Mommy's Little Monsterby Hazel_Hester777ChaptersFirst DayReintroductionsRageSpeaking About the PastLooking After Her HeirEpilogueFirst DayBunochius opened her eyes as the last rays of the sun faded to the night. She felt a warm feeling of somepony’s hooves wrapped around her for the first time in over three months. The touch was maternal. She looked up to see the face of a beige mare looking down at her with love. “Good evening, Bunochius” Fluttershout said. “Good evening, mother” Bunochius greeted back, giving her a nuzzle. “I can’t believe this is actually real and you’re here” “The feeling’s mutual” “So, how was your sleep?” Fluttershout asked as they both got up from bed. “Great, I slept like a filly” Bunochius stretched like a cat. “Bunochius, you are technically now a part-filly” “Oh, right!” Both shared a hearty laugh. “So, are you ready to meet the rest of our race, sweetheart?” “Barely one day into being your daughter and now you’re already calling me baby names. But, yes” Fluttershout then gestured for the hybrid get on her back, which she did. Fluttershout hadn't expected her to take to her new life this easily and this quickly after she became a Freak. She'd been positive that there would be some bit of sadness at first, some period of having to gently work her through the fact that now her life was going to be spent as a Freak-Alien hybrid forever. Sure, she'd been waiting to get her child back after a long time of losing her, but jumping straight to this happiness seemed out of place. She'd expected her to want to walk on her own. Instead, she’d begged to ride on her Mommy's back. Fluttershout was more than happy to oblige, but it still seemed odd. The overwhelming joy at riding on her back felt off. But still she smiled through it. Having a child of her own, one who seemed to love her as much as she loved her, was invigorating. So her behavior was a little strange. That was just the wonderful uniqueness of her sweet little Bunochius. But it wasn't the right uniqueness. Fluttershout didn't know quite how to explain that one. Uniqueness wasn't a quality that could be measured in degrees. One was unique or one was not, no quantifying involved. Bunochius was unique for sure. Yes, she had to teach her to control her Host and make sure she could even tackle her new abilities even without supervision, but also with the prophecy about her. Angechius may now be one with Bunny, but that wouldn’t stop such a prophecy from coming true. Brutalight may have already killed all the other Hunters that knew about their level on the dangerous scale, but the new Hunters were noobs that didn’t even know what a Freak was capable off. So, it would seem that it wouldn’t be so hard raising a hybrid so much as they thought. “How do we introduce me?” “Just follow mommy’s lead” Right then, there was a knock on the door. Fluttershout went over and opened it to her Leader. “Oh, hello Brutalight!” “Hello Fluttershout. Well, you’re bushy-tailed and bright-eyed today. That’s an improvement” The Pegasus smiled. “Where’s your daughter?” “Bunochius say hello to Brutalight, she’s the Queen of Freaks” Fluttershout then turned around for Bunochius to be seen. “Heya!” the Freak-Alien greeted. “Still the same hyper and happy Bunny we once knew, huh? How does it feel to go from being her apprentice to being her daughter?” “A bit awkward at first, but once I got used to it; I realized that this just makes us closer now. From friend to family” “That sounds lovely” Brutalight commented. “And Fluttershout, how does it feel now to be a mother?” “It’s actually kinda nice to have a child to love and one who loves you. With Bunochius here, it gives me a calming peace of mind” “Tell me about it! I haven’t seen you this happy since the day the gang went on that bloody massacre” All three shared a hearty laugh. “Can I come on a Hunt one day?” Bunochius asked. “Fine, but you have to learn to control your Host” Brutalight said. “Yay!” “That reminds me; shouldn’t we break the curse on Francie Bloom, Creepy Belle, AssSpike, Endaria and Flourice?” “Oh, right. I almost forgot I casted that” Bunochius facepawed. “Well, sweetie, are you ready to undo it?” Fluttershout asked her daughter. “Yes, mom” ________________________________________ “What would I give to hear your high voices again?” Rarifruit sobbed over Creepy, Endaria and Flourice. “All Ah ever wanted was your safety, but Ah never was able to save you from this” Applepills wailed while holding Francie close. On the sidelines, the rest of the Freaks were watching on. Pinkis sighed as she stared at her mother, aunt, and sisters. Rainbine tried to comfort her, even though she showed that she didn’t need it. Derpigun held a crying Karateloo to her chest as the filly bawled her eyes out. Right then, Brutalight entered the room with Fluttershout. Bunochius was beside the Ear Rape Queen, with her cloak on her again. “Are you both ready?” Brutalight asked the mother and daughter. Both nodded. “Freaks, I believe we have found the solution to getting back our fellow Freaks, Creepy Belle, Francie Bloom, AssSpike, Endaria, and Flourice” Rarifruit and the other crying Freaks looked up. “Really? How?!” “Simple, if you ask properly and don’t try and hurt somepony like the Ear Rape Queen…” Brutalight then gestured to Fluttershout, who gave her a smile. “…she may feel calm enough to give answers” Rarifruit’s jaw dropped all the way to the floor. She was the one who lead the others to go and interrogate Fluttershout, but Brutalight got her to talk just by civilized conversation? Now she felt really embarrassed. It’s no wonder that Brutalight was their Queen of Freaks. Fruity was the Queen of Greed and Fluttershout was Queen of Ear Rape, but add it all up, those two kingdoms are just the sub-kingdoms of the Freak kingdom, where Brutalight’s Queen. So, it only makes sense that they are still inferior compared to Brutalight. “All Freaks please move away from the floor and put the victim back in the position they were in” Brutalight commanded. At once, all Freaks present put the victims back to where they were found and left floor. “But, who’s that with you both?” Applepills asked, pointing to the cloaked Bunochius. “Somepony that Fluttershout needed to help remove this whole ordeal” Brutalight then allowed the two to go forward. “Go ahead, you two” Fluttershout nodded along with her daughter. Taking a deep breath, they began with the monologue. "Aru tokoro ni, chiisa na yume ga arimashita. Dare ga mita no ka wakaranai, sore wa chiisa na yume deshita. Chiisa na yume wa omoimashita. Kono mama kiete iku no wa iya da. Dousureba, hito ni boku o mite moraeru darou. Chiisa na yume wa kangaete kangaete, soshite tsui ni omoitsukimashita. Ningen o jibun no naka ni mayoikomasete, sekai o tsukurasereba ii to." "Somewhere, there was a lost child. Such a lost child she was, No one knew who its mother was. The child began to think. 'I don't want to be separated this way. How can I find my mother?' The child thought and thought, and then came up with an idea. 'I'll make the nearby foals with her get lost in my spell, and let them show the world.'" They both sang at the same time. Fluttershout sang the English version while Bunochius sang the Japanese one. The same thing that reacted when Fluttershout first sang the tune started again, but this time, it was accompanied by Bunochius own voice. Ichibanme ARISU wa isamashiku ken o katate ni, fushigi no kuni. Ironna mono o kirisutete, makka na michi o shiite itta. Sonna ARISU wa, mori no oka. Tsumibito no you ni tojikomerarete. Mori ni dekita michi igai ni, kanojo no sei o shiru sube wa nashi. The first Alice was a wrathful filly of the spade. And righteously she held a sharpened blade within her hoof. Never hesitating to slay all within her way. Creating paths of blood that followed her through her home roof. Deep into the darkened forest, Francie walked the line. Captured and imprisoned as an embodiment of Sin. If it were not for the murderous wake left behind. No one would have suspected that she had ever been. The same actions occurred with Francie Bloom, save for a slight change. Instead of falling down to the floor as soon as the scars appeared again, she was floating mid-air and glowing white. Nibanme ARISU wa otonashiku uta o utatte, fushigi no kuni. Ironna oto o afuresasete, kurutta sekai o umidashita. Sonna ARISU wa, bara no hana. Ikareta otoko ni uchikorosarete. Makka na hana o ichirin sakase minna ni mederare karete yuku. The second Alice was a fragile colt of the diamond. The broken echo of the lies within demented words. He screamed his twisted shrieks to all in under land. Creating the image of the sick and the disturbed. Deadly, yet so beautiful a voice just like a rose. Was shot by a mad child who silenced him to death. A single rose bloomed in his place with no scream composed. With twisted grin this dying colt lay breathing his last breath. AssSpike went through the same way Francie did. Everypony was beginning to think that this time; all victims would be back by the end of the tune. As Creepy’s turn came up, Rarifruit watched closely. Sanbanme ARISU wa osanai ko. Kirei na sugata de, fushigi no kuni. Ironna hito o madowasete, okashi na kuni o tsukuriageta. Sonna ARISU wa, kuni no joou. Ibitsu na yume ni toritsukarete. Kuchiyuku karada ni obienagara, kuni no chouten ni kunrin suru. The third Alice was an innocent young girl of club. An enchanting, graceful figure in the world of the burial land Her sister charmed the Freaks in the land to her beck and call. A peculiar country answering to each command. So she rose into the throne to help the country’s queen. Consumed by paranoia of her own impending death. Soon the filly succumbed to a dark and nightmarish dream. Disguised in kindness, loathing fate, she secured her regime. Creepy acted just like the other two, which was already giving Rarifruit some hope that maybe now she can get back her sister and her twin daughters at the same time. Without further ado, the twins went for their verse. mori no komichi o tadottari bara no ki no shita de ochakai o-shiro kara no shoutaijou wa HAATO no TORANPU And as this past two foals walked in the woods. Partaking in tea underneath the trees they’d never part. They found an invitation to the queen. It was the Ace of Hearts. Yonbanme ARISU wa futago no ko. Koukishin kara fushigi no kuni. Ironna tobira o kugurinukete, tsuisakki yatte kita bakari. Ki no tsuyoi ane to, kashikoi otouto. Ichiban ARISU ni chikatta kedo, futari no yume wa, samenai mama. Fushigi no kuni o samayotta. The fourth Alice was a duo of curiosity. Both were lost and could not find the bush where they began. And so they ran through countless open doors so recklessly. A duo of twin sisters running wild through the mad land. A stubborn elder sister. A witty younger other. But they had strayed too far into Spelled Dreamland. They were never woken from their terrifying dream. Forever they would wander this twisted fairytale. The twins went through the same process. Everypony watched closely for what happened next. All victims began to lose their scars as their eyes closed. The white glow filled through them. The outfits they were in disappeared as their cutie marks returned to normal. Then the glow faded as they were all released back to the floor. They opened their eyes as they returned back to normal. “Oh, my head” AssSpike whined as he held his head in the area where hit bullet shot was. “Why do I feel like I took a shower in pins and needles?” Francie Bloom groaned. “Who gave me a blood cut in the vein?” Creepy looked up. “I’ll never feel my neck the same way again. Sis?” Endaria tapped her sister. “Should I or should I not stop drinking tea in a forest?” Flourice looked up. “Francie Bloom, you’re okay!” Applepills held her sister tight. “Yeah, but let me breathe!” “Creepy! Endaria! Flourice!” Rarifruit held the three together in a group hug, crying tears of joy. “AssSpike, who told you that you could sing?” Brutalight approached the dragon-pony hybrid. “Umm…” “I’m just kidding” saying so, she held him in an embrace. “How is this possible? More importantly, who is that in the cloak?” Derpigun pointed to Bunochius. “Right, we were getting to that” Brutalight then let go of AssSpike and nodded to Fluttershout and Bunochius. “Everypony, I’d like you to meet my daughter, Bunochius” Fluttershout said as the alien-Freak hybrid took off her cloak completely. Everypony gaped at her. They recognized her as Bunny, but they couldn’t believe that she was now like them. This was even stranger than their first meeting with AssSpike. “Hello, everypony. Did you miss me?” she smirked, which was similar to the one Fluttershout mostly wore. “Bunny? How did…” Karateloo was speechless. “I become a Freak? Mom will let you in on that once she’s ready” “MOM?!” Rarifruit almost screamed, making Creepy and the twins cringe. “Yep, I’m Fluttershout’s daughter now” she leaned on her mother’s foreleg. “And she’s also the newest member of the Freak kingdom. Just goes to show, even insane types care for their own children” Brutalight declared, winking at Fluttershout. “Oh, Brutalight, thank you” Fluttershout blushed from embarrassment. Bunochius then turned to see AssSpike, who was still gaping at her new form. She floated to him in mid-air and smirked. “You’re looking at me almost as though you’ve seen a ghost, or a stranger. Come on, Spike, don’t tell me you’ve forgotten about your best friend” “You can’t be…” AssSpike shook his head in disbelief. “Bunny?” “It’s been a long time, old friend” “I and I wish for the best that you both remain friends even as Freaks” Brutalight said. Reintroductions“How did you get your new name?” Derpigun asked Bunochius. “My host’s name is Angechius, so I took away the first half and replaced it with Bun, from Bunny, so it came out as Bunochius” “Where did your hat come from?” Brutalight asked. “When I escaped Creepigie, I found that this hat was made by mom when she was still pregnant. It was for her child. So, before I left, I took it with me” “A thing for wearing hats, and you also have her eyes and birthmark” “Like mother, like daughter” Fluttershout said, snuggling her daughter close. “Does anypony else notice that Bunochius is acting a little more child-like?” Applepills asked, raising a hoof like a school filly. “Well, we all pick up new personalities when we become Freaks. I’m Demonic Carefree and Cheerful, Fluttershout’s Crazy…” Fluttershout took it as a compliment. “Oh my gosh, thank you” “Rarifruit's kleptomaniacal and deranged…” “Hey!” the Greed Queen protested. “You should be thanking her, Fruity” Fluttershout backed up Brutalight. “So why not have an Alien-Freak hybrid that’s as hyper and happy as a child?” Bunochius winked. “Well, I’m pretty sure we can all get along with Fluttershout’s child, right Bunochius?” Rarifruit then went up to try and give Bunochius a pat on the head, but something went off. Fluttershout heard an inward growl coming from Bunochius. The hybrid didn’t look happy as her fangs seemed to sharpen. Bunochius felt rage built up in her. Yes, she wasn’t over what happened before when they were Normals, but that wasn’t just it. Angechius’ rage was what made it more serious. The hybrid was angry at Creepigie for what she did to her mother. And she knew for fact that Rarifruit was Creepigie’s sister-in-law. She was also pretty aware of what the Greed Queen had been saying and doing to Fluttershout in the present, and that just made her blow her fuse. Without any more waiting, the hybrid casted a spell that created forcefields on the other Freaks, except for Rarifruit. Rarifruit took notice of the child’s change in behavior, as well as the sudden appearance of forcefields. She began to back up. “Um, Bunochius, what’s with…?” “FREAK!” Bunochius let out her Ear Rape scream again. Her eyes boiled with anger. “FREEEEEEAAAAAAK!” she made it longer and it sent Rarifruit flying to the other side of the ground they were on. Luckily, compared to Normals, Freaks are a little stronger and more resistant; if there’s something deadly to Normals, it takes Freaks an average ten times of that being used before they gets sent into a temporary death state. Rarifruit was surprised at Bunochius’ change of behavior towards her. “How did she get a hold of so much Ear Rape power? Forget that, how did she do that in the first place?” “THIS IS FOR INSULTING MY MOTHER! FREAK!” Bunochius screamed at the top of her lungs again. Rarifruit was sent flying again. “How did…?” “I COULD FEEL THEM ALL! FREAK!” Bunochius yelled again. Fluttershout found this somewhat entertaining. Yes, because of all those times that Rarifruit mocked her and made her cry, and also because this was fun seeing her child taking it out by using her new abilities. Brutalight had to admit, it IS a little funny. Another thing to enjoy about is that fact that they weren’t harmed at all by the screams caused by the hybrid child. The forcefields she casted on them was meant to keep out any screams caused by Ear Rape, so they were spared. When the Freak Queen asked if she should, the Ear Rape Queen just shook her head saying, “She’s just playing” “BRUTALIGHT, HELP MEEEEE!” Rarifruit cried as Bunochius kept chasing her, throwing Scream Attacks along the way. “THE SPAWN OF FLUTTERSHOUT WILL BE THE END OF US ALL!” “Technically, she will be the end of all Monster Hunters” Fluttershout said as she watched her daughter attack. “Momma’s so proud” “As if two Screaming Pony Freaks wasn’t enough, now there are three?” “When she gets a hold of her Host like us, I can’t wait to see the destruction she can cause” Brutalight said. “PLEASE! I’M SORRY! I’LL DO ANYTHING JUST MAKE HER STOP!” Rarifruit begged as she was screamed again at. Fluttershout chuckled. “Okay, Bunochius, you can stop now, dear. She’s had enough” “As you wish” right at that, Bunochius stopped her screaming and she also put the forcefields down. But she gave Rarifruit one more glare. “You hurt her again, and I’ll give a right what for!” “Well, I’ve seen power like that before, but never in that long duration” AssSpike commented. “Wait, have I seen you before?” Pinkis asked as she approached Bunochius. The young hybrid was at first aggressive, but then she calmed down. She even went near Pinkis and tilted her head to the side, as if trying to get a better view from a different angle. “Pinkis, no! She’ll scream!” Rarifruit tried to call for her daughter, but Rainbine and Applepills held her back. Bunochius looked at Pinkis’ outstretched hoof, before sniffing at it. Almost as though she were a dog, she went from angry to happy. “Soulfriend?” Pinkis was shocked a bit, but she remembered at that moment why she thought Bunochius was familiar. ________________________________________ Pinkis had just marveled at her fresh kill. She never really expected to get so much control even while she was feeding off Normals. Why was she trying to restrain her cannibal hunger? Well, let’s just say she’s a young mare inlove with a knight. Since she met her lover Joseph, also sometimes called Bourbon, she had sometimes been afraid that if she’s suddenly hungry for prey when they’re on a date, she might eat him. Joseph was an ideal boyfriend for her. Not just because he’s a knight, and since Pinkis is technically a Princess since her mother is the Queen of Greed. But because he actually trusts her, despite being a mere Normal. How they met? It all started when, ironically, she ate his lung. He survived, luckily, but was afraid of her cannibal instincts. Then, eventually, when they met again, they were becoming close. And on Christmas that year, they officially became a couple. Despite Brutalight’s rule to stay inside the Freak kingdom she kept them in, Pinkis and some others tend to go out for a night just to be with their Lovers. Joseph even trusts Pinkis so much that he can let her surprise him by jumping on his back without the thought that she might try and eat him. And she’s gotten to the point of calling him ‘small prey’ as a nickname. “Well, you’re getting better each day” a young filly said to the cannibal. She had a white coat color and her mane and tail were black. She was a Pegasus and a blue hat with sapphires rested on her head. Black spots were on the tips of her hooves and ears, one was on her stomach, and there was a diamond-shaped one on her forehead. Her cutie mark was a yellow cross over a crescent moon. Her eyes were heterochromic; one red and the other cerulean. She had a red birthmark on her red eye. “You really think that I can control my cravings even around Joseph?” Pinkis asked, looking up and didn’t even bother to wipe the blood that dipped off her chin. “I’d say yes” the filly nodded. “Thank you” The filly smiled warmly, and then she noticed the time. “We must head back to our current homes. It’s almost dawn” Pinkis looked up and noticed the sky’s colors. She ate the rest of her kill but kept a rare part for later. “You’re right; wouldn’t want to risk letting Hunters know about our race’s real worth. Will I see you again tomorrow night?” “You know where to meet me” Pinkis smiled. “Bye, Soulfriend” The filly prepared for takeoff, but bade the cannibal a farewell too before flying into the sky. “Bye, Soulfriend” ________________________________________ Pinkis tried to look for that filly since the past three days ago, but she seemed to have just disappeared. Three whole days. That was the timespan where the curse began on Creepy, the twins, AssSpike, and Francie. It also counted with the night used to go and find Bunochius. And the hybrid’s appearance made one thing clear: she was Pinkis’ Soulfriend. Freaks have this little connection to one another that can be made in times of need. This type is called a Soulfriend relationship. In this type of relationship, the Freaks would tend to act like as though they were family, even though they weren’t by blood. “Bunochius, that filly who visited me to help me with my cravings, it was you wasn’t it?” Pinkis beamed. Bunochius smirked and nodded. “Oh, come here and give me a hug!” Pinkis opened her arms wide as the hybrid jumped to her. Rarifruit’s jaw dropped to the ground again, for a second time that night. “Oh, looks like she likes you” Fluttershout said as Bunochius got playful with Pinkis. “How did you two first meet?” “We first met on a dark night when I was feeling a little lonely. I was just about to wail when I heard a loud scream coming from the woods. I found her, but as a filly, just finishing a Hunt. We bonded over her looking for her mother and me trying to get used to mine. The, one night, we decided to be closer than friends, we became Soulfriends. She also helped me get a hold of me cannibalism. But when she seemed to have disappeared three nights ago, I got worried. I should’ve known: she was Bunochius!” “Wait, did you say you found her as a filly?” Fluttershout asked. “Well, yeah” Bunochius gave herself a facepaw. “Oh, right. I forget to tell you: I tend to turn into a filly and then back into my alien form at different intervals. I haven’t really got to control it yet; it’s too new” “Well, I tend to shift from the new me to…” Brutalight sneered. “…the old me” “And I also tend to turn into a dragon and then back to a pony!” AssSpike added. “With a little effort, you can get a hold of these abilities. Things like this mostly happens if the Freak hasn’t gotten control over their Host yet” Brutalight said. “Has anypony seen Rainbine?” Derpigun asked all of the sudden. Everypony looked around. Fluttershout sneered. “She’s probably with her lover again” Rarifruit glared at her. “Why can’t you just move on, meet a new colt, and possibly get a daddy for Bunochius. I mean…” “WHAT WAS THAT?!” Bunochius appeared and yelled at Rarifruit, baring her sharp teeth and her tone sounded like she was growling. Rarifruit gulped, ears folded down. “Nothing! Nothing!” “Who wants go and find that cyborg at the Fort?” Brutalight asked aloud. Everypony who was present raised a hoof. “Good, then it’s settled” she then turned to AssSpike. “AssSpike, watch over the foals while we’re away and make sure they don’t get in danger” “On it!” the dragon-pony hybrid saluted. “Brutalight, can I come?” Bunochius begged. “Sorry, Bunochius. But you’re still too young to get out of the safety of the Freak kingdom and you still have to control your Host” “Aww” she whined. “It’s alright, Bunchi” Fluttershout pat her daughter. “When you get older and have mastered your Host, then you can go and join mommy and her friends” “I’m not even a baby!” “Yes, but you must get an hold of your abilities first” Brutalight nodded. “AssSpike, watch her” “Don’t worry! I got this!” “Good. Okay, Elements of Insanity, let’s go find Rainbine!” saying so, Brutalight activated her magic and teleported them away. AssSpike sneered. “Watch her. Like I need to be told twice. Bunchi and I go way back as Normals, right Bunochius?” “Umm, AssSpike, she got away” Creepy Belle pointed out. Right then, the hybrid noticed the child was nowhere to be seen. I’m so dead. Rage“Kyle?” a small voice rang out. A grey stallion with green eyes named Kyle turned around. He turned to see a shadow hiding behind one of the nearby crates. It looked small, and fearful. “Yes?” “You knew Rainbow Dead, right?” the figure asked. “Yes, why?” “I’m one of her old friends, Murdershy” Kyle stood back in shock. A young figure who knew his former friends? He remembered Rainbow Dead as a friend. They met two weeks after he began dating Rainbine. He always felt that they were like one pony, but something odd about one or the other. Rainbow Dead already died a long time ago. She sacrificed herself to save Kyle by sending her ‘Master’ in a device called a Pegasus Device, killing herself along in the process. Her last words to Kyle were, “I was born like air, and now I will die like air” As for Murdershy, he knew her only for a short while. He was in a type of timeline with a friend named Rabbit. Murdershy was Pinkamena’s old assistant. But since the pink mare had fallen inlove, got married, had a child, Murdershy was left alone. She felt abandoned. She wanted to kill Kyle and Rabbit, put their bodies up in the sight of all that timeline to see, and convince Pinkamena to come back to her and leave her family. It didn’t pull through as Rabbit used some type of deadly laser on the mare. Kyle had to put it behind him as there was no way to bring any of them back. Rainbow did her final act in life to save him. Murdershy had a chance to be redeemed, but was killed before snapping out of it. Rainbow was merely a shadow made out of air that took up a body that wasn’t her own, so every time he thought about air, her final words would come back to him. Murdershy seemed to be fond of animals from what he saw in her shed, atleast on the ones who she didn’t kill. To have one of them come back was alarming, as he thought the two mares and their other friends had died, with only Pinkamena was an exemption. “How are you here? I saw you die before my own eyes! How did you survive?” Kyle asked, fear in tone. “I didn’t” the mare said. Kyle took out his Silver Dagger, a mysterious weapon he had no idea what its purpose was or how to use it. But he would be willing to try on an old foe, even if she was a friend of one of his deceased ones. “Easy there. How could I even bite anymore?” the mare finally came into the light to reveal herself. She looked very much like before, but she wasn’t much like then. There was a burn on her chest that suggested that it was there that she got hit and died. She looked pretty much like a ghost, literally. She seemed to be floating in the air, even without the use of her wings. A faint glow enveloped her whole body. Kyle gaped when he saw the state she was in. Indeed, anyone in that wouldn’t even have much time left. He even felt sorry for her. In his pity, he put the Dagger back into its sheath. “How did you get here?” he asked with pity. “I just felt like I had to, one last time. And I’m afraid the spell that allows me to exist is beginning to fade away” she said weakly. Rainbow and Murdershy came from a type of race that created them from air. They were merely carbon copies made from a spell that went wrong, thereby messing up how they act. Once they die, their bodies turn immediately back into the air they were made from. “Why then, did you come here to find me?” “Because I wanted to give you this, before I am put to rest” she handed him a small pamphlet. “It may have something about that Silver Dagger” Kyle looked at the poor ghost with pity. He took pamphlet from her paw as she gave a small smile. “It’s alright, Murdershy. And for the record, I forgive you. Now you can rest” “Thank you” she said before a light enveloped above her. She felt herself being pulled towards it. She offered no resistance. Kyle watched as she floated up. Her face only had a smile that showed peace. And then, she was no more. ________________________________________ “And that’s how I got this pamphlet” Kyle finished telling his story to Rainbine. Rainbine couldn’t believe that clones of them from different timelines had been seen by her coltfriend. It was a good thing that he didn’t know about how Rainbine came to be, or that would really upset their relationship. “So, did you read it yet?” the cyborg Pegasus asked her lover. “I have tried, but it seems rather hard to know what it means” Rainbine gave a confused look. Kyle opened the pamphlet for her to see. “All that’s in here appears to be symbols done by Freaks” Rainbine took a closer look at the pamphlet. Her lover was right, there were symbols in there. One showed a picture of the Silver Dagger, a full moon, and a ghost with a shadow attached to it. There were others that had the dagger with a compass. Another had it with what looked like a city was destroyed. “Any clues?” Kyle asked his marefriend. “Well, this first one here symbolizes Freak. Maybe it was something used on Freaks” “Like, what?” “I don’t know” then her eyes lit up. “But let’s try it!” “You want me to try it on you? What if it would do something harmful?” “Meh, I can’t die, remember? Plus, I’m as sturdy as a rock’” “Still, I don’t to risk harming my marefriend just to find the purpose of a weapon I have no idea about” “You really love me” Rainbine sighed while hiding a faint blush. “Anyway, if not me, let’s try on another Freak. Let’s say…Fluttershout! “WHAT?!” “So that incase if it’s harmful, we won’t feel so sad!” “But, she’s your friend!” “Yeah, but she has been a bit of an annoyance whenever me and Pinkis try and talk about you and Joseph. Boy, I can just bet, if she had to decide who to save between you two, she would pick neither! That’s how much she hates love!” “Are you sure you want that?” “I don’t really care about her anymore. She glares at me, yells at me, and she seems to be Brutalight’s favorite!” “I thought your leader doesn’t practice favoritism” “Yeah, but seems to care about that heartbroken, mopey-dopey, loud beast than any of us! Why, if she has to pick a favorite, I’d want it to be me!” “But still…” “Who else would care about some sad, lonely, and…” “WHAT DID YOU JUST CALL ME?!” a loud voice rang out. Rainbine and Kyle turned to see a certain beige mare in the doorway, fury in her eyes. She gritted her teeth and almost sounded like she was growling. Before any of them could react, the angry mare flew and pinned Rainbine to the wall. The cyborg looked up to see she was definitely furious. “Um, hehe, hey, what’s up?” Rainbine nervously laughed. “What’s up is your about to feel the scream of the Queen of Ear Rape up close and personal!” Fluttershout yelled angrily. “Did I mention I’ve saved my voice for days?” “Rainbine!” Kyle called out in fear. “Stay out of this or you will never hear another thing again!” Fluttershout yelled at the stallion. She then began to take a deep breath. “She’s gonna scream! Kyle, please!” Rainbine cried in fear. That did it. Kyle couldn’t take it anymore; he rushed forward, and stabbed Fluttershout on one of her hind legs, just before she could release a scream. Fluttershout instead let out a cry from pain and dropped Rainbine, allowing the cyborg to escape. The beige mare, on the other hoof, fell to the floor. Small tears of inflicted pain swarmed her eyes but she held them back. She looked to her now-injured hind leg; it was bleeding a bit. She looked around to see the cyborg and her lover glaring at her. “Well?” Rainbine said mockingly. Fluttershout didn’t let her injury stop her. She flew up with her wings and took a deep breath. But when she let it out, there was nothing. “What?” “Whoa! You can’t scream now!” Rainbine said with glee. Fluttershout was frightened from that remark. She couldn’t even let out her prime weapon for destruction anymore. Vulnerable now, she decided to fly away. But she was stopped when Rainbine caught her and threw her to the floor. “Without your Ear Rape powers, you don’t stand a chance” Rainbine said as Kyle gripped the mare by her neck. “I guess that’s one effect” he said as he positioned the dagger to her neck. “Please, no” she begged. But something caught his eye below her neck. The beige mare tried her best to stop him, but Rainbine held her hooves. He parted away her mane from her chest to reveal a scar. “What the?” he asked in surprise. “What?” Rainbine asked. “She has a scar” “What? But how?” the cyborg looked to see for herself. Fluttershout herself bit her lip and held back tears. They found her scar, her painful memento. Rainbine noticed her reaction. “Hey, why are you crying?” “Mommy?” a young voice rang out. Fluttershout sniffled, “Bunochius?” “Bunochius?!” Rainbine and Kyle asked in unison. Right then, a certain creature colored black and white appeared in the doorway. “Mom, where are you?” she called out before she saw her mother. She saw the tears in her mother’s eyes. She also noticed the small cut made in one of her hind legs. She saw the dagger in Kyle’s hoof closed in on her neck, and the cyborg Freak with them. Anger boiled up in her as she grew her sharper fangs yet again. “GET YOUR HOOVES OFF MY MOTHER!” “Wait a minute! Mother?!” Rainbine asked in confusion. “Fluttershout, how are you a parent?” Kyle asked the mare. “I won’t say again, LET GO OF MY MOTHER!” Bunochius yelled again. “Or what?” Rainbine mocked the hybrid. “I’m not afraid of any younger Freaks and Kyle needs to know the dagger’s secret” That did it. Bunochius levitated Rainbine in the air and made her paw look like she was holding something. Rainbine herself was putting her hooves on her neck, as though somepony was choking her. “Rainbine!” Kyle cried in fear. “I…can’t…breathe…” she choked out, making Bunochius smirk. “Let her go!” “Not unless you let my mother go first” Bunochius threatened, tightening her grip on the cyborg. Kyle really saw she was serious. Her face was the face of a child who was angered by someone hurting their mother. He was the look in Fluttershout’s face; it was one that longed for her child. Rainbine was already choking from the Freak’s grip and her expression was begging Kyle to let her go. Without anything to do, the earth pony let the Ear Rape Queen go. She rushed immediately on her wings for Bunochius. Bunochius herself let Rainbine back on the floor with a thud. Fluttershout hugged her daughter when she was in range. “Bunochius” “Mother” the child hugged back. Kyle immediately went to Rainbine’s side as she kept coughing and gasping for air. “Its okay, Rainbine, you’re gonna be alright. Just breathe” he whispered to her as he pat her back. “Bunochius, why are you out of the safety of the Base?” Fluttershout asked her daughter when they pulled away from the hug. “You know very well it isn’t safe with your Host being uncontrolled” “I wanted to come with you” “I’ll let you off the hook this time, but please, just stay safe” “Yes, mom. What happened to your leg?” Fluttershout looked back at the cut. “Not so serious, just needs a little disinfectant and I’ll be alright” “What’s going on here?” a loud voice rang out. Everypony looked to see who it was, Brutalight Sparcake. Along with her were the rest of the Elements of Insanity. She was shocked to see the whole thing. “Okay, why is Bunochius out of the Base?” she facehoofed. “I thought I told AssSpike to watch her” “I had to save mom” the young Freak chimed. “Save her? Why? What happened?” Fluttershout spoke up. “I was looking for Rainbine and then I heard her and Kyle talking so I followed the sounds. The next thing I heard was Rainbine making fun of me and wanting Kyle to test the Silver Dagger on me. I got angry so I pinned her to the wall and almost screamed. But then Kyle stabbed me in the leg and that made me let go and fall down. I tried to fly and scream, but I wasn’t able to let out even a normal scream. I then wanted to fly and find the others, but Rainbine caught me and Kyle was about to stab me again to see the full effects. Right then, Bunochius came inside and threatened to choke Rainbine to death if Kyle didn’t let me go. He conceded and she released Rainbine and well, you know the rest” Brutalight twitched, and then she turned to the couple. “YOU TRIED TO WHAT?!” “What? She was about to scream at me first!” Rainbine tried to explain. “You shouldn’t have made fun of her then! You know she has a temperament! And you Kyle, how dare you stab one of my best Freaks?!” “I’m sorry” he looked down apologetically, “Sorry doesn’t heal the stab you already made in her leg!” she then realized the wound. “Oh my goodness! Fluttershout, are you alright?” “I’m fine, Brutalight, really. It was just a small cut” she tried to demonstrate by getting up, but when she tried to walk, she was limping. “No, it was deep enough to make you limp. And you also mentioned that you can’t even let out a normal scream, right?” The beige mare nodded. Brutalight got angry again. “Rainbine, you’re sleeping in the Crusher tonight!” “WHAT?!” the cyborg was horrified. “And you, Kyle, have to surrender the weapon you used on my friend!” “Why do I have to? I’m not a Freak and you only rule over Freaks” Right then, Brutalight summoned a thousand swords, knives, and daggers, all pointed at Kyle. The earth pony gulped from fear and reluctantly handed over the Silver Dagger. Brutalight immediately levitated it in the air and took it with her. “Hmm, I have a feeling that this Dagger was made for something big. What’s that pamphlet you got there?” Kyle sighed and gave it to her. Brutalight then noticed the symbols inside that were made by Freaks. “Whatever it is, I can tell it’s harmful to Freaks from the illustrations. I better keep this at Base to avoid any harm to my subjects” “Any harm but your own” Rainbine mumbled. “What did you say?” “Nothing!” “Good. Fluttershout, we’re gonna have to heal that leg of yours and hope for the best you don’t gain a scar and the damage is not permanent. Then we should also try and find a way to restore your Ear Rape powers” “Yes, Brutalight” “You can still fly, right?” Fluttershout nodded and proved it by flying in the air with ease. “Now, Bunochius, for saving your mother, I’ll let you off with a warning. But I guess you could come out of Base if you have an older Freak with you to supervise, okay? “Okay!” the young hybrid chirped and hugged Brutalight on the forelegs. The Freak Queen just thought it was adorable and giggled. “She really likes you” Fluttershout commented while hiding a giggle. “Okay, but I’m still confused, how is Fluttershout suddenly a mother?” Rainbine asked. “Right, Kyle, Rainbine, this Bunochius, Fluttershout’s daughter. Bunochius, this is Rainbine, the first cyborg of the Freak kingdom. And that grey earth pony with her is Kyle, her lover” “This is why I was begging you not to stab me in the neck, would you want to be responsible for causing a child to be an orphan?” Fluttershout crossed her hooves as Bunochius floated to her side mid-air. “I’m sorry, I…I didn’t know” “I’ll forgive it one day” “Still, how come you have a daughter? You’ve been here around the Fort a lot and we didn’t even see you pregnant” “And what about that scar on your chest? I thought that if we get hurt, we don’t even get scars once we heal” Rainbine added. Fluttershout looked down, trying to hide sadness. Bunochius sensed her sadness and nuzzled her. Brutalight took notice of her friend’s behavior, so she had to speak for her to avoid anything terrible, “She doesn’t feel comfortable saying it yet” Speaking About the Past“Okay, Fluttershout, just relax” Brutalight said as the Pegasus lied down on the couch. Brutalight kept her word when she said that she would go to the Normals, disguised as one, and start to learn about therapy for broken hearts. She was a fast learner, especially when it comes to her friends, and now she was pretty much a Novice in training, but it was good enough to begin with on Fluttershout. She had been learning about therapy for weeks since the night they got Bunochius, and has almost reached expertise. Rainbine got her punishment and had to sleep in the Crusher for night, and it was impossible for even blink while in there. Bunochius was beginning to enhance her abilities and control her Host as she learned from Fluttershout. As for the Silver Dagger, it’s currently with Bunochius. Right now, Brutalight decided to start on Fluttershout. Their therapy room was Brutalight’s own room. She had the beige mare lie down on the couch she prepared. The Alicorn herself sat down on a large armchair beside the couch, a notepad and bolpen in hoof. “Shouty, do you trust me?” Brutalight asked the mare. Fluttershout nodded. “Why wouldn’t I?” “You’re a little tense. I have to make sure you don’t feel insecure” Fluttershout took a deep breath and calmed down. “There you go. Now, tell me about how you feel completely about the whole incident. Close your eyes and take a deeper look into your emotions at that time” Fluttershout closed her eyes and began, “There was so much pain, both physically and emotionally. I did everything I could to stay awake and fight back, but my body wouldn’t cooperate. I tried to stay awake, but I let myself down and succumbed to the bleeding” The Pegasus’ eyes were beginning to tear up. “At that moment, I felt like I let myself down. I let my baby down. I felt that I could never forgive myself. And that if my daughter knew, she wouldn’t forgive me either. And I…I…” Try as she might, the sadness and regret were overwhelming. Fluttershout couldn’t hold back the tears and had to sit up as she cried into her hooves, “I’m sorry…it’s just…” Brutalight was quick to help comfort her. “Don’t be sorry. It’s alright. Shh” she whispered to the mare as she pulled the mare in for a comforting hug. She knew that it would still be hard for the patient during the first try to speak about their emotions that caused sorrow. “It wasn’t your fault” she assured her friend. She stroked the Ear Rape Queen’s mane to help her calm down. She didn’t let go until Fluttershout finally stopped her crying. “Better?” she asked. Fluttershout nodded. “I’m sorry I couldn’t…” “No worries, almost nopony could get through that without crying. It’s perfectly fine. You’ll be alright” “But I really mean what I said. What if Bunochius finds out? Will she be mad at me?” “We’ll cross that bridge when we get to it” Fluttershout nodded. “Now, how are things with Bunochius?” The beige mare smirked. “You want to see the damage she can cause?” ________________________________________ “Seriously, Bunochius, that’s your best scream? I’ve seen Normals do better” AssSpike mocked the young hybrid. He and Bunochius were inside the Sound-Proof Testing Room that Brutalight had set up. The Alicorn had instructed Rainbine and Derpigun to make a building from which they can test the full abilities of any new Freaks on their side. The Sound-Proof Room was one of them, meant for Freaks with screaming or Ear Rape powers like Fluttershout and AssSpike. It was a wide room with sound-proof walls and a viewing pane protected by sound-proof glass. Behind the viewing pane were Brutalight and Fluttershout, watching their every move. “I thought you said she was dangerous” Brutalight remarked. “She’s a little hesitant so she pretends to not have it” Fluttershout explained. “But you better hope he doesn’t make her angry” “Why?” “She inherited my temperament” “I’m sorry, I’m just scared of hurting you” Bunochius looked down. “Afraid to hurt me so much that you would deny your true potential, you cowardly tot?” AssSpike mocked. Bunochius immediately got triggered by that mean name, tot. She hated being called a tot. To her, it was so demeaning that she would lose her mind. Her fangs sharpened again as the anger built up in her. "Who would’ve known?” “FREAK!” the young hybrid screamed, making AssSpike flinch from her volume. “FREAK!” she screamed again, and it was enough to send AssSpike flying to the other side of the room. As for Brutalight and Fluttershout, the scream was so powerful that it broke the glass, sending broken pieces of glass all around the room. Brutalight was immediately dizzy from the scream, but her magic was enough to create a forcefield to protect them from the glass. Fluttershout was covering her ears, her eyes shown with trauma. “You…have…a strong daughter” Brutalight barely said through her dizziness. “Tell me about it! That glass was even sound-proof” Fluttershout said as she got up. She got past the broken pieces of glass and to her Leader who was on the floor. She reached out a hoof to help her up. “Are you okay?” she asked as the Alicorn regained her bearings. Brutalight nodded. “Hey, how come she didn’t dizzy you?” “She did. I’m just used to strong screams, and that’s my daughter afterall” “Makes sense” Bunochius said as she floated to where they were. “She is Queen of Ear Rape so she is more resistant to screams than the average Freak” “How’s AssSpike?” Brutalight asked. “Stuck to a wall from my scream. Hey, AssSpike, you alright?” she called to the dragon-pony hybrid. “Yes” he said, still dizzy and stuck to the wall. But at that moment, he fell face first to the floor. “See? Completely fine” she said with no remorse. “Well, Bunochius, with a scream like yours; it would be no surprise that you are your mommy’s daughter. I swear, my head hurts now” the Alicorn held her head to prove her point. “Sorry” “No, it’s fine. We really need to see your full potential anyway” “That’s not really all I could do. I still have my abilities from being a Normal, but now they’re a little enhanced. I also learned that if I use an Elemental one with Ear Rape, the scream contains the element. Like, if I scream with my Fire ability on, my opponent gets set on fire inside out as they bleed from Ear Rape” “Why didn’t you use it on AssSpike? Freaks are a little more immortal now” “He called me a name I hate, but I’m still me enough to not make things worse for him” “Brutalight?” Fluttershout called to the Alicorn. “Yes, Fluttershout?” “I think I’m ready to tell them” the mare gulped. Brutalight was surprised. “Are you sure?” The mare hesitated, but she nodded while biting her lip. “But, Fluttershout, we just got out of your first therapy day and you couldn’t finish your statement without crying. How are you gonna manage to tell the whole story to all Freaks in our Base?” “Please, Brutalight. You’re right; the secret is eating at me” The Alicorn sighed. “AssSpike, arrange a meeting for all Freaks” “Yes, Brutalight” the hybrid said as he struggled to get his bearings. ________________________________________ About an hour later, all Freaks had gathered in the Center of the Base, where they held almost all meetings. Most of them were disturbed from a while ago when they heard a certain Freak scream with Ear Rape power. Even Rainbine wished that she could’ve atleast gotten a day off without fixing her ears after coming back from the Crusher. Pinkis was the only one who didn’t get affected because she was out with Joseph. Finally, Brutalight, Fluttershout, and Bunochius had arrived. “About time! Boredom was about to kill me!” Rainbine groaned. “If you mean that my calling you for an important announcement is BORING, Rainbine?” Brutalight made a sword appear, pointing infront of the cyborg. “No, Supreme Queen” Rainbine bowed in the hope of showing respect would save her rump. “Good” she then made the sword disappear. “I suppose you’re all wondering why you’ve all been summoned here today” All nodded. “Well, as you all have known, Fluttershout the Queen of Ear Rape, our second most powerful Freak, second only to me, your Queen Brutalight Sparcake, has decided that it is the right time to tell how come she has hated love for so long” The entire group erupted in awe. Fluttershout looked back at Brutalight and Bunochius, who gave an encouraging look. Taking a deep breath, she stepped forward and began to tell everything. “Everypony, long ago, when I and Creepigie started dating, I got pregnant. And the father of the child was no other than Creepigie himself. With Flutterwolf’s help, we learned that the child was a girl, and that a prophecy was behind her: She would bring death to all Hunters. As a result, they came after us, doing anything they can to make sure the baby was never even born. I told Brutalight about the pregnancy and the risks, and she offered protection. Through the months we went through, Creepigie and I were under her protection, and I never really showed myself when it began to be obvious. But when the baby was born, Creepigie stabbed me in the chest and took the baby away. He wanted it all to himself. The child was stillborn filly, and her spirit went into Bunny, creating Bunochius. I did everything in my power to stay up and fight for my child, but the hurt was too strong. That was when Brutalight saved me. She found me in the cemetery where the birth had happened. She took me back to Base, and took care of me until I was fully healed. But my scar never left, and I kept it was a painful memento of everything” Fluttershout finished her story, holding back tears as everypony lese was astonished. Bunochius and Brutalight held back tears themselves. Bunochius held her hat close to her face to hide it. Fluttershout concluded, “You don’t know how broken I was when I put through all that. I couldn’t even sleep well in the weeks that followed after the birth. When I fully recovered, I wanted to find my daughter. So in other words, I had my heart broken quite literally, and my child taken from me in the first three months of her life. I could never love another stallion again, let alone trust. The only pony I ever trusted since then was Brutalight, she saved me and I owe her for that. Brutalight Sparcake saved my life” Fluttershout couldn’t hold it back anymore as the emotions began to pile in on her. She bit her lip as the tears began to stream down her face. Rarifruit felt guilty about how she mocked her friend all this time when it was so painful. How could she not have known? “Fluttershout, I…” she tried to reason “No! I just…need to go” Fluttershout hid her face in her hooves as she began to run. Without warning, she took to the air before anypony could stop her. “Mother” Bunochius whispered as she watched her mother fly away. Brutalight wiped a tear and faced the others. “Now you know why she couldn’t move on. I hope you’re proud yourselves” Brutalight then gestured for Bunochius to get on her back, to which the child obeyed. The Alicorn took to the air in the direction that her friend flew off to. Rarifruit looked down in shame. I’m sorry, Fluttershout Looking After Her HeirIt took quite some time before Fluttershout finally stopped and calmed down, but it was fine. As for Bunochius, she wasn’t at all mad at her for giving up and that was relieving to the mare. In fact, the only one who Bunochius was mad at was Creepigie, and Rarifruit. She knew Creepigie was her Host’s father, but she was angry at him for what he nearly did to her mother. She was mad at Rarifruit for the scorn and mockery that she caused on her. Things went on pretty well since that day. Fluttershout and Brutalight had their nightly sessions of therapy. At one point, Brutalight asked her to try and find something else aside from screaming that she’s good at. Something that she loved. She found that before all this occurred, Fluttershout had a passion for singing. When she asked for a demonstration, it was just the right timing since the mare about to lull Bunochius to sleep with a lullaby. Bunochius herself had been learning more about her abilities each day. AssSpike trained with her in terms of Ear Rape power and Pinkis would sometimes take turns to get a better look at her other abilities. The young Freak had been getting a hold of her abilities pretty well, and the only problem now was her sudden shifting from Alien to Filly in form. Brutalight also tends to call her either the Screamer’s Spawn or the Princess of Ear Rape due to her relationship with Fluttershout. Bunochius had also begun to bond over with the other Freaks. The Cutie Mark Creeps had accepted her as a member of their group as they did before as Normals. Rainbine was eventually forgiven for what she almost did to her mother and even let the young Freak see some of her moves. The only one who Bunochius didn’t trust yet was Rarifruit. Eventually, one day, Brutalight had to take Fluttershout on a full night of therapy so they had to find somepony to watch Bunochius until they were done at dawn. Pinkis volunteered since she had no plans tonight and Joseph was away for a mission. When the Alicorn and Pegasus agreed, much to Bunochius’ delight, and Rarifruit heard about it, she fainted. When Rarifruit woke up, she saw the black and white hybrid playing with her daughter. “Well, well, well, little Soulfriend. Look who decided to wake up from her distorted nap” Pinkis whispered to Bunochius as the child giggled. Rarifruit immediately got up. “She’s still here? They really did…” “Put us in charge of looking after her for the night? Yep. And she’s been a little angel” “Yeah, a little angel, to everypony but me” “Bunochius, let’s try and make amends, okay? My mom wants to get to know you better” Pinkis said. The young Freak thought about it. “Well, alright” At that, Rarifruit picked Bunochius up. “Well, I pretty much have to watch your mom all the time when it comes to love anyway” Rarifruit mused as she cradled Bunochius. “She’s not able to move on from her ex, that’s for sure” Bunochius began to fume at that as Rarifruit chuckled. The young hybrid then threw a baby tantrum as she cried. “Woah! What did I do? What did I do?” “Maybe she hated that you mentioned Shouty’s lover” Pinkis said as Bunchi cried out. “You carry her, let’s get her something” Rarifruit said as she passed Bunochius to Pinkis. Fruity then got a small strawberry and dangled it infront of Bunochius, who stopped crying. “Alright, Bunochius. Time for the berry to pass into the crate” Bunochius opened her mouth, but giggled as Rarifruit placed it nearer, and she bit Rarifruit’s hoof! The berry then fell into Bunochius’ mouth as she giggled at her prank. She then ate the berry and watched as the First Freak cried from pain. Pinkis was just confused. ________________________________________ “Who’s got your nose?” Pinkis asked as she was about to do the old trick, but Rarifruit beat her to it. “I’ve got it; I’ve got your nose” she giggled. Bunochius covered the area of her nose, looked at Rarifruit, and she took it for mockery. She growled as she pulled a portion Fruity’s mane off! The Freak screamed. ________________________________________ “Whoa! I’m getting the hang of this” Bunochius said as she tried to walk on all fours as Rarifruit held her. “That’s it, Bunochius; one step at a time” Rarifruit said as she walked with Bunochius. Bunochius then decided to use another trick at having fun with Fruity. She morphed into her Filly Mode, giving her Pegasus status…and wings! “Uh, Bunochius?” Rarifruit tried to get the young filly’s attention, but she just began to fly out of the window. “Woah! Time to put Auntie Rarifruit down!” Well since you said down, Bunochius thought with a giggle; the Crusher was near. “Wait a minute! Nevermind, Bunochius” Fruity tried to get the youth’s attention as she neared the Crusher. She kept trying to get Bunochius to not put her in the Crusher, but Bunchi just dropped her in. Rarifruit screamed in pain. Bunochius just began to laugh; the Screamer’s Spawn was having fun. ________________________________________ Bunochius’ crying could be heard throughout the entire room as Rarifruit entered the room with her in a carrier. The Greed Queen was already worn out from the mischief the young Freak was causing. “Pinkis, wake up” Rarifruit said as she shook her daughter awake. “She won’t sleep, she won’t stop crying” “Did you try burping her?” Pinkis mused. “Maybe her filly-like tummy got upset” Bunochius then took a can of tea and began to drink it down. “You think so?” Rarifruit then held Bunochius infront of her. “Is that…is that it, Bunochius? Is it…is it you filly tummy?” Bunochius nodded. “Oh, pat. Pat. Pat” Rarifruit said as she simultaneously pat Bunochius until she burped. “There, all…” but she couldn’t finish her sentence when Bunochius spit up the tea in her face. When she stopped, she looked to see Bunochius giggle, and her eyes shone with mischief. Rarifruit recognized that type of look before. Bunochius’ eyes reflected her own mother’s! “That’s it!” the unicorn said as she dropped Bunochius back into the carrier. “I can’t do this anymore, Pinkis! Fluttershout’s daughter is a reflection of herself!” Bunochius vomited again at Rarifruit as Pinkis watched. “We’re gonna have to start saving up for Little Freak Lessons!” Pinkis’ mother fumed, then screamed and her face went pale with every thought. “Fanging! Temper Management!” Bunochius vomited again. Fruity sighed. “And a mop! A very large mop!” Bunochius laughed from inside the carrier; her tricks were taking their toll on Fruity. She then grinned at what the unicorn said next. “I can’t believe I’m gonna say this right now, but nothing would make me happier than to see Fluttershout walk right through the front door!” “Oh, it’s okay, mom” Pinkis said as she hugged her mother. “We’ll get through this” Bunochius then did another trick as she teleported out of the room and on the top of a high, unfinished building. Once there, she thought about the mischief she was causing for Rarifruit the whole day. She was even laughing all about it. What snapped her out of her thoughts was when she noticed a white hoof on the platform, and it pulled up a white mare. “I don’t know how you got out of my sight, but it’s okay, Rarifruit’s here. And Pinkis is on her way too” she said. “Look, Bunochius, I know you hate me for emotionally hurting your mother and made things harder for me to watch you. But you must know that I really regret everything about it. I’m sorry about hurting her, and I want her to know that too, starting with watching after you. I’m gonna get you down here safe and sound, okay?” That was enough to make Bunochius feel. “Now, hold still” Rarifruit said as she approached the Freak to get her down, unaware of the moving crane behind her. “Rarifruit, watch out!” Bunochius warned, but it was too late and it sent the Unicorn to fall off the edge. “Fruity, I’m coming!” she said before jumping off to Rarifruit. “Oh, Bunochius, oh I’m so sorry!” the Unicorn apologized. “If only your mother were here! Fluttershout, where are you?!” At that, Bunochius knew what she had to do. She may not have been able to control it during her outburst, but now was a right time to do so. She focused hard on it, and the next thing she knew, she was in her Filly form. She grabbed Rarifruit with her small hooves and used her tiny wings to start flying to safety. Rarifruit was astonished to see that the filly who hated her so much had finally taken a chance and even saved her. Once they were on safe ground, Bunochius concentrated and she was back in Alien mode. Rarifruit was confused at her action a while back. “You saved me, why?” Bunochius smiled. “I just wanted you to repent” Right then, the alien slowly approached the Unicorn, before dragging her in for a hug. And for that moment, Rarifruit was happy and hugged back. Bunochius had finally accepted her again. Now she just had to speak with Fluttershout, but in a calm way. ________________________________________ “So, that’s all that happened” Rarifruit explained what happened to Fluttershout as the mare carried a now sleeping Bunochius back to her room. “And, well, I just wanted to say that I’m sorry. I’m so sorry about how I made you so upset and even gratified your guilt. If there’s anything I could do to make up for it, name it please” Fluttershout put her daughter on her back before she hugged her friend. “Just don’t do things like that again and watch my daughter if you’re ever told to again” Rarifruit nodded. “And you must know, Rarifruit, that everything that happened to me on that night of her rebirth will have this scar to remind me by. So if I don’t want to date again, don’t force me” Rarifruit sighed but nodded. “Good. Goodnight” Fluttershout said before closing the door. She lied down on her bed, with Bunochius in her arms and began to drift off. She not is able to remove the scar, but she had a daughter to lift her sorrows about it. And with Brutalight’s therapy sessions, she would be able to heal fully in time. EpilogueBunochius read the pamphlet and went over the symbols written on the old paper. She was inside the shed that her mother used to lament and cry in. When she first saw the area, she immediately felt the sorrow, pain, and guilt her mother went through those three months of her not being around. One look into her mother’s eyes and she saw all that. She told her mother not to worry anymore, because she was here now. This event also triggered a huge rage in her for Creepigie. She knew he was responsible for all this. She swore that if he ever came back, she’d use all Elemental Screams on him, and send him to the Netherworld, after a week or so of being in the Crusher. Brutalight let Bunochius use the shed anytime, whether to be alone with her mom, or learn more about the Silver Dagger. She recognized the symbols, indeed. She knew what they meant. She looked over that the Silver Dagger. It lied down beside the place she was reading. She lifted it up and took a closer look at it. She found a small inscription on one of the sides, specifically on the handle. Qui se amat, hoc est Qui amat periculum in freak of Queen She immediately knew what it meant. She breathed in a few words from a spell she remembered as a Normal. She was right when she said that she managed to retain her abilities from a Normal, though most are now enhanced. Pugio argentum, audite me, Solve matre tenet fortitudo ________________________________________ Meanwhile… “Fluttershout, just try” Brutalight said as she held a Red soldier infront of the Ear Rape Queen. He was already afraid from the duo, but Brutalight was more like it since she practically gutted the others as though they were a fish. Brutalight was trying everything to get Fluttershout back in the Screaming game since their incident from the Silver Dagger. They hoped that when it took away her Ear Rape powers that it wasn’t permanent. “I don’t know, Brutalight” the beige mare looked down, unsure. For the first time since they turned, Brutalight was reminded of her former self as Fluttershy. “Just try. Look, I know it’s been hard to see if your Ear Rape powers would return or not, but we have to try” “But what if it does and I hit you?” “Bunochius showed me how to do those forcefields, I’ll be fine” Fluttershout sighed. “Okay, if you say so” The beige mare took a deep breath as she prepared herself to launch her attack, though doubtful. Brutalight had already casted a forcefield on herself to make sure. The Red soldier could do nothing as he prepared for the attack. And then it happened. Fluttershout gave it all she could muster, and she let it all out in one loud scream. It was so powerful that the soldier died on the spot. Brutalight, though protected by the forcefield, still clung to the ground from the power coming from the scream. Fluttershout paid no attention and just kept screaming until she was out of breath. When Brutalight felt it was safe, she dropped the forcefield. “Whoa! Fluttershout, you were nuts back there! In fact, you overdid it! I swear, either it’s just from not hearing you scream in a long time, or you just got more powerful from all that built up power! The next time we get into a fight with a large army, you take a deep breath and get them!” she then noticed that the mare had been panting and was already paler then she already was. “Um, Shouty? Are you alright?” Right on the spot, the beige mare fainted. Brutalight chuckled. “You really overdid it” ________________________________________ Bunochius was happy to remove the spell from her mother. Atleast it meant she would be able to scream again, and is now currently free to do a rampage anytime she wanted. The Silver Dagger was meant to harm Freaks, either killing them instantly or taking away their powers. Bunochius looked closer into the pamphlet’s contents. She found some sort of prophecy about it. There was a Pegasus, a stallion on the drawing. The Dagger was in his hooves as he stabbed it on a symbol. It was a Freak’s symbol with a crown. It was enough to make her have a Vision. Her eyes glowed white and she took a deep breath. She saw terrifying things in the Vision. They only came in flashes, but she could barely make them out. There was a yellow stallion like the one from the drawing. There was screaming. There was bloodshed. He was able to make out a purple eye with a look of fear. The Vision ended from that, and she saw that she had scratched out the same drawing in the pamphlet on the wall of the shed. As she tried to analyze, her Host came out from inside her like Rarifruit with Rubberfruit. This Host was a filly, a Pegasus to be exact. Though she looked transparent, she managed to hold her parent’s features. Her eyes had one like Creepigie’s, and the other was like Fluttershout’s red one. On the red one was the similar birthmark of her mother. The mane was grey, like her ‘father’s. Her skin was beige like her mother’s. On her head was the same hat on Bunochius. “You know what would hurt?” the filly asked. “Don’t say it, Angechius” Bunochius dreaded the answer. “If it was somepony who was the Lover of one of your friends” “Angechius…” “You know, Kyle was a mistake to have it. No wonder it never truly activated with him” “Angechius, please” “Now, who was Brutalight’s Lover again? Flash Sentry, was it?” Angechius then stuck out her tongue in disgust. “Really hate that guy. He’s not even meant for her” Bunochius said no more. “Well, I’ll be in your head. If you need me, you know how to talk to me” Angechius said before she went fully back into the hybrid’s body. Bunochius sighed. There was no denying it. But the best way to avoid it all to happen was to keep the Silver Dagger hidden away in a place only she would know. She dreaded for the Vision. Despite being a hybrid now, her Visions would always come true. And the worst was the interpretation. Flash Sentry is meant to end Brutalight Sparcake.
First DayBunochius opened her eyes as the last rays of the sun faded to the night. She felt a warm feeling of somepony’s hooves wrapped around her for the first time in over three months. The touch was maternal. She looked up to see the face of a beige mare looking down at her with love. “Good evening, Bunochius” Fluttershout said. “Good evening, mother” Bunochius greeted back, giving her a nuzzle. “I can’t believe this is actually real and you’re here” “The feeling’s mutual” “So, how was your sleep?” Fluttershout asked as they both got up from bed. “Great, I slept like a filly” Bunochius stretched like a cat. “Bunochius, you are technically now a part-filly” “Oh, right!” Both shared a hearty laugh. “So, are you ready to meet the rest of our race, sweetheart?” “Barely one day into being your daughter and now you’re already calling me baby names. But, yes” Fluttershout then gestured for the hybrid get on her back, which she did. Fluttershout hadn't expected her to take to her new life this easily and this quickly after she became a Freak. She'd been positive that there would be some bit of sadness at first, some period of having to gently work her through the fact that now her life was going to be spent as a Freak-Alien hybrid forever. Sure, she'd been waiting to get her child back after a long time of losing her, but jumping straight to this happiness seemed out of place. She'd expected her to want to walk on her own. Instead, she’d begged to ride on her Mommy's back. Fluttershout was more than happy to oblige, but it still seemed odd. The overwhelming joy at riding on her back felt off. But still she smiled through it. Having a child of her own, one who seemed to love her as much as she loved her, was invigorating. So her behavior was a little strange. That was just the wonderful uniqueness of her sweet little Bunochius. But it wasn't the right uniqueness. Fluttershout didn't know quite how to explain that one. Uniqueness wasn't a quality that could be measured in degrees. One was unique or one was not, no quantifying involved. Bunochius was unique for sure. Yes, she had to teach her to control her Host and make sure she could even tackle her new abilities even without supervision, but also with the prophecy about her. Angechius may now be one with Bunny, but that wouldn’t stop such a prophecy from coming true. Brutalight may have already killed all the other Hunters that knew about their level on the dangerous scale, but the new Hunters were noobs that didn’t even know what a Freak was capable off. So, it would seem that it wouldn’t be so hard raising a hybrid so much as they thought. “How do we introduce me?” “Just follow mommy’s lead” Right then, there was a knock on the door. Fluttershout went over and opened it to her Leader. “Oh, hello Brutalight!” “Hello Fluttershout. Well, you’re bushy-tailed and bright-eyed today. That’s an improvement” The Pegasus smiled. “Where’s your daughter?” “Bunochius say hello to Brutalight, she’s the Queen of Freaks” Fluttershout then turned around for Bunochius to be seen. “Heya!” the Freak-Alien greeted. “Still the same hyper and happy Bunny we once knew, huh? How does it feel to go from being her apprentice to being her daughter?” “A bit awkward at first, but once I got used to it; I realized that this just makes us closer now. From friend to family” “That sounds lovely” Brutalight commented. “And Fluttershout, how does it feel now to be a mother?” “It’s actually kinda nice to have a child to love and one who loves you. With Bunochius here, it gives me a calming peace of mind” “Tell me about it! I haven’t seen you this happy since the day the gang went on that bloody massacre” All three shared a hearty laugh. “Can I come on a Hunt one day?” Bunochius asked. “Fine, but you have to learn to control your Host” Brutalight said. “Yay!” “That reminds me; shouldn’t we break the curse on Francie Bloom, Creepy Belle, AssSpike, Endaria and Flourice?” “Oh, right. I almost forgot I casted that” Bunochius facepawed. “Well, sweetie, are you ready to undo it?” Fluttershout asked her daughter. “Yes, mom” ________________________________________ “What would I give to hear your high voices again?” Rarifruit sobbed over Creepy, Endaria and Flourice. “All Ah ever wanted was your safety, but Ah never was able to save you from this” Applepills wailed while holding Francie close. On the sidelines, the rest of the Freaks were watching on. Pinkis sighed as she stared at her mother, aunt, and sisters. Rainbine tried to comfort her, even though she showed that she didn’t need it. Derpigun held a crying Karateloo to her chest as the filly bawled her eyes out. Right then, Brutalight entered the room with Fluttershout. Bunochius was beside the Ear Rape Queen, with her cloak on her again. “Are you both ready?” Brutalight asked the mother and daughter. Both nodded. “Freaks, I believe we have found the solution to getting back our fellow Freaks, Creepy Belle, Francie Bloom, AssSpike, Endaria, and Flourice” Rarifruit and the other crying Freaks looked up. “Really? How?!” “Simple, if you ask properly and don’t try and hurt somepony like the Ear Rape Queen…” Brutalight then gestured to Fluttershout, who gave her a smile. “…she may feel calm enough to give answers” Rarifruit’s jaw dropped all the way to the floor. She was the one who lead the others to go and interrogate Fluttershout, but Brutalight got her to talk just by civilized conversation? Now she felt really embarrassed. It’s no wonder that Brutalight was their Queen of Freaks. Fruity was the Queen of Greed and Fluttershout was Queen of Ear Rape, but add it all up, those two kingdoms are just the sub-kingdoms of the Freak kingdom, where Brutalight’s Queen. So, it only makes sense that they are still inferior compared to Brutalight. “All Freaks please move away from the floor and put the victim back in the position they were in” Brutalight commanded. At once, all Freaks present put the victims back to where they were found and left floor. “But, who’s that with you both?” Applepills asked, pointing to the cloaked Bunochius. “Somepony that Fluttershout needed to help remove this whole ordeal” Brutalight then allowed the two to go forward. “Go ahead, you two” Fluttershout nodded along with her daughter. Taking a deep breath, they began with the monologue. "Aru tokoro ni, chiisa na yume ga arimashita. Dare ga mita no ka wakaranai, sore wa chiisa na yume deshita. Chiisa na yume wa omoimashita. Kono mama kiete iku no wa iya da. Dousureba, hito ni boku o mite moraeru darou. Chiisa na yume wa kangaete kangaete, soshite tsui ni omoitsukimashita. Ningen o jibun no naka ni mayoikomasete, sekai o tsukurasereba ii to." "Somewhere, there was a lost child. Such a lost child she was, No one knew who its mother was. The child began to think. 'I don't want to be separated this way. How can I find my mother?' The child thought and thought, and then came up with an idea. 'I'll make the nearby foals with her get lost in my spell, and let them show the world.'" They both sang at the same time. Fluttershout sang the English version while Bunochius sang the Japanese one. The same thing that reacted when Fluttershout first sang the tune started again, but this time, it was accompanied by Bunochius own voice. Ichibanme ARISU wa isamashiku ken o katate ni, fushigi no kuni. Ironna mono o kirisutete, makka na michi o shiite itta. Sonna ARISU wa, mori no oka. Tsumibito no you ni tojikomerarete. Mori ni dekita michi igai ni, kanojo no sei o shiru sube wa nashi. The first Alice was a wrathful filly of the spade. And righteously she held a sharpened blade within her hoof. Never hesitating to slay all within her way. Creating paths of blood that followed her through her home roof. Deep into the darkened forest, Francie walked the line. Captured and imprisoned as an embodiment of Sin. If it were not for the murderous wake left behind. No one would have suspected that she had ever been. The same actions occurred with Francie Bloom, save for a slight change. Instead of falling down to the floor as soon as the scars appeared again, she was floating mid-air and glowing white. Nibanme ARISU wa otonashiku uta o utatte, fushigi no kuni. Ironna oto o afuresasete, kurutta sekai o umidashita. Sonna ARISU wa, bara no hana. Ikareta otoko ni uchikorosarete. Makka na hana o ichirin sakase minna ni mederare karete yuku. The second Alice was a fragile colt of the diamond. The broken echo of the lies within demented words. He screamed his twisted shrieks to all in under land. Creating the image of the sick and the disturbed. Deadly, yet so beautiful a voice just like a rose. Was shot by a mad child who silenced him to death. A single rose bloomed in his place with no scream composed. With twisted grin this dying colt lay breathing his last breath. AssSpike went through the same way Francie did. Everypony was beginning to think that this time; all victims would be back by the end of the tune. As Creepy’s turn came up, Rarifruit watched closely. Sanbanme ARISU wa osanai ko. Kirei na sugata de, fushigi no kuni. Ironna hito o madowasete, okashi na kuni o tsukuriageta. Sonna ARISU wa, kuni no joou. Ibitsu na yume ni toritsukarete. Kuchiyuku karada ni obienagara, kuni no chouten ni kunrin suru. The third Alice was an innocent young girl of club. An enchanting, graceful figure in the world of the burial land Her sister charmed the Freaks in the land to her beck and call. A peculiar country answering to each command. So she rose into the throne to help the country’s queen. Consumed by paranoia of her own impending death. Soon the filly succumbed to a dark and nightmarish dream. Disguised in kindness, loathing fate, she secured her regime. Creepy acted just like the other two, which was already giving Rarifruit some hope that maybe now she can get back her sister and her twin daughters at the same time. Without further ado, the twins went for their verse. mori no komichi o tadottari bara no ki no shita de ochakai o-shiro kara no shoutaijou wa HAATO no TORANPU And as this past two foals walked in the woods. Partaking in tea underneath the trees they’d never part. They found an invitation to the queen. It was the Ace of Hearts. Yonbanme ARISU wa futago no ko. Koukishin kara fushigi no kuni. Ironna tobira o kugurinukete, tsuisakki yatte kita bakari. Ki no tsuyoi ane to, kashikoi otouto. Ichiban ARISU ni chikatta kedo, futari no yume wa, samenai mama. Fushigi no kuni o samayotta. The fourth Alice was a duo of curiosity. Both were lost and could not find the bush where they began. And so they ran through countless open doors so recklessly. A duo of twin sisters running wild through the mad land. A stubborn elder sister. A witty younger other. But they had strayed too far into Spelled Dreamland. They were never woken from their terrifying dream. Forever they would wander this twisted fairytale. The twins went through the same process. Everypony watched closely for what happened next. All victims began to lose their scars as their eyes closed. The white glow filled through them. The outfits they were in disappeared as their cutie marks returned to normal. Then the glow faded as they were all released back to the floor. They opened their eyes as they returned back to normal. “Oh, my head” AssSpike whined as he held his head in the area where hit bullet shot was. “Why do I feel like I took a shower in pins and needles?” Francie Bloom groaned. “Who gave me a blood cut in the vein?” Creepy looked up. “I’ll never feel my neck the same way again. Sis?” Endaria tapped her sister. “Should I or should I not stop drinking tea in a forest?” Flourice looked up. “Francie Bloom, you’re okay!” Applepills held her sister tight. “Yeah, but let me breathe!” “Creepy! Endaria! Flourice!” Rarifruit held the three together in a group hug, crying tears of joy. “AssSpike, who told you that you could sing?” Brutalight approached the dragon-pony hybrid. “Umm…” “I’m just kidding” saying so, she held him in an embrace. “How is this possible? More importantly, who is that in the cloak?” Derpigun pointed to Bunochius. “Right, we were getting to that” Brutalight then let go of AssSpike and nodded to Fluttershout and Bunochius. “Everypony, I’d like you to meet my daughter, Bunochius” Fluttershout said as the alien-Freak hybrid took off her cloak completely. Everypony gaped at her. They recognized her as Bunny, but they couldn’t believe that she was now like them. This was even stranger than their first meeting with AssSpike. “Hello, everypony. Did you miss me?” she smirked, which was similar to the one Fluttershout mostly wore. “Bunny? How did…” Karateloo was speechless. “I become a Freak? Mom will let you in on that once she’s ready” “MOM?!” Rarifruit almost screamed, making Creepy and the twins cringe. “Yep, I’m Fluttershout’s daughter now” she leaned on her mother’s foreleg. “And she’s also the newest member of the Freak kingdom. Just goes to show, even insane types care for their own children” Brutalight declared, winking at Fluttershout. “Oh, Brutalight, thank you” Fluttershout blushed from embarrassment. Bunochius then turned to see AssSpike, who was still gaping at her new form. She floated to him in mid-air and smirked. “You’re looking at me almost as though you’ve seen a ghost, or a stranger. Come on, Spike, don’t tell me you’ve forgotten about your best friend” “You can’t be…” AssSpike shook his head in disbelief. “Bunny?” “It’s been a long time, old friend” “I and I wish for the best that you both remain friends even as Freaks” Brutalight said.
Reintroductions“How did you get your new name?” Derpigun asked Bunochius. “My host’s name is Angechius, so I took away the first half and replaced it with Bun, from Bunny, so it came out as Bunochius” “Where did your hat come from?” Brutalight asked. “When I escaped Creepigie, I found that this hat was made by mom when she was still pregnant. It was for her child. So, before I left, I took it with me” “A thing for wearing hats, and you also have her eyes and birthmark” “Like mother, like daughter” Fluttershout said, snuggling her daughter close. “Does anypony else notice that Bunochius is acting a little more child-like?” Applepills asked, raising a hoof like a school filly. “Well, we all pick up new personalities when we become Freaks. I’m Demonic Carefree and Cheerful, Fluttershout’s Crazy…” Fluttershout took it as a compliment. “Oh my gosh, thank you” “Rarifruit's kleptomaniacal and deranged…” “Hey!” the Greed Queen protested. “You should be thanking her, Fruity” Fluttershout backed up Brutalight. “So why not have an Alien-Freak hybrid that’s as hyper and happy as a child?” Bunochius winked. “Well, I’m pretty sure we can all get along with Fluttershout’s child, right Bunochius?” Rarifruit then went up to try and give Bunochius a pat on the head, but something went off. Fluttershout heard an inward growl coming from Bunochius. The hybrid didn’t look happy as her fangs seemed to sharpen. Bunochius felt rage built up in her. Yes, she wasn’t over what happened before when they were Normals, but that wasn’t just it. Angechius’ rage was what made it more serious. The hybrid was angry at Creepigie for what she did to her mother. And she knew for fact that Rarifruit was Creepigie’s sister-in-law. She was also pretty aware of what the Greed Queen had been saying and doing to Fluttershout in the present, and that just made her blow her fuse. Without any more waiting, the hybrid casted a spell that created forcefields on the other Freaks, except for Rarifruit. Rarifruit took notice of the child’s change in behavior, as well as the sudden appearance of forcefields. She began to back up. “Um, Bunochius, what’s with…?” “FREAK!” Bunochius let out her Ear Rape scream again. Her eyes boiled with anger. “FREEEEEEAAAAAAK!” she made it longer and it sent Rarifruit flying to the other side of the ground they were on. Luckily, compared to Normals, Freaks are a little stronger and more resistant; if there’s something deadly to Normals, it takes Freaks an average ten times of that being used before they gets sent into a temporary death state. Rarifruit was surprised at Bunochius’ change of behavior towards her. “How did she get a hold of so much Ear Rape power? Forget that, how did she do that in the first place?” “THIS IS FOR INSULTING MY MOTHER! FREAK!” Bunochius screamed at the top of her lungs again. Rarifruit was sent flying again. “How did…?” “I COULD FEEL THEM ALL! FREAK!” Bunochius yelled again. Fluttershout found this somewhat entertaining. Yes, because of all those times that Rarifruit mocked her and made her cry, and also because this was fun seeing her child taking it out by using her new abilities. Brutalight had to admit, it IS a little funny. Another thing to enjoy about is that fact that they weren’t harmed at all by the screams caused by the hybrid child. The forcefields she casted on them was meant to keep out any screams caused by Ear Rape, so they were spared. When the Freak Queen asked if she should, the Ear Rape Queen just shook her head saying, “She’s just playing” “BRUTALIGHT, HELP MEEEEE!” Rarifruit cried as Bunochius kept chasing her, throwing Scream Attacks along the way. “THE SPAWN OF FLUTTERSHOUT WILL BE THE END OF US ALL!” “Technically, she will be the end of all Monster Hunters” Fluttershout said as she watched her daughter attack. “Momma’s so proud” “As if two Screaming Pony Freaks wasn’t enough, now there are three?” “When she gets a hold of her Host like us, I can’t wait to see the destruction she can cause” Brutalight said. “PLEASE! I’M SORRY! I’LL DO ANYTHING JUST MAKE HER STOP!” Rarifruit begged as she was screamed again at. Fluttershout chuckled. “Okay, Bunochius, you can stop now, dear. She’s had enough” “As you wish” right at that, Bunochius stopped her screaming and she also put the forcefields down. But she gave Rarifruit one more glare. “You hurt her again, and I’ll give a right what for!” “Well, I’ve seen power like that before, but never in that long duration” AssSpike commented. “Wait, have I seen you before?” Pinkis asked as she approached Bunochius. The young hybrid was at first aggressive, but then she calmed down. She even went near Pinkis and tilted her head to the side, as if trying to get a better view from a different angle. “Pinkis, no! She’ll scream!” Rarifruit tried to call for her daughter, but Rainbine and Applepills held her back. Bunochius looked at Pinkis’ outstretched hoof, before sniffing at it. Almost as though she were a dog, she went from angry to happy. “Soulfriend?” Pinkis was shocked a bit, but she remembered at that moment why she thought Bunochius was familiar. ________________________________________ Pinkis had just marveled at her fresh kill. She never really expected to get so much control even while she was feeding off Normals. Why was she trying to restrain her cannibal hunger? Well, let’s just say she’s a young mare inlove with a knight. Since she met her lover Joseph, also sometimes called Bourbon, she had sometimes been afraid that if she’s suddenly hungry for prey when they’re on a date, she might eat him. Joseph was an ideal boyfriend for her. Not just because he’s a knight, and since Pinkis is technically a Princess since her mother is the Queen of Greed. But because he actually trusts her, despite being a mere Normal. How they met? It all started when, ironically, she ate his lung. He survived, luckily, but was afraid of her cannibal instincts. Then, eventually, when they met again, they were becoming close. And on Christmas that year, they officially became a couple. Despite Brutalight’s rule to stay inside the Freak kingdom she kept them in, Pinkis and some others tend to go out for a night just to be with their Lovers. Joseph even trusts Pinkis so much that he can let her surprise him by jumping on his back without the thought that she might try and eat him. And she’s gotten to the point of calling him ‘small prey’ as a nickname. “Well, you’re getting better each day” a young filly said to the cannibal. She had a white coat color and her mane and tail were black. She was a Pegasus and a blue hat with sapphires rested on her head. Black spots were on the tips of her hooves and ears, one was on her stomach, and there was a diamond-shaped one on her forehead. Her cutie mark was a yellow cross over a crescent moon. Her eyes were heterochromic; one red and the other cerulean. She had a red birthmark on her red eye. “You really think that I can control my cravings even around Joseph?” Pinkis asked, looking up and didn’t even bother to wipe the blood that dipped off her chin. “I’d say yes” the filly nodded. “Thank you” The filly smiled warmly, and then she noticed the time. “We must head back to our current homes. It’s almost dawn” Pinkis looked up and noticed the sky’s colors. She ate the rest of her kill but kept a rare part for later. “You’re right; wouldn’t want to risk letting Hunters know about our race’s real worth. Will I see you again tomorrow night?” “You know where to meet me” Pinkis smiled. “Bye, Soulfriend” The filly prepared for takeoff, but bade the cannibal a farewell too before flying into the sky. “Bye, Soulfriend” ________________________________________ Pinkis tried to look for that filly since the past three days ago, but she seemed to have just disappeared. Three whole days. That was the timespan where the curse began on Creepy, the twins, AssSpike, and Francie. It also counted with the night used to go and find Bunochius. And the hybrid’s appearance made one thing clear: she was Pinkis’ Soulfriend. Freaks have this little connection to one another that can be made in times of need. This type is called a Soulfriend relationship. In this type of relationship, the Freaks would tend to act like as though they were family, even though they weren’t by blood. “Bunochius, that filly who visited me to help me with my cravings, it was you wasn’t it?” Pinkis beamed. Bunochius smirked and nodded. “Oh, come here and give me a hug!” Pinkis opened her arms wide as the hybrid jumped to her. Rarifruit’s jaw dropped to the ground again, for a second time that night. “Oh, looks like she likes you” Fluttershout said as Bunochius got playful with Pinkis. “How did you two first meet?” “We first met on a dark night when I was feeling a little lonely. I was just about to wail when I heard a loud scream coming from the woods. I found her, but as a filly, just finishing a Hunt. We bonded over her looking for her mother and me trying to get used to mine. The, one night, we decided to be closer than friends, we became Soulfriends. She also helped me get a hold of me cannibalism. But when she seemed to have disappeared three nights ago, I got worried. I should’ve known: she was Bunochius!” “Wait, did you say you found her as a filly?” Fluttershout asked. “Well, yeah” Bunochius gave herself a facepaw. “Oh, right. I forget to tell you: I tend to turn into a filly and then back into my alien form at different intervals. I haven’t really got to control it yet; it’s too new” “Well, I tend to shift from the new me to…” Brutalight sneered. “…the old me” “And I also tend to turn into a dragon and then back to a pony!” AssSpike added. “With a little effort, you can get a hold of these abilities. Things like this mostly happens if the Freak hasn’t gotten control over their Host yet” Brutalight said. “Has anypony seen Rainbine?” Derpigun asked all of the sudden. Everypony looked around. Fluttershout sneered. “She’s probably with her lover again” Rarifruit glared at her. “Why can’t you just move on, meet a new colt, and possibly get a daddy for Bunochius. I mean…” “WHAT WAS THAT?!” Bunochius appeared and yelled at Rarifruit, baring her sharp teeth and her tone sounded like she was growling. Rarifruit gulped, ears folded down. “Nothing! Nothing!” “Who wants go and find that cyborg at the Fort?” Brutalight asked aloud. Everypony who was present raised a hoof. “Good, then it’s settled” she then turned to AssSpike. “AssSpike, watch over the foals while we’re away and make sure they don’t get in danger” “On it!” the dragon-pony hybrid saluted. “Brutalight, can I come?” Bunochius begged. “Sorry, Bunochius. But you’re still too young to get out of the safety of the Freak kingdom and you still have to control your Host” “Aww” she whined. “It’s alright, Bunchi” Fluttershout pat her daughter. “When you get older and have mastered your Host, then you can go and join mommy and her friends” “I’m not even a baby!” “Yes, but you must get an hold of your abilities first” Brutalight nodded. “AssSpike, watch her” “Don’t worry! I got this!” “Good. Okay, Elements of Insanity, let’s go find Rainbine!” saying so, Brutalight activated her magic and teleported them away. AssSpike sneered. “Watch her. Like I need to be told twice. Bunchi and I go way back as Normals, right Bunochius?” “Umm, AssSpike, she got away” Creepy Belle pointed out. Right then, the hybrid noticed the child was nowhere to be seen. I’m so dead.
Rage“Kyle?” a small voice rang out. A grey stallion with green eyes named Kyle turned around. He turned to see a shadow hiding behind one of the nearby crates. It looked small, and fearful. “Yes?” “You knew Rainbow Dead, right?” the figure asked. “Yes, why?” “I’m one of her old friends, Murdershy” Kyle stood back in shock. A young figure who knew his former friends? He remembered Rainbow Dead as a friend. They met two weeks after he began dating Rainbine. He always felt that they were like one pony, but something odd about one or the other. Rainbow Dead already died a long time ago. She sacrificed herself to save Kyle by sending her ‘Master’ in a device called a Pegasus Device, killing herself along in the process. Her last words to Kyle were, “I was born like air, and now I will die like air” As for Murdershy, he knew her only for a short while. He was in a type of timeline with a friend named Rabbit. Murdershy was Pinkamena’s old assistant. But since the pink mare had fallen inlove, got married, had a child, Murdershy was left alone. She felt abandoned. She wanted to kill Kyle and Rabbit, put their bodies up in the sight of all that timeline to see, and convince Pinkamena to come back to her and leave her family. It didn’t pull through as Rabbit used some type of deadly laser on the mare. Kyle had to put it behind him as there was no way to bring any of them back. Rainbow did her final act in life to save him. Murdershy had a chance to be redeemed, but was killed before snapping out of it. Rainbow was merely a shadow made out of air that took up a body that wasn’t her own, so every time he thought about air, her final words would come back to him. Murdershy seemed to be fond of animals from what he saw in her shed, atleast on the ones who she didn’t kill. To have one of them come back was alarming, as he thought the two mares and their other friends had died, with only Pinkamena was an exemption. “How are you here? I saw you die before my own eyes! How did you survive?” Kyle asked, fear in tone. “I didn’t” the mare said. Kyle took out his Silver Dagger, a mysterious weapon he had no idea what its purpose was or how to use it. But he would be willing to try on an old foe, even if she was a friend of one of his deceased ones. “Easy there. How could I even bite anymore?” the mare finally came into the light to reveal herself. She looked very much like before, but she wasn’t much like then. There was a burn on her chest that suggested that it was there that she got hit and died. She looked pretty much like a ghost, literally. She seemed to be floating in the air, even without the use of her wings. A faint glow enveloped her whole body. Kyle gaped when he saw the state she was in. Indeed, anyone in that wouldn’t even have much time left. He even felt sorry for her. In his pity, he put the Dagger back into its sheath. “How did you get here?” he asked with pity. “I just felt like I had to, one last time. And I’m afraid the spell that allows me to exist is beginning to fade away” she said weakly. Rainbow and Murdershy came from a type of race that created them from air. They were merely carbon copies made from a spell that went wrong, thereby messing up how they act. Once they die, their bodies turn immediately back into the air they were made from. “Why then, did you come here to find me?” “Because I wanted to give you this, before I am put to rest” she handed him a small pamphlet. “It may have something about that Silver Dagger” Kyle looked at the poor ghost with pity. He took pamphlet from her paw as she gave a small smile. “It’s alright, Murdershy. And for the record, I forgive you. Now you can rest” “Thank you” she said before a light enveloped above her. She felt herself being pulled towards it. She offered no resistance. Kyle watched as she floated up. Her face only had a smile that showed peace. And then, she was no more. ________________________________________ “And that’s how I got this pamphlet” Kyle finished telling his story to Rainbine. Rainbine couldn’t believe that clones of them from different timelines had been seen by her coltfriend. It was a good thing that he didn’t know about how Rainbine came to be, or that would really upset their relationship. “So, did you read it yet?” the cyborg Pegasus asked her lover. “I have tried, but it seems rather hard to know what it means” Rainbine gave a confused look. Kyle opened the pamphlet for her to see. “All that’s in here appears to be symbols done by Freaks” Rainbine took a closer look at the pamphlet. Her lover was right, there were symbols in there. One showed a picture of the Silver Dagger, a full moon, and a ghost with a shadow attached to it. There were others that had the dagger with a compass. Another had it with what looked like a city was destroyed. “Any clues?” Kyle asked his marefriend. “Well, this first one here symbolizes Freak. Maybe it was something used on Freaks” “Like, what?” “I don’t know” then her eyes lit up. “But let’s try it!” “You want me to try it on you? What if it would do something harmful?” “Meh, I can’t die, remember? Plus, I’m as sturdy as a rock’” “Still, I don’t to risk harming my marefriend just to find the purpose of a weapon I have no idea about” “You really love me” Rainbine sighed while hiding a faint blush. “Anyway, if not me, let’s try on another Freak. Let’s say…Fluttershout! “WHAT?!” “So that incase if it’s harmful, we won’t feel so sad!” “But, she’s your friend!” “Yeah, but she has been a bit of an annoyance whenever me and Pinkis try and talk about you and Joseph. Boy, I can just bet, if she had to decide who to save between you two, she would pick neither! That’s how much she hates love!” “Are you sure you want that?” “I don’t really care about her anymore. She glares at me, yells at me, and she seems to be Brutalight’s favorite!” “I thought your leader doesn’t practice favoritism” “Yeah, but seems to care about that heartbroken, mopey-dopey, loud beast than any of us! Why, if she has to pick a favorite, I’d want it to be me!” “But still…” “Who else would care about some sad, lonely, and…” “WHAT DID YOU JUST CALL ME?!” a loud voice rang out. Rainbine and Kyle turned to see a certain beige mare in the doorway, fury in her eyes. She gritted her teeth and almost sounded like she was growling. Before any of them could react, the angry mare flew and pinned Rainbine to the wall. The cyborg looked up to see she was definitely furious. “Um, hehe, hey, what’s up?” Rainbine nervously laughed. “What’s up is your about to feel the scream of the Queen of Ear Rape up close and personal!” Fluttershout yelled angrily. “Did I mention I’ve saved my voice for days?” “Rainbine!” Kyle called out in fear. “Stay out of this or you will never hear another thing again!” Fluttershout yelled at the stallion. She then began to take a deep breath. “She’s gonna scream! Kyle, please!” Rainbine cried in fear. That did it. Kyle couldn’t take it anymore; he rushed forward, and stabbed Fluttershout on one of her hind legs, just before she could release a scream. Fluttershout instead let out a cry from pain and dropped Rainbine, allowing the cyborg to escape. The beige mare, on the other hoof, fell to the floor. Small tears of inflicted pain swarmed her eyes but she held them back. She looked to her now-injured hind leg; it was bleeding a bit. She looked around to see the cyborg and her lover glaring at her. “Well?” Rainbine said mockingly. Fluttershout didn’t let her injury stop her. She flew up with her wings and took a deep breath. But when she let it out, there was nothing. “What?” “Whoa! You can’t scream now!” Rainbine said with glee. Fluttershout was frightened from that remark. She couldn’t even let out her prime weapon for destruction anymore. Vulnerable now, she decided to fly away. But she was stopped when Rainbine caught her and threw her to the floor. “Without your Ear Rape powers, you don’t stand a chance” Rainbine said as Kyle gripped the mare by her neck. “I guess that’s one effect” he said as he positioned the dagger to her neck. “Please, no” she begged. But something caught his eye below her neck. The beige mare tried her best to stop him, but Rainbine held her hooves. He parted away her mane from her chest to reveal a scar. “What the?” he asked in surprise. “What?” Rainbine asked. “She has a scar” “What? But how?” the cyborg looked to see for herself. Fluttershout herself bit her lip and held back tears. They found her scar, her painful memento. Rainbine noticed her reaction. “Hey, why are you crying?” “Mommy?” a young voice rang out. Fluttershout sniffled, “Bunochius?” “Bunochius?!” Rainbine and Kyle asked in unison. Right then, a certain creature colored black and white appeared in the doorway. “Mom, where are you?” she called out before she saw her mother. She saw the tears in her mother’s eyes. She also noticed the small cut made in one of her hind legs. She saw the dagger in Kyle’s hoof closed in on her neck, and the cyborg Freak with them. Anger boiled up in her as she grew her sharper fangs yet again. “GET YOUR HOOVES OFF MY MOTHER!” “Wait a minute! Mother?!” Rainbine asked in confusion. “Fluttershout, how are you a parent?” Kyle asked the mare. “I won’t say again, LET GO OF MY MOTHER!” Bunochius yelled again. “Or what?” Rainbine mocked the hybrid. “I’m not afraid of any younger Freaks and Kyle needs to know the dagger’s secret” That did it. Bunochius levitated Rainbine in the air and made her paw look like she was holding something. Rainbine herself was putting her hooves on her neck, as though somepony was choking her. “Rainbine!” Kyle cried in fear. “I…can’t…breathe…” she choked out, making Bunochius smirk. “Let her go!” “Not unless you let my mother go first” Bunochius threatened, tightening her grip on the cyborg. Kyle really saw she was serious. Her face was the face of a child who was angered by someone hurting their mother. He was the look in Fluttershout’s face; it was one that longed for her child. Rainbine was already choking from the Freak’s grip and her expression was begging Kyle to let her go. Without anything to do, the earth pony let the Ear Rape Queen go. She rushed immediately on her wings for Bunochius. Bunochius herself let Rainbine back on the floor with a thud. Fluttershout hugged her daughter when she was in range. “Bunochius” “Mother” the child hugged back. Kyle immediately went to Rainbine’s side as she kept coughing and gasping for air. “Its okay, Rainbine, you’re gonna be alright. Just breathe” he whispered to her as he pat her back. “Bunochius, why are you out of the safety of the Base?” Fluttershout asked her daughter when they pulled away from the hug. “You know very well it isn’t safe with your Host being uncontrolled” “I wanted to come with you” “I’ll let you off the hook this time, but please, just stay safe” “Yes, mom. What happened to your leg?” Fluttershout looked back at the cut. “Not so serious, just needs a little disinfectant and I’ll be alright” “What’s going on here?” a loud voice rang out. Everypony looked to see who it was, Brutalight Sparcake. Along with her were the rest of the Elements of Insanity. She was shocked to see the whole thing. “Okay, why is Bunochius out of the Base?” she facehoofed. “I thought I told AssSpike to watch her” “I had to save mom” the young Freak chimed. “Save her? Why? What happened?” Fluttershout spoke up. “I was looking for Rainbine and then I heard her and Kyle talking so I followed the sounds. The next thing I heard was Rainbine making fun of me and wanting Kyle to test the Silver Dagger on me. I got angry so I pinned her to the wall and almost screamed. But then Kyle stabbed me in the leg and that made me let go and fall down. I tried to fly and scream, but I wasn’t able to let out even a normal scream. I then wanted to fly and find the others, but Rainbine caught me and Kyle was about to stab me again to see the full effects. Right then, Bunochius came inside and threatened to choke Rainbine to death if Kyle didn’t let me go. He conceded and she released Rainbine and well, you know the rest” Brutalight twitched, and then she turned to the couple. “YOU TRIED TO WHAT?!” “What? She was about to scream at me first!” Rainbine tried to explain. “You shouldn’t have made fun of her then! You know she has a temperament! And you Kyle, how dare you stab one of my best Freaks?!” “I’m sorry” he looked down apologetically, “Sorry doesn’t heal the stab you already made in her leg!” she then realized the wound. “Oh my goodness! Fluttershout, are you alright?” “I’m fine, Brutalight, really. It was just a small cut” she tried to demonstrate by getting up, but when she tried to walk, she was limping. “No, it was deep enough to make you limp. And you also mentioned that you can’t even let out a normal scream, right?” The beige mare nodded. Brutalight got angry again. “Rainbine, you’re sleeping in the Crusher tonight!” “WHAT?!” the cyborg was horrified. “And you, Kyle, have to surrender the weapon you used on my friend!” “Why do I have to? I’m not a Freak and you only rule over Freaks” Right then, Brutalight summoned a thousand swords, knives, and daggers, all pointed at Kyle. The earth pony gulped from fear and reluctantly handed over the Silver Dagger. Brutalight immediately levitated it in the air and took it with her. “Hmm, I have a feeling that this Dagger was made for something big. What’s that pamphlet you got there?” Kyle sighed and gave it to her. Brutalight then noticed the symbols inside that were made by Freaks. “Whatever it is, I can tell it’s harmful to Freaks from the illustrations. I better keep this at Base to avoid any harm to my subjects” “Any harm but your own” Rainbine mumbled. “What did you say?” “Nothing!” “Good. Fluttershout, we’re gonna have to heal that leg of yours and hope for the best you don’t gain a scar and the damage is not permanent. Then we should also try and find a way to restore your Ear Rape powers” “Yes, Brutalight” “You can still fly, right?” Fluttershout nodded and proved it by flying in the air with ease. “Now, Bunochius, for saving your mother, I’ll let you off with a warning. But I guess you could come out of Base if you have an older Freak with you to supervise, okay? “Okay!” the young hybrid chirped and hugged Brutalight on the forelegs. The Freak Queen just thought it was adorable and giggled. “She really likes you” Fluttershout commented while hiding a giggle. “Okay, but I’m still confused, how is Fluttershout suddenly a mother?” Rainbine asked. “Right, Kyle, Rainbine, this Bunochius, Fluttershout’s daughter. Bunochius, this is Rainbine, the first cyborg of the Freak kingdom. And that grey earth pony with her is Kyle, her lover” “This is why I was begging you not to stab me in the neck, would you want to be responsible for causing a child to be an orphan?” Fluttershout crossed her hooves as Bunochius floated to her side mid-air. “I’m sorry, I…I didn’t know” “I’ll forgive it one day” “Still, how come you have a daughter? You’ve been here around the Fort a lot and we didn’t even see you pregnant” “And what about that scar on your chest? I thought that if we get hurt, we don’t even get scars once we heal” Rainbine added. Fluttershout looked down, trying to hide sadness. Bunochius sensed her sadness and nuzzled her. Brutalight took notice of her friend’s behavior, so she had to speak for her to avoid anything terrible, “She doesn’t feel comfortable saying it yet”
Speaking About the Past“Okay, Fluttershout, just relax” Brutalight said as the Pegasus lied down on the couch. Brutalight kept her word when she said that she would go to the Normals, disguised as one, and start to learn about therapy for broken hearts. She was a fast learner, especially when it comes to her friends, and now she was pretty much a Novice in training, but it was good enough to begin with on Fluttershout. She had been learning about therapy for weeks since the night they got Bunochius, and has almost reached expertise. Rainbine got her punishment and had to sleep in the Crusher for night, and it was impossible for even blink while in there. Bunochius was beginning to enhance her abilities and control her Host as she learned from Fluttershout. As for the Silver Dagger, it’s currently with Bunochius. Right now, Brutalight decided to start on Fluttershout. Their therapy room was Brutalight’s own room. She had the beige mare lie down on the couch she prepared. The Alicorn herself sat down on a large armchair beside the couch, a notepad and bolpen in hoof. “Shouty, do you trust me?” Brutalight asked the mare. Fluttershout nodded. “Why wouldn’t I?” “You’re a little tense. I have to make sure you don’t feel insecure” Fluttershout took a deep breath and calmed down. “There you go. Now, tell me about how you feel completely about the whole incident. Close your eyes and take a deeper look into your emotions at that time” Fluttershout closed her eyes and began, “There was so much pain, both physically and emotionally. I did everything I could to stay awake and fight back, but my body wouldn’t cooperate. I tried to stay awake, but I let myself down and succumbed to the bleeding” The Pegasus’ eyes were beginning to tear up. “At that moment, I felt like I let myself down. I let my baby down. I felt that I could never forgive myself. And that if my daughter knew, she wouldn’t forgive me either. And I…I…” Try as she might, the sadness and regret were overwhelming. Fluttershout couldn’t hold back the tears and had to sit up as she cried into her hooves, “I’m sorry…it’s just…” Brutalight was quick to help comfort her. “Don’t be sorry. It’s alright. Shh” she whispered to the mare as she pulled the mare in for a comforting hug. She knew that it would still be hard for the patient during the first try to speak about their emotions that caused sorrow. “It wasn’t your fault” she assured her friend. She stroked the Ear Rape Queen’s mane to help her calm down. She didn’t let go until Fluttershout finally stopped her crying. “Better?” she asked. Fluttershout nodded. “I’m sorry I couldn’t…” “No worries, almost nopony could get through that without crying. It’s perfectly fine. You’ll be alright” “But I really mean what I said. What if Bunochius finds out? Will she be mad at me?” “We’ll cross that bridge when we get to it” Fluttershout nodded. “Now, how are things with Bunochius?” The beige mare smirked. “You want to see the damage she can cause?” ________________________________________ “Seriously, Bunochius, that’s your best scream? I’ve seen Normals do better” AssSpike mocked the young hybrid. He and Bunochius were inside the Sound-Proof Testing Room that Brutalight had set up. The Alicorn had instructed Rainbine and Derpigun to make a building from which they can test the full abilities of any new Freaks on their side. The Sound-Proof Room was one of them, meant for Freaks with screaming or Ear Rape powers like Fluttershout and AssSpike. It was a wide room with sound-proof walls and a viewing pane protected by sound-proof glass. Behind the viewing pane were Brutalight and Fluttershout, watching their every move. “I thought you said she was dangerous” Brutalight remarked. “She’s a little hesitant so she pretends to not have it” Fluttershout explained. “But you better hope he doesn’t make her angry” “Why?” “She inherited my temperament” “I’m sorry, I’m just scared of hurting you” Bunochius looked down. “Afraid to hurt me so much that you would deny your true potential, you cowardly tot?” AssSpike mocked. Bunochius immediately got triggered by that mean name, tot. She hated being called a tot. To her, it was so demeaning that she would lose her mind. Her fangs sharpened again as the anger built up in her. "Who would’ve known?” “FREAK!” the young hybrid screamed, making AssSpike flinch from her volume. “FREAK!” she screamed again, and it was enough to send AssSpike flying to the other side of the room. As for Brutalight and Fluttershout, the scream was so powerful that it broke the glass, sending broken pieces of glass all around the room. Brutalight was immediately dizzy from the scream, but her magic was enough to create a forcefield to protect them from the glass. Fluttershout was covering her ears, her eyes shown with trauma. “You…have…a strong daughter” Brutalight barely said through her dizziness. “Tell me about it! That glass was even sound-proof” Fluttershout said as she got up. She got past the broken pieces of glass and to her Leader who was on the floor. She reached out a hoof to help her up. “Are you okay?” she asked as the Alicorn regained her bearings. Brutalight nodded. “Hey, how come she didn’t dizzy you?” “She did. I’m just used to strong screams, and that’s my daughter afterall” “Makes sense” Bunochius said as she floated to where they were. “She is Queen of Ear Rape so she is more resistant to screams than the average Freak” “How’s AssSpike?” Brutalight asked. “Stuck to a wall from my scream. Hey, AssSpike, you alright?” she called to the dragon-pony hybrid. “Yes” he said, still dizzy and stuck to the wall. But at that moment, he fell face first to the floor. “See? Completely fine” she said with no remorse. “Well, Bunochius, with a scream like yours; it would be no surprise that you are your mommy’s daughter. I swear, my head hurts now” the Alicorn held her head to prove her point. “Sorry” “No, it’s fine. We really need to see your full potential anyway” “That’s not really all I could do. I still have my abilities from being a Normal, but now they’re a little enhanced. I also learned that if I use an Elemental one with Ear Rape, the scream contains the element. Like, if I scream with my Fire ability on, my opponent gets set on fire inside out as they bleed from Ear Rape” “Why didn’t you use it on AssSpike? Freaks are a little more immortal now” “He called me a name I hate, but I’m still me enough to not make things worse for him” “Brutalight?” Fluttershout called to the Alicorn. “Yes, Fluttershout?” “I think I’m ready to tell them” the mare gulped. Brutalight was surprised. “Are you sure?” The mare hesitated, but she nodded while biting her lip. “But, Fluttershout, we just got out of your first therapy day and you couldn’t finish your statement without crying. How are you gonna manage to tell the whole story to all Freaks in our Base?” “Please, Brutalight. You’re right; the secret is eating at me” The Alicorn sighed. “AssSpike, arrange a meeting for all Freaks” “Yes, Brutalight” the hybrid said as he struggled to get his bearings. ________________________________________ About an hour later, all Freaks had gathered in the Center of the Base, where they held almost all meetings. Most of them were disturbed from a while ago when they heard a certain Freak scream with Ear Rape power. Even Rainbine wished that she could’ve atleast gotten a day off without fixing her ears after coming back from the Crusher. Pinkis was the only one who didn’t get affected because she was out with Joseph. Finally, Brutalight, Fluttershout, and Bunochius had arrived. “About time! Boredom was about to kill me!” Rainbine groaned. “If you mean that my calling you for an important announcement is BORING, Rainbine?” Brutalight made a sword appear, pointing infront of the cyborg. “No, Supreme Queen” Rainbine bowed in the hope of showing respect would save her rump. “Good” she then made the sword disappear. “I suppose you’re all wondering why you’ve all been summoned here today” All nodded. “Well, as you all have known, Fluttershout the Queen of Ear Rape, our second most powerful Freak, second only to me, your Queen Brutalight Sparcake, has decided that it is the right time to tell how come she has hated love for so long” The entire group erupted in awe. Fluttershout looked back at Brutalight and Bunochius, who gave an encouraging look. Taking a deep breath, she stepped forward and began to tell everything. “Everypony, long ago, when I and Creepigie started dating, I got pregnant. And the father of the child was no other than Creepigie himself. With Flutterwolf’s help, we learned that the child was a girl, and that a prophecy was behind her: She would bring death to all Hunters. As a result, they came after us, doing anything they can to make sure the baby was never even born. I told Brutalight about the pregnancy and the risks, and she offered protection. Through the months we went through, Creepigie and I were under her protection, and I never really showed myself when it began to be obvious. But when the baby was born, Creepigie stabbed me in the chest and took the baby away. He wanted it all to himself. The child was stillborn filly, and her spirit went into Bunny, creating Bunochius. I did everything in my power to stay up and fight for my child, but the hurt was too strong. That was when Brutalight saved me. She found me in the cemetery where the birth had happened. She took me back to Base, and took care of me until I was fully healed. But my scar never left, and I kept it was a painful memento of everything” Fluttershout finished her story, holding back tears as everypony lese was astonished. Bunochius and Brutalight held back tears themselves. Bunochius held her hat close to her face to hide it. Fluttershout concluded, “You don’t know how broken I was when I put through all that. I couldn’t even sleep well in the weeks that followed after the birth. When I fully recovered, I wanted to find my daughter. So in other words, I had my heart broken quite literally, and my child taken from me in the first three months of her life. I could never love another stallion again, let alone trust. The only pony I ever trusted since then was Brutalight, she saved me and I owe her for that. Brutalight Sparcake saved my life” Fluttershout couldn’t hold it back anymore as the emotions began to pile in on her. She bit her lip as the tears began to stream down her face. Rarifruit felt guilty about how she mocked her friend all this time when it was so painful. How could she not have known? “Fluttershout, I…” she tried to reason “No! I just…need to go” Fluttershout hid her face in her hooves as she began to run. Without warning, she took to the air before anypony could stop her. “Mother” Bunochius whispered as she watched her mother fly away. Brutalight wiped a tear and faced the others. “Now you know why she couldn’t move on. I hope you’re proud yourselves” Brutalight then gestured for Bunochius to get on her back, to which the child obeyed. The Alicorn took to the air in the direction that her friend flew off to. Rarifruit looked down in shame. I’m sorry, Fluttershout
Looking After Her HeirIt took quite some time before Fluttershout finally stopped and calmed down, but it was fine. As for Bunochius, she wasn’t at all mad at her for giving up and that was relieving to the mare. In fact, the only one who Bunochius was mad at was Creepigie, and Rarifruit. She knew Creepigie was her Host’s father, but she was angry at him for what he nearly did to her mother. She was mad at Rarifruit for the scorn and mockery that she caused on her. Things went on pretty well since that day. Fluttershout and Brutalight had their nightly sessions of therapy. At one point, Brutalight asked her to try and find something else aside from screaming that she’s good at. Something that she loved. She found that before all this occurred, Fluttershout had a passion for singing. When she asked for a demonstration, it was just the right timing since the mare about to lull Bunochius to sleep with a lullaby. Bunochius herself had been learning more about her abilities each day. AssSpike trained with her in terms of Ear Rape power and Pinkis would sometimes take turns to get a better look at her other abilities. The young Freak had been getting a hold of her abilities pretty well, and the only problem now was her sudden shifting from Alien to Filly in form. Brutalight also tends to call her either the Screamer’s Spawn or the Princess of Ear Rape due to her relationship with Fluttershout. Bunochius had also begun to bond over with the other Freaks. The Cutie Mark Creeps had accepted her as a member of their group as they did before as Normals. Rainbine was eventually forgiven for what she almost did to her mother and even let the young Freak see some of her moves. The only one who Bunochius didn’t trust yet was Rarifruit. Eventually, one day, Brutalight had to take Fluttershout on a full night of therapy so they had to find somepony to watch Bunochius until they were done at dawn. Pinkis volunteered since she had no plans tonight and Joseph was away for a mission. When the Alicorn and Pegasus agreed, much to Bunochius’ delight, and Rarifruit heard about it, she fainted. When Rarifruit woke up, she saw the black and white hybrid playing with her daughter. “Well, well, well, little Soulfriend. Look who decided to wake up from her distorted nap” Pinkis whispered to Bunochius as the child giggled. Rarifruit immediately got up. “She’s still here? They really did…” “Put us in charge of looking after her for the night? Yep. And she’s been a little angel” “Yeah, a little angel, to everypony but me” “Bunochius, let’s try and make amends, okay? My mom wants to get to know you better” Pinkis said. The young Freak thought about it. “Well, alright” At that, Rarifruit picked Bunochius up. “Well, I pretty much have to watch your mom all the time when it comes to love anyway” Rarifruit mused as she cradled Bunochius. “She’s not able to move on from her ex, that’s for sure” Bunochius began to fume at that as Rarifruit chuckled. The young hybrid then threw a baby tantrum as she cried. “Woah! What did I do? What did I do?” “Maybe she hated that you mentioned Shouty’s lover” Pinkis said as Bunchi cried out. “You carry her, let’s get her something” Rarifruit said as she passed Bunochius to Pinkis. Fruity then got a small strawberry and dangled it infront of Bunochius, who stopped crying. “Alright, Bunochius. Time for the berry to pass into the crate” Bunochius opened her mouth, but giggled as Rarifruit placed it nearer, and she bit Rarifruit’s hoof! The berry then fell into Bunochius’ mouth as she giggled at her prank. She then ate the berry and watched as the First Freak cried from pain. Pinkis was just confused. ________________________________________ “Who’s got your nose?” Pinkis asked as she was about to do the old trick, but Rarifruit beat her to it. “I’ve got it; I’ve got your nose” she giggled. Bunochius covered the area of her nose, looked at Rarifruit, and she took it for mockery. She growled as she pulled a portion Fruity’s mane off! The Freak screamed. ________________________________________ “Whoa! I’m getting the hang of this” Bunochius said as she tried to walk on all fours as Rarifruit held her. “That’s it, Bunochius; one step at a time” Rarifruit said as she walked with Bunochius. Bunochius then decided to use another trick at having fun with Fruity. She morphed into her Filly Mode, giving her Pegasus status…and wings! “Uh, Bunochius?” Rarifruit tried to get the young filly’s attention, but she just began to fly out of the window. “Woah! Time to put Auntie Rarifruit down!” Well since you said down, Bunochius thought with a giggle; the Crusher was near. “Wait a minute! Nevermind, Bunochius” Fruity tried to get the youth’s attention as she neared the Crusher. She kept trying to get Bunochius to not put her in the Crusher, but Bunchi just dropped her in. Rarifruit screamed in pain. Bunochius just began to laugh; the Screamer’s Spawn was having fun. ________________________________________ Bunochius’ crying could be heard throughout the entire room as Rarifruit entered the room with her in a carrier. The Greed Queen was already worn out from the mischief the young Freak was causing. “Pinkis, wake up” Rarifruit said as she shook her daughter awake. “She won’t sleep, she won’t stop crying” “Did you try burping her?” Pinkis mused. “Maybe her filly-like tummy got upset” Bunochius then took a can of tea and began to drink it down. “You think so?” Rarifruit then held Bunochius infront of her. “Is that…is that it, Bunochius? Is it…is it you filly tummy?” Bunochius nodded. “Oh, pat. Pat. Pat” Rarifruit said as she simultaneously pat Bunochius until she burped. “There, all…” but she couldn’t finish her sentence when Bunochius spit up the tea in her face. When she stopped, she looked to see Bunochius giggle, and her eyes shone with mischief. Rarifruit recognized that type of look before. Bunochius’ eyes reflected her own mother’s! “That’s it!” the unicorn said as she dropped Bunochius back into the carrier. “I can’t do this anymore, Pinkis! Fluttershout’s daughter is a reflection of herself!” Bunochius vomited again at Rarifruit as Pinkis watched. “We’re gonna have to start saving up for Little Freak Lessons!” Pinkis’ mother fumed, then screamed and her face went pale with every thought. “Fanging! Temper Management!” Bunochius vomited again. Fruity sighed. “And a mop! A very large mop!” Bunochius laughed from inside the carrier; her tricks were taking their toll on Fruity. She then grinned at what the unicorn said next. “I can’t believe I’m gonna say this right now, but nothing would make me happier than to see Fluttershout walk right through the front door!” “Oh, it’s okay, mom” Pinkis said as she hugged her mother. “We’ll get through this” Bunochius then did another trick as she teleported out of the room and on the top of a high, unfinished building. Once there, she thought about the mischief she was causing for Rarifruit the whole day. She was even laughing all about it. What snapped her out of her thoughts was when she noticed a white hoof on the platform, and it pulled up a white mare. “I don’t know how you got out of my sight, but it’s okay, Rarifruit’s here. And Pinkis is on her way too” she said. “Look, Bunochius, I know you hate me for emotionally hurting your mother and made things harder for me to watch you. But you must know that I really regret everything about it. I’m sorry about hurting her, and I want her to know that too, starting with watching after you. I’m gonna get you down here safe and sound, okay?” That was enough to make Bunochius feel. “Now, hold still” Rarifruit said as she approached the Freak to get her down, unaware of the moving crane behind her. “Rarifruit, watch out!” Bunochius warned, but it was too late and it sent the Unicorn to fall off the edge. “Fruity, I’m coming!” she said before jumping off to Rarifruit. “Oh, Bunochius, oh I’m so sorry!” the Unicorn apologized. “If only your mother were here! Fluttershout, where are you?!” At that, Bunochius knew what she had to do. She may not have been able to control it during her outburst, but now was a right time to do so. She focused hard on it, and the next thing she knew, she was in her Filly form. She grabbed Rarifruit with her small hooves and used her tiny wings to start flying to safety. Rarifruit was astonished to see that the filly who hated her so much had finally taken a chance and even saved her. Once they were on safe ground, Bunochius concentrated and she was back in Alien mode. Rarifruit was confused at her action a while back. “You saved me, why?” Bunochius smiled. “I just wanted you to repent” Right then, the alien slowly approached the Unicorn, before dragging her in for a hug. And for that moment, Rarifruit was happy and hugged back. Bunochius had finally accepted her again. Now she just had to speak with Fluttershout, but in a calm way. ________________________________________ “So, that’s all that happened” Rarifruit explained what happened to Fluttershout as the mare carried a now sleeping Bunochius back to her room. “And, well, I just wanted to say that I’m sorry. I’m so sorry about how I made you so upset and even gratified your guilt. If there’s anything I could do to make up for it, name it please” Fluttershout put her daughter on her back before she hugged her friend. “Just don’t do things like that again and watch my daughter if you’re ever told to again” Rarifruit nodded. “And you must know, Rarifruit, that everything that happened to me on that night of her rebirth will have this scar to remind me by. So if I don’t want to date again, don’t force me” Rarifruit sighed but nodded. “Good. Goodnight” Fluttershout said before closing the door. She lied down on her bed, with Bunochius in her arms and began to drift off. She not is able to remove the scar, but she had a daughter to lift her sorrows about it. And with Brutalight’s therapy sessions, she would be able to heal fully in time.
EpilogueBunochius read the pamphlet and went over the symbols written on the old paper. She was inside the shed that her mother used to lament and cry in. When she first saw the area, she immediately felt the sorrow, pain, and guilt her mother went through those three months of her not being around. One look into her mother’s eyes and she saw all that. She told her mother not to worry anymore, because she was here now. This event also triggered a huge rage in her for Creepigie. She knew he was responsible for all this. She swore that if he ever came back, she’d use all Elemental Screams on him, and send him to the Netherworld, after a week or so of being in the Crusher. Brutalight let Bunochius use the shed anytime, whether to be alone with her mom, or learn more about the Silver Dagger. She recognized the symbols, indeed. She knew what they meant. She looked over that the Silver Dagger. It lied down beside the place she was reading. She lifted it up and took a closer look at it. She found a small inscription on one of the sides, specifically on the handle. Qui se amat, hoc est Qui amat periculum in freak of Queen She immediately knew what it meant. She breathed in a few words from a spell she remembered as a Normal. She was right when she said that she managed to retain her abilities from a Normal, though most are now enhanced. Pugio argentum, audite me, Solve matre tenet fortitudo ________________________________________ Meanwhile… “Fluttershout, just try” Brutalight said as she held a Red soldier infront of the Ear Rape Queen. He was already afraid from the duo, but Brutalight was more like it since she practically gutted the others as though they were a fish. Brutalight was trying everything to get Fluttershout back in the Screaming game since their incident from the Silver Dagger. They hoped that when it took away her Ear Rape powers that it wasn’t permanent. “I don’t know, Brutalight” the beige mare looked down, unsure. For the first time since they turned, Brutalight was reminded of her former self as Fluttershy. “Just try. Look, I know it’s been hard to see if your Ear Rape powers would return or not, but we have to try” “But what if it does and I hit you?” “Bunochius showed me how to do those forcefields, I’ll be fine” Fluttershout sighed. “Okay, if you say so” The beige mare took a deep breath as she prepared herself to launch her attack, though doubtful. Brutalight had already casted a forcefield on herself to make sure. The Red soldier could do nothing as he prepared for the attack. And then it happened. Fluttershout gave it all she could muster, and she let it all out in one loud scream. It was so powerful that the soldier died on the spot. Brutalight, though protected by the forcefield, still clung to the ground from the power coming from the scream. Fluttershout paid no attention and just kept screaming until she was out of breath. When Brutalight felt it was safe, she dropped the forcefield. “Whoa! Fluttershout, you were nuts back there! In fact, you overdid it! I swear, either it’s just from not hearing you scream in a long time, or you just got more powerful from all that built up power! The next time we get into a fight with a large army, you take a deep breath and get them!” she then noticed that the mare had been panting and was already paler then she already was. “Um, Shouty? Are you alright?” Right on the spot, the beige mare fainted. Brutalight chuckled. “You really overdid it” ________________________________________ Bunochius was happy to remove the spell from her mother. Atleast it meant she would be able to scream again, and is now currently free to do a rampage anytime she wanted. The Silver Dagger was meant to harm Freaks, either killing them instantly or taking away their powers. Bunochius looked closer into the pamphlet’s contents. She found some sort of prophecy about it. There was a Pegasus, a stallion on the drawing. The Dagger was in his hooves as he stabbed it on a symbol. It was a Freak’s symbol with a crown. It was enough to make her have a Vision. Her eyes glowed white and she took a deep breath. She saw terrifying things in the Vision. They only came in flashes, but she could barely make them out. There was a yellow stallion like the one from the drawing. There was screaming. There was bloodshed. He was able to make out a purple eye with a look of fear. The Vision ended from that, and she saw that she had scratched out the same drawing in the pamphlet on the wall of the shed. As she tried to analyze, her Host came out from inside her like Rarifruit with Rubberfruit. This Host was a filly, a Pegasus to be exact. Though she looked transparent, she managed to hold her parent’s features. Her eyes had one like Creepigie’s, and the other was like Fluttershout’s red one. On the red one was the similar birthmark of her mother. The mane was grey, like her ‘father’s. Her skin was beige like her mother’s. On her head was the same hat on Bunochius. “You know what would hurt?” the filly asked. “Don’t say it, Angechius” Bunochius dreaded the answer. “If it was somepony who was the Lover of one of your friends” “Angechius…” “You know, Kyle was a mistake to have it. No wonder it never truly activated with him” “Angechius, please” “Now, who was Brutalight’s Lover again? Flash Sentry, was it?” Angechius then stuck out her tongue in disgust. “Really hate that guy. He’s not even meant for her” Bunochius said no more. “Well, I’ll be in your head. If you need me, you know how to talk to me” Angechius said before she went fully back into the hybrid’s body. Bunochius sighed. There was no denying it. But the best way to avoid it all to happen was to keep the Silver Dagger hidden away in a place only she would know. She dreaded for the Vision. Despite being a hybrid now, her Visions would always come true. And the worst was the interpretation. Flash Sentry is meant to end Brutalight Sparcake.
