//------------------------------// // More problems on the rise... // Story: Friendship is absolute chaos: Part 2 // by Aether Spark //------------------------------// Rarity had parted with Fluttershy somewhere along the way and she hurriedly straitened up. “Alright Rarity, Let’s get home and straighten the house up before Guilded Canvas arrives-” Rarity paused when she saw a figure knocking on her door. “Um, pardon me,” Rarity trotted up to the mare and she turned. The mare was a lime green one with wrinkles on her face and a mulberry mane. “Hmm? Oh are you the proprietor of this establishment?” the mare asked “Yes, and I do suppose I have the honor of addressing Guilded Canvas?” Rarity asked “No, I am Mulberry Bushel, I am Canvas’s assistant,” Mulberry introduced herself “Oh, then she must have sent you to appraise in her place?” Rarity said “Non I am here to deliver the message that the madam shall not come in today,”  “She isn’t?” Rarity said trying to hide her shock,  “Yes, she missed her train coming here and will be here tomorrow,” Mulberry stated. “B-but-”  “No buts! I have delivered the message now I will take my leave,” Mulberry trotted away with the snobbishness of a canterlotian is known. “Oh no, I have already used my boring sphere, If I cannot use it again then something terrible will happen! What ever shall I do!?” Rarity asked herself. She looked around and scurried inside to work up a plan. ---Sweet apple acres--- “Sis?” Apple Bloom’s voice came out surprising Applejack. “Oh hey there AB, what are you doing home so early?” Applejack asked “School was let out early due to the strange weather, but ah have some questions,” AB said “Shoot,” Applejack said “Ah understand ya have powers like Discord now, but does that mean you can do anythin?” Apple Bloom asked “Yeah, ah s’posse so,” Applejack said going into wonder “Could you-”  “Eenope,” Applejack said “Ya didn’t even know what ah was going to say!” AB said “You were gonna ask if ah can change yer cutiemark into any cutie mark you want.” “...Can ya? Because I want to try out being talented in-” Apple Bloom began but Applejack. “AH SAID NO!” Applejack yelled suddenly and she startled Apple Bloom. “A-alright,” AB inched away from her. “No, wait, ah’m sorry, if you recall the family meeting ah’m not in full control of my emotions like this,” Applejack said “Gotcha, ah forgive ya sis, Ah’ll just… go back in the house then,” AB said before leaving. Applejack looked upset she scared her little sister, if only she wasn’t restraining the desire to abuse her powers so much. “Ya’ll could have made her take over for you, she’d do alright,”  Dishonesty struck again “Ah won’t give into yer hogwash!” Applejack grit her teeth as though she could feel her self-control slipping away. “Don’t be so uptight, there ain’t no shame in being lazy for a day” it spoke again. “NO! Ah’ve had it with you,” Applejack pulled out her boring sphere and pressed the button and she felt the chaos magic disappear from herself. “Ah… Ah feel like mahself again, even if it’s just two hours ah’ll take it,” Applejack merrily continued working. ---Rainbow Dash--- The work day passed by pretty quickly and RD was putting the finishing touches on the overcast they were scheduled to have. “Whew! That’s some good work if I don’t say so myself!” RD said “Thanks RD, we can take it from here if you wanna head home,” a fellow weather worker shouted. “Thanks but I can still help out some-”  “Why bother, it’s not like you like her,” The disloyal voice came back “Shoot! It’s been two hours already?!” RD panicked “Can’t get rid of me that easily,” the voice snickered “U-uh, on second thought, maybe I will take that early leave, see ya!” Rainbow quickly zoomed away from the confused mare and went home. She quickly went inside and paced. “Ok, so the irritating voice in my head is back and so are my powers… not good, I don’t want to cause another weather phenomenon or the boss will be right up my flank about it!” Rainbow said “Your boss is a jerk, why should we care what he say’s?”  “Cause genius, he could fire me!” Rainbow shot back “Eh who cares about that job anyways, too much interaction with idiots,” The voice said “Shut it! They may not be close friends but their friends regardless and I won’t listen to you put them down,” Rainbow reached into her saddlebags to get her boring sphere… and didn’t find it. “Huh?! Where‘s my boring sphere?!” Rainbow shouted. “Beats me, i was incommunicado for that part,”  “It’s gotta be here somewhere!” Rainbow zippered around her house looking for it. “Heh looks like you're stuck with me,” the voice taunted. “Ah, hay…” RD said ---Fluttershy--- Fluttershy trotted home, as she did she heard the voice that’s been tormenting her speak again. “When are you going stop ignoring me idiot?” the disrespectful voice said “As soon as you act nicer, i don’t want another Iron Will episode,” Fluttershy responded “You kept your mouth shut in front of your friends but I can sense your frustration growing, sooner or later your gonna break,”  “Well until then,” Fluttershy took a calming breath as she arrived at her home. “You know Discord was right! You stupid pony!”  “Yes but my friends and I do need that vacation from Discord’s pranks, so I will do my best as expected,” Fluttershy calmly said while tending to her animals. “You don’t get it, there’s a bubble of anger, your gonna have to let it out,” Fluttershy widened her eyes and grunted with the effort it took to restrain her sudden impulse. “Chaos magic needs to be vented, how about venting it now?”  “N-no!” Fluttershy grunted Oblivious to her struggle Angel tapped his foot loudly and pointed at his bowl, now that he can’t speak he’s back to expressing through actions. “A-angel.” Fluttershy shook her head. Angel hopped over and tugged on her tail hard and she couldn’t restrain herself, she darted to a window, opened it and let out the loudest angry scream she’s ever made. Angel’s eyes widened and he hopped away. Fluttershy panted heavily and sat down. “Oh blessed…” She sighed in relief. “Must have been pretty hard to hold that in all day long, it proves how meek you are loser,” the voice taunted “Hmph,” Fluttershy got up and trotted to the kitchen to get a glass of water for her throat. ---Twilight--- After helping to clean up Sugarcube corner Twilight and Starlight trotted home. The sun was setting… finally. “It’s only been one day Starlight and it feels like a month,” Twilight sighed “And I can’t help feeling somewhere along the way it’ll only get more complicated…”  “Honestly I am not saying you should so don’t go nuclear on me but maybe you can at least meet Discord halfway and-” “No!” Twilight’s eyes flashed red briefly. “Got it… nevermind,” Starlight nervously said “Please don’t be nervous around me Starlight, I understand I scared you back there with my apparent freak out, even though I don’t remember it, but i need someone to work with me on this, at least until I have it figured out.”  “I won’t leave you behind Twilight but you need to curb the turbulent emotions, otherwise somepony could get hurt,” Starlight said “I know,” twilight said as the two entered the castle. --- Applejack settled in early --- Rainbow Dash went to sleep  --- Pinkie told the audience goodnight --- Fluttershy hope her dreams would be sweet. --- Rarity rested with a nightlight --- And Spike, who can guess he’s in another dimension XD