//------------------------------// // Chapter 2 - Meeting Fluttershy...Sorta // Story: Animals // by FoxyAndPip //------------------------------// I ran as fast as my paws, or hooves would carry me. Foxy ran ahead of the group, followed by Bonnie, then me and Chica, Golden behind us. The bear was right on our tail. Suddenly Golden stopped and turned around. “Gold? What are you doing?” I asked. “Y’all go on ahead, I’ll hold ‘im off!” he yelled. “What!?!” “Come on!” I was pulled away by a red hoof. “But, he’s a pony now! He could get hurt!” “Better one lad get hurt than all of us! We’ll get help as soon as we can, Cap’n, now come on!” Foxy insisted. I looked back once more. The bear had caught up to my brother and was roaring at him, saliva dripping from his fangs. Golden stood his ground. I pulled my eyes away and focused on what was ahead of me. “I think I see an exit!” Bonnie yelled, rushing towards the light. We followed. As we broke into the daylight, a flash of gold entered my vision. “Ah think ah bought us some time,” he said. “But ah dunno how long that branch’ll hold ‘im.” Golden looked behind him. “Sure is a stubborn one!” I looked behind me to see a rampaging bear hot on our tail, stumbling threw the trees. I looked around and spotted a small cottage, with a backyard full of animals hopping around. “In there!” I shouted. “We’ll hide in the chicken coop until it passes.” We made a beeline for the chicken coop. “Ugh,” was the first thing Chica said as she entered the coop. “It stinks in here.” “How could ye say that, Chica?” Foxy teased, nudging her. “This is yer home, right?” “What makes you say that?” she said, annoyed. “Well, yer a chicken aren’t ye!” She just turned away mumbling, defeated. “Darn fox…” Suddenly the floor started shaking and thumping. I poked my head out to see the bear standing just outside the cottage, sniffing the air. It turned to look at me. I darted back inside. “Uh, guys? I think they found us!” I said. “Well, we’ll jus’ have ta show this landlubber not ta mess with us” Foxy said, hitting his hoof with his ‘hook’. “the hard way!” “Foxy no!” I reached out a hoof, but he was long gone. “Hey! Over here, ye scurvy dog!” he yelled. The bear looked over to Foxy and bared his fangs. Foxy growled and ran over to the bear, growling. He leapt towards it and- “STOP!!” a soft female voice yelled. Foxy stopped in his tracks, flaring his wings and somehow hovering. In front of him, staring down the bear, was a butter-yellow winged-pony with a curled, flowing pink mane and teal eyes, a picture of 3 butterflies on her flanks. “What do you think you are doing young man?” she shouted. The bear cowered a bit but stood it’s ground. The pony closed her eyes and opened them again in an intense stare. It gave me a weird vibe, I’d hate to be at the receiving end of it. “Why would you attack these innocent ponies! Wait until I tell your mother about this!” The bear backed off and walked regrettably back into the forest. I slowly walked out of the chicken coop nervously, the others behind me. The pony turned to us and floated down to meet us. “Oh my gosh, are you alright? I hope you didn’t get hurt,” she said, worriedly. “Nah, we’re fine,” Golden said, walking over. I gasped as I saw his side. “Brother, you’re hurt!” I said, reaching out to him. He had a large gash on his side. It didn’t look very deep but he was still bleeding quite a bit. “Ah’m fine, it’s just a scratch,” he said. “And you miss?” Suddenly the pony seemed to shrink in on herself and squeaked. “Is everything alright?” I asked. “Y-yes…” “Would you like to introduce yourself?” I asked. “Um…I’m Fluttershy…” she responded. “Um…alright,” I said, not wanting to push. “Thanks for saving our lives back there. My name’s Freddy Fazbear, and this is Bonnie, Chica, Foxy, and my brother Golden Freddy,” I introduced myself and my friends. “I don’t suppose you have a first aid kit around?” I asked, gesturing towards my brother’s wound. She nodded and walked inside.