Chapter 6
The hallway was dark and long, it was old, it was covered with mold as it rotted at its core, water fell down the sides of the wall in small streams, the floor had a small pool of water lying all about.
The hair on the back of Fluttershy's neck stood on end, but she walked forward into the darkness.
Every step echoed off the walls, her hooves splashing against the water on the floor each time she passed a puddle. She didn't know where she was or where the path was going. She didn't know what happened to Pinkie Pie, she didn't know what happened to Rainbow Dash.
She only knew that she had to go forward right now.
The hallway turned, Fluttershy followed it. It turned again, she turned as well.
The water was growing deeper, soon each hoof was splashing through water with every step she took. She stumbled for a moment, adjusting herself to walking through water with only three hooves, but she managed to catch herself.
The hallway turned once more, Fluttershy went along, the long winding corridor seemed to be leading her, guiding her to where it wanted to take her. She almost had no choice in the matter, even if she wanted to she could feel that there was no going back now that she had come this far.
Once she had crossed that doorway, there was no turning back.
Just before her the path opened up and split. A path to her left, a path to her right, and in the middle stood a door right before her.
The door was different though, it wasn't made of the same rotting material as the other doors she'd seen, or of rustic metal or anything that would fit in with the drenched world she found herself in.
The door looked exactly like the door to her house back in Ponyville, in great condition despite the environment.
She carefully walked up to the door, pushing it open as she walked into the room it led to.
"Well, this is the best place I can think of." Rainbow Dash said while flying with Fluttershy to the outskirts of Ponyville to a small empty cottage stood close to the edge of the Everfree Forest, an old 'For Sale' sign stood before the property. "No one wants to live here since it's so close to the Everfree Forest, but with your love of animals that might work out for you."
"Wow...its looks great." Fluttershy smiled quietly, walking up to the house.
Fluttershy opened the door and looked inside. The house was dusty from disuse, but everything appeared to be in good condition still. It even came with furniture wrapped in cloth, waiting for someone to unwrap them for use once more. Fluttershy wandered the home as Rainbow Dash entered the house after her.
She could see everything she could do with the home, she could make spots for animals to live, she could set up the closet to hold her supplies, she could set up several soft chairs for resting and tables for eating, the kitchen seemed to have everything she'd need to cook the perfect meals and water was still running in the bathroom.
"Oh Rainbow Dash...it's perfect." Fluttershy smiled happily returning to the living room.
"You like it huh? Alright, then I'll buy it for you." Rainbow grinned. Fluttershy looked at her speechless.
"Oh, no, I could never ask you to do that! It's so much money...I-I can work to pay for it myself." Fluttershy fumbled her words.
"Don't worry about it. This house is like, dirt cheap right now and I make plenty of money from my job here. Heck, there's even talk of promoting me!" Rainbow waved her hoof at Fluttershy, trying to dismiss her worries.
