the sun shone through the clusters of trees, and the warm breeze carried her aloft. The small forest was very calm today, as it had always been. This was her environment. She knew that much for sure. Her name, Fluttershy, was the other constant knowledge she had.
Oh, I can't just stay here. she thought. I have things to do.
The only trouble was, that she didn't know what exactly she was supposed to do. She had visions before finding herself in the forest. One vision stood out above all: an island, surrounded by a body of water, soothing it, healing its ills. That was the nicest vision she had seen. The other visions were dark and scary. They almost brought her to tears.
Fluttershy touched down lightly on the soft grass, and began to walk through the forest. Birds called out softly from the branches of the trees, and squirrels dashed in and out of their holes, carrying acorns. Fluttershy smiled at those sights. They made her feel happy and comforted. Nothing could go wrong in this place. It was a forest of peace and tranquility. And Fluttershy felt right at home. she touched a hand to her mask, feeling the power pulsing within it. Hers was decorated with a trio of butterflies and a large curl came out of the top.
A slight rumbling in the earth made her stand alert. Animals were hiding in their holes and the birds flew out of the trees.
"Wait! Where are you going?" Fluttershy called out to the animals, but none of them answered her call.
They must be scared stiff, poor dears. Fluttershy thought as the rumbling grew louder and louder. She began to panic. What could possibly be so scary that the animals ran away. In her panic, she dashed around a tree and held herself close to it. She quickly peeked around to see what could be causing such panic.
A powerful shape moved through the forest. Teeth bared, it was snarling silently. Its yellow eyes rolled around its head, looking for any prey. Its wings were outstretched, and the tail, which was a scorpion's, was raised, ready to strike at anything that even moved an inch.
Fluttershy squeaked and hid herself behind the tree again. She was scared right down to the bone, and didn't want to face this monster, whatever it was.
On the other hand, she didn't want to see the animals afraid of this...whatever it was. She could feel their terror. And she couldn't stand it.
Fluttershy slowly walked out from behind the tree and stood her ground, shaking on the spot. The beast spotted her immediately and roared angrily. It raised its tail and started to move towards Fluttershy. Fluttershy started walking slowly and calmly towards the beast, which roared again.
"Um..n-n-nice monster...g-g-g-good m-m-monster." Fluttershy stammered and held out her hand. As if it had heard her, the monster lay down calmly on the ground. It looked as if it were safe for Fluttershy to approach it, which she did. She crouched down beside the monster and, slowly, carefully, stroked it. The beast purred calmly as Fluttershy petted it, and rolled over.
"Aww, you're a dear, aren't you?" Fluttershy cooed as she stroked the monster. "Yes you are. Yes you are."
A rush of energy caused Fluttershy to gasp and raise her hand to her mask. The power it was exerting seemed to have increased.
"Oh my." Fluttershy said. "What does that mean?" Just a little act of kindness had increased her power tenfold.
Maybe that's how it works. she thought. If I show kindness to animals, my power increases.