Flurry Heart

by Buttery Biscuit

Twilight

I’m sitting in front of my sister-in-law right now. She had called me last night in a hissy because Discord and Sombra are going to be Flurry’s nannies. Permanently, which I will tell Twilight about when the time is right. I did my best to calm her at the moment telling her it wasn’t a big deal, but she demanded to see me, face me. It is in her nature to want to know, it always was. Also, her anxiety had always plagued her, always jumping to the worst conclusion. This time she happened to be right but I’m not going to tell her that. I’m going to lie, lie to my one and only sister-in-law. Of course, I know that it is worse for Shining. He has to lie to her too, which I know he does not want to do but it has to be done. There are many reasons that I refuse to tell her.

"So why are Discord and Sombra looking after my niece?!"

I could see the anger and betrayal on her face if only she knew. It was time for at least some truth, "Twilight I told you over the crystal ball you are busy. Celestia and Luna are training you for royal duties, you have to take care of the School of Friendship, you have to find something to do with your castle, and that’s just the start of it. You also have to do your duty as a princess and spread friendship, plus whatever your researching right now."

Even if I felt like I could ask her to help me. I knew that she just wouldn't have the time to. I knew she would freak out if I added more stress onto her. Like a powerful baby's worth of stress. It wouldn't be healthy for her. I knew that she was already barely holding on as it was. This would just be too much for her, push her over the edge. Not only that, I knew that she would obsess over this. There would be so many experiments that she would wish to start. Thus, only adding more onto her plate, in the end, I am trying to do what is best for her.

"Yes but why them and not any other unicorn?"

Then there was that, that feeling again, the sinking one. I felt it whenever she talked about Discord and Sombra. I knew she still had not forgiven them and it was a shame. They were good creatures, rough around the edges but good creatures. I really wanted to confront her, I did, but I couldn't. I felt there was a chance that she would make me stop. Force them to go home. That isn't what they needed, they needed love, to be surrounded by it. Not here, where they get none from you. That was another reason why I had to lie, this wasn't just about Flurry and I. It's about them too, something is missing in their life, I know I can provide that, love.

"Not all unicorns know how to grab Flurry out of thin air Twilight. I know it’s hard to believe but Shining and I are worried that she will hurt herself. Teleport to somewhere unsafe like the bottom of the Ghastly Gorge." That was also not a total lie. I really was worried she would end up accidentally hurting herself.

"Yes, ok, that may be true but Sunburst put that spell on her, to curb her outburst."

This was going to be the tricky part I would have to convince Twilight that Flurry was powerful but not powerful enough to cause concern. "We think she may be doing it on purpose Twilight, don’t worry we will teach her not to. We just need Discord and Sombra to cover us for a couple of weeks. Just until we teach Flurry that this is a no-no. It really is only for my state of mind that they are there, it makes me feel better." I really needed this.

"And is there anything else you’d like to tell me?!"

Flurry is more powerful than you can imagine, I am supplying Discord and Sombra with love, you still hold an unjust grudge, you are busy. That isn't although I...am afraid. I fear she will hurt Flurry, Discord, and Sombra. All three of them? I feel all three of them are in danger when I talk to her. I do not know why but I know my feelings are valid. I will never forget the times your friends told me about. How you act when you get too stressed out. I fear not just for them but for you too. I will never forget the time I watched you bite off their heads or the time you hurt Rainbow. Do you even know that I know that? I know it wasn't on purpose but what if this time you go too far? Not only that but my guts say not to, the same guts that show me how to solve problems of love. And my heart, it breaks because I love you. I care about you. I hate that I have to do this.

I looked over to Shining Armor, I could see his face, he looked concerned. I hoped that he would say nothing. Trust me, my love, we need to keep this a secret for now. We will tell her eventually, maybe. That thought had actually never occurred to me. Here I was keeping this secret but one day Flurry was going to grow up. She shouldn’t have to hide who she is. But maybe it would be best to let others know when she could defend herself properly. If I could prove Flurry was no harm to any creature maybe they would look past this. It was too late now, I had lied out the wazoo, they wouldn’t believe me if they learned the truth. This was just the way it had to be for now. It was too late. I was too late.

"Well if you say so, I believe you. Just be careful of them, don’t let her spend so much time with them."

I wanted to ask why, but I already knew the answer. I knew for a fact Discord and Sombra were making efforts to make up for their past. That they never stopped doing that. I could feel rage in my heart once more but I squeezed it down for the time being. Anger wasn’t needed here patience was. Twilight would come around eventually, so would her friends. Right? Once they forgive them, I would drop the ball about Flurry. How they were helping her. Once Twilight was more stable, once I felt it was safe. That was a promise.

"Alright, Twilight we will be careful,” I said as I blew the whistle Discord gave me. It took him just a few seconds to get there but in those few seconds. I could feel Twilight's eyes burning on me. Once he got there he teleported away taking us with him. "Thanks Discord if you could give us a second." I watched him look at me with concern and I smiled at him. I was lying to him too, about why he was here. The real reason why. He teleported away without saying a thing which left us in our bedroom. Alone. “Shining I’m sorry about this."

"It's ok maybe you can tell me why we just lied to Twilight."

"We can't tell her, we just can’t there is a missing piece here. Something I’m missing, I just feel like telling her now is a bad idea, do you feel it too?" I really hoped that he did, even just a little. That foreboding sense of dread.

"Yes, I do I just hate that we had to do that. I know Twilight has a hard time handling stress. It's just, I have no desire to lie to her."

"I hate it too but this is just the way it has to be for now. I’m sure this will all boil over soon. Who knows maybe my bad feeling is just because Flurry is in a phase, and she’ll wear herself out. Then it would have been pointless to involve her since it would solve itself.” I was lying to myself and I knew it but the lie made me feel better. So that’s what I chose to believe. I chose to believe that this was just a phase. That she won't grow more powerful, that everything will be alright. Please let everything be alright.