Heart of Steel

Author's note:

Sorry for not getting the picture up... I've been busy... OH! I will be more avalible now!

I am also announcing another contest!

I am currently working on 'The perfect Assassin' I want you to send me your OC info if you want to have a slot in the story... I'm accepting all OC's and you will all get a spot! The reason it's a contest is because I'm only allowing some to have major roles... Most will be background but will have very significant roles...

Rules for Entry:
1) OC name
2) OC discription
3) Major strength
4) minor strengths...
5) Why you deserve the slots
6) Bio
7) Personal reflections (how you as a person show in your pony)
Multiple entries are allowed...

Banned OCs: Fern, Jade (these are my personals) Some pony that you DO NOT own... Ponies that you had to get permisson to use...

Also I am looking for a new idea... I want you all to send me a message on which type of story you want...

Rules for entry:
1) Name of story (I have the right to veto it)
2) Characters you would like to see
3) Major conflicts
4) Rape and slaughter are fine but if you ruin any characters for me I'll hunt you down and slit your throat...

Love you all!!!!!!!
-Dashie

P.S.
All of my homo! (which isn't that much...)
All of my non-Homo!!!! (which is 98% of me)

Chapter 2
Recovery

You awoke on the couch. All of your muscles were stiff and you couldn't move your right hind leg that much. 'Meh, couple of days cooped up could do me good.' You thought as you snuggled deeper into the pillow Summer had given you for a head rest. 'Then again...' You thought back to the large stallion chasing you. 'Damn he had stamina...' A groan broke your thoughts. Looking down at the floor you notice Summer caked in blood. Your blood.

"Hey... Summer..." Your voice was scratchy and very weak at best. She squirmed around on the floor trying sleep. Couldn't blame her she had just saved your life. 'I don't like owing favors... I need to pay off my debt and get the fuck out of here... First off treat her nice and try to work it off... Or just make her feel better about herself... I could give her some bits... I do have royal connections... How about something simple first.... She looks very uncomfortable... Wait! A pillow! Hmmm...' Looking around you didn't see any other pillows other than the ones used to reduce the swelling in your legs. You had at least four under your leg keeping it elevated. An ice pack adorned the pile of flesh and stuffing.

You could go without plopping your leg to high. Removing the ice pack you slowly bend down prevent your side from hurting too much. When you reached the pillow you were surprised it didn't hurt at all. You picked the fluffiest pillow and rolled onto your uninjured side knocking the cushion to the floor.

"Summer!" Your voice was barely a whisper. It hurt to barely talk. Something was wrong internally. You crawled down to the floor and slowly drug yourself the few feet to her sleeping form. Luckily the pillow was close to your hind hooves. With some difficulty you pull the pillow up to your to hooves and snatched it. Stretching back to her you gently raise her head and slide the pillow under her head. Her eyes fluttered open a crack.

"Wha..."

"Shhh... Go back to sleep..." Her eyes were fully open now. She sat up and looked at you sternly.

"Why are you on the floor?"

"I need to use the bathroom..." It was true, but you also wanted to repay her and leave very soon.

"Did you do this?" She pointed to the pillow and you nodded. "Here... lie down and let me help you..." She moved over to you but you blocked her with your hoof.

"No... I can handle myself..." She smiled and pushed your hoof out of the way.

"Non-sense. Here wrap a hoof around me..." She pushed you onto your belly and rolled onto her own right next to you. Slowly you worked your fore leg around her shoulder. Her own hoof went under your body and helped you up. "Lean on me... When you're not strong, I'll be your friend. I'll help you caaaarrryyy on!" You chuckled and let her take your weight while working your way to your feet. Once on three hooves she held you up. She was on the left side and both of your injuries were on the right side. She wasn't gonna give much support were she was otherwise you both would hit the floor.

"Can you stand on three hooves?" You nodded and she bolted to your other flank. "Okay lean on me gently, you don't want to reopen that cut..." You didn't move and she knew why. "Don't worry... We'll go step by step... You can hold it..." You chuckled again you face wasn't displaying any emotion. You could feel each one in you, deep and locked away, but they existed now. Showing any emotion was at least ten times harder than feeling it.

You both hobbled down the hall to the bathroom and she guided you to the toilet. You propped against the wall and waited. Summer was standing on her hind-legs holding you steady. "Just go... I'm kinda use to this stuff..." You sighed and let nature do its thing. Summer turned her head and whistled a small tune which made you even more uncomfortable. You would be okay if you knew her way more than you did. Hay, you just met the mare last night.

Once you finished she helped you on all three legs again. You brushed up against her and waited for her to guide you off to the couch. "You okay?"

"What?"

"Are you okay? No pain?"

"Nope none... I'm feeling fine... Why?"

"Well..." She pointed behind you two. Looking back you tried to find a problem. There wasn't an obvious one.

"I don't see anything... You sure you're okay?"

"Yeah I'm fine... You're just leaning up against me..."

"You told me to do it! I don't see what you're trying to get at..."

"You have a giant gash running from shoulder to flank! You’re using your cut up side!" The realization hit you. "Lay down..." She said lowering you to the ground. You laid down on your stomach. She pushed gently on your side before rolling you over. She closed the gap between you.

"You really should take me out to dinner first..." Summer chuckled.

"Don't look down here...." She moved her body closer to block your vision. You felt her slowly remove the wrap holding you together. Soon she reached the gauze and peeled it off even slowly. She gasped as she peeled off the first section.

"What?"

"I've never... Not once in my life..."

"What!?"

"Your cut... It's... It's going away!" She ripped off the rest of the gauze off of you.

"WHAT!?" You pushed her back a little to get a look but it was hard to tell from you angle. She poked you gently, it didn't hurt. You motioned to a small hoof mirror on the sink. She rushed over to it and held it out to you. Grabbing it you held it up just in time to see the last flaps of your skin knit back together and vanish as if they never had happened. 'There isn't even a scar!' She gingerly poked were the last bit had vanished feeling for even the slightest mark. Her hoof ran up your side feeling for anything.

"Amazing..." She whispered. "Could I cut you just to see if it heals?

"No..."

"I will just make it skin deep... Please!" She batted her eyes and made a puppy dog face.

"No..."

"You owe me..."

"Fine... Hurry up..."

"*SQUEE* Thank you!" She hugged you and trotted off. You looked at your side again. After another quick check you sat up. Then stood. 'Wait a second...' You looked down at your leg. It wasn't as swollen.

"WHAT THE FUCK!"

"WHAT!?" You ran out into the living room to be greeted by Summer holding a cleaver in her mouth. Then dropped it when she noticed your leg.

"HOLY SHIT!" You both yell.

"How are you walking?"

"Why are you gonna butcher me?" She smiled weakly and picked up the cleaver. She motioned for you to follow her into the kitchen. You walk in and nudge up against her as she rummages through a drawer. She stops and looks up. "Thanks for saving my life... I don't know how to repay you in full..." She grinned.

"Oh, I got a few ideas... First..." She plunged a knife deep into your shoulder.

"SON OF A BITCH!!! I'M GONNA FUCKING RAPE AND MURDER YOU!!!" You screamed. She pulled out the knife and watched intently. A bit of blood trickled out and the wound closed up in a few seconds.

"Huh... Cool..." She put the knife in the sink. "Okay... Now about that payment..."

"Yeah... You're not getting that much anymore..." You growled at her while rubbing your shoulder.

"Aww... Now that’s not nice... Didn't your momma tell you never to break a promise? Especially to a mare..." She ran a hoof along your muzzle.

"Yes... She did, but I never promised how much nor did I say what I'm giving you..."

"Anypony ever tell you that you have a gorgeous coat?" You nodded. "Hmm... Well I hope to be the last..." You looked back at your grey coat. You had stripes in certain areas. On your neck, Behind each knee, on your back and on your muzzle. Each had three with the middle being the longest. A cutie mark of a bear's paw print adorned your flank. It was pure black like the stripes. "What about the most beautiful set of grey eyes?" 'What? My eyes are green... Or are the blue? They are defiantly NOT grey...' She noticed you hesitate. "Hmmm... Well you do..."

"Thanks... Quick question..."

"Hmmm...?"

"Why are you flirting with me? You don't even know me..."

"Not real sure... I just... Hmmm it’s real hard to explain... It's like something is tugging at my insides telling me to follow you... I feel safe around you... This town... It's a very dangerous place, but I feel safer with you around and I've lived here most of my life..."

"What do you mean lived?"

"Oh! I totally forgot! I got this letter here... It arrived about a day before you did... It has your name on it."

"What?" You snatched the envelope. Sure enough your name was on it. "Got a knife?" After a short pause you added. "That hasn't been used to attempt murder..."

"Yeah... I got one too you know... Told me to wait on the edge of the forest... After I was suppose to give you your letter when I found you... After I gave you the letter I was to either go with you or move to a different town... I don't understand why though..." She hoofed you a butter knife which you slipped under the flap and ripped it open. A note fell out along with a slip of paper. You grabbed the slip first and held it up. It was a check, you didn't check the amount or who it was too you just set it on the counter.

You picked up the letter and began to read it.

Dear Friend,

You may be wondering why this had arrived before you yourself had. Well, that will be answered in due time. First off I would like you to give the check, that had accompanied this envelope, to Ms. Dawn. She has been given a choice to either find a new home or follow you on your adventure. The other was to buy a new home. I do believe the check should get her a nice home in Manehattan paid off in full. She is to keep the money even if she doesn't want it.

"Here it said to give this to you... Oh, don't try to give it back because it's yours to keep whether you want it or not..."

"Okay..." She looked at the small slip of paper. "Holy Celestia! It's worth a quarter of a million!"

Now, about this letter. I have watched you for quite some time now. I'm surprised it took you this long to reach Dune. Now that your here your real journey can begin. 'The fuck?' I bet you’re wondering why you should listen to some piece of paper you received from a random mare you never met before. Well, I'll just let you know I'm no ordinary pony and neither are you.

Find the one of Light and Dark. Then travel to the top of the mountain. Which one you say? The one north of Ms. Darwin's home. Once you reach the top don't hesitate to come into my humble abode. I'm very eager to finally meet you.
Oh! One last thing. You will find the stallion you are looking for in Dune. He's been waiting here a long time. He has probably forgotten why he is even living in that small town. He can't leave without you. Happy hunting!

-Kat

You set the letter on the counter. 'The one of Light and Dark? Who the buck could that be? Well it couldn't be a princess because it's a stallion and they don't live in Dune. Speaking of which where is Dune?'

"Hey Summer?"

"Yeeeaaaassss?" She was right next to you.

"Where is Dune?

"You're in it!"

"Well that makes things ten times easier..."

"Why, what do you need? I can get anything you want now!"

"I need to find the one of 'Light and Dark'."

"Hmmm..." She thought about it for a while. "I don't know who that could be... Does it give a description?"

"I would have given you it if I had one..." You said. She trembled for a second.

"Please... Calm down, you're scaring me now..."

"I am calm..." Your tone had grown deathly and you hadn't realized it until now. "Sorry... I'm just a little on edge with what's happened today... First I got chased out of Canterlot. Then I got magically healed straight out of thin air. Now I got to find some stallion and go to some damn mountain..."

"Did you say stallion?"

"Yeah... Why?"

"I think... No..."

"What?"

"I think I know who you're looking for... I don't know if he lives here anymore... He had a son a long time ago. His wife died two years after and no pony has seen him since..."

"Who is he?"

"He never said... We just called him Sir..."

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Frost licked his lips after Dash broke the kiss. They were hovering above the ground by a few hoof lengths.

"Dash... I thought you were into mares?" Twilight said.

"I'm bi-sexual... So Frost... You finally grew some balls to admit it to me... I've been kinda wondering when you would ask... When you left I kinda got a little depressed."

"Well... Wanna be my mare-friend?" She kissed him.

"Of course..." Frost smiled. He finally got the mare of his dreams. It almost felt like a dream. He hit his side making sure it wasn't a dream. They lowered to the ground and kissed one last time.

"Frostbite..." Fern scolded. "You know better than to be smooching mares in my bar."

"Yeah, yeah, yeah... Cut me some slack Fern..."

"No... Get your ass to work... Clean up the doors and then you can help these mares to a hotel..."

"Oh that won't be necessary! We got rooms in the palace for such occasions... Sadly there is only six and there are seven of us."

"Dash you could stay at my place."

"Awesome!"

"Jade you can stay with me tonight..."

"I don’t need you pusssshin me aroound..." Jade said with a slur.

"Just get your ass in the bed when I tell you... And don't you be hitting on any stallions... You got one waiting for you..."

"Shuuutt it Fern. I can handle mysselfs..." Fern backhooved Jade and watched as she hit the floor with a loud *THUD*. "*Sigh* He's gonna kill me..."

"Don't worry... We won't stay long..."

"Twilight and friends... You will not leave without me... I don't plan on leaving for a little while so just calm down and enjoy our time together..."

"You got it sugercube." Frost sighed as he swept up the doors. He listened to the conversation go on in the bar. It was kind of interesting but it didn't hold his attention to long. Dash's flank however did. 'Man I can't wait to slap the buck out of that pretty little...' Frost seized up and stood still. It felt like something was ripping his insides out. It only lasted for a little while. He stood there gasping for air. He still felt something ripping his insides but it didn't hurt.

He turned around and felt it pull in the same direction no matter where he looked. 'What the buck is going on?' He questioned his sanity. The tugging in his chest soon subsided and he began to sweep again. 'Did I just have a heart attack?' Frost wondered as he tried to keep his mind off of Dash's un-slapped flank.

"I really need to stop drinking coffee..." Frost mumbled.

"What was that babe?" Dash stood next to him and frowned.

"Nothing... Just don't feel like doing this..."

"Kay well when you’re done Fern's gonna close the bar up and we're going back to your place..." Frost smiled and swept a little faster.

Author's note:

Sorry for the delay guys!

I'll try to get chapters flowing more and more... Next week I'm gonna push one a day... I got things to do till Friday though...

"I LOVE YOU WRATH, ALL OF MY HOMO!" (My Second Life by Coal Buck. Check it out!)
-Dashie