For Love of Fluttershy (A Discord Story)

by Teddie Williams


Discord Explains the Council to the Others...

"How is it that your always right, Pinkie?" Applejack shook her head, amusement flashing in her eyes.
Pinkie grinned crazily as she leapt about the Museum's gardens. "I was just guessing!"
Celestia finally found her voice, a squeak escaping her. "...How..?"
"We don't know darling... as soon as we find out we'll let the whole world know." Rarity assured her casually.
Fluttershy shifted slightly, a frown crossing her features. "Um...is there a little filly's room I could use..? As Pinkie just pointed out, we've been frozen for a thousand years..."
Luna walked over, a tiny smile flashing across her features. "Here...just follow me."
"And we'll wait here!" Discord appeared to be bouncing as if he were a tiny child.
"Down Discord..." Applejack and Rainbow spoke in unison.
Celestia blinked slowly, before glancing over at Starswirl. Starswirl quickly shrugged, just as lost as she was. "Maybe this is normal for them?"
"No...it isn't. We just jinxed ourselves is all." Rainbow rolled her eyes, before remembering a small detail about jinxing oneself. "Oh...we jinxed ourselves. Jinx!"
"Aw man.... why didn't Ah remember to say that first?" Applejack mumbled under her breath.
Sunset raised an eyebrow, confused about what was going on here. "Uh...what's a jinx? And why did you yell jinx right now?"
Gasps rippled through the assembled Council, all eyes turning to gawk at her. "Whatcha mean you don't know what a jinx is?!"
"Um..."
"What she means is that a jinx means two or more people say the exact same thing at the exact same time. Bad luck will plague both of them unless one says jinx before the other. Of course since Rainbow said jinx before Applejack that means bad luck will follow Applejack around all day while Rainbow is curse free. Silly superstition really." Rarity explained hurriedly before Pinkie could continue on her explosive response to the fact that not all ponies knew about jinxes.
"What Rarity said. Just a silly superstition with no real power to it." Applejack nodded firmly, a smile twitching on her features.
"If it doesn't have any power why bother with it?" Sunburst asked as he lifted a hoof up to rub his forehead, puzzled on why they would follow through with a superstition that none of them belief in.
"Because its fun!" Pinkie yelled, not quite as loudly as she had before, but still overly excited.
Sandbar frowned, confusion creasing his brow. Before he could ask what she meant by that, Fluttershy and Luna came back. "What did we miss?"
"Nothing much..." "They never heard of jinxes!!!"
"Umm...that isn't the end of the world Pinkie..." Fluttershy whispered out, forcing everyone that wasn't Discord, and her...coworkers?, Luna was confused on how the five of them could work together on the same council without fighting, to strain to hear what she had to say.
"I know...it's just...who hasn't heard of jinxes?" Pinkie whined, seemingly undisturbed about how soft-spoken that particular pegasus was. "Say...speaking about jinxes... where's Starlight? She owes me a milkshake."
Discord frowned at that, even as Sunset spoke up. "Who's Starlight?"
"Twilly's apprentice. Of course that just means she's more like our apprentice. We all take turns turns giving her lessons." Rarity had by now pulled out a trunk full of clothes out of nowhere and was busy dressing the children Discord had gathered the day (and night!) before.
"Why exactly are you five considered the Council of Harmony? I don't exactly get it..." Smolder spoke up, asking the question on everyone's mind.
"Wait...how can you not know about...surely we're, mentioned in history books!" Applejack demanded, surprise flashing in her eyes.
Discord cleared his throat at that, his brow creasing worriedly. "Ah...yes...about that Sombra may have destroyed all of Ponyville and wiped it from everyone's memory so that it would be like it never existed in the first place... for some reason though it didn't work on me even though he wanted it to work on me."
"Great.... why would he do something like that?" Rainbow grumbled to Applejack, exasperation flooding off of her.
Pinkie bounced slightly, a grin plastered all over her face. "Because Sombra really really didn't like it when we stopped him from invading Yakinstan! As well as the rest of the world..."
"She's joking...right?" Celestia desperately glanced over at the others.
"No....this is one of the few times that she's actually serious."
Luna cut in, bewilderment flooding her voice. "How can she be part of a council if she isn't serious?"
Silence fell as Discord and the Council of Harmony turned to stare at her in surprise. "The Council of Harmony isn't one where specific species or societies are represented, but rather the different elements that everybody looks for in a friend. Pinkie represents Laughter, so being serious isn't something she does very well since for her to represent laughter would mean that she is always having fun and finding something new to turn into an epic party. A reason to smile." Discord explained how the Council of Harmony worked to the others.
"So what are the others then? No wait...don't tell me. Rarity represents power?" Cloud Chaser shoots a disgusted look at Sapphire Shadow has he spoke.
Discord winced as Rarity gasped loudly in horror. "Why I never! I represent Generosity! As in I am willing to sacrifice time and resources for my friends, and anybody that needs help!"
"Wait...what?" They were now very confused. Even Sapphire Shadow blinked rapidly at that, recalling how many fellow unicorns she knew would use their magical powers to make work go more smoothly for themselves, and gain more money because of that.
Applejack tugged on her hat, a lopsided smile on her face. "Ah represent Honesty. Ah always tell the truth. It's better to get it out there than to tell a lie."
Rainbow Dash puffed out her chest, a grin making her eyes dance. "I represent Loyalty. I never leave anybody hanging."
Fluttershy spoke up, her voice more firm and sure of itself than it has been so far. "I represent Kindness."
"And you do wonderful at that! Why...I wouldn't be the fellow that I am if it weren't for your kindness!" Discord gushed, a huge grin covering his face.