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• Chapter Thirty-eight: Severe Beginnings •

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Life for 4/5 of the Cutie Mark Crusaders had never been better. Now that all five of them had been reunited, they could finally go about their lives as they used to, together as a family, despite Apple Bloom and Babs Seed being the only two members who were somewhat related. The five of them had grown so close over the time they had spent together, it had became undeniable that they were like brothers and sisters, or in Scootaloo and Rumble's case...

After Apple Bloom had returned home, every pony had been over the moon, having catapulted the poor, yellow earth pony with countless questions. After Apple Bloom had explained what had happened to her, she had gotten Sweetie Belle to explain her story again, and had then asked what had happened to the rest of the Crusaders after she had been fillynapped. Apple Bloom had been ecstatic to hear about her sister Red Applehood, and seemed incredibly jealous that her friends had seen the pony without her. Regardless, the foal was thrilled to be with all of her friends again, and they were thrilled to be with her.

4/5 couldn't consider their lives any better, but there was still the 1/5.

Sweetie Belle was in her room, on the bed, laying on her belly and staring at the wall, and practicing her singing. Sweetie Belle had always been fond of singing... it took her to a world of freedom, as she allowed her vocal chords to warm up and express their notes. She was singing the same melody (piano instrument) over and over again until she memorised it so well that she knew each note off by heart. A F D E. She sung it again, closing her eyes and curling into a ball. She heard the doorknob twisting and the door creak open.

"That's an awful sad tune yer' hummin'," Apple Bloom spoke, her accent indicating that it was her.

"The melody's in the key of A minor harmonic, and for some reason, pony ears always tend to compare minor to scary or gloomy," Sweetie Belle mumbled. "Either genetics or how the society works.

Apple Bloom tilted her head. "Do ya' find the melody sad?"

Sweetie Belle opened her eyes sheepishly. "Kinda."

Apple Bloom trotted up, and jumped onto the bed, sitting next to Sweetie Belle. "May ah' sing too?"

"Sure," Sweetie Belle murmured. Of all of her friends, she knew that Apple Bloom was the second best at singing after her. Scootaloo wasn't that good, but at least she tried, and she had never heard Babs Seed or Rumble sing. "You sing what I just sung; A F D E, and I will sing C A F Gsharp. Got it?"

"Got it," Apple Bloom gave a positive nod, and began to sing two bars of the same melody.

Sweetie Belle waited before joining in. Finally, their song of the same melody ended.

"Ya' know a lot about music, don't ya'," Apple Bloom spoke. "That sounded really swell!"

"Music has always piqued my interest," Sweetie Belle shrugged.

Apple Bloom gave her friend a worried glance, before looking away. "Ya' know ah' didn't come 'ere just t' sing?"

Sweetie Belle didn't reply, she just looked down as Apple Bloom said this.

"Y'know, ya' have been realleh' distant lateleh'... it's makin' us uneaseh'. Ya've been actin' differentleh' from yer' usual bubbly self, and we just don't understand why." Apple Bloom gave her friend an anxious glance. "We all care about ya' so much, and we ain't like seein' ya' like this! So please, can ya' tell meh' what's wrong?"

Sweetie Belle peered at Apple Bloom. "That's just it though- I don't know! It feels like there is something missing- like there is a hole in my heart, but I just can't figure out what it is."

Apple Bloom's gaze softened, and she sympathetically patted her friend's shoulder. "Well if there's any way we can help, ya' just tell us right away, won't ya'?"

Sweetie Belle gave a warm smile. "Thanks. You're an amazing friend y'know that?"

"Ah' know," Apple Bloom grinned, before hopping off of the bed, and exiting the room. "See'ya! And remember what ah' told ya'!"

"I won't forget it..." The rest of what Sweetie Belle said barely came out as a whisper.

When Apple Bloom was gone, she thought and thought and thought. She just didn't understand why she felt so... untrue, if that was the right word? Sweetie Belle sighed, before hopping off of her bed, and landing on the floor. There, her hoof kicked on something underneath her bed. "What?"

Sweetie Belle peered down, to see the corner of her old book jutting out from under the bed. Her book to Button Mash. Sweetie Belle picked up the book, and peered at it, blowing the dust off of the cover, and cocking her head. "I remember reading this book before Scootaloo collected me to save my friends," Sweetie Belle mumbled. "I remember feeling so much heartache..." Sweetie Belle shook her head, before allowing curiosity to get the better of her. She opened to the last page she was on, and her heart nearly stopped beating. The whole page- from where she had left off, was filled with just one name... and it was hers. Sweetie Belle turned the page over in a flurry, and the next two pages were the same- just 'Sweetie Belle' over and over again. She wasn't sure whether she was reading 'Sweetie Belle' or 'Belle Sweetie' now, as the words made her head go dizzy. Sweetie Belle turned pages after pages, with the the same thing, until twelve pages later, she reached an ending- yet it was still being written. She watched as the writing moved, scribbling her name again and again before her very eyes. Button Mash was writing this right now. Why? Sweetie Belle grabbed a pen from under her bed, and writ a word, causing the writing of the pony on the other end to stop writing her name abruptly.

'Yes?' Sweetie Belle waited for a reply.

There was a very long pause, then finally a word was written. 'Goodbye.'

Sweetie Belle paled, and she stopped breathing for about thirty seconds, as thoughts hurdled through her mind. Finally, she breathed again, and felt tears run down her cheeks. "I recognise you..." She cried more, feeling her cheeks blaze with the water trickling down from them. "I finally recognise you... after all this time..." She suddenly snapped back to reality, and read the word 'Goodbye.' over and over again. The full stop at the end only exaggerated that it was the last point. "I have made an awful mistake!" Sweetie Belle wailed, and pelted out of her room.

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A pair of mismatched, scarlet and yellow eyes fluttered open, and everything around the familiar draconequus went uncomfortably blurry. He saw the shadowed form of a pure white pony peering down at him, the pony's expression unreadable, as it was unseeable. There was the fuzzy form of a unicorn horn standing atop of the pony's head, but that was all he saw, as edges of his vision were unclear- not that he cared.

"Hey, Blueblood, pal, slave! I just had the weirdest dream, you would not believe it!" Discord cackled, his voice cracking slightly, as it had not been used for quite some time.

"Discord..." The pony began warily, but was cut off, as the draconequus rudely began to babble again.

"My soul literally left my body, and was reborn!"

"Discord-"

"-and it was Chrysalis who killed me in the first place! Can you believe it?"

"Discord!" The pony thundered, causing the draconequus to flinch in surprise.

Discord crinkled his nose in disgust. "That's not how a servant should treat their Lord of Chaos! What is it?"

"I'm not Blueblood- and what you just said, did actually happen."

"What?" His vision cleared, everything around him making sense now- he was free from his blindness, having more dimensions and clarity, and the pony that was looking down at him was, "Celestia." He groaned in utter irritation. "I thought your voice seemed a bit more feminine, but then again, it's Blueblood we're talking about here." He gave a sidetracked and awkward laugh, before glowering at the pony. Not in hostility, just in frustration. "I hoped I would never see you again."

"The same could be said for you," the alicorn muttered back, her deep regal voice not seeming to suit comebacks, but her narrowed violet eyes speaking otherwise. Violet? More like violent! She softened. "But I didn't save you just for a bicker."

"Save... me?" Discord's eyelid twitched dangerously in agitation, as the two words sunk into his head. He got to his feet (or whatever they were) and peered around the uncouth cage they were being kept in. It certainly didn't seem like a well kept environment- especially for a former princess.

"Yes." The voice startled Discord, and he looked into the dungeon across from him, to see an indigo alicorn, with a flowing, starry mane, transparent at the ends. Luna gave a friendly smile. "When we heard the sound of you screaming, and being pressed down into the earth, we decided to save you. All I had to do was make the earth intangible whilst Celestia levitated you down to safety."

"Great!" Discord retorted, sarcasm swarming through his voice. "Well thanks for that, I'll be heading off now!"

"Don't you dare!" A pink alicorn from the prison in between Celestia and Luna snarled viciously. "Your wounds are still healing, and you've only just woken up. You should wait for about an hour before leaving, and even then, you'd be taking a massive risk in your health and safety."

Discord glanced at the frail pony. She looked so feeble- as though she was half alive, but there was still a tinge of strength in her voice. "Who's that? Mi Amore Cadenza, right?"

"Cadance," she gritted her teeth, before taking a massive, painful breathe, and falling weakly to the ground.

"Cadance, are you okay?" Luna questioned worriedly, her eyes locked on the alicorn, who looked so vulnerable. "Don't scare us like that! And don't waste all of your energy on talking."

The alicorn with the tricoloured mane just blinked, before closing her eyes sicklily. Even blinking seemed to take some time, having her eyelids travelling over her eyes.

Discord shuffled wearisomely on his feet, unsure what to do. The attention was turned back to him, as he felt two pairs of eyes bear down on him.

"Even if you tried to escape, you probably wouldn't be able to. Chrysalis seemed to have drained a lot of your magic. Don't you sense your magic imbalance?" Celestia tilted her head, her purple eyes glinting in the dingy light.

Discord hesitated, before attempting to summon a cotton candy cloud, but all his magic did was sizzle slightly, before dying out like a dead battery. Discord gritted his teeth, except for his snag tooth, peering at the Celestia, then to Luna. Both of them had their eyebrows raised. "My... magic works," Discord coughed slightly, but doubt was clinging in his voice, and he glanced to the side- obvious signs to prove that he was lying.

"If you say so," Luna spoke.

"I wasn't lying!" Discord complained as if he was an infant fighting over lollies.

"I never said you were," Luna shrugged, patiently, and Celestia gave an amused glance towards her younger sister in the cage across from them. Discord noticed that there were scars over Luna- they looked like burns- burns from magic, but they seemed to have healed.

Celestia turned to Discord. "You are not here for a squabble, as I said before. If you want to escape, then we can help you. Me and Luna have more than enough power to transfer our magic to you. You'll be able to escape."

Discord tilted his head, dubiously glancing at the alicorns, one after the other, except for Cadance. "Is there a catch?"

"Of course not." Luna peered at Discord, honesty shimmering in her turquoise eyes.

Discord hesitated, before nodding. One question remained though. "How come if you have enough power to do all of this, you haven't escaped yourselves?"

Celestia's ears perked in interest. "Good question. There are three reasons. One; Chrysalis would have had the whole changeling army searching for us," Celestia explained. "If we escaped ourselves, Chrysalis would know if we were gone- she thinks you're dead, so you wouldn't have to worry about being found." The white alicorn, with the pink, blue and green mane peered at the ground. "Two, is because we couldn't leave Cadance behind. Cadance doesn't have the strength to move on, and she is the one that Chrysalis despises the most. We can't transfer our power to her, like we will to you, because Chrysalis would just drain Cadance's energy like that, and it would be a waste of important magic." Celestia glanced sympathetically at Cadance, who had fallen asleep, her breathing so light, that it was almost inaudible. "We can't leave Cadance behind- we have to look after her." Celestia looked at Discord, her expression unreadable. "And three; the second destinies need to be completed."

"The second destinies?" Discord tilted his head in confusion.

"Chrysalis was never meant to attack and take over Equestria. There was no prediction to warn us or anything, and usually with events like these we have some foresight. Her invasion came too quick, and it prevented a series of events that were going to happen to happen. Our whole universe, all of our reasoning, our future- it had been jumbled. However, fate is on our side. It granted us with a prophecy that still gives us a chance to bring all of the little pieces of our jigsaw puzzle together. The events that were meant to happen, will happen, just in a different and more beautiful way." Celestia glared accusingly at Discord. "And you are a part of this prophecy."

"What?" Discord gasped, backing away in sheer shock. "How?"

"You foretold the prophecy... little did you know, was that you played a major part in it," Luna pronounced, her eyes narrowed. Her expression reminded Discord of some kind of owl.

"I foretold it..?" Horror twinkled in Discord's eyes, and his maroon tail lashed, with the little white tuft at the end. "You... mean... my prophecies? All of them... I'm apart of?"

"What was your last prophecy?" Luna queried, her slit eyes piercing into Discord's soul.

"It's been ages..." Discord felt thoughts rummage through his memory, his eyes gazing elsewhere into infinity. "I think it was a prophecy I told Snow Flutter's six dwarves. 'For she true of fair, she alone, needs the love of a seventh to turn thou back to original selves. Thy personalities return and thou are no longer elves. Thy destinies tormented, but thy foal tales shall proceed. Once completed thou break the rule and thou are no longer fantasied.' Am I a part of that prophecy?"

"Well think who else is a part of that prophecy for starters," Luna said simply. "That'll make things easier to narrow down."

"Thou are no longer elves..." Discord recited, not even needing to think. "Well her six dwarves are definitely a part of the prophecy."

"Continue," Celestia urged, to some degree, encouragingly.

"She of true fair..." Discord eyed the ground, and instantly, the most fair, gentle, angelic face swirled its way into his mind, and his heart beat achingly. "That's Snow Flutter, isn't it?"

"Affirmative," Luna stated briskly.

"We've been watching you lately," Celestia's voice lingered with seriousness. "And we have to admit..." She lowered her head. "That you are the most stupid thing we've ever laid eyes on!" Celestia roared, the force in her voice so strong, that it took Discord by surprise. He jumped, and clung to the roof like a cat. "I mean seriously, how could you be so idiotic! Snow Flutter needs you, you're obviously friends, and then you just leave! At the time, she was feeling like trash, and to make her feel even more rubbishy, you abandon her! I don't know about you, but to me that is worse than punishment- no, it's torture! Snow Flutter has shed so much tears over you- she cries herself to sleep, and sees illusions of you everywhere she turns! That is how messed up you've made her! Not to mention that she has died two deaths without your assurance and help. You're such a fool!" Celestia's voice resonated like thunder, and her eyes were slit. If expressions could kill, then Discord would be long gone. "She prays every night to see you again, but because of you cretin, she doesn't believe in happy endings anymore! Without you, she barely speaks, and has lost all of her self-confidence and esteem."

"I didn't know!" Discord cried, his heart no longer aching, but tearing apart in excruciating pain.

"Because you're a bonehead," Celestia hollered. "You think you are helping her by not seeing her, when really, you are causing more damage than repair." Celestia closed her eyes, and felt tension bite at her fur. Finally, Celestia opened her eyes with a hard, determined look. "She loves you for crying out loud!"

Everything spiralled into a deafening silence, except for the drumming of Discord's heart. His mouth was agape, making the perfect 'o', and he moved it once or twice to speak, without any words coming out. Finally he broke the silence, and he was able to find words. "W-what?" Discord's eyes widened, taking up half of his head. "What did you just say?"

Celestia gave a firm stare, and paused at each word. "Snow. Flutter. Loves. You."

The words sunk in to the draconequus's head, and he remembered everything. Absolutely every memory that he and Snow Flutter had shared.

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Seeing Snow Flutter for the first time, the colours pink and yellow scintillating across Chrysalis's mirror, as the pegasi- Fluttershy at the time shyly tried to avoid being seen by townsfolk. Discord had noticed her. He'd known from the beginning that she was special. How pure she was. Her appearance sublime, but her appearance was the last beautiful thing he saw of her, because there was so much more.

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Scaring that griffon out of her feathers to get Fluttershy the apples. When he had given her the apples, Fluttershy had been so gleeful, but Discord had been invisible. Everyone was terrified by his appearance, but she had convinced him to show himself. When he appeared the stunning pony hadn't even flinched. That was the sign that proved everything- this pony was truly different. Different beyond one's belief.

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Since then, Discord had kept his distance from her, but he had thought of the dazzling pegasi each and every second- he hadn't known that she had been thinking of him too. She had also freed him from the fear of his name of discordance. Eventually, Fluttershy had beaten Chrysalis when it came purity and attractiveness, and the mirror confirmed it, itself. Chrysalis had ordered Discord to assassinate Fluttershy, and Discord knew he'd have to.

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Fluttershy had been overjoyed to see him again, it made his heart shatter. She had been unaware that her deaf was around the corner, and the innocence made Discord feel immense pain. They had walked into the woods, and spoke along the way. Their conversation seemed to get them closer than they had been before, and they had accepted each other's friendship. He had been unable to kill her, and had ordered her to run away and into the woods, hoping the best for her. Her name was now Snow Flutter.

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He had visited Snow Flutter in her new house with the dwarves, and she had asked for a way to keep in touch with him. He had given her the typewriter.

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Chrysalis found out what Discord had done- allowing Snow Flutter to live, betraying her. Discord had found Snow Flutter and explained the new catastrophe to her. Snow Flutter had leaked the information of where she lived to Chrysalis through the typewriter, and although it hadn't made sense to Discord back then, it did now. He abandoned Snow Flutter pledging never to see her again for her own safety, and had annihilated the typewriter.

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Ever since then, Discord had been lonely, and all he could do was pray.

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We are a double rainbow...

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Now everything made sense to Discord, every whirling memory... every time Snow Flutter blushed and cried, or hugged him, or laughed... every time he thought of her, and wished for her, and protected her. Now all he could see was the image of her picturesque face, sent from divinity and made even heaven jealous. Her butter yellow fur, as soft as silk, and as dainty as butterflies... Her mane, pink as Discord's very own signature creation of fairy-floss chocolate-milk clouds, and as velvety as the morning sunlight... and her eyes, teal bringing a spectacular ocean full of colour and tranquility. He could stare into the eyes for hours on end, with one thought on his mind and that was the treasure he desired and missed so much, that he couldn't believe he had left her in the first place.

Discord was crying himself, blaming himself. Celestia had been right. Every word the alicorn had said, no matter how harsh she had been. Discord knew never to underestimate a demigod. "Thank you..." He looked up, wiping away his tears, and peering at Luna and Celestia who were both smiling from ear to ear with a platonic affection lingering in both of their expressions. Discord was one of their subjects, who they both willingly guided to his full potential, and in this case, his destiny.

"I love her too," Discord spoke, truth blazing in his eyes, and shooting up like fireworks, which would never die down or end. "Now give me that magic, so I can see her!"

"That's the spirit!" Luna trilled, her curt grin irreplaceable.

Cadance had woken up, and was beaming at Discord. "I know true love when I see it."

Discord knew that Cadance was right when it came to these things. If the Princess of Love admitted it herself, then his love for Snow Flutter must be real.

"You ready for the spell, sister? Have you recovered properly?" Celestia turned to Luna, who hesitated for a moment, practising her magic by levitating a rock.

"Alright," Luna spoke. "I hope this works! We've never tested this with a chaotic being, so we don't know what's going to happen for sure."

Discord suddenly felt a bit unsure, but it was too late now, as an ebullient milky-white light radiated from both Celestia and Luna's horns. Around the magic, beamed symmetrical rays of kaleidoscopic colours, shining into eternity. Discord closed his eyes, and felt the grasp of the luminosity coiling around him circling around, until it was around his complete complex, wrapping around him like a snake, but instead of feeling agony, it just felt like the tickles of warm fog. He watched the magic rotate around him, wondering what would happen next, when suddenly the light glittered it's way into his form. Discord shrieked in spasmodic physical suffering. Terror clouded his eyes, his pupils tiny, and he stood as stiff as possible, as the light seeped into him. He closed his eyes, and opened them again, his eyes no longer red and yellow, but white and glowing, as he took in all of the magic. Finally, the last ounce of light seeped in to his soul, and he dropped to the ground heavily.

Luna and Celestia, fell down as well, and breathed in exhaustion. They still had a minor amount of magic left, but it was pitiful, and their manes no longer flowed.

"Discord, you are now in charge of raising and lowering the sun and the moon," Celestia spoke breathlessly.

"And please do something stupid about that- just to tick Chrysalis off," Luna giggled tiredly, earning a sharp glare from her sister.

"No, be responsible- not like last time you tried to take over Equestria and gave us ten second days and nights," Celestia muttered, before staggering to her hooves. "Discord?"

But he was already gone.

"Where- how..?" Luna stuttered. The former Princess of the Night had gotten up too.

"He's gone to get her," Cadance smiled, the first determined glint in her eye, since forever. Good was turning to her side of this battle, and with every foal tale etching closer to completion, the more strength she was building up. "Go Discord. Go find your princess."

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"Hey Snow Flutter, wanna join our gathering patrol?" Cheese Sandwich hopped up to the pegasi jubilantly. "We're going to some place in Manehattan to gather!" He gave a teasing look. "I hear that they have some of the most exquisite fashion shops there, especially when it comes to hair brushes!"

Snow Flutter giggled, and Fancypants gruffly trotted passed. "That is a bit stereotypical considering that it was one time, and she was to some extent, forced to buy it."

Cheese Sandwich shrugged. "Oh, why are you always so grumpy, Grumpy?"

"Why are you always so annoyingly happy, Happy?"

"Well why are you so..." Cheese Sandwich paused, before laughing. "Na, ya' got me."

Snow Flutter chuckled in amusement. Her friends always had a way of cheering her up.

"Are we going yet?" Soarin flew up to the two arguing, descending gently.

"I don't know. Where's Shining Armour?" Fancypants glanced around in confusion.

Snow Flutter looked around as well, before finally, she saw the door open to the house, as Shining Armour walked in.

"What were you doing *sneeze* outside?" Flash Sentry trotted up to his old friend, tilting his head.

The white unicorn pensively peered to the ground. "...Thinking."

"Is this about Cadance again?" Flash Sentry gave his pal a solemn glance.

"I'd rather not talk about it."

Snow Flutter sympathetically peered at her friend. Most of the time Shining Armour was fine, acting brave and tough as a leader, but sometimes his curse of being dopey got the better of him, and he would need some space to just go outside and think. "I hope you all enjoy your gather," Snow Flutter spoke up, deciding to change the depressing subject.

"You're not coming?" Shining Armour questioned.

"Na- maybe some other time. I'm still a bit traumatised," Snow Flutter's voice sounded cheery, when really she was remembering the fear of her whole body shutting down, and not being able to do anything about it. It was a terrible experience, which she didn't ever want to have anything to do with again.

"Alrighty then! Don't forget to make us dinner!" Cheese Sandwich hopped away.

"Are you sure you will be all right?" Shining Armour eyed the dainty pegasi cautiously.

Snow Flutter felt tightness around her throat. No... "Yes- absolutely, positively!"

"Alright then..." Shining Armour gave her a doubtful glance, before heading off with the other dwarves. "Farewell."

"See'ya!" Soarin followed after Shining Armour.

"Bye," Big Macintosh simply spoke, as he trotted after them.

"So long," Flash Sentry dispersed.

"Goodbye," Fancypants uttered, before exiting.

Finally, Cheese Sandwich hopped away. "Cheerio!"

Snow Flutter watched them leave, murmuring her own acknowledgement of the parting, before trotting to the kitchen and getting the food ready for dinner.

"I was wondering how long it'd take them to leave."

Snow Flutter's ears pricked, and she froze solid in place. She knew that voice. She peered around and saw the one she wished to see the most, after all this time. "Discord..? Is that really you..?" Shock and excitement whipped through her, causing her heart to beat rapidly.

"Well who else would it be?" The draconequus peered down at her in amusement.

Snow Flutter was crying, as she ran up, and jumped onto the creature, embracing him as she wept. "I... I thought I'd never see you again... all the pain... all the... suffering..." She pulled away, and stared into his eyes with her glassy ones.

"There there," he calmly wiped away her tears, with an eagle talon. "I'm here now, so you don't need to worry no more."

Snow Flutter nodded vigorously, and she clung on to him tight. "I never want to lose you again. Promise me with all of your heart, never to leave me again."

"I promise," he purred silkily, gently caressing her cheek. She flinched from his touch, but didn't pull away. "I have a surprise for you."

Delight filled her eyes, replacing the foggy expression with hope. "Really?"

Discord smirked, peeling her off of him, and gently laying her on the floor. Then, with a spark of his magic, he summoned an apple. "Ta Da!"

Snow Flutter's eyes widened. "Just like the beginning, how I met you!" She was crying again. "Thank you!"

"What..?" Discord asked, scratching his head.

Snow Flutter reached forward, and grabbed the apple, taking a large bite of it, munching it and swallowing it. "Just like the beginning..?" She couldn't help but notice the expression change of Discord. He still seemed amused, just a lot more threatening.

"I didn't expect that to be so easy, Snow Flutter," he smirked. "Not. At. All."

Snow Flutter stepped back. "What?"

"Chrysalis's orders... she thought that if it was me that killed you, it'd be a lot more juicy and painful for you." Discord laughed. He slivered up, and stroked her face eyeing her creepily. "And to see the look on your face! Priceless! You actually thought I loved you, didn't you?"

Snow Flutter backed away, slapping his paw as he touched her. "You're not Discord... you could be a changeling... or Chrysalis herself..."

"And who's to say I'm not?" He gave a sinful laugh. "We planned it all along. Your life is only a game we wanted to play. Gaining your trust and love was easier than I thought. It was fun too, and crushing your life is even more fun!"

"The apple..." Snow Flutter began to feel lightheaded as the toxins began to kick in. "What did you do?" Harshness and fear ebbed in her voice.

"The poison apple trick- never gets old!" Discord gave a chuckle.

Snow Flutter swayed on her step. What if it really is Discord... I thought he loved me... I thought we were friends... she closed her eyes, fear dwelling in her mind. It was all a lie. My whole life's been a lie... please be Chrysalis. There is only one way to find out. "Well, Discord, can you please give Chrysalis a message for me?" Snow Flutter flattened her ears in hostility. "That she is a malicious, abhorrent, narcissistic witch who only cares about herself. No matter what she does- no matter how many ponies she slaughters, she is still going to be ugly- she needs to realise that." Snow Flutter began hallucinating, as apples swarmed passed her eyes and memories of her and Discord played as though she were at a cinema.

"How dare you!" Discord bellowed in rage, before he began to change form. Snow Flutter shook her head from all the hallucinations and fell to the ground, watching as the Discord changed into a changeling. It was none other than Chrysalis.

"I had to get that out of the way," Snow Flutter slurred, as bits of apple sloshed from her mouth. "Because in case I do die, at least I can die equally."

Chrysalis was unsure how to react. Her death is the equivalent of what she just said? Is that how she sees it? "No it isn't!" Chrysalis snarled. "You just said that to be nasty!" She grabbed the rest of the apple, and shoved it into Snow Flutter's mouth, as though one bite wasn't enough. "And everyone has an evil side to them!" She bared her fangs. "Especially Discord- towards you!"

The queen teleported away, and Snow Flutter slowly but surely went limper and limper, her breath going shallower and shallower, and her heart beating slower and slower. Of course everypony has an angel and a devil. You especially have a devil, Chrysalis. I have the opposition.

Finally, Snow Flutter went still, with parts of apple lodged in her throat and stomach, and the rest of the apple in her mouth laden with saliva. It rolled from her mouth, and landed on the ground right before her face. Snow Flutter's groggy eyes peered at it forever, but no sight came to her brain. This was the last time she'd die. Like this.