Too Shy for Love

Chapter 2

Whilst Fluttershy was experiencing those strange series of events, her small pet bunny was hopping around the dark, ominous, space of the dreaded Everfree Forest. The sounds of ravenous animals and hungry guttural growls in the darkness caused the small rabbit’s heart to jump, causing him to run into a nearby alcove in a tree, gasping for breath as he heard terrible scratches and sniffing outside the tree. He closed his mouth in fear and instinct as terrible sharp claws glistened in the small amount of moonlight passing through the canopy, making the creature appear spectral and sinister, as it scavenged for the prey it had spotted. After an hour of complete silence and no movement, the small rabbit slowly breathed out a sigh of relief, regretting his decision to abandon Fluttershy and her safe haven of a cottage.

He slowly walked out of the innards of the tree, his usually pristine white coat dirtied and messy, slowly hopping towards a normal sound he knew very well, the soft singing and gentle words of his caring guardian. He increased his speed as he continued getting closer to the wondrous, comforting sound that had lulled him to sleep many a dark, stormy night.

He bursted out of the dark vegetation into a park clearing where he saw Fluttershy seated on a bench next to a stallion he’d never met, he jumped forward and lunged at the light blue stallion, biting deeply into his ear and tearing off a small chunk. “Ouch!” The stallion cried as Fluttershy pulled him off of the strange pony. “Angel!” She cried, both excited and upset at the same time “Where have you been? And why did you bite Electro?!” So, this odd pony was named Electro, and he had managed to upset his caretaker.

This day was just getting worse and worse for him, “Let’s head to my cottage...” Fluttershy said softly, carrying Angel away. “Okay Flutters, I’m right behind you” The stallion named Electro said as he started following Flutters and Angel.