//------------------------------// // That's It! // Story: Little Orphan Apple Bloom // by AlleyCat124 //------------------------------// “How long do ah hafta stand still?” Apple Bloom asked as she stood tall on stage. Fluttershy ended up leading her to a studio located near the back of the mansion. Upon walking in, she was surrounded by a rainbow of beautiful clothes and fabrics. Despite the fact that it looked like a hurricane went through the room and trashed it. She admired the multiple dresses and outfits that decorated the marequins surrounding the room. She wanted a closer inspection, but was suddenly wrapped in a blue aura and placed on a small little stage with surrounding mirrors. A little confused at what happened, she was approached by a white unicorn with a curly purple mane and 3 blue diamonds as a cutie mark. When she let her magic go from Apple Bloom, she then proceeded to get her measurements, which was a pain in the butt. “Just a little longer, darling. It’s getting a little colder and I want to make sure you have proper winter clothing.” She continued to spread her limbs and take her measurements. Fluttershy hesitantly took a step forward when she noticed Apple Bloom’s discomfort. “Um…Rarity, don’t you think you have enough measurements for her clothes…?” “Oh, pfft. You can never have too many measurements. You never know what I’ll come up with.” Rarity responded with certainty. Fluttershy wanted to say more, but opted against it, knowing that Rarity knew what she was doing. Apple Bloom stood as still as she could, but honestly all she wanted to do was move. “There you go, sweetie. All done. And I’ve already compiled a few outfits for you if you’d like to see.” Breathing a sigh of relief, Apple Bloom stepped down from the small stage, only to slip and kiss the floor. Groaning from the pain, Apple Bloom lifted her head and found a small puddle of ice where she stepped down only to see it evaporate in the air before anypony could see. “Oh my goodness, are you alright Apple Bloom?” Fluttershy asked hovering over her, ready to help her up. Apple Bloom was about to answer when she saw the tail of a certain creature disappear through the door. Apple Bloom was suddenly filled with frustration, the fact that she has been pranked all day and the fact that no matter where she went, she was always mistreated in one way or another. She was tired of it. “ That’s IT!!” Apple Bloom yelled. Suddenly she was on her hooves and chasing after Discord leaving a very dumbfounded Rarity and Fluttershy behind. Apple Bloom raced down the hallways, hot on Discord’s trail. She thought she missed him a few times, but then ends up finding him down a different hallway. Her frustration only grew as it seemed like she was going in circles. It was like he was everywhere, only barely catching him as she rounded a corner. She almost caught up with him until a piece of rope was pulled out in front her, successfully tripping her and stopping her progress. She didn’t hesitate in getting up this time. With a roar of frustration, she was on her hooves and racing once again towards her enemy. As she rounded yet another corner she stopped dead, not by the sight of her enemy, but by the sight of over a hundred of them. The sight in front of her was definitely not something she was expecting to see. Discords were everywhere. Up on the ceiling, through the furniture, pieces of him scattered all over the room. She didn’t believe what she was seeing. How was it that there were so many Discords? She was about to say something until she felt somepony behind her. Fluttershy stood behind her, panting, trying to catch up with Apple Bloom. Behind her were Rarity, Rainbow Dash and Applejack, panting alongside her. Seeing their friend running frantically down the halls made them worry and chase after her. Fluttershy stared at the catastrophe in front her, eyes wide at all the chaos rampaging around her. Her face slowly contorts into one of fury at Discord slacking off instead of getting his work done. Sucking in a lungful of air, Fluttershy’s voice rang above all the chaos before her. “DIIIIISSSSSCCCCCOOOORRRRDDDD!!!!!!!” And just like that, every single Discord in the room froze and turned to the pegasus in the doorway. Realizing that they were caught, they uttered out an exaggerated, “Oh, crap…” in unison. Fluttershy was silent for a moment, staring at all the Discords in front of her. Apple Bloom silently moved behind her and stood beside Applejack, knowing that whatever was going to happen, she didn’t want to be in between it. Taking another deep breath, Fluttershy uttered out. “Which one is the original?” In unison, all the Discord’s responded, “That one!” and each one pointed to a different Discord. Fluttershy’s aggravation grew with the realization that he wasn’t going to make this easy. Head held high, Fluttershy walked into the room. She kept her face forward as she passed multiple Discords. As she reached Discord’s desk, she walked around it till she was behind it and staring at the Discord that was hiding under it. Discord looked up at the hard stare of the pegasus before him, amazed that she knew exactly which one was the original. Giving a nervous chuckle, Discord gave Fluttershy a small wave. “Heeeyyy Flutters….come to check up on me?” Fluttershy didn’t respond and continued to stare hard at him. Discord knew what she wanted, but was scared to move. In a quiet voice Fluttershy whispered, “Get rid of the other Discords. Now.” Usually he would tease her when she got angry and keep pushing her buttons until he saw a new expression she’s never made before. But now, staring at her hard eyes on him he couldn’t find it in himself to make any jokes. With a snap of his talons, all the other Discords disappeared, leaving just him, Fluttershy and the girls near the doorway. Coming out from under the desk, he stood up at full height and stared at the small pegasus in front of him, squirming under her hard stare. Taking a big gulp, he quickly stutters, “Flutters, I can explain…” “Sit down.” Without hesitating, Discord plopped down in the chair in front of the desk. Apple Bloom watched the whole scene unfold before her, surprise written all over her face. Around her she could hear Fluttershy’s friends whisper among them. “Oh my…” “Well he’s dead.” “Last time ah saw Fluttershy like that, Angel bunny wuz forcin’ the critters around him to move so he could have more space. She wuz not happy ‘bout that.” Apple Bloom gulped at the terrifying stare of Fluttershy. She wanted to look away, and yet, she REALLY wanted Discord to get it. Fluttershy calmly went around the desk until she was sitting in the chair opposite of him, the desk separating them. Breathing in one last time, Fluttershy said, “You will finish your job. I’m going to sit here until you do. We will not speak, you will not stare, no distractions, no breaks, no squirming out of your duties. You WILL get this done and I will sit here until you do. Is that clear?” Discord once again gulped nervously at Fluttershy’s tone. He’s only seen this side of Fluttershy once when it was directed at Angel bunny, and he did not want to see that again. “C-can I at lea—“ “No.” “What if—“ “No.” “Can I—“ “NO!” “Alright! Alright already! I’ll get it done.” Discord grumbled, focusing on the papers in front of him. Fluttershy turned around in her seat and addressed the girls with a soft smile. “I’m going to be a little busy today girls, do you mind if you can bring Apple Bloom to meet Twilight? I think she’d like to meet her.” Stepping up and putting her arm around Apple Bloom, Applejack responded. “Of course, sugar cube. We’ll get it all taken care of.” She then looked down at Apple Bloom. “C’mon, hunn. It’s time to meet yourself a princess.” And with that, they all turned around and headed out. Apple Bloom followed suit and started walking out. Before she was out of view, she turns around one more time to stare at the scene in front of her. Fluttershy staring intently at Discord and Discord was staring at the papers in front of him. For one second, Discord looked up from his work and took a quick look at the door where Apple Bloom stood. They stared at each other for second before Apple Bloom smirked smugly at him then continued to walk out. Discord’s hackles stood on end and he stood up in frustration, only for an annoyed Fluttershy to stare him back in his seat. Grumbling under his breath, Discord continued his work under the abusive monarchy that was Fluttershy.