Mixed Feelings: chapter four

"IT'S RAINBOW DASH!?" Rarity yelled out, making the others gasp in shock. (BTW, Pinkie is inside the party.)

Rainbow went red in the face again. So did Applejack.

"Yeah, y'all got a problem with it?" AJ asked sternly.

"No, but isn't this a... Couples party? And you're both... Mares. You did know this was for couples... Right?" AJ rolled her eyes at Rarity's remark.

"An' your point might be...?" Rarity was still mind boggled. She just couldn't understand.

"I just... Why are you with... Instead of a..." She was the only one that wasn't getting it. The rest had already caught up.

"Rarity! Isn't it obvious?" Twilight asked Rarity, annoyed at her.

"Uhh..." With that, Rainbow snapped.

"WE'RE GAY!" Rainbow shouted in frustration.

"Ohhh... That makes much more sense now! But, I always thought you both liked stallions."

"Well, y'all thought wrong... Guess a'h did I good job o' hidin' it then?" AJ put her hoof on Rainbow's shoulder. Rainbow glanced at Fluttershy momentarily, looking slightly upset, but turned her head back.

"I... I guess she really moved on..." Fluttershy felt a sadness in her heart. She didn't understand it.

"Yeah, she sure did..." Speedpaint said, as they both walked into Sugar cube Corner.

"That was... Unexpected..." Was all Rarity could say to Twilight.

"I already knew about Rainbow Dash, but not Applejack." Twilight then proceeded to walk in, with Rarity behind her.

Inside, Pinkie was doing her best to not to go too wild. Seeing as it's ment to be a slow mood.

Applejack and Rainbow were both at a table. Trying not to cause too much commotion.

"I don't like all the staring eyes. It feels... Uncomfortable." Rainbow tried to look as casual as she could.

"A'h know how y'all feel sugar cube... It jus' doesn't feel right, havin' all those eyes... Judgin' us..." Rainbow looked over to where Fluttershy was. She seemed to be having fun. Applejack saw the sorrow in Rainbow's eyes. "Rainbow... Y'all alright?"

"I... I'm fine... It's just... Fluttershy. I'm really trying to move on from her, but i can't..." Applejack didn't want to see her upset. She hated that.

"So... Do y'all still wanna... Be with me?" Rainbow didn't know. She couldn't decide.

"Applejack... I do like you, a lot. But... i love Fluttershy..." Rainbow looked into AJ's eyes. They glistened like Fluttershy's, but it didn't feel the same. Something was missing...

"Do y'all need some time ta think?" Rainbow nodded. "A'h understand. Come back when you've figured it out..." Rainbow nodded. She then got out of her seat, and left the shop.

Fluttershy was cheerfully talking with Speedpaint. But then saw Rainbow Dash, leaving the store... Looking confused.

"Speedpaint, may I be excused? I... I need some air..."

"Uhh... Sure Flutters. Be back soon." Fluttershy smiled at him, and he smiled back.

Outside...

"Who is it that I should go after? Applejack, who I like a bit more than a friend. Or Fluttershy... Who I love, but doesn't love me..." Rainbow was so confused now. She then heard someone coming outside. "Fluttershy? W... What are you doing out here? Why aren't you with Speedpaint?"

"I... I Saw you walk out. Is everything alright?" Rainbow looked at Fluttershy. She was more beautiful under the moonlight.

"You know exactly what's the matter... I love you, but you don't love me... I thought we cleared that already!" Rainbow then leaned up against the wall. Fluttershy went up to her, and leaned up against the wall with her.

"Rainbow..." There was then a voice that interrupted the two.

"Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy. I'm looking for a certain stallion. His life could be in danger!" A dark blue, night sky coloured alicorn. With a blue, fog-like mane appeared. It was the princess of the night. It was princess Luna.

"Princess Luna! W... Who's this stallion, that's in danger?" Rainbow gasped at the sight of the princess.

"His name... is Speedpaint..." Fluttershy gasped in horror when she heard it.

Back in the party, Speedpaint was passing the time by doing some sketches in his little sketch book, he always carried.

He then looked over at where Fluttershy was. He saw a tall blue figure, next to her and Rainbow Dash. "No... It can't be! I... Is that... Princess Luna?" He then got up from his seat, and walked over to the door.

"Hey Speedpaint. Whatcha doing?" He was stopped by Pinkie. She seemed to be more curious than usual Pinkie.

"Uh... I saw Luna, so I wanted to go meet..." Pinkie then interrupted him. She seemed more clingy than average.

"C'mon! It's a party! You gotta loosen up!" He was then pulled onto the dance floor. He just hoped Fluttershy didn't catch him, with Pinkie.

"What do you mean, Speedpaint's in danger?" Fluttershy asked worried.

"You know about Changlings. And how they can manipulate their body into anypony they see?"

"Yeah. What's that got to do with Speedpaint?" Fluttershy wanted to make sure there wasn't anything too dangleous.

"Well, there is another kind... Ones that can enter ponies dreams, just like I can. They can enter their memories, and use them to make them believe whatever they want." Luna then paused for a moment. "I believe that one has entered into Speedpaint's subconscious. And has used his late fiancee, as a persuasion to take over his mind. If it completely takes over is body, and not stopped within the next hour. It could drain all the life from his body, and kill him." When Fluttershy heard those words, her heart stopped.

"Is there a way to stop this? I CAN'T lose him! I... I just can't!" Fluttershy was starting to tear up.

"If we can separate it from Speedpaint, and keep it away long enough. There is a chance we can save him."

"B... But how?" Luna then looked over at Speedpaint in the party.

"It doesn't need to be IN his head, to manipulate him. Just close to him. There is a chance, it could be out of his head, and could be disguised as ANY of his friends." Fluttershy then saw Speedpaint dancing with 'Pinkie'. Pinkie was smiling evilly.

"Oh no..."

"Pinkie! I REALLY need to get back to Fluttershy!" Speedpaint tried to escape, but Pinkie's grip was surprisingly good. Even knowing she has hooves.

"Don't be silly! Just dance!" Just then, a loud voice was heard coming from the entrance.

"Stay away from Speedpaint, Impostor!" Luna yelled in her 'Royal Voice'.

This caused the room to go quiet. Suddenly; Speedpaint started to feel weak, then flopped down to the ground.

"It's too late! He's mine now! His power shall be mine!" 'Pinkie' then turned into a way cooler looking Changling, then went inside of his head.

"ARGH! What's happening to meee..." Speedpaint cried out in pain. Everyone saw his eyes change from an emerald green, to a bright red. There was a look of evil on his face.

"Speedpaint! Fight it! Please! You can do thi..." Suddenly; a hoof collided with Fluttershy's chest. She went flying into a wall. "Sp... Speedpaint...?"

"I... I'm sorry! I didn't do tha...!" "Shut it, paint boy! This is MY body now!" Rainbow ran towards Fluttershy. Hoping she was okay.

"Flutters... Please be okay..." Rainbow looked at the wall, where she had hit. It had cracked, and Fluttershy looked in pain.

"Rainbow... P... Please save him... I love him!" Fluttershy coughed out at Rainbow. as she closed her eyes.

"NO, NO, NO! FLUTTERSHY!" Rainbow felt her pulse, it was still there, but it was slowing down. "Someone! Get her to the hospital!"

"What about him?" Twilight asked rushing over to Fluttershy.

"I'll try my best to separate it, from him. That thing needs to be stopped!" Twilight then teleported Fluttershy to the hospital, leaving the rest to face the possessed Speedpaint.

"You all can try and stop me now! You have no idea what power this body already had!" It Spoke, in a slightly echoed version of Speedpaint's voice.

"What do you mean?" Rainbow asked, not understanding.

"I... I'm actually a... Agh!" "No! Let them figure out by themselves... It'll be more amusing, that way!" The creature then somehow, shot a beam of energy at Rainbow, which she just dodged. It left a massive hole in the side of Sugar Cube Corner.

"Whoa! How'd you do that!?" It just smiled, rather smug.

"Have you ever heard of gods, descending from the heavens. And taking on pony forms, to protect weaker ponies?"

"So, are you saying that, Speedpaint is a... God? And he never told us!" Rainbow tried understanding.

"Did he ever say WHY, Ruby Shine passed?" The eyes then went back to emerald. "Y... You Killed her! Just to make me weak again!" Speedpaint managed to spit out, before being taken over again. "Heh, heh... That is getting annoying. Time to get outside!" It then was about to fly off, but then hit the ground. "Hey! What the...?"

"He injured his wing! I guess you can't fly anymore!" Rainbow then hit it in the face, but it didn't work.

"I... I get my power from being with somepony! But slowly grow weaker, the longer I'm not. So I was as weak as a normal pony, in that bear incident!" His eyes then turned to red again. "ARGH! Fine! I don't need flight anyway! I've got all the powers of a god!"

"We need a god, to fight a god! We need... Discord..." Rainbow felt hopeless. Just then, a familiar, disembodied voice appeared.

"Why, hello Rainbow. You called?" A draconequus appeared in a cloud of smoke. It was the god of chaos. It was Discord.

"Well, it's about time! Where have you been?!" Discord teleported next to Rainbow. The possessed Speedpaint didn't know about Discord's reformation.

"Discord, have you came to help bring chaos with me?"

Discord sighed. "Speedpaint, what are you talking about? You've never wanted chaos... Wait, have you been... Ha ha ha!" Discord began to laugh uncontrollably. "Oh my, that's rich!"

"Someone! Pl... Please, help! It has complete control over my powers! Discord, u.. Use your powers to separate this dream changling, out of me! before it destroys all of Equestria, and kills me! I can't control..." "Quiet you! What did I tell you about doing that!?"

"Oh, fine! I guess, I can help you! 'sigh' you have to take the fun out of things!" Just then, he blasted him with another energy blast. All that was left of discord was a pile of ash.

"D... Discord?" Rainbow was shocked, but then the pile of ash turned back into the draconequus.

"Really? Now, that wasn't very nice! Don't start a fight you can't win! I'm the god of chaos, remember? I can do anything!"

"Well then, let's see what you can do!" Discord then smiled. As he flew over towns Speedpaint, and reached into his head, and pulled out the dream changling.

"You really are annoying. You know that?" He then took away its ability to change, and to enter other ponies minds. "I wonder if Fluttershy would like to 'take care' of this annoying rodent.

"Not until I've finished with it!" Speedpaint said, getting up, looking angry.

"No! I almost had complete power! This isn't happening!"

"Oh, shut it! You killed Ruby, you hurt Fluttershy, and tried to kill me! Don't think I'm just gonna let you go!" The dream changling gulped.

He then had a ball of energy in his hooves. "No! Please, don't kill me!" Speedpaint then turned the ball of energy into a hard spherical shell, surrounding the dream changling.

"I'm no murderer. I'll let the gods see what to do with you." The sphere then disappeared, along with the dream changling.

"Smart. The gods can do A LOT worse than mere death..." Discord added, then remembered Speedpaint saying it hurt Fluttershy. "Wait, did you say, it hurt Fluttershy?! Why would anypony want to do that?" Speedpaint's eyes then opened wide.

"Fluttershy! I almost forgot! I need to see her!" He then ran out the building, heading towards the hospital.

"Hey, where's Pinkie Pie?" Twilight pointed out, then heard some mumbling coming from a closet. As she opened the door, Pinkie Pie was in there, tied up, and gagged. She also looked thin, like she hadn't eaten in days. "Pinkie!?"

Tears had fallen down her cheeks, and her eyes were bloodshot. Twilight untied her, and too the gag out her mouth.

"Tw... Twilight..." Pinkie then got up and hugged her tightly. "Y... You found me! I've been here since Thursday! That mean thing, tied me up, and left me here. I was so... Scared..." Pinkie was now crying on Twilight's shoulder, and Twilight rubbed Pinkie's back with her hoof, to comfort her.

"It's going to be alright, Pinkie. That thing is gone now..."

At the hospital, Speedpaint had just entered through the doors. When he came up to the counter, he wa out of breath.

"I've... Come... To see... Fluttershy..." He panted, he was feeling weaker.

"Okay, but I don't think this is the best time to see he..." Speedpaint then interrupted angrily.

"She was punched by a god! I can help her!" There was a loud shake, but he calmed down. "Please... I'm the ONLY one that can save her!"

The checkout lady, sighed. She thought he was a crazy pony. "Very well. She's in room 22b." Speedpaint then ran to the correct room. When he arrived, he saw Fluttershy, on a life support system. There was also three doctors around her.

"Sorry, but you're going to have to leave the room, whilst we examine her." One doctor told Speedpaint, but he ifignored him.

"I know what's wrong with her! But only I know how to cure her!" Speedpaint then got the attention from the other doctors.

"Oh really? Then what IS the problem?"

"You may not believe this but, she was punched by a god, and I'm the ONLY one who can save her!" The three doctors just laughed at his statement. But then stopped, when he blasted a gush of wind from his hooves.

"Please! There isn't much time!" The doctors then let him past, hoping he was right.

Speedpaint then started to pass a yellow aura, from his eyes, nose, and mouth, to Fluttershy. Her monitor started to speed up. And she began to twitch. Soon she opened her eyes, as Speedpaint felt over.

Fluttershy gasped. "What happened? Where am I?" Fluttershy asked a doctor.

"You're in the hospital. This stallion just saved your life!" Fluttershy then looked to the ffloor, and saw an ancient pony. She then recognised his cutie mark. "'Gasp' Speedpaint?! I... Is that you?"

He then looked up. He looked at least 200 years old now. "H... Hey... Fluttershy... What's up?" He then laughed, but then coughed loudly.

"W... What happened to you?"

"I gave up my immortality, to save you. I am actually 2000 yeas old. I came from the heavens 100 years ago..." Fluttershy was shocked. She couldn't believe what she was hearing.

"Wait! Are you saying, y... You're a god?!" Speedpaint just nodded. But then began to speak.

"Fluttershy... Before I die, I want you to remember, that I always loved you! From the moment I first saw you, I could feel an energy inside me. One that I only got from being with a true love. I got it with Ruby, and I got it with you!" He was start to fade away.

"Speedpaint! Don't leave me! I love you! You can't die!" Fluttershy then pulled Speedpaint up, and kissed him on the lips before he began to dissadisappear.

All he said before he left was, "I love you too, Fluttershy..." Fluttershy broke down in tears. The othedoctors began to sob, at the completely selfless act. Just then, the rest of her friends made it, into her room. (And Discord)

"Fluttershy! You're going to be alright! Thank Celestia, you're alive!" Rainbow yelled in excitement, but the saw her crying. "F... Fluttershy... Are you okay?"

"He gave up his immortality, to save me... Speedpaint's dead, and I just lost love of my life..." Fluttershy kept staring at the mark left by Speedpaint's death.

"Speedpaint's... Gone? I'm so sorry Fluttershy..." Rainbow sat up next to Fluttershy, and put her hoof on her back. "I know how much you loved him..." Rainbow then turned to Discord. "You said you can do anything, right? can you bring back the recrecently dead? There's a chance, we could get him ba..."

"Rainbow Dash, that would only work on dead bodies. And when gods die, their whole body is sent to the void. I'm sorry, but there's nothing I can do." Rainbow coudn't believe it. She didn't care about having Fluttershy so she can be happy. Just to have Fluttershy to be happy.

"Rainbow, can I have some time alone please? I want time to think..." Rainbow nodded. And motioned everyone to exit the room.

As they left, Fluttershy was thinking about what had just happened.

"That was the least selfish thing I've ever witnessed. He gave me his life force, just to keep me alive..." Fluttershy was thabout to cry again, but; suddenly, Speedpaint's voice played in her head.

"Don't cry over me. Move on... Make the most of the new life I gave you! I will protect you, whenever you need help. You just need to believe..." Fluttershy was shocked at the sudden voice, in her head. but heard every word of it.

"Okay Speedpaint. I will try, and move on... But not at the moment..." Fluttershy then got off of her bed, and opened the door, to see all her friends. They were all wearing smiles, which read a 'sorry for your loss' thing.

"Are you going to be alright?" Rainbow asked approaching Fluttershy.

"I... I'll be fine... I just... I need a walk..." Fluttershy pushed passed them, and ran off.

"Poor Fluttershy... I can't imagine what's she's going through..." Twilight sighed, as she stared at Fluttershy run away.

Outside the hospital, the doors opened quickly. Fluttershy came running out, with tears in her eyes. She then saw Speedpaint's house, and remembered about the key under her wing.

"Just one more look... And then I forget about him..." She then opened the door, and stepped in.

Back at the hospital, the rest of the mane six (and discord), had just exited through the doors.

"Well, that party couldn't have gone any worse. There's two giant holes in Sugar Cube Corner, and somepony died! Worst party ever!" Pinkie complained.

"I just can't believe Speedpaint was a god!" Rainbow still couldn't believe what had just happened.

"Hey, I don't write this stuff!" Pinkie declared, but everyone looked at her funny. "What? What'd I say?"

"I just can't imagine what Fluttershy is going through right now. Her first love died, just to save her... He did a completely selfless act. And all in the name of love..." Rainbow looked into the night sky, and closed her eyes tightly, trying not to cry.

"Rainbow, she'll get over im' eventually. But, y'all gonna have ta give her some space. " Rainbow nodded sadly. She then walked off, with her head facing down.

"I'm going home... Nopony follow me!" Rainbow took off slower than usual, but still left a trail of rainbow behind.

"Twilight... Y'all think Speedpaint is truly dead? He was a god, after all." Twilight looked towards Discord, to answer Applejack's question.

"He would most likely be turned into a spirit god, like me. But seeing as he gave up his immortality, I'm not too sure."

"So there's a chance he could still be alive?!" Twilight was getting excited.

"If the highest ranking gods are in a good mood, that is. He has always been a goody two-shoes to them."

Back in Speedpaint's house, Fluttershy was looking at his old paintings. They looked like they were getting older, as she looked around.

"Wow, he really has been around a long time!" She then saw an ancient chest. It had a lock on, and looked like I hadn't been opened in centuries. A note as attached to it.

It read: 'NEVER OPEN! END INSIDE!'

Fluttershy was confused at what the note said.

"Never open, end inside? Does that mean...?" There was a sudden sound. It was a voice, that sounded familiar.

"Yes Fluttershy. The end of the world." Fluttershy gasped in shock, at who it was.

I can guess you already can tell who it is. But you'll just have to wait. Review, fav, and follow... You get the idea. Byyyeeee...!