Following the night in which Fluttershy found herself taking a very strange creature under her wing, fortunately it was not one of the strangest things that had happened to her. Once it had spoke that one word........."Guyver". The mare had a very hard time finding out just what in the name of Celestia "Guyver" meant, although most of her time consists of helping animals which requires her to read body language and understand their different calls she had to admit this particular creature was a tad clueless. However after about half of an hour Fluttershy was able to get the being to understand her name was in fact Fluttershy which was done by pointing at herself then stating her name, although she had to go through the educational process of proper pronunciation since it referred to her as Fluterrshy and Luttershy.
Eventually the creature had taken on board what she was implying and placed a hand on it's chest then said "Guyver".
Nothing more or less, as thought it knew nothing else, so Fluttershy had taken to calling it Guyver although after some more time spent in the deep hours of the night observing Guyver she also assumed it was a he. Another thing Fluttershy had noticed was the Angel seemed to have a strange harmony with Guyver as the bunny mainly rested on any part of Guyver he could, ranging from shoulders to legs. Although she believed this quirky little duo was cute and found herself giggling many times whenever they inspected one another, one example was Guyver prodding Angel's ears to which Angel began poking Guyver's head-spike.
After all the drama and getting to know one another Fluttershy could no longer ignore the constant yawns along with her eye lids deciding to shut on their own accord, after rubbing ones eyes continuously you tend to find yourself realizing the importance of sleep. So she ushered Angel into his basket before giving him goodnight wishes and a motherly kiss on the cheek although she did not see it Guyver watched the action with keen interest, maybe too interested one might say.
After climbing into her own bed and getting comfortable Fluttershy noticed that Guyver was just standing there, watching her as she lay snug and warm in bed. She did not want Guyver to have to sleep on the floor all night nor did she have anything he could sleep on...............The obvious course of action made her hide within her pink sanctuary once again.
"Y-You c-ca-can get in-into bed i-i-if you like"
It took nearly a full minute of still silence before Guyver made his way to her bedside however she was amazed he heard her, the floor boards creaked beneath his weight, once there he lifted the sheets awkwardly and after a while of observing the devious fabrics he was able to get into the bed.......However.........He was currently sat up with his back resting against the headboard with his legs taking up the length of the bed. Fluttershy had no idea how she was going to fit her tall bed-mate into the pony orientated bed yet before she could say anything more Guyver seemed to relax where he was, this created quite the conflict within Fluttershy's kind mind, the mare did not know whether to move him or leave him where he seemed comfortable.
Though the promise of rest was too great and she soon let the pillow cradle her head as she lost herself to slumber. Guyver on the other hand watched her fall asleep with a strange feeling pulling within it's chest, unable to comprehend this feeling, Guyver placed a hand on where he believed the feeling was. After some time Guyver himself soon began losing the battle with the promise of sleep, strangely wanting to resist such a thing, whenever they slept in the bad place.........Well bad things happened.
Placing an arm behind Fluttershy and pulling her a bit closer the tugging feeling seemed to disappear........Guyver, now rid of the confusing tug, fell into sleeps promising embrace.
In the morning..........
Watching the sun rise over the horizon in Ponyville was quite the sight, you didn't have all the nuisances of living in a city, no tall building get in the way and there were plenty of places where one could simply sat and watch as the night sky changed into a deep orange which soon gave way to a warming yellow before it finally becomes the bright blue all ponies associate the morning with, when to get out of bed, when to set up shop or simply when one day becomes yesterday and tomorrow becomes today.
The suns rays shinned through the windows of a small cottage belonging to a certain bright yellow mare, known to many as the element of kindness, light shinned through the window illuminating the cottage. A pink mane prevented the light from going into the yellow mares eyes while the sunlight illuminated the dark green armor of the mares protector, currently, in a deep slumber.
Sometime during the night Fluttershy had snuggled up to the warmth radiating beside her and rested against Guyver's right leg while her head rested upon his thigh all the while the arm around her only tightened however all these actions were subconscious.........Neither of them knew how close they were..............
Then the most soothing sound to wake to met their sense of hearing........THUMP!..........THUMP! THUMP!..........THUMP! THUMP! THUMP!
Fluttershy's eyes opened rather lazily, each lid refusing to fully open. The thirst thing she noticed was that her chin was resting on something warm and rather snug, so of course, she looked to see what in fact she was resting on........."Eeeeeeep!"
Guyver suddenly shook and looked around frantically. The metal orbs upon his head moving back and forth in alert, sensing everything in the cottage and awaiting a threat to emerge. After a moment or two of waiting Guyver looked to his side to see Fluttershy hiding underneath the sheets, his head tilted in question, then he pulled the sheets off her.
Fluttershy was buried in her mane and covered her face with her hooves in an attempt to hide, not very well she admitted. Guyver's hand pulled one of her hooves away from her face and noticed that her cheeks had turned slightly pink..........
Tilt right.....
"D-Don't look at me like that"
Tilt left......
"I-I'm n-not embaressed or anything i-if that's what your th-thinking".
Thump!............
"W-What was that?"
Thump! Thump!
Guyver slid out of bed and stalked his way around the bed too Fluttershy's side of the bed............She peeked over just as Guyver discovered the culprit!..........The source of the noise was..............
"Angel!"
Fluttershy loudly spoke more than shouted however it was enough to wake the sleep-thumping bunny. Angel twitched his ears as he looked between Guyver and Fluttershy from his curled up position in his basket, a look of flawless innocence gleaming in his eyes. "Oh Angel, you were just dreaming again, you frightened the both of us".
The mare slid out of bed and scooped her bunny up to place him on her back, the bunny was content with his Pegasus taxi service. Guyver followed the mare to a table which she sat Angel upon and disappeared into a back room, muttering something about breakfast.
This left Guyver and Angel to have another silent conversation. Angel twitched his ears in a sequence to which Guyver nodded and the sensory orbs upon his head moved back and forth in response, this seemed to be their way of speaking. Angel then took a second to contemplate something before thumping the table which then left Guyver to contemplate..................Hiss
Angel nodded in agreement to Guyver's response, consisting of heated pressurized air. "Here's your breakfast Angel"
A bowl full of carrot slices and chucks of cabbage was placed in front of Angel which he immediately began devouring. Fluttershy seemed to of made herself a simple salad sandwich to start her day. Guyver sat on one of the four chairs placed around the small table however once again the chair creaked under the strain of his weight.
For many the silent gaze of an unknown being would make them feel uncomfortable however Fluttershy was used to the company of critters of all kinds which she took under her wing for various lengths of time, so she was at ease where most would be on edge, furthermore Guyver made her feel quite safe due to his size..........It was nice to feel protected and secure.
While taking small bites out of her sandwich Fluttershy created a shopping list in her head as she noticed her pantry was looking rather dry, she had been taking care of more animals than was the norm recently, furthermore she added visiting Twilight as a priority. She needed to try and find something about what Guyver was so she could take care of him as she discovered last night he has no visible mouth and even worse he doesn't even know how to drink never mind eat.
Halfway through eating her sandwich she came up with a two-birds-one-stone solution. "Guyver". His gaze quickly shifted from Angel to the mare."I am going into town and I would like it very much if you could come with me, I just need to pick up some things and visit a good friend of mine".
.........Nod
Fluttershy didn't even know if he understood her or knew what was even happening but he seemed to follow what she asked...........To a degree at least..........The way she saw it was that it could be worse.
After Angel was done feeding and Fluttershy finished her sandwich, she took Angels bowl into the kitchen and placed it in the sink, then she brushed her hair so she didn't look like she had attended one of Vinyl's late night parties. After quickly freshening herself up Fluttershy walked out the door with Guyver in tow, and a rather silent being he was minus the sound of his steps which was even then quiet.
Guyver's sensor orbs moved back and fourth as he sensed so many things..........The high pitched tweet of birds, growls of a hungry bear and even the flow of the stream which flowed underneath them as they crossed over the natural bridge, connecting her cottage to a dirt road which lead to Ponyville and many other destination. Guyver noticed the wooden constructs in which the birds either sat beside or poked their heads out of to inspect him and their carer. "Don't worry dearies I will be back before you all know it, things have been busy around here and we are just so low on food, and I don't want you all to go hungry".
The mare conversed with the birds as they walked past the birdhouse-tree which Guyver watched with a keen interest. Although their journey was silent Fluttershy found his company pleasant and felt as though he was always listening to her, even if it was the most tiniest thing. Occasionally she would tell him just tiny pieces of information about Equestria, not wanting to throw everything at him at once. She really felt for Guyver...........He was in a strange place with no family and he doesn't even know how to speak...........To her it was all the more reason to take care of Guyver, scary as he was she could tell he was a sweetheart deep down.
Suddenly they came to a standstill in their pleasant walk on a clear sunny day. The path split in two..........There were two signs and each pointed in their individual direction stating that they led to Ponyville. One went straight on whereas the other went right into a forest ."Oh my.......Well I haven't seen this before......Maybe it's a scenic path......"
With unsure steps she strode down the path which went right......Guyver did not know what was going on yet he stayed close behind Fluttershy, the feeling of his presence behind her put the mare at ease. The forest was not as dark as the Everfree was yet there were some sections of the path that were left dark due to how close together the trees were, Fluttershy had the feeling of the trees closing in on her once or twice.
Unknown to Fluttershy Guyver was observing her while they walked along the dirt road, his gaze never really left her unless he sensed something which required his attention, he watched her tail as it swung two and fro and even glanced at the markings on each side of her flank. Something felt......odd when he watched her flank as she walked.........It was when this odd feeling became annoying that he began walking by her side from which he observed how her bright blue eyes seemed to capture all light surrounding her and shine with double that light, it was strange how he looked at her every chance he got.
While he was observing her eyes he wasn't prepared for the sudden turn of Fluttershy's head. Looking straight up at him she smiled, rather sweetly, then carried on moving straight down the road. "Oh look ahead, there's a clearing over there!"
They both saw it. Radiant light shinned down upon a not too distant meadow........It seemed as though everything was brighter outside of the forest and the promise of getting out of the enclosed space was enough for both of them to pick up their pace, not wanting to remain in the darkened confines of the forest.
Once they finally breached the darkness they were each blessed with radiant sunlight, a natural glow was about the newly discovered paradise they were in, looking around Fluttershy noticed that they were in a meadow with the path running straight through it furthermore the meadow was enclosed by the forest in a natural circle formation. To their left was a flat and plain yet vibrant meadow then to their right was a small bump upon the land which would be called a hill, a rather small hill it was, however what made this little hill special was that a single red rose sat upon it.
"Isn't this place beautiful Guyver?"
........"Beautiful". Guyver didn't know why he said it.......It just felt right to say it.
The distorted tune and slightly high pitch of his voice saying a new word was a symphony to Fluttershy's ears. She watched Guyver as he observed a flock of birds flying over the meadow, the clear sky along with the radiant sun was what made the day, the light illuminated Guyver's dark green armor and the metallic orbs upon his body gleamed under the days light. The shy mare had to admit that his appearance, although alien, was exotic and he intrigued her to no end.
Guyver turned to look at Fluttershy, the flock of birds had now passed over meadow, the mare instantly pretended she had been gazing at the rose the entire time..........Both of them knew it was a pretty bad cover up yet nothing was said of it. Fluttershy now observed the rose and even at a distance it was beautiful, it's deep red petals could not of been closer to perfection. Unable to stay away from the magnet which tugged at her nature loving heart, her gallop couldn't of held as much bounce otherwise.
Once standing right over the flower, nearly burying her muzzle in the vibrant rose, she observed it closely and wondered why this was the only flower in the whole meadow..............
Guyver's sensor orbs were frantically shifting back and fourth, caution and aggression were the first feelings flowing through Guyver, he immediately snapped his vision towards Fluttershy..........The presence he was sensing........They were underneath Fluttershy!
Just then.............Fluttershy grabbed the rose..............
Before she could react, dust and earth blinded her vision as growls overcame her hearing. It took only a second for the blinding explosion of dirt and earth to settle which uncovered Fluttershy being held in the air by her delicate throat furthermore the culprits of the attack were none other than.........."DIAMOND DOGS!"
Fluttershy's scream was customary to the wretched dogs, as was the screams of their many previous victims, the dog was accompanied by three others who were grinning with whatever sadistic pleasure they gained from this attack. "Run Guyver! Get help!"
Fluttershy's pleads went unheard, a different entity had taken possession of Guyver, before they had even snatched her off the ground Guyver was already standing before the four attackers in a very nonthreatening poise, hands by his sides and feet a bit closer than shoulder width. He stepped forward and one of the Diamond dogs advanced in response.........
"You think you're sumthin', ya little runt!"
Guyver simple looked into the dogs eyes. This Dog in particular was squaring up to Guyver with his saliva drizzling muzzle nearly pressing into Guyver's "face". His build was much bulkier than the other three, his arms were double the size of Fluttershy, without warning the Dog swung his fist in a hook at Guyver. A warning was something the Dog wished for as his wrist was crushed under tonnes of force coming from the hand Guyver had grasping the Dog's wrist, a mixture of blood and shards of bone burst from the sudden pressure. Suddenly Guyver pushed the elbow of the dogs arm into a joint lock with his palm, unfortunately for the Dog, Guyver pushed with enough force to shatter the elbow and tear most of the flesh and muscle fiber, leaving only mutilated limb hanging by a string of flesh.
"MY ARMS!". The dog screamed as blood continued to spurt out of the wound.
"Careful boy'z........He ain't no 'ittle runty pony!"
Guyver grabbed the head of the kneeling and barely breathing Diamond Dog then driving his knee straight through the Dog's face, brain matter and blood now decorated Guyver's right knee. The mutilated corpse hit the ground with a sickening squelch, there was a terrifying silence to compliment the scene.
Fluttershy couldn't believe what she was seeing..........Watching Guyver act so ruthlessly without remorse was horrifying..........
Guyver moved towards the Dog holding Fluttershy however the remaining two grabbed each of his arms,hoping to restrain their approaching death. "You ain't goin' anywhere!"
They each made sure that their weight was halting the monster from moving........Yet this was all in vain. The metal circle placed on Guyver's forehead shinned with a blinding light before the two dog were effortlessly thrown past their apparent "leader" though the trails of blood left by them made the Leader look back from his arm less comrades to Guyver..........Who held their missing arms.
"You stay away!"
The dog backed up before tripping over his own feet, as he fell backwards he saw his comrades in pain induced unconscious states. Guyver walked forward slowly as the Dog still had hold of Fluttershy and was dragging her across the blood soaked grass, the fear within his eyes foretold that he was desperate.
"P-Please! I-I won't tell! Y-You lot'll nevah' see me again!"
It was clear that a similar, agonizing, fate was to befall Fluttershy's assailant. The Dog eventually backed up so far that his back touched the bleeding stump of his comrade, his breathing accelerated as did Fluttershy's. Suddenly the Dog pulled out a knife and held it to the now crying mare's throat, the blade was pressed against her soft fur, it was blunt yet that was besides the point.
"Now you stay away! Or this 'ittle las will be bled dry!"
Guyver suddenly stopped. He looked at the dog with his emotionless features before looking at Fluttershy..........Then he looked straight at the Dog.......Fluttershy slammed her eyes shut.......The emerald orb above the metal circle on Guyver's forehead suddenly glowed.........
Fluttershy could of sworn she felt the sun fly by an inch from her face. She opened her eyes to find herself laying upon the Dog's chest, her reaction as expected, she jumped off the Dog and simply stared at his motionless body. Due to his back being propped against his one armed comrade the Dog's terrified face was clearly on show for any and all to see, a psychologically scaring sight for any innocent soul.
What shook Fluttershy to the bone was the extremely precise and straight hole through the Dog's forehead which gave a view of the forest behind his corpse. Fluttershy covered her mouth to halt a silent scream she turned away from the scene in hopes of finding some Sanctuary.........
Guyver was standing there..........The rose was in his right hand, something she noticed as he knelled down, once one one knee before her Guyver brushed the left side of her mane, which hung low as she attempted to hide within it, he brushed her mane over her ear and then slid the rose she had been admiring before the horrific incident behind her ear.
"Fluttershy..." Guyver said slowly."Beautiful......."
The mare collapsed where she stood.