I set down my quill and sighed. "How many of these are we sending out?" Fluttershy smiled. "Just a few more invitations." I looked down the list. I crossed off three of the names left. That left four more. I looked over at Shy and saw she was sealing her envelopes. One, two, three, four-

Five?

I looked down at the list. Only four names. Why did Shy have five wedding invitations? "Shy?" She looked at me. I took a step towards her. "Who's that invitation for?" She looked down at the envelope. Her eyes grew wide in fear. "Umm...just an extra." She was lying. Why? I took another step towards her. Before I could see the name, she slipped the envelope into the pile of invites. I looked at her. "Who was it for?" She smiled. "Nopony. Just a friend." She could tell I was unconvinced.

The stack of invitations glowed as I levitated them in front of me. I began to sort through the envelopes. Shy tried to grab the stack. "Speedy, don't!" I continued sorting, passing each invite on as I quickly looked for an unfamiliar name. Wait... What was that last invite? I brought the name back in front of my eyes.

Discord

Canterlot Castle

Canterlot, Equestria

I was frozen in place. Shy stood there looking horrified. Slowly I gained some feeling in my body again and moved my eyes to Shy. "What....what is this?" She shrunk back. "It's...it's an invitation....for....Discord." I sat down and smiled. "I'm sure you thought this would be funny, but it isn't." She shook her head. "It's not a joke Speedy." My smile dropped. I looked at the envelope again and back to Shy. "Explain."

Shy led me over to the couch and we sat down. Se sighed as she turned to me. "The last time you were in Canterlot, Princess Celestia had just brought Discord to us. She wanted me to reform him so he would use his magic for good." My eyes bugged out. "Reform that no good-" I never finished. Shy had stuck a hoof in my mouth. She frowned at me. "Let me finish." I nodded and she removed her hoof. "I did it. I became Discord's one and only friend and he learned to be kind. He's different now. And I thought it would be rude if I didn't invite him." I stopped myself from speaking, allowing her words to sink in.

Okay. Discord, the maniac creature that had taken over my body and had left me mentally scarred, was friends with my fiancé. She had reformed him and now he was being invited to my wedding. What was wrong with this picture?

I began to pace the floor. I couldn't bring myself to form a sentence. No words could come close to describing my anger and confusion.

"Keep up that pacing and you'll put a rut in the floor."

I froze again. I looked at Shy. She was looking behind me. I slowly turned to find Discord lounging on the table. He smiled. "Hello Speedy." My eye twitched. And then I charged him. I only got halfway before Discord snapped his fingers. I stopped instantly, stuck in place. Discord stood up and walked around me. "Honestly Fluttershy, I don't know what you see in him. He has some anger issues to work on." I watched out of the corner of my eye as Shy stood up. "Let him go Discord. You know better." Discord sighed. "Only if your stallion behaves." Shy glared at me. I would have nodded if I could move my head. I guess Discord figured I'd agree, because next second I toppled over as the magic was cut off.

I stood up and glared at Discord. He smiled. "Good to see you again." I smirked. "Give me one good reason I shouldn't knock you out." He began to laugh. "I missed you too!" He rushed me and picked me up. I struggled to free myself. I paused as Fluttershy spoke up. "See? He's changed. He's even giving you a hug." Hug? Is that what he was doing? I held still for a moment. He was! Discord was hugging me!

The embrace ended and I dropped to the floor. Discord took a seat on the couch. "So you were about to send me my invitation?" Shy nodded. "I hope you can make it." He chuckled. "Of course. Anything for my best friend." I was ready to kick something. I looked around, but nothing was close enough. I sighed and sat down. Discord glanced at me. "Rough day Speedy?" I rolled my eyes. "Rough day? No! My fiancé is friends with my enemy. Why would that make it a rough day?" Fluttershy shook her head and sighed. Discord stood up and walked over to me. He held out a paw. "Truce." I stared at the paw for several seconds. I looked up at Discord and he smiled. It wasn't a mischievous smile. It was... sincere. I glanced over at Shy. Her eyes were pleading with me. I smiled. If she was willing to trust Discord, I had to at least give him a chance.

I grabbed Discord's paw and shook it. I met his gaze and smiled. "You ever been to a wedding before?" He thought for a moment. "I don't believe so. This will be my first." I chuckled. "Same here." We shared a laugh and sat at the table. Shy joined us and we talked for the next few hours. I was surprised by how Discord had changed. His humor of course was still as twisted as I remember. He described switching the genders of the Royal Guard and laughed hysterically. I glanced at Shy and rolled my eyes. She smiled and shrugged.

We talked about wedding plans, the goings on of Ponyville, and everyday things. It was an interesting conversation. Eventually Discord looked down at his wrist. "Drat. Forgot my watch. Speedy, what time do you have?" He was smiling as he said it. I looked down at my hoof to discover a watch wrapped around it. I looked at the face. "A quarter to five." Discord stood up and stretched. "I'd better go. Celestia will be expecting me to work tonight." I smiled. "Sticking to a schedule? You must still have some of me in your head." His eyes narrowed. "Be grateful for that. It's part of the reason I was able to be receptive to Fluttershy. Without you I doubt I'd be walking around Equestria. I wouldn't have a friend." He pulled Shy and me into a hug. "You both did your part with me. And I count you as my best friends. Just know that I hate you both for making me nice." We looked up at his straight face. He didn't last long before breaking into a big grin. We all started laughing. Next Chapter: Three Months Later Estimated time remaining: 2 Minutes