//------------------------------// // Chapter 8 // Story: Magic of Love // by MysteriousStranger //------------------------------// “I knew something like this would happen... I should've just kept my mouth shut!” Fluttershy was on her couch. She'd been there for the past three hours crying until she ran out of tears, with the moon already high in the sky. Her only company was Angel, who kept trying to cheer up his owner but failed to do so. “I have to move out, find a new place with lots of critters and start a new life! I can’t stay here; I’ll pack now and leave right away!” She stood up and started to put all the necessary things in a bag, eventually finding a picture of her and her friends. She couldn’t stand looking at it, knowing that she was about to break their hearts. Before putting it back on its place, however, she took one last look on the pony she loved, and all the pain came back. She started to think about the old days where everything was fine and she wasn’t in love; All their moments together, and now they were gone. She would never experience that again. “I’m so sorry…” A tear fell on Twilight. Fluttershy put the picture back and returned to packing. After half an hour, she was ready. “I think that’s all I’ll need. Now we have to find a new place to live. Come on, Angel Bunny.” But Angel didn’t move. “Why aren’t you coming? We can’t stay here.” The little rabbit jumped on the table that the picture was sitting on and pointed at it. “I can’t say goodbye to them... It would be too painful.” But the rabbit kept pointing at Twilight. “No... I-I won’t talk to her ever again... now let’s go!” Angel crossed his arms and turned his back to her. “Angel, don’t make it harder than it already is!” The rabbit ignored her. Fluttershy was about to to say something else, but there was a knock at the door. “Who would it be so late at night…?” She went to the door and opened it cautiously, but the pony on the other side kicked the door down, hitting the Pegasus on the head and leaving her unconscious. Angel hid while the mysterious pony used magic to levitate Fluttershy outside and left a note on the door. After waiting a few minutes, Angel hopped to the door and took the note. There was only one pony who could help his owner now. ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Twilight couldn’t sleep. Spike had convinced her to go to bed a few minutes ago, but she couldn't fall asleep. She kept thinking about what she'd say to Fluttershy. She didn’t want to lose her... Twilight had to tell her how sorry she was, but how could she do it if Fluttershy ignored her? “Maybe tomorrow she'll be better...” She said in a low voice to nopony in particular. “Maybe she'll hear me out…” “Twilight! Please, try to get some sleep!” Spike covered his ears with a pillow, but he could still hear her. “You need to rest!” “But how am I supposed to sleep when--” “You’ll fix this tomorrow! You always find a solution... Please listen to me. Now close your eyes and try to get some sleep…” “But Spike, what if…” She got interrupted by a soft knocking at the door. “That's weird. Who could that be? I’ll go check,” Spike got up, went straight to the door and opened it. “Angel? What are you doing here?” When Twilight heard Angel’s name she teleported next to Spike. It wasn't common for Angel to be outside by himself, especially at night. She noticed that he was holding a note. “What do we have here?” She said while taking it with her magic. “Oh no!” The Unicorn gasped after reading it. “Somepony just ponynapped Fluttershy, and it says that if I want to see her again, I have to go to the Everfree Forest right now!” “What?!” “I have to go there now. You two go look for help, I'll go rescue Fluttershy!” “So, are you going to wait for us?” “I don't think there will be time; I'll enter by myself!” "You can't do it by yourself! We won't leave you!" “You have to, now go!” “But…” "Do as I say Spike!" Spike and Angel left to find some help while Twilight headed towards her destination as fast as she could. She was worried, but she also felt something else. It was something she'd never felt before. As she trotted, she felt her heart beating fast, and she wanted to see Fluttershy more than ever now. She wanted to save her and to hug her, be alone with her and… Kiss her. She finally understood how Fluttershy was feeling and she couldn’t feel more guilty. She'd hurt her feelings, but Twilight was hoping to make it up by saving her. Before she knew it, she'd arrived. Twilight stopped to catch her breath. She then looked at the forest and entered to save her beloved.