Unforeseen Consequences - Meeting an old friend

“Discord, I’m getting a bad feeling about this, we really shouldn’t be inside a quarantine zone. What if this blue goo contains a pathogen that could kill us?”
>”Pffft” Discord snickers and waves his talon dismissively ”That’s not problem that we should get worried about! I am THE spirit of chaos, I am an immortal! There is nothing that could lead to me having such pitiful demise. So worry not Anon, because… because… ”
“Because what? And let me tell you Discord. Maybe you may be safe from whatever this goo is, but not me, if this thing actually is a pathogen, then that means that I could get sick and even die just from being in its presence.”
>”be…cause… ah… ah” Discord’s eyes become red and filled with tears, his muzzle scrunches and he was trying to desperately grasping to his neck “B…e….ah…”
“Discord? Oh no… I was right! This thing is pathogenic! Discord, buddy! Are you alright?!”
>”Ah…ahhh…ACHOOOO!” Discord mighty sneeze splatters one of the walls with a blue mucus… that was disturbingly similar to the blue goo that was covering your entire office, with the only difference that this new one was letting out a dim glow.
“Well, that resolves the mystery of where the goo came from. But then that means that for whatever reason, you decided to cover my entire office in this blue goo after you teleported me away. That seems too random, even for you”
>”I… didn’t… do it” Discord’s voice now sounded more nasal, his nose was red, same with his eyes, it was comical to say the least. And if you had to do an assumption it would be that he looked like…
“Discord, did you catch an allergy? I don’t understand, I remember that you looked fine and dandy when we first met for the first time in this very same office. That still doesn’t explain why you covered the entire place in this disgusting goo”
>”I already told you Anon. I didn’t do it…. Hrnnn…” Discord rubs his white beard, thinking hard about something “Hey, mind if I try something? Actually, I know you won’t mind, just tell me what things you want me to bring back with us and I’ll teleport it right away”
>You raise an eyebrow and let out a sarcastic laugh
“Very funny Discord, I won’t fall for that until you tell me what the catch is”
>”There’s no catch” He replies with a stoic look that matched perfectly his tone “Just tell me what  you want and I’ll send it to back Equestria. Consider it a payment for helping me with this…”
>You lean forward; still having an eyebrow raised and holding a smugtastic smirk on your face
“Do you really expect me to believe that you, Discord, spirit and god of chaos and ruses, will actually fulfill his word?
>”Yes… or I could transform you into a plushie and just let you speak when I need information about this boring world” Discord crosses his arms and smirks back “Your choice junior, will you trust me or will you became a toy for a random foal?”
>Your confidence is shattered a little by this new threat. You step back and look at Discord without any hint of your usual, but justified arrogance. You still didn’t trust him that much though.
“Okay, okay, I get it! Sheesh! Hmmm… how about, that?”
>You point to your mini fridge which despite all odds, was untouched by the blue mucus.
>”That thing? What is for? Know what? Don’t tell me, I’m sure that is a thing that only dorks like you would enjoy” Discord snaps his talon making the mini fridge disappear in a light flash, just leaving behind a chunk  of blue goo where it was standing before “Hrnn… just as I though…” he says while stroking his goatee.
>You look at Discord who was lost in thought, you knew that he didn’t do that just out of the kindness of his heart. Nonetheless your own suspicions about his motives, you kinda have a good idea about what could be going on in that mess that Discord calls mind
“You are thinking about that newly formed blue goo, right? Well I don’t think that I need to point the obvious thing that it formed just after you teleported away my dear mini fridge. The question is why? We need to think about-”
>”There is no need for that” Discord interrupts you, the seriousness on his tone was starting to disturb you, especially coming from someone like him “That blue curiosity is a product of my wonderful magic acting in this world.” Discord lets out a chuckle and a little sneeze “It seems like this place can’t handle a little bit of external chaos without flipping over”
>Wait, hold on, so that was a product of his chaos magic? So that means
“The blue goo is like a residue that your chaos magic generates. Still, I am worried Discord. This office was labeled as a biological hazard.”
>”And I said relax, Anon!” Discord rolls his eyes and snaps his talons, just that this time… nothing happened “Hrnnn?”
“What was that “hrn”? I don’t like the sound of it, why nothing happened? Every time you snap your talons, something happens”
>Discord snaps his talons again, making your desk disappears in a flashing light and in turn, making everything on top of it fall to the ground “Oh… well my pocket sized compadre, I have a good new and a bad one.”
>You slap your face with your hoof and groan; you already have an idea of what he is going to say
>“The good news, is that I can teleport basically anything from here to our Equestria…”
“And what is the bad news?”
>”That teleporting things away are pretty much the only thing I can do in this mess that you call world. I don’t know why, this didn’t happen the first time I came here, maybe my allergy to this goo had something to do with this” Discord sniffles annoyed, but tries to hide it behind a toothy grin “But don’t worry, maybe you can still use your magic. Say Anon, why don’t you-“
“Already a step ahead of you”
>You focus your magic on the broken computer that was previously on your desk… and lo and behold, it actually works! It seems that the human world does not suppress your magic.
“Not gonna lie, I find it funny that this goo only affects you, especially considering that is supposed to be made of chaos, and you are the supposed representation of chaos.
>”Is residual chaos, very different from normal chaos! Ugh… I won’t even bother to explain this to amateurs, but anyways, at least you can still horse around with your dumb pony magic” Discord didn’t seem too pleased by that, but eh, fuck him. Having access to your magic will give you some advantage here” I just have one more question. A tiny, minuscule question”
“What is it Discord?”
>”Why did that red light suddenly apperead?” he says while pointing something behind you with his paw.
“What Red light… oh no”
>You turn around and see the hallway that was outside your office being illuminated by a blinking red light. You open the door and run outside. Oh fuck… no
“That’s the alarm, or more like one of them. There are different alarms that the AOSR depending for what emergency is happening and each has different colors, and red is the highest one in terms of priority”
>”I think that a certain grumpy pony once told me to “get to the point”” Discord makes a squeaky voice to mock your own “So get to the point Anon, what does it means? And you better give me the resumed version, because I don’t want to get bored by the details”
>You feel a chill going down your spine; you gulp and turn to Discord with fearful eyes
“It means that the military is coming. The AOSR compound is heavily guarded by the US army, the marines and even the air force has jets that guard the facility, we need to get moving”
>You start walking at a frantic pace to where the main junction that connected every research building was located. Maybe you could use the transport system but that would make you an easier target so you and Discord will have to walk through the emergency tunnels since no one remembers that those exist.
>Why do you know about them? You always used them to escape from work and get drunk as fuck there.
>Discord rolls his eyes and makes a “get over with” motion with his paw “Anon, why should we worry about guards coming to us? In my experience, they are just a bunch of incompetent fools who can’t even use their spears right!”
“Spears? Discord, humans haven’t used that stuff for centuries, do you even know what a rifle is?”
>Discord shrugs and limits to walk along, following you to the main junction “I do not know what that “rifle” is, but if is a human invention, then it must be something boring. I don’t get scared of boring things, and besides, you could just use your shield spell”
“Shield spell? Discord, I don’t know what you are talking about. I can barely teleport and that sounds like a very advanced spell”
>Discord slaps his face with his paw and gives you a slap with his tail
“AGH! WHAT THE…heck… What was that for?!”
>”That was for being dumb. For Pete’s sake Anon! Did you drop on your head several times before coming here? Think! Or did you forget that you have lots and LOTS of dumb pony magic inside of you?”
“Yeah, but that’s not what I meant. How am I supposed to cast that spell? I don’t understand”
>Discord groans and pinches his nose before regaining his composure “Do you remember how magic works, right?”
>You nod
>”Excellent! Then you just need to focus and think that a magical bubble will shield you, use some of your magic and Ta-Da! A shield will come out. You know, that’s why they call it a SHIELD spell, because it can actually SHIELD you. Do you understand now, Mr. genius?” Discord eyes you with annoyance, arms crossed and expecting you to fucking learn a spell that you were sure that
“O-okay, I will try…”
>””I will try”” Discord says with a high pitched voice, obviously to mock you “You are starting to sound like one of those dumb and mediocre ponies! Say it, “I WILL do it!””
“But Discord…”
>”SAY IT!” Discord yells
“I will do it”
>The two of you continue walking until you reach a plastic door. So that’s why you didn’t see anyone around. This whole office complex must have been sealed off.
>Discord groans and pinches his nose once again and groans “Oh for the mother of everything that is chaotic! Are you seriously like that?! Say it with more emotion, say it gusto! Otherwise, I will transform you into a meek little sheep once we get back!” he threatingly waves his paw at you
>Oh shit, he wasn’t fucking around
“I WILL DO IT”
>Discord laughs at you and pinches your cheek ”Is that it? Oooh I guess that poor Lulu and Tia will have to live with the fact that their son will become just a loser who won’t achieve anything because he is too coward to do what needs to be done”
>You? A fucking loser? That son of a bitch! You will show him! YOU WILL FUCKING PROVE HIM WRONG. You focus on that goddamn shield, anger fueling you with enough power to feed the entire solar system.
“I WILL DO IT! I WILL DO IT! I WIIIILL. DOOOO. IIIIIIIT!”
>You feel that familiar electrical chill coming from your horn and…
“ha… HA HA! IN YOUR FACE DISCORD!”
>A gray shield was surrounding the two of you. Well, to be more accurate, the shield was more like a bubble made of magic than an actual shield. But what actually surprising, at least for you, was the fact that it wasn’t very taxing in terms of the effort that you were putting in holding the shield. Which was a good thing; maybe you were starting to have a better control over your magic.
>Discord gives you a smirk and hits the shield with all his strength, making you flinch since it felt like someone just punched your brain. But regardless that, the shield held up
>”Hrrrnn…” Discord strokes his white goatee while smiling from ear to ear “I’m very impressed, I expected just a tiny, miserable bubble. But this shield is actually quite sturdy and durable, my congratulations Anon. It seems that you have tons of untapped potential when it comes to magic”
>That makes you smile, you don’t know why, but that complement actually warmed your heart
“Hey Discord, thanks, and let me tell you that-“
>*FWOOOM* *FWOOM* *FWOOOM*
>A familiar thundering noise interrupts your sappy little moment. Those were helicopters, shit; you also heard jets that were flying low. The definitely came from the nearby military base. They were definitely carrying soldiers. General Block wasn’tfucking around with this alert.
>You dispel the shield and look at Discord with some desperation in your eyes
“We need to get out here and find those antibiotics! The military is already here! Come on! If they capture us, I don’t want to think about what they are going to do to us!”
>Discord pats your head and rolls his eyes ”As you say Anon, after all, you are the one who knows this place. Oh and one more thing…”
“It better not be more f… freaking bad news. We already have much with the military. For the mess that I can hear, they are bringing a lot of units to respond to this alarm… they didn’t do suck ruckus even when there was that threat of a terrorist attack”
>”No, no, what did I say about worrying too much? You are with me Anon, nothing bad will happen as long as you don’t separate from me…” Discord makes what you think was a reassuring smile to boost your confidence, but in reality it came out as another fucking smirk of his “But that’s not what I wanted to say. What I ACTUALLY wanted to tell you was that, if you see anything that you like, and I mean AN-Y-THING, just tell me and I will bring it back with us. I can’t let this little task to go unpaid after all, especially since is to help the poor Fluttershy”
“I… alright Discord… thanks… and don’t worry, I swear that we will find someone to help your friend, alright?”
>Using your magic, you rib the plastic that was covering the entrance for the office complex.  You start to run towards the junction, Discord following closely behind. It was still weirding you out that there was no one around here. And the constant buzzing sound of helicopters flying over the compound was not helping.
>As you started to reach the main junction, you couldn’t help to think that this was just too weird. There was no one in the complex, and the military response was too fast. The red alarm went on a few minutes ago and there was already choppers ready to deploy soldiers. It just seemed to weird an
“Agh!”
>”Ah!”
>You bump against something, or rather someone since that was a female yelp. You fall onto your back and look up…
“Oh no…Catherine?”
>In front of you was standing an old friend of yours: Catherine Curtis, A security guard that often ignored or even joined your little drunk adventures that you and your friends often organized on the security tunnels. If there was someone that you certainly didn’t expect to encounter, was her.
>”D-d-don’t move or I’ll shoot!” Catherine takes out her taser gun and points it at Discord. She was shaking, pupils shrunken by fear. She was completely and utterly scared about the creature that was standing in front of her, and how you would blame her, what she encountered was certainly that was beyond her job’s description.
>”Oh, now this may be advantageous for us.” Discord gives Catherine a grin and taps his talons and paws together “Tell me my little scared rabbit, do you know where we could find medicine for little woodland critters?”
>Discord advances towards the scared security guard. Catherine in turns responds by holding her gun like dear life and making a step backwards “S-s-s-top r-r-right there! I-I’m warning ya!”
>You raise your hoof and put yourself in between Discord and her, but of course thanks to your size, that didn’t matter much. Jesus Christ, she wasn’t that tall, but compared to you, she was a goddamn giant.
>Discord chuckles and in a fast motion, he slides to Catherine and disarms her ”Oh! W-w-w-warning us about what? That little toy that you were carrying?” He grins and wiggles his eyebrows at her.
>But Catherine was a well trained in her job; she releases herself from Discord’s grip and reaches for her pepper spray that she depletes on Discord’s eyes.
>But much to her dismay, Discord doesn’t react like she expected to. Instead of falling down in pain, he pulls out his eyeballs , licks them until they are squeaky clean, and rubs them on his chest before putting them back again “That was a little too spicy for my taste, personally I like paprika much more than pepper, so please keep that in mind for the next time that you try to spray me with such a tasteful gas, alright darling?”
>Catherine’s eyes were wide open and she was as pale as an albino ghost, her shakings were from just a little shiver to what it looked like a Parkinson’s patient trying to dance a Michael Jackson song “W-w-w-w-w-w-w-what are you?!”
>”I’m going to give you points for not fainting, so I will reward such bravery by answering your questions, my dear little rabbit…” Discord slides his paw under Catherine’s chin, making her shiver but her fear made her unable to step back “My name is Discord, and that adorable little colt that you see over there” He points at you with pawn, never taking her eyes from Catherine’s “Goes by the name of Anon, ever heard that one before?”
>Catherines shifts her attention to you, despite being scared to death, she gives you a good look, she then frowns and walks towards you ”A-A-Anon? L-l-l-like the researcher that went missing?”
>You slowly nod and carefully, very carefully, walk to where she was standing
“Y-yes… actually… Catherine…”
>”H-h-how do you know my name?!” She gasps and covers her mouth with her had before picking her taser gun from the ground and point it at you “W-What did you do to Anon? Where is my friend?!”
>Discord grabs her chin and gently shifts her head towards him “Oh, so you two DO know each other, wonderful! But tell me my dear rabbit, why are you so shocked? After all, that’s your friend that is standing over there”  he lets out a cruel laugh, enjoying Catherine’s meltdown
>”W-w-w-what?! That’s i-i-impossible!” she shifts her gaze to you and starts to hyper ventilate “A-Anon? I-Is that you?”
>You slowly nod, but this time you don’t try to approach her
“Yes Catherine, believe it or not, is me. Eh, if you want proof… I can’t really give you physical evidence but…”
>You rub your chin, thinking harder about what would convince her, something that only you and she would know… aha!
“Remember that Tijuana trip that we did with Eddie and Josh? On the night of the third day, you busted me out of that Mexican jail after I started that fight with that police officer, broke that drunken hobo nose and then you helped me to steal even more tequila. We never talked about that with anyone else, remember?”
>Catherine stars at you completely shocked, she doesn’t reply, but her spazed expression was more than enough to deduce what was going on in her mind.
“Catherine?”
>You walk towards her and gently touch her knee with your hood, making her fall on her knees and hug you tightly “Anon! What the fucking hell is going on?! What did you get yourself into this time?! Do you have any idea of how worried we have all been?! You were in the fucking news for months for fucks sake!” she was sobbing, and sobbing really hard.
>You feel a pain in your heart, it was regret. The regret of leaving all your loved ones behind without saying a word, and… wait, WHAT?! Did she say MONTHS?!
“C-Catherine, listen, I am happy to see you too but-“
>”But we are in a hurry, so if you please would be so kind to guide us where we need to be, I would be very thankful” Discord interrupts your reunion with your old friend, and he was right. As much as it hurt you to see her like that… you wanted to go back to Equestria as soon as possible.
>Catherine breaks the hug and looks at you intensely, she then turns to Discord and nods “I-I can, but only if you bring me along and tell me what’s going on!”
>”Why, that would be wonderful, and if you could keep us away from those soldiers, that would be even better” Discord grins and looks at the two of you with an air of superiority
>”I-Is a deal then…” despite the clear shock state that she found herself in, Catherine still tried to have some composure
>But you can’t have that, that would be fucking risky to say the least, and you have caused too much pain to her already
“No!”
>”What?” Both Discord and Catherine replies with shocked confusion.
“Listen Catherine, just tell us how to reach the biology department without the military taking notice of us and give us your clearance card so we can take what we need. There are many cameras, and I’m sure that if they see you helping us, then you are going to get fired or worse…”
>But her reaction wasn’t the one that you were expecting, instead of her reasoning that this was far too risky for her, she slaps you and yells “How can you say such thing?! I don’t care about that! I am going with you wherever you like it or not! Besides, how are you going to know where to look?! They remodeled this place after your office complex got contaminated with that thing!” She then turns to Discord and narrows her eyes at her, pointing her finger at him in a threatening fashion “And you… Discord, was it? You are going to tell me everything, and I mean, everything”
>Discord gives her an evil and disturbing grin, this time Catherine doesn’t back off, she was determined to know everything ”Very well,  the deal is done then… and as for your worries Anon” he turns to you for a moment before returning to look at Catherine right into her eyes “Maybe I can come up with something that will help our dear rabbit”
>”Good… then tell me Anon, what do you need? I will take you there without any soldier taking notice about your presence” Catherine was clearly speaking to you, but she kept glaring at Discord. Goddamn, you forgot how stubborn and prideful she could be.
>You sigh in defeat; you were not going to convince her to stay out of this
“We need antibiotics, or at least that’s what I think. There are some… woodland critters that are incredibly sick, and for what Discord told me, the disease is spreading. Maybe we could find something useful at the microbiology, virology or ecology labs”
>”Very well, then I will lead the way!” Catherine turns and walks down a hallway, you and Discord follow her lead.
>During the walk, Discord tells Catherine everything that transpired since you meet him. About the deal, about you becoming this colt, about your new life and about Luna and Celestia.
>After Discord finishes his explanation, Catherine turns to you; eyes filled with anger “A prince? You left everyone worried sick about you, thinking that you were dead or kidnapped by some terrorists, but all this time the truth was that you left to become a prince?! A FUCKING PRINCE!  YOU ADORABLE SON OF A BITCH!”