My Little Pony Friendship is Magic: A Friend in Deed
A/N: Hey, MLP fans, it's time for the start of a new adventure. So, because I will be having another morning shift at the movie theater on Tuesday, the next update will be on Monday, just like it was this week. Also, since it's overcast here, there's the possibility of rain, so the moment I get this posted, I've got chores to do before everything gets wet outside. Anyway, on with the story!
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Disclaimer: I don't own anything from My Little Pony: Magic is Friendship. I just own any and all characters that I just happen create.
CHAPTER ONE: PUSHOVER ISSUES
It was a sunny day in Ponyville and in her home, Fluttershy was getting ready to serve her various animal friends lunch. Once she was ready, she rang a bell to get their attention.
"Lunch time!" she called out and the animals gathered in the kitchen, where she served them their respective foods in bowls and made sure that they didn't steal from each other. "Who's hungry?"
Soon the animals were happily eating and chittering, and she beamed while convincing a white mouse to not overstuff herself. "Plenty for everypony. Slow down, sweetie." And she giggled.
When Angel entered the kitchen for his food, he thumped one foot on the floor to get the attention of the yellow pegasus.
Fluttershy flew over and poured some rabbit treats into a bowl for him. "Here you go, Angel bunny." She flinched when Angel kicked the bowl away and continued thumping. "Okay, Mister Picky-pants, you win," she said with a sigh, grabbing a bowl of salad she'd made for her own lunch and set it in front of her pet. "Carrots, lettuce and apples, yum-yum-yum!"
Angel, however, threw the bowl aside and made a show of falling over dead, clutching a flower in his paws.
The yellow pegasus was taken aback, wondering when her pet bunny had gotten so picky about his food. "What? But… Well then, what will you eat?" she asked and the bunny tossed aside the flower and showed her a recipe in a cookbook that had a photo of a fancy-looking salad. "I'm not sure I can even make that. Well… I don't want you to starve… Oh, are you sure I can't tempt you with a nice crisp piece of-" she began, holding up a piece of lettuce.
Angel knocked away the lettuce and smacked her across the face before thrusting the book toward her.
Fluttershy sighed, caving. "I'll make your special recipe." And her pet bunny beamed.
After checking to see what she would need to make the fancy salad and made a list of what she needed to buy, Fluttershy put on her saddlebags and headed into town to shop at the market. She purchased lettuce and carrots, and then she checked her list, marking off the two items.
"Hmm, let's see," she muttered. "Asparagus." Putting the list away, she went to the asparagus stand, only to have Lucy Packard cut in front of her and pay a bit for one of the asparagus bundles. "Excuse me, um, I think you just stepped in front of me? Excuse me, I think you made a mistake? You see I was actually here first and-"
"Sorry, didn't notice you there," said Lucy Packard, walking away with her purchase.
"I know," Fluttershy muttered and turned to make her purchase, only to have Geri cut in front of her with a chuckle. "Oh, pardon me, sir-"
Geri held up an ear trumpet to his ear since he was an old pony and his hearing was going. "Yes, what?" he asked.
"I think you just cut in front of me," the yellow pegasus informed him.
"A cut of celery?" Geri repeated, putting a bit on the table. "But– this is the asparagus stand!"
Fluttershy sighed and spoke into the ear trumpet again. "I said I think you just cut in front of me."
Geri shook his head, picking up his purchase. "Ohoh, no need, dearie, I'm already in front!" And he trotted off.
The yellow pegasus rolled her eyes. "I noticed." And turned back to the stand, and was immediately bucked by Turf and her friend Surf, chatting and ignoring her.
"…And I was like, 'Oh, wow.'"
"Hey!" Fluttershy protested, getting annoyed.
Turf looked at the yellow pegasus and scoffed. "Would you mind moving back?" she asked rudely. "You're in my personal space."
"But-"
"Seriously, do you need your asparagus so badly?" Surf asked, also being rude. "Get a life."
Cowering, Fluttershy backed away. "Oh, okay," she said softly. "There's no rush." And she bumped into two of her own friends, Rarity and Pinkie Pie.
"Fluttershy, you mustn't let them treat you that way," Rarity scolded.
The yellow pegasus shook her head, not wanting to cause any trouble. "Oh, it's-it's really no big deal…"
"It's bigger than big," Pinkie Pie interrupted. "It's double big. You are a pony with a problem."
"What problem?" Fluttershy asked and when the pink pony made a show of cutting in front of her, she flushed. "Oh, go right ahead, Pinkie Pie. You first."
Pinkie Pie rolled her eyes. "Right there!" she stated. "That's the problem."
Rarity nodded. "You've got to stop being such a doormat."
"A doormat?" the yellow pegasus repeated.
"A pushover, darling," the grey unicorn explained. "You've got to stand up for yourself, promise us."
"Oh, okay. I promise," Fluttershy promised and turned to the stand, spotting the last bundle of asparagus. "Oh! Good!" But before she could grab it, Gizmo trotted up, paid a bit, and trotted off with it. She sighed, disappointed. "Oh, that's okay, I don't mind."
Rarity rolled her eyes. "Watch and learn." She then hurried after the nerdy pony, catching up with him. "Hold it right there, Mister small and handsome," she said with an elegant smile and fluttered her eyelashes.
Gizmo was taken aback. "Uh, who, me?"
"Oh, of course you," the grey unicorn confirmed, flirting with him. "Nopony ever called you handsome before?"
Gizmo shook his head. 'Uhh, that'd be a big no."
"Oh, well, they should!" Rarity stated. "How about flexing some of your muscles for me?" She gasped as he managed to produce a small muscle in one foreleg. "Oh, my heavens! Do you think a strong, handsome stallion such as yourself could give my friend the last asparagus?" she asked sweetly, magically giving him a bit while removing the bundle from his bags.
"Nuhh," Gizmo agreed, mumbling as he wandered off in a happy dazed.
Pleased, Rarity trotted back to her friends and put the asparagus in the yellow pegasus' bags. "See, that's not so hard, is it?"
"Um… I guess not," Fluttershy admitted, amazed by what her friend did.
"Alright then!" Rarity said cheerfully and took out the list. "What else is on your list?"
Fluttershy checked off the asparagus and read the next item. "Let's see… I also need tomatoes."
Going to the tomato stand, Fluttershy filled a sack with five tomatoes and placed a bit on the counter before turning to leave. "Here you go."
Roma cleared her throat and pointed to a nearby sign that showed that the price for five tomatoes was two bits. "That'll be two bits. Not one."
Fluttershy blinked, surprised that the price had gone up. "Oh, but last week, it was only one bit," she pointed out.
"That was then," Roma agreed and pointed to the sign again, "this is now."
"Oh, okay," said the yellow pegasus, putting another bit down next to the first one. "I don't wanna argue about it." And she turned away.
Pinkie Pie, however, stopped her friend and confronted the sales pony. "What do you think you're doing?" she demanded.
"Mindin' my own business," Roma replied, "maybe you should try it."
"Two bits for tomatoes is outrageous," the pink pony protested. "One bit is the right price." And she pulled away one of the bits while her friend watched with wide eyes.
Roma took the bit back. "I say it's two bits."
"One bit."
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"I insist it's two bits or nothing!" Pinkie Pie shouted while mentally thrilled at her trick.
"One bit and that's my final offer!" Roma bellowed, pushing the bit back to the pink pony.
Pinkie Pie reluctantly took the bit and trotted off. "Have it your way, one bit it is!" And she glanced back to see Roma was realizing that she'd been tricked. Thrilled, she and Rarity giggled. "See? Asserting yourself can be fun!"
Fluttershy was impressed. "I guess you're right!"
"So, Fluttershy, do you feel like giving it a try?" Rarity asked.
"Um… okay," the yellow pegasus agreed and turned to the stand that sold cherries, and she saw that there was one left. "I need that cherry." She flew over to the stand and spoke to Crafty Crate, a rough-looking stallion. "Boy, am I glad you have one cherry left," she said happily. "You see, I'm making this special meal for my bunny Angel. He's a very picky eater, and the recipe calls for a cherry on top." She put a bit on the counter. "Here you go."
Crafty Crate eyed her. "So, you say you need this cherry 'very badly'."
The yellow pegasus nodded. "Oh, yes, I'm desperate for it!"
Crafty Crate smirked. "Then it'll be ten bits!"
"Ten?!" Fluttershy yelped and glanced at her friends, who nodded encouragingly. "Oh, hey, mister handsome," she said in a flirty tone, turning back to him, "I know you wanna do the right thing because you're handsome and strong, and big, handsome, strong guys are always nice to everypony, right?" And she fluttered her eyelashes.
Unfortunately, Crafty Crate wasn't affected by the flirty girl act. "Ten bits for the cherry," he repeated.
"Ten bits for one cherry's outrageous!" the yellow pegasus, trying to do what the pink pony had done earlier. "I insist on paying you… eleven bits!" And clamped a hoof over her own mouth, realizing her mistake.
Crafty Crate blinked. "Eleven bits?"
"Umm…I mean, nine bits!" Fluttershy corrected herself, hoping that she was getting it right.
Now Crafty Crate was confused. "Er, now wait a minute."
"Okay, twelve bits, but that's my final offer!" the yellow pegasus insisted while Pinkie Pie buried her face in the dirt while Rarity covered her face with one hoof at her epic crash and burn.
"I think you're confused," Crafty Crate pointed out.
Fluttershy pulled out a pouch of bits to set down. "It's twelve bits, take it or leave it."
"Okay, I'll take it!" he agreed.
However, Pinkie Pie shoved her friend away from the booth while Rarity retrieved the money pouch. "Don't give him your money!" she objected. "One cherry is not worth twelve bits!"
Fluttershy was feeling upset and confused, her ears drooping. "But… I was only doing what you did."
"It was a valiant effort," said the grey unicorn gently, putting the pouch in her friend's saddlebags, "but you should refuse to give him your business and just walk away."
"But… I can't let Angel starve!" the yellow pegasus protested, heading back to the stand to get the cherry. "He won't eat it unless I make it just right! I need that cherry no matter what it costs!"
Hearing this, Crafty Crate called out a new price. "In that case, twenty bits!"
Fluttershy skidded to a halt since she didn't have that much. "Twenty?! Oh, but, I don't have that much!"
"Then why're you wasting my time?" Crafty Crate demanded.
Just then, Lemon Hearts walked up and put two bits on the counter. "I'll give you two bits for that cherry!"
"Sold!" said Crafty Crate and she walked off with the last cherry. "Eh, tough break, kid," he added to the yellow pegasus. "Next time, don't be such a doormat."
Defeated, Fluttershy walked away while her friends exchanged disappointed looks. How were they going to help their friend now?
A/N: Poor, Fluttershy, this just isn't her day is it? See you all on Monday! Bye for now! R&R everyone!