A Land of Giants and a Stallion Named Smalls

I watched the human watching Smalls. "Uh...Lord Cross what exactly--"

A loud crunch cut him off as Smalls crushed the opal in his massive jaw. Even I flinched as he chewed it to dust and let Screw catch the falling powder. "Dentist first...shower second." I stretched my jaw and watched the human's face, just about mirroring my own. He looked mortified.

"Lord Cross, what happened to you." He rubbed his face as Screw barked in her face. He leaned away from her and groaned. "I shouldn't have left."

Screw started cackling. "Chewtoy! Squeaky little chewtoy!"

I scratched my foreleg. "Hmm...count myself luck Smalls keeps quiet." Smalls finished up grinding the opal and looked down at Screw's little petri dish. She rubbed her hooves together and ground her teeth together. "Showtime for the puppy!" She started laughing like a madmare and slammed the dish into her mouth. She swallowed and licked her lips.

I held my breath and leaned forward, trying to get a better look at the scene. Screw jerked her head back and growled. She snapped up onto four hooves and locked herself in place. She started to shake violently, whipping her frazzled mane around like mad. She leaned her head to the side, stretching the muscles in her neck tight enough to show through her skin.

The human stood up and backed away. "Whoa...what just happened?"

Screw threw herself down and took a gasping breath. She went still.

I held my breath, quietly waiting as Smalls started to whimper. "Come on...Steel, come on, get up." I bit my tongue and stomped my hoof. "Steel stand up!"

Smalls whimpering went quiet. "Pretty mare?"

The human's voice cut in. "Oh god...what just happened? What did you do!?"

A loud hack came from Screw. "Oh dear Celestia." She clutched her throat and reached up with her free leg. "Water--water--water!"

The human looked at Smalls, then to the door. "God damn it!" He bolted out and left Screw gasping on the floor.

Smalls started whimpering and grunting, huffing in his seat was about all he could do. "Bad...no...bad!" He started blustering as Screw tried to hobble upright. His voice cracked into a high cry as she slumped over. "Bad!"

"Smalls control yourself damn it!" I stomped my hoof, sending an echo through my void. "You are Lord Cross! Count of Fetlock's Isle of Smalls! Behave yourself you mongrel!"

Smalls went perfectly still and perfectly quiet under my voice. He stayed staring at the mare as his hooves. His breathing was still heavy, but my words had dug in and shut his trap. The human slammed into the door and tripped. A bottle of water was flung from his hands, against the wall, and onto the floor. "Shit--" He slammed his palms into the ground and hopped upright.

He grabbed the bottle and cradled Screw in his arms. "Drink drink, drink already!"

Screw went limp in his arms, slowly lifting a hoof up to regulate the flow of water. Smalls slowly settled down, his blusters and huffs easing away into calm quiet. Screw slowly opened her eyes and pushed the bottle away. She swallowed hard and cleared her throat. "Thank you...." She rolled out of the human's arms and shook herself hard. "Thank you." She straightened out and raised her head towards me. She opened her eyes again and nodded. "Lord Cross...I believe it's time I repayed the favor."

The human in the room swallowed hard. "How do you--"

"Surgery, he needs surgery. The metal in his head can be removed and some patching from a unicorn can bring him back."

Smalls nodded heavily. "Pretty mare, yes!"

The human looked between us. "Did I miss something here?"

"Quite a bit as it were." Steel nodded, finally back in her own skin. "Now, can you make this happen, or do I have to make it happen myself?"

The human looked up at me with a worried frown. "... I suppose. Having him like this isn't going to get us anywhere." He leaned up to me and looked into Smalls' eyes. "You sure about--"

Smalls nodded again. He accidentally bashed the human across the nose and sent him tumbling backward. "Smalls good pony! Smalls ready!"

I took a deep breath. "Oh you lovable retard.... You are a good pony my friend."