Fluttershy admired her work. The plates were out, the napkins were folded nicely, and the kettle was... um, where is the kettle? Just then, she heard the kettle from the other room whistle. "Oh, I believe my tea is finished!" she said as she trotted over to the kitchen. Sure enough, the kettle was on the stove and steam was coming out of the tube thingy. What is the little thing that sticks out of the kettle and pours the tea, Fluttershy wondered. Perhaps she would have to ask Twilight about that, considering the bookworm she is. But, she had a duty right now, and that was tea time! She made sure to get the crumpets out of the oven and then brought the tea pot back to the table. She then went back and made sure the crumpets were neatly stacked on the plate. There! Now she could truly admire her finished progress. As she set the plate of crumpets down, there was a loud knock at the door. "Just in time!" Fluttershy said. She walked around the table and over to the door. Opening the door, she saw none other than...
"Ah, your here! I just got the table ready Mr. Big." She said, greeting her visitor. "How do you do Fluttershy?" Our visitor said as she stumbled towards his chair.
"Oh, you say that every Friday! And still, I'm doing fine." Fluttershy said. "Dear me, are you shedding again?" She said, looking back at her usual visitor. He was big, both vertically and horizontally, but taller then he was fatter. He stood on his two legs as he sat down at his usual spot. His most distinct feature, you could tell right away, that he was furry. Like, so furry you can't see his face. His face was covered with hair, yet he combed it up as best as he could. Every bit of his body was in fur, except his hands and big feet.
"I am? I mean, sorry Fluttershy. I'll clean it up when I leave." said you can probably guess who.
"No, its ok!" She replied with a smile, "I'll clean it up. Thats what friends do for each other."
"It's my fur, its my problem. Allow me when I leave."
Fluttershy sighed, looking down still smiling. There was no convincing this fellow.
"Crumpet?"
"Yes please!" He said, reaching over for one. "Ah ah ah!" Fluttershy tutted, " Don't get fur on the table now! Where did the manners I taught you go?" "Oh, um... Fluttershy, could you be a dear and hand me a crumpet?"
Fluttershy, being closer to the crumpets, handed (or should I say, hoofed?) the first visitor his respective crumpet. Just as he was about to take a bite, there was another knock at the door. "Oh, I bet I know who that is!" She got out of her seat and went for the door. She took a glance back and took note that Mr. Big had finished his crumpet and was reaching for another one. She continued over to door and opened it to find...
"13th! And little GS. My, you've grown to be such a big doggy now!" Fluttershy said to them. GS shook his tail at Fluttershy, being restrained by a leash that 13th was holding. 13th snorted in reply, which probably meant, "Hello Fluttershy! It's been a loooong week..."
Fluttershy led them to the table, where Mr. Big was scarfing down yet another crumpet. He quickly saw Fluttershy and tried to chew faster. Fluttershy went with a sigh as 13th walked GS to the table. 13th was tall, maybe as tall as Mr. Big. He resembled a certain minotaur that Fluttershy met once, with horns and a ring sticking out of his nose. He had furry legs that had hooves at the bottom. His bare muscular torso was met with even more muscular arms. He was also a dark brown-ish red color, which sorta matched his appearance.
GS was black. Not night black, not dark black, but scorched black, like he was in a fire and was the corpse that walked out. He had some short fangs sticking out of his mouth, long ears, and a long, even blacker tail.
13th unhinged GS from his leash, and he promptly ran about the cottage, exploring it like he wasn't here last month.
13th turned towards Mr. Big and grunted.
"Hey 13th, how are you doing?" Mr. Big replied cooly.
13th snorted and reached for his back. Mr. Big's face, hidden under his fur, was a look of pure confidence. Ever since their fight at last months gathering, they didn't see each other as much as they did before. But now they were here.
13th brought out a piece of paper from behind him, and Mr. Big let out a small breath of relief. "What's he going to do, paper-cut me to death?" 13th slammed the paper on the table. Both Fluttershy and Mr. Big leaned in to get a better look.
The caption said "WANTED; REWARD: $10,000 along with the name of who was on the wanted poster. 13th looked smug as Mr. Big and Fluttershy looked back up at him.
"Oh my..." They both said. There was a moment of silence as 13th crossed his arms, smiling.
Then their was small applause. "Congratulations!" Fluttershy said "Your more famous than ever!"
"Is that the best you can do?" Mr. Big said, reaching for HIS back. 13th's smile faded a bit as Mr. Big brought out another piece of paper.
Mr. Big slammed his paper on the table, reaching for another crumpet at the same time. It was now 13th's turn to lean in. On the wanted poster, it said "WANTED; REWARD: $1,000,000" There was silence as 13th's brow furrowed.
Suddenly, 13th reach a hand over his mouth, snorting up a storm. Mr. Big frowned. "What's so funny?" He said. 13th pointed at the words WANTED: SKUNK APE and began to snort harder. Mr. Big looked at the poster and deadpanned.
"Oh...my..." Fluttershy whispered, stifling a giggle into her mane.
"Darn you, 13th! You ruined my moment!" Mr. Big said with a frown, hurling a crumpet at 13th. 13th ducked just in time for the front door to open and the crumpet hit our next guest in his business suit.
Author's Note
Can anyone figure out who these guests were?
The crumpet bounced harmlessly off Operator (like most things), but still, he was peeved. "WhAT wAs tHAT FoR? Hissed Operator. Mr. Big jumped at the loud noise and immediately avoided looking at his gaze. If Operator had eyes, they would be fuming right now.
"Sorry Operator... that was for 13th!" He exclaimed, pointing at the still crouched 13th.
"Is the missile crisis over?" 13th chuckled, getting up. He looked behind him and saw Operator. He also jumped and immediately looked down. For some unexplained reason, when you looked at Operator, a loud DUN was heard. Anyway, Operator went over to Fluttershy. "Oh hello Operator, nice of you to join us. I hope you aren't too angry at their bickering." Fluttershy said, snapping looks at Mr. Big and 13th. Heavens knows why, Fluttershy could look at Operator without being afraid. Perhaps it was because of her legendary Stare that enhanced her eyes or for some other reason.
"IT's fInE, iT'S FinE... Operator whispered, waving away at the two boys like he dealt with bigger things.
"I would offer you a chair, but I know how much you love to stand!" Fluttershy said, scooting a chair away from the table for a place for Operator. Just then, GS walked into the main room. He smelled the air and took one look at Operator. Then he ran to him, jumping all over him. 13th reached for his leash.
"nO, tIS FiNe. Operator whispered "HE pRObaBly jUst sMElLs tHe LifE-ForCe oF sOMe PoOr cHap oN My SuIt.
"By the way, how is that game of your going?" Fluttershy said.
"I wAs ThINkIng oF NamIng It... 'The White King' OR 'The Pale One'... SomEthINg aBoUT mY NamE. Operator mumbled, shrugging. He pushed GS off of him gently and went over to the table to find his respective standing spot. GS promptly did 360 in his spot and laid down, his ears still perked up. Just then, the window was gently nudged open to find...
"I hope I'm not interrupting anything?" the scaled behemoth said, poking her head through the window.
"Nessie!" Fluttershy sang happily "I'm glad you could make it!"
"Yes, me too! The gangs all here! Except...oh darn it, he's always late!" She said.
"Yea, you know how he is, snowboarding, sledding, all that stuff." Fluttershy giggled.
"Mr. Big! Stop eating all those crumpets. Save some for me! You KNOW that I have a bigger stomach than you..."
"Yes ma'am..." Mr. Big sighed, putting down yet another crumpet back into the plate.
"And 13th, is that a new gold ring I see?" 13th shuffled his hooves around and snorted in reply.
"Good good... and dear Operator" She said, unaffected by the loud DUN, "how thin you have gotten! Eat some crumpets dear, your getting quite slender."
Operator snapped his fingers. "ThAt'S iT! I knOW wHaT tO nAME ThE gAme!
"Hooray for you, Operator!" Fluttershy clapped "I know how long you've been wanting to name that game you play with people. What will you name it?"
"YeS, yES..." Operator whispered, obviously lost in thought. Fluttershy, not wanting to interrupt Operator, turned her attention towards Nessie. Nessie had planted herself in the lake near Fluttershy's cottage. It was a tight fit, but she made due. While Fluttershy and Nessie were gossiping like little girls, Mr. Big leaned in for another crumpet. 13th poured himself a cup of Fluttershy's tea, and Operator was scratching his chin, still standing and thinking. One of his tendrils reached for the kettle and he poured himself a cup of tea. Another one of his tendrils got him a crumpet. When he brought them both to his head, they both simply disappeared. It was unknown how Operator ate without a mouth, but he made due.
At the door, yet another knock occurred at the door. Fluttershy, snapping out of gossip mode, said a polite "Excuse me, Nessie." and went for the door. She opened the door to find a large furry ice-white creature with a snowboard on her doorstep.
"Hello Meh-Teh! Glad you could show up this time!" Fluttershy said.
Yea, its been fun snowboarding the mountains," Meh-Teh pulled Fluttershy into a bear hug, with an barely audible 'Eep!" "and spend some time with my best friends!"
He gently put down Fluttershy and squeezed his way through the front door. He was like Mr. Big, but fatter, taller, and whiter. His face, unlike Mr. Big's, was visible, and was blue. His big feet and giant hands were also blue and visible. There was also a pack on ice on top of his head, which looked rather silly with his toothy grin. He went over to the table and opened his eyes wide.
"Brother!" Meh-Teh exclaimed, pulling Mr. Big into a bear hug. Mr. Big tried to escape bone-crushing hug. He knew that he was gentler with Fluttershy, but with him... it gave him the shivers. Eventually, Mr. Big accepted his defeat and prepared to be hugged to death, but Meh-Teh released at the last second. Mr. Big went out a brief breath of relief and looked at his brother.
"And... business suit guy! How you've been?" Meh-Teh lumbered over to Operator. Operator seeing the upcoming danger, thrusted out a hand to shake. Meh-Teh wanted a hug, so it ended up in a awkward handshake hug. Meh-Teh felt a tap on his shoulder and turned around to see 13th, arms wide. Meh-Teh smiled and took up the offer of yet another hug. But to 13th, it was a contest to see if his weight-lifting had paid off. He spent most of his spare time in the previous month exercising his arms for this moment. Then it happened. They hugged.
Meh-Teh did a bone-crushing hug effortlessly, but 13th was hugging with all his might. This was his big moment to show Meh-Teh what it felt like. He hugged like no tomorrow. The universe was shaking as the two hugged violently, shaking the very foundations of the world, th-
13th realized that everyone was staring at them, for they were hugging for at least 12 seconds now. 13th quickly let go, but Meh-Teh continued. 13th flailed about trying to escape the death grip. He grunted and finally escaped the cobra cuddle and went flying towards the nearest wall.
After some bandaging and ointment later, everyone was seated (except Operator and Nessie, of course). They chatted for some time about various things, like how much they were wanted for (Nessie kept bragging how she was under Scotish protection) and how their general lives were going. It was a night of crumpets, tea, and talking. It was glorious.
Author's Note
Can you guess who any of these creatures are? Also, feel free to post ideas for chapters or stories in the comment section below!
