//------------------------------// // Furiosity // Story: Singularity // by Riley McApplePoneManJr //------------------------------// Fluttershy walked away from twilight’s castle by herself. The sky had become overcast and dark from a planned storm that the weather team had devised. “Hey Fluttershy, wait up.” Fluttershy turned her head back towards Twilight’s castle to see her friend Rainbow Dash galloping after her. “Is there something you need?” Fluttershy asked. “I’m just concerned. You’ve been really distant for the last couple of days.” “I’ve been busy.” “With what?” “With……stuff.” Shrugged Fluttershy. “Okayyyyyy. I must be dreaming. Anyhow, are you looking forward to……NIGHTMARE NIGHT!” Rainbow jumped in the air to do a graceful pose, giving Fluttershy a good shock. “Eep.” Fluttershy squealed as she jumped back hiding her head in her hooves. “Oops, sorry Flutters.” Apologized Rainbow. “It’s okay, but I’m not really looking forward to Nightmare Night.” Fluttershy replied softly. “Like always.” Rainbow replied sarcastically. Fluttershy blushed slightly. “I just don’t like the idea of going to other ponies houses and asking for candy…” “HELP, SOMEPONY HELP!” Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy look down the path to Fluttershy’s cottage to see Sweetie Belle and Applebloom running out of Fluttershy’s house, screaming like mad ponies. “Oh no.” Thought Fluttershy. Rainbow Dash quickly flew towards them. “Applebloom, Sweetie Belle! What’s wrong?!” She asked. “*Pant* Monster, Fluttershy’s house, has Scootaloo.” Applebloom panted. “Girls, I’m sure your just overreac…” Fluttershy spoke before being interrupted by Rainbow Dash. “I’ll go and teach that monster to mess with my friends.” Announced Rainbow Dash, puffing out her chest to make herself seem tough. “Rainbow Dash wait.” Squeaked Fluttershy. But it was too late. Rainbow Dash zoomed towards her cottage at top speed. “Oh dear, oh dear. This is not good.” Trembled Fluttershy. “What’s not good?” Asked Sweetie Belle. “Rainbow is about to kick that monster’s flank!” “He’s not a monster.” Fluttershy replied sternly. “Whoa there Fluttershy.” Applebloom said. “I thought you just said that we were overreacting about the whole `monster’ thing, and now you say thar is a monster.” “It doesn’t matter. What does is that we need to stop Rainbow Dash.” “I’m sure the creature will be fine.” Reassured Sweetie Belle. “It’s not him I’m worried about.” With that, Fluttershy took off at an astonishing amount of speed, so fast that the two fillies saw a sonic boom follow Fluttershy. The two fillies stood there for a few seconds before snapping out of their trance and following Fluttershy as fast as their little hooves could take them. “Need. To. Get. There. Quick!” Fluttershy thought as she tore through the air like a speeding bullet. “So, elementals can harness the power of wind, ice, fire and lightning. That is so cool.” Squealed Scootaloo. “Yep. Hold still for one sec.” Riley tightened the two sticks that Erin had retrieved from the forest to Scootaloo’s leg, keeping the bandages in place and making sure that it couldn’t be moved. “There we go.” Announced Riley. “You probably need to get to a hospital to get an actual cast put on. Where are your friends?” “I think they ran away.” Scootaloo replied. “WHAT?!” Shouted Riley. “Calm down, what’s the worst that could happen.” “GET AWAY FROM HER YOU MONSTER!!!” A voice from behind them yelled. Riley and Scootaloo turned their heads to find a sky blue Pegasus with a rainbow coloured mane staring them down, a look of rage on her face. “Rainbow Dash.” Scootaloo yelled. “So, you think that you can just invade Fluttershy’s cottage, attack my friends and get away with it. Think again buddy, because you’ve got another thing coming your way.” “I didn’t attack anyone.” Riley said in protest. Rainbow Dash snorted. “Yea right, I can smell a lie a mile away.” Rainbow flew down to the floor and got into an attack position. “Look, I don’t want to hurt you and I didn’t hurt anyone, in fact I was just fixing her leg.” Riley pointed at Scootaloo’s bandaged leg. “So you DID attack her!” Yelled Rainbow, scratching her hoof on the ground, preparing to charge Riley. “No Rainbow, It was an accident.” Scootaloo said. Rainbow Dash didn’t pay attention however. She was fixated on smashing into Riley. “Just stop and think for a minute.” Riley said, letting a small orange flame engulf his hand. “Like I’d ever listen to you, monster.” Rainbow spat with venom. She charged at Riley with extreme force. Riley dodged it and swatted her away with his flame covered fist sending her sprawling into a pile of bookshelves. “Is that all you got?!” Rainbow yelled as she regained her composure. Rainbow Dash flared her wings out and flew like a dart straight towards Riley. Riley wasn’t fast enough to dodge Rainbow and was launched out the back door with the full force of a getting bucked in the chest by an angry bull. Riley sprawled out on the grass in a heap. Rainbow followed him outside and took off into the cloudy sky. “Sonic Rainboom time!” Rainbow dash yelled as she flew high into the clouds, completely invisible from anyone on the ground, herself completely obstructed by the clouds. “Oh is this an aerial battle. Well then, Challenge accepted.” Riley said to himself. He flared out his wings and took off after Rainbow Dash. Rainbow prepared to dive to ground but was stunned by a sudden blast of heat hitting her on the side, knocking her back. Rainbow regained her composure and turned around to find Riley, holding his hand up with fire flaring out of it. “Fine then, have it your way.” Rainbow spat as she prepared to attack him. “We don’t have to fight.” Riley yelled. “I never did attack...SHIT!” Riley stumbled back as Rainbow dash flew straight into his gut, sending him tumbling through the air. “Okay,” Riley thought. “So she’s on the offensive, very light fire barriers and blocking only. Bad thing to hurt anyone.” Rainbow Dash continued to dive bomb Riley. “Jesus, she’s fast!” Exclaimed Riley. Riley swiped the air in front of him, creating a translucent, flaming orange barrier. “Gotcha…OMPH.” Rainbow yelled as she ran right into Riley’s trap. “Time to make a hasty retreat.” Riley thought to himself. “Tire her out.” “Riley sped deeper into the thickness of the clouds. “Oh no you don’t monster, get back here and fight like a grown mare!” Rainbow Dash yelled as she took off after him. Fluttershy skidded to halt in front of her front door and kicked it open. “Rainbow Dash, Riley?!” She yelled out. “Fluttershy.” A voice from the lounge room called. Fluttershy galloped into the lounge room to find Scootaloo and Erin. “What’s going on?!’ Demanded Fluttershy. “Why do you have a cast on Scootaloo?” “It’s a long story.” Said Scootaloo. “That blue pony…” Started Erin. “Rainbow Dash.” Corrected Scootaloo. “Right, Rainbow Dash. Attacked Riley.” “Then where are they?” Asked Fluttershy. “Up in the clouds, I can’t intervene cause I don’t have my wings.” Erin sulked. Fluttershy galloped outside, flared her wings out and took off into the sky. “Grrrr.” Growled Rainbow Dash as she continued to be blocked by Riley’s shields. “That’s cheating.” She prepared herself for another dive bomb when Fluttershy suddenly flew up in front of her, stopping her from preforming her manoeuvre. “Stop Rainbow Dash.” Fluttershy squeaked. “He’s not a monster.” “Outta my way Fluttershy. This thing hurt Scoots, I’m taking it down and bringing it to the princess. “I told you, it was an accident.” Said Riley as he flew out of a thick part of the cloudy sky. “Fluttershy, move outta my way so I can pound him.” Threatened Rainbow. “You’re attacking me out of false assumptions.” Riley yelled, his anger rising. “Please stop” Fluttershy spoke softly. “Still a threat.” Rainbow yelled. “Guys please…” “Well then, if you want to fight, then bring it on bitch!” Riley yelled. “ENOUGH!!!” Fluttershy screamed at the top of her lungs. Fluttershy had lost her temper. The clouds around her started to swirl into two mini cyclones. With each breath that Fluttershy took, the cyclones grew bigger. Rainbow Dash and Riley just stared in awe at what was happening in front of them at that moment. “What the FUCK?!” Riley yelled. The cyclones struck Riley and Rainbow Dash, trapping them in the swirling, lethal winds. Fluttershy lifted her front hooves in the air and pushed them straight down towards the ground. The cyclones obediently followed their master and tumbled towards the ground, sending Rainbow and Riley plummeting towards the ground. “*huff huff*…Oh my Celestia. What have I done.” Gasped Fluttershy. Fluttershy flew down to the ground and what she found was not a pretty sight. Riley and Rainbow were both in craters in her backyard, they both had various cuts and bruises and Rainbow was unconscious. “Rainbow Dash, wake up, wake up!” Fluttershy yelled, shaking her friend in a hopeless attempt to wake her up. Riley got up and limped over to where they were and felt Rainbow Dash’s neck for a pulse. “Is…Is she okay?” Trembled Fluttershy. “I can feel a pulse, I’m surprised she hasn’t broken anything from the looks of it. I’ll take her inside.” Riley scooped the still unconscious Rainbow Dash and carried her inside with Fluttershy following close behind. Sweetie Belle and Applebloom arrived at Fluttershy’s front door to find it wide open and no sign of anypony. “I have a bad feeling about this.” Commented Sweetie Belle. They continued inside to find Scootaloo and Erin in Fluttershy’s lounge room. “Scootaloo! Get away from that thing.” Applebloom yelled. “Hey, who are you calling thing?!” Erin said in protest. “It’s fine girls.” Said Scootaloo. “She can’t hurt you.” Right on cue, Riley and Fluttershy came walking in from the back door with a bruised and cut Rainbow Dash in Riley’s arms. “What did you do to her?!” Scootaloo asked. “Nothing, just an accident.” Replied Riley. Riley placed Rainbow Dash on the couch. “Erin. Tie her up and Fluttershy, I need to talk to you, alone.” Riley said sternly. Riley walked upstairs with a trembling Fluttershy following closely behind. “Jeez, I’ve never seen Riley so serious before.” Erin commented. “Is he going to hurt Fluttershy?” Applebloom asked. “I have no clue but I doubt it.” “Soooooo.” Interrupted Scootaloo. “You’re a lightning element.” “How do you know that?” Erin asked. “Riley told me.” “Oh, right.” “Anyway.” Continued Scootaloo. “What can you do with your element?” “Um…I can’t really do much.” “Why not?” Sweetie Belle asked. “Because I’m not a fully developed elemental yet.” Replied Erin. The three of them gave Erin an extremely confused look. “Basically, I need to earn my wings and all that.” “How do you earn them?” Applebloom asked. “So many questions.” Erin said, rolling her eyes. “I dunno, Riley keeps saying that I earn them through something significant that happens in my life.” “So, you can’t even do any lightning power thingy’s.” Scootaloo said, disappointed. “I just don’t have my wings and soul weapon but I can still control my element.” Erin waved her hands in the air, letting small blue flecks of lightning spark out of her hands. “Holy Celestia, That was AWESOME!” Scootaloo squealed. “But how do you do that in particular, is it some form of magic.” “Magic.” Erin jeered. “No. It’s power.” “Like wha form of power.” Applebloom asked. “Anger, strength, will, honour things like that. It acts as a fuel for our power.” “Sort of like how love fuels our magic.” Sweetie Belle commented. “I guess, I don’t know how you’re magic works.” “Yep, well, ah think we should be gettin Scoots to the hospital.” “How are you going to carry her?” Erin asked. “Ah can carry her.” Applebloom bragged. “And I’ll support her with my magic.” Sweetie Belle squeaked. “Hang on, that could be our cutie marks!” Exclaimed Applebloom. “CUITE MARK CRUSADERS SICK PONY CARRIERS YAY!” Both of them yelled. “Hang on guys, wait a min…GAH!” Scootaloo squealed as she was lifted by an invisible force onto Applebloom’s back. “To tha hospital!” Applebloom announced as they galloped off. “Heaps of energy, I’ll give them that.” Erin murmured to herself. Riley closed the door to Fluttershy’s bedroom. He pulled up a chair from the corner and sat down. “Sit.” Riley commanded, ushering a trembling Fluttershy towards her bed to have a seat. “Riley, I-I can explain.” Trembled Fluttershy. Riley held his hand up to stop her talking. “Why didn’t you tell me that you were an elemental?” He said calmly. “I wasn’t, I mean I think I am but…um…” “Well, spit it out.” “It started a few days ago.” “A few days ago?” Riley said, surprised. “Remember when all your blood hit me in the face and I felt sick.” “Yea?” “I’m going to sound crazy, but a bright light engulfed my body and wind swirled around my body.” “Okayyyyyyy, that is crazy.” Riley commented. “Go on.” “And ever since that night, I’ve been able to do what you would call powers.” “I’m guessing wind because of those willy-willies.” Riley hypothesized. “Willy-willies?” Fluttershy said, confused. “Cyclones…uhh…tornadoes, that’s what you call them.” “Oh I’m terribly sorry about that, are you hurt.” Fluttershy said, her tone turning from scared to concerned. “Yea I’m fine.” Riley Replied. “But that was more powerful that some of the things that have happened to me over the past few days. Is that normal, am I getting more powerful, am I becoming evil, AM I GOING TO KILL SOMEPONY!” Fluttershy screamed while hyperventilating. “Calm down, calm down. You’re not going to be evil.” Reassured Riley. Angel came into the room holding a tea towel with ice in it. “Thank you Angel.” Thanked Fluttershy as he handed her the tea towel. He hopped out of the room. “I see why you named him Angel.” Riley joked. “But, what’s happened to you that you’ve described to me is the powers of a wind elemental.” “Is that bad?” Fluttershy asked. “Depends on how you interpret it. If you think it’s bad, then I’ll find a way to get rid of it. But if you want to keep them, then I’ll train you and show you how to control them. It’s up to you.” With that, Riley walked out of the room. Leaving Fluttershy to ponder in her thoughts.