A Newly Hooded Road to Walk

"Twilight! sweetheart, we need some help," yelled Rarity as she and Pinkie Pie ran up to the stage.

"Halt!" stated two guards patrolling the front of the stage,

"It's okay sirs they are with me, said Twilight calmly

"Yes princess"

"Pinkie Rarity what's going on now?"

Pinkie was unfortunately the one to respond, "when the new king was killed you know, everybody was al like 'AAAAAAHH!' and all freakin the hell out and then everybody ran away and out of the town hall, and then we all found each other outside and regrouped except for Fluttershy and then we saw her running away into the night all crazy mopey like and then applejack goes 'hey sugercube! where are y'all goin'!' and then all she said was 'I-I I don't know,' and then she was gone in the darkness!" Pinkie had finally ran out of breath and was gasping for air.

"Yes darling, as Pinkie Pie had explain so 'clearly,' Fluttershy is missing, and Applejack and Rainbow Dash were in search for her, but they were both sent back by Royal guards, and they were rather cautious for their safety, since their is a killer on the loose."

"okay okay everypony slow down, she probably just went back to her house."

"or maybe that's just what she wants you to think!"

"Wait, what?!" said the three other ponies in confusion, looking to the figure behind Twilight.

"She just wants you to think that she is retreating back to her home, while she goes and meets with her accomplice the murderer!" yelled Celestia, her sadness turning into a desperate fury to point fingers at anypony.

"Uh yeah, hehe, Celestia you do realize we're talking about cute little Fluttershy who is afraid of her own shadow, right? like the pony who would never possibly think of murdering somepony, even let alone pinch them, right?" said twilight, timid of the response.

"It seems to me like the perfect cover up! acting all innocent and timid while she plots with her fellow vigilantes!"

"Princess you can't be serious! I know you're all choked up and all but you can't just point fingers at random ponies."

"I do not see her as random, running off into the dark with no explanation or hesitation, it seems like enough evidence for me!"

"But Princess this is!..."

"Enough, I do not need any further explanation for who killed my fiancé, or at least one of the ponies. You three guards!"

"yes princess," responded three guards across the room,

"I need the three of you to go to the home of Fluttershy Carington and arrest her for murder of Royalty and the Royal Guard, and if she struggles or does anything tricky, do not hesitate to kill her by any means."

"Celestia, you can't! she is one of our closest friends!" wailed Rarity, " my closest friend!"

" My decision is final, now go!"

...

Fluttershy sat on her couch with Angel on her lap, eyes wide and teacup wearily shaking of anxiety. She was calm and felt safe, but the images from the night would not leave her eyelids, and the memories could not be subdued, nothing else was thought about, no matter how many times she had told herself to go to her happy place.

"Angel, how I am glad you didn't have to be there and witness such a bloody scheptacle, it would have frightened you from your fur, at least, that's how I felt," talking to angel helped her gradually forget about it, she was breathing slower and had stopped shaking. She was thinking about what she was going to wear tomorrow, when she hear a firm nock on the door, she squeaked and shrunk back behind a couch pillow, another nock sounded but along with a deep voice.

"Miss Carington, this is the Royal Guard, you must open this door,"

Fluttershy forced herself to slowly stand up and begin to walk to the door.

"Fluttershy we know you are in there, now please open the door or else we will break it down."

Just then she open the door and the guards lunged for her, nocking her over onto her back, then they flipped her over to hand cuff her,

"W-W What are you doing?!" screamed fluttershy, she began to flap her wings rapidly trying to force the guards off of her and maybe fly off, but the three of the guards easily restrained her.

"You are under arrest for murder of Royalty and the Royal Guard, we have permission to kill you!"

She only kicked and screamed louder and harder, when it came to her Fight or Flight instincts, flying wasn't her strong suit, and neither was giving up.

The larger guard began holding her began to grow annoyed by her continuous thrashing, "one of you dumbasses wound her or something, I am growing tired of this unnecessary struggling."

At that one of the other guards stood up with his spear and aimed for Fluttershy's shoulder so she would stop her fighting, but she was moving far to much to be accurate and avoid her heart.

"Well come on do it already,"

"I can't!

"Well why the hell not"

"she is shaking too much, I don't want to stab her in the heart!"

Just then a hodded stallion ran through the door and stabbed the guard holding the spear with two swords, lifting him up in the air and slamming him back down killing him instantly, he then turned and kicked off the guard restraining Fluttershy and stabbed him in the neck while recovering from the blow on the ground, the third guard lunged at the assassin with his sword, but was easily blocked by the assassin's crossed swords, who then counter acted by kicking the guard in the groin, then stabbed him through the back as he stood bent over in pain, the assassin then flipped his swords in a stylish fashion and sheathed them.

The stallion in utter concern walked over and helped Fluttershy to her feet. Once she had stabilized, and with some help, she hugged her savior as tears ran down her face.

"Oh thank you thank you thank you!" she then detached from her hug "how will I ever repay you for saving me from those drunken..."

She noticed who she had just hugged and was now thanking for saving her, and she lunged back in fear on her couch behind a pillow shaking.

"y-y your the murderer a-aren't you?" she asked in a voice of silent and fearful realization.

A voice came out from under the stallion's hood. "You can just call me Silver Shade."