The Children of the Mane Six

The sun shone through the window and into the chaotic house. The floor that was the color of green, purple, blue, and many other colors reflected Celestia’s sunlight. A pink pony with purple and white mane with unusual spiral eyes walked down the stairs to breakfast. When she entered the kitchen, she saw her family, Discord, Fluttershy, and Zamtek, already eating breakfast. Fluttershy noticed her daughter walk into the kitchen.

“Good morning, Screwball. Did you sleep well?” Fluttershy asked her daughter. Screwball rubbed her eyes and used her chaotic magic to levitate a glass of orange juice to her mouth.

“Good morning. And yes,” Screwball replied, now putting some food in her mouth. She looked over and saw her younger brother, Zamtek, trying to use a lot of chaotic magic. Zamtek looked like a mix of a draconequus and a pony, had a brown coat with pink mane, and had eyes that resembled Discord’s.

“Now, Zamtek, make sure that your chaotic powers are controlled. If they are not controlled, bad things will happen,” Discord informed his son. Zamtek looked over at Discord.

“Like when you took over Equestria?” Zamtek asked.

“Yes, like when I took over Equestria,” Discord responded in a saddened voice. He did not wish to remember the times in the past. The times where everypony thought he was a monster. He shook those memories off his mind and continued eating.

“Screwy, don’t forget you’re going to Sugarcube Corner with Sweet Tree after school!” Fluttershy informed her daughter. Screwball nodded her head.

“How could I forget? Sweet Tree and I have been excited to go all week!” Screwball replied. Fluttershy then looked at the clock.

“Oh my! It’s time to go!” Fluttershy stated, quickly throwing the kids their saddlebags. Discord opened the door and let the kids out of the house.

“Bye, mom! Bye, dad!” Screwball and Zamtek said as they left. Discord and Fluttershy waved back at them as they saw them leave.

When they got to the school, they saw their friends walking in and caught up with them. Screwball ran up to Sweet Tree.

“Hey, Screwball!” Sweet Tree greeted.

“Hey!” Screwball responded. The two started talking until Cheerilee silenced the classroom.

“OK, class, it’s time to get started and… SCALES! WHAT HAVE I TOLD YOU ABOUT BREATHING FIRE IN THE CLASSROOM?” Cheerilee confronted.

“Sorry, Aunt Cheerilee. I won’t do it again,” Scales responded. Sweet Tree rolled her eyes. The school day went normally, and soon it was time to leave school. Screwball walked over to Sweet Tree with a smile plastered on her face.

“Ready to go eat some yummy food?” Screwball asked.

“Yeah!” Sweet Tree responded to her friend. The two walked up to Sugarcube Corner, and it looked crowded. Screwball suddenly got a jolt of weird energy as the two walked inside.

“Hey, Sweet Tree, do you want a table all to ourselves with nopony else around?” Screwball asked. Before Sweet Tree could answer, there was suddenly a new passage to a room. Screwball had used her magic to create it. When she opened the door, Screwball and Sweet Tree’s favorite things lined the walls.

“Are you sure you’re allowed to be doing this?” Sweet Tree asked her friend.

“Of course, as long as I put everything back the way it was before. My dad will be so proud of me!” Screwball responded as she made her way out of the room to stand in line.

“The line’s really long, Screwball. Let’s just wait in the room for it to die down a little,” Sweet Tree remarked. Screwball then got an idea. She transformed herself and Sweet Tree into royal guards.

“WHAT THE HAY, SCREWBALL?!” Sweet Tree asked her friend who was giggling.

“Just follow my lead. We’ll be at the front of the line in no time,” Screwball whispered to her friend. She then made her voice as deep as she could.

“We are a few of Celestia’s royal guards, and were given permission by Princess Celestia herself to get food instantly,” Screwball said, sounding as convincing as she can. All of the ponies stepped off to the side as the two “guards” passed. They walked up, ordered, and then went into the room, where Screwball took the disguises off herself and Sweet Tree.

“Why did you do that just so we can cut in line?” Sweet Tree asked, a little bit bothered by her friend’s childish instincts. Screwball rolled her eyes.

“You said the line was long, ST. So I did what you wanted, which was to get food faster,” Screwball explained. Sweet Tree just nodded and ate her pastry. Suddenly, Screwball started creating random mixes of creatures, which of course made Sweet Tree laugh. She kept creating and creating the chaotic creatures. The two were laughing so hard that they didn’t even realize a few escaped. They heard shrieks from the other room, and soon somepony burst through the door, carrying the escaped creatures. It was Cherry Pop.

“Screwball? I should’ve known it was you! Cool room, by the way,” Cherry greeted her friend.

“Hey, Cherry! Do you want to get some treats and eat with us?” Screwball asked. Cherry shook her head.

“Sorry, Screwball, but you have to get rid of this room and the animals. It was my parent’s instructions. I’m sorry, Screwball,” Cherry instructed her friend. Screwball rolled her eyes as she got rid of her chaotic creations.

“What’s the worst that could have happened?” Screwball asked as she stepped out of the room. Her eyes widened as she saw many things destroyed. Cherry gave her friend a look. “The tyranna-ocerous got out, didn’t it?” Screwball asked. She then was surprised to see Discord at the doorway. She quickly used her chaotic powers to clean everything up. Discord was soon at eye level with his daughter.

“You got a lot of explaining to do, young lady. Say goodbye to your friends,” Discord instructed. Screwball waved goodbye as Discord walked her home.

“WHAT in Equestria was THAT?” Discord asked his daughter.

“I used some chaotic magic, and it kind-of got out of hoof…”

“I had that conversation with your brother this morning for a reason! I mean it when I say your powers shouldn’t get out of control!”

“They weren’t out of control!”

“Yes, they were! Well, maybe not totally out of control, but chaos magic is something you don’t take for granted!” Screwball hung her head low.

“I’m sorry, dad. I won’t do it again,” Screwball responded. Discord sighed.

“Look, I’m not trying to tell you to not use your powers. I just don’t want you to fall into the fate that I once did. That’s why I’ve been defensive over your powers. You’re allowed to have a little fun once in a while, but don’t go overboard. Understand?” Discord explained. Screwball nodded her head.

“Oh… is everything alright?” Fluttershy asked as she walked into the room.

“Yes, we’re fine. Screwball just used some chaotic magic at Sugarcube Corner,” Discord responded to his wife. Fluttershy nodded her head.

“By the way, I invited everypony and their kids over for dinner tonight! If that’s okay with you, Discord,” Fluttershy informed. Discord nodded his head.

“Yes, dear, I’m fine with that.” Fluttershy smiled at Discord’s comment and got the dinner table ready.

The rest of the Mane Six and their families came through the door. All the kids met up and talked, while the six friends found each other. The husbands all talked to each other, and soon the whole room exploded with chatter.

“Alright, everypony, dinner time!” Fluttershy announced as they all sat at the long, chaotic table to eat. Pinkie’s family had an eating contest with Rainbow Dash’s family. Pinkie’s won, of course. Rarity informed her kids not to eat like they were eating when at an event. Garnet rolled his eyes at his mother’s comment. After dinner finished, they all sat outside together to see the moon rise. After it was raised, Twilight took a deep breath.

“Wow, we sure have come a long way, haven’t we?” Everypony nodded their heads. The Mane Six started thinking of all the great adventures they had, and all the adventures that are left to come, for them and their families to face together.