Pinkamena and Cheese Sandwich

“Discord?” Fluttershy asked as she came down the stairs.

“Yes, Fluttershy?” Discord asked. He was sitting on the couch holding and petting her Angel bunny.

“Do you think Pinkie Pie and Cheese will be alright?” She asked, sitting down next to him.

“Yes. I think they’re going to be just fine.” He answered, putting an arm over Fluttershy’s shoulders.

“Why do you think that?” Fluttershy asked, snuggling into him.

“Because… Well, will you promise not to get mad?” He asked.

Fluttershy scooted away from him. “Discord...” She scolded. “What did you do?” She asked, looking at him sternly.

“Well….” Discord started. “I cast a dark spell on them to protect them from alicorn magic.” He said.

“But when did you do it? And how? And where in Equestria did you learn a spell like that?” She asked.

“I cast it on them right after Cheese explained why they needed to stay here. I learned it from an old friend of mine, it’s simple really. Well, simple for a draconequus.” He explained.

“Ok….” Fluttershy said awkwardly, mostly to herself. “Then, why did you cast it on them?”

“Because, my dear Fluttershy, I was in their place once, as were many of my old friends. I felt bad for them. Call it compassion.” He said, rolling his eyes.

Fluttershy had teared up. Discord looked down at her. “Oh, Fluttershy, please don’t cry.” He said.

She wiped her tears away. “Don’t worry, I’m not crying. I’m just so happy.” She said, smiling.

“Er… Why exactly are you so happy?” Discord asked.

“You have compassion for somepony other than me or your old friends. I’m just so happy this day has finally come.” She said smiling. She scooted close to him again and he put his arm back around her.

“So…” Discord coughed. “What are we going to do today Fluttershy?” He asked.

“Well. I think we should stay here today, because we have umm….” She started. She stood up on the couch and reared up to Discord’s ear and whispered, “fugitives.” She sat back down. “We can’t leave them or they might get caught.” She said.

Discord nodded. “Fair enough.” He said smugly. “But then, what are we going to do around here? I’m extremely bored.” Discord said, stretching his arms.

“I do need to take care of all my little animal friends. Perhaps you would like to help me?” She asked, picking up Angel and taking him over to a food bowl.

“Sure, anything for you Fluttershy.” Discord said. “What exactly do I do?” He asked.

“Just pour some food into the bowls around the room. I’ll work on getting all the animals to where they need to go.” She said, gently shooing some chipmunks and squirrels over to a pile of acorns.

Discord sighed. He snapped and there were piles of food all over the room. Little animals scurried to where they wanted to go. Fluttershy looked over them for a moment and then went to sit down next to Discord.

The animals were chirping, squeaking, munching, and chittering rather loudly. “Alright little ones.” Fluttershy said in her sweetest voice. “I need you all to be a little bit quieter. I have guests sleeping upstairs and we don’t want to wake them.” The animals all quieted down and continued eating.

“Why doesn’t she ever talk to me like that?” Discord wondered to himself as he watched her tend to all the adorable little creatures.

Fluttershy leaned into Discord’s side and sighed. “I really hope Pinkie Pie and Cheese are going to be all right. I just can’t stop worrying about them.” She said to him.

“I told you, they’re going to be fine.” He said to her.

“I know, I know.” Fluttershy said. She and Discord watched her little animals eating for a little while. Then, Fluttershy got up off the couch. “I’m going to go check on Pinkie and Cheese. Just to make sure they’re ok.” She said.

She walked up the stairs to her guest bedroom. She quietly opened the door and saw then both asleep, hugging each other close and breathing calmly and softly. She smiled and closed the door. Then she went back down the Discord and her animal friends.