Chapter 2 : A Friend in the Forest
“Angel, you remember who I am right?” Questioned the yellow pony to her little bunny. The bunny looked at her oddly, and nodded it's head slightly. The yellow pony let out a relief sigh, “So the spell only affects ponies... I see...”
The bunny sat on top of Fluttershy, and it had a worried look on it's face.
“Don't worry, Angel. Everything's fine,” Fluttershy reassured. “It's not like it's going to be the end of Equestria if nopony ever remembers me. Even if they don't, I could always be friends with them again. Make new memories.”
The bunny stomped it's feet.
Fluttershy sighed, “Yes, I know... It's hard to forget about the past, but what can I do?” Fluttershy's ears drooped down, and she fell flat onto the floor, “Oh dear... What will I do if I can't find a cure for the spell? Will they not remember me forever?”
The bunny patted Fluttershy on the head, as if it was saying that everything will be okay.
“Thank you Angel. I really needed that,” Fluttershy smiled.
The bunny smiled back at Fluttershy, and it hopped away, joining it's critter friends.
Fluttershy stood up and begun circling around the room. “Is there even some sort of cure to begin with?” She begun questioning herself inside of her thoughts. “Is there even a reverse spell?”
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Two days had passed since Fluttershy had found out that everypony in Equestria who once knew her had forgotten all about her existence. Fluttershy is currently in Twilight's library, reading up on every magic books there is, yet still no luck in finding a cure or a reverse spell.
Fluttershy placed the book on the floor, and she held her head with her hooves, “ARGHHHHHHH!!!” She shouted. “Still no luck? Nothing? I searched every entire shelves for all sorts of magic books though. There shouldn't be any other books left. There should be a cure or a reverse spell for this!”
Twilight walked down the stairs, “I heard you shouting from below. Is something the matter?” She asked.
“Oh no, nothing,” Fluttershy said, looking away, already embarrassed by what she had did. “My apologies for disturbing you... Was I too loud?”
Twilight shook her head as she levitated a book back to its shelf, “No, no, no. You didn't disturb me at all. You're quite... Soft, I should say.” Twilight walked towards Fluttershy and stood beside of her, staring at the book on the ground. “Are you searching for a magic spell?” Asked Twilight.
Fluttershy nodded her head, “A reverse spell actually.”
“For what?”
“To undo a spell that had been cast upon all of Equestria,” answered Fluttershy.
“All of Equestria? That pony must be one high class pony to cast all that,” Twilight said. She looked at Fluttershy, “Pegasi aren't able to perform magic though. What use is it if you learn the magic spell, but you can't perform it? Isn't it pointless?”
“It may be pointless,” Fluttershy said, “But I have to find it, no matter what. Even if I couldn't perform magic, I'll just get somepony to perform it for me.”
“From what you told me, the spell should be a high class one, how are you going to do that?” Questioned Twilight.
“I could ask either Princess Luna or Princess Celestia,” Fluttershy answered confidently.
“They don't know you though,” said Twilight.
Fluttershy sat there silently, and stared at Twilight. “You're right,” she said. “Why haven't I thought of that? If everypony in Equestria doesn't know me, of course the princesses wouldn't know me too!”
“Anyway, I can't help you if you don't know the name of the spell.”
“You can help?!” Fluttershy exclaimed, jumping off from the ground and floating in the air with her wings spread out.
Twilight backed away, “I think I could.”
“That'll be great!” Fluttershy exclaimed joyously. She gave Twilight a great big hug, “Thank you so much, Twilight!” And she flew out of the library.
Twilight waited for a few seconds before turning to look at the door. “What a weird pony,” she told herself.
“Hey Twilight, is that the Flusterby pony again?” Spike walked in.
“It's Fluttershy,” corrected Twilight.
“Yeah, Fluttershy,” said Spike.
“She came over again, for two days straight now. I'm not entirely sure what she's looking for, but she's extremely anxious to find it.”
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Fluttershy flew at her own pace as she makes her way back to the cottage, but she accidentally bumped into Pinkie Pie. “Oh, I'm so sorry,” Fluttershy apologized.
“Nah, no biggie! It's just a bump!” Pinkie said in her high squeaky tone. She took a good look at Fluttershy and she jumped into the air, pointing at her, shouting, “You're that new pony from before!!!”
Fluttershy didn't know how to react, so she froze into place. “Excuse me?”
“I've never seen you before! What's your name? My name is Pinkie Pie, I know everypony in Ponyville, and if you ever need help, come for me. You can easily find me in Sugarcube Corner, I work there. Hey, that reminds me, I haven't threw you a welcome party yet! Just give me a day, just one day will do, I'll make sure you'll have the most amazing, stupendous, marvelous welcome party you've ever had in your life!” Pinkie said so extremely fast that even Fluttershy couldn't understand what she was saying.
“Excuse me Pinkie, but could you maybe slow down a little bit? Please?” Fluttershy asked.
Pinkie gasped, “A balloon!” She exclaimed and ran away.
Fluttershy looked at the way where Pinkie ran to, “I have a bad feeling about tomorrow...” She whispered to herself. “I don't think it's best to leave the house tomorrow...”
Fluttershy continued on her way back to her cottage. “A high class spell that can only be performed by high class unicorns... The only ones I know are the princesses... Who else can it be?” Fluttershy thought to herself. “Could it be Trixie? ...No, it can't be. I think her class isn't high enough to perform such a spell.”
Fluttershy let out a disappointed sigh, “I don't have any leads. How can I find the pony who cast the spell like this?” Fluttershy's stomach can be heard grumbling, and Fluttershy stopped, “Oh right, I haven't eaten anything yet,” she said to herself. She went to a cafe close by and ate some food before continuing her walk back home.
“Maybe, just maybe... The chance is 0.01%, but just maybe, one pony still remembers me... That may just be wishful thinking...”
Fluttershy reached her cottage, and she slumped onto the couch. “Oh dear... I don't think I'm making any progress at all,” she said. She held onto her pillow, “Just searching around Ponyville won't help a bit. I should search somewhere outside of Ponyville... Like...the....”
Fluttershy gulped. “Everfree forest...”
Fluttershy screamed inside of her pillow, muffling her screams. She calmed down eventually. “Okay Fluttershy, calm down,” she told herself. “In the Everfree Forest lives Zecora. Maybe she's not affected by the spell? She could help me!”
Fluttershy gulped again, “But then I have to face the creeps in the Everfree Forest........ All the noises and bush rustling.... ..creepy.”
Fluttershy shook her head, “No, you got to do this!” She tried encouraging herself. “Zecora's living in the Everfree Forest, so even if you get in trouble, she'll most likely find you! So you don't have to worry about a thing! Not a single thing!”
She looked at the clock, “We still have time. Perhaps I could head over to Zecora's place now,” she thought. “But it's also quite late, and once it goes dark, it's pretty hard to find your way around... Even with wings, it's still pretty hard to spot Zecora's hut in the dark.”
Angel, the bunny heard whatever Fluttershy was talking about, and the bunny jumped onto the couch and onto Fluttershy, encouraging her to do it. “Don't be a coward!” That's what Angel said.
Fluttershy smiled at Angel, “You're right Angel. At times like this, I can't worry about simple things!”
Fluttershy stood up and she walked towards the door. She stopped to look back at Angel, “Do you want to come along?” She asked.
The bunny unfortunately shook it's head, denying Fluttershy's offer.
“Okay then, play nice, don't break anything,” Fluttershy said.
The bunny nodded it's head and waved at her.
Fluttershy closed the door behind her back. She inhaled and exhaled, and she told herself, “You can do this Fluttershy.” She begun walking out of the dirt path, and into the Everfree Forest. She could hear owl hooting and breathing noises all around the forest. Bushes rustling and animal footsteps. She shrieked a few times, but I bet nopony could hear her from inside the Everfree Forest. Unless, of course, if it's Zecora.
“My, my, who do we have here? If it isn't Fluttershy, my dear? What are you doing out in this late hour?” Said a voice who always rhymes.
Fluttershy immediately knew who that was. It was Zecora! Fluttershy turned her back and saw Zecora, gathering herbs for whatever potion she's making. “Zecora, it's so nice to finally see somepony familiar and somepony who remembers me!” Fluttershy exclaimed happily, running towards Zecora.
“Whatever do you mean by that?” Asked Zecora, unsure in what was going on.
“I'll tell you all about it,” answered Fluttershy. “But first, can we please get out of this place and maybe head over to your hut?”
Zecora nodded her head, “Of course, anything for a friend in need. Your voice do sound a bit hoarse. Do you want some medicine for your throat once we reach my hut?”
“I sound hoarse?” Fluttershy herself didn't even notice. It must be because of all the screaming, shouting and shrieking she had done in these past few days. She nodded her head, “That'll be great,” she said.
Zecora nodded her head at her, “Come follow me, my dear.” She turned around, taking the lead, as Fluttershy followed from behind, following Zecora back to her hut in the forest.