Mixed Feelings: Chapter Eight
"So... Fluttershy... How have you been? We haven't spoken for a while..." Twilight asked, trying to break the awkward atmosphere.
"I've been... Good." Fluttershy couldn't think of anything to talk about. "So... What do you want to talk about?"
"Has anything happened recently? Because I noticed Rainbow wearing an eyepatch..."
"Rainbow just said a book landed on her..." Fluttershy sighed. "She's really been through a lot, lately..." This caught Twilight's attention.
"Really? What's happened to Rainbow?"
"I... It was yesterday... I was walking around the boundaries of the Everfree, when I heard somepony talking..." Fluttershy paused, for a few seconds, but soon continued. "It was Rainbow... She had her head in a noose..."
"A noose?! So you're saying she was about to commit-"
"Yes, but I caught her, just in time..."
"I didn't realise Rainbow was so upset... Was this because you wasn't interested in her?" Fluttershy nodded.
"later... Rainbow kissed me... It was new, and I liked it. Then something inside me changed... I saw Rainbow in a completely new way..."
"I understand that feeling..." Twilight whispered to herself.
"Wait? What did you just say?" Twilight's eyes widened.
"N... nothing! I didn't say anything!" Twilight went bright red, and put on a fake smile.
"Are you sure? Because you seem awfully nervous..."
"It was nothing! Please... Continue with what you were saying..."
"Oh... Okay..."
"No! Ah'm not okay with this!" Applejack bluntly said to Rainbow.
"I'm really trying to make this easy for everyone, but I can't be with everyone who likes me! That's just stupid!" Rainbow yelled, getting up quickly. "Why is everyone in love with me? All I want... Is to be with Fluttershy..." Rainbow began hitting her head against the wall.
Applejack hadn't really thought about what Rainbow wanted. She had only been thinking about what she wanted.
"Who else is in love with me? Go on, make my life harder, for me!" Rainbow said, flying out the window. "Hey, Ponyville! Who else is in love with me?! Here's your chance to say!" Rainbow yelled out, as loud as she could.
A crowd began to form around her.
"Hey, Ponyville! Did you know I'm lesbian? What other mares are in love with me?" There were some gasps through the crowd, and some put their hooves up. "See, Applejack? I told you there were loads more ponies that are in love me!"
"Rainbow Dash... Ah see yer point... Jus' come inside... Yer makin' a crowd..." Rainbow then snapped out her little, 'anger yell'.
"What the buck am I doing? I just came out to the entire town!" Rainbow looked down at the crowd, and saw their faces. Her face then went red, and she looked back at the worried Applejack. Twilight & Fluttershy were watching her, too.
The whole town had their eyes on her, she felt so embarrassed, her eyes started going bloodshot.
"What is Rainbow Dash doing?" Twilight asked Applejack.
"We got in an argument, an' to prove a point, she went ta see how many others were in love with 'er. She ended up sayin' ta ever'one she was gay..."
"Oh my..." Was all Fluttershy could say, until Rainbow Dash flew away in a blast of speed. "I'll go and see if she's alright..." She then went after Rainbow.
"Why did I do that? Why did I do that? Why did I do that?" Rainbow kept repeating in her head, as she flew past her house. "I need to get away from Ponyville... At least until things die down..." She was heading towards Cloudsdale...
"Rainbow Dash! Where are you going?" Fluttershy tried to say, but the wind going in her face was preventing any noise to leave her mouth.
After about five minutes, Fluttershy caught up with Rainbow.
"Rainbow... Dash... Please..." Fluttershy panted, heavily, as Rainbow took notice of her.
"Fluttershy? How long were you following me? You look exhausted!" As Fluttershy caught her breath, she began to speak.
"Rainbow? Where are you going?"
"I'm going to stay at my parent's house, in Cloudsdale... Just until things die down..."
"Why? It's not like you'll be picked on, or anything..." Fluttershy didn't completely understand, but knew why she didn't want to return.
"How do you know? Stuff like this happened at flight camp, all the time! I... I just can't take the risk..." Rainbow sighed, as she remembered her days at Junior Flight Camp.
"You think you're the only one who doesn't want the same thing to happen? I was picked on way more times than you! I was lied to, constantly having pranks pulled on me, some even started fights with me! Just think yourself lucky that you were only called names! I felt so terrible, that I couldn't even smile for days! You haven't got a slightest idea on how I felt, back then! because all that... Is only what I can bring myself to remember..." Rainbow was shocked at how much she didn't know about Fluttershy's childhood. It made her feel weak, knowing Fluttershy had been strong, for all these years.
"I'm... Sorry, Fluttershy... I... I didn't know..." They both then moved to a cloud, so they didn't have to use their wings. "I'm so pathetic... You're the one who's strong..."
"Rainbow... you're not pathetic..."
"Yes I am!" Rainbow yelled, in disagreement.
"Rainbow... You're anything BUT pathetic! Don't dwell on the past... Be happy for the things you have, now!" Rainbow looked up at the yellow mare.
"Like what?"
"Your own house, a steady job, five friends who would give their life for you, 98% of the brony fandom think you're awesome!"
"Wait, what?"
"Plus... you have me..." Rainbow then smiled.
"Yeah, you're right! I have a great life!" Rainbow gave Fluttershy a big hug. "This is the main reason I love you, Fluttershy! You can always cheer me up, when I'm down..."
"You sure have a lot of main reasons..."
"Well, I am in love with you!"
"Good point!" Fluttershy then looked at Rainbow's eyepatch. "You were going to your parent's, wearing THAT? I thought you we smarter than that!" Rainbow then remembered about her eyepatch.
"Yeah... We should really be heading back..." Just before Fluttershy responded, They both heard a familiar voice. They couldn't recognize it, because it was crying, but it sounded like they knew the voice.
They both looked underneath the cloud they were sitting on, to find a small shack. And inside the shack was a long creature, with body parts of different creatures.
"Discord? A... Are you alright?" Rainbow asked, gaining the draconequus' attention.
"What? Me, the master of chaos, NOT alright? You've got to be kidding me!" Discord said, using his powers to materialize an upside-down, comletely blank book, to make himself look busy. "I was just reading this book!" Fluttershy then flew down to hm.
"It's okay to cry, Discord..." Discord went quiet, as he sat up. "Is this where you live?"
"Yes..."
"I thought it would be more... You know... Chaotic..." Fluttershy said, seeing how run-down it was.
"It holds too many memories, for me to tamper with it..." Rainbow Dash was looking at the photos on the wall. There seemed to be a whole family of draconequus'.
"Hey, is this your family? I can't seem to see you in this..." Rainbow took the frame off the wall, and looked closely.
Discord teleported the frame over to him.
"I'm the youngest one. This was before I gained my chaos powers..." As Fluttershy looked at the frame, a tear dropped onto it.
"You're lonely, aren't you, Discord...?" Discord didn't respond, but instead, he burst out in tears.
"They're all gone! My entire race! Gone! I'm the last of my kind... There's no one who would possibly consider being with me! I just wish I wasn't permanently immortal! "Alone" is just an understatement!" Fluttershy put her hoof on his shoulder.
"You've got friends, don't you?" Fluttershy said, misunderstanding his words.
"Not THAT kind of alone, Fluttershy..." Rainbow mentioned, and Fluttershy face-hooved herself.
"Who would love a hideous creature, like me? Only another draconequus would... But I was the only one who was immortal..." Discord put the picture back on the wall, and pouted. "I'm sorry you have to see me like this... I just wish I was never turned to stone, without saying goodbye to my family..." He covered his eyes with his claw/paw, and began to sob.
"Discord... I've noticed you've actually been trying to be nice. I'm sure somepony will start to like you." Fluttershy told Discord, who sighed.
"You don't understand..." Discord took a deep breath. "Even if somepony does like me, they too, would have to be immortal!"
"What about one of the princesses? Surely you've considered-" Rainbow Dash was then cut off.
"Don't even go there! Celestia would NEVER think like that!"
"I didn't say anything about Celestia. I only said 'the princesses'." Discord went bright red.
"I... I thought you said Princess Celestia! That's all!" Discord began to sweat.
"Wait... Do you... No..." Rainbow looked at Discord's eyes. "Bwha ha ha ha ha! OMC! You totally like her, don't you?"
"I have no idea what you're talking about! Besides... Even if I did, it wouldn't be anything serious..."
"Just admit it! You totally like her!"
"I'm not admitting anything! I don't go on at you about being gay for Fluttershy!" This made her pause.
"You did NOT just go there!" Rainbow yelled angrily, as she remembered what happened yesterday.
"Just stop it, both of you! Can't we be mature about this?" Fluttershy finally snapped.
"But... But-" Rainbow looked shocked.
"No but's! Rainbow Dash, stop teasing Discord. And Discord, don't bring that up! She almost hanged herself because she couldn't stop feeling for me that way!" Discord gulped at what she just said, and looked over at Rainbow Dash.
"You almost hanged yourself? I'm sorry, Rainbow Dash... I didn't know..." Discord then saw Rainbow Dash sitting on the floor, curled up.
"I was so confused... So scared... I thought it would be the only way out of my torture... I literally couldn't stop thinking about her..."
"I understand... But the difference is: I can't die... I hope you can forgive me..."
"Hey... You didn't know... I just want to put all that behind me, and move on..." Rainbow, still crouching, sighed. "I seriously won't judge if you do like Celestia, even in the slightest! It's cool if you don't..."
"Rainbow Dash... It's complicated. I was her enemy for centuries! Even if I did like her... She wouldn't like me..."
"She just has a lack of trust for you! But she can see you're improving!" Fluttershy said, in a caring voice.
"I don't think I'll ever gain her full trust..." He looked down at the broken floor.
"Is their anypony else who's immortal, and might give you a chance?" Rainbow asked.
"I don't know... Luna already knows my 'little secret', from entering my dream, that one night! She laughed for several full minutes..."
Pinkie Pie was in her room, looking at the book Mr Cake let her borrow.
"Hmm... Ah! There it is! Athenius: named after the large amounts of Athenium, found in the magical floating rocks, that surround the mysterious land; A extremely light, but indestructible metal, that can only be forged at temperatures only Dwarvan ponies can withstand." As Pinkie looked down at the image, there was a giant forge with 5 foot flames, blasting from it. "Ooo... I wish I could go to Athenius!" Pinkie closed the book, and went through Speedpaint's sketch book again.
At the back, there was a small text:
"The one who reads this ancient text, will be the one who gets powers next." Pinkie read it out loud, and there was a loud thundering noise, outside that shoot the ground.
"W... What's happening?" Pinkie yelled, frightened of what was going on.
Back over with Discord, he heard a loud thundering noise, which he recognized instantly.
"Something terrible is happening!" He teleported to Ponyville with Rainbow & Fluttershy.
"What's happening, Discord?" Fluttershy squeaked.
"A new god is being made." Just then, the clouds began to slowly swirl, and seem to go into Sugar Cube Corner. "How is this happening? You can only be turned into a god, if you read an ancient text, from an object created by the gods!"
"I can only assume Pinkie is behind this... I'm not even surprised!" Rainbow complained at Pinkie's actions.
As a voice came out from behind, it called for Discord.
"What did you do, Discord?" From out of no where, Princess Celestia came flying in, and saw the unearthly clouds.
"Why do you accuse me of EVERYTHING? I HAVE changed!" Discord defended himself.
"Hey, what's going on?" Rarity, Applejack & Twilight arrived from no where.
"Something's happening at Sugar Cube Corner!" Discord merely said.
"Then we must check it out!" Celestia announced, as they all ran to Sugar Cube Corner.
As the cloud reached Pinkie, the others had just entered the room, and they all disappeared.
"Hey, what's going on?" Speedpaint asked Nido; the tallest, and most powerful bein in the universe.
"Another has read a sacred, ancient text of the gods." Nido spoke, as a cloud of smoke appeared at the portal area, 8 figures appeared.
"By Nido's mane! How did you guys find a text of the gods?" Speedpaint gasped, as they were confused at what had just happened.
"W... Wha...? What is this place? This looks nothing like Equestria!" Celestia looked around, and recognized none of her surroundings.
"That's because you're not IN Equestria, anymore..." Nido answered the white alicorn. "This is Athenius; Land of the gods. Where did you find a text of the gods? I thought all the objects had already been found." Pinkie jumped up.
"Oh, Oh! I read some writing from a sketch book, Speedpaint left behind!" Speedpaint then opened his eyes wide, in shock.
"God of Benevolence: you left your SACRED artifact, in the land of MORTALS?! Do you have ANY idea of what disasters could have happened if that fell into the wrong hooves?"
"W... Well, yes-"
"No excuses! Your forgetfulness is holding you back; I know you can do better!" Nido confronted Speedpaint, as he just smiled nervously.
"I'm sorry, Nido. I... It won't happen again, I promise!" Speedpaint then bowed to the all powerful god.
"I'm sure it won't. You are dismissed, for today." Speedpaint nodded respectfully, and rushed off. Nido then turned to the rest. "Sorry for misunderstanding, but these things happen, sometimes. I'm afraid to tell you that the portal is in need of repairs, and won't be operational for at least a week."
"But I have a kingdom to run, royal duties to do! I need to raise and lower the su-" Celestia was hen interrupted.
"Oh my! You actually thought YOU were the one doing that? This one here, has been messing with you, for millenniums! He's the REAL sun god!"
"W... What? You mean my whole existence has been pointless?" Nido, and the other god laughed, again.
"Man... You non-gods sure are are easy to manipulate! We're just messing with you!" Celestia was not amused by their joking. "Okay... I agree, that that was uncalled for... But seriously: I was prepared for this situation. This is Quasir Blast; creator of all stars and solar systems. He'll control the Sun for you, whilst you're absent."
"Sup, Sun butt? I'll do that Sun thing, you do... Don't you worry!" Quasir Blast spoke, in a rather relaxed tone.
"Did you just call me... 'Sun Butt'?! Do you have no manners?"Celestia spoke, outraged.
"Says the one who banished her own sister to the moon for a thousand years..."
"I had no choice! She was going t-"
That's your solution to everything! Banish this, banish that... You even turned our old friend, Discord, here into stone! I don't think that's very polite! He was only trying to preserve his species!"
"Please... Don't bring up that topic! It's... Boring!" Discord butted in. "We don't need to talk about that, do we?"
"Discord... Is this true?" Discord lower his head.
"Yes, it's true! You ponies completely destroyed the draconequus' living conditions! WE were in Equestria, first! WE were the ones who's 'land was taken over without consent'! When I gained my chaos powers, from a god text I found in a cave, I just wanted revenge for taking over our sacred land!" Discord was in full anger mode, now. " YOU'RE reason my entire race is dead! YOU'RE the reason I'm alone! YOUR the reason I never got to see my son..." Celestia saw Discord fall on the floor, and completely break down. "He wasn't even born, and you took him away from me..."
Boom! Another dramatic twist! How do you think Celestia will react? Say in the reviews, and see next chapter! (Sorry it's not as long as other chapters, but next chapter will be longer, and I wanted to get the boring details out the way, first.) (Yes, Nido is Odin spelled backwards)
