History FanFic / BrideOfDiscord

It later received a sequel called ''[[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/125653/daughter-of-discord Daughter of Discord]]'', focusing on the life of Screwball, the [[TitleDrop daughter of Discord]] and Fluttershy, who falls for the son of ''Queen Chrysalis'' after her powers attract the Queen's attention, putting the people she loves at risk. It currently has an ongoing audio version, similar to the original story.

* OverprotectiveDad: Discord is one to Screwball.

* CutYourHeartOutWithASpoon: Discord threatens to turn Zecora into an acorn, if she tells anyone he came to her for advice.

At the Gala, Fluttershy is talked into performing a song by her friends, which she just finishes when Discord reveals himself to the watching crowd and shows that he has captured the Princesses and removed their horns so they can't use magic to escape, after removing Twilight's own horn to prevent her from attacking him. After a night of spreading chaos Discord returns to open negotiations for the safe return of the Princesses and for him stopping his chaos, and asks three things of acting ruler Twilight Sparkle. A promise to not use the Elements of Harmony against him, a piece of land where he can inflict his chaos undisturbed, and after some thought for the most shocking thing of all... a ''bride''.

Even more shocking is that timid little Fluttershy, plagued by nightmares of Discord since his last defeat, actually agrees to be his bride. Astounded by this, Discord keeps his end of the bargain and releases the Princesses before spiriting Fluttershy away to his new castle where she is all but a prisoner to him. At their first dinner Discord decides to make a game with Fluttershy: each night he will ask her if she loves him and if she says yes then that night will be their wedding night. While to Discord it begins as a game, his efforts to get Fluttershy to love him soon result in a long buried heart making its way to the light...

In the background of all this the rest of the Mane Six go about their lives as best they can, which includes them desperately wondering how to save Fluttershy and Applejack longing for a certain purple dragon...

The sequel has ''three'' sequels in turn: ''[[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/229193/son-in-law-of-discord Son in law of Discord]]'', where Screwball and her changeling boyfriend Mothball are getting ready to take the next step in their relationship, only for Mothball's people to show up, asking him to become the new king; ''[[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/149385/cmc-the-next-generation CMC: The Next Generation]]'', focusing on [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin new generation of CMC]], formed after Rainbow's daughter Prism starts doubting herself and is informed by Scootaloo about the old Crusaders; and ''[[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/155451/hearths-warming-chaos Hearth's Warming Chaos]]'', where Mothball tries to find a gift for Screwball. Meanwhile, Prism, the child of Rainbow Dash and Soarin', worries that they will not make it home for the holidays, while Discord tries to apologize to a filly who he accidentally told there was no such thing as Santa.

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Thee's also a midquel, called ''[[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/125491/the-discord-dating-game The Discord Dating Game]]'', where Discord kidnaps Spike, Rarity, Applejack, and Twilight to participate in a "game show" to resolve the LoveTriangle between Rarity, Spike and Applejack.

Thee's also a midquel, called ''[[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/125491/the-discord-dating-game The Discord Dating Game]]'', where Discord kidnaps Spike, Rarity, Applejack, and Twilight to perticapate in a "game show" to resolve the LoveTriangle between Rarity, Spike and Applejack.

The story has also been translate in both [[http://nightwind-nlr.deviantart.com/art/Une-Mariee-pour-Discord-La-fuite-440318295 French]] and [[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10203187/1/La-Novia-de-Discord Spanish]].

** Played straight with Mothball, who faces resentment from his whole hive/family out envy, because Queen Chrysalis chose him to be her eiar over them, despite the only difference between him and her other children being he was born with a more naturally regal look than them.

* {{Retcon}}: While most continuity errors caused by episodes written after stories in the BOD universe are explained away by DF as it being an alternate universe, there is one change she made to align with canon. In ''Daughter of Discord'', Pinkie Pie falls in love with and marries an OC pony named Red Shoes. This was before the episode ''Pinkie Pride'' which introduced the character Cheese Sandwich came out. Once it did, DF started to ship Cheese with Pinkie Pie, but couldn't figure out how to work it into her story where Pinkie is married to Red Shoes until she realized that she had wrote Red Shoes as having an orange coat, just like Cheese. They way she wound up working it in was by [[spoiler: writing a chapter of ''CMC: The Next Generation'' revealing that Red Shoes was actually Cheese Sandwich in disguise (which Pinkie knew about) because he was on the run from a crazy ex-marefriend (who happens to be Surprise, the G1 pony Pinkie Pie was based off of) who he believed was hunting him down (she was really just trying to return a scarf he left at her house)]].

* HeterosexualLifePartners: A rather literal case with Screwball and Dinky, who were not only ''born on the same day'', but met and became friends in hospital nursery on said day, striking a close friendship to last a lifetime.

* AffectionateNickname: Scootaloo refers to Rainbow Dash's daughter Prism as "Rainbow Junior" or RJ for short.

** Luckily subverted with his daughter Screwball, who ''does'' sadly face bullying from her peers and prejudice from older ponies, but still has a loving family and multiple {{true companion}}s to stand by her growing up.

* BullyingTheDragon: [[TheBully Gold Digger]] (Diamond Tiara's little brother) thinks it's a god idea to bully Screwball the daughter of ''Discord'' and her best friend, despite the fact that she has all her father's powers.

* GildedCage: Fluttershy spends most of the story prisoner in Discord's castle, where she's offered any luxury she could ask for and is later, even given her own personal park, where she can spend time with her animal friend, but is still a prisoner all the same and even after they start to genuinely fall for each other, it's made clear that Fluttershy and Discord cannot ever be truly happy with this arrangement.

* VillainousCrush: Discord does show an attraction to Fluttershy before his reformation.

* EarlyBirdCameo: In the NestedStoryReveal in ''Daughter Of Discord'', [[spoiler: two of the characters Twilight is revealed to be telling the story to are her daughter Twinkle and Rarity's youngest daughter Jewel, who never appeared in the fanfic because they weren't born yet (Jewel make her first official appearances in ''CMC: The Next Generation'', while Twinkle's first official appearance is in ''Son-In-Law of Discord''). This was likely done to fulfill the wish of Make-A-Wish kid pokeyinmypocket, who voiced both characters]].

* EarlyBirdCameo: In the NestedStoryReveal in ''Daughter Of Discord'', [[spoiler: two of the characters Twilight is revealed to be telling the story to are her daughter Twinkle and Rarity's youngest daughter Jewel, who never appeared in the fanfic because they weren't born yet (both make their first official appearances in ''CMC: The Next Generation''). This was likely done to fulfill the wish of Make-A-Wish kid pokeyinmypocket, who voiced both characters]].

* DisneyDeath: [[spoiler: Fluttershy in the climax of Daughter of Discord. In the audio drama she lampshades the fact that no one ever checks for the pulse in these situations.]]

** [[spoiler: The majority of Chrysalis plans in Daughter of Discord was because he rejected her. Said rejection prompted Chrysalis to essentially cut out her heart.]] Discord lampshades how extreme it is.

* DisproportionateRetribution: Discord says he took over Equestria as payback for Celestia getting angry with him for his pranks. [[spoiler: Even if he was ridiculed for his appearance, the trope still applies in a straight manner because he turned the place into a WorldOfChaos.]]

* EvilCannotComprehendGood: Discord is initially confused as to why Fluttershy is still soaking about the loss of her friends and freedom, instead of being happy that she is with someone that can literally give her any possession she ever wanted with snap of his claw, not getting that no material possession is equal to her very freedom and the ponies she loves. Also, it takes him awhile to realize that it just may be hard to woo somepony, he is keeping imprisoned away from everything she cares about, regardless of any comforts he can provide her.

* GildedCage: Fluttershy spends most of the story prisoner in Discord's castle, where she's offered any luxury she could ask for and is later, even given her own personnel park, where she can spend time with her animal friend, but is still a prisoner all the same and even after they start to genuinely fall for each other, it's made clear that Fluttershy and Discord can not ever be truly happy with this arrangement.

* ImStandingRightHere: Prism's older siblings Lightning and Thunder Dash openly complain about having to take her to school, since she can't fly, right in-front of her. Much to her contempt.

* LoveTriangle: A sub-plot in the original story is one between Applejack -> Spike -> Rarity. Although it is actually a love ''square'' because Rarity is trying to attract Fancy Pants.
* MadnessMantra: The audio version has Pinkie dementedly ranting "Fluttershy, Fluttershy, Fluttershy has gone bye bye" at one point after she gets mentioned by the other.

* NeverMyFault: Discord's FatalFlaw. He refuses to admit that any consequences that come about are even tangentially related to his actions. He blamed Celestia for a "poor definition of good" when she tried to get him to be productive to Equestria eons ago, is taken aback when Fluttershy actually believed he would harm the Princesses despite the convincing act he put on ''and'' the consequences them being trapped would bring, and he even has the gall to basically say "no harm no foul" when Fluttershy shakes off his brainwashing to make her love him. The song "Discord's Lament" sums up how he sees himself as a victim and the ponies as the one's at fault.

* NotSoDifferent: Both Discord and Fluttershy have hang ups about finding love, especially with each other. Discord thinks he can only ever be seen as a monster because of his appearance and as the audio version implies a perceived rejection by Celestia. Fluttershy can't bring herself to believe that anyone would care for her after bullying from colts when she was a filly, with the audio version showing an especially cruel prank on her.

* GildedCage: Fluttershy spends most of the story prisoner, prisoner in Discord's castle, where she's offered any she could ask for and is later, even given her own personnel park, where she can spend time with her animal friend, but is still a prisoner all the same and even after they start to genuinely fall for each other, it's made clear that they can not ever be truly happy with this arrangement.

* CreatorCameo: During the wedding scene, DF and many of the the VA's OCs show up as Fluttershy is walking down the aisle (DF's oc is the yellow-orange one with the blue hat).