//------------------------------// // Fluttershy // Story: Utopia // by SilentWanderer //------------------------------// Fluttershy opened her eyes. “Where am I?” She looked around. “Think, Fluttershy. I was at home, feeding the animals. Then that light hit me, and now I am here. What strange trees are these!” Fluttershy looked at the sky, but she did not see the sky. Instead, what she saw were endless walls encircling the forest. A distant ceiling glowed with bright light. In the distance, creatures that looked like pegasi flew, entering and exiting through gaps on the walls. Fluttershy started walking cautiously. Strange critters walked around, examining her from a distance. They seemed cautious, but not afraid. Except for one. A large critter was trying to hide from her, and seemed to be scared. Fluttershy approached it slowly, and noticed that it had large, beautiful butterfly wings. It was a pony with butterfly wings. “Don't be scared, I will not hurt you.” The earth-colored pony with butterfly wings and a butterfly cutie mark retreated a few steps, looking scared. Several of the forest's animals circled her, ready to defend her. “Do not worry little ones, I will not do any harm to her.” A few of the animals approached Fluttershy cautiously. It did not take long for Fluttershy to earn the trust of all these animals. That left only the scared pony in front of her. “Y-you like animals too?” “Yes, I do. I take care of many animals, so I know how to calm them. It is you who takes care of these animals here, isn't it? I could notice by the way they wanted to protect you.” The brown pony nodded. “My name is Fluttershy. What is your name?” “I-I am Butter.” A few of the animals pushed Butter forward, so she would get a bit closer to Fluttershy. After a few moments, she stopped resisting and let herself get near the yellow pegasus. “N-not many ponies come here.” “I don't know how I came here. I was at Ponyville, taking care of my animals, when a light hit me, and when I noticed I was here.” Butter seemed interested. “T-these animals of yours, how are they?” Fluttershy described her animals, telling stories of her bunnies, squirrels, ferrets, mice, birds, and many others. Butter told stories about her animals too. It did not take long before both were talking like long lost friends. -*-*-*- They talked for hours. Finally, Fluttershy gathered courage to ask the question which had been on her mind since she first met Butter. “Your wings.” “Uh?” “I never saw a pony with wings like yours. I mean, I saw one once, but they were temporary, magical wings.” “These are permanent. But they are not my original wings.” “What happened to your original wings?” “I was born a pegasus with deformed wings. I was told I would never be able to fly. No pony ever said it to me directly, but I felt they considered me as a freak. A pegasus who could not fly. I never felt comfortable around other ponies, because of my wings. “Then one day, I decided to try. I went to a high place, and jumped. But my wings could not hold my weight, and I fell. “I do not know how I did not die. I think my deformed wings felt bad about how useless they were, and saved me. They hit the ground instead of me. “They broke completely. “The Administrator herself took pity of me, removed my wings, and replaced them with these new wings.” To demonstrate, Butter started flapping her wings, and hovered briefly over the ground. The ambient light filtered through the delicate structure of her butterfly wings, projecting an intricate pattern of colors. “They are a bit delicate, so I cannot fly fast, and they are very sensitive. But I like them.” “They are beautiful.” “Yes, they are.” -*-*-*- A multicolored streak fell from the sky, stopping right next to the pair of pegasi. Butter quickly flew behind a tree to hide. “There you are, Fluttershy. We have to go. Now.” Butter peeked from behind the tree. Rainbow Dash looked at her, who quickly hid again. “I am sorry, Butter, but I have to go. I do not know if we will meet again, but it was very nice to know you.” “G-goodbye.” “Goodbye!” Both pegasi took off, leaving the butterfly-winged pony behind.