Daughter of Discord: Of Love and Darkness

by kahnac

Kiss the Girl

The next day, Screwball, and Mothball went exploring through Canterlot with a pair of royal guards as their chaperones. All day long, they spent it observing how the ponies lived, and witnessed the sights of the kingdom. Neither Screwball nor Mothball had a chance to truly take in this cities beauty, what with Screwy being more focused on the gala, and Mothy on his so-called hunt. Now, however, they had a chance to take in all the sights. And they were both impressed at the grandeur of it all. Mothball accidentally interrupted a puppet show because of his curiosity.

But as soon as that little incident was cleared up, it was back to sightseeing for the ponies. Little did Mothball's cohorts know that they were still being carefully watched by Mantis, Acari, and Bombus, who had taken different flying forms to follow the pair, and check to see if they kissed just yet. "Hey, Acari, you see any kissing?"

"No, not yet, you dope." She said in annoyance.

"Well, they better get cracking."

During the tour, Screwball, and Mothball came upon an open dance party taking place. Smiling fondly at the memory of their dance at the gala, Mothball offered his hoof to the swirl-eyed mare, and indicated he wanted to dance. Screwball giggled as she picked up on his indication, and accepted. The two danced in perfect synchronization, never missing a beat as they went on. An air of warmness, and affection radiated off of them as they stared into each other's eyes during the dance. Those that saw them couldn't help but feel a little of that affection themselves. Their feelings for each other were starting to blossom forth, and nothing was going to stand in its way.

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Several hours later, and the two had decided to try their hooves at boat rowing in a local lagoon. The night was quiet, and the air was cool. Both ponies were sitting in absolute silence, enjoying each other's company. Even while Mothball had no prior experience rowing a boat, he soon got the hang of it. Needless to say, the atmosphere was quite invigorating for the two of them, even with the guards watching. However, there were three who were not as happy as the couple about the situation.

"Get your big, fat feathers out of my face!" Acari whispered harshly while in the form of a fish. "I can't see a thing."

"Yeah? Well, nothing's even happening!" Bombus said a little louder in his seagull disguise. "Only one day left, and that kid ain't puckered up once." Suddenly, an idea came to him. "I got it! Alright, this calls for a little 'vocal' romantic stimulation." He then flew up to a tree branch overlooking the couple as they rowed in his direction, and began to "sing" in a grating warble that sounded nothing like a romantic stimulation. It was even grating on Screwball. "Sheesh! Maybe somepony should put the poor guy out of his misery for his own sake."

Mothball could only smile nervously as he looked at Bombus, whose singing only got worse, and forced the prince to facehoof in embarrassment. He wasn't the only one as General Mantis, in his crab form, tried to block out the noise. "I can't believe this: i'm surrounded by amateurs!" He then jumped in the water, and snapped off a reed at the bottom of the lagoon, saying, "If you want something done right, always do it yourself. Haven't had to do this since I infiltrated that orchestra a few years ago, but desperate times and all." He was then met by a trio of ducks AND turtles who he was able to speak to in his animal state. "First, we've got to create......the mood. The turtles then flipped over, and the birds took up position to play their que.

[MANTIS, spoken]
Percussion.
Strings.
Winds.
Words.

He then leaned down on a leaf next to Mothball, who recognized him easily, and began to sing.

(sung)
There, you see her
Sitting there, across the way
You don't got a lot to say, but there's something about her
And you don't know why, but you're dyin' to try
You wanna kiss the girl

He then flipped away before Screwball could fully process the singing crab she thought she saw. "Did you see that?" She asked, to which Mothball merely smiled, and shook his head. Mantis continued, but this time with a lagoon's worth of an ensemble. All the while, Mothball considered what he was being told, and was put deep in thought.

[MANTIS & ENSEMBLE]
Yes, you want her
Look at her, you know you do
Possible she want you too, there is one way to ask her
It don't take a word, not a single word
Go on and kiss the girl

[MANTIS, spoken]
Sing with me now.

[MANTIS & FROGS]
Sha-la-la-la-la-la, my, oh, my
Look like the boy too shy
He ain't gonna kiss the girl
Sha-la-la-la-la-la, ain't that sad?
Ain't it a shame? Too bad

[MANTIS]
He gonna miss the girl

The two ponies sat in silence once again, with neither one knowing what to do at first. But then Screwball broke the silence, and decided to speak. "I realize how difficult this has to be, Mothy: whatever you did to turn yourself into a real pony, and leaving behind your hive. But I just want you to know that....i'm here for you. And i'm never gonna leave your side for any reason." She then looked at him pleadingly, and said, "I know you said you don't believe you have a heart, but I don't believe that for one second. You are the most caring, sweet, and honest being I could ever have the honor of falling in love with." Mothball's eyes widened, and he gave her a look that asked if she truly meant that. Her response was a giggle, and to say, "That's right: I love you, Mothy."

[MANTIS]
Now's your moment
[FISH]
Yeah, yeah, yeah
[MANTIS]
Floating in a blue lagoon
[FISH]
Yeah, yeah, yeah
[MANTIS]
Boy, you better do it soon, no time will be better
[FISH]
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
[MANTIS]
You don't say a word and you won't say a word
Until you kiss the girl

The pair had rowed under a weeping willow tree, where a school of sea creatures began circling their boat, including a swarm of fireflies, and began to reach the crescendo of their musical tune.

[MANTIS & LAGOON CREATURES]
Sha-la-la-la-la-la, don't be scared
You got the mood prepared

[FISH]
Yeah, yeah, yeah

[MANTIS & LAGOON CREATURES]
Go on and kiss the girl

[LAGOON CREATURES]
Whoa, whoa

[MANTIS]
Sha-la-la-la-la-la, don't stop now
Don't try to hide it how
You wanna kiss the girl

[FISH]
Whoa, whoa

[MANTIS & LAGOON CREATURES]
Sha-la-la-la-la-la, float along
And listen to the song
The song say, "Kiss the girl"
[LAGOON CREATURES]
Whoa, whoa

Mothball looked into Screwball's eyes, and could feel that thumping in his chest growing stronger. But he didn't care if it was a heart, or not. One thing for certain was that he loved her as much as she loved him. And the two began to move closer to share their first kiss.

[MANTIS & LAGOON CREATURES]
Sha-la-la-la-la-la, music play
Do what the music say
You gotta kiss the girl

[LAGOON CREATURE]
You've got to

[MANTIS & LAGOON CREATURES]
Kiss the girl
You wanna kiss the girl

[MANTIS]
You've gotta

[MANTIS & LAGOON CREATURES]
Kiss the girl

[MANTIS]
Go on and

[MANTIS & LAGOON CREATURES]
Kiss the girl

But just as Mothball, and Screwball were but inches away from a romantic kiss, the boat suddenly overturned. All of the lagoon creatures were scared off by the commotion, and Mantis was left slapping his face in frustration. Little did anypony know was that this was no accident. Orpheus and Sisyphus had turned into snakes, and were the culprits behind Mothball, and Screwball's watery mishap. Both of them hissed out a laugh as they shook tails. All while the voice of their master spoke to them through their magical bond.

"Nice work, boys. That was a close one." Tirek said as he watched through his cauldron in his castle the two ponies helping each other up. Suddenly, he exclaimed as he slammed his fist down on his throne, "Too close! The little gnat! Ugh, he's better than I thought." he said, before groaning in exasperation. He then got up from his throne, and went over to his supply cabinet for ingredients to a spell he was preparing. He pushed most of them aside, shattering a few until he picked up an orb with a butterfly in it in one hand, while holding a bottle with the other. "At this rate, he'll be kissing her by sunset for sure! Well, it's time Lord Tirek took matters into his own wicked hands!"

He made his way over to his cauldron, and then threw in the bottle. The chain reaction was explosive, and caused an eerie, yellow light to shine from it. Just as he then shoved in the orb, he said, "Discord's daughter will be mine!" while holding up his satchel. His expression then changed from one of anger to one of vile pleasure as he said, "And then i'll make him writhe. I'll see him wriggle like a worm on a hook!" He began laughing maniacally as the light of the spell enveloped him, and he began to change his very form from a centaur........to a red-furred unicorn with a small beard the same dark red color as his mane, and a fireball for a cutie mark.

Now was the time to set the plan into motion.

Author's Note:

Been watching "Daughter of DIscord" again recently, and it inspired me to get back into the swing of things with this chapter. I will admit it's not exactly original, as it's basically just some scenes from the little mermaid rehashed into written format. Nevertheless, I hope you guys enjoy this chapter, and accept it as my apology for taking so long with writing it.

Next chapter is when things start to really get serious in a really bad way.

Daughter of Discord is owned solely by DisneyFanatic2364

Comments

[Starlight Nova]

The story's premise confuses me. Is the title of this story that this story is based off of Daughter of Discord or Bride of Discord?

[kahnac]

11258198Daughter of Discord. This is a au of that story.