'So… you wanted to know how and why Discord became so close with Pinkie, eh?' Twilight asked.
'Oh, yes!' Screwball said, and grinned. The others – AJ, Rainbow Dash, Rarity and Fluttershy – sat in a circle on the kitchen floor in Discord's house. Pinkie had disappeared in the Everfree Forest, and Discord had locked himself in an empty room upstairs, so the Mane Six (well, Mane Five now) decided to take care of his daughter.
Twilight smiled. 'Well, remember the time you accidentally tripped and fell against Discord's statue?'
Screwball nodded. 'Yup. That was when he came to life again!'
'Indeed,' Twilight said. 'That was WHY he came to life again. A touch that wasn't full of hate was all he needed.'
'And then the Princess saw he was back,' Dash continued. 'So she brought him to Canterlot and locked him there. You get it so far?'
Screwball didn't reply.
'Well, then she called US. To destroy Discord once again,' said Dash. 'But when we came there…'
'Discord sat in the room, his back against the wall. He said: 'Come on, do it! Turn me into a lovely garden ornament again. Like it matters to anypony.'' AJ said. 'And we were all like "Woah, this is easy!".'
Fluttershy took a deep breath and with a trembling voice, she continued: 'But then, he started to tell us a story. A story about his youth.'
'Yeah,' Twilight said. 'He told us that nopony wanted him around, because he was different. You know that feeling, right?'
Screwball sighed. 'I do. It's terrible.'
'Well, that also happened to your father. They bullied him, they laughed at him…' Twilight stopped for a moment. '… then, he decided he should make his own friends. He created chaos, everywhere. He brainwashed ponies, he made the strangest creatures out of nowhere… and that was the moment Celestia decided it was over. She turned him into stone.'
'Well, of course we didn't expect a story like that from him. He told us that the next time he broke out, he created YOU, Screwball, by far his best creation ever.' said Rarity.
The pony blushed. 'Really? Did he say that?'
Rarity nodded. 'Yes, he did. Well, you stood by his side, you did everything for him… until the moment we turned him into stone again…'
'That's not true!' AJ yelled. 'After that, Screwball still did everything for him! She sat next to his statue and sang about how she missed him so badly and how she had to create chaos for him, now he couldn't do it himself anymore.'
Rarity rolled her eyes. 'Okay, you're right, Applejack. So… actually all he told us was that he wanted to have friends…'
'And then, Pinkie did the strangest thing…' Twilight said.
Fluttershy opened her mouth again. 'She stepped on his tail, placed her hoof on his knee…'
'She pulled herself up at his arm,' AJ continued, laughing.
Rarity chuckled. 'Yes, she climbed all the way up to his head…'
'And there…' Dash said. 'She hugged him!'
'Really?' Screwball asked. 'Did she…'
Rarity nodded. 'Yes, honey. And you know what?'
'After a short moment of astonishment,' Dash continued. 'And a small nod from Celestia, Discord wrapped his arms around the for him so tiny pony. They stood there for a moment, and then the Princess decided that Pinkie should take care of him from then on…'