Fluttershy sighed and trotted towards Sugarcube Corner, her soft pink mane bouncing slightly in front of one of her baby blue eyes. She watched carefully as each pony passed her, continuing with their busy and important lives. She tried not to think about the other ponies, because they didn’t even matter to her. The only thing that mattered to her was the other five. Her friends. Fluttershy’s friends. If they couldn’t be hers, then no one could have them. She knew that if Dash, Twilight, and the other three didn’t exist, Fluttershy would just be an outcast. Ponies would pass her by and mutter things like “animal freak”. What good is a pony who is an animal whisperer? Her friends had way more important lives than she ever did. Rainbow Dash, the pony that proved the myth of the Sonic Rain Boom to be true. Rarity, the “fashion show” pony who has designed for many, including designing the gowns and suits for a royal wedding. Pinkie Pie who-
“Hi Fluttershy~!” I voice cooed, making the small pony snap out of her thoughts. She focused her attention on the giddy pink pony in front of her.
“O-oh Pinkie Pie… I was looking for you…” Fluttershy mused, tilting her head slightly to look at the bouncing Pinkie Pie. The pink pony’s smile grew wider at her friend’s words.
“You were??” She asked enthusiastically. Fluttershy nodded innocently.
“Well, what is it~?” Pinkie questioned, still hoping in place.
“U-uhm… it’s Angel’s birthday tonight and I-“
“Say no more~! I’ll be there with cake and cupcakes and banners and confetti and-“
Fluttershy’s small giggle made Pinkie Pie stop ranting.
“O-okay thanks Pinkie Pie. I knew I could count on you to bring the party…” She giggled, a large smile threatening at the corners of her lips. The pink pony danced and bounced around her friend.
“Well of course! When’s the party??” She asked, staring into the light blue gaze of Fluttershy’s.
“Uhmm… 7:00…” She stated, picking a random time off the top of her head. It was 4:57 now, so that would give her enough time to “get ready” so to speak. Pinkie Pie nodded at her and pivoted on one hoof, heading back to her bakery/house. She bounced the whole way there. Fluttershy raised an eyebrow at her and turned around, heading towards Twilight’s house.
She got to her purple friend’s house quickly, picking up the pace half way through her trot to get there. She knocked on the door half-heartidly with one lightly yellow colored hoof. The brown door swung open quickly. Twilight Sparkle straightened up quickly and smiled at her.
“Hi Fluttershy! How are you doing?” She asked. Fluttershy looked everywhere but at her friend.
“I’m fine. I was just letting you know that Angel’s birthday is tonight, and I wanted you to come…” She whispered. Twilight nodded.
“Well yeah I’ll come! When is it?”
“Tonight at 7:00…” The yellow pony said, finally looking directly at her purple friend. “Oh, and Twilight?” Twilight Sparkle nodded at her to go on.
“Uhm, Angel has wanted a book on rabbits, so, could you pick one out of your library to give to him for his birthday? I-I mean if it’s no trouble for you to give away a boo-“
“Oh it’s no trouble Fluttershy. In fact, I have a book on rabbits right here~!” She mused, trotting over to her book shelf and pointing to a white book.
“Great, thanks Twilight. Just make sure to bring it to the party tonight.” She smiled, waving one of her hoofs and turning around as Twilight Sparkle shut the door.
She trotted her way back down the cobblestone steps and onto the cement sidewalk. Upon luck, she came across a white pony with a curly purple mane trotting next to an orange pony with a chocolate brown hat. She smiled to herself. ‘That saves me some walking’ She thought, tip toeing her way up to her other friends.
“Howdy Fluttershy~!” Applejack greeted, smiling a huge toothy smile. Rarity dipped her head at her and smiled also.
“What brings you here?” The white pony asked, flipping her large purple mane out of her eyes.
“I wanted to invite you guys to Angel’s birthday tonight at 7:00.” Fluttershy said, wanting to get to the chase already. Applejack nodded.
“Uhm, well sure I could come! What about you Rarity?” The orange pony asked, turning her head and fixing her gaze on the blue eyed pony. Rarity brought her hoof up to her chin to think.
“Well yes, I can come. I have an outfit to design… buuuuuuuut it’s not due for another two weeks.”
“Perfect.” Fluttershy grinned. “I’ll see you ponies tonight then. Thanks~!” She called, turning around and trotting towards Cloudsdale. She heard Rarity and Applejack call “your welcomes” to her. Fluttershy just casually shrugged them off and looked up at the clouds.
“R-rainbow Dash?” She called quietly. She craned her head to look up at the clouds and scanned them for a light blue pony. She slumped and sighed. Opening her wings, she strained to get above the ground. She furiously flapped her wings until she was finally in the air. Fluttershy grunted as she flew to the top of the clouds. She closed her wings and looked around.
“Rainbow Dash?” She called again, raising her voice an octave. She peeked down over the cloud at the ground and saw a neon orange pony with a hot pink mane.
“Oh for the love of…” Fluttershy groaned, fluttering slowly down to the ground to confront Scootaloo.
“Hey Scootaloo~” Fluttershy said, touching down on the ground.
“Hey Fluttershy.” She said casually.
“Have you seen Rainbow Dash anywhere?” She questioned. Scootaloo shook her head, her hot pink mane bouncing around.
“Naw.” Fluttershy slumped.
“Uhm, if you do, can you tell her to come by my house at 7:00 please? Tell her it’s a party.” She stated, nodding at the smaller pony. She nodded back.
“Alright.”
“Bye Scootaloo…” Fluttershy whispered when she turned around. She quickly trotted her way back to her house, which was only a five minute walk. She hoped up the steps and pushed open her door. The first thing that she looked for was the clock. It flashed 5:19.
“Hello Angel.” She said sweetly, walking over to her white pet bunny. It rolled his eyes at her.
“What’s wrong my little angel? Are you mad that I didn’t bring home a present for you?” She asked; worry clouding her soft blue eyes. The rabbit squeaked at her angrily and turned its head away.
“Angel I’m sorry, don’t be like that~.” She cooed, staring directly at the small animal. It squeaked at her again and crossed it’s little fluffy arms. Fluttershy nudged the small animal.
“C’mon tell me what’s wrong~. Let mama make it better!” She smiled, poking the animal’s side. It squeaked angrily again and bit at her. Fluttershy yelped quietly and examined her hoof. A small bite mark was planted in the middle of her yellow hoof. Fluttershy narrowed her eyes and picked up the small animal by its tail.
“What did I tell you about biting, Angel?” She said, smiling. The rabbit’s eyes widened and it shrunk up against her hoof.
“That’s right Angel. It’s a very bad thing to do~…” Fluttershy stated, and at that, she painfully dropped the rabbit to the floor. It landed on its face and pouted into the floor boards. Fluttershy just simply shrugged.
“What did I tell you Angel? Biting is bad.” She said, turning around and leaving the emotionally hurt bunny alone.
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Pinkie Pie had gotten there around 6:30 to hang up decorations. At 6:55, Twilight Sparkle had shown up with a small wrapped present. Fluttershy smiled to herself.
“Thanks for bringing the book.” Twilight nodded at her.
“Where did I put this?” She asked, using her horn to lift up the book. Fluttershy tilted her head.
“I’ll take it… thanks again Twilight.” She said, grabbing the box in her mouth and taking it around the corner. Fluttershy opened up a black door and threw the present down the stairs. She heard some commotion out in the front room, so she quickly trotted out there. She saw that Applejack and Rarity had arrived. A huge smile was plastered on Fluttershy’s face as she greeted them.
“Hi~!”
“Well howdy Fluttershy.” Applejack smiled. Fluttershy nodded at her and glanced at the door. ‘Come on Rainbow Dash…’ She whispered, sighing. Fluttershy turned her attention back to the partying four.
“Alright, I have prepared drinks for you all. It’s apple juice, so the thanks go to Applejack.” Fluttershy stated, walking into the kitchen and coming back with a tray full of five drinks in her mouth. Twilight Sparkle helped out by placing each of the drinks on the dining table. The were all accompanied by straws. An orange one for Apple Jack, a purple one for Twilight, a white one for Rarity and so on. She grinned as each of her friends took gulps of their apple juice.
“This is really good~!” Pinkie Pie hollered, downing the rest of her glass. Fluttershy smirked. She’d be the first one to go down. She glanced over at Rarity who was slightly sipping her drink. Apple Jack had just finished her glass, and Twilight was half way done.
Fluttershy left the room and quietly giggled to herself as she heard each ponies’ body hit the hardwood floor. She came trotting back in when she heard the last one go down.
“Oh… are we all getting tired? Well that’s a shame, Angel’s birthday party just started~!” She laughed, tip-toeing next to Pinkie and grabbing her by her mane.
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The pink pony woke up with a loud cough. She opened her eye lids gently and noticed that she was plunged in darkness.
“A-are we playing hide n’ go seek Fluttershy?” She lazily said, shaking the sleep from her eyes. It took her a minute before she realized that something was holding her down. She leaned forward to get a better look in the darkness. A light brown rope tied her hooves to a damp cobblestone wall. Pinkie Pie whipped her head around and examined the room.
“H-hello~? Fluttershy?” She called, concern started to mask her voice. She writhed on the ground, but that just caused the dry ropes to rub up against her skin. She could already feel a painful rash developing underneath the ropes.
“Fluttershy is this a prank??” She yelled, worry clouding her eyes. She was actually panicked now. Her pink body was shaking slightly.
“Fluttershy!” She yelled.
“Uhg, Pinkie, keep your voice down…” A voice yawned from across the room. She perked up a little.
“A-apple Jack???” She called, hope actually rising within her.
“Yes Pinkie?” She said lazily.
“Apple Jack wake up! I-I don’t know where we are and-“
“Whoa! Why am I tied down?!?” Another voice yelped. Pinkie recognized it to be Twilight Sparkle. She heard panic in her voice as well.
“Where is Fluttershy at?!?!” Pinkie Pie yelled, biting her lip as the ropes cut into her skin and rubbed up against her rash.
“I’m right here~!” A soft voice giggled. The pink pony gulped as the lights flicked on. They were very bright. Pinkie had to squeeze her eyes shut and she winced.
“W-what are you doing Fluttershy? I-is this a game??” She asked, opening her eyes slowly. The yellow pony shrugged.
“Sure. It can be.” She said, trotting towards her. Pinkie shook her head and looked around the room again. She saw a desk with a present on it, and next to the present were cupcakes and streamers. There was also a large kitchen knife and a pair of scissors.
“Hey! Fluttershy! What the hell is yall doin’ to us!?!” Apple Jack called out, thrashing around in her ropes.
“You’ll find out.” She stated bluntly, glancing in the direction of the green eyed pony. She gulped.
“Wake up Rarity would you?” Fluttershy asked sweetly, grabbing a cupcake. Apple Jack shook her head at her and closed her eyes.
“Wait.” Twilight whispered, focusing her attention on the blade that was placed on the dark wooden desk.
“I’m going to try to cut the ropes and figure out just what the hell is going on here.” At that, Twilight’s horn lit up and she watched as the knife was gently lifted off the table and brought to her. She watched shakily as Fluttershy leaned Pinkie Pie up against the damp wall. Twilight noticed the bright pink cupcake in the yellow pony’s hand.
“What are you doing~?” A voice mused. Twilight gulped and stopped the knife.
“I-I was… I-I mean..” She sputtered, dropping the knife to the floor. Fluttershy sighed and trotted over to her.
“Oh, my poor, poor Twilight…” She whispered, looking down at the knife.
“I should have gotten rid of your horn first off… I knew it would be a problem…” She stated, grabbing Twilight’s horn between her two hooves.
“Fluttershy? W-what are you doing?!?” She yelled, feeling pressure on her horn.
“Your horn is giving me such a problem… with you being all magical and all…” She stated bluntly, picking up the knife.
“Fluttershy stop!” She yelled, little salty tears starting to form in her eyes. Fluttershy positioned the blade right next to her horn.
“DON’T!” Twilight screamed, jolted forward to try and dodge her swing. But instead, she felt hot white pain on her head.
“Oh no… now look what you did… tsk tsk tsk…” Fluttershy scolded, watching as an even stream of blood made its way down her purple friend’s face. Pinkie Pie and Apple Jack watched in horror, their bodies frozen with shock. Rarity was still unconscious next to the orange pony.
“Fluttershy why are you doing this!?!?” Twilight yelled. Fluttershy shrugged.
“I’m jealous.” And with that, the yellow pony swung the blade as hard as she could. It cracked right through Twilight’s purple horn and as it did, she let out the most blood curdling scream. Rarity jolted awake.
“Wha-? H-huh?” She yawned. Twilight sobbed and looked up at Fluttershy as she bent down to pick up her horn.
“Oh, this is gorgeous.” Fluttershy gaped.
“I mean, the cut is so clean~!” She giggled, flipping over the purple horn and examining all of the edges.
“I can just feel the power radiating off of it too~! Man Twilight Sparkle, you are magically gifted…” She breathed, turning her gaze back to her friend.
“Well, at least, not anymore.” Fluttershy laughed, tossing the horn onto her desk as she grabbed another cupcake. Apple Jack stared in awe at Twilight Sparkle.
“M-my horn…” Twilight sobbed.
Rarity looked down at her ropes.
“Darling why are we tied up? A-and why is Twilight Sparkle crying?” She asked. Apple Jack turned to Rarity.
“I don’t know, but Fluttershy is going crazy, a-and I’m really freaked out!” She said, shaking. Rarity froze in awe and stared at Pinkie Pie.
“Pinkie… my dear, dear Pinkie… You love cupcakes, right?” Fluttershy asked, lifting up the bright pink sweet. Pinkie Pie nodded solemnly.
“That’s good.” Fluttershy whispered, shoving the cupcake down Pinkie Pie’s throat, wrapper and all. The pink pony writhed and coughed, spitting up bits of the chocolate cake. She gasped for air.
“F-Fluttershy!” She screamed, thrashing around in her ropes. Her rash got worse.
“I thought you said you liked cupcakes…” Fluttershy said, tilting her head. Her soft pink mane covered up her now dark blue eyes.
“I-I do! B-but Fluttershy! W-why are you doing this?!?” She asked, tears spilling down over her cheeks.
“I told you guys already. I’m jealous.” She said bluntly.“Now, stick out your tongue.”
Pinkie Pie shook her head.
“Stick out your tongue NOW.” Fluttershy demanded, prying open the pony’s mouth and grabbing her tongue. She screamed as she saw Fluttershy grab the knife.
“Your taste buds are what make you crave for the sweets that you make.” She stated.
“Do you know where your taste buds are located?” Fluttershy asked, tilting her head. Pinkie Pie sobbed loudly and made no effort to answer.
“They’re on your tongue silly~!” She said, bringing the blade right close to her tongue. Pinkie began to shake. Fluttershy quickly swiped the blade, and ripped off her tongue painfully. Rarity turned her head away. Blood pored down from Pinkie Pie’s mouth as she tried to form the words “help”. Fluttershy dropped her tongue on the cold hard ground.
“Disgusting…” Fluttershy whispered to herself, grabbing the streamers. Pinkie Pie still sobbed over her lost tongue.
“You love to party, don’t you, Pinkie Pie?” She asked, showing off the streamers. Pinkie Pie shook her head.
“Oh? You don’t? I thought you did… Oh well, might as well go out lying.” Fluttershy said casually, wrapping the streamers around the pony’s neck. She gasped.
“Fluttershy don’t!” Twilight screamed. Fluttershy just shrugged off her pleas and began to choke Pinkie Pie. She coughed and sputtered, all the while thrashing about and writhing. A couple seconds later, the pink pony fell limp against the cold floor.
“Oh Celestia…” Apple Jack mouthed, staring in horror at her dead pink friend. Fluttershy loosened her grip on the streamers and sighed.
“She was a nice pony…” The yellow pony whispered to herself, frowning. She whipped her head around quickly and eyed Rarity. The white pony started to shake.
“D-don’t…” She whispered, watching as Fluttershy trotted over to her. She grabbed her friend by her purple curly mane and dragged her to where Pinkie Pie was. She started to cry.
“W-what are you going to do to me?!?!” Rarity asked, sniffing. Fluttershy trotted over to her desk and grabbed the scissors.
“You’re very pretty…” Fluttershy stated, smiling as she walked back to the white pony. Rarity froze as the her so called friends grabbed her mane.
“I want it.” Fluttershy whispered, starting to cut off her curly purple mane. Rarity gasped and yelled.
“NO!”
“Keep quiet.” The yellow pony stated bluntly, yanking her head forward by her mane. Rarity winced and cried softly as she watched her once beautiful hair fall to the dirty floor below her. When her mane was gone, Fluttershy smiled at her and picked up the fluff that was her hair. She sarcastically pranced around in it.
“Oh look at me! I’m so pretty~!” She laughed, before abruptly stopping and turning around.
“W-what?” Rarity asked.
“You have a horn~!” She said excitedly, prancing over to her and smiling. Rarity froze in awe.
“Oh no…” She mouthed.
“Oh yes!” Fluttershy laughed, picking up her scissors again. She put the horn between the two blades and closed them quickly. Rarity cried out.
“Uhg, stupid scissors…” Fluttershy groaned, tossing the bloodied blades to the floor. Rarity’s horn was only half way cut, so Fluttershy grabbed the horn between to hooves and brutally yanked it off. There was a horrible, cracking/ripping sound, and when the yellow pony looked down, she saw that she had ripped off some excess skin down Rarity’s face.
“Oops…” she whispered, examining the white horn in her hands.
“What?!?” Rarity winced, now feeling the pain on her head.
“Oh, nothing… you’d be too horrified to look anyway…” She stated, walking over to her desk and pulling out a metal jar. She also grabbed Twilight’s horn.
“WHAT HAPPENED?!?!” Rarity screamed, thrashing around.
“I said you wouldn’t want to look!” Fluttershy yelled back, driving the purple horn into the white pony’s blue left eye. She screamed loudly and cried, writhing and wincing. Apple Jack and Twilight Sparkle had to turn away. They couldn’t do anything anyway.
Fluttershy jabbed the other white horn into Rarity’s right eye, blinding her entirely. Reaching behind her, Fluttershy grabbed the metal jar and popped open the lid.
“You do also have a beautiful coat… it would be a shame if something happened to it…” Fluttershy whispered, dumping some of the bubbling green liquid onto Rarity’s flank. She cried out when it came into contact with her skin.
“It’s acid… you like~?” Fluttershy smirked, dumping the liquid on different parts of her skin. Rarity sobbed into the cobblestone floor.
“One last thing before you go.” Fluttershy said, dumping the entire jar of acid over her heart. It burned quickly through the first three layers of skin, then through the bones, then it came into contact with her heart. It melted the beating organ immediately. Rarity closed her eyes with one final scream.
“Aw, all of your beauty has come to an end… what a shame…” Fluttershy sighed, turning her head away from the singed and bloodied white pony. She whipped her head around quickly.
“Who’s next?!?!” She laughed. Apple Jack huddled next to Twilight Sparkle as they both started to cry and shake. Fluttershy pouted.
“Okay fine… we do it your way. Both at once~!” She stated, walking over to the two ponies. They gasped.
“Fluttershy…” Twilight mouthed. “What’s gotten into you?!?!”
“Jealousy. I’ve already told you that twice.” She whispered, trotting over towards the orange pony.
“Apple Jack.” She stated, grinning.
“W-what?” Jack gaped. Fluttershy bent over and grabbed the knife by Pinkie Pie.
“Your favorite thing in the world is apples, isn’t it?” She asked, examining the knife. She nodded once. Fluttershy turned to Twilight Sparkle.
“You like her apples, don’t you?” She questioned. The purple pony gulped and nodded. Fluttershy giggled.
“Alrighty then~!” She laughed, bending over and cutting around the orange pony’s cutie mark. She thrashed around and screamed shakily. When there was a deep enough incision around the three apples, Fluttershy gripped the skin and tore it off the muscle. Apple Jack cried out in pain. The yellow pony shoved the skin towards Twilight.
“Eat it then.” She stated bluntly. Twilight shook her head vigorously.
“You said you like apples, now eat it!” She screamed, shoving the orange cutie-marked skin down Twilight’s throat. She coughed and spat it out immediately. Fluttershy slumped.
“Uhg. You ruin such good things…” She stated, glancing down at the slightly chewed spit-covered piece of skin.
“Well, I guess now it’s your turn.” Fluttershy shrugged, trotting over and grabbing the wrapped book off of her desk. She tore off the white and black wrapping paper.
“Your favorite thing in the world are books… so now,” Fluttershy started, walking back to Twilight. “I’m going to kill you with one.” And at that, Fluttershy brought the book down roughly across the purple pony’s face. She gasped and spit out a small wad of blood. Just as the yellow pony readied her self for another hit, the dark black door swung open. Apple Jack gasped and smiled.
“Rainbow Dash!” She yelled. The blue pony stared down in shock and the two dead ponies in the corner.
“What the HELL HAPPENED HERE!?!!” She screamed, flying down to them.
“I-It’s Fluttershy! She’s gone mad!” Twilight yelled. Fluttershy dropped the book and turned around.
“Just the pony I wanted to see…” She said casually, grabbing the knife and a set of ropes of her desk. Rainbow Dash touched down on the ground.
“Fl-Fluttershy?” She whispered, watching as she tied her hooves together with ropes.
“WHAT ARE YOU DOING RAINBOW DASH?!?! SHE’S GOING TO KILL YOU!” Apple Jack screamed, wincing when the pain of her cutie mark cut came back.
“You’re too late anyway Rainbow Dash.” Fluttershy stated, finishing the knot on her hooves. The blue pegasus flapped her wings wildly.
“The one thing that I could not do but was born for was flying. You were gifted with these wings, so I want them.” She said, bringing the knife down on her wings. It broke the first layer of her blue wing skin. Rainbow Dash yelled out obscenities with each strike that she did. Finally, Fluttershy yanked off the wing. It tore loudly and painfully.
“Fluttershy… w-why?” The pegasus sobbed through tears. Fluttershy turned away.
“I-I’m jealous…”
“Jealous?” Rainbow Dash yelled, silently screaming out when white hot pain shot up through her side where he wing was. Blood poured down and onto the floor.
“You guys all have meanings… I mean you… you did the sonic rainboom… people say that It was just a myth and you proved them wrong…”
“Why do you have to be jealous of that?!”
“Because people actually like you…”
“Hun, people like you too…” Apple Jack said, saying anything at this point to get Fluttershy to stop hurting them.
“Yeah.” Twilight said, going along with her orange pony friend. Fluttershy shook her head.
“No they don’t…”
“W-wait… let me just know why you’re killing us…” Twilight asked. The yellow pony sighed.
“I’m jealous of you guys… you guys all have places and are important. No body even looks twice at me…” She whispered.
“I just wanted to be like you guys… I figured that if Rarity wasn’t the prettiest then I might be… or that If Pinkie Pie wasn’t liked by everyone then maybe people would like me…”
“Y-you don’t have to kill us!” Apple Jack yelled. Fluttershy sighed.
“I-I….”
“Fluttershy…” Rainbow Dash whispered. “You are liked… you don’t know how much people need you…” She admitted. Fluttershy stopped and sighed.
“I-I’m sorry…” She said, shaking her head and turning away.
“I-I mean I just watched two of my best friends get killed… but I can still forgive you…” Twilight Sparkle whispered.
“Yeah…. Yeah me too…” Apple jack retorted.
“So how about we put down the knife, you untie us, and we go upstairs and enjoy the rest of the night?” Rainbow Dash suggested. Fluttershy let go of the knife and it fell down with a loud ‘clank’.
“Yeah…”