Hey guys,

I love you guys so much and you guys are really smart. Some comments were a little dark, but don't worry i am sure Eris will be just fine...i think.

I can't guarantee people will like the change in the story, but I am sure there will be a small percent of people that will like it. I have to think positive. My story might not be the best, but I am sure there are moments people will love about it.

I have seen Rainbow Rocks...Don't have it on DVD yet. I thought it was pretty good. My hatred for Flash Sentry has increased tenfold. Probably will make him pay for making Twilight cry. Anyways...

So, here's chapter 17.

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.

Chapter 17: The Acceptance

On the train ride to Canterlot, everypony were sharing tales of what is going on in their lives. There has been an advance between Sora and Rainbow Blitz. Butterscotch looked out the window while the cyan Pegasus was telling his tale.

"So, are you two dating" Elusive smiled looking at the blushing Pegasus

"Yea, okay it's official between her and me. Eventually, she would have fallen for my stallion charm." Rainbow Blitz put his hoof in the air pointing it at Bubbleberry. "But, don't start announcing it to everypony now."

"Are you sure that she didn't date you because she felt sorry for beating you so many times?" Bubble Berry giggled. Rainbow Blitz glared at the party stallion. "Though, I will still want to setup a party for you two. It might turn into an engagement party."

"Don't you think it's a big early to start announcing that?" Rainbow Blitz nervously stated

"Well, it isn't too late to start planning in advanced. You need to be prepared for when that mare wants something more than being your marefriend" Elusive smiled

"I am sure that won't happen for a while" Rainbow Blitz said with confidence before a stream of worries enters the colt's mind. "….I think"

"How's it going with what's her name…." Bubble Berry poked the white unicorn with his hoof.

"Everything is going on quite nicely with Regal. She and I are getting along quite nicely." Elusive cheerfully declared

Everypony was laughing along, except for Butterscotch, who simply stared into the glass window. He didn't want to be rude to his friends, but something inside him told him to be elsewhere. The colt then heard a familiar voice.

Butterscotch darling, are you alright?

Butterscotch snapped out of it seeing the eyes of his friends were now on him. He saw Elusive's mouth had closed. Butterscotch soon took in it was Elusive, who was talking to him. He simply took his voice for….hers.

"I'm sorry what's wrong?" Butterscotch snapped out of it and focused on Elusive.

"I said is everything alright, you have been sitting there in silence for a while." Elusive asked again.

"Oh yes, everything's fine. I just didn't want to bother anypony in their conversation." Butterscotch said to everypony.

"Oh okay." Elusive smiled going about his conversation.

Butterscotch looked back at the window. Everypony but Applejack was buying Butterscotch's words. Applejack could tell something is wrong with the Pegasus. He wasn't the only one. Barbara had a funny suspicion something wasn't right with Butterscotch.

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In the castle, Prince Solaris was holding a small feast upon Butterscotch's return. Prince Artemis sat besides his brother. Prince Tempo was sitting down right next to his brother in-law. He explained Gleaming Shield's absent had to do with returning to the Crystal Empire to care for their newborn foal.

"You decided on a name for my little nephew?" Dusk Shine smiled as he was excited to hear the name of his newborn nephew.

"We have decided to call him Butterbe Nepal. We were walking by a lily one time and it came to us." Prince Tempo nods as he looked over at Butterscotch. Butterscotch felt a bit honored in the recent announcement, but due to his sad mood, his spirits weren't lifted. He knew that he would attract the attention of the others if he didn't show some sort of reaction, so he faked a smile to appeal to everypony. Applejack still wasn't buying the fake smiles Butterscotch was giving them.

"Butterscotch, you have hardly touched your food, is everything alright?" Solaris noticed that Butterscotch had taken two bites in the last forty-five minutes since they have sat down to eat.

"Oh, I am not particularly hungry at the moment." Butterscotch sighed and pushed his plate away.

"Maybe our chefs can cook something you like." Solaris smiled with sincerity

Butterscotch thought for a moment. He thought about what he could have to eat. Remembering what he ate a month ago, His mind traveled back through the months being with her.

Butterscotch, I hope you are in the mood for waffles this morning.

Butterscotch let me warm up this soup for you.

Oh dear, now I am crying over spilled milk.

Look at me Butterscotch, I am juggling cupcakes

Stupid ketchup bottle, I SHALL OPEN YOU BY THE TIME THIS DAY IS DONE.

I am sorry I ruined lunch in the kitchen; maybe we can have it outside. Let's enjoy this carrot cake that I just conjured up.

Suddenly, a waiter had spilled some sauce on Butterscotch's plate. The earth pony looked in horror of what he had done. "I am terribly sorry sir; I didn't mean to spill this. I am not having a good night."

Instead of anger, Butterscotch started to suddenly burst into laughter. Everypony including the waiter and Barbara noticed Butterscotch's complete change of mood. They were shocked he was laughing for an unknown and strange reason. Bubble wasn't even laughing and he was the most energetic out of all the stallions in the room. Butterscotch couldn't help but notice his laughter and slowly calm down. He realized how loud he had laughed. "ummmm…its okay I forgive you, Eris."

Butterscotch noticed he had called the waiter Eris. The Pegasus lowered his head noticing how much everypony was staring at him. He went back to staring at his food, covering in sauce. He noticed how much the food resembled Eris's face. Her long hair, her gorgeous smile, and even the cutest little eyes he had ever seen. He noticed it had talked to him.

Do You Love Me?

Butterscotch moved back from his plate. Prince Solaris felt alarmed that Butterscotch had moved away from his chair. "Butterscotch, are you sure you are alright?"

"Yes, I am. I just was just shocked by my plate." Butterscotch nodded quickly and sat back down.

"So, Dusk Shine, how it's going with guard?" Bubbleberry smirked with interest. Hoping to embarrass the Prince that sat across from him.

"What guard?" Dusk Shine tried to play the pronoun game.

"You know that bodyguard from the Crystal Empire that you first bumped into. Then, you went into the mirror and met another version of that guard that magically fell in love with you for no reason at all. You know Flare Warden." Bubbleberry smirked as he patted his brother in law on the back.

"Oh, ummmm I ummmm" Dusk Shine blushed as he felt his cheeks were burning with embarrassment.

"Ahhh, Dusky is blushing" Bubble Berry giggled

"You're in love with a castle guard Dusk Shine" Elusive cheered

"Do you love her" Rainbow Blitz teased

The words of the Wonderbolt held great familiarity with Butterscotch. His mind was flashing with imagines of Eris and the times she used those words

Butterscotch, do you love me?

Do you love me?

Do you love me?

Oh pleases tell me you love me yet?

Butterscotch, pleases tell me you love me?

Love me pleases, oh pleases say you love me?

One of these days Butterscotch, I will get you to say that you love me?

I know you love me; you know it in your heart.

Oh the question, don't worry you don't have to say it, I know your answer.

Butterscotch, can I kiss you?

NO! I DON'T LOVE HER

Butterscotch flew back on his chair after hearing his harsh words. The others had noticed Butterscotch's fall. Some of the guards approached the young Pegasus. Tears were streaming from his eyes.

"It's my fault. It's all my fault" Butterscotch repeated his words.

"Butterscotch…?"Prince Solaris said with a questionable look. All of Butterscotch's friends worried for him.

"If I had said yes to her, then I wouldn't be feeling this way and I would be…." Butterscotch lifted his head

"Butterscotch?" Artemis softly approached the stallion

"I'm sorry. The food is delicious. I am really tired. So, good night everypony." Butterscotch quickly worded as he ran out of the room. The others looked on seeing the pegasus disappearing from their sights.

"Butterscotch…."Applejack saw his friend running away from dinner.

"Explain to me again, how Butterscotch escaped Eris's clutches? I don't think you have explained how Butterscotch was able to convince Eris to let him go." Prince Artemis said returning to the table as he looked at the doors that Butterscotch went through.

"Well, Eris just let him go" Dusk Shine explained to the Princes and his sister.

"Eris, let him go?" Solaris said with such confusion

"Why would she let him go?" Prince Tempo asked

"I am not sure." Dusk Shine looked at the Princes.

Solaris was looking at his brother, who was deep in thought.

Why did she let him go? Eris isn't one for making sense, but her actions would have reasons behind them. Why did she let him go? Wait a minute, their little date. Artemis smirked as thoughts were clicking in. I see, that's why you let him go.

"Brother…. is everything alright" Solaris looked to his brother.

"Yes, everything is alright. I am sorry to leave you all, but I must attend to my duties of being the Prince of the Night. I will see you again in the morning." Prince Artemis bowed to everypony. "Enjoy your meal."

"He was supposed to say Buen Provecho. How rude." Bubbleberry crossed his hooves in a joking matter.

Prince Artemis flew off into the night. There were now four empty chairs at the table. Elusive was the first to notice.

"Where is Applejack and Barbara?" Elusive raised a brow of confusion.

---

"Butterscotch, are you around little buddy?" Applejack stuck his head out in the corner.

Applejack was searching room to room hoping to find Butterscotch; however he wasn't having any luck upon locating the Pegasus. He wondered if it was Eris that was driving the pegasus mad.

Wait, I know that look. Butterscotch, are you in love with her?

Applejack was staring to put the pieces together. He hoped to confront Butterscotch on this situation. Applejack didn't realize he was about to be confronted by a different creature.

"Ahhhhh" Applejack said bumping into something.

"Applejack is that you?" a voiced extended her hand.

Applejack looked up noticing it was Barbara that confronted him. Applejack stood up as he didn't have time to talk to Barbara. As much as he wanted to avoid the dragon at all cost, Barbara was making her presence known. Applejack tried to move away from the dragon, however she gripped him hard with her hand on his hoof.

"Applejack, I need to talk to you" Barbara ordered the stallion

"I would love to stay and chat, but I need to…." Applejack said

"Well, I want to talk to you about what you told me yesterday" Barbara boosted her voice up a little louder. Applejack stepped his ground as he remembered the moment with her yesterday.

---

Applejack was upset that Butterscotch had ran of the room. He was tired of everypony was picking on him. The apple farm stallion had every right to yell at them. How could they do that to poor Butterscotch? They pressured him into saying something that probably wasn't true and now look at the mess. They didn't know what love was. To every one of them, love was just a phase of life, not something that still kept moving. Most of his anger was towards a particular dragon, who was so thickheaded that she didn't see how he felt about her. He glared down looking at the ground. He heard the voice of Barbara and Applebuck bickering.

"Will you let me see him? I want to talk to him. I don't understand what I did wrong" Barbara said

"My brother doesn't want to see you right now" Applebuck was moving side to side blocking Barbara's view of Applejack.

"Applejack, what do you mean by I don't understand love" Barbara said "What did I do wrong?"

"Nothing" Applejack muttered under his breath.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH" A scream was yelled inside the mansion. This caused Applejack, Barbara, and Applebuck to head back inside to investigate.

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"Just tell me what I did wrong? I don't understand why are you acting this way?" Barbara said confronting Applejack about the chat they had during Butterscotch's birthday.

"Barbara, I don't think now is the best time for this." Applejack shook his head. He couldn't believe he was confronting the dragon about this.

"Oh, this is the perfect chance to talk. Why won't you tell me what I did wrong? I am not the enemy Applejack. Just let me in." Barbara moved in the spaces the Applejack needed to move through. She wasn't going to move out of his way. Every time he would leap to the side of her, Barbara would jump in front of the stallion.

"Barbara, you just don't understand…"Applejack said

"No, you don't understand. I am tired of you avoiding the issue, Applejack. The way you have been acting lately. I understand why Butterscotch is upset. I just don't understand why you are all upset. Your stubborn attitude and your distant from mares is the very reason you don't have a marefriend." Barbara yelled at him

Applejack growled as he looked down staring at the angry eyes of the dragon in front of him. He felt insulted at the moment, but he saw Butterscotch was passing by in the halls. He looked down seeing the dragon not letting him through. He needed something to say to her. He needed closure. He knew whatever hope he had for his relationship with Barbara was died. There was no way the stallion would earn her love.

"You know, Barbara. It's so ironic. I support and help along with my friend's romantics. Helping them understand and how they could feel the love of their special somepony. But, when i need help with my romance, there is no pony around that will lift a hoof to help me. Additionally, the special somepony i am in love with doesn't even know how i am feeling. So, my reason for my 'distant' and 'stubborn attitude isn't what you think it it. You don't even know why because you can't even see it. But, i don't need a special somepony or somedragon to make me feel special. So, I don't need you, Barbara." Applejack growled as he leaped over Barbara, who was taking in all that Applejack had said. Applejack meanwhile was trying to hold back his tears.

Barbara sat down feeling the words that Applejack left her with. She looked in his direction with her hands out feeling confused.

"ARGGGGGHHHH, Stallions are so confusing." Barbara screamed.

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"Where am I?" Butterscotch told himself as he saw a garden full of red roses. He recognized the place being Eris's castle. He soon saw a being lying in the middle of the roses.

To his surprise, Eris was lying on the ground. Most of her body had disappeared. What was floating out of her were purple petals. Butterscotch raced to her.

"ERIS!" He screamed immediately rushing to her side. "What's wrong?"

"I'm dying Butters." Eris giggled but felt the pain of her laugh.

"How are you dying? You're immortal. Immortals can't die." Butterscotch looking around trying to find some way to help Eris along, but she gripped his hoof. More purple petals were leaving her body as her body was staring to disappear. Even her head started to vanish bit by bit.

"Everything dies eventually Butterscotch. I am no exception." Eris looks away.

"I don't understand." the Pegasus felt very confused. He rubbed her cheeks trying to understand what was happening to her.

"Trust me, things are better this way. I am sorry for causing you so much pain. I just wanted to earn your love. But, it would seem that i have driven you away by my crazy antics." tears floated down her eyes.

"No, it can't end like this Eris. You are going to be alright. We are going to return to your castle together. You are going to live a very long life Eris. You just need…" Butterscotch tried to reassure her, but the draconequus wasn't going to have it. Seeing him like this was causing her to cry as well.

"Just know that i will always love you" Eris tearly took her last breath and faded away from Butterscotch's vision.

Butterscotch started screaming in agony. He didn't even know why. "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO ERIS!"

"HELPPPPPPPPP!" Butterscotch searched around "SOMEPONY, ANYPONY. I don't want to be alone."

Butterscotch curled up into a little ball as he continued to cry. Eris was his best friend and she had died for some mysterious reason. Yet, he felt so confused. If he was set on Eris being his friend, how come it was hurting him so much? This pain felt more than Eris was just a friend. This pain was hurting him as much as if she was something more to him. He lies on the ground where Eris once laid. He continued to cry as if an important part of him withered away, never to be seen again. It was just like his mother's death. In the shadow of the fog, a figure came from behind Butterscotch.

"All is well, young colt. The draconequus still lives."

"Artemis!" Butterscotch quickly rose in the presence of the Prince of the Night.

"May I ask of what you are doing here?" The prince of the night spoke with such authority.

"I am not sure, I believe that we are in a dream." Butterscotch wiped the tears from his face.

"I mean why are you here and not with Eris?" Artemis corrected himself

"Well….She let me go." Butterscotch down at the ground.

"Why did she do that?" Artemis raised a brow

"I don't know." Butterscotch turned his head

"I believe you do know the reason, your heart is very conflicted on how it feels. You want to tell me the reason, but you are afraid of what that truth might hold." Artemis pointed his hoof at Butterscotch.

"You think that my heart is feeling hurt because I am in love with Eris, but that is impossible. I can't be in love with her." Butterscotch looked in the direction of the prince of the night.

"You can't be in love with her, or do you deny on what your heart wants to feel?"

The Prince walked with Butterscotch down a pathway in the garden as he looked at him. The prince used his magic to show Butterscotch moments between him and Eris. "For many years, I have known the creature you call Eris. Many different emotions and appearances she has expressed. I only saw the creature heart of what she was capable of. All the destruction and chaos she blanketed Equestria with...I thought redemption was not possible with her."

Butterscotch sighed as he saw Eris's lonely eyes. For some reason, tears started to stream from his eyes. He looked up seeing Artemis had shown Butterscotch the night of the date between him and Eris.

"Yet, the way she looks at you is something I have never seen in her before. It was as if I was seeing her for the first time. She showed you a side I have never seen Eris express before. I kept asking myself why hasn't she used her magic on you. It would have been much easier for her to control you with her magic. Why was this feeling so natural?"

Artemis focused his magic on memories of Butterscotch and Eris. He found one where the two had made snow ponies together. Eris was giggling in the memory.

"I never thought Eris could create such wonders with her magic." Artemis expressed happily for the stallion and Eris. "Yet, there was something that wasn't there before. There wasn't any love in the creature's heart."

Butterscotch looked at Artemis, who was still rambling on.

"I always compared Eris to fire; always causing destruction in its wake. Burning those who aren't careful to its tricks and something that will never stop until it calms down" Artemis said using his magic to show a single flame of fire. "However, I have forgotten that fire could also be used for good. It shows great beauty lies within its glow. Eris has had such fire in her eyes. Yet, it was you that managed to tame this fire of hers. How you were able to show her that she can be more than just chaos. So much more than what she appears to be. Yet…"

Artemis showed the stallion the day that Eris set him free. "….She loved you too much to harm you. Her heart felt lifted upon letting you go. Yet, she still cries for what she had done to you."

"That's horrible." Butterscotch gazed upon Eris. He saw how lonely she was becoming. "So, what must I do? I am not sure she even wants me around." Butterscotch tearfully looks at her. In his heart, he knew he wanted to be with her. But, what happened if she rejected him? If she told him to leave her sights and never return. What if her love for him was gone? He did tell her that he didn't love her. What chance was there that she still loved him?

"Go to her" Artemis smiled as the Pegasus turned to him "If you feel your destiny lies with the Draconequus, then go to her. She needs you. In your heart, you know that she still loves you."

Butterscotch nods as he starts to disappear. He realized he was waking up from his dream.

"Thank you, Prince Artemis"

"Thank you, Butterscotch. Good luck on your journey"

Butterscotch left as Prince Artemis waved goodbye. "Well, I am sure things will change. I just hope Eris will change for the better"

Once he did he made one realization.

"I am going to see Eris."

---

Butterscotch looked to his left and saw nothing. He looked in the other direction and saw there was no pony in sight. It was good as he didn't want to wake up anypony in the middle of the night. He had a saddlebag at the ready on his back. He didn't want to let anyone in on what he was about to do again. He was going to make his return to Eris's castle. He was going to look at her straight in the eyes and talk to her. He needed to apology. He was the one at fault for this whole ordeal. There was no use crying and play the blame game. Now was the time for action. He needed to hurry up. There is no telling what Eris could do.

The Pegasus looked around every corner of the castle. He needed to find a way out of the castle and fly to the Everfree Forest. He had done it once before and he can do it again.

As soon as the close was clear, Butterscotch raced towards the next corner.

BANG!

Butterscotch looked upon what he had hit. He knew he would be busted if he had bumped into a guard, however the stallion wasn't in the usual royal guard attire, in fact the hat he had on fell down. The stallion picked it up. Butterscotch recognized the colt right away.

"Howdy Butterscotch, I guess we keep bumping into one another like this." Applejack stood up before noticing the saddlebag on his friend's back.

"Oh, I am sorry Applejack, I didn't mean to bump into you like that." Butterscotch came to the rescue of his friend.

"It's alright buddy, I see you have a saddlebag ready. I take it you are going to see Eris." Applejack deduced the intentions of his best friend

"Yes" Butterscotch nodded fiercely

"Have you figured out what you want to say" Applejack said as he saw his friend had made it past him, however not far enough as he saw the sudden halt of his friend.

"I have no idea what to say" Butterscotch cowered in fear as he comprehended the missing component in his flawed plans.

"Well, let's talk about this." Applejack stood there with a smile

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There they were once more. In the kitchen, it felt like it was a month ago. Butterscotch stared at Applejack. The colt stood there waiting to hear what the pinked mane pegasus had to say. Butterscotch held a breath and exhaled it.

"At first, I was in constant fear of her. Everywhere I turned, she was there. She was haunting me and constantly scaring me. Eventually, I started to warm up to her. I found that we shared some things in common. She even made me laugh so hard. We had a lot of great moments together. We even went out on a date. We played bowling and I knocked down a strike on my first try. I mean it was exciting. It was during the party I said some things I didn't mean to say. After that, I started to feel all sad and lonely; it was as if a big piece of me remained with her. I couldn't sleep or eat at all. I still feel pretty sad. But, I realize that Eris is suffering just as much as I am. It's all my fault. I am the one who said I didn't love her."

"It's alright Butterscotch. I was the one who put you on the spot. I had no right to do that." Applejack smiled as he tilted his head.

Applejack looked at him and smiled. A month ago, Butterscotch was scared of his own shadow. He saw such a change in him as of late. He looked at the Pegasus being very strong. He sighed as he had to tell him something about his love life.

"I told Barbara i didn't love her anymore" Applejack lied. He really didn't want to make it about himself, but he had to lift the huge weight out of his way.

"I am so sorry, Applejack" Butterscotch hugged the stallion. He felt sorry that the apple farmer's romance had to end. Butterscotch was actually rooting for Applejack in support of his attempts to win Barbara, but failed. He wondered what was going to happen to his love life now?

"I will be alright. I guess i just need to move on from it. I shouldn't dwell too much into it"

Butterscotch put on his saddle bag and looked at Applejack. "You realize that I have to see Eris again. I have to go back into the Everfree Forest to go back and see her. She might reject me, she might not. I have to go and see her again. Every day she lives in torment because I told her I didn't love her. That's not true. I know it's not true."

"Do you love her?" Applejack asked the familiar phrase.

"Yeah" Butterscotch smiled with confidence. For the first time, he was confidence in his answer. He did love her. Tears of joy rained down from his face. He wiped his eyes as he looked at her. "I am going to see her and that's final. You can stop me if you want to, but I am walking out of this castle and into hers. I am going to tell her I love her and hopefully she will take me back."

"I am not going to stop you, little buddy. Though, you might need a little help getting through the Everfree Forest. You aren't going to have the same luck you had last time. That's why I am coming in with you"

"I can't ask you…." Butterscotch was about to speak, but he saw the hoof in the air.

"Wasn't asking you" Applejack smirked.

Butterscotch grinned as he wasn't going to deny Applejack out of an adventure in the Everfree Forest.

---

Butterscotch and Applejack made sure they weren't caught by the royal guards. They familiarized themselves with the guard's motions and moved on when the guards weren't looking. The two stallions thought they were in the clear. However, a magic produced wall blocked their paths.

"Butterscotch and Applejack." Dusk Shine voiced his princely duties "What are you doing out of bed?"

Butterscotch and Applejack saw Rainbow Blitz, Bubble Berry and Elusive standing with the alicorn. Applejack saw that their exit was being blocked by their four friends. There was no other way out. Applejack saw Butterscotch could barely speak, so he decided to speak up.

"Well….." Applejack was about to say, but the pegasus stood in front of him. He stared down all four of his friends. He had no time to deal with their defiance.

"I am getting out of this castle to the Everfree Forest. I am going back to Eris's castle and talking to her once more. I am going to be with her again." Butterscotch stood tall among his friends.

"Are you crazy, Butterscotch? After all the trouble you went through getting out of that mad house, you want to go back there? That crazy witch could have hurt you. She has hurt you. Look at your side. Do you not remember what she did to you?" Rainbow Blitz pointed his hoof at Butterscotch's scar.

"Do I need to remind you, Rainbow Blitz, that these scars would have belong to you, if I had not been there in time to push you away?" Butterscotch told the cyan stallion. "She overreacted. She has been nothing but nice to me for the time I was there. It was my fault that i lied to her. I didn't want to push you guys away. Besides, i would support you guys if the mare or special somepony you love is different."

"Nice to you? I am afraid I don't understand." Elusive asked "Butterscotch, we are only looking out for you."

Elusive wanted to calm the stallion down. He extended his hoof to touch Butterscotch, but the sharp whip of his wing on his hoof made the stallion back up to the entrance. The four were shocked at Butterscotch's stare, which he was giving them all.

"Butterscotch?" Bubble Berry worried about his friends.

"Now, I know you all don't understand what I am going through, but I am in love with her. I am in love with Eris. Yeah, I do love her. I love her more than I think I do. I love her more than all the animals that I care for. I love her more than bunnies and rain clouds. That is how much I love that draconequus. So, i am going to be with her, whether you like it or not."

Butterscotch made his peace. He stood tall as he knew what he had to do. He didn't care anymore if Dusk Shine or his friends would not approve of his actions. He talked in such a voice that they didn't even recognize. This wasn't the same Butterscotch they have known. "Now, I am going to see her. Either move out of my way, or I am going to go through you guys."

Elusive thought the pegasus was joking. Butterscotch didn't hold much strength. Yet, the Pegasus stood in a charging position with his wings ready. This slowly made the white unicorn realize that the stallion wasn't joking. He was dead set on charging through them. "Oh, you are serious"

Butterscotch looked at them. Dusk Shine sighed as he looked up to his friend and sat down. "I can not allow you to go off on your own, but I can see that you are devoted to her."

Dusk Shine moves out of the way. Butterscotch raises a brow and Rainbow Blitz throws his hooves out. "What the hey, Dusk Shine?"

Dusk Shine stood up as he walks to the defense of Butterscotch. "I may not sympathize or wonder why you love her so much, but I can see you are willing to do anything to go to the one you love."

"You can't be serious Dusk Shine"

"Well, I mean I see how she has made you happy, so I am in support of you as well. That is a Bubble Promise." Bubble Berry did the familiar Bubble promise and bounced over and grins "Besides, Eris is a lot of fun to be around. I know she must really love you so much."

"Thanks, Bubble Berry" The Pegasus felt the hoof gripping hug that the energetic stallion was giving him.

Elusive stares intensely at the four stallions that stood in front of Rainbow Blitz and him. "Well, you do need a suit if you want to convince Eris you are in love with her. She will need to see you at your best."

As Rainbow Blitz saw that he was all alone while staring at the four stallions, who surrounded Butterscotch with their friendship. Blitz was perplexed "But….how the…..I mean…..Butterscotch. Eris is…..I mean she is…..How do you expect me to"

"I don't expect much from you, Rainbow Blitz" Butterscotch put a hoof on his best friend. "I just need to know that you will be there with me to confront her."

Rainbow Blitz wanted to object at first, but smiled at the stallion "Fine, but that doesn't mean that I completely trust her."

"I wouldn't expect you to" Butterscotch grinned.

Suddenly, a royal guard ran up to Dusk Shine "Prince Dusk Shine. Prince Tempo is searching for you. There has been a disturbance in the throne room."

Dusk Shine looked to his friends, and looked back to the guard. "Take us to my brother in-law"

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Butterscotch and the others raced down the hallway seeing a row of guards marching. "Prisoner goes to the dungeon"

"Prisoner?" Butterscotch felt confused.

In the distance, footsteps were heard. Butterscotch wasn't sure who the prisoner was. It could have been a big scary dragon for all he knew. He hid behind Applejack as he could tell the prisoner would reveal himself or herself to the mane six.

Butterscotch saw the creature in plain view. She was familiar to all of them, especially Butterscotch.

"Eris" Butterscotch came from behind Applejack. The draconequus turned her head. She couldn't face him. She had shackles on her arms and chains attached so she wouldn't have much arm room. She could have escaped her captors, but she was willing to be imprisoned. She walked away, but heard the voice of Butterscotch.

"Eris, wait why are you…."Butterscotch called out before the wings of two royal guards stopped him. "No formal contact with the prisoner"

Butterscotch stepped back. Prince Tempo raised a brow before seeing a royal guard rushing to him. Prince Tempo turned to the guard.

"Prince Tempo, Prince Solaris wishes to speak with your brother and his friends. It sounded really important." The guard saluted the Prince of Love and the Prince of Friendship.

"Is this about why Eris is here?" Dusk Shine intruded on his brother in-law's behalf.

The guard nods.

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"Dusk Shine" Prince Solaris stood with Prince Artemis

"We just saw Eris was here. Why is she here and being taken to the dungeon?" Dusk Shine asked.

Prince Solaris sighed as he looked at Butterscotch mostly. "Eris appeared here using her magic. She came here willingly and surrendered herself."

Most of the stallions were shocked. Butterscotch looked up at Solaris just trying to process Eris was willingly put herself in a position of defeat.

"I think it's a trick." Rainbow Blitz sensed. "I bet Eris is just waiting until our guard is down and then she will hit us where it hurts the most."

"As much as I would like to think so, it didn't seem like it. Eris just appeared and gave herself up. But, what was most strange was her request." Solaris raised a brow.

Artemis looked down at Butterscotch. He looked away not wanting to face the stallion after what his brother would have to say.

"What kind of request?" Dusk Shine asked as his curiosity was peeked.

"She requested the Elements of Harmony." Prince Solaris announced.

Dusk Shine and Rainbow Blitz reacted in outrage. Elusive and Bubbleberry were shocked upon this request. Applejack and Butterscotch were shocked more than seeing Eris in chains. The apple farmer looked to his friend. He sensed Butterscotch was slowly processing this.

"No way" Rainbow Blitz crossed his hooves "She just plays on getting rid of them. We aren't going to give her the elements. She could use them to take over Equestria or destroy them so her rule remains unchallenged."

"She must plan on using them for her own mischievous acts." Dusk Shine looked at Solaris, who shook his head.

"I am afraid that is not the reason she needs them. She even told me why she needed them." Solaris said as he looked to his brother, then at Butterscotch and then at the six stallions once more.

"Then, what does she want?" Elusive asked

"If she doesn't want the Elements, why did she ask for them." Dusk Shine was trying to understand Eris's reasons for wanting the elements. It made no sense. If she didn't want it for her own schemes, what did she need them for? The only ponies that could use them were his five friends and him…

"The reason Eris wants the elements is that she requested the bearers of the elements of Harmony…"Solaris slowly said before getting to the point.

"…..She wants you six to turn her to stone once more" Solaris announced.

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DUH DUH DUH!

WHAAAAAAAATTTTTTT? THIS WASN'T IN BRIDE OF DISCORD. MWHAHAHAHAAHAHAAHAHAAHAHAHA

Let's end things here. How did you enjoy the change I made to this story?

Let's go over this chapter.

There were some things that i kept in this chapter that was from BoD. Some moments were great and some weren't and i don't blame you if you felt the scenes were too forced.

Oh yea, i am probably going to be yelled at for this one. Butterbee Nepal. So, he is DF's OC Genderswapped. Now, he is the genderswapped Flutterby Lily. I know Butterbee Nepal doesn't make any sense, but let me explain myself here. ButterBee, Butter named after Butterscotch of course. Bee sounding a bit like by but it wouldn't make sense if i named him Butterby. Nepal is named after the lily called Nepal Lily. I couldn't come up with a manly name for a flower. ughhhhhh.

The Applejack Barabara moment needed a bit of an end to it. Now, this chapter was called the acceptance, so i had to make Applejack accept that no matter what he was doing, Barbara still didn't like him in that way. In BoD, Applejack might had let it go a tiny bit and to not dwell on her feelings for the moment. Applejack (Male) still had those lingering feelings despite talking to Zicoro. He just didn't let it go as much as his female counterpart did. There was still a chance he wanted to convince her of his crush on her. In the original draft of this chapter, Applejack's outburst would have been along the lines of society's standards on how a stallion had to find a love for their hearts to be complete and how Applejack didn't have to abide by that. You can see why i lost track of Applejack's words. So, i changed it to have him feel the irony of him helping his other friends find love yet, his love life was nonexistence. The one part of the outburst that i decided to keep was the line "I don't need you, Barbara". People might think this is a slip, but it really isn't. Maybe it was a slip from Applejack, but i had a purpose for it.

Now, i love the dream sequence for Butterscotch and Artemis. I knew i had to make this the center of the chapter as this moment reminds me of Simba and Rafiki from the Lion King (BTW favorite Disney Movie. Have some personal history with it.). Artemis is convincing Butters that he is in love with her and that he should go to her. It is what makes them both happy. This was a great moment in the fanfic as well. I just needed to add more to it. Even the moment Butterscotch was sneaking out of the castle made me think of the walking in sand moment from the Lion King.

Anyways, well i didn't do much for Applejack's discussion with Butterscotch on his feelings towards Eris because Artemis had talked to him about and i didn't want to have the message repeated again, so i only had a small chat between them and Applejack joins Butterscotch on his journey. The reason i felt the four friends should have been an obstacle was because it would be like turning back time, so Butterscotch could fix what he had messed up on.

Let's talk about this ending shall we?

Why did i decide to change the ending of this chapter? Well, i didn't like the whole settling of the Everfree Forest too much. So, i changed it to Eris being imprisoned in Canterlot. Eris feels distraught after hurting Butterscotch. She doesn't care about taking over Equestria. So, to keep herself from hurting him, she decides to do the one thing she wouldn't normally think about doing; turning herself into stone. That was why i decided to change it up a little bit. Now, originally i wanted to put something in the end of the chapter as well, but i think you guys will find out next chapter, what i am up to.

Also, originally Gleaming Shield would have been the one in Canterlot and Prince Tempo would reside in the Crystal Empire. You will learn soon why i changed it to Prince Tempo being in Canterlot.

So, tell me your thoughts on this chapter and what you think might happen in the next chapter.

Well, Discord seems like to do things to enrage me. So, first was making me pay for Chapter 15 by placing me in a room full of enraged Opalescence. Then, there was the 'love potion' incident. Discord made Midnight Summer's Dream look tame by comparison.

*puts on a suit of armor* now i have to fix another problem Discord has done. Let's just hope i can turn an orange cat wearing a blue hat back into a pegasus once more. *Picks up book on converting cats to pegasus*

Me: *Walks offscreen* How to Turn Your Disney Fanatic 2364 from Cat to Pegasus by Fluttershy. Seems very specific,but okay. Chapter 1: when enraged cats attack...

*It's funny because i can see Discord turn DF into a cat multiple times enough to where somepony would write a book*

Next chapter is called

The Confrontation

Until then, see you later.