Well, let's get this ball rolling with Chapter 16 of Groom of Eris.

Before I begin, I think I need to announce something. Something people are getting too excited over. It's something that needs to be addressed in this chapter. So, I know people will dislike me for this but, I don't care anymore.

I am not going to do a Groom of Eris audio drama. I am not doing it Groom of Eris audio drama for i hold respect for DF and her crew creating a masterpiece of an audio drama. Plus, i don't want anyone calling me a ripoff artist and kicking me in the shin (Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends joke). But, i will do something with Groom of Eris, but it just won't be an Audio Drama.

Just one more thing….. If any of you had the thought that the Audio Drama was the big reveal or the big announcement, you are incorrect. Trust me, my endgame is coming soon.

Also, i have to apologize of how late i came up with this chapter. I was really feeling depressed because i thought everyone liked my story just because it was a gender swap version of Bride of Discord and i merely thought the reason everybody liked it was because it was connected to Bride of Discord. I am sure that is a factor of why people like it, but i am sure it's not the only reason people like it. I just need to accept that Groom of Eris is an adaptation and i can make whatever changes i want to for this story. I just need to be more original in how i move forward with this story.

How the irony is hitting me there. So, people may notice that this is another origin chapter...kind of. Well this chapter will express more on our two main characters. By the way, i hit 10 stories on my Fimfiction account. My recent one is called 100 moments of RainbowScotch (Rainbow Dash and Butterscotch)

In honor of that, i decided to mix Rainbow Sherbet and Butterscotch ice creams together. I am sure nothing will be wrong with that.

Fan: Autistic Writer, I don't think those two flavors should never be mixed.

Me: Well if fans keep pairing DF and Discord together, i am sure nothing will go wrong when i eat this rainbow butterscotch sherbet.

*Autistic Writer eats the Rainbow Sherbet Butterscotch ice cream*

Me: *Stomach grumbles* Well, it seems i have made a grave error on my part. You all enjoy chapter 16 while my stomach curses me for trying to mix two things that don't go together. Much like DF and Disney in a romantic setting...Seriously, you people ship DF with Discord... I could probably state fifteen reasons why DF and Discord wouldn't work as a pairing, but it would require me doing a one shot to explain it all and i am sure people don't want to read that.

Disclaimer: I don't own the rights to My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic is owned by Hasbro. I don't own the rights to the genderswap ponies. I don't own the rights to Rainbow Sherbet ice cream or butterscotch flavored ice cream. They are two delious flavors of ice cream, but my heart will always belong to chocolate ice cream, which i don't own the rights to.

Chapter 16: The Depression

He was free…

It had been a couple of days since Butterscotch had left the castle. The pegasus felt relieved on seeing his friends again on a day-to-day basis. Eris hadn't made a move on Equestria ever since he left her castle. These turn of events should have helped Butterscotch feel a bit better about his condition. Yet, something wasn't sitting right with the pegasus. He was having nightmare even more than usual. His dreams were mostly about his cruel words to Eris. He had remembered those words that haunted him so much.

NO I DON'T LOVE HER.

DON'T LOVE HER

DON'T LOVE HER.

He didn't mean to say those hurtful words. No matter how many times he tried to wash his mouth out, they still felt like it was the last words he had ever said. All was happy in Ponyville, yet Butterscotch was still living in torment. The feeling of his aching body was as if he hadn't slept for thirty days. His heart ached. His mind with cluttered with unknown feelings.

Butterscotch had gone about his morning like usual feeling his animals. Now, Butterscotch would bring a certain joy upon feeling the animals that were in or out of his cottage. Once the animal caretaker poured their bowls with their delicious food, they took great notice to see the food was lacking that flavor of love that the stallion would bring them. They looked onto Butterscotch, who simply didn't look like he didn't have much love inside his heart. It was a lack of empathy. The stallion wasn't living with Eris anymore, but the animals wondered why was Butterscotch so sad.

Angela the bunny sensed all is not well with him. She leaped from the window making her way to Butterscotch. The bunny was tapping her foot on the ground trying to get his attention. Angela might have not been as compassionate like the other animals, but her head kept telling her to take it easy on the stallion. After all, a lot has transpired while he was in the castle of the draconequus. When Butterscotch turned his head, he merely gave her a carrot and patted her head as if nothing mattered.

As much as Angela would have loved to take the carrot and scurry off, her concerned lied with her owner, who was still pouring out food and feeling a great deal of depression. Angela and the other animals grew concern about him ever since he has been back from the goddess of chaos's lair.

When she got a good chance to view his eyes, there was nothing in them. It was as if all the color and happiness faded away in the back of his mind. The warm emotions she had known that came from the Pegasus were now gone. It was as if Butterscotch had died a little on the inside. Angela didn't like Butterscotch being with Eris, yet the days the pegasus spend in the castle the more like himself he was. At first, Eris was cruel to Butterscotch, but a spark happened between the two.

It was as if there was something that wasn't there before.

Butterscotch tried to make his way to his cottage. For some reason, he felt so empty. He halted his flight and landed hard on the ground. He felt a burning sensation to his side and inspected the four scratch marks that Eris left him with on his birthday. The events of his birthday were still playing out in his head. He remembered all the things he had said. He remembered the things Eris had said. All the anger and regret the Pegasus was feeling. He kicked the small rock that was in his way.

"AHHHHHH" Butterscotch yelped in pain.

Why am I feeling this way Butterscotch's thoughts haunted him.

"Butterscotch…." Butterscotch picked up a voice calling his name. He looked out seeing the Everfree Forest from his cottage. He leaned in a little bit to hear it once more. Once he did, a little joy came up.

"Eris?"

He happily started to race to the area of the forest in which he thought that he heard her voice. He ran behind the tree in hopes that Eris would have been there. However, his hopes were diminished when he learned that Eris was not around there. He didn't realize that Eris had merely turned invisible. She tried to contain her sorrow. Her voice stopped once she saw he was near her. She desired to see him one last time. The draconequus had hoped for atonement for all she put him through. Her lion paw was about to touch his body, but the Pegasus had turned around. There she saw it. The four scratch marks she had made on him. Her fears and horrors made her retracted her lion paw and she held it like a teddy bear.

She couldn't apology to him, not what she had done to him. She had controlled him with her magic, forced him to turn on his friends and even used her magic to hurt him. How could she live with herself knowing that she was the reason for those marking on his side? They might heal away, but they will be a forever reminder of what she could have done if she had lost control.

Oh Butterscotch, I am so sorry She thought to herself before teleporting back to her castle without being seen.

Butterscotch was lurking into the woods trying to see if Eris was hiding from him. He searched for an hour and didn't find the Draconequus around the border of the Everfree forest from his cottage. Yet, Butterscotch had a funny suspicion that Eris was spying on him. He smiled upon the memories of Eris.

I just wanted to see how you were settling in; didn't mean to bother you, honey.

Oh Butterscotch you are so funny. I never knew a stallion that could make squirrels dance the way you do.

You are the most handsome creature I had ever laid eyes on. Nothing matches your charms my buttery handsome stallion.

The stallion stopped in his tracks as he started to cry while he huddled to the ground. He wasn't sure why he was remembering Eris in this way. He had missed her so much. What if he went back to her castle? Would she open her doors to him once more or would she just make him scared of her. Angela quickly noticed her owner in such terrible pain and brought him inside the house with help from the other animals.

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"Butterscotch, it's Eris, Can I come in?" Eris tried to gain a breath. She was so afraid to enter the room, but eventually she gained the courage to open the door and enter the room. She examined the area. Her eyes lowered when she realized the sad reality. "Oh yea, that's right. He doesn't live here anymore."

She sat down on his bed. Memories of greeting the pegasus made her feel overjoyed and overwhelmed her emotions. The draconequus felt like running across a field of daises. It was such a pleasure greeting him in the morning. Now, that those days were gone. What was she suppose to do now? Eris had made it a habit of bringing a tray of food to Butterscotch's room when he wasn't even around. Old habits die hard.

Eris grabbed a small picture seeing it was of her and Butterscotch…..holding one another….happily together. Eris is holding onto Butterscotch as she had held a camera in the air. She kissed his cheek while he was awkwardly blushing. Eris had managed to sneak attack him with a kiss. She giggled remembering that after the photo was taken, he never felt so embarrassed in his natural born life. Eris giggled touching the picture and smiled knowing that Butterscotch wanted her to kiss him, yet his emotions would deny anything further than that. Wet spots touched the glass of the picture. She used her tears to trace a heart shape around him. Eris got off the bed and stared at the outside window. She saw that it was still raining chocolate milk. It hasn't stopped raining since he left.

Eris, returning to the bed, remembered the day she had learned that all of her efforts she put into loving him was meant nothing to him.

"Maybe just a little peek" Eris smiled as she listened in on the conversation at the door. She couldn't help but feel proud of announcing their engagement.

"I know that look. Butterscotch, are you in love with her" Eris heard Applejack's words as she looked upon her fiance.

"Well, do you love her" Rainbow Blitz remarked

"Rainbow Blitz, it's so obvious that he does" Eris cheered as she shook her head.

"Don't be ridiculous, of course he doesn't love her. I mean she looks absolutely repulsive" Elusive laughed

"Hey" Eris glared as she growled at Elusive in silence.

"I love that chocolate rain of hers, but think of what the kids would look like. Would they be a normal colt or filly or an arrangement of different animals. would they have webbed feet or even a beaver tail? I mean the possibilities are endless you know. I mean what would they really look like?" Bubble Berry giggled

"You had to get that in my brain" Dusk Shine looked down at his friend.

"Hey, I think that our children would look lovely. Though, it would be cool if my son did get a scorpion tail." Eris crossed her arms. She heard Dusk Shine's words. "Says the last stallion that will have his own foals"

"Do you love her" Rainbow Blitz yelled.

"Of course he loves me"

Eris suddenly hears Butterscotch's answer.

"Oh, why does it matter? You know she keeps me prisoner here. Do you think I have any other choice? The only way of convincing her to let me see you was to say yes to her proposal" Butterscotch roared

Eris was taken aback. Butterscotch had lied to her. Everything the draconequus did for Butterscotch was out of love. Sure, she might have taken him prisoner before, but something had changed. Something was different. She thought she was going crazy with hearing this.

"no, no, no" Eris was in complete denial. "I am sure he doesn't mean those things. I know in my heart that Butterscotch loves…."

"So….you?" Rainbow Blitz asked

"NO I DON'T LOVE HER" Butterscotch yelled

Eris's heart shattered when she heard the words of her stallion. She huddled the wall holding her heart with her eagle claw. Her breathing was irregular. Her eyes couldn't stop seeing Butterscotch's hate. His words of disdain kept echoing in her brain. She disappeared before Butterscotch flew to his room. Her heart was completely shattered.

She returned to her room in complete outrage.

"He doesn't love me? He doesn't love me? I DID EVERYTHING FOR HIM AND HE DOESN'T LOVE ME" Eris growled in outrage of hearing the truth in his words.

Eris growled as she put her mirror back together. "SHOW ME THE PEGASUS, BUTTERSCOTCH"

She saw he was in tears. At first, she felt bad, but the mirror reminded her of his words.

"No, it is a lie. Everything he told me is a lie. So….He thinks I am the villain, fine I will show him how much of a villain I could be" Eris growled in her anger as she snapped her finger to teleport into his room.

Eris looked at herself. She realized now that she had overreacted. Yet, there was nothing that she could do. Even if she was to teleport to his cottage, what chance did she have that he would love her? She wanted to look him strange into his cyan colored eyes and tell him how much she felt about him, but with how much has happened, Butterscotch probably wouldn't want to see her again.

She held her head and kept hearing the words Butterscotch echoing in her head. Eris covered her eyes as she saw the ghostly heads of Butterscotch kept repeating phrase in her head.

I DON'T LOVE HER

I DON'T LOVE HER

I DON'T LOVE HER

She kept covering her ears "No, STOP IT. Pleases, Butterscotch. No more, i had enough. I SAID STOP" She roared

"ARRRRRRRRRRGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH" Eris roared as she used her magic to cause the bedroom to spin in a horrifying tornado as she started to claw the curtains and destroy the bed. She tore the bedroom from top to bottom. She used a combination of her strength and magic to destroy the room in which he stayed at.

The last piece that remained untouched was the photo of the both of them together. She was about to let out the full extend of her fury on the photograph, what had stopped her dead in her tracks was the picture turning into a wounded Butterscotch.

"Eris….." He softly said. "Why?"

Eris looked in horror seeing what she had done. She stopped her assault on Butterscotch's room as she huddled to a wall seeing all she had caused. She looked at her hands and put them on her face crying herself to a corner.

"Butterscotch, I am so sorry" She said to herself "How could you possibly love me now? You were right about me. I am a monster, and who could ever love a monster?"

"There has to be a way to end my pain, but how?" Eris sniffled as she looked up at the sky. Looking at the moon, Eris smiled as she knew what exactly to do.

"A way of never hurting him again, even if it means going back to that state once more."

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In the morning, Dusk Shine stared upon Butterscotch, who was staring out at the window. Dusk Shine was a bit worried about his friend. He hadn't been outside for the last few days since his birthday. He didn't sleep as much, and he didn't eat very well. Angela stood right next to Dusk Shine using her intense stares and stomps to tell Dusk Shine all that has happened. Regardless of the training Butterscotch had given him upon trying to understand animals, the prince was at a loss of what the bunny was saying to him.

"Hi Butterscotch" Dusk Shine smiled hoping to bring a little happiness upon his friend. However, he saw Butterscotch still staring at the window as if the Prince said nothing. Dusk Shine decided to not quit and continue his efforts upon making his friend feel better.

"I brought some books you might like. I think it might help you in your sadness." Dusk Shine put a few books about animals from his saddle pack. Butterscotch seemed to enjoy certain types of stories depicting animals.

Butterscotch turned to Dusk Shine. It was apparent that his method of cheering up the grayish gold stallion wasn't effective as he had hoped. "I don't think reading is going to make me feel better"

"Well, the others and I were going to Canterlot and see the Princes. They had heard of your return and wish to thank you for all you had done for them. It is a small gathering and you are the guest of honor, so I was hoping you would come with us"

Butterscotch was about to protest, but he knew his absent would gain the attention of the Princes. He didn't want to raise any suspicions and force the Princes to confront him about his sad mood. So, he had no choice. He faked a smile and nods at the purple alicorn. "Okay"

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Well, that's the end of Groom of Eris chapter 16, what did you think?

I decided to go with Butterscotch and Eris only for this chapter because I felt that their loniliness wasn't touched upon really well. I felt the end of chapter 15 was like a bad break up, plus the beginning of Chapter 16 reminded me of the sad moment from Shrek (Where they played the Hallelujah song).

I am now feeling better from what i just ate and i am sure i am feeling better *Grins* Though, i must never attempt to mix two things that don't go together. So, you are probably wondering why i don't approve of the relationship of Disneycord.

Fan: AW, what do you think of Disneycord.

Me: Well, Fan i think that...

*Autistic Writer turns to a window. Despite the heavy rain, he saw an orange pegasus with a blue hat glaring at him. The Writer shook his head and looked to the window once more seeing nothing at all. The Writer gulped in fear.

Me: ...Disneycord should be left to interpretation, i really don't believe they would make a great couple...Besides we have Fluttershy here who is totally in love with Discord.

Fluttershy: *Blushes* wait, what?

Me: Go tell them how you feel about the big lug *Autistic Writer vanishes*

Well, ummm that's sort of my fan reason why i don't ship Disneycord. *Reads the chapter a bit more* Wait a minute, Angel Bunny wasn't in Daughter of Discord. I wonder why that is?

Discord: I can answer that.

Me: Discord? what are you doing here?

Discord: I have a theory of why Angel wasn't including in the story.

Me: Okay i will give you my answer if you give me yours.

Discord: Angel Bunny gave DF too many demands if he was ever to be in the sequel. From ten thousand carrots, to asking to get a full month's stay at the most expensive penthouse in Manehattan.

Me: Wow,

Discord: Well, when DF said no, Angel Bunny got his revenge by eating most of DF's hat. He was quickly kicked out of the story. I managed to repair the hat before DF could get mad or feel very sad.

Me: Yikes, Angel bunny is a jerk.

Discord: What's your theory, Writer?

Me: I think that Angel Bunny was living with Fluttershy and Discord in the castle. DF didn't explain much of what happened to the cottage in DoD (Daughter of Discord). So, i can assume by that point Angel Bunny met up with a nice girl bunny and had little bunnies who either were nice or turned into jerks. I can assume Angel bunny was middle aged when Screwball was born. Angel became an old man when Screwball was about a filly going to school. During the timeskip, Angel became deceased due to the natural lifespan of a rabbit. Though, i think Zany would be a newborn foal by the time Angel past on. Again, this is just a theory i had, but i am sure DF will explain Angel Bunny's disappearance in DoD.

Discord: Man that sounds dark.

Me: I know, but theories could be debunked so, i am not taking all that i have said seriously. I am sure DF has an explanation as to why he wasn't in DoD much. I just think that Daughter was Screwball's story, but it would have been nice to at least see Angel Bunny in the story.

Discord: This was fun, we should do more theorizes on DF's stories or her personal life, like how she got the hat? Or maybe we can review Bride of Discord.

Me: *Walks away* Yea...not happening.

Now, I am not going to give you my opinions on episode ten. If you want to know my thoughts on the episode, PM me if you wish. Otherwise, my opinion of episode ten will go unnoticed.

Now, before I go, I shall move on to the next chapter to write. I am going to assume that everyone has read Bride of Discord and is assuming what will happen after this chapter. Well, you are on the right track, but you will all be shocked of how different it will be. So, don't expect things to be completely the same. Either people will like me or hate me for it. I don't really care; let's see how people will react to the next chapter.

Next chapter will be called

The Acceptance

Me: I am so glad DF has a story about her and Discord. It makes me laugh a little bit.

Fan: I don't think you should make fun of DF like that.

Me: Why not?

Fan: Because maybe me or some other fan might write a fanfic about Eris being paired with you.

Me: I highly doubt any fans of mine has the guts to write that story. I will dare someone...no double dare someone...no, I will triple dog dare any writer foolish enough to come up with a story like that.

Fan: Careful what you wish for?

Me: yea, i would like to see any fan try to pair me with Eris in a story. Me the talented Green coated, black mane, glassing wearing, cutie mark that is of a puzzle piece and two pencils intersecting it. I highly doubt that writer would ever create such a story. Bwhahahahahaha.

So, until the next chapter of Groom of Eris, see you all later.