Chapter 51
The next few days were at once a source of anxiety and the best Tracy had felt in years. Anxiety because there was a veritable metric ton to be nervous about. Steven's terrified departure, Apex's entirely mundane corporate reaction to his injury, and Janet actually knowing the truth.
And of course there was the (remote) chance that Shane's disappearance would prompt a detective to pay him a visit, and ask for the otherwise unremarkable privilege to step inside and have a conversation. Tracy had run that particular nightmare scenario to its conclusion more than once, imagining the refusal that led to a warrant and several angry police a few days later. Eventually they'd break down his door, stumble into Equestria, and only God knew what would happen after that.
But despite the menagerie of nightmares his emotions conjured, he found none of that manifested during the rest of his week working from home. He set up the new work computer, and spent as much time as he could slaving away to complete his and Steven's project.
Another few days later and the restraint could finally come off his leg, freeing him to use both of his front hooves in the helpfully-transformed keyboard and mouse he had half a year of practice operating.
Of course, Tracy wasn't willing to sacrifice time with Rose, but how then to do so much work with so little time? There was only one answer, and it came in little bottles at the back of his shelves. The only thing Tracy really had to sacrifice was his time sleeping with Roseluck. But when I go back to work, I'll have even less time with her.
She complained each morning that she didn’t like waking up alone—but if it meant they had more time together, a few complaints were all she made.
"You know you won't be able to keep this up forever," she said Friday morning, over another exotic dish she'd made from human produce garnished with mangos. Tracy found he didn't care much at all about the other ingredients, so long as she made correct use of a few critical sweeteners. "Seriously. I'm trying to figure out when you actually sleep. Bats don't actually need less than other ponies."
He nodded, pushing his laptop lid closed. A week ago, he didn't feel a thing about not telling her about the drug—it was his business, after all. But now they were together, she deserved to know.
"There's an explanation, but I don't think you'll like it. Promise not to be mad?"
She plopped his plate down in front of him with a harsh clang. "You just told me I wouldn't like it. Why would I promise that?"
He opened his mouth to make a clever reply—but none came. "You know I should've made you promise before I said anything. I'm, uh... I'm taking these." He wasn't dressed around the house anymore—lately it just got in the way. But he removed the emergency vial from his laptop bag, turning it so she could see.
Equestria lacked the pharmacy regulations that required medications to be properly labeled—either that, or Barnyard Bargains was doing things under the table. Given the list of things he could buy without doctor recommendation, he guessed the former.
"What is that?" Rose asked, pulling the vial closer and sniffing at it. But of course the cork prevented any scent from escaping. "The alien from another world is taking potions?"
"Everwake," he supplied. "It—"
She jerked the bottle away, eyes narrowing. "Tracy, I've spent half my life with bats. I know what Everwake is. I've used it myself. That explains why I can't wake you sometimes. Even the hospital... you were crashing, weren't you? This stuff isn't meant to be used long term!"
He nodded, ears flattening. "Until this week, I wasn't using it long term. Just once or twice, same place I would've used caffeine. But it's stronger, so..." He reached across the table for the vial.
"Look, I know it's not ideal. But the way I see it, I'm down to two months on my lease. I can't give up working on my side, and that means I need to be up in the middle of your night. But if I sleep during the day like I used to, we can't spend time together."
"Not true!" She stalked around the table, settling the vial out of his reach on the top of a kitchen shelf. An entirely pointless gesture, since he had a box of those vials in his room. The laptop one was his emergency dose he planned on keeping with him on Earth. Couldn't take the risk of dropping comatose in the middle of a workday.
"I've been with bats who lived bat schedules before. We make it work. I get up a little earlier to spend mornings together, and you stay up a little later to spend nights together. With the right balance, we can get four hours. Six on weekends, and no potion required."
"Six hours," he said. "Is that enough?"
She giggled. "We'll make it enough. Almost everypony works, Tracy. It's not like my sisters and I need you there every day. Just when those machines break down."
I'll have to order some replacement parts for when I'm gone. SBCs didn't have moving parts to fail, but if they had to last forever, he would need to think about that.
"Fine," he said. "I'll... when I have to go back to work, I'll transition to a normal schedule again."
"This weekend," she said. "You'll already need at least a day of sleep, if you've been on Everwake all this time."
"Next weekend," he said. "We don't get to have a new relationship twice. I'd rather spend more time with you now, even if it means giving up a whole weekend when I crash. I've already got the potion for that long anyway, no sense letting it go to waste."
She glowered up at him again, making it quite clear what she thought of that suggestion. But ultimately she didn't argue. "I'm just worried about you, Tracy. You're not from here. The other bats I've known, they knew what they were getting into with Everwake. But you won't. Your world doesn't have magic. You don't know what to expect."
All and all, it could've gone worse. Rose went to work, and Tracy could return to his labors. But thanks to having so many extra hours in the day, Tracy had a finished project to submit about halfway through the afternoon. Enough time to pursue something that had been bothering him.
First he'd seen it in the metal shelves of the aquarium gift shop, then his own rear-view mirror. Staying in Equestria full time hadn't left much opportunity to see that strange vision again.
If nothing else, his visits had given him profound respect for the library. Granted, it was hard not to be impressed with a place built in a crystal palace that towered into the sky.
He attracted almost no attention crossing town, other than friendly greetings from ponies whose names he was starting to learn. Half of them even tried at "Tracy".
Maybe I should just let everyone start using the local name on this side. No need to lie about it, just start going by it to make things easier for them. It wouldn't be the first time an immigrant had to change to integrate into the dominant culture.
But I'm not the immigrant, Shane is. He's the one who has to live here permanently, not me.
He found the library without needing to ask for directions, and walked straight up towards its upper chamber with no need to read the signs. He slowed as he stepped in, expecting to ask the friendly dragon for help as he had during his previous visits.
He hadn't expected to find the princess herself reading from a desk.
He stopped dead in the doorway, spreading his wings to slow as quickly as he could. Tracy glanced nervously over his shoulder, and began inching back out the way he'd come. Unfortunately, he wasn't wearing sneakers. Or... anything else, for that matter. His hooves clicked several times on the crystal floor, and Princess Twilight looked up.
"Oh, hello there—" She stopped, expression becoming unreadable. "Tracy, I believe. What brings you to the library, Otherworlder?"
He winced, then walked straight in. No sense trying to get away at this point. "Sorry, princess. I'm sure it's not worth your time. I was just looking to see if Spike could help me find a book. He's usually... where you're sitting."
She nodded, and the book in front of her snapped closed, settling onto the pile. "This used to be my responsibility, several years ago. Sometimes it's good to get back to your roots. Besides, helping ponies find the things they're looking for can let me know what's happening in Ponyville. So I can better serve my subjects."
And you do not want to think of me as one of those. Tracy had a few seconds to decide whether or not to tell the truth. It wasn't just that she was an Alicorn with personal powers—she was involved in the diplomacy of this world, somehow. She might even be connected to Discord bringing him here in the first place.
But he didn't show up to stop Tracy. That probably meant it was safe enough. "I'm looking for information about... I don't even know." He looked away, wings opening and closing awkwardly. "I shouldn't waste your time with something that probably can't even be answered. I'm sorry."
He turned to go, and found Twilight already standing in the doorway. She spread her wings, blocking it. "That's not how my library works, Tracy. I don't send ponies away empty-hooved. You've come for knowledge, so providing it is my sacred duty. What book were you looking for?"
"I don't even know there is a book about it," he stammered, backing away from her. His rear bumped into the circulation desk, and he stopped. "Maybe something written by someone else who spent a long time in other worlds. It's just that... I've started seeing things, while I'm on my side. I'm trying to figure out what they are."
He expected hostility from her, but to his surprise Twilight only looked thoughtful. She vanished from in front of him, reappearing behind the desk in a flash of white light and disorientation. "I assume what you saw was unusual, or you wouldn't be looking for information about it. What exactly are you seeing in your home universe?"
"Wings," he said awkwardly, opening both of his as wide as they would go. "I'm not a bat on that side, or a pony at all. But my reflection—I see wings. But only when I'm not looking directly at it. If I stare, they're gone."
Twilight didn't call him crazy, or shout him out of her library. "Hmm. Persistent Worldgate travel. Well Mr. Tracy, you're in luck. I've been doing a great deal of research into your case. Not this specifically. But this may tell us both more we wanted to know. Wait here."
She vanished again, and this time didn't pop back up anywhere close by. She left him standing in front of the desk for several awkward minutes. He shuffled on his hooves, wishing he'd come another day. The dragon wouldn't put him through all this.
"Here!" Twilight reappeared in a flash, depositing a pile of books in front of him easily twice her height. It wobbled, then began glowing purple, and didn't fall. "This is what I've been reading."
Tracy stared up at the mountain of books. And up, and up. They had indecipherable titles, dense with jargon he didn't understand. But all he had were wings, so he'd never really had the inclination to study magic. "Something about Worldgates is in there?"
Princess Twilight rolled her eyes. "Everything we know about worldgates is in there. I've been collecting these from libraries all across Equestria. I've been trying to figure out the answer to a few questions. Why did Discord choose you specifically? What does he hope to gain? The one pony who could tell me says she can't answer yet, but she will when it's over."
Twilight's eyes narrowed. "I'm afraid you may be implicated—however involuntarily—in a scheme against Equestria."
Those words hung in the air between them like a set of daggers, all pointed at his chest. But at least she didn't leave them there for long. "Or it could be something else. Princess Celestia insists that Discord is properly reformed. I hope she's right. But if he is, that only leaves more questions. Why you?"
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Nice job, as always!
Tracy, listen to your girlfriend. This weekend, or you'll be comatose for more than a day before next weekend.
And what will that turn into on the other side, I wonder?
so Sunset has a good idea but is not telling? this has to be driving Twilight batty.
Verry interresting. I am still hoping he stays in Equestria and marries Rose.
Why do I get the feeling that Tracy, or at least some past relative, were originally from Equestria, but ended up stranded?
My money says it's sometype of strange bet or challenge between Celestia and Discord and Tracy just got to be the lucky stiff in the barrel.
Why does Discord need a reason why him? He was the one who was desperate enough to answer the ad and sign at the bottom line. Who knows how many other people refused, and if anyone else answered the ad at all. It is random chance -- something Discord enjoys.
Discord being a creature of chaos is drawn to things out of place and Tracy just happens to be one of those things so once he found it he had to play with it and try to make it fit as a quirk of his nature even.
'Why you' indeed. Personally, I'm with 10631743. We're talking about Discord; he loves random chaos, and Tracy's the sap who just happened to sign the lease. It also just happened to have another random side effect of said sap getting hitched with the other sap.
Tracy's presence is just part a large prank or bet or both at Discord's part. The only thing about Tracy that can't just be replaced by anybody else (Shane for example) is that he's a batpony in Equestria because of Roseluck's previous experience with them. The assumption of Rose's sisters that she's dating him were premature but fit with Discord's intentions.
It obviously means he's becoming a batpony and that being human is a disguise. Because that seems like the totally random kind of thing Discord would do to some unsuspecting human.
Well, Discord threw a dice, and since it landed on tail in opposition with Saturn, He did tye opposite and chose Tracy.
Discord's conspiracy is with Cadence who's looking for a match for Rose. It probably went like "Cadence, I bet I can find her a match" and Cadence was like "Oh yeah? Bring it"
My bet is one of these days the wings won't disappear when he travels between worlds.
It's unfortunate Tracy has to use more Everwake now but at least with Rose's suggestion he has a real path to actually wean off of it. Good thing he's researching about World gate travel too, he doesn't seem too healthy lately with his perceptions mixing up.
Do you really believe that, Tracy?
A question for the ages. Though if Discord's words are anything to believe, Tracy was likely Discord scraping the bottom of the barrel solely because Tracy was the only one with an acceptable day-night cycle. Though we don't know if Tracy was specifically targeted or just the first human to fall into the trap. If Rose is part of the experiment too and sleep wasn't an issue, it would have been interesting to imagine how different off she would have been with an otherwise disqualified lizard or crab person half-way across the universe.
Either Fluttershy or one of the three other princesses. Whoever it is, they certainly owe Tracy and Rose the answer.
10631854
Remember, the contract is that he "may" return to his normal form upon leaving.
10631715
Meth.
I hope it's something PC/104 (EEVblog). The consumer stuff is built for price point more than reliability.
10631743
10631766
Recalling Ch. 2:
We at least knew Tracy wasn't the candidate Discord had in mind at first. It would have been interesting to see who Discord would have favored if his pool wasn't reduced to humanity. The universe is a giant place likely filled with many strange and wonderous civilizations. The chaos would certainly be far greater. But instead of reeling in a great white, he apparently had to settle for a guppy.
10631821
Sounds like something Discord would totally do.
10631727
I mean, it would be the obvious choice, to me. Corporate employment is nothing of particular importance next to love.
Thank goodness Earth corporations don't have access to magical stimulants. At least Tracy's going for unwaking crunch time by choice. Imagine if management demanded it.
(Yes, I know they do so without Everwake. That's why I'm worried about adding it.)
And Twilight is almost definitely reading too much into Discord's motivations. He just found the first schlub on the street who couldn't afford to refuse the offer. This is the aftermath of the booksortcation all over again... probably. Chaos doesn't need a reason, but it could still have one. There's always a chance that Discord's trying to pull something more devious. Still, it's probably fine. Ninety percent confidence, maybe even ninety-five. And as every tabletop RPG player can tell you, one-in-twenty chances of failure never go horribly awry.
Really, the bigger threat is Tracy getting roped into a research binge until he has an Everwake crash.
10631993
Same for me. Should I ever have to chose between somepony I love or a job. It would be an easy decison for me.
10631727
this is only a guess but i think you are thinking to small here.
10632040
Okay. On which scale should I think than?
Persistent Worldgate travel, huh? I'd like to know more about this. I'd assume it's some sort of magic-related psychosomatic phenomenon?
10631738
Not going to make this a religious debate, but that makes me think of the Book of Job in the Bible. Job was a wealthy man, devoted to God, and Satan himself bet God that if Job lost everything that he would turn his back on God.
God took the bet.
Job ended up losing everything at first, but didn't lose his Faith, and God won the bet.
I just want to pount out something i noticed thst dosent seem to be getting enough attention.
Remember when Tracy was skittishly tucking his tail and trying to be careful of how he'd sit, and fret about what he was wearing?
Seems he's becoming morr native he realizes lol
10632045
i will answer in pm, i don't want to risk giving away spoilers.
10631997
I mean it's not like someone said "You must consume these 10 Five Hour Energy's at one time for 50 hours of continuous energy" because it's "crunch time".
Right?
But it wasn't "him". It was anyone who read the add.
Well, at least Rose knows about the Everwake now, so that's something. Sounds like we're finally getting close to where the other horseshoe on that is about to drop, so we'll see how that's going to play out.
Speaking of, I wonder if Shane has any trouble with ponies not getting his name right...I can't recall if that's come up yet before.
Ha-ha, no, no, no, let's not kid ourselves here, Tracy--considering Twilight wasn't even in the know until around the incident with Shane alone should be enough proof to the contrary, but considering Twilight and Discord have always been more likely to butt heads than to get along, and the fact that I don't think Twilight would've approved of the scheme anyway, makes me confident Twilight doesn't have her hooves in the matter. She may be aware that there is such a scheme now, but only after the fact and not in a position she can really do all that much about it, so if anything's she's at most just another pony watching from the sidelines. I suspect it's a similar case with Luna too, since we're on the subject, so if there are any royals involved in this scheme of Discord's (which there have definitely been hints about), then it's either Celestia or I suppose Cadance...though to be perfectly honest, if I were to bet on it, I'd put my money on Celestia...though I admit I still as of yet haven't settled on a clear motive for why Celestia would be involved.
But all that is discussions for later.
To be fair, she has seen this sort of thing before. Invading Equestrians stealing Elements of Harmony, outcast sirens causing troubles, magic leaking into worlds it shouldn't really be in, literal rips and instabilities between worl--
--oh gosh, what if the "anomalies" (for lack of a better word) Tracy has been seeing are the early signs of some kind of instability with Discord's portal starting to affect either world? Discord did imply such an outcome could be possible if one wasn't careful from the get-go...and that portal DID see a lot of activity the night Janet was let in on the secret, considering Janet sticking her hand through it technically means at least three separate entities went through it at least once that night...and Discord did say to try and avoid having too many going through in close succession like that...
Yeah, Spike's courteous like that.
That said, though, I think Twilight really has the better chance of uncovering the answers you need than Spike (try as he might) would. Heck, I could see Spike's answer even being to take the whole matter directly to Twilight anyway, because he knows this is more her forte than his, so...
Yeah, I thought it might be something like that...now the real question is--just who IS this "one pony?" Already mentioned who I think it is, (and indeed, the fact Twilight doesn't know the desired outcome makes me all the more certain of it--if it were Cadance, I would think it'd be obvious).
As for Twilight's other questions...well, they're obviously the same questions the rest of us readers have been asking for awhile now. But as for why Tracy specifically...part of me wants to say that Discord didn't put that much thought into it and just saw Tracy, went "yeah, he'll do," and proceeded from there--though obviously the fact that Tracy was looking for a place to stay played a role in it--but the other part of me does want to think that it being Tracy and Roseluck really wasn't an accident from the start, at least at this stage of the game...
...also, who said it was Discord who picked the "players" in this game? Who's to say it wasn't this "one pony" who did the picking, and now Discord has to work with what he was given?
Oh, you just know all the right ways to lighten the mood, don't you Twi?
10632053
No joke, I've thought of the same comparison before and wondered if this is precisely the same sort of scenario playing out here and now. It would seem like the sort of thing Discord would be involved in.
That's a question I have too. Why was Discord so insistent on this guy living in Equstria?
I think I know a reason for Discord to do everything he has done. I believe it is entirely within his reformed character, and logical to the story. Because I think I am adjacent to correct (somewhere in the same county, at least), I will put this in spoilertext... so thou art bewarned.
I reason that Discord is legitimately trying to be a "good" landlord. He is interpreting this as having a total burden of care over his tenants. He knows his tenant Rose has been hurt many times in previous relationships, and he knows her tastes. He has manufactured a situation that will provide her with a bat pony (specifically) that will stay with her and not betray her trust - thus solving her greatest life problem. His agreement assures that even if Tracy defaults, he gains possession of Tracy for eternity - and I think if that were to happen, he would magically remake Tracy to be the perfect boyfriend and life partner for Rose. He won't need to do that, because Tracy really does love Rose, but I think that is Discord's insurance plan against potential failure. I genuinely think this is reformed Discord's attempt to 'take care' of ponies the way Fluttershy 'takes care' of all the little animals. In short - I think Discord is actually trying overly, and hilariously hard to be 'good', at least as far as he is capable of comprehending the term. Wacky hijinks ensue! I also think Tracy is becoming so comfortably (and magically) adapted to his new form that he possibly may not have the choice to entirely return to earth if he wanted to. And I suspect this issue is related to his use of a magical potion, the energy of which interacts with the magic of gate travel.
I guess we shall see if I have surmised the essence of the story, here. I kind of hope so, because... I like kindness and happy endings.
10631806
- so Tracy became a bat because if he had an Alternative Reality counterpart in Equestria, they'd be a bat. 
I honestly don't think Discord takes any pick on just what that Gate turns humans who enter Equestria into, I mean, where's the fun in that?
Imma break this down for you, Twilight -
He's pushing dolls together and encouraging them to smooch. This is interplanetary matchmaking.
Should there be a "than" or a "that" before "we"?
10631728
That's an excellent theory.
To mess up with you, maybe? Since he specifically sent Tracy to Ponyville - where you live - instead of any other towns far away from your supervision.
10632174
It was her money that paid the fines of Tracy's friends so I'm guessing she's involved at least in damage control or as a referee. Wouldn't want Discord playing with pieces not involved in the game.
There's three ponies who would probably know all the details. Celestia, Cadance, and Fluttershy. But it'll probably be Celestia or Cadance that's actually playing the game. Of course, there is a possibility that Rose herself has hired Discord to organize this in a desperate attempt to find love but I think that's going a bit towards the conspiracy theory side. Especially considering her POV chapters more or less contradicting this with her lack of knowledge about Discord's involvement and her initial fear and paranoia about Tracy. She's as much an unwitting victim as Tracy.
If Discord's words has value, Tracy's species was the only one with a sleep-wake cycle that matched perfectly to his needs. If that wasn't the case, he would have probably chosen the most alien culture available. That would have been truly interesting. Why him specifically? Maybe his qualities. Maybe randomness. But Tracy was likely not Discord's or the other pony's first pick.
10632197
Might be true randomness at least within the pool Discord is working with. I doubt Tracy's situation or demeanor is unique on Earth. Still, the lot seemed way too customized to Tracy's needs at just the right time. And then...
Ch. 1:
Clearly a lie or it would've been snapped up by the other (equally desperate) parties. Makes me seriously think that if Tracy actually put away his phone or began driving back to Ely, Discord would have engineered some sort of impossible car crash to force Tracy in front of the lot so Discord could advertise it right in his face.
10632381
No, I think that was more just her finding the whole affair ridiculous and too much a waste of her time to the point she just wanted the darn thing done and over with now so she didn't have to be involved with it further (save, of course, the matter of Shane, though his affair has been implied to be largely Discord-free since the trial). That said, it's been implied Luna does know something of the whole affair, but I think she still knows no more than Twilight does, in that it's been implied she doesn't seem to know the details either, and probably has been asked to largely stay out of it where possible. The fact it was her sitting in for the court session is heavily implied to have been a complete coincidence.
Whatever her role in it is, I know for certain Luna is not the "one pony" Twilight alludes to.
Again, I don't think Fluttershy would know or can do anything about it any more than Twilight can (in fact, I'm inclined to think Fluttershy is less aware), and I don't think this would be an affair Fluttershy would even be involved in, not just because she probably wouldn't approve, but also because I think Discord would know she wouldn't approve and thus would be inclined to limit her involvement for that reason. I also don't see why Fluttershy would withhold explaining at least partly what's going on and why, if only to just reassure Twilight that everything's (more or less) under control either, so I also doubt she's the "one pony."
It's also been implied that whoever the pony is, it's some one of authority, which Fluttershy is not anyway. Plus Discord's attitude through all of this is to win, by any means necessary, which suggests a dismissive attitude towards his opponent on the matter, and that right there should rule out Fluttershy--Discord respects her entirely too much for that sort of treatment.
Also, I don't know where he and Fluttershy would stand at present, continuity-wise, anyway, as exactly when this is all set in the MLP timeline hasn't been clearly nailed down (that I can recall). I mean they're obviously would have to be interacting by now, but they may not yet be letting the other be "all in the know" about everything they're doing just yet like they were late in the series, because it's a subtle thing, but it is implied that was something that didn't happen right away.
And even then, Fluttershy openly admitted once that she doesn't know every thing Discord may be up to at a given time, so...
Except Discord did show genuine surprise at Tracy's becoming a bat on the other side of the portal and hadn't seemed to have taken that into consideration, so I'm not certain this detail was really that key to the scheme...and is why part of me thinks Discord just went with whatever person who first answered his ad.
Yet I can't in good conscience rule out that Tracy was deliberately picked still either, because the circumstances behind it all, looking back, do seem all a bit too convenient, so...
I dunno. After a certain point, I can speculate no further and have to just sit back and wait for the story to reveal more details.
10632436
Whoops, I meant it was Celestia's money. Or at least she authorized the payment. I should have made that clearer.
Very true.
Seems perfectly apt to the opposite cycles in the two worlds then again Shane... Yeah, just gonna have to wait for more details for more context. For all we know, there isn't a real game being played between gods. Everything is just casual conversation between Discord and whoever else is involved. Discord is really just doing this to get paid in... human dollars for Discord reasons.
And so we can only wonder who is Tracy to Discord and Equestria?
10632053
Did Satan really lose here? He managed to convince God to do horrible things to someone who was good. Who is to say Satan even cared about the outcome? He may have just wanted to see God hurt one of the faithful, and reap the loss of faith from those watching what happened to Job throughout his dismal times. This kind of bet was also seen in the movie Trading Places (which is a good movie by the way).
Tracy was chosen specifically because he could be trusted to not let the world gate become a cross-world embassy.
10631723
More likely the "she" is Celestia. I expect something along the lines of a bet between Celestia and Discord.
Sooner or later that sleep bill is going to need to be paid, and it's going to come due with a vengence.
Thinking Discord just did this simply out of need to creat slow chaos. He is elated of the chaos a human way of thinking can have and impose on pony thinking. I bet he is laughing his arse off at knowing he made twilight reaserch all that pile of books: just see all the internal turmoil he is causing not only Twilight but Celestia, Rose, her sisters and prety much everyone aware of tracy and Tracy himself. Discord created a big chaose premiss without tripping over Celestia's ire just enough to cause internal turmoil but no open acusation of disaster. Tracy almost dying in his flight chours also caused half of canterlot to react with extra gossip about "Spark". To me discord did that to maintain his own power at acceptable levels without being the blatant source of chaos himself: for all we know he has the same arangements with a human turned griffin, zebra, dragon or minotaur. Xp
Why him indeed
10631831
I like this "theory!"
aweh
10633116
Yep he should have listened to Rose
10632436
I'm thinking season 5. We know its post season 4 as Twilight has moved into the castle. I dont recall Tracy seeing the school of friendship or Starlight which while not as conclusive would indicate season 5 before Starlight becomes Twilight and moves into the castle.
10632068
I'm half expecting him to forget to dress one day when going to the human side.