The Everfree way

Chapter 3: Everfree Hangout

“Dude I can’t believe she pulled you back to talk about how you were staring at some ponies. Especially since she didn’t even get the right pony!” Dragon said, reminding Flare again of what happened.

“How did she even think that I liked Merry Flower? She’s not even my type! She’s hot pink for crying out loud!” Flare said.

“I know Flare’s not into Merry Flower, but what about you Dragon?” Zero asked, smirking. Dragon blushed and shoved his friend away.

“You already know my answer, Zero.” Dragon replied, looking at Nightmare, who wasn’t paying attention to anything.

“So, out of all four of you. How many of you lost your virginity?” Junele asked. The question was so vulgar that Nightmare tripped while sitting down.

Zero talked first “First off, Nightmare, how do you even keep doing that?” She shrugged “Second off, what!?”

“I thought we came to the Everfree Smoothie hut to hang out, not to get sexual.” Dragon said, blushing.

“Talk about dropping a bomb. Was that even necessary?” Flare asked.

“I was just curious. I say stuff like this all the time. That’s why Elsana wasn’t affected by this.” Junele replied.

“It’s true. He does say stuff like this; however, it still bothers me.” Elsana said.

“I don’t know about the others, but I’m still a virgin.” Flare said. “That’s kinda why I’m so pervy now.”

“I’m kinda dying right now get back to me later.” Nightmare said, still face planting the ground.

“I know I’m still a virgin. And Dragon never brings fillies home.” Zero said. Dragon shrugged.

“He’s right.” Dragon said.

“Well, you guys know I’m too shy to even get into a relationship” Elsana said.

“I’ve been spending most of my time supporting Elsana and myself. I didn’t have the time.” Junele said

“Well, I guess I gotta answer now. I’m asexual so I never felt the need. Aromantic too in case that became a question.” Nightmare said.

“Hey, I have an idea. Anypony ever play Truth or Dare before?” Dragon asked.

“Well, a few times with my cousins. It got boring though ‘cause the dare was always to drink hot sauce and I always chose Dare.” Nightmare said.

“I played it all the time back at the orphanage.” Flare said. “Crazy colts means crazy dares.”

“I don’t really think I played it. I didn’t really have anyone to play it with.” Zero responded.

“I’ve played it with Junele before.” Elsana said.

“Yeah...So, you guys wanna play?” Zero asked.

“Sure I guess.” Dragon said.

“Yeah! Let’s do this!” Flare asked.

“Whatever. It’s not like we got anything better to do” Nightmare said.

“We’re in.” Elsana and Junele said together.

“Okay. Flare you go first.” Dragon said.

“Ummm….Elsana. Truth or Dare?” Flare asked.

“Truth.” Elsana said.

“Hmmm...how intimate have you gotten with Junele?” Flare asked. That sentence sent both siblings in a deep blush. Flare couldn’t help but fall out of his chair laughing. “And yes, you do have to answer and make it truthful.”

“Oh...um...well, usually the most intimate we get is before going to bed we hug, but once we walked out of separate rooms and accidentally smacked into each other, causing us to kiss.” Elsana said, causing them to both blush from the memory. That thought made Zero and Nightmare chuckle a bit. Flare was glad he thought of that truth.

“Well, since you just embarrassed both me and my sister, Flare, what was the most compromising position you’ve been caught in.” Junele said, still a bit red.

Flare looked as if the question didn’t bother him. “Never. That never happened to me.” He said. “Except for when Dragon caught me bending over forward in my red and black socks.” Flare said. Junele looked under the table.

“You mean those socks you’re wearing now?” He asked.

“Yeah. I always wear these.” Flare asked.

“I don’t get it. I don’t see the compromising guys.” Nightmare said.

“Yeah well whatever. Anyways, who should we dare next?” Flare said. “Hey, how about we continue at our place?”

“Sounds good.” Everyone replied.

The hut that they lived in was neither too big or too small. It had a fair amount of rooms so that everyone had their own room and still had some extras for company or unexpected guests. Outside of the house NMDD had started a small garden so that if they ran out of bits they wouldn’t starve, and Elsana often helped her with maintaining it. They entered the house and sat back down in the living room.

“So who should we dare next. Elsana and Flare already went.” Zero said. After a few seconds of silence, Nightmare raised her hoof.

“Mer...I’ll go since nopony else wants to.” Nightmare

“Ok NMDD, Truth or Dare” Zerobeat asked.

“You guys know that I’m a chronic liar so I always choose Dare.” She responded

“I dare you...to make out with Dragon Beat!” Zero dared.

“Well ain’t that some crap.” She said, getting up to walk over to Dragon. She kissed him on the lips and then threw him to the side. She then walked over to Zero, and hit him on the shoulder. “Thanks for making me lose my first kiss Dum-Dum.” She said, sitting back down to fake pout.

“Well, I guess that means that NMDD gets to dare Zero back.” Junele said, laughing at the catatonic Dragon Beat. She pulled out the Poison Joke she got a few days ago and held out to him.

“A poison joke flower. Touch it, sniff it, lick it, do whatever. I want to know what it will do to you. When you’re done you can throw it beside Dragon so he can freak out before realizing it’s too far away to affect him...much. And don’t worry too much dude, the flower is sorta dried out so the effect happens faster and lasts for less time.” She said

Zero looked at the flower and winced. He didn’t want to, but he had to. He touched it and felt the pollen of the flower clinging to his hoof. The pollen didn’t affect him immediately. But by the time of the next dare, the effect was starting to take place. He tossed it beside Dragon who immediately bolted up and away from the flower.

“Okay. Until the pollen takes full effect we’ll go again.” Dragon said.

“Okay Junele. Truth or Dare.” Elsana said.

“Truth.” Junele replied.

“What would you do if you and Flare were in face to face with a hydra?” Elsana asked.

“Either grab him or throw him to the hydra. But either way, I’m running.” He replied. Flare looked at Junele like he was insane. “Kidding. I’m not fond of ponies, but I’ll still keep you guys safe. You are letting me and my sister live here after all.” Flare’s look relaxed.

Nova looked at Nightmare to see if the poison joke affected him. The entire group save Nightmare burst into laughter.

“Any changes?” Zero said.

“Yeah,” Nightmare said, interrupting the laughs from the others.

“What? What is it?!” He panicked as he looked at his body, trying to find the poison jokes effects. Nightmare just stared while she realized that she was also affected by the poison joke.

“If you tell me what it did to me, I’ll tell you what it did to you” Nightmare replied.

“Did it change my mane? My tail? My gender?!” Zero said, frantically.

“Just tell me what happened to me and I’ll let you stop panicking.” She said

“You’re kinda….a colt now..” Zero said a bit calmer.

Nightmare looked at herself. “Well ain’t that something.”

“Well so what happened to me?” Zero asked again.

“Meh. Nothing much dude. You just inverted guy.” Nightmare said.

Zero looked at himself. “Wait, what?”

“Yeah. your grayness is the opposite. Ditto with your blue and black.”  The now he said, picking his tail up to show him. His body was now a darker gray, almost black. His mane was a reddish-orange with white stripes. His eyes had too changed, making them a yellow color outlined with black instead of blue inside white. “It looks kinda cool if you ask me.”

“I’ll say. You’re making my colors look dull.” Flare said. “But the dare is done. Dragon, it’s your turn.”

Dragon looked around and regrettably got up from the floor. “Fine, but I’m going with Dare.” Junele smirked and looked at Flare. Flare smirked.

“Okay. I dare you to do seven minutes in Cloudsdale with colt Nightmare!” Flare said.

“Why do I get put into this crap….fine whatever.” Nightmare said, crossing his hooves

“Just suck it up. Flare and I have done it before.” Zero said.

“Yeah but you could have done anything in there. Who knows what will happen? You know what, screw it. Lets just get this over with.” Nightmare replied.

Nightmare grabbed Dragon’s tail with his teeth and dragged Dragon into the closet. Dragon’s hoofs were desperately trying to keep him from going in that closet. Despite his efforts, Dragon Beat ended in the closet. Seven minutes later, Nightmare was a filly again and Dragon smelled like sweat and shame.

“Seven minutes up, enough said.” Elsana said.

“So what happen-” Flare started.

“Well, I’m not sure. It’s a small closet so there was like no room to move. Basically he ended up in a stupid position.” Nightmare said.

“Then why do you smell like sweat?” Zero asked.

“He panicked.” She replied.

Dragon chuckled. “After some fun.” He said. Nightmare raised a brow, wondering how their definitions of fun could be so different. “But a gentlecolt never kisses and tells.” Dragon said.

“Wow. Is he really that delusional?” Junele asked.

“Oh yeah.” Zero replied.

-Episode 3 is ova-