I wandered down the dirt path, gazing on at the approaching town that was about a mile away. All of the buildings created a collage of vibrant colors. Most of the houses and shops were made of wood foundations and had what appeared to be hay as roofs. Weird.
I could also see that there were a lot of ponies standing around and talking to each other, just smiling and laughing. I was too far to hear what they were saying, but it seemed like this was the norm around here.
As I came closer and closer to the town, I could see that there were some buildings that stood out from the rest. Thanks to my knowledge from watching the show, I knew most of them.
One of them being the building I know as the Mayor’s Office. It stood to be one of the tallest structures in the whole town and was made out of the same wooden material as the other houses and shops. However, it had more color on it than mostly every other building. There was also a large amount of a certain reddish, purplish color that covered the roof.
I continued to stare at the building until I had just about arrived at the entrance of the village. Now the ponies from earlier, the ones I could see at a distance who were talking and laughing with one another, were much closer to me. And being the shy person or “wallflower” as my parents called me, I would much rather avoid conversation with weird mystical ponies that I didn’t know, especially in a world that I wasn’t completely used to.
I snuck behind the closest house on my right, making sure that I was hidden amongst its shadow. I slowly continued sneaking around the house until I reached its edge. But for some strange reason, as I reached the corner of the house, I heard the sound of a harmonious tune coming from the other side of the building, where the other ponies were before.
I peeked around the edge of the house to see something that left me in shock. There had to be at least 20 times as many ponies as before and… and they were all singing?! I know they’d sing in the show, but I didn’t think it was some type of common occurrence in the village, I mean really. I also recognized a bunch of the ponies there.
There was Pinkie Pie, Twilight, Rarity, Applejack, and then Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash, who were all leading the song. I even recognized a lot of the other ponies singing behind them. I really don’t know what they were singing about, but it didn’t sound bad at all. They were all harmonized pretty well.
I guess while I was watching the stampede of ponies singing in rhythm, I must have come out from behind the building because I immediately saw Fluttershy’s face go from a face of happiness and singing, to one staring right at me with concern. She stopped and just stared at me for a second. She had this weirdly focused face, similar to what a lion looks like when it’s about to pounce on its prey. Then, her wings popped up like she was abo….. Oh no! She’s going to come after me.
As I turned to run as fast as I could in the other direction, I could barely see a yellow blur race for me while I could hear Rainbow Dash’s voice fade, “Fluttershy, where are you going!?”
I ran at a complete sprint towards, well, I don’t really know. I passed numerous buildings which seemed like a blur at the speed I was going. Additionally, I was absolutely terrified! I mean, what happens if she catches me? Will she be completely enraged? Wait, who am I kidding, Fluttershy was never really a fast flyer in the show so why would now be any different.
Then as I continued running, I looked over my shoulder to see how far away she was. She was a good couple hundred feet behind me, so I could probably lose her soon. I turned my gaze from Fluttershy back to the buildings in front of me. I really don’t know where I am right now. I mean, all these buildings look alike, but I obviously can’t stop here. Maybe I can find some place I recognize and hide there, but first I have to gain some distance between Fluttershy and me.
I once again looked over my shoulder and, “Oh my god!”, sh-she’s right behind me. There’s only about ten feet separating us, and she looks absolutely furious! How did she catch up so fast!? All I know is that I need to lose her, NOW! I looked back in front of me to see a house directly ahead of us.
I picked up some speed, running straight for the house, and then right before I collided with the building, I made a sharp left. I immediately heard a crashing sound behind me. I turned around to see that Fluttershy had flown directly into the house! Oh god, I-I feel awful. I began to slowly trot towards her, wanting to make sure she was alright.
But, then, I heard a fighter jet? Wait, ponies don’t have fighter jets. Or do they? I began to ponder this question, but it was quickly taken out of my thoughts when I saw a speeding blue blur race towards Fluttershy. It was Rainbow again. She stopped at Fluttershy, who had small bunnies spinning around her head like in the cartoons. It was kind of funny, but I still felt terrible. That’s when Twilight and the rest of the Main 6 arrived to Fluttershy’s aid. When I saw them all, I slowly walked backwards, trying to draw as little attention to myself as possible.
But, I immediately saw the most terrifying thing I’ve ever experienced. Fluttershy began to slowly move and basically pushed herself up and just stared at me with determination in her eyes, like a terminator. I just felt a heavy gulp go down my throat. I mean, how the hell am I supposed to stop her!?
My slow back-stepping immediately changed into an all-out sprint in the other direction. But right before I turned around, I saw not only Fluttershy’s wings pop up as she began to come after me, but also Rainbow staring right at me with confusion and determination in her face as her wings also popped up. It looked like she was about to come after… Oh no! She’s coming after me too! I’m absolutely screwed! I might’ve been able to escape Fluttershy, but not the fastest damn flyer!
I hopelessly began running as fast as I could, but I knew that I didn’t stand a chance. I could once again hear the sound of fighter jets behind me, except now there were two and they were getting louder and louder.
Oh wait, I have an idea! What if right before they grab me, I pull a nice little juke move and go right underneath them and run in the other direction? It couldn’t hurt to try.
I waited for just the right moment. Then, right as it sounded as if I was about to get ran over by fighter jets, I stopped like a running back, and went right under them, back towards where we came from. I watched Fluttershy and Rainbow struggle to stop as I sprinted back. I can’t believe that worked! I kept watching them as I ran, exerting a light chuckle as I did so.
But then, I ran into something really soft and sturdy which sent me onto my back. It was Applejack, who was next to Twilight, Rarity and Pinkie Pie. I just stared at them for a second with heavy amounts of concern in my eyes. “Hey there, little feller.” Applejack said. I didn’t say anything in response. I just laid there on my back, looking up at all of them with worry. That’s when I could once again hear the sounds of Fluttershy and Rainbow flying towards me. Oh no!
I jumped up and began to run, but I-I didn’t move! I kept trying and trying, but something was pulling my tail! NO, NO, NO, NO! I looked behind me to see that a purple aura surrounded my tail. The same aura that radiated from Twilight’s horn. No! I was so close! I used my soft hooves to cover my eyes in fear as I was lifted into the air by my tail, which surprisingly didn’t hurt.
Then I heard Twilight speak with a soft chuckle, not to me, but to someone else, “I believe she’s what you were after?”
I removed my hooves from my eyes for a second, only to immediately re-place them when I saw Rainbow and Fluttershy standing right in front of me, their eyes locked on me.
“Thank you Twilight. I was really worried that we were going to lose her” said Fluttershy with a soft tone.
I can’t believe I was sooooo close to getting away. I mean, I was right there! Well, I’m just worried with what’s going to happen now.