When Opposites Attract

by Justin Daniels

Rating: teen
Tags: Alternate Universe, Human, Main 6, Original Character, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Dark, Comedy, Other, Romance, Fluttershy
Length: 4272

A simple one-shot about Fluttershy: the Element of Kindness, and Jed; a somewhat heartless, cruel, and downright unsociable human from a parallel world like Equestria's.

Jed was never known to be one of the kindest citizens of Ponyville. If anything, he was the polar opposite; even putting Discord to shame, and surprisingly, even coming close to making the Spirit of Chaos cry out of fear.

Dressed from the West, he carries weapons around town, ignoring any requests for him to remove them. He's immune to magic, so he was aware that they couldn't do anything about it.

He strikes fear into everypony's hearts; even Pinkie Pie herself never threw him a party.

Princesses Celestia, Luna, Cadence, and Twilight couldn't think of any ways to send him back to his old home; even though he insists on staying.

And last of all, nopony could ever imagine why Fluttershy, of all ponies, was the one who offered him a home.

...That was one month ago...

Published 2014-08-03 20:40:04 UTC
Last updated 2014-08-03 20:40:04 UTC

They call him... "Jed".

Author's Note

WARNING! THIS STORY CONTAINS FOUL LANGUAGE AND VIOLENCE! IF YOU DO NOT LIKE THAT KIND OF THING, THEN PLEASE CHECK OUT ANOTHER STORY, INSTEAD! THANK YOU!

In case you're wondering, this story is just a quick little one-shot I wrote half-asleep for your entertainment. If you wish to see more "Jed and Fluttershy", then please let me know, and I might "accidentally stay up too late" again! :twilightsmile:

PS: Special thanks to Arxsys for his awesome input!

I might've tweaked his awesome description of the "Revolver Scene", but it was to keep plagiarism out of the picture!

Seriously, you guys should check him out, too! His writing skills MUST be acknowledged! :raritywink:

They call him... "Jed".

When Opposites Attract

By: Justin Daniels

Sugarcube Corner, Ponyville

Twilight Sparkle, Rarity, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, and Applejack were all five gathered around a table, eating cupcakes, while talking to each other. Sure, it seems normal to most ponies out there... but what they were talking about, however, was about something out of the ordinary. They all had concerned looks on their faces, as they continued to talk about the tall, bipedal creature that moved into their sixth friend's house one month ago.

Their friend's name was Fluttershy, and she was the Element of Kindness.

The biped referred to himself as "Jed"... but they all had a hunch that that wasn't his real name. Even so, he decided to stick with it; claiming that the way people were named differed from the way ponies were named.

After discussing how concerned they were of him living with Fluttershy, the bells above the door rang, catching all ponies' eyes. They all appeared to have a worried expression, but it was short-lived when they saw that the one who entered the cafe was none other than Fluttershy, herself.

She happily hummed as she stepped in, but froze in place when she saw all eyes locked onto her.

Shortly behind her, the door opened again, revealing a tall biped that stood around three times their height; Jed, himself.

He wore a dark brown cowboy hat, a light brown t-shirt below an opened dark brown sleeveless vest; a pair of dark brown gloves made of "genuine leather", which he frightened the ponies with by telling them it was made of cow, along with his light brown leather belt; a pair of dark brown jeans, and a pair of boots made of brown-painted snake skin. He had dark brown, medium-sized, center-parted hair that covered his ears, and lowered to his jawline, and short, dark brown stubble covering his face. His skin was a pale white, but it showed a few signs of tan by the amount of "fieldwork" that he did lately. Behind his belt, a long, skinning knife was sheathed, and on both sides, a pair of "Colt .45" Revolvers sheathed in holsters that were loaded in, and buttoned shut, rested; awaiting their next unfortunate victim to see their barrels.

His dark blue eyes wandered from both sides of the room; he noticed all eyes were formerly looking at Fluttershy, but were now focused on him.

In a low-pitched, gruff voice, he asked, "Who the Hell are y'all lookin' at?"

With that, all eyes were away from the two of them, while Fluttershy tapped him on the left leg, catching his attention. "Manners, Jed... if that's okay with you, that is..."

He sighed, before nodding his head. "Very well, then... please pardon the language."

She smiled at him, and nodded her head. "Apology accepted... thank you for standing up for me, though. I greatly appreciate it."

He shrugged his shoulders, before replying, "Well, what can I say? I can't stand watchin' you get pushed over like that. Why, I used to be in the same boat, before-" At once, he pulled his left revolver out, aimed it at the floor, and shot a single bullet into the wood, causing a loud enough noise to get everypony's attention. "IF Y'ALL WANT TO KEEP YER EYES ATTACHED TO YER HEAD, I SUGGEST YA MIND YER OWN DAMN BUSINESS!" Then he pointed the pistol at a stallion that was formerly giving them a disgusted look; now giving a look of complete fright. "THAT MEANS YOU, YA NOSY LITTLE F-" At once, he felt a soft hoof jab his left leg again, causing him to sigh, before looking at Fluttershy, who suddenly gave him the infamous "stare".

At once he groaned, before sheathing the pistol again, and saying in a quieter tone, "Ya know that doesn't work on me, right?"

Her stare went back to her normal cheerful face, before she replied, "I know... I just thought it would be nice to let you know when you're going a teensy bit overboard... again."

He rolled his eyes at her, before looking at the stallion that was, at this point, hiding underneath a table. "I don't know... I'd say lettin' that hunk of horse sh-" *bump* "turd live is goin' overboard... but I suppose a different place means different rules, huh?"

With that situation out of the way, the two of them made their ways to the table where the other five of their friends were sitting. While taking their seats, Jed pulled a chair from under the table, and held onto it for Fluttershy, causing her to smile and bow her head in appreciation. "Why thank you, Jed... I'm so happy that you chose to spend time with me and my friends, today... I hope you all are okay with him tagging along, right?"

Jed looked at the five mares in question; all of which giving him forced nervous smiles and nods, which he noticed right away.

"Well, I'm a might flattered to see y'alls enthusiasm. Why, I feel like I'm at home, already!" He said in a sarcastically "cheerful" tone.

After a moment of silence, Twilight was the first to speak up. "D-don't you think you could've handled that... entrance... a little more nicer, at least?"

Jed hummed to himself before shrugging his shoulders, pulling the knife from the back of his belt, and stabbing it in the table, causing the mares to jump in surprise, before he spread his left hand's fingers apart on the table, and began jabbing the knife between them; all while keeping eye contact with Twilight. "Go on, I'm listenin'. I'm just playin' a little game while I do so."

Twilight's eyes widened at that statement. "Th-that's the way humans play 'Five Claw Fillet'?! I thought only dragons ever did something that foolish!"

Jed hummed a tune as he continued jabbing the knife between his fingers. "Uh-huh... yer point?"

She had to slightly raise her voice over the sound of the knife jabbing the table; each jab causing the mares around him to flinch, and Fluttershy to hide her eyes behind her forehooves. A few more ponies from the tables around them, however, seemed to be fascinated by the "game" he was playing. "So anyways, I was wondering why you weren't nicer to the stallion when you entered the building..."

Jed's speed with the knife was blurring at this point, until he raised the knife up, and chopped across all of his fingers, causing all mares and stallions around him to gasp. He, on the other hand, slightly chuckled before lifting his left hand, uncurling his untouched fingers from his palm. "What's the matter, Twilight? Ya think I was being too hard on him? Well, then... tell ya what." He pulled his pistol from the holster and aimed it at the stallion again, who was standing in front of the door, now staring wide-eyed at the gun with a face painted blue with fear. "I can make it easier for 'em, if ya wish. All ya gotta do is say the word, and he's a new fabric fer Rarity to try out."

The mares all gasped, while Twilight shook her head left and right. "N-no! I didn't mean it like that!"

Jed hummed to himself, before placing the pistol back in the case. "Alright... I guess I've made my point, then." He stood up and began walking towards the entrance, only to stop midway, and turn towards the cake family's two foals who somehow managed to crawl their ways towards his legs, and tug on the left sleeve of his jeans. Just them being that close to him caused the parents of said foals to gasp in horror, as he reached down and picked them up... surprisingly gently, compared to his cruel nature.

He held them up to his chest while they giggled and "ooh"ed. When he looked down at them, a scene that nopony ever thought could happen happened; his lips formed a small smile.

Then he gently placed them on the front counter in front of the cakes, and said, "Y'all take better care of yer children... ya hear?"

They gulped nervously, before nodding their heads. Then he walked back towards the entrance, and looked at Fluttershy. "I'm gonna head to Canterlot ta get more meat fer the carnivores an' myself. Ya wanna tag along an' grab a bite ta eat with me?"

This statement caused a few more gasps to come from the crowd, while he put his hands on the handles of the pistols. "IF Y'ALL AIN'T INVOLVED IN THIS CONVERSATION, THEN SHUT THE HELL UP!" This, of course, won another stare from Fluttershy, and more silence from the room. Then he sighed, and cleared his throat. "What I meant to say was... PLEASE SHUT THE HELL UP, IF YA AIN'T IN THIS CONVERSATION!"

Then Fluttershy flew towards him and popped him in the back of the head; something that caused the crowd to go unnervingly silent.

Twilight motioned for Rainbow Dash to get ready to strike, should he do anything to harm Fluttershy; she was already crouched down, ready to take action anyways, though.

Then Jed rubbed the back of his head, and groaned. "What? I said 'please', didn't I?"

She nodded her head, as her stare went back to normal. "W-well, you also said... that word again."

After a moment of cold, dead, and unnerving silence, Jed sighed, before gently brushing Fluttershy's mane with his right hand; something that he told her was a sign of his appreciation. "Yer right... I'm tryin' though. Ya know it's true, too!"

She smiled at his contact, and nodded her head again. "I know... you've just been through a lot to make sure that I remain safe... and yes, I would love to go on a date with you."

He weakly smiled, and gently tapped her snout with his right pointing finger. "Then I'll be waitin' over at the Train Station. Take yer time, I'm in no rush." With that, he stepped out of Sugarcube Corner, and was on his way towards the cottage to get ready.

Fluttershy waved at him outside, before gently flying back in, and retaking her seat with the other girls; all of whom wore shocked expressions on their faces.

She raised an eyebrow at them before asking, "What?"

Rainbow Dash was the first to speak up. "W-WHAT?! WHAT DO YOU MEAN, 'WHAT'?! YOU JUST SAID THAT YOU'D GO ON A DATE WITH A RENOWNED KILLER!"

Fluttershy giggled at her concerned friend, which only made Rainbow's eyes twitch. "Oh, Rainbow Dash... you know Jed would only do mean things to make sure that I'm safe... and besides, while I'm around, he tends to keep the violence to a minimum."

Twilight's jaw dropped at that point. "A-and you call THAT a minimum?!" She asked, pointing towards the hole in the floor, the stallion who was curled under a table, and a pair of royal guards who were apparently on break at the time, looking around nervously with their spears pointed in different directions.

Fluttershy giggled again, and nodded her head. "Of course, Twilight! He didn't hurt anypony, did he?"

Rarity replied, "Well... not physically darling, but I must say... I agree with Twilight, and speak for all of us when I say that it's only a matter of time before he really does hurt somepony! And that somepony might just be you!"

Fluttershy's eyes widened at that statement. "W-WHAT?!" Then her eyes turned into a weak and confused glare. "Why do you all think that he'd do something like that to me?!"

Applejack sighed, and gently placed her right hoof on Fluttershy's back. "Listen, Sugarcube... maybe we are misjudgin' him, an' maybe he does have a heart somewhere... but even so, I wouldn't want to make that kind o' risk on one o' my best friends in the world!"

Fluttershy sighed, before turning towards the door. "Why don't you all just look past his differences, though?" She then turned to Pinkie Pie. "You remember how we treated your sister; Maud Pie... don't you think that maybe the shoe's on the other hoof this time, Pinkie? He really is a sweetheart once you really get to know him from the inside!" As she said that, tears started to form. "Why can't my friends just try to accept him for his different ways?!" Then she turned around, and faced the crowd. "WHY CAN'T ANYPONY TREAT HIM LIKE HE BELONGS HERE?!" With that, she cried and flew out of the door at an unusually blurry speed.

After five minutes of sad silence, Twilight looked at the others with a guilty expression. "Girls... we're going to Canterlot."

Rainbow Dash raised an eyebrow, before asking, "Wait... you want to go towards his destination?!"

Twilight's expression changed to a serious one. "Yes, Rainbow... if we truly care for Fluttershy's safety, then we must at least see if he does the same!" Then she looked at Pinkie, and smiled. "Pinkie Pie... if Maud could be our friend because we all love you, then maybe we can accept him because he loves Fluttershy... what do you say?" She turned towards the others, and added, "What do you all say?"

"Yeah!" The four replied in unison.

"Great! Then let's head on over to the castle, and send for a chariot!"

Rainbow raised an eyebrow, before asking, "Wait... why a chariot?"

"Because we're going to be examining the two of them from the distance, of course! If we were to be seen by him, then this entire plan could be ruined!"

After receiving understanding nods and "Oh"s from her friends, Twilight and the others headed out of Sugarcube Corner, only to find that the amount of time they would need to gain his trust might've been... slightly altered.

Five Minutes Ago...

Fluttershy flew out of the building with tears in her closed, hurt eyes. Little did she know, however, that a Unicorn stallion was slowly trotting through the area, headed towards the nearby ring store; on a collision course.

When she opened her eyes, she let out a silent squeak, and tried to say, "Look out!"

Instead, it came out as, "Eep!"

The next thing she knew, she was on the ground, lying in front of a Unicorn who was barely even budged by her landing on him. At first glance, however, she could tell who it was that she bumped into, and her fears were overloaded instantly; she just bumped into Prince Blueblood, himself.

"Oh, why you insolent little- do you know how many bits it will take to get this scratch out of this tuxedo?" He asked, now glaring at Fluttershy, who sunk into the ground, and was shivering in fear.

"I-I'm s-so so s-s-sorry, P-Prince B-B-Blueblood. I-i-it w-was an a-a-accident, I swear..." She stuttered, only to be levitated by his magic.

"YOU BETTER BE SORRY, YOU FOOLISH LITTLE PEASANT! FOR INSULTING A PRINCE, I SHOULD HAVE YOU BANISHED FROM THIS FEEBLE LITTLE TOWN, AND-"

Before he could finish his sentence, however, he soon felt an extremely sharp pain in the back of his mane, and at once, he was lifted by a pair of hands, and slammed into the dirt by none other than an extremely pissed off human who, by the looks of it, was in the mood to kill.

Jed looked down at Blueblood, and slowly walked up to him, only for him to stand back up, and attempt to blast Jed with a magic bolt. What he didn't expect, however, was for the bolt to dissipate once it reached Jed's chest, not even leaving a simple mark. "W-what the... WHO IN THE NAME OF TARTARUS ARE YOU, YOU MONSTROUS OAF?!"

Jed looked at Fluttershy, and pointed at his mouth, only for Fluttershy to look at Blueblood; look back up at Jed, and nod her head. "J-just this once..." She murmured, winning a demented smile from the angry human.

Then Jed looked back at Blueblood, and replied, "Ya call THAT an insult, motherfucker?! I've said worse insults in mah sleep!"

At once, Blueblood's eyes widened, as he and a large number of ponies that gathered around the incident, gasped at the "mother of all curses" that was just spoken in public.

Choking for words, Blueblood stuttered, "Y-you dare to i-insult m-my mother and I like THAT?!" Then he stomped his forehooves onto the ground furiously, and shouted, "I'LL HAVE YOU ARRESTED FOR THAT! DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE ME, YOU FILTHY LITTLE MONGREL, FOR I AM PRINCE BLUEBLOOD... AND I HAVE HALF A MIND TO THROW YOU IN THE DUN-"

Right in the middle of the last word, he soon found a snake-skinned boot attach to his snout, and in one fluid motion, he flew back onto the ground; holding his snout, and crying in pain, all while Jed walked up to him, pulled out his right revolver, and, without even giving a single warning, shot the ground directly at the left and right corners of Blueblood's head; bringing an intense ringing noise in his ears, and causing him to stop in his tracks; his ears covered; his eyes sealed shut; and his entire body petrified with fright beyond measurement. Then he slowly opened his eyes once the painful ringing subsided, only to find the source of the ringing facing him directly in the center of his eyes; the muzzle of the revolver; the eagle that hunts for its prey. Blueblood then noticed the expression that Jed was giving him; a death glare that, if shown to Fluttershy, would probably make her stare look childish; the look of a skilled hunter; one who shows no remorse in the lives he takes from those he kills.

"Half a mind is right, ya stupid piece o' shit. Now, I'll give ya one chance... one last chance ta keep that other half o' it from becomin' one with the land... if ya know what I mean."

With the menacing hunter's glare on his face that could pierce the soul of the prey, Jed's thumb slowly pulled the hammer back; each of the clicks from the revolver making Blueblood's eyes only widen more in fear. With a practiced gesture, Jed's finger caressed the trigger for a moment before the revolver spoke; before the eagle made its first screech; calling out to its prey that it is on the move.

Dirt showered the Prince while his ears rang; his entire head pulsing in agony from the mixture of both, sound and terror. His pained wails, however, were only short-lived, as Blueblood heard the same two deathly metallic clicks, the eagle preparing to strike; saw the gleaming muzzle of the revolver, the eye of the eagle, looking him between his own two eyes again; and saw his entire life flash in a single blink of Jed's eye. He knew he couldn't escape this fate, if Jed were the monster the royal unicorn thought him out to be; a hunter; carrying a silver eagle; who found his prey, and was ready to claim its life.

After an eternity-long minute of silence, Jed motioned the revolver in an upward manner; his eyes not losing their ferocious glare, while saying through clenched teeth, "Now, get the fuck outta here, an' don't ya dare come back, or else I'll send yer mother a present with yer brain written all over it." With that, he lifted the gun up and released the hammer of the revolver from his right thumb; the hawk in the sky making its final screech; shouting out its final word.

As fast as his legs could take him, Blueblood hurriedly galloped towards the train station; not wasting a moment to look back, and tempt the bold, silver eagle from catching its prey.

As soon as the situation was over, Jed put his pistol away, and turned towards Fluttershy, who was sitting down in the dirt; curled up in a fetal position. He knew what that meant right away; she was probably gonna have nightmares again.

With a sigh, he walked up to her, and lowered to her eye level. "Well, I guess we'll have ta give the date a little time, huh?" Then he gently brushed her left cheek with his right hand, which caused her to look at him, and weakly smile.

He returned the smile and stretched his arms out; inviting her to jump into them. She did so post-haste, ignoring the looks that they were being given from around the area.

Jed, on the other hand, rolled his eyes and lifted the pistol from his other case, and shot it in the air a few times; causing all eyes to return to where they normally were facing.

Then he smiled at Fluttershy, and placed his pistol away, before lifting her onto his shoulders. At first she was nervous, but once she felt the breeze blowing across her mane, she giggled, before stretching her forehooves and wings out. Then her giggles turned into laughter, while Jed looked up at her and smiled.

Suddenly, he felt the gently evening breeze on his scalp. Looking up, he noticed that Fluttershy removed his hat from his head, and was now wearing it. With a chuckle, he lifted her from his shoulders, and held her in front of him, while she smiled sheepishly. "I-I'm... sorry if I went too far..."

He gave her a stone-hard glare, and raised his hand over her head, seemingly about to remove his hat from her...

But instead, he merely tapped his finger on her snout again, and chuckled. "Ya know... even though that hat's made fer men... the western look kinda suits ya. Makes ya look cute."

Her cheeks turned red, while she stuttered, "R-really?!"

He nodded his head, and replied, "O' course! Though I reckon I already know one way how ta make ya look even cuter!"

"R-really?! H-how?!" She asked, completely oblivious to his hand over her forehead again.

This time, however, he actually did snatch the hat off of her mane, gently, of course, and then placed it back on his own head, giving her a sly smile. "By takin' my hat off o' yer cuter mane!"

She gave a slight chuckle, before she wrapped her forehooves around his neck, and nuzzled his nose. He, of course, returned the favor with a kiss.

The kiss, to them, felt like an eternity, and before they knew it, they had to break it for air.

Through heavy panting, Fluttershy asked, "Y-you... do know that the others are watching, right?"

Jed gave a light chuckle, before replying, "Yeah... they've been watchin' fer a good two minutes, now. They stepped out when I pulled the trigger the first two times."

"Y-you don't think that they'll disapprove of this, do you?" She asked.

He smirked, before gently brushing her mane again. "Ta Hell with 'em if they do. This time, it's you who makes the call."

She looked at him confusedly. "The call? What do you mean by that?"

He winked at her, and replied, "Will ya listen to yer friends, or will ya listen to yer heart on this one?"

She thought for a moment, before nodding her head towards him with a smile. "I think you know the answer to that one, Jed."

With that, the two of them headed towards the humble little cottage at the outskirts of town; Fluttershy resting gently in the arms of her new boyfriend, her guardian, and her hero. From the front doors of Sugarcube Corner, her friends watched in awe at the incidents that they just witnessed.

"Oh my stars! Twilight, did you see the way how he-" Rarity began.

"How he kicked that Blue-butt's flank like he was nothing?!" Rainbow Dash finished for her.

Twilight nodded her head, as a smile soon spread across her face. "I did... but I also saw something else."

"An' would it happen ta be the fact that he didn't take Blueblood's life jus' like that?" Applejack asked.

Twilight turned towards her, and nodded her head. "Well, girls... it looks like we don't need to worry about her being pushed over anymore... and it also looks like we have a new friend, now... one we certainly didn't expect, too!"

"Ooh! You know what this reminds me of?!" Pinkie Pie began.

Twilight smiled at her, and shook her head. "I don't know, Pinkie... what does it remind you of?"

With a clap of her hooves, Pinkie replied, "That phrase from one of your books, Twilight! Apparently, opposites DO attract!"

"You know, Pinkie..." Twilight began. "... you raise a very good point! And from the looks of it, that's exactly what makes their relationship the perfect one... balance."

"Uh-huh!" The others nodded in agreement, as they watched the mare and her man walk out of their sight, and beyond the horizon.

THE END