Under a rough exterior, is usually a soft spot, sometimes it can be the other way around.
Fluttershy has just had the scare of her life, well one of them at least, she had went with her friends to battle King Sombra and prevent him from controlling all of Equestria, though she didn't do much fighting, she was still there to support her friends and free The Cutie Mark Crusaders if need be, however Sombra had taken a cheap shot at Fluttershy and sent her through a portal he had summoned.
She flew through the portal at great speeds, freaking out about not knowing where she was gonna end up.
She landed eventually, then looked around to see where she is, she saw what looked like a battlefield.
"Oh my, what is this place?"
She then heard some soldiers marching so she immediately hid in a bush as the soldiers marched by.
"Lets go men! We shall claim this land for Liquid Snake! Keep marching!" one soldier said.
Fluttershy peeked outside the bush and saw the soldiers marching.
"What are these creatures, I've never seen creatures like these before"
She then noticed that the soldiers had a few hostages.
"What do we do with them?" one asked.
"We kill one just to send a message, then take the others for ransom", the other answered.
Fluttershy gasped, "Oh my, that's horrible!"
They grabbed one guy from the crowd, while a woman begged for them not to kill her husband and the father of her children.
"Someone shut that woman up", one soldier said as they whacked the woman back with the helm of his gun, much to Fluttershy's horror.
"They're gonna kill that poor man, oh my, should I do something? What can I do?"
The guy then aimed a gun at the hostage, "Any last words?"
Fluttershy shut her eyes, but before anything happened a quick flash went by and the guy's gun was cut in half, "What the!?"
The soldiers looked around and then their guns were also cut in the blink of an eye.
"What's going on!?" one soldier shouted.
Fluttershy opened her eyes and saw what happened, "Huh?"
"I don't know but I'm getting out of here!" another shouted and ran off.
"Get back here you coward!"
Soon the flash landed before them, giving off an electric current.
The soldiers gasped at the sight, as did Fluttershy, "Who is that?"
The man in question was Raiden, the cyber ninja.
"Kill him!" One soldier shouted, as they each whipped out a handgun but Raiden moved in quickly and then there were several slashes, then after it was all said and done, blood burst from the soldiers.
Raiden then wiped the blood off his sword and he turned to the hostages, "You're free, go on quickly"
Everyone left, including the man intended to be shot, each person thanking Raiden for his help.
After they had all left, Raiden surveyed the area, "Something doesn't feel right here"
He looked around a bit, then seemed to disappear from sight, at that moment Fluttershy stuck her head out the bush, that's when Raiden quickly grabbed her and pulled her out the bushes, "Got'cha"
Fluttershy panicked, "Ah! Let me go!"
Raiden looked curious, "It talks too, who or what are you?"
"Fl-fl-fluttershy!"
"Fluttershy? That's an odd name, where are you from? Why were you watching from the bushes"
Fluttershy was scared now.
"Answer the question! What are doing here? Are you working with anyone? Are you a machine of some form!?"
Fluttershy was too scared to speak so Raiden pulled out his sword.
"I am losing my patience now answer!"
Fluttershy then started whimpering at the sight of the sword, wasn't long before she started sobbing, "Please, don't hurt me, I don't even know why I ended up in this spot!"
Raiden looked annoyed, "Are you crying or something? Knock that off and answer me!"
Fluttershy started crying more, she was really scared, a wave of guilt washed over Raiden.
"Hey, come on now, please don't cry", Raiden then put her down, "Sorry if I scared you, I'm just a little cautious at times, I've never seen a Pegasus before"
Fluttershy wiped her eyes, "It's fine..."
Raiden also wiped the tears from her eyes, "These tears, they're real".
Fluttershy noticed that the once hostile tone in his voice was replaced by a more gentle tone.
"Yeah...I guess"
"Unlikely you're a robot, robots wouldn't have real tears, would they?" Raiden put his hand on her head, then her neck and then on her sides, "You don't feel like a robot"
He then put his ear up against her back and listened to her heart beats.
"You're defiantly a real being, you have a heart"
Fluttershy started blushing a bit, Raiden the pulled away and looked at her.
"So...Fluttershy, mind telling me what you are?"
Fluttershy sniffled a bit, "Well, I'm a Pegasus, and I came here from another world after being sent through a portal"
"Another world? Portal? Never heard of anything like that, why were you sent here?"
"An evil king sent me here, he was trying to kill all my friends, I don't know where they are though, I'm really worried"
Raiden rubbed her mane a little, "Well maybe they'll be here soon as well, or they will defeat the King and try to bring you back"
Fluttershy looked sadly to the side, "I hope so, I don't really like this world so far"
Raiden had a sense of guilt, "I scare you that bad? Like I said I'm really sorry for that"
"No, it's not just you, though I accept your apology, I'm just wondering, why were those soldier creatures attacking those innocent creatures?"
"We're humans, and it's because they're evil, they work for an evil man who wants to rule the world, so he goes from city to city to conquer everything until he's the grand ruler of all and the world is always at war"
"Wow, he sounds really evil"
"He is, me and my friends work together to stop him, we go from city to city liberating everyone we find"
"That's so nice of you, so where are your other friends?"
"Back at our base, you should come with me, it's not safe to be by yourself, if people saw a Pegasus flying around they'll start to freak"
Fluttershy looked confused, "Huh? Why? Hasn't anyone here seen a Pegasus before?"
"Maybe in fairy tales or Greek Mythology but not in real life"
Fluttershy gasped, "No Pegasus Ponies? What about Unicorns and Earth Ponies?"
"No unicorns either, I assume an Earth Pony is just a regular pony with no horns or wings, those exist but they don't talk"
Fluttershy didn't know what to make of this, "Wow, I guess I'm all alone in a world I don't even fit into"
Raiden stroked her mane a bit, "Don't worry Fluttershy, I'll help you out, if you come with me I can take you to my friends and we'll figure something out"
Fluttershy smiled, "Thanks...so what's your name?"
Raiden hesitated a moment, "I am known as Raiden"
"Well it's nice to meet you Raiden"
"You too, lets go meet my team"
As they walked Raiden received a codec call.
"Raiden, this is Snake, how are things on your end?"
"Fine, I just liberated some hostages and took out several of Liquid's men"
"Good, I managed to deal a blow myself, I just infiltrated an enemy base and grabbed their plans, we have a lead as to where they're going next"
"Great, I found something as well, though it's kinda hard to believe"
"Try me"
"It's really strange so..."
"Raiden, I once fought a guy who could read my mind, doesn't get stranger than that"
"Well, I found...a pony"
Snake was silent a moment, "A pony? That's what's hard to believe? Just because you weren't on a farm doesn't mean it's that hard to believe, maybe it escaped from a nearby zoo"
"It's not just any pony Snake...it's a Pegasus Pony"
Snake got really confused, "A Pegasus Pony? How is that even possible? Is it a robot?"
"No, she can't be, she has emotion, though I've only seen her cry, but she's warm, not machine warm but blood warm, and she has a heartbeat, I'm sure she's not a robot"
Snake was somewhat unsure, "That still sounds weird, but after all the weird crap I've seen in my life I'm willing to see this before I just brush it off"
"I'm gonna bring her to the base, you can see her for yourself once we get there"
"Ok, I'll be there shortly"
"Oh and Snake, when you meet her, be gentle, she seems to be pretty sensitive and she scares easily, so make sure everyone knows that"
Snake nodded, "Right, I'll see you there"
The call ended and Raiden turned to Fluttershy, "My friend Snake will see you soon"
Fluttershy was confused, "Snake? I thought he was the bad guy?"
Raiden remembered his explanation, "Right I forgot to mention, there's two Snakes, Liquid is the bad guy, but Solid Snake, my friend, he's the good guy"
"Oh, two Snakes? Are they related?"
"Yeah, they're twin brothers"
Fluttershy was a bit surprised, "They're brothers, but one's good and one's evil? That's horrible, does it make him sad that his brother's evil? I've seen stuff like this in my world, like the Princess Sisters"
"I don't know if he feels sad, he didn't even know he had a brother until he was a man, and the first time he saw his brother, his brother tried to kill him, so he never had a chance to really be happy he had a brother"
"That's horrible, the poor guy, maybe he needs a hug"
Raiden scoffed, "Don't try hugging him, he'll probably snap your neck, best you can do for him is just not bug him about this, he's had a rough life, he doesn't need that extra stuff"
Fluttershy nodded, "Right, ok Raiden"
Both made their way to the Cargo Plane where Raiden had a bit of explaining to do.
Fluttershy has found herself in an eternal war, how will she handle meeting Snake and Meryl's team? How will they react to her?