Grandaughters of Discord

As the years went by, Screwball and Mothball noticed that their daughter possessed talents other than chaos. Like her mother, she had the ability to communicate with the animals and had a decent singing voice. They discovered another gift of hers one evening.

"Mom? Dad?"

"Yes, dear?" Screwball replied.

"Where do babies come from?"

Her parents both dropped their forks. Screwball nearly choked on her cotton candy.

"W-w-why do you ask, dear?" her father stammered.

"Since Pumpkin is having a baby sister, I want to know."

The couple looked at each other nervously.

"Well, sweetie," Mothball said, rubbing the back of his neck. "Babies come from...um..."

"The stork!" Screwball intervened

"Yea—what?"

"The stork left you on our doorstep!"

"Yeah! The stork!"

Fluffball blinked at them. "No, he didn't."

"Of course, he did!" Mothball insisted.

She narrowed her eyes. "You're lying to me."

"No, I'm not!"

"Stop it, Daddy!"

"Hold on a second!" Screwball interrupted. "How do you know we're lying, sweetie?"

She shrugged. "I just feel it."

From then on, they knew not to lie in front of Fluffball ball, though her question was not answered until many years later.
Sapphire Gold and her friend Bumble Crown continued to pick on her and her friends, but she kept herself composed, most of the time. There were a couple incidents involving wedgies (she gave them underpants first) and whoopee cushions, but she had not gone as far as the piano accident in a while.

The laugh was on them when she was the first in her class to get her cutie mark. The Ponyville Zappers and the Baltimare Orioles were playing at Funway Park and Screwball begged her father to take her. Fluttershy could not join them because she was at the spa with her friends.

Discord yawned during the first few innings, because they were filled with walks and strike outs and ponies barely even ran. Fluffball however, was enticed in the entire spectacle and bounced in her seat, cheering and waving a foam finger. It got boring for her by the sixth inning, as the ball had only been hit twice. Both pitchers were equally horrible.

She glanced at her grandfather, who was on the verge of falling asleep. Her mother was not here and she knew she would get angry if she found out, but this game needed more excitement.

The Orioles were up to bat now. Their team was leading fifteen to thirteen. The pitcher was looking very tired and nervous. There's no harm in helping him a little.

As soon as the ball left the pitcher's hoof, the audience gasped as it moved in a corkscrew motion. When it hit the catcher's mitt, the umpire cried out: "Strike One!"

"What?!" the batter protested. "No fair! It was a foul!"

"It hit the mitt!" the catcher argued.

Discord woke from his near slumber, his attention finally caught.

"There was no way I could have hit that!"

Shut up, Fluffball thought. With that, the batter's mouth was zipped closed. Fluffball gasped at her mistake and instantly made the zipper vanish, but her dad and most of the ponies had already seen it.
Discord stared at his granddaughter in surprise. She slumped guiltily into her seat.

"I...I...I..."

"Why, Fluffball Screwball Draconequus!"he exclaimed, dramatically putting his paw over his heart. "I never thought my own daughter would stoop so low as to cheat!''

"I'm sorry, I..."

"Amateurs cheat." He whispered in her ear. "The professionals sabotage."

She looked at her grandfather in disbelief, seeing the mischievous grin on his face. Fluffball's lips curled to match his grin.
As the pitcher wound up again, she put a silent curse on the ball. Before he could throw it, the ball leapt out of his hoof and circled in the air.

"What the heck?!" he cried out.

"See?" the batter pointed. "They've got a remote control ball!"

Suddenly, the ball rocketed toward him and knocked him on the head. He landed on the ground with a thud.

"Ooh," Fluffball cringed.

"He's fine," Discord said, waving it off. He turned her head in the direction of the centerfield. "That mare over there has done nothing but file her hooves this whole game! I say we bring her attention to the field."

The filly nodded and picked up the ball with her magic, sending it hurdling towards the centerfielder.

"Rosey, watch out!''

The mare looked up and squealed. She stuck out her glove, but the ball was going so fast that it burnt a hole through the fingers.

"Some pony get that ball!" the umpire commanded.

The players scrambled for the stubborn object as it zigzagged across the field. Fluffball and Discord snickered in delight.

"Now this is entertainment!" the draconequus applauded.

Fluffball then had another idea. The umpire jumped as arms and legs sprouted from the bat and it began to run the bases. Discord laughed hysterically.

"Genius, my dear!" he shouted, high-fiving her. "Absolute genius!"

The filly watched in amusement as the players scattered from the field, screaming for the bat not to attack them. She had not realized how much fun it was to mess with ponies' minds! Deep down, she knew it was wrong, but she was enjoying every second of this!

"Well, would you look at that?" her grandfather mused.

"What?" Fluffball asked.

He pointed to her rear and she glanced down to see that a picture of a cloud had appeared on her flank! Discord squeezed the filly tight.

"Well done, my dear! Grandaddy's so proud of you!"

Their excitement over her cutie mark died the next morning when Screwball angrily showed them the headlines of the newspaper: 'Fiasco at Funway Park!'

"Care to explain this?" she demanded, folding her hooves.

"Uh..." Discord stammered. "Did I mention Fluffy got her cutie mark?"

At this moment, Fluffball was seven years old. Her mother and father had kept a close eye on her for her every movement, like they were expecting her to do something wrong. Most of her friends had received their cutie marks by now, except Pumpkin, who was as obsessed over it as his aunt Apple Bloom had been. Zapple Bloom had a zap apple while Apple Thunder had a bolt silhouette. Winter had a cloud with blue snowflakes on it. West East had a compass, and Lightning Stroke had a rain cloud. They had received it after busting some nasty storm clouds for their parents. Light Breeze had a sun for a cutie mark For raising the sun.

They were in the schoolyard, making teams for a game of basketball. Unfortunately, Sapphire Gold and Bumble Crown were the captains. Their cutie marks were a ruby ring and a crown in the design of a bee, respectively. The twins were picked first, since they were the best athletes. Then the triplets, since they were the second best athletes. then it came down to Pumpkin, Fluffball and Light Breeze.

"Let's see..." Sapphire thought, rubbing her chin. "Okay, I'll take the blank flank."
Pumpkin groaned as he went to join his team.

Bumble squinted his eyes and acted to choose carefully.

''Just choose already.'' Light said impatiently.

''I don't know. It's hard to choose.'' Bumble Crown replied. ''Either a Halfling or a magic screw up.''

Turning to Sapphire he mockingly asked, ''I'll be a gentle colt and let you pick first Sapphire.'''

"Are you serious?" Sapphire Gold grunted. "If I pick Halfling, she'll just turn the ball into a butterfly and Magic screw up will make the ball disappear!"

Light Breeze gritted her teeth. "My name is Light Breeze and my magic is fine! just a little unpredictable."

''And i'm not a halfling.'' Fluffball added. ''I'm half changeling.''

"That's even worse!'' Sapphire snickered.

"Come on guys!'' Zapple shouted.

"You're not being fair!" Apple agreed.

"Why don't you let them play?" Pumpkin demanded.

Bumble Crown tilted his head towards Fluffball. "Why doesn't she go back where she belongs? In the Everfree Forest with her dad!"

Fluffball was about to say something when Sapphire added.'' No wonder Your Mom and Dad had to replace the other one. They just wanted their baby to look exactly like them!''
Fluffball gasped. What did she mean by that?

Light Breeze's eyes turned red. ''YOU TAKE THAT BACK, YOU SNOBBY JERKS!!''

Fluffball placed a hoof on her friend shoulder. ''Come on, Breezy. I'm just as mad but fighting isn't the answer!''

Light glared at the bullies. Fluffball intervened before Light tried anything. ''Let's just go.''

Sapphire grabbed a trash can with her magic and dumped it on Fluffball. Fluffball gasped and looked down at her hooves. she shivered in shock.

''Ha Ha! not only is she part changeling, she's part garbage too!'' Sapphire laughed.

Fluffball looked back up with an angry look on her face, lightning striking behind her. Some of the fillies looked up, screamed and scattered from the area. while her friends stared in shock. Sapphire and Bumble doing the same.

"That's it!"

She stood on her hind legs and clapped her front hooves together with a great boom, causing the ponies to fall silent as they looked up at her in alarm.

"You want to take out the trash? Fine! Let's take out the trash!"
Sapphire gold let out a shriek as gold light enveloped around her throwing her into a garbage can. The others backed away as she rose from the mucky debris.

"Screwball, what are you doing?!'' Pumpkin exclaimed in horror.
"What does it look like I'm doing?" Fluffball replied, sounding like a mad mare. "I'm cleaning The playground!"

The mare screamed as she is dumped in more garbage. The insane filly then darted her eyes at Bumble Crown. Before he had a chance to escape, he was thrown into a garbage can as well and more garbage splattered onto him.

''My mane!'' He screeched.

"Woo hoo!" Screwball cried, throwing her hooves into the air. "That's six points for me, zip for you!"

Pumpkin raced inside the schoolhouse.

"Fluffball, are you nuts?!" Light Breeze cried out.

"Nuts?!"

The crazy look in her eyes made the alicorn jump back.

"I'm not nuts! I'm Fluffball, the Princess of Chaos! And you all made fun of me and hurt my friend! I shall have my revenge! Revenge!"

As she let out a frightening laugh, the sky turned red and a bolt of lightning struck. Fluffball paused as she felt a hoof on her shoulder. She turned to see Cheerilee's furious face staring back at her.

Fluffball sat hunched on the school steps. Even though the door was closed, she could hear the conversation clear as day.

"That half-pony nearly killed my boy!" Gold Digger bellowed.

"She didn't mean to harm any pony," Screwball insisted.

"She's a menace! You should expel her at once!"

"No!" Bumble's mother, Faith Carton screeched. "A child like that should be in an asylum!"

"After all, what else can you do with one of Devil's grandchildren?!"

Fluffball gasped. one of?! what was going on?! first Sapphire, Now her friend's mom?

Fluffball gasped and heard a slap. "How dare you insult my child and my father?!"

"Every pony, calm down!" Cheerilee shouted.

"Calm down?!" Sapphire Gold's mother shrieked. "Look at my daughter! Look at his son! That half-thing must be punished!"

"And what about your kids?" Celestia demanded. "They hurt my Light! Fluffball was defending her!"

Fluffball winced as she tried to block their words out.

"Freak!"

"Devil child!"

"Mad pony!"

"Halfling!"

"Monster!"

"She doesn't belong!"

A tear fell down her cheek.

The sound of the door slamming open broke her out of her trance. She looked up to see Sapphire Gold, Bumble Crown and their parents send her death glares as they passed by. The boy and girl held ice packs to their heads.

''Take that, Mental Freak.'' Sapphire spat.

Next came Light Breeze and Celestia but they were silent. Then her mother appeared. She was not happy.

''Come on, Fuzzy Bites, let's go.'' She simply said.

Fluffball rose to her seat, and Screwball scooped her up. Before she left, she turned to Celestia. ''I will get through to her and make sure this NEVER happens again.''

''I appreciate your efforts to have this resolved, Screwball.'' Celestia replied.

Screwball nodded. ''Your majesty, have a good day.''

With that, she flew away with her daughter in her hooves.

After several minutes Screwball finally spoke.

"You're lucky she didn't expel you," she said calmly.

Fluffball hung her head.

"Honey, this is the sixth complaint I've received this month! I've let the other mishaps slide, but this…this is worse than the piano incident!"

"I'm sorry," the filly sobbed. "I...I don't know what came over me, I...I didn't mean…"

Screwball sighed and looked down at her daughter. "Look. It's noble that you were standing up for your friend, but you hurt those ponies just as they had hurt you and Light."

"I wish I had done worse."

"Fluffball!"

"At least then it would have all stopped!" She sniffed. "They're right, Mommy. Maybe I am evil like they say. I…I don't wanna be evil!"

She cried into her mother's chest. Screwball stroked her mane tenderly.

"You're not evil, sweetie. You just made a bad decision."

"What if I can't control myself next time? What if I...?"

"You'll learn, honey. Maybe…you shouldn't use your powers anymore, at least not in school. Okay?"

Her daughter glanced up. ''But Mommy...''

Screwball's eyes widened. The look Fluffball gave her was the same look somepony had given her a long time ago.

But momma...

that sentence... that voice... it had always haunted her mind since... since...

''Mommy?''

Screwball snapped out of it and looked back at her daughter. Then she huffed.

''We're teleporting!''

''But mommy, we're almost ho-''

But before Fluffball could finish, they were inside the house, With mothball standing at the entrance.
He noticed by the looks on Screwball's face that something was wrong.

''What did Fluffy do this time?'' He sighed.

''Dump bullies in garbage.'' Screwball replied.

''Fluffy, What did we tell you? Bullies can be mean but you have no right -''

''To do it to them. I know...'' Fluffball said in shame.

''Exactly.'' Mothball said.

''Let's just. get in. the house.'' Screwball shivered.

''Woah.'' Fluffball backed away at her mother's tone.

''You ok, Screwy?'' Mothball asked his wife in concern.

''Just. Get inside.'' Screwball said simply.

Before long, they were at the table, eating dinner as usual. Until Fluffball spoke.

''Mommy? Daddy?''

Screwball and Mothball placed their forks down and faced their daughter.

''Am I adopted?''

Mothball spat his food out with Screwball stared at her confusingly. ''WHAT?! NO, you're not adopted sweetie...''

''Then why? Why did you ban me from that room? why did Sapphire and Bumble's mom mention me being ''Another one''? What's going on?''

Screwball looked at her in shock. and Mothball coughed.

''Fluffball, why don't you go to your room?''

''But Mommy...''

''Please?'' Screwball pleaded.

Fluffball sighed and teleported to her room. But she wanted to find out what her parents were talking about. So help her, She WILL get to the bottom of this.

She WILL unlock her parents' secret.