After I played the song, Discord teleported me back to Moonshine, saying that I'm lucky enough to not be used as a subject for his jokes. I glad I am. If I were... I can't imagine the horrors he would put me through. Besides, I liked that song he asked me to play. Though, in my opinion, the choice of the voice and how the song was sung was a bit off in some way. Can't tell which, though.

So... What do we do now? The whole country is in chaos, judging by the pink clouds, sun and moon rising and setting randomly, minotaur ballerinas dancing in the soap-covered streets, houses flying around... What a mess.

I can say I'm calm. Maybe it's shock? I don't know. I suppose I might've gone mad because I've just seen Discord, which could qualify as the Old One (or Great One? I don't remember) from the books of H. P. Lovecraft. It was written that whoever sees that kind of monstrosities, goes insane. Yeah, reading about it is one thing, but seeing an actual god-like creature is... somewhat oddly fascinating. It's no surprise he was worshipped. It wouldn't be a surprise if a cult arises today.

This day is simply too crazy. The heat week combined with chaos magic... That's a very explosive mix. Thankfully, I can only smell soap, otherwise there would be some other pleasant scents in the air that would make me pop a boner. Seeing that I'm aged up, even the older mares would probably see me as a valid... target of their affection. Which isn't a bad thing in theory, but I don't want to be, um, gang-banged in reverse. I don't think even my alicorn body can handle it. Maybe it can... But I'm not planning to die by snu-snu.

Alright, time to get somewhere and hide until this mess is over. Let's look around...

As far as I can see, the hostel is still intact. I guess Moonshine and I could return there and wait out for the chaos to end. Something tells me it won't last too long.

"Flame..." I heard Moonshine calling me all of sudden. I turned to her and saw that she was blushing very hard. "You're... really handsome now."

"You're beautiful, too." I replied with a smile on my face.

And we kissed.

This is very... strange, to say the least. We are kissing in the middle of chaosapocalypse, not caring for anything in the world. It's weirdly romantic. I was never a romantic person, not even close, but I see beauty in this very moment. Love among chaos... that is damn poetic! Were I a poet, I'd devote a poem to this moment alone. Maybe I could write a song?

No, I'm not into cheesy love songs. Call me what you want, but fluffy type of love stuff isn't exactly my thing. Sure, some cuteness and adorableness is alright, but I'd like to keep it private, only between me and Moonshine. I don't like when love is put on display — after all, it's meant to be personal, private, intimate. That's my view on it, at least. Besides, who the fuck shows off by showing they love someone? It's not exactly hard to fall in love.

Finally, we parted, a thin trail of saliva connecting our mouths. Yeah, we used tongues. A little bit of more erotic french kiss didn't hurt us in the slightest. We're a bit into sexy territory.

And we've just did it in public. My cheeks are certainly aflame by now... At least Moonshine's already are, that's for certain.

"Let's return to the apartment and see, um, if everything's alright." I suggested. Moonshine nodded, and the two of us made our way to the hostel. We almost fell a couple of times due to all that soap, but still managed to stand on our hooves. They are four, after all, making everything much easier than if we had just two.

On the inside of the hostel, everything seems more or less normal. However, the mare on the reception is gone. Not a surprise, really.

We ascended the stairs and came to our apartment. Seems normal enough... Alright, here we go.

I opened the door to our room.

Hm...

Whew, everything's alright aside from one little thing. My cat Molniya became pink, the black spot on her head became dark-purple. As soon as she spotted us, she hissed and jumped. Oh crap, she doesn't recognize us because of the change!

"Hey, Molniya, it's alright!" I assured her softly. She stopped hissing and sat on her haunches, her now bright-pink eyes looking at me with confusion. "We've changed a bit, but we're still the same." I explained as best as I could. I'm still unsure how she can understand me, but... It seems she can.

Magic, *pig noise*, *another pig noise*.

Alright, the issue is solved. What do we do now?

What about an hour of hot, rough se—

Wait wait wait, my mind went in the wrong direction again. Ugh, damned heat week... That is, I won't object if anyone offers me, um, pleasure, but... I don't think today is the perfect day for it. For all I know, my semen could turn, um, pink. Maybe the contraception won't work in one way or another, and I'll end up a father. And I certainly know I don't want it yet. I don't want to put Moonshine through the pain of having to carry a baby for... however long it takes for mares to prepare to give birth. And the birthing itself... No, I don't want Moonshine to go through all of it only because I was a fool.

Besides, what if the hostel disappears during the act of lovemaking? I remember having a couple nightmares about being nude in public when I was young, and being caught in the act? Please, just no. It would be very embarrassing.

I know I already walk nude in public, but so do other ponies. It's normal here. But public sex? I don't think that's alright. Otherwise, I would've already noticed something.

Of course Moonshine and I can have sex without any problems. We've been aged up, and I think it's perfectly acceptable for us to go at it right now. And... well, I guess we were already ready when we both discovered we're actually twelve or so.

But, I think Discord really did some good to the two of us. I don't know how other ponies think about their age change, but I'm completely fine with it.

Actually, I'm going to take a look at myself. And thus, I went to the bathroom. Unless the mirror turned into some kind of face-eating monster, everything would be fine.

Alright, here's the mirror. It's... normal. Let's take a look at myself, finally.

Hm... My features became more mature, more prominent, not to mention masculine. Still a bit on the feminine side... Maybe it's a side effect of Discord's weird gender-changing spell, but I'm pretty certain my man stuff is still where it always was.

Actually...

Yep, it still is. Whew, I almost had a heart attack...

So, as I expected, my mane grew much longer, maybe about twice as it was before. I also suspect... Yeah, my fur became white as snow. A shade lighter than before, definitely. I opened my mouth and...

Holy crap, those are long fangs! I bet Moonshine felt them as her tongue passed them. Oh hell... This is actually slightly terrifying. Two big ones on the upper jaw, and two smaller ones on the lower, but still prominent enough to be noticeable. Well, here it goes, I'm never going to grin again. Actually, I bet I don't even need a Nightmare Night costume anymore — I'm a perfect vampire. Even my eyes are... well, they're still the same, but are red under a certain lighting. Yep, definitely will dress up as a vampire for the next Nightmare Night.

Alright, I better return to Moonshine. I suppose we can spend our time playing Heroes 3. I'm no hero to go against Discord, and that's why I'll make sure that the one I love will be alright throughout the chaos. Besides, I have no personal reason to fight that thing, not to mention he could just turn me into something I can't even imagine. Better stay out of his way.

As expected, Discord was defeated, and by none other than those six ponies. Let me remember their names... Twilight Sparkle, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, Pinkie Pie, Applejack, and Fluttershy. Yep, those six. I don't know them much, but I bet it took a lot to beat Discord. Maybe he even made it on purpose... I don't know. He's full of tricks, but now he's a statue again. I saw it being transported back to the Gardens — hell, now it doesn't look victorious in any way.

Most of the things he's done during this short while were reverted into their original state, excluding a few small things, one of them being our recent age-up. I don't mind it.

Moonshine and I decided to take a walk and see what else has changed. While we were on our way, I encountered a group of royal guards and Luna herself.

"Are you alright, Flame Metal?" she approached me and asked worriedly.

"Yeah." I nodded. "Better than I could ever be." hm, I feel strange a bit... I see Luna as attractive now. Not that I ever found her ugly, but now the feeling is particularly... strong.

"I can try to change your age back if you desire." the princess told me. "Some ponies don't like their change, and so my sister and I worked on bringing it back. The success rate is pretty high, we managed to return most ponies to their original age."

"I'm actually fine with my new age." I said, shrugging.

"Oh, I think I understand why." Luna smiled slightly, and then turned to my love. "And you, Moonshine?"

"I'm fine, too." she said, a happy smile on her face. "I... feel closer to Flame now." she pressed against my side.

"I see. Good luck to you two, then — I have much business to complete this day and night." Luna nodded, and then left.

I personally think everything turned out for the better. The age-up allowed me to feel not as awkward running as a colt, and Moonshine now can relate to me more because our real age gap lowered, at least visibly.

I still need to find out what else Discord did to me when we were having a tea party in the middle of the cosmos.

So... I guess I'm a teenager now. And this is the perfect time to start my new band. I thought I'd have to wait a couple more years. However, I believe I am ready for this.

Oh boy, it's going to be great!

Author's Notes:

It is time to end this story. Yes, you heard it right - this story is over. The innocent childhoos has ended for the teens to begin. Finally, Flame Metal is able to create his own band.

How will he do it? You will find out in the sequel! The link will be here as soon as it is published. For now, what do you think?

Also, here's how Flame Metal looks now:

The story was getting very long anyway, and there always must be time to end one, and it is especially hard with Slice of Life ones. Bear in mind that the story of Flame Metal isn't over yet!

I'd like to hear your opinions on what Discord has given to our protagonist. Some of you may have guessed by now.

SEQUEL OUT NOW!

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