Author's Note

Short clop warning. Since y’all didn’t like getting caught off guard.

Dawn’s transformation is an innate alicorn ability. Luna uses it as her Nightmare Moon persona while Celestia does the same for Daybreaker. They don’t like to transform while Dawn, sees no issues with it.
Also this is what the tree kinda looks like.

Ch71. Night time in the forest. (+picture of The Tree of Harmony)

I stood over the toilet with my tail raised and breathed a sigh of relief. It was roughly midnight and my bladder and bowels had both been nearly bursting thanks to the large meals on the farm. Not that I‘m complaining about the wonderful food.

Using some magic I cleaned myself up and flushed the toilet once I was finished. Pony toilets were still a bit strange to me, similar in design to the squat toilets of Asia, they were built to just stand over them and release. Considering colts like myself can’t pee while sitting it’s the most logical design unless you wanted pee hitting your own face. I shivered at the thought of ponies that might be into that, I still found it disturbing that stallions had no problem with licking themselves like a dog for self pleasure.

Washing my hooves I then stretched out and began heading back towards my room. Looking outside the window I decided it would be a perfect night for a flight as I wasn’t feeling close to tired.

“How could anyone not appreciate Luna’s night?” I was currently laying in a roofless part of the Castle of the Two Sisters Stargazing after my flight. I had planned on visiting the ruins for a while and tonight presented the perfect opportunity to sneak out and visit it. The flight hadn’t been bad and unlike most ponies the ‘wild’ weather felt nostalgic instead of unnatural. Even though a random storm killed me I still miss wild rain.

Considering I could control the weather now and was lighting proof I laughed at my previous demise a bit.

The castle itself was very worn down but still stood proudly against time thanks to all the wards. I have a feeling Celestia renews them often considering the elements are here and I had to deactivate a security ward. A quick application of shadow magic had disabled it for just for tonight as the rising sun would reset them.

Aside from just wanting to explore the old ruins, I also wanted to escape the house. After Celestia had given us some bad news during the fall festival I just couldn’t sleep.
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“I am sorry Dawn It turns out I will no longer able to contain the rumors of a new alicorn. We are going to have to announce your presence after the holidays.” After that my moms had gotten upset resulting in a short argument. Even though they understood it would happen eventually they still felt it was too soon. I agreed with them but also thought it would be nice to finally stop hiding my wings and just be myself.

Once they understood I was also sick of hiding what I was they relented and agreed with the Princess.
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Sighing and focusing back on the present I looked back up at the night sky and spotted something in flight blocking out the stars for a moment. Tilting my head I couldn’t help but mumble, “What was that?”

My ears swiveled as I caught the sound of flapping wings. “Doesn’t sound like a pegasus.” I whispered to myself as whatever was flying above me circled the castle. My own wings instinctively ruffled in preparation of taking off and the fur on the back of my neck stood up.

“Something is tracking me.” Just before I could light my horn I was tackled then pinned by something only slightly smaller than I was. Looking up at my attacker with a lit horn I was surprised to see a familiar filly barring their cute fangs at me.

“Fluttershy?” I had to blink a few times but while it was her it also wasn’t. Flutterbat? But I thought Twilight caused that. Her ears were tufted at the tips, her wings were leathery instead of feathered, and her eyes, with slit pupils, were glowing in the moonlight.

“Hey Flutteres what are you doing out here?” The thestral stopped glaring at me like an opponent that invaded her territory and gave me a curious sniff along my neck. I could feel her tongue run across my fur as she pinned me against the cold stone floor just before she gave my neck a love bite. Is it wrong that I don’t hate this?

Soon she moved from my neck to nuzzling my chest like a long lost lover. Wrapping my hooves and wings around her she began to purr as I stroked her mane. It was a cold night and I wasn’t one to turn down affection. “Flutters what are you doing out here?” I spoke mostly to myself while continuing to pet the affectionate thestral.

It caught me off guard when she answered in a voice that sounded familiar yet noticeably different. “Monthly Hunting. I was stocking up… found my mate instead.” She stopped nuzzling my chest to look me in the eyes then gave me a fang filled smile at my reaction. As a colt going through puberty her affections had gotten a rise out of me and she had noticed. “What mate doing out here? Forest not safe.”

“Decided to go for a nighttime flight and I wouldn’t worry about me.” I flashed her my own fangs and shifted my eyes and rolled us so I was now on top. Her purring became more sultry when I showed off the trick I had learned after the gala. Dawn, what are you doing?

I then nipped her neck and licked it affectionately in a similar manner to what she had done. It feels nice to act like a predator species again.

“I’m glad my other self chose well.” Flutterbat looked up at me her tail wagging against my own. She then pinned me again to the floor and began nipping my chest fur slowly downwards until she reached my tip poking out of its sheath. Licking her lips and eyeing it hungry she then used her tongue to give it a slow lick and coax the rest of my length out.

Letting out a small moan my horn brightened then went out as I could no longer focus on my magic. I could still see Flutterbat with night vision as she took me into her mouth. Dawn, you should really stop her. But it feels so good and it’s Flutters.

Making sure not to bite she slowly began sucking. I made sure to pet her mane and give encouragement that she was doing great right up until my release inside her mouth. With a ‘pop’ she pulled her head away and licked her lips after her meal.

With a look that said she wanted to continue, I finally regained my senses when she asked that very question.

“No.” She looked a bit hurt but also satisfied with her earlier performance and was content with just resting against me. I could still smell the desire coming from underneath her tail as she wagged it.

After a few moments just resting in the afterglow I casually asked, “So, do you still have hunting to do?” I’m not about to embarrass Fluttershy by being embarrassed myself. Besides it was nice.You stopped when you should too.

She shook her head. “I already took care of guarding my territory and gathering food. I was just enjoying the moonlight when I found you.” She was speaking more clearly now as if she just hadn’t had a conversation in a long time. “Turns out I found us the best prize tonight.” She chuckled a bit to herself.

As the two of us just laid there stargazing a burning question finally had to come out. “So what are you?”

She pressed her head against me a bit nervously. “I am your Fluttershy but also not. She’s still in here and knows everything I do but isn’t the one in control right now. We are two halves of one.”

Technically Fluttershy and I aren’t together yet, or weren’t before tonight… I decided to not think too deeply about it and wrapped a comforting wing around her. “So how does that happen?”

“We don’t know, we were always like this but she kept me hidden away. It wasn’t until we moved to Ponyville that I could come outside. She can let me out whenever she wants but I also have to come out once a year. She now let’s me out monthly to help hunt for her carnivorous friends.” As I laid there digesting her answers.

So basically Twilight’s spell just brought out Flutterbat and made her more primal, Twilight didn’t create her. It honestly makes more sense that Fluttershy is part Thestral than a spell mixing with a bunch of bats.

She then asked me a question. “Are you not scared of us? My other half is… very flustered that you found out and about us and mortified about what we just did. Though I don’t know why.” She huffed.

I shook my head. “Why would I be? You’re still Flutters and as I showed you your not the only pony that can change like this.” I still had my fangs and slit eyes, I hadn’t bothered changing my wings so showed her I could do that as well. “Would she like to talk?”

“No she’s a bit too embarrassed to come out right now.” Bat licked her lips and wrapped her tail around mine.

“Well if she’s sure I won’t push?” I relented.

Instead of answering she just rested her head back against me and in a very Shy voice I heard, “Thank you.”

“So what exactly are you looking for my mate?” Flutterbat had decided to follow along with my exploration of the castle once we had rested for a bit. I made sure to hit us both with a cleaning spell as well to remove any lingering fluids or smells.

“Just call me Dawn, Flutterbat.” I playfully swiped her with my tail as we walked the abandoned castle halls. There were dozens of tapestries lining them and moonlight still flowed in through broken windows.

“But you are my stallion and mate so I will call you as such.” She tilted her head. “Also I like that name.” She tested it out a few times.

I just sighed in acceptance. “As for what I’m looking for, nothing in particular. This castle used to belong to Celestia and Luna so I just wanted to explore it.”

“Luna.” She tested that name a few times as well, almost as if she just remembering it. Probably something to do with being a Thestral. This night certainly has been interesting.

“By the way is Fluttershy alright? Is she going to remember all this?” I was a bit nervous considering what had happened.

“Oh yes. Like I said we share everything.” She puffed up proudly. “She may be a scaredy-cat but she’s a great caretaker.”

“You shouldn’t talk badly about yourself.” I half joked as we turned another corner that led to a flight of downward stairs.

Walking down them we found ourselves in a glowing cave with a familiar tree nearby.

“Wow, it’s beautiful.” Fluttershy’s voice rang out and she let out a very bat like ‘eep’ when she caught me looking her way.

I just smiled and gave her a comforting wing hug as we walked towards the tree.

“What is it?” Flutterbat asked as we sat down among its roots. The large tree looked like a true crystalline weeping willow, not some cartoon drawing. It did not yet have openings for the missing elements but the trunk was covered in a sun and moon motif.

“The tree of Harmony.” I touched its intricately decorated trunk with my hoof and a pulse of light flowed through the tree from my contact. “And hello to you too.”

Flutterbat put her hoof next to mine and a similar pulse occurred. “Wow.” Her voice took an an interesting duel layer of Bat and Shy. She then rubbed against the trunk, like a feline predator marking her territory.

The tree seamed to enjoy the contact and it’s cascading branches shifted in a non existing breeze. Once shy was done she encouraged me to mark it as well so I gave the tree a few nuzzles that it also enjoyed.

For the rest of the night the two or three of us, depending on how Flutters liked to identify, laid beneath the glowing tree to sleep the rest of the night away.

Unknown to both of us, Harmony dimmed her glow so we could rest peacefully at her roots.

“Hey moms.” I called out as I led Fluttershy into the farmhouse for breakfast. We were both back to our ‘normal’ selves however, she was also still very embarrassed about what Bat and I had done last night so wasn’t talking. I didn’t mind taking charge even though it was technically backwards in Equestrian culture.

“And just where have you been young colt?” My dam walked into the front room from the dining area. “Oh, good morning Fluttershy.” She blinked in surprise.

“Morning Mrs. Dew.” Fluttershy politely replied while hiding behind me. I could tell my dam didn’t consider this ‘proper mare behavior’ but didn’t say anything since she also knew the filly dealt with bears when needed.

“I went to go invite Flutters for breakfast and talk a bit.” I answered her original question.

“I see, we’ll she is more than welcome to join us just tell me if you’re going out next time, even if I’m still sleeping.” She gave me a look.

“Will do mom.” I gave a wing salute.

I could hear mom sniff the air as we both passed by her and she gave a content hum. Glad I used that cleansing spell.