Fluttershy and Discord's Wedding

Screw Ball, Perplexity, and Zany were in Screwy's room looking for a story to read for bedtime. They were scanning her giant bookshelf when suddenly, Zany bumped a book and it fell to their feet, revealing a photo of Fluttershy and Discord in wedding garb.

"So that's where it was!" their dad exclaimed as he was standing by the door, then popped up to pick up the photo album, "Your mother and I have been looking for it all over the place!" he gestured around the huge house, which used to be Fluttershy's small cottage, but once they had wed, Discord expanded the place into a grand manor with plenty of room for the kids to play.

"Hey, Dad," said Screwy, "Instead of us finding a story to actually read, why don't you tell us about you and mom's wedding day!"

Discord looked back with uncertainty while the kids gave hopeful smiles.

"I don't know…" he pondered, "Sure you want to hear it? The whole story?"

"Oh, yes, please!" begged Perp while batting her teal eyes, which she inherited from her mother. She looked exactly like Fluttershy, but her coat was more of a pale yellow and she had a black ruffled mane similar to her father's.

"Any story from you, Dad, has to be awesome!" said Zany, flapping his mismatched wings that were exactly like his father's wings. In fact, Zany looked like Discord the most. He had his fur color and mane, the horns, and the snake tail! The only difference was that he had a pony body like his mother.

"Yet this is a true story… Sorry, guys. Not tonight; maybe some other night." he headed for the door while they groaned.

Once he had gone out, Screw Ball huddled up her younger siblings, "He's hiding something… Okay, here's what we need to do…" she whispered the rest of the plan.

Over the next few days, the kids subtly hinted to Discord to tell the story. When Discord was reading the newspaper, Screw Ball wore a flower girl dress and carried a basket in her mouth while throwing petals around. Then, he was refilling the animal food dispensers in the backyard, which was actually a real petting zoo, another gift from him to his wife. Perplexity was nearby holding a baton in her mouth and directed the bird choir to chirp to the tune, "Here Comes the Bride". Discord had to cover his ears and teleport back into the house. Just when Discord was safe and relaxed in his favorite armrest, Zany conjured up a wedding cake and assorted wedding pastries.

He couldn't take it anymore and shouted out, "Enough! You win! I'll tell you everything!"

The girls teleported to his side: Screwy on the right and Perp on the left. Zany flopped onto his lap.

"Do tell." Screw Ball pointed.

"Are you sure you want this? It's not too late to back out, you know."

"Why are you so against telling us?" Screwy asked.

"Because he's ashamed…" came a soft voice.

They turned to see a yellow pegasus with pink hair coming in from the front door.

"Mom!" the trio said and ran to embrace her.

"You're back!" cheered Zany.

"Of course I am. It was only for three days, what with me and your aunts on business as the Court of Friendship in Canterlot. What's been going on here?"

"Dad won't tell us about your and his wedding day." mentioned Screwy.

"So I see. And I can't say that I blame him… What with the wedding almost not happening…"

"What?!" the three offsprings gasped.

"That's why I didn't want to say anything…" he tapped his fingers together, "I was afraid you would think of me as a coward and the fact that you kids would have never existed if I didn't pull together in time…"

"Why?" the sisters said.

"I had cold feet! Okay!" he put his hands to his eyes.

His wife fluttered up and removed his hands. She smiled at him in comfort.

"Just take a deep breath and tell the kids what happened that day…"

"Why don't you go first? We can take turns."

"All right…" she gestured her kids to sit on the couch and she started recapping the whole event that bright sunny morning in Canterlot.

Fluttershy was with the girls as they were getting ready to finish their fittings for the wedding that night. Rarity had set a rose crown on top of Fluttershy's head and put on the veil with it.

"There… You're all set!" Rarity declared, moving back to admire the dress she made for her best friend. It was a fairly simple gown with embodied roses in the back and a red rose in the front. The bride also wore small slippers. "Darling, you're absolutely beautiful!"

"Darn tootin', she is!"

"I'll say!" twirled Rainbow.

Pinkie jumped up and down, "The most beautiful awesome spectacular bride there ever is!"

"You really are beautiful, Fluttershy…" beamed Twilight.

Fluttershy went to the mirror and blushed, "Thank you. I hope he'll think so too…"

"Oh, he's bound to!" said Rarity.

"I'm sure he won't take his eyes off you for one second." said Twilight.

"I can't wait to see his face!" she smiled.

On the other side of the castle, Discord and Spike, along with then-coltfriends of Twilight, Pinkie, and Rainbow Dash, were having a quick bachelor party in the ballroom.

Discord was dancing to the disco music and then did a moonwalk over to Cheese Sandwich, who provided the music with Vinyl Scratch.

"I gotta say, Cheese, you really know how to throw a shindig!"

"Thanks!" Cheese accepted the compliment.

Soarin' was at a table drinking apple cider, which he already drunk three cups already. Flash Sentry and Spike had blindfolds on as Flash had a stick in his mouth and Spike was holding one when they were trying to knock down a Discord-shaped piñata. Spike finally got the upper hand and struck it down, releasing all the candy inside. Taking off their blindfolds, the two jumped in the candy pile and shortly after, Soarin' and Cheese joined in.

Discord saw the commotion and did an evil grin. With a snap of his fingers, the candy showered on him.

"Hey!" the guys said.

"Well, it is my bachelor party and my wedding! It's only fair…" he smirked away.

They could only glare at him when they heard the ballroom doors opening and they saw Princess Celestia at the doorway.

Discord merely looked his fingers and said, "May I help you, Princess?"

"You can. I would like a word with you."

"What, now? When there's…" he conjured up a watch on his wrist and looked at the time. Then he had the clock popping out to the wise princess, "…twelve hours till my wedding?"

"This won't take long." she tilted her head for him to follow.

He gave out a groan and slumped to her. The guys gave each other glances, then when Discord was gone closing the doors behind him, they immediately took to the candy pile Discord took in the first place.

The spirit found himself in the hall of stained-glass windows that recorded important events in Equestria. He cringed when he saw the windows that had the Elements turning him to stone.

"I see that you feel guilt." Celestia noticed.

"Is that why you brought me here? To remind me of the trouble I've caused in the first place?! Well, thank you! I already know too well what my stupidity could have cost me!"

"No, in fact, just quite the opposite." she moved towards her throne while he gave her a confused look. "What you are about to do today is a big step in your life, a step to a better life… The windows may show your past mistakes, but you're about to redeem all of that by making a choice that'll make some pony very happy… I'm very proud of you."

Discord felt stunned, "Well, gee, thanks… That's pretty big coming from you, given our history…"

"This is what you needed all along. I expected you and Fluttershy to be friends, but I am quite pleased to see the results were better."

"Yeah, she's a keeper…" he sighed happily, but then looked up to see the window of where his friends, including his fiancée, were using their Elements to turn him to stone.

"Well, I've kept you away from your party long enough and I'm sure you have to get ready soon. My sister will be just in time to preside the ceremony as she raises the moon. You wanted her to, considering you are closer to her then you are to me. You and she converse in your dreams. I must see to the final preparations in the gardens." Then, she saw the once master of chaos distracted, "Discord?"

"Uh? Oh, yes! Great! I know much she wanted a garden wedding, and Luna can preside? That's wonderful to hear!" he gave off a fake smile.

"I shall see you all tonight, then." she moved out of the room.

Discord looked back to the window and thought to himself, Oh, what have I gotten myself into…?

Spike lied on the floor with the rest of the guys, who all had chocolate covered faces and big bellies from eating all that candy. They groaned to their full stomachs.

"I… win." moaned Cheese.

"Only because you can handle that much candy…" muttered Soarin'.

"Let's agree to never have another candy-eating contest ever again…" said Flash.

"Agreed…" the rest grumbled.

As they lied in pain, they didn't notice Discord sulking in.

"Hi…" he said quietly.

Right away, Spike noticed his strange behavior, "Hey, what happened to you? One minute you were excited, the next… really down in the dumps."

"Ah, Spike…" he used his lion paw to pat the dragon's head, "Something awful just occurred to me…"

"What?" the guys questioned.

"I'm getting married… to this sweet mare, who practically deserves better… Think about it! Look at me! A zoo merged into one animal! A villain that was nothing but a pain! She saw what a tyrant I was! I'm glad she had the sense to help imprison me back into my stone body! She's kindness! I'm chaos! It'll never work!"

"Whoa, whoa!" Spike stood up, "You're forgetting the whole point of this wedding! She loves you! You love her!"

"All the more reason I should stay away from her as much as possible!" he spotted a nearby open window, and forgetting his ability to teleport, he flapped his wings and sped on out.

"Discord!" the guys shouted out.

Spike ran in circles and panicked, "Oh, my gosh, oh, my gosh, oh, my gosh! This is bad, so very bad!"

"We got a runaway groom!" pointed Soarin'.

"Twilight!" Spike took out a quill and paper and wrote a message at fast pace, "Emergency!" He blew the green fire on it.

The girls were giggling away as they had put their dresses away in the meantime. Then, the message popped up in front of Twilight's face, which she quickly read and shouted out,

"WHAT?!"

The girls stood silent and turned back to her. She put on a cheesy grin and merely said, "Um, just a mishap with the flower arrangements…" she released a nervous chuckle, "AJ, Rainbow, could you come with me, please?"

"Huh?" both athletes said and went with Twilight to the door. She closed the door and they were down the hallway. Apple Jack demanded,

"What in the hay is going on?!"

"Discord has run off!"

"What?!" both gasped.

Rainbow flew up in fury, "Let me at him! I'll find him and knock some sense into him!" she pressed her hooves together, "No pony abandons Fluttershy at the altar! Not while I have anything to say about it!" she was about to zoom off, if not for Apple Jack grabbing her by the tail with her teeth.

"Whoa there, partner!"

"Apple Jack is right. We need to keep our heads together and find him at once."

She took them to the ballroom where the boys explained the whole situation.

"And he just… flew out the window." Flash pointed.

"Why didn't you go after him, Soarin'!" demanded Rainbow.

"Well, I didn't think he was going to do that and by then, he was already out of sight!"

Dash did a face-hoof.

"Okay, here's what we need to do," the princess huddled them up, "Rainbow, AJ, and I with Spike and Soarin' to go look for Discord. Flash and Cheese, stay here and make sure that no pony knows something's wrong. We can't let Pinkie and Rarity know that a wedding may not continue, not when both worked so hard to make this happen. And especially not Fluttershy; we can't let her know the love of her life has gone…"

Both stallions saluted amd Flash said, "You can count on us."

She kissed his cheek, "I know we can."

"Twi, the clock is ticking." Rainbow abruptly said.

"Yes, we have only ten hours to find the groom before Celestia lowers the sun. Let's go!" she magically put Spike on her back while she and AJ galloped out with Rainbow and Soarin' soaring above them.

Discord was peeking his head out in a dark alley of Canterlot. He'd been trying to teleport for the last hour, but his emotions wouldn't let him. He felt so conflicted at the moment. A part of him wanted to go, but a part of him wanted to stay… It wasn't just his wedding; it was hers, too… How could he abandon her now on the very day they were suppose to get married? This morning, when he woke up in his guest room, he was super excited that the day had finally come since he made the proposal, how happy it made him she said yes…

But when seeing those reminders of his past in the windows, he knew he couldn't marry a good, kind pony… To have her tied to a creature so horrid back then. He just couldn't do that to her; he didn't deserve her. He had to get out of here and fast. He looked back to the direction of the castle and whispered, "She'll thank me someday…" he started moving out of the alley.

Acting as eyes in the sky, Soarin' and Rainbow searched high and low to the Canterlot streets. It wasn't until Rainbow spotted a couple of horns she recognized all too well.

"There!" she pointed out.

Below, Twilight saw the direction she was pointing in and they ran faster.

Discord thought, If I can't teleport out of here, might as well do it the boring pony way and take the train!

He made it to the station and morphed in pony form. He was about to board the train when a voice cried out,

"Hold it right there, coward!" he was tacked by a blue blur.

The train chugged away from his grasp; he lost his only means to escape.

"What do you have to say for yer self?!" Apple Jack and the others galloped onto the platform.

He transformed back to his normal self and lowered his head, "I was doing her a favor…"

"A favor?" questioned Twilight, "What are you talking about? You're not doing Fluttershy any favors by leaving her at the altar!"

"Oh, yes, I am! I don't deserve her! She is this incredible pony who managed to take me as a friend when I couldn't understand friendship! I was awful to all of you and her. She shouldn't have to marry a guy like me who makes a lot of mistakes…"

They were stunned for bit until Rainbow proclaimed, "You mean the mistake you're doing right now?"

"Well, this is the one mistake I'm doing right."

"No," said Twilight, "it's the mistake you're doing wrong… Discord, you have been forgiven for the things you have done… You have friends who care you; would we be here if we weren't your friends?"

"I assumed you did it for Fluttershy."

"We did." answered the alicorn, "But also for you. We're here to support the both of you in a happy marriage, but we can't do that if the groom plans to run away from his problems."

"So… you came after me because you were worried about me?"

They nodded, even Rainbow. Tears filled his eyes and a smile spread across his face. Just like that, he grabbed him into a group hug and squeezed them. Once he let them go, his face filled with concern again.

"But what about Fluttershy? Can she even look at me again for trying to leave her?"

"Relax, she doesn't know you're gone yet." said Rainbow.

"But she will if we don't get back there." said AJ as she pointed to the sky. It was almost sunset.

"By all means, we have a wedding to get to!" Discord snapped his fingers and they teleported back into the ballroom.

They heard Cheese's voice from the hallway, "I'm sure they're around here some place. It is a huge castle after all!" By then, he and Flash were walking in with Pinkie, Rarity, and Fluttershy. "Oh! There they were! I'd told you we'd find them!"

The group just gave each other looks.

Rarity looked out the window and saw the sun slowly lowering. She said, "Well, not a moment too soon. Girls, we have to get ready!" As the mares were leaving the room, Fluttershy stole a quick glance to Discord before Rarity had pulled her away.

That moment, relief washed over him. Seeing her was just what he needed to remind himself why he wanted to married her in the first place. She was his one true friend, and true love, the only one who could ever truly understand him and be used to his antics. He felt a tap at his leg and looked down to see Flash Sentry.

"We better get ready, too."

Celestia had set the sun down and Luna was raising the moon while Discord was snapping different tuxedos to wear. The guys were already wearing their tuxes and groaned.

Spike said, "Come on, Discord, just pick one!"

"But it has to look perfect!"

"You're still not on that again, are you? Look, Fluttershy's not going to care what tux you wear. All she cares about is getting married to you!"

"Hmm, I suppose you're right…" he finally decided on a black tuxedo with a red cummerbund and red bowtie as he wore white gloves.

The dragon and colts gave out huge sighs.

Fluttershy wore her gown again as the girls had their bridesmaids' dresses. A guard knocked on the door and that was their cue that the ceremony was starting.

Discord and the boys were in position of the garden, which was lit up with floating candles by the rose arch altar. Discord stood in the groom spot while Spike was next to him playing the ring bearer once more and Flash, Cheese, and Soarin' were his ushers. The bridesmaids arrived and took their places on the bride's side while Twilight took to Discord's side as she was his best mare since she was the next friend he ever made after his sweet. Luna flew down from the moon to do her duty of presiding the ceremony as promised. Guests had filled up the entire garden and Celestia was watching the event from the back.

Discord was still a bit nervous, but all that washed away once the wedding march sounded off and his bride made her appearance… She looked so beautiful in her gown and how the roses on her matched the red on his suit. It was official: they were perfect for each other… She smiled to him and he returned it.

Twilight whispered to him, "Still think running away was the better solution?"

"Are you nuts? Or rather, I was nuts… I wasn't thinking straight. Thank you, Twilight, from saving me from a bigger mistake than I have made in all the mistakes I have ever done."

Twilight gave him a content smile and turned back to see Fluttershy nearing the altar. Discord then went all fours to make it easier for Luna to wed the couple. Once she made it, bride and groom shared a look before turning to the princess.

Luna spoke up for all the guests to hear, "Citizens, we gather here this very night to join in union these two creatures whose great friendship turned into a bond of love for all time. Mortal enemies at first, but later became friends, in which friends became lovers and now wish to be together forever."

"Say, Luna, can I say a few words quick?" Discord asked.

"If that is what you want. It's your wedding."

"Actually, I thought that this morning, but slowly came to realize that a wedding is for two, not just one." he faced his bride as he looked ashamed, "I thought I could turn and run when I thought you deserved some pony else… I wasn't fit to marry you. I don't know what I would have done if our friends didn't come to save me and our wedding. So I understand that you'll want to call the whole thing off now that you know the truth…"

Fluttershy was surprised at first, and then she did a small smile and touched his paw, "You came forth with the truth before going through with it… That just makes me want to marry you more than ever…"

He pulled her into a hug, "Oh, my sweet Fluttershy… I have got to be the luckiest pony in the world."

"You'll be even luckier once we're married…"

"You said it…"

Luna gave out a huge smile and spoke up, "And there you have it! True love conquers all! I say we get on with the rings." Spike lifted the pillow up, carrying a golden band and a golden ring on a chain. Luna used her magic to put the chain around Fluttershy's neck and the band on Discord's talon, "I now pronounce you Mare and Draconquus. You may kiss your bride." she winked.

Discord didn't waste a second to grab his new wife and pull her into a passionate kiss. Rarity and Pinkie started crying tears of joy; even Rainbow was trying to hold back tears. Every pony in the garden stomped in applause. Fireworks then shot off.

Discord and Fluttershy were kissing while the kids on the couch watched in annoyance. Screw Ball raised her hoof up, "Um, hello? We're still here!"

They pulled away and faced the three children they were given in their time of being married.

"So, there you have it," said Discord, "I'm sure you'll think less of me now."

"If anything Dad, you were trying to be a romantic hero." pointed Screwy.

Perplexity and Zany nodded their heads.

"You're joking."

"Honey, I think so, too. You were thinking of my best interests at heart. You thought I shouldn't marry some pony that makes mistakes when really, no pony's perfect, not even me."

"But you are perfect, in my eyes…"

"And you're perfect in mine…" they leaned into another kiss.

While the parents' eyes were closed, Screwy motioned her siblings to go between them. When they did, Discord kissed Perp's cheek and Fluttershy kissed Zany's cheek. The parents saw who they really smooched and pulled the kids into a family sandwich. Screwy quickly joined them.

AN: One wedding down, five to go! After reading a couple fics involving a Fluttercord wedding, I thought, "Why not expand the idea of Discord getting cold feet?" He could have easily made a getaway, could he not? Might as well write about that.