Chapter Two: Toby Meets Fluttershy (Re-Written)
While Fluttershy was downstairs fixing herself something for breakfast, upstairs the young child started to stir in his sleep. A small smile crept across his face as he could feel a sense of warmth comfort him while he let out a slight yawn and blinked his eyes open. Once his vision became clear, he looked around to find himself in someone’s bedroom, but he suddenly became extremely nervous.
Wait, where am I? I thought I was sleeping in a cave in the woods at home. He slowly uncurled himself, to discover that he was wrapped up in a soft, warm, wool blanket, and he let out a sigh of comfort This is sure is a nice and warm blanket, but who put me in this basket. He carefully crawled from underneath the blanket and climbed out of the basket.
As he stood up he stretched out his arms and continued to look around the room with a soft smile It’s very pretty and comfy in here, but I wonder whose room this is. He carefully started to walk around until he heard the sound of someone talking “Angel honey, you stay down here and watch after your friends while I go upstairs to see if our little guest is awake.” The tone in her voice sounded sweet, but he froze in fear from being seen.
Quickly he walked back over to the basket, climbed inside, and curled up underneath the blanket. The sound of hoofsteps approaching the top of the stairs could be heard and the boy started to shake like a leaf. He swallowed nervously as the steps got closer I hope she doesn’t find me and hurt me. He curled up tighter into a ball and covered his head with his arms as the hoofsteps stopped.
Fluttershy stood over the basket and looked down at the movement under the blanket. The sight of the trembling form caused a deep frown to creep across her muzzle Oh dear, the poor creature is scared to death. She carefully used her hoof to slowly remove the blanket to reveal the shaking child and felt her heart break at the sight.
She cleared her throat “Hello little one, please don’t be afraid..” She tenderly touched his shaking form with a hoof and carefully stroked him along the side.
Slowly, the boy stopped his shaking a bit and uncovered his head to look up at the pegasus talking to him. He opened his eyes to see the soft expression of Fluttershy and a deep swallow rolled down his throat “Please don’t hurt me.” A slight whimper escaped the child’s lips.
To make herself appear less threatening, Fluttershy carefully sat down on her haunches and gave the child a maternal smile “Oh sweetie, I could never hurt such a precious little one like you.” She gave him a warm, reassuring smile “Please don’t be scared dear, I just want to make sure you’re okay.”
He could sense the sincerity in her voice as he climbed out of the basket. When he planted his feet on the wooden floor, he only came up to the top of Fluttershy’s forelegs as he looked up at her. He gave her a small, thankful smile, but remained quiet.
“Oh my, you sure are a little one, aren’t you?” She spoke in the softest of tones so not scare the boy any further. She carefully laid down on her stomach placing a foreleg on each side of him so they could look at each other in the eyes “There… now that’s better, isn’t it?” She looked at him with that same maternal expression “It’s nice to meet you little one, my name is Fluttershy. What is your name sweetheart?”
After noticing how nice she was acting toward him, the child calmed himself completely, took in a deep breath, and exhaled. “My name is Toby Mason Miss Fluttershy, it’s nice to meet you.” His tone was small, but respectful in the manner in which he spoke.
Miss Fluttershy? I’ve never been called Miss before, but that sure is respectful of him. Fluttershy shook away her thoughts as she nodded “Well, that is certainly is a nice name Toby, but you don’t have to call me Miss. That sure is very courteous and respectful of you, but Fluttershy is just fine, okay?” She lifted her hoof and gently rubbed at his shoulder “Um…if I may ask Toby… um… do you remember how you got here?”
While he thought on her question, a slow frown crept across his face and he looked in her eyes, and gave her a shake of his head “No I don’t Fluttershy. I remember going to sleep in a cave in the forest, and when I woke up, I was here in this room.” He sighed softly and lowered his head to look at the floor.
Fluttershy frowned at the sight of the boy and could tell he was truly sad about something. A mixed look of curiosity and sadness washed over her face A cave? Why would such a little colt like Toby sleep in a cave? Does he not have a home? She once again and shook away her thoughts as she used her hoof to lift his chin to look at him “Oh you poor dear, don’t be sad, you’re safe here. This is my home Toby, and you are more than welcomed to stay here as long as you want until we can get you back to your home.” She leaned her head forward and nuzzled his cheek.
As soon as he heard the possibility of returning home, Toby looked at Fluttershy with fear in his eyes “No Fluttershy, please, I don’t want to go back home!” He cried out some and immediately wrapped his arms around her neck tightly. He started to shake “I don’t want to go back home! I don’t want to go back to my daddy!” He buried his face into the warm, soft fur of shoulder and started to cry.
Fluttershy was stunned at the sudden reaction of Toby and felt her heart break again.She wrapped her foreleg around his back in a comforting embrace and rubbed at it tenderly as she calmly shushed into his ears to calm him down. She continued to hold him gently against her shoulder until he silenced his crying. She gently pulled away giving him a soft smile “Do you feel better now sweetheart?”
He sniffled and wiped away the remainder of his tears “ A little bit Fluttershy, thank you.” His tone was so small and soft.
She gave him a nod and held his hand in her hoof as she rubbed the top of it with the other “You’re welcome Toby.” She could tell that the boy has been through a lot, but decided not to question him until he was ready. She looked into his eyes “Are you hungry dear? You can come downstairs with me and I’ll fix you something for breakfast, and then we can go introduce you to my friends.”
Toby felt his stomach let out a small growl, earning a small giggle from Fluttershy. He blushed a slight shade of pink “Yes, I’m a little hungry Fluttershy.”
She slowly stood up and as she looked down at the boy “Um… if you would like Toby, I can either carry you on my back or you can hold onto my tail while we go downstairs.” She crouches forward on her forelegs just in case he chose to climb up onto her back.
He carefully walked to her side and very gently reached down to grab at her tail “I think I’ll be okay walking Fluttershy, but thank you.” He gave a soft smile as he held her tail ever so lightly in his hand.
She smiled warmly at him and gave him a nod “Of course sweetheart. Just walk carefully behind me and be careful coming down the stairs.” She lifted her hoof up to gently stroke at his hair before turning and started to trot towards the stairs.
Once they reached the den of Fluttershy’s cottage, the animals took notice of Toby and all of them looked at him curiously. The pegasus took notice of this and lightly scolded her animal friends “Now, now dears, don’t stare. This is Toby, and he’s going to be our guest for the time being, so I would appreciate it if you would treat him with care and respect.” They responded with chirps, chitters, and squeaks of understanding.
She led Toby into the kitchen and pulled out a chair from underneath the table “Here you go Toby, you can sit here while I fix you something.” She placed a hoof against her chin “Um… if I may ask sweetheart, what do you like to eat? I never fed an animal or critter like you before.”
Toby looked at her curiously Animal? She thinks I’m an animal? He quieted his thoughts as he climbed up into the chair “If you have some Fluttershy, I do like oatmeal with some milk and honey in it. It’s what my… Mommy used to make me for breakfast.” A slight frown crept across his lips.
Fluttershy could hear a tinge of pain in the last comment, but opted not to push the matter, not yet that is. She nodded “Of course Toby, I can make you some oatmeal.” She trotted over to the pantry “I know sweetheart, I’ll make you my mother’s oatmeal she fixed me at times when I was a filly.”
She gathered a container that she kept some fresh oats in, a jar of honey, and a mortar & pestle. She trotted over to the counter and placed the items near the sink as she then trotted toward her fridge. Inside the fridge, she got a bottle of milk, a couple of blueberries, raspberries, and some pecan, and then trotted back over to the counter.
While she was preparing his breakfast, Toby looked around her kitchen and could feel the warmth and coziness of her home. He looked at her “Fluttershy, you have a nice home.”
She added the final touches to the bowl of oatmeal and trotted over to the kitchen table, placing the bowl in front of him. She gave a thankful nod “Well thank you Toby, I try to keep it tidy and always comfortable for all of my friends.” She gave a blushing smile “I hope you like the oatmeal sweetie. Not only did I add milk and honey to it, but I also mixed some freshly picked berries in it to make it extra tasty.” She let out a slight squeal “Oh I almost forgot, hold on Toby.” She trotted over to the counter and retrieved a spoon from the silverware drawer. She returned and gave it to him “Here you go dear.”
He gently took it from her and nodded “Thank you Fluttershy.” He dipped his spoon into the bowl, scooped some oatmeal out, and brought it to his lips to take a bite.As he chewed, he could tase the sweetness of the honey, softness of milk absorbed oats, and the tartness, yet juiciness of the berries. He swallowed his first bite and smiled a little more brightly at Fluttershy “Mm… this oatmeal is real good Fluttershy.”
“I’m proud that you like it Toby, it’s a recipe that my mother passed down to me. It’s not only sweet, filling, but also very healthy.” She gave him a wink as she sighed softly “After you do get done eating Toby, will you be okay with going to visit my other friends?”
He took another swallow before replying “Yes Fluttershy, I would like that. Are your friends nice and caring like you though?”
“Oh of course they are sweetheart. I’m sure they will think are just a precious little colt just like I do.” She reached across the table to rub at his arm reassuringly “Don’t you worry Toby, you’ll like them.” She winked at him.
He nodded and continued to eat the remainder of his oatmeal. A few minutes passed before he completed his breakfast and he rubbed at his now full tummy. Fluttershy giggled softly at the sight and trotted beside him “How about I let you ride on my back while we go visit my friends Toby, is that okay?”
He nodded “Okay Fluttershy, only if you don’t mind and if I’m not too heavy.”
“Alright dear, just climb on.” She scooted closer for him to get on. He carefully reached out to wrap his arms around her neck and then crawled his body onto her back “There you go Toby and you are light as a feather.” She giggled and trotted into the living room.
The animals were making noise amongst themselves, but Angel Bunny hopped over to his caretaker once he saw her enter with the child on her back. She smiled warmly down at him “Angel honey, Toby and I are going to go visit the girls, and you are in charge while we’re gone, do you understand?”
He nodded and gave a salute of his paw “That’s my Angel Bunny, I love you.” Fluttershy leaned her head down and kissed the top of his head between his ears. She then looked at the other animals “You all behave while I’m gone.” They responded with chitters, chirps, and squeaks “Are you ready Toby?" She turned her head to look at the boy and he gave her a slight nod in response.
She trotted toward the door and exited her cottage “Okay sweetheart, I think the first place we need to go is to Carousel Boutique. My friend Rarity is real kind and she makes the best suits and dresses in all of Ponyville. I’m sure she won’t mind making you a pair of new clothes.” She gave him a warm smile as she started their trek toward the small town of Ponyville.
I hope my friends will be accepting of him. There is something wrong with him and I can tell that his heart is broken. But I’m not going to ask any questions, not until he’s ready to talk about it. I just hope Twilight will know what kind of creature he is, and how he ended up here in Equestria.
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I'm enjoying the rewritten story very much! I thought toby would say he didn;'t want to go back when fluttershy mentioned on how she'll get him back to his home. I look forward to the next rewritten chapter.
"Here you go dear."
“Are you ready Toby?"
Loving the rewritten story a lot! I can't wait for the next rewritten chapters.
5303564 Thank you very kindly, and don't worry, I will update the re-written chapters as soon as I can. Next, I will begin on the final chapter of Heart of Diamonds
5303443 Thank you for showing me those errors, I fixed them
that's what happens when I type too fast.
5303421 Thank you very kindly, I truly appreciate it.
I am loving this!
awesome rewritten man nice
I would expect myself to do the same if this were to happen to me...
We are certainly one in the same Toby...
Loved this chapter. :)
Excellent job as always. I've been working on an idea involving a human boy adopted by Fluttershy myself, only with a similar yet different backstory, and a bit of juvenile but not to the extreme.
Good job on the chapter.
... You did good job... I get the feeling its flowing a little fast and both Princess Luna and Fluttershy are acting a little OOC.... That is if you don't mind me saying...
'Did I added'... um, might want to change that. A few issues here. If Fluttershy thinks he's an animal, why did she assume he used utensils? No other animals use utensils. Second, why would she think he's an animal in the first place? He speaks clearly, and is dressed in pajamas, which would be difficult to make in Equestria. You may wish to address these concerns... oh and work on tenses. Then Fluttershy went to guide Toby down the stairs, you switched from past tense to present tense.
Proud that he likes it? I think glad would work better here. Other than a few issues with tenses, this is much better than the first time I read it. One last thing, how big is Fluttershy? If Toby only comes up to the tops of her legs at six years old, she must be the size of a full-on horse, or Toby is a midget.
My only qualm is Toby doesn't speak like a mentally-distraught 6 year old.
More like a shy 12 year old.
7710575 Kids today are a lot tougher than they were back then
THE CUTENESS!! ITS OVER 9000!!
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Toby and Fluttershy used CUTENESS! IT'S SUPER EFFECTIVE! THE READER FAINTED!
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Pichu use nuzzle... It is super affective the opponent is stunned
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Pichu is victorious!
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Well, he did have to mature twice as fast due to abuse, so I wouldn't blame him. Besides, Toby's and Flutters' combined cuteness is enough to give me a heart awwtack.
I needed a new heart. Cuz this cuteness overload was too much for my old one.
To combat this cuteness overload i shall now play sabaton!
She can ask Toby his species. There is no need for Fluttershy to ask Twilight.
It seems like names are said a bit to much, i love it otherwise