Discord's Decision
“Join me Discord, and reclaim your greatness” Tirek offered the draconequus before adding with a sneer. “That is unless ‘pony errand boy’ was the role you always wanted to play in this world.”
Discord paused for a moment before looking over at a picture of him and Fluttershy that he had made appeared, then began to scratch his chin in deep thought. He had to admit, the offer was tempting. And with the Elements of Harmony back in the Tree of Harmony, there’d be no way for them to stop him.
Discord was about answer Tirek when it happened. He saw what seemed to be a ray of rainbow light passing over Tirek’s chains. Discord’s eyes seemed to glow, and it felt as if Discord had a revelation. His face was set and his eyes narrowed. He knew what he had to do. Finally, he spoke to Tirek.
“I have to admit, your offer is impressive…”
Tirek rung his hands together. The fool was playing right into his hands. Soon, all of Equestria's magic would belong to him and him alone.
“…but I’m going to have to decline.”
Tirek’s face fell. “Wh-What?!”
“The truth is.” Discord said with a shrug. “That tormenting ponies isn’t for me anymore. I’ve changed in ways that going back to my old self wouldn’t feel the same. It’s all for the best anyway. Believe it or not, I’ve got a much better life now. You’d be surprised how great making a friend is. You know, I used to be like you. I thought friendship was overrated and stupid. Well, you know what, buster? That thinking got me turned to stone…twice! You say your brother is a fool for embracing the ways of friendship, but actually, you’re the fool for ignoring it!”
Tirek was left sputtering before Discord placed a paw on him.
“Now, I believe you have some stolen magic to return.”
“NOOOOOOOOOO!” Tirek yelled as Discord’s power released the magic Tirek had taken in a wave that restored it to all the ponies in the alleyway, reducing Tirek down to a shrimp.
“Okay, pal. Back to Tartarus.” Discord said before the two disappeared in a flash.
“Good work, Discord.” Princess Celestia said to him later at Canterlot Castle. “It seems my faith in you was well put.”
“Anything for my friends, Celestia.” Discord said with a bow.
At that moment, the doors flew open and Twilight and her friends came in.
“We came as soon as we got the message.” Twilight said. “What’s going on?”
“I’m happy to report that Discord has succeeded in capturing Tirek before he became a threat to Equestria.” The princess of the sun explained.
“Oh, Discord!” Fluttershy said happily as she hugged her friend. “I’m so proud of you!”
Off to the side, Rainbow Dash was grumbling about the affection that Fluttershy was giving the chaos spirit.
“Yeah, way to go, Discord.” Twilight said.
“Guess you’re not such a varmint after all.” Applejack admitted with a shrug.
“Thank you, all of you.” Discord said happily before turning to Celestia. “May when we be excused?”
Celestia nodded. “You are dismissed.”
With that, the draconequus and six ponies left the throne room.
“So, Twilight.” Discord said innocently. “How goes your little ‘quest’ to open that chest?”
Twilight smirked. “You knew the significance between those items and the chest all along, didn’t you?”
Discord shrugged. “I might have caught a connection between them while looking through that journal.”
“Well, thanks to you, we’ve discovered that we have five of the keys necessary to open the chest.” Twilight said before sighing. “I just hope that I get mine soon.”
Discord ruffled her mane. “Don’t worry about it. Opportunities show up when you least expect it. I’m sure when the moment arrives, you’ll know what to do. I did.”
Twilight smiled. “Thanks Discord.”
Smiling, a thought came to the draconequus before he turned to Fluttershy. “I’ll be over for tea in a little bit, Fluttershy. There’s something I have to take care of.”
“I’ll be waiting.” Fluttershy said. “Just don’t forget the cucumber sandwiches.”
Still smiling, Discord disappeared, leaving the six ponies alone.
“Too bad we didn’t get a chance to fight Tirek.” Rainbow Dash said with a sigh. “Usually, we’re the ones who fight the major threats to Equestria.”
“It might be for the best.” Twilight said with a shrug. “Who knows what might’ve happened if Discord hadn’t stopped Tirek?”
“Knowing that guy, he might’ve teamed up with Tirek.” Applejack said.
“Applejack, what a terrible thing to say!” Fluttershy said aghast. “Discord would never do something like that!”
“Yeah, I guess you’re right.” Applejack agreed. “He may be obnoxious and a pain in the flank, but he’s not dangerous anymore.”
“Well, anyway, I got to get home and get ready for tea with him.” Fluttershy said.
“Say, Fluttershy.” Rainbow Dash suddenly said. “Would you mind if I joined you and Discord?”
While Applejack and Pinkie Pie tried to suppress their laughter at the fact that Rainbow Dash wanted to go to a tea party, Fluttershy happily said “Of course, Rainbow! There’s always room for one more.”
“That’s great, Fluttershy.” Rainbow Dash said before thinking to herself. “You want to steal my Fluttershy from me, you lousy spirit, you’re going to have to try harder than that!”
Back in the throne room, Celestia was about to send off a message when a certain draconequus returned.
“Discord, what are you doing back here?” she asked.
"Oh, nothing much." Discord said nonchalantly. “Just wanted to give you these.” And with that, he made a lovely bouquet of flowers appear in his claw.
Celestia was surprised at first, but eventually smiled at the lovely gesture.
"So," Discord said with a wink. "What are you doing this weekend?"
The End
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I think this is too... perfect. I mean, if Discord hadn't betrayed the Main Six, he wouldn't take friendship seriously, the box would be closed, Twilight would be kingdom-less, and All of the Main Six besides Fluttershy would still hate him. And really, Discord is, in my opinion, far to nice here. I think, before betraying the main six, Discord didn't take anyone seriously. Not even Celestia. He's just so respectful here.
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First off, I think that Twilight would prefer keeping Golden Oaks Library than having that castle. Second, Discord scored some points with the Mane Six by doing the right thing.
Nothing of interest happens. Oops, that's my summary of this story in one sentence!
It's very boring. That's all I have say. Also, shouldn't this have an Alternate Universe tag?
cute alternate ending :3
sequel ? :D
5412292 that why he had that spark in the story ... xD
Maybe, but what about Twilight's key?
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I would have to agree, it was kinda boring.
I like it. I especially like the idea, and the ending made me chuckle. I found the story giving me food for thought, and I found it interesting. As much as I like action filled-stories, I like to these kind of stories also, and it gave me a breather. I thank you for letting me enjoy this story.
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Glad a few people liked it. I've mostly been getting comments calling it dull and boring. Also, if you liked the Discord/Celestia part at the end, you should read "Wedding of the Millennium". It's mostly a Dislestia story.
5443634 I will get to it.
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I totally agree. Or at the very least give her the old castle in the Everfree. I mean we did see the mane 6 and Spike go to it on several occasions throughout the season. It would have made an interesting arc.
Well this story was okay, minus some errors in grammar. I'll give it a thumbs up.
Aww, that got so cute so quickly!
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Thanks for the compliment.This story hasn't been my most popular, but it's always glad to see someone who likes it. Anyway, if you liked that scene at the end, you should check out my Dislestia story "Wedding of the Millennium".
5587546 No problem
And thank you, I'll bookmark it!
This was amusing
I've done a dramatic read on your fan-fic
This story... was too short...
It's a good idea, but I can't even give it a thumbs up...
This is the first time I've actually had to say that.
5413294 To be fair, if Twilight and her friends found out about "Our Town" from a source other than the Cutie Map, it would have probably made for a good way for Twi to earn the last key (i.e. she and her friends teach the ponies of "Our Town" about REAL friendship and Twilight gets the last key THAT way).
Hey there. Thanks very much for getting this posted. In all honesty, my biggest problem with the actual episode was that it was too dependent on Plot Induced Stupidity (particularly on DIscord's part for trusting Tirek in the first place). This, at least, made Celestia's trust in Discord look a little more well-placed. Excellent job on the exchanges, emotional content and wrap-up in all the right places.
As for how Twilight could get the final key, well, a reworked version of the Season 5 opener would probably be a good way to do it (perhaps Twilight and her friends get a letter asking for their help from one of their Ponyville friends who ended up a place called "Our Town" by accident and got captured. The Mane Six then arrive to look for this captured friend (the letter included good directions) and, after a lot of hassles with Starlight Glimmer, emerge triumphant through a combination of their wits and teaching Starlight's citizens about REAL friendship). This helps Twilight get the final key (albeit AFTER the main villain is ALREADY defeated).
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Or perhaps Twilight could've received the key from Starlight herself.
Good work.
Not bad at all. I wish he had turned down Tirek due to his (very obvious) love of Fluttershy, but...alas, he learned the hard way that betraying friends is BAD. Very nice story...just don't like the inclusion of Flutterdash. Blech. No offense to your great writing skills, just dislike the pairing. I'm a Fluttercord girl, obviously.
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Well, then I suppose you're a fan of DisneyFanatic's work. Me, I like to believe that Discord's a FlutterDash supporter (though there's a chance he might threaten to shoot Rainbow into another dimension if she makes a mistake) and has a thing for a certain alicorn of the sun, if the season four finale and that episode with Discord at the Grand Galloping Gala are any hints.
7835505 Discord totally just did that to try and make up with Tia. Haha. If not Flutters, I like him with Luna. They both have that reformed-villain, guilt, and afraid-of-becoming evil again thing going on...they can relate to each other. Plus, I loved the super Fluttercord-y finale of S6. Discord practically went insane when Flutters was kidnapped, then when they were reunited, they just held each other and blushed the entire time! Totally Fluttercord-y!