Discord's Day out

It was a warm and sunny day in Ponyville, and Twilight Sparkle woke to find a beam of warm sunlight shining through her window. This was unusual for her, as in her old home, the Golden Oak Library, her bed was on the other side of her home from the rising sun. She generally woke to see the moon setting below the horizon as if Princess Luna was waving goodbye across the long distance from Canterlot.

"Mrrfh," Twilight grumbled, holding her pillow over her head. It had only been three weeks since her old home had destroyed, and she still wasn't used to her new living conditions.

"Spiike!"she called out, as the irritatingly sweet voices of birds chirped happily outside her window. She amused herself imagining how Fluttershy would react if she saw the birds.

Her thoughts were interrupted by the creaking of the oaken floor as a puffing purple drake wandered into Twilight's bedroom, rubbing the sleep from his eyes.

"You wanted something, Twi?"asked the drake, leaning towards the purple alicorn expectantly.

"Yes Spike," she mumbled, rising from her covers  and yawning, stretching her legs till her hooves started to ache. "What's my day's schedule say?" The sleepy drake groaned, before fumbling around for a scroll the size of a loaf of bread.

"Lets see. Today you need to..."The drake petered off, checking the vast checklist for the next thing on it. "Ah! Today you're going to the Crystal Ball!" Twilight shot out of bed, almost hitting her head on the ceiling of the lavishly adorned room.

"That's TODAY!" screamed Twilight, "Oh no, oh no, oh no!" Spike rolled his eyes before saying

"Calm down, Twilight! It's not a big deal!"

"It IS a big deal!" Twilight shouted back, pacing around in panic, "The Crystal ball is the Crystal empire's second biggest celebration! Cadence specifically invited me, and I REALLY don't want to disappoint her!"

Spike rolled his eyes as Twilight flew into her usual panic.

"If I'm late Cadence might think I don't want to see her anymore! She might decide I hate her. She could hate me forever and ever and ever! Whatever am I gonna do!"

"Calm down, Twilight. What's the problem?" Twilight span around to him, a few hairs falling out of her mane, and shrieked back

"What's the problem? WHAT'S THE PROBLEM! I was supposed to take the train yesterday! All my friends are already there! Oh, this is bad, this is really, really bad. If I'm late, Celestia may think I can't take the responsibility of being a princess!! I'll have failed her!"

"Yeah, that isn't going to happen," Spike stated.

"But what if it does? She could take away my wings, and cast me aside, and throw me in a dungeon, or banish me from Equestria, or banish me and then..."

Twilight's worrying was cut short by a familiar deep voice.

"Oooh, having a bit of a transportation issue, are we?" Twilight sighed and said

"Not now, Discord, please not now!"

"Oh, bit I just heard one of my closest, and most caring friends needed help," Discord replied, "And I simply HAD to help her! You wanted a train, didn't you?"

As soon as twilight nodded, a huge pink locomotive burst through the side of her tree with a huge CRASH! Out of the driver's seat leapt Discord, the Draconequus. He was wearing an old timey train driver's hat, and as he exited the locomotive it disintegrated into fragments which flew apart and slowly flew together to completely reform the wall, just as it was before the train crashed through it.

"SURPRISE!" laughed Discord, snickering as the exasperated look on both Twilight and Spike's faces.

"Too much?" he asked, looking a bit downtrodden. Twilight and Spike simply rolled their eyes.

"Anyway, I thought I'd inform you that the express train to the Crystal Empire is leaving in twenty minutes," said Discord, "That should leave you time to pack..." He trailed off and started wandering towards the wall. Opening a previously nonexistent door in the wall he called

"See you later, my little ponies!"

"Oh Celestia! 20 Minutes! TWENTY MINUTES!" Twilight started panicking, but Spike simply rolled his eyes and started packing Twilight's things. He hadn't gotten very far when the thunderous roar of Twilight panicking sounded from above.

"SPIIIIKE!!"

"Yes, Twilight," called the drake, puffing into the room, "I'm already packing."

"Oh, what would I do without you?" asked Twilight with a smile. "Hold on, I'll help."

With that the two started packing like wildfire. Crown, dress, books, toothbrush, more books, gems for Spike, and yet more books were packed by the duo, and before they knew it they were fully packed and ready to go.

The two headed down to the train station, only to feel their jaws drop when they arrived. A huge locomotive shaped almost exactly like a Draconequus perched atop the tracks, behind it a line of bright purple cars with Twilight's face painted all over them, and leaning against the hideous train was...

"DISCORD!" both Spike and Twilight shouted.

"Whaaat?" whined the Draconequus, "My beeest friend," (at this he teleported forwards and ran a claw across Twilight's cheek),"needed a train. So I as a good friend provided one."

Twilight couldn't argue with that one, for as hideous as the train was, she needed to get to the Crystal Empire, and pronto. With a sigh Twilight stepped into the nearest train car with spike behind her, and waited.

She didn't have to wait long, as no more then a minute after she entered the vehicle she heard Discord shout "All aboard to the Crystal Empire!" and the train started moving.

Discord then teleported inside the carriage right in front of Twilight and said "Farewell, Au revoir, Arriverderci, Farvel, Despedida and all that."

Twilight rolled her eyes, but then remembered something. "Discord?" She asked.

"Yeees?" replied the eager Draconequus.

"No crashing through walls while I'm gone, okay?"

Sighing, Discord crossed his eagle claws behind his back before placing his lion paw on his heart and saying "I promise."

*10 minutes later*

CRASH!! A Draconequus riding a train crashed through the wall of Sugarcube Corner.