Chapter 5 (2/3)

Spike came in a short while later and he and I hung out, he told me about the other ponies and what he and I would do when Twilight lets me go. He was really childish in his fantasies, talking about minuscule goals that he could probably do if he was courageous enough to venture out of the sight of an older pony and do it alone.

So the next breakfast was spent informing me on how things are going to be. Apparently, I will be hunting with Fluttershy before the end of the week. That means Friday. So I did more exercises and let Twilight take measurements of my body for some reason. Then I would read and eat and read and fucking pull a muscle trying to figure out how to use magic with my hands. I was really avoiding using my dick for it, because I didn't know if I would grow a wart on it from magic radiation or some other shit, God knows the universe loves to fuck with me. This happened for a few more days and then the day I would hunt with Fluttershy come.

I woke up to find myself rolling off the bed. I landed on the floor and got a splinter on my morning wood.

"God fucking damn you mother fucking ponies! I will rain fire upon your mothers’ grave you dickless little cunts!" I shouted at the top of my lungs. I was scrunched on the floor when Twilight barged in, Spike next to her in a protective stance.

"What in Equestria is going on here? Herbert, why are you on the floor?"

"Twilight, I fucked up, and now I have a splinter."

"That's all? You’re whining over a splinter? Herbert, you need to pony up."

"Twilight, it’s in my penis, you don't know what it is like to get a cut down there." She seemed unsure how to react.

"Oh, uh, that's bad." No shit... "Need me to take a look at it for you?"   And so now she sticks her face right up in my balls. I swear, if she tries pulling it out with her teeth, I’m going to lose it.

"No Twilight, this is something I should take care of myself. Do you have any tweezers?" Stupid question. She is a horse, why would she have tweezers?

"Oh yeah, I'll go get them." Well... Ok then... I sat on the bed groaning slightly when she came with the tweezers. I was probing myself trying to get a good idea of where it was sticking out.

"Whoa, it looks a lot bigger now than it did before." Oh please Twilight, you are making it so hard to take you seriously. She looked up at me confused. Shit, I forgot she’s reading my mind.

"Yeah, I'm pretty big." Oh shut up you liar. I am nothing. I'm like five inches, maybe. I've never measured, but I highly doubt I'm anything big. Then again, experience tells me size isn’t really that important.

"Twilight, can you please leave me to do this alone? It is abnormal for humans to even let someone besides their mate see them unclothed." Well, it is abnormal for me to willingly allow someone to see me naked anyway… It really just shows how inaccurate her studies are going to be; this is a case study and doesn’t have statistical significance.

"Do humans wear clothing? Why didn't you tell me this? I would've gotten Rarity to make you some a while ago."

"Rarity? Who is that?"

"She is one of my best friends. She works as a designer and seamstress at Boutique Le Chic."

"Well I..." I was actually warming up to the idea of just walking around naked all day. Maybe have a cloak for the colder times, but it's pretty hot outside, and I've always wondered what it was like to be a nudist, "I think I'm ok for now, but maybe I should get a dark cloak for when it gets cold out."

"Yes I suppose that would be best, you really don't have a lot of fur. Is that normal- oh you already told me that. I'll wait in the foyer." I spent like five minutes trying to find the edge of it poking out, and I slowly slid it out. I then went downstairs, still fucking naked, and met up with Twilight.

"What are we doing today, Twilight?"

"Actually, I won’t be with you today."

"What? But you said you weren't letting me out of your sight."

"Yes I know, but there are some things Fluttershy refuses to budge on."

"Fluttershy? What does she have to do with this?"

"You and she will be hunting. She can't provide for you forever, and since you've never hunted before back at home, she will need to teach you how to get meat." This should be good. From what Twilight has told me of Fluttershy, she couldn't harm a dust mite even if she stomped on it with all her might. Oh, this would be a more interesting experience than I could have ever guessed.

Twilight and I head out of the tree, and began walking through the rustic town. I began philosophizing to myself about past history, and I had come to an interesting thought. The strong men of the world are more vulnerable than any other. For when the mightier come down from their kingdoms, they will take up the weakest and bring them to their homes to do their will in exchange for a share of their crop and safety. But when they come to see the strong in their growth, they fear they may rise up against them, and so they strike down the strong from their glory, and leave them in the depths of poverty and take their wealth for themselves. While there are often many situations where this is not the case, this is often the nature of most.

I bumped into Twilight's ass, and earned a shocked expression.

"Herbert, watch where you are going." She said. I nodded and looked about. We were walking next to the forest, not yet at Fluttershy's cottage. I continued thinking. So by the logic I have presented to myself, there are three logical courses one can take stay weak enough that nobody will see you as a threat and remove you from play; grow slowly and subtly, not allowing anyone to see just how strong you really are until you are beyond their reach, a concept that is not as easy as it once was in the world I left behind; or risk your own destruction for the sake of speed in rising. Which path would I take? The second one of course. Slow and steady wins the race? That is the kind of advice you give your enemies. Personally, I'm not much of an athletic person, not like I used to be, so I really wouldn't know. My asthma made me not care about racing. I've mostly grown out of it now. Anyway, it’s the idea of seeming weak and then surprising everyone with a sudden change in the game. I tear up as I write this, thinking of a story I read, but that is for another time maybe.

We finally arrived at Fluttershy's cabin, or hut or whatever. Fluttershy ran out to see us.

"Hello Twilight. Hello Herbert." She said in a soft whisper.

"Hello Fluttershy, my schedule says today is the day you take Herbert to learn to hunt. Are you ready?"

"Oh, I was just preparing to go, you can leave Herbert with me Twilight, I'll make sure he behaves." Twilight looked uncertain.

"Are you sure I can't go with you guys? I really don't want to let Herbert out of my sight. Last time, he disappeared for five whole days. Can you reconsider?"

"Oh, um... I really don't know Twilight. You aren't the quietest pony, and we have to be very quiet if we will have any luck."

"Oh, okay Fluttershy. You keep a close eye on Herbert."

"Goodbye Twilight."

"Goodbye Herbert, goodbye Fluttershy." I watched her ass as she walked away. Is it just me, or is her ass a bit more jiggly than other ponies'? Thinking about it now, it would seem logical, as she isn't athletic at all and spends most of her time reading & eating.

Fluttershy turned to me and spoke softly.

"Go inside, I'll be right with you." I nodded and began to walk up the dirt road to her house. I 'm not sure if I mentioned this earlier, but there is a little bridge in front of her house with a stream going under it. Down there one can see a few ducks and turtles swimming around. Odd, I don't think they usually live in the same environment, and certainly don't come so close to one another. This pony must be desensitizing her animals to the idea of predator - prey relationships. Not that the turtle or duck would hurt each other, but they certainly wouldn't trust each other Or would they? I wouldn't know. I entered the household and was greeted with a most unpleasant smell. It smelled of shit and wet dog. Animals were all about, a squirrel running on stairs carved into pillars holding the house up, a little bunny was sitting on a couch eating carrots, and there was a bluebird flying about. I saw some other animals, but none that I remember as I write this. I don't quite remember what I was doing while in there, but I know Fluttershy came in with a battered green cape covering most of her body. Only thing poking out were her legs and her face, everything else was covered in dark green earthy colored fabric. Another thing I noticed about her was that she was wearing horseshoes. A pair of slightly rusted grey horseshoes that extended forward from her hooves like an overgrown human nail. The extension did not touch the ground, but rather rose slightly above it like a cape over an ocean, and both sides met at a tip like a sword. It was a dull thing, obviously not shined or anything, meant for function rather than form, and they looked rather sharp, not just at the point, but the sides. Seemed rusty and serrated like a kitchen knife, though I can't imagine what a shy little creature like her would need them for. That was all I could gather about her appearance before she addressed me.

"Herbert, are you ready to go?"