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    <title>This Cruel and Random World</title>
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    <author>
        <name>Bluegrass Brooke</name>
        <uri>https://www.fimfiction.net/user/176093</uri>
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    <updated>2015-03-25T07:56:44-05:00</updated>
    <summary>It was a simple bet. Spend one month as a pony, and prove to Celestia that he had been right all along. Discord never thought he would actually enjoy it. As the days pass, he finds himself desperate to keep up the façade a little longer. [Teen, Complete, 124962 words]</summary>
    <content type="html">[b][color=#2caf26]Featured August 16, 2015 on Equestria Daily![/color][/b]

Twilight could not have been more ecstatic to have a magic student of her own. Not only was Entropy kind, but he completely understood and even shared her love of learning. An entire month working alongside him was a dream come true. But when admiration turns into something else, she may be unprepared for the consequences. 

Discord despises the thought of an entire month as a pony. No chaos magic, and he has to keep his true identity a secret. Stuck with the insufferable know it all Twilight Sparkle was a fate worse than death. Or was it? As time passes, the once tiresome mare had become almost pleasant to be around. Could he actually be falling for her?

[AU for excessive headcanon that doesn't quite jive with canon]

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Cover by the ever-talented [url=https://carnivorouscaribou.deviantart.com/]CarniverousCaribou[/url] and colored by my friend [url=https://toonebs.deviantart.com/]Toonebs[/url].

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The entire story takes place in my own universe and continues the summer after [url=http://www.fimfiction.net/story/176668/what-changes-may-come]What Changes May Come[/url] ends. Elements from that story as well as my parallel fic [url=http://www.fimfiction.net/story/228959/an-honest-life]An Honest Life[/url] are included here. There is no need to read either to enjoy this one, though I encourage you to check them out. Essentially the events are canon until the middle of season 4.

This is one story I never thought I would be able to write. I had been wanting to compose a Twicord fic, but had no idea how to get a good setup. The idea for this fic came from [url=http://www.fimfiction.net/user/SageBrony07]SageBrony07[/url] who's also been instrumental in the idea for many of the chapters.

I can't say thank you enough to [url=http://www.fimfiction.net/user/Nomad_Sigma]Nomad_Sigma[/url] as well. He's been such a big help with the last leg of the story, editing my ramblings along with being the best idea man a girl could ask for!
 
 Prereading for certain chapters provided by [url=http://www.fimfiction.net/user/Nomad_Sigma]Nomad_Sigma[/url] and [url=http://www.fimfiction.net/user/SageBrony07]SageBrony07[/url]. Proofreading by 
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It takes an army, that's all I've got to say. :rainbowlaugh:
&lt;ul class="chapters"&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.fimfiction.net/story/229510/1/this-cruel-and-random-world/prologue-the-bet"&gt;Prologue — The Bet&lt;/a&gt; (1309 words)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.fimfiction.net/story/229510/2/this-cruel-and-random-world/chapter-one-a-break-in-routine"&gt;Chapter One — A Break in Routine&lt;/a&gt; (2954 words)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.fimfiction.net/story/229510/3/this-cruel-and-random-world/chapter-two-get-it-right"&gt;Chapter Two — Get it Right&lt;/a&gt; (4570 words)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.fimfiction.net/story/229510/4/this-cruel-and-random-world/warm-welcome"&gt;Warm Welcome&lt;/a&gt; (3507 words)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.fimfiction.net/story/229510/5/this-cruel-and-random-world/this-could-be-fun"&gt;This Could Be Fun&lt;/a&gt; (5686 words)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.fimfiction.net/story/229510/6/this-cruel-and-random-world/learning-curve"&gt;Learning Curve&lt;/a&gt; (7179 words)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.fimfiction.net/story/229510/7/this-cruel-and-random-world/the-bitter-truth"&gt;The Bitter Truth&lt;/a&gt; (10247 words)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.fimfiction.net/story/229510/8/this-cruel-and-random-world/fever-pitch"&gt;Fever Pitch&lt;/a&gt; (9326 words)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.fimfiction.net/story/229510/9/this-cruel-and-random-world/coming-to-grips"&gt;Coming to Grips&lt;/a&gt; (10782 words)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.fimfiction.net/story/229510/10/this-cruel-and-random-world/it-always-falls-apart"&gt;It Always Falls Apart&lt;/a&gt; (10421 words)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.fimfiction.net/story/229510/11/this-cruel-and-random-world/the-river-of-light"&gt;The River of Light&lt;/a&gt; (9093 words)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.fimfiction.net/story/229510/12/this-cruel-and-random-world/would-it-be-so-wrong"&gt;Would It Be So Wrong?&lt;/a&gt; (5586 words)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.fimfiction.net/story/229510/13/this-cruel-and-random-world/complications"&gt;Complications&lt;/a&gt; (4019 words)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.fimfiction.net/story/229510/14/this-cruel-and-random-world/unwanted-attention"&gt;Unwanted Attention&lt;/a&gt; (7218 words)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.fimfiction.net/story/229510/15/this-cruel-and-random-world/interlude-what-went-wrong"&gt;Interlude - What went wrong?&lt;/a&gt; (3268 words)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.fimfiction.net/story/229510/16/this-cruel-and-random-world/butting-heads"&gt;Butting Heads&lt;/a&gt; (7042 words)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.fimfiction.net/story/229510/17/this-cruel-and-random-world/idle-thoughts"&gt;Idle Thoughts&lt;/a&gt; (3990 words)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.fimfiction.net/story/229510/18/this-cruel-and-random-world/storm-clouds-rising"&gt;Storm Clouds Rising&lt;/a&gt; (7312 words)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.fimfiction.net/story/229510/19/this-cruel-and-random-world/sign-of-rain"&gt;Sign of Rain&lt;/a&gt; (5425 words)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.fimfiction.net/story/229510/20/this-cruel-and-random-world/one-voice"&gt;One Voice&lt;/a&gt; (6028 words)&lt;/li&gt;
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