Fluttershy was in her cottage, tending to her poor Hummingbirds, who all seemed to be sick with some unknown disease. They coughed and croaked low pitches, and were moulting like crazy, as well as generally not feeling so well.
'Whatever is causing all of this?' Fluttershy wondered. She bathed One of the Birds and measured it's Temperature with a thermometer. 70 degrees Celsius! The last Bird was -3 Degrees, Which made no sense. Why did the Temperature vary so much?
Rainbow Dash was trotting up to Fluttershy with Tank next to her. 'Hey, Fluttershy' Fluttershy yelped in shock and dropped a thermometer 'eek!. She turned around towards Dash. 'Oh... It's you, Hi, Rainbowdash, can I help you?' Dash raised an eyebrow.
'Uh, yeah. In an hour I'm leaving for a Appointment, and I need someone to take care of Tank While I'm gone for the day, and by the way, what's wrong with your Birds?' Dash eyed the miserable sick HummingBirds.
'It seems the poor things are sick, but I don't know how to fix them!' 'Well maybe you could go ask Twilight if she has a good book about HummingBird Diseases or something'
'Well I'll be sure to ask sometime, but now I need to take care of tank for you' Fluttershy took Tank and carried him into the cottage.
'Okay then, Bye!' Waved Rainbow Dash.
After getting Tank's bed ready and caring for him until he had to take a nap, Fluttershy decided to go ask Twilight about getting some help with Her HummingBirds, like Rainbow. Dash suggested. 'Gee, I sure hope Tank is going to be alright back in his Bed...' Fluttershy thought about all the things she might have forgotten and started stressing out before she finally Arrived
at the front of Twilights Treehouse. She landed and knocked on the door.
'Spike! I think Somepony is at the door!' 'Okay I'll open it Twilight!' The door swung open to reveal Spike at the Doorway. 'Oh, Hi Fluttershy, is there anything I can do for you?'
'Well, um... I was thinking that Twilight could... Find me a book about HummingBird Diseases or something?' Spike looked confused for a second. 'Oh, uh, Yeah! Twilight! Fluttershy wants a book about HummingBird Diseases or something!' 'Huh? Oh Hi Fluttershy, why do you want a book about Hummingbird Diseases?'
'Well, my birds seem oddly sick for some reason, and Rainbow Dash said I should ask you for a book about it' Fluttershy Told her.
'Well... I think I have a book about Animal Diseases somewhere on Shelf T...' Twilight walked to the Shelves and picked out a book with her magic. It had a Golden Leaf Upon its Cover. She levitated it back and presented it to Fluttershy. 'Here, it's called: 'The collection of various Bird Diseases and the Cure for them" Fluttershy quickly flipped through the pages.
'Oh, thank you Twilight!' Fluttershy said. Twilight waved her hoof 'Oh, it was nothing, I can get a book for you Anytime! Now, is there anything else you need?' 'Well... No, But I really need to go back and check on Tank, Rainbow Dash gave him to me for a day to take care of him, since she was going to an appointment...' Fluttershy looked down.
'Oh, well then I guess you better be going now! But you should probably return the book in a month, since this is a Library after all.'
'Okay Twilight, I'll make sure I return it in a month!' Fluttershy promised. 'But if you excuse me, I must now Return to my studies' Twilight said, and She closed the door.
'Hey there Fluttershy! Whats that Book yo' Got?' Applejack Greeted Fluttershy on her way back 'Oh, it's just a Book Twi-light gave me' 'Whats it about?' She inquired 'It's, um' Fluttershy checked the cover. 'The collection of various Bird Diseases and the Cure for them'
'Sounds Interestin. Are you Birds Sick or Some'ing?' Fluttershy sighed. 'Yes... My poor HummingBirds are feeling horrible, and I went and Asked Twilight to lend me a book about it... for a Month' 'Hmm... Sounds Nasty, you know, if you ever need help, you can count on us!'
'HummingBird Diseases... HummingBirds...Huh, Probably not Poison Joke... No, doesn't sound right... Hmm... This one looks Interesting, Colubris Prokleti Spatia: A Rare Disease, and spreads incredibly fast in a short distance between HummingBirds. Known symptoms are: Lower Pitched Voices, Constant Moulting of Feathers, and Very hot and cold temperatures, and is lethal to 19% of infected. Can be cured with the Nova root, Found deep in the Everfree Forest' It then contained Instructions on making and preparing the Cure.
It was the one that stood out the most and bore the most resemblance to what She was dealing with. Tonight, She was going to Visit the Everfree forest and try to get this root to cure her poor birds. But the thing that shocked Fluttershy was the fact it was lethal to 19% of her HummingBirds, so if she didn't get it fast, her birds were in danger.
*Knock* *Knock* 'Hey Fluttershy! I'm Back from My appointment! Is Tank okay?'
Fluttershy opened the door to her cottage. Of course! She forgot Dash was coming back from her appointment for Tank. 'Um... Hi Rainbow Dash, Tank is playing with Angel, I'll go and get him for you, I'll be back in a Moment'
She went to get him and gasped. 'Angel! What are you doing?' Angel was spinning around and around on Tanks Helicopter while Tank was Rolling around slowly on the floor, Fluttershy turned it off and caught Angel. 'Angel! Don't do that! You could get yourself hurt on those Blades!' She was scared out of her wits and Angel was too dizzy to even notice her. 'Angel listen to me!'
'Here he is' Fluttershy said. 'It took you a While, and I heard you talking back there, is everything okay?' Fluttershy Had her Jaw open for a few seconds. 'Uhhh... Yes, Everything was fine, it was just Angel Misbehaving' The little bunny was wobbling like Jelly and walking in in circles Drunkenly. Tank looked up at Rainbow Dash 'O-Kay... Well, Thank you for taking good care if Tank for a While, And I honestly think he seems happier here then at my house' 'Oh, it's fine, and I'm Sure He misses you!' 'Well, It's nearly 4, and I need to sleep' 'Bye Rainbow dash'
Once she was out of sight and Angel put in bed, Fluttershy started Sketching an Awkward drawing of the Nova Plant from the book, and wrote some useful info about it below. She ransacked her draws of pet food until she found a Working Flashlight to light up the way in the Forest. She put it in her strong hair and the Drawing in her mouth and Trotted out of her Cottage and Into the Everfree Forest.
At First, Fluttershy Didn't seem too scared in the Forest, but it seemed to become more old and dense the further she went into the forest past the Castle of the Two Sisters. And She was carefully Avoiding the spots of Poison Joke layer about the Forest.
The crickets cricketed and the Wolves Howled, making Fluttershy Shake with fear and nervousness. 'Maybe going in at Night wasn't the best idea' she thought. Whipping her head around at the slightest sound.
She looked down at the paper and kept on the lookout for Nova plants. 'According to this, they are very common around small ponds in the heart of the Forest. It had been minutes now, and Fluttershy had ventured far into the Everfree Forest before she spotted the Nova Plant, glowing Orange beside a very small puddle. Score!
Fluttershy trotted towards it happily and started trying to pull it out until it came loose. Strangely it suddenly started giving off blue light, yet still looked orange. She turned around...
A glowing blue Eye stared right back at her.
'Exterminate!'
