Colouring of http://www.furaffinity.net/view/7831803/ by the always incredible requested originally by  Grapegrape

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Gem loved Grub, that was obvious, from the way she gummed on his soft fuzzy head; to the way she gurned and cried when he was out of sight for even a moment.
"You know..." another kid teased whilst at pre-school, "One day Grub is not going to be around any more."

Gem started to tear up right away as  Fionacat appeared glaring at the pre-school bully.
"What's wrong sweetie? Why the tears?" Fiona asked kneeling down to be at the same level as the infant.
"H..h..he..." Gem blubbed clinging Grub tightly to her chest staring right into his bright reflective eyes, "He said Grub is going to leave me!"

Fiona sighed and frowned, it was common for cubs to be very attached to their toys like this.
"Oh baby... Grub is never going to leave you, no matter what he'll always be around." She reassuringly patpatted Gem on the head; Fiona suddenly had an idea smirking a little at just how clever she could be sometimes.

"But you know ... he's not always going to be a little Grub, just like you he's going to grow up into a beautiful butterfly with big shiny shimmery wings."

"A buggerfly?" Gem asked curiously, "Wif wings?!"
Fiona nodded softly, "Maybe you should help him get some flying practice now so he's used to it?"
Gem nodnodded wiping away the tears from her muzzle as she wobblingly stood up, but this was important, this was for Grub, she was determined to do this.

Holding tightly to the soft fuzzy body she carefully launched him up into the air, giggling as he majestically soared from her paws into the air.
"Look! Loooook!" She giggled pointing as Grub started to plummet back towards her.
"Grub can fly!" Gem giggled happily, forgetting all about the bully.