//------------------------------// // Forgiveness, and a little something extra // Story: Daimon and Ornstein in Equestria. // by Sindenovah //------------------------------// No POV Celestia, Twilight, and everypony else just got back to the castle of friendship. To say they all felt bad would be an understatement. They all stayed quiet for a few seconds before Celestia broke the silence. “We need to fix this.” She said in a sad tone. Everypony nodded with their heads down as well before Applejack spoke up. “I should have known they were telling the truth, I’m supposed to be the element of honesty” the farm pony said with her head down. Rarity gave her friend a soothing pat on the back before Celestia spoke again. “No one was at more fault then me though. I attacked one of my little pony’s. I’m supposed to be kind and loving one. And adding to that, I caused Daimon so much pain he turned into that, thing.” She said in a very sad tone. All the ponies present felt even worse about what they did. Even Rainbow understood why Daimon and Ornstein got so mad at them earlier. Luna then brought her head up with a determined look. “We need to find them and apologize.” She said, getting a nod from everyone else. With that they all set out into the Everfree Forest. Once they got outside the castle they were shocked to see Spike running of into the forest with a LOT of red, gold, and silver cloth in it, along with Zecora who had her own cart with lots of cake supplies and carrots. They didn’t know how they got back here and got all that stuff without any of them noticing but didn’t question it, yet. Their first instinct was to chase them, but they decided to quietly follow them instead. ~3 minutes later~ With Daimon and Ornstein, while Spike and Zecora were out they were passing the time in the old throne room. Ornstein and Fluttershy were happily chatting while Daimon and, surprisingly enough, Angel bunny were in a heated staring contest. Apparently Angel had followed all of them into the Everfree before the whole Awakened Fury fiasco. Daimon had found him on his shoulder while they flew back to the castle. It was no problem though. He saw what happened and acted better than the others since he’s already met Daimon and Ornstein. He saw that Daimon turned into that only because Fluttershy was hurt, and he respected that. Right now though, Daimon and Angel had made a silent bet that whoever wins has to get the other a treat. Said treat was Carrot cake. Both have been at it for 10 minutes now and both were getting close to breaking. Angel really wanted that cake, so he decided to use his “secret weapon”. He pulled a carrot out of nowhere and threw it at Daimon, not even moving his head or eyes. Daimon was this coming however and used one of his wings to swat the carrot away without a single blink. Angel was so shocked he accidentally blinked, which Daimon noticed and made known quickly. “I win, in your face bunny.” He said while pointing at said bunny. Angel just glared and pouted angrilly. Daimon knew this would happen and already had a plan if it did. He knelt down in front of Angel before speaking. “Hey don’t worry, I’ll make you one too.” He said with a smile. Angel immediately perked up and gave Daimon a “do you mean it” look. Daimon nodded and Angel quickly ran up his arm, up to his head, and gave it a hug. Daimon smiled before giving the bunny a small nuzzle before walking over to his sister and Fluttershy. “So that’s why you wanted the cloth?” The shy Pegasus asked, getting a nod from Ornstein in response. Daimon heard this so he asked the obvious question. “What are you guys talking about?” He asked. Ornstein and Fluttershy turned to him with smile’s before answering. “I just finished telling Fluttershy why I wanted the cloth, needle and thread.” Ornstein answered, as a look of realization came over Daimon’s face. “Oh you mean the cape you used to have that you made?” He asked, leaving out the other world part. Ornstein noticed this and was glad he remembered their pact before answering. “Yeah, I missed a little so I thought I could ask Spike to get some cloth for me, I’m glad he said yes but I forgot to tell him why. Anyway, who won your staring contest?” She asked after her explanation. Daimon smirked at Angel before answering. “Me, but I agreed to make 2 cakes since he really wanted one too.” He said as Angel gave a triumphant fist pump. Fluttershy gave a cute giggle before smiling at him. “Thanks for being so nice to him. He usually only gets along with me and other animals.” She said while not noticing the dirty look Angel gave her. Daimon just waved it off before looking outside. “I think I’ll go and see if Spike and Zecora are close, if they are I’ll fly them back here.” He said getting a nod from everyone in the room. Daimon smiles back before he opened his wings and took of, with Angel on his shoulder waving his arms like a maniac. Fluttershy and Ornstein smiled before getting back to their conversation. ~Back by Twilight and the others~ They were still following Spike and Zecora. Some of them felt this was just going to make things worse by spying. Others were overruled by their curiosity. They did keep their distance though. They saw Spike and Zecora talking as well and moved closer so they could hear. “I wonder what Ornstein is going to do with all this cloth?” Spike asked to Zecora. Zecora turned with a friendly smile before answering. “You may not have to wait long, young Dragon. For I sense the closing presence, of our friend Daimon.” She answered. Spike was shocked on how she knew but shrugged it off since it wasn’t as weird as Pinkie’s pinkie sense. Celestia and Twilight were shocked that Daimon was already closing in. They weren’t nearly as worried as before, but were still a little nervous. Their thoughts were interrupted when Zecora spoke again. “For you Spike, I have my own query. Do you think it was wise to steal from your crush, Rarity?” She asked, making the other ponies quietly gasp. Rarity was especially shocked that Spikey-Wikey would steal from her. She was about to go from shock to angry until Spike spoke again. “I didn’t steal it. I payed for it in gems. She hasn’t gone gem hunting for a while and I left a 3rd of the hoard I collected for about 5 years and I think that can cover it.” He answered. Zecora, along with everyone else was shocked. As far as anyone knew, Spike ate most of the gems he found. How would he have a hoard that size unless he barely ate them, or he just had a secret one. Rarity was shocked as well, and come to think of it, she did see lots of sparkling coming from her boutique on the way out. “I am glad you payed for your prize, but am surprised you had a hoard that size.” The zebra said in astonishment. Spike puffed his chest out with pride before answering. “I have a secret cave in the Everfree where I hide it. I’m planning on showing Daimon and Ornstein where it is later and maybe ask them to help me gem hunt.” Spike said with a big smile. Zecora gave a light chuckle and a nod before she and Spike continued into the Forest. All the other Ponies would have many questions for Spike after this. Then there was the sound of loud wing flaps as something big came down from the sky. It crashed in front of Spike and Zecora, creating a cloud of dust around it. When the dust cleared, the towering form of Daimon stood there with a kind smile on his face. All the ponies miraculously found their own bush, each the perfect size for them, even Celestia. Celestia forgot how intimidating his first form was. Definitely not as scary as his enraged form, but still intimidating enough. “Hey guys.” he said in a friendly tone. He then leaned down and let Angel wave hi to everyone. Spike and Zecora waved back while everyone else was shocked Angel was their. They would have questioned it more until Spike whispered something to Daimon. Said dark Arisen's eyes widened in realization before he burst out laughing. “Hahahahahahahahahahahaha! So you knew the whole time?” He asked Spike, only to receive a nod as Spike struggled to keep his giggles in. All the ponies hidden were even more confused to what he meant, but they soon realized when Daimon stood to his full height. “You can come out now, we know your their!” He shouted, which shocked every hidden pony stiff. How did Spike know we were here, they thought but then realized the situation. Twilight and Pinkie looked back to where Daimon was, only to find him right in front of them. Twilight and Pinkie shrieked like Fluttershy and launched themselves out of the bushes. They landed back in and stared back out to see Daimon still their. All the ponies froze until all their bushes were incinerated. They all looked to Daimon and saw his right claw holding a orange swirling, glowing orb in it. Zecora stood next to him, trying to not laugh at everyone’s expression, while Spike and Angel were rolling on the floor laughing their heads off. Daimon was in a similar situation to Zecora, only louder. Celestia was the first one to recover and trotted closer to Daimon. He saw this and fixed a neutral look. The solar Alicorn stopped immediately. She knew he hated her the most and didn’t want to cause another fight, especially with what she already done. But what surprised her next was when Daimon walked in front of her, knelt down, and gave her a gentle hug. Everyone except Spike, Zecora, and Angel were shocked. Celestia was the most shocked but then hugged him back, she had to stand on her hind legs to do it though. After a few minutes, Daimon set her back on all four hooves as he stood back to his full height with a gentle smile. “You don’t have to apologize again. I don’t know why you were following them (pointing at Spike and Zecora) but it’s alright. I could tell you weren’t doing anything harmful. I am happy you apologized and I can tell how bad you felt, i could see it in your eyes. I forgive you for what you did, and so does my sister and Fluttershy. Just never do it again.” he said the last part sternly and a little louder. Celestia flinched at the last part but smiled gratefully before speaking. “Thank you, I was worried you would not be so forgiving. I am truly sorry for how i treated you and would like to make amends, if you would let me.” she said with a hopeful look. Daimon smiled even bigger before speaking. “That would be great, but not now though. Me and my friends have to get back to my home. I have cake’s to bake, and my sister has a cape to make.” He said the last part looking at Zecora with a smirk. Said Zebra gave a chuckle at his rhyming. Daimon then turned to everyone in the back. “I forgive you all as well. You just acted on instinct. Like I said before, don’t harm me or my friends, and I won’t go crazy again.” He said while giving himself the crazy gesture. All the ponies smiled before Twilight got curious about one thing he said. “Wait, you said your friends. Aren’t we friends now?” She asked, only to get a head shake from Daimon. “Not yet.” He answered, only to have Rainbow Dash fly up to his face. “Why not, we said we were sorry and you accepted our apology, we should be friends now.” she said angrily, only to have Daimon grab her with his large claw. His hand was so large it covered a good ¾ of her body. He then held her up to his face and gave her a VERY intimidating glare. She immediately stifled anything else she was going to say. Daimon then held her at arm's length before turning back to everyone else. “Who does she belong to?” He asked, getting a risen hoof from Twilight. He then outstretched his hand and let Celestia levitate Rainbow back to Twilight and the others. Luna however, gave Rainbow a harsh glare which pretty much said “talk again and I will end you.” Daimon then decided to explain before more conflict arose. “I’m not your friend yet, keyword yet, because friendships aren’t formed off the bat like that. You may have apologized and felt bad for what you did, but that doesn’t mean i’m all of a sudden going to come and be friends. Friendships are built up and involve bond. So far none of you have given me that. Only Spike, Zecora, and Fluttershy have given me that.” All the ponies eyes widened in realization before Daimon finished. “Look, i'm busy and have things to do, so if you really want to talk or become friends, try and follow me, but before I go.” As he finished he lunged at a tree next to Applejack. Said apple farmer jumped out of the way just as Daimon got to the tree. Everyone was confused and shocked until they saw him grab something invisible. The invisible being them materialized into none other than “DISCORD?!” Said lord of chaos was struggling to get out of Daimon’s vice grip on his neck. He wasn't focused enough to teleport away, but was shocked when he was placed back on the ground. Discord looked to see Daimon with a kind smile as the demon stepped back to give him some space. Discord recovered quickly and smiled before speaking. “So your the reason the Tia and Lulu left me at the castle.” He said while Daimon giggled at the Princess's nicknames before answering. “Yes, nice to meet you, i’m Daimon. You must be Discord, the Lord of Chaos and Disharmony i’ve heard about.” He answered, getting a nod from the draconequus. “Who did you hear about me from?” He asked. “I heard it from Fluttershy.” Daimon answered, to which shocked Discord greatly. “You know Fluttershy?” he asked, to which Daimon nodded. He then had an idea that would probably make Fluttershy happy. “Why don’t you follow me back to my home. Fluttershy and my sister are their right now, we're gonna have cake.” He said, which made Discord smile. “That sounds splendid. I think i will come and add my own ‘input’ to it.” He said with a smirk. Daimon just chuckled before turning back to Zecora and Spike. He walked over but then had a question for Discord. “Hey, can you make me some rope?” he asked. Discord just laughed before answering. “Easy, being a reality warper has its advantages.” he said as he snaps his fingers and a 26 foot long rope appeared. Daimon nodded thanks before breaking the rope in half. He then looped and tied one half around the cake supplies cart and the other around the sewing supplies cart. He then kneeled and let Spike, Zecora, and Angel back on him. Before they could leave however, Celestia and Twilight trotted up. “Discord, where are you going? Your supposed to be at the castle anyway.” Twilight said, with Celestia nodding in agreement. The lord of chaos just waved it off before explaining. “Yes, but I couldn’t just waste the chance to see something new like this. Besides, I only found you after you walked back to the castle. What did you do anyway?” he asked only for Daimon to answer. “I’ll tell you later, now come on, we don't want to take to long.” he said as he launched himself into the air. Discord flew after him, but Daimon thought he should assure everyone before he left. “Don’t worry everyone. I know Fluttershy will keep him in line. Beside’s, he’s lasted this long without causing to much trouble right?” Twilight was about to argue, but then thought about it more. Fluttershy did have more control over Discord then anybody, and Daimon seemed to rival Discord in power, in his awakened form at least. If Ornstein is their as well, both could probably beat or at least restrain Discord until they could use the elements. Celestia felt the same way. “Also, you are all still welcome to try and follow us, bye.” Daimon said as he and Discord, along with Spike, Zecora, and Angel flew off. They all just remembered Daimon said they could follow them. Applejack was the first to break the silence. “C’mon everypony. This is our chance to make amends.” she said as everyone nodded and took of in the direction Daimon and Discord went.