//------------------------------// // The Arrival // Story: The Tale of Discord // by lingonberries //------------------------------// The yellow Pegasus stared at the note for what felt like hours, until Angel reminded her that she had things to do. She thanked him and continued preparing her breakfast of carrots and hay, but the note occupied most of her mind. She ate her breakfast without fully realizing that she was doing it, and then she was off. She needed to catch up with Twilight Sparkle at her library. Maybe she knew something about the note. Sure enough, Twilight Sparkle was relaxing inside of her library, reading a book, when she heard a quiet knock at the door. "Come in," she called. The door creaked open, and she saw Fluttershy shaking in the doorway. "Hey, Fluttershy!" Twilight called. "Hi..." Fluttershy said. Twilight put down her book and trotted over to Fluttershy. "Is anything wrong?" she asked. "No, well, kind of, um, well, I just wanted to ask you a question..." Fluttershy stammered. "Sure! Anything!" Twilight grinned. "Well, um, this morning, when I went downstairs for breakfast, there was a note on my kitchen counter. It said Make the Right Choice and it didn't have a signature, and, oh, Twilight, I'm scared!" Twilight embraced her friend and patted her on the back. "I'm sure that everything will be all right. Now-" All of a sudden, Twilight's whole library started to float upwards. Twilight and Fluttershy were now floating in midair, too. Books fell from the shelves, spinning around like a tornado. "Watch out!" Twilight shouted as a huge, thick book flew straight towards Fluttershy's head. Fluttershy ducked and screamed. "Let's try to float towards the door!" Twilight said. Fluttershy thought that this was probably the best idea Twilight had ever had. They tried kicking their legs, but it did nothing. Then, Fluttershy had the idea to use their arms to "paddle" to the exit. It worked, and in no time, they were in a heap on the ground outside of Twilight's floating library. "I wonder how that happened!" Twilight exclaimed. Fluttershy was about to respond when she saw a pair of certain mismatched horns in the distance. Fluttershy gasped. "What is it?" Twilight said. "Discord," Fluttershy said grimly.