mylittlejamjar | A Bitter Brew for the Holidays [Visual]

[Oh look, it's Zecora, whose hut has taken on a distinctly Nightmare Before Christmas aesthetic thanks to a few Hearth's Warming decorations being mixed in with her masks, cauldrons, and supplies. But Zecora herself looks sinister and ominous in the green light of a bubbling brew, and deeply serious indeed.]

I believe the time has come
To give you all a message from
A sinsiter place to us:
The depths of Tartarus.

For those of you who heard the story
That Celestia in all her glory
Told to us of the Pale Pony,
This may clear up uncertainty.

The Pale Pony -- the true one,
Not she who captured us for fun,
But the true figure of which legends speak
Is somepony we ought to seek.

For her existence may indeed be fact.
This new knowledge that we have lacked
May explain many mysteries
Littered throughout our histories.

She may be the one who hid the Tree
Which bore the Elements of Harmony.
So she may not be quite on our side
But against one foe, we may be allied.

Keep this in mind and seek more clues.
This fight is one we must not lose.

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Your words exemplify your pride --
And so the Pale Pony can hide.

Oh, whatever. How do YOU plan on finding her then?

A fair question. Let me ask
If you can perform this task:
Can you block her influence over death
For as long as a pony has lost their breath?

...hm.

Well, I HAVE been experimenting with making ponies immortal lately - [Totally not on his friends without their consent!] - but it hasn't exactly been put to the TEST yet.

...oh, right. Ah...we had best test it soon, before we forget.

Stop denying mortality.
That will only end poorly.

[Oh, now Zecora is downright scolding him. No one can say she has any serious fear of him at this point.]

Well, you asked.

Yes, I asked, and now I'm telling.
No good will come of that enspelling.

Unless I decide you help you with this Pale Pony baiting of yours~

'Baiting' would indeed be the feat
You render by making her obsolete.
If you forgot, we with to try
To make her an ally.

Okay, no, you were definitely the one who asked if I could block her influence over a dead pony! You're the baiter!

'Calice' was the 'she' in that!
Try to catch up to where I'm at.
Calice blocks the Pale Pony's effect
Remove that and I expect
A pony could reach the Pale Pony
With a death, perhaps temporarily.

...I think there's a fair chance you're actually going to kill somepony. I want veto privileges.

[Because he suspects at least one of his friends would volunteer to test this. ~~Twilight.~~]

Also, I think we should give the Pale Pony a proper name, if she's too rude to introduce herself. Let me consult Pinkie Pie's list... [He poofs up a scroll and starts reading through it. Notably, none of Pinkie's nicknames for Cálice were in any way flattering.]

Somepony might die temporarily.
If I have any doubt, I'll try it first on me.

[Zecora is of Discord's opinion on this. Twilight would be the first to take the risk, if a risk it was. But if the potion is Zecora's to make, it is hers to distribute, and she won't put anypony's life at risk that isn't hers.]

As for the name
Her title is her fame
Naming her will tempt
Familiarity, thus contempt.

Mmmm-hm, mmmm-hm...

[Doing it anyway~]

That sounds fair. Do let me know when you're ready for that, my little guinea pig, and we'll see what we can do~

[He still needs so much work. Sometimes it boggles even a zebra's mind.]

And in the meantime
Shall I teach you to rhyme
In a more pleasant way
Than what you hated today?

Why, Zecora~ How forward!

Why it is plain to see
You need help desperately!

Oh my~

Should I change into something more comfortable?

[Zecora rolls her eyes, amused.]

You will wear what you want
Be it casual dress or clothes that flaunt.

[Discord snaps his fingers and changes into a jumpsuit made of peacock feathers.]

If ever a suit was made for you--
That one was, it is true.

[How did she never realize that a peacock is practically Discord's totem animal before? It makes so much sense!]

Well of COURSE! You could hardly expect anyone else to pull this off!

[Strut strut]

Easy to say, but can you prove
Only you can maintain that groove?

[That's right, Discord, Zecora is challenging your swag.]

How positively daring, Zecora. Very well...

[Poof! Now they're both in the middle of town square, standing on DDR pads with a screen hovering in front of them.]

...DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANCE-OFF~!!!

[Wait, what.]

[Zecora doesn't even recognize the screen in front of her, let alone the pad beneath her.]

If I'm to be part of your sinning
Then explain from the beginning!

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