Chapter 2: Fluttershy's Danger
Two days later. . . .
"So Pinkie Pie, how does it feel to be back in the spirit-plain?", Fluttershy asks her as they're walking through a field one day.
"Oh, it's fine.", she responds, "I miss all of our other friends back in the living-plain though."
"Yeah, I do too.", Fluttershy says, looking at the ground.
A tiny lightning strike hits the field, not cloud-lightning, but another kind of lightning, and Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie go to check it out.
"What the heck was tha-- Twilight Sparkle?!?", Fluttershy says, surprised.
"Ow......... where the hell am I?", Twilight Sparkle asks.
"You're in the spirit-plain.", Fluttershy says, "You seem so surprised, how come?", she asks.
"Spirit-plain?", Twilight Sparkle mutters.
"Yeah!", Pinkie Pie says.
"What the hell? When did I die?", she asks.
"Obviously about 5 minutes ago.", Fluttershy says.
"Will you two help me up already?!?", Twilight Sparkle snaps at Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie.
"Sure...", they both say.
As they help Twilight Sparkle up, more mini-lightning spouts near them, dropping more ponies into the spirit-plain.
"What the hell?", Fluttershy says.
Apple Jack, Rainbow Dash, Jamie, and Jennifer shoot up from the tall grass that they were dropped in.
"What in the fuck just happened?!?!?", Rainbow Dash yells.
"You've been dropped into the spirit-plain.", Fluttershy says quietly.
"Spirit-plain?", Rainbow Dash says, "I've heard about this place."
"Really?", Apple Jack asks.
Realizing how she got here, Rainbow Dash asks, "Ok, I'm here. When, exactly, did I fucking die?"
"And yes, Apple Jack.", she responds to Apple Jack's question.
Pinkie Pie grabs a chart from outta nowhere and starts reading it.
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Death Certificate
Name: Rainbow Dash
Reason for death: Cardiac Arrest
Time of death: 11:28 AM.
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Rainbow Dash twitches, "Are you sure Pinkie Pie? I wasn't even flying this morning!!"
"Hmmmmm....... weird.", Fluttershy says, "Looks like we gotta mystery on our hooves!!"
Rainbow Dash looks up, "Maybe we can ask some locals around here if they know exactly what the hell happened."
Standing near a hill, Fluttershy runs to the top of it and looks over, hoping to see other ghosts around, "I see Light Reaper!", she yells.
"Who's Light Reaper?", Apple Jack asks.
"We'll explain later.", Pinkie Pie tells her.
. . .
About 10 minutes of running later, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, Apple Jack, Rainbow Dash, Twilight Sparkle, Jamie, and Jennifer meet up with Light Reaper.
"Hey Light Reaper!", Fluttershy says as they come up to the tree that she's leaning against.
"Hey you two............wait, you have friends?", she asks with a sly smile.
"Yes.", Pinkie Pie says.
"Yeah.", Fluttershy says, "They popped here for no reason!". "Me especially!", Rainbow Dash says.
"Do you know why us 5 are here?", Twilight Sparkle asks.
"......................", Light Reaper hesitates, "You are here...............because I brought you here!!!!!!!!!", she yells with a sudden echo to her voice, like a higher power would.
The group skitters back in fear. "What the hell?!?", Apple Jack yells.
Light Reaper lets out a loud maniacal laugh and a red & black explosion engulfs her.
"Oh no..........", Pinkie Pie says, "She's switching sides!!!!"
Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie get up and run like bats outta hell, but not without snatching the rest up first.
"What the fuck was that?!?", Rainbow Dash asks.
"That", Fluttershy begins, "was Dark Reaper's transformation."
"Why the hell does she want us?!?", Apple Jack asks.
"I don't know!", Fluttershy responds.
Before anyone could ask another question, Dark Reaper lands right in front of them.
Everyone keeps from running into her. Just in time too, because they stopped right in front of her hooves.
Jennifer and Jamie look at her in a state of fear, "Why did you want us?", they both ask.
"Because I need all of your spirit energy, that's why!", Dark Reaper says with an evil smile on her face.
"Huh?", Apple Jack mutters.
"Thou doesn't know what spirit energy is?", Dark Reaper asks, looking straight at Apple Jack, "Well then let me give you a short explanation then!"
"Spirit energy is the aura of a ghost, it's power, it's strength, it's life force that keeps it in the spirit-plain!", Dark Reaper says, "If one ghost, or spirit if you will, gets enough spirit energy from other dissipating or destroyed ghosts, they could become very strong! A force to be reckoned with!", Dark Reaper continues, "And I plan on doing such a feat! And Fluttershy's going to help me do it!!!", she laughs, pointing her hoof at Fluttershy.
"What?!?!?!?", Fluttershy yelps, "I'm going to do no such thing!"
"Sure you are!", Dark Reaper says as she turns into a mist.
Fluttershy starts backing up away from the mist, tears rolling down her face.
"Run guys, RUN!!!", she yells at the group.
The 6 turn around and start running.