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// The Day that Changed Everything 
// Story: To the Clouds and Above 
// by KidatHeart5 
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	About a week had passed and Discord got along with the two ponies swimmingly. They exchanged stories, including when Discord discovered friendship and why Dewdrop wore an eye patch. Discord remembered what Fluttershy told him about having more than one friend and he was glad that those friends were kind of outside like he was. True, he was mostly welcome in Ponyville, but there was a special connection amongst him, Dewdrop, and Flying Kite. 
At Sugarcube Corner one afternoon, Discord and the kids were hanging out and eating their favorite treats. 
Flying Kite remarked as he chewed, “Wow! Pinkie Pie knows how to make the best candy canes! Oh, they’re awesome!”
Dewdrop scolded at her friend, “Kite! Where are your table manners?”
Discord said, “Oh, let him have a little fun, Dews. After all, Pinkie Pie and the Cakes do make the best treats in all of Equestria. Well, aside from the master chef, yours truly.”
Dewdrop giggled before she took a bite of her apple brown betty. 
Kite asked, “So, what do you think we should do?”
The Master of Chaos responded, “Well, I was thinking that we could take Dewdrop flying.”
The yellow Pegasus paused with a shocked expression on her face. After she swallowed nervously, she asked, “Are…are you sure about that? I can’t even fly well enough.”
“That’s why I have a plan.” The mischievous smirk on his face worried the two ponies.


“Discord?” Dewdrop nervously asked. “Is this really going to work?”
“Of course it will, Dews!” Discord replied confidently. “It’s 100% guaranteed to work.”
Flying Kite held a hoof up to Discord while the pony threatened, “Or else he’ll have to answer to me.”
“Oh, lighten up, Piano Colt. I know what I’m doing.”
Kite muttered under his breath, “I hope you do.” 
Dewdrop was wearing a flier’s helmet and had a belt attached to a strap that was fastened around Discord’s tail. Discord was also wearing a flier’s helmet, but he had a red scarf unlike Dewdrop. The threesome was near a cliff and there was a ramp sitting on the edge. In a flash, roller skates appeared on Discord’s feet.
Dewdrop whimpered as she covered her eyes and braced herself, “Oh, I hope this works.”
Discord flapped his wings and crouched forward as he shouted, “Contact!” 
Flying Kite held up a checkered flag as he said, “Okay…three…two…one!”
As soon as the unicorn dropped the flag, Discord went zooming towards the ramp and shot up into the sky. Dewdrop screamed as she held on to the strap for dear life. Discord looked behind him and saw that her eyes were closed.
He said, “Dewdrop, open your eyes! You can’t fly with your eyes closed!” 
Slowly, Dewdrop began to open her eyes and gasped when she first saw the view. 
“It’s okay, Dewdrop! Think of yourself as the giant and the ponies below as ants! Show them who’s boss!”
This gave Dewdrop a little confidence and she gradually began to flap her wings. It was a bit erratic at first, but Dewy finally managed to get the wing beat down. Soon, her wings were flapping in rhythm.
She cried gleefully, “I’m doing it, Discord! I’m flying!”
Discord smiled, “Yes! I knew you could do it!” He did a backward flip and then realized that he had a passenger in tow. He smiled embarrassedly, “Oops! Sorry.”
“No! Do it again! I liked it!”
“Then, by all means…”
The two kept spinning and turning in the sky until they both got dizzy. Flying Kite met them when they returned to the ground.
“That was awesome, Dewy! You were a terrific flier!”
Dewy nodded through her dizziness, “Thanks.” She placed a hoof on her head and said, “Whoa, I’m really dizzy from all of those stunts. I need to lie down.” 
“Yeah, I guess one too many spins and flips can do that to you. Say, where’s Discord?”
His question was soon answered by the sound of vomiting in the woods. 
Dewdrop smiled, “Poor Discord. I think he took it hard, too.”
Kite smirked, “No kidding.”
When Discord returned, Dewdrop was lying on a log, trying to regain her senses.
Discord wiped his hands, “Well, I suppose today could be qualified as a success.”
Flying Kite said, “Yeah. Thanks for helping her get her courage back so she could fly again. It really means a lot to Dewy and me.”
He patted the colt’s head, “You’re quite welcome, Flying Kite.”
THUMP!
The two of them turned to see Dewdrop on the ground and unconscious. Kite was the first to rush over to her and he asked, “Dewdrop? Dewdrop! DEWY!”
Discord asked worriedly, “What’s wrong with her?”
“I…I don’t know! Maybe your airborne stunts must’ve done something to her!”
“Well, let’s get her to the hospital!” He scooped up both ponies and teleported them to the hospital. He rushed them in and told the nurse at the desk, “This is a dire situation! We need a doctor to check Dewdrop!”
Nurse Redheart asked, “Okay, which one is Dewdrop?”
Discord and Kite shouted simultaneously while pointing to Dewy, “She is!”
“I’ll get Doctor Stable. Just sit tight.”
Discord scoffed, “‘Sit tight’? ‘Sit tight’?! I don’t think so!” When he snapped his fingers, he and his friends disappeared into thin air.
Doctor Stable was going over his medical reports when a draconequus appeared in a flash.
The spirit of chaos wheeled a cot right up to the good doctor while he pleaded, “Doctor Stable! This is an urgent matter! Dewdrop is sick!”
A voice then shouted, “I’m not Dewdrop!”
Discord looked down to see Flying Kite in the cot and turned to see Dewdrop on the floor.
The Lord of Chaos blushed as he said, “Oops! My bad!” Instantly, he switched the ponies to their rightful places. He told the doctor, “Dewdrop was feeling dizzy from all of the stunts we did in the air. When she decided to lie down, she fell to the ground and wouldn’t wake up! Please, can you fix her, Doc?”
Doctor Stable felt pitied yet unsettled by the puppy dog eyes Discord batted at him. He then responded, “I’ll do what I can.”
Discord quickly embraced the doctor and said, “Oh, thank you, thank you, thank you!”


Flying Kite and Discord waited for hours to hear anything about Dewdrop. The colt sat on a chair while the draconequus paced back and forth.
Kite glared at him and said, “You know, you’re not helping the situation much.”
Discord retorted, “Well, can I help it if I’m feeling nervous for the both of us?! It’s almost five o’clock and there’s still nothing!”
Just as soon as he said that, the double doors opened to reveal a somber Doctor Stable. 
The two of them gathered around the doctor for the news, but Stable shook his head and said, “I’m sorry to bear such horrible news, but Dewdrop has Stage 3 brain cancer.”
Kite and Discord were in absolute shock. They both wondered how this could’ve happened, especially to a sweet mare like Dewdrop.