Hearts and Hooves Day

Hearts and Hooves Day

Chapter 10: Earth Brothers Meeting

Nothing pretty much happened to me for the rest of the day. I didn't feel like going anywhere in Ponyville as I remained inside my apartment finishing up my remaining bits of pizza and doing my chores like cleaning up the place and doing laundry. Normally, I would do this like every Sunday of every week but tomorrow, unfortunately, I have a busy schedule to tend to.

After washing my clothes and making sure my apartment is tidy, I noticed the sun is beginning to set and nightfall is approaching. Since I had nothing else left to do, it was time for me to head towards the bathroom and take a quick shower. Doing the same procedures as last time, I grabbed my clothes, towel, undress, and turned on the faucet as the hot water rained down on my head towards my body. As I washed myself, I kept thinking about on what to say to Princess Cadence about the events that happened earlier and last night. More so, what will come to Princess Celestia and the R.A.S. when they hear about this? Are they going to send Daryl back to Earth permanently? Is Daryl going to be punished the worse way than I can imagine? Whatever the case, I'll be there when it happens...so I can see that assclown get what he deserves for hurting Aloe and lying to her family.

I turned off the shower and dried myself off as I looked at my reflection in the bathroom mirror, just checking for any blemishes or zits on my face. Thankfully, I found none anywhere and was satisfied. Putting the towel back on the rack, I put on my boxers, shirt, shorts, socks, and walked out of the bathroom to my bedroom. I took the covers off and got in as I laid back comfortably with head on my pillow. Pulling back the covers to keep myself warm, I closed my eyes and drifted off to sleep.

KNOCKKNOCKKNOCKKNOCKKNOCK!

Within minutes of my sleep, I woke up to the sound of my door being knocked rapidly like someone was desperate to be let in. I sat up looking out my bedroom door to the living room.

Silence.

I shrugged off and laid back down until...

KNOCKKNOCKKNOCKKNOCKKNOCKKNOCK!

There goes the knocking again. I got off from my bed and began my walk towards the door. Okay! Just who the hell can that be?!? Who will wake me up while I'm trying to get some beauty sleep aro...err...wait a minute! I stopped dead in my tracks as I came to a realization on what this might be: another nightmare! I back tracked to my room and opened up my curtains. I was expecting the outside of my apartment to be some sort of black void of nothing like in my previous dream or the chair that nearly gave me a heart attack as I witness my ex-crush and her fiance making love in front of me as I was being tortured.

I thought I was seeing things right in front of me as I looked through the glass. There was no void! All I see is Luna's night sky, Canterlot in the distance, and Ponyville right outside with no sign of anypony or anyone in the street. The streets were deserted and everything was all quiet aside from a few cricket chirps in the bushes beneath my living space.

So this is all real?!? It's no dream at all! However, just to make sure for my safety, I have to take something in order to protect myself from a possible unknown intruder. As the annoying knocking continued, I slowly tip toed to the kitchen and reached inside one of my drawers for a 8” Chef knife. I kept the knife ready at my side as I approached the door by taking small steps. I felt my muscles tightened and my adrenaline rushing in my body as I reached for the knob. I took a deep breath while clutching the knife tightly, turned the knob, and swung the door open! I lunged to attack...but froze as I got an unexpected surprise from another visitor.

“Aloe!” I said in a stunned way as I put the knife down.

I looked at Aloe, who is acting kind of strange. She was looking down on the ground and was breathing heavily. So heavy like she ran a marathon to my place and didn't even stop for a break. Even so, she had her right hoof pressing against the side of my door frame as to hold herself from collapsing to the cold cement.

“Aloe?” I once again called her name in confusion and feeling worried. “Are you okay? Do you need some water?”

She didn't respond. She was still breathing heavily.

“Aloe! What's wrong? What happened to you? Tell me!”

“Fr...Fr...Frank!” Aloe responded through her breath. “I...er...I...I...”

“You...what? WHAT?!?”

“I'm...eee...I'm in...in...IN HEAT!”

The last words that came out of her mouth had me dropped the knife to my apartment floor near my feet. My eyes widen in horror because I was not expecting this to happen.

“You're...OH FUCK!” I exclaimed. “NO!!! NO WAY! STAY AWAY FROM ME!!! I,I,I CAN'T DO IT!!!”

The spa pony looks up to me with her dilated azure eyes and, I swore to god that the moment I saw her face, I can see foam beginning to build up inside her mouth. It was disgusting, yes, as it made it's way out and gravity took hold as it drips from her lips to my floor. Beads of sweat pour from her fur like a faucet as her hooves shook and tremble like she's trying to fight lustful self from jumping onto me. This was not looking good!

“Fr...Frank!” She muttered in hunger and desperation. “I...I...I...NEED...!!!”

I threw my arms out in order to shield myself. “ALOE! PLEASE! DON'T DO THIS! YO...YOU HAVE TO...”

In a flash, the pink mare leaped off the ground and tackled me to the carpet. She pressed her fore hooves down on my shoulders as to prevent me from escaping. She lowers the rest of her body down to meet up with mine as I try to kick myself free but with no avail. Unlike earlier when I saw her face, I could not see what her current expression is due to the darkness of the night. I'm on the ground struggling to get free from my sex crazed friend who is in need of help but with every movement I make, I remained pinned! I grunted and pleaded to be free...until...I felt them! Her wet, foamy lips pressed against my dried lips. I can feel her wet tongue trying to snake it's way through my mouth, begging for entrance.

“Mmmfff...Aloe...STOP...don...mmf!” I begged until Aloe's tongue made its way inside.

The pony began to explore every detail of my mouth, as I felt my body getting weaker and weaker to the point of me just giving up and fight back with my tongue. Oh to hell with it, I'll give in and do it anyway. I lifted my head up slightly from the floor as I kissed her back and like her, explore her mouth as well. At that time, I began to feel my penis growing and growing inside my boxers, which is also felt by Aloe's body as she laid on me. In response, she began to swivel her body against my bulge while her tail swish playfully and brush against my bare legs. She released her hooves from my shoulders and wrapped her left hoof around my neck while her right hoof presses against my chest. With my arms free, I wrapped left arm around Aloe's neck while my right arm reaches for her plot. Once I reached the curve of her flank, I caressed my fingers against her cutie mark, tracing imaginary lines along her design. The spa pony moaned in my mouth that caused her to pull away from my lips and move down to my neck.

I inhaled whatever air I had in front of me as I felt the spa pony lick and suck my neck. Her right hoof left my chest and moved it's way down to the inside of my shorts, where my now fully erected member was waiting to be teased.

“Ah...Al...Aloe,” I moaned as I felt Aloe's hoof rubbed my swollen meat in a slowly, circular motion. I was getting turned on by this as it was my first experience of having sex. “Oh yeah...do...don't stop.”

Aloe lifts her head up to meet me face to face, though I still can't see her expression. “Frank...would you do me a favor?”

“What?” I whispered in between gasps as she continues to rub my manhood.

“Would you...take off your shirt...for me, please?”

I nodded in response. She gets on all fours while she remained above me as I try to get some room to move my hands to the bottom of my shirt. I grabbed the cloth, pulled it up towards my head , and toss it across my living room. Once my shirt was gone, I felt Aloe laid her body back down onto now my bare chest. She began to plant another trail of small kisses towards the tip of my shorts.

“Frank,” Aloe said. “Do me one last thing.”

“Anything.” I responded.

“...Close your eyes...and relax!” The spa pony told me in a seductive tone.

I nodded once again and closed both of my eyes as I waited for Aloe's next move.

And I waited...and waited...which lead nothing happening.

“Uh...Aloe?” I asked with eyes still closed. “Are you alright?”

There was no response from her. I can still feel from the bottom that she's on top of me but I have no clue on why she's not doing anything. The next minute, I sensed that she moved back up to meet my face again. I then felt her breathing...which felt heavier and rather odd. Earlier, her breathing was rather soft when her sudden heat took over. However, this kind of breath is strangely different and feels more threatening. Do I dare open my eyes to see why?

I opened both of my lids slowly and carefully. Before my vision came to view, something grabbed me by the throat – a human hand! Frightened, I shot my eyes open to see the one person I feared the most that will be hovering above me: Daryl Blackburn! He squeezes tightly on my throat as to choke me to death as he pins me down to the ground with his weight and grabs the knife I dropped earlier. My eyes widen in fear as he aims the knife above my chest.

“D...DARYL!!!” I exclaimed in horror. “NO! PLEASE DON'T!”

“I told you...”He said in a venomous tone. “...to stay away...FROM MY MARE!!!”

He lunges the knife!

“NNNNNOOOOO!!!!!”

“GAH...AAAUUUGGGHHHH!!!” I coughed as I sat up from my bed. It was yet another nightmare that had me catching my breath and nearly dying of a heart attack. Speaking of my heart, I brought my left hand to my chest to feel any kind of stab wound around my skin. To my relief, there was no sign of one and I'm perfectly fine. I turned my head to see the clock to find out what time it is and noticed that it's only 4 AM, four hours remaining until my usual wake up time.  I laid back down on my bed with my head in my pillow as I placed my right palm on my forehead while a lot of thoughts came to my head. I shook my head and sighed in disbelief as I reminded myself that I'm to be blamed for not telling Celestia about the nightmares I have every year when Hearts and Hooves Day is around the corner. However, this nightmare I had was rather new and nothing I had experienced before, which isn't saying much since my previous ones were bad. My mother once told me that whatever I dream about has a meaning like predicting your future or taking whatever I'm thinking of from my subconscious mind and making it into a reality. The nightmare I had about Sarah and Joel meant that my love life is in shambles and I would never recover from it. But...what does the new nightmare meant about Aloe, Daryl, and I? A love triangle that ends in tragedy? I can't think of that! There's no way that can happen! I removed my hand from my face and drifted off to sleep, hopefully whatever the next dream I get will be more pleasant.

Morning came on a beautiful Sunday and did my usual morning routines after getting up from bed. Today, I have to head out to Barns and No Bell for my Earth Brothers meeting. Leaving my apartment and walking out to Ponyville with a plaid blue shirt, blue jeans, and black sneakers; I made my way back to Market Square where the bookstore is located. I go through the front-double glass doors and inhaled the sweet scent of fresh air of the store.

Unlike yesterday on how BNB was busy for having a celebrity author signing autographs and for the fact that Saturday is a shopping day, the store itself was less jam packed and I have more space to walk around. To the left of the entrance are the cash registers being operated by two female Earth Ponies and a male Unicorn. Next to them on the wall towards the left is a section of film reels where ponies and humans can watch movies of all genres. Of course, this is where I buy most of my movies from and not anywhere else since Ponyville does not have a huge department store yet. Though, Equestrian Gem & Loan do sell film reels but they're all used and I hate buying used movies since there might be a possibility that the reel could have a tear on the strip or have hooveprints/fingerprints on it. If that happens, the movie can be unwatchable like playing a used movie on DVD with the disc having scratches and fingerprints.

Beyond the Film Reels section is the Children's section for all fillies and colts to read their books or play with some building toys on a small table. Sometimes, I see parents comfort their children while they teach on how to read or read for them, which I find it cute since it reminds on how my mother used to do it to me and my little brother. Towards the right of the Children's section is a show floor of calendars, atlases, Ultra Bricks sets, and greeting cards. To my right are two more areas: Magazines, Bargins, and Best Sellers; and Nova Bits Coffee shop that takes up the rest of the store. Finally, in the middle of Barns and No Bell is the main attraction: the book shelves and Reading Area. Each of the shelves are divided into different categories from Thrillers to Mysteries to Photography to Humor and so on. Whenever somepony or somone ask me where they can always find me at, the answer is quite simple: Comics, Graphics, and Manega. As stated before, I only read two books from Earth but here in Equestria, I spend most of my time reading a lot of MAREVEL Comics from Manehattan and Manega comics that came straight out of Taneuma. If I'm not there, I'm probably in the Reading Area munching on Nova Bits' chocolate brownies while reading Strange Equestria, a book detailing historical facts about Equestria's urban legends, ghost stories, road side attractions, famous figures, and such. However, if that's not the case, then I'm probably in the back of the store at the Meeting Rooms that are being rented by my Earth Brothers, which I should be heading to right now.

After a few minutes of scanning my surroundings around Barns and No Bell, I began walking on the brown wooden floor towards the Children's section, where the Meeting Rooms are adjacent to it. As I was half way there, I stopped in my tracks when I saw a display sign in the middle of the floor that got my attention. As I read it, I felt I exploded with excitement on what I read:

Sunday on the 15th, after Hearts and Hooves Day

Red Storm, Ret. Canterlot Knight and author of Neigh York's Best Seller's

Princess's Orders, The Search for Blue Trench 6, and Pony Games

Will be signing autographs from 11AM – Close

I rubbed my eyes and pinched myself as to know I'm not imagining things. Red Storm? My favorite author? The same author who wrote The Answer To All That Lies is coming next week to Barns and No Bell? No...freaking...WAY! This is going to be awesome! I can't wait to finally meet him and get his signature on my copy of All That Lies. When I get back home, I'm going to put that on my calendar.

Leaving the sign alone, I went back to what I was doing and go through a door at the far wall of the Children's section that read MEETING ROOMS. I go through the door to a carpet floored, I-Shaped hallway with four doors on each side of the wall. It didn't take me to long to find where my Earth Brothers are as I saw one of them guarding the door. It was an African American human with clean shaving black hair and wearing urban clothing. His name is Jerome Kent, the 27th human that came to Equestria. He serves as the Earth Brothers body guard and co-leader of the group along with Richard. He can be edgy at times but deep down, he's a caring nice person. Currently, he's seeing somepony that lives in Tall Tale named Meadow Breeze, whom I never met before but he mentions her a lot.

I approached as he stood by the door with his arms crossed. He sees me coming and gazes at me.

“What's the password?” He spoke.

“Columbus to Washington.” I answered.

He nods and lifts his right hand balled up to a fist. In response, I gave him a bro fist which led Jerome to open the door for me. “Come on in, Earth Brother.”

I nodded while thanking him and walked into the room as he followed behind while closing the door. As I entered, I happen to come across the other five members of the Earth Brothers sitting together at a round table in the middle of the room. There was also a white board that's covered with the club's flag: our home planet of Earth in the shape of two hands bro fisting while our club name is under it. Next to the board was a water cooler with small, plastic cups in case anyone needs a drink during our meeting. I went over to the cooler, poured some water into a cup, and went to the table as I sat between two of the members.

It's time for a Earth Brothers roll call! I already talked about Shaun before and a little about Jerome so there's no reason for me to explain it again but I haven't discussed about the other members. There was Richard, the leader and founder of the group, who came to Equestria as the 30th human after a suicide attempt during his freshmen year in college. He was a big, though not overweight, guy with a light brown fauxhawk. He created the Earth Brothers along with Jerome and three other different humans who came before him. The purpose of creating this group is to gather all current and new coming humans who use to live a bad life on Earth and make them feel welcomed in this joyful and friendly world in which they now called home. Unfortunately, as time passed, the other three members moved away from Ponyville and created their own Earth Brothers branch at three different locations around Equestria: Vanhoover, Fillydelphia, and Los Pegasus. As always, Richard keeps in contact with them via letters about any current events going around the land or inviting the other branches for social events, like the bowling game tomorrow night.

Next, there are the twin brothers from Maine named Bradley and Brandon Pooler, who both came to Equestria as #40 and #41. They may look the same with the same black colored harvard clip but the only way to tell them apart is that Bradley has a tiny mole on the lower rightside of his lip. Both brothers love one thing in common: skydiving. More so, back on Earth, they spent most of their free time parachuting, skysurfing, and wingsuit flying around the countryside of their home state. When it comes to humans dating or being with ponies, it's somewhat of a surprise that they are the only 20 out of 142 humans that are dating pegasi ponies. Reason being is that of two things:

          1.)122 humans are afraid of heights.

          2.)Since Cloudsdale has no human population, Pegasi ponies have to make frequent trips to visit their special somehumans at other Equestria cities.

Then there's Xavier Shou, the 73rd human who came from Okayama, making him one of the few Asian humans living in Equestria. He was sporting a chestnut brown undercut and a little masculine, Xavier came to Equestria after being neglected by his foster parents and felt that his life meant nothing to him when his supposed girlfriend ends up cheating on him. Like all of us humans who once lived a bad life on Earth, Celestia brought Xavier to Equestria to see if his life in her world would be better. In fact, her suggestion turned out well and Xavier couldn't be anymore happier. From what I understand, he is planning to move out of Ponyville and into the land of Taneuma, where his special somepony is residing at. He also told the Brothers and I that Taneuma reminds him of home and that the ponies there speak his language, in which they call it Taneumese.

Moving along, there's Dean Walsh, the 34th human of Equestria that came from Florida with a butch cut and had a few freckles on his face. Like the twins Bradley and Brandon, Dean loves the outdoors but prefers the waters more than the air. His favorite hobby is scuba diving and snorkeling around the Atlantic Ocean, the beaches of Florida, and the Gulf of Mexico as he collects all kinds of seashells and treasure. Sadly, his days of underwater adventures came to abrupt end when his fiance of only two months broke off the engagement for some unknown reason. Heartbroken, Dean decided to head towards Jacksonville Beach in attempt to drown himself. In the nick of time, that never came to be as Princess Celestia offered him a chance to live in her world. Like Xavier, Dean is planning to move out of Ponyville and live near Horseshoe Bay with his special somepony, Sea Swirl.

Finally, there was Joshua, or Josh, McAllister, the 29th human of Equestria with a bowlcut and speaks with a southern accent. Originally from Tennessee, Josh came to Equestria after suffering from economic depression when his family farmland was bought out from a power hungry tycoon. After a month of trying to defend his farm from being turned into a shopping mall, Josh decided to take his own life via hanging in a silo but that didn't happen. In the end, Celestia brought him here to live with the Apple Family at Sweet Apple Acres and things went well for him. It is rumored around Ponyville that Josh and Applejack, an Earth Pony that owns the farm, are dating. However, Josh and AJ deny the rumors and states that they're only friends. However, the way how I see it, I can tell that it's mostly a cover up than a denial.

I took a seat between Bradley and Xiaver and greeted the brothers. “What's up, guys?”

“Whaddup, Frank?” Brad replied.

“Konnichiwa.” Xavier added.

“Hi, Frank.” Richard said next. “Glad you made it to our meeting.”

“I'm just glad to be here with all of you.” I said. “Sure it's better than being in Canterlot with a bunch of snubs...well...with a few exceptions.”

Richard nods and stood up from his seat. “Hello, fellow Brothers. Welcome to this month's meeting here in Barns and No Bell. On today's topic, we'll be discussing about the Hearts and Hooves Day Ball at Celestia's Castle and what our plans are for this weekend. Tell us what you are planning to do with your special somepony, chosen pony, fiance, or wife; etc. So...who would like to go first?”

“...And I am takin' Applejack to a hoedown in Applechia where them folks have the best Apples an' music in Equestria.” Josh spoke to the members and I. We all applauded for him after thinking that his plans sounded lovely and fun.

Throughout the hour, all the members, except me, had discussed about their plans for the Hearts and Hooves Day the ball at Canterlot and their plans after it. Richard will be going on a dinner date with his chosen pony, Dean said that he'll take Sea Swirl to the underwater city of Aquastria, the twins will go skydiving with their pegasi marefriends at Neighagra Falls, Shaun will be taking Nurse Sweetheart to Los Pegasus, Jerome will be taking his special somepony on a tour of the Crystal Empire, and Xavier will be in Taneuma with his somepony for the next three months before her birthday.

“Excellent, Josh.” Richard happily said. “I'm pretty sure Applejack would love that. Okay, Frank! What about you?”

I turned my head towards Richard and stared at him. “...Huh?”

“What are your plans for Hearts and Hooves Day?” He repeated.

I sat there in silence as I turned to the surface of the table.

“Don't bother.” Dean assured. “Frank is still single and hasn't found his special somepony yet.”

“Why?” Bradley questioned. “Is Frank afraid to get laid?”

“Or he still assumes that dating ponies is wrong?” Brandon added.

“Hey, hey.” Shaun defended. “Leave Frank alone. I'm pretty sure that's not the case anymore.”

“Guys!” I finally spoke. “I haven't found my special somepony...yet.”

“Why?” Brandon asked.

I sighed. “Because...I'm...I'm...just dealing with something that's complicated right now and I just don't know.”

“In other words,” Dean said as he starts to laugh. “You're coming out of the closet and admitting in front of us.”

“WHAT?!?” I said outloud. “NO! I'm not gay! I do like girls, okay?”

“Then why didn't you find your umiyujin yet?” Xavier asked. “Are you scared?”

“No, Xaiver. I'm not scared! I...I...just got so many things to handle right now.”

“Frank,” Dean said. “Look around you in this room! All of us here are going to the ball this Saturday. We're going to dance, eat cake, take pics, and best of all...getting some! Meanwhile, like last year and the year before that, you'll be at home crying like a little bitch because a pony wouldn't date you because you're a nerd!”

“Fuck you, Dean!” I exploded.

“Guys, guys, guys!” Jerome stepping in. “ENOUGH! That's not the Earth Brother way. Dean, stop acting like a total dick before I kick you in the dick! Got it?!?”

Dean raises his hands to defend himself. “Sorry, sorry! I didn't mean it. I was just playing.”

“Playin'?” Joshua raised an eyebrow. “You were actin' like a damn high school city boy with his head filled with hot air.”

“Will everyone just relax?” Richard interrupted. “Let's not mess with Frank and rub it in his face about us going to the ball while he's handling his personal business. Let him do what he has to do while the rest of us enjoy our fun. Okay?”

Richard stands up from his chair. “Now, Earth Brothers. Our time for this meeting is coming to a close. Our next one will be after Hearts and Hooves Day in the early morning at 6AM at Ponyville Park before you guys head out towards your destination spots. As for now, stay safe and have a great Hearts and Hooves Day. Meeting adjourned!”

The Earth Brothers and I got up from our seats and exited the Meeting Room. As we headed back towards the shopping floor of Barns and No Bell, I stepped to the side to see who's leaving and who's not. As I did, the only ones that headed towards the exit where Bradley and Brandon; Xavier, Shaun, and Joshua. As for Richard, Jerome, and Dean; they headed towards to the Nova Bits Coffee shop to order some coffee and snacks. This was a perfect opportunity for me to tell them on what I meant some time ago about handling something that's complicated.

After they were done ordering, they took a seat at a table near the windows of the store. I began to walk towards the table as I approached an open seat.

“Hey guys.” I greeted them.

“Hi, Frank.” Richard welcomed as he drank his coffee. “What's going on?”

“You guys mind if I talk to you?”

“About what?” Dean asked, now acting somewhat polite.

I let out another sigh. “It's...about what I said earlier...and I have a problem that I need answers to.”

“What's your problem?” Jerome asked.

I took a seat in front of them and placed my arms on the table. “Guys...I have a question to ask: do you know anything about a Daryl Blackburn?”

The three of them stared at me. Dean tilted his head. “Daryl Blackburn? You mean #61?”

“Yeah!” I spoke. “Him! You guys know him?”

“Know him?” Richard said. “We used to be friends with him but...not anymore.”

“Why is that?”

“Because,” Jerome said. “Four years ago, all three of us were like his BFFs...until two years later after his birthday in January, he somehow stopped talking to us.”

“But why?” I said all intrigued. Whatever they were going to say might tell me something about Daryl.

“We don't know, Frank!” Dean answered. “The only thing we do know is that, before the month you showed up, Daryl went from nice to an asshole. What happened was that at the end of January, Daryl and the three of us went to Los Pegasus for a night of cider, beer, and partying. The next day, he somehow ditched us and left us stranded for two weeks! Whatever money we had left in our pockets, we boarded the next express train back to Ponyville and went to looking for him. Remember, this all happened before the week you showed up in Canterlot and we met you at your welcome party.”

“And what happened?” I asked Dean.

“Daryl was back at home with his marefriend tha...”

“You mean Aloe?” I corrected.

“Yes and we told Aloe on what Daryl did to us and she was all like 'you guys are a bunch of liars! Daryl wouldn't do that! He's the best boyfriend a pony can ever had, unlike you bucking morons!'”

I was shocked when I first heard this. “...What?!?...Ar...Are you sure it was Aloe that said that?”

“How else do you explain that she does not talk to us anymore?” Jerome said. “Including her sister, Dru, and her cousin. They don't talk to any of us because on what we said about Daryl. No matter how hard we try to explain it, none of them believed it.”

This was hard for me to digest! Richard, Dean, and Jerome were once friends with Daryl and after what Daryl did to them, they no longer are. What's worse is that Aloe and her family are somehow, at that time, on Daryl's side. Just like me that happened yesterday, Lotus and Dru don't believe that Daryl is a jerk. However, the real question is: what was going on and how exactly does Aloe fit in this situation? There's no way that this could be the same Aloe that got mistreated in front of my eyes. There has to be a logical explanation!

“Are you sure about this?” I asked all three of them.

“Yes, Frank!” Richard said. “We're telling the truth! What makes you so concerned?”

“Because I met Daryl last week on a Friday for the first time when I was escorting Aloe home.” I explained. “When I got to her place, Daryl seemed okay but then after going back inside, he somehow yelled at her to get in.”

Dean sipped his coffee and sets his cup down. “And what else happened?”

“Well,” I continued. “The next day, I went to the spa with my Asst. Manager and friend, Silver Dollar. When I got a massage from Aloe, Daryl shows up and threatens me to stay away from his marefriend. As for Aloe, she seems like she was about to cry and I wanted to help her but Daryl tells me to fuck off.”

“Looks like Daryl is more of a dick than Dean.” Jerome joked.

“Hey!” Dean growled.

“Did you tell Lotus, Dru, and Vera?” Richard asked me.

“I did with only Lotus and Dru,” I replied. “However, like you guys, they said the same thing about Daryl being nice and he will never hurt Aloe. I told Silver Dollar and he thinks it's a rocky relationship between Daryl and Aloe but I disagree. I think it's more than that!”

“What do you mean?” Dean said. “Is Daryl breaking the Human/Equine law behind Princess Celestia and the R.A.S.'s back?”

“I don't know but it could be that. I just need to tell Princess Cadance about this situation and maybe she can help out.”

Jerome choked on his coffee while he was drinking it. “Frank, are you serious?”

“Yes I'm serious!” I replied to Jerome.

“I wouldn't even do that if I were you! If you do, we're all screwed!”

“Screwed?!?” I said in a confused manner. “What do you mean by 'screwed'? What did you guys do?”

“We didn't do anything!” Dean said. “Though, if you do tell Princess Cadance, then she'll tell Princess Celestia and then Celestia will tell the R.A.S, which leads me to kick your ass all over Equestria.”

“I...I...I don't follow. What do you mean you'll kick my ass if I reported Daryl to Princess Cadance?”

Richard sighs. “Frank...let me ask you a question: Have you wondered why you are the only recent human that came to Equestria, why there hasn't been any invitation for a welcome party for any new humans who came here, and why in the newspapers it states that Celestia is having an emergency meeting with the R.A.S.?”

When Richard asked me these questions, I felt a spark go inside my head as I remembered not knowing any of this. It's been two years without any new humans coming into this world and why I'm the only one that came so far. I did at one point asked Princess Celestia about any news of new humans and her only response was “when it happens, you'll know.” After that, I never bothered to ask again due to her being busy. However, about Celestia having a meeting with Queen Faust and the R.A.S at Filly Delphia was something I don't even know yet since no one filled me in yet.

“No.” I said to Richard. “Tell me why.”

“The reason...”Richard continued. “During the day you made your appearance on Hearts and Hooves Day, something unexpected happened at Hollow Shades that led to Equestria go under a serious lockdown that still remains to this very day.”

“A lockdown?” I asked.

“Yeah,” Jerome said. “A very long lockdown!”

“When was this? What led to it?”

“It's not like it's the first time that Equestria went under a lockdown,” Dean answered. “This was like the 4th time it happened, in which we humans referred to the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th lockdowns as the E.V.A.N. Incident.”

I was dumbfounded. ““Evan incident?” What did he do?”

“Not 'he.' 'They!' E.V.A.N. stands for Eric, Victor, Adrian, and Nathan; four guys that went against the Human/Equine law that forced Celestia and the Royal Alicorn Society to put Equestria under a lockdown due to their actions.”

“Tell me what happened!” I said. “What did these guys do?”

All three of them stare at each other for a minute until Richard nods in approval.

“You know want to happened, Frank?” Jerome questioned.

I nodded.

“It all started when Eric...”