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[Lopmon appears on the screen, a mix of concern and frustration on his face as he glances around quickly before turning his attention to the screen.]

S-so...I'm...only supposed to be monitoring the D-Terminal for if anything happens that we should know about. And I'm only supposed to make calls if it's an emergency, but... [He hesitates, glancing around again.] Well...I think it's important, anyway.

See...Fluttershy's been really upset lately. Ever since she and Beastboy... [He pauses, a look of anger passing over his face as he exhales shortly. Then he shakes himself out of it.] Anyway, ever since then, she's just been...sad. She won't leave our room except to go to work, and she'll only smile around the younger Digimon. And even they know something's wrong with her, 'cuz they ask her about it.

She keeps saying she's fine, but I know she's not...And...I-I don't know what to do. [He hates to admit that, because he was her partner. It was his goal - his purpose - to help her, and the fact that he couldn't was hard for him.

But this was about Fluttershy, not about him. And if this would help, than he'd gladly swallow his pride and do this.]

Uh...Twilight, Rarity...if you're seeing this...I-I know we haven't...really met yet, but...You guys are friends from Fluttershy's world, right? Maybe you two can help her?

Or just...anyone really...Please? Fluttershy...could really use some cheering up...

[He pauses for a moment, seeming to think over something.]

She's still working at the elementary school. She gets off at 2.

[With that parting statement, the feed cuts out.]

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Oh gosh...what happened?

I-- yelled back at him, that thing was affecting me too, except it made me say all the things I didn't want to, but had been holding in, so I-- I mean, he got in trouble, shooting his mouth off, and I went to find him, and something shook his head loose [a rock] so he realized what he was doing, and he didn't want to be doing it, so I had to make him stop talking somehow, and with the-- glitch, I just followed my instincts and I--

kissed him.

[...Well...hadn't been expecting that.]

You...kissed him?

Y-yes? It, I just, it seemed like a really good idea, and now...

Now...? Do you regret it...?

No! I mean-- not like that, not him, just the. The. [She waves her arms around.] Me. Look, we tried something, back home, we did, and it-- I messed it up. In the worst way possible, I messed it all up, and... I can't lose him again. If... something happens.

I-I'm sorry, you didn't come here for this...

[She shakes her head.] N-no, it's okay...It...seems you have a lot more you haven't...gotten to talk about yet, huh?

...I have. With some people. Sort of. Not everything. ...Not even with him. [She groans.] This is why I avoided everyone when I realized that thing was...making me say things.

I...did a whole bunch of bad things back home. He-- Beastboy told you he's a superhero there, right?

Yes, he mentioned that...

Well... I had...powers. I could move the earth. But I wasn't very good at it. I...lost control a lot. Hurt...a lot of people. When Beastboy and his team found me, he...well, they took me in, not knowing what I'd done. And-- Beastboy found out, and I promised him not to tell, and this, this monster, Slade, he planted these stupid doubts in my head that he would, and...

...It all fell apart. I left, and I tried, to help on my own, but... [She hates this part the most.] I screwed up. Got in trouble. Almost...killed a lot of people, and myself. But Slade, he...was following me. Showed up, fixed things, said he'd train me to control my powers, and...I thought I didn't have a choice, he said I owed him, so...

I did. And when I could, he made me go back, join the Titans-- the team, and...spy on them, and I told him everything, for weeks and weeks.

[She ran a hand through her hair.] I messed up. I...panicked, he launched an attack, and before he could, I took Beastboy out, on a date, to...I don't know, save him? I...couldn't save all of them, but... I was stupid.

[She remembers. And...] ...It didn't work out, nothing did, he hated me, because why shouldn't he? And I...

...I did a lot of bad things. A lot. [Her voice shakes. It's been shaking for awhile.] The city, the Titans, Beastboy, I-- all of Slade's orders, I followed them, until I got scared, and he turned on me too, and I-- I--

Slade was down, gone, I, made sure of that, but I started a volcano, I used too much power, and so I stopped it, and...

[She stares at her hand, flesh, whole.] It left me a statue, for months. When I came out of it, I didn't...know who I was, or anything. My parents-- step-parents, they found me. Arranged...some things, got me...settled away, and I started to remember, and I just...wanted to be normal. Because I couldn't mess that up too.

I told Beastboy I didn't know him. Lied. Again. Sent him away. ...And I'm here, and I'm...he knows, about all this, that. But I keep...hurting him, in all these ways, and now... I'm not ready to deal with this, I've only just started dealing with trying to...be a hero again.

[Fluttershy listens, scooting closer the more unraveling Terra does. By the end, she takes Terra's hand and gives it a gentle squeeze.]

I'm...I-I'm so sorry...that you went through all that...

It's-- it's not about me right now. [But she accepts the hand, and she shakes her head, to shake out the memories.] I don't know what to do. The only thing I'm good at is running away from my problems. But I can't run anymore.

It...it must have been so hard...dealing with all that...never really having a chance to...work through it...and being so close to Beastboy again...

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It was. ...It is. And he's been so great about it all...

I just don't know what to do.

[She's silent for a moment, considering her next words.]

For...what it's worth...I-I think you're...very brave...

[Surprised blink. Stare.]

...Brave? Me?

[She nods.] It hasn't been easy for you...but you're still...trying to work through it. That...takes a lot of courage.

Even though I run from it all?

You're...not really though...When we first met, you had...given me a different name. But you told me the truth eventually...you faced up to it, what you had done, and started to try going back to who you really are.

That...isn't really running...

...You know, you're one of the smartest, kindest people I've ever met. ...And you're not even a people, you're a pony.

[She blushes, glancing away.] I-I...I-I'm not sure about that...

Totally true. You know what? I-I'm gonna talk to him. ...And you should too. We shouldn't let...stuff keep us from talking to the people we care about.

[She hesitates for a moment, then gives a resolute nod.] You're...you're right.

And...thanks. I came here to help you, but...you really...helped me.

I'm glad I could...And really, you did help me too, so...thank you.

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