From Rainbow Dash's Journal

I finally made it out of that house. The one I've lived in for years. The one I've always hated. Smelled bad. Like drying paint. Oh, how I hated that never-ending stench.

Still hate it, actually.

Wait.

Aw, great, now I can remember it. Almost smell it, too. Ugh.

Well, now there's a new smell. The kind that can drive away any bad one. Including drying paint.

The smell of concrete, the smell of grass, the smell of victory.

I'd experienced two of those three scents before, but the third makes 'em better. So much better.

Wow. The wonders of plain and simple liberty.

Oh, I feel good.

Yep, it's that feeling again, the prideful one. It really makes me feel...

I don't know. Good. Prideful, I guess.

Man, I suck at writing.

I like that new feeling for real, though. Starting to get a bit warmed up to it.

Er, gotta focus, though. Eyes on the prize.

I had to find that filly, the one with the butter fur. I would scale any mountain, cross any sea, search every corner of the world for her.

A good plan.

Yes.

Wait.

D'oh, whatever, I know what I mean.

From Fluttershy's Diary

Hello, Diary. Today I saw a pony. She had a rainbow-colored mane. She looked like she was, um, pooping on her Daddy's leg. That's strange. I wonder why she would do such a thing. I have an idea, though...

From Rainbow Dash's Journal

Yep, caught a scent. It's faint, but it's something. I put my muzzle to the ground and followed it.

It was just a stupid dropped bag of peanuts. Perhaps I've finally gone mad.

Wait.

Agh, since when do I say perhaps!?

Ugh, I have no idea what I'm doing now. The nuts led me to some houses, guess I'll search here.

Because why the buck not?

From Fluttershy's Diary

She's here. The pony with the rainbow mane. Right outside my window. I wonder what she's doing here. And what she did back there. I'm starting to get a bad feeling in the pit of my stomach.

From Rainbow Dash's Journal

I heard a noise. Well, I've been hearing noises, but you know. Yep, that pegasus. I should never doubt my senses. Gonna go get her. Somehow...

From Fluttershy's Diary

She just looked at me, no, stared at me. It made me feel even more uneasy.

Oh, I don't know what she wants! She's just circling the house.

I think she's stalking us. Mommy and I. Could she hurt us somehow? Oh, it's really scaring me now. I don't like this feeling. And I know this feeling.

From Rainbow Dash's Journal

Yeah, no way to get in. Figures. I'll just have to get her attention. Bet I'll be good at that one, heh.

From Fluttershy's Diary

Now she's shouting at me! I guess I'll have to talk to her, before Mommy wakes up. I can be brave.

Hopefully...

From Rainbow Dash's Journal

She's coming outside. Success yet again! Man, I'm just on a roll today!

From Fluttershy's Diary

I went outside to face the foal. She seemed very brash, talking about her "awesomeness" and "keen senses".

I'm not sure if I like her or not. And I like everypony.

She said she wanted to stay at my home. I'm not sure if Mommy would like that. I told her, but she didn't seem happy with that answer. I hope she wasn't mad at me. I don't like when anypony is mad at me...

From Rainbow Dash's Journal

Yeesh, that Fluttershy is getting WAY too attached to the human in there. That's dumb. And crazy. I'm sorry, but it is. I wonder if she is being brainwashed or something. Food for thought.

Oh, yeah, and I'm sleeping on the streets tonight, I guess. "Mommy's" gonna be mad if I come inside.

Screw this "Mommy".

From Fluttershy's Diary

My motto has always been "be nice, no matter if anypony can be trusted". I have a few more little mantras, but that one must be somewhere at the top of the list.

I really don't think I trust Rainbow Dash, but she must have faith in me. Must. After all, she came to me before anypony else. Maybe she saw me earlier today. I doubt it, though. But she came to me. Scardey me. That must count for something.

She even called me "Flutter-Butter".

The nickname is cute.

I like it.

From Rainbow Dash's Journal

I don't trust that pony at all. She just left me out in the cold. Man, I would've worked something out for her. I bet she's crazy. For all I know, I could be crazy. Doesn't matter, I kinda like crazy.

But she just turned me away, like she doesn't care.

Jeez.

That's just mean.

Sure, it may still be light out, but tonight will be the first night out on the hard streets. Wish me luck.

This world is stupid.

Bored, gonna preen myself. Because why the buck not. Could maybe solve my problems again.

From Fluttershy's Diary

I'll keep an eye on that pony. She's preening right now. Right in front of me. Wow.

I feel bad for her, and now I've made up my mind.

I'll get her a blanket and stay out there. I just don't want to wake Mommy. I might be crazy to sleep out there, but Rainbow will protect me. I have faith in her.

Besides, crazy might not be so bad.

I kind of like crazy.

I think I am crazy.

Author's Note

Yep, next chapter. I noticed that this was getting a lot of dislikes, but every comment seemed positive. So I guessed the reason (or main reason) was because of the fact that Rainbow Dash's human was so incompetent that he left the door open JUST to advance the plot. Don't worry, I'm going somewhere with this. It's probably set to fail now, but drawing's always been my favorite hobby anyway. Writing can wait. On a lighter note, this got a lot of faves and some likes too. Thanks for that.