"No! Come back here, you naughty little-" Fluttershy went flying head over hooves, landing in a pile of bird seed. Discord floated above her, laughing innocently. The yellow pegasus looked up and groaned loudly, then fell face first into the feed. She did not want to get up. At all. It was so much work, taking care of the Spirit of Chaos. All he did was, well, cause chaos.

Like today.

Just earlier. . .

It had been around noon, and Fluttershy had decided to get Discord into the bathtub, as he had not had one in a few days.

"Okay Discord, you're gonna have a nice, warm bath before we go see Applejack today, okay? Then she can see how cute you look," Fluttershy said softly to the still slightly groggy draconequus settled in her mane. He had been asleep.

Thinking it would be an easy task, the pegasus quickly filled the tub with warm water and added the bubbles, placing Discord on the ground in the mean time.

But he had a different idea in mind.

While Fluttershy's attention was on making sure the water wasn't too hot, Discord ran out of the room. When Fluttershy turned around, she immediately face-hoofed, wondering why she had not kept an eye on the baby spirit, and went looking for him.

"Discord, please come out! We don't have time for this!" Fluttershy called, checking under the couch for the fifth time. She let out a little whine, dancing on her hooves nervously. Applejack was expecting her at one and it was almost a quarter away. She didn't want AJ to think she blew her off and did something else and think she wasn't her friend.

"Please Discord? We really, really, really, need to get you in the tub to make it to Sweet Apple Acres!" Fluttershy whined, sticking her bottom lip out in a pout. (Ha!) Realizing she was getting nowhere, she collapsed on the floor, covering her face with her hooves. I'm never going to be a competent parent! she thought to herself miserably. Suddenly, she heard laughter right next to her. She peeked out between her hooves and saw Discord right in front of her.

"Discord! You're here! We need to hurry and get you in the tub!" Fluttershy reached out and grabbed the spirit, much to his dismay, and fluttered her wings, getting them to the bathroom. She placed him in the water and started to vigorously scrub him with a rag covered in shampoo. He growled and tried biting her, but she had gotten used to it and they were finished in only a few minutes.

"Okay, now let's go! No more shenanigans!" Fluttershy set Discord on her back and opened her wings, shooting a glance at the clock on the wall. She gasped. "We only have two more minutes until one! Hold on!" She soared off into the sky, flapping her wings as fast as they would go. (Which really, was not very fast). Thankfully, Sweet Apple Acres was not very far from her house, as they were both near the EverFree Forest. The pegasus landed carefully on the ground, and Applejack approached her.

"Howdy Fluttershy! On time, as usual, Ah see," AJ said. Fluttershy nodded, trying to catch her breath from the not-so-fast flight to get there.

"Well, thanks, Applejack. Now, what is it that you needed help with?" she asked.

"Y'see, there's this family of mice in mah barn, and they're eatin' all the grain we got. It'd be a real lifesaver if ya could get them outta there." The orange earth pony pointed one hoof at the barn.

"Of course. I'll go talk to them." Fluttershy trotted over to the barn, opening the large red doors and going inside. She made sure to go quietly, as to not scare the mice. She clicked her tongue softly, trying to draw them out.

"Little mice, would you please we kind enough as to come out?" the pegasus asked gently. A small scratching was heard, and then two mice heads popped out. They twitched their whiskers, emerging from the wall. They approached Fluttershy cautiously.

"Oh, thank you little friends. I just wanted to ask if you and your family would like to come back with me to my cottage. We have plenty of food and space for you. You see, my friend needs this grain in here to help her family, and she doesn't like you eating it."

The mice twitched their whiskers again, then turned to each other. They squeaked something between them, and looked over at Fluttershy. The larger one- the male, Fluttershy knew- nodded.

"Oh, thank you! Now, why don't you get your family, and I can escort you to my-"

"Rawr!" Discord shouted right in the mice's faces. They squeaked in terror and ran off, hiding once again in the walls. Fluttershy tried to say something to stop them, but they were already gone. The pegasus bit her lip, trying to contain her anger. One of her eyes twitched. Meanwhile, Discord was running around in a circle, laughing.

"Discord! Why would you do that?! Now they won't come to my cottage!" Fluttershy exclaimed, stomping her hooves. Discord stopped, and looked up at the angry yellow pony. She was glaring daggers at him, not even knowing what she was doing until it happened- the stare.

The spirit sat there, transfixed by the stare for a moment before jumping back up and sitting on Fluttershy's back. She stopped, giving a content sigh. She didn't know if he was listening to her because of the stare or if he just knew she was angry with him, but it didn't matter right now. Fluttershy headed out of the barn, still slightly angry that the mice were now scared, and went up to Applejack.

The earth pony turned away from Granny Smith to look at her pal. "So, how did it go? Are they gonna leave?"

Fluttershy rubbed the back of her head nervously. "Well, you see. . ."

Applejack's smile fell. "It didn't work?"

"Um, it was about to, but then, um, um, uh. . ."

"Get on with it partner."

"Discord scared them."

AJ didn't say anything. She just stared blankly at her friend. After a few moments she finally said something. "Well, if it ain't too much of a burden, would ya come back some other time then?"

"O-of course! It's the least I could do! I have to be off now, but I'll be back tomorrow or something like that, okay? I have to run to town, so I'll be seeing you later." Fluttershy gave her friend one more forced smile and then turned around, where it immediately disappeared. She groaned, and flapped her wings, taking off.

She had to see Twilight.

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Fluttershy knocked a few times on the door to the library, hoping Twilight was home. A few moments later the purple unicorn opened it, letting the two inside. She was sitting at her desk, writing something down on a scroll.

"Hi Twilight. You probably know why I'm here, so-"

"I think I've found it!" Twilight exclaimed, jumping up from her seat. Fluttershy smiled excitedly and sped up to her. "I think I've finally found exactly how to do it!"

"You do?! Can you do it then?"

"I'll try. Just put him on the ground there, will you?" Fluttershy nodded and set the spirit down in front of the unicorn. Twilight lit her horn, preparing the spell. The glow from her horn grew brighter, and soon a little flash flew out and encased Discord in the bubble, lifting him off the floor. Fluttershy chewed on her hooves. The bubble flashed, creating a blinding light. Twilight watched the spell work away, hoping that this was indeed the right one. After a few more minutes, it lowered to the ground again and the spell ended. When Fluttershy saw what was there she nearly fainted.

Discord was there. He was bigger. But he wasn't adult.

"What the- huh?!" Twilight gaped, dumbfounded. The two ponies stared at the draconequus, who seemed somewhat confused and was now rubbing his head.

"What happened Twilight!?" Fluttershy exclaimed, turning to look at the stunned unicorn.

"I-I don't know! That spell should've been the right one! I could've swore it was!"

"What was?" Discord asked, turning his attention to the two ponies who were watching him. Fluttershy didn't even know what to say. His voice sounded younger. In fact, he looked like he was only a little older than he was in the picture.

Twilight took a hesitant step forward. "Do you know where you are?"

Discord shook his head.

"Do you know who we are?" Fluttershy asked.

"No clue. Where are Celestia and Luna?"

"So you do know who they are?" Twilight inquired.

Discord snorted. "Well, duh! Why wouldn't I? I've known them, like, my whole life!" He crossed his arms.

"How old are you?"

"Three hundred thirty-three."

"Wow. Okay, um. . ."

"Where are they?"

"In Canterlot, of course. At the castle."

"Then why am I here? I'm leaving!" He raised his arm to snap his fingers. Fluttershy quickly sped forward and put it back down at his side. He looked down at her, annoyed. "What are you doing?"

"Oh, I, um. . ." The pegasus struggled to find a answer."Oh! I'm your guardian! I'm supposed to be looking after you!"

"Whatever. I don't need a guardian. Seeyah."

"No!" Fluttershy held onto his waist as he teleported. She felt a sickening feeling in her stomach and shut her eyes. She cracked one open after the feeling stopped. The straight stone walls of the castle loomed over them. Fluttershy let out a sigh of relief.

"Would you get off me?!" Discord exclaimed, looking down at her in annoyance.

"Oh! Um, of course." The pegasus fluttered her wings and landed beside him, determined not to let him out of her sight.

"What happens to this place? Did Tia and Luna decorate or something? I don't remember any of this, and I was just here a few days ago."

"Well, you could say that. . ."

Discord put his paw against the door to the thrown room, pushing it open. He looked inside for a brief moment before closing it. Then, suddenly, his eyes grew wide and he opened it back up again. Fluttershy followed close after him. Whatever made his face look like that couldn't have been good. Then she realized that this was the room with the stained glass windows.

"What. . . What are these? Why am I on them? Why are Celestia and Luna doing that to me? Why do they look so mad?" Discord asked, drawing a paw down the smooth glass.

"Um. . ."

"And then some other ponies are doing it to me? Wait. . ." He leaned in closer to it. "That's you! And that one is your friend! What happened to me?!" Discord turned to face Fluttershy. The pegasus shifted uncomfortably. She was interrupted by the door opening on the other side of them.

"Discord! You're back to normal!" Celestia exclaimed, trotting up to them. Discord turned around, and then the Princess took a step back. "Oh. You're not. . .?"

"Celestia!? What happened to you?! Where's Luna?!" Discord demanded.

"Well, let's just say you're not the right age. And Luna is sleeping."

"What are you talking about? How am I not the right age? If anypony isn't the right age, it's you. What does Luna look like?"

"Celestia! Did I hear you say Discord is back to normal?!" Luna's voice called from somewhere before she entered the room. She took one look at him and her jaw dropped.

"Um, not exactly," Celestia said.

"What happened to you two? Why am I on these windows, why are you two so old, and why did I wake up to some pegasus and unicorn that are even on these windows?" Discord asked, looking confused and irritated.

Celestia looked at Luna. The Night Princess shrugged. "Well, why don't you follow us? We have a lot to discuss. . ."

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". . . And that's when we came up here," Celestia finished. They had been busy telling Discord what had happened to him for the rest of the day. He had asked a lot of questions, as teenagers often do, and now Luna was raising the moon.

"So, have anymore questions?" Fluttershy asked. Discord stared at the ground, his face emotionless.

". . . Am I ever going to be back to my "regular" age?" he murmured. He looked up.

"Hopefully. Twilight is busy working on the solution right now, I'm sure. She's been trying her hardest to get you back to normal."

"Well then, what am I supposed to do?"

Celestia stood up from where she was resting across from them. They had all been huddled on the thick, plush carpet of her royal chambers. "I see no reason why you cannot stay with Fluttershy, so I hereby state that she will be your guardian until this whole mess is resolved."

"What?! I'm going to be staying with this wimpy pegasus?! Way no fair!" Discord growled.

"Oh shut up Discord! Just deal with it!" Luna teased. He stuck his tongue out at her and crossed his arms. Luna leaned over and whispered something into Fluttershy's ear. "Be careful. Teenage Discord was quite a handful. It will be much more difficult, now that he can use his magic on will. If he disobeys, well, I'm sure you'll find some way to deal with him."

"I'll do my best," Fluttershy said determinedly as Luna laughed.

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