//------------------------------// // Heart of Gold pt 2 // Story: Younger Generation // by Seanzilla115 //------------------------------// After Dash and Scootaloo's party, the young filly was in her bedroom with Dash sitting by the door as a guard. "Come on D… er, mom. you don't have to stand guard like that," Scootaloo groaned before Rainbow Dash gave her an even glare. "Sorry Scoots, but you're still in big trouble," The rainbow-maned Pegasus stated. "...I don't like being stared at…" Scootaloo whimpered, hiding under her pillow. "...Sorry," Rainbow apologized as she turned around, "Look, I like to be as reckless as much as the next mare, but since you're my daughter now, I have to start being responsible, which is why you're grounded for what you did yesterday." "But…." "No buts… you're going to be staying here for another two hours kid, so, I'm not moving from this spot," Dash told Scootaloo. "...ugh… fine," Scootaloo sighed in defeat. "But… you won't be staring at me… right?" "I promise I won't." Scootaloo then came out from under her pillow and simply remained on her bed. "...You know I wouldn't have made that choice without feeling like I… lost you forever. That dumb prank just went so far out of hoof… I just felt like I was all alone… I thought I heard my parents' voices saying 'come join us dear'..." Scootaloo told Dash. "..Scoots…" Rainbow Dash began as she walked over and hugged the filly, "I promise you I won't leave you… even if anything changes, I'll always care for you." "Thank you…" --- 'Hmm...what to do...what to do?' Mischief mentally pondered, taking the form of a fish as he spied on Fluttershy taking care of her animals. "There you go, Ms. fox," Fluttershy smiled as she finished wrapping up a female fox' left leg, "Be sure to be careful next time when you go out to get some food. You don't want to break your leg again after all." The fox smiled before walking off, Fluttershy simply giggled before seeing a hawk flying through the sky. "...Silver Hawk-kun…" the shy pegasus whispered to herself, a blush forming on her face. Ever since that night she and Timid's brother shared that special fruit, Silver Hawk was always on her mind. She liked it whenever he brought timid to visit. She really liked both of them seeing timid like a little sister and Silver...she was afraid to admit it but.... "I...I wish I could spend time with him…even for just one day…" "Wish?" a voice spoke before Mischief appeared before her, the dragon wearing a turban and his face painted a light neon green, "Did you say wish?" "Who are you?" "I am a wish granter, my dear… so, what is your wish?" "M...my wish…" Fluttershy gawked. "I wish… that I could spend time with my crush, Silver Hawk. In a way, I wouldn't act so shy, and he wouldn't know it was me…" Mischief gave a small chuckle, before taking out the gold dust he used on Rainbow, Twilight and Scootaloo earlier. "You're wish…" he began before blowing the dust onto her, making her cough a bit, "Shall be granted my dear." Fluttershy continued to cough a bit, not noticing her body beginning to change as she begun to shrink a bit. Mischief watched with a mischievous grin as he watched the shy pegasus transform in front of him. --- It was a bit of a rainy day, with Timid and her brother looking at the night sky. "Mou…I heard today's rain was going to be harsh, but I didn't think it was going to be like this," Silver Hawk noted before thunder rumbled outside, making Timid yelp as she ran behind her brother. "That was scary..." Timid whimpered before she heard something outside. She then peeked from behind her brother and saw something moving around outside in the rain. "...what is it, Ti..." Silver Hawk began before Timid Swallow ran outside, "Ahh! Matte, Timid!" he yelped as he ran after his little sister. Timid ignored the rain as she looked around before she spotted a small yellow kitty with a bit of her head fur a pale rose, the cat shivering a bit as she hid underneath a box. "Aww…K-kawaii…" Timid giggled before motioning for the cat to move closer to her, "It's okay kitty. I won't hurt you." The cat stared at Timid for a few moments before it slowly began to move towards her. It was about to touch timid until… "Oi, Timid!" Silver Hawk's voice shouted, startling the cat as it hid under timid just as said filly's brother came, "What were you thinking running off like that?" "G… gomen onii-chan… d… demo…" timid began as she moved a bit, revealing the cat she found, "I..I found this kitty..sh..she looks like she's cold and scared." The cat smiled at Timid and her brother before it slowly walked towards Silver Hawk and affectionately rubbed against his leg, purring a bit. "I..it looks like she likes you, Onii-chan," Timid noted with a soft smile before the sound of thunder filled the air once more, scaring Timid and the cat before they ran under Silver Hawk for safety. "Come on… bring the cat in," Silver Hawk sighed before giving the cat a small smile, "We don't want you or her to catch a cold after all." --- "D..Don't' worry Peach-chan..w..we'll get you dried off," Timid said to the cat as she and her brother helped it inside. "..Peach?" Silver Hawk repeated as he looked at his little sister. "I always liked the name. Plus…" Timid began as she looked at the small bit of pale rose pink in the cat's head fur, "That pink part r..reminds me of peaches." "I see…" Silver Hawk noted, "Okay… Peach it is." The cat gave a small meow as she began to affectionately rub against Timid and Silver, purring. "..A..ano..I'll go get a towel to help dry Peach-chan off," Timid offered as she ran up stairs to get one. "Guess that leaves you and me… little Peach-chan," Silver hawk chuckled a bit before Peach shot up and gave him a small lick on the cheek, "H-hey, cut it out. I like you too, Peach-chan." "Can we keep Peach? Please Onii-chan?" Timid begged as Peach rested on the couch nearby, laying on one of the couch cushions. "I don't know Timid… she probably belongs to someone," Silver Hawk said "I...I already checked…N-nopony seems to know about her," Timid replied. "I see…" "Pwease Onii-chan?" Timid begged, giving an irresistible sad eye look. "...Okay...But like Yuki, she's your responsibility," Silver Hawk told his little sister, "Okay?" "YES!" Timid giggled happily as she hugged her older brother, "Arigatou, Onii-chan!" "This little neko seems to like us," Silver Hawk admitted as the cat walked over and curled up by him, "Especially me with how affectionate she is around me." "Hai," Timid smiled a bit before gasping a bit, "Oh! I should introduce Yuki-chan to her!" Silver Hawk couldn't help but smile a bit as Timid ran up to her room to get the small kit. He knew timid liked animals, especially when she went up to visit the vet her grandmother worked at back in Neighpon. --- =the next morning= "Ano… g..good morning minna,' Timid greeted her friends as they were at the clubhouse as usual. "Morning Timid," Sweetie belle greeted before she noticed something move in Timid Swallow's bag, "...Did you bring Yuki today?" "N… no… I wanted to introduce you to m-my new pet,' Timid replied as she opened the bag up, letting Peach poke her head out, "M… minna, m-meet Peach an..." "Kitty!" Quirky beamed as she was immediately in front of Peach, "Aww~! She's just soooooooo cute!" "And I thought all cats were like Opal," Sweetie admitted. "Eh? What do you mean?" Dawn Star couldn't help but ask. "My sister's cat is kinda...lazy and a bit stuck up," Sweetie informed before Dawn Star began to sneeze ,"..are you okay?" "I'm fine. I…" Dawn began before she sneezed again. "Ya allergic' to cats?" Applebloom asked. "I..I do-achoo!-think so!" Dawn Star sneezed before she began to sneeze repeatedly, making her unconsciously teleport all over the clubhouse. "O..oh my," Timid gasped as she and the others watched Dawn sneeze up a storm, "G..gomen, Dawn-chan! I..I didn't know!" "I didn't either…" Dawn replied with a stuffy nose, her eyes red from the allergy," Timid..I thi..thi..thi…" "Uh oh.." Scootaloo paled a bit. --- "ACHOO!" Dawn Sneezed, making a small explosion inside the clubhouse as it lifted off the tree for a second. --- "S...sorry girls…" Dawn Apologized, everypony completely covered in soot. "No…*cough*... problem," Quirky wheezed, coughing up a bit of smoke. "...I...I'll get Peach outta here," Timid assured as she put Peach back in her bag," Y..you should go home and r-rest, Dawn-chan." "Good-sniff!-idea," Dawn sniffled. "Just be careful and not sneeze on any of us," Quirky said, making the other sweatdrop a bit, "..what?" "Quirky...you can't catch a cold from someone who has allergies," Amethyst stated to the dark green filly. "You can't?" Quirky blinked, making Amethyst face hoof. --- Thus, Timid headed home and up to her room, leaving Peach on the couch. The cat couldn't help but give a sad meow, feeling she ruined today for Timid as she laid down on the couch. She was about to go to sleep before her ears perked up, hearing somepony walk into the room. "Oi, Timid! Was that you?" Silver Hawk called as he walked in from the kitchen, "...Huh…I guess she decided to come home early." Peach just mowed happily at the sight of Silver Hawk before going over and cuddling up by him. "...Heh heh…Glad to see you to, Peach-chan," Silver Hawk smiled a bit as he saw the cat rub against his leg. He then began to sit down on the couch before Peach was back on it and laid next to him, rubbing her head against his body, "..You're a really sweet girl, aren't you?" Peach just meowed happily. "Peach-chan…I hope you don't feel bad about what happened, because there's something I want to do with you up in my room," Timid giggled as she poked her head in from upstairs. "...She'll join you in a bit, Timid," Silver Hawk replied as she looked down at the cat, "I think she wants to lay with me for a bit." "...O… okay, Onii-chan" Timid nodded as she went back upstairs. Peach gave a small meow as she rubbed her head against Silver's body once more, purring. "...You really are a sweet girl… kinda like somepony I know…" Silver Hawk noted, making Peach's ear perk up, "Peach-chan? Can you keep a secret?" Peach gave a nod and smiled a tiny bit. "...Wel…" Silver Hawk began as a blush formed on his muzzle, "Th… there's somepony I really like… somepony who's really sweet… kind and helpful… Timid really likes her too. In fact, Timid sees her like a big sister of sorts… a… also..." he paused as the blush on his muzzle increased, "Sh… she's really pretty…" Peach stayed quiet as she listened to him, fairly interested. "...I get this feeling that she's also from Neighpon," Silver Hawk added, catching Peach's attention more, "She's… really kind and caring… and somepony I hope would be my very special somepony on Hearts and Hooves Day…" He then sighed a bit, "Too bad it turned into that whole fiasco that it did." Peach's ears dropped a bit, somehow feeling sad about what he sad. "But...I hope next time is better...because...I…" Silver Hawk paused as he blushed once more, "I can't get her out of my mind ever since that night we shared that special fruit together…her mane…those eyes…her voice... I… I guess what Kaa-san says is true… there really is love at first sight…" "...Meow?" Peach's blinked as she looked up at him. "Yea… b… because I… I love her...demo…" he paused before sighing sadly a bit, "I..I don't think she feels the same way I do about her… F..Fluttershy-san..." Peach's ears perked way up as a sudden blush formed on her face. "Don't tell anyone I said that… now, why don't you go up and play with Timid?" Silver Hawk told Peach. Peach didn't reply as she quickly got off the couch and ran upstairs, Silver not noticing the blush on the cat's face. --- "Glad to have you in here Peach-chan," Timid giggled as Peach walked inside the shy filly's room, "There's something I always wanted to do with a pet, but Yuki doesn't let me do it with her." Peach's tilted her head in confusion a bit, wondering what Timid Swallow meant by that. The filly trotted over and wore a small outfit akin to one of the heroines that Peach saw on her mangas. It resembled a Japanese Schoolgirl outfit, but was different. It was mostly colored white with the skirt blue, and the ribbon on the front a bright red with what looked like a locket in the middle. "I've always wanted to dress up a pet in this outfit… my favorite super hero manga, Mahou Senshi Sailor Moon!" Timid giggled when from nearby, Yuki hid under the bed, "I wanna dress you up in it Peach-chan." "..Meow?" "Don't worry Peach-chan. You'll like it," Timid giggled. Peach gave a small smile before Timid trotted over and got to work putting Peach into a Sailor Chibi-Moon suit. "There! Now we can fight together as Sailor Moon and Chibi-Moon!" Timid beamed. Whenever she does this, she can't help but feel giggly, almost as much as Quirky. Peach couldn't help but smile happily at Timid. --- "That was fun," Timid giggled as she put her outfit away, the sun beginning to set outside, "Oh… oh my… I didn't realize how late it was." Peach then trotted off to see Silver Hawk before smiling when she stopped in front of his room. She saw him resting on the bed, obviously resting for a bit. Her tail wagged a bit as she walked inside and hopped onto the bed. She then curled up next to him, her head laying next to his. Timid also fell asleep, but cuddling by Yuki as the small fox kit slept. Peach gave one last look at Silver Hawk as her eyes began to close. --- The next morning, Rarity was seen heading to Fluttershy's cabin, carrying a cat cage with her magic. "Fluttershy? Are you home dear?" Rarity called as she knocked on the front door, "I'm here for Opal's…" she then inched towards the door and whispered so the cat wouldn't hear her, "Check up." She then opened up the door and saw several animals running amok. "Oh..oh dear...this ca-wahahaaaha!" Rarity screamed as she ducked under a tossed cooking pot, "Alright, who threw that?!" Angel then bounced over, panting like crazy. "Angel… what in Equestria is going on? Where's Fluttershy?" Rarity asked the rabbit. Angel looked around before trying to signal something. Unfortunatly, Rarity couldn't understand what he was trying to say, making the rabbit facepalm. --- Back over at Timid's house, she had a small little tea party thing set up, with herself, Yuki, Peach and some stuffed animals set up. "M… more tea, Peach-chan?" Timid asked the cat, who simply meowed in response as she 'poured' the 'tea' into the empty cup, "Th-there you go, Peach-chan." "Man… you're really enjoying this, aren't you?" Silver Hawk asked, walking in. "Yea… I've asked the other Crusaders to join me… but they always say no…" "Well, maybe they're busy with their own things," Silver Hawk replied. "M… maybe…" Timid stuttered before she saw Peach's ear perk up, "P… Peach-chan? I..is something wrong?" Peach didn't' reply as she quickly shot out of the room past Silver. "P..Peach-chan!" Timid gasped as she ran after the cat. "Timid! Matte!" Silver yelled as he chased after them,catching up to see Timid looking frantically around the area. --- "Peach-chan! Peach-chan, where are you?!' Timid called out for the cat, worry in her voice. "Don't worry… we'll find her," Silver tried to assure his little sister, "I'm sure she's okay, Timid." "...I… I hope so…" Timid replied, still worried. --- Peach continued to ran as she was going through the forest, running towards Fluttershy's home as… she began to change and grow in size? --- "Peach! Peach! Peach-chan, where are you?!" Silver Hawk shouted, as Timid began to cry sadly, "Mou, where is she?" "P..Peach-chan…" Timid quietly sobbed as she had her head lowered to the ground, tears dripping from her eyes. "Oh… another prank gone too far…" a voice whispered so quietly, neither could hear as Mischeif was taking the form of an owl, "Dang it… how am I going to fix this?" "Peach-chan… come back! I miss you!" Timid shouted out, tearfully, "Please! Come back!" '...I think I have an idea...' Mischief thought as he quietly poofed out of there and reappeared where Peach was, the cat still transforming and changing in size, "...looks like the dust is wearing off." After a few more seconds, Peach's transformation was finished as she had changed into...Fluttershy?! "...I hope Timid's okay…" Fluttershy whispered, worry evident in her voice, "But things must be hectic back home… m-maybe if I hurry, I can h-ow!" "Sorry!" an 'owl' apologized as he flew into the tree's, carrying a lock of Fluttershy's mane. "...huh? D...Did that owl just talk?" Fluttershy blinked before shaking her confusion off, "N… nevermind… I need to hurry, and fast." --- "Ahh! Put that down this instant!" Rarity yelped as she ducked under a thrown chair, seeing Fluttershy's house completely in chaos "What's going on?" Fluttershy asked, as she hurried on inside. "Flutteshy! Oh thank Celestia and Luna you're here!" Rarity sighed in relief as she looked at the shy mare, "I came for Opal's check up, and I see your animals completely wrecking your home!" "I… I see…" Fluttershy noted before she looked around and began to use the Stare on all of the animals in the area., making them freeze in place, "Stop right now! I've been gone for two days, I find my home a complete mess! You're going to set things back to the way they were and apologize for scaring my friend Rarity, understand?!" All of the animals nodded and quickly got to work cleaning the house up. --- =A bit later= "Peach… I miss you…" Timid whimpered as she and Silver continued to look, nearing Fluttershy's cottage, "You don't think she went into the Everfree Forest, do you Onii-chan?" "I hope not… but don't worry Timid. I promise we'll find her," Silver Hawk reassured her, also worried. They began to walk down with Timid rushing over to Fluttershy's door, banging on it as fast as she could. "Fluttershy-san! T-tatsukete!" the shy filly yelled, panic in her voice as the door opened. "Timid! is.." Fluttershy began before Timid buried herself into her chest, her form shaking as she sobbed, "..Are you okay?" "N… no… I… I can't find Peach-chan…" "She's a new cat we have," Silver Hawk informed, going over to Fluttershy and his sister. "She ran off…" "I'm so worried…I... I didn't do anything bad… o..onegai…" Timid begged as she cried into Fluttershy's chest, "Tell me you saw her…P...Please..." "...Timid-chan…" Fluttershy whispered. "Please…" Timid whimpered. "...Timid-chan..I..." Fluttershy began before a meow was heard, one Timid recognized. "..P..Peach-chan?" Timid said hopefully as she slowly turned to see a familiar cat standing in the grass nearby, licking herself a bit, "..Peach-chan!" The cat's ears perked up as she turned her head to see Timid running towards her. "Peach-chan! You're okay!" Timid gasped as she hugged the cat, "I've was so worried something bad happened to you! I..I'm really glad you're okay, Peach-chan!" The cat meowed in response as she rubbed her head against Timid's. "...Fluttershy… for some odd reason… you seem like Peach-chan… I'm not sure why…" Silver Hawk noted before he blushed a bit, "B..but regardless...a..arigatou…" "...C...Can I tell you two something…?" Fluttershy asked. "Um… I made this wish and…" "Wish? Wha…" Rarity began before she figured out where Fluttershy was going with this, recalling what happened the day before yesterday, "...Fluttershy?" "Y..yes Rarity?" Fluttershy asked before Rarity whispered something into her ear, "..E..eh?!" "..Is..something wrong?" Silver Hawk couldn't help but ask. "..Um...ano…" Fluttershy stuttered, blushing heavier than a tomato as she recalled Silver Hawk's confession from when she was a cat, "...N...nothing's wrong...I..I'm just glad you and T-Timid-chan found your c...cat." "...Fluttershy… I think there's something Silver should know," Rarity informed. "...I uh… a-a-ano…" Fluttershy stuttered. "I'm right here for you darling," Rarity assured. "...O-okay...S...Silver Hawk?" Fluttershy spoke, getting said pegasus' attention, "Ano… th-there's something I...I want to s-say to you…" "Hmm? What is it?" "Ano… I… I… I…" Fluttershy began with a heavy blush, "I….I...I…" "Go on dear…" Rarity urged her. "I… I…" Fluttershy couldn't finish as she lost consciousness, her entire head a beet red and her eyes replaced with swirls. Angel then rushed over and got some water, before dumping it on Fluttershy, making her get back up. "Kya!" the shy mare screamed before blushing once more, her face and lips inches away from Silver Hawk's, "..." "Go on Fluttershy…" Rarity smiled, "You can do it dear…" "...A-ano…" Fluttershy squeaked, her form trembling as she was really nervous. "..U-um… I think I'll take Timid and Peach-chan home!" Silver Hawk said quickly as he picked his little sister up and ran off, a heavy blush on his face as well, "Bye Fluttershy-san! Rarity-san!" "...I blew it… I feel like such a dummy!" Fluttershy whimpered, falling backwards when suddenly she landed on Rarity's fainting couch, "..huh?" "Now don't beat yourself up like that dear," Rarity spoke as she sat next to the shy pegasus, "You'll get him next time." "O...Okay… but you'll be there for me? You know a lot more about romance then I do…" Fluttershy admitted. "That is true," Rarity replied, "I'll even give you some advice to help you out." "R-really?" "Yes dear. I can tell you deeply care for him," Rarity smiled, "Plus… there are some times where… I kinda see you like a little sister. I've never known why to be perfectly honest." "I… I see..." "Also…" Rarity began as she whispered into Fluttershy's ear, "When a stallion blushes like your dear Silver Hawk did, that means they're a little too shy to make the first move…" "...O...okay," Fluttershy nodded. "And always remember this darling. You're a great mare, who anypony would be lucky to be with," Rarity smiled, making Fluttershy blush a bit, "In fact, I'm a bit surprised nopony has asked you out yet." "...I could say the same for you," Fluttershy giggled, making Rarity giggle a bit. --- "Peach-chan… I was so worried…" Timid whimpered, hugging Peach as they and Silver Hawk were back in their home, "I'm so glad you're safe." "Me too," Silver Hawk smiled as Peach gave a small meow. "C… come on Peach-chan. L… let's head back to our room. Yuki-chan must be worried too," Timid replied as she put the cat down and walked up the stairs, "C..come on, Peach-chan!" "Peach… she seemed so much like Fluttershy… I have no idea why…" Silver Hawk noted as peach followed Timid up the stairs. He then spotted a few butterflies flying by the window, "...Mou...I missed my chance. But…" 'Maybe someday...I can tell her how I feel...Fluttershy-chan...' --- 'Phew..barely dodged a bullet there,' Mischief mentally sighed in relief as he rested on the window sill, watching Timid have fun with Peach as they laid on the bed, 'But...everything turned out better than last time...no attempted suicides, and Timid has a new pet...which I made by mixing a bit of Fluttershy's mane with the few remaining gold dust I had.' "You know P...Peach-chan… I can't help but wonder what F-Fluttershy-san wanted to say to onii-chan," Timid Swallow pondered a bit, "Maybe something… connecting you two?" 'Oh no… please don't find out please dont' find out please don't find out!' Mischief mentally panicked. "Oh! I think I know. She wanted to give you to me as a surprise… but you must've slipped out…" Timid figured, making Mischief give a mental sigh of relief, "Th..that was really nice of her...C..can I tell you something, Peach-chan?" "...Meow?" the cat tilted her head cutely, looking at her owner. "I...I secretly hope o-onii-chan and Fluttershy-san get together. I… I really like her and h-hope she becomes my Onee-chan s-someday," Timid admitted. Peach smiled happily, before curling up by Timid, who soon fell asleep as she began to dream. Dreaming her big brother and Fluttershy were together, before her dreams drifted elsewhere...