"Good morning everyone, did you all have a nice sleep?" Fluttershy asked sweetly as she gave them a warm, heartfelt smile. The sun laid a blanket of warmth and light upon them, the grass glistening in the glow, the dew shimmering, as if the grass had been covered in sprinkles before the sun rose.
About three days have passed since the party that celebrated the day of her birth. Things were back to their peaceful settings, no evil, creepy stallion wandering around and Equestria wasn't threatened by any dangerous force at this time. It was a good day.
Pouring the last of the food for the picky Angel Bunny, she trotted to the door. "Alright now everyone, I have to go and get some things before the storm scheduled for later today, I'll be back soon." She explained to them as she then left. Now that the whole stallion business was cleared, she wasn't afraid to keep her door unlocked.
Walking around town, she approached Sweet Apple Acres. She looked around, and then something caught her eye. She turned around. A stallion walked on ahead of blinked and tilted her head. Shruggining, she continued on.
It wasn't long until she heard her friend Applejack bucking apples for the autumn season. She followed the shaking tree-tops.
"Oh, well howdy there Fluttershy! What brings ya here ta Sweet Apple Acres?" The country pony asked her as she crossed one hoof over the other as her head followed Fluttershy until he landed near her.
"Good morning, I was hoping I could get a bucket of apples for my animal friends, I'm afraid I'm all out." Fluttershy explained to her.
"No problem! Six bits for the bucket of apples and I'll add the delivery free ta your cottage later taday! " Applejack smiled at her friend.
"Oh, how wonderful, this is abetted deal than even last year! Thank you so much." Fluttershy then gave the orange pony her six bits, and turned to walk away, but then something struck her. She had a question. She turned around. "Applejack... Did a stallion come here just a little bit ago, maybe before I arrived...?"
Applejack looked at her friend, brows furrowing down as she lifted two buckets of apples on her back. "Nah no stallion here. Just you Fluttershy." Applejack then trotted past her.
"Oh, I see.." She mumbled, and then walked off.
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"Hi Fluttershy? How ya doin!? I'm so happy you came to see me! Did you like my party? Didja Didja Didja!? I had such a blast! We should do it again sometime, I'm disappointed I haven't seen you since but that's okay I mean everypony gets busy from time to time I'm just so glad to see you today! Are you happy!?" Pinkie Pie eagerly interrogated.
"Oh yes, I'm very delighted to see you Pinkie Pie. I would love to spend more time, but you're right, I'm awfully busy, I have so much today before the scheduled storm later today. I just came to pick up my order of cupcakes and leaf candy for Angel Bunny, there his favorite." Fluttershy knew leaf candy wasn't exactly, typical, but she had made candy one time and accidentally dropped some leaves in it. The window was open at the time the leaf flew in, and didn't notice until after she cooked it. Angel Bunny loved it ever since, and so she showed Mr. And Mrs. Cake how to make it as well.
"Sure, it's in the back, just let me go get it for you!" Bouncing off, Fluttershy waited in the front room patiently. Then the bell rang. Fluttershy lookd behind her. It was the same stallion she saw just before at Sweet Apple Acres. Now she got a better look at him. The stallion was a unicorn, having a light grey coat with a flowing black mane, and a white tip on his mouth. His eyes were a stormy black-gray. She did. She noticed it would be hard to see him had he appeared at night. Fluttershy didn't get a look at his cutie mark.
"Excuse me my dear mare, do you know if the pony Pinkie Pie is here?" The stallion turned to her with a charming smile. She shy pony took a small step back, feeling her shyness come over her.
"S-she's in th-the-the back to g-get my order..." Fluttershy whispered to him as she crouched lower to the ground. The stallion blinked at the extremely shy pony, andyave off an awkward look now.
"Ah, she's busy. Well no worries, I'll return later. Farewell my little pony. " He then left as Pinkie Pie emerged from the back with a small. Of on her head, and a larger box in her jaw as she placed it on the counter for her.
"Who was here? You prepaid didn't you?" Pinkie wondered.
"Yes, and yes, a young gray stallion... He said he would return later... Thank you for getting this for me Pinkie." Fluttershy then took her order, and left.
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Fluttershy was heading now to go and get some cucumbers, another food Angel Bunny enjoyed thoroughly. When she arrived, she quickly noticed an ashen pony, a stallion. He glanced over at her, and waved her over. Fluttershy shook her head no, and went to get a restock of her other animal food for her friends.
It wasn't long before the dark pony arrived there as well. This was the fourth time Fluttershy spotted him and was getting greatly disturbed every time.
"My my..." The gray pony chuckled to Fluttershy . "It appears we keep running into one another today. Such a, lovely coincidence, don't you think?" He asked her, his eyes examining her.
"Coincidence indeed..." Fluttershy mumbled.
"I'm sorry, did you say something?" He asked her as he looked into her teal eyes. Fluttershy had a shiver run down her spine. Something about this pony gave her a bad feeling.
"I said... Coincidence.. How nice..." Fluttershy then started to walk backwards. He startd to follow her. She walked faster, her ears folding against her head.
"Why are you backing away?" The stallion kept the same cool face he's had since the beginning.
"Pl-Please, don't come a-any closer..." Fluttershy whimpered out to him as her rump hit the back of a tree she had backed herself into. He got closer, and closer, nit his face was only centimeters from hers. She turned her head so her cheek was to him, and her eyes closed tightly as she could feel them begin to water and heat up.
"Why are you so shy dear?" He seemed to be a little smug to the fear-stricken pony. Only a small cry came from her. He tilted his head, and then Fluttershy noticed something. His face became dark, his eyes glimmering with an devilish intent as his caring smile became a terrifying smirk. She swore she could hear laughter coming from him. This terrified the pony so much that her eyes began to water and she was paralyzed.
"Fluttershy you're request is ready!" The clerk pony called out. The stallion had quickly swiveled his head to look at the clerk, the illusion of darkness dispersing as Fluttershy ran off, tears in her eyes. She was quick to run home.
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".. A loop through the hoop with a swirl and a twirl-" Rainbow Dash instructed herself as she flew, practicing with the clouds before she was to make the scheduled storm arrive. Then she heard it. A cry, whimpering softly. She barely could hear it, but she did. She looked down to the source. It was Fluttershy! Why was her friend crying? Rainbow dash flew down to her friend to investigate.
"Fluttershy!" Calling her name, the teary-eyed Fluttershy didn't stop. Concern washed over Rainbow as she quickly flew after her. "Fluttershy!" Rainbow tried to call again. She didn't come to a stop until she was clear out of Ponyville and into the meadow near her home, where she then laid down and cried into her hooves. Landing on the ground, the rainbow pony slowly approached her friend. She laid down next to her.
"Fluttershy, what's wrong?" Rainbow asked her, saying it in a gentle whisper, which was very unlike the blue pony. Sniffles and quiet sobs were her response. Rainbow Dash nudged Fluttershy's head gently with her snout. "Fluttershy.. C'mon, don't cry.." The pony's ears went down as she felt bad for her friend. Who would harm Fluttershy?
Swiftly coming to a stand, her ears pricked back up as her eyes furrowed down angrily. Fury flowed through her. She would find the pony that had made Fluttershy cry and beat them to a pulp! Her wings spread wide and she crouched down, ready to jump and take a fly. Her hooves pranced from the ground, but was quickly stopped when a gentle bite clamped down on her tail. Slightly stunned, she stopped raising herself in the air and looked back at the tear-soaked face of Fluttershy, who gave her a pitiful but pleading look, as if she was telling her not to go.
The anger dissipated from Dash, as she lowered herself to the ground, following Fluttershy's example. Her tail was then released, falling back to hang between her hind legs as sniffles came from the saddened pony. She watched as her companion wiped her eyes with her legs. Her wings folded back by her side.
"Fluttershy.." Rainbow attempted once more, but instead of having no answer she was soon tumbling to the ground, Fluttershy burying her face in Dash's neck. A blush managed to paint itself across her cheeks. Turning off her back, she situated to where Fluttershy's head was in her hooves, both laying down side by side, Dash laid her head on Fluttershy's in comfort. Her heart beat fast and hard in her. Heat,mike somepony pounding on a thing of drums to get the desired sound. She felt as if the beat vibrated her whole body, and may jump out of her chest at any moment. A fleeting thought of whether or not Fluttershy felt the same crossed her mind.
Time passed them by, but to the yellow and cyan ponies it only felt like a blink of an eye. Fluttershy had now calmed down and her face dried from the tears that had fell from her eyes, and now her eyelids felt like weights upon her face. We had yet to tell her dashing friend about why she had cried, about the terror she had witnessed hours before. Yet she didn't want to tell her friend, she didn't feel like she should bother them with something as petty as getting backed into a tree by a male unicorn she had run into by chance. She doubted her meant any harm now that she had calmed down and had a clear mind instead of a fear-stricken one.
Dash on the other hand, who had stayed perfectly still for hours while Fluttershy cried and finally calmed down, had fallen asleep on her pink-maned friend. Dash was able to relax, her scent calming her nerves. Fluttershy smelled like the forest, and her second favorite smell other than cold air forcing itself in her nostrils, was the caring scent of the forest.
Fluttershy let out a silent yawn, and lifted her head, nuzzling the blue pony awake. Rainbow's eyes fluttered open, and then blinked. She rubbed her eye with her leg.
"Shoot, I fell asleep.. Are you okay?" Dash asked as she looked at her friend, standing when Fluttershy lifted her head from her legs and stretched, hearing a few bones pop from sitting in the same position for so long.
"Yes, I'm fine. It's late, we should head home. I'm sorry for keeping you here so late..." The kind pony told her and gave her a sleepy smile. Dash would never know how grateful Fluttershy was for her not pursuing after the reason of her tears, and being there for her as she cried.
"Yeah sure, as long as you're better..." Dash told her nonchalantly with a flip of her mane. "I'll.. I'll hum, see you later..." Dash finally stated as she soared high into the sky.
"Goodbye Rainbow Dash.." Fluttershy smiled and waved and then was quick to trot home before this in had finished setting and the rain began to pour down.