Downfall

It was a fine afternoon. The clouds had been cleared thanks to Pinkie. But the pink mare was nowhere to be seen. Applejack was also gone. She seemed to have vanished into thin air. After she visited Rainbow Dash nopony ever saw her again.

Speaking of the cyan blue pegasus, she had been struck by lightning, and of all places it had to be her wings. Fluttershy wondered how devastated her friend must’ve been, forever not being able to fly again, to never be able to satisfy her need for speed, to never feel the wind beneath her wings.

      “Poor Rainbow, I hope nopony else get’s hurt.” Fluttershy said in her timid voice

Fluttershy was outside her cottage tending to her animals. She was worried sick about her cyan blue friend but she had no choice. Her animals were hungry and they needed somepony to feed them. Fluttershy managed to feed all the animals. All except for one.

Angel.

The bunny refused to accept it’s lunch which consisted of a plain carrot. The pale yellow mare tried her best but it was no use, he refused to devour the vegetable.

      “Come on Angel, you have to eat your vegetables if you want to grow up big and-”

The white bunny simply slapped the carrot out of Fluttershy’s hoof. The orange edible rolled across the floor, Fluttershy chased after it while Angel the bunny made good his escape. He hopped out the window and decided to climb one of the mountains. Why? Nopony really knows.

Fluttershy managed to get the carrot from under the table. She turned around to face her beloved pet rabbit but he was gone. Fluttershy panicked and searched high and low for her pet bunny. She flipped every single one of the furniture in an attempt to try and find her pet. She gazed out the window for a second and caught sight of the white dot in the distance. It was nearing the top of the mountain.

In terms of speed, Angel had the upperhand. But Fluttershy didn’t have to follow the ground. She could just fly over whatever obstacle that was thrown at her. As Fluttershy neared the huge mountain, she could see Angel nearing the top. Fluttershy eventually managed to arrive at the top of the mountain.

When she reached the mountain top, she stood at the mouth of a large cave. Darkness coated it’s interior. Inside, she could hear the breathing of an animal. A very large animal. Fluttershy was reluctant to enter the cavern, but she went in anyways.

Inside the cave, Fluttershy explored the newfound territory. Stalactites littered the ceiling. The sounds of the heavy breathing only got louder and louder as she ventured further and further into the cave. It was terrifying having to be in that cave all alone. To know that there could be danger at the very next corner. Fluttershy simply ignored the heavy breathing that echoed around the caves and forged on to save her bunny.

Fluttershy walked around to the point that she could not see a single thing in front of her. She continued walking and bumped into something hard. It was hard as rock, but it was way too smooth to be a rock. Fluttershy backed up and saw as blue lines of flame blazed across the form. The fire lit up the cavern revealing a huge jet black dragon with blazing blue flames.

Fluttershy backed up as the huge creature rose. He stared at Fluttershy with blue flames that blazed where his eyes should’ve been. The dragon stared right at Fluttershy and tilted it’s head sideways. Fluttershy remained still, with her fear holding her in place. She was terrified of dragons, but this one was scarier than the rest. It showed no emotion, it probably had no means of speech and was probably very mad.

Fluttershy read no expression, his eyes simply crackled as the flames continued burning. Suddenly the dragon reached out a paw and plucked a stalactite from the ceiling. He used his other paw to grab Fluttershy from the ground.

The poor yellow mare couldn’t move as fear took over her mind and rendered it useless. The huge reptile picked up the pegasus and put her against the wall. He managed to get her to unfurl her wings and expose them in all their glory. The dragon hefted the stalactite and aimed it at Fluttershy. The pale yellow mare stared at the black stone. The dragon reared back and thrusted.

      *Splat*

Fluttershy opened her eyes and looked down, the stalactite now stuck through her body. She felt nothing but shock. She had always freaked out whenever there was even a drop of blood. Now there was blood gushing out of her like nopony’s business. Fluttershy felt something going up her throat, she held it in but failed miserably as a jet of blood flowed out of her mouth. Fluttershy watched as the dragon walked back to it’s dark spot and curled up to sleep.

Fluttershy got over her shock and sobbed. Tears, no, not tears, blood welled up in the corners of her eyes and streamed down her cheek. Her sobs echoed throughout the dark cave.