Standing Out

    I buzzed down a narrow dirt path and finally reached the doorstep of the cottage. I gently tapped against the wooden door and heard tiny steps heading to the entrance. The door creaked open and nopony was there, Thump! Thump! Thump! I looked down and noticed a white bunny smiling up at me. "Oh, hi Angel," I greeted. Angel opened the door wider and pointed to a light yellow pegasus sitting in a lounge chair, flipping through a thick book. I patted Angel on his tiny head and walked inside to Fluttershy. "Hi... Um... I didn't mean to interrupt you or anything..." I looked down at the floor apologetically.

   Fluttershy looked up. She seemed delighted to see me. I sat down on the rug while she closed the book and set it to the side. "Hi Icarus!" She greeted excitedly. I said hello, but my words came out jumbled. "I was just coming to visit, I haven't had a lot of time lately, I'm sorry..." I poked the ground with my hole-filled hoof. Fluttershy stood up and came over, situating herself next to me. "Don't worry about it, you're not in any rush." She answered. "Oh, but I should be sorry! It's so quiet and lonely out here." I said. I stood up. I felt so sorry for Fluttershy, spending all of her time alone. It didn't seem that peaceful.

   "Oh don't worry about me, I have the woodland critters if anything goes wrong." She replied modestly. She trotted over to me as I flew outside. "Well... Ok then, Fluttershy. I guess I'll see ya later." She smiled and waved goodbye as I trotted over the river and into the Everfree forest. I waved to her until she disappeared from view. I knew she did the same.

    I frowned when I began to hear the evil chants of laughter in my head. "Oh look! Here comes the Wrongling!" I heard in my head, though I realized, it wasn't my imagination. I looked up and saw a group of Changelings smirking at me, their eyes narrowed, chanting to themselves, laughing hysterically. In perfect sync, all 4 of the Changelings transformed into Fluttershy mimics. The whooped and hollered in laughter.

   My anger built more and more every time one of them chanted. My eyes began to twitch. I stamped my hoof on the ground, but remebered Fluttershy's words to stay calm no matter what. I puffed smoke through my nose and trudged past them, trying my hardest to block out the screams and whooping. I blew through my teeth when I heard the group following me. I turned around, and so did they. I growled, so did they. I reared up, so did they. "Freaking idiots." I mumbled. They turned around, eyes narrowed, growling angrily. "WHAT?! What did you just say?!" They growled.

   I stamped my hoof and answered them angrily. "I said, FREAKING IDIOTS. Is there a problem?!" They backed up, and charged straight towards me. I felt a fat tear roll down my cheek a moment before I blacked out. "MISFIT! MISFIT! MISFIT! WRONGLING! WRONGLING! WRONGLING!" All buzzing in my head, making me even dizzier.