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[GeneralDirection 1,042]

@@Hypn0ticD,

 

“I’m bored.” Rainbow announced to nopony in particular.

 

Of course, nopony was really listening to her. But, she felt that her boredom was justified based on everything she had been through today. First, she had woken up way too early this morning, only to have to take a train to Canterlot, even though she could’ve flown there a whole lot faster. Then there was the slow walk to the castle, and now, they were all standing around, waiting. Again. She didn’t really even know exactly what they were waiting for. All she knew was that it wasn’t fun, and that meant it was boring. Being tired and bored at the same time was a bad combination. The blue pegasus started to get restless, feeling the need to ditch this place and take to the skies.

 

While the rest of her friends proceeded to concern themselves with the supposed minotaur and the other pony who accompanied him, Rainbow Dash had decided that there wasn’t anything to hold her attention here. Instead, she waited until she thought no one was watching, and took off in the opposite direction. Within a few moments, the castle was far behind her, as she sped to a seemingly nondescript building situated on the outskirts of Canterlot. She soon landed at the front door, and knocked loudly.

 

Can’t believe how obvious that guy was. Sure hope the rest of my friends caught onto that human’s act. She thought to herself as waited for the building’s occupant to answer. Moments passed, but nopony came to the door. Rainbow resumed her knocking, and shouted “Ah come on, you gonna tell me ya can’t hear me? Open up!” She continued for a while longer until, finally, the pony she was looking for came to the door.

 

“Oh, hey Rainbow, what’s up?” Vinyl asked casually.

 

Dash stared at Vinyl for a moment before responding, taking note of the headphones around her neck. “What’s up? I’ve been standing here knocking for hours!”

 

Vinyl shook her head at Rainbow’s exaggerated response and replied “Sorry, Rainbow. Didn’t hear ya down here, I’ve been working on some new tracks for an upcoming album. Did you need somethin’?”

 

“Nah,” she replied, “my friends are at the castle right now. I think we were supposed to be going to meet those humans, and we ended up running into him and some other pony. He was pretending to be an ambassador for the Minotaurs, but it was pretty obvious that he wasn’t. So I got bored, and figured I’d come hang out with you for a bit.”

 

“Woah, you’ve seen one of those humans they’ve been talking about in the paper? Come on in then, man! You gotta tell me about ‘em!”

 

The two ponies went upstairs to Vinyl’s studio, and sat down on what few chairs were in the room. Most of the space was filled with Vinyl’s DJing equipment. There were also a couple small windows, but they both had blinds blocking any sunlight from entering the room. A few lightbulbs on the ceiling and a desk lamp were the only light sources.

 

“So, what’ve you learned about the humans?” Vinyl asked with an excited look on her face.

 

“Well…I haven’t exactly learned anything about them yet…”

 

“Oh.” The excitement drained from the unicorn’s face. “Well, what are your thoughts on them, then?”

 

“They seem like a strange bunch. Their society is better at technology and stuff, yet they don’t really understand friendship like we do. They fight a lot with each other. But the weirdest thing of all is that they actually know about us! They have these groups of people that are, like, obsessed over us. I’m not sure how I feel about that.”

 

“I would’ve thought you’d be all over that, Dash. A race that practically worships you.” She grinned.

 

“Ha ha, very funny.” The pegasus rolled her eyes. “I’m being serious here. Would you really want the attention of an alien race you’ve never met before, yet somehow knows all about you? That doesn’t creep you out?”
 

“I guess when you put it that way, yea; it does sound a bit odd. I guess you’ll just have to wait until you actually meet them and take it from there.”

 

“Yep.” Rainbow replied nonchalantly.  

 

The two friends idly chatted for several minutes before Vinyl decided that she should get back to her music, and said goodbye before putting her headphones back on. Dash exited the studio and made her way back to the castle. She raced down the hallways until she returned to her friends, who had just been joined by Princess Celestia.

[Skycoaster 697]

@@bronislav84,
DarkWing would smile at the Princess of Friendship. "Um, no problem at all," he would say in response to her comment. "If you would fallow me. Should only need a moment of your time your highness." The batpony guard would make his way to a little used room nearby. It was one of the many small areas designated for guards to take their brakes. He would shut the door behind them.

"Princess Luna has us worried," he would say as he removed his helmet. Concern would begin to show in his face. "This hole situation has her on edge. I know that she is not sleeping, and when she dose, we can hear through her chamber door that she is having nightmares." DarkWing would hand Twilight the cryptic orders. "She had asked us all to pick up an extra shift, and I am having trouble figuring out just what she wants of me. Dose she want me to spy on the humans?"

[Hypn0ticD 1,213]

@@Windbreaker, @@Randimaxis,

 

Inkwell eyed the suspicious driver in return before the latter spoke. "Me? What does it look like I am?" He then made the effort of giving his cab a good once over, as if to tell them both that what was before them was indeed just a cab.

 

It made little difference, as a strange feeling came over the scholar.

 

"This IS a cab, after all... and I'm wearing the hat, aren't I?"

 

"Well, yes, but--" the driver had whispered something to the boy before his attention was back on him.

 

"To answer your question sir, I happen to be the ONLY buggy that will be available anytime soon... might not even be another cab here for the rest of the day; there was some sort of 'incident' earlier today, and I was the last one that made it out before it blocked the streets. Lucky me, eh?"

 

'Too lucky.' Inkwell thought as the driver tapped his hoof against the carriage. "See that?" he asked as he gestured toward his name - 'Dodric's Taxi Service'. " That is me, good sirs - and I have a reputation to uphold, so here I am! Wouldn't want to see anypony getting stranded, especially with all this hubbub going on!"

 

The feeling that Inkwell became stronger as he caught Dodric looking over to Alex. Something very strange was afoot...

 

"Now, if you're ready to depart, simply step inside and allow me to whisk you away to your destination!" Inkwell frowned again and narrowed his eyes a little. "Of course, you could always wait here with the chickens for a replacement cab, should you feel so inclined - seeing as I saw Princess Luna head inside earlier, who knows? Maybe she'll be back out at any moment, and you could ask for her autograph, hmmmm? Wouldn't meeting up with her be just a splendid thing? That is, unless you're in a hurry..."

 

The Unicorn looked over to other drivers, back to Dodric, and sighed. There was no way in Tartarus that Alex could take another meeting with anypony, let alone Luna! To make things worse, the other drivers' cabs were in no shape to take anypony anywhere... Just how did those chickens even get there to begin with??

 

"Uh, well, we are in a hurry, I guess." Alex answered, surprising Inkwell, yet all the same they had no other choice. "Yes, let's go..." he added in soft resignation.

 

"Excellent! Simply take a seat, gentlecolts, and we'll be off!"

 

It was all he could do to keep his hoofing as he was packed into the cab alongside Alex into the cab, and was immediately the strange feeling he had flourished, almost to the point it was overwhelming him. "Alex, something is very, very wrong," he whispered to the boy, "this Dodric fellow isn't--"

 

Inkwell was cut off by the cacophony of dozens of chickens stampeding down the street behind them. Before Inkwell could pull both himself and Alex out however, Dodric had taken off at a speed no pony was capable of-- and BACKWARDS.

 

"Ah, so good to partake in the occasional travel, isn't it? To stretch the legs, so to speak... whether seventeen, or four... or even TWO... feels good to simply enjoy the fresh air, the sunshine, the joys of getting that heart pumping - am I right? You two certainly seem to be experiencing something similar to that right now, I assume?" Dodric practically sang as the world blurred by and the taxi screamed past ponies and buildings and picked up more and more speed, to the point of leaving the driver seemed completely unperturbed as his two passengers were pressed against the seats in equal parts blinding speeds and terror. In fact, he was even levitating back contentedly in his harness as a winged teaset appeared out of nowhere and floated up to Dodric, whose form was now twisting, stretching and shifting into the being that instilled in Inkwell a most primal fear.

 

"Thank you; go see if our guests would like any." the Draconequus said as he daintily grabbed a cup of tea once he finished transforming. "Please... allow me to introduce myself..." he said as his tail came into their view, making a makeshift hand and snapping its fingers.

 

Just like that, the taxi's door flew off the chassis and in front of the taxi's passengers to show that the letters of the sign rearranging themselves into "Discord Taxi Service".

 

All the while, the taxi had sailed over a cliff, and the trio were now flying through the air.

 

"It is an absolute honor to meet the first human invited into Equestria, Alex.” Discord said with a bow. "Shall we have a little chat while we head to... well, wherever you were wanting to go; what do you say?"

 

“DAMN YOU TO TARTARUS, YOU VILE DEMON!” Inkwell screamed. “RELEASE US NOW!”

[Randimaxis 8,652]

@@Hypn0ticD

@@Windbreaker

 

Discord dropped his teacup as Inkwell cursed him, and a look of hurt crossed his features.  The poor teacup went POOF! and became a parasprite, which flapped off into the air.

 

"Why, you WOUND me, Inkwell - is it NOT a known fact that I have reformed?  Are you not even willing to give me the benefit of a doubt that I might not be so... vile?  Honestly, if the idea is to make me feel like being..." he cringed as he spoke the word, "... GOOD... then shouldn't you try a little tenderness?  Besides, I absolutely HAD to meet you, Alex!"

 

He slithered through the air until he was directly in front of them both.  Smiling, he reached out and cupped Alex's face in his hand, gently turning the boy to face him.

 

"After all, your appearance here is generating SO MUCH LOVELY CHAOS... and I don't have to lift a single claw!"

 

He let Alex's cheeks go, and cackled loudly, a random lightning bolt adding an exclamation point to it.  Once that was done, however, he simply curled into a sitting position on top of the harness up front and folded his hands under his chin, looking at the both of them calmly.

 

"But never let it be said that I don't appreciate chaos-generators; in fact, I have the utmost BEST interests at heart for you, my boy!  I want to see you happy with being here in big old Equestria!  I want you to have fun here - after all, I have an absolute BALL!"

 

He snapped his tail-fingers again, and with a puff of smoke, he was now a Discord-eyed basketball.  He bounced up and down on the harness, a crooked grin sliding across the ball directly beneath his yellow eyes.

 

"It'll be so much fun with you a-ROUND... as long as you PASS the ponies standards, then you'll SHOOT to the top of the popularity polls, I'll bet!  A whole world full of ponies and griffons and zebras... just waiting to meet you!  And where does Discord come in, I hear you cry?"

 

The basketball dribbled a bit more, then simply shot forward, aimed for the seat directly between Inkwell and Alex.  Upon hitting said seat, there was another POOF of smoke, and Discord was seated between them both, giving Alex a bit of breathing room, while Inkwell was squashed against the door.

 

"Well, between you and I, two-legs, it's a personal stake I have in you.  You see, humans are an excellent source of BOTH chaos AND harmony - they're 'on the fence', so to speak.  And Equestria has been absolutely OBSESSED with maintaining Harmony all the time... they don't even think about chaos, these ponies - and that is where YOU come in, my boy."

 

He wrapped a single coil of his tail around Alex, pulling him closer.

 

"You see, there should be a little more fun in this world - and YOU are the catalyst for it!  With your help, we can show these ponies that humanity may be somewhat flawed... but they hold the key to keeping things from stagnating and becoming... dull."

 

The color drained from Discord, starting at his head and rolling down his serpentine figure until he was completely devoid of any sort of coloration; to Alex, it was like he was a character from an old black-and-white cartoon.

 

"No fun.  No surprises, even happy ones.  Nothing to shake others from their doldrums.  Do you understand what I'm getting at?  If things are always 'hunky-dory', then how can there ever be adventure?  Excitement?  What would life offer?"

 

He reached up and touched the front wall of the cab, and the color drained out of it as well, while Discord seemed to be filling up with color once again.

 

"So, if we are to be successful in showing all of Equestria that one doesn't have to abide SOLELY by Harmony alone... if you can show them all that one can exist BETWEEN the two... well, that will mean that a little CHAOS can have an active purpose in their lives, after all!  It would make me feel... useful again."

 

His eyes grew wide, and quivered at the edge of crying, tears growing and wobbling at his bottom lids.

 

"I'm not certain if you know what it's like to actually BE useless... but wouldn't you want to help make an old Draconequus feel useful again?"

 

He stared into Alex's eyes pleadingly.

[EcstaticWind 572]

@@Randimaxis,

 

Alex could barely believe the strange stuff going on before him, but he was starting to get the feeling that he was never going to see this place he was meant to live in. But right now...he'd just had enough. He came full circle from being worn down to now just wanting a break from the insanity going on around him. He sighed and stared back at Discord.

 

"I think I understand, but Dodric...Discord...whatever your name is, I haven't had a moment to sit down and think about where I am. I just got here a few hours ago and I haven't had a breather since then. So, if you'd be kind enough to take me and Inkwell to my temporary place of residence while I'm here in Equestria, I'll think about your request. But please...please take me home so I can get a break from this craziness..."

 

Maybe pleading with some kind of cosmic horror (Or...that's what Alex thought he was by now) wasn't the greatest plan, but Alex was too tired and stressed to really be afraid now. Once he got a rest, then he could think about the rational sides of his actions.

[Randimaxis 8,652]

@@Windbreaker

@@Hypn0ticD

 

Discord raised an eyebrow at Alex.

 

"Not a moment's rest since arriving?  Oh, such a shame... I'll bet you feel SO worn out - here, allow me..."

 

With a puff of smoke, Alex was now sitting forward in the seat while, behind him, sat what looked like another Discord in a flowery kimono wearing white face paint with a little red blot on his lips, and his white mane done up with Oriental hairpins sticking out.  This Discord-double put hands on Alex's shoulders and gripped...

 

It was a professional level massage, and the boy could feel the tension simply melt from his shoulders.  The other Discord, seated between himself and Inkwell, smiled.

 

"THERE now... a little help for my newest and most valued friend!  That and a personal promise that you'll be home before you know it, and I suppose we can call this particular meeting a success, shall we?  You have to admit - I certainly promised you the conversation would be interesting, did I not?"

 

He leaned in closely, speaking softly enough for the words to be just between himself and Alex, his white goatee tickling softly at Alex's ear as he spoke.

 

"I'll even allow you a special 'favor', so to speak - as we're working together here, I would be happy to lend you a claw,"  he reached over with his lion's paw and removed his other arm, holding it out to Alex for a moment before the arm simply slithered back into its proper place, "should you require one; simply remember this little ditty -  If you ever need help, no need to despair..."

 

The taxicab began to glow, growing brighter and brighter rather rapidly.  Discord's smile grew as he spoke.

 

"... just whisper my name..."

 

The glow was now so bright, neither Alex nor Inkwell could see a thing. 

 

"... and I'll be right..."

 

Amidst the searing light, there was the clear and audible sound of a fingersnap.

 

"... THERE..."

 

The word seemed to echo in Alex's mind as the light dimmed and the world came back into view.  They were no longer seated in a taxicab zooming along through the air, but were right outside the exact building that Inkwell had intended on going to in the first place, where the human's quarters were.  There was a slight residual scent of tea in the air, but otherwise there was not a single trace of either the Draconequus, nor the flying cab.

 

Alex may have been nervous and exhausted, but his muscles were sighing with relief.  Inkwell, on the other hoof, was feeling a little motion sickness.  Otherwise, they showed absolutely no signs of having been in the presence of the Lord of Chaos... except the feeling that this wouldn't be he last time they would see him.

[Zhooves 843]

@@Zhooves, @@Hypn0ticD, Clover was about to answer North, when suddenly, the door opened. The white unicorn mare let out a gasp; the alien that they had been discussing was standing right there in front of them! It did look very strange; the creature stood on two legs instead of four and had funny appendages instead of hooves, that looked a bit like dog or bear paws.

 

"Yes, may I help you?"

 

"You're the alien, aren't you?" Clover replied, even in her amazement at seeing the alien in the flesh, not forgetting her manners. "We're sorry to interrupt, but we heard the most wonderful music. Was it you making it?"

@@Pripyat Pony

North had to take a step back as soon as the door opened and he noticed something at least as tall as he, if not taller, standing in the small opening in the doorway.

"That was a bit quick to judge, could be something else." North responded upon hearing Clover claiming it was the foreign creature they had been discussing standing in the door. "Though it is very possible." he continued, taking a quick look at the creature in the door.

@@Hypn0ticD

"As she said, we heard unfamiliar tones coming from 'ere; we came out of curiosity." He gave the creature a quick nod, almost seemingly as if it was of high formality to him.

Edited January 27, 2016 by Zhooves

[Hypn0ticD 1,213]

@@Taialin,@@GeneralDirection, @,@@Windbreaker,@@Derplight Sperkle, @@bronislav84, @,

 

Applejack blinked dumbly as the human was dragged off by the scholar. “Does anypony else have the feeling that inviting the Humans to Equestria was maybe a bad idea? The way that human acted 'round us got me thinking he ain't gonna last too long ‘fore Equestria does 'im in…”

 

"So . . . so what now?" Rarity asked. “Ah say we press on and get ready. If we have some time left, we track down that scholar pony and see where he sent that human, then check on 'im ta see how he's holdin' up.”

 

"Something does not feel right..." Applejack heard Princess Luna say. "That was one of the humans. Though I can not put my hoof on it, something is amiss. I do not admit to being wrong often, but he seemed to be petrified of us...of me..."

 

Applejack frowned as she caught the lunar Princess' dejected expression. “That's all in the past, Princess Luna," Applejack said as she made her way over to the Alicorn and placing a hoof on her shoulder. “Ah bet we can show 'im that yer not scary! In fact, we cin show both a' 'em at the party tonight!"

 

"The pony with him on the other hoof..." Luna's face had darkened somewhat then. "Does anypony else feel that he may be using that human for his own purpose?"

 

“Ah... Don't don't think so, Princess Luna," Applejack replied. “Ah think he was just tryin' ta keep the human a surprise..." the cowpony snickered a little at that. “That certainly didn't work out!"

 

"Did I miss anything?"

 

Applejack turned and gasped a little; the voice she heard belonged to none other than the Solar Deity. She removed her Stetson and bowed as Luna replied. "Do you mean other than one of the humans... then yes."

[Skycoaster 697]

@@Taialin,@@Hypn0ticD,

Luna's face would show signs of doubt in response to Applejack. "I can only hope so. I can only hope so, though I still have my fears."

 

The princess would take comfort in her older sisters presence as she did when they where small. She would nod to her sisters words. "You are right sister. I did not put my best hoof forward in my initial meeting with the human." She would hang her head in shame. "It's just that..." A sigh would escape that could be taken as being in a frustrated tone, "They blatantly deceived us. The fact that they would have the gull to enter our home without the proper procedures...It just made me upset, and I may have acted in a way that could be seen as intimidating. All I wished was for him to come clean about what he truly was, not to frighten him to death..." The princess would look up to her sister, a look of frustration had now taken hold. "I wish that we would have planned the human's arrival better. We should have met them at the portal. To keep an eye on them. Now they are running around Canterlot, their current location and activities unknown." Putting a hoof to her forehead, Luna would say, "All of this Hullabaloo has given me quite the headache."

@@bronislav84,

"Thank you Princess Twilight," he would say as he saluted. "I have to start my shift now," as he exited the door. "Please do not tell her I alerted you. I would hate to loose her highness's trust." The bat pony would leave the room, making his way in the opposite way of which he had come. He did have orders after all, and he assumed it was to keep an eye on the humans and report on their doings. DarkWing would take flight from a nearby window as he began his search of Canterlot for the boy and the other human, who he could only assume looked similar to the first one.

 

It must have looked odd to the ponies below for a Lunar Night Guard to be in the sky in broad daylight, but he had a job to do. Celestia's sun was brighter than he remember. DarkWing would reach into his armor to retreat his sun glasses. DarkWing's ears would twitch as he heard very strange music coming from what he assumed was nearby. Soon he would have the general detection of where the sound was coming from.

 

@@Hypn0ticD, @@Zhooves, @@Randimaxis, @@Windbreaker,

It must have been odd for the ponies below to see the shadow that the bat pony must be casting below as he approached, though would stay out of sight as much as he could, taking cover behind a cloud and waited for their next moves. He would wait till they where inside before trying to get closer.

[Hypn0ticD 1,213]

@@Randimaxis,@@Windbreaker,

 

"Why, you WOUND me, Inkwell - is it NOT a known fact that I have reformed?" Discord asked, hurt etched on his face. Inkwell was sure that the Draconequus' face, though Inkwell was sure that it was just an act. "Are you not even willing to give me the benefit of a doubt that I might not be so... vile? Honestly, if the idea is to make me feel like being..." Discord cringed, as if the word itself was hot lead, "...GOOD... then shouldn't you try a little tenderness? Besides, I absolutely HAD to meet you, Alex!"

 

"Well, you can be good by meeting him along with everypony else at this evening's welcome party!" Inkwell sneered.

 

Discord didn't acknowledge him as he slithered through the air until he was in front of them both.

"After all, your appearance here is generating SO MUCH LOVELY CHAOS... and I don't have to lift a single claw!" he said as he cupped Alex's face in a claw.

 

The sky darkened and a lightning bolt cracked through the air as Discord said this, causing Inkwell to jump; Discord cackled a bit before calming brown and addressing Alex once again.

 

"But never let it be said that I don't appreciate chaos-generators; in fact, I have the utmost BEST interests at heart for you, my boy! I want to see you happy with being here in big old Equestria! I want you to have fun here - after all, I have an absolute BALL!"

 

A snap of the tail and a puff of smoke later, Discord was now a freakishly large bouncing basketball bouncing upon the harness.

 

"It'll be so much fun with you a-ROUND... as long as you PASS the ponies standards, then you'll SHOOT to the top of the popularity polls, I'll bet!  A whole world full of ponies and griffons and zebras... just waiting to meet you!  And where does Discord come in, I hear you cry?"

 

"I think you're barking up the wrong tree, Di--OOOUFF!"

Before he knew it, Inkwell found himself sardined against the taxi's wall as Discord rather suddenly took a seat.

 

"Well, between you and I, two-legs, it's a personal stake I have in you.  You see, humans are an excellent source of BOTH chaos AND harmony - they're 'on the fence', so to speak."

 

"You're wasting your--HHRNT!--TIME, Disc--RRRNN!" Inkwell grunted, trying his darnedest to free himself from Discord's serpentine heft.

 

"And Equestria has been absolutely OBSESSED with maintaining Harmony all the time... they don't even think about chaos, these ponies - and that is where YOU come in, my boy." The scholar continued to struggle as the Draconequus continued. "You see, there should be a little more fun in this world - and YOU are the catalyst for it!  With your help, we can show these ponies that humanity may be somewhat flawed... but they hold the key to keeping things from stagnating and becoming... dull."

 

Inkwell was still far too busy trying to gt himself free to notice that Discord's body had drained of color completely.

 

"No fun.  No surprises, even happy ones.  Nothing to shake others from their doldrums.  Do you understand what I'm getting at?  If things are always 'hunky-dory', then how can there ever be adventure?  Excitement?  What would life offer?"

 

"Life offers us quite enough, Discord! Even without YOU!" Inkwell said through gritted teeth, yet again it fell on deaf ears.

 

"So, if we are to be successful in showing all of Equestria that one doesn't have to abide SOLELY by Harmony alone... if you can show them all that one can exist BETWEEN the two... well, that will mean that a little CHAOS can have an active purpose in their lives, after all!  It would make me feel... useful again.

I'm not certain if you know what it's like to actually BE useless... but wouldn't you want to help make an old Draconequus feel useful again?"

 

"I think I understand, but Dodric... Discord... whatever your name is, I haven't had a moment to sit down and think about where I am. I just got here a few hours ago and I haven't had a breather since then. So, if you'd be kind enough to take me and Inkwell to my temporary place of residence while I'm here in Equestria, I'll think about your request. But please... please take me home so I can get a break from this craziness..."

 

The Unicorn was all too pleased to hear that Alex seemed to be as done with Discord as he was - yet the Embodiment of Chaos seemed to not want to take a hint...

"Not a moment's rest since arriving? Oh, such a shame... I'll bet you feel SO worn out - here, allow me..."

 

Inkwell nearly fell out of his seat when he suddenly found himself able to move again. "You heard the boy! Take u--ugghh..." Inkwell's aposiopesis was brought about at the sight of Discord dressed as the ugliest geisha he had ever laid eyes on, giving Alex a massage.

 

"THERE now... a little help for my newest and most valued friend!  That and a personal promise that you'll be home before you know it, and I suppose we can call this particular meeting a success, shall we?  You have to admit - I certainly promised you the conversation would be interesting, did I not?"

 

The Draconequus then leaned in to whisper something into the boy's ear as the taxi began to glow -- brighter and brighter until Inkwell was blinded.

 

A echoing snap later, Inkwell found himself little nauseous. Looking around, he also found that he and Alex were right in front of their destination; as if the the faint smell of tea weren't enough to unnerve the scholar, the sight of two ponies at the ajar front door made his stomach drop.

 

"Damnit..." he cursed under his breath. "What's she doing answering the door!?"

 

((Colette's post is next!))

[Hypn0ticD 1,213]

@@Zhooves, @@Pripyat Pony,@@Randimaxis,@@Windbreaker,@@Taialin,@,

 

"You're the alien, aren't you?"

 

Colette gulped. 'Well, fuck.' She thought. 'Why didn't I just try to go back to sleep??'

 

"We're sorry to interrupt, but we heard the most wonderful music. Was it you making it?"

 

"As she said, we heard unfamiliar tones coming from 'ere; we came out of."

 

"Yeah, that was me..." she answered after studying the faces of her visitors. The one with the horn seemed truly enamored with the music, whilst the winged pony bore an unreadable expression. 'Well, the Unicorn seems to like Metallica, but the winged one? We'll just have to see...'

 

Looking up, Colette noticed that they weren't her only guests. Apparently, One had attracted several more ponies, some with horns, others with wings, and still others sporting neither; one bespectacled Unicorn was beside a tall hooded figure much like herself. ' 'Bout friggin' time he showed up! Where the hell was he?!' she thought, frowning under her hood. He better have damned good reason why he dragged his ass!'

 

"Well, it seems I got myself a little audience," Colette began, her attention now back ponies, and the urge to perform already overriding her consternation. "Give me a moment, and I'll give you all a show!"

 

With that, Colette closed the door and raced up the stairs and into her room. 'How many songs should I play?' she thought as she rummaged through her closet, picking out a pair of pants and boots, fingerless gloves, and a shirt. If she was gonna give these candy colored ponies a show, then why not go all out, even if she can't reveal her face just yet?

 

She quickly dressed herself before racing back down the stairs, and into her studio, first grabbing her recording, and vocal mics, then her amp, then finally her guitar.

 

Once everything was set up and powered on, Colette donned her cloak once again and stepped out. "Alright, ponies, a little lesson before the show. This~," Colette said, strumming a few chords on her Les Paul, "is a guitar. It's something a few of us aliens play. And play it does!" Colette then leaned in close to North Wind and Clover and whispered, "You two might wanna move back. Things're gonna get LOUD."

 

Once her two initial visitors were a safe distance, she strummed another chord. "Hold onto your butts!"

 

With that, Colette unleashed upon her (mostly) equine audience one of her favorites: Enmity of the Dark Lord.

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Rarity frowned at Applejack's suggestion that they follow the human to wherever he and the pony went. "And are you sure that is the best decision to be made at this point? You see how they reacted when they saw us. All I did was give the dear a glass of water! If you're asking me, I would think that that pony who's accompanying that human is at least half to blame for pushing him around." She shook her head.
 
. . . just in time to see Rainbow Dash return from . . . wherever she had been. Not even a greeting? You just disappeared on us with not a word! So inconsiderate.
 
Rarity accosted Rainbow Dash by stepping up to her. She huffed, "And just where do you think you were? I would have thought you, of all ponies, would know that we were supposed to stick together? Some loyalty!" She humph-ed and pointed her face away, chin high.
 

 
Celestia sighed, a headache of her own coming on as she listened to her sister's grievances. They were valid, to be sure, but knowing about them didn't help them much now. This day without a schedule was looking up to be quite a more stressful one than she had anticipated.
 
"Just as the sun must rise and the moon must fall, time goes on. There is time to worry about the 'would-haves' and 'should-haves,' but I think our time is better spent accompanying our little ponies. It seems they have a plan."
 
Luna was being cynical again, and Celestia didn't blame her for it. But to assume the worst of ponies (and humans, for that matter) was an easy way to appear unfriendly. "Perhaps they may have deceived us, but I do not sense that they intended any overt harm, and I do not think they ever did. They deserve the benefit of the doubt. All you can do now is to strive to be more welcoming of them the next time you see them."
 
Celestia brought her head back up. Perhaps it was the lack of schedule that slowed her mind down to a crawl, or the unexpected stresses that came with a day that was supposed to be relaxing. Whatever the case, she realized that she had, perhaps, left Apple Bloom waiting at the train station for a few more minutes than she really have ought to. "If that is all, my little ponies, then I will take my leave. I have some errands to run, but I will be back shortly." She nodded to the group before taking her leave, walking briskly through the castle, taking the shortest route out.
 

 
What is that sound? Celestia thought as she wandered about the train station. Her hearing was more astute than most, but she was certain that even the most distracted workaholic would notice the incredible ruckus that was currently filling the area. It almost sounded like the outside of the Canterlot clubs that only grew active when the sun was down. It grated on her ears a little.
 
Nevertheless, Celestia held her discomfort at bay as she continued to scout around for Apple Bloom, hoping to use her enhanced stature to catch a glimpse of her. Perhaps that was a disadvantage, though, because it meant she couldn't check under things as easily, and foals did have the disturbing ability to hide in the smallest of places. She wouldn't forget the time she had lost Twilight for hours before finding her hidden in a cupboard, heckling all the chefs as they passed by about what "sous vide" was.

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As her sister addressed her, Luna's face would begin to show signs of sadness as she looked away. As was the case many of times, her sister was right. "I understand sister. I shall do better at our next run in with the our guests." I was clear that the younger alicorn was ashamed by her earlier actions. "Perhaps Twilight or her friends can show me the best way to make amends for the way I acted earlier, while still being formal, of course."  Luna's eyes would shift back and forth between Rainbow, Rarity, and AppleJack, hoping that one would be willing to take her up on that offer.

 

"Take care dear sister," Luna would say to Celestia with a nod of her head before looking back Twilight's friends. "I believe that you have a party to plan if I am not mistaken. I shall be in my chambers...if anypony wishes to assist me with my hospitality."

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North Light stepped back when asked to; who knew what would come next would sound like? The foreign being, would most likely.

North stood there, his ears twitching a bit as she played her tune, his expression changing a little, looking a bit dumbfounded as she kept on playing.

 

"That be some interesting tunes... Like nothing I think I have heard 'round here." he begun, blinking a few times, as if he had seen, or in this case, heard something unreal. "And it has really got some energy behind it too."

He shook his head a little, as he muttered partially to himself: "Me ears be ringing a little... But I have had worse, I guess." 

@@Pripyat Pony, 

"Not quite my thing, though maybe I just have to get more into it first... What did you think, Kløver?"

Edited February 4, 2016 by Zhooves

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@@Hypn0ticD, @@Zhooves, "Wow," Clover said, as soon as everything was quiet enough to speak. "That was very interesting music."

 

In reply to North, she said, "It's true that it's not like anything that we've ever heard in Equestria before, but I rather liked it. It was very exciting, almost in some ways like it feels when I perform magic."

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From his cloud above the building where the humans had been staying, the bat pony would as soon as the first note was struck. By the time time the first cord was complete, he had curled up with his hooves over his ears hoping that this...ruckus that they apparently called music would be over soon. That was not the case however as the song seemed to run on forever, at least in his mind. When the sound had ended, he would slowly stand up. A present ringing had developed in his ears as he grimaced once more. As soon as he could hear himself think however, he mad a b-line for the human and her newly formed 'entourage'.

 

He would land behind the two ponies and glare at the human, unintentionally showing his tiny fangs. "Some of us have sensitive hearing you know!" he would yell, unable to judge his own volume. "I'll be lucky if this blasted ringing goes away in a week!" The bat pony would take off his sunglasses as he looked the human over in detail. "If that is the type of music that you humans enjoy, than you can keep it! Sounds like your goal is to just be as loud an obnoxious to those around you than to be relaxing!"

[Pripyat Pony 2,608]

@, Clover looked with surprise at the bat pony. She couldn't understand his reaction at all; she'd liked the song very much. True, it was loud, with crashing guitars, but certainly not unpleasant. Clover also thought that humans must have a lot of skill to be able to create such music without having any magic at all.

 

"That's a bit harsh," she said. "I thought it was good music. Might not be what we're all used to round here, but that doesn't make it bad. I'd actually like to hear some more of it."

Edited February 3, 2016 by Pripyat Pony

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"I can only hope so. I can only hope so, though I still have my fears."

 

"Ah still think we should we should give 'em humans a chance, Princess Luna! Hopefully, they'll warm up to us soon..." Applejack said, flashing a nervous grin. What if she continued to harbor her fears at the party? What if she decided to do something about them while they were here? What then??

 

"Just as the sun must rise and the moon must fall, time goes on. There is time to worry about the 'would-haves' and 'should-haves,' but I think our time is better spent accompanying our little ponies. It seems they have a plan."

 

Applejack turned to see that Princess Celestia had rejoined them. She breathed a sigh of relief as she removed her Stetson and bowed as the Luna addressed her sister.

 

"You are right sister. I did not put my best hoof forward in my initial meeting with the human." Luna said, hanging her head. "It's just that..." An exasperated sigh escaped her lips, "they blatantly deceived us. The fact that they would have the gall to enter our home without the proper procedures...It just made me upset, and I may have acted in a way that could be seen as intimidating. All I wished was for him to come clean about what he truly was, not to frighten him to death..."

 

Perhaps there was some way of reintroducing the humans to the Princesses in a way that wouldn't leave them frightened? Perhaps Twilight would have an answer to that... But where was she??

 

"I wish that we would have planned the human's arrival better. We should have met them at the portal. To keep an eye on them. Now they are running around Canterlot, their current location and activities unknown."

 

"Well, Ah'm sure they're not doin' anything, Princess! If anythin', they might be keepin' ta themselves, if that human was anything ta go by!"

 

"Perhaps they may have deceived us, but I do not sense that they intended any overt harm, and I do not think they ever did." Celestia said, lifting Luna's chin. "They deserve the benefit of the doubt. All you can do now is to strive to be more welcoming of them the next time you see them."

 

"I understand sister. I shall do better at our next run in with the our guests. Perhaps Twilight or her friends can show me the best way to make amends for the way I acted earlier, while still being formal, of course. Take care dear sister," Luna then turned to face the remaining ponies "I believe that you have a party to plan if I am not mistaken. I shall be in my chambers...if anypony wishes to assist me with my hospitality."

 

"Ah'll join you!"Applejack said, stepping forward. "What didja have in mind? Perhaps Ah could even give you a few pointers, seein as Pinkie's not here!"

 

Looking around, Applejack noticed that Celestia retreated elsewhere, leaving the posse down just Fluttershy, herself, and Rarity. "Oh, come on!" AJ grumbled. " Spike and now RD wandered off, too?! It's not like got a party ta set up, for Pete's sake!"

 

"And are you sure that is the best decision to be made at this point? You see how they reacted when they saw us. All I did was give the dear a glass of water! If you're asking me, I would think that that pony who's accompanying that human is at least half to blame for pushing him around." the fashionista said with a shake of her head.

 

"Ah still think it was just ta keep the human movin' along, though Ah agree he coulda handled that better. If'n we see 'im again, Ah say we give 'im a piece of our minds! But as for the human? All allow that Ah'm concerned 'bout him."

 

Just then, Rainbow Dash appeared. "And just where do you think you were? I would have thought you, of all ponies, would know that we were supposed to stick together? Some loyalty!" Rarity said, admonishing the Pegasus.

 

"Yeah, RD. We got a party to plan, and you think it's okay ta just up an' take off??" the cowpony quickly glanced over to Luna, then back to her friends, suddenly realising her own impending hypocrisy. She flashed a goofy smile before stepping over to Rarity. "Ah'm... Ah'm gonna see if I can get Princess Luna ta join us. I'll be back as soon as Ah can!" with that, Applejack turned and trotted over to Luna. "So, whaddya have in mind, Princess?"

[Randimaxis 8,652]

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After dropping off the human and his escort (as only a proper taxi would have), Discord appeared on the roof of a nearby building, and held a paw to his ear, awaiting the sweet sounds of Inkwell cursing his name; after all, there was a very short list of delights that topped hearing the target of one's ire lamenting over what you've done to them.

 

However, Inkwell and his charge made no mention; they simply went on to investigate something that wasn't related to the Lord of Chaos... hence, wasn't important.

 

"Humph!  Well, that's the last time I ever try to do THEM a favor - I get them where they wanted to be - in RECORD time, I might add - AND didn't even ask for the proper fare!  And what reward for the friendly Draconequus?  NADA."

 

He slapped his eagle claw against the roof, making a few shingles take wing and fly away like frightened birds. 

 

"But, at least now I know where the boy will be... now to find..."

 

Suddenly, sound filled the air, and a writhing, chaotic music began issuing from nearby... well, at least nearby enough for a well-trained set of chaos-detecting ears to pick up.

 

"Oh-HO... and what is this exquisite melody?  Well, no time like the present to find out, I suppose!"

 

A snap of his fingers, and Discord vanished with a soft >POOF<

 

A similar, yet far smaller >POOF< appeared in the far corner of the room, and as Colette thrashed through the number, a tiny Discord, no bigger than an apple, stood on a high shelf and watched with rapt interest.

 

"Oh, a MUSICIAN, eh?  Well, I DO APPROVE!"

 

He was suddenly wearing a tiny leather jacket and little Doc Martens, and his black stripe of a mane grew long and shaggy - with these implements in place, tiny Discord began to headbang like a true metalhead, his fist in the air with two ACTUAL goat horns where his first and last fingers should be.

 

As the song concluded, he reached up and gave his goatee a curious scratching, his eyes locked on Colette.

 

"Well, perhaps this is a bit TOO open for my introduction to the young lady... more chance to put my plan into action if I sell it myself.  Inkwell was too... 'complainy' for me to get to the boy effectively; I'll need to meet the girl... alone..."

 

Wringing his hands in classic villain fashion, Discord grinned impishly as he disappeared with a small flash... 

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"Ohh~! Where'd Princess Celestia go??" Apple Bloom whined aloud as she peered out from under the pear cart she had taken refuge under; she SWORE she saw Pinkie Pie bouncing around! And if that was indeed Pinkie, then she'd be sure ta tell AJ!

 

Once she was sure there were no pink, bouncy friends of her big sister's around, Apple Bloom crawled out from under the cart, straightened her shades and coat, then set out to trot to the castle.

 

Glancing up to its impressive spires every now and again really, really intimidated the little filly. It was one of the most beautiful structures in all of Equestria, but boy, was it ever MASSIVE! She had visited a hooffull of times in the past, but it was either with her entire class or her big sister, and each time the castle proved to be quite labyrinthine, even for AJ, and she was there practically every other week with her friends at point!

 

Until moments prior, Celestia herself was gonna guide her there, but she was called away, which meant Apple Bloom was going to the castle -she gulped-by herself. "You can do this, Apple Bloom!" she said to herself, "you're not a baby anymore, and-- maybe Ah should just head back ta the train station!"

 

'Now, you're jus' chickenin' out! You said it yourself! You're not a baby anymore, and you've been ya the castle before! It can't be that bad!'

 

"You're right, me! Ah can handle this! Ah can make it to castle! Ah can make mah way around, and Ah can--" Apple Bloom looked around to see she had attracted more than a few odd stares cast her way. "Ah need ta stop talking to myself!" she added sheepishly, flashing a large yet sheepish grin before quickening her pace.

 

Apple Bloom didn't get much further before she caught sight of the tall, lithe, and pulchritudinous form of the Solar Alicorn heading towards the station, her ethereal mane glistening and flowing beside her as it usually did; any passersby stopped and bowed to her if they could.

 

"Princess Celestia~!" Apple Bloom gasped, turning and increasing her pace to a gallop. "Princess! Princess, wait!" The filly galloped as fast as she could until she caught up with the royal pony.

 

"Ah'm--" The filly took a moment to catch her breath once she caught up. "Ah'm sorry! Ah just-- You got called away, so Ah thought Ah'd head ta the castle. Ah hope you're not mad!"

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"Not quite my thing, though maybe I just have to get more into it first... What did you think, Kløver?"

 

"Wow, that was very interesting music. It's true that it's not like anything that we've ever heard in Equestria before, but I rather liked it. It was very exciting, almost in some ways like it feels when I perform magic."

 

Well, shit. One pony didn't like it, and the other one? Who knew. Her tone and facial seemed completely devoid of emotion, despite what she had said. Luckily, the tune had attracted more than a handful of other ponies; some cheered, whooped and whistled whilst others looked on in shock or shook their heads in disgust, but all of them hung back a ways. Damn, gotta turn it down a bit... Too bad. What's the point of shredding if you can't turn it up all the way??

 

Amongst the dissenters dropped a blur from the sky, landing just behind the two ponies. The creature rose to his full height, which Colette surmised he was about as tall as she was; his tufted ears, dark armor, and what Colette make out to be wings made him that much more imposing -- and metal.

 

"Some of us have sensitive hearing you know!" the creature boomed, sh his fangs. "I'll be lucky if this blasted ringing goes away in a week!"

 

God dammit, there goes asking for a ride on his back whilst shredding a few chords to KoRn to the castle tonight!

 

The creature removed his sunglasses to meet Colette with golden, slit irised, yet cold glare. "If that is the type of music that you humans enjoy, than you can keep it! Sounds like your goal is to just be as loud an obnoxious to those around you than to be relaxing!"

 

... And there went the Slipknot, Megadeth and Rammstein covers. What. A. Killjoy!

 

"That's a bit harsh," the Unicorn said, her voice twinged with I thought it was good music. Might not be what we're all used to round here, but that doesn't make it bad. I'd actually like to hear some more of it."

 

Again, the compliment was there, but it seemed to lack the sentiment that normally would go with it. Colette furrowed her brow under her hood. There had to be some way of bringing all three -- nay, ALL the ponies around! Get the interested ponies REALLY worked up and bring the haters around - or scare them off.

 

"You wanna relax?" Colette asked, her hidden eyes locked on tall, dark, and oh, so ready to be baptized by the Gods of Metal. "Alright, I'll relax... Just a little, and just this once. But you'd better prepare yourselves for the next song, 'cause I'm goin' aaaaall out!" Colette could only grin wickedly as the interested ponies cheered and hollered, and whistled in excitement; in Colette's mind, they beckoning for her to continue!

 

With an opening riff, she began to play her next song, Foo Fighters - Learn to Fly - volume be damned.

 

"Run and tell all of the angels/

This could take all night/

Think I need a devil to help me/

Get things right/

 

Hook me up a new revolution/

'Cause this one is a lie/

We sat around laughing and watched the last one die/"

 

Colette's androgynous voice crooned with a slight rasp as it brought the lyrics to life as she strummed note after note, bar after bar, which piqued her audience all the more.

 

"Now I'm looking to the sky to save me/

Looking for a sign of life/

Looking for something to help me burn out bright/

I'm looking for a complication/

Looking 'cause I'm tired of lying/

Make my way back home when I learn to fly high..."

[Pripyat Pony 2,608]

@@Hypn0ticD, Clover listened to the new song, her eyes alight with emotion. The lyrics seemed to speak to her; she remembered exactly how she'd felt back when she'd been a filly and she and her best friend Stargazer had been trying to think of a way to rescue Ruby and Mitta from the cursed town that they'd found in the middle of the Everfree. Tho the part about flying made Clover shiver a little bit. She was deathly scared of heights; tho she would love to be an alicorn, the one thing about the honour which would be bad to Clover would be having wings. At least she didn't have to worry about that any time soon. The feeling within the lyrics spoke to Clover just the way the other song had and she couldn't believe that the other ponies weren't experiencing the song the same way. Couldn't they hear it the way that she did? At least she was going to show her appreciation by clopping her hooves once it was finished!

[Randimaxis 8,652]

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From his current position behind the stage, the Lord of Chaos listened to the conversation between Colette and her 'critics', as it were.  He actually felt a bit bad for the human; here he was, watching almost the exact same sort of reaction HE usually got when he tried to show these ponies a little fun... and by the look on her face, she was taking it about as well as he would.

 

Of course, she didn't have Chaos magic to gather attention with... or did she? 

 

"You think you need a DEVIL to help you, you say?  Well, perhaps you'll get your wish after all, my dear..."

 

As the song got started, Discord snapped his fingers with a wicked grin on his face.

 

While Colette played, slowly but gradually, spotlights winked on and focused on the girl.  Upon reaching the first chorus, a low fog began to roll in from the sides of the stage, until it looked as if Colette herself was standing on a cloud like a pegasus.  Upon reaching the bridge of this particular number, the word 'COLETTE' began flashing in lights behind her; and with the final chorus, flame pots belched multi-colored fire almost ten feet into the air, with sparks flying from the end of her guitar in a grand display.

 

Upon the playing of the last note, there was a thunderclap from outside and a banner unfurled over Colette's head, saying:

 

[ IT DOESN'T GET ANY HARDER THAN METAL! ] 

 

Steepling his fingers, Discord leaned back against the flower pot he was hiding behind and smiled.  Making chaos with the girl would be easy... but, better than that?  

 

It looked as if it was going to be a whole lot of FUN, as well...

[DwhitetheGamer 867]

@@Hypn0ticD, 

 

Copper heard music.  Music he had never heard of.  It was rather loud, something he knew Sun and Moon princesses wouldn't like.  Then again, he hadn't actually met them, so it wasn't in his place to judge.

 

He decided to find out the source of the music.  He galloped, and as he did, he noted the music stopped.  But he kept running because he knew the sound was from the direction he was heading to.  As he neared his destination, he could hear much softer music in place.  

 

He had found the group, and the ponies there were accompanied by... a bi-pedal creature?  He didn't know who or what it was, but his curiosity was high.  Then he remembered that there was news of a human in Equestria, so he assumed this was the one.  So when the song ended, he approached the creature with a smile on his face, as he normally does when greeting anypony.

 

"Hello.  My name is Copper Strikes.  Uh, who are you?"

Edited February 14, 2016 by DwhitetheGamer

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"Man, all this taste testing sure is hard work," Spike commented to himself as he held his aching stomach. After showing the recipes to the cooks, Spike regretted volunteering to sample the dishes once they had finished. He had tested salad after salad, sandwich after sandwich and sweet after sweet until he was sure they were fit for pony and human consumption. If they were good enough for a growing dragon, they had to have been good enough for any other creature.

 

"Everything seems good," he finally announced. "Be careful the grass salad doesn't have too much sunflower pollen on it. Don't want anypony sneezing like I did." Spike chuckled weakly at his quip. He couldn't help the earlier fit in the kitchen although a quick-thinking cook brought him over to light one of the ovens with his flames.

 

Spike then hopped off the stool and walked to the kitchen's exit. He opened the door and looked around for Twilight but she and her friends were nowhere to be found. "Twilight?" he callled anyway. "Food's ready. When do you want the chefs to bring it out?" Spike then strained his hearing at an excitable young filly shouting for Celestia. Apple Bloom? he thought to himself. No, it can't be. What's she doing here? Spike walked away from the kitchen door to investigate.

Edited February 13, 2016 by Yoshi89