Fluttershy and the Janitor

Fluttershy paused for a moment, adjusting the glossy shorts and gray shirt that were her standard gym clothes. They were of course adequate as clothes for the sake of being clothing, but they were more scratchy and uncomfortable than the soft skirts she was accustomed to. Making it worse was the fact that she was not wearing anything at all underneath them, which was both scratchy and slightly embarrassing.

As Discord had suggested, Fluttershy had brought her wet clothing to the laundry office. She was dismayed to see just how much laundry had piled up. There were uniforms of every sort, tablecloths, linens, towels from the pool, and several of Celestia’s shirts. The amount of work to do seemed positively mountainous, and Discord would have to do it all. Fluttershy was actually somewhat ashamed to put her own clothes- -neatly folded, of course- -in the waiting piles. She might even not have done it had she not wanted to end up ruining Rarity’s favorite sweater, which she had been wearing at the time of the unclogging.

After this, she proceeded to the music room where her group had likely congregated during their free period. She was humming and felt relatively good, but could not possibly have been aware of how events were unfolding beyond her perception. Rarity had regained consciousness, and while Fluttershy had been changing both Rainbow Dash and Rarity had relayed what they had heard to the others. Of course, in reality, no aspects of impropriety had occurred; Fluttershy had simply assisted the school janitor in assuaging an unruly commode. The sounds produced in doing so, however, had produced an entirely different image in the heads of her friends, and they had understandably grown at least slightly concerned.

So, due to her innate naiveté and innocence, Fluttershy had no idea why her friends suddenly hushed as she entered the music room, or why they all suddenly started staring at her.

“Um…why are you all looking at me like that?” Fluttershy put her hand to her cheek. “Is there something on my face?”

Applejack shuddered hard. “Oh double-slapped Celestia’s rump I hope not,” she said.

Fluttershy was about to ask what that meant when Rarity’s hands clasped her upper arms.

“Fluttershy!” she cried, nearly screaming.

“Ow, Rarity, not so tight! You’ll leave marks!”

“My marks are the least of your concern! You- -you- -” There were tears in her eyes, and Fluttershy wondered just what was wrong. “You- -and that filthy janitor- -he didn’t- -did you- -”

Fluttershy at this point was utterly baffled. “You mean Discord?”

Rarity nodded, unable to speak.

“We heard you with him in the bathroom,” said Rainbow Dash. She was staring angrily, her arms crossed as she leaned against the wall. Fluttershy had rarely seen her oldest friend like that, and she instantly knew that something must not be right. “We know what you were doing!”

Fluttershy blushed. “Oh. You heard that.”

“What she was doing?!” cried Rarity. “You mean what he was doing TO her!”

“I don’t understand,” said Fluttershy. “Is something wrong?”

Rarity turned to her sharply. “Fluttershy…I have to know…please…did that filthy pervert…did he…”

“Did he what?”

Rarity released Fluttershy. “Did he…did he take your innocence?”

Fluttershy was confused for a moment, and her hand went reflectively toward her pocket. Only then did she realize that her perfume- -a bottle of Flemish Innocence- -had remained in her skirt pocket in the laundry room.

“Oh,” she said. “Yes. I guess he did.”

Rarity swooned, and Rainbow Dash swore loudly with a word that Fluttershy did not understand. Applejack became pale. Twilight just looked confused, clearly not fully comprehending a definition, and Pinkie Pie, looking terrified, was taking notes.

“That…that monster!” said Rarity.

“He’s not a monster,” snapped Fluttershy, surprised at her sudden change in tone. The tension of the room was getting to her.

“But he forced you- -”

“He did. At first, I told him to stop. But he didn’t. And do you know what? I’m glad. I learned something I never would have been able to learn on my own, and do you know what? I actually think I liked it. At least after we finished. Because it was horrible at first.” Fluttershy sighed, glad that she had finally managed to show some level of assertiveness.

She immediately regretted being assertive. Rarity promptly fainted as dramatically as possible, apparently expecting someone to catch her. No one did. Instead, she just felt to the floor. Rainbow Dash uttered another tirade of swear words, some of which Fluttershy was sure she was making up. Applejack had gone from the color of Rarity to the color of a beet, and Pinkie Pie had frozen solid with a look of inconceivable surprise on her face. Twilight still looked confused.

“I’m sorry,” said Fluttershy, herself blushing. “But I just wanted to be honest with you all. And it’s not nice to keep making fun of Discord like that. He can be a little rough, but he’s an okay guy.” She looked at the door. “And I’m also sorry that I have to miss practice. I have study hall last period, so I’m going to go home early. I really need a shower. A long, long shower. And to change clothes. Discord has my panties right now, and these shorts are scratchy.”

Fluttershy departed. Her friends stood sill for a moment, watching in absolute shock. Rainbow Dash had given them a description of what (in her mind) Discord had done to Fluttershy, with vivid detail. They had all assumed that she was either joking or participating in some manner of hyperbole. Now each and every one knew that everything Rainbow Dash had said was true.

Applejack slowly walked over and with a shaking hand felt for Rarity’s pulse. Rainbow Dash looked at Twilight and Pinkie. “See?” she said, her voice wavering. “I told you!”

“He…he buttered her flutter,” whispered Pinkie Pie. “But that’s not- -that can’t- -that’s not possible!”

“Of course it is!” cried Rarity, sitting up suddenly and causing Applejack to nearly jump out of her denim skirt from fright. “That monster! That- -that ROGUE! He cornered her in the ladies room and he- -he- -” She put her head in her hands. “I can’t even say it! I should have tried harder! I should have known! Now she’ll never be able to find a husband!”

“Husband my muscular rump,” swore Rainbow Dash. “I think we have bigger problems! He porked our friend!”

“What if she gets pregnant?” cried Rarity. “Luna’s bony hips, it would be my fault! The stretch marks, the swelling, the damage to her…” She paused as everyone looked at her. “Never mind. I- -I need a moment to process this. I’ll be back in a short time.” She promptly fainted again.

“She is right, though,” said Applejack. “We have to go to Celestia. Right now. Or even Luna.”

“With what?” said Rainbow Dash. “I didn’t exactly make a video!”

“I’m pretty sure that’s illegal,” noted Pinkie Pie. “Trust me, I’ve tried. I got arrested.” She shook her head. “Jail…jail wasn’t fun. So cold…”

“It doesn’t matter! We still have to report it!”

“We can’t!” cried Rarity.

“Are you going to just faint out already or what?!” shouted Applejack. “Come on!”

“I’ll faint when I’m well and ready and when the level of drama is appropriate!” Rarity sat up again. “We can’t take this to Celestia! If the school found out, Fluttershy’s reputation would be ruined!”

“We have bigger problems than her reputation!”

“There is NOTHING more important than a girl’s reputation!” squealed Rarity. “Applejack, that would be like somebody spreading word that you are secretly farming peaches!”

Applejack gasped. “Whoever spreads that rumor would be a dirty bald-faced liar.” She slammed one of her fists into the open palm of the other hand. “And her kneecaps wouldn’t be around none to longer.”

“The point still stands! Fluttershy is sensitive! It’s bad enough that Discord- -did that to her. To put her through all that…”

“She wouldn’t be able to take it,” said Rainbow Dash.

“I’m pretty sure she just showed that she’s actually pretty good at ‘taking it’,” said Pinkie Pie.

“Don’t make me come over there, Pinkie. I’m pretty pissed right now.” Rainbow Dash looked at Applejack. “I like the kneecap idea, though. I’m taking this straight to Discord. When I’m done with him, he’ll be a lesbian!”

“Now wait just a minute, Rainbow. Are you trying to get expelled?”

“If that’s what it takes!”

“What good will that do?”

“So you just want us to ignore it?!”

“No, but I say we need to be careful. This is real serious stuff.” Applejack paused. “I say we wait until Sunset gets back. She’ll know what to do.”

Rainbow Dash considered for a moment. “I don’t like it. But…”

The whole room fell silent, and they all knew that they had quickly come to an agreement. After what felt like several minutes, though, Twilight spoke.

“Now wait a minute,” she said. “Explain it to me again. He put his what in her where? And why have I never heard that this is a thing?”

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