//------------------------------// // A good Time // Story: Chaotic: Changeling Madness // by Marina Stars //------------------------------// The gala was going great, many ponies were dancing of socializing, but Fluttershy wasn't. Though she may have been less shy than before she still didn't like socializing as much as her friends. She sat at a table scanning the crowd of ponies for one particular draconequus. She looked as best she could but couldn't locate him, which was strange... how hard could it be to find a creature who was made up of a million different creatures? She noticed that the CMC had come and were all dressed up in beautiful ball gowns and each had a hairclip in that resembled their cutiemarks that they had gotten not long after the last gala. She also saw Spike trying to get Rarity's attention but she was dancing with Fancy Pants and AJ was watching from the sidelines. Sometimes she wondered what her friend was thinking when it came to that dragon. She observed her friends for a while until a voice interrupted her thoughts. "What's a pretty mare like you doing all alone and not dancing?" Fluttershy turned around and saw... the prince, if he even deserved that title. Rarity had told her, and their friends how rude and ignorant he was. She rolled her eyes and looked back at the dancing ponies trying to ignore the prince who walked up behind her "You know you should get out there and dance." The prince suggested "I'm fine here" Flutershy responded annoyed, just a bit. "don't need to dance" "Is that because you don't have someone to dance with?" Blueblood asked "No..." Fluttershy tried to say "Well I'm sure you'd love to dance with a handsome stallion like me, and being the gentle colt I am I'll give you the privalage to do so." He then grabbed her hoof and began to drag her to the dancefloor, ignoring her protests. Fluttershy tried to pull out of his grasp but he held on firm enough it wasn't possible for her to get out of a dance with the snobbish prince, that was until another stallion approached, the same unicorn she had danced with at the beginning of the Masquerade. "Excuse me but, I would like to dance with her" He told the prince "That is, if she would accept this dance with me?" Before Fluttershy responded the prince answered with, "I already asked for this dance." "Oh, but with who?" The strange stallion remarked before holding out his hoof for Fluttershy, she accepted. According to Rarity, anything was better than dancing- or even talking too- the prince. He held her hoof as he led her to the dance floor leaving the prince, who got very angry, behind. "Thank you." Fluttershy smiled as the two began to dance to the music along with other couples. He smiled back "My pleasure my dear." Fluttershy couldn't help but feel like there was something was familiar about him. "Have I met you before?" The pegasus questioned He nodded "Yes I believe we danced earlier." "I mean before tonight?" She clarified He chuckled a bit before replying "Yes, actually. We have met many times." Fluttershy really couldn't remember meeting him before tonight but she felt like she had. "When?" She continued "Honestly my dearest Fluttershy, Ithought you'd recognize me! I guess what they say is true, you really can fool any friend whoever knew you." He remarked "Well..." She paused looking at him to try and find any feature of this stallion that would help her recognize him. It wasn't till she looked into his eyes, which she hadn't been able to see before, that she recognized him. His extremely unique red and yellow eyes gave him away. "Discord!" She exclaimed in glee from finding her friend who she had been looking for "It's about time" He replied just as exited as her that they would get to spend this gala together just the two of them. The two continued the dance as they talked a little. When it ended the couple made their way to the beautiful Canterlot garden. They found a peaceful secluded area to hang out in. "Discord, could you maybe change back into a draconequus?" She asked timidly. "What? You don't like the pony me?" He teased. She shook her head "I like the real you better." Fluttershy confesed "In that case, okay." He responded, he was actually sort of happy she accepted his true form and liked it more than a fake pony form. He morphed into the draconequus he was before and his outfit changed as well. He was now wearing a white half mask and a loos white shirt, as well as plack pants and a black cape. "I liked the costume you hade before." Fluttershy commented He shrugged "Well I thought this would look better." "It does look nice." She agreed. "So, how have you been?" Discord asked "I've been good. It's been fun so far." She answered him. "Good." He responded "So," She asked "Do you think anything bad will happen at this gala?" "Well..." He thought of all the possibilities. "from your last few galas something has always gone wrong... So, I think that this gala will have some sort of incident or another." He admitted. "Same" She giggled, a sound that made Discord smile. It was so clear and delicate, like a bell "So, if something were to happen, what do you think would happen?" The pegasus asked. "Nothing catastrophic I hope." The chaos being chuckled. Rarity and Fancy Pants danced together in a waltz in the ball room. Many ponies danced as well in their shimmering masquerade outfits. From the sidelines the little purple dragon looked on in disappointment. Then Apple Jack walked up from behind. "Ya'know, just staring at them wont change anything." The country mare comented Spike sighed "I know. I've just known her and liked her longer than those two have known eachother. It just feels unfair." AJ shook her head "They could just be friends." "No," he replied "I know the way they look at one another shows that they feel something more for eachother." "How'd ya know that?" She asked in surprise "It's the way I used to look at her." The little dragon frowned "I've done countless favors for her. I practically worship the ground she walks on and Rarity hardly noticed." "Well then it just wasn't meant to be." She said putting a hoof around the dragon. Spike sighed again "I guess you're right." "Of course I am." The farm mare nudged him "Now, go enjoy the gala." "Thanks AJ." The little dragon smiled at her "I was just wondering..." He held out his claw to her "May I have this dance?" The question took the farm mare by surprise. She didnt think he would want to dance with her, "What?" "We danced a little earlier, and it was fun." Spike explained "Come on AJ" he urged still holding out his claw. "Okay" she awnsered as she placed her hoof in his paw "But l'm leading." "Lead the way" spike smiled. The two made their way onto the dance floor as a new dance began. Each station bowed and every mare curtsied in turn. Then an elegant sance began, all the ponies moved swiftly in the music. "Not bad, for a dragon." AJ comented. Spike didn't know why but this dance, with AJ, well it just felt right. AJ though, was really enjoying this dance. She had liked Spike for such a long time. He had always been so obsessed with Rarity, she never thought she would ever get to. She would cherish this dance, it may be one of her verry few dances with her dragon friend.