The dim light was easy on Fluttershy's eyes as she regained consciousness... but everything got worse from there. She tried to roll over and stand up, but the chains clanking on her legs and rough rope wrapped over her wings left her thoroughly immobilized. Her breathing quickened, heart racing as she lashed her head around to find a means of escape.

She froze when she saw a creature sitting on the other side of the dim, musty cellar, her breath catching in her throat at the sight. The creature rose at her acknowledgement of its presence and moved closer, bending over to get a better look at the pony restrained before him. "I've heard you ponies are made of marshmallow," it rumbled in a deep voice that made Fluttershy's chest vibrate. "I've come to find out if the theory is true."

Fluttershy was about to speak up and let the creature know that it wasn’t true, but the knife it held in its hands brought another round of hyperventilation that she could not get under control. The creature brought the knife to her forehoof and sliced into her flesh. A small whine escaped her lips as her hoof was sliced completely off. She felt no pain, but the blood oozing from the wound was evidence enough of what had happened. A smacking noise gained her attention and she turned to see the creature eating her hoof. Smiles and groans of pleasure were all that came from the horrible monster.

It turned to look at the yellow pegasus once more. She put all her strength into trying to break free once more, but to no avail. The monster’s knife cut into her shoulder, removing what was left of her fore leg. Fluttershy screamed. Her blood spurted from the hole where her arm used to be, coating her side and her wing. The monster stared at her and smiled as it chewed on her leg.

“You’re so cute when you scream.” Bits of her flesh shot out of its mouth as it spoke. She then noticed that she couldn’t scream anymore. Her breath was getting harder to catch. The monster came and cut off her blood soaked wing, licking all of the blood off of it before trying to stuff as much of it into its mouth as it could. Her body felt too weak to cry, but she started to feel the tears roll down her cheeks. Blinking did not clear her vision, so Fluttershy just closed her eyes. She was so tired. She felt the knife under her chin and she looked up to the creature that did this to her.

“You really are made of marshmallow.” The knife then slid into her throat, putting her quickly to sleep.

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“Billy! You better not eat that whole candy! It’s too big!”

Billy groaned. His mom could be such a drag. He yelled back, “It’s my marshmallow pony, Mom!”

“I don’t care! You’re already fat! Now put it away and save some for later!”

Billy sat at his table pouting for a while before licking the yellow sugar and chocolate off of his fingers. He closed the box and carried it and the knife to the kitchen. The knife was thrown in the sink and the box was gingerly placed in the refrigerator.

Then Billy whispered, “I’ll see you later, Fluttershy.”

Author's Note

Thanks to the amazing Arkadios for pre-reading this weirdness.