Starting Over 2: Returning Home

It had been a week since Spectra and Rainbow got married. All had been well, and they were both very happy with each other. They would almost always be found soaring through the skies, training and practising. They were one of the richest pegasus couple in Equestria, so they didn't need to do any jobs to earn money. They could be found helping out ponies with their jobs, or they could be found enjoying each others company, at a table eating some food. But today, they were in a meadow, enjoying another picnic, with their friends; Shadow, Aeb, Sparks, Twilight, Pinkie, AJ, Fluttershy, Spike and Rarity. All of them weren't talking much, just enjoying the day that Celestia bestowed upon them. Spike was eating a ruby salad when he suddenly burped up a letter from the princess. He unfurled it, closed his eyes and cleared his throat.

"To my faithful student, Twilight,

I'm coming over to Ponyville with a special guest.

Meet us near the Everfree Forest entrance with all your friends.

From, Princess Celestia."

Twilight looked to all present. She looked to Shadow and Aeb. "You two want to come with us?"

They both shook their heads. "Nah, I gotta get home. That manticore meat's about to spoil."

Shadow got up and left, leaving everypony with green faces, except Spectra.

"I have to go make sure no animals got inside the castle. Bye, everypony."

Aeb got up and headed for the Everfree Forest.

Twilight looked to Spectra, or actually, she looked to Spectra then to Sparks. Spectra turned his head to Sparks.

"Alright, mate. Time for you to head home."

Sparks nodded then took off towards Spectra and Rainbow's home. Twilight then nodded.

"Okay, lets go."

The group of ponies headed towards the entrance of the Everfree Forest. They waited there for roughly 30 minutes. Spectra and Rainbow were lying next to each other. Spectra was holding her with his foreleg, with her head on his chest.

"Hey, Spectra?"

"Yeah, Rainbow?"

Rainbow lifted her head up and looked at Spectra.

"You know what you said a long time ago? About having a family? Did you mean it?"

Spectra nodded and kissed her forehead. "Of course I meant it. You have no idea how much I would love to have my own little filly to call a daughter."

Rainbow smiled.

"Look! It's the princess!"

Rainbow got off Spectra and let him up. The princess was in a sky chariot. Flying next to her was another sky chariot, with something in it. When they both landed, everypony gasped. Inside the other chariot was the Discord Statue.

Spectra grinned, while everypony else had their jaws open.

"G'day, Discord."

'Evening, Spectra.'

Rainbow looked at Spectra.

"Who are you talking to?"

'Oops.'

"Uuuummmm.....uhhhhh...."

Celestia walked up to the group.

"Spectra can hear Discord at all times inside his head."

Everypony gasped and backed away from Spectra, except for Rainbow.

"Do not fear. Spectra is not dangerous. However, Spectra, what is Discord saying right now?"

'I'd like to say that Celestia can shove a banana up her-'

"He says hi."

Celestia laughs. "I can hear him to Spectra. Do not lie to me."

"Oh. I just didn't want to repeat that."

Celestia nods. "I can understand that."

Twilight was suddenly right in front of Spectra's face.

"HOW LONG HAS DISCORD BEEN INSIDE YOUR HEAD!? WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL US EARLIER?!"

Rainbow ran into Twilight and shoved her away from Spectra.

"Back off, Twilight! Spectra, how long?"

Spectra walked up to the Discord statue and looked up at it.

"He's been inside my head since the night you let me sleep inside your room, Rainbow."

"But that was over two years ago!"

"I know."

Spectra looked to Celestia. "Why did you bring him here?"

"To reform him. And I'm sure only one of you can do so."

Spectra looked around. "Me? Look we might talk all the time but still-"

"No. Not you. Fluttershy."

Spectra looked around to Fluttershy, who was shaking.

"M-m-m-me?"

"Yes, Fluttershy. I believe that only you can reform Discord to use his magic for good."

Fluttershy shook her head. "I-I-I c-can't!"

Celestia looked at Fluttershy pleadingly. "Please, Fluttershy. At least try."

Fluttershy calmed down, looked to her friends and nodded.

"I-I-I'll t-try."

Celestia nodded and smiled. "Thank you, Fluttershy."

Celestia turned to her guards and nodded. They pull out a chest from behind the chariot and lifted it over to Twilight. She opened it and placed the Elements Of Harmony on her friends.

"I best be off, Twilight. If Discord gives you any incentive to turn him back to stone, do it."

Celestia hoped on her chariot and flew off, leaving the Discord Statue on the ground. The 6 friends surrounded the statue and all nodded. Rainbow turned around and looked at her husband.

"You better back up a bit, Spectra."

Spectra backed away from the group. They slowly rose in the air with a white light emanating from them. Spectra was blinded by the light. When he opened his eyes, he saw Discord stretching.

"Oooooh! Ohohohoh! Well, it's about time somepony released me from that stone prison!"

Spectra walked up to him and smiled. "Nice to finally meet you, Discord."

Discord kept stretching, but looked to Spectra.

"Ah! Hello, Spectra! I've seen you have grown a lot since we last met!"

Discord snapped his fingers while in mid stretch and turned a little squirrel into a massive hulk. Everypony gasped but Spectra, who was rolling on the ground laughing.

"That. Is. Hilarious! HAHAHAHA!"

Twilight stomped her hoof down.

"What do you think you're doing?"

"Why, stretching of course!"

He snapped his fingers in mid stretch again and turned a small bunny into another hulk. Spectra was laughing harder. Rainbow turned to her husband.

"Spectra! Don't laugh at it!"

Spectra kept laughing and talked in between breaths.

"But! *Huh* It's! *Huh* FUNNY!"

Rainbow rolled her eyes and flew up to Discord.

"Turn those creatures back to normal!"

Discord stopped stretching and looked at Rainbow.

"Excuse me, Mrs.Speed!"

Fluttershy flew up to Discord.

"You turn those animals back to normal right now or else me and my friends will put you back in that stone prison!"

Discord gave Fluttershy a defeated look.

"Oh, all right. Fine!"

Discord snapped his fingers and turned the animals back to normal.

"Ah, well. I guess I know who I'm going to be bunking with!"

Fluttershy appears in his arms in a hug.

"I'm staying with Fluttershy!"

He started cackling madly, and Spectra stopped laughing.

"Okay, let's go to my cottage now."

Everypony followed Fluttershy to her cottage, Discord was floating next to her while Spectra and Rainbow were flying next to each other.

"I don't like him, Spectra."

Spectra shrugged. "You just have to get to know him like I have."

"I hope he doesn't get the chance."

Spectra and Rainbow flew next to each other the rest of the way to Fluttershy's cottage.

-----Fluttershy's Cottage-----

Discord was lying on a couch in Fluttershy's cottage. Everypony else was near the door, away from Discord. Spectra and Fluttershy were next to him, however.

"Now, Discord. I must teach you how to be a good friend, alright?"

Discord smiled and nodded. "Of, course, Fluttershy! I wouldn't dream of not being a good friend! I've been a good friend to Spectra, haven't I?"

Spectra twitched every time they said "friend".

"Discord, you haven't been so much a fri- a mate to me as much as just somepony to talk to."

Discord raised an eyebrow. "You're still not used to hearing 'friend'?"

Spectra twitched.

"HAHAHAHA! Friend! Friend! Friend! Friend!"

Spectra kept twitching until he couldn't take it any more.

"STOP IT, DISCORD!"

Discord and everypony else looked at Spectra in shock. When his eyes stopped glowing dark red, he backed away from Discord.

"If you want my friendship..." Twitch. "...do not do that again."

Discord sighs. "Alright. Fine. I promise to never do that again."

Spectra smiles and nods. 'Great, now I might be friends with two god like creatures.'

Everypony started leaving the cottage. Rainbow and Spectra flew home. Spectra noticed that Rainbow was still wearing her element.

"Why have you got the Element Of Loyalty still on?"

"Twilight said that we have to wear them in case Discord decides to go bad again."

Spectra and Rainbow flew home and did some flight training and went to sleep.

-----The Next Day-----

Spectra awoke to a gross sound. He got up and tried to track it down. He found that it was coming from the bathroom. Spectra knocked on the door.

"What?"

Rainbow's voice came from the other side.

"Rainbow, you alright? Want me to get ya something?"

"No, Spectra, I'm fine. We still going to Sugar Cube Corner today?"

"Not if you're like this!"

"I said I'm fine!"

Spectra shook his head. "Alright, let me know when you're ready."

Spectra turned and walked to the lounge room. Inside the bathroom, Rainbow was looking at a pregnancy tester.

"Oh my god. I'm pregnant."

She looked at the door Spectra was at and smiled.

"We are going to have a family, Spectra. When I tell you, you'll be jumping over the moon."

She turned her head back into the toilet.

-----A Few Minutes Later-----

Spectra and Rainbow were walking down the street, heading to Sugar Cube Corner. They were going to buy some cupcakes and then go home, but Discord suddenly ran in front of Spectra.

"OH! Spectra! Go Dark-Red and smash them!"

He hid behind Spectra as a pack of Timberwolves were running up to Discord.

"What did you do to them!? You know how much it takes to get them to come out of the Everfree?!"

"I didn't do much I just, um, walked in on their feeding time."

"Arrgghh! Alright fine. I'll take care of them."

Dark-Red raised his hoof and shot a fireball at the Timberwolves. They caught fire and burnt up into ash.

"AH! Thank you, Dark-Red!"

Spectra rolled his eyes. "Whatever. You going back to Fluttershy's yet?"

Discord shot up and gave a frustrated look. "I wanted to actually hang out with you, Spectra. We talked to each other for over two years and still we haven't truly hung out."

Spectra turned to Rainbow. "This alright with you, Dashie?"

Rainbow glares at Discord. "Be careful, Spectra."

Spectra kisses Rainbow on the cheek.

"Since when am I not?"

Rainbow turns and smiles at Spectra. She keeps turns around and heads home.

"Let's go for a treat at Sugar Cube Corner!"

Discord grabs Spectra and teleports them inside Sugar Cube Corner.

"Pinkie! Oh, Pinkie!"

Pinkie Pie appears out of nowhere in front of the draconequus.

"Hi, Discord! What ya want?"

"Can me and Spectra here have a cupcake?"

"Why, sure! Here ya go!"

Pinkie had pulled 2 cupcakes out of nowhere. Neither Discord nor Spectra were phased by this.

"Thank you, Pinkie."

As Discord says thank you, he does a little bow and hands Spectra one of the cupcakes. The god of chaos and Spectra sat down at a nearby table.

"So, Spectra, what's new? I've heard that you beat Spitfire and Soarin in a 20 Lap Race, you over lapped them twice!"

Spectra chuckles and nods. "Yeah. I'm not much of a speed freak."

"But can't you also do a Sonic Rainboom? I'm pretty sure that if you trained harder and harder, you'd be able to do a SuperSonic Rainboom."

Discord took a bite of the cupcake as he finished his sentence. He looked to Spectra, who had his head cocked to the left.

"SuperSonic Rainboom?"

Discord was now staring at Spectra with his jaw hanging.

"You don't know what a SuperSonic Rainboom is? Well, granted, that the last pony to do one lived over a thousand years ago. A SuperSonic Rainboom is when you're in the middle of a Sonic Rainboom, then you go faster."

Spectra had his jaw hanging now. "How fast?"

Discord counted his claws and looked in deep thought.

"About 2.35x faster then a normal Rainboom."

Spectra looked shocked. "WHAT?!"

"There's a reason I said the last pony to do it was over a thousand years ago. Celestia made them banned. Only 2 ponies have ever done one. One of them was a pegasus named Sirius, another was a pegasus named Star Burst."

Spectra was eating his cupcake in the middle of Discord's explanation. When Spectra heard Star Bursts name, he nearly choked.

"W-W-What!? Star Burst did one?"

Discord nodded. "He did one on the night he and Luna became a couple. He flew over the castle and nearly shattered the interior."

Spectra was barely able to take all this in. "So, why should I be able to do one? Celestia made them illegal."

Discord waved a paw. "Celestia hasn't reinforced it in a thousand years. She made it illegal the day I lost my throne, when she was writing out Equestria's new law system."

Spectra nodded. "So, it's no longer illegal?"

Discord nodded. "However, you would hurt yourself very badly. If you break to fast, you will be thrown literally at the fabric of space-time. You have to slow down properly, unlike what Sirius did. Poor pony. Anyway, Star Burst managed to slow down properly, but overshot the castle by miles. He had to fly back. I have no doubt, Spectra, that if you tried hard enough, you could do one."

Spectra shrugged. "I'm not interested in racing, much."

Discord leaned in. "Then what are you interested in?"

Spectra looked up at Discord. "I'm interested in history, which is why I was selling drugs back in Manehatten. I was going to save up and go to the University Of Manehatten, to study Archaeology."

Discord nodded. "That's a good career aspect, Spectra. But what happened to studying Archaeology?"

Spectra looked around and motioned his hoof. "I moved here. Manehatten sucked, so I moved."

Discord leaned in. "There is another university that teaches Archaeology. Canterlot University."

Spectra shook his head. "No way. I'm not leaving Rainbow again. I don't think either of us could take it."

Discord leaned back. "If she truly loves you, wouldn't she let you go pursue you dreams?"

Spectra held his hoof on his chin. Discord got up and started for the door. He turned his head.

"Think about it, Spectra. Talk it over with her."

Spectra looked up at him and nodded.

"Thank you, Discord. You're a great friend."

Discord looked back at Spectra. He didn't twitch. Discord looked away.

"You're welcome, Spectra."

The draconequus exited the bakery, leaving Spectra to his own thoughts.

-----The Next Day-----

Spectra and the group of friends were at Sweet Apple Acres. There was a massive flooding. The beavers were making a huge dam on the river, and it was huge. Fluttershy was trying to reason with the beavers.

"Now, Mr.Beaver, could you please stop making the dam?"

The beaver just shooed her away and kept making the dam.

"Heeeey, Fluttershy!"

Everypony looks to see Discord water skiing on the now made Sweet Apple Lake.

He jumps off and stands next to the group and gets a towel to dry himself off.

"Ah, Fluttershy. Just the pony I wanted to see. You like what I have done here?"

Fluttershy flew up to his face. "You change Sweet Apple Acres back to normal or else we will turn you to stone!"

Discord looked shocked, but recovered. "Alright. But you have to promise me two things."

Fluttershy flies back down to the ground.

"I'm listening."

Discord smiles and leans in closer to her.

"You have to promise me that you won't use your element against me, and that Spectra can't go Dark-Red and attack me."

Fluttershy looked back to Spectra, who shrugged. "I won't use Dark-Red of my own control."

Fluttershy looked back at Discord.

"Alright, fine. I promise not to use my element."

She grabs her element and throws it at Twilight.

Discord grins. He snaps his fingers, Everypony was expecting everything to be back to normal. Instead, the lake was now frozen.

"Haha! Much better!"

Discord was now ice skating on the frozen lake.

Fluttershy was furious. "Discord! Change everything back!"

"Oh come now, Fluttershy. Just come and join me and have fun!"

Discord magicked a pair of ice skates and waved them in front of her. Spike ran up to Fluttershy, holding her element.

"Come on, Fluttershy! Put the element on and turn him to stone!"

Fluttershy looked between the two of her options, and took a deep breath.

"I promised not to use my element, and I won't."

She grabbed the skates off Discord and walked with him.

"YES! I have won! In your faces, everypony!"

Spectra was charging at Discord with dark red eyes.

"CHANGE IT BACK TO NORMAL!"

Discord looked at Dark-Red and laughed.

"Not even you can stop a god, Dark-Red!"

Discord launched a ball of energy at Dark-Red. Dark-Red stopped charging and looked at his hooves. His eyes went back to normal. His whole body was slowly turning to stone from his hooves up. Fluttershy flew up to Discord and looked him in the eyes.

"STOP IT, DISCORD!"

"No! Spectra promised me he wouldn't go Dark-Red against me, and he failed to keep that promise."

Rainbow flew up to her husband, who's chest and back were already stone.

"Spectra! No!"

Spectra looked at Rainbow before his head completely turned to stone.

Rainbow stared at him for a few seconds, before crying and holding the Spectra Statue. Everypony walked up to the Statue and looked sad. Rainbow looked up at Discord with a furious face.

"Turn him back!"

Discord waved a hoof and started walking off. "And why should I do that?"

"Because he was the only true friend you've ever had!"

Discord stopped immediately. He looked around at everything he done, then back at Rainbow. His eyes had tears in them.

"Well, played Rainbow. Well played."

He skated over to a tree and sat down on it. A glow emanated from Discord and covered everything around him, turning it back to normal. When he got up and looked around, he noticed something was wrong. He walked up next to the group of ponies. Rainbow glared at him.

"Why isn't Spectra back to normal!?"

Discord looked at Spectra. He was still a statue. Discord looked terrified.

"I don't know! He should be back to normal! I don't understand!"

Discord threw his paw in front of him and made it glow, and Twilight made her horn glow. They both started examining Spectra with magic. Discord shook his head and fell on his knee's.

"No way! Luna's stupid Alicorn magic is blocking my magic! I can't change him back!"

Everypony gasped. Rainbow stepped forward towards Discord.

"What about the elements? Surely that could get him out."

Discord shook his head. "No. You use the elements on something I made, it'll kill him."

Rainbow turned around and hugged the statue of her husband. Twilight was still examining him. Her face suddenly lit up.

"No! There's a chance!"

Rainbow looked up. "What do you mean?"

"The spell has a time limit on it. When that limit is breached, he'll turn back to normal!"

Rainbow smiled. "How long is the time limit?"

Twilight shook her head. "Looking for it."

A few minutes gone by, and nothing happens. Until, Twilight's horn stopped glowing. She gave everypony a sad look. Rainbow flew up to her.

"How long is it? Twilight, I need to know!"

Twilight looked up at Rainbow, she was crying. Tears were streaming down her face.

"5 years."

Rainbow stared at Twilight for a few minutes, before laughing hysterically.

"Wow, Twilight. That was weird. For a second there, I thought you said 5 years."

Twilight nodded her head. "That's exactly what I said."

Everypony was in complete silence for a moment, before Rainbow grabbed her husband and cried her heart out.

"I-I-I don't w-w-wanna w-wait 5 y-years! The foal will g-grow up without a-a fa-ather!"

Everypony and Discord gasped. Discord was now crying.

"Oh, buck me."

Twilight stepped forward and placed her horn on Rainbow's belly. Her horn glowed and Twilight gasped.

"Oh my! A filly! And by what I felt, she'll be here in a few weeks! How have you been hiding this?"

Rainbow was still crying. Twilight looked to the statue, disheartened.

Discord got up and picked the statue up. Rainbow was still attached to it.

"What do you think you're doing!?"

Discord looked up at Rainbow with tears in his eyes.

"Putting my best friend somewhere he would like."

They followed Discord for hours before he stopped. They were on the hill below Rainbow's home. Discord placed the statue down and shot a bolt of magic near it's feet. A stone tablet appeared with the engraving:

Spectra Speed,

A Great Friend,

A Great Husband,

A Great Pony

Discord saluted and so did everypony else, except Rainbow, who was holding onto the statue with a death grip. Discord walked up to Rainbow Speed.

"Rainbow, for what it's worth, I'm truly sorry."

Rainbow didn't turn around, she kept on crying on the statue. Discord turned to everypony else.

"I promise to never use my magic for chaos again. I lost a best friend today because of my idiotic idea's. I can't forgive myself for what I did today. I ripped a father from his daughter. To everypony here, I am truly sorry. I will now go to Canterlot, and tell Luna. The rest of you, tell Shadow, Sparks and Aeb. They'll want to know."

Discord disappeared in a flash of light. Everypony else was still looking at Rainbow, who was holding her husband.

"Spectra....I love you so much....please come back to me...."

She let go of the statue and faced the group with tears in her eyes.

"We waited 2 years for Spectra to come back, and he did. I think I can wait 5 years for him to return."

She gave the group a smile and flew up to her house. They were all glad she got over it, but they were all still pretty upset about it.

Pinkie Pie's mane was straight as she walked home, Rarity's mane and coat were dirty, Twilight's mane was a royal mess, Fluttershy couldn't stop crying when she got home, Applejack was looking down at the ground on her way to Sweet Apple Acres trying not to be upset about it, and Rainbow Speed was in her bed, crying her heart out.

-----5 Years Later-----

Rainbow Speed was at Cheerilee's school with Sparks on her shoulder, waiting for her pegasus daughter to come through the doors of the classroom. Rainbow smiled when she saw her running up to her. Rainbow picked her up and gave her a hug.

"How was your day, Rose?"

Rose was a small filly, with a blue coat like Spectra's, and a dark red mane and tail. She didn't have her cutie mark yet.

Rose jumped around Rainbow.

"Today was awesome, mom!"

Rainbow laughed. "Well, today will be an awesome day. Someponies coming to visit us, today. Rose, you ever notice the statue below our house?"

Rose nodded. "Mom, who is that, anyway?"

Rainbow flew up and went down the street towards their house.

"Come with me, and I'll show ya!"

Rose walked below her mother, unable to fly yet. When they arrived home, Rarity, Twilight, Pinkie, Applejack, Fluttershy, Discord and Luna were all there. When Discord saw Rose, he teleported next to her and grabbed her in a tight hug.

"Hello Uncle Discord!"

"Hello Rose! Did you have a nice day today?"

Rose nodded her head furiously with a big smile on her face. "Uh-huh!"

Discord chuckled. "Well, prepare yourself. It's about to get better for all of us as well as you."

When they reached Luna, Discord gave Rose to her. Luna hugged her lightly.

"Hey, Rose. Are ya excited today?"

Rose nodded her head again. "Uh-huh!"

Luna giggled. "We all are excited. Today we get to meet a very special stallion, your father."

Rose's eyes grew wide. She turned to the statue, then back to Rainbow.

"Mom, is that stallion my dad?"

Rainbow smiled and nodded.

"Yep. And pretty soon, you can meet him."

Rose grew a massive smile. She sat down and waited to finally meet her father. Everypony wanted to see Spectra again very badly. And soon, that time would come.