A Twist of Fate.

The next day.

Mal made breakfast for Fluttershy and Himself . After breakfast, he washed the dishes and sat down on the couch next to Fluttershy.

"Well Fluttershy, looks like we may be stuck together for awhile.... Luckily I have plenty of supplies and food." Mal said as he cuddled with Fluttershy on the couch.

It was almost Hearths Warming Eve and so far no one had come to get Fluttershy.

"Oh, I don't mind... After all, I'm with you." Fluttershy said as she rubbed her head on his neck. Mal smiled, he knew if they were going to survive they'd need to keep close to each other.

When the sun rose into the sky, Mal decided to go get some more wood for the fireplace.... Only for a pile of snow to fall on top of him as he opened the door.

"MAL! You okay?!" Fluttershy shouted as she ran to Mal.

"Yes... I'm fine. Looks like we're gonna be stuck here longer than I had thought." Mal said as he dusted the snow of his clothes.

For the rest of the day, Mal spent time digging the snow away while Fluttershy rested on the couch.

"Well, looks like that's the last of it." Mal said as he cleared enough snow out of the way that he could go collect wood.

Fluttershy had fallen asleep on the couch. It was dark and Mal was going to collect firewood "Well, I've done stupider stuff before." Mal said as he walked off.

When he got back, it was Three O'clock A.M. He woke Fluttershy up so she could sleep on the bed again.

She fell fast asleep the moment her head hit the pillow. Mal again slept by her side, like brother and sister... or perhaps more than that.

While sleeping, Mal dreamed of being with Fluttershy, what it would be like if they got married. He awoke from his sleep by the sound of Fluttershy softly snoring..

"Even her snores sound cute..." Mal thought to himself before getting out of bed to make breakfast.

Mal woke Fluttershy up.

"Come on Flutters, time for breakfast." Mal said as he helped her off the bed.

"Okay." Fluttershy said as they walked towards the table.

"You know, I had a strange dream last night." Mal said as he and Fluttershy ate breakfast.

"Really? What was it about?" Fluttershy asked.

Mal was hesitant to tell her but told her anyways. "Well, it was bizarre.... You and I were getting married and... yeah it was strange." Mal said as a blush went across his face.

Fluttershy got up and gave him a hug. "I don't think it was strange.... I think it was beautiful that you would dream about marring me." Fluttershy said as she rubbed his back.

It was the day just before Hearths Warming Eve, now Fluttershy started to panic because her friends had not yet found her.

"What if they think I'm dead?! Oh I wish I could do something." Fluttershy said as she paced back and forth in hers and Mals room.

Mal tried his best to comfort her, but she was to scared and nervous to listen.... Then there was a knock on the door.

Mal went and opened the door. "Who's there?" He asked.

"We are looking for our friend, Fluttershy. Have you seen her?" The one with the purple horn coming out of her head, which was disturbing on it's own.

"Er, yes. You must be her friend... Twilight Sparkle right?" Mal said.

"Yes that's me,  these are Pinkie Pie, Rarity, Spike, Sunset Shimmer, Starlight Glimmer, Rainbow Dash, and Applejack." Twilight said as she pointed to each of her friends.

"Oh great! Come in come in! Fluttershy's in the bedroom, don't worry she is okay. I've been taking care of her since I found her half frozen to death in the forest." Mal said as he let them in.

"What?! Well, at least you took care of her." Twilight said as she went into the bedroom.

The nine of them talked about what was going on and how Mal and Fluttershy stayed alive.

"And that's when I found her." Mal said regarding his meeting with Fluttershy.

As the conversations went on, Mal began to feel saddened... his friend might be leaving him forever.

"Hey, you think I could with you all? You know to this Hearths Warming thing?" Mal asked as they began packing up to head to Ponyville.

"Um..... Well.... I'm sure Princess Celestia would like to meet you to thank you for saving Fluttershy.... so okay!" Twilight responded.

"THANK YOU!!! I will get my stuff packed up." Mal said as he packed his stuff up and went with them to Ponyville.

Afterwards, they walked through the forest until they reached the end and saw a sign that read Welcome to Ponyville!.

"So, this is what Ponyville looks like.... why is it called Ponyville anyways?" Mal asked himself as he and the others began to exit the forest.

This was going to be an interesting adventure.