The Elements of Discord

by StormChaseMusic

Poor Misfortunate Soul

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As the gang stayed towards the Everfree Forest, they heard yelling coming from the town square. When they got there, they saw a pony surrounded by townsfolk. They were yelling and throwing things at the pony. "Hey!" Twilight yelled as she walked into the circle, "Why are you all being mean to this pony?" The townsfolk all stay replying at the same time. So many people were talking, that Twilight couldn't even think straight. "Enough!" She yelled as the crowd simmered down. "You!" She points to one of the townsfolk, who steps forward. "What is going on?" The pony replied to her, "This... This thing came into our town, saying he was kicked out of Coltstown and that he needed a place to stay. I offered to let him stay with me. Then as we approached my house, somepony yelled at him, frightening him, and then everything in town started falling apart. Houses fell, plants exploded, and carts caught on fire, as if out of nowhere!" Twilight looked shocked that a single pony could do all that. Everyone called the pony names. The thing that strick Twilight, were that the story tells signs of Misfortune, one of the six Elements of Discord. As Twilight realized that this pony was the Element, she granted him and pulled him away from the town. The Colt started crying, "Why does everypony hate me? I don't even know what's wrong with me." Fluttershy flutters down next to the Colt and hugs him. "I don't think you are a bad pony. I think you are just misunderstood." She assures him. "Can you tell me where you came from?" He shakes his head, "I'm sorry, but I don't remember where I came from. I always considered myself an orphan." Fluttershy gasps, "That's so sad." The Colt nods, "I've always been a longer my entire life. No family, and no friends." Fluttershy shakes her head vigorously, "No, that just won't do. You will have a friend, even if I have to be it." The Colt wipes his eyes, "You'll be my friend?" He looks up at her with his blue-green eyes. "Yes, I will." She responds, "My name is Fluttershy. What's yours?" He sniffles as he says, "Scythe. My name is Scythe." As Fluttershy and Scythe, he begins to glow. Then out of nowhere, written music appears out of nowhere. It is titled, "Misfortunate" and looks like it was written on old parchment. "My song!" Scythe yells out of nowhere, "I wrote that song when i was a filly." He pauses for a moment before handing the song to Fluttershy. "I want you to have it as a sign of our friendship. The group leads Scythe back to town and lets him stay in Twilight's house. The purple alicorn sighs as she looks at the Everfree Forest. "One down, five to go."

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