"How did this happen? It's impossi- no, questions can come later." Twilight said quickly, glancing at Tex even quicker. "Tex, you go to Fluttershy's and Pinkies's place, tell them Discord is back and bring them back here."
"Right." Tex nodded without question and galloped out the door, sensing the desperation of the situation.
"Spike, you go upstairs and tell Church to go get Applejack's while you get Rarity. I need to get to Rainbow Dash's place as fast as I can, got it?"
"Yeah." Spike nodded stiffly as he ran up the stairs. Once he was in front of the door to Church's room, he began pounding on the door. "Church! Hey, Church! Get out here!"
"This better be important." Church in a tired voice, opening the door to receive a few knocks on the leg from Spike. "What's wrong?"
"Discord's broke free from his stone prison and we need to get the Elements of Harmony together!"
"Didn't Twilight say that Discord was... oh fuck!" Church snapped, sprinting down the stairs with Spike, he burst through the front door and looked around sporadically. "Who's going where?"
"You're on AJ duty, I'm on Rarity. You gotta hurry and meet back here!"
"But Applejack is all the way across town!"
"I know, so get going!" Spike yelled, already sprinting towards his crush's home and shop.
"Fuck. How am I going to get there on time?" Church asked, beginning to run towards Sweet Apple Acres when he saw something protruding out of the bush next to the library, giving off a pink shine. Church muttered a thanks and a quick prayer as trotted up to it. "I'm going to regret doing this, aren't I?"
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Over at Sweet Apple Acres, the door to the barn swung open, startling all the fragments that were inside.
"Where were y'all?" Applejack asked as she walked into the barn to question them. "One second Twi an' Church are over for a bite t' eat, then the next second y'all have gone missin' and now ya'll are back again. What gives?"
"We went to go talk to Twilight and Epsilon over personal matters."
"These personal matters wouldn't have had somethin' t' do with y'all, would it?" Applejack asked.
"Perhaps." Gary said quietly, flipping through the book of laws.
"Celestia forbid y'all were talkin' about more of ya showin' up. At this rate, fragments ought t' be fallin' from the sky at any moment to stay at Sweet Apple Apartments." Applejack muttered.
"I find that to be greatly unlikely." Delta chipped, mouth moving with his mind. "There are only a certain number of us, and seeing as how Epsilon is the one who triggers us coming back to life, I find it highly improbable that one will just-"
"Hooolyyy fuuuckiiing shiiiiiiiiit!" Church yelled as he flew through the roof of the barn, showering the fragments with splinters of wood.
"Church, are ya okay?" Applejack asked as she rushed to help him off the ground.
"My whole body hurts..."
"Of course it does! Ya just sorta fell from... the sky." Applejack stopped and held her face. "Alright, what happened t' ya?"
"Pinkie's cannon, outside of the library, predestined locations, the gate to the acres, boom and crash." Church said weakly as he got to his hooves, trembling slightly. "That explain it enough for you?"
"Well ah think think ya might have missed the gate by a tad." Applejack said as she looked up at the large, unicorn shaped hole above her.
"Do you think?" Church asked sarcastically, then he remembered what he was there for. "Discord is back from when you guys took him out."
"Excuse me?" Applejack asked slowly, taking off her hat so there was nothing covering her ear, forgetting the property damage. "Ah coulda sworn ya said Discord was back, so d'ya mind runnin' that by me again?"
"Discord. Is. Back." Church said slowly. "Come on, we need to get back to-"
"Who is Discord?" Theta asked.
"He's this god of chaos or something and he's here to fuck shit up."
"I prefer Khorne." O'Malley huffed as he kicked a plank that was near him. "So this Discord fellow is causing a ruckus and he didn't invite me? I guess I'll just have to deal with him."
"No, I don't think you can do shit to him." Church grunted. "A while ago I had this book that talked about Discord and his species, saying how powerful they are. Well, Discord is one of the strongest, and I'm pretty sure he's hellbent on ruining everybody's lives."
"A man after my own heart."
"Shut it, O'Malley." Church hissed. "This is serious... I think. The only thing that can stop him is the girls, so we need to get back as soon as possible."
"On it. Ah'll go get Sarge." Applejack nodded and ran out the door.
"Great." Church sighed.
"So what are we going to do?" O'Malley asked angrily. "Follow you like a bunch of lapdogs, waiting for you to sic us on this Discord?"
"I already said you probably couldn't do anything to him, so you're staying here."
"What? Why?"
"Because if this guy figures out what you guys represent, he could easily take you and use you against the girls." Church sighed.
"Then why do you get to go?" O'Malley growled, wanting in on the action. Action which he thought there would be plenty of.
"Because I'm protecting my friends and so are the other guys. You guys would just get in the way and would be a handicap on us if he learned how to use you guys."
"Understood. Delta, Theta and I will make sure the others do not leave this barn." Sigma nodded.
"Thanks." Church said, flashing them a quick smile before galloping out the door when he heard the door to the farmhouse open up.
"So Blue, what's this about some sorta Discus fella causing trouble?" Sarge asked as Church ran up to them.
"There's no time to explain. We just have to stop him." Church replied as he shared a quick nod with Applejack, then ran towards the library with her.
"Huh. Well, I've worked with worse plans." Sarge shrugged, running after them.
The trio ran as fast as their hooves could take them, not sparing any words for their entire trip. They reached the library some minutes later, where they could see the rest of the ponies were talking in hushed tone, arguing about something.
"There they are!" Rainbow Dash said loudly, pointing right at them as they approached the group.
"Took you guys long enough." Pinkie said as she jumped around the others. "Hey, Church, did you touch my travel cannon?"
"Yeah, I needed to get to the Apple's place fast, and that was the fastest way I could think of. The destination is kind of false advertising though."
"Didn't you read the sign?" Pinkie asked, pulling the bush that the cannon was inside to the ground, displaying a sign that read 'out of order'.
"Of course." Church grunted. "So what were you guys arguing about?"
"Twilight wants to bring the Necronomicon with us to help us stop Discord." Fluttershy said quietly, eyeing the bag that was hanging off of Twilight's back.
"We need to bring him." Twilight sighed. "If Discord did something to the Elements then we'll need a little extra help."
"I believe that's my cue." A voice boomed from above her in a condescending tone. The group looked up and saw a long, snake like creature laying on a cloud, biting into a rainbow colored corn on the cob. "Hello, girls, I bet seeing me brings back fond memories, doesn't it?"
"I would hardly say so, Discord." Twilight said icily.
"Come now, Twilight, surely you of all ponies remember the dear memory of me turning you all against each other." Discord fished.
"I wouldn't exactly call it dear." Rarity muttered.
"Yeah, the only dear memory I have is when we trapped your skinny flank in stone!" Rainbow Dash boasted.
"Oh, you girls can say the cruelest things" Discord said, wiping a fake tear out from under his eye. "From the way you talk about me, I'd almost think you didn't like me."
"Tell me about it..." The Necronomicon said from inside the bag, making the girls nearly yelp.
"Ol' Necky, is that you?" Discord asked with surprise as he snapped his fingers, making the Necronomicon reappear in front of him. "It is! My, it certainly has been awhile, hasn't it? How long has it been? One thou- no, one and a half thousand years?"
"However long it was, it clearly wasn't long enough." The Necronomicon mumbled snidely, making it clear he didn't like being around the hybrid monstrosity.
"Give him back!" Rainbow Dash growled, instantly snapping towards Discord to snag the book.
"Say please." Discord cooed when she came too an instant halt a few inches away from the book, stopped by an invisible force.
"Please give me the book back!"
"Let me think about that for a moment." Discord sighed and hummed for a few seconds, then shook his head. With another snap of his claws, the Necronomicon vanished. "No, I think I'll keep him in a safe place for now. Don't want you guys to have an unfair advantage, do we?"
"What are you doing here, Discord?" Twilight asked, stepping towards him.
"One of life's greatest mysteries, isn't it?" Discord said with a vicious smirk, fang hanging low, making the guys feet a strange sensation go through their spines.
"You know what I mean. How did you get out?"
"Where's the fun in telling you everything now?" Discord asked curiously, making swimming motions through the air. "I mean, you should compliment me before demanding anything from me. Or at the very least introduce me to your friends."
"I like your beard!" Caboose said, gawking at the hairs that came out from under the lord of Chaos's chin.
Discord eyeballed the dark blue earth pony with a curious brow. He floated closer towards the ground and circled Caboose once, as if he expected something to happen with Caboose. Spike and the girls watched fearfully, knowing that at this moment Discord held the edge over them and that attacking him would be futile. Tex simply watched silently, sensing that he could overpower her.
"Can I pet it?" Caboose asked.
"Ha! I like this one!" Discord laughed loudly, then extended his neck until it was less than a feet away from Caboose, then tilted his head up. "What is your name?"
"Caboose!" Caboose whooped with a large grin as he began petting the strange creature's beard. "Oh my gosh, it feels like I'm petting twenty puppies at once!"
"I do try to take care of it." Discord said impishly. His eyes lazily drifted back to the group to find them glaring at him. Clearing his throat he pulled his chin away from Caboose and touched it back in place. "Anyways, it was nice seeing you all again. You simply must give me a visit at Canterlot at some point before I shroud the world with chaos. While it will make it more fun, it will be significantly harder to get around when the trails are made of cookie dough and the grass is made out of sticky tape. After all, I do like my guests to have clean hooves upon entry of my castle."
"What is your ploy?" Twilight asked. "Did you hide the Elements somewhere again? Or rather, keep them in the same spot?"
"Doing the same thing twice isn't my style, and there is no real ploy here." Discord said as he clasped both of his claws together and began rubbing. After a few seconds of that, he stopped and held out a picture to Twilight. "As you can see the Elements of Harmony exactly where Celestia left them. I'm simply not afraid of you now that I have a little back up."
"By the looks of things, I don't think that the Necronomicon wants to help you." Twilight said with a smirk.
Discord burst out with laughter and began punching his knee as he threw his head back. The girls stared at him nervously, wondering what he was going for. They knew he wasn't ready to simply hand them victory, so why was he just telling them where the Elements were. After a few seconds, Caboose hopped towards Discord, slowly grabbed the picture with his teeth as if he was stealing cookies from a cookie jar, then hopped back to the group, smiling at himself.
"I got the Elements of Harmony!" Caboose said as he gently laid the picture in front of the girls. "I saved the day!"
"Heh, I'm afraid it isn't quite that easy, little Caboose." Discord said and the picture of the Elements vanished into thin air.
"It doesn't matter how hard you're making it-" Twilight started.
"Bow-chika-bow-wow." Tucker said under his breath, earning him a glare from everyone surrounding him.
"-Because we are going to beat you again." Twilight finished, glaring daggers at Discord, who smiled at their display.
"Oh, I'm positively shaking in my boots." Discord said as he pretended to weep, then he snapped his claw, creating a pair of boots on his back paws which promptly shook off. They then began dancing on the ground in front of Caboose, causing him to gurgle happily at the display. "Well, I guess I'll just have to spread as much chaos as I can in the time that I have left. I'll be in Canterlot if you need me."
I am 100% sure that I am not writing Discord correctly.
1453786 Eh, close enough.
Discord has backup... oh fuck! Don't tell me it's Carolina.
I want O'malley to just run up and kick Discord in the balls right now. No, wait, let's have Tex do it, she has something against balls for some reason.
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You're actually not that far off.
meh seems about right to me....make him nucking futs, childish-y, and make him evil and your pretty much good
I lol'd heartily at life's greatest mystery, and you do seem to write discord well. You introduced him perfectly in the last chapter, and his interactions with caboose are in character, so don't worry too much about that. I was, however, expecting more reactions from reds and blues; they all took it very much in stride.
BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD SKULLS FOR THE SKULL THRONE
laso hope it's meta who is the back up
"It doesn't matter how hard you're making it-" Twilight started.
"Bow-chika-bow-wow."
...lol...
1453786 I 1000% disagree with that
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I've seen worse. He is (Personally) quite good when compared to a lot of the fic's i've read
Love that Dissy has come back, look forward to the next installment
-Shadow F.
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I wouldn't worry about it to much, cause once your 200 chapters into a story your kinda committed. Ya know what I mean?
1453786 Don't say that! I've yet to characterize him in my FMA sequel! A good chapter
I just got to thinking, will Private Jimmy be making an appearance in this story?
Better than some ive read but thats just me
Keep up teh epicness!
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No, but Butch Flowers might.
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And I am pretty sure that you are writing him correctly. He just always needs to sound like he is having fun. He constantly laughs at his own jokes, laughs off any insults/threats, and generally does not seem to take things seriously at all, when in reality he is in complete control (or at least seems like he is). When fecal matter does strike the propellers, he instantly switches to a more serious, deadpan, grim, but still silly and joking mindset.
Hope this helps.
And Omega favours Khorne? Honestly, I could not decide between Kaela Mensha Khaine and Aza'gorod.
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Will he actually live long enough to tell the rest of his team the secret to defeating the reds?
Tucker...
Btw,
not bad writing Discord
:D
Also~!
Celestia is probably banging her head against the wall now
...
unless she planned this...
o.o
Wow Caboose acting like Caboose and FINALLY Tucker making sex jokes!!
lol....Tucker..it has been far too long....hahaaa, well that made my night.
Discord. In the fantastic words of Goku abridged...imma deck him inna schnozz. Words to live by.
"Hey, you ever wonder why we're here?"
Come on!
When was the last time he did that!
You can't deny him for long!
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1453786 You wright Discord like a god!
Discord has backup?!
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Oh dear god it's either the director or Washington… or maybe Chrysalis… or Maine… could possibly be the weird guy in the Everfree caves… God dammit why does my conspiracy theorist side come up with so many possibilities?!?!
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Sarcastic. Lighthearted. And a bit crazy.
I think you got him pretty good. If anything; it's just 'cause he's just been introduced in the writing. Give it time and I have confidence you'll nail him.
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Deleting all your comments because you're spoiling everything for people who don't have the dvd.
1454320 i'm sorry please delete the the comments i really don't want to spoil anything.
1454351 I won't say anything more.
sorry again
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I mean, I knew about it before season 10 even started because of what Burnie said in some interviews, but some people didn't take the initiative to do what I did nor have ordered the dvd, so don't worry about spoiling anything for me as I have read so far into RvB that I've managed to call pretty much everything that has happened in season 9 and 10 before it happened.
1453786 Actually I'd say you did pretty well. I've heard SO MUCH worse.
Im loving this story more and more now that Discord's in it.
I feel like Celebrating again!
1453786 it is better than most.
1454644 it is better than moist.
I wonder who Discords talking about. I mean theres so many to choose from.
theres long beard ( I think that was his name.), Chrysalis, he could also be talking about the A.I.s or Even Celestia for all we know.
It feels like petting 20 puppies at once!
Caboose moments are priceless. They remind us why he's the title character.
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Didn't you say you'd be bringing Wash in a while back?
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Well, if you go to the last chapter's comments section you should see multiple people bringing that up, followed by me saying not until the sequel.
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CIAPHAS CAIN, HERO OF THE IMPERIUM!!! shall clense this fic of heritics.
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Well that's because (at least from what I understand) they purposely wrote him that way.
Discord = Q. Random, snaps his fingers for most of his abilities, fondness for riddles. I'd say he's well written, at least so far.
1455048 I think it's about time for that FAQ blog post.
1453786 why do i have the feeling that every plan they come up with will go to hell and its caboose who ends up saving the day due to enjoying everything discord does and thus boring discord to tears, that or he goes bat shit on a sandwich insane on discord's ass
1453786 Needs to be, 20% trollier.
1454761 I thought it was going to be Maine. That would be a what the fuck twist to the story. Be awesome.....
This has been the longest 3 days I've had, I managed to catch up to your 240 chapters and now I need a cookie.
If I have to give my thoughts on it, I would say the title of the fic is a bit misleading, since Caboose hasn't made quite as much of an appearance as he should have.
1456113 That it would
1455061 Drive me closer so i can hit them with my sword
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Ah... Soo... Oh, that is where Discord came from...
It is high possibility Lauren Faust saw Q.