//------------------------------// // Unexpected Help // Story: A Shady Lie // by LuckyBass13 //------------------------------// A Shady Lie A Quick Escape It was morning and Shady was lying on a couch while asleep. With hours going, dreams passing, and tears shedding he finally woke up. Looking around for a reason why he was in a house, he tried to remember what happened. "Wait, I was running away. Through a forest, I was bleeding out, saw a house. I'm guessing I was found. But by who?" As Shady Questioned more he hears whistling going on in the other room. It was like a voice that sounded of a beautiful maiden of the land. He slowly got up only to react in pain with some cast on him. "Argh, my leg!" "Oh, your awake? Good to hear." The voice said as she appeared for a clearer view of herself. Shady was thrown back to see the mare in plain site. "Um...who, who are you?" Shady timidly said. "My name is Fluttershy, what's yours? "Um Shady, What happened?" "Well after last night when I found you lying there, I took you in and treated your wounds. You looked dreadful as I carried you to the couch. After I mended your wounds you were having a dream or a nightmare that made you cry, I was so worried what you've been through." Fluttershy said with worry. Shady then said. "Don't worry, It's just a past thing. I don't won't to tell you." "Oh okay, if its alright with you. So Shady what brings you here to Ponyville?" "Ponyville? Never heard of it but that doesn't matter. I need to get to Canterlot as soon as possible. Fluttershy do you know who to get there?" "Well you could take a train to there. There's a train station in town, i'm sure it won't be a problem." "Thanks Fluttershy, now I got to AHH!" Shady was interrupted as he tried to get up only to be in pain again. "Now now, you can't go out there with a bad leg like that Shady." Fluttershy said as she put a hoof around him. "You don't understand, I have to get there. I have to warn the princesses about this important information!" Shady said as he forced himself to get up only to be stopped by Fluttershy. "Please calm down, I'm sure you'll get the information to them soon. But you have to rest up, you were about to die with that amount of blood loss. Facing facts she was right, he nearly lost his life just escaping the forest. "Shady, tell me something. How are you an alicorn?" Fluttershy asked with Shady's expression changing. "Well my mother came from a family line that had a connection with the royal family. So I guess i'm sort of a royal figure, But I don't want to be treated as such understand?" "Oh okay." Fluttershy said understanding. "Listen, I know we just met and I don't want to involve anypony else but could you help me to the train station to get to Canterlot?" Shady Requested. "Why, what's so important that you have to get Canterlot so badly?" Fluttershy wondered. ".....there's a potential war that's going to happen. In my bags are plans and maps that these guys are going to go with. That's why I need to get there now to alert Princess Celestia and Luna of this." Silence befell the room as no pony said anything else, even the animals were speechless about what they just heard. Fluttershy finally broke the silence. "Okay, I'll help." "Are you sure Fluttershy? This is big." "No need to worry we'll just go to the library and alert them our selves." Fluttershy said that made Shady guess. "Wait I thought we need the train to get to the Princesses?" "I forgot to mention this, but there is another princess nearby. I'm surprised you don't know about her." "I guess I would be, I've been shut out from the world. So can we get there then?" Shady asked. "Well I could help you get over there." Fluttershy offered. "Thanks, we have to get there now." Shady said as Fluttershy helped him get up. Taking the back way to town, with one hoof around both of them, Fluttershy and Shady made their way to Ponyville while attempting to avoid any of the guards that were looking for Shady. Assuming they either they made it to the town or not. When they made it to Ponyville they passed by many ponies that looked at Shady strangely, either it was he was new or the fact that his appearance of being an Alicorn. When they made it to the library Fluttershy knocked on the door , and within minutes a pony opened a door. With a shocked look Shady was greeted with the presence of a Alicorn princess, Princess Twilight Sparkle. "What's going on Fluttershy?" said Twilight. "Twilight this is Shady." Fluttershy said as Shady presented himself. 'Princess Twilight, Its a pleasure to meet you. I'm Shady Eclipse. After introductions have been said, Shady told the story of what's going on. More silence filled the library as Twilight was shocked to hear this news. "My Goodness, I don't even know what to say." Twilight said while astonished. "Yeah, before I could even find out why this plan involves me. The alarm bells went off and I escaped." Shady said while putting his hoof on his necklace. "I'm sorry for your loss, What can I do to help?" Twilight offered. "I need to get a hold of the other princesses to alert of this plan." Shady requested. "Sure, I'll write a letter to the princesses to see if we can drop by." Twilight said as she wrote the letter. After she was done she transported the letter to princess Celestia, now we must wait. To be Continue...