A couple nights later, the party lights and music boomed from inside Discord's family mansion. Plenty of Discord's peers danced in their party clothes. But while everyone enjoyed the night, Discord just shifted his eyes left and right. Suddenly, he felt a hand rest instantly on his shoulder and he literally turned pale-white.
"Discord?" Fluttershy asked behind him. Discord turned and saw his friend. He changed back into his normal color in relief. "Are you alright? You look like you've seen a ghost."
"Might as well." Discord whispered. "Listen, don't tell anybody this. I don't want to cause a panic. But I think I saw... my Reflection."
Fluttershy didn't respond to it. "Uh, Discord, we all see our reflections. It's what happens when we look into a mirror."
"No, no, no." Discord groaned. "Not a reflection; THE Reflection. I'm talking about the one I told you about, remember?"
"You mean the one who told Starlight about your mistakes that got you expelled for a couple of days?" Fluttershy asked. "I thought you said you got rid of him."
"I did." Discord said. "I trapped him in his little handheld mirror and threw it away. But the other day, I've saw him. And now, I can't help but wonder if he's following me."
"It's all right, Discord." Fluttershy said patting him on the back. "Just know that if he is back, I'll always be at your side."
"Really?"
"That's what friends are for."
Suddenly, Flash Sentry and his band took the stage and everyone turned their eyes at them. Discord sighed in annoyance and rolled his eyes.
"Is something wrong, Discord?" Fluttershy asked noticing his resentment. "I thought you and Flash were buddies."
"We are." Discord said. "It's just that, well, if he's here, that means he's bringing that strict, relentless, rotten party-pooper along as his date."
It took a moment for Fluttershy to interpret. "You mean Twilight Sparkle?"
"No, I meant Fluffy." Discord answered sarcastically. "Who else would I be talking about?!"
"Discord, I thought you buried the hatchet with Twilight."
"Oh, not yet, but I will." Discord said. Suddenly, he materialized a small axe in his hands. "Do you think it'll look better in her back or her head? Be honest."
"Discord, no!"
"Yeah, you're right." Discord made his hatchet disappear. "I should send her into another dimension."
"Discord, you've got to learn to be more friendly towards her." Fluttershy responded. "If not for her, then for me? Please?"
Discord tried not to look, but a quick peek at her adorable eyes was enough to make him submit. "Oh, I can't say no to you. Fine, I'll give her another chance."
"Thank you." Fluttershy said. She grabbed his hand and turned her head to the stage. "Now, please, it's rude to be moody at your own party."
"All right, everybody!" Flash Sentry announced. "This is in dedication to our growing trust towards each other and the lessons we've learned!" He turned his head to his Plus 1 standing at the front row. The purple girl smiled in her purple dress. "Twilight Sparkle, here's what we all learned! Two, three four!"
While the first few moments of instrumental music played, Spike turned and saw Discord's pet cat and squinted aggressively. Spike sneaked away from Twilight and crept through the crowd while Flash Sentry sang while playing his guitar.
"Being separate is how we used to live
Getting many with nothing to give
But now, fate as turned
Now that we all learned
An equine statue got us a heroine
Who got us out of the mess we were in
Bringing us together
We'll all remember
Thanks to her, we left our strife
And were shown a new way of life
Livin' as one
You and me
Sticking together
In harmony
Never forget
Through thin and thick
I'll always have you
No one I'd rather pick
We're always going to have some fun
When livin' as one
There are those who'd drive you apart
But no one can reach inside your heart
No matter how we are
We've come so far
So we're not equal. So we're not the same
We're still here in this game
LIVIN' AS ONE
YOU AND ME
STICKING TOGETHER
IN HARMONY
NEVER FORGET
THROUGH THIN AND THICK
I'LL ALWAYS HAVE YOU
NO ONE I'D RATHER PICK
WE'RE ALWAYS GOING TO HAVE SOME FUUUUUUUN
WHEN LIVIN' AS ONE"
In the far side of the room, Starlight Glimmer pulled out her mirror. She opened it up and the reflection grinned in excitement.
"Is it time, yet?" he asked. "I'm itchin' to do this!"
"Well, have you seen your hair? Go ahead. But you gotta come back after a few minutes to recharge."
"I know the drill." the Reflection said. He faded away.
Meanwhile, Discord approached Flash Sentry behind the stage to congratulate him.
"Well done, Flash. I want to thank you. If it wasn't for your music, this party would've been a bust."
"Thanks." Flash said. "And I wanna thank you for giving Twilight a chance. It means a lot to me."
"Yeah." Discord sighed. "Whatever. It's hard to be likeable when everyone I encounter gives me a migraine. Twilight. Starlight."
"Discord, you don't become friends by making everyone like you." Fluttershy said. "You do it by..."
She was interrupted by a loud, echoing laugh that silenced everyone in the room. Suddenly, the Reflection was projected at a large window for everyone to see. Discord couldn't believe his eyes, but everyone saw it.
"Hello, everyone!" the Reflection declared. "Hey, Discord, did you miss me?"
"You ARE back!" Discord gasped. "How?"
"Wouldn't you like to know?" the Reflection returned. "Anyway, I heard there was a party. I guess my invitation got lost in the mail."
"Why are you even bothering anymore?" Discord asked. "I'm clearly getting along just fine. There's no reason for you to be here anymore."
"And what?" the Reflection asked. "I'm supposed to forget how you threw me away, abandoned me, humiliated me?! No! I'm going to make you pay for that. I'll terrorize this whole town and there's nothing you can do to..." He suddenly started to make shivering sounds. "One second." He faded away and the room fell silent for a moment.
"Well, that was anticlimactic." Rarity commented.
"That's weird." Discord said.
Just then, the window was filled with the Reflection again.
"I'm back! Now, where was I?"
"You were leaving." Discord said. "Look, how do you even plan on getting revenge?"
"Oh, what happened to the fun-loving, care-free Discord I taught?" the Reflection asked. "Fine, I'll tell you. But I'll only tell you my way.
"To understand exactly what I'm up to
You just have to think this whole riddle through
You're all bees that are about to be led
And what you don't have are practically dead"
The Reflection disappeared completely and the crowd started to panic. Discord tried to stop them, but he fell to the ground flat as a pancake getting trampled with footprints. As everyone ran outside, Rainbow Dash fell sideways out of the crowd. She had some help getting back up by someone she didn't expect.
"Starlight Glimmer?"
"Come with me." Starlight said. "I've got someone who can help."
"Why should I?" Rainbow asked.
"It's either me or Discord's reflective double!" Starlight said. "Take your pick!"
Rainbow Dash thought for a moment and realized Starlight was right. She followed her to the black car waiting at the road, but didn't realize she was heading for her doom.