The Mayor of Ponyville winced as she shoved herself through the panicked crowd. The blizzard wouldn't stop, no matter what they did it kept on snowing and snowing. She had received word from Cloudsdale that it wasn't scheduled and that no matter what the weather ponies did the clouds simply wouldn't move. The Mayor made her way the middle of the crowd. As she did, she could hear ponies desperately asking her questions.

Why isn't the snow stopping? What in the name of Celestia is going on?

The Mayor was surrounded by a group of concerned ponies who wouldn't let her through as the crowd's murmurs and fear got louder and louder. The Mayor almost felt tears flowing down her eyes as she cowered from the masses of ponies, she didn't even have an answer for them.

"Enough! Enough!

The voices silenced as the crowd looked to see Twilight Sparkle standing in the middle. Her hooves were buried deep in the snow and her mane had specks of snow all over it. Twilight took a step forward and took a deep breath.

"I know you all are scared, I get it. The blizzard looks as if it will not stop unless we do something about it. But before we do that we need to find out how it started."

Discord sat up from the couch and took a look outside the window. He couldn't see anything. Discord almost immediately realized something was wrong. Discord went over the entire weather schedule for Celestia and he did not remember this being in Ponyville's schedule. Discord opened the door to Fluttershy's cabin and was blasted in the face by cold air that stung at his face. Discord winced and continued forward to the only place he could think to go. The Town Hall.

Twilight was still discussing the issue with the crowd of ponies when she heard the distinctive sound of a teleporting spell. She turned around to be face to face with a concerned Discord. She nearly jumped out of her skin at the sight of him.

Twilight got a hold of herself and looked Discord in the eye. "What are you doing here? Do you know what's going on?

Discord shook his head. "No! I was coming to ask you! It doesn't matter, I think I can-" Discord was cut off when he was hit in the face with a rock, chucked somewhere from the audience. Twilight's looked toward where the rock was thrown but couldn't find anyone. But she heard a colt's voice rise above all the other's.

"It was him! He isn't on our side! He's responsible!" Soon, more angry voices joined in to support the unknown pony.

"Yeah! He's just being Celestia's pet so he can destroy the land again!"

Discord took particular offense at that one. He turned to face the crowd with a pleading face. "Listen, please. I know I've done some things I regret. But I'm trying to help you all!" Discord something step on his toe lightly. He looked down to see Sweetie Bell smiling up at him.

Sweetie Bell took a step forward to face the crowd. "He's telling the truth! He just wants to be our friend! He's changed, I promise!"

Discord smiled, and held his hands up towards the sky. A blue light began to form inside it. It was an old spell he had learned, but it should do the trick. As it was almost charged. He was knocked off balance three large rocks hitting him in the head at once. He releases the spell early and it shoots towards the town hall. It impacts the wall of the building and erupts into an orange flame. Ponies below him scream and Twilight looks over at the crowd, angry and terrified at the time. Discord looks in horror as the Town Hall burns to the ground. Ponies begin yelling at him as he stands there, frozen and unsure of what to do. He hears the sound of a familiar pony yelling. Rainbow Dash flies next to him with a furious look on her face.

Rainbow Dash looks Discord in the eye and growls. "What did you do?!" Discord manages to stutter out.

"I...I didn't mean to!"

Discord hears the same colt who had yelled him out the first time shout out. "Turn him back to stone!"

Discord stops listening to Rainbow Dash, triggered by the pony's words. He had tried to be accepted, he had tried to help. But he was right, he was just Celestia's pet. Just someone to do chores. He was tired of it. Discord roared in anger and the whole crowd went deathly silent. Rainbow Dash flew back slightly in fear and Twilight did the same. Discord looks at the entire crowd, furiously panting.

"Is...that what you all think?"

Sweetie Bell looks up at Discord's stunned face. "No! That's not-"

"I'm done with this! I tried to help you ponies out but it seems the magic of your stupid 'Friendship' only applies to the other ponies in this horrible town!" Discord bends down to look at Twilight "You're pitiful! The fate of Equestria rests upon..." Discord couldn't bring himself to yell at Twilight and her friends. They weren't bad... mostly. "As for the rest of you! You can bow under your stupid sun princess, see if I care! I don't need you're friendship!"

Discord charges a teleport spell in both hands as Sweetie Bell watches with tears running down her face. She runs towards him just as he vanishes in a large blast of light. She is knocked back and lands on her rump, tears splashing the snow covered ground.

Sweetie Bell put some supplies she had borrowed from the Cutie Mark Crusader's clubhouse in her satchel bag. She packed some food, water, a compass, and some rope. Sweetie Bell threw the bag over her shoulder and prepared to head out. But she paused, and turned towards the kitchen table, there was a piece of paper lying on it. She opened a nearby drawer and grabbed a pencil with her magic. And she began writing a note.

Dear Twilight, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, Applejack, Fluttershy, Pinkie, Scootaloo, and Applebloom.
I'm heading out to find Discord. He didn't mean to do anything wrong, and he just wanted to be our friend. I'm very disappointed in all of you. Don't come looking for me.

-Sweetie Bell.