Authors notes:Thanks Amethyst dawn for editing, you're a light in the darkness of my lousy punctuation.
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Coming to terms
Rainbow Dash didn't know where she was going, and frankly, she didn't care. Tears filled her eyes as she flew through the clear blue sky of this foreign world. How could this be happening, all her life Rainbow had wanted to join the Wonderbolts, marvelling at their incredible speed and daring manoeuvres. Then in an instant, her lifelong dream had been shattered, dreams of joining them reduced to a joke.
All by Vanish, she thought angrily, why couldn’t he have just kept his mouth shut!? Who was he to just appear out on nowhere, make this the best day of her life by uniting her with Fluttershy, then hours later turn it into the worst day of her life by exposing her lifelong heroes as magically powered fakes. She flew faster still, in an attempt to somehow escape the painful truth, Vanishes laughter still ringing in her head. After what seemed like an eternity, Rainbow finally collapsed in exhaustion. Sobs racked her body as she fell to the soft grass below, right now she felt content to just curl up in a ball and die.
Through the sound of her own crying, Rainbow heard a gentle, familiar voice. "Please stop crying Rainbow, you're going to make me feel like crying" Rainbow Dash opened her eyes and looked up at the mare standing over her. Flowing pink mane, big aqua eyes, coat a shade of butter yellow, she was truly beautiful in every sense of the word. Fluttershy pulled Rainbow up gently and embraced her in a hug. Rainbow rested her head against Fluttershy's mane, it felt softer than any cloud.
"What would I do without you?" Rainbow said softly. There was a brief flash as her other friends emerged, rushing over and essentially ruining the moment that she and Fluttershy were sharing. Standing away from the others was Vanish, looking nervously at the ground.
"Hey uhh, listen Rainbow", he started, but was smacked in the face by Rainbows Dash. The others gasped in horror as Rainbow beat him furiously with both hooves. He made no attempt to defend himself, simply standing there as blows were rained upon him.
"Rainbow stop!" Twilight pleaded, but Rainbow couldn't hear her, all she wanted in life right now was to hurt this fool, make him suffer for destroying her lifelong dream, or at the very least break those damned glasses he was wearing. Discord felt his nose break, his jaw pop out of place, warm blood ran from a gash on his forehead, but he didn't care, after a thousand years of feeling nothing, even pain was welcome, and if giving him a beating was what it took to make Rainbow feel better, he was happy to oblige. She bucked him in an attempt to smash his glasses, they didn't even crack.
"COME ON AND FIGHT ME!!!" she screamed at him desperately.
"No Rainbow Dash, I won’t fight you" he replied, it hurt him terribly to speak, but pain was temporary after all.
"YOU RUINED MY LIFE, I'LL KILL YOU!!!" she struck him in the cheek.
Discord felt something shatter. "If you killed me would you feel better?"
She stopped, "I.. I don't know…"
"Well how do you think it would it make your friends feel?" He asked.
She stared at him dumbfounded, his face was covered in blood, bones broken, yet all he did in response was attempt to reason with her. “I'm sorry…” she said, suddenly ashamed at what she had done to the poor stallion.
"Think nothing of it my dear", he said with a pained smile. "Besides, what makes you think you need to join the Wonderbolts, you're faster than any of them."
"Yeah I guess I am" she said excitedly.Imagine that, now i really am the best flyer in Equestria." "just say the word and we''ll get even with the Wonderbolts".Rainbow grinned devilishly,"I'm looking forward to it"
"Oh Vanish your face" Twilight said sympathetically
"Don't worry about it” he replied, grimacing in pain.
"Well I'm not much for medicine darling,” Rarity added, “but I have plenty of makeup to hide those unsightly bruises."
Discord laughed, causing a burning pain in his head. Discord charged his horn with magic. "This should only take a moment" he assured, green energy enveloped his face, resetting broken bones, cleaning off the blood, sealing the cut on his forehead.
"Very impressive healing spell" Twilight complemented.
"I could teach it to you sometime," he offered.
"Now I think it’s about time we headed home" Applejack suggested.
“Excellent idea Applejack, I'll have us out momentarily," Discord replied. With a flash of light they were back in Ponyville, in the same spot where they had left from.
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"Wow I feel kinda weird" Rainbow said.
Discord chuckled, "actually, most ponies don't handle inter-dimensional travel as well as you six have."
Fluttershy looked up at the now night sky, "were we really in there for that long?" She asked anxiously.
Well that dimension can be a little disorienting, since the sun never sets".
“Well I best be gettin back ta the farm, I'll see ya'll tomorrow, bye,” Applejack started off to Sweet Apple Acres at a trot.
“I should be going to, angel is probably hungry,” Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash left together.
“Sorry about your face” Rainbow called over her shoulder, meet me tomorrow and we'll figure out what to to do the Wonderbolts".
"I suppose Sweetie Belle is wondering where I am, it’s been a pleasure meeting you Vanish, " Rarity said.
“And you my dear" he replied charmingly as she started off to the Carousel Boutique.
Twilight bid goodnight and entered her library, leaving Discord and Pinkie Pie alone outside."So do you um, have anywhere to stay?" she asked in an uncharacteristically shy voice.
"Why no, as a matter of fact I don't,” he replied.
“Well Mr and Mrs cake are out of town and I guess that means that I…” She said.
"I'd love to stay at your house Pinkie," he interrupted. They walked in silence, Pinkie due to nervousness; Discord due to the fact that in less than three hours, he may be dead.
"You live in a bakery?" he asked, breaking the silence.
"Sure do" she replied, unlocking the door with a key from under a rock. Discord entered, and was immediately hit with the mouth-watering smell of baked treats. No wonder Pinkie smelled so nice he realized, since she not only worked, but lived in this wonderful place. "The uh, bedrooms upstairs, but I kinda only have one bed"
“That's no problem dear, I can whip something up with magic.” He said with a smile.
“Hey Vanish, could you come with me for a minute?” She asked.
“Umm, sure” he said, feeling a tad nervous.
She led him upstairs and into her room, “just sit on the bed for a sec."
“Oh... alright then" he said slowly, then sat on her soft, pink coloured bed.
She turned to him, “I know who you are,” Pinkie said softly.