"Are you sure it was Hail Storm?"

"Yes! I'm positive! He had her in his arms, smooching up a storm with her!"

Alan hugged her tightly and stroked her back to comfort her. His face told a different story though, it had no expression, no love and no compassion. Just a cold, dark, and despising appearance.

"How very peculiar..."

"Alan...it couldn't have been him, he would never have done this. He told me that he loves me..."

"Are you sure about that? It seems as though your eyes have told you something else."

"I know him Alan...he would never do such a sin."

"Don't be so sure."

She continued sobbing into his chest when the shop door opened, a little bell above ringing.

"Hey, we found her stumbling this way, does she belong here?"

Vallery turned to see the Mane 6 gathered around Hail Storm.

"Vallery?!" they all exclaimed.

Vallery paid no attention to them, her eyes were locked on the baby blue pegasus.

"Alan!"

She stumbled over to Alan and Vallery. Vallery pulled away from Alan and gave Hail Storm a disdained look.

"Oh Alan it was horrible! When I went to go look for the package of papers that you ordered, that creature swooped down and grabbed me! I don't remember what he did with me, everything is such a blur."

"Creature? What creature?" Vallery asked.

"That creature that you're always with of course! He snatched me out of nowhere!"

"Oh really? Is that so? Is that why the two of you were kissing?"

"Kissing? What are you talking about?"

"What is going on?" Twilight interuppted.

"Nothing princess, nothing important..."

"Vallery!" Alan protested.

"They're still his friends, I shouldn't ruin their friendship because of a personal problem I had with him."

"Would you rather them get hurt? You thought you knew him but you didn't, would you push these six into his dangerous thoughts of lustful urges?"

Vallery looked down in shame, about to reply when Twilight stepped in.

"Did he hurt you?"

Vallery slowly lifted her head to face Twilight.

"Mentally yes..."

"Tell me."

Vallery's eyes began to develop tears again, the image of what she had witnessed still lingered.

"Well, everything was going fine until his body just started to wiggle. He said he had to go warn you about something, I don't know what it was, he wouldn't tell me. Anyways, he told me that I couldn't go with him because it was risky. I had no choice so I did as I was told to do. I stayed out in the garden for a bit until I decided to head inside..."

She winced at the memory.

"I was going to enter my room when I heard a noise coming from Discord's room. I was terrified without him being there but nonetheless, I had to be brave. When I opened the door, I saw him with..."

She pointed at Hail Storm and gave her an expression filled with hatred.

"Her..."

Hail Storm dropped her jaw and stared into their faces of abhor.

"B-but that's impossible, I don't even remember that! I just went to get Alan his package! I swear!"

"I saw the two of you clear as day!"

"I would never kiss such a horrifying creature..."

"Liar!"

"Stop it!" Twilight boomed down on both of them.

They turned their attention onto Twilight.

"Yelling isn't going to resolve any pieces of the puzzle, so let's get quiet."

Twilight turned to Vallery and stated, "Now, I have to admit, she was right under one circumstance."

"Oh really? And what was that?" Vallery asked with a scornful voice.

"It's impossible..."

"Why do you say that?" Vallery questioned, now more serious.

"Because Discord was with us when we went to go and report his senses to Princess Celestia, he was the one who transported us to Canterlot. We all saw him, isn't that right girls?"

They all agreed in sync, except Fluttershy. Vallery's story brought tears to her eyes.

"What if he was never really there?" Alan suddenly stepped in.

They all turned their heads towards him, the eerie unicorn stepped forward and continued.

"I think all of us have been mislead."

They all looked at each other then at Alan, baffled.

"What if he made a false-impression? The princess and the others said that he went with them because he had a 'sense.' Maybe he did that on purpose to throw Vallery off track."

"Off track of...what exactly?" Vallery interrogated.

Alan stepped closer towards the Mane 6 and Vallery to explain.

"Remember when Hail Storm said she got snatched by Discord? Well, what if he created a deversion so that he would have enough time to snatch her up?"

"Well that doesn't really explain why she looked as if she was enjoying it."

She gave Hail Storm a challenging glare.

"But what if it does?" Alan quievered, putting a hoof to his chin.

"Huh?" Everypony else gasped.

"He could've used a hypnosis spell."

Fluttershy suddenly lunged into the air and pointed a hoof at Alan.

"That isn't true! Discord would never do such a thing!"

Alan shot an imitading glare at Fluttershy and growled lowly.

"I would love to agree with you Fluttershy but I know what I saw..."

"But you know that he would never do that!"

"Didn't he use it on you once?"

"That was before!" she shouted at him.

"Fluttershy...Alan makes a good point... I mean look at Hail Storm," Twilight spoke sadly and moved aside so that Fluttershy could see for herself.

Hail Storm had her hooves over her head, sobbing quietly on the floor.

"I don't believe it, I'm going over there and finding out the truth!"

She dashed out the shop doors and took to the air.

"Fluttershy wait!"

Her friends chased her out the doors, except Vallery. She looked away and sighed, Alan trotted over and hugged her.

"I return the feelings he had for me..." she said softly against Alan's chest.

He smiled evily when he heard this, it vanished quickly as he lifted up her chin.

"Oh Vallery, there's no need to gloat about it anymore, it's an experience now. An understanding of how naive you once were. I think it's time you began the next chapter of your life..."

"What's my next chapter?"

"Combining all of your precious times together, your well-being...your feelings..."

She blushed a bright shade of red and lowered her ears.

"And well..."

He threw his head back and chuckled ominously, then looked Vallery straight in the eyes.

"Writing about it..."

As Fluttershy approached Discord's castle, chills ran down her spine. Above the castle were massive storm clouds, lightning shooting out at random directions. The plant life had withered away and his statue changed its position. It stood on all fours with its wings spread out widely. Its teeth shone with every lightning strike, bearing them at anyone who came by. Fluttershy approached the door with caution, as she lifted her hoof to knock, the door opened.

"D-discord?" she called out.

She gasped at the sight of the living room, vines ran all around the room. It looked as if the castle hadn't been touched for a century. She slowly walked down the room, looking around to see if she could spot the serpant. As she continued walking, she could hear faint shouts in the distance, along with loud bangs. With each step, the noises became louder, she followed the sound and they lead her to Discord's room. The door was slightly open and she slowly pushed it.

"Discord?..."

She stood horrified at the sight in front of her. His room was mayhem, glass shards were scattered everywhere and what was once a beautiful chandelier, was now a pile of wreckage. Discord threw himself onto a wall and dug his sharp talons into it, he then ran them down with extreme anger. He grunted as he forced them out, then smacked a drawer that stood in his way of fury. He roared fiercely and crawled to the center of the room. Standing on his hind legs, he extended his wings and spread out his arms. His eyes suddenly turned to a bright white, frightning Fluttershy. The glass shards and broken pieces of furniture slowly lifted off the ground, Discord following them. Everything began to circle around the formidable draconequus, making a large bubble like shape. Discord raised his arms as he levitated higher, the smashed shards began to spin around him. Fluttershy's eyes began to develop tears.

"Nopony rejects me! I am superior! I am the creator of torment, I bring forth the power of destruction, I am a spirit of anarchy, I am composed of all that is corrupt, and your agony is my pleasure. In other words...do not agitate the lord of chaos..."

A tear ran down Fluttershy's cheek as she stared into the eyes of her corrupted friend. The tear slipped off her cheek and splashed onto the floor. Discord's ears twitched and he looked down. The small yellow pegasus lowered herself, realizing that he was aware of her presence.

"Have you come to see me one last time?"

Everything suddenly stopped spinning, but they remainded in the air.

"L-last time?"

"But of course, everypony in this world has rejected me...except you of course. I do think it's about time I showed them the conseqences."

The shards began to spin again and he let out a chiling smile.

"Discord stop it! You would never-"

Suddenly, a glass shard shot at her, it penetrated into the ground, being only inches away from her.

"Are you challenging me?"

Each of the shards pointed themselves towards Fluttershy, ready for piercing.

"Stop it Discord!"

Tears ran down her cheeks as she shouted at him, Discord growled menacingly and sent two shards towards Fluttershy. One landed to her left and the other to her right, indicating a warning.

"I think you should leave..."

"Discord..."

"GO!"

Every shard began to pierce the floor around her, Fluttershy panicked and ran towards the door.

"NOW!" he boomed, making the entire castle shake.

Fluttershy tripped as she turned to enter the living room, the sound of her fall echoed throughout the castle. She quickly got up and galloped towards the door, not once did she turn her head back.

"AND DON'T EVER COME BACK!"

She ran faster when she heard this.

"Fluttershy!"

She looked ahead and saw her friends.

"Go back!"

"What?"

"Just go back!"

Her friends followed her without any questioning, the urgency in her voice convinced them that something had happened.

"Did he hurt you?" Rainbow Dash asked as they headed back into the Everfree forest.

Fluttershy gave her a hurtful look that was more than enough to break her heart.

"That is it!"

"No Rainbow Dash!"

Twilight caught her tail with her mouth and pulled her back.

"I think it was a really bad time to visit him, we should let him cool down. His anger should be released when nopony is around. Now come on!"

Fluttershy was thinking something else, she didn't want to come back. At least, not anytime soon.

Discord searched the castle thoroughly for the rest of the day. Trying to find the slightest clue that would lead to the cause of what Vallery had witnessed. The only place he hadn't checked was her room... He approached her door and opened it slowly. Hoping that he would see the white earth pony reading a book on her bed. He opened it to reveal an empty room. It didn't surprise him but it was enough to make him sigh. He crawled into her bed and inhaled the rest of her fragrance that lingered. The sweet scent of cotton candy from the garden filled his nostrils. He smiled and stuffed his face into the pillow, remembering how she would fall asleep in the garden because of how much time she spend out there.

"Whom ever will I turn to now to feed our Snapdragons?" he whispered to himself.

He dragged himself off her bed and began looking around her room. Rummaging through her desk, he stumbled on an interesting stack of papers. As he began to read them, he realized that they were ideas for her next book. He smiled as he read through the papers, remembering her writing at the desk made his smile widen. It quickly vanished as he remembered she was no longer living with him.

Come on my dear, give me a hint as to what you had seen...

Suddenly an idea occurred to him and he smacked his head.

"Oh by the name of Celestia, Discord you're getting too old for this...but you're still as handsome as ever," he bragged and smirked.

He decided to see what Vallery had seen for himself. He snapped his paw and went back in time, he saw Vallery walking down the hall, heading towards her room. Suddenly her ears began to move, she then made her way towards Discord's room. He followed her, slightly confused because he didn't hear anything. As she opened the door, she peeked inside, Discord peeking with her. To his surprise, he didn't see anything.

"I don't see anything, so what's the-"

He looked down at Vallery, he jumped back when he saw the earth pony's face. Tears started to form in her eyes, she lowered her ears as if she was witnessing something very tragic.

"What the-"

Discord exchanged glances from Vallery, to his room several times. To his dismay, he didn't see anything, Vallery slowly closed the door and galloped to her room. She collapsed and began to weep, putting her front hooves over her face.

"What's going on?..." he asked himself.

He stepped in front of her and laid down on his stomach, hearing her quiet whimpers.

"You don't have to cry anymore, I'm here..."

He lifted his claw and attempted to touch her hoof, only to have it go right through her.

"Oh Vallery, if only I knew what you had seen..."

He closed his eyes and tried to press his forehead against hers. As expected, he didn't feel her, and neither did she. Suddenly he heard a loud noise that seemed to echo throughout the castle. He returned back to the present and quickly slammed open the door. As he turned towards the direction that lead to the living room, he saw a hint of light pink. He quickly turned around the corner, that lead to the living room.

"Fluttershy?"

He saw her rushing out the door.

"Wait!"

She ended up running faster instead of stopping.

"Not you too Fluttershy..."

He clenched his claw and paw into fists with frustration.

"It's time I find out what's going on..."

"So how's it coming along?" Alan asked Vallery, peering over her shoulder.

"It's going great..." she replied, still writing.

"Is there anything I could get you?"

She set down the pencil and wiped her forehead with her right foreleg.

"A glass of water would do nicely."

"Of course," he said with a slight bow.

He trotted away and looked at Hail Storm. He shook his head to the left, gesturing her to follow him, she trotted over and followed him into the storage room. Alan peeked out of the door to see if Vallery had followed or seen them, when he saw that she didn't, he closed the door.

"How much do you think this one will make us?" she asked.

Alan smiled eagerly and replied, "Much more than all of her books combined."

"Are you sure?"

"Of course I am you nitwit! I wouldn't be doing everything that I've been doing now would I?"

"Alright then smart flank, I expect her pet is under control?"

Alan grunted and stomped his hoof in irritation.

"No, I didn't forget about him. Impedimental creature, yet very cunning, I'll think of something."

"What about that spell you're using on them, you made it work on that princess. Why don't you try it on him?"

"Because I was just barely able to get it working on the princess you dense mule! Putting a deception spell on an alicorn isn't easy, and then you want me to try it out on the spirit of chaos? Don't you know the trouble I had to go through to learn that spell? I'm lucky enough that he didn't catch me, I must've caused an imbalance on magic since it was on an alicorn."

"They won't be able to break it, right?"

"It depends..."

"What do you mean by that? Alan!"

"Look, as long as they don't find out that they're under the spell, it won't be broken."

"Did you put the spell on the rest on her friends?"

"Of course I did! I made that feeble yellow pegasus see something that will make her doubt Discord forever. It was really fun to think of actually."

"I bet it was...huh, a spell that makes ponies see what you want them to see. It's brilliant."

Alan chuckled evilly and corrected, "It's not brilliant, it's genius! She also told me that the princess is allowing us to go to the Grand Galloping Gala for 'being there' for her."

Hail Storm spread her wings and laughed loudly.

"That half-witted moron is going to get us so rich!"

"Exactly, now come on, let's go before she notices how long we're taking."

They trotted out of the room quietly so that Vallery didn't hear. Little did they know that a certain draconequus was camouflaged on the ceiling, hearing every word. He revealed his natural colors and smirked with success.

"Bingo."

THERE YA GO, HERE IT IS. The next chapter is going to be the final chapter! I must move on to two more stories that I'm excited for! I would also like to take a moment to the following users: Delusional Potatoe, FailAuthor, atomicpuffin, spectre 17491, and my dear friend cadlg7! Thank you, you guys! It means so much to me to read your reviews and to know that you're following along with my story! I was going to save the thanks until the next chapter but I couldn't help it!