No Official Title Yet

by Lasriel

Rating: everyone
Tags: Slice of Life, Romance
Length: 5374

Fluttershy and the newest member of the Ponyville Weather Patrol begin to fall for one another. However, their relationship is jeopardized by an enemy thought to have been banished.

Might edit this later.

Published 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
Last updated 2013-02-06 05:26:42 UTC

Falling Fast

Chapter One

Falling Fast

'Has it really only been a week? It has to have been longer.' Storm Fall thought to himself as he crashed through a particularly large cloud. A week and three days ago, he had left Cloudsdale. It had been a bittersweet parting; Cloudsdale was his home. However, in the last year, he had realized just how much he disliked Cloudsdale; pretty much everything about it. The ponies, the memories, and even the ever changing scenery had become a drag on him, and it wasn't just a mental drag; it felt like a physical weight on his shoulders. He had decided to leave, and had left within a week. No big send off, and not much at all left behind. He was glad to go, and yet, leaving your home is somehow always hard. Since arriving in Ponyville, he had been pleasantly surprised with the place. It was new, it was quiet, and it lacked that certain hustle and bustle that Cloudsdale seemed to extrude. It felt much more like home. Finally, he had escaped the ponies, the memories and the fast paced life that swept you up with it if you weren't careful.

Rainbow Dash stood staring into the sky above Ponyville. She had recently hired a new pony for the Weather Patrol, and she wasn't entirely sure what to make of him. He was good, sure. But he wasn't as fast as she thought he should be. Of course, Rainbow Dash thought that everypony on the Weather Patrol was too slow. She rolled her eyes at that realization. 'Hey, it's not like it's my fault they're too slow.' Rainbow thought as she watched the stallion clear the sky of clouds with ease. 'I have to admit, he may not be as fast as me, but he is faster than the rest...' She thought, then, speaking aloud, “Well, I guess I have to take what I get. Beggars can't be choosers.” After all, no pony really wanted to move to Ponyville it seemed. Not when there were places like Fillydelphia, Manehattan, Canterlot and Cloudsdale. Places far more interesting than Ponyville.

“Take what Rainbow?” Fluttershy's quiet voice asked from behind Rainbow. Rainbow jumped at the sudden noise. “Oh jeez, Fluttershy, it's you. You scare... I mean, startled me.” “Oh my goodness, I'm so sorry Rainbow. I didn't mean to startle you.” Rainbow Dash flipped her mane, shaking it off. “It's nothing.” Rainbow looked back up to watch Storm Fall intently. Fluttershy waited for a moment, waiting for an answer from Rainbow. When none seemed forthcoming, she asked again. “Take what Rainbow?” She asked as she stepped up next to her friend. “Oh. This guy.” Rainbow said pointing her hoof at Storm Fall. “He's the newest member of the Weather Squad. We don't get many new Pegasi her in Ponyville, so I guess I have to take what I get.”

Fluttershy looked up into the sky. She felt a twinge of regret as she did so. Rainbow Dash had asked her to join the Weather Patrol when they lost a Pegasus to a particularly tough cloud. She cringed at the memory. It had been pretty gruesome. He had slammed into the cloud with enough speed to send him into unconsciousness, but not enough to break the cloud. He had then fallen some seven hundred feet to the ground. He hadn't survived the fall.

Fluttershy knew that she just couldn't be a part of the Weather Patrol; she wasn't that great of a flier and all. She had made enough excuses and apologized enough that Rainbow said that she would take the extra shifts until she could find a new pony for the job. Gazing into the sky however, Fluttershy was relieved at what she saw, and slightly confused by what Rainbow had said.

“Ummm, I'm sorry Rainbow Dash. I don't understand. Why do you have to take what you get? She seems rather qualified for the job.” Fluttershy observed as Storm Fall broke three clouds in a controlled falling arc. “It's not a she, silly. It's a he. His name is Storm Fall. He's just not as fast as me. That's all. He could be faster. About 20% faster, by my count.” Rainbow Dash said, squinting into the sky as he busted up more clouds.

“Oh! Storm Fall. That's that new pony in town, right?” Fluttershy said, her ears falling low as she took a few steps back. “Yeah, that's right.” Rainbow said, looking over. When she didn't see her friend right next to her, she look back. “Oh no you don't.” She said as she stepped behind Fluttershy, pushing her back up to where she stood. “You have to meet him at some point. Ponyville is a small enough place as it is. You'd want me here to divert his attention if you want to leave, right?” Rainbow said looking hard at Fluttershy. Fluttershy shrank under Rainbow's stare. “Umm... Yes?” She said. She shook her head and stood up, trying to be braver. She swallowed hard. No matter how much she went out with her friends to far away places, she still had trouble meeting new ponies in town. It was something about the fact that they would be living there that got to her. She didn't have as much of a problem when it came to meeting strangers in places like Canterlot and Appleloosa.

Together, Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash stared into the sky, watching as Storm Fall headed up into the sky, vying for the last few clouds.

Spiraling upwards, Storm broke through a cloud and flipped over to crash into another. As they broke apart he smiled, he had cleared all of the other clouds in the sky and the last one was about a hundred feet above him. Storm Fall flapped his wings harder and gained the necessary altitude and speed to break up this last cloud. As he burst through it, he evened out until he was flying straight up. As he lost speed, he felt his stability waver, and he tilted his wings back just... slightly... Just enough to... fall.

This was Storm's favorite part of flying: free falling. To him, it was the time when he felt most free. The uncontrolled fall back towards the earth. He twisted and turned, not gaining any speed, neither controlling his descent. He loved this. He thought of his cutie mark, and how long it had taken him to get it. It came years after his classmates had theirs, and he had suffered his fair share of ridicule and bullying. “Blank Flank”. The term was older than dirt, but it had been his name for so long that ponies had almost forgotten what his real name was.

His father had aspirations that he would one day join the Wonderbolts and bring their family fame. As a result, ever since he was a little colt, he had been pushed to learn how to fly. It was always faster, better, more control. It was never good enough though. He had taken to flying quick enough, but excessive speed scared him for the longest time, and that kept him from getting the speed he needed to stay vertical long enough to perform the tricks the Wonderbolts did.

He was by far the best flier in his class; faster and possessing a control during flight unparalleled. At least for a little while. His parents were proud at first, but this soon faded as others began to surpass him. While he was the fastest in his class during his younger years, he seemed to have a ceiling value for speed; which took him years to overcome. Once he did though, he was sure he would get his cutie mark. When it was apparent that no cutie mark was forthcoming, he nearly lost it. He was inconsolable, frustrated and stressed out and hardly able to function. He had pushed himself past his limits and become everything his parents wanted, now being able to do all the things he previously couldn't, even ascending to the lost throne of the best flier in class. His parents seemed placated for a while, but that didn't last long. They began pushing him to practice harder and perfect the tricks the Wonderbolts performed and even to push past this and work on new feats of flight.

He received top marks in his academic studies and flying abilities, and doting parents for both of these, but his classmates were relentless in their bullying. It didn't matter that he could beat anyone in a race, or out maneuver anyone, including the flight instructors. He still didn't have a cutie mark and that was the one thing that kept him from making friends and feeling accepted. It wasn't until...

His revelries were interrupted by shouts coming from the ground. He opened his eyes and caught sight of Rainbow Dash and another pony about a hundred feet below, but only on glimpses and flashes. He spread his limp wings out. Thanks to all his work as a colt, his wings had grown up exceptionally large and strong. He leveled his flight out easily enough with seventy-five feet to go. He reoriented himself and glided down to land easily in front of a very surprised, angry looking Rainbow Dash.

“Hey Rainbow Dash.” he said sheepishly. He hadn't realized that anyone had been watching, and he was rather embarrassed. “I... uh. Cleared the clouds. Job's all done!” He said with a grin. Rainbow's face remained a stone wall of disapproval. “And just what do you call that!? Whatever it is it certainly isn't flying! You could have been killed!” Rainbow shouted. Fluttershy drew back. That seemed a bit harsh. He had after all easily leveled out into a smooth glide down into a beautiful landing, and he couldn't have known about what happened to the last Pegasus on the weather patrol.

“Oh... That... Sorry Rainbow Dash. I was just having some fun. That's my favorite thing to do. You should try it sometime. Free falling is a lot of fun.” Rainbow Dash didn't speak, but looked at him rather intensely. Fluttershy, just now getting over her shock, first of Storm Fall's drop from the sky and then Rainbow Dash's reaction, tried to quietly slip behind Rainbow.

“Oh who is this Rainbow?” Storm Fall asked easily, resting his gaze on the yellow and pink pony. Rainbow didn't even blink as she pushed Fluttershy out from behind her with back leg. “Oh, me...” Flutterhshy said quietly. 'Of course you silly. Who else is there?' “Umm... My name is Fluttershy.” She said her name kind of quietly, but not nearly as bad as when Twilight had first come to Ponyville. Storm smiled. “It's good to meet you Fluttershy. My name is Storm Fall.” he said smiling warmly at her, bowing a bit, sweeping a wing in front of him as he did so. He returned to a standing position easily. Fluttershy blushed gently and looked away.

He returned his gaze to Rainbow Dash, who still hadn't dropped her gaze. “We'll, I'll be going then.” he said as he began to walk off. “Sky is clear, I'll be here bright and early tomorrow Rainbow.” He said as he spread his wings and took off in one powerful jump and flap. He soared into the sky and flapped some for altitude, catching the up draft of a thermal, rising quickly into the sky.

Rainbow finally let her gaze drop. Her heart rate had already slowed considerably, but for a moment there she had really been afraid that he had lost control at that high altitude and had passed out, or worse, that he was a suicide risk! That silly stallion was just having fun. Rainbow shook her head and walked off, leaving Fluttershy standing there staring into the sky. Rainbow was a little more than miffed at Storm's antics that day.

Fluttershy was already more than over Storm Fall's antics, but she hadn't yet gotten over how unobtrusive he was when he introduced himself. She had been much too shy to say anything to the confident stallion. But he hadn't made her say anything at all. That was something she had never seen before in a stallion. She slowly recovered from her shock, and turned around, and began to head back to her cottage in the woods. She had completely forgotten what it was she had originally come to see Rainbow Dash about.

Shopping Day

Chapter Two

Shopping Day

Looking around her cottage, Fluttershy nodded to herself. Everyone had been fed and given water, and all the sick animals had been cared for, getting re-checked and medicated as necessary. She turned to look at Angel. “Ok Angel. You're in charge now. I expect you to make sure that everyone eats and doesn't destroy this place. I don't want to make everyone stop what they're doing to help me clean up a big mess again, ok?” Fluttershy said. Angel snapped to attention and saluted, and then eased up. He smiled and nodded vigorously, giving Fluttershy the thumbs up sign. Fluttershy smiled and nodded. “Ok everyone, I'll be back in a couple hours alright? Be good, momma loves you!” She said as she stepped out of the cottage, closing the door gently with her hind leg. She sighed and pulled at her saddlebag. “Angel always tightens it a bit too much.” She thought quietly out loud.

Down the path she trotted. She was feeling exceptionally happy and oddly bubbly today. Everything was going well, and that reflected in her wide smile and in the tune she was humming. It wasn't long before there was a cloud of birds following her, weaving intricate harmonies around her simple melody. As she approached Ponyville though, she stopped and waved to her friends. “By birds! That was fun, let's do it again sometime.” she practically chirped, a wide grin on her face as she trotted into town.

Reaching into her saddlebag with her wing, she pulled out her list, and flipping it between three feathers, she held in front of her and began to scan the list. “Hmmm...” She said quietly to herself, “Apples, carrots, lettuce, tomatoes, spinach, cherries, potatoes, celery, cucumbers, assorted pastry treats and...” She paused, and didn't even try and pronounce some of the strange herbs that Zecora had told her of. She thought out loud as she walked, arranging the list into something more logical. “I'll get the apples from Sweet Apple Acres directly. I haven't talked to Applejack in a while. As for the rest, I can get it here at the market. I may just have to go to Zecora herself for those herbs. I can't even pronounce half of them. I don't want to mix any toxic medicine for my sick friends after all.”

She went about her shopping still humming. The sun was out and there wasn't a cloud in the sky; the weather patrol had done a good job. She wondered idly if Storm Fall had anything to do with today's weather. It was just a passing thought though and it hardly even registered to her conscious brain. Half an hour later, she had gotten half of the items on her list and her saddle bags were beginning to fill. She spread her wing out to look at the list again. “Hmm... I still have to get the celery, cucumbers, potatoes and cherries.” She looked the list over once more. “Oh, and apples... and the herbs. Oh, and the pastries...” She sighed a little bit. This was a long shopping list.

She reordered the list in a more logical order based on her location in the market, but ran into a dilemma. “Who should I go see first? Applejack or Zecora? Applejack may want me to stay for a while, but that's a given either way. Zecora is on the way home... sort of. Hmm... Applejack first. She may want to stop and chat for a while, but if I go there after Zecora's, it may be time for dinner. She'd be sure to invite me, and I don't want to impose... I should also be getting back to my sick friends soon as well. Angel does alright, but he can be a bit impatient. I guess that's becau- Oof!” She had walked into something fairly hard.

Walking with the list in front of her face, she hadn't seen anypony in front of her. Most ponies would have walked around her, but it seemed like Storm Fall had been doing the same thing she had been. The two ponies sat on the ground, trying to collect themselves. Both of their saddlebags had been relieved of their contents, being about half full each. The produce was all over the ground around the two ponies.

Storm Fall regained his bearing first. “Oh, Fluttershy. I'm so sorry, I wasn't looking where I was going. I didn't see you there. Are you alright?” he asked trotting over to her, concern written all over his face. Fluttershy shook her head in an attempt to clear it and figure out what had just happened. She looked around and saw the spilled things and then she saw Storm and heard what he had said. She was instantly blushing and apologizing at a mile a minute. “Oh I'm so sorry, I didn't see you there, this is my fault, listen I'm really sorry--” He stopped her with a gentle wing to her mouth. “Hey, it's ok. I'm fine. Are you ok?”

Fluttershy blinked and had to process that for a moment. Nopony usually apologized to her. Of course, it usually was her fault entirely. She saw his list lying on the ground, and quickly pieced together what had happened. “Oh... yes, I'm fine...” she said quietly, now that she had regained her bearings. She blushed some more and quickly scooped up the grocery list closest to her and pinned it to her body, looking around at all the food on the ground as she brushed herself off. “Oh my...” She said. Storm Fall had done the same thing by now, pinning the remaining list to his body with his wing. “Here, let me help you get your things,” he said. He quickly stepped over to some of the spilled foodstuffs and began to put them in her saddlebags.

Fluttershy was very surprised to find him helping her. He moved quicker than she thought he should. She began to pick things up as well, silently accepting his help. She placed the things in the other saddlebag. In a minute or two, they had all of her things in her saddlebags again. “Thank you Storm Fall.” She said somewhat sheepishly. “Hey, it's no problem at all.” he said stepping back over to where he had fallen. “I did walk into you after all.” He began to pick up his own groceries. “Oh, here, let me help you.” Fluttershy said. Her kind nature kicked in and overpowered her shyness. “Thank you, that would be great.” Storm Fall said. They began to pick up his spilled items as well. A minute or two later, they were done with his mess as well.

After they had finished, the looked at each other. Fluttershy looked away, still embarrassed by the whole event. Storm Fall just smiled though, and then began to laugh. Fluttershy shied away even more. “Well, no harm done then.” he said easily. Fluttershy perked up a bit at this. “Yeah...” She said, chuckling a bit. “It's good to see you again Fluttershy.” Storm said, preventing an awkward silence from growing. “Although, I hadn't imagined meeting you again like that.” Fluttershy laughed a bit. “Yeah. Ponyville is a small town, so I knew I'd run into you at some point, but I hadn't thought I'd literally run into you.” At her comment, Storm's face contorted as he suppressed a laugh. He snorted a bit in this effort. Fluttershy smiled. Storm took out his list and looked it over.

Fluttershy was beginning to feel a bit out of place. She wasn't sure what to say next, so she took her list out as well and looked it over. Storm looked over and stole a peek at her list. “Hey it looks like we have a lot of the same things to get.”

Fluttershy looked over at his list as well, and nodded. “Seems so...” She said.

“Uh...” Storm said, pawing at the ground. “Want to pick up the last few things we have to get together?”

“Um...” Fluttershy looked away for a moment to hide a blush. She looked back a moment later. “Sure.”

“Cool.” Storm said simply. Fluttershy began to walk off and Storm followed her closely. “I figure that  we might as well pick up our things together. If not, we're likely to run into each other again.” Storm said rolling his eyes. “Literally, and figuratively.” Fluttershy giggled at that.

Fluttershy felt completely out of her comfort zone. She normally didn't walk around with somepony she didn't know all that well. He didn't make a big deal out of it though. “I'm actually kind of glad that I ran into a familiar face.”

Fluttershy looked back at him, curious. “Oh, really? Why is that?”

“Well... this market place is a bit confusing. This is only the second time I've been here since I moved here and it's a lot different from the way Cloudsdale has things set up.”

“Yeah, it is different from Cloudsdale. I'm glad I could help you out. So, you came from Cloudsdale?”

“Yep! Born and raised there.”

“Oh. Me too. When did you move here?”

“About a week and a half ago. Something like that.”

“Uh... How do you... like Ponyville so far Storm?”

“I actually really like it. Everyone here is pretty friendly, and it's so much easier to live here than in Cloudsdale.”

“Really? I thought I was the only one who thought that.”

“No, you aren't the only one. I needed a change of scenery really. I'd just been in Cloudsdale too long I guess.”

Fluttershy nodded her head. They continued their easy banter as they picked up all of the items their lists had in common until finally they approached the cherry stand. Flutterhshy looked over at Storm nervously. He wasn't paying any attention to the stand, but he was looking around at the other ponies in the market. Fluttershy spoke up, unsure as to what to do.

“Oh... There's only one bag of cherries left.” She bit her lip gently.

“Hmm? Oh. So there is.” Storm said simply. He tossed four bits onto the counter which were quickly scooped up by the shop keeper. Storm picked them up, and flipping up the flap of her saddlebag with his wing he dropped the cherries into it. Fluttershy stared at him, jaw ajar slightly.

'How... kind...' she thought to herself as she shut her mouth.

“Where to next?” He asked, an easy smile on his face. Fluttershy returned the smile warmly.

“Well, I think that's everything here in the market. Sugarcube Corner next. That's where we split up. Different things after that and all.”

“Ah right. Sounds good to me.” he said. As Fluttershy walked, he followed.

The walk over to Sugarcube Corner was quiet, as they both simply enjoyed the day. Fluttershy was surprised with herself. This whole thing had started out so embarrassing, but Storm had just brushed it off be been a perfect gentleman about it all. It was so easy to walk with him and talk to him. Fluttershy couldn't get over the fact that she had held a perfectly normal conversation with a pony she barely even knew with ease! She'd have to tell Angel and Rarity about that. They'd be so proud of her.

They turned a corner and at the end of that block was, Sugarcube Corner. Storm laughed a bit.

“I suppose Sugarcube Corner is over there?” He laughed, knowing he was right. “I can smell the sugar from all the way back here.”

Fluttershy laughed. “Doesn't it smell amazing? My friend Pinkie Pie does a lot of the baking. She's really good at it too.”

“It does indeed smell wonderful. A friend of yours? I'm excited to meet someone you call your friend.” He said, paying her a quiet compliment. It wasn't lost on Fluttershy, but she forced herself to move on without blushing. She couldn't resist a smile though.

Stepping through the door of Sugarcube Corner, the bells above the door jingled musically. Pinkie Pie turned from the oven with a sheet of brownies in her hooves and almost dropped them when she saw Fluttershy.

“FLUTTERSHY!” Pinkie cried in excitement. She was suddenly hugging Fluttershy harder than Fluttershy thought possible.

“Hi... Pinkie...” Fluttershy managed to squeeze out before the cascade of words came pouring out of her mouth.

“Ohmygosh! I haven't seen you for like a week! I didn't know what happened, like maybe you fell in the river, or got lost in the Everfree forest, or you became a shut in forever! I just didn't know, but now I see that you're just fine and that's GREAT!” She said faster than anyone in the shop thought possible, a huge grin on her face.

“It's... Good to see... you too... Pinkie...” Fluttershy squeaked out. Pinkie put her down after that.

“Ooooo! Who is this Fluttershy?” Pinkie asked, turning her gaze to Storm, who smiled, but backed away some.

Taking deep breaths, Fluttershy responded, “This is... Storm Fall...” She was still somewhat out of breath. Storm saw this and  stepped forward to introduce himself.

“Hi Pinkie Pie, my name is Storm Fall.” he said simply, extending his hoof to her. Pinkie took one look at it and grinned again. Shortly, Storm's body was vibrating a good six inches up and down faster than he thought possible. “Ohmygosh! I'm so happy to meet you Stormy! Welcome to Ponyville! Ooo! Ooo! I'll have to throw you a party some day here real soon! It'll be tons of fun!”

Fluttershy, having recovered herself more fully now, flew over to Pinkie quickly and put a hoof on her shoulder. Pinkie stopped shaking Storm's hoof so vigorously and looked over at Fluttershy.

“Yes?” Pinkie asked smiling.

“We came in here to say hello, but we also came in her to buy some things.” Fluttershy said. Looking over at Storm, she couldn't help but smile and giggle a little. He looked pretty shook up.

“Oh! That's totally awesome! We have a bunch of really tasty things for sale! I'm sure you'll love 'em all!” Pinkie said as she bounced over to the register.

After a moment, Storm had collected himself and began to make his way towards the counter.

“Wow.” That was all he could manage to say about Pinkie.

Fluttershy giggled again. “Yeah, that's Pinkie Pie for you.”

They all talked and laughed a bit as Pinkie forced Storm to sample just about everything in the shop. Fluttershy only escaped because she pointed out that she had already tried everything in the shop.

Storm was nearly sick by the time Pinkie was done giving him things to eat, but he was certain of what he wanted now.

Exhausted, he managed to mumble, “I'll take five of the chocolate eclairs.” It was an effort to get that much out, and he was satisfied with that. Fluttershy looked at him, a little concerned; Pinkie was oblivious to the near pain that Storm was in. She made her selection quickly and helped Storm to his feet. She put their pastries in their respective saddlebags and helped him limp out of the shop.

Pinkie could only smile and giggle at the two as they walked out of the shop, for reasons only known to her.

Outside, Fluttershy attended to him more.

“Are you going to be ok, Storm?” She asked, concern in her voice.

He chuckled a bit. “Yeah, I'll be fine. Thanks for the help out of the shop Fluttershy. I'll be more careful next time about letting Pinkie convince me to try things.”

Fluttershy looked at him for a moment, trying to judge if that was true or not. She'd known ponies to be unable to walk after Pinkie got a hold of them in Sugarcube Corner. She smiled. “That would probably be a good idea.” She giggled a bit. “It's been... well, fun. I have to go though, so um... maybe I'll see you around some other time Storm?” Fluttershy said, her shyness coming back.

Storm straightened up as much as he could. “It has been fun. I'm sure I'll see you around sometime or another. Until then Fluttershy.” He said with a wave. He turned and walked away,  flapping his wings a bit, testing to see if he could even lift himself.

Fluttershy turned and began to wind through the streets of Ponyville, headed for Sweet Apple Acres. She began her to hum her tune again as she reached the outskirts of town, and the birds once again joined in.

After spending about half an hour at Sweet Apple Acres talking with Applejack and Apple Bloom, Fluttershy paid for her apples and left, not mentioning her afternoon shopping with Storm Fall at all. It would have only gotten Applejack talking even more, and the sun was already sinking rather low. She still needed to get to Zecora's and get those herbs.

Knocking on Zecora's door, Fluttershy began to search for her list in her saddlebag. Zecora promptly opened the door and smiled at Fluttershy, who returned the expression.

“Ah, sweet Fluttershy, I wondered who might come by.” Zecora said as she stepped out of the way so Fluttershy could enter. “I trust that your day has been ok?” Zecora asked as she returned to her current brew.

“Oh yes Zecora, my day has been lovely, how about yours?” Fluttershy said, fishing her list out at last.

“My day has been busy, putting me in a bind. For you to ask is most kind.” She replied, stirring the pot in the center of the room for a moment.

“Oh, I'm sorry to hear that. I hope you get caught up on everything. I came by because I wasn't sure I could pronounce all the herbs you described for me, and I didn't want to mix up something poisonous for my animal friends.”

“They are indeed complicated things Fluttershy, you were wise to come by.” Zecora said walking over to Fluttershy. “Just tell me what you need, and I'll see if I have the weed or seed.”

“Thank you so much Zecora.” Fluttershy said looking down at her list. She frowned though. This list didn't contain any of the names of the strange herbs. “I don't need a new couch, or chair! Oh no... I must have grabbed the wrong list when Storm and I bumped into each other in the market.” Fluttershy said, her face falling even more at the realization. Storm would get home and realize he didn't get the things he needed. She hoped he hadn't spent any significant amount of time looking for her to give her her list back.

“If you have misplaced your list, I still believe I can assist.” Zecora said. “I remember all the things you need. I did not forget the medicines you must make even though I've been busied.”

Zecora smiled at Fluttershy and turned to begin looking for the things Fluttershy required. “Oh thank you so much Zecora! I don't know what I would have done for my friends if I couldn't make these medicines.”

“No need to thank me, it was the least I could do for thee.” She said.

Fluttershy chose not to stay longer than necessary with Zecora. It was getting pretty late as it was and she didn't want to keep Angel waiting. Thanking Zecora again, she left the hut in the woods, and began the short walk back to her her cottage.

When she arrived, she had gotten over the shock of having switched lists and thought it rather funny. 'Storm must be so confused' she thought to herself smiling. Opening the door, Angel came running to her. “Angel! You won't believe what happened today. You'll be so proud of me!”