Chapter 2 - Is it True?

“No, no, NO! This can’t be happening!” whispered Pinkie sharply as she walked through Ponyville with her head held low.

Fillies bounced around her legs joyfully, but all Pinkie could think about was the impending danger. Comet Dust was usually never wrong, so that meant it had to be happening. But Pinkie couldn’t believe it. If it was true, it could mean the end of Equestria. The princesses would perish, each and every one of them. Surely Comet knew? If she didn’t, why had she been in such a hurry?

The usually joyful and smiling Pinkie’s lips were drawn into a frown as she trudged along, not even noticing where she was headed but knowing she was going somewhere. With each step more doubts filled her mind. What if Comet was actually wrong this time? She doubted it, but she couldn’t be sure what to think.

Comet was spirited. She could easily just be pretending, trying to get all of her mother’s friends worked up about nothing. Maybe she *would** joke about this....*  thought Pinkie, her muzzle bumping into something right in front of her hooves. She looked up to see that she had walked all the way to Fluttershy’s cottage. “Coming!” was the faint reply to her ’knock’.

Pinkie Pie looked up as Fluttershy opened the door. She could feel her mane starting to fall flat with concern and sorrow. “Oh, Pinkie Pie! It’s you! Are you alright?” asked Fluttershy softly, concern still evident in the shy mare’s voice.

“Not really.”

Pinkie’s mane kept growing flatter and flatter the more she thought about Comet. What had she seen? Whatever it was, the way the young mare’s blind eyes had darkened told Pinkie it wasn’t good. “Then, why don’t you come in?”

Pinkie Pie smiled gratefully at Fluttershy and stepped through the door as her yellow friend stepped aside. “Thanks.” said Pinkie, cheering up slightly as Angel hopped onto her back.

From the small crack in the doorway, Fluttershy hadn’t really seen what was happening to Pinkie. Now she saw her friend’s flat mane and gasped. “P-P-Pinkie! Y-your mane!”

Pinkie trotted over to a mirror and looked at her reflection. “Would you look at that? Just like at the rock farm.” she said sadly, her smile fading.

“A-and Discord. Pinkie Pie, Wh-what’s going on?”

Pinkie Pie turned to the pegasus and sighed. Angel jumped off as she lifted her head to look at her friend. The little bunny hopped over to Fluttershy and started playing with her mane as Pinkie made eye contact with her. Pinkie’s bright blue eyes became dull with sadness. “No!” Fluttershy cried.

Pinkie nodded and went over to her friend, giving her a hug. It didn’t help either of them, though. As soon as Pinkie and Fluttershy started to hug each other, they broke down crying. Angel , now bored, hopped out the door and turned towards Sweet Apple Acres.