//------------------------------// // Still May 30th, 1,004 // Story: A Little Bit of Chaos in my Life // by forevertheDoctor //------------------------------// I...I'm sorry. I stopped writing...because...because I couldn't stop crying...because I'm such a...such a...cryfilly...I'm sorry I'm so pathetic. I'll keep going. Discord and I were flying to Cloudsdale, and Discord had gently prodded me with his hoof. "So...don't you think this is a bit early for a party held by a bunch of 21 year old frat pegasi?" asked Discord. I glared at him and said, "Discord! That's know way to talk about our hosts!" Discord was silent and I looked at the invitation. I should have just turned back and be the coward I always was. Why did I have to be so brave? "Oh, it says it goes all night, from high afternoon to dawn." I read. Discord tilted his head and came closer to me to read the invitation. "And they just sent it a half hour ago? It's high noon right now!" said Discord, gesturing to the sun. Oh, and poor naive me came up with a brilliant excuse. Just like always... "Oh...um...maybe they forgot." I said. We were silent the rest of the way. When the great city of Cloudsdale was in view, I forced myself to go faster. The wind in my face were the memories of my childhood, good and bad. My mother teaching me how to fly. Me discovering I hated heights. Me just barely getting into flight school. Me failing every test I took. Me in the corner of my dorm with a kitchen knife pressed against my throat. Me meeting Rainbow Dash, who's friendship saved my life. Me getting my cutie mark. Me returning to my home, only to discover father had left me and my mother. My mother passing away. That terrible, terrible song. Fluttershy, Fluttershy, Fluttershy can hardly fly! I realized I hadn't been breathing, and I exhaled. The whole time I had been flying down memory lane, I didn't realize we had already arrived at the place where the party was being held. Discord was lightly shaking me. "Yo Fluttershy...y'alright?" asked Discord. I nodded and took a deep breath. He held my hoof and we stepped in together. I immediately squeaked as we were bombarded with bright laser lights and blasting stereo. It was dark since the window shudders were down. Discord let a laugh escape his windpipe and fluttered a couple of feet in the air. "This is what I'm talking about!" he shouted over the blasting music. He began to fly off and I panicked. I grabbed his hoof and he turned to look at me. "N-No! Don't l-leave me alone!" I said, my voice barely audible. His gaze softened and he kept close to me. I was just about to make my way to the darkest and smallest corner, when I saw a beautiful pegasus mare stroll down, causing the crowd to make a path for her, as if she were a water goddess who had to walk across an ocean. And she was looking right at me. I recognized her, her name was Ruby Throat. Her mane was red, her coat was green, and her eyes were blue. Her cutie mark was a hummingbird, for she was known to fly with frantic, beautiful wingbeats as fast as a heartbeat. Oh, and did I mention she was the prettiest mare in my class? I gulped as she looking deep into my eyes, as if she was using her own Stare on me. Suddenly, she laughed and hugged me. Discord looked at me quizzically and I just shrugged. "Oh my Celestia, it's you! Oh Fluttershy! You simply look beautiful in that dress! *le gasp!* have you been, like, power preening your wings? Because your feathers are GORGEOUS! SAAAAY....you should enter your name in the contest! All the mares are entering to see who has the prettiest wings, and in three hours, all the stallions vote! And a little bird told me that YOU have a pretty good chance at winning. Tata, and may the best pegasus win!" Ruby Throat strolled away giggling, and I blushed, and couldn't help but glance at my wings. Oh I know what you're thinking. 'Oh, dearest Fluttershy you simply MUST enter the contest! It's DEFINITELY not a trap laid by the most prettiest, popular mare in Cloudsdale!' Yeah. That's exactly what you're thinking. Discord nudges me and snickers. "Oh, I see you have met your long lost childhood gal pal! Well, Flutters, you have my vote!" said Discord. I started to sweat and pulled my pastel yellow wings closer to my sides. "Oh stop..." I muttered. He turned to face me and clucked in disappointment. "Come now, Fluttershy. Would I lie to you?" asked Discord before trotting over to the table by the door where the hosts kept the cookies and punch. Before I knew it, Ruby Throat came to my side and was whispering in my ear. "Oh Fluttershy, way to GO. That is one hot stallion." whispered the hummingbird like pegasus. I blushed furiously. I was about to open my mouth to object, but Ruby Throat was already flying to the livelier part of the party. Discord returned with two glasses of punch and handed a glass to me. I took it and had a swig. Celestia knows I needed it. "So Fluttershy, care to dance?" Discord outstretched his hoof to me. And I have to admit, he looked very sexy. His red eyes shone in the colorful lights of the lasers, his mane was a sleek black, and he had the tiniest hint of a fang when he smiled. Without another thought I took his hoof. He drank the rest of his glass and teleported the cup to Celestia knows where. "Um...I don't really know how to dance...sorry." I whimpered. He spun me around, making my wings pop out and making a squeal escape my lips. He dipped me down towards the floor and looked deep into my eyes. "Nonsense. I'm the best teacher around." said Discord. He proceeded to lift me up and fly me to the center of the dance floor. Oh what it must have been like to see a handsome stallion plop out of the sky while twirling a mare around. "D-Discord...please st-stop...everypony is looking at us!" I whispered as I looked at the ponies who were staring at me. Oh Celestia was my dress ok? Was my hair slipping? Did I have a wingboner? Discord pulled back my head so I was looking at him an nopony else. He looked at me, and gave that crooked smirk I always thought was...um...sexy.... "It's easy. Just let the music flow in your body. Then you just move!" said Discord he gave me another twirl. So I closed my eyes and listened to the music. Nothing else. Only the beat. Then, I felt something spark inside of me, and my extremities tingled with electricity. I opened my eyes and put all cowardice aside. And I moved. I spun and jumped and whipped my mane back and forth, forgetting that everypony was staring at me. Discord slid in and grabbed my hooves. He spun me around and threw me up in the air where I proceeded to do three barrel rolls before Discord swept in to catch me at the last millisecond, and soon we were moving in perfect...disharmony. "That is how you do it." whispered Discord as the song ended. I snapped out of my trance to see everypony looking at us. The mare's jaws dropped and the stallions had ridiculous grins on their faces. My face turned bright red and I backed away slowly. "Oh...um...sorry." I said and Discord came flying in and swept me off my hooves. The ceiling became our dance floor as we did an aerial waltz, and he kept spinning me around. I loved being spun around. "I wish we could stay like this forever..." I murmured as we continued flying in slow circles. We spent the next hour or so like that, dancing in the air. And you know what? For once in my life I felt like I belonged in Cloudsdale. "OK EVERYPONY! TIME FOR THE CONTEST!" a cheery voice rang out. It was Ruby Throat. I gulped. Discord had helped me gain the courage and enter my name in the contest. Not like I expected to win. Discord took my hoof and led me to the front of the stage where the winner would be presented. The stallions got in line to see the names of the mares who had entered, and they voted. When the final stallion placed his vote, a small female pegasus with freckles and big circular glasses presented the votes to Ruby Throat. She examined the results and gasped. "The winner is...Fluttershy!" said Ruby Throat. I gasped as the entire room cheered and shouted my name. Discord had to give me a couple of pushes before I flew up to the stage. Ruby Throat gave me the microphone. "Oh, thank you everypony! It's such an honor that you-" my speech was interrupted by somepony shouting my name. It was Discord. He looked desperate and he was motioning upwards with his hoof. "FLUTTERSHY! LOOK UP! THEY'RE GOING TO-" shouted Discord, and he was going to keep going, but another stallion tackled him. I desperately looked around until I found myself staring at where Discord had pointed. But it was too late. A bucket tied to a string was released, and a red liquid drenched me. I could tell by the smell and texture what it was. Bunny blood. These pegasi had slaughtered innocent creatures just to dump their body fluids on me. And it still sickens me. I wanted to scream, but every time I opened my mouth blood trickled down my throat and I ended up choking. I couldn't see anything. The entire world was red. All I could really use my senses for at that point was to hear the roaring laughter of everypony in that building save for me and Discord. He couldn't be laughing! Could he? I flew blindly off the stage and my head hit something hard. The laughter grew stronger and stronger and stronger, until there was a single scream. And I blacked out. .... ........wake up Fluttershy..... Fluttershy..... ...... The room is burning Fluttershy..... ...you have to get up.... .... I'm so sorry. That was all I could hear. But it was what was pulling me out of my deep sleep. It was Discord's voice. When I jolted awake, the scent of smoke instantly invaded my nostrils. I gasped. The building was burning. Some ponies were leaping out windows while others sat mourning in front of shriveled up, burnt black things. The incinerated corpses of dead ponies. I shook all over and Discord grabbed me. "I'm so sorry! I couldn't help it! When they did that to you...I lost my temper...I can't control my powers as well in this form, and, well...THIS happened!" said Discord. "It wasn't your fault...but...I...I need to be alone. We get out and you leave me alone." I said. Discord saluted and spread his wings. He held on to me, and we both flapped our wings. The combined force of our flight propelled us out a window and back to the ground, where I pulled away from Discord and ended up locked in my cottage. I haven't even bothered to wash myself off and right now, suicide sounds pretty good. I understand some days are dark or blue. But today was just red. Blood red.