Flutter-Mania!
by WatchTower1992
First published
A collection of random stories focusing on Fluttershy.
Are you ready to take a peek at the perils and passions of a popular pegasus pony?
If so, then you came to the right place!
I hereby proudly present Flutter-Mania!
MLD & BGI
Note: MLD stands for Mandatory Legal Disclaimer; BGI stands for BackGround Information.
MLD: My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic and all characters, trademarks, etc. pertaining thereto are property of Hasbro. My Little Pony toys ©2010-2021 by Hasbro; My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic ©2010-2021 by Hasbro; all rights reserved; all credit granted wherever due.
BGI: This fan-made story deviates from the canon immediately after the events of episode 102, Friendship Is Magic (2/2).
1. A Bedtime Story
“It was so nice of Twilight Sparkle to lend me this book,” I thought, carrying a book of bedtime stories under my wing.
“You need your sleep, Angel,” I told my beloved pet bunny, “so let me tell you a sweet, soothing bedtime story.”
As picky as Angel was, he could never say no to a bedtime story.
I led him outside to his bunny house, and he hopped alongside me.
It was dark outside, so I needed to catch some fireflies.
I caught enough of them to let me see what was in my book.
I put them in a jar with a lid full of holes so that they could breathe.
After setting the jar on the ground, I opened my book and read a story from it to Angel.
Once upon a time, in a magical place known as Ponyland, there lived seven young mares.
Their names were Bon Bon, Bright Eyes, Clover, Melody, Patch, Starlight, and Sweetheart.
…
Every day after school, they gathered at the local ice cream shop.
Bon Bon loved sweets, so naturally, she wanted to eat the most ice cream.
…
Angel had fallen asleep before I could finish the story!
“Nighty-night, Angel,” I whispered to him, and released all the fireflies from my jar.
I closed my book and went back inside my cottage to go to bed.
“I can’t wait to tell Twilight about this book!” I thought as I trotted upstairs.
2. On Cloud Nine
I was flying high into Ponyville with a wide smile on my face!
Both Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash could see me in flight.
“HI, FLUTTERSHY!” Pinkie called up to me. “What’s up?” she asked me.
“I am!” I shouted down to her.
“HEY THERE, FLUTTERSHY!” Rainbow Dash called down to me. “How’s it going?” she asked me.
“Flying high!” I shouted up to her.
I had flown so high that I could almost reach Cloudsdale!
Cloudsdale was where I was born.
Once I touched the top of a cloud with my hooves, I could feel it pushing up against them.
That’s how I knew that I’d arrived in Cloudsdale!
“Wow!” cried Rainbow Dash, amazed by my arrival.
“I never knew you had it in you, Fluttershy!” she added.
I could only blush in silence as she congratulated me.
She was proud for me—and I was proud of myself, too!
3. A Helping Wing
I flew over to Sweet Apple Acres, where Applejack had a major problem on her hooves!
“Are you OK, Applejack?” I asked her, galloping up to her.
“There’s a whole swarm of caterpillars eatin’ up my apples!” she answered.
“Did you know that some animals love to eat caterpillars?” I asked her.
“Yep,” she answered.
“I’ll go find some for you,” I told her.
“Hurry back!” she warned me.
I flew all over Sweet Apple Acres to find predators of caterpillars.
I had rallied up all the birds that I knew would love caterpillars.
“Are you ready, Applejack?” I asked her.
“You betcha!” she answered.
We worked together to exterminate the caterpillars.
While Applejack snatched the apples to put them out of the caterpillars’ reach, I sang to attract the birds to the caterpillars.
Every bird that teamed up with me got more than its fair share of caterpillars to eat!
“Hoo-wee!” hollered Applejack. “I’m all tuckered out!”
“Did we do it?” I asked her. “I’m tired, too,” I added.
“We sure did,” she confirmed.
“We did it together,” I reminded her, “with lots of help from my feathered friends!”
4. A Beastly Ballet
“Oh, my darling Fluttershy!” exclaimed Rarity.
I was dressed in an elegant butterfly costume, which she had designed specifically for me!
“I love this costume!” I told her. “It really reflects my nature!”
“Of course, it does, nature lover!” she agreed.
I blushed upon hearing her compliment.
“Now listen up, darling,” she announced. “Let me tell how and why I made you this outfit!”
The Grand Galloping Gala—held annually in Canterlot—is going to hold a butterfly ballet this year!
You should invite all your furry and feathered friends to watch it!
Not only that, but you should round up as many butterflies as you can, and then, they’ll be stars in the ballet with you!
I, for one, would love to go to the Gala to watch the ballet, but alas, I’d rather not be in the company of all those animals.
I pitied Rarity, telling her, “I’m so sorry you don’t want to watch me in the ballet.”
“It’s perfectly all right, darling,” she answered, consoling me.
5. A Tortoise In Trouble
Did you ever hear of a pony who could swim?
If you didn’t, then let me tell you something interesting.
I’m a pony who can swim!
Of course, I couldn’t always swim; I used to be so timid that I always avoided even putting my hooves in water!
However, my love of animals of all species compelled me to break free from the grip of my fear of the water.
And that’s how I gained a new animal friend—one who also couldn’t swim!
I was feeding some ducks at the pond at the Ponyville Park.
The ducks thanked me for feeding them—in their own language, of course.
As I watched some of them swimming on the surface of the pond, I started to envy them.
Although I had soft, fluffy wings—like a duck, I couldn’t swim—unlike a duck.
Suddenly, there was a huge splash in the pond, which frightened the ducks away!
The splash frightened me, too, so I tried to evade it to avoid getting wet!
Just one drop of the pond water hit me in the face, and it felt—rather nice!
At that exact moment, I grew curious about the water.
“Oh, my goodness!” I thought. “What if a helpless animal that couldn’t swim had fallen in?”
“Angel,” I asked my bunny, who’d come with me to the pond, “my muzzle plug, please?”
Angel produced my muzzle plug and put it gently on my nose.
“Thake you,” I told him, unable to pronounce the N in thank (because my nose was plugged).
I inhaled deeply through my mouth, squeezed my eyes closed, and dove straight into the pond!
I couldn’t see anything (because my eyes were closed), so I used my hooves to navigate the pond while I used my wings to propel myself through the water.
It wasn’t long before I touched something that felt like a bumpy rock!
What I touched had a small curve on top and a large curve on bottom.
There were also two holes in it—one in the front and one in the back.
I scooped the thing up with both front hooves, and thanks to my wings, I carried it quickly and gracefully to the surface of the pond!
My coat was thoroughly soaked, but I’d made it out of the pond safely!
I lay down on the grass surrounding the pond, gently laying down the thing that I’d rescued—large curve up—right in front of me.
Then, I took the muzzle plug off my nose.
The thing slowly poked its head out, as if to greet me, and then, it poked its tail and legs out.
“A tortoise!” I cried in amazement, and caressed its shell with my wings.
The tortoise smiled at me, and I told it, “Don’t worry, little guy—you’re safe.”
6. Sitting For Spike
“Hello, Fluttershy!” said Twilight Sparkle as I trotted into her home, the Golden Oak Library.
“Hi, Twilight!” I answered, eager to find her assistant, Spike.
“Your baby dragon is so cute!” I told her.
“Thanks,” she answered, “but he can really be a pain in the withers sometimes.”
“I could babysit him for you,” I offered her.
“I don’t think you should,” she warned me.
“But why?” I asked her.
“Spike can breathe fire,” she explained, “and fire can kill!”
“Oh, my!” I cried in shock. “You might be right!” I conceded.
“Trust me, Fluttershy,” she told me. “I appreciate your offer,” she explained, “but I’m in a better position than you are to take care of Spike.”
I exited the library with a look of disappointment on my face.
No sooner had I left than Spike went downstairs to greet Twilight Sparkle.
“Whom were you talking to, Twilight?” he asked her.
“Oh, just a kindly pony who loves animals,” she answered.
7. The Forest Fire (Part I)
I was just about to enter my cottage when I saw a spark coming from a tree in the Everfree Forest!
Next, there was a blinding flash, followed by a yellow flame!
“Oh, no!” I cried. “The Everfree Forest is on fire!”
I galloped into Ponyville as fast as I could to warn everypony else about the fire.
Twilight Sparkle, however, was one step ahead of me; she had already heard about the forest fire.
“Fluttershy,” she warned me, “you may not come with us.” She explained, “I’m telling you this for your own safety.”
I protested, “But—the animals—!”
“We are going to rescue them for you,” she interjected.
Disappointed again, I galloped back home to watch my friends rescuing the animals that lived in the forest.
Once she could no longer see me, Twilight called on the rest of my friends—Rarity, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, and Applejack—to formulate a plan.
Rarity agreed to make some firefighter uniforms.
Rainbow Dash agreed to make heavy rain to put the fire out from above.
Pinkie Pie and Applejack agreed to drive a fire truck around the forest.
Twilight Sparkle agreed to coordinate my friends’ efforts and to relay their messages to me.