Fluttershy, The Pumpkin Queen

by TheExhaustedBrony

Sarah

Author's Note: This chapter was rushed. I had most of it done in early november, but I dropped it for a while. The whole idea was that I had something to write for Nightmare Night. I tried my best to have proper grammar but I know that there are mistakes, so please don't rush to the comment box to tell me what I already know. Feedback is always appreciated but nobody likes a jerk.

Sarah

"Fluttershy, what the hay are you talking about? Who in Equestria is Gordon?" Asked a concerned Rainbow Dash.

"He's the pumpkin right here, he's my new best friend." Fluttershy held up Gordon to show to her friends.
Nopony laughed. Despite how outrageous that was, all hilarity vanished when they saw the evil look in Fluttershy's eyes mere moments ago.

"Fluttershy, perhaps you should go home and get some rest, we'll see you later tonight."
Fluttershy grunted and flew out the door holding Gordon with her front hooves.

"Fluttershy, it's going to be fine, who needs them when you have me?" Gordon said.

"I don't know what to think. Those ponies are my friends! Yet, as they saw justice being delivered, they only stared with disdained looks."

"You're right, they don't understand. Although, you can't blame them. After all, there's no denying the fact that our ways are not within the boundaries of their definition of normal."

"I suppose you're right, I'm so glad that I have a friend like you who understands me, Gordon." Fluttershy patted the pumpkin and smiled.

"You're quite welcome, now, I am quite interested in seeing this house of yours. For as long as I can remember, my only home was that field. I haven't been able to go much farther than the white fence."

"Oh, well, that's a good thing to hear, because we're here."
Fluttershy held Gordon out in front of her to give him the best view of her house.

"Wow, it's very beautiful," Complimented Gordon, "I would like to see the inside."

"Well, that's our next destination."
After entering the house, Fluttershy placed Gordon in the center of the room. Angel, who was waiting for Fluttershy, approached Gordon. He sniffed it and became frightened and ran away.

"Oh my, I'm sorry about that. Animals, err... don't really like me very much." Said Gordon.

"It's alright, that means they won't eat you either." Fluttershy smiled.

"I guess so, haha."

"So what shall we do? Shall we go play a game? Or how about I show you the market place?" Fluttershy asked.

"The market?"

"Yes, they sell all kinds of things there, fruits, vegitables, you name it and there's probably a stall selling it." Fluttershy explained.

"Hmm... I would like to see this market you speak of, perhaps I can find some of my friends among the stalls you mentioned."

"Okay, lets go to then." Fluttershy picked up Gordon and put him on her back and walked out the door and headed to town. The two arrived at the market to see it filled with dozens of busy ponies frantically making last minute purchases for tomorrow night. Gordon wanted only one thing, a potato. However, not just any potato, this particular potato was named Sarah, and he had a little bit of a score to settle with her.

"How will we find your friends, Gordon?" Fluttershy asked.

"All plant life shares a special link with one another. We can sense the presence of another plant with self-awareness."

"Okay, umm, I think I get it and at the same time, kind of don't."

"Look, all you have to do is continue walking, I'll do the searching, alright?"

"O-okay."
Fluttershy continued to fly through the market, having a gentle, but firm grip on Gordon. They were just about to pass a produce stand when Fluttershy felt a strange sensation throughout her whole body. It was cold, but not uncomfortable, it was like being cooled off by a summer breeze.

"Aah, I see you felt it too, that's a rare gift, you can use that to further our cause." Gordon sounded pleasantly surprised.

"Does this mean I can sense the presence of other sentient plant life?"

"Yes it does, in fact lets see if you can find Sarah among the potatoes at that stall over there. She's a potato by the way."

"Sarah?" Fluttershy became puzzled.

"Sarah is one of my friends, and I can feel her presence. I know where she is, but I wont tell you. You'll have to find her."

Fluttershy approached the stall, she rummaged through the potatoes, examining them carefully.

"If you pick up Sarah, you should get a shocking sensation upon contact."

"What?! Does it hurt?"

"Well, I'm not entirely sure. I may be more than just an ordinary pumpkin, but in the end, I'm still a pumpkin. I can't pick things up because well, I'm sure the reason is obvious."
This worried the fragile pony as she reached for another potato. Would this be her? Will it hurt?" Her hooves began to tremble in fear of what will happen when she touches the potato.

"Fluttershy, I know it's your first time and you're worried, but we haven't got all day!" Gordon groaned.
With a sudden burst of adrenaline, she quickly snatched the potato and held it close to her face.

"Hmm, this isn't so bad, I was expec--" Her moment of relief was short lived as she received a shock that scared Fluttershy more than even Nightmare Moon. As she shrieked in pure terror, she tossed the potato into the air, not very high, but high enough to clear the top of the canvas of the produce stall, which it tore a hole through. Gordon had been thrown off of Fluttershy's back and landed upside down with a thud.

"Wow, that bad, huh? I hope your brain in it's current state, didn't blow a fuse with that shocking turn of events! Ahahaha! Oh those were bad, I'm sorry, I just couldn't resist!" Gordon couldn't help but laugh at the series of bad puns he just made. Fluttershy remained speechless as she was too busy slowing down her breathing. When she finally calmed down, she heard the angry shouts of Sarah, the potato, who was not pleased with her rude awakening.

"Ow! What the heck is wrong with you?! You think it's okay to wake up someone by throwing them?" Sarah roared.

"Hello there, you must be Sarah, I'm sorry for throwing you, but when I touched you, I was shocked by something and accidentally let go of you."

"Oh, wow, you were actually able to find me?"

"I know, I'm surprised too. I have my friend, Gordon, to thank for teaching me how to use my power."

"Gordon? Y-you s-s-spoke with G-G-Gordon?"

"Yes, Sarah, we're here to take you home. I've got a few things to say to you." Gordon added, still upside down, "Uhh, Fluttershy, this is really awkward, could you help me out a little bit?"

"Oh, sorry." Fluttershy flipped the overturned pumpkin so that he was right side up.

"Now, where were we... Oh yea! Let's go, we've got a few things to talk about."

"You're not supposed to be alive! We made sure that you would harvested to be carved up for Nightmare Night!"

"Oh, that, you thought you could cut my corner of the triangle off, did you? You thought that Donny would protect you?! Well, It's just you and me now."

"What did you do to Donny?!"

"Me? Hah! Strike two my dear! I didn't do anything to Donny, Fluttershy, my best friend, squashed Donny."
Sarah went silent, probably in disbelief, her little potato head couldn't handle the fact that her plans had gone completely wrong.

"So what are you going to do?" Sarah asked frantically.

"Fluttershy, lets take her home." Gordon suggested.

Fluttershy picked up Sarah and flew away. The stall owner was probably too freaked out to ask for money. From his point of view, he saw a yellow pegasus throw a potato through his awning and talked to a pumpkin. He was just glad that she left. The trip home was surprisingly quiet. Sarah was staying quiet, Gordon was sleeping, and Fluttershy didn't want to break the silence. Fluttershy looked to her left to see a field of pumpkins and other gourds. She wondered how many of them could talk also. Before she could go deeper into that thought, she arrived at her cottage.

"Hey, guys, we're here."

"It's about time." Gordon yawned.

"Sarah has been quiet this whole time."

"I know, that's also a good thing. Less noise makes me happier."

Fluttershy brought Gordon and Sarah into her kitchen and placed them on the counter.

"Alright, Fluttershy, you're going to need a bowl, a peeler, a knife, and a potato masher." Gordon directed.

"Okay, a bowl, a peeler, a k-knife, and a potato masher." Fluttershy began rummaging through drawers and cabinets until she found the four items. She carefully placed them on the counter in a row and looked to Gordon for more instructions.

"Hmmm... we're going to need some more ingredients for this stew."

"Stew?" Fluttershy asked.

"Oh, yea, we're going to be making a stew."

"That sounds fun. What else do we need?"

"We need some carrots, an onion, some mushrooms, an apple, and a cucumber." Gordon said.

"Oh my, the stores are closing soon. I wont be able to get all of it in time."

"Don't worry, I know just where to find them." Gordon chuckled.

"Okay, shall we go now?"

"Yea, why not?"

"What about Sarah?"

"Just leave her in the bowl." Gordon replied. Fluttershy picked up Sarah and gently placed her in the bowl. She then picked up Gordon with her hooves and flew out the front door to find the rest of the ingredients for their stew.