Stars, Rainbows and Apples

Star was laid in his back on his and Dashs bed

"I don't understand you, Starcrasher" Dash said, sifting through a cupboard

"Starcrasher? I'm not in trouble am I?" He laughed, sitting up.

She smiled, but ignored his comment. "I mean, the second I got you out of there, you'd basically already forgiven AJ."

Star sighed, laying back down. "Does it matter? We're together now, and that's all that matters"

"Please, Star, I want to know"

"I think AJs a good pony, and the only reason she did what she did, was because she wants to get you back, Dashie"

"But she enslaved you..."

"Because that's how she thought she could get me out of the way"

"You're too nice sometimes. You need to be more critical!"

"What, should I go abuse a filly?" He snarled

Dash looked annoyed, but mostly ashamed "You know why I did it..."

Star sat up and smiled. "Because I'm too awesome to forget?"

Dash smiled back. "Yeah, something like that" she smiled, climbing onto him

He smiled and hugged her

"So, you gunna tell me what she did to you?"

Star grinned "What do you want to know?"

She shrugged. "Stuff"

He sighed. "Fine. She hit me, you know, like you sometimes do" he grinned. "Big Mac and I had sex quite-"

"WHAT?"

"Um.. Mac and I... Had sex..."

Dash pinned him to the bed "Did you enjoy it?"

"Dash... It's not like I had a choice..."

"Did you enjoy it?"

"Um...I... Uh..."

"You did, didn't you?" She snarled

"Please Dashie, I didn't have a choice! I was tied to a table!"

"You're going to make it up to me... You basically cheated on me"

"How is this my fault?"

Dash got up and went to the cupboard and picked up some items. "This'll make me forgive you, do you accept?"

Star sighed. "Sure..."

Dash pushed Star onto the bed, then tightened a head collar onto his head. Next, she tied the muzzle belt over his muzzle, preventing speech. Lastly, she forced a butt plug into his arse hole. "Follow me" she snarled

Star followed Dash all the way to Sweet Apple Acres, his head bowed.

Dash dragged him in front of AJ and Mac. "You wanted a slave? He's yours for a week"

"Um... Ok" AJ looked at Star

"However... He has to work for twenty hours a day, sleep outside, never speak and eat only once a day."

"What did he do?"

"Ask your brother" she spat then flew off

Star looked down at the thin layer of hay that would be his bed for the night. He'd expected AJ to go easy on him, but she hadn't. She'd been extremely harsh to him.

Star was scared, he'd been chained to a post in the middle of the orchard for the night... And it was freezing...

Star had been working for at least ten hours and he was already exhausted, and it was only the first day. How he wished he could just go back to Dash and be in his warm, comfy bed.

"Work!" AJ shouted

Star whimpered and started slowly picking apples. He heard AJ tut, then the sound of her hoof steps getting closer

She pulled his mane, forcing him to look at her. "Do you wish you were home, next to Dashie, in your bed?"

Star nodded slowly, whimpering

"Well tough. You're here for a week, and you'll work as hard as you can every second of it"

Star nodded again

AJ grinned "Say yes mistress"

Star looked at her pleadingly. The muzzle belt wouldn't let him emit more than a whimper

"Say it!"

Star whimpered again

AJ kicked Stars legs out, causing Star to collapse into the wet mud, soaking his fur.

Star shivered on the floor, curling up into a ball

AJ pushed his muzzle into a puddle of dirty water, making Star flail around for air

"Pathetic" she spat. "Get back to work"

Star stay shivering on the wet ground for a minute, the mud caking his fur. Reluctantly, he got up and staggered towards a tree, and got back to work.

Star hadn't managed to sleep in the allocated four hours. He hadn't been able to sleep the past two nights, either. He lay shivering, chained to a post in the orchard.

Star curled up into a ball when he saw Applejack approaching. She'd frequently abused and tormented him.

"Up!" She demanded

Star stood, shakily.

"I need your help with a delivery of apples. We're going into town now."

Star nodded

He followed AJ through the orchard to a pair of apple carts. AJ viciously tightened a rope around Stars body and under his crotch to the cart, then slapped his flank, encouraging him on.

AJ quickly caught up, leading him to town. "If you say anything to anyone..." She snarled

Star nodded

The entire journey Star wished he would just get a glimpse of Dash. He really wanted to see her...

AJ stopped outside a shop, unstrapped herself, then unstrapped Star. AJAX walked into the shop, followed by Star. AJ span around. "Stay by the carts" she snarled

Dash sat talking to her friends, as she watched AJ walk in to the shop and sit down with them. "How is he?"

"Who?"

"Star!"

She shrugged "just fine"

Dash returned to her seat and glanced out of the window, spotting Star. He was a mess. His fur was matted with mud, mis mane and tail were horribly messy, but what surprised her most were the bruises covering his body. She stood and quickly walked out.

Star looked up, spotting the cyan Pegasus, but quickly stared at the ground again.

Dash ran up and hugged him. He stank, but she didn't care. "I'm so sorry Star... I don't know what I was thinking" she undid the muzzle belt. "Are you ok?"

Star slowly looked up at her, but stayed silent

Dash ran a hoof under his muzzle. "Y-you can speak..."

"I'm glad I got to see you" he whispered

"This has gone far enough... We're going to go home, have a bath then go to bed... If you still want to see me..."

Star grabbed Dash tightly. "Of course I want to see you! Why wouldn't I?"

"Well... Y'know"

Star laughed. "It's you Dashie, you know I'll go through anything to see you"

Dash smiled "let's go"

"WAIT!" AJ shouted. "Where are you going?"

"Home, AJ" Dash said

"You promised me a slave for a week. He's not going anywhere"

"C'mon AJ, he's exhausted"

"I know, he's worked twenty hours a day, like you said. Now come here, Star"

Star reluctantly let go of Dash and crawled over to AJ

"No! Stop! I-I'll do it..." Dash blurted out

"No, Dashie, you won't" Star demanded

AJ grinned. "You could share the workload... 15 hours a day... Each"

"No. I'll do it. Dashie, go home"

"You've suffered enough, Star, I'll do it"

Star pushed a hoof onto Dashs chest. "Don't"

Dash grinned "Ill do it" she shouted to AJ

"No!"

AJ grinned, roughly forcing Dash face into the ground and clamping a heavy metal collar around her neck, them tightening a muzzle belt onto her

"Stop, AJ, I'm doing it"

AJ clamped a large metal ring around Dashs wings, making her whimper. "You're both coming"

"What? No... Let Dash go"

AJ ran a metal chain through Dashs collar, then through Stars. She wrapped a belt over Stars muzzle, then pulled them towards Sweet Apple Acres.