//------------------------------// // Never Forgetting // Story: Show Me Kindness, Show Me Love // by Brian Jacko //------------------------------// Eventually, Fluttershy is able to move on in life and carries on with her passions. She remembers in your letter how important it was to you that she move on and not be sad. She tends to the woodland creatures and even makes five new mare friends. She is very shy at first, but becomes very close with each friend. She remembers one of the ponies from the past, but never got to catch her name until now. "Rainbow Dash." The only other pony that stood up for her when she was being bullied in flight school. Fluttershy visits your grave often and brings a very special flower that you had used to give her. Yellow tulips. She remembers how you used to compare her to the beauty of these gorgeous flowers. One day, her five mare friends become curious and ask her where she goes nearly every day when the sun is setting. Fluttershy asks them to join her and they do. There at your grave, she kneels down and looks back at her friends. She clears her throat and says, "This pony that is buried here was the greatest thing to ever happen to me. Before I met him, all I knew was fear and sorrow. Before I met him, I didn't know what kindness or love was. He taught me how to love, how to care, and how to smile. I want you all to know that without him in my life, I wouldn't be the pony who I am today. He even built me a beautiful house to live in." Fluttershy turned back to the grave and began to talk to the stone. "Honey, I miss you so much, but you would be so proud of me. I have made some new friends just like you wanted me to do and I picked up my passions in life again. We all came here to visit you today. My new friends are, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Twilight Sparkle, Rarity, and Applejack. They are such lovely friends and I think you would like them very much too. Thank you for loving me. I miss you so much." Fluttershy hugs the grave stone for a moment and then let's go. She put her hoof on where your name is engraved and begins to sweetly sing a very special song that you used to sing to her when she was scared. She sobbed softly as she sang the words, "Hush now, quiet now. It's time to lay your sleepy head. Hush now, quiet now. It's time to go to bed." All of her friends begin to weep at the sight. They all come in for a group hug with Fluttershy in the center. Twilight Sparkle speaks up. "I'm so sorry about your loss, Fluttershy. He sounds like a wonderful pony and it's such a shame that we never got to meet him while he was still here with us. I'm so glad that he was such an inspiration to you and that he deeply cared for and loved you." Fluttershy wipes the tears from her eyes and smiles. She picks her head up and says, "Thank you all for being here. It means so much to me that you hear and know his story." Pinkie Pie bounces over to Fluttershy and asks, "Oh! Can we have a party to remember and celebrate your special some pony? Can we? Can we? Can we? Huh? Huh? Huh?" Fluttershy isn't really in the mood for a party right now, but she remembers how you wanted her to live a happy life and to be with her friends, so she nods yes with a big smile at the thought of what you had wished for. At the party, Fluttershy shares all her memories and stories of you. She will never forget them and will continue to tell other ponies just how amazing you were. She will always love you and looks forward to the day of being with you once again and forever. Fluttershy continues to live out her life. If it wasn't for you, she would have never have known kindness or love. She would have never been able to share what she learned from you with other ponies or make any friends. Thanks to you, your help and love, made her overcome her biggest fears in life and allows her to move on with confidence. Fluttershy has become an extremely important pony in Equestria, as she represents the element of kindness. She has saved Ponyville from all sorts of dangerous creatures and together with her friends, they wield the most powerful magic in all of Equestria. The elements of harmony. Every morning when she wakes up, she looks at that special picture of you and holds to her heart, the necklace that has her wedding ring on it. She reminds herself that your goodbye was just for now and that she will see you again when her time would come too. Fluttershy will never forget you, and she is thankful every day for you. For you were the greatest and best thing to have ever come into her life. You showed her kindness, you showed her love. The end.