Fluttershy walked down the opposite of the path to her sanctuary. She was admiring how the scarlet leaves blended with the burnt orange sky. It filled her with a strange fire as she absorbed the sight of it. She then looked at the sun: a jet black disk surrounded by a white hot corona. It was the most alien thing she had ever seen, and it was exhilarating.
Whatever Discord's motives to create Antiequestria, it was certainly a beautiful place.
She was briefly wondering what the antianimals would be like, when her thoughts were suddenly cut off by a very masculine voice cutting through the woods. "Look out below!"
Fluttershy yelped and ducked back a step just in time for a stallion to come crashing down in front of her, and striking a heroic pose. His fur was purple, his features looked like they were carved from marble, and his mane was a close cropped cap of turtle green.
He looked like a very manly grape with a leaf on top.
"Sorry about that, m'lady," he said in a booming voice, "I hadn't expected to find you on the path leading to my home base."
Fluttershy squeaked.
The antipony bent down to her level and offered a hoof to help her up, "I'm sorry, did I startle you?"
Fluttershy squeaked again, but took the stallion's hoof. She was promptly pulled to her hooves, and then even higher, until she was airborne. She reached the peak of her ascent, and fell back down, right into the stallion's grasp.
"Terribly sorry, miss," he said gently, "I didn't expect you to be so light."
Fluttershy squeaked again, blushing furiously.
The stallion let her go, planting her on her hooves, and took a bow, "They call me Antifluttershy," he introduced. "It's a family name. You still seem startled, would you like some calming tea?"
Fluttershy had given up on speaking, and so nodded.
Antifluttershy spun around and called out, "Damon! Come quick, and bring tea! We have a guest!"
Hopping from seemingly nowhere, a jet black furred rabbit hopped in front of Fluttershy and handed her a saucer with a teacup on it.
"Aww!" Fluttershy gushed, bending down and picking up the black furred rabbit, "He's so adorable! I've never seen a black rabbit before!"
"His name is Damon," Antifluttershy said with a smile, "And it seems all that you needed to get talking was a cute furry animal!" he let out rolls of booming laughter. "Duly noted!" he declared.
"Hi, Damon," Fluttershy greeted, cuddling the black rabbit. Damon seemed unsure of the butter colored mare, but was soon relaxing with a contented look on his face in Fluttershy's grasp.
Antifluttershy smiled, "So!" he said, "Is there anything I can help you with? You were on your way to my home, so I decided to meet you halfway!"
Fluttershy looked up at her Anti partner, suddenly retreating back into her shyness. Holding on to Damon for comfort, she squeaked out, "M-my name's F-Fluttershy."
"How serendipitous!" Antifluttershy cheered, "It appears our names are similar!"
Fluttershy nodded, "Uhuh, and," she gulped, "I'm here...to teach you, um, the magic of friendship."
Antifluttershy looked at her for a moment, then let out more rolls of booming laughter, "Surely, you jest! I have no need for friends! I have all the antifriends I need!"
"N-no!" Fluttershy objected, "You need friend-friends! Not antifriends."
Antifluttershy stroked his defined chin thoughtfully, "I...am confused," he said, "Why do I need friends if I have antifriends?"
"Well, because-"
"Pause that inquiry," Antifluttershy suddenly interjected, looking around at Fluttershy's body, "What manner of appendage is affixed to your barrel?"
Fluttershy looked back, unfurling her wings. "Wings." she answered, "You're a pegasus, right?"
"Um, Antipegasus," Antifluttershy corrected, unfurling two appendages on his back that looked more similar to shark fins. "These are my antiwings. They're perfect for swimming!"
"Swimming?" Fluttershy repeated, "Pegasi don't swim!"
"Antipegasi," Antifluttershy corrected again, "And yes, I do believe they do. Why would you think otherwise?"
Fluttershy opened her mouth, but decided against it. "Nevermind," she said. "Um, so if you're the opposite of me, what do you do?"
Antifluttershy struck a heroic pose again, "I'm an explorer, dear antipony with similar name as mine! I travel all across Antiequestria, battling Antidragons, Antiphoenixes, Antibears, Antifrost giants, all sorts of Antimonsters!"
"Y-you fight animals?" Fluttershy repeated horrifically.
Oh, the horrifically.
"Indeed, miss!" Antifluttershy nodded proudly, "My proudest achievement is the time I swung an Antishark by its tail into the face of an Antibear!"
"Th-that sounds so dangerous!" Fluttershy said, aghast.
"I live for danger!" Antifluttershy said with pride, not breaking his heroic pose. "Fighting animals, punching them in their respective faces, that is my life! And it is a good one, indeed."
"That's terrible!" Fluttershy objected.
"Oh?" Antifluttershy questioned, "you seem to have many skewed beliefs that are directly opposite of my beliefs. It's almost as if you are the Anti version of me, or something similar." he observed. "Would you like more calming tea?"
Fluttershy shook her head, getting back to the task at hand, "No, I need to teach you the magic of friendship!" she declared.
Antifluttershy chuckled to himself, "Madame, I do believe I have no need for friends. As I told you, I have all the antifriends I need!"
"The amount of antifriends you need is zero," Fluttershy said, setting Damon down (much to his dismay) and stepping around Antifluttershy. She planted her hooves into his chiseled, muscular side and began pushing him towards town. "Come on!" she grunted.
Antifluttershy watched on, puzzled as she struggled to move him.
They stayed like that for several moments before Fluttershy realized she hadn't moved him an inch.
She sighed and leaned against Antifluttershy's stone-like exterior, "This is going to be harder than I thought," she whispered to herself.
"Ma'am?"