Hi, everypony! Well, here it is, the second and final part of "Little Paddy." Hope you all enjoy, and please leave your comments when you're done.

Later that day, Celestia was taking little Padraic on a tour of the palace grounds. She had spoken with Tender Love, who had agreed to let the colt be Celestia's student and live at the palace. She adored little Padraic dearly and wanted to make sure he had a better life than the one she could provide for him at the orphanage.

At one point, the princess and the colt were walking through the Canterlot sculpture garden. "Oh my, these statues are so exquisite!" Padraic commented. "They're so lifelike!"

"That's because they were all once real ponies," Celestia explained calmly. "What you're looking at is the fate of Equestrian criminals across history."

"WHAT?!" Padraic shrieked, practically jumping out of his skin.

Celestia chuckled. "Calm down, dear, it was just a joke." Padraic calmed down. "Contrary to popular belief, I do not possess the power to set ponies in stone. These are all just statues carved by master craftsponies to represent different virtues of Equestria, such as friendship and victory."

Padraic nodded as he walked alongside the princess. Then, he stopped in front of an especially odd statue. It depicted a creature made up of many different animal body parts. "Excuse me, Princess Celestia? I remember reading about those creatures and that they're called draconequi. So, what does the statue represent?"

Celestia frowned. "That statue, Padraic, is Discord."

"You mean like the idea of a lack of harmony?"

"No, my boy. You see, many eons ago, before I even existed, Discord was a cruel tyrant who ruled all of ponydom with an iron paw. He tortured everypony with his neverending chaos and disharmony."

"So what happened to him?" Padraic asked.

"Do you remember how I just told you that I can't turn ponies into stone?" Celestia asked. Padraic nodded. "Well, it is true. Alone I do not have the power, but with the power of the Elements of Harmony, Discord was sealed away, stopping his reign of terror. What you are viewing is his petrified body, kept here so I can keep an eye on him should he ever come back and start on any of his shenanigans."

Padraic gulped as he looked at the frozen draconequus. He hid behind Celestia's leg. "I'm scared, Princess Celestia."

Celestia smiled sweetly. "Don't be, sweetie. He's not coming back today. But perhaps we SHOULD move on with our tour, yes?" Padraic nodded. "Let's go." They walked away from the statue and into the palace.


"And here, we have the library," Celestia was describing. "This is where your classes will commence."

Padraic gasped as he looked at the massive shelves of books, his eyes sparkling. "Oh my word...I've never seen so many books in one place in my entire life! Back in the orphanage we only had about a dozen books, and I read them all so much I had memorized them!"

"You like it?" Celestia asked.

"Oh, it's WONDERFUL!"

"Well, as my student you have twenty four-seven access to the library, so you can read as many books as your heart desires."

Padraic grinned. "Oh thank you, Princess!"

"You're quite welcome, my child. Now, let's move on." They walked together to see the kitchen, the dining room, the tea room, the various bathrooms (where some maids gave Padraic a bath and made him clean and neat), and the various balconies.


At one time, they were both standing on the balcony as Celestia set the sun and brought up the moon. When she was done, Padraic looked up at her. "May I ask you a question, Princess Celestia?"

"Of course, Padraic. Ask me anything you wish."

"Why were you so nice to me? I mean, I had just tried to steal some of your private apples. And why did you make me your student? I'm not a unicorn, I can't use magic."

Celestia smiled. "I was nice to you, because I could see the real you. You weren't just some heartless criminal, you were a scared, hungry colt with no family. And while it's true that you can't use magic, you have the most nimble and brilliant mind I've ever seen. Like I said, I can always use another brain around here." Just then, a bell rang inside the palace. "Oh, dinner is ready. I asked the chefs to make a variety of foods, seeing as I don't know what you like."

Padraic smiled. "As long as I actually get to eat, I'm not picky."


After dinner, Celestia led Padraic through more hallway. Just then, the little colt yawned. "Oh, excuse me, I guess I'm a little sleepy."

Celestia smiled. "Understandable, seeing as you've had a very big day." She stopped in front of an ornate door. "That's why I wanted to end our tour here." She opened the door to reveal a lovely bedroom with a canopy bed with blue silk sheets, a large dresser full of finely-tailored clothes, a large bookshelf with many books and a few toys. "This is your bedroom. I had some of the servants fix it up for you while we were on our tour. I didn't know what you'd like, so I hope this is acceptable."

"It's WONDERFUL!" Padraic responded. "I love it. Thank you so much again, Princess Celestia." He hugged her leg.

Celestia nuzzled the colt. "You're very welcome, my dear. I'll have some servants get you up for breakfast. Good night." With that, she left the colt in his new bedroom, gently shutting the door behind him.

Little Padraic danced around the room for a minute. He could hardly believe that this was going to be his life from now on. Then, he walked over to his bed and crawled in. He smiled contently as he lay on his tummy, which felt full and satisfied for the first time for quite a while, rested his head against the soft pillow and drifted off to sleep.

Awwwwwwwwwwwww! I love happy endings! And I just want to huggle and squeeze little Paddy right now, he is just too darn cute!

Ah, Celestia, you little joker, you! And just so you peeps know, no I do NOT support the idea of Trollestia, I just think she has a good sense of humor (which is a good trait for a ruler, if you ask me) and enjoys teasing her subjects every once in a while.

Hope you guys enjoyed the part of Celestia telling Discord's story...hopefully it sounds like a believable story. Poor little Paddy got scared, though (hugs him to make him feel better)

Yes, our little guy has a VERY extended vocabularly for a six-year-old. Keep in mind though that this is RATIGAN we're talking about, perhaps the most intelligent and well-educated member of the Disney villain lineup (one of the many reasons why he's my favorite), it wouldn't surprise me if he had a huge vocab as a kid.

Thanks for reading, everyone! Hope you enjoyed! Please R&R!

All my best, DiscordantPrincess.