A Voice from the Past

by anhero23

Rating: everyone
Tags: Fluttershy, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Sad
Length: 776

A sad Fluttershy story that expands upon her background

Fluttershy looks back into the past and has to deal with what she finds.

Published 2012-01-24 23:42:51 UTC
Last updated 2012-01-24 23:42:51 UTC

Chapter 1

The sky darkened over Ponyville as Fluttershy finished up her

rounds in the Ponyville Animal Hospital. It had been 3 years since it was

built but she still felt like it was a dream come true. The town electing

her as the manager of the entire building came as no surprise to

anypony, except Fluttershy.

As Fluttershy finished checking the medicine cabinet, she gave a

small and delicate yawn. Perhaps she should go home soon. She didn't

want to be sleepy when she was dealing with patients tomorrow.

Fluttershy exited the building and began her walk to her cottage.

The cool night air gently draped across Fluttershy as she slowly

walked among Ponyville's streets. Thoughts drew her into a much longer

walk than previously planned and soon she was humming to herself. The

song she was humming was an old pegasus lullaby that her mother used

to lull her to sleep with. As her mind wandered she began to think of her

mother. How graceful and kind her mother was... how honest and sweet

and...

Fluttershy drew herself back. She didn't want to continue the train

of thought she was on so she drove all other thoughts from her mind.

The rest of her walk back home felt a little bit colder now.

Fluttershy arrived home and silently walked over to her couch and

sat. Thankfully, all of her animals were asleep. She didn't want to be

disturbed.

Thoughts that she had told “no” to were starting to reappear.

Fluttershy sniffed and looked down. 'I thought I was through with

dwelling on this...'

Her mother had been her idol, her protector. Why did she leave

her? Why did she have to get sick?

Fluttershy knew what was going to happen so she quickly left her

cottage before her cries woke the animals. There was only one way to

get out of this funk...

Fluttershy gave out a small cute sneeze as she ruffled through old

boxes in her attic. Eventually she found it. It was an old box filled to the

brim with keepsakes and sentimental treasures. Fluttershy gave a weak

smile as she noticed a case that still held all her baby teeth.

Picking up the case, she reminisced on how her mother had held

her close and told her it was perfectly natural to lose her first set of

teeth. Tears welled in her eyes as she set the case down. She needed to

find it...

There! Blinking through tears and blurry vision, Fluttershy picked

out the letter that had been stubbornly hiding at the bottom of the box.

She unfolded it and began to scan the delicate script.

"My dear sweet Fluttershy,

I write this letter to you in the hopes of it guiding you through any

darkness you encounter.

My life has been so joyous with you in it. You have been the

sunshine of my life and my reason for living. You have given me many

memories to hold dear to and I am sure you would have given me so

much more. But now it is almost time for me to pass on. I know you will

feel much pain, even later in life. Please don't shy away from this pain.

It is what makes us who we are. In a way, it helps us remember that

everyone of us is precious and so special. If you can see the pain as a

part of who we are, you can allow it strengthen your heart. No matter

who you want to be and who you want to spend the rest of your life

with, I will always be proud of you, sweetie."

There. The dam that had been holding back Fluttershy's tears once

again broke. Small drops of sorrow fell to the letter, blurring some of the

words. Letting out a small “Eep!”, Fluttershy made sure to keep the

letter out of the way until her crying died down to a more manageable

level.

She needed to finish the letter.

"I know you may feel like there is nothing left but there is! You will

make friends, you will love, and you may even have a colt of your own

one day. I may not be there to help you along the way but my spirit will

always be with you. You will never truly be alone and I will never stop

loving you.

Sincerely, Mom"

Fluttershy must have stared at the letter for hours. Small pops

rippled through her as she sat up and allowed life to flood back into her

joints. She smiled warmly as she set the letter back inside her box.

“Thanks mom.”