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// Chapter 4 : The Memories of Fluttershy 
// Story: Fallout Equestria - Time Never Changes 
// by Abridged-2-Far 
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Fallout Equestria - Time Never Changes Chapter 4: The Memories of Fluttershy


My first night sleeping in stable 79 and in this new world that had once been my home was as could be expected considering the circumstances. My body was still fast asleep but my mind was still racing away, thinking over everything that I had seen and heard today. The events of the past day were flashing by inside my head. I could see the University, The flame Mega spell, the Ghoul Ponies and everything else flashing inside my head. The images finally began to stop, but something else was replacing them. I could hear so many voices speaking all at once. Professor Time’s laughter, the screams of the Ghoul Ponies, my own cries for help inside the time stasis pod and the sound of Nameless’s Gun’s Firing

“Shut up! Please shut up!” It was screaming, but the voices would not stop. Then they began to finally fade but one last voice remained and it was the voice of Professor Time. “You are the best chance for Equestia's Future. Good luck Tick Tock.”

Gasp!!! I awoke from my sleep in a state of shock. My whole body was shaking and was covered in a cold sweat which unfortunately had soaked into part of the bed I was sleeping on.

I looked around at the room which was quiet, which made a nice change from all the voices I had just been listening to. The room was very dark but I thought this was obvious as the light was off, so using my magic, I produced a small light from the end of my horn. Bright enough to see but not as powerful as to wake up Fluttershy and Nameless, who I could see were still sleeping together in the next bed.

My experience of my dream was still affecting me and I needed a way to distract myself, I decided to go for a walk. I also needed to get out of the bed to let it dry. I just hope Fluttershy and Nameless don’t get the wrong idea about the bed I said to myself in a whisper.

As quietly as I could, I got up and using the light from my horn, I found my way to the door leading out of the bedroom. Just then, I realised that I was not wearing anything. I had become so used to wearing a lab coat in the last 3 days that I was feeling uncomfortable without clothes. My mind was ahead of me and I remembered the dresser that was in the room with me. Again as quietly as I could, I headed for the dresser.

I had to be very quiet as the dresser was really close to Fluttershy and Namelesse’s Bed, but as I reached the dresser I was glad to hear them still sleeping. I opened the dresser slowly thinking that the draw might create some form of noise and wake everyone up, but to my relief, the draw opened with ease and without a noise.

Inside the dresser was only one item. A dust covered plastic bag. Using my magic, I levitated the plastic bag out of the dresser so that I could get a better look. The light on my horn shone on the bag but there was so much dust that the contents were difficult to see. I wiped away the dust and I could see words on the front of the bag. “Stable 79. Stable Tec Colt standard size suit.” I said without thinking and in a much louder voice than I had wanted it say it in, but I looked to the bed and was relieved to see that the two of them were still asleep.

I wiped more of the dust away with my hoof and inside I could see a similar type of suit that I had seen nameless wearing today. Seeing as this was the only other type of clothing in the room and the level of dust had suggested that it had been in that dresser for some time, I decided that there would be no harm to wear it.

I looked around, shining my dim light around the room to find the door that lead to the bathroom. I crossed the room hovering the stable suit with me and opened the door by flicking the switch that I knew was located by the side of the door. The door opened before me revealing under the dim light, the bathroom I had used before. I entered the bathroom and the door closed behind me leaving me in the dark apart from my dim light.

I look around to see if there was any sign on a light switch and, eventually I spotted one. Over by the door was a small switch which had no words on it. I approached the switch and flicked it down and the lights inside the bathroom flicked on, flooding the room with light. The light was so bright to my eyes that I thought that I was going into another memory orb, but my eyes soon adjusted and I could once again see the interior of the room.

Now that I was in a place that I could make any noise not to wake Fluttershy and Nameless up, I hovered the suit over to a counter next to the sink. Using my hooves I opened up the bag and pulled out the stable suit. “Wow! This thing looks brand new!” I said out loud, and I thought to myself why I kept doing this, but my mind was more focused on the suit.

It took me a few minutes to figure out how to put the stable suit on but in the end I was able to figure it out. I thought to myself ‘It’s a good thing I am a unicorn or else this thing could be a nightmare to put on.

I then thought about how much difficultly nameless must go through when having to put his suit on, but I guessed that Fluttershy must help him seeing as she is a unicorn as well. The suit was a perfect fit. I was able to move in it with ease.  I decided to see what I looked like in the suit and crossed over to a mirror. “Looking good Tick Tock!” I could not help saying. I looked so dashing that I could not resist. But I felt that something was missing and then it hit me. I remembered that Nameless was wearing a Pip-Buck on his foreleg and I was not.

I approached the door controls and then stopped. I thought to myself. If I open the door, the light from the bathroom would wake every pony up. I flicked the light switch and the room fell into darkness. I used my magic again to create the dim light. I flick the switch for the door and it opens up leading back to the bedroom. Without leaving the bathroom I used my magic to open up the saddle bag which I knew was at the foot of my bed and hovered out Professor Time’s Pip-Buck and pulled it towards me. As soon as I see it pass the door way, I closed the door and then flicked the lights back on.

I moved further back into the bathroom and moved the Pip-Buck to the table where the remains of the plastic bag were. I looked at Professor Time’s Pip-Buck wondering how to open it up so I could fit my hoof inside, and then I found it. On the back on the Pip-Buck was a small latch which, when unlocked, would allow more room for my hoof to fit into. 

Using my magic, I unlocked the latch and placed my foreleg in the metal cuff. I then sealed the lock and the Pip-Buck sealed itself onto my foreleg. No sooner had the latch been locked did the Pip-Buck turn itself on. I looked at the screen. The Pip-Buck was starting up just like I has seen it do Last night.

After I watched the Pip-Buck finish loading up, text appeared saying ‘Reformation Pony Data’ and then ‘reformatting complete. Loading new pony data. When the text finally disappeared, I could see my name on the pip-buck screen as well as my health, which I was glad to see was at full health.

Suddenly I noticed a small file named Pip-Buck Instruction Guide. My curiosity was betting the better of me and I opened the file.

The first thing I could see when I had selected the file were the words Pip-Buck Instruction Guide and then a small message that was addressed to me.

Hello Tick Tock it’s me Professor time again. I made this guide to teach you all of its functions and how they are used, thought I must warn you, this Pip-Buck is not like your friend Nameless’s Pip-Buck. This one has some special featured that will be revealed to you in this guide once you progress so make sure you read this all the way through before you use it.

I should have been shocked to find a message from Professor Time but I was now used to it. I selected the next button on the Pip-Bucks screen to reveal the next page of the guide. The next page I saw was a contents page containing the names of the different functions of the Pip-Buck and one’s that were just question marks which I was assuming were the features I would find out about later on.

At this moment I was thinking that I wanted to read this in a more conferrable place. So walking back to the door that lead to the bedroom and turned off the lights before opening the door. I was about to use my magic to create the dim light when the Pip-Buck was producing a dim light for me which I was released to see it could do saving my magic for other things.

As quietly as I could I walked back over to my bed checking that Fluttershy and Nameless were still sleeping. I approached my bed and lay on top of it glad to feel that the bed was not so damp. I flicked to the pages and began to read. There was so much information inside the guild that I could not stop reading I learned about the map which can show location on the map such as Trottingham and my current location Stable 79.

I learned about the pip-buck being able to monitor the wearer's health live and display it to them. Something called an E.F.S. which I found out stood for (Eyes Forward Sparkle) and I was amazed at what it could do. It would show in the screen any type of life form, but at the moment it just showed yellow dots which I guessed were all the ponies sleeping on this floor. Another page referred to a spell called the Stable-Assisted Targeting Spell or S.A.T.S for short. I noticed that the chapter after it was full of question marks but I was more excited to read about this spell.

I read the chapter on the Stable-Assisted Targeting Spell and was finding it very interesting and I was thinking how useful it must be. I was learning that the spell would make the world look frozen and allow me to target parts of the ponies’ body. I was assuming that it was to help with shooting as I could not think of any other reason to target pony’s body parts.

By the time I had finished reading about the Stable-Assisted Targeting Spell my eyes were starting to blur. I looked at the clock that was on the Pip-Buck’s screen, it was reading 3:30 in the morning but then I looked at the date which read November 24th 2317. Even though I was used to knowing I was in the future, seeing it as an actual date still shocked and scared me.

Then I remembered the dream I had. My mind was remembering it and I did not want to remember at the moment. I thought about how to distract myself which I was finding difficult as my memory was making it hard to concentrate. I thought about asking Fluttershy and Nameless for help but they had been through so much today that I thought that they deserved all the sleep they wanted.

Then an idea came into my head. A small walk around stable 79 might take my mind off the events of today and may even tire me out.

Using the pip-buck’s flashlight I looked around and found the door that lead out of the bedroom. As quietly as I could I got off my bed and headed for the door aiming for the switch that would open it for me. 

I arrive at the door and operate the switch. The door opened and I quickly checked to see if the noise had woken up anyone, but luckily they were both still sleeping. I passed through the door way and the door closed behind me leaving me alone in the corridor.

I began to walk down the corridor which was darker than usual. The light from my pip-buck shining on identical doors that I assumed lead to the room of the stable residents still sleeping in their beds.

Suddenly, a bright burst of light blinded me. I place my hoof over my eyes “Who’s there?” said a voice from behind me. I turned around, which was difficult as one of my hooves was still trying to block the light and faced the direction the voice came from “Tick Tock, is that you?” I recognised the voice as the filly Nicky. “Nicky, Turn the lights off.” I said “Sorry!” And the light levels went back to normal.

Again it took my eyes a while to adjust to the darkness and the light my Pip-Buck was producing, but after a few seconds I could finally see again. I Lifted up my hoof and pointed it at Nicky to see her. Luckily, my light was not as powerful as the light from a moment ago which I found out were the lights of the corridor at a higher level.

“Nicky” I said with some annoyance “What was that for?” 

“Sorry!” She said quickly “I did not recognise you wearing…. Why are you wearing a Stable Suit?” 

I look at what I was wearing “I needed a change of clothes and this was the only thing I could find. I hope no one minds.”

I could see Nicky was shaking her head. “No! I am sure they won’t. Not many of us wear them anymore. The only pony I know of who does, is Insert name here… but it looks good on you. Makes you look like one of us.”

I gave Nicky a smile, as being told I looked like part of their family felt nice. “So! What are you doing up so early Nicky?” I said wanting to start a conversation.

“Could not sleep.” I wondered why Nicky could not sleep. 

“It wasn’t because of my story was it?” Again Nicky shook her head 

“No! No! It just happens. I take it you’re having trouble sleeping because of today.” She hit the reason so easily, but a part of me thought that the reason was obvious so I just nodded to agree with her answer.

“Thought so!” said Nicky “If I had gone through what you said you did, then even I would have trouble sleeping. Would you like a drink to help?” The question was so sudden that I did not answer straight away but I said.

“Yes please! But I am not sure I know the way back to the canteen.” and Nicky just laughed. 

“Not to worry Tick Tock, even I got lost when I was younger, but now I know every nook and cranny of this place. Please follow me!” Nicky walked past me and I followed her.

Once again I was walking through the maze which was stable 79 with its many corridors and doors until finally Nicky had lead me to a flight of stairs which I recognised as the ones I had descended some time ago.

I ascended the stairs with Nicky and moments later we were standing outside a door with the words canteen above them. Nicky operated the door controls and the door once again split apart revealing the canteen that I had only been on hours ago.

“Take a seat Tick Tock and I’ll get you some water.” Nicky was pointing to a seat which I noticed was the same seat I was sitting in the first time I had entered this room. 

I sat down and Nicky returned moments later pushing a trolley with 2 glasses of water on it. “I guess without magic it’s a lot harder for earth ponies to carry things.” I said to Nicky as she approached. 

“You have no idea! It’s a good thing there are so many unicorns living here or things would be tricky for all of us.” As soon as Nicky stopped at our table I used a levitation spell to lift the glasses of water and place them on the table. I looked to Nicky and she gave a small nod to say thank you and she sat down opposite me and we began to drink.

A glass of water was exactly what I needed. As soon as I had some, I felt so much better. My mind was calm and the world to me seemed normal, or as normal as it could be. I thought that things were too quiet, so I thought of asking Nicky a question to start a conversation “So Nicky!” Nicky’s eyes look from her water to me. “Why did you have trouble sleeping?” 

Nicky placed down her water “To be honest, I have not even been to sleep yet. Something has been on my mind and no one will help me.” I was curious as to what the thing was that no one would help her with 

“Why, what’s the problem?” Nicky got up from her chair and looked directly at me .

“Come with me and I’ll show you. You may be able to help, if you don’t mind.” 

“Of course!” I said “I’ll be glad to help or try at least.” Nicky jested that I follow her once again and we left the canteen, only this time I could tell that we were heading in a different direction than the way that lead to the stairs of the residential area.

After a short distance we arrived at a door with the words elevator on them. I look to Nicky and she pushed a button next to the door “It’s a lot quicker than stairs and besides no one uses it, as walking is better for everyone.” 

Suddenly the door opens to reveal a very small room. Nicky entered the elevator and I followed behind her as the door closed behind us. I watched as Nicky place her hoof on one of several buttons located inside of this elevator and no sooner had she retracted her hoof did the elevator starts to descend. 

Moments later we stopped and the doors opened to reveal a four way cross section of corridors. One I saw, was leading to a set of stairs, one leading to a T junction and one that lead down a corridor with a single door at the end. This corridor was where Nicky was heading down.

As I walked down the corridor I started to see a layer of dust on the floor and from the imprints on the floor, I could tell that not many ponies had come this way. We arrived at the single door which has a sign above it just like the canteen, but this one read ‘maintenance bay’. “Why would you bring me to a maintenance bay? I have nothing that needs fixing.” I said looking at Nicky with confusion.

Nicky operated the door controls and the door opened “I will explain once were inside.” A part of me was thinking that she wanted me to do something that she did not want the other ponies finding out about. Carefully, I entered the dark maintenance bay followed by Nicky who flicked the lights on and closed the door behind us. 

As the light came on, I finally saw the maintenance bay and I was not impressed. There was nothing of interest “Well what did you expect!” I look to Nicky who could tell what I was thinking.

“I’m not sure but something interesting at least” Nicky walked past me and towards a corner of the room which was covered by a curtain.

“You want something interesting Tick Tock” She said with her hooves in the curtain “Well this might do the trick” and she pulled back the curtain revealing what was on the other aside.

When the curtain parted I saw something that made me jump backwards. A face was looking right at me. 

After I had a few seconds to calm down and actually look at what I was scared of I could see that what I saw was a helmet attached to something that I surely found amazing.

The frame of a pony power armour “So is that more of what you expected” Nicky said looking at me as my jaw dropped. 

“Indeed” I answered “I never would have expected a power armour suit to be here. It was a shame that it’s incomplete and missing a lot of its armour”.

I turned to Nicky and I saw her jaw dropped “You mean you have seen a full suit before” I look at her and smile thinking back to the one and only time I had ever seen a full Power armour suit .

“It was a long time ago when I was visiting Canterlot with my parents. There were ponies in power Armour on almost every street”.

Nicky’s jaw was still hanging but then she retracted to ask “Why were their so many” .

I sighed “Most likely because of the war between the Ponies and the zebras But that’s something you can ask Fluttershy about”.

I walked closer to the power armour frame. I had never been so close to one before But I then My eyes focussed onto a device that was attached to the frame “That’s something I have never seen on a power armour before” I said pointing to the device.

“I know what you’re going to ask but No I have no idea what it’s for” Nicky said having guessed what I was going to ask.

I turned back to inspect the device. It was a very strange design. It contained what looked like some sort of an engine located over the back pointing away from the pony head with 2 retracted wings on each side.

I noticed that the whole device was connected around the body to hold it in place and joined up under the neck were some form of socket was located.

“I’m no expert But I would say that whatever this thing does, something has to be placed here” I point my hoof at the socket “To power it up” 

“Well I can tell you that there is nothing in this room that resembles that slot believe me I have looked Now I am sorry to take you away from this but could you help me now” Nicky said and then I remembered that I was here to help Nicky with something that none of the other residents of stable 79 would do.

“Of course Nicky I’m sorry, Got distracted” I said apologetically “Now what can I help you with” 
Nicky turned away from me and headed to another door located inside the maintenance bay “Follow me” and Nicky opened the door.

Once inside I was once again disappointed, the room was just a small office with a desk, chair, filing cabernet and a selection of posters with schematics, which I have no Idea what they were for.

I saw Nicky walk over to the filing cabernet and pull open the bottom draw as wide as it could and one at a time produced 2 clear orbs. “Memory Orbs?” I said confused.

“Yes!” said Nicky closing the filing cabernet “I found these a while ago but I am not a unicorn so I cannot see what memories are contained inside so would you?” 

And I knew what she was going to ask “You want me to look at their memories and tell you what’s in them?”

“Please!” Nicky said while acting cute for some reason.  I thought that maybe she had used this on other ponies who had refused her request “Well…” Thinking her request over, “I suppose!”

Nicky face turned into a smile but I had to be serious with her. “But if I see anything not suitable for you I will not tell you, Ok.” Nicky nodded and pushed one of the orbs in my direction.

Using my magic I levitated the orb off the ground and moved it towards my Horn. ”NICKY!!!” I heard a voice shout behind me and there, standing in the doorway of the office was Fluttershy looking angry. “So you had them all along! Do you have any idea how long I have been searching for those?”

Then her eyes fell on me and then the orb which was hovering near my horn and then back to me. “Tick Tock!” Fluttershy manner was still angry but I could tell she was holding it back because her anger was not directed at me “Please put that dow…” 

But suddenly the office was being replaced with white and before my eyes I could just see Nicky touching the orb to my horn with her hoofs “NICKY” I could hear Fluttershy shouting at Nicky again. 

“Those are private memories Nicky! What right did you have to ask Tick Tock to…” but the voices were becoming fainter and the white began to consume me.

The office of the maintenance bay was gone having been consumed by white but now a new environment was fading in. Once the memory had fully faded in, I looked around through the eyes of my host. I was in a reception area. So much grander than the reception at Trottingham University.

My host was walking towards a desk with a single pony behind it. As I approached, the pony looked up to see who was approaching her. “Hello! I have an appointment to see Apple Bloom.” 

The pony looked away from me and began to type away at her terminal before looking back at me. “You’re expected! Please go right in.” and my host started heading to a set of double doors to the right of the reception desk.

“You’re social skills could do with some work.” I said even thought I knew that my host would not speak my words. 

As my host approached the doors their eyes focussed in the handles that each had. I saw that the left door handle was shaped in the letter A and the right was a B “What strange door handles!” I said and I heard my host say the exact same thing. I guessed that we both thought the same thing as they were a weird design for door handles.

My host raised a hoof and knocked on the door “Enter!” said a mare’s voice in a strong country accent which sounded familiar. 

My host opens the door and inside I see 3 ponies “The Cutie Mark Crusaders!” I said shocked to see not one of them but all three at once.

Sitting behind a long wooden desk was Apple Bloom and sitting on the opposite side of her were sweetie bell and Scootaloo “Ah Fluttershy” Said Apple Bloom “Your early, does not matter come in, would you like a drink”

I could feel my jaw drop even if my host’s was not “No way, I’m seeing a memory of Fluttershy, wow” I said in surprise.

“Thank you but no thank you” Said Fluttershy in the shy manner she usually spoke in.

“Now Now! Fluttershy There’s no need to be shy around us.” Sweetie Bell said looking at Apple Bloom and Scootaloo before returning her gaze to Fluttershy.

“So Fluttershy…” Said Apple Bloom in a more serious manner “What can I do for you? It must be important for you to venture outside of your ministry.” I could feel some form of emotion running through Fluttershy. she was scared and I think I knew why.

I watched as Sweetie Bell got up from her chair and walked over to me and hugged Fluttershy. “We don’t blame you Fluttershy. We know you were only trying to help.” and Fluttershy’s eyes began to blur and I knew why. She was crying. 

“I just wanted to help!” Fluttershy said crying into Sweetie Bells hug.

“Yes we know! Come and have a drink with us.” She turned to Scootaloo.

“Scootaloo, could you get another chair please!” and no soon had she finished did Scootaloo get off her own chair and move another one closer to Apple Bloom’s desk. 

“Thank you” Said Fluttershy as she walked over to the desk and sat down.

“And to answer your question Apple Bloom I have a request I would like to make to stable Tec.” Fluttershy looked up and into the eyes of Apple Bloom.

“Of course! What can we do for you?” I could tell that my host was thinking of the correct words to say as she was taking a very long time to speak.

“I would like….. to request… a stable…. please.” I and my host felt that the reaction of the crusaders would be more shocking at the request, but their reaction was calm. 

“Fluttershy dear,” said Sweetie Bell said calmly “Why do you want a stable?” 

We both turned to Sweetie bell sitting next to us. “I want to keep my daughter and any other ponies I can safe, but I know that not that many would trust me after giving the mega spell formula away” 

Both me and Fluttershy turned our heads back to face Apple Bloom while she was looking towards Sweetie Bell and then to Scootaloo. “I’m sorry to say Fluttershy, but we have no spare stables available, I’m sorr….” 

But Apple Bloom was interrupted. “Sorry Apple Bloom for interrupting! “said Scootaloo “But what about stable 79?”

“Oh, of course!” Apple Bloom turned back to face me. “Yes! We do have one stable available thank you Scootaloo.” Her eyes quickly looking at Scootaloo before looking back at me and Fluttershy.

“Sorry to ask, but why are you not using it for your plans?” Fluttershy asked and I was curious myself. “We hired it out as a R+D project that looked quiet promising.” said Apple Bloom.

“What R+D Project?” Fluttershy asked.

“Flying power armour,It was an intresting idea to have power armour that could fly but unfortunately it failed and I guess we just forgot about it.” Something clicked in my head. The power armour suit with the device on its back. It was for making the wearer fly. “Incredible!” I said with my host’s mouth remaining shut.

“So may I request it?” Again Apple Bloom looked to Sweetie Bell and Scootaloo most likely getting their answer in the form of a head nod. “Of course! But there is one problem you should know of.” 

Fluttershy nodded her head. “We have no more available support staff or maintenance ponies available. If you want to live in that stable you’d better find some pony who can maintain its system.”

I could feel that Fluttershy was over joyed with that answer. “Thank you! Thank you all so much.” I could tell that Fluttershy wanted to hug Apple Bloom but the desk was in the way and then whiteness began to consume the office of Apple Bloom. The memory was ending and I watched as the image of Apple Bloom’s office and the ponies within it were consumed by white.

Once again all I could see was white and then I could see the grey wall of stable 79 come back into focus. When the white had finally faded complete away I found myself lying on my bed inside of Fluttershy and Namelesse’s room. I got up and sat on the corner of the bed.

“Finally awake are we?” The voice came from behind me and it sounded slightly annoyed. I turned around to come face to face with Fluttershy who was sitting on the bed but behind me. I panicked and ended up slipping off the bed and hitting the cold metal floor. 

“Wow! That’s cold.” Then I heard a laugh. 

“That won’t be the only time you’ll experience our cold floors.” I slowly got up and peered over the bed. Nameless was still in his bed giving a small chuckle and then my eyes fell onto Fluttershy again who looked annoyed. 

“I don’t blame you Tick Tock.” Now I was confused. Her manner of speaking and the way she looked was making me think she was angry. 

“Pardon?” I said in a small and shy voice just like Fluttershy had spoken in the memory orb.

“I said I do not blame you!” I got up off the floor very slowly and sat back on the bed. 

“They why do you look like you do?” Fluttershy sighed.

“Those memories were private and Nicky had no right to ask you to reveal their contents.” A part of me knew she was right. The memories were the first Fluttershy’s but now the rightful owner of them was the Fluttershy sitting before me.

“Sorry.” I said again “She told me she found them. I did not know they were yours until I watched one.” Fluttershy’s looked confused at my statement.

“You only watched one. which?” She asked.

“Fluttershy asking for stable 79 from the Cutie Mark Crusaders” 

“Oh!” she replied “That one! Well now you know how we all ended up here.” Something had been bothering me since I had finished the memory and I thought that maybe Fluttershy could answer it.

“How many ponies joined her in here?” Fluttershy started to look somewhat sad at my question.

“Seventy six.” I thought of acting shocked at her answer but I knew the reason why so few had joined her. 

“At least some ponies still trusted her. That’s something you should focus on.” Fluttershy gave a small smile at me.

“So what happened with Nicky?” I asked. 

“Nicky” Fluttershy said angrily before returning to a calmer manner.“  I sent her back to bed and tomorrow I am telling her parents what she did.”

“Oh!” I said thinking of how much trouble she must be in.

Suddenly the room was staring to fade to white again. I looked up to see Fluttershy’s horn glowing around a memory orb which was touching my horn “I want you to see this memory Tick Tock. I want you to see the last kind act of Fluttershy.” I could see that she was crying before the room became consumed with white.

Once again the whiteness began to fade and the memory began to show but as the whiteness finally faded, it was replaced by nothing but darkness. I could feel the host of the memory but I was unable to see anything. I could feel that the floor was descending but still unable to see where I or my host were heading and then light hit me.

As my eyes adjusted I was shocked at what I was seeing. I was looking at the entrance of stable 79 with its controls panel to operate the large metal door which I could see was already open and there were ponies already inside.

My host and I walked off the lift and towards the door where several ponies had just noticed that we had arrived. One pony spoke to us “Did you both have a safe journey?” we both looked at the pony who just spoke. 

“Yes it was fine! I and my daughter are ok.” me and my host turned to see who the voice had come from and to my shock I was looking at Fluttershy thought this version of Fluttershy was older. The pink in her hair a little dull just like the Fluttershy I knew.

“Welcome to your new home you two. I hope you feel safe here.” I watched as Fluttershy walked through the hole into stable 79 as we just stood there. I watched as Fluttershy walked over to one of the ponies that was watching us inside the stable and whisper something to them.

After several moment Fluttershy finished talking to the pony and turned back to me. “Well come inside Angel Wings, Its safe I promises you.” Slowly I watched as the pony walked through the hole into stable 79. 

After Angel Wings was inside the stable I watched as she started looking around looking for something. I was wondering what she was looking for before I realised that Fluttershy was gone.
Angel Wings looked behind her and there was Fluttershy walking back through the hole to the outside world “Mother!” Angel Wings shouted and began to run after her mother but never got far.

Two ponies were blocking her way and holding her so that she could not run any further. One of the ponies being the one Fluttershy had just whispered to.

“Mother!!” Angel Wings shouted “What are you doing?”

“Angel Wings, I want you to listen to me.” I watched and listened at what Fluttershy had to say and so did Angel Wings

“I got this stable for you. To keep you safe, not for me. I want to know as I go back out there that my daughter is safe.” Said Fluttershy.

“What do you mean go back out there?” Angel Wings asked still trying to free herself from the ponies. 

“There are still ponies out there that need my help and I want to give it to them.” I could see Fluttershy’s eyes becoming watery.

“Why? You don’t have to. Think of yourself for once. Think of me, what will I do without you?” I could also see that my hosts eyes were becoming watery as well.

“It’s just not in my nature to be unkind. I am sorry.” Then Fluttershy started to move to the control panel outside the stable and placed her hoof on the controls “I’m sorry!” she said crying and she operated the controls.

The machinery that operated the giant metal door began to start and to move the giant metal door back into place.

“Mother!” Angel Wings cried out, tears streaming down her eyes. I could tell she was starting to get aggressive trying to break free from the two ponies and seconds later she was free from their grip.

I watched as Angel Wings ran towards the stable door as fast as she could gallop but it was too late. The moment we arrived at the door it was already closed so far that she could not fit through.

Without a second thought I watched as she ran to the control panel inside the stable. I watched as she operated every button switch and lever, but it was no good. The door would not open.

“Open!!!” Angel Wings cried, tears still streaming down her reddened face. “Please!!! Someone open the door.” she said turning to the pony who had operated the door. 

“I am sorry! But I cannot.“ The pony said.

“Why?” Angel Wings said half crying and half angry.

The pony responded trying to be a sincere as possible “This was your mother’s final wish. To have you safe, and we want to respect that even if it means it hurts you.” 

It was all too much even for me. I could feel myself crying as well as Angel Wings. I watched as she ran back to the door, banging as hard as she could even as it was hurting her with each bang, calling for her mother and then the whiteness began to appear taking me away from the last and final kind act of Fluttershy.

As the whiteness began to fade away, I found myself lying down on my bed in my room with the lights off and  tears still flowing from my eyes which would not stop.

It felt like forever but I managed to calm down a little.

Suddenly I felt hooves hug me from behind “I know how you feel!” Fluttershy said in a whisper. “It was my great grandmother’s final and Kind act to protect her daughter and I will never forget her for that.” Fluttershy was the one hugging me But I felt that the hug was more for her benefit that my own.

“I know that I was mean about her giving the mega spell away but I just want to say I forgive her.” Fluttershy was hugging me tighter now. I guessed that she was very happy to hear what I had to say.

I wanted to say more. “I met her once when I was younger and I will stand by it to this day. She was the kindest pony I ever met, well” I said wanting to add something, “Besides you!”

“Me?” Fluttershy said sounding shocked in her whispered voice.

“You decided to follow my voice. You and Nameless saved me from my death and you didn’t even know me. Yet you were kind enough to save me and you showed more kindness by giving me a place to live. You are Fluttershy and if you don’t mind me saying,” I paused to think of what I wanted to say “Even though you and I have not known each other much, I feel like you’re more of a mother to me than my saviour.”

Suddenly, I could feel drops of water hitting my shoulders and very quietly I could hear Fluttershy crying. I turned around to face her even though it was dark. “Come here!” I said and hugged her back and she started crying harder on my shoulders. “Thank you Tick Tock. It’s nice to know that I am like my Great Grand Mother and I suppose both me and Nameless have treated you somewhat like a son.”

And we just laughed out loud until a light from Fluttershy’s bed flicked on. “Would you please keep it down!” Nameless said still somewhat asleep.

“Yes Dad!” I said to him and Fluttershy and I just laughed again. Then Nameless, who somehow found what I said funny joined us.

Moments past and we managed to stop laughing. “Ok Tick Tock!” said Fluttershy a little more serious but still kind.  ”Nicky told me you promised to tell her the contents of the memories.” 

I already knew what she was going to ask. “I am not going to tell her! Those memories belong to you and Nicky had no right to know of them.” 

I did not mean for that to sound so mean but it got the point across. “Good! But if you ever want to see it when your down or you need a cry, you are more than welcome to view it.” Fluttershy said, her eyes still watery.

“Thank you” I said in gratitude.

“Well, now that we have that out of the way, let’s get some sleep.” I looked at the clock on my pip-buck, It was now reading 5:30.

“Tick Tock!” Nameless was calling me. 

“Yes?” I answered.

”Where did you find that stable suit?” I pointed to the dresser. 

“Oh, I thought we put all of them away, guess we missed one.” I saw Nameless give a small wink to Fluttershy and I started to think that maybe they were planning to give it to me later on. 

“Well it looks good on you!” Nameless said “I guess it makes you part of the stable 79 family now.”

I was about to speak but I stopped. I suddenly realised that I was not alone in this new world. Yes! My old world was now gone, but now I had a new family who were the ponies of stable 79 and Fluttershy and Nameless.

“Right! That’s enough for one night. Let’s all have a nice lie in tomorrow.” 

Nameless and I spoke at the same time. “Agreed!” Fluttershy got off the bed and walked over to the light switch.

The room went black apart from the light spell Fluttershy was casting to find her way back to her bed.

I closed my eyes and started to fall asleep, but this time there were no voices, no images, nothing bad at all. Finally I could relax from the torment that I had experienced today.