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// Mini- Chapter 1: Learning Information 
// Story: A Secret Story? 
// by crashlanding12 
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Mini- Chapter 1: Learning Information


“Tiaaaaaaaaaaaaa!”

Luna was sitting in the dining hall of the Canterlot castle with the newspaper, The Equestria Times.

“Luna? Is everything alright?” Celestia was standing at the doorway. She had her mane wrapped in a towel.

“Tia, look at this headline. It says: ‘Discord to Marry Ponyville Pegasus’. Has the world gone mad?!” She had shoved the newspaper in her elder sister’s face. “What pony in their right mind would marry him?!”

“Hmm… well, it says Fluttershy is. That does make sense, since she was the pony to reform him… yet she seems too timid to except a proposal like this…”

“And it’s Discord! He tried to take over Equestria two times, Tia! How… I…. Grr!” 

“Calm down, Luna. I know how you’re not very forgiving, but… let this one slide. I wonder if Cadence knows.”  
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Shining Armor sat at a long crystal table. He was reading the sports section of The Equestria Times. In front of him was a coffee mug that read “Equestria’s Best Captain of the Royal Guard”. The mug was written in crayon, as a present from most of the guards. He levitated the mug and took a sip as he read.

Cadence walked past the table and saw the main headline: “Discord to Marry Ponyville Pegasus”. 

“Shining, can I see that newspaper?” She said, as she snatched the newspaper out of her husband’s hooves.

“Hey! My hoofball!” Shining Armor cried.

Cadence scanned the newspaper. “Hmm…”

“What is it?” Shining Armor said, trying to read the newspaper.

“Well… it says the Discord is to marry…”

“Wait, Discord? Are you sure that’s what it says?” Shining said, looking over Cadence’s shoulder.

“Yep. To marry…. Fluttershy?” 

“Who’s that?” Shining Armor responded.

“The bird chorus instructor for our wedding, one of Twilight’s friends. She’s a yellow Pegasus with a pink mane. Remember her?”

Shining Armor thought hard. “Oh, yeah.”

“I’m gonna write a letter to Twilight. I want to make sure this is actually true and not some type of gossip.” Cadence said, handing back the newspaper. 
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News of Fluttershy and Discord’s engagement spread all throughout Equestria. Twilight got many letters, too many to count.