Sneek Peek (Final Fantasy MLP) · 7:18pm Dec 11th, 2015
The chapter is taking longer than I thought, so I thought it would be nice to give you a little taste of what's to come, just to make you even more excited than before. So please, enjoy!
No one wanted any of this to happen, and yet it did. They never wanted to come to this castle, yet here they stood. They never wanted their friend to die, yet there she was; Fluttershy, holding the lifeless corpse of her comrade, friend, and perhaps... something more? She was well aware by this point the cyan Dragoon had feelings for her as Fluttershy had feelings for her, but never did she think she would confess her feelings on the last thread of her life. Fluttershy did her best to restrain herself from crying, but alas, there was nothing she could do to repress her tears.
All through the rest of the team were also greatly saddened by Rainbow's death, they were more uncomfortable by Fluttershy's sudden change of personality than anything else. All through their adventure, they knew her as the quiet White Mage that aided them when necessary and kept them general company. But to see her so serious and determined to not only bring back her friend, but to kill another... It was jarring to say the least.
Nevertheless, they pushed onward. Fluttershy had lead them to the secret entrance she used to make her attempted escape located in the dungeons. It had thankfully not yet been discovered by Lord Dario, despite the fact he could have easily retraced her steps and fixed the problem.
"You'd think that though, right?" Discord pondered "If Dario liked Fluttershy all that much, you would at LEAST expect him to tidy up after himself and prevent something like that from happening again."
"I do find it odd, but that isn't really important right now, Discord," Twilight brought up.
"Exactly," Fluttershy said, still making others nervous whenever she spoke "Now, there will be some monsters, but I think by this point we'll be fine, right?"
Everyone nodded.
"Now, please, if there's anything you all wish to do before we jump down, do it now," Fluttershy brought up "This is an important task, which means I want you all to complete your personal tasks before-"
"Sugarcube, ah was born ready," Applejack nodded.
"For a friend, I wud do anything," Pipes grinned.
"Let's get Rainbow Dash back!" Pinkie jumped a bit.
"Darling, my task is your task," Rarity bowed a bit.
"Well, I don't know," Discord rolled his eyes "Rainbow Dash has been a nuisance to me for the longest time, always being so egotistical and the sort. Why on earth would you want to bring her-"
Fluttershy scowled at Discord with an intense fire burning in her eyes.
"...oh dear," Discord legitimately looked scared of her "Fine, very well. I'll help you... but only because you terrify me."
"Fluttershy, I was in from the start," Twilight smiled and placed a hand on her friend's shoulder before giving her a look of concern "But Lord Dario seems powerful. If he appears in the chamber, we'll have to fight him if we're going to get Rainbow Dash back. Are you prepared to fight him yourself?"
"Of course I am, Twilight," Fluttershy nodded "Why do you think we're-"
"No, Fluttershy, that's not what I meant," she interrupted her, removing her hand "I mean are you prepared to keep your emotions in check when you fight him? You are clearly very, very angry right now, and I'm worried this may affect your focus."
"...I understand," Fluttershy sighed "But I have spent half of my life living with that... that... thing. He has done terrible things to me, Twilight; oh so terrible things... Whenever I see him, I just want to... I just... want to..."
"Kill him?" Twilight wondered.
"Y-Yes," Fluttershy had now begun to cry "And n-now, he's taken the o-one person I... well... loved."
"So the feelings are mutual between you two?"
"Yes, I suppose so..." Fluttershy clenched her teeth a bit "Oh, Twilight! What if I can't do this? What if my anger gets the better of me and Dario finds a way to-"
"...Fluttershy, lemme tell ya somethin'," Applejack walked up to her and smiled "Some people would DIE just ta prove a point, and some would even die just ta prove their love. But you... Yer gonna be the one to prove their love by gettin' her back! There ain't no one stopping ya from doin' what you gotta do!"
"Well, maybe I have a say in-"
"SHUT-UP, DISCORD!" everyone else shouted at the odd man.
"Applejack, thank you," Fluttershy smiled, wiping away her tears.
"Anythin' ta help a friend out," Applejack chuckled a bit.
"Now c'mon!" Pinkie Pie said rather ecstatically "I wanna see what the water crystal thing looks like!"
"Yes, quite. Besides... this place is starting to send shivers down my spine," Rarity complained a bit.
"Okay, everyone," Fluttershy nodded, feeling a lot more confident now "There's a bit of a drop, but I'm sure if we slid down as carefully as possible, we shouldn't be-"
"GERONIMO!!" Pinkie shouted in pure joy as she hopped over the pit and fell down into the depths below.
"Ugh... That Pinkie, I swear," Pipes rolled her eyes before jumping in down after her. After witnessing both women fall down with no preparation whatsoever, the others simply shrugged and jumped down after them, Fluttershy being extra careful as not to further damage Rainbow's body.
"Oh, heavens no!" Rarity complained "Never would I jump down a hole like that. It's so uncou-"
"Sure," Applejack rolled her eyes and pushed Rarity down the hole, to which the latter let out a scream that echoed through the entire dungeon "Hey, ah was encouragin' and honest. Ah never said ah was patient," she jumped down soon after.
The scene is still in beta testing, so please excuse any mistakes you may find. But, I hope you enjoy the chapter. We'll be going into some serious feels in this one, especially a one-on-one battle with... actually, no, I best not spoil.
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Thanks, but, uh... where?
second paragraph
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Oh, I see it. No, that's not a typo.
3611281 oh. i didn't read it. i'm a derp
The last line was the best.
Can't wait to read the full chapter.
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Thanks! I know you've been waiting for it probably more than anyone, and rightfully so! It may take longer, as certain events in my life may get in the way (School, Christmas, crying myself to sleep, etc.), but I PROMISE to have it out before Christmas day.
Also, I'm trying to get into Dungeons and Dragons. Any tips?
3611948 Well, I never played Dungeons and Dragons myself, but I might know a couple of people that remember when it was new.
) Take your time. I can wait. Especially now that I have Splatoon, Smash Bros., and Guitar Hero Live. 
And besides, I'm sure it'll be worth the wait.
As for the chapter, I've said it once, I'll say it again, dammit!(