Chapter Three
Friend held the cup of hot chocolate, enjoying its warmth. He turned his head, looking at all the little houses that were inside the cottage. He took a deep breath, breathing in the scents. There were so many that he didn’t recognize.
Fluttershy watched as Friend looked around. A soft smile came across her face. She watched as Angle Bunny came into the room. “Oh, hello, Angel. Have you come to join us?” Friend gave a small wave from his sitting place.
Angel walked over to Friend, kicking one of his hind hooves. Friend flinched and Fluttershy gasped. “Angel! That is not how we treat guests.” Angel kicked Friend’s hoof again, complaining that Friend was in his seat. He gave another kick, gesturing towards Friend.
Fluttershy opened her mouth, about to scold Angel, when she noticed Friend was twitching and flashing pink. Angel kicked him again. “An- Angel, I think you should stop.” Angel gave a final, larger kick, and Friend became pink.
Friend gave an angry glare, and electronic music began playing. His right arm was suddenly replaced by four tiny spheres and a metal claw. “Where do you think you’re going, rabbit?” He reached for Angel, and Angel quickly dodged left. Friend glared, and his head became roughened; his eyes became roughened circles. He spat out saw blades, which Angel barely managed to dodge. Friend’s eyes became cog shaped, and he rolled backwards. He then rolled forward, becoming a giant cog himself. He rolled directly into Angel, as Fluttershy watched in frozen terror. After he hit Angel, the music stopped and he returned to his normal form, still pink.
Angel twitched on the ground, flashing pink. He glowed, and became pink, glowing the color. He stood and gave a salute to Friend. “Devil, reporting for duty, Second-In-Command.”
Friend gave a growl. “Call me Fiend. It’s my name, after all. Now, General Devil, we have work to do.”
Fluttershy gave a whimper, her hot chocolate sloshing around as she shivered. Angel, or rather, Devil looked at her, and Flutter shy saw that his ears had sharpened and his eyes had grown; they were black with a pink center. “Ah, Fluttershy! Can’t wait to see what you look like!” he said, head tilting slightly. He approached her, and Fluttershy gave a sob.
“P- Please sto- stop. You’re scaring me,” she whimpered. Devil paid no attention, but Fiend’s face softened. He twitched, flashing blue. Devil came closer to Fluttershy.
“Wait! Angel- I mean, General Devil! Stay still, and do not touch the female,” Friend called out.
Devil obeyed, his paws only a few inches away from Fluttershy’s tail. “Fiend, why is your voice different?” he asked. His eyes looked directly at Fluttershy’s, and Devil gave a wink.
“Wha- What do you mean?” Friend asked. His ears were rising above his head, aiming towards Devil.
“Usually, when our voices change, we carry a second voice, the voice of the King. You had it a few seconds ago, but I don’t hear it anymore.”
Friend stepped closer, a soft sound starting up. Devil spun around, pink carrots appearing in the air as the first three beats to a piece of music began. With a second soft noise, the triangles went into Devil. A spectrum of colors shone, and Angel landed on the ground.
The triangles went back onto Friend’s head. They tilted outwards, and Friend lowered his head. “I’m so sorry. Nothing I can do can make up for what I just did. I’ll leave.” Friend started to turn towards the door.
“W- Wait.” Friend stopped, looking back at Fluttershy. “You don’t have to leave. I forgive you,” Fluttershy said with a soft smile. She looked at Angel, who was staring at his own paws in confusion. He went over to Friend, demanding to know what happened to him.
Friend flinched, then tilted his head in confusion. “You speak a different sound? It sounds close enough for me understand. Oh, right. Um, I infected you with the Pink. I apologize, and I know that there isn’t anything I can do to make up for it, but-“
Angel made a sound of complaint, saying that Fluttershy said Friend was forgiven. Friend looked back and forth between the two.
“D- Does that mean I can stay?” he asked. Fluttershy nodded, and Angel agreed. Friend smiled, going up to Fluttershy and giving her a hug.