Author's Note

It is I who helped Fluttershy come out of her figurative shell back in My Journey In Equestria. Now, it is time for me to help her stay out of her shell.

1. Too Shy To Speak Up?

Now that I, with help from Twilight Sparkle, had succeeded in getting Fluttershy’s name and mine on the same property deed in Ponyville’s household registry, it was time for the both of us to get ready for our wedding.

Because a wedding was a public event, it made complete and total sense to me that Fluttershy would be afraid of speaking to a large audience.

“Can we just—erm—skip the ceremony?” she whispered to me. “I’m afraid,” she explained.

“What makes you afraid of a ceremony?” I inquired of her. “I promise never to tell anypony else,” I affirmed.

“It’s just—erm—I don’t know—erm—maybe…” she started, only to whimper softly in fright.

“Are you afraid that somepony will harm your animal friends while you’re at the wedding?” I suggested.

“No,” she answered, still whispering.

“If it makes you feel better, I can contact Dr. Fauna,” I offered.

“Oh, thank you, Lonesome,” she told me, now less afraid, and hugged me.

“Do you know what to say at a wedding?” I asked her.

“No!” she cried, now startled!

“Did you ever attend a wedding?” I asked her.

“Oh, no!” she confessed, now panicking!

“This is going to be hard,” I thought.

“Would it help you if we went outside together?” I suggested.

“As long as we stay near my house,” she answered.

Fluttershy and I trotted outside together.

It pleased Fluttershy greatly to be able to see some animals that lived outdoors.