The Blacklit Tale of Fighter Shy

THE BLACKLIT TALE OF FIGHTER SHY
Chapter Four: Burning Bridges
Written by TheCrimsonDM

Fluttershy stood fearfully in the back ally unable to move as the two thugs holding her forced her to watch. The brown Stallion used his knife to slowly draw a red line across Rarity’s cheek. Fluttershy screamed and tried to break away but the two stallions held her fast. One of the stallions then forced Fluttershy onto the cold hard ground. The brown stallion did the same to Rarity.

Fluttershy and Rarity stared at each other in terror for a moment. Rarity said, “Close your eyes darling, and don’t open them no matter what.”

The world began burning and her side screamed in agony, Fluttershy closed her eyes and everything turned into a world of hot burning pain.

***

Fluttershy sat up quickly panting heavily, and sweating profusely. Her entire side was burning but worse than that was the dream she just had. Fluttershy felt hot tears running down her face as she held herself and whispered, “it’s okay, it was just a dream.” She repeated this line to herself for the next few minutes.

Finally Fluttershy had calmed down just enough to analyze her surroundings and realized that she was lying in Sweetie Belle’s bedroom. This meant she had to be at Rarity’s. Fluttershy looked at her side, and found bandages had been wrapped around her ribs. She could also feel a few bandages on her face as well. She was in rough shape, but it looked like Rarity had taken good care of her.

Fluttershy finally pushed herself out of the bed and onto the ground. As she put her full weight onto her legs her side screamed in pain causing her to nearly shout, “Shit, damn it that hurts.” For a few agonizing moments she stood still waiting for the pain to subside. When the pain had dropped back to a tolerable level she realized exactly what she had just said. She looked around nervously praying that nopony had heard her utter those fowl words, and after feeling satisfied that she was indeed alone, she walked out of the room; each step bringing a new surge of pain through her side.

She made her way down the stairs slowly, and found Rarity sitting at the kitchen table. Rarity was enjoying a glass of orange juice, and a sandwich. On Fluttershy’s approach Rarity’s eyes grew wide and she asked, “Honey, how are you walking? You should be resting still.”

Fluttershy found a spot to sit next to Rarity and rested her head on Rarity’s shoulder. Fluttershy was quiet for a moment, attempting to recall exactly how she had gotten here last night. She gave up and asked, “How did I get here?”

“You came to me last night, you were injured…you told me that you had been in a fight,” Rarity explained in a very quiet voice.

Fluttershy was quiet for a moment before saying, “Did I tell you anything about the fight?”

“Not much I’m afraid…but you came here with a lot of money in your saddlebags…and your mane is dyed red…Fluttershy what happened?” Rarity asked, her voice was full of tension.

“Remember when I told you I needed to find something to make me important?” Fluttershy asked. Rarity nodded and Fluttershy continued, “Well, I’ve been fighting in this tournament thing. I’ve been winning too…but last night I guess my opponent hurt me pretty badly.”

“But…but that is so…this sounds so unlike you,” Rarity said nervously. Fluttershy was quiet, and Rarity then added, “This…this is scary Fluttershy. I don’t like seeing you hurt.”

Fluttershy felt a growing sense of guilt for getting Rarity involved in this. She let out a sigh and wrapped a leg around Rarity giving her a hug. The motion hurt her ribs but she didn’t let go as she explained, “Rarity, this is important to me…and I only have one more match. After that I swear that I will quit these fights…for you.”

Rarity nuzzled into Fluttershy’s mane and asked, “You promise?”

“I Pinkie Pie Promise,” Fluttershy said.

“Thank you. But can you explain why your mane is dyed red?” Rarity asked.

“It’s my secret identity, I’m known as the Crimson Fighter in the ring. Now that you mention it though, I need to wash the dye out before anypony sees me like this,” Fluttershy said.

“Well…you can’t very well wash it out yourself, you are far too hurt for that,” Rarity stated.

Fluttershy felt her cheeks beginning to warm as she thought of the implications of what Rarity had said. Rarity then added, “Oh I can give you a wonderful make over.”

Fluttershy’s hopes of an intimate bath with Rarity were dashed in that instant. Oh well, she could wait for Rarity, after all she was determined to make this relationship work out. Fluttershy dropped her leg back to the floor and said, “I’ll also need your help with something else…if…um….you don’t mind.”

Rarity looked at Fluttershy and asked, “What do you need?”

***

Several hours later Fluttershy was laying on Rarity’s bed and watched the door open as Rarity entered the room. Rarity looked a little tired but she looked happy. Fluttershy’s mane was still a little damp after the bath, and her fur felt soft and clean. Fluttershy smiled at Rarity and asked, “So, how did it go?”

“You were right about Angel being very capable. He helped me feed all the little animals, and everything. It was hard work though, and I don’t mean to sound rude when I say that; I don’t envy your job,” Rarity explained.

Fluttershy knew that even if she was home, she would have been unable to help all her little animal friends today. Rarity was so kind to do this for her, but she still missed her animal friends. She wondered how long she was going to be hurt for. Hopefully she would be better by tomorrow.

Fluttershy felt something heavy on the bed next to her distracting her from her thoughts. Rarity had crawled on the bed and was now lying next to Fluttershy. Fluttershy looked over at Rarity and saw a smile across Rarity’s face. Fluttershy couldn’t help but study Rarity’s perfect body, her eyes being drawn ever downward and resting on Rarity’s flanks. Fluttershy felt her heartbeat increasing in speed as she studied the perfect curves of Rarity’s body. Rarity’s legs were closed though and Fluttershy stared longingly at them.

Rarity’s legs slowly spread apart revealing to Fluttershy the white pony’s most intimate area. Fluttershy stared as her heart began pumping ever faster, the area between Fluttershy’s legs began heating up immensely. Rarity said, “I’d like to try…this with you…if you’re interested.”

Fluttershy looked up at Rarity’s face and noticed the usually white unicorns face was now a shade a bright red. Fluttershy leaned her head forward and gently kissed Rarity. Pulling back a little bit Fluttershy said, “Alright.”

It was a little painful for Fluttershy to reach her hoof over but it was well worth it as she stroked the white unicorns soft chest lovingly. Rarity made some small noises at the sensation, and Fluttershy began sliding her hoof down across Rarity’s belly. Rarity continued making the sweet little noises as her breathing intensified. Fluttershy finally reached Rarity’s marehood, and stroked it gently. At first the white unicorn was making little moans, but then she started making another sound.

Fluttershy stopped and looked into Rarity’s face. Rarity had her eyes clenched tightly in what appeared to be fear. Fluttershy pulled her hoof back suddenly and asked, “Rarity, are you alright?”

Rarity closed her legs tightly and whimpered. A few tears began running down her face as she said, “I’m scared…I know that I shouldn’t be, but I’m so scared.”

Fluttershy didn’t know what to do, this was not how she expected this to turn out. She rolled over completely onto her side, thankfully it was the side that didn’t hurt and brought her clean hoof up to pet Rarity’s cheek. Fluttershy said, “Shhh…it’s okay…I can wait for you. How about we just cuddle right now?”

Rarity nodded and then scooted herself into Fluttershy’s chest. Fluttershy wrapped a leg around Rarity while whispering, “Shhh…I love you Rarity, and I always will.”

Fluttershy held Rarity tightly while letting the unicorn cry all of her pain and sorrow away. Even if this wasn’t how Fluttershy had wanted things to turn out, it was still nice to be able to be there for her dearest friend, and lover. The two of them simply lay together in that position for the longest time, Rarity softly crying into Fluttershy’s chest, and Fluttershy gently stroking Rarity’s mane. Fluttershy closed her eyes and began drifting off to someplace warm, and safe.

***

“What are you doing?” asked a strangely familiar voice.

Fluttershy felt the warm fur of Rarity against hers and she opened her eyes. The sunlight coming through the window cast an orange light across Rarity’s side. Rarity was asleep but Fluttershy could have sworn she heard somepony say something.

“I asked you what you were doing?” the voice asked again.

Fluttershy looked over and saw Rainbow Dash hovering at the edge of the bed. Rainbow Dash wore an expression somewhere between anger, and confusion. Fluttershy wasn’t sure what to think of Rainbow Dash’s presence except that she didn’t want Rainbow Dash to question Fluttershy’s injuries.

“What are you two doing?” Rainbow Dash asked in a slightly more agitated tone.

Fluttershy didn’t want her special somepony to wake up so she looked at Rainbow Dash intensely and said, “I am cuddling with my very special somepony. Considering the fact you broke up with me, I can’t imagine you should have a problem with this.”

Rainbow Dash growled as she said, “How come nopony else knows about this?”

“We wanted to take things slowly and make sure that we are right for each other before telling anypony,” Fluttershy explained.

Rainbow Dash crossed her legs and huffed in anger before saying, “Whatever, just don’t hurt her…because if you do, I’ll be coming after you.”

Fluttershy should have felt afraid of Rainbow Dash, but right now her entire body was beginning to shake with a barely contained anger. Fluttershy looked Rainbow Dash dead in the eyes and said, “Fuck you.” Rainbow Dash’s mouth hit the floor as she hovered there in complete shock. Fluttershy then added, “You destroyed me, and now you threaten me like this. Do you really believe that I would dare hurt Rarity? You have no right to say anything about me and her, none at all.”

Rainbow Dash didn’t seem to know how to process this at first, but after a few moments of confusion she settled on anger. Rainbow Dash put her hooves on the edge of the bed and leaned in saying, “She was raped, Fluttershy, and if you ever force yourself on her I will brake you. Frankly I have no idea how you could do what you did to me, not after you and Rarity were ra-“

“Shut the fuck up, if you ever threaten me again then you will need to watch your ass because I will beat it silly,” Fluttershy threatened in a near shouting volume.

Rarity began to stir next to Fluttershy and opened her eyes. After seeing Rainbow Dash she exclaimed, “What’s going on here?”

Fluttershy spoke first saying, “Rainbow Dash just broke into your house again, she was just leaving though…now weren’t you?”

Rainbow Dash had a murderous look in her eyes as she said, “Yeah…after a couple of years of peace…I guess it’s about time for me to leave.”

Rainbow Dash turned and left the room flying out the open the window, presumably the same way she had come in. Rarity then looked grave as she said, “Oh dear…were you two fighting just now?”

Fluttershy looked out towards the window. That arrogant, self absorbed, bitch had always outshined her, always taken the things that she wanted first, always treated her as being beneath her. Hell at one point Rainbow Dash had actually attempted to sale Fluttershy into slavery…over a stupid Daring Doo book. Fluttershy looked back at Rarity and said, “Yeah, we were. I’m never going to lie to you, Rarity, so I’ll just tell you now…a lot of pent up anger is going to come out between me and her at some point. When it does…please don’t intervene, I couldn’t handle it if you were hurt in the crossfire.”

Rarity looked sad, but she didn’t say anything, she only reached out and hugged Fluttershy. Fluttershy wrapped both of her forelegs around Rarity and began crying into Rarity’s neck. Her anger was gone, and replaced by a deep emotional pain. It felt like Fluttershy’s entire world was falling down around hr and there wasn’t anything she could do to stop it. Not a damn thing.

***

Fluttershy had rested another night at Rarity’s before she was able to walk without pain and returned home. It was nice of Rarity to take care of her like that, but it didn’t feel right to have her special somepony doing all this for her. A few days later Fluttershy found herself wandering around looking for anything to make her forget about Rainbow Dash, who had been haunting her memories ever since their fight.

Fluttershy eventually made her way over to Applejacks farm where she hoped to find some advice from her oldest friend. Applejack was busy apple bucking a tree, Fluttershy watched as the apples all landed perfectly into the baskets set around the tree.

Fluttershy walked up and said, “hi Applejack…I…um how are you today?”

Applejack looked up at Fluttershy her eyes flashed with anger for a brief second as she asked flatly, “what do ya want?”

It was jarring to see such a reaction from Applejack and Fluttershy quickly said, “I had a fight with Rainbow…um…I wanted to know if you cou-“

Applejack cut her off by saying, “Ah heard all about what’cha did to Rainbow Dash, and about what yer doin with Rarity, and, Fluttershy, Ah’m not gonna lie; Ah’m disappointed in you.”

Fluttershy felt her ears fold back as she began walking backwards. Fluttershy felt her breathing begin to increase as she realized that Rainbow Dash had probably told her everything from her perspective. Feelings of fear and shame took hold of her heart and she began trying to explain, “I…I w-w-was j-j-just trying t-t-to-“

“Just trying to break the fillies heart?” Applejack accosted her.

Fluttershy’s knees felt week as they began to wobble and Fluttershy closed her eyes tightly as she said, “I loved her. She b-b-broke my heart.”

Applejack was quiet for a few seconds before asking, “So you didn’t tell her to buck off?”

Unable to handle this any longer Fluttershy turned to gallop away and felt somepony put there hooves on her shoulders and stop her. Fluttershy opened her eyes to see Twilight staring back at her. Tears began crawling down her face as she said, “I thought that she was crying because I wasn’t good enough for her. That’s why I tried to have sex with her a second time.”

Fluttershy’s knees then gave way and she fell into Twilight’s embrace. Applejack then said, “Darn it, sugarcube. Ah can’t really fault you for that…Ah just thought that maybe you were acting out after what happened to you, and that Rainbow Dash was just caught in the middle of it.”

Twilight said, “Fluttershy was attacked, Applejack. I don’t think she would do that…unless…no Fluttershy wouldn’t do that.”

“Ah’ve seen it happen to other mare’s Twilight. Heck Ah’ve seen it happen to stallions too. Sometimes after ponies get hurt they try to get the feeling of control and power back ya know. Most times they do like Rarity and hide from the world,” Applejack explained.

Twilight held Fluttershy closer and said, “Look I know all about the psychology of a vic-survivor. But…I mean Fluttershy isn’t the kind to do that to other ponies. Fluttershy is…too kind.”

“Twi, she has been preaching about getting more confidence, and not being a pushover for the past month. She attacked Pinkie Pie for telling her that she was raped, and then she bucked Rainbow…Dash…” Applejack said, her voice trailing off fearfully.

There was a stillness in Fluttershy’s heart as she played Applejack’s words in her head over, and over again. The word, rape, was all that her mind could focus on. Fluttershy wasn’t raped, these ponies knew that she had won the fight right? Fluttershy pulled away from Twilight’s embrace and saw the terrified look in her eyes.

Fluttershy nervously explained, “I wasn’t raped, look I told Rarity not to tell anypony but I beat up our attackers. I killed a few of them I think. I wasn’t hurt too badly, just a concussion…that’s all.”

Fluttershy didn’t remember being hurt, she has only had weird dreams right…dreams that was all. If she had been hurt like that, then she would surely know. And she definitely wouldn’t be okay with touching mares, nor would she be seeking out the intimate company of mares even more than normal…in fact she was almost obsessed with intimacy every time she was with Rarity so she was just fine.

Neither Twilight nor Applejack said anything, and the silence quickly became deafening. After a few long minutes of silence Fluttershy laid down at Twilight’s hooves and asked in a tiny whisper, “was I really r-r-r…hurt?”

Applejack placed a kind hoof on Fluttershy’s back and said, “Yes, sugarcube…you were hurt something aweful, you and Rarity. We’re trying our best to help you two, Ah promise.”

Fluttershy’s entire body should be shaking with fear, but instead it only went numb. Her heart became still, and a deep feeling of loss covered it. Fluttershy laid there not wanting to move, not wanting to eat, not wanting to do…anything. She just wanted to sleep, and never wake up. It felt like everything was over, nothing would ever be worthwhile or good again now would it?

Twilight used her magic to lift Fluttershy off the ground and said, “I’m bringing you somewhere to rest, okay?”

Fluttershy didn’t have the strength to respond anymore, instead she just grunted in compliance. Twilight then took her inside Applejack’s home and there she was laid on Applejacks bed. After a few minutes Fluttershy closed her eyes and drifted off into sleep, there was no point in staying awake any longer, in fact it was pointless to do anything…anything at all.

***

Fluttershy lay on the cold hard ground staring off into nothingness. Her body was in torturous pain, her head was screaming at her, her legs were stinging, her sides were throbbing, and her insides were burning. Her vision was still blurry from the blow they had struck her with at the end, but at least that was beginning to clear. Fluttershy was still facing Rarity, so when her vision finally returned to normal she could see Rarity lying in front of her.

Rarity’s mane was stained with blood, and her eyes were red and purple. Half of her face was covered in crimson as the cut on her face continued spilling over and out onto the ground. Fluttershy was only glad that she didn’t have to see what Rarity looked like from behind, not after what the stallions had done to them. But seeing the dead look in Rarity’s eyes was something that had destroyed Fluttershy, it was almost like nopony was home inside Rarity’s mind.

Fluttershy was still able to think, still able to feel, and still able to move. She pushed with what little strength she had left after the attack, and felt the cuts on her legs screaming in pain. When she finally stood all the way up she looked at Rarity and walked to her side. With great difficulty she lifted Rarity off the ground and onto her back.

Rarity’s blood, and other warm liquids began dripping onto Fluttershy’s back as she carried her. Fluttershy walked with very slow, and very cautious steps out of the back ally. It was getting dark outside, but Fluttershy knew the direction of the hospital and began heading towards it.

If only Fluttershy had been strong enough to fight them, if only she had tried to fight, if only she wasn’t such a pushover. She didn’t fight them though, instead she let them do whatever they wanted to her, by the time she had even realized just how bad this was going to end it was already too late to defend herself. The worst part of all was the way they made Fluttershy watch Rarity, and what they did to her.

The walk to the hospital was either very long with nothing happening, or very quick. It was hard to tell as she continued to black out on the way there. She would be walking, everything would go black, and when she opened her eyes again she was still walking and a little closer to the hospital. When she finally arrived she walked through the doors.

The ponies that were waiting to get in turned their heads and watched in morbid fascination as Fluttershy walked passed them. When Fluttershy arrived to the help desk she saw some nurses and a doctor come out to help her. She helped lay Rarity onto a stretcher and softly kissed her forehead. Fluttershy then looked at the doctor who was talking to her. Everything he said was muddled though, as though Fluttershy was underwater. Fluttershy then closed her eyes, only this time she collapsed into the darkness.

***

Fluttershy opened her eyes and found herself inside a small bed smelling faintly of apples and sweat. Fluttershy enjoyed the mixture of smells and was reminded of Applejack as she lay there in that unfamiliar bed. It took a few minutes before Fluttershy finally made the connection of her dream, and what her friends had said.

She was lying inside of Applejacks bed, or so she assumed. The numb feeling clawed its way through Fluttershy’s heart again taking away any enjoyment she had found in the bed’s scent. Fluttershy just lay there giving in to her depression, she finally knew why she had felt like everything was off, and everything was a lie.

Fluttershy never won that battle in Manehattan, she had lost it, and she had then been forced to watch every single despicable thing that was done to her, and to Rarity. Rarity was forced to watch as well, and even though Rarity had appeared stronger at first in the end it was Rarity who had been broken completely by the act.

Fluttershy knew now that her position was far worse than it had ever been before. She was now nothing but a broken, useless, piece of garbage. Rainbow Dash had deserved something, anything better than her. It was no wonder that Rarity was scared when Fluttershy had begun being intimate with her a few days before. Rarity might never be able to handle such activity again, and the fact that Fluttershy had craved such activities since then only told her one thing; she really was a disgusting piece of trash.

“Honey, how are you feeling?” Rarity asked from Fluttershy’s side.

Fluttershy looked up and saw her love standing before her. Fluttershy felt a small light turn on in her heart as she asked, “How did you get here?”

“The others came over to tell me what happened to you, do you remember?” Rarity asked cautiously.

Fluttershy did, even though she didn’t want too, she did remember. Fluttershy mumbled in response, “I remember everything.”

“Y-y-you know that…um…we still have each other, so it isn’t…life is still worth living if I have you,” Rarity admitted.

Fluttershy looked up into the unicorns gentle blue eyes, and found a sense of peace, and safety there. More so than anything else Fluttershy found a purpose there, her purpose was to take care of Rarity, and Rarity’s was to take care of her. Fluttershy actually found herself smiling a little as she stared into those eyes. After a few long moments of silence Fluttershy finally said, “I love you.”

“I love you too, honey,” Rarity replied, her eyes beginning to water.

Fluttershy forced herself to sit up, the simple motion took every ounce of strength she had plus some that she didn’t. Sitting upright Fluttershy said, “We’ve been destroyed…but…but we don’t have to give up, do we?”

Rarity shook her head and said, “Of course not, in fact my therapist says that I can recover my lost confidence with time. I’m sure the same goes for you too, but I think that maybe all this violent behavior might be-“

Fluttershy cut her off by saying, “I was looking for a way to get my anger out. I failed to keep you safe Rarity, when I was strong enough to stop it, to stop all of it. All I would’ve needed to do was act…and I didn’t. I’m so sorry, Rarity.”

Rarity reached over and gave Fluttershy a one legged hug before saying, “You do not need to apologize to me. In fact…I support everything you have done to try and help yourself. Maybe it doesn’t make a lot of sense to me, but that ‘thing’ you have been doing, has been helping you deal with your problems. You have even finally accepted the truth of what happened to us.”

“How many times did you all try to tell me what happened?” Fluttershy asked.

“A lot…it’s been over a month since the…attack. You had a terrible concussion for a few weeks though, and you were really weird…it was hard to take care of you but we all did our best,” Rarity explained.

“I don’t remember any concussion, or you girls taking care of me…it’s almost like a black spot in my memory,” Fluttershy explained.

“Well you did have minor brain damage, you seem to have recovered but you were in extreme denial until today,” Twilight said as she entered the bedroom.

Fluttershy looked at Twilight and asked, “How many times did you try to tell me about what happened?”

“Four times. We were being gentle about it, but Pinkie Pie actually sat you down at one point and forced you to hear her out. You broke when she finally made you understand, and then you attacked her. We decided it was best to leave you denial after that…at least until after you tried to date Rainbow Dash,” Twilight explained.

Fluttershy looked away and said, “I’m so sorry for what I did to her…I just…I don’t know what I wanted…control maybe, but whatever I wanted I know that I hurt her…it was a mistake but I don’t think she can ever forgive me now.”

“You’re right, I don’t know if I can…but I’m still here for you,” Rainbow Dash said from behind Fluttershy.

Fluttershy turned quickly to face her and saw Rainbow Dash hovering outside the window with a small grin on her face. Rainbow Dash then added, “I’m the element of Loyalty, so of course I’ll still be here for you.”

Fluttershy looked away, and feeling guilty she closed her eyes and said, “I’m sorry…I just hope you don’t mind my relationship with Rarity…”

“Oh I mind…but whoever you want to be with is your business, just…please don’t make me watch you two kiss,” Rainbow Dash half joked. Fluttershy could tell that she really didn’t want to see Rarity and her kissing, and she couldn’t blame Rainbow Dash for that.

“Uh…did Ah miss something?” Applejack asked.

“Yeah, did you just say that you two were in a relationship?” Twilight asked.

“Uh duh she just said that, but the real question now is, how far along are you two already? Are you special someponies, or are you engaged, or did you two run of to Los Pegasus and get married already?” Pinkie Pie asked.

Everypony looked over to the wall and on top of Applejack’s dresser sat a grinning Pinkie Pie. Twilight opened her mouth and asked, “How did you get there?”

“I climbed up here silly,” Pinkie Pie explained.

“I meant how did you get in here, you were not here just a second…you know what never mind. I’m better off not knowing how you broke the universe this time,” Twilight said.

Pinkie Pie simply smiled at them. Fluttershy was glad to have her friends around to accept her, to help her through her darkest times, and her recovery. Fluttershy was still depressed, but that feeling of numbness was disappearing by every second she spent in the company of her friends and the company of Rarity especially.

***

The rest of the week was a little uneventful, for some reason Ponyville seemed to have something crazy happen at least once a week, but it was quiet after that. Fluttershy had continued getting closer to Rarity, and Fluttershy somehow managed to make up with Rainbow Dash…sort of. There was still a lot of tension between the two of them, and that tension might never fully disappear but hopefully it would become better in the near future.

The day of the final fight had finally arrived, and Fluttershy had healed up nicely for the fight. Fluttershy now dressed as The Crimson Fighter once again stood in that familiar ring, the ground was hard, flat and covered in a layer of gravel. This match was going to be a true test of the fighters’ skills, and whoever she was going to fight had won just as many matches as she had. This fact alone guarantied her opponent was going to be a strong one indeed.

Fluttershy had considered not coming to the final match, but after much deliberation with herself she came to a conclusion. The fights had stabilized her anger, and helped her work through her pain. She promised Rarity that this would indeed be the final match, after this she would no longer fight for money. After getting all those bits though she could probably afford to treat Rarity like a princess, and that was exactly what she aimed to do.

The final fighter appeared walking down the ramp way leading to the center ring. Fluttershy watched in disbelief as her opponent stood before her. Fluttershy’s opponent was a pegasus with a blue fur coat, and a rainbow colored mane. Her cutie mark was a cloud with a rainbow colored lightning bolt coming out of it. Fluttershy was about to fight Rainbow Dash.