Fluttershy couldn't believe her eyes, her mare friends were actually having fun with Discord. Happiness fluttered within her heart, watching her friends playing with each other. After they told their funny stories, they played board games, and musical chairs, even though Fluttershy lost in every game Discord pats her head and say, 'You did a good job my dear'.
Now they were outside in the royal garden and Rainbow Dash challenged Discord to a race.
"Hey Goat Face! I challenge you to a race, you in," Rainbow declared and poked Discord's chest, "Or are ya too chicken?"
Discord just smirked, "You're on."
"Ooo~! I bet five cupcakes if Rainbow Dash wins!" Pinkie shouted.
"I'll bet two apples on Dash." Applejack said simply.
"I'll bet my favorite book about urban legends on Discord." Twilight said.
"Hey! How come you're not betting for me Twilight!?" Dash asked.
"Well someone has to bet against you." The princess responded simply.
The blue pegasus crossed her hooves, "Well I'm gonna win anyway."
"You might think that, but I'm actually a pretty fast flyer." Discord stated.
"Really? Because you're wings are too small for your body, I would think you would have some trouble." The princess said.
"Then you shouldn't had placed a bet on him sugar cube." AJ said simply, "Of coarse he could cheat..."
"What!? Me!? Cheat!? I would never!" Discord said innocently.
"Uh-huh, yeah, whatever you say." The orange pony said before rolling her eyes.
Fluttershy giggled, but she looked back at the castle and thought about Rarity. She frowned, if only her unicorn friend gave Discord a chance like the others.
"Maybe I should talk to her..." The yellow pegasus said softly leaving her friends in the garden.
*o*o*o*
The yellow pony walked slowly in the castle alone, looking for her unicorn friend.
"Rarity." Fluttershy called out softly, walking down the hallway, "Prince Blueblood?" But no pony answered back. The shy pony started to wonder where they went, but then she noticed that she didn't see any guards either. "Where could they be?" She asked herself before she walked out of the hallway and found a set of stone stairs.
"Could-Could've they went up there?" Fluttershy thought as she just stared at the stairway, "Well... I guess I could look..." The little pony started to walk up the stairs.
The pony walked up the stairs slowly, hearing her clopping hooves echo softly. Fluttershy started to think about what to say to Rarity. She wanted to explain that she needed support from her and the others to help Discord.
"I know Discord can be... difficult... and hard to trust considering what he did before but I-" Fluttershy said before pausing, "I... I believe he's a good friend!"
She nodded to herself and thought, "Yes, that's what I'm going to say to Rarity! A-And be firm about it!"
The pony finally reached the top of the stairs to find a hallway of dungeons. She walked slowly looking at each cell one by one seeing old dusty cots. She figured that Princess Celestia used the cells over a hundred years ago, considering ponies now are pretty peaceful.
After the third cell she looked at, she figured Rarity or Prince Blueblood would be at a damp and cold place like this. She turned herself around before hearing Rarity's scream echo down the hallway.
"Rarity!?" Fluttershy shouted and ran towards her voice.
"Fluttershy! Help!"
"Rarity! I-I'm comming!" The pegasus shouted running to the very last dungeon. She opened the door and found Rarity gagged and pinned against the wall.
Muffled sounds was heard from Rarity while Fluttershy ran in.
"Rarity! I heard you... screaming..?" She said realizing that Rarity was gagged the whole time. She gasped as she turned around hearing the door shut.
A set of glowing green eyes stared at the two helpless ponies.
"Oh Fluttershy, how stupid can you be?" The pony said with Rarity's voice said and walked slowly towards her. The yellow pony squinted her eyes before gasping to see Prince Blueblood.
"Prince Blueblood!?" Fluttershy shouted.
The male unicorn paused for a second before laughing hysterically.
"Oh Fluttershy! How stupid can you be!? Haven't you guessed who I really am yet!?" He shouted before tilting his head with a smirk on his place, "Green eyes, a change of voice? Haven't you figured?" Then the unicorn started to glow and slowly morph into Queen Chrysalis.
Fluttershy gasped, "Queen Chrysalis!?"
Queen Chrysalis rolled her eyes, "Duh."
"What are you doing here!?" The pegasus asked.
"Oh, you know, trying to find food for my loyal subjects." The beetle said before her horned glowed and lifted Fluttershy up with her magic and pinned her against the wall, earning a cry from Fluttershy. "And, I found the perfect appetizer."
"Nooo! Discord! Girls!" Fluttershy shouted and tried to squirm but the magic kept her frozen.
Queen Chrysalis laughed, "No one can hear you, I only gagged Rarity because she talks too much... but now brace yourself Fluttershy, this will hurt." The queen then stabbed her horn into Fluttershy's heart.
The pony squealed in pain feeling a burning sensation in her chest.
*o*o*o*
In the guarden where Fluttershy's friends were at Discord's ear twitched. His face got serious as he looked around.
"What's wrong Discord?" Twilight asked.
A growled escaped Discord's lips as he ran into the castle.
"Discord!? Why are you running!?" The purple unicorn shouted and chased after him with her firends followed.
"Fluttershy!" Discord shouted.
*o*o*o*
Queen Chrysalis pulled out her horn from the yellow pony's chest, she pulled out a clear glass heart. Fluttershy fainted from the pain and Rarity fainted from shock.
The queen chuckled, "Look! Look at your heart! Look at your love within it! It's crystal clear-" Her eyes grew wide in shock, "Crystal clear... Crystal Heart."
The beetle queen dropped the heart shattering it and slowly collapsed on the floor. Her eyesight blurred as she stared at Fluttershy, "Crystal Heart..."
*o*o*o*
Once Discord and the ponies reached the end of the stairway, Discord ran towards the dungeon and tackled the door open to find three unconscious ponies. Fluttershy, Rarity, and a dark green alicorn.
*o*o*o*