It was a world that was full of possibilities, of infinite turns and spins. It was a wild ride any way you looked at it!
Discord laid his lithe frame on a white, fluffy cloud overlooking the town of Ponyville with boredom, trying to rev up his brain to show excitement for the lives of others. His lizard leg kicked the air lazily as he mused on his findings of the strange pony named Screwball but decided to leave that one alone. She seemed happy enough, why bother something that perfect anyways?
For a world of possibilities, it sure ran slowly. He wondered about speeding up time but then remembered the awful lecture from Princess Twilight. As much as he enjoyed tormenting and terrorizing, the constant screeching did tend to get on his nerves time to time. Making his ears bleed, it was awfully cruel of her to put a God like him in such terrible pain.
At least with Princess Celestia, she joined him in some of the lighter pranks.
Speaking of joining, Discord glanced at his wrist as he pulled back the fur to reveal the watch underneath it. “Time to meet up with my dear, sweet Fluttershy!”
Discord jutted off, turning the cloud into chocolate rain as it was thrown back into Ponyville. He relished in hearing the distant screams of ponies being rained upon as he snickered and disappeared, teleporting to Fluttershy’s sanctuary.
Ms. Fauna was finishing her shift and putting her things away as Discord appeared. “Hello there, Discord. Here for your girlfriend?”
Discord gave a weak mumble. He didn’t like using labels. Fluttershy was just -his-.
“She’s back in the office,” Ms. Fauna offered to Discord as he nodded and floated off.
“Fluttershy, my dear sweet Flutters,” He gave her a kiss on the cheek. “How was your day? Any bites I need to heal? Scratches? Noogies?”
Fluttershy giggled. “No, Discord, I’m fine. Nothing’s happened today.”
“You know, that Fauna used that word again today,” Discord complained, putting emphasis on -that word-.
“Girlfriend? Did you talk to her about how we don’t use labels?” Fluttershy asked. “Use your words, Discord, remember? Don’t get angry about it.”
“No, I didn’t,” Discord mumbled.
“But you know, a lot of others do see us as a couple. You even seem to claim me as yours.”
“I do,” Discord said smugly. “Possession is nine tenths of the law, after all.”
“That’s not the right phrasing, Discord and you know that!”
Discord snickered and fluttered around Fluttershy. “Come now, my dear. Let me go take you on a lovely date tonight.”
“Actually, I have an appointment tonight, remember?”
“Is it actually necessary?” Discord muttered. He transformed into a doctor’s uniform. “I -shall- inspect you, my love. You know how thorough I can be.” He wiggled his eyebrows suggestively.
Fluttershy turned red but shook her head. “No, Discord. I asked you here so that you can come with me! This is important!”
“Oh.” Discord paused. “You… wanted me to come to the appointment with you?”
It took a moment. “You’re not ill, are you?” His smile was open, but she knew better.
She flew up to his face and kissed him openly, surprising him. “We are going to a gynecologist. I think, I think I might be pregnant.”
Discord’s smile twisted and for a moment, the world around him turned black and white. Literally. It looked like a old timey television show, barely legible and the soundtrack just enough off that it grated on your nerves.
He attempted to change the channel only to find himself stuck on the same one.
Pain laced up his chest as Fluttershy actually bit him. “Fluttershy!”
“You can’t try to change things around you, Discord!”
“I wasn’t! I mean, I didn’t mean to…. I just… are you -sure- that you might be…” Discord gulped audibly, ending on a whisper. “Pregnant?”
“No, I’m not sure, that is why I am going to this appointment. I thought it was important to bring you. Are you coming or not?”
It was a second for Fluttershy. A lifetime for Discord. He could’ve run. Teleported. He always said he didn’t like labels. Boyfriends. Girlfriends. Are they dating? Were they together? But she was his! So…. That made him hers, right? Wasn’t that the fair part in this? And if they had a life together, created a life together, didn’t that mean something, well…
Wonderful?
“Of course, my Fluttershy. Let me carry…”
“I’m not an invalid, Discord. I can fly just fine,” Fluttershy interjected quickly. “I will not allow any babying, any nursing, anything that means that I am weak in any way. We don’t know yet if I am, alright? Let’s just head on out the door.”
“Yes, as you wish, my love,” Discord flourished, bowing to her as he gestured for her to go ahead of him to exit first.
At the Ponyville Hospital, Fluttershy signed in and waited in the lobby for her appointment. Discord sat next to her, feeling oddly out of place. He hadn’t really spent much time in hospitals and being in one and staying calm was a very difficult situation.
“Aflutter Fly?”
Fluttershy flowed up from her seat. “That’s me!”
“I still cannot believe that’s your legal name.”
“Shush, Discord.”
She and Discord were taken back to a room where Fluttershy was given some blood tests as the doctor talked to the two. Dr. Horse tried his best to look calm despite Discord staring him down until Fluttershy stepped Discord’s hoof.
“Ow!” Discord was wincing as the doctor left.
“You deserved it. Stop trying to terrify everyone.”
“He was probing you!”
“He was checking my heart and lungs! He’s the doctor, Discord!”
Discord mumbled angrily, crossing his arms. “So now we wait for the results, huh?”
“Yes.”
The two studied the opposite walls extensively.
“Um, Discord. If… If I am pregnant…” Fluttershy began hesitantly.
“Well, one, it was an accident; two, it takes two to tango; and three, if it’s with you Fluttershy, then it will be the best thing I would have ever created in my entire existence.”
Discord smiled warmly at her, pulling her into his arms. “I have never thought of children or of having them. But when I’m with you, I am happy in a way that I have never felt before. If this is what happens, if you are indeed with my child, then it will be a happy little miracle.”
“Oh, Discord,” Fluttershy sniffled, burying her face in his chest fluff. “It’s just, I have so much going on, and we’re not even married…”
Discord blinked, looking surprised. “You wanted to marry me?”
Fluttershy turned embarrassed. “Well, yes. I, um, I did. I mean, I do! Ever since I realized I loved you, I knew that you’d be the one and well…”
“Well, well, well, my sweet little flower,” Discord teased. “Are you proposing?”
Fluttershy turned even more red. “I am… not… am I?”
Discord grinned broadly but before they could continue, there was a knock on the door.
Dr. Horse entered with a smile. “We have the results.”
“Whatever happens,” Discord whispered. “You are my girlfriend… I mean, fiancée and future wife.”
Fluttershy began to tear up as Dr. Horse looked up with a smile.
“Congratulations! You are currently six weeks along!”
And Fluttershy burst out crying as Discord passed out next to her. Dr. Horse merely sighed and pushed a button. “Can I please get some assistance to room three? Maybe three ponies? Thank you.”
Author's Note
Just a quick story about how Fluttershy finds out if she's pregnant or not, if Discord really wants to 'label' himself or not and thinks 'well, maybe it's not too bad after all with being in a relationship after all...'.
Fluttershy has changed Discord greatly.
