//------------------------------// // Fluttershy's Mission // Story: My Little Johnny: Fluttershy and Edward Scissorhands // by VioletRose13 //------------------------------// “I came as fast as I could, Twilight.” Fluttershy said as she trotted into the throne room where the Cutie Map was; Princess Twilight Sparkle was anxiously waiting for her friend. “What’s the matter?” “I’m not exactly sure, Fluttershy.” Twilight sighed in relief as she approached her Pegasus friend. “Look at the map.” Fluttershy did as she was told and noticed that her cutie mark was circling the Friendship Rainbow Kingdom on the map… along with a cutie mark she had never seen before. It was a blue heart with two pairs of scissors sitting around it; the heart looked like it was made of ice, almost like the Crystal Heart. “Twilight? Whose cutie mark is that?” The yellow Pegasus asked. “That’s part of the problem. I don’t know. It just appeared out of nowhere; it can’t be a coincidence, though. This cutie mark must belong to somepony… but who?” The Alicorn replied before she noticed the cutie marks on the Map. They both pulsated with pale yellow and blue magical auras before they floated off of the map and flew towards an open door and down the nearest hallway. “What’s happening now? Where are they going?” “No clue. But there’s only one way to find out.” The two mares quickly ran after follow the marks to see where they would lead. When they finally caught up to it, they found themselves in the library where the mirror portal to Canterlot High was being held. The two cutie marks then faded into the mirror’s glass; Fluttershy’s eyes widened in fear. “The Map wants me to go to Canterlot High?” She asked. Before Twilight could answer however, the mirror’s surface suddenly changed from translucent to a black color followed by a flurry of white dots, almost like snowflakes. “Twilight, what’s happening?” The Pegasus asked, hiding behind her friend in fright. “I… I don’t know.” Twilight answered, completely dumbstruck. “Something like this has never happened before… at least not that I know of. I’ll have to get a letter to Princess Celestia immediately.” “Wait! …I need to go.” “Go? Go where?” “Through the mirror.” “What?! But why? You don't know what’ll happen.” “You’re right. I don’t know what could happen. But I do know one thing, Twilight: I have a mission and I can’t put it off. I need to look for the owner of this cutie mark and find out what I have to do, hopefully as soon as possible. There’s no use trying to convince me otherwise; I’ve already made up my mind.” Twilight paused and contemplated the situation, trying to think of another way to explain this odd phenomenon. She soon realized that there was no option other than to do as the Map commanded. “…Okay.” She said with a sigh. “You can go, only if you go prepared.” She levitated a book off of a table and gave it to her friend. “This magical journal will allow you to keep in contact with me. And when you find the problem or the owner of this strange mark, be sure to solve it in your own way.” “Don’t worry, Twilight. I won’t let you down.” Fluttershy said as she gave a salute. “I know you won’t. Oh, and Fluttershy? One more thing before you go.” “Yes?” “…Be careful.” “Always.” Fluttershy smiled and nodded her head before giving Twilight a hug. The Pegasus then turned to face the mirror, grabbed the journal, and took a step forward; she knew what she had to do. She closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and stepped through the portal, leaving Twilight in the castle library all by herself. “Good luck…”