Some things never change [MLP: FiM]

1~ The Meeting

Started: 28th August 2022
Finished: 28th August 2022
Uploaded to A03: 28th August 2022
Uploaded to FF.Net: 11th September 2022
Uploaded to Wattpad: 5th February 2023

Tick...tock...tick...tock...

Time was passing...or was it...?
So slow, so unbearably slow.
How much longer could he just sit here?
This was hard. So hard.
Chaotic thoughts whispered in his ears and it took everything in his power to not listen to them.
He should be fine, he should be fine just sitting here and listening to the others...everyone else was, why wasn't he?

'Because I'm not allowed to create chaos but everything here is so boring.' He thought to himself and grumbled, as he adjusted himself in the chair. It was quite uncomfortable because of his tail being too big to fit anywhere properly but he can't use magic on the chair to make it's gap bigger and Rarity had just told him off not too long ago about 'purposely moving around to gain attention.'

Discord decided that when he was told not to use his chaos magic to ruin the meeting that he would actually try to listen because Fluttershy said he should because she didn't want him to get in trouble.

He nearly snickered at the absurdity of the situation but also attempted to stop himself, it came out in an odd kind of snort-ish breath of air that had some of the posh, stuck-up looking ponies (and other creatures) glare at him, thinking that he was causing trouble or just generally trying to be annoying and weird or trying to get attention or- Oh. oh. When did he start thinking these thoughts? They were weird, he didn't like them...it was almost like he cared what others thought of him?

He almost shrugged but then remembered that it was his mind and that no one else could hear what he was saying in it. Well...their own loss. Then he went back to his previous subject, he didn't care what others thought of him, he only cared what Fluttershy thought of him. Right...? All this thinking was making his head hurt...he's not even in his thinking tree!

He let out a small, almost inaudible sigh and Fluttershy, dear old Fluttershy, who was sat next to him looked him in the eye and gave him a soft smile of encouragement and then turned back to pay attention to the meeting once again.

Huh. He couldn't believe he was actually here, and it was technically his decision. He could've just not came but he didn't want to disappoint his dearest Fluttershy.

The meeting was set by the Princesses: Celestia—Princess of the sun, Luna—Princess of the moon, Twilight—Princess of Friendship and maybe Cadence—Princess of Love? Well she was here but he didn't think she really helped plan the meeting too much. The rest of the main six were there, as well as Mayor Mare and some stuck-up looking ponies he didn't know personally. There were also creatures other than ponies (himself included) such as Thorax and some of his changelings, dragons were there (including Spike but he was mostly there because Twi was), griffons and some other creatures that he didn't care about either.

Discord had to keep reminding himself that he's actually there for a reason. This meeting was meant to be so different creatures with different types of powers or different lands could come together and discuss boring stuff. He could technically be there representing the Draconequui but last time he checked he was the only one in Equestria- well- in the world in fact, unless you count Eris but she's in another dimension and who cares about her. So he just guesses he's there because he's the Lord of Chaos. They made the Lord of Chaos go to a meeting. Haha. Very funny. They can have their laugh. Can he go home now?

A few minutes passed and nothing improved for Discord, he was very experienced yes but Chaos magic just doesn't listen to anyone sometimes, that's how it works. Discord looked around anxiously, for anything, anything that could make the chaos calm but nothing came to mind. Maybe that had to do with the fact that he was putting so much effort into not using magic and not doing something 'wrong' that he felt like he couldn't even think properly anymore.

When the creatures all started to merge into conversations rather than just listen to one person talk and then individually put their opinion out there Discord sighed a bit in relief, that was a tiny bit better, still not enough though.

"Are you alright, Discord?"

Discord turned to his right to see Spike, who had asked the question, and Fluttershy frowning at him in concern. Discord quickly looked around to see if anyone else was paying attention, thankfully not because they were all too busy in their own conversations. Discord gave a fake boyish smile to his two concerned friends— was Spike his friend?

"I'm fine, bored but fine." He answered in a half truth.

"Hmm, if you say so, and yeah I get it I'm a bit bored too" Spike said with a smile on his face.

Fluttershy seemed a bit less easy to please but she shook her head and smiled as well. "You're doing good." She said to him proudly. That broke his heart. Good? But he's struggling so much...how is that doing good? He can't even keep his emotions in check...

Princess Twilight Sparkle spoke again and the conversations quieted down. Discord bit his lip. The more boring stuff was back again.

A few minutes passed until Discord felt it. Oh damned Celestia on a cotton candy cloud no— He thought anxiously but he couldn't stop it. Some of his magic escaped. He didn't even want to know what it did. What he did.

Nothing happened. He calmed down just a bit.

He was bored so he looked over the table when he seen a mare look into her purse. And then when she opened it she screamed and something jumped out.

And everyone turned to Discord in anger, fear or disappointment.

"Oops."