Twilight opened the door into her library and trotted in quickly, surprising Spike as he ran up to her.

"Twilight! Where have you been? You never came back last night!" said Spike.

Twilight walked past him and went right into the dark fiction section of the library, "I was held up because Fluttershy tur-uh, I mean... had a... concussion!"

Spike scratched his head "How did that happen?"

Twilight bite her lip, "She, uh, got scared, and uh, a tree, fell on her..."

Spike raised his eyebrow "Twilight, that doesn't make any sense! Wait a minute..."

Twilight started to sweat, "Uh, what?"

Spike walked up to her slowly, "Fluttershy is..."

Twilight interrupted him, "You got me! She's a Marewolf!"

Spike and Twilight stood there in awkward silence for a few moments.

Spike then just scratched behind his head and said "I thought you were all out partying... she's a what?"

Twilight facehoofed at herself, and said "No no! I didn't say anything about a Marewolf! It isn't like Fluttershy was bit by a lycan at a young age and turned during last night's full moon..."

Twilight then thought about what she just said, turned around, and properly began hitting her head on the bookshelf.

Spike stared at Twilight in surprise, "Fluttershy, is a, Marewolf? That is AWESOME!"

Twilight turned back to Spike, "Spike! Just do NOT tell anypony about this, alright!"

"Alright, my lips are sealed." replied Spike, as he pretended to zip his lips shut.

"Okay, now um, find me any books about lycanthropy you can find." said Twilight.

"On it!"
-----------------------------At the Apple Family Farm----------------------------
Applejack finished the hoax explanation of where she had been all night, and with her cheesy smile, her whole family was suspicious.

Appleboom raised and eyebrow and said, "Why would Fluttershy need help painting a fence, through the whole night?"

Granny Smith added "Something tells me you’re trying to hide something."

Big Mac Finished it with an "Eeyup"

Applejack sighed, "Look, Ah can't tell you what actually happened, it's Fluttershy's secret."

"Why not?" asked Rainbow Dash.

"Because... wait, Rainbow, what are yah doing here?!" said Applejack as she turned around to see Rainbow Dash.

Rainbow Dash sat down, "I heard you blatantly lying so I came over to see what is making you tell a lie... and believe me you can't lie to save your life."

Applejack just started walking out to the fields, "Look! I can't tell y'all about it, now just hush up, I have some chores to get done."

Rainbow Dash watched Applejack trot away, and said out loud "I will just go ask Fluttershy!" before speeding away in the air. This left the rest of the Apples to just shrug it off.

---------------------At Twilight's Library---------------------

Twilight read through a story about Lycans and Vampires. She chose to read this one first because her name was in the title, though she eventually figured out it was a useless romance, and threw it out the window.

"Alright." said Twilight scanning the covers, "Aha! this one SEEMS legit." she continued while picking up a book entitled The Guide to Vampires, Lycans, and Dragons'.

Then came a sudden knocking on her door, "Spike, can you get that?"

"Sure thing" replied the young dragon as he went toward the door.

Upon opening it, he was met by Rarity, "Hello Spike! Is Twilight around? I want to discuss what decorations she would prefer at tonight's party."

"She is kind of busy reading up on Lycans, but I will go see." Replied Spike as turned to get Twilight.

Rarity stood there for a second, and cocked her head, "Now why would Twilight be reading up on such mythologies as a Lycan? What is Celestia expecting her to do? Oh please don't let there be a lycan king trying to take over or something..."

Spike returned, "She said it would have to wait."

Rarity still had a puzzled look on her face, "Do you know why Twilight is reading up on such mythologies?"

Spike laughed "Of course, it is because Fl- Wait! Sorry, I am not supposed to mention it to anypony..."

Rarity walked toward Spike, "Come now, you can't keep a secret from me, can you?"

Spike cleared his throat, "Sorry, but, uh, I just can't..."

Rarity did her best to look as attractive as possible to Spike, "Come now, like telling me is going to hurt anything."

Spike breathed in, and said "Fluttershy is a Marewolf!"

Rarity stood there staring blankly, "A, Marewolf? Ahahaha! Nice joke Spike, but that's impossible, we have all seen her out on full moons before."

Spike looked around cautiously, and whispered to Rarity "It's true, That is why Twilight and Applejack were at her house all night yesterday. But please don't tell anypony!"

Rarity winked, "I won't tell anypony." Before she went out the door and smiled on her way back home.

Then, halfway home, what she just learned sunk in.

"SHE'S A WHAT!?!?!?" Shouted a suddenly surprised Rarity in the middle of the market, causing everypony to stare at her.

"Uh, sorry everypony, just go back to your business..."

--------------------At Fluttershy's cottage----------------------

Fluttershy came out her back door equipped with all the items she needed to feed the critters. All of the little and big animals began coming around her and acting all excited for their food, enough that some of them might kill... an orange.

"Calm down everyone, I have plenty for all of you." said Fluttershy to the mass of excited critters.

She began with feeding all of the open feeders, including the bird feeders, and some water and food bowls in the yard. She then moved on to the chicken coop and filled the feeders while counting chickens.

As she came out, Fluttershy was suddenly met by Rainbow Dash, who said: "Hey Fluttershy! What are you up to?"

Fluttershy jumped back, then realizing it was just Dash, picked up her food bucket, "Oh, uh, I am just feeding the critters."

Rainbow Dash looked at the large amount of animals, "Y'now you could charge admission for ponies to come here like it was a zoo, hahaha!"

Fluttershy replied "I guess so, but I only really want to make sure the animals are taken care of, I'm not in it for any sort of payment."

Fluttershy flew over to another bird feeder, noticing it was already almost empty, and Rainbow Dash followed.

"So, I was wondering what you, Twilight, and Applejack were up to last night." said Rainbow Dash.

Fluttershy jumped a bit, "W-What?! Oh, uh, nothing much, just, um." not being able to think of anything Fluttershy muttered off and flew to another bird feeder pretending to take care of it.

Rainbow Dash followed again, and replied in a suspicious tone, "I was just wondering, because they were here all last night, and I overheard Applejack trying to cover up something..."

Fluttershy turned away from Rainbow Dash, "Uh, um, It's just that, uh..."

Suddenly, Pinkie Pie jumped up in front of the two Pegasi.

"HEY GUYS! What are you talkin about?" said Pinkie before falling back down to the small trampoline she must have placed.

Fluttershy cleared her throat, "Nothing, just uh, I'm just feeding my animals."

Rainbow Dash looked at Pinkie slightly confused, "I was just asking Fluttershy what she Twilight and Applejack were doing last night."

Pinkie replied as she was mid air again "Ooo! What were you doing Fluttershy?"

Fluttershy scratched behind her head, and replied "Just... um, feeding Angel."

Rainbow Dash eyed her, "Now I know that bunny eats a lot, but you’re saying you had Twilight and Applejack there ALL night, just to continuously feed him?"

Fluttershy starting to sweat a bit, and just slowly flew backwards away from Rainbow and Pinkie, "Uhhh, yes, maybe, no, I mean yes!"

Pinkie Pie knowing what Fluttershy just said was bull, replied "Come on Fluttershy! It can't be that bad! It isn't like we will think you were a monster if you were partying or something."

Fluttershy turned around and flew over to another feeder, and starting over filling it with birdseed, "I-it's just..."

Rainbow Dash began getting frustrated, "You can't stay cooped up forever Fluttershy! Do you like hanging out with Twilight and AJ more than me now?"

Fluttershy replied "It is n-n-not like that...."

"Besides, if it something bad, we can help, just tell me what happened!" said Rainbow Dash.

Right then, Fluttershy dropped the heavy bag of birdseed onto the ground, "I'm a Marewolf!" she yelled almost like it came as instinct.

Directly after, she gasped, and flew in place before slowly turning to Rainbow Dash.

"I-I-I..." started Fluttershy, before her eyes teared up, and she flew into her house and locked the door.

Rainbow Dash flew in place confused, "What?"

Pinkie π added "Well that was a doozy..."

--------------------Apple Family Farm----------------------

Applejack carried a wheelbarrow filled with buckets of apples to the barn, and left it there before heading back towards the field. But then before she went out, she noticed Rarity coming down the road rather fast.

Applejack trotted up toward her and they met not to far from the barn, "What are yah up to Rarity?"

Rarity had a look of worry on her face, "Um, I was just wondering, you were at Fluttershy's place last night with Twilight, right?"

Applejack sighed, Not this again..., she thought, before replying "Um, yeah..."

Rarity looked around and got close to Applejack, "So... is it true?"

Applejack raised an eyebrow, "Is what true?"

Rarity looked around, "Uh, that Fluttershy is... uh..."

Applejack got the sense Rarity already knew, and replied "Are you talking about, um, something to do with the, uh, full moon?"

Rarity sighed, "Yes, so is Fluttershy a..."

Applejack finished Rarity's sentence for her, "A marewolf? Yes."

Rarity looked around, and they both sat in silence, before Applejack asked, "Who told you?"

Rarity replied "Uh, Spike did, I just wanted to make sure he was not messing with me."

Applejack groaned, "That dragon can't keep a secret from you, can he? Anyway, just make sure you tell NOPONY else! Ah don't want the town going into angry mob form at poor Fluttershy."

"Of course, but, is it safe, to be around her?" asked Rarity.

"Yes, just not on a full moon... She ran out of whatever this potion was that was keeping her from changing." replied Applejack.

Rarity looked around, "I see, well, see you later... I guess..."

Applejack replied "Same here."

The two stood there awkwardly for the next few seconds, before Rarity headed off back to town. Applejack readily sighed, and continued her work.

Fluttershy closed all the curtains of her house, and buried herself into her bed, letting out many tears into the pillow.
She quickly heard Rainbow Dash through the door downstairs, "Fluttershy! Fluttershy! It's alright!"

Fluttershy looked up for a second, and decided to just bury herself back into her pillow. She just wanted to be alone forever at this point. Not long after, Fluttershy heard Pinkie talking, but she couldn't make it out. Eventually, the voices stopped, and Fluttershy decided that meant the two had left.

She continued to cry about it, remembering back to the past, when it happened. Then to when she changed the first few times. All of these thoughts along with what could happen rendered Fluttershy into a complete emotional outburst. After an hour or so of continuous crying, Fluttershy slowly fell to sleep.

___________________________

"You Monster!" Shouted some unrecognized Pony, as Fluttershy ran around a dark corner.

"Kill the beast!" Shouted another, as Fluttershy ran faster.

"Cut its throat, bash its head!" Shouted multiple in unison, seeming to make it a chant, "Cut its throat, bash its head! Spill its blood!"

Fluttershy hit a wall, and in tears turned to the large mob, "I'm sorry! It's not my fault!"

Suddenly, Twilight Sparkle came forward, "Yes it is! You’re a monster! And there is only one way to deal with that!"

Fluttershy pressed against the wall, and Pinkie Pie shouted "You don't deserve to live! You make everypony upset!"
"Let's get rid of it now!" shouted Applejack.

"Make it suffer for what it has done!" Yelled Rarity.

Fluttershy covered her face and sobbed, "I didn't do anything!"

Twilight Sparkle came up closer to Fluttershy, "I tried to give you a chance, but all you did was kill Rainbow Dash, not with a second thought!"

"No, No! I didn’t, she is still around!" said Fluttershy in fear and sadness.

Twilight began laughing maniacally, "In your time you haven't, but it does happen in the story Fluttershy! And doesn't end there! You move on to Applejack, and Pinkie Pie, and Rarity, and then Twilight Sparkle!"

As Twilight said each name, the pony named vanished into thin air, until she eventually did, leaving a threatening mob.

Fluttershy continued crying, as the mob started to deform into red swirls of faces of angry ponies, "Avenge them! Make it suffer! It's just a monster! It cannot grasp the true form of harmony!"

Fluttershy covered her ears "No! No! No! It's not true!"

Suddenly, with a flash, everything stopped, and Fluttershy opened her eyes.

"W-What?" she asked looking around in confusion.

All of the mob had vanished, and all that was left was a forest in the nighttime, and one figure in the sky. The figure flew towards Fluttershy. As it got closer, she recognized it as Princess Luna.

"P-P-Princess?" stuttered Fluttershy, as Luna landed in front of her.

"Hello Fluttershy" replied the Princess of the Night.

Fluttershy looked at her, and she wiped some tears away, "A-Are you real? Or just a dream?"

Luna looked at Fluttershy, "I am real, but we’re in your own dream."

Fluttershy looked around, the scenery was similar to that of the Everfree forest.

"Why are you here?" asked Fluttershy

"I felt a very large disturbance, so I came to investigate. Do you know what fear has brought about such a nightmare?" responded Luna.

Fluttershy looked at the ground, "It's just that, a secret of mine got out to some of my friends today... a very, bad secret..."

Luna examined Fluttershy, "And you’re afraid of this secret?"

"Very much so... I don't want to hurt my friends, or any other innocent pony..." replied Fluttershy.

Luna looked at Fluttershy, Then she looked to the sky, and made the full moon appear. In response Fluttershy backed away, and said "W-What are you doing?"

Luna made the moon vanish in an instant, "So you’re a... We had more like you around at my time..."

Fluttershy nodded while looking away, and Luna continued "Let me tell you something right now before you wake up. You have already done much good for your friends, and Equestria as a whole, and there is more you can and will do. Do not let this secret of yours get in the way of who you are. But now, I am afraid you will have to wake up..."

Suddenly, Luna vanished, and Fluttershy said out to the shifting landscape "Princess! Where are you going?!"

Suddenly, Fluttershy opened her eyes, in her bed, while the sunset outside.

Author's Note

I stole some chanting from Lord of The Flies here.

Also, proofread once before upload, one more time later, and maybe an editor will improve it further later on.

(EDIT): Now proofread by the wonderful Keatslocksley.