Gilbert meets fluttershmph....
Gilbert soared across the noon sky, the sun shining brightly above him, making him sweat as he flapped his wings and glided. He has been traveling for a few hours now, and still hasn't eaten anything yet as of today, his stomach growling in protest. That's another downfall of being a vegetarian griffon: meat, and only meat, can truly fill your stomach up for an extended period of time while giving the needed energy to...well, be a griffon. Nothing else. With only leaves and herbs, he could barely contain his hunger, feeling tempted at times to just swoop down at the animals that he would occasionally see on the ground. But then he mentally saw his victim alongside it's family pleading at him with begging eyes, and thought better of it. If suffering meant not killing cute, innocent beings, then he was willing to pay the price.
His wings and body started to ache as loosing stamina more quickly than the average griffon due to his diet. Despite his rather large size compared to other animals, he would be considered a scrawny loser to any griffon his age, younger even.
Just as he lost hope and began to dread the sinking feeling of going the wrong direction, he saw a familiar mountain range in the distance, creating a beautifully crafted valley towering over the landscape of lush trees, a smooth, sparkling river flowing in between. After a few more minutes, he approached the mountains and saw the grand, majestic city of Canterlot, its white towers dominating the mountainside. Below it, large green plains expanded throughout the countryside. On it, a small town stood, with the mountains of Canterlot presiding over it. He smiled to himself, and burned whatever energy he had left, propelling himself towards what he hoped would be his new home.
He finally landed in the middle of Ponyville, and collapsed next to the fountain as he panted heavily, his whole body stiff and throbbing. He hasn't been sore since he flew for his life after pulling a particular prank on Gilda--that apparently brought up infuriating memories.
After resting for a minute, he instinctively dunked his head in the fountain for desperately needed water. The water tasted pretty weird, but it felt so good to finally drink something, quenching his unbelievable thirst. By the time he was done, he noticed the fountain seemed considerably more shallow, making him confused.
Don't fountains come from a source of flowing water?
He looked up to see a bright yellow Pegasus with long pink hair standing across the fountain from him. She looked at him with an awkward, unsure face, as if she saw something gross.
"A-Are you, uh...new around here?"
Gilbert wiped his mouth, and replied after catching his breath. "Yeah, heh. I kinda flew a long way here."
"oh, I see..." She said, shrinking back a bit, but still carried the same face as she stared at the fountain and back at him.
"Uuuh, is there a reason why your looking at me like that?"
"Oh! Um, usually anybody around this area, including animals, know better than to drink from...this fountain."
"Why? It's a fountain with water. That's what they're for, right?"
"They're more...to just look at, not drink. It's pretty...dirty."
Well, that's kinda useless. "Why would that be?"
"Do you really want to know?" She said nervously.
"Erm...sure, I guess."
"Ok, ummm...the water isn't linked to an actual source, so it's not recycled. Pegasi just come to refill the water with small stormclouds when there's not enough water. The fountain doesn't filter, there's no cleaning agent like Chlorine, and sometimes more than often birds poop in there..."
She finished in a near audible tone, and her head was almost touching the ground, trying to hide behind her hair. Gilbert, on the other hand, was looking at the water the whole time, and he suddenly felt like throwing up, his face turning green.
How a griffon's face full of feathers managed to turn green at being nauseated, I have no idea.
"Uh, a-are you ok, mister?"
"Ugh, yeah, I-I think I'll be fine...hopefully."
"Here, let me take care of you, i'll let you stay at my cottage for a while."
"Y-You'd really do that for me?"
"Well of course! You're exhausted, and you need to be taken care of somewhere, especially if your new from around here!"
He was very surprised at such a kind gesture, having rarely ever been treated so kindly in the griffon society, especially from Gilda.
"Wow...I'm so grateful, I don't know what to say!"
"Your welcome, mister, uh--"
"Oh, I don't believe we introduced each other! I'm Gilbert."
"Nice to meet you Gilbert! I'm Fluttershy, I take care of all the animals around here!"
"Wait...your name seems familiar. Do you happen to know a griffon named Gilda?"
Fluttershy suddenly seemed scared, and ducked under her hair.
"Gilda? Where?! eeep!"
"Ah, I'm guessing your the one she scared. I'm sorry about my sister doing that, that was awfully mean of her."
"Wait, your her brother? You're not going to...HURT ME?!"
"What?! No! In fact, the complete opposite: I came for your help!"
Fluttershy collapsed with relief.
"Oh, ok then. I thought you were like...her. But of course i'll take care of you!"
They made their way towards her home, and Gilbert took in his new surroundings. The beautiful scenery, Pegasi flying about, some playing while others move clouds, and the ponies commuting through out the town. This was so much better than he could have ever imagined; it felt like paradise!
They neared her home, and Gilbert saw the incredible tree-home across the river, animals everywhere, full of life.
"Wow...that is AWESOME."
Fluttershy chuckled. "Oh, hehe. Thank you."
They stepped in front of the door and Fluttershy stopped.
"Uh, your not going to, like...eat anyone, will you?" Fluttershy said nervously, hoping to not provoke him.
"Oh right, I totally forgot to tell you this, but uh...I'm a vegetarian." He said awkwardly, his hand massaging his neck. Fluttershy seemed taken aback, staring at him with a confused look.
"You're a vegetarian...Griffon?"
"Uh, I hope so? Was I a Giraffe the whole time?"
"Wow, that's...unique! In a way, I'm pretty relieved by that, because most of the animals are scared of predators like you, so that's good!" She nodded approvingly.
Wow, she took that a lot better than Gilda... He thought, the clear image of her rejecting him only hours before.
Fluttershy opened the wooden door, and Gilbert made his way inside, seeing several animals staring at him in surprise. He knew what they were thinking, as did Fluttershy who spoke to them.
"Don't worry, everybody! He's not going to hurt you, he doesn't eat meat!"
The animals seemed hesitant, but soon they knew to trust Fluttershy, and relaxed considerably.
All except a particular bunny, who ran up to him and hopped up and down, waving his paws and screaming something he didn't quite understand. All he knew was that it was adorable.
"Aw, hi there little bunny! Your so tiny and cute, I'm so glad I don't eat nice bunniez like you! Your such a nice little bunny, yes you are!" He praised, leaning down to the ground and making baby faces.
That was a bad mistake...
...And Angel took the initiative.
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Sorry, I accidentally published this before editing this, and it was a few minutes before I finally realized and unpublished to edit.
So anyone who reads this, might wanna go over again if you'd like?
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But...but...I just spent like the last twenty minutes writing a long-ass comment pointing out all of the mistakes, and now you're telling me that you fixed them?
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.....Yeup, pretty much!
I was gonna make some smart-ass comment about how "He mentallied them so hard!", but you took that away from me. Still, "alongside it is family", at least I get that one.
My, my, what a loose griffon.
"it is white towers".
"naturally"? What's that supposed to mean?
Either "considerably more shallow" or "considerably shallower".
Capitalize "i'll".
You meant "you're" (twice); an easy to mistakingly perform cardinal sin, but deadly none the less, like stepping on a crack breaking 'yo momma's back.
Forgot to close the quotations.
More sinning; "you're"!
"i'll" again.
Since you're linking these two statements with a semicolon, capitalizing "it" is uneccesary.
Formating derp.
You didn't capitalize "i'm"~
2868420 Wow O__o'
You are an English genius, my friend (at least to my standards).
I would make a crappy joke, but I think that would not be thanking you enough, seriously. This means a lot
Laughed at the 'Formatting derp', that was an awesome comment
If you're (yay, I got it right!) so dedicated as to post huge editing comments, would you like to my editor for this short story? I'd think it would be better than 20-mile long comments, wouldn't you agree?
I would be so grateful! Even if you don't, which is perfectly fine, you've helped me so much, you have no idea (Pinkie does
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Oh... Oh God, Gilbert...
How could you make that mistake...
I think Fluttershy accept Gilbert far to rapidly. (That said, I don't think she is the kind of pony that let her judgment of someone be altered by who he is related to.)
Angel Bunny will destroy him. Angel is the true villain. Nightmare Moon was only his apprentice. MUHAHAHAHAH!!!!!