"Hey I think she's finally coming around" Fluttershy heard as she started to awaken.
She felt very weak as she slowly lifted her head. As she looked around she saw the familiar faces of her friends looking over her, as well a face of a pony she didn't recognize.She then slowly started to remember the events before her untimely fainting spell. And with that, a memory of panic. She was about to faint again when the unfamiliar pony put his hoof on her shoulder and told her to breath.
"You need to stay calm," he said " your in a medical tent. You had a mild panic attack and fainted but you're fine as long as you take deep breaths and stay calm."
Fluttershy listened to him and eventually calmed down. And when she did she finally got a good look at her surroundings. The tent was small with a few beds. There were a few other ponies but the worse one just looked green from drinking too much cider. She could still smell all of the good food and hear all of the of the excited ponies. But she couldn't hear any music, which in a way was a relief, if she had to hear any more of that angry noise she might have a heart attack.
"I'm sorry," she said in a guilty tone "because of me you missed most of the concert."
"Don't apologize Fluttershy," Rainbow Dash said " it was our fault, we should have known the music might have been too intense for you."
"Yeah, we're both super sorry," Pinkie said, even she looked sad and guilty about the whole incident.
"Oh it's okay," Fluttershy" said in a sincerest way possible. she wasn't even angry with them, she was mostly upset with herself for not being strong enough. She had always knew she was timid but this was the first time it effected her friends this much. Because of her weakness her friends had missed most of the concert they were nice enough to invite her too.
"Hey girls, I think I'm going to take a walk," she said in a soft almost sad tone.
"Are you sure?" Rainbow Dash asked in a very concerned way.
"Yes," She answered " I think I just need some air"
She left the tent and started to drift through the crowd. It was very late but with all of the lights up it could pass for the middle of the day. She started to be mesmerized by all the lights and sounds going on all around her. Before she even realized it she had gotten to the top of a hill over looking the entire concert grounds. As she looked over the grounds she was amazed at how beautiful it all looked from up there. As she was about to leave and head home she suddenly was startled by a rustling of a bush. Ordinarily that would have sent her running but after tonight she was fed up with being timid. She slowly moved towards the bush and gently moved away some of the limbs to get a better view. What she saw surprised her, sitting there shivering was a Chameleon cobra, a very rare snake that changes color and cutie mark , and right now it was pure white, it's color of fear along with picture of a scared rabbit on it's back.
"Oh, sweety, what are you doing out here all alone?" she asked as she picked her up. After some coaxing she finally changed it from a white to a purple and the cutie mark changed to a heart, it's color for infatuation. But Fluttershy was wondering what a rare animal was doing all the way out here. They weren't native to Equestria but they were popular pets in Canterlot, so she figured it must belong to someone.
"Oh thank Celestia, you found her"
Fluttershy was surprised to hear someone else out hear, but she was happy to find the owner of the snake. She turned around to give him the snake when she was shocked to see who it was. Standing behind her was the stallion who was playing piano and singing on stage. She suddenly felt very afraid, all of the emotions she felt during the concert suddenly came rushing back and she almost fainted again. The stallion must have sensed this and quickly rushed to her and put his hoof on her shoulder. And as soon as he did she suddenly felt very safe, which she found very strange. She didn't even know this pony's name and yet when she looks into his grass green eyes she couldn't help but feel like she could be safe. The silence lasted for a while until the stallion finally broke the silence by saying
"Um, are you okay?" he finally asked.
As soon as he said that, Fluttershy became very aware that he was holding on to her, and suddenly became very embarrassed. She quickly stepped away and suddenly became her old timid self.
"Um, yes, I think so, thank you" she said in almost a whisper
"Good, I was worried for a second there," he said in a playful tone "Thanks for finding Viper, i would have been here all night if it wasn't for you. I really appreciate it."
"Oh, so Viper's your name?" She asked looking at the snake. Viper gave a hiss in reply that Fluttershy took as a yes.
"Wow." he said in amazement
"What is it?" Fluttershy asked in a worried tone.
"Oh, it's nothing" he replied quickly so not to offend her "it's just that Viper doesn't usually like other ponies beside me. It's amazing how quickly she warmed up to you."
Fluttershy couldn't help but blush upon hearing a compliment.
"Oh, I should probably introduce myself," he said upon feeling her start to get uncomfortable " my names Moon Light, what's yours?"
"Oh, um, I'm Fluttershy," she said at a surprisingly loud voice, she was starting to feel uncomfortable " um, I really liked your concert."
"Oh, so you were there," Moon said, very excitedly " no offense but you don't exactly look like one of my fans, they usually look a lot meaner than you do."
Fluttershy couldn't help but let out a small giggle, and in turn so did Moon Light. Fluttershy was amazed that someone who wrote music that angry could be so nice. They talked for a little bit more until it really started getting late.
"Well," Fluttershy reluctantly said " It's gotten very late, and I don't want to make my friends worry."
"Oh, i guess it has gotten late," he said with a sad look on his face.
Yes, well it was nice meeting you," Fluttershy said as she went to leave. She wished she could talk to him more but knowing her friends they would start to get really worried. As she walked away though she started to get really sad.
"Wait, Fluttershy!" Moon shouted
"Yes?" Fluttershy asked wondering what he could want, but happy at the same time
"Well I'm going to be in Ponyville for a couple of days and was wondering if maybe, if you wanted that is, if you could show me around town."
Fluttershy face lite up when he said that and immediately answered, "Oh yes, I would love too."
"Great, great," he was so happy you could see it on his face. " um, where should we meet."
"Oh I know this great place," She enthusiastically answered him " can you meet me at Sugar Cube Corner around noon?"
"Sugar Cube Corner? Okay I'll be there."
They said their goodbyes and Fluttershy went back to meet back with her friends. Just like she expected they had been all over the grounds looking for her. When she met up with them Pinkie gave her the biggest hug of her life, almost crying. They all decided they had enough fun for on night and started to head home. Just before they dropped off Fluttershy, Rainbow and Pinkie both just had to ask her something.
"Hey Fluttershy," Rainbow asked " did something happen on your walk?"
"Yeah," Pinkie chimed in "I don't think I've ever seen you smile this much."
"Oh," Fluttershy answered in a defensive tone, she wasn't exactly ready to tell her friends about her night just yet "not really. Anyway thanks for the fun night, bye."
With that she quickly went inside and closed the door. Her friends were confused but were too tired to press the issue. Fluttershy spent the rest of the night with the feeling of flight while her feet never left the ground. It had turned out to be a good night after all, despite everything she tried she just couldn't stop smiling.