Clouds of light grey filled the ocean blue sky of Equestria as rays of light from Celestia's sun poked through. The Pegasi of Cloudsdale carefully organized the clouds all over the land for it to be nourished by refreshing rain. The gardens of Ponyville were being fed to let the flowers, vegetables, and plants to grow.
Fluttershy made sure to bring all her outside critters inside, so they won't get wet. The rain was coming down in a steady flow as it watered the bushes outside her cottage. She smiled warmly at all her animal friends who were enjoying their breakfast. "Okay my little ones, you all eat, and enjoy." She then turned to trot up the stairs to go wake her little colt up.
Her heart melted when she saw the small child sleeping peacefully as she reached the top of the stairs. She carefully trotted over to the bed, and leaned her head over to give him a soft kiss on the cheek. "Toby sweetie, it is time to wake up my precious litte one." She reached over to the table by her bed, and carefully picked his glasses up by a handle with her teeth.
He reached up from underneath the covers, and rubbed at his eyes with his hands. He smiled brightly at her as he reached for his glasses, and carefully placed them on. "G-good morning Momma!" He said happily as he climbed out of the bed and hugged her around her neck laying his head against her chest fur.
She smiled warmly, and reached up with a foreleg to hug him back nuzzling at the top of his head, and softly asked. "How did you sleep last night sweetie? Did you have any more bad dreams?"
He looked up at her with a soft smile and, shook his head. "N-no Momma. I had a good rest last night. Thank you for singing to me. That made me feel better."
She squealed, and gave him a gentle kiss on the forehead. "You are very welcome sweetie, but you don't have to thank me Toby. I am always happy to sing for you whenever you want me to, okay?"
He nodded up at her softly. "O-okay Momma. I love you!" He gently hugged her again around her neck warmly.
She kissed the top of his head. "Momma loves you too my precious little one!" They gently broke their embrace, and she looked down into his eyes. "Are you hungry sweetie? I will make you some of the oatmeal you like before you go to school."
He smiled a little bit reluctantly. "Y-yes Momma, I am hungry, but I don't know if I want to go back to school. I-I am afraid D-Diamond Tiara might try to be mean to me again." He lowered his head.
Fluttershy frowned down at the little colt, and lowered her head to gently nuzzle at his cheek gently. "Oh, sweetie please don't be upset." She gently lifted his head up with a forehoof. "Listen my precious little Toby, I know what it is like to be treated meanly by other ponies." She started to tear up a little.
He looked up snifflling. "Y-you do Momma? Why would somebody be mean to you though? You are very pretty, and very caring." He smiled softly up at her.
"Thank you sweetie." She closed her eyes a bit to subdue her tears, so he won't get too upset. She opened them again, and sighed deeply. "When I was a filly Toby, the other colts, and fillies used to tease, and laugh at me, because I was afraid of flying at first."
He looked up at her a little frown. "Y-you were scared Momma?"
She nodded as she rubbed at his back gently with a forehoof. "Yes I was. It was the fear of being up, so high that got to me. That fear also caused me to become the shy, and timid pegasus I am today." She closed her eyes a little again to stop them from tearing up. "One day I was being teased two male Pegasi."
He hugged her warmly around her neck. "O-oh, I am sorry Momma."
She rubbed at his back, and kissed the top of his head. "Shh..it is okay Toby, because when they were teasing me, Rainbow Dash stood up to them, and told them to stop."
He tilted his head up, and smiled softly. "A-Auntie Rainbow helped you?"
She nodded, and smiled warmly down at him. "Yes she did. She challenged the two colts to a race to get them to stop picking on me." She sighed deeply. "Well, I held up the flag to start the race. As soon as they started, they zoomed past me making me fall off the cloud I was standing on. "He looked up with concern.
"When I was falling to the ground I was too scared to use my wings, so I closed my eyes afraid of hitting the ground. Well, I landed on something soft that felt like a bed of feathers. When I opened my eyes, I found myself floating on a bed of butterflies that caught me." She sighed softly.
Toby smiled up softly. "W-well, that is good. I wouldn't want you to get hurt Momma."
She smiled warmly, and patted gently at his back. "Thank you my precious little one." She sighed deeply and continued. "Well, when the butterflies let me climb off them there were critters of the forest who started to come out, and approach me. They filled my heart with joy that I started to sing."
Toby smiled up happily. "O-oh, I know they enjoyed your singing Momma as much as I enjoy it!"
Fluttershy blushed with a soft smile. "Yes they did, but..um..while I was singing I heard a loud boom coming from high above, and it scared all of the animals into hiding."
He looked up, and gently asked "Wh-what was the loud boom Momma?"
She smiled warmly at him. "Well, do you remember the celebration we had for you at Canterlot Castle?" He nodded as he looked up curiously. "Well, the Sonic Rainboom that your Auntie Rainbow performed was that loud boom she created when we were fillies."
He smiled brightly. "O-oh, that is neat Momma. You and Auntie Rainbow knew each other since you were my age." He giggled lightly.
Fluttershy giggled lightly in return, and nuzzled at his nose. "Yes we did sweetie." She sighed deeply. "As the Sonic Rainboom was over with, that fear I once had disappeared as I went each of the animals hiding in their homes, and told that them it was all over, and everything will be okay." She smiled down at the little colt, and gave him a kiss on the forehead. "In that moment, I discovered that my destiny was to help take care of all the living creatures of Equestria both big and small. That is the moment I received my cutie mark." She gently motioned with her head toward her flank for him to see.
She gently placed a forehoof on his shoulder, and looked down into his eyes. "You see Toby, although I was afraid of flying when I was a filly, that fear helped me chase away the fears of all the animals and helped me become the Pegasus I am today." She smiled at him warmly, and nuzzled at the top of his head. "I took that fear which was bad, and turned it into something good. I used it to start taking care of all my animal friends, and it helped me make friends with everypony here in Ponyville. Do you understand sweetie?"
He nodded softly. "I-I think so Momma. I was afraid of being hurt by my daddy again, and that was real bad. It was also good though, because I met you, and my new family." He smiled up happily.
She kissed the top of his head gently, and nodded. "That is right my precious little one." She sighed deeply, and looked back into his eyes. "Now I know you might be afraid of Diamond Tiara being mean to you again, and saying mean things to you, but you have to try, and not let them words get to you, okay sweetie?"
"O-okay Momma, I will try." He gave her a warm hug around her neck laying his head against her chest fur.
She wrapped a foreleg around his small form, and rubbed comfortably at his back. "That is my brave little colt." She gently pulled him away, and smiled down at him. "Now how about I go fix you some breakfast, and you get ready for school. Okay my precious little Toby?"
"O-okay Momma." He smiled up at her warmly as she turn to trot downstairs, and he went to go get his outfit out for the day. He thought to himself. "Diamond Tiara, I won't let you be mean to me today. I will be brave for me, my Momma, and my Mommy." As he started to get dressed.