Fluttershy snuck shy glances at Eris as they flew toward the more densely populated part of town. "Umm...so...Eris..."
"Yeah Mom?" Eris replied, not looking up from her phone.
"Umm...why don't you tell me more about...yourself? And...your parents...I mean, if it's...if that's okay with you."
Eris' brow furrowed. "You want me to tell you about...you?"
Fluttershy blinked. "Oh. Well. I guess...that...sounds pretty silly, doesn't it?" She laughed sheepishly. "Why not...just tell me about yourself?"
Eris shrugged. "I'm fifteen, you're my mom, my dad is the god of chaos, I go to school, I hang out with friends...there's not much to tell."
"Friends! That sounds good, tell me more about that."
"Ehh...I dunno. Most of them haven't even been born yet, and I don't want to risk screwing up the timeline..." Eris' muzzle crinkled. "Assuming they'd even be born in this timeline." She paused. "Oh. I guess I could tell you about my friends from other dimensions, though."
"Other dimensions? Goodness..."
"Yeah," Eris said. She showed Fluttershy her phone. While Fluttershy didn't understand the device or what it was (though she'd heard of 'phones' from Twilight), she could at least read a number of names which appeared in a list on the phone's tiny screen:
Earth Turd
Giffany
Q.M.
Spidey
Star Butterfly
The Other Maud
Vanessa D.
"Oh my," Fluttershy said. "Your friends have...such interesting names..." She shook her head. "So how did Discord and I...I mean..."
Eris floated in front of her and held up a paw. "Ground rule #1. The big one. You and Dad? You do NOT ask. Not something I like to think about, you know? I mean, do you like to think about your mom and dad doing you-know-what?"
Fluttershy turned very red. "O-oh my," she said. "Wh-when you put it that way..." She smiled gamely. "So, umm...this is Ponyville, and—"
"I know all about Ponyville, Mom," Eris said. "I grew up here. Well...mostly here. And Dad's place. And a few other places."
"Oh my," Fluttershy said. "I've only ever lived here and in Cloudsdale."
"Cloudsdale blows," Eris said.
Fluttershy gasped, pinning her ears back. "Cloudsdale doesn't, umm...blow!" she said. "Cloudsdale is a very nice city! Why, I...I was born there, you know!"
"And you left."
"Well...yes, because I liked living on the ground better."
"Because Cloudsdale blows."
"No, it...I never thought Cloudsdale...blowed. Blew?" Fluttershy crossed her eyes in confusion.
"Well I hate it," Eris said. "The Wonderbolts are jerks, the weather factory ponies are idiots, and the mayor does so many stupid things on an almost daily basis..." She coughed. "Sorry. Anyway, Dad got banned from there when I was visiting Grandma one time."
Fluttershy frowned. "What...did Discord do?"
"He got mad at the mayor because her new plan to completely automate Winter Wrap-Up for all of Equestria was really heartless and called for waking up all the animals really fast. You cried for an hour when you heard it."
"Oh my," Fluttershy whispered. "What...what happened then?"
"Dad let everypony in Equestria know exactly why Mayor Lightning Dust was kicked out of the Wonderbolts Academy, completely trashed her public reputation, then let the Smooze out in her office."
Fluttershy blinked. "L-Lightning Dust?" She frowned. "Well...good for him."
"Anyway, after that, Dad got banned from Cloudsdale, and..." Eris shrugged. "I mean, it's not like you can just ban Dad from someplace and make it stick unless you're Aunt Twilight, but...he promised to abide by the ban on his own." Eris snorted. "Besides, Cloudsdale is such a boring place, who'd want to go there?"
Fluttershy blinked. "Twilight can...?"
"That younger Aunt Twilight back there at the picnic? So not the Princess Twilight Sparkle I know." Eris shook herself. "I've only seen Aunt Twilight mad once. I don't ever want to see that again."
Fluttershy tilted her head. "Why, what did she...?"
"Long story short, Equestria got a brand new river out of it."
Fluttershy's irises shrank to pinpricks. "Meep."
"And lost a couple of mountains."
"Oh my..."
* * * * *
Lyra and Bon Bon sat on a bench, pony-watching. "Hey, Bon Bon," Lyra said.
"Yes?"
"Am I seeing things, or did Discord...shrink? And...doesn't look right?"
Bon Bon frowned. "Huh. I'm...not sure that's actually Discord."
"Really? Because I'm pretty sure there's only one creature in Equestria that looks like that."
"Well, true, but..." Bon Bon shook her head. "If I didn't know better, I'd say that looks like a cross between Discord and..." She trailed off. Her eyes widened. "Ooooooh my gosh."
"What?"
Bon Bon grasped Lyra excitedly. "Don't you see it?" she whispered loudly. "That...whatever it is...doesn't it look an awful lot like Fluttershy?"
Lyra blinked and stared at the strange draconequus...and the butter-yellow pegasus flying beside her. "Sweet Celestia...!"
6115222 Bit premature there
Oh lord, this is going to be fun.
And this is how Fluttershy and Discord end up together. Fluttershy bonds so strongly with Eris before she has to go back to her own time that she decides she wants to have a child with Discord to raise her up right...
...except then they get a son instead.
sounds interesting
Ooh, I can't wait to see what goes on!
Can I just say that, before heading into the story, I'm reveling in the obscene amount of irony I'm seeing that results in following Persona EG since its inception?
I am now twitching with excitement.
6115492 Believe me, Zef and I are both well aware of how this is going to fuck with the Persona EG readers' minds.
6115516 And dammit, will this be fun!
6115553 Well if she's married to Big Macintosh, she's a Mrs. then, now isn't she?
6115565 Yes. Yes it will.
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The readers' minds? Whenever this story comes up during/after Persona EG planning sessions, my brain looks like a car going instantly from fifth gear to reverse and then doing a spinning arabesque before I can realize the change in topic and continuity @_@
This is really interesting.
Naturally Discord goes and messes with the order by getting his daughter from an alternate timeline. Classic Discord. I love it! I also love how easily Fluttershy deals with this, after fainting of course.
I just really love this.
Heh, Discord and Eris act like my dad and I.
I'm watching this.
6115737 Fluttershy is an antagonist for a significant portion of Persona EG. For several months, her identity is unknown to the party, and she goes by the same name as her initial Persona: Eris.
6115754 Not only that, but I find it funny that Fluttershy pointed out her father being twice as old as her mom, when in Persona EG, Discord is at least that to Fluttershy.
Honestly didn't even realize you wrote this until someone pointed out EG in the comments.
Don't worry guys, he didn't mess up time.
What? You thought I was going to explain why? Nah, too much work.
Just... I am ready...
SATAN! BLEACH PLES!
I love how the idea is seemingly contrived, but when you take into account a chaotic being such as Discord, you come to realize that "contrived" is another way to spell "chaos."
Edit: Also, caught an error in the description.
Believe that should be a "she." Though, honestly, I'd place "she" before "is" because it is easier to read.
6116960 Google "Earth Turd" and you'll get the joke.
6117001 It's not an error, you're just not reading it correctly. Reread the sentence. HE (DISCORD) says Eris is HIS daughter.
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Aha. Missed an essential part of the sentence before the colon that said HE brought her. Sorry 'bout that!
6117073 omg
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6117491 That's not what I meant. She's seeing Big Mac, apparently, and it says Mrs., which you clearly indicated to be married.
EDIT: Or... they're married?
Eris is friends with... Vanessa Doofenshmirtz!?
6117776 Their being married IS what was implied by the story, yes.
6117787 Among others. It's mainly because I'm basing her personality ON Vanessa Doofenshmirtz, with added layers of this and that.
6117797 Oh.
I'm a nub.
Keep up the good work!
This is...interesting so far...
i am interested to see where this goes.
I can just imagine what was going through Lyra's head as she put the peaces together. XD
Imagine if Discord pulls another one of his 'possible children' to this time line... his son Prince Illusion, and the mother is Celestia.
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6117814 I've got a whole story centering around Sphinxes in the works.
Well, this is going to go entertainingly. All kinds of interesting ripple effects from actualizing a potential entity from the future in a branching timeline. I'm honestly not sure whether this is will improve or worsen Eris's chances of existing without her father's intervention. Of course, that's all long-term. The short-term insanity is what I should be focused on, and I'm sure it will be quite the sight to see.
I'm sorry, I just had too.
--SYA, The Horse
I see the name 'Giffany' in the list of names, and only think of this guy
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6118954 FAIL. That's Tiffany. THIS is Giffany:
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6119015 Don't think too hard about it.
6119046 I thought it was a play on words. Like tiffany was a griffon, and not a human thingy.
6119091 Every name listed in Eris' phone contacts is a reference to something.
You should leave the coverart, it's cute and it makes more people wanna click.
6119175 Until I can get a custom cover for it that features Eris, it'll stay.
6119192 Why have animated eris when you can have this?.
6119206 Because that's not the Eris from THIS story.
"I can see why auntie Rarity got hitched with that stupid dragon" Eris moaned "She's the same in the future"
"Well that blows If you say so If that's the way it is Eris"
Angry? Angry !
Blows?!
Sure like them apples, great story. . .
Discord and I I I I I I I I I Did an Angle Bunny? Sure looks like it. . .
Giffany? Star Butterfly? Vanessa D.?
Take all of my props, man. More people need to see Star in action.
6122571 Agreed!
Searched this up and it came up with Quality Merchandise. Since I'm guessing that's not what it is, mind explaining this one to me anyone? Also The Other Maud one?
--SYA, The Horse
That wouldn't happen to be Spider-Man would it? I really hope it is.
I'm thinking of the Giffany from GF being her best friend. The mental image is amazing.