The Guardian

I smiled as our night was coming to an end, I spotted a motel sign. I nudged Star with my hand as she still slept on my lap. Snorting and yawning Star raised her head.

“Uh? Are we there yet?” Star sat up rubbing her eyes.

I shook my head. “Not yet but it's getting late and I'm getting tired, I don't think I can drive all night.” I yawn as if trying to prove my point. “I spotted a sign for a motel just down the road, I think it will be a good place to stop for the night.”

“If you think so.” I noticed Star was almost unsure.

“Star, he won't come back. Even if he does he won't live to get a second chance.”

“Just like the thugs he brought with him?”

“Just like those thugs...yeah.”

I feel more movement and Star rests her head on my shoulder, a happy sigh leaves her muzzle. My body shudders as I feel her breath tickle my neck. Smiling I spot the motel sign in the darkness and decide my body isn't ready for another five hours of driving. Yawning again I pull into the motel and park up.

Star lifts up her head and proceeds to undo her seatbelt, I grab my wallet out of the glove compartment and check to make sure my guns and in my holsters. I turn to see Star glaring at me or more noticeably my jacket.

“Kenny, I don't want you to take your guns.” Star says causing me to freeze. “I'm scared of them.”

My heart pains as I hear that, all this time I never thought Star was afraid of my guns.

“You know I can't Star, what if someone attacks us or you? How can I protect you if I don't have anything to protect you with?”

“I understand.” Star lowers her head. “But please! Don't bring them to bed with you.”

My face burns for a second. “Bring them to bed with me?”

“Well I'm not sleeping on my own, and it will be our first night together.”

I think about what Star just said and despite it's lusty undertones she was right. This is going to be our first night, alone together, and I wasn't going to fuck it up.

“Fine but I want a promise from you.” I say.

“What?”

“No funny business, I mean it. Our first time is not going to be in a motel bed, it's going to be in a proper bed that's comfortable.”

“And motel beds ain't?” Star asks, raising an eyebrow.

“Trust me, after tonight you will be begging for a proper bed.” I laugh as I climb out the car and walk over to Stars side. I open the door and close it after Star jumps out, “Now let's see about renting a room.” I see Star nod as I look at the motels sign again and it did say Vacancies under it's main sign, which I believed as there were no other cars in the parking lot. “Strange,” I say loud enough to grab Stars attention.

“What's strange?” Star asks as we cross towards the reception.

“This is a heavily used highway, even at night. It should have more business.” I gesture to the empty lot. “But it seems things must be slow.”

“I've never been to a motel before, I'm not sure what's normal.”

I look to the reception and my jaw drops, though it does answer my question as to why the lot is empty. I watch as a unicorn mare stacks some papers in her magic and drops them in a drawer, as I stand there the mare looks up and sees me. The unicorn mare grins broadly and turns to her side pointing at me with a hoof. I don't hear anything as I gesture for Star to follow.

“I guess I know why things are slow here.”

“Why?” I gesture to the now two ponies grinning at us through the window. “Oh.” Star replies spotting them.

I open the door and let Star enter first, I follow after and close the door.

“Welcome!” The unicorn mare says. “Welcome to Equestrala Motel!”

“Hello!” Star smiles back.

“Oh it's nice to see a fellow Equestrian on Earth.” A grey earth pony stallion states, walking out from behind the counter. “My names Astral Light and this is my wife Harmony Light.”

I bow my head. “Nice to meet you I'm Kenny Rowe and this is Star Trail. I'm sorry to ask but I notice you two have the same last name.” I say.

“Yes, we know it's a human custom to have the same last name when you marry, though we didn't marry on Earth we changed it anyway.” Harmony replies.

“I'm sorry I didn't mean anything insulting.”

“No no, that's quite alright, I guess you have come looking for rooms?” Astral asks.

“Yes, we are on our way to Washington D.C, however my body won't last the drive there.” I state.

“Well as you can see we have plenty of vacancies, much to our dismay.” Harmony says, her ears folding back slightly.

“I did notice that, I'm sorry if coming to Earth is not what you thought it was.” I give them a look of pity.

“I will pick up, and it's nice to see a guardian, never thought I would get to.” Astral states as he gets out a key from the locked cabinet behind the counter. “I take it the young lass is your assignment?”

“At first yeah, she was.” I smile as I place my hand on Stars head, she immediately nuzzles my hand. “But it's gone more than that.”

I look to the two ponies and there faces were in a state of shock.

“Was it something I said?”

“It's just you and her are...”

“Special someponies yes.” Star squeals.

The ponies relax, their faces gaining grins again.

“Then you can have the best suit we have.” Astral says, changing his original key for another.

“That won't be necessary.” I say holding up a hand.

“Don't worry about it, you are our first customers in a while and even a couple. I never thought I would see the day a human pairs with a pony.” Harmony says, her face goes pale as she sees the look I'm giving her. “I didn't mean it like that! I'm so sorry! I just meant that it's a good thing, you two look so good together!” Harmony states waving her front hooves.

I walk up to the counter and spot a fridge next to it. The fridge had various drinks including sodas and more expensive champagnes. I opened the door and got out two bottles of pink champagne, I saw the price and didn't think anything about it, the two ponies needed some custom.

“My those are our most expensive wines, are you sure?” Harmony asks, changing glances to the bottles and my face.

“Yes, and I will pay double for the room.”

“That won't be-”

“I will pay double and I won't hear any complaints.” I pull out my credit card and hand it to Harmony.

Harmony takes my card in her magic and goes to the till.

“That's one night in our best room with two bottles of champagne.” A few taps on the till later and Harmony turns to me. “That's five hundred and forty dollars.”

I nod. “Fine by me.” I watch as Harmony places my card in one of the old credit printing machines and slides the printer back and forth, a few seconds later she hands me back my card. “Thank you.” I add as I take my card back and put it away in my wallet. Grabbing the two bottles, I say thanks again and follow Astral out.

“You didn't have to do that Mr Rowe, me and my wife did know it would be hard coming here but we are glad we did.”

“It was the least I could do, help you get a start anyway.”

“Then I thank you, I just wish other humans were like you Mr Rowe.”

“I take it you didn't have a good welcome to Earth?”

“Far from it, the humans that operated the portal gave us a welcome to be remembered.” Astral look to the ground. “I just wish the welcome was like that everywhere, much to our disbelief most humans don't see us as equals. Then again we shouldn't have really expected your world to like us straight away.”

“You should have seen it when the guardians were first created. We had protests and marches outside our headquarters, humans weren't up to the idea of other humans being servants to ponies.” I reply with a frown as we headed up a flight of stairs.

“You mean humans were not accepting of you?” Star asks, now getting in on the conversation.

“At first no.” I sigh as I continue. “It took 'persuasion' by the G.O.E to keep all the protests to just that, rioting wouldn't have helped any side.”

“I see....Would you be insulted if I asked what the G.O.E did to keep the protests in line?” Astral asks, standing before a room door.

“I wouldn't be insulted but it's not something I like to discuss. I stayed away from the protests and had a really good reason too.” I reply, turning to smile at Star and stroke her mane. “I didn't want anything to do with it, human or not, we are all equal.”

“I'm glad you two have found each other, I hope you have a wonderful future.” Astral states, lowering his head and proceeding to open the motel door. “Now let's get you settled.”

I keep my hand on Star's back as we follow after Astral, walking in I notice how perfect the room is. I stand in awe at the room, never have I seen one so clean and fresh.

“Astral this place is amazing, I've never seen a motel like this.” I say, noticing Star looking around aswell.

“I hope you like the room, me and my wife try to keep everything to Equestrian standards.”

“It shows.”

Astral continues to show us the room and points out the various utilities, they even had a toilet for humans and a separate one for ponies. After several minutes Astral walks to the door.

“We have Television installed if you like it, if not we also have a selection of uh...risky CD's if you prefer them.”

“Risky?” Star asks.

“He means pornographic DVD's Star, right?”

Astral nods. “Yes, at first we were against it but when it was shown most motels have them we decided to partake in the tradition. I admit I have seen a few to find out really what they are, let's just say me and the wife have renewed our * cough * relationship.”

I hold up a hand. “I understand Astral, trust me I've seen a few myself.”

“Oh good, I will leave you two alone then.” Placing the room key on the side table by the door Astral turns and leaves closing the door behind him.

“Star would you like-” I stop as I see Star sprawled out on the bed belly up. “Something...to...eat.”

Star giggles. “What's wrong?” Star asks giving me half lidded eyes. “Like what you see?”

Star's tail was swishing about and I knew it was covering the room in her scent, I couldn't help but look at her body. Her front legs were pulled up to her chest and her hind legs were apart giving me full view of what she had to offer. I shook my head trying to clear myself of my sexual thoughts.

I notice Star move and roll over onto her belly.

“I know I promised Kenny, but I can't help it!” Star puts her forelegs over her face. “I want you so badly! I can't help myself!” Star begins to cry. “You must think I'm such a whorse!”

I raise my eyebrow at the question but I knew what a whorse was in Equestrian society, though it confused me as to why they didn't know what porn was.

I crossed the room and took off my jacket, I next unbuckled my holsters and dropped them to the floor. Sitting on the bed and reached for Star and pulled her close, Star wrapped her legs around my neck and cried into my shoulder.

“I would never think of you as a whorse, you are my marefriend now Star. I love you.” I say, keeping my arms around her shaking form.

“I love you too Kenny.” Star lifts her head up and presses her lips to mine.

I return her kiss until we both separate due to much needed air. I lie back and Star rests her head on my chest, I continue to stroke her mane long after we both succumb to sleep.