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// Famous Last Words 
// Story: Six Two Six 
// by lunabrony 
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	Getting out of the forest was much more difficult than anticipated. Fluttershy walked slower than usual, but her blue companion didn't seem to have much intention of listening to her. Although he did follow her at a distance, which she was grateful for, he seemed more inclined to be shooting his loud, strange looking noise makers at anything that moved. She cringed every few moments as a result, especially as he decided to fire at a bird passing by.
*BLAM!* As usual, the blasters had been raised up in the air. The bird ducked and weaved, infuriating the small creature as he continued to fire until the bird was out of sight. That particular bird had been lucky, Fluttershy didn't want to think about what would happen if he actually hit it.
"Detaka, DETAKA!" He was laughing. Fluttershy didn't see what was so funny, and she still hadn't figured out his language yet, although a few words were understandable.
"You really shouldn't scare the wildlife like that, you know. They didn't do anything to you," she said quietly, giving him a scolding look. Trying to hurt wildlife in front of her was the equivalent of burning down a library front of Twilight.
The blue dog, for what exactly he was was unclear, and Fluttershy had simply resorted to thinking he was some kind of strange mutant canine species, simply stared at her with his large black eyes. His eyes were fairly emotionless and seemed to stare right into her soul. Fluttershy half expected him to catch fire at any moment. She jumped over a log near the entrance and landed in a puddle of water. Puddles were everywhere, which was to be expected following a large storm like the one that had passed through earlier.
"Come on, we're almost there. We'll get you inside and fed in no time," she said. Her companion seemed to perk up slightly at the mention of food.
The dog crawled over the log after her, but froze there. He glared down at the water with absolute distrust, and hissed at it, baring large jagged teeth and reaching out his lower set of arms for her. The upper set were still hanging tightly onto the blasters.
Fluttershy blinked, studying the new development. Then she gasped. "Oh, you poor thing, you don't like water do you?"
The dog hissed again. "Maka maka!" he said.
The pegasus was beginning to become discouraged, as she really wasn't used to having such a hard time understanding her animals. "I don't know what the means... I'm sorry... don't be angry with me!" She stepped closer, towards the log again, and the dog launched himself onto her back. "Ouch! Watch the wings!" she scolded, then her ears pinned again. "That is, um, if you don't mind." From here it was only a short trot towards her cottage, where her guest made him right at home on her doorstep, shaking himself off from accumulated dirt and debris. 
"Oh, please don't do... okay... I'll just... clean that up..." she squeaked, trotting around several otters to the closet, and picking up her broom. She returned to find Discord observing the newest resident with some confusion, poking at it with a claw.
"What IS it? He asked, seemingly either oblivious or ignorant to the fact that the irony of being quite a strange sight himself. At least to those who were more uneducated, or who didn't have a tendency to hang around Twilight Sparkle and all the weird things that seemed to happen around her.
"I think he looks like Spike," Fluttershy said, resulting in an amused snort from Discord.
"Really?" Discord looked at her. "If Spike was blue, had no tail, was covered in hair, had ears, and wasn't glaringly purple, then yes. You're right. He looks exactly like Spike. Now that you've pointed it out, I can't tell them apart! Oh, whatever will I do?!"
Fluttershy just gave him a sour look. "You don't have to be obnoxious about it, you know."
Discord rolled his eyes, took her hoof in his claws, and shook it. "Hello, I'm Discord, have we met?"
The pegasus ignored him, and returned her attention to the alien, who at this point was balancing on one hand atop a very fancy looking vase which had been sitting on an end table. Fluttershy's eyes widened with concern. "Oh, please, don't do that! That's a very important vase, Butterscotch gave it to me!"
Discord raised an eyebrow at that. "I thought you weren't ever going to mention him again."
"Just because I don't talk about him doesn't mean I don't miss him."
The dog just grinned, ignoring her protests, and jumped onto the table, picking the vase up, and raising it over his head.
"Oh, please, don't!" Fluttershy insisted. She really did like the vase. It was sentimental.
This only seemed to encourage him even more. "KWEESTA!" he shouted, and threw the vase down on the floor. Fluttershy gasped and dove for it, but missed. She closed her eyes, waiting for a horrible crash, but none came. She opened her eyes to find the vase hovering inches ahove the floor, which floated into the talons of the nearby draconequus. "You know, every now and then, I CAN be useful," Discord complained.
"Alright, alright. Thank you." Fluttershy said. "Now come on, we need to find out what you eat," she said, referring to the dog. This turned out to be a harder task than she anticipated. Her guest absolutely refused to eat vegetables, and turned his nose up at meat as well. Eventually he grew bored with her rummaging, and climbed onto the counter himself, grabbing one of the coconuts in the back and holding it up triumphantly.
"Mine!" He announced.
Fluttershy, although pleased that he did indeed know yet another word that she could identify, looked worried. "Oh, but I was saving that... but I suppose if it's all you'll eat, I DO need to feed you..." she sighed. She could always pick up another one at the market. "I don't have anything to open it with though, we'll have to go see Applejack for that."
"Mine!" he said again, holding onto the coconut tightly.
"Yes, you can have it. But we need to go get a special tool for that. So it's off to the barn. Come on," she said.
"Naga." The dog crossed his arms. The blasters had been hidden away, although Fluttershy wasn't sure where.
"Please?" She asked.
"Oh, come on. I won't make you touch any more water. The storm is gone, and the barn is right down the road."
"Coffee AND coconut!" the dog demanded.
"Oh... I'm sorry... I don't know what coffee is... I don't have any. Maybe we can get some in town somewhere. Is it a fruit?"
Fluttershy's guest facepalmed, but seeing he wasn't getting anywhere, jumped onto her back. It was only a short walk to the Apple Farm from there, and now that the sky had cleared up, the sun was starting to come out again. Fluttershy was pleased to see that Applejack was home, out in the front orchard with a Frisbee in her mouth. The farming pony reared up on  her hind legs and hurled the disc, sending a frantic Winona after it. She looked up, surprised to see Fluttershy out and about, but not about to complain.
"Well howdy there, Flutters! Fancy meetin' you out here! Uh... whatcha got there?" She asked, tilting her hat upwards.
"Oh, I don't know yet. I found him in the Forest."
"In the Forest, huh? Ya know, fer a pony who's scared of most everythin', y'sure go in the dangerous forest by yerself a lot. No offense."
"Oh, none taken, you're right, I am really scared of everything. But this little thing needs me."
The dog growled, he seemed to think otherwise.
"Huh. Well don't get too attached, yer gonna hafta return him."
Fluttershy blinked. "What? To who?"
"Well ain't that a collar around his neck?" Applejack asked. Fluttershy had been so busy, she hadn't even noticed.
"Oh, gosh, it is! But that means he belongs to somepony!" She set the dog down at that, studying him. A red collar was indeed around his neck, but it was so worn and faded, it'd clearly seen years of usage. The clasp was a complicated one, and with neither of the two ponies being unicorns, they were far from able to remove it. Applejack spat on her hoof, giving the tags a heavy rubbing. 
"Hoof shine, works every time. It's pretty worn, but ah can still make out some engraving. Stitch, ah think."
Fluttershy looked excited. "Is that your name, Stitch?"
"Ih, Ih!" The dog said approvingly.
"Wuzzat mean?" Applejack rubbed her neck, as equally confused as Fluttershy.
"I think it means yes," Fluttershy said. "Well I don't know why he's here or where he comes from, but we'll find all that out  if we can. Welcome to Ponyville, Stitch."
Applejack grinned. "Aw, he's cute. Maybe he can be a little friend for Winona, if he don't cause too much trouble 'round here." The dog in question returned at that moment with the Frisbee which had been thrown. Stitch reached out his claws awkwardly, giving a terrifying grin while doing it.
"Hi..."
Winona whimpered and ran back into the house.
Fluttershy shook her head. "Oh, no. Just look at that face! How much trouble could he possibly be?"