“So what was it like changing into a pony??” Diamond Tiara asked as we were walking to Sugarcube Corner.
“Honestly I thought it was pretty fun pretty much switching places with mom… the only downside I guess would be me technically being smaller than literally everyone.”
“But what about your magic? Were you able to control it better?”
“Well I was so used to sending my magic through my hands that I had to change my focus on my horn at the time.” I chuckled a bit. “If I’m going to be honest, I think I’d rather stay a human in a pony world more than a pony in a human world.”
Diamond Tiara giggled at my response. “Yeah it would be weird if you were a pony now. Especially after how used to you everypony is now.” Getting close to Sugarcube corner, we kind of just walk into a giant shadow. “Huh? Did it just get darker or something?” she said before looking up. “What the hay is that!?” she exclaimed looking at the giant floating object. It was basically giant paper ball that hovered over most of Ponyville...looking closer at it, I could see Discord’s face on it.
“Wait… Discord?” I asked looking up. Suddenly I could only hear the sound of banging metal and jack hammers inside the ball. “What the heck is going on in there??”
“Why it’s your surprise of course!” Discord said before popping in front of me, wearing a hard hat and covered in oil it looks like.
“It’s huge!” exclaim looking at the ball. “Is this even allowed??” I asked looking up at the giant ball.
“Not to worry young Crystal.” he said petting my head. “If anypony get’s upset, it’ll be toward me.”
Suddenly out of nowhere the door to Sugarcube Corner blasts open. “What the!?” I exclaim, seeing it was Mom that blasted the door open with her magic.
“Are you crazy!?” Mom exclaimed at Discord. “We were in there and I still have to get back home to prepare Crystal’s pres--!” Mom cut herself off as soon as she saw me. “C-Crystal!” She smiled sheepishly. “You’re back already!”
“Uh… Why did you shoot the door down?” I asked looking back at the door to Sugarcube Corner.
“Because Discord over here locked me and Pinkie Pie inside!” Mom exclaimed. “What are you even doing here anyways!?”
“I’ll have you know that I was invited to be here.” Discord said before disappearing and reappearing on the cutie mark on my shirt. “By young Crystal here!” He exclaimed before reappearing in front of us.
“You did what!?” Mom exclaimed at me.
“What’s wrong with inviting him?” I asked. “He’s awesome!”
“Sweetie, I get that you’re trying to make friends with everypony but--”
“Come on, Mom!” I begged. “It’s not like he’s doing anything wrong!”
Mom just looked up at Discord who had a halo floating above him somehow… until it fell on the ground soon after. He just picked up the halo and tossed it over his shoulder, smiling at us again. “What are you planning with this??” Mom asked pointing up at the paper ball.
“If I told you, I’d ruin the surprise.” Discord said crossing his arms and literally zipping his mouth shut.
Mom just groaned before magically unzipping Discord’s mouth. “I swear, if whatever you’re doing hurts Crystal or her friends in any way, I will not hesitate to gather the elements.” Discord looked down at Mom, looking kind of surprised. “I mean it!”
Discord chuckled a bit. “Whatever you say Princess Twilight.” he laughed before disappearing again. When he did, she sound of metal banging and jack hammers could be heard again.
Mom just looked up at the ball kind of irritated. “Uh… Mom?” I say trying to snap her out of it.
“Huh?” Mom said looking at me. “Oh sorry Crystal… was just thinking about a few things.”
“Did Discord do something wrong…?”
“Right now… I can’t tell.” Mom said sighing. “It honestly confuses me why Discord is doing all this… the only pony Discord really considered as a friend was Fluttershy.”
“Well he was really cool in class today.” I say before tugging on my shirt a bit. “Look! He even gave me a present!”
“Discord gave you that?” Mom asked even more surprised. “Wait, what was Discord even doing at your school anyways?”
“Giving the class a science lesson about gravity…” I answer looking to the side.
“That… sounds pretty normal.” Mom responded.
“While making the room zero gravity!” I exclaimed giggling making Twilight hold a hoof to her face. “That or made us zero gravity… well whatever it was, it was awesome and fun!”
“Nopony was hurt right?”
“Of course not, Mom!” I exclaim hugging her. “Please! Just trust him!”
Mom just looked at me still in mid thought before she just sighed. “Alright Crystal… If you think you can trust him, then I’ll also give him the benefit of the doubt.”
“Yes!” I smile hugging Mom tighter.
“But if things start getting out of hoof, let me know, okay? He has a tendency to take things too far.”
“It’ll all be fine, Mom! I promise!” I said levitating myself a bit in excitement.
“Well don’t get too excited yet.” Mom smiled. “We have a couple of stops to make before your party tonight… Diamond Tiara, would you want to join us?”
“O-Oh!.. Well… I’d like to but my mother is probably waiting for me to get home myself…” diamond Tiara stammered.
“Are you sure?” I ask going down to her.
“Yeah… but I will come back tonight, I promise.” she said before hugging me and walking off. “I’ll see you later Crystal!”
“Well… alright... See you.” I said before turning back to Mom. “So where do we have to go to first?”
“Well first we have to stop by Rarity’s boutique… she says she has a little surprise for you.” Mom said smiling at me.
“Do you know what it is?”
“Well of course I do!” Mom giggled a bit. “But it’s for you to find out.” She said leading the way to Rarity’s boutique. “And I just know you’re going to love it.”
“I can’t wait to see it then!” I cheered jumping on Moms back. She just laughed carrying me to the boutique.
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Upon approaching the boutique, suddenly there was a high pitched scream coming from inside. “What the heck was that!?” I asked looking through the window.
“It sounded like Rarity… come on.” Mom said levitating me on her back before running inside.
Entering the boutique, we saw that everything was a mess; cloth everywhere, clothes ripped apart with claw marks in them… and Rarity on the ground crying with her mascara running. “R-Rarity…?” I asked walking up to her.
“No! Crystal don’t look! Please!” Rarity exclaimed looking like she was trying to cover something.
“Rarity what’s wrong??” Mom asked trying to look.
“I’m so sorry Twilight! It’s completely ruined!” Rarity cried covering her own face.
“What happened!?” Mom asked starting to get worried.
“I don’t know!” Rarity exclaimed. “For some reason Opal was acting crazy today and I have no idea what’s gotten into her!” she exclaimed glaring at Opal.
“H-how bad… is it…?” Mom asked hesitantly. Rarity just motioned her head for Mom to come look. She put me down and went to take a look herself.
“Sweet Celestia…!” Mom exclaimed staring at the covered object. “Why!?” Mom exclaimed looking at the cat. “Why today!?” Mom said before groaning. “Are you going to be able to prepare a new one in time for tonight?”
“For tonight!?” Rarity exclaimed. “Twilight, do you realize how long this took me to make!?”
“Please Rarity, there has to be something you can do!” Mom said looking like she was starting to panic… I think I saw some of her hair stand out.
“Not on my own!” Rarity whispered to her. “You know something like this doesn’t even exist in Equestria! You probably know better than I do since you went to a world where they all wore clothes like this!”
“Okay. OKAY!” Mom stammered before looking to me. “Sweetie, why don’t you go and see Fluttershy for a bit while I help Rarity over here, okay?”
“W-Wait! Maybe I can help.” I say trying to look at what Rarity was covering.
“NO!” Mom exclaimed pulling me back with her magic. “You wouldn’t want to ruin the surprise would you??” Mom exclaimed. She was sweating now.
“Okay then… why not just ask Discord to help?” I ask.
“Discord!?” Rarity exclaimed. “What in the world would he know!?”
“Well for one, he made this for me in like a second.” I say tugging on my cutie mark shirt.
“W-wha?” Rarity said looking at my shirt. “Discord made that for you?”
“Yeah, so I wouldn’t have to keep pulling my pants down to show my cutie mark...” I said blushing a bit.
“Still… that’s not like him.” Rarity said placing a hoof on her head. “Well we’ll think about it. For now, go see Fluttershy. Maybe you can help her take care of the animals for a bit.” Rarity said smiling, but still trying to hide what she was covering.
“Alright…” I huffed walking out of the boutique. “Jeez, everypony is going crazy today…” I say to myself heading to Fluttershy’s cottage. I just stopped to look at the ball in the sky again… only this time it looked like there was a loading bar that said 90% on it. “What-- is he building something or downloading something??” I asked looking up at it before shaking it off laughing.
At Fluttershy’s Cottage
“Oh…” Fluttershy said looking around her yard. “How is this going to work… Do I just ask her to come by after the party? Or maybe I should just bring them to the party… Oh but there might not be enough room…”
“Fluttershy?” I asked walking up from behind her. She just shrieked falling forward. “Oh jeez, I’m sorry! I didn't mean to scare you!”
“N-no no! It’s alright Crystal.” Fluttershy said back on her hooves. “Actually I’m glad you came… I’ve been trying to figure out what to do here.”
“What did you need?”
“Well… This was supposed to be a surprise but, I just couldn’t decide on what to do…” she sighed. “Have you ever wanted to have a pet?” she smiled sheepishly.
“You’re giving me a pet!?” I exclaimed smiling back at her.
“Shhh!” Fluttershy hushed. “It was supposed to be a surprise for you… please don’t tell Twilight that I told you about it.”
“I promise I won’t say a word.” I say giggling a bit.
Fluttershy just smiled and lead me to where the animals were. “I’ve got a lot of lovely animals who would just love to stay with you.” she said before animals started gathering around her.
“Whoa…” I say looking at all the animals. They ranged from cats and dogs to bears, birds, rabbits, squirrels…... “There’s… so many animals to choose from.”
“Well pick any animal you like.” Fluttershy smiled.
“Hmmm…” I think looking at all the animals. I then look toward the little brown puppy and giggle a bit remembering how Spike turned into a dog when we visited that world. “Is that puppy a boy or a girl?” When I asked, the puppy ran at me excitedly.
“Oh, that’s a girl.” Fluttershy said walking up to us. “She was actually born just a few months ago.”
“I think I want her.” I smile petting the puppy.
Fluttershy just smiled giggling a bit. “Well do you have a name for her?”
“Hmm…” I thought for a minute. “Do you like the name Cocoa?” I asked petting the puppy. She just barked excitedly licking me. “Cocoa it is then!” I laughed getting licked.
“Then Cocoa will be waiting for you at your party, Crystal… Thank you so much for helping me choose.” Fluttershy smiled looking kind of relieved.
“Is there anything else I could help with?”
“Oh don’t worry Crystal. And don’t work yourself too hard ok?” Fluttershy said heading inside her cottage. “This is your special day after all.”
“I guess I just can’t help it… I really love to help others.”
“And that’s what makes you special, Crystal! You love everypony.”
“Hey… I have a question Fluttershy.”
“Hm?” she stopped to turn to me. “What is it?”
“Well, it’s about Discord… how did you and him become friends originally?”
“Discord…?” Fluttershy asked. “Oh that’s right! He was volunteering at the school today. Well… it’s actually a long story.” I just sat on the ground smiling ready to listen. Fluttershy just laughed a bit. “Well… Discord wasn’t always like this… in fact, he used to cause chaos to just about everypony in Equestria.”
“Wait… he used to be bad? No wonder Mom didn’t trust him… He just seems really nice though.”
“Oh, did you actually speak with him?”
“Well yeah, me and him are friends now… He said he’s even getting a surprise ready for me too.” I say before pointing at the giant ball over the town in the distance.
“Wait Discord was the one that put that there??” She asked staring at the giant ball.
“Yup! Also he gave me this shirt.” I say tugging on it a bit to show her.
Fluttershy just looked at me, looking pretty surprised. “That’s… really?” Fluttershy stammered a bit.
“Is that really so hard to believe?”
“No of course not! I know Discord has changed and I trust him completely… I’ve just never seen him making friends with anypony other than myself. Sure he likes to joke around with the others, but nothing really serious.”
“Maybe he was just happy to meet someone who trusts him?” I asked shrugging a bit.
“That could be possible.” Fluttershy said before looking at the time. “Oh! You really should be heading back home Crystal… your party is going to start soon!”
“Oh right!” I exclaim running towards home. “I’ll see you at the party Fluttershy!”
“See you at your party Crystal!” she said waving at me.