A Fearful Sun (Closed/See OOC)

[logeykid04]

"Oh no, I'm going to be late!" Thunder muttered to himself as he swung open the door of his Cloudsdale home. He had overslept as per usual so he thought he wouldn't be able to help with the preparations for the celebration. His wings flapped as he took off, gliding as fast as he could to arrive at the crystalline Friendship Castle.

As he arrived at the familiar castle, he noticed most ponies were already there, helping out.

"Hmmm, what to do, what to do?" Thunder told himself as his eyes darted around. Just then, he saw Rainbow Dash and a few other pegasi clearing up clouds.

"Looks like they could use some help," he said before flying towards the group of pegasi.

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[Zealot]

Stiletto smiled at Dark as he gave her the apple she asked for. He seemed like a decent sort, at least as far as sharing apples was concerned. She took the offered apple and bit into it readily. It was juicy, and soft, a nice tasting apple. Then again, what did she expect, it was from Sweet Apple Acres. They had a reputation for selling great apples for a reason after all. Heck, it even tasted vaguely sweet to her. "Thanks Dark," she said after taking another bite of the apple. Still, what was that? He trained with the royal guards? As well as the night guards? Wow, he was definitely a fighter then. Stiletto knew an ex-royal guard and she was perhaps the toughest mare Stiletto had ever met. Not to mention it was an honour to train with them. Stiletto couldn't claim nearly as much.

 

Still, he didn't have a job at the moment? "Hey, have you tried mercenary work. Might suit you," she said with a smile. "I'm a merc myself. Well, sort of. I do odd jobs here and there, and I used to roll with the Steelhead company as a re-con specialist. It was good money, but they kept bossing me around." She shrugged at that and looked across at Avery having a conversation with Princess 'Too good for everypony here' Twilight Sparkle. Stiletto rolled her eyes as the Princess got out some sort of list. Great, here it was. She was going to boss them around. But not, it seemed she was at least willing to give them a choice. Still, she hoped the Princess would give them a thank you. It was only right after all.

 

So, it seemed there was a selection of things they could do. Helping with the sky was probably more up her alley. She already helped the weather team a lot. Maybe she could do it again today. Besides, it would be nice to spend some more time with Avery in the sky. She loved flying, and he seemed like he did as well. Maybe Dark could join them? That would be nice. But what was that? She blinked as he asked her if she was okay, giving her a knowing look. Wait? What was he thinking? Yeah, there was a bit of a feel of comprehension there. What was he thinking? She blushed involentarily, knowing that just a moment before she'd been thinking of Avery. Well, if he managed to figure that he was rather observant. Still, she wasn't exactly willing to admit she liked Avery to Dark, not yet. Especially not with Avery so close by. The only pony she'd told was Glimmer, and she was nowhere to be seen for the moment. "Oh, umm, yeah I'm fine," she stumbled, glancing away. 

 

Feeling a little awkward she turned to Painting Craft who'd just asked her a question. She'd not caught what it was about, but guessed whoever this pony claimed to be was asking her what she wanted to do. "Well," Stiletto began with a shrug. "I don't know. If you ponies want, maybe everypony with wings should clear the sky. We can meetup after, it's fine. But you know, what was it that Steelhead captain was always shouting? Divide and conquer? He was a bit of a dunce, but he made sense some of the time." Stiletto, of course, turned to Avery to defer to him. "What do you think Avery? Want to do a bit more flying?"

[PrinceoftheNight]

"No problem." Darky replied after Stiletto thanked him for the apple. He then looked at her after she said working as a mercenary. "I've... tried that before I went to Canterlot... not my type of job to be honest." He started saying calmly. "I did a decent amount of jobs here and there, not that much, but still, I... don't like it that much." He finally said before turning to her again as Twilight arrived with them and started saying what needed help in the place. "Good day Princess." He said smiling to her, making a small bow to her before she started talking. Oh, so there were different things he could help with? Hmmm... might be useful to listen her.

 

When he was about to say something to Twi, he heard that she said something not so long after he asked her if she was alright. He turned to her again and noticed her blush. "Uhmm... alright..." He said, not wanting to press the theme further. Hmmm... maybe his suspicions where right, she liked that alicorn and after what the other mare did... yep, he knew it now. He then heard what they could do to he- wait, Luna will come?! He suddenly blushed a bit after hearing that, but did her best to not to show it and make it fade away. 

 

Once he calmed down, he turned to Twilight. "Uhmm..." Oh crap, don't screw it up. "I-If you wish I... can help with the entertainment..." to be with Luna... good thing he didn't said that last part out loud, then heard what Stiletto said. He calmed down and sighed. "Or I can go and help with clearing the sky." he added. Well, even if that were to make him be away from her, it would give him a nice view of her arrival.

[Avery]

Avery stood still as he listened to the others give their options about what to do around here, well, at least they were wanting to contribute, which was a good thing. Of course, Stiletto and himself were going to try, other wise they weren't going to be around. He was fine with most of what was needed help with, though he wasn't the best at cooking. He could make a meal for himself, but he needs some lessons in order to actually make something good.

 

So, Dawn was going for the up tight route, Darkness had his answer as if he wasn't completely sure, Painting hadn't said what she would do yet, and Stiletto was going to the clouds. Of course, he wasn't going to say no to the invitation to fly in the sky again, it always felt nice, even better knowing how clouds actually worked and that he could actually rest on them. Plus it would be good practice to get in for future reference, the more done the better!

 

Meanwhile, Twilight nodded to each that took a job, smiling all the while, knowing that this will be a great Summer Sun Celebration. She did get a weird vibe from Darkness' sudden choice, but she paid it no mind. "Well, remember, this is just a choice on the matter if want to help out. You don't have to, but thank you in advance if you help. Now, I need to get back to Spike about the initial ceremony. Have fun with the fair!" Twilight quickly nodded her head to the group, saying a quick goodbye to Stiletto and Avery before trotting off back where she had emerged from.

 

Avery said a quick goodbye as Twilight left, smiling. But now, is the time to choose a place to do some actual work. He nods to Stiletto "Yeah, sounds like a great time. Let's just hope I don't fall through the clouds like last time, haha" he chuckled at himself, remembering how he had just went through a cloud during his first time messing with them. It was a rather embarrassing moment, but it was still funny nonetheless. It was good to remember certain events, it leads to bettering one's self, and just to have a good time all around. He stops and says out loud "Alright, let's try our best then!" he smiled as he starts toward the outside.

 

Though as he did, he slowed to a walk, looking tired. Though he shook his head, quickly trying to regain his balance before he fell over. "Ugh... there it is again..." he took a breath before looking forward, shaking off his tiredness. "Alright, nevermind that, let's just get to work."

 

Like Twilight had said, Rainbow needed help with the clouds, Rarity was in the event plaza setting up decorations, Applejack and Pinkie were handling food and drinks in the fair itself, Discord would be here later for entertainment, and Mayor Mare needs some assistance with setting up more tents for the fair before she can start on other duties. Take your pick and go have fun!

 

Now, since Avery and Stiletto were going to the skies, let's take a look at what Rainbow's up to, shall we? Well, she had just gotten done with a quick race, coming in first as always, though being a good sport about it to her opponent. Though, as soon as that little exchange happened, she was off to do her job to clear the skies, giving some orders about where certain clouds should go today. It was planned to be a mostly clear sky today, so some clouds were needed to stay, but none to block the celebration.

 

Rarity was in the Event plaza, using her magic to put up the most elegant of decorations to fit the theme of today. Sun banners, shining glasses for drinks, everything just showed that today was for the sun. Though, she was just partly done, most of what she has right now is still in the works, and she can only do so much at one time.

 

Applejack and Pinkie were off by themselves, handling various stands and tables that served food and drinks. Everything from Apples to Hayburgers, and Apple Cider to Milkshakes. Though, with it being the time it is, they were almost overwhelmed with the amount of ponies that wanted food and drinks.

 

Mayor Mare was at the Town Hall, walking through the fair channel to oversee how the tent situation was going. However, she also needs to prepare a speech for the later announcement she has planned for a whole new activity behind the curtains, with how everything going, she would have to speed through everything.

[Zealot]

Oh dear, Dark was looking at her knowingly. Did she say something? Or do something? She felt there was some sort of recognition within him. What? Did he suspect something about her and... She looked over at Avery then back at Dark. Drat, was it that obvious? She really needed to reel herself in. The pegasus gritted her teeth and listened, placing herself at the side of the conversation so as to not attract too much attention. She just had to take a moment to get herself focused right? As her empathy drifted around the group, she felt a sudden surge of excitement from Dark as Princess Luna was mentioned.

 

That was a bit of a surprise, and Stiletto couldn't help but smile and feel a little giddy at the surge of excitement. What had happened there? Twilight had said that Princess Luna was coming to the fair. What? Was Dark a fan of the Princess or something? No, something a little more than that she felt. Still, the pegasus didn't think much of it if it. When she had met Princess Luna, well, things hadn't exactly gone smoothly. Didn't she end up swearing at Luna in fact? Still, the fact that both Princess Celestia and Princess Luna were coming gave Stiletto a nervous feeling. She'd not been kind to Luna, but to be fair, Luna had not been kind to her. With both of them around, she doubted she would be able to spend too much time with Avery. Of course, she didn't begrudge them that. But still...

 

Hang on, wait, what was that? Princess Twilight had thanked them for offering to help out? Well that was a first. "You're welcome, your highness," Stiletto called as she left. There was a smile on her face at that. Not an unkindly one, but a thankful one. After all, she didn't like Twilight. Nice to see she was being somewhat less stuck up at the moment. 

 

Still, she turned to follow Avery out, giving Dark a smile. "Sure, I'll come with you Avery. Don't worry, no falling through the clouds. I expect now you've done it once you're better at it," she said, still happy from the sudden jolt of excitement from Dark. "Hey, Dark, you coming? We can clear the sky then go and help out with the entertainment, if they need help that is."

[PrinceoftheNight]

Darky shook his head after a moment, started breathing slowly and soon he calmed down. He looked to everyone else to make sure he wasn't that obvious... of course he was! He blushed! Well, he still did his best to not show it. He then turned to Stiletto as she walked out of the group to a side. He didn't followed her, just stood still, listening to what everypony was saying. When Twilight said she was going he turned to her and smiled. "Thank you princess. Good bye." he siad politely and smiling to her. He gave a step back and took another apple from his bag, then started eating it calmly. Hm... what to do, what to chose...

 

After a moment, he heard Stiletto call her. He turned to her again after hearing that Avery once fell from a cloud. He chuckled a bit at that. He remembered when he was a filly and his father, that was also a pegasus, taught him how to fly and walk over clouds. Still, that's in the past. He walked towards her and nodded. "Hmmm... sure I can help you with that." he said smiling. He looked calm and a bit cheerful, still it seemed that he was always like that. "I'll meet you outside." he added, then smiled to both Stiletto and Avery before heading out.

 

Outside, he looked up and saw Rainbow making a race with another pony. He flew up and went with them over the cloud they were after finishing the race. "Good day Rainbow." he said smiling to her. He also went to races every now and then, so he was fast. Maybe not that fast as her, but still he would make a challenge to her, but they had to work. He was going to wait for Stiletto and Avery before going to work

[Avery]

Avery smiled to Stiletto as she decided to come with him, which as always good to have a friend like her around, though he doesn't really show it all that often. It was enough just to have a friend around, to have a laugh and have a happy time. During this week alone, it was fascinating just to learn so much about Equestria, it felt very foreign to him at first, though he grew to accept it, just like how he accepted his family that he never knew of. It was a strange land to him, with even more stranger mysteries to uncover in due time. But, all of that would have to wait for another day, for today was just a special day, to have fun on the first holiday the lost prince would be able to be in, in Equestria.

 

Nodding to Stiletto, Avery tells "Yeah, I just hope so as well. Don't want it to happen again. Let's catch up to Dark," he then trots off out the door unfolding his wings upward. Soon gently floating upward with a beat of his wings, then waiting for Stiletto to join him in the sky. Once they were flying, he heads toward the group of clouds that hasn't been dealt with, which the famous Rainbow Dash was at, working along with the other pegasi to clear the sky.

 

And as Dark greeted Rainbow, she waved with a smile, seeing that she's getting attention. Though, her main attention was getting this sky cleared for the festival, then the rest of the day would be her day just to fly around and talk to friends! Or challenge them to some races or an Iron pony competition. At least that's what the plan for her day to by as, but not everything can go that smoothly. Certainly so, as she saw both Avery and Stiletto flying toward her! It wasn't planned for the new found prince to be up here, she thought he'd be enjoying the festival, not trying to fly to work.

 

Rainbow stops what she was currently doing to see what the two of them were up to, calling out "Hey prince dude, what're you doin' up here? Aren't you suppose to be down there enjoying the festival? Same with you Stiletto, what's up?"

 

Avery stops his movement and stays in place as Rainbow called to him, blinking he looks around before saying "Well... I could, but I'd much rather be helping with preparations then simply lazing around."

 

"Oh... so, are you..?" Rainbow trails off, trying to get confirmation about why Avery was up here.

 

"Yes, I'm here to help with the clouds. Now, we're not going to have another comical fall, I've gotten used to the clouds at this point." Avery states, trying his best to get some actual work.

 

"Well, that takes some worry off my wings, we need some hooves over at the south side of Ponyville, why don't you go over there and help out?" Rainbow smiles, pointing to the right where the south side of Ponyville was. There wasn't many Pegasi there with the clouds to clear them up, so it was fairly certain that some extra help was needed.

 

Avery nods and looks over to Stiletto "We'll get started right away, right? Let's go over there, so that we can have some time later to spend with the Festival!"

[Zealot]

Stiletto halted next to Avery as she chuckled at the memory of him falling through the clouds. Indeed, it had been pretty funny. He was past that though. Besides, she would be keeping a keen eye on him and making sure such a thing didn't happen again. She looked up as Dark took to the sky and smiled. It would be nice to have the pegasus along. It would give Avery somepony else to talk to other than her, or another mare. Indeed, she was happy for Dark to tag along. That meant less competition for her. She figured the pegasus was quite good looking. Not as good as Avery of course. For now, Stiletto only had eyes for Avery. He was sweet, caring, relaxed and just generally a nice guy.

 

Still, Dark would be a nice deterrent to any would be marefriends who might seek to steal Avery from her. Maybe they'd pay attention to him instead of Avery. She sensed of course that there was something in his heart when Luna was mentioned. But hey, she suspected there was more than one stallion out there who liked the Princess. Of course Stiletto didn't like Princess Luna one bit. Their meeting had not gone very well at all. In fact, Stiletto likened it to a train crash. Not that Stiletto had had anything to do with it of course. It was all Luna's fault.

 

With a shake of her head, Stiletto leaped into the air after Avery to catch up with Dark. Indeed, it looked like Rainbow had just finished a race or something, and was now only starting to do some work. Stiletto didn't mind the rainbow haired pegasus, but she could be a tad lazy at times. Each to her own of course, but it was annoying trying to find her after you had finished a job. "Yo, yo, yo, boss. Just gonna help get things set up before we start to really enjoy ourselves. Where did you need us?" she asked after Rainbow greeted her.

 

Stiletto hovered their patiently, letting Avery take the lead, then started to head off to the south side of Ponyville at Rainbow's direction. "Sure thing Rainbow. It'll be cleared in a jiffy. Come on guys," she called, moving a little faster towards the cloud covered southern part of Ponyville. Stiletto wasn't a fast flier by any means, in fact she was slower than most. She focused on height and endurance in her flying. In fact, she was probably the highest flier in Equestria and she could stay airborne for a good while before she started to flag. "Alright. I figure I'll fly up high and create a lazy downdraft to push the clouds down. Avery, I think you should clump them together as they go down, then push them to Dark who can bust them. Sound like a plan?" she asked. Indeed, it did sound like a plan, though she didn't really like giving them both orders. It was just, wrong somehow. "You know, I don't mind. Not unless anyone else had any other ideas."

[PrinceoftheNight]

Darky nodded after hearing Rainbow say that she needed their help on the south part of Ponyille. He turned there and saw the clouds and the lack of ponies. Yep, definately they needed help. "Sure, we will help you." He said smiling to Rainbow before hearing Stiletto say something. It sounded like a plan. "Sure, we can do that. I don't mind." He said smiling to her before getting ready to fly.

 

Even though he was going to help Avery and Stiletto, he was also going to give them some space so they could have more time... together. He had a feeling she liked him, and that would give him a good perspective of the situation. Of course, that would be if they had time for that. Still, he would focus on their task for now. This would also help him make time so he could also help with the entertainment for the princesses. He smiled at that.

 

After a moment he turned to Rainbow."Hey, Rainbow. How about a race after the festival is over?" He asked her with a soft smirk in his face, then waited for her answer. After a moment he opened his wings and went flying to the south part of Ponyville. He looked at the clouds and landed on one as he waited for the other two to arrive. He noticed some of them were really high and it would be hard to bring them down. "Is alright, it wont be that hard..." he said to himself. ​

[Avery]

Rainbow nods to the three helpers as they then flew off to deal with the cloud situation near the south side. Though, her attention was drifted to Dark and his challenge to a race after the festival, to which she smirked and laughed "You sure about that? I never turn down a challenge. After the festival then! Don't turn up late!" She then went back to working on getting rid of the clouds around the area, she certainly didn't want to miss this race challenge, even though its obvious about who'll win. She smugly bucked a cloud as it was vaporized.

 

Avery nodded as he flew by Stiletto, taking in the sight of town from above again. He's always enjoyed the high view of the clouds, sometimes taking causal flights just to look around and get more accustomed with the landscape. He's always asked Stiletto if she'd come with him on a flight, be it just to talk about some of the upcoming events, like the Summer Sun Festival, or simply to let out what's on the mind. Still, he's come to enjoy the company of Stiletto much more than he had expected.

 

Flying beside the southern clouds of ponyville, Stiletto gave out some suggestions about how to break apart the clouds here. It was good, he didn't exactly argue with it as he was still fairly new with the cloud busting and mostly about how they worked. He nodded, answering "Well, it seems like a good idea, you're a much better flier dealing with how high you can go. I can barely get to some of those higher clouds sometimes haha." giving a small smile of encouragement, seeing the slight uncertainty about her saying the plan.

 

And as soon as they got started, Avery got right to work clumping most of the clouds together before using his forelegs to push the clouds to Dark who had been waiting on a cloud before hand. Though, as he worked on the clouds and clumping them together, he thought about something. He hadn't exactly talked properly to Dark yet! Well isn't that a surge of embarrassing? He chuckled at himself before he decided to ask something about Dark.

 

"Hey Dark! What do you do around here? It would be great to know about where you work so I can drop by sometime. I mean... considering that I might have to go to wherever Mother lives after the festival for what she has planned for me, it'd be nice to know where to go to, to see you again. You seem like a nice guy, always good to meet ponies like you!" Though, as he said that, a cloud decided to clump down on top of his head.

 

He blinks at the sudden haze in his sight, looking left and right before realizing that a cloud was on his head. Using his hooves, he removed the cloud and put it with the clump he was working on, before pushing it to Dark. He then says to himself "Note to self: Be sure to pay attention while you socialize, else bad things happen." He looked at several clouds in disappointment, mainly to himself for not noticing the cloud descending on him.

[Zealot]

Stiletto smiled as she seemed to get the green light from her friends about her plan. She didn't really like to boss them around, but she supposed it they were okay with the plan then it was alright. This once. Taking and giving orders just weren't in her nature, she simply made suggestions and always waited for the 'please' before doing anything. There was great power with Stiletto and that magic word. "Yeah, high clouds are no problem for me. That's the problem with rain clouds and storm clouds, you have to pile them up to get the effect you want. But hey, going up high is just my thing I suppose," she said with a shrug. "See you in a bit."

 

With that, Stiletto gained speed and shot upwards, climbing high as quickly as she could. Once her initial burst of speed was over she started to turn in lazy circles above them, using the air currents to her advantage and pushing herself up high. Indeed, while Dark's idea of allowing Avery and Stiletto to spend more time together was noble it was perhaps a little impractical for the moment. Not that Stiletto surely would have appreciated the thought if he had told her, being so high it was hard to talk to the others. Besides, Avery and Dark had barely talked to each other. 

 

Once the pegasus was as high as she needed to be, above the clouds, she looked down to see her fellow pegasi far below and called down. "Alright, gonna start the downdraught. Careful Avery." She flapped her wings lazily at first, angling herself for a steady stream of air down, then started to speed up a little to push the volume of clouds down towards Avery so he could clump them. Unfortunately it was proving to be a little fast for Avery so Stiletto slowed down a little. "Sorry," she called apologetically. That gave him a nice easy pace with which to clump. As the clouds started to drift down, Stiletto drifted down with them, keeping on top of them but close to them.

[PrinceoftheNight]

Darky smirked after Rainbow said that, then went to work. He waited for the other two and waved to them when they arrived, then got ready to go. He noticed that Stiletto went up high, so leaving Avery and Stilleto some time was out of the question now, he then noticed Avery was heading his way. He smiled after he said all that. "Thanks, you seem nice also." He said smiling. "I actually live in the castle, staying in the barracks for now until I can buy a home." he started saying. "I train with the guards and sometimes get paid for training them." he explained. He shrugged, not sure what else to say and then saw a cloud heading towards him. He chuckled a bit at his lack of attention, then took the bunch of clouds.

 

Darky flew to where they were and buked them, making them disappear easily. He smiled. "Heh, I remember when my father tough me how to do this." he said smiling to himself, but loud enough for the other to hear. He then flew back to the cloud he was and waited for the other group of clouds from Avery. "So tell me, where had you been all this time?" He asked him calmly. "I never heard Celestia had a son until now."

[Avery]

As the three worked together, the clouds started to quickly disappear from their previous place in the sky. It was going to be a fairly clear sky when this was over. Though, that was the plan for this festival, as every festival barely had any clouds to block the way of the sun and moon. But even so, it would still be a while before this part of the sky was done, if it were just them. Luckily enough, several Pegasi would glide over to help with this part of the sky, as their parts were just getting done. Some were gossiping over the fact that, the rumored son of Celestia was helping out with the preparations. Though, some mares were also giggling while they gossiped, for what? They were too far away to hear exactly what they were talking about, but they kept glancing at both Dark and Avery.

 

Avery, having no idea what was going on with them, just blinks innocently before grabbing another cloud to start another clump. Though, he raising an eyebrow to what Dark had to say about his job. So, Dark was a guard at the castle? ...That being the Canterlot Castle he's been told so much about, or the Everfree Castle? No, wait, no one would want to be in that castle with that spirit there. So Dark lives nearby where he's going to be? That's certainly a surprise! Good to know that he doesn't have to go far to meet him, though that doesn't apply to Stiletto, she's still here in Ponyville.

 

After a few moments of thought, he failed to notice another cloud coming down ontop of him, he flinched and somersaulted forward, his tail bashing into the cloud and joining in with the others. He blinks at what he did, nearly laughing because he almost repeated what he just said to do, which was to pay attention more. But his focus changed back to Dark and his question about where he's been all of this time.  A question that has yet to be answered fully. He slightly sighed under his breath, focusing on getting more clouds together, pushing them to Dark.

 

"Well, to be honest... I still don't know. I don't have any memory of the past, where I've been, or even of any faces that might've been familiar to me. Heck... I didn't know about Equestria until last week. I mean, it would've been normal not to know about me because apparently the rumor of me being missing died about six hundred... Was it six hundred years ago, or seven Stiletto?! I can't remember!" he called up suddenly, having a little bit of trouble trying to remember what the correct amount of years it's been since that time.

 

Now with other Pegasi helping out, the job got easier as the clouds disappeared at a much faster rate. The wind that the other Pegasi gave off, also aided in having the clouds vanish before their eyes. It was a nice change of pace, much faster as well so that everyone could enjoy the festival.

[Zealot]

Stiletto remained high in the sky, slowly drifting down with the clouds. Indeed, it would take them hours to do all of it, but thankfully there were other pegasi there to help out. "Hey, we got some help," she called down with a happy smile. "Now we don't have to do all of it. How are we doing down there?" she asked. In fact, after a good ten minutes it looked like they were nearly done. At least, Stiletto thought it was ten minutes. Something like that. Still, what was Avery calling up to him? Something about his lifespan. "Hey I have no idea. I was sort of doing my best to be nice to our glorious overlords," she called with a chuckle. "That and fighting fires when, well. Stuff happened," she said, a little embarrassed. Indeed she'd really screwed up both of her meetings with royalty. Well, one more than the other. Celestia at least seemed to tolerate her presence around her son for now, Luna was a different story altogether. Maybe she should make it up to her somehow, apologise for what she said. Of course, Stiletto didn't think she'd been the problem, Luna was the one who has made an issue. Still, she'd said some things she sort of regretted. Perhaps she should be the bigger mare and apologise.

 

Still, being on okay terms with one almighty Princess was good enough for the moment. Twilight? Well, she didn't think much of her. Too up herself for Stiletto to really want to put the effort in. Well, all of the Princesses were. Still, they were all connected to Avery one way or another. Perhaps she should put the effort in. Or at least be seen to. After all, she suspected Avery would appreciate it. 

 

As Stiletto drifted down to join the pair she called down again, "We're nearly done guys, keep it up. Hey, what do you think we need to do for the entertainment? It's Discord right? Things are gonna be weird, I bet," she asked, noticing a few giggling mares on the ground. What was their problem? Were they ogling Avery or something? Well, their attention certainly seemed to be on either Dark or Avery or both. What, hadn't they seen him around Ponyville? Well, they could giggle and gossip all they wanted, just so long as it was just that. Still, she'd be ready with a few quips if they tried anything with Avery. No doubt they were just after him because of his title. Stiletto didn't care in the slightest about it, in fact it was more of an annoyance than anything else. Still, it made him what he was, so she could put up with it.

[PrinceoftheNight]

Darky laughed at the lack of attention of Avery as the cloud got him. He chuckled and then turned to him, smiling. "You should pay more attention." He said, then rised an eyebrow after he answered his question. He didn't knew where he was and just knew he was Tia's daughter and Equestria? Odd... He decided to remain silent, perhaps he didnt remembered his past wherever he was. He smiled again and nodded. "Oh, alright." he had to see this later since he wanted to have fun at the fair and a new friend.

 

After a moment he noticed the pegasus helping them with the clouds. He smiled at that, it would make things way easier and quicker. He smiled and then heard some giggles comming from the ground. He then turned to th eground and noticed some mares. He sighed and turned away from them, hopind they werent talking about him or avery. His heart was for Luna and Avery had Stiletto. After a while, he noticed they were almost finished and heard what Stiletto said.

 

"I actually wonder myself that also." He replied ot her about what Discord had planned. He remembered what he did at the grand galopping gala. He remembered founding it funny, as well as Tia. Well, he always thought Discord was silly, and that made him laugh. "But yeah, i will be quite interesting to see." he then added.

[Avery]

Hearing Stiletto above him call that we have some help was refreshing for sure, that meant that he'd actually get some time to enjoy the fair normally. Which, of course, he wanted to help with the fair as well, but enjoying it was his reward for doing this as well. So either way, you have a good fair to be with, and he gets to enjoy his first Equestrian event. Though he calls up, answering "Going good!" with a bit of a chipper voice. He was happy that he'd have some time to spend the fair with Stiletto, though with a new friend he'd have some new things to talk about as well.

 

Though, thinking of Stiletto now, he's been spending a lot of time with her. Even though he's put it off, he's noticed several times that she gets easily flustered around him. But, to be fair, he's had the same flustered feeling, albeit, it's difficult to tell as he mainly has a calm face most of the time when outside. But maybe sometime today he could ask her about something, perhaps get confirmation about what's been going on.

 

Though, as he daydreams, he's been subconsciously clumping the remaining clouds together. He blinks, not realizing he's been doing this and just pushes it to Dark for him to buck it into pieces again. He sheepishly smiles, trying not to bring attention to himself that he'd been lost in thought about something. Though he shakes his head, and looks up to Stiletto, who so happens to be drifting down to join them. With her drifting down, he noticed some small cloud pieces still remaining as he gathers them up and makes a small ball of cloud, then crushes it with his hooves. He happily smiles, seeing that it was gone, though his attention was brought to Stiletto when she brought up Entertainment.

 

He tilts his head slightly, before asking "I heard Twilight say that name... who in the world is Discord?" he wasn't sure who the lord of chaos was yet. So, it'd be easy to explain... right? No? Yeah, probably. However, as he asked this, he looked over to the Crystal Friendship castle, noticing that a small figure was flying toward it. It took a moment for him to recognize, that it was the royal chariot, carrying both Princess Celestia and Luna. As well as the lord of Chaos himself, Discord. Why he was with them, was simply because of his new nature of helping out. Sure, he still loves to play pranks on the ponies around, but he's much different than before.

 

Though, seeing that it was the chariot, he turns to Stiletto to tell her about it. "Hey, Stiletto! Mother and Auntie just got here, I see their chariot arriving at the castle over there. Think we could go see how they're doing? Who knows, maybe they actually have something for you too now... since I don't remember if they did send anything for you yet for rescuing me." he ponders, putting his hoof to his chin, floating in the air with Dark and Stiletto. They didn't need to do anymore cloud work, most of the sky is clear now as it is. There was just one cloud that was out there in the center of Ponyville, and it was being used as a napping spot for Rainbow Dash.

[Zealot]

The clouds were out of the way, another trip up into the clouds to create another downdraught and let Avery clump the last parts of the clouds together and they were done. Stiletto drifted down lazily to hover beside Avery and Dark. "Good good, looks like we're done. We could get to enjoying the fair if you like, I bet everything else is done around now. Though we did say we were going to help with the entertainment. I suppose we could go and see if they need our help first then go and check out the fair if they don't," she said with a shrug. Well, it made sense to her. It was a nice idea, and she certainly would like to actually see the fair instead of just helping out. She might get to spend some time with Avery and her new friend. Not to mention didn't Glimmer say she was in town for the faire?

 

Indeed, she remembered that the actress had come down from Canterlot quite recently to attend the faire, a rare occurrence since Glimmer wasn't exactly rich. Still, she was in Ponyville doing a few shoots for her modelling career, so she would have time to see Stiletto. That would be nice. Glimmer was the only pony Stiletto had told about her feelings for Avery and she had been supported. She just hoped that her fellow mare didn't do anything to push it. She wouldn't want that. After all, she was a little uncertain about the whole thing. He was a prince and she was just... well... a pegasus. She didn't know how he would feel about it, if he would feel anything about it. Perhaps he would just lead her on... would he do that? She was starting to get over her distrust of royalty. At least, her distrust of a certain alicorn prince. Over the time she had known Avery, she was confident in the fact that he wouldn't just discard her affections, or even just use her to his own ends. Perhaps he would... perhaps not.

 

She snapped back to attention as Discord was mentioned. "Keep forgetting you don't know stuff," she said with a smile, turning to Avery. "Discord is the lord of Chaos. He used to be pretty evil, but... well. I dunno, I guess he's turned over a new leaf or something. Fine by me. He's a prankster from what I hear, but he's not evil any more. I've never talked to him or anything, so I don't know. I just know in history he tried to turn Equestria into the realm of chaos. Or something. I'll reserve judgement." Stiletto ends her little history lesson there with a shrug, looking over to the royal chariot in the sky.

 

Yep, the Princesses were on their way alongside Discord. Well, hopefully they'd appreciate all the hard work they'd put into the sky. She always thought it was rather lazy of them both to ride in a chariot. They could both fly right? Couldn't they make their own way to Ponyville, with an escort. Not that they needed guards of course, if they were powerful enough to raise the moon and sun... Stiletto figured it was just pomp and ceremony, or they liked being unnecessary. "Yeah, I can see," she responded a little after Avery pointed them out to her. Still, go over and see them? "You can if you like... I might, umm. Stick to the sides though. If that's okay. Last time I met the Princesses things didn't go too well. Not my fault of course, but hey," she reminds him with a snort of annoyance. "I can always wander off and meet you later," she advised a little regretfully. After all, Stiletto wanted to spend as much time with Avery as she could. Still, maybe she could let him talk to the Princesses and she could talk with somepony else for a bit. They could always chat later and maybe he could see them, then find her around the faire later.

[PrinceoftheNight]

Darky smiled after they finished with the clouds and saw Stiletto fly down with them. He didn't expected to finish so quickly, all thanks to those other pegasus that came to help. He waved at them happily, thanking them for their help with the clouds before turning back to Stiletto and Avery. He then heard what Stiletto said. "Sure, we can do that." he said smiling to her, getting ready to fly down, but then stopped.

 

Darky rised an eyebrow after Avery asked who was Discord. He didn't knew? Almost everypony in equestria did. Then gain, he didn't knew about this place until not so long ago, so perhaps his lack of knowledge was justified up to some point. He was about to explain when Stiletto started talking and explained who was him. "Yeah, Discord turned good thank to Twilight and her friends not so long ago, before Twilight turned into an Alicorn." he said to him after Stiletto finished talking. "He is most of the time... random. Is hard to say what he will do, but I kind of enjoy his company." he said shrugging. "I find him... silly." He said smiling. He then saw Dashie's cloud and smiled. Note to self, get a cloud to rest just like her later. Perhaps use the one he had before.... nah. He bucked it and so they finished.

 

Now, why did he asked that until now? He looked around and saw a small figure. After a moment he noticed what it was. It was the royal chariot. There was Princess Celestia, Discord and... Luna. After seeing her, a small blush came to his face with a really small smile. He then stood there, staring at her from afar. He heard what Stiletto and Avery said and he registered it after a moment. "Oh, yeah." he said, his blush fading away completely. "We can go and see them." He said smiling to them, then turned to Stiletto. "Oh, come on. It might be nice to see them... " Specially Luna for him. "... and perhaps you can make things right." He added. "But if you feel like that, yes, perhaps we can meet later if you rally wish to." he then said shrugging. 

[Avery]

Upon hearing who Discord was, he tilted his head hearing the 'lord of chaos' bit. Was he really a lord of chaos, or was that just a threat to keep ponies away? It could be possible, he remembers certain ranks being named a way to have a threat put onto an enemy team, but who they were, he didn't know. But its a new face to be seen soon, so he's happy all the same. Though he was a little put down hearing that he's a prankster, he doesn't need anymore cakes in his face, he gets that enough from Pinkie Pie. But then he heard Dark's explanation of Discord, and... it made a lot of sense. Discord, as a word, meant that everything was not right, awful, not in order... at least from memory. But, hearing that he's good now, is a little unsettling at first. But, maybe Dark's right in that sense.

 

Though, hearing the uncertainty in Stiletto's voice when mentioning the Princesses arriving. He furrowed his brow, remembering the bad first visit of his aunt had been, but that shouldn't mean that they can't start anew. But then again, she still doesn't exactly trust royalty, apart from himself. He's gotten a free card somehow, but the rest of royalty? They're still in the red for her. He was about to give his opinion on the matter, but then he thought about what actually goes around here.

 

Equestria is much different than the other place he... slightly remembers. Different ponies, and far more different rules, especially now. From what he's been taught, everyone here was... doing the opposite, yet there were no faults, nothing done wrong. Sure, he sees arguments stir every now and again, and that makes him think that things hasn't exactly changed, but then they do something completely unexpected from him and have that argument simply shrugged off. It was different, yet it felt, better. It felt nicer to be here, like a shadow of worry that's been tailing him was gone ever since he was here.

 

Besides, from what his mother and what he's heard from his aunt besides that first visit, they were relatively nice ponies. Loose from what goes on around them. Though another thought came into mind that made his decision, they wanted him to enjoy the fair, they wanted this to be the best Summer Sun Celebration for him. Though, it goes against his own teachings to try and meet royalty when they arrive, he wants to instead try and make as much time spent in the fair with Stiletto. She's deserved at least that much after all, and with a new friend, it's even better.

 

Swaying his hoof to the side, he shakes his head "Ah, never mind that. Even I forget that everything is different here now. I can't just follow everything that my mind says... guess I gotta listen to my heart instead." he then bumps into Stiletto lightly in a playful manner, smiling "Besides, I kinda wanted to spend some time here at the fair with you! Mother and Auntie can understand that, since Twilight did say that they wanted this to be good for me. So, come on! Let's just go enjoy the fair!" He grins, and flies down to the ground, waiting for Dark and Stiletto to join him.

 

The fair! The fair! Oh how lovely the fair is now! With Rairty's decorations streaming along the roads, and stands with various sun related games, everyone here was having a grand time! The Sky is clear, the wind is gentle, and the sweet scent of Sweet Apple Acres Cider was roaming through the air. Trinkets of all kinds, prizes to be won, even just some good times are to be had at this fair! Avery was certainly excited about all of it, now that work was done! ...Well, partly, they still need to check in with Entertainment, but where was that anyway? Perhaps somewhere in the fair. Maybe the show stage next to Town Hall was holding Entertainment?

[Zealot]

Well, perhaps she could stomach a meeting with the Princesses. A quick one. Stiletto didn't know, Luna had been very apparent about her dislike of the pegasus. That was what caused her to mouth off at her like she had done. Perhaps it hadn't been kind, but to Stiletto it had been a matter of personal honour. Celestia had been better of course, though the incident with her aura was still fresh in her mind. She still didn't trust Stiletto, and Stiletto knew it. Still, the idea of making up sounded good. Perhaps they could forgive her and get back to their quiet tolerance. She didn't like the royals policies, but perhaps they weren't too bad. Right? Avery was a great guy after all, perhaps they were just too wrapped up in their own importance and needed to be brought down to her level. Maybe she could find something at the fair to apologise to Luna with. Well, as long as she got an apology for the way she'd been treated of course. Then again, would they even think to apologise to her? Probably not.

 

"I might stomach it, if we're quick and I'm kept out of eye shot," Stiletto warned with a chuckle. "Last time didn't really go so well," in fact, meeting the two sides of royalty was what had got her into this confusing mess in the first place. "I mean, I did say some awful things to Luna. I did wonder if I should apologise. It was her fault though," she said a little defensively, shaking her head to clear the anger that sparked from her. "So if you want to go see them, I understand. I'll meet up with you later, I would want to come between you and your family. Even if they are pompous... well..."

 

With that Stiletto shook her head and started to fly off only to be surprised by a playful bump from Avery. She gasped at the sudden contact and looked around in bemusement. Wait, he wanted to spend some more time with her? That was great. She giggled at what he had said. Follow his heart? Follow her? That was kind of cute. A grin escaped her and she nodded enthusiastically. "Aww, thanks. Ahh, don't worry I'm sure we'll run into them later and it'll be as disastrous as the first time around, but hey, at least this way we can have a nice time before all that." Indeed, it was good to be spending time with him, it really was a sweet gesture. Stiletto suspected that Avery really wanted to greet his mother and aunt, but he'd chosen to spend time with her and their new friend instead. Great, just great. She followed him down to the ground.

 

"Alright," she said as she hit the ground. "Let's go have some fun. Looks like things are in full swing now. Maybe keep an eye out for a flower or something I can give to Luna. Like I said, I should apologise and it might go down better if I had something to give her. But hey, let's just have some fun. What did you want to do first? There looks like there's some festival games that way, or we can check out the stalls. I wouldn't mind some of their special cake."

[PrinceoftheNight]

Darky smiled after noticing Avery understood who was Discord.... sort of. He was one of those ponies... people... guys, hard to understand at first. He nodded after hearing Avery say all that. Hmmm... enjoy the fair. Why not? It was because of that he came to Ponyville in the first place. He nodded and decided to follow them. He then heard all what Stiletto said. He remembered that she said she had some... bad experience with the princesses. "Yes, apologizing to them would be a good idea." he said to her smiling to Stiletto. Well, even if it was her fault or Luna's one, apologizing would be great.

 

He spread his wings and was about to go down, but then saw that Avery bumped Stiletto like that. He then fold them and looked at them for a moment before coming back to his senses and fly down. He was the last one down and then he looked around the fair. The soft and lovely smells, as well as the wind and the games were quite awesome. He smiled and then remembered something.  Hmmm... perhaps this was a good time to let the two of them had their moment alone. He still had to see Discord for the entertainment.

 

Now, talking about him, where was him? He looked around and saw the stage, perhaps there? It was likely since well, it was a stage after all. He looked at Stiletto and Avery after a moment. "I will see if the stage is where the entertainment will be. Be right back." he said smiling to them before heading there, then started looking for somepony, leaving Stiletto and Avery finally alone. He then kept looking around for Discord.

[Avery]

Avery smiled to Stiletto hearing what she thought would be a good idea to go to first. The games do seem fun, and the food looks amazing. It was certainly more than enough to handle all at once! Good thing that they were going to be going through the fair one stall at a time, else Avery might not survive it all! Though he then heard Dark say something about the entertainment, which he was certain was the next thing to check on. But, thinking about it all the same, it would be better to spend this time with Stiletto.

 

He called back to Dark "Oh! Alright! We'll be... around!" was all he could say, because who knew how long that would take. But, looking back to the fair again, he saw just how much there was to get. It must've been some special occasion that there was a fair like this, it was so much! Though, the first thing was almost as obvious as the sound that rumbled from his belly, and that was getting some food.

 

Smiling sheepishly, he says "Haha, maybe we could get some of that cake? It sounds delicious right about now." he chuckled to himself, knowing that he can't exactly have too much cake, but at the same time he's hungry. He then trots forward "Come on Stiletto, let's get there before its all gone." Of course, there were several stalls for sugary treats like Cake and the like. One that had the most costumers was Pinkie Pie's stall, and boy she was almost rolling in money with the business she's getting. Of course, it helps with the decorated sign with balloons and everything else.

 

But Avery knew that waiting in line will only make him hungrier, not to mention it wouldn't be a good time just waiting in line. He looked around at the other stalls and spots a relatively small stall that was selling cakes and the like. Maybe they'll have some good treats to give. "Hey Stiletto, there's a stall over there that's not that busy. Let's go over there." he calls over to her, before heading over there himself. Of course, being an Alicorn among the populace was certainly eye catching to say the least. Especially as almost nothing is known about him, there was gossip going on all over the fair, but with the amount of talking going on, it was hard to pinpoint what was what.

 

But as Avery got to the stall, waiting for Stiletto, the mare running it was surprised that an Alicorn was stopping by her small stall. A yellow earth pony with a blue mane ran the stall. She didn't have much to offer, but it was a small stall of itself, maybe she can get more as she gets business. Avery turns to the stall owner and says "Hey there, are you selling these cakes? We're a bit hungry."

 

The mare blinks before realizing what he's asking about "Oh! Oh sorry, yes! Yes I am... sorry, it's just... I don't normally get Alicorn customers! Is there any particular flavor that you'd like?"

 

Avery thinks about the offer, though he doesn't care all that much about what flavor of cake he eats, that might not be the same with Stiletto. So he turns to her before asking "Hey, any flavor you'd like here? I'm sure they have a lot!" The mare running the stall looked away slightly as he said that, hiding her face to the fact that... she doesn't have that much to offer.

 

Meanwhile, with Dark's journey to find Discord and the entertainment group! The location that Dark went off to was where the main stage was at. There were several ponies working here, though the most curious of facts was that some of the props were being handled by... what would you call it? It looked like some slime that was carrying around some of the props, but also some of the props had come to life itself! Moving itself to its intended location! Now, who was causing all of this to happen?! Of course, it had to be Discord, right? But... where is he? He isn't in plain sight... maybe he's one of the props?

 

He's certainly around here somewhere, ponies were being pushed around constantly by something, thrown up into the air by moving ground, even hung up in the air, though it helped as they needed to put something there. But, all in all, everything was just baffling! Where is he?!

[Zealot]

Stiletto looked over to Dark with curiosity. Oh, he was heading off? That was okay she supposed. After all, she felt he wanted to get to the entertainment more than he wanted to hang around with her and Avery. There was definitely something there when she had mentioned Luna, and when they had seen the chariot from afar. Well, she wished him luck. Stiletto wasn't the one who could really help Darky. After all, she wasn't exactly on great terms with Luna. Still, apologising made sense, and she resolved to do so. "Yeah, I will. Just gotta figure out how to do it," she responded to Dark as she waved goodbye. "See you later, we'll be around to help with the entertainment after we've seen some of the fair. Save us something to do will ya?" she asked with a chuckle. "Come find us if you get done quickly, or were you just going to find out where it was... let us know," she called after him.

 

After Dark was gone she turned her attention back to Avery, smiling at him and accompanying him through the faire. Indeed, she was a little hungry, a snack would do the trick. What? Snack, she meant cake of course. "Yeah, let's get cake," she enthused, following the alicorn. Indeed, there were a lot of stalls here. Some were small, some were big, and none were attracting a crowd quite like Pinkie Pie's stall. Stiletto chuckled as she saw the line, "Ahh. It'll be forever if we wait in that line, let's find some-place with a smaller one," she advised. The duo circled around and went to a smaller stall instead, owned by a yellow earth pony. She seemed nice, though her stall was small Stiletto was sure it would be pretty good.

 

She waited as Avery talked to the stall owner and smiled as he asked her what she wanted. The pegasus thought about it for a moment, looking at the cake on display. "Can I have some lemon cake, please?" she asked the yellow mare. "I love lemon cake, in fact I think I just like the taste of lemon," she remarked to Avery. "If you don't have lemon though I'll take chocolate," she said with a shrug. Chocolate cake was always a winner after all. She looked up at Avery and smiled, glad to have him with her to keep her company. Today was definitely going to be fun if he was around. "Heh, you know I heard a rumour that Celestia loves cake. Maybe it's a family trait," she joked, poking him lightly with a wing. "But hey, let's find somewhere to eat this quickly then play some festival games. Always nice to have a friend to come to these things to. Speaking of, I wonder where Glimmer is. She said she'd be around. Keep an eye out for a pinky-white unicorn supermodel," she chuckles at that.

 

In fact, Glimmer is nearby at a stand buying a bag of cookies. She's by herself for the moment, happily enjoying the faire. She'd played a few games and even won one or two, now she just wanted something to eat. She'd not noticed Stiletto or Avery yet, instead she was talking to the owner of the cookie stall, trying to figure out what to buy. She was wearing her usual yellow sunhat with some sunglasses and a light yellow jacket, the ever fashionable mare. 

[PrinceoftheNight]

Darky smiled to Stiletto after he heard her. "Sure. See ya!" He said smiling before heding to the stage, waving to them as he trotted there. He saw the ponies working and smiled to them, helping them if he could, as they worked. After a moment he noticed that was the main stage. He then looked around and something ... odd caught his attention. The slime and the self-hanging props. Wait, he had seen the slime before, if he was right he was.... uerrr... what was the name again? Smooze! That was it! Well, he thought that was him, but the other props.

 

Darky gave a step forward as he saw how the ponies were moving around and levitating out of nowhere. Wait, there was only one he knew would do something like that. It had to be. "Discord?" he asked to see if he was around and he was right. Well, nothing to lose at this point. He kept looking around, trying to find where he could be. He then flew up to have a better view of the place. Hmmm... for the movement of the props and the ponies going up and down, he would be right... here! He then putted his hoof in front of him. If he was right, Discord would be right there, and Darky would had just ended booping him. Of course, if he was right. if not, he then was just poking the air and did all that for nothing.

[Avery]

Avery nodded to the idea of Lemon Cake, he's had those Lemon sherberts before, and if the tasted anything like that he's going to love that kind of cake. He looked back to the Mare running the stall, only to see that she had disappeared. Confused, he looked around to perhaps catch sight of her anywhere. Though, she had perked up from the idea of a Lemon Cake and had went behind her curtained stall for a moment. Avery, however, was still confused about where she had gone off to, and was surprised all the same when she came back..

 

"...Are you sure you're not part Unicorn? You suddenly vanished!" He says, slightly concerned. Though the mare blinks at him and snorts, quickly covering her mouth and giggling.

 

"Oh, no, I just had to get the last Lemon Cake I had. It was behind my stall for safe keeping." She says, putting up a case of Lemon cake. It was already cut with a slice missing, though that slice was a part of the slices that were shown. Avery looks at the cake and sheepishly grins, having made that assumption. Though, he flinched at Stiletto's sudden poke at him and the joke of the rumor of Celestia loving cake.

 

"W-What? ...Can that actually be a family trait? I mean... yeah, I like cake too, but... huh." He was dumbfounded by the realization that both his mother and himself like cake. Though, he can't have too much cake, else he'd get sick, which was shocking to hear that Celestia loves cake. But hey, it's something to relate to at least! The Mare had gotten two slices of cake for each of them, putting them on a plate, along with a fork, and sliding them forward.

 

"That would be... five bits? ...no wait... four? Uh..." The mare stood there, trying to figure out how much to actually put the cakes as. Avery chuckled at the Mare's trouble of deciding before fetching a little bag that was under his wing. He's managed to actually get some bits before he was recognized as the Lost Prince around Ponyville, although not much, it was enough to pay for at least this. He puts five golden coins onto Stall Counter.

 

"Here, I think five is good enough." he says, nodding his head before putting that bit bag under his wing again. He only had a few bits left, but at least he has something. Using his magic, he grabs both of the plates and levitates them slightly. He nods to Stiletto, looking around for a place to eat these quickly, though he looks to her when she mentioned someone named Glimmer was here.

 

"Glimmer? I take it that she's a friend of yours? It would be nice to meet her." He says, finding a calm place in between the stalls. "Over there, that might be a good place to eat." He trots over in between the stalls and gives Stiletto her piece of cake. He levitates his fork and starts to eat his piece, giving an audible "Mmm" as he munches the soft flavorful dessert. Though, he didn't notice that Glimmer was just a few Stalls away from their spot, but it would be soon before they finish their dessert anyway.

 

Meanwhile, with Dark. The Props waving to him as he passed by, as well as the ponies, as they stayed on the ground before some were pushed into the air. But Dark had another plan to find the master of chaos. With careful calculations and timing, Dark had assumed that Discord was right where the center of the stage was! ...But not quite, in fact, he was just a little bit to the right! ...being a lamp post from the early nineties.

 

He pokes his head out of the prop, looking at Dark, then to the spot of air before saying "You know, if you're trying to point someone to the next area, you're doing a FANTASTIC job." With a sudden flash of light, Discord appeared as his usual self, though... tiny... and on Dark's nose. "But, what's a night guard doing here at the Summer Sun Festival? Is it your day off? Well, if you're looking to help out, Smooze has already taken your place! ISN'T THAT RIGHT SMOOZE Ol' BUDDY?!" He waved to the pile of goo, it then made a noise before devouring a prop.

 

"Ahh, such a joker that Smooze is. But really! Tell me why you're here, I'd love to hear it while I wait for Fluttershy!" He said, resting on a lawn chair... while still on Dark's nose. Let's just hope he doesn't make it rain Chocolate Milk... Or... anything else.