From birth, Fluttershy was hated by her mother. She was hidden from the world, abused, and had no hope. One day, after hearing laughter, she strains to see out of the single window in her room. She sees a girl her age with rainbow hair, and to her, it's the most beautiful thing in the world. They talk, but the noise alerts her mother, and she's beaten within an inch of death. As she lies in the hospital bed, hope is finally within reach.