-Canterlot-

Princess Luna was bored.

Even though she had finally gotten enough ponies comfortable enough to visit her during Night Court, all they did was complain about small things. One was whining about the moonlight being too bright, while another went on and on to explain why she should make sure that "nightclubs were quieter". The worse part of the entire night was when a group of astronomers came running in to scold her about a few stars being out of place. A few stars compared to the millions that she had to place every night, and they had the nerve to complain? Had it been like it was before, she could've simply thrown they out of the palace without a care in the world. However, her sister was blunt: everypony must have their turn to voice complaints, no matter how trivial it may be. That was how things worked now.

Looking out the window, she noted the position of the moon and gave a small smile: it was time to close the court for the night. Clearing her throat, Luna tried her best to give a kind, and understanding expression, similar to the one that Celestia had seemed to master over their thousand-year separation.

"My...dear...astronomers. We must continue this discussion another night. There are other duties to attend that must be seen to."

When the entire group went silent, their faces ranged from shock, to outright furious. Before they could voice their protests, Luna held up her hoof and continued to speak while giving her night guard a brief nod.

"Truly, speaking of the stars is important, and to show our sincerity, we give to thee charts of old: times when the stars were drawn in different positions and shapes."

A pair of guards held out a small cluster of scrolls to the astronomers, while another group of them started to usher the dumbfounded ponies away. When she was sure they were far enough, she gave a loud sigh and slumped in her throne. Finally, time to myself she thought. Her mind started to wander to Frost, whom she had left in the care of Discord. Although she had been hesitant to do so, there was something in the old god's face that made him seem...genuinely concerned for the Pegasus. Then again, both of them were male and could relate to one another in terms of pain.

"....I may be reading too deeply into this..."

Shaking her head, Luna took a deep breath and cast a spell that she had done for ages; one that would allow her to do her favorite, and sometimes most difficult part of ruling the night: walking within dreams.

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-Twilight's Home-

Frost woke up with a yawn and stretched his arms.

Wait a minute...arms? When the hell did I get my arms back?

As his eyes adjusted, a more disturbing sight greeted him: buildings from when he was still on Earth were mixed in with the homes he had briefly seen in Ponyville. The worst part of it was when he saw some of them fused together in an unnatural way.

"I'm Human again....everything around me looks like it went to hell and there isn't a single living thing in sight. Either I'm in a dream, or I just missed Armageddon."

"Good, so you do know this is a dream. Makes things easier, a sarcastic voice quipped from behind.

Turning and putting himself in a fighting stance, Frost saw the ponified version of himself sitting there with a bored expression. The two stared at each other for a moment before the pony spoke up once more.

"Ya done trying to act tough?"

The human shrugged and sat down without a word, though his eyes were demanding answers about what this was all about.

"Good. Don't have much time to speak, so I'll give you the short version. After, you can ask questions with whatever time we've got left." Once he was sure the human understood, he continued from where he'd paused. "I'm your Pegasus instincts. I shouldn't be able to do this, but since you've still got your human soul in this body, I can do this. Sometimes. Don't ask why, I dunno either. Everything you wanna know about being a pony I've got, so don't fight me all the time, got it? I can take care of flight, pickin' things up and all the basic stuff. Socially, you're on your own. I know as much as you do. Now, questions?"

Frost hesitated for a moment before asking his first question. "How do I know when you're kicking in?"

"Small itch in the noggin. You'll get used to it."

"How often will I see you?"

"Rarely. Depends on how bad you screw up. Or how often you need me I guess."

"Last one...everyone in this place is always this emotional?"

The pony shifted uncomfortably before responding in an uneasy tone. "Well...kinda. Not as much as when it's around you. Should get that checked out." Cocking his head, he seemed to zone out before looking back to the human. "Looks like it's time. Good luck, and for the love of Celestia, stay the buck away from that purple one. Everything about her screams 'crazy mare'."

Frost snickered and gave the pony a small punch as he shot back, "No shit. Didn't need you to tell me that!"

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Opening his eyes once more, he found himself staring into two mismatched eyes: one gold and the other blood-red. Without saying a word, he slowly moved himself to the edge of the bed, (how he even got into a bed was a problem for later) making sure to keep his eyes locked with the ones staring at him. Without warning, the bed beneath him vanished, and he fell to the ground with his face hitting the crystal floor before anything else.

"I swear, this is becoming a habit...."

By the time he had re-oriented himself, a mismatched creature was floating before him, laughing to the point where its head flew off. While the head continued to laugh hysterically, the body attempted to locate its lost appendage. Frost eyed the head wearily before making his way to the body and nudging it towards the head.

"T-thanks for that....I haven't had a laugh like that in millennia!"

"Wonderful. So I'm guessing that you're....Discord?"

Discord stopped laughing and eyed the Pegasus before giving a short bow, followed by him taking off a top hat. "Indeed I am. Seems like you're starting to get your...memory...back."

Frost flinched and prepared to assault him with questions, only to be interrupted by the abrupt appearance of Princess Luna. Startled, he backed up and sat down without a word. Luna glanced at him, then back to the god of chaos, who shrugged and gave an innocent smile. Sighing, Luna turned her attention back to the Pegasus and cleared her throat.

"Has thou slept well Frost? I trust you were not disturbed in your sleep."

"...yea. I'm alright. Um, sorry for....running off. Just keep me away from Twilight please?"

Luna's jaw nearly dropped in shock. Yesterday, he was cold and rude, and now he was acting like a complete gentlecolt! Perhaps 'tis the result of the events before... she thought. When she finally returned her attention back to Frost, she realized that he was waiting for her response. The desperate expression on his face made her feel bad for him and at the same time, scold herself for momentarily tuning him out.

"We shall do what we can. She will have to make her amends, so thou must deal with her when the time comes."

He opened his mouth to protest, but when he saw the serious expression she was giving him, he knew it was useless to try and fight against the decision. Giving a small nod, he stood back up and stretched his wings before his stomach started to growl. Both Luna and Discord snickered, while he frowned and tried to pretend like nothing had happened.

"Since I will be indisposed until the later afternoon, Discord will be taking charge of you. Unless you would like to take your chances staying here and bumping into Twilight Sparkle?"

"Nope! Staying with Discord sounds good to me!"

The smile on Discord's face grew, followed by him clapping his hands. "Alright then! One trip around Ponyville, coming right up! Catch you later Moonie!" Without warning, he snapped his fingers, leaving Luna to stand in the room alone.

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-Ponyville-

When the duo re-appeared in front of the town hall, Frost ran over to a small cluster of bushes and threw up food he didn't even knew he had in his stomach.

"Looks like somepony isn't used to teleporting. I swear, it seems like you ponies have the weakest stomachs."

Frost looked up and glared at Discord before bending back over the bushes to let loose the rest of what food was in his stomach. Once he was sure that he was done, he slowly made his way back to the god and gave him the best evil eye he could.

"Can we just go somewhere please? Far from the crazy princess' castle sounds really good right now."

Discord shrugged and started floating off in a random direction, leaving Frost to follow behind him. As they made their way down the streets, the god pointed out different places and ponies, who were friendly, if not curious. After all, It wasn't every day that they saw a new face in town being accompanied by a reformed villain.

"There's the jeweler's, the market is further down that way, and over there is the post office. By the way, do you feel like joining me for abit? I have somepony important to meet with in a few minutes."

"Sure, why not? I don't have anything to do...plus it's better for me to get to know the locals anyway."

Discord simply smirked before leading him further from the town. As they went down the road, Frost noticed that they seemed to get closer to a large forest; the closer they got, the more nervous he became. Just looking at it from a distance gave him a bad feeling and it wasn't helping that they were getting so near to it.

"That's the Everfree forest, right? Why the buck are we going near that place?"

"My dear friend Fluttershy lives near the forest. If you don't like it, tough break kid. Besides, I'm sure you knew where were headed when you saw the forest, right?"

Frost snorted angrily and got ready to knock him over when Discord grinned and called out with a wave.

"Yoo-hoo, Fluttershy! I'm here to help with your vegetable garden!"

Looking away from what he realized would be a constant source of irritation, Frost looked into the distance and spotted a pink-maned, buttercream Pegasus tending plants. Growling and muttering curses under his breath, he slowed down and whispered, "I swear, we're gonna talk before the end of today. You know something and I want the answers!"

When they finally approached the Pegasus, she was smiling, until she spotted Frost. Squeaking in fear, she instantly hid behind Discord and stayed there behind him as she avoided getting close to the other Pegasus. Frost's eyes softened and he backed away from her before sitting down and waiting for her to calm down.

"D-discord, why didn't you tell me you had company?....If you don't mind me asking, that is..."

"I'm sorry Fluttershy, I just thought here would be a good place for him to stay until we meet up with Luna. I understand if you want us to go though," he replied in an even and polite tone.

"It's not that...it's just....well...he might be...upset with me...eek!" She hid her face behind her mane once more when she noticed Frost trying to look at her. Another few minutes passed before she would even peek from behind it once more.

Frost cleared his throat before speaking in a soft tone, hoping that she wouldn't be terrified of him and let him get closer to her without running off. "I'm not really upset with you. You didn't really seem like you wanted to hurt me. Plus, you apologized. That's better than what everypony else had done." He gave a gentle smile and slowly stood up before taking a few steps towards her. "I'd like to get to know you better. Is that alright?"

Fluttershy stared at him cautiously before a small smile spread across her face. "I-I would like that very much..." she whispered.

He smiled back and extended one hoof towards her as to make things easier for her. "My name is Frost. I hope we become good friends.... Ms. Fluttershy." Once she giggled and blushed, he was able to give a wry smile. She's easily the nicest out of them. Hopefully I can stay with her...plus there's animals around. Shouldn't be all that bad.

"Um...I was actually about to take a break. Would you like to...join me Frost? You don't have to.." She glanced at him timidly, buy with a slightly hopeful expression.

Urghhh! Oh sweet Celestia, that look should be a CRIME! Why the HAY am I feeling so emotional?! Frost nodded and chuckled softly. "Of course. With that expression, who could say no?"

Author's Note

Thought he should get a SMALL break before being thrown back into nonsense again. By the way, would it be cool for me to stick in a villain even though they aren't tagged? Oh, also, the next time I put out a chapter, it'll be three back-to-back. Comments and suggestions as always!