//------------------------------// // Chapter 5-Protecting My Love // Story: The Shy One // by TheBluWaffle //------------------------------// Chapter 5-Protecting My Love The next day didn't go so well for Fluttershy. More mean comments, more small physical play, more BS. It wasn't very bad, and Fluttershy just sighed and blew it off. Later in that day though, that's when I had to intervene on a situation... I was leaving my boring ass flying instructions class (I like flying, but the classes are kinda...dumb.) and I was on my way to meet Fluttershy near our next class; Science. I chuckled, remembering the kid who had mixed the wrong chemicals and BOOM. Poor guy. I almost reached my destination, but I stopped short when I heard a voice from our spot. It was faint, but I recognized it immediately... "S-Stop...g-go away..." "What was that? I couldn't really hear you..." I looked to her position, and she was being cornered by 3 colts. I didn't recognize any of them. "G-Go away!" She said a little louder, but it was still only a whisper. "Aw...look at her, she can barley even speak! It's sooo pathetic..." They laughed. Fluttershy grew hot with embarrassment. "Um...I--" One of them pushed her up against the wall with his hoof, and Fluttershy couldn't escape. She struggled and struggled, but she couldn't escape his grasp. I gulped an watched on, with a sliver of hope that she would scream or yell or do something that would attract someone else, but it didn't seem like it was going that way. "L-Let me go..." "Your a waste Fluttershy, a waste! Why are you even here? You're not even a good flyer anyway!" She struggled harder, but to no avail. She stared at him, tears in her eyes. "S-Stop..." "I wish you would just stay home...leave your unwanted self away from everyone...you don't belong here..." "Please..." She begged. He looked at his free hoof. "Maybe this will teach you a lesson..." He raised it to strike. Fluttershy's eyes widened at it. "No...n-no please!" "Now you can stay home...because I'm going to make you stay home..." Fluttershy turned her head and closed her eyes, letting her tear stained cheeks be the bully's sight. He chuckled and was about to strike-- WHAM! I flew, headfirst, straight into the bully. We were both on the ground, groaning. My head hurt so bad after that, but I gathered myself and jumped in front of Fluttershy to protect her. She was in utter shock and awe. The other two pulled up their leader from the ground. He wiped some blood off his muzzle. He looked at it and looked back up at me, a fire raging in hi eyes. I stood my ground, ready to fight at any seconds notice. Fluttershy, looked back at him and me. She did not want to be in this situation right now. It was 3 vs. 1. Rainbow was going to get creamed! I didn't care. I was ready to fight, and I wasn't planning on backing down. He yelled and the three charged towards me. Fluttershy backed herself into the farthest corner of the hall, but she could still see the fight. I hovered in the air and kicked one of them in the face. My only hit. He yelled in pain and fell to the ground, but the other two pulled me down and-- Fluttershy closed her eyes tight. She didn't want to see any of this. She knew what was happening, but she didn't want to believe it. She started crying silently as the only noises in the room were the continued sounds of punching and kicking, and the many shouts of pain and agony that came from her protector. She wanted to block it all out, but the noises still found a way in. She was being torn to pieces on the inside. She hated all these sounds, but they still tormented her, and the constant thought of Rainbow Dash-- When she opened her eyes again, the punching and kicking stopped, and there was a moment of silence, until the bully spoke. "Let that be a lesson to you Fluttercry...and you too Rainbow Crash..." He spat on my still body and ran off with both of his minions, one who was still holding his face from the kick. Fluttershy stared at them as they left. She heard a groan come from the battered body. She quickly ran over to my spot. When she looked down on me, she nearly fainted. I was thrashed. I had never felt such horrible pain in all of my life. I looked up at Fluttershy, with only one eye. My other one had been blackened by their onslaught. I could see tears falling on her cheeks. She had no words. I tried to look over at the place where they ran. "Get...back...here...you bastards...you...you" I lay my head back down. "Rainbow Dash! No...no...no...why?" She started crying over me. "No...no one...hurts you...Fluttershy...not...not on my watch..." I groaned in pain. I couldn't move any of my muscles right now. I had a feeling that one of my wings was broken. She had the utmost gratitude for me at that moment, but she was more saddened by my condition. "I'll help you Rainbow...I-I promise...I promise..." Fluttershy did something I would never forget right there...She picked up my beaten body, took me all the way to the entrance of the school...and she flew like she had never flew before. I could tell she was straining hard, but she was flying, flying fast, flying swift. It was amazing...and, she was doing it for me. Her protector. I smiled, even though the pain was excruciating. She flew all the way to my house, and when she touched the clouds, she nearly collapsed right there, but she kept her remaining energy and brought me too the bed. "Ahh...ow..." I was laying right on my broken wing. She readjusted me. Thank Celestia. I stared at her. That amazing figure; panting hard from her work, sweat glistening on her coat, tears of sadness and I would guess, anger (If she had any), in her eyes. Her mane was messy from the wind. This was my savior right here. This shy, sensitive pony with the nicest voice in all of Equestria, one who will work hard to save a friend. I appreciated that so much...I knew she also appreciated me. I stood up for her when all hope was lost. I was fulfilling my promise, I was protecting the one I love. "Fluttershy...t-thank you...thank you...thank you..." I passed out from the pain. I don't know what she said after, but I know it was something good and sweet.