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// 41. #ShyFeelings 
// Story: Ciderfest BOAS APP Stories: 86?! 
// by Janicethelight 
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Story
Thinking the Everfree Forest might be a good place to find pages, you decide to look around there, starting with the border. On your patrol, you find elder Fluttershy and Discord going into a portal together. Before you think too hard on it, you jump right in after them.

You find yourself in an indescribable world of chaos. Everywhere you look has something different about it. Strange sounds Assault your ears. You manage to make out an oddly normal-looking home in the distance and half fly, half swim straight to it! There's a mailbox in front with the name “Discord” scrawled all over it. The mailbox burps and letters pelt your face. You swipe them off. The posts begin to dance as you cross through the hole in the fence. The bricks flash different colors as you draw close to the door and windows. The windows shift as if to look at you. You stare right back. The windows look down and you peer inside the chaotic home to see Fluttershy and Discord. 

"My dear Fluttershy." Discord begins, "Because of you, I learned about the magic of Friendship, and what it means to be a friend while also being myself. You were the pony willing to give me a chance even after I changed you into somepony you weren't."

"Oh Discord." Fluttershy blushes. "You have learned so much from so many ponies other than me. I just helped you take your first step. That's all."

"That's all? You invite me to tea parties even now. You come into my home willingly. You saved me when I almost lost myself. Fluttershy, you mean more to me than any pony else." Discord takes a breath and floats to her, "but…you're getting older, and me…I will live so much longer than you, my dear Fluttershy. That's why…" He takes out a glowing page, "I have this. I thought of so many ways to use it to make things a lot more fun around here. I was going to until…until you asked about our tea party today and I saw you…I really saw you. I didn't notice until that moment that you had changed. You have aged where I have looked the same. And all I could think about-" tears full his eyes as his voice cracks. He coughs a few times before he continues slowly, "all I could think about was my life after you were…my life after you were-"

Tears spill down his cheeks and Fluttershy puts her hooves to her mouth. "Oh Discord…I'm so sorry. I never even thought about it."

"It's not your fault, dear Fluttershy. But now, I must ask you an important question. For now, I have this page, and the ability to rewrite anything. Would you be willing to love…as long as I do…we could be together for as long as we both live…I know it's a big question, so I'll let you think it over while I get dessert ready." Discord nods, going into another room. Fluttershy sits there, the heavy implications of immortality running through her mind.

"If I do this, Discord wouldn't have to be alone, but I would live longer than my friends. If I don't, then Discord will have to suffer alone. What should I do?" She sighs.

[CHOICE] 
What should Fluttershy do?

> Fluttershy should stay with Discord.(Chaos)

> Fluttershy should tell Discord no.(Hero)

> Doesn't matter. I'm taking the page away from Discord! (Villain)

[ENDING A: CHAOS]
You open the door quietly. "Hey Fluttershy. Sorry to interrupt."

"Oh. [USERNAME]. What are you doing here?" Fluttershy asks.

"I was looking for pages. I overheard everything, and I think you should stay with Discord." You nod.

Fluttershy thinks on it and nods. "You're right. Discord means so much to me too, and I want to show him how much!" Fluttershy gives you a hug, "Thank you!" She goes to tell Discord as you sneak back out of his dimension.

(+1 page for Chaos)

[ENDING B: HERO]
You open the door quietly. "Hey Fluttershy. Sorry to interrupt."

"Oh. [USERNAME]. What are you doing here?" Fluttershy asks.

"I was looking for pages. I overheard everything, and I think you shouldn't stay with Discord. Live your life as it's meant to be."

Fluttershy sighs. "I know. You're right. I just…I don't want to hurt Discord, but a pony is only supposed to live so long. Thank you." Fluttershy trots slowly in to tell Discord. She comes out holding the page. "He gave it to me in case I changed my mind. I think I'll give it to you instead. I worry what would happen if one of my animals got a hold of it." She hands you the page and you make your way back home.

(+1 page for Heroes)

[ENDING: VILLAIN]
You slither inside stealthily. You sneak past Fluttershy still thinking it over and head to the kitchen. Discord is whistling over something he's making. Beside him sits the page. You creep over, grabbing the page. You turn around to see a tiny Discord on the page, eyes glowing with rage. "You know, all I wanted was to keep a friend with me. I figured that was nice enough…but of course you had to go and spoil things, [USERNAME]. Now I'll have to find a new one for Fluttershy if I can…because you have forced my hand to go a little more…mean."

(+1 page for Villains)