Horsing Around

   *Pitter* *Pat*

             The sound of silence and nothing more. It was as if the half the world have stopped for eternity. Which eternity seemed like forever. The sound of rabbits nibbling on fresh carrots, and the wind, dancing around the trees. But in this very tree, was not a squirrel, nor a bird. It was a pegasus.

    The yellow pegasus stretched her hooves in the air and yawned. The silence outside was deafening to the ear, which was why this very pony stayed inside. Not too long ago, in fact, about a good week ago was a hug mistake. Something that other pegasi did. No, this little pegasus was too afraid of controlling weather, but this didn't mean she was jobless. She cared for her animals, and many wild beast, which lived in her home.

        Suddenly, a sound broke through the calm silence. The phone rang, and with a hoof, the pony picked it up with a hoof.

"Um, hello?" She asked, getting a few rustles and sound of bad connection coming through before the voice.

"Hey, sup Fluttershy! I was wonderin' if you'd like to hang with Twi and me today. We haven't heard from ya in a few days, so I wanted to check on ya." The familiar voice said. The pegasus put a hoof to her chin and thought for a moment, then quietly answered, "Oh, I'd love to. Just give a a minute, and I'll be there in a blink of an eye."

   Fluttershy trotted towards the town, loud and cheery with the hassle of busy work ponies. Moving to and fro, they didn't think of other ponies who were crossing, also. The shy pony shrank down, quietly and politely begging to be let through. She looked overhead, watching a group of pegasi fly over the crowd with ease.

     She spread her little wings and lightly flapped them. She soon rose to two feet, then four. Looking down cautiously, she gulped as she hovered over ten feet from the ground. Turning to her left, she saw her friend Rarity and her sister Sweetie Belle trotting along side the road. They stopped at a snack cart, laying bits on the tray for the young stallion.

    Fluttershy pushed herself along to fly over the large crowd, staring down at the many mares paying for jewelry and colts searching for a gift for his mare. They pegasus , nearly bumping into a flagpole, caught a glimpse of Pinkie Pie skipping along the market, humming a happy tune as usual.

    The sky seemed bright blue and almost as happy as her pink pony friend. The clouds in a neatly arranged fashion, and birds chirping a melody. To think this day was just a void of quiet, though it really was a peaceful day in Ponyville.

      Looking towards the end of the market, she eyed a mare in a stand, tapping her table with her hoof. Flying downwards, she stared at the mare, realizing who it was.

"Cupcake?" The shy filly asked, her ears perking up. The earth pony looked up from the table and smiled.

    "Hey, Fluttershy! You won't believe what I found in my sock draw!" She said. Fluttershy tilted her head, then had a word with the pink pony. Cupcake was a pink earth pony like Pinkie Pie, but her mane was short, and a slip of hair hanging over her face. Her tail was short and curly with a streak of black in it. Her cutie mark was a cupcake with swirls crossing over it, as a hugging position.

      Cupcake let herself out the stand, putting up a sign which read 'Closed'. She tucked her phone into her red saddle bag, and headed off with Fluttershy. They trotted, chatting to each other about their favorite video games and the movies they watched last night.

      By the time Cupcake dropped Fluttershy underneath Rainbow's house, she left with a box and told her, very sternly "Do not Open it until I say". Fluttershy obeyed, tucking the box into one of her bags, then waved towards the pony, wondering what could be so special in that box.

       Rainbow passed Twilight a glass of hot cider and a plate of daffodil sandwiches. Thanking her, she took a sip of the cider, the warmth flowing down her body, towards her hooves. Rainbow adjusted the blanket set over her shoulders and sighed. Twilight took another sip, then a bite out of her sandwich. A faint sound came from downstairs.

       Twilight's ears perked up as she turned her head towards the stairs. Shrugging it off, she picked up the glass with her magic, almost falling once she heard a louder, but still faint sound downstairs. Turning to the rainbow-maned mare, she pointed to the stairs, mouthful of food.

    Rainbow Dash trotted down the steps, finally reaching the bottom. She stared at the hallway, afterwards moving to the end of it and getting to the living room. Opening the door, she met eyes with a yellow pegasus, who's mane drooped over half her face. Her ears flattened as she mumbled something.

     Fluttershy put her bags down in front of the stairway, then going upstairs to see Twilight. Checking the guest room, she saw Twilight, who was looking down at an empty plate and a half-full glass of hot cider. Throwing down the blanket over her shoulders, she came to hug the shy filly.

     Fluttershy embraced the hug, later getting a seat on a nearby armchair. Hours passed as the Pegasus stared at paintings and a book Twilight passed to her less than an hour ago.

        She read the book, soon finding a slip reading "Do NOT cross this page. (For your sanity) -Arrow Tale" Staring at the note once more, she ripped it out, swallowing it whole. She smirked, finally doing something that nopony would judge her for. She finally felt like a brave pony. She felt happy, now that she had finally done something worth it in her life!

            Turning the page she started reading, soon captured by the amazing detail. She read as hours passed by, and then she stopped at a page. It was a gore story, but for some reason, the filly felt as if she were enjoying it. Smiling wider, she read on.

    Rainbow Dash and Twilight peeked over into the room at a widely smiling friend, which made them smile. Turning back to the dining table Rainbow shuffled her stack of cards and stared at them. Fluttershy, not daring to take her eyes off the book, she smiled wider than Pinkie Pie at her climax of a dance party.

     Her cheeks reddened and her joyful smile turned to a creepy smile, with the ends of her mouth just below her eyes. She looked onto the last chapter, as Fluttershy's eyes pinned to the book and she read the more goriest thing of all as a finale. Her eyes flashed green, then Fluttershy blanked out, everything white.

      Voices echoed in her head as tears streamed from her white eyes. She felt as if she was burning, but she couldn't stop smiling. Her heart seemed to shrink and her whole self seemed to grow more powerful. The filly screamed and then came back to reality.

    She looked over to the table, the two ponies staring at her. The alicorn trotted over, with caution. She lay a hoof over Fluttershy and sighed.

"Are you Okay? You were screaming in your sleep." She said. Fluttershy looked over at the book, feeling like she could just rip it apart. She nodded towards her friend, who walked away.

     'Just a dream... it's not real.... it couldn't be...' the filly thought to herself. Her face tensed as she thought about the overpowered character in the story who went around killing ponies. She got up from her laying positions, then a familiar look spread across her face.

'...and i'll have to make sure of it...'