After eating a filling breakfast, Rarity and Applejack went to clean the dishes. No more guards were patrolling as Discord and Fluttershy went outside.

In the daytime, the Everfree Forest looks almost enchanting. Fluttershy went to go look at the flowers and played with the animals that filled the trees as she hummed a lovely song.

Discord, however, quickly noticed the letter the queen wrote pinned on a large tree. He looked over his shoulder to make sure the pegasus wasn't looking his way. He opened it to read the following....

Discord,

Me and my fellow queens have been told that a mare named Fluttershy has disappeared into the Everfree Forest and has been missing for the night. We know you are responsible for the missing mare. If the mare is not brought back within two months time, your fate shall end up being a body of stone, so we can bring the poor prisoner back.

Signed,

Queen Celestia

Discord reread the letter, and at first, got worried, but he knew that this mare would change his fate forever. He could either be "good" or be trapped in stone, giving all the more reason to keep this mare. He needs to get her on his side and fast.

He turned to the pegasus and waved with a smile. To "bond" some more, he went to see what she was up to.

"What are you doing?" He asked, scaring her and the animals surrounding her. "Oops! Sorry, dear."

She gave him a forgiving smile and turned back to her animals. "It's fine. I was just feeding the smaller animals." She turned back to the forest animals. To which Discord got lost in his thoughts.

Now she will spend her time with these animals! I have to turn her attention away and fast!

He snapped his talons, turning the animals eyes to a bloody red as they started to turn against Fluttershy and prepared themselves to attack. The mare let out a small shriek as she began to run away from the creatures. This gave Discord a chance to be the hero as he swooped in to grab Fluttershy and race back into the castle.

Once he was able to shut the door and add another lock to the already padded door. He could faintly hear the rapid heartbeat of the mare he "saved" as her legs gave out under her from the shock to which he went to catch her. Discord felt the mare's forelegs wrap around his neck, giving his cheeks a small red tint.

"Thank you," she whispered before letting go with a small blush on her own cheeks as she went over to the kitchen to talk to Applejack and Rarity while they cleaned some dishes, leaving Discord comprehending the last couple minutes.

"What just happened?"