ATF - Deleted Scene from The More Things Change

So I was backing up my updated ATF plan today, since it's been ages since I last did it (just in case my laptop gets nicked - this story is literally my life's work), and I looked in the folder from last year just out of curiosity. I found a small section that I couldn't recall saving until I read it. When I did, I remembered borrowing my brother's laptop on the plane home because my Blackberry was out of battery and I had a scene to finish whilst it was fresh in my mind.

As it turned out, this (along with the part before it that I'll upload if I can find my old Blackberry) is the only scene I've ever actually written out in full before cutting it completely. Just in case anyone's interested, I'll post what I found below (keep in mind, this is the last part of the scene, the prelude to this is saved on my old phone). If nothing else, this little blog post here can act as a shrine to the words that never made it into the actual story.

Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you: "Discord Owns a Cliff Face"

Discord levelled his finger at the cliff face, waving them aside with his claw, "Stand back," he wasted no time in making his intentions known, "Things are about to get hectic!"

They complied, ducking to the side as Discord squinted at the cliff face. Pinkie glanced away from Twilight momentarily as she called to Discord, "What are you going to do?"

He waved his claw casually, but he kept his focus on the cliff, "Oh, this and that... Cover your ears though!"

Pinkie struggled to hear him over the howling winds, despite their close proximity, "Cover our ears!? Why!?"

"Just do it!"

Each covered their ears, though it took some prompting from her friends before Twilight responded. All four watched Discord closely as the snow began swirling around him in a miniature whirlwind. The winds intensified, stripping away whatever heat the ponies and rabbit had built up during their close proximity, and a bright light began emanating from Discord's fingertip. Without warning, the face of the cliff began to splinter, great cracks weaving up the surface as Discord channelled chaos energies into it, "Here we go!" He moved over to the others and removed his ears with his claw, making sure to pocket them before closing his outstretched paw.

A flash of light shone through the cracks, serving as the only visual warning before several tonnes of solid rock exploded, spiralling outwards before barrelling out of sight, though they could be heard clashing violently with the mountainside long after they disappeared from view, and the vibrations easily felt as miniature tremors.

The four spectators uncovered their ears and gingerly stepped towards the newly-formed cave, the mouth of which was several times larger than they, easily able to accommodate Discord stood at his full height twice-over. The sounds of the falling rocks faded into the wind, though the tremors seemed to pick up significantly, leaving all but Discord with an uneasy feeling as they approached.