Chapter 2

Fluttershy's eyes went wide with horror. Spike had leaped onto her, and now she was trapped on the floor.

She instinctively let out a high-pitched screech and kicked her hooves, trying to knock the bloodthirsty dragon off of her. Spike growled in rage and slashed at her body, creating deep, bloody gashes in her flesh. The yellow pony wailed in pain and slammed her hoof into Spike's face, pushing him back. This gave Fluttershy enough time to stumble to her hooves, shaking and sobbing in terror.

The dragon snarled at her, scarlet dripping from his jaws as his blood-red eyes focused on her neck.

Fluttershy screamed at him, "LEAVE ME ALONE! GO AWAY, YOU MONSTER!"

She backed away into the wall as she realized Spike was blocking the exit and there was no way out. The dragon slowly circled her, all the while staring at her throat. Fluttershy gasped and pressed her body further into the wall as Spike took a few steps towards her, hissing and licking his chops.

"G-G-Go...a-away!" Fluttershy gasped. "L-L-Leave m-me...alo-hhhoo-hone...!" She couldn't control her heaving sobs as the blood-covered dragon got closer.

Spike took one last glare at her neck, then pounced. Fluttershy screamed as Spike landed on top of her back, his claws grasping at her mane. She leaped and kicked wildly, doing anything she could to get the little monster off of her. Spike finally got a good grip on her mane and reared his neck back, preparing to sink his fangs into her throat. That's when the Pegasus slammed into the wall, knocking Spike off of her. He tumbled to the floor, roaring in rage.

Fluttershy darted towards the doorway, stepping on the dragon in the process. She raced down the steps and flew over the science equipment. She could hear Spike screaming, "GET BACK HERE, YOU WORTHLESS ANIMAL!"

Fluttershy wailed at his insult and slipped into the shower room, slamming and locking the door behind her. Her back pressed against the blood-stained door, she slowly slid down to the floor, crying and shaking.

She had never been more terrified in her whole life. Even though she knew why Spike was this way, she was still in shock at how strong the chemicals had affected him. She should've stopped him from jumping on the table.

The timid Pegasus looked down at the blood and vomit on the floor. Twilight's body was still lying there, her insides glistening in the light emanating from the ceiling lamp. Looking at her friend's organs almost made Fluttershy vomit again. She turned away, staring at the wall as she slowly regained her breath.

She couldn't stay in the shower room forever. She had to find a way out somehow. There was no exit in the shower room, except for the door that she was pressed against. She thought of breaking a hole in the wall, but she didn't have the strength to do that. Not even Rainbow Dash could do that.

Suddenly, something banged against the door. Fluttershy squealed, realizing that Spike was trying to force the door open.

"OPEN THIS DOOR!" he roared.

He slammed into the door again, screaming in fury. The yellow pony pressed her body into the door as hard as possible, using all of her strength to keep it closed. Tears poured down her face as Spike continued to bang against the door, shouting insults at Fluttershy as he got more and more frustrated.

After a little bit, he finally stopped slamming against the door and started scratching furiously at it. Fluttershy gasped as she heard the sounds of his claws scraping against the wood. Did the chemicals make his claws stronger? This question made Fluttershy queasy at just the thought of it.

She could hear Spike muttering curses under his breath as his claws continued to scratch at the wood surface of the door. Fluttershy had never heard Spike use profanity before, but in his current state, she wasn't surprised.

Suddenly, the dragon roared in rage and banged his head against the door. "OPEN THIS DOOR, YOU PIECE OF CRAP!"

Fluttershy gasped, and started to cry again. She had never been called a piece of crap before.

Spike continued to scratch at the door for another ten minutes before silence dominated the pony's hearing. She panted heavily, and slowly stood up. She heard no activity coming from the other side of the door. She didn't know whether the open the door or not. She pressed her ear against the door and listened closely. She didn't hear a single thing. Only the blood pounding in her ears.

She carefully unlocked the door and opened it. There was nothing except science equipment in the lab. Fluttershy slowly lifted herself into the air, scanning the lab from above. The yellow Pegasus didn't see anything except machines. Relief washed over her, and she quietly climbed the steps and walked into the library. She scanned her surroundings and saw no sign of Spike. She let out a sigh of relief.

Hissssssssssssssssssssss.

Fluttershy jumped, gasping.

No. Spike was here.

She looked around her, turning in tight circles as fear pulsed through her veins. "Wh-Whereever you...a-a-are, g-go away!" she wailed, tears welling up in her eyes again.

She looked towards the front door, but the chemicals had reached it and had seeped into the wood, leaving the door basically untouchable.

Suddenly, a purple figure zoomed past her. She whipped around, and found Spike on the edge of one of the many bookshelves, growling at the Pegasus. Fluttershy nearly fainted at the sight of him. He was larger, and had long, sharp fangs, deadly talons, and wings.

The timid pony backed away in horror as she realized the true strength of the chemicals.

The monster let out a deep, throaty roar that sounded like it would come from an adult dragon. Spike spread his wings threateningly, snarling.

"DIE...DIE...DIE...DIE..." He wouldn't stop chanting that word.

Fluttershy started to sob again. The dragon leaped to the floor, slowly stalking Fluttershy as he licked his chops. The timid Pegasus screamed and backed into the wall. Spike continued to stalk her, and then stopped suddenly a few inches from her hooves. His death-colored eyes stared up at her frightened expression, then he lifted into the air, smashed through the window, and flew into the outside world.

Fluttershy gasped. Spike was going to hurt more ponies!

She darted up the ladder that led to Twilight's bed and rushed over to the window. The glass was broken to pieces, leaving sharp, cutting edges. Fluttershy stomped her hoof in frustration. There was no way she was going to climb out the window without getting torn to shreds.

She was trapped in Twilight's home, and there was absolutely no way out.

She wailed in misery and curled up on Twilight's bed, sobbing into her hooves.