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// The mysterious shadow. Getting prepared.  
// Story: Fluttershy, The Mare Who Touched His Heart 
// by sungeeky60 
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When Fluttershy awoke from her sleep she felt a tiny bit like something was watching her but she shurged this thought off and she went to tend to her animals. As she went down the stairs from her bedroom she saw all of her animals fighting and screaming at each other. She looked around for angle only to see him fighting with the other rabbits for a carrot, Fluttershy rolled her eyes. " mm excuse me.... Umm angle bunny could you please... Stop fighting?"  She said with gently. Angle ignored her and kept fighting but every other animal stopped since they now knew that their care taker was awake.  "ANGLE!" Fluttershy shouted angry this time round. "What are you doing to the oTher bunnies you know that I will feed you, now go and wait for your food you little cutie" she delighted said and Angle did as she said and waited until it was his turn to get fed. 

Once Fluttershy had finished tending to her animal friends she let everyone of her animals outside to help her with her garden. She had a grand garden it had Roses, Tulips, Carnations, Frangipanis, lilies and much more. First she planted new seeds and watered them carefully by the help of Mr Bearing ton. She talked to her flowers for a bit and examined them for any bugs, she walked over to her tools basket to grab a weed tool but before she took hold of the tool she thought she saw a shadow go pass then she had that feeling she was being watched as she pulled the weeds out. After gardening she went inside to check the time to see if she was going to be late for her picnic with Drake. As she was getting ready she thought of her friend Discord, oh how she loved being around him but where was Discord. Once she was ready she looked gorgeous, she had put her mane in a loose ponytail and was hanging over her right shoulder, she had floral head band on and she put little makeup on because of her natural beauty. Once done she strolled out the door and waited on her door step for Drake.

But as she walked out lurking in the shadows of the deep crack of the crystal empire was a being that was defeated long before and he was watching Fluttershy wait of this so called Drake. 
It was King Sombra. Sombra was looking through a glass ball of darkness, he watched as she waited for this pony named Drake. Who was Drake? He didn't know but he shrugged this off and summoned his glass ball of darkness away.

"Hirt!" The king cried out in booming voice enough to intimidate ponies. "Y....yes sire" The scared royal adviser shakily said. "What does Shining Amour have that I don't in the Crystal Empire that makes him SO special and loved by every pony?" Sombra said in a slender tone.
Hirt thought for a moment then he had the answer but tried not to anger his master by the answer. "Uhh a Queen my lord... Yes that's right he has Princess Cadence."
Sombra thought deeply and nodded at Hirt's answer, he then put on an evil smile. "Yes of course I need a queen" he stood up "if I had queen then the Crystal Empire will be mine for the taking" he laughed evilly at his plan. "And Fluttershy will be my Queen!!!" He laughed and laughed with Hirt joining in with the laughter since he didn't want his majesty to think him bad stupid.
"Hirt today I want YOU and the guards to get Fluttershy and I want her ALIVE!" He declared yelling out he last part, Hirt nodded quickly and started preparing the guards for the adventure and once done preparing they set off to get the Lady Fluttershy.