Double Chaos
Chapter 7
During recess, Tough Stuff and his two lackeys, Peanuts and Jelly Jam, were watching Honey Dew and her friends from afar. "Hey, Tough? Why are we watchin' the weirdo?" Peanuts asked. Tough Stuff swatted him in the face. "Shush. Didn't ya see at lunch? All she did was wish for some apples... and there, they were." he said. Jelly Jam looked confused. "So what, Tough?" he asked. Tough Stuff rolled his eyes. "We can use her powers to get anything we want! All we gotta do... is get her to trust us." he smiled devilishly. Peanuts and Jelly Jam chuckled dumbly, both having no idea what Tough Stuff was saying.
True Blue had told Jewel and Apple Core about what Flash Jr. wanted to do, so they told Honey Dew to wait by the ball court. She was sitting down, waiting for the others. "Where are they?" she asked aloud, looking around. When she turned back, she was face to face with Flash Jr. "Oh! Hi, Flashie!" she smiled. Flash Jr. fought hard not to blush, and smiled back. "Hi, Honey Dew. I, uh, well... I just wanted to, um..." he stammered and stumbled over his carefully thought out speech. How does she do it? Flash Jr. thought. "Are you okay, Flash Jr.? Your face is red." she said, her eyes full of concern. This made Flash Jr. blush even more. "I... just wanted to say... sorry a-about... calling your-your eyes weird." he stuttered. Honey Dew shrugged her shoulders. "that's okay, Flashie. I know you didn't mean it." she smiled and gave him a thumbs-up with her paw. Flash Jr. felt his heart skip a beat. She had forgiven him like nothing had happened. "Well... thanks. I, uh... I'll see you later." he said quickly as he ran away. "See ya!" she called.
Every day after that, Flash Jr. tried to keep his distance from Honey Dew, but she kept showing up, wherever he went. Of course, there was no avoiding her at school, but whenever they weren't in class, she was always close by. One day after school, while Flash Jr. was talking to True Blue and Haystack, Tough Stuff pushed Haystack in the sand. "Take that, country boy!" he taunted. Haystack tried to get up, but Peanuts stepped on his back. "Get off of him!" True Blue yelled. He tried to charge at Tough Stuff, but he was stuck in place. Flash Jr. was stuck, as well. Jelly Jam had used his horn magic to keep them still. "Nice, Toughy! Get your henchmen to do the dirty work for you." Flash Jr. taunted, making Tough Stuff flinch with anger. "Shut your mouth! Now, princey... you're gonna tell me where that weird-eyed girl is. Or... Peanuts here will break ya friend's back." he threatened. Haystack whimpered in fear as he felt Peanuts' hoof press harder on his back, but nevertheless cried out to Flash Jr., "Don't tell 'im, Flash!" Flash Jr. was stuck at a crossroads. Help his friend or protect his love interest. Then, Flash Jr. remembered what he was: an alicorn. He shot a beam of magic at Tough Stuff, Peanuts, and Jelly Jam. "Run, you guys!" He screamed to True Blue and Haystack.
Honey Dew was sitting in her room, watching all the clouds turn into Flash Jr.'s face, when somepony knocked on her door. "Yes?" she called. "Honey Dew, it's Papa." Discord said from the other side. She shot over to the door and opened it. "Hi, Papa. What's up?" she said, letting him in. "Dewwy, your mother and I have noticed a change in your behavior. Is there anything you'd like to tell us?" he asked. Honey Dew pretended to think about that. "Nah. I'm fine..." she said, going back over to her window. Discord looked over her shoulder and saw she had changed the clouds with her magic by mistake. "Who's that?" he asked. Honey Dew then noticed her mistake. "Who's who?" she countered, quickly changing them back. Discord smiled slightly. "Would you rather talk to your mother about this?" he offered. She nodded. While Discord was leaving, Honey Dew stopped him. "Just in case you feel this way, it's not that I don't wanna talk to you about this kind of stuff. It's just that Mommy is easier to talk to about this. I'll still need you, Papa... Just not for this, i don't think.." she explained as she hugged him. Discord hugged her back and went to go get Fluttershy.
When they finally stopped to catch their breath, Flash Jr., True Blue, and Haystack looked around at their surroundings. They were in a dark alleyway with sludge smeared on the walls and ground. "Gross!" True Blue commented. Haystack looked into the end of the alley, opposite of where they entered, and his eyes widened. "Look!" he whispered. The other two colts turned in that direction and saw a faint red light. "What is that?" Flash Jr. asked. "And, why is it getting bigger?!" True Blue finished in fear. "It's getting closer! Go, get outta the way!" Haystack screamed. Just as the colts ducked out of harm's way, the light was revealed to be a giant herd of ponies engulfed in flames. "What's going on?" Haystack questioned. "I don't know..." said Flash Jr., "But, I don't think it'll be good."