Title:           Chapter 18: Carousel of Chaos Cont.
Author:          CookieSfh
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First Edit:      Monday 19th of September 2016 12:04:52 PM CDT
Last Edit:       Last edit on: Saturday 24th of September 2016 04:10:14 PM CDT

>The structure Discord has summoned reaches to an unimaginable height, with a little metal vice sitting at the bottom.
>Discord motions you towards the device. "Now Anon, what I need you to do is 'ever-so-slightly' hit that little round end, and make sure you put as little physical strength as you possibly can."
>You walk over to the metal sphere and inspect it.
>It appears to be attached to the pole in a way, with a little mechanical device attached to the pole structure.
>Only a little force, right?
>You reach your hoof over the metal center, and with as little energy you can muster, tap it.
>And just then, the pole jolts with energy, shooting the mechanical piece upward.
>The device glides up the pole and eventually leaves your sight.
>"Good job Anon, now follow me." Discord hovers over to a new land platform and crosses his arms in wait.
>Wait, he isn't going to teleport you?
>Well, he 'can' levitate.. so...
>You lightly tap your hooves together  and a familiar jolt surges through you, but then goes through each of your hooves and back into your body.
>The sensation feels... invigorating to say the least.
>You step off the platform and float aimlessly towards the direction Discord is.
>This elicits some slight chuckles from Discord as he catches you midflight before you miss the platform altogether. "You sure are a piece of work."
"What is that supposed to mean?"
>"Oh you'll get it soon enough, now what I want you to do is to solve this maze with your Chaos powers."
>A maze?
"Why a maze?"
>"It's to see just how sporadic your chaotic energy might be, now hold still and dont move from this spot." Discord hovers into the air and when he reaches a considerable distance, claps.
>And what you were viewing in your vision was now replaced with a rainbow-colored ceiling.
>Looking around your new room, you notice the entrance and move towards it and look inside.
>Just a path forward with two ways through.
>This looks awfully familiar to... yes, that place.
>If these walls were white, I'd be just like home.
>If you're willing to call it home.
>No, you have a home now, a real home.
>A castle, more or less.
>And friends too.
>Things have changed since then.
>A lot has.
>And all of it has been... well... most of it has been for the better.
>You shake your head out of these intrusive thoughts and go to the task at hand.
>Hmm... two paths...
>You look around, but finding nothing.
>Just two pathways.
>Maybe if you look further something will happen?
>Moving a bit closer to the end of the hall, you look to the left.
>Another pathway with two entrances.
>And looking to the right, there is a near identical view.
>You're... not sure what to do here.
>Should you pick a direction to go?
>It doesn't feel right if you do.
>Maybe if you go back?
>But then you wouldn't make progress.
>Discord said he was testing your chaos... but...
>An unknown paranoia is preventing you from doing any action at the moment.
>So you just sit, and stare at the two entrances.
>Maybe if you went through the...
>But what if it was the wrong one?
>Maybe if you just...
>You'd be breaking the...
>It won't be that bad.
>Yes it will.
>It would be really bad.
>That would mean you'd fail.
>They don't want you to fail.
>If you fail, then what would they do to you?
>You don't want that again.
>You refuse it.
>You don't want it again.
>You'd be horrible to do so.
>If only you-YOU CAN'T THINK LIKE THAT, YOU'RE NOT ALOUD TO-
>Startling yourself, you go into a defensive position with every amount of force ready to destroy it.
>Yet all you see is a wall.
>A very colorful radiating wall now.
>Looking around, you're back in the room you started in.
>Various tentacles have made themselves present through your own panic, with eyes viewing the surroundings for any threat and blades ready to spill blood secrete acid on any nearby threats.
>And as for you...
>You are are currently sweating bullets and hyperventilating.
>You... you don't want to solve this maze.
>You really don't want to solve this maze.
>You really really really don't want to-YAGH!
>Discord just clapped you in the face. "Really, Anon? A maze? 'That's' the one thing you can't do?" Discord takes his arms up from you to rubs his temples and snaps his claw, making the room around you disappear. "If your claustrophobia was that bad you could have just said so."
"N-no it's not that... it's just..."
>But Discord ignores you completely as he contemplates his next test. "Hmm... If we can't test your stability... oh I've got it!" A light bulb appears above Discord head, but doesn't stay lit for long as he puts the giant sphere under his skin and snaps his paw.
>"We'll just test your accuracy." Discord has changed into a sort of green outfit with a hat and quill as he pulls a bow and arrow out of no where and fires into the nothingness.
>Surprisingly, a sort of target appears out of nowhere to catch the arrow, hitting the object right in the center.
>"Bull's-eye! Now, invincible targets might be a bit much, but with all that chaos in you, I'm sure it won't be a problem." Discord throws the bow and arrow your direction and you promptly catch the supplies with your reformed appendages.
"Discord, I think I need a break."
>Discord stops in his tracks, the apple he was placing on his head falling out of his grasp. "And why is that?"
>The tone in his voice isn't very pleasant.
"I... I need a bit of time to think."
>Discord's groan of disgust cannot paint the picture more clearly as he snaps his claw, bringing you... inside a house?
>A regular normal plain house.
>You take a second to observe the surroundings around you, mostly because you were expecting something completely different.
>A couch and carpet in the center, along with a big, red chair to the side of the room.
>A tiny little chimney fire makes it all the more comfy as you steadily make your way into the comfort of the couch.
>You have no idea where you are, but you might as well follow Elaine's example... to an extent.
>Looking outside the window from your cozy shelter, you see that you are indeed still in the chaos realm.
>But then... where's Discord?
>Wait... what's that smell?
>Like that of... burnt rubber?
>Smells good... strange...
>Tracking the smell to its source, you see an entrance to a kitchen.
>And coming out from the entrance is Discord in an apron while holding... a.... what...
"What... is that?"
>"Oh this? Just a hot steaming meatloaf made just for a certain you-know-what..."
>A mea-haaaaaaaaah~
>A meatl-oooooooh~
>You forgot.
>You extend your tentacles and lunge at the newly presented dish, but Discord narrowly avoids it through teleportation. "Oh, someone seems a bit eager. Did anyone ever tell you about manners Anonymous?"
>You lunge your whole body at him, but crash into the ceiling as he now holds a fork in his hand and has taken a large chunk of it out. "Cmon, get the meat, get it!"
>Discord waves the delectable chunk around you, causing you to follow it with puppy eyes.
"Dis... give meh... da meat... the... ha... ha..."
>"Ah ah 'ah', you have to work for it!" Discord snaps his paw and the fork lets go of the meat, only to stand on two limbs while holding the treat.
>You quickly dash towards it to swallow it whole, but the fork jumps up at an incredible speed and dashes towards the kitchen.
>You quickly follow suit, your tongue swaying in the nonexistent wind between your maw of pearly white fangs.
>The fork takes a nose dive through the lower cabinets, of which you quickly tear apart.
>Various cleaning products and supplies barrel through, yelling nonsensical things, but you keep your focus on the fork.
>The little metallic object runs into a nearby room, the food still steaming with flavor.
>You run into the room and stare at the utensil as it walks through a portal atop the dining table.
>You don't care where it's headed, you're going to fucking destroy it.
>Going through the portal, you run at Mach speeds towards the stainless steel, but it quickly dashes left through a different hallway.
>Screeching to a halt, you quickly pull yourself through with your tentacles and renew the pursuit.
>This thing is fast for what little limbs it has, but neither of you lose or gain any distance as the two of you zip through the various halls and stairways.
>A few muffled sounds are heard in your peripherals, but you ignore most of it as you continue your chase.
>You extend your tentacles towards the running escapee, but before you can finally get a grasp on the damn thing, it takes a sharp U-turn, hitting you off balance and onto the floor below as it runs through two huge solid doors.
>You will have that meat.
>You don't care how fast it is, you will crush it with a vice grip.
>Running over and catapulting through the two doors you take a whiff of the air and turn a 180 towards the ceiling, effectively cracking your neck.
>The fork stands proud on the ceiling ledge with the meat skewered and ready for consumption.
>The moment lasts a few seconds, but is cut short as you react instinctively to a sound coming from the front of the room.
>Tentacles and aberrations extend every which way, cornering it to prevent escape.
>It tries a single vain attempt to karate-kick you, but it is all for naught as it flies right into your mouth.
>A-HNNNNNGH
>An powerful flavor enters your mouth and you welcome it with an open throat.
>Much to the disdain of the fork, which you quickly spit out to focus more on the new treat.
>It all falls apart in your mouth as various feelings engulf you.
>Pleasant, wonderful, exquisite feelings.
>Nothing is being held back as you fall to the floor below, crippled from the effective snack.
>You don't mind the thud, all you feel is ecstasy.
>Oh if only you knew how describe this... feeling.
>It's not normal to feel this good... but you want it so badly.
>You want this feeling to last forever.
>But eventually, you swallow it whole and with a satisfying sigh, fall back and lay on your mane satisfied.
>A few shadows loom over you, but you don't care.
>You'll take care of them later.
>For now, you must savor this feeling.
>"Well that certainly was an entrance." A white luminescent shine approaches you.
>"Indeed. I believe this is the one Twilight spoke of, and might I say, he has such beautiful dreams." The other aura of an oddly familiar dark blue walks next to the other.
>Looking at the combination of colors relaxes you from you excited state, making your limbs retract themselves.
>You get up from your trance and shake your head to further clear your mind.
>And the two standing before you are...
>Two Alicorn princesses.
>...
>This isn't a good feeling.
>You just broke 17 of Twilight's rules.
>You don't think you should list them.
>But... it's strange.
>Whatever feeling's you'd thought to appear from this, are completely dashed away at the presence of these two.
>In fact, they're radiating with magic even without your enhanced sight.
>How powerful are these two?
>"You 'are' Twilight's young little colt known as Anon, correct?" The white Alicorn speaks with such a calm tone, you can only wonder why.
"Mmm... yes, I'm Twilight's son. You are?"
>"I am Princess Celestia. Twilight's past teacher and the co-ruler of all of Equestria. And am I to believe that you've already met my sister?"
>You look to the right and see that the blue Alicorn has a gentle smile and some confidence about her.
"I'm... not sure what you are implying Celestia. This is the first time meeting the two of you. Though this does feel... strange."
>Like a sense of dejavu.
>You swear you've seen her aura before, but...
>Any memory of the past of her has been lost.
>Oh well, you'll come across it eventually.
>For now, you need to figure out why Discord sent you here, and to the rulers of Equestria no less.
>Maybe he has good intentions?
>No, he's probably as random as his name sounds.
>The blue Alicorn cringes and looks to you for a second. "Are you sure you do not remember me, Anonymous?
"Yes, I'm not sure if I have seen you before due to the familiar aura around you, but that is as far as I remember."
>Her defeated tone sounds less than desirable. "Oh, I see... well, in any case, I am Princess Luna and it is a pleasure to meet you once more."
>Eh... you'll take her word for now.
>Looking around the room, you notice a lot has changed from your crazed state.
>Four large windows tinted with lemon yellow, lime green, sapphire blue, and ruby red.
>The marble pillars combined with the stone walls contrast with the embedded decoration of hieroglyphics on the walls.
>And in the front of the...
>Hmm... maybe that explains her tone.
>The doors you 'flew' through broke off their hinges and were sent flying.
>And both doors have made nice cozy cracks on the walls intersecting the throne itself.
>With the red velvet carpet leading right to Celestia's figure.
>Other than the constant twitch in the corner of her eye, she's taking this pretty well.
>Though you don't know what would happen i-"Hahahahhaha! Perfect! The timing, the tragedy, the inevitable doom~" Discord, in a outfit you're not sure how to describe, is now in a fit of hysterics as Luna and Celestia turn their attention to the draconequus.
>The both of them simultaneously chant "Discord..." with equal amounts of cringe.
>"Yes, it is I, and do hold your applause." you can never tell when Discord is taking anything seriously, even in front of the rulers he is acting with a sort of confidence.
>Though Celestia doesn't seem to be having any of it. "Discord, what is the meaning of this intrusion?"
>"Oh you should know full well 'Princess'. I'm simply taking a little stroll down memory lane and having my dear sweet innocent little son go with me." Discord picks you up and gives you a bear hug, causing you to expand like a plushie.
>Though it doesn't hurt, and the squeezing noise comes from a mysterious source as he puts you back down and looks at the two of them.
>"Now, where is my little damsel in distress?" Celestia walks up to Discord, now calm and collected with no twitching whatsoever and speaks up.
>"Would you be referring to erm... Twilight?"
>Discord lights up with streamers and confetti shooting out of his limbs. "Correct my dear, but enough games-" the streamers and confetti light on fire and are turned into soot in seconds. "-where is she? I was certain she was having a meeting with the two of you if I recall."
>"How hath thy-!" Luna attempts to question Discord, but Celestia motions to her a sign of reassurance. "If we were close the local hospital in Ponyville, I would have gladly led you there myself, but sadly, that is not the case."
>Discord double-takes and tries to speak, but Celestia continues. "Now, if you were well-informed, you'd know that the meeting had been cancelled by Spike just a few moments ago, approximately the time where she 'might' have arrived." Celestia now has a smug grin on her face. "But instead, you chose to take your son on a 'stroll' through the city, am I correct?"
>Now while you were calm and sleepy from the auras around you, Discord was currently the complete opposite of calm and collected. "THE HOS-BUT HO-AND THE MEE-YOU!" Discord's flaming cloak of anger is... oddly amusing to you.
>"Anonymous... what in the hell fires of Tartarus did you do?"
"Twilight took me to the Everfree Forest. We got attacked by timberwolves."
>"That does not answer my question..." Discord's eyes were filled with fire and the surroundings around you were turning quite... grim.
>Though the princesses looked like they were prepared to intervene, Discord payed them no mind. "What... did YOU do?"
"I destroyed them and got a cloud."
>"FOR WHAT PURPOSE!?"
"Twilight wanted to take care of me, so she had Zecora make a potion for me, but it didn't work. What it did do was make me feel."
>Discord's rage simmers down to curious wrath as he raises an eyebrow. "Make you feel? Oh cry me a river then, because now all my wonderful plans are ruined!" Discord takes out a pamphlet from his mouth and burns it to cinders before falling onto the floor face first.
>Both you and the princesses look on in confusion as he gets up and dusts himself off and sighs defeated. "And it was going to be so much fun for the three of us..."
>Wait a minute...
"So you never told me what we were doing because... you wanted it all to be a surprise?"
>Discord face palms and teleports in front of you. "YES! A SURPRISE!" Little miniature fire crackers appear around your feet as Discord blows through a party horn. "Both my 'fiancee' and my son, together having the best times of our lives through the most chaotic means possible! Except..."
>"Except now it's ruined?" Luna chimes in, a smirk strewn across her face.
>Discord is less than pleased at the disruption, crossing his arms and hissing. "Pfft, as if you'd know any better..."
>"What I think my sister is trying to say is... why not have some fun with us perhaps?" Discord's ears perk up and his head does a one 180.
>"Excuse me? You two?! The Princesses, who want nothing but 'Harmony' and 'Friendship', want to wreak havoc among the local masses with chaotic intent? Oh please, that sounds way too good to be true." while Discord waves his limbs around in disbelieve, Luna walks up to him and pats him on his... hip? Somewhere where his legs are.
>"Discord, even though we've had our disagreements, both me and my dear sister understand that it might get a bit... boring for you." Then Celestia walks up beside her.
>"And we understand more than anyone else that business and royalty don't really mix into what you'd call a 'fun experience'. So as such, we both decided to take some 'vacation days' for some personal time to ourselves. Am I right Luna?"
>"Quite, and now that you're here Discord, we could maybe perhaps 'push the schedule a bit'?" Jeez... you didn't know how smug a living creature could be up until now.
>Though Discord seems to be on board.
>Because without a moments hesitation, both you and the princesses are engulfed in light.