It was just like any normal afternoon in Ponyville with the sun shining brightly across the land. Fluttershy’s animal critters loved this type of weather. It was the perfect weather for their playtime. Fluttershy had kept her gardens pure and elegant to her critters wishes.
Today, as they played and enjoyed the land, Fluttershy was busy watering her gardens, keeping the land healthy and pure. Even though this spot of the land was close to somewhere not so pure and innocent, she still watered it.
*Rustle...*
Fluttershy’s ears perked upon hearing the sound of rustling. Normally this wouldn’t have been too strange for her, but the direction she heard the noise from was in the direction of the unnatural forest.
“Hmm?” Fluttershy placed her watering canister down and carefully approached the sound.
*Rustle...*
Fluttershy noticed that the sound wasn’t coming from inside the forest, but rather near it.
“H-hello, who’s there?” Fluttershy feared the Everfree Forest, but she loved her little animal critters. Some of her critters even came from that unnatural forest. The rustling that she heard was coming from a small bush a few distances away from the entrance of the forest. Fluttershy’s fear turned to concern. She approached the small bush.
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“Mmmph…” *Rustle...* Rainbow Dash groaned. Her body felt so weak and sore. She tried to move, but she could barely do so. She couldn’t tell where she was, but everywhere she felt was foliage, probably grass or leaves. She kept her eyes closed as she felt her way through. Her wings felt so big, yet delicate. It didn’t help that her wings were already in pain from the strain that she put her body through.
Rainbow Dash struggled to crawl out of whatever foliage she was covered in. She couldn’t see where she was because that foliage blocked her view. She continued to crawl, until finally, she broke daylight, and fell. Her body collapsed towards the ground, but softly.
“Uungh…” Rainbow Dash’s voice sounded so high pitched to her. She decided to open her eyes. The bright light outside and her weakened state blurred her vision, but in front of her, she could barely make out something yellow. She slowly lifted her head up.
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“*Gasp*, oh my goodness…” Fluttershy put a hoof to her mouth in shock and concern. A small critter had just fallen out of the bushes. She brought her head down towards it, seeing that it was hurt. Fluttershy could recognize what the little critter was, but she could not believe that it was here. It had the body and shape of a regular pony, light blue coat, and a multi-colored mane and tail, but its size was so much smaller. It had antennae on its head and a set of large but clear wings.
There was no doubt about it. What Fluttershy was seeing in front of her was a tiny little fairy creature known as a breezie, but she looked liked she was in bad shape.
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“Are you okay?” Rainbow Dash could hear the gentle voice of the yellow pony in front of her as it brought a gentle hoof down to her. Rainbow Dash's blurred vision slowly came into focus as she looked back at the bigger pony. Rainbow Dash flinched a little but immediately relaxed when the yellow hoof came in contact with her. She could recognize the pony as Fluttershy, and if she was that big, that could only mean one thing.
Her plan had succeeded.
Rainbow Dash smiled and collapsed onto Fluttershy’s hoof. Fluttershy picked up the little breezie and brought her in the air.
“Oh you poor little thing… don’t you worry, I’ll take care of you.” Fluttershy held the little breezie in both of her hooves as she flew towards her cottage, making sure not to go too fast for the little breezie to handle. The questions that flowed through Fluttershy’s head ranged from what a breezie was doing in Equestria at this point in time, to why this breezie was all alone here. But right now, all that mattered was getting this breezie nursed back to health.
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Upon arriving at her home cottage, Fluttershy made no stop in opening the door, flying inside, and closing it, all the while keeping the injured breezie safe in her hooves.
“Angel? Angel dear!” Fluttershy called out. “I need you to go and get the first aid kit, we have an injured patient and she needs help!” Fluttershy set the little breezie down on a soft sofa in her living room.
Upon their trip, Rainbow Dash had taken the liberty to doze off, or at least rest her eyes during her transportation to Fluttershy’s cottage. When she was set down after her trip, she opened her eyes back up. She lifted her tired head to get a better look at Fluttershy.
“Hello there little one, my name is Fluttershy,” Fluttershy started as she brought her head down to meet eye level with Rainbow Dash, bringing a yellow hoof to lightly touch the small breezie. “Don’t you worry, I’m gonna take care of you. You’ll get better, you’ll see,” she spoke in a calming, soothing voice as she pet the little breezie.
It was the same voice that she used for all of her little critters. Rainbow Dash could recognize that enchantment, but between the touch from Fluttershy’s hoof and that enchanting voice, it wasn’t until now that she could feel its effects. It was either because this time it was directed at her, or that she was inheriting it from her breezie form now, but she was taking a liking to it.
Rainbow Dash looked up at the giant sized Fluttershy before her.
“Kxudb oei.” Rainbow Dash put a little hoof to her mouth. She had meant to say, ‘Thank you’, but it seemed to come out in a different language by mistake. The breezies did speak in a different language, but she couldn’t understand it. Perhaps she could just instinctively speak it due to her form.
“Oh you’re welcome, I’m happy to help,” Fluttershy replied proudly. Of course, if Fluttershy could understand the language, Rainbow Dash believed that it didn't matter which language she was speaking. “Here, let me take a look at you.” Fluttershy examined the little breezie thoroughly for injuries, all the while Rainbow Dash examined along with her.
There was a lot of sweat apparent on Rainbow Dash’s forehead, but most of it appeared to have dried. No apparent damage could be seen from the antennas though. There were a few scrape marks and dirt around her legs and body, probably from the bush she was stuck in. Both her rainbow mane and tail were a mess and the colors weren’t aligned right.
Most of her injuries couldn’t be seen, so Fluttershy had to use the tip of one of her wings to feel around gently. Rainbow Dash signaled her on whatever spots were sore, which nearly her whole body was sore. The most visible signs of injury however were apparent on her large wings.
Rainbow Dash’s large clear wings were wrinkled and damaged. The way they were so clear made the dirt caught on them very visible. It looked like a few parts on the wings were ripped on its edges a little, but the amount was minor and barely noticeable. Still, it could use some treating. But overall, none of her injuries seemed to be anything too serious, which was good.
Rainbow Dash heard the sound of something rolling in the distance. She and Fluttershy looked towards its direction. A single white rabbit Rainbow Dash recognized as Angel was hastily pushing a small cart carrying the much larger first aid kit that Fluttershy seemed to request. It didn’t take long for him to reach the two.
“Oh, thank you Angel.” Fluttershy took the kit in her hooves and set it down next to the little cyan fairy. Rainbow Dash sat up as she watched Fluttershy open up the kit and take out some of its supplies. Meanwhile, Angel was climbing up on top of the sofa to provide assistance. They both worked together to treat Rainbow Dash of her wounds. Angel delivered the items Fluttershy asked, while Fluttershy did the treating.
Fluttershy first started with a cool moist rag to wipe the sweat off of Rainbow Dash’s head. This helped Rainbow Dash relax her tired muscles. Rainbow Dash lifted herself up to her hooves. Those giant wings made her body so light that she nearly went airborne from just picking herself up.
The moist rag moved towards her neck area. It felt so great to have that thing just slide around her cyan coat as Fluttershy gently rubbed it along her coat. Rainbow Dash lifted herself to stand on her hind legs while her large wings kept her balanced from falling. This made it easier for Fluttershy to get all around her small body with that refreshing moist rag.
Rainbow Dash really enjoyed the feeling. The feeling only became more intense when Fluttershy started moving the rag towards her wings. The gentle wetness touching her wings were much more apparent not from just how delicate they were, but they were currently the sorest part of her body right now. Rainbow Dash tried desperately to keep her small moans in, but to no avail. Fluttershy was cleverly using her own wing to keep the little breezie’s wing in place while she wiped off the dirt in those areas.
“Okay, let’s get you all patched up.” Rainbow Dash dropped back on all four legs as Fluttershy finished cleaning her off. Rainbow Dash sighed out. She was half glad that that moment was over, because it was much more blissful than she expected, and possibly too much that she wanted all at once. She wondered if this was how all the animals felt that came into Fluttershy’s care, or if it was just because of her condition boosting the feels.
Angel preceded to hand a roll of bandages to Fluttershy. Rainbow Dash lifted her right foreleg for Fluttershy as this was where she was gonna start. It was then that Angel had glanced over at the cyan breezie. He decided to hop closer to her, examining her presence. Rainbow Dash noticed this while Fluttershy continued placing bandages over the scrapes and bruises that were around the rest of her body. After her body was treated, Rainbow Dash turned away from Fluttershy not only so that her wings could start being treated, but also to figure out what was up with this rabbit. Angel stared directly into Rainbow Dash’s eyes, as if he was looking for something in them.
“(What, what do you want?)” Rainbow Dash continued to use the breezie language as communication, whether Angel could understand or not. There was just something unsettling about this bunny, but she couldn’t figure out what.
Suddenly Angel’s eyes grew wide as if he had realized something, then they almost immediately shifted into a glare. Angel placed his arms in a crossed position as he gave Rainbow Dash a stern look.
“Okay, how does that feel?” Fluttershy announced after patching up the bruises on the little cyan breezie. Rainbow Dash turned her attention away from the somehow intimidating bunny and started to stretch her limbs around for any signs of pain. There were no signs of strain at all, and the bandages wrapped around her comfortably. She was grateful. It turned out most of her injuries were caused due to exhaustion.
“(That feels perfect, Fluttershy.)” Rainbow Dash put a hoof to her mouth after she had responded. She thought she had made a mistake until she remembered almost immediately after that Fluttershy had already introduced herself. But Fluttershy looked concerned again.
“Oh my, is your mouth sore?” Fluttershy asked. Rainbow Dash took this opportunity to respond in kind by moving her hoof to her neck and making a sound of clearing her throat.
“Would you like some water dear? You looked awfully dehydrated when I found you.” Rainbow Dash couldn’t tell whether to be surprised or not by how accurate that statement was. She did feel pretty dang tired when she was found in that bush, but she didn’t realize about how dehydrated she might have felt at the time. Rainbow Dash nodded her response to Fluttershy.
“Okay, wait right here, I’ll be right back,” Fluttershy said, still using that same soothing voice she’d been using since she found the little breezie.
Fluttershy left towards the kitchen to get some water for her new little breezie friend. Rainbow Dash had a pleasing smile as she watched Fluttershy go. Things could not have gone any better than they were now. Except for one thing, the way that bunny next to her was staring at her. There was definitely something going on with him.
“(Stop staring at me like that, you’re giving me the creeps.)” Angel’s stern look turned into a smug smile. He hopped over to one side of the cyan breezie. Rainbow Dash followed his movements. Angel hopped to another side of her, and then another. Pretty soon Angel was just running circles around her.
Rainbow Dash tried to keep up with his movements, but due to not only her current lack of energy, but also the lack of power within her wings from the breezie form she took, it was impossible for her to do so.
Angel suddenly stopped right in front of Rainbow Dash and shoved her forwards with his paws.
“(Ahh!)” The force that Angel made caused Rainbow Dash to fall backwards, awkwardly slow. Rainbow Dash grunted when she landed on her back, but the landing was so soft that it didn’t harm her at all. The action just looked downright humiliating.
Angel started laughing after seeing that gesture. He even collapsed down on to the sofa they were still standing on, clutching his stomach. Rainbow Dash groaned.
There was no doubt about it now. This bunny must’ve recognized her, and now he was going to mess with her in so many ways.
This little bunny had the heart of an angel, but the personality of a devil. Whenever there was an animal in need of much attention and care, Angel was always there to help Fluttershy. He even helped Fluttershy during her times of deep depression. But when it came to times of normalcy, Angel was such a rotten brat. He was easily the worst behaving animal out of all of Fluttershy’s animals, but also the most intelligent and helpful.
“(Okay Angel, I see your game now! You're gonna pay for that!)” Rainbow Dash said with a sharp tone as she picked herself up, although the tone didn’t sound too sharp due to her high pitched voice. But she had a goal now, and that was to get back at that bunny whenever she could. Rainbow Dash couldn’t tell if Angel could understand her language, but he made responses as if he could, or at least the gist of it. It was like how everypony had responded to Angel with his gestures.
Despite being Fluttershy’s personal pet, Angel was the only animal it seemed that Fluttershy both owned and couldn’t understand verbally. Angel always had to use different sort of signs to communicate with her. Even Rainbow Dash could sometimes understand him as a result.
Rainbow Dash stood back on all her limbs. She took a fighting stance as she glared at the white rabbit before her. Angel grinned at her antics. She was picking a fight as a breezie. This certainly wouldn’t end well, but she looked confident. She slid a hoof along the sofa as she prepared.
“Here you go little one.” Rainbow Dash took her attention away from Angel when she noticed a yellow hoof carrying a small container of water being gestured toward her. She forgot that Fluttershy was bringing that.
Rainbow Dash decided that this little dispute will be settled later. She wasn’t here to put more strain on her body after all, she was here to rest. Besides, her body was covered in a few bandages right now, so it wouldn’t be smart anyway. Rainbow Dash took the container in her hooves and started to sip its contents.
“Oh my, were you two getting along while I was away?” Rainbow Dash started shooting a spit take which she immediately halted with her hoof after hearing that. Somehow the container she dropped landed perfectly on the sofa without spilling.
“This is Angel. He may be a little grumpy at times, but I assure you, he is such a sweetheart. I’m sure you two will get along just fine.” Angel responded to that notion by wrapping a paw around Rainbow Dash’s neck. He closed his eyes and shot out a bright and innocent smile towards Fluttershy.
Rainbow Dash nervously gulped down the remaining water she had left in her mouth after her spit take. That smile looked purely innocent, but behind it was no doubt nothing but pure evil. Her suspicions were confirmed when Angel shot her a glaring smile. Rainbow Dash gave a nervous chuckle. Yeah, they were definitely going to be best friends.
Angel released his grip on Rainbow Dash and hopped away, off the couch to go somewhere. Whether he would return later was a mystery to Rainbow Dash. She picked back up her water container and resumed to sip its contents. Calming her nerves with water seemed like the best thing to do now.
“So, what is your name little one?” Fluttershy asked the cyan breezie. Rainbow Dash didn’t respond however. She was too focused on the refreshing water that penetrated her soul. It was just normal water, but Rainbow Dash didn’t realize just how dehydrated she really was till she started slowly drinking its contents. It relaxed her to the core that she practically chugged the whole thing down. When she finished, she put the container down and gave a satisfying sigh. Fluttershy giggled slightly at the sight.
“Oh my, you really were thirsty weren’t you?” When Fluttershy took back the empty container, Rainbow Dash suddenly gave off a yawn.
“Oh, are you sleepy now?” Rainbow Dash seized her yawning and looked at Fluttershy with sleepy little eyes. She turned away to walk towards one end of the sofa. Fluttershy took a look outside one of her windows. She noticed that the sun was currently setting. As such, she flew off around the cottage to go get something.
As Rainbow Dash came to one end of the sofa, Fluttershy came back with a pillow and a blanket, with the size that seemed fit for a breezie surprisingly. Fluttershy first set down the small pillow next to the breezie.
“Here you go.” Rainbow Dash picked her hooves up and down upon the spot of the sofa she chose, making it slightly more comfortable before she plopped herself down, bringing her head to lay on the small pillow that was just the right size for her. Fluttershy then brought the small blanket over to lay it on top of her. She tucked the little breezie’s wings to fold comfortably beneath the blanket.
“(Mmh…)” Despite her wings being very large compared to the rest of her body, Rainbow Dash was placed in such a position that they not only didn’t get in the way, but the weight of the blanket kept them folded close to her. Perhaps the advantage to having such delicate wings wasn’t so bad during sleepy time.
“Good night my little breezie.” Fluttershy then proceeded to give Rainbow Dash a soft kiss on her forehead. This caused Rainbow Dash to blush a bit deeply. It was just more of Fluttershy’s kindness, perhaps too much for Rainbow Dash to handle in a single day.
Nevertheless, Rainbow Dash was very happy now. This was only the start of her vacation. And if things kept going the way they were, she might just die from the kindness itself. Rainbow Dash fell into a deep sleep as Fluttershy turned out the lights within the cottage. Tomorrow would be a new day, and possibly the first day in a while where Rainbow Dash could just relax, and not be so stressed and exhausted.