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// Chapter 2 
// Story: Might Be For Us 
// by Fat1thatyoulove 
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Chapter 24 – Maybe i'll see you in the morning

The slightly after midday sun pours in through the large window as it bakes your coat  facing it.

Your eyes are closed but you're not sleeping, nor do you even feel  remotely tired. However you and Twilight's light hearted fooling around has come to it's end as you both just rest in the sun warmed bed just waiting for somepony to summon you for whatever Celestia needs done. It became apparent to you and Twilight that obviously nothing was really majorly wrong, seeing as how it's been a little over an hour and a half since you two set hoof to the castle with no pony bothering you two yet.

But the time of not being needed makes the longer train ride and the unwanted trip a nice little vacation, as you continue  to just lay up against the lavender mare with your slow circular hoof motions that every once in awhile intently caress over one of the swollen and sensitive milk filled teats that protrude a little from the mare's lower stomach.

You take a deep sigh as you blink your eyes open to a half open stare as you look pass Twilight's no longer flipped up mane that resembled her mother's style, as you look to the closed dark wood door of the room.

"Hmm...How does your hoof not get tired?"

To Twilight's low and relaxed words you cock your snout to her ear as you speak up through your smile, "My hoof can be tired if it's my turn for a belly rub..." You can't really hold your seriousness to the soft words as you listen to a faint giggle stem from the lavender mare's mouth.

You continue your hoof's motion but now a little more conscious to the speed that has almost been held out of instinct. Really it come as no surprise to you that you've stopped paying attention to when you do this, not because it's not enjoyable but mainly because when you have to do something so often you tend to get use to it.

However you do start to slow your motions as you just settle your draped over hoof to her heat resonating stomach as you slowly start to just gaze to the door as you enjoy the quiet of the unfamiliar room.

Of course like most things in your life somepony ruins as a stallion's voice calls into the room, "Twilight Sparkle...She is ready for you now."

You take another deep breath but this time it's not because you're just relaxed as you stretch your hooves out from where they sat under and over Twilight's heavy body.

Your stretches however don't affect the lavender mare as she sits her self up and calls back to the door, "We'll be out in a moment."

A slight chuckle comes from you as you move to stand on your four hooves, "Alright...Lets go see what Princess Do-Nothing wants this time."

Twilight shoots you a slightly annoyed glare as she speaks up in a low whispering tone just for your ears, "Shhh, what if she's outside of the door? She's still my teacher and my friend."

You nod your head to her as you give a little smirk, "Teacher huh?" You poke your head a little more towards her as she stands herself from the ruffled covers of the bed, "...When was the last time she taught you anything...If I remember correctly that last few things Celestia has wanted you to do is send her reports on YOUR new magic finds...not her's."

Twilight rolls her eyes to the comment as she ignores it and changes the subject, "How does my mane look? It looks ok right?"

A brief pause comes over your voice as you look over her flattened mane that now only barely flips in the front, Twilight looks a lot more like she use to with the mane style...Sure a little longer but you're surprised how much just a flip can make her look different, "You look fine...Rarity." The last little bit you toss in brings a smile as Twilight again just rolls her eyes.

"I should still look formal for Princess Celestia." Twilight's trot comes up towards the door as her low whisper runs back to you.

You nod your head as you follow after her thought the door you open with your own magic, you're not really to worried about freaking out the stallion outside in the hallway seeing as how you only opened it for a brief moment.

As you and Twilight leave the room the regal coated stallion from earlier holds his hoof back to the main entrance way as he speaks up, "Follow me."

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Your following of the stallion has brought you back to the large entrance way of the castle, but his trot doesn't end as he turns to the large dark wood oval doors that sit across from the castle's own doors. As you three near the doors they open to a bright dark red rug with gold trim that extends all the way from the door's threshold to the large elegant gold and royal purple throne that sits on it's own platform three dark cobblestone lays up.

As you and Twilight trot after the stallion that has led you to the room he breaks away and the doors shut behind you, but your mind doesn't really pick up on the world around you as they set to the normal size mare that sits with a formal posture pressed into the back of the chair. The mare's coat is a bright white that stands out from the dark room's cobblestone and wood feel, and her mane is a vibrant pink that's combed neatly to one side. However it's the mare's vivid green eyes that have stolen your gaze.

The mare can't be much older than you or Twilight, but there she sits atop this throne with eyes that seem to have seen everything...You break your locked stare for a moment with a little bit of force as Twilight's voice comes up, "Hello...Are you the Countess of Vanhoover?"

To Twilight's words the mare nods her head as she gives a little smile, "Yes, I am the presiding ruler over this city."

As the mare's voice runs around the room you turn your gaze to the large curved pillars of the walls that extend and mess up in an arch form on the ceiling, however you don't admire the room for long as your eyes set to the motionless ponies around the room. All of the ponies are stallions, and smart thinking would say they're the guard, however unlike Canterlot’s guards that seem to be all unicorn these all white coated stallion with blond mane are a mixture of unicorns, pegasus and earth ponies.

"...Where is Celestia? Her letter expressed that we needed to come here as soon as we got the letter." Twilight holds her own respectful tone as she awaits an answer from the mare.

The Countess nods her head as she speaks up, "Yes, you were both to come as soon as you got that letter..."

There's a moment of silence as you and Twilight both look around the room again in search of the tall familiar white princess.

However your eyes are brought back to the mare in the throne as she speaks up, "Tell me Twilight Sparkle, what do you know of Vanhoover?"

You squint to the words as Twilight speaks up, "Um...That Vanhoover was one of the first cites ever settled after unicorns, pegasus and earth ponies came together."

"Correct..." The Countess's tone gets a little more prodding as she speaks up, "...Then tell me Twilight Sparkle, why is it fair that we have been pushed back to squander in the old lands when all ponies are supposed to be equal now hmm?"

The mare's tone starts to perk your ears up as Twilight's own confusion starts up, "W-what?"

"For over three years now we have waited, forced our remnants to the edges of Equestria, forced to blend...In fear, fear of the destroyer!" The mare's green eyes flicker, which send a cold shock up your spine...A chill that you haven't felt in far too long...And sure enough your mind's thoughts are brought to fertilization as the mare's eyes turn to you, "...But our fear of the destroyer's power was misplaced." The mare's body starts to gain a low green shimmer as a grin comes over her, "For if one can return then surely your powers are not strong enough to take the mother away."

The ponies around the room all simultaneously turn their eyes to where you and Twilight stand as you both quickly swing your eyes around the room. It's now that you feel the realism of where you stand sink in as you move yourself in front of Twilight as you hold your strengthening gaze to the mare.

A smile creeps over her face, with the same fear that Chrysalis’s struck as she speaks up, "Oooohhh...Your love is great Destroyer...But you are out matched." The mare's head nods as the few pegasus to either side of you spring up there wings and lunge for you and Twilight.

Their white coat and blond maned designs fall around them in a quick magical field as there bug wings and bright lifeless blue eyes now shine with you insight.

Your magic that bubbled just under your coat quickly sparks up as you send a hard and quick green bolt to a pegasus on your left. The moment you felt the warm magic leave your body you jumped forwards as you allow the other two pegasus changelings to crash into each other; with in the moment the two pegasus crash to the ground as another bolt of quick raised magic blast the last flying pegasus to the dark wood wall with a hard thud like the other magically pushed away changeling.

Before you can turn your attention to the two now scrambling changelings there struck with vibrant purple bolts as they are sent towards where The Countess now stands from her throne.

Although Twilight's magic sends the mare's legs into a buckle as she wobbles her stance a little.

Twilight's fear like your own is not only to her but to the foal she carries as you take advantage of the other changelings stunned pauses with a few quick and rage filled burst of bright lime green bolts.

The changelings that are not struck by the bolts are sent into a quick scattering as they dash there sleek black bodies around the room. But your magic that pounds to your head takes it's toll as your raging heart starts to wither your stamina down from the spells you haven't regularly been practicing.

But your tired body only brings your mind up as you scream out one more bolt of magic that directs itself to the stunned standing mare, "AAHHHH!"The bolt of magic comes from your body more as a green flaming wall as it magically screams towards the mare.

It's target is met as a loud rush of a raging fire rings around the room, but as the vail of your magic comes down the mare's own magical shield  fades...However she's not left completely unscathed as her coat now holds burnt color, her panted voice rings out as she screams to the closed doors, "Guards!"

Your mane has fallen to your eyes as your heart now pounds to your chest, but you turn your eyes around as you look to the double doors that now open to a labyrinth of toothy smiling sleek black figures.

With your panting breath you bring your body back to face the door as you take a step in front of where Twilight stands.

"WHOA WHOA WHOA!" A slight laugh comes around the throne room as you hear a magical pop coming from behind you.

"Come now everypony...We need both of them for our plans."

The voice turns your head around as your heart skips a beat and you stare to the mismatched creature that now sits in the throne with his legs dangling over one side of the arm rest as he sits his back to the other.

"D-Discord!?!" The name is the only thing Twilight can muster as he just waves his clawed hand, "Miss me??" Another laugh comes from him as he snaps his claw and teleports right side up as he strokes his goatee, "What's it been Twilight? Two...Three?-..."

A bolt of your magic shut his mouth, but the low screaming bolt doesn't strike him as his  quick teleporting has brought him to float into the air as he kicks his mismatched legs out a little as he laughs, "HA-ah-hA! I-I see you still have a temper human..." His joy filled eyes change a dark black coal shine as his serpent tongue flicks, "I love that about you..."

As his laugh words end he cocks his tan lion paw like arm back as it takes on a bright orange glow, with a laugh he sends it like a slap in front of him as a fast bolt of magic is sent to you.

You feel your breath knocked from you as you're sent far back to the room as you slide and skid to the floor in a pained groan as the burn of the magic ripples through your body.

Twilight yells your name as she jerks her heavy body back towards where you now lay.

"Now now now...Twilight, calm down...Calm down, think of that lovely foal-Ah-ha-haA!!" Discord's coal black eyes holds as he lowers his above ground float.

You groan hard as you push through your bodies pain as you push yourself up from your front legs.

"See, that's what I like about you...You never know what's good for you." Discord cocks his head as he shoots a cold smile to you, "Allow me to help you..." Another bright bolt is sent towards you as you bring your front legs up and start to stand, but before you can level yourself completely you're struck again...However it doesn't send you into the awaiting changelings, instead you feel your coat become cool as your sight of the room around you is cut with a sharp last intake of air.

Twilight's eyes flutter as she screams your name again, but no reply comes from the stone statue that has taken your place.

"Come now Twilight you know he's fine...for now."

Twilight shakes her head to the ground as she turns her head back to Discord unable to bring a spell from her deep and still building emotions.

The air in the room, now much like the lavender mare's nose is hard to breath in, mixed in it are sweat, tears and fears...Not for just fear for herself but fear for the unborn foal that's curled up oblivious to the world in the heavily pregnant mare's womb.

Beneath the lavender coated and stressed combed jagged excuse for a mane, the bright multicolored stones of the room have cradled a few drops of salty tears as she continues to hold her shaking head to the beast of a creature that walks closer towards where she kneels. Each hoof sound or sloppy clawed click from the mismatched demon of a being sends chills aching through her spine as she just focuses on her breath for the foal's sake.

The sounds of the foot steps stop and the smell and heat of his breath beamed down to her ears as she slightly turns her gaze to scared to look him in the eyes, "Twilight?..." His voice has a faint giddy giggle to it as it waits for a response.

But the lavender mare doesn't give one as her body just trembles with every hard breath expelling or inhaling from her mouth.

"Twilight...I need you to listen to me...." His words end as a smile cracks across his face protruding his one shaped and curved tooth, “Can you do that Twilight?”

Again no answer comes from the mare as her ears stay pinned to the voice coming down to her, "...I need something from you, and you will bring it to me..." The voice stops as the tongue from his goat mouth comes to lap at his slightly dried lips, "...Do you understand me?"

Twilight's soft purple eyes flutter as she reluctantly nods her head.

To the gesture the newly wetted lips part to a smile as the cocky and sure voice continues, "Good, then listen to me very carefully Twilight...Tomorrow you will bring the Element of Harmony crown to me...ok?"

Twilight again nods her head as Discord starts to tug on his goatee a little, "...I will be ensuing of your fast travel, you will tell no pony of what you are doing or of why you are doing it...Once I have what I want you will get what you want." Discord gives a little laugh as he holds a cheerful smile, "Fail me and...Well lets just say I still need to meet the rest of the family right? What was your first foal hmmm?"

To the words Twilight shoots her head up as she holds her tears back, "I-I'll do it...Discord."

"Splendid...Dinner is at seven, ta-ta Twilight..." Discord waves his claw to the changelings at the door as a faint green glow comes over Twilight's body and she gives into their pull as she is forced to trot pass where your stone stands.

"Oh Twilight..." Discord's words stop the changelings pull of the lavender mare as she stops near your stone, "...Do try and be calm, stress is never good for the foal." A devious smile comes over Discords face as Twilight is moved from the room and the doors close.

"Discord!" The mare straightens her posture as she speaks up, "You told us we would have our revenge how are we to do this if you promise no harm to the hu-..."

"I know what I said!!" Discord's eyes flutter a cold black as he happily skips where you stand, "You all were too afraid to do what you wanted, so afraid that it took you this long to even summon these two...HA! You can wait one more day my new little changeling queen..."

His claw comes to sit on your head as he leans to you, but his stance is altered as a faint snap comes around the room. Discord's eyes spark back to a orange glee as he looks over the slightly chipped piece of stone he's broke from the top your left ear, "Oh, ha-haA-ha...At least you look more battled hmmm human?"

Discord tosses the small stone bit to the ground as he lets out another little laugh.

End of chapter 24