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Discord awoke to a blinding sunlight. Groaning, he rolled over…and promptly fell out of the tree in which he was currently residing. He quickly flapped his mismatched wings, gaining altitude. Emerging from the canopy of trees that was the Everfree forest, he quickly glided over to Canterlot Castle.
While he was flying, he was attempting to organize his scrambled emotions for a certain purple unicorn. He couldn't truly identify the feelings he had towards Twilight Sparkle. All he knew was that he cared deeply for the lavender unicorn.
Landing on the balcony where he had talked to Twilight the previous night, he peered into her bedroom. A maid was busy tidying the sheets, but he saw none of Twilight's possessions that the Princess had brought from Ponyville, meaning the unicorn had already left.
With a sigh, the spirit of chaos glided on his back to Ponyville. When he landed, he swiftly used his powers to slip undetected into the shadows. As he moved slowly through Ponyville, he wondered what Twilight was planning on doing when her friends finally caught up to him. It was only a matter of time. Discord sighed, then immediately regretted the decision. A green pony with a harp like instrument for a cutie mark turned her head, her eyes narrowing at the shadow where Discord currently resided. Holding his breath, Discord inched along the ground until he was out of Lyra's sight.
When he finally arrived at Twilight's house after many more close encounters with the citizens of Ponyville, he flew up to her balcony and peered into the room. There she was. Lifting her possessions into her saddlebags with her magic. Discord smiled.
With a flash of magic, he was at her doorstep, but in a totally different form. He was a brown unicorn colt with a tan mane and tale. He had the Elements of Harmony as a cutie mark, except they were all different shades of gray, representing the destruction of harmony.
He lifted a fore hoof to knock on Twilight's door. "I KNOW Rarity! I am getting a reasonable scarf! Yeesh!" The door glowed with a purple magic before it briefly swung open. "Oh!" Twilight stopped mid-rant. "I'm terribly sorry. Please come in." She moved out of the doorway to allow the pony to step inside.
"I haven't seen you around Ponyville before. Where are you from?" Twilight asked, inviting her guest to sit down on her couch. "A statue garden." Discord replied. "What?" Twilight asked, her eyes widening, then she smiled. "Discord….Don't play tricks with me." "Couldn't resist." The unicorn smiled. "Is that little dragon here?" "Oh. You mean Spike?" "Yes, Spear." Discord said, waving a hoof. "SPIKE. And no, he's helping Rarity pack."
"Good." Discord said, swiftly transforming. "Keeping up the pony gig for too long is painful." The large draconequus curled up on the couch, and tucked his paw and talon under him. "Rough night?" Twilight asked.
"Horrible." Discord groaned. "I awoke to falling out of my tree. " Twilight let out a sympathetic noise. "You know you could have slept here." She said. "But what about Spear?" Discord asked. "SPIKE was at Scootaloo's." Discord had a blank look on his face. "Small little filly, about this high, orange coat, purple mane? Blank flank? Usually hangs out on a scooter or with an earth pony and a unicorn?"
"Oooohhh!" Discord said. "You mean the three who first helped me out of my prison?" "Yes!" Twilight said, smiling.
Discord arranged himself more comfortably on Twilight's couch, tucking his tail under his feathered wing. "What are you going to do about your friends?" he asked softly. Twilight's smile quickly faded to be replaced by a frown. "I have no idea. I guess at one point or another I'm going to have to tell them that you're not all bad. I don't know how they'll take it though."
Discord sighed. "And you're worried they'll go to the Princesses, and Celestia will tell you that you can't be her student anymore? And that they'll hurt me?" Twilight nodded slowly.
"Well…" the unicorn thought for a moment. "They can't do anything to you with the Elements of Harmony because they have to work as a cohesive unit, and if I'm not part of it…well…you saw how well THAT went without Rainbow Dash, and she isn't even the hidden element!"
"That's kind of good news." Discord said. "But seriously Twilight, you're going to have to tell them that I'm not bad, and that I don't need chaos to live." Twilight looked at him funny. "Okay…maybe just a few cotton candy clouds here and there, and maybe some showers of chocolate rain every couple of days, but still! That wouldn't be too bad would it?"
"I'm sure Pinkie Pie would enjoy that." Twilight said, finally smiling for the first time since the conversation started. "Honestly though, I don't think they're going to take the news of me hanging out with you well. They'll probably think that you're controlling me!"
"But you're not gray." Discord protested. "So? It's an easy spell to change color." Twilight argued. Just then a knock on the door stopped both of them in mid-argument. "Who is it?" Twilight called, slightly panicked, motioning for Discord to hide. Discord flew up to the rafters, and proceeded to slip into the shadows. "It's Rainbow Dash and the gang!" Came Rainbow's voice from outside.
"NO!" Twilight shouted. "I mean no! I…I..,uh…" She searched desperately for a possible excuse. "I'm cleaning up Owlowiscious's pellets!" She said, hoping her friends would buy it. "Oh. OK!" Rainbow's voice came drifting through the door. "We'll wait outside for a couple minutes."
Twilight heaved a sigh of relief, and Discord came down from the rafters. "That was a close one…" she whispered, and the draconequus nodded. "You have to go before my friends find out you're here" Just then the door burst open, and Twilight and Discord both froze.
Rainbow and Applejack were both lying on the door, apparently shocked that it had fallen…er…caved in. "You gotta get a better door Twi!" Applejack stated, without looking up, but as she did, her jaw dropped open. "Discord!" She snarled. "Get away from our friend!"
"Discord!" Rarity yelled, charging in through the now empty doorway. Pinkie barged in close behind, followed by a very angry Fluttershy. "Twilight!" Rainbow Dash yelled. "We have all the Elements! We can stop him!"
Twilight purposely moved slowly, giving Discord the time he needed to make his exit. "Ta-ta ladies!" Discord said, smirking. With a snap of his fingers, he disappeared, leaving a very disappointed Rainbow Dash. "Great!" she sighed, plopping down on the floor. "Now we have to hunt him down all over again!"
Twilight couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief that the Spirit of Chaos had escaped without so much as a scratch. Twilight's fears on the other hand, had been confirmed that her friends would not take well to her and Discord's newfound friendship. She spotted a blue feather on the ground, and when nopony was looking, lifted it up with her magic, and placed it on top of the nearest bookcase.
"There were no owl pellets were there sugarcube?" Applejack asked, trotting over to Twilight. The unicorn numbly shook her head. "Darling, you look simply AWFUL!" Rarity said, moaning in sympathy for the unicorn. "What DID Discord do to you?" "N…nothing." Twilight stammered. "He only wanted to talk."