Equestria, the city of Canterlot.

It was a common December day. A pair of the greatest creatures of this world were sitting at the table in the castle dining room. One was white like a first snow with a magical wavy mane of pearlescent bright colors, the other was dark and deep indigo with a mane looking like a streaming patch of a starry night sky. And they were the Alicorns, princesses of Equestria, two sisters, Celestia and Luna, the Day and the Night.

There weren't many emotions on their faces, mostly empty and bored expressions. But Celestia, while slowly sipping her morning tea, came up with an interesting idea, after which she put her cup aside and squinted with a smirk on her face, she looked towards the bored Luna.

Luna noticed this and looked at her sister with a questioning look, folded her hooves on her chest, but decided not to wait for her sister's comments and asked first. “You seem to be contemplating, my sister, please don't tease my curiosity. And you know, it's already time for me to rest."

“Oh, I haven't forgotten about it, Luna, I just have an idea about how to fix the situation of our little ponies. I don't mean all of them, only some of them. But this will affect a significant part of the population over time. And besides ... I was given a vision in which you, as the ruler of the kingdom of dreams, have no relationship. It's more at a high level. And I will explain this only with time, since for me it is still a mystery. The Keyword Heart..." Celestia coughed ... and when she gave up, she continued. "I cannot answer now ... but I feel that over time we will reveal the secret of a lot."

"Go on, I'm wondering what's on your mind." Luna said worriedly, looking at her sister.

The white princess levitated her cup of tea for herself and, after drinking a little, decided to calm her sister, so as not to torment her curiosity. “But for this we have to invite...” She didn’t have time to finish, as something came out of her mane with a magic pop.

That was their old enemy and now a good friend going by the name Discord.

"HERE I AM! Oh Celestia, don't pretend I haven't surprised you like this tens of thousands of times. Yes, yes, I still can't get into your head, but I definitely feel your call." Discord said with a smirk on his face and reached out with his paw for a bowl of dessert. But noticing Celestia's angry face, he hurried to jump out of her mane.

After that, the Lord of Chaos jumped out of the princess' mane and sat down at the table in the middle, putting his chaotic hands behind his head and crossed his similar chaotic legs, boldly placing them on the table. Well, he knows perfectly well that he is allowed to behave this way. After all, he is the Lord of Chaos.

Both princesses smiled slightly and greeted their unexpected guest. Although, their reaction was somewhat different. In fact, Celestia always had warm and kind feelings for Discord. And as for Princess Luna, their relationship was quite smooth. She doesn't mind occasionally participating in a conversation with him, and, well, maybe in a few pranks Discord likes to make for her sister. But that's another story.

Celestia made her proposition without hesitation: "Do you want to have some tea before we start our discussion?"

"Oh no thanks, I had a hearty breakfast, and your teas will soon turn me inside out! No, seriously, can you offer at least something stronger this time?" Discord said in a playful voice with a smirk on his face, however Luna's eyes lit up at the idea, and she didn’t mind a couple of glasses of their best wine before going to bed.

Celestia put on a sullen face and looked reproachfully at her sister.

"Discord, you know… I would love to, but sitting on the throne during the next conference with a wandering gaze is not befitting a royal person! And yes, I know that you and Luna are secretly getting drunk sometimes..." And she sighed, hanging her head in sadness. But still, after a few seconds, she added, pulling on a sly smile. "Although I would like to be your accomplice."

Discord mysteriously winked at Princess Luna and, turning to Celestia, decided to put a little pressure on her weak point. "Well, who would dare to say a thing against it? I've known you for too long! And even about your stash behind the throne!" Said Discord with a sly grin on his face. And yet he wanted to see Celestia's reaction to such a statement.

Celestia was embarrassed by such a revelation, because she was clearly caught, but she remembered that she was in a close circle of her loved ones and decided to tactfully leave this topic. "I have no doubt that you know a lot of my secrets, Discord, but we are only ones in this room, so we need your friendly help!" Celestia said and lowered her eyelids slightly to impress Discord.

Discord was clearly in the mood to be involved in Celestia's game, so he twitched slightly in his chair, which elicited laughter from Princess Luna.

Celestia noticed this too, and continued with a slight smile: “We all know how our kingdom works. The beloved and most long-awaited holiday of the Hearts Warming is approaching! But the problem is that year after year this event is already becoming kind of ... how should I put it? Boring! It's always the same. While foals love it, some older ponies struggle to find their moments of happiness. And it's not just about the holidays. My point is, while my former student and now the current Princess Twilight Sparkle is having fun with her friends, every time they go on different adventures, some ponies clearly feel left out. This includes me and my sister!" Celestia said in a playful voice, looked at Luna and winked at her.

Discord tilted his head to the table and nearly deflated, just like a balloon. Yes, he had not heard the princess's complaints for a long time, but she was old, after all. Although, to be honest, she looked pretty sexy, well, for her thousands of years.

"And what do you want from me, the God of Chaos, my dear Celestia? That I make someone happy by creating them some adventures, toss them a couple of free troubles, which will make the fur of some ponies stand on end? Oh yes, I understand what you are hinting at." And, putting his hand to his chin, he added: "Oh, you’re mischievous mare!"

In fact, the princess was known for her exceptional penchant for machinations, she repeatedly turned to Discord for help. The truth is that only he, Celestia, and Luna knew about it. This side of the Sun Princess was no longer known to any living soul outside of their company.

"Yes, you are right, my friend, but this time we need something new. Something that will make my mane stand on ends and and my tail to twitch in anticipation when we hear it on radio and read it in newspapers! I hope you understand me?" Said Celestia in a playful and even slightly flirting voice to play a little with Discord. She liked to spread her charm on surrounding folks, but the God of Chaos is a special case, because he is around her age...

Luna just grinned at her sister's behavior and decided to get Discord's attention, before this pair started kissing each other: "I remember one of our tumultuous days with the drinks from Berry Punch, you mentioned that you have a long-distance friend who owes you. I don’t understand how can somepony have long-distance friends or relatives?"

"In fact, he is my brother from another world and I haven't seen him for a long time. But okay, go on, I really don't quite understand what you're getting at. Maybe, you think that we both should bring all our chaos and throw it down on Equestria, and then we both will end up sealed in a statue for a millennia, and we will have literally nothing to do there all this time? No, sorry, I'm sick of playing a role of some rack for local fauna, especially for birds!"

Luna wrinkled her brow in bewilderment, clearly not approving the fact she was treated as mentally impaired in a serious conversation. "No! And again NO! I wanted to offer you something unique!" Then she added, smiling broadly: "You can attract a new living being from his world, preferably a man, if I correctly understand my sister's hints." And, turning to Celestia, she playfully raised her eyebrows, which made her face blush.

The white alicorn got up from the table, elegantly with a feminine grace, and went to her sister to embrace her with her hooves and kiss her gently on the cheek, creating quite a delightful show for their guest!

"Well that's a great idea, my dear Luna! I don’t think there will be any difficulties, I mean, creating portals and other things. Do you have any special requests for our choice of future candidate to be brought into this world, Selly?" Discord said and scratched his beard, looking thoughtful.

"I don't think so. I will completely trust you in this matter."

"Well then, I'll arrange everything just in time for the Hearts Warming!" Discord teleported next to the princesses and hugged their necks, after which he winked at Princess Luna and whispered in her ear: “The offer for a drink before sleep is still valid, you know, I'll keep you company!” Discord said in a conspiratorial voice and winked at Luna, which earned him the blush and sparkle in the eyes from the night princess, but Celestia only rolled her eyes at them.

"Then it’s final!" Celestia happily gave her comment and went into the throne room, leaving the two alone. But she stopped in front of the doors, turned around and added: "Remember, this event must take place no later than three days before the holiday!"

Now the success of this whole escapade is in the hands of Discord. There are only three weeks left before the planned event. And the princesses are clearly rushing him, which also pleases the God of Chaos. The last remaining difficulty is to convince your brother from another world to help him in finding the right human and prepare everything on his side.

Author's Note

It seems, of them three, only Celestia knows for a fact that they are mere puppets in a game of higher powers...