//------------------------------// // Chapter Nine // Story: The Beast Within // by Lil Bear Sinclair //------------------------------// Tick, tick, The sound of the clock ticking was overwhelming. Tick, tick, Rarity couldn’t help but watch as the scene ahead of her unfolded. Tick, tick, She had just caught Fluttershy doing something that’s so frowned upon. Tick, tick, Fluttershy was like a deer in headlights upon being caught in the act, the way her eyes were wide as saucers as she looked at the unicorn; who was standing in the doorway of the kitchen. Tick, tick, Rarity watched in awe as her marefriend resumed consuming her evening meal, draining the pony of his insides. She thought that the week couldn’t get any weirder, what with all the sudden outbursts that she has been having recently, however, this takes the cake. Tick, tick, Watching Fluttershy like that was almost like watching a fat kid at an all you can eat buffet if what’s on the menu was pony. Tick, tick, Rarity had taken a seat at the kitchen Island as she watched Fluttershy eat, the slow sound of flesh tearing and blood splattering across the kitchen floor began to become more dominant. Fluttershy proceeded to look up at the mare, mouth dripping blood, “Are you sure you don’t want any? I normally don’t share my food but I know how grumpy you can get when you haven’t eaten,” Rarity gagged at the sight of the pony, quickly turning her head away in response, “I’m positive darling…” She soon heard Fluttershy return to munch on her meal, the slurping sound from her drinking echoed throughout the kitchen, bouncing off its four walls. Rarity decided to turn back around to continue watching her however something caught her eye. Something twitching. It was the bandage that was wrapped around her stomach. Something wanted to be free, Rarity smiled softly, “Here, let me help you,” Rarity said softly which prompted the vampire pony to turn around to face her, Fluttershy then felt the bandage around her become loose, Rarity was removing it with her magic, “Finally,” She couldn’t wait for it to be gone. Her wings haven’t been used for a long while, which meant that they were in need of freedom. Soon enough it was removed and Rarity watched as Fluttershy’s wings extended and seeing them for the first time in their true large, leathery state, “I feel so free,” She chuckled to herself as she starts to flap them slightly, the powerful sound of the wind being pushed down drowned the obnoxious ticking noise of the clock, Rarity threw the bandage in the trash. She wasn’t expecting her wings to look so… Different. She should have expected the bat wings, with Twilight telling her she’s Flutterbat and all… However, she wasn’t expecting them to be so large… ” They weren't like that a year ago...“ She thought to herself as she watched Fluttershy flap her wings more and more, she could feel the air being forced towards her causing her mane to lightly blow to one side, “You do realize that I have to tell Twilight about this right?” This prompted Fluttershy to quickly turn to face her, “Yeah, no, no you don’t,” Fluttershy said as she stared directly at Rarity, blood was still dripping off her muzzle, “This can be our cute little secret, and then after I’ve finished,” She began gesturing to Mr Shy’s body, “We can go back to normal,” “I’m physically watching you eat your father Fluttershy… This isn’t normal,” Rarity said as Fluttershy continued to stare, “Matter of fact… THIS IS FAR FROM FUCKING NORMAL!” She yelled at her, “Hey! What’s with the shouting Rarity? Don’t you remember what I said?” Fluttershy asked as her ears flattened, “I’ll remind you… Talk to me before you scream at me,” “WE’VE GONE FAR PAST TALKING FLUTTERSHY!” Rarity continued to shout as Fluttershy glared at her, “YOU DON’T UNDERSTAND HOW SERIOUS THIS IS RIGHT NOW!” “You seriously need to calm down,” Fluttershy said through gritted teeth, “I hate the way you’re talking to me right now,” She began walking towards her, “Now, we’re not going to tell Twilight about tonight and we’re going to keep all this a secret,” She widened her eyes as she locked her eyes with Rarity’s, “Got it?” Rarity tried but couldn’t break her gaze, it was almost like Fluttershy was preventing her from looking away, her eyes were transfixed upon Fluttershy’s, the crimson red reflected off her irises, turning her usual blue orbs into a deep shade of red to match the ones of the vampire pony, “Got it…” She repeated to her in a soft voice, “Good girl,” Fluttershy smirked at her before turning around to walk back where her meal was, “Can I actually save him for later? He’ll last me a few more days,” She leaned down and latches her mouth onto his shoulder, beginning to drag him across the kitchen floor. Her eyes drifted up to Rarity as she was still staring blankly at where Fluttershy was moments before, It didn’t take long before Fluttershy started growling as she struggled to drag the body away, she wanted to get him back inside the small closet, ” You know, I’m impressed at you, actually managing to keep her under your control,” Fluttershy then smirked at herself, ” I’m so proud of you,” Just as she got him inside the closet, a voice broke her out of her thoughts, “Fluttershy?” She let go of the body and looked up and over to see Rarity, her eyes had returned to their natural blue, “Can we please talk about what just happened here? I want to get my head around this situation,” “Can’t it wait?” Fluttershy asked her as she closed the door, “I’ve had a large meal and I want to go to bed,” She then turned away to lock the door, “No. I want to talk about it now,” Rarity walked towards her as Fluttershy turned back around to face her to see how close she is, “I don’t want to wait for you,” “Well I don’t want to talk about it right now,” She snarls at her, baring her fangs at Rarity. This caused the unicorn to stop walking, “All I want to do is relax Rarity,” She began to slowly walk towards her, “Will you respect that?” “I-I,” She stuttered as she began walking away from Fluttershy, trying to get away from her, but Fluttershy was hot on her trail, “Y-Yeah I’ll respect i-it…” Fluttershy snarls at her as Rarity backed up into a wall, “P-Please stop…” Fluttershy stood up onto her hind legs and slammed her forelegs onto the wall, pinning Rarity, “I don’t want you to ever disrespect me,” Fluttershy said as she moved her face towards her ear, sending shivers down Rarity’s spine, “If you do, however? I’ll make you into my next meal,” Rarity let out an audible gulp as she began to sweat, “I-I um… I-In all honesty, this isn’t what I had in mind when I asked you to eat me the other week…” Fluttershy couldn’t help but chuckle at her, moving her face down to the base of her neck, leaning in and slowly begins to lick her neck, “Celestia dammit Rarity, you’re literally just a walking sex hormone,” “I-I have you know it’s been a while… Since I-I’ve actually done anything remotely like that darling,” Her face flushed red as Fluttershy licked her sensitive spot on her neck, "Oh? So are going to forget that this morning you slipped up, in front of Rainbow Dash, that you tend to furiously masturbate when you’re alone?” Fluttershy said to her before moving away from her neck, she saw that the blood from her meal was smeared across her coat, “Red looks good on you by the way,” She drops back to the ground as she turns around to walk away. Fluttershy slowly ran her tail across Rarity’s face and around her chin, thus causing another deep blush to form on Rarity’s face, “D-Darling…” She couldn’t deny it, Fluttershy was arousing her and she didn’t know how to feel about that... “Now, let’s head upstairs and go to bed, Mama is getting very tired,” She turned around to face her, “Oh and don’t worry. I’m not going to do anything to you,” Rarity regained her posture, “Unless?” "Absolutely not!” Rarity yelled out, “Not in your current state!” “Then that’s your loss,” Fluttershy walked off and began to climb the stairs, “Come on then,” ” My loss?! Did she just say that?! What is with her? Yeah I get it, that’s not really Fluttershy, but yet, it still is…” Rarity decided to shake it off and follow Fluttershy, she didn’t want to be pinned again, As Rarity walked into the master bedroom, a large gush of wind rushes over her as her eyes laid upon Fluttershy, who was opening the window which caused the sudden gush. The room became cold, “What are you doing? It’s freezing,” Rarity said to her, “Are you high? It’s very warm and it was most definitely going to get warmer,” Fluttershy turned to her, “I wanted to let some cold air in,” "Am I high?! Seriously?! You must be off your fucking tits if you think it’s warm in here!” Rarity yelled to her as Fluttershy snarled at her yelling, “You should know by now that I can’t sleep if the room is cold?” “When you’re warm you struggle to cool down, at least if you’re cold I can always warm you up,” She smirked at her as she spreads her wings out, “These will keep you nice and warm,” Rarity couldn’t help but stare at the size of her wings yet again, “You clearly love my wings since you can’t keep your eyes off them,” “I-I don’t know how to feel right now Fluttershy…” Rarity looked to one side to avoid eye contact, but she soon feels hooves wrap around her. Rarity turned back around to see that Fluttershy was pulling her into a hug, Fluttershy smirks at her once again, “Why don’t we just head to bed then? We won’t get interrupted and can actually have a lie-in,” Rarity looked into her eyes before sighing, “Alright… I guess we can…” Fluttershy unwrapped herself and walked towards the bed, Rarity couldn’t help but watch as her body swayed back and forth, almost hypnotizing her into a trance. Fluttershy climbed onto the bed and pats down next to her, “Come on,” Rarity began making her way towards her, climbing next to her, “That’s it,” Fluttershy laid on her back with her wings spread out, “Lay next to me now,” Rarity stared at her, “Oh, I-I don’t know Fluttershy…” She stopped for a second, “ I mean It’s far too cold to sleep in here so I think I'll sleep downstairs tonight...” Rarity was about to get back up, however, Fluttershy didn’t like that and sat up. She used her wing to wrap around Rarity’s body and pulling in her close, “W-Woah!” “You are going to lay with me,” Fluttershy said while staring into Rarity’s eyes, seemingly locking her in place, “And you’re not going to get up at all tonight,” Once again, Rarity couldn't break eye contact, no matter how hard she tried, Rarity's eyes began shifting back into the same deep red shade as before, “Got it?” Rarity nodded at her, “Good girl,” Fluttershy then laid back down this time, pulling Rarity down with her, “Goodnight Rarity,” “Goodnight Fluttershy…” Rarity mumbled as Fluttershy wrapped herself around Rarity, pulling her closer to her body, “I love you…” Fluttershy smirked, “I love you too,” After she said that she licked her cheek slowly, Rarity snuggled into her as she drifted to sleep, “I’m seriously going to enjoy this,” It came to the following morning and Fluttershy had woken up to an empty bed. It wasn’t unusual for her to do so, considering Rarity was an early riser, she should be used to it. However, when Fluttershy opened her eyes to see an empty bed, her heart sank slightly… She looked around the bedroom to confirm that she wasn’t there, which she wasn’t… Fluttershy sat up and yawned, it had been a while since she had actually had a decent night's sleep. Just as she was about to get out of bed, however, the bedroom door opened slightly. Fluttershy glanced over to see that it was her mother walking in to see her. With quick thinking, she wrapped herself up with the blanket before her mother could see anything. The first thing Fluttershy saw of her mother was that she was a tray with her wings, “Fluttershy, darling I made you some breakfast,” Mrs Shy said to her. Upon laying sight of her, she instantly stopped in her tracks, seeing that her daughter was wrapped up like a burrito, “Oh no… Your friend was right you look terrible,” Mrs Shy hurried towards her, “How are you feeling sweetheart?” “Oh, I’m fine mom… Just feeling under the weather, with Zephyr’s death and all... “ She said quietly as Mrs Shy places the tray of food down on the nightstand, “I really appreciate you making some breakfast for me… But I’m not really hungry right now…” “And that’s completely understandable,” She smiled at her as she sits down on the bed, bringing her hoof to Fluttershy's forehead, “You are warm, are you planning on staying in bed today?” She nodded at her mother, “Good, good,” She let out a sigh, “I do have a quick question… Have you seen your father?” Fluttershy shook her head at her question, “No I haven’t… I think Rarity mentioned that he had some sort of work-related trip… I don’t really know I was in bed…” Fluttershy lied which caused a nod to come from her mother, “Alright sweetheart,” She smiled softly at her daughter, “Just to let you know that I’m going up to Windy’s house for the day, poor Bow has injured himself and needs help around the house,” “How thoughtful, I know where I got it from now,” She smiled at her, “Will I see you tonight?” Fluttershy asked her, “Just so Rarity knows if she’s making more than usual,” “Yeah, I’ll be back tonight, I’m just unsure on what time,” Mrs Shy said as she pulled the shy mare into a hug, “Does your friend come around a lot?” She asked her, “You mean Rarity? Yeah she does, when it comes to this time of the year she knows how much the animals mean to me and offers to help around the cottage,” She lied again, “I’m really lucky to have her as a friend,” She smiled to herself, feeling a warm sensation in her heart, “She’s special to me,” Mrs Shy gave her a warm smile, “I’m happy you’ve got her as a friend sweetheart,” She then gets up off the bed, “Well, I should head off to Windy’s. Get well soon, I love you,” “Thank you Mom, I love you too… Don’t worry, I’ll be staying in bed all day today,” Fluttershy couldn’t help but smile at her, Mrs Shy waved her daughter goodbye as she left her in the room. Fluttershy let out a heavy sigh before turning to see what her mother had brought her for breakfast. It was Quinoa Porridge and fruit, something her mother had always made for her when she was younger. She smiled softly at the thought before unwrapping herself and climbing out of the bed. She needed to find Rarity… Fluttershy couldn’t remember much of last night… The last thing she could recall was seeing her father… And how helpless he looked on the ground… She needed to know how he ended up there… She left the bedroom, just within seconds of stepping out she could hear Rarity speaking to someone, deciding to investigate she made her way towards the stairs, “Yeah, no I completely understand the situation, but you need to understand that I’m a very busy mare today,” Was what Fluttershy heard first. She walked to the top of the stairs to see that Rarity was on the phone, “Can’t you just send her-” Rarity quickly stopped, “Cheerilee! I’d appreciate it if you didn’t talk to me like that!” She yelled out, ” I wonder what Cheerilee is wanting from her…” Fluttershy thought to herself as she began to make her way down the stairs, ” Whatever she wants, she's upsetting her and I don’t like that,” “I understand the situation Cheerilee, but I have an important client waiting for me at the boutique, I can’t simply drop this opportunity just to come over and deal with something that you should be dealing with!” Rarity said to her, she could hear someone coming down the stairs and turned around to see Fluttershy making her way down, “Good morning Darling, did your mother come and see you?” “Um… Yeah she did…” Fluttershy then walked over to her, “What’s going on? Is everything okay?” “Kind of, something happened with Sweet-” Rarity stopped again, “Yes she is why?” She resumed her call with Cheerilee again, “No! I can’t ask her that!” Rarity went silent as she continued to listen to the other pony, Fluttershy took a seat on the sofa as she waited patiently for the unicorns attention, “Rarity?...” Then she saw Rarity roll her eyes before turning to Fluttershy… ” Wait… Did she just roll her eyes at me?” “Fluttershy darling, I hate to ask this but can you do me a huge favour for me?” Rarity looked at her as Fluttershy nodded, “I know you’re sick and all but Sweetie Belle has gotten into a fight and is being sent home… Can you go pick her up? “I mean, yeah I can do…” Fluttershy said to her as Rarity smiled brightly, her horn glowed and eyes darted away from her. Fluttershy followed her gaze only to see that she was levitating a box over, “What’s this?” She asked her as Rarity dropped the box in front of her “Have a look inside,” Rarity smiled at her as Fluttershy could hear the quiet mumble of the pony on the other side of the phone, “I’ve said this once before, I don’t appreciate you speaking to me in that tone Cheerilee, I’m not one of your students!” Rarity huffed as Fluttershy chuckled at her With Rarity being distracted on the phone, Fluttershy opened the box that laid ahead. Inside was something large and black that was folded up, she picked it up to reveal underneath it was a small bag of bandages in. Fluttershy unravelled the item in hoof to see that it was a black hoodie, “Alright Cheerilee…” Rarity gritted her teeth slightly, “Fluttershy will make her way over as soon as she’s ready, please just keep Sweetie Belle inside for now,” Fluttershy looked up at Rarity as she said her goodbyes to the teacher before hanging up. Turning her full attention to Fluttershy, “So, to explain what I got for you. The bandage and hoodie are here just in case you wanted to roam around the house with your mother still here, considering the bat wings and all,” “Oh wow… You thought of everything…” Fluttershy said softly as she takes the bag of bandages out, “Thank you so much,” She smiled at her, Rarity nodded at her, smiling back, “You’re acting like your normal self right now,” Rarity started, “I’m guessing that you change once you’ve been…” She clears her throat, “Fed…” “I think so… I do have mental talks with Flutterbat a lot, but sometimes she likes to… Take over me…” Fluttershy said as her ears flattened slightly, “It’s actually scary…” “Wait, are you saying… That you can’t control what’s happening?” Rarity asked her as her horn glowed, grasping the bandage within her magic. She started to put it on for Fluttershy; who accepted it, “That is very scary to think about…” “I can’t control it no… But I’m there… Like I can see it all in front of me yet I’m silenced… I can’t stop it…” Fluttershy said as she looked down, a hint of sadness in her voice, “And I know this is getting worse and worse because I started having thoughts about killing other ponies…” She looked back up at her, “Not to forget to mention that my coat is darker, I’ve got fangs… What’s next…” Her eyes began watering slightly, “Hey… It’s okay darling…” She finished wrapping the bandage around her body, “Remember, we’re in this together,” Rarity smiled at her before grabbing hold of the hoodie within her magic, “Hooves up darling,” Fluttershy listened and puts her hooves up into the air as Rarity puts the hoodie over her, “So what happened with Sweetie Belle?” Fluttershy asked her, “You seemed pretty annoyed at Cheerilee,” She put her hooves down, “That’s because I am, Sweetie Belle got into a fight with Diamond Tiara. After everything the girls have told me about her I’m surprised I didn’t get that call sooner,” Rarity chuckled to herself, “Cheerilee was being very unreasonable with my timetable, she thought that I can just drop everything just to come and get Sweetie Belle?” She scoffed before walking towards the kitchen, “Are you hungry by any chance?” She stopped just outside, Fluttershy watched her walk to the kitchen, “I… Don’t think I am…” Just as she finished that sentence, her stomach growled quietly, “Okay… Maybe a little…” Rarity could only chuckle at her, “I have taken the liberty to… Gather some of your father…” She shivers slightly at the thought, “It’s only a light snack, however, so hopefully you don’t go full Flutterbat on me,” She fully entered the kitchen as Fluttershy inspected her outfit, The black hoodie covered her bandage and most of her body which included her forehooves. She pulled the hood up and over to cover her ears. Fluttershy looked down at her hooves to get used to the feeling. Just then Rarity walked back into the living room with a small bag within her magic, it was filled halfway with blood. She stopped in her tracks and looked at Fluttershy, “W-What,” Fluttershy stuttered as she tries to hide behind her mane, “Nothing, you look absolutely adorable,” Rarity gave her a soft smile. “Y-You think so?” “Oh, I know so darling,” She then continued to walk over to her, kissing her on the lips, “Now this is for you,” She brings the bag over to her, “Just a light snack remember, if you don’t go into Flutterbat we might be able to control this current predicament…” She passes it to her as Fluttershy looked down at the bag, “Thank you,” She managed to say as she didn’t wait a second longer. She leaned down and opened her mouth, flashing her fangs at Rarity before biting down on the bag, puncturing it, “Now, I must ask you a question darling, before you head off to get Sweetie Belle for me,” Rarity mentioned as she sat down in front of her, seeing Fluttershy draining the bag, “I want you to answer me with full honesty now,” Fluttershy then looked up at her, “Did you… Did you kill your brother?...” Upon hearing that, Fluttershy’s ears flattened, she unlatched herself from the bag as blood dripped off her fangs, “I… I did, I just… He was meant to be the only one who died…” “Wait, did you say only one?” Rarity raised an eyebrow, “Does that mean he’s not your only victim?” “Yeah… It was Fleetfoot…” Fluttershy said to her, “She was being so sweet to me… But I was hungry…” “It’s okay darling,” She puts her hoof onto her shoulder, “We’ll figure out how to deal with this, I’ll need to speak to Twilight about this though,” Rarity braced herself for Fluttershy to say no. “Please do… I want all this to go away…” Fluttershy said as she bites back into the bag, finishing the last drop. She placed the empty bag down and wiped her mouth clean, “I want a normal life again…” “Thank goodness…” Rarity smiled at her, “Hurry along now, I don’t want another phone call back from Cheerilee, she isn’t in my good books anymore,” Fluttershy nodded and got up, “Yeah, I’ll head off now,” She began making her way towards the door, “I’ll see you later on?” Rarity nodded at her as she followed, “Can you take her to Granny Smith, I’ll let her know that you’re coming down. She said she’d be a babysitter when I needed one,” “Yeah, of course,” She opened the door, “I’ll see you later then… I love you,” “I love you too,” The walk to the schoolhouse wasn’t that long, max of twenty minutes. As Fluttershy made her way through the village centre, she was gaining herself strange looks from the residents due to her odd attire, if it was any other day this would have bothered her… However, she just kept making her way through, hiding her face behind her mane. Along the way several ponies came up to her and asked if she was okay and if everything was alright. Which she only responded with that she wasn’t too well, Upon arriving at the school the first thing that caught her eye was the young fillies and colts running around outside. It must have been their break for the day. The first ones to notice Fluttershy walking over was Scootaloo and Applebloom. The two fillies smile brightly and rush over towards the shy mare, Fluttershy! Fluttershy!” The two said at the same time, which had Fluttershy chuckling at them, Good morning to you too girls,” The two hug her tightly as Shy returned the hug, “Now, the two of you both seem happy, what’s the occasion?” “So I’m presuming Rarity send you down here to pick up Sweetie Belle?” Scootaloo said as Fluttershy nodded at her, “So I can say this without being punished… It was so awesome to watch Sweetie Belle kick Diamonds ass!” She chuckled, “I’m wondering, whatever happened. Rarity only had a short amount of time to fill me in,” Fluttershy asked them as she looked at the two, “Well, Diamond was heavily teasing us today… More than normal… She teased Scootaloo for her disability, teased me for not having parents and Sweetie Belle for being an unwanted mistake…” Applebloom started, “I guess Sweetie had enough and snapped, attacking Diamond, punching her and kicking her… Now Sweetie is being punished and Diamond is playing the victim card,” “Wait, she said that all about you?” The girls nod, “And for sticking up for the three of you and fighting back she’s getting punished?” They nod again, “That’s messed up on a whole new level,” Fluttershy then looked at the school building, “I’ll get to the bottom of this, I’m going to go inside and see Cheerilee, maybe it’s a misunderstanding,” “Okay, Fluttershy! We’ll wait outside!” Scootaloo said as Fluttershy smiled, “See you soon!” Fluttershy walked towards the schoolhouse and climbed the stairs, only to hear a deep voice yelling. She recognised that voice as Filthy Rich, Diamond Tiara's dad, Fluttershy walked in to see him standing there with his daughter. Sweetie Belle was standing to one side and Cheerilee; who were stood behind her desk, “Hello?” Fluttershy said as they all turned to face her, “Ah, finally, we can now get to business,” Filthy said as he fixed his tie, “About time you arrived Fluttershy, though, I was expecting that things sister to be here,” He then turned to face Fluttershy, “That’s not very nice Mr Rich,” Fluttershy said as Sweetie Belle walked over to her and hid behind her leg and tail, “Oh? Sweetie?” She could see that the young girl was shaking, “I hate to be the bearer of bad news Fluttershy, but Sweetie Belle here is going to be excluded for getting into a fight with Diamond Tiara,” Cheerilee said to her as Fluttershy nodded, “I do wish Rarity was here so I can fill her in, what was she doing at your house anyway?” “That is a very inappropriate question to ask Cheerilee,” Fluttershy stated, “If you must know, I’ve come down with something and Rarity is staying over to help,” She snarled slightly, “I’m assuming that you figured out through Sweetie Belle,” Cheerilee nodded, “Daddy!!” Diamond screamed, this caused Fluttershy to wince in pain, “Are we going to actually do anything!!” “Yes princess, I’m dealing with it right now,” Filthy smiled slightly at his daughter, “Now, cut the small talk, you have to agree with me that there needs to be some sort of punishment for Sweetie Belle,” “And so does your daughter, if I know Sweetie Belle well, which I do by the way. She has never lashed out without a good reason and from what I’ve been told your daughter bullies them, Mr Rich,” Fluttershy said as she looked at him, Diamond huffed in response, “I’m no BULLY! She abused ME!” Diamond then stomped over to Fluttershy, “She attacked me for no good reason!!” It was Sweetie Belle’s turn to speak up, “You started it!!” She shouted, “Stop making it out like I’m the bad guy here!!” “SHUT UP!!” Diamond shouted as she stomped the ground, “I’M THE VICTIM HERE NOT YOU!!” Sweetie Belle flinches at the sudden outburst which Fluttershy could feel as she was shaking, “Excuse me, I’d appreciate it if you didn’t speak to her like that,” Fluttershy said to her, “Didn’t you get taught any manners?” “And what is that supposed to mean Fluttershy?” Filthy said to her as he walked towards her, “I have to say that I raised her well!” “Well clearly you haven't raised her well since she’s acting like this Mr Rich,” Shy said, “Shouting out that she’s a victim, where did she learn that? Her mother?” “Fluttershy! That is very rude of you!” Cheerilee butted in, “Mr Rich has raised his daughter well, Diamond isn’t the problem,” Fluttershy turned her attention to her, “Sweetie Belle is the problem, remember,” “You’re so far up his arse Cheerilee!” Fluttershy shouted at her, “But, you’re just jumping on the bandwagon because he pays for this shithole!” It wasn’t long after that someone else made their appearance, walking through the door. “I’m here,” Was the first thing that they said, Fluttershy turned around to see that it was Spoiled Rich, Diamond’s mother. She walked into the room and stood by her husband, “Now, full me in with what’s happening,” “Cheerilee and I are going over Sweetie Belle’s punishment while Fluttershy over here is going on about how we have raised our daughter, calling her a bully,” Mr Rich said as Spoiled turned to face her, “Oh, so the older sister sent you? Oh dear Celestia! What happened to your coat! You look horrendous!” Fluttershy then turned to face her, raising an eyebrow, “I'll have you know Spoiled that I’m going through a very difficult situation right now, and I’d advise you to watch what you’re saying or you’ll seriously regret it,” Fluttershy said as she gritted her teeth, “I don’t think this was all necessary now do you?” She then turned to Cheerilee, “Saying that Sweetie Belle should be punished for sticking up for herself and her friends, it’s honestly ridiculous,” Fluttershy chuckled, “Is she being serious right now?!” Diamond said, “Me being attacked and abused isn’t ridiculous you stupid frigid bitch!” She shouted towards the shy mare which prompted a gasp to escape Cheerilee’s lips, “Can’t believe anyone actually likes you,” This was the last straw and Fluttershy wasn’t taking none of it, she slowly made her way towards the child, “Listen here and listen good you spoiled little brat! What I’ve heard from the girls is you're nothing more than a pig!” Fluttershy’s eyes shifted to a deep shade of red as Diamond began to back away from her, “A filthy PIG!” “HEY!!” Filthy shouted at Fluttershy, “You can’t speak to my princess like that!” “Oh, why not? Are you afraid?!” Fluttershy turned to face him, “Afraid that someone is sticking up for themselves?! Afraid someone is hurting your ‘princess!’” Filthy then began to back up himself, “You know what, all four of you in front of me now!” Fluttershy then laid her eyes upon Spoiled then Cheerilee. It wasn’t long before the four of them were standing in front of Fluttershy, “F-Fluttershy…” Sweetie Belle said softy, “W-What has gotten into you?” She stuttered, “I’m only going to say this once okay?” Fluttershy said as the four ponies nod slowly, “You will not, I repeat, you will not punish Sweetie Belle for being bullied! You will not listen to that spoiled brat anymore! She isn’t your fucking princess now is she?! She’s just a filthy fucking pig!!” Fluttershy shouted as her eyes glowed bright, Sweetie Belle noticed that the four ponies in front of Fluttershy, that their eyes were all slowly turning red, “Now, I’m talking Sweetie Belle away from here and if either me or Rarity gets another phone call like the one this morning, you’ll all pay for it!!” She growled before turning around, locking eyes onto Sweetie, “We’re leaving, no questions asked,” She said to her before making her way out of the door, “And stay by my side,” “F-Fluttershy? Sweetie Belle stuttered as she followed alongside her, “What was that just then?” “Something that," She shook her head slightly. " I want you to forget,” Fluttershy continued to walk without looking back, Sweetie close as the two make it outside. Applebloom and Scootaloo, who were waiting for them, rush over, “Something that you shouldn’t have seen,” “Sweetie Belle!!” The two girls scream as they hug her, Fluttershy cringed at the loud screaming… Her ears seemed a lot more sensitive than before, “Hey girls… I can’t really talk right now,” Sweetie said as Fluttershy didn’t stop for her, continuing her walk, “Something is wrong…” She whispered under her breath but unknown to her, Fluttershy could hear her, “Like seriously wrong…” “Oh? What happened in there?” Scootaloo asked as Fluttershy stopped walking and turned around to face the girls, “Did Diamond get what was coming to her?” “Yeah she did and so did her parents!” Sweetie said happily as Fluttershy rolled her eyes, “You should have seen what Flutters-” “Sweetie Belle!” Fluttershy shouted, interrupting the girl, “Hush and move it!!” Sweetie Belle flinched and hurried over to her, “I told you to stay by my side!” She begins to walk again, Sweetie not that far behind her, “I’m taking you to Granny Smith, this better stay between us okay? Or else you’ll regret it,” “Okay, Fluttershy…” Rarity had freed up her morning, she was glad that there was an issue so she could send Fluttershy away… Since the little hiccup last night she was afraid that Fluttershy would change her mind about telling Twilight about her killing ponies… She’d already killed two, who’s to say she wouldn’t kill again? Rarity wasn’t innocent either… She killed Fluttershy’s dad and if Fluttershy ever found out… She was afraid of being her next meal… Before she left the house to go to Twilight’s, Rarity got a message to Granny Smith, telling her that she needed her to look after Sweetie Belle and if there are any issues that she should contact Twilight. Upon giving the older mare the message, Rarity locked the cottage door and took off towards the castle, hoping she’d have a cure for Fluttershy... It didn’t take too long or Rarity to arrive at the castle, she thought that she really needed to see her friend more often and certainly under better circumstances. Upon arriving she knocked against the door, rarity never understood how her castle came to be but she wasn’t complaining, it was a beautiful sight. Rarity admired the beauty of it, soon enough the door opened and on the other side was Spike, “Oh, it’s you, what do you want?” Spike said, which made Rarity look at the dragon in disgust, “Now Spike, that is no way to speak to me is it?” She huffed at him, “Anyways I’m here to speak to Twilight,” “I have no idea where she is, but you’re welcome to look for her,” He opened the door wider to let her in, which she did, “Quick question, are you still like, gay? I need to know if I have a chance since Fluttershy isn’t here to try to eat me,” Rarity couldn’t believe what she was hearing, she decided to mess with him. Smirking to herself she said... “Heavens no! I can’t believe you actually thought I’d date another mare,” She looked away to avoid giggling, “You should know me by now, I’m into men,” “Oh! Well lucky for you because I’m a man! See look!” He tries to show off his non-existent muscle in his biceps, “Check out these guns!” Rarity couldn’t help but chuckle at him, turning around to face the baby dragon, “Oh goodness I can't hold it in, you’re so hilarious Spike, I was only joking. I’m in love with Fluttershy and you need to respect that,” She then began walking away from him, “Plus, you’re a baby! And a dragon! I’m sorry,” “Wow, just wow,” Spike said as he walked off away from Rarity, “I’m sure Pinkie knows where she is, she’s in the kitchen,” Rarity then turned around to follow him, “Sorry Spike, but I had to, you have to stop pressuring me to speak about my relationship,” Rarity said to him as he takes her towards the kitchen, “I find it extremely rude,” “You find what extremely rude,” Rarity jumped back slightly to see that Pinkie poked her head out of the kitchen, her coat and mane covered in icing, “Sorry for butting in but you sounded like you’re having a serious conversation and I’m here to weigh in,” She smiled, “About Spike’s obsession with me,” Rarity looked at the dragon, “He can’t get it through his head that I’m happy in my relationship,” Spike crossed his arms, “Anywho, do you know where Twilight is?” “Boy do I?” She giggled, “That pony hasn’t left the castle since coming back from Fluttershy’s last night,” Pinkie stepped out of the kitchen, “She’s in the library,” She then began walking to show Rarity the way, Spike followed behind the two. Upon arriving at the door Pinkie knocked against it, “Twilighttt,” She sang, “Rarity is here,” Rarity wasn’t expecting a quick response, however, she could hear galloping towards the door. It was opened quickly and Twilight was there, mane messy and bags under her eyes, “Rarity! Just the pony I needed to see! Come, come,” Twilight said happily, “I’ve been looking over some books about supernatural entities and certain spells on being able to cure one pony of any problems he or she might have,” Rarity made her way inside the library and the first thing she laid her eyes upon was piles and piles of books and scrolls, not to mention about two dozen cups and several dirty plates, "Darling, have you been at this all night?" She asked her friend, who responded with a nod, "Oh dear," "Oh yeah I have, but it's not just me, I got a message to Princess Celestia and she's been helping me from Canterlot. She's even coming here with even more books," Twilight smiled brightly, "She's fascinated by the return of Flutterbat," "I asked her multiple times to take a break, yet she's still at it," Pinkie said chuckling, "But I can't really blame her, from what I heard it's pretty serious. At least she isn't eating ponies," "Funny you mentioned that… She kinda… sorta… does eat ponies," Rarity said as Twilight just stared at her, before sighing heavily, “I should have known… That's how she's grown stronger," “Not to mention she's killed those ponies as well… Including her brother, a member of the Wonderbolts and her father…" Rarity said as she sat down by Twilight who only responded with another heavy sigh, “It sounds like the more she eats the worse she becomes," Pinkie then said to join in the conversation, "So what if she doesn't eat?" "I don't really want to find out what happens if she doesn't eat… I did give her a small snack this morning and it seemed that it didn't affect her, so maybe we can work off that for a bit," Rarity suggested as Spike made a comment, "Are you sure you're gay? Like you really don't seem it," “SPIKE!! THIS REALLY ISN'T THE TIME!!" Twilight snapped at him, turning to face the dragon, "CAN YOU MAKE YOURSELF USEFUL AND FIX US SOME COFFEE!!" Spike hurried out of the room and Twilight sighed yet again, "I'm sorry Rarity… He's been like this since we discovered that you and Fluttershy were dating," “He did ask me something familiar at the door when I knocked, he's getting on my last nerve and I doubt Fluttershy is happy with him," Rarity said, soon after Twilight's phone rings, Grasping the phone with her magic, Twilight brings it to her ear and answers it, "Hello?" She said as Rarity decided to look at some of the books, Pinkie takes a seat next to her and grabbed one of the books, "I tell you, with giving her food throughout the night I came across this one that sparked my attention," She puts it in front of Rarity, the first thing she saw was that on the front cover was some sort of pegasus pony, however, they looked different to the average pegasus was the bat-like wings, "Twilight mentioned to me while we looked at this book that they are a rare breed of pegasi called respectively 'bat pony' a lot of Princess Luna's guards are bat pony," Pinkie then opened the book, Just then the two heard, "Oh Granny Smith? What can I do for you?" Rarity turned to look at Twilight as Pinkie followed her gaze, "Yeah Rarity's here, is everything alright?" Rarity's ears twitch upon hearing her name, "What about Fluttershy? What happened Granny?" “Oh no,” Twilight's facial expression changed to a horrific one as she turned to face Rarity: who could read it all, "Thank you for letting me know Granny Smith, keep Sweetie Belle safe," Twilight then puts the phone down and looked over to Rarity and Pinkie, "Okay we might have an issue," "What happened Twilight? Why was Granny Smith calling?" Pinkie asked her as Spike came in with three cups of coffee, “We better head back to Fluttershy's cottage," Twilight said to all three of them, "Fluttershy had an incident while picking Sweetie Belle up from school today," Both Rarity and Pinkie got up, "Let's go," The four of them wasted no time with rushing out of the castle and onto the path towards the cottage, Spike was holding tightly onto Twilight as they galloped through the centre. Rarity couldn't help but think of the worst, maybe the small snack she had earlier affected her… Ponies couldn’t help but watch as the tree ponies and baby dragon dashed through the village centre, then Spike made a comment as he was slightly confused on the situation, “What’s happening Twilight?” He asked, “All you really need to know right now is that we need to get to Fluttershy’s now,” Twilight said as they began nearing the cottage, “Before it’s too late,” “It might already be too late,” Pinkie said, “Look at her door!” While running, Rarity looked over and laid her eyes upon the front door, seeing that it was kicked down and broken off its hinges. She suddenly felt the adrenaline kick in as she runs ahead of the others, wanting to get inside first. Jumping over the broken door she looked around the living room, “Fluttershy darling?” She said, in response, she heard grunting coming from the kitchen, “I heard you ran into some trouble while you were at the school…” She walked towards the kitchen as the other three run inside, “Do you want to talk about it?” The only response she got was a low growling noise. Rarity continued to walk towards the kitchen, this time Pinkie, Twilight and Spike close behind her, “Darling..” She walked within view of the kitchen only to see Fluttershy biting against the hoodie, trying to free herself from a clothing imprisonment. Her eyes then drifted to the body on the floor, Fluttershy must have dragged out Mr Shy back out of the closet, however, the body had decayed beyond recognition, “F-Fluttershy?” “Get this off me!!” Fluttershy screamed at her, still trying to bite it off, “I don’t want this thing on me anymore!! REMOVE IT!!” “No Fluttershy I will not, you’re meant to keep it on,” Rarity said as Twilight and Pinkie walked next to her, Spike till on Twilight’s back jumped off. All three of them saw the dead body and Fluttershy struggling against her clothes, “Will you please talk to me?” Fluttershy turned to see Rarity standing in the kitchen, she then was surprised when she spotted the other three, she snarls, “Why! Why did you tell her when I specifically told you not to!!” Fluttershy then growled at Rarity, “I don’t want them here!!” She then went back to try and get the hoodie off, “I told you I never wanted you to disrespect me!!” “Hey, the feeling is mutual,” Spike said which prompted a glare from Rarity, Twilight and Pinkie, “What’s with that look?” “Spike, need I remind you that just the other day you were almost vampire food?” Rarity said as Fluttershy continued to growl, “You might not get so lucky next time,” Spike just chuckled at her, “You three wouldn’t let anything happen to me, so I’m safe,” She then walked towards Fluttershy, “She wouldn’t dare do anything to me with you guys around, she loves me too much,” “You’re walking on very thin ice right now, Spike,” Pinkie then said, “Remember this isn’t really Fluttershy,” “And like I said, I’m safe with you guys around,” Spike smiled before petting Fluttershy on her back, “Fluttershy loves me, don’t you?” He then turned to face her which prompted the mare to snarl at him, “Spike... “ Twilight said softly, “Come over here please…” Spike turned back towards the girls, “Here’s a great idea, why don’t we all sit down and have a conversation with her,” Spike suggested, “You know, get to know this version of her,” “You’re seriously not getting it, Spike,” Pinkie started as she slowly walked towards him, “We don’t want you to get hurt by her…” Spike rolled his eyes, “I’m being serious, she wouldn’t hurt a scale on me,” He then grabbed her chin and began pinching her cheeks, “See?” Just then Spike could feel something wet on his claw, “Um, you’re drooling Fluttershy,” He takes his claw off her face and wipes it on his chest, Fluttershy’s anger was boiling, “Can you get it through your thick skull already? You absolute idiot,” Fluttershy said as she bares her fangs, “You’re just another meal to me,” She slowly licked her lips to try to clean up some of the drool but it continued to drip, “He’s just a baby…” Twilight said as she looked her in the eyes, “Please… We can help you… Change you back…” “But, I like this version of myself, I’m a lot more confident,” Fluttershy said as her gaze fixed upon Rarity’s eyes, “Would you be ever so kind in removing this dreadful hoodie,” Twilight and Pinkie both followed her gaze, seeing that she was staring at Rarity. Her usual blue eyes started to fade to a deep red, “Please,” Spike then joined in their glance as Rarity’s horn started to glow. Fluttershy grinned, feeling the hoodie being tugged. She quickly threw her hooves into the air as Rarity proceeded to remove the article of clothing, “Hey! What is she doing to her?” Spike asked Twilight, “It looks like she’s putting her under her control… Spike get over here,” Twilight said as Rarity freed Fluttershy from her clothing, “Rarity please snap out of it,” Spike quickly rushed over to Twilight and hides behind her, Fluttershy could only chuckle at her, “Oh how wonderful,” She then looked at Twilight, “You know, this is all your fault right?” She began to slowly walk towards her, “You’re the one who made me like this and yet you don’t feel any remorse!” “You know damn well Twilight has been working her arse off Fluttershy to try fix this! You can’t keep blaming her!!” Pinkie shouted, “It was a mistake to pressure you into doing the stare on the vampire fruit bats! We made a mistake!!” “Don’t you think it’s a little late on that apology?” She said to Pinkie before turning her attention to Rarity, “Remove the bandage,” Pinkie turned back to see Rarity slowly nodding before using her magic to get rid of it, “Oh! Now I see it!” Spike said before looking at Fluttershy, “This is how you got Rarity to date you!” Both Twilight and Pinkie couldn’t help but smack their faces with their hooves, “Rarity doesn’t really love you!” “Is this kid serious?” Fluttershy started, “Oh my FUCK you’re an actual idiot!” Rarity soon removed the bandage, “You really can’t just accept the fact that you have zero chance with her?” Fluttershy stretches her wings, prompting a sight gasp from the two other ponies, “You’re seriously asking for a one-way ticket to becoming my meal,” “Fluttershy… Let’s talk things over…” Twilight said softly, “You don’t need to hurt him…” Pinkie walked in front of Spike to push him back slightly, “Yeah Fluttershy… He’s your friend…” Spike hides behind her, “You need to release Rarity, we can talk this over,” “Urgh, if you so wish,” Fluttershy said as she looked at Rarity again, bringing her back, “What happened? You used to be fun,” Rarity’s eyes regained their natural blue, Rarity shakes her head as she wobbled slightly, “Woah… These migraines are getting worse and worse…” Rarity said to herself before laying eyes upon Fluttershy, “Wait, how did you get that hoodie off? And the bandage!” “Don’t worry Rarity,” Spike said as he ran towards her, grabbing hold of her front hoof, “I’m here to save you, I’m your knight in shining armour,” Rarity then looked down at him, “Then after we’ve sorted out McKilly pants over here… You’ll be mine,” Fluttershy growled as she readied herself, “Why am I giving so many chances?!” She began to charge at him, “You’re so dead Spike!!” With panic, Spike pushes Rarity in front of him just as Fluttershy dived at him, this, in turn, causes Fluttershy to grab hold of Rarity’s neck instead. The two ponies rolled along the ground as Spike hurried towards Twilight and Pinkie; who had taken several steps back. Fluttershy was now above Rarity, pinning her to the ground with her wings extended. With her mouth latched to her neck she hadn’t realised that she had her in this position, “Fluttershy!! Don’t bite her!!” Pinkie screamed which had resulted in Fluttershy quickly unlatching herself and bringing her head back to see that she had pinned Rarity instead, she was violently shaking, “You’ve got to be fucking kidding me!!” She shouted as she slammed her front hooves onto the floor, “You’re no fucking man Spike!! You seriously pushed her in front of you to avoid getting pinned?! YOU WANTED HER TO DIE!! I’M GOING TO FUCKING KILL YOU!!” Fluttershy turned to face him, Spike was shaking, “Please no!!” Fluttershy then dived at him, “FLUTTERSHY!” Just as she dived… Everything seemed to go in slow motion for Twilight… She couldn’t react quick enough to save him.. Fluttershy dived towards the baby dragon, this time being successful with snapping her mouth around his neck and biting down to break his scales and skin. He screamed in pain as his little legs began kicking to try get the predator off him, “TWILIGHT!!” He shouted, “HELP PLEASE!!” However, she couldn’t… She watched in horror as Fluttershy took his life away from him… His cry for help died down as Pinkie tried to get her off him, Fluttershy turned around and hissed at Pinkie at her touching her, her eyes glowed red as she did so. Just then Fluttershy holds her head in pain, Pinkie backed up slightly as this happened, “What’s happening with her?” She asked as Fluttershy gritted her teeth, she stumbles back slightly, “I don’t know what’s happening to her…” Twilight said, just then, they all saw Fluttershy slowly grow in size. She became a lot bigger and a lot stronger. Her mouth opened as blood dripped off them, “This isn’t good…” She noticed that her cutie mark had completely vanished, Fluttershy resumed mauling Spike, “Oh dear…” Rarity said as she looked over to Twilight and Pinkie, “T-Twilight? P-Pinkie…” “I don’t know what to do…” Twilight said, “I honestly don’t know what to do…” “We need to get out of here, that's what we need to do!” Pinkie said as Rarity picked herself off the ground, “Before she eats us all!” “I... I’m scared…,” Rarity said as Fluttershy lifted her head up and turned to face Rarity, Spike’s blood dripping off her mouth, “F-Fluttershy…” “Oh, you’re not leaving,”