//------------------------------// // A Touch Draconic // Story: Impossible Numbers' Flashfic Anthology, Volume Four // by Impossible Numbers //------------------------------// “…pony head, eagle claw, lion paw, snake tail: you never wondered about the rest? My overall shape? The name? Dracon-equus?” Fluttershy examined Discord, horns to wings. “I noticed it when we first met,” she admitted. “It was… scary.” Discord lounged. “Think. Dragons do what?” “Eat anything?” “Keep going.” “Live for centuries? Resist magic? Fly?” “Hoard!” “…you hoard chaos?” “Dragon-like. So I hope you appreciate the meaning behind this.” His talons snapped. When Fluttershy sneezed, her coffee turned into a kitten. “Oh my.” She blinked. “Wow…” “Just magic away the extra eye if it’s distracting.” “Chaos as a gift… It’s very…” Fluttershy giggled. “…you.” “Paper birthday cake?” “Thank you! I’ve wondered what it’s like to be other creatures.” Fluttershy grinned, fangs sprouting. “I never thought about dragons, though.” Scales erupted. “Wow. Starting my own hoard…” “Dragonhood becomes you, Fluttershy! Just as ponydom became me. Another slice? For your second mouth there?”