The Guardian

I slowly awake to the sound of marching and orders being shouted. I open my eyes and it was at that moment my body decided to make everything hurt all at once. I grab my chest and feel the bandages covering my midsection, I reach down and touch the area where the blade sunk in. I wince at the tenderness of the skin and muscle but I sigh in relief when I find the wound was closed.

“Equestrian potions at their best.” I mutter.

I look around and notice I'm in a hospital room complete with a heart monitor and a defibrillator in the corner. I snap my head to the only door in the room when it opens and an earth pony nurse enters backwards pulling a card in her mouth. I watch with a smile when she takes a blood pressure tester off the cart and turns. The nurse jumps and drops the tester when she sees I'm awake and staring at her.

“Mr Rowe! You're awake!”

“Would seem that way.” I reply attempting to sit up.

The nurse swiftly steps up to the bed and holds me still. “Mr Rowe you shouldn't move. Equestrian potions can heal you but the effect isn't total. The area around the wound is still tender and can still rupture.”

I stop my squirming and give in to the nurses advice. I wasn't a hundred percent anyway and my body did ache quite a bit. I give her a smile and a nod.

“Guess I'm not going anywhere for a while?” I ask.

“Not for a couple of days until the potion and magical treatment can fully be administered.”

I nod before my eyes widen. “Star! Where is she!? Is she OK!?”

The nurse smiles. “Your marefriend is fine, she is currently with the princesses and will be here shortly.” A knock comes from the rooms door. “Ah, speak of the pony!” The nurse crosses the room but it wasn't Star on the other side when it opens. I remember the pony from the call at Gesabelles place.

“Valkyrie Sparkle?” I say, getting the pony in question to smile at me. “It's ok nurse, I would like to speak with her.”

The nurse nods. “Very well I shall leave you two in private.” The nurse leaves and Valkyrie Sparkle enters closing the door behind her.

“How are you feeling?”

“Alive thanks to you Miss Sparkle.” I reply.

“Just call me Twilight, everypony else does.”

I nod. “OK, Twilight.” I say getting her to laugh. “I guess this isn't a social call?”

Twilight thinks for a second before shrugging. “I was asked to see how you are recovering but I do have some questions for you?”

“Like what?”

“We have several Guardians in custody that came through the portal before you, they are your people so the princesses have decided their fate to be given to you.”

“Why me?”

Twilight laughs slightly. “Like it or not Mr Rowe, you are the highest ranking member of the G.O.E here in Equestria.”

I sigh. “OK, but I want to speak with them first.”

“Of course and any action you decide the princesses will honour it.”

I nod and lean back into my pillow. “Thank you, for saving me and Star.”

“I wasn't supposed to go through the portal but I did anyway. You were in trouble and it is my duty to help those in need.”

“Yes, but I shouldn't have needed help.” I state.

“Ah yes, the human ego of not needing help even when they know they do.”

I shoot Twilight stern glance only for it to soften when I see she was smiling.

“You are not the first human to live in Equestria Mr Rowe.”

“I know and enough with the Mr Rowe, you're making me sound like my father. Kenny is fine.” I say.

Twilight giggles. “Very well Kenny. Your marefriend should be back soon.” Twilight walks to the door. “Drop by the Valkyrie barracks when you're healed, the girls would like to properly greet you.”

“Wouldn't miss it.” I reply giving her a wave.

Twilight returns my wave and leaves. I sigh again and check my body. I find that apart from my midsection I didn't suffer any other injuries. I was in the process of poking my ribs one by one when a knock came at the door to my room, I raised an eyebrow as I stared at the door.

“Um...come in?”

The door slowly opened and a mare pokes her head in, when she sees me in the bed giving her a confused expression she slowly steps in and gives me a smile.

“S-Sorry to bother you Mr Rowe but I-I just wanted to say thank you for yesterday.”

“Yesterday?” I ask.

“Yes, I was one of the ponies you saved on Earth. I was able to return home because of you.” The mare lowers her head in a bow. “I will leave you alone to rest, please anytime you want to drop by just ask the guards in the castle for Honey Dew. They will point they way.” The mare gives me another smile and exits leaving me alone again.

I waited in bed for what felt like hours when the door to my room opened and Star walked in. I was about to say something when the pony following her made me keep my mouth shut.

Star walked into Kenny's hospital room and she felt her heart beat faster. The princess wanted to speak to her about her time on Earth and even to her shock wanted to escort her back to the hospital. Star looked back at the princess and smiled nervously.

“Miss Trail, you don't have to be nervous around me. Your father served me well during his long career in the military.”

“I'm sorry Princess I'm just shocked to learn that my father was in the military, he always told me he was an architect.” Star replies.

Celestia giggles. “Yes, Silver was always the one to hold back information unless you needed to hear it.” Celestia's expression turns into sadness. “I am sorry to hear you had to leave him behind.”

Star sighs and let's out a sniff. “Thank you Princess, I'm happy though. I have Kenny.”

Celestia nods. “I am happy too that you both managed to reach Equestria, I'm glad my Valkyries went against my order to save you but they won't get off unpunished.”

“Don't go too hard on them, please? If it wasn't for them Kenny and I would be dead.”

Celestia smiles. “Perhaps I can let them off this time. Enough about them let's see if your coltfriend is awake?”

Star and Celestia both look to the bed to see Kenny was staring straight at them, though Celestia felt his stares where more at her.

“You are awake I see.” Celestia says walking up to Kenny's bed. “How are you feeling?”

“I...feel good.” Kenny replies.

Celestia laughs at the humans speech impediment. “That's good to hear, your wound will take time to fully heal but you are in no more danger Mr Rowe.” Celestia gives Kenny and Star one last smile before she turns towards the door. “I shall leave you two alone so you can relax a little.” Celestia looks back over her shoulder. “Mr Rowe you are very safe here, when you feel up to it I would like to give you a tour of the castle if you wish?”

Kenny nods. “I would like that your highness.”

Celestia nods her head and exits leaving Kenny and Star alone.

Star nuzzles my chest and sighs, her body weight was causing the tender flesh of my abdomen to hurt but I didn't care. I hesitated but I knew if our relationship was going to work then we both had to take a step. I lifted up my arms and then gently wrapped them around Star, I felt her body tense but seconds later she relaxed and hugged me tighter.

I brought up a hand and started to stroke her mane. I felt weird as Star had just turned adolescent so stroking her like this was making me hesitate. Star moved her head to look up at me, her face was a mask of worry.

“Kenny, is something wrong?”

I sigh. “Star, I don't know how to feel about us...”

Star moves and sits up. “You...You don't love me?”

“That's the problem. I love you more than anything in the world but you just turned adolescent, I just don't know how to handle it.” I reply while placing my head in my hands. “Is it OK in Equestria?”

Star smiles. “The princess was here, she didn't say anything about it. I think as far as the law is concerned I'm an adult here in Equestria.”

I smile and scratch behind her ear only to have Star push my hand away. “What's wrong?” I ask.

Star frowns at me. “You always scratch my ear.”

I shrug. “Yeah, I've done that since I first met you.”

Star blushes. “Yeah well, it's more intimate than you know...” Star goes quiet and looks away from me.

“In what way?” I ask though I was getting a little confused.

“You know how some human women have certain places that you touch and it creates pleasure for them?” I nod. “Well ponies have places like that too and....” Star trails off leaving me to think.

I suddenly tense and realise that before Star came of age I was literally turning her on without realising it.

“Shit.” I state. “I was making you aroused even when you wasn't at age, why didn't you say something?” I say mid panic.

Star blushes even harder as I'm sure that all her blood was now in her face. “I kind of enjoyed it...”

I drop my head back onto my pillow and stare at the ceiling. “I groped a minor...”

“I'm not minor now,” Star says sliding up my body and planting a kiss on my lips. “I'm a legal adult and we Mr Rowe are going to go down on each other so hard the ground will shake. Do I make myself clear?” I quickly nod my head. “Good! Now I have to go for a while to see what family I can contact.” Star leaps off the bed but turns back over her shoulder. “You heal up and maybe just maybe I'll let your hands grab this.” Star grins and wiggles her ass at me. “See you soon.”

Star walks out closing the door behind her and leaving me wide eyed. “What have I done?”