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// Hunted part 1 
// Story: Creature: beginnings 
// by Lovecraftia 
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The virus slowly crept up to a small cottage full of creatures of many sizes. A large brown one seemingly guarding the building with an intimidating look on its face, had the virus been able to feel fear it would have, in it’s small state anyway.

The black ball of death rolled up to the corner of the small encampment and crawled up the wall in haste to reach the roof. As soon as it foot atop the building it rushed to the edge to land down on top of the brown animal, but stopped right at the edge. What was it doing? It needed a body, not something to devour.

It moved back towards the center of the roof and thought about a plan. The virus needed something to base it’s diguise off of and it already chose the purple creature as one of the two bases. It also needed to learn the language and the history of where it was and what these creatures were. Since they are able to buld things the virus assumed that they were the dominant species and moved onto making a disguise.

It sat the for a moment longer before voices caught its attention.

“But are you sure she’ll be able to keep it safe?” One voice said although the virus was unable to determine the meaning, it still listened in. “She could get scared of it and run or something.”

“But why would Fluttershy do something like abandon a poor little animal like that?”

“Touche”

‘What did all of this even mean?’ The virus thought. ‘I can think?! I could use this to my advantage.’ The virus then dropped off the roof and into a hole near the doorway. It watched as a familiar figure walked(trotted?) up towards the door an knocked.

“Fluttershy are you home?” Twilight asked. Doubting that said Pegasus was since she did not say anything about going somewhere.

“come in.” A quiet voice sounded from inside.

“Thanks!” Twilight happily trotted inside, unknowingly leaving the door open so the virus could follow. “Fluttershy I was wondering if you could take care of an animal I found?” She questioned. The timid Pegasus peeked her head from around a corner and nodded.

“where is it?” She asked.

“Weeeeeelllll........... i had to put it in the everfree.” At this Fluttershy rushed Twilight  and yelled(Quietly) in her face.

“YOU DID WHAT?” She shouted. Although to others ot would seem as if she where talking normally. “WHY WOULD YOU DO SUCH A THING!?”

Twilight took a step back. “I’m sorry but i had to, it was dangerous. It ate a whole spider without any kind of problem.” Fluttershy’s jaw fell slightly. But then she picked it back up and re-inserted it into her skull. “It was smaller than the spider.” Jaw meet china, china meet jaw, china jaw, jaw china.

“B-b-but why m-me?” The pegasus stuttered.

Twilight gave her a smile. “Because you can easily care for animals and you’re the only one who can speak to animals.” Twilight stated.

“Oh.”

Twilight turned to leave. “Dont worry we will begin searching tomorrow okay?” Fluttershy gave her a weak smile in response. “Good, well bye!” And with that Twilight let the cottage. The virus immediately snuck up to Fluttershy and was about to absorb her when the said Pegasus turned and her eyes landed on it.

‘Well shit.’ It thought