Discord Draconequus had been doing his best to study with Luna on the shield spelling, but he was not a good student. There would lay no question that he would be one to train Star Swirl's patience. He often bungled the spells, distracted and detracted from the lessons with inane stories about how he can rule the world if he tried -- drifting away from difficult things and generally avoiding them. He also lazed around, a lot. the chimeric spirit was frumped on the princess of night's bed.
Princess Luna had tried her best with Discord, she really had, but it seemed to be growing steadily apparent to her that she might just have to make what he wanted herself. She didn't want to, it ought to have been Discord to learn these spells and enchant what he wanted to make for his aforementioned creation, but the way things were looking it didn't seem possible. In the meantime, Luna thought to take a brief trip to her office just to retrieve some blank parchments and a quill. There were some things she needed to jot down before she forgot to, such as lesson plans and spells.
Discord Draconequus was never attentive, nor could he focus for very long. While he wanted to make the charm for his troubled youth he just fell into that old habit of hating routine, hating order, hating the very concept of design. That's what shields were -- designs. Glyphs spoken in a way to create something perfect, protecting. It went against everything he was. So the defiant creature went to check on the egg, shoving about all of Luna's sheets toward the ruby shell before flopping right beside it, curling his noodly body around it. Hie closed his eyes, ears twitching to the sounds of the evening sky. Tap tap. He opened an eye, the red pupil darting around. Tap tap. He raised his head and looked toward the egg, brow furrowing. He moved his muzzle toward the egg, sniffing at it only for tap. It jumped and hit the underside of his chin, causing him to bite his own tongue. A wail of explicits escaped the draconequus, face burrowing against the mattress.
Princess Luna took her time walking down to her office, which was still a terrible mess. She wasn't sure if there was any point in trying to clean it up when it would just reach disaster at the mismatched hands of chaos. Still, opening the door and seeing it that way pained her. Luna snatched her quill and inkpot off of the desk and dug through the pile of papers until she could find a few blank ones. With those objects retrieved, she stepped back out of her office and sealed the doors. From there it was back up to her tower and her circular room- hopefully Discord wouldn't distract her from her planning.
Discord Draconequus felt his numb tongue tingling, the draconequus pushing to sit up, glaring at the egg. "Listen here you litte--" Bounce! The egg would jump and smash him in the chin once more. The beast parted his jaws trying to catch the egg but it rolled about. Trying to catch it the egg, but the 'surefooted' draconequus would tangle in the sheets before rolling clear off the bed and slammed onto the floor, his coils pooling down. The spirit slowly raised his head, eyes narrowed, before the egg landed on his skull with a crunch. That shell -- was quite hard. Why ever he was scared of dropping it, he'd never know He was sure it was parental instincts. "Come here you --" It would roll beneath the bed, the mismatched fiend scuffling after it. He was much too big to noodle under Luna's bed, so shrank down. The egg than turned on him, and rolled him over. "Ahhh!" The high pitched noise escaped the spirit of chaos. Off the egg rolled.
Princess Luna followed the upward spiraling stairs carefully, but each day her sprained hoof seemed to be getting better. Her wing, she wasn't sure of when it was still wrapped in its cast. So long as she didn't jostle it, lay on it or lean it against anything, it made not a peep of pain. Such pointless thoughts covering her journey aside, the princess approached the ornate double doors of her room. Luna paused just as she grasped one crescent shaped doorhandle when she thought she heard a noise inside. Like tiny screaming. Concern laced her features and Luna entered to a room that seemed empty, but she didn't think to check under the bed.
Discord Draconequus's egg rolled out from beneath the bed, right at Luna's hooves, followed by a miniaturized draconequus who -- BUMF. Right into her shoe. He flopped down in the most cartoonish fashion before regaining his normal size, unexpectedly. His muzzle hit the underside of the bed. Flashing out he appeared hovering just above the princess, rubbing his face. "You know, you really should learn to knock princess." He blinked and zipped around. "Where did it go?! It doesn't even have any legs yet!" He motioned his paw to levitate the princess to look under her, setting her down and hovering in annoyance. Out the door the egg rolled. Discord's expression flattened. "I feel as if I am receiving but a portion of the universal karma that is righting a wrong I have committed recently..."
Princess Luna looked down, her eye immediately caught by the jewel red of the egg. She watched with a mildly surprised expression on her face as it rolled right up against her hoof- shortly followed by the draconequus himself. What antics had she just walked in on now? "It is my room." Luna retorted flatly and stared as he searched frantically. "It was just by my... hoof." The princess trailed off when she looked down and found it gone. The egg seemed able to move now, but she wasn't sure if that was something caused by Discord or if it was.. Was it? Luna's thoughts were cut off as she was abruptly picked up and she squawked, wing fluttering. "Discord, please!" A huff escaped and she stepped back once she was free, setting her gathered things aside. "Surely you saw this coming." Luna stated, stepping back. "Have you not tried simply levitating it in your magic? Nonetheless, we should go and fetch it before it breaks!" Luna didn't want to think of what would happen if it went bouncing all the way down her spiral stairs.
Discord Draconequus sniffled and scrunched his muzzle, staring down at the princess. He placed his paw and claw at his hips. "Well excuse me your highness, but you try casting a spell after being run over by an egg." What? He waved his claw dismissively. "Oh, nevermind, after it before it does far worse." He could not admit it was sort of hard to pick it up when it reflected his attempt and well yes having your head knocked in by a gem-hard egg was painful. He floated after it. At the edge of the steps the egg would stop, teetering at the lip of the first step. It would weeble, wobble than hop down, but it was quite rotund and began to bounce down. It sounded as if a purse of coins had been released down the stairwell, the gem-shelled egg rumbling down.
Princess Luna gave the draconequus a confused look and got moving, but not because of his bidding. The egg was right at the edge of the steps! She noted Discord floating along after it. When it finally tilted over the edge, before either of them could get there, Luna slid to a momentary halt to cringe at the noise it made on the way down. That poor egg, and that poor... whatever was inside it. The princess started down the steps as quick as she could after it, her horn lighting. If Discord couldn't lift it, she probably couldn't either, but she was going to try!
Discord Draconequus sputtered when it dove down the steps. It dove, he knew it did! "You ungrateful little--" He would twirl down the spiral steps, managing to catch the egg in his magic, but in a perfect world he would have perhaps made an all powerful god. No the noodle was all powerful, but he was still a victim to the powers of chaos and the spiraling steps only made things confusing. Scooping up the egg in his gravitational pull, he collided into the wall, unable to make a sharp enough turn. He flashed out, appearing at the landing, crumpled under his own weight, but holding the egg above his head. He groaned as his rump was rolled completely over him, touching the ground behind his head, the egg clutched close to his chest.
Princess Luna had failed to do anything herself, as the egg completely escape her magic. Her downward canter down the steps did not slow even after Discord went sailing past her. She had no indication on whether he caught it or not, not until she finally reached the bottom of the steps and found the draconequus in an odd and twisted position. Yet she knew his snakelike ways and didn't think such a curve of his spine hurt him that much- god of chaos and all. Still, she had to ask. "Are you unhurt? Furthermore, is the egg fine? It cannot have done too well bouncing down the steps." Luna asked as she came to a halt and bent her head down to him.
Discord Draconequus:narrowed his eyes as he moved to uncoil himself from, well, himself. He sat up, body springing back into place. He raddled himself a bit to make sure all his bones were where they were supposed to be and all his organs too. Glancing around his ears folded back before he gave a cough, popping out a rubber chicken. "Better. I was feeling a bit rubbery lately." He looked to the egg, checking it for cracks. "It seems fhuu--!" The egg bounced itself out his grasp, bashing him in the face and sending him barreling backwards again. The little egg wiggled and rolled its way down the second floor hall. Tee hee.
Princess Luna immediately straightened up when Discord moved, wanting to avoid getting smacked in the face by.. anything. Unfortunately for Discord, the egg had such plans. The princess gave the rubber chicken he'd manifested a confused glance before she went running after the egg while the spirit of chaos was busy lying around. What a strange egg! She didn't think they normally did that, not even when they were close to hatching. Luna would try again to rope it with her magic- it couldn't escape her grasp, surely?
Discord Draconequus laid for a moment before he flashed up, paws on his face. "What a peculiarly, painful egg." Now Discord had never had eggs so he wasn't sure how they worked. The egg was secured in the princess' hold. Discord finally caught up hovering by Luna's side. Getting beat up by an egg. Pure luck, he was sure of it. "It is acting off, though I've never laid an egg so I am unsure the normal behavior for an egg." He studied it, keeping his head low this time. Sniffling a bit he settled down to all fours, slowly circling around the princess to look at it. It was cracked in a few places, fractured along its reflective, gem-like body.
Princess Luna hardly had to struggle to hold the little egg, it wiggled in her grasp, but it could not escape- not like it had the god's mismatched digits! "Ha ha! It is secured!" The princess exclaimed triumphantly- take that Discord. She started to look back for the being in question, but he was there quick enough, inspecting it. Luna, too, noticed the cracks on its surface. "You cannot lay an egg even if you tried, but do you think it is finally time? You seem to have been incubating it for some time now, ever since even Bygone needed such assistance with his geas." Luna pointed out as it occurred to her- some time had definitely passed since. She didn't know how long it took for any eggs to hatch, but here they were.
Discord Draconequus blinked and pouted at Luna. "You were just lucky." He rubbed his nose before settling down on his haunches, staring at it. Pricking his ears the draconequus snapped his attention toward the princess. "What gives you the right to limit me? I can do whatever I want!" he harumphed. Discord. No. "Besides, I didn't need to lay one since I have one." That's not how that works. "I guess it takes about three month s of incubating a time stilled egg with magic to hatch it." He blurted out, possibly explaining why it was acting strangely. He hadn't meant to say that aloud. He glanced away slowly. "Aaanyway! Good catch princess!" He sat up, moving to hold his paw and claw out to the egg.
Princess Luna quirked an eyebrow- did Discord really not know that it was only the females who could lay eggs? Of all the knowledge that he held, he did not know
that? "It is not a matter of limitation." She snorted and, for a moment, twitched the egg away from his grasping fingers. "Yes, a good catch indeed, but will it not escape you again once I hand it over? We should find it a comfortable nest to settle it in before it goes down another set of stairs." Luna said, hesitantly floating the egg back within his reach.
Discord Draconequus narrowed his eyes at her -- limiting nature! "Oh please I can hold an egg." He's held it for three months. "Plus can you even lay an egg? You're not the egg expert." Technically half dragon he probably -- maybe laid eggs. But being ill equipped to lay the eggs he probably did not lay eggs. Right? As he took the egg from Luna's hold, the egg wiggled than clunk, right under the spirit's chin and slipping right through his paw and claws... rolling away. Discord sat there with his head facing the ceiling, as if there was some lovely art up there. His forelimbs slowly lowered themselves and tucked between his haunches. His head tilted with a pop as he looked to the floor, silent.
Princess Luna gave him a look of disbelief but she let him have the egg, only for it to clock him in the face again. There it went, rolling away. The princess stood there for a moment, shaking her head. "I told you so." She quipped while he lay there, perhaps stunned by getting hit in the chin yet again. Luna wasn't sure if she felt like chasing it down for a third time, but she was off at a canter regardless. Again she'd try to pick it up in her magic, but this time she would not relinquish her hold on it. It was either find a safe place to put it, or Discord wouldn't get it back at all.
Discord Draconequus got over the loss a moment when Luna made her comment. His jaws snapped at her passing tail in empty threat before the draconequus slithered up and turned to pad after the princess. he bounced the float himself in the air to reach them faster. "This egg is abnormal." He cursed, lowering down until he was at Luna's shoulder height. He would have touched ground but had all his limbs tucked at this point ready to book it. That egg is quite haughty. "Let us just -- take it back, somewhere -- where it won't pummel me again." he reached his claw up to stroke at his chin, feeling a bit remiss to touch it again.
Princess Luna had to agree with that- it'd struggled in her grasp and it took her a moment of focus just to keep a hold on it. She seemed to have it under her control now, as with before, and looked to Discord with a curious eye. She hadn't even said the thing aloud and he was already agreeing with her. "Yes, lets." Luna said, moving off the way they had come and back up the stairs. It would no doubt be safe in her room with the doors firmly shut- locking seemed unnecessary, but with this egg? No, that was ridiculous.
Discord Draconequus hovered in behind the princess. He glanced back at the closed door and moved the perch on the edge of her bed. "It was doing just fine. I don't know what caused it to act this way. I gave it its afternoon bath. I even fed it a small dose of magic." Which eggs probably should not have, that's how cockatrice are born. He looked toward the door, brows furrowing, tail flicking. The egg began to wiggle, now free from Luna-hold. It began to bounce, Discord's attention turning to it.
SCHWING! Bouncing clear from the bed, smack into the draconequus' jaw for the third time, knocking him back, off the bed, but being a noodle he did not fall right, or well, and bashed his head right on the floor, TKOing. The egg used the momentum to hit the door's handles, opening them. It smashed into the floor, but thanks to its gem-hard egg-shell it was fine. And out it rolled. Discord seeing stars behind his eyes -- though more like dragon eggs and lots of pain.
Bygone Specter found himself out and about and decided to see if he could find Dissy! Something drew him in the direction of Luna's tower bedroom to. Perhaps it was fate? Perhaps it was some cosmic thingy-ma-gummy aligning. All the little changeling in disguise knew was that he opened one of the doors just in time to see a familiar crystal that apparently wasn't a crystal leap through the air and slam into the draconequus's jaw! The changeling's own jaw fell open as the draconequus seemed to fall back in slow motion and hit the floor.... The little changeling was so consumed the spectacle that was the limp KO'd noodle that he just about missed the egg as it slid out the door. Thus the little changeling tried to pounce it and slammed into the door as it swung shut, knocking him back onto the fallen draconequus all sorts of dazed!
Princess Luna went back on her earlier thought. Locking her bedroom doors had been a fine idea. She couldn't tell the draconequus that dosing it with magic might have done the thing that was making it act this way now, but he'd been.. knocked out? The princess tilted her head to the side to try to get a good look at him. Did he deserve this? Probably. Luna turned to go out the doors when Bygone arrived and... the egg claimed another victim. She hadn't seen him in a while and he, too, had been knocked out by it! "Oh, dear.." A hoof drifted up to the princess's chin, but she'd check on them later. She had an egg to go and recapture with a vengeance- out the door she went, after the little ruby thing.
Discord Draconequus would blink once or twice, only to find a -- Bygone, by his face. Groaning he warped out, reappearing above the foal. "Are you the cause of this?" He accused, though it was totally, probably, fault of his own... maybe. The spirit raised his head, rubbing at his chin. He would get a bruise at this rate. He was quite delicate, never the fighter. He had magic for that. Tugging on Bygone's tail he would try to rouse the foal. "Up and at it! It's getting away!" The spirit vanished, appearing high above the ground, just betwixt the stairs leading down to the foyer and the second floor balcony. Where was that wretched little... Off near the other side of the balcony it was rolling its way, quite casually, toward Celestia's end of the castle, clear toward her office -- oh dear.
Bygone Specter actually hadn't quite been knocked out! More like well... dazed! However the tug upon his tail was enough to make him let out a yelp and jump several feet into the air. Once he took a moment to rub his poor posterior the little changeling took notice of a lack of Dissy! He bolted form the door to try to catch up to Luna! Curse his lack of reliable teleportation magic. He wanted to keep up but he didn't want to do the spell wrong and leave bodyparts scattered everywhere... That would freak ponies out...more than usual..
Princess Luna was not so lucky with the egg this time. Her magic had slipped off of it, almost as though it was rejecting her now. It had lulled her into a false sense of security, and was off to do.. whatever it was going to do. She had no idea what was up with this egg, whether it had a mind of its own, whether it was hatching.. There were many questions. Luna bared her teeth briefly as she followed it, and took note of where it was going. No, you will not. The princess thought, unaware that her two friends had already reawoken and resumed the chase. Or in Bygone's case, joined it. Luna reached out with her magic again, determined to capture the thing.
Discord Draconequus watched as Luna cornered it -- or nah. He pulled up his sleeves, in this case ruffling his fur. The draconequus flashed out, diving down toward where the egg was -- well wasn't not, leading the spirit to pile into the wall before spilling down into coils. The egg paused, rolled back to bonk Discord for good measure before it tumbled away and back around toward the foyer steps. The Night Guard could only watch in confusion as the egg made its way toward the steps' edge and -- bonk, bounce, tumble -- down it went. Discord laid there a second. He turned his eye toward Luna. "You know this wouldn't of happened if we were together around the egg more often. It's going to think we're not getting along." He slumped against the wall, trying to regain his bearings.
Bygone Specter finally managed to catch up to Luna and Dissy only to see Dissy dive and hitting the wall? He snorted and tried to hold back giggle as he tried to catch the egg himself! This was a marvelous game! However he missed... And the egg had toppled down the stairs. There would have actually been the rather peculiar sound of a slinky as Bygone tumbled down step by step with an "ow - ow - ow".... all the way down until he landed in a groaning heap at the bottom!
Princess Luna. This egg. This egg. It evaded her yet again- it just had to be playing with her now. With all of them. The princess bared her teeth again, but before she could make another attempt, a draconequus came flying in. He failed as spectacularly as before to the point that he ended up crashing into a wall! Luna slid to a halt on the carpet, grimacing- now she was becoming properly concerned with his physical well being. "It would not know that." Luna blurted out, confused. No matter. Luna turned away to resume the chase, just in time for little Bygone to go tumbling down the steps after the egg. She cringed and followed after him, finding him at the foot of the stairs. "Bygone, are you okay?" That egg was going to get it!
Discord Draconequus pushed to his not-hooves and shook out his body. Flexing his wings the feathered grump huffed and spun about. "Where did that hard-boiled snack go?" He was getting upset because no one outsmarted the prince of fools. He dashed toward the bottom of the steps, zipping passed Bygone like a bat out of Tartarus. He slid across the glossy floors, a pinstriped shirt and backwards ball cap on his head as he snatched the egg in a large catcher's mitt. He winced, but didn't run into a wall that time, at least badly. He bumped against the kitchen frame but did manage to hold onto the wobbly egg. He flailed a bit, like a turtle that had fallen on its back, and would finally roll himself to a low-ground float.
Bygone Specter looked up at Luna with a rather bleary gaze.... "Ooooh, hiya miss Luna! W-when d-did you get a clone?! How can I get a clone? more of me would be fun!" he shook his head but still saw two Luna for the moment. Which was weird.... It seemed Bygone had knocked something silly.... The pupils on his disguise eyes were also somewhat... wall-eyed. Uh-oh! That would need to be fixed somehow wouldn't it?! Seems he might have head trauma!
Princess Luna didn't have to be the one to go after the egg this time, Discord had it handled. At this point she was more concerned for the colt's wellbeing. The draconequus could fall down the stairs and be largely fine, but Bygone wouldn't. Luna knelt by the little changeling. "There are no clones, do not worry. You have knocked yourself silly, falling down the stairs. You should be a little more careful; Princess Cadance may throw a fit." Luna remarked, cringing at the thought- no doubt the princess of love would be very angry with them for not watching him closer. Luna looked up to where Discord had gone, and he seemed to have a hold on the egg for the moment. She gave him... two seconds before it escaped him again.
Discord Draconequus demateralized his gear, sitting up. "Oh he'll be fine." He assured, holding the egg proudly. "But at least we have a hold of it now." Well it seems karma does exist to balance the universe. The moment Discord said those words the egg began to wiggle. The draconequus glared at the egg. "Don't you d--urfgh!" The egg flew right out his paw, and claw, and right into his muzzle, gagging him as he fell back again, the egg fleeing for -- something. It rolled into the kitchen. The spirit lay on the ground, paw and claw netting atop his feathered belly. He began to question his life choices and wonder if he as even fit to be a father at this point, let alone an egg sitter. "I've been particularly well behaved." He lamented. "Not perfect, but I try. I haven't foalhandled Luna once today." He did actually. "I didn't cheat at a game." Pretty sure he did during Monopoly with the Cockatrice earlier. "What did I do to deserve such a disobedient egg -- aside try and use it as a dragon bomb."
Bygone Specter shook his head again, eyes completely off-kilter and pointed in different directions. "Ooooh oh oh! I've had worse when I've blown myself up when reading through the books in my cart!... this is a f-fun game!" He stood up on his hooves and tried to hop down the hall and into the kitchen. "Oh! Maybe the egg is... hungry? Oh-oh! Or maybe it wants to be made into a cake even!" he'd suggest with a cheshire grin. He tried to follow into the kitchen but alas... his sight was screwed up. He opened one side of the kitchen doors but walked right into the other and fell back on his rump. "W-Where did that come from?"
Princess Luna was right, as always. The egg had smacked Discord in the face in the span of seconds and went rolling in to the kitchen. The poor draconequus seemed to be lamenting everything. Wait, dragon bomb? The princess's eyes narrowed at this, something she was also distracted enough by that she wasn't able to stop Bygone from wandering off and into one of the kitchen doors. Luna was back on her hooves at once the second he fell down, gently scooping him up. "That is enough of that. You are hurt." A cake, though.. at this point the egg probably deserved it, though it was too far gone to be used properly. Luna pushed her way into the kitchen, her horn gleaming and made to capture the egg herself.. yet again.
Discord Draconequus rolled himself over like a log and levitated, slowly pushing into the kitchen with a long dour expression on his muzzle. He was pretty sure his nose was busted by this point. Landing on all fours he stretched his wings, hanging them loose before he ambled toward Luna. "So what now? I have my doubts we will make it back to the room..." But why was it bouncing all over, as if trying to get away from him? He had made it such a nice nest. Warm and full of blankets .... He'd kept it warm and even bathed it! He was doing an okay job. His ears folded back as he looked at Luna, though Bygone certainly took the cake with that comment. "Are you suggesting I partake in eating a dragon's egg?" He tried to clarify, making a sour expression as he wagged his dragon's tail and flapped his wing. Hello?! NO.
Bygone Specter quirked his head to the side. "Oooh! Nah, I didn't know it was a dragon's egg. Then again he probably did know but his head had been subjected to enough trauma that... well... yeah! "Oooh.. I wonder in that case... do Griffons eat cake? They're part bird after all... And eggs... cake...Is that cannibalism?" he'd ask with a screwed up face. The little changeling was dazed, confused, and concussed! He knew not what he said or did.
Princess Luna captured it at last! Who only knew how long it would take to get loose again, but not as long as it took for Discord to lose it. She turned back towards the being in question with a triumphant smile. It faded, however. "If the creature inside can hear you, perhaps it was aware you were going to make it into a bomb? It may consider you unsafe." Luna fixed him with a look that said 'please explain.' "Please, Bygone, nopony is using this for cak-.. Dragon egg?" Luna broke off to look back up at Discord, quizzical.
Discord Draconequus motioned his paw dismissively. "Oh babies don't understand words like that, besiiiides, that was like, a thousand years ago. Who remembers grudges like that?" You. You do Discord. He sat back on his haunches and smiled weakly. "Didn't I tell you it was a dragon's egg?" He raised his pinky claw, grinning. He furrowed his brow. "I am the father, honestly Luna, keep up!" He quickly deflected before looking to Bygone. "You know some of the things you say, aren't kosher." A salt shaker appeared above Bygone and salted him for good measure, just in case he was possessed. As for the egg... it waggle towards the counters, looking to escape the princess once more.
Bygone Specter let out a bit of a whine... "Can I have some cake then? What does kosher mean?!" he'd ask as his ears fell flat upon his head Amusingly enough the salt falling upon him caused him to sneeze hard enough he got flung into a nearby table! As soon as he slid and flopped down on the ground the little changeling let out a bit of a grumble. He wanted cake now for some odd reason... Silly little changeling/unicorn!
Princess Luna held great disbelief in Discord as he waved her off- she was beginning to think that he wasn't going to make a very good 'father' to this baby dragon as he claimed. She turned her focus back on the egg with a little snort, finding it far more important to be watching; she could feel it trying to wiggle out of her magical grasp. Luna readjusted her hold on it in a flash, pulling it closer to her with irritation. But as her hold on it was tightened, Bygone went flying out of hers! "Please, Discord, watch Bygone and make sure he does not come to further harm!"
Discord Draconequus was pretty sure he's dislocated his jaw at this point, the egg being wild as it was. "It is hardly my fault it over fed on magic!" He moved to waddle toward Bygone, scooping up the disguised changeling in his lion's paw, pulling him to his chest as he sat down onto his haunches. The mismatched lord of chaos folded his ears back with minor concern painting his features. "It doesn't normally act this way." Sure the odd wiggle, but that was always right before bathtime, and only during the mornings and afternoons! He moved to raise Bygone to set him on his back as he looked toward the cracked, ruby housing. "...is it okay?" He was worried, but it got a little wild, being knocked unconscious by an unborn dragon. His wings were spread out a bit, balancing the unsteady draconequus on the slippery ground, at least for a mangled chimeric-form like him.
Princess Cadence trots back into Canterlot castle the foal heavy mare was dead on her hooves. She had to go to the Crystal Empire for a emergency.. Well not really as bad as she thought when she had left Discord to foal sit Ash in hopes that it would help her trust him more.. Big mistake.. Anyway back to why she had left.. It seems with Shining MIA. Flash was acting captain. But Flash had a family issue and needed some time off and there was no pony next in rank to take over.. So Cadence had to go and talk with Flash and try and make heads or tails of Shining's chicken scratch hoofprint. And find a new second in command so Flash was able to go on leave. Well the pony picked seemed to be a up and comer and Flash raved about them..Or what where there name again.. Come to think of it she was unable to remember if they where a stallion or a mare.. No matter she was back and very happy to see Ash she had missed him so when she was gone..
Mirage Moon was up still reading later after his time with Discord it made him think for a moment. He discovered a few new books in the library though that he hoped that his mentor or others wouldn't really need them nor miss them. He dawn his night cap that was crimson and black stars on it with a robe of light pink and black swirled around in a silky fabric. He had a pipe in his muzzle that he blue bubbles out of. Mira's ears twitched as he looked down at the book and tried to block out the noise that came from out in the castle some where and he growled. Grrr...didn't any pony sleep around this place? He questioned and then came another loud crash and it made him flinch. He closed the book and got up; placing the pipe down on top of the closed book. He got up and walked towards the door; magic pushed the door open and he stepped out into the hall; as he followed the noise; slightly irritated at his reading being interrupted cause a good book should never be interrupted! Especially a new book!
Princess Luna turned her attention back onto Discord with a scoff. "It is indeed your fault when you have been feeding it magic in the first place! Little is known about dragons, but I do not think dragons have to feed their eggs!" She retorted with a little stomp of her hoof. For Bygone she was more concerned, he seemed to be unconscious.. but at least there was no chance of him getting hurt? Luna huffed and made to check on the egg at Discord's query.. and it slipped from her grasp. It had not been her intent to let it go, but it managed- and off it went. "This egg. It mocks me."
Discord Draconequus was responsible -- enough. He couldn't be blamed for the changeling having the gracefulness of a draconequus with four different legs -- Anyway, the spirit pricked his ears, pouting a bit. "Well how was I supposed to know? I am more pony than dragon you know. And lion. And eagle. And --" Before he could go on the egg escaped the Lunar Princess' magical grasp and rolled across the counter. He tightened his muzzle, hrk'ing at her woe. He tucked back, unable to dash for it. One he was in fear for his face and with Bygone on his back, he could do no more than pad anxiously. "It's getting away princess!" The egg, on potentially serious business, rolled toward the sink and plopped into the basin. It was still for a moment. It would bounce, and bounce: hitting itself against the spigot before it bent it in, water beginning to spurt out harshly.
Bygone Specter once again found himself in an unfortunate situation. He was quite unconscious upon the draconequus's back and, well, thus he didn't have any grip whenever the draconequus dove to try to catch the egg... He rolled down the draconequus's body and rolled clear across the kitchen head over hooves ~ thump-thump-thump crash! The little changeling hit a table and first several plates slid off and crashed around him. But most worrying of all was the assortment of knives that had been carelessly left out! The first fell and clattered to the floor but then more fell! A cleaver normally used for gryphon visitors even cleaved his poor hat near in two! One last knife wold have tumbled down and well... should nothing stop that he'd be a bit of a By-kabob... Miraculously no organs would be harmed!
Princess Cadence hearing noises in the kitchen and it being right there never the main doors the mare moves to the kitchen as she steps a hoof in she sees the red egg roll into the sink and bounce making water go everywhere. And Ash on Discord's back and he seemed to be unconscious. "DISCORD!!!" she yells in a loud and booming Canterlot voice. Making the windows and glasses around her shake. And then it happens she watches as Ash rolls off Discords back and starts his track across the room toward the table. She takes off in a run as she tries her best to get of a protection spell but she missed Ash and some how hit the Egg instead... She however managed to get to him as the plates started to fall and throw her wing over his body to take the damage that he would have suffered. The clever would catch her feathers cutting them making it so she was unable to fly. The last knife went though the mares wing joint getting stick just before it was to hit the foal under it but at the same time breaking her socket and cutting her wing almost in half. In pain she lifts Ash wit her magic onto her back. "DISCORD YOU ARE THE MOST IRRESPONSIBLE CREATURE IN THIS WORLD!! NEVER WILL YOU BE ALLOWED AROUND ASH WITH OUT ADULT SUPERVISION!!" Yes she was mom and she was mad and she meant every word of it
Mirage Moon tilts his head as he came to a halt and saw a flash of pink in front of him vanish into a near by room. The...um kitchen if Mira recalled from his first visit here when his mentor took him for breakfast. Suddenly he flinched again as loud crashes followed by screaming took place in the same room the pink flash went in. Mira inched closer to the door, before peeking his head into it; noting the inside of the room was a scattered mess and then there was the blood on the floor...blood usually did not mean a good thing. Mira followed the blood to a Pink Alicorn Mare...an pink...Alicorn...was...she a princess then...? Ah, yes...um...Princess...um...Twilight...? No...she was purple...even though this mare had some purple in her...pretty sure it was not Twilight...mmm oh! Cadance...th-that is it yes.
Mirage Moon shook his head an then brought his eyes to small object laying on top of her back...he gasped as he stepped into the kitchen, "Bygone! Wh-what happened in here...?" He asked and looked around, before noticing Luna and Discord as well and then rush up to Discord; poking a hoof at him, "...what you do to my best friend!?!" He asked as he motioned to Bygone and then the pink alicorn.
Princess Luna went for the egg where it could be trapped in the sink. An easy place, but she had no intention of underestimating its ability to cause havoc. To see Discord clocked time and time again on his chin by such a simple object? She was no fool. The time that she reached the evil thing, the sink's water had broken. A spray of water hit the moonbringer in the face and she backed away with a splutter, shaking her head. A shout, done in the Royal Canterlot Voice was what finally prompted her to look up, proceeding the rattling of cutlery. Princess Cadance had arrived on the scene, and to protect Bygone. Luna flinched, but it was not her the younger alicorn's anger was directed at, but the draconequus. Luna shook out her dripping mane with a snort. "Princess Cadance, please calm yourself." She began, shortly before her own student made himself known. "Discord is not at fault! 'Twas Bygone, I am afraid, who has brought the harm upon himself. He made attempt to help us catch this
unruly egg and I fear he has gotten hurt in the process. For once, Discord is not responsible!" The princess raised her own voice to make herself heard over the din and gave the egg up as a bad job- she had Princess Cadance to tend to now. "Allow me to perform healing magic, my niece. Valiant though you were to protect thy son, you must think of your unborn too."
Discord Draconequus had been looking away, of course he was more worried about the egg because how much damage could Bygone do on his back? He was unable to go for the egg because of that, but when Cadence suddenly yelled, the draconequus could not help but bristle! He had sensitive ears you know, and more over he was hyper-focused! He stiffened, just standing still. It was when Bygone went a rolling and everything came a crashing! He flinched and feathers stiffened as he was accosted and yelled out without cause! he narrowed his eyes in a glare, but the egg was on its own rampage in the sink, bonking the spigot. It was aiming to do -- something. It was doing the same thing to Discord's chin like -- an hour ago. Several times. He tried to snap back at Cadence, the love princess certainly showing no love for a poor father down on his luck!
Discord Draconequus narrowed his eyes at the demand of being supervised. Him? The spirit of chaos and disharmony, supervised? It was well enough his former foalsitters were stars out of luck, but the princess certainly forgot who her elders were! He inhaled deeply to offer the Cotton Candy Alicorn some words. Maybe some spellwords. Maybe her fur would be better as cotton candy! His attention was snatched when Luna's face was sprayed. He had momentarily calmed down when Luna came to his defense. It was true! He had used none of his magic -- mostly. He lowered his wings, about to go all chaos up in here -- that is until Mira barged in, prodding his chest with his hoof. Discord gave a slow blink and looked down at the small stallion. Red pupils, dipped on gold saucers could do not but leer at Mirage Moon. It was one thing sassy miss Alicorn pants berate him. She did not know any better being young.
Discord Draconequus brushed his forked tongue over his muzzle. His jimmies were officially rustled. While this went on the sink began to fill. The egg settled from its rampage, bobbing as the water began to overflow in the basin. Discord snapped his jaws over Mira's horn and drooled on it, attempting to sap out some of his magic -- just enough to give him jelly legs. Though this was probably not how magic worked -- that was how Discord worked. He leaned back, sucking on his tooth, slowly sliding sharp angled sunglasses over his face.
Bygone Specter blearily blinked open his eyes when some sort of extremely loud sound tore through the fog of unconsciousness (along with lots of crashing) and mercilessly drug him out! His wall-eyed gaze was met by a wall of pink... A quite familiar pink of course. But then something dripped upon his face... He blinked and brought a hoof up to his face, pulled the hoof back and saw a little blood smearing on the hoof. What was that? How... curious? Was it blood? What from? The little changeling looked up and saw metal sticking from the alicorn's wing! He was hardly able to get another look before he was pulled out and placed upon Cadance's back. But that was where he had an even 'better' view... of the hilt of said knife that was still stuck in her wing! Cady was hurt?! How did Cady get hurt?! It was his fault wasn't it! He knew it was, somehow! Thankfully something stopped that chain of thought! "Hiya Mister Mira!" he smiled wide only to blink owlishly. "Why you here?" perplexed little 'unicorn'!
Princess Cadence lifts her head and body from the floor where she lay. Knife still lodged in her wing as it hangs lifelessly at her side the tip dragging the floor leaving a line of blood behind her. Ash now lifted safely in her magic from off her back. She walks slowly and painfully to a near by chair and places the knocked out foal in it safe from harm and Discord. She turns to the New face that she does not know and replies " His name is no longer Bygone. I have adopted him. He is now known as Prince Asho Midir." she grits her teeth as the puddle of blood under her wing tip grows larger. "It means Pure Hearted Trickster. But you may call him Ash." she forces a soft smile. As the blood puddled on the ground the mare's world get hazy all she was about to do was nod to Luna as she talked. She was unable to Anything Luna had really said to her. Her sight was blurring and her ears where ringing. A soft "Help." was heard as the mare collapsed falling beside Ash's chair.
Princess Cadence She lay her legs under her head under the chair Ash was placed in and wings spread out to both sides. It was a sad sight to see the foal heavy mare in the state but all she cared was to keep Ash from harm and she had done so. She fell out before discord had time to react at that point also. She was unable to hear anything of the world around her now. She had lost way to much blood. Flurry was seen moving and kicking inside her belly as she lay there helpless on the floor, Wounded with a large knife sticking from her wing, and a puddle of blood around her side. She had placed Ash on the chair and fallen out before he was able to talk at this point she was to in a haze to even know that Ash was awake at all.
Mirage Moon stares at Discord as his horn is suddenly...wh-what!?! This is highly HIGHLY unsanitary! He wobbled not from the lack of magic transfer, but from the feeling of grossness, ".,...Gah! You...you! This is..." His train of thought interrupted by Luna as he turned to her and bowed his head to her, "...o-oh...of course...I-I am sorry then..." He said, before turning to Bygone who addressed him and shook his head as the horn saliva goop splashed off onto the floor. Stupid Discord...rather uncomfortable feeling/ He smiled gently and then blinked at Princess Cadance as he patted her on the head before she went to the chair, "...awe...I-I think you lost a lot of blood Princess you seem to be delusional...Bygone is Bygone...he was Bygone when I met him and Bygone now. By for short." He said affirmatively, before turning to By, "I kind of live here...? Um yes I am staying in a room near the library wing." Mirage Moon looked to Luna as she worked on Cadance and let's a small yawn out, "...mentor Luna do ya require any help...? I was just in my room reading a bit when I heard a bunch of commotion." He asked and walked over to her.
Princess Luna bit her lower lip at the state that Princess Cadance was in and the sight of the knife in her wing made her own twinge in sympathy; it was in a cast, to boot, considering her foolish choice. The princess made her way quickly to her niece, settling down beside her once she collapsed, briefly noting that Bygone had reawoken. Asho, rather. She had to make sure she remembered that. "Please do not worry, my student. There was much blame placed upon one who is not responsible," for once, was a quiet mutter, "the only thing I can ask is to assist Discord with the egg. Princess Cadance requires healing magic you may not be able to supply just yet." Luna finished the sentence with a glow of her horn and placed her magic upon the pink alicorn, who had slipped unconscious. The twitching of the baby in her belly was a sight to see, surely it wouldn't be long now? Luna made quick work of sliding the knife out of Cadance's wing and began to work on cleaning and sealing her wound with spells.
Discord Draconequus fluffed a bit for that was the second time she assured it was the one and only time he was innocent for a crime! Conquer a country once and they try to pin the collapse of society, every time, on you! He slicked his muzzle off Mira's horn only to hear him complain. A little spice, but-- He glanced toward Cadence's horn in awful consideration, but when the egg was mentioned he fluffed up again and turned toward the counter's tops only for there water to be under paw? Hoof? Claw? Talon? His tail stood up on end as he craned his head toward the sink only for the egg to bob in the water and smashing the draconequus in the chin once more. With the floor getting full of water and the chaos avatar's teeth coming loose at this point: he slipped and tripped over his own, disagreeing legs, and right onto his side.
Discord Draconequus lay there for several seconds... wondering what it is he was doing with his life. Why was he trying to hatch an egg? Guilt mostly. Why was he getting beaned in the face? Karma, probably. Why couldn't he cast on it? Well that was his secret now wasn't it? He didn't break the time frequency around the egg's shell accidentally creating a small temporal vortex that his magic couldn't penetrate because of the frequency in which the egg folded time negated his own, creating a buffer between him and the shell, ultimately disallowing him from simply levitating it. It would explain why, in all the times Discord had the egg-- he always carried it and never just levitated it. He slowly pushed off the ground, half of his body a sopping mess. He looked as if he was left out in the rain, poor draconequus.
Discord Draconequus inhaled slowly. "You know what I think it's fine in there." His jaws pulled back in a mad grin before he grumped and pushed up, shaking himself off. He padded toward where Cadence had all but sabotaged herself. He rolled a should, turning his head to spill a bucket of water from his ear. And the bucket. And the fish. After it was all cleared out he looked to the pregnant mare. "She's now going to make it to due date if she keeps being clumsy like this. Perhaps she and Ash," He hissed teasingly. "Were made for each other." He tried not to sass so hard, but you know getting clocked in the chin by a gem-hard egg shell hurt a lot. He sat on his haunches at Luna's side and held out his paw to gently lift the princess of love's wing, glancing at it in pity. "You must kiss it better, Princess." Embarrassing now, but necessary. He lowered his muzzle and dabbed the wing with a gentle, healing kiss that would almost completely sew it up. At least the bleeding's stopped.
Bygone Specter was getting overwhelmed with the really weird way everything was... Ponies were here, there, each with a clone and uh... what was going on?! The little changeling looked to Mira as he spoke and smiled some. "But I have a 'given' name now! Ponies can't name themselves!" he was hopping at that idea. Perhaps it was just the thirst to be 'normal'?... And parents named foals, right? He could always keep Bygone Specter as a pseu-do-nym! Haha! He'd read about those in the front sections of those dark books he still had in his cart. So many ponies used pseudonyms in those. He still didn't understand why. Then again Bygone didn't know those were dark books anyways. He looked from his spot on the chair to Cady and felt a flash of worry again as sh was collapsed. Luna and Dissy were helping though, right?! All caused by that egg! In a fit of frustration he cast a spell that.... turned the water in the sink where the egg was to jello....
Mirage Moon shakes his head sadly at Luna words and just stood back slightly, "...I-I am...afraid I did not learn...any healing magic..." He muttered, before looking down. In truth he didn't really both in learning such magic arts he didn't have a need why did he? It not like he would ever get hurt...the way everything feared him in the beginning usually avoided all fights and the illusions and darkness took care of everything else. He barely heard what the young changeling said, but it just made him cold in remembering...he didn't know what it was like to really have a family his self...a name...it was the only thing he remembered, but...did his mother perhaps give it to him...? As far as he knew he had the name all along, but something had to of given him it, right? No longer did anything exist in this world as everything blacked out one by one...he was alone again.
Mirage Moon body felt cold as he tried to remember, but he could not. Surely he had to have somepony that knew of a foal or left a foal in a forest...somepony...He groaned and wobbled where he stood, before collapsing to his foreknees and tucking his head between them it was painful to remember; perhaps this is why he didn't think much about his past. Luna took him in and is trying to make him realize his magic and also teaching him many things, but what is the purpose...nothing had change had it...? He was still the same...the failure...the creature that didn't belong...the one from the Everfree that was just abandoned...was that why he tried to forget his past is that why it hurt so much to remember those things...he was abandoned and forgotten just like trash. He was a failure after all wasn't he? He stumbled and managed to push his self to his hooves again.
Mirage Moon growled and the world still blackened to him he turned and faced away, "...A...name...yes...is it truly...a nice thing...to have...even if...it brings pain...I wonder sometimes...I have a name...but I do not know who gave it to me, perhaps it was me...for years of not having one, but I have no family so...I would really know what it was like to love one...I am sorry, if you wish to be called by um...what was it...Ash...? I shall refer to you as such..." He said solemnly as the world started to fade back in, but things seems greyer now that before; sorrow taking his form.
Princess Luna looked up only at Discord's approach, acknowledged through what she heard in the background of her concentration. Kiss it better? "That will not work." She stated and.. found there was no need to heal the worst of Princess Cadance's wound. Her eyes had flicked to the point on her wing that he'd kissed, and felt the wound itself healing under her magic's touch. That was.. odd. Her mind flickered briefly back to the detective, Strife, who had done just the very thing to her own wing. A stupid connection on her part, to be sure.. Luna shook her head and focused her magic instead upon what other cuts might remain on the pink princess before she could sit back. "A pony may indeed name themselves should they so choose, for some are unhappy with the names they were given at their birth." Luna corrected gently. She finally looked around at Mirage, taking in his tone of voice. "Mirage.. ? You need not worry about that. I do plan to teach you healing magic." Luna stated at first. Princess Luna's brow furrowed and she lifted her good wing to him, beckoning him to join their little group- even if the floor was somewhat streaked in a princess's blood. "Please do not let such things trouble you so. The past is best left untouched."
Discord Draconequus leaned his head back and looked to Luna curiously, her doubt one upped! He parted his jaws to have a taste of the Love Princess' horn, but he was distracted! He swiveled his ears toward the wobbly sound of a
boing when the sink was turned to gelatin. Well that was one way to catch an egg. His eyes narrowed slightly as he looked down toward Bygone, the only one who would turn the sink to such a ridiculous substance during serious confrontation. "I would have gone for chocolate pudding, but good choice." He praised before moving to amble toward the sink. The only thing that gave the spirit a moment's pause was the water as it began to flow toward the others, washing away the mess of Alicorn --- tomato juice. He took a few steps but slowed down as Mirage seemed to become malcontent. The spirit could understand his plight, but too felt it mattered little.
Discord Draconequus would have not put it as kindly as the princess, but she was correct on some level. Cocking his head when the young illusionist calmed down he slithered passed, stopping to whisper in his ear before moving toward the sink. Victory at last! The water was still sporting around the top of the egg, but it no longer floated in water. The cracks fractured and Discord would just barely dodge the sharp shard of ruby zipping across the kitchen and clear into the wall. The spirit's eyes were wide, his beard having got a little shave there. He narrowed his eyes, claws curling over his beard back to its full length. He looked over to where the egg sat. the top of its shell was cracked and water spilled in. He pushed up to stand on his haunches. Gelatin aside the water that spilled from the spigot washed over the counters. The spirit looked like a doe expecting dinner, his ears pricked up, eyes full of curiosity.
Discord Draconequus raised his paw to peel at the gem shell. His brows furrowed, the tip of his tail's tuft twitching. There was a moment of silence over the spirit of chaos. A second of serenity. "Luna it hatched!" He barked. No sheet Sherlock. What did he do now?! A tiny round blob of dragon, barely fit in the shell of ruby sat up and stared at Discord. It looked much too old to be just born, but that was what happened when a time wizard was hatching you, badly. Big, bright eyes stared up at the spirit just before it reached up to try and snack at his beard. He vibrated, snapping his head up dodging the yank. "Ha!" But than -- its eyes began to water (though hard to tell with them being half submerged) and began to cry. "Oh poo..." Discord pouted.
Bygone Specter beamed up at Dissy with the praise! It made him feel quite proud of his own accomplishment to hear that, but... chocolate pudding? Hmmm..... But that would have made a nasty chocolate-water mess (water mixed with chocolate pudding - eeeeew! Little changeling do not like!)... with jello being 'solid' it wouldn't mix as much...right? The changeling made a bit of a sound as he wobbled in his position on the chair. Oooooh there was his head again... Too much going on! The little changeling in disguise lowered himself to a laying position and his ears laid flat. He was safe as long as he didn't move, right? With that thought the little changeling conked right back unconscious again... too much 'excitement' for the little changeling!...
Princess Cadence woke, her wing hurt but she was still alive. Her head hurt also and she just wanted to sleep for some reason. She looked to Ash who was "still" passed out and sighs. Standing slowly she puts her hoof to her head. "Anypony have the number of the cart that ran me over?" she moves to fluff her feathers and he wing has a sharp pain. Oh ya there was a knife in it from protecting Ash. "Thank you to who ever healed my wing. But I think I need to get Ash and myself to bed." she gives a call and a Guard comes in picking up the out cool foal and takes him up to the room they stayed in. She stands and waits to be told she can go.
Mirage Moon eyes wavered slightly as he shook his head. A name can be chosen...yes...perhaps the past is better left forgotten. He thought listening to his new mentor's words and then heard Discord's voice enter his ears through a hush whisper. He slowly turned to the group and started to walk over. The faint blood smell still lingered in the air even though it was mostly dry now it still caused him to feel queasy. To think he had a problem with the scent of blood...oh dear. He was losing his vision and it was not good...the scent of blood how it brought back the time of him in the woods the time of....a life he didn't even know. The images of the group dissolved and instead they were replaced with those of images that didn't make sense. A dark color pegasus laid on the ground under a tree hiding something. That all it could be seen as a soft whine and soon his vision went black and he collapsed to the floor where the faint blood stain laid.
Princess Luna thought to sit up the moment that the princess of love showed signs of waking. "'Twas Discord who healed your wing." It seemed proper to inform Cadance who had, a point to drive across to the younger alicorn that Discord was not always a pranking menace. He had his good moments. "Please go and rest, my niece. You need no unnecessary stress upon the child, and Bygone will be fine in the morning." Luna assured her before being distracted from the moment by Discord's cry. It had been hatching, after all! Luna stood, eager to see it- but at that moment Mirage collapsed. She moved over to check on him, confused why he had- she had little problem with blood, but it may have been the cause. Luna lifted him from the wet floor, resolving to take him up to his room, and moved over to join Discord, peering over curiously at the now crying baby dragon. "What an adorable creature!"
Discord Draconequus wasn't sure how to keep it from crying. He wasn't even sure how to get it out of the sink! After a bit of fussing he would manage to pop the chubby, blue ball of scales from its shell, which was perfectly lodged in the gelatin. He sat back on his haunches, holding it, claws under its arms. It seemed to calm down, though it was dripping wet. It let out a wide yawn and slowly fell asleep. Discord furrowed his brows, arching them a bit. "I guess they aren't night ponies are they!?" As, one by one, their company fell to their own recklessness, which had been no fault of his. But the excitement of an egg hatching. He wondered if he had been this cute. Than remembered. He wasn't. Oh well. He wasn't sure how to go about this. There was quite a mess and he wasn't cleaning it up. He pulled the rather large 'newborn' to his body and looked to the ground.
Discord Draconequus gave a shrug and moved to waddle over the water before he levitated. "Well I suppose we can dump him off near his room." He owed Mirage that much for the cupcakes. Since Cadence was going to head off with By he frowned. Folding his ears back he deflated a bit. Tucking his claw under the blue, dragon's rump and letting it lay over his larger paw he would float to the kitchen's doorway and wait for Luna. He supposed he would ask Fluttershy later. She may know more about dragons, than even he himself. Rude fellows, never socialized with them! Or -- any pony for that matter. He had become rather quiet and snark free, but that was usually a sign the spirit was internalizing his feelings and ignoring those feelings that made him low: stuffing them away and likely erupting in anger at some point.
Princess Cadence nods to Luna. "Thank you for the help Discord. We will talk about what happened with Ash later on. You seem to be busy at the moment." she nods again to Luna. "Yes he is very strong for his age. No foal as young as he should have to be so strong yet in their life." she lays her ears back and the comment about rest needed for Flurry. "Yes I agree she has to be so upset with all that happened today." she takes that moment to take her leave to the room where Ash was sleeping. Laying her good wing over him she lifted the blanket to cover them both gave him a soft nuzzle and drifted off to bed.
Princess Luna turned away from the baby dragon to bend her head towards Princess Cadance in a slight bow. "Good night, my niece." The moonbringer bid her gently, and Ash too should he have been awake. With the younger princess gone, Luna could focus more fully upon the baby dragon's emergence from its shell with Discord's aid. It quieted at once in his mismatched hands, falling asleep easily as was a baby's way. Luna smiled and moved to follow Discord out, correcting him. "I will drop him off in his room, and I shall meet you in mine. You may want to consider finding a crib for it." Luna pointed out idly on the way out of the kitchen. From there she'd do as she meant, leaving Mirage in his room and on his bed before she could go to her own.
Discord Draconequus didn't make eye contact with the princess of Love. He was, undoubtedly, not looking forward to a lecture of any sort. He cocked his head up. "Yes, yes, always business aren't you princesses." Sheltering his uneasiness beneath jabs. His ears would fold back as he smirked. "Oh so courteous to chauffeur your student to his room. Enchanteur~" He teased. Unsure how to hold the ball of scales and feathers he just sort of tucked it as he normally does with Bygone and other small ponies: scooping it in his larger lion's paw against his body, claw supporting the back. This was weird for the spirit. "I dare not stifle its freedom at such an age." Whatever age it was indeed. "Foals should be allowed to roam free!" Though it really wasn't a 'foal', was it? What were baby dragons called? Baby dragons? Sort of a muzzle full. Regardless, he'd follow Luna on her task, sassing occasionally.
Princess Luna thought idle thoughts along the way after leaving Mirage in his room. She was looking forward to the peace and quiet of her own room, where she could rest after the wild chase all over the castle.. though with a baby dragon, perhaps not so quiet. "It needs a bed, regardless. Its own bed. It is no longer protected by a hard shell and I would be remiss if one of us were to roll over and crush it." Luna spoke up, ignoring most of Discord's sass for the important point. There was also the mess it might make- did baby dragons even need diapers like baby ponies? She shook her head in uncertainty at her own thought and lead the way into her bedroom, where she would be the first to claim her bed. Nope, not having it.
Discord Draconequus wasn't even sure how dragons worked, and he was half one. "Oh, you're not that heavy Lulu~" He giggled floating after her. He would remind himself to rouse early next evening to give Mira a small practice session. He owed him after the cupcake. It was easy to bribe the spirit if chaos sometimes... He motioned his claw dismissively, the tired ball of scales sound asleep against the soft feathers, though it was anypony's guess how long that would last with such a caretaker. "It'll be safe asleep between us, it won't be able to roll!" Discord tended to coil up in his deep sleep, something of which he oft got in the assumed safety of the castle. No one after his head here! No one out to get revenge for his poorly laid plans of chaos and mischief. The princess scampered up onto her bed before he could. "Rude princess. I am your guest! I should get spot dibs!" Ever the cheeky guest at that.
Discord Draconequus wouldn't do well in chains or stone so asleep on a bed, in your personal space, would have to do. He seemed to look at the wee, sleeping dragon and motioned his claw. He sighed a breathe of relief when he was able to levitate the dragon. It seemed it was just the egg's shell... luckily. He would set it down on Luna's soft bed and squirrel in after, curling himself around the pudgeball and the princess trying to use her feathery, fur-covered butt as a buffer. With a spine covered tail it only served as protection, not cover. He was not so inconsiderate not to recall her injures. He was guilty towards her pain. He had an extra big grin on his muzzle as he did well to rustle her sheets and mess up any measure of tidiness.
The End.
