Entering Luna’s and my rooms, I looked around.
They always felt so empty when Luna was away. I sighed softly and moved over to close the balcony doors. A sound made me look over to see Sunset exit the bedroom, “Hey.”
“Hey,” she said and rubbed her eyes a bit, “How did it go?”
I moved over to her, giving her a quick nuzzle, “I think it went well. I think Tempest Shadow is going to join the War Mages, but she wanted a couple of hours to think.”
Sunset looked uncertain at me, her ears shifting, “Are you sure that’s a good idea? I mean… after what she did…”
“You’re one to speak, ‘miss steal the elements’,” I said with a smile, resting my horn tip against hers as I looked into her eyes, “She’s just the kind of mare that we would need to join us. Besides, I have a plan to assure her loyalty.”
Sunset smirked, “Going to seduce her, are you, Wingboy? Because you’re not ‘that’ good.”
I frowned at her, “No! And… what do you mean not that good!?” I asked before I scowled, “I’ll show you ‘that’ good!”
“Later,” Sunset said with a playful grin as she sat down to look at me, “Oh, she just seems your kind.”
I shifted back slightly to look at her, “...What do you mean?”
“Oh, you know, former villain mares.”
I glowered at her and scraped my right hoof at the floor, “That’s totally not… uhm… shut up.”
That got a giggle from the unicorn and she moved in to give me a small kiss, “So what’s your plan?”
I shook my head and then nuzzled back, “Just promise you won’t interfere?”
Sunset frowned at me, “...Page, it’s something stupid, isn’t it?”
“Only if it doesn't work,” I corrected her with a smile, touching her horn with mine again, “If it does, I’m a genius.”
She sighed and gave me a unconvinced look, “So what’s the plan, genius?”
I winked at her and then half turned, “Discord. Discord, get your omnipotent tail out here! I know you can hear me!”
“Why?” The candlestick on the table asked before bursting into flame, Discord forming from the smoke and sinking back down to the floor with an umbrella in his hand.
“Because I want to make a deal,” I said and moved up to him, “I know you and I have had… less than pleasant interactions in the past. But I think it’s time we put those behind us.”
“Oh, now that you need something, you want to be friends?” he asked and leaned forward to look me in the eyes, “Typical monkey.”
I nodded, “You’re right. But it’s not just that,” I said as I sat down, “I haven’t been completely fair to you.”
His eyebrows floated up off his face, “Oh?”
“Not your fault you act like you do,” I said and shrugged my wings, “I can’t blame you for acting chaotic more than I could blame Fern for trying to eat the couch cushions. It’s your nature. I’m sorry. I has been unfair.”
Discord flashed out of existence only to reappear half wrapped around my horn, hanging down in front of my face, “That’s mighty big of you.”
“Not really,” I admitted, “I… I still don’t like you. But I also haven’t been fair to you. I mean… nopony that likes Fluttershy can be all bad, especially not when she like you in return..”
Discord watched me for a moment before he flashed out of existence before reappearing closer to the door behind a desk, wearing a full suit with a pink tie with pictures of a yellow pegasus all over it, “You like to make a deal, eh? That don’t seem very ‘chaotic’.”
“...Hear me out first, okay?” I asked him as I moved to sit on the chair across from him.
Discord snapped his fingers and a cup of tea appeared before me.
I nodded a thanks to him and picked it up with my magic to nibble at the solid tea cup, “Thank you. There is a Unicorn named Tempest Shadow. Her horn was broken when she was little, it’s off just about here,” I said and showed him on my own, “I want you to restore it. Is that something you can do?”
Discord took a bite from his tea and sipped his scone, “...Perhaps. But why should I, it doesn't seem very chaotic at all. Orderly if nothing else. Boring.”
“Because in return, you can prank me all you want for twenty four hours,” I told him, “Go wild.”
“Page!” Sunset exclaimed as she moved up next to me.
I shook my head off her, “Sunset, it’s fine. Please, stay out of this.”
Discord shook his head, “No deal.”
I looked at him in surprise, “What?”
He smirked and leaned forward, “No deal. My dear monkey, I’m not some sort of genie in a lamp you can rub and get a wish from. I’m not a demon you can barter with. I’m the Lord of Chaos.”
Sighing, I nodded, “...Yeah, I suppose you’re right. I’m sorry. I promised I’d help her and quite frankly, you were my only real idea how to do it.”
Discord regarded me for a long moment before he flashed a bit again, this time his suit was less businessman and more ‘The Godfather’, “You wishes this favour of me,” he said in a low raspy voice.
I nodded, “What do you want for doing it?”
He watched me for a moment before refilling my tea, “You wishes a change to somepony else,” he said in the same exaggerated and rather bad impersonation voice, “Then I do one to you.”
That made me hesitant, “...What, permanently?”
“As long as hers last,” Discord continued and the desk and chairs disappeared, his suit turning into a lamp and dropping to the floor before us, “To remind somepony that I’m not a genie in a bottle!”
Sunset shook her head and put her hoof on my shoulder as she stepped forward to glare at him, “No deal.”
I hesitated for a long moment before I shook my head and turned to look at her, “Stay out of this, Sunset.”
“Page!”
“I promised her I’d do anything in my power,” I told her quietly.
Sunset shook her head, “Page! We don’t need her that badly!”
I looked at her and touched my horn to hers, “Sunny… she’s been hurt all her life. Lied to. Used. Outcast and exploited. I promised her and I’m not going to break it and add to all that.”
Sunset stared at me for a long moment before she looked away.
I turned back to Discord, “Deal. But I know your nature, try not to do anything that’d make Fluttershy mad.”
Discord smirked, “Oh, I don’t think she’d mind this one too much,” and snapped his fingers. My vision faded to black and I went off to dreamless sleep.
The last thing I heard before passing out was Sunset yelling my name.
Oh no....
Took his eyes!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA anyway. I didn't think you would take this path. Let's hope discord didn't do anything crazy crazy. See you tomorrow
Goddamnit Page, couldn't you have waited until your mares were knocked up?
... I'm gonna laugh if he turns into a mare.
Y'know? Nevermind, I'll laugh anyways.
Oh boy, what change is in store for Page this time around...
Not cool don't do this to me I need answers
o.0 I am very curious now what Discord done did.
Great work on this series so far! Looking forward to seeing more!
Maybe he made him a thestral alicorn (not a lot of those in stories,(leather wing are awesome though.) as for why Fluttershy would like that its be because flutterbat is legit. I actually just like the idea and have nothing to back it up but still.
Just hope it's not gender related, a staple used on almost every story, I swear I have nothing against it but the fandom is almost chocking on it by this point.
Thanks for the chapter also, and this whole story and it's prequel
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Unless Discord actually did take his eyes.
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......you have lost your eye privileges. Hand them over. Your joke was too bad
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I doubt its gender related as its already been done to page via discord in an earlier story
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Which would make it even better, but that's just me.
Then again, he's not Starscribe.
Oh, how I despise cliffhangers...
well then
Here's to hoping it's more interesting than a horn swap or making him a mare
I am a little confused, what was the deal? Either I am over tired or the grammar is not making sense.
We've been cliffhangered!
Hmmm, what would be a chaotic change?
Taking away horn, wings or other body part is too orderly, not chaotic
Maybe he will give him something instead or change his body
Maybe change him into his old human body?
Maybe he changed him into Draconequus?
Gave him chaotic powers to make him Alicorn/ Draconequus hybrid?
Maybe gave him dark magic?
Luna, Sunset, Tempest. Hell, he’s the closest thing to a friend Chrissy has, that has to count for something!
She’s got you pegged Page, don’t deny it.
Page should have asked Fluttershy to ask Discord to do it , then it would have been for free
Not worth it IMHO
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To be fair I think he's banged at least half of them, and I'm sure Chrysalis would at least not say no outright to a ride on the Page express.
This is quite possibly the worst decision he could have made. Which means this would have been fine as a last resort. But he didn't try anything else, besides "talked to the doctors about it." He went for the nuclear option right off the bat.
I expected Page to be smarter than this.
The change only lasts the remaining lifetime of Tempest Shadow. When she died do to age page will be back to 100%. Still getting in a deal blind is a unnessecary risk. I think its one of the most extream ideas that could be dont with less ' all or nothing ' especially for the one and only stallion Alicorn!
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Sounds to cruel plus Luna will force him to undo it... There is a limit to beeing helpful/nice to a former enemy. Also this is inacceptebel since that would make him practical useless. Dont thing anyone would say Tempest is worth the happyness of Luna, Sunset, Celestia etc.
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You make a good point about the chaotic outcome part. Though taking Page's horn to fix Tempest's horn would cause a fair bit of chaos, I'm sure there are things that would cause far more chaos than just a "horn transplant". Discord also has to balance it with being enough to cause chaos, but not extreme enough that they'll immediately go back on the deal. After all, if it's something that causes extreme chaos, but they get it reversed as soon as he wakes up, then Discord doesn't really get to enjoy it for all that long.
This 'Page pays for Tempest horn' is unrealistic. He would rather be better in introducing her to him. If she is willing to help someone enslaving/murdring than she should pay up herself. I see him do that for his Waifus nothing below... It devalues his beloved Ponys. Who get ' the happyness of my beloved ones is worth more than a random criminal that ruined his wifes dreams of a happy weeding&honeymoon. Unless she is like becomes literally his mare for every need a desire it just makes no sence to anyone ;(
Hmmmm. I wonder.
The most chaotic thing i can think of for discord to do wouldnt be obious. But make page super fertile so spells and not in season mean nada have 2 knocked up mares around then kids.....well thats chaotic as hell. Particularly if its twins
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That is not the point.
In this story, IF Tempest ever did meet Discord and he offered this chance of course she would do anything to get her horn back.
Tempest would do anything, and Discord knows that; heck EVERYBODY who knows her story knows that.
If Page is the one who will make Tempests 'Dreams' come true; if he is the type of person who will sacrifice a literal unknown for the sake of some one.
His title as Alicorn of Dreams MEANS more than the ethereal and ephemeral realm of dreams.
Turn him into a Breezie.
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Since the Author is in a funny mood i agree to this logic! Lets do it
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Let him marry a orphan of the Storm King campaigns! Makes more sence. The Orphan lost EVERYTHING and didnt ruin countless other lifes. As long its not a pony is create chaos in many ways. Better solution that this chapter do to help someone who suffered and DESERVED help!
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I'd also go with a Draconequus change based on Discord's comment.
Or he did a palette swap to yellow.
Something flutters wouldn’t mind huh, he’s a monkey now.
I believe that Page want to impress Tempest with his sarfice so much, that she will resign from her horn for his wellbeing sake, getting her eternal loyalty in process. Stupid or genial.
Edit: I know, it's manipulative as hell, but he tried to help her for real at first, but it failed, so he needed to go for underhanded method for securing Tempest. Page showed already, that he can be ruthless, when he believe it's needed
introducing Mrs. Blank Page
It's Page, of course it is
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What if he was transformed into a changeling king?
Changeling queen is a counterpart of a female alicorn
Then what is a male alicorn equivalent?
A changeling king
Oh god Discord, what have you done?
Clearly prosthesis isn't advanced enough in Equestria yet to make,say....a crystal horn?
Hmm... That comment about Fluttershy at the end... Discord turned him into a batpony alicorn didn't he?
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Good call. Unless it’s his immortality. In which case he has to hope she does first.
Makes for an interesting her or me scenario.
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See that’s what I was thinking.
It would be pretty chaotic if Page turned into changeling queen. Or, even more chaotic, a duplicate of Queen Chrysalis. I would personally love that.
Edit: A body swap between Page and Chrysalis would be really fun too.
The Deal with Discord. What are you thoughts?
Why do I have a bad feeling about this?
I have a bad feeling about this.
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You jinxed it !
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You jinxed it too, oh this is gonna be fun Now !