As soon as the three walked outside, Misty Fly took to the sky. It was as if she had to be flying every moment of her life. It sort of reminded Fluttershy of Rainbow Dash, though Rainbow only just prefered flying. Misty Fly was different- it wasn’t just that she prefered flying, it was like she hated the concept of ground itself. Stilo was sort of the same way, though he only hovered for a moment to stretch out his wings. Fluttershy was the oddball as usual. She walked out and felt perfectly fine, not needing to stretch her wings to lift her hooves from the ground. Though she had been flying around her home for most of the day, she felt no need to stretch herself out. Even if she did, she would only subject herself to torment from her sister. Fluttershy had the smallest and weakest wings out of the three; her sister had the strongest wings, while her brother had the biggest wings. It was a given due to her own size. Misty Fly mocked her as foals a lot for this, due to the fact that every other pony in their family could fly, and Fluttershy struggled to even pick herself from the clouds as a filly. She had no need for flying anymore, is how the pastel mare saw it. Yes- she was a drastically better flyer compared to when she was younger, but was still no match for anypony else in her family.

Fluttershy never really talked about her life or family before she moved to Ponyville. It was a touchy subject to her. Nopony really knew about her past, as they all assumed that it was nothing special. The one pony she ever told her past to was Twilight Sparkle, only because Fluttershy wanted to find out something specific about her family lineage. She had also told Discord, as she felt that he should know about her family history if they were going to be as close as he wanted. Other than them, Fluttershy struggled to tell anypony else. It was even hard for her to talk to Rainbow Dash about it. Rainbow was very open with her family history, as she seemed to be quite proud of her noble family tree. There was once a time where Fluttershy was proud of her history, but as she grew older, her pride faded. Pride and honor was replaced with sorrow and disgrace. Though her family history itself was nothing to be ashamed of, it was the fact that she was forced to share it with Stilo and Misty Fly.

Fluttershy came from a rather well-off family from the center of Cloudsdale, which was known as the richer area. It was an area known for producing some of the best flyers that Equestria has seen, most notable are most of the Wonderbolts. Fluttershy’s family also had a very strong connection with the Wonderbolts. Some of the best Wonderbolts were born into the same family that she was. Her grandfather had actually been a very successful manager of the team at one point in time. Flying and wealth ran in her bloodline, much as it did with Rainbow Dash. This was once a pride that Fluttershy held dear. She believed at one point to continue this history; as a filly, Fluttershy had the notion that it was her destiny to continue on the legacy of her family. But in time, it was proven that her sister held that responsibility. This angered Fluttershy as a very young filly, when she found out how weak her flying really was. She was soon able to come to terms with her fate, however, with the support of her loving parents.

Fluttershy’s parents were not exempt from holding a special piece in the family history. Her father was the son of the Wonderbolts manager. He was even on the team himself at one point. His father was the one who had helped to set up many of the training exercises that Wonderbolts did even in modern times. He also helped to establish the Wonderbolts Academy, and the qualifications and training that Academy students went through. Her mother was well known for helping out the wildlife of the clouds. This included mostly birds, as well as the occasional flying squirrel and insect. This was where Fluttershy’s first interest in animals had sparked, though she was never allowed to go close to them, nor was she ever allowed to go down to the ground with her mother to bring them back to their natural habitats. Fluttershy had heard only stories from her mother about the ground. Even when Fluttershy had actually gone down to the ground that day she earned her cutie mark, she had no clue where she was or what she was on.

Her parents were very supportive of herself and her siblings. Fluttershy was their favorite, however. Fluttershy was the subject to a large amount of bullying- from both her siblings and neighborhood foals. This bullying was what lead Fluttershy to become such a reclusive, shy mare as she grew older. Her siblings taunted her the most out of anypony else during foalhood. They would regularly mock her because of her weak wings and soft-spoken personality. This was the beginning of years of torment. The mocking that the two did as foals was also what made them who they are; the bullying that Misty Fly and Stilo did to their sister as foals was what gave them such snooty and abusive outlooks toward her. While Misty Fly and Stilo had friends and flying going for them, the most Fluttershy had going for her was her kindness and interest in the ground and its secrets. Fluttershy had very few friends, and so considered her mother and father her best friends for most of her younger years. They tried their best to ward off her brother and sister from making fun of the poor Pegasus, but they would always be able to find ways around their parents punishments. When the day came that Fluttershy earned her cutie mark, her parents had supported her move to Ponyville at the young age one hundred percent. By the time Fluttershy earned her cutie mark, Misty Fly had hers. Stilo was the last one to earn a cutie mark out of the Triplets.

Her parents were now retired, living not in Cloudsdale anymore but in a small village below the city of Clouds. Out of the three, Fluttershy was the one who took care and visited her parents the most. Whenever the mare had a day all to herself, she would spend it with her parents. Usually, she would just hang around their cozy cottage that resembled Fluttershy’s quite a bit. She would run small errands or do chores for them, as they were not able to do most themselves anymore. She would keep her parents company and make sure that they were okay on their own. They were quite elderly compared to her friends parents. This did not bother Fluttershy, however. The mare felt that it was her honor and duty to take care of her parents as much as she could. She even felt joy out of helping them out, as it was the kind and noble thing to do in her opinion.

Fluttershy’s family history was what had shaped her and her siblings; their history was what caused all the bullying that the mare went through as a filly. Since her lineage was filled with such strong, famous flyers, her sister and brother found her a disgrace to the family at such a young age. There was once a time that Fluttershy could remember where her brother and sister were loving and kind. It was when years of Summer Flight Camp came into the picture that they began to mock her. When her sister was given her cutie mark for flying, she had made fun of Fluttershy for days. “Ha! Look at that! I got flying and you got nothing!” Fluttershy can remember her sister saying. When Fluttershy received her cutie mark, she can remember being shielded from her brother and sisters torment for days. When she had finally moved to Ponyville to set up her life, Fluttershy had rejoiced that she was finally gone. Though the history still remained. Even in marehood she still remembered her fillyhood dreams and the sorrow she had felt then. She still remembered where had come from and sometimes felt shame in being a weak flyer. Family history never leaves; history is only passed on rather than forgotten.

Author's Note

chapter four! thank you so much everyone for the support with this story. i wanted to put in more of my own headcanon with fluttershy's family. i hope you all enjoy! :)

question: what are you own headcanons? i would really love to hear them!