It was midday, and the sun was shining down on Equestria. Its rays shone through the window, waking up a yellow pegasus pony with a pink mane. Fluttershy slowly sat up in her bed, blinking the sleep from her eyes. Those same eyes soon widened as she realized what time it was.
"Oh no!" she yelled. "We're having the gift giving today! I overslept! Oh my goodness, oh my goodness, oh my goodness..." she continued as she galloped downstairs.
Fluttershy was talking about the monthly gift giving that she and her friends decided to do. They would each bring gifts for the others and give them to each other. Simple. Fluttershy grabbed a satchel and burst out of the cottage, stopping in front of the Everfree Forest.
"Oh, why do they have to be in the Everfree Forest?" she asked herself.
"They" referred to the flowers that she saw two days before when Elizabeak escaped. She caught a glimpse of them while she was running through the forest as quickly as her legs could carry her. She decided that those flowers would be perfect to give to her friends for the gift giving. The only problem? They were in the Everfree Forest. So, Fluttershy decided to wake up as early as possible on the day of the event to try and steel herself and build up her courage so that she could go into the Everfree Forest without being too frightened.
Unfortunately, she overslept.
She took a deep breath and quickly flew into the forest. Luckily, Elizabeak's tracks hadn't completely faded, and she followed them as they led right to the flowers. Fluttershy continued to traverse the forest, shuddering all the while. She finally arrived at the flowers. They were just as perfect as she remembered them.
"Okay, I'll gather up these flowers, then I can go prepa-"
She stopped abruptly as she heard rapid, faint breathing.
"Eek!" she yelped as she leapt into a nearby bush. Her eyes slowly peeked out of said bush, scanning the visible area to see if she could pinpoint the sound. The breathing suddenly grew louder from her left, and she was frozen in fear.
-Come on, Fluttershy, pull yourself together! Your friends tell you that you have to be strong! Just go see who or what the breathing is coming from, gather the flowers, and run away as fast as you can!
Fluttershy took a deep breath, and she stepped out of the bush. She followed the sound of the breathing, and continued through the forest. Soon, she entered a clearing in the forest. She looked downward and saw the source of the breathing: an unconscious pony.
"Oh my goodness!" she gasped as she galloped over to him. He had a very large bruise on his side and a deep gash along his shoulder. He looked like he lost a lot of blood. Fluttershy stood next to him, unsure of what to do.
-What should I do?! I don't know if I should take him back to my cottage!
-You found him, didn't you?
-Well, yes, b-but...
-Then, you can't just leave him here! Help him, and try to find out who he is!
Fluttershy was at war with herself for another thirty seconds, not noticing the young stallion opening his eyes.
"P-please...he-help...m-me..." he gasped.
"Eek!" yelped Fluttershy, not expecting him to wake up, let alone speak. He looked at her for a couple more seconds, then blacked out.
"Um...okay. Don't worry, you're going to be alright..." said Fluttershy, knowing that he couldn't hear her. She flew as fast as she could over to the bush she was hiding in. She hadn't realized that she had dropped her satchel in her fright. She quickly picked all the flowers as carefully as she could, and rushed back to the unconscious pony. She lifted him up onto her back as best she could, and she flew off to her cottage. As she did, she wondered who this strange pony could be, and why he was in the Everfree Forest...
Yeah, so this is my first fanfic. Tell me what you think of it. Oh, Fluttershy might seem slightly OOC in this chapter, but that's because I noticed that she seems somewhat more outspoken when she's by herself. I'll hopefully have the next chapter up soon.