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Discord is invited to an impromptu party at Fluttershy's, and he can't wait! The only problem is the guests aren't really there to celebrate, and instead have a few words to say to our former vice principal. Takes place after 'A Matter Of Principals'
I wonder what that might be...
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Well, thanks for stopping by anyway. Though I'd prefer people actually read the story before judging..
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I did. There are many things I dislike: Twilight somehow stopping Discords spirit from leaving, when Starlight couldn't even affect his physical form without him allowing it (according to a post from an episode writer).
Oh and Twilight calling Discord 'reformed' quote on quote. Really? You had to add that? Nice implication.
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Well I think Twilight knows quite a bit more magic than Starlight, so I wouldn't put it past her. This is purely a headcanon, and until we get a similar post from one of the episode writers, I'm going to stick to it.
Also, the quotes thing was clearly meant as a joke, you shouldn't take it so seriously. Besides, when Discords endangers students like he did in this episode, what else can she think?
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Starlight is portrayed as her equal though. If Discord was completely unaffected then it stands to reason Twilight wouldn't be able to either. If it were that easy then Celestia and Luna could have trapped him in a local area.
Except those dangers were implied to be fakes? In at least half the episodes he's been in he's either directly or indirectly pit people in serious danger (mostly Directly). This is far from new. .
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Listen, I love Discord too, but a lot of what you've put up there seem like nitpicks. I don't think I've broken any serious canon rules in this story, but of course you're entitled to disagree. That's what this comment section is for, to debate our differences.
In this episode alone, Yona would've been stung by a bugbear if it hasn't been for Starlight blasting it. I don't think it was an illusion, so she could've been seriously hurt. I agree it would be out of character for him to act in this reckless way along with the other hazardous situations he initiated, but they happened in the episode, it's canon now which is why I'm referencing it in this fic. Any faults with him behaving in this manner should be blamed on the new writers of the show, not me for describing the scene.
"Howdy, I'm Apple Bloom!"
"Hi, I'm Sweetie Belle!"
"Yo, I'm Scootaloo! But you can call me Miss Scoots."
And we're your Fairy Godparents!
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"Discord is an average draconequus, that nopony understands..."
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Well I'm a nitpicky person. One of my many faults.
I mean from a verses perspective it doesn't add up in my opinion. I personally love adding new abilities in a fanfic, so long as it doesn't contradict previous showings. Like say for example; Starswirl moving a supergiant star on his own, when he needs 5 other unicorns to help move the Sun. But as you said, it comes down to opinion. I'm mostly debating this part for fun. Verses debating is a past time when I'm bored online.
Well the Ursa Major he summoned was smaller than the real thing. I seriously doubt he would've let that happen. He was trying to scare them, and anger Starlight to the point of assaulting him. Knowing that, I am assured that he was only putting up a scare, and would've stopped if Starlight did nothing. Even at his worst (post-reformed) he never let any of his more dangerous pranks get to the point of serious injury.
I mean, considering these are the same writers (according to what I've heard) who consider Discord to be hinging on CN and CE, and wrote early episodes if him, you're easily right. I generally consider this version of Discord to be non-canon. Don't intent to sound blameful, as much as I come off as.
9087423 No no no, it's "FAIRY GOD PARENTS!" like Denzel Crocker pronounces it!
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I swear I used to think it was "The Fairy Godparents" for the longest time before I noted it was the "faily oddparents.
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Well I would tend to agree with that, if there was any sign that he was about to withdraw the bugbear from existence. But there wasn't really, and it was left up to Starlight to 'save the day', as it were. As you say though, I don't know what to think with these new writers. At least there are plenty of callbacks to new episodes these days, like 'Princess Spike in this one and 'Horse Play' in the one before this.
And perhaps fans of Discord should be thankful he's still making appearances after reforming seven seasons on. Ever since a certain filly in my avatar turned things around, she hasn't had a single speaking role in the show. (Unlike her reprehensible mother, which seems karmically unfair)
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You forgot the link...
P.S I wonder what Butch Harman is up to these days... checks google... oh dear.
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Thing about that is: He desires friendship. As much a jerk he acts, he really does care about the friendships he has. I mean the whole reason he acted out was because no one would let him in the school (and it's implied Twilight has been doing this since it's opening, seeing as Starlight was doing things "as Twilight would"). He knows Starlight, and especially Fluttershy would never forgive him if he actually let someone get hurt
or worse expelledor worse. I just imagine he played it up till the last second.Well they kept Discord for whacky misadventure potential. So obviously he's get it far better than ST.
Hey, look sorry if I sounded aggressive in the first comment. Passive aggressiveness is a bad habit that I tend to speak with most of the time. I'm extremely used to talking, and being talked to in that manner, so it's sorta natural to me. So sorry if I gave any bad impressions.
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It's okay, I've just noticed a lot of people disliking a story based on it's synopsis or ships, which I think is a bit short-sighted. Obviously you weren't one of them, so the above doesn't apply to you. Thank you for your honesty. You didn't have to delete the first message, though.
In terms of your thought on what could've been Discord's mindset, you're absolutely correct... that does sound like his character, But as there wasn't much of a hint that this was his plan, the audience was left in the dark as to what his motives might be. If only there had been a single added scene, where we knew that this was all a ruse designed to frighten the children that he'd stop as soon as things became too dangerous. Stuff like that could've made a lot of difference, and made some people's criticism of it because of Discord's OOC malicious hi-jinx not quite as harsh. Oh well...
Nice talking to you, anyway. Have a good day!
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Meh. I usually talk before I get my thoughts in order. So it isn't until after I talk that I notice where I could be in the wrong. But you're welcome.
Well there is one hint. One of the writers said that Discord was happy Starlight blasted him because it proved his point. So this leads me to believe that he was merely trying to rile her up so she'd look bad when she snapped. The lack of scene is either lazy writing or time constraints. Most writers don't go into great detail with morality in MLP, keeping it simple. Or at least seemingly so.
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Actually it doesn't count unless they actually mention it in the show. I take what writers say with a grain of salt because they have been wrong multiple times before.
As far as the show goes, Discord was legitimately affected by Starlight's spell, as far as canon goes. Because most viewers don't care what the writers have to say.
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Aside from the fact that it did jack to stop him. I'll take WoG any day, as long it isn't outlandish. There are many things they've been right about.
Man, I love the idea of the CMC tutoring Discord. Of course, I'd give pretty good odds he'd end up distracting them and getting them to join him in shenanigans instead.
9087400 Dude, I agree that Discord can't really be effected by conventional magic if he doesn't want to be, but this is a comedy. It's ok for the author to stretch canon a bit to make things funny, especially in a one-shot.
I love, love, loved the ending! Upvote!
Thanks for doing this!
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Same here, though it sounds more like something you'd read in the comics.
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Cheers.
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You're welcome.
Actually that one was you. And Iron Will, but mostly you.
I don't care how many times I've already said this, I'm going to say it again. Fuck this episode. I hate Discord.
Edit: Apparently three Discord fans disagree.
I was worried this was going to be another "Fix Fic" type thing, but gave it a shot anyway.
And I am REALLY glad I did. Discord is beautifully in character, and everyones reactions feel natural. I especially liked Spike leading Discord into saying Sorry and you got me giggling when Discord started begging to be kept away from the CMCs.
You know the CMCs are terrifying and chaotic when even the "Lord of Chaos" himself goes, "Nope, nope, nope, don't want this, Please, no, not this."
I kinda want a story now where the CMCs ascend into draconequus, and everyones reactions. I know their is a beautiful story about Sweetie Belle as a Chaos Mage, but thats not quite the same thing.
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Well, actually, he can. Celestia enchanted the Elements of Harmony so he couldn't hide them with his magic again, and he couldn't. He had to try to snatch them away physically.
9099168 A spell that was tied into the Elements of Harmony themselves. Just like Twilight can summon him using the Elements of Harmony. Starlight was not wielding the Elements of Harmony when she blasted Discord to smithereens and tried to pass it off as a "banishing" spell.
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Truth be told, I don't think Starlight's spell actually worked. The difference is, Twilight here had the time to prepare something, and I do believe he can be affected in that case.
I'm glad this story exists. I honestly don't know what's worse; the fact that the writers wanted us to think Discord had every right to harass the students and torture Starlight, or the fact that some people over on the wiki actually think that he did have the right to do that.
Additionally, this morning, I got blocked for a day for calling the wiki users out on that.
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Believe it or not, there are some people who think Discord had every right to torture Starlight and that Starlight was in the wrong for intervening, which completely blows my mind.
I may not be the biggest fan of Discord, but even I know that something is clearly wrong with him at that episode... I can only wonder what other things he'll do if Starlight didn't stop everything by apologizing, which, to be frank, a bit weird that she's the one apologizing
I must say that the usual humor Discord have is perfectly written, especially his inner monologue, it's golden.
I kinda wish Discord has an actual explanation for himself though instead of immediately saying sorry (Or attempted to say sorry). Not sure if my picture is accurate, but I always think Discord wouldn't give in so easily, especially if he's 'part victim' for not being invited to the school.
A solid 9.8/10, and honestly, I'd love to make this fic as my canon
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Well, people are entitled to objectively wrong opinions.
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That's true.
Discord does deserve this after the stunt he pulled in that episode.
Idk why but the "boing boing" really got me
You've absolutely nailed Discord's voice here, his internal monologue had me in stitches. One thing I would say about that section - when they're listing his offences - is to consider the sentences following each bit of speech. The Iron Will/Cranky Doodle one works because it adds something (the image of the bouncing cheques), but Trixie's for example is just describing what she's already said, and kind of interrupts the flow of the dialogue. Those sentences are good to clarify who's speaking, like Smolder's, but with characters who use third-person like Yona or Trixie it might be worth cutting them?
Yeah, I felt so bad for him. I was relieved to see him in Best Gift Ever.
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Did he have to torment the students? No he didn’t. While I agree he probably was just doing this to test Starlight and didn’t actually intend on harming the students he still acted like a man-child.
It should be completely, not completing.
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Because Discord is awesome, even if this episode and What About Discord did him an injustice with how they made him act