An Unexpected Discovery

I set the box down on the floor, and surprisingly, Fluttershy was still sleeping. I thought I should wake her up, but then thought about how she'd react to being in a world she wouldn't recognize. She was just sleeping so peacefully and I thought I should just leave her to sleep until she woke up on her own. And that's what I did. I walked through the hallway, being careful not to make too much noise, and went into my bedroom. I walked over to the closet, opened the doors, and looked for a blanket. It didn't take long for me to find one. It was a small, red blanket made of very soft fabric.

I walked carefully down the hall and back into the main room where the living room and kitchen was, which was where I had set down the box. I thought she might not be very comfortable in that cardboard box, so I wanted to do something about it. I carefully attempted to lift her out of the box, trying not to wake her. I carried the adorable little filly in my arms, keeping her in the curled-up form she was already in. I set down the blanket, and then Fluttershy on top. I set her down carefully on one side of the blanket, and folded the other end over top of her, sandwiching her between the blanket to make her as comfortable as possible.

She began to move slightly, snuggling herself into the blanket and falling asleep once again. I felt relieved that I had not disturbed her sleep. I let out a soft sigh, and went back to my bedroom. I sat down at my computer, turned on the monitor, and opened the browser. I immediately searched for 'Pegasus' and found the most reliable result to be on Wikipedia. I clicked on the link, waited, and much to my relief, the internet was being particularly fast. It must have been a coincidence how when I needed the internet most, it worked best.

I scrolled through the article on Pegasi, but nothing interesting showed up. It was all about how Pegasi are all just a Greek myth, and how they don't really exist. I was disappointed at the fact that my search brought up no other useful information. Then, a strange thought hit me. Fluttershy reminded me of the characters I had only briefly seen from the show 'My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic'! I sprang to action and searched the name of the show, only to find a link to a fan-made wiki on the show. I was instantly struck by a feeling of discomfort as I looked through the wiki, seeing as how it looked and sounded juvenile to the highest degree. However, I was not going to give up on my search for knowledge on Fluttershy's origin and species. I typed her name into the search bar at the top of the page, and sure enough, a page all about Fluttershy came up. She really was part of this children's show! I was completely baffled by what I had just found. A character from a children's TV show.. On Earth?! I couldn't think of any possibilities on how this could have happened.

After a bit more reading, I closed the browser and turned off the monitor. Just then, I could hear something. It sounded like.. Yawning? I quickly ran as quietly as possible down the hallway and back to Fluttershy. Almost as if on queue, I saw her eyes starting to open. Seeing her wake up was, for some reason, the most adorable thing I have ever seen. I watched in awe as she opened her eyes fully and looked around. The expression on her face was a look of discomfort, and I didn't blame her. She seemed completely unaware of how she got into my apartment. She kept scanning the room that she was in, and the first thing she noticed was the blanket she was wrapped in. She tried to get herself free of it, and was successful in doing so. She stumbled a few times before gaining her balance and wobbling to her feet.. I mean hooves. As she stood up, she kept looking around, almost as if trying to find a way to escape. Thankfully there were no open windows, doors, and no ways of escape, so I could be sure she would be safe in my apartment.

She was looking around the room a few seconds longer before spotting me. The fixated her gaze on me, with a blank expression on her face. That blank expression soon turned to a look of fear, and she started to tremble in my presence.

"Hi, little girl," I said in a soft tone, trying my best to keep her calm, "You're safe here, don't worry."

She still shook with fear. I tried to get closer, but she started to back away. She soon found the box she was lying in when I found her, jumped inside, and tried to close it on top of her. I kept moving closer to the box, until I was close enough to see her inside with a look of pure anxiety on her face.

"Come on, you'll be fine. I won't hurt you," I said, still attempting to get her to calm down.

She just sat there, terrified of me, in the safety of her box. I tried to reach inside to stroke her mane and calm her down, but she immediately let out a yelp of despair, trying to call for help. I backed away, just watching her start to tear up. A single tear trickled down her muzzle, and I felt so sad for her to be abandoned on earth. She should have been with her parents. Did they abandon her? How did they even get to earth, if so?

I just sat there, two feet away from the box she took shelter in, and waited. Waited, and waited, and waited, and waited. After about two minutes, I could sense her starting to calm down. I started toward the box again, hoping she'd be more accepting of me this time.

I was wrong. She squeaked, almost as if trying to scream, in a very high-pitched tone. I backed away again, but immediately tried to calm her down again. I reached into the box and began to stroke her mane, feeling her shake even more at my touch. However, she began to calm down as I stroked her short pink mane. She closed her eyes and took deep breaths. I was so glad to know that she had started to calm down. Now I knew that she didn't hate me.

"There, there. It's okay," I said in a whisper.

I couldn't see her like that anymore. I tried to pick her up out of the box again before holding her delicately in my arms, still stroking her soft mane. I held her closer to me, attempting to show some affection to her, to show that I meant to help her. She began to stop shaking. Her breathing became normal. She let out a long, soft sigh as I held her close to me.

After a few seconds, she was completely calm. I set her down on the floor, kneeling in front of her. She wobbled up onto her hooves. I thought she was fine on her own, but as she came closer to me and lay down in front of me, I knew she wanted me to keep holding her. I picked her up again, and she did not seem reluctant at all. She nuzzled me as I began to run my fingers through her mane again. She obviously loved the affection I was giving her.

After about five minutes, I set her down again. She began to walk through the room, stumbling every now and then, but managing to keep herself upright. I just sat there and watched her. She was the most adorable little thing. I was so glad I had found her. I knew she was going to have a better life while I took care of her.

It was then I heard another noise. It sounded like a stomach grumbling. I knew it wasn't me, so it must have been Fluttershy. I chuckled.

"Hungry?" I asked, which got a nod from her in return.

She could understand English? That was a plus, because I didn't want to learn a whole new language just to speak to her. I immediately got up and walked into the kitchen. As I walked past her, I noticed a huge height difference. I was at least a few feet taller than Fluttershy. I thought that just added to how cute she was. A tiny little Pegasus filly.

I opened the fridge, unsure of what she'd enjoy. I settled on the bag of lettuce on the shelf of the fridge, thinking she'd like vegetables more than meat. I broke the seal on the bag and poured some lettuce onto a plate. I washed it thoroughly under the tap before setting the plate down in front of her.

"Do you like lettuce?" I asked, hoping her answer would be a yes.

She immediately started eating leaf after leaf. "I take that as a yes," I answered. She was eating faster than I've ever seen any human. She must have been really hungry. She finished the entire plate in about 30 seconds flat, which really surprised me. I thought I'd give it another try. I took two pieces from a loaf of bread in the pantry, and put some lettuce and tomatoes on it. I squished the two pieces of bread together and handed that to her. She ate the whole thing in five seconds. I was really amazed at how fast she was eating. She was really, really hungry.

"I think that's enough for now, Fluttershy," I said, which in return got a disappointed frown from the little filly. She jumped into my arms, attempting to flap her wings to give her a boost. "More!" She squeaked as she gave me a saddened look, almost as if begging to be fed. Also, she spoke, which surprised me as well. I never knew she would be able to speak English, let alone understand it. "Alright, just a little more."

I made another sandwich, this time adding lettuce, tomato, cucumber, and topping it off with mustard. As I expected, she gobbled the whole thing down in three bites. She let out a little burp, which prompted her to cover her mouth with her hoof and blush a little, while giving me an 'oops!' kind of expression. I picked her up before she nuzzled me again, and I patted her on the head while she smiled at me. She had definitely taken a strong liking to me. Not a moment later, she let out a soft yawn before letting her eyelids glaze over. She fell asleep in my arms, starting to snore the same way she did when I had found her at first. I kissed her lightly on the forehead before setting her back in the red blanket I had given her before.

"Sweet dreams, Fluttershy." I whispered before walking off into my bedroom.