Less Than Powerful
Fluttershy trotted along the path in Ponyville, Discord walking alongside her while holding a large scroll and quill.
"Basket?" the draconequus asked.
Fluttershy nodded her head, a picnic basket draped awkwardly around her neck. However, nothing was currently in it, so she wasn't overly concerned about it. "Check."
Discord checked the basket off the list, his eyes lowering to view the next item on it. "...Flower?"
He grew confused, wondering what they'd need a single flower for, then turned to Fluttershy, instantly taking notice of the slightly-wilted white rose on her head, which was placed delicately in between her mane and ear. "Is that...?"
Fluttershy looked downwards, her cheeks turning a tinge of pink. "Check!"
Discord cleared his throat, forcing his gaze away from Fluttershy as he marked off the flower from their list. He directed his attention to the next item, which had a small color-coded list under it, detailing different flavors. "Cupcakes?"
"We're heading to Sugarcube Corner to get them now," she replied, her wings flapping a bit with cheerfulness.
"Sooo... half a check?" Discord asked, a teasing grin on his face.
Fluttershy put a hoof to her mouth, as if thinking about it, then nodded. "Half a check."
He smirked, placing a tiny line in the check box before gazing further down the list. "Alright, so the next item on this list iiiiis... Discord."
Fluttershy blinked, looking over at him. "Discord? You Discord? You shouldn't be on the list."
He placed a hand to his chest, pretending to be insulted. "Isn't the point of this list to mark down all the important things we should have for the picnic? Am I no longer important to you, darling Fluttershy?"
She tried to hold back a giggle, waving a hoof to him. "O-of course you are, Discord! These are just material things that we need," she replied.
Discord pouted. "That basket can hear you, y'know. I think you've hurt its feelings."
Fluttershy rolled her eyes, though giggling and focusing on the path.
"I told Mister Cake and Missis Cake what flavors we'll need in advance, so hopefully, they'll be done by the time we get there."
He nodded to her. "And pray tell; what flavor did you get for me? I don't see it on your little list."
She smiled. "It's—"
Fluttershy paused abruptly, her ear twitching as she heard ponies shouting behind her.
"Ow!"
"Hey!"
"Watch where you're going!"
The yellow pegasus tilted her head back in curiosity, watching a pink pony push their way through the crowd, now heading straight for Discord and her.
"...Pinkie Pie?" she asked, squinting as the mare drew closer to them.
"TWITCHA TWITCH! TWITCHA TWITCH!"
Discord backed up at first, then was suddenly bowled over as Pinkie Pie jumped and tackled him to the ground.
"Auugh!" he groaned, feeling her hooves pressing on his chest. "Pinkie Pie, what is—"
The draconequus stopped at the sound of something breaking, his eyes locking onto a broken pot that had crash-landed in the exact spot he'd been standing in just a moment ago.
Instantly, his gaze was drawn upwards to the source: a pony who had her hooves held out somewhat and was now staring down at him.
"Oh! I'm so sorry!" she said. "I was just opening my shutters and 'woosh'; my pot goes tumbling down!"
Discord raised a brow, intrigued.
My my~ How fascinating that you had it in just the right place and opened your shutters in just the right time for that pot to nearly come in contact with my woefully-unprepared head.
Pinkie Pie gave a stern, but gentle, glare at the pony. "Okey-dokey-lokey, but be more careful next time, 'kay? You almost hurt somedracowhatsit."
"Draconequus," Discord corrected.
"Yeah, that. Somedraconequus".
The pony nodded, giving a soft wave before going back inside her house once she closed the shutters.
Almost angrily so...
Pinkie Pie pouted, then looked back down at Discord as she got off of him. "You okay~?"
He rolled over, pushing himself back up to his feet and dusting himself off. "Just lovely, I suppose," he said with slight sarcasm, though having no intention of upsetting Pinkie Pie with it.
The party pony smiled happily, bouncing up and down. "Great! Wouldn't want cha to miss out on the picnic just 'cause you would've been all injured and stuff!"
Fluttershy walked up to her, gesturing a hoof towards Sugarcube Corner, which was only a few meters away. "We're almost getting to be on our way there actually. We just need to pick up our share for the picnic first."
"Ohhhhhhh~" Pinkie Pie said, nodding in understanding. "I already got my stuff ready in our cute little picnic spot, so I'll meet cha guys there, mkay?" she asked as she rocked back and forth on her hooves, her tail swishing in excitement.
Discord and Fluttershy nodded, but couldn't get a single word out before Pinkie Pie took off towards the edge of Ponyville; going to their picnic location, most likely.
"...Whose idea was it to put that pony in a bakery filled with sweets?" Discord asked curiously.
Fluttershy gave him a small smile, then shrugged and headed towards Sugarcube Corner. Discord followed, though his eyes were slightly 'blinded' by the overpowering array of colors that the building gave off. They slowly walked inside, the sound of a bell going off and alerting Missis Cake, who stood politely at the counter.
"Ah! Fluttershy, Discord! Welcome!" she greeted, waving a hoof.
"Hello, Missis Cake," Fluttershy said in return, waving back. "Are those cupcakes we ordered finished?"
The blue mare smiled. "Just finished them! Here you go!"
Fluttershy's face instantly brightened as a small box was placed on the table. She set her basket down, opening it and placing the box inside. "Perfect fit!" she cheered softly.
Discord chuckled at her excitement, then picked up the basket with his eagle claw. Fluttershy didn't argue, as carrying the basket in her mouth would've been a difficult task given that she enjoyed talking to Discord while they walked.
"Thank you, Missis Cake!" the pegasus exclaimed.
"Oh, you're very welcome! Take care of Pinkie Pie at your little picnic get-together, alright?"
Discord almost rolled his eyes. "I think she's well beyond our care."
Fluttershy giggled, pressing her head to Discord to inform him that they were leaving. He obliged, waving to Missis Cake before heading out the door.
...Perhaps he shouldn't have gone first.
As Discord got outside, the side of his head was instantly met by a sudden pain, briefly stunning him. Fluttershy gasped, flying up to his face with a concerned expression.
"D-Discord, are you alright?" she asked.
The draconequus nodded with a small grunt, promptly looking downwards to see the cause of his sudden headache. A baseball sat near his feet, and a young colt walked up to it and picked it right back up. Soon after, a stallion trotted up to them, shaking his head.
"Sorry. My son and I were practicing a bit of baseball," he said, though rather nonchalantly.
Discord gave them a small wave, just wanting to forget what happened. The two males nodded to him, then walked off.
The draconequus couldn't help the frown on his face. The stallion, along with the mare earlier, were clearly lying to him. He wasn't an idiot; there were obviously still ponies around who hadn't forgiven him, unlike his friends. He wasn't really angry with them, but he just wished that they would tell him they had a problem with him instead of trying to mess with him. After all, he couldn't do much about it with the lack of his powers; granted, it's not like he would do so normally, as the last thing he wanted to do was cause even more trouble. Chaos was fine, but getting more ponies angry wasn't an idea he was fond of.
"Nnn..."
Discord blinked, glancing over at Fluttershy, who stared at where the two male ponies formerly stood. Was she... angry?
"Fluttershy?" he asked cautiously.
The pegasus flinched, quickly turning back to Discord. "O-oh! Y-yes! I'm alright!"
She smiled politely, then gave him a gentle kiss where he had been hit. He was slightly embarrassed at the show of affection, but accepted it anyway, making sure the basket was securely on his arm before continuing down the path with her.
"...Don't pay much attention to them," Fluttershy then muttered, almost out of nowhere.
"Hm~?" he questioned.
She frowned at him. "They've been rough-housing a lot lately; particularly when I come by with my animals."
Discord shook his head. "Ah, think nothing of it, darling Fluttershy! I'm taken far worse blows to the head!" he said with a small laugh.
She nodded, but slowly came to a stop as something drew her attention. Discord raised a brow, looking off in the direction that her gaze was pointing at. A stand laid there, with a rather gruff-looking pony standing behind the counter.
"Something catch your eye?" he asked, staring at the contents on the stand and wondering what she could be so interested in.
Fluttershy trotted up to the stand, staring at the pony behind the counter as she directed a hoof towards the bunch of carrots that laid in front of him.
"I have this little bunny named Angel at home who would just love those carrots right there!" she exclaimed. "How much are they?"
The stallion tapped the counter. "Three bits."
Fluttershy smiled, reaching into the bag on her waist and pulling out three bits, promptly setting them on the counter. "Thank you!"
He nodded, reaching out and taking the bits, placing them in a bag sitting next to him. "Enjoy your carrots."
Discord tilted his head curiously as he watched the scene, slowly walking up to Fluttershy and smirking. "More carrots for that rabbit? I suppose he needs it to fuel that attitude of his."
She giggled at him, reaching out to grab the small bundle of carrots. "Oh, Angel's not that bad. I—"
She gasped slightly as the stallion suddenly placed a hoof over the carrots, almost glaring at her.
"U-um..." she murmured. "E-excuse me, but—"
"—Is he with you?" the stallion asked, tilting his head towards Discord.
Fluttershy averted her gaze to the draconequus, then nodded to the gruff stallion. "Yes. He is."
He stared at her for a moment, then slammed a hoof on the table. "That'll be ten bits then."
"T-ten bits?" she asked, her wings ruffling up in surprise. "B-but, I already—"
She jumped as Discord's lion paw suddenly hit the table. "She already paid, buddy. Three bits; you said so yourself," he said with a low growl.
"I changed my mind," the stallion shot back. "Are you gonna do somethin' about it?"
Discord's gaze sharpened. Oh, how he would've loved to. Honestly, even without his powers, he could probably beat this pony to a pulp if he really wanted to.
"D-Discord?" Fluttershy squeaked, lightly tugging on his tail. "It's okay... forget about it. It's only three bits."
But no. He was better than this stallion.
Averting his gaze back to Fluttershy, Discord followed her away from the stand. Her head was directed downwards, and she was clearly upset about the little incident.
He frowned. "...About your carrots..."
Fluttershy smiled sadly at him. "It's not your fault..."
She paused, then gazed back at the ground as she began to walk more slowly. "Ponies can be so mean sometimes though."
Discord let out an awkward murmur, feeling somewhat responsible for Fluttershy's mood-drop.
She continued. "I know what happened, but that doesn't give them the right to treat you that way! It's...it's not right!"
She stopped walking, pounding the ground once with her hoof. Discord stared at her, a little speechless at her louder voice. She seemed to notice though, calming down and looking back at him.
"Don't you worry, okay? I at least know how amazing you are," she said, though her cheeks were tinted pink.
Discord chuckled somewhat at her sudden compliment, then nodded his head. "Of course you do. Now, shall we continue on our—"
"You can never trust those ponies. You saw what they did to you, and even what they tried to do. They're all the same. They don't care about you at all. Why care about them?"
"...D-Discord?" Fluttershy called softly.
The draconequus blinked, popping out of his trance as he shook his head. Now he was sure; this voice wasn't nothing.
He cleared his throat though, waving a hand dismissively.
"I'm just fine, Fluttershy. Let's continue, hm?"
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i really like this story, one of my more favorit-er discord fics. :D
yet I really thought Discord was gonna beat up the carrot dude.......
.........am I a horrible person thinking that?
well, looks like SOMEPONIES don't agree on change look ponies I know your angry about the Tirek thing but you don't have to crash him in the head or give consequences addition in money, the title of the show clearly states FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC......and Discord can still handle himself without his powers so dare I say it get your hoofs OUT of Discord's life or.......
Wait why am I arguing to a good fictional story..........doh
Those mean ponies! If discord had his powers right now-!
I'm really liking this story. Honestly, though, I'm hoping one of these ponies does something so obvious in front of one of the Mane 6 who's less of a pushover than Fluttershy.
And wait...did that merchant stallion not give Fluttershy back her bits? That makes it theft, and she can haul him up on charges!
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He knows that Fluttershy won't do anything; it's not so much that she's a pushover as that she hates getting other ponies into trouble.
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Still, taking her bits and not giving her anything, that's illegal. Someone should do something about it. And I'd really like to see AJ or RD's reactions to the things ponies have been doing to Discord. Neither of them have ever had trouble speaking their minds or letting go of their tempers.
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Doesn't mean she'll do anything about it; as long as she avoids conflict, it's fine with her.
And yeah; Applejack and Rainbow Dash'll be at the picnic, so it may or may not be brought up. We'll see~
Definately liking it so far! Can't wait for more! :)
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Thanks! <3
I kind of wanted Discord to beat the carrot dude up, but things would've just gotten worse. Anyhow, great story! I love these two as a couple!
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Thank you!
Great story so far! When r u gonna write the next chapter?
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I'm pretty good at sticking to schedules; I try to write a chapter once a day.
(watch me jinx myself there. :P)
@TheTalentlessPony- Oh, ok.
D8
Thars a storm a brew'n!
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OH MY CELESTIA.
A PIRATE COMMENTED ON MY STORY.
MY LIFE IS COMPLETE.
Eh, I just figure Flutter Rage, with the Stare, boosted by Chaos Powers, focused with the mindless determination of Flutter Bat you have one bad flank filly.
OK you pony's listen up! Just because discord is without power and is 100% mortal dose not give you the right to be complete dicks to him! If you was to be mad at someone with chaotic powers be mad at me for I can at least deal with your bull crap.
On and his alternate personality talking here, I want to see you all dead at my hoofshoofs while drinking your blood so leave the ex-chaos god alone. If he gave up his powers it means that he will never harm or think about harming anypony without reason unlike what you are doing now Hippocrates.
Nice stories keep up the good work
Discord's so gonna succumb to the voice and BEG for his powers back
Oh dear... this is getting interesting...
Poor Discord and Fluttershy! I had the sad feels on this one. I love all the little details you put into this chapter, and how you're dealing with not everypony loving Discord. Great work, I can't wait to find out what happens
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Thank you! ^ ^
I'm calling Kerit.
The chaotic powers may be gone, but the chaotic mind wants to be back in charge.
Still bugged by him giving up the magic, but you've managed to write them as so incredibly cute that this is pretty good.
Little sad that the ponies actually do seem out to get Discord. This seemed much more interesting when I thought it was just unlucky coincidences which he saw through a growing lens of paranoia, courtesy of those weird thoughts.
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Sorry to disappoint you there.
discords "something sweet" comment made me actually "awww".
should be
otherwise awesome story!
4413020 lol
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I hate using that abbreviation in stories, so I just use the unabbreviated form. While 'Mrs.' is technically an abbreviation of 'Mistress', that didn't sound right, so I just used a variant on it, which could be 'Missis' or 'Missus'.
Missis
Missus
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He picked it up on the way to Rarity's and hid in under his wing.
Dang. some ponies can't let go of grudges. As usual, nice chapter! I love the story! It has a nice flow to it. Only slightly too fast.
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*sigh* Yeah. This story was an attempt at me trying to write longer stories, but it didn't really work out...