"Timberjack really does compliment Flutterbat? Doesn't she?" Nightmare Fluttershy said as she and Nightmare Applejack stared at the dream bubbles belonging to Fluttershy and Applejack.

"In a way, sugarcube," Nightmare Applejack couldn't disagree.

"So, should I throw a little bat in there this time? I'm at a bit of a crossroads. Nightmare's Block," Nightmare Fluttershy said and Nightmare Applejack rolled her eyes.

"I'd go with somethin' ol' Flutters feels for deeply, like a ugly little draconequus-- OW!" the Earth Pony massaged her head where the Pegasus had struck her with her hoof.

"He is not ugly, he is chaotic!" Nightmare Fluttershy said with a stern glare.

"Yeesh, no need to get your feathers in a twist," Nightmare Applejack said with a grimace.

"So... perhaps if Discord met Flutterbat? Nightmare Moon said she would exist, it would add to our numbers, elevate their fears, and possibly assist in turning Discord to our side. The Tirek incident will undoubtedly be difficult to come back from, but I have hopes," NightmareShy said as she began flapping her wings and shadows enveloped Fluttershy's dream, turning it into a nightmare.

"I'ma gonna go with another round of Timberjack, but maybe a little more... juicy," NightmareJack said with a grin.

"I really hope you were talking about apples," NightmareShy said with a grimace of her own and NightmareJack shrugged as she clapped her hooves together, the shadows enveloping Applejack's dream bubble.

"See y'all on the other side," she said as she jumped into the bubble.

"Don't use the same thing to much or else it loses its meaning!" NightmareShy said and she heard the Earth Pony's laugh echo in the darkness.

She smiled and sighed with contentment as energy poured into her in waves. It was like being the pony in the green and red sweater with the burn face and the dark brown hat. With a side of the sharp fingered glove that he wore on his hoof, never said it had to make sense. The energies just flowed over her in waves. "One little Pegasus is quite fun to mess with, but taking on a draconequus will undoubtedly be a challenge," she said with a grin as she changed her form.

Her coat turned from ebony to buttermilk creamy and her pupils turned round and sadly, in her opinion, she grew shorter than she was. She looked exactly like the real Fluttershy. She smiled as another dream bubble floated near her. Inside she saw clouds made of cotton candy that rained chocolate milk.

She leapt into it and actually laughed at the feeling of stepping into soapy roads. His powers were beyond the comprehension of anything else in Equestria, and yet... to think that he would only use his power in one small pocket dimension he created. He could not only have all of Equestria, but other magical realms. Possibly the realm with the humanlike creatures, where they were forbidden to go, but still! The power he could have! The power he did have!

"How about some long legged jackalopes?" Discord actually jumped and turned his entire head around, much like an owl, and his eyes were wide with shock before he actually smiled and righted his entire body.

"I like the sound of that!" he snapped his lion fingers and a herd of jackalopes began running through sweet apple acres, where the apples were turning into caramel.

"I guess you really bring the sweet to sweet dreams," Fluttershy said as she watched the chaos unfold.

Fireworks shaped like Cutie Marks began erupting into the sky. "I guess I do," Discord said boastfully.

"To bad it has to be limited to just dreams though," she said.

"Not at all, my dreamy companion," she rolled her eyes at the pun, though she was smiling. Discord was grinning as he ate paper and drank the glass rather than the milk. "My own little dream bubble and my own little dimension," he said with delight.

"Yes, how little," his ear twitched and his face turned confused before he grinned again.

"I can make it much bigger!" he said before snapping his fingers.

"So can I!" Fluttershy said and he blew a raspberry.

They were standing on the Eiffel Tower in Maris, Prance. "Ooh, how romantic," Fluttershy teased and Discord's gray cheeks actually turned pink.

"Well, yes!" with a flash of white magic, Discord was wearing a black beret, had a thin but curled mustache, was wearing a red ascot and a black and white striped long sleeved shirt. "Oi, for you my, Douceur," he said with an accent as he offered her a red rose. She smiled as she held it in her hoof. "Think you can out-romance me?" he challenged.

"Mhm," she tapped her hoof to her chin before two of her feathers acted like fingers and snapped.

With a flash of magic the two were sitting at a table with a white cloth and a plate of spaghetti between them. A tall and lanky Earth Pony with a chef's attire was playing an organetto while a squat and plump Earth Pony with a similar attire and a thick, black mustache was singing. "Mare and the Tramp? Are you saying something?" he teased.

"Romantic?" she asked.

"Oi, of course, but--" he snapped his fingers again. "You cannot beat this!" the two of them were in a ballroom and she realized she was in a powdery blue dress similar to...

"Marederella?" she asked with a raised eyebrow as she saw he was wearing the same suit as the Prince.

"Romantic?" he asked.

"Mhm... what could be more romantic?" she asked before her feathers snapped again.

They were sitting in a boat in a lagoon as fireflies swirled around the boat and a Mareaican accent was singing, and it was coming from a little red crab. "Little Maremaid triumphs Marederella," she said boastfully and he tapped a finger on his chin. She could feel the energy coming off him in waves, and yet she also felt like a Changeling as she could feel the love coming from this creature. She held no ill feelings towards him.

"Wanna see a whole new world?" Discord asked with a grin.

"Perhaps," Fluttershy said as he snapped his fingers and they were soaring through the air within seconds, on a magic carpet with chaotic designs.

"So, mare of my dreams, has this been romantic enough for you?" Discord asked after the two had quoted and recreated multiple film and story related moments. The last one was from Beauty and the Beast.

"Very romantic, it's just a shame it's confined only to this dream bubble," she said and he raised an eyebrow.

"We could wake up and go to my dimension, though wouldn't be odd if I had a made up Fluttershy with me? Actually, that sounds really creepy," she was actually very hurt by his words.

"What makes you sure I'm not the real Fluttershy?" she asked and he chuckled.

"Darling, I've had this situation with Changelings already. You're not the real Fluttershy, you're much to romantic and while she does scare me sometimes... although she is very attractive when she does it..." she could see the dreamy, no pun intended, gaze in his eyes and she rolled her own.

"You were saying about she scares you?" she asked.

"Oh, she scares me because when she's not being held back by her six little friends, she is a force to be reckoned with!" he said and she was curious.

"You think they hold her back?" she asked.

"But of course! Honestly, Rainbow Crash does nothing but boast about how she's the fastest flier in all of Equestria and those wretched bullies tormented Fluttershy! Heck, someponies still do!" he said and she could sense the passion about this topic. "And even if she may have gotten a little carried away, Rarity was still the pony to ask her for assitance with that ridiculous boutique," he added.

"Discord, you would never say these things if you were awake," she pointed out and he shrugged.

"You are a dream Luna conjured, albeit an enjoyable and lovely one, but a dream nonetheless," she felt a twinge of annoyance.

"Says who? Luna? She's not here, I could be the real Fluttershy who maybe asked a little Alicorn of Dreams to give me a boost," Discord blinked before he flushed pink.

"Uhm," he stuttered on his words.

"We'll both remember this and I'm glad we will, you aren't wrong and honestly how is it fair that your magnificent power be confined to dreams and a pocket universe? You could waste your time, of which you have a lot, on ungrateful ponies, which you already do, or you can be doing fun and romantic things in the real world," she said and Discord frowned.

"I went down that road once... wait... twice... thrice... third time is a charm and I am done with that. Even without the Elements, I don't trust the Pillars and I won't betray Fluttershy twice," he said with his arms folded over his chest.

"Dissy, I am Fluttershy. Don't you know that the subconscious will tell all secrets? A sleeping pony's words are a conscious pony's thoughts," she said and he looked surprised.

"You... want me to spread my chaos? What about those ponies?" he asked.

"Without the Elements, like any of us could take you down," she said with a roll of her eyes and she could feel the pride welling in him.

"Well, I am the only being that has phenomenal cosmic power that defies the very fabrics of reality," he said with a smirk.

"Exactly, besides, like I can say much about having a side that likes to let loose sometimes. I can't create chaos in the awake world, but I still have an obsession with apples," he raised a confused eyebrow. "It's... a Vampire Pony Bat... thing..." she said.

"Ah, yes. That! I would have loved to see you as a Pony Bat, very... vampiristic and... mysterious," he said with the same dreamy eyed smile.

"Maybe one day you will," she said. "Think about it, Discord. All that power and I won't ever use the Element of Kindness against you, because I want to join you. Ponies are so ungrateful," he huffed.

"They really are," he said.

"And pushy," she said.

"And feathery," he added.

"To much pony, not enough chaos," these were really her own thoughts after seeing all of Fluttershy's memories and existing outside of Fluttershy's mind. She would be a real mare soon enough though, that was a promise.

"Maybe, but..." Discord was smiling before he frowned.

"I trust you'll make the right decision," she said as she patted him on the lion's paw before she disappeared from his dream bubble, mostly because it popped, signalling that he was awake. Well, Discord may be awake but NightmareShy would still wait for the next chance. Dream on, as they say.

**********

Cadence was screaming out as she writhed in her sleep. "GET AWAY FROM THEM YOU MONSTER!" she screamed at Chrysalis who was getting much to familiar with her husband.

"You weren't lying when you said she was quite... obsessive and... demanding," Chrysalis said as she rubbed her cheek against Shining Armor, who did not object and actually returned the gesture.

"Why would I lie to you, my love?" Shining Armor asked and Flurry Heart giggled as she hugged the mare she called...

"Mumma,"

"Really adds to the flow of Masquerade Mare, she'll probably get all clingy and weepy," Nightmare Moon complimented and Nightmare Cadence smiled.

"I thought so, as well, Princess," she said as the nightmare continued.

"Not really much of a sweet dream, though," Nightmare Moon said and Nightmare Cadence rolled her purple eyes.

"There are better things to torment a pony's dreams with than exploding pies and cakes and cupcakes... and..." Nightmare Cadence's eyes widened with surprise.

"Fanfiction is the epitome of evil, and disturbing content not allowed for fillies and colts, and Pony-fiction is worse," Nightmare Moon said and Nightmare Cadence nodded in agreement.

"Is that a thing?" she asked.

"Somepony made it a playable thing," Nightmare Cadence's lip quirked.

"I'm not sure to be disgusted by the mental imagery the words give you or... the videos of it or even the game..." she said.

"Pinkamena might be the scariest of us all," Nightmare Moon mused.

"Very much so... and... that poor Gryphon..." Nightmare Cadence said.

"Well, I suppose it probably tasted like chicken," Nightmare Pinkie Pie said as she whistled an eerie tune.

"Really?" Nightmare Cadence asked as the Earth Pony walked away.

"What? It's catchy and creepy!" the pink haired mare defended.

"Next thing you know it'll be In the Hall of the Mountain King," Nightmare Cadence said and Nightmare Moon raised an eyebrow. "What? It's catchy and creepy," she said and Nightmare Moon rolled her eyes.

"So Chrysalis is created distrust between Cadence and Shining Armor, with your assistance. Undoubtedly Starlight is offended by Twilight Sparkle, and Trixie will support Starlight Glimmer no matter what. Rainbow Dash... a bruised ego. Fluttershy, a scared little filly who can't even take comfort with her animals. Rarity, overly vain and devastated over dresses. Applejack, scared to be around her own family and the forests. And Pinkie Pie... I don't want to know," Nightmare Moon sighed.

"Whose next on your little list?" Nightmare Cadence asked as she absorbed the energies from Cadence's nightmare.

"We have the Shadow of Sombra as well as the Windigos and undoubtedly Discord will be thinking about Fluttershy's intentions," Nightmare Moon was smiling. "The Great and Powerful Trixie wouldn't be such a bad name and... I want Chrysalis to get ahold of the Alicorn amulet, it may corrupt the user but how could we be anymore corrupt?" the shorter Alicorn nodded. "Tirek would be quite useful if he can be released from Tartarus, though we would be at great risk if he dared to oppose us and take our power away," she said thoughtfully. "Especially if he got his hands on the power of the Pillars... but the dream realm is far superior and even all powerful creatures like such have to sleep sometime," she said with a cruel grin. "Sunset Shimmer was a powerful entity in the alternate dimension when using Twilight's crown for her own intentions, convincing her will be the only challenge," Nightmare Moon held a twisted grin. A forked, prehensile, serpentine tongue flicked out and licked her fangs. "I love challenges," she hissed.

Author's Note

• Ok, I don't speak French but I know a little bit. Most of that was Google Translate so if it was wrong... oopsie. Also there are reasons for this one