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'Twas the night of Hearth's Warming Eve. Aura, known in Ponyville as the chaos filly, stood in front of the bright, sparkling tree in the friendship school lobby. Her eyes sparkled just like the tree did. But from mischief, not festive warmth.
Bits of a conversation repeated themselves in Aura's head.
"Pleased to meet you, Aura. You seem like a filly who is very lovely to have around," the voice of Discord resounded.
Among the usual decorations, there were apples and bananas on the tree, the latter a request by foreign kirin students. A grin grew on Aura's face and she clapped her forehooves together. The fruits gleamed purple, before taking on natural colors again.
Aura turned and skipped out of the lobby. Seconds later, a kirin came out of a room and peeled off a banana.
"Hey, why does this taste like apples?" she shouted after taking a bite.