Fluttershy and Annabell

by Mayhem Darkshadow

Rating: everyone
Tags: Romance, Princess Celestia, Main 6, Princess Luna, Original Character, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Cutie Mark Crusaders
Length: 8273

A relationship that without anypony knowing. How will it go?

While Mayhem and Dash hit it off, Mayhem's younger sister Annabell seems to have a curious interest in her newly found friend Fluttershy. Funny enough that Fluttershy seems to be having the same feelings

Published 2012-08-14 08:24:02 UTC
Last updated 2012-08-14 08:24:02 UTC

Fluttershy and Annabell

Fluttershy and Annabell

Part I: The Storm

Annabell landed in front of Fluttershy’s door and knocked on

it. Fluttershy opened the door. “Oh…high Annabell,” said Fluttershy.

She came outside and they went out to the field area behind

Fluttershy’s cottage. Annabell volunteered to help get the animals

into their homes before the storm came. The Pegasus in charge of

weather, lead by Rainbow Dash, had planned a large storm to bring some

much needed rain to Ponyville. “So what do you need help with?” asked

Annabell quietly. “Oh, well we just need to get all the animals back

into their homes before the storm comes,” said Fluttershy. Fluttershy

had asked Annabell to help because Annabell was just as quiet as

Fluttershy. They worked slowly and carefully and got all the animals

safely into their homes. The skies were starting to get very dark just

as they finished. “Okay Fluttershy I guess I’ll head home,” said

Annabell. “Oh…are you sure why don’t you…just stay,” said Fluttershy.

“I think I’ll make it home,” said Annabell. The moment Annabell said

that lightning cracked in the sky. Fluttershy and Annabell smacked

into each other and shrieked. “Umm…okay I’ll stay,” said Annabell. The

galloped to the cottage and got inside just before the rain started

coming down hard. Lightning and thunder flashed and banged outside

along with the rain and wind. They turned to face each other and

smiled. “Well, what should we do now?” asked Annabell. “Hmm…well we

can get the hot water going and have some hot chocolate. Maybe we

could play a game or something,” said Fluttershy. The trotted into the

kitchen and got the water going. Fluttershy got a deck of cards and

Annabell made the hot chocolate. “Go fish?” asked Fluttershy. Annabell

nodded. They set up the cards and started playing. The storm was

getting worse outside and when the thunder stuck again cards flew

everywhere. Fluttershy and Annabell squeezed each other tight and they

both began to shake. They looked at each other and blushed. They

picked up all the cards and then they kept going with their game. They

finished playing cards and then sat by the fire and talked while they

drank hot chocolate and then tea. “So, how are you adjusting to life

in Ponyville princess?” asked Fluttershy. Annabell smiled. “Oh

Fluttershy you don’t need to call me that, just Annabell like you have

been,” said Annabell. Fluttershy giggled. “It’s been fun, Ponyville is

so much different from Canterlot,” said Annabell. Fluttershy smiled.

“So…have you done any writing lately?” asked Fluttershy. “Yeah, I’m

doing more reader friendly stories instead of my usual dark stuff. I

don’t know what has changed,” said Annabell. Fluttershy giggled.

“Well, hopefully I can read this one this time,” laughed Fluttershy.

The both giggled, when Fluttershy read Annabell’s last story she

didn’t sleep right for a week.

The storm continued into the night, so Fluttershy just told

Annabell to stay the night with her. Together they made tasty

dandelion and alfalfa salads and tasty hay milkshakes. They did the

dishes together and then decided to get some sleep. “So, were to you

want me to sleep?” asked Annabell. “Well,” said Fluttershy. Lightning

and thunder cracked outside and Annabell and Fluttershy smacked into

each other in fear. “I think you can come and sleep with me,” said

Fluttershy in fear. “Yeah, good idea,” said Annabell with the same

amount of fear. They made their way upstairs and got ready for bed.

The storm was still going on when they both crawled into bed. They

just laid there watching the storm out the window. “Umm…Annabell…do

you maybe…well…umm…want to…cuddle or something?” asked Fluttershy.

Annabell turned and looked at Fluttershy. “Well…umm…I guess if you

want to…we could,” said Annabell. They smiled at each other and

blushed slightly. Fluttershy turned around and Annabell wrapped

herself around Fluttershy. “Mmm, you’re so warm,” said Fluttershy.

They watched the storm together for about another half an hour before

they both fell asleep.

When they woke up the next morning it seemed they had stayed

locked together all night. “Good morning,” Annabell told Fluttershy.

“Good morning to you to,” said Fluttershy. The sunlight coming into

the room was warm so they stayed together for a bit longer before

getting up. They went downstairs and made pancakes for breakfast. They

ate together, got ready for the day, and then went outside to make

sure all the animals were okay. As they worked with the animals Mayhem

and Midnight showed up. Midnight ran up to Annabell and jumped on top

of her. “High sweetie,” said Annabell. Mayhem walked up. “You to stay

safe last night?” asked Mayhem. Fluttershy and Annabell nodded. “Well

good to hear. Anyway just thought I’d drop by to let you know that

Luna is coming to see us today,” said Mayhem. “Oh okay I’ll be home in

a bit,” said Annabell. Mayhem and Midnight looked at each other and

shrugged and then flew into the sky. Annabell turned to Fluttershy.

“So…I guess I’ll see you later then. Thanks for letting me stay with

you,” said Annabell. “Oh, you’re quite welcome. I’ll come by later, I

did promise Angel I’d take him to the park today anyway,” said

Fluttershy. Neither of them said anything and when their eyes met they

blushed. Annabell smiled and then took off after Mayhem and Midnight.

When they got to the house Luna was waiting for them. Midnight

ran into Luna and knocked her over. “Oh…Midnight that kind of hurt,”

said Luna. Annabell and Mayhem and then Luna turned to Midnight.

Midnight looked at her with sad eyes. Luna looked at her and then

laughed. “Oh you know that I can never be mad at my wittle baby

sister,” said Luna. Midnight frowned and they all laughed, she hated

it when Luna called her that. “So, ready for a sister’s day out?”

asked Luna. Annabell got a shocked look on her face, she had forgotten

about their date at the salon and spa. “Oh yeah, sorry I forgot about

it. I’ve been doing so much with Fluttershy I lost track of the date,”

said Annabell. She laughed nervously and Luna and Mayhem looked at

her. “Well, okay that’s fine at least you remembered,” said Luna. They

gather themselves together and Luna sent off her guards. Mayhem bid

them farewell and then headed to work. Midnight jumped on top of

Luna’s back and then they walked into town to the spa.

Part II: The Secret Between Sisters

The got to the spa for their appointment time right on the

dot. They were greeted with endless praise and complements. Now that

the whole town knew that Mayhem, Annabell, and Midnight were royalty

they were all treated like it. It also didn’t help that Luna was with

them today. Annabell didn’t really like all this, she preferred it

when nobody knew about them. She always told people just to treat her

like they did before they knew she was a princess, but that never

worked out. They were led straight to the massage room. The owner of

the spa had made sure they had the three best masseuses in Ponyville.

While they were being massaged Luna struck up conversation with

Annabell. “So…how’s Ponyville sis?” asked Luna. “Oh, really great I

like it,” said Annabell. “Well that’s great…so do you miss Canterlot

at all?” asked Luna. Annabell was trying to figure out where Luna was

going with this conversation. “Of course I miss Canterlot. I miss you

and Celestia every day. Mayhem keeps saying I can go home if I’m

feeling homesick,” said Annabell. Luna smiled at this comment and then

didn’t question Annabell anymore.

After massage time they went straight to the sauna. They were

the only ones in there so Luna took another opportunity to talk to

Annabell. The steam had made Midnight sleep and after just a few

minutes she was asleep. “So…so…you’ve been spending a lot of time with

Fluttershy?” asked Luna. Annabell jumped when Luna asked this and

blushed slightly. “Umm…yeah…we’re becoming really good friends,” said

Annabell nervously. Luna looked at Annabell and Annabell turned

redder. “Hmm…are you sure you’re not more than that?” asked Luna.

Annabell turned as red as a stop sign. Luna moved closer to her and

wrapped a wing around Annabell. “Hey no need to be embarrassed, and to

tell you the truth I’ve been watching you for years and have been

getting the cues,” said Luna. Annabell looked a Luna with big eyes.

“Am I a freak?” asked Annabell. Luna wrapped herself around Annabell

and hugged her. “Absolutely not,” said Luna.

After their spa time Luna told them she had to head back to

Canterlot. Annabell and Midnight tried to get her to stay, but she

told them she had some things to take care of. Midnight decided then

she would go find her friends and they would do more crazy things in

order to get their cutie marks. Annabell didn’t know what to do so she

went home to try and maybe write something. She went up to her room

and shut herself in it, locked all the windows, and drew the blinds.

She preferred the quiet and the darkness. For the longest time she

couldn’t figure anything out. Then, out of the blue, something popped

into her head and she began to write. A love story between too very

close people, hidden from those close to them, only to be found out a

party when caught by some of their close friends and family members.

Annabell kept writing and writing until she was ten pages in. She took

a break and read what she had so far and then fell out of her chair.

It was a story about her and Fluttershy being lovers. Well not

literally the names of the characters were different but it was

between a beautiful Pegasus and a fair princess. She got back into her

chair and then tried to keep writing. For what felt like an hour her

pen didn’t even move. She thought she had come across something and

then put her pen on the paper when someone touched her on the

shoulder. She jumped and teleported onto her bed. It was Fluttershy.

“Oh, I’m sorry Annabell I didn’t mean to startle you. Mayhem let me

in,” said Fluttershy. She bent down to pick up the papers that had

flown all over the place when she stopped to read on. Fluttershy’s

face got really red and she flew out the door. “Wait Fluttershy!”

called Annabell.

Annabell found Fluttershy alone by the pond. She wasn’t doing

anything, just staring at the reflection of the moon on the water.

Annabell was trying to think of how to put this as she walked up.

“Flutt…Fluttershy I’m sorry,” said Annabell. Fluttershy turned towards

Annabell, and she was smiling. “Why are you sorry,” smiled Fluttershy.

Annabell didn’t understand why Fluttershy was smiling. Fluttershy got

up and walked towards Annabell and then without warning kissed her. “I

thought I was acting weird at first. When I met you all those months

ago something just sparked in my mind. I wanted us to be together, but

my being shy had taken care of that. But when I read that paper I knew

you to felt something,” said Fluttershy. Annabell wasn’t sure what to

say, she just looked at Fluttershy. They, and she didn’t know for what

reason, she pulled Fluttershy closer to her with magic. They looked

into each other’s eye intimately. “We can’t tell anybody,” said

Annabell. Fluttershy nodded and then they kissed in the moonlight.

“Who’s my pretty little princess?” asked Fluttershy. Annabell giggled

and blushed.

Part III: Foalsitting Gone Wrong

Fluttershy and Annabell’s relationship began to blossom from

that point on. They decided they would just keep it as a secret for a

while until they were ready to come out and tell their friends and

family. They still spent a lot of time together, whether it was with

friends or private time at one of their houses. Annabell did tell

Fluttershy that Luna had been noticing Annabell’s behavior and she

definitely knew about them, but Fluttershy was okay with that. Other

than Luna nobody else had a clue.

It had been a few months into their relationship and they were

spending time alone at Annabell’s. They were reading the finished

product of the story Fluttershy had caught her writing. They had a

blanket pulled over them and they were drinking hot coco while they

did. Winter had finally come and it was starting to get really cold

outside. As they were reading there was a loud thumping noise from

upstairs. Annabell looked up at the ceiling and glared. She had agreed

that she would take care of some of Midnights friends for the night,

Applebloom and Sweetie Bell, because Rarity was in Canterlot for the

day and Applejack was away helping on her extended families farm.

Scootaloo was also over for the night because Midnight had asked if

they could have a big sleep over. Annabell was now starting to realize

what she had agreed to. “Do you want me to go talk to them?” asked

Fluttershy. Annabell smiled at Fluttershy. “No but thanks for

offering. I’m sure at some point they will calm down and fall asleep,”

said Annabell. There was another load thumping noise and then the

sound of a door opening. “Alright girls, let’s go see if we can get

our cutie marks in snow castle building,” said Midnight. There was a

loud cheer and then some screamed. “Midnight look out,” yelled

Applebloom. There as a loud thud and then lots of thuds. Annabell and

Fluttershy turned to see Midnight falling down the last few steps on

stairs. Annabell jumped up and ran over to her sister. The other girls

could be heard running down the stairs. When Annabell got over

Midnight was on the ground not moving. Her eyes were closed tight and

she was clenching her teeth. Tears were pouring from her eyes;

Annabell knew she was in a lot of pain. “Girls, what happened?” asked

Annabell. Sweetie Bell spoke up. “Well we were walking down the hall

and Midnight was walking backwards and talking to us. She didn’t

realize how close the stairs were and she tripped when she stepped off

the,” said Sweetie Bell. Annabell looked down again at her sister, she

was really hurt. “Fluttershy watch the girls for me for a bit I need

to take her to the hospital,” said Annabell. Not wanting to touch her

Annabell lifted Midnight up with magic and put her on her back and

galloped out of the house to the hospital.

When Annabell got there they took Midnight from her and went

straight into surgery. She sat in the waiting room for an hour and a

half before they were done. It was getting late and it had started to

snow outside. They let Annabell into the room they were keeping

Midnight in. “Well she had quite a rough fall but luckily nothing

serious happened to her,” said the doctor. Annabell walked into the

room and saw Midnight on her side asleep. She had a bandage wrapped

around her head, her right wing was in a cast, and there were bandages

wrapped around her body. “She’s under some heavy meds right now to

help her sleep. She has a slight concussion, some bruised ribs, and

her right wing is broken. We are going to keep her here for the night

so we can watch her. We’ll give you medicine to help with the pain and

to help her sleep. Overall I’d say she in very luck. Are you going to

stay for a while?” asked the doctor. Annabell nodded and he left her

in the room. Annabell used magic to pull a seat up to the bed and then

she sat down and cried for a bit. An hour passed and Fluttershy

brought the rest of the girls by. Applebloom, Sweetie Belle, and

Scootaloo had made a giant card for Midnight and stood it up next to

the bed. Fluttershy sat down with Annabell and squeezed her a bit.

Another hour passed by and Mayhem showed up. Fluttershy had left a

note telling him what happened. “How is she,” he said quietly. “She’s

been sleeping for a few hours now. She has a concussion, bruised ribs,

and a broken wing. The doctor said she was lucky and that it could

have been worse,” said Annabell. Annabell yawned and rubber her eyes.

“Hey you’ve been here for a while. Go home and get some sleep,” said

Mayhem. Annabell was going to argue, but the girls were curled up in

the corner sleep so she decided not to. She and Fluttershy woke them

up and then they went home. The snow was coming down so Annabell put

up a magic bubble to protect them from the wind and falling snow. When

they got home they put the girls to bed. Annabell told Fluttershy just

to stay here for the night because of the weather. They went upstairs

to her room and crawled into bed quietly and were asleep in minutes.

When they woke up in the morning the snow had really piled up.

Annabell got out of bed and stretched and Fluttershy followed in suit.

They went downstairs and really got a good look at all the snow that

had piled up. There were two letters sitting at the front door, from

Rarity and Applejack, both saying that they were stuck in their

respective location unable to get back to Ponyville. Annabell put them

away and then yet another letter appeared and it was from Big Mac

saying that they were snowed in at Sweetapple Acres and he wouldn’t be

able to come get Applebloom. “Well it looks like the girls will be

with us until the snow clears,” said Annabell. Fluttershy was pretty

worried about her animals back at the house. Annabell told her they

would figure out a way to get over there is possible. They went into

the kitchen and started cooking a breakfast of eggs, toast, and hay

bacon strips. About half way through the cooking the girls showed up

yawning and rubbing their eyes. “Good morning girls,” said Annabell,

“Well the snow has really piled up so you all will be staying here

until it clears up.” The girls nodded and then sat down at the table.

Right as Annabell and Fluttershy laid out breakfast there was a poof

and Mayhem and Midnight appears in the entrance to the house. Midnight

was on her feet but walking slowly. Annabell trotted over to them.

Mayhem had a bag in his mouth that he took to the kitchen and dropped

on the counter. “All the pills she has to take. There is a list of

when and what. She has had she morning pills already,” said Mayhem.

Annabell smiled and then bent down and gave Midnight a very light

kiss. “My poor little baby sister. How do you feel sweetie?” asked

Annabell. “Hungry,” said Midnight. She was just as peppy as ever. They

laughed and Fluttershy helped her to the table. “Celestia and Luna

will be by later today to see her,” said Mayhem. “They’re going to

come even with all the snow?” asked Annabell. Mayhem nodded and told

them to just teleport straight to the house. They ate breakfast and

then the girls went into the living room to play board games. Annabell

and Mayhem kept glancing at Midnight, but she was acting as if she had

never been hurt. “She puts on such a brave face,” said Annabell. “Yep,

she’s a trooper,” said Mayhem.

Celestia and Luna showed up about an hour after they had

finished with breakfast. It had started snowing again and it was a

good thing that Mayhem had told them to teleport into the house.

Midnight was happy that they had come to see her. They sat in the

living room for awhile and then Mayhem said he had to go upstairs and

take care of something. “Annabell may I talk to you in the kitchen,”

said Celestia. Annabell looked up from the game she was playing with

Luna and her sister and friends. “Oh…sure,” said Annabell. Fluttershy

took over for Annabell and Annabell followed Celestia into the

kitchen. Celestia kept her back to Annabell until they got into the

kitchen and turned and faced her. The look on her face was not a good.

“I am very disappointed in you,” said Celestia. Her tone was harsh and

it hit Annabell like needles. “I didn’t think yesterday that I was

going to get an urgent message letting me know that my baby sister was

in the hospital. I know Mayhem is the oldest but you are still

responsible for Midnight. The level of disappointment in you is off

the charts,” said Celestia. Annabell had never been scolded like this;

Celestia was always kind to her. Annabell tried to speak but Celestia

cut her off. “I don’t want to hear anything. You were responsible for

your sister and because you didn’t take the time to watch her she got

hurt. At least we are lucky it wasn’t serious. What if she snapped her

neck or spine? She could have been in serious danger. I mean what were

you.” But Celestia stopped when she looked at Annabell. Annabell had

given up fighting back the tears and they were falling down her face.

She turned and ran out of the kitchen and up to her room and slammed

the door with magic and locked it.

Annabell spent what felt like a solid hour crying her eyes

out. Celestia had never ever scolded her in her life. While she cried

she heard arguing from downstairs. From what she heard it sounded like

Mayhem and Luna were yelling at Celestia. It got real quiet and then

there was the sound of someone coming up the steps. There was a knock

at the door. “Annabell, may I come in?” It was Celestia. Annabell

unlocked the door with magic but didn’t get out of bed. Celestia

walked over to the bed and sat down next to Annabell on the floor.

Annabell flipped around and wouldn’t look her in the eyes. “Mayhem

just told me the whole story. He said Midnight only got hurt because

she wasn’t looking where she was going and tripped. Luna was the one

that had got the letter and didn’t tell me that part. I shouldn’t have

scolded you like that without you telling me your story. I feel bad

that I made you cry and I’m sorry,” said Celestia. An then something

happened that Annabell had never seen before, Celestia started crying.

Annabell turned around and looked her sister in the eyes. She was

crying. Then without warning Celestia pulled Annabell out of bed and

embraced her. “Oh Bell Bell I’m so sorry,” cried Celestia. Celestia

hadn’t called her Bell Bell since she was a filly. Annabell could help

shed a few tears herself. “You’ve never yelled at me like that before

and I think that it really scared me a lot,” sniffed Annabell. “I know

I thought about that. I’ve only yelled at Mayhem because, well mom and

dad gave him that name for a reason. But I yelled at you and you’re my

baby sister. Luna and Mayhem were really mad and so was your friend

Fluttershy,” said Celestia. Annabell almost jumped when Celestia said

that, Fluttershy had never yelled or even gotten angry before.

Celestia held Annabell out from her and looked her in the eyes. She

gave her a kiss on the forehead. Annabell smiled and then they laughed

a bit.

Luna and Celestia ended up staying the whole day with them and

then when they couldn’t get back to Canterlot the night. They all had

lots of fun together, playing games and just talking. Annabell only

left briefly with Fluttershy to go to her house and check on the

animals. Fluttershy wanted to stay but didn’t want Annabell to head

home alone in this weather so she came back. Over dinner Celestia told

them, and told them to also tell the rest of their friends, that they

were all invited to the Grand Winter Time Ball. Annabell, Midnight,

and Mayhem had attended every year up until Mayhem’s banishment and

were glad to come back. “Twilight already knows and I’m sure will be

letting everyone else know. I want all of you to come a week in

advance and you will all be staying in the castle,” Celestia told

them. This sounded like fun and they all couldn’t wait. After dinner

was done they all eventually made their way up to bed. Annabell had

gone upstairs during dinner and, with a little help from some magic,

made the bed about four times its regular size. Fluttershy and

Annabell slept in the middle and then Celestia and Luna sandwiched

with them on the outsides. They talked for a long time, mostly telling

Fluttershy about the ball. They talked for what seemed like hours and

then Celestia eventually fell asleep and so did Fluttershy. Luna and

Annabell were still awake for awhile. “So, how are things between you

two?” asked Luna. “They are good,” said Annabell softly. “Have you

told anybody?” asked Luna. “Besides you, no we are still waiting for a

good time,” said Annabell. Luna smiled. “Well that is glad to hear. I

like Fluttershy a lot she has great personality,” said Luna. They both

yawned and that was the sign that they both needed to catch some

sleep.

Part IV: The Winter Ball

Everyone was excited about the Winter Ball. Twilight had got

to telling everyone else and they were all making plans for it.

Celestia had a long list of stuff to do with all of them the week

before the ball. The list of those coming included Mayhem, Rainbow

Dash, Annabell, Fluttershy, Twilight, Applejack, Rarity, Pinkie Pie,

Midnight, Sweetie Belle, Applebloom, Scootaloo, and Spike. The

sleeping arrangements had been made by Annabell. Scootaloo, Sweetie

Belle, and Applebloom would be sleeping with Midnight in her room.

Mayhem and Rainbow Dash would be in Mayhem’s room. Rarity, Twilight,

Applejack, Spike, and Pinkie Pie would be staying in one of the guest

rooms. That just left Fluttershy with Annabell in her room. Everyone

didn’t understand why Fluttershy was staying with Annabell instead of

in the guest room but they made the argument that six people would be

too crowded and Annabell also said she didn’t want to be alone.

Everyone seemed to by this and Annabell and Fluttershy felt they had

dodged a bullet.

A week before they were going to leave Rarity told them all to

come over for the day so they could square away the ensemble for

everyone. Mayhem, Annabell, and Midnight were the last ones to show

up. Today was also the same day that Midnight got the cast off her

wing. She was bouncing around with joy as they entered the shop. She

ran over to her friends and they began to talk about the next crazy

thing to do now that she was better. Rarity ensured that she would be

very gentle when it came time to work with midnight. She had them all

sit in front of her while she sat with pen and paper drawing up

designs. They would all be tailored to individual designs, all except

for Mayhem and Rainbow Dash because they were going to be matching.

Rarity decided to start with them first because they would be the most

complex. Afterwards she just made her way down the line. Stuff was

flying all over the place as she worked. They took breaks for lunch

and dinner and by the end of the day she had finished Mayhem’s tuxedo,

Rainbow Dash’s dress, and all the little girls’ dresses. She said she

would have them done before they left and that they would all be

spectacular.

Rarity wasn’t kidding when she told them this. She had them

all come over the day before they were scheduled to leave for

Canterlot to show them her work. They were all amazing and she had

made them to fit everyone’s personality. After everyone tried them on

Rarity packed them up with the utmost care, the first thing they were

going to be doing was pictures. She shooed them all away so she could

work. Mayhem said he had to get back to work and Midnight ran off with

her friends. Annabell and Fluttershy decided to walk through the park.

The snow was gone for now and it was the warmest it had been all

winter. They were still bundled up but not as much. Their dresses had

been perfect, but they noticed that they both contained a lot of the

same colors. They were discussing whether Rarity had clued in on them

but in the end decided not to worry about it.

They all had to get up early to get to the first train to

Canterlot. Mayhem ended up carrying Midnight on his back because she

kept falling asleep. It was still dark outside when they got to the

train station. Almost everyone was there. Mayhem when to go stand by

Rainbow Dash and plopped Midnight with the rest of the little fillies

on his was. Annabell went and stood with the rest of the girls. Nobody

really talked that much. Rarity and Sweetie Belle were the last ones

to show up. Rarity was using magic to drag along all the bags that she

had along with the outfits for the Ball. They all loaded up and then

the train pulled out of the station exactly on time. They would arrive

in Canterlot as soon as the sun began to rise. Nobody talked, in fact

most of them slept. The train ride took two hours and the sun just

began to come up when they arrive at Canterlot Station. A whole army

of palace guards and six carriages were waiting for them. They used

magic to load all the bags and in a jiffy they were off to the castle.

The streets were very quiet and not many ponies were out and about,

but it was still really early in the morning. When they finally

arrived at the castle there were four people waiting for them at the

front door. Twilight perked up instantly and as soon as they stopped

she was out the door and running up the steps. Annabell looked to see

who was there. Celestia and Luna were there but so were to other

people she recognized instantly. Twilights brother Shinning Armor and

his wife Princess Cadence, Twilight’s sister in law and Celestia,

Luna, Mayhem, Annabell, and Midnight’s niece. Annabell hadn’t seen

Cadence since the wedding and took off after Twilight to see them.

“Twili,” called Shining Armor and Cadence. They all embraced and then

Cadence broke off and ran to Annabell. “Auntie Annabell,” said

Cadence. Annabell didn’t like it when Cadence called her Auntie;

Cadence was much older than Annabell and way older than Midnight.

Cadence had been a foalsitter for both of them. Everyone made their

way to greet everyone. Mayhem was the last to get to them; he was

coordinating with the guards. He was greeted first by Shining Armor.

“Long time no see,” said Shining Armor. They brohoofed and then kept

talking. “Yeah man sorry I couldn’t be at the wedding. But you can

never separate the president and his right hand man,” said Mayhem.

Mayhem and Shining Armor had been friends since magic kindergarten and

had been known to cause a lot of chaos around Canterlot. Mayhem then

moved on to Cadence. They embraced for a long time. “Now if you call

me Uncle I’m going to squeeze you to death,” he joked. Cadence

laughed. They hadn’t seen each other in a long time. They all moved

inside to the entrance hall. “Well, who’s hungry for breakfast?” asked

Celestia. Everyone raised their hoofs and then headed for the dining

room. A feast for breakfast had already been laid out before them and

they all sat down and dug in. “So, everyone is free to do whatever

until this afternoon. We have pictures to take and I want everyone to

be dressed as if they ball was tonight,” said Celestia. They all had

individual plans, most of which involved catching some for shut eye.

They had instructed the little fillies to go to Midnight’s room and

take a nap since they kept falling into their plates and waking back

up with food on their faces. Mayhem was going to take Dash on a sky

tour of the surrounding area. Applejack and Rarity decided on sleep.

Pinkie was going to go into town and visit Joe’s Doughnut shop upon

Joe’s request. Twilight was going to spend time with Cadence and

Shining Armor. That just left Annabell and Fluttershy. They had no

plans other than to go up to Annabell’s room.

Everybody went their respective ways after breakfast. Luna

volunteered to take the Cutie Mark Crusaders to bed and Annabell and

Fluttershy offered to help. Afterwards Luna parted from them to go to

bed and that just left them walking up the many flights of stairs.

They talked along the way. Fluttershy was amazed when they finally

arrived. The room was massive, large as well as tall. The bed was big

enough for ten ponies. There were doors that lead to a balcony that

overlooked the valley. “This room is beautiful Annabell,” said

Fluttershy. They walked over to the bed and Annabell jumped onto it

and gave Fluttershy a very intimate look. They kissed and then

Annabell pulled Fluttershy onto the bed with magic. “You need to warn

me when you do that,” said Fluttershy. Annabell smiled and they kept

kissing. Then through the kissing they both yawned. They smiled at

each other and crawled under the covers for a quick nap.

They were woken up by a knock on the door three hours later.

“You who I’ve got your dresses ladies,” said Rarity at the door. The

jumped out of bed and Annabell opened the door. Rarity gave them the

dresses and then continued to deliver them to people around the

castle. Annabell set them on the bed and then they both started

getting ready. Fluttershy and Annabell were leaving their hair as is

so it was mostly just cleaning up and making sure they looked pretty.

It took an hour but with each other’s help they got into their

dresses. They were very similar and they were really starting to

wonder, but they decided not to worry. Annabell opened the door to the

bedroom. “After you beautiful,” she told Fluttershy. Fluttershy

blushed and then exited the room. Annabell led them downstairs to the

entrance hall were pictures were being done. It looked like they were

the last ones to arrive. The only other ponies missing were Mayhem and

Rainbow Dash. Everyone looked beautiful. They had never seen Celestia

in a dress before, well Annabell was the only one who actually had,

and it was elegant. Luna looked just as beautiful. She was trying to

make sure the little ones were all put together without messing up

herself. Mayhem and Rainbow Dash eventually showed up five minutes

before the photographer arrived. Finally the photographer arrived.

“Alright doesn’t everyone look beautiful,” said the photographer, “Why

don’t we start with the Princesses and the Prince.” It started with

them all, then individuals, then Celestia and Luna, then Celestia and

the younger ones, then Luna and the younger ones, then Cadence, Luna,

Celestia, Annabell, and Midnight, then Mayhem and Cadence, and so on.

After they did Celestia and Twilight, then all the Ponyville girls,

and then some individuals of everyone. Then they took a small break

and did couples shots quickly. Cadence and Shining Armor went and then

Mayhem and Rainbow Dash. “Ok, now let’s do some sibling shots,” said

the photographer. Twilight took photos with Shining Armor and Cadence

and then ones separate with each of them. They had already done the

royal family so they moved on to the other siblings. First Applejack

and Apple Bloom, then Rarity and Sweetie Belle. “Any other sister

photos?” asked the photographer. “Yeah I suppose Scootaloo could take

a picture with her new big sister,” said Rainbow Dash. Everyone got

looks of surprise on their faces, expect for Mayhem. Rainbow Dash and

Scootaloo took their photos with everyone still in disbelief. “When

did this happen?” asked Twilight. “Oh Rainbow Dash,” said Rarity with

an excited face. “Well looki there ain’t that just precious,” said

Applejack. “Dashie’s got a sissy, Dashie’s got a sissy,” said Pinkie

Pie as she bounced around with joy. “So cute,” said Fluttershy and

Annabell. Rainbow Dash and Scoot finished and then she explained.

“Yeah the adoption papers cleared at the beginning of last month. I am

now Scootaloo’s official guardian and big sister,” said Rainbow Dash.

The rest of the girls turned to Mayhem. “Why didn’t you tell us,” they

all said. “Well Dashie asked me to keep it a secret until the proper

time,” said Mayhem. They were all so happy they completely forgot they

were still taking photos. “Anymore before I shove off?” asked the

photographer. Mayhem and Shining Armor decided to do some bro shots.

“Any others?” asked the photographer. Nobody said anything and then

Annabell looked at Fluttershy. “Yes, can you do one more set of couple

shots?” asked Annabell. Annabell and Fluttershy walked forward and

then stood together and put their head next to each other. They did

their photos quickly and then the photographer left. Nobody looked

surprised. “What, you all knew?” asked Annabell. They all laughed.

“Bellie the one thing that you have never been good at is hiding a

secret,” said Mayhem. Annabell and Fluttershy looked at each other and

smiled. “We all knew all along,” said Twilight. “Yes, why do you think

you dresses are so similar?” asked Rarity. They all laughed. “Wait

Celestia you even knew?” asked Annabell. Celestia laughed. “I asked

Luna about it and you know that she isn’t good at lying either. I got

it out of her. I think it is so cute though,” said Celestia. Annabell

and Fluttershy looked at each other and felt much better; they didn’t

have to keep their love for each other a secret any longer.

The week went on and they participated in all the activities

Celestia had lines up, from taking a tour through the mountains of

Canterlot to tasting the food that was going to be served at the

dinner before the ball. Then came the day, the day of the Winter Ball.

All of Canterlot was now in full swing in preparation. They all spent

the day getting ready and making sure that everything was perfect. Now

that Annabell and Fluttershy’s relationship was out in the open they

could really start acting like they wanted to, they were even going to

walk together into the ball room. It was tradition that the members of

the Royal family walk in individually with their guest so if could be

announced to the other participants. Princess Celestia would be

walking with Twilight, since Luna didn’t have a guest and Midnight was

too young they would be walking together, then they would be followed

by Mayhem and Rainbow Dash, then Cadence and Shining Armor, and

finally they would enter together. Since neither of them had much to

do they spent most of the day sleeping. Everyone else was busy getting

ready, especially Rarity. About two hours before they had to be ready

to enter the ball room they were shaken awake by Luna. “Come on love

bird’s time to wake up,” laughed Luna as she shook the bed with magic.

They groaned and then giggled and decided they should get ready. Luna

smiled and then left them to go get ready herself. They showered and

then did each other’s hair, mostly just making sure it held its

natural shape. They then got into their dresses and by the time they

had finished it was time for them to be downstairs. They met everyone

outside the entrance hall; all the other guests had already been moved

into the ball room. Before the royal family entered Celestia had made

sure that they rest of the girls got some of the spot lot to, that and

they were all sitting at the same table. The doors to the room opened.

“An now let me present the esteemed attendees of this ball,” said the

announcer, “Firstly the Royal guests from Ponyville.” All the girls

walked into the room and were met with applause. “And now the members

of the Royal family and their guests. Princess Celestia and her

student Twilight Sparkle.” Celestia and Twilight walked into the room.

“Princess Luna and Princess Midnight.” Luna and Midnight followed

Celestia and Twilight into the room. “Prince Mayhem and Ms. Rainbow

Dash of Ponyville.” Mayhem and Rainbow Dash, with some dramatic

paused, walked into the ball room. “Princess Cadence and Shining

Armor, Captain of the Royal Guard of Canterlot.” Cadence and Shining

Armor walked into the room. Fluttershy was starting to get nervous.

“Alright here we go,” said Annabell. She herself was nervous, it felt

like she had butterflies in her stomach. They straightened up and then

waited for their cue. “And finally Princess Annabell and Ms.

Fluttershy of Ponyville.” They walked into the ball room and were met

with a dead quiet crowd. Some people were murmuring. An then through

the silence there was clapping. It was Celestia. The rest of

Annabell’s family and her friends all followed and then the crowd

started. It got louder and louder until it was almost ear splitting.

They got to the table and took their designated spots. Everyone sat

down and then Celestia addressed the crowd. “Thank you all for coming

and thank you for the wonderful amount of applause. And now let the

feast begin.” Food appeared before them and all around them and they

all dug in.

After dinner the tables were moved away with magic and the

band came in. Mayhem pulled some strings and they were all musicians

from Ponyville lead by Octavia. Vinyl was ever there, playing the

piano instead of her usual turntables and synthesizers. They all began

to dance and then the crowd followed. Annabell also stopped here and

there to talk to some of her friends and introduce Fluttershy.

Fluttershy was not her usual self; she was open with everyone and

spent a lot of time talking. They also spent a lot of time dancing,

both with each other and with other people. By the end of the night

Annabell had danced with Fluttershy, Shining Armor, Mayhem, Cadence,

Luna, Celestia, Midnight, and her friend Alexander from flight school.

Eventually they got tired and went outside to cool off. Fluttershy

found seats while Annabell got drinks. They sat down and looked

around. Midnight and her friends were playing with some of the other

fillies. They also saw Mayhem and Rainbow Dash talking with the

Wonderbolts. Mayhem with to flight school with Spitfire and they had

been best friends ever since. Rainbow Dash was trying to hold her cool

but she wasn’t doing a good job at it. Then Annabell noticed someone

walking up to Mayhem, his old girlfriend Golden Crown. “Well well

well, look who decided showed his face around here,” she said. Mayhem

looked at her and rolled his eyes. “Oh you, this night was wonderful

until now. Last time I checked I was a prince and this was the castle

I lived in,” said Mayhem. Annabell was impressed at how well Mayhem

was keeping his cool. “Well then who is this then?” said Golden Crown

as she pointed at Rainbow Dash, “So I guess you can add cheating on me

to list of things you’ve done to me.” Mayhem was still keeping his

cool, but Annabell could see he was getting agitated. “I broke up with

you three years ago. This is my girlfriend Rainbow Dash and we were

having a wonderful conversation until you butted in. Why don’t you get

lost,” said Mayhem. Golden Crown just kept going though. “Rainbow Dash

huh? You don’t deserve him at all honey. Nobody deserves him but me,

Golden Crown, the number one Pegasus in Equestria,” spouted off Golden

Crown. Rainbow Dash backed away and looked like she was about to cry.

Spitfire stepped in for the rescue. “Honey I went to flight school

with you and I’m sorry but you are not the best Pegasus in Equestria.

In fact you’re yelling at her right now. Dash is the only pony I’ve

ever seen do a sonic rainboom so I think that would make her the best

in Equestria,” said Spitfire. Rainbow Dash perked up a little bit but

then Golden Crown took another shot at her. “Well I see you taste has

changed dramatically. You went from dating a star member of Canterlot

to some dumpy pony from Loserville.” An then Rainbow Dash cracked. Her

eyes filled with tears and she took off into the sky like a bullet.

Spitfire and the other Wonderbolts were about to go after her but

there was a big boom and the sky lit up with a giant rainbow burst. An

then Mayhem cracked and his anger unleashed and he lashed out at

Golden Crown. “IF YOU EVER COME NEAR THIS CASTLE AGAIN I’LL BE SURE IT

IS THE LAST THING YOU EVER DO! IF YOU EVER TALK TO ME AGAIN I’LL BE

SURE IT IS THE LAST THING YOU EVER DO! IF YOU EVER COME NEAR RAINBOW

DASH AGAIN OR TRY TO TALK TO HER I’LL BE SURE IT IS THE LAST THING

THAT YOU EVER DO!” Annabell now knew this was going to get bad. She

got out of her chair and ran at Mayhem, but there was a large burst of

fire and Mayhem disappeared. Annabell ran up to where he had been and

put of the fire. She then glared at Golden Crown. “Guards, please

remove Golden Crown from the castle grounds and be sure she doesn’t

try to get back in,” said Annabell. Golden Crown glared at Annabell as

the guards grabbed her. Annabell looked at the rest of the crowd

outside; they all had looks of absolute horror on her face, and then

Annabell saw Celestia. She was standing with Cadence and Shining

Armor. Annabell ran up to them. “What was that?” asked Shining Armor.

“We’ll talk about it later,” said Celestia.

The ordeal with Mayhem became the talk between everyone for

the rest of the ball. When the final party guests left Celestia

rounded everyone up. “Well that night could have gone better. Everyone

is free to change out of their clothes and if they wish go to bed. For

those who aren’t tired they can join Twilight and me in the library

for hot chocolate and a warm fire. Everyone went off to their room.

Neither Annabell nor Fluttershy was tired so they got out of their

dresses and went down to the library. This seemed to be the same for

everyone else, even Midnight, Applebloom, Sweetie Belle, and

Scootaloo. The cooks brought them a bunch of cups of hot chocolate and

kept refilling anyone who ran out. “So, what was that tonight?” asked

Shining Armor. “Yeah it seems like we are the only two who are shocked

beyond disbelief,” said Cadence. They all looked at Celestia. “Well I

guess you need to know now. That was the real reason Mayhem was not at

your wedding,” said Celestia. Shining Armor looked confused and

Cadence looked slightly angry. “What, I still don’t understand?” asked

Cadence. “Mayhem was not at your wedding because at that point in time

he was banished from Canterlot,” said Celestia. Shining Armor got a

confused look on his face and Cadence was still very puzzled. “Three

years ago I caught Mayhem experiment with dangerous magic,

specifically body morphing spells. I banished him for it and had

regretted it because I should have helped him. Anyway one of his

spells back fired and created what you saw tonight. When he gets angry

his body morphs on its own to that. I fear though that it could be

much more, I think that spell has created an alternate personality and

I believe at some point if he loses total control it will come out,”

said Celestia. Cadence was speechless and Shining Armor was putting

the pieces together in his head. “But wait why do you allow him to

remain in Ponyville?” asked Shining Armor. “Because he seems to be

more relaxed while in Ponyville, and also his love for Rainbow Dash

has far exceeded his endless rage,” said Celestia. Cadence and Shining

Armor looked at each other. It was quiet for a bit and then there was

a burst of fire and Mayhem and Rainbow Dash appeared. She looked much

happier then when she flew off and was even laughing at Mayhem’s

jokes. They sat down in the circle. “I’m sorry about all that,” said

Mayhem. “It’s okay, that was a tricky situation but you showed a great

amount of control,” said Celestia, “Let’s just put it behind us for

now.” Celestia turned to Fluttershy and Annabell. “I want to hear more

about you two. Let’s hear how this relationship has blossomed up,”

said Celestia. Annabell looked at Fluttershy and she giggled. They

looked at everyone and then began to tell their story.