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// Chapter two: Flutter of loyalty 
// Story: Gentle Breeze 
// by Gentle-Breeze 
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	Spike came down the stairs at a slow gait. His preteen body slowing him slightly. "What's up Twi I was just getting ready for my date with Sweetie Belle."

Twilight rolles her eyes but smiles softly. "Could you send a quick letter to Celestia please?" 

Spike looked at her then at Fluttershy, and Rainbow Dash. "Oh hey guys what's-" he was cut off by the soft cooing sound of Gentle Breeze on Fluttershy's back. Spike's mouth opened and closed repetedly making him look like a fish out of water. "Is, is that a baby griffon?!"

Now it was Spike's turn to face the Flutterglare, causing him to blush faintly. "Hush Spike," Fluttershy hissed, "Not so loud, you don't want to scare her, and yes Gentle Breeze is a Griffon hatchling. Is there a problem with that?"

Spike quickly shook his head no, "No way, I was just surprised to see her is all." he blinked, "Wait did you say Gentle Breeze? But isn't that more commonly a Pegasus name rather than a griffon name?" 

Rainbow Dash nodded, "Ya it is, but Breezie here was abandoned by her folks, and we were actually hoping that Twilight wouldn't mind helping us adopt her, you know help us get through all of that legal jargon and red tape? Besides we found her in Equestrian territory, that makes her a citizen, right?"

Twilight nodded, "Actually it does, so that should make adopting her as your legal daughter all the easier." but then she frowned, "Wait you mean you and Fluttershy adopting her together?" At Rainbow's nodded she gulped, "Uh oh."

Fluttershy looked up, "What is it Twilight, what's wrong?"

Rainbow gave her a funny look, "Ya egghead, what's with the sudden panic attack?" she was of course meaning the panic driven frenzy Twilight had just become at the sound of the news.

"Well there's two slight problems if you're planning on adopting her together." Twilight stated.

Rainbow waited for a few seconds, approximately two wing beats, "And?" she offered with a slight nudge for Twilight to continue.

Twilight gave a frustrated sigh, "And if two ponies are trying to adopt a foal, or in this case a hatchling, they have to be married." Twilight took a deep breath, "Then there's the fact that the adoption has to be presided over, in a court of law, with a jury and witnesses, with at least two ruling bodies of the country in attendance."

All the while Twilight was talking Fluttershy's eyes grew wider, and wider. To the point that anyone who was looking could have seen the panic written in the poor mares face. 

Rainbow shrugged, "Okay no biggy, so Flutters and I'll have to get married, and I'll have to slow down for the kid, but we can handle it. Besides we've got you, Luna, and Celestia on our side, how could we loose?" Twilight sighed and turned her around. "Oh." was all Dash said as she saw the trembling Fluttershy.

Fluttershy was actually trembling so hard that Gentle Breeze was starting to slip off her back. "Woah!" Spike called out as he dove forward and caught her, and when she opened her mouth instead of crying she smiled up at Spike and cooed.