In the flicker of the candle light, an odd specimen of a creature stared longingly at his window. His snakelike body curled into a sitting position while his mis matched horns were mere shadows in the dim light. His goat like head rested on his lion paw and eagle claw as his white goatee draped over his hands. Discord was satisfied of the days events, he couldn't stop replaying the day in his mind. He was proud of what he had done, even if it made Fluttershy cry. His heart broke when she ran for him, he planned for his death scene, however he had not prepared for Fluttershys reaction. He almost jumped to hug her and tell her he was faking it. He wanted to ease her mind, but he reminded himself that it was for the good of Equestria. Still, he couldn't help but wonder how she was doing right now. He summoned his window to become a screen to see Fluttershy. He went through her memories and accessed one of his favorites.
Discord was watching quite the spectacle from his window. It was Fluttershy, the fearful look in her innocent teal eyes, the way her body quivered and how her silky pink mane blew violently in the wind. Her wings took her into the dangerous tornado. At first she doubted her flying abilities, but the speed kept building and her heart seemed to be beating faster than ever. She looked glorious to discord, it seemed so amazing to him how everything he knew about her could change oh so fast. Her usual demeanor betrayed what lay deep inside of her. The potential courage and the strength of a thousand war ponies. He looked away from the reflection of her past to lay down on a rug in his living room. Equestria was back to it's harmonic self, after Sombra was defeated for the second or rather third, time. Thanks to Discord, who gave the mane six the greatest inspirational speech he has ever thought of. "Maybe I should be a sports coach." Discord chuckled and shrugged, he curled his tail closer to his chest. The draquonnecus could not shake the same memory of today from his head, the way Fluttershy cried when he was quote "wounded" end quote. She was his friend of course, but maybe she feels how he does. Discord violently shook his head " No no no she doesn't feel the same, you could never be good enough for her! She only wants to be friends! Though, I can't help but wish it were different.." He sighed and laid his head on his forearms. He was confused at his conflicted emotions that swirled like a brewing storm inside him. Before he knew it his eagle claw and his lion claws scratched the floorboards and left nasty marks on the floor. "Don't!" He held his head in frustration. "Things will never be different, she doesn't want you." Tears formed in his eyes as he thought of her. "No you can't! Stop thinking of her, JUST STOP!" As he bellowed the last two words every chaotic thing in his household either vanished or returned to it's proper self. His ears drooped to the sides of his face. "Oh Discord what are you going to do?" He whispered to himself as the flame of the last candle in his living room blew away in the crisp night air.
Fluttershy came home in a very happy mood, she told her animals every detail about her eventful day, she even mentioned Discord. Her animals were quite afraid of Discord given his personality and appearance. She kept the embarrasing emotional moments about the battle against Sombra to herself. She was very cheerful that everything turned out alright for today, she couldn't stand the though of being away from angel or any other one of her animal friends. She hugged, fed, sang, and tucked in all her animals that night because of the guilt that hung over her. One day she would never be able to do the same ever again. This fact frightened her, but she knew that she would always be here for any creature as long as she lived, and maybe that would be enough. When everyone else was sleeping she crept into her bed expecting immediate exhaustion. However, her mind wandered to the thought of Discord. She thought she had lost him today, and that would've been the most horrifying experience she would've ever had to face. Losing Discord, would be losing a part of her.
The next day, Fluttershy was expecting company as usual on alternating Tuesday's. She put the kettle on the stove as usual, but something felt off. Her animals were giving the usual speech about how she is inviting monsters in her home. She replied with the usual "He is not a monster! You should be ashamed of yourselves for calling our guest such awful names!" She gave Angel an angry glare, he was conflicted, but he quivered and fled. The kettle made the whistling sound of completion. Fluttershy went to retrieve it but not before Discord appeared in front of her grinning. She fell onto the ground and nearly fainted at the sight of him, thankfully he doesn't know how she felt for him. She sprang up off the floor "Oh Discord! The tea is ready, make yourself at home while I set the table." She scurried for her tea set.
Discord sat uncomfortably on the seemingly comfortable couch. He shifted and sat in every position he could think of but he could not get comfortable. It could be that his heart was beating so fiercely in his chest, or how he felt sick. He could hear Fluttershy hum and sing in her kitchen. She had such a gorgeous voice, it became her very well. Discord grew increasingly nervous when she brought the tea pot, the sugar dish, the milk container, and their cups. She settled herself into Angels chair. Discord could sense her nervousness from a mile away, which left them in an awkward silence. Even though it was filled with the munching of pastries and slurping of tea, it was an uncomfortable silence. Discord was the first to speak "Well we had quite the day yesterday." Fluttershy giggled which changed the awkward atmosphere. "Who would've thought Sombra would try to take over again, twice!" Fluttershy sqeaked the last word. He admired her adorable voice, he looked at her with admiration a moment too long and almost forgot to respond. "Well my dear, every evil being tries again, no matter how stupid they make themselves look." His ears sagged at the though of his attempts and failures. Fluttershy was quick to respond "Well it's over now, you're reformed! Everypony forgives you even the princesses!" Discord couldn't help but adore the little things she did to cheer him up, even if she does the same for her critters. Fluttershy flew over the table to give him a hug. Hugs were frequent between the two but this time it was different, for Discord it meant much more. He just wished he could know what Fluttershy wanted, of course he could use his magic to find out, but it felt like a violation of her privacy. Even though he was tempted, he couldn't bring himself do it. The hug went on for too long but neither Discord nor Fluttershy cared. Discord wanted to hold onto her for as long as he possibly could. His heart skipped beats, the blood in his veins coursed with adrenaline, as they looked into each other's eyes desperately. For one beautiful moment, everything seemed like a dream neither of them wanted to wake from. The moment vanished when there was a knock on the door. Fluttershy snapped back into reality. She let go of Discord, her face became red with embarrassment. She looked down and slowly flew to the door. She opened the door and it was Spike. Discord appeared behind him wanting to make sure their moment wouldnt become known because of their flustered faces. "Ah Spike, are you here for a game of-". Spike was surprised to see Discords face because it was red but immediatly Spike grinned knowingly and said " Not exactly, I flew here because I'm supposed to take you and Fluttershy to the castle, the princesses have a mission for y-" "Then we teleport!" Discord exclaimed dramatically. The embarrassment seemed to melt off his face. He stole glances at every one in the room and snapped his eagle claws, leaving Spike behind.
Fluttershy froze as she was teleported to the inside of the castle. They appeared in front of the thrones that belonged to the princesses. Celestia and Luna did not seem phased by their sudden appearance. Celestia rose from her throne and made her way to Fluttershy and Discord. Fluttershy bowed and Discord gave a practically nonexistent curtsy. Fluttershy came up from her bow and asked "Your majesty, you wanted to see us?" Discord did not wait for a response and interjected "So what's it gonna be Tia? A friendship problem?" He questioned in his usual impish manner. Celestia chuckled. "No, but there is a mission far more important than a regular friendship problem. Seemingly you two are best suited for the job." Luna grinned and added "we have come upon a new realm of Equestria, one we have not yet discovered." Discord looked at her in confusion "New realm? So you want us, the Pegasus and the Lord of Chaos to discover it?" "No, creatures already inhabit the land, what we want is to form an alliance between us." Celestia stated. She had a serious look on her face. Discord could not believe what he was hearing. "your highness, though I love a good mission, my wings are sooo tired" He yawned and stretched his wings until they were pulled from his back, he then proceeded to grab the wings and massage them. "Plus it's not like we're the only ponies good enough for this mission." Fluttershy remained silent during Discords excuse speech until she softly spoke "I dont mean to interrupt but why didn't you ask the others to come? Surely we could use the help." Celestia nodded in understanding. "We decided upon you two to help for we feel you could bring a natural order of peace and harmony where ever you tread. You could bring them peace , with that comes alliance. You represent the balance of harmony and disharmony for the creatures, this could mean a more positive relationship with our kingdoms. You may be able to bring another companion . Other than that, we do not want to put more ponies in danger than need be, and this is non negotiable Discord." Celestia explained as she looked upon Discord with a glare of frustration. "Now here is a map, you cannot merely teleport there it is guarded heavily with undiscovered and unreasearched magic. You can however, pass the barrier by hooves. Please tell me everything as you go along. If you need extra help, do not be afraid to ask." Luna smiled and said "Also we need you to leave as soon as possible, we do not want another war over the silliness of territory." Celestia grinned and added "Spike will come along as well." She glared at Discord who frowned knowingly "Oh fine!" he grumbled. With that discord snapped his fingers and a very confused purple dragon appeared. He scanned the room and Celestia expectant face. "I'm going aren't I?" He sighed as his wings fell to his sides.
