Hello again, here is chapter six, enjoy.
The monkey crossed the bridge and approached Fluttershy.
" Congratulations your majesty, you have made us finally free", said the monkey.
" But.. I just", Fluttershy was cut off.
" You did what you had to do, it was either him or you", said the monkey.
" But I didn't even push him off", said Fluttershy.
" So that makes his death his own fault, not yours", said the monkey.
Just then, a female lion stepped forward, crossing the bridge and glared at Fluttershy angrily.
" This is an outrage, you're nothing but a cheater", said the lioness.
" Are you his wife", said Fluttershy.
" Damn right I am, and I am really pissed off about you causing my husband to die unfairly", said the lioness.
" It was a death match, there are no rules in a death match, she beat him fair and square", said the monkey.
" How, she hardly did a thing, I demand a rematch", said the lioness.
" How, your husbands dead, unless you want to challenge her", said the monkey.
" Don't listen to him, he doesn't know what he's talking about", said Fluttershy.
" Oh I will, this time I will win", said the lioness.
" No", said a voice, from behind, the lioness turned around to see a younger lion crossing the bridge.
" Leo, what are you doing", said the lioness.
" I can't let you do this, mom", said Leo.
" Well then what will we do, spend the rest our lives in exile", said the lioness.
" We have no choice, a deal is a deal, they won, so we have to leave", said Leo.
" Wait", said Fluttershy stepping forward, " It doesn't have to be this way, I'm sure there is another way to feed your species".
" How", said the lioness.
" Well, let's think about it, the crocodiles are doing better than the lions, because they have been living on fish", said Fluttershy.
" Yeah, we can get our pelicans to gather the fish, and we can offer it to you", said the monkey.
" So, you're saying is that we live on fish, berries and nuts, better than going hungry", said Leo.
" No it isn't, if there is anything I would rather eat, it's a antelope, or a zebra, I ain't living the rest of my life on the food you eat", said the lioness.
" It's either that or starvation, I am going to make this official", said Fluttershy standing up and turning to all of the lions.
" From this day fourth, any lion who attacks and kills will be banished, fish is the only source of meat I can accept, even though it's actually seafood". said Fluttershy.
" Anyone agree", said Leo.
" I certainly do not", said the lioness.
" What about the rest of you", said Leo, turning to the rest of the pack.
And then, one by one, the lions crossed the two bridge, approached the prey animals, and they all greeted each other, and there was not bloodbath.
" I guess they have now decided to truce", said the monkey.
Fluttershy then turned to the lioness, who was now alone.
" Join us, and we can help you live a better future", said Fluttershy.
The lioness then growled at Fluttershy.
" We'll meet again, and once you see me again, I will end you", said the lioness, she then took off and disappeared withing the next five seconds.
" Mom", said Leo, shocked that his mother left, he then turned to some of the other lions, " We need to go after her, she's not thinking straight, we'll split up and try to find her".
So, the lions scattered around the island, and spent the whole day trying to find the lioness, however, with no luck, they were not able to, they have searched almost every place in the island, but there is only one place they haven't look.
Fluttershy and Leo were at the crocodile river, on the other side, is exile island, the small island, filled with trees, in front of a giant cliff face.
" Do you think she's in there", said Fluttershy.
" It's the only place we haven't looked, and it's too late to go after her, the tide is at it's highest, so if we were to go in, we'll have wait till tomorrow, if she's still alive by then", said Leo.
" What if she survives the night in there", said Fluttershy.
" I doubt it, no one's really spent a night in exile island and lived to tell about it, how about this, first thing tomorrow morning we go in, and look for her, maybe during the day we'll make it in and out in one piece", said Leo.
" Can we leave this place, I don't like the looks of this", said Fluttershy, looking as a few crocodiles popped their heads out of the water.
" Don't worry, they only attack what touches the water, however we better keep a good distance", said Leo.
The two then walked away from the river, they then took off back into the jungle.
" What do you think is in exile island", said Fluttershy.
" Not sure, but since that giant cliff face is behind it, I say there's a cave, but that's just a guess, maybe that's also why we don't see the banished lions return", said Leo.
" Do you suppose some kind of monster is in that island, maybe hiding in the caves", said Fluttershy.
" I'm not sure, but if there is one, then there's no need to worry, it would have starved to death by now, the last lion that was banished in there was a month ago", said Leo.
The two continued walking, until they reached a hill, however it wasn't a hill that leads to the temple, it was a different one, one that near the edge of the island.
They climbed up the hill and when the reached the top, they sat down next to each other to catch their breath.
" So, what sort of hill is this one", said Fluttershy.
" This one gives us a better view of the sunset", said Leo.
They took a look as the sun was beginning to set, they couldn't help but admire it.
" Beautiful isn't it", said Leo.
" Yes", said Fluttershy, she then turned to Leo, " I'm sorry about your father".
" Nothing to worry about, it wasn't your fault", said Leo.
" But I was the one who fought him", said Fluttershy.
" He made his choice to challenge you, he was going to lose eventually", said Leo.
" Shouldn't you be at least a little bit distraught, I mean, your father is..", Fluttershy was cut off.
" Dead, I know, and good riddance to him", said Leo.
" How can you say that", said Fluttershy.
" I'm glad he's dead, you want to know why, it's because he's an abusive, arrogant, pathetic excuse of a father", said Leo.
" What did he do to you", said Fluttershy.
" When I was a cub, the day he became leader of the pack, I ran away from a fight, he noticed it, and said he was embarrassed, calling me a coward, would he expect me to go up against three lions that were taller than me, he said he was going to make a man out of me, even if he would get every bone in my body broken", said Leo.
" That's just mean", said Fluttershy.
" I know, at first I though he was just joking, then he began abusing me, no matter what I do, it wouldn't live up to his expectations", said Leo.
" What about your mother, was she abusive", said Fluttershy.
" No, she was supportive of me, keeping me from dying from him, yet somehow she didn't even stop him from doing any more damage", said Leo.
" Did he abuse her", said Fluttershy.
" No, I guess she loves the both of us, which must also be why I think she lost her mind, her husband is dead, and her own son has turned against her", said Leo.
" Well hopefully, we find her, and get her to snap out of it, you don't hate her as well do you", said Fluttershy.
" No, and hopefully deep inside there is still some sanity left in her, we'll enter the island first thing in the morning", said Leo.
" That's the spirit, don't worry Leo, we'll find her", said Fluttershy, wrapping her arm around Leo's shoulder.
They watched as the sun fully sets, and vanishes from their sight, the sky begins to fade to darkness and the stars began to bright up.
Fluttershy couldn't help but shiver from the cold breeze.
" It's getting a bit cold, I'm going to head back to the temple, I'll see you tomorrow", said Fluttershy.
" Yeah, see you tomorrow", said Leo.
Fluttershy then wrapped her arms around Leo, giving him a hug before getting up and walking down the hill, she made her way back in the jungle, climbed up the temple hill, and got back into the temple.
Meanwhile in the middle of the ocean, the six girls were still on the boat, it was dark, and most of them were starting to get worried.
" Now I'm starting to worry about this, what if this boat turns over", said Twilight.
" It won't, the waves aren't strong to do that", said Applejack.
" What if another ship runs us over", said Twilight.
" It won't", said Applejack, switching on the fog light on the boat.
" And don't you have a GPS, maybe that would keep track and notify us of any upcoming ships", said Pinkie Pie.
" What about sharks", said Twilight.
" You're getting paranoid Twilight", said Rainbow Dash.
" I know, I just want to make sure we make it across alive so we can save Fluttershy", said Twilight.
Pinkie Pie then yawned.
" I'm getting tired, I think we should get some sleep", said Pinkie Pie.
" Hang on a second, I think one of us should stay awake, to keep the boat going, or at least to keep a look out", said Twilight.
" You can leave that to me sugarcube, just get yourselves some sleep and I'll keep a look out", said Applejack.
" Thanks Applejack", said Twilight as she and Pinkie Pie went to sleep, Rarity did so shortly after.
That left Applejack, Rainbow Dash and Sunset.
" Aren't you two going to get some rest", said Applejack.
" I think I'm going to stay up a bit longer", said Sunset.
" Me too", said Rainbow Dash.
" And it won't be morning for another 8 and a half hours, so it'll be pretty boring", said Sunset.
" I'll handle it", said Applejack.
" I'm going to have a cup of coco, anyone want any", said Rainbow.
" I will", said Sunset.
" Yeah, fill me up one too", said Applejack.
Another day has gone by, it was morning, Rarity, Twilight, Sunset, Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash were still asleep, and Applejack was still taking the wheel, keeping to boat moving, her eyes were starting to become as red as apples, and the bottom of her eyes have dark circles, she yawned then she called for the other five.
" Okay girls, it's time to wake up now", said Applejack.
Twilight, Sunset, Rarity, Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash woke up.
" Thanks Applejack, I see you look very tired yourself, why don't you get some rest, and we'll take it from here", said Twilight.
" Thanks sugarcube", said Applejack, she got into her sleeping bag and drifted off to sleep.
" Okay, so what I believe, we'll be able to reach the island tonight", said Twilight.
" That's great to hear", said Rarity.
It was now Fluttershy's tenth day on the island, after waking up, and having something to eat, she got out of the temple and went down the hill, where Leo was waiting for her.
" How did you sleep", said Leo.
" I slept well, thank you, what about you", said Fluttershy.
" I was alright as well, should we get going", said Leo.
" Lead the way, if you don't mind", said Fluttershy.
And so, they made their way through the jungle, and they made it back to the river, the tide was low again, and the path across the river was visible again.
" Well, this is it, time to find out once and for all what is in exile island", said Leo.
The two crossed the stone path, and reached the other side where they stood at the threshold of the small island.
They stepped forward, making their way passed the trees, and where now getting further and further from the exit.
They looked around to so far see only trees, nothing really terrifying or dangerous, so far so good.
They kept on walking until they reached the other end, they find themselves, in front of a cliff face.
" Wow, so all this time, this is all that's on the island", said Leo.
" Wait, look", said Fluttershy, pointing at what was a few feet from them, it was a giant hole in the cliff.
" It must be a cave", said Leo.
" What do you thinks in it", said Fluttershy.
" My mother could be in there, this cave does look like a good place to hide", said Leo.
" Don't you think there is some kind of monster in there", said Fluttershy.
" Maybe, but I'm not going in there, if I did, and there is something in there, it could be the reason why we aren't seeing any live or dead bodies so far", said Leo.
" If your mother went in there, don't you suppose she got killed", said Fluttershy.
" No, she has to be here, she has to be still alive, we haven't checked all of exile island yet", said Leo.
So, they looked all around exile island, but weren't able to find Leo's mother, it didn't mean they were going to give up.
They returned to the cave, and looked at it, at how dark it was inside.
" So, everywhere has been checked, except the cave", said Fluttershy.
" I really don't want to go in there, it's dark, how can we find her, or what if we fall down a giant pit in there", said Leo.
" Hang on, I know what we need, wait right here, I'll be back in a few minutes", said Fluttershy, she took off out of the exile island, went through the jungle, and made it back to the beach where she originally camped her first week on the island.
She picked up a piece of glass she had been using for fire, and a familiar bag, and made her way back in the jungle.
When she got back into exile island, she met up with Leo again, in front of the cave.
" What were you after", said Leo.
" I was after this", said Fluttershy, holding the glass, " It was what I was using to create fire".
" How", said Leo.
" Well, I just hold it out, have the sun shine through it, and that's it", said Fluttershy, she then picked up a large stick, and kept it stood, she then wrapped a small cloth around it, with some grass, she then held the glass about the stick, and the suns rays, shined through the glass, and it caused the cloth end of the stick to go in a tiny flame.
" There you go, we've got fire, which we can use for light", said Fluttershy, holding onto the stick, which she has now made into a torch.
" Impressive work, well, let's go in then", said Leo.
" And also, just to make sure we don't get lost, I also brought these with me", said Fluttershy, holding the bag, which contained seashells.
Fluttershy and Leo then walked into the cave, every step they took, Fluttershy placed a seashell on the ground, at first they thought it was going to be like a maze, but then, they believe the cave is only going one way, Fluttershy, however, is still going to use those shells anyway, just in case.
They stopped when they came across a precipice.
At the other side, they saw another path leading further in the cave, but first they have to cross the chasm.
They looked down to see what is below the chasm, but they could only see pitch black.
" Do you think it's a bottomless pit", said Fluttershy.
" I don't know, I've never actually come across one, maybe there's something underneath that we can't see, or it could just be rocks 50 feet below us, if so, I don't think we'll live if we fall in", said Leo.
" Well, how are we going to get across", said Fluttershy, they looked at the other side of the chasm to see that it was 10 feet from them.
" I think I can make that jump", said Leo, he walked away from the edge, and then once he was far enough to gain momentum, he charged his way towards the chasm, and jumped across, making it to the other side.
" Way to go Leo", said Fluttershy, she watched as he returned back to where she is.
" Okay, so now, all we got to do, is figure out how to get you across, surely you can't jump that far", said Leo.
" No I can't, but I know a way to get across", said Fluttershy, she and Leo got out of the cave, and Fluttershy found some long vines.
She then looked out to the sun, to see it is still up.
" Don't worry Fluttershy, it won't be nighttime for another few hours, however, we better use our time wisely", said Leo.
The two returned to the cave, with the wine, and made their way back to the precipice.
Fluttershy tied one end of the vine, and gave the vine to Leo, Leo then jumped across to the other side.
He then tied the other end of the vine, once both ends were tightly tied, Fluttershy took a deep breath, and grabbed onto the vine and began to make her way across the chasm, onto the vine.
Once she reached the other side, she and Leo continued walking through the cave.
They stopped when they came across something.
" What is that", said Fluttershy, as she raised the torch over what it was, giving them a better look at it, and she began to regret doing so after she saw it.
It was a skeleton.
" What the heck", shouted Leo in shock, he turned to Fluttershy to see her tilting backwards, he kept her on to her feet, to keep her from fainting.
" How did that happen", said Fluttershy.
" I don't know, but I do know it's a lion's skeleton, which means this one might died of starvation, which makes sense seeing as there is no food in exile island", said Leo.
" What if it was killed, by another living creature", said Fluttershy.
" I'm not sure if that's possible, I also don't think my mother is here, if she was, and if she did come in here, she would have fallen into the precipice without seeing it, considering how dark it was", said Leo.
" Hang on, if that's true, then how come this lion was able to make it across", said Fluttershy, pointing at the skeleton.
" That, I have no idea, maybe it was a coincidence", said Leo.
" I'm not even sure if I can accept it as a coincidence, I mean, what are the odds of a lion jumping across one small ledge, to another 10 feet away, in the dark, in my opinion, they're pretty slim", said Fluttershy.
" So you're thinking that maybe there is another way in the cave", said Leo.
" I think so, I mean, nobody has spent even a day on exile island and lived to tell the tale, otherwise they might tell us if there is more than one way in the cave", said Fluttershy.
" Maybe we should head back, I still don't think my mother went in here, I also don't think she's on the island at all, she may not be thinking straight at the moment, but I know she's not stupid", said Leo.
So, Fluttershy and Leo made their way out of the cave, crossing the precipice, once they got out, they made their way back to the exit of exile island.
" Leo, I was thinking, supposing that your mother is in there, I was thinking we search the outside of the cave to look for another way in", said Fluttershy.
" We can do that, and search every nook and cranny around that cave, seeing if there is another way in, we'll climb the cliff face and search for one, but we need to be quick", said Leo.
" Let's check the river first, and see how much time we actually got", said Fluttershy.
And I'm going to end it right there, so for recap, Fluttershy has made truce with all but one of the lions, and has made a new friend with one of them, they went to a place called exile island to look for the odd lion out, who went AWOL, and the girls are getting closer to the island, I hope you enjoyed this chapter and until next time.
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