Equestria Handyman

“Come on Fluttershy, he could really use your help. Now that Mark has decided to try having a herd, he is more afraid than ever. He could really use your help.” Twilight pleaded her case as she and Fluttershy had tea outside her cottage, enjoying the first days of winter and how the snow had left her cottage with a fresh blanket of snow where some of her more arctic animal friends were enjoying it and playing around . They were both dressed for the occasion with Fluttershy wearing her usual green wool turtleneck sweater. Pink ear muffs, mittens, and scarf, she was also wearing thick pink khaki jeans. Twilight was wearing a royal purple sweater, scarf, and mittens, while wearing blue thick wool jogging pants.

“Oh my…I’m not sure if I could help Twilight.” Fluttershy looked away with a blush. “I’m not that good at giving advice about t-that sort of subject.”

“That is ok.” They were both surprised when they heard the voice of Milky, and they saw her with a red scarf, a red purse and green trench coat smiling and waving at them. “I know a bit of the subject, I could even help you if you want.”

“Her” Fluttershy clench her tea cup and look away still blushing slightly.

“Oh hi Milky, what are you doing here?” Twilight asks with curiosity.

“I actually came to see Fluttershy too.” She asks with solemnity. “My coltfriend told me all about a little fall out you two had and how nothing would make him happier than to recover a dear friend of his.” She approached the two looking at Fluttershy “I was hoping we could talk about it, I want to hear your side of the story and see if there is anything I could help with.”

“I…I don’t think there is anything you could help.” She finally tells in sorrow looking down, yet Milky wasn’t done yet as she grabs her hand. “Fluttershy I’m begging you! My sweet coltfriend is a mess because of you. He is in pieces breaking his brain apart because he thinks you hate him!”

“W…What!?” That manages to snap her out as she looks at Milky in shock. “H-Hate?! I…no I would never…!”

“Then you need to stop!” Milky get closer with a small glare “Whatever that is going on with you needs to stop now, because whatever is happening is hurting you both and it will not stop until you stop running and talk about it.”

“I…I’m not completely sure what is going on but I’m with Milky, Fluttershy.” Twilight stepped in. “Mark has been really sad about how you've been treating him. Please tell us…what exactly happened between you two?”

She looks away with a blush and only manages to whisper incoherently, having been put on the spot.

With a sigh Milky saw that and turned to look at Twilight “Twilight if you don’t mind. Could I take care of this one alone?”

“Huh?”

“Sorry it’s a herd issue, kind of private.” She wink at her.

“Oh? Oh! Wait, she…” Twilight was about to exclaim something, and slowly turned to look at Fluttershy but Milky stopped her by placing her finger on her lips asking her to remain quiet.

“I will tell you what I can but this kind of needs to be between the two of us.” Fluttershy can only flinch at the touch of Milky, who puts her hand on her shoulder. The Princess was a bit unsure and taken aback, not sure if she was reading the situation correctly. Ultimately deciding to comply and nod. Milky only wanted the best for Mark and if her hypothesis was correct, then she will be beyond happy from the news.

Teleporting away she left the two mares alone as Milky took Twilight seat and with a sigh she closed her eyes, “Right from the start to ease you on, I know my coltfriend eats meat. So you don’t need to hide it around me”

The statement caught the pegasus of guard as she looked back at the mare in shock “He told you! He told you about his hunts? How he is a predator that can only obey his instincts and seek his prey!?”

“Ah, excuse me?” Milky looks at her confused by the sudden estatement.

Fluttershy stood back slightly ashamed of her outburst and sat back on her chair “How much did he tell you?”

“All of it, how he loved the gesture you all 6 made for him, his first accidental hunt. How he decided to learn to become a hunter. He feel bad for keeping it a secret from you by the by”

“He shouldn’t!” Fluttershy tells in worry, “If anything he should be proud of it, as a hunter Mark turned out to be a very kind and thoughtful individual”

“Oh? So…you knew even before the incident?”

Fluttershy think about it biting her finger until eventually decided to confess and nods.

“From the very beginning. It all started with one itsy bitsy mistake I made. Yes, I had asked my friends for the perfect spot where no one would mind his presence and I had full confidence he would respect their territory no problem. But it wasn’t until it was too late when Angel reminded me of something that had slipped my mind.”

“The Cragodile pond.” Milky answered, remembering the story as she nodded.

“Don’t get me wrong, I was right, the spot was correct…except during their migration. And the moment I remember it was already too late and they were already on the move. I tried sending Angel ahead to warn Mark but by the time he arrived the Cragodiles were already gone and my fear was confirmed, one straggler was heading to his cabin. I had nightmares of what would happen if Angel hadn’t distracted him.”

“So the bunny from the story…”

“It was angel, yeah.” Fluttershy smiles at the memory. “You should have seen it, never in my life have I ever seen something so dangerous, and yet caring, there he was, eating a piece of a Cragodile, still messy from dissecting it…and petting poor Angel to sleep trying to calm him down from his scare. Even when terrifying, Mark resulted to be one of the most gentle souls I have ever seen.”

“Don’t need to tell me twice.” Milky agrees although her reason for it might have been different.

“Of course I knew he could eat meat from before, his canine teeth were a dead give away, as I have seen it on my friend bear, raccoons and others. But like the last one I really thought he could survive by only eating fruits, until what I saw that night”

“Why didn’t you say anything? Mark told me that he keep returning to town on occasions”

She shook her head “That cabin was supposed to be his own personal space, his peace of earth to relax and calm down. I simply didn’t have the heart to ruin it by invading his space. But that didn’t stop me from being worried that he might get hurt, but the more I saw him learn and adapt the more…interested I became.”

“I imagine by that time the animals were starting to notice him right? He said something of some avoiding, approaching, or taking him as a challenge of sorts.”

“It was more than that, they respect him, Milky. They even started calling him ‘hunter’ because he was the predator of predators, the one at the top of the food chain. The stories some of them have told me, the things he did while looking for a meal. Did he tell you about the two lioness manticores he rescued?”

“No I think he skipped that part, he really did it? Are those the same ones that helped him take down the hydra?”
Fluttershy nods eagerly. “The more I watched the more I wanted to learn, how he made tools, how he hunted in his unique way, how he never took more than what he needed and if he had extra he gave it away to wolf packs or other poor starving animals. He was different from other predators and everyone loves him because of that.”

“Well that makes things easier and complicated at the same time. “If you were ok with everything he was doing, then why are you still so jumpy around him? Was he that terrifying when he pinned you down?”

To her confusion Fluttershy immediately turned red and looked down as steam started to leave her face.

“Fluttershy?”

“I…eh…I…was afraid y-yeah.” She managed to confess looking away with a nervous smile. “O-or at least t-that is what I thought.”

“Ok, care to clarify more?” Milky asks, still trying to make sense of the whole ordeal yet Fluttershy resorts to mumbling incoherently as a response. Getting an idea Milky decides to take a shot in the dark with what was going on, and stand back.

“Ok I get it now, don’t worry Fluttershy, I will talk with him. And explain that you two can be friends again if he promises never ever to hunt again or chase you anymore.”

Her eyes wide in complete horror as she practically jumps at Milky. “NO!” She hugs her hips for dear life. “Don’t tell him that! Don’t you dare cage him!” She warns her suddenly getting slightly angry.

“Then you might as well talk Fluttershy, I might already know what is happening but I want you to confess. I’m his alpha after all.” She gets closer to her with a glare of her own. “And I don’t take too kindly to mares that hurt my stallion.” They broke the hug and keep glaring at each other.

“You don’t know him, no mare would ever be able to, I’m the only one that really understands him. I…I’m his kitten not you!” she blurts out before covering her mouth in surprise at the proclamation.

“Ah, his what now?”

Knowing there was no escape and fearing she might take him away she finally decides to confess. “Mark is a really kind and attentive stallion, he would never show his face to you. He would rather make sure to please you before he ever had his turn and even so, he wouldn’t do anything.”

“Is that why you have been so opposed to me and the idea of a herd?”

She just looks at her in surprise. “Don’t deny it, I have seen the way you look at me, you don’t like me very much, despite not knowing me. Yet I couldn’t figure out why until now, that incident awoke something in you right? Somehow I was still trying to figure out why but the idea of him hugging you turned you on, didn’t it!” She accuses her with a finger. “That is why your wings were erect that night, and the spot on your skirt! Mark said it was a threatening pose and your bladder, but that wasn’t, was it? You were turned on the second he pinned you!

“No it wasn’t that…it was everything.” She hugs herself and starts to smile. “The rush of the chase, being cornered like that, accepting your fate as his target.” She shivers at the idea before signing in defeat and looks down in shame.

“Yes it turned me on, I don’t know why but it did, I…felt goosebumps the more I picture his face, hear his growl, feel his arms grabbing my body, claiming me as his, taking me as his mate. At first I tried to deny it but that only made my dreams more…ah wet.“ She finally admits defeat and shares what happens but not without embarrassment.

“I didn’t know what to do, and each time Mark tried to talk to me, I was afraid that if he knew, it would be the end of the chase. Something I didn’t want to end. I studied what was going on thanks to a book Twilight had and then I realized what I had become. That night I became his kitten, the prey to his primal hunter. A mate for him to chase and show his real face without any fear.”

She then gets angry and accuses her again. “And then you arrived and ruined it, everything was fine in how he chased me. He only needed a bit of a push, another chase, a small tease. I was sure that if I rile him up enough, he will chase me again like he did at that babyshower.”

She takes a step closer. “He always kept me in his mind, he must have known I was close by, and I didn’t care even when he hunted other prey.”

"Fluttershy how long have you been stalking him?” Milky asks in surprise.

“Ever since he came back to Ponyville, I was afraid the Princesses would have changed him up after they asked him to stay with them for a whole lonely year! But I was relieved that didn’t happen, in fact if anything he felt…more confident, he was still the hunter I knew and loved! And like any good hunter he needed to run.”

“Fluttershy he is not a wild animal” Milky reasons with her.

“I know that but I still don’t understand!” She had teary eyes at this point. “If anyone should be his alpha it should be me, but since you came. I haven’t seen my sweet predator again! I was getting afraid you cage it! The only thing I wanted to know is that it was still there, and begged him to look at me.”

Milky brings her into a hug and pat her head as she cries her eyes out. “Flashes of our chase keep repeating as that single request keeps popping in my head, the desire for him to look at me, until I finally.”

“Kiss him and at last manage to show your heart to him, isn’t it?” Milky questions as she simply nods while buried in her chest. “I’m sorry” She whispers once she manages to calm down.

“It’s ok, I forgive you.” Milky replies immediately, breaking the hug. “And I accept your feelings”

“Wh…what?” Fluttershy looks at her confused. “Fluttershy, I’m sorry but I’m the alpha and that is that, but I’m not denying the fact, you are right. There is a part of him that I haven’t been taking care of like a good marefriend would do, but you could”

Her eyes widen in realization as Milky smiles and nods at her. “Fluttershy, if you are willing to accept me as the alpha, would you join our herd?”

After taking a moment to process what she just heard, Fluttershy could only squee in sheer happiness before her eyes rolled back and she passed out.

“Fluttershy!” Milky manages to catch her in time before she hits the floor.