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Whole New World
Chapter 23
Found

Days turned into weeks, and weeks into months. Winter reared its cold head as autumn silently vanished under blanket after blanket of snow, and Dano found himself still living under Berry Punch’s roof by the time the bitter cold of February began. This wasn’t a bad thing, for Dano had a place to stay, food in his stomach, a place to rest his head as well as work and a friend that he needed so desperately. Berry Punch filled the gap that the fallout of Fluttershy and her friends created, and the survivor reciprocated by being there for the former prisoner. She never talked about her time in Fort Security, but she didn’t have too. They had both been there.

Every night Dano was visited by Discord, and the avatar would constantly taunt the survivor with the fact that his friends had abandoned him, or his many failures. Over time Dano became desensitized to the attacks, and even began to ask questions, much to the delight of Discord.

“So how are you supposed to take me over when the last time you tried to capture someone you couldn’t touch me?” Dano asked as he sat on the typical park bench in the black miasma of his dreams with Discord.

“Simple.” The avatar responded while he reclined on the bench. “I wasn’t in your head the first time but now I am, and I have a secret weapon on my side.

Dano looked over at Discord with an eyebrow raised as the avatar continued to recline.

“Stress Dano, stress. The human mind becomes weak when under a great amount of stress. Bon Bon was getting married, Fluttershy was on the anniversary of her parents ‘disappearance’ and you have lost your friends.”

Dano returned his gaze forward.

“What about Berry Punch?”

Discord chuckled lightly.

“She was trying to quit drinking after she had a miscarriage, and was, by far, the easiest to take.”

Dano didn’t feel anything as he was told Berry’s back story, he couldn’t feel anything.

“What happened to the father?”

Discord pulled his hands out from behind his head and rubbed his chin in thought.

“I think I took him right after his baby died. Soarin can claim that kill.”

Discord continued to ponder before shrugging and returning to reclining.

“I have no idea how her got her pregnant though, he was apparently crazy for anal sex.”

Dano shrugged as well.

“You don’t say.”

After the somewhat brief discussions between Dano and Discord, the survivor would awake in the dead of night to the sound of Berry thrashing. He would rise from his couch and hold her for as long as it took until she settled. The survivor noticed that it was getting harder and harder to get the woman to calm down, and he guessed that either Discord was throwing most of his energy into Berry’s mind or she was weakening. Both explanations scared Dano out of his wits.

Working as a bar tender wasn’t as hard as the survivor expected. The most popular item was a simple local beer, and Berry handled most of the mixed drinks. Dano swore that that woman could mix ashes into sewer water and make it taste amazing. As the weather changed from autumn to winter the usual customers, which consisted of farmers trying to blow off steam after a hard harvest, started to stay home more than go out. They lived to far away down un-shoveled roads to spend their money on simple beer. This didn’t worry Berry as much as Dano, for she knew what the change in seasons brought. The normal town’s folk, with most of their jobs on hold due to the weather, began to take the place of the farmers, and business continued on.

Berry Punch was not the only person Dano counted as a friend in his most trying times. He still had his team, and they had set up a monthly meeting where all five of them got together in the bar and shared a conversation over beer. They always grabbed six bottles though, and they wouldn’t touch the extra one unless to open it or get rid of it when they finished up their meeting.

Echo had also begun to come around right before the snow began to fall, but he couldn’t stay. Berry refused to have the wolf stay in the bar or apartment no matter how many times Dano told her he was smarter than the average animal. The two survivors would usually find themselves walking around town as they chatted, and they received several strange looks from the town’s people. When the snow came the chat became static, and the two would sit on the stoop of the bar instead of walking around.

Echo usually brought news of Jenna or Fluttershy, the latter being slightly more important to the survivor. It seems that after the anger the shy woman had felt dissipated she had settled into a massive depression, and the wolf sometimes had to literally drag her out of bed to get the day started. At first Dano felt a little bit of joy creep into his mind, but he pushed it away violently. Fluttershy didn’t deserve what he had done to her, no matter what she had said or done to him.

Pinkie Pie came around every once in a while when she had room in her schedule. The party girl had moved in with Mrs. Cake to help her cope as well as keep her business going. Apparently the Cake’s shop, known as Sugarcube Corner, was Pinkie’s old apartment and employer before she bought the Pink Hole.

The party girl usually brought news about the rest of the girls and their lives. Apparently they had been telling her to stay away from Dano, with Applejack and Rainbow Dash being the loudest on the subject while Fluttershy simply stopped talking for the rest of their meetings. The survivor understood why Pinkie’s friends told her to stay away, but it seemed that the party girl could see Dano’s suffering and was trying her best to help, much to his appreciation.

Celestia and Luna only sought out Dano once, and that was at the end of November. They told the survivor that they were hoping that the whole spat would work itself out, but the combination of Fluttershy’s shyness and Dano’s guilt made the rift grow with every passing day. The two avatars told the survivor that they would speak to the girls at the upcoming New Year’s party that Pinkie was throwing. Dano only nodded when he was told of the sister’s plans. He didn’t know if their words would help, and all he could do was hope they would.

Dano leaned against a darkly stained wooden pillar in the wall behind the bar that was half for decoration and half to hold up the liquor cabinet behind the serving counter. He was wearing his typical get up when he was working the bar, a simple black t-shirt covered his top while jeans encased his legs. His black boots rested on his feet, and his brown hair was kept short.

It was a typical Wednesday night, with only a single couple out on a date sitting in the last booth on the right, all the way in the back of the establishment. They simply enjoyed each other’s company as they sipped champagne, oblivious to the world.

Dano shifted his weight to get comfortable as he rubbed his face with his right hand. Light stubble met his fingers, and the survivor knew he needed to shave soon. The four slightly faded scars on his face wouldn’t allow hair to grow, so the only way to not look stupid was to get rid of all of his facial hair. Dano shifted once again, and looked at his watch. It told him there was five minutes left before ten. His team’s monthly meeting was at ten on the first Wednesday of the month, and it so happened to be that day.

Dano was happy that the only customers in the bar was the couple too engrossed with each other to bother him, and he was about to go find six bottles of beer when the sound of the door opening brought his attention to the portal.

Snow followed the two customers in as they shuffled into the building before they closed the door quickly. Dano couldn’t recognize the new patrons due to combination of the heavy clothing they wore and the dim lighting of the bar. After a quick second to warm themselves up the two customers shed their jackets and placed them on a wooden coat rack Berry had set out once the weather turned. Dano’s eyes widened slightly when he took in the sight of Applejack and Rainbow Dash slowly making their way to a pair of stools that rested in the center of the bar, and taking a seat.

Applejack wore a long sleeved orange flannel that looked thicker than the work clothes she wore of a matching color during the fall. The same dirty blue jeans and boots covered her legs and feet while her Stetson covered her head. Rainbow Dash wore a cyan long sleeve t-shirt with blue jeans tucked into white snow boots. The two girl’s faces were red from the cold, and they both seemed nervous to be in the bar.

Dano recovered quickly and put on a professional smile as he approached the girls.

“What can I get you ladies?”

Dano kept his tone polite and professional.

“A beer.” Applejack responded, her eyes looking at something to her right.

“Same for me.”

Rainbow’s hand seemed to be particularly interesting to her for the moment.

“Bottle or tap?”

“Bottle.”

Applejack’s eyes seemed to go anywhere that wasn’t occupied by Dano’s face.

“Same.”

Rainbow’s other hand seemed to be the center of attention now.

“Coming right up.”

Dano made his way to a short fridge under the bar, opened it, pulled out two beers, grabbed two coasters from farther down the bar and placed the bottles on top of the protective circles before pushing them in front of the two girls. They both mumbled something like ‘thank you’ before taking the beer in hand, but not drinking it. The survivor shrugged lightly before moving back to his spot.

Right as Dano made himself comfortable the door opened again to let in four men, each wearing heavy coats to protect themselves from the cold. The survivor knew who they were before they all filed in.

“… and so I told him to…”

Soarin didn’t finish his story, for he had caught a glimpse of Rainbow Dash.

“Dash? What are you doing here? I thought you said you were hanging out with your friends.”

Rainbow Dash has turned to see the new occupants of the bar along with Applejack.

“I am.”

The runner’s voice was hard, and Soarin put his hands up in a defensive gesture.

“Alright, alright.”

Soarin shed his coat along with Big Mac, Braeburn and the Doctor while Dano moved to the same fridge as before.

The four soldiers had donned the clothing they had worn before Fort Security. The Doctor was in his navy blue pinstripe suit with a maroon tie tucked into the jacket and maroon Converse sneakers on his feet. Braeburn and Big Mac were both wearing dirty jeans with cowboy boots along with heavy versions of their usual tops. Big Mac wore a red long sleeved t-shirt while Braeburn carried a yellow, wool long sleeved button up shirt under his leather vest. Soarin wore a standard blue t-shirt under his flight jacket, and blue jeans covered his legs to his black boots.

The survivor took six beers out of the fridge before walking out from behind the bar, grabbing a stool and placing it at the end of the booth his team had already moved to. Berry Punch made her way out of the doorway to her apartment just as Dano took his seat. It was her shift, and she waved as she took her place behind the bar. The survivor turned in his seat, reciprocated and returned to his team, handing out the beers before starting the conversation. The four men in front of Dano all took the bottle offered to them, and the survivor set the last down in the spot where Carrot would have sat after opening it.

Time seemed to stop around the group as they chatted away happily. They all shared a bond deeper than most people would ever know or feel, and it had come from their training, minutely, and from their actions together. They were bonds forged in the blistering furnace of war, where hot lead and blood had tempered those connections as they strained, only to come out stronger than before. The group talked about everything under the sun, from their scars to their homes to their women. Soarin kept his voice low when the latter came up, for the woman he was talking about was sitting at the bar most likely listening.

Eventually the time came for the group to disperse and return home. Reluctantly they made their way out of the booth and out the door after donning their jackets, leaving Dano behind. The survivor watched them go, and he felt a mixture of pride and guilt inside of him. He had given them the chance to defend their home and they had taken it, but at what price? They were different now, and they could never be the same. Dano had taken that from them on that night. The survivor sighed before pushing the thoughts away, and getting to work cleaning the booth.

When Dano rose from his stool to put it back he noticed that Applejack and Rainbow Dash had yet to leave or even drink from the bottles in front of them. After a quick shrug the survivor put his stool back, picked up the five empty beer bottles and one full one and disposed of the bottles while he poured the full one down the sink. Dano made his way up to the apartment after getting rid of the newly emptied bottle and wishing Berry a good night. His shift had ended hours ago, and it was time for bed.

Dano sat on the couch in Berry’s apartment the following Monday night. He was busy maintaining his weapons when the sound of someone coming up the stairs pulled him from his concentration. Berry Punch came through the doorway and released a tired sigh as she entered the room, made her way to the closest chair and plopping down on it.

“I hate Mondays.”

Dano chuckled as Berry blew a bit of her messy hair out of her face.

“What’s to hate? No one comes in on Monday.”

Berry sat up in her chair.

“Exactly! There is nothing to do.”

Dano and Berry chuckled before the survivor returned his concentration to the M9 pistol that had been disassembled and cleaned on the coffee table in front of him.

“Twilight Sparkle and Rarity came in today though.” Berry said as she relaxed her spine and slumped in the chair.

“Really?”

Dano didn’t bring his eyes up from the weapon he was now reassembling, but his mind was paying more attention to the woman as his hands deftly completed the jigsaw puzzle known as a pistol.

“Yeah. They said something about talking to you, but I told them today was your day off.”

Dano pulled the slider back on his newly reconstructed M9, and smiled a bit as it snapped back with a loud satisfying click.

“That would explain why Applejack and Rainbow Dash were in the bar last Wednesday.”

Berry let out a tired sigh.

“You think they want to apologize or something?”

Dano slid the pistol magazine into the receiver, and it fell into place without fail.

“Maybe.”

Berry sat up and looked at Dano with a bit of concern.

“Now don’t get Vietnam vet on me.”

Dano placed the pistol back on the table.

“What is that supposed to mean?”

Berry’s expression didn’t change.

“The whole ‘I hate to world because they hated me’ thing.”

Dano chuckled as he picked up his rifle and began to take it apart.

“I have never hated them Berry, so why would I start.”

The answer satisfied the woman, and she rose from her chair slowly.

“Alright Dano, just don’t mess this up.”

Dano made a look of mock contempt.

“Okay mom.”

The two shared a chuckle before Berry wished Dano a good night and went to bed.

The survivor continued to clean the rest of his weapons while a small smile stretched over his face. Not only had his physical scars faded with time, but so had his spiritual ones. Dano was ready to prove that he had healed enough to return to the friendships he had held as if nothing had happened. The survivor suddenly stopped, his smile turning into a frown. He would not act as if nothing happened. To act like that would dishonor Carrot’s sacrifice. Dano resolved to act in a manner that would show he had moved past his failures and grown up while still embodying them. The smile returned to the survivor’s face, and he got back to cleaning his weapon.

Dano trudged through the snow as he made his way through the dimly lit town. The sky was clear tonight and one could see every star in the sky, but the survivor’s eyes remained straight ahead. Today was the day he put things back together with the girls, and Pinkie had created the perfect set up. Not two days before had Dano received a small invitation from a very warmly clothed Derpy addressed to the party girl. It said that she was hosting a ‘We are sorry and we want to be friends again’ party in the survivor’s honor, and after laughing at the name he had asked Berry for that night off. She gave it to him without hesitation.

Dano rounded the last corner in his journey and gazed upon the building known as Sugarcube Corner as he advanced towards it. The building was two stories tall with the second story being pinched between the two sides of the pitched roof. The exterior walls were painted a pale cream color while the parts of the roof that could be seen from under the snow consisted of brown shingles. The wooden doorway rested in the middle of the exterior wall facing Dano, and was painted a soft pink that matched the trim on the structure. A soft glow emanated from the large windows that took up space on the cream colored walls, and the survivor started to hear bouncy electronic music as he approached.

Once standing on the stoop Dano raised his hand to knock, but the door swung open before he could to reveal a practically beaming Pinkie Pie.

“Hello Pinkie.”

Dano couldn’t help but smile as the party girl’s massive grin continued to grace her face.

“Hi! Come on in!”

Pinkie hopped away from the doorway to let Dano through, and with his own smile growing the survivor followed.

Dano found himself in a well-lit shop that was painted a slightly darker cream than the exterior. Pink trim softened the corners of the shop, and created an inviting environment that soothed the survivor. To the left was a counter atop an empty viewing case for the pastries, and behind the counter was a threshold that lead to a darkened kitchen and the rest of the house. Small, round tables with four chairs to each filled up the shop where they had room, and a single unassuming door rested halfway through the right wall.

Pinkie quickly made her way to that door and disappeared behind it, the sound of music increasing as she opened the portal. Without anywhere else to go Dano followed the pink haired party girl’s path across the shop and through the door after he had hung up his coat on a nearby peg attached to the wall.

Dano found himself in a room that looked exactly the same as the one he was in previously, but instead of a counter or any shop related furniture there was just round tables that matched the ones in the preceding area pushed against the walls with two chairs each to create a large empty space in the center of the room. Small speakers rested on a table in the back right corner with Vinyl Scratch sitting in a chair next to them with a laptop in her lap, her sunglasses over her eyes and a smile on her face.

In the center of the room stood almost everybody Dano had counted on as a friend. Big Mac with Twilight, Braeburn with Pinkie, Soarin with Dash, Applejack with Rarity, the Doctor with his hands in his pockets and Fluttershy trying to be as small as possible, all of them clad in their usual attire.

The group and Dano looked at each other for a few moments, the survivor’s smile diminishing slightly.

“Um… We want to apologize for how we treated you Dano.”

Twilight’s eyes dipped as she tried her best to sound sincere.

“We didn’t know what you went through, and we shouldn’t have acted so hastily.”

Rarity’s nose seemed to climb in the air as she tried to cover her own guilt.

“I hope yah can forgive us.”

Applejack finished the apology, and Dano’s smile grew to an impossibly large size. He didn’t know what Celestia and Luna had told the girls, but it had worked.

“You were forgiven long before today.”

Dano watched as six girls all blinked in confusion before it sank in, and their own smiles began to grow. Pinkie Pie separated from the group and in a single bound closed the distance between the survivor and his friends. Dano could barely bring his hands up as the party girl suddenly wrapped him in a hug, almost knocking him over. The rest of the girls laughed at Pinkie’s antics as Dano returned the warm hug.

“You should save some of that for Braeburn, Pinkie.” Dano said once the hug had dragged on for a few second.

Pinkie gasped loudly before she released Dano, ran across the room and leapt on Braeburn. The farmer gave the survivor a dirty look, and Dano just laughed. Apparently Braeburn got this a lot.

The party took off once Braeburn managed to get his overly excitable girlfriend off of him. Nonalcoholic punch and sweet treats were served by Pinkie Pie, and the survivor found himself sitting at one of the many tables around the perimeter of the room talking to anyone who would lend an ear. Every once and a while Vinyl would put on a slower song, and the couples would rise to dance. Dano held off from asking Fluttershy to join him, for she sat as far away as possible from the survivor without being rude. Dano kept his distance, he didn’t want to rush the shy woman.

Dano lost track of time as the party continued on without slowing in the slightest. He was in the middle of discussing the reasons cupcakes could not be used as a viable munition in a cannon with Pinkie Pie when she suddenly leapt out of her seat, took off across the room and made her way out of the party. Everybody watched her go with an expression of confusion, and ended up staring at the door waiting for her to return. Pinkie did just that after a few seconds with someone in tow, and as the party girl moved into the room she revealed that Lyra was the extra person.

Everybody simply looked at the musician with a worried expression, and Lyra blushed madly with the attention. Dano found himself standing and crossing the room to the musician, and embracing her softly. Lyra returned the hug, and calmed as Dano blocked the other’s gazes. The party resumed once Vinyl switched songs, and Pinkie continued her debate on the ‘cupcake cannon’ idea as the survivor lead the musician to an empty seat before sitting down next to her.

Again time flowed around the room as the party continued on unabated. Music continued to flow from the small speakers that Vinyl had supplied, and as a bouncy techno tune ended the sound of a piano playing a slow, sad tune* began to emanate from the sound system. As all of the couples began to make their way to the center of the open floor Dano looked over to see a very sad Lyra.

“What’s wrong?”

Lyra looked up at Dano as tears began to form in her eyes.

“This is The Last Waltz by Frédéric Chopin.”

Dano blinked in confusion.

“This was the song Bon Bon and I planned on having our first dance to.”

Dano’s expression changed to one of sadness until he came up with an idea.

“Would you like to dance with me Lyra?”

Lyra looked shocked at the offer.

“I… I don’t know.”

Dano put on a kind smile.

“I can let you lead if you want.”

Lyra let out a sad chuckle.

“How did you know that Bon Bon let me lead?”

Dano shrugged.

“Just a hunch.”

The two shared a small laugh before Dano stood and offered a hand, and Lyra looked at it for a second before taking it.

“Alright.”

Dano let Lyra lead him to the center of the dance floor before he placed his right hand on her shoulder, and she wrapped her right hand around his waist gently.

“Are you going to lead or not?” Dano asked as Lyra took his other hand in hers, a smile on his face.

Lyra playfully scowled before pulling Dano in close with the arm around his waist, and the survivor chuckled as he let her take control.

Now that they were in position Lyra and Dano began to dance. The feeling of being led through the waltz was new and strange to the survivor, but he fought his natural reaction to try and take charge. Dano’s perseverance paid off, and he soon felt Lyra rest her head on his chest, the warm wet sensation of tears soaking through his shirt. The song was nearing its end when Dano felt and heard the musician begin to speak as they danced.

“You are going to dip.”

Dano blinked in confusion.

“Do you think that is the best idea.”

Lyra simply nodded, and Dano sighed.

This isn’t going to end well.

Eventually the song ended and Dano let himself fall into Lyra. The musician carried the brunt of his weight for a few moments before she buckled. The survivor fell onto his back with a heavy thud, and Lyra had somehow landed sprawled perpendicular to him over his mid-section. The music stopped as everyone looked on with worried expressions, wondering if anyone was hurt. Dano put those worries to rest when he burst out laughing, Lyra following right behind. The rest of the party goers soon joined in, and the room was filled with laughter for several minutes.

Once everyone had settled Big Mac and Soarin lifted Dano to his feet while Twilight and Rainbow lifted Lyra. Once standing the musician gave the survivor another hug.

“Thank you Dano, very much.”

Dano returned the embrace.

“It wasn’t a problem. You can take me dancing anytime you want.”

Lyra and Dano chuckled at his joke before they released each other.

Vinyl returned to playing her techno and dubstep as Dano moved off of the dance floor to sit in a chair by himself, and the survivor seemed to have found a spot in space where he could just sit and watch the party go on without him. He smiled as he saw his friends, both new and old, enjoy each other’s company. Dano felt the urge to go outside for a little while, and after sitting for a few more moments he silently slipped out of the party unnoticed, grabbed his coat and left Sugarcube Corner.

Dano silently trudged down the un-shoveled streets of Ponyville, his eyes turned upward the entire time. The stars and moon were strikingly clear as they traveled across the winter sky, and the survivor zoned out as he walked.

After an unknown amount of time Dano returned to the real world to find himself standing on a hill on the outskirts of town. The light from Ponyville created a massive shadow in front of the survivor, and he stared at the elongated representation of himself for a bit before the sound of footsteps in the snow made him glance over his shoulder.

Behind Dano stood Fluttershy, her arms crossed over her chest as she tried to keep herself warm. A canary yellow coat covered her upper body, and she was encased in tight jeans and pink boots from the waist down. Her long pink hair flowed around her shadow covered face, and her eyes bored into Dano’s back. The survivor returned his gaze forward and up to the sky.

“You know you saved me?”

Dano’s voice was soft, but loud enough for the shy woman to hear.

“In Fort Security. When I was so close to death I could feel his hand on my shoulder. I saw your eyes, and I heard my promise.”

Dano turned around and locked his eyes on Fluttershy’s.

“You pulled me out of there in one piece Fluttershy.”

Dano simply stared at the shy woman as she processed what she was told before she burst into tears and ran to the survivor. Dano accepted her with open arms, and he found himself holding onto Fluttershy as she pressed her face into his chest, tears flowing from her eyes.

“I’m sorry!” Fluttershy managed to say between sobs. “I’m so sorry!”

Dano ran a hand though Fluttershy’s hair while he held her close.

“It’s alright. You are forgiven.”

The couple simply stood in atop the hill on the edge of town for what seemed like forever until Fluttershy had vented her own guilt into Dano. When she had finally settled the survivor gently pushed the shy woman off of him, but kept an arm around her shoulder for warmth.

“Let’s get you home.”

Fluttershy nodded and pushed in close to Dano as they began to walk down the hill towards town.

The walk to Fluttershy’s house was long and cold, but with the shy woman under his arm Dano barely noticed. He was overcome with a sense of joy as he trudged through the snow in the dark. A joy that only grew with every second he felt Fluttershy close by, for he had done it. Dano had repaired the damage he had done, at least enough to be friends with the shy woman once again.

When they finally reached their destination the couple made their way over the small foot bridge and approached the front door, guided by the moons glow. Dano couldn’t find hide or hair of Echo or Jenna, and guessed they had moved inside to escape the cold weather.

Fluttershy unlocked her door and moved inside with the survivor in tow, and they found themselves in the dark living room of the shy woman’s abode as Dano closed the door. The survivor let his eyes adjust to the dark as he took Fluttershy’s coat off of her body and held it until he could see well enough to find the pegged coat holder that was placed to the right of the door.

With the job of escorting Fluttershy home Dano turned to leave, but was stopped short.

“Dano?”

The survivor rotated to his left to see the shy woman standing in the same spot as when her coat was removed. Her face was obscured by the dark as well as her hair, and Dano could hear the conflict dominating her mind through her tone.

“Yes Fluttershy?”

Dano heard Fluttershy shift uncomfortably as well as see a bit of movement in the dark.

“Dano. I… I think…”

Dano waited patiently for Fluttershy to spit out whatever she was saying, but she never got that far.

Dano’s vision was suddenly filled with quick movement, and he felt the warmth of Fluttershy’s body as she perched herself on her toes and placed a light kiss on the survivor’s lips before pulling back. Dano simple stood, his eyes slightly widened as his mind reeled and heart rate quickened.

“I’m sorry! I don’t know what came over me. Please forgive me?” Fluttershy’s words came out quickly and dripped with panic.

Dano didn’t her a word. The emotions he had buried in order to not scare Fluttershy away came rushing forward into his brain. It took the survivor a few moments for his conscious to register that the woman he felt so strongly about was on the verge of tears believing she had done something wrong, and he reacted the only way he could.

Dano took a large step forward to close the gap between him and Fluttershy, wrapped his arms around her tightly, leaned down and planted a kiss of his own on her lips. The two simply held the position for what felt like eons before Fluttershy pressed her body into the survivor’s, and wrapped her arms around his neck. Taking the hint Dano tightened his embrace and increased the gentle pressure of his lips, and Fluttershy returned the push with one of her own.

Time stopped around the couple as the shared the tender kiss, but it, unfortunately, came to an end. Dano pulled away from Fluttershy to see those clear deep cyan eyes staring into his own, despite the dark. Reacting out of instinct the survivor bent at the knee slightly as to lower his level, tucked an arm behind the shy woman’s legs and lifted. Now cradling Fluttershy Dano made his way through the living room using his memory, and began to ascend the stairs up to her room. The shy woman turned and pressed herself into the survivor affectionately as she released a happy sight, and it caused Dano’s heart rate to quicken even more.

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Dano pushed himself into the room he had become familiar with while he was injured all of those months ago. The moon cast a soft beam of light onto the bed, illuminating the survivor’s path. Without waiting Dano crossed the room, and gently placed Fluttershy on her bed. As the survivor was bent over the shy woman un-expectantly wrapped her arms around his neck, and pulled him into another long kiss. Dano’s instincts reacted before his brain, and he climbed into the bed while he pressed his mouth against Fluttershy’s with even more passion than before.

Kiss flowed into kiss, and before long, Dano found himself lightly flicking his tongue across Fluttershy’s lips, asking for permission to enter. The shy woman cautiously opened her mouth and widened her jaw. The survivor slowly pushed his tongue passed Fluttershy’s lips and into her mouth, where it found a nervous partner. With quick, soft movements Dano engaged Fluttershy, and she ever so slowly began to press back. The survivor did his best to control the rising urge in his head to simply take over, and kept the pressure of his tongue equal to the shy woman’s own pink organ.

As the deep kisses began to increase in ferocity, Dano let his weight begin to settle on top of Fluttershy, freeing up his hands in the process. He began to slowly drag his fingers down the shy woman’s sides, making her shiver slightly, until the survivor came to the bottom of her shirt. With a quick flick of the fingers, Dano was now beneath the clothing, and he made his way back up the way he came just as slowly, pulling the shirt as he went. The feeling of Fluttershy’s soft skin under his fingertips sent small shivers of ecstasy down the survivor’s spine, further fogging up his thought processes.

Fluttershy had not been idle as her tongue danced with Dano’s, but had released her grip around the survivor’s neck, moving her hands under his arms and around his back while pulling him closer. Dano had followed the shy woman’s slight directions, and was now pressing himself down with a constant, firm pressure, while he slowly lifted her shirt, caressing her soft skin.

Dano broke the kiss quickly, and pulled the shy woman’s clothing over her head and tossed it away before diving back into the kiss. Fluttershy met him halfway before the survivor forced her head back into the bed as their tongues resumed their furious battle. Coherent thoughts and doubts began to wash away under the sea of pleasure and instincts building up in both parties, and Dano felt Fluttershy’s grip on his back release as she moved her hands around his body, trying their hardest to remove his coat.

Dano decided to help out the shy woman, and after breaking their kissing for a second time, he straightened up and quickly pulled his coat off, followed by his shirt over his head. To the survivor’s pleasant surprise, Fluttershy had sat up, and, with his hands still over his head, attacked Dano with another kiss as she wrapped her arms around his midsection. Without hesitation the survivor returned it as he tossed his shirt and coat into the dark room behind him.

Using whatever part of his brain that still functioned, Dano decided now was as good a time as ever to remove the shy woman’s bra, and without pressing her back down, kept kissing her, while his arms wrapped around her back. The survivor’s hands found the underwear’s clasp, and after fumbling with it for a few seconds managed to undo the bra. Dano gently pulled the straps off of Fluttershy’s shoulders, and, with a little cooperation from the shy woman, managed to get the underwear down her arms before tossing it away with the rest of the removed clothing.

Dano forced himself into Fluttershy, and the couple fell into the bed roughly. With the shy woman on her back once again, the survivor lifted his hips and legs over her own, and she gently spread her lower appendages to allow him entry. Dano settled in-between Fluttershy’s thighs, and with a little weight on his hips, began to grind into her.

Fluttershy moaned softly into Dano mouth as he put pressure onto her sensitive lower half, and it only increased the fog in the survivor’s mind as well as the heat slowly making its way down his body. While keeping his pressure constant between her legs the survivor lifted his upper half slightly, and pulled his lips away from Fluttershy’s. With his mouth free Dano began to trail sloppy kisses down her chin toward her neck while his right hand slowly moved up her abdomen until it came into contact with the soft mass of the shy woman’s left breast.

Fluttershy’s breath caught as Dano gave her mammary a light squeeze, and she moaned right after as the survivor found the sensitive spot where the jaw met the neck with his lips. Dano began to lick and suck on the shy woman’s neck as he applied pressure to her breast with his palm, the mass fitting perfectly into his hand. Fluttershy arched her neck as Dano’s mouth and hand worked in tandem to send waves of pleasure into her brain, and her breaths came in shallow, ragged bursts as she held on to the survivor.

Satisfied that he had shown Fluttershy’s neck enough love Dano began to kiss his way down the front of the shy woman’s neck and onto her chest, where he shifted his weight to his right hand to allow his left to attack Fluttershy’s right breast while his mouth ascended her left. The survivor let his mouth hover over the shy woman’s erect nipple and allowed his hot breath caress it. Once again Fluttershy’s breath caught in her throat, and she arched her back ever so slightly while letting out a small whine of frustration.

Not wanting to keep his partner waiting any more Dano wrapped his lips around the sensitive nub and began to suck lightly while he played with it with his tongue. Fluttershy let out a low moan as her hands ran through Dano’s hair, and it only made the survivor that much more aggressive in his efforts. Dano sucked, licked and lightly bit Fluttershy’s left nipple as his left hand still worked her right breast, and he figured he was doing a good job by the sounds Fluttershy was making.

Eventually the shy woman’s moans and coos leveled out, and Dano guessed he had gotten the most out of his ministrations. The survivor released Fluttershy’s nipple and began to snake his way down her abdomen, planting small kisses as he went. After a teasingly long time he reached the gap between the shy woman’s legs, and he could feel a heat emanating from her crotch.

While kissing her stomach right above her jeans Dano’s hands worked over the clasp holding them together. The pants came undone after a quick tug on the button, and without moving away from her stomach the survivor reached down her legs to remove the boots and socks placed on her feet before discarding them into the dark room. With the footwear gone Dano began to pull the shy woman’s jeans and panties down her legs ever so slowly until they were free from her body. The clothing was then discarded in the same fashion as before.

Dano pulled his head up and away from Fluttershy, and he gazed at her form. In the moonlight the shy woman’s skin looked pale and smooth, and her chest rose and fell slowly as she simply took in breath after breath. Her legs had been pulled together under Dano by the removal of her tight jeans and underwear, and he arms, without anything better to do, lay sprawled out to her sides on the bed. The survivor drank in the shy woman’s figure until his gaze finally reached her eyes, those deep pools of cyan that he wished he could fall into.

“You’re beautiful Fluttershy.”

Fluttershy responded with a small smile and a blush that could be seen even in the pale lighting.

Dano chuckled at the shy response before his brain reminded him that he wasn’t done. The survivor began to settle his weight on Fluttershy’s legs, and she spread them in response. With his chest pressing against the bed and his arms wrapped around the shy woman’s thighs Dano took in the slightly swollen lips of the treasure between her legs. Acting on instinct the survivor stuck his tongue out, and ran it slowly from the bottom of Fluttershy’s slit to the top.

The shy woman cried out in pleasure as Dano’s tongue sent pure pleasure arcing up her spine and into her skull, and the sound only made Dano that much more eager to keep going. The survivor could taste Fluttershy, and it blew his mind. Half out of his desire to please his partner and out of his own want to taste her sweet juices again Dano brought his tongue back to the bottom of Fluttershy’s sensitive area and licked once again.

Fluttershy arched her back and pressed her hips forward as Dano continued to eat out his partner, and after giving her a few good licks he pressed his tongue in-between her folds and into her canal. Fluttershy moaned as the survivor’s pink organ worked its way around inside of her, scrapping against clenching walls as her body begged Dano to go deeper. The survivor obliged to the best of his ability until he pulled out, a strand of fluid attaching his tongue to her crotch.

Fluttershy let out a frustrated coo that soon turned into a shriek as Dano gave her clit a strong lick, and it took most of the survivor’s strength to simply stop the shy woman from slamming her legs down on his head. Without hesitation Dano enveloped Fluttershy’s button with his lips and began to suck lightly while the pink organ in his mouth began to tease and prod the nub.

Fluttershy spasmed with pleasure as Dano attacked her clit with his lips, tongue and, eventually, teeth, and her screams and moans only grew louder and louder until she finally released the flood gates. The survivor felt his chin get soaked as Fluttershy thrust her hips forward and came before letting every muscle in her body relax. Dano went about licking up all of the juices that flowed freely from the shy woman as she basked in the afterglow of her orgasm.

Once satisfied that he had caught all of Fluttershy’s excess fluids Dano lifted his head out from between her legs to see the shy woman panting, her tongue hanging out of her mouth and eyes half lidded. The survivor smiled as he crawled over the shy woman, and planted a soft kiss on her lips. At first Fluttershy was unresponsive, but she soon broke from her stupor to return the kiss.

Dano pulled Fluttershy out of her afterglow with his lips, and it wasn’t long before her tongue began to assault the survivor’s with renewed vigor as she wrapped her legs around his waist and pulled him into her with her arms. The heat in Dano’s body had slowly concentrated in his crotch as he had taken care of Fluttershy, and the majority of his brain called for him to relieve the pressure. The shy woman somehow sensed this, and sent an exploratory hand down below. Fluttershy grazed Dano’s member, and even through his jeans he twitched at the contact.

The shy woman felt the reaction, and began to stroke the survivor through his pants. Dano released a groan into Fluttershy’s mouth, and it only made her increase her ministrations in speed and pressure. A bit of Dano was frustrated with the foreplay and begged for release. Eventually the survivor gave into his urges, pushed himself off of Fluttershy, took a seat on the edge of the bed and began to remove his boots. Fluttershy waited patiently as the survivor untied his footwear and kicked them off before hopping back onto her. Dano chuckled as the shy woman giggled before they locked lips once again.

Fluttershy returned her hand to below Dano’s waist along with its partner, and they began to work in tandem to unbutton his jeans, and try to get them down. The shy woman’s position lacked any leverage to facilitate the removal of the survivor’s clothing, so Dano had to break the kiss as he straightened and disrobed before throwing his pants, underwear and socks into the room behind him.

Now completely naked Dano returned his weight to Fluttershy as well as his lips to hers. After a few moments of wrestling with their tongues the survivor pulled his head back, and looked into the shy woman’s eyes. A single flicker of fear appeared in Fluttershy’s features as she spoke softly.

“Be gentle.”

Dano pecked Fluttershy’s lips.

“Of course.”

Dano shifted his hips until his member was in line with Fluttershy’s still moist sex, and he felt his head prod her entrance. Fluttershy inhaled sharply with the sensation as she pulled the survivor close with her arms, and he returned the embrace as he pressed his lips against hers. The shy woman returned the kiss, and Dano began to press his hips forward.

Fluttershy threw her head back and moaned loudly as Dano’s head spread her entrance. The survivor fought the urge to simply thrust as hard as he could, and let his hips continue to apply the same amount of pressure. Dano slowly buried his member into Fluttershy inch by inch, and he could feel her hot, wet passage constrict around him. Dano grunted through grit teeth, and Fluttershy screamed and moaned as she dug her fingernails into his back.

After what felt like an eternity to Dano he felt his hips gently collide with Fluttershy’s thighs, and he paused. The survivor panted as Fluttershy subconsciously massaged his member with her muscles as she gasped, causing the overwhelming sensations of pleasure to jolt up his spine and enter his brain. Moments passed, and all Dano wanted to do was stay there, buried inside of Fluttershy, forever until his instinct took over.

Just as slowly as before the survivor pulled his rod out of the shy woman, leaving only his head inside. Fluttershy let out a desperate coo which turned into a pleasured moan as the feeling of emptiness was soon replaced by Dano. The survivor repeated the process of pulling out to just before slipping out and pumping back in, increasing in speed with every thrust until he settled into a rhythm. Fluttershy would moan and twist underneath Dano as he moved, and he would grunt in response to the growing tightness in his testicles.

Fluttershy’s moans and cried began to become louder and increase in pitch as they went along, a sign that she was moving ever closer to her eventual climax. Dano took note of the sounds his partner was creating, and increased his speed as well as the force of each thrust to keep pushing the shy woman closer to the edge until the sound of his hips slapping against her resonated just as loudly as the noise that escaped their maws.

Dano was getting close, and, by the sounds Fluttershy was making, so was she. The survivor pushed himself off of the shy woman and rose until he was perpendicular to her, gaining extra leverage. He only paused to shift his legs before resuming his thrusts with the same amount of force and speed as before. Fluttershy’s voice rose so high that her cries were only audible as squeaks, and it filled Dano with a lust he had never felt before. His only need was to make her orgasm, and he doubled his efforts despite the almost painful tightness in his scrotum.

As Dano buried himself for the umpteenth time Fluttershy released a pleasure filled shriek as the survivor finally pushed her over the edge, and he could feel her muscles clench down on his member as it was covered in the hot juices that the shy woman was producing in excess. Fighting against every instinct in his head Dano pulled himself out of Fluttershy just as his own self-control broke down, and his flood gates opened.

Dano’s eyes snapped shut as he came, spurt after spurt of semen fired out of him until he had emptied himself. The survivor, overwhelmed by the sheer pleasure, leaned back with his knees still under him, and opened his eyes to see the dark ceiling. He breathed deeply as his body tried its best to recover from the physical stress it had gone through, and Dano could feel fatigue start to pull at the edges of his mind. One thing stopped him from letting slumber take him, and that was the woman sprawled out in front of him.

Dano regained as many of his wits as he could, and lifted himself so he could see Fluttershy. Even in the feint glow of the moon he could see her face, flushed and smiling as she panted. Dano’s seed covered the shy woman from her chest to mid abdomen, and he felt a little pride at the sheer volume he had produced.

With sleep becoming more and more inviting Dano pushed himself out of bed, and walked into the bathroom across the hall. Using his memory the survivor found one of the shy woman’s towels, returned to the bed room and cleaned off his partner who had fallen asleep. After discarding the dirty towel like his clothing, Dano climbed into bed.

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Dano suddenly realized with a chill that it was, in fact, winter, and that the rest of the house was several degrees cooler that the heat Fluttershy and the survivor had put out. Dano pulled the thick comforters of the shy woman’s bed over his naked body, and as he made himself comfortable on his back Fluttershy rolled over and placed her arm around the survivor’s abdomen with her head on his chest. The sleeping woman let out a content sigh and smiled as she felt the warmth of Dano’s body and heard the beat of his heart pounding away in his chest. Dano felt a smile of his own spread across his face as he looked down at the woman holding him, her pink hair a mess atop her head. Pure joy surged in the survivor’s veins as sleep began to pull him under more forcefully than before, and the last thing he saw before he closed his eyes was the woman he loved.

Dano stood in darkness like he had every night after Fort Security, and like before Discord stood in front of the survivor. Dano noticed that the avatar’s appearance had changed since the last time he had seen him. Bags rested under Discord’s eyes, and his skin appeared to be paler than normal as well as his suit not fitting as well.

“You did a good job Daniel, her two for your one. Such a selfless lover.”

Dano felt anger rise within him at the mention of Fluttershy, and without hesitation Dano made his way across the small gap between the avatar and himself as Discord began smiling as he guessed what the survivor was about to attempt.

“We have been over this Daniel you can’t touch a…”

Dano wrapped his hand around Discord’s neck, much to the surprise of them both.

“… soul.” The avatar managed to speak as Dano tightened his grip.

The survivor smiled devilishly as fear began to flash across Discord’s face. Dano lifted the avatar into the air with a minute amount of effort, and Discord began to kick and struggle as whatever magic was holding him in the survivor’s mind began to constrict just like his throat.

“You haven’t won Daniel.” Discord wheezed out. “No matter what you do I will be here with you.”

Dano glared into Discord’s blood red eyes.

“And I will be there to put you back into the ground. Every. Single. Time.”

With that Dano squeezed his fist as tightly as he could, and the sound of snapping vertebrae echoed in the darkness. Discord slumped as his neck broke, and his form began to disintegrate into a mist until he was gone, drifting away in an unfelt wind.

Happiness, pure, un-fathomable happiness filled Dano’s brain, and the feeling was only dwarfed by the joy he had felt when he was with Fluttershy. Dano began to laugh uncontrollably as the surge of delight coursed through him. The miasma closed in slowly, and the survivor laughed the entire time before he was pulled back to sleep.

Dano awoke to the sun bearing down through the windows of Fluttershy’s room. The world was silent save for the sound of two people breathing. The survivor opened his eyes and looked down to see a still slumbering Fluttershy resting her head on his chest. The heat she put out was felt to Dano’s core, and his smile returned with the sight of his partner.

Dano returned his head to the pillow underneath it, and released a content sigh. There was no place he would rather be than where he was. Suddenly Fluttershy moved, and the survivor returned his gaze downward to see the shy woman looking back up at him. They stared at each other for what felt like an eternity, both smiling, until Dano broke the silence.

“Good morning.”

Dano’s voice was soft and cracked a bit from not using it since the night before.

“Good morning.” Fluttershy echoed, her voice in the same condition’s as Dano’s.

“How are you feeling?” Dano asked, his voice coming back.

Fluttershy sighed.

“Great.”

Dano chuckled softly.

“Same here.”

The couple continued to stare at each other, simply happy to be together.

“Dano?”

A bit of nervousness made its way into Fluttershy’s voice.

“Yes?”

“I… I lo…“

Dano placed a finger over Fluttershy’s mouth.

“I know. I love you too.”

Fluttershy beamed, her smile growing much larger that Dano had ever seen it before. The shy woman pulled herself onto the survivor, and placed a tender kiss on his lips. Dano returned the sign of affection, and was about to go in for another when the sound of someone ascending the stairs reached his ears.

Dano and Fluttershy looked at the portal in unison as Echo pushed his way through the slightly ajar door, and stopped dead in his tracks. The couple and wolf stared at each other as an awkward silence settled over the room. Echo broke the eye contact, and looked around the area to see both Dano’s and Fluttershy’s clothing thrown haphazardly around before returning his gaze to the couple.

Dano felt himself start to laugh, and Echo began to join in. The soft chuckle between the two friends grew until they were both laughing so hard they were crying.

“Nice to see you buddy.” Dano said once he got his wits back under control.

Echo barked something that Dano interpreted as a positive response.

“How was your night?”

Dano smirked at the wolf, knowing full well that his own night would put his to shame.

Echo indicated the stairs with his head and wiggled his eye brows suggestively.

“You didn’t…”

Dano’s jaw dropped as he realized what Echo had told him.

Echo nodded before chuckling.

“What does that mean?” Fluttershy asked, confusion apparent on her face.

Dano’s gaze shifted from the wolf to the woman and back again.

“How do you feel about puppies?”

The End?

Well, this is it.
the end
we have to go don't we
im afraid so. The story is over.
but we had fun here. right Twilight?
yeah Pinkie. we did.
don't worry you two. Even though us hanging out is coming to an end doesn't mean we wont ever see each other ever again.
you're right
and when you're right, you're right
i will see you guys around okay?
goodbye Gaius
yeah! see you later.
*closes door as they leave*
well, on to the next one
*sage nod*
gonna miss em
indubitably
*sits down and gets writing once again while camera dramatically fades to black*

hey guys
looks like its all over
for now :)
and you are probably asking yourself
"why does the story still say incomplete?"
well, when i said this was the last chapter,
i lied.
there will be an epilogue (sorta) that will tie this fic with its sequel
the epilogue will be uploaded when the sequel gets passed the mods
have fun raging!
don't forget to rate and comment
that is all
kthanxbai