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// Aftercare 
// Story: Impossible Numbers' Flashfic Anthology, Volume Three 
// by Impossible Numbers 
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Fluttershy was dead. Again. Rainbow Dash too, though only by invitation.

While  Fluttershy strode forwards, Rainbow followed warily, regretting her  prior curiosity. Besides, she’d expected… well, something heavenly. Like  Cloudsdale.

It’s just forest. She gulped.

Oh, it’s not all like this, said Fluttershy. I’ve seen other parts. Anyway, it’s really more the spirit of all forests.

Forests have spirits!?

Fluttershy said nothing. The ethereal trees spoke for themselves.

How did you get us here anyway!? Rainbow’s voice cracked.

Practice. Then Fluttershy hunkered down near a burrow. Mr and Mrs Squeakers?

Wait. Didn’t those two mice die yester–? Oh…

All animals are under my care. ALL animals.

What!? I thought you were just being sappy! What bothers a dead mouse!?

Fluttershy fiddled with Mr Squeakers’ ghostly leg. Phantom pain. Poor, poor things…

Eventually,  Rainbow relaxed. Dead forests and spirit mice were beyond her, but  Fluttershy being Fluttershy? Well, THAT she understood.