The First Real Chance

Chapter 1

Fluttershy looked around her home, wondering what else she has to do for the day. There were only 2 more things left that she had to do, first was to help the birds get more supplies for their nests, the next one scared the living the daylights out of her. To go out in the Everfree exploring with Rainbow Dash. To be honest, Fluttershy didn't know why she was doing it, but she already said that she would and couldn't back out now. Fluttershy went outside to collect the material for the birds' nests that the birds needed.

"Damn, that hurt like a mother" thought John Marston as he woke up stiff in all of his joints.

The trees around him looked as if they would swallow him up any minute. John simply chuckled at the thought. John felt his bounty hunter outfit chafe against his sides, he could also hear his whole arsenal jingle in it. John lay on the ground but was moving a little bit. John stood up and realized that he was much smaller than before. Then there was the question, how was he even alive? Well, John couldn't argue, so he didn't pursue it any further. Crack! John heard something behind him and looked. It was just a small rabbit. John had close to no food on him to his knowledge so he pulled out his revolver to see something wrong. Where were his fingers? John then thought, wait, and where is my arm? This was a dumb question, but he looked again to realize that he had a hoof like a horse, yet a lot bigger. John Marston, one for realistic thoughts, thought that this was a dream, and maybe Edgar let him live.

John was about to pinch himself but then realized that would be impossible, so he did the next best/worst thing; he pointed his revolver at his left fore hoof and shot.

Fluttershy just got done getting the supplies for her little birds when she heard the shot ring out. She was very close to her house and of course ran to it and locked herself in with fear of the monster that was in the Everfree. Fluttershy then curled up and started to cry with fear and the thought that her little forest friends would be without her care. She stayed like this for hours, waiting for the horrible monster to break down the door and gobble her up. Knock Knock Knock. This made Fluttershy let out a barely audible 'eep!' She simply stayed there waiting until the door opened to reveal Rainbow Dash with a bag over her back that was filled with supplies and a flashlight.

Rainbow Dash saw the way Fluttershy was cowering in fear. She let out a sigh of annoyance. "Fluttershy what are you scared of now?"  Questioned Rainbow Dash

Fluttershy mumbled something unintelligible.

"What was that Fluttershy?"

this only made Fluttershy say something quieter than before.

Rainbow Dash knew she wasn't getting an answer so she quickly changed the subject “Ok, whatever. So, you still going on our hike?"

Fluttershy quickly shouts "no!"

Rainbow Dash quickly replies in a slightly whining voice, "c'mon it's like a free haunted house ride that’s, like, 10 times scarier!"

Fluttershy averts her eyes to the floor, obviously with no intention of saying anything.

Well, I guess this is real, thought John as he nursed the wound on his hoof. John has been shot plenty of times before, so this was really nothing new to him. He also learned long ago to not make any noise when shot. This skill frightened enemies, mostly the weaker ones, but hell it got them either away or got John clear shot at them while they stared at him. But now there was no enemy to frighten, it was only natural that John didn't make any noise. Blood had stopped pouring out long ago, but he was lying there with a small pool of blood that was around his hoof. He had enough trouble dealing with the fact that he was a horse, but now he had to deal with a bullet wound. John did have painkillers and bandages on him, but he wanted to save them for something more serious, like a shotgun wound if he were to somehow get one in this place. John felt something that he didn't feel much while riding around on a horse all day, shooting outlaws and police alike. Drowsiness. At this point John's eyes were half open and his vision was becoming darker and darker. There is no problem sleeping now right were John's thoughts before his head hit the ground with pure exhaustion.

Rainbow Dash was, at this point, pulling Fluttershy out of her house; Fluttershy was simply pulling the dead weight, which really just helped Dash more than Fluttershy, struggling to get out of her grasp. Dash knew something was up, but didn't ask until they were right on the edge of the Everfree Forest.

"Ok Fluttershy, what's wrong?" Rainbow Dash asked

Fluttershy knew there was no way out of this, so she finally said, "I heard a BANG out in the woods."

Dash looked at her, wondering if she was serious. She looked into her eyes and saw no deceit and broke down into laughter, "are you kidding me?"

Fluttershy then looked at her in a deadpan look and said, "I am going to get Applejack."

Rainbow looks at her quickly and asks, "Why do need her?"

"I would really like protection in there."

"Fine but I’m going in now" with that Rainbow Dash walked through the trees head held high.

Fluttershy sighed as she made her way to Sweet Apple Acres down the long winding trail.