//------------------------------// // Chapter Seven // Story: The Beast Within // by Lil Bear Sinclair //------------------------------// The two mares have been upstairs in the master bedroom for just over 20 minutes. Fluttershy had gotten herself comfy by laying her head down upon Rarity’s lap. The two were making small talk, mainly about when the two should go shopping with each other. Soon enough though, however, Rarity brought up what she overheard when Fluttershy was with her parent’s in the kitchen, “Is her normally like that?” “Usually. Though he can get much worse than that,” Fluttershy sighs, “This is exactly the type of thing you were talking about earlier when we were on about Hearths Warming,” Fluttershy brings her hooves to her eyes covering them, “Bringing unwanted drama into my life… Your life…” She then grits her teeth, “I still can’t believe that Zephyr is really gone…” Rarity gave the girl a soft smile as she began stroking her mane, “You don’t need to worry about my life, it’s already a mess,” She chuckles to herself, “Plus, I’m here for you darling, I dread to even imagine how you must be feeling right now, it’s a lot to take in,” Fluttershy then looked up at her before sighing heavily, turning her attention away from her, “I’d rather not think about it…” She said quietly, “I mean he wasn’t the nicest pony, but he didn’t deserve death… I mean he was such a toxic... “ Her stomach growled, “Such a toxic… tasty man…” She mumbled to herself, which made Rarity raise an eyebrow, but she just shrugged it off. Rarity then uses her magic to pull the blanket over Fluttershy, “Then let’s take your mind off this terrible situation,” Fluttershy snuggles under the blanket giving a warm smile to Rarity, “I do want to ask you about the appointment you had yesterday,“ Rarity asked her, “Since you did tell me last night that you’d tell me in the morning,” “Oh shoot, yeah I did, didn’t I? Might as well since I’m practically grounded,” Fluttershy rolls over onto her back so she could look up at Rarity, “So after you left I went into her office the first thing that I brought to her attention was the pain in my wings. Which would make that the second time that I’ve made an appointment with her this month due to my wings…” She started as Rarity continued to stroke her mane to make her comfortable. “You didn’t tell me that you’ve already gone in for one? Is everything okay darling?” Rarity said to her, “It’s slightly worrying that you’ve already been in,” “Yeah no, everything is okay honest. She ruled the issue out to be stress due to my animals,” Fluttershy mentioned to her which eased Rarity’s nerves, “She then said the reason why my wings looked the way they did was because of the body lotion that she gave me last time. I ended up having some sort of reaction to it,” Fluttershy lied to her, “That’s a very strange reaction to it, did you at least get rid of the bottle?” She asked her as Fluttershy nodded, “Technically yes, yes I did. It was only a small tube of the lotion so it's a one time use,” She smiled at her softly, “It was meant to soak into my coat and onto my skin, guess it kinda worked,” Fluttershy chuckles at herself, “I have to thank you though,” “Thank me? Whatever for darling?” Rarity asked her, Well, if you hadn’t insisted that I take a break I would still be in pain,” She then looked ahead as she enjoyed getting her mane stroked, “So with me taking a break I hadn’t had any pain since yesterday morning,” “That’s really great to hear darling,” She leans down and kisses her forehead which causes the mare below to blush lightly, “Now, when can you get that bandage off?” “I have another appointment with Nurse Redheart today, but my dad will kill me if I leave the house. Honestly, I don’t think he’d care if I died,” Her ears flattened, “Like if I got murdered by the same beast that killed my brother he would say something along the line of Zephyr had the better death and that I’m a disgrace to the family for dying like that,” “Don’t say that about yourself!” Rarity lightly taps her on the shoulder, “I will not sit here and listen to you talk bad about yourself darling!” She then decided to lift Fluttershy high up into the air with her magic which prompted the shy mare to kick in response, “Rarity! Put me down!” She growls rather loudly at her, “You should know damn well that I hate getting picked up with magic! It’s a horrible feeling!” Suddenly the door swung open. In quick reaction Rarity quickly let go of Fluttershy which made her fall onto the bed, “AHH!!” Stood at the door staring were Rainbow Dash, she had hold of the door as she looked at the two mares. Fluttershy tried to regain herself, “Oh, I’m sorry, did I walk in on something?” Dash asked, Rarity shook her head, “No, not at all,” She said smiling at her lightly as Fluttershy looked over to see who just walked in on them, “What do you need Rainbow Dash?” “I just wanted to see Fluttershy, if I’m interrupting something just let me know,” Dash said as Fluttershy shot a death glare at Rarity which prompted her eyes to widen at the stare, “You… invited Rainbow Dash without letting me know?!” Fluttershy called out in anger, “First my parents and now Rainbow! Anything else you’re hiding from me?!” On impulse, Rarity said, “I tend to masturbate furiously when I’m home alone,” She blurted out without thinking, Fluttershy wasn’t expecting her to come with that, “Like I mean I keep going and going until I see stars,” Fluttershy wanted to butt in but she just continued, “I swear I’m not kidding when I say this but I can last for hours,” “Rarity… Please, Rainbow Dash is right there… Can we not speak about this?” Fluttershy said as Rarity flushed a deep red, covering her mouth quickly with her hoof, “Oh my… Why did I say that?” Rarity said; embarrassed with what she just said, “That was meant to be a secret…” ” Fuck me Fluttershy! Why the fuck haven’t you done anything with her yet?! She knows how to have a good time! I’m guessing this is your fault why she said that? Nope, this was all you, you’re the one who asked her if she’s hiding anything else from you. All she did was answer your question,” Fluttershy couldn't help but smile at her as Rainbow Dash made her way towards the bed, “Hey, don’t worry about it… Just… Watch what you’re saying next time,” “Ignoring what just happened… Fluttershy can we… talk in private?” Rainbow asked her, “Rarity? Do you mind just stepping out of the room?” Fluttershy looked at her girlfriend, “Yeah… No, not at all… I’ll go into the bathroom… And um… Yeah, I’ll leave,” Rarity gets off the bed and began to make her way towards the door, ” Don’t have too much fun without us, “ “Don’t have too much fun without her, Rarity!” Dash said chuckling slightly at the embarrassed unicorn which had Rarity stopping in her tracks, “I swear to Celestia, Rainbow Dash,” Rarity said through gritted teeth, “You better keep that a secret or you’ll regret it,” She leaves the room as Rainbow Dash couldn’t help but laugh at the situation, “That’s not very nice Rainbow Dash,” Fluttershy said as Rainbow sat down onto the bed next to her ” I like her, can we keep her?” Fluttershy shakes her head at her alter ego, “What do you want to talk to me about?” “Well, I’m sure your parents have already told you the news…” Rainbow rubs her head slightly, “I wanted to tell you myself, however,” “I’m glad you didn’t! I’m sorry, Rainbow Dash, but if you did tell me before they did, I wouldn’t have been able to forgive you,” Fluttershy said as Dash’s ears flattened, “I’m just… Really struggling right now, I loved him you know? Like true love,” Dash said, “I normally don’t have to deal with these feelings, I never thought that the one I loved would have been murdered in cold blood,” ” He did make a very nice meal, “ Fluttershy said out loud, which prompted Dash to tilt her head slightly, “What was that?” “Oh… What I meant was… He was a great cook!” Fluttershy said quickly to try and cover her tracks, “Zephyr was a horrible cook! He burned water! How in Equestria do you burn water?!” Rainbow Dash said chuckling as Fluttershy started to sweat due to nervousness, “Well I always enjoyed it, he had a very unique style of cooking,” Fluttershy then gets up off the bed, she had to get rid of Dash, “Listen… I do want to comfort you, I really do Rainbow Dash… But I’m dealing with a lot right now…” “So am I! Please! I’m just needing somepony to give me some comfort!” Dash pleaded, “Then go see Applejack or something,” Fluttershy said as she turned to face her, “Understand my pain as well Dash,” Rainbow sighed heavily at her, “Whatever man,” She got up and walked towards the window, “You’re such an asshole Fluttershy,” She then flew out of the window leaving Fluttershy alone, ” What the fuck?! Why did I say that out loud?! Maybe it’s because I’m getting stronger, Oh Celestia…” Fluttershy walked towards the door, Fluttershy left the bedroom and spotted Rarity walking out of the bathroom, her face still flushed a deep red. She turned around to see Fluttershy staring at her. She lightly kicked the ground, “Fluttershy… I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to blurt that out in front of her. I have no idea what came over me,” She said as Shy made her way towards her, ” You don’t have to apologize if you let me join you next time,” Fluttershy said smirking as Rarity flushed an even deeper red, “I… Um… Y-You should head to that appointment of yours… You don’t want to be late now do you?” Rarity chuckles nervously which prompted Fluttershy’s ears to flatten, “You can sneak out the front door while I keep your parents distracted,” “Then don’t have too much fun without me while I’m gone,” She chuckled as Rarity walked away from her. Fluttershy shook her head slightly, trying to push her evil self back. “I’ll be back just after lunch okay?” “I’m never going to live that down am I?” Rarity asked her as Fluttershy shook her head as a no,” “Nope, you are not,” She chuckles as Rarity rolled her eyes, “I still love you though,” “You know you’re lucky that I love you because you would be dead meat by now,” Rarity said a Fluttershy just laughed at her and gave her a soft smile, “Now you, you don’t want to be late for your appointment!” Fluttershy nodded and began making her way downstairs. Rarity followed closely behind, “So you go into the kitchen and distract them while I go out of the front door,” Fluttershy said as Rarity nodded at the plan, “Ready?” “Ready,” Fluttershy managed to escape her house, with huge help from Rarity as she managed to keep them distracted long enough for her to leave out of the front door. The only way Rarity could do that was offering to buy them lunch. Fluttershy was making her way down the road, galloping as fast as her legs could go, she didn’t want to be late, she can’t be late, for Princess Twilight’s sake. It didn’t take her long before she arrived at the hospital. It didn't take her that long as she was running as fast as she could. Arriving at the front entrance she stepped inside to see Nurse Redheart talking to Twilight, they looked like they had been waiting for a while. She made her way towards them, “Fluttershy, there you are! What took you so long?” Twilight asked her as Fluttershy stood next to her looking at the pair, “Sorry about the wait… My parents decided to pay an unplanned visit and I had issues with my special somepony… I’m here now though,” She smiles softly as the three of them go into Redhearts room, Fluttershy went over to the examination bed and climbed onto it. Twilight and Redheart walked to her, “So… How’s everyone's day?” She asked, “Quit the small talk Fluttershy,” Redheart said as she began to unwrap the bandage, this went unnoticed by Fluttershy at first, “We’re on a tight schedule,” “As harsh as that may sound Fluttershy, she’s right. If what Redheart told me is even remotely true then were dealing with a bigger issue here than just stress,” Twilight said as Fluttershy sighs heavily, “Any more incidents of violence and or dominance?” Redheart asked as Fluttershy shook her head, “None at all?” “I may have… Maybe in my head, yeah, but I don’t know, I can’t really remember,” Fluttershy said as Redheart removes the bandages, ” NO!” She shouted as she turns around and hisses at the two, Her eyes turned a deep shade of crimson red. Twilight and Redheart flinched at this as Fluttershy bares her fangs at the two, her wings extended outwards to show them in their large leathery state, “Yeah no, this is really bad,” Twilight said as her horn glowed. She bounds Fluttershy down onto the examination bed this, in turn, caused Fluttershy to fight against it, snapping her mouth at the two, “Okay this is a whole lot worse then you said Redheart!” “She wasn’t this bad yesterday, I swear!” Redheart exclaimed. Fluttershy continued to struggle against Twilight’s magic, “Something must have made her turn faster… I should have told you as soon as she left yesterday morning,” “You think?” Twilight sighed, “Do you know how crucial this information is?!” “I’m really sorry Princess!!” Redheart shouted as Fluttershy continued to hiss and snap at the two mares, “Listen, right now we have to get her under control do you have any ideas?” “Yes!” Her horn glowed brighter as she tries to touch it against Fluttershy’s forehead. Fluttershy, however, tried to snap at Twilight while she did this causing her to move back slightly, “You’re making this very hard Fluttershy!” She brings herself back to her forehead and touches it against her this causes the mare to become very sleepy, “This should knock her out for a while,” Fluttershy collapsed as her wings dropped instantly, “There…” She sighed heavily “Princess? What's your idea for this situation?” Redheart asked as Twilight turned to face her, letting go of the magic that was bounding Fluttershy down, “Tell me exactly what she said about Flutterbat returning,” Twilight said, “We’ll go from there,” “She mentioned that she was scared that Flutterbat was coming back and that this time she isn’t hungry for apples,” Redheart said to her, “She then proceeded to hiss at me when I touched her wings,” “This can’t be good,” Twilight sighed heavily, “Right, okay… Wrap those wings back up again,” Redheart nodded and went to grab fresh bandage “I’m going to cast a counterspell on her, the only issue with doing that is that we have to wait till she’s fully in her Flutterbat state. Which does include the eye colour change, the fangs, the change in her ears, the darkening of her coat and the change in cutie mark,” “Do we have any idea when that will happen?” Redheart asked as Twilight looked back at Fluttershy; who was still out cold, “I’m unsure on that… Which is a terrifying thought…” Twilight sighed to herself, “If she’s not hungry for apples… What is she hungry for?” Redheart brought to light which prompted Twilight to look over at her, “Honestly, it might be other ponies. She won’t be suddenly hungry for carrots? Or oranges,” Twilight walked towards the bed to look over Fluttershy, “Let’s hope she hasn’t bitten anypony yet, otherwise we might be dealing with a bigger problem then what we already have,” “What do you want me to do from here?” “Keep her here until she wakes up she won’t remember anything and should be back to her normal self. I need to get a message to the Princess… Tell her I’ll be over to visit tonight,” Twilight said as she began walking to the door, “Yes, Princess,” Meanwhile, Rarity had taken Mr and Mrs Shy out for lunch while Fluttershy ‘showered” and ‘finishes her animal caretaking duties.’ The two ponies agreed to go out with Rarity for lunch as they’ve never really been to Ponyville before. The three made their way into the town centre only to bump into the one pony that Rarity wanted to avoid, “Rarityyy!” The pony sang, “It’s me Pinkie Pie!! Who are you with!” The energetic party pony bounced along to greet them, “Pinkie Pie! Just the pony that I hope we wouldn’t bump into today… Pinkie, these are Fluttershy’s parents,” Rarity said through gritted teeth, "Why is this pink pony being so loud,” Mr Shy said as Mrs Shy chuckles, "Our daughter told us so much about her friends, aren’t you the farmer?” Mrs Shy asked as Pinkie shook her head at her, "Nope! You’re thinking of Applejack!” Pinkie chuckled as she turned back to face Rarity, “Hey Rarity? Have you seen Twilight around? I can’t seem to find her,” "Have you checked the castle?” Rarity asked her friend, "Of course I have silly, Spike said that she just stepped out for something and I can’t find her anywhere!” Pinkie pouted, "She’s your marefriend, surely you must have some sort of Pinkie sense to find out where she is?” Rarity asked just then she heard a grumble from Mr Shy "Can’t we just go? We don’t need to spend all day talking to that… dyke” Mr shy said, making the last word of his sentence quiet so they couldn’t hear him, unfortunately for him, Rarity did, "Incredibly sorry Pinkie Pie, but we’re in a slight rush to get some lunch while it’s on offer,” Rarity said as Mr Shy began to walk in front, "Sugarcube Corner has an offer that lasts until 12 if you want to go there?” Pinkie asked as Mrs Shy spoke up, "Oh! Fluttershy mentioned about the bakers in there! They’ve helped Fluttershy so much, I’d like to go see them!” Mrs Shy said as her husband groans, "Urgh, whatever fine,” He continued to walk as Pinkie PIe jumped ahead of them, “Zephyr would have agreed with me,” "Stop talking about him honey, you'll get yourself upset," Mrs Shy said to her husband, Rarity rolled her eyes, " How can she stand that prick?! Celestia he's driving me insane!" The three followed Pinkie as she jumped towards Sugarcube Corner, "Let me speak highly of my son in peace, he had everything lined up for himself and just like that poof, he's gone," Mr Shy said as Mrs Shy walks beside him, "Oh dear," Rarity rolls her eyes, "Mr Shy, I've got something to ask," "What is it unicorn," Rarity gritted her teeth, "I heard what you were saying to Fluttershy in the kitchen and I have no idea what makes you think that that’s an unacceptable way to speak to her” “I can speak to my daughter however I want to, I’m not about to stand here and listen to some unicorn tell me how to speak to her,” He huffs at her, “You don’t know what she’s really like behind closed doors,” ” Oh trust me, Mr Shy, I know,” Rarity rolls her eyes again, “I don’t care, Mr Shy, that’s still no way to speak to her,” They soon arrive at Sugarcube Corner, “You should mind your own damn business if you know what's best for you,” Mr Shy said gritting his teeth so his wife couldn’t hear him, Rarity just mumbled as the three of them walked into Sugarcube Corner, Pinkie showed them to a table and grabbed them a small menu that she made so they could see what they had on offer. Rarity on the other hoof walked over to the counter to talk to Pinkie, she turned towards Fluttershy’s parents as she could hear Mr Shy go on and on about Zephyr… Yet again… “ I don’t know how much longer I can stand him for,” Rarity mumbled, Pinkie raised an eyebrow at her, “Stand Mr Shy? Yeah no, nor do I. Fluttershy told me everything about her parents when she was shitfaced last weekend,” It was now Rarity’s turn to raise an eyebrow, “Wait, what do you mean last weekend?” Rarity asked as Pinkie smiles, “I took her out drinking in Las Pegasus, super fun night if I do say so myself,” Pinkie grinned “Did you know that Fluttershy is a super hardcore party pony? And that's coming from me!” She then giggles “But yeah, after getting fucked beyond help she began rambling on about how much of a dicksucker her dad is,” “She didn’t tell me that she went to Las Pegasus last weekend, she said she was busy with Zecora…” Rarity said as Pinkie shook her head, “I can’t believe she lied to me,” “You make it out like you’re dating her,” Pinkie giggled at her as Rarity looked at her with wide eyes, “Oh my Celestia! You are!” The shouting caused Fluttershy’s parents to look over, “Hush! Pinkie!” Rarity said as she pushed her along into the kitchen so they can’t be heard, “You got it right go you,” She started, “Tell me everything that happened last weekend,” “I don’t think you want to know Rarity,” Pinkie sounded sincere, “Tell me, tell me, tell-me-tell-me-tell-me!” She lightly stomps the ground whining, “Okay fine!” Pinkie sat down to throw her hooves into the air in defence, “I’ll tell you everything that happened that night…” Flashback Fluttershy bought the 5th round of drinks for herself and Pinkie Pie, the two hadn’t had much time to spend together so Pinkie decided that the two should “ Totally!” go out clubbing together, however, Pinkie Pie didn’t think this through enough and didn’t realise that Fluttershy could hold her own when it came to heavy drinking. She walked over with two drinks and placed it onto the table where the mares sat, “Holy Tartarus Fluttershy! You can really hold yourself on a night out, are you sure you're able to drink any more?” Pinkie called out which only responded in Fluttershy chuckling, “I can hold out much more than I’ve already had, just wait till I get hold of Sunset Rum,” She sat down, just then someone walked over to them, “Oh go away,” Fluttershy said as the person walking over also happened to be Tree Hugger, “You know I hate you right?” “Who is this Fluttershy?” Pinkie asked, “Hasn’t Fluttershy told you?” Tree said as she takes a seat next to Fluttershy, “I’m her ex, her very sexy ex,” “I don’t want you here,” Fluttershy said as Tree turned to face her, “Just leave,” “Awe, but I don’t want to leave,” Tree said as she pushes up against Fluttershy, “I want to stay right here, next to you,” She smirks at her, looking into her eyes, “Listen, hippy, she doesn’t want you to be here. So do yourself a favour and remove yourself,” Pinkie said as Tree looked at her, throwing her hooves into the air, “Okay, okay fine I’ll go, but first, can I please try that drink?” She looked at Fluttershy’s drink, “It looks so good,” “If it gets you off my back then go for it,” Fluttershy says to her as Tree Hugger takes the drink off the table, “You need to learn when enough is enough,” “Yeah yeah,” Tree brings the drink to her lips, “You won’t be saying that soon,” She mumbled quietly, Pinkie, however, picked up on it, “I’ll go buy the next round… Again,” Fluttershy gets up and walks away from the table leaving Pinkie and Tree alone, “So, Fluttershy, isn’t she the best?” Tree said smiling as she puts the drink down, “You need to leave hippy, she doesn’t want you here can’t you see that,” Pinkie said as she takes a sip of her drink, “What is your history with her anyways?” “My history? Fluttershy and I go way back, I helped her through so much with my little friends,” She smirks, “One of them is going to be with her very soon,” “What do you me-” Pinkie Pie gets interrupted by Fluttershy walking over with two more drinks, she sits back down but this time next to Pinkie. She grabs her drink off Tree, “See, I let you have a sip now you should leave the table,” Fluttershy said as she takes a drink, “Mmm, it’s like we kissed with you putting your lips where I had mine,” Tree said as she got up, “Hopefully I’ll see you soon,” She leaves the table as Fluttershy rolled her eyes, “So glad she isn’t in my life anymore,” Fluttershy said as she continued to drink from her class, Back to reality “I can't really remember what happened after that... You might have to ask Fluttershy that... But after that Fluttershy began acting super weird like she began to talk about her parents, then that she was in a secret relationship. It didn’t take long until Tree Hugger came back and Fluttershy began flirting with her and brushing herself against her. It was very uncomfortable to watch,” Pinkie Pie said, After explaining the full story, Rarity’s eyes began to twitch, her blood boiled, “She lied to me! Oh, I swear to Celestia!!” Rarity slammed her hooves against the ground in anger,