Rainbow Dash and Pinkie Pie watched the house for a few days. The triplets didn't seem to love their dad more, no matter how much Fluttershy taught him.
"I don't understand," Rainbow Dash whispered. "He's doing the exact same things Fluttershy is doing. So, why are the triplets still loving Fluttershy more?"
"I don't know," Pinkie Pie replied.
"Shh, hide!" yelped Rainbow Dash. Somepony was about to come out the door.
"Now, I'll need to come back in a few days," Rarity said to Fluttershy. "Can I get Discord's pay?"
"Of course!" Fluttershy said.
"The maid," Pinkie Pie said, rather loudly.
"Shhh!!!" Rainbow Dash shushed.
"What were those sounds?" Fluttershy asked.
"Oh, you mean the spies," Rarity replied. "Yeah, they're terrible at their job."
"Hey!" Pinkie Pie exclaimed.
"See?" Rarity said. "See what I mean?"
Fluttershy giggled and paid Rarity.
"See you later!" Rarity said, as she struggled to leave the aura. Then, she screamed as she was thrown out of the aura.
Fluttershy closed the door and went inside.
"Pinkie Pie? We have to work on being quiet."
"I know," Pinkie Pie said, sadly.
Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash watched the triplets, fully alert.
"Girls," said a familiar voice, coming up behind them.
"Boss!" Pinkie Pie exclaimed. "I'm so sorry! We got stuck here!"
"I completely understand," their boss replied. "But it's easy to leave. What are you watching here?"
"Applejack, ma'am," Rainbow Dash said. "We're watching three triplets, a draconequus, and a nanny."
Applejack was interested and took a look.
"Fluttershy," she whispered. "Discord."
"You know them?" Rainbow Dash asked.
"Not personally," Applejack admitted. "But as a spy, I pick up lots of information. Discord's been out of the house a few times, but not very liked on the streets. Everypony runs away. Fluttershy works for the nanny service. Discord promised himself not to fall in love. But, honestly? I think love is what he wants."
Rainbow Dash and Pinkie Pie stared at Applejack for a moment.
"So, Discord wants somepony to love him?" Rainbow Dash asked.
"Exactly," Applejack said. "So, I'm putting you two on a very special mission."
Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash got excited. They haven't had a mission for years!
"It is your job," Applejack told them. "To bring this broken family together. The triplets need a mother. Have Fluttershy fall in love with Discord. Discord's always wanted somepony to love him and the triplets to love him, too. Get the triplets to love their father for who he is."
"So, the main objective?" Rainbow Dash asked.
"Bring the broken family together."
"We're on a very special mission," Pinkie Pie said. "Aren't you so glad to be getting back to work?"
"Of course," Rainbow Dash replied. "But we'll need a plan."
"The triplets need to love Discord, right?" Pinkie Pie said. "For his own deeds and not Fluttershy's?"
"For his own deeds and not Fluttershy's," Rainbow Dash echoed.
"So, when we get the chance, we'll talk to Fluttershy," Pinkie Pie told her. "We'll tell her how to let Discord do acts of kindness on his own."
"I don't know," said a nervous Rainbow Dash. "Is that going to work?"
"Fluttershy already knows we blew our cover," Pinkie Pie replied. "We can talk to her. It'll be fine."
"Alright," Rainbow Dash agreed.
They slipped into the bushes and watched the family. Triplets fighting with Discord. Fluttershy calming them down. Discord's temper shortening.
When the maid got home, she got out of her maid's outfit and relaxed on the couch.
She opened up her favorite romance story and began reading it.
It was about a stallion that had three daughters, all the same age. The mare was teaching the stallion to be kind and do the same skills she could do. But, the triplets still weren't drawn to the stallion.
Rarity put the book down and wondered to herself. Where have I seen this before?
She felt a little nervous at the striking similarities, so she decided to draw a few fashion designs. It was always her dream to be a fashion designer. But her life led her down a different path. Rarity had cried for days, but she had become a maid instead.
She began to draw a dress and she realized the design she drew would look amazing on Fluttershy.
She quickly flipped the page and began to draw a suit instead. But then she realized the design matched the styles of Discord.
So, she switched back to dresses. She drew three of them. At first, she sighed in relief thinking she had designed something that wasn't a match for Discord's family. Then she realized the dresses would look good on the triplets.
"UGH!!!" Rarity yelled. "What's wrong with me?!"
She closed her fashion designing sketchpad and read the book. Maybe if she knew how the story ended, she knew how things would pan out.
But she couldn't help but wonder why she was doing so many things to remind her of the home of Discord.
"Two of our worst spies!" Bon Bon cried. "And you trusted them on this mission?! They don't know a thing about broken families!"
"I'm giving them a chance," Applejack replied, firmly. "They'll learn their place in the organization."
"And if they fail this mission?" Bon Bon said.
"Well, I guess that's when I'll fire them."