Equestrian Heroes

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Naruto x Rarity x Twilight x Fluttershy x Applejack x Pinkie Pie x Rainbow Dash x Ditzy x Luna x ? x ?

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For Normal Speech

Inner thoughts, Text read, Italics used to represent characters speaking in different language.

Demonic rage, Demonic characters, Kurama Speak

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Story Start

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Worried for Fluttershy's safety the others followed after the duo into the cottage where Discord planted himself on the couch and seriously presented no sign of respect or consideration as he stretched himself in comfort. I literally could not find a moment of relief in my body ever since he was brought back from his frozen state.

"Fluttershy, are you really going to be treating him like this?" Twilight asked, clearly not wanting Fluttershy to go on with her plan.

"He may be horrible, but that doesn't mean we have to act the same way." Fluttershy responded as she began tidying up the place, placing a book back on the shelf and replacing it with a vase of flowers. "We should at least try to be hospitable." She noticed Discord and then faced Angel. "You don't mind giving up your favorite spot on the couch, do you, Angel Bunny?"

Angel quickly jumped, wanting to disagree on her question. He dashed over to Discord and began pulling his hoof in order to attempt to remove him from the couch. Discord merely looked at him struggle with a smile. After Angel realized it was no use, he gave up and walked away with a grumpy mood.

"Oh, I'm sorry about Angel. Are you alright?" Fluttershy asked Discord.

"Oh, yes. Thank you, Fluttershy, for your concern. If only your pony friends could be as considerate..."

"You can't trust him Fluttershy," Rainbow's voice blared through the bond. "He'll try and drive a wedge through us."

"Discord I would prefer it if you didn't intrude on our private mental conversations, its a bit rude."

"Oh you'll just have to forgive me, I'm too used to such etiquette." He couldn't be more ungenuine if he tried. "Besides, are you going to ignore her baseless claims about trying to drive a wedge."

"You don't fool me, you're back up to your old tricks trying to forge a wedge between us so we won't be able to use the Elements of Harmony against you, that's why!" Rainbow answered boldly.

"I never thought of that..." He replied, staying in the same tone.

"You big liar!"

"Now, look who's a liar." Discord shrunk himself in order to make Rainbow Dash look like the liar instead. "Anyone can plainly see that I'm not big at all." Angel noticed that since he was small, he could get back on the couch. However, when he did, Discord reverted back to his size and pushed Angel off the couch, along with pushing the lamp near him.

With his fast reflexes Naruto caught the lamp and placed it back. No matter what he wanted to say right now would amount to nothing. When Fluttershy was convinced she was doing good for another it was difficult to argue against her.

Rarity was on the verge of bursting a blood vessel. Discord's grating and manipulation was apparent, she was sure Fluttershy could see it to, but kindness incarnate was determined to see her plan. She knew if she stayed any longer what she said would leave to a tense atmosphere. "Well, I do believe there is nothing I can contribute to this...situation. I shall be outside."

Applejack tilted her hat over her face and spoke. "I can't watch..." She turned around and began walking out.

"We'll be outside." Rainbow Dash assured and flew out followed by Pinkie.

Naruto could feel their feelings over the bond. He glad he wasn't the only one. This was something they were going to need to talk about at length.

Twilight began walking out as well, but stopped to speak with Fluttershy. "You sure you're okay with this?" She asked.

Fluttershy took one glance a Discord and said, 'she'll be right back,' before leading Twilight into the next room. "I know it's not gonna be easy, but we have so much riding on this Twilight. Equestria's future will be influenced by the choices we make in the coming months. I like to believe, that everypony...everyone deserves a chance if they are willing to try. "

"Not everyone can be given a second chance Fluttershy." Twilight strongly voiced her objection as she felt a small throbbing pain from her heart as the memories of that battle coursing through her. "For the longest time I had nightmares about what happened that day and I know you do to." She said as Fluttershy winched but nodded all the same. "He brainwashed our loved ones. Tried to break our minds and turn us against each other. Tried to kill us."

"But we've forgiven so many others. Midnight, Nyx, Luna, and Comet not to mention the Nightmare children and Theastrals who turned themselves in willingly after we stopped Nightmare and are serving their time." She pointed out, recalling all the villains that they encountered over the years.

"And I understand that, but in those cases their were insinuating circumstances that came with those we redeemed. Even then there were others like Perfect Storm who were simply too dangerous to keep alive. I sincerely want to have fate like you Fluttershy. I want to believe there is goodness in everypony, but sometimes there are those who willingly choose to be evil or good."

"He at least deserves a chance, doesn't he? Without that dark force's taint he at least deserves to be given the choice."

Twilight let out a resigned sigh. "I don't know Shy. I just don't trust him."

"Then I'm asking you." Fluttershy pleaded as she grasped Twilight's hand as she looked down at her shorter herdmate, "...Put your trust in me. I promise you Twilight I am not just winging it, I have a plan...sort of."

"You do?" Twilight questioned with her hopes raised up.

"I think the key is to befriend him. Being kind to him and letting him be my house guest is probably the best way to do that. What we know of him is so limited so maybe, just maybe forging a bond will be that first important step to reformation."

"And you really think that'll work?"

"Its what I believe. You showed me that Twilight. When you took in Nyx it had to have been a difficult choice, but you did it anyway because it was the right thing to do. So now its my turn to do my part."

"Okay, but if you need us, all you need to do is call us through the bond and we'll be back here with our Elements." Twilight told her. With that Fluttershy escorted her to the door where the others were already leaving besides Naruto.

"I know you feel this is something you have to do Shy, but I will feel better staying here." He told her.

"Well, I'll be happy to have you for the night." She answered.

"But one thing first. I know you're trying to 'reform' him but…does he really need to stay in your cottage? I'd feel better if he were somewhere we can keep an eye on him." His face lit up. "I know, I can send him to another dimension."

Fluttershy shook her head and kissed his cheek. "Now you're just being silly. I believe I've thought of a way. We have to be as friendly as possible to him. He's only going to become more a nuisance if we get after led to him getting free was conflict. Negative feelings like anger, sadness, and hate brought upon by conflict and it fueled him, but if he can be shown how good positive feelings are then maybe we can get him to start doing some self reflection."

"Wow," He responded genuinely impressed, "That is very insightful Shy, I think I might be rubbing off on you. Not in my favorite way but still." He teased as Fluttershy let out a blushing gasp and swatted his shoulder.

"So lewd." She responded. "Anyway we should start with a token gesture to welcome him. I say we go and get some cupcakes from Sugarcube Corner."

"Well, I suppose ." He replied as Fluttershy poke her head out of the kitchen and looked at Discord. "Discord?" She called. I walked out of the kitchen. "Listen, Discord, I just want to make sure you know that if there's anything I can do to—" She stopped to see him chewing blissfully on a bowl of paper. "uh, umm. Are you eating... paper?"

He swallowed and answered as he poked his fork onto another piece of paper. "Am I? Huh, how odd of me." He started chewing on another piece.

"Well, um... Naruto and I are heading out, so, you just make yourself at home while we're gone."

"Buh-bye, have a nice time!" He waved as he already appeared to have a robe for wearing at home. He also held a cup of coffee. "Everything is fine here, bye bye... Bye bye..." He went back inside and closed the door.

"Provide your stuff is in one piece when we get back you can come move in with Rarity and I." He offered her as he took one glance back at the cottage.

"I...I am sure Discord wouldn't destroy the place he's staying at. I think...hope...maybe."

"Whole thing will probably be under a chocolate river by the time we're on our way back."

"Oh...I sure hope that won't be the case."

The grass of the field gently crumbled beneath Fluttershy's hooves as the yellow coated pegasus ran onward. How long had she been running? How far into the fields had she come? Another surge of panic washed away her questions as she remembered what had brought her out here.

The city had been attacked and she stayed behind to help the injured. The others were strong. They, they wouldn't lose to anypony, but yet she couldn't feel them. Why couldn't' she feel them in the link anymore?

Against a tree Fluttershy saw the outline of a familiar figure.

"Twilight, is that you? Oh, thank goodness you're here, are the others okay?"

There was no response. Halting a few feet from the unicorn, Fluttershy tried again, the hard knot of fear beginning to tighten once more in her stomach.

"Twilight?" Twilight was not moving. Not even with the slight motion of breath. "TWILIGHT!" She rushed over only to feel coldness instead of warmth from the purple coat.

"Oh… oh no…" Tears sprung up at the corners of her eyes as the yellow pegasus flinched back, shrinking into herself as if to hide behind her pink mane. How had this happened? What could have done such a thing? Who could have done this? "Twilight please!" Fluttershy began going through everything she knew. Praying, pleading, bargaining as she tried to bring Twilight back to life, but nothing.

With a strength born of terror, Fluttershy took wing. The others. She had to find the others. Naruto. He...he can do the Six Paths...and revive Twilight! He could jump start her heart! He had to! He just had to.

Further out into the field she saw several more bodies.

Pinkie.

Applejack.

Rarity.

Naruto.

Rainbow.

One by one she checked them as her heart broke even more and more. But not a single one of them had a heartbeat. They were all...so cold. Fluttershy dropped to her knees as she began to wept.

Brokenly weeping, Fluttershy knelt in the clearing. She paid no attention to the sounds around her until an too familiar voice spoke to her. She turned and looking above her was a Draconquus.

"Discord...why?"

"Discord?" The being answered back as he let out a chortle, that one statement from it confirmed this was not the one invited to her home, but the one that was to be responsible for their dark future. "I must admit, I have to thank you for resealing my father, but now, you're services are no longer required." He finished as he lunged at her.

Fluttershy woke up with a scream, her face was coated in tears and she panted rapidly her eyes wide with fear. She looked around to see she was no longer in her nightmare, she then had a flash back of it and tears began to well up in her eyes and she broke down sobbing hard into her hands.

'What if there right? What if I can't reform Discord? What if…what if because I fail then Equestria is doomed to ruin? Everypony will die and it'll be my fault.'

Naruto body flickered to her room the moment he heard the scream. He had stayed up all night, keeping an eye on Discord who was being a pain in the ass constantly testing his patience with little chaotic pranks and going on about himself at ad nauseum.

Joining her on the bed Naruto wrapped his arms around her as he let Fluttershy cry her tears out. "Fluttershy. Are you okay?"

Fluttershy sniffled and looked up, her eyes now red from crying and tears staining her face, "I-I'm fine…I'm sorry f-for waking you up." She whispered.

"Nah, I was already up." He told her. "Want to talk about it?" He asked softly.

Fluttershy didn't answer, she felt her lip quiver and she let herself go. She got up and buried her face into his chest wrapping her arms around him and gently sobbed into his chest. He could feel everything through the bond.

He was not the only one. Discord was of coursing fishing for any ammunition he could use so he was surprised at the information he had glimpsed from Fluttershy's mind.

'Aah yes. The war mongering apple of my eye. Seems you get yourself up to quite the trouble and not even giving dear old pops a second thought. That's something we're going to have to talk about next time we meet.' The other tidbits he couldn't help but pick up was Fluttershy's feelings of failure. Why in the world wide sphere was that mare thinking she could reform him? And why did she feel sadness of failing to do so in regards to the dream? She should be angry, cursing Strife to the pits of Taratrus and hellbent on destroying him, but then again Fluttershy was the odd one out.

Even his favorite out of the bunch, little chaotic Pinkie held fingers of resentment and repressed anger towards him, but she seemed to genuinely want to reach out to him.

'Bah, I'm thinking too much into it.' He dismissed. 'I need to start focusing on more important things. Like how to trick Fluttershy into no longer wanting to use her element on me.' But try as he might he couldn't completely keep his mind off the previous subject.

Trying to get back to regular updates. As you can see I'm on a roll once again. I'll be shocked if another chapter isn't posted by tomorrow. Credit to Ziom05 for the image.