A story with Anon and Pegasus feathers.

>"Alright everyone, nothing to see here, move along.."
>The guard pony shooed off the crowed, giving Twilight the chance to move closer
"Sir!, what's going on? Why are there so many Guards here?"
>Twilight takes a step back to look at the other guards
>Two are blocking Fluttershys' door, while the one she is confronting is blocking the bridge leading to the cottage
>"We're sorry Miss, a serious crime has taken place and we need everypony off the premises at once so I'm going to have to ask you to-"
"But that's my friends cottage! I have to see what's going on!"
>The guards face turns from one of stern demeanor to one of shock
>"You're...?"
>Twilight let's out a drawn out sigh before answering the guard
"Yes, I'm Celestias student and bearer of the Element of Magic, now can you please move aside?"
>The guard turns around and walks towards the two at the door
>He whispers something to the guards, to distant to be deciphered
>He turns around again, facing Twilights direction, and waves a hoof for her to come over
>She quickly trots over to the guards, awaiting for them to open the door
>"Do be careful Mrs.Twilight, we don't want you to accidentally tamper with evidence that could be useful to us.."
>She shakes her head in agreement, and the guard opens the door with a eerie creak...

>The doors opened wide, revealing the contents of the cottage
>It was clean, swept recently
>None of the usual animals were inside, this is what caught Twilight off
>And where was Fluttershy?
>A faint sobbing, right above Twilight
>If she hadn't stood where she did she might have missed it
>It sounded vaguely like ...
"Fluttershy?"
>She perked up an ear and listened to the crying
>"W-W-Why would somepony do this? I-I-I can't...Why?"
>Twilight realized something was VERY wrong
>She headed upstairs, and looked at the bed
>Before she could even turn her head, Fluttershy was under the covers, and crying
>"I-I don't have a-anymore, you took them all, p-please.."
"Fluttershy? What happened?"
>The shivering blankets ceased, and were slowly pulled down by a yellow hoof
>Only her bright blue eyes were exposed
>"T-Twilight?"
>Her eyes darted from wall to wall, searching.. Looking.
>"H-he's not here is he?"
"Who's not here? Fluttershy, what happened?"
>Fluttershy was startled at the sudden question, and retreated back into the blankets
>"N-no one.. Please, I qwant to be left-"
>Before she could speak, Twilight yanked the covers off with surprising ease
>Only Fluttershys trademark "EEP" was heard as Twilight realized what she bore witness to
>An act against Pegasus kind, an act of true cruelty
>Her friend lay on the bed, shivering on her back, her wings completely exposed.
>Where beautiful feathers once lay flat, only plain pinkish skin remained

"Fluttershy?! What happened to your wings!?"
>"I-I don't know Twilight, they were all gone when I woke up..C-Can you fix this?"
>Twilight took a moment to think, all her regrowth spells would take days, weeks, for the feathers to grow back
>it would easily take months for enough feathers to grow back for her to fly again
>Zecora didn't have anything for wings because, well..
"I don't think I have anything that'll help this instant.. But if you could try to remember who could have done this, it would surly help the guards."
>Fluttershy looked down at the wooden floor, wiped away a tear, and spoke again
>"I already said *sniffle* I woke up like this..
>Twilight turned away from the bed, tired of looking at what remains of her friends wings
>Twilight thought to herself...
"There have GOT to be clues, but where?"
>She looked around the room, nothing
>Under the bed perhaps?
>she got down and looked under the bed, horn glowing, allowing her vision in the dark underneaths
"Nothing.."
>But, what was that?
>Twilight got up and walked to the right of the bed
>A long red tie..
>A clue?
>She picked it up with her magic, and showed Fluttershy
"You don't wear ties, do you?"
>Last Night
>You are Anon
>The infamous Beast of Ponyville and Terror of the Everfree
>And what does an Anon have to do to get a comfy pillow around here?

>Last night, you had the worst dream
>You were in a cage, laughed at by all the ponies
>Flim and Flam were poking you with sticks like some carnival animal and ponies threw rotting fruits at you
>But when you awoke, you realized 3 things
>1.Sleeping on rocks for pillows and cushions sucked. A lot.
>2.A cave isn't as cool a home or idea as you'd thought it be
>3.If the ponies decided to find out if you were real, they could try to capture you
>Time to teach them the meaning of fear
>And possibly pick up a blanket or two
>Mainly for the blanket and pillow though, the thought of an angry mob with torches and pitch-forks as a possibility wasn't all to great an idea
>You get up from your rock couch and make your way to the exit of the Everfree
>Once you get out, you can spot a small house
>Maybe you can steal a blanket or something...
>You walk towards the house, spotting many different animals along the way
>Cool, maybe grab something to eat here too
>You looked at what could be a second story window
>You pop it open, and make you way inside
>Although not a very silent entry, it was quiet enough to make sure the pony that resided here stayed asleep
>You tiptoed as silently as possible, and looked at the sleeping mare
>Well, it could have been a stallion but the hair says otherwise
>You begin to pull the blanket off, but it's caught in her hooves
>But then you spotted it
>A solution to both your problems
>Her yellow wings, unfolded, spread across the bed
>The soft feathers, and in abundance too
>Although you didn't know to much about their little society, a Pegasus' feathers were quite dear to them
>But they looked.. So soft..
>Just a pillow full?
>You begin to pluck each individual feather, taking satisfaction in each of the soft quills
>You were sleeping good from here on out
>You reach down for another, and touch warm skin instead
>You look at the mare on the bed, instead of the bundle of feathers held by your other arm
>You took all of them..

>Well, that wasn't planned..
>She's sure gonna be pissed once she wakes up that's for sure
>The bundle you have isn't enough for half a pillow
>You need moar
>You're about to leave when your pulled to the floor
>Thankfully, it wasn't loud
>But your tie is in the hooves of that mare
>You grab the tie and start to pull
>No give, this mare has an Iron Grip
>If she woke up, she'd beat your ass for sure
>Think.. There's got to be some way..
>An idea hits!
>You start to untie the ties that bind
>You're free!
>At the price of one tie, but you'll get another soon enough
>You make your way out the window
>You're about to go make a mini pillow when you spot another Pegasus..
>Flying towards a cloud house
>Perhaps...

>you walk under the cloud household
>Pretty far up, but if you could get the necessary supplies, you could easily get up there
>First, you'll need a cloud walking spell
>Second, you'll need something to lift you up there
>Third, You'll need to not be caught
>You already know where you can get the cloud walking spell
>Time to hit up your favorite unicorn
>Lyra...
>You begin the walk to her place, ever-since she spotted you that one fateful day, she'd been pretty much your only friend since then
>Helped you out in times of need, she even offered you a place in her house
>You would have accepted but then she said her friend "Bon Bon" wouldn't be keen on letting you stay
>It was alright though, she still helps out and visits whenever she can
>You told her that every once in a while she should wait and sit at a park bench when no one was a round
>That's how you spotted her in a crowd, her way of sitting
>And sure enough, she's sitting at that same bench
>She always seems to know when your coming to visit..
"Hey, Lyra!"
>"Hey Anon! long time no see, whatcha' need?"
"I came to ask for a little help.."

>"Sure, anything for my favorite human!"
>You look to your left and to your right, scanning for anypony who might be watching
"Lyra, I really need a cloudwalking spell, I..."
>"What for, if you don't mind me asking?"
>You truly don't want to lie to her, but you can't tell the truth...
"I'm making some new pillows.."
>Your really hoping she buys it..
>She squints at you, she's onto you-!
>"Alright, but you gotta make me a cloud pillow too!"
>It's not lying, it's twisting the truth..
"Alright, deal. The faster the spell gets done the faster I can get on those clouds."
>She leans back, her horn begins to glow,
>You can feel a presence, like something watching you
>You assume it's the spell, did it work?
>"There! one cloud walking spell, remember our deal Anon!"
"I will, see ya later Lyra!"
>You wave good bye as you walk away,
>Those feathers are soon to be yours...
>And you'll just pick some of the edge of the cloud and take it back to Lyra for a pillow
>Now, something to get you up on that cloud..

>Twilight scratched her chin
"Whoever did this, they wouldn't do this without reason, the punishment is to severe for anyone to even CONSIDER taking a Pegasus' feathers."
>Fluttershy, laying on the couch, interrupts Twilights thinking
>"I could ask my animals if they saw anything last night.."
>Twilight perks up, and faces Fluttershy
"And you decide to tell me this now because...?"
>Fluttershy goes back to her shivering
>"Well, I thought you wouldn't think it was important.."
>Twilight lets out a loud groan
"Fluttershy, can you please go ask the animals? I'll stay in here and look for more clues..."
>Fluttershy slowly gets up from her couch and begins to walk towards the door
>She begins to think to herself..
>"What if the animals don't recognize me without my feathers?"
>"What if they think I'm somepony else and refuse to answer?"
>She walks outside and Twilight makes her way back upstairs
>She looks around, hopeful for more clues as to who did this
>"Alright Twilight, they had to get in somehow, where..."
>On queue, she spots the still open window
"Ah-ha!"
>She trots over to the window, and looks down
>Hoof-Prints!
>...
>Sort of..
"Looks like we've got a trail..."
>She starts her way downstairs
>She turns just as Fluttershy walks through the door
>"My animals said that it looked like of of the monkeys, but with a suit and had green skin.."
"Then we know what we're looking for, let's go!"