Sneak Peek for Next Chapter of My Little Draconequus: Chaos is Magic · 3:36am Jan 28th, 2016
Hey guys.
I was so determined to have this story finally updated today, but I got a killer headache and didn't want to look at any bright screens. I actually ended up sleeping a lot of the day. Still no excuse for not updating this for so long, but I'm hoping to finally update it tomorrow. I have a lot to do tomorrow, but I think I can do it.
But to make up for it, I thought I'd give you a short sneak peek for the chapter, so if you don't want spoilers, don't scroll down. I'll leave some space so you don't accidentally glimpse at anything.
**MAYDAY MAYDAY, SPOILERS AHEAD!!!!!**
My
Little
Draconequus
:
Wishing
Is
Chaos
Upcoming
Chapter
Seven
Sneak
Peek
Starts
Right
Now
There she was, sitting under a ray of sunshine that had somehow managed to break through the canopy, laying on her stomach as numerous animals made their way to her. She had the gentlest yet happiest of smiles on her face, giggling as a Capuchin stroked her hair curiously, even bringing it up to his nose and giving it a sniff. He then began to babble in excitement. Apparently, he approved of her shampoo.
A few Howler monkeys greeted her as well, making Discord’s ears hurt with their loud screeching, and Fluttershy was more than happy to bring a baby Howler into her arms and nuzzle against it. Two hummingbirds appeared, taking long tendrils of her hair and braiding it together, while a Toucan rested on her antler, showing off his beak to all around him. Fluttershy looked as if she were in heaven, greeting them all and learning all their names.
Discord watched in awe as even more animals joined in on greeting her. Even a tapir and an ocelot joined the party, and all the animals seemed to get along fine as they played with their new friend. Was it always this easy for her to get along with animals? He had never really seen her approach new creatures before. He had heard tales, of course--he wished more than anything that he had been there when she had shouted at a dragon and made him cry--but he had never experienced it beforehand. The animals in her cottage didn’t count; they had known her already.
But these animals had never met her, or anything like the two of them, before. And yet they did not hesitate to approach her. Some even offered her gifts such as fruits or flowers, and the ocelot gave her a lick on the cheek, making her smile so hard that Discord thought it would freeze there.
She was like a character from a foal’s fairy tale, it seemed. The sunlight that fell upon her seemed to double that effect, making her coat shine and her hair glimmer as the hummingbirds tied off her new braid with a bit of vine. She thanked them for such beautiful work before she caught Discord staring at her.
He, of course, hadn’t realized that he had been doing so, and looked away, his face suddenly feeling a bit warm.
“Um, Discord…? Is everything all right?”
Discord scoffed, crossing his arms and leaning against a tree. “I’m fine, my dear. I just never realized how...natural you were at this.” He spread his hands apart in her direction. “I mean, look at you! You’re practically a little forest nymph. Have you always gotten animals to approach you so easily? Because I’ve never…”
He found himself trailing off, realizing that he enjoyed the sight of her surrounded by fluffy furballs and creatures of all types. It was more than just seeing her extremely happy that made it fulfilling. But the fact of it was...he had never really seen something like this before. For foreign creatures to just so easily accept her…
It only took one day for her to befriend me. They remind me a bit of...myself…
He remembered that day as clearly as the ice he had covered the pond with, all that time ago. How her angry, frustrated face had set him off, inspiring his own anger, before he realized how much he had enjoyed her attention, her kindness, her hospitality…
But none of the animals approached him with such trust or gentility. He stood alone as all they all surrounded her. That was, until a blue morpho butterfly landed on his arm. He looked down at it in wonder.
“You’ve never what?”
“Hmm?” Discord brought his gaze back to her, the sudden movement causing the butterfly to take off, only to land on Fluttershy’s ear.
“You never finished your sentence. Why are you…” Her face blushed slightly, and she broke eye contact. “You’re watching me...Why? Are you bored, or…?”
He blinked. “Well, I’ll admit that standing here gaping at you isn’t quite what I had in mind,” he said, trying to be nonchalant as he panicked inwardly. What in the world was he doing? “But I must say...I’ve never really seen wild creatures approach another with such…”
His voice quieted a bit. “Such trust…”
Fluttershy stopped being bashful at the sound of his honesty. For some strange reason, the sound of his voice and the way he held himself...His head was dipped toward the ground, and without knowing it, the palm of his paw was laid on his heart, making her think of the moment he changed Sweet Apple Acres back to normal to gain Fluttershy’s friendship back. It was an experience of deja vu that made made her get back on her legs and approach him slowly as her new friends cleared the path for her.
Discord fell out of his stupor immediately as he felt a paw on his small shoulder, and he looked back at her.
“Would you like to be trusted too?”
Because I think you need it.
She turned around, flashing a sweet smile at the animals that waited for her a few feet away. “This is my very good friend, Discord,” she said softly, keeping her paw on him to show he was safe to be around. “He’s actually the one who brought me here, because he’s such a big sweetheart.”
Discord just stared at her. What in the world was she trying to prove? Oh, sure, he was still blushing a little, but that was no reason to assume he was growing that soft now, was it? He crossed his arms.
“Now, Fluttershy, what exactly makes you think that I want a bunch of cute little fuzz-for-brains around me? That’s your thing, not--hmm?”
He felt a weight upon his head and looked up to see a large colorful beak and two small black eyes staring back at him. “Check out this beak. Pretty nice, hmm?” the toucan sang.
“Can we braid your beard?” the hummingbirds asked.
Numerous monkeys made their way over to him and began picking at the fur on his back and neck, looking for bugs. Discord made an irritated face. “What do I look like, a rotten log?”
Fluttershy just giggled. “They can’t help it, they’re just curious. See, they’re doing it with me too.” She gestured towards a small Capuchin and a larger Howler picking at her own fur. One found a small beetle nestled in her neck and chucked it into his mouth with a large crunching sound.
Discord just shook his head and groaned, trying his best to look annoyed. Fluttershy knew better though; she could tell he was enjoying the attention, and how easy it was for her to get the animals to befriend him.
Has he ever gotten along with creatures before? Or ponies, before he was turned to stone? I wonder…
“Well, as enchanting and exhilarating as that was,” Discord said, gently pushing the monkeys off his body and poking at the Toucan until he flew off of him, “can we please go now? I’ve so much more to show you! The ruins, the waterfall…!”
“Waterfall? You didn’t tell me about a waterfall”!
“That’s after the ruins!” He grinned. “Come on, come on! The little squirts can join us, if they must.”
He then grabbed her hand again, and at that moment, he could just feel himself relax a bit more, and his smile become a little bit more genuine.
Ah, yes.
Much better.
Ok that is really cute. I feel you capture their personalities amazingly!
3717586 Why thank you, that's always a joy to know! Let's hope when I get the rest done that it stays that way.
Which WILL be today, unless something crazy happens. I am determined.
Aggh I love this. Apart from the capuchin, these are all animals from where I grew up! :D
3718791 Really? That's awesome! I did research on the place I'm basing it on, when I visited Belize years and years ago and took a trip to the Mayan Rainforest between there and Guatemala. I remember seeing (or rather hearing) a few Howlers, but had to go to a zoo to meet a spider monkey. I can't remember where I saw a capuchin.
Yeah, you inspired a lot of this chapter, I'd say. ^_^
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Was it Tikal? I've been there. If so that would have been a spider monkey. Capuchins are mainly South American.
One of the best experiences of my life was when one of the guides sneaked us up one of the temples at night and we saw the full moon rising behind the opposite one. Amazing.
3719086 Yes, I think it was. I must have gotten Capuchins from when I went to Costa Rica. Should I change that then?
Nice. It looks like Fluttershy gets to teach Discord something for once, an interesting reversal of their dynamic so far in this story.
3719277 Oh yes. He's always learning things from her himself, it's just never quite as obvious. And she'll keep learning from him too. That's one of the perks of their friendship, since they can both be so different. And I want this story to show that.
IT'S IN EDITING STAGE, WHOOOOOO.