Immoral Decisions

       The next day, Rainbow Dash flew carelessly above the skies of Ponyville.  Even as high up as she was, the weather was absolutely flawless.  The breeze was only a little chilly, but it was made up for by the shining sun.

       The graceful cyan pegasus didn’t even bother to do her normal tricks and stunts.  Today, she was just flying to ease stress and enjoy the perfect weather.  As she flew, she looked down on the grand city of Ponyville.

       At this time of day, the streets were filled with ponies.  The market was bustling as well.  The voices of hundreds of happy ponies filled the air around her from down below.  Rainbow Dash never felt so satisfied.

       But…what was there to do on this day for a pony as care-free as herself?  No matter how beautiful the day seemed, boredom would always find its way into Rainbow Dash’s conscience.

       “I know!  I’ll go see how Fluttershy’s doing!”  The mare exclaimed to herself.

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       Rainbow Dash changed her direction, and began flying away from the region of Ponyville.  Her target now was the cottage on the edge of the Everfree Forest.  From the height of which she resided, seeing her target was no problem at all.

       Although the cottage was fresh on Rainbow’s mind, she was not in a hurry.  As she flew, the slightly cold breeze chilled her feathers, causing her to shiver a bit.  Fluttershy must’ve felt so cozy inside with her fireplace.

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       In little time, Rainbow Dash touched down on the ground in front of her friend’s cottage.  She approached the front door, and rapped on it lightly.

       She then stood patiently for Fluttershy to answer.  She stood there for almost five minutes, but got no answer.  While she was waiting, however, she heard frantic banging and rustling noises.

       Rainbow Dash was confused.  After hearing these strange noises for a minute or two, Angel Bunny answered the door.  He was standing on a stool, and was wearing a huge smile.

       His smile vanished instantly, however, when he caught a glimpse of Rainbow Dash standing at the door.

       “Um…hello, Angel Bunny.  Isn’t Fluttershy home?”  She asked nicely.

       Angel’s face was worried.  He shook his head, and shrugged his shoulders.  Rainbow Dash’s eyes widened.

       “Wait…you mean you don’t KNOW where she is?”

       Angel nodded.  He started using body-gestures to explain to Rainbow Dash what had happened.  Rainbow Dash studied Angel’s acting with a solemn look on her face.

       “So…you say she left to do something last night, and just…didn’t return?”

       Angel nodded again.  Rainbow Dash nodded in return.

       “Okay…that means she’s missing, and it’s my job to go find her.  Thanks for the info, Angel!”

       With this statement, Rainbow Dash took off back into the air.  Angel Bunny sighed heavily, and closed the door.

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       Before she knew it, Rainbow Dash was back in the skies again.  Only this time, she had a purpose to be flying.  With her first destination locked on Ponyville again, she surveyed the ground below to make sure she didn’t miss her pegasus friend on her way there.

       Once Rainbow Dash had reached the crowded city, she touched down in front of a house on Main Street.  Ponies covered the roads around her, chatting and going about their normal business.  Rainbow Dash sighed in exasperation.

       “There’s no way I’m going to find her here…”  She muttered to herself.

       The mare began to walk up and down the street, closely studying the road next to her.  If Fluttershy was in that crowd, it was going to take another full moon to find her.

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       Upon traveling back down the street for the seventh time, Rainbow Dash heard a noise to her left.  She turned toward the noise, and saw nothing but a dark, abandoned alley.  She jerked her head back toward it as soon as she looked away.  A glimpse of color caught her eye amongst the unforgiving darkness that enveloped it.

       Rainbow Dash began to walk slowly down this alley.  She looked around at her surroundings, cringing at all the dankness that it contained.  As she continued, spots of red started appearing on the concrete ground.

       “What the hay…?”

       Her fear rising, Rainbow Dash continued down the alley with a slightly picked-up pace.  She also noticed the noise getting louder as she got closer to the middle of the passage.

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       Then, next to a dumpster to her left, Rainbow Dash got a clearer view of the blotch of color that caught her eye previously.  It was Fluttershy, curled up in against the wall and crying lightly.

       “Fluttershy!  Holy sweet Celestia, what happened to you?!”  Rainbow Dash exclaimed.

       Fluttershy looked up from behind her hoof.  Her eyes widened as soon as she saw her cyan friend standing before her.

       “Rainbow Dash!  I’m so glad to see you!”  She cried.

       She got up off of the ground, and hugged Rainbow Dash as tightly as she could.  Rainbow Dash returned the favor without a second doubt.  She closed her eyes as Fluttershy continued to cry over her shoulder.

       It didn’t take the pegasus long to notice something odd about her friend.  First of all, as she hugged her, Rainbow Dash noticed that Fluttershy was very sticky against her skin.  In addition, her hair smelled rather repulsive.

       “Okay, Flutters, I need to see what happened to you.  Let me take a look.”

       Fluttershy stepped away from Rainbow Dash, giving her a clear view of her broken body.  Rainbow Dash gasped in horror.

       Her butter-yellow friend was completely abused.  Cuts and bruises covered her body from head to hoof.  Small drops of clotted blood tainted her features, as well as the purple blotches that peppered her yellow appearance.  Her left eye was swollen almost completely shut.  Her cutie mark was hard to see under the red marks that stained her flank.  Her wings were clipped at the end, bent sideways, and covered in scratches.

       Rainbow Dash flinched at her friend’s worst feature.  Semen covered almost all of her body.  It was all over her face, most of which was around her mouth.  Random splashes of it could be seen covering her body, as well as her hair.  Large amounts of it dripped out of her nether regions, creating puddles on the ground beneath her.

        “Fluttershy…oh Fluttershy…who could’ve done this to you?”  Rainbow Dash asked in utter shock.

       Fluttershy’s crying began to intensify again as she answered, “I don’t know…it was so dark, I…I didn’t get to see who it was…”

       “What exactly happened?  How did this occur?”

       “Th…They raped me, Rainbow Dash!  They didn’t show any remorse!”  Fluttershy burst out, crying uncontrollably for the second time.

       “We have to tell somepony!  This can’t go unavenged!”

       “No, Rainbow, don’t!  They said if I told anypony…they’d…”

       “They’d what?”

       “They’d make sure it was the last thing I ever said…”  Fluttershy finished, stopping again to cry heavily.

       “What if you’re pregnant, Fluttershy?  What would you do then?  You see, this isn’t going to get better if you keep it bottled up.  Someone has to be informed!”  Rainbow Dash explained coldly.

       “Is my life worth it, Dashie?  I know they’re going to find me, and it’s going to be worse than the last time if you tell anypony!”

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       Rainbow Dash stood in silence.  She stared at her beaten friend, and said nothing.  She was thinking.

       Fluttershy continued to cry into her hoof.  Rainbow Dash sighed.

       “It’s okay, Flutters…it’s going to be okay…come here…”  She whispered.

       Fluttershy approached Rainbow Dash, and hugged her dearly for the second time.  Fluttershy was still crying into Rainbow Dash’s shoulder.  They stood there for an extremely long time, trying to ease tensions that Fluttershy had built up.

       “Alright, Fluttershy.  Now let’s go back to your cottage.  We’ll get you cleaned up, we’ll get you something to drink, and we’ll give you a nice place to rest.  I’ll stay there with you the whole time.  And then, tomorrow, we’ll get you tested for any signs of pregnancy.  Does that sound cool?”

       Fluttershy nodded slowly.  Rainbow Dash hoisted her friend up onto her back, and carried her back to her cottage.  Fluttershy gripped her carrier with the remainder of her life.