Discord was not in the best of moods. He had agreed to stop causing horrible chaos, but did Celestia really have to keep such a close eye on him? It was almost as if she didn't trust him!
Seeing a group of four or so maids turn the corner, industriously scrubbing away at every speck and making sure that Celestia's castle was spotless as usual, his lips turned up in a very mischievous smirk. What was the harm in a little bit of fun now and then?
With a snap, a bucket of soapy water materialized above the maids' heads and overturned, several gallons of suds drenching them and covering the floor of the entire hallway. The statues of various distinguished ponies that lined the walls came to life,`dancing weirdly. A giant buffet of strange foods appeared off to the side, and Discord skated through the bubbly water, producing music by strumming the elongated neck of a squirrel like a guitar.
Cue grossed-out exclamations.
...Giggling?
Three of the maids looked a lot alike-their fur was shades of brown and grey, with cleaning Cutie Marks and disgusted better-than-thou expressions. They were glaring at the third maid, whose fur was pure white and had a Cutie Mark that depicted music notes. Her mane and tail were chocolate-milk brown with streaks of pink in them that reminded him of cotton candy. She was the one laughing, with a delighted expression on her face as she stared at the chaos.
Noticing the other maids' expressions, the scrumptiously-haired pony implored, "Oh come on, it's funny!"
The leader of the little pack turned up her snout. "You think it's so funny, you clean it up then!" she declared, and she and her two minions tossed their cleaning supplies at the fourth filly and flounced off in a huff.
Discord quickly made himself scarce, but the mare simply strapped scrub brushes onto her hooves and took off, skimming through the suds and humming a little tune, a soft smile on her face.
