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Dec
14th
2015

Preview of a new Nocturne one-shot · 10:06pm Dec 14th, 2015

Fast as lightning, sharp as a sword

Yes, the intro and outro are back. Don't worry, they were never gone for good. :twilightsmile:

So, I wanna offer up a small snippet of an upcoming Nocturne/Fluttershy comedy fic for the holidays. It's not really Christmas-y, but just think of the song "Baby It's Cold Outside". Same basic principle:

In a few seconds, the cookie and the last of his tea were gone, and Nocturne licked his lips in satisfaction. “Well, I’d better get going,” he said, getting up from the couch. “It’s getting late, and I don’t wanna keep you up. See you tomorrow, Fluttershy.”

“Wait a minute, Nocturne,” Fluttershy called and hovered out of her chair after him. “You can’t go out in that. Look outside.”

Nocturne looked back at Fluttershy strangely, then turned to look out the window. He could only see snowflakes plunging from the sky to the ground at a severe angle, and through it, shadows cast by plants and structures that were completely buried in snow. Mounds of white frost took the place of objects in the area around Fluttershy’s cottage. The fading light of the day gave way to an early evening; soon, the only visible thing outside would be the slowly-building blanket of white.

“Yeah, the weather ponies have really outdone themselves this year,” Nocturne quipped in a snarky tone. “But hey, I’ve been through worse. I lived in Everfree for almost twenty years. It takes a lot more than a little snow to kill ‘the Phantom Pony of Everfree’! Oooooooh-oooooooh!” His last few words were in a farcically ominous voice.

Fluttershy was not laughing. “Nocturne, it’s freezing out there,” she said solemnly. “I can’t let you go out there by yourself.”

Nocturne was suddenly stricken with a frightening case of déjà vu. “No,” he said firmly. “Fluttershy, no. Do not be that mare right now. Remember the last time you held me under house arrest? Remember? Sick as a dog, would have taken half an hour to find the meds I needed, then you with your soup and your ice pack and your extra blankets. No offense, but let’s limit those moments to one a year, okay?”

“But Nocturne, just look at that!” Fluttershy repeated, louder this time. “You might get hurt! You might get sick again! You might get lost!”

“Me? Lost in the woods?” Nocturne chuckled. “Clearly, we’re still learning about each other.” Nocturne’s sarcasm wound down when he saw that Fluttershy’s fretful look remained. He sighed and continued more seriously, “Look, Fluttershy. I had a nice time with you. Really, it’s been great. But I won’t impose any more than I have.”

“Nocturne, it’s no imposition,” Fluttershy replied. “I mean, that’s dangerous weather out there. And being so close to the window, you’re already shivering. I mean, look at your wings! They look stiff as ice!”

Nocturne glanced back at his large, leathery bat wings, which were still tightly folded at his sides. “Of course they’re stiff,” he brought the sarcasm back. “I hardly use them.”

“Nocturne, I’d just be worrying about you all night. So would Twilight and the others. I mean, what would happen if they knew you were out in that blizzard all by yourself?”

“Uhhh . . . probably what usually happened when I was outside in a blizzard like this. I mean, seriously, Fluttershy, what’s your worry? Your friends will know that I’m more than capable of taking care of myself. I have up until now.”

“But it’s so nice and warm in here by the fireplace. Just listen to it. Doesn’t it sound sooooo comfy and warm?” Fluttershy’s eyes grew wide and sparkled in the firelight, and her bottom lip jutted out in a slightly pouty way.

I really have to go, Nocturne grumbled to himself. And now here she is, flashing those eyes, giving me the puppy face saying “what’s your hurry?” . . . why does she do this to me?

“One more half a cup,” Nocturne conceded, “and then I’m gone.”

“Oh, um . . . okay,” Fluttershy replied, slightly crestfallen. “Well, I’ll get the tea. Oh, Nocturne?” she added quickly. “Could you be a dear and put another log on the fire while I pour?”

Hope it makes up for the last piece of crap I allowed to get published. :ajsleepy: Thanks for your patience, everyone. And thanks for being there for me when I needed you.


Stay quick, stay sharp, and thanks for reading. :yay:

Comments ( 6 )

And then she puts GHB in his tea...:pinkiecrazy::scootangel:

Good to see you on form Lightning. Now that I'm back in FimFiction, I'll go through your stories I haven't read, and I'll look forward to this new story. Stay sharp, stay shiny.

This looks really good my friend.

You know, I didn't really start liking Fluttershy until season 5.
Although, most fan fictions portray her well, of not better than the show.
I look forward to this coming out.

Hey, yeah, um, not trying to be rude, but could you please stop saying that your work is crap, because it's not. It doesn't suck, its not terrible, no one really hates it, and if they did, they obviously don't what good writing is. So please, you don't have to go out and say its the best writing, but don't insult your own writing, especially if people haven't even read it yet. :twilight sheepish:
:heart::pinkiehappy:

Again, happy you're on the upward curve :pinkiesmile:.

And thanks for being there for me when I needed you.

Of course, mon ami (my friend). Don't you know 632 people never unite in investing in someone worth nothing? We're here for you LS. Through any storm, through any winds, through all the earthquakes and all disasters that could rattle the earth we're here.

I'm a little questioning, however, about the comedy tag. I mean, don't get me wrong this is amazing. In fact, I don't know how in the world somepony could hate this or even think it's mildly good. But . . . comedy doesn't strike me as the right tag. Definitely romance, if they had an 'adorable' tag you could use it. Totally :scootangel:

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