A Shocking Turn Of Events
Author's Note
WARNING
IF YOU HAVE NOT READ TALE OF SILENT NIGHT, DO IT NOW OR SUFFER FROM SPIOLERS.
A Shocking Turn Of Events
“Oh, you poor dear! Don’t worry, Momma will fix you right up”, Fluttershy said to Silent Night.
The poor colt had the flu, and the doctors couldn’t do anything about it. Flutterhsy had tried pretty much everything to help her adoptive son, but so far nothing was going to plan. The Fluttershy heard from Zecora about a magical herb called “Relief Leaf” that could apparently cure any common flu or cold. Zecora described the leaf as looking a “Green Seed Of Relief”, whatever that meant.
There was a downside, however. It was located in the dangerous Everfree Forrest. Fluttershy was now stranger to the villainous vines of the Everfree, but she still scared nonetheless.
However, her love for Silent Night fueled her braveness, as she was currently about to head into the deep woods to find the supposed herb.
“Angel, take care Of Silent Night For me. I’m certain he needs you”, Fluttershy said valiantly.
Angel gave a mock salute and tended to his adoptive brothers aid. Silent Night patted the bunny on the head and scooped him up in his arms, leaving a smiling Fluttershy to shake her head.
“Momma?”, Silent Night called from the couch.
“Yes, sweetie?”, Fluttershy called back.
“I love you”, Silent Night said
“I love you too, my sweet prince. Now get some rest, and when Momma gets back you’ll be all better”, Fluttershy said.
Silent Night got comfortable and began to doze off. Angel soon joined him, and within seconds the two boys were out cold.
Fluttershy giggled at the display and made her way out the door. She looked ahead and saw the overgrown atrocity that was the Everfree Forrest, and bravely entered the forrest.
She spent the first 15 minutes of her searching in a small clearing in the middle of the forrest. The buttery yellow mare looked inside trees, underneath rocks, and up in the trees. She didn’t see any sign of the leaf, however, and set her sights on another part of the forrest.
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Fluttershy’s search carried on for an agonizing two hours before she decided to rest. She sat on a rock and pondered her options. She could leave and let Silent Night suffer, or she was going to get off her round flank and find this herb!
She chose option two and sprang into action. She carried on for another two minutes, until she finally found the herb on top of a large rock.
The only problem was that the rock was high, and I mean very high. Below the rock sat some very strange orange and purple flowers that were almost in a heart shape. Flutterhsy, not wanting to fall into the mystery weed, decided to fly to the rock.
She fluttered her wings and eventually reached the top of the granite boulder. She slowly trotted over to the Relief Leaf. She bent down and picked it up in her mouth, and put in her saddlebags. Feeling satisfied, she turned around to prepare for the flight down.
However, she slipped on a wet piece of moss and plummeted to the forrest floor. She was too afraid to use her wings as she fell closer to the strange orange flower from earlier. She said prayers as the plant came closer.
Flutterhsy expected pain, but alas the pain never came. She landed in what felt like silk, but had a bounce to the texture. She bobbed up and down on the flower until she realized she wasn’t falling.
She got up and took a look at the flower. She stared at it with a gaze that screamed confusion and thanks. Suddenly, a bright light blinded her and she fell back with a small whimper.
The light lasted a good 10 seconds before it subsided. When the blinding light ceased, Flutterhsy heard a noise that sounded like something had fell down.
She uncovered her eyes and made an almost impossible discovery.
There, on the ground, was a full grown stallion. He was the shade of buttery yellow as Fluttershy, and even had the same mane color. He began to twitch a bit, until the twitching turned into stirring.
He rose and almost fell back down, but managed to save himself at the last second. When he looked up, he saw Flutterhsy staring with her mouth agape.
“Eep!”, the mystery stallion squeaked.
“Eep!”, Fluttershy squealed back.
They both ducked behind bushes that were close by. The two were like that for a good minute, until Flutterhsy spoke.
“H-Hello? Can you hear me?”, She spoke nervously.
She saw his head rise out of the bush slowly. The look on his face was truly one of fear.
“Y-Yes, I can hear you”, the stallion said back.
His voice was deeper than Fluttershys, but he shared her noise level.
“Hi, m-my name is Fluttershy, What’s your name?”, Fluttershy asked.
“My names B-Butterscotch. Nice to meet you”, he shyly said.
The silence returned, and they remained like that for a good two minutes.
“Can I ask you a question......I mean, if that’s ok with you?”, Fluttershy asked.
“I don’t mind, ask away”, Butterscotch replied.
“Where did you come from?”, Fluttershy calmly asked.
“I don’t know. I was feeding Angel and I suddenly woke up here. Am I in the Everfree F-Forrest?”, Butterscotch scaredly said.
“Yes...you are. How do you know Angel? He’s MY bunny”, Fluttershy asked.
“I’ve had Angel since he was a baby, how do you know him?”, Butterscotch questioned.
“I’ve had him since he was a bab-“, Fluttershy stopped herself.
She put the peiced together and gasped. She heard Twilight talk about this kind of thing before. She called a “Alternate Universe”. Butterscotch was from another universe.
“What’s wrong?”, Butterscotch asked.
“N-Nothing. Anyway, would you like to come back to my cottage? I have to give Silent Night this herb”, Fluttershy said.
“Ok, but I have one question”, He said.
“That being?”, Fluttershy asked back.
“Who is Silent Night?”, Butterscotch asked.
“He’s my son”, Flutterhsy said calmly.
“Oh, so you have a coltfriend?”, Butterscotch questioned.
“Nope”, Fluttershy said.
“Then how do you have a son?”, he asked.
Fluttershy giggled, which confused Butterscotch.
“I’m his adoptive mother”, Fluttershy said.
Butterscotch made a face of understanding, which made Fluttershy chuckle a bit.
“Anyway, let’s get going”, Flutterhsy said.
“Ok, lead the way”, Butteracotch said.
The two began to make their way back to Fluttershy’s cottage. Butterscotch’s head was racing with thoughts, as was Fluttershy’s.
They both eventually decided that they would deal with this later. When later was, however, was never clarified.
The first thought that entered Butterscotch’s head when he entered Fluttershy‘s cottage was that it felt very cozy. The clocks, the sofa, the large black bear in the corner, and the smell of cinnamon really eased him. He then felt a tug at his hoof and looked down to find a white bunny with a scary scowl.
“So you must be Angel? My name is Butterscotch, nice to meet you”, the kind stallion said.
Angel’s face then contorted from anger to confusion. To him, this felt surreal. There appeared to a stallion who looked, talked, and acted like Fluttershy that was right in front of him. Choosing to prolong his sanity, he hopped off to finding a thinking spot.
“Oh, don’t mind Angel. He can be a bit shy when it comes to new guests”, Fluttershy said.
Butterscotch turned and gave her a look that could’ve easily belonged to a bewildered child.
“I-I can stay here? With you?”, Butterscotch quietly asked.
“Of course, silly. You didn’t think I’d leave a friend to find a sleeping place, did you?”, Fluttershy said while giggling.
Butterscotch nervously shook his head no and began to chuckle along with the buttery mare of similar tastes.
Speaking of children, Silent Night came down the stairs to ask his mother a question.
“Hey Momma, can I ask you a-“, he froze as he noticed the stallion standing by his mother.
“M-Momma? Who is that?”, the young colt cowered behind the couch.
“It’s ok sweetie; this is Mommy’s friend. His name is Butterscotch. Why don’t you say hello?”, Fluttershy asked her child.
Silent Night slowly trotted over to the stallion and looked at him curiously. He looked at Butterscotch and smiled gently.
“Hello, Mister Butterscotch. My name is Silent Night”, Silent Night said shyly.
“Nice to meet you, Silent Night”, Butterscotch said while extending his hoof.
Silent Night took his hoof and shook lightly.
“Momma, do you have the medicine? I’m starting to feel yucky”, Silent Night asked.
“Yes sweetie, Momma has it right here”, Fluttershy beckoned to the child.
He trotted over and let his mother treat him. After she was done, he gave his momma a kiss.
“Thanks Momma! I love you!”, Silent Night nuzzled his mother.
Butterscotch looked at the scene and couldn’t help but smile; Fluttershy sure knew how to be a parent.
“You get off to bed now, honey. Mommy will be up soon to tuck you in”, Fluttershy asked him.
“Alright momma; Goodnight Mister Butterscotch”, Silent Night said as went up the stairs.
After that adorable display, Butterscotch smiled heavily. It felt good to make a child happy.
“He seems to like you; That’s not a hard thing to do, though. He likes everypony he meets”, Fluttershy said cheerfully.
There was a brief silence period; that was until Butterscotch’s stomach grumbled. He blushed and looked towards Fluttershy.
“Hey Fluttershy, can I ask you a question?”,
Butterscotch said after a brief moment of humor.
“Of course”, Fluttershy calmly replied.
“Well..I was just wondering....do you happen to have tea?”, Butterscotch suggested.
“Why, yes I do! I’ll go whip up a batch for you and I”, Fluttershy said before hovering to the kitchen.
“Thank you”, Butterscotch called to her.
Butterscotch watched her leave and began to silently ponder tonight’s events. One minute he’s feeding his bunny, and then he meets a female version of himself? It was strange, yes, but it didn’t shake him up. Of course there was a slight hint of fear that he may never get to see any of the ponies he knew, but the thought Fluttershy was going to allow him to stay with her made the fear lessen to some extent.
Flutterhsy came back in a minute later with two cups of slightly steamed tea. She sat them on the table and gave him his cup.
“Thanks again for the tea, Fluttershy”, he said with a grin.
“Oh, your quite welcome Butterscotch. Anything for a guest”, Fluttershy said sweetly.
Then there was a knock at the door, ending their conversation.
“I’ll get it”, Flutterhsy said to her doppelgänger.
The buttery yellow mare went up to the door and opened it to find a rapidly bouncing pink pony.
“Hiya, Flutters! I came by to see how you were. How are ya?”, Pinkie Pie asked.
“Oh, I’m doing alright. Just having some tea”, Fluttershy replied.
She didn’t want Pinkie to know about Butterscotch quite yet, so she didn’t mention him.
“Sounds great, Flutters! Anyway, I gotta go. A little colt is having a birthday and I gotta make it extra super special, so see ya!”, Pinkie said. She then sped off down the dirt path.
Fluttershy, used to this kind of goodbye, simply closed the door and turned back to a very confused Butterscotch.
“Who was that? And why was her mane so.....frizzy?”, Butterscotch asked.
“That’s Pinkie Pie, she’s the resident party planner here in Ponyville. Plus, she’s my best friend”, Fluttershy replied.
“She reminds me of someone I know”, Butterscotch said.
“Oh?”, Fluttershy asked.
“Yeah. I know this fellow named Berry Blitz, he’s pretty much a male version of Pinkie Pie”, Butterscotch said.
“Really? Wow, that’s amazing”, Fluttershy said while sitting next to him.
“Yeah, but he’s not my only friend. There’s Dusk Shine, Elusive, Rainbow Blitz, and Applejack”, Butterscotch said.
That took Fluttershy took back a bit. In fact, it proved her previous theory right. He WAS from some kinda alternate land of some kind, which made her a bit sad. Now he couldn’t be with his friends. She began to tear up, and he took notice.
“Fluttershy? What’s the matter?”, Butterscotch asked.
The timid mare looked to him and stared deep into his eyes. He could see a look of pure guilt in her eyes.
“I tore you away from your friends! Your all alone now, and it’s all my fault!”, she cried into her sofa.
“Hey, that’s not true. I’m not alone. I have you, Fluttershy”, Butterscotch said in a calming tone.
That comment madr Fluttershy Free really nice. In fact, it shit away all of her doubts.
“Well, alright. Anyway, would you like to do something maybe? I’ve got some board games or somebody cards if you’d like to play”, Fluttershy asked.
“Let’s play some 21”, Butterscotch said.
“What’s 21?”, Fluttershy asked.
Butterscotch explained the rules and they got to playing. About 10 games later, Fluttershy was getting tired of winning.
“ *Yawn* Oh my, I’m sorry Butterscotch; I guess I’m a bit tired”, Flutterhsy said to her guest.
“That’s alright; I’m actually pretty tired myself”, Butterscotch said.
“Ok. My room is upstairs”, Fluttershy said while pointing towards the bedroom.
“Oh no, I couldn’t do that Fluttershy. This is your house, after all. I’ll be fine on the couch”, Butterscotch said honestly.
“Are you sure? I mean, I’m also fine with sleeping in the couch. Please, I insist. I-If that’s ok with you, of course”, Fluttershy said shyly.
“Are you sure?”, Butterscotch asked.
“Very much, Butterscotch”, Fluttershy said assuringly.
“A-Alright; Goodnight, Fluttershy”, Butterscotch said; he then exited upstairs.
As Butterscotch walked up stairs, she smiled at him. She felt blessed that she had a new friend around here. Of course, she had Angel and Silent Night. They were like her children, though.
She went up the stairs to her son’s room. The poor dear was already asleep under his sheets. She kissed his forehead and closed his door.
As she walked into the hall, Butterscotch came out of Fluttershy’s room.
“Hey, Fluttershy?”, Butterscotch asked.
“Yeah?”, Fluttershy said back.
“Thank you for being my friend; I can’t wait to make new memories with you”, Butterscotch said humbly.
He then went back into his room. As the door shut, Fluttershy’s face was red.
“Oh my.....I think im swooning over him; I guess I’ll just let this happen and see what I think later”, Fluttershy said to herself.
As the moon set on Ponyville, the ponies in the cottage had a similar though if peace; it felt very natural. It was almost as it were meant to be there.
Butterscotch Meets The Gang
Butterscotch looked in the mirror nervously, and struggled to remain calm. His pores were raining sweat and doubt, and he was barely standing. He tried to peice himself together, he wanted to make Fluttershy proud.
Speak of the devil, he heard an angelic voice call his name.
“Butterscotch?”, Fluttershy called out.
Fluttershy came into his room and stood in the doorway. She noticed his nervousness, something that she was all too familiar with.
“Don’t worry, Scotch. I’m sure everything will go just fine. Just be yourself”, Fluttershy said encouragingly.
Butterscotch looked at her with both trust and fear, but eventually gave in.
“O-Ok, Shy, Let’s go”, Butterscotch said.
She nodded and the pair trotted down the stairs.
The found Silent Night happily humming to himself a tune that Pinkie Pie taught him.
”Someday we’ll find it,
The Rainbow Connection,
The lovers,
The dreamers,
And meee~”
Fluttershy proudly looked at her son, and tapped him on the shoulder.
“Come on, honey, it’s time to go”, Fluttershy sweetly said.
“Ok Momma”, he said happily.
Silent Night noticed Butterscotch, and took note of his mood. He looked genuinely concerned for The stallion.
“Is Mr.Butterscotch going to? I don’t want him to be left out”, Silent Night added sadly.
Fluttershy chuckled and looked to a smiling Butterscotch.
“Yes, Butterscotch is going too. Anyway, let’s go everypony”, Fluttershy said.
The three trotted out of the cottage and onto the long road to Ponyville. All the while, Silent Night was happily talking to Butterscotch.
“Mr. Butterscotch?”, Silent Night asked.
“Yes, Silent?”, Butterscotch said.
“Are you gonna live with us forever?”, Silent asked again.
Butterscotch blushed and looked towards Fluttershy. She just smiled happily.
“Well, I’d love to. That is, if it’s ok with your mom”, Butterscotch said.
“Can he stay, Momma? Please let him stay!”, Silent Night begged.
“Calm down, sweetie. I don’t mind one bit if Mr. Butterscotch stays with us. I quite like his company”, Fluttershy said while smiling towards the buttery stallion.
“Yay!”, Silent Night said while hugging both ponies.
The two buttery ponies just smiled happily at the little colts affection.
Before they knew it, they were in front of Sugarcube Corner, over looking the best bakery in Equestria.
“Oh! There you are, guys!”, an upbeat voice said form above.
The trio looked up and found Pinkie Pie strumming a banjo on the roof. All three were particularly confused about the banjo.
“Hiya Butterscotch! Ready for your big night?”, Pinkie asked the timid stallion.
“Uh...Sure”, Butterscotch said timidly.
“Alright, let me prepare the suprise. Everypony is getting a bit antsy in there”, Pinkie said before she disappeared down the chimney.
“Momma, is Auntie Pinkie ok?”, Silent Night asked.
“Honestly, sweetums, I don’t know. She’s always been like this”, Fluttershy said.
Butterscotch was confused, but that wasn’t the most important thing right now.
“Alrighty, Flutters, come on in!”, Pinkie called from inside the bakery.
Fluttershy, Silent Night, and a nervous Butterscotch entered the bakery. Butterscotch’s nostrils caught something delicious as he entered. That wasn’t the only thing being caught, though.
There were gasps as they entered the main area. Twilight in particular was in astonishment, it was like she had seen a vision.
“Hey guys!!’ The guest of honor is here!”, Pinkie pointed to Butterscotch.
The stallion nearly passed out when even more attention was brought to him. Pinkie should’ve put a neon sign on him that read “Strange New Pony Has Arrived!!”.
“Gang, I would like you to meet Butterscotch! He’s a bit like Fluttershy”, Pinkie started. She then got a few looks that said “No Dip, Sherlock!”.
“Ok, maybe he’s a lot like Fluttershy. Anyway, does anypony wanna say hi?”, Pinkie asked her guests.
Twilight immediately went over to him and eyed him closely. Derpy looked actually worried for her marefriend at this point, and offered to join her.
Butterscotch began to feel uncomfortable when the princess began to analyze him. He looked to Flutterhsy, but received a shrug from the kind element.
“U-Uh.....Hello?”, Butterscotch greeted the mare.
Twilight didn’t respond, and kept her eyes peeled. She then began to poke him and touch him, as if to make sure that he wasn’t an illusion.
Derpy, extremely worried at this point, spoke to stallion apologetically.
“I am so sorry, Butterscotch. My marefriend can be a bit....obsessed at times. By the way, my name is Derpy Hooves”, Derpy greeted the stallion.
“Hello, Ms. Hooves. Do you think you could....maybe get her off”, Butterscotch asked the gray mare.
Derpy nodded and pulled her purple partner off of Butterscotch.
“Twilight! I’m very disappointed in you! You’re scaring the guy, for Celestia’s sake! Apologize right now!”, Derpy said to her marefriend.
Twilight snapped out of her haze and came back to normal.
“Oh my gosh, I am SO sorry! I didn’t mean to get so wrapped up, please forgive me!”, Twilight frantically apologized.
“Oh, it’s fine.....just please don’t do it again”, Butterscotch scaredly said.
Twilight nodded sheepishly and sank into the crowd. At this point, even Pinkie had a face of confusion.
“OOOOK, moving on. Who’s ready to party?!”, Pinkie asked her guests.
Everypony and dragon in attendance cheered and began to mingle a bit.
“Momma, can I go play with them?”, Silent Night pointed towards the Crusaders and Pipsqueak.
“Of course, honey; Have fun!”, Fluttershy said as her son walked away.
Butterscotch looked T the buttery mare and smiled. She really was an amazing pony, and an even better mother. He was really lucky that he was living with her.
“Hey, you!”, a Griffey voice called out.
Butterscotch turned around and found a rainbow maned mare making her way towards him.
“M-Me?”, Butterscotch said nervously.
“Yeah, you! My name is Rainbow Dash, you’ve probably heard of me”, she smugly said.
Butterscotch looked to Fluttershy, and looked back to Dash. Just like Pinkie, he knew a pony just like Rainbow Dash, and he knew how to treat her.
“Well, n-no”, Butterscotch said.
“WHAT?! How have you never heard of me? I’m a Wonderbolt!”, Rainbow Dash said.
“Rainbow! That’s no way how to treat somepony new!”, Fluttershy scolded her friend.
“I’m sorry Flutters, I guess I got kinda carried away”, Dash blushed and looked down.
“Good, now how about you apologize to him? That’d make him feel better”, Fluttershy asked.
Rainbow looked up and found the stallion liking a bit ashamed.
“Hey...Look, I’m sorry about that. I just got back from a date and I’m a bit grumpy that it ended”, Rainbow Dash apologized.
“That’s ok, just don’t yell like that again. It kind of hurt my ears”, Butterscotch said.
“Will do; Anyway, What’s your name? And why do you look so much like Fluttershy?”, Rainbow questioned.
“My name is Butterscotch”, Butterscotch answered.
“You didn’t answer my second question, Butterscotch. Why do you look so much like Fluttershy?”, Rainbow prodded.
“Rainbow, he doesn’t want to talk abouta it”, Fluttershy answered for him.
Rainbow was about to push further, but the look on Fluttershy’s face told her otherwise.
“Ok, that’s cool. I’m gonna go find some food. You guys wanna join me?”, Rainbow Dash asked.
“What do you think, Scotch?”, Fluttershy asked him.
“I don’t really mind, I’m actually pretty hungry”, Butterscotch said.
“Alright! Let’s go get some grub”, Rainbow blasted towards the table.
The buttery ponies laughed and followed her.
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Meanwhile, Silent Night was approaching the Crusaders. He tried his best to be slow, he didn’t want to seem desperate.
“Hi there, Silent Night!”, A little southern voice called from behind him.
He jumped a bit and turned to find Apple Bloom standing there smiling.
“Oh, uh, hi Apple Bloom”, Silent Night smiles sheepishly.
“It’s good to see ya again, buddy. How’s everything been?”, Apple Bloom asked him.
“Oh, it’s been great. We got a new guest!”, Silent Night exitedly said.
“Ah saw that, he looks pretty nice. Ah only have one question. Why does he look exactly like yer’ mom?”, Apple Bloom asked.
Silent Night tried to think of an answer, but just couldn’t formulate one. Apple Bloom did have a point, though. Why did Mr. Butterscotch look just like Momma?
“I actually don’t know, maybe it’s a coincidence?”, Silent Night proposed.
“Ah think that’s probably it. Anyway, ya’ wanna come hang out with the rest of us. Button Mash just got here, you wanna meet him?”, Apple Bloom asked.
“Sure, I’m down”, Silent Night said.
The filly nodded and took his hoof. He blushed and was led off to the group. There, sitting in a circle, was Sweetie Belle, Scootaloo, Pipsqueak, and a dark green colt playing video games. He assumed that was Button Mash.
“Hey y’all, look who just showed up!”, Apple Bloom called.
The group looked up and noticed him. Their faces lit up with excitement.
“Hey Silent!”, Sweetie Belle greeted.
“Silent, my man, what’s up!”, Scootaloo called out.
“Hey there, I presume you’re Silent Night?”, Pip asked.
Silent nodded and waved to him.
“So this Silent Night? It’s nice to meet you”, Button Mash greeted.
“Uh, hi everypony”, Silent shyly greeted.
“Well, why are you just standing there? Sit down, chap!”, Pipsqueak said.
Silent obliged and sat down in the circle.
“Maybe we should introduce you to these two. This is Pipsqueak, and this is Button Mash. They are really cool”, Scootaloo introduced the three.
“It’s nice to meet you. So, what have you guys been doing?”, Silent asked the group.
“We’ve been telling stories! You know, adventures”, Sweetie Belle answered.
“Oh, that sounds cool”, Silent Night said.
“You got any stories, Silent?”, Pipsqueak asked.
Silent felt their eyes watch him intently. Truth be told, he had a story; it was just one that he hated to think about.
“Well....Yes”, Silent Night croaked out.
“Can we hear it, please?”, Scootaloo asked.
Silent Night, living up to his name, went quiet. He never thought he would have to face this story again.
“Uh...Sorry guys, I just can’t. It’s a bit too personal”, Silent Night said sadly.
“That’s ok, dude! We don’t want to make you uncomfortable, do we guys”, Button Mash said.
The others nodded their heads and smiled. Silent Night felt really comfortable with these ponies.
“Thanks, guys. Maybe one day I’ll tell you the story”, Silent Night smiled.
“Ok! Anyway, Button Mash, Ah heard that you have some good news?”, Apple Bloom asked the gamer.
“Yeah! Well, me and Sweetie Belle have been together for a month!”, Button blushed furiously.
Sweetie laid her head on his shoulder and nuzzled him. The girls awwwed at her, while Pipsqueak and Silent Night just sat there.
“That’s great! Y’all make a real cute couple!”, Apple Bloom said.
Both blushed and continued to snuggle.
“What about you, Scootaloo? Anything cool happen to you lately?”, Sweetie asked her.
“You bet! My mom got back from her candy convention, and she brought back something awesome!”, Scootaloo said.
“Is it a new scooter?”, Apple Bloom asked.
“Is it a Wonderbolts poster?”, Sweetie asked.
“Is it candy?”, Pipsqueak asked.
Scootaloo shook her head to every one of their theories.
“Nope. She brought back an old friend of hers! Apparently, they needed a place to stay, and they are staying with us until they can buy a house. The best part is, her friend has two foals! One colt, and one filly. They are really nice ponies, too!”, Scootaloo said.
Everypony grew excited. There were even more new ponies? This day was getting better and better!
“That’s amazing, Scootaloo. Why, I suppose this means that we could more members”, Pipsqueak pondered.
The three Crusaders nodded intensely.
“What about you, AB? Anything good for you?”, Scootaloo asked.
“Well, my sister and Spike are officially together!”, Apple Bloom said.
“That’s cool! Does that mean that he’s around often?”, Sweetie Belle asked.
“Yep! Lemme tell y’all, he’s the coolest dragon ever! He makes the best waffles ever!”, Apple Bloom said.
“Wow, dragon waffles!”, Button Mash laughed.
Sweetie Belle giggled and nuzzled him more.
Silent Night was having a good time just listening to all these stories. However, something crossed his mind.
How was Mr. Butterscotch doing?
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As Fluttershy and Butterscotch made their way towards the table, they noticed that all of the Elements were sitting together. He hadn’t met them all yet, and he wasn’t sure he was ready.
“Hi everypony, did I miss anything?”, Fluttershy asked the group.
“Nah, ya didn’t miss a thing sugarcube. Is this the stallion of honor?”, Applejack asked.
“Yes, that’s him. Everypony who hasn’t already, I’d like you to meet Butterscotch. Butterscotch, the other Elements”, Fluttershy said.
“H-Hi..”, Butterscotch said.
Fluttershy and Butterscotch took their seats at the round table. The other elements were acting very hospitable towards the stallion.
“So Butterscotch, what do you like to do?”, Twilight asked.
Butterscotch pondered for a moment, but had a reply incoming.
“Well, I like to play with the animals. I also like tea, and I like to nap”, Butterscotch said.
The group nodded and looked to him for continuation.
“Interesting, darling; Now, how exactly did you come to Ponyville?”, Rarity spoke up.
Butterscotch uncomfortably shifted in his seat.
“Well, I actually don’t know. One minute I was playing with my bunny, and the next minute I’m being helped up by Fluttershy. It just kind of happened, I guess”, Butterscotch answered.
Twilight’s face lit up when the he finished his answer.
“Wait, I think I know how you got here!”, Twilight said.
The group looked on with intrigue.
“Butterscotch...I don’t really know how to say this”, Twilight started”, I think you’re from another dimension”.
Butterscotch, who everypony thought was going to surprised, nodded.
“Wait, you knew that you’re from another dimension?”, Rainbow Dash spoke up.
“Well, yes I do. I know because I’ve met all of you before. You weren’t yourselves however, there were other versions of you”, Butterscotch stated.
Twilight had died and gone to scientific heaven. Her look practically begged for more.
“Could you maybe tell us about these ponies?”, Twilight asked him.
“Uh, sure. Well, there’s the Element of Magic, his name is Dusk Shine. The element of laughter is named Bubble Berry. The Element Of Loyalty is Rainbow Blitz. The Element Of Generosity is Elusive. Finally, the Element Of Honesty is Applejack”, Butterscotch finished off.
“Wait, mah counterpart is also named Applejack?”, Applejack spoke up.
“Yeah, that’s also confusing for me. Anyway, just as you have counterparts, other ponies have counterparts. That little dragon is very similar to Dusk’s assistant Barbara, for example”, Butterscotch said.
“Hey, I gotta a question!!”, Pinkie Pie called out.
“O-Ok? Go ahead”, Butterscotch cleated her.
“Does my counterpart also have a gator? Oh, does have a party cannon too? That would Ben so cool!”, Pinkie bounced happily in her chair.
Butterscotch looked to the rest of the Elements, who just gave him a “Yeah, this happens a lot” look.
“Well, Berry has a gator. He calls her Gummy”, Butterscotch said.
Pinkie grew even more excited. There was a pony just like her in every way somewhere. Oh, how she wanted to meet him.
“NO WAY! My alligator’s name is Gummy! I really wanna meet him!”, Pinkie Pie said.
“Pinkie, please calm down. Butterscotch has not finished talking. Please continue, dear”, Rarity said.
“Well...that’s about it really. Everything is the same except for genders”, Butterscotch said.
The ponies looked at him and nodded. Butterscotch, though still not totally comfortable, had a question to ask them.
“Hey, can I ask you all a question?”, Butterscotch asked the group.
“Sure, bro! Ask away”, Rainbow Dash said while sipping her glass of cider.
“Well......Is it bad that I don’t want to go back?”, Butterscotch asked nervously.
The group, though not shocked, were slight taken aback by his words.
“Well, I don’t think so”, Fluttershy spoke up.
The ponies looked to her face, and saw a look of both happiness and comfort. Her friends had never seen Fluttershy act so....Calm.
“Butterscotch, If I’m completely honest, your presence has been wonderful to me. If you were to go back, I don’t know what I would do. Silent Night is usually playing with the Crusaders, so I’m all alone. Now that you’ve shown up, I finally feel somewhat complete”, Fluttershy said.
Butterscotch was taken back by her sudden revelation. He didn’t know that he meant so much to her, he thought he was just a house guest.
The Elements were blown away with how comfortable she was being. In the time that they had known Fluttershy, she lived to her namesake pretty well. Ever since Silent Night had blessed Fluttershy with his presence, the shyness was slowly getting better. Now, however, there was no trace of shyness in her voice or demeanor.
“Wow, Fluttershy, do you really mean all of that?”, Butterscotch asked.
“Of course I do, Scotch. I guess I just didn’t know how to say it before”, Fluttershy said while blushing.
“Well, I think you said it better than anypony ever could have. In fact, I feel the same. Ever since I’ve met you, I’ve felt like a new stallion. You and Silent Night have been so kind that I pretty much have a permanent smile on my face”, Butterscotch said.
As the two finished their little confession, Fluttershy felt a little tap on her leg. She looked down and found Silent Night in tears. Apple Bloom was there with a hoof around him, trying to get him calmed down.
“Silent, What’s wrong sweetie? Why are you crying?”, Fluttershy asked her crying son.
“M-Momma....”, he said before burying his face into her leg.
Fluttershy leaned down and hugged the colt close, making sure that he felt as comfortable as possible.
“Apple Bloom, why is Silent Night crying?”, Applejack asked her sister.
“AJ, it’s best if we don’t talk about it. Celestia knows that didn’t work the first time”, Apple Bloom said.
Fluttershy kissed the colt on his forehead and nuzzled him. She could feel him start to ease up, so she decided to ask him a question.
“Silent, can you tell Momma why you’re crying”, Fluttershy asked.
“I...I don’t wanna talk about it”, Silent said sadly.
“You can tell Momma anything, honey. I promise that it’ll get better if you tell me”, Fluttershy comforted her son.
“O-Ok, but can we go somewhere else?”, Silent asked.
“Of course, sweetie. Come on, I’ll take you outside”, Fluttershy walked her son outside.
When the pair exited, Apple Bloom went over to Butterscotch.
“Are you Butterscotch?”, she asked the stallion.
“Yes, What’s your name?”, Butterscotch asked the filly.
“Mah name is Apple Bloom, A’hm Applejack’s younger sister”, Apple Bloom replied.
“It’s nice to meet you, Apple Bloom. Do you know what’s wrong with Silent Night? I’ve never seen him get so upset”, Butterscotch asked the filly.
“Well....”, Apple Bloom started,” He’s upset because the other ponies are confused be you. He heard some of the ponies by the punch bowl say that you were strange, and he just started to cry. We tried to cheer him up, but he just kept crying”, Apple Bloom said.
Butterscotch’s heart was going to melt. That little colt was crying because of him? He had only known the colt for three days, why was he crying?
“Thank you Apple Bloom, I’ll go talk to him”, He thanked the filly.
He trotted to the door and immediately saw Fluttershy sitting beside of the crying colt.
“Butterscotch? What are you doing out here?”, Fluttershy asked.
“Fluttershy, I know why he’s upset. Can I please talk to him?”, Butterscotch asked the mare.
“O-Ok, just be careful. He’s still a bit shaken up”, Fluttershy warned him.
Fluttershy walked off and left the buttery stallion with the white colt.
“Hey Silent, how are you holding up?”, Butterscotch made his presence known.
“Hi Mr. Butterscotch. I’m not doin’ so good”, Silent Night said.
“You know, Apple Bloom told me why you’re crying”, Butterscotch said gently.
“Yeah?”, Silent Night said.
“I’m honestly flattered, Silent. To think that you care so much about me is good. My question is why do you care so much? I’ve only known you for three days, why am I so special to you?”, Butterscotch asked the colt.
Silent Night looked to him and smiled shyly.
“Mr. Butterscotch, you’ve helped Momma out so much. You’ve made her very happy, more happy than ever I think. When those ponies called you strange, I got sad. You’re not strange to me, Mr. Butterscotch. You’ve been nicer to me than anypony besides Momma has been. I was afraid that if you heard them, you’d get sad and leave. I don’t want you to leave, Mr. Butterscotch”, Silent Night began to cry again.
Butterscotch was felling tears well up in his eyes. Never had somepony so young looked up to him and trust him that much. This little colt was amazing.
“Silent Night, you have no idea how much that means to me. You’ve made my decision to stay final, I’m never leaving you or your mom. I promise you that”, Butterscotch said.
The colts eyes lit up and a wide grin took over his face. He hugged the stallion tight, and didn’t let go.
“Mr. Butterscotch?”, Silent Night looked up.
“Yeah, Silent?”, Butterscotch said.
“Thank you for being our friend”, Silent Night said.
Butterscotch began to cry.
“It’s my pleasure, Silent”, Butterscotch happily said.
Unknowingly to them, Fluttershy was watching the whole thing. She herself had tears in her eyes as the little colt hugged Butterscotch.
The trio returned to the party shortly afterwards. The rest of the party was fun and happy for everypony involved.
After the party ended, the trio went back to the cottage with smiles on their faces and memories to last.
“Alright Silent, it’s time for bed”, Fluttershy said as they entered the home.
“Ok, Momma!”, Silent Night said.
Before he went up the stairs, however, he turned to them and spoke.
“Momma, can Mr. Butterscotch put me to bed?”, Silent asked.
Fluttershy looked over to Butterscotch, who had an approving look on his face.
“I think he’d be more than happy to, Silent”, Fluttershy smiled.
“Yay!”, Silent said before running up the stairs.
The buttery ponies looked at the little colt has he sprinted. Each were laughing a bit.
“Thank you for doing this, Butterscotch. He really does like you”, Fluttershy said.
“It’s no problem at all, Fluttershy. I’m just happy that everything cares”, Butterscotch said before making his way to the stairs.
“Wait!”, Fluttershy called for him.
“Oh?”, Butterscotch replied.
“Butterscotch, there’s something I need to tell you”, Fluttershy said.
“O-Ok, Shy. You can tell me anything”, Butterscotch said.
“I heard what Silent when you went and talked to him. He’s right, you do make me really happy. But he doesn’t know what kind of happy”, Fluttershy said with a blush.
Butterscotch blushed hardly, but remained quite.
“Butterscotch, I’ve been thinking for the last day or so about you. I’ve come to think that you are the sweetest and most kind stallion I’ve ever met. What I said at the table is true, but that’s not all I wanted to say. Butterscotch, I want you to be my special somepony”, Fluttershy said.
Butterscotch was was now blushing even harder, and he didn’t really know what to say. He hadn’t really thought about Fluttershy like that at all. However, all doubt faded when he looked into her big blue eyes.
They were so beautiful and blue, and the pony who was blessed with them was even more beautiful. All of the little things about her were starting to appear before Butterscotch’s own eyes.
Her calm, cut smile; Her beautiful mane; Her love for her son and friends; Her affection for him.
He knew now that he had met somepony who had effectively changed his life. His decision to stay was even more justified by her confession.
“Fluttershy, I would be happy to be your special somepony. Truth be told, I think that you are the most beautiful mare I’ve ever seen. And your love for your son and friends is inspiring and captivating me every second I’m around you. So yes, I will be your special somepony”, Butterscotch said.
Flutterhsy couldn’t take it anymore, and kissed him on the lips. He was obviously surprised at first, but quickly sank into her lips. They embraced and continued to kiss for a good minute. When all was set and done, they were out of breath.
“Wow...”, Flutrershy said windy.
“Wow, indeed. That was wonderful, Fluttershy”, Butterscotch said.
“Butterscotch, can I ask you something before you go tuck Silent in?”, Fluttershy beckoned,
“Of course, Flutters”, Butterscotch said.
Well....is it ok if you you sleep with me tonight? If I’m honest, I get really frightened when I sleep alone. I want you to be with me, so will you please?”, Fluttershy asked him.
“Fluttershy, I would like nothing more than to make you feel better when you sleep”, Butterscotch comforted.
“Thank you, Scotch”, Fluttershy embraced him.
She pulled back and allowed him to go up the stairs.
He entered Silent Night’s room to find the little colt reading a book.
“Mr. Butterscotch!”, Silent Night happily greeted.
“Hey, Silent. I like your room, it’s better than the one I had when I wasn’t your age”, Butterscotch complimented the colt.
“Wow, thank you! Anyway, are you gonna tuck me in?”, Silent asked him.
“Sure, kiddo”, Butterscotch said as he straightened the covers and tucked the little colt in.
“Thanks, Mr. Butterscotch”, Silent Night thanked him.
“You’re very welcome, Silent”, Butterscotch began to trot off.
“Mr. Butterscotch?”, Silent called for him again.
“Yes?”, Butterscotch said.
“I love you”, Silent said.
Butterscotch nearly died from adorableness. He actually started to tear up again.
“I-I love you too, Silent. Good night”, Butterscotch said.
“Goodnight, Mr. Butterscotch”, Silent said before getting comfortable.
When Butterscotch exited and closed the door, he found Fluttershy outsider. She also had tears in her eyes.
“I’m so happy, Butterscotch. He really trusts you”, Fluttershy nuzzled him.
“I love that little guy, Fluttters. I don’t deserve that kind of love”, Butterscotch said.
“Yes you do, you deserve it entirely”, Fluttershy said lovingly.
The stallion chuckled and made his way towards Fluttershy’s room. The pair got settled into bed and began to cuddle.
“Goodnight, Flutters”, Butterscotch kissed her neck.
“Goodnight, Butterscotch”, Fluttershy nuzzled his chest.
The couple fell asleep in a passionate embrace.
