It began as just a normal day. Twilight and her friends were gathered in the Golden Oak Library, except for Fluttershy who was busy with her animals. Apparently several of them were still a little shook up from Discord's temporary "improvements".
"So RainbowDash, you said you had something important to show us?" Rarity asked after the five of them and had gathered.
AppelJack raised an eyebrow as she studied Rainbow's expression, "I think I already know what it is."
RainbowDash did indeed have her 'Wonderbolt' expression on. It was obvious by the she was grinning and vary noticeably excited like she could barely hold in the news. "I, got tickets, to the Wonderbolts! Eeeee! Isn't that awesome!"
She pulled six tickets out of her hair and set them on the table, "thanks for helping hide those Pinkie." Pinkie Pie grinned and gave a salute, "no problemo!"
RainbowDash continued, "we've all been so worked up about Discord that even I noticed. We all need some time off, and what better way then going to a Wonderbolts performance!"
Twilight counted the tickets and looked at RainbowDash, "I suppose you're right, everypony has seemed a little stressed. But is there any way to get one for Spike? He's been a lot of help, and I'd hate to leave him behind."
RainbowDash scratched the back of her head, “yeah, about that.” She went on to explain that Fluttershy had actually suggested that they all go together to the show, but had declined going herself. "I tried to convince her to go,” she continued, “but she just insisted that she had animals to take care of. And said not to worry about her.”
“Well,” Twilight said with a thoughtful look, “a lot of animals were a little shook up from all the chaos that Discord caused. And a few days ago I did mention to her that everypony’s been worried, so that’s probably where she got the idea.” She sighed, then looked up at her friends and smiled, “if Fluttershy wants us to go then let’s go, but how about each of us bring her back a souvenir to say thank you, I do think we could all use a brake.”
Agreeing on the plan, the five ponies each took a ticket and returned home to prepare for the next day, except for Twilight who took two and went to find Spike to let him know about their trip to Canterlot.
The performance was wonderful, and everypony agreed that they felt a bit more relaxed afterwards. Having something to get their minds off Discord seemed to help.
Of course, nothing lasts forever. The five ponies and Spike soon found themselves standing at the front of a large group of ponies, that had somehow all ended up in the middle of Canterlot, and were all looking a little confused as to how they had ended up there instead of home. Even Celesta was there! Though she looked more concerned then confused.
RainbowDash flapped her wings and hovered above the crowd, “ok, what’s going on here?” She said as she looked around, trying to spot some sort of explanation. And then an explanation occurred, in the form of a giant poof of smoke that smelled like dandelions for some reason. The smoke cleared and suddenly a stage was sitting in front of them with Discord striking a dramatic pose in the middle of it.
“Guess what? I’m back! Isn’t it wonderful!” Discord said, striking another pose. “Now who’s ready for some CHAOS.”
However, before he or anypony could do anything, a new voice spoke up. It sounded like Discord, yet somehow not, almost like it was a little softer or something. “Now now Discord, were just here for the announcement.” Then to the utter confusion and horror of every pony present, another Discord walked out from behind the first. Though this one didn’t have a beard for some unknown reason.
“Well will you look at that,” Discord said. Then the two of them did something nopony could have prepared for. They started singing.
[D1]
"Isn't this a sight to see, not one but two of me!"
[D2]
"And what we are here to do you see, is to spread a little bit of chaos!
[Both]
“So let the laughter in. Oh what's the point of life if it's all just dull and grim."
[D1]
"You all like clowns don't you know, so why do you hate me so? After all, I'm the biggest clown of them a-ll!"
Discord spun around turning to three times his size and was suddenly wearing an extremely outlandish clown outfit.
[D2]
"Not so fast there Discord one, you'll have them all on the run! And besides, as anyone can see you're not vary big at a-ll!"
The second Discord held the first one, who was now only afew inches tall, up in the air on their claw. The audience blinked and shook their heads a little in confusion as their minds tried to process the what and how of what had just happened. But before they could even start the first Discord was back to normal size and they continued to sing, this time in unison.
[both]
“So come one and all! Have some cotton candy, chocolate milk, or just some pasta for your teeth!”
“We’re not here to cause harm, we’re just here to have some fun. And fun and joy we’ll spread around before these days are done!”
With that they both snapped their fingers. Carts filled with cotton candy, jugs of milk, and even pasta appeared in a flash.
RainbowDash stared at the ridiculous amount of stuff that had just appeared out of nowhere. “What the, what are you-“ she looked up to address Discord but found that him and his copy had simply vanished along with the stage.
“Pinkie stop that! He could have done something to it and is trying trick us!” Twilight yelled as the party pony bounced over and started eating the cotton candy.
Pinkie giggled as she looked back at Twilight, “that’s silly Twilight, the second Discord said they were here just for an announcement, and he didn’t do anything to the chocolate rain or the cotton candy clouds when he first got free, so why now? He’s probably just building up to something really big or whatever.”
“He’s the spirit of chaos! Who knows what plans he could have thought up in just- mmmmf!” Before she could finish her sentence, Pinkie made a few quick bounces over to her and stuffed some cotton candy in her mouth. “Aw come on Twilight, it’s fine! I know my candy, and there is absa-tootly nothing wrong with it!” As Twilight coughed and tried to spit out the fluffy candy, Pinkie took another bite and got a thoughtful expression on her face, “actually, his is better then mine! Remind me to ask him for the recipe next time!”
Twilight just stared.
“It just doesn’t feel right. It’s like we’d just barely started before we had to leave!” The two Discords were floating high above Canterlot looking down at the large group of confused ponies that were now slowly dispersing and trying to find their way home after the odd performance.
The second Discord clapped their paw and claw together, transforming back into Fluttershy. “But that’s the point you see,” She said as she straightened out her frazzled hair (her shapeshifting still wasn’t perfect). “Remember, we’re trying to cause “a bit” of chaos. Just enough to leave everypony confused, yet entertained. And besides,” she gave Discord a wink, “now since they’re expecting us to cause chaos, we can do something really unexpected.”
Discord raised a eyebrow, “what would ever require them to be expecting chaos to be really-“ he paused for a moment before giving he a pained look, “please don’t tell me it’s something boring!”
“Only in appearance,” Fluttershy stated. Then she smiled, “somepony once said that if you can’t take it, don’t dish it out. And RainbowDash dose like using sneeze powder.”
Discord smiled, then grinned, “while don’t want to admit it, something tells me this could actually be a bit fun.”
Fluttershy gave him a nod, “that’s exactly what I’m hoping for!” She then realized that she had said something similar once before. “Let’s just hope this doesn’t turn out like the Galla, though judging from the nature of what we’re doing, perhaps it would be better if it did! But just a little.”
As they both shared a chuckle at that little reference to, as Discord put it, “a wonderfully chaotic time”, Fluttershy couldn’t help but think about how much bolder she’d gotten since Discord had taught her magic. There was no way she could do anything as herself, but being disguised really made it so much easier! And perhaps, even a bit fun.
I like this, a very novel idea, and it's entirely too rare an occasion that we get to see Fluttershy doing something fun. She could drive Twilight batty by letting Twilight see her levitating something out of the corner of her eye, but when Twilight turns to look, nothing's happening. It would be the pinkie-sense debacle all over again.
On another matter, you seem to be getting some grammar stutters, try reading the chapter back to yourself out loud, I find that helps me even out the flow when I'm writing something.
So excited to see what kind of mischief those two could get into.
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Happy to hear that! Though any suggestions are appreciated, nomatter what they are. As there’s a chance to get inspired from just about anything. It’s just that the hardest part is keeping Fluttershy in character.
Anyway, thank you for commenting! And if you ever see something that you feel could be written better, feel free to let me know. As I want to make this as enjoyable a read as I can.
Sincerely, Guardian Blade the positive analyzer.
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I wouldn't mind if Fluttershy and Discord put on an impromptu Bride of Discord performance. That way, it's a reference to the fiction., AND a WTF moment at the same time.
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Thank you for saying so! I’m glad people are enjoying this.
Honestly I think that the reason for there being less fics about Fluttershy just having fun is probably because writing her like that and keeping her in character is pretty difficult I’m guessing. Actually it’s one of the reasons I wrote the part where Fluttershy realized that Discord didn’t have any friends. It gave her the motivation and determination to do things and be a little more out going then she normally was back in season 2, which helped keep her in character for these later events.
. . . Yup, I talk to much. But yeah, keeping Fluttershy in character has honestly been one of the hardest parts of writing this. I have to keep in mind her kind hearted personality, but at the same time write about her coming up with things for her and Discord to do. Luckily I have a couple of ideas, but I’m not sure how good they are. Oh well, I guess I’ll try my best!
Also thanks for the suggestion! I’m not sure if it would fit to well, as Fluttershy is trying to keep it all secret. But I’ll keep it in mind! I might be able to use it eventually, or perhaps get an idea from it. So thanks for the idea!
Thanks for the advice on reading out loud, though I’m never vary comfortable doing that, but honestly it would probably be good for me to practice a little. And yeah, my grammar definitely isn’t the best. Though honestly I’ve been trying to not procrastinate so much over what I write, which is one thing that tiers me out mentality. So if reading it out loud helps me check over for mistakes easier and better, that would be awesome!
Thank you for commenting! It really dose mean a lot.
Sincerely, Guardian Blade the positive analyzer.
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Hmmmm, an interesting idea. Though since Fluttershy is trying to keep her involvement a secret, so I’m not sure if I could pull it off to well. And I’m not sure if I’d be able to do a reference to such a great fanfic justice.
However, your comment did give me an idea. And I might just be having Discord and Fluttershy (who would be disguised as Discord without a beard again) go out on “date” somewhere. Which of course will utterly confuse the rest of the main 6 as they wonder why Discord is taking himself out to eat like it’s completely normal. That’s the general idea I have so far anyway. Hopefully I’ll be able to make a good chapter out of it! As sometimes I do mess up when writing.
Anyway, thank you for commenting! . . . You know, I’m starting to wonder if I should just make this a ship fic. Originally I wanted to make something everyone, no matter who they shipped, could enjoy. But I’m starting to wonder if I should change that. It definitely wouldn’t be the main focus, but more of an ending. Eh, it’s just an idea. Perhaps I’ll ask if people would like me to try in an authors note. I honestly don’t trust myself to write romance properly, but I might be able to pull it off near the end or something.
. . . Well I’ve just blabbers to much again. XD
Have a wonderful day!
Sincerely, Guardian Blade the positive analyzer.
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Thanks for the advice! I’ll make sure to check it out. Currently I’m using the notes app that came with my device. And yeah, just a little wail ago I noticed I’d written wail instead of while again. Definitely got to break that habit! XD
Sincerely, Guardian Blade the positive analyzer.
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I have other ideas if you want to hear them!
1. Take away gravity in a confined space.
2. They make it rain, but instead of water, it's actually hardened craft glue
3. Replace somepony's food order with a food that EVERYONE despises. Brussels sprouts. DUN DUN DUN.
4. They cover bars of soap in clear nail varnish and watch people wonder why it won’t lather.
5. Hand out free soda... only it's not soda.... it's ketchup. Though they won't figure out until they taste it... and that takes a while.
6. They caramel apples... but they're just onions made to look like apples. (This could actually be a cute prank Fluttershy pulls on Discord at the end to show her affection. Read that it was a good prank for couples that cook for each other.
7. They make Brown E's. Get it?
8. They make a Whodunnit, where one of the Discord's is a background pony's dead body and all of a sudden they create a "Whodunnit?" Only no one did anything.
9. They do a prank involving a fake snake that "ravages" the town.
10. Make the whole town scared of a butterfly a la the SpongeBob episode that did the same thing.
11. make it whenever someone steps on a certain area, music suddenly blares from it.
12. Have them send Twilight on a scavenger hunt to find the last pages of the book she was reading that they stole.
I'm sure I can think of more.
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Well, I’ve definitely got a few ideas from that. Seriously, thank you! Though now I’m going to spend awhile writing down the ideas that I got from these. Hopefully I’ll be able to write them properly!
I’ll most likely be altering them a little bit though, as certain things don’t seem like something Fluttershy would do (Discord most definitely, but probably not Flutters). Though the Brussels sprouts, I’m definitely keeping that one in mind. I really hope I can get it written well (sometimes things just turn out to be harder then expected, but I hope that doesn’t happen).
Anyway, thank you again for the ideas!
Sincerely, Guardian Blade the positive analyzer.
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Well, if you ever want any help. I'm here if you need me.