The Ballad of Midnight Edge

Four weeks passed, Midnight Edge and Babs Seed spent as much time as they could together, sometimes he would wait for her at the school entrance and they would go play video games once classes were over. Her classmates did not know they were dating, but they knew he was the second best at the arcade, they believed they were rivals. When they were not at the arcade they were either at Babs Seed's house or sharing a meal at some restaurant or cafe.

Midnight Edge met Babs Seed's parents in one of his visits to her place, they didn't seem very comfortable with him being older than Babs Seed, and probably suspected of him since they were well aware Babs Seed already knew about mature topics such as sex.

After a while all her family grew used to him, it was thanks to Granny Smith that they were less likely to oppose their relationship. Yet still her father warned Midnight Edge that if he ever dared to hurt his daughter in any way, law enforcement would be the least of his concerns. Midnight Edge reacted to his warning in a way that made the older stallion feel both safer and terribly upset, his reply was short but felt as a mix of sincere kindness and defiant arrogance, it was as if the young stallion admitted his acts in such a blatant way he managed to get away with it." Worry not, for I seek her joy more than anything else. Her smile is worth a thousand worlds to me. If I dared to make her suffer I would betray myself."

Midnight Edge spoke bluntly and his words had no hidden meaning, but to Babs Seed's father it felt as if he promised to never harm his daughter yet at the same time bragged about taking her virginity, he did not know, and had no proof, but Midnight Edge's calm reply was not what he expected, most stallions would just shatter under the pressure of such words, it was logical, most stallions he knew were not seasoned adventurers, most stallions did not know what it felt like to face danger. Midnight Edge was like that because he had to, he had to feel sure he would never let harm come to those he loved.

Of course the fears in the future father in law were not baseless. When Sunflower and her parents were away Babs Seed and Midnight Edge engaged in intimate sexual activities. They pleased each other as much as they could, that often meant more effort for Babs Seed since she was more or less curious and did not know much about her own fetishes, however she often found herself aroused by Midnight Edge's ideas.

They would often start in Babs Seed's bedroom, sometimes it would start by sharing any thoughts they found arousing, sometimes Midnight Edge would ask Babs Seed to wear some clothes, in particular dresses and skirts which he would often lift to take a peek at her intimate parts, he also convinced her of wearing the panties she kept hidden, first she wore rather modest ones which were pink and had a ribbon near the frontal waist area, they resembled common underwear found in other worlds, but the other ones were more risque, almost see through frilly blue panties, they looked more like usual lingerie. At first Babs Seed felt embarrassed of wearing them, but after a while she felt attractive wearing them and even combined them with other garments. That was one of her ideas, and Midnight Edge welcomed it eagerly.

There was very little they would not do to each other willingly. Their limits however were clear, Babs Seed did not allow Midnight Edge to penetrate her anal cavity, and when she requested Midnight Edge to lick her intimate parts, he refused claiming his tongue was too sensitive. Babs Seed also refused to do anything painful, while she allowed Midnight Edge to spank her, he was not allowed to pull her tail or mane, and she didn't like when he bit her, except for her left ear. In general she preferred to take the lead, even when Midnight Edge was on top or taking care of the motion she was the one who would steer him in the right direction, and in particular never allowed him to go too deep for the sake of safety, stating he would have to wait for her to grow before he could do as he pleased.

The culminating sexual act was often in the bathtub to make disposal of evidence easier. Of course they would have to wash some clothes sometimes and clean some surfaces in case some fluids product of arousal dripped on the floor, clothes, or fabric, but their major concern was making sure there should not be semen stains on anything, Babs Seed could make up an excuse over her own fluids since she could just excuse herself claiming it was because she was already old enough to feel aroused, but if there was any sign of male fluids they could get caught. Water washed away all doubt, guilt, shame, and fear along with the evidence. They often shared a shower before, or during the act, and most of the time also after it. When it was not on the bathtub it was on Babs Seed's bed, and afterward they cleaned the room thoroughly.

Midnight Edge was actually not that concerned of leaving evidence, but Babs Seed decided they would never get caught again, she didn't want to see her beloved stallion in trouble again.

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Life could go on like that, Midnight Edge grew used to the city life and even conducted a business operation selling trinkets, which the locals held as rare. But both knew there would be an end to that routine, Midnight Edge was used to the urban landscape now, but he still did not like it, he wanted to go back to Ponyville, and then move on to adventures beyond Ponyville, and beyond Equestria. He knew he had to make arrangements for that future, he would wait for a chance to go on an adventure in Manehattan, once that was over he would leave.

Midnight Edge was not eager to leave, and would often bypass possible adventures to stay for a little longer, to extend that momentary peace which he believed he earned after five years of traveling. Babs Seed came to him with some interesting cases they could investigate together, cases which deserved attention but the police considered could wait due to lack of clues.

The first case was the disappearance of a large cache of gems from a local university. The witnesses saw the thief entering an alley and leaving no trace. The second case was about a series of acts of vandalism in public areas, there were no suspects only a broken horseshoe drawn as signature. The third case was the scape of a noteworthy thief called Quick Rhyme, once an aspiring artist, the thief fell from grace when he started a series of bank robberies. The fourth and final case was the mystery of ponies which were seen entering alleys and disappearing like ghosts, which some believed was tied to the case of the stolen gems.

Babs Seed insisted on pursuing at least one of those cases, but Midnight Edge refused, it was the first time he wanted to stick up to a routine. One day he realized he could not stay like that anymore, and he might end up in something big if he refused to take on any case soon. And then he would go back to Ponyville, back to waiting for Babs Seed to visit him, eventually he would leave Equestria. The next day when he met Babs Seed after classes he brought a surprise for her.

"Babs. You know I can't stay for too long in one place right? I could suddenly just planeswalk somewhere else accidentally. But I don't want to let you go."

"Are you telling me to run away with you?"

"No! You must never do that. Even if I tell you we should. You are young, your life is here in Manehattan. But I want to stay close to you. I want you to have this." Midnight Edge gave her an artifact she had never seen before, it looked like a golden flower with a cage decorated with gems in the middle, it was the same artifact Midnight Edge used to speak to his friends.

"It's a void communicator, a magical object made to keep in touch with others even between worlds. I have no idea how it does it, but take this too." He gave her a note with instructions on how to use the artifact. "It's an instruction manual I wrote, I wish I had one when I began to use these things. I intended to give this to Princess Celestia if I managed to arrange a meeting, but you are more important. Read the notes I gave you, soon you will get used to this thing."

"Don't tell me you're leaving."

"Not yet. I want to take you on at least one of my adventures, that's why I am still here. But once I leave, I want to know I can still hear your sweet voice no matter how far I go. Maybe someday I will take you with me, but until then I want you to wait."

Babs Seed could no longer hold back her tears, both were crying as they held each other. They feared the future, but knew there was no other way. The filly looked at Midnight Edge in the eye. "Promise me you won't miss our wedding."

"I would never do that. If I could, I would marry you right now." He refused to let her go, no matter what happened, he feared she could someday change her mind and leave him, but he refused to let their love fade away. He was not afraid of the Apples' warnings because he actually wanted to marry her, he just hoped she would never change her mind. "I know it might be wrong, but I don't want to let you go."

"You don't have to. My family says I will someday grow up and look for somepony else. They say I am just a filly. But after all we have gone through together... I want to stay with you. I want you to never let me go."

"But you could change your mind."

"Don't let that happen then." Babs Seed kissed him, tears rolling down their faces, they feared the future, they also wanted to shape it, to make sure there was a place for their love in the future.

A hooded figure took a picture of them and moved on, that pony had been following them for a while already. Gathering evidence, watching, waiting for the right time to strike. It was not the future, but the present which posed a threat. The gears of fate were turning.

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