Takes place in the IDW comics continuity, immediately after the Discord arc. If you have not read issues 1-10 already, then please do so or this story will not make sense.

Discord has been reformed once again. Following his attempt to destroy all magic, he has done much to come to terms with his actions. Though he is accepted by pony society, he still prefers a life of isolation as it was the only life he ever knew for centuries. Yet that solitary life is about to be uprooted when none other than Izzy Moonbow, the very pony who had mercy on him in the first place, comes knocking at his door and inviting him to have holiday dinner with her friends in Maretime Bay.

Suddenly, Discord is thrown back to the days where he had friendship, the day he had love…the day he had Fluttershy. He doesn’t feel like he is ready to be given a second chance yet, but Izzy will not give up on him….

A/N: Featured on Fimfiction’s List of Stories On The Homepage: December 20, 2023. This is our third Featured Story in a row this month. Let’s gooooooo!!