A Fluttershy Love Song

by Baton Rouge

Breakdown

Hello again every pony, just a friendly reminder that I do not own any character besides Baton. I also don’t own any of the songs I put into my music, I just enjoy them. Not much to say besides please rate, review, and let me know what you think!

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::Rainbow Dash::

The sun was high in the sky, reaching its apex for the day. It burned brightly over Sweet Apple Acres, bathing the orchard in its life giving light. The sun reflected of a small lake nestled deep within the orchard. All the Apples were out and about doing their daily chores. Applejack was bucking the north field, Big Mac was bucking the south, and Apple Bloom was helping Granny Smith in the market, yet there was commotion in the barn. “Ok! She shouldn’t be much longer, she usually takes a break around now. You two know your parts?” Rainbow Dash asked of her two friends, though Vinyl Scratch and Octavia weren’t paying attention and didn’t hear her.

“You think your part is hard? I’m playing a washboard, an electric bass, AND a harmonica! That’s three instruments!” Vinyl retorts as she motions to the trio of instruments set behind her. Octavia responded with a lift of her eyebrow.

“Well yes, but you have magic; you don’t even have to hold your instruments. I'm not used to playing something that isn’t upright. This… guitar is so rudimentary.” Octavia looks at the acoustic guitar in her hooves. Its true though, Rainbow Dash hadn’t seen her play anything but her large upright chello.

“Oh boo-hoo, and here I thought you were some kind of GOOD musician.” Octavia gasped, looking taken back. “But I guess if you can’t play a single guitar while I play 3 different instruments then I guess that makes ME the better musician!” Vinyl smirked, turning away, knowing that her comment stuck a chord.

Octavia stuttered, “O-o-oh yah?! I bet I can play 10x better then you play all three of those combined!”

“GUYS!?!?” shouted Rainbow Dash, having had to listen to this go back and forth for quite a while. “Can you do it or not?” The music ponies nodded their heads. “Good, thank you. And where are my lights?” Rainbow dash looked to the back of the barn. There sat Derpy Hooves, trying to untangle herself from a mess of wires, she was currently trying to chew her way out.

“Sorry Rainbow Dash, I just don’t know what-“

---ZAP!!!—

The frayed cords shocked Derpy, leaving her chard, smoky, and smiling. Rainbow Dash had to resist the urge to face-hoof. Her ears perked up as she heard the buzz of a familiar orange filly. She felt her heart start to race… she knew what the return of her admirer meant this time. Scootaloo scooted into the barn, smiling at the chance to help her hero, and a bit out of breath. She approached Rainbow Dash, closing the barn door behind her.

“Rainbow! She’s on her way. She finished half of her crops so she was going back to the main house. I put that note on the door just like you asked!” Scootaloo reported to her rainbow maned idol.

Heh, I gotta give it to the kid, she comes through when you need it. “Thanks kid.” Dash smiled and rubbed the top of the filly’s head. “Good job, but you need to hide. OK! Places everyone!” The main light of the barn went out, casting most of the inside into darkness, except for a beam of sunshine that streamed in from the lone window. Vinyl and Octavia hid behind the wooden beams that held the barn up, Scootaloo jumped into a nearby barrel, and Derpy rolled her electrified and tangled mass into a corner. Rainbow Dash took a deep breath, steadying herself. Her stomach was in knots, her hooves were damp, and she felt the familiar rush of adrenaline that she usually gets when doing a new move, shoot into her system as she heard the clop of hooves approaching the barn. Ok Rainbow, you got this. This is cake, you’ve practiced this more than any of your tricks for the Wonderbolts. The door to the barn creaked open… it was the longest moment in Rainbow Dash’s life, and in walked Applejack. Dash watched the blonde maned pony walk into the barn, straining to see. It wasn’t soon until Applejack noticed the blue Pegasus.

“Dash…” Applejack’s eyes grew large. “w-what’re y’all doin’ here?”

Don’t mess up. Rainbow Dash walked into the sun beam, letting it warm her and give her courage, “AJ, I-I wanted to say I was sorry. I shouldn’t have blown up like that. You had a right to be mad and I was having a bad day.”

Applejack looked down and kicked her hoofs on the ground. “Donchu worry none, Rainbow, I fergive y’all.”

“But that’s the thing, I couldn’t stop worrying. I couldn’t stop thinking about you. And I still can’t. I felt horrible after running off; I didn’t even help you rebuild the barn. But this isn’t just about the barn, or me getting angry at you,” The blue Pegasus closed her eyes, taking a deep breath. “Applejack, you’re my best friend, you’re the only person who I can really have fun with. You’re the only pony to be able to give me a challenge. I’ve been thinking about you, about how when we race, or wrestle, or argue, I feel happier than when I perform.” Rainbow Dash looked at Applejack, who had been watching Dash. She looked into those emerald eyes and felt a fire; she knew that what she was doing was right.

“Why now Dash?” Those three words froze Rainbow Dash solid. She stuttered out some confusion. “Why now? What is makin’ you wanna tell me this now?”

Rainbow Dash recovered quickly, “Well I never knew really, I was never completely sure, but recently I slowed down and… listened to my heart. And I know, I’ve been thinking about you… Hit it!” The lights went up, showing Octavia with an acoustic guitar and Vinyl Scratch with a bass, a wash board, and a harmonica. Octavia started out with the acoustic guitar playing a sorrowful tone, the harmonica let out a small line, as the bass plucked a low bass line. Applejack watched in surprise at her friend, not believing what she was seeing. Rainbow Dash walked up to the rodeo pony and began to sing.

“Well I ain’t interested in the clothes that you wear

In the cart that you drive or the cut of your hair

Honey, you got somethin’ I can’t compare

And I’ve been thinkin’ about you

And I don’t really care about the weather outside,

And I don’t want to talk about national pride,

All that I need for to be satisfied is a

Mare who is somthin’ like me

Well maybe you’re wrong and maybe you’re right

And maybe we could sit here and argue all night

But maybe you just better turn out the lights

‘cause honey I’ve been thinkin’ about you

Honey I’ve been thinkin’ about you for a while

And it’s drivin’ me mad ya its cramping my style

And I ain’t asking you to walk down the aisle, but i-“

The music continued but the singing stopped. Something had gotten in the way of Rainbow Dash’s lips. Wha? Are those… ohmygosh… she is kissing me? AJ was indeed kissing her, Rainbow Dash’s eyes widened in shock. She saw the orange earth pony flushed and kissing her. What do I do? Well kiss back duh! OHMYGOSH-OHMYGOSH-OHMYGOSH-OHMYGOSH-OHMYGOSH!! Rainbow Dash felt the happiest she had ever been. Her first sonic rainboom, the best young flyers competition, they were mere candles to the inferno she felt within herself. Just as Rainbow Dash began to kiss back, a cheer broke through the romantic atmosphere.

“WOO!! GO APPLEJACK!!” Derpy shouted from her corner of electric wires. She was clasping her hooves together. Rainbow Dash and Applejack broke the kiss to turn to Derpy, Rainbow did face-hoof this time, as did Octavia and Vinyl, AJ tilted her Stetson down and blushed, forgetting that the barn had more than just her and Rainbow Dash. “YAAH!! GO RAINBO-“

---ZAP!!---

The grey, wall-eyed, Pegasus giggled as she was, once again, electrocuted by the mass of wires she had entrapped herself in. Rainbow Dash looked back to the blonde pony she had worked so hard to woo, “So… do this mean-“

“No.” AJ interrupted her.

Rainbow Dash froze in fear… I … I don’t get it… what did I do wr- “No, this doesn’t mean I’ll be goin’ easy on y’all from now on.” AJ smirked, at Rainbow Dash’s flabbergasted expression. “And jus tah prove it… Race y’all tah the lake? Ready set go!” With that AJ stole a kiss from the still stunned Pegasus and ran off into the orchard. The cogs in Rainbows brain finally click, her wings sprung up and she smiled a big goofy smile. She ran out of the barn and took flight, she faintly acknowledged the fact that she forgot to pay her sound crew, but she will repay them eventually. After all, she is the element of loyalty. As Rainbow Dash tilted and rose on an updraft she felt giddy and as light as a feather. She bristled with exitement as she felt the winds of change at her back, pushing her into what seemed like a bright future. In her mind she heard the song that Baton played for her. She heard her and AJ playing, and she knew this was right. With a shift of her weight, Rainbow tilted toward the lack nestled between the apple trees and the Stetson clad orange mare that was waiting for her.

::Twilight Sparkle::

Twilight hummed to herself as she walked through the center of town. Ponies passing by, if they stopped to listen, might say that Twilight was humming a song that sounded oddly like “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star,” but, that would be absurd. Twilight couldn’t get her song, which she had given the name, “Lullaby for Artemis” out of her head. She had played it a total of six times now, twice the night before and four times today. It was driving Spike crazy but each time it was easier to stray from the nursery rhyme which she used as a crutch to start her piece. She was sure that the total number of plays would still be climbing, it was only just sunset, if it wasn’t for the distraction that lead to her current trip through Ponyville. Angel bunny had rushed in with a note from Fluttershy. The note had asked Twilight to come to her cottage, ‘I mean… if that’s alright with you.’ It had said. She didn’t mind though, she knew that Baton was sure to be close to Fluttershy and she had question for him. Now that I know how to do some music magic, I want to put some spells into them. Though I need to proceed with caution, random spells are never a good thing to try willy nilly. Twilight was passing the Carousel Boutique when she heard a voice call out to her.

“TWILIGHT! Wait!” Twilight turned to see Sweetie Belle running from the entrance of the store her sister ran. The white filly smiled as she ran toward the librarian. “Are you going to see Baton!? I wanted to ask him if he could teach me! I want to see if music could be my cutie mark!” The filly was literally bouncing as she walked up to Twilight.

“Well no, I'm going to see Fluttershy but I'm sure Baton is with her and I too have some questions that I think he could help me with.” Twilight responded. I wonder how long it would take Sweetie Belle to learn as much as I have. Maybe two or three days? It only took me a night but my talent IS magic so I guess that gives me some leeway on learning new things. “Why don’t you come with me?” Sweetie Belle agreed without hesitation and the two of them resumed their journey to Fluttershy’s home. As they walked they talked about goings on. Today the crusaders had tried to be pet doctors, which resulted porcupine needles to Apple Bloom, traveling sales ponies, they lost the right to sell back scratchers to Flim and Flam after a lengthy competition, and Ponyville firefighters, which resulted in… nothing, there aren’t many fires in Ponyville. When they finally arrived at the home of their timid yellow friend, they were greeted by strange sounds. It was if a lion was in pain… and a bird was crying? They walked up to the house and knocked on the door. Fluttershy appeared, tears in her eyes.

“Oh… hello Twilight, I'm glad you could come. And hello Sweetie Belle, I'm sorry you have to see me like this, I didn’t know you were coming.” Fluttershy beckoned the two into her home.

“Fluttershy what happened to you are you alright?” Twilight asked, still in the doorway stunned. Fluttershy gave a meek smile at her friends concern for her.

“Oh… I’ll be fine, it’s not me I'm worried about. This is actually why I asked you over here Twilight.” Fluttershy walked into the room that Twilight had assumed to be the guest room. Twilight followed behind, Sweetie Belle silently after, and the moaning groaning sounds got louder as they went. As Twilight turned the corner she say the source of the strange sounds, it was Baton. He was in the guest bed but he was… writhing. In pain or discomfort Twilight couldn’t tell. Twilight quickly went to Fluttershy.

“Fluttershy what happened to him?!” Twilight asked, unsure of what to make of the situation. Baton stirred and with a groan, began to flail his hooves out, causing both Twilight and Fluttershy to take a step back. ---WHAM!!!--- Batons hoof made an impact with the wall, blood streamed from a gash on his hoof. Fluttershy squeaked in terror as she waited for Baton’s flailing to subside. Once it died down Fluttershy began to bandage the cut he had made in his fit.

“I…I don’t know what’s wrong,” Fluttershy said, tears forming in her eyes, “he-he sang to me yesterday, in my g-garden. It was so beautiful. But something went wrong and he lost control of the spell, I didn’t know what was happening. Once he regained control he finished and blacked out. I-I carried him inside and put him to bed, thinking he would be better in the morning but… he…he won’t wake up Twilight! I don’t know what to do and I'm scared! I'm… scared that…” Fluttershy lost any composer she had and started to cry on Batons chest. Twilight hurt to see her friend this way.

What do I do? How can I help her? She should have gone and gotten nurse Redheart. Twilight knew she couldn’t abandon her friend, so she sat next to the canary colored Pegasus and took her into a hug, letting her dampen her own violet coat. Once the tears had been subdued, Fluttershy looked to Twilight with large bloodshot eyes.

“I asked you here because if any unicorn could find out what’s wrong with him it’s you.” Twilight frowned, she wished she could have prepared a bit.

“I'm not sure what’s wrong. If I knew before I could have looked for a spell to show us… I'm not that trained in healing spells but I could try.” Fluttershy Gave Twilight a hard hug and backed away, near the head of the bed. Twilight arose and looked at Baton. His curly brown mane was a mess and she could see some rapid eye movement beneath his eyelids, as if he was having one doozy of a dream. Twilight closed her eyes and began to focus on the healing spell, imagining life taking place and growing, being damaged and rebuilt. Her horn glowed and a ball of violet energy began to form on the tip. Once the spell was complete, Twilight bowed her head and pushed the orb into Baton. Nothing. Silence. And then, the orb shot back out of Baton, turned a demented red and black swirling color, and slammed itself into the top of the door way where it dispersed as magic energy does when not contained. Sweetie Belle, who had been standing there in shock, jerked back into reality and went to hide behind Twilight. Baton began to writhe more violently, shaking and shivering. Panting and groaning. Her was getting worse. “But… that should have worked!” It didn’t. Baton began again to thrash out in his unconscious state. He began to shout in agony. His horn lit up and sent books flying off their shelves, vases exploded with magic. Fluttershy began to cry in concern.

“Twilight! Do something!” But Twilight was frozen, she didn’t know what to do. She was the most faithful student of Princess Celestia and she was drawing a blank. Sweetie Belle stood up, tears streaming from her face, and began to walk to Baton, her horn aglow with pale pink magic. The sound in the room stopped, books fell mutely and vases shattered without a sound. Sweetie Belle closed her eyes and sang.

Hush now, quiet now

It's time to lay your sleepy head

Hush now, quiet now

It's time to go to bed

IS she!? That’s music magic!? But how!?

Drift now, off to sleep

The exciting day behind you

Drift you off to sleep

Let the joy of dreams come find you.

Throughout the song, Baton began to calm until he stopped all together. His breathing slowed and he became more relaxed. Twilight watched in awe as Sweetie Belle finished her song. Baton lay on the bed breathing slowly, eyes still, and a peaceful expression on his face. She put a healing spell into that song! … I can’t even do that yet. In the back of her mind Twilight scolded herself for being jealous of the filly. Sweetie Belle opened her eyes and slumped to the ground, spent. A flash of bright light emanated from the filly which caused both Twilight and Fluttershy to cringe, they looked again and saw something that was not there before. “Sweetie Belle, Your flank… you got your cutie mark…” And sure enough, there on the flank of the white filly was a cutie mark. It was a red music note with one flag, an eighth note Twilight remembered, instead of just a dot, there was a heart with a stem and flag. Two red crosses were also newly formed, on above and one below the flag. Sweetie Belle turned in circles, trying to get a better look at her new cutie mark. Twilight and Fluttershy both giggled at the adorable sight. With Baton sleeping peacefully, the three mares retired to the living room. “Fluttershy I'm going back to the library, I know there is a spell somewhere to tell us what’s wrong with Baton.”

“Yah! And I gotta go show my sister my new cutie mark!” Sweetie Belle was still grinning at this new development. Fluttershy bade them both goodnight as they left, a weight lifted slightly from her shoulders.

::Fluttershy::

Fluttershy awoke to a strange noise outside her window. She peered out and saw the moon, very large tonight, was hanging low on the horizon. The night is almost over. A howl broke through the night, but it was unlike any howl she had heard before. Yet it sounded so familiar. It wasn’t Diamond Dog nor timber wolf. She got out of bed and decided to check to see if Baton was still sleeping peacefully. After her guests had left, she was able to feed baton soup and water, which she was glad. As she walked into her guest room she froze in shock. The bed was empty. Fluttershy looked up and saw the bedside window was open. She instantly sprung out of the room, wings flapping. The strange howl sounded again… she recognized it. She veered her wings toward the source. There sat Baton, on the edge of a small hill, he tilted his head up again and howled. Fluttershy landed next to him. “Baton! Baton! Wake up!” she shook the stallion. Baton turned his head toward the sound. Eyes still closed. He heard me! Oh thank Celestia! Baton opened his eyes, but they were not the deep blue that Fluttershy had accustomed herself with, these eyes had red irises and the whites of his eyes were now a tainted yellow, where as his pupils were white. But before Fluttershy could do more than gasp, he blinked and his eyes returned to normal. Baton slumped to the ground groaning.

“Where… Where am I? Fluttershy?” Baton's eyes fluttered open. The yellow Pegasus fell to the ground, hugging him. “What happened?”

He is too weak to make the trip to the cottage on foot and I can’t fly him there. The climate is mild. I guess we sleep here tonight. Fluttershy laid down next Baton, nuzzling him, “What do you remember?”

Baton scratched his head frowning. “I don’t know, it’s all so… Chaotic.”

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All credit to RD’s song goes to Jackie Greene

Comments

[P!nR!ght]

HAHAHAHAHAH GLORIOUS!!!!!!!!! GOOD JOB BROTHER DISCORD! TEAR APART THEIR PUNY INNOCENT LOVE WHILE I USE MY ROYAL CANTERLOT VOICE!

[ChevBrony]

Man I really hope Baton doesn't do anything to te Mane 6, especially Fluttershy
It would be awesome if something like Baton becoming evil then the mane 6 defeats him and he becomes good again then Fluttershy and him lives together forever happily. Haha

[IonBWG]

MOAR!!

[Darkheretic]

This development pleases me