The next couple of days were interesting. Celestia stayed at the castle this time and so did Pepper.
I knew Midnight was taking tonight to have a sleepover with her friends, her parents were coming back to Ponyville tomorrow.
Cadence, Shining Armor were also on their way back, bringing Flurry this time.
Everypony was coming here and I couldn’t help but think that they were somehow going to end up yelling at me about it.
So I had planned to make myself a bit scarce for the next couple of days.
But that was for a little bit later, right now I was exactly where I needed to be.
“It’s going to be okay,” I said quietly, “They’re your friends and they love you.”
Fluttershy swallowed, her eyes squeezed tightly closed but she nodded, “I-I know…”
“He’s right, you know,” Midnight told her gently from the other side, “I know, I don't care. They may have some questions, but they’re our friends.”
She looked between us, taking another deep breath before she nodded, “I-I know, it’s just…” she said quietly before her voice trailed off.
“I know,” Midnight said and gave Fluttershy a quick hug, “We’re both here for you.”
Fluttershy hugged back and then swallowed, “R-ready.”
“Ready?” Midnight asked.
Fluttershy shook her head, “N-no. But I… I have to.”
Then she stepped forward, walking towards the door before us to the room where the rest of the girls were.
I looked after her, “Fluttershy is the bravest pony I know,” I said quietly so only Midnight could hear me, “She’s terrified. But doing it anyway.”
Midnight nodded and then moved to follow. I followed her in turn, stretching my wings for a moment.
“What’s up, Fluttershy?” Rainbow asked from her place on the couch, a bottle of cider sitting next to her.
“Yeah, what’s the big surprise?” Applejack asked from next to her.
Fluttershy swallowed, “I-I… I wanted to…” she said quietly, looking between them and then to Rarity, “I…”
Fluttershy was terrified.
She dropped her illusion anyway before she raised her head to look at them, “I-I’m a thestral.”
Applejack and Rarity looked at her in shock but Rainbow smiled, “Like I didn’t know that,” and took a drink from her cider.
Fluttershy looked at her in surprise, “You did?”
“Flutters, we shared a room at flightschool for years,” Rainbow said with a smile and jumped off the couch, “You’re like awesome at hiding, but nopony is that good.”
Wait what!? She thought I was a vamponie and… she thought Fluttershy was a vamponie and didn’t tell anypony!?
Element of loyalty indeed.
Fluttershy stuttered something but seemed unable to speak and Rainbow took a step closer, pulling the thestral into a hug.
“Hold on a minute!” Applejack exclaimed and jumped off the couch, walking over to them, “yer a bat!?”
Fluttershy swallowed and broke the hug with Rainbow before she nodded, “Y-yes.”
“That wasn’t just some spell of Twilights?”
“Actually,” Midnight interjected, “I did some research into that when I worked on the bloodcurse. My spell had some some of weird sympathetic reaction with th-
“Curse!? What curse?” Rarity exclaimed as she joined them, “Fluttershy, darling, what is she talking about?”
Fluttershy looked between them, “Y-you… you really…”
Rarity smiled at her, “It’s a surprise, but why would we think any worse of you?”
Fluttershy looked like she was about to cry and Midnight pulled her into a hug, the rest of the girls quickly joining in.
I ducked out at that time. I knew Fluttershy would be alright, the elements were all good mares. I had not actually realized Rainbow had already known, but it wasn’t surprising in retrospect.
But with everything alright, it was time for me to butt out.
This was their private time and I didn’t belong, besides it was time for me to find somewhere to hole up for a couple of days until things calmed down again.
Because quite frankly, I didn’t want to be yelled at right now. That and from what I seen, I had actually butterflied quite a bit when it came to book releases since I appeared.
I had located over a dozen books that I never even heard of before, fiction books released during the last couple of years.
I wanted to read them and hiding from everypony that was going to arrive for the next couple of days as the perfect excuse to do so.
great chapter
...and Pinkie Pie reacts only with a knowing wink towards the 4th wall and pulls out a fruit cake with icing on top, reading "Congratulations, you're a batpony!"
I'll be honest. I still don't know if Lord Page is manipulating Twilight to stay, Celestia to let her go, or...whatever the third option would be.
Thanks for chapter!
Have a good day!
This reads odd.
Maybe you meant for Fluttershy to say something else before Midnight asked? It just feels weird to read.
Oh. Right. I forgot Page is also a book horse.
Remind me again why he's not in bed with midnight?
Page: We're back what have we... missed... the hell is going on?
*discord hanging above a boiling pot of water*
Discord: Page! save me! you gotta tell em it wasn't me!
Midnight: It wasn't Discord, it was instead Discord who pulled me back, page was just close enough to be along for the ride
Pony mob:...so do we or don't we lower him in the pot?
Page:...just wait for the water to cool down and then toss him in, he could really use a bath
Discord: I had to hide! in the jungle! do you have any idea what gives in there!?
Pinkie Pie: Isolation cupcake! *pushes apple cider cinnamon cupcake into Page's mouth*
Page: PINKIE! *swallows cupcake* Stop feeding me! I'm getting out of shape as it is while waiting in this castle!
Pinkie Pie: But Prince Page! You're going to need those extra fat stores once the BAD BAD happens...good luck!
*Pinkie jump cuts out of existence*
Page: WAIT WHAT?! What do you know?! Do I really WANT to know?! Yes. Yes I do. ANSWER ME!
11341190 NO NO you don't that way leads to MaDNESS MaDNeSs I tell ya
If she knew about fluttershy then why did she attack page the first time she saw him.
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Well my guess is because she knew Flutters was harmless. Alicorn thestral? Not so much. Or one of the differences between universes.
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Yeah but attacking someone because she doesn't know anything beyond species isn't like her.
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Vampony! Not so much species as undead bloodsucking monster that she didn’t grow up and bunk with in flight camp as kids. Just my thought on the matter. Your mileage may or may not vary.
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Yeah but she all people should know that sometimes there more to a story than meets the eye considering nightmare moon was just a kids story until yikes she real! And learned more of the truth.
At the very least, before he leaves, Page should tell Celestia about the time she sunblasted him for surprising her when he first became a baticorn. Should be good for a laugh!
Batponys have Tufted ears and cute fangs. By default they should be in danger of landing in cuddlepiles or they forming around them
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He is, just from his timeline
It is inevitable
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Fluttershy is cute by default, adorable by Batpowwwny
Page is... Have to touch him. Even if you have to mask it with a few G's to mutch behind the
tackle-hug.
Or punch-hug? Kick-snuggels? Agressiv-cuddeling?
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More like: Congratulations, now you become Snuggel-Batmare
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Remember the Sombra joke? Cosmic karma payback
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RainbowDash was always a hooves in face of another, kind of mare. Punch/buck first, make some acrobatics and than ask questions- ...eventually...
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I guess huge Alicorn statues ignored for millenia are full of dust and moss stains? Also Fern might use Discord like a Fire-Hydrant.
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*Ominously rumbling surrounding*
Luna&Celestia: "Page, this was the last straw. This time we demand a Foal before another one tries to steal you from us! With our luck a female Discord comes around for aggressive snuggels!"
*Rip in reality spits 'Eris goddess of Chaos and mischief' out into this reality*
Page: "O..k... That happend."
Luna: "Discord in female? You shall have not the first Agressiv-cuddeling or snuggeling! We call Dibs!!!"
Eris: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Celestia: "We are second! No getting in line!"
Eris: (「•-•)「 ʷʱʸ?
Page: "Do i have any word in this?!"
*Everyone looks at Page... Than starts laughting*
Page: "Riiighhht..."
All devine mares in the room:
(^.~)/)'(\_[σ ͜ʖσ]_/)'(\(^-^)
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She tends to get crazy when she knows there is a enemy but she didn't know anything about him beyond that he was alicorn of fluttershy species. Seems weird Plus her even after finding out that he was twilight friend and she didn't trust him. I assumed it was because she still didn't truly believe not a vampire but with this information it really makes no sense.
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Because he's in bed with Twilight
Heh, looks like other writers had room for success absent an actual Alicorn of Stories cornering the market.
Nice
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Do you really think that's going to stop Cadence
Cue someone/thing interrupting Operation Hide From The World in three, two...
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Rainbow isn't exactly the epitome of sound logical reasoning. Vampires are bad, but Fluttershy's not bad, ergo she's clearly not a real vampire!
Several spelling errors to jackboot today:
vampony (I assume)
some spell of Twilight's?”
My spell had some sort of weird sympathetic reaction
next couple of days was the perfect
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True thinking isn't her greatest strength but I assumed that if she could see that fluttershy wasn't evil then she wouldn't assume that all bat ponies are.
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With all due respect, that is exactly like her. There's a reason Zecora didn't really enter Ponyville, and it was the possibility of getting lynched.
What about Pinkie Pie?
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she already knew