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// Chapter 2: Twilight Sparkle 
// Story: Equestria Girls Series; Episode 2: Fluttershy 
// by That_G3_Obsessive 
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Twilight gazed at the gleaming mirror and sighed. She was actually psyched to see her human friends again, but she didn't want to admit that to her actual friends. Her conflicting emotions were making her want to go into the mirror more, and that made her more guilty, and yet she was pleased to be going on an adventure, and...
Twilight shook her head to clear it. What was she thinking? Getting back to business, she levitated her crown onto her head and focused on her Element of Harmony. Her horn glowed, and a thin beam of magenta light shot out of her crown, just like it did last time. She felt more confident as she reached out a hoof and stepped through the portal...
Ugh. Twilight's head hurt. She opened her eyes to pavement with two things on the end of her arms with long, flexible fingers. She stood up carefully, and brushed herself off with her hands. She took a few steps forward to get the feel of walking on two legs, then took off sprinting towards Canterlot High. She had to hurry, otherwise she might not get to Largest Ever Pet Shop in time to intercept O'Brian. 
Twilight leaped up the steps, than ran towards the cafeteria. Hopefully the girls were in school this time.
The cafeteria was empty, so the Equestrian ran to the nearest classroom and peered inside. She ran to Principle Celestia's office as fast as she could.
Not bothering to knock, she busted open the door and faced the principle. She must have looked pretty rabid there, because Celestia jumped out of her seat and nearly toppled over.
"Twilight?" she asked once she regained herself. "What are you doing here?"
"Where's Fluttershy?" Twilight demanded. Her wings stuck out and her ears were pulled back against her hair. Twilight wouldn't be surprised if she was foaming at the mouth.
"Class just ended," said Celestia, regaining her posture. "She's probably back home by now. Now if you'd be so kind as to tell me what you're-"
"Thanks, bye!" Twilight hustled out the door, cutting off the human. She slammed the door, not looking back, and wondered where Fluttershy lived.
Well, she knew where Rainbow Dash and Rarity lived, but she didn't want to alarm them, so she thought about where Fluttershy might hang out in her free time.
Animals, was the first thought that came to mind, but Twilight was puzzled to where animals would be living in a city. Besides pigeons, there was nothing.
Except in a pet shop! Twilight thought excitedly, then hurried to get to Largest Ever Pet Shop. Wait. What would Flutters be doing in a place like that? And wasn't that where O'Brian was going to take her Fluttershy?
Twilight kept walking. She didn't need this Fluttershy if she knew where O'Brian was taking the pony. When she saw the gray building in the distance, she broke out into a jog, careful to keep her wings and ears tucked so as to avoid attention. When she got to the base of the pet shop, she jogged right on inside. If Flutters had been gone three days already, then she must already be inside, right?
As the Equestrian walked through the glass doors to the pet section, she scanned the poor animals inside. There were dogs, cats, even some fish, but there were no ponies. Where was Fluttershy?
As a robot came floating by(Rainbow Dash had been right about the security system), Twilight had an idea. As she stood up abruptly, her head banged a light which flickered on. That was ironic.
She tried to walk as casually as she could to the robot, but she ended up going straight towards it anyway. Twilight tapped it on the shoulder, or where the shoulder would be if it were human, but it regarded her with no interest. 
"Eh, hem!" she cleared her throat loudly, but the robot didn't respond.
"SIR!" she shouted. The robot finally took notice of her, but in the wrong way.
"No shouting in the pet shop," it said in a dull mechanical voice. "You are officially banned for one week. Have a nice day."
As the robot dragged her out the door, Twilight's wings slipped just a bit and someone caught sight of them.
"It's the mutant horse girl from Mars!" shouted the man, and Twilight recognized him from Rarity's shop when she forgot to cover her wings. "I told you! I'm not crazy!"
"Easy, big guy," said an employee. "There is no Mars invasion. Please calm down."
Twilight tucked her wings before anyone else could spot them, then walked out the door. The robot gave one last gruff push, then scooted back inside. 
"Well, that rescue mission was a total bust," said a familiar voice. Twilight looked up to see Rainbow Dash trying not to laugh. "Who was kidnapped this time?"
"Rainbow!" Twilight was glad to see a familiar face. "How did you know I was here?"
"Duh," the cyan-blue girl ruffled her wings. Twilight noticed that she was still wearing the gold chain necklace that she had gotten when she and her Rainbow Dash "bonded". The ruby lightning bolt gleamed in the sunlight. "So, who was kidnapped? Obviously you wouldn't be here if it wasn't serious."
"It's Fluttershy!" Twilight cried. She had to get it out. 
"Oh," Rainbow's face turned stony. "I mean, I can understand why the guy would take on me,  but Fluttershy? That's just cruel."
"It was cruel that he took you, too," said Twilight. "Now we need to get Fluttershy out of there. I'm positive she's already in there."
"Why do you say that?" inquired Rainbow. Twilight explained about not noticing Flutters was missing until three days after she was taken. "Oh," was all the cyan girl could say.
"Now I have to find you're Fluttershy to rescue my Fluttershy, and..." Twilight trailed off. This was sounding more and more hopeless.
"Why didn't you just come over to my house and say so!" exclaimed Rainbow Dash. "I know exactly where she lives! Follow me," she added before opening her feathered wings and taking off.
Twilight did the same, and in the corner of her eye, she saw a little girl point at them and tell her mother something. Whoops.
Rainbow flew into the city, carefully concealing herself in the clouds. Twilight mimicked her, and she gently landed on the roof of an apartment building. As Rainbow went down the stairwell that led down, Twilight wondered on what floor Fluttershy lived on. Hopefully not the first, because it looked like a tall building from here.
It was the first. Naturally. Rainbow eventually gave up running down the stairs and just spread her wings and glided. Twilight eventually gave up and followed suit. When the Equestria Girls finally reached the bottom, Twilight had to stop Rainbow and tuck her wings for her.
They opened the door into a... pet shop. Naturally Fluttershy would live in a pet shop. There were tons of little critters scampering around in a play area, and there was a little old lady sitting at the counter.
"Hello, girls!" said the old lady. "How may I help you?"
"Hey, Mrs. Twombly," said Rainbow Dash, and Twilight nodded towards Twombly. "Have you seen Fluttershy around?"
"Sorry, dear," Twombly shook her head. "You'd better ask Blythe. I haven't seen her in a while."
"Thanks anyway," smiled Rainbow, and started heading towards the pet place. Twilight scrambled to follow.
As Rainbow pushed open the door, Twilight saw something peculiar.
A human filly, talking with the animals.