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// The Awakening of Kindness 
// Story: The Great and Powerful Journey of The Great and Powerful Trixie. 
// by EchotheWolf 
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Fluttershy had woken up early in the morning. She wondered why she was on the couch, then remembered. "That poor Trixie... I hope she's okay." The shy pegasus trotted upstairs to find Trixie still asleep. She sighed in relief, and went back downstairs. "When she wakes up, she'll want to eat... I think I have enough food for a while." She went downstairs, and settled for daffodil sandwiches, along with a salad. As she turned around, she saw Angel doing his many random gestures. However, she didn't have time for him this morning. She scooted him away with her hoof, and carried the food up to her guest's room.

Angel, on the other hand, was purely shocked. Everypony knew that all of Equestria revolved around him! He had never been defied before, much less by his owner! He kicked a cage, letting several bunnies out. He started using his random gestures to devise a plan with his minions. One of the bunnies just looked down shyly, the other bounced around Angel happily, another eating an apple. A bunny had ran across the room at high speed and yawned, obviously bored. The last bunny trotted out, trying to read Fluttershy's cookbook. Angel raised an eyebrow, and started to think. Where had he seen this before? He shrugged, and thrust his paw into the air, a signal to commence his master plan.

I woke up, still remembering the kindness that I was shown the night before. I heard a shy voice say, "Trixie, I went ahead and made you breakfast since I didn't want to wake you up. I hope you don't mind!" 

I smiled weakly at Fluttershy as she handed me a sandwich with a salad. "Daffodils? These are my favorite! Thank you, Fluttershy!" I couldn't resist hugging her warmly. As she stepped out of the room, probably to take care of her animals, I started to eat. I got lost with the first bite. I had eaten nothing but pine cones for the last few months, and Fluttershy was an amazing cook. It felt like Heaven on my tongue! Soon, I had eaten the whole thing, and set the dish on the table beside me. Soon, a bunny hopped onto the bed, and looked into my eyes with a deep, entrancing stare. It seemed to have a spark of kindness deep in the eyes. It reminded me of Fluttershy... maybe too much like Fluttershy. But I was too tired to care, I had fallen asleep again, hugging the bunny, despite it's little noises of fear.



Spike's eye twitched when Twilight started lecturing him on proper book returning etiquette. So what, all he did was put a bookmark in a book Twilight was reading while she was studying a rock, and threw it on the couch! Twilight made such a big deal out of so many things! He had an eye on a clock instead of on Twilight. 30 minutes... Gimme a break! Twilight sighed. "You're not even listening to me, are you? Fine... I'll forget it this time. Here, I need to do more research. I need you to pick up supplies."

By supplies, Spike knew that she meant food. "About time! I'm sick of eating flowers all the time!" Twilight gasped, and started to drill into another lecture on how flowers are healthy, they make bones strong, yada, yada. Spike simply lifted his hand, and walked out the door. He hadn't had fun in a while. However, he was wrong. Twilight threw the list at him, and he gasped at the length of it all. "Man, I'm never going to get five minutes to myself!"

He started on his 'long journey' through Ponyville. He looked up at the sky, seeing that it was almost noon. Suddenly, he smacked into something, and fell onto the ground, rather painfully. After letting out a groan, he sat up and saw that he knocked right into Fluttershy, the kindest pony he knew! He leaped into the air, and hurried to her, trying to help her up with a worried expression. "Fluttershy, are you alright?!"

"Oh, yes, Spike. I'm fine! I thought that I'd really hurt you! I'm the one that should be asking if the other one was alright! I mean... if that's alright..." Spike facepalmed. Sure, Fluttershy was the kindest pony he knew, but her weakness was how shy she was. If she was much braver, she would be a replica of Rainbow Dash, who was the opposite of Fluttershy, it seemed. Quickly, Spike retrieved his list, and looked at everything he needed to do.

"Well, Fluttershy, if you're okay, I have to be getting onto some errands for Twilight. She gave me a list of things to pick up, and I really need to get going! I can't just be standing around here like a tree, or Twilight'll get steaming mad!" Without another word, he ran off, leaving Fluttershy behind.

"I'd like to be a tree," she mumbled to herself happily.


Slowly, I woke up, and jumped about ten feet into the air. A bunny was right in my face, staring into my closed eyes while I was asleep. It was a frightening sight to see, especially after living in a place where every small thing that is underestimated could turn out to be your last sight. After recovering, I looked around, noticing that Fluttershy wasn't around. So, I took the opportunity to check my surroundings. Fluttershy's cottage was small, but on the outside, it was as big as a castle! I had to watch where I was stepping, since many small creatures were frolicking about. Fluttershy would be heart broken if I had accidentally injured one of them. I had a sudden urge to go to a library, and pick up a fun little book to read. I hadn't seen one for at least a month, so it was something that I just had to do. I left a hastily scribbled note for Fluttershy on her door, and I set out. 

I was surprised that nopony was staring at me in shock, seeing as how I caused a huge load of trouble. I had left my cape and hat behind so long ago, so I was without it. It was a good thing too, since not only did it smell horrid, but it reminded me of terrible times. I beamed as the sun shone on my back, and I found the public library. I tilted my head, noticing that it was... in the shape of a tree? Shaking my head, I trotted to the door, and put my hoof up to it. I pushed it open slowly, the door letting out a groan as it was opened.

The bunny that was thrown off a bed earlier shook its head to clear it. She hadn't expected to be hurled across the room after the strange unicorn woke up. She felt a lump in between her ears, and rubbed her paw over it slowly. She knew that it would be there for a while, so she made a mental note to be careful of things that could hit the lump, and hopped into the garden, eagerly awaiting food.