chaosly laughter

"Mind if I sit down?" Pinkie asked shyly.

Discord paused for a moment then shrugged. "Sure." It's not like pony's were flocking for his attention anyway.

She sat next to him and looked towards the ground. There was an awkward silence as they both stared at the ground.

"I'm sorry." She said shuffling her hooves.

"For what?" He questioned looked over at her.

"The way ponies treated you."

Discord felt a twang in his heart but shook it off. "It wasn't your fault."

"I know. But it was still rude, I mean it's kind of obvious that you've um changed...."

Discord looked up was immediately locked eyes with her. He broke the contact and looked toward the ground again.

"Thanks but you wouldn't understand." He muttered glancing towards the castle.

"Actually I bet I would understand more than you think." She said her voice barely above a whisper.

"How would you know? You seemed so happy!" Discord exclaimed.

Pinkie narrowed her eyes in confusion. "What? How would you know that? We kinda just met."

"Oh um you see someone uhhhhh talked to me about you." Discord stuttered.

"Ooohhh that makes perfect sense!" Pinkie exclaimed not questioning further.

Her smile faltered a bit but she continued talking. "I haven't exactly had a happy live for very long..."

"What happened?" Discord asked.

She muttered something inaudible. "What was that? I didn't quite catch that."

She spoke again her voice barely above a whisper. "I lost my parents when I was young."

"I did too." Discord said after a pause.

Pinkie looked over to him and smiled.

No one she knew understood what it was like to have no parents. To feel alone in the world. But now someone did.

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Twilight fought a frown as yet another pony said "your highness." And bowed. She was getting tired of all this formality. As soon as the pony turned the corner she dropped her false smile and rubbed her jaw.

Ow fake smiling hurts.

She heard footsteps and quickly flew up to the ceiling to avoid more ponies. She looked down and smiled when she saw who it was. Apple Jack, her only friend. Er apart from Princess Luna that is.

She flew down and landed with a thud. It startled Apple Jack but she smiled when she saw the alicorn. "Hey Twi!"

"Hey A.J! Sorry I couldn't go and find you I was being held hostage by those Canterlot suck ups." Twilight said rolling her eyes.

Apple Jack snickered. "Ya do realize your from Canterlot too right?"

"Well yea.... But I'm not a suck up!" Twilight protested.

"Whatever helps ya sleep at night." She joked poking her with her cowboy boot.

Twilight glared at her but couldn't help but laugh when she caught her eye in the mirror behind them. "Whatever lets go and mingle I've had enough talking in place for a while."

"It seems Discord did too." Apple Jack said glancing towards the ballroom that was abuzz with noise.

Twilight stopped and furrowed her brow in confusion. "Pardon?"

"Oh ya should have seen, poor thing. Seems pony's aren't over the whole tried to take over equestria thing."

"But that was like 5 centuries ago! What happened?" Twilight questioned.

"Well ya know how some Canterlot pony's can be. But I can't really point blame considerin pony ville folk are here as well. They were just whispering about him as if he wasn't there, he just telaported away haven't seen him since." Apple Jack said sadly thinking of how kind he had been before.

Twilight glared at the ponies in the ballroom and snarled in anger. "I know Discord isn't exactly the best apple in the tree but he's trying desperately to change."

"Ya he's chaotic and all but usually after he turns my food alive he turns it back."

"That was him? Owliciouse refuses to go near apple fritters now!" Twilight exclaimed remembering the apple fritter that had ran into her room and caused chaos with her pet owl.

"Twilight I don't even want to know..."

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Celestia slipped past the guards and down the dark hallway keeping her wings tucked beneath her dress. She walked quickly her footsteps echoing throughout the empty hallway, she neared a door and used her magic to break through the magic lock. She smirked and pushed open the door being careful not to disturb anything in the room.

Hmm if everything is as I remember they should be.... Here!

She opened a drawer and smiled as she pulled out the case that held what she needed. Oh yes this plan was coming together quite nicely. She heard hoof steps coming and shut the door quickly. She dove beneath the crescent shaped bed and waited. The door opened and she saw four familiar dark blue hooves walk in.

"Hello? Is any pony here?" Luna asked looking beautiful in her jewel encrusted dress. The dress trailing behind her as she walked further into the room.

Celestia held her breath as she walked closer to the bed but sighed in relief when she walked towards something else in the room. She froze when she heard her gasp and open drawer after drawer.

"The elements of harmony! They're... They're GONE!" Luna said slamming the drawer shut. "GUARDS!"

The guards burst through the door panting heavily. "Your highness! What's wrong?"

"Someone broke into my room an stole something very important! We must find them at once!" Luna demanded.

"Of course what's missing?"

"A blue box it has something very important in it." Luna said. "I want a guard at every exit in the castle every pony leaving is to be checked for it and if they do... Have them sent to me."

The guards saluted and ran out leaving Luna alone.

"Dear moon I hope it's not whom I think it is."

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The garden was peaceful and the birds were chirping softly, the beaches being stirred by the wind. The quiet was soon interrupted as laughter rang through the peaceful garden.

"So then I said oatmeal? are you crazy?" Pinkie exclaimed giggling as she finished her story.

Discord roared with laughter. "Oh Pinkie your so random!"

"I know right! But seriously EVERYONE knows that peanut butter would go better with ravioli!"

Pinkie said pulling a jar of peanut butter out. "Want some?"

Discord stared at the jar. "How did you do that?"

"Do what?" Pinkie Pie asked scooping a glob of peanut butter and plopping it on her tongue.

"Never mind...."

"So Dissy do you maybe want to go into the ballroom? It's totally fine if you don't I get why you wouldn't, but if you do ill make sure no pony says anything or else they get cupcaked." Pinkie said pounding her hooves together.

Discord blinked. "Cupcaked?"

Pinkie smiled viciously. "Ooohhhh noooottttthhhhiiinnnngggg."

Discord frowned. "Um I'm not sure i don't really want to be around ponies..."

"Awwww come on like I said cupcaked." Pinkie said pulling on his paw.

Discord shook his paw loose and sighed. "Fine."

"Yay!" Pinkie Pie cheered and got to her hooves. "Lets go!"

Discord groaned and got to his feet. "Yay."

Pinkie pulled him into the ballroom where it fell silent once they say him. Pinkie lead him through the crowd and into the middle of the the dance floor.

"Pinkie I really don't think this is a good idea..." Discord said cowering under the glances of nearby ponies,

"Nonsense Dissy these pony's just need to know that you can have fun and aren't like they think you are."

Discord glanced at the pony's who looked away from his gaze. "If you insist."

"Come on Dissy get your groove on!" Pinkie said shaving her waist.

"Pinkie I don't think it's that kind of party." Discord said cautiously. Who knows what "cupcaked" meant.

"Aw who cares what type of party it is lets dance!" Pinkie exclaimed.

Discord took her hoof and was quickly twirled by Pinkie who seemed to dance to her own beat. The song was a slow song but she danced quick crazy moves that made Discord smile. Soon discord turned in making the random twirls and jumps Pinkie was making. Just as the song ended Pinkie tripped over Discords foot causing him to reach out to pull her back. He grasped we hoof and ended up falling as well. He closed his eyes as he fell and when he opened them they were inches away from her wide blue eyes.

Hmmmm her eyes are beautiful. He thought.

He pulled back quickly and reached out his eagle claw to help her up. She stood up quickly and blushed.

"S-sorry I'm a klutz." Pinkie said looking towards the ground.

"It's fine I mean I tripped too." Discord said chuckling.

Pinkie opened her mouth to speak but was cut off as the bells chimed signaling midnight.

Her eyes widened and she looked toward the door with panic. "OHMYGOD!!!! Sorry I have to go!"

"That's ok I hope I can see you-" Started but stopped when he saw we scampering towards the exit.

"Later."