Thirty-First Flutter [Video]

[3_butterflies]

 [After a quiet yawn, a delicate hand turns on the Pokegear. Fluttershy is sitting up in bed, cuddling a teddy bear - no, wait, that's a Teddiursa! She looks pretty exhausted, but it's the best she's felt in a while.]

Good morning, everypony... I'm sorry I've been so quiet lately...

[... more-so than usual? er, anyway.]

I, um... I guess you could say I haven't been feeling well... but I'm okay now... In fact, I had the most wonderful dream - 

Really? What about?

[Fluttershy blinks. Then, slowly, she turns to her side - where Applejack is smiling brightly at her.]

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... Sugarcube? You okay? You look kinda - WHOA THERE, DON'T - 

[Whoops, it looks like Fluttershy's about to faint from sheer shock. Applejack lunges to catch her, Teddiursa squeaks at all the sudden movement, and the Gear is dropped during the chaos, turning off.]

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[plushaeusrumpified]

[So, somebody kinda didn't pay too much attention to the rest of it. He heard 'everypony' and that was all he really needed to hear.]

Everypony?

[Could it be.....]

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[3_butterflies]

Huh? ... Oh, I'm sorry... That's how we speak back home.

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[plushaeusrumpified]

[Holy shit this might actually be legit.]

Back home, eh? Where's back home?

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[3_butterflies]

It's called Equestria... I live in Ponyville...

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[plushaeusrumpified]

Alright. I just have one question for you right now, and it's an important one. Please answer truthfully.

Are you shitting me?

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[3_butterflies]

[she's taking that literally and wondering why in the world he's asking if she's pooping on him. There's a pause as she considers the absurdity.]

...No?

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[plushaeusrumpified]

[Oops. His bad. He's not used to anyone taking him literally like that. Oh well, what he doesn't know what hurt him. Actually what he doesn't know just makes him happier, because her answer is excited.

A pony. He is meeting a pony. He can't even believe it.]

Holy shit.

Ah- sorry. No reason for asking, it's no big deal. I just wasn't expecting this is all. It's cool.

What's your name?

[He has a feeling he already knows but like hell he's going to just say that he does. How would she feel knowing she was fictional? He can't do that to Fluttershy. He's just gonna play it cool.]

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[3_butterflies]

Oh... um... It's Fluttershy...

[she figures he's just surprised, as many have been, to learn there are ponies that talk and such. she's a little used to it.]

It's okay to ask... A lot of humans like to ask about us... I'll do my best to answer you.

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[plushaeusrumpified]

[He totally called it and his brony-o-meter is raising. Hell yes.]

Well Fluttershy, the name's Bro. As for questions... Are the oth- [No dumbass, you can't just ask like you know of other ponies. Phrase it differently.] I mean are there other ponies here, or is it just you?

[IS RAINBOW DASH HERE TOO... That is the question that is currently blazing in his head.]

Also. What's it like being human and not a pony anymore? Do you like it better or worse? How's it feel to eat actual food instead of grass? You should tell me more about the differences between Pony and Human in more detail.

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[3_butterflies]

[She takes her time to answer each question carefully...]

Well, I have three friends from home here now... Twilight Sparkle, she's a Unicorn... Rainbow Dash, she's a Pegasus like me... and recently Applejack came here, and she's an Earth Pony.

And... um... as for better and worse... it's really different... I really wish I could be myself... It was very hard to learn how to walk, and wearing clothes all the time is sometimes uncomfortable... And I miss my wings... but there are nice things too... Like all the things we can touch with our fingers, and it's nice to be a little taller... The food here is very good, but it's like our tongues have changed... I tried eating grass here before, and it didn't taste good at all.

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[plushaeusrumpified]

[Bro listens intently as Fluttershy speaks, basically hanging on every word. This is amazing. Completely and utterly fascinating. Now of course his interest in Ponies is strictly for ironic purposes, never forget that. He is, in fact, actually not internally fangirling over this whole situation. That's just not a thing he does. Really. It's not.

Okay maybe he's fangirling at the idea of Rainbow Dash being here, but shut up that's not the point. So. Shut up.]

It would be really cool if I could meet them sometime. I ain't ever met a pony before- I mean, a... Human pony, I guess. And all those differences you describe totally make sense. But it's good you've gotten the hang of it.

[And now because he's a jackass who can't resist a little bit of trolling...]

So anyway, my next question would be... Are all you ponies this hard to hear, or is it just you? I mean, for all I know your voice boxes could've been damaged in the pony-to-human conversion.

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[3_butterflies]

We're all going to Goldenrod soon, soo... but, well... they wouldn't mind talking to you, I don't think... They're all very nice, and like making new friends...

[... aww, why the troll? She squeaks.]

I-I'm sorry... It's... I'm, well... You may not believe it, but... I'm... a little... shy.

[NO. YOU'RE JOKING.]

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[plushaeusrumpified]

Well shit. I've already left Goldenrod on my way to Kanto. I was there for Christmas and New Years, but then I decided it was time to hit the road, so I set off with my classy lady for bigger and better things. If I'd known ponies were coming to town, you can bet your ass I would've stayed.

[At her answer to his question, he has to resist the urge to let out a laugh.]

Are you? I never would've guessed. You seem so... assertive.