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// The Doctor's Appointment 
// Story: Equestria vs Discord 
// by Epicdiscord214 
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"Discord, this can't be so." Fluttershy gasped in worry. "Golden Eyes, I know in my heart that Discord is innocent."
"History suggests otherwise." Golden Eyes said.
"There's only way to settle this." Cadence said.
"Fencing?" Pinkie Pie asked.
"No." Luna said. "We're talking about settling this in court."
Suddenly, Discord materialized a tennis outfit and carries a racket. "Anyone for tennis?"
"Not that kind of court, you ding-dong!" Twilight explained. "She's talking about when some pony's put on trial, a case is looked at from all angles, and a group of random ponies decide whether or not that pony is guilty."
"Well, you could've been more clear." Discord said. "Very well, princesses. I'll get tried at court. I'll even defend myself because I'm just that innocent."
"I'm sorry, Discord, but that's not required." Celestia said. "You need an unbiased defender to help you."
"Well, where am I going to find a pony like that?" Discord said. He then got an idea. He looked right at Twilight Sparkle.
"Me?" Twilight asked. She sighed. "Well, I guess a small part of me believes you."
"What about you, Golden Eyes?" Luna asked the new pony. "Will you have someone argue with you?"
"No need." Golden Eyes said. "I don't really have many friends."
"There's a surprise." Discord said rolling his eyes.
"Even though, I'll argue against Discord by myself." Golden Eyes continued. "I have the highest confidence that Discord will get what he deserves. Notify me about the time of the court when you're ready." She exited the room and closed the door behind her.
"Calls me a dumb animal." Discord growled to himself.
Outside the door, Golden Eyes looked around and saw that it was an empty hallway. Suddenly, her parrot spit out Fluttershy's cracker.
"I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE!" Lok shouted. "If I have to stay in Equestria pretending to be a dumb bird waiting for some jerk to shove a cracker in my mouth... AAAHHH!"
"Relax, Lok." Golden Eyes said walking across the hallway. "Once we convince the court that Discord is guilty, he'll be ours for the taking and no one will miss him."
"You know, mistress," Lok said, "Red Eye isn't going to like it when he hears you are letting higher power make the decisions for you. You know how much our organization despises it."
"If by some chance he does find out," Golden Eyes said, "We'll simply convince him that we only collaborated with the hierarchy to gain Discord. I'm sure he'll give that an exception. After all, he gave the exception to my father."
"Yeah, and where is he now?" Lok asked. "Oh, right! He's in prison!"
"This is very different." Golden Eyes said. "Don't worry. The only thing we have to do is remind every pony why they hate Discord. He has a weak link and I will find it, no matter who I stomp on along the way."





A few nights later, Discord tried to get to sleep. He had to take a rest in Twilight's castle to make sure no one sees him do anything wrong. The Mane 6 peeked in Discord's room and saw him sleep. They met up in the throne room.
"Well, we better prepare." Twilight said. "Tomorrow, the trial starts and we're chosen to defend Discord."
"I just say we let Golden Eyes do what she wants with Discord." Rainbow Dash said. "Sure, she's a little mean, but I think she's got the right idea."
"But Discord said he didn't ruin the fair." Fluttershy said.
"He also said that he wasn't responsible for his seeds that kidnapped the princesses and nearly destroy Equestria." Rarity said, "And yet, he didn't even bother to tell us he planted them."
"And he sold us out to Tirek." Rainbow Dash said.
"I know, but I know he's completely changed since then." Fluttershy said. "I know Discord is innocent and there's nothing that mean mare can say to change my mind."
"Fluttershy, show some respect." Pinkie Pie said. "Golden Eyes can't help it if she's sour and nasty and bitter AND OBNOXIOUS AND CRUEL AND... Oh, say what you want about her."
"Yeah, she is pretty mean, isn't she?"
Suddenly, the Mane 6 gasped when they saw a male, brown pony next to them. He had an hourglass Cutie Mark and a white collar and black tie.
"Do I know you?" Applejack said.
"Briefly." the pony said in a British accent. "Your sister once tried to scare me into buying your apples a couple years ago, remember?"
"Oh, right." Applejack said nervously.
"Who are you, anyway?" Spike asked. "Have I seen you before? You look familiar."
"I get that a lot." the pony said. "Everyone calls me the Doctor."
"Doctor?" Twilight Sparkle asked. "I've heard of you. You're a time-traveling pony."
"Now, I've seen everything, literally." Pinkie Pie said.
"I'll take your word for it, Ms. Pie." the Doctor said. "Yes, I can travel throughout time periods and timelines and, sometimes, in other worlds. But I digress."
"Oh, yeah?" Rarity asked. "How do we know you really can time-travel?"
"Because in five seconds, Pinkie Pie's tail will twitch and a water balloon will fall on Applejack's head." the Doctor said.
Suddenly, Pinkie's tail started to twitch. It stopped when a water balloon fell from the ceiling and splashed over Applejack's head.
"Okay, so you are what you claim." Applejack said.
"What are you doing here, anyway?" Rainbow Dash asked.
"I'm here to let you in on something," the Doctor said, "Discord is completely innocent."
"WHAT?!" the Mane 6 gasped loudly.
"Yes, I never thought I'd hear myself say that either." the Doctor said.
"Discord didn't ruin the fair?" Twilight asked. "Then... who did?"
"That is not important right now." the Doctor said. "The matter at hand is, you must prove Discord is innocent no matter what."
"But how do we do that?" Fluttershy asked. "Almost every pony in Equestria has been having doubts about him ever since Tirek. And Golden Eyes is a good persuader."
"But you all know the truth," the Doctor said, "And that's all that matters. Still, if you need help, I'll leave you with this: Discord has mastered the art of friendship. All you have to do is show everyone. But if you do not and Discord is found guilty, then the Red Eye will have what he wants."
"Huh?" Spike asked.
"Just prove to everyone that Discord is a friend 'til the end." the Doctor explained. "Farewell, all."
The Doctor then began to glow brightly. When the light dimmed, he wasn't there anymore.
"Mind..." Pinkie Pie said holding onto her hair. She then made an explosion sound. "...Blown."
"So Discord's innocent?" Rainbow Dash asked.
"It seems so." Twilight Sparkle said. "All we have to do is convince everyone else... before it's too late."