Love has everything to do with it
Chapter 73
Previous Chapter Next ChapterSeveral hours had passed by before the human turned Alicorn, and the God of Chaos himself, Discord, left the strip club on the moon. Charles had returned to his Alicorn state just over halfway through their trip into the club, while Discord couldn't help but notice something peculiar about the stallion. Taking a leap of faith, the draconequus spoke his thoughts.
"Sooooo." Discord trailed off for a moment, knowing what he was about to say could upset the dark Alicorn at his side. "I couldn't help but notice something... odd about you when you turned back into tall dark and gruesome." He chuckled, only causing Midnight to cock a brow at him.
"And that would be?" Midnight asked, a little curious.
"Well..." Discord trailed off once again as he manifested a mirror and held it out in front of Midnight to let him see his reflection.
"You have got to be kidding me..." Midnight stated flatly, clearly unamused as he gazed upon his reflection in the mirror.
Looking at himself in the mirror, the dark Alicorn could clearly see what the draconequus was talking about. Be it a joke, or the truth, it wasn't funny to him in the least as he gaze upon two yellow eyes with red pupils. Flicking his vision back to the draconequus he gave an annoyed snort.
"Fix it! That ain't funny!" He spat.
"I can't fix it! I didn't do it in the first place!" Discord spat back in worry.
"What the hell?! How am I supposed to get rid of this....." The Alicorn trailed off as what may have happened to him came to thought.
"Wait, I'm not acting like I did when I did before splitting into two ponies." He hummed to himself, going over the facts in his head, only to pause as he got a tap on his shoulder.
"Maybe it's because you're already a grumpy ass today, so it seems normal to you now." Discord snickered, pausing as he noticed the Alicorns expression of thought, rather than anger.
"Possibly... Or maybe its because when I absorbed your chaotic energy, I didn't absorb your idiocy with it." He snickered back causing Discord to look on at him in disbelief.
"Yep, I guess that stupid filter spell I put onto myself really worked." He grinned back toward the draconequus.
Discord let out a loud chortle as he brought the dark Alicorn into a sideways hug. "My friend, I do believe you have become a little more chaotic than your normal self, and I do believe that it is thanks to my own chaotic energy to boot."
"At least I don't feel like exploding and killing everything in sight right now..." He trailed off, a smile slowly creeping across his face. "But I do feel like I want to prank quite a few ponies." He smirked.
"My boy, I do believe that we are going to have quite a bit of fun today." Discord chuckled as he snapped his talons, making them vanish from sight.
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"Ya'll, I'm sorry fer what night did." AJ began as she hugged the pink and purple maned mare before her. Sweetie giving a sniffle as she hugged back.
"It's ok, I'm not mad at him now. I know I shouldn't have done what I did, or said what I had. He looked so angry though, I've never seen him that made at anypony. I just wish I could undo what I did." She pouted, looking to the floor as she pulled away from the farmer.
"Still, ah don't think night's been himself lately. Ain't ya'll noticed him gettin a bit more.... aggressive?" AJ asked, thinking back several days.
"I know what you're talking about darling, he actually threatened me after striking Sweetie. Ever since poor Starlight was rescued, he has been rather.... strict. In so many words. Plus he actually said something peculiar right before striking Sweetie, now that I think of it." Rarity hummed to herself, rubbing her chin in thought.
"What'd he say?" AJ asked as the two ponies separated, taking their seats on the couch within the boutique.
"He said something along the lines that he has ignored everyponies disbelief that they are beyond punishment for their actions when doing questionable things. I am taking a guess he meant to what the crusaders did as fillies and many other ponies do that do things that would normally result in severe injury or death." She sighed, looking sidelong toward her sister.
"Hey, we don't do any of that stuff anymore. The crusaders have grown up and help other fillies and colts to get their cutiemarks now." She huffed.
"Still, going into the Everfree Forest Sweetie?" Rarity tutted.
"Yea... that wasn't very smart... but we are a lot bigger now, and I can use my magic really well! I could have...." She trailed off, thinking back to when the three of them had been captured by the plant pony in that dark basement.
"Sweetie, as much as I want to agree with you, I must side with Midnight. You did do something foolish, and probably thought you wouldn't get hurt. But the fact of the matter is that you and the others could have lost their lives had Celestia and Midnight not intervened, and I don't think I could live knowing that you perished." Rarity began to tear up, pulling her sister into a loving hug. "So no more of this silly nonsense with doing dangerous things, ok?" She asked, seeing her sister nod as she pulled away slightly.
"Good, now all that is left is to speak to that Alicorn and get him out of his funk." The white unicorn smiled softly, knowing that when Midnight was upset, not much could pull him out of his funk.
"Maybe..." She paused, running a hoof over her belly. "Maybe I should go to the doctor and see if they can tell what I will be having in the near future." She smiled warmly, knowing that being a mother would soon be in her future. "And you as well darling." She giggled seeing Applejack blush brightly before looking down to her own belly and giving a smile.
"Yea, ah guess it wouldn't hurt. Ya'll wanna come too Sweetie? At least ya'll'd know what yer gonna be an aunt to." She chuckled seeing the alabastor mare beam.
"SURE!" She squeaked out in a broken tone, far too happy to care about her previous punishment just hours earlier.
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