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Chaotic Regret
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Discord sat in a field just outside of Ponyville, sipping a glass of chocolate milk, and watching the bustling day of the town, from the mail pony delivering letters, to a few carts of garbage being moved to… wherever it was that ponies went with their garbage.
But, at the same time, he could feel the chaotic energy starting to radiate from the town, as a result of his breaking the Elements.
What was coming next… wasn’t going to be easy for those girls.
Alex had a particularly easy time with his dark side, Dax, considering they were so different fundamentally. Still, nopony really knew him, or what personality he really possessed, considering he had only arrived in Ponyville a few months before. Nopony had much to be shocked when this dark side of his wanted to have a three-way with himself and Rainbow Dash.
But, now these girls had to experience this for themselves, and most of them had cemented reputations in Ponyville.
What would Applejack be, when her self-control was lost?
Fluttershy?
Or Rarity?
Discord exhaled. He knew Rarity was going to be a dangerous side to see. She showed her darkness quite often, in bouts of greed and rudeness. It made him worry about what she hiding. But, they were strong ponies, and he knew they would get through it.
Geez, when did he start worrying so much about ponies?
Discord huffed. It was tough to admit, but he had actually grown fond of the ponies here. All of their daily lives and struggles were just so… inspiring! When he had been the ruler of Equestria, he didn’t look into the daily life of a pony. But, seeing them grow, fall in love, and get closer to their friends, it was inspiring!
It almost broke his heart, thinking about how many lives he kept from this kind experience, by leading ponies the way he had.
But, he found some consolation, knowing that these particular ponies wouldn’t have ever reached this point in their lives without him.
And, the sooner they mastered their dark sides, the sooner they could beat the final boss, and move on with their lives!
“I wonder if Spike and Rarity will have little dragon babies?” Discord pondered, “Or maybe little humans from Alex and Dash?”
Discord scratched his chin, “I wonder if there’ll be a wedding first?”
He was getting so caught up in these ponies! And he loved it!
Still, he felt like he had to apologize to them for what he put them through, testing Alex…
Hearing some murmuring in the distance, Discord looked over his shoulder to see Fluttershy tending to a shed at the edge of the Everfree forest.
“Oh, Fluttershy, dear!” Discord called, as the pony turned to look at him, and waved meekly, “Could I have a word, please?”
After a moment of thought, Fluttershy slowly made her way over to the draconequus, being careful not to get to close.
“Um, wha- how can I help you, Discord?” Fluttershy asked meekly, afraid he was going to turn her to stone or something of the like.
“Fluttershy, what are you so afraid of?” Discord chucked, knowing full well the answer to his question, “I’m here to be your friend!”
“Oh, I know…” She mumbled, looking at the ground.
“Well, I suppose the answer to this is already clear, but do you hate me?” Discord asked, feeling like she had every reason to.
“What? Oh, no! Of course not!” Fluttershy said, her eyes now very large, and meeting his gaze, “You’ve done a lot of good for us! I just… I’m just a nervous pony is all…”
“Really?” Discord asked, feeling his heart leap at her acceptance, “I- I don’t know what to say!”
“I just, feel like I need to apologize for everything I did to you all,” Discord explained, as Fluttershy sat patiently waiting for him to get all of this off his chest, “I lied, destroyed a lot of stuff, scared everypony half to death, and then finished with breaking the Elements and telling you about a world-ending foe, that’s coming to Equestria…”
“You had your reasons,” Fluttershy said sweetly, understanding that he was really looking out for this world through his actions, “Even if somepony else might blame you, I know I don’t.”
“Thank you, Fluttershy,” Discord said, feeling a little weight come off his chest because of this pony, “You really are the Element of Kindness.”
Fluttershy felt herself warming up to the demi god rather quickly, he was a lot more approachable than she thought!
“After all that happened, it wasn’t so bad anyway! I mean, besides losing Alex…” She stumbled for a moment, before jumping back on the feel-good train, “But everything is great now!”
“Well, I’m happy to hear that!” Discord laughed, a large smile on his face, not expecting to feel this way about a single pony not hating him, “You’ve made my day, dear! Thank you very much!”
“Oh, no problem!” She smiled, looking around him, a bit confused as to why Discord was out in this field in the first place, “What are you doing all the way out here… if you don’t mind my asking!”
“Oh, why am I out here?” Discord asked, glancing around and shrugging, “I was just enjoying the scenery!”
“Well, you chose a nice spot,” Fluttershy nodded, sitting down next to him, “You can see so much of the town from here.”
“What do you think of marriage, Fluttershy?” Discord asked suddenly, as the small Pegasus lit up in blush.
“Oh, I’m afraid you’re not really my type, Discord,” Fluttershy apologized, wondering if this was the whole reason he asked her over here.
“No dear!” He laughed, finding a lot of humor in her misconception, “I mean weddings in general! Aren’t they just, magical?”
“Well, if we’re just TALKING about them, then yeah!” She nodded, “I think they’re wonderful! Seeing two ponies commit themselves to each other is really special! Why do you ask, though?”
“I was just thinking about your friends, and it crossed my mind that there might be a few of those coming up!” Discord explained, as Fluttershy lit up in realization of what he had just told her.
“You’re right!” She said, smiling brightly not really having considered that before, “Ooh! And then… babies!”
“Exactly what I was thinking!” Discord laughed, happy that he wasn’t alone in these sappy feelings, “There’ll be a bunch of little Dragons, and Rainbow colored babies!”
Fluttershy giggled, stopping for a moment, thinking about the kind of kids Alex and Dash would have, “Do you think they’ll have little humans?”
“Perhaps they will,” Discord said, sighing, and laying his head back in the grass, “Oh, and for what it’s worth, you’re not my type either.”
“Sorry, I didn’t mean to sound mean or anything…”
“I’m much more into Princess Celestia!” He said seriously, leaving Fluttershy to ponder if he was being serious, or just joking with her.
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Nice job with Celestial and Discord Romance. I can't wait for the chaotic sides of the mares to be revealed. It will be interesting with Rainbow Dash and Treachery. And Rarity with Greed. Will their boy friends be enough to save them or not? Also I can't wait for Twilight to have a mental Breakdown when she turns chaotic. I think only a makeout session with Alpha will put her back together. Oh well. Great Chapter. Can't wait for the next one.
Maybe a Dislestia? mmmmmmm probably not
Your character is a self-insert Gary stu, plain and simple... dinner at seven?
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So? Its his story, he can write it however he wants.
3981289 Heh... seems you didn't get the joke.
Try reading the description, I'm sure you'll understand.
And, the sooner they mastered their dark sides, the sooner they could beat the final boss, and move on with their lives!
What is this a Video a Game?
Uh oh, Rainbow-Alex shenanigans when her element gets tested. And Rarity-Spike stuff too!!! Oh my goodness gracious this just gets better and better.
Great chapter! Cant wait to see their dark sides!
Oh dear, first Rarity Whines, next, she Greeeds.
Gomez Adams would be so proud.
Oh! and Discord before I forget...
STAY OUTTA MY SHED!!
OOOOOOOOO FORE SHADOWING SCARY OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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Well, looks like someone got it. Such a small refemence too.
3983149 I just noticed that. But yeah, that's awesome.
3981134 HA! I see what you did there!
Out of chapters to read? stream1.gifsoup.com/view1/20140220/4984004/not-enough-brain-bleach-no-problem-o.gif
999 likes... I WISH I HADNT ALREADY LIKED THIS STORY SO I COULD BE THE THOUSANDTH
Congrats on 1k likes!
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3985810 Who's that on the right? I know there's Iron Man, but really. Who is the other one?
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3985966 LOL
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Eventually. I'm trying to give them real talents that don't involve being heroes or something. Just regular talents that they can have.
whew.. I just finished reading it all... the whole Shebang.. What surprised me the most is that Dash did not use the Lover's Outlook as an anchor to her love for Alex.. both in Return (full story) and the Return chapter. Surely that landmark survived to the present day Canterlot :)
I did enjoy the story quite a lot and will be looking forward to future chapters.. or would they be past chapters... walking a möbius strip sure makes for a long walk
But seriously, keep it up, it's an awesome Saga :3
Also, the initial description now suddently makes more sense..
For a moment, before even Discord asked Fluttershy what she thought about marriage, i thought that Discord and Flutter were going to hook up
3981102 Sounds like dyslexia...
That ending, I like it.
Really? Its just did he really think that. Hell its so weird hearin em like this
Shit Discord, I'm pretty sure everyone's into Celestia
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Rereading this but... Do you know where to find banana's?
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Oh, I have some toasting on this fire over here, want a taste?