> Focus > by Twyla In Wonderland > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Chapter One: Unusual Behaviour > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fluttershy shifted in one place as she tossed and turned in her bed. The sun sneakily peeked past the curtains, making her groan in displeasure. She made a huge decision yesterday. After 5 years of hiding it from her family and friends, she pulled Rarity to the side and told her about the secret that had been troubling her so much. This was overheard by Apple Bloom, who bragged about it to her friends, which was then overheard by Flash Sentry. He then told his band, which lead to Soarin gaining the knowledge, then he told Spitfire who in turn told Rainbow Dash. Then finally, it was passed through their little social group until it got back to Fluttershy. She then became overwhelmed by the fact that so many people knew so quickly. But when they caught sight of her, they all gave her a hug. Shy was in tears most of the time, and Rainbow Dash was kind enough to comment, "You are so fucking brave, Fluttershy. I’m proud of you." Fluttershy had finally admitted that she is gay and had been unsure if she should tell her friends. So, she went to the one friend that had been with her for years. Rarity. She would have gone to Rainbow first, but was frightened that Dash would tell. Rarity just gave her a hug and told her that it was okay and that nothing was gonna change. The exact words were, "Darling, nothing's gonna change. Although I am quite shocked that it was you who came out as being gay if you don’t mind me saying. I always thought it was going to be Rainbow Dash, if anybody... I learn new things every day." Fluttershy was extremely happy that she had gotten that off her chest. The rest of the day went pretty smoothly after that, but this morning she felt like shit. Not wanting to move or do anything even remotely active. Her alarm went off to indicate that it was time to get up and get ready for school. She didn't move, and simply left it ringing. Her head pounded, her body was stiff and her throat dry. Upon opening her eyes she noticed that her vision was blurry, but she somehow managed to make out her alarm clock and smashed the snooze button lazily. Fluttershy rolled back over onto her side and pulled the blankets to her chin once again in order to try and get more sleep, but it was in vain. As soon as she got back into a comfortable sleeping position, her alarm went back off. Fluttershy sat up, grabbed her alarm clock and threw it across her room, making it shatter into millions of pieces upon collision with the nearest wall. She fell back and let her eyes drift off to sleep. ... Rarity walked into school with a bright smile on her face. As she passed by some other students, they asked her if anything was wrong, as she looked unusually happy. She replied, "No, I'm fine, darling. But thank you." Arriving at the band practice room, she pulled a new sheet of music out of her bag. She noticed the four friends sorting out their instruments. Tuning them, and such. Applejack was sat down with Rainbow Dash as they talked about sports day, a competitive streak written across their brows. Sunset was standing with Pinkie and they were yammering about a party that they should play. Rarity's eyes scanned the room, seeking out an intended target which seemed to be missing. Fluttershy? Where on earth was she? Then something hit Rarity in a moment of realisation. "She is normally late because of all her animals." "Guys." She finally spoke, as they all turned around to look at her. "I have the new music piece!" She said cheerfully, handing everyone a sheet. "It took you long enough." Dash said as Rarity handed Pinkie and Sunset a sheet. "Why did it take you so long?" "It's hard to come up with an original song, you know." Rarity answered her rainbow haired friend as she passed her and Applejack a sheet. "I love the song title name," Sunset said as everyone else agreed. "’Getting Stronger’. Where did that come from?" "I don't really know. Maybe cause the chorus repeats it about 6 times?" Rarity said as she looked up at the clock. 9:50 am. She began getting worried. "Where's Fluttershy, guys?" Everyone first looked at each other, and then back at Rarity. "To be honest, Rares', I have no idea. I haven't seen her since last night." Applejack said as the others nodded. "Well, I'm going to call her." Rarity pulled her phone out and dialled her number. Ring, Ring. The silence in the room made the ringing seem longer and louder than it should have been. Rarity put the call on speaker. Ring... "Hello?" "Fluttershy?" Rarity said, as the rest of the band listened in. "Ye..." She coughed. "Yeah?" Her voice sounded scratchy. "Where on earth are you?" Rarity asked in concern. "Home... I’m really not feeling it today.........." There was a loud crash in the background. "Fucking hell, Angel! I swear, if you do that again, I will grab a knife and gut you where you stand!" Her voice boomed through the room as the speaker strained with the volume. Rarity flinched, so did the rest of the band. "Calm down Flutter..." Another loud crash. "That's it, stay right there!" Rusling, screaming and pounding came from the phone. Rarity hastily hung up. Along, and uncomfortable silence settled throughout the room before Rarity finally spoke up, "What has gotten into our friend?" … Fluttershy dropped her phone onto her bedroom floor as she launched herself at Angel, who was chewing on her plushy dolls around her room. Angel dodged out of the way just in time, as Fluttershy caught her temple on a shelf. Fluttershy roared in frustration as the chase continued throughout the upper levels of her home. Angel had never seen Fluttershy this angry before and had no real idea why it was happening. As he looked back over his shoulder, fear written deep into his pupils, he noticed the rampaging Fluttershy was completely disheveled. She looked almost feral in nature, and it terrified the poor bunny. Fluttershy caught up with Angel and was inches from clasping the tuft of his tail in her hands. Angel reacted instinctively, and bounded down the stairs to his left, breathing rapidly and heavily in his terrified fleet. Fluttershy screeched as she lunged down the steps, 3 at a time, making for the innocent little rabbit once more. Angel fled into the kitchen and managed to hide under the stove before Fluttershy entered the room. Fluttershy whipped her head left and right, as her eyes scoured the surrounding room, searching for any signs of a dwelling bunny rabbit. “Angel… You can’t hide from me forever, remember? I look after you. Now, come out here and let me teach you a lesson or two about treating me with a little more respect!” Fluttershy’s voice was ear-splitting as the sentence came to an end, the entire room vibrated on account of her absurdly high octaves. Fluttershy grabbed a knife from the block to her right and began to circle the table in the centre of the room. She paused for a moment, as she listened for any sounds of rustling. Angel bunny was cramped under the stove, and shuffled a little, as his legs were about to give way under his strained, crouched backbone. Fluttershy heard the disturbance but was unable to pinpoint its location. She now knew he was hiding, and she was going to find him. Fluttershy lifted the cloth of the table sheet and looked under the table and chairs in search of her pet bunny. Her search ended without the bounty, and so she dropped to her knees and looked under the oven. Nothing. Fluttershy stood up and began to look behind the various jars and packets of animal feed lined up along her shelves. There was only one place left to look. Fluttershy walked over to her stove and stood there for a few seconds. Angel Bunny could see his master’s feet from under the stove, and panicked. He let out a strained whimper, as he tried his best to control his fear. Bunny heard a hearty chuckle from above him, as Fluttershy had confirmed his hiding place. Slowly, Fluttershy began to drop to the floor, coming face to face with Angel Bunny. Angel felt the blood freeze in his veins, as he looked into the eyes of what he currently considered to be the devil herself. Regaining his fight-or-flight instincts, Angel Bunny dashed out past her face, as Fluttershy was moments away from having his hide. Angel sprinted as fast as he possibly could towards the window in the living room, which had luckily been left wide open. He heard what sounded uncannily similar to a banshee’s wail follow after him as he ran for his life down the path to safety. > Chapter Two: First Impressions > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- The path below the white bunny blurred, as he hopped away from the cottage in blind terror. Every now and again he turned around to see if Fluttershy was making after him, but luckily for him, she was not. He jumped off of the path, and across the road before he noticed the school in the distance. So, he jumped over to the field to see the students outside having their lunch, as it was a warm and sunny day. Angel jumped towards the school, seeing it as a place of refuge. He caught sight of Rarity and her friends, so he made his way down to greet them. When he reached them, he dashed over to Rarity and began jumping frantically in the air in order to get her attention. She turns around and sees the bunny hopping in place before she recognises him as Angel Bunny. “Angel?” She said as Angel began pointing over in the direction of the cottage. “Fluttershy?” Angel nodded as he began jumping away still holding onto Rarity. “Angel, I can’t just up-and-leave school...” She then noticed the terrified look in his little face and couldn’t help but sigh. “Fine, I’ll have to sneak out of school, though….” Rarity grabbed Angel and left, leaving the group in shock as they had no idea what was going on. Rarity ran along the path with ease as Angel began to shift around in her grasp, Rarity looked down at him as she continued to run towards her friends cottage, attempting to calm his nerves. She had come close to the cottage when Angel broke free of her grasp and stood to one side. She looked down at him with an unsettling feeling, as Rarity was unsure as to what was up with him. Walking over to the entrance gate, she opened it, causing it to groan on its rusting hinges. She then proceeded to walk over to the front door. The atmosphere changed and became icy cold as Rarity planted her hand on the cold doorknob, she tried to open it, but it wouldn’t budge. So she instead attempted to boot the greasy, wooden door. The door broke off it’s hinges. ”Shit!” Rarity wandered inside, and scanned the now broken door, but something else caught her attention. Multiple drops of blood were scattered around her carpet, and the pictures that were originally placed upon the wall were now on the floor. Rarity walked in a picked up the nearest one. It was quite a recent picture of the band, Fluttershy had someone’s arms wrapped around her neck. Upon looking more closely at the image, she noticed it was herself who had arms wrapped around Fluttershy, they looked so happy together. However, the shattered glass juxtaposed that happy image. She then placed it to one side and tried to turn on the light switch. However, even after trying multiple times, it would not work. She continued to move towards the stairs, for she now had a view of both the kitchen and the living room at the same time. She couldn’t see Fluttershy anywhere, so she called for her. “Fluttershy!” There was no answer from her friend, there was just the sound of rapid footsteps approaching her from behind. In a panic, her head spun around rapidly, but to her relief it was just Angel finally following her into the house. He began to hop past the purple-haired girl and pointed upstairs. She began to ascend upwards, the stairs creaked with her every step. Rarity shivered, then her head turned to see Angel sat in the living room, he seemed too mortified to do anything. Rarity pondered her mind to pinpoint the exact reason as to why Angel didn’t want to follow her, or even why he was so frighted to see his owner. She continued to climb the last two steps. Reaching the top she noticed all the doors were wide open baring one: Fluttershy’s bedroom. Rarity slowly approached the closed door, and knocked against it softly. “Fluttershy, darling? Are you in there?” “Leave me alone, please!” The muffled voice shouted. It was Fluttershy, but her voice was much deeper than before. “Please open the door, I want to talk to you. You sound terrible! Are you sure you’re alright?” Rarity asked as she heard something fall from within Shy’s room. “Shit! Rarity! Please leave now!” Rarity then heard her gasp for breath. “This isn’t the time!” Her voice cracked, as the sentence came to a close. “Just tell me then, are you okay?” Rarity asked. Silence. A long silence occurred, and to Rarity this seemed disturbing and downright creepy. However, Shy eventually spoke. “Please.” She pleaded. Rarity sighed in defeat. “Alright dear, if you need me, just remember to call!” “Okay.” Her voice became a deep, but low whisper. Rarity then began to walk away, until she spotted something glimmering in the bathroom. She became curious, and thus moves in to investigate. It was a large, blood-covered kitchen knife. A rank smell flared in her nostrils, as she spun around to find what was creating the rancid stench. It was the sink. Laying in the sink was a deer hide which was also covered in blood. Rarity gagged, almost spewing the contents of her stomach and adding to the odour, and made a run for the stairs. She physically jumped over the bannister, as Angel hopped over and jumped into her arms. “You can spend the night with me, Angel. Whatever has gotten into that girl? She would never usually leave a dead deer in her sink, if that wasn’t obvious already, and it looks like she won’t be leaving her room anytime soon.” Rarity said, as she ran over to the door and left, closing it behind her. … Rainbow Dash smiled as she pressed multiple buttons at once, causing her character to jump into the air with the opposing enemy in a crushing death grip, and crash them into the ground with a loud bang. “Fatality!” Sunset grunted and threw her remote at Dash. “You always beat me! Why?!” She shouted as Dash laughed. “Because I’m awesome.” Her ego was pulsing as Applejack sat down beside her. “I’ll bet I can beat you,” Applejack said as Dash accepted the challenge. “You’re on!” Dash retorted, shuffling in her seat and preparing for an intense match. The two began to play enthusiastically, as Rarity walked in with Angel bunny in her hands. Pinkie ran over and hugged her tight, as though she hadn’t seen her in years. “Oh my god, Rarity! I thought something bad had happened at lunch, and so I had to tell Mr Rich you had a family emergency to cover for you. Then you never came back! Is something wrong?” “Yeah, it’s Fluttershy. Her lights don’t work, blood is scattered across her floor and her pictures are smashed and ruined. There is also a deer hide in the sink which is covered in blood. not to mention the knife I found, which was caked with blood!” Rarity said as Sunset gasped. “Fluttershy would never kill a deer for it’s hide…” “Now wait a second, Sunny. Rarity never said anything about her killing it.” Pinkie said. Rarity interrupted, “She was telling me to leave, constantly. I think I need to check back up on her, but I would rather not do it alone. Angel too terrified to even move so much as a limb as I was going upstairs. I think Fluttershy did something to him after we had that peculiar phone call with her. “Well, I’ll go with you. I really care for her, so I’m in.” Sunset announced as Applejack spoke up, “Me too.” “Pinkie? You and Rainbow stay with Angel plea-” Rarity was suddenly interrupted by a loud crunching sound. “Fatality!” “Bullshit! You cheated!” Dash yelled at the laughing blonde, as she got up onto her feet and prepared for an argument. “I didn’t, I’m just better than you.” Dash crossed her arms as Angel jumped down to greet Dash, she stroked him gratefully. “So, listen up everybody,” Rarity got the group’s attention, “Rainbow, you and Pinkie stay with Angel. While you’re preoccupied here, Applejack, Sunset and I will go and check up on Fluttershy. Sound good?” The group nodded in approval of the arrangements. “While I’m out, Dash, why don’t you practice and see if you can beat me next time?” Applejack sniped, as Dash already had another game loaded. “Oh, I will.” Her voice was flat. Rarity clapped her hands together. “Right, before we go, I need to head on home and grab my things and then run to the supermarket for some drinks. Afterwards, we can go to Fluttershy’s. Sound like a plan?” “Yeah,” Sunset said as Applejack nodded. “Can you pick me up a bottle of coke while you are down there?” Dash asked as Rarity nodded. “Pinks, do you want anything?” “No, thanks,” She replied as Rarity looked through her bag. She pushed her makeup bag, purse and other stuff to one side and grabbed her car keys. “Let’s head off, then.” > Chapter Three: The Chase > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rarity, Applejack and Sunset arrived at Fluttershy’s cottage, supplies intact. Rarity looked at her two companions, in turn, they looked a little uneasy. Rarity, realising she had not helped herself at all through sharing the nervousness of her friends, took a moment to compose herself, before stepping up onto the porch, and reaching for the door. The door snapped open with a crunch, and the trio entered gingerly, scoping out their surrounding before proceeding further. It was getting dark out, and this in combination with the dull lighting of the cottage had the teens severely on edge. The dishevelled state of the cottage was shocking for the newcomers, as they both looked wide eyed at the broken glass and splattered blood. Rarity nodded understandingly at them, trying her best to be of some reassurance. They weren’t convinced. Proceeding up the stairs as slowly and quietly as they could, they heard a faint, hoarse breathing sound coming from one of the rooms upstairs. As they reached the top of the staircase, they confirmed the room from which the sound was resonating. It sounded as though it was struggling for air, and so its breath intakes were rough and gravelly. Rarity bravely took the lead, the other two girls following closely behind her. Their eyes were wide with fear, abstaining from an impending panic attack. They were trying their very best to deny their instincts which told them to flee. This was for the sake of their friend, after all. The door to Fluttershy’s bedroom was on the floor in the hallway, bloody scratch marks scarred its surface in a crude fashion. It looked as though someone had been desperately clawing at it with their nails, until their nails had splintered off and the soft flesh underneath had bled profusely over the clawed areas as they continued to claw at it, regardless of their injuries. The three girls all gasped upon seeing this, and to their utmost horror, the breathing coming from the room suddenly stopped, enveloping the entire house in an eerie silence. They all stood deathly still, their hands covering their mouths, not daring even to take a single breath. After what seemed to them like an eternity, they heard a sudden scuffling sound come from the room. The wheezing returned, except this time, the creature sounded panicked, as the breaths were rapid and strained. Legs trembling, the girls encroached upon the doorway, suppressing their fear as best they possibly could. Sunset and Applejack clung onto Rarity’s arms, leaning into her sides as they slowly peered around the doorframe. Upon seeing nothing, at first, due to the severe darkness of the room, they stood in the doorway and looked directly into the shadows, searching for any signs of movement. The breathing was coming from the back left corner of the room, and it seemed to increase in both volume and speed as the girls approached it. The girls could make out the silhouette of what looked like a particularly large human, however, its limbs were stretched to great lengths, and its head had an elongated snout. The terrifying sight clouded the thoughts of the girls, as they could think of little but their overruling fear, and prepared to flee at the slightest hint of aggressiveness. They were close now, and the monster began to growl, the guttural bellow standing all three girls to attention as the blood went cold in their veins. Rarity noticed that Fluttershy’s clothing was shredded and scattered across her floor, which suddenly replaced a small portion of her fear with fury. “W-What have you done with Fluttershy, you beast?!” The other two girls looked at her like she had gone insane, as the beast began to rise its full height, standing up on its two feet. Still mostly hidden by the darkness, the terrifying figure rose to over 7 feet in height, looming over them like a giant. It had to bend forwards slightly, lest it hit its head on the low ceiling. The beast continued to growl and began to approach them slowly, as though it were stalking its prey. However, the girls were unable to move a muscle, they were literally frozen with fear. As the monster stepped out of the shadows, as though breaching the gates of Hell itself, the girls saw it in its full, grotesque form. The beast was jet black in colour, all over. It had a long, lupine snout, its mouth lined with teeth coated in a thick, ethereal slime. The dark fur of the creature accentuated its yellowing teeth, and its glowing, crimson eyes. Its limbs were uncannily similar to a human’s, more muscular than the average man’s, but the main difference being the disproportionately sized hands. The digits were about a third of the length of its arms and ended with lethal, pointed claws. Its palms were the size of dinner plates and had next to no fur coating them. The beast’s torso was thin at the waist, which emphasised its broad shoulders. The legs were long and gangly, with large feet supporting its weight. The feet were humongous, about twice times the size of the average man’s, and they ended with clawed toes, touching the ground in a cruel arc. Everything about the beast projected power, with a steadily intensifying air of authority. Rarity noticed that upon its torso were shreds of Fluttershy’s clothing, clinging to it as though it had been wearing them, “F-Fluttershy?” Rarity asked as the beast brought its muzzle down in front of her face. Now being face-to-face with the creature, Rarity could smell its rancid breath as it bared its teeth in a ferocious snarl. The girls were in a cold sweat, as Rarity suddenly became overwhelmed and let out a chilling scream. Dropping the supplies, the three girls pelted out of the room, skidding round the doorframe as they made for the staircase. They were racing for their lives when they heard the beast screech in anger, its heavy footsteps pounding the ground as it began its pursuit. It was frighteningly fast, and Sunset, being at the back of the group in fleet, was the first in its sights. Sunset caught up with Applejack, with Rarity heading the group, as she began to leap down the stairs in jumps and bounds. Applejack followed suit, shoving Sunset aside in her panic. Sunset screamed, and doing the only thing she could as the beast reached for her, she jumped off the banister as the beast swiped at her leg, and plummeted to the ground below. There was a sickening crunch as Sunset hit the ground, and the other two quickly turned in an effort to give her aid. Helping Sunset to her feet, the group split through the kitchen, as the beast was now at the base of the stairs, cutting off their primary escape route. Panting and whimpering in terror, the girls ran for their lives around the kitchen table and to the back door of the house. Luckily for them, the beast had stopped and howled in the hallway, signalling its final assault. They got the back door open and sprinted into the open night air, making for the nearest place of refuge: The Everfree Forest. The Monster bounded out of the doorway on all fours, smashing the weakened wooden door off its hinges with its massive shoulder, as it recklessly pursued its prey, like a rabid, feral animal. It was leaping like an ape towards the trio, as they made it to the edge of the forest. The girls ran through the trees, swiping the branches that were slashing at their faces in their flight. The monster reached through the trees at the edge of the forest, grasping madly at the air, and bellowing in rage as its fury at having to let its prey escape took hold. Noticing the beast was no longer following, the girls collapsed onto the ground, gulping at the air as though they had almost drowned. For several minutes, no one said a thing, before Applejack finally spoke up. “Girls, are you okay? I’m not sure what that thing was, but do you think it could have been Fluttershy? It was certainly wearing shreds of her clothing...” “I’m unhurt, luckily, and I am certain that… thing was Fluttershy. She was acting strange earlier, so there must be something seriously wrong with her…” Rarity replied, looking down at the ground in post-traumatic shock and silent contemplation. The pair heard a strained, wheezing groan coming from their third friend, as she sounded like she had just been hit by a bus. They ran over to their friend, as she was obviously hurt. “Sunset! Are you alright, sugar cube? What’s wrong?” Applejack looked over her cramped figure, as the blurred memories of recent events rushed up to the surface. “Oh, My… I just remembered that I… That she… I’m so sorry…” Applejack put her head in her hands and began to sob, as she remembered what she had just done to one of her closest friends. “No time for crying, Applejack, she’s hurt! She fell down an entire storey, and has a large gash on her leg! We have to find help, quickly! You can apologise later for whatever it is you think you’ve done, but in case you have forgotten, we just ran into the Everfree forest! What are we supposed to do in terms of medical aid here?!” Rarity reasoned. Regaining her composure, Applejack aided Rarity in lifting their friend, as they set off through the forest. They had no idea where they were, as they had been blindly running in a panic when they entered. “How the hay did she carry on running after injuries like that?” Asked Applejack, “I suspect it was adrenaline, darling. She was running for her life, after all.” “I suppose so…” The two placed their friend on the ground, any hope of a quick escape lost. They had to tend to her wounds as best they could, and so they applied pressure to the wide gash on Sunset’s leg in an effort to stop the bleeding and prayed that it would be enough to save her life. Neither had any experience when it came to first aid. They noticed the bones in her shoulder and back were dislodged, and broken. No wonder she had passed out. “You think she’ll be okay?” “I hope so, Applejack, I hope so…” With the bleeding stopped, they lay Sunset on a bed of leaves and waited in what they considered a vain hope of being rescued. > Chapter Four: An Uneasy Feeling > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rainbow Dash maniacally smashed the buttons on her controller, as her character vanished into a pool of blood and held her attacker up by protruding spikes. The character then appeared under the vulnerable hanging enemy and slit their stomach open, causing a flood of blood to gush from the wound, drenching Rainbow Dash’s player. The sound of limbs being severed before splattering onto the ground made the room fall silent, which was disrupted by Pinkie humming Rarity’s new song she had written for the band. She looked over at Dash and smiled, despite the fact that she knew she had lost to Dash. “I’m offended that you’re smiling,” Rainbow said bluntly. The game then finished with one final scream. “Fatality!” Pinkie placed the remote down, still humming the song, occasionally singing a few words aloud. “You have attacked…” She went back into humming as Dash looked over at her. “Are you attempting to sing, ‘Getting Stronger’?” Dash asked as Pinkie nodded in confirmation. Rainbow placed her controller down and sighed heavily. She noticed that the others have been gone for over three hours, and so she began to get worried. She leaned over to Pinkie before tentatively asking her a question. “Should we be worried that the others have been gone for this long?” “What, three hours?” “Yes!” “Should I call them?” “No, Pinks. They left their phones.” They both looked over at the clock, as Dash retracted her deep lean, before standing up and putting on her coat. “Come on then, we better go check up on them. To be honest, I’m scared for their safety. I know it’s fearing the worst, but better that way than not worrying at all, before finding out something terrible has happened to them.” “I’ve never seen you this serious about anything before, so we should probably trust your gut on this one, better safe than sorry. Let’s go.” *** Arriving at their friend’s cottage, it was absolutely pissing it down. The girls sat and waited in the car for a few minutes, watching for any signs of movement. across the road in front of Shy’s cottage was Rarity’s car, parked next to the path. Both girls felt an unnerving presence, as though something was watching them. Pinkie began to feel sick, the overwhelming feeling of negativity coating the car and its inhabitants becoming too much for her. As her hair began to droop, she began to smell sulphur. Being rather spontaneous and stereotypical by nature, Pinkie took these as signs indicating the presence of a demon. Her head turns to Rainbow Dash, who was uncertain as to whether or not they should go in as they could be investigating the situation more closely. Rainbow Dash looks back at Pinkie, and what was written across her face told her everything she needed to know. Something was terribly wrong here, and they could all be in danger. The Pinkie Sense never lies. Rainbow felt certain concerning what their next move would be. Her hand latched onto the handle of the car door and pulled it downwards, opening it swiftly. She was about to step out until Pinkie stopped her by placing a hand on her shoulder. “Dashie?” She asked, her eyes filled with morbid fear, “I don’t want to go in there.” “We have to, Pinkie, for everyone’s sake. If there really is something wrong, we have to help out. Besides, they are most likely just hanging out anyway.” “No, Rainbow Dash, you don’t get it. Something’s up with that house. I feel it. If you wanna walk up there and get hurt, or worse... Then, be my guest.” “What’s gotten into you?” Rainbow asked her angrily, as Pinkie snapped her eyes shut. “I just feel an overwhelming sense of negativity, and I don’t like it. Not to mention the sulphur smell.” “What’s up with the smell, anyways? It’s fucking driving me insane.” “It’s a sign of a demon, Dashie. And it’s in that house.” She pointed accusingly towards the not-so-innocent-anymore cottage across the road. Rainbow sighed, “You know what, you’re just being silly, Pinkie. I’m going into the house, and I’m finding out why they are taking so long with this visit, and then I’m going to leave, simple as that. I’m not afraid of anything, after all. If you wanna stay here, go ahead. I’ll have my phone on me, so if you need me, call me.” Dash then left the car and crossed the road, as Pinkie watched her friend walk up the pathway to Fluttershy’s house. “I have a bad feeling about this, a really bad feeling...” *** Dash investigated inside the cottage, there was nothing but blood and glass everywhere. Not to mention the broken doors. Walking in further, the smell of sulphur grew stronger. Rarity was right in what she said back at Pinkie’s, now she needs to find them. The banister at the top of the stairs was snapped clean in half. Acting impulsively, she shouted for her friends, “Applejack! Rarity! Sunset! Fluttershy!” Nothing. Below her was a stained mark, crimson. Dash jumped with a mild yelp and moved out of the way. Upon looking into the living room, she noticed the furniture was destroyed and covered with claw marks. Her instinct was to walk away, but instead she forced herself to walk into the kitchen. The door was broken, cabinets were destroyed, windows were smashed. Rainbow Dash walked back into the living room area before making her way upstairs. At the top was another fresh blood stain, so Dash hurried across the landing only to see Fluttershy’s bedroom door on the ground, and plastic bags haphazardly strewn across the floor of her bedroom, their contents laid bare. These included Rainbow’s ordered bottle of coke and other snacks they should be enjoying together. “Did something happen to them?” She asked herself, as a sudden realisation hit her: the whole house was completely devoid of life. Rainbow began to walk back over to the stairs, a mental war raging within the confines of her now chaotic mind. “Why is the house so eerie and dark? Maybe they ran out as something tried to attack them…? Well, the most damaged place in the entire house is the kitchen by the looks of it, so they must have left through the kitchen door.” Without a second thought, Dash was already in the kitchen. Noticing the lack of an intact back door, she walked out of the house and into the backyard leading to the Everfree Forest. The door had been broken outwards, suggesting something had smashed its way out of the house desperately. She spotted a clear path showing evidence of a possible flight/pursuit through the long grass, leading to the edge of the forest. “They are in the Everfree Forest?!” She then noticed a set of animal prints along the path, and judging by the size, it was a large animal. Rainbow bravely followed them into the forest. After what seemed to have been hours, Dash yelled for her friends once again. “Applejack! Rarity! Sunset! Fluttershy!” Someone shouted back, “Rainbow Dash!” It sounded like Applejack. “If it’s you, we’re over here!” “Coming!” She dashed in the direction of the shouting as quickly as her rapid legs would allow her to. *** Dash arrived at the clearing, and the first thing she spotted was Sunset on a bed of leaves. “What happened!?” “We were attacked by an animal! It caught Sunset by the leg, causing her to fall from the banister.” Rarity said as Dash nodded in acknowledgement. “Well, that explains why there was blood everywhere. What was this animal?” Asked Dash, “It looked like a wolf, but we don’t know if it was a wild animal or even Fluttershy herself, as it was wearing torn pieces of her clothing,” Applejack said. “We need to take her to the cottage…” Dash pushed this ludicrous idea to one side for the moment, and began fumbling to pick Sunset up, however, was scolded by both other girls simultaneously, “No!” They said in unison. Rainbow looked irritated as she rubbed her ears, “Nothing is in there, trust me. Fluttershy has first aid back there. When we arrive, I’ll call the hospital, just please follow my lead on this one.” Rarity and Applejack look at each other, then Rainbow and finally Sunset, who only moaned in response. Finally, Rarity commented on the idea, “Alright, I’m trusting you… Where’s Pinkie?” “She felt uneasy about coming into the cottage, so she’s in my car.” “And how did you know we were here?” Applejack asked. “Your car was here, and you didn’t answer when I was calling for you in the cottage, so I went to investigate. I noticed you must be somewhere outside when I spotted the broken door and animal prints leading to the edge of the forest. Let's get her back, girls, we don’t have time for this.” They nodded and picked Sunset up, Rarity began to walk backwards as Applejack stood to her side, guiding her forwards. As for Rainbow, she picked the other side of Sunset up and began to lug her back towards the cottage. They eventually had her out of the forest and onto the only sofa that wasn’t damaged beyond recognition. “Applejack, you call the hospital. I’ll grab the medical bag!” Dash said, as she left her phone on the table and ran into the kitchen. Rarity sighed as Applejack began to dial the hospital before standing up and leaving the room so Sunset could rest. She thought the cottage was empty, but she was wrong. As Rainbow Dash walked upstairs her phone went off in the living room, Rarity answered it, bringing it up to her ear before quickly jerking it away from the frantic shouting coming from the other end. This could only be one girl, so at her first opportunity Rarity got a few words in, “Hiya, Pinkie.” *** Outside the cottage, Pinkie was screaming as a large animal began rocking the car, barking at her like a rabid beast. “It’s attacking! It’s after me, I’m scared! Help me, please!” The beast smashed the glass of the car door, causing it to shatter and slice Pinkie’s arm as she brought up her left appendage to defend herself. This opened up a large wound on her forearm, which immediately began gushing blood. She screamed in agony as Rarity suddenly realised the severity of her friend’s situation. Rarity ran out of the house, hopscotching the puddles on her way to aid her friend. Pinkie was roughly ragged out of the car, still screaming and clutching her arm. The beast reacted in an unexpected fashion for no immediately apparent reason. It sat down suddenly, wincing and blinking rapidly after dropping Pinkie onto the car roof in the process, thus denting it as her body thudded onto its surface. Its hands were raised and placed onto its ears, as it began to lay down on the damp floor, the rain poured down relentlessly around it. Whimpering in pain, the beast began to regain its senses. It glanced at Pinkie for a few seconds, who was now growing more and more silent as the seconds ticked by. The beast then looked away with a pitiful yelp, as it slowly crawled away before raising onto all fours and making a run for it, howling in its flight. Blood stained the ground as it ran, dripping from its exhausted body, which was soon washed away by the rain. “Pinkie! Oh dear... Are you okay?! Talk to me!” “Help... me...” She passed out cold. The faint sound of sirens blaring in the distance. > Chapter Five: Unwanted Attention > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- The two injured girls were rushed to hospital as soon as the ambulance arrived. none of the doctors had ever seen an accident like this before. One of the doctors grabbed a clipboard as the nurses prepared them for examination, “Hurry up!” He called, as the nurses picked up the pace. As one of the nurses walked by him, he caught her shoulder with his hand and asked her, “Nurse Cutiepie, who do we have here?” “The one on the left is Pinkamena Pie, but I think she prefers to be called ‘Pinkie Pie’.” She said, as the doctor made notes, “And what happened to her?” The doctor asked, as the nurse turned to face him fully. “It appears that she was in a car crash due to the glass and the cuts on her arm, I’m not too sure though, as we did not have time to inspect the scene properly,” She said as he crossed under his notes. “Okay, and the patient on the right?” He asked. “On the right is Sunset Shimmer,” he made notes, “it looks to be a gash on her… left leg, pretty deep. Her shoulders and back is damaged as well. Broken bones, it looks like,” Cutie said as he clicked his pen, “is that everything you need, Dr Septic?” “Yes, for now. We need to make a full assessment of the severity of their injuries, and fast. We can then take action accordingly. I may regret this, but if their cases are serious enough, I may operate by removing foreign objects from their bodies and then stitch them up without consent. If they remain unconscious long enough, that is. We can’t leave them as they are now if things are as bad as they seem, it is my duty to ensure the safety of my patients, even if that involves putting my career at risk.” He said, as Cutie nodded. Septic turned to one of the other nurses who was putting masks over the girls faces, “Nurse Snow.” Her head spun around to face him, “Can you go out of the room and ask the three girls out there about what happened to their friends?” He asked, as she nodded. Snow grabbed some paper and a pen, she then walked past the patient's, Septic and then Cutie. She walked out of the room and silently closed the door behind her, only to see the three girls all stood up with worry written across their faces. To her, it looked as though the girls had a guilty conscience, until the middle one spoke up. “Are our friends alright?” The purple haired one asked, Snow looked back to the closed door, and after staring at it for a second or two, she returned her gaze to the girls. She was about to speak, when the far left one leaned over. “Are you serious, Rarity? Of course they won’t be, getting hurt that badly must have really hurt.” Snow, once again, was about to speak when the last girl stepped forward and confronted the other one. “Zip it, Rainbow Dash, she’s just worried. The fact they were in pain earlier doesn’t mean they can’t be alright now, you bonehead!” “Don’t start, Applejack!” The two ended up in a loud argument, when Rarity looked over at the Nurse who had recently walked out. Snow rolled her eyes, “You can finish this little fight later, girls. Right now, we should focus on what happened to your friends in there. Can you three please sit down over here.” Snow’s voice was calm, as she signalled for them to be seated in a line of chairs to their right. Rainbow Dash and Applejack both went quiet and turned to the nurse, before sitting down without question. Rarity did the same as Snow pulled another chair up and sat down in front of the girls, crossing her legs. The girls stared eagerly at her. “Now, can you tell me your names, please.” She said, as they nodded, “Let’s start with you,” ,he pointed her pen at Rarity, “I’m Rarity,” Snow wrote it down then pointed towards the other two. “Applejack.” “Rainbow Dash.” Snow finished writing, before smiling warmly and looking up at them, “Now please, tell me what on earth happened to them?” *** “A large wolf?” Snow asked, as she abruptly stopped writing. “More of a werewolf type,” Rarity said. Snow snickered. She began laughing, never in her life has she heard such an absurd suggestion. “I’m sorry, but werewolves are mythological creatures, your traumatic experience must have warped your memory into something more menacing and obscure than is the truth.” “We’re being serious,” Applejack said, as Snow stood up. “I’m sorry, girls, but it’s impossible to believe a story which is so farfetched.” She put the chair back and walked back into the surgery room. “She’s right, you know.” Applejack said, as the other two looked at her incredulously. “Don’t be stupid, Applejack, she doesn’t know what she’s saying.” Dash said, as Rarity placed her hand over her mouth. “She is, though!” Applejack fired back, they began another argument. “Shut up, shut up, shut up!” Rarity shouted, causing them to flinch. “You need to stop fighting like preschool children!” “Yeah, Applejack.” “She’s talking to both of us, Dash.” Dash crossed her arms and pouted, as Rarity’s phone went off. “One second, girls,” she huffed. *** Snow passed Septic the notes, and went into the back room. She stripped down into black shorts and a white crop top, she then tossed her work clothes to the side and replaced her work shoes with her pink converse shoes. Then, she pulled a bobble out of her hair, allowing the blonde locks cascade downwards like a waterfall, coming to a halt just below her shoulder blades. She ran her hands through her hair, giving it a little life. Snow picked up her keys and phone from the desk. as she walked to the back and pulled a key out of a small box. She then unlocked the window before climbing out of it, trying to make as little noise as possible. Once outside, Snow pulled her phone up to check the time, 23:46 . She set off walking towards the car park and decided to make a phone call. “Hiya, Tiger.” She smiled as arrived in the car park, “sorry did I disrupt something?” Snow grabbed her helmet and straddled her bike, “Yeah, everything you said about a large looking wolf was true,” Snow looked around, “I had two girls in today, one of which looked like she had been in a car crash, and the other had a large gash and dislodged bones.” She jammed her keys into the bike, “I’ll come over now, see you soon” Snow pulled her phone away from her ear, “Bye.” She hung up. Snow put her phone back in her shorts, and put her helmet firmly upon her head, adjusting the strap around her chin until it felt comfortable and secure. She twisted her keys anti-clockwise, which in turn started the bike. Snow then set off towards her girlfriend’s house. *** “Nurse Snow, I need you out here now!” Septic called as Cutie replaced Pinkie’s bandages around her arm; who had woken up just minutes earlier. “Nurse Snow!” He repeated, but he received nothing in return once again. Cutie walked away from Pinkie before proceeding swiftly into the back room. She knocked softly yet rapidly against the door and placed her hand on the handle. “Twyla?” Upon opening the door, she noticed that Twyla’s clothes were scattered over the ground and the window was wide open, “Dr Septic? She’s gone.” “What?!” He ran over and stood in the doorway for a few seconds, an expression of pure disbelief written across his face. “Really?!” He flung his pad down onto the ground and stamped on it repeatedly in a mildly amusing fit of anger. Panting heavily after his daily dose of exercise, he spat that which was searing through his outraged mind through gritted teeth, “Fucking bitch! She must have gone to Moonlight’s!” “Septic, calm down, please.” Cutie said, covering her mouth and stifling a giggle as he whipped his head to his left and glared at her with wild eyes and a soon-to-be-ruined complexion. “Why?! You know I have a thing for Moonlight! If Twyla goes over to hers, then Moon could like her over me!” “Septic, there is no point in trying. Moonlight’s gay, you have literally a zero percent chance of getting with her.” “I’m still gonna try!” He rocketed out of the room, almost tripping over an operating table before scrambling back into a stable sprint. “For God’s sake!” “Hey, Nurse. What’s up? Sounds like he’s having a rough day...” Pinkie asked as she walked over. “Just the doctor trying to get a girl… Anyway, do you feel any better now?” *** Her eyes shot open and her head convulsed with spasmodic bursts of excruciating pain. She raised herself off the ground and observed her surroundings. She was in her garden, naked. She obviously wasn’t a fan off public nudity, so she attempted to stretch her back, cringing as her head continued to pulsate. She dashed into the house in search of medication, as she feared she may be on the brink of passing out once again. Her hair bounced with every step as she bounded through the doorway, not even having the ability to acknowledge her lack of a door. Reaching her bathroom, she opened up her mirror cupboard which she used for medication, and after having swallowed 3 ibuprofen tablets dry, Fluttershy collapsed onto her toilet seat, clutching her head in strained agony. After about 20 minutes of prolonged torture, Fluttershy’s head cleared up enough for her to at least see and think relatively straight. Thus, she got up and longed for nothing but her bed for the rest of the day. However, upon leaving the bathroom, Fluttershy was met with the sight of her house, which looked as if it had been ransacked by a rampaging behemoth. Looking around her house with her mouth hanging open, Fluttershy regretfully took in the extent to which damage had been dealt. Everything was broken, almost without exception. Fluttershy slowly marched around her home, a zombified expression settling upon her face as she blocked as many emotions as she could. She thickly swallowed her despair and walked off upstairs, her head hanging down as she cast the sickening feeling that comes from severe loss to the back of her mind, at least for a few minutes. The stairs were creaking with her every step, threatening to collapse any second. The noise brought her nothing but pain, as her head begged for mercy. Finally making it to the top, she looked down the corridor to see her bedroom door collapsed on the ground. She chose to ignore the scratches on the door, coupled with the fact that her nails were severely mangled. Everything Fluttershy was taking in was only making things worse, and she simply could not deal with it all at once. Fluttershy collapsed onto her bed and stared up at her roof without making a sound. Deathly silence set across the room as Fluttershy began to lose her composure, sitting in silence allowed all of what she had just witnessed slam into her like a tonne of bricks. Fluttershy broke, as tears began to pour down the sides of her cheeks, dampening the torn bedsheets. Bringing her arms up to shield her ears, Fluttershy began to curl up into a ball, as a torrent of emotions raged within her, ravaging the remains of her sanity and bringing her migraine back with full force. Fluttershy then let loose a wail of despair so sickening, that would make even the most hardened of men cringe in unadulterated pity. This wail was followed by a series of gut-wrenching sobs, as Fluttershy felt her entire world fall apart around her. Her home, everything she had spent her life building up, it was all gone. There were so many things she would be unable to replace. After an hour of crying and regaining her composure, Fluttershy squirmed off of her bed and back to her doorway. Fluttershy stood up and wondered why she had not just stayed in bed, as her migraine had faded and she was exhausted. Fluttershy slowly got changed, feeling as though she was forgetting something. In sombre spirits, she checked her phone, 9:55, Wednesday. “Shit!” She sprinted out of her room and down stairs, having suddenly regained some reserves of energy upon her realisation. Fluttershy had hardly noticed that she was moving unnaturally quickly, as she was already at her door, “I’m late!” *** “Is Miss Shimmer still in hospital?” Rich asked, as Rarity nodded, “What about Miss Shy…?” As if on cue, Fluttershy herself ran into the room. With her hair put up out of the way, along with skinny jeans and a plain shirt, Fluttershy rushed across the room in attempted preparation for the lesson. Mr Rich crossed his arms, “A little late dontcha think?” “I’m…” She coughed as her voice was rough, “I’m sorry. I had a terrible night.” “Detention.” He said flatly, as Shy huffed and sat in her seat, next to Hoops. “Alright, class, today you are continuing on your project. Get into your groups that you were in last lesson and continue where you left off.” Rarity got up and walked over to Fluttershy, kneeling beside her, “Hey, Fluttershy. Feeling any better?” “A little Better then I was the other day, but today I woke up in my garden,” Rarity tilted her head, urging her to continue, “and my house… My house was completely destroyed. I’m scared, Rarity, I don’t know what to do...” “I-I’m so sorry to hear that, darling. I had no idea… Don’t worry. Just talk to any one of us if you need to, you’re in my group anyways.” Rarity stood up as Shy remained in place, when Hoops leaned over and attempted to whisper into her ear. “He-” Thud! Hoops was now on the ground, holding his cheek which was now bright red and sore. Shy’s fist had collided with his face. “Don’t speak to me!” She shouted, as everyone gathered around and the teacher pushed past them. “What’s going on here?!” “Mr Rich, Fluttershy punched Hoops.” One of them said, as Shy got to her feet. She seemed taller than the teacher, and it was only last week when she had been shorter than him, “Did you punch him, Fluttershy?” “Yeah, I nee-” As she attempted to walk past him, Rich grabbed her arm. “Double detention!” “Let go of me.” She said, trying to break his grasp. “I’m not letting go until you say you’re sorry!” Fluttershy smiled grimly at him, twisting her arm around his in order to grab a hold of his upper arm in a vice-like grip. She then began to crank her vice, crushing his confidence, power and authority as a teacher before his very eyes. Rich could feel every pop, crack and slice as Fluttershy was digging her nails into his soft flesh, her crushing force reducing his bones to dust. Streams of fresh blood began to gush forth, as Rich fell to his knees in agony, shaking as he whimpered in horror. Her gaze was locked firmly on his, clearly enjoying the sight of his terror-struck expression. Fluttershy saw Rich as nothing more than a pellucid sugar-glass ornament that would shatter with the slightest touch. This thought alone caused the corners of her mouth to twinge with anticipation, as mania began to consume her being once again. Her rampant Id was leading her descent into utter madness, as her superego grasped desperately at her outstretched arms in an attempt to lift her back to the realm of reason and sanity. Rich stared back at the monster of a girl before him, tears rolling down his cheeks as he shamefully resisted the urge to beg for mercy and scream for aid. Fluttershy then grabbed his torso with her free arm, and after making sure her grip on his arm was secure, she flung him backwards, sending him soaring up through the air over her head, as he let out a screech of fear. Fluttershy laughed maniacally as she heard him crunch onto the ground behind her. The rest of the class had only been watching in morbid curiosity, after having backed into the corners of the room. Many of the girls were crying and bundling up in fear of what they were witnessing. The room went deathly silent for a few seconds, as Fluttershy stopped laughing just as unexpectedly as she had started. She then walked calmly over to a groaning Mr. Rich, who was attempting to climb to his feet, looking equally as feeble as a man in his 90’s. Fluttershy then stood on his stomach and pressed down with all of her weight and strength, causing Rich to cough and spit thickened blood from his mouth as she snickered in mockery, “When I say let go…” Her voice gradually deepened in pitch as she spoke, “I mean, Let go!” She then retracted her foot and seemed to come to her senses, drifting her levelled vision across the room, observing the scene she had just caused with an awful, sickening feeling of grim anticipation. Fluttershy was filled to the brim with those same feelings she had felt upon realisation of the state of her home, she felt like a failure as a human being. “Mr. Rich! I’m sorry, I’m so sorry! I don’t know what happened, I… Oh no, what am I going to do?! Someone call an ambulance!” The rest of the room was still in a state of shock, watching her carefully as she approached them with pleading eyes and jumping out of the way as she attempted contact. Fluttershy looked hurt by this, and began to sob into her hands pitifully. A girl ran over to Rich and began to check his wounds, as another girl from the opposite side of the room drew her phone, dialling for an ambulance. Rarity bravely walked over and placed her hand on Fluttershy’s shoulder. Shy flinched at the unexpected touch. Looking at Rarity’s face, Fluttershy saw that rather than fear, Rarity clearly had suspicion written across her face, yet she did not feel accused in any way. “I-uh… It’s okay, Fluttershy... Do you wanna stand outside? Go into the practice room? Would you tell me what the hell that was just now?” Shy nodded and walked out with Rarity, leaving the other students to deal with the now passed out Mr. Rich. “What am I going to do, Rarity?! I just assaulted him, massively! Not to mention poor Hoops… I’m going to be locked up, I feel so awful…” “Calm down, Fluttershy. You were clearly not in a right state of mind, hopefully Mr. Rich will see that once he… Heals up… A-Anyway, what I’m trying to say is, either he won’t press any charges when he realises something is terribly wrong with you, or, if it comes to it, the Law Court should see reason when presented with the specifics of your situation at the case hearing.” Rarity attempted to pacify her. Sniffling, Fluttershy replied meekly, “I, I hope so, Rarity…” Reaching the end of the hallway they were walking down, Rarity took a set of keys out of her back pocket and reached for the door to her immediate right. After she had unlocked it, they wandered inside. Fluttershy pulled a chair from the side of the room and sat down, as Rarity closed the door behind them. Rarity too pulled up a chair, sitting across from Fluttershy with a serious expression on her face, “Now, do you wanna tell me what’s gotten into you lately? I want to know the whole truth, if you are able to give it to me.” “To be honest, I have no idea. Something has changed inside of me, I’m taller, faster, stronger... It’s scaring me...” She snapped her eyes shut, “Not to mention my voice deepening every now and again.” She reopened them, “I also woke up naked in my garden.” Rarity blushed suddenly, and this didn’t go unnoticed by Fluttershy. She looked down in embarrassment. “There is something that I want you to know.” Rarity said as Shy looked back up at her, eyes wide open. “What is it?” “There was a giant wolf in your cottage and looked to be wearing your clothing.” Shy gasped, ”I had a dream like that. I saw Rarity, Sunset and Applejack.” She thought, as Rarity snapped her out of her train of thought. ”The many things I want to do to her...” The thought of Rarity made Shy bite her lip. “Rarity?” “Yes, darling?” Shy got up as Rarity watched her put the chair away, she joined in on her idea. While standing up, Shy took her chance and grabbed Rarity’s arm, pulling her close to her chest, thus making Rarity place her hands upon her own, “Oh my….” Shy whispered something in her ear making her blush, “W-What?” “I want you, need you. I love you,” Her voice was husky. “There are so many things I want to do to you.” “Fluttershy, darling... Y-You sound sick, are you okay? This all seems a little sudden and unexpected...” Rarity said, looking up at the tall girl. “I’m fine, Rarity.” She smiled, displaying sharp fangs. Rarity felt uneasy due to their close proximity, however it was not like Rarity didn’t like it. If she were being completely honest with herself, she had always liked Fluttershy that way too. Finding out that she’s a fucking wolf makes this opportunity even better and not to mention hotter, thus appealing to her more personal perversions. As Rarity blushed out of shame due to her current perverted thought process, Fluttershy leaned down and pressed her lips hard against Rarity’s. Rarity took a sharp, surprised breath through her nose, her eyes widening. Fluttershy’s lips were surprisingly soft. Rarity suddenly felt something glaze her bottom lip, she realised it was Shy’s teeth running across her lip. This made her moan into Fluttershy’s mouth, however she was cut short as Fluttershy slipped her tongue into her mouth. The ring of the bell went unnoticed by the two. The door swung open, as three girls walked into the room. They came to a sudden halt as they observed the scene in front of them. “Um…” Applejack started, causing Shy to open her eyes and pull away lifting her head up away from Rarity, cringing in shame. She let go of Rarity, feeling those two same overpowering emotions simultaneously. Anger, and fear. Rarity on the other hand was left speechless and her cheeks were flared up. “What the?” “Were you two,” Dash coughed, “making out?” Fluttershy whimpered as she turned her body away from the girls. A sudden burning sensation shot through her arm, “Fluttershy? Are you okay?” Pinkie asked. “I’m f-fine.” She said, holding back the reflexive response to pain with a strained wince. “You sure?” “Y-Yeah.” Her arm began to shake violently. “You seem taller, and you’re acting funny. Are you sure you’re okay, sugar?” Applejack asked, concerned for her friend. “P-Please stop asking q-questions...” Rarity snapped out of her silence then shook her head, “Hi, guys.” “A little late, Rarity.” Dash said, as Fluttershy spun around to face them. “Woah, what happened to your eyes?” Dash asked, as she walked closer to her. Someone knocked hard against the door, making her flinch and hide behind Pinkie’s drums. “Come in,” said Applejack. Celestia walked in and began to talk to the four girls as Shy remained behind the drums, her heart beating as so in an unwanted solo. Her breath was shortened and she couldn’t scream. She found that she could merely open her mouth, only to find that the words were taken away. Increasingly, her breathing began to sting at the back of her throat, her eyes narrowing as the stinging became worse, until she heard the door close and a call for her name. Ignoring the call, Shy groaned as her skin began to tear. She looked down and panicked, moving backwards suddenly and thus knocking the bass drum over. Along with this, all the other parts fell to the ground. She rolled down onto her knees, looking upwards with big eyes to see Celestia looking down at her, concern written across her principal’s face. Rarity and Applejack helped her up to her feet. “Fluttershy?” Celestia started, as she spotted an officer behind her. “I’ll take it, Celestia. I’m Officer Neon, and I would just like to ask you a quick question, Fluttershy. Are you responsible for the attack against Mr Rich?” Fluttershy began shaking, then nodded slowly. Neon sighed and pulled something off his belt, Fluttershy turned to look at Rarity as she felt something cold touch her wrists. Looking back at Neon, Fluttershy watched as he placed handcuffs on her from the front. She reacted impulsively out of fear due to the unwanted contact, thus grabbing him by his neck and lifting him into the air with one arm. The others backed up quickly. “P-Put me down,” Neon tried to say to the clearly frightened girl. “I can’t!” Shy tried to pull her arm away, but it wouldn’t move. Celestia rushed in from the side and tried to help him by grabbing Fluttershy’s arm. Fluttershy didn’t like anyone touching her, especially her principle. So, she tried to get Celestia off of her, but it was no use due to the cuffs. Fluttershy eventually broke them and whacked Celestia across the room, she hit the wall and landed in a heap. Applejack ran over to aid her principle, whilst Rarity, Pinkie and Rainbow looked over at Celestia. As they turned around they saw something large shift. Just behind Fluttershy was a large, bushy tail. Rarity stared, as her friend grew massively in height whilst Neon struggled even more as her arms began to tear, revealing blood coated jet black fur. The blood was splattered onto the officer's face, as Fluttershy let out a low growl and her cheeks split, showing Neon that clearly an animal was trying to escape from its confines. She snarled at the officer, her eyes narrowing at him as Neon saw the change in her eye color. Her naturally calm, emerald blue irises slowly shifted into a deep crimson, they pierced through his own. Neon felt something wet upon his neck, he looked to see Fluttershy’s hand split open, and slowly Neon started to feel something sharp prick his skin. He screamed, as Shy felt his vital veins pop in his neck. She continued to dig her claws deeper into his flesh, as her legs opened up. Rarity stared in utter horror, as Rainbow and Pinkie backed up. Applejack helped Celestia to her feet and left the room in a hurry. Fluttershy felt Neon go limp in her hands, she opened her mouth and prepared to devour Neon’s corpse. She dropped onto all fours and turned to see the remaining three left in the room. Never breaking her gaze away from the trio, she sunk her teeth into his soft flesh. Blood slowly dripped onto the ground as Rarity continued to back up whilst the other two ran out in terror. “Pussies!” Rarity shouted in a very unladylike way as Shy crawled slowly towards the helpless girl. Rarity hit the back wall as Fluttershy still stalked towards her, her new chew toy that was now slowly being drained of it’s insides twitched every now and again. Fluttershy got close enough to Rarity’s face in order for her to smell the blood. Rarity began to breath heavily and Shy dropped the body in front of her, like a dog fetching a stick and bringing it back to it’s owner. Fluttershy sat down and stared straight into Rarity’s eyes. She lowered her head and used her muzzle to move the body closer to the freshly traumatized girl. Two paramedics ran into the practice room to see the blood on the ground, the large wolf and Rarity. “Ma’am, please stay calm,” One of them said, as the other one slowly walked towards the animal. Turning around, Fluttershy saw the paramedic moving close to her, and so she snarled at him. “Needle! Careful!” His partner shouted as he turned around. “No shit!” He turned back to her and shimmied over to Rarity, “Come on, let’s get you out of here,” Rarity shook her head. “No, she’s gonna get mad,” Rarity replied, as Needle grabbed Rarity’s arm a little too hard, making her gasp, “Ow!” Fluttershy turned around and growled as she stood up. Fluttershy was towering over the paramedic, as he let out an audible gulp. She swiped savagely at him, cutting his stomach open as his internal organs dropped out splashing into a thick crimson pool on the ground. He let out a low, gurgling groan and fell to the floor onto his knees, his throat filling with sticky fluid which caused him to hack and cough hoarsely. Shy picked him up by the head and squeezed as hard as she could, causing his head to explode. a loud, sickening squelching noise followed it, as Rarity covered her eyes when blood began to splatter across her dress and skin. The first paramedic gagged and ran out of the room screaming. Fluttershy held the body of someone who wanted to help, but he had hurt Rarity, he had to pay1 . She threw him into the air and let his lifeless body hit the ground. She ran out of the room and dashed down the corridor, Rarity followed with haste. The window at the end of the corridor was broken and shards of glass covered the ground. Luckily, no one had seen Fluttershy, except Principal Celestia, Applejack, Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash. Shit. What is she going to do now?