Being a dark colored stallion again, he went about the empire, already he could see booths and games being set up. Then he smells something warm and of apples, looking to his left he saw a restaurant and ponies coming out with apple pies. He saw the dragon, Spike waving them off.

"There's the little dragon, now where's the…" but suddenly something pink landed on him.

"Oops! Sorry!" Pinkie leaped up.

"Oh no…" he grunted as he got up, "Quite all right, no harm done."

"Hmm…" Pinkie looked at him suspiously, "You seem familiar… Have we met before?"

"Ah, of course not!"

Her face soften, "Oh okay, thought you someone else." she gives a cheesy grin. Then a colt ran towards them.

"Hey Pinkie! Was that high enough?!" Cheese asks.

"Nope! Not high enough! I didn't make it to the net!" pointing to a net close by.

"Looks like we'll have to try shooting you out of the cannon again."

"Oh no! It's your turn!" she jump up and down.

"Alright!" Cheese joins in.

The two were like Mexican jumping beans in Discord's eyes.

He did a shudder, "Those two deserve each other. Now where are those other ponies… especially Fluttershy? What could possibly make her so busy with that she hasn't given me any news?"

Fluttershy tried so hard feeding Little Lady her bottle.

"Please Little Lady; you need your nutrients…"

Little Lady kept squirming and being resistant. Twilight was going over her check list when she saw the problem. Granny Smith was also nearby carrying a bag of ingredients for the apple pies.

"Everything okay, Fluttershy?" asks Twilight.

"Oh, I can't feed Little Lady, she just won't cooperate."

"The lass is being stubborn, Granny can tell that a baby won't eat unless the parents or the pony closest to them is there with them."

"But that's usually Princess Cadence and Shining Armor and they're too busy to do that right now, that's why they asked me to watch her."

"Hmm…" Twilight was in deep thought, "There must be something we can use to get Little Lady to eat… If she loses weight then there goes her chance of winning the competition."

"Maybe… a picture of Princess Cadence? Would that work?" asks Fluttershy.

"You know… I think it could! I'll be right back!" Twilight rushes off.

"How's the pie business going?"

"Darn tootin'! It's been booming even since we opened up!"

"How wonderful to hear!"

"And everything's been going good here? Other then the ewe not eating a bite?"

"Yes, it has been good, only…"

"Only what?"

"Well lately, and not just here in the Crystal Empire but back in Pony-Ville, things have been… lonely for me…"

"But don't you have your critters?"

"Yes, but… I hardly have any pony close to me… my friends are one thing but I'm talking about a companion to share things with…"

"Ah! You need a special some pony! Reminds me when I was first a-courting Apple Jack's grandfather, oh those were the good old days…"

"A special… some pony? Oh… I didn't think I'd have to start dating already…"

"There are plenty of good looking stallions in Pony-Ville. Any one of them would gladly show a girl like you out."

"She's right, Fluttershy." Twilight came back with a photo of Cadence and Shining Armor.

"Oh, how much did you hear?"

"Just about enough… But listen, Granny Smith's right. You are a sweet pony that a number of colts would like to go out with."

"Well… maybe…" she takes the photo and shows it to Little Lady who stop fussing and stares at it. Giving Fluttershy the first chance to feed her as she did a familiar stallion was walking by and sees them then overhears them. "But I'm not exactly the most attractive pony there is…"

Discord walks over then, "Now whoever said that needs to have their eyes check."

"I'm sorry, who are you?" asks Twilight.

"Just another visitor visiting the empire, and looks like I came just in time, this sweet pony shouldn't have to feel bad about herself. Why I couldn't help but admire her beauty from afar."

Fluttershy went red, "I… I…"

"No need to fret, I can tell you are the modest sort."

"Well… thank you… but…"

"But we are busy at the moment, I suggest you move along until we are done." said Twilight.

"Whatever you say." he moves on and after they were out of earshot, he chuckled, "Oh that Twilight, always so serious!"

"That guy reminded me of someone…" voiced Twilight, "Well I can't look into it now, I have to make sure Pinkie and Cheese have the rides set."

"I have to get going too, these pies aren't going to bake themselves. You just hang in there dearie."

"Thanks Granny Smith, I'll see you two later."

Once they had gone, Fluttershy thought of the pony that just came to them. Twilight was right; there was something familiar about him. The way he moved in a savvy way, he talked smooth too, but it was the eyes that got to her. They were really familiar… She couldn't ponder on it anymore as the petting zoo was acting up and she had to get back to work.

Discord watched her interact with the animals, how sweet she was playing with them and talking with them. But it seems she was spending more time with the small pink ewe. It perplexes him how well she treats the ewe, brushing it, feeding it, and cooing at it. Like the lamb, she was sweet, gentle, loving… He had to shake his head to get out such thoughts. As much as he admits she's beautiful because she was, he could never say right to her face. True as another pony he could but by being himself he would look like an idiot and no one would take him serious anymore.