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// Chapter 1 
// Story: Human 
// by dashiepie22 
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"Hmm, there's music in the treetops...Hmm...and there's music in the ground...Hmm."
Fluttershy hummed the tune as she worked. She had to feed to animal, clean the animals, clean the house and so much more. It was hard work, but that was okay. It wasn't stressful, it was fun. She loved the animals, she loved caring for them. It was her special tablet after all. She loved getting new animals. She enjoyed learning their langue. Don't tell AppleJack, but Fluttershy actually has a Vampire Fruit Bat somewhere in the house. She knows their langue now. They are friends. Sometimes, they would hang upside down from apple tree behind her house and suck the apples dry. Apparently, Fluttershy still had some vampire bat in her. She, of couse, keepsthis from her friends. That stare was harsh. The poor, poor creatures she used it on.
Anyway, Fluttershy hummed as she worked. It was getting dark and she would have to put the animals to bed soon. Some of them were in hibernation, but there was still a lot of animals. It wasn't hard getting them to bed, they usually listened to her. 
"Okay, bed time." she said in that soft voice of hers. Today was a good all the animals went to their beds as soon as she said it. Except for Angel. He stayed in his spot on the couch. He slept in her room with her. He would never let anypony know, but he was afraid of the dark.
"Go on, Angel, I'll be up in a minute. Just keep the light on."
He shook his head.
"Why not."
He looked at the stairs, then looked back at her.
Fluttershy looked at the stair. The lights were off upstairs. 
She giggled lightly. "Okay, I'll come with you."
She started to walk towards the stairs. She looked back and Angel was still sitting in his spot, looking at her. His eyes said 'Carry me?'
Fluttershy laughed, "Ok, my little bunny." She walked back over the couch and put Angle on her back and walked up the stairs. She got to her room, Angle had fallen asleep on her back. He was more tired than he let on. She put him in is little bed and pulled the blanket over him. She glanced at him to make sure he was still asleep before turning off the light and laying down in her own bed. 

Thump! 

What was that?! Fluttershy shot up, wide awake. She turned on the light and got up. Angel stirred slightly and pulled his blanket over his head. She looked out the window, but it was dark outside, so she couldn't see anything.
She took a flashlight from a draw and went downstairs. She looked outside and scanned the area with the flashlight. 
"Oh my."
Face down in the snow was the strangest creature she had ever seen. It's back legs were long and skinny. It's front legs were also skinny, but not as long. Attached to the front legs were, what looked like, claws. It was a tan colour. It's mane was dark and short. It didn't seem to have ears, but weird things on the sides of its head. 
After she got over her shock of the sight of the creature, she went closer to get a better look and realized it was hurt and unconscious. She gasped and attempted to get the creature up onto her back. But, it was to big and heavy for her to carry. 
She knew it was bad to wake the animal during there hibernation, but she needed to help this creature. It was her job to help sick and hurt animals, no matter how strange. She ran over to the bear den and woke him softly. 
"Oh, Mr. Bear, sorry for waking you, but I need your help."
Together, her and the bear went back to the creature. It's tan coat was starting to turn blue. Mr. Bear carried it back to the cottage and put it on the sofa. Fluttershy thanked him and he went back to his cave. 
She surveyed the creature. It was laying on its back, so she could she its face. It's muzzle was tiny and it had hair above its shut eyes. His lips were blue. Fluttershy touched its front legs and it was freezing. She recoiled at the cold touch and quickly pulled a blanket over the creature and put a hot towel under its hair line to warm it up. Very slowly the blue went away and the creature eyes opened.
Fluttershy sighed in relief, she had thought for a moment that the creature had been dead.
The creature tried to sit up, but Fluttershy gently pushed it back down. "Don't move. I think you might have hypothermia."
"Where am I?" it asked, dazed.
Fluttershy took the towel off its head and went to replace it with a new one. "My home. Don't worry, you're safe here." She was surprised that it spoke equestrian. It was good though, she could help it better, not having to try to figure out was it was saying. "What's your name? Do you have a name?" She put the new towel on the creatures head.
"I have a name. It's Ben."
"Hello, Ben. I'm Fluttershy."
She held up her hoof for a shake. Ben took it in his claw.