Everybrony's dream

Alex shot upwards, sending a heavy butterfly patterned quilt flying off him and onto the floor. How long had he been out? More importantly, where was he and where in the hell were his shirt and shorts? He blinked a few times, willing his body to go back into survival mode as he swung himself out of the small bed – wincing with pain as his legs gave out from under him, causing him to crumple onto the smooth wooden floor with a soft thump.

As his eyes adjusted slowly to the dimly lit room, he pushed himself onto his hands and knees, attempting to crawl back onto the warmth of the bed before him. Grunting with effort, he managed to pull himself back onto the soft mattress, cringing as another lance of pain made its way up his side. As he willed himself into a sitting position, he decided trying to get out of bed again would definitely be a bad idea.

Taking a quick glance around his immediate self, a small smile tugged at his lips as he noticed his clothing was neatly folded and washed and sitting on his bedside table. What was even more appealing however, was the fact that he noticed his iPod, as well as his knife and the rest of his personal effects were neatly organized next to the stack of clothing. His slight feeling of joy turning cold and locking itself away in his chest as he noticed a second bed about two feet to his right. The second bed occupied by none other than the orange pony whom, quite frankly, he had hoped was all part of some crazy dream. Much to his chagrin, she was also conscious and grinning smugly over at him – he took solace in the fact that from the way her forelegs were bandaged, she was most likely bedridden as well.

“And here I was hoping you were a figment of my imagination…” He grunted bitterly, moving his left hand over to the bedside table and slowly scooping up the iPod, slight confusion rushing over him as he noticed the device was fully charged.

“Now now, y’all can’t get rid ‘o me tha’ easy…” She slowly drawled, batting her eyelashes and throwing him a seductive glance, which succeeded in further freaking the fuck out of the human.

Alex let out an unamused grunt, pushing his small black earbuds into his ears. Unlocking the device with a swipe of his thumb, he quickly navigated through the music menu, stopping on “Everfree Compromise,” the soft, calming piano of the intro calming his mind and allowing him to think more clearly.

Applejack’s mouth moved again, but he was lost in the music, closing his eyes and gently bobbing his head to the beat as the further calming bass and drum beats kicked in. His elation was cut short however, as he felt a warm and wet fluid smack him in the side of the head. Reaching up slowly, he wiped the warm globule of what he discovered to be spit from his head, gently flicking the orange pony’s saliva onto the floor – pulling the right earbud from his ear as he wiped the excess on the sheets.

“What?” he deadpanned, keeping his eyes locked front and center.

A derisive snort came from his right, “ya know, the least y’all could do is look at me if we’re speakin. We are stuck in the same room after all.”

Alex didn’t respond verbally, instead opting to give her a standing ovation from the longest finger on his right hand, before placing the earbud back in his ear and rolling to present his back to the mare – pulling the quilt behind him to act as a barrier from any and all future missiles she sent his way.

Well, at least he had his iPod to accompany him still.

A light shuddering sound awoke Alex, who began flailing about wildly in the unfamiliar surroundings as his still drowsy mind struggled to comprehend where he was. Unfortunately for him, the rapid movement caused pain to erupt in his sides; causing him to spasm more violently until the soft thump of his body hitting the floor finally brought him to his senses.

Alex lay there for a moment, eyes closed, fists balled and teeth grit as he attempted to suppress the sharp pains lancing across his ribs. The harder he clenched his fists, the more bearable it became, until it finally smoothed into the all too familiar dull throbbing he was now accustomed to. Raising himself to a sitting position he bit back the urge to cry out as hotter, more unforgiving knives of pain slashed across his ribs.

As the second wave of pain subsided, he became aware of someone shivering. Not someone, somepony he remembered. Turning his head slightly, he saw the broken orange mare in her bed; thin beads of sweat dotting her forehead as her body was wracked with spasms. The quilt on her was clearly not enough to keep the cold of whatever was ailing her away. Before he could think, he had already crawled to her side, his protective instinct taking over as he slowly reached up a hand to feel her forehead – which to his dismay felt like ice underneath his fingertips.

Alex sat there for a time, hand pressed against the orange mare’s temple. On the one hand, she had tried to enslave or possibly kill him. She was heartless, she would do nothing to help him if he were in such a state. On the other, a small part of him was saddened to see her as such and wanted to help her. She looked so frail, so helpless… It didn’t help that she was Applejack of course, albeit a different Applejack, but still Applejack; one of his favorite ponies. Maybe if he showed her this one kindness…

He fought the pain, he cursed himself and his weakness as he pulled himself into her bed, hoping to all hell that this wouldn’t come back to bite him in the ass later. Gently, he maneuvered himself so he was in effect spooning the mare; wrapping his arms around her shivering form and attempting to warm her as best he could. Slowly, the shivering subsided as he felt her begin to warm underneath his skin.

“Get ‘chur filthy paws off me…” the earth pony in his arms whispered raggedly, “unless this is how y’all like yer women… Helpless and broken…”

Alex rolled his eyes, “well, sorry for still having compassion… You were cold as ice…” Sure, her words stung him and he could’ve said something worse, but he didn’t really have the energy to get into an argument.

He tensed as Applejack rolled over to face him, meeting his cold gaze with half lidded eyes in an expression he hoped was brought upon by drowsiness. “Uh huh… Ahm shure, that was yer only intention…” She emphasized her words by gently dragging a bandaged hoof across his chest, “ahm still a lil’ chilly… Perhaps y’all could warm me up in another way…”

Alex’s face contorted into an expression of disgust, “you know, just because I climbed into your bed and put myself in such a… Compromising position doesn’t mean I wanna fuck your brains out. This is all you’re getting from me you whore.” Sure, the last part was a little harsh, but she still intended to keep playing this little game.

Her expression contorted to one of rage, “who do y’all think ya are?!-”

He cut her off by shoving his fist into her open mouth, “who do I think I am?! I think I’m the guy you unceremoniously ripped from his world, have attempted to kill, enslave and rape several times, and is now showing you what little compassion he has left.” He removed his fist from the pony’s mouth, “now shut the fuck up and get some sleep before I regret this.”

She glared angrily at him, before shrugging passively and snuggling closer to him. “Yer the boss… Loverboy…” she added as she pushed her knee painfully close to his crotch, as if to say; “talk to me like that again, and you lose them…”

Alex rolled his eyes, “Like you’d castrate your favorite new plaything.”

“Well, ah don’t see how ah’d lose anythin seein as ah aint played with the goods… Yet…”

“Ever the optimist eh?..” Alex gently pushed her knee away, “you aint getting it, so stop trying.”

“WHAT THE BUCK IS GOING ON IN HERE?!”

Alex felt a strong set of hooves grasp his neck and throw him bodily to the floor, knocking the wind out of him. Before he could retaliate against his unknown assailant, a hoof pressed painfully against his ribs, sending more pain shooting through his chest.

“YOU! We take you into our home under the impression that you weren’t in cohoots with this one, and now I find that you’re a spy?! I aughta buck you back home you five fingered freak!”

The hoof was raised from his chest, but not before another kicked him savagely in the side as precious air finally rushed back into his lungs, nearly winding him again and sending his vision blurry. A yelp from the bed above him signalling that he wasn’t the only one receiving punishment, whoever this pony was, she or he meant him harm – sending his adrenal gland into overtime as his bodily responses dulled the pain.

Jumping up Alex launched himself at the blob that was his attacker, managing to get himself on its back and pulling it into a bearhug. The blob struggled in his embrace, each vibration sending more and more pain through the man as he struggled to maintain his grip. Before he could bring the attacker down however, another set of hooves pulled him off his attacker, sending him sprawling onto his back with a meaty thud. As he readied himself to jump back upwards, a face appeared in front of his – the face of Twilight Sparkle, who slowly shook her head.

“DASHIE, NO!” Came the now familiar voice of Pinkie Pie, “There’s probably a good reason for this… Right Alex?”

“Yes, Dash, surely there’s a reasonable explanation for this?” Twilight began, “besides… We aren’t the enemy here, we don’t go around beating our prisoners…”

Great… Held prisoner by half of the mane 6… This is going to be fun… Alex thought.

Alex turned his head, spat a crimson globule of what could only be more of his blood and took a deep shuddering breath, wincing as his ribs twanged painfully, “trust me, I want nothing to do with her… Ever since I got here, all she’s wanted to do was rape and imprison me. Not to mention try to kill me several times.”

“Then WHY were you in bed with her?!” Came the indignant voice of his attacker, “didn’t look much like rape to me…”

Alex chuckled, wincing again as pain wracked him. Coughing he rolled over and spit more crimson on the floor next to him, as he turned back, a mug was pressed to his lips.

“Drink this, it’ll stop the bleeding and the pain.” Came the worried voice of Twilight Sparkle.

He greedily sucked at the cup’s contents, which was warm, thick and surprisingly tasted a lot like Rip It, an energy drink he’d become fond of back on earth. Taking his fill, he pulled his hand up and gently pushed the mug away from him.

“Thanks… Now, as I was trying to say, I fell out of bed, woke up, and saw her shivering. I crawled over to her bed, she felt like a brick of ice so I climbed in bed with her to share body heat…”

“Uh huh, likely story…”

“Whatever, it’s the truth.” Alex passively stated, “I’m not going to let anyone die needlessly on my watch, despite who they are.”

“Noble… I see why she picked you…” Twilight chuckled softly, placing a gentle hoof on Alex’s chest as he began to rise, “easy, it’ll take the potion a few minutes to work properly… Best you stay down until then.”

Alex nodded and lay back down on the floor, “Just to be clear… I have no interest in being groped, fondled, or in any way sexually touched by THAT.”

“HAY! Who’re y’all callin THAT!”

“Shut up you!” Came the angry voice of Rainbow Dash, followed by another yelp from the bed.

“But I WON’T see my… Prisoner… abused!” Alex stated loudly.

“HAH! Your prisoner!? You were broken and halfway to death when pinks dragged you both in!” Dash laughed, “stupid human, you couldn’t take a filly hostage, let alone Applejack!”

“Coming from the pony who was immobilized by me, the half dead stupid human,” Alex spat back, fighting to control his anger. Hearing an unimpressed humph from the cyan mare, he added “If you need me to prove myself to you, bring it cum for brains!”

He gently pushed Twilight off him before rolling to his feet. Whatever was in that drink, it certainly made him feel a lot more human – the pain in his chest was nearly gone, his vision was back to normal, as was the pounding headache that had been plaguing him in the background. Unfortunately, the headache returned as he was met with a powerful left hook to the jaw, sending him sprawling again.

“Heh, not so tough now are-“ She began, but was silenced as the wind was knocked out of her as Alex jumped to his feet with a grunt of anger and barreled into the pegasus.

Alex clotheslined Dash, pulling her back and upwards before she hit the ground and locking her into a reverse sleeper, gently applying pressure until muffled gasps came from the Pegasus and he felt a hoof tapping him on the forearm. Dropping her unceremoniously to the ground, he stood lowered in a defensive stance, taking a moment to catch his breath before he reached out and helped the slightly dazed Dash to her feet.

“Are you done with the whole ‘useless human spy’ bullshit now?” He asked, allowing a slight amount of concern seep into his voice.

“I hate losing…” The cyan pony sputtered, before sweeping both her hind legs under him, knocking Alex to the floor again.

Alex kicked up at the mare, who had attempted to jump onto him, sending her flying towards the wall – where she was promptly stopped by a violet glowing barrier, as he attempted to rise, a glowing pillow smacked him in the face.

“THAT’S ENOUGH!” The lavender mare shouted, causing them both to cringe slightly. “Nopo-one has anything to prove here…” She brought a defeated and disgruntled looking Rainbow Dash in front of Alex as he sat up.

Alex reached out a hand, “I beat you, deal with it. Now can we be allies at the very least?”

The cyan mare held a hoof out for Alex to grasp, “fine… I guess you aren’t a spy…”

“Awh… Aint tha’ sweet… The dog fightin tah defend mah honor. Makes a mare all teary.”

Alex sighed and walked over to his belongings, tugging his shirt on before stepping into his shorts, “Can we go somewhere else? I’m sure you all have questions, but something in here smells like day old salmon…”

So now I’m going to be interrogated by Miss Sparkle and the other elements… Alex thought to himself, I know they’re curious, but damn… Feels like I’ve just walked into an HIE fanfiction… Wait…

His train of thought was interrupted by the studious purple pony herself, who had just motioned for Rainbow and Pinkie to leave the room.

Odd… You’d think she’d want Rainbow around to act as security at least…

Twilight’s horn began to glow and two steaming cups of coffee popped into existence, followed by cream and sugar, glasses, a pitcher of water, and a few pastries. “Coffee?” She asked, rather unnecessarily, as Alex had already picked up a cup and begun chugging.

“I’ll take that as a yes…” She giggled, before mixing a cream and sugar into hers. Alex was at this point done with his coffee, and was intent on shoving as many pastries into his mouth as quickly as possible.

“Well, I know you haven’t eaten in a few days, Alex, but slow down before you give yourself indigestion…”

His eyes widened, as he remembered where he was, who he was with, and his manners. Alex quickly gulped down the half chewed pastries, immediately regretting it as the lump of food burned its way down his throat. He gulped down a glass of water, before turning to Twilight and smiling apologetically.

“Sorry ma’am… I hadn’t eaten since breakfast on the morning…”

“The morning she brought you here, I understand. And it’s just ‘Twilight,’ or ‘Twi’ if you please.” She beamed at him.

“Right… Twi… So… You’re going to ask me a slew of questions now until we either reach a mutual understanding of each other, or reach an awkward one before the entire scene devolves into chaos… Right?” Alex asked, slightly amused.

“You’ve been reading too much fan fiction, Alex. Granted, you’re the first human we’ve been able to get our hooves on in a while, and the only one who’s been outside of Sol’s influence, but still. We know enough about your kind, My Little Pony, the bronies, e.t.c. I want to know about you specifically.”

Alex blinked once. He had heard the ponies talking about bronies like it was nothing, but he didn’t really believe it until now. “Alright… What would you like to know?” he asked before he made an attempt at civilly drinking another glass of water.

“So… Who’s your waifu?” She asked, eyebrow raised and a smirk on her face.

Alex did the perfect spit take, thankfully though, instead of drenching the purple unicorn (who was now giggling uncontrollably) the spray was intercepted by a purple barrier she had conjured up just after she had asked the question.

“Come again?” Alex asked, disbelief etched all over his face.

“THAT’S WHAT SHE SAID!” Squealed a bubbly voice from beside him; whipping his head around he was just in time to see the face of a madly grinning Pinkie Pie sink back into a small potted plant in the corner.

“What…” They both said in unison.

“Sorry… I guess I really should be used to how random Pinkie is by now… It’s just been so long since I’ve seen either her or AJ…”

“What exactly do you plan on doing with her anyways? Applejack I mean.” Alex asked, hoping to avoid her first question as long as possible.

“I don’t plan on doing anything with her… As you aptly put it back in the bedroom, she’s your prisoner, and yours to do with. All I can offer is guidance, and a plea that you don’t end her life.” Said the unicorn sternly.

“Why would I end her life? I just risked getting molested, and beaten to a bloody pulp to save it…” Alex responded, his bemused look softening Twilight’s expression slightly. “Look… I don’t know the whole story, but Pinkie gave me a breakdown of the basics while I was still her captive. I don’t think she would’ve turned willingly…”

“No… She didn’t… When Celestia, I mean, Sol discovered that most of the other elements were working against her regime, she tracked down any family we had and took them; Applebloom, Big Mac, and even Sweetie Belle. Granny Smith was too old… Sol slit her throat in front of Applejack’s eyes.” Twilight responded in monotone.

Fuuuuuuuuuuuccccckkkkkkkkkkk…. Alex thought to himself. Lollipops and rainbows my ass

Twilight continued, “Applebloom and Mac we managed to rescue just last year… Unfortunately, that bitch Sol told Applejack they were killed in a mining accident down in the crystal caves… AJ doesn’t know they’re still alive”

Something clicked in Alex’s head, “Wait, Sweetie Belle? I thought…” Alex began, thinking back to his and Pinkie’s conversation in the wilderness earlier.

“Common misconception… I was there with Rarity when it all happened… I’m probably the only one, save those I’ve told, who knows what really happened.” The unicorn seemed close to tears as she recounted the story, “We, the arcanely gifted members of the elements had received a summons to the castle by my brother, Shining Armor, about erecting another force field... I don’t even remember what it was for anymore… Sweetie wished to see Canterlot, and so we allowed her to tag along, along with Spike. When we arrived, we discovered it was a ruse and were ambushed by Sol herself…”

She took a deep shuddering breath, and without hesitation Alex moved by her side and placed a comforting arm around her. “You don’t have to continue if you don’t want to…” Alex softly reassured her.

She sniffed, “no, you deserve an explanation… Rarity and I fought back to give Spike and Sweetie Belle a chance to escape, which they did thank Luna. I was struck by a bolt of Sol’s magic, and gravely injured… Rarity used the last of her magical strength to teleport me to safety… But before the spell took hold, she was struck down herself.” Tears began flowing down Twilight’s cheeks, “what walks and serves Sol now isn’t Rarity… It is a bastardization… Sol brought Rarity back from death, which corrupted her mind beyond repair. She is no more than a puppet now, an empty body in which resides the foulest magic.”

“And Shining Armor?” Alex asked, almost immediately regretting the decision as Twilight gave another choked sob.

“Sol had no use for him, nor Cadence after she took power…”

Alex gently pulled her into a warm hug, she buried her forehead into his shoulder as he softly stroked her mane. His insides boiled with unspeakable anger as he thought about the horrors and atrocities that Sol had committed; he had to do something, anything.

“Twilight…” He began, tilting up her head and staring somberly into her eyes, “on earth, such things often go overlooked, especially during current times. Look, I don’t know how long I’m going to be here… But if you’ll have me, I promise to do everything I can to free you, Celestia, and return Equestria to what it once was.”

She chuckled lightly, wiping the tears from her eyes as she pulled away from him. “Heh… If I had a bit for every time I’ve heard that from somepony, I’d have enough to buy my own country. What makes you different?”

“Well, you did say I was the first free human you’ve gotten your hooves on… I’m one of them, I think like them, and judging by what AJ said, most of the humans Celes… Sol has under her hoof are no more than slaves… Slaves who may be more than willing to join a fellow human if liberated… Just how many humans are in this world anyways?”

“Only eight, including you actually…” Twilight responded, smirking at Alex’s confused expression.

“But you made it sound like there were…”

“Cross dimensional travel is still a very new science. And, it required more energy than one unicorn, or even alicorn can produce – so they use this, to travel between worlds.” Twilight held up a large gem, and Alex took a slight double take when he saw it.

“Damn… It looks just like Azura’s star…” He muttered to himself, reaching out and grasping the gem.

“Thankfully, it’s one of a kind… and it takes about a week to recharge it if the caster poured all of their energy into it every day.”

“Then why expend so much power just to nab ME of all people… I can name a few who would be more useful to Sol’s campaign…”

“One, they’d be noticed by more if they disappeared, two, they want ‘easy pickings,’ and three, you were pretty much on top of a point where our two realities lie within tenths of a hoof of each other.” Twilight stated matter of factly.

“Heh… Easy pickings…” Alex chuckled, “what, they thought because I’m a brony I’d just sit there and let myself get captured?”

“Pretty much… They also didn’t expect you to be near immune to direct magic, that helps.”

“Ay, dios mio…” Alex muttered under his breath as he facepalmed.

Twilight smiled, “hey… It’s not all bad… How many bronies get to meet five of the elements of harmony? And about earlier… I’m sorry for breaking down like that… I’ve seen way worse, what with being the leader of the rebellion and all…”

“It’s alright… Back in the 11th grade, a couple of my friends and I got jumped by a couple of crazies, and my buddy and I fought them off to give my other friends time to run… Both of us got shanked, thankfully for me it only grazed a rib… But he lost a kidney… It always hurts worse when it’s someone you know…”

“Did your other friends make it?” Twilight asked, gently handing Alex a purple spotted handkerchief she had pulled from seemingly nowhere.

Alex pushed her hoof away, smiling, “they were fine… We all were, thank god… It still plays over in my head every now and then though, feels like I could’ve done more, but I know I did everything I could.” He sighed, “point is, I’ve never been in your shoes, and I’ve never lost a friend like that… But I came close to. You need to make peace with the situation… If you’d stayed, or teleported back, you’d be a slave like Rarity right now and seeing as you’re Equestria’s most powerful and brightest unicorn… I don’t think that would be good for anybody…”

“I… I know…”

“If you know, why dwell on it? I know it’s tough to ignore, but sometimes you just gotta push your feelings to the back of your mind and leave them there.” Alex said pensively, “It doesn’t do ya any good dwelling on the past like that.”

Alex picked up a pastry, staring at it contemplatively and taking a deep breath, “and to answer your previous question, it was first you, then Applejack as a close second. I love you all equally, but you two have a special place... Oh, and Luna... Because Luna is awesome.”

Twilight was taken slightly aback, “me? Really? I’m not surprised about Luna... But Rainbow Dash is such a good flier, and Fluttershy is so damn adorable… I’m just a dorky unicorn who spends too much of her time with her nose buried in books.”

“Nah, you’re adorkable, Twilight. There isn’t anything more attractive to me than a girl with a head on her shoulders.” He took a bite from the pastry in his hand, “Applejack is a close second, because I see a lot of myself in her… Hardworking, and I don’t settle for second best. Also… Dat accent…”

“That’s… Wow…” She began, blinking in surprise as her mind processed the information.

“And I’m not so much a fan of Fluttershy and Rainbow, as Fluttershy is too timid… Sure, once she got out of her shell around me, she’d be interesting enough to hang around with, but I’d still be walking on eggshells around her. As for Rainbow, she’s great and all, and I’d love to chill with her seeing as I want to be a pilot in the military… but I have the nagging feeling that she’d try turning everything into some sort of competition… and to be honest, she’s a little cocky. Pinkie, well, I’d probably only be able to take her in small doses and Rarity… We just don… didn’t have much in common…”

“I guess that makes sense… Huh, I’ve never really had a fan before, other than the other ponies in the resistance… Though, I think of myself as more of a leader to them.” Twilight took a sip of her now lukewarm coffee, made a face, and set it back on the small table between them. “But back to my earlier statement… I can offer advice on how to deal with Applejack… If you’re willing to hear it of course?”

“Shoot,” Alex said pensively, though he had already made up his mind.

“You look like you’ve already figured it out, Alex. Care to share?”

He sighed inwardly, “are you gonna finish your coffee?”

The unicorn shook her head, “I don’t like it co-“

Alex had already chugged back the lukewarm brew before she had finished her sentence. He wiped his mouth with the back of his hand and leaned back in his chair, tenting his fingers and staring at the ceiling.

“I believe that people, or in this case, ponies can’t change, Twilight. I think that deep down, no matter what happens to them, the person is still who they were from the beginning. The same is true with Applejack… She’s still Applejack, but she’s had to repress it for fear of Sol killing what family she had left. I think if she learned her brother and sister were safe, and she was shown compassion by someone she had wronged… She’d snap out of it.”

“Is that why you were in bed with her, eh Casanova?” Twilight chuckled, giggling at the look of disgust on Alex’s face.

“Oh come on!” Alex threw up his hands in mock anger, “I get taken from my world, beaten, branded, molested and almost raped by her… But the minute I do something remotely suspect…” He rolled his eyes and chuckled, “besides… She would have to buy me dinner first at the very least.”

Twilight broke into full blown laughter, the sound of her mirth stretching the small smile on Alex’s face to a toothy grin as he himself began to chuckle. After a couple minutes, Twilight finally calmed down enough to begin talking again.

“Ahah… Oh my, I haven’t laughed like that in quite a while,” she said, while wiping a small tear from the corner of her eye, “I’m glad we’re on the same page about her… You’re certainly more rational than most ponies I know…”

“Twilight, common sense is a gift… I use it because others don’t know they have it, or they just don’t use it.”

Twilight giggled again and agreed with him by nodding her head. “Glad somepony else has it… As for what you said earlier, doing all you can to help and all that… Seeing as you’re stuck here indefinitely, and she’s your prisoner, I want you to be in charge of Applejack until she comes to her senses and can be trusted again.”

Alex smiled and got up, “gladly… Now if you’ll excuse me, I need to check on you know who, and get some sleep myself…”

Twilight got up and trotted over to the door, “I’ll come with you and put her to sleep… Unlike you, my magic works on her, and a simple sleeping spell should deter any further… Molesting…”

Fluttershy leaned back from the door, a scowl on her face. “I’m not THAT timid… Am I?” she asked a pouting Rainbow Dash.

“Fluttershy… Yes, yes you are… But I wouldn’t turn everything into a competition with him! Why I bet…” Rainbow blinked a few times, before rubbing the back of her head with a hoof, “Ok, maybe I am a little competitive… But it’s not a bad thing, is it?”

“No of course not, Dash! You’re just a little… Um…”

“He was right, wasn’t he?” Rainbow asked, her voice monotone.

“eep!”

“Come on Fluttershy… We’ll show him just how interesting we can be…”

HAI GUYZ! Sorry for the long wait, I've just gotten out of college for the summer and am focusing on finding a job/my inspiration again... I've found it, don't worry, but it's still going to take a little while for me to churn out chapters. I try to offset this by giving you 4-5000 word long ones, as opposed to 1 or 2000 word snippets...

Also, for those of you who were wondering, Azura's star looks like this. I thought it was fitting for the whole 'Nightmare Sol' empire.

Also, I was wondering whether or not I should upload my first ever MLP fanfic to this site... It's... Ok... But it's not great. I've gotten good reviews of it, but it's another somewhat cliche HIE fic... Little different, but cliche none the less.

Oh, and there's clop. That too.