As it turns out, learning to fly for a second time was easier than the first time.
The ground came towards me quickly and I flapped my wings hard and fast. Grass! Tree! Bush! BUSH!
Ow.
Just… you know... not a lot.
Grumbling to myself, I struggled out from the thing branches and tried to brush away the leaves and grass that stuck to my coat.
“Lord Page!” Fluttershy said as she quickly landed next to me, “Are you hurt!?”
“I’m fine, I managed to miss the trees,” I sighed and shook my head, “I almost had it that time. Let’s try again?”
Fluttershy nodded but scraped her hoof against the grass, “P-perhaps stop for today?” she suggested, “It’s getting late and I-I need to feed my animal friends.”
“Yeah, sure,” I agreed, “Anything I can help with?” I then asked.
She smiled and then shook her head, “N-no, it’s fine. Some of them are shy among strangers.”
“Let me walk you back at least?” I said and glanced around, the sun was indeed starting to set in the distance, “The Everfree Forest isn’t the safest place in the world. Even the outskirts.”
“I-if you don’t mind,” she agreed and shifted her wings before she shook her head almost like shaking her mane back and her pegasus illusion settled over her before she looked to me in turn.
I nodded and closed my eyes, focusing before copying her motion. I could feel the illusion rippling across my coat before I opened my eyes again as I felt the illusion settle across me. It was different from the ones I usually used, the ones using unicorn magic. It wasn’t a transformation, but it was solid. You could touch the feathers on my wings. It almost reminded me of Changeling illusions, but nowhere near as good or versatile.
It also didn’t need focus to hold. It would keep going straight through the night if I slept with it on.
“How’s that?”
“Missed your eyes,” Fluttershy said and shifted her wings shyly.
Nodding, I broke the illusion before redoing it again, “Sorry. It’s different from what I usually use,” I admitted, “But a lot better.”
“Took me a lot longer to learn,” Fluttershy admitted softly as she moved up to stand next to me, “B-but you already knew how to do illusions.”
“I suspect that helped,“ I agreed before I looked towards her, “Thank you so much for helping me with this. I owe you a lot.”
She shook her head, “It’s what friends do,” she answered with a small smile before she sighed, “...I-I...I never actually thought I would see another thestral. Y-yet alone a stallion...”
“I’m not a thestral,” I said as we walked along the path, “Not… not any more than Twilight is a pegasus.”
“S-still. We’re… rare.”
I nodded with a small thoughtful frown, “Maybe… maybe not?”
“How do you mean?”
I shifted my wing, showing her the illusion, “While thestrals without a doubt are rare, I’m not completely convinced… we… are as rare as you think. This is a pretty good way of hiding and as long as they don’t go nuts for apples or something, not like anyone will be able to tell.”
Fluttershy licked her lips at the mention of apples before she blushed and nodded, “I-I guess,” she answered quietly, “Would be… nice…”
It suddenly struck me exactly how alone it must have been for her. To hide who she was even from her closest friends, to hide from fear of how ponies would react. All her life, from the first time she found out.
...Exactly like I was going to do.
I hesitated for half a step before I glanced to her, “...You haven’t told your friends,” I said after a second.
Fluttershy did a full body shiver and shifter her wings, quickly shaking her head, “No! I-I couldn’t. Not… I thought about it,” she admitted, “Before… I was hit by a spell once. T-twilight used a spell to drive away bats and it hit me too. It drove me… so hungry. They saw me, like I was. It scared them so much but they thought it was the spell that transformed me!”
“Oh.”
Fluttershy swallowed, “When I… when I got to my senses and put the illusion back up, they… they had been so afraid. I could never tell them!”
I paused and put my hoof on her shoulder as I stopped, “Luna, Sunset and Twilight all know about me,” I told her softly, “Amber and Skitter also knows. Fluttershy, they’re your friends. For crying out loud, Twilight is the Princess of Friendship. They aren’t going to stop being your friends.”
She looked away for a long moment before she turned to look at me, “...Y-you don’t know what it’s like. N-not really. To hide s-since I was a filly. Since I first got my mark. To be afraid that somepony would find out.”
I let my hoof fall, “...You’re right. I don’t. I’m sorry.”
“I-it’s fine,” she said quietly and scraped her hoof against the ground before she then looked at me again, “Do you want to c-continue tomorrow?”
“I would like that.”
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Huh, I hadn't thought of that, but that actually is a pretty good reason for Fluttershy being so......well shy...... . Constantly needing to hide what you really are would definitely make someone fearful of social interactions of any sort.
Something tells me that Blank Page will meet other thestrals who will have that same fear of being exposed and decides to be publically known as a thestral to open the doorway for others.
And that is perhaps exactly what Discord wanted, seeing how much pressure it put on Fluttershy.
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Yay
verry good
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*MEANWHILE...DISCORD AND ANGEL ARE WATCHING THE SCENE FROM A DISTANCE*
Discord: ...This is going according to plan~! The Princess of Love might have the mastery of shipping but not a monopoly!
Angel: *gibberish*
Discord: True Princess Cadance was upset but the Canterlot judge ruled in my favor so its official remember? I can ship ponies too...even when one of them is an Alicorn!
Angel: *more gibberish*
Discord: Why am I doing this? Because she deserves to be happy! Giving Fluttershy a stallion to love would be the best gift a FRIEND like me can give~! Not to mention I'm going to help save a species once little tiny Thestrals are born. Love and animal conservation...if that isn't a gift meant for Fluttershy then I don't know what is!
Angel: *more more gibberish*
Discord: ...Listen here you. That kind of language is going to ruin a plan as delicate as this one! Thestrals are NOT going to be your future servants!
Angel: *more more more gibberish*
Discord: Wow...I have underestimated your potential as a villain, Mr. Angel Bunny. Maybe if I ask, Hiver can work in your eventual rein of bunny terror 60 chapters from now...
Angel: *evil laughter*
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Please, Hiver at least make a side story based on this!!
Since they are so rare should our newest Stallion Alicat not offer her a opportunity to get 1-3 Foals from him? I think its his duy to offer at least the genetic material if nothing else... With the low number of there subrace hidden or not every singel foal counts!
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Perfectly explained indeed!
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Sounds surprisingly Discord. Helping over a seriouse problem indirectly. Chaos demans funny story to archiv its goals
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*Intensiv evil laugther*
This could be a amazing additional Villain/Anti-Hero.
Villains with good reasons/logic are the best ones. Always in love with the necessary evil for the bigger picture kind of guy
When Sombra/Chrysalis are not just power hungry leaders for a instance.
Hopefully Angel is a neutral evil OVERLORD with a handbook and non magical animal servants. Noone notices there Bird spies are around and 'singing' mission reports to one another. Chipmunks carring hollow out nuts with detailed messages. Maus/Rats building underground bases / outposts to fight off the mercyless snakes to protect Equestria from a pure evil conspiracy to overtake the underground protecterate swornd to keep balance between good and evil. Overlord Angel bunny who infiltrate a pony household to secure a major medical facility and now a wealth of informations trough Fluttershy becoming a Element of Harmony.
As a friend should Page not offer her a chance to get to continue the Thestrals bloodline? She saves the one true eternal love from herself. Fighting of evil powers that are a treat to Equestria and everything he loves and cares for! Is it not his duty to *REWARD* her and secure the national heros bloodline? If not every heros of Harmony at least the one with a critical low population?!
Mares are going to to go nuts for Blank Pages appels...
Did Luna has a battleplan to counter future waves of mares in heat to take the castle and raids the treasure jewels
between Pages hind legs?!
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That is his usual MO.
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Page should Inception ponies thoughts on Thestrals. Through dreams change how they view Thestrals.
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Thestrals as symbol of dream-guardins? Could work. If Luna can find a Thestral to dreamwalk everyone would see Lunas Nightguard in a different light. Maybe enter the dreams with a Cinematic moonlight ?! 10 points for style and Memorial the beauty and importance of Night, Moon and there Princess of dreams being there Shepard
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Less "meet" and more "actively try to find them using the kingdom's resources", I'd say. It's a new age, if there's a time to bring them into the light as a fourth (fifth, sixth? I don't quite remember if changelings and crystal ponies are considered currently) tribe it's now.
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The birds work for the bourgeoisie.
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I could just see Discord as "Best Man" material.
The moon shown full in the sky, a cool breeze rippled through the tall grass of the prairie. Fluttershy breathes a sigh of contentment. Completely relaxed with no worry of anypony seeing her true form. A familiar twist in her tummy made he smile. Looking down at her belly, her heart fluttered at the excitement of her foal.
“Enjoying the night too little one?” She cooed to her unborn baby.
“Mama! Lookit!” Another voice brings her attention up to see a little brown Thestral hanging by his tail with a trio of possums he had made friends with.
She giggled with mirth at his dangerous streak. Just like his Daddy.
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From the dreamscape Page looked on at this scene.
“How sweet, if anyone would be a great mom it would be her.” He looked at the little colt, who was now fluttering above his mother’s head. His brown coat and black mane shimmering in the moonlight.
“Odd how his color doesn’t match hers.” He thought to himself. “Oh well. This is a good dream.”
“Lacuna Script, you be careful now.” Page heard Fluttershy tisk as he turned to leave.
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Lol, that's perfect, just perfect
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Misa got new headcanon
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As always, an great chapter, i really love how you did her as an bat pony, and all, keep up the good work bud
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Wow! Are you the artist? It looks Beautiful!!!
i am hopping this is going were i think it is.
Fluttershy always nice, both to read and hear.
Will the Blank Page's harem grow in size? I'm under the impression his 'page' isn't going to be blank for much longer if you know what I mean.
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I try.
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To state it simpel
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Bahahahaha!!! oh please!!! They don't even know the meaning of the word "Friendship". And they never will. And THAT is a cannon fact!
Angel Bunny:
"Breed her!"
Angel Bunny:
"Breed her!!!"
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Jesus H. Christ mah boi...
What is with the obsession for breeding?
Is it the sex? i could understand that (Funni "S e x... NOW!" type memes aswell as p o r n o g r a p h y)
Is it a fetish? not a fan but i can still understand...
A genuine thought exercise on what would be the best way to handle a situation like that with the end goal of repopulating specific species of pony?
I guess what im trying to ask is:
Dafuq?
Sipioc art is magnificent and hilarious ♡
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Many reasons, but Alicorn are so few they are statistically don't even exist.
If that isn't a reason to have at them, when?