Chapter 1: pilot
My name is Harmony, it's well... It's my NEW name. My Equestrian name. It's a name that brings fear and terror in the hearts of the fools that would oppose me. And envelops hope and courage in those that fight with me. Not like I need the help anyways.
My real name is Cain. I was a regular kind of guy, with a regular life. I'm 22 years old, have my own small house, a good job that pays well. I'm about six feet tall and I have white skin with black short hair. And in my free time I make beer and take a class that trains people to use medieval weapons.
Now I have many names. Harmony, Death, The Destroyer, Bringer Of Hope. And my least favorite, Discord.
I know what your thinking and trust me i thought the same thing. Your thinking how can I have the same name as the bringer of chaos when there was already a god for that? Well the answer is that I had no idea all of the original Discords powers would transfer to me after I plunged my sword into his skull. Anyways I'm getting ahead of myself. EHEM. Now where was I? Ah yes my life.
I had a pretty good life.
Then it all went to hell.
I was driving home one cool crisp night. The smell of polluted air mix in the the thick aroma of restaurants and stores that emitted their smells of wares into the world. It was a day like another.
Or so I thought.
I was arriving at my humble abode. It was a one story blue house with a raised porch at the front door. The path to the front door led from the driveway to the porch so that I didn't have to walk in the dirt once I got out of my car. That is unless I parched in the garage that was currently being used as my storage room.
I arrived at my house and strode up to my front door. I could still smell the flowers fully in bloom and hear the cool air rustling the leafs on the tress beside my house. Once I got up to the door, I fished out my key.
that's when things started going bazaar.
First when I couldn't find my key, that I clearly remember putting in my pocket once I got out of the car, I noticed that my door was slightly open. I immediately went back to my car and drew my macarove and chambered a round and simultaneously clicking off the safety. I then cautiously inched my doorway open and was assaulted with an amassing aroma of citrus and fruit. The smell drove me over the edge as it was so focused and more sweet smelling than end fresh produce i have ever smelled. I entered and saw a figure. Or what I thought was a figure. It more resembled a thin sea serpent with two horns and what look like a paw for one hand and some talons for another. I couldn't see the bottom half as it was obstructed by my couch.
Suddenly all the lights turned on. And due to the sudden brightness I was temporary blinded. When the spots in my vision cleared i noticed the serpent was gone and instead was greeted with my regular, untouched, living room. However, one thing did catch my attention. The colors in my house were more vivid and vibrant. Sending a joyous glow and happiness about the room. I also noticed that everything took on a cartoony type look to it. Like everything was in a cross between real life and an animated show.
Due to the over whelming colors and tranquility of the room I didn't notice that London snake-like tail flick my gun across the room. When I turned around to face my attacker I was immediately taken back by his appearance. It was very tall and thin. It had a brown midsection that went up to a goat-looking head that had two different types of horns protruding from atop its head. One looked like it belonged to an antler and the other looking like it belonged in a glassblower's shop. On its back were two different types of wings, one looking like bat wings and the other some sort of feathered wings. It's arms were also different, one being a lion's paw and the other being a clawed hand from an eagle or bird of prey. It's legs were different as well. One being that of something reptilian and the other looking as if it belonged to a ram. It's tail was sectioned off into a red-scaled section with pink spines on the top. It also sported a single fang on the side of its mouth. It was a truly hideous thing. And it also seemed to know what I was thinking because it said in a deep old voice:
"We'll thats not very nice. Having a guest over and calling them hideous. My my where are your manners?"
"Uh.... I.... You..." Was all I could formulate as a reply. This creature was certainly a very intimidating creature. Just by looking at him I felt myself slipping into insanity as it looked at me.
"Hmmm what was that now? Cat got your tongue?" He punctuated this question by pulling out a ridiculously long tongue out of his mouth with a cat clinging on to it for dear life. "Fine be that way. Ill just introduce myself, I am Discord: bringer of chaos and disharmony and I want to play a game." Following this particular terrifying statement was a sickening laugh that somehow made the room grow darker as storm clouds and lightning shot around him.
Now I was truly terrified.
"Well. Sense you are so rude as to ignore a direct question I shall just continue". At this point he put his mismatch hands- paws- claws- whatever behind him and began pacing about the room. "Now, straight to the point. The reason why I'm here is because I want to play a little game. Rules of the game are simple: One, you will forget this conversation. Two, you will be sent to the world of Equestria to play the game and you can never leave. Three, in order to loose -because you can not win- you have to release me from my stone prison that is located in the Canterlot Gardens. Ok now you know the rules so lets play."
At this time of course I had no idea what exactly was going on as I was still in shock from the dragon-like terror in my now very colorful house. And it wasn't till That Day that i remember all this. And because after he said "play" he snapped his fingers and I was knocked out.
I don't know how. I don't know why. But for some reason I was chosen as his liberator from his apparent stone prison. And I thought that I could freak out by a dragon thing talking to me in my house. boy oh boy was I wrong. You will not know true confusion and horror until you have woken up in a totally new world surrounded by mythical creatures that can talk, fly, and preform magic... yeah it was going to be an interesting journey.
