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// Shopping Trip 
// Story: The Rebirth of Chaos 
// by FlippyandDiscord 
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	The square wasn’t too far away from Fluttershy’s house. It took Applejack, Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash, and Discord a few minutes for them to trot down to the square. The Ponyville citizens had no idea on how to react to someone carrying a baby draconequus throughout the village. Discord remembered Ponyville perfectly. He remembered the buildings and the ponies that lived in them. He remembered the same faces that passed him. He even knew some names: Lyra, Bon-Bon, Cheerilee, Roseluck, even Derpy Hooves.  He remembers her funny crossed eyes and how she delivered mail to the ponies of Ponyville. Derpy handed a letter to Roseluck and then flew away, out of everyone’s sight. It must be hard to be a mailpony with crossed eyes. 
Applejack read off the list of stuff they needed to get. “We needa go to the market and get some fresh fruits for the pie Pinkie said she was gonna make,” Applejack said, licking her lips.  She loved Pinkie’s Pie. They were close to perfection. Everypony loved them.  “Ah can go get the fruits. But ah suggest one of y’all take Discord. He might take somethin’ that don’t belong to him.” She handed the leash to Rainbow Dash.  She landed on the cobblestone ground so she can be closer to Discord. Applejack ran towards the market, leaving the 3 others to decide what they will do. “We should maybe go to the Fillies R’ Us and get some baby supplies. He is about the size of a foal, if you ask me.” Rainbow Dash said. The leash was tied around her front leg. Fluttershy was still hovering above them.
The girls and Discord walked over to Fillies R’ Us, a store that carried only items for foals and fillies. They walked in. Fluttershy has been in there countless times. To Rainbow Dash, it was like walking through a whole new world made of diapers and bottles.  The trio walked through the store, picking off items from the shelves. Fluttershy seemed to know where everything was while Rainbow Dash was completely confused at how everything was set up.  When they were finally finished, they headed over across the store to the checkout counter. A light pink mare with a dark blue mane was at the register. The girls put up the items onto the treadmill as Discord watch the stuff roll by. He was fascinated at the moving objects, and reached out to try to grab the baby rattle Fluttershy grabbed for his entertainment. But before he grabbed it, it was put inside a shopping bag and hidden from Discord’s view.  The girls paid for the purchases and grabbed the bags with their mouths.  They led Discord out of the big store and into the square.
Meanwhile, Applejack carried a bag filled with multiple fruits and vegetables of different varieties.  She just finished her shopping when she found Dash, Fluttershy, and Discord walking past her. She ran towards them to join them while yelling their names. They looked at her, and then they kept walking along with her. 
When they got back to Fluttershy’s house, Twilight and Rarity were back. Pinkie Pie, though, was absent. The others figured she was stuck in the traffic of the square or still at the popular bakery. She usually took her time.  Rainbow Dash disconnected Discord from the leash. Once he noticed he was free, he crawled over to the couch where Twilight was sitting. Twilight picked him up without hesitation. She placed him in her lap and lightly kissed him on the top of his tiny head. Twilight was starting to really enjoy his presence.  She couldn’t stand his adult form because of what he did. But his baby form wasn’t so bad. “Hey, would one of you girls like to help me with putting the food and other stuff away?” Fluttershy called from the kitchen. “I can gladly put the stuff away, darling!” Rarity called back.  She headed off into the kitchen while the others continued to hang out in the living room. Rarity saw Fluttershy, grabbing many cans at once and placing on the food shelf of her cabinet. “You can hand them to me. I can put them away.” Fluttershy said in her usual whispered voice. “Anything for you, dear.” Rarity said as she grabbed a hoof-full of bear food cans. “Chicken, deer…wait, they have…” Rarity examined a can of food for a second. Her eyes widened. “Cat…flavored…” Rarity looked at the can with a freaked out look. “That is utterly DISGUSTING!” She said, handing the can to Fluttershy. Fluttershy looked at the can, noticed it was cat-flavored, and then put it away on the shelf. “I could never imagine eating my poor Opalescence! She is my little baby darling!” Rarity fantasized about her beautiful cat. It was a pearl white Persian cat that had grace and elegance. It was the Rarity of cats, so it was perfect for Rarity. Sweetie Belle promised to care for her while she was gone.
After the cans were stacked neatly in their shelves, Rarity and Fluttershy walked back into the living room. Twilight was playing with Discord, who seemed to enjoy her presence. Applejack and Rainbow Dash were playing cards, and Pinkie Pie was watching them with curiosity. She never understood card games because they were too boring to try to understand.
Rarity sat down on the couch next to Twilight and she looked at Discord. He was lying down on the couch. Twilight was reading her new favorite book, “How to Control your Dreams.” She read any book her hooves came in contact with every chance she got. Applejack threw her cards on the table and stood up on her hind legs. “AH WIN!”  She yelled. Discord clapped his paw and claw together and giggled. His giggle was a high pitched squeal and he usually rocked back and forth when he giggled. Rainbow Dash shot a mad glance at Discord and then back to Applejack. “This is the third time in a row. No need to be so rude about it.” Rainbow Dash hissed.  Applejack gave a slight laugh at her and put the cards back in the drawer by the couch.
For the rest of the day, the girls hung out and Discord kept being, well, Discord. They were growing on Discord. It seemed he was becoming more and more like them. 
He was becoming a better person.