Into the Muffin of Madness

“I think you need to calm down, Sugarcube.” Apple Jack said as she and Rarity watch the yellow pegasi dart back and forth across her cottage.

I’m just so nettled.” Fluttershy said as she open a cabinet and pull out a mix of carrots, seaweeds and other odd plants. “How dare that Meany used these poor animals to try to hurt Twilight?” Both Rarity and Apple Jack exchange a look of concern. After Twilight had told them that this mad pony was aiming for the rest of the group, the two fear for Fluttershy safety. Which explain why they were watching here feed and care for the animals that were in the recent event.

“I just don’t want to see you hurt, darling.” Rarity said, sliding a large cat. “But you’re surrounding yourself with all kinds of dangerous animals. I mean, Mr. Bear is nothing compare to mountain lions and… is that a snake?” Rarity back away as a large snake slither out and wrap around Fluttershy front left hoof.

“It just a friendly cobra. Yes, you are.” Fluttershy said, cuddling the large snake as it hiss happily.

“Right.” Apple Jack said, slowly backing out of the cottage. “Rarity, I don’t think we need to stay. Any pony stupid enough to grab her here will be in a world of hurt.” They both left as Fluttershy was tending to a tired platypus. About an hour or so later, Fluttershy was tending to her regular animals when she notice one of her chicken’s chicks was stuck on a small wire.

“Ohh, I got you, little guy.” Fluttershy said, untangling the little bird. As soon as it was free, Fluttershy saw another baby chick a little ways down the path. She went to free the chick to see a hold line of baby chicks down the path. Being one to care for animals, she quickly set out to free the small animals. She manage to get to the end of the path when she heard something rustle in the bushes. Fluttershy look up to see the bush this shaking and shimmering.

“Hello? Is some pony there?” Fluttershy asked, approaching the bush slowly. A small ball rolled out of the bush and stop short of hitting her. She look down at it and was about to pick it up when it exploded in a blinding white light. Fluttershy was thrown back and was blinded when she felt something cover her and lift her into the air. As her eyesight came back, she realize she was in some kind of bag and being carry somewhere.

“Hey! Let me out!” Fluttershy shouted, pushing against the bag’s walls. Whatever was carrying her stop and put her down on a hard surface. She thought she was being let go but the top of the bag only open for a few second as something was thrown inside of the bag. A small hissing noise was made as a she smell something sweet fill up the air. She started to feel dizzy until darkness overtake her.

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“Owww.” Fluttershy moan as she regain consciousness. Her head hurt and her throat was dry but she was guessing that was the least of her worry. She seem to awake in a small room that smell of rotting wood and dirt. She was tied up so a rope hold her in the air with her wings tied to her side. A rope was tied to each leg to have her stretch out but not to the point of pain. She look around to see that there was one window that show she was in the middle of the woods, with the sun slowly sinking in the west.

“Don’t bother screaming.” A voice rumble from the darkness. “We are in the middle of the Ever-free Forest. In a cabin by family used to own.” Fluttershy look over to see a door open in front of her. In walk a pony wearing a mask that was cracked all over and had grim spots all over. The pony was wearing what could only be describe as hunting gear. The pony pull up a chair and sat down on it. “I take it you already know who I am.”

“The Puzzler.” Fluttershy said, her face down casted. “You’re the one who hurt those animals.”

“In all honestly, I think they did more damage to me.” The Puzzler said. “Which is why we’re here today.” He pull out a large knife out of one the pockets and a stone out of another. He scrape the knife against the stone and continue to do so as he talk. “You see, out of all your friends, you cause me no pain or problems. But last night, your friend Twilight humiliated me. So today, I’m going to do something I hadn’t done in a long time.” He brought the knife up in the air and watch it gleam in the afternoon sun.

“What do you know about the fur trade?” He asked, going back to sharpening the knife.

“I know it was ban back when I was a little filly. Celestia stop allowing the fur trade due to growing protest from ponies who thought it was cruel to kill animal for fur. That’s why the wool and silk trade went up.” Fluttershy answered. “What does that have to do with this?”

“You see, my father was a great stallion. He was one of the greatest hunter and fur traders in the world. Could find the rarest animals in a matter of hours. He started to teach me the trade when they pass the law. On my ninth birthday of all days. He lost everything and I got the blame for it. He later left me and mother to fend for ourselves. But he taught me three things before that faithful day. One was how to hunt, the other to track and finally, how to sharpen knives.” He brought the knife close to Fluttershy neck.

“Look, I don’t know why you’re telling me this but if you let me go I promise to help you.” Fluttershy said. The Puzzler slam the knife on the ground and got up.

“I’m telling you this because, so far, I have the track record of zero to three. On the off chance you escape, I figure some pony should hear my story. Not that you got chance.” He pull out the knife and held it to Fluttershy throat. “You see, my father taught me how to skin an animal and I’ve been needing a new coat.”

He raised the knife into the air and was about bring it down when he saw the look of panic in Fluttershy’s eyes. Her eyes were wide and was whimpering slightly. He slowly lower the knife then raise it back in the air.

“One thrust and I finally kill one of you.” He said, dramatically. He brought it down but Fluttershy whimper again, causing him to stop short. “I can’t kill you when you make that face.” Fluttershy sighed in relief and was starting calm down when a bag was place of her head. “There. Can’t use your cuteness if I can’t see your face.” He brought the knife up again. He was about to bring it down when Fluttershy shouted out.

“Please don’t hurt me, I never got say goodbye to my friends!” Fluttershy shirked.

“Like I’m going to let you say goodbye to your friends.” Puzzler said, bring the knife to her throat.

“At least let me say goodbye to Discord!” Fluttershy shouted. The Puzzler stopped and pull the bag off.

“You’re friends with Discord?” The Puzzler asked.

“Yeah, I thought every pony knew this.” Fluttershy said. The two look at each other in complete silent for a little bit. “Sooo, are you going to let me say goodbye or…” Fluttershy was cut off by being knock out by the Puzzler whacking her across the face with his front hoof.

“OH no, oh no.” he mumble as he started untying Fluttershy. Removing the mask, Muffins went into full panic mode.

“I’m so stupid!!!” She shouted as she stuffed Fluttershy back in the bag. “Why didn’t I think about that? Okay, don’t panic. I just got to dispose of all proof that it connected to me.” She look around at the old cabin. “Dad going to be rolling in his grave.” She grab a can of gas and started spreading it. After she spread it around to what she thought was enough, she drag the unconscious Fluttershy out of the cabin. She pull out a match and strike it with a swift motion. She threw it in the cabin and jump back as the place quickly went up in flames.

Muffins Diary Entry four

Okay, I think I made sure that not only all proof of an abduction happening but I also empty about five bottle of apple cider around Fluttershy. By tomorrow morning, she just going to think that she drank too much and had a bad dream. The down side is I kind of set the Ever-Free Forest on fire. Two lesson I learn from this. One, let leave the one who knows a chaos god alone. At least for now. Two, fire is very unpredictable and tends to be hard to deal with. At least the radio report can blame me for this