Looking at the sunset over the cliff, Sweetie simply let her mind go blank. Nothing remained that weighed on her heart, her friends were all together, and the feeling of sameness had worn off quickly. Beside her sat Thrashen, suckling his thumb as he rested. Occasionally a burst of fire would erupt from his mouth, but Sweetie had come prepared with a fire-resistance spell.
“I know you’re there.” Not even looking behind her, Sweetie could feel Discord’s hovering presence. While she wasn’t sure how or when she’d gained this ability, she certainly could feel the waves coming off him. Sure enough, Discord sat down at the cliff face beside her, and they were quiet for some time.
“So, do you remember the Time Loops?” Watching a stray leaf get sucked downward by the wind, Sweetie had to constantly remind herself she could grow wings and levitate herself. This cliff had been the sight of many horrible encounters in the Loops, but Sweetie had to move past that eventually.
“Hrm? Sorry, I have no idea what you are talking about.” Discord snapped his fingers, turning the leaf into a bird with three heads. Watching it for a moment, Sweetie concentrated, and swished her tail, turning it into a chicken. As it began to descend, Discord snapped his fingers a third time, returning it to a leaf.
“You’re lying,” she spoke, finally turning to look at him. Raising an eyebrow, Discord regarded her, and then chuckled, giving a shrug.
“Alright, you got me. I purposely allowed myself to forget the Time Loops, but I do remember the final one.” Leaning back, Discord looked toward the sky, a casual smile on his face.
“I’ve got two questions then. My first one is simple; why did you kiss me? And no jokes please.” Giving a small smile, Sweetie tried to infuse a little energy into it. Failing that, she returned to watching the cliff, mouth downturned.
“I’m disappointed, but veeery well. I basically made you my successor. I mean, I can’t let Celestia have all the fun now, can I?” Chuckling, Discord glanced toward the setting sun, and snapped his fingers, turning it into a triangle. Sniggering, he glanced to Sweetie, who was trying to not laugh. Rolling her eyes, she opened her mouth to ask her next question.
“Oh right, right, of course yes. You see Sweetie, Chaos and Time are two sides of the same coin. Starswirl was essentially controlling Time, so while you were under Time's rules, you couldn’t fight back.” Pointing to the sun, Discord winked at Sweetie, who frowned, concentrating as she swished her tail.
“No, you’ve got to add a little more math and a little less cluck. Come now, it’s not rocket surgery.” Looking to the chicken sun, Discord snapped his fingers, returning it to a triangle. Growling, Sweetie tried again, swishing her tail to a 90 degree angle. Surprisingly, it worked, and the sun was now a circle again.
“Okay, so my second question. You mentioned one Loop that Starswirl created you?” Levitating Thrashen back onto her back, Sweetie stood up. Both began to head for Sweetie’s home. Passing a street filled with music, both paused for a moment to listen.
“Did I say that? I was likely lying then.” Shrugging, Discord followed her as they finally arrived at the house.
“So did you making me your uh, sucessor, do anything to my life expectancy?” After the time Loops, Sweetie didn’t even want to face that sort of problem. It scared her down to her very core, and she shuddered. A claw was placed on her shoulder, and Discord gave her an encouraging smile.
“Of course not. You’ll live a chaotically normal life.” Chuckling, Discord snapped his fingers, vanishing. Opening the door, Sweetie entered her home, and smiled warmly as Rarity poked her head out and greeted her.
“Hey Sweetie, how was your day?” Walking out with a tray of cookies, Rarity levitated one over. Taking it in her magic, Sweetie took a bite, and smiled as the warm cookie crumbled in her mouth, with chocolate chips melting between it.
“A little bit chaotic, what about you?” Taking another bite, Sweetie followed Rarity into the kitchen to hear about her sister's day.
“Celestia, why was your sun-”
“Not NOW Luna! I’m trying to summon Discord.”
“Did thou remember the chocolate rain?”