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// Chapter 7: My Little Bat-Pony 
// Story: The Life of Shin Dowe 
// by Golden Flare 
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Chapter 7: My Little Bat-Pony


I stood there, motionless, the bat-like pony still stared at me, before I knew it, she started to crack a smile. I couldn't help but smile back, she looked really innocent for a bat-pony. Then all of a sudden, she grabbed me with her wings, held me with her hooves, and flew through the orchard.

"WHOA, WHOA, WHOA!" I screamed as we flew.

She was still smiling, despite my panicked screams. I am a Pegasus, but I don't fly a lot, I was going to take flying lessons, but after everything that has happened in my life, I was too scared to try. I stayed grounded for my entire life.

She finally stopped and we hung upside-down off a branch, close to the ground. Why would she be close to the ground? Don't bats, especially bat-ponies, like to hang from high places? Maybe that's what makes her unique, besides her physical appearance.

I slowly worked up the courage to talk to her.

"What's your name?" I asked.

She hissed quietly.

"You can't speak?" I asked.

She shook her head, saying "No".

"Hmm..." I began to think.
"I know! Use that stick over there and write in the dirt!"

I pointed to the nearest stick, she then nodded and used her wing to grab it. She then wrote her name in the dirt.

It said, "FLUTTERBAT".

"That's a nice name, it suits you." I said, admiringly.
"Hmm, where have I heard that name before?"

I lost my train of thought when she pulled me closer with her wing and cuddled me. I couldn't stop blushing.

"Hey, can I tell you a secret?" I asked.

She nodded.

"Ok. When I meet somepony new and I go to sleep at night, in my dreams, I can see what's in their hearts. Thoughts, emotions, and secrets. When I told somepony about these dreams, they all turned their backs on me. I was called all kinds of nasty names, especially 'Freak'. I moved here to start over, have a clean slate, and I had a great life here. And then, two jerks back at Dodge City, came to Ponyville and ruined my life... Again." I explained.
"I bet you think I'm a freak too, don't you?"

She wrote in the dirt again, I braced myself for what she was about to say.

She wrote, "NO".

I was surprised at first, but I regained my composure and tried to say something.

"I don't understand." I said, confused.

She began to write in the dirt again, "EVERYPONY'S UNIQUE".

I tried to process her words, and when I did, it all became clear. I was supposed to be happy with who I am, I shouldn't care about what other ponies think. I am who I am.

"Thank you." I whispered in her ear.

I stared at the moon, admiring it's beauty in the night sky. Flutterbat took me by surprise and kissed me on the cheek. My face was burning hot, I had never blushed so much in my life, and I had a hard time breathing. I was hyperventilating like crazy. When I caught my breath, I looked down at the ground and I noticed that Flutterbat wrote something before she went to sleep.

"I LOVE YOU". That's what it said.

I was astonished by what she wrote. I couldn't believe it. She loves me. I slowly went to sleep at the thought of that, while cuddling closer to her.

I have a Special Somepony.