Chapter 1: How it started
Ponyville was in shambles. The dirt roads were turned into soap, the sun and moon rose and set in a minute, cotton candy clouds rained chocolate milk flooding houses. And who was the cause of all of this? It was a mismatched creature. A monster. A spirit of pure chaos. Discord.
Fluttershy watched in horror inside a large birdcage, watching her world turn upside down. All of her friends had turned grey and negative, the princesses were now helpless slaves, the draconequus that she loved went insane, and all of this happened because of a flower…
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It all started in Ponyville, three weeks after the purple unicorn Twilight Sparkle came into town. It was a beautiful day in Ponyville and Fluttershy visit her new friend Twilight's library to borrow a book about flowers.
"You came to the right place Fluttershy, I have lots of books for you to choose from." Twilight said proudly.
Fluttershy smiled softly and said, "Well… I-uh… I'm looking for a book about flowers."
"Flowers-Got it! SPIKE!" Twilight said.
"Oh no, I don't want to be a bother." The yellow pegasus said when Spike ran down the stairs.
"Yes Twighlight?" Spike asked before he noticed Fluttershy. "Hey Fluttershy!" He waved.
"Spike, can you gather up all of our books about plants?" Twilight asked.
"Will do!" Spike said making a salute before he grabbed a ladder.
"No-no-no! One book will do just fine… please." Fluttershy said.
"Nonsense, this is no problem at all." The purple unicorn stated as Spike gathered the books.
"W-Well okay. If you insist." Fluttershy said before Spike came with the books.
"Here you go Twighlight." Spike said before Twilight used her magic to levitate the books.
"Thank you Spike." Twilight said as the books floated around her in a circle. "What is the flower you wanted me to look for Fluttershy?"
"Vapor Flowers please." Fluttershy answered.
"Got it." Twilight said with a nod, as she used her magic to skim through the books. "V-V-V-V-Found it! Vapor flowers." Twilight then read the text aloud, "Vapor flowers are flowers that were found only in very misty areas. Their petals are so delicate that it dissolves when touched. Their petals were a very light lavender color. These flowers were pronounced extinct over a thousand years ago."
"Is there a picture?" The shy pony asked.
"No, sorry. This book is very old and the vapor flowers aren't listed in the other books." The unicorn said.
"It's okay, d-do you mind if I borrow that book?" Fluttershy asked softly.
"Of course! Just give it back when you're done." Twilight said shutting the book with her magic and handed her friend the book.
"Thank you Twighlight." Fluttershy said as she put the book into her satchel. "I'll give it back as soon as I'm done." She then walked out the door before giving a wave goodbye.
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Fluttershy looked for a quiet place to read at. She looked around before deciding that reading on a grassy hill away from her little town will be more peaceful.
When she walked up the hill, she couldn't stop thinking about the vapor flowers. It was too bad that they were extinct; she would've loved to smell how good they smell. She also wondered how they truly looked like, how big were they, what was their shape, how did they feel like? However her thoughts were interrupted when she heard somepony.
"Miss. Doo, honestly why do you insist of always accompanying me?"
"Because I like you!"
"W-Well I like you too, but that is why I cannot let you time travel with me!"
"Time travel?" Fluttershy thought. She quickly flew up the hill to see her grey pegasus friend Ditzy Doo talking to a brown earth pony. "If I remember correctly, that's Time Turner." She said softly before she spotted a blue phone booth. "What is that doing here!?"
"But Doctor." Ditzy whined.
"Doctor!?" Fluttershy thought confused as she continued to spy on the two ponies.
"No Miss. Doo and that is final! It's bad enough that I took you to different times on multiple occasions!" Turner said stomping his hoof.
Ditzy sniffed as tears teased her eyes, "Bad?"
"No. No! I didn't mean it like that Miss. Doo!" Time Turner said putting a hoof on her shoulder.
Ditzy rubbed her eyes, "Then how did you mean it?"
"I meant that I'm afraid to lose you. Every time we go to different times, different worlds, different dimensions, there is always a chance that I might lose you and I cannot take that chance." Turner explained.
"Oh Doctor, you really do like me!" Ditzy said before embracing him into a hug, making him blush.
Fluttershy smiled, she thought it was cute that Ditzy had a very special somepony. Since Fluttershy was concentrating on the two ponies, she had little concentration on her flight pattern, so when a strong gust of wind hit her, she was out of control. She shrieked earning Ditzy and Tuner's attention.
"Fluttershy, fly with the wind!" Ditzy shouted flying up towards Fluttershy.
Fluttershy opened her wings only to strain them. "Ow!" She said as her gentle wings started to hurt. A normal pegasus can fly through strong winds without a problem, but Fluttershy was a weak flyer.
"I got you!" Ditzy said grabbing a hold of Fluttershy and helped her land on the ground.
"Are you quite alright?" Time Turner asked running towards them.
"I think so." Fluttershy said and opened her wings only to feel pain. "O-Ow."
Ditzy Doo gasped and looked at Turner, "Doctor, can you do something?"
The brown earth pony sighed and shook his head, "I keep on telling you Miss. Doo that I'm not that kind of doctor."
"We have to do something!" The grey pegasus said concerned.
"I-I'm alright, it is my fault after all… I shouldn't been snooping, that was rude of me." Fluttershy said softly.
"Snooping?" Turner asked.
"Y-Yes." The yellow pegasus said shamefully, hiding her face in her pink mane. "I-I heard you two earlier about time traveling…"
"You heard all that!?" Turner asked.
"Um… yes." Fluttershy answered. In response Time Turner rubbed his hooves against his temples because of frustration.
"Yay! Fluttershy is in, in our secret!" Ditzy Doo said happily.
"Are you out of your mind Miss. Doo!?" Time Turner asked throwing his front legs into the air. "This isn't a time for celebration, this is quite serious!"
"Um… well if this is a problem, I could just leave… I promise not to tell anypony." Fluttershy said softly.
"Thank you, but I don't think it would be that simple. Maybe if we could make an agreement of some kind?" Turner asked.
"No, I don't think so." Fluttershy said before she noticed that Ditzy Doo had a book in her mouth.
"Ith thith rourth?" She asked.
"Oh thank you Ditzy." Fluttershy said grabbing the book. "It must've fell out when I-" Then she had an idea. "I… I think we can make a deal Turner."
Time Turner raised an eyebrow, "What is your demands?"
"I want you to take me to the past to-" She said before she got cut off.
"Absolutely not! Out of the question!" Turner stated.
Fluttershy frowned at his outburst, she was tempted to give up, but she remembered her best friend Rainbow Dash always telling her, 'To grow some backbone.' She took a deep breathe and relaxed. "If you cannot meet my demands, then I will tell everypony that you're from the future." She said calmly.
Turner's eyes widened. "No! Don't do that!" He shouted raising a hoof.
Fluttershy sat down and raised her chin in the air, "Then take me to the past so I can see the vapor flowers. If you do that favor for me, I'll promise to never ever mention what I learned about you and Ditzy."
Time Turner groaned and Ditzy Doo nudged him. "Oh come on Doctor, Fluttershy can be trusted." Ditzy said smiling.
"So… is that a deal?" Fluttershy asked.
Turner looked at Fluttershy. He was silent for a moment before he sighed and gave a nod, "Deal."
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A hour later, Time Turner explained what Fluttershy needed to know. First off, he told her that his real name is 'Doctor Whooves', second he explained she cannot try to alter the past to change the future, thirdly he told her he could not accompany her to that time because he had to be somewhere or rather somewhen else, lastly he told her to be careful.
Dr. Whooves opened the door of his blue phone booth that is secretly a time traveling machine. Ditzy Doo was the first one to rush inside the machine. Dr. Whooves sighed annoyed and walked towards the phone booth. "Miss. Doo, step out please." He said calmly.
"Aw come on Doctor, you're taking Fluttershy, why not take me?" Ditzy asked with a small smile on her face.
"Because I had a deal with her. I'm going to leave her in the past for one day. I'm going to a different time for work." Doctor answered sternly.
"Why not take me with you? You still haven't answered that." Ditzy said.
"Miss. Doo, just stop. I'm not taking you. I don't want you with me. Just leave me be." He said. Fluttershy watched in shock and sadness as Ditzy started to cry. There was no question; Doctor didn't think when he spoke. "D-Ditzy… I didn't mean-" He said before she ran off. Dr. Whooves sighed and looked at Fluttershy, "Sorry for that… I just don't want her to get hurt again…"
"I understand. She's your special somepony isn't she?" Fluttershy asked softly.
Whooves blushed and nodded his head. "Yes-Yes she is… Well let's get a move on." He said walking into the booth. The yellow pegasus nodded and followed him. The door of the machine shut and he flipped the lever, making the machine activate. Then the door opened. "We're here."
"R-Really? That was fast…" Fluttershy said walking out the booth and looked around amazed. They were at a different time, because she noticed that some of the trees were not there. She looked and saw that Ponyville wasn't buildings, but little wooden houses, it was a village. She gasped, "I'm really in the past!"
"Of course it was what we agreed on doing, now do you remember what I said earlier?" Whooves asked. Fluttershy turned to him and nodded. "Good, now I must leave. Business to attend to." He said before the door closed and the phone booth disappeared.
Fluttershy was now alone. She grabbed Twilight's book out of her satchel and turned to the page with the vapor flowers. "Vapor flowers are flowers that were found only in very misty areas." She said and looked around and spotted the foggy Everfree forest. "… Misty isn't the same as foggy right?" She said nervously before she put the book away and started to walk towards the forest.
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Little did Fluttershy know that her simple quest to see a field of flowers is the reason for the future tragedy to become.