Contingency Plans Original

Name: Fluttershy Breeze

Age: 20

Height: 4 ft 5 inches

Weight: 142 lbs

Residence: Cloudsdale (previous), Ponyville

Occupation: Weatherpony, Veternarian/Animal Caretaker

Physical Attributes: Yellow coat, pink mane, cutie mark of a three pink butterflies, slight physique

Titles: Element of Kindness, National Hero

Description: Fluttershy is an exceptionally kind and caring friend, known for her good heart and gentleness. Her kindness is so great that she was even able to teach Discord the ways of friendship, a feat I thought impossible. Initially, Fluttershy's kindness was counterbalanced by immense shyness, however over time Fluttershy has learned to overcome her natural shyness and become more assertive to point where she can stand up for herself or her beliefs.

In addition, Fluttershy's special talent gives her a magical connection to animals, to the extent that she can even interpret their speech (as long as they are semi-sentient... it is much harder for her to interpret insects or purely instinctual creatures). She tends to easily befriend and control any animal she meets, with the exception of antagonistic animals like the cockatrice. In this case, Fluttershy will use a power known as "The Stare". She will adopt a stern unflinching look and proceed to stare at the target much like a mother would do to a naughty child. This stare quickly evokes feelings of guilt in ponies and animals, and can lead to quick submission. The only being to suffer no ill effects from the stare is Discord, possibly due to his inability to feel guilt because of his chaotic nature.

Possible Counters: While Fluttershy herself is not a physical threat, she often has several large animal friends (and a bad tempered rabbit) near her at all times, making direct attack inadvisable. Furthermore, Fluttershy has several "pseudo-weaknesses" that are important to note. While Fluttershy's shyness may seem like a weakness, it is actually very hard to exploit in terms of containment, as it makes her more likely to run and get help. This also makes kidnapping one of her animal friends as bait counterproductive, as Fluttershy will probably get reinforcements rather than run in alone. Another mistake ponies make when dealing with Fluttershy is to mistake her kindness as her simply being naive and gullible. Discord made this mistake, thinking he was exploiting Fluttershy's good nature while in fact she used this as an opportunity to get close to him and instill friendship in his heart. And of course, once she threatened to take her friendship away, Discord had no choice but to fall in line. In short, Fluttershy is much more perceptive and intelligent than she pretends to be at times.

That is not to say she doesn't have real weaknesses. Due to her experiences at Cloudsdale Flight Camp, Fluttershy has a deep fear of rejection.  This is most likely what caused her to form closer bonds with animals rather than other ponies. If she were to feel rejected and unwanted by her animal friends, it would leave her both defenseless, and emotionally crippled. One effective strategy would be to place some sort of animal repellent (undetectable to ponies but detectable to the higher senses of animals) directly on Fluttershy's body, either by tricking her into cuddling an animal previously coated with the repellent, or through use of a spell. Either way, it would cause Fluttershy's animal friends to run away in fear, and leave her too distraught to call for help. Even if she turned evil and cared little for other ponies, this plan would be effective as Fluttershy's love for animals is at the core of her very being.