The year is 2001, The Hasbio Corporation is completing their final touches on a top secret project simply known as ‘Project Pony’ which at this point has been in development for well over ten years. The project in question is said to be the ultimate toy for children of all ages, a true companion meant to run and play like any house pet with the added ability of speech.
Little do they know, a mole has slipped into their ranks, a member of the controversial group known as ‘PETA’ or the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. The lab security is disabled from the inside and during the comotion, the experimental toys manage to escape out into the wild and integrate themselves into various environments through rapid evolution.
At the time, no one knew what to call these strange babbling creatures but due to their thick coat of fur and rotundness, the term ‘fluffy’ was coined and the rest is history.
The population at large is still very divided on these stout fuzzy creatures, many use them as an outlet for their anger and depraved fantasies due to them actively being hunted and removed from densely populated areas such as cities and large neighborhoods.
The reason for their disdain can be attributed to their lack of intelligence which forces them to talk similar to a four year old human and gets them into seemingly impossible situations that result in their death and the inconvenience of others.
However, others see the good the fluffy species has to offer, finding their simple nature and constant need for affection endearing especially to those whom may be socially anxious or have trouble interacting with others.
For our season finale, we are going to be observing the full life cycle of the typical domestic fluffy and the many ups and downs of keeping one as a household pet. Additionally, we here at Fluffy Planet would like to extend a message of gratitude to the Peterson Family for making documenting these creatures as easy as possible by allowing us to record their fluffy pair and take a foal once it became of age.
We begin in Central London in the loving home of Adam and Kimberly Peterson, a pair of fluffy fanatics whom adopted the strange, loveable creatures after learning that Mrs. Peterson was infertile. Initially, the news was devastating to the pair as the thing they wanted most in life was a child that they could call their very own, but after the breakout and spread of fluffies both through migration and official sales, the two managed to fill the void left in their home and in their hearts.
With that being said, meet Buttercup and Ben, a fluffy couple that have been together for nearly two years now and have birthed and raised a number of litters in their time, though for them this will be their last due to them nearing the end of their reproductive period and simply being unable to have any more.
For domestic fluffies, they do not need to worry about creating a nest or finding food thanks to their human providers whom supply them with a warm place to sleep, plenty of food, and even entertainment in the form of toys and television.
Currently, the heavily pregnant mother, Buttercup, can be seen sat in her bed with her focus being on the old television set with the only time she looks away being during commercial breaks. During this ‘downtime’, she sings her ‘mama song’ to her unborn foals which for many pregnant mares is a sign of excitement or ‘heart happies’ as they call it.
Ben on the other hand remains vigilant for any potential dangers, constantly scanning the room and patrolling around its perimeter in a stiff march that mimics the queen’s royal guard. Whilst most males are protective of their partners, the reason for Ben doing this specifically is thanks in part to his owner, Adam, formerly being a part of the guard before his retirement and thus teaching him how to march like a soldier. He even knows a few basic commands such as learning to stand at attention or marching in certain directions.
Finally, after months upon months of waiting, the day finally arrives for Buttercup to give birth to her foals as she announces ‘BEBBEHS AM HEWE!` before her muscles contract and she slowly delivers the foals one by one. When the last one exits her vaginal canal, she sits on her rear and gently plucks each one from the ground and licks them clean before placing them near her breasts.
Thanks to years of experience, Buttercup has become an expert mother as she knows exactly what must be done during every step of the way, though for a first time mother, things can end disastrously without the aid of a human.
When a female fluffy or ‘mare’ becomes pregnant, her body will begin to swell over time to the point where she will no longer be able to move on her own. the loss of her mobility due to her bloated stomach may lead to her going into a temporary depression at best or her untimely demise due to lack of nutrition at worst, for she must eat much more than usual in order to feed both herself and her unborn brood.
When a mare is ready to give birth, she will very rarely know what is actually happening and instead will assume that the sensation they are feeling is that of the need to defecate, thus announcing ‘Biggest Poopies’ before voiding her bowels and bladder whilst also delivering her foals.
By the time she is finished, her foals will be covered in a mix of her own bodily waste and birthing fluid which contains a strong pheromone that causes the mare’s maternal instincts to kick in. This pheromone is a safetynet for the foals, ensuring that they are cleaned and taken care of the moment they come out of the womb but in rare cases fluffy mares may be immune to its effects and leave foals they do not like for dead. Usually only mares whom have given birth to multiple litters develop a tolerance to it but if a first-time mare does not react to it then it may be the early onset signs of a neurological disorder called ‘Bitch Mare Syndrome’.
Within this latest litter, Buttercup has given birth to six very unique foals consisting of an orange male unicorn, a blue male alicorn, a normal male brown fluffie or ‘Earthie’, a pink female pegasus, a yellow female earthie, and finally a white female unicorn. Once they are all cleaned and fed, the mother lays down onto her side and allows her young to nuzzle into her fur to keep warm thanks to them not having any for themselves. The newborns happily chirp and peep happily, their stomachs filled with milk and the sound of their mother’s song slowly lulling them to sleep.
For the first week of their life, the foals are entirely reliant on their mother as they have barely any fur or feathers in the case of the pegasus and alicorn, cannot move or see due to their eyes and leg muscles not having developed, and are unable to speak outside of rapid chirps or peeps whenever they make a mess or need milk.
With how demanding the foals are, Buttercup is rarely ever given the chance to get up and play with her special friend, though Ben tries to help in any way that he can such as licking the foals clean whenever they relieve themselves and bringing toys over to Buttercup so that she does not have to get up. Much like the foals, he very rarely if ever leaves her side unless it is to eat which is the only time that Buttercup gets to herself.
Thanks to their tender love and care however, the foals grow and develop well as a thin coat of fur begins to form on their bodies and soft down plumage coats the wings of the two fluffies who have them. By the end of the week, their eyes begin to open and they utter their first words which are either ‘Love’, ‘Mama’ or ‘Daddy’.
Despite this, these fluffy foals still have a lot of growing up to do as they cannot walk or eat solid foods and must thus still rely on the parents heavily. Thankfully, with their eyes open and ability to talk, taking care of the foals will become a far more stimulating experience for the parents.
For inexperienced parents or those suffering from ‘Smartie Syndrme’ or its female exclusive counterpart ‘Bitch Mare Syndrome’, it is around this time when a social hierarchy is formed in the litter with one lucky foal being chosen as their favorite or ‘bestest’ whilst the others have to fight for their mother’s affection or are outright neglected.
Typically those with a strong resemblance to one or both of the parents is declared as ‘The Bestest’. This lucky foal will receive much more milk than their siblings but over time this may result in ‘Sensitive Baby Syndrome’ in which the foal’s development both physically and mentally may cease if not regress due to chemical imbalance caused by overconsumption of their mother’s milk.
On the opposite side of the spectrum, foals with less vibrant coloration are more likely to become the target of their parent’s ire or neglect. Most of these foals rarely ever live to adulthood as they are cut off from their mother both physically and emotionally, resulting in starvation or them running away and getting themselves killed in a desperate search for food.
However, there is a third classification of foal which many mares dread; a ‘Monster Baby’ or as we know them, Alicorns. It is unknown why mares fear alicorns but their immediate reaction to them after a week from their birth is either to kill them by stomping them into a fine paste or reeling in horror and allowing them to do as they please such as getting more milk or bullying their siblings. Because of this, Alicorns are the most likely to develop Smartie Syndrome or Bitch Mare Syndrome with a close second being Unicorns.
Thankfully for her young, Buttercup has learned to accept foals of all shapes, sizes, and colors and thus over the next few weeks they continue to grow larger, their legs grow strong enough to support their weight, and their teeth begin to grow in.
The foals are now six weeks old and are more active than ever, running around their safe room and playing with the various toys laying around which causes their once soft hooves to begin hardening like calluses. Unfortunately, despite treating all of their foals equally and giving them plenty of hugs and love, their firstborn, the blue male unicorn, has developed the dreaded Smartie Syndrome.
It is here where we witness the unbound cruelness towards what he perceives as his ‘lesser’ siblings; the brown earthie and the blue alicorn. Whenever they invite him to chase balls or stack blocks, he rudely tells them to go away and insults them based on their appearance before threatening them with violence should they not leave them be.
This behavior grabs the attention of their parents whom attempt to get him to play nice with his siblings to which he rudely declines and even insults his parents for even suggesting that he plays with them. This causes Buttercup to start crying whilst Ben puffs out his chest and looms over his disrespectful son with a look of anger on his face.
In response, the unicorn curls into a ball and begins begging his mother to save him from his ‘Monster Daddy’ despite having insulted her moments ago. Thankfully, Adam and Kimberly just so happen to hear Buttercup’s Crys from the other side of the door and the two investigate to see just what had happened.
Usually whenever a fluffy family has a smarty foal, their behavior is not only tolerated but encouraged by the parents with the ‘poopie baby’ taking the brunt of the abuse, though the smarty’s hooves are still too soft to do any real damage and often just results in the target of his wrath receiving minor bruises.
However, things change drastically when the smarty attempts to go up against one of their parents, as depending on who they attack it may result in their immediate death.
Should the foal attempt to talk back to or attack the father, it will always cause a rift between the two parents with the father claiming that the foal deserves punishment in the form of a slap or stomping which they refer to as ‘sorry hoofsies’ whilst the mother tries to protect using their body whilst claiming that they are a ‘little baby’ and don’t know any better. Sooner or later, the father will leave out of frustration and attempt to start a new family elsewhere.
If the foal attacks the mother however, the mother will react in one of two ways; covering her eyes and crying while claiming that she is a good mother or receiving the brunt of their mother’s frustration which they have managed to keep in check. If they cry, the results are instant with them being struck or crushed by the father whilst the other will see them stomping on not just the smarty, but the rest of her foals due to a mental break. Either way, it never ends well for any of the parties involved, which is why humans that do torture fluffies often seek out smartys in order to crush both their ego and their body.
Thankfully, with some human intervention any potential for bloodshed is curbed as the blue unicorn is placed inside of an empty toybox for the next few hours with no toys or milk.
Believe it or not, Smarty Syndrome can be cured if taken care of early. Those that develop Smarty Syndrome usually do so due to them perceiving themselves to be superior to others and thus, their ego must be curbed before it becomes irreversible.
Usual punishments such as time-outs or denying them food for short periods of time are most effective for first offenders, though if the pattern persists or if not caught the first time around then more extreme punishments may be necessary.
Rounded and/or unstackable blocks or impossible puzzles are excellent ways of reminding smarties of their limitations, dropping pegasi from short distances onto a soft surface also works but if even these do not work, there are far more extreme methods that should only be used as a final resort when other methods do not work.
Due to most smarties being pegasi, unicorns, and alicorns, the removal of what makes them special may be in order to resolve the issue which can be done with relative ease and safety due to how fragile fluffies are.
Dying their fluff brown, black, or gray is also an excellent solution as they get to feel what it is like to be looked upon so lowly, though keep in mind that most hair dyes are extremely toxic to fluffies and should not be directly ingested or exposed to sensitive areas such as their eyes.
If all else fails, then the safest and most humane thing one can do is either total pillowification which involves the removal of all their limbs or euthanasia as it is abundantly clear that they will not change and only continue to cause trouble for as long as they live.
Fortunately for the orange unicorn, two hours in the sorry box and brief lecture from his caretakers are enough to make him realize that what he had done was wrong and issue an apology to his siblings before they settle down for the evening.
Nine more weeks pass without incident and the adolescent fluffies are becoming more and more like their parents, having been completely weaned off of their mother’s milk and transitioning to solids thanks to their newly developed teeth, the pegasus and alicorn having shed their soft down for proper adult plumage, and their size and intellect increasing greatly.
While not fully developed, they are now completely independent from their parents and are ready to be given proper homes full of love and attention. From here, we bid farewell to the Peterson Household and the fluffies within it, though our journey is not yet complete as we now focus on their daughter, the pink female pegasus whom they have named ‘Bubblegum’.
Bubblegum is not too dissimilar to any other fluffy, she’s energetic, easily excitable, and can often be seen running about the small set up we here at Planet Fluffy have provided for her whilst flapping her tiny wings. She is fed a stable diet of vitamin-rich kibble, given plenty of toys, and even an old television set similar to the one back home.
Of course, Fluffies are sociable creatures, often creating strong bonds with anyone that they encounter, so it is no surprise that when we removed her from her family and siblings it would be a bittersweet farewell for everyone involved.
To cushion the blow, our audio technician Thomas has volunteered to take care of Bubblegum inside of his home where he also has a young fluffy in need of a friend. After loading her things up along with some filming equipment, we are finally ready to document the pegasus’s first encounter with a fluffy outside of her family.
While the ride was less than ideal, arriving at her new home and being introduced to her new roommate / partner ‘Leo’ would go swimmingly as the two instantly made a connection over their shared enjoyment of toys, spaghetti, and television.
Over time, their minds and bodies begin to change much like how a teenager does with hormones running rampant and what they assume is a second tail growing out of their heads which in reality is their mane starting to come in.
As anyone over the age of 21 will tell you, during such a volatile state one becomes rebellious and explorative in the forbidden delights of the flesh, and for fluffies this is no different as once their owner is asleep, they begin the circle of life all over again.
From there, everything begins anew with a new set of parents raising a new set of foals whom will eventually go on to have families of their own and so on and so forth. The only thing that will change now with our two young lovers is nearly entirely mental as they learn how to become good parents and pass on their morals and experience to their young just as how their parents did.
And with that, both this story and our latest season come to a close. Again we at Planet Fluffy give our utmost thanks to the Peterson Family for giving us the opportunity to film their fluffies and the lives of their foals, their hospitality and generosity with their donation shan’t be soon forgotten.
We would also like to give our personnel thanks to everyone at home whom has been staying with us throughout the years on our many adventures across the globe. We hope to see you next season where we will continue to explore the journeys of the many different fluffies that inhabit our planet today.
Goodbye for now and remember to stay curious.
