What Has Been Seen...

I think I heard something.

I keep running. No idea where I'm going. Better than being eaten.

I hear it again. Almost sounded like 'Rainbow Dash.' I turn my head around to check on the freaky wolves chasing me. Instead I see a yellow pony flying after me.

I scramble to a halt, dredging up a bunch of dirt from the road as I do. Hey, I didn't fall on my face!

"Oh my goodness! What were you doing in the Everfree Forest, Rainbow?" She asks with a strangely adorable look of concern in her eyes. She lands in front of me, a little bit too far inside my personal space bubble.

Yellow, butterflies, Fluttershy. Just who I was looking for. "Uh, wh- who are you?"

"Wha? What are you talking about Rainbow?" She looks confusedly into my eyes.

"Um... What are you talking about...?"

"What?" She looks around for a moment. "Oh, I get it! This is one of those pranks that Pinkie's always talking about isn't it? Oh, Rainbow, this isn't the time for pranks…"

I try to look confused, "Uh… Pinkie?"

"Rainbow? Ar- Are you alright? Did you hit your head on something? Oh my, what happened to your face?" She asks, leaning in to take a look at my face.

"Huh? Oh, I guess I fell a few times.” Geez does it look that bad? “Anyway, who is this ‘Rainbow’? Is it... me?"

"Oh my! You poor thing! We have to get you to Twilight right away!"

"Who?" SHIT SHIT SHIT SHIT. THE LAST THING I WANT IS THAT PURPLE ONE’S GODDAMN PET DRAGON TALKING ANYWHERE NEAR ME.

"Come on now, follow me, I’m sure Twilight knows some kind of spell to fix amnesia, we'll get you fixed right up!" She says in a shaky little voice.

I gotta find a way out of this, or at least stall until I can think of something. "So, uh, what's your name?"

She turns around and looks at me through teary eyes, biting her lower lip. "I'm…" *sniff* "Flutter…" She trails off, mumbling and sniffing.

"Flutter? What's wrong Flutter?"

"Um… n- nothing… please… j- just follow me, OK?" She's doing all she can not to break down crying.

Sigh

I can't stand watching her cry.

"Sure, but can you tell me what's wrong, did I do something wrong?"

She starts sobbing now. Crap! I'm just making it worse by asking more questions.

FUCK. I HATE MAKING PEOPLE CRY. Er… ponies? You know what I mean.

I look around nervously, and walk closer to her. "Hey, I'll follow you ok? Just please, stop crying," I say awkwardly, putting a hand… arm… leg… (goddammit) hoof gently on her back.

She stops crying and sniffs a couple times. "O..." *sniff* "Kay."

I follow her down the dirt road to town. It's quiet and boring. She (obviously) isn't trying to start a conversation, and neither am I. As I walk, though, the adrenaline rush has worn off and the pain in my face is really starting to get to me. I have a really bad feeling… that I'm not dreaming.

We walk into town and I start getting weird looks from all the… ponies. It's getting annoying. Is my face really that messed up from falling on it so many times?

Before I get to think about it too much, a tiny orange pony runs up in front of me and starts walking backwards as it faces me with a disturbingly large smile. IS IT BAD, IF I KNOW WHO THAT IS?

Scootaloo? Right?

"Oh hi, Scootaloo," Fluttershy says.

Fuck my Steam Friends list.

"Hi Fluttershy! Hi Rainbow Dash!" Scootaloo says.

All I can muster is, "Uh…"

Fluttershy cuts me off, weakly saying, "I don't think now is…" She trails off.

"Hey I heard the good news Rainbow! Congrats!" The orange one says over Fluttershy to me. “This is SO awesome! I can’t believe you… I mean of course you would, but-“

"Scootaloo," Fluttershy says sternly, but still softly, getting the little one's full attention. "Now's not the best time, OK?"

"Oh… um OK Fluttershy, see you later. Bye Rainbow!" And with that, Scootaloo runs off.

What the hell was that about? Whatever, Fluttershy starts walking again and I follow suit. We're still getting the weird looks. And I could swear I saw a camera flash.

Before long, we arrive at a giant tree carved into a house. Or a library. Obviously Twilight's library.

Goddammit.

Fluttershy opens the door, somehow managing to turn a doorknob with a single hoof… How the hell did she do that? And I follow her inside.

"Hello?" Fluttershy calls out.

That sorry little excuse for a dragon waddles down the stairs.

GODDAMMIT! OK, OK, just cage in your anger… breathe… I'd pinch the bridge of my nose right now if I still HAD FINGERS!

OK, try not to look angry.

"Oh, hi Spike." Fluttershy smiles weakly. "Where's Twilight?"

"Oh, she just went out to find you guys, actually." Spike answers with a shrug.

"Is that a dragon? He's so puny." Dammit, I let that slip.

"Very funny, Rainbow,"  he replies flatly, giving me a dirty look.

"Oh goodness… she's out looking for us then, I should go find her…" Fluttershy says as she gets ready to head back out.

"Uhhh, should I go with you? I'd rather go with you."  I'm not staying here. Fuck Spike.

"Oh no, no… um, OK, I guess…" She turns toward the door and walks back out.

And I follow. Again…

OK, now I'm sure I saw some camera flashes. Some random ponies are waving at me.

"Uhhhh, hi?" Keep walking…

Creepy. At least it was a short walk to this giant gingerbread house. Flutters walks up to the (great, now I'm using nicknames…) door but it opens in front of her and misses her nose by an inch. Twilight’s standing in the doorway.

"Oh, perfect, I was just about to go look for you two. Rainbow, can you go get Applejack please?" she asks, in the tone of a command.

"Twilight, we have a little problem… with Rainbow…" Flutters pipes up, glancing awkwardly in my direction.

"Oh, I know…" Twilight turns to me, looking sad but serious, "But we all really need your help right now, Equestria needs your help."

Well, let's see if Twilight can see through a lie. "Who?..."

Where's a 20 sided die when ya need one?

She stares at me with a cocked eyebrow for a moment. "What?"

"Oh, but Twilight, Rainbow's…" Flutters protests, trying to tell Twilight.

Twilight interrupts , "Yes, Fluttershy, we all know.” She gives a sage little nod.

"Who's Applejack?" I butt in.

"This is no time for jokes, Rainbow," Twilight glares at me.

"Shut up! I can't remember anything!"

That was probably going a little too far? Awkward silence is awkward.

I hear Flutters mumbling to Twilight but I pick out the word 'amnesia' and I think Twilight does too.

"You… you really don't remember… anything?"

A pink blur bounces out the door from behind Twilight.

"Hi Dashie! Hi Flutters!" Pinkie. Freaking. Pie.

Before I can say anything, Twilight orders Pinkie, "Pinkie, please go get Applejack and Rarity and bring them to the library."

"OKIE DOKIE LOKIE!" Fuck Pinkie Pie. Good riddance.

"OK, so," Twilight continues, "What can you remember?"

"Nothing, I woke up on a cloud and couldn't get down. Then I ran into Flutters," I claim, it's mostly true. "Oh! And some grey pony."

"Oh for the love of… let's go talk about it at the library." She just about does a facepa-hoof.

"So, do you remember anything at all before waking up today?" Twilight asks with a suspicious eye.

I stare angrily at Spike and say, "Nope."

Twilight sits down and rubs her temples with her front hooves.

"Why are you looking at me?" Spike says, looking uncomfortable in my gaze.

"Because... I. Don't. Like. You."

He keeps shifting uncomfortably. Twilight sighs, "I didn't think this would happen so soon…"

Fluttershy pipes up, "Can you help her Twilight?"

"Yes. Yes I can. Just like last time," she says, walking towards me with a mischievous smile.

"Wait, last time? What happened last time?" I look between Twilight and Fluttershy for an answer.

"Last time, when Discord unleashed chaos all over Equestria. Although this doesn’t seem to be exactly the same thing, this spell should still work."

What was Discord again? Oh well, I keep staring at Spike.

“Wait. Spell? What spell?!” I don’t want her using her pointy horn magic on me!

Whoa.

I feel a tickling sensation on my head. More like in my head. Kinda feels nice. I just roll with it.

For a moment, I saw… what can only be described as my life flashing before my eyes. It's hard to tell, it happened so fast.

As I come out of my daze, I feel tired. Like someone just woke me up. And my head is swimming.

"…Rainbow?" I hear two voices chime together.

"Ummmmm…" I mumble.

"Do you remember anything?" I manage to focus my eyes on Twilight.

"Noooope..." I say with my best imitation of Chuck Testa.

"Shoot!" Twilight stomps a hoof on the floor.

"Well I remember some names..." I say, looking hopeful. Flutters and Twilight perk up at this, Spike is just sitting there ignoring everything like the shitty dragon he is. "That's about it."

"Hmm, well, let me try this a little differently."

She aims that pointy horn at me, and I feel the same sensation from before, but it's a little different. Not as pleasant. Almost painful.

"Ow."

Suddenly, images start rolling in my head. Like memories being replayed. But, they're not mine this time. I don't think they're Rainbow Dash's either…

There’s a flying rainbow pony, whooshing around the sky. She lands on a small bridge and says, "What'd I say? Ten. Seconds. Flat."

She pushes her nose in my face, "Are you a SPY?"

There she is again, her wings are tied up with rope and she’s laughing. “What? You’re not an athlete, you’re a… well… you’re an egghead!”

She squishes her cheeks together. "SO. AWESOME!"

"OHMYGOSH! OHMYGOSH! OHMYGOSH!"

"I was busy. Napping."

She’s up on a dark cloud at night, wearing a cheesy gimp suit and angry looking goggles. "Lighten up old timer! This is the best time of the year for pranks!”

A book goes flying over her shoulder. “No thanks! I SOOOO don’t read.”

"Ow."

Did she just… Did I just… fucking… watch…

My…

FUCKING

Little…

FUCKING

PONY?!

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

"GODDAMMIT!

"GODDAMMIT! GODDAMMIT! GOD-FUCKING-DAMMIT!

"YOU…FUCKING…!!!

"I…!!!

"FUCK!

"FUCK! FUCK! FUCKITTY FUCK!

"WHAT HAS BEEN SEEN CANNOT BE UNSEEN!!!!!"