Discord's Meddling
Chapter 3: 3. Before Five 'o Clock
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"DISCORD!" five of the six mares shouted. Fluttershy was nearest to him on the line and was shaking with fright.
"D-do you think we could, maybe, get down from here?" the Pegasus whimpered, looking over the edge of the platform. Discord's face soured and he snapped his talons.
"Fine." They reappeared in the throne room with Spike walking in.
"Since when did you all leave?" He shrugged and continued. "I'm just going to be in my room reading comics. See ya!" The dragon ran as fast as his stout legs would allow him.
When he was out of sight, the ponies turned their glares to Discord, save Fluttershy.
"What did you think you were doing?! You know that Fluttershy is af-...er, doesn't like heights!" Twilight Sparkle scolded.
Rarity tossed her mane, trying to beat out any leaves from it. "I have to agree that, that was most inconsiderate."
"Darn, tootin' it was!" Applejack adjusted her hat. "I'm not sure if this was a good idea, y'all."
"You know, I'm right here!" Discord had shrunk then grew to full size again in the middle of them. "And Fluttershy looks fine!" He grabbed her shoulder and pulled her closer to himself.
"Uh, Discord, would you mind putting me back down?" the Pegasus requested, politely, with the faintest of a pink spreading on her face. He did as asked, then laid down in midair.
The Spirit of Disharmony complained, "You ponies were never fun. And this wasn't my idea! I didn't ask to stay here!" He crossed his arms and turned his head.
"Chillax! Nopony was accusing you!" Rainbow Dash flapped above the rest of her friends, leveled with Discord.
The Princess of Friendship spoke, "This arguing isn't getting us anywhere. How about we all meet back here at 5:00PM?"
The Elements all agreed, nodding and mumbling.
"Goody! I'll see you then, everypony!" The draconequus was close to snapping his claws when the alicorn moved him back to the circle of thrones.
"Not you, Discord." After the rest of the ponies left, he smirked.
"So! About your little crush."
Twilight blushed and stammered, "T-that was none of business to begin with!"
"Please, Sparkle. You know I can help!" Discord taunted her. She started moving back to the staircase.
"You know, I have to help Spike with something." He tried to stop her, but she ran faster than Rainbow Dash and Applejack did in the "Running of the Leaves" race. "Sorry!Gottogo,bye!"
The Lord of Chaos rubbed his paw and claw together. "Now I can get started on annoying the rest of them!" He snapped his talons and left the Throne Room empty.
An unsuspecting blue pegasus was flying to meet the Wonderbolt, Soarin. Ever since Rainbow had saved him at the Equestria Games Tryouts, they would da– er, hang out from time to time.
Discord followed her in his infamous pink cotton candy cloud (without question) and was going to "help" their relationship move along.
The pair was reunited at a small cloud patch. "Hey, Dash! Where've ya been?" Soarin called to the wanna-be-Wonderbolt.
A small patch of pink rose to her cheeks as she fiddled with her mane. "Oh, just dealing with Discord, again. Hehe." Discord scowled at her comment and decided to ruin her date ahead of schedule.
The couple started to talk about the stats of the Cloudsdale Clydesdales' recent game with the Ponyville Pintos. As their discussion went on, Discord lowered a puppet string attached to a feather and started to tickle the Element of Loyalty with it. She managed to stifle her giggles before she was bursting out in laughter in Soarin's face.
The feather was out of his line of site. His puzzled expression prompted the mare to guffaw even harder and soon her date joined in. They had such a good time, that Discord left them alone.
The draconequus had dropped down on another couple, Applejack and Spike. They had been in secret for about a month, ever since Spike realized that Rarity would never love him the way he loved her. Applejack had always been the one to console him, and he thought of how much he owed her. The mare herself had fallen head-over-hooves for the dragon ever since he had truly saved her from the "terrifying Timberwolf." Her infatuation stuck with "her little apple" ever since. Spike kept his act up to avoid suspicion and to give Applejack time to confess to the girls.
The two were laughing under the gazebo, enjoying a picnic the farmer had made.
"Gee, Applejack...I don't know how I've looked over you and had eyes for Rarity! You're simply, amazing!" The Element of Honesty tried to hide her blushing face behind her hat and looked away.
She humbled herself, "Aww, Spike. Ya know how Rarity is pretty an' all. Ya wouldn' notice me if I were the first pony ya met." As the Lord of Chaos prepared to find the proper tool for disaster, truth arose between the love birds.
"Actually, you were the first pony I met coming to Ponyville." The dragon avoided the emeralds of his marefriend's eyes, regretting as soon as it fell from his mouth. His time spent with her had pushed him to be more honest in his words, or so he guessed.
Applejack vaguely recalled Twilight's tale of which of whom she had met in which order. The pony gulped and smiled to hide her hurt. "Don'– don' worry 'bout it, sugarcube. You're still my little apple." Spike's leafy green eyes returned to his special somepony, his purple claw gripping her orange hoof.
"Ugh, this is getting too sappy for me," Discord claimed and dropped an egg carton of chicken eggs on them. After listening to their annoyance, he searched for his next victim.
Pinkie Pie was skipping on her way to the train station, stocked with supplies for a long trip to throw a party for eight-year-old Bass Drum in Trottingham. Once she arrived and payed for her ticket, she sat to wait for the train. She let out her exhaustion and stress because that day she had gotten extremely tired. A certain pony she knew was sitting next to her in her peripheral whose name was...
"CHEESE SANDWICH!" She had newfound strength and tackled her friend.
The orange stallion wrapped his forelegs around her back. "Golly, Pinkie! If I'd known we would see each other here, I would have brought–"
Chaos itself snickered at them, "Oh, this is too easy." He blew a foghorn right beside their ears and flew off. The two weren't bothered and just smiled.
Discord's last destination was in Carousel Boutique, where Rarity was discussing the lastest fashion in Canterlot.
"Oh, come now, Fancy Pants. What's your life been like? I'm your friend, and I want to keep updated about more than just fashions." For the first time Rarity would ever had thought, Fancy looked flustered!
"Well, uh, my personal life? Love life included?" Rarity nodded curtly. "I have...dumped Fleur-de-Lis." The white unicorn mare widened her eyes with her heart skipping a beat.
She was simply, flabbergasted. The Element of Generosity had never thought that they would separate since they always seemed like a happy couple. "Oh, oh Fancy Pants. I'm ever so sorry. Do you...do you need a shoulder to cry on?" Rarity bit her lip, thinking her own question was absurd.
The white stallion surprised, even himself, when he replied, "Yes."
The draconequus hanging outside of the window gagged at such a "precious" moment. He was absolutely revolted of the thought of anypony consoling another and shot off in disgust.
At some point in his flight, Discord had found himself at Fluttershy's cottage and knocked. He was horrified at how old the wood was and how it could crash down on "poor Fluttershy." Any thought of his own was erased by his worry for her.
The oak door squeaked on it's hinges when the butter yellow Pegasus stepped into the warm sun, her long pink hair draping over one of her teal eyes. The only eye uncovered sparkled in the sunlight with the soft mane framing her, perfectly. She looked up at her visitor and her kind smile grew. To Discord, Fluttershy was the only pony that ever mattered in existence, in that moment, and he was lost in ocean of eyes. Fluttershy felt the exact same way for the prior and was gazing into his red orbs.
"Hello, Discord." Her gentle voice broke him from his stupor and he stood up as straight as a post.
"Yes! Hello, Fluttershy!" He invited himself in and sprawled on the couch. When the Element of Kindness walked into the living room, he realized she needed a place to sit. The Spirit of Disharmony was back to the stiff position, allowing Fluttershy room.
He thought, Is this what the others felt like?
She sat down, gratefully, and said, "Thank you." Her sweet smile seemed to widen even more. When she glanced out the window, the Pegasus realized the time was five 'o clock. "Oh my goodness, oh my goodness! We're going to be late!" She yanked his paw hard enough to pull him from his seat and through the cottage door.
The rest of the elements were gathered, unhappily, in their thrones. Discord sneered at his fine work.
"Thanks a lot, Discord. That was sure a mighty surprise you gave to me," a southern drawl greeted him. Pieces of eggshell was still embedded in Applejack's mane and coat. She reached down to pick up a foil shape...
"Pie time!" A cream pie landed right in his face with Fluttershy distraught next to him. Everypony laughed, but her.
"That wasn't very nice, Applejack!" She tried to muster some anger to her friend and put her hooves on her hips, looking as stern as an upset mother.
Rainbow Dash kicked her hind legs onto the armrest of her throne and rolled her eyes. "Relax, Flutters. It was just one pie! There's no need to get so worked up."
"It still wasn't nice." Fluttershy's confidence wavered, but she saw that even Discord was laughing and let it drop. "Where's Twilight?" She flew and sat on her respective chair, glancing to the empty across from her.
"Honestly? I don't know, either," Rarity replied.
Spike looked up from his comic book, nonchalant. Suspiciously, an eggshell was hanging from one of the spikes on his head. "Last I heard she said to me was that she was going out to research something." The clatter of hooves came from above with faint voices as an odd mechanical sound wailed from above. Twilight appeared at the stairs once more and sailed down, in a very happy mood.
"Hello, everypony! Sorry if I kept you waiting." She grumbled to herself, "Though he said we would be on time." All the creatures in the room exchanged confused expressions, save Pinkie Pie, who was oddly depleted of enthusiasm. Discord even scratched his head, taking the pose of "The Thinker," a famous sculpture in Prance.
Discord broke the silence, asking the Princess, "So, what is this meeting about?" He hated silence enough to ask rhetorical questions.
"Well, we all need to figure out how to get along.
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