Yeah, now we'll see how Discord gets along with humans.

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Fluttershy's cottage was filled with hundreds of small animals. Many of them ran at the sight of Tammy, for they had never seen a human before. Even more ran at the sight of Discord, worried that he was going to turn them into cotton candy. In other words, the cottage was cleared as soon as everyone entered.

"You sure you're okay with this?" Tammy asked the pegasus. "I mean this place is pretty small and I don't want to trouble you…"

"Oh, it's no trouble," Fluttershy assured her.

"Do all humans have paws?" Pinkie Pie asked.

"Paws?" Tammy said questioningly.

"That is what those are, right? I mean they can't be hooves 'cuz they got fingers! So they must be paws, like Discord's here!"

"Um, they're called hands and yes, all humans have them."

"What about your feet? Do they have hooves or toes?"

"Toes."

"How many?"

"Ten. Five on each."

"Can I see? Can I see?"

"Um, maybe later."

"You know what? You remind me of a monkey!"

"Pinkie!" Applejack exclaimed.

"No, that's actually a reasonable conclusion," Tammy said. "Humans are related to apes."

"So do you eat bananas?" Pinkie inquired.

"Yes."

"How about cupcakes?"

"Yes."

"Chocolate fudge?"

The cowgirl pony stood between her and the human. "Okay, Pinkie! I think that's enough."

"Well," Twilight said, "we'll leave you to get settled. If you need anything, let Fluttershy know."

Tammy was about to reply when Rainbow Dash flew up in her face. "And if anything happens to Fluttershy while we're gone, I swear I'll…"

She was cut off as Applejack tugged on her tail with her mouth.

"I get the message," Tammy said with a gulp. She immediately decided this rainbow colored pegasus would not be her ally.

"And do call me when you want to fix that horrid coiffure of yours!" Rarity exclaimed.

The human glanced down at the strands of her long tangled brown hair. What's wrong with it?

"Remember," Twilight said. "The ponies have never seen a human before and will freak out, so it's best that you stay indoors."

"Oh sure, I understand."

"And if Discord brings you trouble…"

Tammy glanced behind her to see the draconequus poking at a white rabbit dangling from his talon. When he noticed her looking at him, he turned the bunny right side up and patted him innocently on the head.

"I can handle it…I think."

"And you," the princess said, pointing at Discord. "I don't want you leaving Ponyville until this issue you've started is settled!"

"In other words," Fluttershy added, "you're grounded."

The draconequus groaned.

"Good," Twilight said, turning back to Tammy. "We'll see you shortly, then."

Then the group departed out the door, leaving the human alone with the draconequus and pegasus.

"Now then," Fluttershy pondered. "We need to get you a place to sleep. Let's see, Discord already has the couch, my bed might be a bit small, but…"

"See?" Discord said, materializing behind Fluttershy. "No place for her to sleep. Guess we'll just have to kick her out."

"I don't mind sleeping on the floor," Tammy said.

"Oh no, I won't allow it!" the pegasus exclaimed. Then she had an idea. "Discord, could you make a bed appear?"

The draconequus was taken aback. "Wait, what?"

"Yes, use your magic to summon a bed big enough for Tammy! Upstairs, next to mine!"

"But…but…"

Fluttershy glared at him.

"Fine!" He snapped his fingers. "There! Go upstairs and see!"

The pegasus led Tammy up the stairs and sure enough, beside the small quilted bed was a larger one draped in a blue blanket. Fluttershy smiled with satisfaction. Tammy went over to the bed and sat down to test it. She shrieked as she fell in with a splash. She heard Discord laughing over her.

"Oh, did I mention it was a water bed?"

"How in the world did you…?" She glanced around. It appeared that the water was being held in place with no glass, nothing keeping it contained. "This doesn't even make sense!"

"Oh, what fun is there in making sense?"

"Discord!" Fluttershy shouted. "Turn that into a real bed, now!"

"Come now, you have to admit this is funny!"

"Don't make me give you the Stare!"

He laughed. "You know I'm immune!"

With that, the yellow pegasus opened her eyes, shooting an ominous glare at the creature. Even though Tammy wasn't looking directly at it, she was greatly disturbed. It seemed to have no effect on the draconequus, however.

"I told you, it doesn't…oh no, wait!" He clutched his throat. "No, it's not possible! You've…ugh! You've gotten stronger! Okay, okay! I'll do whatever you want! I'll…" He burst into laughter. "Oh, that never gets old!" But Fluttershy kept staring at him. "Okay, you can stop now." She didn't even blink, only opened her eyes wider. Discord was now growing uncomfortable. "Seriously, that's just getting creepy." She continued to stare, gritting her teeth. He then heaved an annoyed sigh. "You never let me have any fun!"

With a snap, the water bed transformed into a feathered mattress and Tammy was dry once again.

"Thank you!"

"Don't mention it," Discord said with a glare. "Ever."

"Well," Fluttershy said, as if nothing had happened. "I best get us something to eat. We were so distracted by your arrival that we forgot about our picnic! What do humans eat?"

At the mention of food, Tammy's stomach grumbled. "Do you have any burgers?"

"What are burgers?"

"I guess that answers that." She then recalled that horses were vegetarians and mentally kicked herself for that. "What do you have?"

"We have hay and oats."

"Um, that's not exactly in my diet."

"We have plenty of vegetables. I could make you a salad."

"Yeah, a salad would be nice."

"You needn't slave over a counter, my dear," Discord said to the pegasus. "I can whip up a meal with a snap of my fingers."

"Oh no, Discord," she warned. "Remember the last time you served food when we had guests?"

"One gravy boat coming alive and you're labeled for life!"

"Oh, the gravy boat was nothing. The soup tureen, however…"

"Can't you ponies take a joke?"

"Anyway, I'll be back in a moment. Why don't you two get to know each other?" She darted her eyes at Discord. "Behave."

She flew downstairs and left the two alone. They did nothing but glare at each other for a long time. It was Tammy who broke the resentful silence.

"It sure was nice of that Fluttershy to let me stay here."

"Yes," Discord said through his teeth. "With her being the Element of Kindness, she has the tendency to be nice to everybody."

"That would explain why she hasn't kicked you out yet. Wait. Element of what now?"

"Long story. I mean really long. It would take about…forty minutes to explain."

"Okay, okay. So how exactly did you and she become roommates?"

"Another long story, but not as long. It would only take about twenty minutes."

"Can't you just give me the short version?"

He sighed. "I was evil, she turned me good."

"If this is the good version of you, I'd hate to see the evil side."

"Keep bugging me and you just might!"

Then the draconequus vanished in a huff. Somebody's got anger management issues. Sensing that he was not coming back, Tammy made her way down to the kitchen, where Fluttershy was chopping up some carrots.

"Oh, can I help you?" she asked once she noticed the girl.

"Um, your friend blew me off, so I was wondering if I could help you in here."

"Oh, that would be wonderful! You could slice some cucumbers. You like cucumbers, right? You're not allergic, are you?"

"Err, no. Cucumbers are fine."

Fluttershy found her an extra knife and Tammy started slicing.

"Is he always like that? Your buddy, Discord?"

"Oh, he just has trouble making friends," the pegasus said nonchalantly. "He's really a sweetheart once you get to know him. Why, last week he did all my spring cleaning!"

"Yeah, about that…how did that happen? You two living together, I mean."

"He didn't tell you?"

"He was pretty vague about it. Something about him being evil and you turning him good."

"Oh, it's a bit funny, when you think about it. You see, Discord is the Spirit of Chaos and Disharmony. You've seen what he can do with his magic. A thousand years ago, Princess Celestia and Princess Luna turned him to stone. He escaped a year ago, but my friends and I stopped him. Then Princess Celestia asked us to reform him, specifically me, since I'm good with creatures of all sorts. So he was to stay with me while being reformed. My tactic was to befriend him and…well, let's just say it worked. Now he uses his magic for good, instead of evil."

There was a crash of lightning and the same white bunny dashed through the kitchen, his tail slightly burnt.

"Most of the time," Fluttershy muttered under her breath. "He has a place in the castle in Canterlot, that's the capital, but mostly he hangs around here."

The topic of their conversation suddenly appeared behind the pegasus, laying his lion's paw and eagle's claw on her shoulders.

"Why of course I'd rather hang out here than in that boring old castle. After all, this is where the most wonderful pony in the world lives!"

Fluttershy giggled. "Oh, stop!"

"No, really! I'm looking at her right now!"

He playfully rubbed the top of her head and she laughed along with him. Tammy raised an eyebrow at them.

"Are you two like…a couple?"

They paused and stared at her confusingly.

"A couple of what?" Discord asked.

"You know. Are you…involved?"

"Involved in what?" Fluttershy inquired.

Tammy threw her head back. "Oh for the love of…! Are you dating?!"

The two widened their eyes and moved away from each other in embarrassment.

"N-no!" Fluttershy stammered. "O-of course not…that would be…"

"W-whatever gave you that idea?" Discord chuckled nervously.

"Just asking," Tammy said. "Sorry."

"Oh," Fluttershy said, putting a hoof to her ear. "I think I hear the chickens calling for their dinner! I'll be right back!"

"Go ahead!" Discord said as she flew away. "Take your time!"

He waited for her to be out the door. Then he darted his eyes at the girl and grabbed her by the shirt.

"What do you know?" he grunted.

"Wait, what?" Tammy asked, confused and scared.

"Who told you we were dating?"

"You mean…you are?"

"Yes! I mean no! I mean…no, we're not dating! So whatever gave you the idea, it was wrong! Never in a million years would that pony ever go out with me!"

Seeing the slight pain in his eyes, Tammy started putting the pieces together. "Wait a minute…you want to date her, don't you?"

Discord's anger transformed into shock. "No! I…I…"

"Oh my god! You like her!"

His anger returned. "I do not! Now, if you say a word to Fluttershy, I swear, I'll turn you into a toothbrush to scrub the toilet with!"

Tammy smirked. "So you do like her."

"No! And if you tell her that I do…"

"Hey, hey. My lips are sealed."

She made a zipper motion across her mouth for emphasis.

"What's going on in here?"

Discord turned to the pegasus hovering in the doorway. "Oh, Fluttershy…Taffy and I were just…" He set the human down and smoothed out her shirt, smiling sheepishly. "You know what? I'll put myself in a time-out."

He flew out of the kitchen, embarrassed. Tammy tried to process what she had just learned. So the Spirit of Chaos had a crush on the little pegasus. It was cute and creepy at the same time. Exactly how old was that guy?

"You're right," Tammy said. "He's actually not that…"

She was interrupted as the pegasus poked a hoof in her face. "What do you know?"

"Huh?"

"What gave you the impression that we were dating?"

"I don't know. You kind of act like an old married couple…"

Some of her anger faded. "Has he said anything about me?"

Now Tammy was really confused. "What?"

"Discord, has he said anything about me?"

She was about to tell her when the draconequus' threat came to mind. "Um, I don't know…maybe?"

"Well, do you think he likes me?"

"Why?" It then made sense. "Wait. Do you like him?!"

"No! Yes! Maybe! I don't know!"

Tammy shook her head with a smile. "Oh, this is rich. Wait until I tell him…"

"No! You can't tell him! If you do…I'll…I'll…I'll give you the Stare!"

It seemed impossible, but at this moment, the girl was more afraid of the pegasus than the draconequus.

"Okay, okay. I won't say anything. But you should know…"

"Ahem," Discord said from the doorway. "Exactly what are you girls talking about in here?" He pointed a warning glare at Tammy.

"Well, Fluttershy was just saying that…"

The pegasus gave an equal glare. Oh boy, fifteen minutes in this place and I'm on bad terms with both of them!

"That…we should add some tomatoes to the salad! Yes, I think that's a great idea, Fluttershy!"

The two relaxed, which put Tammy at ease as well. Looks like I'm in the clear…for now.

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Meanwhile, the others were having a meeting at the library.

"Do you think we should tell Princess Celestia?" Spike asked.

"I don't think that's a good idea," Twilight said, shaking her head. "We'd have to explain that Discord was misbehaving again, and Fluttershy wouldn't like it."

"You sure he really can't send her back?" Rainbow questioned. "I mean he could be faking."

"She has a point," Applejack agreed. "Imagine what chaos there'll be with a human walking about."

"And how do we know we can trust this human?"

"Applejack," Twilight said. "Do you remember anything else your Granny Smith said about humans?"

"Just that a couple of them came some time ago, surprised that we all talked and had jobs and such."

"How'd they get here?"

"Granny Smith said they fell out of the sky."

"How can they do that when they don't have wings?" Rainbow Dash asked.

"I hope Tammy stays here!" Pinkie Pie said enthusiastically. "Imagine all the fun we'll have with a human!"

"It would be interesting to learn more about her species," Twilight marveled. "But now that I'm a princess, I have to think of the well-being of Equestria before myself. Although I'm sure Tammy holds no threat, others may not see it my way." She darted her eyes at Rainbow.

"What?" she shrugged. "I just don't like the look of her, that's all."

"The best we can do right now is see what happens in the morning. If Discord is not able to send Tammy back by then, then we will have to figure out what to do with her in the meantime."

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This chapter got so long, I decided to split it into two.

Now you know. I'm a fan of Fluttercord. I can't help it! I'm a sucker for a good Beauty and the Beast story!