Discord stepped out of his writing chambers to talk to his assistants about their guest, knowing they need to find out about these details.

"Hellooooooo ladies!" Discord shouted. "I have wonderful news about-"

He was promptly hushed by Rarity. "Do you want her to hear us?!" She took her hoof off of his mouth. "Now, sit down and we shall converse about the next stages of having her on our side."

He smiled deviously as he curled up in his special spot by the table. "Actually, I think I already have her on our side."

The both mares had their mouths open. "WHAT?!"

Rarity quickly gained her composure. "What exactly did she say dear?"

Discord went over his conversation with Fluttershy, picking out the most important details. "Well, she has decided that we are all her only friends." He stopped to think of more. "Also, she has no other ponies that would miss her besides that creepy stallion."

"Is that it?" Rarity asked.

Discord hesitated, but confessed. "Ummmmm... Miss Fluttershy might think I'm amazing and I think I might be growing fond of her company."

Rarity had a horrified look on her face. "Nononononononononononono! Discord you weren't supposed to actually like her! I can't believe you're ruining our chance to go back!" She eyed Discord as he groaned, snapping his fingers to make a couch appear for her to collapse on it.

Applejack groaned. "Ugh, Rarity we can have Fluttershy as our friends and take over Maris." She turned to the draconequus. "Right Discord?"

He looked at them. "Of course! It's not like having you two around has slowed down my process of taking over a major city."

"Was that sarcasm?"

"Nooooooo you're bickering is sweet music to my ears." The two crossed their hooves with their tongues sticking out to which Discord copied the gesture.

After, holding that pose for about a minute, Discord finally asked the key question he wanted to get to the second he started talking to his companions.

"So do you think we could start taking over Maris?"

Rarity quickly responded. "No. If you want to keep her as a friend- wait...." She paused. "What is your definition of 'fond'?"

The draconequus paused before discovering what she meant. His cheeks suddenly started to burn. "Oh no! Not like that!" He rubbed the back of his neck. "I-I just feel more comfortable with her around. That's all."

Rarity and Applejack looked at each other before giving up with a sigh.

Rarity got a great idea. "Maybe to bond more with Fluttershy, do something for her to spend more time with her alone."

"Oh.... okay I'll think of something." He rushed out to think of something, while he wrote a new entry in his journal.

The Next Day....

"Fluttershyyyyyyy?" Discord went down her hallway, hoping she was already awake. His eyes perked up when he heard her soft voice.

"I'm in my room."

He entered into her room to find her sitting on the stool of the vanity struggling to run her hairbrush through her tangled rosy mane. He chuckled as she tried to get through a knot through the stubborn hair only to have the brush get yanked out of her grasp and hang onto the bundle of hair.

He decided she wouldn't be able finish for quite a while, so maybe he could get things to go faster to show her his surprise. "Would you like some help?"

The little figure looked up with a red tint on her face. Fluttershy hoped she didn't take too much time. Maybe he was annoyed at how long it takes to untangle her hair.

"um..... y-yes please....."

Discord walked over to the vanity and poofed up his own stool to sit on as he took the hairbrush in his hand.

'How do I even brush through a mane?' He thought. He raised the brush to the top of her head and gave a little pull, making the mare yelp in pain and fall off of her own stool. When Discord saw what he did, he leaped out to hopefully catch her, but mostly ended up breaking most of her fall.

After settling back on the stool, he tried to attempt brushing through this mess. 'Okay, don't start at the top. What if I do this?' The draconequus moved the brush to the tips of long hair. He held his tail around her, making sure that if she fell, he could easily hold her in place. He went through the tips and realized that this was much better.

After about five minutes of mane brushing, the hair was now completely smooth. Discord ran his fingers through his finished work, admiring the new softness of it compared to the roughness it was a couple minutes ago.

Fluttershy hopped out of her stool and faced Discord. "Thank you so much for helping me. It's always such trouble to brush." She hesitated before she asked, "Could you help me when I need to brush it."

Discord was taken back a little. If he was to rule over a kingdom, he was not to be some pony's hairdresser! He looked back at her face as it slowly drooped to a frown.

"Never mind Discord," She hid behind her newly groomed mane. "It was a silly questions."

He felt a little sad that he upset her and thought. 'I could still be threatened if I use this to bond with her, right?'

"Wait Fluttershy!" She looked back up. "I didn't say I wouldn't. Of course I could help. Besides, I'm the King of Silly Questions?"

Her face immediately brightened up as she gave him a quick hug. "Thank you so much Discord. You've helped me so much! I must repay you somehow."

Discord held both of his mismatched arms up. "No need to repay me, but I think I could help you with something else."

With a snap of his fingers, bits of her hair levitated and wove into each other into a braid which was securely tied with a colorful string.

She gasped at his magic and flew up to him to give him yet another thank you.

Discord was satisfied with her happy attitude until she flew up to his face to give him a small kiss on his cheek. He backed away as his face was burned up with a fierce scarlet color.

"Woah, what was that for?" He said with an uneasy voice.

Fluttershy just giggled at him. "It's just a thank you." She looked around. "So what was it you were going to show me?"

He felt a bit odd, but then he remembered the surprise. "Oh of course, here I'll take you."

Discord picked up the fragile pony in his arms with a small blindfold on her tiny face to lead her to her surprise, hoping she will like it.

Author's Notes:

FINALLY ITS DOWN. THAT WAS TARTARUS TO WRITE. TELL ME IF MY WRITING IS BETTER WITH ITS QUALITY AND PACE. Oops left my capslock on. Hope the next chapter does't take long. I want to thank all the people who have liked and favorited my story. It means a lot to know that I could be able to brighten someone's day.