A Mother's Love

by GunsNRoses365

First published 21st of July, 2013

Fluttershy finds a young and scared Pegasus colt in a storm one night. Can she be the mother he so desperately needs?

Fluttershy finds a young and scared Pegasus colt in a storm one night. Can she be the mother he so desperately needs?

A Scared Colt

It was a quiet, peaceful night in Equestria, and the beautiful Pegasus known as Fluttershy was busy putting her animals to sleep. To Fluttershy, it was a little bit early to be putting her animals to sleep. But one of her best friends, Rainbow Dash, had came to her a little while ago, and told her that a storm was coming. So Fluttershy decided to put her animals to sleep early.

After putting her pet rabbit, Angel, to bed, Fluttershy was heading back to her cottage but she stopped where she was when she heard a noise. Wondering if she was just hearing things, she remained perfectly still and listened intently. She found out quickly she was not just hearing things. She heard the noise and this time much more clearly. The noise was the sound of someone crying and from what it sounded like, it was someone young.

Tracking the direction of the noise, Fluttershy found herself at the entrance of the dangerous Everfree Forest. She was a little bit nervous, but was not completely afraid because the crying was not deep inside the forest. It sounded like it was very close to one of the nearby trees. Venturing into the forest a little bit, Fluttershy found the source of the crying behind one of the trees. She went behind the tree and was shocked at what she found.

A small Pegasus colt was curled up into a ball crying hard but quietly. The colt looked like he was no older than 5. He had a dark blue coat that was covered in dirt and mud and a green mane and tail that had small little twigs and sticks sticking out of it. Fluttershy stared at him for a minute wondering where this colt came from and why was he out here in the Everfree Forest all alone. She also wondered how long he's been out here. Based on how he looked right now, he looked like he had only been out here for a few hours.

Snapping back to reality, Fluttershy reached out a hoof to touch the colt. But before she could, the colt looked up and saw Fluttershy. He let out a small yelp before running past her to the entrance of the Everfree Forest. Fluttershy immediately perused him. When she was back at the forest entrance, she saw the little colt curled up in a ball once again looking more terrified than when she first found him. The colt looked at Fluttershy once again and ran off just like before. But he did not get far this time because he tripped over his own hooves.

Fluttershy trotted up to him slowly, not wanting to scare him again. The colt whimpered when he saw her and he let his tears flow freely. Fluttershy had a look of sadness on her face, seeing how scared the little colt was. She tried to reach a hoof out to him again but he shied away from it. The colt was terrified of her, but she continued to move towards him and was finally able to put a hoof on him.

“Shh...It's okay. I'm not going to hurt you” She said softly and gently to the terrified colt while she rubbed his tiny shoulder.

The colt looked at her surprised by the gentleness in her voice. He was about to open his mouth and say something until...

Flash, Flash, Kra-Koom

A powerful rumble of thunder and lightning made the colt scream in terror and run to Fluttershy's leg. He held her leg while crying uncontrollably. He was scared to death of the thunderstorm. Fluttershy was the same way when she was a filly but she was not this scared.

Fluttershy gently stroked the back of the crying colt and asked him sweetly, “Do you live nearby, sweetheart?”

The colt's crying reduced to sobbing and he shook his head in response to Fluttershy's question.

“Do your parents know you're out here?” Fluttershy asked him.

The colt began to shake and looked as if he were holding back tears that he had not yet cried.

Fluttershy began to fear for the colt and she asked him nervously, “D-Do you have any parents?”

This question caused the colt to break down and cry harder than ever before.

Fluttershy felt her heart break in two. This colt had no parents and he was alone and scared. She did everything she could to comfort the crying colt until...

Flash, Flash, Kra-koom

Another burst of thunder and lightning broke the sky causing the colt to cry even harder. Now knowing that he had nowhere to go, Fluttershy decided to let him to stay with her for the night and decide what happens next in the morning.

“Come with me, sweetheart, you can sleep at my house” she said to him while stroking his back.

The colt nodded in response and Fluttershy picked him up and placed him gently on her back. With rain starting to come down, Fluttershy flew towards her cottage with the colt gently holding onto to her neck.

Loving Care and Calming Lullabies

Arriving at her cottage, Fluttershy opened the door to her humble home and flew inside. The colt was still holding on to her neck. Once she was on the ground, Fluttershy bent down to let him off her back. The colt tried to float down but he did not have the strength to do so. Luckily, before he hit the ground, Fluttershy was able to catch him and put him safely on the ground. Fluttershy felt bad for the poor colt, seeing how weak of a flier he was, but she put that sadness behind her before asking the colt in a soft, gentle voice

“Are you hungry, sweetheart?”

The colt's stomach did the talking for him when it made a loud rumble.

“I'll take that as a yes.” Fluttershy said, letting out a small giggle “Alright, you stay here and I'll go make you something to eat.”

But before she went into the kitchen, she stopped and turned to him realizing she had never introduced herself to the colt.

“My name is Fluttershy by the way.” She said to him before disappearing into the kitchen

A few minutes later, Fluttershy came back with a spoon and a steaming hot bowl of daffodil soup. The colt's mouth began to water when the smell of the soup hit his small nostrils. Fluttershy put the soup onto a small tray and put the colt onto the couch. She then took the soup and put it in front of the colt. The colt took the spoon and took a small sip of the soup. The heat from it melted away the cold feeling he felt in the storm like ice. The colt took another sip of the soup before devouring it. When he was done, Fluttershy took the bowl from him and put it in her sink. When she returned, she sat on the couch next to the colt and rubbed his back gently with her hoof.

“Well, now that you've had something to eat, I think It's best that I gave you a bath.” She said to him.

She then proceeded to put the colt on her back and then flew upstairs. While she flew to her bathroom, Fluttershy realized he had not said anything since she found him. She decided, however to let him talk to her when he was ready.

When she got to her bathroom, she closed the door, took the colt off her back, and placed him beside her. She then began to fill her tub with warm water. When It was the perfect level for the small colt, she lifted him up and tried to put him in the bath. The colt, however, resisted by holding her neck tightly. He believed that she was trying to drown him in the water.

“It's okay, sweetheart, It's just water. There's no need to be afraid” she said gently to the scared colt

Fluttershy tried as best she could to get him off of her and into the tub, but she was unsuccessful. The colt began to kick and scream refusing to trust her words and let her bathe him. Knowing she could not convince him to go into the bath alone, Fluttershy had no other choice but to use the alternative option.

“Alright, have it your way, If you won't take a bath alone, I guess I'll have to come in with you.” She said to the colt before getting into the bath with him in her forelegs.

The colt screamed in terror as the water came in contact with his body. He then stared splashing Fluttershy and struggled to get out of the bath, he knew she was going to drown him. Much to his surprise however Fluttershy just sat there keeping a gentle but tight grip on him. After a few seconds of Fluttershy remaining completely still, the colt finally calmed down, starting to believe she would not drown him.

“There, there. See? The water is not going to hurt you.” She said to him in soft gentle voice.

The colt then looked at her and lowered his head in shame now fully realizing she was not going to drown him. Fluttershy said nothing and just rubbed his shoulder while giving him a gentle smile in which he returned with a small smile of his own.

After a few minutes of silence, Fluttershy began to clean the colt with him no longer putting up a fight. She gently got the small bits of twigs and branches out of his green mane and then lathered his mane in shampoo. She then took a small bucket of water and dumped it over his head to wash the shampoo out of him mane. Feeling the water, the colt yelped in terror but he immediately silenced himself when Fluttershy started rubbing at his side, calming him down. When he was calm, Fluttershy very gently washed his body and got all the dirt and mud off of him. With the colt Finally clean, Fluttershy got out of the bath, picked the colt up, placed him next to her, and drained the tub. Once the tub was drained, she used a towel and gently dried him, and herself, off.

Leaving the bathroom, Fluttershy looked at the clock on her wall and looked down at the colt who let out a quiet yawn.

“Alright, sweetheart, it's time for bed. You can sleep in my bed and I'll sleep on my couch.” Fluttershy said to him sweetly.

The colt gave her a small nod before she lifted him onto her back to go to her bedroom. When she reached her bedroom, she placed the colt on her bed and tucked him in. She was about to blow out the candle when the colt started whimpering in fear. He was afraid of the dark. Fluttershy smiled softly and left the candle lit so the room had a nice small glow and the colt would not be scared. Fluttershy then went over to the colt and gave him a gentle kiss on the forehead.

“If you need anything, I'll be downstairs, okay?” She said to him.

The colt gave her a small soft smile and nodded

“Alright, sweet dreams, little one” she said to him gently. she gave him one more kiss on the forehead and went downstairs.

A few hours later, Fluttershy was awoken from her peaceful sleep on the couch by a rumble of thunder and lightning as well as a loud scream coming from upstairs. Remembering the colt that she found, Fluttershy quickly flew upstairs. When she reached her bedroom, she saw the colt wrestling with the bed covers. He then screamed louder than before. When she got a little bit closer, she saw that he was having a nightmare.

“M-Momma!” He screamed at the top of his lungs while crying heavily.

Fluttershy immediately scooped the colt up in her forelegs and cradled him close to her. The colt woke up almost instantly and started to scream again. However he stopped screaming as quickly as he started, when when he remembered that he was being held by Fluttershy. He looked at her and fresh tears formed in his eyes.

The colt buried his head into Fluttershy's chest fur and cried heavily. Fluttershy nuzzled the small colt while trying to calm him down.

“Shhh...it's okay little one It was just a bad dream.”

A rumble of thunder and lightning struck once again outside, making the colt scream and cry harder while shaking in fear. Fluttershy began to gently rock him while making soft gentle hushing noises.

“Shhh...Don't worry. I'm here...Shhh” She hushed as the colt continued to cry.

She then started to softly sing a soft lullaby to the crying colt.

“Hush now, Quiet now”

“It's time to lay your sleepy head”

“Hush now, Quiet now”

“It's time to go to bed”

“Drifting off to sleep leave the exciting day behind you”

“Drifting off to sleep let the joy of dreamland find you”

“Hush now, Quiet now”

“It's time to lay your sleepy head”

“Hush now, Quiet now”

“It's time to go to bed”

The colt stopped crying as Fluttershy held him and continued to rock him. Fluttershy gave him a tender loving smile. She has shown him so much love and compassion even though they just met. The colt then snuggled into Fluttershy's chest, and laid his head against her neck. Tears formed in Fluttershy's eyes but she brushed them away with her hoof and kissed the colt on the forehead. Not wanting him to be alone tonight, Fluttershy continued to hold the colt in her forelegs while she laid down in her bed. She pulled the covers over herself and the colt so they would be warm. The two slept through the night peacefully with the colt sleeping in Fluttershy's gentle and loving embrace.

Meet the Five

The light of the morning shined through the window of Fluttershy's bedroom. Opening her eyes, Fluttershy looked down to see the Pegasus colt still sleeping in her forelegs. He snuggled into her chest fur and continued to sleep peacefully. Fluttershy gave the colt a gentle smile before giving him a kiss on the top of his head. The small colt slowly opened his eyes and let out a yawn before looking at Fluttershy. The two smiled at each other for a minute, before Fluttershy began to speak.

“Good morning sweetheart, did you sleep well?” She asked the colt sweetly.

The Colt simply nodded his head while smiling.

“Are you hungry?” Fluttershy asked him earning a nod once again

Smiling at him she kissed him on the forehead before gently picking him up and placing him the bed.

“Okay sweetheart, you stay her and I will go make you a bowl of oatmeal.” She said to the the colt

Turning around Fluttershy began to make her way downstairs, only to stop at the doorway when she heard a soft quiet voice.

“Lightning Twister” the voice said

Fluttershy turned around to the source of the voice. It was the colt, he had finally spoken to her.

“M-my name is L-Lightning Twister.” The cold spoke nervously

His voice was gentle and soft like a glass harp. But it also sounded broken and scared like last night when he was screaming during the nightmare he was having. Fluttershy smiled at the colt and let out a small giggle.

“It's nice to meet you Lightning Twister” She said to him, glad that he was finally comfortable enough around her to talk to her.

Fluttershy descended down the stairs, and headed to the kitchen to make Lightning Twister some oatmeal. While she made the oatmeal, she realized she needed to introduce Lightning Twister to her friends but she decided to let Lightning eat first. Finished with making the oatmeal, Fluttershy held the bowl carefully before flying upstairs. When she returned She saw Lightning Twister sitting where he was as he was told to do.

“Fluttershy flew up to him and said, “Here you go Lightning sweetheart”

She placed the bowl in his lap and he ate, the entire bowl of oatmeal slowly and steadily. When he was finished Fluttershy took the bowl from him.

“Thank you Fluttershy” Lightning Twister said to the mare in front of him.

Fluttershy couldn't help but giggle at Lightning Twister. He had oatmeal all over his face. Taking a napkin in her hoof, Fluttershy used it to clean Lightning Twister's face off.

“Your welcome Lightning!” She said with a smile while she cleaned the little colts face.

Once Lightning's face was oatmeal free Fluttershy asked him gently

“Lightning, how would like to meet my friends?”

Lightning just nodded in response

“Great!” Fluttershy said with excitement

A few minutes later Fluttershy was ready to go out the door with Lightning Twister right beside her.

“Are you ready Lightning?” She asked the colt earning a nod in return.

With nothing left to be said the pair left the cottage and began their travel to Ponyville.

Lighting Twister was somewhat scared of his new surroundings. Everything was so much bigger than he was. Lightning stayed as close to Fluttershy as possible, not wanting to be separated from her. Arriving at Ponyville, Fluttershy stopped where she was and looked down at Lightning Twister. She smiled at him and said

“Welcome to Ponyville Lightning, everypony here is really nice, so there is no need to be scared”

Lightning said nothing and stared at the town in front of him. After a moment of silence, Fluttershy and Lightning went into the town. Lightning Twister looked around the area he looked at all the buildings and Ponies that were around him. Some of the Ponies looked and smiled at him, this made Lightning Twister very uncomfortable. Even though Fluttershy said that everypony here was nice, Lightning was still scared. All the ponies around him were giants compared to him. He continued to stay as close to Fluttershy as possible until something jumped in front of him, making him yelp in surprise.

Standing in front of Lightning was a bright pink earth pony mare with a large poofy dark pink mane and tail. The Pony jumped even closer to Lightning and stared at him with large blue eyes. She got as close to him as possible. The Ponies eyes were mere inches away from Lightning's and they came close and closer until Lightning was on his back. the eyes continued to come closer making Lightning more scared and Uncomfortable than he already was. With the eyes being closer than they should be the mare opened her mouth and said with incredible quickness...

“Hi I'm pinkie Pie, who are you, are you new here, I know everypony in Ponyville, but I don't know you, so you must be new, and oooh aren't you such a little cutie, you are so cute, I could just eat you up, What's you name, what is it huh, what is it, what is it, what is it, what is it, Wha-”

Pinkie Pie's rambling was cut off by a hoof in her mouth. Lightning Quickly ran under the source of the hoof. Fluttershy continued to keep her hoof in Pinkies as the two stared at each other.

“Pinkie!” Fluttershy said “You need to calm down now. your scaring the little one.”

Fluttershy Looked under her and saw Lightning shaking violently with small tears in his eyes he had never met or seen a pony that eccentric. Fluttershy gave him a small nuzzle to try and calm him down.

“It's okay Lightning sweetheart, you can come out now.” Fluttershy said softly and gently to the scared colt “This is my Friend Pinkie Pie, she's not going to hurt you. She may be very hyper but she's very sweet, so don't be afraid of her, please come out.”

Lightning however shook his head violently. He refused to go anywhere near that crazy pink pony. Lightning stayed under Fluttershy and tried to hide his face in his hooves while continuing to tremble in fear. He was extremely terrified of the pink pony in front of him. Letting out a sigh, Fluttershy glared at Pinkie Pie.

“Now look what you've done Pinkie.” She said to her in an irritated tone.

The tone in Fluttershy's voice caused pinkie to step back a bit. Her normally kind friend never talked like that. She then Looked down at Lightning and reached a hoof out to him, only for Lightning to shy away from it while making a small whimpering sound. Seeing him like this caused Pinkies mane and tail to deflate like a balloon.

“Oh, I'm so, so sorry Lightning. I didn't mean to scare you.” She said apologetically to the small and scared colt.

Lightning said nothing and clung tightly to Fluttershy's leg while continuing to shake violently. Letting out another sigh, Fluttershy said

“I think you should leave now Pinkie. We'll come by Sugarcube Corner tomorrow when Lightning Twister's calm and we'll try this again.”

Pinkies Mane and Tail poofed back to normal and pinkie said in her usual cheerful way

“Okie dokie Fluttershy, see you both tomorrow”

With that said Pinkie bounced off acting like nothing even happened. With pinkie gone Fluttershy turned around and nuzzled Lightning Twisters cheek. Lightning Continued to whimper in fear even though what scared him had bounced away.

“Shhh...It's okay Lightning, she's gone now. we'll go see Pinkie tomorrow and I promise she'll be much calmer.”

Lighting Twister Started to calm down now that Pinkie was gone and nodded at Fluttershy. The two then continued to make there way through Ponyville.

The next pony Lightning met was Rainbow Dash, however they did not get along well. Rainbow was in the middle of moving clouds when she kicked one that unbeknownst to her shot lightning and thunder. This scared Lighting Twister and caused him to cry due too his strong fear of thunder and lightning. Seeing this caused Rainbow to think that Lightning was a crybaby. Fluttershy was not pleased with Rainbows snide remarks and flew off with Lightning Twister being held in her forelegs. Things were not going the way that Fluttershy had hoped.

The next Pony That Lightning met was The Country mare Applejack. Not trusting anymore of Fluttershy's friends, Lightning refused to even look at Applejack. He clung to Fluttershy's neck while he was In her Forelegs. Fluttershy explained to Applejack what happened with Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash. She then tried to get Lightning to look at Applejack but he didn't listen to a word she said. Things did not look well until Applejack offered Lightning Twister some Apple juice in which he accepted hesitantly. Lightning took a small nervous sip of the Apple juice and was amazed how it tasted. It tasted sweet and tangy. The taste made the rest of the juice to tempting to resist, and Lighting slammed the rest of the drink with both Fluttershy and Applejack giggling in delight.

When he finished the Apple juice Fluttershy put Lightning gently on the ground, and he decided to take a look at Applejack who gave him a gentle smile. This was the first pony besides Fluttershy that was being nice to him and didn't scare him. Feeling completely horrible about how treated her with such distrust, Lightning trotted slowly up to Applejack and gently hugged her lug since he couldn't reach her chest or neck.

“Aw..don't worry sugarcube” she said sweetly to the colt “I'm not upset that ya didn't trust me at first. And Don't you worry none about Rainbow Dash, she may be a bit rude, but she's one of the nicest ponies you'll ever meet once you get to know her.”

Lightning Twister nodded deciding to trust Applejack's words and Went back beside Fluttershy who lifted the small colt onto her back.

“Well Applejack we have two more friends to meet we'll see you later.” Fluttershy said to the country pony.

after saying goodbye to each other, Fluttershy and Lightning Twister turned around and went back into town.

The next place that Fluttershy and Lightning Twister went to was Carousel Boutique the home of Rarity. Looking out the window and seeing Fluttershy heading her way, Rarity opened the door and Allowed Fluttershy in. Lightning Twister Kept himself hidden in Fluttershy's long pink mane.

“Fluttershy, darling It's been to long” Rarity said in an elegant and regal Voice

“Hi, Rarity” Fluttershy replied in response

“We simply must get together more often” Rarity said to her close friend.

“Your right we should” Fluttershy said while giggling.

“How can I help you Darling?” Rarity asked Fluttershy sweetly while Fluttering her eyes.

“Well” Fluttershy started “I wanted to introduce you to somepony.”

Fluttershy then looked behind her and saw Lightning Twister hiding behind her mane. Fluttershy moved her mane out of the way and gave the colt a small nuzzle before saying to him.

“It's okay sweetheart, you can come out now.” She said gently to the scared colt on her back.

Lightning Twister slowly poked his head out and looked into the blue eyes of the white unicorn mare in front of him.

"Lightning, this is my friend Rarity. She is one of the best clothes makers in all of Equestira” Fluttershy said to the small colt

“Rarity,” Fluttershy said to her friend “This is lightning Twister. He's this little colt I'm looking after.”

Lightning Twister just looked at Rarity as she did the same.

“Awww..aren't you just the most adorable little colt I've ever seen.” Rarity said to Lightning before she raised a hoof out to touch him.

Lightning ran away from the hoof and hid under Fluttershy while shaking.

“I'm sorry, Rarity” Fluttershy apologized “He's a very scared little colt. The only pony he is not afraid of is me. He's a little bit better with Applejack, but he's still somewhat scared of her.” Fluttershy explained to the unicorn in front of her.

Rarity looked down at the little colt and smiled gently at him.

“Oh sweetie, you don't have to be scared of me” rarity said to the scared colt waiting for a response from him. This action caused Fluttershy to explain one more thing to her friend.

“He doesn't like to talk much” Fluttershy said to Rarity “he's only said a few words to me.”

Rarity looked at the little and just nodded her head while smiling.

“well then I'll wait” She said to Fluttershy.

Fluttershy she tilted her head in confusion to what Rarity had just said

“What do you mean?” she asked

“I mean” Rarity began “I will be patient and let little Lightning Twister talk to me when he's ready.” She said while smiling down at Lightning Twister.

Lightning had calmed down a little bit and on his own came out from under Fluttershy and Trotted up to Rarity. He then gave her a small nuzzle on her leg causing Rarity to tear up a little.

“Awww..your such a sweet little one Lightning darling” Rarity said to him before giving him a small nuzzle on the cheek.

Rarity's curly mane tickled Lightning Twister causing him to giggle a little bit. Hearing this, Rarity got a mischievous look in her eye.

“Oh, so we're ticklish are we?” She said before she reached a hoof under Lightning and began to gently tickle him.

Lightning Twister fell on his back and laughed happily as Rarity laid down beside him and continued to tickle him. Fluttershy looked on at the two glad that the two were getting along so well. Things were finally starting to go right. After a few minutes, Fluttershy put Lightning Twister on her back and said goodbye to Rarity as it was was starting to become sundown.

The final stop was the Golden Oak Library home of the Unicorn Twilight Sparkle. Fluttershy Knocked on the door and waited for a minute

the owner of the library Twilight Sparkle Opened the door and Greeted Fluttershy.

“Hello Fluttershy it's good to see you, please come in.”

Fluttershy went into the library entering the main room she turned around and faced Twilight

“How are you Twilight?” she asked the Lavender mare in front of of her.

“I'm okay” Twilight Replied while smiling at her friend “Spikes in Canterlot with Princess Celestia for a few weeks so it's only me here. It's actually pretty quiet around here without him” Twilight closed her eyes before letting out a small giggle.

Reopening her eyes, Twilight looked at Fluttershy once again. She was about to say something, but she remained silent when she saw something sticking out of Fluttershy's mane. Realizing she was looking at Lightning Twister, Fluttershy picked him and set him gently on the ground. Lightning Looked at Twilight for a second before trotting up to her slowly. It was different and surprising reaction compared to his reaction with every other pony that Lightning had met. Fluttershy smile at him before saying

“Twilight, this is Lightning Twister, a little colt that I'm taking care of.”

Fluttershy then Looked at Lightning Twister and said

“Lightning sweetheart, this my friend Twilight Sparkle, She is great with magic, incredibly smart, and one of the sweetest ponies you will meet.”

Twilight looked down at Lightning and said to him gently and sweetly

“Hello Lightning twister, It's nice to meet you.”

Lightning said nothing and just stared at Twilight. Everyone and everything in the room was completely quiet until Lightning started to whimper and sob.

Looking at Twilight, Lightning realized how much she looked like his mother except Twilight was a unicorn and not a Pegasus. However that did not matter, Twilight still reminded him of her. From the way she looked, to the sweetness in her voice. She was almost an exact replica of his own mother. Seeing her made Lightning realized just how much he missed his mother.

“Lightning, is something wrong sweetheart?” Twilight asked the colt. Her vice was filled with concern and worry

Lightning backed away from Twilight while whimpering. He then laid on the floor and cried heavily. Fluttershy immediately scooped him up into her forelegs.

“Shhh...It's okay Lightning...Shhh...”She said to the little colt gently. She said to the colt trying to calm him down.

Lightning buried his face into Fluttershy's chest fur and continued to cry. Seeing all this made Twilight's heart brake. She stared at the ground and closed her eyes in sadness. But that sadness was quickly replace with an idea. Knowing of a way to calm Lightning Twister down, Twilight trotted over to Fluttershy asked very gently

“Fluttershy can I hold Lightning Twister for a few minutes?”

Fluttershy was a bit hesitant. She did not know how Lightning Would react since she was the only one so far that could calm him down. Fluttershy however decided to let Twilight hold the little colt. Fluttershy nodded and Twilight motioned to her with a hoof to follow her. The group went to the fireplace where there were two chairs Twilight sat in one of the them and held out her hooves.

Fluttershy placed Lightning Twister gently in twilight's hooves and Twilight cradled him close to her. Lightning continued to cry becoming scared of being in the hooves of someone else besides Fluttershy. Twilight began to rock him ever so gently while making a soft hushing sound. Lightning's crying continued until Twilight started to hum a soft song in his ear. Lightning's crying reduced to sobs as Twilight continued to gently rock him and hum the soft song in his ear. Twilight finished humming her song and continued to rock him. Lightning's sobs turned to sniffles. Twilight rocked him gently and once more made a soft hushing sound. After a few minutes, Lightning fell asleep in Twilight's forelegs. She gave him a small kiss on the forehead and said to him sweetly, gently, and quietly

“Sweet dreams little one.”

Twilight continued to hold Lightning Twister while Fluttershy looked at her in amazement.

“Twilight, that was amazing!” She said quietly not wanting to wake up Lightning Twister.

“how did you do that?” she asked

Twilight just smiled and said

“This was the same thing I did for Spike when I first started taking care of him. I actually still do it for him now when he's scared at night or when he has nightmares” Twilight explained to her friend before looking down and smiling gently at the colt she was holding.

Fluttershy had forgotten that Twilight has pretty much been Spike's mother since she first hatched him. No wonder she had gotten Lightning Twister to sleep so easily and calmly. Fluttershy let out a sigh, and gave her friend a gentle smile. She knew Twilight was going to be a great mother someday.

Looking outside she saw the sun had set, and it had become dark out. Without waking up the sleeping colt she was holding, Twilight gave Lightning Twister back to Fluttershy who cradled him close to her. Fluttershy and Twilight each gave Lightning a loving smile as he snuggled into Fluttershy warm and soft chest fur.

“Well you two had better head home.” Twilight said quietly no wanting to wake Lightning up. “Have a good night Fluttershy” she said with a cheerful smile

“You too Twilight, and Thank You” Fluttershy replied.

With that said Fluttershy turned around and flew for home. when she arrived at her cottage, she flew upstairs and into her bedroom. She pulled her bed covers back and gently set Lightning Twister on the bed. Fluttershy gently tucked him in. without waking up the peacefully sleeping colt, Fluttershy gave him a soft gentle kiss on the forehead. Lightning Twister felt the kiss and a small smile crept across his face while he continued to sleep peacefully. Fluttershy gave him one last gentle smile and Flew downstairs.

Lightning Twister slept peacefully through the night with moon shining down upon him with a warm comforting glow.

Painful Memories

Dawn breaks in Equestria as Princess Celestia's sun rises in the horizon. In Fluttershy's cottage, Fluttershy began to open her eyes. She let out a yawn and rubbed her eyes with her hooves. Fluttershy looked out the window to the outside world. A smile was placed on her face as she watched the sun fully rise into the clear blue sky.

When she was finished watching the sun rise, Fluttershy remembered what she was going to do today. She remembered that she was going to reintroduce Lightning Twister to Pinkie Pie after yesterdays incident with the hyper pink pony. However fluttershy felt it would be best if they both had some breakfast first. Getting to her hooves, Fluttershy went upstairs to wake the sleeping colt in her bedroom. She opened her bedroom door slowly and quietly and went over to the bed. In her bed, Lightning Twister continued to sleep peacefully. Fluttershy bent her down to the sleeping colt and gently kissed him on the forehead.

"Lightning it's time wake up sweetheart." she whispered in his ear softly and sweetly.

Hearing her soft and gentle voice, Lightning Twister began to slowly open his eyes. He rubbed his eyes with his hooves and looked up at the kind and caring Pegasus in front of him.

"Good morning Fluttershy." Lightning said to her in his soft and quiet tone.

"Good morning sweetheart did you sleep well last night." Fluttershy asked Lightning kindly.

Lightning Twister nodded his head in response to Fluttershy's question.

Fluttershy smiled at him before asking, "Would you like some breakfast?"

"Yes please." Lightning replied while his stomach grumbled.

Fluttershy nodded at the small colt while smiling and lifted him onto her back. Turning her head to look at him she said, "Okay sweetheart lets go make you some breakfast." Lightning Twister nodded his head once more and Fluttershy spread her wings and flew downstairs.

When they arrived in the living room, Fluttershy descended to the ground and brought her hooves up to take Lightning off her back and put him on the couch. However before she was able to do so Lightning's small voice spoke up.

"Fluttershy can I try to get off of your back by myself?" Lightning asked her softly and kindly.

Fluttershy was a bit hesitant to respond as she remembered the night she had first found Lightning Twister. She remembered when they arrived at the cottage and Lightning tried to get off her back by himself. He had hopped of her back, and tried to use his little wings to help him land safely. However his wings weren't strong enough, and Fluttershy had to catch him before he hit the ground. Remembering all this Fluttershy was a little bit worried about what would happen if Lightning tried to land on his own again. However it was best to let him try.

"Yes you may Lightning." Fluttershy said to the small colt on her back. "Just be careful okay sweetheart?"

Lightning nodded his before saying, "Okay I will."

Getting to his hoofs lightning looked down at the ground below. Being his height, Lightning began to shake nervously because of how far down it looked. Closing his eyes Lightning let out a shaky deep breath and hopped off of Fluttershy's back. Lightning flapped his little wings as hard as he could to slow his fall and land safely on the ground beside Fluttershy. However just like last time, his wings tired out and lightning began to fall quickly. Fluttershy however quickly caught him with her forelegs. She had a feeling this would happen and she was able to react quickly enough to catch him.

Lightning looked at his wings and then at Fluttershy with a look of sadness on his face. Still holding him in her forelegs, Fluttershy smiled at Lightning gently and gave him a small nuzzle.

"Aww don't be sad sweetheart!" Fluttershy said to the small colt gently and sweetly. "Your wings just aren't strong enough yet. Don't worry though. Their are lots of other Pegasus ponies at your age who are weak flyers. I was a weak flyer when I was little filly."

Lightning gave Fluttershy a gentle smile and nodded his head. Fluttershy placed the Lightning on the couch before saying to him, "Okay Lightning, you wait here and I'll go make us some eggs for breakfast."

"Okay Fluttershy." Lightning said as his stomach grumbled once more making Fluttershy giggle.

Fluttershy smiled at Lightning for a moment before flying into the kitchen to Lightning and herself some breakfast. While she was making breakfast, Fluttershy couldn't help but feel sad for Lightning Twister. While he was a very polite and sweet colt, she could tell he was very scared and had a broken heart. She felt her own heart brake seeing how sad he was when he was not able able to hover in the air. It also broke her heart to sad how upset he was last night when he met Twilight. It brought a tear to Fluttershy's eye to even wonder how long Lightning has been without a family.

When she finished making breakfast, Fluttershy put two small plates onto a tray and flew into the living room where Lightning Twister was sitting on the couch like he was told to do. Fluttershy smiled at the the little colt while she put a plate in front of him.

"Here you go sweetheart I made us some scrambled eggs." Fluttershy said to Lighting Twister while smiling.

Lightning smiled at Fluttershy before taking a bite of scrambled eggs.

"Thank you Fluttershy. These are very good" Lightning said to the butter coated mare softly.

Fluttershy smiled gently at the colt before saying, "Your welcome Lightning. I used fresh eggs that were laid by my chickens. I'm glad you like them."

With nothing left to be said Fluttershy and Lightning Twister ate their breakfast together. When they were finished Fluttershy put the two plates in her sink and returned to the living room. However when she returned, she saw Lightning Twister sitting on the couch sniffling. Worried about him, Fluttershy went over to him and saw small tears rolling down his cheeks.

"Lightning sweetheart, what's wrong?" Fluttershy asked the little colt with worry filling her voice. Lightning looked up at her with tears still streaming down his cheeks.

"Y-you've *sniff* been s-so *sniff* n-nice to me." Lightning sobbed "N-nopony has ever b-been *sniff* so n-nice to m-me."

Fluttershy felt her heart ache seeing the little colt so upset. She sat down next to Lightning Twister and put him on lap. She stroked gently stroke his side with her hoof as lightning continued to cry.

"F-Fluttershy *sniff* d-do you think i'm a f-freak?" Lightning asked the kind and caring Pegasus that was holding him.

Fluttershy felt a tear of her own stream down her cheek when she heard the question. Why would he even think something like that?

Fluttershy nuzzled his cheek before saying, "Of course I don't think that sweetheart, why in Equestria would you think such a thing?"

Fluttershy stroked his side side as Lightning began to tremble like leaf and his crying began to grow even harder.

"M-my *sniff* d-daddy *sniff* c-calls me a *sniff* f-freak" Lightning sobbed

Fluttershy let out a gasp of shock. She had thought both of his parents were dead. Lightning's crying grew harder and louder as he looked into the beautiful and caring eyes of the pegasus that was holding him.

"M-my momma *sniff* d-died when she h-had m-me. D-daddy *sniff* s-says it's all m-my *sniff* f-fault." Lightning cried

Hearing him say that made Fluttershy's heart break in two. Lightning Twister's mother had died giving birth to him, but how could his father say such a thing?

"D-daddy y-yells at m-me, *sniff* h-hits me, *sniff* c-calls me n-names, and *sniff* s-scares me with s-storm clouds" Ligthning sobbed before burying his head into Fluttershy's soft chest fur. Lightning cried into Fluttershy's chest fur. He was still speaking but he was crying so hard that Fluttershy couldn't understand what he was saying.

With tears streaming down her face, Fluttershy wrapped her hooves around Lightning Twister and held his trembling body close to her. She now knew the reason why Lightning Twister was so scared. Fluttershy closed her eyes and kissed the top of Lightning's Forehead. She felt so bad for the poor little colt that she was holding in her forelegs.

As she held Lightning Twister close to her, Fluttershy noticed something underneath his little wings. She very carefully moved one of the wings without disturbing the crying colt in her forelegs. What she saw made her gasp in shock. There were several bruises underneath his wings, some of them were turning purple. Fluttershy remained calm on the outside but on the inside she was seething with anger as she glared at the bruises on the little colt. How could a father do such a thing to his own son? How could he beat him, insult him, and frighten him with the one thing he's scared to death of?

Fluttershy anger started to cool when she looked down at Lightning Twister who was still crying. She kissed him gently on the forehead and began making a soft hushing sound to calm the little colt down. Lightning's crying reduced to sobs and then to sniffles as he brought his head out of Fluttershy's chest fur. He looked into her eyes as she smiled down at him lovingly and gave him a small nuzzle.

She gave him another kiss on the forehead before saying, "Lightning, I'm so sorry your father did all those awful things to you sweetheart. But please believe me when I say it's not your fault your mother died. I promise you it's not your fault."

Lightning said nothing as he gave Fluttershy a sad smile while a few tears still streamed down his cheeks. Fluttershy gently brushed the tears with her hoof before pulling Lightning back into a soft and loving embrace. Lightning closed his and smiled as Fluttershy's soft, warm fur and her soft pink mane blanketed him with warmth. Lightning could smell Fluttershy's mane. it smelled like a fresh spring river, and it made him calm and relaxed.

The two remained like this until Fluttershy pulled him away and gave him a kiss on the forehead.

She gave Lightning Twister a gentle smile before asking, "Do you feel better sweetheart?"

Lightning said nothing and gave Fluttershy a small while softly smiling at her.

Fluttershy gave him a small nuzzle while smiling before saying, " Good I'm glad you feel better. Now Let's go to Sugarcube Corner so you can try to meet Pinkie Pie again."

Lightning began to shake nervously after Fluttershy mentioned that crazy pink pony's name. Fluttershy felt this and she started to softly hush him.

"Shhh...It's okay Lightning sweetheart. I promise she'll be much calmer than last time." Fluttershy said to the young colt who began to calm his shaking.

Lightning was was a bit hesitant but he gave Fluttershy a gentle nod deciding to her words.

"O-okay Fluttershy" Lightning said to her while smiling softly.

Fluttershy scooped Lightning into her forelegs and placed him on her back. She turned her head around gave him one more kiss on the forehead.

With nothing left to be said Fluttershy stepped outside while thinkig to herself, "Don't worry Lightning I'll take great care of you I promise."

Author's Notes:

Here's chapter Four. I hope you enjoyed reading it. I'm sorry I took so long making this chapter. I promise I will be updating this story more often now that my writer's block is gone. I also wanted to say thank you to everyone that has favorited this story and to everyone that's following it as well. I truly appreciate the love and support for this story. See you next Chapter!

New Friends and New Truths

Standing at the entrance to Ponyville with Lightning on her back, Fluttershy took a deep breath and entered the peaceful town, hoping not to have the same problems that occurred yesterday. Lightning began tremble and quickly hid under fluttershy's mane when he started to see other ponies. Fluttershy looked at him worryingly and gave him a small nuzzle.

"Lightning sweetheart there's no reason to be scared, I promise everything will be okay this time." Fluttershy said to the scared colt hiding under her mane. Lightning calmed his trembling and peeked out from fluttershy's mane. He gave her small nod and Fluttershy continued her journey to Sugarcube Corner.

Halfway to their destination A voice called out to Fluttershy making both her and Lightning yelp in surprise. Fluttershy turned to the source of the voice and smiled. Coming towards her and Lightning was Applejack and a small yellow filly with a red mane and tail and she had a pink bow in her mane. She also had no cutie mark on her flank. The two waved at Fluttershy before Applejack spoke up.

"Well howdy there Fluttershy, Where's that little feller Lightning Twister?" Applejack asked Fluttershy happily.

Hearing Applejack's familiar voice Lightning nervously peeked his head out from under Fluttershy's mane revealing himself to the country mare. However before Applejack could say anything, Lightning noticed the little filly beside her and quickly hid himself under Fluttershy's mane once more. Seeing this made Applejack giggle as she approached Fluttershy, and moved her mane with her hoof so she could look at Lightning.

"Aww..there's no reason to be frightened of me sugarcube, you know I won't hurt ya." Applejack said gently the frightened colt on Fluttershy's back as he began to tremble once more. "Besides I want to introduce ya to somepony." Applejack scooped the frightened off fluttershy's back and into her forelegs. Applejack set him on the ground gently in front of the yellow filly who was smiling at him.

Applejack cleared her throat before saying, "Lightning I would like you to meet my little sister Applebloom."

The little filly made her way towards Lightning Twister slowly, hoping not to scare him. However Lightning quickly ran underneath Fluttershy and began to tremble while making a small whimpering sound.

Fluttershy said to Lightning softly and gently, "Lightning sweetheart it's okay, there's no reason to be scared of Applebloom she's a very sweet little filly."

Applebloom gently smiled at the frightened colt with southern voice as Applejack, "It's okay Lightning I would never hurt ya. Please come out."

Hearing the sweetness in Applebloom's voice , Lightning Twister nervously stepped out from underneath Fluttershy and slowly approached the little filly. Applebloom raised one of her little hooves and held it out to Lightning Twister hoping she could shake hooves with him. Lightning raised a shaking hoof and wrapped it around Applebloom's, and the two finally shook hooves. Applejack and Fluttershy smiled at the site.

"Ya see sugarcube there ain't nothin' to be afraid of." Applejack said to lightning before turning to Fluttershy. "Say where are you two headed?" Applejack asked Fluttershy curiously.

Fluttershy smiled at Applejack and said, "Were going to Sugarcube Corner so I can try to reintroduce Lightning Twister to Pinkie Pie."

"Oh that's right I forgot ya told me that thing's didn't go so well last time." Applejack replied. "I was on my way there as well to have lunch with Twilight, Rarity, and Rainbow dash. How about ya'll join us."

Hearing this made Applebloom gasp in delight. "Yeah and I can introduce Lightning Twister to Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo since their probably with them!" she said happily.

Fluttershy smiled and thought it was a great idea. Not only could she have lunch with her best friends, she could also tell them what she learned about Lightning Twister earlier. She turned to the Apple sisters and nodded her head signaling her approval of the idea. The Apple sisters nodded in response as Fluttershy picked up Lightning Twister and placed him on her back. The four then made their way to Sugarcube Corner to meet with the rest of her friends.

When they arrived at Sugarcube Corner, Fluttershy could feel lighting trembling and whimpering under her mane. Not only was afraid of Pinkie Pie he was terrified of Rainbow Dash. She looked at the little colt under mane and nuzzled him.

"It's okay sweetheart I promise nothing bad will happen this time." Fluttershy said to the little colt gently. Lightning calmed down a little bit but he continued to tremble softly out of both fear and nervousness.

Entering Sugarcube corner, Fluttershy saw her friends sitting at a nearby table and Pinkie Pie behind the counter. All of Fluttershy's friends smiled and waved at the group. Fluttershy took the small colt off of her back and placed him on the ground before going over to the counter where Pinkie Pie was. With some reassurance from Applejack, Lightning nervously followed Fluttershy towards the hyper pink pony that he feared.

When they were in front of pinkie, Lightning ran and hid under Fluttershy. Fluttershy let out a deep sigh before saying to the pink pony, "Hi Pinkie I'd like to reintroduce you to Lightning Twister."

Fluttershy smiled at pinkie then at the frightened colt under her. After saying some calming and reassuring words, Lightning nervously walked out from under Fluttershy and clung to her leg while still looking at Pinkie. He feared that the Pinkie would do exactly what she did last time. However instead of bouncing over to Lightning Twister, Pinkie Pie just smiled and trotted slowly and calmly over to him trying not to scare him again.

She then said to the frightened colt in a cheerful yet very calm tone, "Hi Lightning Twister it's great to meet you. I'm Pinkie Pie!"

Both Fluttershy and Lightning were in shock. Pinkie did not bounce, yell, or completely chatter uncontrollably. She was actually calm and introduced herself in a tone that was gentle but it also had the same cheerfulness that Pinkie Pie was known for. It left Lightning wide eyed and Left Fluttershy's jaw hanging slightly open.

Snapping back to reality, Fluttershy smiled said to Pinkie, "Thank you for being much calmer this time Pinkie." Pinkie simply nodded her head as Fluttershy looked to the colt was sill clinging to her leg. "See Lightning you don't need to afraid of Pinkie Pie."

Lightning continued to look at Pinkie who was smiling at him. He let go of Fluttershy leg and softly smiled at the pink pony. Fluttershy smiled at the little colt and gave him a small nuzzle. She was happy that he was now starting to warm up to Pinkie Pie. "Alright everypony let's go have a super duper lunch together!" Pinkie said happily. As the group made their way to the table where all there friends were.

When they arrived Applebloom trotted up to Lightning Twister with two other fillies by her side. One was a unicorn filly with same white coat as Rarity and she had a curly purple and pink mane and tail. The other was a Pegasus filly with an orange coat a purple mane and tail.

The pegasus filly trotted up to Lightning and introduced herself. "Hi there Lightning it's nice to meet you, I'm Scootaloo."

The next to come up was the unicorn filly. "Hi Lightning I'm Sweetie Belle." She said happily before Applebloom stepped in between the two fillies.

"Together we are...THE CUTIE MARK CRUSADERS!" All three fillies shouted making Lightning cover his ears.

Taking his hooves off his ears, Lightning said the three very softly, "It's nice to meet you all!"

Everyone in the room smiled at the scene of the four children. This was the first time anyone besides Fluttershy actually heard Lightning speak. Lightning stayed with the three fillies as they all talked together happily. Seeing this made Fluttershy very happy.

Turning back to her friends, Fluttershy said to them, "I'm so happy Lightnings is starting to warm up to other ponies."

Everyone nodded their heads in agreement still smiling at the little colt and three fillies. Everything was pleasant until a look of sadness came across Fluttershy's face.

"Fluttershy dear, whatever is the matter?" Rarity asked Fluttershy with her voice filled with concern.

Fluttershy looked at her friends and said, "Girls, I found out the reason why Lightning's so scared."

All five of Fluttershy's friends listened with interest.

"Lightning's mother had died giving birth to him and his father has abused him." Fluttershy said with sadness in her voice increasing with every word.

Everyone in the room gasped in shock and urged Fluttershy to continue.

Fluttershy let several tears roll down her eyes as she spoke more about Lightning's father.

"His father has yelled at him and insulted him. He called Lightning a freak, and the poor little one asked me earlier if I thought he was a freak. He told Lightning that is was his fault that his mother had died. He also scares Lightning with storm clouds. That must why Lightning is scared to death of thunder and lightning. But the worst thing I found out was that his father has physically beaten him. I found several bruises underneath lightnings little wings. When I saw them I started crying. How could someone do something like that to a child?"

When Fluttershy had finished, everypony in the room had tears in their eyes. Hearing all of this made Rainbow Dash feel incredibly guilty. She remembered she had called Lightning a crybaby when she first met him. Now that she heard about how his father had insulted him, she couldn't help but wish she could what she said back.

"The poor little darling, no wonder he was so afraid of all of us." Rarity said with everyone else nodding in agreement.

Before anyone else could say anything, Lightning and the CMC had trotted up to the group. Lightning looked at Rainbow Dash and ran behind Fluttershy while whimpering in fear. Rainbow let out sigh of guilt she wanted to make things right with the little colt. She carefully got up from her seat and trotted towards the little colt.

She knelt down and said to him, "Hey kid, I'm sorry I called you a crybaby. Lightning looked at the the cyan Pegasus in shock. He then gave her a small nod. However he continued to tremble a little bit because he was still somewhat afraid of her.

Seeing him shake Rainbow Dash tried to reassure him in her usually cocky way. "Hey listen Lightning, I promise you there's no need to be scared of the most awesome pony in all of Equestria."

Lightning however was not impressed as he continued to tremble and hide behind Fluttershy. Rainbow Dash looked down in sadness. Fluttershy placed a hoof on Rainbow's shoulder and smiled at her friend letting her know to give Lightning some time.

Twilight sat there and gave the colt beside a sad smile. However was curious about something. She didn't understand why Lightning Twister broke down and cried when he first saw her. She needed to know what was wrong with her.

Twilight knelt down to Lightning's Level to speak with him.

"Lightning, I am so sorry for everything that you've been through" Twilight said with the others nodding "But I can ask you something sweetheart?"

Lightning simply nodded his head.

Twilight took a deep breath before saying, "When you first saw me you started crying. Is it okay to ask If there's something wrong with me?"

Lightning quickly shook his head before saying, "No Twilight there's nothing wrong with you. It's just you look a lot like my Momma."

Everypony in the room was as lightning continued to speak.

"I had a picture of my Momma in my room. It was a picture of her before I was born. She was very pretty." Lightning said before he started whimpering and tears began to form in his eyes. "Th-that p-picture was all I h-had of her. B-but then my daddy t-took the p-picture away from m-me and b-broke it. H-he s-said I was a f-freak and I d-didn't deserve that p-picture."

Lightning Fell to the floor and cried. Fluttershy pulled him close and stroked the back of his mane softly. She silently hushed him as everyone looked on with sadness. Deep inside, Fluttershy and the others couldn't believe that this little colts father could be so cruel. One last question entered their minds. They wondered how Lightning had gotten away from that horrible stallion.

Fluttershy stroked the back of his mane for a few more minutes before pulling Lightning back and said, "Lightning I'm so sorry your father has done all of this to you. But can I ask you something sweetie?"

Lightning nodded and Fluttershy asked, "Lightning, why were you all alone when I found you?"

Fluttershy could feel Lightning trembling as he closed eyes tightly with tears still pouring out.

"I-I-I r-ran away." Lightning sobbed softly. Everypony in the room was silent.

Lightning immediately Buried his face in Fluttershy's chest and let his tears soak her fur..

"P-Please Fluttershy, d-dont send me back to my d-daddy! I d-don't wanna go b-back!" Lightning wailed.

Fluttershy wrapped her hooves around Lightning and stroked his side. She didn't know what she was going to do but she did no one thing. There was no way she was going to let him go back to his awful father.

"Shhh...It's alright Lightning sweetheart. I'm not going to send you back to your father." Fluttershy said to the colt softly and sweetly.

Lightning Immediately wrapped his little forelegs around fluttershy's neck and cried more tears, but this time they were tears of joy.

"Oh, th-thank you F-Fluttersh-shy th-thank you!" He cried as Fluttershy stroked his back with hoof. Everyone watched on with tears of happiness in their eyes, including Rainbow Dash and the CMC.

Pinkie Pie began to bounce with glee while shouting, "WOO! I'm gonna throw Lightning Twister the best "Welcome To Ponyville." party EVER!" Everyone laughed after they heard this even Lightning Twister.

The sun eventually began to set and everyone said there goodbyes. Everyone went their own way leaving only Fluttershy and Lightning Twister. Fluttershy scooped lightning into her forelegs and placed him on her back. She then took to the sky and flew back to her cottage. When she arrived she flew upstairs and placed lightning into her bed and kissed him gently on the forehead. She was about to blow the candle out until she heard Lightning's tiny little voice.

"Please Fluttershy can you the light on. I-I'm scared of the dark."

Hearing this made Fluttershy remember his fear and she nodded her head. She turned to leave but Lightning's voice stopped her once more.

"Fl-Fluttershy can you sing to me like you did before?"

Fluttershy smiled at him gently and said, "Of course I can sweetheart."

She then sung to him her lullaby that she had sang to him when she first found him. Lightning had fallen asleep halfway through the lullaby. Fluttershy trotted up to him and gave him one last gentle kiss before leaving the room. Lightning slept Peacfuly under the comforting warmth Princess Luna's beautiful moon.

Author's Notes:

Here's chapter five. I hope you enjoyed it. I'm sorry it took longer than I thought to complete. Once again I thank you all for the love and support of this story. I'll see you all next chapter.