Nightmare

The next morning, Shy awakens to find that Fillyshy is still asleep, so she decides to make some breakfast for them both. She decides to make a simple breakfast, and starts to gather what she needs. Suddenly, a exclemation of excitement rings out from behind her. Shy jumps into the air, startled. "Hey, Shy!" Shy turns, seeing Fillyshy in the doorway. Reassured, Shy resumes her cooking.

"Hey, Fillyshy. What's your favorite drink?" Shy asked, taking a glass from the cupboard.

"Chocolate milk! I just love chocolate milk!" Fillyshy bursts out. Smiling, Shy pours the drink, and hands it to Fillyshy. Fillyshy quickly takes the glass, drinks it down, and rolls around on the floor with glee. Shy smiles, feeling wonderful for making her friend happy. She finishes cooking and serves the food, along with another big glass of chocolate milk for Fillyshy.

After breakfast, the two ponies head into town looking for something to do. Fillyshy bounds down the path alongside Shy, who is still uneasy around others. They reach a clearing, and Shy sighs in releif. She had avoided bringing attention to herself. That is, until she bumps into a pony that she hadn't seen coming. Mortified, Shy feels as though she could melt into a puddle at any moment. The pony, a stallion, looks at Shy and smiles. He introduces himself as Brave Charger. Shy backs up behind Fillyshy, nervous and unsure. Fillyshy takes a step toward the stallion.

"What's up, Brave?" Fillyshy says happily.

"Hey, Filly. I'm doing alright. Who's this?" Brave asks, looking at Shy. Shy slowly looks toward Brave, trying mutter her name loud enough for him to hear. Failing to do so, she retreats behind Fillyshy, hiding in her mane.

"That's my friend Shy! She's new here!" Filly says cheerfully. Shy, overcoming some portion of her fear, looks up at Brave and manages a quiet "Hey."

"Hello, Shy. I'm sorry if I scared you," Brave says apologetically. Shy, gathering her courage, says "Oh, you didn't scare me... I-I-I'm just nervous around other ponies."” Brave nods thoughtfully, remembering his own experience being new in Ponyville. He gives Shy a quick hug to make her feel better. Shy feels somewhat less shakey, but still hides her face from passing ponies. The three ponies make their way to the lake, and rest by it's gleaming edge. Shy begins singing a lullaby. As she sings, Fillyshy becomes sleepy and yawns, politely asking Shy to stop singing. Shy does so with a small smile.

Brave, a short distance away, looks at the other two, trying to come up with a way to become friends with Shy without intimidating her. Shy noticing the daydreaming stallion, walks over to him and asks if he is alright.

"Oh, yeah," he said, snapping back to reality. "I'm just thinking." Shy smiles, staring out over the lake as the sun's rays glint off the sparkling water.

"It's beautiful, isn't it?" Brave says, looking fondly over the scene. Shy looks toward him, nodding in agreement. Fillyshy suddenly jumps into the lake cannon-ball style, splashing the others. Shy laughs as she and Brave dive in with her.

After playing a while, they noticed some other ponies walking toward the lake. Shy gets out and hides in some bushes nearby, not wanting to draw attention to herself, but feels lonely without her friends. Fillyshy, noticing Shy's discomfort, gets out of the water and walks over to Shy, giving her a hug. Brave joins in soon afterward, but the hug does little to ease Shy. They decide to go into town to get some lunch, and Shy starts to relax, feeling more comfortable around Brave.