Fluttershy approached the small dirt road that entered into the forest with a sigh of relief. Today had been too much for the shy mare to handle. First of all Angel had decided becoming a barber was a good idea. Not to mention the fact that the dog he decided to give a haircut to had just been adopted. Then there was the lack of food for winter, when most of her little furry friends went into hibernation! Other little things not worth nitpicking over like the lack of herbs for tea also had stressed out Fluttershy.
The yellow feathered mare admired the late autumn colored trees surrounding her, the soft colors slowly calming her nerves. She soon felt a light smile form on her muzzle. Sadly it did not last long. In fact it was wiped clean off her face within seconds of hearing a loud Thump! that was soon followed with voices.
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"Hey, watchit Applebloom!" Scootaloo screeched as a light yellow hindhoof connected with her side.
"Didn't mean to scoots'! Sweetie's tail is in mah face, can't see a thing!" the yellow filly shouted.
"I knew this was a bad idea! What pony has a cutiemark in making string from potion making, why can't we try things like knitting!" the white filly replied with a defeated look on her face.
"Well can't knit without potion-made-string?" Applebloom said trying to look on the bright-side of the situation.
"I really don't see how we're going to knit if we're tied together! Besides it's not like I'd ever get a cutiemark in something so lame!" Scootaloo stated as the other two rolled their eyes.
The three fillies froze as a yellow and pink mare emerged from the brush. "Wh-hu?" Fluttershy stammered as she tried to analyze what she was seeing. Sweetiebelle, Applebloom, and Scootaloo lay tied together with various potions laid around them. After a second she seemed to snap out of her trance," Oh dear! Is everypony alright?"
"More or less?" Sweetie said slowly as Fluttershy approached and began untying them.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The three fillies now stood in front of Fluttershy who had her brow raised," What in Equestria were you thinking? You could've pulled something, or maybe even broken a bone with the way you were tied together!"
With their heads hung low the three fillies all said in unison," We're sorry!"
"That's fine, we should probably get back." with that sentence Fluttershy turned around and began walking back toward her cottage. Though she didn't get far before she heard glass breaking. Her head swung around quickly to find the three fillies standing in some liquid. Her eyes nearly popped our of her head as a little tentacle grew at an alarming pace on Scootaloo's shoulder.
"W-wh- ah- uh! EEK!" Fluttershy tried desperately to say something.
Within a matter of minutes three mutants stood in front of Fluttershy, speaking gibberish. "AGHHHH?!" she ran away from the creatures once known as Sweetie Belle, Applebloom, and Scootaloo at full speed screaming.