I kept hearing Fluttershy's screams through the forest. "Fluttershy!" I shouted. If it weren't for the trees that surrounded the forest I would have reached her in about 20 seconds. "Damn trees!" I exclaimed. There was a foul smell coming from ahead of me that made my eyes water. I pushed forward as fast as I could.

"Gah!" I exclaimed as I clipped my wing on the tree. I crashed onto the ground and skidded for a number of feet. I groaned as I felt a burning pain in my right wing. I looked over at it and found it bent in a completely out of place. I tried to move it, but stopped as soon as the pain became too unbearable.

"Rainbow Dash!" I heard Fluttershy call to me. "What are you doing here? Are you alright?" she asked me frantically.

"Yeah. Never better." I said, trying to act like I was perfectly okay, despite my wing.

"Oh, no! You're wing is fractured! Rainbow, why did you come out here after me? Oh, this is all my fault. I should never have left that note." she said as she looked behind her.

"Why did you leave?" I asked as I tried to stand up. My wing felt as if it were on fire. I knew I shouldn't try to move it, but the adrenaline was still rushing through me.

"Rainbow, please. Just go home. It's not safe for you here." she said as she looked behind her again. She was shaking.

"Not safe for me? Fluttershy, it's not safe for you. You know what's in here?" I asked. She whimpered, drawing her eyes to the ground. "Hey." I said, pulling her in for a hug. "The Doctor and my mom are coming. They'll be able to get us out of here." I said reassuringly.

"What? No! They can't come. That's what she wants." Fluttershy said as she pulled out of the hug.

"She? Who's she?" I asked.

"Please, Rainbow, just leave." she pleaded with me.

"Not without you!"

"Well, well, well. Isn't this sweet." a mare's voice said behind Fluttershy. "A reunion, between a flightless pegasus, and a broken one."

"I told you to stay away. Why didn't you?" Fluttershy whispered to me. "Mom! I told her not to look for me. Please, don't hurt her." she pleaded. Her mom was walking in front of a pack of Timberwolves.

"Oh, come now, Fluttershy! Now that she has found out about us, you know what I have to do." her mom said with a smile. "The Shadows of the Night are your family now. Not this pathetic rainbow colored fur ball." she clicked her tongue twice and one of the Timberwolves walked up to us.

"You see, you're parents have always been a pin prick in my side. Always wanting to be on the side of her precious Princess. Did she tell you what happened? Why she chose to be a part of Celestia's little group? She chose out of fear. The night used to be her friend and companion. But one day, she met a stallion who had dreamed of being a part of the Royal Guard. He fell in love with her and corrupted her. Your father drove you mother away from her destiny and away from us. Your mother set us back, but we will have our revenge. The mare in the moon will not have to wait much longer before she can reclaim what is hers." Fluttershy's mother said.

"You're lying!" I shouted at her.

"Well, you'll never know. You'll be dead before she can even get here." she said with a sinister smile.

"Mom! Don't hurt her! You said-"

"I know what I said! But circumstances have changed. Her mother and the infamous Doctor are on their way. While I'm thankful for what this foal has done, it'll be such a sweet victory to see her mother weep at the side of her dead daughter." Fluttershy's mom said. "Come, Fluttershy. You don't want to be caught between a Timberwolf and its dinner."

Fluttershy slowly walked over to her mother. "Fluttershy?" I said, shocked by what I was seeing. Fluttershy, the kindest, most caring mare in Equestria, was siding with her psychopathic mother. She's done it. I thought. She's finally broken you. My heart felt like it was being ripped out from my chest. I think being ripped apart by the Timberwolf would be less painful than what I was seeing now.

"Mom...Please. Don't do this..." Fluttershy pleaded. I saw her mom just smile.

"Fluttershy, this is what it takes to be a part of the Shadows." she said.

The Timberwolf walked closer to me drooling. It's breath smelled like something out of a horror movie. "Fluttershy, please." I pleaded. The Timberwolf growled as it closed the distance. I screamed as it leapt at me.

"Whoa there, ya' nasty brute!" I heard a familiar voice say. The Timberwolf looked up and growled as a rock hit him in the face. "Run, Dash!" I heard Applejack call out. She kicked another two rocks at the Timberwolf.

"C'mon Fluttershy!" I shouted as a sudden burst of adrenaline brought me to my feet. She just looked at me. I think she was going to run, but her mother stepped in front of her.

"Alright! I've had enough of this!" her mother shouted. She flew towards me and rammed me into the ground. I slammed my injured wing on a nearby rock. I yelped in pain. "I may not be able to kill your mother, but I sure as hell can kill a pest!" she shouted at me.

"No!" I heard somepony scream. The last thing I remember seeing is her mother standing over me, a figure tackling her, and hearing the Doctor telling us to run.

"Fluttershy..." I whispered, and passed out.

Author's Notes:

I would like to thank CountDerpy for editing these chapters. He is one of the reasons I'm able to get these out so fast. Check him out! He's a great writer!