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// Chapter 7(Belong?) 
// Story: The Chaos Conundrum 
// by Chaos_Azeroth 
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As Applejack had ranted and glared at the two miscreants, Rarity had run to get the others. It had seemed safe enough, but the ponies walked in to see Applejack just staring, stunned and confused.

'And that's why you shouldn't ask a squirrel for directions while riding a pogo stick,' Discord concluded. 'It's dreadful.'

'Or try to be ungrateful,' Chaos chimed in. She noticed the other ponies and waved. Discord looked at them, amused.

'Oh you missed my entire story! I can start again...' A resounding 'no' cut him off, and he began to sulk.

'Fine, fine. But don't blame me for missing out.'

Applejack shook her head to clear the confusion. 'Ah thought that story was never gonna end,' she muttered.

'Are you...alright?' Fluttershy asked.

'Me?' Replied Applejack. 'Ah'm alright now.'

'But you won't be,' came a loud, echoing voice.

'Princess Luna, what are you doing here?' Twilight Sparkle asked, surprised and confused. Seeing the look on Twilight Sparkle's face made Discord fall over laughing.

'Like a boss,' said Chaos, suddenly.

'We are not amused,' Princess Luna said,  obviously annoyed. 'We are in much trouble due to the two of you. Now we must stay with you all of the time until the matter is resolved. What say you for this?'

Chaos and Discord stared at Princess Luna for a bit, looking dumbfounded. Then, suddenly, they both tackle-hugged her quickly, and quickly stopped. But not before they spoke.

'Princess Luna, I didn't know you cared,' said Discord, with mock enthusiasm.

'This is awesome,' exclaimed Chaos. 

After Discord and Chaos moved, Princess Luna stared blankly at them before scowling. 'Such foals,' she muttered. 'Why must we babysit?'

'Because we like you,' Chaos said. Discord began to laugh again, and Chaos glared at him.

'Oh you are not out of trouble yourself!' She suddenly felt herself being moved and dressed. 

'Whoa...Wha...'

'There darling. It looks lovely on you.' It was a lovely blue dress, with meshy shimmery blue accents and a bow. Chaos looked over it.

'Nice. It really is lovely, Rarity. Discord is still a perv though.' The last part she said looking right at Discord, and then she stuck out her tongue.

'Fighting?' Princess Luna asked, dismayed.

'Us? Fight?' Discord asked, faking innocence.

'Never!' Declared Chaos. 'We just discuss.'

'Converse,' added Discord.

'Joke and poke fun at,' interjected Chaos.

'Argue,' said Discord, smugly, crossing his arms.

'Uhm no we don't Discord. That's basically is what she said.' They looked into each other's eyes,began to glare...

And then both fell down, laughing.

Everypony sat bewildered. Though by this point, none of them should have been surprised by that. It was what was going to happen soon that would be the real surprise.

'I'm sorry I got you in trouble, Luna. But it wasn't that bad. And thanks for the dress, Rarity. Though it wasn't very nice of you to assume something like that.'

'Oh think nothing of it, darling,' Rarity said, waving a hoof.

'Not that bad?' Applejack interjected. 'Now we have weird colored corn!'

'But it tastes the same,' Chaos said. 'It's just different colors. Did you even bother to really check it at all?' She pouted.

'Well...uh...no,' Applejack said, seeming slightly ashamed. 'But come on now, Discord had something to do with it!'

'I don't poison ponies,' Discord said, a small bit of actual offence creeping into his voice. 'Where would be the fun in that? And why would I want to kill ponies? Have I tried to kill anypony?' 

'Stop,' came a soft voice. They looked to see Chaos, trembling. 'He hasn't done most of what he wanted to do, and this is how you act?'

'But you don't understand...'Twilight Sparkle began, but Chaos ran past them.

'Oh dear, look what you've done now,' Discord interjected. 'I better go fix this. I don't make the new pony cry.' He left, chuckling.

'Oh the nerve of Discord, blaming us for that!' Twilight Sparkle huffed.

'Well, sugarcube, of course we  know how it is,' Applejack began carefully. 'But she doesn't. Ya can't say we weren't the ones who upset her.'

Twilight Sparkle glared for a second, then sighed.

'We better go after them,' Princess Luna said. 'This cannot end well. If she believes doing good does no good...' She quickly left.

'Crazy..' Twilight Sparkle sighed.
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Chaos had just run off, not knowing where she would be going. And she ended up in the Everfree Forest. She collapsed, sobbing, not too far from the entrance.

'Oh I do hate to hear this,' Discord said, sounding slightly snarky, as they got closer.

Princess Luna clenched her teeth. 'Shut up, Discord. You  are certainly not going to be any help acting that way.'

Genuine offence crossed Discord's face. 'Oh Luna...Luna, I actually meant it. Chaos is the only pony that has ever seemed  to actually want to get to know me.'

'We wonder why?' Princess Luna muttered. Discord just chuckled.

They approached quietly, both looked at each other, and Princess Luna nodded. Suddenly, Chaos found herself restrained. She began to thrash around in a panic.

'Oh dear, you're being grim,' Discord said, laughing. 'What evil could have possibly befallen you?'

'Ah stalker!' Chaos yelled. Discord and Princess Luna stared blankly.

Chaos began to laugh.

'Any reason you're hugging me,Discord?' She asked slyly. He let go of her.

'Oh you're still being melodramatic I see. We just didn't want you running away.' His tone, very nonchalant. 

Chaos fell and rolled, laughing. 'Oh my, Discord. That was far too easy!' Discord glared at her for just a moment.

'Well that was interesting,' he commented, nonchalantly. 

Chaos stood, her laughter dying down. 'You know, we need to find somewhere we belong. And I don't think it's here.'

'Don't be so quick to decide that,' Princess Luna said. 'You two might find a way to belong here yet. Give them time.'

'Ehh maybe,' Chaos replied. 'But I seem to get on everypony's nerves.'

'Welcome to the club,' Discord replied. 'And what I did wasn't bad. I guess it wasn't quite good, either.' He shrugged. 'It was like you.'

Chaos stared at him, wide eyed for a moment. 'Seems like it.'

'Are you ready to go back?' Princess Luna asked. 'We are ready at any time.'

'Not yet, Luna,' Chaos replied. 'Can't we all talk for a bit?'

'We suppose...' Princess Luna trailed off. She was dreading this, though she wasn't sure why.

'Truth or dare,' Chaos said.

Facehoof.