> My little Slender. > by Shadowstalker > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > A normal day at home. > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sun Spot stretched out, yawning with no mouth. He sat up, popping his wings muscles, with a grunt he rubbed one of the shallow areas on his face where an eye would be. If he had any. He got up, brushed a small comb through his white coat, shinned his tentacles and wiped away any dust that had collected on his muzzle. He exited his room, saying a quick hello and good morning to anyone that passed. As he went down the halls, he began to hear a slight noise coming from the dining hall's direction. "I think it's a good idea. I mean, he has to see the world at some point. We can't keep him in here for the rest of his life." "I know that, but I'm afraid of what the other children would say." He cocked his head to the side in curiosity. His horn lit up with a crimson and he sunk down to a shadow, quickly sliding across the floor. He stopped underneath the door, watching as his parents argued, but not out of anger as he found out. "I do think it's a good idea, but I just don't want them to hurt him." Celestia said. "I know, but, he did take after me mainly, so there will be a few comments here and there. Nothing a parent teacher conference cant handle? Wouldn't you agree, son?" Sun Spot slid out into the light, reforming, he laughed a little. He took a seat in front of his mother, a waiter came with a glass of orange juice and a waffle. "So," he said. "What were you talking about classmates?" At that, his parents ears splayed back. His mother looked down at her food as his dad gave a sigh. "Son, we've been wanting to ask you something." He said. "Yes dad? You know you can ask me anything." Sun Spot replied, finishing his waffle. "It's about... School." He said. "Me and your mother wanted to know if you would want to go to a regular school or maybe an advanced magic school?" "Really? Your asking me?" He put down his glass. "I-I'm not sure. But, I think I would prefer to be in a regular school. It would be easier to make some friends." "Are you sure?" Celestia asked. "You do know what others might say, right?" "Mom." He said. "You're the one who taught me to control my anger, if I even had any to begin with. I doubt a few words can bother me all that much, trust me, when me and dad go out, I can hear the Canterlot ponies whisper about us. For a bunch of pristine royals, they use some very colorful language." "Well," she gulped. "It's settled, me and your father will go arrange a meeting with a teacher Twilight knows. Come along my little sugar bear." "Yes, my little flame." "Mom, dad..." Sun Spot whined. "I'm eating." They all laughed, leaving him at the table to finish his juice. Once done, he took the dishware to the kitchen, a chef catching him in the act. "You know what I said about you doing that." He said. "Thank you," he laughed. "Every little bit helps make our day that much easier." "No problem Carrot Broth." Sun Spot replied. "Oh, and the soup last night was great." "Oh now get out'a here, you'll make me blush." The portly orange pony laughed. With a friendly wave, Sun Spot trotted out from the kitchen and through the hall to the gardens. The smell of crisp, temperature controlled mountain air filled his non-existent nostrils as he breathed in. Looking around, he saw his wacky uncle lounging by his pedestal. "Hey uncle Discord!" Sun Spot shouted. "I'm not late, am I?" "Huh? What's going on? Where am I!?" His uncle shouted, a magazine covering his eyes. "You'll never take me out without a fight!" He began firing random bolts of chaos energy, morphing anything it touched. "Discord stop!" Sun Spot yelled, standing on his tentacles upon the only green patch of grass nearest to him. "Take the magazine off your eyes!" His uncle stopped and felt his head, he grinned sheepishly as he got rid of the attacking article. "You saw nothing." He said. "Saw what?" Sun Spot smiled, copying his fathers trademark grin. "Exactly." Discord winked. "Now, today's lesson is making objects out of thin air. We'll practice the most important one, food and water. Now, focus the energy into your horn." Sun Spot's horn lit up, the crimson waving gently over his horn. "Now, focus on the small threads that are matter and take them apart. You'll know when the air in front of you becomes blurry or distorted." The air around Sun Spot's horn blurred. "Now, just reconnect them into something small. Like a globule of water or an apple." The air started to take form, turning from a blur to a wavy liquid. As he focused, a head ache hit him suddenly and a surge of power went through him. Discord gulped, putting on a scuba mask and tank before most of the area they were at was hit by a flood from in-between them. They both slid across the muddy ground, Discord looking fairly surprised while Sun Spot looked embarrassed. "Well," Discord took off his gear and cleaning the water up. "That was unexpected." "Sorry uncle, I've been having these head aches lately, and then my magic just explodes." Sun Spot said. "Hey, I got the bird poop off your pedestal." Discord looked over at the white stone slab and nodded. "It seems you did. Now, you go get cleaned up. Afterwards, why don't I take you out into town?" "But you know the ponies in Canterlot don't like me or my dad..." "I said town, not a city full of self interested gluttons." He rolled his eyes. "I'm talking about Ponyville. I already know your parents are going there to talk with Cheerilee. Why don't we go meet some ponies? It'll be fun and, you'll have an adult with you." "Can I have a responsible adult?" Discord face-taloned. "Right, shower and trip. Hey, why don't we go see how my parents are doing after we get there? You know, so I can meet the teacher." "Splendid! Now, run along and I'll be at your door waiting." Sun Spot spread his wings and took off to his room. It was on the second story, right below his parent's rooms. He had his own balcony so he could watch as his aunt raises the moon. He landed on the marble with a short gust of wind, strong enough to open the door and nothing else. He stepped in and shut them behind him, made sure to lock it and went into the bathroom. He grabbed a towel from the rack and turned the cold water on. he put a hoof in it, making sure it was just cold enough before stepping in. The cold water felt great to him, he tried hot water before but never cared for it. Besides, it only made him sleppy and he didn't want another maid finding him in the tub like that again. He still laughed, remembering him screaming on the autopsy table, the mare with the scalpel fainting and a lot of apologizing later to her. Now they occasionally sent letters to each other. After he had cleaned himself off, he polished his horn and threw the towel into the dirty bin. His uncle was on the other side of his door, standing on the ceiling. He gave a smile before snapping his paw. In a flash, they both found themselves in the middle of the market. All the ponies stopped and looked around nervously, one of them started shouting and they all made a beeline behind carts and other sturdy shelters. "Well that's just rude." Sun Spot said. "Hey Discord, look, what's that pink thing speeding towards us? Uncle?" He looked over at his uncle and saw him in armor. "Hi there!" Pinkie said, tackling Sun Spot to the ground. "What's your name!? Where are you from!? Is your dad Slendermane!? Ooh! You must be his son! I need to throw a welcome to Ponyville party stat!" As quick as she appeared, she disappeared. Sun Spot rubbed his head and looked around. "What and who was that?" He asked. "That, would be Pinkie Pie." His uncle chuckled. "Word of advice, never decline a cupcake from her. Otherwise, she'll keep chasing you until you do. I remember waking up and she's just standing at the foot of my bed, a cupcake in hoof." "That's creepy." Sun Spot said. "Well, now where?" "To the school house!" Discord said. "Which is where?" "Um... I didn't think that far ahead honestly." Discord admitted. Sun Spot face-hoofed. "Well, if memory serves right, it should be that way." Discord pointed forward. With a sigh, they began the trek. one hour later. The school house. "So, when can he begin?" Celestia asked Cheerilee. "Today if he can arrive. We're just getting started on science actually." "I don't think he has any of the supplies though." Slendermane said. "Nonsense! They're always on sale. A bit for each text book and binder. Pencils, quills and ink are free." "Thank you, now we should-" "That is the last time I let you ask for directions from a tree! Or asking anything for directions!" Sun Spot shouted. "How was I supposed to know he was an ex-con?" Discord shot back as him and Sun Spot entered the classroom. "An Ex-con? It was a tree! They can only feel emotions! And they're rooted to the ground!" "I can prove to you-oh look, your parents are staring at us. Hey sis, step brother." "Discord, why is Sun Spot here?" Celestia asked. "And what was that I heard about a tree being an Ex-con?" "I'm just here to drop him off. Well, I guess since were here, why not let me get the stuff for him. He deserves it, he did almost manage to flood the gardens." Discord said, pulling out a white change purse. "Here you go Cheerilee. This should cover it all." Cheerilee took the bits and handed Sun Spot the proper textbooks and binders. He took only two pencils. "Discord," Celestia said. "Isn't that my change purse?" He stopped and tapped his fingers together. He shrunk down and squeezed out the window frame, yelling the whole way. "Have a good day at school son, me and your father have to go possibly hurt your uncle." "Don't hurt him too much, he's teaching me to make food and water from thin air. Bye, I love you." They said a few goodbyes before Slendermane pooled down into a shadow and slipped out the frame, his mother calmly trotted out through the door before taking to the air. He was then stuck in front of class, every student staring at him. "Well, why don't we start with introductions?" Cheerilee said. "Why don't you tell the class your name?" "I'm... Sun Spot Pagefinder." He said, looking down at the floor, but keeping his head straight. "Well, why don't you go take a seat by Clover Field over there and open you Science textbook to page fifty?" He silently tucked his things against his side, using his tentacles to prevent them from snagging on anything. As he sat down, a small white colt threw a paperball at his head. Or tried. Sun Spot's ears perked up, he turned and caught the paperball in a tentacle. He gently sat it down before glancing over at the colt. He gave a 'I'm watching you sign' while Sun Spot merely waved. "Ignore him," Clover Field said. "He's just a boor." He looked at her and felt his ears splay back. She was a bright green, her eyes were a bright yellow and her mane curled everywhere, all of it a dark clover green with a white strip going through each lock. He gave a gulp and spoke. "H-Hi. I didn't really notice him... I get that a lot from where I'm from. Nice to meet you." He stuck out a hoof. She gave a smile, her teeth shinning against her coat as she took his hoof. "The pleasures mine." She said. He felt his cheeks heat up as she retracted her hoof. > Clearence. > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alright, I'm here to clear some stuff off that people are not getting. First, I'm not quite understanding how SlenderMANE is out of character, nor did I know he actually was a character. What I'm trying to do, is write him as a father, not some horrible elderrich abomination lurking in a forest. Second, the reason him and Discord are all buddy, buddy, is because Discord is Celestia's brother. Deal with it. And Sun Spot, yes he may look like his father but he's just to nice for his own good. So excuse me for writing an OC wrong. I'll always take your suggestion first and have them just go on a bloody killing spree. How would that be? And, if you all are forgetting, or some of you, this is a fanfiction. A made up story, therefore, the characters are just how I wrote them. > School. > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Alright everypony, it's time to show your projects!" Cheerilee said. Sun Spot looked over at Clover field and saw a faint glimmer of light come from her mane, he titled his head in slight confusion, seeing her write with a hoof. "I didn't know you were a unicorn." He said. "Really? What gave it away?" She asked. "Well, most unicorns, or alicons, use magic to write. You use your hoof. Cool." "Thank you, I don't actually like relying on magic for stuff you could do with a hoof. It just seems, pointless." "Yeah, tell me about it." As Cheerilee came around to the desk, checking the papers. The small white colt looked panicked, so Sun Spot watched in curiosity as the colt snuck past her and snatched a paper from Clover Fields saddle bag. "Alright, Clover Field, where's yours?" Cheerilee asked. "It's right..." She frowned when she opened her saddle bag. "Where'd it go? I just saw it a second ago." "If you can't find it, then I'm afraid you'll have to get-" "I know where it is." Sun Spot said. "That white colt over there just borrowed it, see?" The white colt glared at Sun Spot. "And why do you say that?" He asked, his voice was high and muffled. "It was kind of hard not to see you walk across the room, plus, I even have a locator spell. Watch." His horn lit up and one of Clover Fields papers lifted up, her hoof print on it turned black and then a red trail of smoke came out. And it went directly to the paper the white colt was holding, a hoof mark appearing on it too. "Star Stapler!" Cheerilee said. "Why do you have Clover Fields paper?" All the other kids were staring at him now. He gave a gulp and smiled before shrugging. She trotted over to him and snatched the paper, scolded him and brought the paper back to Clover Field. "Let's see," Cheerilee said looking over the paper. "Ninety-eight. Good Job." "Thanks Mrs. Cheerilee." She smiled. "Are you going to check mine?" Sun Spot asked. "But you... Weren't... Here." She said looking at his own project. "How?" "I'm a fast worker. I usually help my uncle with taxes or help catalog books at the library. I need to be quick." "Well, lets see." She read over his paper and she gave a smile. "One hundred. Pretty good for a literal last second project." "Um... Thanks." He muttered. "Hey, good job." Clover Field said. "And thanks for getting my paper. I was wondering where my homework was going." She blew a raspberry at the white colt. "Cheating jerk." "Jerk? That's a little strong." "Believe me, he's been nice this week. Usually he causes trouble for any of the other students. Ripping or stealing their homework, putting tacks and glue in seats, or even sticking gum on the chalkboard. He's a menace." "Oh... That doesn't sound very nice at all." Sun Spot said. "Is he ever nice?" "This is him nice." She said. He nodded, packing up his things in a small storage spell his mother taught him. "Ok everypony, recess!" Cheerilee called out. The children smiled brightly before running out the door and into the playground. Clover Field and Sun Spot sat in silence, amazed at how fast they went. "I swear, they get faster each time." She smiled. "Do you want to have lunch with me?" She asked. He felt his cheeks heat up again, he splayed his ears back and nodded. With a playful shove, they both went out. Sun Spot waving to Cheerilee on the way out. "So, where do you want to sit?" She asked. "M-Me? Wherever's fine with you." He replied. She shrugged and went to go sit at the base of a tree, just under the shade. He sat down next to her and lit his horn up, she watched in amazement as he made an apple appear. "Wow, now that was cool." She said. "It's nothing. Really. It's just something my uncle taught me to do. Mom wanted him to teach me incase I ever got lost. I don't wander anywhere really, and I know just about the whole town." "Neat." She took a bite of her hay sandwich. They sat in silence, the only sound was from her eating while he inspected his apple. "Um... About the apple..." He said. "Could you look away for a second?" "Look away? Why?" She asked. He tapped his muzzle, she nodded in agreement. When she turned she heard a slight ripping sound, followed by bones breaking. She heard a crunch and turned back. A large smile appeared on her face when she saw him. "Wow, you look awesome!" She said. "Can I touch on of them?" He threw the apple in the air and ate the rest with a snap, licking them with a pointed tongue he turned to her. "You want to touch... My teeth?" He asked. "Why?" "They look so cool. They look even sharper than a hydra's." "Oh, thanks." He felt his face flush again. "Are you getting these heat flashes?" "No, why? Your not going to pass out on me, are you? I can get Cheerilee if you want?" "No, no I'm fine. Just a little sweaty." He said. "B-But sure, you can touch them. I don't bite." He grinned. She giggled and reached out with a hoof, her eyes widened as it slid over one of the smooth canines. "Why are they dry?" She asked. "It almost felt like sandpaper." "I just need-excuse me." He lifted another tentacle in the air and caught a ball, just an inch where his ribs are. He looked at it for a second before looking at the cleared path of children. And at the starting point was the small white colt, his own little horn shinning under his black mane. Sun Spot got up, holding the ball in a magical grasp. He went black and sunk down to the ground. The children watched in fear and curiosity as the ball made a direct and fast line to the white colt. Sun Spot reformed in front of him, his white teeth glinting in the sun as they stuck out past his lips. "Here's your ball." He said setting it down in front of the white colt. "Sorry if I was in the way of a game or something, I was talking with Clover Field." He calmly trotted back over to her and made some water. As he was about to drink it, the ball flew through that. Splashing Clover Field. "Hey!" She yelled, drying her mane. "What was that for Stapler!?" "Sorry," he shrugged. "I was aiming for that thing." The children gasped, looking at Sun Spot. "Me?" He asked. "Who else? Or I should say, what else?" The colt rolled his eyes. "What are you anyway? Some freaky doll somepony forgot to finish?" "I'm the next generation in my family curse. The second actually." He said. "I only know a little bit about it." "A curse?" A grey filly said, breaking away from the white colt. "I didn't know curses were real." "Well, do you want to hear about it? I've only gotten bits and pieces." Now almost every filly and colt was listening, even Cheerilee from inside had stopped writing to listen. "Well, it all started somewhere from when Equestria was still in the beginning. A while before my dad first met my mom. Apparently, while he was traveling, his caravan got attacked by Timberwolves and he ran into the forest. After a few miles, he came upon a hut with an old mare in it. She wasn't very nice, saying he defiled her land, so, she turned him into something nopony could love. But, after that, he met my mother and it all changed." "Wow, your dad's caravan was attacked, he met a witch and he was turned into a monster. How more original can you be?" The white colt sneered. "Hey, that's history. Plain and simple." Sun Spot shrugged. "There's nothing plain about it! I mean look at you!" He pointed a hoof at him. "You don't even have a face, a mane or even any color aside from your cutie mark. What does it even mean anyway? It's just a circle with an X in it." "I... It's not a cutie mark. Atleast I don't think it is. I was born with it, so I guess it's just a birth mark on my flank." "Ponies don't get birth marks, oh wait, your not a pony." He laughed. "Eh, cant argue with that." He shrugged again. "I'm only part pony." The colts eye twitched again before he spoke. "Fine! Well, only part pony, catch this!" He picked up a sharp rock and threw it. "Yeah, right at my head." Sun Spot said. "See what'll happen." The colt threw it with all his might, the rock connected and left a gash across Sun Spot's face. Clover Field gasped, putting a hoof to her mouth. His horn arched red energy on him, the area turned black, the outline of the electricity hitting was a white. The wound closed, pulling any blood back in. "You can't permanently injure me." Sun Spot said, standing. "Only slow me down." The colt gave a yell before striking out with a hoof. Sun Spot made a small octagonal shield, letting the colts hoof hit that. His hoof sank in, bending the rubber like shield. He pulled back and began wildly thrashing at him. Screaming his lungs out. Sun Spot merely moved the two pieces rapidly, predicting where his hoof would be. "Students!" Cheerilee yelled. "What is going on!?" The colt stopped and glared at Sun Spot. Sun Spot merely splayed his ears back. "Well?" She asked. "Stapler was being a bully and hit Sun Spot across the head with a rock, and then he tried to beat him up!" A yellow filly said, glaring at the white colt. "Is that so?" She asked, turning her gaze to him. "No! He attacked me first! He threatened to hit me!" The colt said. All the students glared while Sun Spot merely face-hoofed. "Strange, considering I saw him merely putting up shields, letting your hooves bounce off." She said. "Me and your parents will be talking about your antics, now go inside." "What!? But-" "I didn't ask for lip, I said for you to go inside. Now march." She pointed a hoof at the door. He pouted and grabbed his ball, just before going in, he threw it at the wall. It flew over the students and was about to hit Clover Field, but Sun Spot put a shield over her and caught it in his hooves. "I didn't mean for him to get-ow! Ow! Ow!" He rubbed his head, his horn lighting up, a shield forming around him. "Hey! Stupid magic! Let me out!" He hit the inside making little ripples go across it. As it got smaller, he began to panic. "Help! I don't know how to stop it! Somepony! Get me out!" He yelled, using his tentacles to try and keep it at bay. "It's getting hard to breathe!" The students and teacher watched in horror as the sphere grew darker, in a few seconds, Sun Spot's limbs and head came out. He tried to breathe but found his barrel still trapped. He hit and blasted it, he curled up onto the ground, clutching his chest as it grew smaller. Cheerilee had run off to the hospital, long before he was being crushed. A crushing sound was heard and the students flinched, most of them starting to cry. He became an outline of himself, his body going black before melting to the ground. As the sphere stopped and became the size of a baseball, the shadow began to move. It rose from the ground, forming Sun Spot but not turning any other color. Two yellow eyes pierced through the darkness of the shadow. He looked around and looked at the small orb of magic. He picked it up and narrowed his eyes at it. He threw it into the air before hitting it away with a shadowy tentacle. "Stupid murderous sphere of magic." He said. "Sun Spot?" Clover said, attempting to reach out to him. "No!" He sprung back. "Don't let your shadow touch me! Stay back!" Her hoof shot back and all the other students backed away immediately. He looked around and approached the school's fence. he put a hoof to it's shadow and watched as it was sucked into his hoof. The fence became a pale white before falling to dust. His color returned to him and he poked his side. "Alright, now you can touch me." He said, some of the students laughed. "What? Was it something I said?" "Um, nothing. It was nothing." Clover said, a slight red tint to her cheeks. "So, where did that ball go anyway?" "I don't know. I just know it went into the forest." He said. "Are you sure that was a smart thing to do? Hitting it in there?" "What's the worst that could happen?" The Everfree falls The red dragon was sleeping peacefully for once, no ponies to distract him and no wild animals to bite him. With a content sigh, he laid his head on his fore-claws, beginning to fall into a deep sleep. Before his eyes closed, something hit him int he left eye, startled, he thrashed around for few seconds before it fell out. he glared down at the glowing piece of magic, loathing it's very presence. He leaned down and sniffed it, his lips peeled back at the scent. "This time," he spoke, releasing a roar. "I wont just snap at the ponies! I'll burn their little town to cinders!" > My Little Crush: Teasing is Magic. > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- After a few words with Clover, and some more strange heat flashes, School was over and Sun Spot had never felt better. As he spread his wings, a hoof tapped his shoulder, he looked over and saw Clover. "Oh, um hi, Clover." He said. "Hey Sun Spot, I just wanted to stop you real quick to ask you something. Would you like to come to the book club later? You can sign up at the library. The next meeting is in two days." "A book club?" He said to himself. "I'll ask my parents, so, I'll see you tomorrow?" "Tomorrow is Saturday." She giggled. He blushed and laughed with her. He said a quick goodbye and spread his wings once more. He took off and flew quickly back to the castle. He watched as the buildings and streets were crowded with ponies, the multicolored residents looked up and waved at him. He waved back, and continued on, even passing by a flock of birds. Once he passed the gates of Canterlot, and made his way up the mountain, he reached the castle. And his best friend was there at the gate. "Hey Wrought Iron." He greeted the Lunar guard. "How's it going?" "Some old, same old." He grinned. "Always getting in trouble. so, now I've got a new post. I get to guard the East side." "But... Isn't the East side a sheer drop off the mountain?" "Exactly." He grinned. "They put me in a position that even I couldn't screw up. Hey, how was school by the way? I heard about the guards talking about you going." "Oh, school was great. I made lots of friends, I got a hundred on a project and I think I made the teacher have a panic attack." "i don't think that last one is so good." He frowned. "I heard panic attacks aren't that good for your health." "And neither is eating hot sauce flavored chips." Sun Spot pointed out, grabbing the baggie from under Wrought Iron's wing. "Very funny, patronize the guy stuck on the most boring shift." He rolled his eyes as he opened the bag. "By the way, I also heard from another guard doing a flyover, that you crushed yourself. That true?" "Yeah. I don't know what happened though. I was blocking this one colt from hitting me-" "Whoa, whoa, hold up, some colt tried to hit you? I'll give the little brat a good whipping!" He started to hit the air with his front hooves. "I'll give him some of this! And some of that! He wouldn't even know what hit him! I'll be like the wind..." "Yeah, silent but deadly." Sun Spot laughed. "Way to kill a guys mood." He said flatly. "We can talk later, I need to be guarding this place from-hey! I see you! What do you think your doing back here!? Go on! get out'a here!" He gave a quick salute before taking off and over the cliff. Sun Spot shrugged before flying to his room. Once he had passed over the gardens, he set his stuff down by the bed and went out his door tot he dinning hall. It took time to admire the many painting that decorated the halls. The decades of work it took to make them, the patience and skill. Even the one with his father in it. He stopped and looked back at it. "Dad? Why are you in a painting frame?" The painting figure's head moved and slid out. Slendermane reformed on the floor, a large grin on his muzzle. "Just seeing if you'd notice I was there." He said. "Come on to the dinning hall, your mom has been dying to know about your first day." "Sure! Oh, and just between you and me, I need to talk with you. It's about these weird heat flashes I kept having while I was at school." "Heat flashes... School..." His ears straightened up as his grin grew wider. "You didn't happen to be with a filly, would you?" "Yes, why?" He asked. His father merely laughed, changing into a shadow and disappearing into the hall. Sun Spot shook his head and followed, quickly catching up to him. Once in the dinning room, Sun Spot stopped to watch as his mom looked around, completely oblivious to him and her husband watching as she eyed a large piece of double fudge chocolate cake with white chocolate frosting. And to top it off, a strawberry at the top of it. As she sunk her teeth into an oversized bite, the two shadows burst into laughter, rising from the floor. She spit the pastry out and coughed, putting a hoof to her lips she managed to smear the cake on her hoof. Her cheeks were a bright pink as her wings were still wide in surprise. "Jeez mom, and you tell me to chew my food." Sun Spot laughed as he took a seat in front of her. "I thought you were supposed to be on a diet?" "I'm eating healthier..." She said. "Yeah, she put a strawberry on that one piece!" Discords laugh echoed out through the hall. She narrowed her eyes before throwing a chair at a curtain. With a yelp, Discord curled up on the floor, clutching his sides. "Ow..." He muttered, limping over to a seat. "Why would you do that?" "You deserved it." She said, nibbling on her cake. Her husband took it from her and ate it himself. "Hey! That was my food!" "No, your food is supposed to be a salad with turnips and greens." He said. "Even Discord can stick to a diet, so why cant you?" "He's got a point." Discord said. "Why not just eat fruit? It prevents scurvy and tastes better after eating nothing but mashed potatoes and crackers for a week, and, with only water to drink." She rolled her eyes before smiling at her son. "So, how was your first day at school?" "It was great!" He piped up. "I made lots of friends, got a hundred on a project, helped a new friend find her missing homework, made the teacher have a panic attack and I flat-lined. Although those last two weren't so good." "Y-You flat-lined...?" Celestia asked, wobbling slightly. "Yeah, my magic went haywire and it crushed me in a sphere." "O-Oh... I think I need to lay-" she fell onto her husband, her face even paler. "Maybe I should have just let Cheerilee tell her?" Sun Spot said. "Could you get the smelling salts uncle Discord?" He nodded and snapped his talon, a small rack with jars of powder filled every compartment. He took a white one out and waved it under her nose a few times. She blinked and made a groan before sitting up. "Alright, I promise not to faint again." "Aren't you going to tell her about the... Heat flashes?" His dad said. "Oh, yeah, well, I kept getting these weird heat flashes and my chest feels really weird when I'm around this one filly. I cant talk right, think straight and my throat tightens up." He became worried when his mother pulled him over, hugging him and sqeeing. "Oh my little dumpling, he's finally got his first crush! Oh how adorable!" "C-Crush!?" He blushed furiously. "I-I don't have a crush! I just met her!" "Well, who is she?" Discord asked. "Clover Field. But I do not-" "Ah, the little green, yellow eyed filly in the back." He smiled. "Someponies got a wittle cwush." He puckered his lips and made kissing sounds. "Stop it Discord! That isn't funny!" His uncle began to laugh. "Don't make me get Fluttershy!" He stopped and looked dejectedly down at the table. "So, whats she like?" His mother asked him. "You can tell me." "Your not going to stop until I do tell you, aren't you?" "Only until you tell." "Well, I guess shes pretty..." He said, snorting as his mother laughed. "And... She's smart, curious and likes to read." "That sounds a lot like you." His father said, now fixing his jaw so he was mouthless again. "It does not." He shot back. "Sun Spot," Discord said. "The only other pony I know that reads less than you is Twilight Sparkle. And your certainly curious, remember the bee hive incident? And your certainly smart, you counted ever star at night before Luna could. If she has all of that, then why not see if she want to be study buddies?" "I'm not sure I feel comfortable taking advice from you uncle..." He said. "Hey, its not like I'm giving you dating tips. That's your mothers job." "Oh no, that would be his fathers job." She said. "What? Why me? I'm the socially awkward one here!" He said. "I lived in a forest most of my life!" "It looks like I'm-now you've got me doing it to!" He gave a huff. "I'm going to go see if I can find anything to read in the library. And uncle Discord?" "Yes?" "Good luck with your mare friend." His uncles face became one of shock as his parents stared at him, Celestia the only one grinning. "Is that true? Does my little brother have a marefriend?" She teased. "Arrivederci." He growled, blushing furiously as he teleported out. "I wonder who she is?" Celestia grinned. Ponyville Discord reappeared at a cafe, sitting down in a chair he made an iced drink for himself. He grinned at his date as she approached. "Hey deary." She winked at him. "Do you have to call me deary? It makes me sound... Old." He frowned. "Now cheer up," she said putting a cream colored hoof under his chin. "We've got the whole day to ourselves." "And I have a good idea with what to do with it." He winked. "If you know what I mean?" She blushed and giggled cutely. He pecked her on the cheek before walking with her. "So, Roseluck, how have the flowers been growing lately?"