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// Chapter 1 The Airship 
// Story: The Pony and the Hurt Changeling 
// by Ugly-Duckling123 
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It had been a few days now, Fluttershy and her friends Twilight, Pinkie Pie, Rarity, Applejack, and Rainbow Dash have been sight-seeing around Equestria, their home.

So far they've been to Canterlot to enjoy the high life for a few days, with the help of Twilight's cloud walking spell visited Fluttershy's and Rainbow's home town Cloudsdale, and at the moment were airshiping to Appleloosa to visit Applejack's family and the buffalo tribe. They had gotten a letter a few days before they started the trip that Applejack's cousin Braeburn was marring the daughter of Chief Thunder Hooves, Little Strong Heart.

"It sure is nice of your cousin to invite all of us to the wedding Applejack," Twilight the self-opointed leader of the friends said smiling.

"Why shoot," Applejack said smiling back "He said it was the least he could do since it was us that finally got the two of them to stop fighting." she explained.

Fluttershy was looking out of the window, she never was one for big time events such as these, but was always excited when the chances came around. 

"Hey AJ do you think I can do a Sonic-Rainboom for them," Rainbow Dash asked hope gleaming in her eyes.

"Er... I don't know Sugarcube," Applejack said choosing her words carefully. "Braeburn said that they were going to do it under Buffalo  ceremonial ways since it's their princess tying the knot."

"Well either way I think it will be brilliant," Rarity said, weddings always made her so excited.

Outside the window Fluttershy saw some strange clouds in the sky.

"Um girls,"  she said in her quiet voice.

"I'm so nervouscited," Pinkie said trying to hold back on jumping around with excitement. "This is a great way to finish off the sight-seeing."

"Girls, I.... I thinks there's something out there," Fluttershy tried again getting more and more worried as the clouds were getting closer and closer.

"We weren't suppose to bring a gift of any sort were we?" Twilight asked not listening to Fluttershy.

"Twi," Applejack said staring at her blankly "Over half of my family lives in Appleloosa, and all the Apples that could make it are coming. I think they'll have enough gifts."

"GIRLS!" Fluttershy called out, falling silent when she saw everyone looking at her.

"Yes Fluttershy?" Twilight asked cocking her head a bit.

"Well..."

But before Fluttershy could even say anything the Balloon was popped with a loud 'BANG' from lightning, and the ship started to fall.

"AAAGGGGHHHH....." all six girls cried as they fell from the sky. 

Something knocked Fluttershy in the head, knocking her out, and because she now had no control over herself, and the basket was falling end over end, she found herself falling out the window.

"Fluttershy!" Her friends cried trying hard themselves not to get hurt.

Suddenly Twilight got an idea and using her magic copied one of her brothers shield spells and cast it around the basket, so when it landed, not that much harm was done to the ponies inside.





Over by the boarder to the Badlands, just on the other side of Macintosh Hills, a small knocked out yellow and pink Pegasus came crashing to the ground.

Buzzing could be heard all around then three bug-like looking pony's stepped forward and looked down at the pony.

"You think it's still alive," one of them said "The Queen wouldn't want it if it was dead."

"Maybe not," the one in the middle said "But she might want it because it's the Element of Kindness..." he hissed spitting after saying the element Fluttershy was embedded to, as if it was a swear word.

"But what would just one of those ponies be doing by herself flying over our territory boss?"  the one on the right asked as the one in the middle went over to see if Fluttershy was alright.

"You idiot," he said turning to the one who asked the question. "Theses stupid elements never go anywhere by themselves. If one of them is here, then the others must be somewhere else too. Now stop asking stupid questions and help me bring this pony back to the Hive." the leader said hoisting Fluttershy on his back and, spreading his transparent bug like wings flew back to the Hive to show Queen Chrysalis what they found while out scouting today.