[DAY 1]
I'm Luminous Skies, stallion pegasus.
My nine year marriage just ended, I lost my house, most of my video game collection, but I got to keep my dog, Ares.
I used to LOVE going to the dog park but, after the divorce, it's......kinda just a bit depressing. Even with my mother there trying to cheer me up, saying I need to put myself out there, meet others.
"Ooh, looky there." my mother giggled, pointing at the other end of the park. "That pegasus over there's playing with Ares. You're IN."
It's not that I never wanted to go out with anypony, it's just that I'm a little out of practice. And.....I was never that comfortable meeting girls in the first place.
"H-Hello." the yellow pegasus whispered. "I-Is he yours? He's so sweetie and well behaved. I have a lab named Gopher."
"Yeah, lab dogs are always great, right Lummy?" my mother cooed.
"I-I just like the little guys." I muttered.
"They're the best kind." the pegasus giggles.
Her name was Fluttershy and I had no idea why she was paying any attention to me, which is probably why I was such an easy target.
We talked for awhile and ended up agreeing to walk our dogs together. I knew I was out of my league, but I thought I'd have to be an IDIOT to pass this up.
[DAY 5]
So, one day Fluttershy showed up at my house looking a bit devastated.
She looked horrible.
"Uh, Flutters, is everything alright?" I asked.
"N-No." she mumbled, trying not to burst into tears.
"W-What's wrong?"
It was there that I noticed a thick, red leash wrapped around her hoof.
"H-He's gone." she sniffled.
"Sweet Celestia. Please, come in."
She told me Gopher had yanked the leash out of her hoof while he was chasing a squirrel, and got hit by a cart.
"H-He was such a beautiful dog." Flutters sighed, showing off a few pictures of the poor canine.
Ponies who have dogs get it, they really are like kids to you. We were looking at the pictures of Gopher when all of a sudden she said-
"I-I knew you'd understand." she uttered before she gave me a quick peck on the cheek and snuggled up with me.
I really felt horrible for her. But I have to admit it did feel good to be needed. I remember thinking it's not everyday a mare like Fluttershy would wind up in your arms like that.
[DAY 24]
Flutters and I were spending ALOT of time together but, no matter WHAT we were doing, she always wanted Ares around. But I wasn't about to screw up a good thing by whining about it, so I let it slide.
I know. I was completely clueless. Had I been paying attention, I might've seen it coming.
[DAY 35]
One day, I got home from work a little early and there was Fluttershy standing in my living room.
"W-Where's the baby?" she asked me frantically.
She's always had this slightly.....absent expression but that time, she was a little more absent than usual...
And kind of scary.
"Ares is at my ex wife's place." I stated. "She had a bad week at her job and-"
"You know I don't like it when you speak with her." she said with very little emotion.
That was the exact moment, RIGHT there, that I knew I should end the relationship. But, instead, I just said-
"Okay...?"
What a loser.
[DAY 40]
Things with Fluttershy were cool for a few days. But when Ares got back from my ex wife's, she acted like nothing had gone wrong.
"Lummy, c-can you come here for a minute?" she called from the living room.
"Alright." I called back. "Be right there."
I swear, on my LIFE, it was the single, most bizarre thing I've EVER seen, even to this day.
The nose, the ears, the fluffy white tail glued to her flank...
"Woof." she said with a reluctant wink.
I knew that it was something I'd live to regret...
Like you wouldn't want to either...
[DAY 58]
Every morning, for six years, Ares woke me up at 7:30.
I woke up at 8:31.
"A-Ares?" I called out. "ARES? Where are ya, buddy?"
I knew something was wrong. I checked all of his hiding spots, but I couldn't find him ANYWHERE. I was pretty freaked out. My ex wife was out of town, so she couldn't have taken him.
THEN I started thinking maybe he squeezed through the fence or got STOLEN. I was still a little groggy, so I thought that maybe I forgotten that Fluttershy was taking him for a hike that morning.
When I realized he wasn't with her either, I started to freak out. What's weird was Fluttershy somehow already had 50 copies of lost pet posters with a photo of Ares.
She was on a MISSION.
But what was a little strange though, was that she kept on referring to him as 'OUR dog'.
After a night of searching for him, we were exhausted.
"You wanna order some pizza?" I asked her. "We can start looking for him early in the morning and-"
"N-No." she sighed. "No, I can't stay here with him not here."
I was sitting there staring at her thinking 'What the HELL does THAT mean?', but no explanation, she just gets up and leaves.
[DAY 62]
Over the next few days, we haven't heard anything about Ares. And the longer that he was missing, the less I heard from Fluttershy.
I thought that maybe in all the craziness, somehow, I've hurt her feelings, so I went to her cottage to patch things up.
I lost my dog. I didn't wanna lose her too.
As I made my way to her place, I ran into a friend of her's, Dr. Fauna.
"Hello, there." she greeted me cheerfully. "You must be the Luminous Fluttershy's been talking about."
"Hey, pleasure to meet you." I responded.
"It was so nice of you to give her that dog. No wonder you two are an item."
"D-Dog?" I asked. "I'm sorry, WHAT dog?"
"I saw her having the time of her life with the little guy earlier."
I felt like I was just punched in the face.
My 'marefriend' dognapped my dog.
I HAD to get inside her house, but I had no idea what to expect. If Flutters was crazy enough to steal my dog and lie to my face, who knows what else she's capable of doing?
I was sure that Ares was somewhere inside that cottage. I started checking the rooms one by one...
And then I saw it.
It was some kind of doggy nursery. With mobiles and stuffed animals and an ACTUAL baby crib. Then.....it got even weirder.
"You're such a cute fur baby." the pegasus cooed, holding a whimpering Ares in her arms like a foal. "It's wonderful, isn't it?"
She just WALKS in, holding my dog.
"Oh, Ares, are you alright boy?" I said worriedly, swiping him away from Flutters.
That search for Ares? The flyers, the tears, that was ALL just an act. And to explain why when he went missing, she showed up with flyers already made.
She never even owned a DOG, which made sense because I've never seen her at the dog park. 'Gopher' had never existed.
"You stole my dog, are you crazy?!" I yelled.
"I-I was just being a good mother." she states.
Fluttershy wasn't crazy.
She was batshit crazy.
I got out of there as fast as I could. I swear, this mare is still out there...
Somewhere.
After that crazy moment, NO more dog parks.
Luminous filed a restraining order, and posted Fluttershy's picture at dog parks across town.
He's now dating a cat lover.