> FLUTTERMOM > by BubblePuff > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Chapter 1 > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- FLUTTERMOM BY BUBBLEPUFF         Fluttershy walked out of her cottage into the warm spring morning. She was greeted by butterflies and hummingbirds. “Good morning my flying friends!” Fluttershy said with a big smile. It was feeding time, and she was serving breakfast to all of the animals. Fluttershy fed all of her animal friends, saving Angel Bunny for last.         “Ok Angel Bunny, breakfast time” Fluttershy walked up to Angel Bunny and offered him a carrot. Angel Bunny just turned his head. “Now Angel, we’ve talked about this. You can’t have sweets for breakfast. Besides, carrots are good for you” Fluttershy dangled the carrot in front of Angel Bunny, but he swatted it away. The carrot rolled downhill into a bush. “Angel, what am I going to do with you?”  Fluttershy flew down to retrieve the carrot. As she approached the bush, Fluttershy could see something inside of it. Fluttershy reached into the bush, and was surprised at what she pulled out. “Oh, my!”         Fluttershy held in her hooves an egg. But it was unlike any egg she had seen before. It was black and green in color, and parts of it were transparent. “You poor thing. Let’s get you inside and warmed up” Fluttershy brought the egg inside her cottage. She wrapped it in a blanket and then placed the egg in a basket. “I wonder what kind of animal layed an egg like this” Fluttershy thought to herself.         For the next few days, the majority of Fluttershy's attention was on the egg. She constantly made sure it stayed warm, and turned it every few hours. This began to annoy Angel Bunny, who was feeling ignored. One day Angel Bunny had had enough. He grabbed the egg from the basket and lifted it over his head. Fortunately, Fluttershy took the egg away from him before he could smash it. “No! Bad Angel Bunny!” Fluttershy said in harsh tone. “This egg has done nothing bad to you! You should ashamed of yourself!” Angel Bunny looked down at the floor in sadness. Suddenly, the egg began to move in Fluttershy’s hooves.         “Oh my goodness, the egg is hatching!” Fluttershy said with surprise. A crack appeared along the side of the egg as whatever was inside began pushing it’s way out. “Come on little one, you can do it” said Fluttershy in a kind motherly voice. The egg finally burst open, and when it did, Fluttershy stood in absolute shock. Sitting in her hooves was a baby changeling.           Fluttershy didn’t know what to do. She just sat on the floor, frozen with fear and shock. Memories of the changeling attack on Canterlot during the royal wedding came flooding into her mind. Fluttershy turned her head and shut her eyes tight. “P...please don’t drain me!” she said said with fear in her voice. The baby changeling looked at Fluttershy with it’s big, oval eyes. It then hugged Fluttershy’s hoof and smiled.         Fluttershy slowly opened her eyes, and turned her head to look at the young changeling. “You’re,,, not going to harm me?” The baby changeling then started sucking on it’s own front hoof. At that moment, Fluttershy could see that this wasn’t some monster that threatened Equestria. It was a harmless, innocent newborn. Fluttershy brought the baby changeling close to her chest, and hugged it lightly. “I am so sorry for being scared earlier. You’re actually really cute!” Fluttershy said with a smile. Angel Bunny could not believe what he was seeing. He ran to grab some crayons and paper. Angel Bunny then drew a picture of the changeling attack on Canterlot and showed it to Fluttershy.         “Angel Bunny, those were bad changelings” Fluttershy responded. She looked down at the little changeling that she was cradling in her front legs. “This one is just a baby. I know that if I raise him right, he will turn out to be a good changeling” Fluttershy nuzzled the baby changeling, causing him to giggle. “Now you just need a name. Hmmm” Fluttershy thought for a few moments. Her face lit up as the perfect name popped into her head. “I shall name you Buggy. Do you like it?” Buggy let out a squee and nodded his head. Angel Bunny just sighed and rolled his eyes.         A week had passed, and no pony had seen or heard from Fluttershy. Her friends were becoming very worried. Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, Pinkie Pie, and Twilight all met up at Twilight’s palace.   “Where could Fluttershy be?” Rarity said. “Fluttershy never misses our daily spa appointments, but she hasn’t been in all week” Applejack spoke up. “And what about my farm? Fluttershy said she was going to talk all of the gophers into moving somewhere else” “What about me?” Rainbow Dash interjected. “Fluttershy was supposed to help me train for the upcoming marathon in Cloudsdale”   “Fluttershy said she would bring her famous cookies to Gummy’s almost birthday party, but now I have to until his actual birthday next week!” Pinkie Pie said jumping up and down, with Gummy chewing on her mane. “Girls, calm down” Twilight said. “Fluttershy is very busy at her cottage taking care of all of her animals. Maybe she just forgot?” “Well I say we march over to her cottage to find out what’s going on” Rainbow Dash said. “I agree. Something isn’t right” Applejack replied. Rarity and Pinkie Pie joined them in heading over to Fluttershy’s cottage. Twilight sighed as she tagged along. She had a bad feeling about what was going to happen. Meanwhile, over at Fluttershy’s cottage, Fluttershy was teaching Buggy to walk. “Come on Buggy, you can do it!” Fluttershy said with an encouraging tone as she stood at the other side of the room. Buggy laid on the floor. He began to stand, his odd hole covered legs wobbling. “That’s it, you’re doing great!” Fluttershy said with a warm smile. Buggy took one step forward, and then another. It took Buggy a few minutes, but he successfully walked across the room to Fluttershy. Fluttershy picked up Buggy and hugged him. “You did it! I’m so proud of you!” Buggy smiled and nuzzled Fluttershy. At the same time, Angel Bunny sat in the corner and glared at Buggy. He was upset that Fluttershy was giving him so much attention. Suddenly, Fluttershy heard a knock at her door. Fluttershy set down Buggy and went to answer the door. She opened it a few inches, and saw all of her friends standing outside. “Fluttershy, where have you been? We’ve all been worried sick about you” Twilight said. “Oh, Ummm” Fluttershy hesitated. “I’ve just been very...busy” “With what?!” Rainbow Dash blurted out. “You were supposed to help all of us, and instead you’ve been holding up in your cottage. What’s going on in there?” Fluttershy became worried. She didn’t want her friends to find out about Buggy yet. “Uh, Angel Bunny has been sick, and I’ve been taking care of him” “Well why didn’t you just say so?” Applejack said. “We know how much he means to you, so we’ll just leave you be until he gets better” “Thank you. And thanks for stopping by” Fluttershy waved goodbye to her friends and shut the door. She then let out a huge sigh of relief as she wiped the sweat from her forehead. “Whew, that was close”   A split second later, Pinkie Pie came bursting through the front door. “Fluttershy! Are you still going to be able to make to Gummie’s birth-” Pinkie Pie paused in mid-sentence as she looked down and saw Buggy. Buggy smiled at Pinkie Pie and flapped his wings. Fluttershy could only respond by saying “Oh, dear”   > Chapter 2 > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- “Ch-Changeling!” Pinkie Pie shouted. Fluttershy immediately ran over to Pinkie Pie and placed her hoof over her mouth. “Pinkie Pie, calm down!” Fluttershy pleaded. “This is a baby Changeling that I found outside my cottage last week. He’s completely harmless” Fluttershy removed her hoof from Pinkie Pie’s mouth. Pinkie Pie bent down and examined the baby Changeling. “Are you sure he’s harmless?” Buggy then started nuzzling Pinkie Pie on the cheek. “Oh yes, I’ve been raising him well” Fluttershy responded. “I’ve been teaching him good manners, and he gets along so well with my animal friends. Well, except for Angel Bunny that is” “Does he have a name?” Pinkie Pie asked with a serious look on her face. “Yes, his name is Buggy” Fluttershy responded. Pinkie Pie’s eyes widened, and a big smile came across her face. “Okie dokie loki!” Fluttershy was surprised by Pinkie Pie’s reaction. “You mean, you don’t have a problem with Buggy being a Changeling?” Pinkie laughed so hard that she snorted. “Of course not! You said it yourself that he was harmless. And besides, He’s just so cute!” Fluttershy approached Pinkie Pie. “Pinkie, please you have to promise not to tell anypony else about Buggy. I’m afraid some ponies might start a panic if they found out about him” “I Pinkie promise!” Pinkie Pie replied. “Cross my heart, hope to fly, stick a cupcake in my eye!” Fluttershy hugged Pinkie Pie. “Oh thank you so much! You really are a good friend” Pinkie Pie smiled and said “Anytime. Oh, and be sure to come to Gummi's birthday party next week!” Pinkie Pie then hopped out the door and back to town. Fluttershy then turned to face Buggy. “That was a close one. We have to be more careful next time” Fluttershy picked up Buggy and held him in her front hooves. “If only there was some way to take you outside without causing a panic” Green flames then surrounded Buggy. A second later, Buggy had changed himself into a rabbit with brown fur. Fluttershy giggled. “I completely forgot, Changelings can disguise themselves!” Buggy changed back and his stomach began to growl. “Aw, are you hungry Buggy?” Fluttershy held Buggy close to her chest. She closed her eyes and started humming as Buggy breathed in her love. Once Buggy was full, Fluttershy gently patted Buggy on the back to burp him. “There. Did you get enough?” Buggy smiled, then opened his mouth and said “Momma” Fluttershy’s face lit up with excitement. “Your first word! And you called me momma!” Tears of joy flowed down Fluttershy’s cheeks. Fluttershy hugged and nuzzled Buggy. “I love you so much!” Meanwhile, Angel Bunny watched from the corner, filling up with anger and jealousy. The day of Gummi's birthday party eventually came around. Fluttershy walked to Sugar Cube Corner with Angel Bunny and Buggy riding on her back. Buggy was in disguise as a brown bunny. Fluttershy arrived at Sugar Cube Corner and knocked at the door. Pinkie Pie answered the door. “Fluttershy! I’m so glad you could make it! And you brought Angel Bunny! But wait, where’s Buggy?” “Buggy is disguised as the brown bunny” Fluttershy whispered to Pinkie Pie. Buggy crawled and sat on Fluttershy’s head. “Oh, he is adorable!” Pinkie Pie said with a squee. “Come on in! We have cupcakes, pies, cakes, muffins, punch, candy, cookies, and games! Plus, I also got everypony party favors! They include party hats, kazoos, stickers, and party poppers!” Angel Bunny looked at the party poppers. A sinister smile came over his face as a dark idea popped into his head. Fluttershy walked around the party. Everypony else had also brought their pets. Fluttershy was approached by Applejack and her dog Winona. “Fluttershy! Glad to see yer finally out of your cottage” Applejack then noticed Buggy sitting on Fluttershy’s head. “And who’s this little critter?” Fluttershy struggled to come up with an answer. “Oh, um, this is Angel Bunny’s cousin. He just moved to town” Winona sniffed Buggy, and could tell something was wrong. She started to growl at Buggy. “Winona! Bad dog!” Applejack said with a scolding tone. “I’m sorry Fluttershy, I don’t know what’s gotten in to her. Winona usually love other animals” Sweat started to build up on Fluttershy’s forehead. “That’s ok. I think I’ll just go and get some punch” As Fluttershy and Buggy got punch, Angel Bunny snuck away and grabbed a party popper. “Ok everypony, it’s time to sing the birthday song!” Pinkie Pie announced. All of the ponies and their pets gathered around Gummie and his birthday cake. Just as they were all done singing, and Pinkie Pie was about to blow out the candles for Gummie, Angel Bunny snuck up behind Buggy and set off the party popper. Buggy was so scared that he jumped into the air, and shifted back to his Changeling form. Buggy landed on the floor, and everypony stood in a shocked silence. All of the ponies immediately broke out into a panic. Pinkie Pie tried to get them all to calm down, but no pony would listen. Rainbow Dash then dove at Buggy. “Don’t worry, I’ll eliminate this pest!” But before she could get close, Fluttershy shielded Buggy. “STOP!!!” Fluttershy shouted. It was the loudest she had ever shouted in her life. “I won’t let you hurt Buggy!” Rainbow Dash stopped dead in her tracks. “What?! Fluttershy, you actually know this thing?” “He’s not a thing!” Fluttershy shouted. Tears flowed from her eyes. “His name is Buggy, and he’s just a baby” “Yeah, a baby Changeling!” Rainbow Dash replied. “Don’t you remember how they attacked Canterlot and tried to take over Equestria?” Fluttershy held Buggy close to her chest. “But Buggy is different! I’ve been raising him to be a good Changeling. Buggy is kind and gentle. He wouldn’t harm a fly” “No offense darling, but Changelings are basically parasites that feed on love. I know that you care for all animals, but a Changeling is hardly the sort of thing you would want as a pet” Rarity said. A look of anger developed on Fluttershy’s face. “Buggy is not a pet. He is my son!” > Chapter 3 > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Everypony's jaws practically hit the floor. Twilight stepped forward. “Son? What do you mean he’s your son?” “I found him when he was just an egg. I hatched him, I’ve been raising him, and he called me Momma. That makes Buggy my son” Fluttershy said. “Listen sugarcube, I know that you think your that Changelings mother, but the truth is that he’s most likely using you as a food source” Applejack interjected. “No! Buggy loves me, and I love him!” Fluttershy held Buggy in front of everypony. “Just look at that face. Does he really look harmful?” Buggy gave them all a wide-eyed look. Twilight looked at the young Changeling. “Fluttershy, you understand every living thing better than any pony. But the Changelings are a threat to Equestria. Look at what they did to Cadance and my brother” “Twilight is right” Rainbow Dash said. “That thing is a menace! Besides, you have bad habit of attracting pest. First the Parasprites, then the Vampire Fruit Bats, and now this!?” Fluttershy began to cry. “How dare you call Buggy a pest! You judge him based on what other Changelings have done? I thought you were my friends, but clearly I was wrong” Rarity took a step forward. “Darling we are your friends. It’s just that we can’t trust that...thing” Rarity cringed as she pointed at Buggy. Buggy broke out crying. He flew out of Fluttershy’s hooves and then flew out the door to Sugar Cube Corner. “Buggy wait!” Fluttershy shouted. But Buggy was gone. Fluttershy fell to the floor and cried hysterically. Angel Bunny hopped over to Fluttershy. He nudged her side to get her attention. Fluttershy lifted her head to look at Angel Bunny, who was rubbing his stomach and pointing to his mouth, demanding food. Fluttershy’s face turned from one of sadness to anger. “How dare you! You’re the reason that Buggy was exposed in front of everypony in the first place, and now you demand that I cater to you? You are a terrible pet Angel Bunny! Why couldn’t you just get along with Buggy? Now he’s gone and lost, and I may never see him again, and it’s all your fault! I never want to speak to you ever again!” Fluttershy then took off running out the door. Angel Bunny just sat there in shock, then lowered his head in shame. Pinkie Pie walked in front of Twilight, Applejack, Rarity, and Rainbow Dash. Her mane and tail were deflated. “I am so disappointed you guys. We are supposed to represent harmony and friendship. But then you go and attack Fluttershy for showing harmony and friendship to Buggy. Buggy did nothing wrong, and you still treated him badly. You should be ashamed of yourselves!” Twilight, Rarity, Applejack, and Rainbow Dash felt terrible. They had all acted horribly towards Fluttershy and Buggy, and they knew it. “We could’ve at least given Buggy a chance” Twilight said. “I mean, Fluttershy was able to reform Discord. I guess I was just blinded by my personal prejudice after what happened to my brother and Cadance” Applejack looked towards the others. “Pinkie is right. What we did was horrible. We shouldn’t have jumped to conclusions about Buggy like we did” “Fluttershy is the kindest pony I know. If she says Buggy is good, then he must be” Rarity said as she wiped a tear away from her face. Rainbow Dash let out a sad sigh. “ I was way too harsh on Fluttershy. And I can’t believe I almost attacked a baby, even if it is a Changeling. Some friend I am.” Twilight then stood up straight with a serious look on her face. “Well we can’t fix anything standing around feeling sorry for ourselves. Come on girls, let’s go help Fluttershy find Buggy!” Pinkie Pie’s face lit up as her mane and tail became poofy again. “Let’s go, go, go!” The five ponies then ran out to find Fluttershy. Fluttershy ran crying into the Everfree forest. She could not believe how insensitive her friends were towards Buggy. Fluttershy was especially upset at Angel Bunny. She had put up with his bad attitude in the past, but this time he had taken things too far. “Buggy! Where are you!?” Fluttershy called out. She had to find him. Fluttershy was well aware of the the dangers lurking in the Everfree forest. She feared Buggy might get hurt, or worse. Fluttershy then heard footsteps coming from behind her. She turned around and found herself surrounded by three Timberwolves. The Timberwolves backed Fluttershy up against a tree, growling and baring their teeth. Fluttershy trembled with fear. Suddenly, a blast of energy struck one of the Timberwolves, blowing it to pieces. Twilight, Rarity, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, and Pinkie Pie all ran to Fluttershy’s aid. Applejack and Rainbow Dash went after the 2nd Timberwolf. Applejack used her rope to catch it by the leg. Rainbow Dash then took the rope and flew around fast enough to tie up the Timberwolf’s legs, causing it to fall to the ground and break into pieces. Rarity and Pinkie Pie took care of the 3rd Timberwolf. Rarity used her magic to blind the Timberwolf with a roll of fabric. by the time the Timberwolf tore off the fabric, Pinkie Pie had set up her party canon. With one shot the Timberwolf was blasted to pieces. Twilight and the others rushed to Fluttershy’s side. “Fluttershy are you alright?” Twilight said with a look of concern. She helped Fluttershy get back on her hooves. “Yes, I’m...I’m ok” Fluttershy replied, her voice still trembling with fear. “But what are all of you doing out here?” “We came looking for you” Rainbow Dash said. “We all wanted to apologize for the way we reacted to Buggy. We’re your friends, and what we did was uncalled for. Can you ever forgive us?” Fluttershy smiled a little. “Of course I can. You’re my best friends in the whole world. But I need your help to find Buggy. I’ve searched high and low, but I can’t find him anywhere. I’m so worried” Twilight put her hoof on Fluttershy’s shoulder. “Don’t worry, we’ll find him” “I reckon that might a while” said Applejack. “The Everfree forest is huge. It’ll be like trying to find a needle in a haystack” Unbeknownst to the Mane 6, the remains of the 3 Timberwolves began to merge together. Rarity felt a hot breeze on the back of her neck. She turned around and her eyes went wide. “Um, girls? I think we have a problem” The others turned around to see a massive Timberwolf standing before them. It snarled, barring it’s razor sharp teeth. Fluttershy, Twilight, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, Pinkie Pie, and Applejack all found themselves with nowhere to run. They huddled together as the Timberwolf moved closer. Suddenly, the ground began to shake, as if something huge was approaching. The trees parted as a colossal Ursa Major step forward, dwarfing the Timberwolf. The Ursa Major let a defining roar that blew the leaves right off of the trees. The Timberwolf tucked it’s tail and ran, disappearing in a cloud of dust. The Ursa Major looked down at the Mane 6. Green flames surrounded it, revealing that it was Buggy in disguise. “BUGGY!” Fluttershy shouted. she rushed over to Buggy and scooped him up in her front legs, hugging him tight. Tears of joy ran down her face. “Momma!” Buggy replied with a smile. He nuzzled Fluttershy and inhaled her love. The others rushed over and joined Fluttershy in giving Buggy a group hug. “Fluttershy that was amazing!” Twilight said with excitement. “I had no idea a baby Changeling could disguise itself as something so big” “Well, he is my special little boy” Fluttershy said with a smile. Rainbow Dash approached Buggy. “Um, listen Buggy. I’m sorry for trying to attack you earlier. I was wrong about you. That was one of the bravest things I’ve ever seen. Friends?” Rainbow Dash extended her hoof. Buggy just smiled and booped her on the nose. Rainbow Dash giggled. “I’ll take that as a yes” There was a rustling sound coming from the bushes. The Mane 6 all turned to see what it was. Angel Bunny appeared, his head lowered. “Angel Bunny, what are you doing out here?” Fluttershy asked. Angel Bunny approached the group. He raised his head. It was obvious that he had been crying. He then offered Fluttershy a flower. “That’s sweet of you Angel Bunny, but I’m not the one you need to apologize to. Buggy is” Buggy and Angel Bunny looked at each other. Buggy then hugged Angel Bunny. “Apology accepted” said Fluttershy. Everypony escorted Fluttershy, Buggy, and Angel Bunny back to her cottage. Fluttershy wished them all goodnight. Fluttershy carried Buggy in one of her front legs as she took him to his crib. She tucked him in and kissed him on the cheek. “Goodnight my sweet little darling” Buggy yawned and shut his eyes. Fluttershy took one last look back at Buggy before leaving his room. She thought about how she had been a mother like figure to the critters of Equestria, but now she was a mother in the truest sense of the word. “I found you for a reason, and I’m proud to call myself your mom” Fluttershy thought to herself.