Pride And Prejudice

Chapters

Chapter 1: I Am Sam
Chapter 2: Fast Learner
Chapter 4: Special Ingrediant
Chapter 5: Malcontent
Chapter 6: Deterrence
Chapter 7: Misconceptions
Chapter 8: All Alone
Chapter 9: Finding Answers
Chapter 10: Mirror Image
Chapter 11: Secrets
Chapter 12: Changing Times
Chapter 13: One Step Ahead...
Chapter 14: Together Forever
Chapter 15: Past Is Prologue
Chapter 3: Twist Of Fate
Epilogue

Chapter 1: I Am Sam

My eyes slowly opened as the light from the window flooded onto me. I heard the continuous beeping of something next to me. I looked to see a small machine with a cord that attached to this rubber thing around my index finger. I looked further up my arm to see a needle stuck in it. There was a bag feeding fluids through it and into me. I gazed up at the room I was in, seeing it was empty. I got up and walked over to the door, feeling a sharp pain as the needle was torn out of me. My hand shot down to my arm, clamping down on it. I grabbed the handle and turned it. I stepped out into the hallway, seeing people in teal shirts walking around, pressing wooden sticks to thin white sheets. One of the men turned to me and looked at me in utter shock. He and two others ran over and grabbed me.

"Sir! You shouldn't be moving..." He said as they lead me back to the room and put me back on the bed. I noticed the floor was stained with a red liquid. One of the men quickly wrapped a white cloth around my arm.

"Are you okay?" Another of the men asked.

"Okay?" I questioned. I didn't know what that meant... I could understand certain things they said, but other things were a mystery to me.

"What's your name?" The other one asked.

"Name?" I questioned.

They all looked at each other. "Do you know where you are?" The tall one asked. I looked around the room and looked back at them, shaking my head. One of them pointed to something that was around my neck. I looked down at it, seeing something metal attached to the end of it.

"A dog tag?" One of them said, taking a close look at it.

"Dog tag?" I asked. He looked at it and back to me.

"So your name is Samuel." He said.

"Name...?" I questioned again. He stopped for a second.

"I'm Dr. Cross." He said.

"Cross?" I asked.

He put his hand to his chest, "Cross." He said. He put his hand to mine, "Sam."

I sort of understood...

I placed my hand on his chest, "Cross." I said.

"That's good!" Cross said, "And you are Sam."

"I...Am Sam." I said.

"Very good!" Cross said. I smiled. The door opened and a woman walked in. She had purple fur, with purple and pink hair. I stared at her. I didn't want to look away... I don't know why...

"Oh! He's awake." She said, running over to me and grabbed my hand. My face started to burn as I looked up at her.

"What's your name?" She asked.

Name? Oh! Name!

"I... Am... Sam." I stammered.

"It's nice to meet you Sam. I'm Twilight Sparkle." She said.

"Maybe we should talk a little out in the hall." Cross said to her.

"Alright..." Twilight said, following him out and closing the door. I sat there, waiting for them to come back as I thought about her. Her image stuck in my head even after she left. A minute or so later she came back in, this time she looked more concerned.

"T...Twilight?" I stuttered.

She sat next to me, "You don't remember anything do you?" Twilight asked. I shook my head.

She looked over at Cross, then back to me, "I... I have to go now. I have a lot of work to do. But I'll come visit you again first thing in the morning." She said, standing up and turning around.

I grabbed her hand. She turned and looked at me, her face turning red. "Stay..." I begged, looking up at her intently.

She looked over at Cross, "What's going to happen to him?" She asked.

"Well... He doesn't have any family. Or at least... None that have come to claim him. So he'll just spend the night here." Cross shrugged.

"Alone?" She asked, looking back down at me. I looked up at her pleadingly, not wanting her to go.

There was a long pause...

"Maybe he could stay with me?" Twilight said.

"Um... Well... I don't see why not." Cross shrugged.

"Then it's settled!" Twilight said with a smile, "I guess you'll be living with me for awhile. At least until your family gets here..."

I smiled, her expression making me happy, I felt safe with her...

"Welcome to my home." Twilight said, letting me inside.

"Home?" I asked.

"Yeah... Its where I live. This is all mine... It's my 'Home'." She emphasized. I looked around and back to her.

"Home." I nodded.

"Who's he?" A small purple and green... Thing... said, waking up from a nap.

"I am Sam." I said.

"I'm Spike. Nice to meet you." Spike said, holding his hand out. I stared at his hand confused.

"You're supposed to shake it." Twilight said. I looked back down at Spike and grabbed his hand, shaking it up and down.

"You say hi when you first see someone." Twilight said.

"Hi?" I asked.

"Yeah, it's something you say when you see someone." Twilight nodded.

I thought for a moment before I smiled, "Hi!" I said to Spike, shaking his hand again.

"My arm... is turning... to Jello...." Spike said. I stopped, looking around the room at all the shelves.

"Those are books." Twilight said, "They have stuff written in them that tells you different things. Some are stories... Some have a lot of important knowledge in them."

I reached up and grabbed one. I opened it and... I could read it.

"Can you still read?" Twilight asked.

I looked over at her and nodded before looking back down at the book. I saw a word and pointed to it.

"Friend?" I asked.

"Yeah. A friend is someone who you really like... Someone who is really close to you." Twilight said. I thought about it for a minute before looking up at her. I placed my hand to her chest.

"You... Friend." I said.

She blushed, "Yes... We're friends." She said. I smiled, wrapping my arms around her in a hug. I felt her tense up. I pulled back, looking at her.

"S...Sorry." I stuttered.

"No it's... It's fine." She said nervously.

"I'm... Um.... Tired." I stammered.

"Oh!" Twilight said quickly, running upstairs, "Come on."

I followed her upstairs to her room, looking around at more books lining the walls.

"I guess you can sleep with me in my bed..." Twilight said quietly. I don't know why but... The longer I was with her, the more I was starting to remember. Nothing about my actual past but...

"Th...Thank... You." I said.

"You're welcome." She smiled. I walked over to the bed and lied down. I stared up at the ceiling for a minute before glancing back down at her.

"Good night." She said, flicking the light off, "I'll be downstairs if you need anything."

I watched her leave and closed my eyes, drifting off to sleep.

I was in a dark void... Floating into an endless sea of nothingness. Suddenly there... There was a voice. I listened to it, and the more I heard, the clearer everything around me looked.

"Re....Re...." The voice said.

What was it saying? There was a woman in front of me, looking down at me. She was very tall... She looked so familiar.

"Re..." She said.

What was she saying? It all seemed blurred...

She reached out and grabbed me by the neck, choking me as she lifted me up. Tears fell from my face as I stared down at her.

"RE... RE..." She said, glaring at me menacingly. I was scared out of my mind as I glanced at her flowing light blue hair falling down to her side.

"REMEMBER!" She screamed.

My eyes open and I sat up, panting. I looked around the room, seeing Twilight sleeping next to me. I wiped tears away from my face as I got up and walked to the bathroom. I looked in the mirror at my dark reflection. I flipped on the light to no use, it wasn't turning on. I turned the sink on, splashing water onto my face. It was then that I realized I was shaking. I wiped my face off with one of the towels hanging on the rack and went back to Twilight's room.

"Twilight?" I said, flicking on the lights.

"Yeah Sam? What I-" She said, freezing as she stared at me in horror.

"What's... Wrong?" I asked as her horn lit up, a book flying at my head.

"What the fuck?!" She said, jumping up and backing against the wall.

My hand snapped up and caught the book. What I saw made me freeze in my tracks... My hands were black, along with my arms... and my legs... My entire body...

"I... I'm.... Sorry." I said as another book hit me.

"Just stay away... Did Chrysalis send you?" She said nervously, reaching for a book and flipping through pages.

"T...Twilight?" I stuttered as a bolt of purple energy hit my arm. I quickly grasped it with my other hand, moving it away to see blood running down my arm. I looked up at her in shock. Did I do something wrong?

I took a step back, tears coming down my face as she stared at me. Her expression changed from fear to confusion.

"I'm... Sorry..." I said again before running out of the room and out the front door. I ran into the woods, falling against a tree and crying. Why did she hurt me? What am I? Why can't I remember...

"Sam!" Twilight yelled.

My head shot up as I saw her coming towards me. I jumped up and hid behind the tree, not wanting her to hurt me anymore.

"Sam wait! I'm sorry..." She said sincerely.

"Go away!" I yelled.

"Please Sam... I was just... Scared..." She said hesitantly.

I peeked out at her, crying profusely as I shook from the cold.

"It... Was an accident. Please forgive me Sam..." She begged. She looked on the verge of tears... I rushed over to her and grabbed her hands.

"Please... Don't... Cry..." I stuttered. She looked at me in surprise as tears fell down her face.

"You... Forgive me?" She asked.

I placed my hand to her chest, looking into her eyes, "F...Friend..." I said with a smile, wiping the tears away from her face. She wrapped her arms around me in a hug. My face burned as I blushed.

"Thank you..." She said.

"So... He's a changeling?" Rainbow Dash said, eyeing me up and down.

"Like at the weddin?" Applejack asked.

"Yeah but..." Twilight said, "He's not like the others. He really has no memories... He's sincere."

"How can you tell?" Rarity asked.

"I don't know... I just... know." Twilight shrugged.

"I can see it too." Fluttershy said, putting me into a hug, "He wouldn't hurt a fly."

"I guess we should give him the benefit of the doubt." Red agreed.

"Yeah why not..." Rainbow Dash said, "But I'm keeping my eye on him."

"I'm... Hungry." I said as my stomach growled.

Everyone looked at me. "W...What?" I said.

"Changelings don't eat... I don't think?" Twilight said.

"I thought they fed off love or something like that?" Dash said.

"Well... I guess if he's hungry, we can try feeding him something." Twilight said.

"Why don't we go out to eat!" Pinkie said, "It'll be fun!"

"Sure... Why not." Red said.

"That sounds delightful." Rarity agreed.

"Well he can't certainly go out looking like that..." Rarity said, pointing to my solid black coat. I looked at Rarity and concentrated, closing my eyes. When I opened them again my color had changed.

"That's not much better..." Dash said.

"Yeah... One Rarity is enough." Twilight laughed.

"Well... I think she looks rather dashing!" Rarity said as everyone laughed. I looked down at my hand and watched it change again as I turned back to how I looked last night.

"There's the Sam I remember." Twilight said, "Alright... Let's go."

We were walking down the road when I heard someone crying. I stopped and watched everyone walk ahead of me. I turned to the sound and headed in the direction of it. When I got closer, I noticed someone kneeling beside a tombstone.

"Why are... You... Crying?" I stammered.

He looked up at me, a smile forming across his face, "Oh... I just... It's nothing." He said shaking his head.

"Not... Nothing." I said, "Something."

He laughed slightly, "Yeah... I guess I shouldn't say that should I. I'm just paying my respects..." He said weakly.

"I'm... Sorry." I said, looking down at the tombstone.

"No it's fine... It's nice to have some company anyways." He said.

"I'm... Sam." I stuttered.

He looked to me and smiled, "It's nice to meet you Sam... My name is Cecil."

Chapter 2: Fast Learner

One Week Later: Sam

"I'm going to take a shower, I'll be out in a bit!" Twilight called as I heard the bathroom door shut. I walked into her room and sat on the bed, glancing around at all the books again. I've been reading every day since I got here. This place is amazing! Something was a bit off about the bed though... I got up and looked under it to see some boxes I hadn't noticed before. I reached under and grabbed one, sliding it onto the bed and flipping off the lid. It was full of...

"Oh..." I blushed. There were several questionable magazines lying at the bottom of a couple different sex toys.

"What's that?" Spike asked.

My eyes snapped to the door where spike was standing. I quickly put the lid back on and set it on the bed before there was a green flash, teleporting Spike into my hands, "You saw nothing..." I said sternly.

"But... I really didn't se-" He said.

"NOTHING!" I shouted as I shook him.

"Okay! I didn't see anything!" Spike said.

"Good... Now go back downstairs." I said. He pouted and walked out the door and back downstairs.

I re-opened the box and saw a book lying underneath the magazines. I took it out and flipped to the first page.

"So... This is what you like?" I asked myself after reading the first few pages.

Twilight:

I breathed a sigh of relief as the hot water hit me. It feels good to relax after an extremely annoying day. I can't figure out that book... That stupid black book. The spell makes no sense. I guess I can try again in the morning. Maybe I should actually cast it and see what happens. There's no sense in worrying about it now, I just want to forget about it. I wonder where Celestia found it anyways?

"Twilight?" Sam said as the shower certain opened slightly.

"Sam!" I said quickly, covering myself with my hands as I blushed brightly.

"What... What are you doing..." I asked confused.

"I needed to take a shower to. And I figure if I just step in we could save half the time." He said.

"I...What..." I stammered as he stepped in.

"I promise I wont look." Sam said, never taking his eyes off mine.

"O...Okay..." I said reluctantly. I stood there facing away from him and towards the shower head as the steam continued to fill the room.

"Um... Are yo- EEP!" I squealed as I felt his hands on my back. "What are you doing..."

"Cleaning your back. I... Could stop if you want." He said.

"No I... Just didn't expect it... Thank you." I said quickly. My heart was pounding out of my chest. Was this really happening? Am I dreaming? He was gently rubbing soap over my back.

"Is this okay? Did you want me to do it softer?" Sam asked.

"No... This is fine." I said quietly. I felt water run down my back as he washed the soap off. "T...Thank you."

I tensed up as I felt his hands on my shoulders, "What are you doing...?" I asked nervously.

"Giving you a massage." He said as his thumbs pressed into me. "Is that okay?"

I immediately relaxed, "Uh...Yeah..." I said. While this was all a bit unsettling... It did feel really good. I've been under a lot of stress lately and... Wait what am I saying? This is just weird. I should really... "Oh god... Right there..." I said in a lowly tone.

"You're really tense... Is something wrong?" Sam asked.

"I just... Have been pretty stressed lately." I said.

"Why?" He asked.

"Just a lot of work is all... I got a package from the Princess. And if that weren't enough, I have to finish something both Rarity and Applejack gave me. I've just been on edge is all." I said.

"You work too hard." Sam said, "You really need to just take a break."

"I can't! I need to finish it soon or..." Twilight said.

"No. The work can wait. And if Celestia, Rarity or Applejack have a problem with it then they'll have to get through me." Sam said. I looked back at him, seeing a smile on his face as he dug his hands further into my shoulder blades.

"Thank you... I really needed this." I said returning the smile. My eyes shot open as I felt something hard sliding between my legs.

"Um!" I said nervously, my eyes darting around the shower.

"I'm sorry... I won't do anything I promise. It's just hard to keep it down... Especially with you here." Sam said shyly.

My blush returned in full force, "Oh...Um... That's okay... You can't help it." I said as I stared at it intently as he went back to rubbing my shoulders.

"How... Is it still growing?" I asked in disbelief.

"Oh... I found out I can change it's size." Sam said.

"Right... You're a changeling." I said with a slow nod.

"I don't mean to make you uncomfortable. I'll just get out..." Sam said quickly.

Before he could back out I placed my hands on it. I heard a gasp as he stopped completely. My hands jerked away, "I'm sorry I..." I stammered.

"No... It's fine... It just felt good is all..." He said.

I reached back down and put my hands around it, gazing at it as I squeezed it between my thighs. I heard Sam let out a quiet moan.

"Is this too rough?" I asked.

"N...No." Sam said.

I smiled . I started stroking it with my hands, hearing him let out a moan of pleasure every so often. Pre cum started oozing from it and to the shower floor as it washed down the drain. I turned myself around, facing him.

"Hi..." He said.

"Hi." I giggled.

"You know... Back at the hospital..." Sam said hesitantly.

"Yeah?" I asked.

"I was... Really scared. I had no idea what was going on. I was alone..." He said.

"Sam..." I said sympathetically.

"But... When I first saw you... It's like everything lit up. Everything became clear..." Sam said quietly, "At that moment I didn't care who I was, where I was... I just knew I was safe."

"Sam I..." I stammered quietly as tears fell from my eyes.

"Please don't cry!" Sam said quickly, "I... Did I do something wrong? I knew I shouldn't have done this... I-"

I quickly silenced him with my lips, placing a hand on his cheek. We pulled away and gazed into each other's eyes with a newfound lust.

"I love yo-" I tried to say before his lips pressed against mine again. His hands sent chills down my spine as he gently caressed my cheek.

"I love you too." He said as he pulled away.

"Touch me more..." I begged. He ran his hands down to my sides, slowly sliding them down to my hips. I moaned softly as he started to massage my ass cheeks. He pressed the tip of his dick to my pussy, waiting there. He looked up at me as if waiting for permission.

"Yes..." I nodded. I was violently pushed, my back slamming against the wall as he thrust into me. My eyes shot open, "FUCK!" I screamed. Only the tip has been pushed in, but I was already being stretched further than I've been before.

"God..." I moaned. He started pushing further in, making me watch as inch after inch disappeared inside me. "So...Big..."

He was almost at the base when he stopped. "Y...You can... keep going." I grunted.

"I think I hit something..." He said.

"W... You can't be that deep already..." I said in surprise.

He started to push harder and harder...

"OH GOD!" I screamed as sting of both pain and pleasure shot through me as his dick pushed forcefully past my cervix.

"Are you okay?" Sam asked gingerly as he placed a hand to my cheek.

"Yeah..." I panted, motioning for him to continue. He nodded as he started to slowly thrust back and forth. My entire body tingled with delight at how kind and gentle he was being.

"If it ever hurts... Just tell me and I'll stop." Sam said.

"Alright..." I said. His mouth moved down to my breast and started to suckle on it. I moaned loudly as his hand slowly kneaded the other one. "K...Keep going... Harder..."

His thrusts sped up as he bit down on my nipple, sending a spike of pleasure through me. My pussy started to twitch as I came, tightening around him and locking him in place.

"One..." Sam mumbled.

"H...Huh?" I asked weakly.

"Hold on." He said.

"What do you mea-" I said before I was lifted up. My arms wrapped around him and locked together as he carried me out of the shower, his dick still impaled inside me.

"Sam?" I stammered before he slid out of me and slammed face down onto the bed. "What are you... DOING!" I screamed as he slammed back into me, his entire length entering me in one swift motion. He started thrusting almost immediately.

"Is this too rough?" He asked sincerely.

"Guh...Ngh...Fu..." I moaned.

"Twilight?" He asked again.

"I can't... Dnng..." I grunted as I gripped the soaked covers tightly as I was forced further up the bed with each thrust, only for him to pull me back when I got too far away.

"I could stop if you want..." He asked.

"No..." I said before my tongue lolled out, no longer able to speak properly.

"Alright." Sam said, "Now step three..."

"W...Huh...?" I said as I felt his body lay itself on top of me, his head resting next to mine. I was now sandwiched between him and the bed as his thrusts got harder.

"When I'm through... You won't be able to have anyone else... You'll be all mine." Sam whispered.

My eyes rolled back as a second orgasm hit me.

"That's two..." Sam mumbled as he lifted me up again, pushing my all the way down on him as he lifted my legs up, my knees pressing against my chest.

"S...Sam?" I panted heavily as he approached the top of the stairs. He walked down the steps, each step bouncing me up and slamming me back down violently. My head slammed back into his chest, uncontrollable waves of pleasure forcing their way through me.

"Fuck! Fuck! Fuck!" I said with each step. After what seemed like an eternity another orgasm hit me by the time we hit the last step.

"Three..." He mumbled before walking over to the couch and sitting down with me still attached to his lap.

"I love you..." I said as he pulled me back and kissed me. He started thrusting up again, my moans muffled by his lips. His hands wrapped around me and started massaging my breasts.

"All I want to do is make you happy." Sam said to me, "But I don't think I can last much longer..."

"I want it... I want it all. Make me yours..." I said as our lips met again. My eyes shot open as I felt him start to grow, his thrusts becoming erratic as I felt his cock begin to spasm. He forced me all the way to his balls as a fourth orgasm hit me, tightening around him as he started to flood me with his cum. There was a gurgling as my stomach started to distend and stretch.

My eyes rolled back again as he kissed me again. I sat there, constantly twitching as he continued to fill me up. After a minute it finally subsided as I went limp in his embrace.

A smile slid onto my face as I glanced back at him.

"Did I do good?" Sam asked.

"Yeah... You did very good." I said.

My head turned to the top of the stairs. Spike was lying at the top of the stairs fast asleep, a small puddle of cum dripping down it.

"I think Spike had a little fun too..." I said as the two of us giggled.

"Man... How do you make so much of this stuff? You're almost as bad as Red." I said as I placed my hand on my stomach.

"Huh?" Sam asked.

"Not that I've seen it happen... Just from what Rainbow Dash has told me." I shrugged.

"Oh... Um... I don't know." Sam said with a similar shrug.

"Maybe we should head back upstairs." I said.

"Alright." He said, hoisting me up and carrying me to the top of the steps. He pulled out of me and I walked back over to the shower, which we had forgotten to turn off.

"Waters cold... Damn." I said. My stomach started to gurgle, forcing me to the bathtub floor, now lying on my back in it as I moaned.

"Are you okay?" Sam asked.

"OH FUCK!" I screamed as his cum started to flood out of me. My head slammed back against the wall, pure pleasure coursing through me with each gallon that left. When the last of it came out I sat there limp and panting.

"Holy...Shit..." I muttered with a blissful smile on my face. I turned to him, "That was... Something... You're... Oh." I said as I saw him already erect again. "You're up for another round...?"

He stood there motionless, staring down at me patiently.

"Well... I guess it wouldn't hurt..." I said, being left on the edge by the torrent of his seed that had just left me.

"Anything you want." Sam said.

"So what brought you to come into the shower?" I asked.

"Well..." Sam started, "I found a box under your bed."

"Oh..." I said blushing brightly, "You... Saw that."

"Specifically one thing... A book called "Erotic Fantasies." Caught my eye..." Sam said.

"And... You were copying stuff from the book?" I asked.

"Yeah... But I didn't know if you wanted to or not... So I tried to start as slow as possible. I didn't want to force you into anything... I just wanted to make you happy." Sam said quietly.

"You did." I said kissing him. "Maybe you should read more of it... Surprise me later."

Sam smiled, "Sounds... Like fun." He said.

"Well... We should probably get dressed." I said.

Sam nodded, sliding his cock out of me and grabbing our clothes.

"So what do we have planned for today?" Sam asked.

"Well... I still need to finish transcribing the book Celestia gave me. But I think it can wait a bit... How about we go out?" I said as I slipped into my underwear.

"Where to?" He asked.

"Maybe a trip to the park?" I suggested.

"That sounds like fun." Sam agreed.

"Then it's settled." I said. After getting dressed me and Sam walked downstairs. "Spike you're cleaning up."

"What?! Why me?" Spike asked.

"Well you sure had a fun time watching, you can have a fun time mopping too." I said.

Spike groaned, "Fine..." He said.

The two of us walked out and closed the door, heading down the road.

"Nngh..." Sam grunted, falling to his knees as he grabbed his head.

"Sam?" I asked anxiously, dropping to my knees and grabbing him, "Are you okay?"

"Yeah... I'm fine... Just a headache..." He said weakly, "Let's keep going..."

"You sure? We can stay home if you aren't feeling well." I said.

"No no... It's fine. Really..." Sam said standing up.

"Alright just... If it gets too bad then we're going home, that's that." I said sternly.

Sam smiled, nodding as he grabbed my hand tenderly and walked with me down the road.

Chapter 4: Special Ingrediant

I opened the door and peeked inside, "Twilight? You home?" I called into the house.

"Yeah I'm upstairs." She shouted. I walked in, shutting the door behind me and headed upstairs. I cracked the door to her room, seeing her sitting near the window, writing in one of her journals. I walked up behind her, wrapping my arms around her as I kissed her neck.

"Oh... Hello." Twilight moaned softly.

"I'm sorry I didn't come home last night..." I said as I lifted her out of the chair and held her in my arms.

"Oh... That's alright." She giggled, "I can tell you're feeling better..."

"Yep. Not a single headache. I feel incredible actually..." I said as I dropped her onto the bed and climbed on top of her, kissing her as I ran my hands down her body.

"Sam..." She moaned, "What's gotten into you?"

"I just missed you..." I said pushing a hand into her pants and gently grabbing her ass.

"Oh Sam..." She said biting her lip, "We have company coming over soon..."

"Not soon enough." I said biting her breast playfully through her clothing.

Twilight yelped, gripping my arms tightly, "God... You're really in the mood aren't you?" She asked as a smile slid onto her face. I responded by sliding her pants off and pressing my face to her pussy.

"Oh fuck!" She gasped.

"I just want to taste you..." I said as I ran my tongue traced around her labia. She grabbed my head and pushed my face onto it as my tongue penetrated her. I took my hands and placed one on each of her pussy lips, letting out a scream of pleasure as I stretched her open, licking her deeper as my nose pressed against her clit.

There was a series of five knots at the front door.

"They're here..." Twilight said.

"And?" I questioned.

There was a pause.

"SPIKE! GET THE DOOR!" Twilight shouted.

"Fine!" He shouted back.

"They can... Wait..." Twilight moaned. Her horn glowing as she cast a spell. I was so focused on eating her out I couldn't tell what she did...

"Twilight?" Rainbow Dash called from outside the door.

"Just... A minute..." Twilight said trying to slow her breathing.

"Maybe we should finish up later." I said standing up.

"But..." Twilight whined.

"We have company... Remember?" I said with a smirk as I walked to the door and opened it.

"Sam wait!" Twilight said. I made my way downstairs.

"Hello." I waved to Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash, along with Red and Cecil.

The two of them just stood there staring at me. Fluttershy blushed and covered her eyes.

"Is something wrong?" I asked.

"What are you looking a- Oh..." I said realizing I was naked. That's what her spell did... Wonder why I didn't notice that beforehand...

Cecil was staring at my crotch. Red elbowed Dash in the arm.

"Huh?" Dash said as if being snapped out of a trance as her gaze shot from me to Red.

"Maybe we should come back later?" Red said.

"No no... I'll go get dressed." I said. I walked back upstairs to Twilight's room, seeing her already putting her pants back on.

"So..." She said.

"Yep..." I agreed.

"Sorry..." She said quietly.

"No problem. They didn't seem too phased by it." I shrugged as I redressed myself. The two of us headed back downstairs.

"Hey. Sorry about that..." I said.

"Yeah..." Twilight said.

"It happens... You two were just having some fun..." Rainbow Dash giggled.

"Hey... Where'd Red and Cecil go?" I asked.

"Oh... They left a few moments ago. Said they had something to do." Fluttershy said.

"Together?" Twilight asked curiously.

"Yeah... I wonder what they're up to." Dash said.

"We'll I'm sure they're having fun." Fluttershy said.

"So what are we doing?" Dash asked.

"I was thinking we go see how Applejack is doing." Twilight said.

"That sounds nice... We haven't been to Sweet Apple Acres in awhile." Fluttershy agreed.

"Sure why not." Dash shrugged.

The four of us spotted the farm off in the distance. Big Mac was working in the fields. Applejack and Applebloom were just walking out of the barn as we approached.

"Hey!" Applejack waved, "Just finishing up here."

"How's your day been?" Dash asked the two of them.

"Pretty good! Red came by earlier and asked for a few things. We have some fun!" Applebloom said.

"Red was here?" Dash asked curiously.

"Yeah... He came by and collected a few weeds. But other than that..." Applejack shrugged.

"Oh well... How are you doing Applebloom?" Dash asked.

"Pretty good... Was gonna go meet up with Sweetie and Scootaloo if that's alright." Applebloom said looking up at her sister.

"O'coarse. Go have fun." Applejack nodded.

"Thanks!" Applebloom said hugging her before running off.

"Okay I'm actually curious... Did you happen to see where Red ran off to?" Twilight asked.

"Nope... Sorry." Applejack said.

"Wait... You said he was collecting weeds?" Dash asked.

"Mmhm..." Applejack nodded.

"Did they have small red flowers on them?" Dash asked.

"Yeah why?" Applejack said.

Rainbow Dash sighed.

"What?" I asked

"I know where he is." Dash said.

The four of us walked on, spotting Red's house off in the distance.

"So what is he doing?" I asked.

"Huh?" Dash mumbled.

"Well its obvious you know where he is from the plant he was collecting. What is he doing?" I asked again.

"Oh... Well you know what he does right?" Dash asked.

"Yeah... He's an alchemist." Twilight said.

"And the flower he was getting was an ingredient to..." I questioned.

"A uh... Potion." Dash said walking a bit faster.

"Well no kidding..." Twilight said.

"What kind of potion..." I asked.

"An aphrodisiac." Rainbow Dash said as we approached the door. She immediately started knocking.

"That's it?" Fluttershy questioned.

"It's... Stronger than you think... RED!" Rainbow Dash yelled pounding on the door.

I grabbed the handle and opened the door. "It's unlocked." I said.

"Oh..." Dash said quietly.

The four of us entered and...

"What the... Fuck?" Twilight said.

As we walked in we saw Red face down on the floor as Cecil roughly thrust into his ass.

"What the actual..." Twilight said.

"So... Good..." Cecil moaned.

"H...Help..." Red begged weakly.

"W...What do I do?" Dash stammered.

"Get... Him off... Before h-" Red said before his body tensed up. A drunken smile slid onto Cecil's face as he went limp on top of Red.

"I think... He's done?" I said.

There was a long pause before Cecil looked up at us and smiled.

"Oh hi Fluttershy..." Cecil said standing up and walking towards us.

Me, Rainbow Dash and Twilight backed against the wall, staring at Cecil. Fluttershy was staring wide eyed and blushing brightly. Cecil's face was bright red as he panted.

Rainbow Dash ran past Cecil and knelt down next to Red.

"I haven't told you... How much I love you lately... Fluttershy." Cecil said softly as he brushed a hand through Fluttershy's hair.

"I... Um..." Fluttershy stammered quietly.

"Don't you... Love me?" Cecil asked.

"Yes! I... I ju-" Fluttershy was cut off as Cecil kissed her. Her eyes shot open as she was slammed back into the wall.

"Um... Cecil you should st-" Twilight was interrupted as Rainbow Dash let out a yelp. Me and Twilight glanced over to see Red had both his hands on Dash's waist, she was naked from the waist down.

"How did..." I stammered.

"I DON'T KNOW!" Rainbow Dash shouted in a panic trying to escape as he pulled her onto his lap.

"I found out... The aphrodisiac... Can be transferred..." Red said, gaining the same brightly flushed drunken look as Cecil had.

"Um..." I said glancing back to Cecil to see Fluttershy had accepted it and was making out with him on the floor.

"Maybe... We should help Rainbow Dash..." Twilight said. I came up behind her and wrapped my arms around her.

"Or..." I said kissing her neck.

"Sam this... This isn't the... Tim-" Twilight tried to say as she moaned.

"What are you two doing! Hel- GNNHG!" Rainbow Dash groaned as Red slid his dick into her ass.

"Dash you okay...?" Twilight moaned.

"God... He... Shlng..." Dash sputtered.

"She's fine." I said pulling Twilight's pants down.

"SaAAAM!" Twilight screamed as my tongue pressed against her clit.

I moved from her clit down to her pussy, gently lopping up what juices leaked out.

"Sa... Sam..." Twilight moaned placing her hands on the back of my head and pushing me harder against her. She let out a loud moan as she came.

"Wow... That was quick. You were really p-" I said before she forcefully pushed my to the floor. Her horn lit up and my pants were torn off by a spell, revealing my already hardening member. She took her shirt off and unstrapped her bra as she knelt down and placed my shaft in between her breasts. I grunted at her touch as she slid the first quarter into her mouth.

"Ngh... Twilight..." I moaned.

Her magic sparked to life as I felt my balls start to be kneaded by it. She desperately tried to milk me as her breasts squeezed tighter and her pace quickened. Her tongue spun in circles around the tip and teased it.

"I... I can't..." I moaned weakly as I felt my shaft start to twitch and my balls clench. Her cheeks expanded slightly as my cum flooded into her mouth. She drank as much as she could before coughing and pulling off. I closed my eyes and my head hit the floor as I bathed in the afterglow of my orgasm. A few moments passed before it subsided and I was panting heavily.

"That was... Wa- Whoa..." I said quietly as I opened my eyes, seeing her soaked in my cum as she stared at me.

"Why... Does it taste so good..." She questioned as she started to wipe some off her face and gulp it down.

I shrugged. I looked around at the others. Cecil and Fluttershy were on the ground spooning as they had fallen fast asleep, Cecil still deep inside her as the two clung together in their embrace, drifting further into slumber. Rainbow Dash however... Was riding atop Red's dick as he roughly bounced her up and down. Her tongue was out of her mouth and her eyes had rolled back. Her stomach slightly bloated outward. I looked back down to Twilight, who was still licking my cum off of herself. I couldn't help but smile.

I started laughing, which shot her attention back to me. She looked at the others, then back to me before starting to laugh herself. She crawled forward on top of my and rested her head on my chest.

"I'm going to take a nap..." Twilight said about to close her eyes before I put a hand on her shoulder.

"Maybe we should take a shower first..." I said as she smeared cum across my body from lying on top of me. She giggled before the two of us made our way to the bathroom, closing the door behind us.

Author's Note

The first and possibly last orgy in my story!

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Chapter 5: Malcontent

Twilight stepped into the shower first and closed the curtain.

"I'll be in... Just a second." I said walking out of the shower and looking down at the others. Red and Dash had finally stopped and were giggling and laughing together. Fluttershy and Cecil were still curled up on the ground asleep. I smiled and walked down, grabbing a blanket and covering them. The two snuggled closer almost immediately.

"You two okay?" I asked.

"Yep." Dash nodded.

"Go take your shower. We'll be down here when you're done." Red smiled.

I nodded in return and headed back upstairs to the shower. I opened the curtain and Twilight was gone. I walked out and looked around the living room.

"Something wrong?" Red asked.

"Did Twilight come out here?" I asked curiously.

"No why?" Dash asked.

"Isn't she in the shower?" Red questioned.

"No..." I said.

"Maybe she just went home. You know Twilight... Can be a bit eccentric at times. She's probably catching up on a book or something." Dash laughed.

I shook my head before heading back upstairs and stepping into the shower. I started cleaning myself when I realized the shampoo was on the sink. I opened the curtain again and stepped out, noticing the sink's glass surface. I grabbed it and turned around t-

"W...What?" I said in disbelief.

"Sam?" Cecil asked. "What are you doing in my dream?"

I looked around, I was in a large field. I looked back and noticed half the bathroom was still there, almost as if the room was torn out of the house and placed here.

"What..." I mumbled glancing around.

"Oh dear..." Rarity said. I jumped back, having not noticed her before. "Dear me... You two realize you're naked right?"

"My dream I can do what I want." Cecil shrugged.

"I beg your pardon but... I believe this is my dream." Rarity corrected.

"Who cares who's dream it is. Just enjoy it." Red said appearing next to Cecil.

"Weren't you and Rainbow Dash having sex?" I questioned. "Why are you asleep?"

"We are. I'm just taking a nap." Red said.

"But... If you're sleeping then you aren't having sex." I said.

"Why would that stop us?" Red asked curiously.

"That would imply..." I stammered.

"Yes." Red said.

"So she's..." I continued.

"Yes." Red repeated.

There was a long pause...

"So... You're sleeping in the shower?" Rarity asked.

"How did you know we were in the shower?" I asked. Rarity pointed behind me to the half of a bathroom lying in the middle of the field. "Oh..."

"Yeah a bit odd." Cecil said.

"You're all standing in the middle of a field naked..." I said.

"What I... Oh." Rarity said looking down at her naked self.

"You're one to talk." Red said.

"I was taking a shower!" I said defensively.

"Speaking of... Where's Twilight?" Cecil asked.

"What do you mean?" I questioned.

"Well if you're both taking a nap in the tub then shouldn't she be here?" Red asked.

"I'm not asleep." I said.

"The fact you're here says otherwise." Red said.

"I'm not... Asleep." I repeated, getting annoyed.

"Then how did you get here dear?" Rarity asked.

"I stepped out of the shower to grab a bottle of shampoo when half the bathroom was replaced by a large field." I said.

There was a long pause...

"Oh... Well why didn't you just say that in the first place." Red smirked.

"A dream? What was I thinking!" Cecil said.

"Ohhhh kay don't be a dick..." I said unimpressed.

"You... You just blew my mind man. You're like a master of logic." Red nodded.

"Are you always this cocky?" I asked.

"Only when yours is hanging out." Cecil said as everyone started laughing.

I placed my hands to my face in annoyance, "I just wanted to take a shower..." I groaned.

"Who's stopping you?" A voice said. I glanced around the field, scanning it for the voice's origin.

"Who's there?" I called out.

"A friend! Who else would I be?" The voice said.

"Wait a minute..." Dash mumbled. "God... Damn it."

"What? Do you know who it is?" I questioned.

"What do you want Discord..." Dash asked. The outline of a figure appeared in the sky, the colors filling in the lines to reveal the draconic body as it soared towards us and hovered just a few feet off the ground.

"Why nothing of course! Can't I say hello to my 'friends'?" Discord said making air quotations with that last word.

"Hi!" Fluttershy waved from Discord's back.

"Oh hey Fluttershy." Cecil waved back.

Discord's attention switched to Cecil and the others around me. "Oh... Well if it isn't the Tinker..." Discord said glancing at Cecil.

"Tailor..." Discord said glancing at Rarity.

"Soldier and Spy..." Discord finished, glancing at me.

"What are you talking about?" I asked.

"Spoilers..." Discord snickered.

"Can you just take me back... I think I've had enough of Einstein and Archimedes over there." I said.

"I'm not German..." Red questioned.

"You're not a mathematician either..." Cecil joked.

"Hey! Do you know the calculations that go into making formulas? Huh? One small mistake and BOOM!" Cecil said throwing his arms into the air.

"Yeah okay..." Cecil rolled his eyes.

"What's that supposed to mean?" Red asked, glaring at Cecil.

"I'm just saying... You're no expert when it comes to the tougher equations." Cecil shrugged.

"Big talk coming from the grease junkie..." Red chuckled.

"Hey!" Cecil snapped, "I bet you don't even know how to read a blueprint!"

"Phhh..." Red said, waving his own hand through the air mockingly, "Anyone can read a piece of paper."

"Yeah because mixing two liquids and turning on the burner is a mental fucking exercise. You're a bonafide meth lab! " Cecil joked.

"It's more complex than that you asshole!" Red said angrily.

"Oh look everyone! The short bus is coming! Hey Red where's your helmet?" Cecil asked.

"What does that even mean?" Red questioned.

"Fuck you that's what." Cecil said.

"Should we uh... Step in?" I whispered.

"No no it's just getting good..." Discord smiled.

"Tell me... How much semen do you have to swallow to become that stupid?" Red asked.

"Ha ha... Gay jokes, real mature. Sell any good drugs lately?" Cecil raised an eyebrow.

"THEY AREN'T DRUGS! They're potions! Formulas..." Red yelled angrily.

"I bet you tell all your customers that." Cecil grinned. The two getting closer to each other with each insult.

"Go back to your junk yard." Red said.

"They're not junk!" Cecil said defensively.

"Um... Maybe we sho-" Fluttershy said.

"Shh... It'll never get better if they don't resolve their differences... themselves." Discord said sincerely.

"Your piles of scrap are as worthless as your twisted brother." Red said angrily.

Cecil's eyes went wide, his mouth open as if he was about to speak, but closed it. There was a short pause.

"Cecil I... I didn't mean..." Red stammered.

"No... I know what you meant." Cecil said weakly, tears forming in his eyes.

Red put a hand on Cecil's shoulder.

"Don't touch me!" Cecil snapped, hitting Red's arm away.

"Cecil I'm sor-" Red said

"No! You don't get to be sorry!" Cecil yelled and pushed Red back. "I know what he did... All the horrible things. I know better than anyone... But he was still my... My brother." He said as tears rolled down his face. He fell to his knees, "He... He was my... Baby... Brother... Oh god..." Cecil said weakly before starting to sob.

Red knelt down beside Cecil and put a hand on his arm. Cecil looked up at him. "I'm sorry..." Red said.

More tears fell from Cecil's face as he clung to Red, hugging him tightly. "Nicholas... I'm sorry... I'm so sorry... For everything..." Cecil sobbed uncontrollably.

"I... I've lost someone too..." Red said quietly.

Cecil looked up at Red, "W...Who?" He asked with a sniffle.

"My sister... She passed away a... A few years ago." Red said.

"Red... I... I had no idea..." Cecil said.

Fluttershy's hands shot to her mouth, "I almost forgot about that..." She said.

"You knew about that?" I questioned.

"Yes... Red's father told me." Fluttershy nodded.

"Who's his father?" I asked.

"The one who gave me my broach." She said.

"What broach?" I questioned.

"The one... Oh... You weren't here for that..." She said quietly.

"What?" I asked curiously.

Fluttershy shook her head, "Nothing... It's nothing..." She said.

"What was her name?" I asked.

There was a short pause, "I never asked him." Fluttershy said.

"He never told you?" I questioned.

"No... Neither did his father. I guess it just slipped my mind." She shrugged.

I glanced back over at Cecil and Red, the two of them were both crying as they hugged each other. "I'm sorry..." Cecil sobbed.

"No... No it was my fault... I started it..." Red said squeezing him tighter.

"I... I just..." Cecil whimpered before starting to cry again.

"No... No more words..." Red said before pressing his face into Cecil's shoulder and sobbing again.

I looked over at Fluttershy again, who was smiling as tears streamed down her face. Rainbow Dash was doing the exact same, wiping tears off her face.

"A...Are you crying?" I asked.

"N... No." Discord sniffled, quickly wiping away a tear, "I'm Discord! I don't cry..."

A smile crept onto my face as I stared at him.

"What?" Discord said. My smile only grew. He grumbled, "Shut up..."

"He's just a cuddly teddy bear..." Fluttershy said with a smile as she hugged Discord.

"Mrmgh...." Discord grumbled lethargically. A moment later his gaze transferred from empty space down to Fluttershy, making him smile slightly.

"Daww..." I said.

Discord's smile faded and his attention snapped to me, "Just go home... Go back to your queen." He said.

"Huh?" I questioned.

Discord pointed to the bathroom that I came from. I turned back to it and saw that... It had been replaced with the opposite half. I saw the shower, steam pouring from the tub. There was a shadow on the other side of the curtain.

"Oh..." I mumbled. I walked into the new section of the bathroom and approached the shower. I reached out and slid the curtain open.

"Oh hi Sam. I've been waiting..." Twilight said, looking at me with a smile as the hot water ran down her body. I turned around to notice the field was gone, the other half of the bathroom had returned and was back to normal.

"Did you see..." I started, darting between her and the other half of the bathroom.

"See what?" She asked curiously, peeking out to where I was looking.

I shook my head, "Never mind... I ju-" I froze, my attention getting taken by Twilight's body.

"What?" She asked, "What is I-" She was cut off as I placed my lips to hers. She pulled away and smiled. "Oh I see..."

"Yep..." I said.

Twilight looked at the shower, then around the bathroom, "We need to stop meeting like this." She said.

"Yep." I said again as I felt myself growing hard.

Twilight gazed down as I started to prod the entrance to her pussy, "Here? In Red's shower?" She asked. I just stared at her silently for a few moments.

She rolled her eyes, "Yep..." She said, her smile growing.

"Burn the land and boil the sea, you can't take the sky from me..." I mumbled.

"Huh?" Twilight said staring at me.

"Nothing... Just this book." I shook my head.

Twilight peeked at the book and smiled, "That's a good one. Too bad it was cancelled." She said.

"What?!" I questioned in shock.

"Yeah... Only going to be one book." She shrugged.

"B... But I'm almost finished with it. Just tell me, does it end on a cliffhanger?" I asked nervously.

She shook her head, "Just a few things... Unexplained. There was a movie made though... That wraps it all up." Twilight said.

"Really?" I asked.

"Yep." Twilight nodded.

"What's it called?" I asked.

"Uh... What's the name of the ship in the story? Tranquility?" She asked.

"No It's called Ser-" Twilight paused.

"What is it?" I asked. I glanced over and saw the black book on the table. "Oh..."

"I forgot!" She said in a panic.

"Calm down... I'm sure she'll understa-"

"CALM DOWN?!" She screamed, causing me to back up, "It's not just an assignment... It's an assignment from Celestia!"

"Listen... I'll do it." I said.

"W... Do... Um..." She stammered.

"Twilight... I can handle it." I said with a smile.

"Um... Okay." She said hesitantly.

"Listen... You go out and have fun. I'm going to try to finish the spell." I said pulling her into a kiss.

She smiled, "Okay." She said with more confidence. She grabbed her coat and opened the front door, "I'm going to pay Fluttershy a visit. Love you." She said quickly, kissing me on the cheek and running out.

I paused a moment before sitting down at the table and staring at the black book. "Can't be that hard." I smiled, turning to the end of the book.

TWO HOURS LATER:

I put my hands on my head in frustration, "Why is this so hard..." I muttered. My attention was snatched by a knock at the door. I got up and opened it, a smile spread onto my face as I saw Rarity waiting there.

"Oh hello dear... Is Twilight home?" She asked.

"No she's out... Sorry. Is there anything I can help with?" I asked.

"Well she was supposed to help me with ideas for this new dress of mine." She said.

"T... Huh? You know you're talking about Twilight right?" I questioned.

"I know... I could use some ideas from anyone at this point. My inspiration has run rather dry as of late." She sighed.

"Well maybe I can help." I said with a smile.

"Great! We need a brand new design by tomorrow. I know you can do it have fun!" She said doing and immediate U-Turn and walking out.

"O...Okay. Goodbye?" I waved. I went back to the table and stared down at the book. I grabbed a piece of paper and started thinking. I picked up a pen.

'Over the winds, through the sails, a ma-'

I shook my head and crumpled up the piece of paper, tossing it into the trash. "No... That doesn't sound right." I mumbled shaking my head. I sat there for a few minutes before an idea hit me. I grabbed a new piece of paper and wrote,

'From all of us together, together we are friends. With the marks of our destinies made one, there is magic without end.'

I said aloud as I wrote. I stared down at the writing, thinking for a moment before shaking my head again. I crumpled the paper up and tossed it at the trash can, barely missing it and watching it hit the wall, then the floor. I was interrupted by another knock at the door.

"Hello?" I said opening the door.

"Well howdy Sam." Applejack said with a smile.

"Oh hey. Let me guess... Twilight?" I asked.

"Mmhm." She nodded.

"You gave her something you need finished?" I asked.

"Mmhm." She nodded again.

"What may I ask is it?" I questioned.

"Sorting out the Apple Family photo album." She said.

"I'll get right on it and have it to you by tomorrow morning." I said.

"Thanks. You take care now." She said before turning around and heading off. I closed the door and looked around the room. I went back to the table and spotted a box to the left of Twilight's desk. I saw the words 'AJ Homework.' written on it.

"I'll take a wild guess and say this is it..." I mumbled. I opened the box and saw over one hundred pictures scattered around, all sitting on top of an empty album. Each photo was listed with a number on the back, saying which order they go in. I dropped the box onto the table, next to the book. I plopped down in the chair and stared down at the book. I scratched my head, glancing between it, the box, and a blank piece of paper.

"Book... Album... Dress designs... Where to start..." I sighed.

Chapter 6: Deterrence

I walked through the front door, scanning the room and quickly saw Sam sitting at the table working. I smiled as I made my way over to him.

"How's the work goi-" I said, immediately halting as I stared at the table.

"Oh hey Twilight." Sam said.

"I... Are you... Drawing?" I questioned, sounding a little confused.

"Mmhm..." Sam mumbled.

"So... Does that mean you... Finished the spell?" I asked in surprise.

There was a short pause. "Uh... Well..." He said hesitantly.

"Y... You did finish the spell... Right?" I asked quietly.

"Well..." He paused.

"Sam..." I said nervously.

"Now hold on..." He said holding his hands up.

"I... I can't believe what I'm hearing." I stammered.

"Well technically I didn't say anythi-" Sam said.

"Shut up!" I yelled. Sam's eyes widened as he leaned back in surprise.

"Twili-"

"You said you would finish it! I just... I'm going out again... I can't..." I stammered, striding towards the door. "If it's not done by the time I'm back then..." I shook my head, closing the door behind me and heading back out.

"Hello Twilight." Rarity waved.

"Hey Rarity..." I sighed, taking a seat next to her.

"Is something the matter dear?" She asked.

"No I'm fine... Just... Never mind." I said, lying back on her bed. She took a seat next to my and placed her head next to mine.

"Please dear... You're a terrible liar." She laughed.

"It's just... I'm a bit disappointed." I shrugged.

"By what?" She questioned.

"I just... Left Sam some work to do and he didn't do it." I said.

"Oh... I'm sure he had his reasons." Rarity said.

"He was just drawing... I don't think any reason can explain that." I said, a touch of irritation in my voice.

"Dra... Oh... Oh my." Rarity said quietly.

"What is it?" I asked.

"Well I came over earlier... And he said he would help me think of a design for a new dress." Rarity said hesitantly.

I paused for a moment, "But... I..." I mumbled.

"I don't think he forgot about the work... I think he was just busy with mine." Rarity said.

"Oh... And I... I went off on him..." I said putting my hands to my face as I blushed.

"Don't be so hard on yourself... You're under a lot of stress. You need to relax." Rarity said. I felt a hand on my shoulder. I moved my hands away to see a smile on her face, which slowly spread to mine.

"You're right..." I said, "But I should really apologize to him."

"I'll come with you. I have nothing better to do anyway." Rarity said.

"Sure..." I shrugged.

We approached the door to my house when it snapped open. Shortly after, Applejack walked out with a large album under her hands.

"Hey yall." Applejack said smiling.

"Applejack? What are you doing here?" I asked, curiously staring at the book in her hand.

"Just getting the album Sam said he'd finished. Boy does he work quick!" Applejack laughed before heading off.

"Applejack gave him work too..." I said anxiously.

Rarity and me exchanged a glance before heading through the door. I spotted Sam immediately. His head was resting on the black book and he was fast asleep.

"Oh goodness!" Rarity said rushing over and picking up a large piece of paper next to him. "This design is magnificent!"

"Um..." I mumbled.

"You don't mind if I run off do you? I need to start working right away." Rarity said excitedly.

"N... No." I said shaking my head.

"Thank you!" Rarity said hugging me and running out the door.

I walked over to Sam, placing a hand on his back and smiling. "You're such a goof..." I mumbled. "But you're my goof."

I looked over to the trash can and saw several bundled up pieces of paper sticking out of it. There was one however that was on the floor. I walked over to it and unraveled it. There was something written on it in Sam's handwriting. I read it before starting to think. I glanced over at the book, then back to the page. I walked over to the desk, pulled out the drawer and slid the paper into it before closing it.

"I think you've done enough..." I said.

My eyes snapped open and I looked around the room. The album I was working on was gone, and so was the sketch I made for Rarity. I'm guessing they came and picked it up already. I sighed and leaned back into the chair. A terrifying realization struck me. I looked down at the table and saw the black book was missing. My eyes shot around the desk. Before I got up I noticed there was a sticky note stuck to my forehead. I peeled it off and looked at it

'Turn around.'

I turned and looked, noticing more sticky notes on the staircase. I followed them up the stairs and to Twilight's door. I opened the door and...

"Hello Sam." Twilight said in a coy and lowly voice. She was naked, lying on her side facing me.

"Um... The book?" I questioned.

"What book?" She said, twisting around and stretching erotically.

"Um... I..." I stammered before I felt my dick strain against my clothes.

"Sam... I'm so cold..." She whined quietly.

I started to take off my clothes. She watched me intently, biting her lip as each piece hit the floor.

"Well hello tall dark and handsome..." Twilight smiled.

I nearly forgot my actual size. I was pretty tall... Standing at 7'9. Nearly as tall as Princess Celestia. I looked down at my hands, forgetting I had reverted to my changeling form.

"I like this form... I want you. And I mean 'you'. So stop hiding it..." She said.

I smiled, crawling onto the bed next to her. I wrapped my arms around her and pulled her body against mine.

"Don't you want to... Have sex?" Twilight asked.

"In awhile." I said kissing her forehead. "Right now I just want to be with you."

I sat there. It felt so good to just touch her, feel her, hold her... I felt safe, wanted, wet... Wet?

"Twilight?" I said, glancing down at her and saw tears running down her face.

"I... I just..." She mumbled.

"Twilight what's wrong? I... If you wanted to have sex then we can! I... I um..." I stammered.

"No... It's... I was so mad earlier... And I didn't realize how much work you had." She sobbed.

"Oh... So it's not about the sex?" I joked. She let out a quick laugh, looking up at me and smiling.

"I'm sorry..." She said.

I ran my hands through her hair, "Has anyone told you how beautiful your hair is?" I asked.

She blushed, "No... Why?" She asked.

"First time for everything." I smiled

"Sam..." She mumbled.

"Let's just rest here awhile..." I whispered, resting her head against my chest.

She looked up at me, "How did I get so lucky..." She said as a few more tears went down her face.

"It's late... Just close your eyes. I'll be right here when you wake up." I said softly.

I opened my eyes, Sam wasn't there... I jumped up and headed downstairs. I was stopped half way down by an aroma wafting through the house. I walked to the bottom and into the kitchen. Sam was standing there, a couple pans on the stove as he sprinkled some spices onto the food.

"Hey Twilight. I know what I said last night but... I thought it would be nice to cook some breakfast." Sam smiled.

"Y... You can cook?" I questioned in disbelief.

"Yeah. I wanted to make you something spe-" Sam was interrupted as I pushed him against the wall and kissed him.

He pulled away with a laugh, "I take it you're happy?" Sam asked.

"Just kiss me." I demanded, wrapping my arms around him and holding his lips to mine. My eyes shot open and I let out a loud moan as I felt his hand grab my breast.

"Tell me what you want." Sam smiled.

"No." I said.

"W... Huh?" He stammered.

"It's my turn this time. Tell me what you want." I said, returning the same smile.

"Oh... Um." He mumbled.

"I want you to take charge." I said.

There was a long pause.

"Sam? Did y- EEP!" I squeaked as I was twisted around and bent over the kitchen table. I felt Sam's dick growing, feeling each throb as he slid it between my thighs. I could feel every vain as he teased it against the entrance to my waiting pussy, soaking it with my many juices. I tried to look back but my head was grabbed, forcing my face into the table.

"Mmph?!" I mumbled, unable to speak as my mouth was held shut by his magic. My eyes went wide as I felt his dick poke at my ass. I struggled against his grip but he was stronger. Without warning he pushed the tip in. I let out a loud muffled scream, gripping the edges of the table tightly as my stance widened almost instinctively. His magic released me and I could speak again.

"S... Sam please... Just wa- FNNFG!" I grunted loudly as he started to slide in further. It hurt so bad... I wanted to scream but just couldn't find the will to. Each time I wanted to say something I was stopped by another thrust. It was getting harder and harder to think clearly, my mind started to cloud, the pain was unbearable... I could have used my magic to get out but I... Something in me didn't want it to stop. Maybe it was his hot breath on my neck as his body slouched forward... Or feeling the muscles perfectly lined along his abdomen rubbing across my back... Or maybe it was the way he was taking charge... Dominating me...

I felt his hand grab my hair and yank my head back roughly. My eyes shifted to his face as his lips hovered dangerously close to mine. Almost teasingly he hovered away, drawing my head to follow him until he yanked it back again. Then I... W... Huh?

"Sam... Wh... What are..." I mumbled in confusion. I could feel both his hands on me but... There was something slithering across my back. My eyes shot open as panic set in. I struggled violently as I felt another slimy limb, and another... And another...

"Oh god... You feel so good..." Sam whispered. My head turned far enough to see several black tendrils moving around my body.

"SAM?!" I screamed. I felt two of the tentacles wrap around my breast and start squeezing softly. My eyes rolled back as he started thrusting again.

"Just let it happen..." Sam moaned.

"W...What's... Happening to you..." I grunted.

I felt the tentacles around my breasts start to rub my nipples, sending a surge of pleasure through me. Another wandered down to my pussy and started flicking my cit. I started to scream, tears running down my face from the surged of pain and pleasure.

"By the time I'm done it'll feel good... Don't worry." He said as he started to kiss my neck. I felt two smaller tentacles start to press against my nipples.

"W...What are y- OH GOD!" I screamed as they penetrated me, pushing into my breasts. They immediately started to vibrate, massaging both the outside and inside of them.

"Ye...Ngh..." Sam grunted. My heart jumped as I was lifted up and turned over, my back slamming hard onto the table. I had a clear view of everything now. I felt all the tentacles gripping my start to twitch, driving me over the edge with pleasure. My pussy started to spasm, leaking more of my juices onto Sam's dick as his thrusts into my ass became harder and more violent. It wasn't until my orgasm cleared that I looked down. I saw several bulges traveling each of the tentacles. I started to feel a warmth radiate through me as the bulges made their way to the end of the tendrils and into my breasts. I let out a scream of pleasure as another forced it's way in, then another... And another. My breasts started to swell with what I can only imagine is his sperm.

I started to sputter and babble incoherently as I felt his colossal member start to twitch, thrusting in one final time before holding itself in place at the hilt. I let out a loud moan as I felt a boiling heat flood through my bowels. As I let out another moan, one of the tentacles shot into my mouth and started forcing it's way down my throat. I grabbed it and tried to force it out when I felt more lumps moving across it. My eyes shot open in utter shock as I felt each bulge travel into my mouth and down my throat. My stomach started to bloat and distend as he pumped both ends of my body with the copious amounts of his thick cum. I looked down in disbelief as my breasts started to grow again. My entire body felt like it was on fire as I felt him flowing through me.

"You look so beautiful right now..." Sam whispered. Suddenly all the tentacles were yanked from my body along with Sam's dick. I lied there on the table, a babbling mess as I stared down at him.

"S...Sam I-" I tried to talk but immediately started to feel a warmth rising in my throat as his cum forcefully flowed up my esophagus and out my mouth. The many gallons bubbling and sloshing around inside me wanted out, forcing it's way from each hole of mine. Before I knew it, Sam had made his way to the other side of the table and was right next to my head. He pulled me back, my head hanging off the table as he looked down at me with a happy smile, his hand gently running along my cheek. I swallowed, keeping another wave of his cum down as I placed a hand on my extremely swollen breasts. They were very sensitive, the slightest touch causing me to moan from spikes of pleasure.

"I love you." Sam said.

"I love you too." I moaned softly.

"Breakfast time." Sam said.

"What a-" I was cut off as my mouth was forced open and his dick was force into it, sliding down my throat as it ignored all resistance I gave it. My eyes shot open in shock. My hands jumped up to his hips and tried to push him away, only encouraging him to start thrusting forward. He recklessly fucked my throat like some cheap fucktoy as he reached down and squeezed my breasts hard. I let out a muffled scream around his dick as his cum was expelled from my overused bosom.

"Oh god..." Sam moaned, "You're getting a... Big meal."

I tried to push him away, only to feel his dick start to grow. My jaw was straining at it's size as I felt my stomach start to bloat outward again.

My eyes snapped open. I was in bed... "Sam?" I called out.

There were rapid footsteps heading up the stairs when the door to my room opened and Sam walked in, carrying a tray of food, "Hey! You're awake." Sam smiled.

"Morning..." I smiled.

"Well it's technically the afternoon." Sam said.

"What? How long did I sleep?" I asked.

"You... Kinda blacked out." Sam said.

"Blacked o-" I mumbled, the realization hitting me, "So... That wasn't a dream?"

"Nope. Bacon and eggs?" Sam asked placing the tray on bed.

"Sure...?" I said.

"So..." Sam said.

"Many questions..." I said.

"Uh huh... But food first." Sam said, taking a seat next to me on the bed. I grabbed the fork and took a bite of the eggs. "Oh my god... How did you do that..." I said a smile.

"Are we still talking about the eggs?" Sam laughed.

"Maybe..." I said. "So... Tentacles. Explain."

"I don't really know. It kinda just... Happened." Sam shrugged.

"Can you do that at any time?" I questioned curiously.

"I think... I mean um... After it happened I sorta just... Knew how to do it." Sam said as several tentacles grew from his back and approached Twilight.

"Oh..." I blushed.

"I'm sorry about earlier... I think I got carried away." Sam said.

"No no... It's okay. Just a little warning next time." I said.

"So there's going to be a next time?" Sam said, grinning like a Cheshire cat.

"Maybe..." I said, my blush growing as I stared at the tentacles hovering around me.

"Is there anything else I can get you?" Sam asked happily.

"A back rub would be nice." I said lying down on my stomach. Sam was beside me instantly, his hands pressing into my back as he started the massage. A blissful smile slid onto my face as it touched down to the soft covers. "Yeah... Just like that. You always know just which spot to hit..."

Shortly after I said that, I felt something slithering down my back. "Sam?" I said.

"Sorry... This stuff happens when you compliment me..." He said quietly.

"Oh..." I giggled. "Well in that case... This is the best massage I've ever had."

I felt something big stretching outward, sliding between my stomach and the sheets I was lying on. A playful grin slid onto my face as I pressed my stomach harder against it, pushing it into the sheets. Sam let out a soft moan. I rested my head back on the bed, my grin increasing. I'm going to have a lot of fun with this...

Chapter 7: Misconceptions

"You sure?" I asked.

"Yes Sam... Go out and have some fun without me. I'll be fine here for awhile." Twilight laughed.

"Okay." I smiled, pulling her into a quick kiss.

"Not that I won't miss you..." Twilight whispered.

"Mmhm..." I mumbled, I opened the front door, waving one last time before leaving. I only took one step before stopping.

"Now what..." I sighed. I looked around, lost in thought.

"Okay... Let's give it a shot." I mumbled to myself, pulling out a pen and opening to the last page. "From all of us together, together we're friends. With the ma-" I was cut off by a knock at the door. I stared down at the incomplete spell before letting out a sigh and standing up. I went to the door and opened it. "Oh hello Applejack."

Applejack stood there silently staring at me.

"Um... Why don't you come in! I'll get you something to drink." I said. I turned around and started heading for the kitchen. I let out a gasp as I felt her hands wrap around me and grab my breasts. "Applejack what the hell?!" I said in shock. I was about pull her hands off when there was a green flash. I turned to see that instead of Applejack, Big Mac was standing there with a coy smile on his face.

A realization struck me as I started to smiled. "Sam?" I asked. He nodded before kissing my neck. I let out a low moan. "Didn't we just finish earlier when we woke up?"

He ignored me and started pulling my clothes off.

"Well okay then... Let's role-play a bit then.... 'Big Mac'." I giggled.

I stood there in front of Twilight's door, wondering what to do. "Come on Sam... You can think of something." I said to myself. Then I heard something... Music?

I started walking, following the sound. I don't know how long I was walking but... The music was getting louder. I knew I was getting closer. I finally stopped at a house, the music just on the other side of the door. I quickly knocked on the door. Suddenly the music stopped. I looked around at where I was, this area seemed really familiar...

"Hello?" A woman said, opening the door.

"Huh?" I mumbled, looking at the open door. "Oh! Hey Mary."

Mary smiled, "What brings you here?" She asked.

"Oh... I didn't know this was your house." I said.

She raised an eyebrow, staring at me awkwardly. "You just happen to wander into this neighborhood and happen to knock on my door?" She laughed.

"I guess I was just distracted." I laughed with her.

"Well why don't you come inside, I was just making dinner. I wouldn't mind fixing you a plate." She said, motioning me inside.

I nodded, following her to the couch and sitting down. "Thanks but I'm not really hungry right now." I said.

"Is something wrong?" Mary asked.

My eyes shot open. I looked down at my hands and breathed a sigh of relief. For a second there I thought I was still in my changeling form...

"Sam?" She said cautiously.

"Huh? Oh sorry just... Thinking." I said. "Sorry."

"There's no need to apologize." She smiled.

"Sorry." I said again.

"Shut up." She laughed.

I smiled. "S-"

"If you say sorry again I'm going to hit you." Mary joked.

The two of us started laughing. My smile slowly faded to a frown.

"Sam? What's wrong?" She asked.

"I just uh... There's something I want to tell you but... I don't know if I should." I said quietly.

"What is it?" She asked, a hint of curiosity in her voice.

"Twilight said I shouldn't be nervous about it... That people will understand..." I said nervously, "But... I don't know."

"Sam you can tell me." She smiled. That reassuring smile...

"Just... Promise you won't be scared." I said.

Mary's smile grew, "I'll try my hardest not to." She laughed.

"Well... Here goes." I sighed. There was a green glow as my skin changed back to it's original black form. I closed my eyes, waiting for a reaction. "I'm a changeling."

There was a pause, "I know." She said.

"W... What?" I opened my eyes, staring at her.

"I know." She smiled.

"How... Why didn't you ever mention it?" I asked.

"I didn't want to bother you until you were ready to talk about it." Mary said.

"What... Do you mean?" I questioned.

"Well... I'm a changeling too," She said.

"Really?!" I said excitedly. She's a changeling? So I'm not alone...

"Yes." She nodded.

"So... Could... I um..." I mumbled.

"See?" She raised an eyebrow.

I nodded quickly.

She stood up and faced me. Her horn lit up a bright green color and her black skin was revealed, along with long, flowing light blue hair.

"Whoa..." I said quietly.

She smiled, "I've missed you." She said.

"What do you mean?" I asked.

"You haven't regained your memories have you?" She said.

"No... Do I know you? I mean... did I know you? Did you know me?" I asked excitedly. Maybe she knows about my past and...

"Are you okay?" She asked. My expression had blanked out. She seemed familiar... She... She's the one from my dreams.

"Yeah I... I just had a dream about you." I said hesitantly.

She smirked, "Oh really? What about?" She said coyly.

"You were choking me... Telling me to remember something." I said.

Her smiled faded and her face turned to surprise, "Oh..." She mumbled.

"It was before I met you..." I said.

"Well I'll only choke you if you're into that kind of thing." She smiled. I started to laugh.

"You don't seem as menacing as the dream version of you." I said.

"Aww well aren't you just a flatterer." She joked.

"Sorry... I didn't mean it like that." I said quickly.

"It's fine." She laughed.

"So... Did we know each other." I asked.

"Yes. But it was a little more close than just knowing each other." She said, approaching me slowly.

"Um... You mean... We were..." I said.

"Lovers? Yes. And I've been waiting so long for you to come back to me..." She said, running her hand across my chest.

"Oh..." I mumbled.

"I missed you so much..." She said, wrapping her arms around me in a hug and resting her head on my chest.

"I... I can't. I'm sorry but... I love Twilight." I stammered.

She looked up at me with a pained expression, "But she doesn't love you." She said softly.

My mind blanked for a moment, "W... What?" I said.

"I've met her before... Their kind lacks the ability to care for others. She's just using you for her own benefits." Mary said.

I pushed her away and started to back up, "That's not true..." I said defensively, "I love her... And she loves me."

"Sam... I'm telling you this to save you from the same pain I went through... When they rejected me. When they... Cast me out. They are cruel. She's just toying with your heart, and I don't want to see you get hurt." She said.

"Just... Stay away from me." I said before turning around and running out the door.

I spotted Twilight's house in the distance, my pace increasing as I headed to the door. "She's wrong..." I said to myself. I got to the door and was about to open it when... I heard something inside. A moan... I walked over to the window and peeked through it. What I saw I... I never expected. Twilight was naked, and she was having sex with... Big Mac...

"T...Twilight?" I mumbled to myself in shock as I backed away from the window. I tried to process what I was seeing. "Maybe... Maybe this was all just a bad dream... She... She still cares about me..."

"S...She... She still... Loves me..." I said weakly, tears beginning to fall from my face. "I... I... Oh god..." I started to cry. I turned and started to run in the opposite direction. I ran for what seemed like hours before I was caught off guard by broken stone sticking out of the road, tripping over it and hitting the ground. I tried to stand, but couldn't find the strength as I started to sob again. My hands covered my face as more tears found their way to the surface. I felt the pitter patter of water as it started to rain. But I didn't care... I felt hurt... Betrayed. I... I wanted to die.

I felt a hand on my arm. I moved my hands away from my face and saw Mary kneeling next to me. Looking down at me with that kind smile... I sat up and hugged her, clinging to her as if it was the last thing I had left.... My face pressed into her shoulder as I continued to cry.

"It's okay... I'm here." She whispered. I felt her hand run through my hair as she held me in her warm embrace.

"Why... Why did she... I loved her... I gave her everything.... She... She was everything..." I stammered.

"Shh..." She whispered.

I felt her hand on my face as she wiped some tears away. I looked up at her... That warm look on her face. The pained expression she shared... She felt the anguish I was feeling...

"Let's get you out of the rain..." She said.

"That was... Quick." I said, glancing over at 'Big Mac'.

"Hmph..." He chuckled.

"What's so funny?" I asked.

"You." He said.

"Did I make a joke and not realize it?" I raised an eyebrow.

"No... You are the joke." He said.

"W... Huh?" I said in confusion.

"Oh nothing. It's just funny how slut like you got this far." He said.

"I... Sam..." I said, taken off guard by his sudden hostility.

"What? You thought you were special? You thought you were special? Celestia's prized student? You're just a toy. Something she likes to play with when she gets bored." He said.

"That's not..." I stammered.

"And your friends? It's funny... The things they say behind your back." He smirked.

"What... What do you mean..." I questioned hesitantly.

"Nothing that isn't obvious." He said.

"S...Sam... Why are you acting... Like this?" I said quietly, placing a hand on his arm. He spun around, hitting my hand away. His hand wound up as he hit me. I fell to the floor, blood running down my nose as I stared up at him in shock.

"Don't fucking touch me." He said.

My eyes fell to the floor and I started to cry.

"You make me sick. You're a waste of space, and that's all you'll ever be." He said. A moment later I heard the front door open and shut. I looked up and he was gone. I curled up onto the floor and started sobbing again.

"Why..." I mumbled quietly. I was shaking violently, my nose still bleeding slightly. "Sam... What did I do... I'm sorry... I'm..." I shut my eyes, starting to cry uncontrollably. "I'm sorry..."

"She... She still loves me..." I said weakly.

"Did she show that by having sex with him?" Mary asked.

I paused, "But... You and me had sex... I..." I stammered.

"I took advantage of you... I just love you. I missed you... You might not remember me but... When you disappeared, I cried... I thought you were dead. And when I found out you were alive, I had to find you. And when I did... I realized you had lost your memories. I didn't want to force them out so... I put on this disguise. It's just... That night... I couldn't take it anymore." She said, tears coming to her eyes.

"What... Do you mean?" I asked.

"It's just... Seeing you grow closer to her... And crawl further from me... It tore me up. That's why I... I..." She stammered, starting to cry.

I rushed over and grabbed her hand, "Don't cry... Please." I said quickly.

"I'm sorry... I just... I love you so much... And... I fell apart." She whimpered.

"I'm right here... I'm not leaving your side... Ever again." I said, forcing a smile onto my face. She looked up to me and gave a small smile too.

"You were always so nice... How do you do it..." She sniffled.

"I guess... Having people like you to protect... To care for... To be cared for." I said, placing a hand on her cheek.

She looked away.

"What's wrong?" I asked.

"I... Haven't been entirely honest with you." She said.

"What do you mean?" I asked.

"My name isn't Mary..." She said.

"Oh... What is it?" I asked curiously.

"In the hive... My name is Chrysalis." She said.

I paused, "The hive?" I questioned.

She held out her hand. "If you come with me... I can show you. I can show you your home..." She said sincerely.

I stared at her, lost in thought. My home? "I... I don't know." I said quietly.

"You're family misses you..." She said.

"My... Family?" I said, surprised.

"I can take you to them. But you have to trust me..." She said.

There was a long pause as I weighed my options.

"You... You're all I have left. I trust you." I smiled, taking her hand. There was a blinding flash of light, forcing my eyes closed. Before I even opened my eyes I... I felt a strange sensation course through me. I felt a sense of... Solidarity.

"Open your eyes." Chrysalis said in her usual soothing tone. I opened my eyes and looked around. I was in a large cavernous area. The walls and ceiling seemed sculpted, made by hand. There were changelings buzzing around and working.

"Where are we?" I asked.

"This is the hive. This is your home... And these are your family." She said extending her arm out and motioning to the hundreds of changelings scurrying around doing different things.

"Who... Who am I?" I asked.

"You... Are their king." She said, placing a hand on my arm.

"King...?" I said.

"All this... It's ours." She said.

"My Queen... You have returned." A changeling said. He glanced at me in surprise. "And... Our liege has too!"

"Hopefully..." Chrysalis said, looking up at me.

I looked at her, then at the many changelings gathering around us.

"Will you stay with us? Will you take what was rightfully yours again?" Chrysalis asked.

I stared at her for a minute before taking in a deep breath. "I will." I said.

Chrysalis lit up almost immediately. All the changelings in the room started to cheer. I looked around at all of them and smiled.

"There's one more thing I need to show you." Chrysalis said with a growing smile. I took her hand and was teleported again. This time when I opened my eyes, my clothes were off... We were in a bedroom. I could tell this was still in the hive but... This room seemed much more furnished. It was very fancy...

"Oh..." I mumbled, staring at Chrysalis' naked body lounged back onto the bed. She was staring at me with a both coy and needy look. She ran her hand from her breast down to her pussy, teasing it with her hand and letting out a small moan.

"I love you... Please don't make me wait for you any longer..." She begged in a lowly tone.

Without hesitation I climbed onto the bed and towards her, my dick already hardening and extending to it's full length. I ran my hands from the bottom of her legs to her hips, enticing a small and cute moan from her. My smiled grew as I pressed my mouth to her labia, my tongue sliding along her labia and mopping up the juices already spilling from her. Her moans increased in strength as she gripped the sheets on the bed tightly, thrusting her hips up and harder onto my mouth. My hands moved from her hips around to her ass, holding them for leverage as my tongue pierced into her cunt. She let out a loud scream and her head fell back to the pillow as her body swayed erotically in front of me.

I pulled my head off. "Please... Don't stop..." She whined softly, "I need y-" Her words were cut off as I pushed my dick into her waiting cunt. She moaned loudly, putting her hands around my dick and watching it as I slid more and more of it into her. I wasn't even fully in her and she was already trying to milk me of the cum so eagerly waiting to be released in my heavy balls. Her head fell back to the pillow and her back arched slightly. I bent down and caressed her breast as I started to suckle from it, tasting the sweet milk she was carrying in her large and full rack.

I stared up at her, listening to her pants and moans as I slid further inside her. I felt a barrier stop me, thrusting forward violently, piercing through her cervix and hearing her scream in pleasure as I yanked it back out and thrust in again. My smile grew as I watched her thrash around in pleasure, occasionally letting out a scream as a mini orgasm crashed through her. I bit down hard on her nipple and her eyes rolled back. I felt her pussy tighten around me, feeling my own orgasm just around the corner. With one final thrust I forced my way forward, her cervix opening reluctantly as I pushed into her womb, feeling it lock me inside. My dick started to twitch as I felt the pressure build up, waiting to flood into her. Her pussy continued to spasm and knead my length as I felt my orgasm hit.

She let out a scream as my cum started to fill her. I watched happily as her abdomen started to bulge outwards, knowing she was enjoying this as a blissful smile swept onto her face. I placed a hand on her burgeoning midsection, my smile increasing in size as my loads increased in volume, stretching her far beyond normal.

I looked down at her and saw she had fallen asleep. I laughed a little. I wasn't really tired... And I couldn't really go anywhere. I didn't mind waiting here for her to wake up... Being inside her felt too good to leave anyways. She looks cute when she sleeps...

Chapter 8: All Alone

Red's POV:

"My leg... Doesn't... Bend that way..." I grunted, my tone extremely strained.

"Yeah that's the point of a leg lock." Rainbow Dash said. A spike of pain shot through me as she twisted it further back.

"Okay UNCLE!" I shouted. My face slammed into the floor and I hit my hand to the ground, trying to tap out.

"My tower isn't a wrestling arena." Cecil said.

"Tell... HER... That..." I groaned.

Cecil's eyes went wide as Dash made eye contact with him. He started to back up and Dash bolted towards him. I breathed a sigh of relief as I was released from her grip.

"You're going dow-" Dash was cut off as Fluttershy tackled her. I turned to her with a surprised look on my face as I saw her slam Rainbow Dash to the floor and twist her arm around her back.

"You want to wrestle? Let's wrestle..." Fluttershy said, twisting Dash's arm until it started to pop. Dash's eyes shot open and she gritted her teeth in pain.

"Whoa..." Cecil mumbled.

"FlutterSHY!" Dash yelped. Tears started to run down her face.

"You going to leave Cecil alone?" Fluttershy asked in a serious tone. Rainbow Dash nodded violently.

"Um... Fluttershy?" I said nervously. She shot me a look that sent absolute terror down my spine. I slowly backed away from her. A short while later she let Dash go and walked over to Cecil.

"That was fun." Fluttershy smiled.

"God I love you..." Cecil said, pulling Fluttershy into a kiss.

I ran over to Rainbow Dash and knelt down to her. "You okay?" I asked.

"Everything... Is... Pain..." Dash stammered.

I hoisted her into my arms and set her down on the couch. "Anything I can get you?" I asked, running a hand across her cheek.

She smiled and ran a hand across her stomach. "You can get the two of us something to eat." She joked.

"You got it!" I said.

"We're still not calling him Alfalfa." Dash said.

"Of course not." I joked.

I was about to head to the kitchen when Cecil stopped me. "Hey could you get something from my room?" He asked.

"Sure. What did you need?" I questioned.

"A book. Should be the first one on my desk next to my bed." He said.

"Got it." I nodded, doing an immediate 180 and heading upstairs. I made my way to his room and spotted the book the second I walked in. I grabbed the book and was about to leave when I spotted something shimmering out of the corner of my eye. I saw one of the drawers in the desk was cracked open and something was inside. I opened it and noticed it was empty, except for one thing...

Fluttershy's POV:

"So do you want to keep arguing?" I asked.

Cecil sighed. "No..." He grumbled.

"Good." I smiled, kissing him on the cheek.

"Whatever." Cecil shrugged.

"Don't 'whatever' me! You're going to go ice skating with me and you're going to like it." I said sternly.

"Okay okay..." He said, holding his hands up defensively.

"Alright then. How about we go get something to eat. I'm starving..." I said, jumping up happily. "Where did you want to go?"

There was no response.

"Cecil?" I said, looking down at him. There was a look of genuine fear on his face as he stared at the stairway leading to the second floor. "Cecil what's wrong?" I asked, sounding a little concerned. I was about to say something when... I heard something. It was faint but audible, and getting slightly louder every few moments. It sounded like... Music?

I looked back down at Cecil and saw a tear run down his face, he was shaking.

"What's that?" Dash asked.

"I dunno..." I mumbled, only half paying attention. I was more worried about Cecil. I grabbed his hand and stared up at the staircase. A moment later we heard footsteps along with the rhythm of the twinkling music. Cecil's grip on my hand tightened as the footsteps got louder. A few moments later, Red descended the stairs.

"Hey, sorry I took so long. I got the book... And I found this music box in your desk." Red said, holding the box out as he walked down the stairs. The music still playing as I watched the key turn slowly in tune with the small pattering of the metallic sounds emanating from the box. Cecil's grip on my hand relaxed.

"What the fuck are you doing with that?" Cecil demanded angrily.

"I was curious." Red shrugged. "It sounds nice... Where'd you get it?"

Cecil jumped up and snatched the box from Red, quickly pulling the key out and stopping the music.

"Easy killer..." Red said defensively. "I didn't mean to snoop I was ju-"

"Just what? Don't look through my things." Cecil snapped.

"It's just a stupid box... What's the big dea-" Red said before being cut off by a fist to his stomach. He gave a choked cough as the air was knocked out of him. He dropped the book in his other hand and fell to his hands and knees. Cecil quickly kicked him in the side and Red fell over, writhing in pain.

"Cecil!" I screamed.

"Don't ever... Touch this... Again." Cecil said strictly before heading upstairs.

Me and Dash ran over to Red and knelt down next to him. "Red are you okay?!" Dash asked frantically.

"F...Fine..." He grunted painfully. "Damn... He hits hard..."

Dash looked at me angrily. "What the hell was that?" She asked.

"I... I don't know." I stammered.

"Well I want to know wh-" Dash was interrupted by a knock at the door. The two of us looked back down at Red.

"I'm fine... Just... Get the door." Red said as Dash helped him up and to the couch.

"Okay..." I nodded. I walked over to the front door and opened it. I looked down and saw Spike, panting heavily.

"T... Twilight..." Spike wheezed.

"Spike? What's wrong? What about Twilight?" I asked.

"She's... In... Hospital..." Spike said.

My heart sank. I looked at Dash and Red, who had heard what Spike said, sharing the exact same fear as me. I knelt down to him and looked him in the eyes. "Spike... What happened."

Spike's POV: Two Hour Earlier

"Twilight?" I called. There was no answer. I walked into the house, seeing the average stacks of books set up near the desk. I saw the owl sitting at the top of one of the stacks. "Hey... Is Twilight home?" I asked.

The owl looked at me and blinked a few times.

"Helpful as always." I sighed. I walked up the stairs and stopped at the bathroom. I heard the shower running and figured she was in there... And most likely Sam too. I knocked on the door. "Twilight?" I called.

There was no response.

"Twilight I need to talk." I said. I stared at the door impatiently. "I don't care if you're naked I'm coming in..." I said, still not getting any response. I turned the handle and walked in. I froze in absolute fear, my eyes widening to the point where I thought they might fall out. Twilight was lying in the bathtub, the shower was pouring water onto her as she laid there. One of her arms hung out of the tub, dangling just above the floor as blood dripped from her wrist. Lying on the floor just under her hand was an empty bottle of pills.

"Hey... Spike..." She said weakly, an almost drunk smile on her face as her head slinked lazily towards me.

"W... What did... You do?!" I asked in a panic, hastily running to her side. Her eyes were fixed on mine as her smile grew slightly.

"Good to see... You Spike..." She said quietly. I reached down and picked up the bottle. There wasn't a label or anything on it.

"W...Where did you... Even get these?" I asked, beginning to shake.

"I love you... Spike." She said, trying to keep her eyes open. She looked extremely pale... I can only imagine how much blood she's lost.

"Just... Just wait here... I'll get help!" I said, twisting myself around. I started to run when my arm was grabbed. I looked back and saw Twilight was holding my hand. She was just staring at me. "Let go... I need... I need to get help..." I stammered.

"I've... Neglected you... A lot lately..." She said weakly.

"Twilight... W... What are..." I said shakily.

"I know... I should have paid more attention to you... I'm sorry." She said, that smile still pasted on her face, slowly starting to fade.

I tried to pull away, but it only tore at the cut on her wrist. She cringed in pain and I stopped immediately. "L... Let go...." I said quietly, tears starting to slide down my face.

"The moment I saw you I... I didn't appreciate you as much as I should have..." She whimpered, tears flooding down her face too. "I... I didn't realize... How lucky I was to have... You."

"Stop... Please stop..." I cried weakly.

"You've always been stronger than me... Just promise me... You won't end up like this..." She begged quietly.

"Twilight please... Please don't leave me... Not like this... Please god not like this... I can't do this without you..." I said, starting to sob uncontrollably.

"You still have Fluttershy... Dash... Rari-" She tried to say.

"No..." I interrupted. "You're all... You're all I have... You're all I'll... Ever have."

"S... Spike..." She stammered.

"You're the only person I've ever felt safe with... Before I was with you I... I was afraid. But you... You found me and... And took me in. I love you.... So... So don't you dare tell me I have anyone else to fall back on because I don't... The truth is, without you I would just be more scared..." I said. It wasn't until I finished talking that I realized I was the only one holding on anymore... Her grip had gone soft, and her arm was limp. I looked up at her and her eyes were shut. I backed away slowly, my chest filling with horror as more tears came to the surface. I turned around and bolted for the front door.

"Don't be too late... Please don't be too late..." I chanted to myself as I neared the door. "You can't die... You can't leave me alone... I don't want to be alone..."

Chapter 9: Finding Answers

Fluttershy's POV:

I held Spike close as he cried. I looked over at Rainbow Dash and Red, who were both staring at me in shock, tears started to fall from Dash's face and Red pulled her close. A few moments later Cecil came down the stairs. He stared at all of us.

"I... I didn't mean to go off earlier... I'm sorry." Cecil said quickly.

"It's... Not that." I said.

"What is it then?" He asked.

"Twilight... Is in the hospital." I said quietly.

Cecil stared at me confused. "What happened?" He asked.

"I... I'll tell you... Later. Just get everyone else and get to the hospital... Please..." I said, starting to shake slightly.

"O... Okay." Cecil nodded.

"I'll help..." Red said.

"We'll see if she's... Okay..." Dash sniffled.

Red and Cecil left to gather the others while me, Dash, and Spike made our way to the hospital. When we stepped through the double doors we saw the usual doctors walking around. There were a few people in the waiting room. We walked up to the front desk. The closer I got to the nurse the faster my heart pounded. I was trembling, lightly clearing my throat as I stopped in front of her.

“Is Twilight Sparkle here?” I asked.

“Oh you must be her friends. Yes she’s just down the hall on the left.” The nurse said, glancing up from her clipboard.

“So… She’s okay?” Spike asked, his face lighting up at a bit.

“She was in bad condition when she came in but… She’s just fine.” The nurse nodded.

In an instant my body relaxed. I breathed a sigh of relief and started heading down to her room. We opened the door to her room and quickly rushed in.

“Oh… Hey everyone.” Twilight smiled weakly.

“Twilight!” Spike shouted. He ran up and jumped onto the bed, quickly hugging Twilight. As soon as the two made contact he started to cry.

“Spike…” Twilight said quietly. She wrapped her arms around him and held him tightly.

“I thought…” Spike sobbed.

“I’m sorry… I’m so sorry Spike…” Twilight said, starting to cry herself.

Rainbow Dash rushed to the other side of the bed and jumped onto it, hugging her and Spike closely.

“I’m so glad you’re okay!” I said happily. I rushed over, hugging all three of them.

“Nngh… Choking… Breathe…” Dash said, her voice a tad strained.

“Yeah… Air is… Good…” Spike laughed weakly.

I quickly let go. “Oh… Sorry.” I said quickly.

“How are you feeling?” Dash asked.

“I’m good… Really.” Twilight chuckled.

“Why the hell did you pull something like that? What were you thinking!” Spike said angrily.

Twilight’s smile faded slowly and she stared down at the floor. Our faces turned to surprise when we spotted the glimmer of tears forming under her eyes.

“No… I… I didn’t mean…” Spike stammered.

Twilight shook her head. “No… You’re right.” She said quietly. Tears rolled down her face shortly after.

“Twilight…” Dash said, placing a hand on her arm.

“I guess… You just overreact when the person you love turns out he doesn’t love you anymore… And was just using you.” Twilight said, beginning to sob uncontrollably. I took a seat next to her.

“What?” I said in shock. I looked at Spike and Dash, noticing their eyes were as wide as mine.

“Sam he… He broke up with me and… He hit me.” Twilight stammered through tears.

Everyone in the room exchanged a look of complete surprise and confusion. I myself couldn’t believe what I was hearing. “He… Why?” I asked.

“Does it matter why? There’s not a reason good enough that I can think of why anyone should hit her.” Dash snapped.

I took a step back and looked down at the floor. “I… I’m… I didn’t mean…” I stammered.

“Hey don’t talk to her like that.” Cecil said defensively, stepping between me and Dash.

“I’m just saying th-” Dash stopped, clenching her stomach in pain. Everyone in the room turned to her and stared.

“Are you okay?” Red asked, quickly rushing over and grabbing her.

“Yeah… They’re just… Kicking up a storm in there.” Dash chuckled, looking down at her semi-bloated stomach.

“You really should take it easy…” Red said caringly.

“I’m fine… Really. I’m not going to let this stop me from getting out and having fun.” Dash said reassuringly.

“He’s right… You should really sit down.” Twilight said, grabbing her hand. Rainbow Dash looked down at her and locked eyes with her, staring intently for a few moments.

“Fine…” Dash sighed. She walked over and sat in one of the chairs next to the bed. No one else noticed but as soon as she sat down I saw the relieved and happy expression on her face… Until she put on her usual poker face.

I looked down at my own stomach and smiled. Cecil put an arm around me and ran a hand across it. “She’s going to be perfect.” I said with a widening smile.

“Yes he is.” Cecil said.

My smile faded immediately. “You’re still going to fight me on this aren’t you?” I asked.

“Why can’t you just admit it’s going to be a boy?” Cecil asked.

“Because.” I said in a dismissive tone.

“Wow… You got me there. I hadn’t considered that. You’re a master of logic and forward thinking.” Cecil said in the most sarcastic manner he could harness.

“Why is it such a big deal?” Dash asked.

“You don’t get it do you.” Cecil sighed, shaking his head.

“I guess ‘Why is it such a big deal’ wasn’t good enough to say that NO I don’t.” Dash said, a small hint of irritation in her voice.

Me and Cecil looked at each other and shook our heads in unison. “She doesn’t get it.” I said quietly.

Rainbow Dash groaned loudly, throwing her arms up in defeat as she slumped back into the chair.

Twilight started laughing. Me, Cecil, and Red all joined in almost immediately.

“I don’t get it…” Spike said.

“Don’t worry about it.” Twilight chuckled, pulling Spike into a tight hug. Spike smiled and nuzzled himself against her. “I love you Spike…”

“I love you too Twilight…” Spike said quietly.

Me and everyone else approached the bed and hugged them too. “We love you too.” I said.

“Yeah… I guess I do. Don’t get used to it though. I have a reputation to uphold remember?” Rainbow Dash joked, giving us all a good laugh. We all sat and talked for awhile, exchanging news and recent events for awhile.

There was a click as the door to the room opened and Dr. Cross walked in. “Hello there. How’s everyone doing tonight?” He asked in his usual happy tone.

“We’re doing just fine.” Twilight said with her returning smile, wrapping Spike into a tighter hug.

“Still… need to breathe…” Spike choked out, hitting the bed with his foot, attempting to tap out as if he was in a choke hold in a wrestling match.

Twilight immediately loosened her grip. “Sorry…” She giggled lightly.

“All good… Nothing broken…” Spike smiled and cuddled against her again.

“So when can she get out of here doc?” Dash asked. She immediately let out a squeal and started laughing as Red started kissing her neck, pushing him away to no avail as the two of them fell to the floor giggling loudly.

Cross laughed and shook his head. “You still have a baby in there… Remember.” He said with a widening smile.

“Oh speaking of.” Cecil said, wrapping me in a hug and pulling me against him.

“Cecil… Not here...” I said quietly, my face turning slightly red.

“I just want to hold you… Is that so wrong?” Cecil asked, resting his head on my shoulder.

I sighed and melted into him, resting myself against his body as he sat up against the wall, holding me tightly to him. “That sounds perfect.” I said.

“Sorry but I’ll have to stop you there and say to take that outside… Or preferably away from my hospital.” Cross said, rolling his eyes.

I looked up at him and then down to dash to see that Red had her in a missionary position, her legs were wrapped tightly around his hips. “We… Weren’t doing anything.” Red said.

“Oh?” Cross said, raising an eyebrow. “I see... I’m sure the bulge in your pants is likely to agree too am I right?”

Red’s face blanked for a moment and he immediately shifted around slightly to hide the growing bulge.

Me and Cecil started giggling quietly.

“And I haven’t forgotten about you two either.” Cross said, his gaze shifting to us.

“But we weren’t going to do anything, really…” I said sincerely.

“Maybe not you… But…” Cross said, his eyes turning up slightly to stare at Cecil. I was about to say something when I felt something poking me. Cecil held me closer and at that moment I realized he was using me to hide his own problem that was trapped below his belt.

“I have no idea what you’re talking about.” Cecil said calmly.

I smirked, grinding my hips against him. “See? Nothing at all.” I said.

Cecil grunted and tried to moved back, only for me to press harder against him, my ass tracking his dick like a magnet. “N...Ngh… Nope… Nothing…” Cecil said in a half strained tone.

“Yes…” Cross said slowly, extending the word out as hesitantly as possible as he readjusted his glasses. “I’m sure.”

I looked over at Red to see his jaw was quivering slightly, a tear sliding down his face in what I could only imagine was pain, seeing his member’s outline in his pants straining itself roughly. Dash was simply staring down at it with a growing smile on her face, seeing how much she could toy with him before he snapped.

“Well you have a few guests, I’ll let them in now.” Cross said, shaking his head again as he walked to the door.

“Oh god…” Cecil and Red said at the same time. A moment later the door flew open and Rarity, Applejack, and Pinkie Pie ran in.

“Oh my goodness dear are you alright?” Rarity asked, stopping at Twilight’s bedside.

“I’m fine… Don’t worry.” Twilight said reassuringly. “I have this guy to thank.”

Spike looked up at Twilight and smiled. “Well I am the toughest dragon around.” He shrugged.

“You’re the only dragon around.” Applejack said bluntly.

“Still the toughest though.” Spike said.

“But…” Applejack stammered.

“Technically he is right. He doesn’t have any to compare to around here so… He is indeed the toughest dear.” Rarity nodded in agreement.

“Yeah Applejack.” Dash said.

“She has a point.” I said.

Applejack sighed. “N… Okay.” She said, accepting defeat.

“Pinkie Pie? You’ve been awful quiet.” Twilight said, tilting her head curiously.

Pinkie just stared at the floor, starting to sniffle as tears ran down her cheeks.

“Pinkie…” Twilight said quietly.

Everyone in the room looked at Pinkie with a hint of surprise in their eyes. “I… When I heard… I was so… I was so scared…” Pinkie said shakily.

Twilight moved Spike over slightly and stood up, moving a little wobbly as she walked up to Pinkie and put a hand on her shoulder. “Pinkie It’s alright… I’m fine.” She said.

Pinkie immediately hugged Twilight and started to cry into her shirt.

Twilight rested her head on Pinkie’s shoulder and hugged her just as tight, tears started to well in her own eyes. “Oh Pinkie…” She said quietly.

I climbed to my feet, noticing that Dash and Red had already done the same and were walking over. Everyone grouped around Pinkie and hugged her and each other.

“Everything’s going to be alright…” Twilight said soothingly.

Pinkie nodded slowly. “I know… I… Just want to hug you for awhile longer…” Pinkie said quietly before pressing her face back into Twilight’s neck.

A few tears slid down Twilight’s face and she smiled. “Well that’s good… Because I’m not going anywhere…”

Red’s POV: Three Hours Later

“You sure?” I asked.

“I’m fine. You can all go home… Really.” Twilight said with a laugh.

“Okay…” Dash shrugged.

“Well… You know where to find us if ya need anything.” Applejack said.

“Quite. Don’t feel bad to ask us any favors.” Rarity nodded.

“I won’t.” Twilight smiled.

“OH! I forgot the cupcakes!” Pinkie said in a panic, quickly rushing out the front door.

“I don’t think I can eat any more…” Cecil groaned.

“Let’s go before she get’s back…” I whispered, receiving a nod from Cecil.

“Uh Fluttershy… We’re going to go out for a bit.” Cecil said.

Fluttershy and Dash looked at us and shrugged. “Okay.” Dash said.

“Good… Good… You have fun.” Cecil said, grabbing me and pulling me outside.

Me and him walked for a bit before he grabbed my shoulder and forced me to a hault. “Okay so here’s what we do.” Cecil said, turning to face me.

“Huh?” I said uncertainly.

“They might not be thinking about it right now but I am.” Cecil said in a serious tone as he looked around nervously.

“Cecil you’re kinda freaking me out…” I said, taking a step back.

“Sam.” Cecil stated.

“What… About him?” I asked.

“We need to find him and get some answers.” Cecil said.

“Where should we start?” I asked.

“Well… There are a couple places we can go first.” Cecil said, taking a breath in, he froze, letting it out in disappointment.

“What’s wrong?” I asked.

“A woman… Friend of Twilight. Sam had been helping her recently. But I don’t know where she lives…” Cecil sighed.

“If we had her name we could ask around to see if anyone knows where she lives.” I said.

“Yeah… Her name is Mary.” Cecil said.

“Then lets start looking for her.” I said.

Chapter 10: Mirror Image

“Okay… This should be the house.” Cecil shrugged, approaching the door to what we assumed was Mary’s house.

“Do you just want to knock?” I asked.

“I don’t know…” Cecil shrugged.

I sighed, “Okay. Do you have any other plans?” I asked.

Cecil immediately raised his hand and knocked on the door.

“I bet she isn’t going to answer.” I said.

“Why wouldn’t she?” Cecil asked.

I shrugged, “Just a hunch.” I said.

Cecil scratched his chin. “Go check the window and see if she’s home.” He said.

“Okay.” I said as I checked inside some of the windows. I couldn’t make out anything it was just too dark inside the house. “No one’s home.” I said, walking back to the front of the house.

Cecil grabbed the handle and opened the door. He froze in the doorway and looked inside. “I didn’t… Think it would be unlocked.” He mumbled.

“I don’t think anyone would have.” I said.

“You could say that again…” Cecil mumbled as he looked at the inside, seeing no furniture or anything that would show signs that someone lived here. “I thought Sam was helping her move in, not out.”

“Maybe he wasn’t giving the full story.” I said uncertainly. “Or we’re missing some huge part of it…”

The two of them walked in and looked around the living room. “Maybe… There’s something around here that might have said where she was going?” Cecil said.

“You search one side of the house and I’ll check the other?” I asked.

“Yeah sounds good.” Cecil shrugged.

“Okay if you find something just yell or something.” I said, walking to one side of the house. I entered a bedroom and started looking through the dressers and bedstand. My attention was snapped away as I felt the atmosphere in the room shift. Something moved.

Cecil’s POV:

“I’m guessing you didn’t pack any flashlights…” I called. There was no response. “Yeah It was just a joke…” I sighed. I stood up and walked into the bathroom, looking around and scratching my head. I opened the medicine cabinet, looking for anything such as a pill bottle or something. Maybe a doctor’s name that can tell me about her or where she might have left to. By the look of things around here she must have been in a hurry.

I heard something break in the other room, quickly capturing my attention. “Red?” I called.

“Yeah I’m fine.” Red called. “No I’m not.”

I stopped, furrowing my eyebrows as I stared out of the bathroom. “Excuse me?” I said.

“Nothing.” Red said. “No something!”

“I… Huh?” I shouted back.

“Help!” Red shouted. “Don’t help!”

I walked out to the bedroom in time to see two shadowy figures struggling in the corner. “Hello?” I said with a rising uncertainty building inside me.

They both froze and looked at me. Their horns lit up and there was a flash of light. When I uncovered my eyes the room was well lit. In the center of it I saw Red standing there with… Red?

“I… Yo… What?” I stammered, taking a step back.

“Cecil hit him he’s a fake!” One of them said.

“No it’s him!” The other said, pointing to him.

“Oh my god are we really doing this…” I stammered, my eyes darting between the two of them.

“I know! Um… Ask us questions. Only the real one would know.” One suggested.

“Okay uh… When’s my birthday?” I asked.

The two of them looked at each other and stayed silent.

I stopped and stared at them. “Really… Really man?” I said.

“Sorry…” They both said.

“Oh!” One said. “Rainbow Dash’s birthday is in December.”

I paused for a moment, staring at the ground.

“Oh my god you don’t even know her birthday…” The one said.

“Hey you didn’t know mine!” I said defensively.

“That doesn’t mean… Okay fine.” Red mumbled.

“Hey look I’m sorry… Maybe we should get to know each other’s wives better.” I suggested.

“Are you… Suggesting… We swing?” Red asked, taken aback by the question.

“What?! No!” I said quickly.

“Well I sure di- Wait…” Red said, looking around the room. “Weren’t there… Two of me…?”

The two of us quickly spun around to see the other one running out the door.

“Bastard!” We both shouted, running after him immediately.

Red and I sprinted after him, chasing him outside and around the corner. Red’s horn lit up as he tried to trip him or do something, but the fake’s shot up at the same time, canceling Red’s out.

“Is… That… Sam?” I panted as we continued to chase him.

“I don’t… know…” Red said through his heavy breaths. “If… it is… him… then we… need to catch him…”

After we passed the edge of town he stopped and… Waited for us?

Red and I stopped. “What’s… He doing?” I asked.

“I’d guess… he wants to… show us something? Or… lead us into a trap…” Red said uncertainly.

“Maybe we should get h-”

“Ju… Just let… Me rest for a moment…” Chrysalis panted heavily.

“But it’s only been five hours…” I said, tilting my head.

“I… I can’t…” Chrysalis mumbled.

“Okay.” I shrugged, pulling my dick out of her over stretched pussy and watching as my cum poured from her snatch. I crawled beside her and wrapped my arms around her, nuzzling my head against her chest. I felt her hands run through my hair and her body as warm as always.

“You’re such an animal…” She laughed quietly as her hands continued to rake through my hair tenderly.

“And that’s bad?” I asked, biting down on her nipple.

She let out a sharp yelp, immediately overwhelmed by moaning. “Naughty…” She said with bated breath.

“You know me… Sometimes I just can’t help myself…” I said softly as I slid a finger down to her pussy, smearing some of the still warm cum dripping from her slit around it and onto her clit. It was immediately followed by a loud moan as her wings extended outward. I immediately climbed back on top of her, grabbing her legs and pushing them back so her knees rested on either side of her head. My throbbing member was already expanding, it’s veins pulsating as the tip rubbed against her soaked entrance.

“Sam… We just finished.” She said, biting her lip as she stared at me.

“I didn’t hear a ‘no’ in that sentence…” I whispered before leaning down and kissing her. She moaned softly and put a hand on my cheek as she melted immediately.

There were footsteps as a changeling entered. “My lieges… We’ve captured a couple stragglers… They were snooping around in t-” He said.

“I’M BUSY!” Chrysalis snapped angrily.

“I… I was just…” The changeling stammered.

“Leave right now or b-” Chrysalis started. Her eyes shot open and her head slammed back into the pillow as I thrust into her, forcing a scream from her mouth.

I turned back to the changeling. “This can only contain her for so long… So I suggest you leave.” I said, twisting her clit. Her eyes rolled back and she started bucking her hips.

The changeling nodded quickly and turned around, bolting out of the room.

Red’s POV:

“Red? You awake?” I heard a familiar voice say.

I opened my eyes, only to realize that I couldn’t see. There was a blindfold around my head. “Cecil?” I questioned hazily.

“Yeah it’s me.” He said.

“What’s… going on?” I questioned quietly.

“I don’t know… I just woke up. I can’t see anything.” He said.

“Me neither…” I mumbled, trying to shake the blindfold off and maybe catch a glimpse of my surrounding. It was secured tightly around my head and all I was succeeding in doing was making myself dizzy.

“Quit your squirming.” A raspy voice echoed into the room.

I froze as my head jerked towards the direction of whoever spoke. “What…” I said uncertainly.

“The Queen will be with you shortly. Enjoy the time you have left.” The voice laughed before trailing off and out of the room.

“This is really bad…” I said, attempting uselessly to get my hands unbound.

“What do… we do?” Cecil asked.

“I… don’t know…” I said quietly.

There was a click as it sounded like the door was unlocked. Shortly after I heard footsteps getting closer.

“Let us go.” I said.

“Well I want to know why you’re here first.” A familiar voice said.

“W… Sam?” Cecil questioned hesitantly.

A moment later my blindfold was taken off and I saw Sam kneeled down in front of me. “Hi.” He said.

“Wh… We…” I mumbled uncertainly.

“I knew you two were my best friends! It’s awesome you came to visit me.” Sam smiled, hugging the two of us painfully tight.

“N… No… we… came… to find you… because… of what… you did to Twilight…” I grunted.

“Tw… What happened to her?” Sam asked quickly.

“Sh-” I was cut off as my mouth was forced shut by a green aura.

“I think that’s quite enough.” A woman’s voice said. I glanced to the door to see a tall female changeling walk in.

“Who are you?” Cecil asked.

“You may call me Chrysalis. I am the Queen of this hive.” She cooed in an almost bored tone. My jaw instantly relaxed as I felt the magical grip disappear. “Sam why don’t you wait for me in my chambers. I shall release them. Forgive me for the simple misunderstanding.”

“It’s okay. The guards were just doing their jobs.” Sam smiled, kissing Chrysalis on the cheek before walking out of the room.

My lip twitched as I tried to contain myself.

Chrysalis shut the door and locked it. “Oh come now Red… You shouldn’t be too angry.” She sighed.

I glared at her, “Why not?” I asked.

She walked up and put a hand on my cheek. “Because… He was never hers to begin with.” Chrysalis laughed. “I merely brought him home.”

“If that’s true then why was it important to stop me from telling him what happened?” I asked.

“Because that might give him some doubt. And we can’t let that happen now can we? He is perfect in every way, built to work and adapt to anyone. But there is one thing that he has that we need.” She said.

“What… is that?” I asked uncertainly.

“A heart of course.” She chuckled. “We changelings feed on love. That one emotion that seems to power almost everything in Ponyville, and most of equestria. But he’s special, in that instead of needing it… He can give it away. He… is… perfect. That’s why I’m going to let you go.”

“What?” I asked uncertainly.

“We need love to survive, and Sam is the only source of that here. And unless you want us to starve, or continue to attack your world… You’ll stay quiet, and tell Twilight Sparkle nothing that went on down here. Or will you be the one to doom an entire race because of the selfish needs of the few, instead of the needs of the many?” She asked.

“I…” I mumbled.

“The choice is yours. I must keep Sam happy… He is not only my king… He is hope. And whether you believe it or not, I love him… And I need him. So I can’t lie to him as much as I should need to. If you should be kept here he would get suspicious, so I am letting you go.” She said, reluctantly standing up. Her magic sparked to life and both mine and Cecil’s bonds were broken.

“You… I don’t…” Cecil stammered.

There were footsteps and Sam walked in again, glancing at the two of us happily. “Sorry I just wanted to say goodbye personally. I’m sure I wouldn’t mind visiting occasionally. Yo-” He froze, staring at me. “Are you alright?”

Chrysalis stared at me intently.

I nodded, “Y… yeah.” I said. “I’m fine.”

“Great!” Sam said. He walked up and put a hand on the two of us, followed by a green flash. When I opened my eyes we were in the middle of Ponyville.

“I… I guess we found out what happened… but…” I said. “I… also guess… we didn’t…”

“We… Should tell everyone what happened.” Cecil said hesitantly.

“We should… but are… are we?” I asked.

“I… I don’t know.” He shrugged.

“Tell them what?” Sam asked.

I jumped a little, “What the…” I stammered.

“Oh sorry… I was just listening to your conversation. I didn’t mean to intrude.” Sam said apologetically.

“N… no it’s just… you here…” I mumbled.

“What? You didn’t think I was just going to dump you off here?” Sam asked quizzically.

“No?” I said uncertainly, glancing at Cecil.

“Well I uh… Actually think I should head home… I need to think about a few things…” Cecil said quietly. “It’s good seeing you again Sam…”

“You too.” Sam nodded, waving Cecil off. He looked at me and his expression changed to a more distant look. “How has Twilight been?”

I froze and bit my lip. “Good…” I lied.

Sam stared off towards her house. “Is she happy?” He asked.

I remained quiet and stared at the ground.

“Red?” Sam asked, putting a hand on my shoulder.

“Sam… we all… thought you were gone…” I said quietly.

“Well I was gone.” Sam said, tilting his head curiously.

“And… we were looking for you because of what…” I stopped myself.

“What?” Sam asked. “Red… As far as friends go, you’re one of the best ones I’ve got. You can tell me anything.”

I bit my lip. “Yes.” I said.

“What?” Sam said, raising an eyebrow.

“Yes she is happy.” I said, feeling my heart tighten in my chest.

Sam smiled. “Well that’s all that matters right?” He said, a few tears falling down his face.

“Sam I…” I mumbled.

Sam shook his head. “I’m fine. It was good seeing you again…” He said shakily before disappearing.

I closed my eyes for a few moments before taking a deep breath in. For the first time, I looked around and recognized I was in the park. I walked up to one of the benches and sat down, slumping down to mirror the pain I was feeling inside.

“So what did you two talk about?” A voice said, a very familiar voice that made my heart sink and my stomach knot up. I slowly looked up to see Rainbow Dash hovering over me and glaring down at me with an importunate and angry look.

Chapter 11: Secrets

“It’s… complicated…” I said.

“Oh really? Well you two seemed to be talking about something important.” Dash said, landing in front of me and crossing her arms. “Maybe I should just ask Cecil.”

“I had to lie to Sam.” I said quietly.

“About what?” Dash asked, raising an eyebrow.

“About how… things are going…” I said. “Like… I said… everything is complicated…”

“Why was he crying?” She asked.

“What… would you say… if I told you it wasn’t Sam who hit Twilight?” I asked.

“But… Twilight said…” Dash stammered quietly.

“All because of one person… Sam believes Twilight doesn’t love him… and Twilight believes Sam hates her…” I said. “It’s… really… complicated…”

“Why… we need to tell everyone!” Dash said, grabbing me and trying to pull me to my feet.

“No… we… can’t.” I sighed. “We just… can’t.”

“Why the hell not?” She said angrily.

“Because… Sam is the only thing keeping everyone safe right now…” I said.

“You’re not making any sense… What aren’t you telling me?” Dash asked.

“Sam’s now… king of a changeling hive…” I said.

Dash just stared at me in utter confusion.

“And…” I started.

“What the actual fuck?” Dash snapped.

“The major problem… is who the queen is…” I said.

Dash took a step back. “She… You…” She stammered.

“So… you know who?” I asked.

“You’re going to listen to HER? This is just another one of her ploys. You don’t know her like I do… like Twilight does. We have to tell people.” Dash said.

“She told me she loved him. And if she was lying then… I couldn’t tell.” I said.

“But… He doesn’t love her.” Dash said.

“He does because he thinks Twilight hates him. And it has to stay that way.” I said.

“Why? I don’t understand…” She said, grabbing her head in frustration.

“Dash if you love me then you can’t tell anyone, got that?” I snapped.

Dash took a step back and stared at me. Her look of surprise faded slowly and she closed her eyes. “You don’t want me to tell anyone… you really think this is the best thing to do?” She asked quietly.

“I do…” I nodded reluctantly.

She took a deep breath in. “Then I won’t tell anyone.” She said, turning around and walking away.

I jumped up and put a hand on her shoulder. “Dash I…” I stammered.

She jerked her shoulder away and looked at me. “I won’t talk to anyone… But don’t talk to me either.” She said, flying up and away from view.

I fell back onto the bench again and put my head in my hands, feeling both dread and sadness surge through me. I couldn’t tell anyone… There… There was too much at stake. And If that means Rainbow Dash staying angry at me for awhile then so be it...

I sat there for awhile, just thinking. After I was done moping I got up and started walking home. I opened the door and walked inside. “Rainbow Dash? You here?” I called, only to be greeted by an empty house. I walked into the kitchen to get a glass of water. It’s funny how telling your best friend and wife a lie to save an entire species can wear you out. As I walked in I noticed a box on the kitchen counter, wrapped in a red ribbon. I looked at the insignia on the card attached to it, squinting as I stared at the familiar picture.

I opened the card and looked at the writing inside. “A present for you and Cecil. Keep it safe, keep it close.” I read to myself. I unwrapped the box and opened it. I nearly collapsed as my heart dropped, stepping away from the box as I tried to process what I was looking at. Was… This some kind of sick joke? What kind of message is Chrysalis sending us. I… I need to show Cecil.

Cecil’s POV:

“Cecil… Please tell me what’s wrong.” Fluttershy asked, gently pulling me against her and brushing her hands through my hair.

“It’s nothing… really.” I sighed.

“Cecil...you know you can tell me anything..” She said.

“That’s just the thing… I promised someone I wouldn’t.” I said.

“Well, Pinkie always says that the fastest way to lose a friend is to lose their trust...so if you really don’t feel comfortable, then I won’t make you.” she murmured.

My eyes darted around the room as thoughts shot through my mind. I put my head in my hands and groaned.

“Cecil? Are you ok?” Fluttershy said worriedly.

I jumped up and looked at the floor. “Why do you have to be so… you?” I said.

She giggled and said, “Well, I can’t be anyone else, so I guess you’re stuck with me.”

“If I tell you… No matter how horrible it sounds, you won’t tell anyone?” I asked in as serious a tone as I could muster.

She thought for a minute and sighed. “Cecil, unless it was about you killing yourself, I would keep any secret you told me.”

“I won’t. Though… I might as well. The things she’d do to me if she figured out I told you…” I mumbled, scratching my head.

“Things...who would do to you?”

“Chrysalis…” I said hesitantly.

Fluttershy gasped, a look of shock flashing across her face before she motioned to go on, albeit slowly.

“I guess I should start from the beginning shouldn’t I?” I asked.

She nodded.

“Well… Red and I went out and… were looking for Sam.” I said.

“Um...did you find him?” she queried.

I nodded slowly. “But… not in any conditions we expected.” I mumbled.

“W-what was wrong?”

“Well we went to find Mary. She had been moving into Ponyville and Sam was helping her carry boxes and furniture. But…” I started.

“But?”

“But it was deserted. It looked more like someone was moving out… than in.” I finished.

“Oh..well, did you find him there?”

“What we found was a trap.” I said, staring at her.

She started to look more worried by the second, asking “Oh no! A-are you both ok?”

“I’m fine! don’t worry… that’s not the problem.” I said quickly, sitting down and grabbing her hand.

“Oh...I’m sorry, I was just so worried about you two..I don’t want to lose you. But what happened?” she asked, hugging me while she did.

I gave a smile as she held me, though it was quick to fade as I remembered the rest of the story. “The short story… Sam thinks Twilight was cheating on him and Twilight thinks Sam hates her.” I said, staring straight at the floor.

“Oh..oh goodness...it...It’s not actually like that is it?”

“If it wasn’t all built on a lie… then I wouldn’t be keeping it secret now would I?” I sighed.

“S-sorry...i just wanted to make sure…” she said.

“No no I didn’t mean… there’s nothing to be sorry about. This is a burden that…that I have to bear. Just promise me you won’t tell Twilight.”

“Cross my heart and hope to fly, stick a cupcake in my eye…” she said as she went through the motions.

“FFOOORRREEEVVERRR…” they both heard, looking for the source of the noise.

“What was that?” I questioned with a hint of confusion in my voice.

“I-I think it was Pinkie, just forget about it…”

“Well there’s one thing I can’t forget about.” I smiled.

“Oh...did I do something wrong? I’m sorry...” she said.

“I’m talking about you.” I said, wrapping my arms around her and kissing her neck.

“Oh...my…” Fluttershy said as she blushed and moaned slightly.

I grabbed the bottom of Fluttershy’s shirt and slowly started to lift it up over her head. Just as it started covering her eyes, the door opened and Red glanced into the room.

I looked at him, then down to Fluttershy’s breasts. “Um…” I mumbled.

“What’s wrong?” Fluttershy asked.

“Nothing… Nothing is wrong.” I said quickly.

Red motioned for me to follow him.

“Busy…” I snapped quietly.

“Um… You’re the one that started…” Fluttershy said in confusion.

“I mean… I would be busy… If I wasn’t paying so much attention to you!” I thought quickly.

“Oh…” She said quietly.

Red frantically motioned for me to hurry up.

“What do you want!” I said angrily.

“I.. I um… I’m sorry.” Fluttershy said nervously.

I groaned and put Fluttershy’s shirt back on, letting her see again. She turned her head and looked at Red, her face flushing brightly. “Oh…” She mumbled.

“I need to talk to you.” Red said.

“Is it about Sam?” Fluttershy asked curiously.

“I… Y-you told her?” Red stammered.

“What do you want Red… we’re kind of busy.” I said.

“Well if she knows then just… come out when you’re finished.” Red said hesitantly before shutting the door.

I stared at the closed door for a second. He looked really worried… like he’d seen a ghost or something. It’s probably really important, I should go see what he wants. “Okay, where were we?” I said, pulling her off the bed and down to the floor. She immediately squealed loudly before starting to giggle.

Red’s POV:

I tapped my foot impatiently as I waited on the couch. I kept the box in my lap, staring intently at it. I don’t even know what this means… Is it a threat? How am I supposed to respond to this? Maybe it… no that’s silly.

My attention shot upward as I heard the bedroom door click open and Fluttershy walked down the stairs with Cecil following in turn. “Are you done?” I asked sarcastically.

“We weren’t up there for too long…” Cecil said.

“You were up there for four hours.” I said irritatedly.

“As I said… not too long.” Cecil nodded.

“What do you need, Red?” Fluttershy said.

“We have a little gift… or maybe death threat, from Chrysalis.” I said, holding out the box.

Fluttershy opened the box, gasping in shock. The second she looked at its contents she dropped the box to the floor.

“Fluttershy what is…” Cecil started. His eyes widened in horror and saw what the box contained as the single item fell from it’s container and out onto the hardwood floor. Sitting in front of us was a small, pink, butterfly broach.

“That...that’s not possible...we buried it with Nicholas in a coffin!” she exclaimed.

“What… could she possibly hope to accomplish… by sending us this...” Cecil asked shakily.

“Scare tactics… maybe the message means that… if we fuck up… we’ll end up like him.” I shrugged.

Cecil looked up at me wide eyed. “Red… did you tell anyone… anyone at all?” He asked.

My heart started beating faster. “Rainbow Dash…” I said slowly.

“And… did she say anything that would give you the idea… that she might tell someone else?” Cecil asked.

“She said… she wouldn’t tell anyone.” I said.

“Maybe… she didn’t have to.” Cecil said.

“Yeah...I know Dashie, if she said she wouldn’t, she won’t.” Fluttershy said.

“No no no that’s not what I mean…” Cecil said. “You know Chrysalis better than either of us Fluttershy… tell me something.”

“What?”

“She’s smart right?” Cecil asked.

“Yes..”

“So… Why would she let the only two people who knew her secret go… Unless…” Cecil said hesitantly.

“She had a contingency plan…” I mumbled.

“Really?”

“This is all just too easy… there’s no reason to keep us alive.” Cecil said.

“But she said… she needed to make Sam believe that she is sincere.” I said.

“But that doesn’t require us to be alive… unless she needed… us… oh god…” Cecil mumbled.

“But what could she need us for?” Fluttershy said.

“She knew we would tell someone…” I said, the realization hitting me hard.

“But why… It’s part of her plan but… why?” Cecil asked.

“Maybe...maybe she wants hostages…” Fluttershy queried.

“That still doesn’t make any sense… If she took hostages and Sam found out then it would be all over.” I shrugged.

“She said not to tell Twilight… But what if she didn’t want us telling anyone? You told Dash… and I told Fluttershy. That means they could be in danger.” Cecil said, grabbing Fluttershy’s hand.

“Oh no! We...we have to do something!”

“We need to find Dash…” I said quickly. “Maybe it’s not too late.”

“Where do you think she’d be?” Cecil asked.

“I don’t know…” I said uncertainly, looking around at the many people wandering around in the marketplace.

“Let’s search then.” Cecil said.

“Where should we start?” Fluttershy asked.

Cecil looked at me.

“What? How am I supposed to know… Not like she tells me where she goes when she ISN’T angry at me.” I said defensively.

“Well… let’s start with where ever she spends the most time at.” Cecil suggested.

“Well neither of us can fly… Oh…” I mumbled, looking at Fluttershy.

“Will you?” Cecil asked as he looked at Fluttershy too.

“I… Okay…” Fluttershy said hesitantly.

Cecil hugged Fluttershy, “Thank you…” He smiled.

Fluttershy smiled and nodded. Her wings extended and she flew off to search the clouds.

“Where should we start looking down here?” Cecil asked, turning to me.

“I guess we could ask around. Maybe Rarity or Pinkie has seen her?” I suggested.

“Sure.” Cecil nodded. “How about we start with Pinkie?”

“Sure that sounds like as good a plan as any.” I sighed.

Cecil’s eyes suddenly widened.

“What’s wrong?” I questioned.

“We just… sent Fluttershy away from us…” Cecil said.

“To find… the only other person… who we told about Chrysalis…” I stammered.

“Oh god… what have we done?” Cecil said, putting his face into his hands.

I put a hand on his back. “Listen… we just have to stay calm. She’s probably fine…” I said calmly.

“Probably…” Cecil said shakily.

“Let’s just focus on finding Dash… If we find her, we probably won’t be far off from Fluttershy.” I said.

“Yeah…” Cecil nodded, “Lets find Dash…”

Cecil and I walked until we reached the cake shop, opening the door and walking in.

“Hey Pinkie.” Cecil said as we saw her working with Mr. and Mrs. Cake.

“Oh hi! How are you two doing?” Pinkie said with her usual beaming smile.

Cecil shrugged.

“Have you seen Rainbow Dash?” I asked.

“Mm… Yep.” She nodded.

“Really? Where?” I asked quickly.

“She came in to buy a few things. She seemed really down… What happened?” Pinkie asked curiously.

“Nothing.” Cecil said. “Do you know where else she was going today?”

“Of course silly! Where does she always go when she eats lunch?” Pinkie asked as if the question was rhetorical.

“I… don’t know?” Cecil said uncertainly, giving me a small glance.

Pinkie extended her finger and pointed up.

“Oh. Right.” Cecil sighed.

“So whatcha lookin for em for?” Pinkie asked, leaning against the counter as she stared at us.

“We just… wanted to find her.” Cecil said.

Pinkie approached Cecil and squinted. “What are you hiding…” She said quietly, scratching her chin.

“What’s… under my clothes?” Cecil said uncertainly.

“Hmm… I don’t know.” Pinkie mumbled, seeming a little more intrigued.

Cecil threw a glance at me and kept his mouth shut.

I shrugged, switching my glance between him and Pinkie.

Pinkie pulled up Cecil’s shirt and started looking at his stomach, walking around to his back.

My lip twitched slightly as I held back a laugh. “Keep searching… I think you’ll find it.” I said.

Cecil glared angrily at me.

Pinkie let go of his shirt and pulled down his pants.

“Pinkie…” Cecil said uncertainly.

“Shh.” Pinkie said quickly, pressing a finger to Cecil’s lips.

I clamped my hands around my mouth as the urge to laugh got stronger.

Pinkie stuck a hand into Cecil’s underwear and started moving it around, as if searching for something.

Cecil glared at me this time coming a little closer to a death stare.

“M… may...maybe you… should try the back..” I said shakily before putting my hands back over my mouth.

“I will e-” Cecil stopped as Pinkie grabbed his ass. His eye twitched as he continued to stare at me.

Pinkie walked back around to the front and kneeled down, scratching her head as she thought.

“What the actual hell Cecil!” Fluttershy said, staring into the shop at Cecil.

“It’s not what it looks like!” Cecil said quickly.

“I dunno… He was getting pretty into it.” I shrugged.

Cecil mouthed something eerily close to ‘I will end you.’

“Ooo maybe it’s in here!” Pinkie smiled, shoving a finger up Cecil’s ass.

Cecil stiffened up.

Fluttershy walked up calmly and took Pinkie’s hand, yanking it out. “Pinkie… stop it.” She said quietly.

“Okie dokie!” Pinkie said, jumping up and walking back to the counter.

“Before you say anything…” Cecil stammered.

“We will talk about this later.” Fluttershy said in an almost creepily calm tone.

“O… okay…” Cecil said quietly.

“And I see YOU were enjoying the show.” Fluttershy snapped, glaring at me.

I took a step back, tripping over a slippery spot on the floor and falling straight on my ass “I… I um…” I stammered.

“Fluttershy… did you find Rainbow Dash.” Cecil asked, trying to change the subject.

“Yeah she did.” Dash said, peeking into the shop. “What’s the problem anyways… Fluttershy wouldn’t tell me anything.”

I jumped up and rushed over, pulling Dash into a tight hug. “I’m so glad you’re okay…” I said.

“I’m fine…” Dash said in surprise, returning the hug.

“I don’t care if you’re mad at me so long as I can keep holding you like this…” I mumbled quietly.

“Red… Did… something happen?” Dash asked.

I shook my head and kissed her cheek repeatedly. “No… I’m just really happy to see you.” I said.

Dash pushed me away and crossed her arm. “I’m still not forgiving you…” She said quietly.

“That’s fine.” I smiled, hugging her again.

Dash stared at me for a moment before letting out a long sigh and returning the hug. “You’re such an idiot…” She said.

“Oh hey you g-” Mrs. Cake said, stopping and staring at Cecil, a small blush hitting her face. “Why are your pants down?”

Cecil looked down at his underwear before looking back up at her. “Why… aren’t… yours?” He said hesitantly.

Pinkie leaned over. “He has a point…” She whispered.

Fluttershy smacked Cecil in the back of the head and he immediately pulled his pants up.

“Okay so everyone’s okay… That’s great.” I said with a small sigh of relief.

“Yeah… that is.” Cecil nodded.

“Maybe we should um… Talk to Sam?” Fluttershy suggested.

There was a loud crash as a bowl dropped to the floor. Pinkie snapped to the four of us and stared. She walked towards us with a large knife in her hand. “Yeah let’s go talk to Sam.” She agreed.

“Oh… really… bad idea…” Cecil said quietly.

“Pinkie… just put the knife down.” I said calmly.

Pinkie pointed the knife at me. “You put the knife down.” She snapped.

“I… I don’t… what?” I mumbled, backing up against the wall.

“Pinkie calm down.” Fluttershy said.

“It wasn’t Sam.” Dash said.

My attention snapped to Dash. “Dash…” I said quickly.

“What wasn’t Sam?” Pinkie asked curiously.

“He doesn’t even know it happened.” Cecil said.

“God damnit Cecil…” I said quietly.

Cecil stared at me for a few moments.

I sighed. “The one who hurt Twilight was an imposter. He was a changeling sent by Chrysalis to make Twilight think Sam hated her and made Sam think Twilight didn’t love him in order to bring him back to the hive and become king so their entire race could survive.” I said.

Pinkie stared at me for a moment. “Oh okay.” She shrugged.

“S… so the knife?” Cecil asked quietly.

Pinkie looked down at the knife. “Oh sorry.” She said, tossing it to me.

I staggered back, catching the knife and slightly juggling with it before getting a firm grip on it.

“So when are we going to tell Twilight?” Pinkie asked.

“There’s… a really big risk with telling Twilight… or even telling Sam about what happened to Twilight…” Cecil said.

“Who cares. Let’s just tell her and get Sam back. Let’s barge into the damn hive and get things back to the way they should be.” Dash suggested.

“It’s not that simple…” I said.

“It’d be too dangerous.” Cecil said.

“We’ve taken Chrysalis before. It’s not like it’ll be any different this time.” Dash shrugged.

“Well… technically we lost… horribly… last time.” Fluttershy said.

“I think she’s learned from her mistakes too…” Cecil added quietly.

“She said herself that she loves Sam right?” I asked.

“Yeah she did.” Cecil nodded.

“That still doesn’t make what she did any more right, even if it is for her race. And it’s not like they’ve been the nicest bunch in the past.” Dash said.

“That’s not what I meant… If she really loves him then she can’t stop him if he wants to leave right?” I asked.

“Right.” Cecil nodded, “I’m guessing you have a plan to achieve that?”

“Well of course!” I said with absolute certainty as I stood up.

“Okay, let’s hear it.” Cecil said.

“We’re going to walk up to their front door and knock.” I said.

“That is the dumbest thing I have ever heard and you are dumb.” Dash said.

“Well… sometimes it’s the most obvious strategy that works.” Cecil said.

“Should we tell anyone else?” Fluttershy asked.

“It’s already too late to not tell everyone… though maybe for safety reasons… we should still avoid telling Twilight.” Cecil said.

“Okay… I’ll go get Rarity. Cecil you get Applejack and let’s all meet at my house.” I said.

“Yeah… sure…” Cecil said with a small nod.

“Okay so when I said this I hadn’t considered that I have absolutely no idea where the hive is.” I said, scratching my head.

“Well this is starting out fantastic.” Rarity said.

“I don’t reckon we can just up and stroll in there if we did know where it is.” Applejack said.

“She has a point…” Fluttershy nodded.

“We did end up in the park when they teleported us out of the hive.” Cecil said.

“And I’d imagine they have a limit to how far they can do it so…” I started.

“It’s in the park!” Pinkie said, hopping excitedly.

“Under it to be precise… At least I hope so.” Rarity said.

“Okay. Let’s start searching there… I’m sure they have a surface entrance somewhere.” Cecil said.

“Alright… Let’s go poke the beehive.” I said.

Chapter 12: Changing Times

Cecil’s POV:

“Okay we’re at the park… now what?” Rarity asked.

“I heard somewhere that the best disguise is usually the most obvious.” I said.

Everyone heard a crunching. We turned around and saw Pinkie with a shovel, digging down. “Why are you guys standing there.” She asked.

“Um… we’re digging now?” I asked uncertainly.

“I don’t think It’s that simple…” Red said.

“I think… they’d be prepared for an attempt to dig into the hive…” I said. “I did see rock down there…”

“Well… maybe the only way to get down is magic. I mean… Sam did teleport us out. And I don’t see why he’d hide the entrance to us, so why wouldn’t he just walk us out?” Red asked.

“That does make sense.” I nodded.

“So I guess… I should try teleporting?” Red suggested reluctantly.

“It’s worth a shot.” I shrugged.

“Okay… I’ll be back in a moment. hopefully…” Red said quietly. His horn lit up and he disappeared shortly after.

“Now… do we just wait or should we try searching for an entrance up here?” I asked.

“I guess that would be better than just standin around.” Applejack nodded.

“Okay… so where are we going to start?” I asked.

“Well w-” Dash said before everyone was blinded by a bright flash.

When we opened our eyes, Red was standing there, panting heavily. “Okay… so… I have news…” He huffed.

“What is it?” I asked quickly.

“Found it…” Red said.

“You didn’t say it was good news…” Dash said.

“I didn’t say it was bad news either… I have no idea what news it is.” Red said.

“Anything else?” I asked.

“It’s kinda… deserted.” Red said.

“It’s… deserted…” I sighed.

“Well not entirely.” Red said quickly.

“Not… entirely?” I asked curiously. “Well… what did you find?”

“There were still a few changelings scurrying around but… it seemed uh… emptier…” Red said uncertainly.

“Okay… that’s… good?” I said.

“I guess… should we uh… all go or what?” Red asked.

“Sure… that’s what we came to do right?” I asked.

“Alright… Everyone grab onto me.” Red said.

We all grabbed Red. The area around us shifted immediately to a darker, less stable dirt tunnel. It was dug out into more of a hallway, except for that it seemed unfinished.

“We’re in then…” I said. “Where do we go from here?”

“I guess we should head for the uh… master bedroom.” Red said half-jokingly.

I shrugged, “It’s a good place to start.” I said.

“Everyone stay close.” Red said.

“I’m not scared of a couple changelings.” Dash chuckled, walking in front and continuing down the hall.

“Dash!” Red snapped, running after her and grabbing her.

“Now ain’t the time to get ahead of ourselves.” Applejack said sternly.

“Well I think Red is right. We should stick tog-” Fluttershy froze when everyone heard a loud and pained moan from the end of the hall.

I looked at everyone else before rushing close to the source of the sound. I burst into the room and saw I was in what looked like a prison with many cells lining the wall. I turned my head to what was now a whimpering in one of the far left cells. There was a woman lying down, curled up in a ball crying.

I slowly approached the cell and kneeled down, “Hello?” I said uncertainly.

The woman tensed up and looked up at me, staring in both terror and confusion. “Who… are you?” She asked.

“I’m Cecil.” I said.

“A… Are you… here to k… kill me?” She asked shakily.

“No.” I said.

A few moments later Red and the others ran into the room and looked at me. “What are… who are you?” Red asked, staring at the mysterious woman.

“I was taken… by something. I don’t know where I am… please help me…” The woman said weakly.

Fluttershy pushed past everyone and walked up to the cell. “Do you… know where the key is?” She asked.

The woman shook her head.

Applejack walked up to the cell door and stared at it.

“What are you d-” Fluttershy was cut off as Applejack grabbed the door and gently pulled it open.

Everyone stared at the door in confusion.

“It… was unlocked?” Dash asked uncertainly.

“This… doesn’t seem… normal.” I said.

“I… I can’t move… please help…” The woman said.

“We can’t just leave her here…” Fluttershy said.

I walked into the cell and motioned for Red to come help me pick her up.

Red walked in and was about to grab her when the cell door slammed shut, followed by a click as it locked.

“What… the…” I said as I rushed to the door.

Red’s horn lit up and he tried to teleport, only for it to fizzle out. “My magic… won’t work.” He said hesitantly.

“She knew we would… come back…” I said almost uncertainly.

“Look we’ll… find something to get the door open.” Applejack said, rushing out of the room.

“Yeah.” Dash and Rarity nodded, following quickly behind.

I looked back at the woman and kneeled down beside her. “Do you remember what they did to you?” I asked.

“N… no…” She shook her head.

“Has anyone else been in here?” I asked.

“I don’t know… I can’t remember…” She sobbed.

“Shh… shh…” I said comfortingly. “You’ll be alright… do you know your name?”

She sniffled and looked up at me. “My name’s Mary.” She said.

“Pinkie, Fluttershy, we need you out here.” Applejack shouted.

Fluttershy and Pinkie quickly ran out of the room.

I looked at Red. “Are… you thinking what I’m thinking?” I asked.

“What are you thinking?” Red asked.

“That this entire thing… may be a trap.” I said.

“You couldn’t have been more right.” Mary said in a little stronger tone.

I looked down at Mary.

Mary stood up and smiled as her skin shifted to a solid black color, her hair changing to a light blue. Both Red and I immediately recognized her. “Hello again.” She laughed.

I glared at her, “Now what are you going to do?” I questioned.

“Well first I need my audience.” She said, snapping her fingers. There was a scream from the other room and the others were dragged in by more changelings.

My eyes widened a little, “No…” I said quietly.

“C… Cecil…” Fluttershy said shakily. She let out a high pitched squeal as she was forced to the dirt floor.

“Fluttershy!” I said fearfully. “Don’t hurt them!”

“You mean like this?” One changeling said, hitting Dash in the face and forcing her to slam roughly back into the cell bars before sliding to the floor, clutching her face as blood ran from her nose.

“LEAVE HER ALONE YOU FUCKER!” Red screamed, reaching for the changeling through the bars.

I turned to Chrysalis, “You’re a fucking monster.” I said.

“Oh I’m just protecting my family. I let you go, but you decided to blab to everyone. Fortunately you gave me enough time to send Sam away on an errand. A shame he isn’t here to finish your plans.” She laughed.

“What are you going to do to us?” I asked again.

“Well what else would I do? I’m going to let you go.” She smiled.

“I have a hard time believing that.” I said.

“Oh well of course you would… you’re just so clever aren’t you?” She said, grabbing my cheek and pinching it. “So adorable…”

I swatted her hand away and stepped away from her, continuing to glare at her.

“You have one of two choices. You can either leave quietly… Or I can kill you and your friends.” She said sternly.

“You understand that if you killed any of them you’d be killing more than just us.” I said.

“What are you talking about? You wouldn’t be ‘dying’ necessarily…” She smirked, pointing outside of the cell. The changelings on the outside shapeshifted into Fluttershy, Dash, Applejack, Rarity, Red, and me. “He would never be able to tell the difference…”

“Yes but the elements would.” I said.

“Oh don’t you worry about those… Twilight is currently... ‘away’ ...from them right now. I don’t think she’ll notice.” She said.

I remained quiet.

“But of course I can’t let all of you go.” She said in a serious tone. Her horn lit up and Red was forced to his knees. She walked up to him and grabbed his hair, yanking his head back as she put a claw to his throat, staring intently at me.

I bit my lip, “Let them go.” I said.

“I already told you… they’re free to go. And so are you.” She said. The door to the cell creaked open slowly.

“Let him go!” Dash said frantically, struggling against the changeling holding her down.

“I’ll stay.” I said. “Just let everyone else go.”

“Sorry but I’ve already chosen. I needed either you or him.” She said.

“For what?” I asked.

“To prove a point…” She said. She dug her claw into his throat and quickly pulled it across. Red’s eyes widened as blood flowed down his chest. Chrysalis let go of him and watched Red fall to the floor, grabbing his neck as he started coughing up blood.

“You…” I mumbled.

“RED!” Dash screamed, tears streaming down her face.

Chrysalis walked up to me and stared at me. “If you ever come back here again… I will kill your wife and force you to watch as my changelings gut her, and have sex with her corpse.” She said.

Tears fell from my face as I looked down at Red. I watched as he crawled with what dwindling strength he had towards the bars. He reached through and grabbed Dash’s hand as she sobbed.

“R… Red…” Dash mumbled shakily.

“I… L...l...ove…” Red mumbled before coughing up more blood. His eyes closed and his body slowly went limp. Dash gripped his now lifeless hand and cried uncontrollably.

My eye twitched as I felt a surge of adrenalin hit me. I lunged towards her, my hand stopping mid-air just in front of her throat. My eyes wandered up and saw her magic was holding me in place.

“You’re so cute.” She laughed.

“I… will… kill… you…” I said through gritted teeth. I forced all my strength and saw my hand moving closer… and closer…

“Wh… What are…” Chrysalis said uncertainly.

Her magic flickered slightly as I started to get mere inches from her neck. I felt it break and my hand wrapped around her throat, squeezing it tightly. She stared wide eyed at me and grabbed my arm.

“C… Cecil…” Fluttershy stammered.

“W… What… are… you…” Chrysalis choked.

I looked down at my arm and saw… It wasn’t my arm. It was a white, skeletal form of what it used to be. “You are a monster… But you… you missed one important thing…” I said.

“W…. Wha…” Chrysalis mumbled.

“SO AM I!” I shouted, throwing her into the wall. She grunted loudly as her back hit it, falling to the floor and staring up at me in horror.

“Cecil stop!” Fluttershy said shakily.

“She needs… to die.” I stated.

“You’re… better than her…” Fluttershy said.

“No… no i’m not.” I said, kicking Chrysalis in the side. She fell to the floor and clenched it tightly.

I pushed her over onto her back and kneeled down, pressing my hands to her throat.

“Cecil… please…” Fluttershy said in a quiet, almost reluctant tone.

“I’m sorry Fluttershy…” I said to myself, my grip tightening more around Chrysalis.

Chapter 13: One Step Ahead...

Cecil’s POV:

“P...pl… sto…” Chrysalis choked, struggling feebly against my grip.

“Why?” I questioned. “You killed my friend. It’s only fair…”

Chrysalis moved her hand slowly and pointed outside the cell. I looked and saw Fluttershy and the others being held by several changelings. There was a noise, which I realized was Chrysalis snapping her fingers. The changelings and my friends were teleported out of the room.

“If they die… I won’t stop at you…” I growled.

“You kill… me… they all die…” Chrysalis said, giving a choked laugh.

I smirked, “You’ve forgotten something…” I said.

“Oh… You mean… him?” Chrysalis said, motioning towards Red’s body. I looked up to see it was gone.

“And you think that will stop Sam from finding out?” I snapped.

“I can sure try…” Chrysalis laughed.

“And what do you think will happen when he does find out?” I questioned.

“He won’t… And he sure won’t believe… anything you have to say… anymore.” Chrysalis smirked.

“Why is th-” I said before I was thrown against the wall. I grunted as I collided with it, turning to see Sam standing over Chrysalis.

“What the hell are you doing?” Sam asked angrily.

“Avenging Red.” I stated.

“What are you talking about?” Sam questioned.

“Why don’t you ask Chrysalis? It’s not like she would ever lie to you…” I said.

“I don’t have to. I can just ask him myself.” Sam said.

“What are you…” I said uncertainly.

“Why did you run off Sam?” Red asked, walking into the room and looking around curiously. “Is this a prison? You’re not going to lock me up are you...”

I just stared at Red.

“Oh hey Cecil. Sorry I didn’t come back up… I kind of got distracted.” Red smiled. “Glad you found your own way down here.”

My lip twitched.

“He hates me… He tried to kill me… They all hate me…” Chrysalis said, beginning to sob.

Sam lifted her up and glared angrily at me. “You need to leave.” He stated.

“Sam I… Just let me explain…” I said quickly.

“LEAVE!” Sam shouted, the room itself seeming to shake with his voice. There was a blinding flash that forced my eyes shut. Everything seemed to calm, and I could feel a breeze hitting my body. I opened my eyes and I was standing outside, in the park.

“Cecil!” Fluttershy said, rushing over and hugging me tightly.

I hugged her back. “She played all of us…” I said.

“What happened down there?” Applejack asked.

“It doesn’t matter any more… we failed. Sam isn’t coming back…” I said. “Not now… not ever.”

“The hell did you do to piss him off? I’ve never seen him that mad.” Red said, appearing behind me.

“Red!” Dash screamed, rushing over and nearly tackling him to the ground as a new wave of tears moved to cover the dried ones on her face.

“Whoa easy… I couldn’t have been gone THAT long…” Red said uncertainly.

“Chrysalis made sure Sam won’t trust us again… she set us up… She was one step ahead of us...” I said.

“Oh… that’s um… bad right?” Red asked.

I remained silent.

“What do we do now?” Rarity asked.

“Who cares…” Dash said, pressing her face into Red’s chest.

“Come on I’m right here…” Red said quietly, patting her on the back.

“There isn’t anything we can do anymore… it’s not like he’d belie…” I stopped.

“What is it?” Pinkie asked, tilting her head.

“We have one last chance. But not here.” I said.

“We can talk at our house.” Dash shrugged.

“Yeah that sounds good. I’ve been walking all day…” Red groaned.

“Then let’s go.” I said.

Red’s House:

“So what’s your plan?” Red asked, sighing in relief as he fell onto the couch.

“There is one person he would trust…” I started.

“Ohhh!” Red said, realizing exactly who he was talking about.

“We’ll need to tell her everything that’s happened. And we can’t wait around too long to do so.” I said.

“Even if we tell Twilight… then what? It’s not like Sam will just let us stroll back into the hive, especially after an assassination attempt.” Dash said.

“Well… I see two options… one is slightly less dangerous for the person involved then the other.” I said.

“I have a feeling one of them involves me…” Red sighed.

“Well now three.” I said.

“Huh?” Red mumbled.

“Someone needs to go in… it’s just we need someone who wouldn’t be teleported out the second they were caught. And someone who wouldn’t try anything too risky.” I said.

“Wow you’re just handing out my biography aren’t you.” Red sighed.

“If you don’t want to I do have someone in mind for a back up…” I said.

“I don’t care how good of an idea it is, I’m not going to send a kid in there. I’ll do it.” Red said.

“Okay… now we need to tell Twilight.” I said.

“Yeah sure. Not like I have anything better to do.” Dash shrugged.

“Let’s go.” Fluttershy nodded.

Sam’s POV: The Hive.

“I’m here don’t worry… no one’s going to hurt you.” I said softly, holding Chrysalis tightly against myself.

“I’m so lucky to have you…” She smiled, nuzzling her head against my chest.

“At least Red wasn’t involved…” I sighed, my head falling back against the wall.

Chrysalis stared up at me intently.

“He… wasn’t…. right?” I asked hesitantly.

“How did he get down here Sam.” Chrysalis said bluntly.

“I… I don’t…” I stammered.

“They had to send someone in to scout out the place. Someone to distract you.” She said, running a hand across my cheek. “I’m so sorry…”

“Why… why would they do this…” I said quietly, a few tears running down my face.

“Because they’re all the same… they want us gone because we’re different.” Chrysalis said.

“But… they were so nice to me…” I mumbled.

“To get to me. You know what would happen if I died… If you hadn’t come back to the hive, my death wouldn’t have even been known… It would have fallen apart. But you’re here now… you have a family now…” She said, hugging me tightly. A small smile was brought to my face as I returned the hug.

“So long as you’re safe… I’m happy.” I said.

“Sam… What are you… doing…” Chrysalis said uncertainly.

I raised an eyebrow and looked down. There was a glow on my chest, slowly spreading across me. My eyes widened as a white flash blinded me.

Red’s POV: On the Road.

I gave another glance at everyone else as we walked to Twilight’s before my mind was taken by other thoughts. I glanced around at the town shrouded by the night that rolls through on a daily basis. I sighed and looked back to the others, talking about the plans, and what they’d do after Twilight was informed. I looked at Dash, staring at her for a few moments before looking up at the sky. There’s never a dull moment around here… I wish we could just relax for awhile. One day I’m waking up to see a complete stranger fall out of the sky.

The next day I’m by her bedside, drawn to her for whatever reason. I’m glad I stayed, and I’m really glad she turned out to be alive. Then it leads into a life threatening surgery, a run through a deadly forest to get a potion, and running back only to get… well… I’ll leave the past in the past. I’m just glad Twilight could get back in time. I’d die for Rainbow Dash… and I almost did. And… I know… Sam would…

I stopped in my tracks and stared at the ground. “Fuck…” I mumbled.

“What’s wrong?” Cecil asked.

“Nothing… It’s nothing.” I shook my head. “Let’s just keep going.”

“You sure?” Dash asked.

“I’m fine. Don’t worry about it…” I said, kissing her on the cheek. It wouldn’t come to that… We wouldn’t do something that drastic. I’m just getting ahead of myself. My eyes drifted back up to the sky, counting the stars and circling around the many constellations. My attention was drawn to a certain pattern of stars I had never noticed before. One of them was glowing brightly. “What the…” I mumbled.

“Red?” Cecil asked.

My head snapped back to earth, staring at Cecil. “Huh?” I said quickly.

“You okay there?” He asked.

I looked back up and saw the stars that had caught my eye were gone. “Yeah… I’m fine.” I said hesitantly.

“Well let’s keep going silly!” Pinkie said.

We continued to walk until we hit Twilight’s house. Cecil was the first to knock while the rest of us waited. There was no response.

“Do… you think she’s okay?” Fluttershy asked nervously.

“I don’t know… but we need to find out.” Cecil said. He tried the handle and found the door was locked.

“Well… It is the middle of the night. She could just be sleeping.” Rarity suggested.

“Well we have to tell her. So I guess I’ll just teleport in?” I asked curiously.

“Yeah I guess s-” Cecil was cut off as the door opened. We all looked at the doorway and saw Pinkie standing there.

“Wh…” Dash mumbled.

“Don’t… question… just believe…” Cecil said.

Pinkie was looking at us with an almost shaky expression. We could all see a sense of dread in her eyes.

“Pinkie? What’s wrong?” I asked.

She took a few steps back and pointed inside. The others walked in first. As soon as everyone was inside I heard Fluttershy let out a sharp scream. I quickly rushed in and froze at what I saw. I hadn’t noticed it earlier but… On the floor was the same constellation of stars from earlier, but singed into the ground. It was at that moment that I realized, it was Twilight’s cutie mark.

Chapter 14: Together Forever

“OH MY GOD SHE’S DEAD!” Dash shouted.

“Don’t panic… Maybe it’s not that bad…” I said quickly.

“LOOK AT THE FLOOR!” Dash screamed.

“It’s just… her cutie mark. That could mean anything…” Rarity said uncertainly.

“LIKE SHE’S DEAD!” Dash shouted again.

“Stop yelling!” I said.

“What do we do? She’s not here.” Pinkie said. “I already checked upstairs.”

Fluttershy started to whimper quietly.

Cecil hugged Fluttershy, “Shh… don’t cry… we can’t jump to conclusions… anything could have happened…” He said trying to comfort Fluttershy.

“What do we do?” I asked.

“Well I think we co-” Fluttershy was cut off by a loud banging on the door.

“Who could… that b-” Rarity was cut off as the banging increased in both volume and strength.

Before any of us could move to open it, there was a bright green glow under the door, followed by it flying off it’s hinges. Everyone scattered as it clattered across the floor and into the wall. My eyes averted back to the door to see Chrysalis standing there with a furious expression. “Where is he.” She demanded.

“Where’s w-” Cecil tried to say.

“You know damn well. WHERE IS SAM!” Chrysalis shouted.

“Why don’t you tell us where Twilight is first?” I snapped back.

“Why the hell should I care? She’s not my problem, Sam is.” Chrysalis stated. “Now where is he.”

“Why would we know?” I questioned.

“I suspect you wouldn’t stop at just trying to convince him, so you kidnap him.” Chrysalis said. “Hence why he disappeared in a blinding flash, with a black scorch mark where he disappeared. Either you took him, or he’s dead. And if he’s dead…” She started, a growing anger in her voice.

“A black scorch mark?” Cecil asked.

“You mean like this one?” I asked pointing to the one on the floor.

Chrysalis walked up to the mark and stared at it silently.

“This could only mean one thing.” Pinkie said calmly.

“THAT SHE’S DE- Mmph!” Rainbow Dash was cut off as I put a hand over her mouth.

“Both of these HAVE to be connected somehow.” I said.

“No silly.” Pinkie said.

“Then what?” Rarity asked curiously.

“Isn’t it obvious?” Pinkie whispered.

Everyone in the room stared at Pinkie intently, as if she really did have the answer.

“She’s with the princess duhhh!” Pinkie said.

“Ho… how do you know?” Cecil asked quizzically.

“Well if that’s true we have to talk to her!” Dash said.

“Where’s Spike?” I asked. Everyone in the room immediately got quiet and glanced around.

“Um… Split up?” Applejack said.

“I don’t even know where we should start…” I said.

“Where do baby dragons usually go to hang out?” Cecil asked with a sigh.

“I don’t kn-” I stopped immediately, a thought coming to mind.

“Did you think of somewhere?” Cecil asked.

“I… think I might know…” I said. I continued to walk until I hit town square, looking around for the cake shop.

“Where are we looking for?” Cecil asked.

“There.” I pointed. Both Cecil and I had the same hopeful smile as we saw Spike sitting in one of the booths inside the cake shop. As we approached, my smile started to fade slowly when I saw Spike’s saddened expression.

“Hey Spike…” Cecil said.

“Oh hey…” Spike said quietly, giving a small smile that quickly returned to it’s frowned state.

“Spike… is something wrong?” I asked.

“No… I’m fine…” Spike said.

“Spike the only time I see you here is when you’re sad. The last time you were here was after…” I stopped, my gaze changing to the floor of the shop as the pained memories returned of that day.

“What happened last time?” Cecil asked.

“Dash and I fell off the top of the clock tower. Nearly died.” I said.

“I…” Cecil mumbled.

“Dash was depressed when her wings were… you know… And she tried to commit suicide.” I said quietly.

Cecil remained quiet.

Spike immediately sniffled as tears ran down his face.

“Spike…” I said sympathetically, quickly sitting next to him and wrapping my arms around him.

“This… isn’t like any other time… we’ve got one last thing to try… before anything is certain…” Cecil said quietly.

“It’s just… When I think of when it happened to Dash… I think of… Twilight…” Spike sniffled.

“She’ll be okay Spike. We’ll find her…” I said comfortingly, gently patting his back.

Spike paused for a moment. “Is… something wrong with her?” He asked confused. “Is she missing??”

Cecil looked at me, his face reading of complete confusion. “You… why are you sad? And here??” I asked hesitantly.

“I stubbed my toe…” Spike said. “And you reminded me of when Twilight was dying… Is… she dying again?!”

“N… no.” I said quickly, looking at Cecil for an answer.

“We… we need to send a letter to the Princess…” Cecil said quickly.

“Yeah uh… Twilight isn’t missing she’s… with Celestia.” I nodded.

Spike blinked a few times. “Oh okay. So where’s the letter?” He asked.

I stood there for a moment before banging my head against the wall. “We forgot to write a letter.” I groaned.

“You needed to send a letter… but… forgot to write it?” Spike asked uncertainly, his gaze switching between the two of us.

“Um…” I stammered.

“We… wanted… to find you first?” Cecil offered.

Spike raised an eyebrow. “Well you found me… so why don’t you start writing.” He said.

“Let’s head back to Twilight’s first.” I suggested.

“Yeah… the shop is about to close anyways.” Spike sighed, grabbing the half empty bag of food that I hadn’t previously noticed.

“Where’d that come from?” I asked.

“Oh yeah… I came here to get something to eat but realized I forgot my money… So I kicked a chair.” Spike said.

“Why did you do that?” Cecil asked.

“I was upset. I hurt my toe and sat down. Then some guy bought me a few things and left. He was really nice.” Spike shrugged.

“Oh that’s sweet.” I smiled. “What’d you get?”

“Red.” Cecil stated.

“Right… letter. Let’s go.” I nodded.

As we approached Twilight’s house, a sudden thought occurred to me. “Oh shit.” I mumbled.

“What?” Cecil asked.

My heart dropped as Spike opened the door and walked in. “Spike wait!” I shouted. I ran into the house quickly.

“What’s with the scorch mark? Did Twilight try to cook again?” Spike asked. His eyes narrowed as he looked speculatively. “Something about it… looks familiar.”

Cecil glanced at me nervously.

My horn shot to life and Spike disappeared. There was an immediate crash upstairs. “What the hell!” Spike shouted.

“Why the hell hasn’t anyone cleaned it yet?” I said insistently, glaring at Cecil.

“We ALL went out looking for Spike…” Cecil said defensively.

“Yes, we ‘all’ did.” A voice said that made the two of us nearly jump out of our skin. I looked towards the couch in the living room to see Chrysalis reclined back, reading a book.

“Of course…” Cecil sighed.

“The exhilaration to see Sam is just… pouring… from your overzealous spirit.” I mumbled.

“Why should I get my hands dirty when you lot are doing it for me?” She cooed, ending the sentence with an over extended sigh.

“Why should we even expect anything else from her?” Cecil asked.

“You know… You’re pretty powerless without your limitless love supply around. What’s to stop us from just sending a letter and telling Celestia you’re here?” I challenged.

“Mm… nothing.” She said.

“Why do I have a really hard time believing that?” Cecil asked.

Chrysalis just laughed.

“Probably because SHE doesn’t.” I said.

“Let’s worry about our biggest problem first.” Cecil said. “Everything else will probably work itself out after…”

Cecil and I walked upstairs to see Spike sitting on the edge of Twilight’s bed, kicking his feet patiently. “So you ready or what?” He asked. I looked at Cecil and nudged him towards Twilight’s desk.

“Alright…” Cecil sighed. He walked over to the desk and started writing.

I took a seat next to Spike and kicked my feet along with him, regardless of how they scraped across the floor each time. “So uh… how ya doin?” I asked.

Spike shrugged. “I dunno.” He said.

“Really?” I questioned, poking him in the stomach.

Spike laughed a little, shoving my hand away. “Stop it.” He said.

“Stop what?” I asked curiously, poking him again, causing him to let out another small laugh.

“Not funny.” He said.

“It’s a little funny.” I said, beginning to tickle him. He fell back onto the bed and started laughing uncontrollably.

“Stop!” He pleaded through laughter.

“Nope.” I chuckled. I glanced up at Cecil, who had seemed to have his focus on something else besides writing, staring at something in his hand.

“Cecil?” I asked, letting up on the tickling just a little bit.

“What’s all this about writing a letter?” Twilight asked, stepping into the room and smiling as she saw the scene unfolding on the bed.

“Hel… help!” Spike laughed, looking at Twilight pleadingly.

“Twilight!” I said happily.

Cecil’s head jerked back, a smile forming on his face. “Hey!” He said.

Twilight stepped up and pushed me off of Spike, causing me to bounce along the bed for a moment. She put an arm around Spike as the two hugged. “How are you doing?” She asked.

“Great now that you’re here.” Spike said.

Twilight looked up at Cecil. “What were you going to write?” She asked.

“Oh uh… just… hi.” Cecil said with a tone suggesting that he was desperately fishing for reasons.

Twilight giggled as she held Spike a little tighter. “That’s sweet of you. Could I ask you to write something to Celestia? I needed to give her a response from our meeting.” She asked.

“Uh… Yeah! definitely.” Cecil nodded, readying the pen.

“Tell her that I look forward to a nice ‘relaxing’ visit the next time I’m there.” Twilight laughed.

Cecil nodded and started writing. As soon as he was finished he rolled up the letter and tossed it to Twilight. She unrolled the letter and read it before re-rolling it and handing it to Spike. The letter held up by Spike, who shortly after engulfed it in fire. The remnants drifted towards the window for a moment before stopping. The ashes floated back and reformed into the letter, dropping into my lap. “Huh… that’s never happened before.” Spike said, staring at the letter.

“That’s… strange?” Cecil asked uncertainly.

“Maybe she’s just busy.” Spike shrugged.

“Well she’s probably just tired. It is late after all. Why don’t you go down and clean up the mess downstairs, then head to bed.” Twilight said, gently pushing Spike.

“Sure.” Spike smiled, hopping off the bed and heading out of the room. After he left, Twilight’s horn lit up with a green glow and the door shut and locked.

“Wait that’s…” Cecil started.

“Mmhm.” Twilight mumbled, her tone sounding different as she was surrounded with a green fire, transforming into Chrysalis. “Hello.” She chuckled quietly.

“Why…” I mumbled.

“Just making sure you didn’t write anything that falsely incriminated my good name.” Chrysalis said. She held up the letter and waved it around slowly. “Though I don’t believe I’ll need to be worrying about that.” She snickered as it disintegrated.

“It’s not like it would have done anything anyway…” I said.

“Your name was so good before the plot to steal Sam.” Cecil said quietly.

“One: He was never Twilight’s to begin with. And two: you have no right to criticize me.” She said dryly.

“What’s that supposed to mean?” Cecil asked confused.

Just as I was about to speak a realization hit me. My eyes widened as I thought some more about it.

“Oh don’t play dumb. While you and your friends think of me as a tyrannical dictator, I only think of my people.” Chrysalis said sternly. “I have never killed anyone for it.”

“And I have?” Cecil questioned.

“Oh your entire family is murder.” Chrysalis chuckled. “Let’s begin with your brother.”

“You leave him out of this.” Cecil snapped angrily.

“Tell me Dexter… Are there any other serial killers you’ve ended? Or just the one.” Chrysalis asked playfully.

“I didn’t kill him…” Cecil said.

“Oh didn’t you?” She asked curiously. “You drove him to suicide, I’d say It was masterfully played. Well done.”

“I…” Cecil mumbled shakily.

“And you haven’t driven someone to suicide?” I questioned.

“Oh I could care less how brittle Twilight’s mental state is. Oh boo hoo… he broke up with me I better go off myself!” Chrysalis laughed.

“Except you’re missing the part where your drone hit her.” I said.

Chrysalis paused for a moment. “I wasn’t aware that happened…” She said.

“And we should believe you after how many times you’ve played us?” I questioned in a slightly irritated tone.

“I didn’t order him to hurt her… Just make it look like a breakup.” Chrysalis said.

“Yeah… Just like how you didn’t send me this as a threat.” Cecil said, holding out the butterfly broach. I just now realized that is what he had been holding earlier.

“And what’s that?” She asked.

“You know damn well what it is you sick fuck.” Cecil growled angrily, standing up as if about to attack her.

“Quite the fire in this one…” Chrysalis said, attempting to hide the fear in her voice.

“Cecil. Sit down.” I said.

“Just tell me why!” Cecil shouted.

“What would I need with an old broach?” Chrysalis asked.

“I buried this with my brother, and It just happened to be in my house amidst your plot to keep Sam away from us.” Cecil said.

“I didn’t take. Your damn broach. I could care less about threatening you, what would I possibly gain opposed from revealing my plans? I had already won you idiot, I had no reason to.” She stated.

“Nothing in this is making sense anymore…” I said.

“Well if you didn’t send the broach… then who…” Cecil started as the door knob to the room started turning.

Chrysalis was immediately surrounded in a green glow as her form changed to Twilight’s. Spike peeked into the room. “I finished cleaning… And uh…” He said.

“What’s wrong?” I asked.

“Is there any reason the burn was in the shape of Twilight’s cutie mark?” Spike asked curiously, looking at the three of us.

“Coincidence?” Twilight suggested. “Not like we haven’t seen stranger things.”

Spike nodded. “I guess you’re right. Well I’m going to sleep now… good night.” He waved.

“Night Spike.” Twilight smiled as he left the room.

Again I was about to speak when the realization struck me again. This time it fully cemented and my eyes widened fully.

“What’s wrong?” Cecil asked.

“The two scorch marks… what if… they’re not just coincidentally connected…” I said.

“What do you mean?” Cecil questioned.

“What if… whatever happened… caused them to end up in the same place…” I said. “Then…”

“Alicoooorn parrtyyyyy!” Pinkie’s voice said from outside.

“Or… they’re here… with both the princesses…” I said.

“H… Hey… Where’d Chrysalis go?” Cecil asked. I looked around the room and noticed that she had vanished.

“I don’t know…” I said. “But… maybe we should go out and check on what’s going on…”

Cecil and I quickly made our way downstairs and outside. Immediately we saw all our friends gathered around, staring at something. We walked up and looked at them. “What’s going on?” Cecil asked.

“Yeah. What’s wrong?” Sam asked, putting an arm around me and Cecil, staring straight into where everyone was looking.

“Okay… this can get either really good now… or just go straight down hill…” I said quietly.

“You’re… you’re…” Cecil mumbled, staring at Sam.

“I’m?” Sam questioned.

“You’re… you…” Cecil said.

“Who else would I be?” Sam asked curiously. “Well… changeling… point taken.”

“You seem… a lot less... angry…” I said.

“With good reason.” Sam smiled. His arms went lower and grabbed the two of us, lifting us onto his shoulders so we could see over the crowd of friends. In the center we saw Twilight, and she…

“What… even…” Cecil stammered.

“Oh. My. God.” I said.

“Oh hi you two.” Twilight smiled, waving at us. Cecil and I just stared in confusion and bewilderment at the two wings on her back.

“Wings…” Cecil said.

“Yeah I have the- Oh you’re talking about hers.” Sam said.

“Yes…” Cecil said.

“This changes… a lot of things…” I mumbled.

“Well I guess we… should go over an-” Cecil was cut off and the two of us were tossed off of Sam and to the ground.

“What the…” I grunted. My eyes shifted to see Chrysalis on top of Sam, who had also been sent to the ground.

“I’m so happy you’re safe…” Chrysalis said, kissing him immediately.

At that moment, everyone including Twilight turned to Chrysalis and Sam.

Chrysalis stopped and looked at the others before standing up and regaining her composure. “Yes. Very glad you two are safe. I’d hate to s-” She cut herself off as she stared at Twilight’s wings. Her brows furrowed as she analyzed the alicorn in front of her. “Excuse me?”

“And me…” Cecil said.

“And… it begins…” I said to myself.

“No… I’d like to think of it as an ending.” Chrysalis said, putting an arm around Sam.

“I don’t think he’ll be coming with you after everything you’ve done.” Twilight stated.

“Yeah… You’re still as conniving as when you attacked Canterlot.” Dash agreed.

“Right Sam?” Applejack asked.

There was a few moments of silence.

“Sam?” Twilight said uncertainly.

Sam pulled away from Chrysalis and walked towards Twilight. “I understand.” He said.

Twilight smiled. “So we can start over now?” She asked.

“I don’t think that’s what he meant.” Celestia’s voice sounded, forcing all our attention to the sudden appearance of the princess.

“What… do you mean?” I asked.

“I understand that what Chrysalis did was wrong… But she did it for the right reasons.” Sam said.

“Sam… what are…” Twilight mumbled.

“I hate choosing.” Sam said, glancing between her and Chrysalis. “But I made up my mind awhile ago…”

Everyone stood in silence as Sam walked over to Chrysalis and looked back at us.

“What… the…” I mumbled.

“She was just looking out for her people. I’m sorry about what happened with Twilight… I truly am. But is it really fair to let an entire race suffer for one couple’s love?” Sam asked.

“That seems a bit ironic…” I said.

“What do you mean?” Sam asked.

“Well you said it didn’t matter… it was for the good of her people…” I said.

Sam stayed silent for a few more moments. “I have to go with her.” He said.

“No you don’t. You s-” Cecil was cut off.

“Yes… he does.” Twilight said quietly. Everyone looked at Twilight.

“What…” Dash mumbled.

“The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few. A lesson I need to learn as part of my new title…” Twilight said.

“What new title?” Rarity asked.

“I believe the word is ‘Princess’.” Celestia said. “And I’m very proud of you Twilight. You’re going to be a very wise leader.”

“Whoa whoa whoa… princess?” Dash asked in disbelief.

“That’s… quite the promotion.” Rarity said.

“That’s great!” Applejack said, putting an arm around Twilight. “We’re friends with a princess. I reckon that’s a twist.”

“This is all happening so fast and I have so little party favors prepared!” Pinkie said in a panic. “What do you bring to a princess party? TELL ME!” She shouted, shaking me violently.

“I… don’t… know…” I said.

“Sam…” Twilight said, pulling out of Applejack’s grip and approaching him.

Sam grabbed both her hands and smiled.

“I… love you.” She said, tears brimming in her eyes.

Sam tilted her chin up. “I love you too. And nothing will ever change that.” He said. Twilight wrapped her arms around him as she silently wept into his shoulder.

“Just think of all the times we spent together… all the fun we had… As long as you remember the good times, no amount of bad can outshine it. We’ll always be together.” Sam said, a few tears of his own falling down his face and onto Twilight.

"Together forever..." Twilight said before looking up at Sam. The two of them exchanged the same smile, seeming happy by the thought as more tears silently moved down their cheeks. Her lip started to quiver. “I don’t want to say goodbye… please… don’t make me say it...” Twilight said shakily, her composure beginning to fade and her sadness showing as she started to step back, one of her hands still gripping Sam’s tightly. It wasn’t until their hands finally slipped away from each other did Sam speak.

“Never.” He said, closing his eyes and forcing the last of his tears out as both him and Chrysalis disappeared in a green flash.

Chapter 15: Past Is Prologue

ONE MONTH LATER:

“C’mon Twilight… It’s your coronation. You should be happy!” Spike said enthusiastically, hopping up into my lap.

I smiled and hugged him. “I am, it’s just a lot to take in.” I said.

“They’re waiting for you to give a big speech. You uh… have a speech prepared right?” Spike asked.

“I’ve had a month to prepare, don’t worry about me.” I laughed.

The door to the room cracked open and Dash peeked in. “How much… longer…” She said, seeming as if she was straining.

I raised an eyebrow. “You okay Rainbow Dash?” I asked.

“Great… I’m just… holding back…” Dash grunted.

“Do you have to pee?” Spike asked.

Rainbow Dash shook her head.

“Tell us what’s wr-” I was cut off as Dash fell into the room as Cadence forced her way past. My face lit up with joy the moment I saw her. I jumped up and hugged her, the two of us giggling and laughing in excitement.

“I’m so happy for you!” Cadence said.

“I am too… Just a little nervous.” I chuckled quietly.

“Who wouldn’t be? I know you’ll ace it though.” Cadence smiled. Her arms wrapped around me and embraced me tightly.

“I know… thanks for being here.” I said.

“I wouldn’t miss it for the world. Your brother is here too… somewhere.” Cadence rolled her eyes.

“If I know him he’s probably at the food court.” I laughed.

“That man eats like a horse, but makes up for it with all the work he does.” She sighed. “He’s so sweet… and strong.”

“If you’re going to delve into your sex life… I’ll just step out now.” I joked. I waited for a moment, just staring at Cadence, waiting for a laugh or something. “Y… I’ll just… go.” I mumbled.

“Are you sure? Did you know your brother’s favorite fetish i-”

“NO NO NO NO NO NO!” I shouted, sprinting out of the room with my hands over my ears. I made it a ways out before I uncovered my ears. I could hear Cadence cracking up in the distance and sighed. I turned my head back and realized I was in the throne room… and everyone was here, and staring at me. “Oh um… hi.” I waved slowly.

“About damn time.” Dash said, tapping her foot on the floor impatiently.

“Now now Rainbow Dash… she only gets coronated once. She simply had to look her best!” Rarity said.

“Yeah yeah…” Dash rolled her eyes.

“C’mon now, she’s been through a lot. It’s only right that she takes ‘er time.” Applejack said, elbowing Dash in the arm.

I was about to say something when I felt someone jump onto my back, clinging tightly to me. “This is the best day ever!” Pinkie cheered happily.

“Pin… kie… I didn’t… get… physically… stronger…” I grunted, my legs shaking as I lost the strength to stand, tumbling to the floor. All I heard was Pinkie giggling as she rolled off of me and into Applejack, sending her to the floor with Pinkie. I sighed and stared up at the ceiling.

“It’s going to be hard to give your speech down there.” A familiar voice said. My attention shifted immediately to Shining Armor, who was standing over me with a hand extended.

“BBBFF!” I shouted, teleporting myself into a hug.

“You sure… you’re not… stronger?” Shining grunted. I released him and started laughing.

“Sorry.” I smiled.

“I’m so proud of you little sis…” Shining smiled. His arms wrapped around me in a warm, brotherly embrace.

“I’m so happy you’re here… you’re all here. I don’t know if I could do this without you.” I said, looking up at Shining, then over to everyone else.

“We wouldn’t dream of missing this.” Red said, putting an arm around Cecil.

“Nngh… yeah.” Cecil groaned from the obviously painful grip around him. Cecil grabbed Red’s arm and twisted it around his back.

“You wanna play?” Red challenged. He fell backwards, forcing a grunt from Cecil as he hit the floor and landed on top of him.

“They okay?” Shining asked.

“Yeah… they just fight a lot. Not like… hate driven or anything. They’re a lot like Applejack and Rainbow Dash… always competing.” I chuckled.

“I’m stronger… I should… be winning this…” Red grunted in a strained tone as his leg was forced into a leg lock.

“Strength has nothing to do with leverage.” Cecil stated.

“You’re like a… worm…” Red groaned loudly, struggling violently against Cecil’s hold.

“Why don’t we stop before someone get’s too hurt…” Fluttershy suggested.

“I’ll be fine sweetie. Just d-” Cecil was cut off as Red twisted him around and pulled Cecil into a headlock.

“Sleeper hold. I win.” Red said.

“Crph...tpgkr… Bnnglphg…” Cecil sputtered.

A purple aura illuminated the two of them and pulled them apart. “That’s enough.” I stated.

“But I was winning…” Red mumbled.

“Honestly… you two are like little kids sometimes.” I sighed, shaking my head.

“Princess Twilight.” A guard said as he approached me.

“Yes?” I asked, releasing Red and Cecil, allowing them to slam back against the floor.

“Princess Celestia and Princess Luna are waiting for you on the balcony.” The guard said.

“Thank you… come on girls, lets go.” I said.

About an hour passed. I gave a speech, and in my opinion it really meant a lot. My friends were there, this was a momentous occasion but… It just wasn’t complete. Like a 500 piece puzzle, and you only have 499 pieces. There was a disappointment that had been looming along side me the entire time that I had grown to live with. I made my way back to my new chambers in the castle, leaving the party behind. I just wanted to lie down.

“Hey Twilight! Where you off to?” Celestia’s voice echoed down the hall. I turned to see her, striding towards me in her usual decorum.

“I just need some time alone is all. I won’t be gone the entire party don’t worry…” I said with an almost forced smile. It would have been fully if it hadn’t been for the soothing and warm aura of the Princess filling the corridor.

“I just wanted to see if you were alright. You seem a little distracted.” She said caringly. I could tell she was worried about me, but there wasn’t anything anyone could do.

“I’m fine Princess. I just need to think about a few things. I’m a princess now remember? No matter how much time you have to get used to it, it just always has a way of… surprising you.” I shrugged.

A smile filled Celestia’s face, seeming to brighten the entire room. “Alright. Just know that I will always be here if you need to talk.” She said. “Oh, and you forgot this.” She handed me the crown I had tried as hard as possible to dismiss. I sighed and took the crown, looking back up at her beaming expression.

The smile seemed to spread to me, making me feel a little better. “I know… and I’ll always be grateful. Thank you.” I said, exchanging a hug before she walked back out into where the party was taking place. I continued to walk down towards my room, spotting the door moments later. I wonder how much rest I can get in before Pinkie bursts in and drags me back. I let out a small chuckle from the thought alone before I pushed the door open. My expression changed to utter shock, my eyes widening. I heard a metallic clanking, now realizing that I had lost the grip on the crown and it had fell to the hard floor of my chambers.

The Hive: Sam’s POV

“The breeding pods are ready my king.” The changeling said.

“That’s great! Make sure the younglings are well fed.” I instructed. The changeling nodded and flew off down one of the many tunnels. I turned back to the bedside that Chrysalis was lying on. It hit me that something was off about her. She seemed sad. I don’t know if it was purposeful, but she was facing away from me. I approached the bed and sat down.

“What’s wrong?” I asked, tenderly rubbing my hand across her arm. My touch seemed to only make the tension in her grow.

“I’m fine…” She mumbled.

“You’re not fine.” I stated. She looked up at me, almost looking depressed.

“No matter how hard I try… I always fail in the end.” She said quietly.

“What do you mean?” I asked curiously. She stayed silent for a few moments.

“Have you noticed anything different around here since last month?” She asked.

“Like what?” I questioned.

“Like the changelings making a lot of trips out of the hive.” She said.

“What about it?” I asked.

“They’re searching for food.” She said quietly. I paused for a moment as the information processed.

“But I’m here… so why…” I mumbled.

“It’s hard to feed off of love, if there is none in the first place.” She said.

“No no no… I love you I swear, I just ne-” I was cut off by her hand.

“Stop… just stop.” She said, closing her eyes. “You might love me… but you love her more.”

I stayed absolutely silent, staring down at the floor.

“Sam…” She said, sitting up and looking at me.

“I’m so sorry…” I said apologetically.

“Don’t be…” She sighed, wrapping her arms around me tightly.

“What will happen to the hive?” I asked worriedly.

She shook her head and smiled. “We’ll get by. We always do.” She cooed, grabbing my hand gently. “Don’t worry about us. But you…”

“I?” I questioned.

“I love you. And I only did what I did because I was afraid that you wouldn’t want to come back. But it seems now that it doesn’t matter.” She sighed.

“Chyssie.” I started.

“There’s no point in you being here if you aren’t happy. And I know you’ll be happy with her… as much as I disapprove, and am boiling with anger.” She stated. “I want you to be happy…”

“I can be happy here too.” I said.

“No you can’t. Just please… don’t make this any harder than it has to be.” She said in a pained tone, looking away from me. Her attention was snapped back to me as I pulled her into a hug.

“I love you.” I said softly.

“I… I know…” She said.

“Thank you.” I smiled, pulling back and looking her in the eyes. “I mean… I’m sad this is happening and… no not… Can I un-thank someone?”

Chrysalis chuckled and shook her head. “Just shut up.” She said. I gave her a kiss, one that lasted longer than it should, but not at all inappropriate. I stood up and started walking towards the door, pushing it open and stopping. I’m going to be with Twilight again… Will she even want me back? There’s only one way to find out… “Don’t think I won’t visit. This place is my home t-” I stopped mid-sentence when I looked back. Chrysalis was looking down, a hand rubbing slowly back and forth along her stomach. She had a large smile on her face.

“What are…” I mumbled. Before I could say anything else, I was blinded by a bright green flash, forcing my eyes shut. My eyes opened to find a rather lavished and well furnished room. A bed with silk sheets, a desk with a journal, inkwell and quill. And many stacks of books lined around it. “I…” I started.

CLANK.

I turned my head to the sound of the metallic clatter. On the floor was a… crown? My gaze shifted slightly to see a foot next to it. Not only was it a foot… but there was a leg attached to it. I followed the slim figure’s body up until I saw.

“Twilight?” I exclaimed, wide eyed and full of both surprise and happiness. I stood up and smiled. “I’m glad you’re here. Where is here by the way? Oh I’m getting distracted again… I do that a lot. There was something I wanted to ask y-” I was cut short by my own ears, hearing soft, barely audible sobbing. It was then that I noticed the tears rapidly covering her cheeks. I quickly rushed over and embraced her, seeming to have timed it perfect as she collapsed into me, bursting into tears as I felt her face press into my chest.

“Hey hey… I’m right here…” I said softly.

“Sa… Sam…” She sputtered between whimpers.

“I’m never going to leave again… never…” I stated, my whole body beginning to shake.

“What… about the hive?” She sniffled.

“Everything is fine. They don’t need me anymore… I just hope that… you… haven’t moved on…” I said, nearly cringing as I spoke. “If you don’t want me back I… I’m fine with that… I just wanted you to know that… no matter what you choose… I will always love y-” I was cut off as her lips unexpectedly made contact with mine. I stood there, eyes wide open and frozen in place. She pulled away just in time to see the water brimming in my eyes slide down my face.

“I’ll always... choose you…” She smiled through another wave of tears.

“I love you…” I stammered shakily.

“I love you too…” She said, our lips touching once more. The tears on our faces mixed as we left the world behind us, reality simply slipping to the side as our fates were solidified by a kiss. A simple, meaningless thing… But at this instant, this single solid sliver of time ... Was the most important moment of my entire life.

“I want you…” She panted as she pulled away.

“I need you…” I stated, pulling her against me and pressing my lips to her neck, enticing a moan from her. She quickly slid her clothes off and continued to exchange kisses that were each more passionate than the last. As soon as I hit the bed we were both completely naked, falling onto the bed in each other’s arms. Her hands were all over me, unable to make up their mind.

“I want…” She mmumbled.

“Shh…” I said, putting a finger to her lips. “We have all the time in the world.”

She gasped as my dick slid eagerly into her dripping slit. “I love you…” She said.

“I love you.” I said. We both moaned in unison as I slowly pushed into her. A heat that I had almost forgotten about immediately engulfed my body. “W… wow…” I grunted.

“I… I’ve been… so lonely… without you.” She groaned as I continued to slide the first half of my length into her hungry depths.

“You don’t deserve… to be alone…” I said as I hilted the rest of myself into her in one thrust, her back arching from pleasure alongside the loud moan. I reeled back and started to thrust at a slow but steady pace, our pleasure mixing through the room from the scent of our sexes. Each thrust only grew easier as the pre-cum my dick was spurting only increased, coating her walls in torrents of lubricating pleasure.

“You… must really… have missed me…” She panted.

“More than you can imagine…” I grunted. My hands slid down to her hips, sliding between her and the sheets before massaging her ass gently.

“Oh Sam…” She moaned. Her hips bucked away from my hands almost reflexively, slapping our hips together noisily. This only seemed to drive me to rut her harder. I held her down as my thrusts grew in strength, roughly hammering into her every time.

“Twi...light… I have to… ask something…” I said in an almost strained tone as I halted my thrusts, my balls visibly swelling as they were denied.

“What is it?” She asked, staring up at me with a confused expression on her face. Her hips started grinding back and forth, nearly pushing me over the edge before I forcefully held her still.

“There’s a reason you… haven’t gotten pregnant… all the other times we’ve had sex…” I started.

She looked at me with an almost curious gaze, waiting for me to speak again. I took a breath in as I finally cooled down slightly. “If you don’t want to… then it won’t happen…” I said.

“How does that work?” She asked, seeming a little more intrigued.

“I don’t have enough time to go into details right now… it’s getting really… hard to hold back…” I grunted as I felt her pussy tighten a little.

“Okay…” She said.

“I want to be with you… for the rest of my life… and as strange as marriage proposals go… I don’t have a ring. And I… I want…” I panted.

“What is it Sam?” She questioned, her face flushing a bright shade of red as she already knew the answer.

“I want to have kids… I want you so bad… I love you… I need you… Let’s start a famil… ly…” I smiled.

Twilight looked away for a moment, seeming lost in thought. “Well… Dash and Fluttershy are starting families… I don’t see why we should be left out.” She said, sharing the same smile that only made mine grow more, along with certain other parts. She gasped loudly. “Sam I… Oh god…”

It was that moment that I realized my dick had grown unconsciously, the head now kissing her cervix and filling her womb with the profuse amounts of pre drooling out. “Sorry!” I said apologetically. She pulled me down and I lied overtop of her. Her breasts pressed into my chest. I could feel her breath on my face before our lips touched one final time. That was my cue, my hips now beginning to thrust once more.

Twilight’s wings extended as I felt her pleasure rippling around my member, desperately milking it and drawing me in more and more, the pressure of my head against her cervix increasing. “Twilight… I’m going… to fill you so full of babies…” I moaned, pressing my face into her neck after pulling away from the kiss. My thrusts increased in speed, pounding her depths roughly as the entrance to her womb weakened. She shook violently with each thrust. Twilight’s head fell limply and her eyes rolled back. Her tongue lolled out and she started looking more of a mess, which only encouraged me to pump her full.

“SAM!” She screamed, her entire body tensing up. Her arms tightened around me the moment I felt her second orgasm hit, spasming around my dick as it pierced into her womb. I felt my release quickly making it’s way out as the virile, hot, frothy seed engulfed the head of my dick, drowning it inside her own womb. I could feel her stomach pressing against mine as her midsection slowly ballooned out.

“Oh Sam…” She gasped.

“All for you… My Princess.” I smiled.

“My Prince…” She mumbled, her hand sliding tenderly against my cheek. It was at this moment that I knew, we would never be apart again. Whether it was the fact I was still cumming, or that I loved her more than life itself… I wouldn’t ever leave her.

“Sam… I th- Guh!” She groaned as her stomach lurched forward from my last load.

“I love you too.”

Chapter 3: Twist Of Fate

"We're not naming him that..." Fluttershy said.

"Why not?" Cecil asked.

"One of you is enough." Fluttershy giggled lightly.

"What if it's a girl?" Twilight asked.

"Then we'll name her Fluttershy!" Cecil said with a smile.

"I don't want to name her that... That's just confusing." Fluttershy said shaking her head.

"So name her Genevieve. I don't care." Cecil said.

"How can you not care? Twilight, Sam... Help me out here." Fluttershy said.

"Um..." I said.

"We actually have to go... It was nice talking with you." Twilight said with a laugh before dragging me off.

"See ya later." Cecil waved.

Me and Fluttershy got up and walked off, leaving the two to argue as we made our way further into the park.

"So Sam..." Twilight said.

"So?" I asked.

"How you been feeling lately?" She asked.

"Pretty good besides the occasional headache, why?" I questioned.

"I'm just curious... I care about you that's all." She said clinging to my arm.

"Well... I guess I-" I said before someone bumped into me. I didn't even budge, the woman colliding with me knocked back to the ground.

"I'm sorry!" She said quickly, her bag's contents scattering along the road. "Oh man... Would you mind helping?"

"Of course!" I said quickly rushing down to help gather her things.

"Thanks... I'm really sorry about this..." She said.

"No no... It was my fault. I should have been watching where I was walking." I said.

"I'm Mary..." She said.

"It's nice to meet you Mary." Twilight said helping her to her feet.

I finished putting her things in her bag but something caught my eye... It looked like an ID. It had her name on it.

'Mary Liaiss Cheqeun'

"Hm... Sounds French." I said as she snatched it from my hand.

"That's personal!" She snapped.

"Sorry I... I didn't mean to I was just curious." I said defensively.

"Well... You know my name, it's only fair I know yours." She said with a sigh.

"I'm Sam. Nice to meet you." I said.

"I'm Twilight Sparkle." Twilight said.

"Well it's nice to meet you two. Sorry if I snapped... I just like keeping my personal stuff... Personal." Mary said.

"No I understand... Sorry again." I said.

"It's fine, really..." Mary said, "Where were you two headed?"

"Nowhere in specific... We were just having a walk. If you weren't doing anything we'd be happy for you to join us." Twilight suggested.

"Yeah... Sure that sounds nice. I could really use a break anyway..." Mary sighed. "It is nice out today isn't it?"

"He just dropped it?" Twilight asked.

"Right onto the kitchen floor... And guess what happened next?" Mary said.

"What?" I asked.

"He put it back on the plate and served it." Mary said.

"To the health inspector?" Twilight said in disbelief.

"And we passed!" Mary said as we all laughed.

"Either the restaurant has really clean floors... Or he's a really bad at inspecting." I said.

"And I thought we were going to get shut down, but I guess we got lucky." Mary shrugged.

"I think the janitor get's a raise." Twilight chuckled.

"You could say that again." Mary nodded.

"Hey you should come over some to our place some time. Maybe we can go out to eat?" Twilight asked.

"That sounds nice." Mary smiled.

The three of them got up headed towards the park entrance. "I just moved to Ponyville recently... Would you mind helping move some furniture?"

"Well..." Twilight said hesitantly.

"Of course! I would love to help." I said quickly.

"Great!" Mary said happily.

"Uh Sam? Weren't you going to help me reorganize things back at home?" Twilight asked.

"You can handle it. I'm sure Spike will help." I said as I began to follow Mary to her home.

"I... Alright..." Twilight said quietly.

"Thanks... I really appreciate the help." Mary said as I pushed the couch to the spot she asked, breathing a sigh of relief.

"No problem." I said.

"I'd like to repay you for the work... How about I fix you a meal?" She asked.

"Oh you don't have to do that, I was just happy to help." I said.

"No I insist! It's the least I could do for all the hard work you've done." She said pushing me onto the couch, "I'm not taking no for an answer. Would you mind if I made some chicken? Green beans... Mashed potatoes..."

My stomach started to growl, "Well I am a little hungry... Yeah that sounds good." I nodded.

A smile grew on her face, "Good. Make yourself comfortable and I'll get it started." Mary said running off into the kitchen.

I kicked my shoes off and leaned back, gazing around at the small house. She must own a pretty successful restaurant to have all this stuff. A couple hours passed. I had finished the food and we talked, shared a few laughs...

"She sounds wonderful." Mary said taking a sip from her glass.

"She is... She's everything I could have ever asked for." I said.

"That's nice..." She said meekly, "She's nice... It's good to know there's someone to care for her."

"What's wrong?" I asked.

"Nothing I... " She stammered.

"It's fine... I don't want to pry or anything." I said quickly.

"No it's fine... My husband just... Passed away recently." She said quietly.

"Oh... I'm so sorry..." I said in surprise.

"Really... It's fine I... Would you mind if I took a shower... I won't be long really..." She said.

"Not at all. I'll be right here when you're through." I said.

"Thank you..." She said walking off to the bathroom. I heard the door close and the water turn on. Man... I had no idea. She's so nice... And she... Just wow...

I heard something. It was very faint, which forced me to listen... I got up and approached the bathroom door. The sound of the shower nearly drowned it out... It sounded like crying.

"Mary? Are you alright?" I asked, knocking on the door. I heard the crying stop, followed by a loud gasp.

"Mary?" I called again opening the door. "Oh god!"

There was a noose around her neck, suspending her mid-air, her naked body dangling lifelessly. I looked at the top of the rope, my magic flaring up as it snapped. I caught her and dragged her to her room, setting her gently onto the bed.

"Shit... What do I do..." I said panicked. I pressed two fingers to her neck. "She's got a pulse... Thank god."

She was alive... That's all that mattered. I grabbed some blankets and covered her up. "You're going to be fine..." I said to myself.

"Huh...?" Mary mumbled.

My eyes shot to her as I rushed over to the bed, "Oh you're awake... Good. I made you something to eat, and I poured you some orange juice. Sorry if the eggs are a little burnt..." I said.

"I... Thank you..." Mary said.

"Did you need anything else?" I asked.

"No I... I'm fine." She said quietly sitting up. The covers fell to reveal her bare breasts. She quickly covered up.

"Sorry... I left some clean clothes by your bed... I'll just... Let you change." I said rushing to the door.

"Wait..." She said. "Why... Did you save me?"

"I couldn't just leave you there... To die..." I said. "I... Should really be getting back to Twilight's. Please... Would you be here if I came back in the morning?"

"Yeah... I will." She said.

"Promise you won't do that again..." I said staring back at her.

"I promise..." She said.

"Good..." I said quickly, heading to the front door. I opened it and was about to leave.

"Sam..." Mary said. I turned to see her standing at the end of the hall staring at me, the covers wrapped around her.

"Yeah?" I asked.

"Would you mind... Staying the night here? I just don't... Want to be alone." She asked earnestly.

"If... That's what you want." I said.

Tears slid down her face as I approached her, "Thank you..." She said.

I wiped the tears away from her, "I'm here... You won't have to be alone tonight." I said. I looked into her room at the bed.

"I'll make the bed. You haven't touched your food, you must be starv-" I said before she kissed me. My eyes widened in surprise. I was about to pull away but... Something kept me there.

She pulled away and our eyes met. I couldn't look away from her... Something seemed to pull me in, as my lips met hers this time. The covers she had to conceal herself fell to the floor as I pushed her against the wall, her arms wrapping around me. Before I knew it my clothes were off as well. We both fell onto the bed in each other's embrace, our bodies becoming intertwined as I slid into her. She let out a gasp, gripping me tightly as her breathing increased. As big as I was, she took me in easily...

"Don't leave me..." She begged.

"I won't." I said, kissing her again as I started to thrust deeper into her.

She started moaning, wrapping her legs around me. She felt amazing, like we belonged together... Seeing her pant and moan, wanting me. Needing me... I needed her...

"Sam..." She moaned.

"M...Mary..." I grunted as she tightened around me, locking me inside as both our orgasms mixed. She pulled me down, our bodies pressing together. The way she whined, the way she held me... I needed her.

My eyes snapped open. I was lying in bed. Mary was cuddled against me. I looked over, staring out the window, the moonlight shining through the window, piercing the shroud of darkness that filled the room. I glanced back down at her, she made me feel safe... And I knew the feeling was mutual. I put my head back onto the pillows and was about to go back to sleep.

"Is something wrong?" Mary asked.

"Sorry... I didn't mean to wake you." I said.

"It's fine." She said resting her head on my chest.

"I just... I don't know if we should have done this... How will Twilight react when she finds out..." I said.

"She doesn't have to know..." Mary said.

"But..." I stammered.

"You're sweet... You make me happy, you make me feel safe... You care about people. If you told her it would devastate her... You don't want to hurt her do you...?" She said.

"Of course not... But it feels... Wrong." I said.

"Would you mind... Keeping this a secret... I just met her and... I really don't want this to tear us apart. Please?" Mary asked looking up at me.

I felt happy... I don't know why. "Sure... If that's what you want." I said. "So long as no one gets hurt."

"Don't worry... Everything will be alright." She said with a smile, closing her eyes.

I stared up at the ceiling. She was right, I'm worrying too much. Everything will be alright. I shouldn't think about it too much. I should get some sleep. Twilight will need my help in the morning. Maybe Mary can come along?

Epilogue

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I’m writing this journal because Twilight thought it would be fun, that maybe some day someone will read this, and I like that idea… I’ve been writing for the past few days and, well… I’m almost out of pages… Haha… Well, I guess I’d better find a good way to end it on right? Maybe a speech? Yeah that’s it. Always gotta have a monologue in a story.

There’s one thing I’ve learned from my new friends. If you live long enough, you'll make mistakes. But if you learn from them, you'll be a better person. It's how you handle adversity, not how it affects you. The main thing is never give up hope, never quit. In the long run, we shape our lives, and we shape ourselves. I learned that when one door closes, another opens. But we often look so long, and so regretfully upon the closed door that we don’t see the one that’s opened for us. Only once in your life, I truly believe, you find someone who can completely turn your world around. You tell them things that you’ve never shared with another soul and they absorb everything you say and actually want to hear more. You share hopes for the future, dreams that will never come true, goals that were never achieved and the many disappointments life has thrown at you. When something wonderful happens, you can’t wait to tell them about it, knowing they will share in your excitement.

They are not embarrassed to cry with you when you are hurting or laugh with you when you make a fool of yourself. Never do they hurt your feelings or make you feel like you are not good enough, but rather they build you up and show you the things about yourself that make you special and even beautiful. There is never any pressure, jealousy or competition but only a quiet calmness when they are around. You can be yourself and not worry about what they will think of you because they love you for who you are. The things that seem insignificant to most people such as a note, song or walk become invaluable treasures kept safe in your heart to cherish forever. Memories of your childhood come back and are so clear and vivid it’s like being young again. Colours seem brighter and more brilliant. Laughter seems part of daily life where before it was infrequent or didn’t exist at all. A phone call or two during the day helps to get you through a long day’s work and always brings a smile to your face. In their presence, there’s no need for continuous conversation, but you find you’re quite content in just having them nearby. Things that never interested you before become fascinating because you know they are important to this person who is so special to you.

You think of this person on every occasion and in everything you do. Simple things bring them to mind like a pale blue sky, gentle wind or even a storm cloud on the horizon. You open your heart knowing that there’s a chance it may be broken one day and in opening your heart, you experience a love and joy that you never dreamed possible. You find that being vulnerable is the only way to allow your heart to feel true pleasure that’s so real it scares you. You find strength in knowing you have a true friend and possibly a soul mate who will remain loyal to the end. Life seems completely different, exciting and worthwhile. Your only hope and security is in knowing that they are a part of your life The process never ends until we die. And the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility. Just keep pushing through, don’t stop till you get there. Because in the end, it doesn’t matter how slow you go… So long as you don’t stop.

You know… When I woke up in that hospital, I couldn’t remember anything about myself, my past, nothing. One secret I’ve had for a awhile is… I remember. I remember everything about my past now. But that’s a story for another day… Gotta leave SOMETHING for the sequel right?

Oh yeah, and one more thing…

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THREE DAYS LATER: Twilight’s POV.

“I’ve been looking in all the books in my library… I can’t find anything on this… There’s nothing that explains why Cecil can turn into that skeletal form of his. It should have been lifted when his brother died.” I said, scratching my head.

“There’s gotta be something somewhere…” Fluttershy said quietly. “I’m… worried about him.”

“I’m sure it’s nothing… really…” I said, not even believing myself.

Both Fluttershy and I shifted our attention to the door as someone knocked. I walked over and unlocked the door, opening it to see a man in a white coat standing there with a clipboard.

“Can I help you?” I asked.

“Usually I’d follow protocol and ask if you’re Twilight Sparkle but… I don’t think that’s necessary.” He joked, glancing down at the clipboard.

“Um… What’s this about? Do I have a package or something?” I questioned.

“I wish you did but… I work at the hospital with Dr. Cross. He sent me personally to tell you that a ‘Cecil’ is in the hospital?” He asked expectantly.

“What?!” Fluttershy said, jumping up and rushing to my side.

“What happened?” I asked quickly.

“No idea. Someone brought him in earlier. We didn’t know who he was, he never gave any identification, sorry. If you want to go see Cross he’d be happy to show you to Cecil’s room.” The man said.

“Let’s go!” Fluttershy said, grabbing me and yanking me out the door. The two of us made our way to the hospital and rushed past the crowded waiting room. “Where’s Cecil?”

The woman at the counter looked down at a sheet, her eyes skimming across it. “Ah yes… He should be just down the hall, third door on the left.” She pointed.

“You go… I’m going to find Cross.” I said before Fluttershy dashed down the hall.

“Twilight! I’ve been waiting for you.” Cross’ voice called. I turned to see him walking towards me at a quickened pace. “I’m glad I caught you before you went in…”

“Why? What’s wr-” I was cut off by a loud scream from down the hall. “Fluttershy!”

“Twilight wait.” Cross said quickly. I ignored him and burst down the hall and into the room.

“What’s wron-” I stopped mid-sentence, staring at Fluttershy. She was by the bedside crying. I waited there a moment, trying to understand what was going on. I… realized what happened only a moment before she spoke.

Fluttershy turned back to me, tears streaming down her face. “He’s dead…”