The Quiet Game

It had been 3 days since the “Quiet Game” had started, and Fluttershy hadn’t said a word.

“Is she usually this quiet?”

“I don’t think so. Yall right Fluttershy?”

Rainbow Dash and Applejack were starting to question Fluttershy’s recent behaviour. She had been more quiet than any pony had ever been at this point. Not only her friends, but the entire town was getting worried about Fluttershy. They were even getting worried about Twilight. Nopony had seen her for the same amount of time. Some ponies thought something happened between the two, mostly theorised to be about the Crystal Empire Disaster. Some even thought Fluttershy had something to do with it. But they were too skeptical to believe the fact fully, although they were right. Fluttershy was the mastermind behind the entire disaster. She might have even done it on purpose for some unknown reason. Even Twilight didn’t have that information, but in her state, she thought Fluttershy had evil in her actions.

“Uh... Fluttershy?” Rainbow Dash was starting to get as confused as everypony else. “Is there something wrong?” Fluttershy still didn’t answer.

“Did something happen between you and Twilight?” Applejack asked. At that moment, Fluttershy started sweating. She clenched her teeth and started to step back.

“Umm...”

DON’T TALK.

Fluttershy ran away from the two ponies, faster than she had ever run. Even Rainbow Dash was surprised. Fluttershy just wanted to get away from any possible conversation. Anything to avoid being banished to the Everfree Forest, left to die by Timber Wolves or anything else. She knew what Twilight was capable of, but she didn’t know what the full extent of her magic was, so she didn’t want to break the rules of the Quiet Game, even when she was alone, because Twilight was always listening in. Her life was ruined. There was no point in living through this, but she wasn’t ready to give up yet.