'Up Yours, So Edgy' - Chap. 4 -

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>Another dreamless sleep...

>Maybe it is for the best, this land of black you are currently confined to

>If you could think properly at the moment, you would likely fret to think of what types of nightmares you should be having right now

>The ponies you abandoned your old life for, the creatures you idolized so greatly and dreamed about adventuring with for so long, just crushed your dreams in one foul swoop. They tried to bring you to the executioner's block, but not before beating you to the point of gasping and sobbing

>It is strange that you can acknowledge this land of black as a dream at all; most dreamless slumbers tend to skip straight from laying down to waking up the next morning

>You don't exist in your mind at the moment, but still feel like you are there

>All of the sudden the blackness is replaced with a dark blue sparkling hue

>An unidentifiable voice whispers in your ear

>"Rest unknown creature... While we know not of you, we are obligated to protect you from the nightmares that assail your mind. Just sleep and regain your strength, we sense you have had a very rough day."

>The unknown voice puts your mind to ease for the duration of your sleep; well until...

>"Wakey-wakey Anon. Your adventure is waiting for you with baited breath."

>You are awakened by a hand tapping the side of your face and the sound of a draconicus in your left ear

>The sound and sensation wake you from your Rainbow Dash induced nap, but as soon as you wake up you wish you had not

"Arrgghhhh..."

>You groan to the terrible aching all around your face. It feels as if you had all of the skin peeled off of your face and your muscles torn up by blood thirsty termites

>'Oh god. Please let there be a mountain of painkillers when I open my eyes' you think, begging the omnipresent concept of a being from your universe to take pity on you

>Your eyes barely squint open, mostly sealed shut because of bruising

>The sight that greets you is not what you wished for, but instead something that only makes you feel more pain

>It is Discord's goofy smile; he seems to find the state you are in humorous

"Grrrgh..."

>You grumble and open your mouth enough to get a few words out

"Discord... fuck... you..."

>*COUGH* *HACK* *WHEEZE*

>You cough up blood and roll over in pain

>Discord is standing next to you on a grassy hill, looking down and trying not to laugh at your seemingly funny reaction to seeing him

>"I'd make of the fact your face looks like a plate of spaghetti with much too much tomato sauce added, but now is not the time for mocking. It is time for decisions, Anon."

>Discord pats the side of your face and says

>"You have hit a crossroad where what you decide to do can change your life here in Equestria for a long time. And by 'a long time', I obviously mean the rest of your pathetically short life."

>You cringe in pain from the contact of his hand with your face, but manage to roll back onto your back and tell him once again

"I fucking... hate you..."

>Discord gives an exaggerated surprised reaction to your words

>"Wait. Who? Me? How could you hate a dashing gentleman like me?"

>You glare at him the best you can with your nearly swollen shut eyes

"You... set me up..."

>*COUGH* *COUGH*

>You cough out some blood again before continuing to trying to speak

"The chicken... was a trap..."

>You go back to wheezing; you think the over-tightening of your bindings may have broken some of your ribs

>Discord gives a *tsk* *tsk* while waggling his finger at you

>"I don't know what you are talking about Anon. You must get rid of your habit of fibbing or blaming whatever wrong-doings you may have done on others; it truly is a deplorable trait to have."

>You are not laughing, not that you could. The denial of his guilt in setting you up for the ponies to turn against you after the Fluttershy incident was much too obvious. Sure he saved you, but you are not about to be friendly with the guy that got you in this incident in the first place.

"It's all your fault..."

>*COUGH*

"I asked for food... and you tricked me..."

>Discord snaps his finger as if he just finally understood what you were talking about

>"OH! Are you talking about when you killed and ate Fluttershy's poor and innocent pet chicken?"

>Discord sits there in silence for a few seconds while seemingly pondering something, before gasping and keeping his hands over his mouth and speaking in a saddened tone

>"You didn't think that was my fault, did you?"

>His words annoy you. How could he continue to play so foolishly innocent? Who did he think he was fooling?

"Fuck... you..."

>As soon as you finish Discord leans back onto a random tree that springs out of the ground behind him and says

>"Anon. I did not trick you. You asked for food and I brought you to an area in which you could find food. A meadow next to a forest near a river. The place was filled with berries and other things you could harvest if you looked around enough. Instead, you were lazy and went the easy route of eating the first thing you saw without any thought of what the repercussions could be. You know, like causing the herbivore ponies to fear you even more than they already did? The action of slaughtering and devouring the chicken was yours, and yours alone."

>His logic seems solid, but you were not about to give up and admit that you were at fault. The fact was that him dropping you in that meadow instead of just giving you food caused your current predicament

"Stop bullshitting me... Discord..."

>The face Discord is making turns from ones containing exaggeration to one lacking much emotion at all. Discord says in a very matter-of-fact tone

>"I am telling it to you very straight. Everything you have chosen to do is exactly that, things you have chosen. You chose to eat the chicken instead of foraging for supplies in the bountiful land I brought you to after you asked for a place to find food. You decided to call out for my help instead of just waiting a single night without food and shelter. And you chose to call out for me when you were in a situation you were afraid of. Your choices, and uncontrollable outside events, have led you to this point. You can only go forward now and you need to choose what you plan to do next. Will you go back and turn yourself in to Celestia's loyal protectors of harmony to maybe face a fate of death or petrification or will you forge your own path from here and fight against your beloved ponies for your freedom?"

>The words Discord speaks are painfully true, what you have done so far is not his fault and blaming him for what has happened will not change anything

>On one hand, you don't want to go back to the ponies, especially not to see Rainbow Dash, whose greeting you still feel all over your face. Being killed or petrified for eternity is not a fate you want; which choosing to go back to the mane six gives a higher percentage of that possibility than you would prefer

>On the other hand, you still love the ponies and understand that what they are doing is done out of stupid loyalty to the Princess they have had in power for thousands of years and their fear of the unknown. You are smart enough to understand how desperate and cruel fear and blind dedication can make a person. You don't want to have to fight anything which you love, not if you can help it

>The thoughts and decisions on what to do next swirl around in your mind

>With such a tough decision that is going to change your life forever, you start to agonize for a reason other than your busted face

>Discord looks at a non-existent watch on his left wrist and says

>"Tick-Tock Tick-Tock, Anon. The time before I just decide to leave and do something more entertaining is running out. Make your choice now please."

>Still fretting, you can't make a choice whether to go back to the ponies you love, and hope they are merciful and understanding, or if you should fight against them for your future and freedom

>Discord starts counting out loud

>"10... 9... 8... 7..."

>Come on Anon, you can do it. This decision will only completely change everything about everything that happens from this point on. Stop being such a Hellen and choose!

>"4... 3... 2... 1..."

"NEITHER!"

>You yell at the top of your lungs, completely ignoring the restrictions and limitations you thought your body placed upon you

>Discord looks away from his invisible watch and gives you the most quizzical look, but with a big smile, as if what you said had pleased him somehow

>"What did you say?"

>You muster up your strength and manage to form full coherent sentences, whilst ignoring the pain the moving of your mouth was causing

"I said neither. I choose to take neither route."

>Both of you go silent for a few moments, until you hear a cackling chuckle

>Discord is laughing slightly at your response

>After his small chuckle, Discord wipes his eye and asks

>"What do you mean you choose neither route? You have to choose one."

>You reply to him confidently

"No I don't. I choose to have true freedom and make my own route. I will find my own path from here on out, but I won't fight the ponies. I don't know how it will all happen, but I will make it work."

>Not sure what to expect from him, the next action Discord takes doesn't surprise you as much as it would most others

>Discord breaks out laughing hysterically, speaking between bouts of laughter

>"Ahahahaha~! What a good response. Ahahahaha~! Not what I was expecting, but as a wise draconicus once said, 'what fun is there in making sense?'."

>The unbelievably goofy laughing that Discord is making gets to you and completely breaks any morbid mood that was there

"Eheheh. Ow.. Ehehehehehe. Oww..."

>You start to laugh, but get interrupted constantly by the pain that comes with it

>Discord takes notice to your pain and picks you up off of the ground and floats you in the air above

>"We can't have something as wonderful as laughter interrupted by such meaningless pain. No, that wouldn't be fun at all."

>Your entire body starts to glitter, then glows for a few seconds before turning back to normal and you drop back onto the ground

>You prepare yourself to be in unimaginable pain once you feel the impact of the ground, but surprisingly you feel no pain at all; minus your butt which just thumped onto the ground quite forcefully

"What the?"

>You open up your eyes completely and look around for a few seconds, astonished at the lack of pain you are feeling

>Practicing to see if your entire body is alright, you quickly move your arms around and check multiple parts of your body for any spots of pain

>Meanwhile, Discord is just laughing his ass off at your complete surprise to what just happened

>"Y-You should see the look on your face! Ahahahahaha!"

>You look up from your body to see Discord making a mocking face of what you could imagine you looked like a moment ago

>You start to chuckle as you see that face

"Ehehehe. That is a pretty funny face."

>Discord goes back to breaking out in laughter, which causes you to follow right along and start laughing your ass off

>Any feelings of hostility or anger you were just feeling are completely gone now and are instead filled with feelings of excitement and anticipation for what lies ahead

"Ehehehehe! Yeah. My journey is only just beginning here in Equestria! I won't let a little bad luck with my idols get me down!"

>You shout boastfully and proudly

"NO! It is my time to shine! Equestria look out, cuz' here comes the most amazing guy in the world!"

>Discord teleports next to you, still laughing but settling down some, and repeats

>"Oh yes. Here comes Anon. The most amazing human in all of Equestria."

>Discord grabs your shoulder and looks in your face with a jokingly mocking tone and face

>"Not like there are any other humans in Equestria though."

>You laugh and punch Discord on the shoulder playfully

"ch~. Don't go and try to ruin my buzz, bro."

>Discord rubs you on the head while playing along

>"No Anon, I would never try and do that. In fact, I think you should go to a slushie place in Canterlot whose owner I once turned into a living bow tie. They make the best slushies that are sure to keep you smiling."

>Discord pauses for a second or so, letting the both of you just get some of the laughs out, before stating bluntly

>"Oh. And you now have superpowers."

>Oh, so you now have superpowers. That is interesti... wait what?

"Hang on. What was that now?"

>Discord replies

>"Oh yes, before I got turned to stone by the the elements of harmony I used to frequent the absolutely best slushie place. Long story short, I went on a date with Celestia there once and I realized I forgot my bits on my cloud throne in Ponyville. The owner told me that I could just repay him by making him classy for a date that he had coming up for him, so I turned him into a bow tie with four legs. It was hilarious! For some unknown reason Celestia got angry at me for that. Oh but..."

>You cut him off

"Not that. I was talking about the superpowers... and you went on a date with Celestia?!"

>Discord chuckles boastfully

>"Well, she preferred the term 'kidnapping', but she was neither a kid nor was she napping, so I think my calling it a date was much more appropriate."

>You get floated up in the air again by Discord, then he pokes the center of your chest and says

>"And yes, I gave you what you could imagine to be your own version of superpowers. In fact, I liked your answer so much that I gave you a small fraction of my power to use as your own. You essentially have control over chaos magics like I do, but not even close to as powerful. The amount of magic I bestowed you with is small in quantity, but still massive in quality. To make a comparison, the amount of chaos magic you will be able to use is equal to, if not slightly more than, the amount of normal magic that Twilight Sparkle can use."

>You seem baffled at this turn of events, the unexpected has happened and you have received a portion of the powers of a god

>Discord chuckles and gives a lighthearted explanation of why he gave you the powers

>"You know Anon, I invited you to Equestria and you seem to not have been enjoying your stay. I thought the least I could do was give you a little present so that you could have the fun I feel you are entitled to when coming to this new world."

>You are nearly speechless. The fact that Discord gave you some of his power, even if only a small fraction, was incredibly thoughtful of him; maybe even a little too much so. You would question him further about his reasons, but you decide that it is both not good to question a good thing and that it was Discord and that he probably had his messed up reasons; most likely having to do with causing chaos and having fun

"W-Wow. Thanks Discord, that was incredibly thoughtful of you."

>Discord does a dismissive gesture and goes "Psshhaaww~"

>With the addition of new powers, you start to feel even more excited for the adventures that lay ahead

>Discord drops you back onto the ground, but this time you land on your feet

>"Well, I am going to let you get to adventuring now. I have important things I must get to now."

>You quickly take notice to Discord announcing that he is leaving

"Hang on, but I still have so many questions. Like, how do I use my powers? Or where do I start my adventure, now that I am outcast from Ponyville and likely will be arrested on sight in Canterlot?"

>Upon hearing all of your questions, Discord puts his hand on your shoulder and gives a huge goofy smile that looked like he, himself, was as excited for your adventure to start as you were, if not even more so

>"Oh Anon, if I answer so many questions it will ruin the fun of the adventure. As for where you start, I will put you into the middle of Manehatten with a spell to make you look like a pony to all the other ponies; don't want to have them react the same way they did back in Ponyville right? Ahahaha~"

>Discord goes silent for a few moments, then gives a calming and surprisingly mature looking smile, and says

>"The key to controlling Chaos magic is having full control over all of your emotions and bending them to your will. Good luck Anon. I honestly hope that you can handle everything that will happen. As you seem to have proven thus far, I believe in you."

>A completely serious-faced and mellow Discord is something that you never expected could happen. The feeling was strange though, the way he said he was proud of you; it reminded you of the way a father would tell his son he is proud of him. It felt... good.

>Something Discord said caught your attention though

"What do you mean 'everything that will happen'? Are you telling me that worse things than what I have already experienced here will happen?"

>Discord goes back to his silly demeanor and says

>"Enough questions, time to start your journey. Oh, and remember to have fun."

>You are grabbed by the shoulders and spun around by Discord a few times before falling to the ground in your dizziness

>Oh geez, that was much too fast. Your stomach feels a bit nauseous now

>As you start to get off of your back and onto your butt, you hear the clopping of many hooves and look around to see many ponies walking around you

>"Get out of the way idiot!"

>"Coming through."

>"The sidewalk is not a place to nap you filthy hobo."

>You quickly get up while having the ponies that walk past you continue to insult you or tell you to move

>None of them are running away or flipping out, it seems Discord's magic has worked, every other pony sees you as another pony right now

>The huge city sights around you surprise you. You were just on a hill with Discord, but a few spins later and you are in Manehatten

>Discord's magic is amazing, and now you have a bit of it. The excitement in nearly uncontainable

>Nope... You can't contain it actually

"YAHOO~!"

>You jump up in joy and scream in the middle of the sidewalk over how happy you were about the whole situation

>You mean, it was not perfect what with the harsh and heart breaking betrayal of the mane six, but you learned early in life to take the good where you can find it and run with it

>The ponies around you get startled with your sudden yell and start to try and now try to avoid you while walking past

>A little earth filly across the street points at you and asks her mom

>"What is up with that stallion over there?"

>The filly's mother just nervously pulls her along in haste and says

>"Don't look at him. Just keep moving sweetie."

>You start to feel a bit embarrassed, but decide to just pin it to 'these ponies don't know me, I don't care'

>A new life ahead of you in the land of technicolor ponies, avoiding the law and learning how to use your hidden chaos powers?

>Sounds like a good deal you got going on

>The first thing you decide to do to get yourself started is to go to a food shop and steal some goods, you are hungry and broke

>Normally you would be above it, but you have the powers of a chaos god, why should you care about stealing a few bits of food? They won't even miss it

>You start to walk your way to a food venue to secure yourself some food and finally correctly start your new life in Equestria.

 

*TO BE CONTINUED*