Flutershy's Birthday Fiasco

by Catrina37

Rating: everyone
Tags: Original Character, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Comedy, Rarity, Other, Discord, Slice of Life
Length: 2622

Discord and Thorne battle it out of Fluttershy's Birthday as they each make a present for her.

It's Fluttershy's Birthday, and Thorne and Discord are scrambling to make gifts for her. When a feud resulted in color wands messing up Rarity's shop, they have to work together to repair the damage.

Published 2016-10-07 18:20:01 UTC
Last updated 2016-10-07 18:20:01 UTC

Gift Problem

Chapter 1: Gift Problem

At the Castle of the Two Sisters...

Thorne is putting yellow paint onto a portrait of Fluttershy dancing in the sky, with butterflies flying around her as if to give her effect. He was deep in thought...

The painting seemed like it was finished, but, he felt that there was something missing. He just couldn’t put his finger on it.

‘Maybe if I give it an extra coating of yellow, it’ll be perfect.’ he thought to himself.

With the use of his wrist, he gives the Fluttershy part of the portrait and extra coating on her side. He stops for a moment to see if everything was to his satisfaction.

He suddenly frowns and throws the canvas on the ground.

“It’s still not perfect!” he yells.

He throws the portrait outside the window, and it makes a rip sound. Scorpan flies in while wearing the portrait, much to the fright of Thorne who felt worried about if his friend was hurt or not.

“Scorpan, sorry about that!” Thorne apologizes.

“It’s alright, Thorne.” Scorpan assures, “I’m not hurt.”

He pulls it off his head and puts it down.

“What’s wrong?” Scorpan asked.

When Scorpan asked that question, Thorne couldn’t help but tear up because of what was going on.

“Fluttershy’s birthday is in two days and I need to come up with a present she’ll like,” Thorne weeps, “And I still can’t figure out what to give her.”

“I’m sure she won’t mind what gift you give her. You two are close friends.”

“Being friends is not enough, Scorpan! I want to be Fluttershy’s special somepony! Er-somebody! Meanwhile, Discord probably has the perfect gift in store for her! How am I supposed to compete against a guy who can conjure anything with the snap of his fingers?”

****

Meanwhile, at Discord’s House in his Chaos Dimension...

A group of flying pigs were flying outside and enjoying their day, relishing the lack of out of the ordinary sounds.

Until...

“I got NOTHING!”

A yell suddenly erupts from inside of Discord’s house, causing the entire dimension to shake and the pigs to squeal and speed away in fright.

A quick zoom into Discord’s house, and we see that he is pacing around with anxiety. His green friend, the Smooze watches Discord pacing.

“I can’t think of anything good for Fluttershy for her birthday!”

The Smooze mumbles something that no one but Discord can understand.

“Yes! I know I can conjure anything, but I want this present to be special for Fluttershy. That runt-of-a-Romeo Thorne probably came up with something romantic for her, and I need to make sure she turns her attention over to me.”

Discord then poofs into existence a large red rug, as well as robes that are often worn by monks in Tibet.

“Maybe if I meditate on it, I can figure out what to gift to give Fluttershy and how to win her heart.” he says.

He sits on the rug, spreads his legs out in a split, and then turns himself and the rug upside down in the air.

He closes his eyes as he was upside down, and, as part of his meditation, he talks in gibberish, as he thought that that would help speed his thinking of what to give Fluttershy.

****

Back at the castle...

Thorne is sitting on his bed, thinking of a way to make his present to Fluttershy stand out, while Scorpan stands next to the bed to console his friend.

“Don’t worry, Thorne. You’ll find the perfect gift for her somehow.” Scorpan assures.

“Thanks for the assurance,” Thorne says, “Scorpan? If Twilight’s birthday was coming up, and you were looking for a gift for her, what would you give her?”

Scorpan couldn’t help but blink with shock when he was asked that.

“Why do you ask?” Scorpan questions.

“Well, I thought you’d be the perfect person to ask since you and Twilight don’t fall very far from the tree.” Thorne tells him.

Scorpan suddenly blushed upon what Thorne just said to him.

“Oh.” he responds, “W-well, it would definitely be something that she would like. Something that she would be really fond of or always wanted.”

“Okay.” Thorne says with a raised eyebrow, “Like what?”

“Well...Fluttershy likes dresses doesn’t she?”

Suddenly, Thorne’s face was struck with inspiration and he gasps.

“That’s it! Scorpan you’re the best!”

“I am?” Scorpan questions.

“Yay! I’ll make a dress of gold for Fluttershy like in that fairy tale Megan told the CMC, and I know the perfect place to get some gold fabric,” he rubs his hands while smirking, “Gotta go! See ya later, Scorpan!”

And with that, Thorne runs straight out the door, leaving Scorpan to just look on from where his friend just ran through.

“Well, at least his problem is solved.” he says to himself.

****

Back at Discord’s House...

Discord’s meditation went on for about five whole minutes! But as he meditated, he also thought back to some past events for some inspiration.

Then, something came to him!

He opens his eyes and a light bulb appears above his head and lights up. He smiles, because now he knows exactly what he wants to give Fluttershy for her birthday.

“That’s it!” he exclaims.

He makes the Tibet clothing, light bulb, and rug disappear while he continues to hang upside down. The Smooze meanwhile mumbled in confusion about what Discord just came up with. When he had obviously asked, Discord picks him up by the head and brings him to his upside down head.

“It’s genius, Smooze! I can make Fluttershy a birthday dress of silver moonbeams, just like in that fairy tale Megan talked about!” he tells his friend, “It’ll match her perfectly, like the moon’s shine will be forever radiant on her. Especially at night.”

It was then that the Smooze finally understood what he was getting at, and he nods ‘yes’ with a smile that he thought it was the perfect idea.

“And I know exactly where to go. Ta-ta, my friend!” Discord says.

And in a flash, Discord disappears from the room, obviously heading straight to where he was going to make Fluttershy’s new dress.

The Smooze meanwhile just went into the kitchen to get some to eat.

Color Wands

Chapter 2: Color Wands

Thorne goes into town, flapping his wings with ease as ponies walked below, enjoying their day. Spotting the place he was looking for, he swoops down and lands his feet softly to the ground. The place he arrived at was...Carousel Boutique.

Casually, he walks to the door and knocks on it.

“Come in!” Rarity said.

Thorne walks in and sees Rarity. From the looks of it, she was making a green maiden dress. Her red glasses and eyes really focused on her work.

“Rarity, I need your help,” Thorne said.

“In a minute, Thorne,” Rarity said, “I’m putting the finishing touches on Fluttershy’s birthday outfit.”

Rarity finishes by putting a small, pink flower on the headband of the dress.

“And, done,” she says, before turning her attention to Thorne, “Now then, why have you come to see me while I was working on my gift for Fluttershy?”

“That’s what I want to talk to you about! I need some materials to make a dress for Fluttershy!” Thorne exclaims.

“Thorne? Do you even know how to make a dress?” she asks with a raised eyebrow.

“Of course. I took a sewing class back in Tambelon. A true knight must embroider symbols that reveals what he’s a part of.”

“What kind of dress do you have in mind for Fluttershy?”

“You know that fairy tale that Megan told the CMC and their class last week?”

“The Cloak of Many Furs?”

“Yay. In it, a princess receives the cloak and three dresses from an unworthy suitor. One dress was made of gold that shone like the sun; one dress was made of silver that glowed like the moon; and one dress was made of stardust. I want to make Fluttershy a gold dress that will show her radiant beauty. I can picture it now…”

Thorne daydreams about him and Fluttershy at her party.

****

“Fluttershy will open her gift...”

Fluttershy gently opens up the yellow-wrapped box with a red bow on it that says “To: Fluttershy. From: Thorne”. As she did, Thorne knelt down across from her and the box.

When she looks inside, she is astonished beyond anything. It was a beautiful golden ball gown!

“...and be so amazed by it, she will kiss me in front of everyone...”

Amazed by her friend’s gift, she kisses Thorne right on the lips. The two of them intensify it to where they felt like it was the best thing in the world.

****

“She will wear that dress as we go to events, from the Summer Sun Celebration ...”

Thorne and Fluttershy are together amongst a crowd as they watch Celestia raise the sun.

****

“...to the Grand Galloping Gala.”

Fluttershy and Thorne are at the Grand Galloping Gala, dancing in the air above all of the Canterlot nobles.

****

“She will even wear that gold dress on our wedding day as her bridal gown!”

Celestia announces the two imaginary lovers husband and wife. They kiss when it was at last declared so.

****

Thorne daydreaming is interrupted when he blushes at the thought of the whole wedding day part. Rarity meanwhile just rolled her eyes upon what his dream talk.

“Thorne’s mind has officially flown out of its belfry,” she mumbled, “Well, lucky for you, I recently received something that makes the color of the dress easy to put on.”

Rarity takes out a stack of wands.

“Wands?” Thorne scratches his head.

“Not just any wands, my friend. Color wands,” Rarity said, “I got these from a friend in Manehattan. All you have to do is call the color you want and tap it on the clothing. Observe,”

Using her telekinesis, Rarity takes her color wand to a nearby white dress.

“Pink!” she said.

She tapped the dress, and it turned pink, amazing Thorne to where his mouth went agape.

“Woaaah!” Thorne exclaims, “I’ll get started right now and be out of your way, Rarity.”

“Well just so you’d know, Megan’s in the other room, making the stardust dress,” Rarity said as she opened the door.

And Thorne could see Rarity was right. Megan was putting the finishing touches on her dress for Fluttershy. When she heard the door open, she turns to find not only Rarity, but also Thorne.

“Hi Thorne,” Megan said.

Thorne chuckled, “Hey Megan. I guess we both have the same idea, except my dress will be gold.”

“So I’ve heard. I just need to use my color wand, and then Rarity and I are gonna find gift wrap for it.”

Picking up the color wand next to her on the ground, Megan takes it, and gently taps the dress with it.

“Stardust!”

The dress magically transformed into a dress covered in stardust. It even shined like stardust too.

Thorne couldn’t help but feel amazed with how Megan’s dress came out as Rarity walked right next to her.

“Fluttershy will love it, Megan.” Rarity congratulates.

The Gift of Discord

Chapter 3: The Gift of Discord

At the front of the Boutique, Megan was putting her dress on display before leaving with Rarity to help her find gift wrap. But, as she did, she noticed that instead of putting it on display like she was doing, Rarity was instead putting her dress in a special kind of bag used for carrying and protecting dresses. It didn’t take long for her to know what her friend was going to do.

Megan and Rarity were about to leave.

“Is it really necessary to bring your dress along, Rarity?” Megan asked.

“Megan, I want to find gift wrap that captures her birthday outfit’s elegance,” Rarity said, “Besides, with Thorne involved, you know who won’t be far behind.”

“Oh,” Megan said with realization, “Well, in that case, do you have an extra dress bag?”

With that, Rarity tossed over another bag to Megan, which she caught with no problem at all.

After Megan put her dress inside of her bag, Discord suddenly appeared in a flash with fabric and sewing equipment.

“Salutations, Rarity!” Discord said, startling Rarity and Megan, the former giving a slight scream.

They turned to find Discord was here.

“Don’t ever do that again, Discord!” Rarity said.

“Sorry, but I’m in a hurry. I’m going to make Fluttershy a dress of silver moonbeams like in that lovely fairy tale Megan told, and I need to borrow your boutique.”

“Uhhhh… I wish I could, but...it’s a mess,” Rarity lied, “I dirtied it up while making my birthday gown for Fluttershy.”

“No biggie! I can just clean it up with my magic.”

“Well…Discord…another problem is…the place is being, uh, renovated by someone…” Megan nervously lied, some sweat trickling down her forehead.

At first, he felt a little confused at why Rarity and Megan were so hesitant about letting him work in the boutique. He suddenly came to the realization that there was only one explanation for their apprehension.

“Thorne’s in there, isn’t he?” he said with a look of disdain.

Rarity and Megan nervously nodded yes.

****

Meanwhile, Thorne was very busy working on his gift for Fluttershy. Everything was silent, until the door to the room suddenly slammed open.

He turned around to see that Discord had angrily barged in.

“I should have known you’d be doing this!” he yelled.

“Tough luck, Discord!” Thorne said, “Fluttershy is going to love my gift and me!”

“In your dreams, Romeo!”

“Oh yay!”

As the two argued, they held out their fists, ready to fight. But, their fists glowed blue and floated to their own sides. They turn to find Rarity in the doorway, with a rather firm and scolding look while Megan stood by and watched.

“Listen up, you two!” Rarity yelled, “Megan and I are going to get gift wrap for our presents. You two can work in my boutique, but if I find the place a mess like that paintball war you had a few weeks back, I’m going to use you two as my new pin cushions! Am I clear?”

“As the Crystal Empire, Rarity!” Discord and Thorne immediately said.

Finding that their promise was honest, Megan and Rarity turned to leave, but not before Rarity showed an “I’m watching you” gesture.

When the door closed, Discord and Thorne turned their attention to one another. They huffed and went toward opposite sides, obviously finding that fighting would be a waste of time at the moment.

****

Outside the boutique...

“I hope nothing happens in there. The last thing we need is for Discord and Thorne to fight over Fluttershy again.” Megan said with concern.

“I agree,” Rarity said, her concerned look then changing to a mischievous smile, “By the way, Megan. You never did tell me or the others how your date with Ahuizotl went while we were in Manehatten.”

At that realization, and the memory of that night with him, Megan couldn’t help but blush, and scratch the back of her head.

“Oh. I...” she said with a pause, “I guess I just didn’t think you guys were interested.”

Rarity couldn’t help but chuckle upon seeing Megan’s flustered look.

“Well, I’d be honored to be the first you could talk about it with.”

Megan also couldn’t help but chuckle. She wasn’t one for gossip, but she felt like it would be fun to have some girl talk with Rarity by telling her how it went and what it was like. And what Ahuizotl was like as well.