//------------------------------// // Prolgue // Story: Her Whispers // by TheAtomicBomb //------------------------------// She looked around, hoping nopony would notice her sudden exit from the party before stepping out into the garden. Her first steps through the double decker doors were nothing but relief. She could tell from the cold wind that spring was fast approaching. “Phew” with no pony in sight she shook her mane loose from the intricate coils her mother had carefully crafted, and kicked off her shoes setting her pale yellow hooves onto the clouds, enjoying the pleasant crunching underneath her hooves. She wanted to relish Celestia’s setting sun and in silence without company. She just wanted to be alone right now. Walking away from the blaring music. She sat at the gardens edge, eyes closed. Enjoying the gentle breeze that rustled her skirts and whispered through her hair. “Well, well, well. What are you doing out here miss Fluttershy?” Startled, she turned to the voice, it was him....Prince Blueblood. Her Fiancé “Oh” It's you. The last part she thought to herself. She looked down on the stallion, despite being younger she was a slight bit taller than him, but he was still very handsome by society's standards. Although Fluttershy didn't see the appeal. It was hard to feel an attraction after his constant teasing and harassing her, and it seemed like tonight would be no different. “What do you mean ‘oh?’” He took one step towards her only for her to take a step back towards the party. “Don't you have anything to say to your fiancé? Typical Fluttershy thinking she’s better than everypony else.” The Pegasus didn't say a word. She knew if she did the stallion would just bully her more. “I suppose you're not in the mood to grace them with your presence.” He spat sarcastically gesturing towards the back the party. “So I decided to grace you with mine instead, aren't I such a sweet Lover?” She hunched back. Not to sure on what to say or if she should say anything at all, but before she could find the answer; she let out a hiss at a sharp tug on her mane “Don't be rude Miss Shy” Looking up she saw blueblood looking at something behind her slack-jawed. It took the adolescent filly a second to realize it wasn't him pulling on her hair. With another firm tug, her hair is tilted back to meet a pair of brilliant yellow pupils swallowed by a black inky abyss, sending a horrible chill down her spine causing her fur and feathers to stand on end. She wrenched herself away from this new stallions firm grip, pushing his hands away from her. “Honestly blueblood, you need to get a better hold of your fiancé” The centaur snickered letting a few strands of Fluttershy hair fall out of his hand and onto into the wind. Blueblood scoffed and cast a dirty look to Fluttershy like it was her fault that they were interrupted. “Maybe your right” Fluttershy flinched at this and hid behind her mane. “Yes,” Tirek shrugged, “Or maybe…” He reached for Fluttershy again and pulled her closer roughly by her wing “She needs a real stallion” He leered down at her causing her to try and shrink back. Tirek was towering over her threateningly. The young mare felt like a rabbit in a snake pit. Blueblood reeled back. Wondering if he had misheard. “Excuse me?” Tirek nearly didn't even answer back, his attention was now on the whimpering Fluttershy “Don't be such a stick in the mud, Blue. Kids are meant to share their toys aren't they?” a wave of disgust washed over the Pegasus and the unicorn. “You need a big guy like me to take care of you, obviously blue can't see a budding young mare. Isn't that right beautiful?” Taking in a deep breath, she finally spoke up “Let go of me please” Lowering his voice. The minotaur asked darkly “what?” He squeezed her wing harder making her wince. His grip was like a vice, purposefully sinking his nails into her delicate skin hidden beneath her feathers. “Tirek” blueblood laughed nervously, the stallion was selfish and narcissistic but he had some form of conscious to say something “I think that you are going too far-” “SHUT YOUR DIRTY MOUTH BLUEBLOOD OR I’LL SHUT IT FOR YOU!” He shouted, cutting the unicorn off as a sickening crunch echoed in the silence. Without breaking eye contact with his prey, he lifted her off the clouds surface by her wing. “What did you just say, Miss Fluttershy” She had heard it, felt it. Her wing was broken in his grip. Squeezing her eyes shut, she hiccupped, trying to find a way to cope with the pain. She wanted to get away from this monster. She wanted to scream and cry. Wetting her lips anxiously she whispered through her tears “P-please, let me go." The centaur snarled causing the terrified Pegasus to cringe before a dark look crossed his features. "So, you want me to let you go?" He said, a sick grin appeared. "No! What are you doing?!” She pounded her hoof against his large form as he forced her towards the edge of the garden. “P-please don't hurt me, just let me go! I won't tell anypony! PLEASE LET ME GGOOOOOOAAAAAAH!” “TIREK, NO!” Prince Blueblood raced to the end of the garden and looked over its' edge searching for the Pegasus. “What? She asked me to let go." Tirek shrugged. Further down below Fluttershy desperately flapped her good wing in an attempt to right herself as she tumbled through the air. As she fell her heart felt lodged in her throat each labouring breath more painful than the last as the equestrian floor grew closer with each passing second. "OH PLEASE CELESTIA, NOOO!" She cried, though the wind tore her words away. Fluttershy's mind raced in fear begging somepony to save her, she didn't want to die! As she reached the treetops Fluttershy knew that she wouldn't be saved in time so she did the only thing she could. Closing her eyes she brought her hooves up to shield her face before she hit with a crack, sending her terrified mind to the depths of unconsciousness