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Antler Fun Facts · 5:30pm May 21st, 2016

Ahh, Antlers. My first story on this site under this name.

Man, I'm glad I decided to make an alt account when I did! But..then...my main became my alt and this became my main. Funny how things work, huh?

Since I got this story published on the same day I joined, why not do some fun facts/behind-the scenes in the making of this story, right?

Spoilers!

The first one, I kind of mentioned already, but....oh well.
1) Antlers was originally going to be on my alt account, "ilovegreenponies8" (AKA Short Stories 2). But, due to the amount of hate/lack of attention I was getting on there, and because I thought I had more short story ideas, I decided to make an alt called "Short Stories" (no, duh) and publish it. It turned out way better than I thought it would!

What she wasn't used to was seeing a staggering elk in a small clearing...

Discord was that elk.

"Oh, no!" She cried as what she was thinking was slowly becoming a reality. She rushed over to her mirror and noticed a small wooded stick sprouting out of her head, right between her ears. Make that two wooded sticks.
I'm growing antlers! She thought excitedly.

I was originally going to have it as she was going to try and hide her antlers, then go to her friend's for help, but I wasn't sure how to continue without making it sound weird and decided to make it an alt universe instead. I never fixed that typo and no one ever commented on it.

Devil shook his cream colored bunny head, knowing that this would lead to disaster.

Since the opposite of an angel is a devil, and Angel is white, I was going to have him be black but changed my mind for fear people would call me out on being racist.

Stepping out of her room 15 minutes later, she went over to the banister.

It took her a while to try and take a shower and get ready with her ever-growing trees--I mean antlers.

"That pegasus isn't a Pegasus!" a pony called out. "She's a...a PEGALOPE!"....."See? Pegalopes have self-deflecting antlers!" The pony cried. "They can use there mind to make the antlers bend or grow whenever they please! As you can see, this pegalope is obviously a planning to take over Ponyville. Otherwise, she would have told her antlers to stop growing!"

Don't you know that Pegalopes are the second rarest creature on the planet? (The first is a unicorn with two horns) They're also quite endangered, so it makes sense why they have that defense technique. They're big ol' softies once you get to know one, though.
Also, in my minds eye, I envisioned Random Pony as Tree Hugger...

"Fine, you drive a hard bargain." Discord said. In a flash of light, a floating projector, a chair with a stunned Fluttershy in it, and a washed-out bed sheet appeared. "This is the reason your antlers are here, dear Fluttershy." Discord said, appearing beside her.
Fluttershy looked confused as she looked at Discord, then the sheet, then back again. "Because of an old bed sheet?" She asked.

I was actually going to make Discord say yes...XD

It was after the Gala and I was trying to find a way to make it up to you. Discord began, as a black-and-white video showing Discord in his house, with a confused, slightly puled expression on his face bounced wildly.

a) My z key is kind of broken, and I never got around to fixing that...or the z key.
b) This story took place after Make New Friends but Keep Discord and yet, lately, I've been innerly complaining on never getting a story out for the new episode in time. I guess I'm a lair to maysef. :P

Then, I figured I could maybe try to get into your thoughts to see what you liked the most. Fluttershy shot up abruptly, and blushed, but Discord didn't seem to notice....
.....But she knew Discord was avoiding the obvious.

*ahem*cough coughSubtle Fluttercordcough cough

10)

Discord sighed. "Fine." He said, looking to the side. "Can I at least get them out just as soon as the stories over?"
Fluttershy looked confused. "What story?"

Have I ever mentioned I absolutely love characters that break the 4th wall?

11)

He opened up the portal that he supposedly sent the other pony through and disapeered. Two seconds later, he came back out holding a pony who looked like she'd seen a ghost with his tail.

She was sent to the dreaded Puppet Dimension. It's Discord's favorite.

12)

"S-s-sorry I m-made th-the rumor-r about-y you being a pega-pega-pegal-l-l-ope-e. The poor mare stuttered.

Oh, that was no rumor. Fluttershy actually was a Pegalope, but only Discord knew that and he didn't want to make her more upset by correcting Random Pony and saying she should have apologized for making Flutters seem like the bad pon--pegalope.

13)

Discord tossed the mare to the side, bored already. "Yes, just, run along now,." He said under his breath.

He tossed her aside and she landed in the bushes, but she never ran away. To terrified as to what she saw.

14)

Fluttershy gasped.

I was originally going to make her say something like "You go apologize to that poor pony right now!" Instead, I did

"Discord! Where did your antler go?"

15)

"No, Discord." Fluttershy explained. "I didn't like those antlers because they weren't something that was naturally a part of me, and it drove everypony away. I don't mind if you keep your antler. It's a part of you, and it doesn't drive anypony away."

Besides the portal and flashback "scene", this is probably my favorite paragraph out of the whole story.

16)

"Oh." He said, quite stunned. He thought for sure that she would agree with him. Without another word, and a snap of his paw, he made his antler appear again. "There. Now were both happy." He told Fluttershy. "Now, I believe we are late for our Tuesday tea...?"

a) I always wanted to do a sequel on this, but was never sure how...
b) Random Pony is still frozen in the bushes...Stalker, much?