//------------------------------// // Chapter 234 - To Love a Pegasus Pony // Story: Dadonequus Discord (Book 2) // by CrazedLaughter //------------------------------// “Anon, oh, Anon! Come on now, stop playing around. I know Rainbow Dash told me my moves were a ‘knockout’, but I certainly know she didn’t mean it literally.” Said a soft voice. It was Fluttershy, she was gently tapping the side of your face with her hoof as you began to come to. She sounded worried, because of course she was, you and Discord fell unconscious moments earlier. “A-aunt Fluttershy, what happened?” “Mnnn.” Fluttershy let out a soft noise as she let out a worried sigh of disbelief. “Well, it seems Rainbow Dash was right. My moves really do knock out ponies. I thought she was exaggerating this whole time.” Fluttershy covered her face with her hooves in shame. “I can’t even imagine how many ponies I may have sent to the hospital.” Oh, holy christ, she actually thought her buckball move knocked you and Discord out!? You quickly stood up on the boat and hugged onto Fluttershy. “What?! E-erm, I mean! Erm. Look! I’m sure it’s fine! I mean, I never really seen your best Buckball moves before. And, y’know, I am from another dimension and all. Erm, so I probably and most definitely wasn’t used to it! I bet everypony else is just fine with it!” “Really? Well, I guess that makes sense.” Fluttershy said, as she began to give it some thought. But then she picked up a beer stein with an odd liquid and pointed at it. “But what about your father? He got knocked out too.” Oh good lord. “Um, I mean. I bet he was just stunned by how…” You hesitated for a moment. You had to wonder, if you say the thing you’re about to say, how will Fluttershy react? Goddammit, Discord. You love her! It’s why you got so worried! So, well, how does Fluttershy feel exactly? Discord isn’t conscious to hear this, and it’ll be the most blunt thing you’ve said about the subject to her. This whole family boat ride was the perfect moment to find out! “...How beautiful you looked. Dad is always mentioning that you’re the most beautiful pony in Equestria.” Okay, maybe that was a bit too blunt. But whatever, let’s see what happens. “W-what?!” Fluttershy gasped, blushing deep red. “He said that? Really? O-oh my.” THERE IT IS! THERE IT FUCKING IS! “I mean, yeah. It always confuses me why he says a lot of the sweet things he says about you, but won’t even try to marr-” Suddenly you are interrupted as the beer stein explodes like a cannon out of Fluttershy’s hooves. Discord’s goop body enveloping your entire being until you were suddenly in deep darkness. “What are you doing?!” Said Discord, his voice ringing in your ears. You crossed your forehooves, and sat there in the darkness. You refused to budge this time around. “What do you think? This is a family boat ride, isn’t it? I just wanted to know how Fluttershy felt about you.” “No! You were filling her head with nonsense! And I should know, I’m the lord of nonsense!  I could have sworn we had a talk about this before! So what gives you the right to play lovecolt behind my back?!” Discord said, an angry scowl of eyes and eyebrows appearing overhead. “Discord, you’re acting like a kid. And I should know, I’ve been a kid twice now!” You mocked. “Why do you have to make a big deal about this? I was just interested, that’s all.” “Because love isn’t chaos! It’d never work! She’d hate m- I mean she’d never be able to live up to my standards.” Discord said as he suddenly began to calm down, and sound uninterested and aloof. “Fluttershy is a dear friend, yes. But you’re wasting your time with this utter nothingness you think you know of. How about we forget this whole thing, hm? You tell Fluttershy you were just kidding, and I give you unlimited magic for a week. Good deal, right?” “Love is pretty chaotic Discord.” You tell him, just staring at his staring eyes as they suddenly look shocked and began to bounce. “Now that’s a bunch of malarkey if I ever heard it. If love was chaotic, then why is an alicorn a princess of it, hm?” Discord asked. You shrugged. “Hm, well, I could go the ‘safe for work’ route and say, think about if Shining and Cadance had to find a way to ditch some super boring thing they had to go to, that’s pretty chaotic. Or heck, dealing with a manic Twilight who showed up to scream some dumb stuff towards them is also pretty chaotic. But then again, I guess that doesn’t have to do with love really. Let’s see, well, decision making can be pretty chaotic in terms of day plans, party themes, dealing with some jerk who tried to make moves on Fluttershy despite you two being married. Or heck, look at me and Diamond, I ended up in a freaking oven while practicing sword fighting. You know, showing off my skills and stuff to her.” “Your relationship with Chryssi is the only chaotic thing I can think of, and she’s your ‘friend’.” Discord said “So, I believe I have you there. But do go on, what is this ‘not safe for work’ example you plan to give? Let me remind you that this world is much more pure than the gunky pottyplace your old home was.” You raise an eyebrow at him. “Discord, how do you think ponies have foals? Are you telling me you wouldn’t have super wild and kinky se-” But before you could finish your sentence, your mouth was sealed by small steel beams bolted onto it. “Stop! Stop! Don’t say those words! Anon, are you insane?! Well, you are insane. But do you understand what you were about to imply?! Fluttershy is a pure delicate little butterfly who wouldn’t even think such a thing. I will not have you try to fill my head with such disgusting thoughts!” Discord said, with panic in his voice.  You grabbed your horn and slapped it on, using the telekinesis you can still use to remove the bolts off the beams. “Dammit, Discord! I bet you that she’s thought about having kids with you! And that includes going into-” Suddenly, your head was wrapped with bandages, like a mummy. “Kids?! Foals?! Now you truly are going too far! Don’t get me wrong, they’d probably be perfection. But the act to produce them? Oh, no no no, not Fluttershy. Again, she’s a pure and nice pony.” Discord retorted. Using your horn, you use your other secondary spell, a barrier. You make one along the fur of your face, and expand it to obliterate the bandages. “...Who would totally bang you, after you marry her! And would be happy to have kids with you! You could have a real son, Discord. Or a daughter! Imagine a daughter as sweet as Fluttershy, but with your powers! Isn’t that amazing?” Discord’s eyes began to twitch, expand, then deflate as they flew around, and landed on the floor of darkness. “You’ve broken me, Anon.” “Does that mean you’ll finally admit that you love Fluttershy?” You asked him, unwavering in your assault. “I’d rather not. You’re worse than Spike, you know that? He thinks the same thing, y’know? Look, Anon, I normally don’t do this.” He said, with begging eyes. “But I am asking you, with pleases and sugar on top,” He said as sugar began to snow down from the sky. “To drop this. Let’s say that you’re right. Do you think it’d be wise to rush things? Do you think it’d be smart to give Fluttershy these ideas? Get her hopes up for nothing? Because we both know, should it happen, I’d never arrive at the altar unless it was drilled into my head, quite literally, that this would be something that would work.” Discord said, in one of the most broken and most serious tones you’ve ever heard from him. “Discord… I dunno, dude. Okay, look, I guess maybe I went a bit too far. But I’m just saying, if you don’t do something, Fluttershy might end up with someone else. Is that what you want?” You asked him, relenting a little to his pleas. “What’s wrong with that?” Discord asked. “Are you serious? The moment Fluttershy gets with someone else, you’d probably nuke the guy.” You said. “I… Probably maybe probably maybe maybe probably would do that? Or, no, I probably would do that without a second thought.” Discord considered, then he sighed in defeat. “So, what then? Do you honestly think Fluttershy has some sort of love for me? That kind of love?” “I think so. She probably wouldn’t tell me because she wouldn’t want to get my hopes up about her being my mom. But if she had to tell someone, it’d probably be Angel. I could always ask him.” You said, wondering if she has in fact said anything to him. “Okay, one, I don’t want to know even if you do. Fluttershy and I have such a strong friendship and wholesome dynamic that I wouldn’t want it ruined. Also, two, you don’t think she’d tell one of her pony friends?” Discord asked. You just gave him a dead stare. “Are you seriously asking me that question?” “...I don’t even know why I did. It’d have been an unmitigated disaster that’d most likely be Rainbow Dash’s fault. Element of Loyalty indeed.” Discord scoffed. “But seriously, Anon, how about this? We forget this ever happened, and we let things run its course. Whatever happens happens, and we both know what’s going to happen, because you’re wrong.” You just groaned in frustration, he may never really understand the opportunity he has. “Fine… Whatever. Just don’t come crying to me when Fluttershy marries Snowflake or something.”  “His name is Bulk Biceps, Anon, and if he values his health, that won’t happen. As I said, Fluttershy is pure, and will never give in to such paltry theatrics of love.” Discord said with a huff. Whatever… “Yep, alrighty, whatever you say. But, uh, let’s say I do ask Angel, and he does tell me she has a big crush on you. What then?” “How do you feel about me having a ‘big crush’ on you?” Discord asked as his eyes looked at you meanly. “It’d be worth it.” You said with a smirk. “I’d gladly go through whatever you had planned for me if it meant you being happy with Fluttershy.” Discord said nothing, he just rolled his eyes. “And to think, I’m past the point of being able to just get rid of you altogether. So then, ‘chum’, is there any way we can compromise on this position?” “Aww, c’mon, Discord, don’t be like that. I really am looking out for you, you know?” It actually kind of hurt that he said that, almost felt like he was actually trying to emotionally hurt you. “Fine, I’ll stop, okay? For real this time. But can you at least think about it? I mean really think about it. If you decide that, maybe, if you want to actually try dating Fluttershy, then just say it and we can move on to the next step together. I won’t try anything anymore until you’re ready, alright?” You said, trying to sound more calm and friendly, so he doesn’t take offense or feel attacked. “In other words, if I agree to those terms, you’ll stop?” Discord asked. You groaned. “Yes, but you have to be serious in case you do decide to date Fluttershy, okay? If you even think about fucking with me about that, then I’m going to just tell Fluttershy that you want nothing more but to be with her. I’ll tell her that, Discord, if you screw with me on this one.” “You drive a hard bargain, Anon. But you needn’t fear, I won’t trouble you at all about this subject in any sense.” Discord said with a snicker. “You can’t go back on your word either. To think, you’d honestly think I have some sort of infatuation with Fluttershy. It is to laugh.” “Actually, I think you want to fuck her in such a way that she wouldn’t feel an ounce of discomfort.” You said with a smarmy smile. One of Discord’s eyes literally shatters as his chortling comes to a dead stop.  “Yeah, don’t fuck with me on this one, Discord, I really mean it. Or I’ll make it my mission to make sure you make me a brother and sister.” You said with a hard stare. “You mean brother OR sister, don’t you?” Discord said, with his one eye staring at you. You just silently continue to stare at him. Discord’s other eye instantly shatters as he lets out a near pained groan. “I regret everything.” Suddenly, the darkness warps as you appear back on the boat, still sitting in front of Fluttershy as she stares, confused, then looks to your side. It seems Discord had decided to appear right next to you. “Discord, What was all that about? You just covered Anon in yourself, and he just… stood there. You didn’t do anything mean, did you?” “Ah, Fluttershy, ahrm, now let us not think like that. The doctor thing was just me having a bit of fun, and this was just me having a father son chat with Anon here about… Er, the spring! Right, the spring, the spring right over there!” Discord pointed ahead at the riverbend where a literally giant spring stood upon the grassy bank. “I had to explain to Anon not to try climbing it, as the spring is quite hot. Isn’t that right, Anon?” Discord said, looking at you with a puppy dog stair. You really, REALLY, didn’t want to lie to Fluttershy. But the situation was now too volatile to do anything else otherwise. “Uh, yeah. I get the joke though, it is a literal hot spring.” “Oh, I suppose that makes more sense then. But Discord, I actually think that is pretty funny, but does the spring have to be really hot? What if Anon accidentally trips onto it? Or what if a cute woodland creature tries to touch it? I don’t want anycreature getting hurt. I-I’m not mad at you, really. I just want everything to be safe.” Fluttershy said. “For you, Fluttershy, say no more.” Discord said as he raised his talons, and gave them a snap, cooling the spring as the boat landed on the river bank. Discord then disembarks from the boat and produces small steps for you and Fluttershy to safely step off the boat from. “All to shore whose going to shore. Welcome to the, er, regular spring, I suppose. Hmmm…” Discord began to tap at his chin as he stared at the spring. “This is actually quite boring, isn’t it?” “Oh, Discord.” Fluttershy said with a giggle as she felt the need to help you down the steps. “Like I said, I thought the wordplay was really cute. If you want to make it something else, then please do it. I’ll be happy with whatever you make.” While it seems Fluttershy had decided not to ask you about what Discord had said further, given Discord was awake, it almost felt like she was already taking it to heart. “Hm, well…” Discord began to ponder on this, deeper than he ever normally would. Suddenly, he grew a mane as night filled and blue as Luna’s as his paw reached up straight into the sky and tore a good portion of it away to reveal a beautiful night sky. “Maybe I’m rushing things, but how about something a little different.” Discord snapped his paws again as a large tree appeared in the middle of the bank. “How about you, Anon, and I just sit around, and enjoy the night sky? I know Princess Luna would appreciate it.” Discord said with a snicker. “Even if Princess Celestia has a little bit of a cow.” Hey, this was actually really cool. You had to give props to Discord, this was… Wait. This was different, wasn’t it? Did you manage to actually, and subliminally, affect the situation? Could this now suddenly be… It? “Ooh, Discord.” Fluttershy said, in awe and wonder of the sky he created, a beautiful array of translucent blues, with various stars blanketing the sky, with some shooting stars passing by from time to time. “This is the most beautiful thing you’ve ever done.” “Fluttershy, to hear you say that brings me utter and complete joy.” Discord said, a gentle smile on his face as he took a bow. “I…” Fluttershy began to blush. “I’d even say, it’s, erm, romantic.” And then instantly, Discord exploded, and disappeared. “Discord?!” Fluttershy said in a surprised gasp. “Discord! What happened?! Where are you?” You just slumped over. You knew it was too good to be true to get that far. Fucking, Discord.