Fluttershy Wants In Your Pants: Vol. 2

It’s a beautiful, average day in Equestria. The birds are singing, and the downtown market of Ponyville is bustling. And for you, all you can do is bite your bottom lip and ignore that every single pair of tiny pony eyes are on you.

Because you are Anon. The only human in Equestria. A brand new, freshly transported resident. Your memory of Earth is still strong, but honestly, there isn’t much reason to really try to go back. You didn’t have many friends there. No really close family. A job that didn’t really pay you much. So in essence, outside of bullshit memes and never getting to read the final book of Game of Thrones, what are you missing?

It surprised Twilight, the sweet unicorn at the Ponyville library, that you didn’t really want to go back home after her magical mishap stranded you here in the first place, but there are certainly more important things on your plate.

Like, for instance, making friends.

You’d think that being the talk of the town, the new strange resident in Ponyville, that making friends would be easy. But that’s hardly the case. If anything, with every single set of eyes on you, talking to them is that much harder.

You’ve got a handful of coins in your pocket. Er, they call them bits. Gotta remember that. And you need to ensure you can eat for, well, as long as you can.

You’ve got no job. No real place to live. There’s some bridges in the town, but they’re all pony sized. Homeless pony sized, to be more exact.

You walk up to an apple stall, where a stallion, mare (well you think she’s a mare because of the long mane), and a little mare. Girl. Filly? Is that the word? Whatever. You’re sure of her because of her high-pitched “Buy some apples!” and the large bow on her head.

Apples sound nice. And, well. Nutritious.

“Uhm, hey,” you say, walking up to the apple cart. “I’d like some apples if that’s okay.”

“G’mornin!” the older sister, (now fairly sure) replies, her head deep in her cart. “How many y’all-”

She freezes when she raises her head to meet your gaze.

“Well I’ll be. Yer that new hooman that moved into town. Anon, right?”

A shiver runs down your spine. Of course this wouldn’t be a normal social interaction. Why did you expect any differently?

“Yeah, but I’m afraid I haven’t had the pleasure.”

“OH!” Applejack exclaims. “Where are my manners. Granny oughta back side me with a ruler for that one. My name’s Applejack. This here is Big McIntosh and our little sister Apple Bloom.”

“Eeyup.” Big Mac replies curtly.

“Don’t mind him,” Applejack interjects.

“That’s no-”

“Howdy there, Anon!” Apple Bloom interrupts. “Does this make us you’re first friends in Ponyville.”

You exhale a gentle breath and relax a little. These folks seem nice. Just as nice as Twilight.

“I suppose so!” You reply. “The only other pony I’ve met in town was Twilight Sparkle. And, considering she warped me from my world to here… uh. I’d say our friendship is complicated.”

“Ah, well,” Applejack says. “I’m sure Twilight will overstress herself into some way to make things better for ya. She was sent here to study friendship, ya know.”

“I didn’t know!” you reply. “I’m honestly just trying to get on my feet. Speaking of! I haven’t ate since I got here. I’ve got…”

You reach into your pocket and pull out a handful of coins.

“Six? Six, no. Five bits. That’s a button,” you say, pushing the items around in your hand. “How many apples can I get?”

The ponies are silent for a moment. You look to their sign.

‘2 apples for 3 bits. Today only. Back to 1 for 2 bits tomorrow.’

“Oh, I see,” you share. “Bits don’t go a long way, do they?”

Applejack frowns.

“Sorry there, Sugarcube,” she says. “If we weren’t trying to save up for Winter Wrap Up, we’d cut ya a deal and all. Just-”

“Applejack, give him a basket, on me,” a soft, new voice says from beside you.

She tosses a bag onto AJ’s cart and Big McIntosh smiles and grabs a fresh basket.

You turn to your surprise benefactor and meet a pony you can’t say you recognize.

She seems more petite than the other ponies you’ve met so far. She has a long pink mane and tail. But she seems so soft and gentle. Her gentle dandelion coat gives her bright cyan eyes a deep, soulful expression.

“H-Hi there. My name’s Fluttershy. Y-you’re Anon, right?”

“Yeah. It’s a pleasure to meet you, Fluttershy. You really don’t have to do that for me. I have money.”

“Sugarcube, there ain’t no helpin it.” Applejack shares as Fluttershy hides her blushing expression behind her mane. “Fluttershy here is our resident Element of Kindness. On top of that, I’m sure she caught wind of all the trouble yer facin.”

“I-I just had to do something nice. A-and honestly I didn’t know you could talk. I-I just thought there was a new animal in town who needed help. T-this is..”

She looks up at you, and away very quickly.

“... nice.”

“Well, thank you very much, Fluttershy.” you say, resting a hand on top of her head. “You’re very sweet. I’ll have to make it up to you.”

Applejack smiles a sly smile, looking between you and Fluttershy.

“Ya know, Anon. Fluttershy is a local animal tamer and home vet. I bet she has all kinds of things you might need for gettin’ started.”

“Well, I am a dog lover,” you share.

Her ears perk up, and as Fluttershy looks up at you, you’d swear that stars filled her eyes.

“Why don’t you come over to my place, Anon?” Fluttershy asks, her breath shallow and quick. “A-and we can get to know each other a little bit better.”

“I’d really like that, Fluttershy. It’s nice to know there are so many nice folks in this town. Besides. It’s the least I can do for you since you got me these apples. Maybe if you have something that needs fixing, I could help out?”

Fluttershy smiles and looks to Applejack.

“I think we can arrange something.”

“See you around you two,” AJ calls. “Welcome to the town, Anon.”

You give a casual wave back to your new friends and follow the yellow pegasus as she leads you down a path and away from the market. With a heavy basket of apples in your arms, at least you can get by on food for a while. You can survive on just apples and water. Right?

Right?

Don’t think about it. Not important right now. Friend time.

Her tail swishes back and forth as the two of you walk down what seems to be a scenic country road.

“So, uhm, tell me about yourself, Fluttershy. What do you like to do?”

“Oh! Well. Like AJ said, I mostly take care of animals. I pretty rarely get out of the house, honestly. Having to take care of all the bunnies, stray pets, fish, turtles, squirrels, raccoons, rats, bears, and-”

“Did you say you take care of bears?” you interject.

“Mhm!~” Fluttershy says happily. “Barry is incredibly sweet.”

“Barry the Bear?!” you exclaim. “Seriously? That’s adorable.”

You look down at her to take in her form once more. The top of her head only comes up to about your waist. Her cheeks flush a deep scarlet.

“I have to admit, it’s nice to find a sorta assertive pony out here that’s willing to just take someone like me under their wing.”

She looks up at you in surprise.

“Well, not literally. Just a figure of speech.”

“Actually,” Fluttershy shares, her voice soft and delicate. “I-I’m pretty shy. I guess since you aren’t a pony it’s… I don’t know. Different?”

You smile to yourself.

“Just a couple of outcasts, aren’t we?”

She gives you a wide smile.

“You could say that.”

Then, as the two of you round a corner, you see the unmistakable sight of a rather large cottage. A picturesque home on a hill.

“Wow, your house is beautiful, Fluttershy.”

“R-really?” she asks. “Y-you know. There’s an abandoned home just a little down the road from here. It’s still in pretty good shape. You could probably move in and just live in it.”

“Are you sure?” you ask. “What if the original owner came back.”

“Well,” Fluttershy says. “I heard about something called Squatter’s rights? But I am pretty sure the last owner passed away.”

“Oh wow, that’s sad.”

“I bet the house is tough to sell since it might still smell.”

“Oh, they died IN the house?” you ask.

“D-didn’t I say that?” she asks.

“I guess I should have inferred, sorry.”

The two of you mosey up to Fluttershy’s home.

“Would you like a cup of tea?” Fluttershy asks. “It’s been such a long time since I had company that wasn’t my normal friends.”

“Sure, that sounds lovely,” you share. “And I have so much to learn about this world, I’m going to be forever in your debt Fluttershy.”

Fluttershy snickers and opens her door.

“Now no need to worry about that. Like you said, it's the least I could do.”

You step inside her home and begin to take in all of her decorations and animals that scurry about the floor.

“Fluttershy, I believe this is going to be the beginning of a wonderful friendship.”

Fluttershy smiled to herself and stepped inside. Just under her breath she whispers.

“I can’t believe he can talk~” she giggles.

She closes the door behind her. And locks the deadbolt tight.