Aqua eyes opened to the light glow of crystal, strong arms surround Fluttershy's form in a protective grip. 'He must of changed back to his human form… good… it means he's calmed…' He wasn't wearing his samurai armor, instead he wore a brown, silk button up with green trousers.
She buried her face into his chest, making the male steer and tighten his hold on her, mumbling he said, "Fluttershy… it's too early… let me sleep…"
She giggled, "though I would love to let you sleep, we're on a stone floor, in a cave that smells like watcher remains."
Grumbling with a lift of his wrist, he snapped his fingers, in a flash a queen sized bed appeared from under them with fur blankets and all, and the remains of the watcher gone and so was its smell.
"There… happy? Now let me sleep…" He grumbled as he squeezed her close burying his face into her hair.
She sighed, still smiling slightly, "Discord, you lazy dingaling, we have to get up, besides you squeezing me is not comfortable on my very hurt body."
Discord bushy eyebrows scrunched as he rolled off his side onto his back letting her go in the process. "Why didn't you say so… geez… you're telling me I'm lazy… I've been doing a lot of shit lately and you know it." He grumbled as he opened his eyes to look at her as she sat up. She winced in the process, 'I think it hurts more today, than it did yesterday…' she thought as she put a hand to her hurt leg.
Sighing, Discord sat up letting the furs on the bed to fall off his chest, with a snap, Discord puffed Fluttershy's torn robes away making her grab the furs to cover herself in embarrassment.
"Discord! Why did you do that!" She yelled as blush flushed her face, as she clung to the furs tightly.
Discord raised a brow, "Why are you covering yourself? No one's else is here and I already seen you in all your glory." A sly grin spread across his tan features, Fluttershy's face became as red as a tomato as she's swat his arm making his grin grow to ear to ear.
Discord face went to serious mood, after a moment remembering why he did that, right when fluttershy flinched and grabbed her shoulder. "Come here, I took off your cloths for a reason, not cause they were torn and dirty or because I wanted to see the nice view but to see your injuries better, so scoot that cute booty over here so I can do my job."
Her face still red as she angry pouted, she got closer turning so her back was toward him but still cover her front with the furs.
With a blink he had x-ray vision, he looked at her bones in her back, wings, skull, and arms. Everytime he came over a injury his frown deepened as he waved his hand making the injuries disappear like they weren't even there. When he was done, he lifted his head, still in x-rays, looking at the back of her head, "Ok, I got all the back, now the front meaning legs too, I saw you limping yesterday so I would like to see the problem. Don't worry about being naked cause one, I'm your lover, who has already seen you birthday suit and two, I will only see your bones for the x-ray vision does that, so please turn around."
Fluttershy hesitated but eventually turning towards him with no furs for cover, blushing slightly looking away from him. Scanning her head to toe, he healed her broken, fractured bones. With a blink he was back to normal vision, seeing that most bruises and cuts were gone from her skin. With an exhausted sigh, he pulled her into a hug, burying his face into the back of her neck.
"D-Discord?" Her eyes widened, blushing madly with the close proximity between her not so clothed body and his clothed one.
"I'm so sorry for putting you through that, I'm sorry for letting it happen…" He lifted his head to look her in the eye, brushing a strand of hair out of her face, "but don't worry… I'll keep you safe… I won't let this happen… ever… again…"
Fluttershy's eyebrows scrunched as she made a confused expression, "What do you mean, Dis-"
With a wave of his hand over her face, she became unconscious and limp in his arms. His eye's became solemn as he held her close, brushing his hands through her long hair. "I'm sorry my darling Fluttershy… but this is for the best… for you'll be… safe."
With a snap, a yellow sun dress appeared on her being, he picked her up bridal style, he walked into the dark hall of the cave to leave towards the entrance.
When he got to the waterfall outside, the water split not one drop got on the two beings exiting the cave.
There on the shore line was the five girls and dragon teen, who all sat around a campfire. When he stepped across the water, the group looked at him with emotionless faces.
When he final was upon dry ground, Rainbow spoke, "What did you do to her?"
He looked at the Rainbowed girl, "Do not worry, she's healed and resting, she should wake up sometime later… much later."
Applejack glared, about to speak up but Twilight beat her to it, "Are you alright, are you… normal in the head now?" Twilight asked as she ranged her hands.
He looked at her, answering carefully, "I'm as normal as I can be… but I won't be mind controlled like that ever again."
Applejack finally spoke up, "Why are you here?"
He quirked a brow, but brush the snotty reply from his mind, he sighed "I want you all to go home… and I want you to take Fluttershy with you."
"You just want us to go home? That's it? Go home and take Fluttershy with us? After all this you want us to juST GO HOME!" Rainbow yelled, making her voice echo through the forest.
Discord lowered his head, not wanting to look them in the eyes. "I can see that you don't want to go through this journey anymore. You're tired, homesick, and don't want to see death no more. I also don't want to put Fluttershy, or any one of you, in danger anymore. So please, take her and go home… please."
No one moved for a moment, just silently standing in their spots, after that moment the first to move was Spike. Spike stepped forward and silently took Fluttershy's sleeping body from the solemn male. Discord lifted his head to look Spike in the eye, Spike nodded in silent understanding, Discord's eye's shown thankfulness through the silent agreement.
Spike turned back to the group with the unconscious girl in his arms, he walked passed the shocked females before softly setting the girl onto silent white.
He then looked at the shocked girls, with an unreadable expression on his face pale face, understatement washed over Pinkie and Twilight. The two girls went over to their steads grabbing the reins, though the purple, rainbow, and blonde haired girls stood wide eyed at the entire display of silent conserves.
Twilight walked up to the silent male of white and dark brown hair. "Don't worry Discord, we shall take good care of her." The tall male smiled down at the indigo and pink haired girl, he nodded showing his thanks.
Pinkie strode over to stand beside Twilight silently, "Discord… Twilight, Spike, and I forgive you. We're are also sorry to make quick judgement on you, even though it wasn't your fault that you were being mind controlled. I hope you can forgive us… friends?" She stuck out her hand for him to shake, he smiled a little bit more.
"It's alright you already have my forgiveness, it was my fault for falling under the spell in the first place, so no harm done." He took her outstretched hand, "I'm thankful that you can even forgive me and yes, we're still friends if you allow it."
Pinkie beamed before jump up and hugging him almost knocking him over, "OF COURSE SILLY WILLY! You're too good of a guy to not be friends with! Besides, you're my number one pranking partner!" In the background you can hear Rainbow Dash yelling "HEY!", Pinkie looked at her, smiling apoligently, "Sorry Dashy, but Dissy got you beat. You're still second though."
Rainbow grumbled with a slight sneer, Twilight spoke up, "Come on girls, you should be happy we're going home, now stop moping and start leaving." The three irated girls, huffed and grumbled as they went over to their steads, but once they were on they were quickly bucked off.
"Hey! What's the big deal!" Rainbow yelled when Red Sight left her on her bum to go to Discord.
"What in tarnations is going on! Why did they buck us off like some unwanted varmit!" Applejack exclaimed as Forest Guardian trotted away from her.
"Why I never, what ever did we do to you to deserve this!? Rarity whined as she tried to wipe off the dirt from her bottom that she had gained from the fall.
Discord was soon surrounded by two mythical horses and a gryphon, who huffed, neighed, and screeched at him. Discord nodded as he listened to the sounds of the angered animals, "They are upset because they think you betrayed me."
Applejack stomped her foot, fuming, "We didn't betray you! You betrayed US!"
Rarity put her nose into the air in disgust like she smelled something foul, "You lied to us, you said that doing this would free us from some 'story' that controls our lives but we feel perfectly in control, you just want an excuse to kill and cause chaos!"
Discord's face scrunched up from hearing them say this, "I never betrayed you, messed up, yes, but betray, no. I told the truth when I said there was a story controlling our lives. Look what happened to Fluttershy and I, we were going to be exterminated because of what!? Because we fucking fell in love dammit how fucked up is that, and if you think I'm lying then ask Twilight, she was there. And though killing is a form of chaos, it is one of my least favorite, it's like my last choice of chaos! So don't you dare assume that I'm some killing spree maniac!"
Rainbow huffed, "Sure, mister 'I'm gonna kill a watcher in the most brutal way ever', maybe if you didn't fall in love none of this would of even happen. We could of lived our normal lives if it wasn't for you but nooo, you had to come into the picture and cause nothing but trouble. What did you even do to get Fluttershy to fall in love with you in the first place? Hell! If it wasn't for you, Fluttershy wouldn't have gotten hurt!"
Discord's eyes widened with mouth agaped before slumping slightly, "I'm sorry you feel that way…" His head lowered in shame as his mouth clenched and fist balled. "To tell you the truth, you're right, I'm nothing but trouble. I don't even know how myself why she fell in love with a guy like me, but she just… does. I told her in the cave to leave me because all I do is cause her pain but she fought me, telling me otherwise and said she loved and needed me." He lifted his head showing glossy angry eyes, "so I suggest not to dwell in the past for that only causes problems, and even though I can change it…" His eyes drifted to the sleeping figure that lay on the white elk, his eyes growing softer the longer he stared, "Even if some damage has been done, I wouldn't change it for the world… besides Tia told me not to mess with the past…"
Applejack stood firm as she stared at the tall male, but after a few seconds she sighed scratching her head as she walked over to the brown and green cladded male. "Though I feel indifferent on the situation, I can see through those weird eyes of yours that ya tellin the truth, and ya know how I am about the truth." She said as she stared up at him with a hand out stretched. "So put it there partner."
Discord smirked as he took her hand, "Yeah, you and the truth. Though… I didn't expect you to get over this so quickly…?"
Applejack scratched her head a little more, "Well, let's just say Fluttershy knocked some sense into me yesterday… I just had to see if it was the real truth."
Discord chuckled as he let go of her hand, he looked at the last two girls. Rarity huffed before walking over to him, "I understand that you were under a spell earlier so I believe and forgive you for that. Though… do you really have to be so brutal when killing a watcher, it's disgusting and messy, I swear you got blood on me once."
Bowing, Discord apologized, "I'm sorry for my behavior, my dear. I did not mean to offend you, can you ever forgive me for my brutality?"
Rarity smirked slightly as lifted a finger to her face, "Well I suppose I can forgive you since you're being such a gentleman and those watchers were just asking for it… fine, you are forgiven."
Discord stood up straight, smiling, "I'm glad that you have forgiven me."
Then all eyes were on a curtain rainbow haired girl, Rainbow Dash crossed her arms and turned away from the watchful eyes. "Yeah, yeah, you're forgiven, yada yada, just don't do something stupid again."
Discord practically beamed, "Thank you, Rainbow Dash," He looked at them all, "Thank you… all of you." With a snap, he was once again in his red samurai armor, looking brand new once again. He looked to Twilight, "Please take care of her for me please. I know she'll try to go after me once she wakes up."
Twilight smiled at the armor clad male, "Don't worry, she's safe with us."
Discord nodded, "That's why I trust you to protect her, not just because you're her best friends." He looked at the pink horse, Unicorn, and gryphon before waving them back to their riders. The three riders grabbed the reins of the creatures, the group watched as he got on Crimson Flame. When fully saddled, Discord looked at the group, "Now stay safe… this will all be over in three days and it will take me eight to get back home. So if I'm not back after eleven days then, well… just know I tried." With that he was gone leaving a cloud of dust in his wake.
"This doesn't feel right…" Pinkie Pie said as she began to shake, "I think we shouldn't let him do this alone with this one, have you noticed how each time we encounter a watcher, it seems stronger or cunninger than the last." She said as she looked to Twilight and Spike.
Twilight eyes widened before letting out a sigh, "That may be true Pinkie but we promised to go home and protect Fluttershy, we can't go against our word."
Rainbow turn to her with a sly grin, "What promise? The only promise I remember is to protect Fluttershy, we didn't promise to go home."
Twilight's, Spike's, and Pinkie's eyes grew at this statement, it was true they never promised to go home but to take care of Fluttershy. "Are you sure you want to go through with this, after everything that has happened?" Spike questioned as he thought back to the arguments between the four people.
Applejack spoke up, "We have came all this way, gone this far, just to go home just before it's about to end? Well that's just cowardly don't ya think? I might not believe in his methods but I ain't gonna give up because of a little hickup."
Rarity added, "Besides, once Fluttershy wakes up from her beauty sleep, none of us will be able to stop her from going after him. She turns into a beast when something happens to him, ugh, I still remember how furious she was at that watcher."
Twilight shook her head, smiling, "No, we couldn't, she's getting stronger. I guess we have to thank Discord for that but... before go… let's wait for Fluttershy to wake up. We need to give her an apology." The girls and boy looked at the unconscious being and nodded. "Ok, so let's just reset camp and wait… I guess."
"Yeah… let's just hope that when she wakes up… she won't kill us." Rainbow said shivering, the group looked at her with scared, terrified faces.
"Agreed"