One fine summer day in Equestria, a winged filly was brought forth into the world. She was an odd-looking foal.
Her coat was yellow like the sun, but her right ear and her muzzle were a light gray like stone. The filly’s eyes were mismatched… not derpy-looking like the mailmare’s, but one iris was turquoise while the other was a chestnut brown. And her short mane and tail were pale pink like cherry blossoms with a dark brown stripe of hair.
The filly’s parents didn’t care if their foal looked a bit odd. All that mattered was that the little miracle was healthy. The butter yellow mare looked at the filly in her hooves and beamed. Her lover, a light gray mare, stroked the baby’s cheek with a gentle hoof. The gray mare was the first to speak.
“So, Fluttershy, what will we name her?”
“Um… I don’t know,” Fluttershy replied, “what do you think, Shattered Heart?” She kissed the foal’s forehead.
Shattered Heart adjusted her piercings and cooed, “She looks like both of us combined, so why not combine our names in a way?”
"Um, how about Hearts Aflutter?"
The filly cooed softly and sucked on her tiny hoof.
"Shy, that's beautiful," Shattered replied, grinning at the baby.
Young Hearts Aflutter smiled as Fluttershy gently brushed her mane and tail.
"Are you ready for your first day of school?" Shattered Heart asked, kissing her head and downing a can of Tantabus Energy.
"I-I'm nervous," the filly replied, "what if nopony likes me?"
"You're just like your mother," Shattered laughed, pointing to Fluttershy.
The yellow mare laughed, "I'm getting better."
Hearts Aflutter blushed and grabbed her lunch in her mouth. "Bmm, Mmms!"
The two mares watched with a parent's pride as their little miracle flew over to the schoolhouse.
Miss Cheerilee, the fuchsia schoolteacher, noticed the filly and smiled to herself. She clapped her hooves and announced, "Class, we seem to have a new student. Sweetheart, why don't you introduce yourself to the class?"
Hearts Aflutter stood up and swallowed hard. "I-I'm Hearts Aflutter."
Three little fillies beamed to themselves and planned their course of action with the motley filly.
Lunch came, and Hearts Aflutter smiled as she opened her lunch box. What she found was a heart-shaped hay-and-daisy sandwich on white bread with the crust trimmed, a bottle of fresh apple juice, carrot hearts, and a note.
Dear Hearts Aflutter, please enjoy your lunch. We love you! ~Your moms
Three little fillies walked over and sat down by Hearts Aflutter, startling her. The orange filly looked at her funny at first, then said, "Hi, I'm Scootaloo!"
