A Journey Unthought Of

by Hustlin Tom

Chapter Three

As I would find out later, Fluttershy was a kind, compassionate pony, who would take in any animal, no matter how fearsome or unusual. For the time being, this would also include me. Since Lyra didn’t know anything on human physiology, she had figured that Fluttershy was my best hope for recovery. Fluttershy was tending to a blue jay who had clipped his wing, when she had heard a very rapid insistent banging on her door.

“Now I wonder who that could be.” She trotted to the door and began unlocking the 7 different mechanisms that keep her door secure from whatever could possibly lurk outside. As she neared unlocking the second to last doorbolt, it was busted down. Fluttershy gave a small squeak and bolted clear of the door giving way. Lyra rushed in, horn still aglow with carrying my limp form, which was stuck in the door frame by my shoulders.

“FLUTTERSHY! I NEED—oh hey Fluttershy! Thank goodness you’re here!”

Having hid in a potted plant from her noisy assailant, she looked out to mumble “Oh, hello Lyra, how are you today?”

“Just wonderful, listen, I have a friend who really needs your help.” She gave a tug on her magic to try and ram me through the door. My head jiggled, spurting a little blood onto the welcome mat.

“Oh, that’s not helping!” she exclaimed. After turning me sideways so I could get through the door, she unceremoniously dropped me on my back. My head hit the floor with a loud thud. Fluttershy quickly looked at the wounded area. Then she opened and looked into each of my eyes, and looked at my head injury again.

“Well?” Lyra asked with great consternation.

“The gash is pretty deep, but it should heal fine once we stop the bleeding,” as she collected medical supplies, “I never knew you had a pet, or even liked pets Lyra. I’ve never seen a pony own a creature so big.”

“He’s not mine; I just found him this morning in the Everfree Forest; he was drowning, and I had to save him.”

“Oh my! What a story!” She began to wrap gauze around my head, “What caused the head injury though?”

“Bon Bon thought Adam was attacking me—“

“He was attacking you?”

“No!”

“You must have grown quite attached to it if you’ve already given it a name!” Fluttershy smiled as she wrapped my head with a last layer of gauze.

“I didn’t name him.”

“He had a collar? Oh, then you should return it to its owners as soon as you can!”

“No nopony owns him.” Fluttershy paused and looked down on me, with a frown of curiosity.

“I’ve never seen a creature like this one before! It must be an exotic animal! It has such strange skin! It’s head is smooth while the rest of it is hard, like it’s some kind of shell.” Both ponies looked down on my body, covered by my environmental protection suit.

“He never did explain that.” Lyra murmured.

“What did you say?” Fluttershy looked at Lyra with wondering eyes.

Lyra quickly said, “You’re right about one thing Fluttershy, he’s not from around here. Will he be okay?”

“It’s just a minor concussion; the wound should heal quickly. I think I’ll go and get a book from Twilight Sparkle, she should have something about whatever this poor creature is.”

“That would be interesting!” Lyra said quickly,“Will he have to stay overnight?”

“No, I’m sure you can take him back to your cottage now! Just be sure to not get it stuck in the door again.”

“Oh, right!” Lyra sighed with relief. She carried me back to her cottage, despite the protests of Bon Bon, and laid me out on the floor to rest and recover.

Comments

[lostdarkstellan]

Moar!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Hustlin Tom]

286492

Well I'm glad somebody likes my story!

[Vash_ts]

"should I have warned flutters that he can speak?"
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"Nah..."

[Alan Smithee]

I can't help but feel like these two are trivializing what could be a serious injury.