New Chapter of PMTM Nearing Completion! · 3:26am Oct 22nd, 2014
Hey guys, sorry about the lack of updates, I've been extremely busy with college classes, work, helping to write jidbrony's An Equestrian Girl Needs a Doctor, and life in general. But, enough with apologies, I'm sure a lot of you are eager to read the new chapter of Puella Magi Twilight Magica. I am about halfway done writing it, and I thought you all deserved a little reward for your patience. So, here is a little preview of the next chapter. Enjoy!
Location: Ponyville Shopping Center, Café, West Ponyville
"You said you wanted to talk?" Fluttershy asked her purple companion.
"Um," Twilight stutters. "W-well... It's about Rainbow..." The butter-yellow filly raises an eyebrow, to which Twilight hastens her words. "S-she gets offended easily, and she's stubborn, and she's quick to start arguments sometimes, but..." She paused for a moment, evaluating the 'get to the point' look that Fluttershy was sending her way. "But she's really a wonderful pony! She's kind-hearted and brave, and if she thinks someone needs help, she'll try really hard for them. As she would say, 'she wouldn't leave Ponyville hangin'..."
"All fatal flaws for a Magical Filly," the pegasus replied icily.
"R-really?" Twilight mumbled, as her face fell.
"Unchecked kindness grows into naïveté," Fluttershy explained, eyes closed. "And brash courage often leads one to be caught off guard. Further, no matter how hard you try, there is no thanks or recompense. Those who cannot comprehend that are not fit to be Magical Fillies. That is why Pinkie Pie lost her life." She quietly took a sip from the drink on the table, savoring the bitter taste of black coffee, and easily taking note of Twilight's enraged expression.
"Don't talk about Pinkie that way!" She all but screamed, before composing herself, and getting a firm grasp on her emotions before continuing. "Anyway... Rainbow says she'll be alright on her own, but when I think about how what happened to Pinkie might happen to her, I just don't know what to do."
"You're worried about Rainbow Dash, then?"
Twilight nodded. "I can't do anything to help her myself, so I..." She paused, steeling herself before making her request. "I was hoping that I could ask you, Fluttershy... Please become friends with Rainbow. And please don't fight with her like you did with Pinkie. Because if all of us work together when we go to fight Night Mares, it's sure to be a lot safer for everypony."
Fluttershy's gaze hardened, fear and anger briefly flickering in her eyes before she closed them again. "I don't like to tell lies. And I don't make promises I can't keep, either." She paused as the hope drained from the face of the purple filly across from her. "Which is why I'm telling you to give up on Rainbow Dash now."
Tears began to stream from Twilight's eyes. She had expected Fluttershy to refuse, but to tell her to give up completely on one of her best friends...? "But why...?" She finally managed to choke out.
"She should not have made the contract," the pegasus stated, as if it was the most obvious thing in the world. "I admit it was an oversight on my part. I should have kept a close watch on her, as I did you."
"Then - "
"But as I acknowledge my responsibility, you must understand as well," Fluttershy continued, cutting off Twilight's reply. She gave the purple filly a look that could easily be described as both sympathetic and hostile. "This is a mistake from which she can never be recovered. Just as the dead don't return to life, consider her fate sealed. Once you become a Magical Filly, you have no hope of salvation. When we make our contracts, we give up everything in exchange for a single wish."
Twilight's eyes closed in despair. "Does that mean you've given up too, Fluttershy? Both on yourself and on all the other fillies?"
"Yes," she replied. "I won't make excuses for myself. No matter what sins I bear, I must continue my fight." Fluttershy slowly got up from her seat. "It seems I've wasted your time. I apologize." With that, the yellow pegasus turned, and strode away, leaving a very depressed Twilight behind.
Cool. Can't wait to see it. Hey, have you finished with the beta? I want to upload my story too.
2550799
Oops! Sorry, been meaning to edit it for a few days now...
I do think its good though, theres very little that needs fixing.
2550814 Ok, if nothing else is wrong, I'll upload it. Thanks.
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I'll send it to you within the next week.