Out of a house, Out of a job, Out of my mind

         Ok, so getting a job can't be too hard, can it? So Cloud made a list of jobs that he could take. 1: Animal care with Fluttershy 2: Working on Apple Acres 3: Dessert making at the Cakes shop 4: Construction 5: Library work 6: Clothing design at Rarity's boutique.

The first job on the list is to go and work with the animals at Fluttershy's cottage. Cloud walked up to the cottage and knocked on the door. as he waited for a response, he looked at all the animals around. and noticed a couple small cute ones like bunnies and squirrels. He also noticed that there were large and dangerous looking animals too, like bears and hawks. Did Fluttershy really have to deal with those animals? He would soon find out. Finally Fluttershy reached the door.

"Oh, hello Cloud! What would you like?" Asked Fluttershy.

"Hi! I was wondering if you needed any help around here. I'm looking for a job." Said Cloud.

"Sure, animal care is a wondrous thing! You'll be great it." Said Fluttershy "First, we'll check out some of the animals". Fluttershy took Cloud to see some of the animals. First, they looked at a little rabbit. It didn't seem to like Cloud. One look at Cloud and it ran back in to it's den. They tried again with a squirrel, and it didn't take kindly to Cloud either. Then Fluttershy took cloud inside to a little cage covered up with a white sheet.

"This is my little experiment. Don't tell Twilight about it, ok?" Said Fluttershy, lifting up the sheet. Inside was a small little bug looking creature Cloud new to be a parasprite.

"I've been trying to find a way to make them have a normal eating habit. It's so adorable isn't it?" Asked Fluttershy.

"It is. I hope this one will like me more than the others." Said Cloud. Fluttershy opened the cage and the little critter flew out. She placed an apple in front of it, and proceeded to eat it normally. It then looked at Cloud and flew at him. At first, Cloud jumped back, but it turned out that the little critter actually liked him! It snuggled up next to him and made a little purring sound.

"Well, look at that! It likes you!" Said Fluttershy, surprised.

"Awesome! Does it have a name?" Asked Cloud.

"Not yet, would you like to name him?" Asked Fluttershy.

"Sure!" Said Cloud. He looked at the the parasprite for a moment. He saw that it was an electric yellow, with blue eyes.

"I'm thinking Zap." Said Cloud. The parasprite seemed to like the name, then flew in to Cloud's pocket for a nap.

"Wonderful! I knew you would get the hang of it!" Said Fluttershy.

"Yeah, but i'm still no good with any of the other creatures." Said Cloud.

"Don't you worry Cloud, you'll get it soon. Let's try some larger, less timid animals." Said Fluttershy. Gulp. Larger animals? If the smaller creatures ran away, what would the larger ones do? Fluttershy dragged Cloud over to a hawk, perched regally on a low hanging branch. Nervously, Cloud approached the bird.

"Go on, extend your hoof. It wont bite!" Called Fluttershy.

"Um, Fluttershy... I'm starting to have second thoughts about this." Said Cloud.

"You have nothing to be worried about! Just extend your hoof."

"O-Ok then." Said Cloud, extending his hoof towards the hawk. Because Cloud extended his hoof so quickly, the hawk saw this gesture as an attack. It flew in to the air, and then flew straight at Cloud!  Cloud attempted to dodge the hawk, but couldn't get out of the way in time. The hawk's claw struck Cloud in the face.

"Ah!" Yelled Cloud "My Face!". The hawk turned around, and prepared for another strike. It dived at Cloud, but Fluttershy jumped in front of it.

"Stop! He is our friend! Called Fluttershy "Don't attack him any longer!" The hawk stopped and looked at Her for a moment, then turned and flew off

"Oh my, are you ok?" Asked Fluttershy.

"Yeah, I'm good. This gash wont be going away for quite a while though." Said Cloud.

"I'm starting to get the feeling that animals aren't your specialty." Said Fluttershy, grinning.

"I'm getting that feeling too. I feel it in my face mostly." Said Cloud. They both laughed and said farewell. Cloud asked if he could keep Zap, and Fluttershy agreed. Cloud wasn't going to be seen doing any animal work. Oh well, on to the next job.