Rain, rain, and more rain…that’s what Dash said. So, now a lot of us were asked to help clear off any loose or broken limbs out of the trees. Thanks to Dash’s training sessions, it took me a few minutes to finish my area. so I decided to help my friends, although I was a lot slower with helping them, so I could hang out with them and talk. I had helped a lot of my friends finish, and I saw Rarity and AJ was assigned the same area, near the park.

I had started my way over to the area. I heard thunder, and felt a charge go through me. I started hearing laughter of the familiar sort, and looked up to see Dash, with a now light grey cloud. “ha ha Dash…you are lucky that lightning here is like a small zap or at worst that I have felt: a taser…” I shuddered at the time a mare used a cloud to shock me, which felt like being tased. She did it, just because I offered her the bits she was short at SugarCube Corner, and then said she didn’t wanna owe a perverse stallion any favors.

I was really confused from her choice of words, and I told her that it was crazy to ask a favor for…what was it…3 bits I think? Maybe 4….but to ask a favor for such a small amount?! I can understand if it was 10 bits, maybe. But, after I left from enjoying that….delicious ‘Double Glazed, Triple Chocolate Muffin’…oh that was the best muffin I EVER had…and I’m drooling from thinking about it…

Well, I left SugarCube corner, just to feel a giant shock, and fall over, unable to move…except for the twitching…thankfully Dash was nearby, and helped me out…we started to hang out after that, but then I got thi-

“OW!!!” I started rubbing my head and looked up to the broken piece of branch, then down to see the branch itself…with a lasso?

I heard somepony run up to me and looked over to see AJ. “sorry sugarcube, you alright?” she placed a hoof on my head, which made me wince in pain.

I took her hoof off my head and smiled at her. “I’m fine, it’s just a branch. I’ll be fine.”

“yeah, a decently big branch that’ll give ya a concussion!”

“ok, lets forget the connection between my head and the branch…we should finish this up before...” it starts to rain, and I could hear Rarity freaking out about her hair. “…it…rains…” I sighed and looked over at Rarity which I hurried over, and I extended my wing over her like a make shift umbrella. “come on girls, we need to get inside, Dash said that once the rain starts, it’s not long till it will get bad!”

We all hear Twilight calling, and see her at the library entrance. We all headed over, as I kept my wing over Rarity. As soon as we were inside, I popped my wings out, making a burst of heat, and steam came off me as I was dry. Controlling fire has its uses, when control over it is kept. I looked back to see Rarity gesture AJ to clean her hooves outside, which she did. When she came in, she shook herself dry, which I shielded myself with my wings.

When I lowered my wings I looked at AJ unamused, but saw Rarity soaked and her hair was…down…I like how she looks with her hair do-

I shook my head and rubbed the sore spot, wincing again. Maybe I do have a concussion. “I’m gonna get an ice pack…” I quickly headed into the kitchen and made myself a makeshift icepack, with a plastic bag filled with ice, and a rag I ran some water onto so it will be extra cold. I held the icepack onto my head going back into the library area to see Rarity had her hair curled again.

I went to the couch and decided to lie down. Why am I getting these thoughts about the girls?
I mean, Dash is awesome, she is there for you, and she is really fun to hang with.
Fluttershy is kind, caring, loving, and really enjoys helping others.
Twilight is really smart, and learns from her mistakes, sometimes BEFORE she makes the mistake, and she cares about everyone.
And Rarity has that concept of beauty that isn’t over doing it, and she enjoys going out and having fun, unlike many human girls that act like her.

I just closed my eyes feeling really tired, and I let go of the ice pack since I know it won’t fall off.

The next time I opened my eyes, I felt the ice pack shift, like somepony moved it, and I felt something damp move across my head. I looked up when my vision wasn’t so blurry and saw Applejack over me, with a rag. “Applejack…?” she looked at me and smiled a bit relieved. “did I fall asleep…?” she nodded keeping her smile. I just relaxed, and looked around, seeing that Twilight and Rarity were gone. “where did Twi and Rarity go…?” I felt a hoof slide along the side of my head, and looked at AJ, who had a calming smile.

As I was closing my eyes, I felt her hoof move to my cheek, and just as my eyes were almost closed I felt something against my lips, and it tasted like….apples! my eyes snapped open, and I could see Applejack kissing me.

I blinked and sat up on the couch with a shocked yell, and I heard three other screams. I looked over to see AJ, Twilight, and Rarity. AJ and Rarity looked scared, and Twilight looked surprised. I looked around the room and plopped back onto the couch with a sigh of relief…wait…I dreamt of….AJ kissing me…? I looked over to see the AJ by the couch, and Twilight and Rarity were behind her.

I quickly jumped up from the couch as AJ lifted her hoof, probably to check my head for a bump, but an image of that dream where she kissed flashed by my eyes. I was against the back of the couch, feeling my face grow hotter every second. “I’ll be in my room, bye!” I flew up to the second floor and into my room slamming the door and sat against it panting.

Why is this happening?! I can’t be feeling these emotions! WHY WON’T I LEARN THAT ANYTIME I FEEL THIS, I JUST END UP GETTING HURT!! I sat there staring at the floor as I stayed against the door, to keep the girls out, but I could hear their voices downstairs. Seems I’m in the clear, so I headed to my bed and decided to lie down again.

The next time I woke up, it was really dark, and I heard, a crash, and yelling. Not scared or frightened yelling, but angry yelling. I got up and hurried to Twilight’s room where the yelling was. When I got in there I saw a tree, and AJ and Rarity were arguing.

I stomped my hoof making Applejack and Rarity look at me, and Twilight’s head popped out from within the leaves. “ok, what’s going on here?! And WHY is there a tree INSIDE of a TREE?!”

I heard something about lightning hitting a tree, and trying to save the neighbors home, but a ‘country mare’ didn’t think ahead, and pulled the breaking piece of tree through the window. Then Twilight told me they were trying to have a sleep over…thank you concussion, you saved me from my WORST nightmare…well…second worst…

I slipped out the window and grabbed the broken piece of tree, pulling on it and flapping as hard as I could. After a while I felt it budge and started flapping harder, till my wings felt like they were gonna snap off. All of a sudden, the leafless piece of tree slips out and falls to the ground with me holding it. I just hugged the broken part tightly, hoping to not be crushed. Once I hit the ground, I opened an eye to see I was alive.

I jumped up and stood on the tree looking around. Seems all the other trees were safe, somepony must have missed this one…or they thought it was part of the library? Eh, who knows. I flew back up and into the window to see the girls smiling. Good to see everything is all right, and thankfully the storm died down a lot, so it’s just a gentle thunderstorm.

I closed the window, and helped pick up the twigs, and leaves left in Twilight’s room. next thing I know I’m dragged off, and getting some green stuff put on my face, then I was assaulted with pillows, until the sun finally shined through the windows. During the pillow assault, some tube made of pillows opened the door…oh crap…that’s a tank made of pillows…epic thing to see…but that pillow tank was FUNCTIONAL!!! I got shot with a body pillow and slammed into the wall. When I got up to look, the pillow tank was gone…even the girls looked confused…

It has been almost a week since the whole ‘forced to join in the sleep over’ thing…I STILL feel the green stuff on my face…worst night...or day ever...but it ended quickly, thankfully. Now, I was getting things cleaned up in my room. I had a nightmare about spiders, and I kind of...trashed my room. Guitar is fine, furniture isn't broken, just random stuff got knocked around the floor.

After everything had been cleaned up and put up in its place, I went downstairs to see Twilight looking up at me. “no, nothing is broken, just some stuff fell onto the floor.”

She just looked at me with a look of confusion till I get to the bottom of the steps and walks over to me, looking me over, which made me confused. “Blaze, I was gonna ask if YOU were ok. If some furniture broke, then oh well, that can be replaced, but you can’t.”

I looked at her surprised then looked away, feeling my ears fold back. “I-I’m fine Twilight…sorry about that, I just got used to others asking if I broke something…”

I looked at Twilight to see her smiling. “it’s fine. As long as you’re ok. That’s what’s important. So, me and spike were about to go out for a while. Want to come with?”

“hmm…ok, sounds fun. Might run into the others…” I made my voice quieter hoping Twilight wouldn’t hear it. “hopefully not AJ…” I looked away as the memory of that dream came back.

“do you not like Applejack? Did she do something? Why don’t you want to see her?” I looked at her, and scratched my head trying to think up a reason.

“I…just…think she may be mad at me?” I smiled nervously hoping she buys it. “yeah, I just want to wait another day or two, before seeing her, so I can talk to her THEN.”

She just looked at me, like she was studying me, which made me smile wider in worry, but thankfully Spike climbed onto her, and we left that library with me letting out a silent breath in relief…Spike, I am going to buy you a giant sapphire soon for this.

As we were walking down the street, I eventually noticed no other ponies were out, which made Ponyville look like a ghost town. It made it…kinda creepy…but we heard pinkie call us into SugarCube Corner, so me and twilight hopped over the bi-sected door, as pinkie the top part of the door behind us.

Things got pitch black till pinkie shined a light on us. I had to find out what was going on. “pinkie…why did you have Twilight, Spike, and me jump in here into the dark…? Besides, why ARE you in the dark?”

Pinkie suddenly rushed up to me, placing her hooves on my cheeks looking at me. “I’m not the only one here though Blaze.” She turned my head to show Fluttershy, Rarity, Dash, and….Applejack…I shook myself free from Pinkies hooves and stepped back from her, looking away from everyone, thankful it was so dark in here, because I could feel my face heating up.

They eventually started talking about a ‘Zecora’, and then Pinkie did this, weird, awkward sounding song, but it WAS catchy…oh no…it’s that ANNOYING kind of catchy…it’s stuck in my head now! I noticed Apple Bloom, sneak out the door, and I looked at the girls, who were not paying any attention. Apple Bloom, me, and Twilight seemed to be the only ones trying to be mature, but I could tell the others were slowly clawing the thoughts into Twilight's mind.

I decided to slip out after Apple Bloom, and caught up to her, as she hid from peeking around a building. “wanting to prove Zecora is nicer than the rest think?” she jumped and almost yelled.

She had covered her mouth before she yelled and looked at me with a hint of anger. “yeah, and don’t sneak up on me, like that. Ah almost had a heart attack.”

“sorry, but I thought id join you in showing the girls they were wrong. I mean, she doesn’t look creepy at all.” I looked around the corner and saw her look around, showing just the end of her muzzle, and a pair of yellow glowing eyes, which made me pull my head back. “ok, with how her eyes are glowing…that is creepy...maybe if she came into town without that cloak on, she would be more…accepted. I mean she is so much like a pony, she just has black stripes on her.”

Apple Bloom nodded and we saw Zecora walk off, so we started following her…or Apple Bloom did, and I followed her. Not too long, we reached the entrance to the Everfree, which Apple Bloom seemed scared, but I set my wing over her gently, which made her look at me, and she relaxes smiling a bit knowing I would be there to protect her. I pulled my wing to my side as we headed into the forest as we still secretly followed Zecora.

I heard Applejack’s voice call to Apple Bloom, which made me tense up, and Zecora turned around which made me even more tense. I looked back to see the girls, standing in the middle of a bunch of blue petaled, blue leafed, and….blue stemmed plant? The whole plant was blue! I wonder if its roots are blue.

I saw Applejack get Apple Bloom on her back, as I felt myself lurch back to the rest of the girls, and I looked at the blue plants under me. I felt an odd tingling from touching them. I then heard Zecora’s voice. “beware, beware you pony folk, those leaves of blue are not a joke.”

I then heard all the girls saying something, and sighed. After all that ended, we headed back to Ponyville, and just hung out, until my stomach felt like it was being wrung, like a sopping wet rag…bad analogy? Maybe. Best way to explain? To me? yes…

But I decided to head back to the library, and just sat by the toilet with a wet rag, on my head, as I felt like I was in a sauna, with lava, with a heater blasting at full power right in my face. I would be able to promise I looked pale, and really sick, especially when the whole world seemed to spin, so I pulled the rag down over my eyes, and took slow, deep breaths.

After what felt like a few hours, which I knew it would be night by now, I heard Twilight come back, or…somepony entered the library, because I heard the door close. I tossed the damp rag into the sink, and I suddenly started feeling a lot better. Maybe I just had a stressful day…Applejack, and that dream of her I had, Zecora…which I guess what the girls said hit me a little bit too…but I got to the library area to see it was empty.

“hello?” I called out hoping to hear somepony, or any kind of reaction, but nothing. I headed down the stairs slowly, watching any area a pony, or anything could hide. When I was halfway down the stairs I just jumped off landing on the ground level, and turned to check under the stairs, but nothing. I turned again quickly, and slowly headed for the kitchen. “Twilight? Spike? Is that you?”

I peeked into the kitchen to see it was empty, and pitch black. I suddenly heard a high pitched squealing, or shrieking. It wasn’t painful, but I soon felt a stinging sensation in my chest. I looked to see nothing, and I felt the pain shoot through my chest and out my back, which made me start coughing, and hacking like crazy. I could just star at the wooden floor, as I clenched my teeth to stop coughing, but then the pain just shot through my body making me gasp, and scream from the pain, which felt…so familiar…why?

I looked at my chest, as I visualized a stone spike going into my chest, which soon disappeared. Nightmare Moon’s spike…that impaled me…this is the same pain, just intensified! As soon as I realized, the pain seemed to shoot up into my head, which disoriented me. I felt my head get lifted, and I saw…the blue alicorn, face-to-face with me.

As he spoke, the air seemed to grow colder, and colder, and his voice sounded so dry and raspy, it was like his voice just poured ‘death’ itself, which…to tell the truth…frightened me. “you should have been claimed back then…but you fought. You should not be here…but you resisted. You…lived. Tell me why you fought the final embrace…?”

The final embrace? What did that mean? “I…had to stay…I need to…protect my friends…” I just closed my eyes tightly, as I felt everything around me fade away, except for me and the alicorn. “I couldn’t bear…leaving the only ones….that truly cared about me…so quickly….” I lifted my head and looked at the alicorn, who had no coat, no skin, no feathers…just…his skeletal form was there, with red dots in the eyes holes that seemed to stare into my very soul. “I couldn’t leave them like that…so soon…THEY MEAN EVERYTHING TO ME.” I suddenly realized who he was…and I knew that it was me, who called him out back then. “you will not take me…not for a good long time….death…”

His skin, coat and feathers reformed, but his eyes didn’t reform, just left with a black void with red dots as he grinned at me. “then live…for now, young firebrand…” he touched his horn to my head as the pain stopped. “show me your resolve, show me that you wish to only use power to protect others, and not dominate over them…” I felt a surge go through me, and I felt a pressure, press down on my chest, then relieve, then pushed down, then relieved a few times, then a warmth on my mouth, which flowed through me.

I blinked and I saw…purple…it took a second till my senses came back and I noticed what was happening, Twilight was giving me CPR, but right now her mouth was on mine, which made my face form a heat, and I groaned out, making Twilight’s eyes snap open and we just stared at each other shell-shocked. Twice in the waking world…and once in the dream world…twice Twilight….once Applejack…why wasn’t I this lucky as a human…?

Wait…LUCKY?! How can I forget the pain, the heartbreak, the sense of betrayal! I came back from my thoughts, and saw Twilight blushing, then slowly pull away, and she talked quickly, with fear behind it. “s-sorry, you…it seemed like you weren’t breathing…your chest wasn’t moving, a-and I panicked…I just started Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, because I couldn’t think of what else to do…” I noticed her eyes were misty.

I don’t understand why, but I had to show her it was ok, and that I was thankful, so I did the only thing on my mind. I sat up, as she looked away like she was worried I was mad, so I just placed my hoof on her cheek, turned her head to face me…and I kissed her real quick. I blinked and felt my face start burning, as I saw Twilight looking shocked, and blushing as well.

“Twilight…do NOT read into that too much…I couldn’t stand seeing you cry, and I wanted to thank you, and calm you down quickly, and I didn’t want to take too long so I just…did what was on my mind…” I scratched my head nervously, as I felt my face grow hotter than what I imagined the sun would be…I’m certain I was sweating from how nervous I felt, and the heat I felt.

“I-it’s fine…I’m just glad you’re ok…” she looked at me sternly before putting her hoof on my chest, and poking it. “and do not EVER scare me like that again! I thought I..” she cleared her throat looking away” I thought…WE…had lost you…”

I couldn’t help but chuckle at her antics. “don’t worry Twilight.” I got up and walked to her side and whispered to her. “I am gonna be around to tease you girls…for a good…long…time…and besides…for a mare who hasn’t kissed, you aren’t half bad.” I just smirked as she tensed up, and I was certain her whole face was red as I walked off, heading for my room.

I woke up the next morning, and I felt so…stiff. I stretched and let my limbs fall, but one of my hands hit my face and I groaned as I slid it down…………………..wait, hand? I sat up quickly and looked at my hands that were now shaking. No…that couldn’t be a dream! I looked around and saw my room that was next to Twilight and I sighed in relief.

Hands….I tensed up and jumped out of bed, seeing I was wearing a pair of black pants, black boots, a black jacket. I blinked and examined it closely, noticing it seemed familiar. Wait, this is the same thing off that anime I liked. ‘Sword art online’, but it wasn’t the SAO clothing, it was the version he had in the elf, one where he could fly. The second version, that looked like the real him. It even had that tuft of fur coming out of the collar of the jacket.

I went to the mirror, and looked over myself, and I saw I had long, pointed ears, which one twitched as I stared amazed at myself. I was skinny, slightly muscular, and I felt lighter than air. I looked around and saw where I was and remembered everything. I wondered why I was not freaking out…never mind, here it comes.

I started screaming and ran to the door opening it, and went to dash out but…

*CLUNK* *THUD*

Again with this?! Yeah…again…

I held my head groaning from the pain, and I heard a door open, and heard Twilights voice. “Blaze! Are you alright?!” I looked over as she ran out of her room and she looked at me in shock, as I sat up and saw her horn was…hanging, and covered in polka dots. I just covered my mouth, to hold my laugh in, as her look of shock became one of anger. “don’t you dare…”

I uncovered my mouth to speak before the dam broke. “I’M SORRYYYYY!!!!” I started laughing and fell back holding my stomach, as I got up and rushed downstairs. As soon as Twilight got down the stairs while chasing me, we both froze as the door opened, and I saw Pinkie, run in with a swollen tongue. So, miss magic user, loses her magic…and the chatterbox, and loses her ability to speak…coherently anyway…

I then heard some crashing sounds, until the door busted open, and I ducked to just barely dodge a blue blur knowing it was Dash. I then see…a mass of white and purple walk in, which I just knew was Rarity, and Apple Bloom walked in, with a tiny sized Applejack on her. I then saw Fluttershy just walk in with nothing wrong with her…at least…nothing visible.

I saw Apple Bloom, and Applejack just staring at me with worry. I just smiled nervously, which made them step back….or made Apple Bloom step back, and AJ recoiled with a glare, jumping onto AB’s head. “uhh…hey AJ…hey Apple Bloom.”

I saw Apple Bloom calm down and step closer, but AJ snorted…and talked in a high pitched voice. “Apple Bloom, stay away from that thing! It might be worse than Zecora!” I felt my ears droop. I have heard friends call me a freak, a waste of space, and other things, but this hurt…

I saw AB step closer. “blaze?” I nodded my head a bit looking away sliding my hands into my pockets.

“BLAZE?! Oh no, Blaze, ah didn’t know that was you, ah am SO sorry!” I heard her high pitched voice go to a higher pitch, which I couldn’t help but laugh a bit.

I looked at Applejack, and shrugged. “its no big deal…I can’t really hold it against you, when you never knew what I was…or…kind of was. I seem to be…” I rubbed one of my ears to the pointed tip. “more Elvin now, but I was more or less like this.” I heard Twilight say something about ghosts, zombies, and curses not being real, which I turned my head. “Twilight…ghosts do exist…trust me…I…will explain later, but lets deal with this…stuff…first.”

I sat on the couch looking at my hands opening and closing them. It felt odd now, but yet I was glad to feel use of humanoid limbs again. I felt my ear twitch hearing almost silent clicks of hooves on wood, and I looked over to see Apple Bloom sneaking out. I looked at the rest of the girls talking to each other so I quickly and quietly left the library going after Apple Bloom, being relieved that no other ponies were out yet.

“Apple Bloom, what are you doing?” I reached the fillies side as she reached the forest entrance, making her jump and look at me annoyed. “sorry, and I know…again, I’m sorry.”

She looked into the forest. “Ah was gonna find Zecora to get her to help everypony.”

I nodded and started to head into the forest with her, until a squeaky voice came out of nowhere. “hold it right there! Ya’ll get back to the library right now!” I looked at Apple Bloom to see AJ on her head.

I picked up AJ and set her on a branch. “sorry, but whether this is a curse done by Zecora, or something else, that zebra knows something about this, and might be able to reverse it. Knowing the rest, they noticed we are missing, and is on our trail as we speak…I will protect Apple Bloom, don’t worry…” Apple Bloom and I continued down the path Zecora went down yesterday.

We found a small home, which was adorned with many African style decorations, and masks. Or…I guess here it would be Zebrecan, not African. We entered and saw Zecora working over a cauldron pouring some little flakes from a small designed urn, or vase, and dropped in some herbs with a hoof. She seems like an alchemist in my old games.

Zecora set the small urn on a nearby table, and looked at us. “what do I owe the pleasure, to have visitors at this hour?” huh, her accent made pleasure, and hour rhyme.

We shortly learned about ‘poison joke’ and she knew my…look…was caused by the plant…best to keep this is almost how I looked before a secret. We got a list and some details on some herbs she needed for the cure, so me and Apple Bloom headed out to get them.

Once we bought what we could in town, we headed back into the forest knowing a much quicker route, than what we took before, and kept an eye out for the last thing Zecora needed. On the way I saw the plant off the path, so I started to head towards it. When I got it in Apple Blooms saddlebag, I heard a growl and turned to see a wolf made of wood.

“Apple Bloom, take those to Zecora…I’ll keep this thing busy” I saw two more creep out of the bushes eyeing me, and drooling…what looked like sap. I could hear the filly try to say something but I jump in as she started. “just go! I’ll be fine!” I heard the sounds of the filly run off and I watches two of the wolves go around me to surround me.

I’m glad Apple Bloom got away, before they did this, and of course they will go after the meatier target. And wild canine nature, is to stay in a group…a pack. So I knew one wouldn’t run off after something else. I felt my ear flick and I ducked as I saw one jump over me and I jumped back. I REALLY wish I still had wings.

As soon as I wished I had wings, I felt a tense feeling at my shoulder blades. When I looked back real quick I had black, sparkling, ethereal wings that looked like they could cut a limb off. If the wings appeared maybe…a sword, I need a sword!

I felt some weight over my shoulder and reached my hand over to feel a hilt. I quickly grabbed it as I saw a wooden wolf charge at me. everything seemed to slow down, as I started to pull the sword out, but I can’t get it out fast enough. It felt like instinct took over as I felt myself jump back. As my sword slipped out of the sheath and spun and sliced the wooden wolf’s legs off and landed in a slide as the legless wolf collapsed onto the ground.

I have NO idea how I did that, but I’m glad it happened. I looked at the sword to see a long black blade on a basic hilt wrapped in a black fabric, but it didn’t have a hand-guard. Maybe it’s not like the one off the show, but who cares, I have a weapon. I looked at the wolves and set myself in a defensive position with my sword out in front of me and my free hand behind me, in case another wolf came up from behind me.

I took a calming breath as I closed my eyes, but by the time I opened them, I just saw pieces of wood, twigs, and leaves, that had a sight glow spread around, and soon after some time the wood, and leaves seemed to roll, or slide off slowly, so I decided to head for Zecora’s hut sheathing the sword. I felt the weight disappear instantly after letting go, but just kept running.

I got near the hut to see the girls all run out, but stopped when they saw me. “I’m fine! It’s alright!”

I saw Apple Bloom run to me and jump up hugging my leg. “Ah’m so glad to see you’re ok! I was so worried that something bad was gonna happen!”

I chuckled and picked her up. “well, I’m perfectly fine. Instinct, and reflexes seem to be enhanced. So those…things couldn’t even touch me.”

I set the filly down, as they all explained that the cure was a bath with a special brew added into the water. So the cure is basically like a bubble bath, minus the bubbles? Rarity then suggested using the town spa’s bath for the cure so all of us could be cured quicker. Wait…”uhh, could I get mine…in a little bottle so I can do it alone?” They all looked at me confused. “there is a…good reason….or, I start off alone, till I turn into a pony again…trust me…”

They looked at each other than me, which they all nodded. I sighed in relief and we headed back to town. We soon reached the spa, and set up the baths. I looked at the rest, as they stared at me for a sec, till they remembered and left the room. I quickly got the jacket and everything off then climbed in the bath, quickly dunking myself underwater for a while. When I came up taking a sharp gasp from holding my breath for so long, I wiped water from my eyes with my…hooves. I called out that it worked and the girls all came in whispering, and a few seemed to be blushing.

I wonder what they were talking about. Soon after we all got finished being cured of our little jokes, and…prying the small wooden bucket off AJ…we all headed to our homes. It wasn’t long after being back at the library before I felt a hoof on my shoulder.

I looked at Twilight as she looked confused. “Blaze, why did you need to start off alone in the baths?”

I just tensed up and looked around. “its just…its…awkward…as a pony I KNOW its different…but when I’m human…or elf, or whatever, I was close enough to human! But…humans bathe alone…or…only those they are close with.”

“but…we’re close aren’t we? I mean, we ARE friends….right?” I heard a hint of worry in her voice.

I turned to her quickly. “of course we are! But…humans bathe with those they are close with…” I sat there and clicked my front hooves together nervously. “intimately…” I looked at Twilight as she blinked, then she tensed up as her cheeks turned to a pink color. “yeah…if the others ask, you explain it, I could barely explain this time, because it’s so awkward…”

She nodded. “I can understand that…but how could you tell it wouldn’t be as special with ponies?”

“I’m sure it CAN be…but ponies have a coat to hide those areas, they can’t just take it off like a human does with clothes…you get it?” I looked at her to see her writing on a piece of paper with a quill which made me facehoof.

“is that why humans wear clothes? To hide their more intimate areas?” she looked like a scholar again, which made me chuckle, since it suits her, but the sudden change was just crazy to me.

“well it does that, as well as keeps us warm during the colder seasons. And they can hide, terrible scars, or wounds. Things that could disgust others…” after a game of…not just 20 questions, she had almost 50…after a game of ‘50’ questions, she finally yawned and decided we should head to bed. It didn’t take long for me to get comfy in my bed, as I felt Mimzy climb to where she was on top of my head on the pillows (her favorite spot), and I could hear Cynder’s sounds of sleep by the door. Such a crazy few days, and I hope it won’t be for a good long while before something else happens. But I can say this…my life here, even if more danger filled, and life threatening…I wouldn’t trade it for anything…I felt…at home here…I finally, truly, really felt…at home.

Author's Note

i hope you liked the reveal of the alicorn.

i had this planned out and i wanted to reveal him at a good yet near time.

mistakes? mention in comments please.

and the picture? i have to thank my dearest and only Friend john for doing it.

he EDITS, but he only edits with permission [as far as i know...] and pictures that SO MANY have redone. AKA old ones that the owner has no care for anymore most likely. in his early editting times, he got told once to remove it, and he did. because the original owner, was worried that it would be taken by others. the site at the time had no commenting, so i could understand his worries.

but thank you john, i owe you...no not a game dont ask that

well, until next time readers!

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