"Fluttershy?" Fluttershy? Are you home?" Rainbow called, opening her door open a crack.

"I'm in here!" Fluttershy replied, her voice oddly muffled.

"What?"

"In here!"

"Oh, okay." Rainbow flew into the cottage, and saw Fluttershy with baby Discord in her mouth, attempting to get him in the bath. He was squealing, kicking his little feet as he tried to get away. "Geez, what is going on?"

"He won't-" Fluttershy was cut off when Discord kicked her in her face. She grabbed him in her hooves and tried to stick him in, but he clung to her.

"Need a little help?" Rainbow asked.

"That would be most helpful, Rainbow, thanks," Fluttershy said, grunting as he struggled. Rainbow grabbed Discord, and Fluttershy pushed him down into the tub. Discord wailed as Fluttershy poured water on him and scrubbed his back with some soap. Rainbow held him down and he tried to bite her.

"Hey! Stop trying to bite me, you brat!" Rainbow shouted, yelping as Discord nipped her, but didn't break the skin.

"No! You don't bite ponies! You naughty boy!" Fluttershy scolded. Discord stuck his tongue out at her and Fluttershy gasped. "You're gonna be in big trouble if you don't stop!" Discord continued to wail and kick out. She furiously scrubbed him, and when she was done she lifted him out of the tub and put him in a warm towel. He glared out at them. "Uh, all done!" Fluttershy looked up at Rainbow, who was watching her. "So, what did you need?"

"Oh, yeah, um, the girls and I were going to the park. We were wondering if you wanted to come, and you could bring your little...thing," Rainbow explained.

"Thing!? Oh well, yes I'll come, just let me get him ready."

"Okay, meet ya there!" Rainbow flew toward the door, and left a trail of rainbow streaks.

"Oh, boy. Oh well, come on Dissy, let's get you ready." Fluttershy grabbed the diapers and sat him down on the table. She dried him off, making his fur stick out everywhere, and put his diaper on. "Let's go!" She put Discord on her back and they left.

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"Hey, Flutters! You made it!" Pinkie yelled, shoving a cupcake in her mouth.

"Hi girls!" Fluttershy waved at them.

"Ah, can I hold him?" Pinkie asked, coming up to her.

"Sure." Pinkie grabbed baby Discord from her back and held him up to her face.

"Hi! Hi! Hi! You are so cute! I like you as a baby! Fluttershy, you should keep Discord as a baby, he's sooooooo cute!" Pinkie said, rubbing her nose to Discord's.

"I don't know... What if he knows and he wants to be adult again? I can't do that to him!" By now, the other ponies were cuddling with baby Discord, and he was just sitting there wagging his tail.

"Look who's a cute little thing!" Rarity cooed, scratching his chin. He rolled onto his back and wiggled, and they all reached out to rub his belly.

"Fluttershy! But look how cute he is! Can't we keep him like this!?" Pinkie squealed.

"He is pretty cute... But we don't even know if he'll ever be able to be an adult again. We should at least try. " They played with Discord until Pinkie got an idea. Pinkie handed him one of her extra-sugar cupcakes. "Pinkie! No! Don't feed him that!" Too late. Discord grabbed it in his little paws and sniffed it, shoving it in his mouth right before Fluttershy could grab it. "Oh boy..." Discord's eyes widened. Suddenly he started glowing, making the ponies jump back. He disappeared in a flash of gold. "Where did he go?!" Fluttershy looked like she was having a panic attack. She ran around, hyperventilating, and checking everywhere.

"How-? How did he do that? I thought he wouldn't be able to use it!?" Apple Jack stammered.

"The Princess did say his magic would be unstable. He could be anywhere!" Twilight fretted. Meanwhile, Fluttershy was sitting on the ground, breathing into a bag. A sudden flash behind her made them all look.

"D-Discord! You came back!" Fluttershy raced up to him, where he was sitting on the ground rather shocked looking, and picked him up, kissing his head and hugging him. He squirmed,trying to get free.

"Hm, so I guess after that, it's sugary stuff that sets his magic off," Twilight predicted.

"So I can't let him have sweets?" Fluttershy asked.

"No sweet things!? You guys must be crazy to think he won't get sweet sugary food! I mean, if I foal sit him, and I will because he is so cute, he'll defiantly get junk food!" Pinkie exclaimed.

"Pinkie, I'm not sure you should look after him," Rarity said.

"Whatever, I'm just so glad he didn't teleport to like the middle of a desert or the EverFree Forest!" Fluttershy put in, squeezing Discord closer. He squirmed, and she put him on the ground.

"Definitely. But we should probably document this," Twilight said. When given questioning glances by her friends, she smiled sheepishly. "What I mean is that we should write about him as a baby. Like, what makes his magic go off. Then, maybe it'll come in handy one day."

"Oh, I get it. Like a journal, right?" Rainbow Dash asked. Twilight nodded.

"Okay. I'll do it," Fluttershy agreed.

"Good. Here, take this," Twilight told her, conjuring a bright orange journal in front of her, along with a brilliant green plumed quill. She set the quill on the yellow pegasus's ear and put the journal in her hoof. 'Discord' was written across the top in dark blue.

"Thanks Twilight. I'll do it right now." She took the quill from her ear and opened the journal to the first page. She scribbled down what they had just learned and closed it.

"Can you take your baby now?" Dash asked, shaking the small spirit off her tail, which he had been playing with (rather adorably). Fluttershy took him and held him in her lap.

"Well, are we going to continue with our picnic?" Pinkie asked.

"Nah, I gotta run. Lots a weather stuff to do. See ya girls!" Dash flew off, disappearing into the reddening sky.

"I should probably get back to Spike. He doesn't really like it when I'm home late," Twilight said. She turned around and walked over the hill.

"I'm going to go too. Discord is getting tired," Fluttershy said, rocking the spirit in her arms. He yawned widely, his eyes closing.

"Ah, he's ssssoooo cute! I wish you could stay! Bye you guys!" Pinkie yelled. Fluttershy set baby Discord on her back and left.

*****

"So Twilight, have you figured out a spell that will change Discord back into an adult yet?" Fluttershy asked, hoping the unicorn would be almost there. Discord was sitting in her lap.

"No, sorry. But, I think I may be on the verge of a breakthrough!" the purple unicorn announced.

"You are!? How!?"

"Well, it was my spell that did that to him. So, all I need to do is figure out a counter spell. Usually, counter spells are just the words said backwards, but they can also be in a different order. The challenge of finding one is almost always harder than the actual spell. There are so many different ways to do it, many spells don't even have a counter spell. But I've been working on it ever since changing him, and I think I may have figured it out. In the course of only a few more months, I should be done with the counter spell."

"A few months!? Twilight, I don't think I can look after him that long. He is the god of chaos. He doesn't belong as a baby. In right, he's thousands of years old. You have to find a counter spell faster than that!" Fluttershy argued, pulling her face away from the baby draconequus as he played with her hair. He kept persisting, trying to grab her mane. She gave him an angry look.

"I'm sorry Fluttershy, but finding counter spells are difficult. Even if I work nonstop for a month, that won't be enough. It takes skills and perseverance to get a counter spell," Twilight said firmly, turning around to pull a few books off the shelves with her magic. She held them in front of herself. "If you need, I can try and find a book about spirits for you. I'm sure you could learn something about him that way."

"I guess that could help. Maybe with that kind of thing I can try and discover what he likes to do. So far, though, he seems to do normal baby things. Like annoy me by trying to pull my hair." Fluttershy smacked his little lion paw lightly, barely more than a tap. He yanked it away and looked up at her, his eyes going big and watery. "Oh no, I'm sorry, don't cry! Please?" Too late. Baby Discord burst into tears, his high-pitched wails making the ponies cringe. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry! Sh, sh, it's okay.. It's okay.." Fluttershy rocked him in her arms, trying to calm him down.

"What's that sound?! I'm trying to sleep!" The growl of an annoyed dragon sounded from upstairs.

"It's just Discord, Spike!" Twilight called back.

"Make him stop then! This is my day off and I want to sleep in for once!" Grumbling, the little dragon curled up and went to sleep again.

"Please stop crying! I didn't mean to hurt you! Please?" Fluttershy continued rocking the baby spirit, but he showed no signs of stopping. Suddenly, behind them, a pink pony's head popped out from a plant, dirt covering her mane.

"Hiyah girls! Here, I can help him!" Pinkie Pie exclaimed, jumping the rest of the way out of the plant, taking Discord from Fluttershy and holding him in one arm. She reached over, and from practically nowhere, she produced a sack of flour, dumping it on her head. The baby draconequus stared at the pony that now looked like a ghost. He leaned his head forward and sniffed her. Then, he jerked back, sneezing flour out of his nose. Discord pressed his paw into her, then taking it away, seeing his paw print left in the flour. Meanwhile, Pinkie was just smiling, seeing her plan working. The spirit started laughing, and then buzzed his tiny mismatched wings excitedly.

"Thanks Pinkie! I don't know how I could've gotten him to stop all by myself!" Fluttershy breathed, taking the now flour covered Discord away from the party pony.

"Just part of my job! See, I am a great foal sitter! I can handle him!"

"What were you doing in that plant?" Twilight asked, rather confused, but knowing at the same time Pinkie probably didn't even know where she was and that she was just being Pinkie Pie.

"I have nnnooo idea! Bye!" Pinkie bounced out of the library, leaving Twilight nodding, hearing exactly what she had been expecting to hear.

"Okay, well, that was random, but at least Discord's not crying anymore," Fluttershy said, bouncing the baby on her knee.

"Yeah. So, I'll find a book about spirits really quick so I can get to my counter spell," Twilight said, heading towards the bookshelves. "Uh, where would I find a book like that?" Turning around, she inspected the books around her. A book flew at her, and she quickly grabbed it with her magic before it hit her in the face. "What the?! Where'd you come from?!"

A distant voice called. "It was under 'Eeeee!'"

"Oh." Twilight lowered her ears. She perked up and looked at the cover.

"Everything you Need to Know About Spirits"

"Okay, here it is. Thanks to Pinkie Pie." Twilight lowered it into the yellow pegasus's hooves. "Anyway, I need to get started."

"Okay, thanks Twi. We'll get out of your mane now," Fluttershy said, then set Discord on her back and put the book in her saddlebags. She turned to Twilight, but already found her intently reading a book. The pegasus rolled her eyes and giggled.

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"The draconequus is a complicated creature. They have the head of a horse, a deer antler, a goat horn, one long fang, different sized pupils, a snake tongue, a goat beard, and white bushy eyebrows. They have an arm of a lion, an arm of an eagle, a leg of a lizard, and a leg of a goat. They have a bat wing and a pegasus's wing, a horse's mane, and a dragon like snake's tail with a white tuft. The shape of their bodies resembles that of a snake.

"Little is known about their history, only a few small things. They did not come from Equestria naturally, but originated in a faraway land, the name of it is unknown. When their world was destroyed, a few survivors took refuge in different places. No pony knows for sure where all the others went, as the information was lost in history.

"Only one is left in Equestria. The name of this spirit is Discord. He was turned to stone by Princess Celestia and Princess Luna.

"As an infant, draconequus are very unstable. Their magic is set off by the smallest changes in the environment. An increase in energy will often trigger random magic bursts. When in the first few years of life, a baby draconequus is not immortal. It will take up to ten years for one to develop its immortality.

"These spirits will grow at the same speed as ponies, but after a while, will not grow at all, and just age. They are immortal, and are extremely powerful. They are the most powerful spirits, but are not the biggest by far. Only towering about seven to ten feet, the tallest probably being around fifteen feet. They can weigh up to three hundred pounds, but usually are only one hundred. They can float without flying, and their magic works best when they snap their fingers, or at least use their paws. Without doing that, only a few simple things can be accomplished."

Fluttershy thought about what she had just read. The information about them wasn't that long, only a a little more than half a page, as a picture of a draconequus, Discord, to be more specific, was taking up part of it. He looked like he was younger, much before the Princesses turned him to stone. He was laying on his stomach in the air with a smirk on his face, his paw under his chin, his mane spiking up farther than it had, and a little falling over his eyes. He was definitely younger. Much younger. The pegasus looked more closely at the picture. He didn't even have a full beard yet! Just a goatee, coming into a point on his chin. His eyebrows were not as bushy, and he seemed...shorter. In fact, his deer antler looked like it was in the process of budding, much like an actual deer's, and his goat horn was just starting to twist. His pegasus wing only had four feathers showing at the ends, instead of how many he used to have, much like hers and Rainbow Dash's.

The thing about magic bursts when they were infants made sense, as Discord had eaten a cupcake. And now she knew Discord had not even come from Equestria! And still, he wasn't even immortal yet.

"Wow, so different. I'll definitely ask about how old Discord is in this picture next time I see Celestia. And how did they get this picture anyways? I'm starting to wonder..." Fluttershy closed the book, thinking about Discord's past. What was he like? She glanced over at him, where he was asleep under her wing. She twisted her neck, kissing him on his head.

"Goodnight, my little spirit."

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