A Question for Fluttershy
“My dearest Fluttershy… No, no, no, that sound like I’m writing her a letter” Discord sat on the ceiling of his home slurping an apple pie through a crazy straw.
“Fluttershy, you have been my best friend for years…No that sounds overly dramatic.”
“Perhaps if asked her … No that would never work. She’d never take me seriously. Oh, what am I going to do?”
“Hey genius.” Discord turned to see himself staring back, one eyebrow raised. “Why don’t you ask someone who might actually know something about it?”
“That’s a brilliant idea!” Discord exclaimed. With a snap of his eagle talons both his drink and his clone vanished. “I’m so glad I thought of it.”
Big Mcintosh lay a group of baskets around the trunk of one of the many apple trees on his family farm. With a powerful kick he bucked down every fruit in the branches, catching them all perfectly in the waiting containers. Finally finished for the day, he began loading the harvest into a nearby wagon.
“Say Mcintosh old boy.” Big mac looked and saw Discord’s head sticking out of a pile of apples.
“Gaaah!” Big Mac fell back on his haunches with a start, spilling the remaining fruit. It didn’t matter how often he (together with Spike) hung out with Discord, he’d never get used to the chaos being’s sudden appearances.
“*Ahem* Eeyup.” The Earth Pony cleared his throat in an attempt to regain his composure. He immediately noticed the uncharacteristic look of concern on Discords face.
“You are, err, close friends with Sugar Belle correct?”
“Uhh, Eeyup?” Big Mac replied, not sure where he was going with this.
“Well I was wondering… I’m going to ask a close friend of mine something very important. But I’m not sure how to go about doing it.”
“But what makes you think I could help?” Inquired Big Mac, still confused and wondering what his Marefriend had to do with anything.
“Well I was going to ask Mr. Cake but, he just passed out when he saw me. (Honestly, you’d think the guy had never had the physical manifestation of pure chaos materialize inside his coffee before.) And I would have gone to Whooves but he refuses to speak to me after I took his TARDIS for a joyride.”
“His what now?”
“Never mind that! So, will you help me or what?” The draconequus demanded, beginning to grow impatient.
“Eeyup. Yah mind If I ask yah just who this friend is?” At Big Mac’s query Discord seemed to shrink until he stood nearly eye-level with the stallion.
“Um, Fluttershy.” Muttered Discord.
“Come again?”
“It’s Fluttershy! Alright?”
“Fluttersh…” Then it occurred to Big Mac. Discord’s nervous behavior, the asking about Sugar Belle, Fluttershy. His mind was starting to make the connections.
“Ohhhh…” Mac said in realization. “Well, uh, do you know how she feels about it?”
. “If I did I wouldn’t be having so much trouble asking her, now would I?” Discord facepalmed
“Why is he written so stupid? Seriously?” He said, apparently to nopony.
“Well”, Said Big Mac, doing his best to ignore that last remark, “uh, why don’t yah show me how you were plann’n tah ask her?”
In a flash of light, the two were seated at a table covered in candles and flowers. A very confused looking Octavia and Vinyl Scratch sat a few feet away playing a cello dubstep remix of “Smile, smile, smile” while fireworks exploded into the shape of the Chaos Lord himself. Discord was wearing his orange suit, complete with hat and mustache. Big Mac’s mane and tail had been changed to a bright pink.
“What the Buck?!”
“Well I need Somepony to stand in for Fluttershy” Stated Discord with a shrug. “And I’m definitely not using Him again.” He gestured behind him with a thumb to where another Discord in a poorly-fitting Fluttershy costume stood, waving. “That was a mistake.” He said shuddering.
“Ah really don’t think that all this is necessary.” Mcintosh said, scratching at his scalp.
“Fine.” Grumbled the draconequus. Suddenly they were back in the orchard with Big Mac’s cart full of apples. Craning his neck to look back, the earth pony saw with relief that all his fur was back to its natural coloration.
“What would you recommend I do?”
“Well… a while back when Ah was just getting tah know Sugar Belle, mah little sister (Applebloom that is) and her friends tried to help me with a similar situation. They got it intah their heads that Ah needed to put on a big flashy show tah get her attention. And… well, Ah went along with it ‘cause Ah didn’t know what else tah do. But it all just ended up almost scaring her off for good.” Big Mac paused to see if Discord would respond but the chimera just stared at him inquisitively.
He continued, “And we’re talkin about Fluttershy here. She’s the most timid mare you’ll ever meet. Ah know she enjoys yer company an’ all but if yah spring sumthin this important on her in yer usual, uhh” he searched for the right words, “way, it might really upset her.”
“So, you what me to just be, Normal.” said Discord with a hint of disgust in his voice. “I tried that once. It didn’t work out. Didn't you watch that episode?”
“That's not what Ah meant” Corrected Big Mac, hurriedly, “Yah don’t need tah be someone else for her. That was mah other mistake. But don’t go over the top either.”
“Alright, I think I get it…” Said Discord stroking his beard thoughtfully. “That will be all.”
Discord snapped his fingers and a unicycle popped into existence beside him.He hopped on and rode off, spewing flames behind him.
After staring for a moment Big Mac went back to work. But before he could begin to hitch himself to the cart he was suddenly teleported away. In a flash of light he landed on his face just outside of Sugarcube Corner. He looked up and saw Discord standing in front of him.
“I’m holding you personally responsible if this goes horribly wrong.” He said with a glare as Fluttershy rounded the corner. He cleared his thoat and appeared before Fluttershy.
“Oh! Hello Discord.” Said the yellow mare. “I’ve been looking for you and you weren’t at your house.”
“Well that’s lucky because I’ve got something to ask you!”
“Really?”
There was a burst of fireworks and the two were dressed in bakers’ uniforms.
“Fluttershy, my dear, how’d you like to try some of my famous, homemade, mango flavored, chocolate, flying muffins?”
Big Mac facehoofed. That’s what Discord had wanted to ask her?! Of course it was. Mr. Cake, the baker, Dr. Whooves, who was always hanging out with Derpy. He should have known Discord wouldn’t come to him with something that was actually serious.
“Well, um, I guess, sure.” Said Fluttershy with a smile. “And um, if you don’t mind, I have something to ask you too.”
“Lay it on me!” Exclaimed Discord grinning, and with a deep breath the Pegasus began.
“I wasn’t really sure how to go about this. I talked to Rarity, Mrs. Cake, my Parents and even Cadence but I’m still so nervous.”
“Discord, we’ve been friends for a while now and,” She paused for a moment gathering herself together. “Discord, would you like to go out with me, on… on a date?”
The draconequus froze. His entire body turned a bright red and his eyes stared off into nothingness. For a moment it looked like he was about to speak but no words came out.
“Discord? Discord!? Oh dear, are you all right? Big Mac what’s wrong with him?”
The red stallion walked up to the statue-like Discord and tapped at his leg, producing a metallic clank.
“Ah think yah broke ‘im, Shy.”
Author's Note
Hey guys! If anyone reads this, I hope you liked it! If you have any constructive criticism feel free to comment. (I could use it)
