Dear Princess Celestia,
I am happy to report that I now realize there are wonderful things in this world you just can't explain, but that doesn't necessarily make them any less true. It just means you have to choose to believe in them, and sometimes it takes a friend to show you the way.
Your faithful student,
Twilight Sparkle
Twilight read the letter over and over. It applied to her, this situation, nearly everything recently. She sighed, tossing the letter aside, thinking.
“This isn’t any different, Twilight. It’s the same thing.”
“It’s completely different.” she said, arguing with herself over and over.
“How? It’s about putting blind faith into something. You just have to believe.”
“You won’t understand it until you experience it.”
“True, but we can say the same thing for Pinkie, can’t we? We don’t understand her but we still accept her.”
“A pony and an intangible concept are two totally different things.”
“Yeah, but not in this case...”
“Yes.”
“No.”
“Twilight?” Twilight’s ranting ended abruptly as Spike showed himself. “Who are you talking to?”
“Nopony. Just reading.” she said, hurriedly grabbing a book near her, giving him an awkward smile.
“Aaaaaaalright then.” he said, turning around. “Oh, by the way, I need to head off to Canterlot. You gonna be alright by yourself?”
“Hm? Oh, yes, I’ll be fine, don’t worry.” she said, smiling at him. It might be easier to think by herself.
“Great. I’ll see you in two days or so.”
“Alrighty! See you then!” she said as he closed the door behind him in a hurry. She didn’t even think to ask WHY he was going. It didn’t matter to her, anyway. She needed some time alone.
***
Fluttershy trotted about her cottage, taking care of the animals. School day. Trey couldn’t be there, but he’d be over later.
“Angel!” she called. “Angel?”
Angel wasn’t anywhere to be found.
“Angel, time to stop playing games, you silly bunny. It’s time for breakfast.”
There was still no reply. She asked all the other animals if they’d seen him, to which none of them could say yes. She started to worry.
“Angel. Come out now. This isn’t funny.” she said, fretting about the cottage. “Angel? Please come out...”
What if he’d gone? Run away? What if...she checked the front door, finding it slightly ajar. A small trail of bunny prints led outward.
“Angel, you silly bunny. It’s not playtime yet.” she said as she opened the door expecting to see him trotting about the meadow. There was no sight of him. Fluttershy started to sweat out of panic.
“Angel!” she yelled. No response.
The sweat on her brow increased as she started following the trail. It wasn’t so much the length of the trail as to the fact that it led straight to...the Everfree Forest. She cringed a little bit. Was Angel ok? Maybe she should go back home and wait for him...but what if he wasn’t ok? He probably was. He was Angel. But maybe she should make sure...
She breathed in heavily, gathering her courage. It was just a hop, skip...
“And jump...” she said herself as she put a small pep in her step, traveling through the Everfree in search of Angel.
***
Twilight set out to Fluttershy’s cottage. She needed a favor from her, and knew this was the best time to find her. As she neared her front door, she found it open. Strange, she thought. It was then she realized a fresh trail of hoofprints leading out, alongside a smaller trail of bunny paws. Had Angel gotten loose?
She followed the trail, right up until a faint darkness loomed above her. She looked up. The Everfree Forest lay in front of her. Fluttershy went into...the Everfree? She obviously needed help in there. It was a good thing Twilight needed to find her. She stepped into the dark, foreboding Everfree, following the trail, which she could barely make out.
“Fluttershy?” she called out. “Where are you?”
Twilight traveled through the Everfree for about half an hour calling her name.
“It’s no use. She’s never going to hear me. She probably left a while ago.” she said to herself, turning around. Suddenly, a loud, thunderous roar resounded across the forest while a louder, higher pitched scream pierced the heavy atmosphere.
“Fluttershy?”
That was definitely Fluttershy’s scream. She galloped as fast as she could towards the sound. It was no use...she got lost.
“No, no, no! FLUTTERSHY!!!” she yelled. Suddenly, Angel appeared out of the bushes, beckoning her. Twilight followed him to where Fluttershy lay in a small clearing, down on the ground, a wound across her face.
“Fluttershy?” she asked, trying to get her attention. She was out cold, bleeding from a gash in her head.
Twilight used her magic to make some gauze out of some nearby leaves, applying pressure to the wound. She needed help fast. Twilight used her magic to teleport them to the hospital, where she quickly checked her in. She then set off to make sure Trey knew.
***
Trey went through the day smoothly. Everything was going his way. The band made major progress in their music, the lunch in the cafeteria today was actually decent, they had cake in the break room, compliments of Pinkie Pie. Then, he’d get to go see the most beautiful filly in the world, his very own. He smiled simply thinking about that beautiful face, that beautiful smile, and those beautiful eyes
School couldn’t let out early enough for him. He gathered his materials, strolling out the door.
“Trey. You need to come with me. Hurry!”
Trey turned his head to see Twilight, a look of urgency and concern on her face.
“Is everything alright?”
“No. Fluttershy’s in the hospital. We need to go see her!”
She and Trey galloped to the hospital as fast as they could, nearly bursting in the door. She showed Trey to her room, letting him inside.
“I...I’ll be outside.” she said, looking away. Trey grew concerned. He turned his attention to the bed in front of him, where Fluttershy lay.
“Flutterheart?”
Fluttershy’s head twitched a bit at the mention of her name, but she didn’t look at him.
“Fluttershy? How are you feeling?”
Fluttershy still didn’t say anything as a silent tear ran down her cheek.
“Fluttershy...please look at me...” he said, growing concerned.
“...I can’t.” she said.
“Why not?”
“I’m...not pretty...” she said, wincing. “I’m not any of those things you said about me anymore.”
“Let me be the judge of that.” he said, taking one of her hooves with his.
“I...I just can’t.”
“Flutterheart...please. I’m not going to stop loving you, if that’s what you’re thinking.”
She stopped a bit, thinking it over.
“Please don’t hate me.” she said.
“Never.”
She turned her face over, revealing a moderately large gash on one side of her face. It was mostly covered up with gauze, but Trey could still tell where the gash was. Her eye on that side was completely bloodshot, the corner of her lip swollen and bruised.
“What happened?”
“I don’t know...I went into Everfree to find Angel...last thing I remember seeing was a manticore...and then I woke up ugly.” she said, turning her head back away from him, crying.
“Fluttershy, look at me.” he said reassuringly. she turned to face him.
He smiled at her. “You’re still the prettiest filly in the world to me.You’re still perfect. And you know what else?”
“...what?”
“I still love you.” he said, before kissing her good cheek. She smiled a small amount.
“I love you too. And Trey?”
“Yes?”
“Can I ask a favor?”
“I’m going to be here all night.”
“...thanks.” she said, gripping his hoof tighter. True to his word, Trey stayed with her all night, keeping her company, watching her sleep.
18328 Well thank you, sir! Twilight's never meant to be truly antagonistic, just...negligent. That's the real word.
Ummm...what?
That went by way to fast...felt way to short for some reason...
Maybe I'm reading it too fast?
and the plot thickens...
Great story! cant wait for the next chapter.
Yo must continue this great piece of work
18344 When was the last time you remember something horrifying going by slow enough for you to remember every single minute detail? It's a horrifying event. Kinda flashes before your eyes.
18336 You version of trey looks like a womanizer. Must be the eyes. But mine are blue. Seriously, your pony looks like it could convince any filly to do any favor. and I mean ANY favor.
18368 Yeah they tested me for ADD/ADHD. Several times. Since the test came up negative several times, they decided obviously this hyper little kid can't not have ADHD and running the test over again would change results. (Cue Einstein's definition for insanity)
I dated a chick for 6 months. Wound up being a bad deal, despite me pouring everything into that relationship. Broke up with me on April Fool's day, literally 10 days before we would have hit 6 months.
I never dated in high school, though I did have my homecoming date stolen once. Basically, I come home from a football game one night and my mom's like "So who is she?" "Wha?" "I know you asked a girl to homecoming". "WHAT?" "DOn't lie to me. All the parents said you did."
Turns out, since I'm the most famous Trey in my school, word got around that Trey asked a cute redhead to homecoming. Everyone thought it was me, (though it was someone else) so I actually, due to my mom's suggestions, had to call her, ask her to homecoming, and once that story got wind, people said I was kinda weird/creepy for doing it. What other choice did I have? Anyways, that's about the extent of my high school life. Unless you count the time a gay guy grabbed my balls and told me I'd do great in the gay business. That wasn't too pleasurable.
But yeah, I'm anti-social, slightly misanthropic. I have another learning disorder related to it. I, as previously stated, do have Asperger's. Slight Asperger's. Anyways, I have Non-verbal learning disorder. Basically, I can't pick up on social clues. As a result, I've never been good with women. (Which is why my OC is...kind of.) So, since my last name is Love, I just lay pickup lines and hit on all women (Even the fat freckled lesbian midgets) because I never expect to get anywhere. That's the approach you should take. I mean, what's the worst that could happen by giving a woman a compliment? You're past middle school. Everything sucks in middle school. Just go out and have fun with it. If it fails, you never expected much else. If it works, hey, kudos, you're a ladies man.
Trey
18377 sexual revolution, man. Sexual revolution.lol I seriously doubt there's 7 year old girls reading anything on this site. Besides, it's not like I'm getting explicit.
What a twist.
I cannot wait to see where this lead the story next. How will twilight react to this new development? I am at the edge of my seat, while I wait for the next chapter.
Carry on.
NOONE ELSE VOTE. LET'S KEEP THE VOTES AT 69!!! YEAH!!!
i was going more for caring than womanizer, but oh well.
bottom line. it shows i am indeed enjoying your story, as well as taking the time to think about the characters and their interactions. its a fine story witch has fine characterization and an interesting relationship that i am eager to learn more of.
like i said before, I'm simply expressing my opinion, and i realize you are expressing yours to. i respect that, and hope you keep writing amazing chapters.
That chapter... It was both swift and short, while also seeming to drag on slightly... GAH! Trevor isn't used to short chapters! Perhaps one should wait for two chapters to be out, and pretend that it's one chapter... Anyhoof, please keep the story going! (As long as you have plans, anyhoof. Learning when to cut it off is important.)
~ Magical Trevor, Minstrel of Equestria
18388
Glad you're enjoying. I'm not saying your opinion's wrong, either. I honestly made the pony WAY before I even thought about making this story.
18387
but i wanna vote on another awesome story! ^^
Panic, I'm positive you already voted :P but if you haven't...I understand the irony in having panic cause the vote that causes my immature sense of humor to panic. Go ahead. Orchestrate chaos.
done ^^ i normally forget to vote unless i get some sort of mental jog :)
PANIC! AT THE DISCO
dont often go to discos being the pony lovin' no lifer that i am but yeah i can see panic at a disco being fun!
I know, but I couldn't refuse making a terrible pun with your name.
...short
18411 Trust me, I'm more of a hopeless romantic. If I wasn't, I'd be out there in the world, doing these things instead of writing them to perfection. I've had 20 years to imagine my perfect situation. I've written it to perfection here. If it were any other way, I'd be a romantic...not a hopeless romantic. DAMMIT I WANT TO DO SOME OF THE STUFF I ACTUALLY WRITE!!!
Congratulations on being at the top 5! You totally deserve it.
18424
As that, I am writing a fanfiction too, and I'm quite stuck in the same situation.
iknowthatfeelbro
That's...depressing.
i see that you took in this episode a other way (my damn grammer) on twilight in the latest episodes she was well.. a kind of a bitch ut here you let her have more feelings in the relationship of fluttershy. what was this sudden aprooche?
I just read all 16 chapters in 1 sitting... It's 12:30 in the morning. Goodnight.
Great Chapter! You and your OC keep getting creepingly more and more like me with every chapter, Maternal Investigations is no exception, although I am no pasafist. He is lucky though, I have never been on a date. I have never even been kissed by a girl... Anyway, is this where the Adventure part of the story kicks in?
18369 1. Cupcakes...
18379 Damn brony. But I can't say that doesn't hit home with me as well. I feel your pain (well, not the dating part anyway, more of the last paragraph). I am anti-social and very shy, I actually shake sometimes when all the attention is on me. It seems that the only people that I can relate to are bronies. And wow, some gay guy did that!? That sounds disturbing. (Sorry for all the pony icons... DAMMIT!!!)
18387 That would have been awesome!
Oh and congratulations on being on the top 5!!! (I just can't stop ( ) )
18444
18690 Why not Big Mac? Why not Twilight?
I think I gave very good reasons as to why I chose those two characters. Twilight not being familiar with love, Big Mac being pretty much the only colt around.
wow .....fluttershy....
12148
bastard
ADHD, Christian-Scientist (NOT SCIENTOLOGY!!!), Aspbergers, Autism, Slightly Dislexic. Social cues are an unavoidable enigma that I deal with everyday of my life. I've read the 101 do's and don'ts of Flirting, and those helped me thru some awkward moments. I am a heterosexual, not in the slightest homophobic (although, I've never been good around others while unclothed. Public baths are out of the question Curse these ponies, they make fun of me daily!), I have been called feminine, especially since I show great patience to young kids who aren't my cousins, and am always ready for a hug. If you need a shoulder to cry on, I'll be there, albeit a bit uncomfortable. I was called "Care Bear" in middle school, since I was always there to help. I've watched Care bears, didn't like it that much. Erotiphobia is a new one to me, I'm pretty sure I don't exhibit that one.
And for all the christians out there: I believe in the big bang theory, AND God. Taht's why I'm a C-S. I also believe that, since (based on Christianity) we're all descendants of Adam and Eve, having intercourse with anyone on this planet could be called incest. But, since God says that's wrong, that MUST mean that we'll all go to hell, ya? (you may think differently, if you'd like, this is my opinion.) Trey, I love you -no homo- and I want to give you, Fluttershy, and (mmmaaaybe) even Twilight a biiiiiiig hug, so that you all feel better.
I never said I felt bad about it, but I'll accept your hug anyway.
Very good story but some phrases gets over used. Like the description of fluttershy's eyes. And yes we get it Trey really loves fluttershy to death don't need to let us know that everyother sentence
Aaawwwww! Thats sweet
Not Fluttershy getting attacked though! I mean with Trey and Fluttershy in the hospital together
True enough. However, when you love something, you tend to keep mentioning it.
18747 ! *hugs*
Woooooowie! You hug like a pro, Trey. Those girls gonna luv ya like there ain't no doubt, lemme tell ya.
18869 I agree with this statement. I love breathing, and I shall now randomly type that on every page where I see that Pyros has commented.
... I was kidding.
18869
I agree with them, I keep noticing it.
With Trey and Flutter, it's excusable, since they're kind of in Honeymoon mode. I don't mind "I love you" or "I could never sleep bad next to you." I don't mind it getting turned around (Flutter actually said it recently, instead of Trey). That's okay.
But, things like Spike and Twilight Sparkle, or even worse, Twilight Sparkle and Trey. These pairings have both ponies on the same "vibe" in a way, but there should be some variation. Or when All of the characters use and think the phrase, "Undercutting her friend" or something. Switch it up.
I don't think you've got a problem, I think you need a repetition editor. I recommend me, but I'm biased.
Oh, or you could get a synonym dictionary.
Yeah, sometimes when I get into a "groove" writing, I tend to get too much into the story instead of focusing on descriptive language. I'll keep that in mind for the upcoming chapters though
19489
Don't dare let the writing suffer for it. I can let minor stuff like repetition pass, and it can be fixed later, but make sure you're still saying what you're saying.
If I were you, I'd even try to keep the sentence structure the same. You write prettily, imo.
Love the story im not mutch into love and romance it makes me og but this story is just too entertaning and filled with dawww that i cant stop reading and keep cheking if it have been updated so cant wait too see how this story works out and see your future work.
20184 That's kinda sad...
You do that.
WHY CANT I VOTE TWICE >.< Great story man ^^ cant wait for more :3...kinda sad that i caught up but, eh, story of my life
I love you like the older, caring brother I've never had. I want to meet you in person, shake your hand, get a picture with you... Do something like that. Ohh, ohh! I can has signed copy of transcriptz? And, when is the next update expected? Also, for Pyros: I looooooooooooooove air!
Uh...autograph, you say? Hm...
Next update will happen soon enough. Trust me, college kids get busy, too.
21444 /)^3^(\ That's what I really like about you: dedication.
i wanna keep reading, but i am expected to wake up at 6: 00 and it is now 4:00 so i gotta go. :(
-random detail of my life acting like someone cares that i'm up late
Giggidy.
now this is what I can say tue love really, he stayed for her in her good and bad times, in the blessings and in the poor moments. well done my friend.. really freaking well done bro xD
FFUUUUUUUUU I'M LATE FOR SCHOOL