Life and Death

Fluttershy hadn't screamed harder in her entire little life. After all, anypony would being shot by a surely fatal blast of magic, designed to seep into the victim and destroy them with a blaze of flame from within (well, that's a bit of a guess...). Such a meep moment, seeing only grayish-black as you're destroyed with... a surprisingly warm creature? But no-pony could have got here that fast! Even Dashie isn't THAT fast! Fluttershy thought.

"Um, Fluttershy?" she heard a voice supposedly attached to Twilight. "You can stop screaming now." Fluttershy felt herself blush.

It was then she realised the 'warm thingy' had come of her face, she realized the whole room had stopped, even Queen Chrysalis, who had a look of horror and shock on her face. Princess Celestia's pupils had almost disappeared and her mouth was wide as she was switching between staring at Chrysalis and whatever had protected her from the deadly blast.

"Twi," Rainbow whispered. "I don't think she's noticed yet..."

"Well, she's going to look down now Dashie! You IDIOT! Twilight screamed. Fluttershy looked down as she saw the only creature in Equestria who's capable of saving her that fast (WITHOUT creating a sonic rainboom) who was currently curled up, groaning, with a dark flashing bruise on their side. Discord.