I think it's about high time I make something REALLY interesting happen here; this story has to get moving at some point and now seems as a good a time as any. So yes I'm feeling in a slightly depressed very thoughtful/story creative mood because of the pantomime scene I did for theatre today, so when i was reading this it seemed a little more depressing almost, but whatever. it's not a big deal. on with the story!
DISCLAIMER: I do not own My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Vocaloid or This is War by 30 Seconds to Mars. I only own the story idea.
Episode 9
Fluttershy's POV
It was hard to tell when it was supposed to be night or day, but it looked lighter than it had, so I figured it must be at least close to morning. I stood up quietly stretching my wings out since they felt cramp. Everypony else was still asleep and I breath a sigh of relief as I started silently making my way to the edge of the clearing. I knew my staying with the group would be completely useless and it would just drag them all down; I was too scared to do anything and if it did come to a fight I would just freeze up and they would end up having to bother to save me.
The air felt warm and cold at the same time, so I didn't even know if I felt hot or cold as I wandered into the woods. My hooves were shaking as I forced them onto the ground one in front of the other, my head lowered to try and shrink away from any monster that could possibly be hiding in the thick trees. I could swear I heard something just about every second: a twig snapping, the sound of a hoof fall, somepony else's breath.
"Fluttershy?"
I jumped a foot in the air, my wings instantly locking up against my side and I would have run off in a heart beat except for the fact that my legs didn't seem to be working either. "W-Who are y-you and what do you w-want?!" I whisper shouted in a shaky voice.
"Fluttershy, it's me, Rin."
I slowly turned to the see the human pegasus with a white bow tied up in her mane. She had a gentle smile on face seeing how much she frightened me. "I'm sorry; I tried to think of a way that would make you notice me without scaring you too bad, but I don't seem to have succeeded very well."
My entire body relaxed and I lifted my head up a little. I was still jittery and wasn't able to meet this brave pony's gaze. "It's fine. I'm just glad to have a little bit of company out here, but I can't stay and talk for long."
"Where exactly are you going? You don't strike me as the type to take a morning walk in a place you're petrified of," Rin asked the question I had been hoping she wouldn't ask. She seemed to be the type who would try to drag me back assuring me that I wouldn't be a bother when deep down we all knew I was just that. A burden and nothing more.
"I'm leaving. If I stay with the group I'll just end up bringing you all down and you'll have to end up babysitting me," I answered truthfully turning away and plodding off as I said this.
Rin landed right in front of me, her wings staying straight up in the air. Holding my gaze she stated firmly, "So what if you get a little scared? You're not a burden and you're not the only one whose scared, so I don't want to hear these lame excuses from you! If you spend your whole life running away from everything that frightens you, you truly are a coward then, but if you face your fears you've just proven yourself to be brave." She planted her hooves firmly in front of me watching my every move to make sure I wouldn't get a chance to escape.
"B-But-"
"I said I don't want to hear excuses! You're coming back with me because we need you brave or not," Rin's voice got softer and more gentle as she finished the sentence. Giving me a small smile, she prompted, "Are you sure you still want to leave?"
Now that I thought about it running away really did seem like a stupid idea. I had no idea where I would go or who I could stay with and going back to Ponyville was definitely out of the question. Really the only choice I had was to go back with Rin and try and face my fears however badly it turned out. "I don't really have much of a choice do I?"
We turned around to start heading back in the direction of camp when we were instantly surrounded by unicorns and pegasus's that looked like darker versions of Celestia's guards. Instantly any boldness I had felt from Rin's speech evaporated like it had never been there and I took up my usual stance of crouching down in fear.
"The two of you are coming with us," one of them spoke his voice rough and demanding leaving no other option for us.
The unicorns horns started glowing and I let out a small scream as whatever Rin was trying to say was muffled. Wind whipped around us and a spinning vortex of color surrounded us and the guards. The last I saw of the forest was the cold dead leaves littering the ground.
I had thought about adding more, but that seemed like a good place to stop it for now, so I just went with that. Sorry if it seems kind of rushed, that wasn't my intention at all, but it's really hot in my room right now, so I just kinda wanted to get it down so I could go downstairs and cool off a little. I hope you enjoyed it and look for an update soon!
