Ponywatching

by ThunderTempest

Prompt #72: That's Reasonable

"Stop." said Fluttershy, and the beast did. The pegasus Stared at the monstrous being, floating at its eye level. Twilight blinked, and turned her head to look at Rainbow Dash, who was picking herself out of her newest crater.

"Rainbow, why didn't you get Fluttershy from the beginning? I think I have bruises on my bruises from fighting that thing."

"Uhh, would you believe that I didn't want to disturb her?" said Rainbow, rubbing a hoof on the back of her head.

"No." said Twilight. Nearby, Applejack and Pinkie Pie were digging Rarity out of the ground. Twilight could hear Rarity complaining that she'd need at least four hours in the bath through the dirt.

"Okay, then I sort of forgot," said Rainbow, "Look, you girls were closer, and that thing was about to smash up the town! And then, you know, it smacked me into the ground and I couldn't exactly leave after that."

Twilight Sparkle sighed as Fluttershy continued to stare down the beast from the Everfree forest. The beast was visibly cowering under Fluttershy's gaze, and had begun to back up, being very careful to not step on anything.

"Let's just try and clean everything up," said Twilight as Pinkie pulled Rarity out of the earth, much to the unicorn's complaints about the dirt, "While Fluttershy makes sure that thing gets back to the forest and never bothers anypony ever again."

Rainbow Dash snapped of a salute, and flew off to help a group of pegasi put out a nearby fire, and Twilight turned her attention to helping other ponies.

And then Fluttershy, uncomfortable knowing that she had saved everypony and that they would want to have some kind of celebration for her, locked herself in her house for a week.

Author's Note:

Written for Prompt #72: Guest Week, Day Six ("Fluttershy Is The Bestest Pony Forever and Ever!")

The prompt: Fluttershy is the bestest pony forever and ever!!! And she fights a whole bunch of evil monsters, and she saves me and Dashie and Twilight and AJ and Rarity, and she’s super brave, and maybe she even get kissies at the end because brave heroes sometimes get kissies!