//------------------------------// // Chapter five part 1: Not For, but About You // Story: Fearless // by Layne Mittens //------------------------------// Fluttershy: "It is candid that you don't tell Flu-" Twilight trailed off. And re-read the letter "Um Fluttershy could you err count the stairs or uh ya I need it for the er letter." Twilight clearly lied. Fluttershy went out the door, and stood close to the wooden door giving her ear contact to it. "What was that about?" Applejack asked. "Sorry this next part is about Fluttershy and she isn't supposed to hear this next part. 'Fluttershy is learning things that she isn't supposed to be learning, things that are supposed to be hidden. Though it may not be her fault she is learning these things. She needs to know little as possible of what is going on. If she does great danger could be sent to Equestria. Please come ASAP. Please Bring her though. Hopefully as soon as you get this, Sincerely Celestia.' Oh dear we are going to have to head right away." "Deary, I'm sure we would like to, but we are needed here. Someone needs to care for the citizens and the town is destroyed." Rarity debated. "Right." Twilight sighed. "Spike sent a note of that to the Princess." Spike quickly wrote a letter and burned it into his green fire. That light up at the little dream on the bottom of the door Only a few moments later, another letter was sent back. "'Dear Twilight, I have heard of your tragedy, that is why I am sending Equestia's finest doctors, construction workers, and supplies.' I guess that settles that then. We had better get packing, if we are going to get there by morning. It's already three a.m." The door suddenly swung open. Fluttershy backed up so it didn't look like she had been listening to their conversation. Twilight raised a brow. "Hey Flutterhsy we all have to leave to Canterlot, don't worry you also." The others came out on to the squeaky hallway, "How about we go home pack our bags and meet here in about forty-five minutes." "Um how are we getting to Canterlot if everyone including the conductors are in here? Just wondering." Fluttershy asked quietly. "They are sending a train from there to here with suppliers, doctors, and construction workers, and we will get on that train to Canterlot." They all nodded in agreement as they left. When the adrenaline faded, Fluttershy began to realize she was very tired. It was about three in the morning and she still had many things to do. Angel had came with her and curled up on her head into a deep sleep. Good thing Fluttershy had good posture, those yoga lessons with the animals really paid off. Also when the adrenaline faded, she began to become curious again. "Will I find my family? Do I still have one waiting for me?" Fluttershy sighed. "Do they, if I have any, still want me." She tried to think about the oldest thing she could remember. She remembered, being enrolled in flight camp. Until now, she wondered who enrolled her in it. She was picked on for being a weak flyer. Meeting Rainbow Dash, ending up becoming one of her best friends she ever had. She still couldn't think of anything before that. Angel had stopped her from thinking any more of it. He jumped off of her and walked with her, he also then glared. "Sorry Angel bunny, were heading home because the girls and I have another mission to solve. I hope you'll be okay while I'm gone. Princess Celestia's guards are coming to take care of you and help rebuild Ponyville." Angel still was upset, but stopped when a rasping, scraping sound appeared all around them. Fluttershy jumped as Angel clung to her leg. Usually the scared Fluttershy everyone knows and loves, would squeak and hide in the bushes, but well Angel seemed more scared then she was. She needed to take care of him. Fluttershy nuzzled him and picked him up. Angel hugged her as she placed him once again on her head. "It's okay Angel bunny, I hope." As Fluttershy kept on walking she felt weird tingling feeling in herself, unlike earlier when she felt happy and full of pride, this time made her feel uncomfortable and scared. She picked up the pace a bit, to a slow trot. 'Why do I have the feeling someone was watching me?' She thought to herself. She looked behind her to see red glowing eyes in a curved shape like in the movies. Like its eyes stared at her like it was going to reach into her soul. Her legs shook, as she closed her eyes and shook her head. For once seeing nothing was actually comforting. Once she re-opened them, it was gone. The same old trees stood normally the way they did before. She rubbed the scared sweat off her forehead and said, "This night has gotten to my head, I cannot wait to relax on the train." Finally she arrived into her small cottage. The animals welcomed her home. The squirrels gave her gifts, the mice nuzzled her, the birds sang for her, and the bears hugged her. "Awe thank you all! You are just so sweet. I have a big announcement to make." All the animals gathered around her. "I have another mission to go on, so I will be gone for awhile. Do not worry! Many Ponies will all sorts of jobs are coming to rebuild the town, help the sick, and take care of you all, can you all be on your best behavior while I'm gone?" All the animals nodded, even Angel. "Good, when I get back I'll get you all some of those nice crunchy munchies for each one of you. Now I need to hurry the train will be coming soon." She trotted upstairs, having all the other little critters follow her. On her bed she placed her purple suitcase and started packing her essentials. One of the ferrets pointed at her wing, while one of the bears commented on her head wound, and another on the bandage around her stomach. "Just a little accident, I had." One of the bears raised a brow. "Okay so maybe more than a little. I was helping the girls, luckily Dash came in to save me from even worse problems. I'll be okay, I just need a goodnight's sleep." The birds pitched in to help, they carried the rest of the things she needed. She grabbed her bag and placed it on her back, "Thank you guys, you are very helpful." She was just about to go out the door, when Angel once agin stopped her. "Angel is everything alright?" Angel started crying and hugged her leg tightly. She nuzzled him in return. He then bounced up and kissed her forhead. "Awe Angel I think I'll miss you most of all! But don't worry soon I'll be back and everything will be the same as it was." Fluttershy then walked out the door, for some odd reason she felt nothing would be the same. Although she had a mission, and that was occupying her, she still would end up wondering who she was. The flashbacks weren't helping either, it creeped her out so much. What did they mean? Who was the yellow colt and light green Alicorn? Would they know? Everytime she saw them, she felt as if something knew was going to happen, but when the images stopped so did the memory. She again heard the scheeching sound, good thing Angel wasn't around. Scared shivers covered her. She picked up the pace and ran as fast as she could. The light that came from Twilight's felt like a light from heaven she ran forward and not looking back to see what was behind her. Her hooves hit the gravel road in pain, rocks seeped in her hooves, she wished she could fly oh so bad. Of course she liked to walk and see the horizon, but she hated running, maybe because she sucked at it. "Slow down Shy, your going to end up giving your self a heart attack." Fluttershy stopped leaving marks on the road. She turned around quickly, to see Dash flying and giggling at the same time. "Do you know you still got a mile to go, speed demon?" She laughed once more and picked her up and flew. "RAINBOW DASH!!!! What are you doing?!" She sacredly and politely asked. "Relax, I'm just helping one of my best friends out while she is supposed to be taking it easy and don't worry I won't drop you I am an expert and if I can carry three wonderbolts, Rarity, and her big, fat costume/ego in that competition, then I can carry you." She flew harder and faster making Fluttershy feel as though her mouth was going to be ripped off. It felt like air was hitting her in bolts. "Rainbow Dash do you think you can slow down just a bit?!" She screamed. Dash coolly laughed, "What was that? Did you say speed up?! Alright!" She laughed harder. And it felt as though she escalated her speed to one hunderd times than before. Fluttershy's felt as if they were going to explode. "Rainbow Fricken Dash!" Twilight was a stop sign to them, though Dash couldn't stop flying. Which made them collide with each other. Fluttershy fell twenty feet behind her. "What?!" "Are you trying to get Fluttershy killed?" "Relax, 'mother' I was just giving her a hand, so she didn't have to walk with her being half cast." Twilight sighed in aggravation, "She should be resting, not flying at four thousand miles per hour!" Rainbow Dash rolled her eyes and also sighed. Applejack came between them with a red wagon behind her, "Girls come in there is no reason for ya'll to bicker and fight." Looking a bit less annoyed, they both nodded once. Jack smiled, as she pulled forward, revealing the wagon was brighter than she thought. Not long after that did Pinkie Pie bounced up to the girls and Rarity trotted with great posture and a new outfit, "Hey everypony! How are you all since we last saw each other?" Pinkie Pie asked excitedly. Applejack came up to Pinkie, "I brought a wagon for you and Fluttershy to sit in while we are heading to the train station." Fluttershy stumbled over to the wagon for it felt miles, though Pinkie limped five feet and jumped into the wagon. Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie smiled in compassion, "Awe girls y'all don't have to do nothing in return, I'm happy to help." "You who! Darlings, don't leave without me! I first need to give you all my presents I made you all." Came Rarity with her preppy, british voice, "I made them all for you before I left for the holidays and I forgot to give them to you. But I assure you they were worth the wait and we can use them for the momentous occasion." She passed them to everypony and Spike. "Spikey wikey I made you a Pony Bond tuxedo that I thought would look great on you! And last, but certainly not least you Fluttershy. I modified yours and Pinkie Pie's, to be a little more as you could say you accent and nature since you poor things got beat up so badly earlier today." She passed it to Fluttershy, which revealed a green high low dress with tons of sparkles and accented ruffles, it was amazing more beautiful to speak in words. "Thank you Rarity they are beautiful! Your best work yet!" fluttershy commented. Rarity squeezed her tight as awed at her. "I hate to ruin the moment, but were gonna be late if we don't start heading to the train station. We're gonna miss it." Twilight stepped forward. So the others, and Applejack pulling the wagon headed over in the quiet dark night. "Oh Shy don't you think this night would be perfect with some glow sticks!" Pinkie Pie asked excitedly. Fluttershy nodded. "Oh I can't wait to get to see the new place we will be going to, Celestia said it would be a really important occasion. Oh we need to throw a party! With games, balloons, streamers, candy, dubstep, other awesome music, flugglehorns dang I would would kill for a flugglehorn right now! Oh and we need mustaches, lots of fake mustaches. Oh, oh it could be a costume party I could dress up as a velociraptor!" Pinkie Pie talked a mile a minute, though she had many interesting things to say Fluttershy was more interested in the sky. The stars twinkled as the clouds rolled back their curtains revealing a magnificent sky, "Yo Fluttershy, earth to Fluttershy!" Pinkie stopped and looked up with me, "Oooo pretty!" As Fluttershy looked up she could see constellations forming. Illusions starting. Warnings arriving. An image of a princess shaking her head, 'Dear Fluttershy you cannot know what will be your destiny, hopefully in time it will make sense to you.' Images of evil eyes and clocks going off and images going to fast to see. Purple and black shimmering smoke appearing. She felt as if she had to scream, but she couldn't. 'Fluttershy surrender or Fluttershy surrender your-' Came a rasping cold voice "Fluttershy! Fluttershy!" Came cute little Spike. "You okay?" Fluttershy looked down to see him and the others staring at her at the train station. She nodded, "Fine just thinking." She sort of lied. The girls had a creeped out expression on their faces. Changing the subject she asked, "Um Twilight how exactly will they see us, just wondering since the electricity is out for miles." Her face changed to a facepalm, "Oh that's right the candles! Quick everyone get your candles from my bag and light them. They all deal with the elements of harmony. Red for loyalty, purple for generosity, orange for honesty, pink for kindness, blue for laughter, and magic for the last one. Lets go girls quickly!" With her magic she gave everyone their candles, adding flare to it also. "Twilight these candles are shaped weird." Applejack sounded very creeped. The candles were much bigger them normal candles and they were lit on the inside, with no bottom. Twi laughed, "They're not regular candles, they float in the sky." Everyone awed as though, they started to float them into the sky. "Now carefully let go of them." They all stoped touching them as the lifted into the sky like balloons. They swirled around each other as they got higher and closer to the end of the sky. Each shined and shimmered like the stars up above. "And now we wait." For moments they waited in silence. Rarity's bickering stopped the uneasy quietness, "Where are they? Princess Celestia said they left hours ago and I'm freezing! My hooficure will get ruined in this weather. I'm already half ice!" Fluttershy walked over to Rarity, "Here take my blanket it'll get you nice and warm." Rarity looked at it in awe and kindness, "Deary this is amazing! It is so fuzzy and warm, it's not even itchy and its very stylish, favorite shade of blue." "Thank you it's my baby blanket I sleep with it every night. It keeps me warm and peaceful, as if I were sleeping on a cloud." Fluttershy smiled and quietly said, "I feel safe in it too, like with it, it will protect me." She blushed as she said the silly thought. Rarity looked shocked and ashamed, "Your baby blanket! I can't use this it means to much to you. I wouldn't want to accidentally impair it." With her blue magic she placed it against Fluttershy's body wrapping her in it, "You need more than I, Darling your shaking!" Fluttershy looked down, she hadn't realized she had been shaking the whole night, not out of coldness, but out of becoming traumatized. She did her signature squeaky smile to Rarity, and she returned Fluttershy a famous excited smile. Roar! Roar! "Spike!" Twilight lectured. "It wasn't me!" Spike put his class up. They all looked back to see a bright light. Roar! Roar! "Woah! What happened to the original Choo Choo chugga chugga chugga chugga Choo Choo!" Pinkie light up the moment. Dash did a facepalm and burst out laughing, along with the others. The train came in close and stopped automatically. "Excuse me, Princess Twilight?" A fancy accented conductor asked. From the window They all turned around. Twilight stepped forward and stood up tall, "I am the conductor of your trip, these are the helpers." Three tall ponies stepped out one glasses with a white body and black, wavy mane the other was muscly with a dark brown body and light chestnut hair, and a filly who was lilac with a dark mane who obviously was the head, "Hello I'm Dr.Bell, I'll be the top organizer for this town's re-building. These are my top associates Dr.Ray and Joe. Dr.Ray will be in charge to attend to the citizens needs along with the with the other doctors and nurses we brought with us. And Joe is head of the construction workers, they will make sure Ponyville will look exactly they way it did before that horrible event." Twilight turned back to the others, "Uh girls and Spike how about you go inside and settle in while I talk to Dr. Bell." They all nodded and didn't hesitate to get inside and get into bed. Fluttershy followed behind them last. As they entered they quickly came into the bunk bed areas. Nothing new same beds they slept in before. Everyone dropped their bags except Rarity who started to unpack. "I call top!" Rainbow Dash flew up to one of the bunk beds. "Rarity your gonna be my bunk buddy!" Rarity nodded in approval. "Me too!" Pinkie climbed up. "Fluttershy do you wanna share one." She nodded as she weakly climbed up. One of the handled turned to slippery butter and she fell a step. "You okay? You don't have to take top bunk." "It's okay, I'll be fine my hooves were just sweaty." She lied not wanting to admit she was feeling weak. She started again and landed on the soft bed. She cuddled with her blanket, but this night it wasn't making her feel better. She felt too warm and it felt like it was going to choke her. She kicked it off gently, making little noise as possible. "Thank Celestia we can finally go to bed! I am exhausted from looking for injured ponies under all that rubble." Rarity came out of the bathroom with a overnight mud-mask on with her hair in a bun with a eye mask just above her eyes. "I mean finally we can get some peace and quiet." "Ya well maybe if we all shut up we could get some sleep!" Rainbow Dash triedly, barely even yelling. "Sorry guys I'm just really really tried, I mean I fought ugly all night long. I've got battle scars that will last forever. And I'm sure Shy and Jack are exuhasted also." Pinkie held up a pillow, "Maybe tomorrow I'm not in the mood for a pillow fight." Pinkie held up a sad face. Rarity turned off the lights with her magic. Fluttershy cuddled up with her blanket and closed her eyes. She instantly left this world and all its troubles. "Fluttershy! Fluttershy!" Came a warped unfamiliar yet familiar, creepy voice. Her vision was blurry, Fluttershy could barely see anything. The creature faded into a nightmare, scarer than King Somber. "My dear how long has it been? What about nine years since I've seen you! Oh look how big and soulful you've gotten! You look nothing like you did when you were just a child. So weak and helpless, I instantly snapped you-know who with my ultra razor bolts. Don't worry you will be next, and you can join my side." He laughed evilly. "And 'Ms.In-charge' will be helpless and too traumatized to do anything about it. The three is already gone so you can't stop me, come now dear soon everything will make sense and I will finally be able to take what I need. There is no use running its already meant to happen, but 'the three' would already know that right?" He paused again for another evil laugh. "So why not get it done and over with and join the side of darkness and become a soul hunter like well that's going to be a surprise for you. So come now my dear." Fluttershy backed away from it and the warped fog. Suddenly a yellow flash appeared from the distance and made the evil stallion fall over, he stood there like knight on duty. He didn't look up, and gently, poetically said, "Curious indeed you are too be, the truth shall be told, for the future shall hold. Be brave, you shall not be safe. For six may be wise choice, it isn't the solution. Your mind will be polluted, but fear not in the end fate is a key, to lead up to the original three." Everything stopped as it faded to be the train room. 'It was only a dream' she thought to herself, fighting back tears so she didn't wake any pony. She closed her eyes again expecting too fall asleep, but she just lay there. Was there a latent theme in that dream, or was it meant to be real. She climbed down the ladder of her bunked and decided to take a walk, to get her mind off this whole flashback and family thing. No matter how many times she tried to think of something else, it popped into her head again. She opened the train doors that lead to the next car. The night was barely over, yet it's cool breeze felt dark and shaky. She hopped over to the next car and opened the door. The room was empty, a few seats and some pillows by the giant window. She decided it was best to sit by the window. As she walked over she heard a clanking sound, like some pony was following her. She looked back to see nothing, it was just her imagination. She pressed her cheek against the cool window. She shivered and looked out at the woodland area. So quiet, and so peaceful, "Fluttershy?" She turned around to see Applejack, "Why are you up so early? We've got a big day a head of us. I heard you wake up and get out of bed and leave, so I followed you to see where you were going" She wasn't mad, more concerned. "Sorry I had a bad dream, had to take my mind off it." Fluttershy didn't look up. "We'll sugarcube tell me all about it, I'm worried about you. You've been acting weird lately. Is something else wrong?" Fluttershy sighed, "It started a couple of days ago when I was supposed to help you, but you weren't there, so I went to see the others, but they weren't there, everyone saying that they were gone. Then I ran into Rainbow Dash, who told me it was Family Day, and I asked what that was and she explained it was a day where you spend the whole day with your families, the she asked me about mine. And I tried to think, who was my family? Then these weird images played in my head then I blacked out and after I got out I kept getting these flashbacks with this Alicorn who was mint/sea-foam green and a colt who is bright yellow. And this creepy creature and things just aren't making sense. All I want to know is my past! Is that so bad?!" She cried. "Hey Shy it'll be alright okay, after this mission I promise we will find them, I promise." Applejack sighed looking like she learned something she wasn't supposed to know, "Until then you've got me and your other 'sisters', and we will always take care of you." She gave Fluttershy a hug. "As I will always take care of you guys." "Now lets go back to bed, I'm tired and I have a feeling we will need our energy tomorrow. Don't worry it's our little seceret, girls don't have to know if you don't want them to, which makes complete sense." She and Applejack trotted back to the bedroom. Every pony was sound asleep, with their little snores. She climbed up the ladder once again, she looked around the room. Everypony would have her back, as she would have theirs. She smiled as she closed her eyes into a deep sleep, this time no nightmares at all. .... "Luda Luda Luda loo! Luda Luda Luda loo!" Fluttershy awoke peacefully too a high wake up call. "Luda Luda Luda loo, Luda Luda Luda loo!" Pinkie Pie was bouncing up and down. "Pinkie shut up!" Dash turned over and threw a pillow at her, She dodged it, "Come on girls! The conductor said we would in Canterlot in an hour!" "AN HOUR!" Every pony got up and panicked in chaos. Applejack made her bed and put her hair up in its normal ponytail and her hat on. Rarity hurried to the bathroom. Rainbow Dash rubbed her eyes and stretched quickly. Twilight hurried into the bathroom also. Pinkie Pie was deciding what mustache to wear. Every pony acted as if they had five minutes. Fluttershy jumped down and opened her suitcase. She got out her brush and mirror, she brushed her long, wavy pink mane. Her hair as very smooth and soft. She put on a dab of Eco-friendly mascara. She then sat down and relaxed while every pony panicked. She looked to see Spike still trying sleep away in his bed. "Spike don't you want to get ready?" He rolled over and shook his head, "I'm a dragon all I have to do is get up to get ready." He sighed as he got up. He sat next to her. He sighed in a sad way. "Spike are you okay? Even last time you were droopy." "No I'm fine really." He looked away obviously, accidentally showing something was wrong and he really needed a friend right now. She gave him a look, that she didnt buy what he was saying. "Alright I'll tell you. It's just always been you six in your missions you've all saved the day, just you six. Your all known as the heros and me as the sevent of Twilight and your kind of friend. Don't get me wrong I like to serve to Twilight and have you guys be my friends, its just that's really it. Nothing else. I've never created many memories with you guys, I feel left out all the time. I feel I'm only friends with you because of Twilight. No offense to any of you!" Fluttershy was a bit speechless, but the words came out just right, "Spike of course your are friend and all, we are always here for you, but maybe you just need to get out more, I mean your always working or sleeping, we never get to spend time with you because we never see you and maybe speak up a little we won't bite, talk to us instead of just sitting around, it's not like we were going to to kick you out or something I'd never do that. I get its hard, but were are always here for you." Applejacks words played back into her head, tears almost poured out of her. She hugged Spike tightly. "You are a hero to, you were able to take the crystal heart, fight for the good of yourself, and risk yourself to save Applejack from the timberwolves. You are also an amazing friend to have, you are fun to hang around with and great to talk to." "Thanks Fluttershy, but I couldn't be the most amazing friend ever because that description fits you you are nice, sweet, fun, and you may be shy, but when push comes to shove you can be really fierce sticking up for us, no one could ask for a better friend." She blushed. Rarity soon came out of the bathroom fresh and clean, "Since your an amazing friend, do you think I've ever got a shot with Rarity?" He awed at her. "I dunno Spike your-" He looked totally completely scared. She playfully shoved him and smirked, "You never know Spike, I'm sure you have a chance with her, but beware I'm sure she isn't easy to win over!" He smiled in return and got up and stretched. Rarity totally oblivious to their conversation, she asked, "Fluttershy do you think we have enough time? I want to give you a make over." She shrugged, she guessed about half an hour. "The natural look suits you very well, but I want to try smoky eyes on you and some red lips too." Rarity started touching her, while grabbing some make up from her ginormous cosmetic bag. Fluttershy really wasn't up too this idea, she backed up a bit. "Rarity, Fluttershy doesn't want ten pounds of make-up on her she wants to do what she wants." Dash saved her. "Come on Shy lets go get some breakfast, I'm starving." "Who said she wanted to eat that disgusting train food?!" Rarity and Rainbow Dash were head to head. "How about we let her decide?!" They both glared at each other. This was utterly ridiculous, she came between them. "Girls we have time too do a make-over and eat the buffet." "There's a buffet? Like the royal buffet?" Rarity looked up. Dash nodded and they walked off together giggling. Fluttershy must have been looked as confused as she felt because Twilight laughed and shook her head. "Come on let's go eat." She and Twilight walked off, "So you excited?" "Yah I can't wait to see the newest place we are going to visit. Maybe they will have a garden!" "That would be pretty cool, different cultures are always fun to see. I wonder if they have a muse-" twilight was cut off by a roll of thunder. "Let's hurry to the other car." Twi opened the door, revealing water and cold wind in their faces. Occasional leaves scratching there skin in irritation. They basically ran in panic to the next car. Fluttershy flumbled to get the knob open. Twi used her magic as they both tumbled forward into the next car, as the rest of the girls and Spike looked at them crazily. "What was their a monster or something on there or what?" Spike was the first to speak. Futtershy pointed towards the window. They all looked over to see dark clouds with heavy rain coming in. "Oh." Fluttershy shook her head, and went over to grab some waffles. She sat next to Pinkie Pie, who also had had waffles, but way more then Fluttershy's two. Pinkie gobbled them up in a split second. "Could some pony please pass the syrup." "Regular or strawberry?" Applejack asked. "Regular's fine." Applejack slid it over to her, she caught it in the nick of time. She poured it gently over the waffles and began to eat. She stared outside only a peak of sunshine excaped through the dark silver clouds, the sun gave the cloud a halo of orange and yellow. Below the clouds lay a grey mist. The train came to a complete stop. Every pony looked up. "Uh sorry there's a bit of rubble on the track we shall be delayed about five minutes." Came the conductor, every pony continued eating. Fluttershy sighed as the waffles melted in her mouth. The train started moving once more. She hadn't realized she had been poking at nothing. She finished her plate with out even realizing it. Her mouth felt dry. She grabbed some apple juice and gulped it down as if she hadn't drank anything in days. "Slow down sugarcube," Jack patted her hard on the back, which made her almost choke. She then walked up and put her plate away in a tub labeled dirty dishes. She sat down by the window and watched the sky go into Canterlot. Such a bug city it was, the brick ironically smooth white streets. The smell of French crapes filled the air. Fancy ponies inside, out of the rain. The palace roamed nearby. "Here we are Canterlot Palace, enjoy your stay!" Came the speaker. Everyone quickly out their plates away. Fluttershy was the first off walking up a few steps of the Palace. Rainbow Dash joined her, followed by the others, "Girls hurry the princess said we needed to talk to her ASAP!" Every pony sprinted, Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie quickly fell behind every pony else, having their injuries block them from escalating their speeds. The royal guards spotted them and opened the Palace doors, then showing Princess Celestia on her throne. "Thank goodness your all here! We have some issues we need to discuss! Twilight did you bring the Elements of Harmony?" She nodded once. "This mission sounds very interesting!" Fluttershy said to no pony specifically. Celestia looked over to her in shock. Fluttershy blushed in embarrassment, she assumed she had done something wrong. Celestia recognized her guilt, "Fluttershy could you please go with Princess Luna. She is in the left corridor." Fluttershy began walking while asking, "Did I do something wrong? Because if I did I'm sorry!" "No no, dear she just wants to talk to you." Fluttershy began walking once again, but looked back at her friends often. 'Why does Princess Luna want to talk to me?' She thought to herself. She felt a bit skeptical. Looking back to her friends, she thought of how she said earlier that she trusted her friends completely, maybe now she felt not so completely.