//------------------------------// // Calm // Story: Terror of the Flutterbat // by Discord The Narrator //------------------------------// On a stormy night, a group of friends were trapped in Canterlot High. They needed to find a way out before... _______________________________________ "Not the time for spooky stories, Pinkie!" said Rainbow. "Oh, ok! Sorry!" answered Pinkie Pie. She had Sunset's videocamera on her hands, and was trying to tell a story until Rainbow stopped her. "Pinkie, I'll take the camera for recording how we prepare the party, if you don't mind." said Sunset. "Oh, no problem! There you go!" Pinkie gave Sunset the camera and bounced one or two times before continuing the decorations. The funniest thing was that Pinkie's story was similar to the reality. She and her friends were inside Canterlot High's gym, doing some decorations because a birthday would be celebrated the next morning. Outside, the silence if the night was covered by a storm. It was raining so much. "Ugh... Remind me why we have to celebrate Trixie's birthday." said Rainbow, hanging some streamers on the walls. She didn't exactly have a good friendship with Trixie. "Well, Ah think she just wants ta be happy on her day." said Applejack, carrying some boxes of apples so Pinkie could use them for making desserts for the party. Meanwhile, Rarity was helping Twilight and Sunset with the banners. She decided to put some diamonds on them. "I believe Trixie is going to love those banners. They look marvelous!" she said. Pinkie helped Applejack and Fluttershy with putting around some desks for everything in the party. "Are you ok, Fluttershy? You seem a little bit off..." said Rainbow. The others looked at their yellow friend. "Oh? Yes... I'm just... feeling tired..." said Fluttershy. "Ya can rest if ya want, sugarcube. We won't tell ya ta do more things." said Applejack. "Ok... I think I'll be... sitting here..." Fluttershy stopped working and sat on a chair to relax a bit. Some minutes later, Fluttershy got up and walked to the gym's doors. "I'm going to the bathroom, just for five minutes... if you don't mind..." she said, opening the doors. "Don't forget the way back here!" said Pinkie. "I won't..." said Fluttershy, with a more stern tone. Then, she left the gym. At that moment, everyone had the same question: what was happening with Fluttershy? "She looked so strange... Ah wonder what is makin' her to feel like that." said Applejack. "Well, we'll just wait until she comes back and ask her about it." said Twilight. _______________________________________ Fourteen minutes later... Sunset's camera was still recording the decoration process, and Fluttershy hadn't returned yet. "Hmmm... Didn't Fluttershy say she was going to be out just for five minutes?" said Sunset, looking at the time recorded. "Well, I was right after all! I knew she would forget the way back!" said Pinkie, proud of herself. "Still, that is not normal... I think someone should go and look for her." said Twilight. "I will!" Pinkie went to the doors, but Sunset told her to wait a second. "Do you want the camera? Maybe you can record whatever goes out there." "Nah, I have my own camera! Look!" and Pinkie showed a small camera hanging by her ear. "This one will be good if I have to run or something!" "Oh, I think you can connect it to Sunset's!" noted Twilight, and she tried doing it. Finally, whatever Pinkie recorded with her own camera, a small window in Sunset's would show it. And her voice would be also heard. "Well then, you may go now." said Rarity, opening the doors and closing them back as Pinkie passed by. _______________________________________ Inside the empty halls of Canterlot High School, the storm outside felt even stronger. It made a couple of lights flicker. But Pinkie was feeling too confident to worry about a storm. "Ok, girls. I'm going directly to the bathroom. I guess Fluttershy is still there." she said. "Sure thing, Pinkie. We are watching." Sunset's voice was heard. After walking for a minute, she entered the bathroom. The lights were flickering, and there was no sign of Fluttershy anywhere. "Oh, she is not here! Where did she go?" said Pinkie. "Wait, Pinkie. What happened to the mirror?" said Rainbow. Pinkie looked up and focused her camera on the mirror. Eventually, it was broken. "Wow, did Fluttershy actually did this?" asked Pinkie. "Maybe the storm made her feel so nervous." said Rarity. "Still, I don't understand why didn't she come back here..." Suddenly, Pinkie heard a sound somewhere. "I think that came from the cafeteria. I'm going to investigate there." she said. "Be careful, Pinkie." said Twilight. On her way to the cafeteria, Pinkie heard her friends' voices on her camera. They were discussing about the recent discoveries: the mirror, Fluttershy not being there... And those things made them feel so bad for her yellow friend. While thinking about it, Pinkie arrived to the cafeteria's half-opened doors. More sounds came from inside. "Girls, I think Fluttershy is here. Maybe she felt hungry and came here." said Pinkie. "Now that's just ridiculous. Why would she do that when Ah have all those boxes of apples here?" asked Applejack, obviously confused about that. "I don't know. Maybe she wanted another thing?" said Pinkie. "Anyways, I'm entering there." Just as she entered, she lost the communication with her friends. "Well, I guess that was going to happen anyways." said Pinkie, sighing. Inside the cafeteria, things were different. Some tables and chairs were moved apart, and one or two glasses laid broken on the ground. Pinkie discovered Fluttershy inside the kitchen, most likely looking for anything to eat. "There you are, Fluttershy! I knew I was right! But if you were hungry, you should have come back to the gym!" said Pinkie. However, when Fluttershy stopped and looked at Pinkie, the party girl instantly regretted calling her... She would never forget those red eyes...