So You Find a Pony in a Box

"W-What is that?" Lee asked, dragging Bert by the arm to one corner of the living room. "Why is there a horse in your house?"

"Pony." Bert corrected her indifferently. "I found her in that box she's in."

Lee glanced behind her shoulder to where Fluttershy was, who was peeking at the both of them, and scratched her head confusedly. "Its a her?"

"Yup." Bert nodded. "Fluttershy. A female pony."

Lee looked liked she was ready to slap herself. "Its name is really Fluttershy?"

Bert nodded his head. "That's what she told me."

Lee's eyes widened, and she grabbed Bert by his shirt's collar, pulling him down to her height. A light, refreshing aroma of strawberry-scented shampoo crawled its way into Bert's nostrils as his face was pulled close to hers.

"It told you?" she asked doubtfully, adjusting her large glasses. "It can talk?"

"Y-yeah she can talk." Bert said quickly. "Trust me, I'm just as surprised as you are."

"Forget about being surprised. Do you expect me to believe what you are saying?"

"But she's just there, Lee! Right there!" Bert argued, pointing at Fluttershy, who quickly ducked into the box again. "How can you not believe me when I have proof?"

"This better not be some sort of desperate ploy to get into my pants."

"W-what?" Bert tried to step back, but Lee's grip was like iron. "Don't be ridiculous!"

"You know..." Lee said pointedly, letting go of Bert's collar and rubbing her chin. "When you asked me to come down here, I was already starting to wonder if there was some sort of ulterior motive... you did used my greatest weakness against me... why else would you say ice-cream? You somehow knew I'd throw everything aside just to come---"

Bert shook his head. He couldn't believe what he was hearing. "Listen, Lee." he said, raising both his hand in mock surrender. "I'm telling you the truth. I swear to the Lord Almighty that I found this pony in a box."

Lee raised her eyebrow at him. No doubt still doubtful. "In a box?" she said, finally, eyes never leaving Bert's.

"Yeah, like I said. That big box right there."

"And you just happened to stumble upon it?"

"No. It was sitting there right in front of my door."

"So the pony was just there sitting on your doorsteps?"

"The box. Not the pony."

"You know what I mean, you idiot!"

Fluttershy had no idea what to make of her situation as she watched the two strange creatures --- called humans, as told by Bert --- bickered on and on. But she was feeling a little less scared now since their attention weren't on her. At least for the moment.

Never, in all her life spent in Equestria, has she ever seen creatures such as the being called Bert before. Bipedal creatures were rarely seen around Ponyville, and the ones she heard of are relatively more furrier than the ones standing before her. Fluttershy herself didn't knew many creatures which walked on two legs. Well, there was one though. A certain Lord of Chaos to be exact.

She studied her surroundings. The place wasn't huge or spacious. There were a lot of strange bits and bobbles on shelves and racks. A round wooden table was just right behind her. And behind that, was a long, black rectangle shaped object of some sort, which stood on another smaller table. Thick, and brightly-coloured curtains with strange patterns adorned the windows, in contrast to the walls, which were bare and empty and painted a dull brown.

Just where in Celestia's name was she? Fluttershy just couldn't rid herself of the thought. Everything that had happened before her sudden, unexplained appearance here was a fuzzy blur. The more she tried to remember, the more blurrier everything got. Why couldn't she remember?

And why was she in a box? She was certain she didn't have any box like that in her cottage. The box was empty, besides her of course. Nothing else came along with her to this strange place of which she knew little of. She would at least feel the tiniest bit comfortable if somepony else was with her. Like her pet bunny, Angel. Or her best friends: Rainbow Dash, Rarity, Applejack and Twilight Sparkle. The Elements of Harmony.

A wave of strong emotions suddenly came upon her. She felt alone. She missed her friends. And she wanted nothing more than to be sipping tea in her cozy cottage back in Ponyville. Why, oh why, was this happening to her?

Fluttershy returned her gaze to the two humans, who were both still arguing. The one with the orange hair was far more animated than the one named Bert, who had its arms crossed together. Every few moments or so she caught her name being mentioned.

"I'm telling you, her name really is Fluttershy!" said Bert, sounding irritated and tired. "Why won't you believe me?"

"Just admit it. This is just some sort of prank, right?" said the orange-haired human, flicking its hair behind its shoulder and adjusting its glasses in a superior way. "You got hidden cameras hidden all over your place, am I right?" it accused loudly.

Fluttershy wondered if she should say something to them. She knew she had fainted earlier before when she saw Bert's face (in her defense, the human's face was rather surprising, and she wasn't one who fancy surprises). But now that she's back up and alert, it was time to assess the situation and get help to find a way back home. To Equestria. To her friends.

First things first. Fluttershy needed to find a way to somehow contact her friends back home. No doubt they will soon start to wonder where she'd disappeared off to, and she wouldn't want them to worry. She was positive that Twilight, the Princess of Friendship, would find her sudden disappearance alarming, and would conduct a thorough investigation with the rest of her friends. Perhaps she may even find a way to reach her!

Fluttershy nodded to no one in particular. With new found determination, she slowly stood up from the box that surrounded her and carefully made her way out of it. If she has learned anything so far is that even in the face of danger or the unknown, one must always be brave and assertive. To a certain extent, of course.

With her knees buckling, and sweat forming on her forehead. Fluttershy slowly made her way towards the humans. Clearing her throat as loudly as she could, she waited for them to look at her. She didn't want to seem rude.

But they didn't.

Fluttershy tried again. This time clearing her throat an extra bit louder than her last attempt. Her attempt struck oil. Bert and the orange-haired human stopped their bickering and stared at her. Bert's eyes were alert, but soft. The other pair wasn't as soft however. Its eyes widened, and it quickly took a few steps back, putting Bert between her and it.

"Erm... hello." Fluttershy said timidly, but in a polite and sweet tone.

"ARRRGGGHHHH!" The orange-haired human's scream was so loud Fluttershy quickly ducked down and covered her ears with her hooves. Looking up, she saw the human jump into Bert's arms, whose face was just as confused and shocked as she was.

"Woah, Lee. Calm the hell down!"

"It talked! IT CAN ACTUALLY TALK! IT JUST FUCKING TALKED!"

Fluttershy let out a whimper. This whole thing was probably going to be harder than she thought.