Finally, it was done.

Twilight took a step back to admire her work. Her new shelving arrangements were perfect and should decrease the amount of time it took to locate a book by a whole 2.057 seconds! It didn't take her as long as usual, only a few hours. Taking a seat in a nearby desk, she lets herself bask at the sight as she got a much needed break. After that, and trying to help Spike keep Ember and Thorax apart for most of the day, she was exhausted.

Her relaxation only lasted for so long though as Spike came walking into the library, holding a scroll in his claw. He walked up to Twilight holding the letter out to her. "Twilight, Princess Celestia sent another letter."

Twilight let out a sigh, suspecting that her former teacher was going to be digging for answers about the fire again. She reached out and grabbed the letter, thanking Spike before reading it in her head.

Dear Twilight;
I have written this letter to inform you that I am borrowing Ryan for the night. So do not be alarmed if he cannot be found at this time. He is in a very vulnerable state at the moment and I wanted to personally keep an eye on him to make sure nothing would happen.
I also would like to make you aware that I have discovered the true nature of the incident and that I am not mad at you for keeping it a secret. You were merely respecting your friend's privacy and his wishes to keep it to himself. And for that,
I cannot be mad.
Your friend; Princess Celestia
P.S. Don't EVER lie to me again...

Twilight gulped at that last part, suddenly feeling a certain amount of dread fill her gut as she lowered the letter.

Celestia finished lowering the sun as she stood out on the balcony connected to Luna's room, making way for her sisters beautiful moon to take up the night sky. Once her part of the job was done, she turned to her sister, observing as her horn became alight and the moon made its way across the sky, soon resting above them.

Luna's magic died down, her face being nearly expressionless. "I simply cannot bring myself to believe it." She said, breaking the silence that had festered around them for the last few minutes. "Sure, he acts out. But, I could never picture him taking such an extreme measure. Not like that at least."

Before moving the heavenly bodies in the sky, the two had spent a fair amount of time discussing what Ryan had done and was trying to do. Neither of them wanted to accept that he would choose such a path, that he would try to end his life, but the evidence was overwhelming.

Luna took a breath, still being lost in a tirade of thoughts. "Where is he now?"

"He's resting in my quarters." Celestia answered, "His emotions are starting to surface and their taking quite the toll on him."She fell silent for a moment, thinking back on when they has brought Cadence over to find out why he acted the way he did. "Sister, do you think that this is somehow our fault?"

Luna raised a brow at her sister, finding this question to be a bit odd. "Whatever do you mean?"

"It's just..." Celestia sighed, reaching up and rubbing her arm uncomfortably. "He didn't start acting this way until after we brought him here and had Cadence go through his emotions." She explained in a guilty tone. "Do you think that, by doing that, it somehow started a chain reaction that could have led to this?"

Luna was hesitant to answer, not wanting to believe that the human's sudden downfall was either of their fault. "I'll admit, I would hope that is not the case." She confessed, "But, I cannot honestly say that I am sure it wasn't." Her words did little to ease her sister's guilt. In fact, it made her feel worse. "I shall send a letter to Cadence before the nights end to find out if their are any side-effects to the spell. Until we are sure, let us keep from having this kind of weight on us."

Celestia was slow to respond, but submitted. "I agree, sister." She said with a nod, letting herself relax for a few brief moments. "This day has been just awful."

"Indeed." Luna agreed, thinking of a way that they could both loosen up. "Perhaps a trip to the royal bathhouse will help to ease these burdens?"

Celestia thought about it for a second, eventually growing warm to the idea. "That does sound nice." She responded with a small smile. "Who knows; Maybe a hot bath will be just what I need."

Luna smiled at her sister, leading the way out of her room and to the bathhouse. They started by going into separate dressing rooms, removing their clothing and reemerging side-by-side with a towel wrapped around their bodies. The two noticed that the water was already warm once they had dropped their towels and stepped in, which was odd. Normally the water would start off cool then heat up over time.

Once the two had submerged themselves, the water just barely reaching their breasts, they let out hums of content, letting the warmth take their forms and ease them into a relaxing state. There was a few seconds of silence between them, but Luna couldn't help but wonder about something.

"Sister, when shall I see him?" The night princess asked, looking over at her older sister. "And what should I expect?"

Celestia sat with her back against the edge of the large tub, her head angled to the ceiling and her eyes shut. "Probably not until morning." She answered, lowering her head and letting herself sink deeper into the water. "As for what to expect; I-" She was cut off as the sound of bubbles breaching the surface caused her mind to come to a stop.

Eyes now open, Celestia turned to face her younger sister. "Luna, did you just-"

"Of course not!" Luna interrupted defensively. "Don't try to point the blame at-" The bubbles came again, this time silencing her.

They followed the sound as they continued to assault their ears, finding the source to be at the other end of the bath. At first it was slow, then they started to rise at a much quicker pace. Just as the royal sisters were about to react, a furless form breached the water, greedily sucking in as much air as it could.

Ryan was gasping for each breath, having stayed underwater for longer than he anticipated. He hadn't quite noticed the two alicorns that had unknowingly joined him, his back being turned to them as he leaned against the edge of the tub, using his arms to prop himself up.

Luna was going to say something in spite of him being there, but stopped as she got a good look at him. His entire back was terribly burned, causing her eyes to go wide and her mouth to hang open as she tried to form words. She couldn't take her sights off of him, it was almost like she was stuck in a trance as she scanned every line, burn, and discoloration.

Ryan took a deep breath, finally being able to breathe normally again. He craned his neck to the side, earning him a few satisfying pops. He repeated the process in the opposite direction, having the same outcome before he turned around. He was going to sit down and relax, but his actions ceased as his attention became wrapped up with something else.

The two sisters stared at the human without taking their eyes off of him for even a millisecond, both stuck in a state of confusion on what to do next. Celestia was the first one to take her eyes off of him, quickly noticing that both her and her sister were completely exposed.

Celestia grabbed her towel from beside the tub, pulling it into the water to hide her naked body from view. Luna became alert by the sudden motion, soon following in her sisters hoofsteps and covering herself as they both blushed heavily at Ryan's still standing, still naked form.

Despite the overall awkwardness of the situation, Ryan hardly seemed affected by it. "Should I go?" He asked, pointing a thumb toward the exit. "Cause I can leave, right now."

"I think that would be-"

"No." Luna said, earning a look from her sister as she cut her off. She ignored her gaze however, keeping her undivided attention on the human. "Come here." Ryan was confused, but thought it best just to comply; Walking over to them as the night princess moved a few inches away from her sister. "Take a seat." Again, Ryan obeyed, letting his body sink into the water as he sat down in between them.

Luna gently grabbed one of his arms, examining the damage very thoroughly. "Strong magic has already been used to heal these." She said, still looking him over. "But none as strong as ours." She turned her attention to her sister, who was staring at her with curious eyes. "Tia, if you wouldn't mind..."

Celestia actually smiled, for once feeling as though Luna intended to help their alien friend. "Not at all." She said, grabbing Ryan's other arm and holding it gently, being careful not to grab any of the more sensitive areas. "Ready when you are."

Luna nodded, holding Ryan's arm in one hand and reaching the other out to her sister. Celestia responded in kind, taking her sister's hand in her own and holding it tight. They closed their eyes, their horn sparking to life as they let their magic flow into each other, sharing their powers between them

Ryan didn't say anything, he just watched them perform whatever it was they were doing. Their magical glows started to take over their form, traveling from one to the other and giving them a new kind of radiance that no amount of words could simply explain.

It would have been a beautiful sight had the sudden pain not set in when it did. His teeth clenched shut, his body becoming tense as every burn on his body felt as though a hot iron were being pressed into them. He didn't notice it at first, given the agony he was going through because of it, but many of the more minor burns decorating his body suddenly started to fade away until there was nothing left. The more severe ones however, faded until they appeared to be only minor.

Finally the burning stopped and Ryan's body relaxed. This process left him beat, he was tired and thought he was going to faint. He managed to hold on though, forcing his eyes to stay open as he leaned back and felt the princesses release him from their grip.

"Holy fuck, that was terrible." Ryan muttered just loud enough for them to hear.

"I apologize for any discomfort." Luna began, "But I simply couldn't stand seeing your body in such a state."

Celestia reached an arm around Ryan, pulling him into her. "I'm sorry too." She said, being completely unaware that both hers, and her sister's towels had fallen off during their ritual. "We were only trying to help."

Rather than ogling over the now exposed mares, Ryan found himself feeling a large amount of guilt. "No, I'm sorry."

Celestia blinked a few times in confusion, finding her sister having an almost similar reaction. "For what?"

"For being a fuck up, trying to sleep with both of you, for ever being born." He listed, feeling worse as he spoke. "Everything..."

Ryan barely had a chance to react as he felt himself being torn from Celestia, his head soon being surrounded by two large blue orbs as a set of arms wrapped around the front of his body.

Luna nuzzled the top of Ryan's head, her eyes closed as she held him in the forced embrace. "That's all I ever wanted!" She began, "For so long all I ever wanted from you was a simple apology."

Celestia climbed over to them, joining in on the hug. "We forgive you, Ryan."

For the first time in a while, all of the pain he felt was gone. Not the physical pain, but everything that he felt in his chest simply vanished right there. He couldn't help but to smile, being happy that he had such great friends, and starting to feel like himself again.

Dude...do you even realize what is happening right now?

Ryan's smile dropped quickly as he took note of the situation he was in. "Uh, guys..." The only response he received were the absentminded hums of the two sisters. "Guys, seriously. This needs to stop right now." Again, they paid him no mind. "I'm not-"

All blood has officially been sent south!

Ryan let out a groan, for a moment feeling like his old, grumpy self again. "You know what? Fuck it!" He yelled, "But don't say you weren't given a warning. This is on you guys now."

Celestia shifted uncomfortably, becoming slightly annoyed as she lifted her head to look up at the human. "Ryan, if you could refrain from touching my chest, it would be much appreciated."

Ryan responded by raising his hands, shooting her a deadpan look as she looked them over, but realized that something was still pressing against her.

A large blush formed across Celestia's face, earning her a certain look from Luna. "Tia, is everything alright?"

Celestia didn't acknowledge her sister, instead choosing to keep her attention on the human. "Ryan, make it stop..."

"I can't." He said with a shrug.

"You have to!" She almost pleaded.

"I really can't!"

"Make what stop?" Luna asked, "What's happening?" She leaned forward to try and see what was causing her sister to act so odd.

Celestia, being the good big sister she was, lowered herself further into Ryan to hide the issue. "Nothing! Nothing at all!"

Ryan bit his lip as he felt a small part of himself go from simply poking her, to being nestled between her. "You're not helping!"

Luna pulled away from Ryan, causing his body to sink some into the water without her support. "What is going on?"

"Nothing!" Celestia argued.

"I am erect!" Ryan confessed, earning a blush from both princesses, one of which was glaring at him angrily. "Her not knowing is only hurting one person here; Me!" Celestia's blush only deepened as she felt a heartbeat against her chest, one that did not belong to her. "Get. Off."

Ha! No pun intended!

After a very awkward departure, mostly for the royal sisters, they all went their separate ways to dry themselves off. Ryan was the first one done, making quick work of throwing on his toasted pants and walking back to Celestia's room. Once there, he settled in on the bed, laying down with his arms behind his head.

That was fucking priceless

"Yeah, it was pretty funny." He agreed, despite some tension he felt in his lower regions. "I'm gonna have blue balls for the rest of the night though."

Ryan took a deep breath and closed his eyes, waiting to fall asleep. This peace didn't last for long. He heard the door open, but didn't react as he assumed it was just Celestia coming to bed. He felt the bed sink in as she climbed in. Oddly enough, it sank once more on the opposite side.

Ryan's eyes opened as curiosity set in, gracing him with the sight of two mares hovering above him with an unsure expression shared between them. "What, uh...What's going on here?" He scanned the both of them, realizing very quickly that neither of them had a single article of clothing. His mind instantly dove right into the gutter. "I'm gonna assume that I'm misreading this display."

"Actually...you'd be wrong." Celestia replied, earning a raised brow from the human. "You see; As alicorns we have been given the gift of immortality. This gift can be shared, which is why we must be careful in choosing who we...mate with."

His eyes moved to Luna as she picked up where her sister had left off. "It's not to say that we don't trust you, but..." She grabbed one of his hands, placing it against her bare chest. "perhaps there are other ways to achieve the release we seek?"

Ryan's body shot up as he yanked his hand away from Luna. "Okay, what kind of fucking joke is this?" He asked irritably, "Two weeks ago if I would have tried something like this, I would have been kicked in the fucking head. But then out of nowhere you're both in here trying to get in my pants. Do you know what this looks like; Like some sort of poorly written story by a retard who can't get their shit together and jerks off to colorful horses when no one is looking."

Luna looked at him with wide eyes, blinking a few times before responding. "That was...oddly specific?"

"Well this is an oddly, bullshit situation." He retorted, "I mean, seriously, just...why!? Why all of a sudden are you two pursuing me?"

Ryan, Celestia began, reaching a hand out to stroke the side of his face. "We both care about you, very deeply. Enough to even go as far as to say that we have romantic feelings for you."

"We always have." Luna finished for her sister

"Don't you hate me?" Ryan asked, shooting Luna a skeptical look.

"I've never hated you." Luna said, "I was upset with how you treated us; And yes, I had a poor view on you for a while." She explained, hardly giving any legit reason as to why she was even here, let alone what was happening. "But after your recent transformation, I can now see you for who you really are. I can see that you're not just some poorly written character who wants nothing but to drink and bed everypony he sees."

Her eyes locked onto his, looking directly into his soul as she grabs his hand again, this time just to hold it. "You're a person, a good person. One that has been trapped within the confines of his own mind and unable to express himself because he was scared." She said genuinely, stroking his knuckles with her thumb. "You're not the monster you try to make others think you are. And you have no reason to be afraid."

How the fuck does she know all of this!?

Luna leaned toward him, her lips puckering as she drew closer.
Ryan felt a strange sense of comfort as he followed her example. He almost felt as though he could trust her. The guilt he had only recently started feeling was fading away now that he knew that she really did forgive him. Both of them did. Maybe he could do more than trust them? Maybe he could actually try to form a genuine connection with them. Perhaps one day he could even-

No! We can't! We'll only hurt them again!

Luna paused when she noticed the human's sudden change. He was pulling away from her, his expression matching that of a terrified child. "Ryan, are you alright?"

Ryan didn't answer, his mind became overwhelmed a number of dark thoughts, reminding him of all of the pain he's caused. The idea of putting them through that and so much more plagued every crevice of his brain and made him slink further from them.

"I can't." He finally said, "I just can't. I don't want to hurt you." He looked over at Celestia upon saying this. "Either of you."

"If you feel anything for me, you have to stop." He practically begged, dread filling him entirely now. "All I've ever done is hurt people. The longer you let yourselves care about me, the more it's gonna hurt."

Celestia grabbed Ryan's face turning it toward her as she forced her lips against his. This forced kiss only lasted a few seconds before she separated herself from him and looked into his eyes. "I know you don't have faith in your own heart. But, have faith in ours."

He nodded in defiance, trying to pull away from her. Her face became stern as she held him in place. "Do you want to hurt us?" She asked, causing him to freeze on the spot and look up at her with sad eyes. "Do you!?"

Ryan nodded again, "No..."

Celestia's features softened as she offered him a warm smile. "Then you won't." She leaned in and kissed him again, this time receiving no resistance. The next time they separated, he looked much more relaxed and accepting. "Just trust us, Ryan."

Luna snuggled up against his side, kissing his cheek lovingly as one of her hands caressed his torso. "Nothing bad will happen." She whispered to him, "I promise."

Author's Note

I really don't have much to say about this chapter...It...It's a thing that exists...

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