//------------------------------// // Return of Flutterbat (part 01) // Story: Flutterbat vs. Timberjack // by flawlessvictory20 //------------------------------// It was early in the morning and the birds were chirping happily. Outside of Fluttershy’s cottage, a tea party was going on. In attendance was Twilight, Rarity and Fluttershy. The three were chatting and enjoying their tea. “Thank you for inviting us, darling. I really needed this,” spoke Rarity. “Indeed, and this tea is really delicious,” said Twilight, as she took another sip. “It’s no problem, girls. I’ve also made some delicious cucumber sandwiches and small bake goods,” Fluttershy mentioned as she placed the tray of snacks on the table. “Ooh~ I’ll take a sandwich,” said Twilight. “It looks simply divine,” stated Rarity, as she grabbed one of the tea cakes. “So what did you wanna talk about, Fluttershy?” asked Twilight. “Oh right…um…I was wondering if it was possible…to…um…” stuttered the timid pegasus. “Yes?” Twilight inquired, as she took a bite of her sandwich. Just before she was about to answer, both Twilight and Rarity’s tongues swell up and blue polka dots appeared all over their bodies. “Oh my,” Fluttershy gasped. “Whath the hay is gointh on?” shouted Twilight. “My beawithful coat...Ith been ruined with blue polka dots,” cried Rarity. ---------- “Ooh, so that’s why they asked me that when I ate one,” Pinkie pointed out. “Yes, Pinkie,” Twilight answered. “Such a childish prank,” huffed Rarity. “You’re getting a little ahead of the story, Pinkie,” said Discord. “Oh right. Sorry…” Pinkie uttered. ---------- They soon heard the chaotic laughter that seemed to be coming from nowhere. But Twilight quickly discovered the source of the laughter. “I knowth that laugh... DITHCORD!” she bellowed. As if on cue, the master of chaos appeared. He was in tears with how hard he was laughing. “You should see…the look on your faces. It’s priceless…” he manages through the laughter. “Changth uth back. Right now!” demanded Twilight. “Oh relax, Twilight. You know it’s not permanent,” he scoffed. With a snap of his paw, he turned them back to normal. “That was quite rude,” Rarity said with a huff. “I was merely trying to liven things up,” he spoke with a roll of his eyes. “What’re you even doing here? Can’t you see we’re in the middle of a tea party,” asked Twilight. “Well my dear friend Fluttershy invited me. Isn’t that right?” he grinned. They turned Fluttershy in disbelief, as she wore a sheepish smile. “I did. Is that okay with you girls?” Fluttershy replied. “It’s fine… As long as he behaves himself,” Twilight said. “I’m sure he will behave himself. Right, Discord?” At that moment, an angel halo appeared above his head. “…Yes dear Fluttershy. I’ll do my best to behave.” With the roll of their eyes, Rarity and Twilight turned their attention to their friend. “Okay, I guess. Now, before we were so rudely interrupted. What were you going to say Fluttershy?” asked Twilight. “Oh…um…I forgot,” she lied. “Oh…okay then.” At that moment, they saw Pinkie Pie hopping up to their tea party. “Oh, hello Pinkie,” said Fluttershy. “Hey guys. Whatcha up to?” she smiled. “We’re having tea,” spoke Rarity. “Ooh~ Sounds like fun! Can I join?” she asked, as she bounced in place. “Why don’t we just invite everypony for tea?” Discord groaned. “Discord…” Fluttershy started. “What?” “Please be nice…” “Very well,” he pouted. “Yippee!” Pinkie cheered. She then took a sandwich. “Pinkie wait! Don’t –” warned Rarity. But when she ate it nothing happened. “Wait what?” questioned Twilight. “How? But, weren’t they–” Rarity spoke dumbfounded. Pinkie then scarfed down another one. “Wow, these are pretty good!” “Why didn’t anything happening to Pinkie?” They turned to Discord. “What? The rest of them are fine. I just made the ones you two at very special,” he chuckled, as he sipped his tea. “May I ask why?” Twilight queried. “No reason other than for my amusement,” he explained. “Of course it was,” Twilight said with a facehoof. Suddenly two ponies (a light blue unicorn mare and an orange pegasus stallion), came running up to them. “Princess Twilight, thank goodness we found you,” the mare said with a bow. “What is it? What’s wrong?” asked Twilight. When the two caught their breath, the mare began to explain. “Last night, we were attacked by a horrible creature.” “A horrible creature?” replied Twilight. “Yes, your highness. It was a strange timberwolf. It had the body of a pony, but the wooden limbs of a timberwolf,” stated the stallion. “Sounds dreadful,” spoke Rarity. “It was. That monster attack us out of nowhere. My dear Flame was bitten by the beast. Take a look,” the mare said as she pointed to his wing. Flame then gingerly lifted his wing to display the injury. Twilight then used a spell to look at the wound underneath the bandage. “Oh my, this creature could prove to be a problem,” Twilight speculated. “Please princess, you have to stop this thing before it hurts somepony else,” pleaded the mare. “Don’t worry, my friends and I will handle it. Come on girls!” assured Twilight. “Right,” Rarity and Pinkie said with a nod. “Oh…okay,” sighed Fluttershy. “Sorry to cut this short, Fluttershy,” apologized Twilight. Fluttershy gave her an understanding smile. “It’s okay, Twilight. We can always have another one next time.” “Why don’t you go with them, Fluttershy? I’ll stay here and keep an eye of your animals,” offered Discord. She turned to him and gave him a hug. “Oh thank you, Discord.” “Anything for you, Fluttershy.” ---------- “Anything for Fluttershy, eh?” Pinkie teased, as she nudged Discord. “Of course, Fluttershy is my dearest friend,” he replied. Pinkie then looked at him with skeptical smile. “Sure she is Discord,” Pinkie grinned. “Anyways back to the story,” he huffed. ---------- Twilight then pulled Fluttershy close. “You sure that’s a good idea, Fluttershy? Remember what happened last time?” whispered Twilight. Fluttershy looked to Discord then back to Twilight. “I’m sure it won’t end up like last time. I have faith that he can take care of them,” she assured Twilight. “If you say so,” Twilight shrugged. “Now you go get Rainbow Dash and we’ll meet you at AJ’s to discuss how to handle this thing.” “I’m on it,” said Fluttershy, as she took to the skies. “Let go girls!” The three mares then head off to Sweet Apple Acres. After a few minutes, the three had arrived at the farm. Twilight had went to the house to see if Applejack was there, but was informed by Big Mac that she was missing from her room. As Twilight walked back to the group, Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash had just arrived. “We’re here, Twilight. What’s the problem?” asked Rainbow. “A couple was attacked last night by a strange timberwolf. We need to catch before it hurts anypony else.” “Alright, finally some action,” Rainbow cheered, as she stood on her hindlegs and jabbed the air with her forehooves. As Fluttershy shook her head at her friend’s antics, she noticed somepony was missing. “Um…Twilight? Where’s Applejack?” “I don’t know. Big Mac said that she wasn’t in her room,” she explained. “Where can she possible be?” wondered Fluttershy. Just then, they heard approaching hoofstep. They then turned to see Applejack running up to them. ---------- The screen the started to fast forward. Pinkie then turned to Discord. “Hey, we were watching that,” said Pinkie. “Well I’m skipping the parts we already know. No point in going through that again,” spoke Discord. Once he skip the timberwolf capture planning portion of the story, he resumed with the story. ---------- After being charged the task to get rotten carrots, Fluttershy ran quickly to her cottage. Once home she opened her door. “Discord, I’m home. How’d my animals beha-” Her eyes widen shock, as she saw her precious Angel tied up above a pot of boiling water was slowly being lowered into it. She watched in horror as Discord looked on with a sinister grin and devil horns. “DISCORD!” she yelled. Discord jumped in surprise and slowly turned to a furious pegasus. “Umm…welcome back Fluttershy. How did it go-” “What are you doing to Angel?!” “Oh this? Uh…this isn’t what it looks like. The little dickens didn’t want to take his bath. He kept struggling, so I tied him up and was about to clean him.” “Let him go right now!” “Very well…” With a snap of his paw, the boiling pot disappeared and Angel is freed. Before he hit the ground, Fluttershy caught Angel. “Thank you,” said Fluttershy, as she headed into the kitchen. As she rummaged through her cabinets, Discord hovered behind her. “So…back so soon? I thought you girls were going to meet about that timberwolf thing?” he asked. “We did meet and came up with a plan to lure it out.” He then looked over her shoulder to see she was frantically looking for something. “What, pray tell, are you looking for my dear?” “My mulch bag full of rotten carrots. I need it to help attract the…eep…timberwolf.” Discord’s expression turned to a serious one, as he teleported in front of her. “You’re not actually saying that you’re going after that beast, are you?” he spoke with concern. “Yes, we need to stop it from hurting anymore ponies. And I won’t be alone, Twilight and the others will be there too.” As she checked by the oven, she caught the aroma of something sweet. “Mmhm, what are you making Discord?” she asked. “Oh that. I was going to surprise you with your favorite treat, my Equestrian famous Apple Crisps,” he stated. “D-Did you s-say Apple crisps?” Fluttershy stuttered. “Yes, I did say Apple crisps.” Discord then opened the oven and pulled out the tray of fresh apple crisps. When he turned toward Fluttershy, he saw the timid pegasus was slowly backing away from him with hoof covering her muzzle. “Oh come on, I know my cooking isn’t the best, but I know you love these,” he pouted. As the sweet aroma traveled across the room, Fluttershy tried to resist the alluring scent. When the full fragrance hit her, she felt her fangs slowly protrude out. “That’s sweet Discord,” said Fluttershy, as she covered her mouth. “But I’d rather not have one right now.” “What?” Discord spoke with a raised eyebrow confused while he put down the tray down. “But you love my-” He paused as he saw the his beloved friend was trembling. He then teleported behind his tense friend and started gently massage her shoulders and neck. Fluttershy melted under his touch and began to relax. “Uh...that’s nice Discord,” she sighed. ---------- “Aww~” sighed Pinkie and Rarity. Discord paused the story once again. “What is it now?” Discord groaned. “You’re just a big old softie, aren’t ya Dissy?” Pinkie teased. “I don’t know what you’re referring to.” “Come now, darling. You can’t be serious. First you surprise Fluttershy with her favorite treat, and then you give her a massage. You really do care for her don’t you?” asked Rarity. “It’s nothing like that. I just felt bad that her tea party was interrupted by something other than me. So, I thought the snacks would cheer her up, and the massage was purely platonic.” He then saw the two mares give him a knowing smirk. To which he rolled his eyes and continued the story. ---------- “Maybe you should lie down, my dear.” In a flash, he summoned Rarity’s fainting couch and placed her on it while he continued to massage her. ---------- “So you’re the one that keeps taking my couch?!” Rarity hissed. “Big deal. It’s not like you were using it at the time,” Discord responded, as he stuck out his tongue. “That’s not the point here-” “Shh! It’s just starting to get good,” spoke Pinkie. The two then turned away from each in a huff, as the story continued. ---------- Fluttershy then let out a pleasured sigh as continued his tender service. As she opened her mouth he noticed that her canines were now pointed. “When did you get those fangs?”Discord asked curiously. “They’re quite cute.” “Oh no...” Fluttershy muttered to herself. “Um...I have to go.” She quickly jumped up and headed for the door. “But you just got back. Don’t you want these rotten carrots?” Discord said holding up the bag of mulch. “I’ll be back for them. I’m...um…” she hesitated. “Just going out for a quick stroll.” Once she was out the door, she ran down the road as fast as she could. As he stood there holding the bag of mulch, Discord was left in a state of confusion. “Well that was quite odd. She hasn't acted like that since-” It was then he knew exactly what was going on with her. “Oh...this is going to be a fun evening,” he muttered, as he quietly chuckled.