LOCATION Hospital, Date 4/28/1560, Time 12:20 PM
Fluttershy sat up quickly grabbing her stomach in pain falling back. "Ow!" She cryed out.
"No stay in bed!" Yelled a voice. It was a nurse. Nurse Blueheart by her name tag.
"What?"
"Your friend brought you here two days ago. But you were supposed to be out for at least a week."
"Friend?"
Blueheart points to Daring sitting in the corner asleep on the couch.
"Oh she...brought me...here?"
"Yes. She's been here ever since, by your side."
"Oh..."
"Well you still need to stay for at least a week."
"Ok..."
Blueheart nodded and exited the room.
"Daring...Daring." Daring opened her eyes and sat up rubbing them.
"Oh...morning Fluttershy...What date is it?"
"I don't know but" Fluttershy looked at her midsection and saw it was covered in bandages wrapped around her. Blueheart stopped the bleeding.
"We need to get out of here."
"What...What?! You need to rest!"
"Daring I need to find the other wielders. I can't do that if I'm stuck in a hospital bed for a week."
"Why?"
"I need to complete my mission as quick as possible."
"Why?"
"Because I don't know how long I have to complete it. I already lost two days. I don't want to lose anymore." Fluttershy gets on her hooves and walks towards her sword sheath putting it on her. Her cloak was repaired from her battle. No...it was a new one. She could tell because this one had wing holes. She put it on. Her armor still on her shoulder. Its not possible to remove without her doing it so that's why it was still there. She then slipped on her sattle bag.
"And if you're not coming then bye." Fluttershy opened the window and flared out her wings.
"Wait."
"Yes?"
"I'll come with you."
"You sure?"
"Yeah, Blacks dead and my family is safe. I planned to go with you anyways, so I already told my family I was going."
"Ok then. Welcome aboard Dagger wielder." Fluttershy flew outside with Daring following close behind.
"Thanks."
Blueheart knocked on the door then entered. "Fluttershy I brought..."
She dropped the tray of food in shock of Fluttershy being gone.
"So where are we going Fluttershy?" She smiled in response.
"I have no idea. We just keep flying till we reach the next town."
"Sounds fun"
LOCATION Shadow Forest, Time 2:20 PM
Fluttershy and Daring land in shadow forest. Because their wings were hurting. On the ground Fluttershy surveys the area. No pony around it seemed.
"It seems clear. We can rest here. Maybe stock up on some food."
"Want me to go get them? I do know what's not poisonous after all"
"Sure. I need to take a bath anyway." Each went their own separate way.
LOCATION Deep in shadow forest, Time 2:34 PM
Daring walked cautiously through the forest. There was no way it was this quiet in a forest. Not one bird made a sound. Her ears twitched and moved around in search for sound. Nothing, not a squeak or cra. Nothing at all. Daring was about to start to look into why but she got distracted by a bush full of blueberries. She runs over to the bush and examines the berries. They looked fine. No signs of poisonous properties. She began to take them into her mouth and put them onto the ground when she realized she had no way to bring them back. Cursing herself she looks around for something to take them in. Branches? No. Webs? No. Grass? No. She had no more ideas. What else was there. Daring thought to herself thinking and wondering. Nothing. Not one idea came to mind. It was weird bc she was great at improvising. But still. She sat there not one idea. Her ear twitched even more. She was looking for signs of somepony or animal trying to attack her. She was ready as always. She feared if she let her guard down she would be ambushed and killed which is why it was always up.
"Are you...looking...for something my dear?" Daring heard a evil sounding voice. Not a voice she recognized.
"Uhhhh No..." She answered hesitantly
"That's a shame."
"Whys that?"
"Well I was hoping to help you."
"How? I can't even see you."
"Oh very sorry my dear." A snap is heard and a Draconequus appeared before her.
"Hello."
"Who are you?"
"My name is Discord nice to meet you my dear."
"Are you evil?"
"What? No. Just loads of fun to be around."
Daring could tell if somepony was lying in a instant. It was a gift of hers. Her parents could never lie to her because she would know. Not only that but they weren't very good liars. She could tell Discord wasn't lying. So she decided to trust him.
"Ok what kind of fun?"
"The fun kind of fun my dear."
"Thats not a answer."
"Is it?"
"No, no its not."
"Fair enough. I am the bringer of chaos."
"Ok and you're here why?"
"Just to say Hi Daring."
"How do you know my name?"
"Easy because I'm a god. And you my dear-" Discord pokes Daring and her eyes change from violet to red.
"Are going to attack anypony you see. Friend or foe. Doesn't matter to you anymore." Discord smiled snapping his fingers and disappearing. He was going to watch from afar.
"This is going to be so chaotic." Discord said floating in the sky. Daring looked around then headed towards Fluttershys location.
LOCATION Waterfall in Shadow Forest, Time 2:27 PM
Fluttershy walked till she found a large waterfall formation in the forest. She sighed in relief as she took off her sheath, cloak, and saddle bag off. Setting them against the tree. She walked and dipped into the water and and quickly submerged her entire self in the water and surfaced her mane and coat completely soaked. She liked the way it felt on her body. Cold but soothing. She stroked her own mane washing her hair and her coat. It was so soothing for her. She never wanted to leave the water. Her ears twitched as she heard rustling in a nearby bush. Fluttershy paid it no mind. The fact that they were sneaking meant they knew they could not fight her head on. She was ready for whoever it was that was about to attack her. She continued to clean herself as if she never noticed the intruder. It was hard not to attack because she would have the element of surprise on her side. The intruder was just sitting there. Watching her. What for? To peek on her? No that was a ludicrous thought. But not impossible. She was done cleaning anyways so she headed for the shore from the middle of the water. Then a knife flew at her making her jump back in the water.
"Uh...Sorry...but...I already knew...you were there...so please...come out..."
From the bush walked out Daring.
"Daring? What are you doing?"
Daring said nothing as she lodged at Fluttershy. Fluttershy said nothing as she flew into the air and landed on the ground.
"Snap out of it Daring!"
Daring took her dagger from the water and flew onto the shore.
"What do you mean? I'm perfectly fine."
"No your not. Your attacking your comrade."
"I have no comrades." Daring said throwing her dagger with the sheath to the side next to Fluttershys sword.
"We fight. Hoof to hoof combat."
Fluttershy couldn't believe her ears. Daring was challenging her. To hoof to hoof combat. Fluttershy passed her hoof to hoof combat training with flying colors. She had gotten a S in it. So this fight would be interesting against a pony like Daring. Fluttershy and Daring begin to walk in a circle.
"Going to make a move?" Fluttershy asked trying to figure out what her first move would be.
"Mares first" Daring responded sarcastically. Fluttershy growled and lunged at Daring punching at her. Daring jumps to the side out of the way and punchs Fluttershy in the making her slide back a bit.
"Not bad. But let's get serious now."
Daring runs at Fluttershy and begins to punch at her with only one hoof repeatedly at a rapid speed. Each one blocked by Fluttershy as she tries to think of a way to beat Daring. Each punch hitting Fluttershys arms as she defended. Then she back flipped sending Daring into the air where she flares out her wings to stop flapping them to stay up. Futtershy flew up to her and they began to punch each other in the air each being blocked by the other with the occasional punch making contact on each other. Daring grew tired of this game of defense so she punched at her head faking her out as she defended with both hooves having the other hoof punch up on her stomach making contact expelling the air from Fluttershys lungs. She never expected her to punch her gut. Fluttershy clenched her stomach in pain trying to regain her focus looking down while flying did not help. She looked up with only one eye open and Daring contacted a punch to her face with unimaginable power causing her head to go back a bit as she then was launched from the force of the punch down slamming into a tree head first.
"Ow." Fluttershy held her head as she leaned against the tree.
"Ready to give up?" Daring asked as she landed in front of Fluttershy.
"Not...Even...Close..." Fluttershy stood on hind hooves using the tree to perch herself up and not fall to the ground.
"You...Just caught...me...off...Guard"
Discord watched from the sky in pure bliss of the chaos he caused.
"Oh what delicious chaos...Oh?" Discord turned his attention to the tree where the two mares weapons rested seeing two changeling minions looking at the weapons. He smiled eating a piece of the cotton candy cloud he was on. "Even better. Looks like Chrysalis has caught wind of the great ones return. She must want to delay the knights to give him more time. Wonder if Nightmare knows as well."
The changelings take their sword and dagger and run away with them.
"I should go ask her." He looked back at the mares seeing them charge at each other.
"My work is done here." He snaps his fingers returning the color to Daring and disappearing.
Daring's eyes widen as she realized what she was doing and stops skidding to a halt.
"Woah Fluttershy!"
It was too late Fluttershy punched her but lessened the power hearing her return to her senses only causing Daring to fall to the ground.
"Ow!"
"Sorry..." Fluttershy apologized helping her friend on to her hooves.
"What happened?" Daring asked confused.
"You...just attacked me for no reason."
"Oh. All I remember is picking berries and trying to think of something to carry them in. Then I end up here with you punching me."
"Odd...seems relaxation time is over...I...mean if thats ok with you." Fluttershy started walking towards their things.
"Relaxation over? When did it start?" Daring asked confused again and following.
Returning to their things they find their weapons missing.
"Uhhh where's our weapons?" Fluttershy asked.
"I...Don't...know..." Daring sighed.
"How annoying." Fluttershy put on her cloak and her saddle bag.
"Either way we need to continue forward."
"But Shouldn't we look for your sword and my Dagger?"
"Yes but the next city awaits us. I'm sure we'll find our weapons soon. Not that anypony can use them without the wielder anyways."
Fluttershy was right of course. Daring watched as she walked forward pushing forward. She sighed and trotted next to her heading for the next town.
