I found myself on the doorsteps of Fluttershy's cottage. I had no clue what she wanted but according to Spike, it was quite important. I was assuming it was a dream problem since she asked for me and not Celestia. I would be the only one who knew how to deal with a dream conundrum, considering I’m the Princess of the Night and it is my sole duty to govern the dream realm and protect everypony from the dreadful nightmares. I was only hoping that it wasn't too serious to deal with. Because of my low magic storage, I haven't been to the dream world lately. So if anypony was having a nightmare, I wasn't there to stop it. A part of me felt guilty because of that. I wasn’t there to fulfill my responsibility and I couldn’t muster enough strength to do so. There wasn't a lot of I could do and hopefully, this was a way I could make it up. I took a deep breath before placing my hoof on the door and knocking it gently, to let her know I have arrived.

"Fluttershy....are you here?" I waited for a minute but nopony answered and I knocked on the door again."Fluttershy?" Before I could knock for the third time, the door opened and the shy pegasus seemed to be astounded by my presence.

"Princess Luna!? You came," she said quite surprised.

I nodded. "Spike said you wanted to see me. He said it was an important matter," I said.

"I guess I thought you wouldn't have time to come," she said. "N-Not that it would have been a bad thing or anything. I would have understood if you couldn't make it."

I smiled. "I’m fine, Fluttershy. If you have any problem, I am sure I can be of help," I assured her.

"Well...ummm...I'm glad. I just I don't want ummm...you know..."

"Fluttershy, I am fine. Do not worry about me. Besides, I wouldn’t be here if something dire happened." I told her with a reassuring smile on my face.

"Oh...well I'm glad, then."

There was a long moment of silence.

"So, may I come in?" I asked.

"Oh...ummm...right. Is it okay if we stay out here? If that's okay with you."

"Of course, young one."

"Oh good."

She trotted outside and closed the door behind her. We sat down in the front yard of the cottage. Seeing her animals running around the yard and the birds chirping as their way of singing their songs reminded me of the house I use to live in as a filly. I remembered myself sitting in my backyard watching Mother Nature take care of her children. The only difference was that the Everfree forest was in her backyard. The house I used to live in had a backyard with a forest near it, which made it a bit terrifying. I felt an uncanny feeling whenever I come close to the trees which resides in the forest but it wasn't like the Everfree forest. Even then, it was always beautiful to me. It was also a good way to pass the time. Of course, that was before it.....

I closed my eyes and sighed. It wasn't the best time to think about it.

"Princess Luna, are you alright?" I turned my head and looked at Fluttershy. She had a look of concerned very similar to the look Celestia gave me when I was at the hospital.

"I'm fine."

"Are you sure? "

"Yes."

"If you say so. "

Another moment of awkward silence happened. Neither of us didn't know what to say. I could tell that Fluttershy wanted to ask me something, but it seems that she was afraid, or at least, scared because of my presence. I waited for her to speak. As my sister told me, the hardest thing for a pony to say was the thing that it took longer for them to speak out. I knew from personal experience what that was like, but this was a little too problematic for me. It seems that she really wasn't going to utter a word or just anything. At least, that is what it seemed to me at first. I pondered in thought. What does she want to talk about? It was funny. The only reason why I was here what the same reason that I was at the cemetery. I was curious, I wanted answers, and I didn't want to be left without any. But I guess that was only me. A pony that was obsessed with knowing everything. It was the flaw that came with my personality.

"So...how is the wing?" She finally asked. It didn't answer my question of why I was here but at least she spoke up and said something.

"It’s fine. I mean it still hurts but the doctor said that it was normal," I answered. "Other than that, I’m okay."

"Oh...good. I mean it's not good... you know that it still hurts, but good that you're okay."

"Thank you for your sympathy... but on the contrary, why did you call me here? What is so important that you must discuss with me?" I guess this question was more on ‘why me’ and not my dear sister. It made more sense to ask my sister’s help because she always knew what to say or how to solve anypony’s problem. But for me, it’s not really my thing. If anything, I was the one to start the problem between the two of us. So problem-solving, not the best pony to ask.

"Well, I only ask you to come because I wanted our talk to be private. I didn't want you to know any problem or anything. I just thought it would be best if I talk to you in person so it would be more comfortable."

At this point, I was a little clueless. I really didn't know where this was going. I guess it could be a dream problem. Not many ponies like to talk about that, so maybe it could be that or anything but I was unsure of it.

"Fluttershy, could you please get to the point?"

"Oh...umm...sorry. It's about Discord."

That surprised me. I didn't expect her to say that. And once again just like that night at the cemetery, I was filled with questions. But the bizarre thing to me was.. Why does she want to talk to ME about him? Out of all of the ponies, why me? That was when I figured it was about that night. Discord must have told her something and she must have come to me for help. Or maybe he told her something bad and that concerned her because it had something to do with me. Either way, if he did say anything about me to her, I was going to kill him. He had no right to say anything at all, but I guess that was what I got for not answering his questions at the hospital. Whatever he told her, I would get him later. That is if I could find him, which I planned on it.

"What about him?" I asked very worriedly.

"Do you know where he is? "

"I don't understand. What do you mean?"

"I mean nopony has seen him in days." Fluttershy said in a worried tone.

"Okay?" I guessed I thought it was normal for Discord's whereabouts to be unknown.

"He told me he was going to see you at the hospital but I haven't seen him since. I asked everypony but no one knows. I even went to his house but he wasn’t there," she said sadly. "I'm getting really worried."

"I'm sorry to hear that but what does this have to do with me?" I raised an eyebrow.

"I thought you would know where he was at." Fluttershy replied.

"What made you think I know where he resides? " I asked.

"Because of -" she paused. "Because of what Discord told me. "

What did he tell her? I started to get worried myself. I felt myself shivering at the spot. I tried to keep my composure in check and act like nothing was wrong.

"What...did he tell you?"

I could tell she was thinking very carefully on how to vocalize on what she was going to say. She looked at the sky for a moment and then looked at me and sighed.

"He told me that he feared that something was after you that night. That, something, was watching you. That... something was following you. "

All I did was blink and stare at her, bewildered. I couldn't understand what she said to me nor I comprehend any of it. It didn't make any sense to me. Why would Discord think that? What would get him to say it like that? Why did he tell Fluttershy this? I mean I was attacked but I wasn't followed. Or was I? Did Discord know something that I didn't?

"Why would he say that? " I asked.

"He said it was just a feeling, but I don't know. He told me to not tell anyone this. Including you. "

"Why not?"

"I don't know. The only reason I'm telling you is that I think it has something to do with why he's missing," she explained.

"I am afraid that you have lost me there."

"I think Discord saw something that night. Something that scared him."

Something that scared Discord? Him, the Spirit of Disharmony?. That had to be some sort of joke. It’s going to take a lot to scare the draconequus. He couldn't have seen anything. He would have told me. He would have told somepony about it. Plus, Discord didn't seem scared at the hospital or at the cemetery. He was just concerned, but I couldn't blame him for that. I would have been concerned about it too. But did he see something that night and if indeed, what was it? No, that was ridiculous. There was no way he saw anything that night. I was the one who was attacked, not him.

"So what are you saying? Somepony is after me?" I already knew the answer but I needed to know if that was what Fluttershy wanted to tell me.

"I don't know. Discord wouldn't tell me anything else. I tried to talk to him but he left before I could say anything to him. Did you see anything that night? Something that could have scared him."

There were a lot of things that I saw that night. I didn't even know what I have seen. Either way, I couldn't tell her. There was no way that I could. She wouldn't understand. How can she?

"No. I saw nothing," I lied.

"Do you have any idea where he could be? " Fluttershy asked.

"I said, I didn't already. "

"Actually, you didn't answer the first time I asked," she said.

"Well, I'm saying it now," I snapped.

"I'm just...worried about him."

"Why? Discord can take care of himself. He is the Lord of Chaos, after all," I said.

"Well, it's not like him to just disappear like that. At least, he always lets me know when he's going to take off," She explained to me. "I know it's hard to believe but I know this isn't like Discord."

"I assure you that he is fine, Fluttershy. He wasn't acting off or anything when I talked to him," I told her.

"Well, he was acting weird when I last spoke to him, he was shaking and was talking in incomplete sentences. He was all over the place. He was so..off. I never saw him like that before. I tried to calm him down. I tried to help him but he wouldn't tell me what was wrong."

Hearing this made me confused. Why would Discord act like that? He seemed fine at the hospital. Of course, Discord wouldn't want to be like that in public. But why would he act in such a way? Did something follow him? Did something leave the cemetery with us? This was worst than I thought. I needed to find Discord…and fast. I needed to know what has been happening to him. Maybe I could get answers from him, but I couldn't get him involved in this. What was I going to tell him? He wouldn't understand. If I told him, he wouldn't believe me. He would laugh about it and just like everypony else, he would think I was crazy. Maybe I was? I didn't need anypony to know that. No, it was best to keep it to myself.

"That's why I'm worried." Fluttershy said as she looked on the ground.

"I'm sorry. I didn't know. If I see him, I'll let you know." I told her.

"It was weird."

"What?"

"The last time that I saw him. I felt so...wrong. Him being there was...I can't explain it but I was getting sick. It felt...dark. Like if he was acting all like evil, which was weird because he's not anymore. I didn't want him there. I...I don't know. It made my cottage feel so uncomfortable. It's why I wanted to be out here. I just needed to get that feeling out of me. For some reason that feeling won't go away," she said sadly.

I looked at her. She started to look very pale. What did Discord do to her? Or should I say... what did I do to her? I felt so guilty. Like it was my fault that this was happening. What did I bring? What was going on? Why was this happening to me? I didn't want anypony to suffer because of me. This was always a curse that only affected me. I didn't want anyone to face what I had to all those years ago. No one deserved that.

"I'm sure it will be okay. Just let him come to you. I'm positive he will show up and it will be alright," I lied. I didn't like that I did but I needed Fluttershy to not get involved with whatever was happening to me.

"I don't know. Are you sure?" she asked.

I looked away from her. "Yes, I'm sure."

"Princess Luna, are you okay? You seem to....." Whatever she said, I didn't hear. For at that moment I heard a strange noise coming from the Everfree Forest. It was quite loud and it sounded like a mourning type, like somepony was wailing in pain. I turned around.

"Did you hear that?"

"Hear what?" Fluttershy asked with a brow raised. The noise emitted a screech this time.

“I hear it again.”

"I don't hear anything, princess. Sorry."

I got up and started trotting to the back of the cottage. Fluttershy quickly followed behind me.

"I know I heard something."

"Maybe it's just one of those dangerous creatures from the Everfree Forest. It's probably best not to disturb them."

At that moment, I heard the noise again. This time louder and clearer. It sounded young and it sounds like it wailing in pain. Wait, was that crying and screaming? I got closer to the forest.

"Princess Luna, I don't think that's a good idea!" Fluttershy cried.

"It sounds like crying," I said.

"I don't hear it."

"Well, I do."

I stood on the path that entered the Everfree Forest. I needed to know what was making that noise. I stood there for a moment and I heard the cry again. This time it was getting louder and louder by each second. It was screaming for help. My eyes widen to the realization.

"Oh my stars!" I yelled."It's a child." Without even thinking, I ran into the forest.

Author's Notes:

I know this took longer. Sorry for that. I hope you liked it. Leave a comment and like.

This chapter was edited by BronJabz.

And for the ones that are wondering, yes. Discord will be coming back soon along with a new comer for the story. Can't wait for that. Well, anyway, thanks for reading.

Till next time