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// Loss and Regret 
// Story: Visiting an Old Friend 
// by Feather Luxray 
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	The yellow Pegasus looked around, her eyes adjusting to the darkness of the Everfree forest. The saddlebag set on her back itched, but she didn't touch it. How long had it been since she had bee here? A month? A week? She couldn't tell, not with all these memories overwhelming her.

A light drizzle had started earlier. Drops of rain slid down her muzzle as she closed her eyes. Fluttershy was known to be kind, shy, and sweet. But what she was facing now, this was in another league. She ruffled her wings cautiously as she adjusted the lamp light. The element of kindness knew that under using the lamp would cause the monsters to come out.

Mustering all her courage, she finally reached the grave tomb. The grave read:


HERE LIES ANGEL, THE BEST PET THERE WAS


She couldn't help herself as a small sob escaped her mouth. That was all that was needed for the dam to break. 

Tears slid down her cheeks, mixing with the rainwater. Her whole body shook as she sobbed, unable to contain her grief for her late pet. She stopped adruptly as memories flooded into her head.

Angel, lying on the road, blood trickling from his smashed face. Most of his skin had been exposed, revealing tiny bones. The bones had been broken as well. The small animal's face was deformed, blood coating everything.

Fluttershy remembered how she had screamed. How she had cried. How she had given in to the grief, not bothering to console her friends on the matter. Twilight had visited, worried about her friend, but the grieving Pegasus refused to say a word. She had waited untl it was night time, then stuffed the body in a small coffin.

She dug a small hole, buried Angel, and carved a piece of stone.

Fluttershy slipped out of her memories, and stared at the tombstone. The air felt...different. She clamped a lily between her teeth and carefully placed it on the grave. She would be back. She would not forget.


THE END