Chapters The sun was starting to rise and a beam of the bright golden sun struck on Discord's face, forcing him to wake up. The birds started singing their morning song which apparently always made Discord gag every morning. Discord moaned and stretched, making weird sounds every time he did. It has been 6 months since Discord has been reformed and he has been living in Celestia's castle ever since.
Out of nowhere, a letter came in from the open window and floated infront of Discord's face. Discord moaned and read it.
Dear Discord,
I have some major tasks for you to do. Please meet me in my throne room in 5 minutes.
Yours truly,
Princess Celestia
"What does she wa-" Discord asked himself before 2 royal guards stormed into his room and dragged him to the princess's throne room. "LET ME GO FOOLS! DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM?! I AM THE LORD OF CHAOS! NOW LET ME GO NOW OR I'LL UNLEASH CHAOS UPON YOU ALL!" Discord hollered while he tried his best to struggle out of the guards' grasps. He tried to teleport out but Celestia has put a spell on the castle which made Discord have the inability to use his magic.
"Well well, you're finally here Discord." Celestia said while signalling for the guards to leave. The guards threw Discord across the room right infront of Celestia before trotting towards the doors and slamming them shut.
Discord got up slowly and brushed the dust off his fur. "I'm sorry for my guards' behavior. I hope you can forgi-" Celestia tried her best to apologize but Discord rudely interrupted her, "HOW DARE YOU! HOW DARE YO- Oh my...... Celestia- Celestia your Highness I'm so sorry!" Celestia smiled calmly and walked over to Discord. 'It's alright Discord.' She smiled. 'Follow me.' Discord gravely nodded and followed Celestia around the castle. He saw ponies hanging up decorations and practicing for the gala. They were rather chatty and happiness filled the air around him. Discord scoffed and wondered what all this was about.
"Uh whats the purpose of this? Why did you want me here again?" Discord asked, a hit of concern grew on his face.
"Discord, remember the letter?" Celestia asked.
"Yes. You needed me to do an 'Important' task or something stupid thing like that."
"Well, as you know, the Grand Galloping Gala is in 5 days and I need you to clean the castle before the Gala starts."
"WHAT?! CLEAN?! THE 'IMPORTANT ' TASK IS CLEANING?! Why dont you use that horn of yours??" Discord said while hitting Celestia's horn. "And may I remind you that my magic is gone because of you."
Celestia sighed. "I had to take away your powers. What if you decide to take advantage of my trust for you?"
"But Im reformed, remember? By....Fluttershy.....' Discord let out a small dreamy sigh and smiled at the thought of Fluttershy. Celestia raised an eyebrow when she noticed Discord's expression. Celestia has always noticed his reactions when a topic involving fluttershy was brought up. Could the God of Chaos be possibly in love? Celestia cleared her throat. With that, Discord broke out of his trance and straightened up. He pretended like nothing happened, although he was blushing uncontrollably.
"I believe you'll do a good job in cleaning the castle. I have to visit Princess Cadance for a while. I'll leave my sister in charge." Celestia announced before flying off to the Crystal Empire.
A dark blue alicorn soon appeared behind Discord with a mop, two buckets of water, a broom and another bucket with a cloth.
"You better start working on it," Princess Luna smirked.
Discord rolled his eyes but took the cleaning equipment gravely. "Yes, your highness." Discord bowed, at the same time making the water from the buckets spill. Discord groaned. "Didn't think that one through!"
Discord sighed in relief. He finally finished his job. Cleaning the castle and making sure every window was sparkly shining, every inch of the floor glistering with radiance and no signs of dust to be seen throughout the whole castle. He looked back at his work and nodded in agreement. "Discord you have outdone yourself this time," he praised himself. He decided to slowly go back to his room when Celestia called out his name. She had brought Cadance and Shining Armour with her. Discord was surprised but approached them anyway and greeted them.
"Ah! You've finally returned. And I see you've brought...guests." Discord said cooly before greeting them again with a smile. "Do you like what i've done to the place?"
Discord stepped aside to reveal his work. Celestia smiled at Discord and nodded her head but the other two exchanged looks and stared at Discord. "You did this yourself?" Shining asked in disbelief.
"Why yes. Is it too much? It's too much, isn't it? I know it's to much. Just say it, it's too much."
"Its just fine Discord. Its amazing. Amazing enough that maybe you could earn something from this?" Cadance giggled and nudged Celestia and Shining softly.
Discord raised an eyebrow at the sound of that. "Its not bits, right?"
"Oh no, nothing like that. But perhaps, maybe an invitation to...I don't know...the Gala perhaps?" Celestia smirked trying her best to hide her need to laugh.
"WHAT?! Oh no can do your highness. As much as i 'love' hanging out with snobby ponies like yourself but I'll pass. Anyways I- wait just one split second. This is a prank, isnt it? I know it is. You cant fool me! I've created pranks!" Discord accused.
"What?! No! No it's not! We promise!" Shining confirmed. "We just want to help you!" Cadance continued.
"Help? Help?! The spirit of chaos and disharmony doesn't need help from any pony at all!" Discord growled.
"Well... maybe you don't but you might want to see some pony who will be at the Gala. A pony you care about, alot ," Celestia admitted.
"Oh yeah? And who will that be?" Discord scoffed, inamused with such tactics these ponies are doing in order to persuade him to go to the Gala.
"Oh I don't know. Perhaps a pegasus with a yellow coat, a pink mane and beautiful teal eyes. The pony who reformed you maybe," Clestia teased. Discord blushed at the discription and immediately turned his back against the ponies. "Fluttershy..." he said with another dreamy sigh. He could feel his cheeks turning bright pink. "What makes you think i want to see her?" he replied.
"We know about your feelings for Fluttershy and we want to help you." Cadance admitted, feeling a little guilty. "And you definitely don't want to feel lonely ever again. Loneliness is the worst feeling you can have in your life." a mysterious voice came from behind them. "Luna!" Celestia squeeled. "Why are you eavesdropping?!"
"What do you think sis?" Luna answered sarcastically.
Discord looked at the four of them in embarrassment. "Alright alright fine i'll accept the invitation to the Gala." Discord answered coldly. "Is there anything else?"
"Well there is one more thing.Your not going to the Gala as a draconequus but as a pony. We will put a spell on you that will change you into a pony for a while."
"But I can change into a pony whenever I want!" Discord argued. "You will still have your...err...disformed features as well. I'm sorry but you need to be changed into a pony for a while,"Celestia explained. "Argh! Fine, whatever! When will you change me into a pony?" Discord asked with irritation.
"The day before the gala. And at 11 o-clock sharp. Dont be late!" Cadance instructed.
The Spell That Changed Everything
It was finally the day before the Gala. Ponies were running about frantically, making sure everything was ready and set for tomorrow. Ever since Princess Twilight Sparkle was in charge of this year's Gala, she has been super busy about it. She had to make this Gala the best! She also promised, no, she pinkie promised that her friends would have an amazing time at the Gala but she has been so caught up with her work that she did not even realize about the importance of the princesses, Cadence, Shining, Discord or even herself.
While Twilight was making sure everything was going alright, she bumped into her big brother. "Twily!" her brother exclaimed.
"Shining? Cadence!" Twilight ran towards her sister-in-law.
"Twilight!" Cadence and Twilight exclaimed, and started doing their traditional greetings.
"Sunshine Sunshine, Ladybugs Awake, Clap Your Hooves And Do A Little Shake!" "What are you guys doing here?" The purple princess questioned.
"We have some important business to discuss with Celestia and Luna." Shining answered. "But enough about us. How about you Twily? You've become a princess! How does feel like?"
"Stressful and tiresome...but fun! I still can't believe I'm a princess! And now, I'm in charge of the Gala! And when did you guys get here? I really missed you guys! I haven't seen you two ever since the coronation! I really missed you!" Twilight hugged them both, trying to hold back her tears.
"We missed you too Twily!" Shining said before he and Cadence returned her hug. "And we're definitely sure you would make an amazing princess and of course a wonderful Gala." Cadence added. " Have you picked out a dress yet?" Twilight's eyes widened. She has been so caught up in the Gala that she had forgotten about herself. "Oh no! A dress! I forgotten about my dress! Oh well, maybe Rarity will help me with the dress. Its nice meeting you two again. I'll meet you at the Gala tomorrow! See Ya!" Twilight mentioned before running towards the train station.
"Um.. Cadance. Shining. I'ts time." Celestia came out from behind them and brought both of them to the throne room where Discord and Luna were sitting and waiting impatiently.
Discord looked at them nervously while they got ready to cast the spell. "I've got a bad feeling about this..." Discord said under his small and distant breaths. "Are you sure this will work?"
"Positive." Celestia assured. "Cast the spell on the count of 3...1..."
Discord took a deep breath and slowly rubbed his hands together. "...2..." Discord's mind flashed with images of how he will look like. "...3." Discord closed his eyes. He felt his body tingling. His paws and claws slowly turning into hooves, his neck becoming shorter, his wings becoming smaller. He has never felt this wierd before in his whole life.
When there was complete silence, he slowly opened his eyes. He looked at the princesses in awe which had their jaws dropped and their eyes full of shoked. "We-" He quickly covered his mouth. His voice was deepened. He looked at his reflection and he too had the same expression as the princesses. He was an alicorn! His coat was a shining coat of grey, his mane was pitch black with red alluring tips. His eyes were amber red. He even had a cutiemark! It was a heart which was made out of fire and ice. He couldn't believe his eyes! He had to admit, he was good looking, for an allicorn that is.
"Ahem, well well Discord , I hope your happy with your look!" Shining said calmly, breaking the awkward silence.
"Very. So how long will this spell last?" Discord asked.
"Tomorrow, till midnight, so I suggest you leave the Gala early." Celestia advised.
"Midnight?! Why is it always midnight. Its so typical and old.' Discord scoffed. Why can't it be noon or dusk? Discord complained. "Well I guess that's it then." he sighed deeply.
"Not quite. You have a backstory and you NEED to follow this backstory. You're Prince Strife from Baltimare. You're our brother and is visiting Canterlot for a few months." Luna explained.
"Your BROTHER?!" Discord scoffed. He didn't like the idea of being related to Celestia at all but if he doesn't, who knows what Fluttershy would think of him. Soft, desperate? Besides, it's only for a day...right? "Is that all?" he asked gravely.
"Oh wait! You need a tux if you want to impress Fluttershy," Shining nudged Discord's shoulder and walked out, signaling Discord to join. Discord groaned and followed Shining out.
After the door closed, the three princesses looked at each other and smiled. "I have to admit, he does look very handsome. I'm sure Fluttershy would definitely fall for him." Cadence said with a chuckle.
"I just hope her friends will accept him as well," Luna added, smiling.
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Something has gone wrong. We don't seem to have an archived copy of that chapter. Something has gone wrong. We don't seem to have an archived copy of that chapter. Celestia, Cadence and Shining Armour sat around a rather grand, circular table in the Crystal Castle. Celestia asked Cadance and Shining Armour if she could discuss something and they agreed. "Um, if I may ask Princess Celestia but what exactly do you want to discuss with us?" Shining Armour asked while his wife nodded in agreement.
"Well, as you might or might not know Discord is free bu-"
"WHAT?!" The couple shouted in Celestia's face, throwing spit in front of the poor highness's face. "HOW DID HE BREAK FREE?! IF HE HAS DONE SOMETHING WRONG TO MY SISTER OR ALL OF MY FRIENDS IM GOING TO-!" Shining Armour practically spat, raising up from his seat and swinging his hoof infront of Celestia's face but stopped immediately when Celestia raised her hoof signalling for him to calm down. Princess Cadance was too shocked to stop her husband.
"I assure you that Discord has changed. He has done nothing to Equestria and has not harmed Twilight or her friends, for now....but I do believe he has feelings for one of them." Celestia explained. Silence filled the room but Cadence was the one who broke it. "D-d-discord has f-f-f-feelings for one of T wilight's f-f-friends? Who will t-that be may I ask?"
"I'm not really certain on who exactlly but I have a feeling that it's Fluttershy. However, like I said, I'm not certain." Celestia replied calmly whiel turning to Cadance's suprised face. "That's where I need your help Cadence."
With that, Cadence cleared her throat and placed a hoof on Shining Armour's shoulder, beckoning for him to sit down. Cadence calmed down and said, "Of course I will help your highness but what I need is a DNA sample of some sort. A strand of hair or..."
"I got it right here." Celestia replied, while taking out a blue feather from her saddlebag. She placed it on the table. She then giggled at the memory of how she got the feather.
Celestia and Shining Armour watched with alluring eyes as Cadence used her magic on the feather.The feather started to glow a light purple shade. The feather then slowly started to float above the table top and shined very brightly, blinding the three of them and burned into a pile of ash which slowly fell and piled up onto the table. The two of them looked at Cadence who was surprisingly grinning with amusement. "Wow, I never knew Discord could fall in love..." Cadence said with a bit of happiness in her tone. She stared at the two ponies who were grinning as well.
"I KNEW IT!" Celestia raised from her seat and slammed the table with her hoof, causing it to shake. "That softie!" she said with a giggle. The rest couldn't help but laugh with the Princess of the Sun.
"May I ask why do you want to know so much?" Shining Armour looked at Celestia, still smiling. "Well that's because I have a plan." Celestia grinned. She then with no hesistation explained her plan to them, grinning throughout.
