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// Of Discords and Glimmers 
// Story: 26 Short Stories of Equestria 
// by TPC-2k16 
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“OH PLEASE CAN YOU HELP US!!!!”
“Eh, I don’t know.” Discord just strugs at Twilight’s plea for help.
Everypony involved in the mission are now out looking for a centaur that may want to destroy their lands and friendships like it did with Wysteria’s village.
“But why not? I’ll do anything for you,” Twilight grabs onto one of Discord’s legs. “I’ll.. I’ll let you turn Ponyville into whatever you want for a day. Just please, please help us!”
“Or really.” Discord crosses his arms.
“Well, okay maybe not entirely, but I’ll let you do anything. Pinkie Pie promise.”
“Hmm... alright. I’ll agree to your plan.”
“Oh, thank you thank you!” Twilight rejoices as she gives Discord a big, tight hug around his lower abdomen.
Discord teleports himself out of her hug. “On one condition though," Discord makes appear a scroll, opening it up to reveal it being real long, then reading from it: “I would only help if you and your friends start, from now on, recognize me as part of the 'gang', and for you all to start inviting me to all of your 'formal gatherings'.” With a snap, the scroll vanishes to thin air.
“That’s it. You just wanna be extra close with us.”
“Is that gonna be a problem?”
“Why no. I’ll... make sure to tell my friends all about it.” Twilight gives a cheesy smile.
“Really now? Aren’t you forgetting something?” Discord crosses his arms a second time.
“Like what?”
“You tell me," Discord magically makes Twilight appear in front of a blackboard, her being dressed in an old timey teacher outfit, whereas Discord has himself at a desk, dressed in a sailor outfit way too small for him, “You are a teacher of friendship. And any friendship teacher knows that friends won’t try to force somepony to join their group. Honestly Twilight, it’s almost embarrassing.” Discord snaps the whole thing away.
Twilight blushes a deep shade of red, being embarrassed a little.
“You do have a weird way of being friends.”
Discord smiles at the thought.
“Oh, and it’s a yes. Just tell me when you’ll need me.” Discord says before snapping himself out of the area.


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Twilight is in the Library, studying up all on centaurs and how to defeat them.
When soon enough, Starlight Glimmer enters the room.
“Hey Twilight. There’s something I need to ask. About this whole situation.”
“Uh huh. Tell me your troubles.” Twilight says while still reading.
Starlight gives a deep breath. “Okay. So you know how the map called us all when the 'Pony of Shadows' was out there.”
Twilight puts down her book. “Yeah.”
“And how it actually turned out to be a friendship problem.”
“Sure. Go on.”
“Well, I just think that, what if it’s like that again? We don’t know much, if not anything, about the guy. What if it’s another 'Pony of Shadows' like situation?”
“I see your reasoning. I really do. But like you said, we don’t know much about the guy. It would be awfully risky to try to make friends with it.”
“I see.” Starlight walks back into the hall, her head down in defeat.
Twilight looking at her pupil concerningly.