A/N: Truth be told, I am fairly new to the Screwball fandom. However, I saw the YouTube video for the song Daddy Discord and loved it. This story is sort of born of that. Be warned, Screwball and Screwloose are OOC from the cannon if you can say they have particular way of behaving based on the cannon. For any readers who are familiar with my other fanfics that I am currently posting, this one is a bit different as I will be updated as I finish chapters. No set schedule. So, enjoy!

I do not own My Little Pony, I just play with the characters.

Discord is defeated once again and his statue returned to the garden. Celestia finds herself facing an interesting dilemma. There is a filly before her that came to be known due to Discord's brief reign. Her coat, mane, and eyes were shades of violet. There are white streaks in her frizzy mane and swirls in her eyes. She wears a beanie cap complete with a to do with a pony that is clearly the spawn of Discord? The filly does not seem inherently evil, just simpleminded. Celestial felt sorry for the filly because her name is Screwball and her cutie mark shows exactly that. Luna has a soft spot for the filly, oddly enough. She wants Screwball to live in the palace. Celestia agrees with her sister.

"Would you like to live with us in the palace?" Celestia asks kindly.

"I don't want to be a bother," Screwball whispers as she stares at the ground.

"You would be no bother." Luna manages to reign in her royal tone in an effort to not startle Screwball.

"Well, if you are sure... Could I visit my daddy?" Screwball peeks up at the princesses.

"Of course you can. You must love him a lot," Celestia answers.

"He's my daddy." Screwball shrugs.

Luna leaves to raise the moon. Celestia shows their new friend to her own suite. Screwball prances through the rooms giggling. The sound is both innocent and somehow unnerving to hear.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ months pass ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

"Screwball, you have been living here for a while now and I don't think that I have seen you leaves the palace grounds. Don't you want to explore the area?" Celestia asks one morning at breakfast.

"Daddy is in the statue garden and you or Luna are almost always around. Why would I want to?" Screwball's look of confusion is not at all an unusual sight.

"You are free to come and go as you please. I just thought that maybe you might like to make some friends." Celestia watches the filly's expression carefully.

"Nopony other than you two wants to be my friend. I look funny and act weird. And you two rule over Equestria, so you have to accept everypony." Screwball refuses to look at anypony during her response.

"Doth thou have problems with other ponies?" Luna glares at the servants as they shift uneasily.

The truth is that Screwball does make those around her uncomfortable. While most of the palace staff remedies that by avoiding her company whenever they could, some chose a different course of action. That small group of ponies made snide comments to the ward. She is the daughter of a hated enemy, why should they be nice to her? She will only follow in her father's footsteps one day anyway. Those ponies also made no secret of the speculations concerning Screwball's mother.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ months pass ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

"Dear, I would like for you to go and visit Twilight Sparkle. She's a student of mine that resides in Ponyville." Celestia announces.

"Wasn't she one of the ponies that defeated my daddy? Why would she want me to visit?" Screwball tilts her head to the side.

"Twilight judges not before she gets to know a pony," Luna assures her.

"She will be very welcoming. I believe you will have fun," Celestia adds.

"Okay then," Screwball decides.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ meanwhile, in Ponyville ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

"I don't see why she is allowed to go anywhere at all," Rainbowdash huffs.

"She's just a little...off," Twilight responds.

"I say, I have to agree with Rainbowdash on this one," Rarity comments.

"Now, now, simmer down. You can't know what the filly is like just because Discord was her father." Applejack shakes her head at her friends.

"I'm sure all she needs is to be shown some kindness," Fluttershy says.

"Princess Celestia is sending her here to have fun and make friends and that is exactly what we are going to help make happen." Twilight stomps her hoof to emphasize her point.

"We are gonna do just that, sugar cube," Applejack assures her friend.

"Also, not very many ponies know Screwball's true lineage. In fact, even Princess Celestia and Princess Luna have no idea who the filly's mother is. That means the she does not know who her own mother is. So, the whole topic is off limits. We want her to feel welcome," Twilight continues.

"No promises. How can you expect anypony to not be curious?" Rainbowdash gives Twilight a look that says she is going to talk about the sensitive topic.

"The princesses trust us and we do not want to make them regret that decision," Twilight stares down her friends.

There is a general, albeit reluctant, murmur of agreement amongst the other fillies. A knock at the door heralds the arrival of the very pony they were discussing. Twilight opens the door with a friendly greeting. Screwball hangs back shyly. After a little encouragement, she enters the library and cautiously peeks at the group of friends before her. They seem friendly...mostly.

"If Discord is your daddy, how are you an earth pony?" Rainbowdash asks, much to the dismay of the other ponies.

"I just knew you guys didn't want me around. But the princesses were so sure you would be nice." Screwball looks like she may cry.

"Rainbowdash didn't mean to be rude..." Twilight starts to apologize on behalf of her blunt friend, but her guest already fled the library. The six fillies follow directly after her. When they get outside, though, the violet pony is nowhere to be seen.

"Where in tarnation did she go?" Applejack looks around, surprised at how fast Screwball vanished.

"We simply must find her. There's no telling what kind of trouble she may get into...whether she means to or not," Rarity hastily adds the last part in response to the annoyed expression on Twilight's face.

They search all over Ponyville with no luck at all. Heads hanging, they start back towards the library to decide what to do next. Should they send a letter to the princesses explaining how they lost Screwball? Did Screwball head back already and tell them about what happened?

"Did you hear what happened?" Spike interrupts the silent trek.

"No, what happened?" Twilight pauses to find out the story.

"Screwball was in the square when Diamond Tiara yelled at her for being Dischord's offspring. Silver Spoon then launched a rock at her head. Poor Screwball had to go to the hospital because the rock left a gash across her cheek," Spike explains quickly.

"Oh, my," Rarity gasps.

"We should get over there and check on her," Fluttershy turns to head towards the hospital.

"Yeah, and while we are there somepony will have the opportunity to apologize for being a mite unfriendly towards our guest," Applejack adds.

"How did Diamond Tiara know of Screwball's lineage?" Rarity asks as she follows the others.

"That is an excellent question," Twilight repsonds.

A/N: So? Anyone like the first chapter? There is more coming, no worries. Thanks for reading! Review if you please!