Fluttershy heard a crack outside her window. Normally she'd hide in fear and surprise at the sudden noise, but this time felt different. She felt as though somepony was in trouble.
She had just finished setting her bed and was about to go to sleep, but with that noise she felt that urge was gone. Moving to the window she opened it and noticed nothing out of place outside. The flowers were blowing in the cool night breeze and the bats were flying overhead.
And then she saw a pony shape running through the trees. Looking closely she also noticed the timberwolves chasing it. Now most ponies think Fluttershy is a coward and would hide at the first sign of trouble. That was partially true. When somepony or animal was in danger she sets that fear aside in order to help them.
Flying down the stairs she disturbed a couple critters and cranky looking bunny rabbit. But Fluttershy had bigger concerns now than her animals sleep. Hovering in the doorway she looked through the trees hoping to see where the pony and timberwolves had gone.
And then a shriek of pain and terror ripped through the silence and Fluttershy flew at a speed that would make Rainbow Dashes jaw drop. After maneuvering through the tightly spaced trees as fast she could she came upon a clearing where five timberwolves surrounded the base of the tree. One of them was scratching and growling at the hole.
"HELP ME!!!"
The timberwolf was getting closer to the foal trapped inside. Fluttershy felt our unadulterated rage at the beasts that she could feel it radiating off of her like a fire, until finnaly she let it loose on the world.
"LEAVE HIM ALONE!!!!"
She could she see and feel the fear the timberwolves were thinking of as they crashed into one another to get away from her. After a few moments she took in a deep breathe to calm herself.
Trotting up to the tree Fluttershy could now hear the pained cries of the foal inside. She then spoke in the most gentle and kind voice she could muster. "Its okay I won't hurt you. Its safe now."
She heard some shuffling before the foal answered. "Are you sure?" He asked in a shy and fearful voice.
Fluttershy nodded. "Don't worry I scared them off. They won't come back to hurt you I promise."
It was a few moments before a foal covered in mud and leaves shuffled out and looked at her gratefully with blue...dragon irises? Fluttershy then noticed a spot on his hindleg where the mud revealed a big bloody gnash.
"Oh, you're hurt! Are you alright?" She asked him the worry clear in her voice.
He was about to answer before he accidentally set his hindleg down and fell forward into Fluttershys outstretched hooves.
He then cried and looked up her with a pained expression. Fluttershy then hugged him close.
"Shhhh. Its okay. I'll take you Nurse Redheart and she'll heal that leg up I no time." She reassured him. "I'm Fluttershy. Who are you?"
The foal looked up at her with fear in his eyes. "I don't know." He told her before crying into her chest fur. Fluttershy then held him tight as she started flying in the direction of Ponyville General Hospital.
Halfway through town she noticed that a lot of ponies were up and were looking at her with a look that said "Why in the name of Celestia would you go and do that?" And then she remembered her scream from earlier.
She started blushing nervously as she flew faster to the hospital hoping to get away from all the stares. The foal in her hooves was just moaning in slight pain from the injury.
When she entered Nurse Redheart was at the receptionists desk and was about to greet her when she noticed the foal in her hooves and the bloodstain on his leg.
She then motioned for Fluttershy to follow her with her hooves to one of the smaller examination rooms. Upon entering Redheart turned to her.
"Fluttershy what happened and who is this foal?" She asked her urgently.
"I don't know. I saw somepony being chased through the woods by timberwolves. After scaring them off I promised I'd help him." She told Redheart.
Redheart nodded. "A timberwolf bite isn't that bad at the most we only have to worry about infection. Other than that I'll just have to sew up the wound and he would be fine after a week or two."
Fluttershy flashed her a grateful smile and nudged the foal in her arms. He looked at her with those teary eyed Dragon irises.
"Listen Nurse Redheart here is going to help you fix up that leg of yours, okay? I'll just wait outside then-" She was cut off when the foal wrapped his hooves around her neck tightly.
"Please don't go." He whispered to her.
Fluttershy looked down at him with shock before smiling. Looking up at Redheart she nodded as well indicating it was okay.
"Alright then. I'll stay here while she helps fix you up okay?"
The foal looked at her before smiling for the first time.
"Thank you."