//------------------------------// // Confronting and Threatening // Story: Making Amends after the End // by Majestical4729 //------------------------------// Later that day, the Mane Six returned to Ponyville to host a meeting in Twilight’s castle. Even the School of Friendship’s newest workers, Sunburst and Trixie were involved, bringing their top students, the Young Six. Soon, the ‘most important guest’ arrived. Discord nervously entered the Throne Room alongside Fluttershy, who obviously had told him what the sudden urgent meeting was about. “Discord,” Twilight began, “You are brought here to answer to the terrible recent crimes that you’ve committed against all of Equestria! Is there anything you’d like to say about it before we ask more questions?” “Yes, there is.” Discord replied, “Back when princesses Celestia and Luna announced their retirement, Twilight was all...” he then disguised himself as Twilight to act out and panic, “I can’t do it! I’m not ready to run a whole kingdom!” “Back to the point, Discord,” Applejack reminded the Lord of Chaos. “Oh right,” Discord changed back to his regular form, before resuming, “As I was saying, Twilight was all panicky and stressed, and I thought that she needed confidence. And, then again, every time you defeat a baddie, you’re all so proud and confident, so I figured to set up a great challenge for Twilight to face and accomplish so she’d be full of confidence to rule Equestria.” “So you caused major villain attacks, just to give her confidence?!” Rainbow Dash angrily asked in a volume as loud as shouting. “Because that’s what you’ve been facing all this time? Every now and then?” Discord asked in a little squeaky tone. “So not cool,” Spike commented, “Big Mac and I got brainwashed by Sombra to help him take over Equestria! And that’s all you have to say for putting your best guy friends in danger that you caused?!” “Well...I barely noticed your presence in Sombra’s army...” Discord responded, “But look on the bright side, at least that won’t happen again.” “Chrysalis, Tirek and Cozy Glow?!” Rarity stated, “They might not have tried to take over Equestria in the same way Sombra did, but they were utterly worse! Spreading lies about us ponies, turning the Equestrians against each other, destroying the royal castle in the capital city of the kingdom, Canterlot, imprisoning all of us heroes of Equestria, almost killing us, and blasting all of our allies and friends away when they came to help!” “But I did help you escape, decide their punishment, and help stone them?” Discord reminded the furious unicorn. “You did, but I’m afraid that it wasn’t enough,” Twilight told the draconneques, “All the trouble actually could have been prevented! And we were just really lucky that every creature survived! If it weren’t for us, King Sombra might have ruled and brainwashed all of Equestria. And if it weren’t for our students’ actions, Chrysalis, Tirek and Cozy Glow would have killed us, leaving Equestria to be ruled by some creature else or worse, the villains if they weren’t defeated!” Every creature in the room eventually realised Twilight’s point about how unforgivable Discord’s crimes were, with Fluttershy being the most upset. “Um...Fluttershy?” Discord turned to the one pony whom he loved the most, hoping that she could help him once again. “Discord,” Fluttershy began, “I actually want to forgive you, and want every creature to forgive you too, but I still can’t believe...” she stopped for a second, before crying out loud, “That you did such a horrible thing to all of us! I thought what you learnt after Tirek tricked you was enough to prevent such thing from happening again, but it wasn’t! All my BELIEVING that you would be good forever were all for nothing! I actually believed it for YEARS! But then... after so much time...it was ALL for NOTHING BUT A BROKEN HEART!” finishing her speech, Fluttershy cried out a river of tears, while Rarity handed her a handkerchief. “Shame on you, Mr Discord!” Ocellus bravely confronted, “You just hurt your very first friend, and one of the best ponies in Equestria!” “And, if you must know, she’s talking about Professor Fluttershy,” Silverstream clarified. “Best pony teacher ever! How dare you hurt her!” Yona added. “Really lame,” Smolder commented. “The griffons, dragons, changelings and yaks’ former attitudes to the ponies are nothing compared to your actions!” Gallus described. “Endangering creatures is not what friends do!” Sandbar pointed out. “If our top students have the same standards as their teachers, there’s no reason for me to disagree! I’m afraid that I am with every creature here but you, Discord!” Sunburst confronted. “And I, the Great and Powerful Trixie, may be a horrible pony a long while ago, but at least I was NOT as bad as you, Discord!” Trixie commented, “It’ll take all the good deeds in Equestria to make up for such a horrendous misdeed!” “Trixie, that’s it!” Starlight responded to her best friend’s comment, “Good deeds! Discord needs to do a lot of good deeds to make up for his bad ones!” “Then everything will be all ay-okay again!” Pinkie cheered. “Thanks for the suggestion girls,” Twilight told Trixie and Starlight before turning back to Discord, “Discord, you are lucky that the creatures confronting you now are Friendship experts, so instead of punishing you, we are giving you a chance to be spared. But, if youdon’t do enough good deeds to make amends for your crimes before sunset on the third day, I’m afraid that you have to face some serious consequences.” Discord gasped to hear what the going-to-be ruler of Equestria had to say and do, before the only alicorn stood up. “You better get going and think about what you can do, because your first day is tomorrow.” she advised him. “Oh, fine! But you’ll be surprised! I already got lots of plans...” Discord responded, not expressing any fear or worry about the consequences that threatened him. He was completely confident that making up would be a piece of cake. “Do you think he listened to all that?” Applejack asked. “He better had, because the threatening is real.” Twilight replied, before turning back to the other creatures.