Thunder woke up feeling refreshed for the first time since she started her flying lessons silently thanking the Princess for taking the time to check up on her she leapt out of the bed she trotted downstairs to start on breakfast whistling a slow tone that wandered through her dreams, it was a pretty song, but it sounded so sad she wondered where she heard it before...but nothing came to mind so choosing not to fret about it at the moment focused on her morning routine. Setting their plates on the table Thunder climbed the stairs once again to go and wake her sister Red complained about having to get up, as usual, but the promise of food that was not the turnip variety, managed to get her out of bed. The pair ate in a comfortable silence before their doorbell rang. Waiting on their front steps was Sweetie Bell a white unicorn with a lavender mane, Applebloom a yellow earth pony with a large red bow and a thick country accent, and Scootaloo a orange pegisi with a purple short unruly mane, they apparently heard from Rarity that a new filly had arrived and wanted to give her a warm welcome, and since then the fillies had become fast friends Red often going with them to 'do some crusading' whatever that meant.

Thunder sent Red on her way to play with her friends and began cleaning the kitchen and washing their breakfast dishes wondering what she might do today, Rainbow had weather work to do but they might be able to hang out afterwards, she could go see Applejack at her farm she had never got to explore the orchard much when she arrived in Ponyville. A knock broke her from her musing and her brow furrowed in confusion who could that be? She wondered, she wasn't expecting anyone this early and Red knew she didn't have to knock. "One second!" she called to whoever it was wiping her hooves on a dish towel to dry them and tossing the towel onto the back of a chair. To say Thunder was surprised to see Discord on the other side of the doors was an understatement, the fact that he was wearing a plant pot like a top hat and holding a handful what appeared to be fish, though they looked like they were made of cheese, only made her more confused.

"Mr. Discord, what are you doing here?" she asked struggling between being polite and unsettled that he knew where she lived. She slowly backed up to allow him into her home, hoping he wasn't planning anything, sure in their last meeting she thought it was pretty funny but she wasn't quite ready to trust him yet, at least not completely.

"I'm merely here to offer my apologizes for my behavior at our last meeting" he replied bowing deeply, causing a bit of soul to fall out of his 'hat' and land on her floor but he managed to right himself before he lost the small sprout inside, something she hadn't notice before due to his height in fact he almost seemed shorter now then he had outside. Shrugging off to being just one of those things that she'd probably never wrap her head around she raised an eyebrow at Discord was he really here to apologize? Maybe Fluttershy talked him into it, well in any case it couldn't hurt to give him the benefit of the doubt, could it?

"It's fine sir, really there was no harm done" Thunder said with a half-smile, yelping in surprise when he swept her up into his mismatched arms and with a flick of his tail they next appeared to be in a park of some sort looking around for a moment revealed it to be Ponyville Park, based on the large clock tower sporting the large Canterlot flag, and a slightly smaller Ponyville flag billowing in the breeze. Thunder closed her eyes a moment listening to the sounds of a park in summer, the excited shouts of little fillies running around with their friends and families, when she reopened her eyes she saw Caramel and Sassaflash walking close together, she supposed they were on another date. She saw Derpy Hooves walking down a soft dirt path, though what she was doing wasn't clear, perhaps just enjoying the good weather while it was still gracing Ponyville with its presence. She should take Red here maybe invite their friends, and have a cook out or something, to celebrate their move to Ponyville, she knew Pinkie would love to plan a party for them, nothing stopped that bouncy pink pony when it came to parties... She was brought out of her thoughts by Discord, who scooped her up and began to dance some sort of tango in a frilly pink tutu.

"You and I are going to have a lot of fun today Thunder" he proclaimed as he spun her around a rose appearing in her mouth a moment before he dipped her down and proceeded to drop her onto a fluffy light pink cloud, when had they gotten so high? Thunder looked down at the park, thankful she wasn't afraid of heights as the ponies which had been so close moments before now were just small dots of color against the seemingly endless green of Ponyvile park, which broke into a rainbow of color once her eyes reached the town itself, Twilight's Castle standing tall and gleaming in the sun.

"Doing what exactly?" she turned back to Discord who appeared to be drinking away the glass of a glass of chocolate milk. Her head cocked to the side slightly, feeling her ears flop a little with the movement how did he do that? Did it taste the same? Despite her common sense telling her to keep her distance from the odd creature known as Discord some part of herself, a piece of her that she hadn't realized she possessed whispered tantalizingly in her ear Don't you want to give it a try? Thunder shook her head a little trying to clear it from the odd fuzzy feeling that filled while looking at Discord her wings fluttering anxiously, wondering where that had come from.

"Oh this and that, playing with a bit of chaos, nothing dangerous of course" Discord grinned, he wasn't completely lying when he said he had come to apologize but there was more to his plan than merely saying sorry, he wanted to see Thunder, see how she would react to his chaotic powers, so far she had reacted with laughter and hesitation but he could feel her walls falling down, her own curiosity causing her hesitation to fold. He could feel the urge for chaos coming to the surface in her eyes, he was so eager for he had never had a true playmate before add in the fact it was not only his child but a pony to boot it was going to be an interesting day.

"But isn't chaos something bad?" Thunder asked shrinking down fearfully when Discord jerked his head toward her with a fire in his eyes both literal and figuratively speaking. "I mean no disrespect of course sir" she whispered lowering her eyes and pawing at the cloud beneath her, You really need to get a filter for that large hole you call a mouth she reprimanded herself her ears flattening against her head. But when nothing came of her blunder Thunder slowly looked up only making it to Discords brownish midsection before she could draw her eyes no farther.

"But what's wrong with a little chaos?" Discord responded his voice little more than a purr as he placed his claw under Thunder's chin and brought it up to meet his red eyes "Without chaos there is no way to determine harmony, chaos is as much a part of the world as laughter, loyalty or even courage" He winked with a wide grin pulling a second glass of chocolate milk from his plant pot top hat and held it out for her.

Thunder felt the fur along her spine tingle, the look of in his eyes was earnest but they seemed to almost be swirling she blinked in surprised when he pulled back and pulled out a glass of milk identical to the one that he had drunk moments before. Suddenly she felt as though the options of others didn't matter, all she wanted to do was have fun. She grabbed the glass and drank it down, feeling the crisp clear taste run down her throat before tossing the chocolate milk core aside with a wide grin "What should we do first?" she asked Discord, a mischievous gleam in her eyes.

The pair moved through Ponyville pranking anyone who crossed their paths, from turning Applejack's farm into giant blueberries while she was out bucking the trees, to giving Berryshine Twinkleshine's horn and Thunder could easily say she had never had so much fun in her life. She and Discord collapsed on their cotton candy chocolate milk raining cloud in a fit of giggles to take a small break watching as the Cakes trying to control a giant cake as it continued to grow out of their oven and into the store itself, Pinkie Pie was switching between using her party cannon and trying to eat the cake to try to keep it under control. They never did anything to harm anypony but that didn't mean they weren't considered a nuisance.

"Discord!" the pair jerked up noticing a yellow pony flying toward them, clearly Fluttershy, Thunder scooted over so that she could land on the cloud instead of tiring her wings, she wasn't a very strong flyer after all.

"What is this I hear about you and Thunder causing trouble all over town?" she glared at Discord, her usually calm eyes sharp as a Diamond Dog tooth making the pair shift guiltily "Well...at least no one was hurt this time around" Fluttershy continued her gaze softening for a moment but turning sharp again when Discord tried to slip away "But don't go around switch ponies horns and wings, they could cause a lot of trouble, now you're going to come with me and fix everything you messed up mister" she nudged Discord forward determined not to bend to any of his games or tricks "Goodbye Thunder" She added quickly before leaving with Discord, who merely winked at Thunder saying that he'd visit again soon, so they could clean up the mess the two had caused.

Thunder sighed her wings opening as the pink cloud disappeared, gliding down to the ground in a slow corkscrew, her landings weren't the best, stumbling a little as her hooves connected to the ground, but at least she didn't land in a bush or a tree this time around. She folded her wings to her sides, Discord had taken up most of her morning but she still have a few hours before Red came home, she figured Applejack wouldn't want to see her right now, Rarity always turned her visits into dress up and Twilight was always busy with her research so maybe Rainbow Dash would want to hang out, hopeful it wouldn't turn into a flight lesson she wasn't sure she'd be able to handle a training session today. Rainbow Dash was a wonderful teacher even if she pushed Thunder a little to hard at times, Thunder was just happy Rainbow wanted to take time out of her own day just to teach her what she should've learned years ago.

Thunder walked out toward the field where Rainbow Dash usually practiced her tricks hoping to find the cyan mare here, thankfully it seemed luck was on her side and she could see the familiar rainbow streak flying back and forth across the sky, performing dips, twirls, and loop-de-loops. Thunder sat down watching her for a little while, though Thunder was raised without much knowledge of her own pony breed she found herself easily admiring Rainbow Dash for her flying. Rainbow Dash seemed to be fearless in the air, sure she was a bit cocky and sometimes her ego could crush a house, but she was loyal and she would stop at nothing to help her friends and that's what really mattered.

Thunder fluttered her wings before taking off into the air, adjusting her wing position when she felt her body beginning to dip and sway, thankful for all of Rainbow's advice about keeping fit she still managed to break out into a bit of a sweat by time she found a cloud to sit on. "Hey Rainbow!" she called when the color blur zoomed past her, finishing her loop before flying back toward Thunder curiosity in her eyes.

"Hey Thunder, you hear that Discord started a prank spree in town? Wish I could've helped" she chuckled mischief in her eyes "anyway, what's up?" Rainbow leaned back a little in the air, her wings moving to ease her shift in weight and keep her airborne in an automatic way that Thunder could only envy.

"Heh, well actually that was Discord and I" Thunder mumbled rubbing the back of her neck with her hoof giving Rainbow an awkward smile as her mouth hung open a little "But Discord got dragged away by Fluttershy earlier so I thought maybe we could hang out for a little while" she added when Rainbow made no attempt to speak.

Rainbow blinked "I never thought you'd be a pony who would do pranks" she managed to say after she closed her mouth "You're just full of surprises aren't you" she continued regaining her slight smirk as she poked Thunder's side with a hoof.

"I don't know about- EEP!" her words cut off by a squeak as Rainbow poked her side. "Don't do that, I'm ticklish" she protested smacking away the offending hoof but she was grinning proving she wasn't upset, her grin turning into a glare when Rainbow's smirk grew larger.

"Come on, have you ever heard of Daring Do?" Rainbow asked, tucking the new-found knowledge of her dark blue companion away for the time being, a plan already brewing for another time. Rainbow waited for Thunder to take to the air, keeping her wing beats slow so that Thunder could keep up easily while Rainbow talked about Daring Do. Rainbow's cloudhouse was soft to the touch and a little bouncy, Thunder looked around with interest as Rainbow showed her around. Thunder had never seen these types of houses before, she had read about them before but this was her first time actually in one. Rainbow's house was decorated with Wonderbolt paraphernalia and collectables, posters lying the walls accented with Daring Do posters and books scattered around messily throughout the house.

Rainbow Dash, comfortable in her own clutter directed Thunder into a cloud cushion while going to retrieve one of the Daring Dos, coming back a moment later with Daring Do and the Quest for the Sapphire Stone the first book of the series and the first book that Rainbow had read as well. "Now I'm going to have to warn you, this story is pretty awesome, don't let it overwhelm you" Rainbow warned with a grin as she settled down on her own cushion with the novel. "As Daring Do trekked through the tropical jungle the wet heat zapped her energy and slowed her every step..." Rainbow dived into the tale bringing Thunder into the familiar world that she trotted many times, neither noticing as the tale sucked them in that the time was passing quickly. "... And so with Ahuizotl defeated and the sapphire statue secured, the world was safe and sound once again, thanks to Daring Do!" Rainbow finished with a flourish never tiring of the story no matter how many times she read it.

Thunder sat up and stretched feeling her limbs start to tingle from sitting for so long, though she had shifted throughout the reading but for the last couple of chapters of the book she had been laying down with her legs folded under her and now she was regretting it. "That was a really great book Rainbow, I can't wait to read the rest" she said with a smile shaking each hoof in turn, in reality she just like watching Rainbow read, she got so excited adding her own effects into it and acting out some scenes, it's was really entertaining to watch, not that she'd mention that to the mare given her attachment to her reputation and everything cool.

"Well not as great as me, but it's pretty close" Rainbow said with a grin, her grin fading when she realized just how late it had become while they were lost in the printed word "Hey, if you want to you can spend the night here" she set the book aside "I didn't realize how late it got while we were reading" she shuffled her hooves with an apologetic smile at the inconvenience.

But Thunder shook her head "I have to get back, Red will be worried that I wasn't home to meet her, thanks for reading to me" she added before she cantered out the door doing the same corkscrew glide down to the ground, the stars seeming to gleam brighter as she continued into the town, hoping that her little sister hadn't gotten into any trouble while she was gone.

Author's Note

Sorry this took so long folks, this chapter was a bit harder for some reason but I hope you enjoyed it in any case :) and thank you for being so patient with me I hope that I'll be able to get the chapters out faster from now on, but I am working on other stories too so please keep that in mind, nonetheless I hope you enjoyed the chapter and I hope you will continue to enjoy the story as it continues :D