I cracked one of my crusty eyes open. On the pillow under my face it was wet and salty. I looked around, surprised to find myself in the same room I fell asleep in. My eyes kept scanning the room until I noted a small note on the other bed in the corner. I hopped off my bed and onto the floor, slowly trotting over to the bed. I read the note swiftly.
Dear filly
I am just going to Ponyville for a few hours to shop. I'll be back soon. Don't get in ani any trouble. Feel free to look around my house. I've left some fruit on the table for you if you get hungry.
Rainbow Dash
I frowned at being referred to as "filly" but I suppose when you don't have a name there is little they can call you. Hmm... Rainbow did say explore the house. Well I have nothing else to do so... Yeh I guess.
I walked slowly around the house. To say the house was weird would be an understatement. The house was made out of a cloud like substance- and THAT'S not even the weird part. What was strange was that I, Rainbow and all the other objects in the house didn't sink through the cloud. The cloud also seemed to be a turquoise color. Now I don't pretend to be the wisest pony on the subject of clouds but I'm 99.9% sure that clouds were white. Heck all the other clouds were white. Even this house was white on the outside. It's probably not worth mentioning that I sat on the "floor" for a while, as my brain processed the information.
When I finally got up I decided to look at each room individually. I walked slowly to the kitchen. Even though I had been in the kitchen before I hadn't seen it's entirety, only the counter. The kitchen, as it turned out, was a lot bigger than I had thought. As well as the small area I had seen before, there was more counters, a table with strange twirly chairs and what looked like a dining room. From the minimal knowledge I had of Rainbow, I assumed that her kitchen (well kitchen/dining room) would be messy with lots of unwashed plates and the likes. However that wasn't the case. In fact it seem quite neat. But then I had only ever seen kitchens in my imagination. So I don't know.
I decided to head to the room opposite the kitchen. Inside was, what I assumed was, a living room. There were two pristine sofas and one worn chair. There was also a weird box thing. I went up to the strange box and poked it. Nothing really happened, so assuming it wasn't dangerous, I went and did a sitting down test on the sofa. The sofa was very comfortable. And, as I realized after I sat down, it was a bad idea to sit on if I wanted to do any exploring. Begrudgingly I dragged myself up. I gave the sofa one last longing look before slipping out of the room and up the stairs.
When I reached the top of the stairs, I was at a corridor. Down one end of the corridor was a room that I had slept in. It was pointless looking at that because I already knew what that looked like. There were 3 other rooms. I headed towards one of the rooms but it was locked. I frowned,puzzled, before shrugging and walking to another room.
I opened the stiff door. Inside this room there was a bunch of box's. Most of the box's were full of rusty and slightly moldy toys. There was a few box's of meddles. However one box caught my eyes. Inside there was a few books. My heart lit up. Finally some books. I opened one of them eagerly only for a ton of dust to spiral into my face. I choked and coughed wiping a hoof in front of my face to clear the air. I looked at the book expecting words but instead I got... "Pictures!?" I growled. Who puts pictures in a book? I mean honestly. It wasn't even a picture book. No. These were pictures of Rainbow. Strangely the pictures were very realistic. Whoever the artist was needs a trophy. Even so I slammed the book down in frustration, groaning.
I was about to leave the room when I heard voices outside. I moved the disappointment box and saw two winged ponies just outside the house. One of them was Rainbow and the other was yellow with pink hair. I gasped. What was Rainbow doing?!
I crept downstairs. (In my panic not noticing that Rainbow had no shopping with her after all. Liar) I tried to be as quiet as possible which, given I didn't know what stairs were until a few days ago, was very hard. I heard the telltale click of the lock.
"a bit skittish so try not scare her Flutters." Rainbow whispered. Unlucky for her my hearing was very acute. They were trying to do something to me. Well I wouldn't take it. The pony "Flutters" nodded.
"Um... Filly do you think you could come here?" Rainbow asked. They wanted me to come to them did they. Well I wouldn't conform to them. I snuck back upstairs and charged into the box room. I probably shouldn't have made such a loud noise because a few seconds I can hear Rainbow and her accomplice walk upstairs. They are trying to be quiet but I can hear every sound. I try and bury my trembling body underneath the box's.
Luckily they go into another room and for a moment, buried in the box's, surrounded by silence I can just imagine I'm in my room. But my imagination is quickly smashed when a pair of yellow hooves appear in front of the box I am sitting at. I stare at the hooves and then I am in the mercy of my new master. I creep out from underneath the box's. I go to a submissive pose and mutter.
"Please not ouch please." I can feel tears fall silently down my cheeks. I stay staring at the floor my heart thudding and my body shaking. After a few minute's nothing has happened. I look up slowly into the horrified eyes of my master.
"You poor dear" She mutters tears falling down her own cheeks. "What did they do to you?" For a few moments I feel a weird sensation. It's like I feel safe in the presence of my new master. Slowly she reaches out a yellow hoof. I look at her in shock. Is she offering me friendship? I reach out a trembling hoof of my own. She smiles gently and I can't help but give her a small smile back.
"Is she in there Flutters?" Rainbows voice booms down the corridor and I remember why the yellow one is here. The safe feeling is smashed and I jump back into my hiding spot. I look at the yellow one. She stares at me hopefully. But we know what you want now. I glare at her from under the box.
"Betrayal." I hiss at her. She takes a step back in shock. I can't help but feel a small moment of achievement. Then I realise who I am talking to. My face falls and I prepare for any punishment she may give me.
"Oh Flutters you're here." Rainbow bursts into the room with such a force that I flinch. "Well Flutters is she in here?" There are a few seconds of tense silence before Rainbow speaks again. "Why are you looking at me like that?" I wait expecting a few more minutes of silence. Instead the yellow one speaks.
"I really..." The yellow one is shaking. From anger or trepidation I don't know but she is. "I really dislike you sometimes Rainbow Dash." She says before running from the room tears in her eyes. I look at where the yellow one was standing a few moments ago shock written on my face. I look at Rainbow. She has and even more dumbfounded expression on her face. She shakes herself and comes to her senses.
"Flutters!" She yells a hurt and sorry expression on her face. "Flutters! Fluttershy wait up!" Rainbow yells while charging out of the room. I listen to her receding voice. Slowly and shakily I stand up. I stretch my cramped legs. I walk carefully out of the room trying to keep tears out of my eyes.
We just knew she was coming to kill you. No one in this world is safe. Why don't you go back to your room. Oh wait. You can't A snide voice whispers in my head.
"Stop it." I yell tears coming out of my eyes.
Stop what? I'm jus tewwing the twuth. The voice says mocking me.
"You know you doing!" I shout my walking turning into galloping.
And what are you going to do. You have nowhere to go. I run faster hoping to reach the room so I can sleep.Yes run to your room. You never had a backbone anyway. Haha Ha The voice spat. Face it you have no-one The voice catches and it giggles. I'm sorry is itno pony now. Face it either way The voice starts to fade. Either way you're never going to be loved. Finally I reach the room and with one last giggle the voice disappears.
I jump on the bed and scream into the pillow. The voice is right. In the land of hate I will never be loved. I fall asleep, fear in my heart and tears in my eyes for the second time in a row.