Unforeseen Consequences - The chaos carnival (pt3)

>You and Aegia were contemplating the landscape that opened in front of you once you got out of that infernal storm of madness.
>”Amazing. Zis is simlply amazing. We got estimates about what could ze spirit of chaos do for ze carnival but…”
“But this is simply something beyond imagination…”
>”Oui…”
>Above you, instead of the blue sky and bright sun that gently bathed all the living creatures with it’s warm or even the chaos and unspeakable insanity that you witnessed a few moments ago what was in place was a collection of stained glasses that covered all of Ponyville and even some parts of the Everfree Forest and which could easily surpass in beauty any cathedral that humanity has, or probably ever will build.
>The figures on the stained glasses were ever moving and ever changing like a kaleidoscope that also emanated  an unreal and yet beautiful multicolored light, a huge contrast to the one which was coming from the sun. But in all fairness, labeling what you were looking at as the sun was a bit of a stretch. The sheer surrealism of that thing was up in the sky was a spectacle of its own, something that you have never seen before or even imagined.
>Instead of a bright star, what was in place was a gate surrounded by a halo of flames that led to outer space, and similar to a prop from a stage play, it was held by a set of strings that rose up so high into the kaleidoscopically sky that you lost sight of where they could end.
>The gate itself had a pair of stylized eyes, similar to how the Egyptians depicted them in their ancient scripts, with the difference that instead of irises, they boasted a pair of pale full moons. Between those eyes there was a nose made of gold from which nostrils flowed an endless rainbow stream.
>What was surprising was how the town itself seemed untouched by this spectacle, instead it was adorned by beautiful but fairly….normal decorations. Small tents were placed alongside the town streets and avenues, similar to the Canterlot Market but much bigger in the number of establishments.
>You could even see the multitude of ponies that walked across Ponyville’s streets. No doubly to see what goods and merchandises the colorful stores had on sale, most of them were extravagant in nature, or at least that’s what you suppose based on the theme of this event.
>”Aaaah, looks like you are enjoying the view, aren’t you Anon?” A familiar voice echoes across your entire surroundings “Well, that’s good, really. I’m flattered that I managed to amaze a pony as stubborn as you. But enough about formalities…” You hear the sounds of fingers snapping and in flash of light you and Aegia were sitting at a table that was filled with teacups.
>You look everywhere, but you only see the table, a small grass field, a nearby tree, Aegia who was sitting in front of you… and nothing else, no sign of the chariot, the guards or Discord.
>You had to be on a hill that somehow you missed when you were on the chariot. Ponyville could be seen on the distance. A gigantic flag that displayed a stylized Discord was waving nearby. But it felt odd, it was just the flag, it felt like the pole was either buried deep below the ground, or the hill was as tall as the pole, either way, it certainly added a sense of surrealism to the whole scene.
“Discord? Where are you?”
>”And where are ze guard zat where with us?”
>”Oooooh, so this is the new bodyguard!” Discord appears in front of Aegia, he was sitting in a giant and very comfy looking chair and was wielding a very sill, but still expensive looking crown “I think that I have never seen you before my dear, would you care to do the old and boring presentations? As much as I hate them, some formalities must be done”
>Discord poofs away the chair and the crown. He leans forward and grabs one of the teacups from the table, but he never takes his eyes off the mare  “I’m Discord, spirit of chaos, and who do I have the pleasure to speak with?”
>Aegia was unimpressed by this, her face was as emotionless as ever “I already know who you are. My name is Aegia. I’m ze bodyguard of Prince Anon.”
>”Oh! What a wonderful and dare I say? Extravagant name? It’s simply a delight to pronounce! Aegia! Aegia! Aegia! HAHAHAH! ” Discord gently grabs Aegia’s hoof and kiss it while making a small bow “It’s my pleasure to meet you! Oh but wait a moment…” Discord lets go of Aegia’s hoof and strokes his white beard “I believe that you asked about your other companions, am I right? Because if that’s the case, please don’t worry mademoiselle. I have returned them to that little base that you just came from”
>Aegia nods “Zen zat means zat I won’t have to worry about zem. Zank you for ze information. Ze next question would be why you didn’t teleport us here in ze first place”
>”Ooooh! Don’t be so narrow minded mademoiselle!” Discord waves his paw dismissively as he hovers above the table “I did it because I wanted to make a good first impression of course!” Discord snaps his talons and a film director appears on him “Every scene needs to be properly paced and built up! Without the suspense of the setup, where would the excitement of the payoff be?”
>Well, Discord looked like he was behaving. But you needed to ask some questions… in private.
>”Yo, Discord!”
>”Oh, excuse moi for a moment, mademoiselle!” Discord bows to Aegia and teleports right in front of you “Yesss Anon? Is something the matter?” Huh… his tone was surprisingly… lacking in malice
“Oh nothing, it’s just that I couldn’t help that you look incredibly happy, well, much more than normal”
>”But of course! Just look around you Anon!” Discord extends his arms and makes a few spins “There’s nothing but wonderful, wonderful chaos!”
>”Yeah, I can see that, but you don’t think that you need… a little time break?”
>You look at Discord directly in the eyes, hoping that he would catch your indirect.
>”A time break? By why would I ever want that in…. oooooooh, I see” Discord snaps his talons, making everything except for you and him to freeze in time “Well, Anon…” Discord crosses his arms “Are you going to try to scold me and wanting to stop this? Because honestly, that’s not going to happen”
>You shake your head and give Discord a cocky smile
“I already did, didn’t I? You stopped time just to hear what I had to say…”
>Discord rushes towards you and point his talon at you “Don’t push your luck Anon. That kind of attitude might work for your mother… I mean Celestia. But don’t you even think that it will work for you”
>You pull his talon away from you, never letting go of that smugness that you were so good at
“As much as I would like to see you being completely humiliated by my mom again… I’m afraid that’s not what I see this time. I’ll be direct with you Discord, why did you use me in your lame advertising?”
>”Pfffft! Oh puh-lease! Don’t tell me that you are mad about that! You are starting to sound like your mother… I mean Luna. I just thought that it would be a clever pull, besides” Discord flies up into the air and comes down again in one swift motion “I wanted to announce to the world that I’m friends with the son of Luna and Celestia… I mean, adopted son”
>After he says that, Discord strokes his white beard and looks at you with some distrust “We are friends, right?”
>Hmmm, what a stupid thing to ask, but whatever. You nod and give him a little wink
“Friends we are, you are correct. You don’t look like the cheesy type, but I don’t care. You are actually one of my closest friends Discord. That’s why I’ll trust your word about me being part of your little ads”
>Discord is taken aback by this “Really?” he asks with tons of doubt in his tone
“Yup, really, so that’s why I will trust your word when you answer my question about what happened to Catherine…”
>”Oh, you mean your friend? THAT Catherine?” Discord was tapping his paw and talon together and starting to sweat, it didn’t take a genius to see that he was nervous about something related to her
“Yes, that Catherine, please Discord, tell me what happened to my friend. How is she? Has she taken the fact that she must be no longer human in a good way?
>”Oh Anon, relax! She’s fine!” Discord smiles creepily as he cleans the sweat from his forehead “She’s still… sleeping…. You must know that the whole transformation process can take days, even weeks!”
“Uh-huh…. But if that’s the case, then why she’s sleeping? That kinda implies that the process is already done and Catherine has been transformed into whatever race of pony she’s supposed to be”
>”Don’t get funny about semantics with me! She’s sleeping and that’s it! It will take weeks before you are able to see her again! Now, do you have any other question? Because come ON! There’s a carnival that works purely on chaos waiting for you, and you decide to randomly bring up such a boring and dull question? That’s something that your mother would do… I mean Luna.”
>He was definitely hiding something
“I’m kinda worried you know, I’ve been friends with that knuckle head for years now”
>”She’s more like a psycho…” Discord musters under his breath but it was still loud enough for you to hear
“Oh, so she’s awake or not? Tell me the truth Discord, please. As a friend, I’m asking you”
 >”You see…” Discord gulps for a moment and bites his talon “She…”
“She what?”
>”She’s been taken a little more time than what I thought to get used to that new body of hers. Be patient Anon. That friend of yours is not the brightest bulb in the series. And much to my surprise, she managed to be even more stubborn than you, my little prince…”
>Discord naps his talons making time flow as usual. “So please, throw away those awful worries of yours, and prepare your little mind to be rocked out of this world! Because you are about to have the fun of your life!”
>*Boom* *Boom* *Boom*
>The ground starts to shake violently. But much like the horrible spectacle that you saw when venturing into that cloud, there was a certain pattern to all of this. These were sporadic but violent quakes that made everything jump when they started. It felt almost as if you were on top of a drum
>Of course, that was obvious if you considered that the flag was moving too. It rose up to the sky and then down to ground level forward in circular motions.
“Discord! What is going on?! What are you doing now?! And… why is that flag moving like if someone was carrying it?”
>*Fweeeeeeeeeh* A giant screech, similar to the sound produced by an elephant, roars across the skies, making you go deaf for a couple seconds.
“What the?”
>Aegia rolls her eyes and flies towards you. She grabs you and keeps you close to her even giving you a small pat on your mane. ”Zere, now ze waves of ze quake won’t harm you, Mon petit.” She turns her attention to Discord and ask in a monotone voice “Are we finally going to Ponyville, Monsieur Discord?”
>”You are indeed correct, mademoiselle!” Discord pulls out a pair of sunglasses and puts them on “And we are doing it with style! Just look below you!”
>You follow Discord’s instructions, and what you see was something that again blew your mind. A gigantic bipedal elephant dressed in clothes similar to the ones that the guards in London use. The tree and small grass field were on the very top of his top hat that had all sort of engravings depicting Twilight and her friends’ cutie marks.
>”Hmmm, seems like my little friend is moving very slowly” Discord tosses away his sunglasses “Oh well, I guess that we are ditching the panoramic route…” He snaps his talons making the elephant go away.
>Discord snaps his talons once more and teleports the three of you in the blink of an eye to what you a hall with wooden walls. It was quite humble, but the tower like shape of the building gave it a whimsical feeling that gave it a certain charm.
“Are we finally in Ponyville? Because it’s surprisingly…quite here. I mean, there’s still tons of muffled noise coming from the outside but it’s just that… muffled noise.”
>”Oui. Zis are ze insides of Ponyville’s Town Hall. I suppose zat Discord brought us here to prepare you for some sort of presentation. Am I right, Monsieur Discord?”
>”Correct again, mademoiselle!” Discord materializes in front of you in a big poof “It would be of very bad taste for the guest of honor to not make an introduction!”
“WHAT?! DISCORD! You never said anything like that!”
>Discord waves his paw in a dismissive manner ”Oh, Anon, you don’t need to worry, it’s just a little speech. You just say some neat words that I have prepared and that’s all…but if you don’t want to do something as simple as that, well… I guess that other Prince will be interested to speak on your behalf, what was his name again? Redpill? Bluevein?”
“Blueblood?! He’s here?! Oh no, nonononono! I’d rather to be death than let that stuck up jerk to speak for me! Alright Discord, I’ll do the speech that you want, just show me the way!”
>You see a big smirk starting to appear on Discord’s face “Not so fast my little prince, you will be speaking in front of thousands of ponies… and my reputation depends on that, yours too… but it’s mine what it’s more important. Soooo, Miss Rarity, dear! Could you please come and do your magic?”
>Rarity? THAT Rarity? Yesssssss!
>”Coming!” it doesn’t take long until you are graced by the presence of that beautiful angel that was known as Rarity, she was wearing a pair of cute glasses and a saddlebag.
>“Discord, darling, I hope that Anon is finally here. Because I don’t want to sound impolite, especially on your big day, but if you call me again just so you can show me your collection of rubber chickens then I swear that I’ll… Oh, H-Hi Anon! How have you been, darling?”
>You can’t help but let out a small laugh. To compensate a little, you offer a smile and a small bow to Rarity
“Hello Miss Rarity. How have you been?”
>”Oh! How cute!” Rarity giggles and strokes your mane “It’s nice to see that your mothers are teaching you how to grow into a polite and well-mannered stallion. It would be a shame if you became like some ponies that simply don’t know the concept of respect and subtlety” Rarity glares at Discord with a disgusted look
“You mean Blueblood? Because you can bet everything that I’m not becoming like him”
>Rarity lets out a whole hearted laughter at your answer “Yes! Of course that I meant that uncouth and rude “Prince”” she then takes notice of Aegia and offers her a polite apology “Pardon for not noticing you earlier, darling. My name is Rarity, and you are?”
>Aegia nods and gives Rarity a military salute ”No need for apologies. I already know who you are. Your name is Rarity, element of ze generosity. My name is Aegia. I’m ze prince bodyguard. “
>You see a spark in Rarity’s eyes as she dashes to meet Aegia ”Oh my! That accent! Excuse my curiosity but are you perhaps from Prance?”
>Aegia nods again “Oui”
>”EEEEEEEEEEEEE” Rarity starts stomping her hooves in excitement from that answer “Oh! I have always dreamt to travel there! Prance it’s THE capital of fashion! Ooooh! The glamour! The spectacle! The romance! You must simply have to tell me everything that’s going on there, darling!”
>Aegia just shakes her head and turns away in response to Rarity’s excitement ”I’m sorry madam. But I zink zat you have ozer occupations to take care of first.”
>”Oh, you are right…please pardon me for my lack of…manners” Rarity seems a little bit disappointed by this answer but nonetheless, she turns to you and gives you a soft smile “But she’s absolutely right. After all, I took on with the responsibility of making you look absolutely marvelous. So please Anon, accept this gift from moi”
>Rarity’s horn glows as a white shirt and a tie comes out from her saddlebag “I remember that you told me that you liked this particular style, so I thought of the perfect gift for you. So please, hold still dear, this won’t take too long”
>You put on the shirt and the tie while Rarity takes care of your mane by brushing it and molding it to what you hoped was not a super fucking cheesy look. She levitates a mirror over so you could see your new look…
>You adjust your tie and your glasses, not forgetting of course to give yourself a wink. That style fitted you perfectly, and what Rarity has done to your mane was perfect too. Short and to the point, but never forgetting about the style. Aw yeah, baby! You were cute and fucking sexy.
“Heeey, are those the clothes that you told me that you would make for me? They really look super well done! Seriously, I don’t think that I have ever worn anything that it’s this high quality. It just feels so good! And of course, I look so good”
>And that wasn’t bullshit of any kind. Emporio Armani? Hugo Boss? Fuck that pleb shit, Rarity can up any factory filled with Chinese underaged slaves.
>Rarity nods, looking proud of herself “Of course they are! These are made with the best material that I had! After Discord told us that you were going to be on stage today, I couldn’t help myself to take the job of making you look absolutely fabulous! And I made some extra ones just in case. Just eh, can I ask a tiny favor?”
“Huh? Sure, go ahead.”
>Rarity gives you a sheepish smile ”If your mommies ask about who made those clothes…”
“Then I’ll tell them that it was you the responsible for such an awesome gift. Thank you again, Miss Rarity. I love it! And seriously, you have the best ability at making clothes that I’ve ever seen. I’m willing to bet that you can one up anyone that my mothers had in mind”
>Rarity giggles and gives you a soft stroke under your chin “Oh stop that! You will make me blush! But… don’t forget to tell them that, ESPECIALLY, that last part. Do it for old little me, darling…”
>You nod before finally going back to Discord. He was floating midair while reading a newspaper that was mostly, if not purely about him “Aaaah, Anon! Finally you are here and looking like… a nerdy scientist. Let me fix that for you!” Discord snap his talons, making a huge crown, large cape and a cane with Twilight’s face to appear on you “There! Now you actually look like somepony who belongs to royalty!”
>You immediately take everything off with your horn and glare at that son of a bitch
“Discord!”
>”Oh, but that look suited you better, you are a prince after all, are you not?” Discord asks with faked confusion
>”I have to agree with mon petit. Zat look is a bit over ze top, monsieur Discord” Aegia intervenes with a monotone but somehow…stern voice
>”Fiiiiine!” Discord snaps his talons, making you go back to the look that Rarity gave to you “Personally I find that style to be dull and boring. But, oh well, what can you do about it. Now let’s go! Everypony is awaiting for you my little prince!”
>Discord coils around you and whispers to your ear with a smirk on his face “Are you sure that you can handle the pressure? It would be terribly embarrassing if you got nervous and started spouting nonsense. Just think about the shame that you would bring to your mothers… I mean, Luna and Celestia”
>You smirk back to Discord and whisper
“Oh please, do you seriously think that this is the first time that I have talked in front of a large crowd? How do you even think that I got hired by the AOSR? I gave a conference in front of like a thousand grumpy old men who don’t have anything better to do than to criticize, and I was so good that I left them all impressed… This is nothing, trust me dude, by the time I finish with them, no one will remember that Tirek thing”
>”Really now? Are you THAT sure?” Discord whispers back
“Of course I am, because I will take this seriously. Promise, I’m not even doing this to prove you wrong or to deny Blueblood a chance to get the spotlight, that’s just a nice bonus. I’m going to do this, because you are my friend, and I truly owe you a great deal for everything that you have done for me. So don’t worry my man… draconequus…whatever. “Prince” Anon has your back”
>You see Discord smiling, like genuinely smiling at your words before he snaps his talons and teleports both of you and Aegia to the outside of the town hall. And just like you saw when you entered Ponyville and as Discord told you, there was a large crowd.
> There was an earth pony who was giving a discourse. She had a gray mare, glasses and a light brown coat ”…And now it’s my pleasure to introduce to all of you wonderful ponies of Ponyville and you, the gentle and curious tourists who came from far away: Prince Anon!”
>You turn to Aegia and whisper to her
“Who is that?”
>”Zat is Mayor Mare. She is…ze Mayor of ze town. I guess zat she’s making ze introductions for you to come to ze stage”
>Mayor Mare? That is her name? For fucks sake…
>The brown mare makes way for you and gives you small bow as she takes seat alongside… Twilight! Finally! The purple sexy goddess waves at you with a smile and you wave back.
>That purple cuck of Spike was at her side, glaring at you, arms crossed, Blueblood was there, looking mad as all fuck. But you are sure that they wouldn’t try anything funny since Discord was sitting very close to those two.
>Again, it would be wonderful if everyone forgot about the fucking title, but you guess that this comes with the business. You straighten your tie and put your best cocky smile as you walk towards the podium.
>You gaze upon the large crowd. Everyone went silent expecting what you, the son of the Princesses of the sun and moon had to say. Yeah, just like one of the conferences that you have given a thousand times before, but with the perk of not having a bunch of cunts ready to torn your life work apart at the first mistake that you made… you had this.
>You will even have to use those fucking words like anypony or everypony. Not because anyone actually told you to use them, but because you don’t want to come across as a weirdo.
>You get on the podium and hold the microphone, which was surprisingly old, closer to you. You rest your right front hoof on the podium and start speaking.
“You know, that bow wasn’t really necessary, it’s not like I have saved Equestria a thousand times or that I have the ability to raise the sun and moon every single day and night, nor do I have the ability of protecting everypony dreams, I’m just a colt, you know?…”
>You look at the mare with a smug face, which causes a small laugh across the audience, included the now embarrassed brown mare. You hold your hooves up to make the laughter calm down and for silence to reign again.
“No but seriously, thank you for the introduction Miss Mare, I really appreciate your efforts. But I wasn’t kidding when I said that I’m just a colt. A colt who, just until a little while ago, thought that life was nothing but misery and sadness, a colt who grew in an environment that nopony would wish upon their worst enemy…”
>You hear some gasps among the crowd. Twilight lowers her head, looking sad at the memory of what your moms told her about your past…Discord was giving you a thumbs up
“And you know, I thought that would be my life. I thought that I would stagnate forever in that endless routine of despair and repetition. That despite my talents, I would never be able to shine… that was, until I met Discord of course”
>You turn to that glorious bastard and give him a smile
“And I’m not gonna lie, the first time I saw him… well, I freaked out.  Because let’s face it, who wouldn’t? A creature that by all rights should be a nature impossibility suddenly popping in front of you and telling you that he’s going to give you the adventure of your life… that’s kinda creepy”
>The crowd laughs, including Twilight and even Aegia lets out a brief chuckle. Discord was frowning, but he rolls his eyes and shrugs it off
“But as it turns out, that freakish creature was speaking the truth… well, half-truth. Because you see, he didn’t just give me the adventure of my life… he gave me a new chance at it. …I have always take pride about my academic merits, about my intelligence, but thanks to him… I have come to the realization that there’s something more important to be proud of… I have two mothers who love me so much that I sometimes feel that I will never be able to pay that love back, thanks to him I have a better life than I could have ever dreamed of. “
You feel your voice break a little “Thanks to Discord, for the first time in my life I have a family. And that’s the best and most powerful gift that anypony could have given to me, because no amount of money, fame or glory will ever begin to compare to those amazing mares that have taken me as their son…so yeah, thanks pal, you might not be able to understand it thanks to that thick head of yours, but you are a truly fantastic friend”
>You smile to Discord, and give him a little wink. But now you had to say some last words on his behalf. You clear the tears and gaze upon the crowd once again. Come on, what would Luna and Celestia say?
“And now he’s throwing this carnival of chaos, and I have to admit, this is far more impressive than anything that I could have ever imagined. But beyond the sheer spectacle of that stained glass sky, or the lengths that he has gone to bring that amount of entertainers, I see something more. I see somepony who is desperate to prove that he has changed his ways. So I ask all of you, not as a prince, but as a mere colt. Please, forgive Discord, he is doing his very best to prove all of you that he can be more than just a trouble maker. And I believe him, because after that miracle that he gifted me how could I not to?”
>The crowd explodes in a thunderous…hoof stomping. Discord rushes before anyone else has the chance and gives you a hug “Very, very good… I hope that some of what you said was true too. And I’m not talking about you having a miserably boring life…” He whispers into your ear
>You smile and give him a little wink. After all the congratulations that came from the Mayor, Twilight… and even Spike. A mare dressed in some really uncomfortably warm looking clothes approaches you. She had her entire face covered up and was holding a little box.
>”My prince, this is a gift from the badlands… please take it” The mare humbly asks as she offers you the box
>You nod and levitate the box towards you. As you start to unravel the paper that surrounded it, Aegia grew more and more suspicious, until she finally yells “Wait Mon Petit! Don’t open that box!”
>But it was too late, you had already opened it, making a bright blue light come from the inside and engulfs you whole.
“What is happening?”
>”Don’t you worry my prince, I just want to talk to you… in private” The mare speaks before the blue light teleports you and her just before anyone could react to what was happening.