My Little Tutu: A Princess Tutu AU

Days have passed, Duck was sitting on her bed, thinking of the heart shard she met before. When she met a heart shard the first time, it was for Senior Mytho's heart shard, but when she met a heart shard the second time, it was not Angelic Wing's heart shard, but Senior Mytho again. While she thought of the matter, a small knock came from downstairs. With one swift run, Duck answered the door, seeing a bright purple unicorn with striped color mane.

"Hey Twilight. Thank you for coming."

"Of course, Duck. What seems to be the problem?"

"Well, you see, there's a certain favor I want to know: does you know of a book called the Prince and the Raven?"

"I'm sure I've heard of it before. Why don't we go to my place and I'll see if we can find it there?"

"Okay."

Hours have passed, both Twilight, Duck, and Twilight's assistant Spike were looking through the library, searching for that particular book.

"I'm sorry, Duck." Twilight apologized, "I don't believe I know any stories like that anywhere."

"Oh. Okay."

As she started to walk away, Duck then recalled something else.

"What about a spell regarding of a powerful unicorn wizard?"

"You mean, Starswirl the Bearded?"

"Who?"

"You don't know about him?"

"No... I haven't."

"This pony right here."

As she shown her a picture from the reference guide to the elements of harmony, it was like her pony form started to recall meeting that individual somewhere.

"Since you know Starswirl, Twilight," Duck asked, "do you know if there's a spell to bring things to life?"

"What do you mean by that?"

"Like... bring characters from a story into reality?"

"I don't know if he did... Tell you what? I'll find information through the library here, Canterlot and at the Crystal Empire and I'll let you know if there's such thing."

"Okay. Thank you."

"I hope to see you soon."

"Okay."

While walking about, she then seen Ruby Breeze and Angelic Wing walking about. Though she wasn't sure where they were going, Duck felt a bit depressed.

"Lucky him. At least he's having fun with some pony, but if you put it lightly, I'm just a duck."

When Duck was about to go to Sugar Cube Corner to meet with Pinkie, Duck bumped into Spiraling Night without even looking forward.

"Watch it!" he demanded, but noticed that the pony which bumped into him was Duck, "You!"

"Sorry. Please excuse me."

"Wait."

She froze in mid walk, not sure what she did wrong.

"Have you seen Wing anywhere?"

"Why? Is something wrong?"

"He left without telling me. That's not like him at all."

"Why should that surprise you? After all, he's always with Ruby Breeze."

"So, he's with Breeze?"

"Who's to say?"

"Where'd they go?"

"How should I know?"

"Don't lie to me!"

"I'm telling the truth. If I knew, I would've told you already."

"Unless you're hiding it from me."

Spiraling Night started to leave as Duck stood there mad as ever.

'Geez, he reminds me of Fakir very much. Oh. I wonder if he knows about the story.'

"Wait."

"What is it?"

"Do you know about the story called the Prince and the Raven?"

"Why do you want to know?"

"Well..."

"That book is a waste of any pony's time."

While he walked away, it dawned for a moment.

'He knows the story. Then, he must know about Wing's heart situation, right? Maybe I'm just thinking too much.'

"Now, come on little ones." A familiar voice replied from a distant. "You can do it."

When Duck turned aside, she noticed Fluttershy, directing little bunnies to their pens.

"Fluttershy!"

"It's been a while Duck."

"What'cha doing?"

"I'm leading these bunnies in their pens, so any pony can have them as pets."

"You can have a pet here, even as a pony?"

"Absolutely."

"Okay, but I have a problem."

"What's wrong?"

"Could you walk with me and I'll tell you about it?"

"Sure. Let me get this last bunny on the pen and we'll go from here."

After their walk, she then explained how a certain pony whom she knew many moons ago appears, but it's something that is different than before.

"Sometimes, ponies meet with others from the past, some from the present, but few in the future. If the ponies you've seen before meet you in the present, then there's a chance of seeing them in the future."

"That means if I've seen them before, then I'll see them again?"

"Who's to say?"

"But if I see them again, would that mean in spirit or in real life? I don't get it. Well, thanks anyway, Fluttershy. See you later."

"Bye bye."

Sometime later, as Duck was wandering through the park, she noticed Angelic Wing and Ruby Breeze sitting on the park, having a small picnic.

"I guess they're having fun there."

"Wing..." Breeze replied, "can you tell me that you love me?"

'What?!' thought Duck embarrassingly. 'If I stay here, they'll find me here. I better get going.'

"I love you." Wing stated.

"Very much?"

"Yes."

"I'm thirsty."

"Here."

As he handed her a drink of water, Breeze knocked it over, allowing the bottle to remain empty.

"I would like some apple cider. Would you mind?"

"Sure."

He rose from his seat and flew towards Sweet Apple Acres. Duck, glancing towards the beauty of his flight, started to remind her of how she'll fly someday. Minutes passed, as Duck started to walk by, she started to recall Fakir. Though it had been months since she came into this world, Duck was starting to feel homesick. Suddenly, she bumped into a pony. When Duck glanced upward, Angelic Wing stood there with a bottle filled with apple cider.

"An-Angelic Wing..."

"Are you alright?"

"I am."

"You seem to be lying."

"Am I?"

"Then again, I may not understand what any feeling is for any pony."

"You don't understand feelings, Angelic Wing?"

"Wing is fine."

When he stated the matter, a cut started to go through the Pegasus' front leg.

"Oh! Wing, your leg."

"Leg."

"It's wounded."

"Is it? Then why are you upset?"

"Because, you need to treat it."

"Really, Night and Breeze doesn't see it that way."

'Those eyes. I guess you can't blame him. His feelings aren't

"Then, I'll do my best!"

"In what?"

"On everything. I want to do my best on everything. Now, to get that injury cleaned. Come on."

While they walked about to find an antidote, Duck couldn't get her mind off of Fakir. Few miles have passed, Duck glanced upward and noticed she was not in town.

"I'm sorry for not paying attention," apologized Duck. "do you know where we can clean that injury?"

"There." pointed Angelic Wing.

When she looked towards the direction he was pointing to, it was a clinic.

"That may work."

When they started to walk towards the door, a certain figure appeared in the window, wanting to know who they were. Meanwhile, as Ruby Breeze was resting her wings, she noticed another pony coming near.

"Where's Wing?" Spiraling Night asked.

"Why?"

"You know that I don't like it when you take Wing without telling me."

"So, what? He doesn't belong to you."

"Nor to you."

Ruby Breeze stood from her seat as Spiraling Night continued.

"Wing made mentioned of a feeling..."

"What's that?"

"Where is he?"

"He went for some cider at Sweet Apple Acres, but hasn't come back yet."

"By himself?"

"Who do you think? You're being scared over nothing."

"Fine. I'll go find him at Sweet Apple Acres."

When he was almost out of sight, Breeze grabbed him by the tail with her hoof.

"I'm coming with you."

With such disagreement, Night and Breeze went towards Sweet Apple Acres to see if they can find him. At that exact time, both Angelic Wing and Duck were knocking at the clinic door.

"Excuse me."

"What do you want?!" A voice inside growled.

"This is a clinic, right?"

"Who wants to know?!"

"You see, my friend here has injured his hoof. Is there any way that we can get a bandage?"

"I don't help penniless ponies here. Go bother some pony else."

Though his words were harsh, Duck noticed her amulet glowing.

'If the amulet's glowing, does that mean this pony has a heart shard?'

"Please sir, we need to clean it up or it will make things worse for him."

"No way, no how."

As she continued to convince the clinic to open, a door opens slightly.

"Ma'am..." A colt calls. "you need help?"

"Yes."

"Come in here."

In quiet terms, both Duck and Angelic Wing started to walk towards the back door. A little colt with a doctor toy stood there happy and concerned.

"I'm Dr. Bendy Aid. What seems to be the matter?"

"Wing's got an injured hoof."

"Let me see."

When he glanced at Wing's hoof cut, he only gasped and ran towards the sink. With a warm soapy towel, he ran towards Wing's hoof to clean the mess carefully.

"Injuries like this is dangerous. You're lucky he hasn't been sick or something."

"Thank you."

"Here: have a bandage. I'll give you this bird bandage. It looks pretty on you."

"Thank you..."

"We'll pay you back."

"For what? You mentioned that this was a minor injury."

"Yeah, but that pony-"

"That's my father."

"Why is he mad?"

"I honestly don't know, but ever since mom died, he hasn't been the same since."

"I see."

"Bendy Aid!" called a stallion.

When Ben heard his father coming in, he had to hide the group.

"I need you two to run!"

"Why?" Wing asked.

"My father's a mean stallion and if he comes here, seeing me giving you help for free, then he'll provide me a punishment that I'll never forget."

"But if we leave, then he'll hurt you."

"Please, hide."

Before Duck could state anything, a tall dark stallion glared at the ponies in question.

"Who are you two and why are you in here uninvited?! Explain, son!"

"Well, you see..."

"We needed help sir."

"What?"

"My friend was wounded badly and needed something to clean."

"Then why didn't you go somewhere else?!"

"We didn't know if it would be too late."

"Because of this, I'm allowing one of you to work here and the other to go home! Which ones will it be? What about you? Would it be alright if you stayed here?"

"Probably." Angelic Wing mentioned.

With one move, he threw Duck out of the house and locked behind her.

"Oh, no. Wing. What can I do?"

"It seems like the story is going awry." Cavalier stated, "Shards hide in homes and make stories of their own. However, with this tale, how will you handle this, Princess Tutu?"

Her amulet started to glow bright as the sun, allowing the stallion to see what was going on. When he opened the door, Princess Tutu started to come lightly towards the two ponies.

"Please, my prince. Rest for a while." suggested Princess Tutu.

"My slave! Give him back! Unless you got cash to give."

"Please come dance with me, Monsieur Ned Cine."

"I don't dance. I'm a doctor, not a dancer. Give him back and leave now!"

"What do you hope to gain by forcing him to work?"

"To pay back a bandage that he never earned in his life."

"Yes, but why?"

"What do you mean why? It isn't right for a pony to take things that aren't theirs. That's what friendship would be."

"By doing things for work and doing things on their own is what true friendship should ever be." both Ned Cine and the heart shard replied.

In her heart, Duck noticed that the heart shard is a similar resemblance of Fakir. However, in this distress, she could tell that he was aching.

"This isn't where you belong, shard. Please come back."

"You're not taking him from me."

"Father!" cried Bendy Aid.

"A real clinic helps ponies with money and nothing more is necessary."

"Then, why do you shut away other ponies with no money? Harm the one pony who cared for you? To grow up like you? Please tell me, what you are feeling?"

"What I'm...feeling?"

"Come dance with me."

As they danced forward, he then explained what happened to his heart. When he and his wife were working a suitable business, she was blessed with child. They would've been a happy couple and have it as a family business, but as time passed, she was sick. In order to prevent any problems for the child, he asked for help, but no pony came. When Bendy Aid was born, she died sickly. In hatred and greed, he didn't want to help another pony due to him not having that same generous spirit as before.

"I see. You are the feeling of generosity."

"The feeling of generosity..."

"I want you to return back to the pony that you belong with."

"I must go. Good-bye."

"But if you leave, then I'll have no other pony to help me."

"Don't worry Monsieur Cine. You won't be left alone. You have a friend and a child given to you by love. A generous gift from the mare who loved you."

"What?"

When he glanced sadly towards his son, tears streamed down towards the ground. How could he be so blind to forget the generous gift his wife had provided him? A gifted child who wanted to help his father out, no matter what any pony says.

"My...my son... I'm sorry."

"It's alright, Daddy. If you want to give ponies the kindness and a generous spirit, we would make this the best clinic ever."

"I'm sure your mother would be proud of us."

When the two disappeared, Angelic Wing woke from his slumber and glanced towards Princess Tutu. She held on to the shard of his heart; then, levitated towards him to allow another part of his cutie mark glow. Before she prepared to leave again, she felt a hoof on her wing.

"Thank you, Princess Tutu..." He responded.

Without a word, she nodded with a smile and teleported from that spot. Wing, with his hoof cleaned and healed, stood there silently at the road. Duck, who stood in the shadow, noticed Wing alone. She knew that if she went towards him and apologized for being late, then they would return back towards the park. However, when she prepared to go towards him, Night and Breeze came in.

"There you are, Wing." Night called out. "What happened?"

"Tutu..."

'Wait. He knows that I'm her?'

"She came to me and healed my wound..."

"Princess Tutu?"

"Be serious, Wing. That's just a legend."

'Wait. Tutu's a legend? But isn't she part of a story?'

"Starswirl mentions of a white alicorn with magic beyond all belief in his prophecy, but in reality, she's a mere princess who never can love another pony. It is told that when she confesses her feelings to him, she would lose her ability to be an alicorn and die."

In fear, she ran away from the group. Not knowing what's true and fake, she had to ensure that if she returns back home, everything would go back to normal. However, fate decided to take matters in their own hooves.