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// Extra Bits and Crumbs! The unfinished chapters. 
// Story: The Flour Trick 
// by Grey Faerie 
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I thought it would be nice to publish the extra parts that either never made it into the story or were part of an unfinished chapter. Finally! This story will be done. Enjoy!




"Wait! wait, I got them" Discord said, running toward the crying children. He took pumpkin from Luna and picked up Pound.
"Since when did you become such an expert on children?" Celestia asked.
"Since Pinkie taught me. Sometimes she needed me to watch them while she and the Cakes ran the bakery. Sometimes, we even had to take them with us out on the town."
"And the Cakes trusted you?"
"Pinkie trusted me. And the Cakes had no reason to doubt her. She might be a happy-go-lucky party pony but she would never let that get in the way of taking care of the foals."





"There is one foolproof way to make them happy."
"What is that pray tell?"
"Dumping a bag of flour over your head! Even the Cakes do it at times"





"It seems you have matured since the last time I saw you. You've learned how to moderate your chaos and use it for good." Celestia noted.

"Yes I did and not one bit of it from one of your schemes."

"Oh? And how did this happen? What exactly have you learned?"

"Well, I've learned...having fun is important... but, you can't be doing it all the time. You need to remember your responsibilities. The fact that people rely on you. All work and no play may you very dull but all play is very...empty. There's no gratification from it. After working for a while, what fun you do have, or make time for, seems all that much better."There will be days, borrring days of course, that you have no time for play but that doesn't mean there won't be time for it later."

It was getting hard for him to admit these things. These hard-to-place/emotional things. But still, he could feel his words coming out smoother than before.

"Also, there are rules you have to follow. Ponies like rules almost as much as they like fun. It keeps things sane. It also keeps things in order so they know when it's time to have fun and how much to appreciate it. I think, and I'm going for a long shot here," They rolled their eyes "but I think, I'm going to use my chaos in a 'controlled' manner. Like a fun house! It'll still be just a wonderful and better than order but in a more confined way. I'll help Pinkie Pie with her parties and make bizarre food with her and I'll go pranking here and there but nothing malicious." 

Discord still wasn't sure how to phrase it. He was still going to use his chaos to make the world more..chaotic, but in small doses. Like Pinkie Pie's parties, every once in a while he'll be there to show the ponies how to let loose. To have fun and enjoy the spontaneous. He understands that ponies still need to work. They still need to do everyday things that seemed too boring and ordinary for him. And most of all, he understands that his chaos caused harm. Ponies can't realistically live in total chaos like he can.

Celestia held up her hoof to keep him from speaking any more. "I think I understand." She looked to her sister who nodded. "We both understand what you are saying and are very proud of you. This is a momentous breakthrough."

He just smirked and said dramatically "Gosh Celly, you don't have to make me feel like foal bringing home a picture you're going to put up on the fridge. I am only a couple of centuries older than you."
He was happy she understood, even though he didn't really understand it entirely himself. This new understanding he had; it was to much for him to explain.

"So I take it you're not coming back to Canterlot?"

"No, I'm going to stay here, in Ponyville. Live here, from now on. I'll whip up myself a cozy mismatched house and see about..continuing to find a new place in this world."

"Best of luck to you."

"Yes, may luck be on your side."

And with that, they left.