I realized that Spellflash wasn't here. I looked in every direction possible to find him. Each second I searched just added to the panic I was experiencing. I couldn’t do this without him. I had to find him as quickly as I could. All of a sudden, the giant beast was back and started fighting the bear. But I didn’t care at that point, my only concern was finding my friend. I then spotted him about ten yards away, on the ground with one of his look alikes standing over him. The look alike had a spear in position ready to strike. I had no time to think, I just rushed over there. I was not about to see my friend die out there like that. I jabbed my spear through its torso. The look alike gasped from the pain of my spear. I breathed heavy while I watch this imposter stare at me with a look of disbelief. I was relieved, for I just saved my friend's life.
Then a horrible thought dawned on me. This fake wasn’t changing back. I attempted to push that idea out of my head, trying to reason that maybe the potion on my spear wore off. But that theory failed to hold water when the Spellflash on the ground flashed a bright green, and then flew away as a changeling.
Fluttershy was flying through the air at such a high rate, there was no way for her to slow down. She let out several small screams in hopes that somepony would save her. Suddenly, a large serpent-like creature appeared in her path of flight, catching her as softly as it could. The yellow mare looked up at her savior with much glee.
"Discord!" Fluttershy said in a happy tone, wrapping her hooves around his neck. "Oh I'm so glad you showed up."
Discord looked back at Fluttershy with a big grin on his face. "Oh my dear Fluttershy. You know very well that I would not let harm come your way." He started flying slowly towards a small enclosed area where he could safetly put her down.
"Oh, I know that discord, and that is why I brought along a present for you." Discord got excited, because he always did enjoy any gift he received from her. "Now just close your eyes and hold out your hand."
Discord did as he was told, immediately closing his eyes and extending his right hand. At this point Fluttershy reaches her mouth into her bag and pulls out a small blue dagger. The kindness that was originally in her eyes was quickly replaced with a frightening and violent gaze. She instantly stabbed the dagger into Discord's chest. Discord let out a wail of pain, as the dagger entered and left his body. Fluttershy continued to stab him over and over again in quick succession, getting the blade of the dagger more red with each strike.
The pain eventually caused Discord to suddenly start plummeting violently towards the ground, letting go of Fluttershy as he did so. Discord, confused and in great pain, crawled onto his back to see his wounds. He was confused, fore it had been over a thousand years since he had felt that kind of pain. He snapped his fingers in order to heal himself, only to have nothing happen. The lord of chaos became more confused and scared by this. No matter how many times he snapped his fingers, nothing would happen. No wounds being healed, no cotton candy clouds, no lawn chair, nothing.
Fluttershy landed softly in front of him, using the dagger in her left hoof to clean out gunk from her right one. She had a cheery little smile on her face as she looked at Discord and said "Whats wrong Discord? Did you not enjoy your gift?"
Discord, had his paw over his chest, trying to keep the blood in his body. He gritted his teeth and looked at Fluttershy in anger. "How?... And why?... Did you do this to me!?" Discord shouted.
Fluttershy looked at discord and simply said "How? Oh Discord. Can you honestly tell me that you have forgotten about this?" She held up the dagger she was holding, showing that all along the handle of the blue dagger, were a series of stars and spirals. At the end of the handle and at the base of the blade where large, yellow stars.
Discord looked at the blade in horror and disbelief. "No. It can't be. I HAD THAT CURSED BLADE SEALED AWAY OVER A MILLENNIA AGO." Discord shouted angrily. He remembered the power that dagger possessed, and how it was probably the one thing he feared more than the elements of harmony.
Fluttershy just chuckled. "Ah yes. Starswirl's blade. A small tool with enormous power. Tell me Discord, could you feel the magic being sliced from your body when I stabbed you with this?" At this point, several ponies armed with spears appeared and surrounded Discord.
Discord became more angry with each passing moment. "Why... WHY WOULD YOU DO THIS TO ME!!?"
Fluttershy started approaching Discord. "Oh, it's really quite simple Discord. Our queen gave us an order, and we followed it."
"WHY WOULD CELESTIA BETRAY ME AT A TIME LIKE THIS!!?" Discord shouted, more angry than ever.
Fluttershy was standing right in front of him. She put her hoof right under his chin so that she could look him in the eye. "Oh, you misunderstood me Discord. I didn't say our princess." With these words, her and all the ponies around them flashed a bright green and turned into changelings. "I said, our queen." Discord suddenly felt a great sense of fear. Not only for his own safety, but also the safety of Fluttershy. Because if this one was a fake, then where was the real one?
She then drops his head and started walking away. She turns to one of the changeling soldiers and said "Take care of him. I need to report back." The soldier saluted and started walking towards discord with it's spear at the ready. The Changeling pretending to be Fluttershy returned the dagger to her bag and started to fly away.
Meanwhile, Discord watched as the changeling started to close in on him. "You know there is something you need to know about me." He said to one of them.
"Oh yeah? And what is that?" it responded.
"This lion paw of mine, ISN'T JUST FOR SHOW!!"