Plump with Fear

[In Pudgyville...]

"There's a new house there now and it's not Cactus Cathy's," noted Mocha.

"Then whose is it?" asked Truffle.

"Since all of our houses are colored like us, the new pony must have those colors but I have no idea about their name," figured Mocha.

"We should get them to come out and say hi," suggested Jasmine.

"They might be afraid," concluded Stacie.

"We'll need some way to get them to come out," realized Eduardo.

"How? If they're so afraid to come out, then they may not like company," noted Mocha.

"We could throw a party for them," suggested Truffle.

"It's worth a shot," agreed Ms. Sheila.

"I bet they're really nice," figured Bob.

"Yeah, maybe even fat," added Darren.

"Then let's get set up," declared Galapeño. [Inside her house...]

"I can't go out there. My fear of everything is far too high. I know that not everything is all that scary but whenever I see something, I get a negative thought in my head about it and run away. I mean, I take up to an hour just to get a meal from the kitchen," thought Flora. [An hour later...

"I think she'll love this party," stated Ms. Sheila.

"Now let's see if we can convince her to come out," suggested Eduardo.

"We shouldn't crowd the house though. Maybe one of us can ring the doorbell and see. noted Ms. Sheila.

"Good idea. Who should it be?" replied Mocha.

"I'll do it," answered Marie.

"Probably the best option because although you're nice, Truffle, you are a bit out of the ordinary here, no offense," nodded Mocha.

"Yeah I know. I'd probably scare her even more," agreed Truffle as Marie walked to the door and rang the doorbell.

"Oh no, they must be here to scare me. I can't let them do that. My life is miserable enough as is," concluded Flora.

"Hello? Is anyone home?" asked Marie from outside.

"Wait a minute, she doesn't seem like she's trying to scare me. Maybe I can try to come closer?" thought Flora.

"Come on, don't be shy," called Marie. *Flora moved closer to the door and hesitantly opened it*

"Hi there. I'm Marie. What's your name?" greeted Marie.

"F-F-F-F-F-F-Flora," stuttered Flora.

"Hi, Flora. Why don't you come out? My friends and I want to see you," continued Marie.

"I don't know. I have a terrible fear of everything," admitted Flora.

"We're all nice here. If you don't come out, you won't understand that," insisted Marie.

"Yeah, you're kind of like me. I was afraid to be around others until they showed me that they're great friends to be with," added Cheesy.

"R-R-R-Really?" questioned Flora.

"Absolutely," nodded Cheesy before Flora slowly came out.

"That's it, you're doing great so far," called Cheesy. *Flora took her first steps outside her house*

"Great! Keep going, Flora," urged Cheesy.

"Oh, maybe this isn't so bad," figured Flora.

"We'll help you get rid of those fears," assured Cheesy.

"Absolutely and might I say you look beautiful, Flora," added Eduardo.

"T-T-T-Thanks everyone," said Flora.

"As time passes, you'll get to know all of us and see that we aren't interested in being mean or hurtful," assured Ms. Sheila.

"Maybe they won't be so b-b-bad after all," thought Flora.