The door cracks from the force of it being thrown open. My mind goes fuzzy as I stare down three bug-like creatures surrounding a stallion guard who was covered in blood and unconscious.

One of the bugs released a hiss before flaring these translucent insect wings and launching itself at me, two large, knife-sharp teeth posed out.

Instinctively, I cross my arms in front of my face for protection. A searing pain explodes through my right arm and I stumble backwards to see the bug’s jaw around the middle of my forearm, it's teeth embedded deep.

A loud grunt is released from my throat as I swing my arm to the side, smashing the bug against the wall. A sickening crunch and loud crack resounds through the room as the limp body flops to the ground. A thick green, almost glowing, liquid is splattered across large cracks in the wall, coating my arm and oozing from the back of the bug’s head.

Suddenly, I loose my balance and fall to my left, catching myself on the wall. The room was spinning ridiculously fast. I tried shaking my head to alleviate the effects, but only made it worse. I pushed myself from the wall and prepared to fight, only to find the wall again.

“Ha ha ha. Look at it. It is weak to our new venom.” One of the bugs said in an annoyingly cartoonish voice.

“These enhancements will have their perks, but…” The other said, looking at it’s fallen friend with a saddened expression.

An agonising headache ruptured my mind. I gripped the sides of my head as enormous amounts of pain shot through my body.

The two bugs looked at me curiously. “I don't remember the effects being that severe.” The first commented at my erratic display of pain. It felt like my head was going to explode.

'Alex! What's happening?' It sounded like Nathan was in the same boat.

“Argh! I'm… Losing it!” I shouted out.

There was an enormous amount of pressure inside me, it was like I was pulling an elastic rope; I'm either gonna lose my grip or it's going to snap. Either way, It's over.

I felt myself burning from the inside. Horrible amounts pain radiated from my chest as I felt it searing and burning. I tore my suit jacket, vest, tie and shirt off as if it was going to stop the raging pain. I continued to scream as I watching the center of my chest turn black and crack with what looked like embers burning inside that seeped flames. The charred patch of skin and fire spread slowly and painfully until it cover my whole chest. I threw my head back at it spread up my throat. It felt like I was going to vomit lava. I felt it continue up my face and I grabbed at my head in attempts to stop the burning but the flesh I grabbed just peeled off and fell to my feet. All of a sudden the pain vanished and was replaced with a feral need to kill.

[3rd Person POV]

Everything Alex was feeling released in a large explosion, knocking the bugs off balance. They looked back to see Alex was no where to be seen.

“Where did it go!” One of them asked, terrified by what it had witnessed.

“I don't know!” The other replied. Just as it turned around, a skeletal hand clasped it's neck and lifted it into the air causing the bug to choke and spit in attempts to breath. The other bug snapped it's attention to his friend and saw the most terrifying being it had ever seen before. A being that would be the living definition of a nightmare. His fleshless head was coated in fire, along with his hands.

“Please… Spare me.” The choking bug spluttered in pure terror.

Alex slowly turned his head to the free bug who shuddered and stumbled trying to escape. Alex rose his empty hand that now burned with raging fire and red hot chains burst from orange runes that were engraving themselves on the floor, wrapping around the bug's arms and legs removing any chance of escape.

Alex took a deep breath, returning his attention to the bug in his grasp who was very soon going to pass out. He reared back his hand and threw the bug into the ground with a dull thud.

The bug greedily gasped for oxygen before trying to crawl away, but all attempts fell in vein as an agony drenched scream ruptured out from the bug's lungs as Alex crushed both of it's legs under his shoe.

“Where do you think you're going?" His demonic words vibrated through the bugs’ mind. Another scream was released when Alex drew back his foot and slammed it into the side of the bug’s torso, sending it sliding into the wall with a loud thump.

“P-p-please…” It stuttered, words crumbling from the assaulting pain and injuries. The bug was heaved from its position on the floor and slammed hard against the wall. Alex gripped it's arm and shoulder tightly and started pulling with one arm and pushing the other. More screams echoed out as a quiet, slow, juicy, meaty tearing sound started eminating from it's shoulder. Alex gave one huge pull, brutally ripping the limb from the bug’s body. Every touch from Alex left dull skeletal handprints in the bug's chitin-like body . Green blood spurted out from where the bug’s arm was and went all over the floor and Alex’s right half. Alex dropped the limb on the floor with a small thud. Using his extremely hot flames, Alex placed his now free hand on the wound and seared it. The putrid smell of cooked flesh filling the air.

Alex then stood with a feeling of slight satisfaction with his work, but not enough to ignore the hunger that grew with every passing second. He then turned to the other bug in the room. A small flash went off from behind him and Alex turned to investigate. The tortured bug was now missing, but most likely teleporting to wherever it came from… Making one less job for Alex.

He stood in front of the quivering bug trapped in the glowing, hot chains. The bug's crooked horn light up but fizzled out from the horrific distraction. Alex held out his right hand, one more rune forming below, and another red-hot chain shot out of the ground and into his grasp. The rune disappeared, leaving the chain behind. Alex tormented the bug by lashing the chain at the ground in front of it, sparks flying off and leaving charred marks on the floor.

The bug closed its eyes and turned its head away in fear, but was forced to open them as the chain sliced straight through its left leg, severing the limb. The heat of the chain searing the wound instantly and more of the foul odour filled the air.

"Now tell me. What are you! What is your business here! And who are your superiors!" Alex's venomous voice shouted at his fear filled foe.

"I'm a changling" It answered quickly, but stopped itself. It couldn't give up any information.

"Having trouble answering my questions?" Alex asked.

"I would die before I give up any more information!" The changeling spat at him with new found confidence.

Alex released a low and vicious growl before punching his prisoner in the gut, grabbing it's horn and angrily ripping it back forcing eye contact. The changeling whimpered in pain, but was robbed of all function as all it could see were the pure evil depths of Alex's eyes that showed nightmares beyond all nightmares.

Alex saw everything the bug had. Every memory, every feeling, every thought, every order, everything. His sight returned to his own body and he placed his hands over the changeling's head and squeezed. With a grunt, he crushed it like a melon and was covered in a gross, green goop littered with brain matter. "Scarab... I'm coming for you."

A large weight came over Alex with exhaustion making his breath deep and forced. He was coming back to his senses and was gaining his bearings on what had just transpired. He had completely lost control to whatever demon lies within him. All from a bite of these Changelings?

There was banging from behind him and the door he thought was open, burst open for a second time as Rainbow Dash fell through. All of Alex’s friends, plus the princesses, were completely shell shocked to witness this fiery beast standing among a blood decorated room that now housed two brutally murdered changelings, a bloodied stallion, and… An extra changeling arm.

Alex closed his eyes, knowing what they see. He reopened them and turned around, reverting to himself and the chained corpse dropping to the floor as the chains and rune vanished.

The smell washed over the group and they all gagged and covered their noses before they could throw up. Alex was too ashamed to worry about the smell, even though it smelled like a roast chicken to him. They all left the forsaken room, Alex following. As he stepped through the door, he closed it behind him... It then fell from its hinges as soon as he let go of the handle.

“Alex, What the buck was that!” Rainbow shouted.

“Cooked bug.” His reply hit them hard and they didn't know how to respond to the bluntness.

“What happened in there?” Luna asked.

“Changlings attacked a stallion, Then attacked me. I lost control and slaughtered them except for one who teleported back to their hive to spread word.” Again the bluntness was fatal, but the lack of emotion was even more so.

“Alex, are you okay?” Spike asked.

“Yeah, you sound different.” Pinkie added.

“I'm fine.” No emotion. It was seriously worrying to the whole group.

“Is there somewhere I can lay down? I feel like lying down.” Alex said. So calm, it just wasn't him.

“Of course. I know just the place.” Celestia replied before teleporting the two of them to said spot.

“What do we do now?” Applejack asked.

“First, we should check on that stallion.” Luna answered, leading the few that had the stomach to enter the room and to the stallion's aid.

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??? POV

“It was the… Human.” My dying child spoke. “Killed…” He choked on every word as tears started to fall from his weakening eyes

“It's okay.” Scarab, my spymaster, comforted him.

“The death of your brothers are not in vein. This information will surely allow victory for the hive.” I said. It was hard to see one of my children suffer such a fate by this monstrosity, but it is the burden I bare as queen of the changelings.

Scarab whispered something to my injured child while I stood and turned to the many more that were watching. It would have been preferable for the spy to have teleported to a more discrete location other than in the most populated area of the hive, but it does bring opportunity.

“My children!” I call out, all of them turning their attention to me. “What you see here is the unforgivable damage of the ponies. This is why we must rise up and fight their disgusting race! For if we do not, their savage ways will put an end to every one of us that has lived, is living, and will live! We must fight them for our own survival, it is us or them! For when the horizon seems dim!”

There was a loud, repeating beat after my final words. They were all marching on the spot and the sound was heard through the hive.

“Follow the light of the queen!” Chaurus, the head of the military body in this hive, shouted out.

“Long Live The Queen! Long Live The Hive!”

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[Celestia POV]

“Just relax, okay. Im going to enter your mind and have a look at what happened.” I instructed as Alex calmly laid down on the chaise lounge. I gave him a moment to settle and find comfort. “Are you ready?” I asked as I took my place in a chair beside his head.

“Are you?” He replied.

I placed my hands on his forehead and began to feel the familiar flow of magic. Suddenly there were flashes and I felt like I was sucked through a portal.

As I came to my senses, I noticed I was in a hallway. Alex was standing at a door, like he was hesitating to open it. He took a deep breath before charging through, the door bouncing from the wall, slamming shut after he entered.

It was strange, I've never read memories in such a vivid way, or seeing them with my own eyes. Normally it is through the eyes of the witness. My thoughts were halted as I was dragged through the closed door without my control.

I was met with the semi-dark room where the event took place. Alex was being bitten by a changeling. He slammed it against the wall with an enormous amount of force, enough to shatter the back of the changeling’s skull... and even crack the wall.

It escalated quickly and all of a sudden I felt tremendous evil take a grasp of myself. I watched Alex transform and… ‘Play’ with the other two changelings.

As he did, there was banging on the door, but it did nothing to interrupt Alex. Once he was finished, the door burst open and everything faded. Before I could return to reality, my entire body froze as I was encased in pitch darkness. There was an eerie feeling that crept up on me. Shivers flowed relentlessly through my very bones. It was the first time in many, many years I felt... afraid.

‘The Heir Will Prevail’ A deep voice echoed through the nothingness as two blood red eyes formed. An evil chuckle followed before the eyes turned to two incredible, yet dull green pools and the black faded back to the room we began in.

“Come on… Tia, you okay? .” Alex said, welcoming me back.

Something came over me and forced me into his arms. I had never done nor felt such a thing since I was a young filly. A sense of security came and washed away any residual fear.

“Woah, what's brought this on?” He was questionable, and rightly so, but he didn't hold it against me and held me tightly. Something I hadn't realised I desired so much.

I didn't answer. For some reason, I just couldn't bring myself to it. ‘Strange’ is the only way I can describe my actions.

“This isn't like you, what's wrong? Was it me?”

I snapped out of what ever had taken a grasp of me. “Ahem. No, not exactly. I'm sorry, I don't know what came over me.” I excused as I brought myself away from him. It did nothing to put him at ease, if his worried look was anything to go by. “Don't worry about me, we should be focused on you.”

“Alright… So. What do you think?”

“I think it's important we find a way for you to control whatever is inside of you as quickly as possible.”

“And how do we do that?”

“I'm afraid I don't know.” My answer disheartened him.

“I'm sure we can all find a way.” A new voice said from the room entrance. Both Alex and I looked to the new voice to see Luna, Twilight, Spike and the others entering. Something still doesn't feel right about their new friend, Night Bloom. ‘I’ll need to keep an eye on her.’

“There's a pretty good saying where I come from…” Alex started.

‘Time to lighten the mood.’ I thought. “When there's a will, there's a way. You're right, that is a good saying.”

[Nathan POV]

Alex stared at her blankly, his mouth replicating that of a fish.”wha… How? That's the second time.” She just poked her tongue at him playfully before putting on an innocent smile. Alex needs to hold onto these types of moments and friends if he is to survive what's to come.

‘It is sickening to witness my heir in such a pitiful way.' A wretched voice rose from behind me. It caused me to turn away from the lake. Alex's mind was still in the form of a forest, but it didn't bother me.

'He is not your heir.' I said calmly to the body wrapped in chains.

'He now shares my blood and my power. He is more my heir than anything... And with the power that already lies within, he will give me my throne!'

'As Long As I'm Here He Will Not See Your Ways As Right! I raised my voice. I hated when he talked to me, but if it means I can keep my eye on him then I will suffer for the bigger picture.

'It matters not. You have been here less time than I, and although you have a stronger bond with him, there is much more evidence that he is travelling my path. ' He was right. Alex's true powers are the only thing that can stop Ishrahg's 'infection', yet there is now sign of them.

'YOU ARE NOTHING HERE! YOU ARE TRAPPED BY ME! He is more resilient than you think.' I shouted. It shut him up. It won't be for long, Ishrahg knows these chats drill my mind... I need to help Alex fight the demon within him.

[Alex POV]

"Does anypony know where we can start?" Applejack asked.

"I have been able to do some fire shit on my own. Maybe we could start there." I suggested.

"Ooo! I wanna see Alex set things on fire!" Pinkie exclaimed, jumping up and down in excitement. Her excitement did make me smile, but watching her... ahem, bounce was starting to strain my eyes.

"I have an idea." Twilight said. It made me a little nervous.

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After a good sleep, we came down to the training ground for the guards. Twilight and the princesses talked to Shining armour, filling him in on the plan... The plan that's everyone knows except me.

The grounds were cleared of all the equipment, making it a large dirt square on the edge of the castle. There was a single dummy in the middle and the walls were lined with the guards that were supposed to be training, but had nothing better to do than watch me. It made me very uncomfortable.

"Okay, Alex. I know we didn't get off on the best start, but now we're going to put all that behind us." Shining said as he strode over to me.

"Done." I said quickly. I had a tendency to deal with nervousness with bad humour. I don't mean the bad that's funny, but shouldn't be. I mean the bad that no one laughs at.

"Right. Twilight told me that were going to try and get you to use your powers without going berserk."

"Yeah."

"And you're to do what I say when I say."

"I guess."

"That starts now. DROP AND GIVE ME TWENTY!" He shouts at me, catching me by surprise. I do as instructed and drop to my hands and perform twenty push ups. Just before I finish, he kicks out my arm and I fall over. "START AGAIN! THIS TIME DONT FAIL!" He shouted.

"Are you serious. That's bullshit." I retorted and stood up, regrettably.

I found myself on the floor with little air in my lungs.

"Did I say this was up for debate?" I didn't like this.

"No."

"THEN HURRY UP!" I started the push ups again, this time keeping an eye on his hooves. On the nineteenth he went for another kick, but I pulled my arms into the air and his hoof slid underneath me and I caught myself to finish number twenty.

I got up with a smirk.

"Five laps." He said.

"What?"

"FIVE LAPS! NOW NOW NOW! LET'S GO!" He shouted. And I started running. Now this I was good at.

In no time at all, I completed the five laps.

"Okay. That's enough warming up. Punch the dummy." Shining instructed.

I stood in front of the dummy and lightly hit it in the head and waited for more instructions.

"What are you waiting for, an invitation? Punch it."

"I just did." I said.

"You call that a punch? My grandma can hit harder than thata and she's dead! I wanna see you hit it as hard as you can!"

I turned back to the dummy and gave an almighty punch. It wobbled around and I turned back to Shining.

"Again, this time harder." He said. I did as told and got the same result.

"Harder!"

I repeated the same thing over and over again. Shining continuously shouting at me to punch harder. It made me more and more frustrated.

[Twilight POV]

"Twilight, what's the point of this again?" Rainbow asked me.

"I've taken notice from what I've seen and heard and come to the conclusion that Alex's energy is released when he either becomes angry, or comes in contact with magic." I explained.

"How do you know that's what it is?" Rarity questioned.

"Well, look at every time he's lost it. He was either angry or filled with magic."

"HARDER!" We looked over to see Alex getting very frustrated as he repeatedly punched a stuffed dummy.

"Watch." I said.

"RAAGH!" Alex yelled out as all his frustration was released. His hand ignited in flames and he hit the dummy with incredible amounts of force. Splinters exploded from the wooden frame and peices of scorched hay fluttered about as the dummy flew backwards and landed at the guard's hooves. They were a good fifteen meters away. The head of the dummy was obliterated and singed.

"I love it when I'm right." I said happily.

[Alex POV]

"Good, that's what I wanted to see." Shining said to me. I rested my hands on my knees as I tried to catch my breath.

"Nice one, Alex." Twilight said as her and the others walked up to us.

"Now it's time to see what you can control." Celestia said.

"So what was that supposed to achieve?" I asked.

"We now know that when you get angry, you release some energy. And of course the more angry you get, the more power is released." Twilight explained.

"Okay. What am I doing now?"

"You said you've been able to control some of it on your own."

"Okay... Uh, stand back." I said. They all gave me some room and I repeated what I did in my room. I held my hand out and pictured it on fire. When I opened my eyes, sure enough, my hand was holding a small ball of fire. Everyone was watching with their own version of interest.

I then threw it at a spare dummy on the other side of the compound. The ball flew through the air quickly and hit it's mark causing a small explosion and the dummy set on fire. The guards moved away from the burning object with haste.

I held out both of my hands in the direction of the fire and the tips of the flames started tilting towards me. All of a sudden the fire shot out across the compound and wrapped itself around my arms, swirling around them before disappearing.

"That's awesome." Rainbow said with her jaw hanging slack.

"Is there anything else you can do?" Luna asked.

Flames then flickered to life all over my body. They all stared at me with wide eyes.

"Woah, that's even awesomer." Rainbow squeed.

"look at his eyes." Rarity proclaimed with wonder. That brought up the question in my mind.

"What's wrong with my eyes?" I asked, my voice crackling slightly like burning wood. Pinkie reached into her mane and pulled out a small mirror and tossed it to me. I caught it and looked at myself. "Woah. That's pretty cool." I said. My eyes were a brilliant orange with white pupils and flames flickering on the outside. It was cool, until the mirror handle started melting. "Whoops." I said as the plastic handle became a puddle on the dirt.

"What else can ya do?" Applejack asked.

"There's one more thing that I know of, and by far the coolest." I said. "Hey, Dash."

"Yeah?"

"Catch me if ya can." I said before launching myself in the air. A massive trail of fire following me as I soared high into the air. Once I thought I was high enough, I paused in the air. Just enough thrust to keep me hovering. I looked down to see rainbow flying up to me... Holy shit I was high, Canterlot was no bigger than my thumb.

"You can fly! That's so awesome!" Rainbow called out to me.

"I know, but the best part is that I can fly fast." I called back.

"I'll say, that was almost as fast as me." She said.

"Oh really?"

"Really."

"How bout a race then, high risk." I offered

"You're on. Where to?"

"First to the ground." I said.

"Are you crazy? I'll whoop your flank!"

"Three! Two! One! Go!" I shouted out and both of us flew straight down. We were going really, really fast, but I got an idea. Looking cool was worth way more than finishing safely. It didn't really matter, though. Rainbow was picking up more and more speed, I was struggling to keep up, but I was still in it.

"Keep up!" She yelled out. A cone of air started forming around her and she started going even faster, but the ground was approaching too fast. Rainbow started slowing down so she didn't go splat, but I was dumb enough to try something.

I flipped around so my feet were first. Man, I was going really fast. My confidence started to waver, but I had to commit. I was past the point of no return.

*BOOM!*

There was a huge crash as a dust cloud shrouded me. 'Stay down. Gotta make it look cool.' There were many gasps around me. And I heard Rainbow land getting bombarded with questions which she answered with 'I don't know.'

The dust started to settle and it revealed me, crouching in a small crater. I was on one knee with my fist on the ground.

"Oh man, that was so cool! I've got pins and needles in my feet, but it was so worth it!" I shouted energetically as I stepped out of the crater. "Did you guys see that?" They all looked at me with relief, then annoyance.

"Why would you do that!" Twilight yelled at me.

"Superhero landing." I replied with a sly smile.

"It was pretty cool." Spike admitted quietly. Twilight whipped around and glared at him. Spike briefly looked to Dash for support, who only gave him a shrug.

"Anyway. What now?" I asked.

"For now, my sister and I must leave to address other issues. Do keep trying, Alex." Celestia said before they both disappeared in two bright flashes.

"My question still stands."

"We're catching the next train back to Ponyville, quickly get your things." Twilight answered.

"Alright, mum." I teased as I left.

After collecting all my stuff, which included my suit, my suit, and my suit, I caught up to the others outside the castle and we started our journey home.

We got onto the train and for some reason the booths were smaller and the train was full so Rarity and myself found ourselves at the other end of the cart to the others in the only other empty booth. Not long into the train ride I asked if anything happened while I was gone and got a reply that stopped my heart from beating.

"There was nothing of major importance you missed, darling. Although, I do recall Nurse Redheart was looking for you. She didn't say why, but she did seem quite upset." Rarity informed.

I closed my eyes and took a deep breath in. "Fuck."

"Is something wrong?"

"I was supposed to be catching up with her at Sugarcube corner the other day, but I was in Canterlot and recent events caused me to forget." I mumbled as my hands covered my face.

"Do you mean... Like a date?"

"Well, not really. It was more of a catch up without me being a patient." Rarity quietly released a breath she was holding.

"I'm sure if you explain it to her, she will understand."

"I guess we'll find out."

Roughly an hour later, the events of last night began to take their toll and Rarity had fallen asleep, her head resting against my shoulder.

I began to get bored and conjured up a small ball of fire that slowly formed a figure. The figure was female and started twirling around on the table. It made me think back to when I was with my brother and sister. My mind started flowing on to different memories, the flame becoming representations. I thought of the tragic day my sister died. The flame took the form of a figure, again, female. The figure was joined by another, considerably larger and male. The male hit her and she fell backwards. The larger figure then jumped onto her and repeatedly beat her before standing up and walking away where he was replaced by a smaller male, who ran to the female's side and fell to his knees.

"Is that you?" Rarity asked. I didn't think she was watching.

I flicked my hand and the flames vanished. "Yeah. It was." I said, my voice cracking.

"Who were the other two?" She asked. I think she could tell this was hard for me, but there was a clear sense of sympathy in her words.

"The guy's name is Jack. The girl was my sister." My vision started to get blurry as my eyes watered over.

"Was?" She asked softly.

"She died in my arms as I carried her to the hospital..." I gave myself a moment as I felt a few tears roll down my cheeks. "It was that day I gave myself a promise. I was going to avenge her." I felt Rarity's arms wrap around the one of mine she was leaning on. "It took me two years, but I was able to track down Jack." I took a forced breath and my hand was gently held by Rarity's. "That was the day I sank to his level and became a murderer." I bit my lip to keep myself from crying.

"Do you regret it?" Rarity asked softly.

"In the moment, I felt so right. So good. I was blinded by rage and sadness, but yes, deeply... I hid around the scene to see what would happen to what I thought was an evil bastard, but I didn't once stop to think that they didn't know about what he had done and in their eyes I was the evil bastard. I heard one of the police officers talking about visiting Jack's parents to tell them of his death..." It was hard for me to continue. Even though I felt so much hate for Jack, I had taken a mother's son from her. "I followed the cops to Jack's house and listened to them as they informed Jack's parents about their son... The only thing I could think was; 'what had I done?'." I finished, blinking away the tears.

"It's okay, Alex. It was years ago. You're a better person now." Rarity comforted me.

I gave an tired sigh. "You're right. I have a new life now, I can forget all those things."

'That's easier said than done.'

'Nathan? You sound different.'

'Pay no mind to it.'

'You sure?'

'What you need to realise is that what you did was exactly what you needed to.'

'What are you talking about?'

'When you killed that boy. It was good.'

'Nathan, what is wrong with you?'

'Those that wrong you should pay.'

'What the fuck? No it was horrible.'

'Don't lie. I know how you felt in that moment.'
I felt a sudden pinch of pain in my head, but as soon as it came, it went away.

'Alex. You need to stop thinking of the past.'

'Nathan. You sound normal. What the fuck are you up to!'

'That wasn't me. You thinking of the past is filling you with negative emotions and it gives Ishrahg a chance to bypass me.

'What!'

"Look. Ishrahg is inside you. I have him locked up and as long as we're careful we can keep it that way. When you absorb magic or get filled with negative emotions, he gains power.

'You're only telling me this now?'

"I get it, but everything is fine if you just stay in a good mood. Its only drastic, deep rooted emotions. Its nothing I can't handle, but I've come to realise we're gonna have to work together to keep him subdued.

'This isn't exactly small news. I'm starting to freak out, Nathan.'

"It's fine, we've got this undercontrol."

Nathan managed to calm me down for the most part, but it was still a lot for me to come to terms with. This does answer a few question, though. So as long I kept an eye on my emotions I'll be fine. After thinking about some more I came to the conclusion that nothing has really changed, except now I have a better understanding on what the consequences are.

"Alex, darling." Rarity said, snapping me back to reality. "When we get back to Ponyville, why don't we go back to the boutique and continue this discussion over some tea?"

"Sounds good. There are a few things I need to get off my chest." I admitted.

"Hey, Alex." I turned my head to the aisle and saw Rainbow standing there. "We're gonna switch seats, Twilight said she wanted to talk to you... Are you okay? Your eyes are bloodshot and you look like you've seen a ghost."

"Yeah, I'm fine thanks. Just a bit tired." I lied, moving from the seat after Rarity untangled herself from my arm.

I made my way to the other end of the cart to where the others were split in two booths and took the free spot next to Applejack, with Twilight and Fluttershy. I got a trilogy of hello's as I sat down, which I repayed in kind.

"So Twi, Dash said you wanted to talk." I mentioned, but getting a confused look in return.

"No, I never wanted to talk to you, I mean, of course I want to talk to you, but I didn't say I wanted to talk to you, not that I don't want to talk to you, I just didn't have anything I needed to say to you... heh." Twilight said getting very worked up and obviously embarrassed.

Applejack gave the most disappointed facepalm I have ever laid eyes upon.

"I think what she meant to say was that Dashie got up because she said she wanted to talk to Rarity." Fluttershy said, decoding Twilight's message for me.

"Oh, okay. Do you know why?" I asked out of boredom.

Twilight and Fluttershy shook their heads, but when I looked to Applejack she was sweating bullets before saying 'nope' while looking like she was sucking the sourest of lemons.

"For the record that is the most despicable attempt at a lie my ears have ever had the displeasure of hearing... But it apparently doesn't concern me, so I'm not gonna push it." Applejack let out a huge sigh of relief after the last words.

The rest of the ride was spent in minor awkwardness and major silence, the occasional topic here and there. I did notice that Night had picked up my phone somewhere and was, seemingly, playing games with Pinkie. How these mares get my phone without me knowing is beyond my comprehension.

The wheels screeched to a halt as we pulled into Ponyville station.

"C'mon, Alex. Granny's worried sick about you." Applejack said as everyone started the walk to their respective homes.

"You two go ahead, there's a few things I gotta clear up with Rarity." I replied.

"Alright. What time you getting home?" She asked.

"Its okay, mum. I'm a big boy, I can take care of myself." I mocked with a grin. "I shouldn't be too late... oh and I'm not gonna run off to Canterlot or jump out a window, I promise." Applejack simply rolled her eyes with a smile before her and Night headed to the farm. I caught myself watching the tail end of our conversation... If you know what I mean... Before turning to Rarity, who was wearing a bright smile.

The whole walk to the boutique I spent trying to decide what I should and shouldn't tell her. I could talk about everything, but it's kind of a grey area, I don't want her to think less of me because of some of the things I did. I'm not a mass murderer or anything, I didn't go around shooting up places for the hell of it, I didn't threaten people for enjoyment, I didn't ruin lives for the sake of ruining lives.

"You don't have to say anything you don't want to, darling. But it will make it easier on you." Rarity said from beside me, bringing me back from the recesses of my mind. I hadn't noticed that we had already arrived and sat down... There was even a cup of tea in my hands.

"I don't know where to begin." I said, placing my cup on the low table that stood in front of us. I looked up at Rarity and got lost. Looking into her amazing blue eyes I felt a deep burning sensation, though it wasn't bad, it was familiar and... Good. "You have beautiful eyes." I mindlessly said.

A firm blush crossed her cheeks and I realised what happened. "Thank you." She muttered while breaking eye contact to stare at her fidgeting hands.

'I do this far too much.'

I got all flustered and embarrassed. I needed to take a breath. I stood up and as calmly as I could and excused myself. "I'll be back in a sec, just need to use the men's room."

I placed my hands on the hand basin and looked into the mirror. "What did I do that for?" I thought out loud. "Argh. Since when was it so easy for me to freak out like that?" I ran the tap and splashed my face with the flowing water. "Alright, Alex. Just calm down and go with the flow." My words gave me enough confidence to continue.

I entered the room where Rarity was waiting and felt like I was hit in the face. She obviously took that compliment the right way. She was still in the same place from when I left, but her mane had a nice shine and volume to it, a heavy level of eyeliner had been applied, there was a more vibrant shade of red lipstick and the black skirt she was wearing now had a slit up the side that revealed a fair bit more leg than necessary, not that I was complaining. The most noticeable change, however, was that the three top buttons of her white shirt had been undone to reveal her copious amount of cleavage.

She stood from the sofa and walked towards me with a sexy sway making me weak at the knees (heavy at the arms, vomity on the sweater). A puzzled look appeared on her face, but I could tell it was false.

"You look like you've seen a ghost." She said soft and slow from near a meter infront of me. I don't know how she did it, but even the tiniest of movements were pushing all the right buttons.

"Something like that." I managed to say.

"Now..." She started, lessening the gap between us. "You were going to tell me something?" Her luscious lips were centimetres from mine. My head was tilted down and hers up, it felt like a movie.

"I was going to tell you my story." I whispered. My resolve was weakening and I felt it harder and harder to resist acting on naughty thoughts.

"And what's you're story?" She asked in a sultry tone.

"I can't take it anymore."

This time the puzzled look was genuine, but it didn't last long as I grabbed her waist and spun around, pushing her against the wall. My body holding her there.

She let go of a victorious giggle, but I hushed her by forcing my lips to hers. It was exhilarating to say the least. Her tongue made no hesitation to introduce itself to mine as they danced. We started to seperate and she held my bottom lip between her teeth. It wasn't painful, but it did add fuel the fire within. The fire that burned for her.

She placed both her hands on my chest and pushed me back slightly before grabbing my hand and tugging me upstairs. We made it to the door of her bedroom, but I could wait any longer. I needed another fix.

[3rd Person POV]

Alex pulled on the arm that held his, promptly spinning Rarity to face him before he wrapped his arms around her, his hands landing on her flanks. With a swift motion, she was hoisted up where she wrapped her legs around his waist and her arms around his neck. They connected in another passionate kiss. Alex brought one hand from Rarity's juicy rump so he could open the door. After a successful second attempt, it's hard when you're more focused on the kiss in Alex's opinion, he kicked the door away and charged through before throwing Rarity onto the bed. She let out an adrenaline filled giggle as she felt hot for his display of masculinity. The only thing on her mind was Alex taking her then and there.

Alex shut the door, giving an agonisingly long pause before letting go of the handle. This served one purpose and that purpose was to begin the teasing. He slowly turned around with what Rarity could only describe as a very seductive look. He slowly stalked up to the bed, standing over Rarity as if he was about to finish his prey.

His arms crossed over his chest as his hands gripped the bottom of his shirt. Rarity bit her lip in anticipation. Alex started lifted one hand, revealing a small amount of skin before smirking and dropping the hand back down. Rarity gave a playful pout.

"It's not polite to keep a lady waiting." She said seductivly.

Alex replied by pulling the shirt up and over his head. Rarity gave an approving grin, but as he started to crawl over her, she lifted her hoof stopping him with only his arms on the bed. Alex wasn't sure why, until he saw her looking at his pants, but he's not the type to give her control so easily.

He lent on one arm and placed his free hand on the leg in his way, slowly gliding it through her soft fur before reaching the fabric of her clothes and continuing to her flank where he gave a firm squeeze before moving on. He brought his hand up her side sending shivers down her spine. A gentle moan filled the air letting Alex know his plan was working. He brought his hand over her stomach and up towards her chest. His fingers went over the tight fabric where it found the upper most used button. Rarity was too busy revelling in his touch to realise what he was doing. He pulled a knee up onto the bed to free his other hand and dragged it across her other side, this time faster and brought it work one of the generous funbags before him. His massage was obviously accepted as Rarity's head fell backwards with a lusty moan.

She looked back to Alex and found he had completly undone her shirt and reluctantly finished the job, lifting her body mere millimetres from Alex, before tossing the shirt to the floor. She moved her lips close to his and as he went to kiss, he fell into her trap and she pulled away, falling back to the bed leaving Alex filled with disappointment.

"Not until you lose those pants." She said wickedly.

Alex could feel the struggle for control between them. He didn't want to let up and an idea crossed his mind. He stepped backwards and put his hands behind his back. Rarity picked up on what he was doing and slithered off the bed, standing with him. She placed her hands on his chest and moved them over the definition of his muscles before trailing her nails lightly up the sides of his neck to the sides of his head before pulling him into another fervour filled kiss. Her hand drew down and pulled his pants from his waist, falling to his ankles.

She went to do the same with his jocks, but was caught off guard with Alex's speed as he moved like lightning and uncliped her bra and her skirt before stepping forward making her fall back into the bed where used one hand to pull the bra away as the other got a grip on her skirt and panties pulling them away too. Before she knew it, Rarity was on complete display for him and she enjoyed it.

"You're fast." She said in an alluring tone.

"What can I say, I'm good with my hands." He replied with a sly wink as he layed beside her. He proved his remark as he drew circles with a couple fingers around her navel gently before descending to her flower. Her whole body tensed slightly as his two fingers slowly ran along her lower lips sending small waves of pleasure through her body. Alex increased the speed and pressure of playing electing more pleasured moans before stopping abruptly. He rolled over and positioned himself over her. Rarity watched him almost angrily, but dropped it as she was expecting to welcome his member. Alex couldn't help but smile as he knew what he was about to do was cruel, but good. He started to slide down her body.

"What are you doing? Don't make me beg."

"You'll see." Was all Alex said as he met his mark in between her lovely legs, giving a long and firm lick of her pussy. She jolted from his actions and instinctively grabbed his shoulders.

"Oh my." She gasped before more loud moans overtook her ability to speak. Alex worked his tongue firmly testing the waters and finding the major pleasure points. When the effects started wearing off, Alex upped his game and pushed his tongue into her love canal resulting in a small squeal and hand grabbing his head. He decided that there was no more room for toying and viciously worked harder. Rarity had both hands on his head, legs in the air and neck craned back from Alex's incredible skill.

"Oh, Alex! Yes!" Rarity shouted in bliss. She had a tight grip on his hair and pulling hard as if it was going to get him deeper. Rarity continued getting louder and louder and Alex didn't let up.

"Ah, Alex! I'm so close!" Rarity shouted again. At this rate, Canterlot was going to know what they're doing. Alex went for a strong finish and repeatedly slid a finger in and out of her as his tongue focused entirely on her clit. Rarity screamed it to the heavens and clentched her thighs tightly around Alex's head as her juices flowed over his hand. He ceased his now tired tongue and slowed his fingers to elongate the ecstasy.

"Where ever did you learn that?" Rarity breathlessly asked coming back to reality.

"Ha, 'that' was just the beginning." Alex replied, rising from between her legs.

Rarity couldn't and didn't want to hide the erotic smile that crept onto her lips. "This will be a night to remember." Rarity said as her horn and hands glowed picking up Alex in her magic and moving him under her. "My turn."

"You're asking for trouble using magic on me." There was a slight feral tone in his voice, but it was all forgotten when his jocks were ripped from his waist and hot breath passed his rock hard manhood. The warm and wet sensation of a tongue rose from the base of his shaft to the top of his tip making him shudder. It was followed by the same sensation drawing circles around his head before being wrapped in lips. Alex's eyes rolled back as Rarity slowly lowered, taking more and more of his cock. She took it as deep as she could, but gagged as the fleshy rod hit the back of her throat when Alex involuntarily bucked his hips. She jerked her head backwards and threw Alex a glare which was returned with a shrug. She rolled her eyes before going back to business. Starting with slow hand movements, Rarity built up to an amazing blow job. Alex was losing himself with her ability, that feral spark coming to surface as he placed his hands on the back of her head and ruthlessly thrusted harder and harder. He felt pressure build up in his loins and released his load deep down her throat with one final shove of his hips. Rarity pushed herself away gasping for air, when Alex's grip loosened and repositioned around her midsection. He pulled her up and dropped her on the bed. Rarity looked into his eyes and saw the pure burning of lust and knew, instantly, that her magic was going to give her one hell of a ride.

Alex slowly rubbed his member against her pussy, coating it in her juices before lining up and penetrating. A sharp gasp escaped from Rarity while Alex moaned. He slowly pushed so only the head was in before pulling back. He repeated this a few times until Rarity's moans became lower before going deeper, he slammed his cock in as far as he could. Rarity freed a short scream that would have been heard from anyone passing by.

Alex slowly retreated. "Please, Again!" Rarity begged, obviously addicted. Alex obliged and slammed deep, fulfilling her desires. This time Alex wasted no time repeating, slamming his pelvis against her with no delay. Rarity screamed every time. He changed his approach and lessened his depth, but increased his speed. Rarity grasped at the sheets as Alex pumped into her.

"Ah, oh Alex! Ah! Faster! Make me cry!" Rarity screamed out. It certainly wasn't what Alex expected, but he wasn't about to decline a lady's request. He picked up his speed inevitably going deeper. "AAH! Yes! Fuck me until I'm a drooling mess!" Rarity screamed out further.

'Woah, She is so different in bed.' Alex thought as he surpassed his limit to fuck her brains out.

"Alex! I'm so close! Don't stop!" Rarity continued to scream.

"Me too, I'm gonna cum." Alex said as he doubled his effort for a strong finish. He was ready to release his thick love juice, but grunted trying to hold it as long as possible. He couldn't hold it any longer and went to pull out, but found himself forced back into Rarity as her legs crossed behind him. Rarity screamed and Alex gasped as they climaxed together, Alex shooting his hot seed deep into Rarity.

Alex slid his member out, his copious amount of cum leaking from her snatch, before he collapsed next to Rarity with both of them panting heavily and covered in sweat.

"Wow... that was insane." Alex managed to say between breaths. When not recieving a reply, he looked to his lover and saw that he had almost given her what she asked for as she was not quite a drooling mess, but close to it.

Alex looked back to the ceiling as his lungs caught up with him. His eyelids felt heavy and his blinking became longer and longer until they closed and he drifted into the realm of dreams.

Author's Note

My second clop/sex scene, constructive criticism is appreciated and I hoped you enjoyed!! Also if there's a few comments for a longer sex scene, I can easily extend it.

Does anyone think that this story has derailed from what it originally was? I know development changes it and everything, but is it for the better? I do want to read replies so... Reply as you see fit.