My Little Hunchback Of Notre Dame

Chapter 2

As Discord entered the room, he said "Dear dragon, whomever are you talking to?" "My...friends." Spike said nervously. "I see." Discord said as he tapped Pinkie Pie on the head. "And what are your friends made of, Spike?" "Stone." Spike said as he looked up at Discord. "Can stone talk?" Discord asked. "No, it can't." Spike said. "That's right. You're a smart dragon." Discord said as he took his seat at the table. "Now...lunch!" Spike then retrieved a silver chalice and plate for Discord, and a wooden cup and plate for himself. "Shall we review your alphabet today?" Discord asked as he took out a book. "Yes, Master Discord." Spike said. "I would like that very much." "Very well." Discord said. "A?" "Abomination." Spike said. "B?" Discord said. "Blasphemy." "C?" Discord said. "C-C-C-Contrition." Spike stuttered out. "D?" Discord said. "Damnation." Spike said. "E?" Discord said. "Eternal Damnation." Spike said. "Good." Discord said as he started to take his sip of his apple cider he poured himself. "F?" "Festival." Spike said as Discord spitted his drink out at the incorrect response. "Excuse me?" Discord asked. "Forgiveness!" Spike said correcting himself.

"You said...festival." Discord said in a stern tone." "No!" Spike said as he facepalmed himself for what he said earlier. "You are thinking about going to the festival!" Discord said as he got up, and started to leave. As Spike followed his master, he said "It's just that...you go every year." As they went down the stairs, Discord said "I am a public offical. I must go! But I don't enjoy a moment! Thieves and hustlers and the dregs of ponykind, all mixed together in a shallow, drunken stupor." When they went outside, Spike said "I didn't mean to upset you Master Discord." Discord looked at Ponyville, and said "Spike, can't you understand? When you're heartless mother abandoned you as a baby, anypony else would've drowned you. And this is my thanks for taking you in and raising you as my son?" "I'm sorry, sir." Spike said sadly. "Oh, my dear Spike, you don't know what it's like out there. I do...I do." Discord said. "You see, the world is cruel and wicked. It's I alone whom you can trust in all of Equestria. I'm your only friend. I keep, teach, feed, and dress you. And I look upon you without any fear. How can I protect you, unless you always stay away in here?"

As they went back inside and upstairs to the table where Spike's models were, Discord said "Remember what I told you, Spike. You are a dragon, and ponies fear dragons." "Yes they do." Spike said. "And these are crimes for which the world shows little pity." Discord said. "You are my one defender." Spike said. Discord nodded, and said "Out there, they'll revile you as a monster, and they will hate, scorn, and jeer." "I'm a monster, and only a monster." Spike said. Discord nodded again, and said "Why invite their calumny and consternation? Stay in here. Be faithful and grateful to me." Spike nodded and said "I'm faithful and grateful." Discord put the model version of Spike on the model of the bell tower in Canterlot, and said "Do as I say, and obey. Stay in here." Spike sighed, and said "I'll stay in here." As Discord goes to leave, Spike said "You are good to me Master Discord. And I'm sorry." "You are forgiven." Discord said. "But remember Spike, this is your sanctuary." Discord then left the room.

Spike sighed, and said "Sanctuary. My sanctuary is safe behind the windows and parapets of stone." As he looked outside, he said "But as I gaze at the ponies below me while hiding up here alone, I always wonder how it feels to pass a day not just above them, but part of them. Out there in the sun, where all the ponies live unaware." Spike sighed, and looked at his friends who came to life. "All I want is just one day out there. I'm going to the festival." Spike said. The pony gargoyles nodded, and Rarity said "Like I said, Better to beg forgiveness than ask permission darling." With that, Spike prepared to get ready for the Festival Of Fools.