It was a bright and sunny day in Equestria. The sky was a perfect shade of blue, and there was not a cloud in the sky. Near the edge of the Everfree Forest, a certain shy pegasus was picking medicinal flowers to make medicines for her animals.
“Oh, I do hope that I can make enough for everyone..,” Fluttershy said quietly. She was a pale yellow pegasus mare with a pink mane and three butterflies for a cutie mark. Her supplies have run low, so she had went to the edge of the Everfree in order to find special ingredients. Normally, she would have gone into town and buy the ingredients, but she was looking for specific plants that could only be found near and inside of the Everfree. She was carrying saddlebags that were full to the brim with rare flowers used for medicine. After bending down and picking one last flower, she put it into her bag and turned to go home.
“This should be enough,” she said to herself as she walked down the path that led to her house. “Hopefully Angel took care of everyone while I was gone.” Suddenly, a loud boom filled the air around her. Out of instinct, she leaped into a nearby bush, trembling in fear. Peeking her head out, her jaw hung open at what she saw.
Up in the sky was what appeared to be a giant hole that pulsed blue and white. Fluttershy looked up in a mix of fear and awe. “W-what is t-that..,” she stammered, her legs shaking underneath her. A minute passed with nothing happening. Then, a dark speck dropped out of the hole, falling into the Everfree, before disappearing into the trees. Not long after, the hole closed in on itself, and the sky returned to normal like nothing happened.
Fluttershy crept out from inside of the bush, looking each way to see if it was safe to come out. She then looked to the direction that the speck fell from.
“What was that..,” she asked herself. “Could it have been an unknown creature?” She hesitated, before shaking her head and heading into the forest. She knew that the Everfree Forest was a dangerous place, but more recently, she had found places inside of the forest where it would be safe to travel. She still dared not to make a sound, though, as the animals that lived in the Everfree were unpredictable. As she walked deeper into the forest, it became darker as the canopy of leaves above her became thicker. Soon, she came into a clearing with barely any sunlight, save for the few rays that managed to get through the cracks in the leaves above.
In the middle of the clearing was a strange being that she had never seen before. It was like a small purple and blue blob with a black face and blue cheeks. A yellow crest went around its body and stopped at its face, and it had two small appendages that glittered with stars, much like Princess Luna’s mane. Its eyes were closed, and looked like it was unconscious. Instantly, Fluttershy ran over to it.
“Oh you poor, poor thing!” she exclaimed, picking it up and holding it in her hooves. “Don’t worry little one. I’ll take you to my cottage and help you get better.” She put the strange creature in her saddlebags and took of to her cottage, wondering what this strange creature could possibly be. ‘Maybe Twilight might know what it is..,’ she thought to herself as she ran out of the forest and to her house.
Reaching her small cottage, she took the creature out of her bag and set it down on the couch, putting a blanket over it. She then proceeded to the kitchen to make some medicine for the unconscious creature. She tried to work quickly, preparing the medicine in a few minutes. She then went back to the couch and sat next to it on a stool. By this time, the creature was beginning to open its eyes. Fluttershy looked at it, relieved.
"Oh thank goodness!" she said excitedly. "I didn't think you would wake up!"
"Cos?" the creature asked, a quizzical look on its face.
"Wait, can you say that again?" Fluttershy asked, rubbing her ear to make sure she heard that correctly.
"Cos? Cos, cosmog!" it said, a tint of worry in its voice.
"W-what?" Fluttershy said quietly. "But.. But that's impossible! I can understand all kinds of creatures!" She got up from the stool, and paced across the room worriedly. "This doesn't make any sense! I should be able to understands it." She stood still for a moment and looked at the creature in front of her. "It looks healthy enough.. I don't think it needs the medicine now.." She grabbed the medicine and put it in the fridge to save it for an emergency. She then went back and looked at the creature, trying to make heads or tails of what it was. Suddenly, the creature jumped onto her head and nestled into her mane.
Fluttershy smiled. "You really seem to like my mane, don't you little one?" she said softly.
"Cos.. Cosmog smog..," the creature said tiredly, before falling asleep in her mane.
Fluttershy thought for a moment, then turned to leave the house.
"I should tell the others about this..," she said, before leaving the house and shutting the door behind her.