Hey This is my First Fanfiction. I own nothing in this story besides Baton. He is mine! I don’t own any songs you may see in this nor any characters. Please R&R if you want to tell me I suck then do, but also help me NOT suck!
::Fluttershy::
Oh dear! Oh no, Angel where are you? Fluttershy thought as she walked timidly through the everfree forest. Angel hadn’t been seen all day and after asking the others of the mane 6 to help, Fluttershy decided to look where her nerve told her not to. Her brain was telling her to run and she would if not for the possibility that Angle, her pet bunny who acted as a guide for her, could possibly be in the forest. Creaks, caws, rumbles, hoots, and howls played an eerie tune as the timid pony ventured farther into the forest. A squeak broke through the normal chatter, Oh! That’s Angel’s voice! Fluttershy rushed to the sound and stuck her head through a bush to see if her dear friend was there. To her elation she saw Angel in a small clearing, looking frightened. Oh, that poor thing. He is probably scared out of his … but at that moment Fluttershy followed Angel’s line of vision and saw exactly what he was cowering from, a large 9 foot grizzly, whom looked quite upset. The bear let forth a loud roar, causing the butter colored pony to shrink back. No! I can’t back down; I need to help my friend! Yet before she could spring into action, something caused her to stop, not just her but also the bear, and the entire forest. All was quite. Into the clearing walked a male unicorn, pure white with a short, curly black mane and a long white horn, his cutie mark not completely visible. His horn began to glow black, not an evil black, but the kind of black that was familiar, the color of black ivory. The forest began again, but this time it wasn’t a chaotic tune, but a familiar song that caused Fluttershy’s eyes to droop, that didn’t last too long when the mysterious colt opened his mouth.
Hush now, quiet now
It's time to lay your sleepy head
Hush now, quiet now
It's time to go to bed
That lullaby! I know that song! Wh…..why am I so sleepy?
Drift now, off to sleep
The exciting day behind you
Drift you off to sleep
Let the joy of dreams come find you.
His voice was a smooth low baritone, as he sang, the bear began to sway, eyes closed, and lay down. It took all of Fluttershy's will to not do the same. That voice is to powerful… I think I could afford a small nap…. NO! Angel, I need to get Angel…. Oooh I hope he is as nice as his song. She looked to her bunny but saw that he too was sleeping. The mystery colt had walked over to Angel and lifted him onto his back and turned to leave the way he came. Before he could leave, Fluttershy gathered up all her courage and said, “…Wait!” The colt turned, horn glowing, anticipating another obstacle. Fluttershy slowly walked through the bushes, trying to look harmless and trying not to run away at the same time. “That’s…. um…. That’s m-m-my bunny.” The colt’s expression softened and a smile crept onto his face.
“Yes, I was wondering where the little guy was taking me, he ran so far ahead I had almost lost him. It’s a good thing I didn’t! oh, but here is not the best place to talk. There IS a bear sleeping over there!” They both stayed quiet as they found the trail and began toward Ponyville and Fluttershy’s cottage.
“Oh…. Um… well you can come to my house. I'm not sure where you live but it’s quite late and these woods are dangerous.” It’s the least I can do for saving Angel. Maybe I can learn something about how he knew that song.
“I would be delighted! Hmmmmm…. That voice. I have heard your voice before. Please, what is your name?”
“Oh? I'm…. Fluttershy. ….”
“I'm sorry… I couldn’t quite here you.”
“I'm Fluttershy…. “
“Flutter…? OH! You’re Fluttershy!”
How does he know my name? Should I be afraid? He did say he has heard my voice… I hope I haven’t gotten in over my mane.“H-h-how do you know my name?”
“Well I heard it! *Ahem*
Fluttershy pal, this won’t cut it!
I need a pet to keep up with me!
Now I do believe that that was someone you called ‘Rainbow my dear’.” The colt noticed that Fluttershy was no longer walking by his side. He turned to see her with a shocked expression on her face.
“wh-who are you...”
“Ah, I have failed to introduce myself. I am Baton.”
“How did you know that lullaby, and my name, and my song with Rainbowdash?” As an answer, Baton turned his flank to show his cutie mark, a long white wand with black lines and music notes.
“Is that a wand? You’re a magician? Why didn’t you use magic on that bear instead of singing?” Baton let out a chuckle that carried even in the dense forest.
“No. No. And I did! This isn’t a wand; it’s a conductor’s baton. I prefer the term musician. And I did use magic. I used music magic, that my dear is my special talent. As for how I knew your voice and that song, whenever someone sings, I hear it. Even now Princess Luna is singing to her garden, ah what a nice song. Hardly anyone sings to plants anymore.” Fluttershy looked even more confused. I’ve never heard Twilight say anything about music magic. I will need to ask her about it, in the meantime maybe I can get him to do it again.
“o…o….oh…. could you show me again? I mean, if that’s alright with you…” Baton smiled and his horn began to glow again, the forest went quiet, and then slowly began the way it sounded when Fluttershy first saw the colt.
Hush now, quiet now
It's time to lay your sleepy head
Hush now, quiet now
It's time to go to bed
His voice is so soft for a colt…hmmmm.. I’ll just close my eyes for one second.
Drift now, off to sleep
The exciting day behind you
Drift you off to sleep
Let the joy of dreams come find you.
And with that, Fluttershy fell asleep.
::Fluttershy::
Fluttershy awoke from the best sleep of her life to sun beaming into her hut. She yawned and stretched as she got out of her bed. She began her morning ritual by setting a pot of water to boil for tea, she went out to feed her chickens and other animals. It was noon before she finally sat down, and it was that time when she finally noticed a folded piece of parchment with a music note on it on her table. The night before flashed back to Fluttershy, the bear, Angel, the mysterious colt Baton, his song, and… how… how did I get home? I don’t remember anything after his song… did I fall asleep? She finally opened the note and read it.
Dear Fluttershy,
I hope you rested well. You slept like a log all the way back! But don’t worry both you and Angel into your beds without a hitch. I decided not to stay due to your incapacitation. If you would like to talk I will be at the café next to Sugar cube Corner at noon, I do hope to hear you again.
Yours,
Baton
Fluttershy stared at the note, blushing at the thought of being carried and put to bed by a colt. She jumped with a jot. As she ran outside she looked at the position of the sun, seeing it at high-noon. Oh no, oh no, oh no! It’s already noon and I haven’t even left. I hope he doesn’t leave without waiting! She ran back into her hut and went to Angel’s bed. “Wake up Angel, oh please wake up!” The bunny awoke with much grumbling and a glare in her direction. “Oh, I'm so sorry dear but I need you to do something for me, can you go get Twilight and tell her to find me at the Stable café. I will have a large carrot for you when you get back!” Angle, who grumbled and frowned during the conversation, perked up at the sound of a carrot, jumped down and went on his way. Fluttershy smiled when she saw her friend’s enthusiasm, but then remembered why she was in a hurry in the first place. Oh dear, oh dear! And with that she began galloping toward Ponyville. As she galloped she caught the attention of a certain multi-hued Pegasus who was having an unfortunately rough day.
“Hey! Fluttershy! Pal! Wait up!” Rainbowdash yelled as she saw her timid friend galloping to town. Rainbow jumped from her cloud and flew, catching up to Fluttershy in only a few seconds. She slowed to level with her friend and asked, “Are you ok Fluttershy? Is something chasing you?” Fluttershy, reluctantly, stopped to talk.
“Oh hello Rainbowdash, no, everything is fine!”
“Ok good… hey Fluttershy can we talk for a little? I’ve had a tough day so far and just need someone to talk to…” Fluttershy glanced up at the sun, then to Ponyville. I hope this doesn’t take too long.
“It’s no problem at all, what’s wrong Rainbow?” Hearing this perked the tomcolt up a bit. So she landed to tell her friend about her awful day
“Well this morning I was able to sneak into the Wonderbolts training session, you know, to show them my stuff.”
“Well that’s great! Isn’t it?”
“It would have been if I was able to show them. I was just yelled at for trespassing. They wouldn’t give me a chance, it’s just so frustrating! I'm the fastest flyer in all Equestria and they can’t see that!” The blue mare stomped her hooves in frustration with a scowl on her face.
“Don’t be upset Dash, everyone in Ponyville knows you’re the best. It will just take time and patience for everyone else to see. You have friends here if you ever need help. I bet Applejack would love to help you practice!” Fluttershy’s friend’s face dropped into a sad frown.
“Yah, I don’t know about that anymore…” Rainbowdash kicked at the ground, sending a dirt cloud into the air.
“Oh? Why not?”
“Well that’s the rest of my morning. After the Wonderbolts threw me out I decided to practice my Sonic Rain-boom! I flew really high and let myself fall, gaining speed as I raced downward. Now in my rush to the Wonderbolts, I didn’t clear…. ALL of the sky, so when I got close to the ground and about to break that barrier before the Rain-Boom, I flew into a cloud. This wouldn’t have been a problem if I wasn’t so close to the ground. By the time I flew out of it I was too low to the ground. And… Sweet Apple Acres…”
“Oh no dash!”
“I wrecked the barn! When I came to AJ was just shouting at me, about not paying attention, about being more careful, and I just couldn’t take it on top of the Wonderbolts. So I shouted back… I said some things I wish I hadn’t. When I left I thought I saw a tear in her eye.” A single tear fell from the proud mare’s eye.
“Oh Rainbow… I'm sure if you apologize, Applejack will forgive you. You guys are best friends!”
“YAH!?!? WELL MAYBE I DON’T WANT TO BE JUST FRIENDS!!....” Rainbowdash looked up and saw Fluttershy cowering. “Oh no, Fluttershy I'm so sorry! I just need to take my mind off of things.” Fluttershy began to recover and asked,
“I never knew you felt that way about Applejack.”
“Heh, yah I guess you aren’t the only one. Though I'm sure people have been gossiping that I swing that way. But let’s not talk about this right now. Where were you in a rush to get to?” Up until that point Fluttershy forgot all about the colt, the note and the date. She looked up and saw that the sun was no longer overhead but on its decent to the west. Oh no oh no oh no!!
“Oh no, I'm going to miss him!” she blurted out as she began again toward the town.
“Him!? Are you going on a date Fluttershy? I’d never thought I’d see the day where timid Fluttershy would even be able to talk to colt!” Jeered the blue mare as she took off to catch up with her shy friend. Together they both raced toward Ponyville for answers, little did they know that they would get much more then they thought.