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Twilight paced the stone floor of the room. It was currently day seven of Twilight not sleeping and it desperately showed on her. Her bob looked closer to that of a bird’s nest, she probably developed like 30 premature wrinkles form the stress and her tail was swooshing erratically to and fro like a caged animal. Twilight felt like a caged cat.
How could they, how could the universe force her to choose like this. How could they saddle up her poor, precious, teeny, innocent, child with such a monstrous gift! The thought alone froze Twilight in her tracks as she forced herself to contain a dry heave.
The sudden sound must have alerted Discord from his trapped gaze as he traced the barrier, because he jerked around and slowly walked towards his partner. Walk not float mind you.
Placing one yellow talon on her shoulder he simply uttered “My Dear” softly trying to need the tension between her shoulder and wings.
The effect was useless as Twilight just collapsed into her partner's chest, buried her face into his fur and cried for the 10th time that day. It seemed almost impossible that her tear ducts could produce any more tears but they flowed freely as she proceeded to bawl her eyes out.
Discord, like the 9 other miraculous times before, remained solid and there through every single one. It baffled Twilight at the time because she was usually the more held together one of the two but seeing Discord step up while she felt she like was falling apart was the one good thing about this wretched ordeal.
“She won't be able to keep up with the boys”
“But what if she falls into danger Discord? What if one day the kids are playing and they decide to just conjure a monster just for funor maybe they decide to play hide and seen in the everfree forest of all places</i>!? What if”
"Twilight!” and this time discord voice felt strained as he held onto the purple pony, his claws digging in a little too hard.
“Discord?... Discord dear you're squishing my muzzle” Twilight said as she pawed his chest
Discord breathed out a strangled chuckle.
“My bad paramour” and slowly unhooked his paw and talons from her.
Twilight stared at the draconequus. The once vibrant and airy creature was down on the floor and seemed to be really showing his age. The wrinkles that lined his face looked deeper than ever.
Just as Twilight was about to open her mouth again the draconequus spoke.
“I know Twilight, for heaven’s sake I know how dangerous, chaotic and cruel the world could be! I know because I'm responsible for half the twisted turns this world provides. I’ve been constantly thinking about how one day, her and the boys could be just playing around and they concoct something of a spell that accidentally hurst her. Or Im thinking about how some wretched fillies could possible bully her and she won't be able protect herself, or worst of all what if she wakes up one day and -oh-I don't know <follow in her mothers hoofsteps of spreading the message of friendship everywhere by wrassling a taurturus to the ground</i>” that last part ended in a weak laugh as he grabbed both twilight shoulders and stopped and stared intensely. “For Gia’s sakes do you know how many times you have whitened my whiskers from fright”
Twilight was kind of at a loss for words because through all her fear and panic.. She knew. She knew that Discord was right.
Discord starred long and hard at his partner, wiping one tear gently away with a paw.
“I know how absolutely scared shitless you are, Twilight. I know there are probably a thousand whirling thoughts in your head as much as there are in mine. And I’m .... I'm sacred too-” the last part ended in a choked sob as discord desperately tried to forced it down and clear his throat "but fear shouldn't</i> be the reason she doesn't get to live her</i> life” He said pointing his tail at the sound of a sleeping infant in the crib illuminated by the soft pink glow of the force field surrounding her.
She looked so peaceful sleeping there. So safe and secure. It's as if the incident that happened 7 days ago felt like a cosmic nightmare. That maybe twilight just dreamed up the incident of finding her daughter crumbled on the floor. Maybe had just been delirious from previous sleepless nights when she saw the twitching form of her daughter surrounded by pink lightning bolts coursing through her fur and feathers. None of this felt real at all.
“or-or...if you want…if you truly in your heart this is right” Discord paused as he tried to formulate the right words “if you think this is right for our bundle of joy that we should keep her asleep, until we find the right cure.. Then I won't stop you” he said and he dropped his claws to his side
Twilight sighed and dug her face into Discords chest again. Savoring his strong surprisingly earthy smell. Goddess, how she wished she could smell her baby again.
She lifted her head “your right Discord” and walked toward the crib “Like so much of this week your absolutely right…'' She placed a hoof on the forcefield “Starla should be able to live her life... and we can't take that away from her '' Sadness and fear sswam around Twilight features, but she shook her head and replaced it with determination.
“Lets do this” and she extended a wing to her partner
Discord eyes were wide and peppered with tears but he quickly wiped them away and stepped up grabbing her wing and interlacing into a sort of hand hold.
“For our little bundle of joy…for Starla”
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The process was short but felt like a million years both Twilight and Discord had to use all their might and all their magical energy to cast this duo spell creating a 2 layers of magical locks. One to lock away the chaos magic and one to lock away harmony magic. The process was… cruel to be honest and even though Starla remembers nothing to this day… both Twilight and Discord remember.
They remember the screams as Starla’s magic was violently taken away from her and locked away
