The pretty, fawn-like Pegasus found Angel waiting for her when she got home. There was an inquisitive look plastered on his face when he noticed that his friend was a bit off. She had her head bowed, but her gaze was fixed on the sky. She looked very pensive and distracted. So distracted, in fact, that she nearly walked right past Angel without even a glance. The little ball of soft white fluff made an angry rabbit sound that got her attention.
"Oh, Angel, I'm sorry I didn't see you there," Fluttershy apologized quietly. "I'm so distracted, I'm sorry Angel bunny," she cooed to him.
Angel crossed his arms and stared her down. The shy Pegasus pony flinched and looked away. The sometimes difficult little bunny cocked his head and then hopped a little closer to her. He knew she would tell him eventually -she always did- it just might take a bit of prodding. Fluttershy glanced back at Angel to see if he was still looking; sure enough, he was. She looked away quickly and chewed subconsciously on her lower lip. The little bunny just kept looking at her and waiting for her to come around. It didn't take very long before the little yellow Pegasus began to speak.
"Oh Angel, can I tell you something?" Fluttershy asked, nearly bursting at the seams.
He nodded rapidly and motioned inside.
"That's a great idea, Angel. Let's go in and I'll make us some tea." Fluttershy began walking towards the door, closely followed by her little bunny friend. She opened the door to let Angel in, but before she preceded to walk in she stole one last glance at the sky, hoping that by chance a certain Pegasus would fly by...
The whistle of the tea kettle sounded and Fluttershy went to make herself and Angel a cup of soothing peppermint tea. She walked back to her living room, carefully balancing a platter with the tea cups on it. She passed Angel his tiny bunny cup of tea, took her larger cup, and began speaking.
"Oh Angel, I don't know how this happened..." She started slowly, trying to hide behind her long pink mane. "I... I really like Rainbow Dash, and I always have," she paused to take a sip of tea. "She's just so cool and pretty and talented and brave and pretty and..." Fluttershy stopped amidst her infatuated daze to see Angel with his arms crossed, tapping his foot impatiently. "Oh, right, sorry. Um... anyways, I never made a move because I'm so shy and I don't want to ruin our friendship. I don't think she'd like me that much anyways..." Fluttershy's voice got quieter and quieter as she finished her sentence.
Angel put his little bunny paws on his hips and shook his head. How could he make her see that she was so beautiful and talented and of course Rainbow Dash would like her! He couldn't help but wonder where this came from. Of course he knew that she had feelings for the blue Pegasus -he knew her better than anyone- but what prompted her to spill it all out? He quietly encouraged her to continue.
"Well, today Twilight Sparkle came back from Canterlot..." Fluttershy explained in great detail to Angel everything that Twilight had explained to her. "...And then Rainbow Dash volunteered to be one of the mares! Oh, Angel I so wanted to say yes just so that I could do something like that with her..." as Fluttershy spoke those words her eyes glazed over and her pupils dilated at the thought of the blue Pegasus. The little white bunny snapped his fingers in front of Fluttershy's nose to bring her back to reality. "Oh, sorry, I guess I just got lost thinking about Rainbow Dash. Anyways, I want to think about it for a bit. I mean, being a mother is a huge responsibility. I... I think I would really like to be a mother. Have something of my own to nurture, love, and teach. What do you think Angel?"
The little bunny vehemently nodded his head, he thought that this was a great idea. With her innate sense of care and nurturing, she would make a natural mother.
"Oh.. I don't know, I-I'll have to think about it a bit more Angel," Fluttershy answered and sipped some more of her tea.
The remainder of Fluttershy's evening was spent weighing the pros and cons of participating in Twilight's experiment. On one hoof she would love to be a mother. But on the other hoof she wondered if she would end up being hurt by Rainbow Dash, the only pony she has ever loved. But then again, she was feeling a strong maternal instinct to procreate and being a... filly fooler... *GASP*, this was her only option besides adopting.
Fluttershy had never told anypony about her preference. Mostly because nopony ever asked; everypony just assumed that she was too shy and quiet to be go after the rough stallions. But no pony would have guessed that it was the roughest, toughest mare who stole her heart.
After Twilight finally calmed her friends down, they all returned to their respective dwellings or places of work. Rainbow Dash, more excited than anypony, rapidly flew through the air doing flips and twirls and going as fast as she could. She was so exhilarated at the prospect of her becoming famous and well-respected and that it might even land her a position on the Wonderbolts' team!
Eventually her energy ran out and she found a nice comfortable cloud to fall asleep on. Her mind was filled with fantasies about everypony knowing her by name and respecting her for her awesome abilities. This is gonna be great! She thought as she drifted off into dreamland.
Rainbow Dash is flying through the sky. Faster, faster, higher, higher. Her concentration is paramount if she wants to make this work, if she's going to impress the Wonderbolts. She climbs as high as she can in the sky then turns and dives for the ground.
"MOMMY!" someone calls and breaks her concentration.
Rainbow Dash crashes hard into a cloud pillar, compromising the structure it was holding up. The extremely vexed Pegasus gets up and shakes her head. She looks around for the source of the sound. She sees a Pegasus foal with a huge mouth screaming for her.
"Ugh!" She cries and walks over to it.
"I'M HUNGRY FEED ME MOMMY! TEACH ME HOW TO FLY! I WANNA BE ABLE TO FLY! CAN YOU TEACH ME NOW!" The annoying little creature asks.
Rainbow Dash glances around and sees the Wonderbolts all nearly peeing themselves laughing. The laughter gets louder and louder and louder until she thinks her ears will explode.
"Ahh!" Rainbow Dash woke with a start. She is breathing hard and covered in sweat. "Ohhh, maybe this isn't such a great idea after all," she frowned slightly, worry palpable in her voice. "Maybe I should talk to Twilight in the morning..."
The morning sun brought new confidence to Fluttershy. When she awoke, the fiery star was mere inches above the horizon. It was a glorious sight to see Celestia's sun rise ever higher in the early morning sky. She felt clear on her decision. She would stand behind the choice that she made no matter what.
After tending to her animal friends, Fluttershy left to find Twilight Sparkle and tell her what she had decided. Fluttershy was in a great mood and she happily trotted through Ponyville. As she neared Twilight's home, she noticed Rainbow Dash was already there and speaking with the little purple unicorn.
"Good morning girls," Fluttershy greeted in a soft voice.
"Oh," Twilight peered around Rainbow Dash who was standing in front of Fluttershy. "Good morning Fluttershy."
"Hey Fluttershy," Rainbow Dash said distractedly.
"Anyways Twilight, I guess I came here to tell you that I just can't do it anymore!" Rainbow Dash said briskly.
"What? I thought you were so excited about being famous and all that," queried Twilight.
"Well, um, yeah I was, but I uh, changed my mind I guess," the rainbow-maned Pegasus replied, trying to hide the guilt and fear in her voice.
All was silent for a moment until Fluttershy spoke. "Oh dear, I just came to tell Twilight Sparkle that I have been thinking and I would be willing to do it... Actually I would really like-"
Rainbow Dash cut her off by saying, "Well, you won't have to worry about it anymore 'cause I'm not doing it!" and with that she flew away.
Both Fluttershy and Twilight Sparkle were stupefied by her sudden change in heart. Twilight could see that Fluttershy was really disappointed by Rainbow Dash's decision.
"Maybe just give her some time or I'll find another Pegasus mare to do it in her place," Twilight tried to comfort the sad yellow Pegasus.
"Oh, um... that's okay Twilight. Maybe just forget about me too," Fluttershy said in a melancholic tone and flew away.
Poor Twilight was left standing in front of her home. She had no idea what to do; she didn't know any other Pegasus ponies and it seemed like Fluttershy really wanted to help out. Give it some time, she thought, then scolded herself, we don't have that much time, idiot!
Fluttershy flew tentatively higher in the sky in search of Rainbow Dash. She flew past Cloudsdale and down to where Rainbow Dash's low-hanging cloud home was located. It was immediately recognizable by its massive cloud pillars and rainbow waterfalls. Fluttershy landed on the cloud floor and preceded to the door.
She knocked quietly. "Um... Rainbow Dash?" She knocked again. "...Rainbow Dash?" She called a little louder.
Eventually, the brash Pegasus answered the door. "What?" Her tone was heated, but cooled down almost immediately when she saw who it was. "Oh, hi Fluttershy, what's up?"
"I, um... just wanted to ask you if you were okay. You had such a change of heart from yesterday about this whole reproduction thing. I-I just wanted to make sure you were okay," Fluttershy muttered.
"Yeah, of course I'm okay! I just, you know, changed my mind," Rainbow Dash tried to brush her off.
"Oh, okay..." Fluttershy sighed slightly and turned around to leave.
"Wait," Rainbow Dash called. "Fluttershy are you okay?"
Fluttershy turned and slowly walked back. "No, not really. But I will be, don't worry about it," she tried her best to fake a believable smile.
"Do you really want to do this?" Rainbow Dash asked.
"Yes, I've always wanted to be a mother and I saw this as my only opportunity because-" Fluttershy almost admitted to her crush that she was a filly fooler.
"Because...?" Rainbow Dash questioned.
"Oh, um... no reason, just I guess I don't see myself with a stallion," the little yellow Pegasus chuckled nervously as she tried to cover up her faux pas.
"Oh, yeah. I guess you're right. I-I just don't think I'm ready to take on that kind of responsibility. I mean, with trying to get in with the Wonderbolts and all that, I don't think I'd have time," the edgy blue Pegasus explained.
"That's okay, I understand," Fluttershy sighed and looked defeated. "I'll just be going then..."
"Wait," Rainbow Dash called again. "Do you think I could just, like, let you use my DNA or something and then you'd have a baby and I wouldn't have to deal with it?"
Rainbow Dash's comment stung Fluttershy quite a bit; she loved her and really wanted her to be a part of her life and whatever life they created. But she figured it would be as close as she got to Rainbow Dash going along with the whole thing. Twilight never said that both mares had to parent the foal. How hard could it be to parent on your own... right? Thought Fluttershy.
"Okay Rainbow Dash," was all Fluttershy said. Rainbow Dash visibly relaxed after smoothing the issue over with her friend.
Together the two Pegasus ponies flew down to Twilight's home to tell her their agreement.