The next day, Twilight Sparkle and her friends came up to Fluttershy, who was busy tending to the animals who are carnivores and omnivores. They stood still and listened to what she was saying.
"I know you may not enjoy this right now, but I need to feed you a vegan diet to stop all of the violence that's going on. I heard that one of you ate a rabbit and I'm very upset by that. Eating meat is an out dated principle, and I need to purge you from all of the hate that was probably acquired though generations of your ancestors behaviors."
Her friends got a little closer to her.
"Uh, Fluttershy?" Twilight said.
Fluttershy got so startled that she jumped into the air and let out an "Eeeep!"
"Sorry about that Fluttershy," Twilight said. "I know you're very busy tending to the woodland creatures, but what exactly is it that you're teaching these animals?"
"Oh," Fluttershy said. "I'm glad you asked. I'm teaching them how to be at peace with one another, and showing them that eating meat is an outdated principle and is an abomination."
Twilight Sparkle face hoofed and said, "Uh, Fluttershy, you do know that these animals, like dogs, are called carnivores for a reason, don't you? They are supposed to be meat eaters only! Just look at how sickly they are! Most bears are omnivores and that means they need to eat meat and plants as well."
A giant bear who looked as if he was suffering from terrible malnutrition, slowly crawled over to Fluttershy. He was munching on a leaf of lettuce and when he swallowed it, he collapsed next to Fluttershy and died.
"This is just called evolution," Fluttershy said. "Animals have been evolving for billions of years and if we feed the meat eaters a purely vegan diet, then the weak will die out and a whole generation of vastly superior creatures will be born! I am helping the process of evolution."
Twilight cocked an eyebrow and said, "You do know that evolution is just a theory and is not a scientific fact, right? Even if it is a popular belief, it's still just a faith, just like so many other things out there. I'm sure ponies will find something else to follow when evolution becomes outdated or is proven to be a fraud."
"But if you don't believe in evolution, then what do you believe in, Twilight?" Fluttershy asked.
Twilight shrugged and said, "Well, I don't know. Maybe believing in God doesn't sound like such a crazy idea after all."
Fluttershy put her head down and sighed. "Well, if it's such a bad thing to start introducing veggies to meat eaters, then why do they put veggies and carbs inside the bags of dog food that you buy at a supermarket? That must be proof that dogs are wheat and plant eaters in the wild, right?" she asked.
Applejack faced hoofed. "Oh, them wild dogs have been causin' heart ache fer wheat farmers fer gerneations! Millions of bits in crop loss add up every year 'cause of wheat stealin' dogs!" Applejack said in a sarcastic voice. "Do ya know why they put wheat and vegetables in dog food, Fluttershy? 'Cause ponies who buy that kind of dog food are idiots, and the companies only do that to save money since it's cheaper to add in veggies and carbs! Dogs should never eat any veggies or carbs, and many veggies are actually toxic to the dogs. Feeding yer dog a diet high in veggies and carbs is cruel to the pet, and it will most certainty die! Ya'll know I would never feed my little doggie, Winona, that garbage. Why do ya think pets these days have so much cancer and shorter life spans?"
"But I just can't do it!" Fluttershy said. How could I feed an animal that I'm taking care of to another animal I'm taking care of as well? That's madness!"
"Madness?," Rainbow Dash asked. "THIS....IS.....NATURE!!!!" Rainbow Dash was about to buck, until she took note that all of her friends became silent and were staring at her. "Oops, just got a little carried away with my battle cry. Please continue with the conversation," Rainbow said.
Twilight Sparkle noticed that a bear was laying down by the stream and was too weak to catch his own food. She trotted over and looked down at the stream.
Her friends followed close by.
Twilight Sparkle put her head near the water and waited for just the right time to strike. "Hi-ya!" she cried out as she plunged her head deep into the stream. When she pulled her head out, there was a fish impaled onto her horn.
Fluttershy gasped in horror and began to cry as she watched the fish squirm around on Twilight's horn. "Twilight.....he's suffering so much! Why are you being so violent and hateful?" she asked.
Twilight Sparkle ignored her friend and brought the fish over to the suffering bear.
The bear barely had enough strength to open his mouth and he put his mouth over Twilight Sparkle's horn and swallowed the fish whole. The bear then got up because he now had energy and he felt better. He went closer to the stream and snatched up another fish.
Fluttershy cried out with rage. "See! What did I tell you all!? Monkey see, monkey do! Your ruthless acts of violence caused my innocent bear, who was doing so well on his diet, inspired him to kill again! Shame on you, Twilight Sparkle, and shame on you, Mr. Big Bear! You are not invited to the tea party I was planning on having later on! I will punish you for your crimes against Mr. Fishy and you're....going....to...LOVE....ME!"
The words of Fluttershy fell onto deaf ears of the animal as he continued to feast on his meal of fish.
Pinkie Pie scooped up a fish from out of the stream and was holding it between her two front hooves. She concentrated on containing the fish. She came over to Fluttershy and began to move the fish around and pretended to speak for the fish in a deeper tone of voice. "Oh, hi there, Fluttershy! My name is Mr. Fishy, and my job in life is to give my body up to feed other animals.....after I mate with all the females hopefully. Come on, Fluttershy, feed me to Mr. Big Bear and let me be his food!"
Fluttershy began to panic and said, "Pinkie Pie! Put that fish back into the water and leave him alone. He can't breathe and he'll die without being in the water! Please don't commit another murder! It's bad enough that Twilight killed a fish already!"
Pinkie Pie giggled madly and threw the fish up into the air towards, the bear. The bear snatched it in mid air and devoured it.
Fluttershy was starting to lose her mind. Her animal friend, that she was teaching to be a peaceful vegetarian, was now killing again. "Can we please stop!? I'm about to run away and never come back! I can't stand the destruction of these living creatures.
"You do know that plants are living organisms too and that we destroy them when we consume a plant," Rarity said.
"Yeah, but at least they don't scream or wiggle around when they die," Fluttershy said.
Twilight Sparkle faced hoof and said, "Fluttershy, back then, ponies could not survive on a vegan diet because there were no B vitamin supplements."
"That's the thing, Twilight!" Fluttershy said. "Now we have supplements, so vegans can be healthy and live without having to eat meat."
"No!" Twilight said. "Even with supplements, vegans are still incredibly sickly and unhealthy! The supplements just barely keep them alive. Veganism is illogical and it's like a cult following. If there was ever a food crisis and we needed to hunt to get our own food instead of going to the supermarkets, protein from animal meat is our top priority. These survival kits of dried vegetable salads that they sell are so wrong on so many levels! I bet the Flim and Flam brothers have to do something with that."
"Vegans are so sickly and weak that if I were to ever have to fight a pony to the death, and I had the choice between a vegan, or a pony on chemo, I'd choose the vegan, 'cause I'm sure the pony on chemo, who is eatin' meat, would be stronger than the vegan," Applejack said.
Twilight shook her head in disappointment and said, "Applejack, I know you're being incredibly honest, and that's great and everything, but it's possible to be just a tad bit on the offensive side, when you're so open to saying anything that comes to mind. Like veganism, chemo therapy is a fraud as well."
Rarity spoke up and said, "Fluttershy, darling. Vegans also have some of the worst oral health out there and they lose their teeth. I don't know about you, but feeling pretty is important, and I value each and every tooth that I have. Vegans also have lots of hair loss from their manes and tails. So, now we know why you buy all of those tail and mane extensions, because your mane keeps thinning out and you don't look as pretty anymore without such a thick and beautiful mane and tail."
"But vegetables have so many benefits! Like, carrots are good for your eyes because they have vitamin A!" Fluttershy said.
"That statement is so overused and is politically correct so vegans aren't offended by the truth. Meat has a little something called retinol in it, and it is VASTLY superior to what carrots have to offer when it comes to eye health," Twilight said.
"I-I-I don't know what to say," Fluttershy said. "I think you're all blind and I disagree with all of you."
"Well, that's your choice," Rainbow Dash said. "If you want to be a little weakling who can barely fly because you won't eat meat, then that's fine by me! What did they used to say in school when we were growing up together? Oh yeah........Fluttershy. Fluttershy. Fluttershy can barely fly!"
Fluttershy broke down and started crying.
Twilight Sparkle put her hoof on Fluttershy's shoulder and said, "I'm sorry if the truth hurts, Fluttershy. Maybe we'll talk about this tomorrow. We have been planning to help Applejack build a new barn tomorrow since Big Macintosh got injured while moving crates of apples around. Would you like to come help us?"
Fluttershy nodded her head yes, because she represented the element of kindness, and perhaps she could convert her friends to veganism by showing off acts of kindness.