Discordant Feelings

by cartuneslover19

Sparkling Burst

Pipsqueak stood before the small mound of dirt, hoping something would grow in time. He had his first-ever Winter Wrap-Up in Ponyville, and though it wasn't actually a real one, he enjoyed it, nevertheless.

Gazing down at where he planted his carrot seeds, he wondered how proud Twilight would think to know he had done his part in this whole early winter clean-up...

Remembering the older unicorn, his heart pained a bit as he gazed up at the sky, Celestia's sun shining upon the white snow. The Cutie Mark Crusaders had told him that, because of Twilight Sparkle, Ponyville had managed to make it to spring on time thanks to her organization skills. Apple Bloom had told him about her sister yelling at Twilight for using magic.

Now Pipsqueak thought that was pretty harsh of Applejack, despite that magic was against their tradition. That Earth pony could have been a little grateful that Twilight was trying to speed things up; back in his home in Trottingham, unicorn magic was used alongside Earth pony skills and they always made it to spring on time. Maybe Applejack was just being as stubborn as that time Twilight told him about Applebuck Season and the farmer refused help until she finally broke down...

As if on cue, he heard a familiar accent. "Howdy there, Pipsqueak."

The little colt turned and gave his most sincere smile as Applejack stood beside him, admiring what they had planted on the large area of dirt in which they had plowed through snow. He took sight of the Element of Honesty around here neck and felt his heart pain a little.

"You think I'll actually grow something soon?" He couldn't help but ask. "Even if Discord makes it snow for a really long time?" That second question, Applejack could just hear the slight bit of fear in his tone.

"Aw, shoot, of course," she assured him, placing a hoof atop his backside in comfort. "We've all put our hard work into this, I be darned if we got nothing by the end of the month."

Pipsqueak turned back to his little mound of dirt. "What do you think Twilight would have thought?"

That question was quite a surprise for Applejack, as well as a large impact on her as she lowered her green eyes to the ground, her bottom lip quivering. "I reckon..." Her voice trailed off as she hid her eyes beneath her hat. "I reckon she'd be hugging you like there be no tomorrow just for being a good planter."

That got the little colt's eyes sparkling as he gazed up at her with the widest of smiles. "Really?"

She managed a smile, nodding her head. "She'd be quite impress by some of that fancy organizing you got there."

"Hey, Pipsqueak!" Both turned and there a few feet away from them were the Cutie Mark Crusaders, waving for their colt friend to come over.

"Come on!" Sweetie Belle called, motioning with her hoof. "We got work to do!"

"Work?" Pipsqueak repeated, raising an eyebrow. "You don't mean the kind of work that nearly got us eaten by a hydra, do you?"

"Of course not!" Scootaloo scoffed. "Those Canterlot ponies won't let us go into the Everfree Forest again."

"And Zecora's got a good eye," Apple Bloom added.

Pipsqueak turned from them to Applejack, who gave him a nod in understanding.

"You go on ahead, little guy," she chuckled before nudging him with her muzzle. "Go on. Me and the rest of the elements got work of our own."

Nodding gleefully, Pipsqueak rushed over to join his friends, and together, they walked off, perhaps out of Ponyville towards who knows where. Applejack watched as her sister led her little search party off, and as soon as they were gone, the Earth pony slowly took off her hat before placing it to her chest in slight despair. Her eyes glistened as she gazed at the field of planted seeds.

"We ain't given up, Twi," she told herself softly, "just like you never gave up on us."
_

Discord slithered through the main halls, wondering where on Earth Twilight had run off to. She wasn't in her room; her books remained untouched, and wasn't in the cloudy tree fields where she usually is during her free time to read, so that only left the dining hall.

His choice served him as he entered into the glamorous kitchen to find Twilight, her hair tied back in a bun, hard at work gathering baskets of food that was harvested outside from yesterday's little Winter Wrap-Up. Her horn glowed bright as she picked up various vegetables while her teeth were wrapped around a little basket full of flowers she saved earlier after she woke up.

The Draconequus simply smiled as he leaned against the kitchen doorway, watching as the unicorn took no notice of him as she bounced with every step in continuing her tasks.

"You know you could do the work of ten Earth ponies with that horn of yours," he couldn't help but say.

Twilight let out a small squeak before wheeling around and finally took sight of him, who let out a guffaw at her surprise.

"Oh, you're awake," she said, smiling nervously while blushing with embarrassment. "Well, don't mind me!" She chuckled softly. "I'm just keeping organized with the produce that we didn't work through." She said before raising a disapproving eyebrow at him.

He held up his hands in defense, smiling innocently. "At least we don't have to wait weeks for something to grow, Twilight Sparkle." He smirked. "I'll expect harsher remarks from your Element of Honesty."

"More like Granny Smith," Twilight rolled her eyes before wrapping her hooves around a basket on the table and carrying it over to the others. "That time the Flim Flam brothers came by with their locomotion, she was doing her best not to slam Flim right in the muzzle."

"Oh, yes, I recall you mentioning about them before," he pondered, rubbing his beard with his eagle talons. "But still..." He chuckled quietly.

As Twilight kept busy with her work, she nearly dropped her next basket when Discord slithered beside her, smirking.

"Quite some magic there, my dear," he said in an amused tone. "I know I've said this before, but you are quite powerful. Perhaps more so than me."

The unicorn's eyes widened at his compliment. She ducked her head in embarrassment. "Oh, don't flatter me with things that aren't true."

"Aren't true?" Discord repeated, his gold and red eyes blinking with pure surprise.

As Twilight tried to pretend she was busy with checking a carrot if it needed more cleaning or not, she felt soft fingers under chin. Soon, her head was gently turned in Discord's direction, his expression soft and sincere.

"My dear, Twilight," he spoke, "weren't you the pony that saved her town from an Ursa Minor?"

Twilight thought back a moment. "Well, yeah, but that was kind of unexpected of me to use so much-"

"And were you not the one who had discovered the Elements' power to stop Nightmare Moon?" He added.

"Well, it took some time..." She mumbled, her face heating up with embarrassment at her own forgetfulness.

"And was it not your magic..." He added quietly. "That helped bring your friends back...and stop me?"

Twilight's eyes widened before turning to look at him, her purple eyes blinked in utter shock that he would bring that up.

"Oh..." Discord blinked in realization, seeing the reawakened guilt in her eyes as his paw left his hold on her. "Maybe that wasn't a good example considering-"

"Look, Discord," Twilight cut in, "as touched as I am that you are intrigued by my magic, well...I can't summon cotton candy clouds, nor make it rain chocolate milk, and I definitely can't shift the sun and moon."

"Still," Discord couldn't help but say. "You are the most powerful pony I've ever met, and with that power, you've shown great responsibility..." He smiled warmly. "And care."

"Okay..." Twilight felt her mouth twitch in a shy smile. "As humble as I am...I sure do like these compliments; I mean, I have studied hard for them, so it's fine and no pride is too dangerous for me." She knew she was rambling again. Seemed Discord's sincere words really flattered her so deeply.

Suddenly, the little tie that was holding her bun in place somehow managed to fly off, and she found her mane fall down her back like a wave.

"Oh, uh, yeah..." Twilight smiled nervously as Discord raised an eyebrow at what just happened. "I got to...yeah...I got to tighten that more..." She quickly went back to her basket of produce, feeling even more embarrassed.

"Here let me," he insisted as he snapped his fingers and the basket floated out of her grasp and he set it with all the rest. He saw dozens of baskets placed in the corner. "Tell me, what were you planning?

"Gee, let me check my schedule," Twilight said before taking out an agenda.

"Schedule?" Discord asked in disbelief. "You have a schedule?"

"Hey, I'm an organized pony," Twilight retorted as she opened to the right page. "Here it is..." She read. "Nine-thirty: gather produce. Ten-thirty: prepare breakfast with produce. Eleven-thirty: resume studies and other leisure-"

"Other leisure, eh?" Discord cut in with an amused chuckle. "No doubt you mean me."

"Pardon me for asking this," Twilight began, "but wouldn't you prefer yourself some alone time?" She raised a curious eyebrow at him.

"My dear..." He sighed. "I've been alone for over a thousand years..." He gazed at her thoughtfully. "Before you came along and actually stood by my side, unlike the rest."

Twilight blinked, ever so touched by his words. Finally, she gazed down at her agenda. Her horn glowing, she summoned a marker and began scribbling.

"Eleven-thirty to rest of day," she said aloud, "continue studies while at the same time resuming with Discord."
_

Zecora gazed up at the sky before noticing fast-flying figures speeding through the clouds at an extremely fast rate. Waiting at the train station, she felt quite embarrassed in her winter clothes as ponies chattered amongst each other, prepared to depart to Manehatten. Upper Crust, being ever the more determined, was pushing the group on more than Fancypants, claiming she might have something on Discord's whereabouts from a friend's call in Manehatten.

"You know, Zecora," Fancypants began as she walked beside her, "you really should join in our Canterlot activities some more. Why, watch a Wonderbolts show with us for once."

Zecora turned toward him, the furry coat given to her creating slight discomfort around her neck. "Being with your kind of ponies seems Canterlot activity enough," she chuckled, "but perhaps I shall benefit more from you in this newfound stuff."

"Ah, I never get tired of your rhymes, my dear," the stallion chuckled as he adjusted his monocle. "They surely soothe the situation a little more."

"Come on, everypony!" They immediately got out of the way when Upper Crust cut through them, now taking the lead as the train finally stopped before them. "Our connections in Manehatten surely must have tracked that ruffian down!"

"And if they don't?" Her husband was almost afraid to ask, seeing the fire of determination in her eyes. She wheeled toward him, making him flinch.

"Then we try Trottingham," she said in a quiet tone before turning her skirts and boarded the train.

"Oh, yes! Trottingham!" Photo Finish exclaimed excitedly as she followed behind her. She raised a hoof in triumph. "More glams for my work of the glamour! The the beautiful glams are never-ending!"

Fancypants rolled his eyes at Photo Finish's comment before regarding Upper Crust once more. "Ah, yes," he stated as they followed behind her, "Upper Crust has certainly dropped her shallow mask, has she not, Zecora?" He turned to the zebra.

"Her heart beats of love like a mother's," Zecora stated simply as they entered the train, "for now she realizes her care of all others."
_

In the back of a railway car connected to the one Zecora and Fancypants had just boarded, a fuchsia mane popped out from one of the supply crates, followed by the sound of munching.

"We're going to get in trouble for this!" Sweetie Belle cried as she, along with Apple Bloom and Pipsqueak, emerged from the crate full of packaged cookies. "Why couldn't we just walk to Manehatten?"

Scootaloo quickly swallowed the cookies she had eaten. "Are you crazy?" She demanded. "No way can my scooter make it all the way there! It would take forever!"

"It wouldn't for Twilight," Pipsqueak couldn't help but say, his tiny hoof holding a cookie, not sure whether to eat it or not.

"Well, yeah," the filly pegasus rolled her eyes, "Twilight knows some transport spell or whatever that can get her from Ponyville to the castle if she wanted."

"Isn't that what that scary Discord can do?" Apple Bloom asked timidly. "I mean, my sis said that he can pop out of nowhere. That must have been what happened. He must have popped into Ponyville unnoticed, slipped into Twilight's house like some snake..." Her eyes went wide as she held her hooves up, gazing at her three friends with an expression of mixed anxiety and fear. "...and grabbed her!" She brought her hooves down in a tight hug gesture, immediately scaring the other three.

"That's scary, Apple Bloom!" Sweetie Belle whimpered.

"But isn't that what he had done?" Pipsqueak asked with a scared tone. "I mean, nopony saw it, but we just know it happened!" He gulped. "Because this is Discord, Spirit of Chaos and Disharmony."

"Now he's Discord, Number One Ponynapper," Scootaloo said in a tense voice. She gazed at the other three with fierce, determined eyes. "Guys, remember why we got into this wagon in the first place."

"Because your scooter can't travel far?" Sweetie Belle asked, eyes blinking.

"No!" The orange pegasus exclaimed hotly. "To look for that ponynapper Discord and save Twilight, duh!"

"And cutie marks," Apple Bloom added with a nervous smile, "see if our special talent is rescuing."

"You three can go ahead and think about your cutie marks," Pipsqueak stated, "all I can think about is what Twilight might be in right now." He lowered his head a bit. "Probably scared..."

"Sick."

"Discord would make her sick?" The pinto colt cried, eyes widening as he looked up at Scootaloo. However, his expression faltered a bit when he saw the pegasus' face turn a little green.

"Oh, I ate too many cookies..." She gurgled, clutching her stomach.
_

Twilight laid upon a patch of grass that stuck out from the snow surrounding her while she read. She didn't bother to wear anything on account of Discord holding a beam of sunlight just for her to read under and receive that nice, toasty feeling. As she turned a page, she looked up and smiled as Discord floated in the air, wings flapping nonchalantly as he was on his back, almost as if he was asleep.

How she admired his mismatched wings...the flaps they did per second...the blur they shone as they moved so quickly...how they connected with the air...

The unicorn no longer paid attention to her reading as she found herself thinking about flying, and how much fun it could be. Sure, it seemed quite exciting and thrilling in Rainbow Dash's case...graceful and elegant in Fluttershy's case...and how could Twilight forget the time Rarity had gained a pair of butterfly wings that day they went to Cloudsdale? Though the white unicorn abused the use of it, she did have fun.

Flying seemed fun...

Though Twilight was proud to be a unicorn of gifted magic, she couldn't help but sometimes wonder what it would be like to have wings. To fly through the glorious skies...feel the rush of wind past through her long mane...the beat of her heart as she sped faster than she could with her hooves on ground...

"Lost in your thoughts again?"

Twilight let out a startled gasp before turning to see Discord lying on the ground beside her, smirking.

"Do you have to keep doing that?" She said with a groan.

"Only to get that reaction out of you," he chuckled. He slowly turned on his side, resting his head against his plopped elbow as he regarded her. "The skies sure are beautiful, aren't they?"

"Well, yeah..." Twilight said softly before she gazed up at the cool, crisp clouds. "Even more so with the birds seemingly coming in early from the south because of early winter."

Discord chuckled before gazing at her. "You want to be like those birds, don't you?"

"Huh?" She flinched before turning to gaze at him.

"To experience such a thrill," he went on, "is that not what you must desire for only today?"

She blinked at him. "What?" She asked in confusion.

"Oh, for goodness' sake!" He exclaimed in frustration as he lifted his body up from the ground. "Are you up for flying or what?"

"M-me?" She stuttered, eyes widening. "F-fly?"

Discord's annoyed expression quickly melted into one of amusement as he lowered himself to her level.

"I bet you would automatically be a professional on flight," he stated, "as it would match well with that power of yours."

"Okay, whoa there..." Twilight said, standing on all fours as she narrowed her eyes at him. "First off, thank you for that compliment. Second, I don't think flying suits me..." And she turned her head away, nose in the air.

"Stubborn mare..." He muttered under his breath as he rolled his eyes.

Before Twilight knew it, Discord leaned down, placing his lion paw against her back as he eyed her mischievously.

"Think of it as a new lesson to study, my dear," he said playfully. "I mean, after all, isn't studying what you simply adore?"

"That's different," she remarked, "I study magic. Flying is simply something I peak at every now and then."

Discord smirked, placing an eagle talon to his chin. "Perhaps you're not such a scholar after all..."

He smiled as Twilight immediately snapped to attention at his comment.

"Excuse me?" She asked, her voice slightly rising as her eyes narrowed.

"Hey, I'm just saying," he said innocently, fiddling with his lion paw. "That perhaps you're not true to your reputation as a pony that is familiar with every subject matter, especially flight."

That did it. His grin grew as he watched her face become red with slight rage as her hooves dug into the ground.

"Oh, I'll show you!" She spat. "I'll fly then! I'll fly like...like...like a Wonderbolt if I have to prove how wrong you are!"

Finally, Discord thought happily, some time in the skies are sure to be fun for the both of us.

"Excellent," he said.

"Okay then," she said as she stood her ground. "Well...what do I do?"

Discord just smiled as he gazed at her form, analyzing every point as he pondered a bit.

"Hold still," he said.

Twilight blinked. "What?"

But he didn't respond as he reached his paw forward and placed it gently on her backside. Twilight almost felt frightened and immediately closed her eyes. As she did so, she didn't realize the beauty that was forming from Discord's paw as he gently ran it across her frame.

"Twilight..." He said softly. "Open your eyes."

Ever so slowly, she cracked one eye as she turned to gaze at his work. It immediately opened along with the other as her jaw fell in disbelief.

Wings...she had wings.

But they weren't like a pegasus' wings. She had more feathers than Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy combined, and they were much larger that they almost towered over her head. And most of all, unlike the wings of her pegasi friends or the princesses...

Hers actually sparkled.

It was as if glitter had spilled on them, and the sunlight reflected the shine of what looked like diamonds in her eyes.

"You like?"

Twilight immediately turned to Discord, who had his arms folded and smiling proudly at his work.

"Discord, I..." She was at a lost for words. "I don't know what to say..."

He continued smiling, then extended his paw to her. "Say that you'll fly with me."

"Oh, uh..." Twilight bit her lip. "I don't know if I can..." She turned back to her wings.

"Here, let me help you," Discord said softly as he reached down and gently grasped both her hooves.

Before Twilight knew it, she felt her back hooves leave ground. Gazing down, she saw the area around them become smaller before she found herself high above the trees. Honestly, this frightened her, but the hold of Discord quickly brought some assurance to her that she suddenly felt herself flapping.

"That's it," Discord said soothingly, "just spread your wings..."

He slowly let go of her hooves, but keeping close just in case. Twilight swallowed hard as she tightened her eyes and winced, hoping what she observed from Rainbow Dash would help her.

Suddenly, she felt a slight breeze against her face, flowing through her hair. Slowly opening her eyes, she realized that she was moving. Turning her head, her wings were guiding her.

She was a complete loss for words as she saw what she was doing. "I-I'm..."

"You're flying," Discord flew beside her, smiling. "See, now was that so hard?"

Twilight blushed a bit. "Well, it was in my mind..."

He just chuckled before nudging her and motioning to so much sky before them. Giving a shy nod, Twilight placed shaking hooves in front of her as she focused on the sky before her, trusting her wings more than ever.

She didn't realize she was actually going quite fast.
_

"Hurry up!" Rainbow Dash called, wings flapping as the other four followed behind her on ground. "Or we might miss them!"

"Miss who?" Fluttershy asked as she gracefully walked behind Pinkie Pie.

"The Wonderbolts, duh!" The cyan pegasus exclaimed before pointing to the sky. "While, of course, we're off looking for our Twilight, I want to catch a glimpse of the Wonderbolts in the sky before we continue on." She turned her full gaze toward the clouds. "I just want to see them in action as they try and search for our friend."

"Oh, we're going to have a little show right now?" Rarity asked. "Darling, you should have told me sooner! I would have worn something for the occasion!"

"Oh, like your Element of Generosity ain't glam material enough?" Applejack teased, pointing at the necklace around her neck. "Or would you prefer that rock you thought was a flawless diamond?"

Rarity's eyes narrowed, her lips tightening. "I said never to bring that up again."

"There they are, guys!" Rainbow Dash hollowed, pointing a hoof to the sky as she made out many figures in the far distance. "Looks like Spitfire's ahead!"
_

"Huh, they've cleaned up the snow quite nicely," Fancypants commented as he and his friends trailed through the streets of Manehatten. "Lovely place Manehatten is."

"Hey, out of the way, you mook!"

He nearly bumped into another stallion of equal dress and a monocle that passed him with a narrowed expression, followed by his colleagues that were of high class as well.

"I say!" Jet Set huffed, completely offended by their rude behavior as the other group carried on without a care to whom they snapped at. "That was uncalled for!"

Upper Crust bit her lip. Those ponies...they looked like they might have come from Canterlot...Oh, how difficult to tell apart which pony was from where! She hoped never to make that mistake again, considering that one incident of a certain unfortunate mare's birthday...

Recalling Twilight, Upper Crust kept her head high as she continued leading her group through the clean streets of rude, highly-obnoxious ponies.

"Who exactly are we meeting, my dear?" Fancypants asked her.

"Oh, some friends of ours," the mare responded without turning to look at him. "They're actually relatives of that Applejack filly."

"Relatives of Applejack, you say?" Zecora questioned. "I hope they are not surprised by us visiting them in hopes they will lead to Discord's way."

"Well, they said yes when I called them," Upper Crust said. "What else could they possibly be referring to?"

"You're going to visit relatives of the Apple family?"

Upper Crust let out a squeak of surprise before bending her head down. And there stood Apple Bloom among the group.

"Apple Bloom?" Jet Set exclaimed in surprise. "What are you doing here?"

"I was just going to ask you the same question!" The little filly smiled innocently.

Suddenly, Sweetie Belle skidded to a halt in front of the older ponies, her eyes wide with desperation, fearing as if they were in immediate trouble.

"It was her idea!" The little unicorn cried, quickly pointing a hoof toward Scootaloo, who was looking ill as ever. Pipsqueak stood close by her side, assisting her if she needed it.

"I never want to eat another cookie again..." Scootaloo murmured, trying to hold it in.

"How...?" Upper Crust's voice trailed off before turning to Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle. "How on Earth did you get all the way here from Ponyville?"

"Surely not by scooter," Fancypants added.

"No," Apple Bloom shook her head, "we took the train just as you guys had!"

"I'm not even going to ask whether or not they had boarded the train properly," Upper Crust shook her head in exasperation.

"Does your sister know you're here?" Jet Set asked Apple Bloom.

"Um..." The bow-wearing filly scuttled a hoof on the ground. "Not really..."

"But she let us go on our quest!" Sweetie Belle added stiffly. "As long as it wasn't the Everfree Forest."

"Young lady," Upper Crust told her calmly, "Manehatten is much too big a place for a little filly. Surely, you know you need chaperoning for your little 'quest'."

"We can handle it!" Scootaloo said hotly as she and Pipsqueak trudged over to them. "We're the Cutie Mark Crus-URP!" She immediately clutched her stomach, feeling it would burst any second.

"I get the feeling somepony who made an order is not going to be too pleased..." Fancypants rolled his eyes.

"Guys!" Apple Bloom began, turning to her three friends. "We got a job to do! A really big one since we're in a really big town!" She raised her hoof up, instructing them. "Sweetie Belle, you search every drink vendor pony! My sis told me Discord loves to drink chocolate milk! You find chocolate milk, we find Discord!"

"Understood!" Sweetie Belle saluted before dashing off.

"Wait, now-!" Jet Set tried to call her back before she was out of sight.

"Pipsqueak and Scootaloo!" Apple Bloom turned to the other two. "You search all those candy and cookie vendors! Discord loves sweets, remember that!"

"Oh..." Scootaloo felt her ill stomach rumble angrily as she rubbed it.

"Get going!" The apple filly urged.

"Right on it!" Pipsqueak gave a salute before nudging Scootaloo and they were off.

"Hold on there!" Fancypants exclaimed as he watched them go.

"Oh, dear," Upper Crust sighed and rolled her eyes. "While looking for Twilight, we've suddenly found ourselves having to watch over these young ponies..."

"It is no small task, that we know," Zecora stated, "for they've always done this back in Ponyville, that is what Applejack said so."

"Zecora," Fancypants called as he stood beside the zebra. "Join me as we make sure Rarity's little sister doesn't get in trouble." He turned to Upper Crust. "Keep an eye on little Pipsqueak, and especially Scootaloo. She appears to be needing some stomach soothening so."

"Agreed," Upper Crust sighed. "But what about-?"

"I got dibs on the fancy donut shops!" Apple Bloom shouted as she galloped off, leaving the adult ponies stunned.

"I've got this one!" Photo Finish stated. "And my camera, too!" And she held her precious device around her neck as she chased after the little filly.
_

Though she struggled, Twilight grew more confident as she flapped her wings, inner strength within her pushing her almost as much as Discord's encouraging words as they flew side by side through the thick skies.

"You're doing great!" He said. "Just keep at it!"

"Yeah," Twilight told herself, eyes focused. "I...I am!"

Discord suddenly found the unicorn become more distant from him as her speed began to increase. She seemed to be going faster.

"I...I'm flying!" Twilight cried out happily as she continued on. "I'm really flying!"

"More like jetting if you ask me..." Discord observed as he kept up behind her.

Twilight's mind suddenly clogged up with pure determination as she barred her teeth, her eyes gazing at sky before her. Her hair and tail soared behind her as her wings flapped. It almost hurt, but Twilight just wanted to keep going.

Discord noticed how even more fast she was going...and her sparkling wings seemed to be leaving some small trail.
_

"Aw, yeah!" Rainbow Dash hooted as she pumped her hooves into the air, wings flapping. "Look at those guys go!"

"They're all just flying in one direction," Applejack said, green eyes gazing at the clouds.

"But check out their speed!" Rainbow Dash cheered. "Bet my wings are just as fast as theirs!" And she extended her prized wings, showing off to her friends. "Dopey Discord can never master these, no matter how much magic he can use to make some!"

"Shouldn't we continue on trying to look for Discord?" Fluttershy asked softly, though her voice carried a hint of fear of actually coming across the Draconequus.

"Yeah, yeah," Rainbow Dash waved a hoof at her to keep quiet, eyes never leaving the sky as she watched her idols continue their search through the clouds.
_

Twilight continued coursing through the skies, her heart beating rapidly as she took even more into her wings than she expected of herself. No wonder Rainbow Dash cherished her wings, no wonder the Wonderbolts loved their jobs so much...this was fun! Exciting! Mind-blowing!

"Discord really knows how to make the heart and mind grow stronger..." She told herself, the wind hitting her face. "He really knows how to help bring out a feeling of excitement..." A small smile formed on her face.

As Discord came closer to her, his wings flapping, he was startled when her saw her back legs jerk for a moment, and the noise of what sounded like sky breaking coming into full-motion echoed.

Before he could call out to Twilight, she zoomed at even greater speed...leaving behind a trail of bright violet and glittering stars.

He quickly shielded his eyes when the light suddenly grew brighter, and it seemed it was growing even more, far beyond where they were flying. And the impact was quite strong as well...
_

"Slow down, you silly bow-adorner!" Photo Finish cried as she tried to catch up with Apple Bloom who took to the sidewalks where open shops laid.

"Young Sweetie Belle, please!" Fancypants called as he and Zecora were trying to keep the little unicorn from harassing every beverage vendor pony.

"Dear, you're much ill, you know that!" Upper Crust cried as she tried to catch up with Pipsqueak and a sickened Scootaloo.

"Discord ain't in the fancy umbrella shop!" Apple Bloom called after pressing her face against the window of a nearby store.

"He's not even here!" Sweetie Belle called, having accidentally knocked over a barrel of juice next to an outraged vendor pony. "And this guy's not even selling chocolate milk!"

"No sign of him!" Pipsqueak called out, a paper cone of pink, gooey cotton candy in his hooves. He took a bite before offering to Scootaloo. "Want some?"

The orange pegasus immediately turned away, feeling herself wanting to retch as she clutched her aching stomach.

"There you are!" Upper Crust stated as she quickly stood beside the two children. "Honestly, you mustn't run off like that so! You could-"

BOOM!

Sweetie Belle let out a scream at the terrifying noise as she immediately stood close to Fancypants, who had his hoof over her back protectively as both he and Zecora gazed around the streets of Manehatten. Finally, their eyes rose to the sky, indicating a slight difference in the air.

As soon as there was a huge eruption in the sky, Apple Bloom tripped over her hooves and fell to the floor. Though that noise was scary, the immediate 'breeze' that was hitting against her was just as terrifying. Apple Bloom clung to the ground as best she could as she felt wind try and push her back, and she let out a scream of fear.

"I got you!" Photo Finish cried as she leaped over and landed on her stomach beside Apple Bloom. Despite that she might get her dress dirty, she placed protective hooves over the scared filly and hovered over as the wind blew through her short hair, nearly blowing her glasses off.

"What's happening?" Pipsqueak cried as he and Scootaloo stood close by Upper Crust.

"I don't know, dear," the older pony said worriedly as she pressed against the two kids protectively.

"Hey, look!" Scootaloo cried as she pointed a hoof toward the sky.

All at once, everypony gazed up into the sky...and witnessed one of the most amazing sights they never thought they would come across.

Despite the violent wind that was pressing against their skins, equalling that to the cold snow, they could never keep their eyes off the beautiful strip of bright violet color, followed by stars that glittered more than the ones at night.

"I say..." Jet Set gasped lightly, his glasses nearly falling off his face.
_

"Whoa!" Rainbow Dash cried as she and her friends suddenly felt pushed back by a strong wind that came out of nowhere. As she struggled to continue gazing at the sky, she took notice that the Wonderbolts had also become victim to the sudden change of weather.

"What happened?" Fluttershy gulped, trying to pick herself off the ground as the breeze continued blowing through her long, pink hair.

"I got no idea!" Applejack exclaimed.

"Look!" Rarity cried, pointing a hoof toward the sky.

All eyes turned, and jaws dropped as they witnessed violet and stars in the sky.

Rainbow Dash felt her wings droop as her jaw fell even lower than the others as she took sight of the color and glitter of whatever had been made in those skies.

For some reason, she almost felt envious. But equally impressed.
_

Before Upper Crust's eyes, the wind died down and that array of beauty in the sky vanished.

"What happened?" She exclaimed as she was joined by the others with the children.

"I'm not sure..." Fancypants responded quietly, gazing around them. "That was quite unexpected."

"And quite powerful as well," Zecora added. "Somehow, I think this is another one of Discord's tricks or spells."

"Discord!" Upper Crust cried, eyes widening. She immediately turned to the others. "Oh, dear! We mustn't waste more time! Come along!" She gently nudged Scootaloo beside her, wanting her to follow close due to having a stomach ache.

Leading the group, they finally came across a fancy apartment building. Quickly climbing to the top, Upper Crust rapidly banged on the door with her hoof.

"Tell me, Apple Bloom," Fancypants said as he looked down at the little filly. "Who are these relatives of yours, again?"

Before Apple Bloom could reply, the door swung open and the group was greeted by two ponies with sophistication and class written all over their features.

"Aunt Orange!" Apple Bloom exclaimed happily. "Uncle Orange!"

"What in dear Equestria?" Mrs. Orange gasped as she took sight of Apple Bloom before regarding the Canterlot ponies before her. She then gazed at the leading pony. "Upper Crust, is that you?"

The other mare gave a weak smile. "Hello, dear friend," she greeted. "Sorry for coming so unexpectedly, but when you told me you and your husband might have come across something about a Ms. Sparkle, we just had to come as soon as possible!"

Mrs. Orange looked at her in confusion. "Ms...Sparkle?" She raised an eyebrow.

Upper Crust was quite surprised that her friend was as well. Finally, Scootaloo stepped forward, her stomach aching even more.

"Can I have some milk?" She said weakly.

"Oh, where are our manners?" Mr. Orange chuckled before he and his wife pushed the door wide open for the group. "Come in! Come in!"

As soon as the group entered the fancy-decored of the room, Upper Crust immediately turned back to Mrs. Orange, becoming slightly impatient.

"So you know where Twilight Sparkle is?" She asked ugently.

The other mare regarded her in confusion. "Twilight?"

"You know," Upper Crust said, "the one you said you've found traces of and such."

It took a few moments for Mrs. Orange to finally realize what she was talking about before letting out a small, classy guffaw.

"What's so funny?" Upper Crust demanded, losing her patience.

"My dear!" Mrs. Orange laughed. "I have no idea who this Twilight is!" She said. "When I said 'Sparkle', I meant..." She motioned a hoof toward a table beside her.

Upper Crust looked over and noticed many newly ordered dishes lying atop of it. They sparkled.

"I mean that I was able to find traces of the sparkle dishes I had been wanting for days since finding it in the Manehatten Interior Design magazines!" Mrs. Orange laughed. "Oh, dear, however did you get such an idea? I mean, I never even heard of Twilight or whatever!" Then she pondered a bit. "Hmm...maybe I have...Is she some pony that's missing or such?"

But she got no reply from Upper Crust. The other mare's face was red with rage, her white teeth barring as her hooves dug into the floor.

"Darling, are you okay?" Mrs. Orange asked, oblivious to how incredibly angry the Canterlot pony was. "Oh, my! You look like you need something to drink!"

With that, she quickly picked up a large bowl of punch on the table and offered it to Upper Crust.

"Here you go, darling!" She said proudly. "And I'm using my new sparkle dish as well!"

Suddenly, before she knew it, and in front of everyone, Upper Crust slapped the bowl from underneath it and it flipped before landing atop of Mrs. Orange's styled mane. Punch dribbled down her now ruined hairdo and onto the floor, her dish serving as some sort of hat.

Upper Crust placed her rough hoof down, feeling a little shocked at herself as well as triumphant.

"I'm not thirsty," she said through gritted teeth.

"Feeling better, Scootaloo?" Sweetie Belle asked as she watched her friend down a glass of milk she had asked for.

"Much better!" The little pegasus said happily. Suddenly, her eyes fell upon a plate of sweets on a nearby table. "Oh! Are those chocolate orange slices?"
_

The unicorn felt herself growing a bit tired as her wings flapped in a slow, graceful manner before her hooves met ground. She felt slightly dizzy, head pounding not as much as her heart.

"What happened?" She murmured, her eyes blurring.

"You just created something just as powerful than with your horn, that's what happened!" She looked up and Discord flapped beside her, smiling gleefully. "Oh, you were amazing, my dear! You flew so fast I could barely catch up! And the little show! Oh, those Wonderbolts are going to have a run for their money!"

"I did what?" Twilight rubbed her forehead.

"Let's just say that Rainbow Dash won't be thinking of you as just an egghead anymore," he chuckled.

Twilight just gazed at him, her expression a mix of amazement, surprise...admiration. Discord had given her so much these past few days...kindness, shelter, gifts, and his meaning of fun. He was just so sweet...and he even made it possible for her to actually fly! She would have laughed upon such a thought, but considering she was living the moment, and had even performed something that was sure to have made Rainbow Dash's jaw drop, she felt that she could do nearly anything...all because of Discord.

Discord just smiled at her, not sure what to say, feeling he had said his fill of compliments and admiration for her work. She was a smart pony with so much in her mind and heart, he was just glad to awaken whatever she desired.

Before he knew it, tired yet elated hooves grasped around his furry neck, soft coat against unruly one.

Twilight smiled, eyes closed in pure joy as she hugged him, her wings flapping in utter bliss as she held onto the one that made what she thought was impossible possible.

"Thank you, Discord..." She said with all her heart, her cheek nuzzling against his fur.

Discord blinked for a few moments, quite surprised at the action. This had happened before, but that was the day he and Twilight...

Slowly, he closed his eyes, lowering his head as the side of it gently pressed against hers as he allowed his arms to wrap around her frame, returning the embrace.

"You're welcome, Twilight." He would say that over a thousand times and it still wouldn't be enough to show how grateful he was for her.
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Comments

[Mother3Forever]

D'AAAAAAAAAAAAW!

[RainLight]

Need more updates :D

I truly like this story even though I don't realy like discord shipping.
But the way you tell it makes it much beter

Btw have you thought about admitting this to equestria daily?

[cartuneslover19]

374497I did...they rejected me.

They said that I 'don't understand Twilight's personality well'.

[RainLight]

374585

I have quite the opposite opinion xD

A well you got a lot of views here and on fanfiction already

[cartuneslover19]

374618And I thank you, the readers, for making it possible.

Though the reviews for this story back in Fanfiction.net as well as the comments I've received for my newest journal on Deviantart going on about berating Equestria Daily seemed kind of unnecessary.

[ray10k]

374497 cartuneslover19 has said repeatedly that this would be friendshipping at worst.
I don't buy it either.

[RainLight]

374703

Shipping or friendshipping.

Basicly the same thing :P

The two characters get closer but the only difference is in what way

[TheManWithTwoNames]

I always love seeing this story update. Though, to be honest, I was hoping there would be a bit more plot development in this one. Seeing the characters develop is great, but for the last few chapters I felt like there was little progress with moving the action along. There's a few subtle things, but typically they only get a few sentences of attention, and now I feel like I'm just waiting for everything to come together.

The characters are fun and the relationships are touching as always. I just hope that the Sparkle Boom there finally points the search party in the right direction so we can get the next big conflict and climax.

[Tech_Priest]

Man, the Oranges are assholes ! They got what they deserved.

[Bashfluff]

374585

You know, I respect EQD's prereaders, but every time I hear someone say they made a comment like this it gets harder and harder. There are hardly any characterization issues here. I WOULD say there are some bits of dialogue in the beginning that were suspect, and a few in the middle, but that's hardly grounds for outright rejection. I know the prereaders are busy folk, but these are simple mistakes that plague an excellent story.

Ugh. Don't worry about them. Favorite Discolight story, hands down.

[BrotherConsus]

ponynapper discord
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[CluelessDetective]

374585 Those bastards! Don't worry, we'll get back at them General! *Salutes*
Anyway this is a great story! Keep it up!

[cartuneslover19]

375165Thank you.

[LightningNova]

I put the first 16 chapters on my phone to read....then I found out that this fic wasn't done.

[the other sans]

It was as of glitter had spilled on them,

1. If.

[Izarra Kiania]

Pipsqueak couldn't help but say, his tiny hoof holding a cookie, not sure whether to eat it or not.

Did he eat the cookie or not?

[pyronet000]

You know, it's sort of funny reading this after Twilight became an alicorn.