Chapters Chapter 1: The Stranger
It was nice, sunny day in Ponyville. A gentle breeze was blowing, carrying the scents of the upcoming spring.
Fluttershy was outside, feeding her animal friends. "Good morning," she said to each animal. Finally, she trotted inside and sat down on the couch. She was about to take a nap, until she saw Angel tapping his foot impatiently. "Oh. Sorry Angel, I forgot to feed you." Fluttershy got up and got carrots, lettuce, celery, and such and made a salad. She gave it to Angel, but he still tapped his foot and was now motioning outside. "What is it Angel?" Fluttershy asked. Angel still kept tapping his foot and motioning outside. Fluttershy suddenly remembered that she had forgotten to feed the chickens. "Oh! I forgot to feed the chickens! Thank you for reminding me Angel."
She took a bag of chicken feed out from a cabinet and trotted outside. She got inside the chicken coop and put the food on a plate meant for the chickens. Immediately, the chickens rushed out from the coop and began pecking the food. Fluttershy giggled.
"Uhm, excuse me? Could you mind telling me where I am?"
Fluttershy turned around and saw a gray earth pony stallion with spiky dark red hair standing outside the chicken coop. He had some saddle bags on his back and looked rather tired. "Oh...um...you're in Ponyville."
"What?"
"You're in Ponyville, sir."
"Didn't quite catch that."
Finally, Fluttershy gathered as much courage as she could (which wasn't much) and said, "You're in Ponyville."
"Thanks. Also, are there any hotels nearby?" he asked. "I'm here on a trip."
"Yes there is. But they're a bit pricey..."
"I think I'll manage. By the way, what's your name? Mine's Silver Storm." He held out a hoof.
"My name is...Fluttershy." She shakily lifted a hoof and shook Silver's hoof.
"What?"
"My name is...Fluttershy." She felt embarrassed, and blushed. She saw Silver blushing too.
"I will!" Silver Storm turned around and trotted away. "Bye!"
"Bye..."
Fluttershy was sitting on her couch, doing nothing. Her short encounter with Silver Storm was the only "exciting" thing that had happened. And it was the only thing on her mind. She thought about his voice, his blush...She sighed. Fluttershy felt that she needed to see him again...
Fluttershy shook her head to clear away the thoughts. She had barely met him and she was sighing and thinking about him! She needed to stop thinking about him. And she would only refer to him as him.
Maybe I could go to Sugarcube Corner for some tea. Talking to Pinkie Pie or any of my friends might help get him off my mind. Yes, that would be good. Fluttershy got up and trotted to the door. "Angel, please keep an eye on the house while I'm gone," she said, and Angel nodded. Fluttershy smiled and trotted outside.
The smell of upcoming spring reached Fluttershy's nostrils. She suddenly felt like she needed something, but she couldn't place her hoof on it. She shrugged and trotted towards Sugarcube Corner. It took her a while, since her house was on the edge of the Everfree and she had a lot of things on her mind about...him. Fluttershy opened the door and trotted up to the counter.
"Yoohoo! Fluttershy!"
Fluttershy turned and saw Rarity at a table with a cup of tea in front of her. Fluttershy trotted to the table and sat on a seat across from Rarity. "Hi Rarity."
"Fluttershy, dear, I'm very glad you're here. It's been absolutely dull without anypony to talk to to while enjoying a cup of tea. I talked to Pinkie about my busy morning, but..."
Pinkie Pie bounced up to Rarity and Fluttershy. She placed a cup of tea in front of Fluttershy. "It was really, really, really, reeeeally boring. Anyways, how was your day like, Fluttershy? Is it less boring than Rarity's? Was it super-duper exciting? Or was it boring like-"
Rarity covered Pinkie's mouth with a hoof. "Pinkie Pie, please give Fluttershy a chance to talk. She hasn't said more than two words since she got here." She turned to Fluttershy. "Okay then, so how was your day like, dearie?"
"Well, I was out today, feeding the chickens, when I saw a-" Suddenly, the words got caught in Fluttershy's throat. Sitting a few feet away was...him. He was enjoying a cupcake just a table away from them.
"Saw what, Fluttershy?"
He waved. Fluttershy meekly waved back to him. She then looked at Rarity and Pinkie and continued. "I saw a stallion, he said he was on a trip and asked where he was. I told him he was in Ponyville. And that's the end."
Rarity and Pinkie just stared at Fluttershy, until Rarity cleared her throat. "Oh, uh, yes, dearie, that sounds exciting." She took a sip of her tea. However, Fluttershy was simply staring at him, no no no no, make that Silver Storm. She blushed, and then took a sip of her tea, which had gotten cold. She didn't mind though.
"Oh, uh, I need to leave," said Fluttershy. She quickly drank her tea, and trotted outside in a hurry. She flew to her house, thinking about Silver. She knew she had barely met him...
"That's it! I need to show him around Ponyville. Maybe I'll get to know him better that way! See if he's nice or not! Then I can put my thoughts about him to rest. And he'll get to see how nice Ponyville is too."
Fluttershy trotted inside and closed the door behind her. Angel was on the couch, munching on a carrot. Normally, Fluttershy would have scolded him, but she ignored him and searched around the house for pencil and paper. She soon found paper, a pencil, a envelope, and a sheet of stamps. She sat down in her bedroom and began to wonder how to begin the letter. "Plain Silver Storm sounds boring, to sounds boring too, dear sounds much too...normal. Maybe...yes!" Fluttershy immediately began to write.
Welcome Silver Storm!
I hope you are enjoying Ponyville...
Chapter 2: A Tour of Ponyville
Chapter 2: A Tour of Ponyville
It was another beautiful morning in Ponyville, with the sky clear and the sun shining. In the Horseshoe Hotel, Silver Storm was sleeping, in his nice comfy bed. Sunlight poured into the room through the window and onto his face. He slowly opened his eyes and looked around. Then, a letter was pushed under the door and into Silver's hotel room. Tiredly, he got up and picked up the letter. It was addressed to him...from Fluttershy!
He immediately opened the envelope and read it.
Welcome Silver Storm!
I hope you are enjoying Ponyville! I was simply wondering if you would like a tour of Ponyville so you could get to know the place better. I know some spots where you would like to go, besides Sugarcube Corner. And then...maybe go to see the Wonderbolts? Most likely you've heard of them. They're known everywhere! If you would like a tour of Ponyville, please come to my house before sunset.
From,
Fluttershy
Silver Storm's smile was huge. He knew he had to go see her, and take a tour of Ponyville. He looked out the window and saw ponies already begin their daily lives.
Fluttershy was pacing back and forth across the living room floor. "What if he doesn't come, Angel? What if my letter didn't get to him? What if he doesn't like my letter and decided not to come? Or even worse, he didn't like the letter and hates me. That would be awful!" She looked at herself, and sighed. "Fluttershy, you're worrying too much. Be...less...shy. Yes, less shy." She closed her eyes and lifted her head proudly in the air.
A sudden knock at the door startled Fluttershy. She looked to the door. "Coming," she said quietly. She trotted to the door and opened it. To her excitement, she saw Silver Storm standing there, smiling.
"Hi Fluttershy! Got your invite." He poked his head inside Fluttershy's house. "Huh. Nice house."
"Thank you." Fluttershy looked at the ground. "So, um, should we get going?"
"Oh, uh, yeah." Silver Storm turned around began trotting towards Ponyville. "Also, I have heard of the Wonderbolts. I can not believe you have tickets to the show!" Fluttershy nodded, and followed, closing the door behind her. "I got the cloud walker spell put on me before I came here. So, where are we going first?"
"Oh..um...to Carosuel Botique." Fluttershy felt more comfortable talking about places her friends were at. "My friend, Rarity, owns it. She makes dresses, hats, shoes, any type of clothing. She made these wonderful dresses for me and friends for the Gala. I could tell you what happened at the Gala. That is, of you want me to."
Silver Storm chuckled. "Sure."
When Silver Storm and Fluttershy reached Carosuel Botique, they were both laughing. Fluttershy opened the door, and the two ponies trotted inside.
"Welcome to- oh, hello, Fluttershy! Who's the stallion?"
"Oh, this is Silver Storm," said Fluttershy. "I'm showing him around."
"Well then, Silver, whenever you feel the need for dressing up for a rather special, occasion, Carosuel Botique is the right place for you!" Rarity turned to Fluttershy. "Would you like some tea?"
"Thank you, but, um, I want to show Silver Storm around Ponyville before the Wonderbolts show starts. Goodbye." Fluttershy turned around and trotted outside, with Silver following.
"Bye, Fluttershy! Come back soon!" Rarity waved.
When Fluttershy and Silver Storm were outside, Fluttershy turned Silver and said, "Why didn't you say hi to Rarity?"
"Oh...uhhhh...she was pretty?"
And then the two burst out laughing.
Fluttershy and Silver Storm came upon Sweet Apple Acres, they saw Applejack bucking apple trees like nopony else. The two ponies quickly trotted up to her. "Hi Applejack. How are you?"
"I'm mighy fine, Fluttershy. Who's the stallion?"
"I'm Silver Storm, and I'm on a trip here in Ponyville. Fluttershy here is showing me around. Right, Fluttershy?"
"Uh, yes."
"Well then, welcome to Ponyville, Silver. My name is Applejack, and I'm a mighty apple bucker." To prove this, Applejack trotted to a nearby tree and bucked it hard. Apples came raining down into the the buckets. "Speaking of apples, would you like to a bite?"
"No thanks," said Silver Storm. "I'm not very hungry."
"And we have to get to the Wonderbolts show very soon," said Fluttershy.
"Well, hope you enjoy the show, and remember, if ya ever feel hungry for some apple fritters, caramel apples, etcetera, then come on down to Sweet Apple Acres!"
Silver nodded. "I'll remember that. Bye!" He and Fluttershy turned around to leave.
Rainbow Dash was pacing outside the Cloudsdale Stadium. Fluttershy better hurry up. The show's about to start! She looked around, and saw Fluttershy and that other stallion she was talking about heading towards her. And she seemed...less shy. The way him and her were laughing proved that.
"Finally!" said Rainbow Dash when the two ponies had reached her. "The show's about to start! C'mon!" She immediately gave the tickets to the pony in the ticket booth, and they trotted into the stadium.
"Whoa," said Silver Storm. The stadium was very, very, large. The three took a seat, and when a pony selling popcorn came around, they each bought a bag.
Then, everypony began to cheer, as the Wonderbolts flew through the hole in the middle of the stadium. They landed on a balcony that Princess Celestia had sat on during the Best Young Fliers Competetion. Spitfire, the captain of the team, lifted her goggles off of her eyes. "Welcome everypony, to our amazing show! We'd like to thank you all for your support, and how about we get started right now?"
Everypony cheered. Spitfire put on her goggles and the Wonderbolts wasted no time getting to their tricks. Silver Storm watched them in awe. He could almost feel his own wings sprouting. No, no, Silver. Not here.
But he desperately wanted to fly.
"That was amazing!" said Rainbow Dash. They were trotting towards the Horseshoe Hotel. "They were so . Awesome! " Rainbow Dash zoomed around.
"That's *yawn* nice," said Fluttershy. She was leaning against Silver, clearly tired.
"Well, I better dash home. See ya!" said Rainbow Dash, and in a flash, she was gone. Silver Storm and Fluttershy entered the hotel and trotted to his room. Fluttershy immediately laid down on the bed and yawned.
"That was amazing," said Fluttershy.
"Yeah," said Silver, and he got under the covers with Fluttershy. She turned to him and smiled. Silver storm looked at those beautiful eyes. Fluttershy got closer to him and nuzzled him. He nuzzled her back. The scent of her fur...it smelled like flowers and the breezes of his old home.
Suddenly, Fluttershy got very close to him, and, without thinking, kissed him on the mouth. Silver was surprised at first, but then just went with the flow. And he couldn't help it. Wings started sprouting from his back. Silver realized what had happened, and pushed her away. "Fluttershy, you're making a big-" But Fluttershy immediately caught him off guard and kissed him again. She soon broke the kiss.
Silver Storm didn't even care anymore. If she saw his wings, it wouldn't matter. And her smell...it was so good. He got close to Fluttershy, and began to show her some love, love that he had kept bottled up for years since he was a filly. After all, that was his talent.
"Mom! Mom! Look at what I got!" The small gray filly ran up to her mother.
"What is it dear?"
"I got my cutie mark!" He promptly showed her his cutie mark. It was a blue heart, with a lightning bolt over it.
"That's wonderful!" And the colt's mother immediately gave her son a hug.
Chapter 3: Secrets Revealed
Chapter 3: Secrets Revealed
The sound of rain splattering against the window woke up Silver Storm. He was expecting to feel Fluttershy beside him, but saw that she was gone. He felt his heart stop for a second. Where was she?! He noticed a note on the pillow beside him, and immediately read it.
I didn't want to be a bother, so I left.
~Fluttershy
Silver Storm looked outside at the rain that was now pouring. "Fluttershy!" He rushed to the closet and pulled on a coat. He dashed out the room and outside the hotel. "Fluttershy!" he called out. No reply. "Fluttershy!" Nothing. The rain and wind felt like it was going to blow him away, but he continued to walk. The rain and wind chilled him to the bone, but it didn't matter. What mattered was finding Fluttershy. "Fluttershy!!" He soon realized that Fluttershy was gone, and he turned around to leave.
Until he picked up a faint sound of sobbing. He felt relief, with caused him to weaken, and the wind blew him face-first into the muddy water on the ground. He got up and followed the sound crying. He saw a tree, and underneath it was a crying yellow pegasus.
"Fluttershy!!"
Fluttershy looked up at the stallion that was now running towards her. She smiled. "Silver!" Silver rushed up to her and hugged her. "I'm so sorry," said Fluttershy. "I should've stayed."
Silver Storm nodded. "Come on, let's go back to the hotel." Fluttershy and Silver got up and headed back to the Horseshoe Hotel. When they reached the hotel, they both took a shower, Silver first and Fluttershy next. When they were all cleaned, Silver Storm sighed. "Fluttershy...last night...when you kissed me. I..." He looked at Fluttershy. "I told you you were making a mistake. A big mistake."
"Why?" asked Fluttershy.
"You see...my talent was giving and spreading love. But the problem was my family. We're...a mixed species." He searched Fluttershy's face for a reaction, but it was blank. He continued. "You see, my grandmother told me not to fall in love with other ponies. She said it would have dire consequences. But she said I could still spread love by being kind. I decided to come to Ponyville to spread love, but when I met you...I couldn't help myself."
Fluttershy patted his back. "It's okay. In fact...I love you too..."
"What?"
"I love you."
Silver Storm smiled, and gave her a hug. "You know what? My grandmother was wrong. Very wrong. It doesn't matter if we're a mixed species or not." He nuzzled her, and she nuzzled him back. They could see the storm outside had stopped and become a light drizzle, but they both wanted to stay together for a little while longer.
"Fluttershy?" said Silver.
"Yes, Silver?"
"This hotel is pricey. I think I should leave."
"Nooooo! You can stay with me."
"Okay then...Just to let you know, I kinda hog the bed."
Fluttershy giggled. "That's fine. And Silver?"
"Yes?"
"Me and my friends write reports to the Princess about friendship. But...if it's okay with you, can you and me make a report to the Princess about...?"
"Sure," said Silver. "Also, I should write a letter to my mom. I'm going to be staying here."
Fluttershy gave a small "yay!"
Silver looked outside. "Should we, uh, go somewhere?"
"No, I want to hear more about your "mixed species" family. That is, if you want to."
"Sure. Well, anyways, this mixed species family of mine...We have different blood on our family. Any creature you can name is in our family."
"Wow. That sounds like a lot of different creatures. Does that include...dragons?"
"Uh-huh."
"Oh...I'm scared of dragons." whimpered Fluttershy.
"Well, don't worry about it. It's not like I'm going to turn into a dragon any second now."
"Now, um, I have another question."
"What is it?" asked Silver Storm.
"About your wings." Fluttershy motioned to his wings, which were clearly visible. Silver stared in horror at the wings.
"Oh no! What of somepony saw them?! Aw, horse apples, I'll be in deep trouble!"
"I don't think anypony saw them. Why don't you want ponies to see your wings?" asked Fluttershy.
"Now...that's a secret. I've said enough. Let's go outside." Silver Storm turned to the window and at the rays of the sun that filled up the room with light.
