I don’t think I’ve ever felt so defeated. I can’t get over the fact of how close I was! But I’m a little bit more concerned with what’s going to happen now.
Once Twilight handed me back over to Fluttershy, I may have considered trying to escape again, but this attempt didn’t last nearly as long. I didn’t even get off the ground before Twilight’s magic grabbed me again. All I ended up doing was making Fluttershy a little bit angrier while giving the others something to laugh at.
Afterwards, Rainbow Dash was nice enough to offer Fluttershy some help with “transporting” me home, as if I was some kind of criminal. The rest of the Main 6 made sure to say their goodbyes before we took off. On the way to Fluttershy’s cottage, Rainbow squeezed me tightly in her hooves to make sure I didn’t somehow escape, which made me upset at my own helplessness.
When we arrived, we entered the cottage through its wooden door, and Rainbow set me on the same couch that I had slept on last night. She then turned her attention from me to Fluttershy and asked if they could speak outside. Fluttershy sweetly and unsurely responded, “Oh, uh, okay”.
They went outside, making sure to shut the door behind them. I could hear the sound of the door’s lock being engaged, probably to make sure I didn’t run off again, which I can understand. I could also hear them talking outside, but it only transferred to a mumble through the walls, so I couldn’t really make out what they were saying. They were out there for a good couple minutes, with Rainbow definitely dominating the conversation.
Eventually I got bored and began to ponder whether I could get out through the windows of the house. But before I even had time to consider trying, the door’s lock disengaged and the front door creaked open. The two walked in, with Rainbow nudging Fluttershy towards me. Something didn’t seem right. I exerted a kind of puzzled look as Rainbow waited by the door, ushering Fluttershy towards me.
At first, Fluttershy began walking towards me with a nervous and unsure posture. However, after Rainbow said she needed to be “more assertive”, Fluttershy stopped, tuck a deep breath and continued on her path towards me. I really don’t know what’s going on.
When Fluttershy finally reached me, she stopped for a moment and just looked at me with a face of changing looks. First she was unsure and nervous, but her emotion quickly snapped into a face of confidence and assertiveness. I’m kind of getting scared. I don’t remember Fluttershy looking this upset in the show, at least not with other ponies, and especially not with small fillies! Man, that word still doesn’t feel right saying.
Anyways, Fluttershy began to talk in her sweet voice, with a definite amount of assertiveness present. “I don’t know why you ran off today. B-But, I won’t let it happen again. And since I can’t always be home to check-up on you, Rainbow and I have decided to sign you up for school.”
Wait, what! I was almost done with school, and now I’m going to have to start all over! NO! I could feel my face become the complete embodiment of sorrow as I just sat there without any movement whatsoever. I was basically dumbfounded, and I could only form a single question in response, “B-But why?”
“Because you almost ran away!” responded Rainbow at the front of the house.
Then Fluttershy spoke, “Don’t worry. It’s only going to be until we can get you back home.”
Every time “home” was mentioned, my stomach hurt a little bit more and made me feel sick, so I tried to get off the topic immediately. “Okay” I quickly and sadly responded.
“Oh you’ll have so much fun! Just think about all the fillies your age that you’ll meet there!” said Fluttershy with a smile that engulfed half of her face.
“When does It start?” I asked, hoping for an answer that indicated that it would be a while.
“Class starts tomorrow.” replied Rainbow who still stood at the door.
What?! Tomorrow! But that’s like tomorrow! That’s way too soon!
My thoughts were soon interrupted by Fluttershy’s mentioning of the time. “Wow, 7:30 already! It looks like it’s time to put you to bed.”
“But it’s only 7:30.” I responded.
“Oh, well, I guess you could stay u-“
“Fluttershy!” responded an agitated Dash.
“Oh. I mean. No buts. You have to get to bed early for school tomorrow.”
Without much resistance after that, I laid down on the same couch as the previous night, while Fluttershy sweetly covered me in a soft yellow blanket. I was considering getting out of here before the morning, but I guess Rainbow figured that I’d do something like that, so she offered to stay the night to make sure I couldn’t run away. Smart move. Rainbow took up her post by the front door, while Fluttershy headed upstairs into her room for bed.
However, I had a plan to escape. I pretended to fall asleep after a while, and once I could hear the snoring of Rainbow near the door, I opened my eyes. Then, I carefully and slowly removed the soft blanket on top of me and made my way off of the couch. I moved as slowly as I could towards one of the windows to see if it would budge, but before I reached for it, Rainbow’s snoring stopped, which sent a sharp pain to my heart. I turned around, only to find that she was still asleep. Something probably happened in her dream. I turned my gaze back to the window.
The window seemed to be made of two halves, a left and a right. There wasn’t a lock or anything, so I’m pretty sure that I could just push on them and they would open. I put my hoof out to the window, and very slowly, I pushed, creating a small crack between the two halves of the window. I kept slowly pushing, but right before it had opened enough for me to squeeze through, a soft hoof grabbed the back of my shoulder. I just froze there for a second. But I eventually began to slowly turn my head, and there standing behind me was Rainbow. She was staring at me with a face that basically read “Really?” to which I just gave a nervous smile back.
She exerted a long sigh and said, “You’re sleeping with me.”
She then nudged me over to where she was sleeping on the floor a second ago and urged me to lay down. She proceeded to lay down next to me and began to stretch her wing around me. It was surprisingly, very soft. Unfortunately though, whenever I tried to squirm, I could feel Rainbow’s wing restricting any of my movement, like a seatbelt. Eventually, I just gave up and ended up falling asleep.
The next morning, I awoke to the sound of hoof steps coming down the stairs. It was Fluttershy. Rainbow had just woken up too and still had her wing wrapped around me. Fluttershy saw this and uttered an extended, “Awww”. Rainbow and I got up as fast we could, with both of us blushing.
Fluttershy then asked me, “Are you excited for your first day of school?”
Oh that’s right. I forgot about the whole school thing, and I kind of wish that it’d stayed that way. I just uttered a sigh in response.
“Oh. I bet it’ll be lots of fun!” said an enthusiastic Fluttershy.
“You know, that’s how we met.” Interrupted Rainbow.
Oh yeah. I remember that episode when Rainbow stuck up for Fluttershy against the bullies in Cloudsdale. I wonder what ever happened to those bullies though. Did they become athletes like their cutie marks showed?
Before I could think of a possible conclusion to my thought, I heard Fluttershy beginning to speak to me. “Rainbow and I are going to take you to school right after breakfast, okay?”
“Okay.” I responded
Fluttershy had once again made pancakes, and once again they were delicious. Rainbow, Fluttershy and I sat at the picnic-like table in the kitchen, eating away at the amazing flapjacks. I guess Rainbow loved them too, because she ate them the same way I did, face first. When I saw this, I immediately challenged her to see who could finish first, to which she obviously accepted. We threw our faces into the syrupy goodness and chowed down. We were both neck and neck, but she won in the end. And of course, she made sure that everyone in the room knew it.
After the competitive breakfast, Fluttershy said it was about time to head out for school.
I really don’t want to go! Maybe I could try and stall them for a bit. What could I possibly do though? Oh, I could ask Rainbow what it’s like to be a Wonderbolt, that’d definitely take up some time.
So I asked, “Rainbow Dash?”
To which I received a “Yes” in response.
“What’s it like being a Wonderbolt?”
The tone of her voice picked up when she began to speak. “Oh, it’s amazing! It was always my dream to be one. But, I always knew they’d choose me. I mean, I’m the best flyer in Equestria! And there’s also…..”
She stopped for a second before looking at me with a confused face, “How did you know I became a Wonderbolt? I’ve only told a few ponies.”
Oh crap, is that not like publicly stated! She’s going to figure out that something is really wrong! What am I supposed to say!
Fortunately though, before I got completely found out, Fluttershy interrupted and said that we needed to leave. Phew.
We headed out the door with Fluttershy leading the way, and Rainbow staying close to me to make sure I still didn’t run away. We then followed the dirt path, passing the trees, the bridge and the creek. After a little bit of walking, the familiar view of the village once again came into sight. When we finally breached its entrance, we continued down an unfamiliar path until we could see the school house at a distance.
My heart sped up every step we took closer to the small school. Although I became more and more frightened as we came closer to it, I couldn’t help but admire the schoolhouse’s cheerful expression. It had lively trees surrounding it, as well as a pure white fence in front. It also had a flagpole with a completely red flag and a cool pony designed at the top. The schoolhouse even had a small vibrant playground to its side.
It would seem like paradise to most kids, but it doesn’t really comfort me at all! Mostly because I’m not really a kid, or sorry filly. Ugh, I hate that damn word!
Anyways, we’re starting to get really close to the school, like a couple hundred feet, and I don’t like it, AT ALL! I can feel my knees getting weak, as I begin to sporadically shake. I really don’t want to go! Out of fear and anxiety I decided to come to a complete stop, leaving me to watch as Fluttershy continued her walk towards the school. Maybe I can still get away! I turned around, only to be met with blue fur. Oh crap, I forgot Rainbow was behind me.
“C’mon kid. You’re going to school!” she said, as she stared directly into my soul. Not really, but it felt like it. I could feel myself begin to move again as Rainbow started to push me with her muzzle, so I did the most logical thing I could, sit down. It didn’t really do much though, because she just kept pushing me towards the school house. And I know I said that I was shaking before, but now it got really bad! It felt like I was trapped in a magnitude 6 earthquake!
As Rainbow continued to push me from behind, I could see Fluttershy up ahead waiting for us. I guess she noticed that I’d stopped.
When we finally reached her, I was still badly shaking, but that didn’t stop Rainbow from pushing me towards the entrance of the school. And it only took a few seconds before I was sitting at the front door of this friendly, but somehow menacing place. I didn’t do anything other than shake, so Rainbow decided to knock. I could hear hoof steps amongst the inside of the building approaching the door. With every step, my heart skipped a beat, sending me further into a state of fear. Eventually, the hoof steps stopped. Maybe they decided not to answer! But nope. The door began to open! The creaking sound of the door sent me into a frenzy as I hid myself behind my hooves, hoping that something would save me. But nothing did.
I could only try and accept the truth. That I was helpless here.