where I was when I broke down from exhaustion …. I don’t blame them, I would have done the same…..”

I looked away from him as I said that, I didn't want him to see my heartless face.

“Well of course you wouldn’t have helped, you’re just a kid.” Discord stated matter of factly. I turned back to him, trying to read his feelings from his face. He looked away stubbornly from me, only glancing once in a while at me. But that glance was enough for me to see that he meant to say more to me than he did.

Maybe others treated him badly too, when he needed help, but I didn’t want to push him to tell me.

So I said instead

“You’re right, I’m just a kid, even if I don’t know what a kid is.” I giggled softly there “Well but still thank you for helping me, it means a lot to me….. but now that I am awake again, I probably should go…. I don’t want to bother you any more than I already did.”

I got up slowly and went out of the bed. My feet were still shaky as I tried to walk forward again. I didn’t look back as I went on. But suddenly I was lifted off the ground and flipped around so I was facing Discord again.

“Well excuse me, but did your great ruler Discord allow you to go?” I stared at him speechlessly as he kept on talking.
“I don’t think so. You’re staying here as long as I say, is that clear?” he didn’t look amused.

“Why?” was all I could say back.

“Because I am the ruler of this land and my word is absolute.” he answered.

Why did he change like that so suddenly, even the way he talked suddenly was different? Didn’t he want me to leave? Was he worried over me or did he plan from the start to keep me here? What should I do?

“Have you gone mute? I asked you a question before and I’d like an answer. NOW.”

“Okay….” I didn’t know why I said this but something told me to say it, but did I really want to let myself be kept here?

“Okay, what?!” Discord snapped at me.

“I’ll stay here.” Yes I did, I didn’t know why but maybe I’ll find out sooner or later if I stay with him.

Discord let out a sigh…. of relief maybe?

“Good girl. Now how about we go and grab something to eat? And then I’ll show you the great castle of Discord?” he said with a mischievous grin.

I looked him in the eyes and answered with a simple

“Okay.”

And off we went.

Author's Note

Well I hope you like it and please comment. ^w^

What strange creatures

I don’t remember anymore…… Who I was…… Where I was from…… nothing. I just kept on walking, walking till I wasn’t able to anymore. I came across many strange creatures, but the one I remember the most are those with the hoofs. There were so many of them and they looked all so different. There were some with horns, some with wings, and some without anything. And they came all in different sizes.

I think they call themselves “Ponies”.

Was I one too?

I didn’t see any wings when I looked at my back. But I felt a horn when I touched my forehead. Maybe I was one, but they looked all so strange, so colorful, all so…. crazy.

Yes, crazy. Some of them were walking on the walls of buildings; some were haunted by giant cakes. Those giant cakes and the candy bars that flew by me were totally normal… I think. But those “Ponies” or however they call them weren’t. Because it’s not normal to cry, laugh and scream at the same time… right?

One Pony ran towards me and said with a worried looking expression “What are you doing outside?! Go home and hide, before this monster comes and does something to you!”

Monster? What monster? And what's a home? That “Pony” didn’t make sense…. and that was interesting. I thought that maybe I should take some part in that conversation, even if I usually don't like to talk and just pass those by who try to talk to me.
“Why should I hide? It seems like a pretty nice and normal day.” I answered.

The pony stared at me, not believing what she just heard. Yes I think the pony was a female. She had a high pitched voice and a feminine form, but I wasn’t hundred percent sure. Her features then changed from worried to frustrated and her voice got louder as she spoke
“Are you crazy!? Please, go home and stay there till this nightmare is over!”

I watched her getting frantic and looking from side to side. I then saw that her fur changed its color from a soft blue to a mishmash of all colors and it looked terrible.

“Your fur is changing.” I simply stated. She stopped her rant and looked down at her body, her eyes dilating and her mouth opening. She screamed very loud and started to run in circles, tears streaming down her face and she kept saying like a mantra “Please make it stop! Please make it stop!” I heard a laugh from above me but ignored it. I kept watching her for awhile and decided after about five minutes or so to just go on. If that was heartless or something than that'll be it. I didn't care. It wasn't my problem after all.

I walked away from this place. I walked towards the normal cotton candy woods, I felt better between all those pudding bushes and toffee stones. I had a strange feeling in my stomach when I saw all those things, something like a craving, but for what? I ignored it, even if it made me feel bad and I started to lose my focus. I needed to keep on walking…

After a while I felt like being watched, I don’t know who or what was watching me and I didn’t care, but it still made me feel uneasy. While my always heavier getting feet dragged me onwards the road, caught my tired eyes the sight of something growing out of the floor, that wasn’t something new, but still I stopped and watched what it was.

It was a horn. No, two horns, both looking different. One blue and one a cream white color. Then there came ears, a forehead, bushy eyebrows and two red glowing eyes, one a little bigger than the other. When I saw the strangers’ mouth and its one tooth, it suddenly said a creepy “Booooooo!”

I think it tried to sound scary and expected me to be shocked or something, because when the creature stopped it’s hollering laughter, it looked me over and changed its expression from a mean grin to an unpleased frown.

Suddenly there came a whole body out of the ground along with its head. I looked the creature over and saw its many details. It had a lion paw and an eagle claw, a lizard and a goat leg, a bird and a bat wing and a basilisk’s tail. It looked interesting….

“-away?”

I snapped out of my thought’s when I heard it talk to me, I blinked several times and asked
“P-pardon? What did you say?”

It huffed and got an annoyed expression “I said, why aren’t you screaming or crying or running away?”

“Why should I?” I asked without thinking.

“Because!- ugh! Nevermind. Why are you in the woods on your own anyway, little filly?” he asked but sounded rather uninterested. “Better go back to you parents, or they’ll be worried.”

That sounded very sarcastic. And what’s a filly? Am I one? And-

“What are parents?” I couldn’t stop the question anymore, it just slipped and I don’t know why. I think I really shouldn’t talk to a stranger that tried to scare me, even if he didn’t succeed but I really wanted to know what parents are. He looked rather surprised when I looked him in the eyes.

“You mean you don’t know? You don’t have anypony that takes care of you?” he asked.

“No, I don’t.” I answered.

“Sooo….. you’re all alone?” he asked again. He now wore a strange look on his face, I couldn’t quite define it, but I put my thoughts back for now.

“Yes.” I said. I looked down, that word….it stung. No, it hurt.
I lost my focus again and wobbled a bit, but I was able to catch myself and the strangers’ next question.

“What’s your name?” he said.

I was puzzled. What did he mean? What’s a name? Should I have one? My brain started to process again and started to think off all the possibilities of what a name could be. My eyes lost focus again and I started to hear everything like it was far away, even when it was right in front of me. My body started to hurt and my stomach felt terrible. I heard the stranger very quietly say “Nevermind” and looked up at him again.

My legs ached and started to wobble again. I tried to keep on looking at the strangers face, but my eyesight kept on getting blurry. I saw the strangers’ features taking over the look of worry and heard him ask “Hey, you okay?”

I tried to answer but suddenly my legs gave out and everything went black.

Author's Note

I hope you liked it so far, please comment and tell me what you liked and what not. I'm totally new to this kind of writing, I never put up any story on the internet before so it's a new experience for me. And tell me if there are mistakes please, because enlgish isn't my mother tongue so it's a little harder for me to find the mistakes. ^^;