What inspired me to write this ficlet is chapter 6 of Reyelene's fic, The Fidget Connections Canon:Unspoken Words, where Basil scolds Captain Bates, making her feel guilty for letting her ego get in the way and ignoring the fact that all Fidget ever wanted was motherly attention from her.

Fidget was reading Stellaluna, one of his favorite books categorized in the fictional bats section. After finishing the book, he was sucked right in. He was in for adventure…

Inside the book, Fidget felt scared, lost, and strangely curious. Then, something inside him snapped. He was holding a grudge on the way the mama bird talked to Stellaluna, plus, making Stellaluna be like the birds and he could not forgive the bird for that reason. In order for Fidget to be in a much better mood is by teaching her a lesson. That'll put some sense into her, alright. With that thought, he started on his way to the bird's nest.

…

Mama Bird was tidying up her messy nest until the peg legged bat approached.

"What do you think you're doing on my nest?" she demanded.

"You know, I've gotta say one thing," Fidget pointed out crossly, "I didn't like the way you talked to my girlfriend, Stellaluna."

"Your girlfriend?!" Mama Bird scoffed.

"Yes, I mean, my 'favorite character'," Fidget corrected himself.

"I thought I was doing the right thing," Mama Bird said, "And that's what mothers do."

"Oh, yeah? What about turning another creature into something he isn't?" Fidget retorted.

"I never thought…"

"EXACTLY! You weren't thinking too clearly about Stellaluna's feelings, were you?"

Mama Bird began to feel frightened by the stranger's defiant tone of voice.

"How would you feel if someone tried to change who you or your kids are if you or those kids get lost in another world?" Fidget continued, "I've been down that road before and I will not walk there again!" That was factual. As he carried out Ratigan's orders, he had to pretend to be a criminal for many years, but he was confident now that Ratigan was gone and he no longer had to face the façade of something he truly wasn't and never will be. And since that day, Fidget was thankful that he had Olivia, her father, the mouse detectives, Basil of Baker Street and Dr. Dawson, and their trustworthy dog, Toby to convince and encourage him.

As for the mother bird, she felt empathy for the bat for he reminded her of Stellaluna. "I did let her go when it was time for her and my children to fly," she confessed.

"Oh, I remember that," Fidget said.

"I misunderstood her," Mama Bird sighed in regret.

Fidget, too, sighed. He didn't take pleasure in yelling at her, but he knew that he and people in general cannot always say things in a polite manner; he had to yell it out to get it out of the way. "I know how you feel," he said, "I misunderstood the good guys, too, but together, we came up with an understanding to clear away my path of wrongs. Some of them misunderstood me, too, not that I blame them."

Mama Bird nodded in understanding. "What is your name?"

"Fidget," Fidget replied, "That's what everyone calls me."

"How about I apologize to Stellaluna myself?"

"You can do that."

…

As soon as Mama Bird atoned with Stellaluna, Fidget, Stellaluna, and Stellaluna's bird friends became true companions. They flew until it was time for Fidget to leave.

He reappeared back where he was before, in London.

The End