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// Blue (11/3/2017) 
// Story: A Pony a Day 
// by OfTheIronwilled 
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The sky was blue. So unbelievably blue, and soft, and bright. Inside of it, swimming around in that ocean of clouds, was the sun. It was hot, and it warmed Fluttershy's skin.

She stood up shakily, her leathery wings quivering. With one hoof, plated with dark armor, she lifted her ratty mane away from her face.

Why... why, this didn't make any sense. One second she was following around animals in the forest, looking for game for her Mistress. And then there was the alicorn that made that portal, so she followed her through it to try to stop her- she wouldn't want to shirk and make her glorious empress angry at her at all, that would be awful! So she followed the alicorn and-

Fluttershy closed her eyes. The light burned hot against the skin of her eyelids, painting the backs of them red. A comfortable wind rolled past, billowing at her tail and the curls of her unshorn fetlocks. In the distance, she heard the singing of birds. The chatter of ponies. The calm, gentle laughter of ponies who weren't afraid all the time. Not like Fluttershy was.

She opened her eyes again. The sky was a baby blue here. The sun shone. The day, glorious and comforting, had finally banished the night. After so long...

For the first time in five years, Fluttershy smiled.