The One

I awoke to find myself being wrapped around by Fluttershy. She had curled up around me, shivering and crying. I gently shook her, getting her to wake up. "Fluttershy, are you okay?" She looked at me wide eyed. "I was so scared! Such a horrible nightmare..." She said, still sobbing, though not as heavily. "I'm here, Fluttershy, I'm here." I said softly. trying to get her to relax a little bit. She just kept crying, and I held her closely, trying to make her happier, because her sadness was killing me. Please... Don't worry... I'm here now... I'll protect you..." I cooed softly, and hugged her tightly for what felt like an eternity.

Later~

"So what was your dream of?" I asked. Fluttershy sat in the the chair across from me, me sitting on the couch as usual. "Well, it was of us fighting Olga... Of you guys dying off, one by one..." She slowly started growing tears back in her eyes. I looked at her calmly, but with a little concern. "Fluttershy, don't worry, nothing like that would ever happen. Really..." I embraced her a little loosely, so as to not make her feel trapped, but to at least give her a little comfort. I didn't know exactly what is was that was bothering me, other than Fluttershy's sadness, but I didn't let it get me down just then. "You're alright, Fluttershy. Let's go get some breakfast." I started towards the kitchen, but she grabbed my arm. "Carry me...?" She said shyly, then immediately stared at the ground. "I...I guess..." I picked her up and put her in a piggyback position and walked to the kitchen.

Twilight's House

"Twilight, I need to talk to you about something." She looked at me with a concerned look, but welcomed me in. I sat on one of the chairs in the library, and she sat across from me. "So, what is it you need to talk to me about?" I looked at her calmly, trying to make this not sound invasive. "Do any of you other than Fluttershy like me? Not friendship like, but like like." She suddenly grew a clearly visible blush. "Well.... Maybe..." She was now entirely red in the face. "Twilight, your expression tells me only one thing." She looked at me with an embarrassed expression. "You do, don't you?" All she could do is nod. "Well... That figures... Anyone else?" "Not as far as I know... Rarity is better at telling these things about people. You should ask her." Twilight said. "Alright, I'll get onto that. Bye-bye." I waved backwards as I was walking out the door. "B-Bye..." I heard, and closed the door. On to Rarity's Boutique.

Rarity's Boutique

I knocked on the door, loud enough to get her attention. This might seem unnecessary to say, but she was working with a sowing machine, and anyone who has used one can tell you they are quite loud. I heard the machine click off and saw Rarity walking to the door through the peep hole on the door. I questioned why she had one for a moment, seeing as no one else in Ponyville did, but I didn't bother to ask. The door flung open, and I saw a tired looking Rarity. "Yes, how can I help you dear?" She said. "Hey, I need to talk to you about something." I replied. "Okay, come on in. I'm on my last assignment and then I have the day to waste." She walked back strolled back into the boutique and I followed in, realizing I had never seen the inside of her home.

"So, Rarity, I need to ask something, something you might get embarrassed about..." She led me to the kitchen and asked, "Something I would be embarrassed about? What might this be?" I looked at her calmly. "Does anyone else like me? Other than Twilight and Fluttershy." She gave me a curious look. "You managed to get the answer out of Twilight? She was the only one I couldn't get an answer to that question out of. Anyway, yes, I can tell you, and no, I'm not embarrassed. But why should I tell you? Isn't that a little bit invasive of their privacy? Really Blaine, you should think these things through..." She gave me a curious expression afterward. "Why do you want to know?" Suddenly, my face lit up red, but I didn't have time to explain. The ground shook, and we heard a booming voice.

"You know, I would come back and try to take over Equestria again, but we have bigger things to deal with." The voice said. Rarity shivered a little. "Discord..." She said quietly. "Who's that?" I asked, curious having not been here for that event. "I am Discord, god of chaos and malevolence. You may call me Discord. I usually try to plummet all of Equestria into eternal chaos, but it's different this time. I am going to help you all defeat Olga." He suddenly appeared in front of us in Rarity's boutique, and it was a surprise to me. "Well, let's go talk to Twilight then." I walked out of the kitchen and to the door, Rarity in pursuit. I saw Discord on my shirt. He looked more cartoony. "Why are you on my shirt?" "I don't feel like walking." "Leave it to a super villain to be lazy." I said. We headed off to the library.