Days after the last

After being teased by Twilight, the Prince could hardly wait to meet Rainbow Dash. But when he finally did, his excitement dimmed.

"Let me introduced to you, Rainbow Dash, the only pegasus who are able to pull off a Sonic Rainboom," Twilight introduced Rainbow Dash excitedly. Sadly the Prince did not share Twilight's excitement.

"I thought she'll be taller." The Prince looked at Rainbow Dash, clearly expecting more. While Twilight nervously plays with her tail, Rainbow Dash gave the Prince a smile and a wink then flew up into the sky. After reaching sufficient height, Rainbow Dash dives towards the ground, building up massive momentum and speed. And seconds before she hits the ground, she pulled a sharp 90 degrees turn, breaking the light barrier, shattering the light spectrum, and creating a massive rainbow color shock wave that sent the Prince's guards flying back, and the Prince left in awe.

"And this is why I'm awesome. But then again, were there ever any doubts." Rainbow Dash landed next to Twilight and boasted. Twilight rolled her eyes, with a small smile on her face. Twilight then walked up to the prince, who stood there paralyzed with amazement. Twilight waved her hoof in front of his face, trying to snap him back, but was unsuccessful.

"Well, congratulation Rainbow Dash, you broke him," Twilight looked back at Rainbow Dash accusingly.

"Hey, it is not my fault I am so awesome. Next time, don't ask to see the Rainboom if you can't handle the awesomeness," Rainbow dash justified while still being full of herself. Both Twilight and I rolled our eyes.

"That was awesome!" before I or Twilight could react, we were pushed aside, as the Prince ran right up to Rainbow Dash. His eyes fill with wonders and he jumped up and down like an excited colt, which is a strange sight considering his size. Even Rainbow Dash was a little frightened by the sight, that she moved back a step despite all the attention she was getting. After only a moment, the Prince came back to his senses and stopped.Lowering his head letting his mane fall down to cover his face, attempting to hide his embarrassment. Rainbow Dash can't help but let out a small laugh at the Prince's reaction, but was soon stopped, when Twilight begins glaring at her, with a glance so sharp I could swear had caused physical cuts.

"Don't worry, my Awesome has those effect on ponies, you are not the first." Rainbow Dash attempts to ease the Prince's embarrassment. While what Rainbow Dash said is not a lie, most of the ponies Rainbow Dash mentioned are fillies. But for the Prince, a full-grown stallion to act the way he did, it was definitely a rare sight. The Prince who is still embarrassed took a few step back and looked up only slightly. Seeing the situation, Twilight quickly walked up and attempt to ease the tension by suggesting we should go visit Fluttershy and her sick animal friends. Eager to get out of the awkward situation, The prince nodded.

As we approach the cottage, I soon noticed something was out of the ordinary. Usually, as ponies came close to the cottage, they would be greeted by the songs of birds, and the sight of animals roaming freely. But today, we were greeted by dead silence, and there were no animals in sight. As we drew closer to the cottage, a clear sign of concern also begins to surface on Twilight's face.

"Fluttershy are you home? We came with prince AoBing to visit you and your sick animal friends." I knocked on the cottage door and announced our presence. But unlike usually, when the door opens shortly followed by a warm greeting from our friend, the door remained locked, and I could not hear the steps of any Pony coming to open the door. I knocked on the door once again, but still no answers. I turned to face Twilight, who now is clearly concerned about her friend.

"Maybe she just went out, you know how sometimes Fluttershy and Rarity would head to the spa together." I quickly tried to cheer Twilight up. For a moment, Twilight's concern faded, but it quickly resurfaced, when a familiar voice called out to us from the way we came.

"Twilight, Spike, and Prince AoBing. I was not expecting to see you three here. Have you seen Fluttershy? We planned to go to the spa today, but I had been waiting at the spa for nearly an hour now. It is not like her to keep me waiting like that. I asked AJ and Pinkie if they had seen her, but they told me no." The white unicorn walked up to us with a concerning look that mirrors Twilight's. Twilight shook her head. Remembering she wasn't with Rainbow Dash neither. We turned our glances to the door, as fear filled our faces. I begin to beat on the door, hoping to knock the door down.

"Step back," a the Prince commanded. As I jumped back subconsciously, the Prince ran up and slam on to the door with all of his weight. The door hinges gave away to the weight and broke. We looked into the cottage, as the door and the Prince hits the ground. Laying on the floor, inside the Cottage was a yellow Pegasus with a hot pink mane.

Twilight paced in circles outside of the hospital room, as the Prince did his best to comfort the weeping Rarity, who blames herself for not having to notice her friend was missing sooner While I waited outside for the rest of our friends to arrive. Rainbow Dash was the first to arrived, followed by Pinkie Pie only moments later, and lastly, AJ arrived few minutes after that.

"What in tarnation happened to Fluttershy?" the orange mare walked up to me, decided to question the witness before entering the hospital. I tried to explained what had happened, but even I do not know what exactly had happened. She did not seem to be satisfied with the answer, but she did not give me a hard time. We enter the hospital together and headed up towards the room where the rest of our friends were waiting patiently.

"It was all my fault if only I had noticed she was missing sooner. I should had known something was amiss last night when she didn't come over, she always came over Monday night to help me groom Opal." As we approach, we could hear the crying from all the way down the hall.

"It wasn't your fault, it was mine. I shouldn't have left her alone with those animals. I should have stayed, maybe if I had, this wouldn't have happened." Now Rainbow Dash begins to shift the Blame on herself.

"My turn! It was my fault, because I should have known something was up when I went and deliver Muffin to her cottage this morning, and no pony came to answer the door." Pinkie in her own way also appears to be attempting at shifting the blame onto herself for what had happened to Fluttershy. But as always Pinkie seems to have place a lighter spin to a what is an otherwise grim situation.

"Are y'all done beating yourself up? If y'all ask me, we are all to blame. All of us were her friend, and yet none of us notice what happened until it was almost too late. So stop with the bellyaching, and just keep quiet for now. We don't want to make a scene now, do we?" AJ walked up with me, and with her usual tone, was able to snap every pony back from their emotional downward spiral. While Rarity continues to weep and Rainbow Dash continue punching the wall in frustration, the mood within the group had improved with the arrival of AJ.

"I talked with Spike outside, but he didn't seem to know anything. What did the doctors say?" AJ walked past the weeping Rarity towards Twilight who is still pacing in circles outside of the door.

"They couldn't find anything wrong with her. They picked up nothing with their tests, no internal nor external injuries, and I have personally confirmed there was no magics at work. As far they know, she should not be laying on that bed right now." Twilight stopped from pacing and faced AJ. Judging from her face It was clear that Twilight has been crying, and concerns have filled her face.

"Where is she!?" a thundering voice echoed down the hall. As we all turned towards the source of the voice, we saw a massive ball of pure chaos magic rapidly approaches like a hurricane.

After explaining everything to the angry Draconequus, we were fully expecting him to break down the door, and attempt to help Fluttershy himself. To our Surprise, Discord did not do anything. Instead, Discord's face grew serious as we explain the situation. Discord placed his talon on his chin for a moment, clearing pondering about something.

After pondering for a moment, Discord returned his talon to his side and walked towards Twilight. "Here, give a teaspoon of this potion to Fluttershy every day And don't stop even after she got better. Make sure she finished every last drop of this potion." Discord pulled a bottle out of thin air and handed it to Twilight. The bottle is filled with a yellow liquid, which judging from the looks on every pony's face, no pony can't tell what the liquid was. Discord once again reiterated for Fluttershy to finish every last drop before he disappeared into a puff of smoke. As the group turns their glance to the bottle, hope and doubt appeared on every pony's face.

"Can we trust him?" Rainbow Dash looked at the bottle of liquid suspiciously, then return her glance to every pony else.

"What other choice do we have? I reckon Discord cares about Fluttershy enough, that he, at least, won't try to harm her." AJ while also not convinced, are giving Discord the benefit of the doubt.

"Darling, this is Discord we are talking about, The Spirit of Chaos. The one who had turned us against our will on our first encounter with him, and had betrayed us only recently." Rarity also voices her concern and made an excellent point.

"I think we should give him a chance. He really does seem to care about Fluttershy, a lot." Pinkie with her usual optimism also voiced her opinion for Discord's defense. As the four mares argued, they could not come to an agreement. Then, suddenly they stopped and turn their glances to their fifth friend whom Discord gave the bottle to, and the one who hasn't said a word. They all turn their eyes on Twilight, who was standing next to them quietly.

As the four mares eagerly looked to Twilight for a decision, Twilight once again felt the weight of being a leader falling onto her back. While this was not the first time the role of making an important decision had befallen on her; this, however, was the first time she hesitated to make a choice. On one hoof, she saw how intimate Discord and Fluttershy has become, they were becoming much closer than friends, Fluttershy has become almost like a mother to Discord. Because of that, Twilight believed Discord are willing, if able, to help Fluttershy. But on the other hoof, Rarity was right, Discord has betrayed them before and broke Fluttershy's heart in the process. How can she be sure that, what she is going to be feeding her friends is Medicine and not poison?

"If I may, perhaps you could sample the potion to ensure its effect." The Prince who has been quiet, speak from behind the group and nearly made every pony jumped.

"Sadly that is not an option. Discord made it abundantly clear that Fluttershy needs to take every last drop to recover." I stepped in to remind them the exact words Discord used, as Twilight nodded in agreement. Twilight understand that if Discord was telling the truth, that little detail could be important, consider how he reiterated that one specific detail.

After careful consideration, Twilight came to the conclusion that it was a risk she is willing to take. Twilight handed the potion Discord had given her to the nurses who has been taking care of Fluttershy and told them the precise instruction Discord had given her. After a few questioning looks from the nurses, the nurses decided it was best to not questioned a Princess' orders. With a few quick preparation, a nurse took a teaspoon full of medicine from the bottle, then carefully helped the unconscious Fluttershy sit upright, and place the teaspoon in Fluttershy's mouth.

"By Celestia's Mane!" The Nurse dropped the teaspoon and nearly knocked a flow vases off the table, as she quickly jumped back. The instant the medicine entered Fluttershy's mouth, her eye shot open and begins to cough violently. As the five mares and I watch in horror outside of the door, cursing our foolishness for believing in Discord; Fluttershy's cough grew more and more violently. In only a matter seconds, Blood begins to come out of her mouth, and she begins to flail her hooves around struggling from the pain. As the nurse try to get close and calm Fluttershy down, she was knocked back to the ground by Fluttershy's flailing hooves. Seeing what had happened, Twilight, AJ, and Rainbow Dash Leap into action, bursting open the door, and ran up towards Fluttershy's bed, the plan was for AJ and Rainbow Dash to tried and hold Fluttershy down while Twilight attempts to exact the poison from Fluttershy. But before the three mares could reach Fluttershy, Fluttershy fell back onto the bed and stopped moving.

"NO!" as Twilight screamed out in horror. As all five mares looked upon their friend who lays on the bed motionlessly. A mix emotion of betrayal, disbelieves, sadness and rage fill the face of the five mares as tears flowed down their muzzles.

"He will pay for this!" Rainbow Dash turn towards the door, fully ready to go hunt down and brutally murder Discord. Followed by AJ who are just as enraged.

"Who will pay? And why are you all crying." A familiar soft voice behind them stopped AJ and Rainbow Dash dead in their tracks.