Fluttershy in the Sky with Diamonds

The next morning Sky woke up to a breakfast in front of him, and two mares with large smiles hovering over him. He squints to try and get used to the light. "Wha-what? This looks awesome. But why?" Sky didn't realize how much of an impact last night was to the girls, most of all Berry.

"We just wanted to thank you for last night." Pinchy said with a smile. "I hope you don't mind."

Berry shooed away Pinchy before Sky could respond. "Sky..." She kept getting caught up holding back her tears. "You saved me last night, in more ways then you know." She sits on his lap after he moves the breakfast out of the way on the couch.

"What do you mean? I know I saw something change last night, and I don't just mean your attitude. But I don't understand what happened to you, so I guess you wanna get to that, right?" He chuckles and rubs the back of his head, but inside he's eagerly waiting for her response.

"Discord..." She stopped there. Sky looked at her and instant shock came to his face. Sky leaned forward and to talk, "But... But how? He was resealed."

Berry turned to him quick as lightning. "Wrong!.. Celestia had Princess Twilight and her friends release him with the elements of harmony Months ago, back before she became a princess. He ran amok, but kept the chaos to Ponyville. One of her friends, Fluttershy, was able to convince Discord to use his powers for the benefit of pony-kind, but they never realized the damage that he'd done and never fixed because of how secluded it was. The chaotic and crazy animals actually..." She began to cry, looking deep into Sky's eyes. "They killed my husband!! They came upon him when he-" Sky quickly shot out of his seat and pulled her close to him, to let her wash her sorrows into Sky's shoulder, and let the pain rain away. She continues the story. "Af- *sniffle* after he left us, I felt nothing but sorrow, pain, emptiness... then I gave birth to Pinchy... She was the only thing... The only thing that kept me from ending the pain! Ending it all... " She cry's more with Sky holding her. He didn't know what to say, so he just whispered into her ear, "Shhhhhhh. It's alright, I'm here to help. *he chuckles* I'm a friend."

"Oh Sky... Just, just thank you. *she hugged him* you really are a great friend." Berry was smiling, crying, but still smiling.

"Of course, you let me stay here. It's the least I can do. I mean, I got lucky enough to meet yo- wait!" Sky stops at a sudden realization.  Berry looks back at him. "What's wrong?"

"What was the name of the mare that stopped Discord? Flutter...Flutter-"

"Fluttershy?"

"Yes!!! That's it! Thats the mare I met in the market the other day." Sky's smile almost instantaneously disappiered after he remembered what happened that day. "Oh, right... She probably wants nothing to do with me."

Berry looks at him blankly, but then remembers something. "Wait, you were the pony in the market that day? I heard this monsteresk sized pony scared poor Flutters into hiding at her cottage. That couldn"t have been you, could it?"

As much as Sky wanted to say no, or even 'I don't know', he knew it could have only been him. "Yes, it has to be." After hearing how the towns people described him, Sky starts to curl back into his mental hole. He gets up from the couch and makes way for the door.

"Sky, where are you going? Aren't you gonna stay for a little longer. I owe it to-" He cuts off Berry before she could finish. His blank eyes looked back at her right before he opens the door.

"I need to find a new home, you've been dear to me, but I paid my dues and I have to find my own place." He looks down at the ground and watches as one tear makes its way down his face to the floor. "I-I need to see Fluttershy, where can I find her."

"But Sky..."

"Please Berry, I need this."

"She lives on the outskirts of the Everfree Forest. Sky-"

"Love her and make everyday special to her Berry, for me..." Sky starts back for the door, hoping to find this mare that has made him feel like the worst pony in history, this pony this in one short meeting has torn his heart out and fed it to the dogs, this pony that he thinks he may love. She was one pony in a random market on a random day... why? Right before he leaves as he goes through the door, he turns back one last time.

"How's that saying go, new friends, old tricks?"