Fluttershy looked at one of the hoops before trying to flap her wings to get herself to take off. She whimpered as she took off. Losing strength in her wings she landed back onto the floor. She flapped harder until she managed to make it to one of the hoops, but lost her balance. She slid down the hill. Her eyes grew wide as she was heading toward one of the flags a few moments later she landed on the ground, bundled up, with two colts laughing at her.
"Nice going, Cluttershy!" one called out. "They ought to ground you permanently!"
"Ha! My baby brother can fly better than you!" The other chuckled.
Her eyes fogged up with tears. Rainbow Dash landed in front of her with a glare in her eye.
"Leave her alone!" she squeaked.
"Ooh, what are you going to do, Rainbow Crash?"
"Keep making fun of her, and find out!"
"You think your such a big shot? Why don't you prove it?"
"What do you have in mind?"
"Race us next week."
"You're on!"
The two colts took off.
"You okay, Fluttershy?" Rainbow asked, concerned for her friend.
Fluttershy sniffed, nodding.
"Thanks for helping me out Rainbow." she muttered.
"No biggie."
The whistle blew.
"Come on, we should head up to the Flight Dive Cliff while we still can before those two colts do."
She and Rainbow walked to the Flight Dive cliff. Rainbow usually would fly, but today she wanted to walk with her friend.
Fluttershy stood at the edge of the cliff. Rainbow Dash stared at her. She looked down at the bottom and froze.
"Whoa..." she thought.
Noticing her hesitation the coach promptly pushed her off, causing her to spin in the air. Her wings locked in tight, refusing to come out. She fell to the bottom. She got up dizzy from impact but otherwise unharmed.
"Nice going Cluttershy!" played in her head. But in reality she heard, "Fluttershy, Fluttershy, Fluttershy can hardly fly!"
Fluttershy hid her face behind her hooves. Her eyes became hot with tears. She burst out of the flight aria and into her room. Rainbow Dash watched her friend with sad eyes. She ran after her.
"Fluttershy, wait!" she yelled.
Fluttershy stopped outside her door.
She looked at Rainbow Dash with tears in her eyes.
"I don't know why I even bother. They will just laugh at me no matter what!" she cried.
Rainbow put her hoof around her friends shoulder.
"Don't say that."
"I just want to be left alone right now."
She walked into her house.
Fluttershy sniffed, tears in her eyes. Her parents worked at the camp so they where home fairly early. Her mother walked in to check on her.
"Fluttershy, dear, it's time for bed." she said quietly. She noticed the sniffs from her daughter. "Are you alright, hon?"
"Yeah mommy," said Fluttershy wiping her tears. "I just had something in my eye. Do you think you could sing me my lullaby tonight?" she faked a smile. She always loved hearing a lullaby from her mother.
Her mother walked up to her bed.
"Why don't we sing it together?"
"Okay."
Her mother played a music box.
"Hush now, quiet now
It's time to lay your sleepy head
Hush now, quiet now
It's time to go to bed" her mother sang.
"Hush now, quiet now
It's time to lay my sleepy head." Fluttershy yawned.
"Hush now, quiet now, time to go to bed."
"Of to dreamland now, where all wishes come true,
Off to dream land now, where no troubles find you."
By the time her mother finished, Fluttershy was fast asleep. Her mother smiled.
"Good night, dear. Sweet dreams." She kissed her daughters forehead and left the
room. She grabbed her a stuffed animal and put it beside her before turning off the light. Her husband walked to her side.
"She's having trouble again with those two colts, I saw her today." he whispered, trying not to wake her up. "She was in tears."
They closed the door to let her sleep peacefully.
"It breaks my heart to see her be treated the way she is. She is such a kind little filly."
Their voices faded away.
Fluttershy felt a tear stream down her face. When she knew her parents were gone, she got up. Tears continued streaming down her face. Fluttershy got out a book and grabbed a pencil. She wrote into the book.
"Sticks and stones, may break my bones, but names will never hurt me..." she wrote. "But in my mind, those words unkind, can nobody see? In my world, of tears, in my world of fears, can they all be, can they be true to me?"
She sighed, wiping away the last tear on her face. She then sang what she wrote to herself.
Fluttershy woke up to the sound of a whistle. She then jumped out of bed and recited the camp's chant.
"Junior Speedsters are our lives
Sky-bound soars and daring dives
Junior Speedsters it's our quest
To some day be the very best."
She stood up straight and tall.
Her coach looked at her with a strict look.
"Report outside with the others." he ordered.
Fluttershy then trotted off outside, finding Rainbow Dash waiting for her.
"You feeling better, Fluttershy?" she asked.
"A little." Fluttershy muttered.
"Come on, lets go grab some food."
"I am a little hungry..."
They trotted off to the mess hall.
Fluttershy looked at the other kids in the camp who were flying. She slowly flapped her wings in disappointment.
Rainbow Dash put her hoof on her shoulder. She smiled. Fluttershy faked a smile back.
Author's Note
The Lyrics are from the show as you might have cached. I changed the second verse a bit for the lullaby.
The song that Fluttershy wrote was just a little something I put together. Also, yes I know a lot of this sounds familiar. it is. I'll be more creative for the next chapters.
Note: 11-6-16 This chapter was proofread and edited on this date.
Fluttershy flapped her wings as hard as she could, her eyes shut tight. She took off a few inches off the ground. She opened one eye. Her eyes went wide at what she saw.
"I'm doing it, Rainbow!" she smiled.
"Keep focusing on your wings." Rainbow Dash called out
Fluttershy closed her eyes again.
"You're doing awesome, Fluttershy!"
Fluttershy noticed Rainbow's voice fading. She opened her eyes again. She had flown up a few feet. Her fear caused her lose concentration and she quickly fell.
Rainbow managed to catch her before she hit the ground.
"Whoa, Fluttershy. Don't lose that focus."
Fluttershy clung to Rainbow's leg. "I think I'm done for today!" she squeaked. Her eyes were shut tight.
"Alright..." Rainbow rolled her eyes.
She flapped her wings, flying to the ground slowly so she could put Fluttershy down.
Once Fluttershy knew she was on the ground, she let go of Rainbow.
"You're doing better, Fluttershy." said Rainbow.
"I can't even stay off the ground." Fluttershy squeaked, looking forlornly at the ground.
"You'll get it."
They walked down to the flying fields to go practice more. Fluttershy walked slower than usual.
Fluttershy stayed on the edge of the flight dive cliff. She stared at the ground. The coach pushed her off again. She repeated the same thing from last time. She landed onto the ground. Everyone pointed and laughed.
Rainbow ran off the cliff. She soared into the sky. She did a back flip in the air. She landed onto the ground. Everyone cheered for her. Fluttershy's ears plopped back. Rainbow put her hoof on her shoulder. She gave her friend a smile. "Hang in there, Fluttershy." she said quietly.
She walked with her friend.
Fluttershy walked outside when everyone else was asleep. She could hear nothing but her hoofsteps and her heart racing. She let out a sigh.
"You can do this Fluttershy..." she muttered to herself. She flapped her wings as hard as she could and began taking off from the ground.
She smiled at herself.
"Fluttershy...?" a voice said.
Startled, she lost her concentration and her wings locked. She fell, Rainbow Dash catching her.
"What are you doing up?" she asked. "We're supposed to be asleep."
"You know why I'm awake." Fluttershy hung her head, slowly flapping her wings.
Rainbow Dash put her arm around her friend. "Don't worry too much about it."
"I'm the only one in flight camp who can't fly without falling!"
"Don't worry about it too much Fluttershy. Some things can take time for some ponies."
"Fluttershy, its past your bedtime." Fluttershy's mother walked in. "What are you doing up?"
Fluttershy didn't say anything. She just walked back to her room.
Fluttershy tried flying on her way back, but she couldn't stay up in the air for very long. So she just walked. She entered her room. However, when her mother was about to tuck her in she asked her not to.
"I just want to be alone for a while right now Mommy, if that's okay..." she whispered.
Her mother let her have her privacy. She gave her a kiss, turned off the light and shut the door.
When she knew her mother was gone, she got out her journal. She then read her song to get things off her mind.
When she finished, she was more at ease and decided to go ahead and head off to bed.
Fluttershy followed her morning schedule. She recited the camp chant, ate some breakfast, and was thrown off of the Flight Dive Cliff. Along with teasing throughout the day. It was like any other bad day. Which was everyday.
Rainbow Dash was Fluttershy's only friend at Flight Camp, so it wasn't always easy. And it got worse when she went back home to take a nap.
"There you are Fluttershy." her mother said, she hesitated before continuing. "I came to tell you that your Father and I have to leave for a few days. The Camp Directors will look after you."
That made her day even worse.
Fluttershy plopped onto her bed exhausted. She was too upset to take a nap. Rainbow Dash had brought her some snacks since she decided to rest during one of her classes for the day. She visited with her during her lunch break.
"How are you feeling, Fluttershy?" Rainbow Dash asked.
"Miserable! Mom and Dad left me with all the mean colts and nopony to stay with me!" she said, irritation and sadness lacing her voice.
"I wouldn't mind coming over and staying with you Fluttershy. If that's okay with you."
A smile grew on Fluttershy's face. "That would be lovely."
"Can we start that tonight?" Rainbow asked.
"Sure!"
"Are you sure you're comfortable enough, Rainbow? I can get you another pillow." Fluttershy asked.
"I'm fine, Fluttershy." Rainbow Dash whispered, smiling. "Thanks though."
Rainbow Dash was sleeping on the floor since Fluttershy didn't have an extra bed. She wanted her friend to be as comfortable as possible. After all, she didn't want to be a bad host.
When they fell asleep, Rainbow woke up in the night to get a glass of water. She noticed Fluttershy's Song Journal. She opened up to the page with her song.
"Sticks and stones, may break my bones, but names will never hurt me..." she read. "But in my mind, those words unkind, can nobody see? In my world, of tears, in my world of fears, can they all be, can they be true to me?"
Rainbow Dash was amazed with her friend's talent. She never heard her sing before, so she decided to ask her about it in the morning.
Author's Note
As some of you might have noticed, I'm trying to make my fanfics have more words.
Note: This chapter was proofread and edited on 11-6-16
