My little Brony: Friendship is Epic

by lightningspark


Keep Calm and Flutter On

Chapter 2: Keep Calm and Flutter on

Okay, calm down, you’re just imagining things, that’s all that’s happening... One more peek though. I looked into the crater and sure enough, I wasn’t imaging it. My eyes were staring at a light yellow mare with a pink mane and tail, and three butterflies on her flank. Her eyes where a light teal, and they had a nice sparkle to them.

I rubbed my eyes a bit, making sure I wasn’t seeing things. Sure enough, she was still there, sitting in the middle of the hole. I can’t believe this, Fluttershy was here, in dumb, boring old New York. No wait, forget that, she was in my WORLD! But she was just a cartoon character wasn’t she? My mind started to race as I kept my eyes on her.

That’s when the unthinkable happened. She stared back at me! I quickly hid myself, hoping she didn’t see me. She was real, she was here, in front of me! It was happening!

Now if I was a normal brony I would most likely run up, hug her, then take her home, but I’m a different type of brony; a closet brony. That means I’m more if a level headed brony than most. I started to weigh my options. I could either 1: take her home and care for her like a pet, 2: leave her and let her roam around aimlessly, or 3: call animal control. Was the last one racist?

Okay, on one hand, if I take her home, I can keep an eye on her and make sure she’s safe. On the other hand, if I chose to let her be, then I’ll be free and won’t have another responsiblity. On the other OTHER hand, if I call animal control, she might get hurt or worse, experimented on. I shuddered at the thought, mostly cause I knew that would happen.

I sighed, knowing full and well what I should do. No matter what way you slice it or how you worded it, I was still a brony, and the whole “help a friend in need” thing that MLP went by, was stuck in my head. I slid down the crater, making sure I didn’t slip. As I landed on the ground, I thought of something, “what would I say to her?”. Would I just tell he straight up, would I just pick her up and run. Now I wish I thought this through. Gaah, that doesn’t matter now, all that matters is that she’s safe.

I walked silently, making sure not to startle her. I stop as she looked up at me slowly. This was it, what I say will either make it or break it.

“Hi there, you doing okay?”. Somebody kill me. Out of all the things you say, that’s what comes out?! I’m such a- a doofus! Still there was no turning back. I reached a hand out to touch her, but that’s when she did the worse thing possible. She started to cry. Not sob, not weep, not tear up, I mean full on cry. It wasn’t as bad as how Pinkie or Rarity cried, but it was a close second. I quickly brought my hand back, knowing that’s what caused her to cry. Well great job Zac, you scared her. Not only that, you made her cry! Do you know how many Fluttershy fans would have murdered me by now? All of them, that’s how many!

I sighed. What’s plan B? There had to be a way to calm her down.
That’s when it hit me. How did Fluttershy calm down the animals she took care of? Answer: she kept calm and fluttered on! Normal people wouldn’t know what that means, but for a brony, it was clear as day. I just hoped it would actually work.

I sat down, keeping a safe distance of course. I cleared my throat and with all my heart and soul...

“Ah ah ah ahh ahhhh, ah ah ah ahh ahhhh.”. I sung with all my might, but not just any song, it was the opening theme to MLP: FIM. It was a good song and no one can tell me it wasn’t. It seemed to do the trick, because Fluttershy was starting to calm down.

I sighed in relief. Now that she was calm, I could finally talk to her without her bawling her eyes out. Being this close, I took the time to really study her appearance. Her mane and tail was full of split ends, and her fur coat was matted with dirt and debris. I frowned. She was definitely not as colorful as she should have been. I’m sure she was studying me as well, probably trying to figure out if I was really a threat. I had to make sure she knew I was friendly, so I guess I should talk to her...

“Are you okay? You’re not hurt are you?” I squeaked. Okay, that’s better, nice rebound Zac! She looked at me with innocence in her eyes. It was as if she did nothing wrong, well it seemed that way. She nodded in response, with a surprised look on her face. I guess she didn’t think I could speak.

I sighed in relief. At least she was okay, well besides her dirty mane and fur. Now, what’s my move? I can either take her home, or leave her. Neither one seems to be an easy decision, hopefully I should have a bit of time to weigh my options...

As soon as I thought that, the sound of police sirens started to come into range. Great, as if things couldn’t get any worse. I gotta think fast, or else I’ll be in just as much trouble as she is. I sighed. Welp, looks like I only have one thing to do...

About an hour later, I was back home. Luckily the cops didn’t notice me, and I made sure that I didn’t leave any evidence of me being their. I sat on my dirty couch, thinking about my choice.

The only thing I could mumble to myself was...

“What am I gonna do about this pegasus that’s next to me?”

To be continued...