Fluttershy’s eyes slowly opened at the sight of another lowering sun. “Goodness!” the young mare gasped with a surprised holler.

Oh my...this isn’t good, the young mare thought. Why is everything so...different? Wait a second, where am I? Is this heaven; did I die? Fluttershy thought to herself, putting her hooves over her muzzle. I can’t - where am I - am I in
Cloudsdale? Fluttershy looked down; she was in the same crib that she had fallen asleep in.

Oh no, this isn’t normal… I can’t really be in m-my real nursery. It’s so weird, I feel almost...heavy, like I’m too heavy to move. I can’t be a baby; I’m a full grown mare.

Fluttershy began weakly kicking her legs; she tried standing up but just fell back over. Her body was basically in a state of paralysis. She couldn’t help but feel weak, so, without much of an option, she just laid on her back with her back hooves weakly flying into the air, and her front hooves in front of her face.

Fluttershy didn’t really know why she was this weak; she just was. Her mind seemed to be working properly, and she wasn’t sick, but how did she get back to her old home in Cloudsdale? She seemed so lost; she wasn’t used to being at this altitude either.

All of a sudden she heard a slow turning of the doorknob as she slightly rolled over on one of her sides. Fluttershy’s eyes went from questioning to tearful, her disbelief was suspended in the air like a pendulum as she looked over to a familiar stranger…

Fluttershy saw a rather tall cotton-white pony figure standing at the door. The pony in question had a brilliant golden-yellow mane that rested atop her head and a cutie mark of a dove. Fluttershy recognized her instantly; it was her mother.

Fluttershy’s entire being was immediately enraptured in overwhelming joy. Her body was visibly trembling with happiness and tears were streaming down her face. She attempted to speak, lightly saying, “M-Mom, where have you been? I haven’t seen you since I was a little filly...” Fluttershy’s mother wasn't phased in the slightest by Fluttershy’s speaking.

“Aww, Fluttershy, my sweet foal. Already trying to mouth words are we?” The white pegasus said with a motherly tone in her voice. “One day you’ll be big and strong like mama. If only I could see you grow up...if only there was more time…” Her once cheery voice turning into one of slight disappointment.

Fluttershy couldn’t understand her lack of vocals; her voice was definitely not the strongest nor the loudest, but her fluency in the Equestrian language was fine. Nevertheless, Fluttershy wanted to show her mother how strong she’d become in her absence away from her.

Fluttershy attempted to stand up again. She gave her stance everything she had. She took her front hooves forward and pushed with all her measly muscles, then she stood on her hind legs and weakly pushed up. Fluttershy finally stood up; weakly, but she still stood up.

“Mommy, pwease wook, I make ywo p-p-” Fluttershy looked at her mother a moment before dropping back unto her padded rear.

“Fluttershy, my silly filly! You know you can’t stand up by yourself yet.” Her mom said, patronizing Fluttershy’s emotional state.

Fluttershy couldn't quite comprehend what it was that she was being forced into; she had just recently woken up. All the yellow mare could remember from her consciousness was what had happened in the minutes prior to her current state.
Fluttershy gazed around a bit more, trying to mentally match every aspect of her near-forgotten mother with what little memory she had of her.

“So Flutters’,” the words broke the yellow mare out of her trance. Fluttershy’s legs where spread out allowing Fluttershy to vaguely balance herself, resting on her hind legs and forelegs.

“So hon’, it’s mommy’s day off from teaching and I thought we could spend the whole day together.” The dove flanked pony said cheerfully.

Fluttershy took a moment to grasp the reality of what her mother was claiming. Was this real? “What did you have in mind?” This was what Fluttershy attempted to say, but it came out as pure gibberish.

“Hmph!” Fluttershy said as she put her hooves under her chin in disappointment.

Aw, Flutters’, don’t you worry; one day you’ll be a big mare.Oh, I can wait to see you shine. Now first things first, raise your legs tall like skyscrapers!”

Fluttershy immediately responded, she didn’t need a second command from her loving mother; Fluttershy knew that she knew best.

“Aww, you’re so cute!” Fluttershy’s mother cooed, lifting her daughter from the crib and into a cradling position in her arms.Fluttershy looked up to her mom; she had a gentle smile and softly kissed the yellow mare on the forehead. Fluttershy got a big smile on her face and began tearing up again. Her mother didn’t need a second to think, she simply allowed her daughter to wrap her arms around her in a sweet and loving embrace.

Her mother tried to gently back out, but Fluttershy just keep holding on as if she would disappear if she let go. This made Fluttershy’s mother chuckle a little bit. “Deary please, I think it’s about time we ate.”

Fluttershy broke away from the hug and looked at her tummy, which grumbled very slightly.

Come on Flutters’, I think it’s time for lunch. Fluttershy wrapped her arms around her mother as they made their transition from her bedroom into a very familiar kitchen.

Fluttershy’s smile brightened as she saw everything in its entirety; this was her old Cloudsdale home. She didn’t quite know how she got here but she was glad and content just being in the moment that she was in.

“Fluttershy, aren’t you just as pretty as a peach?” Her mother cooed, nuzzling the yellow mare’s nose before resting her in a highchair that somehow had enough space to accompany Fluttershy’s mare-baby body.

Fluttershy was awestruck; her whole predicament was so weird. From what she could see, she still had her mare body yet it seemed like her mother could only see a filly.

Fluttershy attempted to utter another line, “Mommy, can you hear me?” Sadly though, all her mother did was rub her daughter’s hair out of place joking a bit about the baby talk.

“Now baby girl, open wide.” Fluttershy didn’t think; she just acted instinctively upon her mothers words. Fluttershy’s mouth was then filled with a weird banana medicine-like substance; the texture of which awkwardly slivered down her throat.

As Fluttershy tried to hold back the need to vomit, her mother sprang up; quickly attaching a bib she had picked up prior to Fluttershy’s feeding.

Fluttershy attempted to protest in her infantile mumbling but failed as soon as her mother fastened the bib gently around her neck.

“Open wide!” Fluttershy’s cheery mother said. Fluttershy regrettably took another mouthful of the mal-tasting goo from the silver spoon.

Fluttershy gently started making gagging reflexes before she started to hiccup, and soon enough, threw up on the table.

Her mom in a bit of a concerned tone asked, “Oh, Fluttershy dear are you alright?” as she grabbed tight on her very messily-coated daughter.

“Aww, Fluttershy dear. Please, you know I can’t afford to get sick.” Fluttershy’s mother gently said, wiping of some of the mares’ ‘mess’ with baby wipes.

Fluttershy looked perplexed at her mother for a moment, questioning the severity of what her mom just said; in retrospect, her mother was looking a lot sicker.

“Oh, but don’t you worry your sweet little head about it Fluttershy, I know everything will be alright.” Her mother said before unveiling Fluttershy’s forehead beneath her mane and kissing it softly.

“Mom, you don’t look healthy.” Fluttershy said, looking sadly into her mother’s eyes. The words rang like bells through her mother’s head. Her mother instantly turned to her head to Fluttershy.

“Did...did you just talk?” Fluttershy nodded vigorously, but her mother would sooner believe it to be just a coincidence. “Aww, Flutters; your momma’s going insane. Let’s just hope this doesn’t get much worse.” The cotton white pegasus said.

Fluttershy’s mother instinctively started to unsnap the restraints around Fluttershy as her mom somehow managed to pick her up, despite the two being of equal height.

Fluttershy blushed as her legs slowly rose up and her mother set her down on her yellow back.

“Now Fluttershy, I think you know what time it is…” Her mom cooed with slight smile on her face.

As Fluttershy widened her eyes, she saw a bottle her mother had. It was made of glass and had a pink top; much like the color of the butterflies on her own flank. “Now please Flutter dear, could we just enjoy the moment together?”

Fluttershy just smiled and nodded as she began to suck on the amber nipple of the milk bottle. She listened to her mother’s heart beat against her ear drum.

*Bumb Bumb, Bumb Bumb,*

Fluttershy was in paradise; even her own mind couldn’t explain why. She just keep sucking at the bottle in unison with her mother’s heartbeat. Her mom cradled her with every loving fiber in her body, her mom didn’t want to break the moment. The daughter and her mother were both in such a tight and loving bond together, Fluttershy now knew for a fact this was her real mother. It had to be; she couldn’t feel this way for any other pony, she had never wanted another.

Fluttershy kept enjoying the warm serenity of her mother’s embrace, until all of a sudden, it ended. Flutters wasn’t sure what happened. Did she just fall asleep? Could this all have been merely a dream?

Fluttershy thought long and hard about this fact for as long as she could remember, what took a minute to usually comprehend seemed to take her and hour; it was as if she couldn’t tell fantasy from reality anymore.

Fluttershy awoke in the crib the next morning. Rolling up onto her now-wet backside, Fluttershy started to crawl. She noticed the unlocked crib door, and lightly nudging it open, she crawled out.

With a small *Thud,* the padded filly was now lightly crawling on the floor.

Fluttershy heard a slight cough in the distance and decided to approach the sound. The yellow mare slowly crawled out of the crib onto the floor and out of the nursery into the hallway.

Fluttershy slowly turned her head into her mother’s room to a sound and sight that brought much horror to her face.
Her mom was coughing; she was violently coughing blood. It stained the white carpets and the bedding, splashing and landing near Fluttershy’s feet.

Fluttershy broke down in tears, she couldn’t handle seeing her mother like this. Her mother noticed her distress and hugged her tightly in her arms after wiping blood from her upper lip.

“Flutters’ my dear, I will always love you. P-please remember our love, and keep your spirit proud.” She said wiping the mane away from her daughters tear drenched face.

“Please, just remember that I will always be with you.” The white mare said, bringing her daughter back into the tight embrace; kissing her softly on the forehead as she always did to calm the weary mare down.

Fluttershy was held close in her mother’s embrace as she walked to her blood-soaked desk and pulled out a quill feather and paper. She started writing a dozen sentences with her mouth until she finished the last word off with a tear.

Fluttershy - never opening her eye - never noticed that her mother had taken her to the Cloudsdale City Center. Her mom, carrying her daughter in her arms, set her down at the checkout center at the front entrance.

Fluttershy looked up at her mother, but it was clear that the timid young mare had no chance of hearing the conversation. She noticed looking upwards that her mom and the secretary as they were both exchanging nods before her mother carried her back out on the way home.

Fluttershy and her mother eventually made it back to the nursary which felt like Fluttershy’s and her mother’s own little palace. Her mother held her daughter for one final embrace and rubbed her out of place before delivering one last kiss.
“Please... Flu-Flutters-Fluttershy. I kn-know I may not be with you anymore, but I’d just like to tell you how p-proud I am of you. You might have not have done anything yet - you’re much too young - but I have faith. Our love will guide you to do great things... Trust me; I know you might be scared. Just… please; one day you’ll understand why I’m doing this for you.”
Fluttershy was crying, she lifted one of her hooves in the air, desperately reaching for her mother, “I will make you proud, I promise I will make you proud!” Fluttershy screamed for her mother. Her mother, knowing it’d be best to have faith that her daughter was correct, shut the door behind her. She sealed Fluttershy in the nursery; protecting her from the monsters in her head, and from the challenges that lied ahead.

Fluttershy felt a heavy weight come over her, she couldn’t truly express herself. She was an adult that couldn’t fully comprehend any of this. She tried; oh, how she had tried, but in the end, she just cried like the infant she believed the world thought she was.

Fluttershy dove into the covers covering her head, quietly repeating the words her mother just said, trying to find the meaning.

Meanwhile, her mother was peeking over one of the edges of Cloudsdale. She looked down heavily on what she was about to do, but realized she posed too much of a threat to her daughter’s health and well-being.
The dove-flanked pegasus thought hard about what she was doing; she felt guilty. What kind of pony was she to leave her daughter to face the world by herself; without a mother or a father? She would never be able to read a story to her at night, or watch her perform in a play...

But no, it’d be best if she left. Maybe Fluttershy could live a normal life if she never knew her real mother. She thought back to the letter she had written before and did the action she felt it necessary to do…
Without hesitation the pegasus held one of her wings and jumped off of Cloudsdale into the Everfree Forest. Before she knew it she had reached the bottom, and her mortal world had soon become one of the spiritual world...

Fluttershy shot up quickly from her nursery’s crib sobbing hysterically; it was all just a dream.

Twilight was stationed in the living room of Fluttershy’s house as she heard a loud crying sound coming from the nursery behind its locked door. She knew it was Fluttershy, and she knew what needed to be done...

Author's Note

I apologize so much for the delay. Between school and a few other "Complications" this story has been rather hard to write. I know once again where this story is heading and I think you guys will enjoy it. I promise the next part will be out sooner, I'm already started on it. The problem with this one is I originally had one more appealing to Fluttershy's baby life rather then the emotional connection between her and her mother and it hard to re-write the story. Anyhow enjoy and I will hopefully be done with the next part in a 1 or 2 days!

(Authors Note): Edited 11/27/2013 By: Don'tLookAtMyNameBro, give a big thanks to this man guys!