Discord Babysitting: Rarity (IWS)

Author's Note:  IWS stands for improved writing style, as this series will be written in a past tense with improved paragraphing from now on.

Discord Babysitting
Rarity

"Okay girls, let's play a game!" Discord picked up a wad of bubbles and shaped it in his hands. "Let's all try shaping the bubbles into something artistic." The three fillies in the tub started shaping their own bubble wads into different shapes. "Okay, let's see what you got."

"I made a beard!" Apple Bloom shouted excitedly before she dawned her bubble beard.

"I made a top hat!" Sweetie Belle placed her hat upon her head gently and tipped it a little. "You jelly?... Yeah, you so jelly."

Scootaloo rolled her eyes at her friends, and took out her own creation. "I made CLoudsdale!" Her friends marveled at her creation, as the bubbles simulated clouds for a rather authentic replica of the city.

"I made a rock," Discord said plainly, holding up the same wad of bubbles he started with. All the girls laughed at him, and he joined their uproar. "Now now, don't make fun. This bubble rock can be easily shaped into any of your creations. At the same time it can be any number of things if you use your-" He paused as he put his bubbly hands together, and pulled the bubbles apart, a rainbow forming between them as his hands arched away from each other. "Imaginaaatiooon."

The girls yelped as he snatched them out of the tub, and wrapped them up in towels, using a blow dryer to dry them faster. After they all got dry, and adorably fluffy, Sweetie belle floated a few brushes over and started brushing herself and her friends. When she did this she looked up at Discord and said, "Gee mister Discord, can't you use your imagination to make anything true for the sake of having fun?"

"Yes you can, it's a shame your sister wasn't aware of that until I taught her." He opened the door for the girls, and all three made their way out of the bathroom. "You see, even as a little filly, Rarity was still a high class drama queen. It was rather amusing to mess with her at times."

The girls jumped onto the living room couch together, and Discord pulled up Granny Smith's rocking chair. He dressed up in one of her bonnets and scarves, and squinted his eyes while smacking his lips repeatedly. He rocked back and forth and said in as old a tone he could, "Back in my day we didn't have all the toys that you fillies do nowadays. All we had to do for fun was push a hoop with a skip down a dirt road… fifteen miles in the snow! Also it was down hill, really hard to keep up. We called it extreme hooping."

The girls laughed, and Apple bloom asked, "Are you making that up Discord? It sounds crazier than a yeti in a tutu."

"Well maybe it was only one time," he admitted going back to his regular voice. "It did lead to the invention of the hula hoop though. It's a very long story and to sum it up quickly, 'Don't mess with honey badger, because honey badger don't care'."

Sweetie Belle sat up and said, "As interesting as that sounds, you mentioned having to teach my sister about-" She imitated him as best she could from earlier with her hooves and said, "Imaginaaatiooon. Can you tell us the story? Pretty please with sugar on top?"

"If you insist." He took out a bag of sugar and opened it, pouring it on top of her.

She looked annoyed and said, "I really should have seen that coming."

"Yes you should've." After a quick chuckle Discord said, "It was a time when Rarity's whining was rather insufferable. It always is, but this day it was particularly bad. You see before your sister's business, your family was rather poor, which drove the poor thing insane! Heh, she was poor in more ways than one. That's funny, I'm funny."

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Whines and cries came from Rarity's home, sending anyone within a one mile radius running and screaming like it was the apocalypse. The young diva filly buried her face in a pillow, sobbing still loud enough to be heard. Her parents worriedly listened from nearby, while watching a special on the TV in her room. Rarity took a deep breath and said, "I can never show my face at school ever again! The shame, oh the shame of it all! I'm so embarrassed! I never want to leave my room ever again!"

The special on the TV started, "We now return to the special documentary, diary of a boy who's locked himself in his room for five years. Because of the events of that day, Hubba Bubba has refused to leave his room. His parents are in anguish. What can be done to open the poor boys heart?"

Her mother tilted her head with a rather perplexed look and said, "You think this is what's going on dear?" Her father nodded, and the two of them walked out the door. "All right, let's do it then." Rarity sniffled, wiping her eyes and looked at the door to her room confused as it was shut. Then her parents banged on the door. "Please come out of your room!"

"If you're having a problem you can talk to us."

"Honey, you have to say that part with a little more emotion."

"Stop copying the TV!" Rarity shouted angrily.

Her parents walked back in sulking, and her father said, "We're sorry Rarity, we were just trying to make you feel like a regular filly."

Rarity whined in a ear splitting tone only her parents could resist, "But I'm not a regular filly! I'm a high class filly stuck living the life of a peasant! Waaah!"

"But Rarity," her mother pleaded. "We've done everything we could to make you feel rich with what little we have."

Her father nodded and added, "Like this TV! Only one in the house," he proudly stated, giving it a tap only to have it go blurry. "Oops. I-I can fix it!"

"There's no need!" Rarity sat up in her bed with a sigh. "Mother, father, I understand our situation here. It just makes me even sadder. My babysitter will be along shortly, yes? I'll be fine. You go enjoy your evening and I'll… sleep."

"Okay, but you take care dear. And try to relax, please. The neighborhood can't take many more popped ear drums before they form a mob." Her parents sulked out of the room.

Rarity shut the door with her magic, and screamed when she saw Discord quietly hanging from a coat hook on the door sipping tea. "You're making my eardrums bleed why now?"

With a scowl she said, "If you must know, it was show and tell today, and everyone brought amazing toys to show off. I on the other hand had nothing! I'm so embarrassed I could die!"

"I prepared for just such an occasion." He pulled a tombstone from behind his back that read 'Rarity – Died of Embarrassment'. He tossed it out the window and sat on the edge of her bed. "Rarity, anything can be your toy if you use your-" He brought his hands together arching them away from each other, and a rainbow formed between them. "Imaginaaatiooon."

"And just how is my-" Rarity brought her hooves together and swiftly moved them apart before she said in a mocking tone, "Imaginaaatiooon, supposed to make anything a toy?"

Discord thought that over and stroked his beard before he grabbed the filly under his arm and carried her out the room and down the stairs. "Rather than try to explain the unexplainable, despite how fun it sounds to hurt your brain, I'll show you!" When he got downstairs, Rarity was shocked to see a giant diamond shaped rock in her living room. He set her down and said, "Here you go Rarity, your new toy!"

Rarity huffed and said, "A rock?! You got me a rock?!"

"He's no rock, he's a diamond! And his name is Tom. I borrowed him from a friend."

"His name is rock because that's what he is! A big stupid rock!"

Discord gasped and hugged the rock. "Don't listen to her Tom, you're beautiful and smart! She just doesn't know!"

"Oh great, now he's comforting it."

"Apologize to Tom."

Rarity's eyes went wide as she exclaimed, "What?! But I didn't do anything!"

Waggling a finger at her Discord said, "Oh but you did, you hurt Tom's feelings. Now apologize to him immediately." Rarity planted her flank on the floor and crossed her arms. "Apologize, or no fancy tea time."

"But I love fancy tea time!" Discord responded by pointing to Tom, which made Rarity grumble and walk up to the rock. "I'm sorry if I hurt your feelings 'Tom'.  There, I apologized. Maybe you'd like me to invite him to my tea party too?"

"I'd love some tea."

Rarity blinked as she heard an unfamiliar voice as she looked around worriedly. "Who said that? Was it you Discord?"

"Nah, it was me, Tom!"

Rarity screamed and ran behind Discord. "It's alive and it can talk?!" She looked up at Discord who just shrugged and smirked. Rarity crawled back over and said, "Would you… like to join us for our fancy tea time?"

Tom the rock responded, "I'd love some fancy tea. I love all tea! I'm also fond of owls, because everyone is fond of owls… except mice and shrews… and Simon Cowell. Let's have tea!"

This made Rarity smile before she rushed off to fetch her tea set, using her magic to hold up a tea cup for Tom. "This is just simply marvelous! Discord and I have always had to have tea alone. Now if only we had someone for the fourth tea cup."

"Got you covered." Discord took out a pikachu and handed him the last tea set. "That's right Nintendo, come and get me."

As the tea party went on Rarity made conversation with the group. After a few minutes she asked, "Discord, how do you like your tea?"

"Warm and in a cup."

"No no no! I mean how does the tea taste?"

Discord looked at the empty cup of imaginary tea for a moment and said, "It tastes just like oxygen."

Rarity perked up and said, "My, that does sound rather fancy! What about you Pikachu?"

"…Pikachu?"

"That's fascinating… and what about you Tom?"

"It tastes like fresh cut spring flowers spewed across a babbling brook with a hint of lemon."

"That sounds more like a perfume. Are you drinking perfume darling?" She floated his cup over and peeked in.

Tom said, "Even if it is I'm a rock. I don't mind, it tastes awesome."

Floating his cup back over, Rarity said, "Now that is simply not true Tom. Look at yourself-"

"I don't have eyes."

"No matter! If you could then you'd see what I see. A big, beautiful diamond." She set aside the tea cups and hugged the rock. "I love you Tom." Her moment was interrupted by clapping from Discord. She blushed and said, "What? Why are you clapping your hands like that?"

Discord smirked and said, "Because you did it! You used your imagination to talk to Tom, create a fourth guest, and have a tea party with us all! Everything that just happened was in your head." She took a closer look at the scene to see Pikachu was gone and the tea was non-existent. "You just needed someone to show you how creative you can be. Now how about we do something fun with that creativity?"

"Like burn things?!" she exclaimed excitedly.

"No, that's just destructive. And what have I told you about bringing that up since the refrigerator incident?"

"Never again…" She pouted and stomped her hoof.

Discord set a piece of paper down on the coffee table in the living room where they had their tea party. "I want you to draw something. Get creative, make it fancy, and just use your imaginaaa-" He paused as when he arched his hands apart this time a storm cloud formed erupting with rain and lightning. He quickly slapped his hands together and said, "Sorry, had it set to brain storm that time. You get the idea, imagination, go!"

After he handed her a box of crayons, she used her magic to draw with them. She slowly used more and more at the same time, rapidly making a work of art come to life. The crayons floated back into the box and she said, "I've finished! I drew a goofy eight legged dragon covered in gems. I call her Crackle. I also drew a pretty princess, ready to battle Crackle the dragon! And in the corner that's you in a tuxedo, because you're fancy and stuff."

Discord looked over the picture with a chuckle. "Not bad." He snapped his fingers and a tuxedo appeared on him. "I like my chocolate milk shaken, not stirred. By the way Rarity, that princess is wearing a rather lovely dress."

"Well, just because it's a simple drawing doesn't mean I won't put some effort into it." She raised her nose in the air confidently.

"No, really, it's a very nice dress! You drew this with crayons? It looks good enough to be a fashion design!" He picked up the drawing and stared at it for a moment longer. "I knew you were creative, but this is amazing! You could be a fashion prodigy!"

Rarity thought he was joking at first, but as he went on she blushed and said, "You truly think it's that good? Because I have a few other drawings of clothes I could show you."

Discord smiled and said, "It would be an honor." Rarity bounced around happily and ran off to get her sketchbook. "Who would have thought a girl with her upbringing could have enough creativity to design something this lovely? I guess she'll have the life she always wanted soon enough."

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"Little to say your sister grew up into the fashionista she is today. She didn't choose a life of luxury though, as she loves it here in Ponyville with all her friends." He rocked back and forth in the chair again, the creaks making the girls cringe. "And that's how I taught your sister that she had, 'imaginaaatiooon' all along." The rainbow he created this time lit on fire and he clapped his hands together to put it out. "That's too much imagination, it spontaneously combusted!"

The girls rolled around on the couch laughing at his antics. Sweetie Belle took a breath to calm down and said, "Thanks for telling me the story Discord. I'm always so bored, I never thought to use my imagination to have fun."

Apple Bloom rolled her eyes and said, "I use my imagination all the time around here for fun. Whether it's at the tree house, or with Winona, there's not much else to do around here."

Scootaloo raised her hoof and said, "Question, you said Tom was borrowed? I guess that's why we never see him at Rarity's, but who did he belong to?"

Perking her brow, Sweetie Belle added, "Yeah, who keeps a giant diamond shaped rock around?"

"Oh that's not important," Discord said waving them off. "The point is he's still around, just with his original owner. Now how about you girls watch some TV while I go fetch a snack." He snaps his fingers and a TV appears playing cartoons to distract the girls as he walked off.

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"I had a lot of fun today, but it's time for me to go raise the moon. I'll see you tomorrow though! Good night Tom!" Princess Luna nuzzled her large diamond shaped rock before she walked over to her sister and nuzzled her too. "Thanks for having tea with us Tia. It always makes me feel young again."

Celestia nuzzled her sister back and said, "Anything for my little sister Woona."

Luna blushed and whined walking out of the room. "I told you not to call me that! I'm a big girl now!"

Celestia had a good giggled at her sister reaction, and then glared a little at Tom. "I love it when Luna acts childish, but I'll never get over you. Honestly, that rock creeps me out sometimes." She began to walk towards the door and heard something shoveling across the ground behind her. She stopped to look back, seeing nothing of interest. She continued her walk, and the shoveling continued. She stomped her hoof and looked back as she said, "Who's there?!" She went wide eyed horrified as in her face was Tom the rock, silently sitting there before her. "T-Tom?"

"I'll get you while you sleep." Celestia paused for a moment before she ran from the room with a high pitched scream. When she was gone, Discord peeked from behind the rock with a chuckle and snapped his fingers. A door appeared  from thin air, and he quietly stepped through it. "Back to babysitting."

End Part 3