Spike's New Adventure

Discord allows Fluttershy to enter his home after disclosing much information about Equus' past and the Legacy of the Peacekeeper; he hopes the birth will take place years in advance when his friends are more prepared rather than hurrying, rushing, and falling short of quick-fixes. Fluttershy sits on the couch, stationed on the wall sideways in the living room, helping herself to the floating stove with the pot of tea resting on the burner while teacakes and cupcakes soar swiftly like rush hour near the ceiling, waiting for plucking or fishing.

"Why didn't you bring up your past life during our tea parties, Discord; they are quite fascinating, and I'm learning more about your days with the Valkyries of Harmony and the reason behind your creation?" Fluttershy asks, using a fishing rod to catch a plate of chocolate cupcakes with cotton candy icing; she's more curious than anything else regarding Discord's lifespan.

"Truth be told, Fluttershy, not everyone is willing to accept the truth about our origins and how every nation and pet are fragments of every Valkyrie Sister's dedication to the friendships they had to honor their legacies from the third earth's humanity billions of light years away from our world. Only a few maintain the evidence of their existence as the true source of creation; Most believe it's through evolution from previous generations before the birth of the sun and moon Princesses. Your friends and other ponies in Equestria and Beyond would claim my story as superstition, folklore, and myths without a second thought because nothing got documented about the Valkyrie Sisters of Harmony's involvement," Discord replied while pouring a tub of gravy on his body, warming himself from the chilling winds in his home with the freezers opening widely to drown the floors with ice cream.

"Well, I'm willing to accept the truth since you're my friend, and your demeanor changed when Princess Celestia mentioned the Peacekeeper a while ago. I know you wouldn't lie to us about the info you shared with everyone, including the gruesome fact about the weapon killing you if the Peacekeeper decided to end your life."

Discord sighs when Fluttershy mentions his honest self speaking when he wanted to lie about his emotions after choking on nails. "I tried lying about my reaction to the Peacekeeper comment, but seeing you beside me, I couldn't muster anything to prevent myself from speaking the one fear I dread since my reincarnation from Pandemonium to Discord, the Lord of Chaos and Disharmony."

Fluttershy thought something horridly and wanted to ask Discord about the decision to reform evolved the trigger key to bringing forth the Peacekeeper sooner rather than later in life. "Discord, are we the cause of the Peacekeeper's soon ascension since we defeated many villainous foes through the magic of friendship throughout the years and our recent victory when my friends and I disposed the Pony of Shadows into the void for eternity?"

Discord grabs his teacake smeared on the ceiling after hearing Fluttershy's question, which makes him feel eerie about the circumstance that correlates to Princess Celestia's vision. "It's more than likely since evil is slowly decaying with friendship's elevation, considering the Storm King's demise when he wanted to seize control of the weather, the Pony of Shadows reincarnation of the Shadow Stalkers lost in void means he can no longer terrify the masses. Then again, we don't know what's lurking in every shadow and who may rise to strike fear and panic in Equestria and Beyond. They should start with lesser nations than Equestria because of the magic in friendship's power to overcome any treachery regardless of magic and power gap."

"So, our best option to repel and save Equestria is to give the Peacekeeper a guilty conscience to rethink his decisions? Is there any other way to prevent the Peacekeeper from succeeding in his goals from the visions the Princess endured? I can't use guilt as a weapon because I'm kind to every creature and animal; also, I'm the embodiment of the Element of Kindness."

"I knew you wouldn't, but I believe your friends and the Princesses would encourage everyone in Equestria to subdue the Peacekeeper since he wouldn't reason under every circumstance; whatever his goals are, he'll oblige and see to the end unless his heart and mind gets weakened."

Fluttershy sighs heavily at the thought of her friends becoming the opposite to thwart a possible tyrant if the Peacekeeper declares war on Equestria or something in magnitude that would spell doom and despair for everyone. "I honestly don't believe my friends would subjugate the Peacekeeper with guilt but use our friendship to show the Peacekeeper -" Discord shuts Fluttershy's mouth with his lion's index finger.

"When the Peacekeeper holds his divine treasure, nothing would overwhelm him in stature and potency. Using your words would be your and everyone else's weapon."

"Any ideas who can be the Peacekeeper, Discord? Perhaps my friends and I could -" Discord inserts a cupcake inside Fluttershy's mouth as a sign to decline the hidden identity of the Peacekeeper when he shakes his head; she accepts the delectable and enjoys the flavor.

"The identity of the Peacekeeper is unknown even after the sacred relic gets uplifted from the birthplace of inspiration, and before you ask, I would -" Discord lifts his cup of jasmine cinnamon tea. "detect a disturbance when the scepter is -" The teacakes and cupcakes fall flat from the ceiling, the ice cream flooding the floors gets drained, the furniture from the walls and stairs fall on the floor; Fluttershy lands harshly on her sides when she sees Discord's body quaking like an earthquake shuddering the grounds rapidly, causing things to sway and swing horrendously.

"Discord?" Fluttershy flies to her friend, hovering motionlessly with his eyes popping out of their sockets in fear and shock like in the cartoons or whenever Pinkie Pie sees something fun and innovative. "Discord!" She starts shaking his body to snap Discord from the trance he's enduring and starts acknowledging the rise of the Peacekeeper now rather than later. "DISCORD!?!" Fluttershy withholds her urge to smack Discord's face to wake him from his trance-like state, so she kisses his left face cheek to see if that'll wake him up.

A swirling vortex opens from the floor, dragging Discord and Fluttershy to the hospital room in his home. Fluttershy is wearing a nurse's attire while Discord is on the bed with his eagle's talon covering his heart from what seems to be a heartache or a heart attack, or both at the same time with the unfortunate news he had sensed moments ago.

"Discord?" Fluttershy worriedly removes Discord's eagle's talon from his chest and notices a door handle. Curiosity gets the better of Fluttershy as she opens the door, revealing Discord's heart pounding rapidly, which would cause a heart attack ten times over with it leaping out of his chest. She catches Discord's heart, puts on two bandaids on his heart, kisses it, and places it back inside Discord's chest. Fluttershy watches it beat naturally and closes the door, watching Discord turn to her. "Discord?"

Silence reigns for the longest minute that seems like an eternity for Fluttershy; she places her left hoof under Discord's chin, softly caressing him.

Discord would smile, but it faded because of what he sensed. The disturbance is unlike any other, even when Princess Celestia, Cadance, and Luna transferred their magic to Princess Twilight Sparkle years ago. "There's no sugarcoating this, Fluttershy," Discord places his lion's paw on Fluttershy's left face cheek. "The Peacekeeper is born, and I sensed the Legacy of the Peacekeeper's weapon hoisted by the new wielder."

Fluttershy gasps and steps back from the horrible news while understanding the severity of the situation. She sees how fearful Discord is behaving and promises to be by his side; she senses the dread of dying alone since the Peacekeeper can do so. Fluttershy conjures an idea Discord would like since no one is around to notice her feelings for Discord. She undresses the nurse's uniform and hovers over to Discord, allowing him to hold her in the medical bed for comfort without saying a word. Discord smiles at her gesture and writes a note to Princess Celestia, warning her about the Peacekeeper's birth already happening and preparing for the future.