Scooter let out a sigh of relief as he plopped onto his couch. It'd been a few years since he'd not only learned to fly, and quite well, but also since he and his two best friends, Silver Bell and Apple Buck, had all gotten their cutiemarks; even though they were no longer 'crusading,' they never stopped hanging out. After becoming so close through the years, why would they?

Scooter's day hadn't been bad or demanding, but his new training routines were still pretty rough on him, not that he much cared. Actually, all in all, today had been pretty nice. He got up on time, got ready, ate breakfast, and started his training: thirty minutes of skateboarding, two hours of various wing exercises followed immediately by a few short flight sprints, ending with an hour of cooling down with simpler skateboard practice.

Not long after he finished his cool-down, he'd gotten to hang out with his best buds for the rest of the day. As far as he was concerned, nothing could ruin this day.

As he finished settling down, he heard a knock on his door. Curious as to who would be out at this time of night, let alone to see him, he got to his hooves and went to check. As soon as the door opened, his jaw dropped. Only a moment later, he found himself holding up a rather roughed up Diamond Tiara, his eyes still wide in shock.

After the initial surprise faded, his conscience kicked in. He closed the door and helped the mare to the couch, laying her down carefully before grabbing his board and rushing out the door to find somepony he figured he could count on for help.

After a few minutes, Diamond Tiara woke up to hear two voices, seemingly in a heated discussion, though it took a moment for her to hear them clearly.

"So you didn't do that to her? She just showed up at your door all beaten up?"

"Silver, think for a second and look at me. I don't have a scratch or bruise on me, she was beaten up, yeah, but you know that I could have, and would have, done much worse if I were in some kind of rage. Not to mention that I would have had to have been to immediately come find you for help."

Diamond sat up a little, wincing only slightly as her muscles were still sore. She looked herself over and noticed, however, that she hadn't a single bruise or cut on her anymore. She paused after a moment as she realised what Scooter had done, or rather, what he'd convinced Silver Bell to do.

"Why in Equestria did she choose to come by here anyways?"

"Heck if I know! I just sat down, trying to relax and out of nowh--"

"Hold on, she's awake."

Diamond Tiara froze as the two stallions looked at her and walked over. She frowned and looked away. "Th-th-thanks, Silver, and Scooter."

Scooter sighed and knelt down beside the mare, his expression very serious. He spoke calmly. "What happened to you?"

The mare pulled her legs close. "I-I was jumped by some stallions that didn't like one of my dad's business choices. They said that they wanted to send a strong message to him."

Silver and Scooter exchanged glances.

"I'm not lying, okay? Why would I lie about something like that?" She pulled back a little and sighed. "I guess you probably just asked out of pity anyways. You most likely just want me to leave now, huh?"

Scooter sighed and put a hand on Diamond Tiara's shoulder. "Look, what happened in the schoolyard is behind us now. What isn't, at least not yet, is the fact that you really were attacked by something or somepony and it would be better if you stayed here for the night." With that, the pegasus stood up and turned to Silver. "I'm pretty sure you'll be able to make it back to the boutique safely. If you want, though, you know you can stay too."

"As much as I'd love to, I've got to get back. I still have a few things to handle for tomorrow, and I'll need to be up early to make decent time."

Scooter nodded. The two shared a quick hug before Silver left.

"Why are you being so nice to me?" Diamond Tiara asked softly.

Scooter sighed and turned to her. "I'm not being 'nice.' I'm just not cruel. You were hurt, so I got Silver and thankfully he remembered that healing spell from a few years back. He healed you because he's not cruel. I'm offering you to stay for the night because it's obviously not safe for you out there." He walked over to his recliner and sat down. "I believe if anything, I should be asking you why you came here of all places."

Diamond looked down. "I'm not really sure. Dad always told me that when you're hurt, or when you need help, you seek out that which comforts you most." She paused for a moment before sighing. "I was really hoping this would be like in those movies where you say something that seems to make no sense to you and somehow everything is so clear. It sounded profound, but I don't know what it has to do with this except that I was hurt, badly, and I knew I needed somepony to help me."

The mare's eyes widened as a hand rested on her shoulder out of the blue. She turned to see Scooter had managed to take a seat beside her without her knowing. He now looked at her almost worriedly. "Look, DT, you've had a rough night. How about you just rest? I'll walk you home in the morning, and you can figure everything out then."

Diamond looked down for a moment before turning back to the stallion. She spoke softly, almost timidly. "Would it maybe be okay if I, you know, slept with you?" Her tone quickly became almost desparate. "Please? I'm just scared."

Scooter coudn't help but blush a little, though if he'd know he was, he couldn't have figured out why. He sighed before offering a tired smile. "Sure. We can share my bed." He stood and motioned towards the hallway. "Come on, the bedroom's this way."

The mare stood and followed him as he made his way to the room.

She stopped after he closed the door and blushed noticeably. "Um, w-would you mind if I got a little more comfortable, of should I sleep in this?"

Scooter cocked his head a bit before leaning his head back slightly and giving an 'Ohhh' of understanding. "That's fine, as long as you don't mind me doing the same."

With that, the pegasus pulled off his hoodie and shirt, with his pants following quickly after, leaving him in only fairly baggy boxers that still showed off a bit of a bulge in the front.

Diamond Tiara hardly noticed it at the time, as she followed his example, shedding her shirt and pants and leaving her body only covered by a bra and panties. Scooter, having already mostly undressed, finally took notice of how well the earth pony mare had filled out her figure. She was slender, but not overly thin. Her hips were fairly wide and her plot was round and seemed quite firm. Her chest filled out very well too as her bra supported two quite ample breasts.

As soon as the mare finished her undressing, she got a good glimpse of Scooter. His training had made his physique athletic and well toned, though not highly muscular. His arms, legs, chest, and core were all well defined, and he was fairly slender. Her eyes found their way to his waist and quickly to the noticeable bulge just under it.

After a moment, their eyes made it up to each other's and they quickly turned away in embarrassment at realizing just how closely they'd been looking at each other.

Scooter let out a nervous chuckle and broke the silence. "So, I guess we should go on and get some sleep, huh?"

Diamond Tiara gave a nod and the two lay on teh bed and pulled the covers over them. They lay on their backs for some time, staring up at the ceiling.

Scooter blinked for a moment as he felt something, or rather, somepony, against his side. He looked to see the light pink mare snuggled against him, her eyes closed and her arms rested against him.

For a moment, he stayed quiet. He wasn't sure how to respond, and less sure why he didn't immediately shoo her away from him. After thinking it over a little, though, he turned to the mare, pulling her against him. She was warm and soft to the touch, her fur and body alike.

The two lay in each others' arms for a time before they both drifted off to sleep, quietly content and blissfully warm.

With the morning came the sun and its warmth. Although, for two ponies in particular, this was hardly the first matter on their minds. To be more exact, they both had the same thing on their minds, nearly screaming it at theselves: 'Did that really just happen?!'

Only moments ago, the two were lying in bed. Scooter was holding Diamond Tiara against him while Diamond contentedly snuggled into his arms. They both awoke, though, neither was awake much beyond basic conscious movement.

Scooter had been the first to break from his dreams and upon seeing the soft, warm mare against him, her color and identity shadowed by the darkness of the room. He'd not remembered who had gotten in his bed the night before, but at the time he felt that they must have been decently close to end up like this.

Diamond Tiara seemed to wake some time in the middle of his thoughts, only to see a strong, warm stallion holding her close, keeping her safe. She didn't know why she liked it or who it was holding her, and she didn't care.

Without a word, the two soon found each other staring into each others' eyes. After a few minutes, they slowly leaned in to each other, their lips locking together softly. They didn't feel any lust in the kiss. There was no craving, no want for each other. It was gentle and familiar, soft and caressing. The kiss lasted for what felt like an hour before the sun broke through the window and illuminated the two ponies.

They broke the kiss with a smile as they both sleepily opened their eyes, wanting to better see just who they'd shared such a kiss with. Their eyes shot open as soon as they recognized one another. They didn't rush from each other's arms, or even move. In fact, they were frozen in place at the realization.

Neither moved or spoke as time seemed to stand still around them. After a time, Scooter broke the silence as he sat up. He cleared his throat and shook off the last of his sleep, not that there was much left to wake in him after that. "So, I uh, I guess we should go ahead and get dressed, huh?"

"Do we have to?" The words left Diamond Tiara's mouth before she could do much to stop them, though she immediately hid her now bright red cheeks.

Scooter blushed as well as he turned to the mare. He had to admit two things about her now: First, she was definitely not the same mean, arrogant little filly that had done her best to make his life Hell back in school. Second, was that she was now very much an attractive mare, and the slight sunlight filtering into the room seemed to flow over her frame, showing every curve and feature of her body quite clearly.

He would have kept looking her over for hours had she not cleared her throat, snapping him out of his trance and bringing his gaze up to her still blushing face, her expression soft as she wrapped her arms around herself and shivered. "Um, i-if you aren't getting up, could you lay back down soon? It's kind of cold."

The pegasus blinked, he'd never thought it was cold in here, save for a bit of a chill at night, but then his build helped him keep warm rather easily. After seeing the earth pony shiver again, though, he could tell that she was getting cold. Something in his head clicked and he laid back down, pulling the covers over them both before gently pulling the mare into his arms again.

As Diamond Tiara's face lit up at this, she heard Scooter speak up. "This help any?" The pegasus spoke softly, holding her firmly against him.

"A lot, actually." the earth pony said as she happily snuggled up against Scooter's chest, nuzzling it lightly without much thought.

As the two lay together once more, the kiss slowly slipped from their minds. They held each other close, their bodies warming one another.

The two would have been content to stay like this all day, but a knock on Scooter's door brought them back. The pegasus leapt up and quickly pulled on a shirt and pants before leaving the bedroom and shutting the door enough to give Diamond privacy enough to get dressed.

Scooter's eyes widened as he looked through the doorway to see a very concerned Filthy Rich standing opposite him.

"Ahem, um, Scooterroll, wasn't it?"

"Uh, S-scooter, sir." The pegasus gulped softly as he quickly realized that this pony woudl have only one reason to be here of all places: he was looking for his daughter.

"My apologies Scooter, but Diamond Tiara didn't come home last night, and I fear she may have been hurt. I have reason to believe that if she is well, then she is most likely here." Even though it seemed an accusation, the stallion in the tuxedo seemed more worried sick and pleading than anything.

Almost as though on cue, the mare in question walked out of the bedroom, dressed and cleaned up quite well, and ran to hug her dad, who immediately returned it.

"Daddy! I'm sorry I didn't come home last night. Some stallions that weren't happy with your last big decision found me." She paused for a moment. "They wanted to send a message by beating me until I could barely move." A tear fell down her cheek as she buried her face in her fathers chest.

The stallion looked to Scooter with a mix between confusion and concern.

The pegasus spoke up. "I don't know much about how, but that's the same story she told me after she got here. I do know that she was in pretty bad shape when she got to my door. I had to go get my friend, Silver Bell, and he-"

The earth pony cut him off with a hand. "So what you're telling me is that my daughter came to your house, beaten and in pain, and you helped her? Well, you and this Silver Bell friend of yours?"

Scooter gave a nod, but wasn't given much chance to respond beyond it.

The stallion looked to his daughter and noticed a few places where the healing spell hadn't been too seemless in fixing the cuts she'd had. He nodded and was about to speak when the mare holding onto him spoke.

"Um, daddy, how did you know I was here?"

The stallion sighed. "I apologize, but when you didn't show up, my first thought was of course that you'd decided to go off and spend the night with Silver Spoon. After a quick call to check on you silenced that idea, I thought over who else you may have been with for the night. When nopony else came to mind, I found and looked through your diary to see if there was some crush or something you'd not told me about. I didn't see much to go on outside of your mentions of this stallion here, so I figured this would be the first place to start."

Both Diamond Tiara and Scooter were slack-jawed and wide-eyed by the time Filthy Rich had finished speaking. Diamond couldn't believe that her dad had just said aloud what she'd had in her diary, while Scooter had trouble understanding exactly what she'd been writing about him in it.

Almost as though attempting to quell his thoughts, The mare spoke up. "Scooter, I swear it wasn't anything bad." She blushed lightly as she hoped that could be all she would have to say.

Scooter was curious, but decided to leave things at that for now. "Well, I guess you two should head on home. I should probably get to my routine today anyways."

Filthy Rich gave a nod and started to walk off. "Come with me Diamond. We've our own things to do."

Diamond sighed lightly and turned to follow Filthy Rich. Scooter seemed to think for a moment before stepping out. "Wait a sec. DT, who were the stallions who attacked you? I don't really expect any names, but do you remember anything about them?"

The mare and her father stopped in their tracks. Diamond Tiara slowly turned around to look at Scooter. "Why do you want to know? You've already done far more for me than I ever did for you or your friends. What would knowing that do for you?"

"I want to know because I think I might know the ponies who did it. I want to make sure though."

The mare blinked and stared for a moment before speaking up. "I remember they were all wearing something like that hooded pullover you were wearing yesterday because they each had his face covered with a hood. From what I do remember, one was white, one was kind of orange, just a bit lighter than yourself. I believe one was blue as well. Aside from that, I don't remember much except the sounds of wheels on the ground when they left."

Scooter's expression barely changed, seeming much more serious now. He gave a slow nod before speaking. "Yeah, I kinda figured that of anypony to attack a mare who didn't deserve it, it'd be those rats." He looked down for a moment. "I think I need to clear my head a little bit before I do something stupid." Without much waiting on a response, the pegasus walked into his house to get his gear.

The two earth ponies stood outside for a time, mildly confused at the whole thing. After a moment, however, they saw Scooter come out of his house and lock the door, now wearing a white hoodie and black fingerless gloves, a skateboard in one hand.

He put his keys in his pocket before turning to the two from before. "I'm sorry, I don't wanna seem rude or anything, but I just know that if I stay still for much longer I'm going to convince myself to make a big mistake."

"What are you talking about, Scooter?"

"Look, I've been told all the time by mares that they don't understand when I try to explain it. I guess it's more my fault since other stallions can usually get them to understand, or at least act like it. Maybe you get it, Filthy Rich, and maybe you can explain it better, but right now I just need to clear out some things."

Diamond Tiara opened her mouth to speak, but was quickly stopped by her father. "I understand. Go on ahead. We need to discuss some things between ourselves anyways."

Scooter nodded and tossed his board down the road before leaping and landing on it with practiced precision before using a hoof and his wings to rush forward with ease.

Diamond Tiara turned to her father with a look of noteworthy confusion. "What was that all about?" She seemed to stop and consider something. "And why were you so calm with him when you found out I was here?"

Filthy Rich smiled softly and looked to her. "For one, I was calm because even though I don't much know the lad, I can tell he's not the kind to take advantage of somepony. He's got something I've been hoping to see in your generation more often, 'character.' One look at him and I could tell he'd seen the darker side of life. Now he's made something of himself. He used where he was to get where he is now, and that does things to a pony, good things. It makes them worthy of trust."

"As for what he meant," the stallion continued, "he's right that it isn't something typically understood by mares. Even mothers don't understand it quite the same. He's protective of anypony he feels wasn't treated right. After all, he was there, wasn't he? Talked down to and mistreated by others? Why would he want anypony else to go through that? The thing here, though, is that he knows who did it, and it's quite likely he's less reserved than I. He is likely still twitching and wanting with every fiber to get back at the stallions who attacked you."

Diamond Tiara seemed utterly taken back by this sentiment. Before then, she was still wondering why Scooter had been so nice to her. She hadn't seen anything he would be gaining from it, but now it made a bit more sense. She still had no idea why he would be so concerned for her now, but the expression her father wore convinced her that he knew what he was talking about, though not exactly why.

The mare looked around to see that the pegasus had already disappeared from her sight. She gave a sigh as she and her father shared a hug before heading back home.

Scooter was agitated, and anypony who knew how he usually went about his routine could tell something was off. He was going much faster then he normally would, and his reactions were sluggish at best compared to his norm. Silver and Apple Buck noticed this as they saw their friend attempt a normally simple trick and fall off his board.

Not noticing in time to catch himself with his wings, Scooter fell onto the hard ground with a grunt and skidded a few short feet from his speed, his board clacking against the ground as it quickly skipped over the surface and stopped within moments.

The two stallions who'd seen this rushed over quickly, Apple Buck being both the first to reach him and first to speak. "You okay, Scoots?"

The two helped their pegasus friend to his hooves, though he winced slightly as he looked down to see a bit of blood seeping into his jeans. The others didn't notice at first, as Scooter's expression seemed much more concerning.

Silver now spoke up, his voice noticeably more worried than the earth pony to speak before him. "What's wrong? You've nailed that trick over a hundred times now without even seeming to try." He paused as his expression grew somewhat dire. "Does this have something to do with Diamind Tiara?"

Apple Buck's eyes grew wide immediately and he nearly stumbled back. "Diamond Tiara? What the hay was she doin' around here?"

Scooter shook his head and groaned before picking up his board and turning to his friends, his face beaming a mix of solemnity and anger. "Yeah, it does, but not anything she did. It's what happened to her." He paused as he sighed. "I know the ponies that attacked her. We used to be friends until about a year ago when they decided to bully a newbie out of the park. He was just a colt still. Hardly in his teens, if even. I've never forgiven them for it, and I never will, but this time they crossed the line."

Though usually the mention of an old bully getting hurt would brighten up most ponies' day to the thought of things catching up to them, neither of Scooter's friends disagreed that it was okay, but Apple Buck, not yet knowing the story, had to ask something. "So, what? Did they just up an' attack 'er fer no reason? Why'd they do it?"

Scooter's gaze never faltered, but his tone changed rather drastically, as before it was tinged with a heated anger, now it gave off a chilling calm and dripped with a venom that refused to freeze. "They attacked her because one of their 'friends' was cut out of something by her dad. They beat her until she could barely drag herself to her hooves to try and send a sick kind of message to her dad."

He paused as his next words lost all the chill, erupting with rage they'd not yet seen from their friend. "They could have killed her because of something she had nothing to do with! There's no telling what might've happened if I'd not been home, if she'd had to crawl from Ponyville all the way to Canterlot!"

The pegasus choked back tears of anger as he tried to calm himself, lashing out and kicking at a nearby rail, putting a decent dent in it, though not without hurting his leg in the process. "Damnit!" He held his leg and tried to take a few deep breaths.

His friends stood, eyes wide, in complete shock. They had never seen this side of Scooter before. They knew he was a bit hotheaded when it came to seeing people mistreated, but this was something else entirely. After a moment, the two slowly walked over and hugged their friend, receiving a strong, almost vice-like embrace in return.

The embrace was rather short-lived, however, as a few snickers were heard from behind Scooter. "Hey, get a room you pansies!" came an all too familiar voice.

The three broke from their embrace, but Scooter didn't turn to face them. "Now look here, y'all just need ta go on. Scoots ain't in no mood to be dealin' with any of ya."

Scooter spoke in a low voice, not needing to look to know that the stallions behind him were the ones Diamond Tiara described. Without looking to them or giving them a chance to respond, he spoke up, his voice eerily calm. "So, you ponies sure must have been busy last night." He turned to them slowly, his eyes not burning with hatred, but seething coldly, daring them to mention what they'd done.

Just as he'd figured, they were indeed the stallions Diamond Tiara had described, and the 'leader' of the group smirked as he responded. "Maybe. What's it matter to you, feather freak?"

Scooter was entirely unfazed by the insult, he'd been called much worse things in his life, and this lowlife wasn't about to get to him through something so petty. "It matters because I had a mare at my door last night that was bruised and bloodied thanks to a few good-for-nothing stallions who couldn't find the guts to say or do anything to her father over his calls. The stallions she described fit you three perfectly."

The three grinned darkly as they held back laughter. "Oh, so you saw our handiwork? Not bad, huh? Let me guess, that cunt fuckin' crawled up to your door, didn't she?"

They laughed, not noticing Scooter stepping towards them, or leaping at the one to speak before laying into his jaw with a hoof and all the force his wings could muster behind it.

The hit connected and sent the stallion sprawling, the others shocked by the suddenness of it all too much to notice Scooter swinging his board at the larger of the two remaining. The board struck the large stallion on the side of the head and knocked him to the ground with a firm 'thunk.'

By this time, the last of the three had recovered enough to react and swung out wildly with his arm, his aim landing the blow on the side of Scooter's back, and barely brought him to flinch before he spun around, delivering his own punch into the earth pony's gut, forcing him to double over before a knee to the side of his head sent him to the ground, groaning in pain.

Silver Bell and Apple Buck stood shocked at their friend, rushing over as they saw him straddling the smaller pony's midsection. Apple Buck managed to catch his arm before he could swing again, only due to Scooter trying to haul off and knock everything he could out of the stallion who attacked a helpless mare.

The stallion sputtered before speaking. "What do you even care about her? She bullied you for years, right? I figured you of anypony would have been happy to see her get what she deserved."

Were it not for Apple Buck and Silver holding him back, Scooter would have swung again, maybe even knocking him out. "I care because she DIDN'T deserve it. A little run of bad luck? Sure, but getting beaten like that for something she couldn't have possibly had control over? Nopony deserves that!"

Finding this position hard to restrain him in, Scooter's friends pulled him up and away from the three stallions he'd just attacked, all of which were slowly climbing to their hooves.

Apple Buck now spoke up, his tone somewhat edgy. "Look here, now. Ah don't think Scoots had a right to attack y'all like that, but he's right. Y'all had no business doin' what you did to DT. Now if ya'll are smart, ya won't stick around and try nothin'. If'n it takes all three of ya ta have a fightin' chance against a mare like Diamond Tiara, then yer better off not tryin'a fight the three of us."

The leader groaned as he rubbed his jaw, wincing slightly as he spoke. "C-come on, guys. We ain't got t-time to deal with these l-losers."

The others silently agreed as they picked up their boards and walked off, the larger two stumbling a little as they left.

A short while after the three were out of sight, Silver and AB let Scooter go. He stretched his shoulders a little as he looked back to his friends. He heaved a hefty sigh as he scratched his mane. "Thanks for holding me back guys. I guess my idea of skating to avoid doing something stupid kinda backfired on me, huh?"

"Scooter, we understand. You were feeling righteous anger."

"More like rage, really."

"Rage, or anger, look, the point is that you very well COULD have done much worse to them. Now I'm not going to say you wouldn't have if we weren't here because I don't think I've ever seen anypony like you were."

Scooters ears fell back as her rubbed his shoulder and turned to collect his board. "Gee, thanks. I feel so much better knowing I lost control that bad." He picked up his board and was about to skate elsewhere when a hand rested on his shoulder.

"Scoots, look. We ain't sayin' nothin' bad aboutcha. Okay? Now, sure, ah think ya coulda handled what they said a bit better, but then again, ah'm not you. I didn't know what was goin' through yer head or what you were feelin' right then, but I know ya wouldn't jus' up and attack anypony like that fer no good reason."

Scooter sighed softly. "Can I be honest with you? I mean, yeah, I know you two are my best friends, but I'm really conflicted on somethin' here."

The two offered a soft smile and walked with their pegasus friend to a bench, sitting on either side of him.

"Scoots, ya can tell us anything. Ah mean anything. What're friends for if not to help each other out?"

"Yeah, we won't judge. You know us better than that."

"I guess you're right." Scooter gave a light chuckle as he took a deep breath. "So, as you know, Silv, DT spent the night at my place last night."

Apple Buck seemed a bit confused, but a casual nod from Silver and any worries he had were set at ease.

Scooter continued. "Well, it was kinda hot last night for me, so I got comfortable how I usually do. No arguments or complaints from Diamond. Seeing as she did the same thing because of what she had to wear, I guess she didn't really have much room to say anything."

The two stallions beside Scooter both had eyes wide in surprise, but Silver, being a gentlecolt quite used to holding tact, managed to keep a quite casual calm in his voice. "So, were you both naked, or were you wearing at least something?"

Scooter shook his head softly. "Nah, we were both covered where it counted. Though, I gotta admit, she didn't look half bad like that. She has a nice figure."

His voice took on almost a dreaming tone as he remembered with almost frightening detail the scene from last night. "She stood there, a little moonlight filtering in through the blinds and accentuating her slight curves. She's thin, or, well, she isn't skinny, per say, she's slender, but in a healthy way. She has fairly wide hips, and I gotta admit it took me a moment to look away from her rear. You can definitely tell she takes pride in her appeal. I know I'm not usually one to look a girl over, but there was just something about it all, I mean even her chest was sizable. I don't even know how long it took me to pull my eyes from her body, but I know that when I did, she was already looking at me."

Silver and Apple Buck had been listening, slack-jawed by the description they'd just heard of a mare who'd mercilessly picked on the stallion speaking for years. They were entirely speechless for a time, and soon Apple Buck was the one to collect himself and speak.

"Wait, so d-did ya'll..."

Scooter hardly waited for him to finish the question before answering. "No. We did not do anything. We slept on my bed, but we only held each other. Nothing more."

The pegasus blushed slightly as he then remembered the morning and what he'd awoken too not long ago. "Though, this morning was a bit of a different story. We woke up, though I can't say I was all too aware of anything. I know I felt a mare in my arms, and that she felt soft. She was warm and it felt, nice. I leaned down and out lips met. It wasn't like passionate or anything. I didn't feel any kind of rush. My wings were as relaxed as ever. It was just, soft, kind, almost loving."

Scooter seemed to drift off into thought as the last words left his mouth. The others would have snapped him out of it, but they were far too shocked by what they'd just heard.

After a moment, Scooter slowly came back and continued. "Then the sun rose and we saw each other. We didn't just dart to opposite sides of the room like you see in those crappy love stories between a reluctant couple. We just stared at each other. We froze. After a little bit, we kinda drifted away from each other and got up. Then her dad knocked on the door, she gave a bit more about what happened, told me what the ponies who hurt her looked like, and I set out for here. You both know the story from there."

Silence surrounded the three for a time before Silver spoke up. "Well, whatever comes out of this, we'll be right behind you."

Scooter looked up to see the unicorn smiling reassuringly at him. Then he heard AB's voice. "Yeah. No matter what, you can count on us. We'll be right here whenever ya need us. Not that ah think ya will, but it doesn't change a thing."

Scooter looked to Apple Buck and saw the same comforting smile. The three shared another hug, this time all of them holding tightly to one another. "Thanks. You guys have no idea good it feels to hear that."

Author's Note

Okay, so I wasn't okay with how I left this one off. It wasn't concluded, and that was my fault. I apologize and hope everypony will reread this and see that I'm not just a lazy writer. I also apologize for my stupid mistake with the last sentence form the leader of the punks. It was silly and I hate not noticing it. Thanks for everypony who's faved this story. It really means a lot that you were able to put up with my entirely amateurish errors. I'm still learning, but I'm trying to learn quickly.