My Little Dinosaur

My Little Dinosaur

After finishing the breakfast made for her by Dusk, Fluttershy ventured outside to find the other dinosaurs…most notably Parker. She felt that since animals are delicate and required such special care, she feared that Parker might be too inexperienced to be able pick up her skill in just a day.

“Oh poor Parker,” thought Fluttershy. “I hope the animals don’t give him a hard time, dinosaurs like him might not be too familiar with our local fauna after all.”

Keep as much as a vigil as she could, Fluttershy tried to locate the Parksosaurus. But as she finally found him, Fluttershy was in for quite a surprise. There at the center of an opened area, the shy Pegasus just witness what looked like Parker relaxing next to some of her animals like some birds, squirrels and rabbits. In fact even her bear was lying next to the little dinosaur, a sight Fluttershy could not believe is actually happening.

“Oh hey there Fluttershy,” greeted Parker. “Did you sleep well?”

“I did,” replied the shy Pegasus. “I guess my animals didn’t need to much coaxing to befriend you.”

“Helps when you used to live around a menagerie of different creatures,” Parker chuckled. “And that you know two forms of the saurian language from the one I’m speaking now, and the language avian dinosaurs speak today.”

“Well I have to say I’m quite surprised,” Fluttershy smiled. “You wouldn’t have a special talent for animals do you?”

“There’s no such thing as talent,” replied Parker. “Just skill you’ve learn to perfect over time.”

“Skill?” asked a confused. “I do not understand Parker…you see here in Equestria once a pony finds their special talent, we earn our cutie mark like I have here.”

Fluttershy gestured to her butterfly shaped cutie marks she had on both side of her flanks, while parker was intrigued he had something else to say about such notions.

“So those markings only appear once you find your…you know what?” Parker asked while Fluttershy nodded yes. “Well no offense Fluttershy but that’s kind of preposterous.”

“Oh but its true Parker,” Fluttershy attempted to assure the Parksosaurus. “To a pony a cutie mark defies who you are, it’s represent your character and your destiny.”

“Still feels kind of ridiculous to me,” said Parker. “Back in the cretaceous an old sauropod once said that ‘Destiny is not a matter of chance but a matter of choice’, and you don’t need those markings to defy who you are…only you can determine who you choose to be.”

“I don’t!” Fluttershy said in shock. “You mean to say that all time I’ve listen to my cutie mark was all for…nothing?!”

Before Parker could give a reply, Fluttershy flew off in what appears to be a lost in confidence. Parker could only look on with the other animals, feeling regretful of what he had said.

“Me and my big mouth,” Parker sighs in shame.

Parker departed to allow the animals to relax at where they were, head low in the ground upon accidentally hurting Fluttershy’s feelings. As he walked into the cottage, Dusk was just finishing up the dusting when the Troodon took noticed of a gloomed friend.

“Say Parker why the mope?” wondered Dusk.

“Nothing too important,” replied Parker. “Except it seemed that I’ve unwittingly cause a blow to Fluttershy’s self-esteem.”

“Because of what you said about cutie marks,” Dusk replied while Parker simply nodded yes. “It’s okay Parker, I’m pretty sure she just overacted to what you said.”

“I don’t believe it what I said Dusk but more how I said it,” replied Parker. “All I wanted to do was to help her with the task she acquired…but it seems I just made things so sorrowful instead.”

“Now Parker we all say things we regret once in a while,” said Dusk. “Maybe if you find a way to bring her confidence back, Fluttershy might able to…”

“HEY GET BACK HERE YOU PEST!” shouted Teryx from outside.

At first Parker and Dusk were confused on what going on, but then scurrying into the cottage is what appeared to be an opossum-like mammal which the duo quickly recognized.”

“An Alphadon,” Dusk said in surprise.

“But how did it get here?” wondered Parker.

The Alphadon looked at the Dinos for a moment, and then ran off to try and find a place to hide just a Teryx flew in agitated to say the least.

“Alright where is it?!” Teryx shouted. “When I get my claws on that bug eater….”

“Teryx calm down will yeah,” said parker. “I’m pretty sure that marsupial had as much to eat as you did.”

“Maybe so but I’m still crossed about it,” Teryx replied while crossing his wings. “Better would be where did she come from?”

“Better question would how do we catch her?” Dusk suggested.

“Well I’m sure a certain pony might be able to calm that Alphadon down,” Parker sighs. “But only one way to know for sure…”

Parker went over to Fluttershy’s bedroom; inside the shy Pegasus could be heard sobbing while Angel kept on tossing out the tissues. Parker walked in and proceeded to speak.

“Fluttershy?” Parker asked as Fluttershy looked up with tears in her eyes. “Look about earlier…”

“Oh no Parker you were right,” the Pegasus continued to sob. ”Maybe caring for my animals was a waste of time…maybe I should stop following my cutie mark and find out my…”

“Fluttershy you don’t need to do that,” assured parker. “After all the animals here love you and you love them, “

“I know,” replied Fluttershy. “But still…what you said.”

“Look I’m really sorry you for making what I said sound bad,” said Parker. “Just because you don’t have to follow your cutie mark doesn’t mean you shouldn’t give up what you love…and if that’s caring for your animals then you should do what you love.”

Fluttershy started tom cheer up, she felt so relieved that she flew up and embraced the little dinosaur happily.

“Oh you were right Parker,” Fluttershy calmly smiled. “If caring for animals is what I love, I should continue doing it.”

“Well that’s good,” Parker sigh in relief. “Now speaking of animals…”

Moments later the three Dinosaurs and Fluttershy have manage to locate the Alphadon hiding within the pantry; here Fluttershy was able to coax the primitive marsupial out with a soothing sound of her reassuring voice. Gently Fluttershy was able to get her on her right hoof where the Alphadon nestled within it.

“Oh you’re just a shy little girl aren’t you,” Fluttershy told the Alphadon. ‘Well not to worry, you’ll make plenty of friends here soon enough.”

Watching Fluttershy befriend the little mammal just made Parker and Dusk look on in wonder, though Teryx simply gawked at what he saw…that is until finally Boulder walked in returning from wherever he has been.

“Hi everyone what’s going on?” Boulder asked the gang.

“Where have you been Boulder?” wondered Teryx. “You’ve been gone all afternoon.”

“Well I was trying to find a way to pull my own weight,[‘ replied Boulder. “And I finally did.”

At first Parker, Teryx and Dusk were a bit confused, until the Leptoceratops gestured to what appears to be a gigantic apple same size as Boulder was.

“Wow what an apple,” Parker said in amazement. “Where did you find it?”

Meanwhile at sweet apple acres, Applejack was walking over with a water can in her mouth. She was heading over to water her new giant blue ribbon apple, but as she prepared to pour the water…

“NO!!!!!!!” Shouted Applejack upon seeing that her prize winning apple is missing.