"There we go, Lyra, all finished."

Lyra muttered incomprehensibly as Minuette set her tools aside and removed her gloves, her vision swimming as the world came back into focus.

"Hurghlegblargawha..." Lyra moaned. "What happened?"

"I took your rotten tooth out, remember?" Minuette replied. "The anaesthetic should wear off in a few minutes; please, allow me to guide you to the waiting room."

Lyra gingerly climbed out of the chair, leaning onto Minutette for support. The two of them walked slowly out of the room and down the hall, their hoofsteps fading into silence.

Suddenly, the room filled with smoke, which swirled around for a brief moment before dissipating as quickly as it had accumulated to reveal Discord.

"Another day, another pony subjected to my whims," he said. "How—."

He trailed off as he noticed Pinkie Pie standing beside him, facing a wall with an uncharacteristic frown plastered across her face.

"Oh come on, using Discord in the sequel as well? That's just lazy."

Discord rolled his eyes. "I suppose you could end it better?"

Pinkie Pie nodded. "Of course I could," she said. "But I can't."

"Why not?"

"Because I'd hit the two hundred words limit before I could even—"

Author's Note

And there you have it.

It's been a blast organising this collab, and I hope you enjoyed reading it.

Big thanks again to everyone who took part:

• Lucky Seven
• 6-D Pegasus
• Soaring
• Tape Deck
• Deergenerate
• TheAncientPolitzanian
• MathBrony173
• donutmasterjoe
• publiq