I rewrote chapter two because I thought of a better way for things to go and I added a couple other oc's. The first time I did this chapter I hadn't really put to much thought in it, but this time I've had a sudden inspiration so it should be better. I don't own My Little Pony: Friendship is magic.

Chapter 2

Fluttershy became aware of birds chirping and the light scuffling of paws as squirrels and chipmunks scurried around. The smell of forest animals and warm leaves entered her nostrils and she felt safe and warm in the soft blanket around her… hadn't she been kidnapped earlier? Or was it merely a bad dream? It made sense; nopony could out fly Rainbow Dash… Fluttershy slowly opened her eyes as she stirred, letting out a soft moan as she prepared to get up to feed her animals. The world around her was a blur and as her eyesight slowly came into focus. Before her was a white and green blur, a blur that resembled somepony.

Fluttershy yelped in surprise at the intruder and she jumped up on the bed, leaping away and pressing her back against the wall.

"Don't be frightened miss," somepony said, but as her eyesight came into focus she could see he was not a pony, but a young deer, a buck. He had to light brown stubs on his head instead of the great antlers of a full grown male. He was white with leaf green eyes and a green tinge on his back and part of his neck. "I mean you no harm."

"Wh-who are you?" Fluttershy said, her eyes darted around the room and she realized she wasn't in her home. Sunlight poured in from a window of intertwined branches that were woven into a tear shape, with a few leaves sticking out towards the sun. "W-wh-where a-am I?"

"My name is Prince Newleaf; you are in the castle of Everfree forest, in a village called Forest Heart." He said, his voice was gentle and his eyes were kind, enough so that it eased Fluttershy's heart slightly. "May I ask what your name is, miss?"

"M-my name is Fluttershy…" she mumbled incoherently.

"What was that?" he said, perking his ears to hear her better, "Did you say Fluttershy?"

The shy mare nodded, her face half hidden by her mane.

"A lovely name for a lovely mare," he commented, "Fluttershy, would you please accompany me to the throne room? My father and several of the royal family await us."

The prince backed up politely to giver her room as Fluttershy reluctantly got off the bed and fallowed him to the doorway which was covered by vines. Prince Newleaf held the vines to the side to allow Fluttershy to pass.

"Lady's first." He said politely.

"Th-thank you…" said Fluttershy, keeping her head low as she passed him hesitantly.

Somewhere near Ponyville in the Everfree Forest was a cottage. Inside was a zebra by the name of Zecora. The zebra was looking at her shelves, looking for something specific. She examined her top shelves and then looked below, moving a vase to see if there was anything behind it. Zecora frowned as she realized it wasn't there. She walked over towards the door and grabbed her saddlebag in her jaws, tossing it onto her back and strapping it on.

She trotted out the door and closed it with a hind hoof, trotting towards a familiar pathway she new well, going deeper into the forest. Birds sang in the branches overhead and squirrels chattered and scurried around the trunks of trees. Zecora stepped over a gopher snake in her way as it slithered into the undergrowth. Zecora took a deep breath, breathing in the warm summer air. A sound up ahead caught her attention and she paused to listen, perking her ears forward. The rustling got louder and it was clear it wasn't any kind of rodent. No, this was much bigger than a rodent. As the sound grew nearer and the sound of twigs and branches snapping could be heard, a sense of urgency entered the Zebra's mind. The racket the creature was making was enough to give it the possibility of being huge. Could it be a bear? A manticore? She had heard of manticores in the forest, be had never seen one.

Zecora lifted a forehoof; preparing to turn and flee back to her cottage should it be anything dangerous. The rustling and twig snapping became louder still, fallowed by grunting. Suddenly the creature burst from the undergrowth, rainbow tail first.

"Rainbow Dash?" said Zecora, relief and surprise in her voice.

"Zecora?" said Dash, turning around to face the zebra as she finally escaped the plants, with bits of sticks and leaves sticking out from her mane. "What are you doing here?"

Rainbow used a fore hoof to brush dust off of herself and did the same with her other hoof. Her right wing was sticking out at an odd angle while her left wing was folded on her side neatly.

"Well Dash, I was looking for plants for my herb stash." Zecora replied, "however, it is your reason for being here I fear."

"Oh you won't believe what happened!" Rainbow Dash exclaimed, she opened her wings in her excitement but recoiled and winced when pain shot through from her obviously broken wing. Noticing this Zecora reached into her saddlebag and pulled out a first aid kit.

"You can tell me while I mend your wing, and to my cabin we'll go, to make a proper sling." Said the zebra as she opened the kit and took out a roll of bandages. "Fluttershy was kidnapped!" Rainbow said wincing slightly as Zecora began to bandage her wing. Zecora paused for a moment, a look of surprise coming to her face for a second before she continued with Dash's wing.

"By whom?" asked Zecora through the wrapping, "the alicorn you spoke of, I presume?"

"Yeah, this red and armored alicorn just suddenly dropped from the sky and took of with Fluttershy," Dash continued, "I tried to go after them to save her, and I almost did, but then, you know what that alicorn did?"

"Hmm?"

"She made her mane and tail rainbow and then BOOM!" Dash shouted, sending some startled birds into flight, "she did a Sonic Rainboom – a sonic Rainboom!"

The rainbow maned mare was growing increasingly frustrated as she stomped a hoof on the ground.

"How could she have done that? Aren't I supposed to be the only pony alive to be able to do the Sonic Rainboom?"

"it appears as though this alicorn is quite strong," Zecora said, having finished with her wing, " and to underestimate you did wrong."

Rainbow Dash frowned as she looked at Zecora.

"You must also remember that the legend of the Sonic Rainboom had to have started somewhere."

Dashes brows furrowed as she realized that the Zebra was right. She lowered her head slightly in thought.

"Yeah, I guess your right..." Dash said. Suddenly her face twisted into a scowl. "When I find that stupid alicorn, I'm going to give her a piece of my mind! I'll make sure she thinks twice before ever kidnapping one of my friends again!"

"Before you do so, to my cabin we must go," said Zecora.

"but-" Dash began to protest.

"We must mend your wing properly, do you not agree?"

At this, the cyan Pegasus sighed in defeat. She spoke hesitantly.

"Yeah, I guess you're right."

The Pegasus and zebra started towards Zecora's home.

Meanwhile in Canterlot the Pegasus guard Flash Sentry had returned, panting heavily. He landed between Twilight and Shining Armor, bent over slightly to catch his breath.

"Well?" said Shining when Flash could breath again, "where are they?"

"Are Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash okay?" asked Twilight, her eyes shining with hope. Flash shook his head as he looked up at her.

"I'm sorry, Princess," he said, "but I don't know. I got left behind when they flew ahead of me, I wasn't fast enough."

Twilight sighed sadly.

"Figures…" she said, "Rainbow Dash can be really hard to keep up with."

"Yeah, she's the fastest flier in all of Equestria" said Pinkie.

"ah just hope she'n Fluttershy r' ok." Said Applejack.

The remaining ponies stood in silent worry for a moment when a call from above them caught their attention.

"Twilight!" they looked up to see Princess Celestia and Princess Luna coming to land in front of them.

"Twilight," Celestia repeated, "We heard news of a strange alicorn coming from the sky, what happened?"

"Princess Celestia!" said the lavender alicorn, "it was horrible! This red alicorn in armor came and kidnapped Fluttershy!"

"What would she want with Fluttershy?" asked Princess Luna.

"I don't know Princess," Twilight said, "but I'm worried, Princess. Who was that red alicorn?"

"I'm afraid I don't know who it was Twilight," said Princess Celestia, "but I know how we might find out."

Celestia walked past Twilight towards the entrance of the castle.

"Fallow me"

So I'm thinking about also renaming this fic. Any suggestions? Also, I'd like suggestions on what a war cutie mark could look like and a cutie mark representing fear.