Identity Crisis

Sunny and Lux were at a quiet booth at the Hayburger. A lot of ponies were there, and the general buzz of chatter filled the air. Though, a lot of that chatter was about Lux. "Here's some menus." The mare waitress smiled at the two of us. Her eyes were drawn to Lux, staring up at him curiously.

He took one of the menus from her, smiling somewhat uneasily. He felt somewhat out of place and mildly nervous. However, more than anything, while he still felt a small bit like he didn't quite belong, it was overshadowed by the feeling of awkwardness he felt at looking down at someone even while sitting at a booth.

"Uh... Thanks..." He said, looking mildly uncomfortable.

Sunny motioned the mare in closer. "He's my coltfriend. He's the nicest creature ever to grace Equestria!" She beamed, happy to talk about Lux. The waitress shared the smile and giggled too. She elbowed Lux and eyed him up and down.

"If Sunny likes you, you're okay." She assured.

Lux relaxed a bit. "Thank you," He said. "She's been very kind to me..." The words softly left his lips as he looked back to Sunny.

The short, orange haired mare had her hands folded in her lap, sitting straight, and returning the gaze back at him. Her freckled face made that smile of hers that much cuter whenever her dimples showed.

After a moment, Lux caught himself and looked away, blushing. He looked to his menu to consider his order.

"Salad, thousand island." Sunny said with a nod. The waitress tapped away at her notepad with a pen, glancing over to Lux.

"I'll take two quarter-pound hayburger large meals please," He said, handing his menu to her.

The waitress nodded and jotted down the order. "Drinks?"

"Orange cream soda!" Sunny held her hand up and started kicking her feet playfully.

"Root beer for myself" Lux said with a look of obvious restraint.

Sunny's lips curled upward, trying to hold back laughter. Oblivious, the waitress nodded and walked off to the kitchen. Sunny disappeared under the table, reappearing on his side of the booth. She playfully kicked her feet above the floor from the seat that was just a bit taller than her legs could reach as to touch the floor with her feet. All the mare could do was stare up at him, that same old smile plastered on her face.

Lux took that as a que, and wrapped his arm and a wing around her, holding her closer. As he held her, though he had a calm look on his face, Sunny could hear his heart pounding inside his chest.

Sunny sighed pleasantly and pulled her legs up onto the seat, leaning her weight into him. "Still nervous?" She pondered aloud.

Surprised, he looked down. "What makes you say that?" He asked, trying to appear calm.

"If there's anything I've learned about you, it's your heart. I've memorized it to the beat." Sunny's words didn't ring with even the slightest hint of dishonesty or exaggeration.

Deflating a bit, the Draconequus gave a small sigh. "Is it that obvious?" he asked. This entire time, his eyes had been scanning the restaurant and the streets outside.

"Talk to me. I'm here to listen." Sunny curled into his lap and looked up at him like a therapist to her patient.

"It's... I'm just not quite used to being out like this..." He said, continuing to look around.

Sunny raised her arm and tilted his gaze back down to her. "Just look at me, Lux. You're the star of my world, and I need you to stay with me. It'll take ponies a bit to get used to another of your kind, but for now... look at me. I'm a vision of the future. The way I treat you is how Ponyville will adjust, only slower. For now... just keep your head out of the clouds. I love you Lux." She cooed softly.

Looking into her eyes, Lux kept his gaze at her for a little while, before closing his eyes and resting his head on hers. "I hope so..." he said longingly.

"We can go somewhere quiet if you want. Food is food, whether we're eating it at a table... or under the sunset." Sunny suggested.

"No, we should eat at least... " He insisted, turning to watch the kitchen door.

"That's what I just said. We're gonna eat, but we could get our food to go silly!" Sunny flicked the end of his nose. "Boop."

Lux scrunched his face, snorting a bit before letting out a tremendous sneeze that turned the walls all pink with plaid stripes, and the booth turned into a waterbed. Sunny let out a squeal that devolved into a fit of giggles. "Bless you!"

The Draconequus missed her response, focusing more on the stern and cross looks that were being given around the restaurant. "Heh... Sorry everypony..." He said, blushing while scratching the back of his neck sheepishly.

Sunny stood up on the seat enough to meet Lux eye-to-eye. "So, after we get our food... where's a good place to eat?" She asked, wrapping her arms around his neck.

"Ummm.... I really don't know any place around here..." he said, delving into thought.

"How about the park? I heard there's a beautiful view to watch the sun set in front of the pond." Sunny suggested, clinging to his head and letting her body dangle limply from it.

He chuckled at her antics, thinking on her suggestion. "Sounds okay then." He said as he held her up and closer to him.

Sunny cheered, wrapping her arms and legs around his body and cuddling as close as possible.

Leaning back, he wrapped both wings around her, content to just hold her close until their food arrived.

It was a short five minutes before they're order arrived. Sunny barely even glanced at the food before giving Lux a wink.

He gave a nod and motioned to the waitress.

"Excuse me, could we get these orders to go?" He asked.

"Absolutely, give me just a moment." the waitress responded, taking the food to the back once more.

"I love you." Sunny reinforced her words with a kiss to his cheek.

Lux hummed and held her close once more until the waitress arrived with four takeout boxes.

"Enjoy your meal!" She said with a smile.

Lux took the boxes, snapping his fingers on one hand, crossing them on the other hoping that his magical attempts would work. The walls all reverted to their original states, though the booth had gone from being a waterbed to a booth with water filled cushions.

"Sorry about that...." He said to the waitress, grabbing the boxes and trying to make a hasty retreat.

"Later suckers!" Sunny waved the rest of the customers off and clung to Lux with all her might.

As Lux left hurriedly carrying the both of them out of the diner as the waitress gave a cross look at Sunny.

When they arrived a small distance away, however, a nearby pony caught sight of him running with her wrapped around him. The pink mare with a lime green mane selling flowers caught sight of the two and screamed. Two other mares, one a pale yellow color with a dual red tone mane, and the other a light red with a blonde mane made dramatic motions, one of them screaming 'the horror,' and then all three promptly fainted.

Lux looked down at Sunny with a deadpan stare and a raised eyebrow.

Sunny gave a slow blink. She raised her hands and waved to the ponies. "Fret not ponies, I have tamed the mighty beast!" She shouted, petting the top of Lux's head. "Isn't he cuuuute?"

Lux's skeptical glare turned completely deadpan, and mildly exasperated. Some of the surrounding ponies gave a friendly chuckle, and others gave the three dramatic mares their own bored expressions at their antics.

"Seeee. They already love you!" Sunny had the biggest smile on her face and was trying not to burst out into a fit of her own laughter.

He rolled his eyes, smiling at Sunny's words. He stopped and looked around as a realization came to him.

"Ummm...." he said, continuing to scan the town. "Where are we going?" he asked looking down at her.

"Ponyville Park! There's a nice pond with a great view of the horizon." Sunny ushered him off toward their destination.

"Oh, okay." He said. He set the food down for a moment and grabbed her as she dangled from him. "Hold on for a second." As he set her down, he lowered himself as well, presenting his back to her. "Hop on, and we'll get there at least a little faster."

With a giddy squee, Sunny dove on his back and wrapped her arms around his neck. She finished off mounting with a peck of her lips to his cheeks. Blushing, Lux grabbed the food once more, and took off. He started by gaining altitude. He rose higher and higher, peeking over all of the houses and buildings in Ponyville.

Sunny looked out into the distance. The mare was in awe as the two flew up. She looked like a filly who just entered a candy store for the first time. Sunny lowered her head and nuzzled his cheek, her eyes still stuck to the horizon.

The Draconequus glanced back, getting a glimpse of her expression and reaction. He smiled when he saw how enamored she was at the sight around them and the feeling of flying through the air. Lux felt happy and privileged to share this with someone he cared about. After a few moments, he caught sight of the park and started to make his way in that direction.

"I love you." Were the first words he heard from her.

Reaching his tail behind him, he gently stroked her back in a display of affection. "I love you too, Sunny." He said, keeping his eyes in front of him as he flew around the park a few times.

The tip of his tail tapped her shoulder, which she happily chewed on in a soft, playful manner.

He couldn't feel her gnawing on his rattlesnake's tip, as it had no feeling, as he landed down by the lake. "Is this the place?" He asked as he gently touched down.

"Perfect." Sunny whispered, mentioning not just the spot, but the journey here. She gave another kiss, this time to his lips.

He felt uncomfortable, but tried to return the kiss. He held her close as he transferred the food down to the ground with his tail.

Sunny released him and let out a squeak as she plopped onto the grass. Sitting there in a short daze, she finally smiled and looked up at Lux. "That was awesome!"

He gave a chuckle. "I'm glad you enjoyed it!"

Climbing back to her feet, Sunny wrapped herself around his arm and beaming up at the draconequus.

Lux set the supplies down before looking at Sunny. They stared at each other for a brief moment. Feeling the moment, he slowly moved forward towards her. He took an arm around her and gently lifted her slightly, and gave her a tender kiss.

Sunny's eyes fluttered closed. She gave a short, cute moan. Their lips pressing together seemd to last all day, but when they parted it had only been about a minute. Lux still had the power to make Sunny blush on occasion, and her giggling only made it that much more adorable.

He gave a quick chuckle, and looked around. The park was mostly empty, a few random ponies going about their business a distance away. They had landed right next to the lake on a grassy knoll, the smell of a fresh evening everywhere. The mare was scratching the back of her neck. Curious, he cocked his head. “You okay?”

Smiling, Sunny nodded. “Yeah, just an itch.”

Lux turned back to Sunny and asked, "Shall we get started?" as his stomach growled.

"Could you set the picnic up?" Sunny tilted her head down and turned her eyes to gaze up at him, asking with an feigned shy, innocent pose.

"Sure." He said.

He reached around his wrist and a picnic blanket appeared out of nowhere, as if he were pulling it from his sleeve. He then took the takeout boxes and opened them up, noticing they were a little cool, he snapped his fingers.

He wasn't expecting the confection oven to appear out of nowhere, but it seemed to work, so he went with it.

The Draconequus put the meals in the oven for a brief time, waiting for them to properly heat once more.

What happened next could be summed up by the word glomp. Sunny, with her arms wide, tackled Lux to the ground with a hug.

With a strained "WHOOF" Lux hit the ground, taken by surprise.

Looking down at her, Lux saw the mare curled up, smiling, eyes closed, snuggling on top of his larger body like a filly having the best dream of her life.

With a chuckle, he held her close to him, draping a wing over her like a blanket of it's own.

"You can eat if you want. I just want to stay like this." Sunny said in a soft tone so lovely and gentle it was like his ears were being caressed by a sea of liquid velvet.

"Okay, if you say so." He said gently back. The chimera reached over to the oven, taking a few of the items of food from it and beginning to eat. It continued for a while, Lux gently and quietly eating as they both watched the sun set over the lake.

Sunny was now using him as a recliner, lying on her back atop his front. Her head leaned into Lux's chest, and her legs were stretched out, shoes off, toes digging and playfully mingling with his hooves.

Lux was content with sitting there and watching the sun together. He reached to Sunny's food and lifted it towards her. "You going to eat?" He asked quietly.

Sunny lunged like a shark, taking a bite out of the sandwich. "Nom." She uttered, followed by a pleased moan signaling a mouth full of food.

Lux chuckled, still holding the food. He held the sandwich there as she ate from it, the two enjoying the last rays of sunlight as the sun set over the horizon.

Sunny slipped off of Lux and slowly climbed to her feet. Stepping a few feet away, she simply faced away from him. Lux’s curiosity couldn’t help but spark. He sat up, looking at her, and tilting his head in a mild confusion.

“Sunny? What’s going on? Something wrong?” He asked, unsure if something had happened, but decided to err on the safe side.

“I’d been thinking.” Sunny began to undo the straps to her sundress. “On the flight here.”

A small spark of uncertainty and lust lit up inside Lux. “Uhmmmmm…” He said, attempting to form words to the questions forming inside his mind. “Thinking about what?” He said, hesitantly.

The dress melted down her body like water, leaving only a pair of lacy, orange panties, and a bra of the same lush color. “If you think about it, you’re naked all the time. And that could make anypony feel left out.” Sunny purred. Though, for a moment, Lux got the sign that she wasn’t just trying to be sexy. She was also genuine in her intent. This brought a new perspective to Lux’s gaze. When he saw her figure in the sunset, it was like a dream. Her infinitely pale complexion stood out like clouds on a sunny day. He didn’t even notice when her bra and underwear were removed. But when she turned around, her expression glittered as the last remnants of day kissed the darkness of night. As the horizon swallowed the sun, he saw the hint of what beautiful redness that the sun’s glimmer gave the water’s horizon during the sunset, spreading that lovely crimson to Sunny’s blushing face.

“I… I hope this makes you feel a bit less out of place.” Sunny pressed her legs together and sank her head down, but only slightly. The eyes she pierced him with sparkled like morning dew on a spring day’s dawn.

Feeling the lack of a more lewd motive, Lux relaxed a bit, glad they likely weren't about to be arrested for public indecency. He gently scratched the back of his head, a slight blush on his face. “Wow… Um, you didn’t have to....” He said mildly.

Sunny once again crawled on top and nestled into his warm feathers. “Ohh you feel so nice when we’re together like this.” She cooed, nuzzling her face into his neck. He chuckled back, gently leaning the two back down together as he hugged her close, resting his chin on her head. He wrapped both wings around them as well, laying flat on the ground as the day faded to night.

Lux felt content, his heart fluttering as he enjoyed this tender(if not somewhat unusual) moment together.

“I don’t think I’ve ever been this happy before.” Sunny almost sounded like she was going to start sobbing, but managed to hold back any waterworks. Her lover felt the tears trying to break. Recognizing the emotions, he held her up and closer to him.

The Draconequus pulled her up as they watched the last rays of the sun disappear over the horizon, and the stars began to make their presence known through the night sky. Unable to think of anything else to say, Lux could only just hold her close as he gently whispered into her ear.

“Neither have I…”

Both in sync, their lips met as the moonlight hit their bodies. Sunny’s hands cupped his cheeks, holding him still, yet with enough strength to suggest she was afraid to let go of him, as if he’d disappear forever. He leaned back, holding her as a reassurance, lost in the kiss that lit the fires inside the both of them.

Still kissing, he leaned back, now completely on his back as he kept the kiss, wings wrapping protectively around her. Sunny made him feel things he’d missed for centuries now. And the fact that she loved him in spite of his true form was enough that the very thought of that made his heart melt.

Pulling back, Sunny gasped loudly, taking in a deep breath after a kiss that was so long that she seemed to be the only one that noticed. Her face was red, and she was beginning to sweat. “Wooow.” Sunny sighed dreamily.

Lux himself was short of breath as well. He could only nod his head, a smile on his face and a warmth in his heart.

Sunny seemed to shrink in a shy manner. She let out a cute giggle and gazed up at him with that adorable expression she pulled off so wonderfully.

The two lay there, looking into each other’s eyes for what seemed like an eternity. Leaning his head forward, he touched it to hers, whispering softly. “I love you, Sunny.” It was barely audible, but Sunny could still hear each word ringing in her ears like a bell.

Their foreheads were glued together, like two magnets with their eyes locked together. “Being out here, alone, with you… have I been okay?” Sunny asked quietly.

Mild confusion briefly popped up in his mind. “Okay? Okay with what?” He asked, admittedly thinking too hard, a flaw of his.

“Me. Sunny!” She exclaimed. Sunny bit her lip, rolling off Lux and standing up. She faced away, crossing her arms as she thought of how to phrase something.

“Oh!” Lux said, mentally berating himself. “Of course!” He said somewhat worriedly. He gently scratched the back of his head. “Sorry, I over think things…. I wasn’t sure if you were talking about something specific or not…” He said, blushing.

“I’ve never been with anypony before. Not one… I was always the odd mare out. I was short, could barely use magic, and was as close to a geek as it gets. I…” Sunny suddenly found it hard to speak clearly. Lux could hear the strain in her voice. Not only could he hear it, but Lux could feel the tears pouring down her face, even from as far as he was. “I was taught by everypony that nopony would ever love me…”

Lux slowly got up, walking to her as he gently began to wrap his arms around her, wanting nothing other than to console her. He pressed her head gently to his chest, (As high as she could reach) and rubbed her back tenderly. “It’s okay…. I love you… So they were wrong…” He gently pulled her from his chest and looked her in the eyes, “You’ve shown me more love and care than anypony, griffin, or other creature has in a way that no other could…” He bend down, reaching her level. “And that speaks more about you than anything any ponies could ever say…” He gently pressed his lips against hers, giving her a tender kiss that only lasted a moment before he resumed. “And nobody could make me feel the way you do…”

Sunny’s lips quivered. Her horn lit up it’s orange glow, surrounding Lux’s body. The warmth of her essence was a special kind of magic. “I hate you…” She said with a shaking smile, wiping away some of her own tears.

Her magic sent a certain tingle through his body, filling him with a warm and inviting sensation. He closed the distance between the two, pulling her into a full embrace. Lux laid his head over her shoulder, keeping himself knelt down low enough for her to do the same.

“I hate you because now I won’t ever love anypony as much. You’ve raised the bar too high.” Sunny clung to him, dangling her whole weight around his neck.

Lux stood up, holding her close and keeping her pressed against him. “I don’t think I could feel for another pony the way I feel about you…” he said, leaning into and whispering in her ear. “I love you Sunny…”

Sunny shivered at the tone of his voice. She quite literally purred and sank as much of herself into his feathers. “I never thought losing my virginity would be so magical. I’m glad it was with you…”

Lux’s eyes popped open, a look of surprise and comprehension on his face. Losing momentary control of his jaw, his mouth was left agape for a time as his brain tried to reboot. “Wait… You were a virgin? I didn’t hurt you, did I?” He said, his heart starting to pick up speed for a bit as he put his head back to look at Sunny.

“Of course it hurt. But not for that long.” Sunny put a hand on his cheek and giggled. “First time always hurts, or so I’ve heard. Had to happen eventually. Don’t feel bad, sweetie.” She cooed, gently straightening some of his feathers. “It’s not like it wouldn’t have hurt, you’re a beast!” Sunny couldn’t help but giggle as she used her knee and gently nudged where his junk used to be.

Lux blushed fiercely, quickly looking around for any nearby ponies who might see the suggestive gesture. Noting the area was clear, he exhaled in relief silently.

“There’s nopony here. Just you…” Sunny traced her finger from between his legs, teasing the tip up his belly, then his neck, tracing it sensually around his ear. “And me.”

He chuckled in response to her teasing. “Ooh, somepony’s feeling a bit naughty, aren’t they…” He said with a sly gin.

Sunny innocently put a finger to her mouth. “Oh yes, I’ve been so naughty. Please master, don’t punish me.” She said in what was halfway between baby talk, and a playfully pleading manner.

The Draconequus chuckled. “Such a naughty girl, trying to do naughty things in public… I might have to punish you when we get back….” He said with a grin.

“At least let pet try to make it up to you right now.” Sunny crawled back until she was inches away from the soft spot between his legs. She lightly nuzzled the area, “Pet wuvs master.”

A gleam showed in his eye, as he smirked. “I suppose if kitty wants to try, she can….” He said. His grin took a malicious turn as he snapped his fingers. His dual-towering set suddenly reappeared in a flash, no longer the hulking two feet each they once were, though they were still just over a foot and a half long. The sudden reappearance made them bob as one of them slapped Sunny across the face, not enough to actually hurt, but enough to cause a mild sting from the surprise.

Sunny turned slightly pale, biting her lip and suddenly appearing a bit nervous. “Oh, um…” She mumbled.

Lux raised an eyebrow at that. “Well kitty? You wanted it…” he said, a harmless chuckle escaping him. “Don’t worry… if you’re as good with your mouth as you are with your other holes, Master knows that his kitty can do well….” he comforted her, giving a small gentle scratch behind her ears.

“I don’t know if I want to do this anymore.” Sunny uttered in a more genuine tone. She slipped away from him and looked away from the tall stud.

Breaking character, he sat up and said “If you don’t want to, you don’t need to.” He wrapped his tail around her and pulled her closer to him. “Don’t feel pressured to because of me….” He whispered as he gently gave her a quick kiss.

“I… I uh… there’s something I want to talk to you about. I just had kind of a… flashback.” Sunny started to scare Lux as she curled up beside him, hugging her knees to her chest.

Concern and worry filled Lux to the brim as he held her close, and gently looked at her… “Sunny? What’s wrong?”

“I think I already know a lot about you. But you know nothing about me, do you…” Sunny asked in a more monotonous tone.

The chimera could only look away in shame, the words registering. “... I suppose I don’t, do I…” He mumbled. “I’m sorry…”

“No no!” Sunny twisted around onto her knees and cupped his cheeks. “It’s my fault. There’s a lot growing up I wanted to forget. But I want you to know. So I have to be brave…”

Lux wanted to protest, to say that he should’ve taken initiative, but the look in her eyes convinced him otherwise. He could simply nod, and wait for her to continue.

“When I grew up, I was really alone. I had no friends, and no parents. The only pony that cared about me was my step-brother, who I was essentially raised with.” Sunny began her tale. Lux merely sat there, allowing her to continue. “He protected me. I loved him so much! In turn for the protection, I gave him all the love I had.” Sunny smiled, as if remembering a very fuzzy memory.

Lux gently rubbed her back. “...What happened…” He asked, gently.

The memory seemed to turn sour the more she remembered. “He was my first love. I originally planned to surprise him with a date night, much like ours. We were much younger. But we were still teens. Dumb, horny teens.”

He could feel her tensing. “You don’t need to continue if you don’t want to….” He said gently.

“We got our clothes off. We were going to do it. I was excited, scared, happy, nervous... “ Sunny listed off contradictory emotions, but seemed to mean both negative and positive equally as much.

He waited for her, deciding to help ease her through. “So, he was okay with that?”

“You could say that.” Sunny suddenly started to sob uncontrollably.

He pulled Sunny closer, putting her across his lap. He wrapped both wings around her protectively, trying to comfort her as best he could. “Sunny, are you okay? I’m okay if you want to stop the story. I don’t want you to be in pain…“

Sniffling and trying to pull herself to a calmer state, Sunny wiped some tears away. “It was supposed to be perfect. It was turning out just like our date. Today. With you. We got to the moment, our bodies were touching. I even brought a condom for him. And he used it. Halfway through, I started to get nervous. I chickened out. But…” She frowned, beginning to shake lightly.

A foreboding feeling started to wash through Lux as his brow darkened. “Did he do something?” He said with the same gentle tone, but a hint of restraint could be detected were it not for Sunny’s own distressed displacement in that moment.

“I… I chickened out. But he didn’t. He kept going!” Sunny’s voice cracked and fell apart into a series of whines and sobs.

Lux looked at her as she broke down. He held her to his chest, stroking her mane and rubbing her back as he held her close with both wings, almost cocooning her in a protective embrace. A shadow formed across his eyes, however, a look of grim determination and suppressed rage plastered over his expression.

“A-and and… and I knew it would have turned out the same wh-wh… whether or not I brought the condom.” Sunny’s nose was running, along with her eyes and mouth. Many different fluids of hers mixed, and she barely even realized.

Holding her head gently, he rubbed the back of her neck, pressing her into his crest, wiping her tears and other fluids off. Lux consoled her as best he could, nuzzling her gently as he let her release her pent up tension…

“I’ve tried so many times with so many ponies. But I always panic when the relationship gets too far. You… you’re the first ever… the first I’ve wanted to run ‘to’” Sunny hugged him tightly and sobbed into his chest.

The Draconequus waited a few moments for Sunny to cry, as he continued to rub her back and head. When her sobbing seemed to die down a little, Lux released her lightly, enough that she could look him in the eyes.

“Sunny, You are the first one to ever see me, for me… and you still loved me despite of that….” He said gently as he inched himself closer. “No matter what, should you ever need it, should you ever need me, I will be there, ready to take you in my arms, or to destroy those that would hurt you..” Now just centimeters apart, Lug gave a passionate whisper; “I love you Sunny….”

Never taking her eyes off his, Sunny sniffled and wiped her face off. “M-maybe not destroy. That’d be really mean.” She said quiet enough so that nopony else in the world could have heard, aside from Lux.

“Then I’d stop them with everything I have…” He said, with passion. “You are that precious to me….” He then pulled her into a kiss.

With one last blink to squeeze the tears from her eyes, she tightened her arms around him with a gentle whimper. When their lips slipped apart, Sunny began tearing up again. “I’m sorry… for all of this.”

“Don’t be.” He said. “It’s a part of you, and I want to know everything about you I can. And if there’s anything I can do to help ease your burdens, I’m more than willing to help bear them…” Compassion and love filled his voice as he spoke. Sunny stared up at him with no words to think of. After a minute of brainstorming, Sunny seemed to light up.

“Hey, Lux…” Sunny started, her expression practically asking for permission to continue. He nodded with a silent mumble, motioning for her to keep going. “I know we could have just teleported here, but I wanted it to be romantic. But now… I think I just want to go home.”

Nodding, he got up and started to take care of the supplies they brought with them. “Just teleport straight back?” He asked as he snapped his fingers. The blanket became a beaver, and waddled back to the river, while all the dishes and food suddenly became an arrangement of flowers and a tree sapling.

Sunny burst out into a fit of giggles, nodding quickly in response to his question. “Yep!”

“Okay.” Lux said, his tail wrapping around Sunny’s waist quickly, though gently. With a snap of his fingers, he got a quick running start and (to Sunny,) it felt as if she had punched through a wall, and then got flung through a slingshot. A quick feeling of weightlessness came over her, then she found the both of them landing on her bed in her room.

Sunny let out a quick scream that trailed off into hysterical laughter as she bounced with him, clinging tightly to the draconequus. “You’re so cool!” She continued to giggle uncontrollably. He blushed, a sheepish smile on his face as he tried to wave it off.

“So, you feeling better now?” He asked.

Sunny closed her eyes and nodded happily. She hopped up off the bed and motioned him to follow. The two of them made their way to the bathroom. “You wanna?” She asked, lightly scratching the back of her neck. The expression she had whenever they entertained the idea of sex was always adorable to him.

Lux smiled, and gave a small nod. “You thinking of just a shower, or something… more?” He said with a salacious grin.

“We’ll see.” Sunny teased, bumping his hips with hers. The mare sauntered over to the shower, bending over past the glass door to turn the water on. She gave a knowing shake of her hips for all parties involved.

Chuckling at the mare’s antics, Lux made his way into the shower as well, snapping his fingers to shrink his wings and expand the shower once more. While it was successful, this time, however, the shower room walls seemed to turn into a soft silicone, marbled with a myriad of colors. He stepped in, to find Sunny in there already with the water running.

Getting her hair wet, Sunny glanced back with half a grin. “Why don’t you start with my back.” She suggested, holding up a bar of soap and a shower sponge. The mare stuck her tongue out, dashing any hope of sex from his mind.

He gave a playful wince at the apparent trolling. He took the bar of soap in his claw, and started to rub it gently around, up, and down her back. After running her fur over with the soap bar-filled claw, the Draconequus took his opposite claw and would rub the soap out over the water. When he started to reach her neck, however, he noticed a small patch of what felt like rough skin. Tilting his head, Lux tried to part her fur and mane to attempt to identify the patch. “Sunny?.... Do you feel alright? Do you feel anything here?” He asked.

“Yeah it’s been itching all day.” Sunny shrugged. When he looked closer at the area, Lux noticed something that made his mind come to a halt. The fur he attempted to brush away fell off, as if it wasn’t attached. Underneath where her skin was, a patch of scales that most definitely wasn’t there earlier, or at least wasn’t supposed to be there. “What is it?” Sunny asked. She received no answer. Curiously, she looked back at him. Lux had vanished, leaving her staring at the wall where he would have been. “Lux?” The shower had reverted to it’s original form, just as it had been before her partner had stepped into the shower, who was now nowhere to be seen.

“Spike!” Twilight called from the desk near her bed. “That package you were waiting for arrived.”

A series of footsteps made Twilight’s ears perk up. She cracked a smile, lifting the package and turning around. Her smile slowly melted away, realizing she was staring at what she thought was Discord’s chest. Turning her gaze up slowly and making eye contact, she saw it was Lux.

“I need your help.”