Just Winging It

Mere seconds after Jimmy’s display of his shard’s teasing magic, Twilight and Rainbow were both able to recover.

Both mares felt moisture under their rumps, they’d made a bit of a mess on the couch when Jimmy tickled their throats with his claws.

Twilight gasped as she found her voice, “That? That’s your shard?”

The bat sighed as he sat between them, watching them convulse in front of him, “That is my shard, that is how he entices prey for me so he can recharge.”

Rainbow’s cheeks were a dark violet right now, “Buck me... My own hoof doesn’t even make me this wet...”

The bat pulled on his collar as he got up, “Well, as nice as it is sharing my dark little secret with you lovely ladies... It’s probably best that I go now before things escalate any further.” Then, he turned heel and started to leave.

Twilight got down, “Jimmy, wait!” She disappeared in a flash, then reappeared in front of him, her front hooves on his chest, “You can’t just go!”

Jimmy grimaced, “Twi... I’ve already lost control once. I can’t stay.”

Twilight got angry then. She jabbed Jimmy with a hoof, “Now you listen to me, mister! That shard, whatever you call it... It may have had some influence, but I am not going to let you take away what happened between us!” She pressed a hoof to her own chest as she went on, “I’ll admit, I was a little upset, I barely know you and I let you take me to my bed... But I didn’t regret it! Don’t try to make me...” She was almost tearing up now.

Jimmy sighed, “Twilight... Every day and every night since I’ve had this thing, I’ve been fighting it. Sometimes it wins, sometimes I can control it... For these last months since I’d been with Marina, I hadn’t had to deal with Crazy Jimmy. Now, I’m here, Marina’s home in Texas wondering where I am while I’m here...” He held Twilight for a little, “I don’t trust myself around you girls...” He let her go as his eyes began to glow.

Twilight didn’t want to let him go, “Jimmy!”

His body dissipated into wind and he literally blew past Twilight before she could try to stop him.

The alicorn princess was nearly thrown off of her hooves as the bat flew out in a gust of sentient wind. After the bat was gone, Twilight sniffed, “Fine! Then go!” She finally broke down after he had left.

Rainbow knew she had to do something now.

Outside the Friendship Castle, Jimmy reformed. He took one last look at that great crystal castle, then started to walk away.

Rainbow caught up with him, “Hey!” She tackled the bat, pinning him on the ground, “Jerkface!”

He didn’t try to fight back, “What?”

RD glared with those magenta eyes of hers, “You really hurt Twilight right now... My friend is crying her eyes out and you... You really think I’m just gonna let you walk away?”

The bat moved to push RD off of him, “Rainy... I can’t stay, I’m just gonna lose control, then I’ll end up hurting everyone-”

Rainbow cut him off... with a kiss. When she broke free, “You shut up... Just shut up! Your shard, that thing might be influencing us or whatever it is you keep saying, but this morning... What I did... That was all me... That wasn’t your dumb magic. I wanted to do that, understand?”

Jimmy sighed, “I understand...”

Rainbow nuzzled him, “Now, I don’t want to hear you put yourself down anymore. You haven’t hurt me, you haven’t hurt any of us since you’ve been here and besides, we’re the freaking Elements of Harmony! We’ve fought a corrupted alicorn princess, the spirit of chaos, changelings, a power-hungry dictator... We can handle it!”

The bat conceded then laid his head back in the dirt, “If you really think so then go ahead...”

Rainy kissed him some more, holding him with her wings as she did so, “I do think so...” He licked him along his muzzle and was rewarded with the light flicker of his tongue as he reciprocated her advances. She broke their mutual kiss to gulp some of his saliva then rub her snout against his, “Now please, come home with me. It’s late and we should get some...” She kissed him again, “some sleep.”

The two friends kissed there, wrapped in each others’ wings, neither seeming very eager to break the embrace.

...

The next morning, Jimmy was up before Rainy.

His bright red eyes flickered a little when he woke up with the little pegasus laid out on top of him, smelling very much of last night’s interlude.

Somehow, this didn’t make him feel as guilty as when he’d done the same with Twilight. He really needed to get back and apologize to her.
Right now, he was content to hold Rainy and lick the salty sweat from her body.

As his tongue tickled her neck in places he’d quickly learned she liked to be licked, Rainbow woke up. She tightened her hold on her friend-turned-lover, while she let him continue to tease her with that tongue of his.

When his licks brought him closer to her mouth, Rainbow caught Jimmy between her front hooves then planted a big, sloppy wet one on him which he happily returned.

Rainbow gave one of her cute little squeaks as she soon felt something prodding at her beneath the quilts that covered their lower bodies.

Jimmy grinned and his eyes glowed as things quickly got hotter.

...

An hour later, following a shower that they shared to kill time and a hearty breakfast, as hearty as one could get in a vegetarian community anyway, Rainbow and Jimmy set off.

The cyan pegasus set her friend down as they came up to Applejack’s farm, Sweet Apple Acres.

RD gave Jimmy a few more shy nuzzles, “I’m not gonna say this is love, not right away. But I do feel like this is a good start.” Then she had to go to work, “I’ll see you later, Jimmy!”

He watched her as she quickly disappeared into the distance, “It’s not love... But yeah, it is nice.” He let himself smile before turning to walk up to the Apple farm.

A big red stallion was out front, hauling a heavy wagon of farming equipment when the bat walked up.

Jimmy was his usual friendly self, “Howdy!”

Big Macintosh nodded, “Mhm.”

The bat nodded back, “I was told I could find some work here! Name’s Jimmy Lee Darrell, ah spoke with a relative o’ yours, Applejack?”

The stallion nodded, “Eeyup! Mah sister’s inside! Ah’ll get her f’r ya.”

“No need, Big Mac!” The orange farm pony trotted out of their farmhouse, donning her trademark brown stetson.

The bat offered a hearty wave to AJ, “Good mornin’, neighbor!”

She hmmphed as she walked up to him, not intimidated at all by him being twice her size, “Yer early... I said 6 in the mornin’, yer here a half-hour before.”

Jimmy smiled smugly, “Early to bed, early to rise, makes a bat healthy, wealthy and wise!” He winked at her playfully, “And it does wonders for mah complexion too!”

She nodded with skepticism, “Uh-huh... Well, yer here, so ah guess ah c’n git ya started. Come along!”

Jimmy followed Applejack as she led him through her family’s apple orchard.

As they went along, AJ spoke, “Just so ya know, we all run a tight ship ‘round here! Everypony here shifts their own weight, understand?”

Jimmy was still all smiles, “Yes, I understand.”

She nodded, “Good, suppose ah should tell ya about the rest o’ mah family since you’ll lahkly be seein’ them too while here. Ya already met mah brother, Big Macintosh. Don’t say much, but he’s a hard worker, if it ain’t me on your sorry rump, it’s gonna be him.”

The bat nodded, “Mhm, gotcha!”

AJ kept going, “There’s also mah sister, Apple Bloom an’ her friends. Their clubhouse is out here on the farm, so they spend much of their time here when they’re not at school.” She stopped then looked back at him in a semi-friendly manner, “Just watch yourself with them. Them three fillies mean more ta me than they’ll ever realize. So believe me, if one of them comes runnin’ ta me cause ya hurt their feelin’s... There won’t be a hole ya could dig yerself in to hide from me!”

Jimmy shivered, “Woo, I felt that... Alright, I promise to tread lightly around your sister and her friends. I’m good with kids anyway! Kids love ol’ Jimmy!” He snickered.

AJ rolled her eyes while she laughed a little. He did have that winning personality, even if he did come off as annoying. He almost reminded her of Discord, but slightly less abrasive.

Applejack stopped by a prime apple tree which had a few baskets laid out around its base. “Well, here we are!”

Jimmy saw the baskets, then watched as Applejack laid out a few more around some more trees. How had he not noticed her carrying that many baskets the whole way? He must have been looking at the cute butt of hers with that sashaying knotted tail of hers. Jimmy always did have a thing for blonds.

Applejack cleared her throat, “Ahem! Now ah do recall sayin’ ah expect your utmost respect, that includes not starin’ at my flank like some horny colt.”

The bat shook his head, “Oh yes, of course! My apologies! It seems even among ponykind I can’t help lookin’ at a nice butt.” He snickered before withering under AJ’s stern gaze.

She rolled her eyes, “Whatever...” She trotted up to one of the trees, “Now if you’re gonna be starin’, ah hope you’ll at least catch a pointer or two... And don’t be takin’ that in any dirty way! Don’t think ah don’t know how the colt mind works, Mister!”

Jimmy snickered, “Somethin’ tells me you musta been the most popular filly in school, AJ.”

The orange mare blushed a little from that comment, “Nah... ‘course not! Rare always had th’ best looks outta us fillies.” She caught herself, “But that never leaves here, hear me! Ah couldn’t imagine the look on her face if she heard her best friend was a... A filly fooler.”

Jimmy made a zipping motion, “Mah lips ‘re sealed, so are you gonna show me how ya Apples harvest your apples?”

Applejack nodded, “Yeah...” she shook her head, “Yeah! Let’s get to it!” She turned around, “Now pay close attention! There is a special technique we Apples use to get them apples down: we call it applebuckin’.” She reared up on her front hooves then bucked the tree trunk with both back legs.

The single hard buck was enough to shake the tree, causing all the gorgeous red fruits to fall into the baskets below.

Jimmy nodded without a single hint of smugness or sarcasm, “Wow, impressive. And you do that all day, every day?” He crossed his wings as a smirk spread across his muzzle, “No wonder you got them nice legs.”

AJ glared at him, “One more outta you, Mister, and I’ll show ya how hard ah can buck yer apples!”

Jimmy snickered, "Yeah, nothin' worse than bruised apples."

Applejack laughed a little, "Okay, now let's see how you can buck!"

The bat couldn't help himself, "Well, if you wanna see mah buckin' so bad, we could jus' go behind the barn an-"

"THAT'S IT!" Applejack stayed true to her word and she bucked Jimmy hard in the groin.

...

A couple minutes later, the bat sat with his back against a tree and a bag of ice pressed against his crotch, "Okay... I definitely deserved that."

A little yellow filly giggled at his pain, "Dang! You're lucky Big Sis didn't buck ya to the moon!"

Two other fillies sat around Jimmy.

The orange pegasus on the right side of him laughed, "Makes me glad I wasn't born a colt!"

Right in front of Jimmy sat a little white unicorn, her horn glowing lime-green while she held the ice for him, "Just be glad my big sister already likes you, Mr. Jimmy."

The bat snickered nervously, "Then I guess you must be Rarity's sis. Howdy!" He held out a friendly hand for the three fillies.

The trio just looked at his strange winged hand then back up at him. They each smiled then they introduced themselves.

The yellow earth pony, "Howdy! Name's Apple Bloom!"

The orange pegasus, "I'm Scootaloo!"

Then the white unicorn, who Jimmy thought looked just like her big sister, just with different colored hair, "And I'm Sweetie Belle!"

Then all three of them made some dramatic superhero team pose as they shouted "And we're the Cutie Mark Crusaders!"

Jimmy snickered, "Cutie Mark Crusaders?"

Apple Bloom posed proudly, "That's right! The CMC! Selflessly devoted to helping our fellow ponies find their purpose in life!"

Scootaloo corrected her, "Fellow creatures, Apple Bloom, now that we've got a griffon on our team!"

AB giggled, "Oops! Yeah, you're right!"

Sweetie Belle hopped onto Jimmy's lap, "Speaking of, Mr. Jimmy, are you someone who's looking for a purpose in your life?"

The bat snickered, "What, are y'all gonna talk to me about your pony-version of Jesus or somethin', 'cause I'm already Catholic!"

Sweetie tilted her head, "I have no idea what you just said, but we were just wondering about you and what's your purpose?"

Jimmy petted the unicorn filly, "Well, my purpose is just to live life. Don't worry about the little things and just enjoy being alive."

Sweetie Belle giggled, "In other words, you're lazy!"

Jimmy didn't argue that, "Yeah..."

AJ came back at that moment. The farm pony carried a bucket of water with her, "Well? You think you've learned your lesson about respectin' mah boundaries, Jimmy?"

The bat nodded, "Oh yeah, I've learned alright!"

AJ put down the water, "Here, have yourself a drink." She looked to the CMC, "And you gals, thanks for helpin' out with Jimmy here. Y'all three can go now."

Apple Bloom frowned, "Aw Sis, but we're just getting to know him."

Scootaloo agreed, "We've never seen anypony else like him!"

Sweetie squeaked, "Plus he's funny!"

AJ sighed, "Fine, y'all can stay. But Jimmy and me are gonna have some grown up talk, okay?"

The CMC all groaned in unison, "Okay..."

So she none-too-gently nudged Jimmy with her right front hoof, "So, are ya gonna get up, do some work an' stop bein' a perv? I'll agree with the girls here. You're a funny guy, but a might rude for my sensibilities. I'm willin' ta give ya the benefit of the doubt though. If ya can make it through the rest of the day without makin' some inappropriate comments, Ah'll pay ya for the whole day's work. It's the least I can do."

Jimmy nodded, "Damn, hearin' ya right now reminds me of one of my old friends back home. And yes, I'm gonna do the work, and I'll try to be more respectful. I understand my brand of humor ain't everyone's cup o' tea."

AJ smiled and tipped her hat to him, "That's all I ask. Now, why don't ya get up an' show me how ya can buck."

Jimmy bit back one of his pervy comments as he got up, "Alrighty!" The bat walked up to one of these trees while AJ set up baskets around its base. He looked up, "Right, so I'm supposed to just kick it?"

Applejack scoffed, "Applebuckin' ain't just kickin', Jimmy. It's a little more complicated. What y'all wanna do is rear up an'... actually, you're a two-legged critter so maybe our method wouldn't work for you? Core body strength an' all that."

The bat untied his ponytail then took off his fancy cowboy shirt that Rarity made for him, "Core body strength? Es no problema!" The bat flexed. He wasn't super buff, but he had a good six-pack abs, fine musculature and good attitude to go with it all.

AJ had to avert her eyes. The bat's half-exposed body struck her where his charm hadn't. She coughed into a hoof, "Well then, why don't ya show me how you'd do it then?"

The bat did not miss the little reaction he'd gotten. Crazy Jimmy in the back of his mind, "So she likes a man with some muscle, huh?" Jimmy cleared his throat, "Yes, ma'am! Will do!" The bat took on a combat stance then, while channeling some of his shard energy, he hit the trunk of the tree with a couple strong roundhouse kicks.

Those couple kicks knocked the apples loose and they all fell into the baskets below.

Jimmy threw his arms up, "Whoo!"

AJ nodded, "Nice, but uh, not very Apple... if ya don't mind mah sayin'."

Jimmy shrugged, "That's fair, don't think I could take kickin' trees all day anyway. You got somethin' ah could do with my hands, though? I can do some heavyliftin'."

Applejack gave a little hum before she agreed, "Yeah, that would suit ya a little better. Ya can go find Big Mac. He'll get ya started."

The bat nodded, "Right! And thanks for givin' me the shot, AJ!" He threw his shirt over his shoulder, tied his hair back up then walked off.

AJ watched him go until she realized her eyes had drifted a little below the waist. She shook her head, "Get a hold o' yerself, girl... he ain't even a pony."

...

It was a full day of hard work for Jimmy after that.

Big Mac, though short on words, he was without a doubt more patient with the wisecracking vampire bat than his sister had been.

Of course, Jimmy made no shortage or secret of naughty jokes at the red stallion's expense.

Big Mac took it all in stride, even chuckled heartily to some of Jimmy's off-color humor.

Jimmy also proved to be a competent worker, carrying heavy crates or barrels, lightening Macintosh's workload for him.

By the time Celestia's sun had sunk in the distance, turning the sky from blue to purple with an orange tint, Jimmy, Mac and AJ all sat in the shade behind the barn.

Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle had gone home, while Apple Bloom came over to join the adults.

"Woo-wee! Today was a rough 'un!" The growing filly caterwauled before sitting down next to Jimmy.

So now Jimmy found himself surrounded by Apples. Not a bad development, he thought to himself. He stretched out his wings and engulfed whoever was closest in a big winghug.

Applejack swept the sweat from her brow, "That it was, AB. An' Jimmy, Mac told me how much of a help ya were." She turned then pulled a sack of bits from her saddlebag. She dropped it in the bat's lap, "There's your pay, like ah promised. "

Jimmy accepted it with that friendly fangy grin of his, "Thanks! Now I can payback Rarity for these nice clothes she made for me."

AJ laughed, "Yer real dead set on that, huh?"

The bat held a hand to his broad chest, "Of course I am. I told her I would find a way to properly thank her for her selfless hard work, and Jimmy Lee Darrell never goes back on his word. Never, not ever!"

AJ chuckled, "Sounds like you an' Pinkie'd get along jus' fine! Pinkie Pie has her Pinkie Promises."

All three apples, even Big Mac, recited the oath, "Cross my heart, hope to fly, stick a cupcake in my eye!"

The bat nodded with a goofy grin, "I like that..."

There was a silence while the four of them sat together.

Jimmy opened up the bag he'd just been given, "So, what do y'all call money in this place, for curiosity's sake?"

AJ answered him, "We call it bits."

The bat looked at one of the glittery coins, "Why this is... solid gold." He looked at AJ, "Ya guys really use solid gold as currency?"

AJ shrugged, "Yup, always have. Why? Ain't they got gold in Texas?"

Jimmy held up the coin, "Sure we have gold, but not enough that we can use it as regular money. Our money is made from copper, nickel, paper or plastic."

AJ was intrigued, "Interestin'."

At that moment, the group heard the distinctive flapping of wings as a certain blue pegasus set down before them.

Applejack greeted their visitor, "Hey there, Rainbow!"

RD greeted her friend, "Hey, AJ! Are you ready to come home, Jimmy?"

AJ tilted her head, "Come home? Jimmy's stayin' with you, RD?"

She nodded with a bashful smile, "Yeah, that's right. He's got wings, can't use them to fly but, it means he can stay with me with no worry of falling through the floor."

The bat interjected, "And she was kinda the first to offer me a place to stay, AJ."

The orange farm pony nodded while she rubbed her blond mane, "Well, that is mighty big o' ya, RD." She tried to hide her own blush, "And I guess we'll all see ya tomorrow, Jimmy."

Jimmy waved goodbye to Applejack, Big Mac and Apple Bloom, "Yeah, see y'all tomorrow!"

...

It was already night by the time Jimmy and Rainbow made it home.

As they came in Rainbow stopped to whisper something to him, "Jimmy, before we go any further, I forgot to mention that we're having company over."

Just as she had said that, Twilight came in to the main foyer of the house, having been waiting for the pair to come back, "Good evening, Jimmy, Rainbow."

The bat for once felt uneasy, "Twi... um, you're here?"

She gave a cute smirk, "Well, I do have wings, so of course I can walk around Rainbow's house with no problem, so yes I am here." She walked up to the two of them, "And before you say anything, I just want you to know, I understand now."

The bat backed up a little, "You understand?"

Twi nodded, "Yes, Rainbow and I had a chance to talk and... I was still pretty upset with how you left last night. Now I think I understand. You're not really upset because of your shard magic."

Jimmy's long ears flopped back, "I'm not?"

Twilight smiled, "Yes, I believe the real reason you're upset is because of your feelings for Marina."

The bat furrowed his brow at the mention of his girlfriend's name, "What about her?"

Now Twi could sense the tension coming from him, but she still persevered, "Rainbow spent our time telling me about your friends you had before coming here. When she told me how you spoke about Marina, I felt I understood. You're here alone, you're worried what she may think of you giving yourself to somepony else when you two have been separated. Believe me, I think I know how you feel."

Jimmy got on his knees so he could be at eye level with her, "And how would you know?"

Twilight blushed, "Because once upon a time, I myself had been a visitor to another dimension where I met a group of friends who were all very similar to my friends here. I got so close with them, but then I had to come home and even now I feel guilty for leaving Sunset in the human world, I mean, I know she seems perfectly happy there, but can you just imagine completely disregarding your own homeworld?"

Jimmy raised an eyebrow, "I uh couldn't at all figure how any of that pertained to me, but I get the gist of it. Look, I guess yeah I have been feeling a little guilty about Marina. I mean, before her, I'd lived a pretty hedonistic life. I'd drink myself silly, smoke loads of pot and fuck all the cutest guys or girls I could nab. Then I met Marina, the one girl I loved so much I was willing to give up my old ways just to make a life with her. Now, after all of that devotion, all of that work, building that trust with her, she's gone and I'm here gettin' turned on by colorful ponies."

Twilight patted him softly, "You were ready to forsake all other males and females, just for her. She really sounds like someone special."

He laughed, "And she even told me, I didn't have to do that for her, she wanted me to keep up my old polygamous ways, but I didn't want that. Marina Roosevelt, a female who gave up life in her own world just to stay with me."

Twi nuzzled him, "She is also from another dimension? Funny how that gets around." Then she kissed him, "If... if you don't wish to pursue any further relations, not with me or any of us, we can understand."

Jimmy suddenly caught Twilight in his wings, as that sinful grin of his now spread across his face, "On the other hand... Marina is on Earth, and I'm here so... I might as well enjoy myself." His eyes glowed bright red as he flipped the princess onto her back then straddled her waist before licking along her neckline.

Twilight blushed with arousal as things suddenly flipped on her. "Oh! Oh my... is this Bad Jimmy?"

The bat looked up, "That's Crazy Jimmy and yeah..." He pounced on her, giving the alicorn a deep tongue kiss which about took her breath away.

Rainbow shuffled nervously as the two quickly got hot and heavy. She began to back away when Twi suddenly broke the kiss.

The lavender alicorn had a glazed look in her eyes, "Rainbow... get your sexy flank over here, your herd needs you too."

RD blushed dark purple then gulped, "Uh yeah... okay."

Crazy Jimmy snickered, "Herd... I like that word."

As soon as Rainy had gotten close, the bat pounced her too before pulling her into the pile before she had any second thoughts.

So now, Jimmy had a herd.