Did you know Fluttershy was made Royal Game Warden of the last remaining Royal Game Preserve in Equestria? Of course, she only has that title because the newly winged Twilight needed something with which to defraud the government, and that "preserve" is, due to centuries of neglect, actually the Everfree Forest, but that's not really important.
Until, of course, the Griffon Ambassador showed up at her door demanding her services as a hunting guide for his lunch.
Then it was a little important.
Chapters (8)
Oh dear, Twilight did a silly.
I mean, I've always assumed that was part of Fluttershy's job. You didn't think she just acted as Ponyville's backup veterinarian, did you? Ecosystem management is as important as weather control for the average Equestrian village.
Of course, that doesn't usually include catering for carnivorous ambassadors. This probably won't end well...
(Also, seeing Forest capitalized means my brain keeps trying to switch gears and figure out what Luna plans on doing with all that green mana.
)
10684861
Like any good greenie player, she's playing nothing but 4/4s for 4 and BEAR PUNCH, obviously.
Let's see where this goes.
Sleepy Luna is perfect.
10684861
One does not manage the Evergreen. One leaves it alone and beats it back with a stick when gets too close to your stuff.
That said, I always figured fluttershy's gig would be less manager and more diplomat. Talk to the hydra and say "yes the one pony looks tasty but if you eat it there will be 100 more with pointy sticks".
Bring the camera in close. I want to see the expression on Fluttershy's face when she realizes exactly what the Griffon ambassador wants.
...this should be good...
Although to be fair to Flutter Butter, she's used to dealing with carnivores. Let's see how she deals with a sentient one.
HAHAHAHAHAHahahahahahha..... oh this gonna be GOOD. I love it. moar plox.
10684861
Though it does usually involve thinning out overpopulated species, vermin control, and the extermination of invasive species. And there-in lies the problem... also, I doubt Fluttershy knows how to gralloch properly.
Nitpick: you have "thine" in several places where it should be "thy." "Thy" is equivalent to "your," while "thine" is equivalent to "yours." Thus, "thy student," but "the student is thine."
10685737 Your advice is appreciated; my brain no worky good. I'll make some adjustments when I publish the next chapter.
Twilight, Princess of Friendship and Nepotism.
Oh this is gonna be fun! The fun part will ge if Fluttershy actually even knows she has a second job.
10685883 Well, she did make all of her friends the teachers of the Friendship School... despite none of them having the foggiest idea what they were doing.
Nepotism is the best! We know ALL about that in NJ! It's why 1/4 of the population works for the state in some capacity and we're $100 billion in debt!
You know...this is Flutter-"nature is so fascinating"-shy we're talking about here. It could end with her ending up traumatized for life by the experience...or it could end with that ambassador walking away with a full belly, a few more kills draped over the back for the trip home, and in awe and respect of Fluttershy's exceeding skills as game warden.
Either option should be very amusing to see play out. I'm in.
The duties of a “Royal game warden” varies a LOT depending on the culture, era and area.
So is no one questioning why twilight is embezzling from the royal treasury?
10687541
Just consider it creative employment strategies.
Oh?
Given how long it took her to get her own throne, I can't say I'm surprised.
After the pre-Tirek "What am I even supposed to do?" crisis, Twilight may have overcompensated.
I was under the impression that forcing unicorns (past or present) to make good life decisions was Spike's primary occupation.
Your clientele wipes their rears with more money than Fluttershy saw in a month, Rarity. And they're horses. They don't even need toilet paper. Cry me a river.
Umlauts are always good reason to incorporate a Nordic culture.
Definitely looking forward to more. And really, if Luna didn't want the ambassador friendshipped and/or assassinated, she shouldn't have sent him to the Bearers.
Honeztly, given what Luna told him, this guy's been pretty reasonable so far. I look forward to more!
Oh it's this Fluttershy. Well this just got a whole lot more interesting.
And now Rarity's been dragooned into this whole thing. This day just keeps getting better and better.
Fuck around and find out ambassador
At least she fully acknowledges that she messes things up and has planned accordingly for such inevitabilities.
I'm surprised to hear that Spike actually gets paid at all.
Well...not yet.
Yeah, it's too bad Applejack's not involved in this--that'd make things even more hilarious.
Hey, you weren't the one who was shoveling hotel soaps into a saddlebag...and probably would sooner prefer to die before sinking to that level.
I dunno, I'm still relishing the anticipation quite a bit.
10687146
In before Fluttershy has a “Twilight moment” and asks the ambassador all kinds of uncomfortable and/or exceedingly technical questions about what it’s like to be a predator.
Ok so she is on crack
10692991
Thanks for pointing out the succession of titles. Those were supposed to be struck through, but I guess fimficcy no like how Libreoffice does that markup. What are ya gonna do?
Well....
Seems like the gryphons are swedish, I suppose.
Are they like the Swedes of Carl the 12th?
That Man were an absolute boss. Apparently he was quoted by Voltair ones, saying...
"I have resolved never to start an unjust war but never to end a legitimate one except by defeating my enemies"
Hmm, will it be Twilight or the griffon... since Twilight may be semi-immortal, my bet's on the griffon.
Unless AJ gets bumped off because background pony. Or Berry drinks too much and dies from liver failure...
Regicide is what you do to your own King. Not some visiting nobility. Then again, I can totally see Rarity sniping Celestia because of a idiotic clause in a stupid treaty.
10700803
Why worry about the griffon when there's TWO whole princesses who deserve a whacking?
Sooo.... does this rarity moonlight doing corpse disposal for the mob or something?
Hunting in the Everfree, wonder if 'Shy kept in touch with Manny (Season 1 manticore) ...
As for the 'breakfast -
- now can Rarity keep 'Shy together to start this hunt?? 
I'm having a truly stupid amount of fun with this story. Mmm, dormice!
Certainly stronger than p
ved. Also Rarity...
...I'm surprised you didn't concuss Fluttershy with how blunt that was.
Which raises the question of how she's maintained one of the largest nations by land area in this world for more than a millennium... (The answer, of course, is that this is a silly fic and shouldn't be taken too seriously.)
I do appreciate a fic that acknowledges Fluttershy facilitating the food chain. And the potential lethality of the Everfree.
And after that last moment... If I didn't know any better, I'd think Luna had planned this. They've got everything they need for a plausibly deniable assassination.
Deadmice
I take back what I said last chapter. This guy is an a**.
There is absolutely no way that griffon survives this.
The only question is which kills him first: the forest or the ponies.
10714448
Don't worry, she's very hard headed. All those kicks from rabbits, y'know?
10714743
Well, a very specific rabbit.
That's what I said, Rares!
Makes me wonder what Cadence is inept at, then. Subtlety, perhaps?
Yeah, I figured it was going to be something like that.
That certainly puts it into perspective, doesn't it?
No, not the dormice! I mean...I saw it coming from a mile away, but still...
Clearly, this griffon has no idea just what he's getting himself into. But he's typical nobility--why think when he can pay other creatures to do it for him, right?
OK, now I want this Griffon to get mauled by Timber Wolves.
*Alondro smashes mice with a hammer* What?
Soon enough it may be a gryphon.
More and more getting the impression that Rarity is going to have to make good on her offer to hide a body.
10714869
Candy-butt is actually quite good at her job. That's why they shipped her off to magical Siberia, obviously.
When Fluttershy starts cursing, that's how you know things have well and truly gone to pot.
Well done on the action scene, it was both hair-raising, and quite according to character.
10721703
Thanks! I was a little worried on how it would turn out. My brain is buit for lowbrow humor, not punchy punchy fighty.
Fluttershy is going to make a griffin trophy room if that keeps up
So uh...how long until Fluttershy employs her techniques on the featherbrain who nearly got her and Rarity killed?