Title: From Cry to Roar
Rating: T
Disclaimer: My Little Pony (or MLP for short) is own by Hasbro while Pokemon is own by The Pokemon Company.
Summary: Fluttershy has just completed her mission, teaching the hardened Ponies in the Frontier the value of Kindness, and was on the way back to her home when she spotted a group of critters gathering in a crater. Curious, she decided to investigate.
"Talking"
"Talking"
"Thinking"
"Thinking"
Ch. 1
Fluttershy is in good mood as she hummed a happy song while flapping her wings. After staying almost a week in a small settlement of hardened Ponies, located in the Frontier, she has finally taught the Ponies a valuable lesson on kindness and made a settlement a happier place. Currently, she is on the way to a closet train station, where she can catch a three stop ride to Ponyville.
She smiled softly at the thought of being back in Ponyville and to be with her friends and the critters at her home. Especially Angel, an adorable white bunny. She will have to thanks Applejack and Rainbow, who have volunteered to feed the critters once she gets back.
"I hope Angel and others are doing okay." Fluttershy thought as she continued to fly, feeling a slight breeze. The weather feels really nice with fluffy clouds hovering above the forest and the sun shining, providing energy to the trees.
"Huh?" Fluttershy muttered when her eyes spotted something unusual happening in a clearing among the forest. She stopped to hover to peer at a clearing and sure enough, she could see couple bears, some deer, raccoons, and squirrels all gathering in what it appeared to be a crater. As she descended herself, she could hear commotion among them with bears grunting at each other and squirrels and raccoons chattering.
"What could cause them to be talkative?" Fluttershy wondered, "Perhaps I'll ask them-What is that?"
Looking at the middle of the crater, she has spotted a grayish brown opal object with white wavy lines and orange dots. It looks like a smooth meteor, which Fluttershy thought was strange as nopony has report it nor heard anything about the meteor. It must have attracted curiosity from the forest habitants. Few of them have noticed a pink hair Pegasus hovering toward them and beckoned others about her presence. The commotion has seems to die down.
Setting down on the dirt, she began to looks around to see the animals appearing tensed at her presence. Thankfully, she has talent with the animals and her Cutie Mark can attest to that. In kind voice that she is known for in Ponyville community and among her friends, Fluttershy spoke, "Please do not fret. I could not help but wondering why you all here…Could that object be disturbing you?"
The animals resumed their chattering for couple seconds before one of the squirrels bravely walked to Fluttershy and dragged her or so it tries. Fluttershy, seeing that it want her to follow it, moved with a squirrel taking her to the middle with the animals stepping aside to let them through. Now she has reached to the middle of the crater, she could get a closer look of the object. Her eyes widened in surprise and made a weak "Oh" sound.
The grayish brown opal object with white lines and orange dots, despite its seemly rocky surface, is not a meteor but an egg. An egg that is extremely out of place in the forest like here. What could lay an egg that is estimated 18 inches tall? Somewhere in her mind, she hoped that it is not a dragon egg.
"Where does it come from?" Fluttershy wondered a question out loud. Feeling few taps from a squirrel, she looks down to see it making paw motion and as to show how dramatic, a squirrel clapped and widened its puny arms.
"There was some sort of explosion and it appeared? Is that what you're saying?" Fluttershy inquired after interpreting a small critter, who nodded in confirmation. Explosion? She is no expert on sound and distance but if there was an explosion, how come nopony heard it? Surely, it makes loud sound that could-Huh?
A raccoon jumped right next to a squirrel, squeaking at it while rolling its eyes. It appeared that a raccoon disagreed with a squirrel's explanation. Or it is just unsatisfying, who know. Before Fluttershy could ask, a raccoon went through several motions that are more suspenseful than squirrel's 'plain' explanation.
Fluttershy interpreted, "You're saying…There was a light-"A raccoon squeaked, spreading its arms wide, "A bright light in the sky-" A light brown bear made a loud snort as it pushed through the 'crowd', causing a squirrel and a raccoon to scoot away. Apparently, this bear thought a raccoon's story is ridiculous and thought it could explain better to a pink mane Pegasus.
A bear stood up on two legs and began to explain his (after determining its gender) version of how a rocky egg appeared. As with a squirrel and a raccoon, he waved his paws around but in slightly more complicated. As to support his story, a bear made grunting and snorting sound and even scratched a dent in dirt with his claw. After a while, a bear got down on four with seemly satisfied expression.
"It happened last night when a…tear…hole appeared out of air, followed by sudden bright light and a loud" Once again, a raccoon jumped up and down, widening its arms which Fluttershy corrected, "A terrifying loud crashing booming noise and this crater appeared with egg. And hole-tear in the air…disappeared."
Seeing a raccoon moving its paws around its eyes, Fluttershy added, "In another flash of tarrying bright light. Is that right?" The animals, for the most part, displayed their agreement.
Fluttershy began to ponder on a course of action: what to do with a rocky egg? Obviously, an egg is not going to be protected as none of the animals in the forest is willing to spend time and effort to hatch it since for all they (and she) know that it could hatched into a terrifying bloodthirsty beast with unfathomable-
"No no no. Don't think about worse." Fluttershy mentally urged herself, "It may turn out to be an innocent, unfortunate, and cuddly baby. With no sign of parent." Looking around, she mentally added, "Or a way to survive." Should she take the egg and bear herself a task of watching over an egg and possibly, care for an unknown creature? What if there is a mother roaming, searching for lost egg? What if an egg turns out to be a mean, terrifying dragon?
An imagination in yellow coat pegasus's head displayed her imaginary self and an egg, sitting in her cottage and a baby dragon hatched from it and began to bawl. An angry, roaring dragon ripped a cottage's roof off with a pair of scary eyes piercing at imaginary Fluttershy. An imagination is quickly popped as Fluttershy shook her head.
She closed her eyes for seemly couple minutes to think. She could hear the animals chatting around her, wondering what she is going to do. She took a deep breath and let it out before opening her eyes. She has made the decision. The animals have ceased their chat upon seeing determined expression on a pink mane pegasus's face and silently watched her get closer to the egg.
Author: There you go. First chapter of From Cry to Roar. What will the Element of Kindness do? Dunt duh dunn.