Fluttershy & Pinkie Pie's Zombie Crisis: Final Act IV

4.1: Beginning

Under the symmetrical, white marble arch lay the entrance to the lost ruins of old Ponyville castle. Celestia's wonder of pony world, her grandiose and luxury castle was as old as Equestria. Throughout the thousands of years castle was built, demolished and rebuild. At it's base, under the regular halls guests visited there was an entrance to old ruins from before Celestia's birth.

Under the symmetrical, white marble arch, Celestia wasted many hours of her life. Every time she went into the catacombs of the old castle, she found something new. Today Equestria really is at the peak of civilization, but that doesn't mean old ones did not possessed something today lost. Today was her lucky day. An old magic scroll, she deciphered.

"Let me into the castle, it's me, Twilight. Celestia sent a message she needed me." Twilight was at castle entrance.

Passing royal guard, she wondered what was so urgent. From the main hall she needed to go left, then right. After that she needed to pass through a tiny corridor leading to servant rooms. Next was a descent of fifteen floors, deep under the castle. She felt colder with every step after descending into what seemed like a cave. Passing besides another guard, she saw Celestia. Celestia was patiently waiting.

"Oh, already here?" Celestia was surprised.

Calmly, she gestured Twilight to follow her. Stepping under a white marble arch and closing the big, oak door Celestia started explaining the situation to Twilight.

"I've been watching over you and reading your reports every day, Twilight. I really like your friends, but they as everyone else are not perfect. Right?"

"Well, no one is perfect, princess"

Twilight was in a good mood. This whole deal and secrecy around it made her a bit worried, but she had faith in her princess. Anyway, she continued listening Celestia. She couldn't let herself not to hear every word Princess had to say.

"These are ruins of old Poniville castle. I believe you know that, so I'll cut the history lesson. I often come here to excavate old scrolls and learn more about the ancient ponies"

Looking at Twilight she continued "And recently I've discovered some interesting magic here. I'd like you to try it out."

"I know, Twilight, that you first want to know everything about it. I'll show you the scroll, then you can decide"

The two mares continued to navigate the maze for a few more minutes before stopping. Turning her head in the direction of the scroll she wanted Twilight to read, Celestia gave her premision.

Slowly, to make sure she makes no mistakes, Twilight analyzed the magic scroll.

"This looks like some kind of a map, but geography data isn't written on it. There are two castles on the map. It seems like they are needed to maintain this spell. Celestia, is this a way to create a new world?"

Benevolently smiling at Twilight she praised her "Bravo, my top student! You got it almost perfectly. This map is a way to create a world in somepony's mind! You know what that means?"

"You mentioned my friends earlier, princess. Does this have something to do with them?"

"Yes. I've gotten an idea. Your friends Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie. I'd like to try something with them..."

4.2: Fluttershy

Fluttershy felt unimaginable rage. Her whole life was destroyed and friends dead. Twilight was there, so she hit her. And again and again. Soon she felt strange.

"Are you too feeling like you're exiting your body? I feel like this world is ending!" Pinkie Pie screamed. They were over the castle they encountered Twilight in. And then everything was fire.

Soon the ponies opened their eyes in Twilight's bookstore. It was full of books and Twilight was there. And Applejack. And Rainbow Dash and Rarity. Even Celestia!

"What is the meaning of this?" Fluttershy angrily got up. Feeling threatened, she charged onto Twilight and knocked her down. Preparing to hit her, she screamed.

"I want EXPANATIONS"

Although trying to bash Twilight until she blurts everything out, Fluttershy was stopped. Screaming to let her go, she was levitating under princess Celestia's spell. She was taken to Celestia's castle.

"Twilight, do you want to explain the situation to Fluttersy?" Celestia was worried for the poor yellow pony.

"Y-y-yes, princess!" Twilight was obviously feeling bad.

"Fluttershy, listen carefully... everything after your waking up in Everfree forest wasn't real. The zombiepony invasion wasn't real. Nor end of the world. Princess Celestia and I thought we could help you to make your character more bold and Pinkie Pie more serious. But you interfered when you found my castle. To keep the spell from collapsing I needed to have a magic point at two places. I really didn't expect you to get that stronger so fast. I'm sorry for any problems!"

Twilight was panicking, for she could lose two of her friends. As much as she wanted to stay with Fluttershy until she calms down, she needed to explain everything to Pinkie Pie. She ran.

Celestia decided to take care of Fluttershy, she felt just as guilty for suggesting this spell as Twilight did. Fluttershy was given her own room and private time to think for a few days.

"We struggle to become better ponies our whole life. Life is a challenge. My timid and shy mind was always like a wall stopping me from realising my wishes. I always wanted to change myself. Everypony craves for better and sometimes we're ready to do anything for it."

Fluttershy was resting in the middle of some room in Celestia's mansion. Feeling broken and naïve, she struggled with her daemons. Room she lay in was shining white. In the middle of the room, black pillows were sleeping and Fluttershy contemplating over them.

"My life was normal before I ended in hell. Zombies attacked, everyone vanished and world ended. After all, it was just a bad dream..."

"In my adventure I learned how to be assertive. I learned how to fight for myself. Somewhere along my journey my shyness was hurt and died. I'm still not sure where it skeleton was left."

"Should I forgive Twilight? Probably... I changed, but I'm not all that different person. I don't want to hold grudges. But first I want to see her. And Pinkie Pie."

"Celestia?" Fluttershy yelled.

"I want to see Twilight and Pinkie Pie"

4.3: Normal Life

Twilight's library was in silence. Twilight on one side, feeling down and sad for throwing hell spell on her friends. On the other side there was Fluttershy with a firm, judging look at her face. Twilight was scared of being rejected.

Rising her look up, to look into Fluttershy's eyes Twilight cried "I'll never do anything like this again. I'm sorry."

Fluttershy broke the invisible barrier between them and stepped up towards Twilight "I'm still the same old Futtershy. I killed a few hundred zombieponies, but that doesn't change my core self – I always forgive. Apology accepted. I just want to return into normal life. Just... don't you ever enchant me without me knowing first or I might seriously injure you. Twilight I could have lost my mind there..."

Two ponies wanted to hug, but Pinkie Pie suddenly entered the room. Both didn't see her for last few days. They were afraid.

Pinkie Pie entered the room slowly. "Did you two made peace with each others? I'll be blunt. Twilight tried to make you more assertive and me a little more serious. She wanted to help us in her twisted way. Fluttershy, please get over it and let's continue our life normally. I don't want tension in my Ponivile. I'm angry Twilight, but I'll try to forgive. That is all."

Fluttershy gave Pinkie a small smile "I'm happy you're good"

"Oh no, I'm not good. I just want everything to get good soon!"

"You're up for a party, Pinkie?"

"Not now. Let's all six of us go out one of these days... Fluttershy, hope to see you soon" Pinkie Pie exited the room and went home.

Turning towards Twilight, Fluttershy remembered of her unsuccessful try to call some pony out before all this shit happened "Twilight, I've got some things to attend to. Let's go out later just as Pinkie Pie suggested."

She exited Twilight's library.

Slowly strolling towards her old love interest's house she was having an inner conflict. In last few months that didn't actually happen, she bonded with Pinkie Pie as only pony in the world too much to think of boys and other ponies now. Should she continue going to ask this guy out? It didn't feel right. Fluttershy stopped.

She turned around and ran towards Pinkie Pie's house with a smile. Her heart shivered. Fluttershy still felt wournable and shaken, she needed a hug of a mare that got through the same hardship she did.

"Oh Pinkie Pie, here I come!"