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Twilight was awoken to a blinding pain in her head. "Oh…" she groaned, attempting to sit up. "Please Twilight Sparkle. You must rest." An angelic voice floated over to Twilight. "Princess!" Twilight gasped. "What happened?"

"Discord." A younger and stronger voice. "Princess Luna!" "We've been through this Twilight. Call me Luna." Luna said, as if she was lecturing a little filly. "Discord….?" Twilight repeated slowly, when the events came flooding back to her.

"Where is he!" the unicorn demanded, worried for the draconequus. "Don't worry Twilight!" Another voice, cocky and confident. "Yea! We scared Mr. Meanypants!" Bubbly and feisty. "Don't worry my dear, that…ruffian…won't hurt you!" Elegant and composed. "That Discord won' hurt ya Twi." Friendly and slightly angry. "Oh…are…you ok?" Shy, but compassionate.

"Rainbow? Pinkie? Rarity? And Applejack and Fluttershy? What are you doing here?" Twilight croaked out, her throat sore. A glass filled with water suddenly was floated over to her, surrounded in a magenta glow. Twilight gratefully took the water with her own magic, and drank hastily.

Wiping her mouth with her hoof, she turned back to Princess Celestia and Luna. "What…I mean how did Discord escape?" The two siblings looked at each other, something indescribable written on their faces. Luna took a deep breath.

"Well…The Elements of Harmony imprisoned Discord in stone, but didn't fully take away his consciousness. He wanted to escape of course, but he didn't want it with all of his heart, therefore, he could not break the Element's powers. However, something triggered strong emotions, allowing him to break the bond that bound him to his stone prison."

Twilight looked away, however, the Princesses took this as a sign that she was worried. "Fear not my faithful student." Princess Celestia said. "Rest, and we shall speak again once morning is upon us." And with a swish of her tail, she was gone. Luna nodded to Twilight, then trotted out, following her sister.

"ARGH!" Twilight yelled, not realizing her friends were still there. "I mean….argh?" "It's quite natural to feel upset dear." Rarity said. "I mean, come now, you honestly think that anypony would be GLAD to see that ruffian esacpe?"

That's just it…I do feel glad. And I think that's bad. Twilight thought to herself, choosing not to answer Rarity's question. Rainbow Dash spread her wings, and soared up into the air, punching, and letting out a flurry of kicks. "We'll get 'em! Discord doesn't stand a chance!" "Yea!" Pinkie Pie piped up. "Mr. Meanypants won't lay a paw on you! Or would it be claw? Or maybe hoof…" the pink pony trailed off, thinking.

Twilight was having an inner struggle with her emotions. She knew her friends hated Discord, and she should too. He was just so unhateable though! It was ridiculous. "Ok…everypony out…" a shy voice said. The yellow pegasus of which it belonged to was ushering Twilight's friends out of the room. "Get some rest Twilight."

Twilight shot a grateful glance at Fluttershy, who merely nodded, before shutting the door behind Applejack. She hopped out of bed, swaying a little, before she completely regained her balance. For the first time, she got a good luck at the room around her.

It had marble floors, speckled with gold, and large spiraling pillars that seemingly supported a high celling decorated with stars and the moon on one half. On the other side was a sun surrounded by clouds. In the center was a picture of Luna's cutie mark on the sun side, and Celestia's cutie mark on Luna's side.

Twilight assumed this was meant to resemble the Yin – Yang that Discord and Harmony represented. Trotting over to the balcony, she opened the door with a simple push of her magic. She let the cool night breeze ruffle her mane, and let out a sigh of content. Princess Luna sure did a great job tonight. Like always. Twilight thought, smiling slightly.

She placed her forehoofs on the balcony's rail, and sighed softly. Raising her head to the star – studded sky, she pondered her predicament. Letting out a groan, she let her head fall to her hooves. Her mane and tail were probably hopelessy tangled due to the strong breeze blowing outside, but she pushed that aside. Think of it as a project for tomorrow.

Lifting her head slightly, and adjusting the position of her hooves, she looked towards the Everfree forest. From her position in the Canterlot Castle, she was able to see the rather faint glow of Zecora's hut. A faint curl of smoke was just visible gliding and swirling above the treetops. Gliding…It reminded her of how Discord gently floated through the air.

"ARGH!" she roared, smacking her hoof to her forehead. "WHY!" In a softer voice, she spoke again. "Why does everything have to remind me of you Discord?" She averted her eyes from the Everfree forest. "Where are you? Discord…" she murmured, looking up at the glowing moon. The cold air was beginning to give her a chill, so she decided to head back inside. Turning, she slowly placed one hoof in front of the other, forcing herself to go through the motions of walking, even though she didn't want to.

"Right here." A distinctly male voice sounded from directly behind her. Twilight yelped, only to have a very furry paw cover her mouth, cutting her off. "Shh!" the creature hissed. "Do you want the guards to know I'm here? They'll have my head! Now…promise you won't scream?" Twilight nodded. "Good." The paw released its hold on her muzzle.

Twilight let out a breath she didn't know she'd been holding. "Discord?" She asked softly, lifting her eyes to the mismatched creature in front of her. "The one and only." He smirked, showing his fanged smile. "Miss me?" "No!" Twilight said, hotly.

Discord raised a single eyebrow, and his mouth pulled into a disapproving frown. (A/N: Mr. Spock!) Twilight sighed. He just looked so adorable. "Fine! I missed you." She said. "Ha!" Discord said, pointing an accusing talon at her. "I knew it!" He circled around her in the air, and smiled.

"My friends will KILL me if they find out you've been here! And they want to put you back in that stone prison!" Twilight couldn't believe that she'd just warned Discord about the plan.

Discord frowned again, but it quickly turned to a smile. "Don't worry." He said, landing next to Twilight on the balcony. He extended an arm out over the railing. A cotton candy cloud appeared. He snapped his fingers, and a paper cone appeared. He stuck the cone in the center of the cloud. He held the cloud out to Twilight, who smiled at him.

Then reality hit her. "You have to go!" she said. She butted him softly. "Go!" she hissed again. "Wh…what?" Discord asked obviously confused. "Just go!" she said. Discord's eye widened and he looked very hurt. He bowed his head, and floated away from Twilight, tail hanging limply, instead of moving around like it normally did. "I don't want you to get hurt." The lavender unicorn added. Discord's expression visibly brightened.

"Sooo….you don't hate me?" he asked, hesitantly. "Are you kidding?" Twilight laughed. Discord loved the sound of her laugh. It sounded like spring, summer, bells, and all things magical. "Will I see you tomorrow?" Twilight asked. "You'd better believe it." Discord smiled, and this time it wasn't a smirk. It was a genuine smile. Twilight's eyes widened, but she returned the expression.

"I may not be here though." She said. "I'm probably going to be with my friends…" she trailed off, not wanting to say the rest. "I understand Twilight." He asked. "Just get away from them, and I'll do the rest alright?" he was being unusually serious. "Ok." Twilight said, smiling again. He turned to leave, but was stopped by the sound of her voice. "C…Can I have a hug?" she asked shyly.

Discord was a little shocked, but who was he to refuse a lady? He opened his arms, and Twilight walked into them. She wrapped her forehooves around her waist. Discord smiled again, as he felt her warmth against his pelt. When they broke apart, Twilight smiled at him. "Bye Discord!" she said happily. "See you tomorrow!"

"You too Sparklebutt!" he teased. "Hey!" she cried indignantly. The draconequus was fading away into the darkness, but he wasn't too far away to see her brilliant smile. Discord felt a warm fuzzy feeling inside his heart. "Goodnight…Twilight."