The four unicorns were discussing the matter of magic and their favourite spells, when all of the sudden there was a rumble of thunder and dark purple clouds began to swirl.
"You know," A voice echoed around the room, "Whenever some creature mentions reformed former villains, isn't it cruel to leave the most obvious out?" With a puff of magic, The Lord of Chaos appeared in the room, wearing a set of headphones in a typical teenage getup along with a gold-chained necklace with dollar sign as the main pendant.
"The Lord of Chaos is in the house!" He announced, finishing off with a swag gesture. Whilst Starlight giggled at his motion, Trixie rolled her eyes at Discord's usual antics. Sunset and Tempest looked at each other.
"And look here, new friends!" Discord looked at the unfamiliar unicorns and appeared right in the middle of the two, hugging them round their heads, "I know we are going to get along just swell."
"Discord," Starlight tried to smooth things out, "Welcome to the show. It's a lovely surprise to see you here!"
"Define a lovely surprise," Trixie muttered.
"Oh, some street magician is not amused," Discord creeped up on Trixie and tickled her chin, "Is some pony mad that they put an Ursa Major in her hat?"
"You were interrupting my class!" Trixie shouted in annoyance, "And let's not start on the flying pigs."
Discord turned to Starlight, "Why didn't you think of inviting me to the show first? I was technically the first villain to be reformed." He made a tissue appear and blew his nose before saying, "And I thought we were friends."
"Luna?" Starlight asked.
"Bless you," Discord simply teased.
"Do you know how hard it is to get a message to you. The last post pony is still trapped in your realm. Fluttershy even tried calling, but that was no luck for some reason to," Starlight huffed in annoyance, "But regardless, welcome once again to our chat show, and these new ponies are Sunset Shimmer and Tempest Shadow." Discord turned to the new ponies and grabbed a hoof.
"It's a pleasure to meet you two, Sunset Sprinkles and Torchlight Shadow," He joked as he shook their hooves vigorously. Both gave the Lord of Chaos a short glare at his intended hiccup.
"Now let's begin with the interview before anything else happens," Trixie sighed, "What were you like before reformation?"
"Those were the days," Discord sighed in fond remembrance, "The Lord of Chaos, Shaper of Reality. Equestria was my playground over one thousand years ago. That was until your beloved princesses found the Elements of Harmony to trap me in stone. I was a statue in the Royal Gardens when I managed to break free. I trapped the element bearers in a hedge maze and turned them into the opposite of themselves. What fun times." Sunset was a bit uneasy at Discord's happy memories.
"But Twilight managed to see what I did, reunited the element bearers and they trapped me in stone again. It does a number on your spine, you know?" He twisted his body, each time giving a crack that made the ponies shiver in discomfort.
"And where does Fluttershy come into all this?" Tempest asked with interest. Discord disappeared in a flash of magic and reappeared in Tempest's broken horn. To say that Tempest as surprised would be an understatement.
"Your darling Princess Celestia thought it would be a good idea to have me reformed, choosing Fluttershy of all ponies to help me with it. I must admit, her method was a bit strange. However, Fluttershy offered her hoof in friendship to me when the others didn't. She showed me that friendship was something I never had, and when it was gone, it was something I needed back. It took turning Sweet Apple Acres into a winder wonderland to make me realise this. Clever pegasus that one is."
Discord then made a chair appear and sat down, "Though friendship was new to me. It took my betrayal with Tirek to see that friendship was more magical than any magic out there. Although I would occasionally slip-up, such as the last Grand Galloping Gala. I threatened to send a pony into a sock puppet dimension." He chuckled wryly. Sunset shivered at that.
"Anything else you would like to confess?" Trixie hinted.
Discord chuckled and scratched his neck reluctantly, "Other than impersonating a villain from the dawn of Equestria, uniting former villains and accidentally causing Equestria to be doomed momentarily? I have no idea what you're talking about," Discord looked away with crossed arms. Sunset looked horrified. Glad she wasn't there on that day.
"Just keep telling yourself that," Trixie sighed.
"On the other hand," Discord continued, ignoring Trixie's remark, "Me and Fluttershy have gotten closer. Not Heart's and Hooves day close, but good terms. We have tea parties together at her cottage. I tried to invite her to mine before, but I got so worried that being so different from her, she would not want to be friends anymore."
"Even spirits of chaos have a heart," Sunset giggled, making Discord come close to her face.
"And if some creature happens to cross Fluttershy's path, they will have me to answer to. Is that Understood?" Sunset nodded vigorously.
"Splendid," Discord smiled, "Now where are my marshmallows?" He got out a packet and put them on sticks. He then placed them above Sunset's mane.
"What are you doing?" Sunset asked with a hint of annoyance.
"Well your hair reminds me of a fire, and I was hungry," Discord explained.
"What?! My mane is not a fire," Sunset groaned.
"Stay still, or you will burn them." He them made some biscuits appear and showed the browned marshmallows to Sunset.
"See what I mean?" She presented them to Sunset, who gaped in horror and wonder.
"And is that really your name, Tempest Shadow?" He turned to the purple unicorn, who began to sweat. What will he do you her?
"No, it's Fizzlepop Berry Twist," Tempest quivered, causing Trixie to almost laugh. Starlight jabbed her side.
"Really? Could you tilt your head forward?" Discord asked. Tempest reluctantly did so, and juice started pouring down from her broken horn. Discord held a cup to the downpour and helped himself. Both Tempest and Sunset looked at each other with blank faces.
"I think you broke them," Starlight sighed.
"Well, I must be off. I have another tea party with Fluttershy." With that, he snapped his fingers and disappeared. Tempest and Sunset looked off into the distance.
"Should we help them?" Starlight asked her friend.
"Not yet. I need to get the studio camera. This is for the studio album," Trixie went off as the adverts started up.