A Boring World Ch. 3

>You keep your hand on Discord, your smile growing larger as the cracks spread
>Well, at least you try to
>The flash of light behind grows larger, and suddenly you are tossed aside
>You land on your back, not expecting an interruption
>You look up, to see Celestia glaring down at you, the bright light shimmering around her
>She seems angry
>You wonder why
>”Do you have any idea what you have done!?”
>Ok so you know exactly why
>”How? How did you break the enchantment?!”
>You shrug
You of all people should know, Celestia.
>The light behind her grows
>You guess that means she’s getting ready for something bad
>The light bursts forward, but you’ve already started moving
>You hear a large bang, and are thrown forward again
>You roll as you land, getting back on your feet quickly
>You look back quickly to see a black mark where you were laying not moments ago
Not taking any chances getting hit by that, Celestia!
>You knew you were at least somewhat resistant to magic
>You were immune to Celestia’s mind probing
>Of course, that just meant she had to make sure you were safe another way
>Horns hurt
>So do stomping hooves
>The part that caught your and Celestia’s eye was when Luna got involved
>She wanted to test out a new device
>Some kind of automated torture thing
>Enchanted to run until it detected the life force of whatever it was… attached to… got too low
>Then it would heal it up and repeat until turned off
>Luckily, it didn’t work on you
>The moment it got attached, all of its magic emptied out, and it hung uselessly from your chest
>So enchantments didn’t work on you
>But whatever Celestia just threw at you didn’t look so much enchantment and a lot more explosive fire
>And so you ran
>”Anon! I demand you stop running this instant!”
Why, so you can kill me? Not likely!
>”I just want to talk!”
>Another explosion
>Talk, right.
>Suddenly you have an idea
>An idea so crazy, it might just work
>Or you’ll die horribly.
>Whatever
>You turn quickly, sprinting through the middle of the clearing towards Celestia
>She looks amused as you charge her, and the light grows again
>You pump your legs faster
>Just before it looks like she’ll fire another… whatever she’s been firing, you jump, hitting Celestia with your full body weight in a tackle
>She doesn’t budge
Fuck
>However, you notice the light die down
>”Anon.”
Yes, Celestia?
>”I am going to kill you. Slowly.”
K
>Celestia shakes her head, throwing you off her and onto the ground
>You look up, seeing nothing but Celestia and the sky above
>She’s like the center of the universe
>Nothing but he-
>Wait
>She was still beside the statue
>There’s no statue
>You smile, and you notice Celestia’s face drop as she sees where you’re looking
>She turns around, only to be hit in the face by a cow

>What
>”Ha! No one ever sees the cow coming! Classic”
>You look around, but only see a knocked out Celestia and Pinkie hiding in a far corner of the clearing
>The cow is nowhere to be seen
>”Confused, Anon? That won’t do, no that won’t do at all.”
>Out of thin air, the statue appears in front of you
>Except it’s not a statue anymore
>Discord stands at his full height, smirking
>You’re not entirely sure what to say
…Bguh?
>Classy
>He raises an eyebrow
>”Not so eloquent, are we? Oh well, I wouldn’t expect much from the creature stupid enough to free me.”
>Stupid?
I don’t think freeing you makes me stupid. I think it makes me willing to take risks
>”Really Anon, Do you have any idea who you just freed? What did you think I was, some kind of prankster?”
>Lightning flashes behind him
>Except this lightning is green
>You gulp
Well... yeah. A really good one though…
>”Oh yes, I’m a wonderful prankster. Of course, that’ll come after I enslave all of Equestria.”
>Oh
>Ok, so he won’t be just making things fun
>Plan B
Well, seeing how I freed you…
>”…Yes?”
…Can I help?
>There’s a pause
>Then he starts laughing
>You get back to your feet, confused
>Discord is now rolling on the ground, big fits of laughter rolling through his body
So… that’s a yes?
>Discord manages to return to some level of control, and smiles coldly at you as he returns to his full height
>”No. You’d only hold me back from my fun! Now if you don’t mind, I have some havoc and chaos to attend to.”
>And with that, he’s gone
>You hear a loud rip
>You look up to see the sky tearing
>And from the new hole, fire begins to fall
>Those are rocks
>Fucking fiery rocks
>Discord’s laughter fills the air
>The earth begins to rumble, cracks quickly spreading through the clearing
>Pegasus flood down from the sky, their bones jutting out from under their coat
>You see a few with eyes, but most simply have empty sockets
>You can’t see outside the clearing, but you assume this is happening all around Equestria
>This isn’t what Pinkie said happened last time
>You remember her saying it rained chocolate milk from cotton candy clouds
>Things were weird, but it was like the mind of a child
>Practically harmless
>This is anything but
>You try to move, try to find help, but your legs don’t budge
>You look down
>Your feet are sinking into the ground
>Ohshit.jpg
>You struggle, but you continue to sink
>The ground pulls you down, and within moments you are down to your waist
>Your hands can reach the ground now, and you attempt to push yourself back out
>Your hands get pulled in
FUCK
>You look around, trying to find help
>You see Pinkie leaning over Celestia, trying to wake her up
Pinkie!
>She doesn’t turn around, and continues to prod Celestia
>The ground has reached your shoulders now
>You don’t have much time
Pinkie, help me!
>Pinkie turns around now
>She looks at you sadly as you sink
>You try to smile, but before you can, the ground covers your mouth
>You look at Pinkie pleadingly, but she turns away from you back to Celestia
>Your eyes widen, and the last thing you see before you are swallowed is Pinkie’s back as she abandons you to your fate
>There’s only darkness
>Hard rock all around you
>Why isn’t it soil?
>Fucking Spirit of Chaos
>Wait
>You can breath
>You aren’t being crushed
>You aren’t going to die!
>You… aren’t going to die
>No, because to suffocate is too slow…
>Discord has left you in a prison of his own devising
>Is this what it was like to be a statue?
>Being unable to move?
>Being unable to see?
>But being aware of yourself
>And you thought living in a town with talking ponies was hell?
>You can feel yourself starting to lose it
>You remember hearing that if you bite off your tongue, you can choke on your own blood
>That’ll work
>It can’t hurt that bad
>You take a deep breath, preparing
>You bite
>Fucking tongue isn’t there
>You’re too much of a pussy to do it
>Maybe someone will save you
>Who?
>No one even knows where you are
>Except Discord, and you’re fairly sure he isn’t coming back
>You squeeze your eyes shut to hold back tears, and prepare yourself again
>You open your mouth
>And hear a massive crack
>Light filters in from above, and you’re torn from the ground, your skin scratching against it the whole way up
>You scream as a piece of rock jabs into your left eye
>But you’re out
>And in the air
>And now you’re not
>You hit the ground hard, and the breath is knocked out of you
>You lay on your back, trying to open your left eye, but it remains shut
>You can feel the blood rolling down your face
>And your body
>That’s a lot of scratches
>You look up as a bright light shines against the dark sky
>You think you know who saved you
>You use the word “saved” loosely
>”Didn’t I say I was going to kill you, Anon?”

End Chapter 3