//------------------------------// // Fluttershy Is Lost // Story: Fluttershy's Silent Guardian // by Z-A-C //------------------------------// It has been a few days since Nightmare Moon was defeated. All is good once more. I have not returned to town, I see it will make no sense to. I have watched Fluttershy from the edge of the forest. It seems she is the local veterinarian. Either that, or she just likes animals. A lot. None of the other ponies visit her often still, but something tells me she doesn't mind. She walks the forest sometimes, and I watch her every time. You wouldn't believe how many predators ponies have. Or maybe these are just hostile creatures by nature. I do not know. One thing to note about Fluttershy, is her sense of hearing. I really have to be careful when following her. The slightest mis-step or step on a twig, no matter how small or silent it snaps, she hears it. One time we almost met. How horrible would that have been? Zecora went back to her old country to retrieve some items. She said she will be back soon. She left before I had a chance to offer to come. This left me with a place to stay alone and some time to myself. Which means I watch Fluttershy when she is is the forest while I am out hunting. But I am left to wonder how hasn't found my home yet, she passes it frequently. Maybe shes to concentrated on her task to notice? It doesn't matter, as long as I'm not seen, I don't care. Today I decided to see if Fluttershy would be okay in the forest without my protection. Although she has not been in the forest today, I will not be watching over her if she enters. It is test so-to-speak, all she has to do is simply survive the few minutes she spends in here. Nothing to major, right? I should hope not, but I do wonder what she is looking for when enters this place. I saw her pass by a few minutes ago. I am hunting for food and drink. There is a river not to far from here, so the food part is a much bigger issue. Anyway, all is good. Is warm day, sun is shining, and very few clouds. Today is good day! It was uneventful hunting trip. But was good hunting trip, I have enough for big lunch thanks to deer that happened to pass by! I should keep an eye on ammunition though. I do not want to run out. I wonder how far Zecora is on her trip? She is from a far away land, but she did not say how far away it was. I am...concerned about her safety, but with the survival skill I taught her she should be fine...I hope. I am worrying for nothing I'm sure. She is strong like ox! Nothing will defeat her! It has been awhile since I've seen Fluttershy enter the forest. Longer that she normally takes. Perhaps she took a different route out of the forest? I do not think so, But I will give it another hour or so before I go looking. She will be fine, I am sure of it. I am bored so I resulted too reading some of Zecora's potion books. Is interesting subject. I found cures for broken teeth and more. This will be useful knowledge. Perhaps I can find healing potion for cut I got a few hunting trips ago? I am beginning to worry about Fluttershy. It has been another hour and I still have not seen her. It is possible that she passed by when I was reading. I think I will sneak up to her house, and make sure she is there. I exited my house and began to walk toward Fluttershy's home. It was mid-afternoon so it wasn't getting dark out yet, but if she wasn't home then who knows how long she went into the forest. Hopefully not too far. "Not good! Where is she!" Fluttershy is not home! She is still in the forest! I need to find her before it gets dark. I saw a couple ponies coming this way, and ran towards this forest while they were still a fair distance away. If they saw me and followed me then they would have to try to follow me in the forest. And I am certain they will not want to. I think they did see me because I hear them running after me. I side-stepped into the bushes and continued to run. I saw them stop when I was a good distance away from them. One of them spoke. "We don't have time for hide and seek. Why don't you just come out!?" A tomboyish said. If I remember correctly, it must be Rainbow Dash. "What have you done with Fluttershy!?" "Come on now Rainbow. If it's an animal, then it probably can't even speak." Applejack's voice replied. "Let's stop wasting time and continue to look for her." "An animal I may be, but I have done nothing to Fluttershy. She is somewhere in here, and has been for the last few hours." "I don't believe you!" Rainbow Dash yelled. "Does not matter." I replied. "If you wish for her safety, you will help this animal look. We will be more successful that way." "Like it or not sugar cube, he has a point." Applejack said to her friend. "Hey mister? Do you have any idea where she might be?" I didn't reply and started to move again. "Guess that's a no." She sighed. "Come on Rainbow!" I heard them both running. After awhile Rainbow Dash started flying. Soon we were all going in different directions. I was checking the path that passed my tree. Maybe I will find her that way? Sun is going down and I have not had any luck. I was quite a few minutes away from my home. I found a fork in the path, and went right. I wrote a note in the dirt telling them to go left should they find this as well. I saw cave and checked it out, but there was nothing worth while to be found. I exited the cave and continued down the path. I saw Rainbow Dash fly overhead and quickly went under the canopy. It seems they don't trust me after all. Not that I blame them, I was just hoping to search alone. That way I could search without hiding in the bushes. I can not hear the flap of Rainbow's wings anymore. She has gone another direction. I continued straight on the path, and hoped I would find Fluttershy soon. After a few more minutes I heard a faint crying. It sounds like Fluttershy! I followed the crying and after awhile came to a cave. The crying was louder from inside. I took out my Mavarov and put the suppressor on. It would deafen me if I had to shoot inside a closed space like this. I walked into the cave and grabbed me flash light from one of my pockets. I walked deeper into cave. I could hear Fluttershy crying, but not where it was coming from. I would call out but that would alert what ever captured her, and I don't want to do that. I took a few more steps forward and then Rainbow found the cave. "Fluttershy?! I can hear you crying! Hold on!" Why do you have to yell?! Then there was deep and powerful roar from somewhere withing the cave. "О, дерьмо! Черт возьми Rainbow Dash!!"