Ponyville was experiencing a normal day, as most would call it. Some might even consider it too normal. Applejack for one, didn't really care. All that mattered to her at the moment was delivering the latest shipment of shiny, rotund Red Delicious apples to it's destination. She figured she would arrive at Sugarcube Corner to drop the shipment off in less than five minutes. She entered the more central area of Ponyville to be met with the sound of ponies yelling at pedestrians in attempts to sell what seemed to be every kind of fruit and vegetable imaginable. It was the time of year in Equestria when crops were abundant and farmer's markets, such as the one Applejack was currently navigating her way through, were popping up everywhere. She made it through the crowd and made a beeline for Sugarcube Corner, where the Cakes gratefully accepted the shipment and immediately set to work on a batch of delectable apple muffins.
After finding her way through the bustling market once again, Applejack set off for Sweet Apple Acres in order to pick up the zap apple jam that she had promised to give to Twilight. She crossed paths with someone most unexpected shortly into her journey.
Applejack was not exactly happy to see Discord that morning. No one seemed to like him, except for Fluttershy, of course, but that pegasus could put up with anypony.
Discord was contentedly munching away at handful after handful of seeds from a rather large sack. It was quite easy to state that he was not being very neat about it. Seeds flew left and right, slipping out from between his fingers and littering the ground. This in itself was highly suspicious, considering the fact that Discord had planted the vines that had nearly killed the Tree of Harmony.
Applejack avoided eye contact and began to hasten her step. Discord happily called out to Applejack in the slightly mischievous way that he always did. This did not stop Applejack from breaking out into a sprint. She didn't care about Discord's feelings at the moment.
The door into the library burst open as Applejack bolted in, plowing over Spike in the process. She frantically called out for Twilight, to which Spike, still laying on the floor, replied, "She's at the market."
"How long has she been there?"
"About 15 minutes."
"Ah need to talk to her now."
As if on cue, Twilight burst through the door in a panicked frenzy.
"Spike! Prepare a letter now!" she shouted.
"Would somepony tell me why everypony is losing it?" Spike asked, still bewildered.
"Discord is eating seeds again!" Twilight exclaimed.
"Ah came here to tell you that," came the statement from Applejack.
"Remind me why this is significant," Spike replied.
"Remember when Equestria was infested with those vines from the Everfree forest?" Twilight inquired in an attempt to jog her assistant's memory.
"Umm, yeah," came the response.
"During my vision, I saw how Discord spread the seeds that those vines grew from. He spread them by sloppily eating them as part of a cover. It appeared that he was just being random, when in truth he was planning ahead. I believe he is doing something similar. Whatever is in those seeds, it cannot be anything good."
"Well there ain't any use in trying to clean up after him," Applejack stated.
Twilight sighed. "Sadly, you're right. We will just have to warn everypony and prepare for the worst."
"We still have the option of confronting Discord about the issue," Spike suggested.
"Yes, we will do that too," Twilight agreed.
Applejack placed the jam on the center table of the library and the three of them departed for Fluttershy's.
Discord claimed that they were just tasty seeds, and of course, Fluttershy defended him on the issue.
"If there are any weeds, I will be sure to help dispose of them," came the sarcastic response from Discord. As always, he found a way to comically sell his statement. This time it was by temporarily dawning a pair of overalls and pulling a trowel out of his ear as he made his promise. Neither Twilight nor Applejack bought it.
As Twilight went to bed that night, she was plagued by thoughts of what could be gestating within those seeds.