Fluttershy's Fear of Water Chapter1

Fluttershy was tending to her animals. She wasn't a very social pony as aside from her six friends and Spike, her animals were the only friends she needed.

"Sleep tight, little weasels. Tomorrow is a big day." Fluttershy whispered and the ferrets closed their eyes.

Fluttershy herself went back into her cottage where she headed up to her bedroom. Angel usually slept with her on the bed so Fluttershy could soothe him if he had nightmares. Unfortunately, she wasn't prepared to have the same reoccurring dream she had a few nights before.

As Fluttershy shut her eyes, she woke up in an ocean. She shivered as the waves caressed her body. The water was ice cold, and she paddled her way to shore.

...Except shore wasn't there. Shore wasn't for miles. Fluttershy was alone in the middle of the ocean.

"I'm okay... this is only a dream, and besides a dolphin will come and save me." Fluttershy reassured herself.

But no dolphin came. No ponies came. Fluttershy called out, praying to Celestia to aid her.

Neither Luna not Celestia came. She was all alone in the water.

Fluttershy felt something tickle her feet, and she longed to dive into the water to find out what it was. But she couldn't swim, and she didn't want to learn how.

Fluttershy tried opening her eyes, in a vain attempt to wake herself up, hoping to see herself in her cottage bed. But sadly, she wouldn't wake up.

Fluttershy then called the names of her friends hoping to the very end that one of them would find her and rescue her.

"Twilight!"

"Applejack!"

"Pinkie Pie!"

"Rarity!"

"Rainbow Dash!"

"Crimson!"

"Spike!"

She called the names again, this time much louder, in a pleading shout.

"Have they... forgotten about me?" Fluttershy whimpered.

Fluttershy dog paddled around trying to get a better viewing point in case she spot a ship or sea ponies that would rescue her. She waited longer still, but nothing came.

Tears dropped from her eyes as she stared into the horizon.

"I'm all alone... Nopony is coming to rescue me. Angel?" Fluttershy called.

She heard the sound of fast moving water and looked behind herself to see a massive wave headed straight for her.

Desperately, she paddled at the water trying to get away, but the wave was faster and swallowed her up. She struggled against the water as it pushed her underneath and into the depths.

Fluttershy opened her eyes, spat out seawater, and looked around. She was back in her cottage with her friends beside her.

"Fluttershy? Are you alright, sugarcube? We were worried sick!" Applejack's tone was concerned.

"When you didn't come to the park for a picnic, I was worried something happened. So I called the rest of us and we came as soon as we could. You look feverish... And is that seawater you spat out?" Crimson Azure had a worried, yet quizzical expression on his face. Beside him, Rainbow Dash had a strange look of fear in her eyes.

"I'm alright... I guess I drank some salt water before I went to bed and forgot to swallow." Fluttershy admitted.

"Ah would never accuse you of lyin' or anything, but that's not possible, Fluttershy." Applejack said. "Twi found no traces of sea water near you aside from what you spat out."

"I didn't find any sodium chloride or H20 besides a glass of a normal substance." Twilight Sparkle said.

"Sodia-what? Twilight, ya gotta stop speakin' in that there fancy language. I can't understand a darn word yer sayin'." Applejack said completely puzzled.

"It's not fancy. I'm just stating that we didn't find any salt or water near Fluttershy aside from what she spat out." Twilight Sparkle said simply.

"Either way, that's a dreadfully large amount of water you spat out all over your sheets. There's even a tacky green hue to this water, too." Rarity said.

"Uhh... Rarity? I think that's seaweed." Rainbow Dash said and snickered.

"Seaweed? Why in Equestria would you have that near your bed?" Rarity asked.

"I'm trying a new diet of seaweed and salt water. I know you all want to help, but let's not talk about this anymore. Let's go to the park and have our picnic." Fluttershy quickly made up an excuse.

"Fluttershy, this is serious! Most ponies don't drink salt water and eat seaweed. That's reserved for sea ponies." Twilight Sparkle said with a seriously worried expression on her face. "Come on, tell us what's really going on."

"Well... only if you promise not to laugh." Fluttershy said meekly.

Fluttershy cleared her throat of salt water and began to speak.

"I'm afraid of water. At least being in it. I have this reoccurring dream that I'm drowning and nopony comes to save me. Oh Twilight! What should I do?" Fluttershy asked.

"Well, you've come to the right ponies. We're here to help you. We'll get rid of your aquaphobia." Twilight Sparkle said with a determined expression.

"Aqua-what? Twi, could ya do us a favor and stop speakin' in fancy?" Applejack complained.

"We're going to teach her how to swim." Twilight Sparkle explained.

"I don't know... what if it doesn't work?" Rainbow Dash fretted. It was a rarity to see Rainbow Dash fretting over anypony.

"Don't worry. We'll all take turns. Each of us will teach her one move at a time." Twilight Sparkle said confidently. "Well Fluttershy, we'll see you at the swimming pool."

Fluttershy was about to object, but the six other ponies had already left her cottage.

"Well Angel, I don't know what I'm going to do." Fluttershy lamented. "They're going to teach me how to swim and I don't think I have the confidence to learn."

Angel gently petted her hair and her animal friends surrounded her.

"You're right! If I learn how to swim, I'll stop having that dream. I can do it! I will do it!" Fluttershy beamed and the animals all made cute little squeaks as Fluttershy got herself ready, placing her swimsuit in a saddlebag along with a towel and a pair of water wings.

She opened her door and confidently walked towards the pool.

Today, she was going to swim!