A thick coat of mist hung over a small grassy clearing, surrounded on all sides by mountainous trees. Fluttershy could still see the void above, if she squinted, not that there was much to look at.

The yellow siren knelt on the ground, and laughed softly as she thought about how her mom would scold her for getting grass stains on her dress, though the hem barely reached her thighs anyway so her socks were in more danger.

This was more important though. Feeling the breath of nature flowing through her body like a river, becoming one with it, even if just for a moment. This was the kind of clarity Fluttershy needed moments before battle.

The mist was helping too. Fluttershy was out of her depth this far away from her Family’s headquarters, and the dry air made the siren feel like a fish out of water. The combat advantage that the mist would inevitably provide her was frankly a secondary consideration at most.

Fluttershy parted her lips and let a soft song escape them. A simple melody to prepare herself for battle, and to let anyone foolish enough to be caught in her territory know that she was coming for them.

As Fluttershy finished her song, taking one more deep breath for good measure, she was startled by something touching her head, only to look up and realize it was a green-furred woman, mushrooms and flowers growing from her thick floral body, delicately gracing Fluttershy with an immaculate crown of flowers.

“Thank you, Tree Hugger,” Fluttershy said warmly, her heart overflowing with affection for her friend.

“No problem,” Tree Hugger sat next to Fluttershy, the dryad stretching out her muscled, shapely legs in front of her and treating Fluttershy to quite an engaging view. “Thought you might like to take a little nature with you, y’know?”

“Mhm,” Fluttershy nodded, and she rested her head against Tree Hugger’s shoulder. She knew it was selfish, but she wished that Tree Hugger could take her place.

“Nervous, babe?” Tree Hugger put her arm around Fluttershy and caressed her forearm.

“A little,” Fluttershy muttered, and when she looked up at Tree Hugger and was met by an arched eyebrow and a knowing smirk, Fluttershy erupted into giggles and corrected herself. “Okay, a lot.”

“I feel ya, sweet thing,” Tree Hugger hummed as she ran her hands through Fluttershy’s thick mane of pink hair, Tree Hugger’s fingers running all the way through it down to Fluttershy’s back. “Wish I could help you take a load off before we jump into the fray.”

“Well, um,” Fluttershy bit her lip, “maybe you could help me take… a little bit of a load off? Do we have enough time?”

“We have all the time you need,” Tree Hugger said. “If you wanna do this—”

“I do,” Fluttershy nodded effusively.

Without another word, Tree Hugger slid her hand up Fluttershy’s dress and grabbed ahold of her, Fluttershy yelping from the sensation. Tree Hugger’s hands were course and rough, and Fluttershy’s body was so delicate; she felt like a glass figurine being handled by a giant made of stone.

She uh, well… some things happened after that, and they were um… well let’s just say that if Fluttershy’s mom had a problem with grass stains, Fluttershy really didn’t want to be the one to tell her about this.

Fluttershy’s body felt too heavy to move as she lied on the grass on her stomach, eyes rolling up and tongue hanging out of her mouth, elation washing over her. Tree Hugger picked the siren up and cradled her in her arms.

Frankly, the euphoric feeling of being held and taken care of was almost more intoxicating than anything else Tree Hugger had done with her, and she wished she could stay like that forever.

“You ready to roll, cute stuff?” Tree Hugger said, giving Fluttershy a kiss on the bridge of her nose.

“I think so,” Fluttershy said, groaning as she stood to her hooves with Tree Hugger’s help. “Remind me again why I’m doing this?”

“Lightning Knights are starting to get bold,” Tree Hugger said, and it sent chills down Fluttershy’s spine to see her act so serious. “If they start creepin’ up on our territory, that’s gonna be a problem for everyone. We gotta show ‘em who’s boss.”

“Oh,” Fluttershy nodded and twiddled her fingers. “Who is boss?”

“You,” Tree Hugger gave a single chuckle and ran her hand through Fluttershy’s hair before cupping her chin. “I know this is gonna be your first major battle directly against the Knights, but we need you, and I know that you’re ready for this. And no matter what, I got your back.”

Fluttershy took a deep breath in through her nostrils and puffed up her cheeks as she tried to look tough, but she quickly ran out of breath and had to stop puffing up, Tree Hugger laughing softly and giving Fluttershy a kiss on the cheek.

“Thank you, Tree Hugger,” Fluttershy fidgeted with her hands, Tree Hugger taking them gently and wrapping them around Tree Hugger’s waist as the dryad put her own hands around Fluttershy in a tender hug. “I don’t know what I’d do without y—”

A rustling of the leaves nearby had both women perk up and turn toward the direction of the sound, Tree Hugger snarling as Fluttershy just glared coldly. Fluttershy caught a glimpse of a road through a small break in the trees, and the shadow flitting through them didn’t escape her notice.

“You want me to deal with this?” Tree Hugger cricked her neck, patting Fluttershy’s shoulder. It did a wonder on Fluttershy’s frayed nerves to see Tree Hugger acting so casual.

“No,” Fluttershy shook her head and took a step forward, “I need to fight on my own for our mission to succeed. The whole idea is that I’m going to draw their attention while you lead the others into town to rescue everyone.

“I’ll show you that I’m not helpless on my own.”

Fluttershy growled, and the truth was that she needed to convince herself more than Tree Hugger.

In the heavy mists that covered the area, Fluttershy could feel the creature trying to sneak past her as if they were touching Fluttershy’s own skin. More than that, with a little creativity and effort, she could mold the mist into a new shape.

The creature yelped as her leg was snatched up by Fluttershy’s newfound tendril, and the tendril stretched until it reached the palm of Fluttershy’s hand, Fluttershy drawing the tendril and its captive to her slowly, with the captured creature’s struggles finding less and less success as Fluttershy also wrapped the tendril around more of their body.

As the squirming creature was dragged through the trees and into sight, Fluttershy could tell the white-furred creature was a shrike. She had watermelon-colored hair and wore armor bearing the signature crest of the Lightning Knights.

To be quite honest, she looked rather cute, or at least she would if her eyes weren’t wide from panic.

That panic wouldn’t do, quite frankly, but Fluttershy knew a way to calm her down.

Fluttershy’s lips parted and a soft song escaped them. As the tender melody entered the shrike’s ears, she looked to be relaxing quite easily, and Fluttershy saw no reason to not slowly release her restraints, until finally the woman was free, standing on her knees and looking up at Fluttershy with a dazed smile.

Fluttershy smiled sweetly, brushing her thumb against the cheek of her newly acquired thrall. It always did her heart good to see someone be rescued from the Lightning Knights.

“She’ll make a nice addition to the Family.”

i had to cut a brief scene outta this chapter for being too explicit OOPS lmao

anyway, meet the last member of our seven; the beautiful siren fluttershy. i expect many hentai jokes to be made about her preferred method of fighting

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