The Midnight Dance 6

Sleeping Curse

familiar voice: Daddy, Daddy, Daddy, wake up 

Water then splashed over Discord's face and he sputtered awake 

Discord: What are you trying to do, drown me 

He looked around the room and saw his sweet Screwball on his right 

Discord smiled: Screwy, you're back so soon, huh, thought the Faire lasted longer the last time 

When Discord saw the expression of urgency on Screwy's face, he knew it couldn't be good 

Screwball: When Discord saw the expression of urgency on Screwy's face, he knew it couldn't be good 

Screwball: Dad, we have a major problem, the sun's not out 

Discord scoffed: Of course it wouldn't be, it's not dawn yet, now go back to sleep until morning 

He turned to the left and pulled the blankets up, when Screwball tore the blankets away from the bed, he spoke 

Discord: Hey, do you want to give your old pop pony-monia 

Screwball: Daddy, you're not sick anymore 

He looked at himself and saw that he had his normal coloring again 

Discord: Huh, I suppose Zecora's remedies do work after all, a little bit of rest will chase the sickness away, now let's keep that up by going to bed, shall we 

His daughter groaned before she spoke 

Screwball: Dad, look at the time 

She conjured up a wristwatch and to Discord's surprise, it said 7 o'clock, AM, he took her hoof and inspected the watch 

Discord: What, that can't be right 

Screwball: Dad, I checked the animals in Mom's garden, the rooster never crowed 

This time, Discord was truly in shock, he managed to sputter 

Discord: But, but, but Ol' Henpeck usually crows when it's dawn, it couldn't still be night 

He went to the curtains and parted them, there was only the moon and the stars in the sky 

Discord: Oh, my, your grandma had one job, one job, and she blew it 

He scoffed 

Discord: I think retiring from ruling Equestria softened her brain 

Screwball: But what if something happened to her 

Discord stroked his goatee: Hmmm, you're right, Luna would never royally mess up like this, unless something did happen to her 

Screwball: Like with everypony 

Discord: Everypony 

Screwball: They won't wake up, I think they're dead 

Discord's heart stopped at the thought  

Discord: DEAD 

Quickly, he grabbed Screwball and whisked the both of them to the Crystal Empire, they flashed before the doors to the conference room and slammed them open, the whole room was dark, so Discord snapped his fingers and ignited the lights, most of the royals were lying on the floor as still as stone, Discord directed his attention to Fluttershy, whose face was radiated by the moonlight outside the window she was near, he picked her up and pleaded desperately 

Discord desperately: Flutters, Flutters, FLUTTERS, please wake up, PLEASE 

But when his pleas fell on deaf ears, tears began to spill on his face and land on Fluttershy's beloved features