The wrench chronicles (bioshock)

The bag itself was writhing it wasn't too heavy and the bag was going to hold, I checked around to make sure I had everything that had been taken. Once I was sure I turned around and left through the secret door I had come through, it opened and walked through, what I hadn't noticed was the pair of red eyes that followed me as I left.

The walk back was long the creature in the bag had given up but carrying the box as well made it both awkward to carry and heavy, the box was a foot cubed and unlike the bag was quite heavy. Wonder what is in there, I could see the end of the tunnel and not to soon either.

Climbing the stairs was the biggest challenge I almost dropped the box twice, only at the last moment grabbing hold of it. I finally got up the stairs panting and wheezing, I placed the box on the table, the blue unicorn woke up again. "Oh you got it! Thank you! I can get back to work now." she jumped up and opened the box with her magic, it was filled to the brim with gold necklaces they had a number of different gems embedded into them: rubies, emeralds, sapphires even diamonds.

As I turned around to leave with the crown, bracelet and make up gems. The jeweller spoke to me "sir, I would like you to have these" I turned round and saw her holding two necklaces, a ruby one and a sapphire one.

"I could never accept gifts that are so expensive" she shoved them into my hand and levitated me out of the door, slamming it behind me. Wow that's a new way to leave a shop, this better not become the norm. I returned to the antiques shop, the older pegasus was asleep on the counter, Arc was packing her saddlebags "going on a trip Arc?"

"yeah, I heard of an artefact, deep in the Everfree forest."

"but isn't it dangerous in there?" she nodded her head "do you have someone to accompany you?" she shook her head "wait is this your way of inviting me?" she nodded her head, oh come on, "alright, I will go but I have a few places I need to stop first."

It was then she noticed the crown on my head, "oh you found it!" I handed her the crown and bracelet, "oh thank you so much, find out who did it?" I held up the bag and it wiggled, Arc started to giggle, "Ok go do what you have to do and meet me here in two hours."

I left the antiques shop and walked down the road towards the police station, the thing inside was starting to get a bit restless. I entered the lobby, the thing inside the bag squirming away; I then walked to an empty cell and through the bag inside and slammed the door locking it behind me. "Wow you got a diamond dog; I guess he was stealing all the gem related items?" I nodded my head; she slapped me on the back.

"Hey chief can I take a couple of days off? I have to go on an ... Expedition into the Everfree forest" she nodded her head and walked away. Next stop is the spa, I don't like that place.

I walked down to the spa for the second time today and saw Rarity enter; I guess she is there for a makeover or something. I knocked on the door and when Aloe, or Lotus, opened the door she dragged me inside. "Lotus the police officer has made an appearance" Lotus ran out of the cupboard and bounced up and down in front of me.

"Did you get it? Who did it?" I pulled out the box and handed it to her, god only knows how they put those on. "You deserve a free massage!" sigh I guess I do have two hours to kill, whatever. I agreed to the massage and they both squealed, what have I done this can't be a good idea.

Aloe pushed me into a curtained off area and told me to take my shirt off and have a seat "water is over there of you want a drink" she pointed over to a jug of water on a small table; I took my shirt off as instructed and went and got a drink. I drank a whole glass of the stuff, and poured another I was about to pick the glass up when I seized up, oh god. I fell to the floor with a loud crunch.

"Ow what just happened? Girls when this wears off your for it!" my face still facing the floor was probably a bit muffled to the outside world, I heard two horses walk in.

"oh, but you won't remember this at all" oh damn no, they flipped me over "oh Jack you know how muscly your chest is right?" I think it was Aloe talking. They were both feeling the front of my chest up, I could feel both of their hoofs tracing my muscles, well at least they haven't gone south yet.

One of them was tugging at my trousers, god help me, "Aloe come help me with this, it's complicated" all of a sudden both of them were working on getting me out of my trousers.

"Help!" they both giggled at my attempts to alert someone to what was going on.

"How cute, no-one is here to hear you shout ..." both their eyes went wide a sudden realisation, I saw both of them float past my face a light blue aura surrounding them.

Rarity's face popped into view "are you alright darling?" I nodded my head, it was the only part of my body that I had any control over, "what they were doing was just monstrous, how long until this wears off you dirty mares"

"about twenty minutes Rarity and that's all we need please let us go, we won't get another chance!" Rarity shook her head in disgust, twenty minutes passed and I had no memory of them, when I finally regained control of my body I stood up.

"god, I'm thirsty" I grabbed the second glass of the table and downed it, I turned round to see Rarity put her hoof to her face, then I saw the floor rushing up to say hello.

Twenty minutes passed and I got up again, and just like last time I walked over to the water again, only this time it floated out of reach "you’re not becoming immobile for another twenty minutes" wait what was she on about? "The water is drugged Aloe and Lotus here were going to rape you" I turned to see them running in the air trying desperately to get away.

I raised an eyebrow at them "we're sorry! We won't do this again honest" they were pretty terrified.

"Ok as long as you promise, I will let you go, but if I hear you are trying this again I will be back" they nodded their heads frantically. "Ok Rarity you can let them go" they both dropped to the floor in a heap, seems Rarity didn't care that she dropped them from roof height. I put my shirt back on, me and Rarity then left the spa, "now Rarity can we not mention this incident again please"

"but why Jack? They almost raped you" I still had no memory on how far they got but it can't have been far because I still have my trousers on correctly.

"well, it's not exactly a great moment for me, I was incapacitated by two mares, not exactly the thing I want to spread around." she continued to question me for the rest of the trip home, until "I was touched in places that only the mare I love should see!" the sudden outburst scared Rarity.

After a few seconds of silence Rarity asked the one question left "so who is it?" wait what did she mean? I looked at her; she noticed the look and followed up with "who is the mare you love?" I went bright red losing all chance of denying that I love a mare, it seemed silly now that I thought about it, how could I love something which isn't my own species?

"Well" I whispered the answer in her ear; she burst out laughing and rolled on the floor "it's not that funny" why did everyone find it funny? I picked her up and walked towards Twi's house, I needed to grab some things before I left ... And of course tell Twi where I was going. By the time we got to the library Rarity had calmed down enough to stand again "have we gained control of our legs yet?"

"yes darling you can put me down now" I placed her down outside the library and entered, I saw Twi desperately trying to control the two young children, and failing.

"Are you alright Twi?" she didn't look it but might as well ask.

"These two are a hoof-full I can't control them!" she looked really stressed out.

"Well I'm going on a trip for a day or so into the Everfree forest so I guess you won't look after them" she collapsed on the sofa, "ok I'll ask someone else, any ideas Rarity?"

"Fluttershy is very good with children, she keeps my little Sweetiebell in line"

"ok then, we will ask Fluttershy for her help" I turned to the two girls who were still running about "Girls I'm going to be away for a while, and you are going to stay with Fluttershy" they both seemed upset by this "when I get back we are going to spend some time together, ok?" they both nodded their heads "now go get your things we are going down to Fluttershy's now" they both ran upstairs.

I changed out of my uniform and into my old clothes from my time in Rapture, I attached my wrench to my trousers and put a Eve Hypo in a small bag and attached that to my belt as well, I have to ration these, I don't know how to make anymore. Both of the girls were ready when I got downstairs we headed out to Fluttershy's house.

When we finally got there, Fluttershy was by the chicken coop; she was either feeding them or collecting the eggs. Both girls went running over to Fluttershy they seemed to like her a lot and vice versa. "Fluttershy I don't suppose you can look after these two for a couple of days"

"of course Jack they won't be a problem, will you?" the last part I assumed was aimed at the girls because she was looking at them, they both shook their heads "see, have fun on your trip" she seemed to be a lot less nervous around the girls and me but still she was really quiet at the best of times.

I hugged and kissed both Jass and Night and left, I really have to spend more time with them, I walked to the antiques shop and devised a way I could see both, Jass and Night and also thank Pinkie, Twi and Rarity, I got it. "Hi jack you ready to go?"

"yep I have everything" she looked me up and down, "I am more resourceful than you think" she shook her head.

"Mhmm follow me then" she walked in the other direction obviously weighed down by her bags, sigh, I picked up the ones balanced on her back In-between her wings. They weren't so heavy, she seemed relieved when I took them off "thank you" the bags did have straps but they were smaller than normal, so I had to carry them with my hands and not wear them.

We were about to enter the forest, "now whatever I say goes, no arguing, alright?" she nodded her head "right do you know the way? Because I don't want to get lost" she opened a bag and took out a rolled up piece of parchment, it looked old and was slightly yellow.

"Now the temple is here," she was pointing at a black symbol in the middle of a forest; it was like a bats wing with holes in it. Strange. "And we are here" she pointed at the edge of the forest; it didn't seem that far so that’s a plus. "It will only take a day’s journey to get there"

"well then shall we get going?" she nodded her head; it was only about two o’clock seeing as Celestia got me up at six in the morning, I had solved the mystery by midday. As we entered the forest it instantly got a lot darker, it was like it was night time already.

When we finally settled down for the night "you sure it's night Jack?" she was looking up at the green canopy, not that you could see through it.

"Well no, but I'm getting tired so ... Sleepy time" wait a minute, "couldn't you fly up and see?" she shuffled her feet and laid down.

"Your right we are tired, it's best that we get some sleep" that was strange I will have to uncover that tomorrow or will it be today? Oh ok I give up, need sleep. I woke up the next morning to see Arc was already awake, I was about to say something when I realised she was doing something strange. She looked back at her wings and flapped them, where was she going, there is barely enough room to walk let alone fly. After a couple of seconds she was straining herself but she wasn't moving anywhere, so that's it.

"Morning Arc." she instantly stopped flapping her wings, she looked round with a nervous look on her face.

"oh ... Morning, well we better get going soon" she started to pack up, so far we haven't seen anything hostile yet, I'm guessing the forest wasn't as dangerous as everyone thought it was. Really wish I had brought a sleeping bag or something, the floor although it wasn't wet, it was quiet hard. Arc was smart enough to pack a blanket so it wasn't too bad.

"Thanks for bringing me a blanket" she was grinning at me.

"What would you do without me?" oh how smug she looked.

"I'd be at home, probably sleeping" the smugness was wiped from her face, I don't know if she took it to heart "but I'm glad I'm here” she smiled at that, better be more careful with what I say, I think her self-esteem and confidence is lacking. She showed me where she thought we were on the map; we were about fifty per cent of the way there.

We walked for many more hours until I fell over, I looked back to see a yellow brick half sunk into the ground it was quite large "the temple is probably nearby" I pushed passed a tree and was blinded, after being in the darkness for so long the sunlight became blinding, when I was able to see again I noticed Arc had followed me and she had not yet recovered from the bright light.

After a few seconds of waiting she was able to see again, we walked up to the stairs, the temple was a splitting image of an Aztec temple. We climbed the stairs to the top and stopped, someone had been here recently, a lit torch was in a bracket on the wall.
"Now I think someone is nearby we must be as quiet as possible" she nodded her head.

As we walked through the hallways, I thought about Arc, I probably should be paying attention looking for traps, she seemed to unconfident in herself and she also didn't talk very much. All of a sudden I was floating backwards, while I was thinking I hadn't noticed that we had reached the main chamber, and there was someone at the centre altar.