"Release my friend!" Fluttershy said, jumping off the bed. "Fine, I need my magic to take that glass from you." The other growled. Starsweet dropped to the ground. The filly transported away suddenly. "Really?" Discord
asked, crossing his arms. Fluttershy flew over her sister's head and landed next to Discord. "Would you mind-" Was all she said. "Done." Discord replied. The two vanished in a white cloud. "Playing games, are we?" The
other growled.
Twilight gasped as Fluttershy and Discord appeared in front of her. Suddenly, Fluttershy was tackled to the ground in a hug by Pinkie. "It's you! Or is it?" Her friend asked, raising a eyebrow. "It's me, Pinkie. I think
the other me would've kicked you off." Fluttershy said. She stood and looked at her friends. "I got the glass, now we can return it to the frame and make the darkness go back, right?" The ponies were silent. "She took it…"
Starlight uttered. Fluttershy gasped. "Oh no! If she has it then she'll get the glass and destroy both!" She cried. The others eyes widened suddenly. "Fluttershy!-" They started. The mare collapsed as a sharp blow hit her in the
head. "Oh, that one's going to be ringing in my ears for a while!" The other Fluttershy sighed, touching her head then kicked the unconscious pony aside. She then looked up at the elements. "You monster!" Rainbow Dash yelled, racing
towards her. "Come on." The other mare muttered before waving her hoof.
Rainbow froze in place. Only her eyes could move and with them she looked as if she could burn a hole through the evil one's forehead. "Don't worry, dear. It will wear off soon, but I must say, that'll be too late." She laughed. Then
looking at the others she said, "Anypony else want to challenge me?" They stayed silent. "Friendship will prevail." Twilight growled. Fluttershy raised her eyebrows. "Wow… You're annoying." The alicorn passed out at her
words and Starlight caught her. "Anypony else have a speech?! Friendship prattle they want to bring up?!" Fluttershy growled. The group except Rainbow of course, ran to Twilight. Discord had remained silent only to keep his friends safe.
The evil smirked, picked up her sister and vanished.
Fluttershy awoke on the cold ground and her eyes fluttered open. She sat up and looked around. "Where is everypony?" She whispered. "Locked up, as they should be." Said a voice behind her. Fluttershy jumped in fright and whipped
around. "What have you done?" She growled to her double. The other sighed. "I couldn't find the princesses, Starsweet, or Clover, so be a dear and tell me where they are."
"Even if I did know, w-" Fluttershy looked around the throne room which was where they were as she spoke and spotted something out the window. She quickly ran over and grabbed a sword of the wall. "Come on! F-fight me!"
She cried, trembling a little. The double gave a laugh. "Why would I waste my time with that? I have the mirror to destroy. I've been waiting for you to wake up and I can finally relish in you and your friends despair as I destroy what you've
been fighting for." She laughed. Fluttershy suddenly smiled. The other frowned at the odd behavior then turned around. Clover gasped as she was spotted.
The unicorn quickly grabbed the mirror frame and glass then dashed off. Fluttershy tried to run but the sword in her mouth lifted out and pointed to her. Magic. "I don't think so, darling." The evil growled at the unicorn. Clover yelled
as her hooves suddenly went into the ground. "Let go of my things and I will think of a worse death for you." Then in a heart stopping moment, Fluttershy watched in horror as the glass slipped from Clover's hooves. The unicorn tried to grab
it but the shatter resounded through the room. The pegasus screamed. The other looked shocked for a moment then smiled. "Wow. That was lovely, thank you for being such a clutz! Now give me the frame." The unicorn hugged the frame closer.
Suddenly a golden beam shot out from nowhere and released the mare. "WHAT?!" The evil gasped, she turned around and saw Celestia, Luna, and Starsweet beside a free Fluttershy. Over Tia's head was a shining mirror glass, exactly the same
to the broken one. The evil looked at the shards at her hooves then at the other full one. "Clover dropped that glass to make you think you had won but Celestia put herself in the spell and got glass herself!" Luna said. Tia nodded slowly.
Clover ran to them but screamed as a vine grabbed her. "Throw that mirror frame and see what happens." The evil growled, walking to her. The unicorn sighed softly.
The frame soared through the air and Starsweet caught it. The other snarled in anger then turned to Clover. "You can't bring death to somepony that's already a spirit! Because when you're gone, I'm going back to my sealed body and finally
uniting with my friends and teacher." The unicorn said. Starsweet smiled and turned to Fluttershy. "It will feel weird, alright?" Fluttershy looked confused. "H-how do you know?" The unicorn bit her lip. "I'll explain
later. Now, we need you to regain your darkness and bring peace to Equestria." The filly was about to hand it to her but the pegasus stopped her.
"Starsweet… What if when she comes in me, what if I want to take over? I mean, I haven't had dark emotions lately, what if it's too much?" She asked. Celestia suddenly spoke up. "My dear Fluttershy, I was overcome with darkness when I was
but a foal. But I grew out of it and learned to control it. I did it because I had some people who cared for me, Luna, my parents, the elements and Starswirl himself. The creatures we care for will always love us, dark or light…. You are kindness
in a living form. You can do this."
Fluttershy nodded slowly then took the mirror frame. Suddenly, it flung from her hooves. "Foolish girl." Her double growled. Fluttershy trembled a little. "Please, just tell me what you made you this way! I must have forgotten what
made my dark side, tell me!" She whispered. The other looked up. "I want to try to win instead of being stuck in you, what you'll always be, a scared brat who doesn't do anything, because she's so kind, and sweet, and innocent! But I can't
be that way because I'm the opposite! I'm the darkness, the fear, the hate inside! I can't have a good life! I'm not a element of harmony! I'm not important! I'm just a mirror image of somepony who is the best thing that's ever graced Equestria apparently!
Because Fluttershy," She grabbed her sister's chin. "This little scared brat's going to win. Just like I know you've always wanted…" There was a deep silence then Fluttershy spoke in a soft voice. "You're right…" The mare
flew into the air and grabbed the frame. Clover threw the glass. It spun around, shining like madness. The other screeched as the glass went to it's rightful place. "NO!" The evil cried.
