And Suddenly, I'm Fluttershy

Rest

Bartholomew

The party that followed was much like a child's birthday party, complete with cardboard party hats. I never liked parties as a kid, and it didn't get better as an adult, even if the parties were completely different.

Much to Pinkie's chagrin, I did end up talking most of the time. Rarity was evidently a tailor, AJ a farmer (figures),  Pinkie was (professionally) a baker, and RD was a weather pony. Not the type we have back home, mind you, pegasai can literally control the weather. I have no idea how that is even possible.

The party began to wind down, and various ponies excused themselves, first AJ, then Rarity, followed quickly by RD and Twilight. Pinkie cleaned up, helped me set up my record player (which was awfully nice of her), and excused herself. That left only myself and Lyra.

"So... I guess I'll see you around?" I said awkwardly.

"Yeah, goodbye," she replied.

Well, this is awkward.

As she left the building, various animals came into the living room.

"Alright everyone, who wants dinner?" I asked.

Most of the animals answered yes.

"Alright," I said, getting the animal feed out, and then preparing my own meal.

I was troubled, of course, the impending disaster that would be my date was only three days away. Then again, when I woke up yesterday, I would have never thought that I would possess a pony. Funny the way that works, isn't it?

As soon as dinner was finished and the dishes washed, I went to the bedroom to sleep. The day had been exhausting.

I was out as soon as my head hit the pillow.

I found myself in the same empty blankness that surrounded me last night. I looked around, expecting someone to talk to me.

There was someone, or rather, something standing there.

It was a hodgepodge of various creatures thrown together by a tornado, and it had an aura about it, much like the princesses. Unlike the princesses, however, I had to fight with my instincts to look at it, as if there was something deeply wrong with what I was seeing.

"Didn't your mother ever tell you that it's rude to stare?" it asked me.

I was taken aback at first, but I then remembered that pretty much everything in Equestria was sapient. It was from Equestria, of course, because I'm pretty sure that someone back home would have noticed a creature like this.

"What are you?" I asked.

"I am a Draconequus," he said with some pomp.

"So... What are you doing in my dreams? Are you some sort of... Dream patrol thing?"

"Hardly," he said, "I am currently using what little power is currently in my disposal to keep widde Woona away."

"You seem to posses enough power to keep away the equivalent of a Vala, so who are you?"

"I am Discord, bringer of Chaos and Disharmony," he replied.

So I was literally talking to the pony version of the devil. Brilliant.

"What do you want from me?" I asked him.

"Just to say thank you," he said.

"Thank you? For what?"

"For causing so much chaos! You have created more disharmony in two and a half days then was created in the last three months!"

"So, me being here is basically feeding you?"

"Yes. Well, no, but it is a lot of fun watching you."

"Rather than watch me, could you put my mind back into its body?"

"Of course not! Besides, even if I wanted to, I couldn't."

"Why not?"

"It's beyond my power to do such things."

"How so?"

"It's a different universe, my power only extends to this reality. I mean, I can observe other universes, but I can't actually do anything there."

"A lot of help you are!"

"I no, rite?"

I stared at him blankly.

"Where was I? You humans are so chaotic! These ponies are obsessed with order, particularly dear Celly."

"Unlike you, we are Chaotic Good rather than Chaotic Evil."

"I take offense! I'm not evil, just a bit... Disgruntled. If anyone's evil, it's you humans, at least I never killed anyone."

I sighed. He had a point there, assuming he was telling the truth about not killing anyone.

"Then why do ponies believe that you're basically the devil?"

"It's a long and boring story involving-" he grunted. "Looks like I'm running low on power, ta-ta!"

With that, he disappeared.

"Well, that was... Interesting," I observed out loud. I heard the clip-clop of hooves behind me, and turned around.

I saw Luna trotting towards me, a worried look on her face.

"Hath Discord done anything to thee?" she asked.

"No," I replied, "but he did mention that he never killed anyone. Is this true?"

"Well yes, but..."

"Then why is he imprisoned?"

"Its a long and boring story, and we are not in the mood to tell thee."

"If that's not a cheap cop-out, I don't know what is."

"He was... Chaotic. He may not have killed anyone, but he was a tyrant nonetheless. He controlled the sun, moon, and stars, changing the time of day at a whim, he made clouds out of truffles, and..."

"Truffles? Really?"

"When he got free again, he made the clouds out of cotton candy."

"As hilarious as that sounds, it seems a little pointless."

"Indeed. He also made it rain chocolate milk."

I had to resist the urge to start singing.

She looked at me worriedly, "What is it? Art thou ill- Oh no, art thou about to sing?"

I nodded, because if I opened my mouth, I would start singing.

She started laughing. "That is just about the funniest thing that we hath witnessed in millennia."

I glared at her about as well as one can glare when they're trying not to sing.

"We art going to depart from thy presence," she said, disappearing from my dreams.

Just when I though that I couldn't take it anymore, I woke up.