Chapters Dillan's darkest day(edited)
Dillan sighed softly when he walked downstairs, his brown hair nearly combined. The uniform he wore was nice and ironed as he grabbed his car keys, getting ready for a long day at the restaurant he worked in.
"Dillan!" A rough and feminine voice called out to him. "When are you going to fix the gas line?"
"When I get home from work Alyssa." He called back, smiling softly as a short African woman with a bloated belly walked into the living room. She wore a simple pair of jeans and a hoodie with Bonnie and Freddy from five nights at Freddy's. "How's the baby?" He asked, rubbing her stomach.
"A pain in my ass." She said with a chuckle. "And I know you've wanted kids for years now but come on. Nothing's going to happen to us."
Dillan smiles softly, as a child he hasn't had many friends and because of his weight no girls wanted to talk to him. Then he met Alyssa However, even though she was rough and tough Dillan had always seen her for who she was. A kind, gentle person who can kick anyone's ass with ease. When the two started dating he felt whole and complete, and now that she was having his child, he couldn't bear the thought of anything happening to them. He already couldn’t imagine something happening to his nieces, siblings, or parents. They had always been there for him when everyone else wasn't, they were his entire world. "I know, I'm just a worry wart." He said with a chuckle.
Alyssa smirked and poked his nose "I know Ya dork, that's why I love you. Just remember to fix the gas line when you get home, don't forget your family is coming."
Dillan nodded with a smile, kissing her gently before walking out the door with her standing on the pouch as two young girls ran up to him. "Uncle Dillan!" They shouted happily, hugging him tightly.
"Paige, Abby!" He said hugging and spinning them with a wide smile.
"Merry Christmas." A tall man with similar brown hair to Dillan spoke up, walking up to him.
"Hey Sub, Merry Christmas." Dillan said smiling.
"You're not going to work, are you? On Christmas Eve?" Sebastion asked, frowning as three women and an elderly man walked up to them.
"Sadly yeah, being a manager at McDonald's is a busy job." Dillan said with a small smile. "I'll be home by ten."
"Alright, stay safe honey." The older woman with the elderly man said with a smile.
"I will mom." Dillan said smiling. "Oh Larissa, could you help Alyssa with the food? She's getting pretty far in her pregnancy and-"
"I guess." The medium sized woman with long light brown hair said with a smile.
"Thanks sis, see you guys later! Merry Christmas dad!" He said running to his light blue beetle and driving off. Only for an explosion to engulf his house, making him stare in shock and despair at the burning building before he shakily got out of his car and walked towards his home.
The young man fell to his knees, tears in his eyes as he noticed someone on the ground. He ran over and wrapped his arms around his now burning and injured fiancé's Alyssa, tears falling from his face. "A-Alyssa… y-you'll be o-ok…" he said, looking over her body. "Y-you have to be ok…"
He felt her hand touch his face as he cried, gently holding her hand as he looked at her. "T-the g-gas…." She started weakly, making his eyes widen. "D-don't… cry, i-it's-not… f-fault…" she said before going limp in his arms. Minutes later, Firefighters and ambulances arrived, crying out in despair and sadness Dillan's voice was drowned out by thunder echoing through the town as rain fell onto the land.
One of the paramedics tries to remove Dillan from the scene as the other paramedics and firefighters work on the other bodies, digging through the house to find anyone else. “Sir, you need to let us work. I know this is horrible, but you need to calm down and let us do our jobs.”
"Leave me alone! This is all my fault!" Dillan cried, holding his arms to himself as he cried over Alyssa's body. "M-my fiancé… and our child…"
The paramedic frowns but keeps trying to pull him away. “There may still be a chance, but you need to let us work! You being here, will just get in our way and waste our time. There's also a chance that there could be another explosion.”
Dillan slowly kisses Alyssa's head, before begrudgingly moving over to the ambulance where the paramedic wrapped a blanket around him. The young man stared at the fire and brimstone that was his house, tears escaping his eyes as he saw his niece's young bodies as he started depressingly humming merry Christmas.
An officer walks over to Dillan and looks down at him. “Sir, I know this is a horrible time, but I need your statement.”
"It was a gas line," Dillan said brokenly. "I was supposed to fix it… but I kept putting it off because of work… I was leaving a-and my family just got here… m-my Fiancé was pregnant… i-i... I killed them…"
The cop wrote it all down and sighed before placing a hand on his shoulder. “Listen son, I've been on the force for a long time, and I've seen it all, I can tell you're not acting and that this all was a pure accident. You did not kill them; do you hear me? You did not kill them.”
"Yes, I did!" Dillan shouted tears flowing from his eyes. "She's been asking me for months to fix it! I kept procrastinating and doing other things! It's all my fault! It was my job to protect her… and I failed…." He sobbed brokenly.
The cop sighs and pats Dillan’s back. “Kid, I know you are blaming yourself for this, but take it from me. You couldn’t have known this was going to happen. I went through something similar years ago. I used to have a son and I would always keep my gun in my bedroom drawer, one day he found it and he accidentally shot himself. I blame myself even today, but I know that I can't let my guilt destroy me, because it was an accident.”
Dillan whipped his tears, nodding softly. One of the paramedics walks up to Dillan with a sorrowful look on their face. “Sir, I am sorry to inform you, you are the only survivor.”
Dillan's eyes widened as he stared at the floor in silence, tears running down his face. “I’m sorry, y-you will have to come to the morgue to identify the bodies.” the nervous paramedic said.
Dillan nods once. "I understand…" They nodded slowly and walked away.
Three long, painful months passed after the explosion of Dillan's home. Many friends and family had come to the funerals to give their condolences, not that it helped him feel better. Snow had begun to fall gently in the cool mornings of the first day of March, as Dillan went through a routine of waking up in his new one-person apartment, eating and watching TV, before taking a bath.
Dillan slowly took the toaster from his kitchen into the bathroom, looking down at the water in his tub as he sank into the water and plugged the toaster in. "I'm coming home Alyssa…" he said, raising the toaster above his head.
“Now, now, would she really want you to do that?” A familiar voice of a man was heard, shocking Dillan. When he looked to see who it was, he saw something impossible. There in his bathroom was a man with brown hair, green safety goggles and a white lab coat. He looked at his pocket watch. “Oh, dear dreadfully sorry I'm a bit late, but still on time.”
Dillan dropped the toaster, making it slam onto his head hard, before it clanked to the floor. Dillan's eyes stuck on the man as he slowly crept out of the water, reaching out and poking the man's shoulder. "Y-you're real?"
The man chuckles and closes his pocket watch. “About as real as anything else young man.” He then lost his smile and put a hand on Dillan's shoulder. “I'm terribly sorry about your loss.”
Dillan's eyes filled with tears as he looked down and to the side. "You being here can only mean that their deaths were meant to happen, but why?" He asked brokenly as he looked at the man. "Tell me professor, why would they have to lose their lives and I didn't? It was my job to change the gas line, why did they die for my mistake?"
Professor Paradox sighs sadly and keeps his hand on Dillan's shoulder. “I can’t tell you why they died, but I can give you an opportunity. Right now, your timeline is…as a friend would say wibbly wobbly.”
Dillan dryly laughs. "I've always believed in the multiverse and omniverse, kind of a shitty time to learn I was right…" He said, looking up at Paradox. "What kind of opportunity?"
He reaches into his lab coat. “A chance to have a new life, in a new world, make new friends, and perhaps do some good.” He pulls out a box with a blue hourglass on it. “After all, every world needs a hero, right?”
Dillan looks at the box with a gulp, taking it gently out of Paradox's hands. "A… hero? Why me?"
Paradox hums a bit before saying. “Sometimes a hero needs to know the responsibility that comes with his power, other times he needs to learn humility in the act of greatness, and other times they need to know the pain of loss, so they can protect others from that pain.” He smiles at Dillan and takes a step back. “This is your choice, young man. You can put that on and get a new start, or…” He looks over at the toaster and tub.
Dillan breathed out slowly as he removed the lid to the box, his eyes growing wide as he slowly removed a blue ultimatrix with gold trimmings. "A-a dimension twenty-three ultimatrix? T-these exist?"
“That is the only one, if you want to learn more about it, you could always ask Az. Oops spoilers.” Paradox said before chuckling, he then checks his watch and frowns. “Oh dear, I am almost out of time.”
Dillan looked down at the ultimatrix, and smiled softly. "Thank you, Paradox." He said, going into his bedroom.
“Not a problem young man, I won’t spoil too much but you will find the world I will send you too slightly familiar.” Paradox said with a teasing smirk.
Dillan raised an eyebrow as he came back with a small book bag, full of small things that had survived the fire. "Well… I suppose that's good." He said, looking down at the ultimatrix, before slowly putting it on his left wrist. "Welp, as a famous man once said." He said holding up the ultimatrix as it began to glow bright. "It's hero time!"
Dillan slams his hand down onto the ultimatrix and there is a blinding blue flash, before he is gone. “Farewell young Dillan, your adventure is just starting but you have many great things ahead of you.” Paradox said before checking his watch and walking through a doorway disappearing from that world.
The young boy gasped with a start as he stared up at a gray snow filled sky as the white flecks of frozen water gently fell from the endless void above him. With multiple blinks of his eyes Dillan slowly stood up, his book bag on the ground next to him as he looked around in confusion. "Alright… he said it would be familiar to me." Dillan said, picking up his bag as he slowly began walking to a large mountain with lights that glowed in the dark ending sky.
"H-help… s-somepony…" A low weak voice called out in the snowy feels as Dillan glanced around.
"Hello?" He called out. "Where are you?"
“H-help…H-help…u-us..” The voice called out.
Dillan looked back and forth quickly, stepping forward a bit before, he yelled. "I can't see you!"
There is a faint green glow coming from nearby. “S-some-pony h-help.”
Dillan paused for a moment at the frazing of the sentence, before quickly going over to the green light and digging in the snow. "Don't worry I'll help you!"
When he gets close enough, he sees three small ponies huddled together shivering from the cold. There was a yellow one with a red bow, an orange one with purple mane, tail, and small wings, and a white one with purple and pink mane and a glowing horn.
"Oh… crap." Dillan said, his eyes widening at the sight before him. "Welp… my life is going to become insane."
new world (edited chapter 2)
Dillan stared at the three small ponies, his mind racing a thousand miles an hour as to why he was sent to Equestria of all places. The show that he watched almost religiously with his two nieces, making his heartache in pain as he remembers their burnt bodies. The young man had to while the tears that were forming in his eyes, shivering himself as the cold wind flew across the plains like an eagle in the sky.
A whimper derailed his train of thought as he noticed a small amount of blue forming on the three filly's hooves, indicating the beginnings of frostbite. "Crap, ok let me see…" Dillan said quickly looking around the area, noticing a small hill with an opening underneath it. In one fell swoop, the blue Ultimatrix holder swept the three fillies into his arms and dashed to the entrance of the overhead hanging hill.
Once the human set the three down under the overhead hill, Dillan looked around for something to help block the wind and cold. "Crap… There's not much I can use…" He said, glancing back at the shivering ponies, before hanging his head in shame. His gaze fell upon the Ultimatrix dawning his wrist, before turning back to the fillies. "No better time to see if this thing is real." He spoke to himself, before popping up the dial pad and shifting through the holograms.
He stopped on the hologram of a tall crystal creature he didn't recognize; its head and body were sleek and aerodynamically thinner than Diamondhead, but he couldn't tell much else due to the blue pigmentation of his watch. "This is new…" He mumbled, before gently pushing the dialed pad down and getting engulfed in a blue light.
Red crystals extended from the ground into the overhead hill, creating a wall to block the wind as a red crystallized being in a black and white suit with blue eyes walked over, sealing off all but a small section to keep the wind out completely. "This alien is almost just like Diamondhead… it must be a subspecies." Dillan said, before returning to his natural human state again.
Once the shapeshifter had gathered some dry sticks and twigs from the ground in the makeshift cave, he stacked them into the shape of an Indian tent. Pulling out a small blue lighter from his bookbag he lit the twigs on fire to get some heat going for the fillies while pulling out a small blanket and wrapping it around them. "Good thing my dad taught me to always be prepared…" Dillan mumbled, just before turning into a large orange dog creature and laying around the three young ponies to help them fight off the cold even more.
Dillan stared out at the relentless snowfall from the opening he left in the wall, memories flooding his head as hours passed. How long had he been staring? One hour, two? Dillan's mind couldn't comprehend everything going on recently, his whole life had been flipped upside down and sideways. A stirring and whimpering snapped him out of his thoughts as he turned to see Sweetie Belle, the little white unicorn fluttering her eyes open.
“Ugh, w-where am I?” she asked as she fully opened her eyes, seeing the face of Dillan’s Wildmutt form looking at her. She was quiet for a few seconds before letting out an ear-piercing scream.
Wild mutt whimpered and covered its head in pain as the other two fillies woke up with a start, screaming as well while trying to get away from the large dog-like Alien. "What in tarnation is that thing!?" Applebloom, the small yellow pony with a bow said.
“I don’t know!” Scootaloo shouted as the three of them backed themselves into a wall.
A bright blue engulfed wild mutt once again, before Dillan was sitting in its place holding his head in pain. "Jesus Christ! Your screams are like dog whistles!"
This made the three-stop screaming and stare at Dillan in shock, “D-did that thing j-just change?!” Applebloom asked her friends,
"Y-yeah it did." Sweetie Belle said, shaking in fear.
"Hey!" He shouted, making the three jumps slightly. "Do you know how rude it is calling someone a thing!"
“S-sorry mister, u-um, Changeling?” Applebloom said, unsure if that’s what she should call Dillan.
Dillan raised an eyebrow in confusion before smacking his own head. "D'oh, of course you don't know what I am. I'm sorry, I've had a… Very rough couple of months." He said, poking the fire with a stick. "My name's Dillan, and I'm a human."
"A… What?" Scootaloo asked, raising an eyebrow.
"A human, or homosapien… I guess you can say I'm an alien here." He said, tossing the blanket over to them. "Come get warm, when I found you three you were getting frostbite."
The three of them looked unsure but wrapped themselves up in the blanket and they were all quiet for a few moments, which was kind of driving Dillan crazy.
"I'm not a Changeling." He spoke up. "Well, I'm not the species of changeling. I'm classified as a changeling technically I suppose… If that makes sense."
He just received confused looks in response from the three fillies, making him sigh and shake his head.
Dillan chuckles. "I'm able to transform with this." He said, wiggling his ultimatrix. "So, I can be called a changeling, but I'm not the bug pony changeling race."
"Oh, Ya mean like how a pony can be a prince or princess without being an alicorn?" Applebloom asked, tilting her head.
"Kinda… It's hard to explain. Anyway, what were you three doing out here in a blizzard all alone?" Dillan asked, glancing at the three. "Your families must be worried sick."
“Um, we w-were kind of trying to get our C-Cutie Marks.” Sweetie Belle answered hesitantly.
"Ok obviously I'm not a pony, and I don't get cutie marks. But did you really think going in a blizzard without any sort of coats or warming gear would get you the marks?" Dillan asked them, raising an eyebrow.
"W-well when you put it like that…" Scootaloo said, shifting in the blanket.
"Oh, please be careful with that, my family gave it to me last year for… Christmas." Dillan said, sighing softly.
“Wha-what’s Christmas?” Sweetie Belle asked.
“Why do Ya sound sad?” Applebloom asked.
“Can you make the fire bigger?” Scootaloo asked, making her friends look at her with raised eyebrows.
Dillan smiles a little, putting a few more twigs onto the fire to make it bigger. "Christmas is my people's version of hearth's warming… and I sound sad because my um… my family uh left… on Christmas Eve."
“Oh, well maybe they will come back.” Sweetie said with an innocent smile, however Applebloom looked down clearly knowing what Dillan meant.
Dillan smiles softly at Sweetie belle. "That's a nice thought… I'd love to see them again. And my fiancé."
“Ugh please don’t get all mushy on us mister Hooman.” Scootsloo said.
Applebloom gets out of the blanket and walks over to Dillan and lays next to him. “Ah’m sorry mister Dillan.”
Scootaloo, and Sweetie Belle look confused as Dillan smiles gently, rubbing Apple Bloom's head. "It's alright… it was my fault."
Apple Bloom looks up at Dillan. “You don’t seem like a bad guy mister; I don’t think whatever happened was your fault.”
"It's not what I did… it's what I didn't do." He mumbled, sighing as a loud wind blew across the field outside. "You three better get to sleep. I'm going to get Ya home tomorrow."
“Ok mister, but you can’t blame Yer self. It's what I heard Mah brother tell Ma sister.” Applebloom said before laying her head on Dillan’s lap and her two friends joined her.
Dillan smiles a bit, covering the three up with the blanket before slowly falling asleep while looking at the flames of the fire. The human's eyes fluttered open once again, being completely wrapped in darkness aside from the fire in front of him. "W-where am I?"
There was the sound of hooves on marble behind him, and when he looked, he saw a tall dark blue alicorn. “Greetings strange creature.”
"Princess Luna?" Dillan asked, arching an eyebrow as he looked around. "So, I'm dreaming?"
“Indeed, though I was not the one who brought us together.” Luna said before looking over to her left.
"Paradox?" Dillan asked, his eyes widening at the being next to him. "Wait... W-what?"
"Hey." The man said, having an exact duplicate of Dillan's face and Ultimatrix.
“These two suddenly showed up and asked me to look for you.” Luna said, looking at the two older humans.
"Dillan, meet Dillan. He is from a dimension that is currently being erased by Eon." Paradox said as the older Dillan nodded.
"He disguised himself as Paradox and tricked me." The older Dillan said, smiling softly at his younger counterpart.
"S-so why are you here?" Dillan asked, looking at the two, a look of complete bewilderment on his face
"I asked Paradox to bring me to… us… so that what happened to my Equestria doesn't happen here." The older Dillan said, gently holding up his Ultimatrix to his counterparts as they both blinked yellow. "I've given you all the scans I have that haven't been erased yet."
Paradox looks at his pocket watch and then places a hand on older Dillan. “You have a few moments, make them count my boy.”
The older Dillan nods solemnly, smiling softly at his past counterpart. "Paradox told me about our family… I'm truly sorry. But you're lucky you got to spend more time with them than I did. Me and Alyssa broke up. And in my depression, I went to a con and got Displaced…"
Dillan said nothing, just watching his older counterpart as they continued to speak. "I can't tell you everything will be ok or to be the hero Paradox thinks you can be… just be yourself and remember one thing." The older Dillan said, smiling as his body began fading away. "They're always in your heart." He said with a gentle smile as he vanishes, his Ultimatrix falling to the ground before Paradox catches it.
“Wha-what happened to him?” Luna asked in shock.
"He's gone." Paradox said, frowning down at the Ultimatrix. "His entire timeline was erased… except for this." He said holding up the Ultimatrix.
“What is it?” Luna asked, looking at it.
“What will you do with it?” Dillan asked.
Paradox smiles softly, pointing to the Ultimatrix on Dillan's wrist. “Wait, so this, is that?” Dillan asked, pointing first at his Ultimatrix then to the one in Paradox’s hand, before thinking. “Wouldn't that make it a paradox? Wait that's who I'm talking too”
"I did say there was only one." Paradox said, smiling softly, turning and walking away. "Farewell young Dillan, see you soon."
“What a strange being.” Luna said watching him leave, then she looked at Dillan.
"Yeah, um… he can time travel." Dillan said, rubbing the back of his head.
“Truly? He must be truly powerful to not have gone insane.” Luna said before asking. “Why do I sense three young ponies near you?”
Dillan smiles softly. "Applebloom, Sweetie belle and Scootaloo are in the cave I'm in. I found them nearly frost bitten, so I started a fire and wrapped them in a blanket."
Luna gasps. “I shall send guards and a medical team there right away!”
"We should be alright until morning, I sealed off the cave thanks to this." He said holding up his ultimatrix. "So, the wind can't get to them or anything."
“Still, it is close to morning, I will feel better knowing they have help coming.” Luna said with a slight bow. “Thank you for saving them.”
Dillan waves his arms frantically with a light blush on his face. "H-hey no need to bow, I'm not the kind of guy to let kids just freeze."
“Still, you have saved my friends, I shall give you any favor you can ask.” Luna said with a smile.
"Well… I could use a… house I suppose." Dillan said, rubbing the back of his neck. "I'm… basically homeless."
“A house is a simple matter, simply let me know when and where, and I shall have the finest craft ponies make your home for you.” Luna said with a smile before she looked around at the dark void and lit her horn. “Allow us to give you a restful sleep as well.”
"Thank you, princess Luna, and I swear I will explain why I know your name when we meet in the waking world." He said, bowing to her before the void around him fell into nothingness.
Dillan is awoken by the sound of thumping against crystal and the three fillies around him hug his legs. “Mister Dillan there is something on the other side of the wall!” Sweetie said pointing at the crystal, which they can barely see a strange, shaped shadow as it hits the other side repeatedly.
"It's ok, it's ok. It's the Canterlot guards." Dillan said, walking over to the crystal. "There's an opening at the top!" He called through.
The thumping stopped before they started digging at the top. “Can the fillies fit through?”
"Not sure… I left the hole wide enough for smoke to escape from the fire… didn't think of shoving a pony through." Dillan mumbled, looking up. "Plus, from where we are it's hard to get to it. This used to be an overhanging cliff."
“Then please stand clear, we will dig you out sir.” The guard said and they worked on digging around the crystal.
"I have a better idea, stand away from the crystals!" Dillan called, popping up his Ultimatrix before turning back into the red crystal being as he rose his hand and the crystals slowly sank into the ground.
“Whoa!” The guards back away and a few aim their spears at Dillan. “Easy boys, Princess Luna did say that the fillies were with a strange but friendly being. Stand down.”
"Um." Dillan said as the crystal being. "This isn't my normal form…"
"Yeah, he said he's classified as a changeling but isn't the race… whatever that means." Sweetie belle said, tapping her chin.
“A changeling that isn’t a changeling?” One of the guards asked.
Dillan chuckles nervously as he returns to normal, startling the guards rubbing the back of his head. "Ta-da?"
“Whoa.” Another guard said before they wave the fillies and Dillan to follow. “Follow us.”
Dillan looked down at the fillies and noticed Sweetie Belle's hooves were still a little black, quickly picking her all up and wrapping the young filly in his blanket like a burrito to keep her nice and warm. “Eeep!” She yelps as she was picked up and looks up at Dillan confused.
"Sir, what are you doing?" The first guard asked, slowly readying his weapon.
"Her hooves are still frost bitten; I'm making sure they're all warm." Dillan said, gently putting Applebloom and Scootaloo into the wrapping as well.
“Hey, I can walk, I'm not a foal!” Scootaloo complained that she wiggled to get free.
"Your hooves could fall off." Dillan said, smirking a little as she stopped wiggling.
"W-wait really?" She asked, quickly snuggling into the blanket now.
“We need to get moving uh…sir... There is another wild storm coming.” The head guard said while two medics came to take the fillies.
"Alright, and please be careful with that blanket." Dillan said, handing the fillies off to the paramedics before grabbing his bookbag and following the ponies. It felt like an hour before they left the snow and ice fields for grass and rock roads, making their way it to a dirt road that sat next a small camp.
"How far are we from civilization?" Dillan asked with a raised eyebrow, looking up at the tall mountain in the distance.
“Not far, Ponyville is only an hour's walk away.” One of the guards said, glancing at him with trepidation.
"Oh, good to know you three didn't walk miles in a blizzard." Dillan said, looking at the CMC with a smirk.
They all look away whistling innocently as three halos appear over their heads, causing Dillan to chuckle a little while a bright flash of light enveloped the area causing two ponies Dillan recognized appeared.
One was Luna from his dream the previous night, her dark blue coat and wavy star mane shining in the sunlight. The other was a much taller pony with a snow-white coat and pastel mane full of vibrant pink, green, and blue color. "So, this is the strange being you met last night Luna?” The white mare asked.
Luna nods with a kind of smile that a child who just made their first friend would have. “Yes sister, allow me to introduce you to Dillan the Hooman, and Dillan please meet my sister Celestia.”
Dillan bows slightly, rubbing the back of his head again with a nervous chuckle. "S-sorry but um it's pronounced with hue as in the shade of a color"
Luna blushes at her mistake. “Oh, we are sorry.”
Dillan runs the back of his head even more, looking away. "It's ok, unless you've met or been a human it's… a strange name now that I think about it…"
"I see, well I'd like to personally thank you for saving these three. Their sisters have been worried sick." Celestia said, as a yellow light left Dillan's Ultimatrix and swept over Celestia after shaking her hoof., causing the guards to immediately raise their spears “What was that?” Celestia asked, backing up a bit as the guards got closer.
"Um… it's a scan." Dillan said, holding his hands up at the spears. "My watch lets me transform into different sentient creatures by scanning their DNA… I can turn into an alicorn now."
Celestia blinks in surprise. “You can become an alicorn?”
“Truly? We have never heard of a male alicorn before.” Luna said, rubbing her chin. "Would thou be kind enough to show us?"
Dillan slowly pops up his Ultimatrix, showing them the hologram of a male alicorn with a strong jawline before transforming into the alicorn in the hologram. His coat being a light shade of black with a light blue mane, his eyes a light shade of green with the Ultimatrix on his flank. "Ta-da?"
“Amazing, but something tells me you didn’t earn the right to be royalty.” Someone said from behind the sisters. When they stepped to the side Dillan saw a white unicorn with blond mane and tail.
"No, I didn't Blueblood, and I didn't claim to be." Dillan said, returning to normal. "It's just a transformation I can perform."
The named pony stops in his tracks, his eyes narrowing at the human. “How did you know my name?”
"As I told Luna last night I'll explain once the elements of Harmony are here… I don't want to explain multiple times." Dillan informed them, crossing his arms.
Blueblood hums with a frown. “Very well human. But until then I recommend that guards around this individual, in order to keep an eye on him and keep the princesses safe.”
Dillan blinked multiple times at Blueblood, before slowly starting to laugh. "Oh man, this is way better than I thought…"
Blueblood blinks while frowning deeper at him. “Am I amusing to you?”
"No, no… how do I explain this without revealing too much…. I've heard of your reputation and well it wasn't good." Dillan said with a smile. "I'm glad to see it was just rumors."
Blueblood huffs and looks down at the fillies. “Yes well…I know my reputation with commoners is less than pleasant.”
"Hey, aren't you the rude prince my sister met at the grand galloping gala?" Sweetie belle asked, making Dillan cover his mouth before he laughed again.
“Your sister?” Blueblood asked before thinking back and shuddering. “Please tell me you are not referring to that gold digger of a mare that tried to get me to fawn over her.”
Dillan covers his mouth again, before Sweetie Belle could speak again a blur of multiple colors scooped up Scootaloo as the wind whipped pasted Dillan. "Scoots! Where have you been!?" Rainbow dash, the element of loyalty said hugging her adopted little sister.
“Rainbow!” Scootaloo said hugging her back with a big smile on her face. “I was up in the snowy field with my friends.”
"What!?" Rarity said trotting up to her sister with Applejack going up to Applebloom. "You three should know better than to go into the fields during winter! A single gust of wind causes a blizzard!"
The fillies lower their heads in shame. “We were just tryin to get our cutie marks.” Applebloom said.
“Oh goodness it is her.” Blueblood says and tries to sneak away from Rarity.
"You!" Rarity shrieked angrily. "What are you doing here!"
Blueblood clears his throat and stalls tall. “I am here helping the rescue of three fillies and meeting a new species to make diplomatic relations with as is my duty.”
Rarity looked at him with disbelief. "You're kidding right?"
Dillan leaned on a tree, smirking as he watched the interaction, not noticing a curtain purple alicorn staring at him in surprise and disbelief. “No, I am not kidding. Now please take your sister and go so us royals may continue our meeting with this individual.” Blueblood said to Rarity.
"Blue blood, it is her sister he saved so she and her friends have the right to be here." Celestia said, shaking her head at her nephew.
Blueblood sighed and turned to Celestia with a frown. “But princess, she was a complete gold digger at the first grand galloping gala after your sister's return. She wouldn’t leave me be.”
"Excuse me!?" Rarity shrieked, a look of anger and disbelief plastered on her face. "You used me and a shield from cake!"
"Neither of you are making a very good first impression." Dillan commented, getting everyone's attention away from the argument.
Blueblood clears his throat with a frown. “Please excuse my behavior, let us move towards town to continue this discussion in a more comfortable place.” He said to Dillan, now completely ignoring Rarity.
Dillan shakes his head, smiling at Rarity. "My name's Dillan, it's nice to meet you."
"O-oh, um you as well darling. Thank you for reaching Sweetie belle and her friends." Rarity said as they all made their way to the town.
“Thank ya kindly for saven my kin, you’ll always be welcome on ma farm.” Applejack said.
“I could have saved them if I knew they were in trouble.” Rainbow said with a huff.
"Not from the air." Dillan said, looking at the ground as they walked. "I found them buried under snow, the only reason I knew they were there was one of them calling for help and seeing sweetie belle's horn glowing."
“That brings up a question, why were you there in the first place?” Celestia asked, her eyebrow raising while looking at Dillan.
"That's where I woke up." Dillan said, still having his head down while he shrugged. "After my family… left. I was in a bad place, and thought of joining them…" He said causing Applebloom looked at him sadly. "Then Professor Paradox gave me this and said I could start over." The human said, lifting up his Ultimatrix and staring at it.
“I see…well I thank you for saving some of my younger citizens.” Celestia said.
Dillan nods once, looking away from his Ultimatrix. "I know how it feels to lose those you love, I'm not going to let anyone feel that way again if I can help it."
The walk was quiet for a while before Sweetie Belle looked up at Rarity. “What's a gold digger?”
Dillan instantly burst out laughing, along with Rainbow dash and Pinkie pie as Rarity blushes deeply. "I-its someone who dates someone else for money." Dillan said, holding his sides as he laughed.
Sweetie Belle thinks about that before looking at Rarity but before she can open her mouth Rarity says. “Don’t you dare say what you are about to.”
Dillan laughs harder, whipping a tear from his eye. "Oh man, I needed that laugh… If anything, ever happens and you need a new element of laughter it's definitely Sweetie belle."
Sweetie Belle blushes and Pinkie pouts playfully. “Aww but I am laughter, also our elements are back in the tree.” Pinkie said.
"Oh… so that's the point of time I came to, alright." Dillan said, nodding while glancing around. "And I didn't mean anything by its Pinkie, I was just saying how funny-"
"How'd you know her name?" Rainbow dash asked, getting in Dillan's face.
"Yes, you said you'd explain, and you still haven't." Luna said, raising an eyebrow at him.
"Right… I'll explain everything back at Twilight's castle." Dillan said, rubbing the back of his head.
Twilight blink and tilts her head. “How do you know I have a castle?” She asked while Blueblood stared at Dillan with suspicion.
"Like I said, I'll explain there as to… not cause a potential panic." Dillan said, glancing around at the town's ponies staring at him.
“I…understand.” Twilight said a bit worried, and they continued to her castle. Once the large group entered the crystal castle the six mares sat around a large crystal table, as chairs were brought for the guests. A small purple dragon with green spines snored softly in his own small throne as Dillan chuckles. "That's cute."
“Who are you calling cute?” the little dragon asked with a huff.”
"Oh, calm down Spikey Wikey." Dillan said, rolling his eyes as he turned to the group who were looking at him expectantly. "Alright, um. I'm not going to sugar coat anything. Where I came from is another dimension… multiverse theory is a…" he stopped as he glanced at the three fillies. "A… female dog."
"It's Winnona?" Applebloom asked confused.
“No sugarcube he's censoring himself from sayin a naughty word.” Applejack said to her sister.
Dillan nods. "Impressionable minds and all that." He said playfully rubbing Apple Bloom's head, causing her to giggle. "Anyway, where I come from, your world, this world is… fictional. It's a part of an entertainment series called my little pony friendship is magic. And it began with…" He paused glancing at Luna. "With nightmare moon's return."
The sisters look at each other while Rainbow is the first to respond. “Yeah right, if that's true what's my favorite thing to do?”
"Flying, performing the Sonic Rainboom, hanging with Scootaloo, hanging with your friends, or reading the daring doo series Twilight introduced you to when you were in the hospital… take your pick." Dillan said with a friendly smirk, watching as everyone's jaws dropped.
They all stare at Dillan in shock, especially Rainbow and her friends. “Wha-what…how…when…” She tried to respond but was too shocked.
"I also know… well nearly everything… ever since Twilight first went to Ponyville." Dillan said, leaning on Twilight's throne as his Ultimatrix scanned Spike.
“Hey! What was that?” Spike asked, moving away from Dillan.
“E-everything?” A butter yellow Pegasus said shyly hiding behind her pink mane.
"Nothing private." Dillan said, smiling at Fluttershy. "But every friendship problem, every lesson, the grand galloping gala." He said as Rarity and Blue blood glares at each other. "Discord getting reformed, so on."
“Fascinating, so you had a portal to see our lives?” Twilight asked with paper and quill in her magic.
"In a way… it's called television… you should have heard about it at Canterlot high." Dillan said to Twilight, watching her write everything down with a smirk on his face.
Twilight’s ears twitch as she looked up at him confused. “Where?”
Dillan looks at her, an eyebrow raised in confusion and worry. "Really? You haven't been there yet?"
Twilight shook her head. “I went to Celestia school for gifted unicorns, but I've never heard of Canterlot high.”
Dillan blinks multiple times, facepalming and sighing in worry. "Wonderful, the timeline here is different from what I'm used to."
“Is that a bad thing?” Celestia asked.
“What should have happened?” Luna asked.
Dillan crosses his arms and sighs. "Well… that's not entirely something I can say… In case it's still supposed to happen."
The ponies look confused but shrug before blueblood asked. “So why did you come to Equestria if we are just fiction to you?”
"I didn't… Paradox sent me here because it's a world I'm supposed to be familiar with." Dillan said, looking out the window with sad eyes with his back to the ponies
Blueblood huffs not fully believing him. Luna asked. “If you know this world then can you warn us of upcoming threats?”
"No." Dillan said furrowing his eyebrows, while turning back to face them. "Things are meant to happen a curtain way, it could completely mess up reality… for the worse."
“We understand, that is the reason time travel spells are illegal.” Blueblood said, nodding in understanding.
"It's not about time travel… it's what you do with the information." Dillan sighed, rubbing his head. "My head hurts now… I hate time travel talk."
“As do we.” Celestia and Luna said at the same time.
Dillan looked out the window again, sighing softly. “So, what are ya going to do now Mista Dillan?” Applebloom asked him with a tilt of her head.
Dillan looked at the young earth pony, before looking back out the window yet again. "No idea… honestly the only thing I can do is live my life as best I can…"
The ponies look at each other, each looking confused before Luna smiled softly and trotted over to Dillan. "Hast, thou seen a spot you'd like a house to be built upon?"
Dillan rubbed his neck, as he looked out the window still. "Well… from this point of view that forest there looks neat… white tailed woods I believe."
“I see, I shall contact some craft ponies and you can tell them how you want it designed.” Luna said.
“Princess Luna, I know this human has saved three fillies but is it really proper for us to use royal funds on a commoner from outside equestria?” Blueblood asked.
Dillan glanced down at his Ultimatrix. "Of course, Blublu, after all he said himself, he has nowhere to go so to us that makes him a citizen of Equestria." Luna said.
Blueblood frowns but nods his head. “Alright princess as you wish.”
"I mean… if it's a problem I could build it myself. I'd just need the proper paperwork and be allowed to clear some land." Dillan said, rubbing his neck again. "My powers are meant to be used Seriously but well… I can't exactly do anything without a house so it's an emergency."
“No!” Luna calls out before everyone looks at her, making her blush and cough into a hoof. "What we mean to say is that won’t be necessary. I'm willing to pay for your house and all the paperwork out of my own pocket.”
Dillan glanced down, looking at the ground. "Is… this because of the other Dillan?"
All the ponies look at him with confused looks as Luna looks down. “No…not completely, I want to thank you for saving some of my only friends.” Luna said before looking at the fillies with a small smile. “They were so cold their dreams were too unstable for me to enter so I would not have been able to find out they were in trouble before it was too late.”
Dillan smiles looking at the fillies. "Yeah, lucky that paradox sent me there… though he probably did it on purpose."
“Could you perhaps give us a demonstration of your thing?” Twilight asked, pointing at Dillan’s ultimatrix.
"My Ultimatrix? Sure, what Ya want to see or know?" Dillan asked, arching an eyebrow.
Twilight’s eyes widened with a smile. “Everything.”
Dillan's eyes widen as he chuckles. "Yup… this is going to be a looking day."
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Explanations (chapter 3 edited)
Dillan sat on the windowsill of Twilight's castle, crossing his arms as he looked up in thought. "Well… the best way I can explain this is from my understanding. The smartest being in three arguably five galaxies made the Omnitrix to help bring the creatures of the universe closer together, it's hard to hate someone when you've been them. My watch is the evolution of the Omnitrix and a slight knock off, made by Azimuth's assistant with an evolution function that allows my transformations to evolve into what they'd be after a thousand years of non-stop fighting in a war."
“Fascinating.” Twilight said, writing all this down.
"Why would somepony make a device for an evolution of a thousand years of war?" Blueblood questioned, arching an eyebrow.
"No clue, but it does have its usefulness. Like if I was to be fighting something and I didn't have enough power I can evolve my transformations." Dillan stated. "And when the metaxies find a sample of DNA it doesn't have, they scan them and add it to the database."
“Like what it did when I shook your claw?” Celestia asked with an eyebrow raised.
"Hand, and yes." Dillan said. "Also, what happened when I picked up the cmc to get them out of the cold and when I met Spike."
“So you can turn into me?” Spike asked.
"Into a dragon, it doesn't copy the exact DNA, just the species." Dillan said, smiling softly.
“Oh.” Spike said, scratching his head.
“I have a question. What made this…television show about us…so interesting?” Rainbow asked before adding. “I mean I know I am awesome but..”
Dillan thinks for a moment. "Well… it made people happy, at least for me whenever I watched it I couldn't help but smile. Compared to my world, your world is a lot more vibrant and beautiful."
“That's nice.” Fluttershy whispered.
"But it's more than that, the show that I know brought people together. You made so many people's lives better and brought so much happiness." Dillan said smiling, pulling out his phone and playing a song he had downloaded.
By the end of the song most of the ponies were in tears. “What a beautiful song.” Fluttershy said.
Dillan smiles. "That's a song a fan of the show made, because the show changed so many people's lives and taught us so much."
“That sounds lovely.” Rarity said with a smile.
“It was too sappy for me, it needs to be twenty percent cooler.” Rainbow said, crossing her hooves.
"Like that dress you had Rarity make?" Dillan asked with a smirk.
Rainbow blushed and huffed. “I don’t know what you’re talking about.” All the girls giggle at her.
"Anyway, there is one thing I'd like to ask you all if you don't mind." Dillan said, looking at the group.
“What is that?” Celestia asked
Dillan takes a deep breath. "How is it that Twilight was the only one to notice Cadence wasn't acting like herself during her wedding? I mean the elements I can understand, but Celestia? She's your niece! How the heck didn't you notice she wasn't acting live herself!?" He asked, making Celestia flinch a bit "and you five!" He said to the elements. "I understand that you were excited for a wedding and that a princess asked you for help but… how did you not think your friend may have been right and why didn't you stick by her side or at the very least if you thought she was having personal problems… didn't help her ?" He asked, throwing his hands in the air in exasperation.
Most of the ponies seemed to be ashamed of themselves however Blueblood and Luna look confused and embarrassed respectively. “What wedding? I was not informed.” Blue said.
"Princess mia mora credenza's wedding with shining armor." Dillan stated. "it was during that large changeling invasion with queen Chrysalis kidnapping and taking the place of Cadence."
“Oh I was out of the country on a diplomatic mission.” Blue said.
“And I am reluctant to say I slept through most of the invasion.” Luna said with a light blush.
"Understandable considering you're usually up all night." Dillan said, nodding before looking at everyone he yelled at. "And listen, sorry for snapping. You all learned from your mistake and I didn't mean to make you feel bad, I just had to get that off my chest." He chuckled. "Watching that made a lot of people at home go crazy with questions…. Not literally."
“I understand.” Twilight said. “Sometimes there will be a confusing or inconsistent plot point in one of my stories and I try to figure it out.” She said, chuckling a bit.
Dillan chuckles. "Alright, I obviously know a lot about you guys… creepily so now that I think about it." He said getting a few chuckles from the ponies around him. "So go ahead and ask me questions about me, and not my Ultimatrix…" he said, glancing at Twilight.
“What can you do?” Rainbow asked before adding. “I mean you without your ultiwhatever.”
"I was pretty good at singing… according to my…" Dillan paused, sighing softly. "To my family, and I was pretty good at basketball."
“Darling, I could be wrong but did something happen in your past?” Rarity asked.
"His family left to go somewhere on their version of hearths warming." Sweetie belle said, as Applebloom looked at Applejack sadly.
Applejack pulls her hat down over her eyes. “Sorry to hear that sugar cube.”
"How long ago did they leave?" Pinkie pie asked, tilting her head curiously not realizing what they actually meant.
"Three months ago…" Dillan said quietly after a moment of silence. "My fiancée… uh went with them along with our unborn child."
Applebloom and Applejack hug each other while Celestia and Luna lower their heads as they are the only ones to understand.
"So what? Your family leaves you and you just up and leave your world? Bit dramatic don't you think?" Blueblood asked, raising an eyebrow.
Dillan's eyes turned to him, rage filling his eyes. "The fillies and young dragon need to leave… I'm about to be saying stuff they shouldn't hear."
Applejack frowns and nods pushing the young ones out of the room. “Awww I want to hear what he is gonna say.” Applebloom said.
"Bloom… you already know, considering that pep talk you gave me last night." Dillan said, smiling softly at the young pony. "Don't go too far ok, you four can show me around ponyville later, how's that sound?"
Applebloom nods and the fillies and Spike leave the room, waiting until the door closes and Dillan turns to all the older ponies. "For those who didn't understand what I was saying… my family died."
The mares cover their mouths and Blueblood frowns. “Oh, I apologize for my harsh words.”
Dillan nods softly as Fluttershy tears up. "S-so your fiancé a-and child…?"
"Yeah... they died too..." Dillan mumbled looking down.
The mares got up and came over to Dillan and gave him a hug, with Blue and the guards looking around awkwardly as Dillan's face turns a bit red, coughing a little. "T-thanks, um… I'll be ok."
"Good to see we're not the only awkward ones here." A guard whispers to his companion who nodded.
“Perhaps we should change the subject.” Celestia said softly.
Dillan nods a bit. "So um, what else do you want to know about me?"
“What do human’s eat?” Fluttershy asked shyly. “If that's ok to say.”
"We're omnivores…" Dillan said, looking for their reactions
Most of the ponies tilt their heads but Celestia, Luna, Blueblood, and Fluttershy nod their heads in understanding.
"Humans um… need to eat vegetables and meat to stay healthy." Dillan said, chuckling nervously.
Some of the confused ponies turn green while others take a few steps back. “I see, well I am sure fish will be enough…right?” Twilight asked.
"We can eat fish but… I'm allergic." Dillan said, hanging his head.
“Oh dear.” Fluttershy said, covering her mouth.
"That complicates things…" Celestia said, tapping her chin with a hoof.
"Might you be able to eat as a pony?" Luna asked, raising an eyebrow.
"I don't really know, and um… I'm not sure how transforming so much just to eat will affect my natural DNA." Dillan said.
“You can give it a try, I mean what's the worst that can happen?” Rainbow said, crossing her hooves.
"I could die?" Dillan said, rubbing his neck. "Because it would mess up my immune system and such."
“Geez.” Rainbow said, looking away.
"Hmmm…" Dillan said thinking. "I may hunt constellation beasts then..."
“Constellation beasts?” Rainbow asked, with a raised eyebrow.
“Like when the ursa minor came to town due to Trixie.” Twilight said with a frown.
"That was more Snips and Snails' fault." Dillan said, crossing his arms. "Trixie didn't tell them to do that, she was just putting on a show."
“But she is the one that lied and put the idea in their head.” Rainbow said, looking at him with furrowed eyebrows
"No, she didn't, she was boasting she defeated an ursa major before, and they thought hey! Let's see something awesome and have her do it again!" Dillan said, sighing with a shake of his head. "The show gives a lot more detail on things you guys wouldn't have seen… It focuses on different ponies at different times. I saw Snips and Snails' coming up with that dumb idea."
The mane six look at each other a bit concerned they may be in the wrong. “Excuse us but does this …show ever reveal us?” Luna asks before remembering her speech lessons and corrects herself pointing at herself and her sister. “I mean me and my sister.”
"Well… not a lot but sometimes. It showed why you became nightmare moon and it showed Celestia's more playful side." He chuckles. Luna looks down and Celestia wraps a wing around her sister.
Dillan smiles softly. "People back home actually have favorite princesses, personally you're my favorite princess Luna."
Luna’s head lifts as do her ears. “I have fans?”
"Yeah, for the longest time before the shower revealed Celestia's… less than princessy side you were much more favorites and liked because you were more relatable. You had flaws and you showed emotion aside from Celestia who was shown to always have a royal stoic typeface." Dillan said smiling.
Celestia pouts a bit as Luna giggles. “So they didn’t like me before I started acting silly?”
"Oh no, many people like you. You're a wonderful princess and motherly figure to Twilight." Dillan said with a smile. "It's just in the show you weren't shown all that much."
Rainbow gets in Dillan’s face. “Do I become leader of the wonderbolts?!”
"I wouldn't want to ruin the surprise." Dillan said smirking as he backed up a little.
“Aw come on!” Rainbow yelled falling down to the ground.
"If I told you it might not happen." Dillan said, gently rubbing her head.
Rainbow sighs and nods her head. “Alright I get it.”
“Oooo! Do I get to throw a party for you!?” Pinkie asked with a bright smile.
Dillan smiles widely. "Are you joking? I've been dreaming of going to a Pinkie pie party, let's do it!"
“Yay!” Pimkie cheered.
Everyone chuckles softly as Blue blood stands up. "I shall inform the contractors you wish for their aid aunty lulu."
“Thank you Blueblood, that would be most helpful.” Luna said, smiling at her nephew.
Blueblood nods softly as he leaves, making Rarity stick her young out after he leaves. "What a brute!"
“He could be a lot worse.” Dillan said, shaking his head.
"How?" Rarity asked, arching an eyebrow.
"Well in one reality I know of he tricked Twilight when she just became an alicorn into marrying him and used her as a puppet to take over Equestria." Dillan said.
“What!” Twilight yelled in shock and embarrassment.
Dillan nods. "It's a fanfiction, but I mean multiverse."
“Whoa, so like is there an evil universe out there?” Rainbow asked, looking worried.
"Where you're evil?" Dillan asked, rubbing his neck. "I mean… Do you guys know someone named Starlight glimmer?"
“Yeah, she is somewhere in the castle, we just had a night where we told her the story of ‘A hearths warming tail’, why?” Twilight asked.
"Then you Twilight, have already been parallel universes." Dillan said with a small smile, doing a quick double take as he noticed Pinkie was gone. "Wow, that's weird seeing it in person… and um I'm referring to when Starlight used this map to go back in time."
“Oh…well at least those worlds are gone now.” She shuttered. “Some of them were horrible.”
"Oh no they still exist." Dillan said. "When Starlight went back in time it sprouted alternative timelines, they still exist just as this one…"
“What!?” Twilight stood up with worry in her eyes. “Can we help those timelines then?”
Dillan blinks a few times as he rubs the back of his neck more, as it starts turning red from the excessive rubbing. "Uh… I'm not sure… we could try…"
"Twilight, how would you possibly get to those timelines without spawning more?" Celestia asked her student.
Twilight lowers her head. “But…they need help.” She said sadly.
Dillan glanced at his Ultimatrix, a thoughtful look on his face as Luna noticed. "Something on thy mind sir Dillan?" She asked getting everyone's attention.
“You look deep in thought.” Celestia adds.
"Oh um." Dillan said, blushing a bit and looking at his ultimatrix. "I um.. have a transformation that can… time travel?"
“Time travel is very dangerous.” Celestia warns as she closes her eyes with a smile. “It would be irresponsible for me to not keep an eye on you to make sure you don't help my former student mess with the timeline.”
"Well… I wouldn't be messing with the timeline." Dillan said. "Theoretically I can travel through time to the point starlight opens the portals to other dimensions and… go through. That way I can help those other dimensions."
Celestia sings and lights her horn, putting on ear muffs. “I’m sorry I can’t hear what you just said.”
Luna getting the hint smiles and picks a random book to bury her face in. “We are sorry, we are too absorbed in this fascinating story to hear what you are doing.”
Dillan blinks a few times and chuckles, shaking his head. "I don't even know of I have the transformation unlocked."
Twilight smiles a bit and lightly hits his arm. “Then check, if we can help we should. It's what a friend would do.”
Dillan laughs a little. "I like how you all just accept a complete stranger as a friend." He said popping up his Ultimatrix and flipping through the holograms.
“Oooo! Shiny.” Pinkie said, jumping onto Dillan’s back and looked over his shoulder.
"Hi Pinkie, how's the decorating for the party going?" Dillan asked her, somehow not bothered by her sudden reappearance.
“Going just great, but I need to know your favorite color, cake flavor, cupcake flavor, and soft drink flavor.” Pinkie said before waving her hoof through the holograms of the aliens. “Oooo, neat.”
"Oh. In order it's Blue, chocolate and vanilla, confetti, and mountain dew." Dillan said, before he stopped looking through his holograms. "I don't have that form unlocked…"
Pinkies disappears in a pinkie shaped smoke cloud as Twilight lowers her head. “oh.”
"But once I do unlock it we can help the other universes." Dillan said with a small smile. She smiles a bit but then looks over at the princesses and giggles a bit as they are still pretending not to pay attention, making Dillan shake his head, pulling Celestia's one earmuff off. "I don't have that transformation unlocked."
“Oh, well it's probably for the best.” Celestia said, shaking her head. “So what shall we discuss now?”
"No clue, I'm pretty sure that covers everything…" Dillan said, rubbing his head. "And I'm sure Pinkie wouldn't be very happy if we don't show up to that party."
“Yeah, we do not want to miss one of her parties.” Rainbow said before shuttering.
Applejack nods with a shudder. "Seeing as ya promised the girls they could show ya around how about ya do that while we go see pinkie?"
Dillan nods. "Right, wouldn't be right if I broke my promise."
“Well I think we can stay for a little bit longer, perhaps to have a slice of cake…or two.” Celestia said, licking her lips, making Luna roll her eyes but smile.
Dillan chuckles before going to find the CMC and Spike. "Hey there!" Sweetie Belle said, running up to Dillan. "Ready for your tour?"
He smiles and nods. "Ma'am yes ma'am."
“Come on, we wanna get this tour started!” Scootaloo said pulling on Dillan’s pants leg to get him to move faster.
"Alright, alright!" Dillan laughs, following the four of them. "So where first?"
“Rainbow’s house!” Scootaloo said.
“Sweet Apple Acres!” Applebloom said.
“The Carousel Boutique!” Sweetie Belle said…all at the same time.
Spike shakes his head with a smirk, as Dillan laughs. "Ok ok, how about this? We go in order. Since sweet apple acres is on the outskirts of the city we go there first, then Rainbow's house, then the Carousel boutique."
“Ok!” All the fillies said at once and tried to get Dillan out the door faster, making all the mares laugh.
Dillan smiles simply as he follows the three leaving Spike with Twilight. "He certainly is good with children." Rarity said with a smile.
“Yes, but I suppose that's to be expected given…his past.” Celestia said, then she looked at Luna. “Luna, please ensure he has at least a month of peaceful sleep, so he can focus on settling in. He will have to face his demons someday, but the least we can do is give him some time to adjust to our world and make it home for himself here.”
Luna nods. "Of course, I'd like to ask you six to help him as well." She said to the main six. "I'm after something so horrible he'll need some friends and I have a feeling he isn't telling us something."
“Of course, princess.” Twilight said with a smile.
“I won’t let either of you or him down.” Rainbow said.
Rarity smiles and nods her head. “I shall do my best to make him and perhaps learn what he isn't telling us.”
“I…I’ll h-help too.” Fluttershy said shyly.
“Darn Tuten will help him your highness. If he wants it, he'll have a job on sweet apple acres.” Applejack said with a smile.
Celestia and Luna smile. "Thank you, girls." Celestia said
The mares all got up and started walking out of the castle. “Where do you think the party will be at?” Rarity asked.
“Where else? Sugarcube Corner duh.” Rainbow said as she flew next to her friends.
"Yeah." Applejack said with a smile. "Ah bet she asked the girls to distract him for a while."
“It would explain why they want to take him to three different places that are on three different corners of Ponyville.” Luna spoke up.
"Indeed." Celestia giggled.
“Shall we split up and help both Pinkie and the girls?” Rarity asked.
"Didn't Scootaloo say something about Rainbow's house?" Twilight asked as Rainbow dash blinks and quickly flies off with a red blush on her face.
The mares giggle at their friend before they agree to split up, the princesses and Rarity going to help Pinkie while Twilight, Applejack, and Fluttershy go to find Dillan and the fillies.
Dillan smiles as the three fillies lead him to Sweet apple acres, looking around at the vast amounts of apple trees. "This is amazing, the show never showed this much."
“It didn’t? How come?” Applebloom asked.
"It mostly focused on the house and barn… Oh and your clubhouse. Other than that, it was supposed to just be an apple orchard, but this is a lot more amazing than I ever thought." Dillan stated.
“If you think this is cool, just wait till you see Rainbow’s house.” Scootaloo said.
The others rolled their eyes, but Applebloom said. “You have seen our clubhouse? Do…does that mean we were on the show too?”
"Oh yeah." Dillan nods. "You guys even had a bunch of your own episodes."
“Cool! I bet we got to beat a lot of baddies up huh?” Scootaloo said, punching the air with her hooves.
Dillan smiles at her as the four continue to walk afterwards. "All I'll say is that you're all awesome."
The filly's giggles and smile as they keep leading him around the farm. They eventually run into Big Mac and Granny Smith. "Applebloom, who in tarnation is this?" Big Mac asked with furrowed eyebrows.
“This is a new friend!” Applebloom said with a smile, even though her ears fold backwards.
“Yeah, he saved us when we needed help.” Sweetie Belle added.
“And he is moving to ponyville.” Scootaloo finished.
"My name's Dillan." Dillan said with a smile as Granny walked up slowly.
"Yer saying he saved yall?" She asked looking Dillan over a bit.
The three fillies nod their heads and smile innocently. “Yes ma'am, he did.” Applebloom said.
"Well thank Ya fer saving my grand filly." Granny said with a smile. "Yer welcome on our farm anytime."
Dillan smiles softly and nods. "Thank you… oh hey big Mac do you and spike need another orcs and ooblets player?"
Big mac blushes lightly and looks around. “Ah don’t know what yer talkin bout.”
“Oh come off it Mac, the whole town knows you and that little dragon boy play together.” Granny smith said.
"Yeah, where I come from, we have Dungeons and dragons. It's amazing and trust me it's basically the same." Dillan said smiling.
Big Mac sighs and rubs his head. “Yeah we could use another player.”
"Sweet!" Dillan said happily. "I'm looking forward to it."
“Me too.” Big Mac said.
"I'm actually going to have a house built with Princess Luna's help… I wonder if I can add a gaming room?" Dillan muttered out loud.
“Hey girls, let's show him our clubhouse.” Applebloom said to the other two fillies.
"Yah!" The unicorn and Pegasus said, dragging- more like trying to drag- Dillan to their clubhouse.
“Come on Dillan, we want to show you so much stuff.” Scootaloo said.
"Ok ok." Dillan said with a smile, following the three again. "It was nice meeting you two!" He called to Big Mac and Granny Smith.
The two older ponies waved as Dillan was led away before going back to work, and sleeping in a rocking chair. “Maybe we can show him the everfree after this?” Scootaloo said to her friends.
"No." Dillan said sternly. "The everfree forest is dangerous, I am not letting you three go into those woods."
“Aww.” All three fillies said simultaneously as hell over their heads. “And I thought you would be fun.” Scootaloo said.
"I'm sure it would, but I'm responsible for you three while you're with me and I'm not going to put you in danger like that." Dillan said, as Fluttershy, Applejack, and Twilight overhear from where they were following them.
“Oh good, he is firm but not cruel with his rules.” Fluttershy whispered.
"Yeah, if he had let them go in there, I'd have tanned his hide." Applejack whispered with a chuckle as they continued following the three ponies and a human.
“It could just be because he knows the dangers of the forest.” Twilight whispered while writing down the conversation.
"Ok how about we go see cloudsdale!" Scootaloo said, hopping up and down excitedly.
"Scots…" Dillan said pointing at Sweetie Belle and Applebloom. "Not Pegusi, they can't walk on clouds."
She waves a hoof. “We can get that cloud walking spell.”
"And who would cast it? Last I checked -no offence Sweetie- Sweetie belle can't use magic that well. Besides, we don't have the time. Pinkie pie is throwing a party for me. It's rude if I was late for my own party." He chuckled.
“Awww, later?” Scootaloo asked.
"How about in two days? That way I can get my house built and everything then we can go sightseeing and I can also show you some of my new alien forms." Dillan said with a smile.
“Coool!” They all say with stars in their eyes.
Dillan sweat drops and chuckles nervously. "What have I gotten myself into?"
"He's going to regret that decision." Applejack muttered.
The fillies giggle and jump around him as they lead him to the clubhouse. “I am sure he will.” Twilight said with a giggle.
"How about we wait for the others to stop trying to follow us and just come out?" Dillan said, smirking as he glanced back at the hidden ponies seeing a little yellow flank with three butterflies and a pink tail sticking out of the bushes.
The mares slowly come out chuckling embarrassed that they got caught. “How did you know we were here?” Twilight asked.
"Two things." Dillan said, holding up two fingers. "The main one is I'm a human, and I could hear your hooves clippity clopping on the ground." He said as they looked at their hooves. "The second thing is that Fluttershy's flank wasn't in the bush all the way."
The other two look at Fluttershy who blushed and covered her flank with her tail. “O-oh my.”
"Not like that." Dillan said, rolling his eyes. "I just saw the top of your flank and tail."
Fluttershy still blushed. “Sorry girls, I guess I'm not good at sneaking.”
"It's alright sugar cube." Applejack said.
"Yeah… we should have just walked with them anyway." Twilight said rubbing her neck.
“Dillan! Come on!” Scootaloo said, pulling on Dillan.
"Ok ok, jeez you're impatient." Dillan said following them.
“Of course we are, we're fillies!” Applebloom said with a giggle.
Dillan rolled his eyes with a smile, looking up at the tree house as they approached the CMC clubhouse. "Wow, this is cooler in person."
“Hey I wonder if he will fit inside.” Sweetie said out loud.
"Oh yeah… he is pretty tall…" Scootaloo said, leaning her head back to look at Dillan.
"Anyone afraid of bugs?" Dillan asked the group. "I have a small transformation that could let me fit in there."
“Nope.” Applebloom said.
“No way would I be scared of a bug.” Scootaloo said.
Sweetie looked around nervous before saying. “I’m not…a-afraid of bugs.”
Dillan looked at Sweetie belle. "If you are Belle let me know ok? I won't use that form." He said kneeling down with a small smile.
She shakes her head. “I’ll be fine.”
"Are you sure? I do have a different small transformation." Dillan said, gently rubbing her head.
She blushes lightly and looks down. “I said I will be fine.”
Dillan nods softly, popping up his Ultimatrix and transforming into a small insect-like creature with a blue hue. "Ball weevil!"
Applebloom and Scootaloo lean down to look at him while Sweetie Belle keeps her distance. “What can this little guy do?” Scootaloo asked.
"I can make balls of mucus that explode." Dillan said, looking at Sweetie belle. "You don't look very comfortable."
“I’m ok, and ew.” Sweetie said.
“What's wrong?” Scootaloo asked.
“He used mucus that explodes.” Sweetie said, the other two fillies just shrug not knowing what that is.
"Snot." Dillan said. "That's what mucus is."
“Ew!” The fillies said backing up and Applejack laughed.
"Y'all are afraid of a little snot?" Applejack asked as Dillan climbed onto sweetie belle's back.
"Relax, I won't use my abilities." Dillan said, sitting on Sweetie Belle's head.
“You better not, especially not on top of my head.” Sweetie said, looking up at him.
"Gross." Scootaloo said, sticking out her tongue. "Anyway, let's go."
Twilight walks up to them and draws a sketch of Dillan’s form. “Fascinating.”
Dillan laughs. "Never imagined I'd be the focus of an infamous Twilight learning session."
“Infamous? Why would learning be bad?” Twilight asked as they all walked up the ramp.
"Twilight… you literally spend days in a dark room doing nothing but reading " Dillan said with a dead paned look.
Twilight blushes a bit. “I don’t do that…anymore.”
"Any more keywords there." Dillan said as they went inside the clubhouse. "wow, this is amazing…"
“Thanks! We each did something to decorate the inside of it.” Applebloom said, then added. “I made the furniture.”
“I got the lights.” Sweetie said.
“And I got all the cool stuff.” Scootaloo said.
Dillan nods looking around. "This is a lot different than the show, in the show all you had were some tables and natural sunlight." He said looking around more.
“Well, we did recently upgrade it a bit.” Sweetie said before Applejack picks up a lamp eyeing it.
“Is this Rarity’s reading lamp?” She asked.
Dillan chuckles. "They're children, where did you think they'd get all this stuff? They have no money… but stealing is wrong you three."
The fillies sit together and smile innocently. “We didn’t steal…just borrowed.”
All the adults stare at them before shaking their heads with smiles. "Well at least it's nothing too expensive." Dillan commented.
"True, Rarity already replaced that lamp." Twilight stated.
“Oh wait!” Scootaloo said before looking at her friends. “If Dillan has seen our world, then maybe he knows what our cutie marks are!”
"Not telling." Dillan interrupted. "You probably wouldn't believe me even if I told you." He said chuckling.
“Aww.” they all say before Sweetie’s ears perk up. “Wait so we do eventually get our marks?”
"Well duh, all ponies do." Dillan said, before his Ultimatrix symbol began beeping. "Oh crap!" He said before bouncing out the window and turning back to normal rolling along the ground a bit. "Ok… I'm ready for that party…"
The fillies and mares giggle at Dillan. “Alright, Pinkie should be done by now.” Twilight said.
"So do you have a limited time you can stay transformed?" Sweetie belle asked, arching an eyebrow.
"Yeah… usually it's roughly ten to fifteen minutes… but with my watch it lasts as long as it has energy." Dillan said, slowly standing up. "Ah my back…" he said before he stood up with a loud crack. "Oh, that feels good."
All the ponies flinch at the popping sounds and the fillies even cover their ears.
"You guys, ok?" Dillan asked, arching an eyebrow.
“That sound, how can you do that to yourself?” Twilight asked.
"I was just cracking my back. It feels really good." Dillan said as Scootaloo stretched herself and did the same thing as Dillan.
"Oh wow!" Scootaloo said with a dopy smile. "That does feel good."
The other ponies shiver. “It sounds painful.” Twilight said.
"Not at all, it's kind of like a self-massage. Just don't do it too much." Dillan said. "It can mess up your spine." He said picking up Scootaloo and looking at her with a smile as she tried to do it again.
“Well come on y’all, don’t want to miss Pinkie’s party.” Applejack said.
Dillan smiles and picks up the other crusaders, setting them all on his shoulders and head giving the three a higher point of view. The three giggled as the group walked, getting multiple looks form the towns ponies when Dillan walked through the town with his head held high
Deep in the bowels of space a long and large ship with glowing blue parts and a pincer-like front end that has electricity passing between the two. Far within the depths of the ship a tall bipedal squid like being with small muscles and a blue hue stood at the helm of the ship, watching his robotic minions as one approached him.
“Sir, we have detected an anomaly.” The robot said.
"What sort of anomaly?" The bipedal figure said, not looking at the robot.
“We have detected an abnormally high level of technology on a lone planet.” The robot said and showed the being a tablet. “The strange thing is it's just one location that is going off. it is at least level twenty technology.”
"And what level is the planet's technology?" The being asked looking at the tablet.
“When last checked…” The robot checked the tablet. “Level one.”
"Level one?" The being asked. "I've only heard of one technology that high, and I was imprisoned in this sector of space for trying to obtain it… intriguing. Set course for the planet."
“Yes sir, shall I send a probe ahead of us to scout out the planet?” The robot asked.
"Yes, but engage the cloaking device on the ship as well so we are not detected." The being said.
“Yes sir.” The robot goes over to a control panel and presses a few buttons.
"Soon whatever this level twenty Teck is I shall have it or else my name is not Vilgax the intellectual!" The being said as a blue orb detached from the ship and flew off to the planet that was detected.
With Dillan
Dillan smiles as he sat at a table with a plate of food in front of him, the elements of Harmony, princesses, and cutie mark crusaders sitting around the same table as multiple ponies talk and dance thanks to the party Pinkie had set up for Dillan. THANKS FOR SAVING THE CRUSADES AND WELCOME TO PONYVILLE PARTY.
"So, tell us more about your world." Rainbow dash said. "Ya got any good book like daring doo?"
"Wow, I'm surprised Twilight didn't ask me that." Dillan said with a chuckle, as he pulled out a book with a dark shade of purple with an alicorn on the front with her head hung down and her wings spread out in front of her. "This is past Sins, it's actually a fan made story about your world that became so popular it got a hard cover. It's actually mostly about you Twilight."
“Me?” Twilight asked, shocked.
Dillan nods, smirking a little. "Well, you and er… your daughter."
“Daughter!?” Everyone yelled in shock.
Dillan's smirk widened. "Adopted daughter, but yeah"
Twilight faints and Spike fans her with a paper plate spilling crumbs and frosting all over her.
Dillan covers his mouth. "Good thing I didn't tell her who it is."
“Who was her daughter?” Luna asked.
"Read the book or use a spell to instantly read it." He said eating a cupcake, after he looked at her.
Luna picks up the book and starts to read it. “I do hope it won’t make my sister faint as well.” Celestia said with a giggle.
"Possibly…" Dillan said with a serious tone as Luna gasped.
"Twilight was kidnapped!?" She asked as she kept reading.
Everyone looked between Luna and Twilight before going back to the party. “How do you like the party?” Pinkie asked.
"It's fun." Dillan said smiling. "The best I've ever been to."
“Yay!” Pinkie cheered before pushing a cupcake into Dillan’s mouth, then she rushed off.
Dillan blinked a couple of times, before swallowing the cupcake. "It's Pinkie, don't question it." Dillan and Rainbow said at the same time, one to himself and the other to him from another.
All the mares giggle at that, aside from Rainbow and Luna. "S-sir Dillan… the filly Twilight adopts in this book…"
"Is Nightmare moon reborn. Yes." He said, smiling softly.
“How? Why? Surely, she would know of the danger.” Luna said as she kept reading, getting absorbed in the book.
"Two reasons, the spell didn't finish so Nightmare does have all her memories and two she didn't want a filly to be sent to the moon." Dillan said as Celestia began reading over Luna's shoulder.
Spike chuckles as he speaks. “I think we lost them both.”
"Just wait until they get near the middle, the Celestia in the story does something… very messed up." Dillan said, shaking his head.
"Tia what did you do?" Luna asked her sister with a glare.
Celestia pulls her head back. “I wouldn’t…well…maybe.”
Dillan chuckles. "Just keep reading." Dillan chuckles,
"Wow, I'm surprised Twily isn't the one doing that." A voice said from behind them, as the group turned to see a pony with a white coat and blue mane standing next to a pink alicorn with equally pink hair, a small foal wrapped in a blue star coat giggling on the mare's back.
“Howdy Shining, Cadence, what brings y’all to Ponyville?” Applejack asked.
"We came to surprise Twilight and heard of a new species having just moved here." Cadence said with a smile before her daughter vanished in a poof of magic.
She reappeared on top of Dillan’s head giggling, a cupcake already in her face since Dillan held it up to his head before she teleported. "How'd you know she was going to do that?" Shining armor asked, smiling softly as his daughter licked the frosting off the cupcake.
"She's a baby with magic and I'm something she's never seen before, curiosity is strong." Dillan said with a smile.
“So, you are the new species I take it.” Cadence said walking up to Dillan with a smile.
"In this dimension, yes." Dillan said with a smile. "My name's Dillan, it's nice to meet you princess Mia mora cadenza."
Candace smiles and giggles as she lifts her daughter off him. “It is nice to meet you too.”
The small infant whimpers and reaches out to Dillan, tears in her eyes since she didn't want to leave yet. Dillan smiles and gently tickles her neck, making her laugh and squirm away from him as Shining armor chuckles. "She loves getting tickled."
“I just had the weirdest dream.” Twilight said as she sat up. “Something about adopting a daughter.”
Dillan chuckles and points to the book Luna and Celestia were reading. "Not a dream, just information about that book."
Twilight blinks before walking over to the punch bowl and drinking a whole cup. “Nope.”
Dillan chuckles, shaking his head as Luna gasps and smacks Celestia's shoulder making Dillan burst out laughing knowing what part of the story the fast-reading sisters were at as Flurry heart teleports into his lap giggling along with the laughter.
“What's so funny? And why did Luna just hit Celestia?” Shining asked.
Dillan whipped his tears. "Sorry, long story short, that's a fanfiction about Twilight from where I come from. Where she adopts a small filly, she found in the ever-free forest she named Nyx… I'm laughing because I warned these guys about what Luna would do when she got to a curtain part, and she just did."
Cadence raised an eyebrow. “What part would that be?”
"Celestia just kidnapped the foal Twilight adopted!" Luna said angrily.
The mares look at Celestia who hotels her hooves up. “I would not have done that.”
"Really?" Dillan asked. "Even if you were afraid, she was Nightmare moon and was scared she'd take Luna away again?"
Celestia’s ears fold back. “Well…maybe.” she admitted.
Dillan smiles softly. "It's ok, you were worried about your sister… the Twilight in the story however probably won't forgive you… maybe."
Flurry heart giggled and played with Dillan's little patch of beard hair, as he gently bounced her in his lap.
“Well, while the princesses enjoy that…story, why don’t we learn more about you?” Rarity asked
"Sure, ask away." Dillan said, smiling as Flurry's heart got in his face, and looked him in the eye. "Hi." He said, making her giggle more.
"W-what's your um… favorite animal?" Fluttershy asked, in her timid voice.
"Giraffes." He said simply as he held Flurry's heart, while her parents went to get food.
“Can you fly?” Rainbow asked.
"In a transformation, one of them can fly at the speed of light." Dillan said, looking at his ultimatrix.
“Oh yeah? I bet I am faster.” Rainbow said with a smirk.
Dillan and Twilight look at her as if she was crazy. "Do you know what the speed of light even is?"
“Slower than me.” Rainbow said with a smirk and flaps her wings to get into the air.
"The speed of light is faster than sound." Dillan said to her. "Using that transformation, I could get from one side of Equestria to the other in a second."
Rainbow's eyes widen before she looks around and waves it off. “Pfff yeah right.”
Dillan rolls his eyes with a smirk. "Whatever, believe what you want… slowpoke."
Rainbow bolts into Dillan’s face. “What did you call me?!”
"Slowpoke, got a problem with that?" Dillan asked with a challenging smirk not moving away from her.
“You, me, outside, now!” Rainbow said before flying out the doors.
Dillan chuckles. "She reminds me of my fiance." He said, slowly giving Flurry heart to Cadence before heading outside.
“Darling, are you really going to race her?” Rarity asked as most of the mares follow him.
"Not for real." Dillan said with a smile, before whispering. "I know how bad her ego is and what would happen if I beat her."
The girls nod their heads as they get outside where Rainbow is doing small rings in the air.
Dillan smiles as he watches her for a moment, before popping up his Ultimatrix and transforming into a large blue tinted mantuary like being. "You ready?" He asked Rainbow.
“What the buck is that thing?” Rainbow asked shocked.
"This is Jet ray, the alien I was telling you about." Dillan said, taking off into the air and circling her. "So are Ya ready?"
“Oh, it is on!” Rainbow said, narrowing her eyes.
Dillan smirks and blasts off in the direction of the mountain near Ponyville, faster than Rainbow could process. “What the buck!?” She shouts before she tries to follow him.
Dillan flies around and slides next to her. "So, where do you want to race to?"
Rainbow frowns before pointing a hoof at her home. “From here to my home, then back to Twilight’s castle.”
"Got it, Ya ready?" He asked, smiling a bit at her.
“Whenever you are!” She said before getting in a runners pose on a cloud.
Dillan smiles and lands next to her before also getting in a stance, before the two take off racing quickly to Rainbow's house. The two get to her house at the exact same time before racing back to Twilight's castle, before Dillan glanced at Rainbow and slowed down ever so slightly so Rainbow beat him to the castle making her ecstatic.
“Ha! I knew I could win!” Rainbow yells as she begins panting and lands on the ground.
Dillan smiles a bit as he turns back, chuckling. "Looks like I'm beat, good race."
“I knew I was faster!” Rainbow boasts before she collapses to the ground panting.
Dillan kneels down to her. "You, ok?"
She waves a hoof. “I…I’m fine.”
"You really pushed yourself, come on." He said helping her to stand up and walking her inside.
“I can…walk on…my own.” Rainbow said, weakly wiggling her hooves.
"Yeah ok… you clearly overexerted yourself." He said, chuckling as he sat her in her throne once they got inside.
“My goodness, I think Rainbow is overheating.” Rarity said.
Dillan nods a bit, as Rainbow glares at them weakly. "I-i am n-not…"
Twilight walks up and starts looking over Rainbow. “Rainbow this is serious, if you're overheating you would hurt yourself without treatment.”
Dillan looked at her. "Can't she just drink some water?"
Twilight shakes her head. “While that would help, if a pony is overheating that means their internal body temperature is reaching a dangerous level and we can't just release the heat that easily. We need to cool her down quickly.”
Dillan pops up his Ultimatrix and flips through the scans, before transforming into a large moth-like being. "Big chill!" He said before shooting some cold air out of his mouth around Rainbow dash
Rainbow sighs and relaxes as she is cooled down fast. “That feels good.”
"Woah, Nelly. That watch sure is useful." Applejack said as Dillan nodded but kept the cool air blowing into Rainbow dash.
Twilight scans Rainbow with her magic. “Ok, Rainbow is at a safe temperature now. But she will need to rest.”
Dillan returned to normal, nodding a bit. "You didn't have to go so hard against me, you know." Dillan said to Rainbow.
She frowns and looks away with a blush. “Whatever.”
Dillan raises an eyebrow but shrugs with a smile. "Well anyway it was an amazing race, we should do it again sometime."
“Yeah…sometime.” Rainbow muttered.
“Dillan dear, I have noticed that you wear clothes. Who designed them?” Rarity asked.
"No clue, I just bought them." Dillan said, before blushing a bit. "H-humans don't um… have anything to uh cover… things so we all wear clothes."
All the mares blushed at that. “Oh my.” Fluttershy whispered.
"U-um would you mind making me some more clothes, Rarity? I only have one pair…" he said looking away.
“Of course, darling but I will need your measurements, as well as any specific designs that you want.” Rarity told him.
"I'm ok with just black and blue, it's my favorite color pattern aside from orange and black. And uh… I have no clue about measurements." He shrugged.
“Just come to my Boutique when you are free, and I will take your measurements.” Rarity said. Then they heard sniffing from Luna and Celestia.
"You're near the end, aren't you?" Dillan asked the two princesses.
Luna nods and sniffles. “Poor Nyx, sister, remind us to check the castle for any remnants of n
"Luna… are you going to try and?" Dillan asked, his eyes widening.
She shakes her head. “N-no I would not risk accidentally bringing Nightmare back trying to make Nyx real. I just want to make sure that there are no pieces left behind where a cult could attempt to bring her back.”
Dillan hums. "Well… making Nyx real would be interesting. But yeah, that makes sense…"
Luna and Celestia go back to reading the book. “I am worried about reading that book.” Twilight said.
"It's very good." Dillan said. "But it is sad at points."
“But it would feel strange reading a story about…me.” Twilight said, rubbing her leg.
"Imagine how Ak yearling feels then." Dillan said with a smile.
Twilight blinks before thinking about it. “Huh, I guess that's true.”
"Just read it, it's very good… look at them." Dillan said pointing at Celestia and Luna.
Twilight looks at them and smiles a bit. “It feels good to see them acting like sisters, enjoying something together.”
A guard rushes into the room, getting everyone's attention “Princesses there's some strange object floating around town!”
"What kind of object?" Celestia asked, looking up from the book.
“We don’t know, it looks to be made of metal with blue glowing eyes and its limbs to shine a blue light on anypony it grabs.” The guard said.
"Wait… say that again?" Dillan asked, going over to the guard quickly.
“Uh, a strange orange flying metal thing is scaring ponies by shining a blue light over them when it can grab them.” The guard said backing up from Dillan.
Dillan pulled out his phone much to the confusion on everyone before showing the guard a picture.
"This but blue?" He asked worry in his voice.
“Um yes, but it doesn’t have legs or at least it is somehow using its legs to fly.” The guard said.
Dillan gulped a bit before going into his phone again and showing the guard another picture. "This one?"
The guard shook his head. “The first one was closer.”
"Oh no." Dillan said, gulping before rushing out the castle.
Everyone follows him out of the castle, with Twilight asking. “What is it? Do you know what it is?”
Dillan looked around frantically. "A drone, a drone we need to get rid of fast!"
“Why? What is it doing?” Applejack asked as she ran alongside him.
"Nothing good, if it is like the picture I showed the guard, it belongs to an intergalactic war lord!" Dillan said, screeching to a halt as ponies ran if fear of a large blue robot flying around before it suddenly stopped, and its helicopter blades turned into legs.
It turns to spot Dillan and its eyes light up a bright blue as a beam of light scans him but goes over a second time on his watch. “Anomaly found.” It said before reaching for him.
Dillan backs away, not letting the robot grab him as he kept his distance. "Not good."
“Capture anomaly.” It said before two more robots were shot out of its shoulders.
Dillan ran away from the robot, as the two smaller machines flew after him. "It appears to be after Dillan." Cadence said, walking up to the group with her husband and Foal.
The robots all follow Dillan but only try to capture him, not attack him yet. “Capture anomaly.” The larger robot repeats.
Dillan jumps and grabs a flagpole flipping around the robots and kicking one into the dirt, making the ponies' mouths drop. "Should we help?" Celestia asked.
“Hostile detected, engaging.” The large robot said before aiming its arm at Dillan and fired a laser out of its palm.
“Th-that thing is s-scary.” Fluttershy said while hiding behind Rarity.
"Well ah ain't gonna stand around and let Dillan get hurt, he saved mah sis. And I'm not gonna let something hurt em!" Applejack said, charging at the Robot.
Dillan yells in pain as the blast strikes him and sends him flying through the air slamming him into a building before the other two robots started shooting at him as well.
The lasers burn the ground and walls around him as he barely manages to roll out, then one of the smaller robots flies up to Dillan grabbing his arm. It was about to fly up into the air with him, but Applejack ran up, pivoting on her front hooves, turning around and giving it a powerful buck, denting it. “Buck! Those things are stronger than old Betsy.”
"Applejack, get out of here now, these things are dangerous." Dillan said weakly as Rainbow dash slammed into one of the robots.
"Buck that, you saved our sisters and helped me! No way we're going to leave Ya hanging!" Rainbow yelled.
Celestia and Luna step up next to each other before blasting the large robot with their magic, pushing it back. “Mana manipulation detected, deploying countermeasures.” The large robot said before a blue energy field appears around it and the sister's magic stops affecting it.
"What is this!?" Celestia asked in shock as Dillan slowly stood up.
"They have counters for magic?!" Dillan asked in shock, as a Lazer blasted his shoulder.
The large robot walks forward to grab Dillan while the girls try to stop it. Applejack uses her rope to lasso its other arm and pull on it, but it just drags her along the dirt. Rarity tries throwing whatever her magic can grab onto, but nothing is hard enough to do more than scratch it. Fluttershy rushes to Dillan to help him up. Rainbow dash flies into the soy and grabs a cloud before slamming it onto the robot’s head trying to blind it. Pinkie uses her party cannon on the robot but that also does nothing. Lastly Twilight, Luna, and Celestia all combine their magic and attempt to get past the anti-magic shield.
Dillan breathes heavily as Fluttershy helps him up, before the robot blasted a house behind Dillan while trying to hit him, making him look back at the flaming building with shock and fear as his mind goes back to the night his own home blew up. The human's head slowly looks back to the robot, his eyes darting slowly between each of the girls before he grits his teeth in rage.
In a flash Dillan slammed down his Ultimatrix, making a bright blue aura flood the town center where they had ended up. When it vanished, their human friend had been replaced with a large skeleton-like being with a single eye with two skeletal wing-like appendages on its back and a boney tail. "That's it!" He said with a raspy voice, before he jumped into the air and shot sharp bone projectiles into each of the smaller robots causing them to explode.
“Extreme hostility detected.” The large robot said before using both hands to fire a beam at Dillan.
Dillan's body suddenly fell apart into a pile shocking the group as the blasts went past him, before he reassembled himself and shot multiple bones into the robot's body.
“Error, unknown life form detected. Requesting…requesting…reques….ting…” The large robot said before it fell onto a nearby house, shutting down.
Dillan's breath was heavy with anger as he returned to normal and fell on his butt, turning to look at the ponies who watched him with various expressions Ranging from surprise to fear. "That… was the coolest thing I've ever done."
The robot lights up once more. “S-s-s-self d-d-d-destruct a-a-a-activated.”
"What!?" Dillan shouted.
"That doesn't sound good." Pinkie pie said as Dillan turned to Celestia and Luna.
"Teleport it away from the town now!" He yelled in panic.
The three alicorns focus their magic together and teleport the robot high into the sky, before there was a massive explosion. “Wh-why would it kill itself?” Fluttershy asked.
"Because it failed it's objective. It was a machine, like the train, it didn't have feelings or anything." Dillan said, looking up at the sky.
Small pieces of scrap metal fall around the town. “You seem to know what that…thing was.” Celestia said.
"Yeah…" Dillan signed, showing them the picture, he showed the guard. "It's a robot by someone named Vilgax… he's an intergalactic war lord."
“That doesn’t sound good.” Pinkie said frowning.
“Indeed not, why would he send this robot here?” Celestia asked.
Dillan looks down at his ultimatrix, getting Twilight's attention. “Was it here for your watch?” Twilight asked, worried of the chaos that device could do in the wrong hands.
Dillan sighed as everyone looked at him. "Most likely, either that or me being a human here is an anomaly like the robot was saying."
“Um…d-did anypony notice the big thing didn’t attack till Dillan did?” Fluttershy asked quietly.
Dillan blinked a few times. "Huh, you're right… but it still tried to steal my Ultimatrix and if that robot was sent by who I think it's a good thing we stopped it."
“Perhaps this…Vilgax can be reasoned with.” Celestia suggested.
"He's killed thousands and stolen the powers of superheroes from ten planets." Dillan said, shaking his head.
“How do you know that? Is it like, that show of us?” Luna asked.
"Yes, there's a show called Ben ten where a ten-year-old got a watch like mine called the Omnitrix and Vilgax has tried to kill him and steal the Omnitrix for nearly ten years when the show finally ended." Dillan said, nodding.
Twilight thought for a moment. “Didn’t you say something about this world being different somehow? Maybe this Vilgax isn’t evil in this world.”
Dillan blinks and thinks for a moment. "Maybe… but I'd rather not take that chance, if someone here got hurt because of me I wouldn't forgive myself."
“We can take care of ourselves darling.” Rarity said with a soft giggle.
"I know you can…. But what about them?" He asked, looking at the crowd of ponies that had gathered. "You have your shop, Applejack has her farm, Twilight has her princess duties, Pinkie has her parties and sugar cube corner, Rainbow has the weather agency and Fluttershy has her animals and animal sanctuary. Someone has to protect them when you're all busy."
The mares all look at each other, admitting he has a point until Celestia walks up and smiles at him. “Then I would like to make you a job offer. Protect Equestria from otherworldly threats and we will make sure that you have enough funding to do so.”
Dillan blushes a bit and rubs his head. "I mean I honestly just need a paycheck, and probably medical care…" he said holding his arm, as Fluttershy from Dillan's left side noticed his burnt and bloody shoulder from where the robot hit him.
Fluttershy gasps and flies off to get medical supplies. “Still, defending our whole world from a villain such as the one you described will take a lot of work and that takes money. Take it from this old mare, better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it.” Celestia said with a wink.
Dillan chuckles and nods, "alright, I understand."
“Then it is settled.” Celestia said with a smile and a nod.
Dillan smiles a bit, yelping as Fluttershy puts some peroxide on his burn. “Oh dear, I am sorry, but I need to make sure this doesn't get infected.” She spoke.
"I-its alright, could have warned me though." Dillan chucked as the ponies saw the burn.
"Oh man, that looks nasty." Rainbow said, backing away slowly.
“What kind of magic could leave burns like these?” Twilight said as she tried to get a closer look before Fluttershy surprisingly pushed her back as she worked on bandaging Dillan.
"It's not magic Twilight." Dillan said, wincing as Fluttershy put a bit of pressure on his burn to make sure the bandages were on. "The technology that machine represents is something Equestria is nowhere near yet… the galaxy ranks tech, and that thing was at least level Ten."
“Oh yeah? Well mister smart guy, what is our level then?” Rainbow asked, a smirk of confidence on her face.
Dillan looked at Rainbow for a second before looking around the town and held his chin in thought. "I'd say… one."
“One!?” Everyone said in shock, though Rainbow said it in anger.
"Sorry, but it depends on how much technology there is. And earth my home in the show my watch is from, which has technology everywhere…" Dillan said, rubbing his shoulder. "Is only level two."
“What? But surely there can’t be that large of a gap between our technology.” Twilight said.
"Twilight, we have lights inside that aren't powered by candles or magic and giant metal machines called airplanes that fly in the sky without balloons." Dillan said, standing up. "Even one of my transformations is technically made out of millions of tiny machines."
“What? How is that possible?” Twilight asked.
"No idea, all I know is it works." Dillan said standing up.
“You should get some rest to heal faster.” Fluttershy said.
"Isn't that what you guys said to Rainbow?" Dillan asked with a smile, making Rainbow blush a bit.
"H-hey! I'm too awesome for resting!" She challenged.
Her friends roll their eyes. “Be that as it may, both of you need to rest.” Rarity said.
Dillan signs and nods with a salute. "Ma'am's yes Ma'am's!"
Everyone starts to laugh.
Dillan chuckles a bit, before looking at the white-tailed woods. "How… how long will it take for a house to get built?" He asked Luna, glancing at the settings sun.
Luna taps her chin. “I admit I am a bit out of touch with today's contractors, but I would say no more than a few days.”
Dillan slumped forward a bit. "Right…"
“What's with the sad expression? That's pretty fast, not as fast as I was making my house, but still pretty fast.” Rainbow said.
"Because that means I'm basically homeless for the next few days." Dillan commented, sighing.
“No you're not.” Luna said with a smile. “You can stay in our castle till the house is finished.”
Dillan stared at Luna for a moment. "You just want to finish reading past Sins, don't you?"
Luna looks away, trying to act innocent. “We do not know what you're talking about, we have already finished that book. But if you have a squeal, we would love to read it.”
Dillan laughs a little. "I don't know of any sequels, but I have a few other hard cover fans made books about mostly these girls." He said pointing at the main six. "One of my favorites is called my little Dashy."
Rainbow blushes a little. “What's that one about?” Celestia asked.
“It sounds like a story about Rainbow’s foalhood.” Pinkie said with a giggle.
"Actually yes." Dillan said. "Except it's about when Rainbow dash ends up getting sucked through a portal and ending up in the human world. But because of time differences she ends up a foal again and the story is of a human man taking her in and raising her as a daughter."
Rainbow blushes more as all the mares ‘Awww’ at that. “That sounds like an adorable story, you wouldn't mind if I borrow that book, do you?” Rarity asked.
“No way! That book isn’t going anywhere. I need to make sure it captures my awesomeness.” Rainbow said as she got between Dillan and her friends.
Dillan laughs a bit. "You still can perform your sonic rainboom, and the ending is a bit sad though… luckily there's a sequel."
“Well…I guess that's ok.” Rainbow said with a frown.
Dillan chuckles and pulls out a hardcover book, with the picture of a filly Rainbow dash before passing it to the adult Rainbow dash. "Here."
Rainbow looks at it then tucks it under a wing. “I will read it first and take note of any mistakes in my character.”
Dillan laughs. "You're acting like I wrote it."
“Well, I can’t exactly find the real author, so you'll do.” Rainbow retorts with a blush.
Dillan chuckles and gives her a friendly smile. "Considering I'm the only one in this world who's read it, I guess that makes sense."
Rainbow smiles and is about to say something when she sees the time. “Oh, buck I got to get to work.” She takes off into the sky as the others watch.
"Um… is she gonna be ok?" Dillan asked, pointing in the direction Rainbow went. "She did just go through overheating or whatever you called it."
The others groaned before Fluttershy flew after her. “I got her.”
Dillan chuckles a bit. "Going off without thinking...reminds me of home…" he said looking down.
“Is something wrong?” Twilight asked.
"No, just… sad memories now." Dillan said with a small smile. "I know you guys are probably busy so I'm gonna go to Sugar cube corner. Tell Rainbow she can meet me there if she wants to hang out since she shouldn't be working."
Twilight nods her head while Pinkie walks up and smiles at him. “How about an extra sweet chocolate cake on the house?”
"I'm gonna get diabetes." Dillan commented with a smile and a shake of his head.
Pinkie tilts her head. “What's that? A new kind of sweet?!”
"No Pinkie." Dillan chuckles. "Diabetes is a disease humans can get from eating too many sweets."
Pinkie gasps loudly and her eyes widen in horror. “What!? B-but how do you know when too much is too much?! Oh my gosh did I already give you too much!?”
Dillan chuckles and shakes his head. "Relax." He said holding up his Ultimatrix before frowning. "I remember a rumor of these watches being able to detect diseases… Ultimatrix scan user for any Diseases." He said, waiting a moment before the ultimatrix beeped.
"No diseases detected."
“Oooo that's neat.” Pinkie said, leaning closer to it. “Hello talking watch!”
Pinkie's ears droop a small amount when it doesn't respond. "It only talks when I ask it a question or order it to do something it isn't alive." Dillan informed her.
“Oh like that mean bug thing that blew up?” Pinkie asked.
"Kinda…" He responded as they started walking. "It's hard to explain something like that because there are machines that are alive and ones that aren't…"
“Oh, kind of like how my sister’s pet rock is alive?” Pinkie asked.
Dillan blinked multiple times. "Bolder is alive?"
Pinkie nods her head. “Well duh, why else do you think Mud talks to him all the time.” Pinkie said before bouncing ahead, making ‘boing’ sounds.
Dillan shakes his head a bit, before catching up to Pinkie. "Wait can you hear bolder talking too?"
“No, Bolder only talks to a few ponies.” Pinkie said. “I heard him once but that was when I was a filly.”
Dillan blinks a few times. "Huh, that's really cool I guess… I wonder if I could get a scan of him…."
“Like how you scanned the princesses and the girls?” Pinkie asked.
"Yeah, then I could transform into… something. If he's a rock he doesn't have traditional DNA so the scan of him would probably mix with my natural DNA making a hybrid." Dillan said, opening the door to Sugar cube corner for her.
Pinkies zips behind the counter and smiles at Dillan. “Welcome to sugar cube corner, may I take your order?”
Dillan laughs a little, while looking around. "How did this place get cleaned up so fast?" He asked as he approached the counter.
Pinkie just winks at Dillan. “That's my secret. Your order?”
The human chuckled before looking over the menu. "Um, just some peanut butter cookies please."
“Coming right up!” Pinkie says before digging into her mane and drops a few bits into the register and then hops into the back. “Take your seat.”
Dillan smiles a little and sits down, staring out the window noticing Rainbow dash was slowly making her way to Sugar cube corner. "Hey Pinkie! Mind making that an order of shakes too? Rainbows on her way!"
“Okey-dokey loki! But you gotta pay.” Pinkie calls out from the kitchen.
Dillan hummed a bit. "You take gems? From outer space?"
“Gems are accepted here but less often than bits, and I was speaking to Dashie.” Pinkie yelled out of the kitchen.
"She's not here yet." Dillan said with a chuckle. "It was gonna be my treat."
“Okey-dokey!” Pinkie called out.
Dillan sighed a bit and transformed into a large red red crystal alien and made a few small shards before turning back, not paying attention to the ponies staring at him. "Hey Pinkie is this enough gems?"
She pops up on the other side of the table covered in flour, before lifting one up, looking it over she sniffs it, licks it and then nibbles on it. “Yeah one of these will easily cover a meal for ten.”
Dillan covers his mouth to try and not laugh as multiple ponies gave Pinkie disgusted looks. She then ducks back under the table and sounds of cooking continue coming from the kitchen.
Dillan collects the rest of the crystals and sits back down as Rainbow trotted in. "Hey Dashy." He said.
“Hey we may be cool but you haven’t earned the right to call me that yet.” Rainbow said in a huff.
Dillan smiles a bit at her. "Yet?"
“Well yeah, we are friends so eventually you'll be cool enough to use my nicknames.” Rainbow said.
"Alright, ya read that book yet?" He asked, gesturing for her to sit across from him.
“No, I was trying to get to work but Fluttershy stopped me and demanded I rest for the day.” Rainbow said.
"Yeah sorry, I kinda commented on how you ended up overheating… but hey at least you won't get any sicker." Dillan said with a smile as Pinkie came over with cookies, Rainbows favorite milkshake and a chocolate shake for Dillan.
Pinkie giggled a little at the two. "You two look like you're on a date."
Rainbow blushed and took her milkshake. “We aren’t on a date, Pinkie.”
Dillan takes his milkshake and looks away, not commenting as he thinks about his family. "I know silly, I'm just kidding."
“Nice looking cookies.” Rainbow said before stealing a few off of Dillan’s plate.
Pinkie giggled a bit more as she skipped away, making Rainbow confused as Dillan munched on a cookie. "You're not allergic to peanuts right?" He asked Rainbow.
“Of course not, I wouldn't have taken these if I was.” She said with a smirk and took a bite out of one.
"Just making sure." Dillan laughed a bit. "When I first met my fiance I accidentally gave her peanuts when she was allergic, so now I'm overly cautious about any food allergies."
“Oh man, she must have been so mad after that.” Rainbow said with a laugh.
Dillan smiles a bit and looked out the window at the sky again. "Yeah she was… I felt so bad I did everything I could to make it up to her."
“Oh? Like what?” Rainbow asked.
"Apologizing every chance I got until she finally slapped me upside the head." He chuckled. "That's nothing compared to before we dated though, she tried so hard not to seem like she liked me, even asked me if I could date anyone from our school who'd I pick. She said one girl's name, her name in a sly manner and then another girl's name."
“I am not normally into this mushy stuff but you have my attention, what did you say?” Rainbow asked.
Dillan smiled. "I said and I quoted after a moment of thinking. 'honestly? You. I don't really know anyone else in class and well… you're amazing.' we had been hanging out and we sat next to each other in class for a few years so I had a crush on her… I was completely honest even though I could tell she was trying to get me to tell her anyway." He chuckles a bit.
Rainbow rolls her eyes but has a smile. “That was too mushy.” She said with a laugh.
"Sure it is." Dillan said with a small smile, biting into a cookie. "Hows Tank?"
“How do you…oh right the show. He is ok, just hibernating for the winter.” She said.
"Ah, sorry you can't spend time with him." Dillan said with a small smile.
“We will hang once he wakes up.” Rainbow said with a smile. “I am sure he will like you.”
Dillan smiles softly. "I'm sure I'll like him too… I wonder if I should get a pet, but I'm not sure I'd have the time."
“Well I am sure Fluttershy could find you a pet that wouldn’t need too much of your time.” Rainbow siad before suddenly they heard slurping of an empty cup. When they look over they see Pinkie sitting at the table watching them and sucking from an empty cup.
"Yeeeess?" Dillan asked arching an eyebrow.
“Don't mind me, I am just watching.” Pinkie said with an innocent smile.
Dillan and Rainbow glance at each other confused before looking at Pinkie. "Are you watching us talk?" Rainbow asked.
Pinkie nods her head with a goofy grin. “I love watching two ponies fall in love.”
Dillan and Rainbow blush a bit as Dillan looks away. "Pinkie!" Rainbow said, shaking her head. "He just lost his family!"
Pinkie’s ears folded down as she slowly lowered her head. “Yeah but now he can start over. And he doesn’t have to forget them, just move on and find a new spark.”
"Pinkie… it was only a few months ago…" Dillan said sadly, getting up and walking out the door.
"Pinkie…" Rainbow sighed and shook her head.
Pinkie sinks down in her seat. “I’m sorry, I was just trying to help.”
"Pinkie we just met, come on we were just talking." Rainbow rolled her eyes. "You and me talk all the time and we talk to our other friends, does that mean we're all in love with each other?"
“No but something told me you two would click.” Pinkie said before getting out of the seat.
"I appreciate it, Pinkie, but that would have been for us to decide and besides." Rainbow said, standing with a small smile as well. "I'm not looking for a relationship right now."
“But what about when you and-” Pinkie starts before Rainbow puts her hoof in Pinies mouth.
"First of all, we broke up. Second of all, if we were still dating, why would you try to get me and Dillan together?" Rainbow asked.
Pinkie shrugs her shoulders. “Who am I to judge your dating life?” She asked.
Rainbow sighed, shaking her head. "Ok, I'm gonna go talk to Dillan. See if he's ok, I'll see you later pinkie." She said before leaving the shop.
“Please tell him I’m sorry.” Pinkie said as her mane went flat.
"I'm sure he knows you didn't mean it Pinkie." Rainbow chuckled before she flew off.
The multicolored pony flew back to Twilight's castle, thinking Dillan had gone there since his bag was there. "Hey Rainbow." Twilight said, spotting her friend when she walked in.
“Hey Twi, have you seen Dillan?” Rainbow asked, panting a bit before landing.
"He came and got his bag and walked out. Why is everything ok?" Twilight asked, looking at her friend with a frown.
Rainbow sighed. “Pinkie said some things that I think upset him.”
"Pinkie did?" Twilight asked skeptically. "And you didn't?"
Rainbow frowned at Twilight. “I know better than to talk about dating to somepony who just lost their family.”
"Wait what?" Twilight asked. "pinkie said that?"
Rainbow groans and rubs her temple. “She was watching me and Dillan talking and said we look good as a couple or something. Dillan got up and left.”
Twilight blinked a few times and rubbed her chin. "I can see both points."
Rainbow groans. “Not you too.”
The alicorn giggled a little. "Sorry, couldn't resist. Dillan is probably feeling upset since his family died not that long ago. He's probably just wondering around town."
Rainbow frowns a bit. “Should we give him space?”
"That's probably best, though I do know ponies have done things to themselves during times like this, I wonder if humans are the same…" She said tapping her chin, worrying Rainbow.
“I’m looking for him.” Rainbow said before running off, not even flapping her wings.
Twilight blinked in confusion for a moment before she gasped at the realization of what she said and galloped after Rainbow. "Whoa! Twi what's going on?" Applejack asked, as Rainbow and Twilight galloped passed her
“We are looking for Dillan to make sure he doesn’t do anything to himself.” Twilight said.
"Wait what?" Applejack asked her, following behind. "What happened to make ya think that?"
“Pinkie said something that made him think of his family.” Rainbow said as she ran through the town.
"Ah shoot, if ah knew that ah wouldn't have let him leave!" Applejack said. "He told me he wanted to check out white tailed woods!"
Rainbow dash instantly took off into the sky and off it is the direction of white tailed woods. "Rainbow! You're supposed to be resting!" Twilight yelled after the mare.
“Ah’ll follow on the ground, you fly after her to make sure she doesn't fall out of the sky.” Applejack said before putting ‘out to lunch’ sign up on her cart. Then she took off running towards white tailed woods.
Twilight nods and takes off after Rainbow, accidentally bumping into Fluttershy. "Oh Fluttershy I'm sorry!"
“What's wrong Twilight? You rarely fly.” Fluttershy asked.
"No time to explain, we need to find Dillan. He went into white tailed woods." Twilight said, before realizing Rainbow was gone. "Oh no! I lost Rainbow! Shoot!"
“Rainbow is flying? That's dangerous!” Fluttershy flew higher into the air to look for her friend.
"She's looking for Dillan, Pinkie said some things about those two looking like a cute couple or something and… well it reminded him of his family." Twilight said, looking around more.
“Oh no, poor Dillan.” Fluttershy said while looking around, then she gasped. “I spotted her!” She said pointing at a blue blur.
"Let's go, if she falls it'll be bad!" Twilight said, before the two took off after Rainbow. The two noticed Applejack on the ground with Rarity and Pinkie, who's mane was completely flat as she cried a bit.
“Pinkie?” Fluttershy said as she landed next to her friend.
"I-i didn't m-mean it…" Pinkie whimpered, tears in her eyes. "i-i just thought he could u-use a fresh start…"
“It’s ok Pinkie, I am sure he knows you didn’t mean anything, let's find him.” Fluttershy said.
Pinkie nods a bit as they all gallop in the direction Rainbow had gone, finding their rainbow headed friend watching something from the trees. “Rainbow! Do you have any idea how rec-” Fluttershy starts but Rainbow cuts her off by shushing her.
"It's Dillan." She said, gesturing to the human who was sitting on a tree branch overlooking a small lake as he strummed a small ukulele.
Dillan began to sing a small tune to himself-or so he thought- while looking down at a pendant that was wrapped around the ukulele. The human looked over the lake while continuing to sing, a small smile on his face with a few years running down his face.
The mares watch and listen to his song as they also start to tear up and cry trying their best to stay silent.
Dillan continued to sing looking up at the sky as he finished the song. "I miss you all." He said, holding the pendant close.
To the group's surprise Rainbow gently flew up to Dillan, gently tapping his shoulder. "Rainbow?" He asked, raising an eyebrow. "What's up?"
The rest of the girls slowly walk out of the bushes, some still crying, others seeming ashamed that they were spying.
Dillan smiles softly. "I'm guessing you all thought I was gonna do something stupid?"
Moat of the girls look away and rub the back of their heads.
Rainbow nods a bit. "S-sorry, we um… we just."
"It's cool, after Sugar cube corner I just needed to be alone." He said with a smile. "Did you hear that song?"
They all nod their heads. “It was a beautiful song.” Applejack said.
"It's from a movie called The Lion King 2 Simba's pride." Dillan said smiling. "It's the sequel of a movie and movies are basically really long tv shows."
The ponies giggle a bit as Rarity says. “Darling we have movies and movie theaters.”
"You do?" Dillan asked. "and you didn't know what a TV show was?"
“Well to be fair it is rather expensive to make movies and film them.” Twilight said.
"Oh, I guess that makes sense. Humans have just gotten good at making-" Dillan said as Rainbow cut in.
"Hold on, we came here to make sure you're ok. And now we're getting off topic. Are you sure you're good?" She asked him, making the others giggle a bit.
"Yeah, I guess this is why you're the element of loyalty huh?" Dillan asked with a smile.
“Of course I'm the element of loyalty but stop changing the subject.” Rainbow said, stomping her hoof.
"Ok ok!" Dillan said, sweat dropping. "I promise I'm-" he started, before noticing Rainbow was panting heavily and sweating. "Rainbow, you're overheating again."
“That…that doesn’t matter, you ran off upset, I needed to make sure you are o-” she starts before passing out.
Dillan catches her as the others gasp. "She needs to cool down!" Twilight said, before Dillan set Rainbow into the shallow cold water of the lake as steam literally flowed off her. "Jeez Rainbow, I appreciate the concern but if you were this sick you shouldn't have flown." Dillan said with a small smile.
“We need to get her to the hospital as fast as we can.” Fluttershy said as she flaps her wings, pushing air towards Rainbow.
Dillan nods and pops up his Ultimatrix. "I got this." He said before he pushed his watch down, turning into a blue cat like creature. "Fast track!" He yelled, picking up Rainbow dash bridal style, before vanishing in a blue as a blue streak is left behind.
“My goodness he is fast.” Rarity said.
“Come on y’all, we gotta get to the hospital.” Applejack said.
Twilight's horn began to glow before she teleported them all back to ponyville, just to see a blue streak go into the hospital. The five mares quickly ran into the hospital to see Fast track talking to a doctor as he looked at Rainbow dash. "Good job getting her temperature down, we'll keep her here a few days to keep an eye on her." The doctor said as Nurse red heart took Rainbow to the back.
“Boy howdy that form of yours is darn fast, Twilight here teleported us, and you almost beat us here.” Applejack said.
"Fast track is actually the slower of my two speed transformations… once I unlock the second one." Dillan said as he turned back to normal.
“That is the slower of them?” Rarity asked surprised.
Dillan nodded. "yup. The other one is called XLR8 and it can go at full speed around the world in a few minutes…. Or so I've heard… I may be wrong."
Applejack chuckles a bit and shakes her head. “Never let Rainbow hear that or she’ll be back in the hospital.”
Dillan nodded with a smile. "Yeah, we don't need that. Seriously I appreciate the concern and all but seeing as you guys just met me she should have just let you look for me."
“Now sugar that just ain't how Rainbow is. When someone that she knows is in trouble she'll do anything she can to help them even if it means hurting herself.” Applejack said.
Dillan smiles a bit, nodding his head. "Yeah, she sure is stubborn… I'm probably gonna be meeting a lot of different versions of you all if I became what I think I have."
“What do you mean?” Twilight asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Back in my world there are stories called displaced where humans get items from a convention or off the internet and get sent to different versions of Equestria." Dillan said. "I think I'm a Displaced, and displaced can meet each other and go to each other's worlds through items called tokens… my life has become a big ball of amazing insanity." He chuckled.
“Fascinating, would you mind explaining how you make these tokens, and if our world is in any danger from these displaced?” Twilight asked while taking out a scroll and quill.
"That's… a loaded question. Displaced people are just people like me, they can have different personalities and have good and bad days like anyone." Dillan said.
“I suppose that's understandable.” Twilight said, writing that down.
"She's awake." The doctor said walking back out of the back.
“Oh good, we should check on her. Dillan, do you want to answer Twilight's questions or join us?” Rarity asked as she and the others started walking back to Rainbow's room.
"Her questions can wait for now, after all we have plenty of time and a friend always comes first." Dillan said with a smile.
Twilight sighed and followed. “You're right, but you promise to answer my questions later?”
"Of course." Dillan smiles as the group walked to the back and to Rainbows room.
“Hey girls, you gotta break me out of here!” Rainbow siad as soon as she saw them.
"I'm not a girl." Dillan said walking in behind the group with a friendly smile.
Rainbow rolls her eyes. “I didn’t see you yet.”
"Anyway, you got overheated twice. Don't take it lightly." Dillan said, crossing his arms.
Rainbow sighed and laid back in the bed. “Yeah yeah, I know I bucked up.”
Dillan smiled a little, as Twilight and Fluttershy both scolded the pegasus. "Girls leave her alone, she was just worried about me."
Rainbow blushes a little and looks away. “Of course I was worried you're my friend.”
Dillan chuckles a little. "I didn't mean anything Rainbow, thanks for worrying so much…" he said before smirking playfully. "Even though it did seem a bit excessive for someone you just met."
Rainbow huffs and rolls her eyes as the rest of the girls giggle.
"I just realized how weird my life has gotten." Dillan commented. "In less than a day, I saved three children from becoming popsicles, met some of my favorite fictional characters from my world, destroyed a giant robot, raced the most awesome mare in equestria." He said making Rainbow blush a little. "And saved the same mare twice… if every day is like this I'm gonna have gray hair when I'm forty."
“Oh you shouldn’t worry about that, I doubt things will happen like this every day.” Rarity said.
Dillan looks at her. "You girls literally fought something every day until Twilight became an alicorn. Considering the show showed her first winter wrap up and then her second was after she was an alicorn."
The girls look at each other before Twilight says. “Things aren’t that bad.”
"Yeah but then add aliens." He said holding up his Ultimatrix.
“I think you're overreacting darling.” Rarity said with a giggle.
Dillan sighs and rubs his head. "Yeah, I just don't want anyone to be hurt and to lose… anyone."
“Don’t worry sugar cube, you won't lose any of us.” Applejack said.
"W-well I kinda meant like if something happened to any of you your families would be sad and well
The girls give Dillan a hug, except Rainbow as she is still stuck in bed. “Relax Dillan, we will be fine. We are big mares and can take care of ourselves.” Twilight said.
Dillan chuckles. "Sorry if it seemed like I was treating you like fillies."
“I suppose we kinda do look like them, compared to your size.” Fluttershy said.
The human chuckled once again. "Only a little."
“Well we are fully grown, and know when we have to run. So you don’t have to worry about us.” Applejack said.
“Run? Yeah right, we will kick anyone’s flank that tries to take over our world!” Rainbow said, while punching the air.
The group chuckles softly to themselves as Dillan stared at Rainbow with a smile while shaking his head. "Just like Alyssa…" he thought to himself.
"What are you looking at?" Rainbow asked, noticing Dillan staring. "Do I have something on my face?"
"Oh no you just remind me of someone is all." Dillan said.
Rainbow raised an eyebrow but shrugged. “I am pretty awesome. So what are you gonna do for the rest of the day?” She asked Dillan.
Dillan shrugged. "No clue, if I don't take it easy I'm probably gonna be scolded." He said, glancing at Fluttershy. "So I may just bum around here and chat with you or something."
“What about your house?” Rainbow asked. “Don't you need to meet the contractors?”
"Luna said that would take a couple days, it's only been a few hours." Dillan said with a shrug.
Rarity coughs into her hoof. “I do believe she meant it would take a few days to build. Knowing the princess she probably has some contractors already on their way to Ponyville.”
Dillan blinked a few times. "Huh, I guess I should go meet them. If princess Luna wasn't so adamant about helping me I probably would have just used my crystal-like Alien to make a house out of crystals."
“Darling, a house made of crystals may sound nice but unless it is made right it can be dangerous.” Rarity said.
"Well it would have been more like an Indian tent where they sprout from the ground into a tent." Dillan said, making a triangle tent with his hands. "Also, I have a question for you all."
“What’s that Dillan?” Twilight asked.
"Do you girls want a rare crystal?" Dillan asked, already handing one to Rarity. "I paid for food at Sugar cube corner with these but I have some extra, they're gems from outer space so they're really rare here."
“Oooo!” Rarity was excited and already examining it.
“From space?” Twilight asked as she looked it over.
“Oh my, it's so pretty.” Fluttershy said.
“It is a fancy looking gem.” Applejack said.
“Ooo shiny.” Pinkie said.
“Eh, it is a shiny rock…but it's cool.” Rainbow said.
Dillan chuckles. "It's called tatenite. It's an extremely valuable mineral that most species in the Galaxy would pay millions for. These are even rarer red tatenite… wait how do I know that?" He asked himself as he looked down at the ultimatrix. "Oh right, data dump."
“Data dump?” Twilight asked.
"Yeah whenever I transform into an alien my Ultimatrix gives me the knowledge of their abilities. I already knew about regular tatenite so when I transformed into my crystal alien I learned about red tatenite since it's made of it."
“Wow, that must be extremely useful.” Twilight said and wrote that down.
"Yup." Dillan nodded.
A nurse comes in and smiles. “I am afraid you all need to give Miss Rainbow some time to rest.”
"Alright, oh and Rainbow remember to read that book." Dillan said with a smile as the girls began to leave.
“Yeah yeah, don’t do anything cool without me!” Rainbow called out.
Dillan chuckles and waves as they all leave the hospital. “Let’s go back to my castle and see if the contractors have arrived.” Twilight suggested.
"Sure, I was actually thinking of building my house near that lake-" Dillan said before pausing. "I'll be right back." He said turning into fast track again and dashing away, before coming back with his bookbag. "I forgot I left this there." He commented.
“Darling, should you really be using that for such things?” Rarity asked.
"Hey at least I'm not using it for pranks like the original user did." Dillan said with a chuckle. "And I didn't want anything to happen to it… this is all I have left of my world…"
Pinkie hops onto Dillan’s back and hugs his back and head.
"What's this for?" Dillan asked with a chuckle.
“I am sorry for upsetting you, and you need a hug.” Pinkie said.
Dillan smiles a bit. "Pinkie it's cool, don't worry about it."
“You still need hugs.” Pinkie said before hugging him tighter.
The human smiles softly and continues walking. "Pinkie I said it's cool."
“I also like it up here.” Pinkie said with a giggle.
"Ya like being tall huh?" The human asked, tilting his head to look at Pinkie.
She giggles and nods her head. “Yep! It's super duper fun up here.”
Dillan smiled and shook his head. "your gonna have to get down or else you'll hit your head on doors."
“Awww.” Pinkie hops down and walks along with everyone.
The girls laugh and soon they get to Twilight’s castle and see a group of ponies in construction uniforms. “Oh they must be the contractors Luna called for.” Twilight said.
The group of construction workers notice the group. "Hello Princess Twilight, we're here to discuss the house that Luna requested to be built." The oldest stallion said, obviously the leader.
“That would be for our friend here.” Twilight said, pointing at Dillan.
Dillan waves a bit. "Ah I see, I would like to discuss with you what you're looking for." The stallion said.
"I'm pretty basic; um three bedrooms, two bathrooms, and a living room." Dillan said. "And a basement."
“Alright, and I'm assuming as your dimensions are different from us ponies, you will need specific changes to your house to ensure comfort.” He said as one of the pegasie flew over to Dillan and started measuring him.
"Well seeing as I have no clue how you build houses, it just needs to be… I guess the same distance between my head and the ceiling should be my height’s equivalent of what you do for a pony." Dillan said. "and um… do you have running water here?"
They look at Dillan like he said something stupid. “Of course we do mister…” The head contractor said.
"Well how am I supposed to know?" He asked, rolling his eyes. "The bathroom isn't exactly what they're gonna show in the show."
“Show?” The head contractor asked before shaking his head. “The Princes also paid for furniture, what type would you like?”
"Um… no clue. What kinds are there?" Dillan asked.
He listed off a few kinds of furniture and the prices, after some thought Dillan told them what he wanted was simple and sturdy. The contractor nods his head and writes it down on a clipboard. “Alright, colors you'd like for the interior and exterior?”
"Well seeing as it's gonna be in white tailed woods, a log cabin is fine for me." Dillan chuckles a bit.
“Alright, how many windows would you like? Any skylights, or sky entrances for a pegasus?” He asked after writing down something on his clipboard.
"Um, two windows in each room, a skylight in the living room and I guess a sky entrance… in the skylight if that's possible?" Dillan asked.
He nodded and wrote that all down. “Alright, anything else? Anything your species needs specifically?”
Dillan thought for a moment. "Um I may need a custom… toilet made."
He nods and points at a stallion unicorn pony. “Talk to him about that, if you can draw how it works then we can make it.”
Dillan pulled out his phone and showed them a picture of a toilet. "Glad I didn't delete this after my fiance had the new toilet put in."
The stallion nods and draws it. “Right, sir, do you need more than one bedroom?”
"Just one personal bathroom and one for guests." Dillan said with a small smile.
“Alright.” He wrote that down. “Last question, how big of a backyard and frontyard do you want?”
Dillan smiles softly. "Well there's a lake and a lot of trees, so I was hoping whatever trees you use to build my house. However far that goes would be my property. Or maybe a bit farther so I can practice my abilities."
“Alright sir, we should be finished in a day or two.” He said making some notes. “There will be a few challenges but it's a pretty simple house.”
"Thank you." Dillan nodded. "I'm sorry about the trouble."
“Trouble? Kid, we are getting paid to do this.” The head contractor said with a chuckle.
"Dude I'm nearly thirty years old, there's no way I'm a kid." Dillan laughs a bit.
“So? I am getting close to forty.” The stallion said with a chuckle and put the clipboard away. “Where will you be staying until we finish?”
"According to princess Luna Canterlot castle." Dillan said with a sweat drop and a smile.
“I see, well we will be sure to let you know when your home is finished sir.” He said then he and his team got to work.
Dillan nodded a bit, before looking at the girls. "I guess I'd better head to Canterlot… maybe I should turn into a pony so the nobles won't go crazy… er."
The girls giggle and smile. “Probably a good idea darling.” Rarity said.
Dillan popped up his Ultimatrix and smiled before turning into a pegasus stallion with a slick black mane and light blue coat, his Ultimatrix on his flank. “Whoa!” Applejack said before lowering her hat.
“Oh my.” Fluttershy said before hiding behind her mane.
Twilight adds some notes to her paper as she looks him over. “Fascinating.”
“My dear! Darling, you look fabulous!” Rarity said, and Pinkie just giggles.
Dillan chuckles a little and has a devilish smirk. "Wanna know something fun?" He asked as Twilight nodded. "my Ultimatrix turns me into the apex vision of what I become… which means I am literally the perfect pony right now, no diseases max stamina everything."
“Wow, that is amazing!” Twilight said with excitement and she wrote it down.
Dillan smirks as he glances at the blushes on the other mare's faces. "You're lucky you're so into studying." He chuckled before flying away to Canterlot.
“Aww I wasn’t done asking questions.” Twilight said with a pout, her friends giggled and patted her back.
"Sir, the drone was destroyed." A robot said to it's master, deep within a spaceship.
"I see… send three more to test this anomaly's abilities." Vilgax said, typing away on a large computer which sat snuggly next to a tall glass tube with wires and pipes stretching outwards from it's base and top.
“Yes sir, the first drone did send a recording and data, shall I modify the next three drones to be repaired for what was used against the first one?” The robot asked while showing its master the recordings from the first drone. It showed that the planet’s local habitants were capable of mana manipulation and that the anomaly is some sort of shapeshifter that could change species.
Vilgax hummed to himself and looks over the data, while typing on his computer. "Yes, and make sure they have mana canceling rays."
“Yes my lord.” The robot said before walking over to another console and worked on the drones commands. “The drones will be ready for launch in a few minutes.”
"Good, now start searching the multiverse for a genetic signature like my own. I have a plan." Vilgax said with a sinister smile.
“Yes sir, sending out a multiverse probe.” The robot said as the three drones and the probe were sent out from the ship.
A low evil laugh echoed through the ship, as the probes and drones flew off in different directions each one aiming for a target.
With Dillan
Dillan smiled softly as he landed on the steps of Canterlot Castle, trotting up to a guard who helped out a spear. “Holt, identify yourself.” The guard said with a sturn frown.
"Dillan, Princess Luna told me to come here for the night." Dillan said, tilting his head a bit. "or are those two not back yet?"
The guard raised an eyebrow. “They are back but I heard that the princess’ guest wasn’t a pony.”
Dillan sighed. "Normally yes but I have the power to transform, please just let them know I'm here. I don't look like anything any pony here would have seen so I didn't want to cause a panic."
The guard looked him over before stepping to the side. “Don’t cause any trouble or I will take you down.”
Dillan trotted past the guard with a small smirk. "Yeah ok." He thought to himself as he made his way to the throne room… only to end up lost. "Where the heck is it!?" He yelled mostly to himself in exaggeration.
He heard laughter from all around him. “Oh my, you are going to be so much fun.”
"If you're pranking me, I will get a scan of Discord and turn you into pigs." He said, rubbing his temple.
“A scan of me?” There was a flash of light next to him as a tall being made up of multiple body parts, the being smirks as he leans on Dillan with his elbow on Dillan’s head. “Now what do you mean by that?”
Dillan glanced around for a moment to make sure no pony was around, before he tapped his Ultimatrix and turned back into a human. A yellow beam flowing over Discord from his watch a second later. "That."
“Oh my a human! You are going to be so much fun!” Discord said with a grin.
"Just wait, thanks to this I can transform into a Draconequus." He said with a smile.
“Oh? Well if that's the case.” He reaches down and touches the ultimatrix before pinching the screen of the dial, then pulls out a mini Discord. “Don’t want this in there then.” He then puts the mini Discord into his ear.
Dillan blinked for a moment. "Alright then… time to see what I look like as a Draconequs!" He said before pushing down his Ultimatrix. In a flash Dillan's body was replaced with an assortment of different parts from different aliens, his right foot and leg being wild mutts, his left foot and leg being a long black scaly leg. His arms were that of a bony creature and crystal being, while his body was fuzzy like a ponies, with his head made of a blue cat-like being. "This is weird." Dillan said, looking at himself.
Discord flew around Dillan and hums. “Hmm not bad, not as handsome as me of course but not bad.” He said with a smirk.
"I'm sure Fluttershy agrees with you." Dillan said with a smirk back at him, before teleporting the two of them to the throne room.
Discord blushes plaid before huffing. “How would you know how she feels about me?”
"I'm from another dimension." He said before Celestia and Luna walked into the throne room and paused at the two draconequii.
“Another dimension, really? And how do you know that you were seeing my Fluttershy and not some other random Fluttershy?” Discord siad getting upset.
Dillan shrugged. "I don't, how about you ask her yourself?"
“And make a fool of myself? I think not. Now how about you show me what you can do, watch boy.” Discord challenges.
"You wanna fight?" Dillan asked arching an eyebrow as he returned to normal.
Discord laughs. “Oh goodness no, I want a chaos off!” He said, throwing his hands into the air as fireworks went off behind him.
Dillan shakes his head with a smile. "Nah, I'm not very chaotic."
“Oh don’t be so modest, I know humans are incredibly chaotic! Specially with how smart and stupid they are it's simultaneously! It's beautiful, earth is one of my favorite places to visit, if it wasn't for that darn kid keeping me away.” He said frowning at the mention of the boy.
"Kid?" Dillan asked.
“Yeah, some snot nose human with a fancy watch like yours. Kept calling me a ‘off world hater’ whatever that means.” Discord said.
"Oh wow, so we're in the twenty third dimension… really don't want to meet him…"Dillan said.
“Oh you know him?” Discord asked with a smirk and got ready to snap his fingers.
"I will turn into a Celestialsapien." Dillan said, making Discord freeze up.
“You wouldn’t.” Discord said but lowered his hand.
"Dude, I absolutely love your chaos and everything. But I just got here and I'm not in a good mood after fighting a giant robot." Dillan sighed, rubbing his temple.
Discord pouts but floats into the air. “Oh fine, but you owe me a chaos off later.”
"Dude, relax. It's not that big of a deal." Dillan said with a chuckle as he looked atlooked at Celestia and Luna. "Hi!"
“Hello Dillan, I see you have met Discord.” Celestia said.
"Yeah, he won't leave me alone about a chaos duel. After I scanned him." Dillan sighed as Discord started making a bunch of annoying things to bug Dillan.
“We see, well it is up to you if you decide to do it but I ask you do it away from my ponies.” Celestia asked.
"I don't want to!" Dillan whined.
The two princesses giggle a bit. “We are afraid once Discord gets an idea that he wants to happen he will not stop until he gets his way.” Luna said.
Dillan groned. "Anyway, the contractors are ready to start building my house."
“Ooo I could help!” Discord said with a grin.
Dillan blinked a bit. "You know… surprisingly that's not a bad idea. When the construction is down for the upper floor, think you could help me make a sort of basement? I plan on contacting the plumbers and they'll need a base no better than underneath my house."
“Plumbers? Please tell me you mean the pipe experts and not those boring orderly space cops.” Discord said with a pleading look.
"Sorry man, but these two charged me with keeping the planet safe from extra terrestrial pearls and I'm gonna need the plumber's help." Dillan said with a smile.
He groans and crosses his arms. “Fine but you have to do something other than the chaos off for me later.” He said.
"Like what?" Dillan asked, arching an eyebrow.
“I don’t know yet! I will think about it later.” Discord said with a huff.
Dillan shakes his head and looks to Luna and Celestia. "Would you mind showing me where I'm staying until my house is done? I wanna put my stuff down so I know where it is."
“Sure, I don’t mind. Luna, please keep the nobles busy.” Celestia said as she turned to leave the room.
"Sister, it is still day which means day court is still in session. It is thy responsibility." Luna said, furrowing her eyebrow. "Besides it was our idea for Dillan to stay here while his abode was under construction should it not be us who shows him his quarters?"
“True but I know how much you enjoy telling the nobles no.” Celestia said with a smirk.
Luna doesn't say anything, and just turns away. "Do as you wish."
“Aww poor Lulu is pouting.” Discord said before laughing and disappearing.
Dillan sighed and followed Celestia, who giggled at Luna's actions. “Were you able to get in without a problem?” Celestia asked.
"Well I disguised myself as a pony so the nobles wouldn't freak out." Dillan chuckled. "So the guard was suspicious."
“I see, well thank you for not upsetting the nobles.” Celestia said as they passed a few maids.
The maids look at Dillan in surprise as he spoke with Celestia. "Yeah well, I honestly didn't want to deal with the annoyance." He chuckled.
Celestia giggles a bit. “Yes, they can get on one’s nerves.”
Dillan nods. "Not only that, I'm sure they'd want something as 'exotict' as me as a pet and… no."
Celestia frowns before sighing. “I am afraid you are right.”
"Though since ponies have seen me it's only a matter of time before they find out." Dillan groned, rubbing his head.
“Yes, it probably is only a matter of time, especially since you'll be staying in the castle for a while.” Celestia said, shaking her head as they got to the living quarters of the castle.
Dillan nods. "Yeah, I get the feeling this is gonna be annoying."
“I am sure they won’t hurt you.” Celestia tells him and puts a wing around his shoulder.
Dillan chuckles as a noble who was walking past watched what Celestia was doing. "Well even if they tried I can use my Ultimatrix to get away quickly."
“True, although I do ask that you try not to hurt them.” Celestia said with a sigh. “As annoying as they are, they do have their purpose.”
"Not hurt them, you left ponyville before I used it but I have a form that's super fast." Dillan said smiling.
Celestia hummed. “I see, well I still ask that you not hurt them. They will use any excuse to turn us against you.”
"Yeah I know." Dillan said nodding.
Celetia comes to a stop next to a door. “This can be your room. It is normally reserved for any Minotaur ambassadors that visit but they haven't visited in a long time so I believe it should be fine for you to stay here for a while.”
Dillan nodded a little. "Sounds good, Um… I'd hate to ask but do you have chefs for cooking meat for when meat eaters visit? I um haven't eaten in a few days."
“Yes of course, we try our best to accommodate other species when they visit.” Celestia said, nodding her head.
"Thank god." Dillan chuckled a bit before a guard ran up to Celestia.
"Your majesty there's an intruder in the castle. A young colt no pony is able to understand." The guard said.
“Really? Interesting, let's go meet this colt.” Celestia said before looking at Dillan. “Would you like to accompany me?”
"Sure, my Ultimatrix has a translator function." Dillan said with a smile. "So I can help translate."
“Really? Wonderful! Memorizing so many different languages can be difficult, especially over a long period of time they all tend to blend together.” Celestia said with a smile and walked to where the colt was being held.
Dillan nods. "I've personally learned three, Spanish, French and German."
“Interesting, I don't know that many ponies outside of the linguistic studies that have learned more than one language.” Celestia said with a smile.
Dillan chuckles. "I learned them in school, I needed them to graduate."
“Really? Perhaps I should add multiple languages needed to learn in order to graduate college.” Celestia thought out loud.
"Well I only needed one, I just chose two more for extra." Dillan said with a smile as the two reach the throne room, noticing a small Colt with a black mane and white coat.
“This is him, your highness.” The guard said.
"Dónde estoy?" The colt spoke, confusing all the ponies.
“Hmm that sounds familiar but it has been so long since I've had to use another language.” Celestia said, rubbing her chin.
Dillan slowly walked over to the boy with a small smile. "Hola amigo soy Dillan, cual es tu?"
"mi nombre es tormenta cumulus." The colt said with a smile, obviously happy someone understood him.
"His name is Cumulus storm." Dillan said to Celestia.
“I see, can you ask him why he is here and how he got here?” Celestia asked Dillan.
"Por qué estás aquí y cómo llegaste aquí?" Dillan asked Cumulus storm.
"mi familia escapó de portimarioco, Mi familia esta atrapado por un deslizamiento de rocas. por favor ayúdalos!" Cumulus said in a clear panick.
"They escaped from portimarioco and his family got trapped in a rock slide." Dillan said. "donde?"
"en una cueva en el fondo, de la montaña en el este." Cumulus said.
"They're in a cave in the mountains in the east." Dillan said.
“Oh no, Dillan, would you mind taking a platoon of guards to help rescue his parents and anypony else trapped in the rockslide?” Celestia asked him.
Dillan nods,with a smile before looking at her. "Sure but considering you only hired me to take care of extra terrestrial problems I'm charging you extra." He laughed.
Celestia chuckles a bit. “You will be compensated but let's get ready please tell him that I will be sending some guards to help his family and anypony else that was caught up in the rockslide.”
"la princesa enviará ponis ayudar." Dillan said, smiling as the colt cried happily holding his hooves to his eyes.
“Guard get a rescue platoon ready to dig up a landslide and rescue as many ponies as we can.” Celestia told the guard next to them.
The guard nods, and instantly begins relaying the orders. Dillan smiles softly and turns to Luna who was watching this whole time. "Mind watching him?"
Luna nods her nod. “We shall do our best.”
Dillan nodded and looked to the Colt. "Quédate con ellos hasta que regresemos."
The colt nods softly, smiling still. Luna smiles down at the colt. “Hola pequeño, ¿te gustaría jugar un juego?” She asked in Spanish.
The colt nods excitedly, smiling as Dillan blinks with a smile. "Why didn't you translate before?"
Luna looks up at Dillan. “Because my spell had not finished till just now. Unlike my sister I've never memorized other languages.”
"Oh." Dillan said before blinking. "Wait so you're telling me that out of everyone in this throne room, including two princesses that meet with dignitaries… I'm the only one that can speak Spanish… or i suppose ponish here?"
“Well…to be fair most other places send somepony that speaks Equish.” Celestia said with a slight blush.
Dillan nodded before going with the guards ready to go help the colt's family. “Ma’am, sir, we are ready to depart.” The guard said with a salute.
"Let's go, the colt didn't say how long they've been trapped, we gotta hurry." Dillan said, nodding to the guards.
“Yes sir, the air balloon dock is this way.” The guard said and led Dillan away.
"I'm going ahead, meet up with me when you see a plume of flame shoot into the air." Dillan said to them, popping up his Ultimatrix and turning into fast track before speeding away.
“Wait sir…and he is gone…” the guard sighs before running to the airship.
Dillan zoomed around the mountains in the eastern area of Equestria, not able to find the cave right away as he saw the airship come out of a portal over a mountain and start to lower to the ground.
"Huh that's cool." Dillan commented.
Once Dillan got to the airship he saw the guards coming out of it. “Good to see you found us sir.” The guard from before said.
"Yeah that was an accident, I was just running around trying to find that rock slide but I can't find anything. Did you see anything from the air?" Dillan asked them.
“Yes, just behind these trees.” The guard said pointing behind the ship. “We will start surveying the area.”
Dillan nodded following the guards.They pass a few trees before seeing a village that is half covered in dirt. “This is a bad rockslide. Ok men start finding survivors!” The guard yelled as the rest of them rushed into action.
Dillan looked around for a bit before popping up his Ultimatrix and turning into wild mutt, much to the confusion of the ponies. “Whoa!” One of the guards said.
“Stay focused men, keep searching and you-” The first guard said before pointing at Dillan. “-if you can still understand me …help however you can.”
Dillan barked as his guils opened up on his sides and he ran over to a patch of dirt and started digging quickly. "Sir?" A guard asked. "what's he doing?"
“I think he found somepony, get some ponies here to help him now!” The guard yelled.
The guards rush over to Dillan as he pulled up a pink mare with a purple mane coughing. “Don’t worry Miss, we will get you and everypony else out.” One of the guards said.
"Thank you…" the mare said. "I heard screams and got caught in the rock slide when I tried to help."
“You tried to help, that is nice but we need to get you out of danger.” The guard said as two other guards took her over to a medical tent that just got set up.
Dillan barked at the guard leader as he reached into the hole and pulled out a pegasus mare with a small unicorn filly on her back, both having a light green coat with the adult mare having red mane while the filly had a red and pink stripped mane.
“Two more!” a guard called out as more guards came to help the ponies.
"la pierna de mi esposo rota por favor ayuda!" The mare said, pointing to the hole as Dillan quickly went back into the hole confusing the guards.
“What did she say?” One guard said to another.
“No idea.” The other guard said, shrugging and helped them to the medical tent.
The mare struggled a bit against the guards trying to get back to the hole. "mi esposo no puedo dejarlo!"
“Easy miss! We will make sure to save everypony.” The guard said, trying to stop her.
The group noticed a bright blue flash erupt from the hole, before Dillan slowly walked out with a purple Unicorn stallion with a lighter purple mane. "Get him help now, his leg is broken."
“Oh buck, we have a broken leg!” A guard said before a few guards came and picked the stallion up and took him to the medical tent.
The mare sobbed as she held her daughter who spoke up. "Mama? Where's Cumulus?"
"You speak equestrian?" Dillan asked the filly with a smile as the mother nodded.
"Husband taught us, me and my son aren't very good at it." She said, whipping her tears away.
"Oh, I see. Well it's thanks to Cumulus we found you. He told us about the rock slide… well he told me, they don't understand ponish." Dillan said with a chuckle.
The mare hugs Dillan. “I don’t know who or what you are, but thank you!”
"My name's Dillan, and it's them you should be thanking. All I did was find you." Dillan said with a smile.
“But they wouldn’t even know where we were if it wasn’t for you.” She said, still hugging him.
Dillan chuckles a little and hugs her back. "Alright, go be with your husband. I'll let the processes know you're alright."
She nods and runs over to the tent. “You are very kind sir.” The first guard said.
Dillan smiles softly. "I just did what I had to, I didn't want that colt to end up like me."
“Sir, do you know if there are more ponies trapped?” The first guard asked.
"Not that I saw, that form I took can see body heat. But it might be good to have ponies search for… deceased." Dillan said, looking down.
The guard nods and pats Dillan’s arm. “We understand, go calm the civilians we'll take over.”
Dillan nodded and walked over to the ponies he found. He saw them hugging together and felt proud he could make a difference.
Dillan turned around and was about to leave before the purple mare with a pink mane called out to him. “Please don’t go, we want to thank you for saving our lives.”
Dillan turned to the mare with a small smile on his face. "You’re Starlight Glimmer right?"
She pulls her head back. “Y-yes, how did you know my name?”
Dillan chuckles a little. "Ask Twilight and the others."
“Oh you know Twilight?” She asked, raising an eyebrow.
The human nods. "Yes, I met her yesterday, long story."
“Huh, I see, well thank you for saving us.” She said.
"No problem, Celestia is the one that asked me to." Dillan smiling softly at her. "You ran into the rock slide, your one brave lady."
“No, I am not brave.” She said, shaking her head.
"What do you mean?" Dillan asked.
“Well I was only passing through on my way to…our village.” She said, rubbing her leg.
Dillan nods slowly. "Right, I know all about that. You don't need to be bashful."
“Y-you know about that?” She asked with widened eyes.
"Yeah, long story." Dillan said smiling. "I'm sorry Sunburst and you had a falling out."
She lowers her head. “Y-yeah, but we worked things out.” she then looked up at Dillan. “It is very creepy you know so much about me when I know nothing about you.”
Dillan laughs. "Yeah, but not just you. The main six, the princesses, discord… I'll let Twilight explain." He said with a sigh. "But anyway, you can ask me whatever you want."
Starlight shakes her head. “No offense but I just want to leave this place.”
Dillan nods a bit. "Alright, when you're cleared to go you can ask Twilight about me."
She backs up a bit and lights her horn before disappearing in a flash of magic.
The human blinked a bit, shaking his head before he returned to the castle of friendship. “Dillan, you are back?” Spike said as he saw him pop up.
"Yeah, long story. Did starlight come back?" He asked.
“Maybe? I heard a loud boom from the map room just a few minutes ago.” Spike said.
"That's probably her. Me and some guards found her and some other ponies trapped under a landslide." Dillan said, sighing a bit.
“Oh man, well it's a good thing you did.” Spike said.
Dillan nodded with a laugh. "Yeah but then I explained what I knew about her and… she got weirded out."
“Of course she did dude, it's creepy.” Spike said.
"Yeah. I know." He said with a playful grin as he walked into the castle.
“So why are you here? I thought you were staying with the princesses.” Spike asked.
"To make sure starlight is ok." Dillan said.
“Oh ok, want something to eat?” Spike asked.
"No thanks little dude, I appreciate the offer though." Dillan said with a smile.
“Alright, have fun.” He said before walking away.
Dillan walked into the throne room, seeing Twilight and starlight talking about him. "So he knows about us from a TV show?" Starlight asked.
“Yes, it is quite strange.” Twilight said, rubbing the back of her head.
"Sorry if I freaked you out." Dillan said, startling the two.
Twilight puts a hoof to her chest. “Dillan you scared us.”
"Not cool…" Starlight said.
"Sorry, just came to make sure you're ok. You left before the paramedics said you could leave." Dillan said looking at Starlight.
She looks down and rubs her leg. “I am fine, I made a magic shield before the rocks and dirt could crush me.”
"Wait what are you talking about?" Twilight asked.
"Starlight was in a landslide." Dillan said, looking at Twilight.
“She was what!?” Twilight gasped and looked over Starlight. “Are you hurt?”
"No, like I said I put up a shield. The other ponies were a lot worse off." Starlight said.
“Are you sure you aren’t hurt?” Twilight asked.
"Yes, Twilight." Starlight said with a smile.
“Good, I don’t know what I would have done if you got hurt.” Twilight said with a sigh.
Starlight blushes a little, making Dillan smile. "You two are cute, but since everything is ok here I'm gonna get those ponies to Canterlot to their son."
Twilight and Starlight nod. “Alright.”
"Behave yourselves, there's a child in the castle." Dillan said with a smirk before heading back to Canterlot.
“Hey!” They said with blushes.
Dillan laughed a bit as he made his way outside, before turning into a pegasus and flew back to the castle for the night.
Chapter end
Dillan yawned as he got back to Ponyville in the morning, noticing the streets were eerily empty. "Where is everyone?"
Dillan glanced around and noticed a pony slamming the door of their house in fear, making him look down sadly before he went to twilight's castle and knocked. The door opened and Spike was on the other side. “Hi Dillan, what's going on?”
"Just wondering where everyone is." Dillan said, gesturing to the empty town.
“Huh…strange, it’s like back when Zecora came to town.” Spike said with a hum.
Dillan frowned a little at that. "Oh…"
“Come on inside.” Spike said as he stepped aside.
Dillan stepped inside the castle, and followed the young dragon as they walked.
Spike led him to the library, where Twilight was reading. “Maybe Twilight will know what's going on.”
"Hopefully." Dillan mumbled.
“Hey Twilight, Dillan’s here” Spike called out.
Dillan rubbed his arm sadly as Twilight came out. "Dillan? What brings you here?"
"Um… just wondering why the town is empty." Dillan said.
“It is?” She asked as she stood up.
"Yeah." Dillan nodded.
“Strange, I am sure the whole town has already learned not to judge somepony by their appearance.” She said and started walking over.
Dillan looked away sadly. "That means nothing when the person you're judging can change into different appearances."
“Don’t be like that, you saved the CMC, you are a hero.” Twilight said as she put a hoof on his leg.
"Twilight, even it doesn't matter if I did that… all they see is a new creature that can turn into new and scary monsters." He said with a sad sigh.
Twilight frowned. “I am sure they will warm up to you.” She said, trying to cheer him up. “Maybe Pinkie is making a party for you or something.”
"She already did that remember?" Dillan asked with a chuckle. "And I'm not sure… I'll always be unlocking new aliens… hell three ponies fainted because of a bunny stamped."
Twilight hummed as she tapped her chin in thought. “We could hold a town meeting and show everyone your aliens, and that they aren’t a threat.”
"No, the ultimatrix isn't a toy and has a limited power supply. I need to save it for emergencies." Dillan explained.
“We can still show drawings of your aliens, right?” Twilight suggests.
"I suppose so, but telling them they aren't dangerous is dangerous. I mean what if a foal or filly mistakes a random alien for me?" Dillan asked.
“Don’t you have anything to identify you from other aliens?” Twilight asked.
"Yeah, the Ultimatrix symbol." Dillan said, pointing at the Ultimatrix. "But it can be hard to spot."
Twilight rubbed her chin with a thoughtful hum. “Ok, well it is better than nothing, we can make a large poster showing the symbol and say anyone with that can be trusted.”
"That's… a bad idea." Dillan said. "The ultimatrix symbol is the same symbol as the plumbers, an intergalactic police force. Problem is it's also their badges and they can and have been replicated by criminals."
Twilight rubbed her temple. “Ok…um…maybe try…” She starts to walk back and forth.
“Why don’t we just talk to them and say they are being silly, they are acting like they did with Zecora.” Spike suggested.
"Ponies might take offense to that." Dillan said. "After all they are entitled to their fears."
“Still, I thought they learned this lesson already.” Spike said while crossing his arms.
"And you learn a lesson the first time?" Dillan asked him with a small smile.
“Sometimes.” Spike said, with a light blush growing on his face.
“Hmm well what would you like to try?” Twilight asked Dillan.
Dillan sighed softly. "As much as it might hurt, I just need to let them be them… even if it means they ignore or run away from me."
“Can’t you turn into a pony now and then to interact with others besides us?” Spike asked.
Dillan nodded. "Yeah I could but… I want them to know the real me. Not some disguise."
“They will, I am sure of it.” Twilight said with a smile. “How about we hang out with our friends?”
Dillan smiled softly. "Sure, that sounds fun."
Twilight smiled and lifted Spike onto her back. “Then let’s get going.”
"Where to?" Dillan asked, putting his hands in his pockets.
“How about we check on Pinkie first.” Twilight suggested.
Dillan nodded. "Alright."
The three of them head out of twilight’s castle. “Hey Dillan, your watch thing, it lets you turn into anything right?” Spike asked.
"Anything that's smart enough to learn how to talk, why?" Dillan asked.
“Do you think you could turn into Discord?” Spike asked with a gasp.
“Spike, that's not funny.” Twilight said with a frown.
"Sure can." Dillan said. "I mean I can turn into a Draconequus, not Discord himself. My form is a mix match of different DNA from the ultimatrix."
Twilight looked a bit worried at that. “Isn’t that dangerous? What if Discord corrupts you?”
Dillan looked at her in surprise. "Wow, isn't discord your friend? Some princess of friendship. And as for what you said, he removed his own personality from my scan when I got it. You really think he'd do anything to put you all in danger? Even Fluttershy?"
“Well…no, but his magic is unpredictable.” Twilight said.
"Twilight just because you didn't understand something doesn't mean it's dangerous." Dillan said with a chuckle as they entered Sugar cube corner noticing all the food and dishes dancing around.
“What the hay?” Spike said in shock.
Dillan chuckled a bit and pointed to Discord who was keeping the cake twins entertained. "Looks like someone's a babysitter."
“Well…that's a surprise.” Twilight said.
"I can hear you." Discord said, still playing with the twins. "The cakes and Pinkie had to make a few deliveries so Pinkie asked me to help watch these two."
“Wow, I would have thought they would annoy you.” Spike said.
Discord laughed. "nah, I've always liked foals. They're cute. If you'd noticed even when I took over equestria, I always made sure not to hurt any kids. They're so chaotic and loved all the chaos I made!"
“That makes sense I guess.” Twilight said with a sigh. “I guess Pinkie is busy, we can check on the others.”
"Oh? Going on a little friendship roundup?" Discord asked, suddenly riding a fake horse with a cowboy hat, causing the foals to giggle and laugh.
“Kinda, we are trying to cheer up Dillan because the town’s ponies are acting strange.” Spike blurted out, causing twilight to nudge him with a wing.
"Acting strange?" Discord asked, making the items disappear. "are they hiding like they did when Zecora came to town?"
“Yes they-hey! How do you know about that? You were still in stone when that happened.” Twilight said.
Discord and Dillan both sighed. "You know Twilight just because you girls find me annoying to talk to doesn't mean everyone does, Fluttershy told me all about your adventures."
Twilight bushed and lifted a hoof. “O-oh right.”
"So they're hiding from you huh?" Discord asked Dillan. "I'd like to help but that time traveler told me not to."
"Paradox?" Dillan thought to himself.
“Time traveler?” Spike asked but Discord was busy playing with the foals.
Dillan looked back outside and sighed softly. "Well, thanks anyway Discord. See ya later." He said as he walked outside.
“So long, little human, I am sure things will work out, look at how they treat me.” Discord said just as a pony walked in, screamed, then ran away.
Dillan sighed softly at that as the three of them continued to walk. “Hey, maybe she was scared of Discord and not you.” Spike offered,
"Ponies would be used to Discord by now." Dillan said, with a sigh noticing some ponies looking at him in fear from their houses.
“There has to be a reason for this.” Twilight said with a frown.
"Face it Twilight, creatures are just naturally afraid of things that they know nothing about." Dillan sighed.
“But that's what Pinkie’s part was for, to help them get to know you.” Spike said.
Dillan stared down at the ground more, staying quiet as they walked. Twilight and Spike looked at each other for a moment before Twilight says. “Let’s try meeting up with Fluttershy.”
Dillan nodded a bit again, still staying quiet. The three of them walked up the path to Fluttershy’s home. “Hey Dillan, have you tried your dragon scan?” Spike asked.
"No, I was ordered to rest, remember?" He chuckled softly, rubbing his injured shoulder.
“I wonder what you look like as a dragon.” Spike said while rubbing his chin.
"Who knows, all I know about the scan is it'll be like all the others. I'll turn into the dragons age appropriate form for a 30 year old, and I won't have any illnesses or handicaps."
“Wow, uh maybe not be in town when you test that form out.” Spike said with a nervous chuckle.
"Why? I'd be bipedal like you most likely and not large." Dillan chuckled.
“I’m only thirteen, and thirdy could be huge!” Spike said.
Dillan chuckled softly. "Spike dragons that big have lived almost as long as Celestia and Luna. I'd probably become the same size or so as Garble."
“Oh.” Spike said and blinked. “You won’t turn into a jerk like him would you?”
"Nah, personality has nothing to do with my transformations, just base instincts." Dillan smiled a bit as they approached Fluttershy's cabin.
“Oh that's good.” Spike said.
Dillan glanced back at ponyville with a sad look as Twilight knocked on the cabin door. The door opened and inside was Fluttershy, she eeped softly. “O-oh h-hello Twilight, Spike, D-Dillan.”
"Hi Fluttershy." Spike said with a smile, while Twilight hugged her.
“Wh-what brings you all here?” Fluttershy asked while shyly leaning near her door.
"The whole town is hiding from Dillan." Spike said, while Dillan looked around the cabin area sadly.
“Oh my, how horrible…um…maybe a pet would help?” Fluttershy offered.
Dillan sighed softly. "Maybe, but I don't think I'm… ok enough to have a pet yet."
“Oh..um would you like to help take care of some of my animals?” She asked.
Dillan looked around a bit, before shrugging sadly. Fluttershy looked around before she picked up a little bird and held it up to Dillan. “How about you make a new friend?”
Dillan smiled a bit and gently rubbed the bird's sleeping head. "Hey little buddy." He said, getting the bird to wake up and yelp in fear before flying away making him watch it go sadly.
Fluttershy flinched a bit. “I…um…sorry.” She said softly and hid behind her mane.
Dillan looked down at the ground. "It's not your fault…"
“Maybe it just didn’t know you were a friend.” Spike offered.
"Maybe…" He said, looking away. "Or maybe I shouldn't have left my home…"
Twilight frowned and stomped a hoof. “Nopony should be alone and isolated.”
Dillan sighed softly. "I'm not a pony…" He muttered, before turning and walking away. "And I was referring to my dimension, maybe I shouldn't have left."
Twilight’s ears fold back. “I didn’t mean it like that. You shouldn’t isolate yourself.”
Dillan paused for a moment, before shrugging. "Maybe… maybe not." He said before walking away.
The ponies and dragon look at each other, not sure what to do.
Dillan sadly and slowly walked back through ponyville, ignoring the ponies as they ran and hid. Snapping out of his stupor as a small pony bumped into his leg. "oh sorry…" the pony said, as Dillan looked down at Scootaloo.
"Scootaloo?" He asked, confused, noticing the tears in her eyes. "Hey, what's wrong?"
“My dad had to leave again, something about an important mission for the princess or something…” She said and kicked the ground with a hoof.
Dillan frowned a bit, while kneeling down. "Well I'm sure he's doing an important job right? And don't you have your mom?"
Scootaloo frowned at the mention of ‘mom’. “If you mean the mare my father married…yeah…she is at home, so I want to be anywhere but.”
He looked at her with a slight frown, Putting his own problems to the back of his mind as he rubbed her head. "She's that bad huh?"
Scootaloo’s wings buzzed with irritation. “I…can’t talk about it…” She said before trying to walk away.
"Even if you can't talk about it, if you leave now you'll miss out on the ice cream." Dillan said, smiling softly.
Scootaloo froze. “Ice…cream?”
"Yeah, from sugar cube corner. I was just about to head there to get some. I thought you'd want some too but I guess not." He said with a playful shrug.
Scootaloo danced on her hooves, unsure before she sighed and walked over to him. “Ok, I will go, but no asking about…her.”
Dillan smiled and nodded. "You got it."
Scootaloo started following him before she looked around. “Geez…adults are weird.”
Dillan sighed softly and glanced around as the ponies slammed windows and doors shut. "yes, they are…"
“I think it is cool that you saved us from that huge thing so easily, I don’t understand why they are scared.” Scootaloo said with a shake of her head.
Dillan smiled softly at the young filly. "Because they're afraid of what I could do, they're afraid I'll end up destroying this town."
“Well that’s stupid, if you wanted to do that you would've already done it when you first arrived.” She said with snort.
Dillan smiles softly at her. "You're a smart filly scoots."
“Of course I am!” She said with a proud smile.
Dillan chuckled softly again as the two entered Sugar cube corner, the restaurant having filled up in occupancy since Dillan, Twilight, and Spike left. The human frowned softly as all the ponies in the establishment stopped talking and looked at him in fear, and a few in anger at him coming back.
“The heck is wrong with them?” Scootaloo asked as she walked up to the counter. “Mare up all of you, Dillan is nice!”
The ponies all turned away not speaking as Dillan slowly made his way sadly to the counter. "It's alright Scoots…"
“No it’s not. You are a good guy, they are just being stupid.” Scootaloo said with a huff.
The ponies in the restaurant glared at her while Dillan shook his head. "Scootaloo it's not stupid, all creatures are entitled to their own fears." He said as the cakes and Pinkie tried bringing a piano through the back door.
“But you saved us!” Scootaloo said.
"And they're afraid of those powers." He said, sighing softly.
Scootaloo huffed and crossed her hooves. “I don’t like it.”
He smiled again, rubbing her head before looking at the cakes and Pinkie pie who were struggling to move the large piano. Dillan glanced at the fear stricken faces of the towns ponies and sighed, walking over to the three of them and popping up his Ultimatrix turning into a large red alien with four arms, before he picked up the piano alone, shocking and scaring more ponies. "Where to?"
"O-oh my! T-thanks you dearie! Right over there, we're having a new stage put in so ponies can hear music as they eat!" Miss Cake said, pointing to a stage.
Scootaloo turned to the rest of the ponies. “See!? He is nice and kind! Helping even though you all are shunning him.”
Dillan smiled softly as he put the piano on stage. "How can we really trust him!" A mare yelled. "For all we know he could be loling us into a false sense of security!"
“That’s stupid! Dillan saved me and my friends, then we saved us all from that big thing! Also the princesses trust him, so why don’t all of you!” Scootaloo yelled.
"Scootaloo." Dillan said, turning back to normal with a sad smile. "It's alright, I appreciate you trying to help, but you can't force others to like me."
"Well, whether they like you or not Dearie, you're welcome here anytime. Now what can we get you?" Miss, cake asked with a smile.
Scootaloo’s ears fold down. “But…”
Dillan smiled softly and rubbed Scootaloo's head gently. "We'll take two of whatever Scootaloo wants."
She looks up at the menu. “Uh… chocolate shake with…cookies?”
"What kind of cookies deerie?" Ms.cake asked, while noticing a few of her other customers looking at Dillan with mixed expressions.
“Um…is peanut butter ok?” Scootaloo asked Dillan.
Dillan smiled softly. "Of course, they're my favorite kind of cookie."
She smiled and looked back at Ms.Cake. “Those please!”
Ms. Cake giggled and nodded. "Have a seat, we'll bring them out soon."
"But I haven't paid." Dillan said with a small frown.
"You helped us big time with that piano, it's on the house." Mr. Cake said with a smile as Pinkie bounced up and down with a toothy smile.
“See mister Dillan, not everypony is scared of you.” Scootaloo said with a smile.
Dillan smiles softly and rubs her head again. "Thanks squirt, now let's go sit down." He chuckled, going over to a booth as a few ponies moved away from them.
“What are you going to do today after this?” Scootaloo asked as she sat down.
Dillan hummed a little, while looking outside. '
“We could go watch Rainbow practice her flying!” She said with a grin.
"Alright, maybe we could even join her." Dillan said with a small smile.
“We could?!” She asked with pure joy.
Dillan and all the other ponies couldn't help but chuckle at her excitement, while Dillan nods. "Sure, if she's ok with it. You can ride on my back when I turn into a pegusus."
“Cool! But can you keep up with her?” She asked him.
Dillan laughed a little before Pinkie set their drinks and cookies on the table. "We'll see."
Scootaloo starts eating right away. “Thank you for the food!”
Dillan watched her eating as if she hadn't in days, as his eyes turned to her slightly skinnier stomach that could be mistaken for an athletic form. "Scootaloo… how long has it been since you've had a proper meal?"
“Huh?” She looked up at him with a cookie hanging from her mouth. “Uh, about a day…I think.”
Dillan stared at her for a longer period of time this time, before gesturing for pinkie to come over. "Hey Pinkie, can we get a large stuffed crust extra cheese pizza as well?"
"Oki doki Loki!" Pinkie said with a smile, vanishing behind the counter.
Scootaloo’s eyes widened as she started to drool. “Wow, a whole pizza? Is it your birthday or something?”
Dillan smiled softly at her, shaking his head. "Nope, but it isn't every day I get to hang out with a new awesome friend am I right?" He asked, holding his fist up for a fist bump.
She smiled and hoof bumped his fist. “Cool!”
Dillan smiled at her and rubbed her head playfully as Pinkie brought out the stuffed crust extra cheese pizza. "Here ya go!" She said with a smile.
“Oooo.” Scootaloo said as she drools. “How many slices can I have?”
Dillan smiled at her. "As many as you want, just make sure you eat them slowly ok?"
“Ok!” She takes the first slice and starts inhaling it.
"I just said eat it slowly." Dillan laughed softly.
She looked up with a mouth full of pizza. “This is slowly.” She said, still full of pizza.
Dillan raised an eyebrow. "You're eating it like you'll never taste it again."
She blushed a bit and slowed down her chewing. “Sorry.”
He smiled softly and rubbed her head gently. "Hey don't worry about it, just enjoy it ok?"
She nodded her head and continued to eat. “Thank you again mister Dillan.”
"You don't have to call me mister, just Dillan is ok." He said with a smile.
She nodded her head as she looked down at the pizza. “Ok, do you know if Applebloom or Sweetie Belle are busy?”
"No idea, we could find you if you want to." He said with a small smile.
“Maybe after Rainbow.” She said and finished her slice. “If they are busy I may just hang out in our clubhouse.”
Dillan smiled softly, eating a slice of pizza as well. “Do you promise to not leave?” She asked quietly, so quietly in fact Dillan almost didn’t hear her.
Dillan smiled softly again at her. "I'm your friend Scoots, no matter what I'll never truly be gone."
“But the adults are being mean to you…you might leave Ponyville forever.” She said sadly.
"Scootaloo…" Dillan said with a sad frown, glancing around as the ponies near them all looked down at the sad Statement. "You know no matter where I go I'll be your friend right?"
“Yeah…I know.” She said before sighing and setting down her pizza slice.
Dillan smiled and gently picked her up, rocking her a little. "I promise I'll never leave, if you ever need me I'll be here."
“Really?” She asked as she looked up at him.
He nodded with a smile. "Of course, if you ever need anything, anything at all. Just come find me ok? I'll be there in a flash."
She looked away for a moment before she asked him. “Could you hurt someone who is bad?”
"Well, that depends on how bad they are." He said.
She looked down for a moment before quietly saying. “Let’s go find Rainbow…”
Dillan frowned and looked at the rest of the pizza. "Don't you wanna finish eating first?"
“I…shouldn’t be a greedy foal…” She said and got up before she started walking out of the restaurant.
Dillan frowned and packed up the pizza, and drinks paying for the food before quickly following Scootaloo. "Scootaloo… you know you're not a greedy foal for wanting to eat right?"
“I’m ok…” She said with a sigh and looked ahead. “I don’t want to get in trouble for spoiling my appetite if there is dinner at home.”
Dillan frowned as he looked at her for a moment, sighing softly. "No one knows your stepmom isn't feeding you properly do they?"
She flinched and looked down. “She feeds me.”
Dillan looked at her. "How much and how often?"
“Enough.” She said quickly and started walking faster.
"Scootaloo." Dillan said, stepping on her tail gently to stop her from moving. "I'm not going to tell anyone." He said, kneeling In Front of her with a soft smile. "I just wanted to let you know if you need something to eat, or someone to spend time with. Find me. I'm always open to see you. Ok?"
She was quiet for a moment before she looked away. “Ok.”
Dillan smiled softly and ruffled her mane. "Come on, let's go see if Rainbow can show us some moves."
“Ok.” She said as they headed to a park.
The two watched as a Rainbow blur flew across the sky of the park, spinning and whipping around. “Wow, Rainbow is so awesome.” Scootaloo said.
Dillan smiles softly at her. "She sure is, so are you."
“I’m ok, but nowhere near as cool as Rainbow.” She said with her eyes glued to the blue mare in the sky.
"Don't sell yourself short, kid." Dillan smiled softly as Rainbow noticed the two.
“Hey you two!” She called out before coming in to land, doing a backflip in the air before landing. “What's up?”
"Hey Rainbow, Scootaloo here wanted to watch you practice… hey aren't you supposed to be resting?" Dillan asked with a raised eyebrow. "Didn't you just over heat the other day?"
Rainbow looked at him with a smirk and smug look on her face. "Hey, I'm too awesome for that. Besides I could say the same about you with your shoulder messed up."
"Ya got me there." Dillan chuckled softly.
Rainbow looked around conspiratorially. “Just don’t tell Twilight, I know not to push myself too hard but sitting still drives me crazy.”
"I know the feeling." Dillan chuckled, while smiling at Scootaloo. "Scootaloo was hoping we could join you. But since we can't do anything too extreme how about we all just fly around?"
“Sure, but are you sure you can keep up?” Rainbow siad with a teasing smirk as she poked Dillan’s chest.
Dillan chuckled softly. "I guess we'll find out."
Rainbow smirked and stretched her wings. “Do you already have a winged form?”
Dillan grinned back. "Six."
Rainbow smirked. “I bet they are cool.”
He shrugged a bit. "I mean I have one that can fly at the speed of light."
Rainbow’s eyes widened before she frowned. “Is that fast?”
Dillan grinned as he popped up his Ultimatrix and turned into a light black pegasus with blue hair. "Maybe you'll find out one day."
“One day? How about a race? If I win you have to show me that form, if you win…I don’t know.” Rainbow said with a shrug.
“Oooh! What if he wins he gets to have the honor of going on a date with you!?” Scootaloo suggested.
The two adults blush deeply as they both stare at Scootaloo in shock. "W-what!?" The two said together.
Scootaloo shrugged. “What? You are both cool and winning a date with Rainbow sounds pretty cool.”
Dillan and Rainbow blush deeper and glance at each other before looking away. "H-how about she just gives me like 50 bits?"
"I-i'm ok with that." Rainbow dash said.
Scootaloo shrugged before smiling. “It's not like Dillan will win. Rainbow is the fastest mare alive!”
Dillan chuckled softly as he popped up his Ultimatrix. "Key word there, fastest mare. I'm not a mare." He said, turning into a red stingray like-alien. "Meet Jetray!"
“Why did you change into a pony then into that thing?” Scootaloo asked.
Dillan grinned a bit. "I'm used to flying with it more, I haven't practiced with my pony form yet."
“It doesn't matter, I will still win.” Rainbow said with a smirk.
Dillan smirked back at her. "Oh? Then how about we do what Scootaloo said, if I win you go on a date with me." He said making Rainbow blush. "Ha, from that face alone she won't accept-"
“Fine! You're on, but now if I win you gotta do whatever I say for a whole day!” Rainbow cut off his thoughts.
Dillan blushed again but grinned. "Alright, just don't overheat again."
“Oh please, that was a fluke.” Rainbow said while waving her hoof.
"Sure it was, so where are we Racing to?" He asked her with a grin.
“This will be simple, just a lap around Ponyville.” Rainbow said as she stretched her wings.
Dillan nodded and got into position. "Go!" Scootaloo yelled as the two took off at high speeds, with Dillan outspeeding Rainbow.
Rainbow did her best but couldn’t keep up, especially with her body not being in top condition at the moment. Dillan glanced back at her and slowed down a little, enough to stay in the lead but close enough to talk and keep an eye on her. "You're not giving up are you?"
“No bucking way!” She said while breathing heavily. “You just got a head start.”
Dillan smiled softly and kept flying ahead of her, keeping his eye on her so she wouldn't hurt herself as they grew closer to the park again after lapping Ponyville. Rainbow tried to go faster but just couldn’t pass Dillan, when they landed she fell to her belly panting. “Darn it…i lost” She said.
“Rainbow!” Twilight yelled as she ran over. “How could you make her race in her condition!?” She yelled at Dillan with a glare.
Dillan stepped back a bit. "Hey now, I made sure we didn't go overboard."
“Look at her! She almost overheated again! She could have lost her ability to fly!” Twilight yelled as Rainbow held a hoof out to her.
“Twilight, calm down.” Rainbow said weakly.
"Calm down!?" Twilight yelled. "You almost lost your ability to fly! What about your dream of joining the wonderbolts!" She shouted, making Dillan look away guiltily.
Rainbow slowly stood up. “I know my limits Twi! I wasn’t going to burn out.” She said back, pressing her forehead against Twilight’s. “Stop acting this way to Dillan.”
Twilight glared at her and gently pushed on Rainbow, making her fall to the ground. "See how tired and exhausted you are! This wouldn't have happened if he hadn't been so reckless! He's supposed to use that watch for serious problems, not winning races and risking ponies' lives!"
Dillan looked down and off to the side sadly, swallowing back his tears. “Twilight, I was the one that made him race!” Rainbow yelled back with a frown. “Scootaloo, cover your ears.” The filly did so quickly. “Twilight, right now you are being the world's biggest nag!”
Twilight's mane and feathers ruffled at the insult as Dillan looked confused. "Why did Scootaloo have to cover her ears for that?"
“Later.” Rainbow said, not taking her eyes off of Twilight. “Look at how you're acting Twilight! And don’t think I haven’t noticed Dillan was upset when he got here, something is up and you just blamed him for something I did!”
Dillan smiled softly before Twilight shouted. "He was upset because ponies had been avoiding him because they thought he was dangerous! And you know even if it was your idea he should have known better since he saw you overheating! Sweet Celestia! Maybe the other ponies were right to be afraid of him…" Twilight groaned, rubbing her forehead with a hoof as Dillan's eyes widened in shock as he tried to fight back tears.
“That's going too far Twilight! He saved us from that robot and saved the crusaders! He isn't a threat to us and if you can't see that maybe we aren't friends anymore!” Rainbow yelled back.
Twilight and Dillan both stared at her in shock. "R-rainbow you can't mean that…" Twilight stuttered in shock.
“Dillan is a friend and if you treat him like this I wonder what you’ll do to me one day.” Rainbow said with a frown, even though she hurt to say that she needed to.
Twilight took a step back. "Rainbow y-you could have lost your wings and your ability to fly! He should have been more responsible, even if-"
“I am the one that wanted to race! I am the one that flew! And I am the one that lost the race! Get your head out of your plot and start thinking Twi.” Rainbow said as she walked over to Dillan. “Come on, let’s go.”
Dillan looked between Twilight and Rainbow, looking sadly at Twilight before he picked up Scootaloo and walked away following Rainbow. "I need to talk to the others." Twilight said, flying back to Ponyville.
“The nerve of her turning on you like that.” Rainbow said as he legs shook while walking.
"Rainbow she's just worried about you, you of all ponies respect that loyalty." Dillan said to her as he had her walk to a bench.
“I know that but she didn’t have to blame you!” Rainbow said as she refused to sit down, instead she paced back-and-forth as her legs started to shake even harder.
Dillan sat Scootaloo on the bench before getting up and picking up Rainbow Dash, setting her on the bench as well. "She did have a point, I should have made sure you were ok first. Your legs are already starting to give out."
“Maybe…but she should have blamed me, not you!” Rainbow said with a snort.
Dillan smiled a bit as he sat down next to her and Scootaloo. "I appreciate the loyalty…"
Rainbow sighed and laid her head down on her front hooves. “Somepony has to be…”
Dillan looked at her smiling softly again. "Well, still thanks… oh hey you owe me a date." He said with a playful grin.
Rainbow’s head shot up and she blushed so hard her ears turned red. “Oh buck.” She whispered in embarrassment.
Dillan snickered a bit along with Scootaloo, before they both laughed at her reaction. "Relax, a date can be anything. Even this." He said, gesturing to how they were just hanging out at the park.
Rainbow shook her head. “No, I lost the bet, I owe you a real date.”
"And what qualifies as a real date?" Dillan asked her with a grin, as Scootaloo got up. "Where ya going?"
"I… I have to get home…" Scootaloo said softly.
“Are you sure Squirt?” Rainbow asked as she watched the filly leave.
"Y-yeah, have fun on your date." Scootaloo said, running off before the two adults could question her more.
Dillan frowned as he looked at where Scootaloo had gone. "Hey Rainbow? Do you know how often Scootaloo's dad is away?"
“Her dad? uh…I never actually met him.” Rainbow said with a small frown. “I haven’t met any of her family actually.”
Dillan looked down sadly. "I think he may be a member of the Royal guard or something, when I met up with Scootaloo earlier she said he was on a mission for Celestia."
“Oh geez, most guards are away from their families for months at a time.” Rainbow said with a shake of her head.
Dillan nodded a bit, before smiling at her. "Alright, so what do you want to do for our 'date'?"
Rainbow blushed and rubbed her head. “I don’t know…”
Dillan looked at her before he grinned a bit. "Alright, I have a fun idea. Meet me at my house Saturday night."
Rainbow raised an eyebrow at him as he got up and walked away, leaving her alone with her thoughts. "Damn it, why did I agree to a date!? I like mares!" She thought to herself, while watching Dillan walk away. "Even if he is… kinda cool…"
Twilight's castle.
Twilight sat on her throne while her friends; Rarity, Applejack, Fluttershy, Pinkie pie, along with her assistant and oldest friend Spoke sat down around her. "We need to talk about Dillan."
“What about him?” Pinkie asked with a smile as she passed out some snacks from her mane.
Twilight sighed. "He let Rainbow dash race him even though she was still hurt from their previous race."
“Sounds like Rainbow bit off more than she could handle again.” Applejack said while shaking her head.
"I think it might be more than that…" Twilight said, with a sigh. "And even if she did, Dillan with that watch should have been more responsible and not had her race."
“Did he force her to race?” Fluttershy asked quietly.
"Rainbow said she chose to but I still think he should have been more responsible. If he lets something Like this slip his mind I don't want to think of what could happen if he accidentally lets something worse happen."
They looked at each other before Rarity spoke up. “What are you trying to say darling?”
Twilight sighed softly. "I don't know… for now we should just keep an eye on him. And don't involve Rainbow dash, we all know how she is and she even threatened to stop being my friend if I kept insulting Dillan."
They all gasp. “That is crazy!” Pinkie yelled before her eyes widened. “What if he is controlling her!?”
"What should we do?" Spike asked them all, a worried look on his face. Spike tapped his chin before suggesting. “Why don’t we get him out of his house and then put some spying spells in there?”
"Not a bad idea Spike." Twilight said, tapping her chin as well. "But when?"
Pinkie looked around before suggesting. “Why not when Dillan goes out on his date with Rainbow? I heard Scootaloo talking to herself about it when I was coming here.”
"Date!?" The group shouted in shock.
“Yeah, I was surprised too! I always thought Rainbow like mares with big-” Pinkie was saying before Applejack covered her mouth.
“Pinkie, Spike is still here.” She said with a frown then she sighed. “But it is strange, as long as i’ve known her Dash was a fillyfooler.”
Twilight furrows her eyebrows. "Maybe that watch of his is giving him the ability to control her."
“O-oh my.” Fluttershy said softly.
“Dang it, what do we do? Ah mean besides spyin on him.” Applejack said.
"Maybe we should get the princesses darlings, I mean without Rainbow dash we can't use the elements to stop him." Rarity said, looking worriedly.
“Maybe…” Twilight said as she looked down. “I will look into mind control magic and see if I can free Rainbow, in the meantime keep an eye on him and her.”
"U-um… girls?" Fluttershy asked quietly. "W-when we were younger, R-rainbow did have a crush on a Colt…" She said, with no one being able to hear her.
“I can ask Sweetie to speak with Scootaloo to learn more about this date.” Rarity said while tapping her chin.
“Ah will warn Big Mac so he can keep an eye on him too.” Applejack said.
“Oooh I can plant some of my Pinkie cams in Rainbow’s home!” Pinkie said with a smile, getting looks from everyone.
"Pinkie cams? And why Rainbow's home?" Twilight asked, confused.
Pinkie blushes a bit before she walks over to a potted plant and reaches behind it to pull out a small camera shaped like Pinkie’s head with one eye open. “To make sure Rainbow is ok of course.”
"Why is there one in my throne room!?" Twilight asked in shock, as someone knocked on the door.
“Well duh, so I can know when you need a party.” Pinkie said before she hid the camera again.
Twilight groaned as she turned to the door. "Come in!"
The door opened slowly as Rainbow dash walked in while looking at all her friends. "What's going on? I didn't know there was a meeting."
“Oh we were just planning on-” Pinkie started before Rarity cut her off.
“Where we should go on a group vacation!” She said a bit too quickly.
Rainbow dash raised an eyebrow at her friend's reaction. "Uh, okaaay? Um, anyway Fluttershy would it be ok if I stayed with you for a while? I kinda overdid myself again today."
Fluttershy sighed and walked over to her. “Sure, but let me give you a checkup just to be sure you don’t need a hospital visit.” Twilight shared a look with the others.
"If you want to, I raced Dillan again but he made sure I didn't overdue it too much." She said, sending a small glare at Twilight.
Pinkie hopped over to Rainbow and offered up a cupcake while patting her head, slipping a small Pinkie cam into Rainbow’s mane. “How about a cupcake to help you relax.”
Rainbow dash chuckled softly, taking the cupcake. "Thanks Pinkie, so where were you all thinking about going on vacation?"
“I suggested we visit a coastal city so we can enjoy a real beach.” Rarity said with a smile, easily lying.
“Oh um…I suggested las pegasus…the others would enjoy it.” Fluttershy meekly said.
“Ah…uh…didn’t make any suggestions yet.” Applejack said.
Rainbow tapped her chin a little with her hoof, while eating the cupcake before her eyes widened in excitement. "I just thought of the most awesome vaca ever!"
“What's that?” Pinkie asked with an equally big grin.
Rainbow smirked. "What if we asked Dillan to try and take us all to another planet! We'd be the first ponies ever to go to another planet!"
Most of the girls looked uncomfortable at the idea. “I don’t know Rainbow, wouldn’t that take a long time?” Twilight asked.
Rainbow glanced at Twilight with an apprehensive look. "I… I don't know, Dillan said he had a transformation that can fly at the speed of light-whatever that is- so maybe not?"
Twilight turned her head to face Rainbow so quickly she fell out of her seat. “The speed of light!?”
Everyone looked at Twilight in confusion aside from spike. "How is that possible!?" He asked. "The speed of light is faster than Rainbow's sonic Rainboom! It's practically teleportation from speed alone!"
“Hold on, what do ya mean?” Applejack asked.
"Applejack the speed of light is how fast it takes the light from the sun to here, it's almost instant!" Spike said. "The light travels millions of miles instantly, and Dillan can do the same?! It's basically teleportation!" He said, shocking all the mares as Twilight's mane fizzled.
“M-maybe he can only move that fast in a straight line…” Twilight said to herself, trying to calm down.
"H-how can anything move that fast…" Rainbow asked in shock as she sat down. "No wonder I lost those races…."
“Sounds like fun, I wonder what it feels like to move that fast. Probably not as fast as the speed of party.” Pinkie said with a giggle snort.
"Speed of…" Rainbow started to ask before shaking her head. "Nevermind, it's Pinkie pie."
Pinkie giggled and hopped back to her seat. “Darling, I do hope you don’t plan on racing him anymore.” Rarity said with a sigh.
Rainbow sat back in her seat with a sigh. "Yeah, yeah… I know when I'm beat… but I wonder if he can train me to go that fast somehow…"
Most of the girls shook their heads with small smiles. “You are fine for now Rainbow but please…no more flying for at least a few hours.” Fluttershy said.
"I know Shy, that's why I asked to stay with you for the night." Rainbow said with a smile, before a small blush formed on her face. "and um.. Rarity I uh need a favor…"
“A favor? Sure, what do you need darling?” Rarity asked with a surprised look on her face.
Rainbow looked away in embarrassment. "A-a dress… I um… lost a bet and uh… I have a um… date Saturday night."
Rarity’s look of surprise turned to a look of shock. “You…are asking me to make you a dress…willingly?”
Rainbow sighed as the other mares glanced at each other, already knowing about the date. "Y-yeah… he tried to get me out of the bet but I told him I owed him a real date so I guess I have to actually get dressed up."
Rarity smiled and got out of her seat and trotted over to her. “That is honorable of you Rainbow, I'll make sure to make you look your best.”
Rainbow blushed a bit more in embarrassment as Fluttershy quietly spoke up. "u-um… y-you said he… i-is it um… Dillan?"
After Rainbow nodded her head Pinkie asked. “But I thought you liked mares, why the date with Dillan?”
Rainbow sighed. "I lost a bet… the only reason I agreed to it was mostly because Scootaloo suggested it and I didn't want to just dismiss it completely. And I thought I could win…."
Pinkie giggled and wiggled her eyebrows. “Maybe Dillan’s watch can turn him into a mare.”
Rainbow blushed more. "Even if it could, I doubt he'd want to lose his… parts. Besides it's only because of a bet it's not like I like him or anything."
Pinkie giggled more and winked. “Well if you ever wanna party for losing your V-card give me a call.”
“What's a V-card?” Spike asked.
"Pinkie!!" All the mares yelled at her with blushes as Rainbow added. "What the buck!"
“Oopsie, was that out loud?” Pinkie asked innocently.
Rainbow groaned and got up. "I'm out, I'm not listening to this!" She said quickly leaving.
“Rainbow, when do you want to work on your dress?” Rarity asked as Fluttershy got up to follow her.
"Whenever!" She called back rushing out the door as Fluttershy followed her.
“I still don’t know what a V-card is.” Spike muttered.
"D-don't worry about it for now Spike." Twilight said patting his head.
Spike frowned and crossed his arms. “Fine…”
“Uh..anyway.” Applejack said with a sigh. “What now?”
"We follow the plan…" Twilight said.
“Alright.” Applejack said with a nod.
“Right.” Rarity said with a nod.
“Okei-dokei loki.” Pinkie said with a simile.
Rarity and Fluttershy chased Rainbow Dash as the mare rushed away from Twilight's castle. "Rainbow, slow down!" Fluttershy shouted. "you're still overheated, remember!"
“Yes, we don’t want you to collapse.” Rarity said.
Rainbow slowed down while breathing heavily. "I can't believe Pinkie said that."
“I am sure she is just…um…” Fluttershy started before she couldn’t come up with an excuse.
"She was joking around but it wasn't funny…" Rainbow siad with a sigh.
“How about we start on that dress, I have a few ideas and it may help you relax.” Rarity offered.
Rainbow sighed. "Alright."
Fluttershy laid a wing over Rainbow’s back. “Are you ok Rainbow?”
Rainbow nodded. "Yeah… it's just… something Dillan asked me has been on my mind."
“I will make you some tea when we get to my home.” Rarity said.
“What did he ask?” Fluttershy asked with a frown.
"He asked about Scootaloo's dad." Rainbow said, looking at the ground. "He said Scootaloo told him her dad was on a mission for Celestia, assuming he was in the guard. But it's the look he had on his face that I can't get out of my head."
Fluttershy and Rarity looked at each other for a moment before Rarity asked. “What look?”
Rainbow looked at the ground for a long while, thinking on the question. "A look of… silent realization of something. Like he figured something out about Scootaloo. I thought he was gonna say something but he changed the subject, so it must be something big."
“You don’t think something bad happened to her father do you?” Fluttershy asked with a small gasp.
Rainbow tapped her chin with her hoof as they sat at Rarity's kitchen table. "No… I don't think so, the timing of his question is what made me confused. It happened right after Scootaloo had to go home."
“That is a bit troubling, do you want me to ask Sweetie if she knows anything?” Rarity asked as she made some tea.
"Yeah, but if it is something Scootaloo told Dillan maybe we should just let him handle it…" Rainbow said, looking at them. "I mean if she wanted me to know she would have told me."
“Well…that is true but she is also a filly Rainbow. She may think she can handle something meant for adults and get herself in trouble.” Rarity said as she brought the tea to them.
Rainbow sighed and nodded. "I know, at least she told someone…"
“True.” Rarity said as she poured them each a cup of tea. “Now on to your dress, do you have a plan for the date?”
Rainbow blushed a bit and rubbed the back of her head. "Um… well Dillan saidsaid to meet him at his house Saturday night so I'm not sure…"
“Oh dear.” Rarity said with a frown. “That makes this part tricky.” She walked over to her fabric and started looking through them.
Rainbow raised an eyebrow. "Um… how tricky?"
“I don’t know what he has planned so I can’t just make anything.” Rarity said, before adding. “If I made you a dress made for dancing and he wants to go for a picnic you'd look silly.”
Rainbow sighed and sat back. "Great, how are we supposed to find out what he has planned?"
Fluttershy looked at Rainbow from the side with a small smile and a knowing look. “All is not lost!” Rarity said as she pulled out some fabric. “I shall make you look fabulous, this I promise you.”
Fluttershy looked at the two of them. "U-um… d-don't forget E-even if it's a bit creepy…" she said as the two looked at her. "D-dillan knows a lot about us all because of that um TV show so-so he knows what Rainbow likes so he may be planning on something she'd like or something he thinks she'd like…"
“Hmm, that is true…but I don’t know what all he has seen about her.” Rarity said as she tapped her chin. “Has he said anything to you Rainbow?”
Rainbow shook her head. "No, I mean we've only talked like two times… maybe I'm just overreacting with the whole dress thing…"
“Not at all.” Rarity said as she held up some fabric and hummed. “No, not black.” She said to herself.
"Why did I accept that stupid bet…" Rainbow sighed. "And for all we know he may just be planning a simple dinner at his house."
Fluttershy and Rarity looked at each other for a moment. “That…wouldn’t be very romantic for a first date, if he does I would suggest a restaurant instead.” Rarity suggested.
Rainbow blushed. "It's just a date for winning a bet! It's not like it means anything!"
“Rainbow darling, all dates mean something.” Rarity said with a wag of her hoof. She then moved over a dark blue fabric and smirked. “Ah yes this will do.”
The blue mare groaned and slumped in her seat. "Come on Rarity, it's not like I'm gonna start dating him or anything."
“Maybe not, but you still want to look your best.” Rarity said with a smile. “After all, what if somepony saw you on your date and you didn't look your best, they would assume that you treat all your dates like any other day.”
Rainbow blushed a bit and sighed. "Yeah… ok…."
"T-thats if anything s-sees…. Everypony in town has been um… avoiding Dillan kinda like how they did when Zecora first started coming to town." Fluttershy said, shocking Rainbow dash.
“They are?” Rainbow asked with a bit of shock and anger.
Fluttershy nodded softly. "Y-yeah, at least that's what Twilight told us."
“That is…horrible.” Rainbow said with a frown. “No wonder he and Scoots seemed so upset.”
"O-oh no I hope he's ok." Fluttershy said as Rarity worked.
“I…don’t know how humans react to what he is going through but…it does seem a bit…wrong.” Rarity said with a small frown.
Rainbow frowned and nodded a bit. “It's more than wrong…” Fluttershy said while looking down. “Maybe we could introduce Zecora to him?”
"That or Rainbow is all he needs." Rarity said with a teasing giggle.
Fluttershy giggles softly as well. “Oh come on Rarity this is just…a lost bet.” Rainbow said and looked away with a light blush.
Rarity chuckles softly. "Alright, let's work on the dress." Rarity began to make the dress around Rainbow while Fluttershy spoke with her.
"Rainbow is everything really ok?" Fluttershy asked her oldest friend. "You've seen a bit off lately."
“I don’t know…it's like I feel a pull to something…but I don’t know what.” Rainbow said with a confused frown on her face.
Fluttershy and Rarity glanced at each other worriedly. "What do you mean darling?"
Rainbow shrugged. “Like I said, it's just a pull but I don’t know to where.”
"You feel a pull? When did it start?" Fluttershy asked as Rarity worked more.
Rainbow shrugged again before looking down at her chest. “I don’t know, I just…noticed it one day.”
"Has it ever gone away?" Rarity asked her, while taking a few measurements.
“No, I still feel it, even now.” Rainbow said and rubbed her chest. “It only seems to go away when I'm distracted. Like really distracted.”
"Strange… have you ever tried following it?" Fluttershy asked. "Maybe it's your inner magic trying to tell you something."
“I tried but then I got distracted by Dillan.” Rainbow said with a shake of her head and flick of her tail.
Fluttershy and Rarity glanced at each other again, before Rarity asked. "How many times have you gotten distracted enough? And by what?"
“A few times, and usually when it is something really important like that giant robot attack or when I am training super hard.” Rainbow said before adding a bit shyly. “Or whenever I speak with Dillan.”
"So most of the time the feeling goes away when you're near or talking with Dillan?" Rarity asked with a confused look.
“Yeah, I guess he is pretty distracting.” Rainbow said with a chuckle.
Rarity and Fluttershy glanced at each other again as Fluttershy stood up. "I'll be back. I need to feed my animal friends."
"Alright darling." Rarity said, as she continued to work.
“See ya Fluttershy, I promise to come over as soon as Rarity is done.” Rainbow said with a small smile.
"Remember to take your time, you've already overheated three times. Any more and you'll risk losing your ability to fly." Fluttershy said with a worried frown.
Rainbow sighed and lowered her ears. “Yes mom.” She said a bit annoyed.
"Rainbow, I'm serious!" Fluttershy said. "If you lose your ability to fly you won't be able to join the wonderbolts! What about your dream?"
Rainbow flinched and looked down. “I know…I know ok? I promise I won’t fly.”
Fluttershy nodded once as she left the boutique, noticing Scootaloo walking away from the town as the sun started going down. Fluttershy frowned softly and tried to follow her without Scootaloo noticing her.
The small filly stopped for a moment and held her stomach, Fluttershy hearing her stomach growl loudly before she continued to head deeper into the white tailed woods. Fluttershy frowned and flew over her to keep an eye on the filly.
Fluttershy noticed Scootaloo was heading in the direction of Dillan's house as the filly knocked on the front door with her stomach growling loudly. "Scootaloo?" Dillan asked, opening the door.
“H-hey Dillan.” Scootaloo said with a small smile.
Dillan knelt down to her and smiled softly. "What are-" he started to ask before she held her stomach as it growled loudly. "Oh! Geez, come in. I just finished cooking dinner."
“Are you…sure it's ok?” Scootaloo asked, taking a step back.
Fluttershy noticed Dillan smiled softly as he stepped aside. "Of course, I told you earlier if you needed anything to just drop by."
“Well…as long as it is ok.” Scootaloo walked inside.
Dillan closed the door as Fluttershy looked worried and flew back to Twilight's castle. Once she got there she impulsively flew in through. “Girls!” She whisper-shouted.
"Fluttershy what's wrong?" Twilight asked worriedly.
Fluttershy was breathing heavily from flying so fast. “Scoo…taloo….in…Dillan’s…home.”
"What?!" The girls shouted. "Why?!" Twilight added.
“She looked and sounded hungry, like she hadn't eaten all day.” Fluttershy said once she caught her breath.
The girls looked at each other. "What? That doesn't make sense… wouldn't her parents feed her?" Applejack asked worriedly.
“I…don’t know…from what I heard…her father is a guard.” Fluttershy said with a small frown.
The group looked at each other worriedly. "What should we do?" Pinkie asked.
“I don’t know.” Twilight said and rubbed her temples.
"Why would she go to Dillan's house for food? Did he put a spell or whatever on her as well?" Applejack asked.
“That…has to be the only reason…he got her to trust him so he can get closer to Rainbow.” Twilight said before placing her hooves on the map table. “He must be planning something and needs a way to stop us from using the elements on him.”
Suddenly Pinkie started twitching involuntarily and bouncing off of her seat onto the table where everyone could see her. “Pinkie!?” Everyone shouted.
After a few minutes Pinkie stopped twitching and spasming before suddenly sitting up with a giggle. "Oh wow, that was a mega doozie!"
All the girls turned pale. “D-did she say…” Applejack started.
“Mega doozie?” Fluttershy finished.
"Oh yeah! Something super super super unexpected will happen!" Pinkie said with a giggle.
“Pinkie! That's not a good thing!” Twilight yelled as her mane started to go wild.
Pinkie tilted her head. "Well you don't know that, it could be something really good!"
“Pinkie, you got a doozie while we were speaking of Dillan’s plans…he is up to something and we have to stop him.” Twilight said before turning to Spike. “Spike, please get me any books on mind control magic.”
"Right!" Spike said, running off.
"Fluttershy did Rainbow say anything?" Twilight asked.
“Just what I told you…at least about Scootaloo.” Fluttershy said with a sigh and sat down.
"No I mean about Dillan." Twilight said.
“Oh um…she has been feeling a pulling sensation lately that goes away whenever she's focused on something really hard or whenever Dillan is nearby.” Fluttershy said before putting a hoof on her chest. “I think it is coming from her chest, she looked at it and even touched it when she was talking about it.”
Twilight tapped her chin. "A pulling sensation…"
“What do ya think it is Twi?” Applejack asked.
"I… I don't know." Twilight mumbled. "I'll have to study on mind control spells."
“Can we save them?” Fluttershy asked.
"Of course we will… somehow." Twilight said with a determined look.
Chapter end.
Bonding, Accusations, and Blame
Dillan smiled as he walked into the kitchen, looking at Scootaloo as her stomach growled loudly again. The human frowned and pulled out a chair for the filly as he grabbed a bowel while she sat down.
“What did you make?” Scootaloo asked, while holding her stomach, trying to keep it quiet.
"Spaghetti, do you like Spaghetti?" Dillan asked her with a small smile as he puts some in a different bowl for her with some garlic bread.
“Yes. My dad used to make it all the time.” She said with a small smile.
Dillan smiles softly and rubs her head, setting the bowl of food in front of her. "I'm sure he'll be home soon."
“I hope so.” She said sadly as she started to eat. “Thank you for the food.”
Dillan smiled softly as he started to eat as well. "No problem, if you ever need anything just stop by ok?"
“I will try to remember that.” She said, and the two ate in silence for a while.
Dillan glanced at Scootaloo with a worried look thinking to himself as they ate. "It's obvious she's not eating properly at home… maybe I should tell Rainbow or the other elements…" he thought to himself before pausing for a moment. "No, Rainbow would go off the handle and probably beat her stepmom to a pulp, and the others would overreact… I guess I'll just have to keep making sure she's properly fed until I have more proof."
The human glanced at Scootaloo again, noticing her bowel was empty as she munched on the slice of garlic bread he had given her. "Do you want some more?"
“Huh?” She looked up. “Um…if that's ok.”
"Of course, you can have as much as you want." Dillan said with a smile, putting more spaghetti in her bowel with another slice of garlic bread.
Scootaloo gulped and licked her lips. “Thank you mister Dillan!” She then started eating again.
Dillan chuckled and rubbed her head. "Just be careful, if you eat too much you'll get sick. Just eat until you're full ok?"
“Ok!” She said and ate so quickly she seemed like an orange blur.
Dillan tried to hide his laughing as Scootaloo ate, smiling at her with a grin. "Careful, eat too much and you won't have room for ice cream."
Scootaloo froze for a moment before looking up at Dillan slowly. “Ice cream?”
He nodded with a grin. "Unless you don't want any."
Scootaloo smiled innocently. “I wouldn't say no.” A halo even appeared over her head.
Dillan laughed a bit as he got some more bowels out. "I have chocolate, vanilla, cookies and cream."
“Yes please!” She said, her smile growing.
Dillan laughed again, giving her one scoop of each ice cream before putting chocolate syrup on top along with sprinkles. "Here ya go."
Scootaloo squealed with happiness before she started eating it, a few minutes later she was leaning back in the chair, looking more rounded and ball-like. “Ugh so full.”
Dillan tried to hold it in before he broke out laughing. "You look like a puff ball!"
Scootaloo tried to say something but she just burped.
Dillan kept laughing so hard he started to choke. "Oh man, t-that's just funny."
“Not…funny…feel like I'm gonna…” Scootaloo said and burped again.
Dillan got up and gently helped her to the bathroom. "If you need to throw up, go ahead."
“I think I will be…” She throws up before she can finish.
Dillan shakes his head with a smile as he rubs her back as thunder shakes the house, making Scootaloo jump. “Wnat was that? Rain wasn’t scheduled for today.”
"Hmm, maybe they changed their minds." He said as rain began pouring outside.
“That's really-” Scootaloo started before she threw up more.
Dillan rubs her back more with a small smile. "I warned you not to eat a so fast."
“But it was so good.” She whimpered.
"I know, but you still need to take your time and savor it." He said with a chuckle.
Scootaloo sighed as she stopped throwing up. “I'm sorry.”
"Hey it's ok, you can have more if you promise not to eat so quickly." Dillan chuckled softly, flushing the toilet.
She shook her head. “No more please.”
"You sure?" He asked, walking back out.
“Yeah…any more and I'll puke again.” She said weakly.
Dillan nodded as they went to the living room, while rain and thunder roared outside. "Geez it's getting bad outside, you'd better stay here tonight."
“Are you sure that is ok?” She asked as she looked out the window just as lightning struck and spooked her.
Dillan smiled softly at her. "Of course, I'm not going to let you walk back in this danger…" he started to say, before someone banged on his door making the two jump in surprise. "Ous weather…" he said, going over to the door. "Who is it?"
"Dillan?" A familiar voice asked from outside. "It's me Rainbow dash, can uh… can I come in I got lost in the sudden downpour."
Dillan blinked in confusion a few times before he opened the door, letting the Rainbow pony inside. "How in the world did you get lost?"
"Hey, I was trying to get to Fluttershy's house but the sudden storm from the everfree forest made everything seem the same!" Rainbow said with a huff, her mane completely straight mane.
Scootaloo peeked out with her distended belly and saw outside was downporing so hard that she couldn’t see five feet out. “Wow.”
"Scootaloo?" Rainbow asked, looking down at the filly. "What are you doing here? And what happened to you?"
"She was exploring around the woods when it got dark, I found her and let her eat dinner here before it started raining. She kinda went overboard." Dillan said with a chuckle.
Scootaloo blushed and giggled nervously. “Yeah…”
Rainbow chuckled softly. "So he's that good of a cook huh?" She asked as Dillan went into his bedroom. .
“Yeah! He made spaghetti and garlic bread! He also had ice cream.” Scootaloo said with a smile.
Rainbow chuckled softly as her own stomach growled a bit making her blush as Dillan came back out with a pillow and blanket, setting it on the couch. "There's still some left." Dillan said with a smile.
Scootaloo groaned and ran over to the couch. “No! No more, I'm too full!”
Dillan laughed a bit along with Rainbow dash. "I was talking to Rainbow."
Scootaloo blushed and hid her head under a pillow. “Nevermind then.”
Rainbow giggled a bit as she looked around Dillan's house more, before she slowly went into the kitchen. "You're soaking wet, don't you want to shower off and warm up?" Dillan asked her, holding out a towel to her.
“You ok with that?” Rainbow asked as she dried her wings.
"Sure, better than letting you get sick or something. I have the guest room set up for Scootaloo and you can sleep in my room since the rain is so…" he said, opening the window showing the torrential downpour. "Dense…, I'll sleep on the couch."
“You sure? I mean…give me enough water and I can make a cloud bed for myself…just don’t tell anyone.” Rainbow said with a nervous chuckle.
"Why not?" Dillan asked, raising an eyebrow. "Besides, you two are my guests. My parents raised me to always put a guest first, so my bed is your bed for tonight, and Scootaloo will have a bed all to herself." He said, getting a bowl of spaghetti for Rainbow.
“Well it's kinda illegal to make cloud furniture without a permit.” Rainbow said with a small smirk before she started eating.
Dillan looked at her with a raised eyebrow and a shake of his head. "Oh I'm telling princess Celestia." He said as he went back into his bedroom.
Rainbow’s eyes widened. “Don’t you dare!”
Dillan laughed as he stuck his head out. "Chill Dashy, I'm messing with you."
She blushed and sat back down. “Oh…” She shook her head. “You almost gave me a heart attack.”
Dillan smiled a bit more as he came out of the bedroom again, holding a blanket with a picture of a bunch of humans on it. "Why would I turn you in, you're one of the few ponies to talk to me."
Rainbow frowned. “I heard about that…it's bucked up.” She said before Scootaloo gasped.
"Rainbow! That's such a bad word!" Scootaloo said as Dillan rubbed her head.
Dillan smiled softly as he shrugged putting the blanket on the couch. "It is what it is, creatures are afraid of what they don't know… in their eyes I'm something they've never seen that can become monsters that suddenly destroys something…"
“But you saved the girls, you saved us!” Rainbow said before looking down. “I thought everypony learned to not judge somepony on their appearance back with Zecora.”
"Yeah well, at least Zecora looks similar to ponies. I'm so different they must not be able to look past it." Dillan said, before a large thunder crashed making Scootaloo jump and hide behind Dillan.
Rainbow watched and smiled softly as Scootaloo found safety with Dillan, then she frowned lightly when she felt that pull from before but shook her head. “Still, there are dragons, and minotaurs and who knows what else out there that walk on two legs.”
Dillan shrugged, while gently rubbing Scootaloo's head to help her calm down. "I don't know… it's not that big of a deal…"
“Still is messed up.” Rainbow said as she finished the food.
Dillan looked away with a small frown, clearly upset about the situation as he sighed softly. "D-did you want to take a shower?" He asked, changing the subject.
“Yeah…as long as you don’t mind.” She said and got up from the table.
"I wouldn't have offered, if I wasn't." Dillan said with a small chuckle.
“Alright, I will try to not use up the hot water.” She trotted past Dillan and into the bathroom.
Dillan smiled softly as he looked at Scootaloo still hiding behind him. "Hey it's ok, it's just rain."
“Sorry…the rain isn’t the issue even though it's wild weather.” She said timidly.
"Oh, it's the thunder?" He asked, as another blast of thunder erupted through the area. She yelped and curled into a shivering ball around Dillan’s leg. Dillan gently picked her up and held her, rubbing her back as he sat down on the couch. "Hey it's ok, we're safe in here."
“I…I know that…I’m not a baby…” She said, a bit upset.
"I know." Dillan smiled softly, rubbing her head. "I'm just saying, I know it's loud and scary. But you have me and Rainbow here."
“It…just reminds me of something that happened…” She said and looked down.
Dillan gently wraps her up in his blanket as he rubs her back a bit. "I won't press you for details, it's ok."
“I…almost hurt my dad…bad.” She said and sniffled.
Dillan looked at her, rubbing her back gently. "What happened?"
“I was in my dad's office…I found a new thing…I didn’t know what it was and was messing around with it.” She lowered her head and whimpered. “Dad came in and yelled at me to put it down, he scared me and it made a loud boom, like thunder. The next thing I know there is a hole in the wall next to my dad's head…”
Dillan rubbed her head gently. "Hey it's ok, it was just a mistake. And he's ok right?"
“Y-yeah but I almost…almost…” She said with a whimper.
Dillan gently held her in a comforting embrace. "Hey it's ok, you didn't know what if was. Everything is ok."
Scootaloo cried into his chest. Dillan smiled as he continued to rub her back, rocking her gently as Rainbow dash came out. “Whoa, what did I miss?” She asked.
"I'll tell you later." Dillan said, rocking Scootaloo more as she cried.
“Ok…” Rainbow said as she watched Scootaloo. “Um..do you mind if I use your room for some privacy?”
Dillan raised an eyebrow at her with a playful smirk. "Do I bother you that much? Why didn't you do that in the bathroom?"
Rainbow blushed and frowned. “I need to preen my feathers jerk.”
Dillan raised an eyebrow in confusion as Scootaloo nuzzled against him. "Human." He said pointing to himself. "I don't know why that's private… but… as long as you don't make too big of a mess, sure, after all I offered my bedroom to you so go ahead."
“Only family or really close ponies share preening.” Rainbow said with a blush.
Dillan blushed and turned away. "O-oh, ok go ahead."
“Yeah.” Rainbow said before she rubbed Scootaloo’s back before walking off to the bedroom.
Dillan rubbed Scootaloo's back more. "A-are you feeling better?"
“Maybe…could…could I have another scoop of ice cream?” She asked shyly.
"Of course." Dillan said, getting up with her as he goes to the kitchen.
She smiled and looked up at him. “Are you gonna date Rainbow now?”
Dillan blushed deeply. "W-what!?"
“Are you and Rainbow dating now?” She asked again.
"N-no!" Dillan said, a little too loudly. "W-we're just friends!"
She tilted her head. “Then how come you are going on that date with her?”
Dillan blushed and opened his mouth to speak, pausing as he thought about it. "Why did I make that bet?" He asked himself while rubbing his chest a little like something was pulling at it. "T-theres a difference between dating someone and going on a date Scootaloo…"
“Oh…” She said and looked down before asking. “I am not annoying you am I?”
Dillan looked at her with a bemused look, as he set another scoop of ice cream in front of her. "Of course not, I love having you around."
She smiled and took the ice cream. “Thank you.”
Dillan smiled softly as he rubbed her head gently, neither one of them noticing Rainbow was watching from the corner. "No thank you for being my friend Scoots." He said, while Rainbow noticed something was off but couldn't put her hoof on it.
Scootaloo smiled at that and started eating the ice cream. “Where did you get this ice cream?”
Dillan grinned a bit. "Oh don't you know? Humans are very stealthy and with my fingers I can steal anything I want… or do this!" He said tickling her playfully.
She gasped and started laughing while struggling to get away. “No! Not tickles!”
Dillan laughed with a fake evil laugh as he continued to tickle her, making Rainbow Dash cover her mouth to suppress a giggle. "You won't get away!"
“Nooo!” Scootaloo squealed as she laughed and weakly kicked. “Please stop!”
Dillan chuckled and stopped tickling her, setting her on the chair again in front of her ice cream. "Feel better?" He asked with a smile.
She was still giggling as she nodded her head. “Yeah.”
“Having fun you two?” Rainbow asked as she walked into the room.
"Hey, yeah we are." Dillan asked with a small smile before looking at Scootaloo. "Also, I bought the ice cream from sugar cube corner on my way home."
“Oh.” She said with a small giggle.
“Good.” Rainbow said and walked over to them. “So gonna hog all the ice cream or can I get some?”
"Of course, I'll make yours up the way I did Scootaloo's before… before she threw up." He chuckled, getting the ice cream out and putting a scoop of each flavor, chocolate, vanilla, and cookies and cream before drizzling chocolate syrup all over it and adding a handful of sprinkles before adding a cherry on top. "I completely forgot I had cherries… and I just bought them!" He laughed, setting the bowel on the table.
“Scoots threw up?” Rainbow asked with a raised eyebrow as she started eating the ice cream.
"I-i um…" Scootaloo said with an embarrassed blush.
"She ate too fast is all." Dillan said with a smile as he ate a mint chip ice cream sandwich. "I warned her, but I will say it was funny she was literally bloated like a ball."
Rainbow chuckled. “Sounds like Pinkie.” She shook her head and looked at Scootaloo. “Take it slow from now on ok?”
Scootaloo blushed and crossed her hooves. "Dillan already said that, jeez it's like you two are married."
Both Rainbow and Dillan blushed and looked away from each other. "Seriously? We're j-just worried about you." Dillan said. "W-why am I so flustered?"
“Yeah! B-besides I doubt he is into mares.” Rainbow said, still blushing.
Dillan raised an eyebrow and looked at her. "You think I'm gay?"
“What? No, but you aren’t a pony so I don't think you’d be interested in a pony.” Rainbow said, holding a hoof up.
Dillan's glare turned into a smirk before he started laughing. "Relax Rainbow, I knew what you meant." He chuckled. "But as for me being into a pony, I don't care. I can turn into a pony myself, remember?" He said, before looking away with a sad look while leaning on the table. "I kinda figured I'd end up with a girlfriend at some point, I'm still… I'm just… I just lost my family and fiance you know?"
“Yeah…” Rainbow said and slowly lowered her hoof and almost set it on Dillan’s hand but she pulled away. “I am sure you will find somepony some day.”
Scootaloo looked between the two of them with a spoon of ice cream in her mouth as Dillan sighed. "Yeah… if everyone stops being scared…" he paused and glanced at Scootaloo. "Poopless of me."
Rainbow giggled a bit. “You're good with foals.”
Dillan smiled softly. "Well helping siblings raise two daughters when they're busy will do that… also I didn't take you for a giggler."
Rainbow blushed and crossed her hooves. “I have no idea what you're talking about!”
Dillan chuckled softly as thunder and lightning erupted outside again, shaking the whole house. "Jeez, are everfree storms normally this crazy?"
“Yeah, wild weather is nuts.” Rainbow said.
"Back home it's normal. We had weather this bad before, but I never had it shake my house before." Dillan said, looking at Scootaloo who had ice cream all over her front while trying not to laugh.
“Sounds horrible, never knowing what the weather is gonna do.” Rainbow said, shaking her head, that's when Dillan saw she too had ice cream all over her face.
Dillan starts to laugh at the two. "You both need baths again!" Both girls looked at each other before they started laughing. The three laughed for a few minutes, as he started to calm down he looked between the two girls. "H-how come it feels like I'm home still… with Alyssa…" he thought to himself looking down in thought.
“Come on Scoots, let’s get cleaned up.” Rainbow said as she got up with a smile.
Scootaloo smiled with a nod as she got up before looking at Dillan, frowning a little. "Dillan are you ok?" She asked, without getting a response.
Rainbow frowned a little, worried she upset Dillan but used a wing to guide Scootaloo to the bathroom.
Scootaloo frowned and hung her head with a sniffle, feeling like she had upset Dillan as well. "You ok Scootaloo?" He asked.
“Are you mad?” She asked weakly.
"Why would I be mad?" He asked with a confused look.
“Well…you seemed upset.” Rainbow said this time.
Dillan blinked and shook his head. "Oh, no! It's nothing you two did I swear. I was just reminded of my fiancee, you don't have to worry." He said with a smile.
Rainbow and Scootaloo looked at each other.
Dillan walked over and set his hands on their heads, while kneeling down. "It's ok, really. Sorry I worried you."
“Ok, but if you're bothered by something let us know.” Rainbow said.
Dillan smiled at her, making her heart beat fast as he nodded. "Got it."
Rainbow blushed lightly, and she grabbed Scootaloo’s hoof. “Come on Scoots, we gotta get cleaned up!” She said in a rush and dragged the filly to the bathroom.
Dillan blinked in confusion as he stood up, scratching his head before sitting on the couch waiting for the two to come out of the shower before falling asleep almost instantly.
Scootaloo looked at Rainbow in the shower confused. "Why'd you do that?"
“Sorry Scoots.” Rainbow said and held a hoof on her chest. “I just…felt strange around him.”
Scootaloo tilted her head in confusion. "Do you love him?"
Rainbow blushed and sat down on her flanks. “I…I don’t know.”
Scootaloo tilted her head while looking at Rainbow. "How come? Do you feel fuzzy and warm around him?"
“Y-yes…” Rainbow said as her ears slowly folded back.
Scootaloo blushed a bit as she fiddled with her hooves. "I-i feel the same about Rumble… and R-rarity's books say that means I'm in love or crushing or something… it says if you feel that way you feel happy around him or her…"
Rainbow’s eyes widened as she looked off into space. “Buck…I'm in love..”
Scootaloo smiled softly at her. "That's good though right?"
“Scoots…this isn’t good, at least not right now. We just met and he is still hurt from losing his fiancé.” Rainbow said while grabbing her mane. “Oh man what am I gonna do?”
Scootaloo tilted her head and tapped her chin. "Maybe try talking to Rarity or Fluttershy? Rarity has all those book and Fluttershy is a good listener."
Rainbow sighed and lowered her head. “I may speak to Fluttershy but Rarity is too much of a gossip, if i tell her the whole town will find out.” She then boops Scootaloo’s nose. “Speaking of telling, please don’t tell anypony.”
Scootaloo blushed and nodded. "S-same about Rumble please, I don't want him to know yet."
Rainbow smirked and rubbed her head. “Don’t worry I won’t say anything, but just let me know if his brother gets annoying.”
Scootaloo giggled and nodded. "Alright, let's finish getting cleaned up."
“Yeah.” The two washed themselves and then dried off before Rainbow put Scootaloo on her back and went out to the living room to see Dillan asleep. Rainbow bit her lip and upon seeing Scootaloo also asleep she decided it wouldn’t hurt she got up on the couch and layed next to Dillan with Scootaloo on the other side.
Dillan rolled over in his sleep so he was facing Rainbow and Scootaloo, subconsciously covering them all up as his arm draped over Rainbow resting his hand on her back. Rainbow blushed as she looked at his hand, her face turning back to his before slowly nesting her face between him and the couch, a small smile on her face.
Three hours before hand
Twilight watched the rain falling from her throne room as her friends sat around the crystal map. "So Yer gonna put spying spells on Dillan's home with Pinkies cameras… while ahm all fer protecting Rainbow dash but violating someone's privacy just seems wrong." Applejack said, looking out the window as well.
“I would agree normally but something is up with him.” Twilight said with a frown. “Rainbow is being pulled to him for some reason, scootaloo is being drawn to him as well, there is also his sudden arrival…I”ve been thinking and it seemed a bit too convenient that he shows up right as the CMC are in danger to rescue them.”
"G-girls…" Fluttershy said quietly. "Um… the rain is getting bad and I have to meet Rainbow Dash at my house."
"What do you mean? You think he planned everything?" Pinkie pie asked with a tilt of her head, as no one heard Fluttershy.
“Maybe…he could have someone send that robot to attack him so he can be the hero and lower our guards…” Twilight said before she turned to look at everyone. “We can’t let him trick us and take over.”
Thunder erupted violently from outside as the rain began falling harder, before Rarity walked in from the main doors with a raincoat on. "Hello darlings I'm sorry for being late. It took a little while to finish Rainbow's dress for her date with Dillan. What did I miss?"
“Oh not much, just Twilight planning on violating his privacy with cameras and spells.” Applejack said with a frown.
Rarity sighed as she hung up the raincoat. "I… I don't think Dillan has done anything darling."
“You don’t?” Everyone asked.
Rarity blushed a bit. "Well um, before I left my abode to come to our meeting earlier this morning, Dillan showed up looking nervous and muttering why he challenged her to such a bet and he didn't think she would accept it." She said, making everyone look at each other. "I believe he was talking about Rainbow dash, and he ordered an expensive suit saying even if it was for a bet he was raised to look his best for a date, so I personally I believe we should look into other options for what's going on as well. For all we know one of Dillan's new enemies he's told us about could be doing this."
“Maybe…but I still want to study him in his home.” Twilight said with a frown.
"I-i have to go girls…" Fluttershy said softly, eeping as thunder rocked the castle.
Twilight looked over and raised an eyebrow. “Fluttershy, where are you going? The weather is too dangerous to go outside.”
Fluttershy looked at her with a worried expression. "I'm supposed to meet Rainbow Dash at my house, if I don't go she'll be locked outside or try flying!"
Twilight sighed and lit her horn. “Then at least let me teleport you home.”
Fluttershy nodded softly, smiling a little as Twilight's horn began to glow. "Thank you Twilight, see you girls tomorrow."
“See ya sugarcube.” Applejack said with a smile.
“Bye Fluttershy!” Pinkie said with a giggle.
“I will meet you at the spa tomorrow darling.” Rarity said with a smile.
Fluttershy smiled and waved to everyone before Twilight teleported her away. "Do you girls want to go home or stay here?" Twilight asked with a small small smile.
“I need to get back to the farm.” Applejack said as she fixed her hat.
“I will be ok.” Pinkie said with a giggle as she hopped out the door.
“If it is alright with you I will stay the night.” Rarity said with a sad smile.
Twilight smiled softly as her horn glowed, her aura appearing around Applejack. "See y'all later." Applejack said with a smile before she vanished.
“I’ll go get Rarity’s room ready!” Spike said before he ran out of the room.
Rarity and Twilight giggled at spike's actions. "He's excited." Twilight said.
Rarity rolled her eyes with a smile. “Of course he is, he is gonna help me.”
Twilight raised an eyebrow at her. "With what?"
“Setting my room up of course darling, you know Spike and his crush on me. He wants to do anything he can to help me in any way.” She said with a giggle.
Twilight grins a bit as she leans in to whisper in Rarity's ear. "And what about your growing crush on him?" She asked with a giggle, making Rarity blush before going to bed.
The next day.
Dillan's eyes slowly opened with a groggy blink, feeling something warm against his neck. The human turned slightly to see what it was, noticing Rainbow dash sleeping against him with Scootaloo between the two causing him to blush. "W-what the hell?!" He thought to himself, repositioning himself a little and causing Scootaloo to wake up.
“Huh?” She yawned and stretched. “Five more minutes please.” Dillan glanced down to look at Scootaloo as Rainbow woke up, her face less than five inches from Dillan's when they both moved a bit looking at each other with blushes. "Are you two gonna kiss?" Scootaloo asked, watching them from her spot.
Both blushed but before they could answer a loud boom shook the whole house knocking everyone onto the floor. “What the buck was that!?”
Dillan stood up and opened the curtain to his balcony, watching in shock as the rain and wind swirled with thunder booming and lighting shooting everywhere. "Tornado!" He shouted.
Rainbow ran over and her eyes widened. “No! That isn’t possible even with pegasus magic this environment doesn't support a tornado! Even mine fall apart after a few seconds.”
Dillan pulled Rainbow away from the window as a blast of wind shot the glass out of his window, covering them both in glass and rain. "Get to the basement now!" He shouted, helping Rainbow up before he ran to a door.
“Why is this happening!?” Scootaloo yelled as she ran behind them.
Dillan picked Scootaloo up as they went down to the basement, setting her down in Rainbow's lap before looking back up at the door. "I don't know, but it clearly isn't natural for this world, are you two alright?" He asked looking back at them.
“I think I am ok.” Rainbow said before they both heard Scootaloo hiss and hold up a hoof.
“I think I got some glass in my frog.” She said with a whine.
Dillan and Rainbow both looked at her as Dillan slowly lifted her hoof to look at it, noticing a shard of glass. "Alright, just hold still I'll be right back." He said quietly running upstairs.
"I-it hurts…" Scootaloo said.
“Don't worry Scoots, as soon as we can we will get you to the hospital.” Rainbow said as she rubbed Scootaloo’s back.
Dillan ran back downstairs with some peroxide and a pair of tweezers. "This may hurt a little Scootaloo, but I need to get the glass out and clean the wound ok?"
She nodded her head and looked away, as Rainbow also covered her face with a wing. “Ok, do it.”
Dillan turned Scootaloo's hoof around gently so it was facing upwards before he slowly pulled the glass out causing Scootaloo to whimper, as blood seeped out of the wound. He slowly poured some peroxide onto the cut to clean it as it bubbled and turned white, causing Scootaloo to whimper more. "you're doing great, Scoots, just a bit more." Rainbow said, as Dillan popped up his Ultimatrix and turned into a large mummy like alien before lifting his hand and wrapping his bandages around her cut gently but firmly tighten it.
"All done." Dillan said, turning human again.
“Ok Scoots, this is serious, stay off that hoof until we can get you a shoe.” Rainbow told her sternly.
Scootaloo nodded with a whimper as Dillan got up, walking back towards the door. "Where are you going?" Scootaloo asked.
"I'm gonna see what's causing this extreme weather, the only things I can think of is someone using a machine to cause it for whatever reason, an alien of some kind trying to get my Ultimatrix, or it's the start of a new ice age… but that last one is from a movie." He chuckled softly.
“I’m coming with you!” Rainbow said and stood up.
Dillan turned around and held up a hand stopping her. "No, I know you mean well and want to help. But with weather this extreme only my transformations can handle it. Besides…" He looked at Scootaloo. "She needs you here with her, to make sure her hoof doesn't get worse and because of her… fear of thunder."
Rainbow looked between Scootaloo and Dillan with a frown before she growled and stomped a hoof. “Fine! But you better come back or I'll find your ghost and kick its butt!”
Dillan chuckled as he smiled at her with a wide toothy smile making her heart skip a beat again. "Promise, Cross my heart, hope to fly, stick a cupcake in my eye." He said doing the pinkie promise movements before rushing out the door.
"Why didn't you kiss him goodbye?" Scootaloo asked after a few moments of silence.
Rainbow blushed and groaned. “Scoots…don’t make me tickle you.”
Scootaloo gasped and tried to get away. "Noooo!"
Rainbow held her down. “Calm down…just wait for Dillan to get back.”
Dillan covered his face as he looked outside, watching the tornado before he turned into Jet ray and flew inside the tornado. The human turned alien looked around for a bit, noticing a small blue alien with red eyes and two toed feet as it giggled.
“Weee!” They said as the winds got stronger and they spun around like a top.
Dillan looked at the creature in confusion, watching it spin around like a top with a happy laugh as the wind and rain grew worse. "Hey!" He shouted. "You need to stop!"
The creature didn’t stop, in fact it lifted its arms and the rain got harder, the air got colder and the rain began to freeze into sharp ice. “So much fun!”
Dillan's eyes widened as he dodged each shard of ice, blasting one that came right at him before he flew closer to the alien. "Come on, this is dangerous!"
The creature frowned and yelled while thrusting its arms towards Dillan. “Noo! Go away!” A strong wind blew Dillan back.
Dillan's eyes widened as he flipped backwards repeatedly, forcing himself to a stop before flying back to the alien. "Please, you need to stop! My friend got hurt because of your storm!"
“I don’t care! If they can’t handle my play time then they can leave!” It said as the storm got stronger.
Dillan raised an eyebrow before he grinned a little. "Play time huh? So you're a kid?"
“Duh! Are you stupid?” They said before laughing and changed the direction of the wind knocking Dillan out of the tornado.
Dillan shook his head as he growled, taking a deep breath before he flew back in not noticing the elements of harmony watching from Twilight's castle. "Listen kid, you're destroying homes and hurting innocent creatures. If you don't stop, I'm gonna put you in a time out!"
The alien child blew a raspberry before it spun around faster, the tornado growing in size and more homes were being destroyed. “No! Go away!”
Dillan glared at the child before shooting its leg with a laser. "Bad! You're being a bad kid!"
“Gah! You're a mean man!” The child yelled after getting hit. The child then made it hail hard, the hail the size of softballs.
Dillan avoided the hail as he flipped around and spun making it look like a cool trick to the child alien. The alien chuckled and clapped its hands before making more wind and hail try to hit Dillan.
The human continued to avoid the hail, performing more tricks and flips before he flew around the child-like alien. "Listen I'm all for a good time but you could kill someone, does that sound like fun to you?"
“So what? They are just animals.” The child said with a laugh.
Dillan looked at the alien with a sad expression. "No they aren't, they can talk and think just like you and me."
“You can talk but you're still just an animal.” The kid said before they disappeared into the wind and reappeared behind Dillan and blasted him away with cold wind.
Dillan shook his head violently as he glared at the kid. "No I'm not, I'm a living, breathing and thinking creature. Creatures that can talk are not animals!" He said, before flying in the opposite direction of the wind canceling out the tornado.
“Hey! Stop that! You're gonna stop my tornado!” The kid yelled as they tried to make it stronger.
"That's the idea! I'm not going to let you hurt anyone else! It's my job to protect them when they need a hero!" Dillan shouted, speeding up and slowing the tornado down more.
“No no no no!” The kid yelled as the storm grew larger covering all of Ponyville, lighting strikes happening more often, hail larger, winds stronger. “Stop ruining my fun!”
Dillan glared at the kid before using his speed to bodyslam him out of the tornado and across the forest. "Then stop hurting others! Keep it up and I'll put you in jail!"
“You’re mean!” The kid yelled before trying to push Dillan off with a blast of cold air.
"No, you're the one being mean!" Dillan said, landing on the ground with the kid, turning back to normal and grabbing his ear. "What about hurting others is fun to you! Is it fun to kill other creatures!? Is it fun to ruin families?!"
"That's enough." A voice said, as two aliens of the same kind as the child floated down. "We will take care of scolding our son." The female said.
“Ow ow ow! Mom, this mean thing is hurting me!” The child yelled in a whine.
"Strike, you were causing a lot of damage and could have killed someone, what did we tell you about creating storms on other creatures' planets!?" The male asked in a stern voice as Dillan let go of Strike's ear.
Strike lowered his head. “But blaze said these are just animals because they aren’t like us.”
The man groaned and shook his head, turning to Dillan. "I'm sorry, our older son doesn't like other species and tricks his brother into doing these kinds of things. My name is Snow Storm, and this is my wife Heat Wave."
"I'm so sorry for Lightning Strike's behavior." Heat wave said, bowing to Dillan a little.
"H-hey it's ok, kids will be kids." Dillan said with a small smile, putting his hands up. "My name's Dillan, it's nice to meet you all."
“It is nice to meet you too, first human we have met in a long time.” Snow Storm said and shook Dillan’s hand, leaving a layer of frost on it.
Dillan raised an eyebrow at them. "You've been to earth? Let me guess you ran into a human with a blue watch that chased you off calling you off world alien haters or something."
“Oh no, when we went to earth it was what I believe you called it the 1800’s.” Heat Wave said.
“But our cousin Tremer went to visit and he was attacked about three years ago.” Snow Storm added.
"Oh wow, the 1800's? That's really cool, and I'm sorry about your cousin. The kid there with a watch like mine doesn't exactly know how to tell the difference between good species and bad species. He just attacks any alien that steps foot on the planet… I'm gonna have to kick his butt if I ever meet him."
“Well to be fair our cousin has a habit of making new fault lines.” Heat Wave said with a small laugh.
Dillan's eyes widened at the statement. "Fault lines? Yeah that would be a problem."
“Thank you for stopping our son from doing any serious damage, the plumbers would have sent him to the juvenile section of the null void.” Snow Storm said while shaking his head.
Dillan looked confused again at the statement. "The null void has a Juvenile section?"
“Oh yes, it is under extreme guard to keep them safe but it is where young aliens are sent to be scared straight.” Heat Wave said while holding onto Thunder Strike’s arm.
"But I was just having some fun!" Thunder Strike whined as Dillan sighed softly.
"Yes but it was dangerous fun. Your tornado blew out the windows of my house and probably a lot of others, and my friend who is a child like you." He said, causing Thunder to look at him. "Got glass in her foot, and these creatures have very sensitive feet. If it had been any deeper she may not have been able to walk again."
Thunder Strike's eyes widened at that, tears filling his eyes as he started to cry. "I-i'm s-sorry!"
“Thunder! Do you see now why we have to be careful when visiting other worlds!?” Snow Storm yelled.
Thunder cried harder, covering his eyes as Dillan knelt down beside him with a small smile. "Hey it's ok, there wasn't any serious damage. I already cleaned her wound and bandaged it up, you just need to be more careful. In fact, wanna know something fun?" He asked, getting a small nod from Thunder. "The pegasus in this world can control the weather here too."
"R-really?" Thunder asked with a sniffle.
“Really?” Snow Storm and Heat Wave said together. “I thought we were the only beings that could control the weather.”
"Well they can't control it to the extent you can but the pegusi here can control the clouds and they decide when it rains and such. It's how I knew the storm last night wasn't normal, and then waking up to a tornado? No chance. It was natural." Dillan chuckled softly, rubbing Thunders head gently as he yellow beam shit out of the ultimatrix and over Thunder. "Oh cool, a new scan."
“New scan?” Heat Wave asked while pulling her son closer.
Dillan smiled a bit. "You two did see but I have the ability to change forms using this watch. I just scanned Thunders DNA so now I can become… well one of you."
“Wow, to think a being of flesh could become a weatharian.” Snow Storm said in shock.
Dillan raised an eyebrow. "So your species name is Weatharian?... Wait, being of flesh?"
“Yes that is what we are called, and that is what we call beings like you.” Heat Wave said while poking Dillan before she disappeared in a flurry of hot air and appeared behind him. “We are living storms.”
Dillan jumped a bit, turning around to see she was gone before looking back and seeing her with her family. "Ok… that's awesome!"
They chuckle a bit. “Yes, most flesh beings to see us as something amazing.”
Dillan chuckles and nods. "Of course we do, at least for humans who normally can't do things like that."
"U-um… c-can you turn into a weatharian?" Thunder Strike asked while fiddling with his fingers.
“Son, that is rude.” Heat Wave said in a scolding tone before adding. “You put his friends in danger, you have no right to ask him to do tricks.”
Thunder looked down sadly, hanging his head while Dillan rubbed the back of his neck with a small grin. "Sure, I don't mind. I wanna see what I look like." He said, popping up his Ultimatrix.
“Are you sure? I feel like it would be rewarding Thunder for the trouble he caused.” Snow Storm said.
Dillan hummed a bit before nodding. "Yeah you're right, sorry Thunder. I know you didn't have any bad intentions but you still caused-"
"Dillan!" A voice sounded out, as the group turned to see Rainbow dash and Scootaloo with the elements of harmony who were looking angry.
"Is that a horse?" Heat wave asked in confusion.
“Those are the colorful animals I was playing with.” Thunder said with a smile.
"Dillan what the buck is going on!?" Twilight shouted, causing the weatharians to look confused.
"First off, Thunder, these are those friends I was talking about. That small one is the one that hurt her foot when the glass broke." Dillan said to Thunder Strike. "Second of all, it's just a misunderstanding Twilight."
Rarity leaned over to Twilight and whispered. “Do you know what those things are?”
Twilight shook her head, glaring at Dillan slightly as he spoke to the three strange creatures. "How can they be your friends? All they do is make animal noises!" Thunder said, confused.
“Dear…I think they just speak a language that isn't in our translators.” Heat Wave said to her son.
Thunder looked confused as Dillan chuckled softly. "That's ok, I can translate. Girls, this is Snow storm, Heat Wave, and their son Thunder Strike. They're aliens visiting the planet."
"Aliens?" Scootaloo asked, sitting on Rainbow's back while trying to see better.
“Aliens?!” The other girls yelled, surprised.
“Oh great, more threats!” Twilight yelled.
Dillan looked at Twilight with a worried and confused look. "More threats? What do you mean?"
Twilight pointed at Dillan. “First that snow storm, then that robot, and now these…these…things!”
Dillan took a step back in shock. "W-wait that snowstorm when I got here wasn't normal?" The weatharians watched on in confusion, while Thunder his behind his mother.
“No it wasn’t! The weather patrol was only able to get it under control after you arrived!” Twilight yelled as she stomped forward. “I don’t know what you are planning, but I will not let you brainwash my friends and turn them against us!”
Dillan's eyes widened in shock as he stepped back. "what?!"
"Twilight what the buck are you talking about?!" Rainbow dash asked in shock. "He's done nothing but he'll since he's arrived!"
“Rainbow, stay out of this, he has done something to you and Scootaloo. I will use my magic to help both of you but first we need to capture him.” Twilight said as her horn lit with magic.
“Um…perhaps it would be best if we leave, they seem to be upset.” Snow Storm said with a frown.
Dillan stepped back a bit. "Y-yeah, you get your family out of here." He said, looking afraid at Twilight as the three weatharians began to fly away.
"We can't leave mister Dillan alone!" Thunder said with a frown.
“This isn’t our business Thunder, we should even be on this world.” Heat Wave said as they left.
Dillan looked back and smiled softly as the three flew away, gasping in shock as Twilight wrapped her magic aura around him and began lifting him off the ground. "Twilight Will you stop! You're acting bucking crazy!" Rainbow yelled, getting between Twilight and Dillan.
“Applejack, hold Rainbow down.” Twilight said while glaring at Dillan.
Applejack grabbed her rope and twirled it before throwing it around Rainbow Dash and Scootaloo, pulling them to the ground. "Sorry y'all but we need ta figure this all out."
"Applejack! What the buck!" Rainbow yelled as her other friends including Fluttershy pinned her down. "What are you guys doing!? Have you lost your mind!"
Dillan looked at Rainbow and Scootaloo getting tied down, before trying to reach out to them. "Hey, be careful! Scootaloo's hoof is hurt and Rainbow -"
“Quiet! We know you are up to something and are just using them! We know all about your mental suggestion that acts like a pull for Rainbow to be drawn towards you, no matter where you go!” Twilight yelled, cutting him off.
Dillan looked at her in disbelief before it quickly turned to confusion. "A… pulling sensation?" He asked softly, rubbing his own chest a little.
“Tell us what you did!” Twilight yelled as tears filled her eyes. “I won’t lose my friends to brainwashing!”
Dillan shakes his head clear before looking at her. "Twilight I haven't done anything! I'm a human, I don't have magic!"
“You did something!” Twilight yelled.
“Stop it!” Scootaloo yelled as she cried openly.
Dillan looked at Scootaloo with a worried look before getting her attention. "Scootaloo, it's ok. This is all a misunderstanding. Don't worry about me ok? You need to get your hoof checked at the hospital."
"B-but…" Scootaloo whimpered with tears in her eyes.
"I promise it'll be ok, go with someone to get your hoof checked." He said with a kind smile, as Fluttershy took Scootaloo away.
“Twilight, snap out of it! Look at what you're doing!” Rainbow yelled with a glare.
"Quiet!" Twilight shouted as she glared at Dillan who looked at her with worry. "We're taking you to the dungeon, I'll figure out what you did to them soon enough!"
“Do we even have a dungeon?” Rarity questioned quietly.
Twilight nodded as her horn glowed. "You guys keep an eye on Rainbow dash." She said, before Dillan and Twilight vanished.
"No!" Rainbow yelled, beginning to force herself to stand up despite her friends keeping her down.
“Rainbow calm down.” Applejack said as she did her beat to hold her friend without hurting her. “We just want ta make sure he ain’t doin nothin.”
"He hasn't done anything! What the buck is wrong with all of you! We're the council of friendship. What about any of this shows friendship!?" Rainbow yelled.
Applejack frowned and sighed. “Ah know this doesn't feel right, but look at it from our point of view, ya have been acting strange around him ever since he arrived and it seems like he's drawing trouble here, more so than normal.”
"And don't forget he already warned us that might happen! And we all said he was overreacting, remember!?" Rainbow yelled angrily.
Applejack sighed and looked away. “That still don’t explain what is happenin with you and Scootaloo.”
"What!? That we're hanging out with a friend!?" Rainbow yelled. "Dillan doesn't have magic and from what I see you guys are jealous I'm hanging out with someone else!"
“No we ain't! Dash, you said it yerself, ya feel a pull to him, it only goes away when yer around him! He has to be doin somethin.” Applejack said while shaking her head.
"Who says! Did you guys even think someone else might have been doing it to mess with us?!" Rainbow yelled again.
The girls looked at each other as the thought never even crossed their minds.
Rainbow glared at them more. "That's what I thought, now get the buck off me!"
“Rainbow…why do ya trust him so much?” Rarity asked.
Rainbow paused for a second as she looked down. "I-i don't know, it feels… it feels like I've known him for years."
“Do you see why we are concerned now?” Rarity asked.
"Even if you are, that doesn't give you guys the right to accuse someone, without proof!" Rainbow said.
“Dang it Rainbow! We can’t risk losin you!” Applejack yelled.
Rainbow stayed silent for a long time, as if thinking something over. "If Twilight hurts Dillan at all… then… We're not friends anymore, I can't be friends with ponies that hurt or accuse others without evidence, especially some creature that just lost their family."
Everyone flinched and backed away. “Rainbow…ya…ya don’t mean that.”
Rainbow stood up and looked at Applejack. "Yes I do, I understand you're all worried about me, but you've all just abandoned someone we all said we would be friends with. Someone that lost everything, has been sent somewhere he doesn't fully understand, and where ponies have been ignoring him. I don't know why I feel a pull to Dillan for all I know it could be my element of loyalty telling me to be loyal to someone that needs a true friend. But I am One hundred percent serious, if he gets hurt at all… we're done."
“Then…go to him.” Rarity said with a sigh.
“We are sorry.” Fluttershy said, slowly walking back to them with Scootaloo.
Rainbow slowly trotted over and picked up Scootaloo, before flying off in the direction of Twilight's case. Pinkie's mane flattened out a bit as she sniffled while looking down. "W-we bucked up…"
“Yeah…” Applejack said with a sigh. “Come on girls, let’s go help.”
Dillan sat in the dungeon of Twilight's castle, having his back to the wall in silence as Twilight looked through a mountain of books for a spell. “There has to be a way to fix Rainbow and Scootaloo.” She muttered.
Dillan sighed softly as he looked out the window to the blue sky as the water front he storm dripped, before a loud bang vibrated Through the air. "Twilight!" Rainbow's voice shouted angrily.
“Rainbow?” Twilight looked up before she frowned and glared at Dillan. “Let her go now!”
Dillan still stared out the window with a defeated and depressed look. "I already told you, I haven't done anything…"
Dillan heard a smack and thud, when he looked back he saw Rainbow with her hoof extended and Twilight on the ground holding her cheek. “Back off Twi! He is innocent! He isn’t doing anything to me!”
Twilight stared at Rainbow with wide eyes as she held her cheek, tears forming in her eyes. "R-rainbow you just attacked me! And before you threaten to not be my friend anymore, that's not loyalty, something is making you go against your element!" She shouted as Dillan looked at the two in silence, as he turned his head away.
“No…nothing is making me betray my element.” Rainbow said coldly. “I am doing this because you are acting crazy, and attacking…"
Twilight stood up in anger as her wings unfurled, her horn glowing. "I'm interrogating the cause of all this! Ever since he arrived things have become a hundred times worse! First the snowstorm, then that robot thing and now a tornado! Rainbow, he's a dangerous creature we need to stop!" She shouted, causing Dillan to cover his head with his hood, and hugging his knees to himself as his back was to the two ponies.
“He is a hurt man that needs our friendship!” Rainbow yelled back as tears filled her eyes.
Twilight groaned. "Rainbow! We don't know what he's planning! Why are you defending him!?"
“Because he has done nothing but help!” Rainbow yelled back.
"For all we know he planned all that so we'd let our guards down!" Twilight yelled. "Even after you said you felt a pulling sensation why would -"
“I have that because I have a crush on him!” Rainbow yelled before her eyes widened and she covered her mouth.
Twilight stared at her friend in shock, her mouth wide open as Rainbow glanced at Dillan worriedly who hadn't moved an inch. "W-what!? You just met him! And I thought you liked mares!"
“I do! I mean…I don’t know why…” Rainbow put a hoof on her chest. “I just…feel good when I am near Dillan.”
Dillan glanced back at them, his eyes watching Rainbow as she glanced back at him as well. "Then let me do some tests! Something is clearly wrong! And it's all centered around Dillan! He's. Doing. SOMETHING!"
“He isn’t doing anything other than being himself!” Rainbow yelled as she started to cry, and for a split second Dillan saw his fiancé.
Dillan's body shook as his mind flashed back to that night as he felt his fiance in his arms. "A-alyssa…" he whispered softly, as he reached up to his chest and held a hand over his heart as he felt a pulling sensation.
Rainbow glanced over at Dillan, her own pulling sensation making her notice something was wrong. "Rainbow please! Even if you do have a crush and feel happy around him, this doesn't make any sense!"
“Then call Cadence!” Rainbow yelled with a glare. “I thought she was the princess of love, not you!”
Twilight growled softly. "Fine! I'm telling you something is wrong here. But he stays in the dungeon until she gets back!"
Rainbow walked over to the cell. “Then so am I.”
Dillan and Twilight turned to her. "No/ why!" They both said at once, making Twilight and Rainbow pause at Dillan's reaction.
Rainbow frowned and put a hoof on her chest. “I just feel it is where I belong…”
Dillan sighed and walked over to the bars, kneeling down and reaching his hands through gently pulling Rainbow over to him. "Listen, Someone needs to look out for Scootaloo. It's just a hunch but from what I've noticed I don't think her step mom feeds her while her dad is gone."
Rainbow looked conflicted, her ears twitching as she looked at the ground. “I…”
Twilight looked at the two with suspicion before she used her magic to pull Rainbow away from Dillan. "What are you planning!?" She shouted at Dillan, who looked back at Rainbow.
"You can always visit if you feel the need to." He said to Rainbow before smiling softly. "I'm sure I won't be in here that long."
Rainbow sighed and lowered her head. “Fine…but promise me you will be ok.”
Dillan looked at her as his heart beat faster his mind going back to his fiance again with a blush appearing on his face. "O-of course."
Rainbow nodded slowly before pushing past Twilight. “If you hurt him I will never speak to you again.”
Twilight looked shocked at Rainbow as she left, slamming the door shut behind her. The alicorn glared at Dillan as he sat down covering his face. "What the hell have I gotten myself into…" he said, brokenly as the tone of his voice made Twilight pause her angry onslaught.
“I…I will get my answers.” Twilight said weakly.
Dillan nodded and sighed. "I want some too… I feel the same pulling sensation pulling me towards Rainbow. It took every fiber of my being to tell her to leave…"
Twilight narrowed her eyes. “Describe it.”
Dillan sat back and sighed. "I don't know… it… it feels like how I used to feel with my Fiance… like I can be myself around her."
“Be yourself? So you put on an act around us.” Twilight said and took notes.
Dillan raised an eyebrow. "Huh? Oh, no I… I don't know. It's hard to explain… I suppose I just… feel comfortable around her."
“I think it is easy, just tell me the truth!” Twilight with a frown.
Dillan stands up. "I don't know The truth alright!? I don't know how to explain it I think I might have feelings for Rainbow dash but… but…"
Twilight frowned as her ears perked. “But?”
"But… I… I don't know…" he said sadly as he sat down with his back to Twilight. "I-i feel… broken…"
“You feel what?” Twilight asked as she got closer.
"Broken!" He said louder. "I feel… I don't know like I'm moving on too fast… l-like i-i'm betraying my fiance." He said as tears fell from his face.
Twilight was quiet, her face unchanging but her ears were twitching all over.
Dillan stared out the window for a while as tears fell from his face with twilight looking at his back. "Please just… leave me alone."
Twilight sighed and slowly walked away, leaving Dillan alone. Twilight heard Dillan sob softly as she left the dungeons, a plan forming in her mind slowly as she looked forward, pausing for a moment as she looked back at Dillan for a moment. "what's going on...?
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Depression, Revelations, and Another Displaced
Rainbow stared at the ground as she laid on a cloud with Scootaloo, watching Twilight's castle sadly as the two saw two chariots flying closer to Ponyville. "Princess Celestia and Luna are almost here…" Scootaloo whispered sadly. "T-they'll get Dillan out right? He's been in there for weeks…"
“I hope so Scoots…if they can’t…I don’t know what we’ll do.” Rainbow said sadly.
Scootaloo scooted closer to Rainbow Dash, laying against her with a sad look. "Why did Twilight lock him up? I thought you said she just wanted to talk to him."
“I don’t know…” Rainbow said, still staring at the castle below.
"Shouldn't we go meet with them and the princesses?" Scootaloo asked worriedly. "Maybe we can convince them to let him out."
“I…want to but…I don’t want to make things worse.” Rainbow said sadly.
Scootaloo looked at her. "Don't you like him? Shouldn't you be there to support him? That's what my dad said you're supposed to do."
“Of course it is…but…” Rainbow said, not able to find the right words.
Scootaloo frowned and looked back at the castle. "Who knows how Twilight has been treating him, I'm sure he could use his real friends."
“You're right.” Rainbow stood up. “Let’s get down there!”
Scootaloo smiled as she hopped onto Rainbow's back, as she pointed to the castle. "They landed!" She said as Rainbow noticed the princesses talking with Twilight.
“Hang on!” Rainbow spread her wings and glided down to them. “We want Dillan freed!”
Celestia and Luna looked at Rainbow and Scootaloo in confusion before turning to Twilight. "Twilight what is miss Dash speaking of?" Luna asked.
“Well um…I kinda…had to lock Dillan up.” Twilight said nervously.
"Why would thou do such a thing?!" Luna asked in astonishment.
"She thinks Dillan is doing something to me and Scootaloo and blames him for all the stuff that's been happening lately!" Rainbow said angrily, glaring at Twilight.
“A-at first yes…b-but after seeing up close…I think…he is…mentally unwell.” Twilight said nervously.
Rainbow's mane stood on end as her anger rose inside her, the two princesses glancing at each other concerned. "First you accuse him of doing something to me and Scootaloo, and now you think he's crazy!?"
Twilight held up her hooves. “Not crazy!” She looked back at the castle worried.
Rainbow snorted as steam actually came out of her nose while her mane began to smoke slightly. "Then what! You've kept him locked up for WEEKS, whatever happened to him is YOUR fault!"
Celestia stepped forward and placed a hoof on Rainbow's shoulder. "Miss Dash, I understand your loyalty is unmatched but I'm sure Twilight had a good reason."
“I…wanted to make sure he didn’t hurt himself…” Twilight said quietly.
Rainbow's growled again as her mane began smoking more. "Oh I'm sure! What happened to everything you accused him of huh?! Saying he did something to me and Scootaloo, saying he caused that snowstorm! Saying he brought that robot here! What changed!?"
Luna and Celestia glanced at each other again, before turning to Twilight. "Please elaborate."
Twilight sighed and lowered her head. “I had a lot of suspicion that Dillan was up to something, I didn't know what and Rainbow and Scootaloo were acting off, I thought either him or one of his aliens were responsible and disasters kept on happening around him…after I had him locked up for a few days I saw that it wasn't him doing it…and he also…” Twilight couldn’t finish but instead pulled out a piece of sharpened rock with a small bit of blood on it.
The princesses both covered their mouths with their hooves in shock as Rainbow's mane instantly stopped smoking, her eyes glued to the sharpened rock as she stepped back. Scootaloo however teared up looking at the rock, as she began shaking. "H-he… h-hes…"
“No! No…I…stopped him…he is tied to a bed right now…I didn't want him to try again…I…don’t know what to do…” Twilight said and looked at the ground.
Rainbow Dash instantly flew inside the castle, leaving the princesses with Scootaloo and Twilight. "Twilight… this is a very serious matter. All of this. Why did you not inform us of this sooner?" Celestia asked.
Twilight’s ears folded down. “I thought I could handle it…”
Celestia sighed and looked at her. "We understand, let's go talk with Dillan." She said as the group started heading down to the dungeon.
Twilight walked slightly behind the two royal sisters with her head low. “I’m sorry…I did what I thought was right..”
Luna smiled and wrapped a wing around Twilight. "Tis alright Twilight, thou wast just worried about thy friends. We believe this problem doesn't have its roots in your actions." Luna said as the four of them approached the dungeon cell Dillan was in, seeing Rainbow sitting on her haunches as she starred in on the human.
The human had his hands and legs tied to the bed within the cell with a bandage wrapped around his left wrist, his clothes dirty and ragged with rips and tares here and there as he stared out the window with dull lifeless eyes.
Celestia frowned and used her magic to open the cell. “Dillan, can you hear me?” She asked softly.
Dillan glanced at her for a moment, confirming he could hear her before looking back out the window. Celestia slowly walked into the cell and sat down beside him. “Dillan, we need you to talk with us.”
Rainbow tried to take a step closer to the two, but Twilight grabbed her shoulder and shook her head softly as Dillan spoke, his voice raspy and broken as if he hadn't spoken in days. "There's nothing to talk about…."
“Dillan…” Rainbow whimpered.
Celestia looked back before looking at Dillan again. “Dillan, can you tell us why you tried to…end your life?” Rainbow let out a choked sob.
Dillan's eyes sparked a little with life when he heard Rainbow's voice and sob, not going unnoticed by Celestia. "Why not? I'm a burden to everyone… all I do is cause problems."
Luna covered her mouth as Rainbow's eyes filled with tears while Twilight bit her lip worriedly. "This is my fault…" she whispered.
“What about the fillies you saved? Sweetie Belle, Applebloom, and Scootaloo? If not for you they would have frozen.” Celestia said while subtly waving her wing towards Rainbow.
Rainbow slowly started walking over as Dillan spoke up. "They wouldn't have been in danger if I hadn't come here… My arrival disrupted the balance of nature and caused the storm."
Luna looked at Twilight who nodded softly. "It's true…" she whispered. "All the evidence points to it…"
“Perhaps, but you still saved them.” Celestia spoke softly then she guided Rainbow’s hoof onto his hand.
Dillan glanced at Rainbow's hoof for a second, before moving his hand away as best as he could while rolling over, causing Rainbow's ears to flatten a bit against her skull. "So what? If I had just gone through with killing myself instead of listening to paradox none of this would have happened…"
“But…then I never would have met you…” Rainbow said softly, and for a moment he heard his fiancé and felt the pull.
Dillan glanced back at Rainbow's sad face, his heart acting as he turned back around. "I'm sorry… but… I just can't right now…"
Rainbow started to openly cry. “S-so what…y-you’re gonna just stay in here? Wh-what about Scootaloo? Wh-what about our date? ….what about me?” She asked.
Dillan grimaced at the sound of her voice, closing his eyes sadly. "I… I don't know…"
Celestia and Luna glanced at each other, before the sun monarch gently led Rainbow dash away from Dillan and out of the cell. “This is troubling…”
"I shall send for Cadence, she has a much more expansive knowledge of the heart." Luna said. "Perhaps she may be able to tell us what is wrong with sir Dillan."
“It could also have to do with me…dulling the connection between Dillan and Rainbow.” Twilight said while rubbing a foreleg.
Rainbow's head snapped in Twilight's direction, as Celestia and Luna raised their eyebrows. "You did what!?/ What connection?"
Twilight flinched back. “I…found a magic connection between Rainbow and Dillan…I tried to cut it but I couldn’t, so I weakened it as much as I could in hopes that Rainbow would go back to herself.”
"Oh my bucking Faust Twilight!" Rainbow said angrily as she stomped her hoof. "I told you there's nothing wrong with me!" Celestia and Luna glanced at each other again, before Luna left the dungeons.
“I didn’t know for sure when I did it!” Twilight said as she backed away from her friend.
Rainbow groaned as she looked back at Dillan, who was still staring at the wall. "Please be ok…" she whispered to herself before trotting out the dungeon slowly.
"I'm sorry…" Dillan whispered to himself, the only two to hear both whispers being Celestia and Twilight. "I don't know what's wrong…" he said, before turning his head so it was in the pillow.
Celestia slowly sighed before using her magic on Dillan to help him rest, then she led Twilight out of the dungeon. “You acted too quickly and have potentially made things worse.”
Twilight's ears flayed back against her skull as she whimpered. "I-i was just trying to help my friend…"
Dillan's eyes opened a little as he listened to the two walk away. "It's not your fault Twilight, this is something I should have done a long time ago." He thought to himself, before turning back onto his back and pulling out another sharp rock.
Celestia and Twilight walk into the castle's throne room, noticing Luna writing a letter as Rainbow Dash sat in her throne with her head down. "Rainbow?…" Twilight said softly as she slowly went up to her friend. "Are you ok?"
“No I am not…you hurt Dillan, and through him you hurt me Twilight.” She said without looking up.
Twilight's ears pressed against her skull again as she looked down. "I-i know, and I can't begin to say how sorry I am. But if it helps at all… he had the same pulling sensation to you that you have to him…"
“How do you know that? Are you still spying on him?” Rainbow asked angrily.
Twilight gulped and shook her head as Luna's horn ignited and she sent the letter away. "N-no… he… he told me."
Celestia rested a wing on Rainbow. “Perhaps you should let Rainbow take care of Dillan, Twilight.”
Twilight looked at her mentor and nodded slowly. "I-i'm so sorry Rainbow…"
“It’s not me you should apologize to.” Rainbow said with a snort.
Twilight looked down again, sadly with her ears pinned back not looking up as the other elements walked into the throne room chatting with each other. "Oh! Forgive the intrusion, we didn't know you were here your majesty's." Rarity said, bowing to the two monarchs.
“It is alright Rarity, we were just about to call you all in.” Celestia said.
"Oh Rainbow! I'm so happy to see you again, I'm so sorry for… for… w-what's wrong?" Fluttershy asked her oldest friend, noticing the look of pain and anger on her face.
“Why don’t you ask ‘princess knows everything’…” Rainbow said with a frown turning into a scowl.
Twilight slowly walked to her throne with her head down as the other elements sat in their thrones as well, each one with a worried look on their faces while Rainbow scowled at Twilight. "I-i… I used a spell to nullify the connection between Dillan and Rainbow…"
The others looked at each other confused before applejack asked. “Ain’t that a good thing?”
Rainbow snorted angrily as her mane began smoking again. "Tell them what happened after you did that!"
Twilight flinched back from the shout as she hung her head, gulping back a lump in her throat as the others looked worried. "Twi, what happened?" Pinkie pie asked, her natural bubbly personality put aside for the serious conversation.
"I-i…" She said, trying to find the words. "I-i caught Dillan… t-trying to… to…"
"To Kill himself!" Rainbow shouted angrily, slamming her hooves on the table with a burst of wind as her mane became engulfed in flames with her fur turning out white. "She made Dillan suicidal!"
“N-no I didn’t!” Twilight argued before looking down in shame. “I…only stopped the link with you which was helping him get better…I don’t know how or why it works…but before he came here he was s-suicidal, after he was getting better…”
"What's the difference!" Rainbow yelled as their friends tried to process the information. "He was getting better, and you made it worse!"
"Rainbow calm down, pegasi don't normally rage shift, if you don't calm down you'll over exert yourself again." Luna said to the mare.
"I don't fucking care! One of my friends has caused another important creature in my life to almost kill himself!" Rainbow shouted.
“I know I screwed up! I was just trying to find out what was happening to you! I stopped after he tried to kill himself and have been trying to stabilize him but…I don’t….I can’t…” Twilight said and sat down on her throne looking very tired.
Rainbow Dash shouted in anger before sitting down on her throne, exhausted as her mane and fur returned to normal. "I… I know you were trying to help Twilight… I… I just… I don't know why it bothers me so much! I just met the dude but it feels like we've been friends for years!"
Celestia looked down and off to the side as she contemplated something for a short time before sighing. "I believe I know why."
Everyone looked at her but it was Fluttershy of all ponies to ask. “You do princess?”
Celestia took a deep breath before nodding. "I was not sure at first, but after everything you've said… I believe there is no other explanation…" She said looking at Rainbow with a small smile. "The reason you feel drawn to Dillan and vice versa is because you have been friends for years… you met each other many years ago not long after you performed your first sonic Rainboom."
Rainbow looked confused, as did everyone there. “How?”
Celestia frowned as her horn began to glow, a sphere of magic appearing above the table as a memory appeared.
" Every fifteen thousand years a natural portal connects our world with that of the human world where Dillan is from. Fifteen years ago the portal opened and in a twist of fate you Rainbow dash had performed your sonic Rainboom precisely at the exact moment the portal opened, causing a chain reaction that pulled you in." Celestia said softly, as the magic sphere showed the image of Rainbow's parents in the throne room. "Your parents witnessed everything, and came to me begging to find you. However, not long after this did you return. You said you met a strange creature called a human, you described him as a small Colt with a brown mane that stood up on two legs with tannish skin."
Celestia's horn flashed slightly as the image in the sphere shifted again, showing Celestia herself with a young Rainbow dash standing in front of a portal. "Not long after that still, the portal opened again for the last time, it revealed the boy you spoke of while he was wearing a yellow shirt with some colorful animals in it, it turned out he had broken into a facility run by his government in order to rescue you." Celestia said, the image shifting again to one of the boy in handcuffs and looking at the ground. "You said you had been captured after you had met him, while for us it has been only a few hours in the human world for you it had been months. You told me how close the two of you had gotten as he kept you hidden knowing what his government would do if you and an alien in their world had found you. When they did he risked himself to save you and get you home, then when the government officials of his world noticed the two of us watching they attempted to capture us both. However, not wanting you hurt he sabotaged a machine in the facility causing it to implode and close the portal. You had begged for him to come through the portal because you didn't want him to get hurt but he refused because he didn't want to leave his family."
The image shifted again to show flames and explosions erupting around the young brown haired boy as he smiled at Rainbow through the portal. "Don't worry, I'll be fine. Thanks for being my friend Dashy!" The boy said smiling as a final explosion erupted while flames surrounded him, the portal snapping closed immediately afterwards. "You were devastated thinking he had died, I don't know what you two did while you were there but you became so close he risked his own life to make sure you were safe, a child himself. You wouldn't eat and barely slept for months afterwards, your parents eventually had to ask me to erase your memory so you'd finally eat and sleep…"
Rainbow stared at the orb for a long time, her breathing slowly picking up. “Y-you mean I…know him? I….forgot him? I…he….” Tears filled her eyes once more. “C-can you give them back?”
The elements stared at the orb and Rainbow as well, most with tears in their eyes while Applejack had her hat over her eyes."I can, but I don't know what his government officials did to you, it could be traumatic." Celestia said softly as Luna looked at the Rainbow maned mare with a sad look.
“I don’t care…I want to know Dillan again…I want to help him.” Rainbow said with a stomp of her hoof.
"Very well." Celestia said, her horn glowing as she touched it to Rainbow's forehead. The mare's eyes widened as memories from long ago flooded back, memories of two young creatures running around playing in childish wonder, songs played on A machine the boy had, him bringing her dinner as they sat and chatted with smiles on their faces. The memory of one day, after months of them playing and growing close, he had been followed and they were caught. The memory of her getting taken away as the boy begged and pleaded for them not to take his friend, as tears fell from his eyes. And finally the memories of the weeks she has been in the government facility, being starved, interrogated, and how happy she was when the boy had jumped out of a vent hitting a scientist on the head as they were about to cut her open. The memories of everything Celestia had told them, everything was back.
"Rainbow? Did it work?" Fluttershy asked her friend worriedly.
Rainbow cried openly and gasped for air. “Dillan…he saved me…they…he…” She looked up at everyone. “He saved my life.”
Her friends all looked at her with shocked expressions. "H-he did?" Twilight asked, making Rainbow nods as she sobbed.
"T-they were going to dissect me… h-he jumped out of a vent with a large pipe and hit the surgeon on the head…" She said, sobbing before starting to giggle with a blubbery laugh.
Twilight fidgeted before she said. “Actually, if you were still alive and be a vivisection.” At everyone's look she blushed and lowered her head. “Sorry.”
Rainbow continued to giggle and ugly crying laugh. "What is it?" Rarity asked bemused.
"I remember a nickname his friend called him, Dill pickle…" she said, still laughing. "A type of pickle they have in his world."
Pinkie giggled and smiled as her mane became poofy again. “That’s funny.”
Rainbow nodded with a small smile, as she looked up at the ceiling. "I think her name… was…" Rainbow started to say as her eyes widened in shock.
“What was her name Darling?” Rarity asked.
"A-alyssa… h-his fiance…" Rainbow said softly. "S-she was his only other friend at the time…"
“Do ya think he remembered you?” Applejack asked.
Rainbow sniffed as she whipped her eyes, shaking her head. "I don't think so, when we all first met him it didn't seem like it."
Pinkie tapped her chin. “Maybe you should call him that old nickname, it might jog his memory.”
"I wonder why he doesn't remember." Applejack said, looking at Rainbow.
Rarity thought for a moment before she gasped. “The explosion! He obviously survived it, but maybe something hit him on the head and he forgot!”
Rainbow gasped as she looked down. "H-he did so much for me… who knows how long he was hurt… oh my God…" she said covering her face.
Fluttershy hugged her friend. “I am sure he would be happy to remember you.”
Rarity giggled softly. "What a romance story, friends from two dimensions being reunited after years. One thought long dead another without any memory… How tragically romantic!"
Rainbow blushed and rolled her eyes. “Rarity…we were childhood friends, we aren’t romantically interested in each other…”
“That's not what you said a few days ago.” Twilight said weakly.
Rainbow blushed again deeper and looked away quickly. "T-that's because that's what I thought it was!"
Rarity smirked and leaned closer. “Are you sure darling?”
Rainbow blushed deeper and looked away, as Luna slowly went down to the dungeons. "I-i don't know…"
Fluttershy giggled softly before she rubbed Rainbow's back. “You seem to be feeling better.”
Rainbow smiled softly at her. "Y-yeah… remembering all the fun I had with Dillan as a foal really helped."
Fluttershy rubbed Rainbow's back. “Do you want to tell us more about him or his world?”
Rainbow smiled softly as she blushed a bit. "Well… it's actually kind of funny. I remember exiting the portal in a large wooden forest full of tall red trees, there was fog everywhere. I had no idea what was going on and began wandering around randomly. I even tried to fly over the trees but it was too high even for me to get to at the time… that's when I met him. I flew up so high I had to land quickly but I was going too fast. He caught me right before would have hit the ground, causing him to slam into a tree…"
“Aww what a gentle colt.” Rarity said with a smile.
“Even as a colt he was savin folks.” Applejack said.
Rainbow blushed a bit more as she nodded softly, making Twilight's ears flatten in guilt again. "In a panic I got away from him and demanded to know what he was… we were both surprised when we found out we could both talk."
Fluttershy giggled softly. “I could just picture his face.”
Rainbow smiled a bit. "Well while he did look surprised, he was mostly excited because he had never seen a talking pony before. But before we could talk his parents started calling for him, so he told me to hide before they caught me."
Celestia smiled softly. “So he protected you from his world, even his parents.”
Rainbow blushed again with a smile as she thought back. "Y-yeah… after that he explained to me that he knew from books what would happen if I was found out and he didn't think it was right that someone that could talk would go through that."
Twilight looked up weakly. “Did you learn anything about his world?”
Rainbow looked at Twilight and nodded a little. "Yeah a few things… mostly about dinosaurs since Dillan was a big Dinosaur nerd!"
Everyone tilted their heads in surprise. “Dinosaurs?”
"Yeah apparently our worlds share the fact that dinosaurs roamed around thousands of years ago." Rainbow sighed softly.
Celestia giggled from beside Twilight’s throne. “Sounds like Twilight when she was little.”
Twilight blushed a bit and rubbed the back of her neck softly as Rainbow looked at her and sighed, getting up and going over to the Alicorn. "Twi, it's alright. I know you didn't mean for any of this to happen." She said, wrapping her wings around her friend.
Twilight hugged Rainbow back. “I’m so sorry Rainbow.”
Rainbow smiled softly. "Hey it's alright, if it wasn't for all this I wouldn't have gotten to remember everything… and besides… you said it yourself Dillan was depressed before coming here so hopefully this will help him fully move forward instead of ignoring it."
“Maybe…but I still hurt him…both of you.” Twilight said sadly.
Rainbow sighed. "Yeah… but you had the best intentions, now come on I know that egg head brain of yours wants to learn more about Dillan's world."
Twilight blushed. “I’m not an egg head…”
Everyone giggled at her as Rainbow playfully bumped her. "Sure you're not."
Twilight sighed as she pulled out some paper and a quill. “Mind telling me about his world?”
Rainbow smiled a bit, before Luna came barging back into the room with a panicked look on her face. "Sir Dillan is gone!"
“What!?” Everyone yelled and Rainbow ran past Luna down to the dungeons.
"He shouldn't have been able to get out! I know I made it so he wouldn't be able to reach his Ultimatrix!" Twilight said in shock.
“Twilight dear, did you make sure he couldn’t just squeeze out of the cell?” Rarity asked.
"He was tied down!" Twilight said. "I tied him down so he wouldn't hurt himself!"
"He had another rock!" Rainbow dash shouted, rushing up the stairs. "He cut himself free!"
“What!? How?!” Twilight asked as her ears folded back. “We need to find him.”
"B-but where…" Rainbow said holding her head with her hooves.
Twilight tapped her chin. “I can try a locating spell but…they can be tricky.”
“It’s true, even me and my sister have trouble with them.” Celestia said.
"It is dark out." Luna said. "Maybe I can use the moon to locate him."
“What are you waiting for? Do it!” Rainbow yelled.
Everyone stared at Rainbow in shock for a moment, before she used her magic to create a magic viewing orb showing Dillan flying through a forest as a blue bug looking alien. Clouds start to cover the view. “What the?” Rainbow got closer. “Where is he going?”
Dillan landed near his house in the white tailed woods, grabbing his head as he returned to normal gritting his teeth as his body shook in pain and anger. "What the hell is wrong with me…" he said, tears flowing down his face as he shook.
Dillan's teeth clenched more as he screamed in agony his voice filled with pain and sorrow before he suddenly punched himself in the face repeatedly and slamming his head into a tree as he cried and slid down to his knees.
Rainbow covered her mouth and gasped. “No! Dillan stop it!”
Everyone else covered their mouths in shock as he curled up in a ball, covering his head like a scared child who didn't know why they did something. “I’m going to him!” Rainbow said as she turned to leave.
"Rainbow wait!" Twilight said, going over to her. "Listen, I think Dillan feels guilty."
“He needs a friend!” Rainbow yelled back.
Twilight nodded her head. "you're right he does, but… I don't think any of us can give him that right now. All of us aside from you accused him of doing something bad and causing all the stuff that's happened… but you… he told me he thinks he has feelings for you, just like you do for him." She said, making Rainbow blush. "And because of that I think he feels guilty for… for forgetting and getting distracted about his family and fiance's deaths… and for moving on so soon."
Rainbow looked down.” So there is nothing I…we can do?”
Her friends hugged her in a comforting embrace, as the princesses watched them no one noticing as a portal opened near Dillan. “Whoa!” A young girl fell through and landed on her butt. “Ouch! You could have made it where I can walk through the portal!” She yelled up at the portal.
Dillan hugged himself more as he sobbed, not looking up.
The girl rubbed her butt as she stood up. “Um…hey there…my name is Kendra.” She said before looking around. “Can you tell me where we are?”
Dillan sniffed a bit as he looked at Kendra with a depressed stare, his face bruised and bloody with pieces of his hair missing. "Just outside of ponyville…" he whispered.
“Oh…” Kendra dug in her bag and pulled out a first aid kit. “Do you mind if I help you?”
Dillan looked away, holding his knees to his chest. "the help I need no one can give… not unless you can bring back the dead."
“Sorry no.” Kendra said as she knelt down next to him, then she drew something in the dirt. “I just know how to make light.” She then tapped on the drawing and made a ball of light.
Dillan looked at the ground as it glowed, turning his head away sadly. "Neat."
Kendra moved the ball of light up to Dillan’s face. “I may be a teenager but I am a good listener.” She then tried to clean Dillan’ forehead.
Dillan turned away again, covering his face. "It's… complicated…"
Kendra hummed before she placed a hand on his head. “I am here for you.” She gently rubbed his head.
Dillan choked out a sob, slowly lifting his head as he stared at his knees. "I-i killed my family before I came here."
Kendra kept rubbing his head. “I am sure that’s not true, you seem like a good person.”
Dillan raised an eyebrow at her, before chuckling softly. "You just met me… and I… I was supposed to change a gas valve but didn't… My house exploded and killed e-everyone…" he said, begging to sob again. "M-my whole family… E-even my.. f-fiance… a-and ourour unborn child…"
Kendra looked down. “You didn’t change it but…things happen in life.” She looked up at the sky while she kept rubbing his head. “My aunt and uncle died one day when they were driving due to the weather getting bad. But we don’t blame them.”
"That's different!" Dillan yelled, moving away and standing up. "Weather in the human world can't be controlled! But I could have changed the valve! My fiance asked me so many times to change it and I didn't!"
Kendra got up and followed him. “But you didn’t want the house to explode. You were probably busy with other things and forgot about the valve.”
Dillan sighed and nodded a bit. "I did have work… but I mean… it's not just that…"
“Then tell me.” She said before she took out some paper and placed them down, making two ice pillars grow and vines wrap around them and form a hammock.
Dillan glanced at it with a chuckle. "Trying to be a therapist?"
Kendra shrugged and rubbed the back of her head. “I just thought you’d feel more comfortable with somewhere to sit.”
Dillan smiled softly and sat down, staring at the ground for a while. Kendra sat on the ground and looked up at him, waiting for him to speak.
Dillan's eyes filled with tears before they slid down his face, causing him to sob as he tried to wipe them away like a child. "I-i've only been here for a few months… a-and I feel like I'm betraying my fiance because… i-i'm…"
Kendra tilted her head. “You’re what?”
Dillan sobbed a bit. "I think I'm moving on… I think I have… a crush on someone…"
Kendra smiled and clapped. “That is a good thing! But I think I understand, you are falling in love but still have feelings for your fiance. You can move on and still hold her in your heart.” She said and put a hand on her chest.
"I-i know… but i-i just forgot about her when I got here… I was so distracted and moved on without even realizing it… what kind of person does that! Forgetting about the one person that was besides you for your whole life!"
Kendra thought for a moment before she said. “What if she was guiding you here? Helping you move on because she saw how much pain you were in.”
Dillan leaned back in the hammock and as he looked away. "That would be something she'd do…but I'm not ready to move on."
“Why?” Kendra asked softly.
"Because it hurts to look at the mare I think I like… every time I do I can't help but think of Alyssa…" He whispered.
Kendra looked between him and the ground. “Have you talked about this with that mare?”
Dillan sighed and shook his head. "No… I know she has a crush on me as well, but it just feels… wrong comparing her to my dead fiance…"
Kendra hummed and looked down. “Do you compare them or do you just get reminded of your fiance?”
"Reminded…" Dillan said with a soft sign. "but it's hard not to compare them automatically when they're so much alike."
Kendra hummed and looked up at the sky. “I see, well maybe you could talk with this person and explain your feelings. She could understand and help you get to know her.”
Dillan chuckled softly. "Didn't you say you were fourteen? How are you so smart?"
Kendra blushed and chuckled as she looked at the ground embarrassed. “Me and my mom used to watch a lot of soap operas together.”
Dillan smiled softly. "Hearing everything you just said… makes what I'm feeling seem stupid…"
“It is never stupid to feel that way, it is just your mind trying to defend yourself.” She said and stood up. “You are hurting and still grieving for your family, so your uh…subconscious is looking for something to keep you safe and blaming you seems to be the easiest way you thought of.”
Dillan sighed and nodded a bit. "I suppose so…"
"Get away from him!" A voice shouted before Rainbow dash landed between Dillan and Kendra. "I don't know who you are but I'm not gonna let you do anything to my friend! He's been through enough!"
Kendra flinched and backed away slowly. “Wh-what? I was j-just-”
"Rainbow…" Dillan said softly, gently grabbing the mare's shoulder. "It's ok, she was just helping me calm down."
“She…was?” Rainbow said and started to calm down, then she looked back at Kendra and saw a scared child. “Oh geez, what did I do…”
Dillan looked over at Kendra, slowly going over to her and settling a hand on her shoulder. "Are you ok?"
“Y-yeah sorry, she just surprised me and…I am kinda on the run from Celestia in my world.” She said with a sigh and sat down. “Nice to meet you Rainbow.”
"On the run from your Celestia?" The two asked together worriedly. "Why?" Dillan added.
Kendra held up a piece of paper with a glitch on it, tapped it and it became a ball of light. “Wild magic.” She said with a helpless shrug.
"Wait, your Celestia is after you because you have wild magic?" Dillan asked with a frown. "That's so dumb."
Rainbow Dash nodded and slowly walked over to Kendra, gently putting a hoof on her shoulder. "Yeah it is, and I'm sorry again for scaring you… i-i was just worried about my friend."
Kendra nodded and sighed. “Yeah, it is stupid and thats not all.” She looked at Rainbow. “It’s ok, I was just talking to him about his troubles.”
Rainbow blushed in embarrassment as Dillan smiled softly, the two glancing at each other for a second as Kendra noticed the look. Kendra gasped and pointed at Rainbow. “So she is the mare you were talking about!” She said excitedly.
Dillan blushed deeply as Rainbow looked confused. "What do you mean?"
"Nothing!" Dillan said quickly.
Kendra giggled as she walked around the two of them. “He likes you.~” She said in a sing-songy way.
Rainbow blushed as she stared at Dillan for a moment, her head hanging down a little as he covered his face. "Kendra, what the heck!"
Kendra giggled a bit and walked over to Rainbow then whispered into her ear. “Be gentle with him, he has lost a lot and is feeling bad for moving on.”
Rainbow blushed and jumped away from her. "What the heck kid! He just lost his family, what do you think we'll be doing!?"
Kendra tilted her head. “Be friends, talk with each other and support each other?”
Rainbow blushed more and looked away. "Then choose your phrasing better!"
Dillan rubbed his arm and looked away a bit. "I had wanted to try and make it special when I told her…"
Kendra looked between them before she smiled. “Look Dillan, you have a friend!”
Dillan glanced at Rainbow who looked at him at the exact same time, making both blush and bit and smile softly. "Thanks Kendra…"
Kendra smiled and leaned back. “I am happy I could help.” They heard the sound of wings and she looked up to see Celestia coming, which made her eyes widened in fear, she then ran behind Dillan.
Dillan looked at her before turning back to see Celestia flying down. “Dillan, it is good to see you not hurt.” Celestia said softly as she landed.
He nodded a little glancing away, still feeling depressed about his family as Rainbow gently rubbed his arm. "I'm sorry I left Princess… I just… I couldn't stop myself when I saw Dillan talking to that human…"
“I understand Rainbow. Dillan, are you feeling better?” She asked with a soft smile while Kendra kept hiding behind Dillan.
"Y-yes ma'am, I'm sorry for scaring everyone…" He said softly as he looked back at Kendra. "It's ok, she won't hurt you. She isn't your Celestia."
“Are you sure? Her guards aren’t around here somewhere waiting to arrest me are they?” Kendra asked.
Celestia looked at the two with a raised eyebrow, as Dillan nodded. "I'm sure, she was already in ponyville to check on me before you got here."
“Ok.” Kendra siad and slowly came out from behind Dillan. “Hi.” She said shyly.
Celestia smiled softly. "Hello young one, thank you for helping our friend."
Kendra relaxed a bit. “I just did what I thought was right.”
Dillan smiled a little. "I appreciate it, I… I don't know what I would have done if you hadn't talked to me."
Kendra smiled and looked up at him. “I’m happy I could help then.”
Rainbow smiled softly as she glanced at Dillan blushing softly as she looked away and uncharacteristically rubbed her leg. "T-thanks for saving him…"
“All I did was listen to him and give him a different point of view.” Kendra said with a small smile. “I hope he can get better now.” She said and looked up at Dillan.
Rainbow smiled a bit as Dillan nodded softly, glancing back at Rainbow as well. "Dillan, I would like you to come back to Twilight's castle so we can keep an eye on you… just in case." Celestia said softly.
“Twilight has a castle?!” Kendra asked, shocked.
Dillan chuckled softly as Celestia and Rainbow raised their eyebrows. "She's a princess here, yes." Celestia said, confused.
“What!? But back home she is just a librarian!” Kendra shouted as she grabbed her head.
Dillan chuckled softly. "Let me guess you never watched the TV show."
“Show?” Kendra asked, confused.
"Apparently there is a TV show about us in the human world." Rainbow said with a sigh as Dillan nodded.
"Y-yeah, in it it shows how Twilight becomes an alicorn. So odds are this dimension is farther in the future than yours, but you can't say anything about it. Otherwise it might mess things up." He told Kendra.
“Oh…” Kendra said and looked down in thought. “I think the last thing that happened with Twilight’s friends was something to do with an empire.”
"Oh, the crystal empire…" Dillan said, glancing at Celestia.
“Yeah I think that was it.” Kendra said.
"I see…" Celestia said while looking at her. "How did you get here if I may ask?"
“A man in a lab coat said a future friend needed my help.” She said while tilting her head.
Dillan looked at her for a moment before smiling and hanging his head. "Paradox…"
Kendra yawned and stretched before wincing and grabbing her arm. “Do you think we could go inside for a bit?”
Dillan looked at her and nodded a bit. "yeah… is your arm ok?" He asked, helping her stand up.
“I’m ok…just a burn.” She said and looked down.
"A burn?" Rainbow dashed asked worriedly. "Are you ok?"
“Maybe?” Kendra said and lifted her shirt sleeve and on her arm is a fresh red burn mark.
"What in the!?" Dillan and Rainbow said together, as Dillan knelt down to look at the burn.
"Rainbow, can you go to my house and get the burn cream from the bathroom cabinet?" Dillan asked the mare as Celestia walked over to inspect the burn.
Kendra hissed when Dillan touched the burn. “Ow, it is just a burn from one of Celestia’s guards.”
Celestia covered her mouth in shock as Rainbow flew away quickly. "Crap sorry, it'll be ok soon."
“It stings but doesn’t hurt as much as I thought it would.” She said and looked down at it for the first time then her eyes rolled into her head and she fainted.
Dillan quickly caught her and looked at Celestia. "Do you know what this is? Since it's from your guard even if it's from another dimension?"
Celestia looked closer. “It seems like a fire spell mixed with a numbing spell, tracking spell, and sleeping spell…quite impressive.”
"Not helpful, can you remove it?" Dillan asked as he picked Kendra up gently.
“Yes, though we should take care of the burn first, if I remove the spells she will be in pain.” Celestia said as she kneeled down a bit. “I can carry you both.”
Dillan nodded a bit as he got on Celestia's back with Kendra in his arms. "A-are you sure?"
“You two are as light as a filly to me.” Celestia said as she flapped her wings and took off.
"If you say so… can we go to my house so Rainbow doesn't freak out about not finding us?" Dillan asked with a soft chuckle, his small smile slowly turning into a frown again.
Celestia giggled a bit. “Dillan, I am a princess that is over a thousand years old, do you really think she would think I'm trying to steal you?”
"I-i meant… n-nevermind…" he said softly, looking off to the side.
“Relax Dillan, I am just teasing you. I see you as a friend nothing more.” She said as she started to land. “Do you need help getting inside?”
"No, thank you though." Dillan said softly as he carried Kendra into his house, setting her on the couch gently as Rainbow came out of the bathroom.
“Oh Dillan! I got the burn cream.” Rainbow said as she walked over.
Dillan smiled softly at her as Celestia noticed the change in his demeanor. "Thanks Dashy." He said, gently putting some of the burn cream on Kendra's arm.
Celestia smiled softly as she slowly backed away. “You're welcome.” Rainbow said with a light blush. “Will she be ok?”
"I hope so, Celestia still needs to remove the spell." He said softly, glancing at where Celestia was. "Huh? Where'd she go?"
“She left?” Rainbow asked and looked around.
Dillan looked down a little as he continued to put the burn cream on Kendra's arm. "I guess… even Celestia doesn't want to be around me for as long as she has too…"
Rainbow sensing Dillan’s feeling placed a hoof on his arm with a smile. “Are you ok?”
He looked at her smiling face as his heart beat rose a bit, nodding slowly. "Y-yeah… s-still just thinking of my family you know?"
“Can you tell me about them…Dill pickle?” Rainbow said with a shy smile.
Dillan looked at her in surprise, while he gently wrapped Kendra's burn in some bandages from the bathroom. "H-how do you…?"
Rainbow blushed and rubbed her head. “Well um…you know how you have knowledge of us from that show?”
Dillan raised an eyebrow and nodded slowly. "Yeaaaah?"
“Well it turns out…” Rainbow started but a scroll appeared between them with Celestia’s mark on it.
Dillan raised an eyebrow as he slowly reached out for the scroll. "A letter from Celestia?" He asked, confused, as he opened it to read. On the letter were instructions on how to remove the spells and Celestia’s apologies that she needed to go somewhere. "Oh, it's instructions on how to remove the spell." He said with a small smile.
“Oh, do you think you can do it as a unicorn or alicorn?” Rainbow asked him, forgetting what she was gonna say.
"I can try." He said, popping up his Ultimatrix and turning into a unicorn, his horn glowing slowly as he read the instructions. Rainbow watched him with a slight blush, her heart beating faster.
‘oh Foust, why is he hot as a pony?!’ Rainbow thought while doing her best to keep a straight face.
Dillan's hazelnut eyes glanced between the letter and Kendra's arm, his magic flowing over her as the moonlight shone through the window almost like Luna was setting a romantic sense.
Rainbow’s wings fluttered as she watched, eyes slowly widening. “Wow.” She said softly.
Dillan looked at her, his eyebrow raised as he blocked the light of the moon causing his shadow to fall over her while the light reflected off a mirror to give her a view of his face. "Everything ok?" He asked her worriedly.
Rainbow blushed lightly. “Y-yeah, everything is cool. H-how is the foal?” She asked, trying to change the subject.
Dillan turned his head back to Kendra with a small smile. "If I did it right, she should be fine by morning according to the spell."
“That's good.” Rainbow said with a smile before she leaned closer. “Huh, are all human foals this…small?”
"Well… sometimes? It depends on genetics most of the time…" Dillan said, looking at Kendra with a worried look. "I'm not sure if that's it though…"
“What do you think it is then?” Rainbow asked as she poked Kendra’s ribs.
"Probably malnourishment, she said she was on the run from Celestia so I doubt she's around others often." Dillan said.
“She did say something like that…why would her Celestia be after her?” Rainbow said with a confused frown.
"She said it was because she can use wild magic." Dillan said with a soft sign.
“The buck is wild magic anyway? Do you know what she was displaced as?” Rainbow asked him with a raised eyebrow.
"I think she's displaced as Luiz from the Owl house. A show where she could use drawings to Channel the natural magic in the air and use it… but it was illegal I think." Dillan said.
“Huh, that sounds kinda dumb.” Rainbow said before she looked back at the everfree. “Then again, we don’t like wild weather.”
"Exactly." Dillan chuckled softly, returning to his human form. "when she wakes up I'll cook her something to eat…"
“Is…is there anything I can do?” Rainbow asked as she followed him.
Dillan sighed a bit. "Just… be here please?"
“Of course.” Rainbow said with a smile.
Chapter end
Dillan slowly walked outside as Rainbow kept an eye on Kendra, the human sighed and sat at the base of a tree, tears filling his eyes as he hugged himself. "Why…. Why…. Why!!?" He shouted, pulling his hair and slamming his head against the tree. "Why does it hurt so much…" he whispered as he sobbed, shaking like a leaf.
Rainbow dash rushed out of Dillan's house when she heard him scream, pausing as the clouds parted allowing the moon light to shine down. Her eyes widened as he began humming a song to seemingly himself, as she watched seven spectral beings standing around him. "I'm so tired of being here… suppressed by all my childish fears… and if you have to leave… I wish that you would just leave… of course your presence still lingers here…" He sang, as the two shortest spectral beings hugged him, while one of the tall ones turned around and looked at Rainbow.
Rainbow flinched back in surprise, before she slowly approached. The taller male stepped aside to let Rainbow get closer to Dillan, followed by the other beings. Two of whom Rainbow recognized as Dillan's parents from her time in the human world, as Dillan sobbed and wailed, causing her heart to ache. "I'm sorry! I miss you all so much!"
Rainbow sat next to him with a sad frown. “I am sure they loved you very much.” She said and put a wing over his back.
Dillan broke down more as he sobbed, having a hand over his head as he suddenly started slamming his head against the tree again. "It's all my fault!"
“Damn it Dillan!” Rainbow grabbed him and stopped him. “It wasn’t your fault!” Rainbow yelled with tears in her eyes. “You need to stop blaming yourself and start living in the present, live for those around you, live for me you stupid monkey boy!” She shouted.
Dillan's eyes widened at her shout, whimpering a bit. "I-i'm s-sorry… i-i don't mean to be a burden…"
Rainbow hits their heads together. “Dummy! You aren’t a burden! You are my closest friend!”
Dillan looked at her in surprise, before looking down. "I-i'm s-sorry… it's just hard to know what I can be sure about anymore…" he said, not noticing the spectral beings before he slowly wrapped an arm around Rainbow's back and pulled her closer. "Aside from this." He said, kissing her quickly.
Her eyes widened from the kiss as her wings popped out before she slowly kissed back.
Dillan pulled away from her with a blush. "Oh crap, I'm sorry! I wasn't thinking!"
Rainbow slowly blinked her eyes and came back to reality. “Wow…”
Dillan moved away a bit with a blush. "I'm sorry… i-i wasn't thinking… i-i just…"
Rainbow surprised him by leaning closer and kissing him again and then giggling. “Shut up monkey boy, you need to relax, I enjoyed that.”
He blushed deeper. "Y-you did? B-but you just got done calling me your closest friend. I-i don't want to ruin anything…"
Rainbow sighed and put her head on his chest. “I am confused too…I care for you…far more than I thought, but…you don’t remember me.”
Dillan looked down at her, slowly wrapping his arms around her. "Y-you remember what happened…?"
Rainbow’s eyes widened and she looked up at him. “You mean you do remember me!?”
Dillan blushed a bit and smiled sheepishly. "C-come on, how could I forget you? W-when I first got here you didn't seem to recognize me so I just kept quiet…"
Rainbow pouted. “So was that whole show thing a lie?” She asked before sighing. “My parents asked Celestia to remove the memories because of…what happened.”
Dillan sighed and nodded. "Yeah… the fire was intense… and no the show wasn't a lie, you know I wouldn't lie to you." He said, holding her closer. "You have no idea how much I watched the show every day, just to see you again."
Rainbow blushed a bit as she smacked his arm, having a small smile on her face. “You`re the same old dork as ever.”
Dillan smiled softly as he leaned against the tree they were next to, looking up at the night sky with a soft sigh. “Ok, i`ll be honest, i did forget everything that happened nearly twenty years ago, i only began to remember right before i came here… when a toaster hit me on the head..” He said before chuckling. “Paradox must have done that on purpose.”
Rainbow slowly leaned against him, getting small smiles to form on the faces of the spectral beings before Dillan slowly moved away. “I- I'm sorry, please believe me when I say I enjoyed that kiss too but… I-I just need more time.”
“I…I understand but that doesn’t mean we can’t hang out like old times right?” Rainbow said with a smile.
Dillan smiled softly and chuckled. "You wanna hang out like old times? What should we chase each other around saying catch me if you can?"
Rainbow chuckled and smirked. “Without that watch you wouldn’t have a chance, monkey boy.” She said before looking back at the cabin. “We should get something ready for the human filly.”
Dillan smiled a bit as he stood up, leaning on the tree a bit as the two started to walk as Rainbow noticed some blood on the tree. Rainbow frowned and looked at Dillan. “You’re hurt.”
Dillan raised an eyebrow as he turned to look at the tree, revealing a small amount of blood on the back of his head where he slammed his head against the plant. "Huh, I don't feel anything."
Rainbow flapped her wings and put a hoof on his head. “You're bleeding from the back of your head!”
"Huh?" Her friend asked as he touched the back of his head and winced. "Oh jeez, I guess I slammed my head a little too hard…"
“Inside now mister!” Rainbow said while pointing at his cabin. “I’ll clean it and wrap it.”
"Huh? But-" He started to say before closing his mouth at the death glare Rainbow gave him. "y-yes ma'am… jeez you haven't changed a bit." He said walking inside.
Rainbow smirked a bit before she gently pushed him inside. “Of course I've changed, I’m much faster and stronger now.”
Dillan smiled a little with a light blush. "Yeah I noticed… just don't go slamming me into a red wood tree like when we first met, I don't think my bones could handle it."
Rainbow blushed and shook her head. “Can you blame me? I was alone, sca…shocked, and saw something completely new.” She said and had him set down before she walked into the bathroom to get the first aid kit.
Dillan smiled softly as he spoke loud enough for her to hear without waking up Kendra. "Yeah I remember, I also remember what happened that night."
Rainbow poked her head out with a red face and glare. “We agreed to never speak of that!”
Dillan smiled softly at her as she came back with the first aid kit. "What? It was… cute."
Rainbow frowned and sprayed antibacterial spray on the back of his head making it sting. “It wasn’t cute…” She said with a blush.
Dillan winced and smiled a little. "Yes it was… and I'm happy you trusted me enough to do that."
Rainbow blushed more and grumbled. “Keep it up monkey boy, and I'll make sure to make this as painful as possible.” She said as she cleaned Dillan’s head injury.
"Ok ok, sorry." He said quickly as he looked to the ground. "I can't believe you remember that old nickname…"
Rainbow sighed and looked away. “I didn’t until Celestia gave the memories back earlier today.”
Dillan slowly reached up and gently rubbed the hood she had set on his shoulder. "It's alright, we both forgot…"
Rainbow blushed again. “I guess that is true.” She continued to clean his injury before she began wrapping it.
"I'm sorry." Dillan whispered. "I can't imagine how worried you must have been when that portal had closed."
“I was scared but…I honestly thought you died and…I didn’t eat for days. It got so bad that my parents asked Celestia to remove the memories of my time on earth.” Rainbow said as she finished bandaging his head.
Dillan turned to look at her quickly, their faces and inch from each other and causing them both to blush and move away. "S-sorry, a-are least it wasn't painful for your memory to be taken. I-i had a wooden support beam fall on my head and my back burnt up."
Rainbow frowned sadly and put a hoof on his back gently. Dillan glanced back at her for a long while, before looking away. "I'm honestly happy it happened… it's a permanent reminder of… what you mean to me…"
Rainbow blushed and shyly looked away. “Aww that is sweet.” Kendra said from the couch.
Dillan and Rainbow's head snapped to the couch, seeing the human girl awake. "How long have you been awake?"
She giggled and sat up. “When you two came back inside.”
Dillan sighed a bit, and stood up wobbling slightly as he grabbed his head. "You know it isn't nice to eavesdrop right?" He asked as he slowly went into the kitchen.
“But you were having such a nice talk.” Kendra said as she stayed on the couch.
Rainbow frowned worriedly as she followed Dillan, watching from the doorway as he made a few peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. "You still could have told us…" he said to himself.
“Maybe…I’m sorry.” Kendra said with a sigh. “Dang, Hooty is rubbing off on me.”
"I knew it, you're an owl house displaced." Dillan said with a small smile, handing her the plate of sandwiches. Before Rainbow made him sit down.
"That's enough moving around, you need to rest." She said sternly, getting a timid nod from Dillan.
Kendra giggled and nodded. “Yeah, I am displaced as Luz and if you have seen the show then you should know about the coven system, right?” She asked before taking a bite of the sandwich.
"Oh god… don't tell me your Celestia did that?" Dillan asked with a frown.
“Yeah, and it was recently before I arrived.” Kendra said with a frown. “When I first got there it was ok as the Apples took me in but after I showed Twilight my glyphs I have been on the run…”
Dillan groaned and rubbed his face. "Great… maybe I could try talking with her."
“Twilight or Celestia?” Kendra asked before adding. “Because Twilight already apologized for accidentally getting the guards onto my case, and putting my new friends in danger.”
"Celestia." Dillan sighed, holding his head as he winced.
"You're not going anywhere." Rainbow dash said to him with a glare. "You slammed your head so hard against a tree you started to bleed, you're lucky I didn't rush you to the hospital."
“Oh geez, he should get checked out.” Kendra said while she ate.
"I um don't think they'd be much good since I'm a human…" Dillan mumbled looking away.
“Oh right, this world is full of ponies.” Kendra said and looked at Rainbow.
Rainbow sighed and sat down next to Dillan. "I can ask Twilight to use a spell to try and see if you're ok."
Dillan nodded a little before looking at Kendra. "How long do you think you're going to stay? I can get you some supplies so you don't starve when you go back."
Kendra blushed lightly. “I am ok, I found a way to grow fruit trees and stuff thanks to my glyphs.”
"Kid, you're almost skin and bones." Rainbow said with a frown. "You need more sustainable food."
"The princesses gave me some meat from their kitchens for when they have visiting dignitaries. You can take some of that." Dillan said, slowly standing up.
Kendra’s stomach growled loudly and she blushed. “O-ok, if you want to…um and I guess it is up to you how long I am gonna be here.” She then started digging in her bag.
Dillan smiled softly as he went into the kitchen. "You can stay as long as you want to."
Kendra pulled out a wooden plank that is carved and painted. “This is my token.”
"Token?" Rainbow asked, confused, looking at the carving.
"It's a device to call other Displaced!" Dillan called from the kitchen. "Unfortunately I don't have one yet."
“Oh.” Kendra set it down and wondered how she would get it back. “Um…do either of you have any ideas of how I can make some money?”
"Maybe put on shows like Trixie?" Dillan suggested.
“Who?” Kendra asked and tilted her head.
"A show mare that puts on fake magic shows." Rainbow said. "But that might draw attention to you."
"Yeah… good point." Dillan sighed, coming back with a plate of food for Kendra.
Kendra smiled and got to eating. “Thank you.” She said and tapped her chin. “I guess I could, I don’t want to bum on my friends for…things.” She added with a blush.
Dillan raised an eyebrow at the comment before blinking and looking away. "Oh, yeah that wouldn't be good."
Kendra fidgested. “Thankfully in my world they are humans…kinda.”
"I don't get it." Rainbow said with a confused blink.
"I am not going into human anatomy." Dillan said, shaking his head.
Kendra fidgested as she whispered into Rainbow’s ear making her eyes widen and a blush cover her cheeks. "Oh…" Rainbow said, shaking her head. "Y-yeah that's um… that's bad."
Kendra looked down with a blush. “Yeah, like I said, I got lucky getting a human-ish Equestria.”
Dillan nodded and chuckled softly. "Yeah glad I'm a dude."
Kendra shook her head and smiled at Dillan. “Do you want to learn my glyphs? They seem to work here.”
"I guess?" Dillan said, rubbing his head a bit.
Kendra smiled and pulled out her sketchbook and started drawing. “Just don’t mix the glyphs…unless you have a photographic memory and can remember which ones are safe.”
Rainbow giggled a bit. "He's always had a photographic memory."
“That's good, has he seen the episodes of owl house with glyph combos?” Kendra asked with a smile.
"No I haven't." Dillan said as he sat down again.
“Aww, well be careful if you try to combine glyphs.” Kendra said as she ripped off the paper and handed it to him with five drawings, four glyphs and one glyph combo.
Dillan nodded slowly as he looked at the list of drawings. "Alright then."
Kendra smiled a bit. “Is there anything else you want to do or talk about?”
"Not really, unless you want me to mix your DNA with something." Dillan said.
Kendra looked around nervously. “I don’t know, isn't that kinda…risky?”
"I guess it depends on what I would mix your DNA with." Dillan said with a shrug. "
“How can you mix DNA?” Kendra asked.
"Oh, I guess I never told you what I'm displaced as." Dillan chuckled softly, removing his jacket and showing her his Ultimatrix. "I'm a Ben ten displaced."
“Ben ten? That was a weird show.” She said as she set the plate down. “Um…what can you mix with me?”
"Well I have all the pony races, all the aliens from the show…. Discord…" he said. "That's about it…"
“I don’t know…maybe later.” Kendra said with a nervous smile.
Dillan nodded a little. "That's fine, you weren't in the middle of something important right?"
“No.” She shook her head. “I had just got home after getting my friends out of the everfree.”
"Alright good, oh I removed that burn." Dillan said.
Kendra looked at her arm. “Oh, thank you.”
"It's thanks to Celestia." Dillan said with a small smile.
“Really? Maybe she isn’t like Belos.” Kendra said while looking down at the ground.
"Shit Belos? Oh man." Dillan said, shakingsaid, shaking his head. "I hope you don't have any titans there."
“Um…about that…” Kendra said with a nervous chuckle.
"Wait, you have some?" Dillan asked with a raised eyebrow.
“King is living with me in the owl house. Eda made it appear and turned my King plush into the real thing after explaining the whole displaced thing.” She said with a shrug.
Dillan's mouth dropped. "King? I wanna meet him, I wanna meet him!" He said excitedly making Rainbow giggle.
Kendra giggled and looked at Rainbow then back to him. “Well if you think it is ok, maybe that guy in the lab coat could send us both to my world, but Rainbow comes with.”
Rainbow smiled softly as Dillan looked confused. "I wasn't planning on leaving her."
“Just making sure, boys can be dumb sometimes.” Kendra said with a giggle.
Dillan rolled his eyes. "Oh please, I've known since I was twelve that Rainbow isn't a mare I wanna make Angry."
Rainbow smirked at him. "I've had you trained since he was twelve? Well that makes things easier."
Kendra giggled more and shook her head. “Ok um…mister lab coat guy? Could you send us to my world?” She asked the air, hoping that he was listening.
Dillan blushed a bit before a portal opened near them, Paradox walking through. "Hello my friends, I am glad to see you made it in time, Miss Kendra."
Kendra smiles sadly. “It is thanks to you mister, and all I did was listen.”
"Sometimes that is all that is truly needed." Paradox said with a smile, turning to Dillan and Rainbow. "I see you two have reconnected."
Rainbow frowned, looking Paradox over before her eyes widened and she gasped. “You were there!”
Dillan looked confused as Paradox smiles and holds up a finger to his lips. "Now, now. We don't want to be late." He said before a blue light flashed from his pocket watch, suddenly making the three end up in a different place.
“Kendra, your back!” I high pitched voice said as a brown tube wrapped around Kendra.
“Yes Hooty, I’m back, but personal space please.” She said as she wiggled in the Owl-demon’s grip.
Dillan chuckled softly as he lifted his Ultimatrix to scan hooty. "What the hay is that?" Rainbow asked, confused as she stayed behind Dillan.
“This-” Kendra stated as she wiggled free. “-is Hooty, an owl…house…worm…demon…I think.” She looked at Hoory. “He is a friend, and is friendly.”
"Nice to meet you." Dillan said with a smile, as Rainbow stayed behind him.
“Oh joy! New friends!” Hooty yelled as he wrapped himself around Dillan and Rainbow, hugging them both.
“Hooty, calm down.” Kendra said with a sigh. “Did King let you eat sugar or something?”
Dillan chuckled a bit as Rainbow tried to get away. "Let… us… go!"
“Aww.” Hooty let go of them but then pushed his face up against Rainbow’s. “We are still friends right?”
Rainbow jumped away and glared at Hooty. "You can't just hug someone and demand to be friends!"
"I'll be your friend." Dillan said with a small smile.
Kendra rubbed Hooty and shook her head. “He is really friendly, sorry.”
Rainbow frowned as Hooty wrapped around Dillan again, making Rainbows wings pop open angrily as Dillan hugged Hooty back causing her anger to subside a bit. "Fine…"
Kendra smiled and clapped her hands. “Let’s head inside, I just hope King isn’t making a mess.”
The four heard a loud crash from within the house, causing Dillan to laugh. "Oh man, just like a little kid."
Kendra sighed and slumped in defeat. “Dang it.” She walked over to the door and opened it. “King, we have guests!”
"Kendra you're back!" King said, hugging the girl as she saw a broken vase on the ground.
Kendra sighed and petted his head. “Hey King, are you hurt?”
He shook his head. "No sorry, I was moving the vase and tripped…"
“Well as long as you aren’t hurt.” Kendra said with a sigh. She then turned and waved a hand at Rainbow and Dillan. “Meet my new friends, Dillan and Rainbow Dash. Rainbow, Dillan, this is King.” She said as she patted the small furry being with a skull on his head with two horns.
"What's up?" Dillan said with a smile, wincing a little before holding and shaking his head.
Rainbow frowned and grabbed Dillan’s shirt in her teeth and dragged him to a couch. “You couch now!”
“Whoa, what's with the married couple?” King asked.
Dillan blushed a bit as Rainbow sat him down on the couch, before checking his head. "W-we're not married, we've just been friends for a long time…"
“Well you act like you’re married.” King said as he walked over to the broken vase but Kendea picked him up.
She carried him over to Dillan. “King, apologize, also Dillan, do you want Titan DNA?”
"Wait what!?" King shouted in shock.
"Not like that dude." Dillan chuckled a bit as he held up his Ultimatrix, a yellow beam flowing over King. "This watch lets me scan and turn into different species. Including Titan now."
“Really? That sounds like some powerful magic.” King said before wiggling in Kendra’s grip. “Let me down Kendra!”
"Not until you apologize!" Rainbow said to him with a glare. "What you said was really insensitive, my friend just lost his fiance and unborn child!" She said, making Dillan look at the ground a bit.
King’s eyes widened widely. “Oh geez…I am so sorry.”
Dillan smiled sadly at King. "It's ok, you didn't know."
"Don't just say it's ok!" Rainbow said with a frown. "You've been beating yourself up over it, and he just reminded you of it!"
"Yeah… except he's a kid. He didn't know, and beating him up over it won't do any good." Dillan said softly, a small trial of blood going down the side of his head opposite of Rainbow.
Kendra gasped and pointed it out for Rainbow. “He is bleeding on the other side…maybe you should visit the hospital here.”
"What!?" Rainbow shouted, dashing to his other side as he held up his hands. "don't you dare say you're fine!"
Dillan closed his mouth and put his hands down, looking at the floor. "y-yes ma'am."
King was set down as Kemdra ran over to a coat rack and picked up a cloak. “Here, you can use this to sneak into town.”
"Thank you." Rainbow said, taking the cloak. "Come on Monkey boy."
"You could say please, Skittles." Dillan mumbled a bit.
Rainbow blushed and huffed. “I told you I didn’t like that nickname…but I guess you could use it now.”
Dillan smiled softly as he stood up, shaking his head more. "Alright… let's go…"
Kendra smiled and grabbed a smaller cloak and put it on. “I can follow you and use my glyphs to draw guards away if they bug you.”
"You don't have to risk yourself." Dillan said with a small smile. "We can take care of ourselves."
“You are hurt and while you are here you’re my responsibility.” Kendra said with a smile.
Dillan sighed and slumped forward a bit before turning to King. "Some friendly advice, never argue with a girl. They're always right."
“Nah, you are just a wimp.” King said with a laugh.
Dillan shook his head with a smirk as he started to leave with Rainbow and Kendra. "One of my forms can alter all of reality, I don't think I'm all that weak."
“Yeah right.” King said before they left.
Kendra looked up. “You have that evil alien from alien xtinction?”
"Alien Extinction?" Dillan asked with a blink before chuckling. "Oh no, you're thinking of alien x, that's from the reboot. In the original show it was first introduced as one of Ben's transformations."
“There was another Ben ten show?” Kendra asked, surprised.
Dillan laughed a bit. "Yes, the original came out in two thousand and five, where Ben got the Omnitrix, then there was the one where he was a teenager, then the one where he got this form." He said holding up his Ultimatrix. "Then one where he had the perfected Omnitrix. So there were four shows all together and then the reboot."
“Wow.” Kendra said as they walked through the forest. “I guess I should have watched it.”
"I think I have them on DVD." Dillan said, rubbing his chin. "If you wanna borrow them."
“I don’t think I have a tv.” Kendra said with a shrug.
"Oh, nevermind then." Dillan said with a shrug, noticing how Rainbow kept glancing at his head. "I'm sure I'll be ok."
Kendra looked at Rainbow. “You are a lot smaller than the last pony I met.”
Rainbow raised an eyebrow. "What's that mean?"
“When I met my first displaced two ponies came with and they were huge! Like bigger than Dillan.” She said while throwing her arms out and up.
"Really?" Dillan asked, surprised. "Well different dimensions, different ways things are."
“Oh and it was Fluttershy and her boyfriend.” Kendra added.
"Fluttershy's boyfriend?" Both Dillan and Rainbow asked together.
“Yeah, a black furred stallion called Full Moon.” Kendra said with a smile.
"Wow, good for her." Dillan said with a small smile as they approached the edge of town.
Kendra flipped her hood up. “You should put up your hood, humans here have ponies ears.”
Dillan looked up as he put the hood on his head, covering most of it as Rainbow hid beneath it huddling close to him and making her blush. They all walked into the town as Kendra looked around for any guards. “I am…not sure where the hospital is.”
Dillan glanced around a bit before stopping a woman. "U-um excuse me. W-we're new In town could you tell us where the hospital is?"
“Oh welcome to town, it is down the road to the right. Hope you are ok.” She said with a smile. “If I was in the healer’s coven I could help you.”
"Th-thank you for the information." Dillan said, nodding with a smile before he and Kendra started walking down the road. "And I appreciate the offer for help."
“You’re welcome!” She said with a wave.
“Most people are kind, but trust the coven system too much.” Kendra whispered to Dillan.
Dillan nodded a bit as they walked through the town, Rainbow dash nuzzling closer to Dillan as they got closer to the Hospital. “Hey!” Rainbow's voice called out from above them before a human version of her lands in front of them. “What are you doing kid?” She asked Kendra.
Dillan stared at the human Rainbow for a second before whispering to his rainbow dash under the cloak. "You look good as a human." He whispered, making her blush a bit.
"Hey Rainbow, I'm taking my friend here to the hospital." Kendra said with a smile.
“Your friend huh?” Human Rainbow asked with a raised eyebrow and tried to peek under his hood.
Dillan gently grabbed his hood, keeping his ears covered. "I'm like Kendra… ears are different. I don't want to cause a panic…"
“Ah, I see. I didn’t know there were others like her.” Human Rainbow said as she straightened up. “Why are you going to the hospital?”
Dillan looked down. "I-i, um… I'm going through some emotional stuff and um… s-slammed my head against a tree repeatedly."
“Oh geez, that sucks. Hope the tree got hurt worse than you pal.” Human Rainbow said.
Dillan looked away with a sad look as his Rainbow growled under the cloak. “How about I walk ya there?” Human Rainbow said as she laid an arm around Dillan’s shoulders.
Dillan blushed a little. "U-um… sure?" He said with a blink as his Rainbow whispered angrily.
"Get away from him you horse…" She said softly.
“Cool, let’s get going. I bet we can be good friends.” Human Rainbow said as they all started walking.
Dillan gently rubbed his Rainbow's head under the cloak, trying to cheer her up as they walked making her blush and smile. “Hey Miss Rainbow, did Scootaloo make it home?” Kendra asked.
"Yeah she did." Human Rainbow said with a grin. "She said she made it back with a second to spare."
Kendra sighed and looked down. “I am sorry she and the others are getting dragged into my troubles.”
"Hey kid don't worry about it, they aren't the kind of kids to just abandon a friend." Human Rainbow said as Dillan's Rainbow secretly forced her arm from around Dillan's shoulders.
“Huh?” Human Rainbow looked at her arm. “If you didn’t want my arm around you you just had to say something.”
Dillan blinked and looked at her arm. "o-oh um, sorry. I didn't mind just a little, um… sweaty under here."
Kendra giggled and leaned closer. “Hey Rainbow, Dillan has a surprise under his hood that would be a shock.”
The Human Rainbow dash raised an eyebrow as Dillan looked at Kendra worriedly, before he could stop her the human Rainbow haired girl looked under his cloak. "Um… hi…" his Rainbow dash said with a sheepish grin.
The Human Rainbow blinked in surprise. “Whoa, so you are like a pony me?” She asked.
Dillan's Rainbow nodded a bit, moving up so her head was peaking over Dillan's shoulder as her counterpart put the cloak back down. "Yeah, I tagged along to keep this idiot from hurting himself again." She said, making Dillan slump forward.
"Come on Skittles, really? Do you have to call me an idiot?" He asked with a sigh.
"Yes you Idiot Monkey boy." She retorted.
Human Rainbow chuckled and smirked. “He must be a close friend, it is kinda cool meeting a pony version of me, but let’s get him to the hospital.”
"Of course I'm cool, I'm awesome! And yeah before he loses any more blood." Dillan's Rainbow said, as she uncharacteristically checked Dillan's head with a worried frown.
“Right.” Human Rainbow said as she grabbed Dillan’s arm and started to run, making Kendra have to run to keep up.
"Whoa!" Dillan said as he was dragged along. "Jeez I'm just becoming a rag doll for women today!"
“Hey, I am a mare!” Dillan’s Rainbow said with a light bonk to his head.
“I haven’t pulled you around.” Kendra said as she was barely keeping up.
Dillan chuckled nervously. "S-sorry…."
“Don’t worry we are almost there.” Human Rainbow said as they make a right turn,
Dillan glanced around at the look everyone was giving them. "Um, you might wanna slow down a bit. I'm not that hurt…"
“But the faster we get you checked out, the faster we can go somewhere private and I get to talk with my other self.” Human Rainbow said as they ran up to the hospital.
"I take it this is the first time you've met yourself." Dillan chuckled softly as he noticed his Rainbow dash was holding him around his chest.
“Yeah! Kendra only told me about Fluttershy and her boyfriend showing up.” Human Rainbow said as they entered the hospital.
"Well we haven't exactly done a whole lot, I've only been our Equestria for like… a few weeks." Dillan said, glancing around the hospital.
“Might want to keep that talk till later.” Human Rainbow before walking up to the counter. “Hey Red Heart, I have a friend that needs a check up.”
"Of course, what's the problem?" Red heart asked as Dillan glanced at his Rainbow Dash.
"I-i um… slammed the back of my head against a tree repeatedly until it started bleeding…" Dillan said softly as he looked away.
“What in Celestia’s name made you do that?” Red Heart said as she got up. “Follow me.”
Dillan slowly filled her while mumbling. "Depression?"
“Depression? Should I ask for a psychologist?” Red Heart asked as they entered an examination room.
Dillan shook his head a bit. "N-no… I-I’ll be ok."
“You better be.” Dillan’s Rainbow said, shocking Red Heart.
“Who said that? It sounded like Rainbow Dash.” She said.
Dillan groaned and hung his head. "Skittles you have the worst timing…" He sighed as he removed his hood, revealing his normal head and his Rainbow dash.
“What in the world?” Red Heart said before shaking her head. “Off of his shoulders, I need to check and clean his head.”
"I already did that…" Rainbow mumbled as she got down, when Dillan was sitting down on a table.
“With all due respect, I am the professional.” Red Heart said as she checked Dillan’s head over, getting a bit close to Dillan.
Dillan's Rainbow dash's wings fluffed up a little as Nurse red heart got closer to Dillan, making him blush a little at the proximity. "W-well I had to rush since I saw it happen…" she said, looking away, as Dillan rubbed her head a bit.
"And I can't thank you enough, if you hadn't I probably would have died from blood loss." He said, making the mare blush a bit.
“You missed a spot.” Red Heart said before she got some bandages and began wrapping them around Dillan’s head.
Dillan's Rainbow dash looked down sadly at the ground, before Dillan looked at Red heart. "You know you don't have to sound so cold. I know it's your job and all, but it's not like she knows about human anatomy being a pony."
Red Heard sighed and shook her head. “Sorry, I am used to annoying patients that think they know everything. Would you like some books on human physiology?”
Dillan's Rainbow blushed a bit and nodded. "Yeah… I can give them to the hospital back home Incase something happens again…" she said before pointing at Dillan. "But it's better not to be self -inflicted!"
Dillan held up his hands with a nervous look. "Y-yes ma'am."
Red Heart smiled and shook her head. “Ah young love.”
The two blushed and turned away from each other. "W-we're not in love… h-he just knows better since we've known each other for almost twenty years…* she said before flying over to Red Heart and whispering. "And be careful with stuff like that, h-he just lost his fiance and unborn child and his whole biological family…"
“Oh dear, I am so sorry to hear that.” She said with a gasp.
Dillan sighed as he looked at the ground. "You know constantly repeating that doesn't exactly make it better."
"Oh crap, Dillan I'm sorry!" Rainbow said, waving her hooves. "i-i didn't mean…"
"It's alright, I understand you don't want anyone to bring it up after what I did…" Dillan mumbled softly.
Rainbow lowered her head and sighed. “I’m sorry.”
Nurse red heart looked between the two of them with a small smile, before leaving. "I'll be right back with those books."
Dillan looked over at the door before turning to his Rainbow dash, slowly pulling her over onto an embrace. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to make you feel bad after everything you've done for me."
“I just don’t want to see you hurt…not after everything you did for me and you’ve gone through.” His Rainbow said weakly.
Dillan smiled softly and held her closer, gently rubbing her back as another person walked in. "Hello, my name is Doctor Helper. I'm a psychologist, Nurse red heart told me you didn't want to see me but believe it could help."
Dillan’s Rainbow's ears twitched. “You won’t hurt him will you?”
Doctor Helper blinked at Dillan's Rainbow dash for a moment, before shaking his head slowly. "Not at all, I'm just going to talk to him and try to see if I can help him."
Dillan’s Rainbow sat next to him. “Well…I’m not leaving him alone.”
"I'm sorry… miss… but I need to speak to him alone." Doctor Helper said, fixing his big round glasses. "Patients tend to open up more in one on one conversations and if I'm going to get to the root of the problem I'll need to chat with him alone."
Dillan’s Rainbow huffed and looked up at Dillan. “Do I have to?”
Dillan looked at her. "I can't tell you what to do."
"If you stay it is your choice, but it will make it harder." Doctor Helper said.
Dillan’s Rainbow sighed and got up before looking back at Dillan. “Promise to let him help?”
"If he can, I will." Dillan said with a small smile, before he threw the cloak over her. "Keep yourself safe ok?"
Meanwhile in the hospital entrance Kendra walks in panting and out of breath. “You…run…too fast, Rainbow.”
"Sorry kid, but you wanted your friend to get to the hospital quickly right?" Human Rainbow dash asked with a grin as she and Kendra sat down.
“Yes, but if I hadn't been told where it was recently I never would've been able to catch up with you.” Kendra said as she caught her breath.
"Oh my bad." Human Rainbow dash chuckled softly. "What a shame, me spending time alone with another me and a good looking guy."
Kendra looked up at human Rainbow. “Are you the jealous type?”
Human Rainbow raised an eyebrow at her. "I… I don't think it would be so much jealousy if I had someone, but more of feeling hurt if they didn't tell someone that was hitting on them that they were with me… why?"
“That Rainbow and Dillan like each other, but he recently lost his family.” Kemdra said before raising an eyebrow. “Do you really want to block your other self from having a chance with him?”
"Wait what?" Human Rainbow asked with a blush. "I never said anything about going after the guy, all I said was he was good looking. Besides I didn't know they liked each other… wait didn't he say he was in his Equestria for like a few weeks? Jeez, they move fast."
"He may have only just arrived but we've actually known each other for almost twenty years or so." A familiar voice said as a familiar cloak sat next to them.
Kendra smiled and waved. “Hey Rainbow, I was just about to tell Rainbow that.” She frowned and looked confused. “This is gonna get confusing.”
"How about we just call her Skittles like Dillan does? And wait how the heck have you two known each other that long?" Human Rainbow dash asked her counterpart, who removed the hood to reveal a human girl with an inverted Rainbow colored hair.
"Firstly, Dillan let me borrow his Ultimatrix." Dillan's Rainbow said with a smirk. "he scanned you when you grabbed his arm, secondly that's a long story."
Kendra smiled at the two of them. “Cool, double Rainbow.”
The two Rainbow dash chuckled softly as the normal human Rainbow looked to her counterpart. "So how did you two meet?"
“Did you pull off a sonic rainboom when you were a filly?” Dillan’s Rainbow, Skittles, asked.
"Yeah?" She asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Well, after I originally pulled it off I did it again while practicing. At the same time a naturally forming portal between our worlds opened and I was sucked through." Skittles said with a chuckle.
“I don’t know everything but there was something traumatic that happened because Celestia removed her memories, and she only recently got them back.” Kendra said.
Skittles rubbed her head a little. "Not really traumatic, more… heart broken. When I came back home it was after he saved me from his government. And he had caused a machine to explode. The portal closed as he was engulfed in flames."
Kendra's Rainbow gasped and covered her mouth. “That's horrible! How did he make it out?”
"You know… I… don't know." Dillan's Rainbow dash frowned. "All he said was a support beam fell on his head and he got amnesia."
“Weird, maybe someone saved him.” Kendra suggested.
"Well that would have to have happened, otherwise he wouldn't have shown up." Kendra's Rainbow said with a small smirk. "Maybe you two are destined to be together, I mean what are the odds the exact same human you met shows up in Equestria."
Kendra giggled and smiled. “Yeah, maybe your soul mates.”
Dillan's Rainbow dash blushed and looked away. "I thought I was talking to myself, not Rarity!"
Kendra giggled more as her Rainbow blushed as well but she smirked. “Hey, I am just calling it as I see it, I mean he is way better looking than Thunderlane and has a better attitude too.”
Skittles smirked a bit. "Yeah well, he's always been like that… I wonder if he would help me piss off thunderlane…"
“Who's Thunderlane?” Kendra asked.
"A womanizer." Kendra's Rainbow dash said with a sigh. "He won't stop putting the moves on me and won't take no for an answer."
"Same with me…" Dillan's Rainbow dash said with a groan. "Maybe Dillan can help get him off my back."
“Sounds like a jerk.” Kendra said with a frown.
“He is, oh that reminds me, keep your guard up around his little brother Rumble. He is starting to act like his brother, which means hitting on anything that breathes.” Kendra’s Rainbow said with a roll of her eyes.
"Jeez, Thankfully the Rumble from our world isn't like that." Dillan's Rainbow dash said with a small grin. "I saw him and Scootaloo kissing."
“Aww.” Kendra said before giggling. Sweetie Belle is starting to date Spike here.”
"Wait really!?" Dillan's Rainbow dash asked. "Back home she liked Button mash."
“Really? Wait, who is Button?” Kendra asked and tilted her head.
"A small kid with brown hair and a beanie hat." Kendra's Rainbow said. "He's obsessed with video games."
"From what I heard from Rarity, Sweetie belle got him out of his shell and even gave her a flower when she got her heart broken by some jerk in their class." Dillan's Rainbow dash said.
“Aww he sounds sweet.” Kendra said with a smile.
Dillan's Rainbow grinned at Kendra. "Well since your Sweetie belle is with Spike maybe you could get to know Button mash."
Kendra blushed lightly and shook her head. “I don’t know if I'm ready to date…especially with being a wanted girl.”
"Maybe, but I bet Button could make you feel wanted in a good way." Kendra's Rainbow dash said with a grin.
"Yeah you could be his princess he wants to rescue." Dillan's Rainbow dash said with a similar grin.
Kendra blushed and groaned. “Is this my punishment for teasing Dillan?”
"Yes." Dillan's Rainbow dash said with a smirk, as Kendra saw Dillan at the counter with a doctor.
Kendra poked Dillan’s Rainbow and pointed him out. “Dillan is back.”
Her head snapped in his direction as he walked over slowly, his hands in his pockets with bandages wrapped around his head. "Hey…" He said softly.
“Are you ok? Your head isn’t cracked is it?” Kendra asked.
Dillan shook his head a bit as his Rainbow dash touched his scalp. "N-no, the back of my head is just scrapped."
“Well that’s better than being cracked.” Kendra’s Rainbow said before she rubbed her shoulder. “I remember when my wing got broken.”
"That sounds like a story." Dillan said as his Rainbow was still looking over his head.
"You don't have any Brain damage right?" She asked with a frown.
"No more than I already did." Dillan said with a light hearted chuckle.
Dillan’s Rainbow slapped his shoulder. “That's not funny Dillan.”
Dillan moved his arm away from her. "I'm not joking… ever since that fire I've had some trouble pronouncing simple words right and I've had tendencies to confuse things for other things… I had to go to the hospital for a few years to have xrays and such done to fix my brain damblig… damblige…" he started to say before shaking his head and sighing. "Damage…"
Dilan’s Rainbow narrowed her eyes. “You are telling the truth?”
"Why would I lie about that?" Dillan asked with a raised eyebrow. "just to avoid the joke? I already made it, I told you how that support beam fell on my head, if it causes amnesia it had to hit me pretty hard."
Dillan’s Rainbow sighed and looked down. “I’m sorry.”
"Uh… why?" Dillan asked, confused. "It's not your fault."
“I accused you of lying.” She said with a sigh.
Dillan arched an eyebrow as he glanced at Kendra and her Rainbow dash confused. "Well… that's because you're just worried about me, you don't have to apologize for that."
“She was super worried about you.” Kendra said with a smile.
Dillan blushed a bit and glanced at his Rainbow dash, scratching his head before pulling her into a hug. "Sorry…"
“Aww.” Kendra and her Rainbow said at the same time, though Rainbow’s was in a more teasing way.
Dillan and his Rainbow dash blushed as Skittles glared at her counterpart before sticking out her tongue in a cheeky fashion. Kendra’s Rainbow chuckled and shook her head. “You two fit together, as friends or more, that's up for you to decide.”
Kemdra’s stomach growled loudly and she blushed, putting a hand to it. “Um, who wants to leave the hospital?”
"Yes please." Dillan said with a sigh as his stomach growled as well.
“Good.” Kendra said as she ran to the doors. “Come one, let’s go somewhere.”
“How about sugar cube corner?” Kendra’s Rainbow suggested.
"Sure, I've been eating there almost every day." Dillan said with a chuckle, making his Rainbow frown at him.
“I had what Dillan gave me.” Kendra said with a sheepish smile.
"I haven't eaten today…" Dillan's Rainbow dash said, looking away.
"What what!?" Dillan asked, shocked. "oh heck no, come on!" He said pushing her to the front doors.
Kendra looked at Dillan before saying out loud. “Wow, he really does care for her.”
Kendra's Rainbow dash grinned a bit as they followed Dillan and his Rainbow dash. "think she would kill me if I flirted with him?"
Kendra giggled and smirked. “Would you?”
Kendra’s Rainbow dash smirked a bit. "No, I'd prove I'm better…"
Kendra shook her head with a smile. “Ok, just don’t get into a fight with yourself.”
Kendra's Rainbow dash smirked before running up to Dillan and hugging his arm, pressing it against her chest. "So, what do you do for fun?" She asked with a flutter of her eyelashes, making Dillan blush.
"U-um… i-i like hanging out with my friends…" He said gulping as she leaned in closer, angering Dillan's Rainbow dash.
Dillan’s Rainbow hugged Dillan’s arm to her chest as she got closer. “You also enjoy learning about dinosaurs, right?”
Dillan's blush turned redder as he gulped a bit. "Y-yeah, i-i um. I learned a lot about them…"
"Oh? What else do you like?" Kendras Rainbow dash asked as she rubbed against his arm while biting her lip a bit making his eyes widen.
"I-i…" He mumbled with a gulp.
Dillan’s Rainbow growled softly. “He is kind, smart, funny, handsome, and-”
Dillan blushed more as he looked at his Rainbow dash. "Y-you think all that?"
His Rainbow looked at him confused before she realized what she said and blushed bright red as her wings popped open.
Kendra’s Rainbow dash smirked as she whispered in Dillan's ear. "how about you two use my house for some fun?" She asked him, making him blush redder.
"W-wait a minute!" Dillan said bashfully. "It's true I think Skittles is awesome and cute and cool, and-"
“Y-you think I’m cute?” His Rainbow asked with a squeak in her voice.
Dillan looked at her blushing redder than ever before sighing. "Yes, I do. And I always have."
Kendra couldn't help but giggle softly as she followed them. “That's adorable! I feel like I’m watching a romantic movie.”
Dillan frowned and glanced back at Kendra before looking back at his Rainbow. "I-i have always thought you were cool and cute. A-and I'm sorry for all the pain I've put you through, b-but… l-like I said before I'm… not ready to you know. Date anyone…" He said, making his Rainbow dash look down sadly. "But, I will be one day and I hope you'll be the one…"
Kendra pouted but sighed. “At least they admitted their feelings.” She said to herself, but then the ground exploded around her as large vines grabbed her. She screamed as she was lifted into the air.
“Got her!” A man in armor said with a grin.
Dillan looked at Kendra in shock and worry. "Crap, why do people have to ruin happy moments… Skittles I need my Ultimatrix back."
“R-right uh.” She looked at her arms. “Where did it go!?”
The man and others walked up to Kendra with handcuffs. “We got you now, wild witch.”
Dillan looked to his Rainbow dash and blushed, noticing his Ultimatrix symbol on her chest. "Sorry, no time!" He said reaching out and grabbing the symbol, turning her back to normal before slipping his Ultimatrix back on.
“Let me go! I didn’t do anything wrong, and the coven system is stupid!” Kendra yelled as she struggled in the vines.
"She's right, let her go now!" Dillan yelled, stepping up to them.
“Stay out of this sir, this is a wild witch, and by Celestia's orders she used to be apprehended and taken to be judged and punished.” The man said as he handcuffed Kendra.
Dillan stepped forward and grabbed the guards wrists, twisting them away from Kendra. "I said leave her alone! I don't give a crap who gave you your orders I'm not gonna stand around and watch you abuse a child!"
“Gah! Let go of my wrist bastard!” He yelled as another man made a green magic circle with his finger and vines came out of the ground and wrapped around Dillan.
“You were interfering with royal guard affairs, step out of line again and you will be arrested as well!” The tallest man said. “Don’t make us have to call the golden guard.”
Dillan glared at them as he glanced at Kendra, smirking a bit to her before he pulled his Ultimatrix up and slammed it down. A pillar of flames erupting from around him as he transformed, pushing the guards back as a tall creature made of flame and charcoal stepped forward. "Go ahead."
“It is a demon!” One of the men yelled.
“Fire class, use ice magic!” The tall man ordered as he made a large magic circle and blasted Dillan with an ice cold wind.
Dillan smirked a bit as the flames around him increased. "Not gonna work, I'm not a Demon." He said, blasting the guard with a burst of flame. "I'm an alien."
"Ok… that's awesome." Kendra's Rainbow dash whispered to Dillan's Rainbow dash.
“Yeah, he is cool.” Dillan’s Rainbow said before she looked at her counterpart. “Shouldn't you be helping Kendra?”
"I want to, but if I do and they see me I'll be arrested." Kendra's Rainbow dash said, as Dillan turned and blasted the handcuffs on Kendra with flames making them melt harmlessly.
"Get out of here." Dillan told Kendra before looking back at the guards.
“Kinda hard to run when I am still trapped in vines.” Kendra said with a groan. “Owlbert, wake up, I need your help!” There was the sound of a sleepy hoot as a small owl came out of her bag.
"Sorry, figured you'd be able to get yourself out." Dillan said, glaring at the guards.
"The witch Is escaping, call the golden guard!" One of the guards shouted.
Kendra wiggled as Owlbert pecked at the vines and got her loose. “Thanks, Owlbert!” He turned into staff form and she got on him. “Meet me at the owl house!” She flew off.
Dillan grinned as she flew away, glancing at the two Rainbow Dashes and nudging his head slightly to follow her. Dillan's Rainbow dash nodded once and took her counterpart's arm, following Kendra as Dillan stood off against the guards.
“You are in a lot of trouble!” The tall man yelled as he made a magic circle and large earth hands came up and grabbed Dillan.
Dillan looked at the hands and smirked, returning to his human form before he lifted his Ultimatrix and turned into a huge dinosaur. "No you're in trouble, now you face Humungosaur!"
“What in Celestia’s name is that!?” One of the men yelled.
“Stand your ground men!” The tall man ordered as he slammed a staff with a frog on it, on the ground as magic covered the ground making more hands come out and try to grab Dillan.
Dillan grinned and swung his tail around, destroying the hands in one fell swoop. "You're pathetic."
“On that we can agree, beast.” Someone new said, when Dillan looked up he saw a man in a white cloak, gold mask, standing on a staff that looked more mechanical.
"A golden guard?" Dillan asked, crossing his arms. "I think you misunderstood me, I mean the whole cover thing is pathetic."
“Regardless, the Princess has ordered the capture of any wild witches, and I don’t see a coven mark on you.” He said, his voice was vaguely familiar to Dillan.
“Sir, there was another, a girl. She escaped due to this one's interference.” The tall man said.
"As I said." Dillan said, turning human again. "I don't tolerate child abuse. Besides, I don't really think you have any authority on me. I'm not from this dimension."
“It doesn’t matter, you are here now. If you visit another country do you not have to follow the rules?” The golden guard said as he floated down. “You are adding and abetting a criminal.”
"She's a criminal by your laws. Laws that force others to obey you or else they face the consequences, she's a criminal because of things she can't control." Dillan said with a glare before he started to leave. "You're all pathetic following Celestia's dumb laws like a bunch of sheep, the Celestia from my dimension knows it's wrong to force others to obey."
In a gold blur the golden guard moved in front of Dillan. “It doesn’t matter if the law is stupid, Celestia has her reasons for the law, and you still helped a criminal escape.”
"No, I helped a scared child get away from a bunch of monsters." Dillan said, moving past the guard. "Now leave me alone, or else."
The golden guard was quiet for a moment before he asked. “Does she plan on hurting anyone?”
"No, in fact… she saved me from myself… Blueblood." Dillan whispered to the guard.
“I can call off the guards, but she has to stop teaching others her wild magic.” The golden guard said, not reacting to the name.
"I don't think she's been teaching others her magic… and one other thing. As I said I'm from dimension, and I have knowledge of a reality that this one is becoming eerily similar to. Keep. An eye. On Celestia, otherwise… she might destroy all magic." He said softly, before walking away.
The golden guard watched Dillan walk away before telling the guards to return to their posts and to ignore Kendra unless she causes trouble.
Dillan walked for a while, before leaning on a tree as he held his head. "Damn… maybe transforming so much with my head like this wasn't a good idea…"
“Oh my, are you alright dear?” The voice of Rarity asked as a human version of her walked up to Dillan.
Dillan blinked a few times in confusion as he looked at the human Rarity. "I-i…" he whispered, before falling to the ground unconscious.
Rarity gasped and ran to him, checking him. “Oh dear, this isn’t good.” She pulled out a magic scroll and opened it. “Message to Rainbow and Applejack, I am near the edge of town and found a man that collapsed near a tree, please come help.” She said before sending the messages.
Rarity waited a few minutes before he heard the leaves and bushes rustling behind her as she turned to see Applejack. "Howdy Rarity, did ya scare a guy into a coma with all yer romance talk?" She asked with a teasing grin.
Rarity huffed and frowned. “No, I found him leaning on this tree and then he fell.” She said as she had Dillan’s head on her lap. “I’m not strong enough to move him on my own, but I thought either you or Rainbow could help me get him to the hospital.”
"Well ah don't see why not." Applejack said, as they noticed Rainbow dash flying down to them with a couple of bags of books in her hands.
“Oh good both of you are here now.” Rarity said with a smile. “This man passed out and needs to get to the hospital.” She told Rainbow.
Rainbow looked at Dillan, her eyes widening. "Dillan!? Oh crap his girlfriend isn't gonna be happy…"
“You know this man/fella?” Rarity and Applejack asked at the same time.
"Yeah, he's Kendra's guest. We just left the hospital and he got into a fight with the guards when he protected Kendra." Rainbow said.
Rarity gasped and looked down at him. “This poor man…and he already has a girlfriend? Shoot, he would have been perfect.”
“Rarity, I think you're missing the point that the guards tried to hurt Kendra again.” Applejack said with a frown.
Rainbow dash smirked a bit. "Yeah, and this guy is way cooler than he seems. But let's get him back to the owl house first, and she's not really his girlfriend Rarity. They like each other but he says he's not ready to move on." She said, handing the books to Rarity before picking Dillan up with Applejack.
“The owl house…you mean into the everfree forest? But…wouldn't it be better to take him to the hospital?” Rarity objected, however the other two women were already carrying Dillan into the forest, forcing her to follow.
"Trust me Rarity, he's already been to the hospital. He probably just exhausted himself." Rainbow dash said. "He's like Kendra and has some pretty cool powers, he can turn into aliens!"
"Aliens?" Applejack questioned quizzically.
“I find that rather hard to believe.” Rarity said before doing a double take. “Did you say he is like Kendra? Ripped from his home and thrown into our world?”
Rainbow dash smirked at her friends. "Yup, but not our world." She said, as they got closer to the Owl house.
"Dillan!" They heard a very familiar voice shout, as Dillan's Rainbow dash flew over to them. "What the buck happened!"
“My word! A pony version of Rainbow, I know Kemdra told us about Fluttershy but to see it in person…” Rarity said in shock before Applejack elbowed her. “R-right, sorry. I found him leaning on a tree before he fainted.”
Dillan's Rainbow dash groaned as she slapped her forehead. "I knew I shouldn't have left him alone! Come on get him inside!"
Kendra's Rainbow dash smirked at her friends while gesturing to Dillan's Rainbow dash and then to Dillan as they walked into the Owl house.
Applejack shook her head as Rarity giggled and they brought Dillan inside. “Girls!” Kendra said in surprise then she gasped at seeing Dillan. “Oh no…what did the guard do to him?”
"I don't see anything on his body…" Dillan's Rainbow dash said, looking Dillan over as they set him on the couch. "Knowing this idiot he overdid himself…" she sighed.
“This is all my fault, if I had stayed in the forest then Dillan wouldn’t have to fight the guards to save me…” Kendra said as she started to cry.
Dillan's Rainbow dash looked at her and shook her head. "You we're trying to help us, besides Dillan has always been this way ever since we were kids."
“But the guards never would have bothered him if I wasn’t there.” Kendra said as she pulled her hood over her head and covered her face.
"Kendra. It's alright." Dillan's voice said as he slowly sat up, shaking his head before smiling softly at the crying girl. "It was my choice to fight them, once you were gone I could have teleported away."
She sniffled and hugged Dillan. “I’m so sorry you had to defend me!”
Dillan smiled softly as he rubbed her head, gently rocking her. "Hey, come on. It's alright. I would have done it even if I didn't know you."
“Stuipd.” She weakly said as Dillan's Rainbow nodded her head.
"Yeah, why would you put yourself in danger like that!" Dillan's Rainbow yelled angrily as she stared at him.
"Because I don't tolerate child abuse." Dillan said with a frown, as he gently rubbed Kendras head. "And… well… she reminds me of my nieces…"
Dillan's Rainbow dash's eyes softened as she sighed, sitting next to him. "I'm sorry…"
Applejack put a hand on his shoulder. “Ya lost someone haven’t ya?”
Dillan nodded a bit. "Yeah, my entire biological family…and my fiance and unborn child…"”
Applejack took her hat off. “Ah am sorry fer yer loss. Me and mah family lost mah parents when I was younger, around Kendra’s age. It ain't the same thing but, ah know how ya feel.”
Dillan frowned and looked down at Kendra still in his arms as he rocked her softly, while her Rainbow dash and Rarity watched. "No… you don't…" he whispered sadly.
Dillan’s Rainbow put a hoof on his arm. “Do you need anything?”
Dillan smiled softly at her. "No I'm ok, thank you though."
“Well I have a surprise for ya Kendra.” Applejack said as he turned her hat over and waved her hand with a bracelet on it, over the hole, then she began pulling out lots of bags of food and other items.
“Whoa! Is your hat a bag of holding?” Kendra asked.
Dillan's eyes widened in surprise. "Oh that would be really cool, an actual bag of holding?"
“Kinda, I can’t stuff too much in it and it don't keep things cold or hot, but it helps me carry things around.” Applejack said with a smile. “Twilight whipped it up so ah could bring ya some groceries and other items that all of us pitch together to get you after finding out that the guards have pretty much chased you out of town.”
"Oh! That reminds me!" Dillan said with a smile. "The golden guard said he'll keep the other guards away from you so long as you don't cause any trouble."
“Really?” Kendra asked, suspicious of the offer, before her eyes widened in shock. “Golden guard!?”
Dillan raised an eyebrow in confusion. "Um, yeah why?"
“I didn’t know there was one here! Did they seem different from everyone else? What else did they do?” Kendra asked with worry in her voice.
"He just talked to me basically… I think he agreed that the covet system was dumb but he followed it basically because Celestia said so." Dillan said with a shrug.
Kendra frowned and looked confused. “If he is the same as in the show…his time is almost up and he is going to be replaced soon, if he is thinking like that.”
Dillan frowned at that as he glanced away. "Damn… I hope Blueblood can get away…"
“Blueblood!?” Rarity screamed.
Dillan nodded once. "Yeah, that was the Golden guard. I recognized his voice from our world."
“Ugh, how can someone so rude have such a noble position?” Rarity asked herself.
“Wait, did Kendra say he is gonna die soon?” Dillan’s Rainbow asked.
"Yeah…" Dillan said with a sad sigh. "In the reality we know, someone in a similar position was gonna be killed but he escaped… and Rarity, He's not as bad as you think. In our world he explained that since he's a prince he always has mares after him because of his position, so during the grand galloping gala he did everything he could to not let that happen."
“That doesn’t excuse his behavior.” Rarity said with a frown.
“Rarity, ya were going after him like a dog in heat.” Applejack said with a roll of her eyes.
"Yeah, I mean if some random guy was after you and you wouldn't take no for an answer how would you react?" Dillan asked, looking down at Kendra still in his arms.
Kendra had passed out and was sleeping peacefully in his arms. “Well…I suppose when you word it like that…” Rarity said with a sigh.
"I'm just saying, perspective is a powerful thing." Dillan said, gently picking up Kendra and laying her on the couch before covering her up.
"Wow, you're really good with kids." Applejack said with a grin.
“Damn right he is.” Dillan’s Rainbow said with a grin.
“How long are you gonna stay here darling?” Rarity asked as she looked him over with a sparkle in her eye.
Dillan blushed at the tone in Rarity's voice as His Rainbow dash glared at her. "U-um… I-i'm not sure… we didn't exactly plan anything…" he said, gulping as Rarity and Kendra's Rainbow dash got on each side of him.
“I would love to make you some outfits darling!” Rarity said with a giggle.
"I bet I can show you a good time." Kendras Rainbow dash said, before Dillan's Rainbow dash pulled him away from the two with a glare at them.
"Back off!" She said angrily as Dillan stood around the girls awkwardly.
“Rainbow! How very rude, I am offering to make this young man a new outfit and you push him and yell at us?” Rarity said to Dillan’s Rainbow.
Applejack smirked a bit. "Ah think she's worried yer trying ta steal her guy."
Rarity gasped overdramatic Lee and put a hand to her forehead. “I would never try to steal someone’s boyfriend.”
Dillan's Rainbow dash blushed red. "H-he's not my colt friend!"
"Yeah, they're just friends." Kendras Rainbow said with a grin. "Which means if he wanted to he could have… fun with any one of us." She said making Dillan blush redder as his nose began to bleed.
Applejack shook her head. “Girls, if ya are gonna fight over him, do it away from him. Ya are makin him redder than one of our families apples.”
Kendra's Rainbow dash smirked at Applejack. "Don't act like you're not interested, after all imagine the stress relief." She said as Dillan tried sneaking away.
Applejack groaned and lowered her hat. “Girls, ah know ya have been wantin me to find a boyfriend but fighting over someone who ain’t interested isn't very productive.”
"I don't think he wouldn't be interested, it's just some stress relief." Kendras Rainbow dash said, glancing at Dillan and smirking as he tried to get away. "It looks like his friend is UP for it."
Dillan's Rainbow dash frowned a bit as she looked at Dillan. "Dillan!"
"What?! I'm still a guy you know, having multiple pretty girls fighting over me isn't exactly what I'm used to!" Dillan said defensively as he looked away with a deep blush.
Applejack blushed lightly and shook her head. “Girls, seriously if he ain't comfortable with talking about the stuff we should just drop it.”
"I-its not that I'm… uncomfortable with it… o-or fully against the idea truth be told…" Dillan said softly. "I-i'm just not um… used to all the attention."
"So you would be interested in having some fun with us?" Kendra's Rainbow dash asked with a grin as Dillan's Rainbow dash frowned and looked away.
Applejack looked over at Dillan’s Rainbow and frowned before she yelled at the others. “Girls, look at Rainbow. How would you feel if a random woman hits on a guy you like right in front of you.”
Kendra's Rainbow and Rarity looked at Dillan's Rainbow dash, rubbing the back of their heads. "Sorry… I know you must be upset…" Kendra's Rainbow said
“Yes, I didn’t mean to upset you dear.” Rarity said with a sigh.
Dillan glanced at his Rainbow dash and smiled softly, slowly walking over and kneeling down in front of her. "I'm sorry Skittles… I just got done saying that i-i um… well that I hope it'll be you when I'm ready to start dating again… and then this…"
Dillan's Rainbow smiled softly, nuzzling his cheek. "It's alright… after everything I suppose… I wouldn't mind if you had a little fun… so long as I can watch for notes." She said with a grin, shocking everyone.
“Watch what?” Kendra asked sleepily as she slowly sat up.
"Nothing!" All the adults said together, as Dillan gulped a bit.
"T-they just keep teasing me…" He said, before his Rainbow dash whispered in his ear making him blush deeper. "Stop it!"
Kendra yawned and got up. “I am sorry for falling asleep.”
Dillan sighed a bit and smiled softly at her. "Hey it's ok, things have been stressful."
Kendra looked around at everyone before getting up. “Um…I was thinking…could you…um..give me something to help me survive on my own? As much as I would love to have magic…I think it would be best if I stick with glyphs for now.”
Dillan hummed a bit as he held his chin. "Well… how about Swampfire? He's a plant based alien that can manipulate plants and shoot flames, that way you could grow food easier and use the flames for self defense."
Kendra tapped her chin. “I guess so, as long as I am not turned into a freak.”
"You shouldn't, if anything you'll probably just get small holes in your hands to shoot flames which are easily concealable." Dillan said with a small smile.
“I can make you some fashionable gloves dear.” Rarity added with a smile.
Kendra thought about it for a moment before she nodded. “Ok, do it.”
Dillan smiled softly and held up his Ultimatrix. "Splice target with Methanosian DNA." He said before a yellow beam of light washed over Kendra.
Kendra shivered as her hair changed to be red and leafy, then she lifted her hands and looked as a hole formed in each palm. “This feels so strange.”
"It'll take some time to get used to." Dillan said with a small smile. "I can train you the basics for your powers."
“Ok, but we shouldn’t do it near the owl house.” She said with a small smile. “I don’t want to scare Hooty.”
"Right… Do you know any good spots to train?" He asked her, as His Rainbow dash smiled softly while watching him.
“Nope, I have only been here, Ponyville, Applejack’s farm, and Zecora’s hut.” Kendra said with a shrug.
Dillan hummed again as he held his chin. "Well… I could use one of my forms to put up a barrier around us while we train so Hooty won't get scared."
“Ok, if you think it would work.” Kendra said.
Dillan smiled softly as he stood up. "Alright, we'll start in a little bit so I can set up the area."
"Don't forget you also promised to spend time with all of us." Kendra's Rainbow dash said with a smirk as all the girls behind him giggled a bit aside from Applejack who smirked.
"Oh boy…" He mumbled softly before going outside. "Come on Kendra!"
“What do they mean by fun?” Kendra asked with a raised eyebrow, however she never got that answer as Dillan forced on training her for an hour. Once she had a good grasp of her new powers the three human women grabbed Dillan and took him inside while Dillan’s Rainbow pushed King outside.
"Don't worry, we'll be done in a few hours!" She said before closing the door in Kendra's confused face.
Chapter end.
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Dillan and his Rainbow dash spent three days in Kendra's dimension, spending hours training Kendra to fully control her powers before getting stolen away by Applejack, Rarity, and Kendra's Rainbow dash for a while leaving Kendra and King outside for a few hours. Dillan and his Rainbow dash smiled at Kendra and her friends, as the two prepared to leave back to their own dimension. "It's been fun." Dillan said with a smile.
“Yeah, even though you made my home smell funny.” Kendra said while making a face.
All the adults blushed as Dillan chuckled nervously. "Y-yeah… um… if you need anything just have Paradox get me ok?" Dillan said with a smile, while changing the subject.
"Come now, surely you'll come visit us darling." Rarity said with a flutter of her eyelashes, making Dillan gulp.
"Oh we will." Dillan's Rainbow dash said with a cheeky grin. "Also thanks for the tips." She said to her counterpart.
“No problem, if you two do get together permanently then you better live up to our reputation of being the most awesome, or I will show up and snatch him up.” Kendra’s Rainbow said with a laugh.
Dillan blushed deeply as he turned away. "Aww, he's trying ta act bashful… nice try partner. We all know how you really are." Applejack said with a grin, making the girls giggle as Dillan turned away.
"A-anyway, Kendra, is there anything else you want me to teach you before we leave?" Dillan asked the young girl.
Kendra tapped her chin before saying. “I don’t know if there is anything else.”
"Alright…" Dillan said with a sad smile. "Guess we'll see ya around."
Kendra looked down. “I wish you didn’t have to go.”
Dillan smiled softly and knelt down, hugging her close to him. "Me too, but we have responsibilities back home… but I promise we'll come visit."
“Ok.” Kendra smiled weakly. “Don’t go turning yourself to stone with glyphs ok?”
"I promise." Dillan said with a smile, rubbing her head gently.
"Ready to go?" Dillan's Rainbow dash asked him with a smile as she sat on his neck.
"Yeah…" He said with a small sigh. "Thanks for everything Kendra."
“Of course, I like to help.” Kendra said with a smile.
Dillan smiled as Rarity, Kendra's Rainbow dash, and Applejack stepped forward, kissing his cheeks and a quick peck to his lips. "Come back soon." Applejack said as Dillan blushed deeply, holding the bags of books as a portal opened.
Kendra and all the women waved. “Bye!”
Dillan and his Rainbow dash waved before they walked through the portal, and back to Dillan's house. “You should go lay down while I take these books to Twilight to be copied.” Rainbow said with a small frown.
Dillan smirked a bit as he looked at her. "You didn't seem too worried while they were draining me."
Rainbow blushed and looked away. “Well they are human and you’re human….”
Dillan slowly knelt down to her, lifting her head before kissing her. Rainbow blushed and slowly kissed back as her wings folded out.
Dillan slowly stood up with her in his arms, deepening the kiss. Rainbow fluttered her wings softly. “W-wait…are you sure?”
Dillan smiled softly at her. "I'm sure I want to be better than I have been, it may be a bit fast but I'm willing to try to make you happy… if you'll let me."
Rainbow smiled as tears filled her eyes and then she kissed him, wrapping her wings around him. Both of them felt a warmth in their chests as they headed to Dillan’s bedroom.
Twilight walked through the white tailed woods with Cadence, sighing softly as they trotted along the path. "I'm sorry you came all the way here for a few days and they just vanished like that."
“It’s ok Twilight, it has been fun spending time with you when the world isn’t in danger.” Cadence said with a giggle.
Twilight giggled softly. "Yeah, it is nice. But we called you here to help figure out what's going on with Dillan and Rainbow and all this now…"
“I know Twilight, but didn’t you say Dillan could disappear randomly?” Cadence asked.
"He said he could… but he never had before." Twilight sighed as they approached Dillan's home.
Cadence was about to say something but her ear twitched and she looked at the cabin, stopping in her tracks. “Twilight, I think they are back.”
Twilight stopped and looked at Cadence, before looking back at the cabin. "That's good then, we can have you find out what's going on."
“Um…Twilight, perhaps you should wait outside.” Cadence suggested.
Twilight raised an eyebrow as she approached the front door. "Why?" She asked as she opened the front door and looked around. "I don't see them anywhere."
Cadence bit her lip. “I think they may be…busy.”
"With what? They've been gone for days and who knows when they got back last night, what could they possibly be-" Twilight started asking, opening the door to Dillan's bedroom as she froze up.
Dillan and Rainbow laid silently and happily in each other's embrace, their hair and bed a mangled mess as the scent of sweat and moisture flooded Twilight's senses. Dillan's arm gently wrapped around her friend's body and wings as the two rested their heads against each other with small smiles on their faces.
Twilight blushed bright red and was about to scream but Cadence used her magic to stop her and closed the door. “That.”
"W-what in, Celestia's name!?" Twilight shouted with her mane beginning to friz. "I-how… what!?"
Cadence giggled a bit. “Well Twilight, when a mare and stallion love each other very much-”
"That's just it!" Twilight said in shock. "Rainbow only just remembered him! And even if he remembered her this is just too fast! He just lost his family!"
Cadence rubbed her chin. “Hmm, that is true. I will have to check their emotional connection and see if it has been messed with.”
The two mares heard movement form Dillan's bedroom, both too curious to not put their ears to the door. "Morning Skittles…" they heard Dillan's voice say. "How are you feeling?"
"Happily… Sore." Rainbow's voice said with a chuckle. "I guess I'll have to take Pinkie up on that losing V-Card party."
Cadence giggled softly at the thought while Twilight looked horrified. "Wait, I was your first?" Dillan's voice asked.
"Yes you were." Rainbow dash said with a small giggle. "And I wouldn't have it any other way… it was perfect."
Twilight lifted a hoof and knocked on the door before Cadence could stop her. “Dillan, where have you been!?” She asked angrily to hide her embarrassment.
"T-twilight!?" Dillan's voice asked in embarrassment and shock from the door. "I-i um… m-me and Skittles- uh Rainbow dash ended up meeting another displaced person and uh spent some time in their world." He said as they heard some quick and hasty movement from within.
"Twilight, that was a sweet and tender Moment you interrupted." Cadence whispered to her sister in law.
“It was gross, and could be unnatural.” She whispered back before yelling through the door. “Do you have any idea the amount of worry you caused disappearing like that?”
Cadence giggled at Twilight's reaction as Dillan called through the door. "Sorry! But she was a fourteen year old child that needed help. I'm not the kind of guy to just abandon a child when they need help."
"Yeah, you're really sweet like that." Rainbow dash said, before a quiet pause.
“Rainbow…I know you’re there.” Twilight said with a frustrated sigh.
"And?" Rainbow dash asked from the bedroom, making Cadence giggle. "I was awake when you walked in."
"Wait, she did what?!" Dillan asked in shock.
“Yeah, I walked in…and I brought Cadence to test your connection for any manipulations.” Twilight said with a frown.
Dillan groaned from the bedroom. "Don't you know how to knock! That was kind of a special and private moment!"
Cadence grinned. "Oh we know, you two looked quite cute as well."
Twilight groaned and yelled. “Just clean up and meet us in the living room!” Then she stomped off.
"I think she's mad she won't get a V-Card party." Dillan said, making Rainbow laugh as Cadence giggled and went to the living room. The two lovers coming out of the bedroom a few minutes later, completely cleaned and in Dillan's case dressed.
Twilight still had a light blush and a frown. “What were you two thinking?”
Dillan and Rainbow glanced at each other and blushed, smiling softly as Cadence noticed the look of pure love in their eyes. "That… we should have stopped fighting whatever was pulling us together." Dillan finally spoke. "We haven't had the chance to discuss if we're going to be a full item yet…" he paused as he looked at Twilight. "Thanks for that, but… we decided we were always gonna be there for each other and try our best to make each other happy."
Twilight groaned and lowered her head. “And what if somepony is messing with you?!”
Dillan sat down on his couch as Rainbow dash sat on his lap, leaning against him with a small smile as he wrapped his arms around her. "Twi, even if someone is messing with us… we're both grown adults and… I honestly don't trust anyone as much as I trust Dillan." Rainbow said.
Twilight put a hoof to her chest. “You…but he isn’t….I mean…how….why….” Her mane started to go wild.
"Twilight, it's because of what we both went through in his world." Rainbow said, looking up and nipping at Dillan's chin making him blush. "He saved my life and when I was all alone, in a place where everyone wanted me dead… he kept me safe and helped me eat… he's one of my dearest friends."
Twilight shook her head. “That isn't what is confusing me!”
"It's because I'm not a girl." Dillan said with a soft chuckle.
Rainbow dash blinked before chuckling. "Oh, I mean while I've mostly stuck with mares I am BI."
Twilight groaned and pulled her mane. “I mean how do you two even fit together!?”
Cadence frowned at Twilight, before waving a hoof at her. "Twilight, species doesn't have anything to do with love." She said, making Twilight shout in frustration as Dillan laughed.
"T-twilight, I can turn into a pony remember?" He asked with a laugh, holding up his Ultimatrix.
Twilight blushed and looked down. “C-can we stop talking about this now?”
"You're the one that wanted to know." Rainbow dash said, before getting up and whispering in her ear. "If you want he could show you how we fit together."
"Rainbow…" Dillan said worriedly. "What are you whispering about?"
Twilight blushed so hard her ears turned red. “NO! ….no thank you…”
Rainbow dash giggled softly as she sat back down on Dillan's lap, leaning against him again. "Relax, I just got him, I'm not letting him do anything like that for a while."
Dillan blushed and looked away. "I'm not sure I'm comfortable talking about all this…"
Cadence giggled softly and nodded, smiling at Dillan and Rainbow. "I am happy for you two, however… the circumstances of this all is strange… maybe check your connection?"
“As long as you don’t mess with it…when Twilight did it threw Dillan into depression.” Rainbow said with a frown.
Twilight's ears folded down as Dillan glanced at her with a soft sigh. "Yeah it did but um… thank you for it Twilight." He said as Cadence's horn began to glow.
“What do you mean thank you?! You almost killed yourself!” Twilight shouted.
Dillan sighed and nodded softly, as Rainbow looked up at him. "Yeah I did, but… I did that before I came here… and after I did I got so distracted by the connection to Rainbow dash and everything…" he sighed before smiling at her. "And when you severed our connection it made me realize that I had basically just forgotten about them and I never… worked on my depression. And who knows what that would have done to me. So thank you, thank you for helping me work to get better."
Twilight looked more confused but said nothing.
Rainbow smiled softly as Cadence's magic enveloped them a little. "Twilight, he's saying thanks for helping him move on. Or at least beginning to move on."
“I guess..I just wish he didn’t have to almost die because of me.” Twilight said with a sigh.
Dillan smiled softly as Rainbow nuzzled his chin. "Twilight, it's not your fault. I let the depression take over me and-" he started to say, before Cadence gasped in shock as she backed away from Dillan and Rainbow.
“What’s wrong Cadence!?” Twilight asked. “Are they being controlled?!”
Cadence started at Dillan and Rainbow dash for a moment, before her shocked face turned into a wide smile as she danced on her tippy hooves. "No! This is something so much better!"
“Why are you so excited, what is going on between them?” Twilight asked.
Dillan and Rainbow looked at each other, while cuddling closer together before Cadence giggled. "The two of you are soulmates!"
"S-soulmates?" Rainbow and Dillan asked, getting a nod from Cadence.
"Yes! It's a very old and very rare magic. The two of you built such a close bond when you were together, your souls even without your minds remembering we're drawn to each other when you saw each other again. The two of you are literally the missing piece of each other's puzzles." She said with a happy smile.
“How could that be possible? They only just reunited.” Twilight said, confused.
Rainbow and Dillan looked at each other in surprise, as Cadence smiled. "Twilight, a soulmate connection transcends time and space, it's why they're so rare. While ponies may say they've found their soulmates… but these two." She said with a small smile as Dillan and Rainbow held each other. "Have truly found the one that will make them happy."
“Wow, and I just thought he was an amazing friend.” Rainbow said.
Dillan smiled as he held Rainbow closer. "A little bit more than friends now, and I agree. But I'm happy it's you."
Rainbow blushed and smiled a bit, before kissing him quickly. "Same here."
Cadence smiled and lowered her eyelids. “So Rainbow, how was he?”
"Cadence!" Twilight shouted with a blush and shock, as Rainbow giggled with a smirk.
"He's bigger than Most of Rarity's toys. And we've all seen those." She said, making Dillan blush.
“Oh my.” Cadence said with a blush and giggle. “You are a lucky mare Rainbow.”
Twilight blushed deeper as her wings popped open, while Rainbow giggled a bit. "Sure am, I'm still… burning." She glanced back at Dillan with half lidded eyes. "Too bad you can't feel it, it's magical."
“Rainbow! Ugh, what has happened to my friends, first Pinkie, then Cadence and now you Rainbow. Ever since Dillan arrived everyone started becoming so..so…” Twilight yelled and covered her face.
Rainbow and Cadence giggled softly. "Twilight we're mares, it's only natural to talk about this stuff. Don't get me wrong, I love your brother and believe me. I absolutely love how he feels and I wouldn't cheat on him or anything. But I do love some gossip."
Rainbow smirked a bit at Twilight's face, as she wiggled on Dillan's lap a bit, making him blush and squirm. "Judging by your face I'd say you want to try but don't want to intrude…. Maybe we'd be willing to let you join in once or twice to study-" She started to say before smirking at Dillan. "And I know he's up for it."
"God kill me." Dillan mumbled.
Twilight groaned and put up a soundproof bubble around her. “Oh dear, I think we went too far. Dillan, could you be a dear and let us have some mare time? Shining should be back at Twilight’s castle.” Cadence said with a smile.
Dillan nodded once before, kissing Rainbow's cheek and standing up heading to Twilight's castle. "Dillan!" He heard a familiar voice shout as Scootaloo ran up to him.
"Hey Scoots, what's up?" Dillan asked with a smile, gently picking her up as he walked.
She hugged his neck before weakly hitting his chest with her hooves. “Where have you been!?” Now that she was in his arms he could see some discoloration in her fur.
"I'm sorry, a friend of mine needed help. Scootaloo what happened?" He asked her worriedly as he gently touched the different colored fur.
She hissed softly and wiggled away from the touch. “I…uh…hurt myself trying one of my stunts.”
Dillan frowned as he noticed a mare with a light pink coat and red mane watching them. "Are you sure? Do you need to go to the hospital?"
“I…uh…already went.” She said and her ears folded back.
Dillan frowned as he hugged her gently. "Sorry I was gone for so long, wanna come with me to Twilight's castle?"
“Sure.” She said with a smile.
Dillan smiled softly as he walked to the castle with her in his arms, as Scootaloo saw the mare glaring at her behind Dillan's back. She whimpered softly and looked away in fear.
Dillan gently set a hand on her head, holding her close as she set her head on his shoulder. "It's ok Scootaloo, I won't let her get you again." He whispered.
Scootaloo went stiff and shook out of fear. “Y-you can’t.”
"Yes I can." Dillan said softly with a determined look. "You can stay with me for a while, someone like that won't care."
She whimpered softly. “B-but my stuff and…my dad…”
Dillan looked her in the eyes. "Scootaloo, it'll be ok. Once your dad comes back you can go home."
Scootaloo sniffled trying not to cry. “o-ok.”
Dillan frowned and sat down with her. "Scootaloo, what's wrong?"
“I found a letter….from the princess yesterday…that…that…my dad is…is…” She said before she started to cry loudly and pushed her face into his shoulder.
Dillan's eyes widened in shock, before hugging her close while avoiding her injuries. "Oh Scootaloo I'm so sorry."
She cried into his shoulder the whole time he walked to Twilight’s castle. Dillan simply held her in his arms as he knocked on the castle door. The door opened and Spike was the one to answer. “Hello…oh hey Dillan, you are back!” He tilted his head. “Why is Scootaloo crying?”
Dillan glanced at Scootaloo sadly. "I'll explain later."
“Oh, ok. Me and Shining armor are hanging out in the map room, do you want to join us?” Spike asked.
"Yeah, that's why I'm here. Cadence, Twilight, and Rainbow kicked me out of my house." Dillan chuckled as he rubbed Scootaloo's back.
“Kicked you out?” Spike asked as they walked down the hallway.
"Mare talk, or something." Dillan said with a shrug, as they entered the map room.
“Oh that stinks, they may be busy for hours.” Spike said.
“Who is this Spike?” Shining Armor asked.
"Dillan, don't you remember from his welcome to ponyville party?" Spike asked as Flurry heart giggled and clapped at Dillan.
"I'm sure he's busy running the empire to remember every person he meets." Dillan said with a small smile, as he sat down in Rainbow's throne.
“Oh right.” Shining said nodding his head. “You are the guy that saved those fillies.”
Dillan smiled softly as Flurryheart teleported into his lap, bouncing her as he rocked Scootaloo. "So how are you guys doing?"
“We are fine, Twilight was just freaking out because You and Rainbow disappeared.” Spike said.
“I just arrived to bring Cadence back as she has been here two days.” Shining said.
"Oh, I'm sorry." Dillan said with a sigh. "Me and Rainbow ended up going to another dimension, Twilight and Cadence um… caught us this morning and that's why they kicked me out."
Spike looked confused but Shining blushed. “Oh geez, uh should I expect some stories from my wife when she comes back?”
Dillan blushed a bit. "Probably… s-she um… asked Rainbow how it was before I left so…"
“Oh man.” Shining said as he shook his head. “I hope you don’t make me look bad or Flurry will have a sibling in the future.”
Spike looked between them both confused. "Hey man, I can't control that!" Dillan said with a chuckle as Scootaloo snuggled closer to him.
“Anyway, I guess you and Rainbow are together now.” Shining said with a smile.
Dillan blushed and looked away a bit. "I-i Don't know… Twilight and Cadence interrupted us before we could um… fully decide."
“Oh geez, I hope they didn’t scare you off.” Shining said while sighing. “Mares can be a bit…extreme when they are emotional.”
Dillan blushed a bit and glanced away. "I-i'm not fully sure if I'm ready for a full relationship. But I will be there for Rainbow whenever she needs me for anything…"
“That’s good. Maybe one day we can go on a double date.” Shining said with a smile.
"Wait you and Rainbow dash!?" Spike asked as he realized what they were talking about.
Dillan blushed and rubbed the back of his neck, chuckling softly as he glanced at Scootaloo who was asleep in his arms. "Y-yeah…"
Shining chuckled and leaned on the map table. “Spike, come on, you are already a teenager, I know dragons age slower but you must be past the phase of thinking fillies are gross.”
"I don't think fillies are gross, I just didn't expect Dillan and Rainbow dash to end up together. I thought she liked mares." Spike said.
“So did I.” Shining said with a chuckle.
Dillan chuckled softly as Scootaloo and Flurryheart slept in his arms, before he slowly unzipped his jacket and wrapped it around the two sleeping foals. "Well, she did say that while she leaned more to mares she is BI."
“Not that surprising, most mares are.” Shining said with a shrug. “So do you have any friends besides Twilight and her’s?”
Dillan hummed a bit. "I suppose the crusaders, Kendra and her Applejack, Rainbow, and Rarity… thought those three might be a bit more than friends." He said with a blush. "Um… not really no…"
“A shame, you need more friends, especially some stallion friends to help you not become all girly.” Shining said with a chuckle.
Spike grinned. "You could join me, Discord, and Big Mac in our O&O games!"
Dillan laughed a bit. "I actually asked Big Mac about joining when I met him."
"Did someone say O&O?" A disembodied voice asked, before Discord and Big Mac appeared in the map room. "Is it time for our game?"
“O&O? Huh, it has been a while since I've played.” Shining said with a smirk.
Dillan chuckled softly as he looked down at Scootaloo and Flurry heart. "I'd love to play but my arms are full."
Discord smirked and snapped his fingers making a large crib. “There, now you can play.”
Dillan chuckled again, setting FlurryHeart down in the crib. "Thanks, but I'm gonna keep Scootaloo in my arms…. She's been through a lot and I don't want her to think I left again."
“Oh yes, nasty business that mother of her’s is.” Discord said while looking at his claws.
Dillan stared at Discord in shock that quickly turned to anger as he marched over to the Draconequus. "You know about her mother and you didn't try to help her!"
"Uh oh." Spike and Shining armor said together.
“And do what? I would get turned to stone for doing anything to her.” Discord said in an annoyed tone.
Dillan glared at him more. "You have magic, you could have anything to help her. You could have used your magic to send proof to Celestia and Luna of what her mother has been doing! To the guards to her… father…" Dillan said with a sigh.
Spike, Shining armor, and Big Mac glanced at each other before watching the two talk. “Celestia made it so I can’t use my magic to record ponies after I recorded her in the bath.” Discord said with a huff. “Do it one time and she never lets me live it down.”
Dillan groaned and sat down, holding Scootaloo close. "You could have told someone so they could check… I know Fluttershy would have believed you and when it comes to Scootaloo, I know Rainbow would."
“Maybe, but really with how ponies are, would you think they would believe one of them is capable of doing something like that?” Discord asked with a raised eyebrow.
“I’m sorry but what are you two talking about?” Shining asked.
Dillan glanced at shining armor before slowly removing his coat from Scootaloo, letting everyone see her discolored fur. "Her mom has been abusing her… starving her, and who knows what else…"
“What? That can’t be right.” Shining said as he stood up.
“See, I told you.” Discord said while rolling his eyes.
Dillan glared at Shining armor. "Don't you dare tell me it's not right, I saw it for myself right before I came in here. Scootaloo is terrified of her mom… she came to my house just to eat and she ate so fast she threw up because she hadn't eaten in so long."
"So that's why Scootaloo has been hanging around you!" Spike said in realization, before smacking his forehead. "And Twilight locked you up for weeks because of it! Oh Faust, poor Scootaloo."
"Don't you dare pity her." Dillan said to Spike, not noticing Scootaloo was awake. "She's been keeping all this in for who knows how long, she's tougher and stronger than any of us."
“But ponies just aren’t like that…there has to be a reason.” Shining said while shaking his head.
"Does it matter?" Dillan asked him with a glare, making shining armor flinch. "Would you just forgive her for what she did to Scootaloo? If that's the case what about Sombra? I know why he did the things he did, if I told you would you forgive him?"
“He did those things because he was corrupted by dark magic.” Shining armor said defensively.
"Yeah, but he willingly accepted that dark magic." Discord said.
Dillan nodded. "Besides, her reasoning doesn't matter. She hurt anan innocent child, she starved her and I am NOT. Letting Scootaloo go back there."
“Well unfortunately without proof if you keep her you would be foalnapping.” Shining said sadly.
"She can go back if she wants to, I'm not holding her there. And proof? Cast a memory spell or something on her, or a truth spell on her mom." Dillan said, holding Scootaloo close still making her nuzzle into him. "Scootaloo just lost her father…" he said, getting a sob from the filly, as everyone looked at her. "So I will do what I have to do to keep her safe, if I'm the only one that noticed what was happening after only knowing her for a few days, all of you should have seen it a long time ago. She needs someone to keep her safe and obviously you all won't!"
"W-what are you talking about?" Rainbow dash's voice asked, making all the boy's heads turn to see her, Cadence and the rest of the main six.
“Oh boy, this is gonna be good.” Discord said and made some popcorn.
Dillan and Rainbow stared at each other for a moment, before he sighed and looked away sadly. "Scootaloo's mom has been abusing her."
"She's what!?" Everyone shouted as Rainbow dash growled.
"I'm gonna bucking kill her!" She shouted angrily, about to fly out the door.
"No!" Scootaloo shouted. "That's why I didn't tell you! I didn’t tell anypony because…she is still my mom…” Scootaloo said weakly.
"So it's true?" Shining armor asked shocked, getting a sad nod from Scootaloo.
"Scootaloo, just because she gave birth to you doesn't make her your mom. Moms are supposed to love you and protect you unconditionally, not starve and beat you!"
"He's right Scootaloo." Cadence said, walking up to them slowly. "How long has this been going on?"
Scootaloo was quiet for a while before saying. “Ever since I started hanging out with Applebloom and Sweetie Belle.”
"That long?" Fluttershy asked in shock, covering her mouth as tears pooled in her eyes.
Rainbow dash stared at Scootaloo in shock, tears forming in her own eyes as Scootaloo nodded. “That…that is unbelievable. No mother should act like that.” Shining said.
Scootaloo broke down crying as she buried her face into Dillan's chest, causing the human to rub her back and rock her. "I-i'm a horrible friend…" Rainbow dash said, tearing up.
“None of us knew Dash.” Applejack said while grinding her teeth.
"It's different!" Rainbow dash yelled, stomping her hoof. "Scootaloo is practically my sister! And I'm the element of loyalty… i-i… I'm so sorry, Scootaloo!" She said, shaking in anger as tears fell down her cheeks.
“I hid it from you Rainbow…I’m sorry…” Scootaloo said sadly.
Rainbow dash trotted up to her and rested her head on Scootaloo's forehead. "No, I should have noticed…"
Dillan smiled softly at the two, before gently handing Scootaloo over to Rainbow dash. "Hey Spike, mind sending a letter to Celestia and Luna?" He asked, standing up and walking to the door.
“Uh, sure, what do you need?” He asked as he got a paper and quill.
"Tell them to bring a body bag." He said angrily as he walked out the door.
Everyone paled a bit as Twilight followed after him. “Hold on! You can’t be serious!”
"Twilight there's one thing I do not take lightly, and that's child abuse." Dillan said as he stomped to the front door before Rainbow dash flew in front of him.
"Think about what you're doing! If you do this you're no better than her! Don't stoop to that level… please, you'll ruin your life…" she said sadly, causing Dillan to pause as she looked at him.
“She is right, Dillan.” Cadence said as she caught up. “Let me, Twilight, and Shining take care of it.”
Dillan growled angrily but sighed. "Fine, but if she somehow gets out of this I have and will use a transformation that can mentally break her."
The ponies looked at each other before Shining stepped forward. “She won’t get away.”
Dillan nodded a bit, looking away. The two princesses and prince leave the castle. "I-i'm so sorry for dragging you all into this!" Scootaloo said, covering her face as she cried.
Dillan quickly hugged her, holding her to him. "Scootaloo it is not your fault!"
“Yeah! If anything you should have told us sooner.” Rainbow said as she hugged her too.
Scootaloo sobbed into their embrace, while the others stood around them sadly. "Ah can't believe a mother would do that!" Applejack said.
"Me either, and today started out so perfect!" Rarity said angrily, as Rainbow glanced at Dillan.
“M-maybe Dillan and Rainbow could adopt Scootaloo.” Pinkie suggested.
Rainbow and Dillan looked at each other, before blushing a bit. "I-i wouldn't mind. But, I… um…" Dillan said, looking away as he rubbed his head.
"W-we uh… we haven't talked about… anything…" Rainbow said with a blush, confusing their friends.
"What do you mean darlings?" Rarity asked as Discord chuckled.
"Twilight and Cadence walking in on them this morning." He said making the two blush deeper.
Rarity gasped and grinned, “Oh darling you need to tell me everything!”
Rainbow chuckled and blushed a bit as she glanced at Dillan a little. "Well, um now's not the time but um… it was magical."
Dillan blushed deeply as he looked away with a smile, nodding a bit as Applejack, Pinkie pie, And Fluttershy gasped. "Oh congratulations you two!" Fluttershy said.
"W-wait a minute, w-we haven't had a chance to well… decide if we're going to be anything more…" Rainbow said.
Rarity rolled her eyes with a disappointed huff. “Rainbow, it isn’t very lady like to do that and not be dating at least.”
Rainbow glared at her a bit. "Hey, it's not that simple Rarity… we trust each other and we do like each other! It's just…"
"I don't know if I'm fully ready to… move on." Dillan said softly, rubbing Scootaloo's head gently as she leaned on him.
Rarity blushed and took a step back. “Ah yes, I apologize.”
Dillan shook his head softly, smiling a bit up at Rainbow dash who blushed at him. "It's alright, but I do know one thing, when I am ready I hope it'll be Rainbow dash…"
“Aww that's sweet.” Pinkie said before she gasped and grinned at Rainbow. “Rainbow.~” She said in a sing-songy way.
Rainbow laughed and nodded a bit. "Yes pinkie I know, but not right now. Scootaloo is more important."
Pinkie nodded so fast her head was a blur. “Oki Doki Loki!”
Dillan chuckled softly, covering Scootaloo's ears. "Just no male strippers please."
“Aww but those are the best part!” Pinkie whined.
Rarity giggled softly before grinning at Dillan. "Looks like you may be moving on faster than you thought."
Dillan blushed a bit and looked away, scratching his neck as Rainbow giggled. “I think it is sweet that you two are together.” Fluttershy said with a smile.
Rainbow smiled softly as Scootaloo looked up at them both confused. "Have you two gone on your date yet?"
Rainbow chuckled and rubbed her head. “Not quite.”
Scootaloo pouted. "Aww come on! I had you guys make that bet forever ago!"
Rainbow blushed and shook her head. “Scoots, we were busy helping someone.”
"A-and that was before I got locked up…" Dillan said blushing.
Scootaloo narrowed her eyes. “Are you sure Dillan isn’t just scared to date someone as awesome as Rainbow?”
Dillan moved his head away from her looking offended. "Hey for your information I've a date planned that's both awesome and romantic."
“You did?” Rainbow asked, surprised. “You? The nerdy little dinosaur geek, planned something romantic?”
Dillan blushed red as everyone giggled at him while he crossed his arms. "Hey, people change as they grow up… besides… I know you too well to make it anything but amazing!"
Rainbow chuckled and rubbed her head on his side. “Of course you do.”
Dillan blushed deeper and smiled softly, before gently rubbing Scootaloo's head. "Since you're gonna be staying with me for a while, is there anything you want for your room?"
Scootaloo hummed and thought about it before she smiled sadly. “Just my scooter.”
Dillan raised an eyebrow. "That's it? I can buy whatever you want to decorate it."
“My dad got it for me.” She said softly. “All I really need is a bed.”
Dillan smiled softly and picked her up, hugging her. "You're a strong kid Scoots, your dad would be proud."
“Thank you.” She said with a small smile. “Can you take me to see him?”
Dillan smiled softly and stood up, holding her in his arms. "I'll find out where he is, and yes. I will."
She smiled and nuzzled him. “You are a good friend.”
Dillan smiled to one side with Rainbow dash smiling at them, as he rubbed her head. "This is sweet and all, but shouldn't we see what Twilight and the others are doing?" Discord asked.
“Yeah, I wanna see what happens.” Applejack said.
Dillan nodded and frowned down at Scootaloo, before looking at Rainbow dash worriedly as they all went outside. “Finally, does anyone want some popcorn?” Discord asked as he floated after them.
"Eh why not?" Dillan said, taking some as they saw Twilight arguing with Scootaloo's mother.
"How dare you accuse me of such a thing!" The pink mare said angrily.
“We have evidence and your daughter told us herself.” Twilight said, though she wasn’t very confident while Cadence looked pissed.
The mare scoffed. "What evidence? And you shouldn't listen to that little… horse."
Twilight gasped in horror while Cadence growled. “She is your daughter you missable-”
"No she's not." The mare said, shocking everyone, even Scootaloo. "She's my late husband's ex wife's daughter. She's been nothing but a nuisance." Scootaloo stared, unable to believe it.
Dillan growled angrily as he gave Scootaloo to Rainbow dash, getting ready to go over to them. "You bitch!" Shining armor said angrily to the mare, shocking her. "How dare you treat an innocent child like that!"
“Innocent!? Do you have any idea how much money she wastes on that wonderbolt crap?!” She shouted, making Dillan growl more as Scootaloo cried softly in Rainbow's hooves.
"That does it, you're under arrest!" Shining armor said, using his magic to lift her into the air.
“What!? You have no right! You aren’t captain of the guard anymore!” She yelled and struggled in his magical grip. “You are a foreign leader!”
"He is however correct." A familiar voice said as Celestia and Luna flew down to them. "You are indeed under arrest."
“Princess Celestia!? Wh-what are you doing here?” She asked terrified.
Celestia frowned at the mare. "We received a letter from Spike, telling us everything."
"We do not tolerate the abuse of one of our friends." Luna said glaring at the mare.
“I would never hurt one of your friends Princess!” The mare said fearfully.
"You hurt Scootaloo." Dillan said walking up to them with a glare at the mare. "Scootaloo is her friend."
"Indeed she is." Luna said with a frown to the mare who stared at them all in shock.
“Th-that can’t be right, you are a princess and she is…is just a street rat.” She said weakly.
Dillan sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose. "A typical stuck up bitch."
Luna nodded her head. "While we don't appreciate your language, we couldn't agree more."
“Is it true?” A quiet voice asked. “A-are you really not my mom?” Everyone turned to look at Scootaloo who was on the verge of crying.
The mare glared at her for a moment, before sighing. "No I'm not. Your biological mother died giving birth to you."
Scootaloo sniffled as she started to cry. “Why do you hate me?”
The mare looked away from Scootaloo, frowning softly. "Because you're nothing but a reminder of the pain my husband had gone through, you killed your mother and he was never the same."
Scootaloo choked a sob as she started to cry heavily. “I’m sorry!”
Dillan knelt down and picked up Scootaloo. "Scootaloo it isn't your fault, you were a baby you didn't do anything."
"He's right!" Rainbow dash said, flying over and nuzzling Scootaloo's cheek. "Scootaloo you're an awesome young filly and this… bitch has no right to take her anger out on you!"
The mare scoffs. “You have no right to judge me, you just waste all your time practicing for a sports team you'll never join.”
Rainbow dash lunged at the mare, only for Dillan to wrap his arm around her and keep her still. "Get her out of here!" Celestia said angrily to two guards who took the mare away.
“Aww is it over? I was hoping to see someone lose some teeth.” Discord said as he ate some popcorn.
"Discord please…" Fluttershy said with a soft sigh as Scootaloo bawled her eyes out.
Dillan rocked her gently in his arms as everyone watched sadly. "Hey, hey it'll be ok."
Celestia walked over as did Luna. “We are so sorry something like this happened.”
Scootaloo sobbed into Dillan's chest, hiccuping from time to time as he gently rubbed her back. "Don't you have aunts?" Dillan asked her
“Y-yes I do, but I miss my dad..” She said weakly between sobs.
"And you always will… believe me I know." Dillan said, rubbing her back more. "You'll always wish you had more time with him, and you'll always regret the times you fought with him. But you'll always remember the good times and that's what matters… keeping the good memories in your heart. I had forgotten that but… an old friend helped me remember. So I know you can do it too."
Rainbow smiled softly and rubbed Dillan’s back.
“We won’t leave you Scoots.” Rainbow said.
Twilight sighed as she watched the three. "I guess this explains why Scootaloo was hanging around Dillan so much…"
“Yeah, I said the same thing.” Spike said from beside her.
Twilight's ears folded down sadly as she watched Dillan comfort Scootaloo. "She was alone with that… monster for weeks without food… all because I locked up Dillan… I'm such a fool!"
Spike patted her shoulder. “You didn’t know.”
"He is right Twilight, you must not beat yourself up over it." Luna said, wrapping a wing around her.
“Hey, maybe we can speak with all the foals in town to see if there are any other cases like Scootaloo’s.” Spike suggested.
"I know of at least one, or at least that's how it was in the show." Dillan spoke up, looking down at Scootaloo. "Diamond tiara and her mom…"
“Diamond Tiara? I know she can be a bit of a bully but she usually seemed happy.” Twilight said.
Dillan lifted Scootaloo up into everyone's view. "And she didn't?"
"He's got ya there Twi." Applejack said, as Applebloom and Sweetie Belle walked up.
Scootaloo looked back at Dillan confused. "Are you sure she's being hurt? I mean we saw her mom yelling at her when we got our Cutie marks, but I didn't think she would hit her."
"There's a lot of different kinds of abuse, Scoots, including verbal." Dillan said with a frown. "I could be wrong, it might be different than the show, I'm just saying it's worth looking into."
“I agree, it would be a good idea to look into it, even if this world is different from the show.” Luna said.
"I just hope it's not for the worse…" Dillan said looking at Scootaloo sadly.
"Is there something different here than the show?" Celestia asked, making Dillan nod with a small chuckle.
"A lot of things…but that's probably my fault since I'm here." Dillan said with a sad smile.
“You are a hero Dillan, you need to start seeing yourself as such.” Celestia said.
“Yeah, you are starting to sound like Spider-mane with all your self doubt.” Spike said.
Dillan laughed a bit. "That's not what I was talking about, I meant the timeline and how things played out in the show are different because I'm here. Basically when I got here it created another timeline. One where I'm here and one where I'm not."
“Still, you need to cheer up.” Spike said.
Dillan smiled at him again. "It's not that simple Spike, back home… before I remembered Rainbow dash had been my friend… my fiance was the only friend I had. She was my world. I dedicated my life to her… and that was ripped away. It'll take a while until I feel better enough to fully cheer up."
Spike rubbed his chin. “I see, geez this sounds like a superhero origin story. Some bad guy kills your family so you go out to take them down.”
Dillan laughed a bit along with Rainbow dash. "Since he is a hero now I guess that makes it his backstory." She giggled.
Rarity smirked playfully at Rainbow dash. "He's even stolen the heart of the hardest mare to impress."
Rainbow blushed and rolled her eyes. “Yeah, I guess he did.”
"Ya guess? Rainbow you've been giggling up a storm! Ah never heard ya giggle before Dillan came back into yer life. You're like a school filly!" Applejack said with a grin, making Dillan blush in embarrassment at her words.
Rainbow blushed brighter red. “Hey! I can’t help it! He is perfect.”
Dillan's whole face turned bright red at the words making all the mares giggle. “Oh gag.” Discord said before disappearing.
"I think he liked being called perfect." Rarity teased Rainbow dash with a nudge.
Rainbow chuckled and smirked up at Dillan. “Maybe, but that's because he is.”
Dillan blushed deeper yet. "C-come on, you're giving me flashbacks to Kendra's friends…"
Rainbow chuckled with a smirk as the others looked confused. “Who is Kendra, and why does Rainbow remind you of her friends?” Scootaloo asked.
"A-a um, displaced we met like me. We went to her dimension and um… let's just say her Rainbow dash, Applejack, and Rarity got to know me… very well." He said, rubbing the back of his head.
“Oh my.” Fluttershy said with a blush.
“Dillan, you stud.” Rarity teased with a smirk.
“Boy howdy, you sure do get around.” Applejack said with a chuckle.
Dillan blushed deeper as Scootaloo, Spike, Sweetie belle and Applebloom looked confused. "T-to be fair it was Skittles' idea."
"Darn right it was, and you loved every minute of it." Rainbow said with a teasing smirk.
“I don’t get it.” Scootaloo said with the other kids nodding their heads.
"You don't need to!" Dillan said with a deep blush as Rainbow whispered something in Rarity's ear making her go beat red.
"Another Version of me said that!?" She asked in shock with a red face.
“Said what?” Sweetie Belle asked.
"Nothing!" Rarity said, shaking her head violently. "We really shouldn't be talking about this in front of foals."
"Thank you!" Dillan said dramatically.
Celestia giggled a bit. “It is true, why don’t we all head to Twilight’s castle for some lunch?”
Scootaloo's stomach growled loudly. "Yes please… Can we have Dillan's spaghetti!?" She asked excitedly, making Dillan laugh.
"Was it that good?" He asked with a smile.
“It could use some hay but yeah!” Scootsloo said while licking her lips. “Best spaghetti I’ve ever had!”
Dillan laughed a bit. "If you need hay we'll get you hay, but I appreciate the compliment."
"Actually that really was the best Spaghetti I've ever had." Rainbow mumbled.
Dillan heard her thought and scratched behind her ear. "Thanks, my family is part Italian so I used my family's secret recipe."
“Secret recipe?” Pinkie asked with a grin as she got close to Dillan.
"I'm not telling, otherwise it wouldn't be a secret." Dillan said with a chuckle, noticing Rainbow's feathers had poofed up slightly when Pinkie got close to him.
“Aww come on, please? Pretty please with Pinkie on top?” She asked with a flutter of her eyes.
Dillan blushed redder yet, his ears turning red. "I-i um… uh…"
Pinkie giggled and walked away, swaying her hips. “I still got it.”
Dillan glanced away from Pinkie, his face still red. "Why me? I've never had this much attention before…"
Rainbow huffed as she stood closer to him. “It is probably because you are a rarity.” Celestia said with a giggle. “If you haven't noticed Equestria has very few stallions, and the stallions that are here are either too busy with their careers, a bit too stuck up, or are already taken.”
Dillan blushed deeper. "O-oh… I uh, hadn't had the time to notice…"
Luna hit Celestia with her wing. “Sister, stop teasing him, look at poor Rainbow, she looks about ready to defend her stallion in battle.”
Rainbow blushed and looked away quickly, as Dillan blushed even redder. "I'm gonna get a nose bleed…" he mumbled, but smiled softly at Rainbow.
Celestia giggled softly. "Don't worry Rainbow, I doubt any of us would try to take your stallion."
“I would!” Everyone heard Pinkie say from across town with a giggle.
Rainbow dash growled a bit as Celestia giggled softly. "Maybe you three could form a herd."
"A what?" Dillan asked, confused.
Rainbow blushed and fidgested. “A herd is when multiple mares are with one stallion.”
Dillan blushed deeply, as his nose began to bleed before he passed out falling backwards onto the ground. “Dillan!” Rainbow tried to catch him but got knocked to the ground under him. “Ow.”
Everyone giggled at the scene, before Celestia gently lifted Dillan off of Rainbow dash. "Are you alright Rainbow?"
“Yeah.” She said weakly as she stood up with a groan.
"Rainbow darling, I know you love him, but you should be more careful." Rarity said with a giggle.
Rainbow blushed a bit and glanced away. "W-well i-i can't exactly let my soulmate down…"
“But it looks like he is too much for ya, he laid you flatter than a pancake.” Applejack said with a chuckle.
Rainbow blushed a bit as she looked away. "I didn't mind it last night…" she whispered to herself.
"Wait a moment darling, did you call him your soulmate?" Rarity asked, with a devious grin.
“Y-yeah?” Rainbow said hesitantly as she did not like that grin on Rarity’s face.
"Why darling I didn't think you believed in that sort of thing." Rarity said with a grin. "When's the wedding?"
Rainbow blushed brighter and mumbled something.
Cadence giggled and wrapped a wing around Rainbow Dash. "Rarity, it's not a matter of belief. They're literally soulmates, as in their souls are intertwined."
“Oh my, how romantic!” Rarity gushed.
Rainbow blushed and looked away. "Kn-knock it off Rarity…"
"Wow, ah never expected you to be the first of us ta find love Rainbow. What with all the wonderbolt training and such." Applejack said.
“Hey, what is that supposed to mean?” Rainbow asked with narrowed eyes.
"Ah just mean yer always so busy… not that I'm one ya talk." Applejack chuckled.
“Oh don’t worry Applejack, I am sure you’ll find love.” Cadence said.
"How about we all just form a herd with Dillan?!" Pinkie said, popping up out of nowhere. "Well, except for Fluttershy and Rarity since they already have guys they like!"
“Pinkie.” Cadence said with a smile. “That would only work if Dillan and Rainbow were comfortable with that.”
Pinkie giggled a bit. "I know, I'm just teasing."
"Please don't…" Rainbow said as they slowly walked into the castle.
“Oh! I nearly forgot, Rainbow, I will need you to come in one more time for it to be finished.” Rarity said with a smile.
Rainbow blushed and smiled a bit. "Alright."
"Oh, getting ready for your date?" Luna asked with a smile.
“Yeah! Rainbow and Dillan had a race and he won a date!” Scootaloo said with a smile.
Luna giggled. "I'm well aware, he asked for my help with the date. He's out a lot of thought into it."
“He asked you for help? What is he planning?” Rainbow asked with a raised eyebrow while looking at Dillan.
Luna giggled. "All we shall say is that it has never been done before, and that only some creature with his powers can do it."
Rainbow raised an eyebrow as she looked at Dillan. “What are you planning?” She asked herself softly.
Twilight smiled as she wrapped her wing around Rainbow. "Come on, let's get your Colt friend in a bed to rest."
Rainbow blushed. “Twilight, while I am happy you have apologized for what you did to Dillan, I'm still not in the mood to be around you.”
Twilight's ears folded down sadly, as she moved away from Rainbow. "I-i'm sorry…"
“RD, don’t ya think ya are being a bit harsh?” Applejack asked.
Rainbow's eyes softened as she sighed. "I'm sorry Twi, I don't know what's going on. I forgive you, but whenever I remember what happened I can't help but get angry."
"Oh that's because of your soulmate connection." Cadence said as they walked into the map room, as Celestia summoned a mat and laid Dillan down.
“What do you mean? I thought it just drew us together.” Rainbow said.
"Oh it does, but if the connection is strong enough and knitted early on you can feel a deep and burning urge to protect your other half and keep them safe." Cadence said with a smile.
“Oh.” Rainbow looked at Dillan. “Because we met as kids our bond is that strong?”
"Oh how romantic!" Rarity said happily. "Rainbow, you're so lucky to have such a kind, gentle, and heroic young colt!"
Rainbow blushed and shook her head. “A hay of a lot better than Thunderlane.”
Pinkie giggled softly. "Oh he's gonna be mad when he finds out you have a lover!"
“Think we should warn Dillan when he wakes up?” Fluttershy asked.
Rainbow smiled softly as she nuzzled Dillan's cheek. "A guy like thunderlane has nothing on Dillan, I know he'll be ok."
Cadence smiled and leaned on Shining. “They really are a nice couple together.”
Shining armor smirked. "Yeah they are, hopefully the girls don't make him faint repeatedly."
“Dear, they are young mares, of course they are gonna do that.” Cadence said with a giggle.
Shining armor shook his head with a grin. "Lucky bastard."
Cadence elbowed him with a smirk. “What, is an alicorn wife not good enough for you?”
"Of course you are, you're perfect." Shining said, kissing her cheek. "But you know fully well it's every man's dream to have multiple mares chasing him."
Cadence chuckled and shook her head. “Oh yes I know all too well.”
Luna rolled her eyes. “As do I, dear niece.”
"Are you ok Luna?" Scootaloo asked with a tilt of her head.
“Let us just say we have seen the dreams of many lonely stallions.” Luna said with annoyance creeping into her voice.
"Oh, are they annoying?" Scootaloo asked, as a couple of chefs brought out plates of food, confusing Twilight.
Luna looked down at Scootaloo. “I will only say, the things I've seen are not for filly eyes or ears.”
"Oh." Scootaloo said, as Twilight looked at all the chefs.
"I had some chefs come here so you wouldn't have to worry about food while studying." Celestia explained to Twilight.
“But princess, I don't feel comfortable having somepony being paid to cook for me.” Twilight said with a small wine.
"Hey you have no problem when I do it." Spike said.
“That is different Spike, you are my friend, they are…employees.” Twilight said with a sigh. “I don’t want to seem better than other ponies.”
"Twilight darling, you're a princess, you should be pampered a little. And even if you weren't think about it, you're helping them. You're paying them for a service it's just like any other job." Rarity said with a smile.
Twilight sighed. “I guess so.”
"Ugh… my head…" Dillan mumbled, slowly opening his eyes.
Celestia got a smirk and leaned her head over him. “Oh good you're awake, I had a wonderful time.”
Dillan's eyes widened as he blushed deeply. "WHAT!?"
Celestia giggled and leaned away. “I’m sorry Dillan, I couldn’t help myself.”
Dillan groaned and covered his face. "God help me…"
Pinkie giggled and stuck her tongue out. “You are gonna have to get used to mares messing with you Dillan, your authors just love teasing you.”
Dillan sat up with a sigh. "It's Pinkie…. Don't question it." He said, before standing up. "What else is going on?"
Pinkie winked at the readers before ducking under the map table. “Pinkie, where are you going?” Rarity asked before peeking under then sighing. “She is gone.”
"I would love to know how she does that." Dillan said, sitting next to Rainbow dash.
“Don’t bother, I tried to study her, but it didn't go well.” Twilight said with a sigh.
Rainbow nuzzled into Dillan's side with a smile, making him blush and smile at her. "Sorry if I scared you."
“Let’s eat.” Spike said as he looked at all the food.
Dillan looked at all the food and frowned slightly, not seeing anything he could eat. Rainbow nudged him. “Are you ok?”
Dillan smiled at her, before whispering in her ear. "Of course, I have you." Rainbow smiled as she leaned on him.
Dillan smiled and watched as everyone ate, his stomach growling softlynas Celestia noticed he wasn't eating. The princess smiled softly and whispered to a chef, who nodded and went back to the kitchen.
“Sir Dillan, perhaps you can tell us of your time with Rainbow on earth?” Luna suggested.
Dillan blinked a few times, before chucking. "Let me guess you already know Skittles' perspective so you want mine?" He asked, getting a nod from everyone.
“I do not know the story at all actually.” Luna said with a small smile.
"I uh… was kinda too um… happy and relieved you were alive to tell them…" Rainbow said with an embarrassed chuckle. "They basically only know how you saved my life."
"Yes, and you are quite the prince charming for doing so." Rarity said with a giggle.
“Sadly I only know part of the story myself.” Celestia said with a chuckle.
Dillan chuckled softly and smiled as he looked up at the ceiling. "Well let's see… I was twelve when I first met Rainbow dash-"
"Wait you were twelve?" Twilight asked with a raised eyebrow. "But Celestia said it was about twenty years ago."
"And?" Dillan asked, raising an eyebrow.
"If you were twelve then that would make you thirty two… Rainbow dash is thirty three…" Twilight said, making Dillan blink and look at Rainbow dash.
"You're a cougar?" He asked with a playful smirk.
“No, I am a pony.” Rainbow said with a raised eyebrow.
Dillan blinked a few times before facepalming. "Right ok… for humans the term Cougar is an older female chasing a younger guy. I was trying to be funny…"
Rainbow smirked and giggled. “I wouldn’t say I am, but that sure does sound like Rarity.” She said teasingly.
"Hey!" Rarity said with a pout. Everyone laughed a bit from her reaction.
"Anyway. My family went on vacation every year and it had been my turn to pick where we went. So I decided to go to the Red wood natural parks in California. While I was walking around I ran into Rainbow dash… well she ran into me." Dillan said with a laugh.
“So basically she flew right into you, didn’t she?” Spike asked with a snicker.
"Well… not really, she tried to fly above the trees but for her age she said it was too high up." Dillan said with a grin. "I caught her as she was falling and we slammed into a tree."
“Red wood…red wood…” Twilight muttered as she was thinking about something.
"What is it Twilight?" Celestia asked as a chef brought out a plate of meat and set it in front of Dillan.
"Whoa…" Dillan mumbled, before taking a bite of sausage.
“Red wood, it sounds familiar…oh! Do you mean like the trees from the forest of giants?” Twilight asked.
"Forest of giants?" Dillan asked, chewing on the food as the ponies aside from Rainbow looked green.
Twilight had to look away as she explained. “Yes, it is a forest on the edge of Equestria where everything inside is huge.”
"Huh, neat." Dillan said, as he began eating another sausage. "I wonder if it's connected to my dimension."
“Do you…want to check it out…maybe find a way home?” Rainbow asked.
Dillan blinked a bit as his chewing slowed down while he thought about it. Rainbow’s ears slowly folded back and Dillan felt a kick from under the table, coming from Cadence.
Dillan stared at his plate for a while, not noticing the kick before he swallowed the food. "Of course not, I chose to come here. Besides, if I did I wouldn't be with you."
Rainbow sighed with relief and nuzzled him. Everyone smiled as Dillan wrapped his arm around her. “Now that you mention the possibility I want to go there and study it if it's ok with you princess.” Twilight said, ending while looking at Celestia.
"That is a very long journey, Twilight, and if you end up in the human world you may not be able to return." Celestia said with a worried frown.
Twilight lowered her head. “I understand.”
"It's probably for the best, you don't want what almost happened to Rainbow dash to happen to you." Dillan said.
“What did happen? Perhaps we can make contact with earth and become friends.” Luna suggested.
Dillan looked off to the side sadly. "I don't see that happening…"
“If a being as noble as you can come from earth it can’t be that bad.” Luna said.
Dillan looked down. "You'd be surprised, there's a reason I was an outcast back home…"
“It’s true. Earth isn’t a nice place, and what I’ve seen is years ago.” Rainbow said while leaning on Dillan.
Luna looked at Dillan sadly. "Humans are… we can be destructive… There aren't a whole lot of us that are empathetic to others. most just go on with their day. And the governments are typically worse.." Dillan explained.
“That is…saddening to hear.” Luna said.
Dillan stared at the table for a long time, only looking up when Rainbow nudged him. "Are you ok?"
He nodded. "Y-yeah, just… I guess I never actually thought about it all before…"
Rainbow hugged him. “Do you need some time alone?”
"No, I'll be ok…" He said as he took out a small bottle of pills and took some with water.
“What are those?” Fluttershy asked.
Dillan slowly lowered his glass of water and sighed softly. "Antidepressants… I got them in Kendra's dimension."
Everyone’s ears fold back. “M-maybe we can take those pills to one of our doctors to see if they can make you more.” Twilight suggested.
"You guys don't have antidepressants?" Dillan asked in shock.
“Not really.” Celestia shook her head. “Depression is extremely rare in ponies, and in the few cases that have been recorded it is usually solved shortly after.”
The human sighed and slumped back in his seat. "Great, that means I'm gonna have doctors probing my brain…"
Celestia rested a hoof on his shoulder. “You have my word, if you say you want them to stop, I will make them stop.”
Dillan sighed softly and nodded again, his eyes staring at the floor as Rainbow set a hoof on his leg. "Dillan?"
Luna clears her throat. “If you would allow me, I could enter your dreams to help you work through your problems or at least let you get a restful night's sleep.”
Dillan sighed softly, before smiling. "Don't worry about me, let's focus on Scootaloo." He said rubbing the fillies head.
Luna smiled softly. “Your intentions are noble, however in the dream world I can be in multiple dreams at once.”
Dillan frowned slightly, before grinning. "Are you sure? I'm a Lucid dreamer."
Luna giggled and smirked. “If that is true I may have a job offer for you at a later time.”
"Sister, I have already offered him a job." Celestia said with a slight frown.
Luna smirked softly. “He can do both, dear sister.”
"Hey wait a minute, you can't just force him into two jobs! He needs to rest and recover!" Rainbow said, her feathers bristling.
Luna giggled and held a hoof up. “Relax, this job is only an offer, if he does not wish to take it he does not have to, and if he chooses to take the job his body shall be able to rest while his mind works.”
Rainbow looked at Dillan before sighing and looking away and crossing her hooves. "Oh fine…" Dillan smiled softly as he kissed her head, making her blush deep red as steam came off her ears. "Not in front of others!"
“Aww what's wrong Dash, afraid to be mushy with your stallion in front of us?” Applejack asked with a teasing smirk.
"I have a reputation to uphold!" Rainbow said looking away, making Dillan smirk and wink at everyone.
"Oh ok, so I'm not awesome enough for you to show affection to?" Dillan asked, hiding a grin.
“What!? You are too awesome enough! It's just…I have a reputation of being a tough mare.” Rainbow said while waving her arms around in panic.
Everyone giggled as Dillan turned away. "No I get it, I'm just not cool enough for you to be mushy around others with."
Rainbow whined as she stared at him before sighing. “I’m sorry!”
Dillan quickly turned to her and hugged her, kissing her. "Relax Skittles, I was only messaging with you. I know you need to keep up your reputation."
Rainbow blushed and her wings popped out from the kiss, Flutterhsy blushed and covered Scootaloo’s eyes, as Rarity and applejack covered their sisters’ eyes.
"Hey, Applejack ah wanna see!" Applebloom said, trying to move her sister's hooves.
“No ya don’t.” Applejack said with a roll of her eyes as the princesses besides Twilight were giggling.
"Sorry, I couldn't resist." Dillan said with a soft chuckle as Rainbow dash smiled dopely.
"I guess your heart decided it was time to move on." Cadence said with a giggle as Rainbow leaned in Dillan still smiling like a school filly.
Pinkie showed back up with a large cake and set it in front of everyone. “Aww did I miss the kiss?”
Rarity nodded with a grin, letting Sweetie Belle go as she giggled. "You did, and it would appear these two are quite infatuated with each other."
“So lucky.” Pinkie said then looked at the readers and whispered. “Think I could get a colt friend?”
"Pinkie, who are you talking to?" Twilight asked with a raised eyebrow.
“Oh no one.” Pinkie said with a smile.
Dillan chuckled and shook his head with a grin as Rainbow dash tapped her chin with a smirk forming. "Hey Dillan, isn't your birthday in a month or two?" Rainbow asked him.
"Uh, yeah… why?" He asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Oh no reason, just an idea I had to make it extra special." She said with wink.
Pinkie’s eyes widened and she ran out of the room saying. “IgottogoplanapartytalktoyougirlslaterandDashywecanworktogetherforhispresent.”
Dillan blinked a few times as he looked at the door before down at Rainbow dash. "Should I be worried about what you have planned?"
“I didn’t catch that either.” Rainbow said with a shrug.
"Oh no I understood her fine." Dillan said, surprising everyone. "I asked if I should be worried about what YOU have planned."
Rainbow blinked before she chuckled and smirked. “Only if you are suddenly a colt cuddler.”
"A what?" Dillan asked with a frown.
Rainbow blinked before explaining. “A stallion that likes other stallions.”
"Oh… eh, it wouldn't be the first time." Dillan said with a shrug.
Rainbow blinked as her ears twitched. “Wow, that is a surprise.”
Dillan shrugged with a grin. "I'm comfortable with my own sexuality to experiment. Alyssa and I had some wild stuff during our time together."
Rarity sighed dreamily. "You just keep getting better and better, it's a shame not all stallions are like you."
"I agree." Cadence said with a smirk as she glanced at her husband. Shining blushed and looking away embarrassed.
Dillan chuckled before smirking. "Oh yeah, Cadence Shining Armor said he was thinking about giving Flurry Heart a sibling."
Shining’s eyes widened as Cadence’s eyes turned to him as she grinded. “Naughty stallion, you are so gonna get it tonight.”
Shining Armor blushed deeper as he looked away whistling. "Finally someone other than me is embarrassed." Dillan chuckled.
Everyone chuckled at that as Rainbow nuzzled close to Dillan. Dillan smiled and kissed her forehead, making the mares aww at the sight as Shining armor whispered in his wife's ear making her blush and grin a bit. "Not a bad idea honey, Rainbow dash may I speak with you in private?" Cadence asked as she got up and walked out the door.
Rainbow pouted and got up. “Better not be more mare talk, I had enough of that earlier.” She said as she trotted after Cadence.
Dillan raised an eyebrow as he looked back at Rainbow and Cadence, before turning to Shining armor. "Why do I get the feeling I should be drinking a lot of water today?"
Shining just shrugged with a smirk. “Maybe you have strong instincts.”
"Maybe you're dehydrated." Twilight suggested. "Didn't you say you uh… got to know another realitys Rarity, Rainbow and Applejack very well?" She asked uncomfortably.
"Yes." Dillan said, his voice cracking a bit at the look Rarity and Applejack gave him.
“My my my, at this rate you will have been with all of us in some way in no time at all.” Rarity said with a teasing smirk.
Dillan blushed deeply once more, before looking away. "I-i'm surprised you're all just accepting different dimensions so easily."
“Darling, you are walking proof.” Rarity said with a giggle.
Dillan chuckled as Cadence and Rainbow dash came back, both with wide grins on their muzzles as they each sat down next to their respective lovers. "So what did you talk about?" Dillan asked.
“Oh nothing too important, just coming up with a few date ideas.” Rainbow said with a grin.
Dillan smirked back at her. "Speaking of dates… how about we go on the one we promised to go on tomorrow night?" He asked, keeping his eyes on her as the mares in the room gasped in surprise with some in excitement.
Rainbow blushed and stammered a bit. “I..I uh, I…sure.”
Dillan chuckled and smirked more. "What? Getting cold hooves?"
"Ooo." Applejack and Applebloom said together.
"Are you kidding! Rainbow dash doesn't get cold hooves!" Scootaloo said.
Rainbow smiled nervously. “Scoots is right, I don’t get nervous.”
Dillan smiled at her with a knowing look. "Alright, I'll pick you up tomorrow night at sunset. And bring a jacket."
“O-ok.” Rainbow said softly as her feathers ruffled.
Rarity grinned a bit. "Rainbow Darling, I know you aren't much for it but would you like to join me and Fluttershy at the spa tomorrow before -"
"Yes!" Rainbow said, before blushing and looking away. "I-i mean, why not?"
All of Rainbow's friends giggled at her reaction as Rarity smiled. “Don’t worry darling, I will pay for the whole treatment.”
Rainbow looked down with a small thanks as Dillan rubbed her head and whispered in her ear. "Don't worry, I'll make it extra special."
Rainbow blushed and fidgested. “You are going to spoil me before our first date.” She said shyly.
Dillan laughed a bit. "Well what do you expect? When we were kids you never acted like this. It's cute."
Rainbow pouted in a very cute way. “I am not cute.”Rainbow pouted in a very cute way. “I am not cute.”
Dillan grinned and picked her up, rubbing her wings behind her back so no one could see. "Yes you are."
She gasped and started wiggling. "H-hey!"
Cadence grinned a bit at them as Luna pouted. "you still haven't finished your story…"
"Oh, sorry." Dillan said with a smile. "Well… let's see…"
Chapter end.
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Tall trees that licked the sky littered the area as leaves fell gently from the sky, a brisk winter breeze flowing through the area as two young beings stared at each other. One a young human with brown hair, wearing a yellow Pokemon shirt and brown sweatpants, the other a small pony with a rainbow mane and light blue coat. The pony's wings spread out in worry as she took a defensive stance, her eyes watching the young boy closely.
"What… are you?" The boy asked in shock, slowly standing up as he tried to get a closer look.
“Whoa you talk!?” The pony asked, taking a step back.
"You talk!?" The boy asked, stepping back as well. "Whoa, talking pony… that's… cool!"
“I’m more than cool! I am the fastest filly in all of Equestria!” The pony boasted.
"Equestria? What's that?" The boy asked with a raised eyebrow.
“What do you mean ‘what's that?’ Equestria is the greatest place in the world!” The pony said and stomped her hoof cutely.
The boy blinked a few times with a chuckle. "Aww, you're so cute. And I've never heard of Equestria."
The filly blushed and pouted. “I am not cute!” She said, stomping her hoof again.
He chuckled again and smiled. "Alright, alright. I'm Dillan, what's your name?"
“Rainbow Dash.” She said while still looking at him nervously. “Where am I?”
"California." Dillan said, rubbing the back of his head nervously.
“The hay is California?” Rainbow asked with a raised eyebrow.
Dillan sighed a bit. "That's what I was worried about… I don't suppose you know what the united states are do you?"
Rainbow shook her head. “No…”
He slumped forward and sighed. "That's… that's not good…"
“What are you?” She asked and reached out a hoof to poke him.
Dillan laughed a bit. "H-hey don't do that! I'm ticklish! A-and I'm a human."
“What’s a hooman?” She asked with a raised eyebrow.
Dillan chuckled softly and gestured to himself. "Creatures like me, and you're a pegasus right?"
“Of course I am, you act like you’ve never seen a pony before.” She said with a roll of her eyes.
"I haven't, real live pegasi don't exist normally here. They're fairy tales. make believe." Dillan explained, slowly sitting down. "Which is a problem…"
Rainbow snorts. “Make believe? Yeah right, who organizes the weather then?”
Dillan blinked and looked at her. "Organize the weather? Um no one, it just does what it wants."
“What!? That is crazy! Whoever is in charge should be fired! Pegasi take pride in keeping the weather on track all across Equestria.” Rainbow said while puffing out her chest, which also looked adorable.
Dillan grinned a bit with a chuckle. "You're uh, not in Equestria."
Rainbow pouted and stomped a hoof. “I get that but how did I get here? Last thing I rem,eber was trying to do my sonic rainboom again, then poof, I am here trying to not hit one of these huge trees!”
Dillan sighed and shook his head. "I don't know, but it's dangerous for you to be alone… most humans don't like other creatures. If you're found you'll be captured and… and… who knows what else."
Rainbow’s ears fold back. “But…I don’t know how to get home…”
Dillan looked at her with a slight frown before standing up and walking over to her, kneeling down infront of her. "I know… but I'll help you any way I can."
Rainbow looked into his eyes and they both saw a faint rainbow shine wipe across each other’s eyes. “I…believe you.”
Dillan smiled softly as he rubbed her head gently, as she instinctively nuzzled into it. "Dillan!" A voice called out, making the two jump as Dillan quickly pushed Rainbow into a bush.
"Sorry!" He whispered before standing up and turning around, as Rainbow noticed a taller human with down hair and a purple dress. "Y-yeah mom?"
"What have you been doing?" She asked.
"J-just um… you know enjoying the nature here it's…" He glanced back at Rainbow dash with a smile. "Magical."
His mother chuckled and shook her head. “Well, enjoy it while you can, we are getting head to leave soon.”
"Oh… we're going home then?" Dillan asked softly.
“Yes dear, I know you love these trees but we have to go home.” She said with a smile and rubs his head.
Dillan smiled and nodded. "Alright, let me grab my bookbag and stuff and I'll meet you back at the car."
“Ok, but remember, no running off and no talking to strangers.” She said and headed back to their camping spot.
"But what if they need help?" Dillan asked sadly.
"Honey, what have I told you?" She asked, turning around.
Dillan sighed sadly. "That even if they ask for help they might just be trying to trick me…"
"That's right, now get your stuff and come on." His mother said, walking away as Dillan hung his head with a sigh, grabbing his bookbag.
Rainbow slowly came out of the bush. “You are leaving?”
Dillan nodded sadly. "Y-yeah, we were only here on vacation. It was my turn to pick and I've always loved these woods… they remind me of the time of the dinosaurs I've read about." He said looking around.
“Dinosaurs? What, are you some kinda egghead or something?” Rainbow asked with a weak chuckle as she started to curl up on herself.
"Eh, I've always been fascinated with that kind of thing…" He said, before looking at her. "Hey, you ok?"
“I guess you have to go now…” Rainbow looked at him before looking away. “M-maybe Princess Celestia will be able to find me if I stay here…”
Dillan frowned and grabbed his backpack, before pulling out a heavy coat. "No, you're not. I'm not leaving you here alone." He said, wrapping her in the coat and gently setting her in his book bag.
She looked at him confused as he easily lifted her. “Wh-what are you doing?”
"I'm not leaving you here cold and alone." Dillan said with a smile, making Rainbow smirk and fly out of his arms doing a flip.
"Ha! More like your too afraid to go alone and you need this awesome and powerful-"
"Rainbow, what are you doing?"
“What? I am just spicing up the story a little.”
"Skittles…."
"But my reputation!"
"Is that not how it went?"
"No Twilight, it's not."
"Fine! But no one can make fun of me, I was a filly!"
"Come on Rainbow, ya really think any of us would make fun of you?"
"Of course we wouldn't, now continue the story!"
"Agreed."
"I'm not leaving you here cold and alone." Dillan said with a smile, making Rainbow stare at him before looking away shyly.
"Th-thank you…" She whispered as he hugged the bookbag to himself as he continued walking.
"Hey, there you are." A deeper voice said, as Rainbow noticed a taller man with a white beard walking over to Dillan. "Did you enjoy the trip?"
"Yeah, just um… sad we have to go." He said softly, holding the bag closer to himself.
“I know sport, but hey maybe next time we can go somewhere cooler, like maybe the grand canyon?” The older man said with a smirk. “The Grand Canyon is at least 20% cooler than this place.”
Dillan sighed softly, Rainbow noticing his sad look. "But I like it here more…" He mumbled.
The older man ruffled Dillan’s hair. “I know kido, but we can’t live here forever.”
Dillan nodded softly as he got into the car, holding his bag close as he whispered. "Don't make a sound." Rainbow weekly kicked the bag to signal she understands.
"So bro did you enjoy the vacation?" Another boy asked.
"Yes but… I thought we were going to stay for a whole week… not just two days…" Dillan said sadly, looking back at the forest.
“Well…we were but your dad got a call from work, they need him back.” His mother said sadly.
“Sorry sport, maybe next time.” His dad said.
Dillan sighed and whimpered softly, looking down at Rainbow in his bag. His brother elbowed him. “Hey, guess what I heard, I heard that someone saw a double rainbow a few minutes ago, too bad we missed it huh?”
"Really? Aww man I love Rainbows!" Dillan whined. Rainbow covered her mouth to giggle.
"Ah bet ya do."
"Applejack!"
"I know you do son, maybe you'll get to see… hey look at that." His dad said, looking at a lot of black vans heading into the forest.
"Government officials?" Dillan asked worriedly, glancing down at Rainbow dash again.
“Nah, that would be too cliché, I bet they are just a group of those wacko paranormal investigators.” His father said with a laugh. “They are probably gonna set up equipment and see if the force is haunted.”
Dillan nodded slowly, before gently moving the bag so he was holding it while resting his head. "I won't let them get you…" he whispered.
Rainbow smiled, even though she was shaking a little.
In the present.
"I'm getting another drink." Dillan said with a grin, getting up.
“Wow, so ya just trusted him right away?” Applejack asked.
"Well I didn't have much of a choice." Rainbow said with an embarrassed blush. "I was thirteen! In another dimension, and surrounded by creatures I didn't know!"
“Still, ya seem to be less trustin nowadays.” Applejack said with a small smirk.
"Maybe because of what they did!" Rainbow said angrily. "I learned my lesson!"
Everyone was quiet for a moment. “Sorry.” Applejack said softly.
Rainbow sighed softly and shook her head. "N-no I'm sorry, after what happened I guess my mind just subconsciously remembered."
“That is both troubling and remarkable. I could have sworn I removed all the memories.” Celestia said.
Rainbow dash sighed again as she rubbed the back of her head. "You might have… I don't know, I'm honestly grasping at straws. I… ever since I looked Dillan in the eye back then. I've trusted him…"
Cadence giggled and smiled. “That sounds like an old legend, one that says the eyes are the windows to the soul. And when two souls are lost, they can become entwined."
Rainbow dash blushed deeply. "S-so that's when…"
Cadence giggled with a teasing smirk. “Oh that was just the first step, if you didn’t have feelings for him soon after it would have faded away.”
Rainbow blushed more while she shifted a bit, before Dillan sat back down. "I'm back, ready to hear the rest of the story?"
“Oh yes, I believe we are.” Rarity said with a teasing smile aimed at Rainbow.
Rainbow shuffled a bit as Dillan smiled. "Well, it took a few days of driving…"
20 years ago
Dillan smiled softly as snow slowly fell from the sky, moving the bookbag a bit so Rainbow could see as well. "I love winter and the first snowfall of the year."
“Wow, for wild weather it's…kinda beautiful.” She whispered.
"Wow darling, you said something was beautiful?"
"Yeah, yeah. And surprisingly it was. I had never seen anything like it, a natural white landscape."
Dillan smiled softly as he glanced at his siblings who were asleep, along with his mom as his father pulled into a motel. "Hey dad? Would it be ok if I got my own room tonight? I… I want to be alone since we couldn't stay for the whole trip."
“Well…I guess so, but no room service, no taking anything out of the mini fridge, and no prank phone calls.” He said.
"Daaad I'm not Subby!" Dillan said with a whine, making Rainbow giggle softly thinking it was cute.
“Maybe but you are still related so better safe the sorry.” He said with a chuckle.
"Alright, fine…" Dillan sighed, gently holding Rainbow in his arms as the sun started going down making sure she could see it from his book bag.
“Celestia?” She asked softly, watching the sun.
"Who?" Dillan asked softly, getting out of the car as his father went up to the window.
“Princess Celestia, she is our ruler, she rises and lowers the sun and moon every day and night.” Rainbow said in a whisper.
"Wow, she must be powerful. Our Sun and moon move by themselves thanks to gravity." Dillan said, as his dad came back. Rainbow snorts at the ridiculous idea.
"Here you go, here's your key." His dad said, handing over the key to Dillan's room. "Go ahead and grab sandwiches for dinner and chips."
"Thanks dad!" Dillan said with a smile, grabbing a couple of sandwiches and chips before running off to his room. Dillan looked around a bit, making sure no one could see into the room before letting Rainbow dash out of his bookbag. "Alright, I grabbed a few kinds of sandwiches… I'm assuming you don't eat meat. So I grabbed peanut butter and jelly sandwiches." He said with a smile.
"Wow, even back then he was thinking of her."
"Indeed Fluttershy, how considerate."
“Meat? I guess you are like griffons.” Rainbow said as she looked over the sandwiches before picking one and picking it up with her hooves.
"Griffons? They exist in your world? Man, I'm jealous!" Dillan said, biting into a sandwich revealing his sharp and flat teeth to Rainbow.
“Yeah, I have a griffon friend back in flight school named Gilda, she is cool if a bit shy.” Rainbow said as she ate.
"Oh, that's cool. But humans are omnivores." Dillan said with a smile before eating some chips. "We eat meat and vegetables to survive."
“That's cool.” Rainbow said with a smile.
Dillan smiled as he got up, ruffling in his bookbag for a moment. "I need to take a shower, I'm all sweaty and dirty from wandering around the woods."
“Good idea.” Rainbow stood up and followed him to the bathroom.
"Ya followed em into the bathroom!?"
"I didn't know! I didn't realize humans didn't have anything to… cover up anything down there!"
"Wh-what are you doing?" Dillan asked her with a blush forming on his face.
“I am going to take a shower, duh.” Rainbow siad with a shrug.
"You can't take a shower with me!" Dillan yelled with a red blush.
“Why not? I shower all the time with my mom or dad.” Rainbow said while tilting her head.
"Because ponies have fur to cover… their.. uh… parts!" Dillan said, blushing deeper. "Humans don't!"
"That was kind of cute how you tried to explain it."
"Please don't remind me…"
“Your parts?” Rainbow asked before her eyes widened and she took a step back blushing bright red. “You mean your colt parts?”
Dillan nodded quickly before turning on the shower and rushing out the door. "I'll take a shower after you!" He said, throwing a towel over her head.
"Aww he was so embarrassed!"
"He wasn't the only one…"
Rainbow shook her head and looked back at her wings which were fully erect. “What the?” She tried to fold them down but they were stuck, at least till after her shower and she relaxed a bit.
"O-oh my…"
"Rainbow, was that your first…?"
"Yes it was my first wing boner…"
"You're what?!"
“Wing boner…it is exactly what it sounds like.”
"….pft… hahahah! Wow I guess we're more alike than we thought back then…"
“What do you mean?”
"I uh… just started puberty during that time so…"
"So?"
"Rainbow, think about it."
Present day
Rainbow tapped her chin a bit in confusion before her eyes widened. "Wait you mean!"
"Hey in my defense I was a kid going on teenager dealing with puberty and a girl just asked me to shower with them! I couldn't control it!" Dillan said defensively.
All the mares stared at him before looking at Shining. “Hey, it is true, do you have any idea the amount of control it takes to not pop a boner in public as a teenager? At least Dillan has clothes to cover it up.”
"Thank you, someone who understands. Most girls back home would have assumed I was just a pervert. Which isn't true, it's just natural responses." Dillan said, crossing his arms and looking away.
“There are also times when it just happens because we are too relaxed.” Shining added with a shrug.
“Ew, I don’t want to hear my brother talk about his…boners.” Twilight said while covering her ears.
"Personally I like those times the best." Cadence said with a grin to her husband.
"Anyway before we traumatize Twilight any farther." Dillan said with a chuckle.
20 years ago
Dillan sat on the bed as he glanced down at his own lap with a sigh. "What is happening to me?" He asked no one as he turned the channel to Jurassic park.
Rainbow came out of the shower just as the movie got to the island. “Um…Dillan could you help me with something?” She asked shyly.
Dillan looked over at her as he paused the movie. "Sure, what's up?"
Rainbow fidgeted nervously. “I normally wouldn’t ask but…I need help to preen my feathers, the water here isn’t clean enough and I can’t reach them yet.”
"You asked him to help you with that!?"
"I-i had too ok!?"
"What's preening?" Dillan asked.
Rainbow fidgeted before she turned around, sitting down and spread her wings with a light blush. “Fixing the feathers and removing the old or damaged ones.”
"Oh, yeah sure." Dillan said, slowly sitting on the floor behind her. "Um… let's see here…" he said slowly reaching out and beginning to pull out her broken feathers.
Rainbow flinched a bit as her wings shook. “That was a right, you are either lucky or a fast learner. Even I pulled out a few good feathers when my mom was teaching me.”
"Well, I'm just pulling the bent feathers. The ones that look broken." He said, his fingers gently moving over her wings to look for more broken feathers.
“Oh.” Rainbow said with a blush. “Um, there is one of my secondary feathers on my left wing that itches.”
Dillan's hand's slowly moved down her wings, scratching her secondary wings softly as she squirmed.
"Can we skip the next part please?"
"What? Don't want them to know what happened that night?"
"NO!"
"Oh no, please tell us.."
Rainbow dash blushed a bit as Dillan's hands roamed her wings, biting her lip a little as she glanced back at him. "Who will I know if I'm done?"
“A-all the f-fethers will b-be straight and c-clean.” Rainbow said through some stuttering.
"Alright, and are you ok?" He asked, before smirking and running a hand down her wings. "Ticklish?"
Rainbow eeped cutely as he rubbed her feathers and shivered more.
"Don't look at me like that! I didn't know!"
Dillan smiled a bit as he finished pulling out the dirty and broken feathers, running a single finger down both her wing joints and making her shake violently. "Whoa, are you ok?"
Rainbow panted heavily and blushed bright red. “Um…y-yeah…c-could you turn around please.” She said shyly.
"Um… well I need to take a shower." Dillan said, picking up his clothes and walking into the bathroom.
Rainbow whimpered as she looked down at the now wet carpet. “How embarrassing.” She then covered the spot with a towel.
"O-oh my…"
"You peed yourself?"
"U-um, yes. H-he was tickling me too much, like this!"
"Nooooooo!"
Dillan left the shower a few minutes later, blinking at the towel on the ground. "Did you spill something?"
“Um..” Rainbow looked around. “Y-yeah I dropped a glass of water.”
Dillan picked up the towel, starting to put the dirty laundry away before smelling something. "What's that smell?" He asked, sniffing the towels. "Oh wow, that water must have been flavored or something, this smells like candy!"
Rainbow blushed bright red as her tail wagged quickly. “I-i guess so.”
"Oooohhh, she really enjoyed that!"
"Pinkie!"
Dillan smiled as he set the towels into the dirty laundry, before getting on the bed with Rainbow dash and starting up the movie again. Rainbow jumped at the TV making noise and looked closer. “What is this?”
"It's called…" Dillan started to say before a familiar sweet scent filled his nostrils. "U…um… T-TV."
"Wait one second, ya said the towel smelled like candy and now you smelled a sweet scent? It sounds like Rainbow had gone into heat."
"But that's impossible, mares don't go into heat for the first time until their early twenties."
"Oh I can explain that."
“Wait, I actually was in heat?! I thought I was just getting sick or something, I was far too young for that.”
Present day
Cadence smiled and nodded at Rainbow. "There's a lot we don't know about soul mating, however what has been recorded is that most of the time it is between two members of the same species. However there has been one recorded case of the opposite."
Rainbow and Dillan looked at each other before looking back at Cadence. “And that case was?”
"It was between a pony and a dragon long ago." Cadence said with a smile, causing Spike and Rarity to steal glances at each other. "However you see, Dragons don't go into heat. But the mare not long after the soul mating had occurred when the dragon helped the mare out of a ditch and they touched each other for the first time, it sent the mare into an early heat."
Rainbow blushed and fidgeted. “So…when Dillan picked me up and preened my feathers…”
Cadence giggled softly. "It made your soul matting grow closer, the reason for this is for the magic that makes up the soul binding to see if both sides felt the same."
“Wow.” Rainbow said and she looked to Dillan.
Dillan blushed and smiled softly. "Well, it worked."
"Oh really? Then please continue and don't leave out details." Cadence said with a smirk.
"There are children here!" Applejack said.
Rainbow blushed and her ears folded back. “Y-yeah Cadence, there are foals present.”
"Well this next part isn't exactly important to the story… so if you really want to know we can send them out of the room." Dillan said with a blush.
“Aww, but we wanna hear the story.” Scootaloo said with her friends joining her in a group pout.
"You'll come back after the… inappropriate part." Dillan said, blushing a bit more.
"Oh fine…" Scootaloo said as they went outside.
"Now please continue~" Cadence said with a grin.
"Why do you have to be so perverted?" Dillan asked with a sigh.
20 years ago again
Rainbow couldn’t sit still throughout the movie and was panting a bit. “Is it warm in here?”
Dillan gulped a little as he nodded a bit. "Y-yeah, u-um… it is… which sucks t-this is one of my favorite movies… and the heat is making it hard to focus." He said, sweating a little.
“M-maybe we can open a window.” Rainbow walked towards the window.
"No, don't!" Dillan said, rushing over and stopping her from opening the window, accidentally touching her flank.
Rainbow gasped and bucked, thankfully she missed Dillan, however he did get a peek under her tail. “Wh-what’s the big idea?” She yelled as she turned around to face him.
Dillan's face flushed redder as his nostrils breathed in the scent more, gulping as he looked away. "I-if you open the window s-someone c-could see you… w-what is that…amazing smell?"
"*Giggle* Amazing smell huh?"
“A-amazing smell? Y-you were just near my…” Rainbow blushed brighter and fidgested. “N-never m-mind.”
Dillan gulped and glanced down at himself, before looking back at Rainbow dash. "I-its there any way w-we can s-stop all this?"
“S-stop what?” Rainbow said nervously. “We aren’t doing anything.” Her tail tucked between her hind legs tightly.
"The heat, the smell… god… I… this is driving me crazy!" Dillan said, pulling his shirt off and throwing it away to keep cool.
Rainbow’s eyes widened a bit and her tail twitched. “U-um D-Dillan…I…uh…” She bit her lip and fidgeted. “D..do you l-like me?”
Dillan blushed more as he looked at her, his heart beating in his chest. "I… I… W-we just met a few days ago… bu-but… yeah I do… or at least I'm starting to i guess…"
Rainbow fidgeted more before she got closer. “Th-then um…if it's ok with you w-we could um…touch each other.”
Dillan blushed deeper. "W-what… r-really?"
Rainbow nodded and put a hoof on his chest. “I…if you want to…I…haven’t let a colt touch me like you have or are going to before.”
"Y-you mean the preening thing? Wait, is that special or something!? Wait, what exactly are we going to do?!" Dillan asked with his face completely red.
"*Giggle* oh my how adorable!"
“Kinda…it is meant for family or l-lovers b-but I couldn’t reach my wings…and when you touched my wings it felt so good I…um…it wasn’t water that made the mess.” Rainbow said, admitting to earlier.
Dillan's blush turned even redder, gulping as he tried to move a bit before falling backwards leaving Rainbow close to his face. "i-i um… I've n-never done anything like this… i-i've never even um… touched myself before…"
"I can't believe we're talking about this…"
"Come on it's fun, please continue~"
Rainbow blushed and looked away. “I…I understand.” She backed away from him as her tail twitched more. “Um…sorry.”
Dillan quickly wrapped his arms around her, their faces close to each other with blushes. "I-i didn't u-um s-say I uh… wasn't interested… a-as long as it's just touching…"
Rainbow nodded shyly and put a hoof on his chest. “D-do you…want to see it?”
Dillan gulped and glanced down at her, nodding a little as he moved over for her to get on the bed. She got up on the bed and fidgeted before rolling onto her back and slowly spreading her legs. “H-here.”
Dillan gulped as he stared down at it, his blush deepening. "O-oh wow… i-its beautiful…"
Rainbow blushed as her tail flicked. “Y-you can touch it if y-your gentle.”
Dillan gulped a little as his hand slowly reached out and gently rubbed her, making her gasp and arch her back.
Present day
"Oh m-my…" Fluttershy said with a blush, as the rest of their friends also had blushes and some were biting their lips.
"Kinky." Pinkie giggled with a smirk.
Shining armor cleared his throat as he scooted closer to Cadence. “P-perhaps we should skip this part.”
“No!” Said half the mares in the room, surprisingly including Luna and Celestia.
Shining armor frowned a bit as he glanced at his wife, who also said no along with his nerdy sister before he sighed. "Can we at least get towels before the room floods?"
"Oh come now dear… I know you're enjoying it." Cadence said with a grin, her hoof slowly moving over to his lap under the table as guards rushed out the room.
Rainbow groaned and laid her head on the table. “Oh geez, fine! But nopony better make any comments about how cute or anything I was.”
"No promises." Dillan said with a grin, making Rainbow blush. "You enjoyed it when I said it that night."
Rainbow grumbled and continued the story. “I let him touch me and it felt…good, really good.”
20 years ago
Dillan watched Rainbow worriedly as he continued to rub her, making sure he wasn't doing anything she didn't like. "I-its this ok?"
She suddenly moaned. “D-don't stop.” She begged.
"W-well you said this felt good too S-so…" He mumbled, still gently rubbing her before rubbing her wings as well.
She gasped and moaned. “Ah~ y-your hooves feel amazing, wh-what can I do f-for you?”
Dillan gulped a bit with a deeper blush moving his hands away from her as he looked down at himself. "I-i um…"
Rainbow fidgeted as her legs closed slowly. “I…um I don’t mind making you feel good too.”
"I-if you're sure…" Dillan gulped softly as he slowly removed the rest of his clothes. "I-i've never done this b-but um… I-i've heard i-if you l-lick this i-ill feel good…"
Rainbow blushed and gulped. “Well…I have never seen a colts part…besides the balls…but ok if you are ok with it.”
Dillan blushed a bit, nodding a little, before he lifted her head to his own. "U-um… d-does this mean we're uh… more than friends?"
Rainbow blushed and fidgeted before leaning closer. “I…think…so.” They then kissed and rubbed each other as they cuddled closer.
“Ok, ok! I think we will skip the rest, you get the idea, and we only went that far.”
"Yeah, a-anyway."
Dillan woke up with a small smile as he turned his head, blushing as he and Rainbow looked at each other. "M-morning…"
“Morning.” She said back with a blush of her own. “What should we do now?”
Dillan slowly moved her mane out of her face before kissing her gently. "Don't know… I never imagined I'd end up being in a relationship with someone not my species."
Rainbow giggled and smiled. “Me either, but I don’t regret it.” She said but then there is a knock at the door.
"Y-yeah!?" Dillan shouted worriedly as he tried covering up Rainbow dash as his mom walked in.
"Hey honey, how'd you sleep… Why are you naked?" She asked with a raised eyebrow.
"O-oh, um i-its got too hot in here last night." He said with a nervous smile as Rainbow slowly used her wing to tease him with a grin making him sweat.
"Rainbow you didn't!"
"I couldn't help it! It was too exciting!"
"Oh, alright. We're gonna be heading home soon. Get ready to go and we'll grab breakfast on the way home." His mom said.
"A-alright, I'll be there soon. I just need to take a shower." He said with a smile.
“Alright, see you soon.” His mother said and closed the door.
"Skittles?"
"Yeah?"
"Move your wing."
"Aww why? Shining isn't complaining about me doing it."
"No comment."
"I'm not comfortable with this in public!"
Dillan sighed softly and stood up, cracking his back before looking back at Rainbow dash. "Really? In front of my mom?"
Rainbow giggled and shrugged. “It was there, right in front of me. I couldn’t reset.”
Dillan blushed and rubbed the back of his head. "Y-yeah ok… get in the shower." He said with a small grin before going into the bathroom.
"Wow, such confidence!"
"We agree… well done."
"Why are you all such perverts?"
"Like we said, you're very enticing."
"I need an adult!"
"I am an adult."
“We are adults.”
“We are adults.”
“We are adults.”
“We are adults.”
“We are adults.”
“We are adults.”
“We are adults.”
"I'm gonna need a lot of water…"
"I have some liquids for you."
"I-i um… wouldn't mind…"
"Not you guys too!"
Rainbow grinned a bit before quickly following him into the shower. “Is this more fun time or just cleaning up?”
Dillan grinned at her a bit. "Yes." Rainbow giggled and skipped in after him looking forward to the shower.
"Just to be clear again, all we did was rub each other!"
"Aww, how boring."
Dillan smiled a bit as he packed up his dirty clothes, before smiling at the young Rainbow filly who was smiling at him from the bed. "Come on, get in the bag…"
Rainbow sighed and climbed inside. “I don’t like that I have to hide.”
Dillan lifted her head and kissed her gently again. "Me either, but at least you're safe."
“Ok, but um…could I have more of those?” Rainbow pointed to a bag of candy in the trash can, a bag she had gotten from the mini fridge.
Dillan turned and looked at the bag of candy, before he grinned at her. "Sure, I'll get you some more when we stop on the way home… Skittles."
Rainbow tilted her head. “Huh? Oh that's what the candies are called.”
“So that’s where her nickname came from.”
"U-um well that and something else."
"What do you mean darling?"
"W-well um… after the night before it made sense to me to call her that because of the slogan for Skittles."
Pinkie giggled. “You mean taste the rainbow?”
"U-um… yeah… but uh at the time it was um… feel the Rainbow, taste the rainbow…"
"O-oh my…"
"Well then, you two are kinky fellers ain't ya?"
"Let's just finish the story!"
Dillan chuckled softly. "Yes they are… oh crap! My dad said not to touch the mini fridge!"
Rainbow tilted her head before she smiled. “Don’t worry, I didn’t touch the mini fridge, I just got the candy out of that small ice box.” She said while pointing at the mini fridge.
"Skittles, that is the mini fridge." Dillan said with a sigh.
“Oh…I’m sorry.” Rainbow said with a sad wine.
Dillan blushed and knelt down, kissing her head. "No I'm sorry, I should have told you. Don't worry, I'll take care of it."
"Awwww."
"Awwww."
"Awwww."
"Awwww."
"Awwww."
"Awwww."
"Dillan, come on!" His father yelled.
"Coming dad!" Dillan called.
“Ooo, somepony is in trouble.”
“Can we come back in now?”
"Yeah, sorry spike!"
Dillan quickly picked up Rainbow dash and held her in his arms, walking outside to his family. "U-um dad?"
“Son, what did I say about the mini fridge?” His dad asked angrily.
"Wait, how did you know?" Dillan asked in confusion. "I was just about to tell you, I got hungry in the middle of the night and grabbed some candy without thinking."
"I didn't, not until you just told me." His dad said, with his arms crossed.
"Honey, it's just a bag of candy. Just take the cost of it from his allowance." Dillan's mom said.
The father rubbed his eyes. “Fine, but no more candy till we get home.”
"C-could I have one more bag of Skittles? For a snack?" He asked worriedly.
“Sure dear, just don’t male a mess in the car.” His mother said.
“You are going to spoil him.” His father said with a frustrated sigh.
Dillan hung his head sadly. "I'm sorry Dad, I won't do it again."
“You better, and here I was thinking you deserved a Nintendo GameCube.” He said, shaking his head.
Dillan whimpered and held the bookbag closer to himself. "B-but I've been asking for that since my birthday last year…"
“Yes, well let that be a lesson, disobey the rules and get punished,” His father said.
“What’s a gamecube?”
“What’s a gamecube?” Rainbow asked in a whisper.
"A video game console that I've been wanting for a long time…" Dillan whispered sadly as he walked to the car slowly as his parents talked.
"I did get that GameCube… eventually"
“Like one of those arcade machines?”
"In a way, but you hook it up to a TV and you can play games for free on it."
"Button mash would love it."
Dillan got into the car and covered himself up with a blanket, tears falling from his face as he held the bookbag as close to him as he could. "It's not fair, it's just a dumb bag of candy…"
Rainbow whined softly before leaning her head out and licking his tears. “I’m sorry.”
Dillan sighed softly as he pulled her up into a hug, hiding her under the blanket so no one could see her. "It's not your fault, you didn't know…"
“But now you won’t get your game thingy.” She whispered.
"It's ok… you're more important." He said with a smile, kissing her gently as they heard the car doors opening and the car moving.
Rainbow ducked back into the pack but she did give Dillan one of her loose feathers she found. Dillan smiled softly as he held the bookbag, looking out the window while gently reaching into his backpack and rubbing her wings gently.
“Oh my, and you call us perverted.”
"Hey, to be fair. In the short time I knew her, the only thing that made her happy until that point was that!"
"Sad… but true…"
Rainbow wiggled a little in the bag as Dillan smiled softly, before sliding some Skittles into his bag. Rainbow giggled happily and ate the candy from his hand, licking his fingers clean.
“My goodness, young Rainbow reminds me of mine sister when she is given cake.”
"To be fair Skittles are one of the best tasting candy humans can make."
"Oh really?"
"Keep it under the table!"
Dillan shivered a bit as Rainbow felt something familiar poking against the bookbag, before Dillan gave her more Skittles. Rainbow had a naughty idea and started to gently rub herself against the bulge as she ate the candy.
Dillan gulped a bit as he looked out the window, trying to keep himself calm as his mom turned to him. "Honey, Alyssa's on the phone."
"Oooo, your little girlfriend misses you!" His brother said.
"Uh oh…"
"Someone's in trouble."
Rainbow had stopped and looked up at Dillan, hurt that he had lied. Dillan rubbed her head gently, Trying to cheer her up. "Alyssa isn't my girlfriend!" He said annoyed with a glare, before taking the phone. "Hello?.... Yes…, yes….it was cool, I'm sad we had to leave early…" He glanced at Rainbow again.
She had curled up in his bag and sniffled a bit.
"U-um, sure. Wanna hang out tomorrow?" Dillan asked the person on the phone, as he tried to comfort Rainbow dash.
"Honey, you can't. Your father and I talked about it and you're grounded for eating the skittles." His mom said, making him sigh.
"Alright mom… sorry Alyssa. Some other time." He said as they pulled into the driveway of a large white house. "I gotta go, I'll talk to you later." He sighed as he hung up, passing the phone to his mom.
“Don’t worry, you can see her after a week.” His mother said.
Dillan glanced down worriedly at Rainbow dash as he got out of the car and rushed up to his room.
"You didn't help your family unpack?"
"Well I was more worried about Rainbow, that and all my stuff was in my book bag. That thing was big."
"Not as big as you."
"Well he is tall."
Dillan quickly ran into his room and locked the door, before carefully setting his book bag on his bed. "Rainbow… are you ok?"
“You have a marefriend already?” Rainbow asked, as tears filled her eyes.
"No! N-no, Alyssa is just a friend… my only other friend besides you…" He said, pulling her into a hug. "My family loves teasing me about it, but… no she isn't."
“You promise?” She asked with a sniffle.
Dillan smiled and lifted her head, kissing her passionately as he held her. She slowly returned the kiss and hugged him back. Dillan pulled away with a smile, holding her in his arms. "I'm sorry I scared you…"
“I am sorry for jumping to conclusions.” Rainbow said with a smile.
Dillan smiled as he chuckled. "We're both new to this… so we'll have to just… take it slow."
Rainbow laughed and blushed. “Slow? We skipped right to third base.”
"Well… not completely to third base. But in that case we should slow down…" Dillan said with a small smile.
“Ok.” She said and rested her head against his.
Dillan smiled softly as he laid on his bed with her, rubbing her back as she glanced around his room. Dinosaur posters and books littered the walls, along with a TV and some video games. She giggled and shook her head. “I fell in love with an egghead.”
"L-love?" Dillan asked with a blush.
Rainbow blushed when she realized what she said.
Dillan gulped a bit, rubbing the back of his head. "D-do you know what's going on? I… I mean… we literally just met a few days ago and we… you know… is moving this fast normal for ponies?"
“Maybe? I…don’t really know. I haven’t had a coltfriend before.” Rainbow said with a sigh.
Dillan sighed again and sat up, rubbing his head. "I've never had a girlfriend before… so I guess we'll figure it out together…"
“Together.” Rainbow said with a smile and put her hoof on his hand.
Dillan smiled and kissed her head. "I wish I could introduce you to my family…."
“Why can’t you?” She asked softly.
Dillan sighed softly. "Because I can't risk it… you're an alien here… if anyone found out you'd be taken to a lab and… I promised I'd get you home…"
“Aww protecting her even from your parents.”
"What a gentlecolt."
"Yeah well, it was my first time falling in love and I knew how she'd be treated."
“You knew more than that.”
"Yeah… I knew you'd have been killed…"
“You're no fun, I was trying to tease you.”
Rainbow's ears slowly folded down. "I-its that all…? Y-you just want to get me home?"
"What? No! I don't want you to get hurt." Dillan said worriedly.
Rainbow huffed and rolled over away from him. “Maybe I should just wait for the Princess to come get me.”
Dillan frowned and looked away. "I-i didn't mean to upset you…"
Rainbow sighed and her wings fluttered. “I know you didn’t…”
Dillan slowly moved over to her and wrapped his arms around her, kissing her head. "You know if you had stayed there for Celestia to find you… we never would have gotten this close…"
“I know…I just miss my parents.” She said with a small sniffle.
Dillan held her closer, rolling her over to rub her back and wings.
"My my, what happened to slowing down?"
"I figured she needed cheering up."
“And boy did he cheer me up.”
"He cheered you up by rubbed yer back?"
"U-um… yeah… rubbing my back really helped applebloom…"
Rainbow wiggled a bit with a blush as she glanced back at Dillan. "R-really? Didn't you say to go slow?"
"You looked like you needed cheering up, and as sad as it is right now… this is the only thing I can think of." Dillan said with a small smile.
Rainbow giggled softly. “I appreciate it, but… could you just um… hold me?" She asked with a blush.
"Awww"
"Ewwww! Rainbow I thought you didn't like that stuff!"
“Sure.” Dillan said and they hugged for a while.
Rainbow sighed after a while, before sitting up on the bed. "Do you really think I'll ever see them again?"
"Your parents?" Dillan asked, getting a nod from the pony. "I'll make sure you will."
“Maybe your magic can send me home.” Rainbow said with a small smile.
"Magic?" Dillan asked with a blink. "Magic isn't real."
“Of course it is real.” Rainbow said with a frown. “It is everywhere.”
Dillan shook his head. "Not here it isn't."
“How is that possible? Everything we know about life requires magic to exist!”
"Not for humans, we had to survive without magic. We learned how to study what you call wild weather and predict it. We learned how to grow our own food. We even built machines to help us cross the seas and even space."
“Fascinating, however what Twilight means is in our universe magic is literally needed to spark life.”
"Really? All life in my dimension is said to have evolved from single cell organisms."
“Ok, strangeness aside, Dillan explained how there was no magic on earth and them his mom called him down for dinner.”
"Dillan time for dinner!" His mother's voice called.
"Coming mom!" Dillan yelled getting up, before smiling at Rainbow. "I'll bring you up something to eat, go ahead and watch TV or something."
“Ok, try to get me some hay please.” Rainbow said as she sat down in front of the tv.
Dillan rubbed his chin in thought before going downstairs, coming back after multiple hours. "What are you watching?"
“I don’t know but it is cool.” She said as she watched two men in black suits fight a large bug-like creature.
"Oh, men in black. Good movie." Dillan said with a smile, pulling out a bowl from under his shirt. "We don't have hay, but I grabbed you some rice and broccoli."
“Thank you.” Rainbow siad with a smile and took the bowl.
Dillan smiled and sat next to her, wrapping an arm around her back and pulling her closer to him. Weeks pass of Dillan keeping Rainbow safe in his room and feeding her whatever he can get for her.
Dillan smiled as he walked into his room one day after School, flipping down on his bed. "Hey Skittles?" Dillan called out, not receiving a response. "S-skittles?" He asked again, looking around worriedly.
“Oh no! Was she found!?”
"No, I was messing with him."
"Rainbow dash!?" Dillan asked worriedly, looking around his room. "Rainbow!"
Rainbow popped up out of the dirty clothes hamper. “Boo!”
Dillan jumped and looked at her, tears in his eyes before he hugged her removing one of his dirty underwear from her head. "You're ok!"
"Aww, ain't that sweet."
Rainbow giggled and hugged him back. “You should have seen your face.”
Dillan whipped his tears. "Very funny, I thought my parents found you."
Rainbow waved a hoof. “Those two are blind, I even was able to sneak into the kitchen and back without them seeing me.”
"You did? Well good job but be more careful. The kitchen floor is stone. If they hear your hoof steps you'll be in trouble." Dillan said with a sigh.
Rainbow smirked and flapped her wings. “Wings, duh.”
Dillan smiled and rolled his eyes, kissing her nose. "Alright, fine. I'm gonna make some popcorn. Since we're uh… more than friends how about we make this a um… a date?"
Rainbow blushed before she smirked and wiggled her butt and pounced, pinning Dillan to his bed. “Sure, you hurry back though.”
Dillan blushed and smiled softly, nodding. "Alright, but you need to let me up so I can make the popcorn."
“Ok, but first.” She kissed him on the lips and rubbed her belly on his then rolled off him with a giggle.
Dillan blushed deeply before he quickly rushed out of the room, as Rainbow watched him go with a giggle.
"Awww, that's so cute! Rainbow's first date!"
“Yes, and it is a sweet little home movie night.”
"I was twelve, I did what I could."
"Well, now that I remember it… it was a perfect first date for two kids."
"Keep it up and his face will be as red as the apple's on my flank."
"A-anyway."
Dillan came back a little while later with some popcorn and candy, along with some other snacks. "Dillan what are you doing with all that?" His mom asked.
"J-just having a movie night!" Dillan called out. "I-i'm gonna watch… the Titanic!"
"Oh wow, alright. The rest of us are going to your grandparents house, you have my phone number right?" His mom asked.
"Yes mom!" Dillan said.
“Ok, keep the doors locked and call us if you need anything.” She smiled and rubbed his head before whispering. “If you and your girlfriend get hungry I left some money for a pizza on the counter. Tell Alyssa I said hello.” She said with a giggle.
Dillan frowned a bit but blushed. "Mom Alyssa isn't my girlfriend!... I-i do have one though…" he said rubbing his arm as Rainbow watched him with a blush of her own.
"Really!? What's her name?" His mom asked.
"I-i call her Skittles because she loves Skittles…" He said with a blush. "T-this… is our first date…"
“Oooh how cute, I do hope I get to meet her soon and she doesn’t sneak around the house all the time.” His mother said with a giggle.
"Wait, you know!?" Dillan asked in shock. "I-i'm sorry! I was worried you wouldn't let her hang out!"
“Why not? She isn’t an older woman is she?” His mother asked with worry.
"N-no, she said she's thirteen. I was worried because everyone at school says their parents don't let them be alone with each other… boys and girls that is…" he said fiddling with his fingers.
His mother looked even more worried. “Is she a runaway?”
"N-no! She's… it's complicated…" Dillan said sadly.
His mother sighed. “Ok, but I want to meet her soon.”
Dillan gulped and sighed, while rubbing his arm. "Mom… if she isn't… normal would you be ok with that?"
“Of course, as long as she is a nice person.” She said with a smile and rubbed his head. “I better go, have a nice date, but no funny stuff.” She said with a wink.
Dillan blushed deeper. "Mooooom!"
She giggled and waved as she started to leave. “Bye dear!”
"Bye…" He whispered as he went back upstairs with a small smile.
Rainbow was sitting on the bed with a bright blush on her face.
"You heard all that didn't you?" Dillan asked with a smile, setting the food on his bed.
Rainbow nodded slowly and her wings fluttered. “You think she will like me?”
"I hope so, I do." Dillan said with a grin.
She smiled and stretched a wing out for him to get closer. “Just get over here so we can start the movie.”
Dillan smiled and sat next to her, turning on the movie before ordering a cheese pizza half way through for the two of them.
Present day.
Dillan and Rainbow dash took three hours explaining the plot and story of the movie the Titanic, having all the mares crying openly at the end.
"H-how romantic!" Rarity said, her makeup running.
“To think it could have all been avoided if the watchponies didn’t get distracted.” Twilight said while wiping her eyes.
Dillan stared down at the map sadly as he nodded. "Yeah… it was a tragedy that ruined so many lives…"
"Um forgive me Dillan but you make it sound like it actually happened, wasn't it just a movie?" Celestia asked with a worried frown.
"No… the movie was based off an actual event that happened… the Titanic was a real ship that sank because of an iceberg." Dillan said softly.
“Oh my.” Rarity said with sadness.
“Sister, remind us to ban the making of any ships that size.” Luna said.
"It wasn't the size of the ship, it was because they didn't have a way to detect it. Humans have ships that size now, with better warning systems." Dillan said, as Rainbow leaned on him.
“I see.” Luna said.
Dillan nodded a bit as everyone stayed silent for a while. "S-so um, what did you two do after that?" Sweetie Belle asked.
“Well I kinda fell asleep in Dillan’s lap after that.” Rainbow said with a blush.
Dillan chuckled softly. "Well I laid her down and put away all the stuff, then I went back and wrapped my arms around her before I fell asleep as well."
“Aww so cute, but when did she meet your family?” Cadence asked.
"A month later… around Christmas…" He said softly, looking away.
“What's wrong?” Scootaloo asked.
Rainbow Dash picked up Scootaloo and rubbed her head. "Remember? He lost his family around that time before he came here."
“oh…I’m sorry.” She said sadly.
Dillan smiled softly and rubbed her head. "It's alright, Skittles and Kendra helped me remember that even though something bad happens there's always a way to keep going."
“What happened next?” Luna asked.
20 years ago
A month had passed quickly, as snow slowly fell from the sky more as it began building on the ground. Dillan woke up early one morning, smiling at Rainbow dash as she slept soundly next to him before he slowly stood up to go into the bathroom shaking the bed.
Rainbow yawned and stretched before she smirked and followed him into the bathroom. “Hello monkey boy.”
"Where did the Monkey boy name come from?"
"Oh, I snuck her out one day so she could fly around and I played on the monkey bars. Which are things humans swing on for fun, and since then she said I was a monkey and called me monkey boy."
"Yeah, my monkey boy."
"This is too sappy, continue the story!"
Dillan jumped and turned to her with a blush, already having removed his clothes. "S-Skittles! Sorry, did I wake you up?"
“Yeah but I don’t mind.” She said with a soft purr and nuzzles him and circles him. “I want to join you in the shower.”
Dillan blushed and rubbed the back of his head. "A-are you sure? What happened to taking it slow?"
Rainbow giggled and looked him up and down. "It doesn't look like you're not interested~"
"How could ya tell?"
"You don't need to know that!"
"You don't need to know that!"
"You don't need to know that!"
"It was just a question…"
Dillan blushed redder before smiling softly. "Oh fine… but keep your hooves to yourself." He said getting in the shower.
Rainbow giggled and wiggled her flank and licked her lips. “Sure, but feel free to touch all you want.” The two got into the shower together.
"Pervert." Dillan chuckled as he turned on the water, letting the warm water wash over them. "Need me to preen your wings after?"
"How cute, you two were so close already he didn't even hesitate to ask!"
“Yes, mind if I help you?” She asked with a pur and her tail brushed his crotch.
"Hey, bad!" Dillan said backing up. "We said slow, remember?"
Rainbow giggled and shrugged. “All I said was you could touch me.”
Dillan stared at her. "you just asked if you could help me while brushing against my crotch… bad."
Rainbow pouted and lowered her head. “Fine.”
Dillan's frown slowly turned into a grin, as his big toe gently rubbed under her tail. "But if you're good, maybe we can be a little naughty tonight."
She gasped and giggled. “Ok.”
"Naughty? Were you two gonna pull pranks!?"
"Of course they were, it's Rainbow Dash."
"I wonder what they did."
"Probably threw water balloons at people in the cold or something."
Dillan grinned before picking her up gently and kissing her nose, and washing her mane and fur gently. Rainbow smiled and kissed back as she helped wash him and let him wash her back and flanks with a wink.
"What did I say about being good?" He asked with a smirk, but rubbed her flank gently still.
“What? We are just getting clean.” She said with a giggle, but then there is a knock at the door.
“Come on bro, stop hogging all the hot water!”
"Hold your horses I just got in here!" Dillan yelled. "And you're one to talk sis! You always spend hours here!"
Rainbow looked between the door and Dillan in surprise. “Maybe we should finish…I need to hide though.” She whispered.
Dillan nodded a bit. "Who was that? I heard someone talking." His sister said through the door, before she gasped. "Did you sneak your girlfriend in there!?"
Rainbow whimpered and looked around for a spot to hide or escape.
“Oh no! Were you caught!?”
"Yes and no, let me explain."
Dillan held his girlfriend closely, smiling softly at her before taking a deep breath. "Yeah… I did."
They heard a gasp from the other side of the door. "Oh my God! Mom and dad will kill you!"
"Please don't tell them!" Dillan begged as he shut off the water. "J-just tell them that… we'll be down soon."
Rainbow gasped as did his sister. “Dude you are so gonna die…can I have your stuff after dad kills you?”
"Please! Just… tell them." He said softly, as his sister sighed.
"Fine, fine." She said walking away as Dillan started getting dressed.
“A-are you sure you want to tell them?” Rainbow asked, still soaking wet.
Dillan nodded, as he slowly dried her off and wrapped her in a towel. "Yes… this way you can walk around freely and even go outside with me."
"awww."
"How nice."
"How sweet!"
"What a gentlecolt!"
"Very noble"
"Awww…"
"I don't understand."
"Ooo I hope you all had a party!"
"You didn't get in trouble right?"
"He was helping someone, why would he get in trouble?"
"Because a boy and a girl aren't supposed to wash together."
"That is true, this is gonna be interesting."
"you're gonna get punished aren't you?"
"Let me continue!"
Rainbow blushed and smiled, kissing him firmly for the second time. "Thank you."
"Anything for you." Dillan said with a smile.
Rainbow blushed and leaned forward to kiss him. “I love you.”
Dillan smiled and leaned forward to her again as they grew even closer. "I love you too."
"Awwwwwww!!!!"
“HE DID WHAT!?” His fathers voice was heard as a mighty yell.
“Uh oh, that sounds like a very angry father.”
Dillan sighed softly and stood up, leaving the two without a loving kiss as he walked to the door. "I'll call your nickname when I'm ready to introduce you."
“Ok…don’t get hurt ok?” She said and nuzzled his hand.
Dillan smiled, and kissed her. "I'll probably only be spanked or so, nothing big." He said before heading downstairs where his family was waiting, his mom looking at him in disappointment, his brother having a look of respect.
"Ha."
Dillan gulped as his father stared at him angrily, while his sister looked around for someone. "Where's your girlfriend?" She asked.
“Yes son…where is she and where were you two just now?” His father asked angrily.
Dillan sighed softly. "We were taking a shower, and she's waiting upstairs until you're done yelling and punishing me."
His mom's eyes softened at her son. "I'm very disappointed in you…"
“You are too young to be sharing a shower with a girl!” His father yelled.
Dillan glared at his father, making them all look back at him in shock. "Don't you think I know that? I'm not stupid, but it isn't that simple ok? She… she's not like us. And I was afraid that if any of you saw her you'd call the cops or something! And I'm not ok with that!"
"Aww."
"That's so sweet!"
He seemed to calm down a bit. “What do you mean she isn’t like us?”
Dillan frowned and sighed, turning his head upstairs. "Skittles… come on down…"
Soon the sounds of clopping could be heard before she came down the stairs with a sheepish smile. “H-hello mister and misses Dillan’s parents.”
Dillan turned to his family as they started at Rainbow dash in shock, each one unable to say anything. Rainbow rubbed her leg nervously. “Um…my name is Rainbow Dash.”
His family still just stared at Rainbow dash, making her whimper as she hid behind her boyfriend. "Snap out of it, you're scaring her!" Dillan snapped angrily, making his family jump.
"O-oh… i-i'm sorry R-rainbow dash?" His mom said, smiling a bit. "W-we're just surprised to see a small horse… talking"
Rainbow’s eyes widened as she started to cry. “I…I’m sorry..” She whines loudly.
“How rude!”
“That just ain’t right.”
“On no, poor Rainbow.”
“A shame.”
“Oh my.”
“This can’t be good.”
“Poor Dashy.”
“Thay big meanie!”
“That was rude.”
“Somepony should wash her mouth out with soap.”
“I don’t know how you stayed so calm.”
“Whoa, someone is about to get punched,”
"To be fair… none of them knew of the phrase, to them Rainbow dash looked like an actual horse, the animal."
"That is not a surprise, I doubt they would have said anything so mean intentionally."
Dillan instantly picked up Rainbow in a hug, holding her close to himself. "Hey, hey! What's wrong?"
"All she said was she's a small horse." His sister said, confused.
Rainbow started to sob. “I didn’t mean to be…I’m a good filly honest!” She said between sobs as large tears ran down her cheeks.
Dillan frowned worriedly as he held his girlfriend close as he thought about it, his mom stepping forward a bit and kneeling down. "Hey, hey. It's ok, calm down and tell us what you mean."
Rainbow continued to sob loudly as she buried her face into Dillan's chest, making him instinctively rub her back. His dad sighed and rubbed his face. “This is too strange..”
Dillan frowned and continued to try and calm Rainbow dash down. "Skittles, please talk to me, what's wrong?"
“She…she called me a whorse!” She cried louder.
Dillan looked confused. "Huh? But you are… your a small horse."
Rainbow looked at Dillan with wide eyes filled with pain. “I…I know we said we should go slow but…I am not a whorse!”
Dillan blinked in confusion before his eyes widened in horror and shock. "Wait no! We meant the animal! A horse, an animal! N-not… that!"
His family's eyes widened in realization as well, as his mom covered her mouth. "Oh no! I'm so sorry!"
Rainbow backed away from him, and he could swear he felt his own heart breaking. “Y-you think I’m an….animal?”
Dillan's eyes widened more as his family watched the two interact, shaking his head quickly. "No! Of course not! You're so much more than that, you're funny, awesome, crazy in a good way, you can do so many tricks when you fly-"
"Awww how cute!" His mom said with a giggle.
“Cute? Our son is dating a…I don’t even know what she is.” His dad said, covering his face as Dillan glared at him.
"She's a pegasus, and I think an alien… which is why I didn't want anyone to know…" He said, as Rainbow leaned her head on his chest.
“Whoa, my brother is dating an alien, so what is she gonna take you to her home planet now?” His sister asked as she helped up her phone to take a picture.
“What's a phone?”
"The thing I showed you that music video with remember?"
"Ah, yes."
"This isn't a joke!" He said, putting Rainbow behind his back to hide her. "And don't take pictures of her, I don't want anyone seeing her! Who knows what'll happen!"
“Kill joy.” His sister said while sticking out her tongue.
Dillan glared at her before sighing and looking down. "I'm sorry I hid her for so long… I… I didn't want her to get hurt."
“Son…when did you meet her?” His dad asked.
Dillan blushed and rubbed the back of his head as Rainbow looked up at him. "U-um… t-the day we left the redwood forest."
“All the way back then!?” His father yelled and grabbed his head.
Dillan blinked in confusion. "Um, that was only about a month ago…"
"Yes but if you've been hiding her this long it means she's been here this long and none of us noticed." His mom said with a sigh.
"Oh, that simple, she learned a trick from the toy story movies." Dillan said with a smile as Rainbow dash sat completely still without blinking.
“No way…I knew she seemed familiar!” His sister said before slapping her own forehead.
Dillan chuckled softly as Rainbow flew up and sat on his neck, hugging his head. "Well… we needed her to be hidden and she's so flutty my pile of stuffed animals was the best place."
His father sat down and rubbed his face. “How could she be your girlfriend if you've only known her a month? Where are her parents? Where did she even come from? And what the hell were you two doing in the shower together?”
"Um… We like each other, probably in her dimension, a place called Equestria, and washing up? She couldn't exactly take a shower by herself and." He paused for a moment to look at Rainbow. "No offense." He said before looking back at his dad. "She smelled horrible because she dived into my dirty clothes to hide so she really needed one."
The father sighed and groaned. “No more showering together, no sharing a bedroom together, and we are looking for a way to send her home.”
"I was already doing that last one…" Dillan said softly with a sad look.
"D-do we have to stop sleeping in the same room?" Rainbow asked with a frown. "D-dillan is the only one I k-know and t-trust…"
“Yes, I don’t want my boy to end up having any accidents with an alien.” His father said sternly.
Rainbow whimpered and tucked her tail between her legs as Dillan frowned at his father. "Dad! I'm twelve! She's thirteen! What do you expect we'd do!?"
“I don’t know!” His dad yelled before lowering his head with a frustrated sigh.
Dillan turned away from them all. "This is why I didn't want to tell you… I knew you'd react like this, you don't trust me."
His dad sighed as his mother put a hand on him. “We trust you, but you are a teenage boy dear.”
Dillan frowned and looked away. "She's been sleeping in my room for a month… without doing anything… I… I don't want her to be alone… there were a few nights when I had to comfort her to sleep because she missed her parents…"
“She can sleep in your sister’s room.” His father said sternly.
Rainbow whimpered and teared up, hiding behind Dillan's leg. “Ugh, dad, I don’t want her in my room, she will probably get her blue fur all over the place.”
"I'd put her in my room but I don't think Dillan would like that." His brother said, as both of his siblings smiled and winked at him.
Dillan smiled softly as his dad groaned and leaned back. "Fine, she can sleep on the couch."
"Dad! Stop treating her like an animal!" Dillan yelled angrily. "You're acting like she's been a nuisance or something, when you didn't even know she was here! The only reason I told you about her is because mom said she wanted to meet her, and if you can't treat her properly then… then…"
“Look son…it's not what she is that is the problem, you are both young teenagers, who knows how long before your hormones get the better of you and…things happen.”
Dillan frowned and turned away. "Dad, just because we like each other doesn't mean we'll do anything… I mean, I'm responsible enough to know when to stop if need be… and even if something did end up happening. We're different species, it's not like I could get her pregnant or anything…"
“You don’t know that! She could be super adaptive or something.” His dad said with a sigh.
"Fine! Then we can both sleep down here, I don't want her to be alone and that way you two can keep an eye on us." Dillan said.
"No you have school and-" His father started.
"Dad just shut up!" Dillan shouted, shocking his family.
"Uh oh."
"What did you say to me?!" His father asked angrily.
"I said shut up! Stop thinking like an overprotective parent and think about all this from her perspective! She's only a year older than me! She was forced away from her friends and family, and into a world she doesn't know, if I hadn't found her who knows what could have happened! She's scared and lost And I'm the only person she knows here and you're talking about keeping us apart, how do you think any of us would feel if the situation was reversed!" He shouted, panting heavily in exhaustion as his family stared at him with mixed expressions, his sister and Brother had proud and respectful smiles, as his mom teared up happily while his father sighed and rubbed his face.
"A-alright, you're right… when did you get so smart?" His dad asked softly.
"It's simple… I just put myself in her position." Dillan said with a small smile.
"Awww."
"How sweet of you."
"Thou would make an excellent ambassador."
“After that day I saw Dillan as more than my colt friend, I saw him as my best friend and guardeon.”
“Alright, we will allow you two to keep being together just…no funny stuff. Now while you are under our roof we will try to take care of you. What do little hor-” Dillan’s mother elbowed his father before he could finish that word. “What do your people eat?”
"W-we eat vegetables. B-but um, hay is the most nutritious thing we can eat…" Rainbow said, holding onto Dillan's head.
“Hay huh?” His dad asked while rubbing his chin. “How much can you eat at once?”
Rainbow rubbed her chin. "Well… Dillan has been sneaking me food in a square bowl. That size should do… oh I like fish too."
Dillan quickly pulled her off his head and looked at her. "You eat fish?"
Rainbow giggled softly and nodded with a smile. "Yeah, the protein helps pegasi when we fly!"
“Well that helps.” His dad said with a smile. “We can try to get you some hay and fish.”
Dillan smiled and held Rainbow in his arms. "Thanks Dad… I'm sorry I kept her a secret for so long…"
His dad rubbed his eyes with a sigh. “I guess I would have done the same thing if I was in your possession and she was your mother.”
His mother giggled as she wrapped an arm around her husband, resting her head on his shoulder. "Honey, our youngest is the first of our kids to have a girlfriend. How adorable!"
"Moooooom!" Dillan said with a blush.
“And here I thought we would have to worry about his brother knocking up some random girl.” His dad said with a chuckle.
"Dad!" Dillan yelled, burying his face In Rainbow's mane.
"Glad it's not us." His brother said.
"How cute!"
Rainbow blushed and gulped. “So you accept me?”
His dad sighed and nodded as Dillan's mom smiled. "Of course, you're not exactly what we were expecting for our son's first girlfriend. But if you make him happy that's all that matters."
Rainbow smiled and flew into the air and did a backflip. “Yay!”
"Aww."
"I don't get it."
"Me either."
"Ah think ah do, it's important for a mate's family ta like ya."
“Yeah, I was worried they wouldn’t like me and force me and Dillan apart.”
"Even if they had I wouldn't have let them."
"awww, what a prince!"
Dillan smiled as Rainbow flew back into his arms, spinning her with a laugh. “Aww isn't that cute, little bro’s girlfriend is light enough he can carry her.”
"Shut up!" Dillan said with a blush.
“Oh come on, it is adorable.” His sister said with a smirk.
Dillan pouted as Rainbow dash giggled a bit with a smirk as Dillan sat down. "Wait what are you plan-" he started to ask before Rainbow dash kissed him, making his face turn beat red as he froze up.
“H-hey!” His father said with a frown as his mother giggled.
"Look at his face! He wasn't expecting that!" His brother laughed as his sister smirked.
"Oh you and I are gonna get along well." She said as Rainbow pulled away from the kiss with a blush and a giggle.
“Oh brother.” His father said with a groan.
Dillan blushed still but pouted at Rainbow dash. "Really? In Front of them? Now?"
"What? Your sister said you were adorable and I couldn't agree more!" Rainbow said with a smile as her tail swayed back and forth. "Besides, you're even more adorable now." She said, making his mom and sister giggle.
Dillan's father sighed and rubbed his eyes, shaking his head softly. "I'm not going to get used to my youngest being the one with a girlfriend… and a… pony at that."
“What’s wrong with ponies?”
“What’s wrong with ponies?” Rainbow asked as her chest fluffed out.
"My dad means it'll just take time to get used to it. But there's nothing wrong with your adorable fluffiness!" Dillan said, hugging Rainbow and making her giggle.
"Awwww!!!"
"Shut up!"
"Why? It's adorable, I bet I can make you do it again."
"Don't you dare!"
Dillan's father sighed and smiled a little at the show, before someone knocked on the door of their humble abode. "Dillan? You home? It's Alyssa!"
“Oh looks like your girlfriend is here.” Dillan’s brother said with a smirk.
Rainbow glared at him and hugged onto Dillan's chest while sticking out her tongue. "Mine!"
“Simply adorable.”
“How adorable.”
"Shut up!"
His brother chuckled softly as Dillan gently pulled Rainbow off him and went to the door. "Hey Alyssa, what's up?" He asked opening the door to reveal a girl with dark skin and black hair, wearing a gray jacket.
“Hey, I was wondering if you wanted to hang out today.” She asked with a smile.
"Oh um." He said looking over at Rainbow dash for a moment, who nodded with a smile. "Sure, what do you want to do?"
“Let’s go to the park.” She said with a smile.
"Um, alright." He said with a smile. "Just give me a second." He said, slowly closing the door.
"Wow, you have two girlfriends and I don't have one, I'm jealous." His brother said.
“He doesn’t have two marefriends!” Rainbow said as she stomped over to Dillan and leaned on him. “Only me.”
Dillan smiled and picked her up, kissing her forehead. "Are you sure you're ok with me hanging out with Alyssa?"
Rainbow pouts and flaps her wings. “I am but I wish I could go with you.”
Dillan sighed softly. "I know, And I know Alyssa wouldn't tell anyone about you. But I don't want anyone seeing you."
Rainbow continued to pout. “I know.”
Dillan smiled a bit and rubbed her back. "Hey, come on. At least we can hang out here… actually…" he hummed before setting Rainbow down and going to the front door. "Hey Alyssa, would it be ok if we hung out here?"
"O-oh… um… sure I uh… wanted to tell you something though…" she said with a light blush.
"Oooooo."
“Oh my, did Dillan have a herd at such a young age?”
"No… I didn't."
Dillan raised an eyebrow. "U-um, sure. Mind if we just walk around the block to talk?"
“Sure, if that's what you want.” Alyssa said with a smile as they walked away from the house, causing Rainbow to look out the window worriedly.
"Wow, Rainbow, I didn't take you for the jealous type."
“I wasn’t jealous……ok maybe I was, but I was just a filly at the time and he was my first coltfriend, hay before then I thought I liked fillies.”
"Are you ok?" Dillan's mom asked Rainbow dash.
“Yeah, of course I am fine, I am Rainbow Dash, the most awesomest filly in Equestria.” She said with a smile.
Dillan's mom smiled softly and sat next to her. "Rainbow, I know that look. You're worried about him liking Alyssa aren't you?"
She lowered her head in defeat. “Y-yeah.”
His mom smiled softly and petted her head softly. "You need to understand, they've been friends for years. And he's told me before he's had feelings for Alyssa. But my son isn't the type to be two timing, he'll stay loyal to you."
Rainbow smiled a bit. “Thank you ma’am.”
Dillan's mom nodded and stood up. "Well since you'll be a part of our family for the time being, how about you help me and my daughter make cookies?"
“Cookies!?” Rainbow asked with a smile.
Dillan's mother smiled. "I figured you'd like that, how about you help us make my son's favorite cookies for him?"
“Sure!” Rainbow said with a smile.
She chuckled softly as they went into the kitchen.
Present day.
"Wow Darling. You learned how to make his favorite cookies for him? Tom colt or not you know how to make your stallion happy!" Rarity said with a giggle.
Rainbow crossed her hooves with a blush. “Hey, I like cookies too.” She looked away. “Also I burned them without help…”
Cadence giggled. "I'm sure he loved them."
"Oh heck yeah, they were some of the best cookies I've ever had." Dillan said with a chuckle. "But I did end up having to turn Alyssa down… she had confessed to me she liked me… if I had known about the herd thing back then… maybe I wouldn't have had to hurt her…"
Rainbow elbowed him. “I didn’t even know about it back then, I was too young to know about that kind of relationship.”
Dillan laughed a bit. "Yeah, I guess so… it was hard seeing her cry though…."
Rainbow put a hoof on his hand. “But you eventually saw her smile again.”
Dillan smiled softly as he gently rubbed her hoof. "Yeah… a lot. But as a kid It hurt to see her cry you know?"
“Yeah.” Rainbow nodded and nuzzled him. “But I am happy you chose me.”
"Awww." Everyone said at once, aside from the fillies who gagged.
"Rainbow! You're supposed to be too awesome for that sap!" Scootaloo said, shaking her head.
Rainbow chuckled and smirked. “Oh I am still awesome, I mean my coltfriend is a superhero.”
Dillan blushed a bit and rubbed the back of his head. "All I've done is destroy one robot…"
"And saved us." Sweetie belle said with a smile.
Rainbow leaned on him. “And saved me when I was a filly. Face it Monkey boy, you're a hero down to your core.”
Dillan blushed deeper, looking away bashfully. "I-i guess…"
Everyone but the kids giggled or laughed at him and Rainbow leaned up and kissed his chin. “It is true, but as much as I would love to keep sharing happy memories, I think we tell them about the day I was caught.”
Dillan whined as he leaned back, making everyone laugh. "Do we have to?"
Rainbow smirked and teasingly licked his chin. “I could always sit on your lap and tell them about when you found out about-”
"There are children here!" Dillan yelled with a deep blush.
Rainbow laughed and smirked. “About how to brush my fur silly.”
"Why you!" Dillan said before pulling Rainbow onto his lap and tickling her.
Rainbow gasped and started laughing and struggling. “H-hey no fair!”
"And?" Dillan asked with a grin, holding her still as he continued to tickle her.
Rainbow laughed more and tried to fly away. “Stop!”
Everyone covered their mouths to stifle laughter as Dillan grinned a bit as he ran a finger down her wings. "Not until you say uncle."
“Eeep!” Both her wings shoot out stiff. “Not fair!”
"All's fair in love and war Skittles." Dillan said with a grin as the adults covered their mouths.
Rainbow blushed but then she smirked and rubbed her flank on his lap. “You sure about that?”
Dillan blushed deeper and smirked. "you do know I can turn into a pony and won't have clothes on right?"
Rainbow blushed and looked at everyone. “You wouldn’t dare, especially with the Crusaders and Spike here.”
"I'm sure Twilight or Cadence could teleport-" Dillan began to say before Cadence, Celestia, Luna, And Twilight's horn's began to glow as the kids were teleported away. "Them somewhere else…"
Rainbow blush and whined. “Seriously?”
Cadence smirked a bit. "What? We want a show."
Dillan blushed and shook his head. "u-uh I was joking…"
Luna grinned a bit as she used her magic to lift his Ultimatrix arm. "Tis too bad thou cannot back out now."
Twilight blushed and fidgeted. “I must confess I am a bit curious.”
"Wow." Shining armor said, before sighing. "Dude you're not getting out of this."
Dillan blushed and sighed. "Damn it fine!" He said, turning into a black alicorn with a light orange mane, sitting as tall as Celestia, his two large black wings extended while he turned away, his golden eyes shining in embarrassment. "There, happy?"
Rainbow blushed and glanced down at his lap, shifting a bit. "W-wow…"
All the alicorns blushed and Pinkie leaned over the table. “Ooo so that's what an alicorn stallion looks like.”
The mane six all blushed at the sight of him, as Rarity giggled. "My, my you are quite handsome."
"W-we agree…" Luna and Cadence said together as Shining armor nudged his wife.
"Remember you're married." He said with a grin.
Cadence giggled and whispered in his ear making his eyes widen and lean forward a bit. Celestia looked Dillan over with a smirk. “Rainbow is indeed a lucky mare, though given your body’s size I would advise you not to use this form in the bedroom with her.” She said with a teasing smirk.
Rainbow gulped a bit with a giggle as Dillan grinned and looked down at her. "It's the same size in each form."
Celestia pouted. “A shame, I was hoping an alicorn stallion would be larger.”
Dillan grinned a bit as Rainbow gulped. "H-he definitely is…"
"See, whenever I transform I become the perfect form. Energy, Stamina… everything." He explained.
“Oh my.” Luna said with a blush.
Celestia, Twilight, and Cadence blushed redder as well while the other adults smirked. "Ok, partner keep speaking like that and one of us will try to steal ya."
“Well we could just all have some fun in spring.” Pinkie said with a giggle.
"Pinkie! Applejack! Stop trying to steal my colt!" Rainbow said, spreading her wings defensively as Dillan chuckled a bit.
Cadence grinned a bit. "What about what we have planned for tonight? Maybe someone else would like to join."
Rainbow pouted and crossed her hooves. “You asked me first and are a princess…it's different.”
"What if my sister and I wish to join?" Celestia asked with a grin, making Dillan's nose bleed.
Rainbow blushed and fidgeted. “Well…um…if you two want to…and Dillan is ok with it.”
Dillan blushed more as Rainbow was slowly raised up slightly, her blush deepening before she turned to look at him. "W-wait, not here!" She said, before gasping and shaking as her eyes rolled into the back of her head slightly a large bulge poking out of her stomach.
All the mares blushed and gasped while Shining had to look away while crossing his legs in front of him. “Oh my, well I wouldn’t mind a show, would you sister?” Celestia said with a smirk.
"Not at all, we never get to indulge in these things. Good thing blue blood was able to cover the court." Luna said with a smirk as well, as she slowly leaned back with a hoof in her lap.
Dillan blushed and chuckled softly. "S-sorry… it um… slipped in."
"F-fuck…" Rainbow said, her tongue out as she tried to sit back making it go deeper.
The mares giggle and start to shift in their seats. “Don’t mind us darlings.” Rarity said.
Shining shifted and blushed. “Um, if you both do that w-would you mind if I…”
"Oh I can help with that." Cadence said as she got on his lap.
Dillan gulped as Rainbow wiggled her hips with a smile at him. "A-are you sure about this?" He asked, looking around at the female guards around them.
Rainbow bites her lip as she softly moans. “I am as long as you are and they just watch…for now.”
Dillan gulped a bit gasping as Celestia's horn glowed and moved Rainbow up and down. "Come on, give us a good show."
Everyone sat back with hooves in their laps as Rainbow moaned loudly. "O-oh m-my…" Fluttershy whispered.
Everyone
Rainbow dash
Dillan
Celestia
Applejack
Rarity
Cadence
Luna
Fluttershy
Twilight
Pinkie pie
Scootaloo
Sweetie belle
Applebloom
Shining armor
Spike
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Smut(don't read if you don't like)
Dillan moaned softly as Celestia made Rainbow move up and down on him, biting his lip. "F-fuck!"
Rainbow moaned and flapped her wings. “O-oh sweet Celestia this feels amazing!”
Shining moaned as Cadence slid him inside her. “Mmm this is going to be fun~”
Twilight gulped and leaned back, showing off her pussy as she stroked her clit in front of everyone. "T-this is s-so wrong!" She moaned as Pinkie pie vanished in a puff of smoke.
“Twilight dear, just relax and enjoy, as a princess you won’t have many moments like this.” Celestia said with a smile as she bit her lip.
Fluttershy whimpered and stroked her own clit gently, glancing at Rainbow and Dillan more as Pinkie came back with a box of sex toys that everyone took one of.
"FUCK IT!" Dillan shouted, shocking everyone as he stood up, and laid Rainbow out on the table in front of everyone slamming into her at full speed. Rainbow shouted and moaned wildly as her eyes rolled into the back of her head, his dick creating a bulge in her stomach with each thrust giving everyone a good look at his member as Pinkie measured it.
"Wow!" She whistled. "Nearly thirty inches! The largest I've measured is twenty one!"
Cadence moaned softly as she started to ride Shining’s cock. “Well he did say he becomes the perfect version of us.”
“D-dear, I think we can talk about that later.” Shining said as he reached up and rubbed her wings.
"S-sound like my b-big brother is jealous." Twilight said, glancing at Cadence and Shining armor as the alicorn rode her brother's dick.
"Of course he is darling, stallions are always insecure about that stuff." Rarity said, moaning as she openly played with her own pussy in front of Dillan and Rainbow biting her lip as she watched Dillan pound away at her friend whose tongue was out with a giggle bubble.
Shining snorted before he leaned Cadence over the table and started thrusting in and out of her. “I am not jealous!”
Cadence moaned out as she smiled back at her husband. "Of course you're not dear, you're the best!"
"D-debatable!" Rainbow moaned out as Pinkie giggled a bit.
"Do we have a fuck off?" She asked, a vibrator deep in her ass and pussy
“P-pinkie dear, could you-” Rarity started before Applejack interrupted.
“Both of ya shut it and just enjoy the show, ah haven’t gotten off in months!”
Dillan grinned at hearing that, before his horn began glowing and all the mares without a dick in them became tied up as he slammed into Rainbow dash harder. "Oh really? I'll help you once I'm done with Dashy!"
They blushed and wiggled as Celestia, Luna, and surprisingly Fluttershy let out a moan of surprise. “Oh my.” Cadence said with a moan. “Can you handle them all Dillan?”
“i…I don’t know about Celestia and Luna b-but Cadence is amazingly tight even after our time together.” Shining siad as the other princess purred and lifted their tails.
Dillan smirked a bit as he pulled out of Rainbow dash, revealing his long hard black cock with heavy orbs as it twitched excitedly a single long thick vein running down it from tip to sheath. "Oh I'll find out."
“We wish…no need you sir Dillan.” Luna said as she wagged her tail and spread her scent.
Dillan grinned a bit as he walked over to Luna his member dripping with Rainbow's juices as it bobbed up and down. "So you want to be first after Skittles huh Luna? I bet you're the most pent up, a thousand years on the moon and I bet all the stallions are too afraid to fuck you." He said, nipping at her ear while rubbing her wings letting her know he had what she needed.
She moaned and closed her eyes. “Yes! please!”
Dillan smiled and lifted her chin, kissing her hard and deep as his member poked her entrance, their tongues entwining and swirling as he slowly lifted a hoof making Celestia grin as he smacked Luna's flank hard.
Luna moaned out loudly as the two deepened their kiss, as she rubbed herself against his member before he suddenly thrusted into her with a happy moan from them both. "Y-yes! Please! Breed us!" Luna moaned out, shocking everyone.
"Y-you want him to breed you Luna?" Celestia asked in shock as she watched her sister taking the longest pony cock in history.
"Yes! We don't care! We need to feel his seed inside us!" Luna moaned out as Dillan slammed into her harder and faster, making him moan.
"D-damn sorry Luna, but-" He said, before Luna pushed him back and started riding him.
"No buts!" She moaned out with a happy whinny. "We have been through too many heat seasons to not finally receive a foal!"
Celestia blushed and giggled. “Oh dear, it seems Luna has hit her heat cycle, Dillan be warned Alicorns can be…” She started, trying to find the right word before Shining said with a moan.
“Insatiable!”
Dillan moaned out but glanced at Rainbow dash, before grinning. "Oh that's fine, I have stamina for hours! Oh and I'm not even at my hardest!" He said, forcing Luna onto her back as he slammed into her even harder. The map table shook and buckled under his intense thrusting as Luna wrapped her legs around his waist.
"Do it sir Dillan! Put your foal in us!" Luna moaned out as Rainbow stirred from her fucked out state.
"W-what…" She mumbled, slowly rolling over as everyone watched Dillan slamming into Luna. "D-did she say she wanted his foal?"
"Indeed, my sister has gone into heat and wishes for your colt's foal." Celestia said with a grin. "Will you allow that?"
Luna moaned out as she looked at Rainbow dash with pleading eyes, her desire for a foal shining through wildly as Dillan looked at his mate as well. "I won't do it unless you say so Skittles."
Rainbow dash blushed and looked down a bit, before smirking as she walked over to them and moved her tail. "Only if you put one in me first."
Celestia giggled as her horn began glowing, sending Rainbow into heat as Dillan pulled away from Luna who whined. "N-no please…"
Dillan smirked and turned human again, before turning into a small white creature and creating a duplicate of himself. All the mares stared at the small white creatures in confusion before they each turned the ultimatrix symbol and both turned human before becoming two alicorn stallions. "How about both at once?"
All the mares star in shock and Shining whines. “That's not fair!”
Dillan chuckled at the unicorn stallion as the two alicorn males thrusted into the two mares in front of them. "Hey man, no one ever said I couldn't use other forms." He said as Luna and Rainbow moaned out loudly.
"Not to mention, if you want to we can give you a feel." The clone said, making shining armor blush as he came inside of Cadence earlier than usual.
"Oh I think he likes that idea." Cadence said with a grin, slowly pulling off her husband with a moan as his cutie mark appeared over her womb. "Looks like Flurry will have a baby sibling!"
Shining looked at her belly and blushed. “O-oh boy…”
Dillan and the clone moaned as they slammed into the two mares harder, as Dillan looked around at the other mares. "ok, before anything else. Who else wants a foal?"
The mares looked at each other with blushes and Pinkie started to lift her hoof but Twilight used her magic to lower it. “I wouldn’t mind if you and your mare friend don’t.” Celestia said with a smirk. “Though if your seed doesn’t have enough magic it will burn up before reaching my egg~”
Dillan grinned at her before suddenly using his magic to pull her over and kisses her suddenly, making the guards stare in shock as the princess's wings shot open. "Don't think I didn't see that hoof." The clone said to Pinkie with a grin. "Get that sexy flank over here."
Pinkie giggled and hopped up onto the table as the clone came hard inside of Rainbow dash, her stomach bloating and swelling along with Luna's as Dillan emptied himself into her causing both mares to moan out loudly as the ultimatrix symbol formed above their wombs. "F-fuck!" Rainbow moaned out.
“D-dillan.” Twilight said as she rubbed her thighs together. “I don’t think giving Pinkie a foal is a good idea.”
Fluttershy whimpered as she wiggled in her seat, as Applejack bit her lip watching as the Pegusus and Alicorn's stomach still grew with seed before the human and clone pulled out of them with moans. "Why not Twilight? She's great with kids, I'm sure she'd be a wonderful mom."
Twilight bit her lip a bit as Dillan and his clone pushed Celestia's and Pinkies heads down to their shafts. Pinkie happily started cleaning the shaft of the clone, playfully nibbling and licking it as she did.
Celestia on the other hoof got on the ground between his legs, taking the shaft down her throat easily as she fondled his balls. "D-damn, after a thousand years you really do know your stuff!" Dillan said with a moan, as Celestia smirked at him with a blush.
"T-this is torcher!" Applejack said, wiggling more as Rarity bit her lip.
"W-we couldn't agree more…" Her and Fluttershy said, as the two squirmed.
Some of the mare guards fidget as they watch and Shining cuddles Cadence. “If Dillan wants he could copy himself for all of you, but he better use a condom for Twilight.”
Dillan shook his head as he thrusted into Celestia's mouth, moaning softly as the clone started slamming into Pinkie pie. "I could, but the more clones I make the more my personality would be split. That could lead to trouble… and no, no condoms." He said with a smirk at Twilight who blushed and wiggled her hips more. "She doesn't seem to want me to use one."
Everyone at the table looked at Twilight who blushed and looked away, as Applejack shook her head. "Dang boy, three out of the four legal Alicorn's want yer foals. What is the heat season starting early?"
Celestia pulled off of Dillan’s cock before saying. “It seems so, though I did help with Rainbow.” She giggled and went back to sucking Dillan.
Dillan moaned out before smiling as his clone came inside of Pinkie pie, making her moan loudly as the ultimatrix appeared over her womb. "Who should I pound next? I'm sure the original Dillan wants to take Twilight…."
"I sure do." He said, using his magic to lift Twilight up and rest her on the table in front of him.
"Eep!" Twilight said, gulping a bit as she looked at Dillan.
Dillan smirked at her. "Spread."
She slowly and shyly spread her legs. “I…um…please be gentle.”
Dillan smiled softly as he slowly began licking her folds, holding Celestia to the base of his cock as he came down her throat. The two Alicorn's moaned as Celestia slowly pulled off his cock, as her horn began glowing making magical dildos in the shape and size of Dillan's cock appear and enter the mares in the room. And Shining armor.
The mares moan loudly and Shining gasped and got hard. “aaahh~”
Dillan looked around as Celestia, lapped away at his dick while Twilight moaned and rolled onto her back. "Ok you two, I think Twilight has been a virgin long enough. But you don't have to worry Celestia. I have something planned for you." He said with a grin, standing up as he rubbed himself on Twilight's pussy, his horn igniting as Twilight felt his magic on her womb.
She blushed and looked down at Dillan. “I…i want it but don’t…damn this heat.”
Dillan smiled and licked her neck, sending sparks through her as he rubbed her wings. "Don't worry, I just used a spell to ensure you won't get pregnant…. But no one else knows that." He whispered as he smirked at Shining armor, noticing how hard he was as he watched his little sister about to get fucked.
"U-um…" Shining armor mumbled as he watched his sister beginning to be pride open by the alicorn cock.
Cadence giggled and used her wing to stroke Shining's cock. “My my my, Shiny are you getting harder?”
"N-no!" Shining armor said, as Dillan slowly thrusted into the unicorns nerdy little sister
Twilight bit her lip and moaned, wrapping her arms around Dillan's neck as she kissed him deeply, getting into it more than anyone would have thought.
Rainbow giggled as she rubbed her belly and watched. “Dillan you are so naughty.”
"Oh you want naughty huh?" He asked as he lifted Twilight up, as his clone slowly pushed into the book horse's butt causing her to shout and moan as both alicorn males slammed into her hard.
"O-oh darling I wish I was her." Rarity moaned as the dildo in her vibrated wildly.
Rainbow giggled and smirked. “Are you sure Rarity? I wouldn’t think you'd like anal.”
"S-says the mare that has had her heat finished! " Applejack said, moaning watching as Dillan and his clone slammed into Twilight, each one kissing and biting her neck on both sides as the mare sprayed her juices violently all over Dillan's crotch.
Rainbow laughed and rubbed her belly. “Hey, you are free to get up and leave.”
Dillan moaned as he and his clones came violently inside of twilight, each one pulling out as he sat Twilight legs spread in front of Shining armor. "Eat up." Dillan said with a smirk, as Shining armor blushed deeply while Cadence giggled.
"You heard the alpha Honey, eat up." Cadence said with a grin while Dillan turned human again before creating more clones so each mare could have a cock.
“Wh-what? B-but she is my sister.” Shining said but he was leaning closer.
Dillan rolled his eyes grinning as the unicorn began licking his sister's pussy as his clones pushed into Applejack, Rarity, and Fluttershy's holes as he looked to Cadence. "Wanna try it?" He asked, leaning on the table with his monster dick in her face.
Shining Armor's eyes widened in shock as his wife giggled and licked the base of his cock. "What about me…?" Celestia asked with a pout as Dillan moaned softly.
"Oh don't worry, I have a special surprise for the mare that lived for over a thousand years and has seen everything. I'll have to pull out the big guns to please you." He said with a grin.
Celestia smirked and lifted her tail. “Then hurry~ I am waiting.”
Cadence pouted at her. "Aunty, let me enjoy him first." She said, turning around and moving her tail for Dillan.
Shining frowned a bit before he smirked. “Well if your going to fuck my wife I suppose its only fair I get to enjoy Rianbow.”
Dillan shrugged. "If she wants you to, I mean they're both pregnant with our respective kids so I don't mind." He said, slowly pushing into Cadence who gasped.
"O-oh goddess!" She moaned out.
Shining looked at Rainbow. “So Rainbow, want to ride my pole?”
Rainbow tapped her chin in thought as she grinned at him. "Sorry, Dillan is the only one allowed in me. But from what I see you're enjoying the show." She said as Dillan slammed into Cadence hard making her moan as Shining stared at the two of them with his dick twitching. "Maybe Twilight will let you."
“What!?” Both Twilight and Shining shout with blushes.
Dillan smirked as he slammed into Cadence harder moaning as she ignited her horn, pulling shining over to Twilight as Dillan's clone pushed him into her. "Just enjoy it honey!" Cadence moaned out.
They both moan and looked at each other before Twilight shyly nods before he starts to fuck her.
"My my, if I didn't know better it looks like he's enjoying that more than with you Cadence." Celestia said as Luna giggled.
"Oh I believe he is, I've seen his dreams." Luna said as Dillan slammed into Cadence harder while one of his clones mounted Shining armor.
"What a bad boy, enjoying your sister more than your wife?" The clone asked, before pushing into Shining's ass. "I'll have to teach you a lesson!"
He gasped and his cock throbbed harder. “Nnnaaa~ D-Dillan what are you doing?” Shining asked.
"What does it feel like I'm doing?" The clone asked as he slammed into shining armor harder and faster, forcing the stallion to slam into his sister who moaned loudly as the original Dillan slammed into the princess of love. "I'm showing you who the alpha is!"
Shining gasped and moaned. “B-but im not…”
The clone smirked as the original Dillan looked at them worriedly, while Cadence rolled over and pulled him closer. "It's ok, he loves this kind of thing." She whispered before kissing him as his clones spanked shining armor hard.
"You're not what? Are you the alpha?!" He asked, slamming harder into the unicorn as he made him thrust into his sister harder who moaned.
Shining moaned and whimpered in pleasure before hw cum inside his sister. “Aaahh~ I’m sorry Tiwily!”
"Don't worry, I made sure she can't get pregnant." Dillan said with a smirk as his clones still slammed into Shining's ass, while he moaned and came violently inside of Cadence making her stomach swell.
"Hey!" The clone said, pulling Shining's mane so his face was in the air. "I asked you a question, are you the Alpha?"
"N-no…" He moaned, his cock dropping out of Twilight as she watched them.
"Who is?" The clone asked, smacking Shining's flank hard.
“Y-you are s-sir.” Shining said with a blushing face.
Cadence giggled as she sat in front of her husband, cum leaking from her cunt as she kissed him while the clone slammed into his ass harder. "Come on Shining, say it louder. Who's the alpha?"
He moaned louder as his ass squeezed Dillan’s cock. “Dillan is the Alpha!”
The clone smirked and moaned, smacking Shining's ass harder as he came violently inside of the tight hole before pulling out and cumming all over Shining's back. "That was so hot." Cadence said with a giggle as the clone smirked.
"Sure was, what do you say?" He asked, Shining armor while slapping his flank.
He panted and whimpered a bit. “Thank you Dillan.”
The original Dillan frowned as he and the other clones turned human again, each one having finished with the mares around the table. "Alright, time to become one again." The rough clone rolled his eyes before they all combined again. "Are you alright, Shining?" Dillan asked him, helping him sit up.
“My flank hurts but yeah…I am surprised at how dominant you are.” Shining said with a sigh.
Dillan chuckled softly and shrugged. "I did say too many clones would cause my personality to split. And with literally all the mares in here I had to supply the demand. But I will say." He smirked as he whispered in Shining Armor's ear. "I'm looking forward to tonight so much more now."
Shining blushed and gulped with a nervous chuckle, as his wife giggled and sat on his lap. "Oh we are too, but now I believe there's one last Alicorn for you to breed." Cadence said, glancing at her aunt Celestia who had been patiently waiting.
Shining blushed and fidgeted. “Um…maybe next time you can stay human…”
“Yes, I have been waiting long enough.” Celestia said with a needing whine.
Dillan chuckled softly, as he looked at Rainbow dash. "You ok with me going all out?"
Rainbow looked at Dillan before looking at Celestia, turning back to him with a smirk. "Dude, she's over a thousand years old. Probably had hundreds of lovers, and just watched you fuck everyone in this room aside from her guards, including her sister, niece, prized student and her nephew in law… as well as impregnating three of us." Rainbow said as she laid down to get a better view. "Show her why you're the Alpha and break her!"
“She does have a point.” Cadence siad with a giggle.
Dillan blushed and smirked at Celestia, who gulped a bit as he lifted her head to his. "You heard her, I'm going to go all out. Whorse."
Everyone's eyes widened as Celestia's face turned red, making her shuffle in her seat as he kissed her suddenly pinning her to the chair she was sitting in as she rubbed her wings and clit roughly. "Wow… he really isn't holding back…" Applejack said, trying to regain her breath from the pounding the clones have her.
“M-ma’am may we be excused?” One of the mare guards asked Luna.
Luna giggled as she rubbed her hoof against her pussy, moaning softly as she watched Dillan tease and frustrate her sister. "Are thou sure? I'm sure the alpha wouldn't mind helping thou with thy heat as well."
The mare guards blushed and fidgeted a bit as Dillan slowly moved down, licking Celestia's pussy tenderly causing the princess they respect and love to moan like a slut. "I-I…" The guards said, gulping a bit as they watched.
Celestia moaned out happily as Dillan lapped away at her royal pussy, holding his head to her heated hole while biting her lip. "D-dillan… y-you feel so good!"
"You like that sister? Just wait until he sticks it in you." Luna said with a smirk, as Dillan stuck his tongue deeper into the mare's cunt.
"O-oh yes!" Celestia moaned out, smirking as Shining Armor had a hard on again. "C-Cadence keep your husband under control o-or he won't get another round with Dillan."
Shining Armor's mouth dropped as he looked away with a blush, as Cadence giggled and levitated Twilight onto his lap making the two moan again. "Oh I got it Aunty!"
“N-no fair, Shinny shouldn’t be forced to….” Twilight said before she moaned again.
"To what Twily?" Shining armor asked with a moan, before slamming into her harder. "Enjoy your sweet little cunt?"
Twilight moaned and her pussy squeezed his cock. “But we agreed to stop years ago.” She whispered.
"Oh please, we're all enjoying our most depraved fantasies today. Just enjoy it!" Cadence said with a giggle, before licking her sister in law's pussy as Dillan pulled Celestia to her hooves and bent her over the map table.
Celestia moaned and looked back at Dillan. “Do it, fill me stud!”
Dillan smirked and smacked her flank hard, so hard he left a hoof print over the sun cutie mark she had. "Hush, you may be in charge of Equestria. But if you want me to make you an heir to the throne, you'd better listen to me."
Everyone stared in shock as Celestia blushed and fidgeted, nodding her head softly. "Y-yes sir."
“This is so hot watching my sister like this.” Luna said as she rubbed herself.
Dillan smirked as he used his magic to tie Luna up and summon a leash around her. "Bad mare, enjoying your sister's suffering." He said.
Luna blushed and wiggled. “Thou has already filled us!”
Dillan grinned at her as he pulled her over by the collar. "And?"
Luna blushed and fidgeted. “We thank you b-but our sister has need of you more.”
Dillan smiles a bit as he slowly pushes into Celestia, making the mare moan deeply and happily as they sit back. "Oh trust me, I'll be sure to please her. But so will you!" He said, pulling Luna to Celestia's pussy and his balls.
Luna blushed and started licking her sister's pussy and Dillan’s balls. Celestia and Dillan moaned out as the sun monarch slowly began bouncing on his cock, needing to stretch out a bit as she moaned. "F-fuck this is hot!"
“I agree.” Cadence said with a smirk and leaned over to makeout with Twilight.
Twilight kissed back with her tongue entering her sister in law's mouth, as Dillan bounces Celestia harder on his lap with his orbs smacking Luna's tongue.
Cadence moaned as she deepened the kiss, smirking a bit as she pulled Twilight off of her husband and forced her between Dillan's legs with Luna. "You enjoyed fucking your sister? Well now you can join us." She said, forcing him between Dillan's legs with the two princesses as she licked and sucked Celestia's teets, with Twilight and Luna licking his balls.
Shining armor blushed red before slowly lapping away at Dillan's shaft, making him moan as he slammed into Celestia harder. "d-damn, this is the kinkiest shit I've ever done!"
“Ah’ll say, if this gets any kinkyer the whole town is gonna find out.” Applejack said with a sigh before moaning as Rarity was licking her pussy.
Dillan chuckled a bit. "Well between all the clones and such, I have about four loads left in me. Good thing there's only three of you left!" He said, looking at Applejack, Rarity, and Fluttershy with a grin.
Fluttershy eeped cutely and Applejack moaned loudly. “Well hurry up partner, ah still have some farm work ta do.”
Dillan grinned as he slammed into Celestia harder. "You heard the mare, but that means it's time to go all out!" He said, turning his Ultimatrix symbol as a wave of energy surrounded him. His black fur turned a light gray as his wings and horn turned a metallic silver, while Celestia gasped loudly as his member grew three times longer and bigger as he slammed into her even harder.
“By the sun, yes!” She screamed as she came from his increased size.
Dillan grinned as he pinned her to the table, moaning as he bit her neck leaving his mark as he erupted inside her flooding her heated magical womb as his seed found a new home in her eggs. "F-fluttershy… you're next."
She blushed bright red as her tail flagged as high as it would go. “P-please be rough.”
Dillan, Rarity, and Applejack's eyes widened in shock before Dillan smirked and walked over to Fluttershy. "Oh you like it rough huh? I bet I know a few other kinks of yours to make it more interesting." He said, as a leash and collar appeared around his own neck and went to Fluttershy.
She blushed and took the leash before smiling and pulled it. “I said fuck me stud.”
Dillan smirked and nipped at her ear, before pushing into her hard and fast smacking her flank just as hard while his horn lit up making her pussy extra sensitive. She moaned loudly and held onto the leash. “G-good boy!”
Rainbow smirked a bit as she trotted over, kissing Dillan deeply as he slammed into Fluttershy harder. "So you like being a pet huh? Good to know." She said as Dillan pushed into Fluttershy's womb.
Fluttershy moaned loudly as she held the leash close. “Oooh buck! Fill me up!”
"A-are you sure?" He asked, smacking her flank while pulling her mane. "You could get pregnant!"
She pants and moaned loudly. “I…I’m on the pill.”
Dillan nodded as he slammed into her repeatedly, grunting before kissing her deeply while cumming inside her. She moaned loudly into his mouth as she cum with him, however to everyone’s surprise the ultimatrix logo appeared on her belly.
"What happened to the pill!?" Dillan asked in shock, pulling back away from her.
Fluttershy panted before she passed out with a smile. “It is because you have more magic than the pill can stop.” Celestia said with some soft moans.
Dillan rubbed the back of his head as he glanced around the table, Rainbow dash, Luna, Pinkie pie, Celestia, and now Fluttershy all had Ultimatrix symbols over their wombs as he sighed. "Do you two wanna go? I can use a spell to ensure you won't get pregnant." Dillan explained to Applejack and Rarity.
Applejack smirked and grabbed her rope, hog tying Dillan to a chair before getting on his lap. "This answers your question, partner? And don't worry about the spell." She said before slamming down onto his cock with a loud moan.
"W-what do you mean?" He asked, moaning loudly.
“Dude you are still a big alicorn, the pill keeps the magic in the sperm from getting to the egg. You have too much magic for it to stop.” Rainbow said and elbowed his flank.
Dillan's eyes widened as he looked over to Twilight, who's stomach also had a Ultimatrix symbol on her womb. "Oh god…" he said, moaning as Applejack leaned back to ride his cock in a better position.
"D-don't worry about us sugar cube, we all knew what this could lead to in heat. We were all prepared fer it!" Applejack said, bouncing harder on him.
"She's right darling." Rarity said with a smile, licking his neck. "We all agreed to take the pill, but Twilight was the most worried because of her alicorn status."
"I-it's true…" Twilight said, smiling sheepishly as Applejack pulled off of Dillan and turned around riding him cowgirl style. "We just all kinda forgot about your alicorn transformation."
"B-but why?" Dillan asked with a moan, biting his lip as Applejack bounced on him more.
"Because Silly! Not only are you the best male in ponyville, you're heroic and brave! We all want our foals to inherit those traits!" Pinkie said with a smile.
"F-fluttershy was the main one who didn't want a foal. Because of her relationship with discord." Twilight said, looking at Fluttershy. "Or at least the relationship she wants with Discord but is too afraid to tell him."
Dillan gulped as Applejack kissed him, grinding herself on him roughly as her hat fell to the side and letting her blond mane fall over one half of her face as she pulled away with a smile. "Come on stud, claim us as yours… alpha."
Dillan gulped as his horn lit up, causing the rope to wrap around Applejack instead before he wrapped his hooves around her and slammed into her harder, pushing into her womb as well as his dick twitched excitedly. Applejack moaned happily as she wrapped her legs around Dillan's waist, smiling at him as his cock bulged against her stomach. "Yes! Yes! Rut me!"
The female guards in the room shuffled uncomfortably, with a few rubbing themselves as Dillan claimed the ten most powerful ponies in equestria as his mates and lovers before watching him kiss Applejack as her stomach swelled with his seed.
Rarity whined and wiggled. “Come on, I need this so badly!”
Dillan grinned as he slowly pulled out of Applejack with a loud pop, his member coated with the mixed juices of all the mares and the stallion he fucked. "Alright, alright. Spread your legs." He said walking over to her, as Rarity excitedly spread her legs.
Cadence moaned as her Husband licked and nibbled her pussy, smiling down at him. "You're really enjoying all this aren't you honey?"
Shining blushed and looked away. “It's all these mares in heat in a room together…I can't help it.”
Cadence giggled as Rarity let out a happy loud moan, making Shining glance at her and Dillan as his cock twitched in anticipation. "Are you sure? You seemed to enjoy Dillan being in your ass. You can be honest with me dear, I'll love you forever no matter what."
“M-maybe a little…but I still prefer to be the top.” He said quietly.
Cadence giggled a bit as she leaned back, making him enter her pussy as she used her magic to move his tail out of the way. "How about sandwiched in the middle?" She asked as she looked past him at the moaning Rarity and Dillan.
Shining moaned and closed his eyes. “I…wouldn’t mind that.”
Dillan moaned loudly as he slammed into Rarity harder, forcing her womb open as he glanced around noticing Cadence smiling at him with her husband on top of her and his tail moved to the side.
Dillan grinned wider as she slammed harder into Rarity, moaning more as the mare came on his cock while he filled her to the brim just as he did with her friends. "Y-yes! Breed this foal factory!"
"Wow." All of her conscious friends said in shock as Dillan pulled out of her slowly.
“Ah did not see Rarity being like that.” Applejack said with a chuckle.
"Well he is perfect." Rainbow said with a grin as Dillan slowly pulled out of Rarity who laid on the table giggling incoherently.
“Thou art a lucky mare miss dash.” Luna said with a blissful sigh.
Dillan smirked as he slowly went over to Shining armor and Cadence, before mounting the unicorn stallion with his member between his cheeks. "Well, you're all gonna be lucky today. I had three more loads in me before I went ultimate." Dillan said, pushing into Shining's ass again.
"N-nyes!" Shining armor moaned out, his tongue rolling free as he was dominated again by a superior stallion.
"So you're all getting seconds." Dillan said with a grin to everyone who blushed profusely. "Or more if you all wanna try different forms." He said with a devilish grin as he slammed into the anus of a married stallion.
Chapter end.
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Dillan sighed as he glanced around at the nine mares and one stallion he had spent the entire night pleasing as he looked between each of their extended stomachs that all had the symbol of the ultimatrix over them.
Even Cadence had an Ultimatrix symbol sitting snuggly next to the cutie mark of her husband, as the stallion rubbed her stomach with a smile.
"I still can't believe how insatiable you four are." Dillan said to the Alicorns. "You four took each pony form's ultimate form and my dragon form…" he sighed, shaking his head as the four giggled softly and smiled. "Are you sure you're ok with… Two babies?" He asked Cadence and Shining armor who nodded.
“I am sure Flurry will enjoy having siblings.” Cadence siad with a chuckle.
“I just hope they aren’t alicorns too.” Shining said with a small whine.
Dillan chuckled. "Well, seeing as none of us knew that could happen. I'll be happy to help."
Rainbow giggled as she leaned on him. "Ya better help all of us." Applejack said with a small smirk.
"Of course I would!" Dillan said with a frown and crossing his arms.
“Relax darling, we are just teasing our stud.” Rarity teased.
Dillan blushed a bit and looked away as Pinkie suddenly sat on his lap with a smile and giggle. "She's right, you're amazing!" She said, kissing his chin.
"It's amazing that the watch allowed you to satisfy us all." Twilight said with a light blush.
"W-well um, that was probably because of the Heat season. The ultimatrix kind of um… well it can force me to comply with different species seasons. The original owner of the ultimatrix was forced to become multiple species multiple times. One was to have its species babies, the other was for it to go through puberty." Dillan explained.
“I don’t have to worry about you getting the whole town pregnant, do I?” Rainbow asked with a bit of worry in her voice.
"No, my equestrian forms are calm now. Thanks to all of you." Dillan said with a smile, kissing Rainbow dash.
Rainbow smiled and kissed back. “Good.”
"You seem to be feeling better." Celestia said with a smile, nuzzling Dillan's neck and making him shiver.
"Y-yeah… um how about we finish the story?" Dillan asked with a blush.
“Story?” Most of the mares asked.
Dillan blinked a bit before smirking. "Yeah, the story of me and rainbow dash when we met remember?"
“Ooooh.” They all said, even the guard mares.
Dillan looked at the guard mares and smirked a bit. "Good thing you all wanted to try the dragon form, I don't think I could handle any more foals."
The guard mares blushed and looked away as Dillan looked back at everyone. "Um… shouldn't we get the crusaders and Spike? I don't think they'd want to miss the rest of the story."
Celestia lit her horn and cleaned the map room, removing all the smells. “There, now it's safe for them.”
"Aww, it smelled so good though!" Pinkie said, making Dillan and Twilight shake their heads as the mare teleported the kids back in.
"What gives?! You suddenly teleport us away to the clubhouse and lock us in all night before suddenly teleporting us back!" Scootaloo asked angrily.
“Well dear we uh…” Rarity started to say before Pinkie spoke up.
“We all had a super fun adult party!”
The kids all blinked before sticking out their tongues. "Ew seriously? If you guys needed to take care of your Heat you could have said something." Spike said.
All the mares blushed and moved their legs and the foals saw the omnitrix logo on most of their bellies. "Wow, Dillan got all of you pregnant?" Sweetie Belle asked in shock before gasping. "Wait doesn't that mean you'll all be related? And I'll be an aunt!" She asked excitedly.
They blushed more and Rarity giggled nervously. “Well…um… in a way, yes.”
"Sweet!" Scootaloo said with a grin. "So are you all a herd now or was it just for fun?"
The mares and Stallion looked between each other as Dillan blushed a bit, before he looked between all the kids. "how old are all of you to understand all this?"
“Old enough, not answer the question.” Scootaloo said with a chuckle.
Dillan shook his head. "U-um anyway, how about we finish the story?"
The fillies pouted as they all sat down as Spike sat next to Twilight and glanced at her belly. “Yes, please.”
Dillan smiled a bit as Rainbow leaned on him. "Ok, so… Rainbow ended up getting caught…"
20 years ago.
Dillan smiled softly as he woke up one morning, yawning and stretching as he noticed Rainbow dash laying on his stomach. "Morning." He chuckled.
Rainbow opened her eyes and smiled. “Morning.”
"Good morning you two love birds." Dillan's mom, Linda said with a smile. "You two must have been tired, you both fell asleep during toy story three."
Dillan chuckled softly, as he turned to look at his mom as the smell of their Christmas tree flooded his nostrils. "It was cozy."
“You are cozy.” Rainbow said with a giggle.
Linda giggled softly. "Alright, come on. Let's make breakfast."
"Waffles!" The two said together, before looking at each other with a blush.
“Wow, geez.” Dillan’s sister said with a shake of her head. “You two are getting too lovey dovey.”
Dillan stuck his tongue out at his sister as Rainbow giggled softly. "I guess that's why they work together, they're a lot alike." His brother said with a smirk as he came downstairs.
Rainbow got up and kissed Dillan’s cheek before running down stairs. “Last one there is a rotten egg!”
"Hey!" Dillan yelled, chasing after her with a laugh as His mother shook her head smiling.
"Ah young love." She said as they all went to the kitchen.
Rainbow was dancing. “I won I won I won!” She sang as she poked Dillan. “You lost you lost you lost.”
Dillan rolled his eyes with a smirk, shaking his head. "You used your wings, that's cheating."
“Is not.” Rainbow said and then both of them started playfully arguing if using wings was cheating.
“Wow, they even argue like a married couple.” Dillan’s dad said from behind his newspaper.
Linda giggled more as she went over to the stove, before Dillan sat down in a chair with Rainbow on his lap. "Is not." She quickly said to Dillan, before eating an apple.
"Yeah, yeah." He said, rolling his eyes as his brother laughed.
"As soon as you two are old enough you're gonna end up married if you keep this up!" He said.
Rainbow blushed and fidgested on Dillan’s lap. “That isn’t a bad thing…is it?”
Dillan and his family looked at her as Dillan's face slowly turned red. "U-um, of course not…" Dillan said, smiling softly, before frowning a little. "If we're still together."
Rainbow poked Dillan’s chest. “Of course we will be together, I am sure once Celestia finds me she will find a way for you to come and visit me whenever you want.”
"She'd do that? Or a single subject? Plus we don't know what will happen if our worlds weren't meant to be connected." Dillan said with a sad frown as his family looked at him.
“If I tell her about you I am sure she will help us.” Rainbow said and nuzzled him.
Dillan blushed with a smile, as his mom set two plates of waffles in front of them. "If you say so…"
“Eat up you two.” His mother said with a smile.
Rainbow took a bite before her wings fluttered. “Do you think we could find a spot for me to fly for a bit?”
Dillan laughed as her wings tickled him. "W-we can go to the park at school, since it's winter break no one will be there. And there's a spot where the camera's don't see."
“Really?” Rainbow asked with a grin.
"Are you sure about that son?" His father asked. "What if someone sees her?"
Dillan frowned a bit before grinning. "How about the forest then? The one down the road."
“Well…I guess but you have to take your brother to keep an eye on you both.” His mother said.
"Ok mom." The two boys said together.
“Yay!” Rainbow cheered, her flank rubbing Dillan’s lap.
Dillan gulped a bit as Rainbow felt his member as he swallowed his food hard. "S-so um when do you want to go?"
Rainbow blushed lightly and fidgested and looked back at him. “Whenever you want.”
Dillan nodded a bit as he continued eating. "You both need to take a shower before you go, you're still stinky from being outside yesterday." His father said.
Rainbow smiled playfully. “I wouldn't mind a shower.”
Dillan blushed deeper as he nodded a little. "A-alright…"
“Oh no you don’t, you won’t share the shower.” His father said.
Linda set a hand on his shoulder. "Honey, it's been a month. I know you're worried but I think they've proven to be trustworthy."
He sighed and rubbed his face. “Ok, fine.”
Rainbow and Dillan stared at his mom in shock. "R-really mom?"
"Of course, I trust the both of you." She said with a smile.
“Yay!” Rainbow cheered.
“Aww.”
Dillan smiled as he hugged her. "Thank you mom."
"Of course." She said, hugging him back before whispering in his ear. "There's a condom in the cabinet."
"Moooooom!" He yelled, blushing deep red.
“What did she say?” Rainbow asked with a small smirk.
"Nothing!" He said before rushing upstairs.
Rainbow giggled and got up to follow him. “Bye.” She said to his family as she headed upstairs.
Dillan's brother and sister laughed at their brother's embarrassment from downstairs as Dillan grabbed some clothes. Rainbow rubbed herself against Dillan. “I heard what she said, and if that's what I think it is you can bring it if you want.”
Dillan blushed deeply. "N-no! W-well… unless you want to but we're not ready for that."
Rainbow giggled and hip bumped him. “You don’t have to put it inside me, I can use my hooves or mouth.”
"Oh, good I was worried you'd give in." Dillan's mom said from the doorway with a giggle.
"Mom!" He yelled with a blush.
"O-oh my…"
"After what you did when we were satisfying each other with Dillan you have no right to be shy anymore."
“You mean it was a test?” Rainbow asked with a blush.
Linda nodded. "Of course, my son is too young for that. Touching and mouth are fine and you're experimenting, that's fine with me."
Rainbow blushed and lowered her head. “Ok ma’am.”
"Are you ok?" Dillan asked her, kneeling down and rubbing her head.
“Yeah, just a bit embarrassed.” She said shyly.
Linda giggled and smiled. "No need to be embarrassed dear, all teenagers go through this. And I trust you, take care of my boy ok?"
Rainbow nodded and slowly smiled. “Ok ma’am.”
Dillan blushed as he slowly walked into the bathroom with Rainbow Dash. "Thank you mom…" Dillan smiled softly.
"Your mother sounds like a sweet lady."
"Yeah… she was…"
“Anyway, we showered and eventually we got out and headed for the forest.”
"Ah bet it was steamy."
Dillan smiled a bit as he walked to the forest with Rainbow dash in his arms like a stuffed animal, and his brother beside him. " You sure you don't want your bookbag? I mean people are gonna think you're girly carrying her around while she's like that."
"I don't care, I want her to get fresh air. And she doesn't deserve to be in my bookbag all the time." Dillan said, setting Rainbow in his coat and zipping it up.
“I guess so but still.” His brother said.
"Sebastian, it's ok. I don't care what others think." Dillan said with a small smile.
He shook his head and chuckled. “Maybe that's why you have a girlfriend and I don’t, you don’t care what others think.”
Dillan chuckled a bit as a boy from his school ran up to them and smirked. "Well if it isn't Dillan."
"Hey Tyler what do you want?" Dillan asked with an annoyed glare.
“Oh nothing much, I was just passing by when I saw you with that stupid girl toy, is it a gift for your sister or something stupid?” He asked with a dark grin.
Rainbow's wings fluttered a bit inside of Dillan's coat, as she grew angrier at the boy Tyler who has been bullying Dillan from what she heard.
"Something like that, why? Want one for your collection?" Dillan asked sarcastically. "I bet you'd like an all pink one."
“Nah, I just thought it had to be either for your sister or you, a sissy like you would get something girly like that.” Tyler said before trying to take Rainbow from Dillan. “How about I give it a bath in the pond!”
Dillan pulled back away from him, glaring at him. "And a bastard like you should know if you do take her I'll call the cops for theft."
“Like the cops would care if I trashed your girly toy!” Tyler said as he kept trying to take Rainbow.
Sebastian grabbed Tyler's shoulder and threw him to the ground on his butt. "Leave my brother alone or I'll beat the shit out of you."
“Back off! You are way older than us, stay out of it.” Tyler shouted before throwing a rock, the rock missed Sebastian but hit Rainbow's head.
"Ow!" Rainbow said instinctively reaching up to her head. Dillan's and Sebastian's eyes widened in fear as Tyler stared at Rainbow dash.
“What the hell!?” Tyler backed up. “Did that toy just talk!?”
"It's um…" Sebastian started to say, before pausing.
"Mechanical!" Dillan quickly said, as Rainbow dash blinked and looked up. "My dad got it for my sister's birthday, it's the only one like it!"
"I am the Rainbow tron six thousand, I fly, talk, and will bite your ear off if you're mean." She said as she glared at Tyler. "So play nice."
“Aaahhhh!” Tyler screamed and ran away.
Dillan and Sebastian laughed as Tyler ran away, a trail of pee following him. "Serves him right!" Sebastian said.
“Ew, did he really soil himself?”
"Yup, Tyler was a scardy cat. He only picked on me to hide how he really was."
“Sounds like a no good varmint.”
"He actually became my best friend in highschool."
Present day.
The mares around the table, the guards, Spike, And shining armor stared at him in shock and disbelief before the first of the female guards stepped up having a light gray mane with a beautiful silvery coat that peaked out under her golden armor. "Forgive me sir, but how could you befriend your bully?"
Dillan turned around and smiled at her a bit, making her blush as Luna spoke up. "Silver lining is right, how were you able to befriend him? It takes a lot to be able to do something like that."
"Because, like Silver Lining's, cutie mark of light and dark clouds with a silver lining between them. Not everything was as it seemed." Dillan said with a smile grin.
“What do you mean?” Spike asked but the fillies of the group looked at each other.
Dillan sighed a bit. "Well, we skipped over this part of the story. But one time when I snuck Rainbow Dash to one of my self defense classes, Tyler was in it as well. I met his dad and he was way worse. I found out later that Tyler had been beaten for years and one time when his dad tried to hit him and demean him in public I stepped in and chewd him out."
“Sounds kinda like Diamond’s mother but worse.” Applebloom said with a frown.
"That's why I said you'd all better check to make sure she isn't depressed or something else." Dillan said with a small smile. "But a friend can do a world of good."
The fillies looked at each other and smiled a bit. “So you got to fly around after that right?” Scootaloo asked Rainbow.
Rainbow smirked and nodded. "Sure did, Dillan did too."
"He did? I thought this was before he got his Ultimatrix." Rarity said, tossing her hair to one side.
"It was. There's a reason she calls me Monkey boy. I loved to swing not just on the monkey bars, but the vines around the woods too… I got a lot of poison ivy as a kid." Dillan said with a laugh.
Everyone laughed a bit before Spike asked. “So what happened next?”
"Well…" Dillan said thinking for a moment.
20 years ago.
Dillan and Rainbow sat on the couch in his family's living room after swinging and flying all day around the woods, before a news report came on tv. "Reports say that the double rainbow that was reported in Caledonia redwood forest a month ago has been confirmed to be connected to something not natural to our world."
Rainbow looked at Dillan with a worried expression as her ears folded back. “Did I do that?”
"I think so, but since we live so far away from California it should be ok." Dillan said with a smile, gently rubbing her head.
“But what if the princess comes through there? She won’t be able to find me.” Rainbow said with a sigh.
Dillan frowned a little, while rubbing her head more. "Don't worry, if she does something like that will definitely be on the News so we'll know."
“I hope so.” Rainbow said as she watched the tv.
“I was indeed looking for you Rainbow, but finding a single pony is nearly impossible.”
"I understand, Dillan made me feel safe either way so it's all good."
"Are you ok?" Dillan asked her, rubbing her head.
“Just…missing my family and friends.” She said before smiling weakly. “You would have gotten along with Gilda.”
"Oh, man after watching the show. I know Gilda is a griffin and that would have been so awesome to meet her!"
“Maybe but she changed and became a jerk.”
"Ok I'm sorry to keep pausing but I need to talk about this."
Present day
Dillan sat forward and covered his eyes, as he sighed a bit. "Skittles, we're going to griffon stone after this."
“What? Why would we go there?” Rainbow asked with a frown.
"For you to apologize to Guilda, and for her to apologize to you." Dillan said, looking at her. "Same to you Pinkie."
“What!?” Both of them shouted.
“Why would I apologize to that big meanie pants!?” Pinkie yelled.
Dillan turned her around by force as he glared at her slightly. "Pinkie, Rainbow dash and Guilda hadn't seen each other in years. And she was only able to be here for a few. short. Days. You kept interrupting everything they tried to do together when Guilda just wanted to hang out with one if not her only friend since griffins don't typically do friendship." He said before looking at Rainbow dash. "And you kept pranking her all over the place, while she didn't know it was you and you didn't know what was going on with Pinkie pie. Did you not stop to think what was going through her mind? From her perspective she came here for only a few days to see you. Trying to hang out with you, spending time with you and catching up with you. Then all of a sudden some random pony she didn't know kept interrupting and messing it up and she got pranked multiple times while that same pony was laughing her flank off. I'd say her anger and annoyance was justified."
Rainbow and Pinkie lowered their heads in shame. “Oh geez…I guess when you put it that way…”
"Don't get me wrong, the way she handled it wasn't right either, but you also need to take into account cultural differences." Dillan said with a small smile, before the cutie map activated revealing Pinkie's, and Rainbow's cutie marks appearing over griffon stone, along with Dillan's Ultimatrix symbol.
“Whoa!” All the foals said.
“My word.” Rarity said.
“Intriguing.” Luna said as she looked the map over.
“It seems you three have a friendship mission.” Celestia said with a giggle.
"Yeah, to griffon stone." Dillan said with a grin, as Twilight's eyes twitched. "What a coincidence."
Twilight sighed and laid her head on the map and stared at the hologram of griffon stone. “I wish I could go…”
Dillan looked over at Twilight, before smiling softly. "How about you come with us anyway?"
“No no, if the map wanted me to go it would have shown my cutie mark.” Twilight said while shaking her head.
Dillan frowned a bit as he looked at the table. "Alright… I'll take pictures for you." He said with a smile, showing his phone.
Twilight lifted her head. “Really!?”
Rainbow leaned over and whispered. “She could have just came after we finished the mission.”
"Yeah, but a picture lasts forever." Dillan said with a small grin. "So if I take pictures or videos of everything she can constantly watch or study them-" he started to say before Twilight tackle hugged him.
“Thank you thank you thank you!” She said with a happy giggle.
Dillan chuckled softly and wrapped his arms around her back, with a grin. "What are… are we all mates?"
All the mares blushed bright red. “I um…” Twilight said.
“Sorry Dillan but I am taken, but that doesn’t mean we can’t have some fun now and then.” Cadence said as she cuddled Shining.
"Not you." Dillan said with a grin. "I'm not gonna steal someone's girl, but like… the rest of us?" He asked with a blush.
Celestia smiled and sipped on her tea. “Well it has been a few hundred years since I had a partner, and longer than that since me and my sister have shared a partner.”
“Sister, really.” Luna rolled her eyes. “We would be fine with joining your herd if thou would accept us miss Dash, as head mare you have final say.”
“Um…I enjoyed what we did but um…” Fluttershy said with a blush, unable to finish.
“Ah don’t know partner, Ah haven’t thought about it…” Applejack said.
Twilight figured with a blush, looking like she was considering the offer as Rarity grinned along with pinkie pie. "We wouldn't mind darling, if rainbow will let us."
Dillan blushed deeply as he glanced at Rainbow dash for confirmation. "Up to you Skittles, I'll be ok with whatever you choose."
Rainbow dash tapped her chin in thought for a bit, smiling softly at everyone. "Whoever wants to be in our herd is welcome too, just… give me some time with Dillan alone for now since we just got back together."
“Okey-dokey loki!” Pinkie said with a smile.
“Of course darling.” Rarity said with a smile.
“We wouldn't think of getting between the head mare and our stallion.” Celestia said with a giggle and Luna nodded her head.
"What's with the head mare thing? Is it because she was the first one or?" Dillan asked with a raised eyebrow.
Twilight sat up going into lecture mode. “A head mare is usually the first one in a relationship with the stallion when forming a herd, however if a mare feels she could do a better job of taking care of the herd she could challenge the head mare. The stallion usually doesn’t get between the mares when they argue but they have equal status as the head mare.”
"Wait, so someone can take away the head mare status?" Dillan asked.
“Yes, if the challenger beats the head mare.” Twilight nodded. “Though over the years rules for the challenge were added to insure a fair fight.”
Dillan hummed a bit. "Alright then."
“I mean can you imagine how easy a fight between an earth pony and an alicorn would be if the alicorn could use her magic?” Twilight said.
“It was just one time.” Luna muttered.
"Wait, you did that?" Dillan asked Luna, while holding Pinkie and Twilight on his lap now. 4
Luna nodded and looked down. “We were in a relationship many years before our fall and the lead mare was…she was not right for the stallion we loved. She would yell at him and we were too busy with dealing with the griffons to defend him. Once we returned home we fought for him.”
"Aww, how adorable." Dillan said with a grin making Luna blush.
Celestia chuckled. “She basically held the poor mare down and knocked a few teeth loose.”
"Damn, I'm saying it now if any of you get into a fight for whatever reason. I'm stepping in." Dillan said with a shake of his head.
“It is within your rights but the issue will have to be addressed.” Twilight said with a small smile.
“Not like anypony could beat me in a fair fight.” Rainbow said with a smirk.
Dillan grinned at her, as a few othersothers seemed to realize what he was doing. "Oh so you're saying you're stronger than Celestia?"
Rainbow’s eyes widened as she looked at Celestia with a sheepish smile. “I mean…if the fight was fair…and I got lucky…and…she took pity on me.”
Celestia giggled softly. "Do not worry Miss Dash, you probably would beat me. I am good with magic, but Luna is the more physical of the two of us."
"Can we get back to the story?" Spike asked, leaning back while staring at Dillan holding Twilight on his lap.
“Y-yeah, probably a good idea.” Rainbow said with a sigh. “About two months later we were back at the park…”
20 years ago.
Dillan and Rainbow dash laughed as they rolled along the ground together, landing as Rainbow dash was on top of him smiling down. "Hey." She said with a giggle.
"Hey yourself." Dillan said with a smile, sitting up with her in his arms. "So what should we do now?"
“Well, I was thinking, how would you like to see things from my point of view? I should be strong enough to carry you.” Rainbow said with a smile.
Dillan hummed a bit, looking around before smiling. "Alright, I trust you."
She smiled and got on the ground, kneeling down a bit. “Ok, hop on.”
Dillan laughed a bit, as he slowly laid on her back. "Why are you kneeling? I'm a lot taller than you."
“Just making sure you don’t trip.” Rainbow said before standing up and then she started flapping her wings.
"Are you sure you'll be ok?" Dillan asked her worriedly.
“Yeah of course!” Rainbow said with a smile as she started flying.
"W-whoa!" Dillan said, hugging her as he glanced down. "I-is it too late to say I'm afraid of heights?"
Rainbow laughed as she flew lower to the ground. “Ok scaredy cat.”
"I am not a scaredy cat!" Dillan said angrily.
“Are you sure?” Rainbow said with a smirk as she flew around some trees.
"Yes! I swing around on the vines, remember? I just… humans aren't meant to fly without an airplane!" He said, before looking around and down. "Whoa…"
“Let’s go higher then.” Rainbow said with a giggle and flew higher.
Dillan gulped and held into her tighter, looking around more as they passed through some clouds. "Whoa! Chilly!"
Rainbow giggled as she landed on the cloud though she was slowly sinking through it. “This is how pegasi live.”
"Um… Skittles? You're sinking through the cloud." Dillan said, looking at her hooves.
“Huh?” She looked down and frowned. “Strange.” She flapped her wings and lifted off the cloud.
"Skittles, you need to remember you're not home. Things are different here." Dillan said with a soft laugh, before kissing her head. "this is amazing, I never thought I'd end up flying around like this."
“Yeah, let’s get you back to the ground.” She started to dive.
"Whoa!" Dillan yelled as they got to the ground before Rainbow did a flip and landed. "Oh… my stomach…"
“Whoa, don’t throw up on me!” Rainbow said, resetting the urge to buck him off.
Dillan got off of her and held his stomach. "Oh I shouldn't have eaten lunch before coming here…"
Rainbow chuckled and smirked. “I did say eat light.”
Dillan turned to her with a small smirk. "I did."
She rolled her eyes before she was hit by a net that was shot at her, pinning her to a tree. “What the hay!?”
Dillan's eyes widened as he looked over where the net came from, noticing three men in all black uniforms. "Target secured." One of them said into an earpiece, before Dillan rushed over and started pulling the net to get Rainbow free.
“Dillan, help!” Rainbow struggled in the net.
Dillan pulled a side of the net free, before one of the men in black grabbed him. "Son, step away from the creature, it's dangerous."
"No, I'm dangerous if you hurt her!" Dillan yelled, elbowing the man in his crotch causing him to yell and let Dillan go. Dillan rushed over and pulled the net to the side enough for Rainbow to wiggle out, before the other two men in black shot them both with nets capturing them both. "No! Leave her alone!"
“Gah! D-dillan run away!” Rainbow yelled as she tried her best to free him with her wings.
"No." Dillan said glaring at the men in black. "I'm not going anywhere, I'm not leaving you alone with these bastards!"
"Jeez kid, such a foul mouth." One of the men said, before something hit him in the head. "Ow! What the?"
"Hey losers let our friends go!" A voice yelled, before another rock flew through the air and hit the one Dillan elbowed in the nuts as well.
"Why!?"
"Oh my, who was it?"
“You’ll never guess.”
"Who's there!?" The last man yelled, before a loud tink noise sounded through the park and a small baseball smacked him in the face.
"Pst Dillan." A familiar voice whispered as he was cut free.
"Alyssa?" Dillan asked in shock, before his human friend cut Rainbow free.
"No time to explain, get going!" Alyssa said, before Rainbow dash and Dillan started running out of the forest running into Tyler.
“You!? Why are you helping us?” Rainbow asked. “I thought you hated Dillan.”
Tyler looked at Dillan for a moment, before walking past them. "Consider us even for sticking up to my dad."
Rainbow frowned a bit before she lowered her head. “Thank you…don’t get hurt.” Then she started to run.
Dillan looked back at Tyler with a smile, before smirking playfully. "Try not to piss yourself." He said running off as Tyler looked back and smirked a bit.
Rainbow looked at Dillan with tears in her eyes. “I should go, leave so you and your family don’t get in trouble.”
Dillan grabbed her and held her close, continuing to run. "No, I'm not letting you go alone!"
Rainbow blushed as she held onto him. “Thank you.”
Dillan smiled softly as he rushed down the street, pausing as he noticed black vans around his house. "Oh crap!"
“Oh no…” Rainbow said with a whimper. “What are we going to do?”
"I don't know, but don't worry I won't-" He started to say, before the two were surrounded by men in black again.
Rainbow grabbed onto Dillan and flapped her wings. “Hold on!” She tried to fly over the men.
“Oh no! Did you make it?”
"No… we didn't."
Dillan's eyes widened as three men launched nets at them, causing Rainbow's wings to get wrapped up as they fell to the ground with Rainbow on top of Dillan. "No! Leave Skittles alone!"
Rainbow started to cry. “W-wait…take me but leave Dillan and his family alone!”
"No!" Dillan yelled as the men picked up Rainbow dash. "Rainbow, no please!"
Rainbow looked at Dillan with tears running down her cheeks. “I am sorry Dillan, please stay safe.”
"No! SKITTLES! YOU BASTARDS LEAVE HER ALONE!" Dillan yelled angrily.
“Anomaly captured, what do we do with the civilians?” One of the men said into an earpiece.
Dillan cried against the concrete, staring at Rainbow dash as his family watched him worriedly. He sniffled before getting an idea, his head snapping up to the man in black. "Hey! If you take her you should take me too! I've been around her the most and we've even kissed! Who knows what kind of diseases she's given me!"
“Yes sir.” He looked at the other men. “Quarantine and question them.”
Dillan glared at them as they untied him, grabbing his arms as he was forced over to his family. "Hurt her and I'll kill you."
“Sir, keep your son under control.” The man said to Dillan’s father.
"I'll stop him when he says something I disagree with." Dillan's father said, glaring at the man. "You bastards broke into my house and wrecked the place, not only that you shot nets at an innocent girl and kidnapped my son's girlfriend. Let her go now!"
“Sir, you are lucky you aren’t in handcuffs being taken to a black site. You harbored an unknown alien creature that is quite possibly hostile and has used some sort of technology or pheromones to control you and your family.” The man said before he pushed Dillan’s father inside. “Cut everything to the house but water and power.”
“What is a black site?”
"A jail where they could have locked us up without bail, or being formally charged with a crime."
Dillan glared at them all. "You're a bunch of imbeciles. She's only a year older than me, you pansies are just a bunch of scaredy cats. And I hope the leader of her country beats you all up."
"I would never!"
“That is a threat, if they invade we will retaliate.” The man said as he left the house as the others put up plastic to cover up the windows and door.
Dillan glared at them as they put up the plastic, clutching his fist angrily as he saw the man slap Rainbow dash in the van. He growled angrily as he grabbed a pair of scissors and ran at the Plastic. "Dillan!" His mom yelled, before Dillan stabbed the plastic covering the door and rushed outside to the van, shocking the man in black as a thin blue aura covered Dillan.
"Wait what?"
"You don't remember that?"
"No, all I remember is being angry and then I just used scissors to cut through the plastic and rush the guy."
“Well somehow you glowed blue as you charged at them and even stabbed one of them in the leg, but then one of them shot you with a dart.”
Dillan landed on his knees and he looked at Rainbow dash with blurry eyes, reaching out for her. "Sk-skittles…"
"How is he able to resist the sleep dart?" One of the men asked as the man who pushed the boy's father held his bleeding leg.
“No clue, it must have something to do with the creature, get it out of here!”
"No! Leave her alone!" Dillan yelled, the blue aura shining brighter before he started to pass out. "Sk-skittles…"
"D-dillan… please stop, you'll be safer without me…" Rainbow dash said with tears running down her face as Dillan passed out finally.
“I was so scared that he was hurt and begged the men to leave him alone…”
"When I woke up, I broke down crying. I never felt so alone and afraid. And I felt like I failed…"
Present day
Dillan whipped his eyes as tears swelled up inside them, making him sniffle and look up with a sigh. "It was the worst birthday I'd ever had."
Rainbow put a hoof on his lap. “We don’t have to continue the story.”
Dillan shook his head. "N-no it's ok, I just need a minute."
Rainbow nodded her head. “You can go get a snack or something while I tell them my side of things.”
Dillan sighed a bit, nodding a little. "Y-yeah… ok."
Rainbow kissed his cheek. “Don’t worry I will save the best part for when you get back.”
Dillan nodded a bit before gently setting Twilight and Pinkie pie down on the chair he was sitting on as walking out, while Celestia looked to two of the guards. "Go with him, try to help him feel better however you can." She said with a grin.
They blushed and nodded. “Y-yes ma’am.”
The guards followed Dillan out along with Fluttershy as the mares smirked. "That mare must have really liked what they did, anyway continue the story." Applejack said.
Rainbow sighed and nodded. “Right…um Spike could you bring us some drinks and snacks? The next part isn’t exactly a nice part.”
"Of course." Spike said, rushing out to get some snacks before coming back a few minutes later.
Rainbow looked down at the table for a moment before continuing the story. “After Dillan passed out I was taken away in a flying device called a helicopter. It took so long I fell asleep, and when I woke up I was in a small cage with some scientist taking some blood…and other samples.”
20 years ago.
Rainbow dash huddled in the back of the cage shaking violently as Scientists cut off a piece of her mane and took some of her blood with a needle. "What are you going to do to me! I wanna be with my colt friend!"
The scientists ignored her as they started working on tests. “The creature is awake.” One of them said.
"My name is Rainbow dash!" She yelled, kicking a needle away.
“Any alien parasites on the creature?” A doctor asked as he looked over a clipboard.
"No sir." Another scientist said.
"I wanna go home…" Rainbow dash whimpered, curling in on herself.
“How is it even able to fly? The wings are far too small to support its size.” One of the scientist said while scratching his head.
"Magic." Rainbow said, turning away. "all Pegassi have magic to help us take flight."
"Magic isn't real." One scientist said.
“Don’t interact with it, that is for the interrogators to do.” One of them said.“Don’t interact with it, that is for the interrogators to do.” One of them said.
"If it's not gonna shut up, we minis well answer its questions. Besides it's a new species it's better to have good relations with at least one of them." The scientist said.
"If you wanted good relations with me you shouldn't have foal napped me and taken me away from my colt friend!" Rainbow dash yelled.
"Ok, what is a Colt friend?" The same scientist asked.
"He called himself my boyfriend or something." Rainbow dash said.
“You were in an interspecies relationship with that boy?” One of them asked and wrote that down.
"W-we like each other…" Rainbow dash said with a blush, fiddling with her hooves. "H-he was the one that found me and kept me safe when I didn't know what was going on…"
“Hmm sounds like a possible Traitor to our species.” One of them said.
"Why?" Another asked. "Because he fell in love? That's the stupidest thing I've ever heard."
“He would rather protect this thing than his own world, for all we know she is a scout that will lead an invasion.” The same man said.
"I didn't mean to come here!" Rainbow dash yelled.
“So you say, but we don’t believe you.” The man said before using large metal pincers to grab one of her feathers and yank it out.
"Ow!" Rainbow yelled, backing away from the man with a glare. "Stop that! I need those!"
“Not any more little alien.” The man said as he took the feather over to a microscope.
Rainbow dash growled as another pair of pliers came towards her, before she kicked the hands holding them into the cage. "Get away from me you creeps!"
“Damn thing kicked me!” One of them said.
“Well it is a horse, they are known to kick.” Another said with a laugh.
"I am not a horse! I'm a pony!" Rainbow dash yelled angrily.
“Same family, you are just a small horse.” One of them said with a laugh.
"I'm not a horse!" Rainbow dash yelled, tears filling her eyes. "I-i'm a good filly…."
Rainbow frowned as the scientists studied, poked, and prod her for days. She was locked in a small dog carrier inside a jail cell.
After a few months of the repeated processes, being interrogated, prodded and inspected a man walked up to her cage. "Are you ok?"
“I want to go home…” Rainbow whimpered with a sniffle.
"I know you do, but you'll go home soon." He said, gently rubbing her head as she suddenly felt calmer.
“Wha…what do you mean?” She asked.
A small blue light began glowing from his finger, as her mind became calmer. "Just have hope." He said, smiling softly before he got up and left.
She stood up and watched him. “Wh-who are you?”
The man smiled back at her, revealing only a single scar over his left eye and a light blue coat. "A friend." He said, before walking away.
Rainbow sighed and sat down, looking down. “A friend? I wonder how Dillan is?”
"Just have hope, and you'll see him soon." The man's voice said, from the darkness before his footsteps faded away.
Rainbow looked up, noticing she was alone. “He’s…gone?” She looked around before frowning. “I need to get out of here.” She turned around and tried to buck the cage open.
Days passed by, as Rainbow dash tried to free herself to no avail. One day some men came in and took her from the cage, wearing full hazmat suits as they led her to a large metal table. “What are you doing? What is that thing!? Let me go! I don’t like it here!”
"You won't have to worry about that anymore." One of them said, as they strapped her to the table.
She whimpered and tried to pull herself free. “No! Let me go! I don’t like this!” She started to cry. “Celestia, mom, dad, Dillan save me!”
Present day.
"I think we'll stop the story there for now." Rainbow dash said with a frown. "Until Dillan gets back."
"Did you ever find out who that guy that told you to have hope was?" Spike asked her.
Rainbow shook her head. “No, but he felt familiar.”
"Who did?" Dillan asked, coming back into the room with the guards and Fluttershy who seemed flustered.
“A man that gave me hope…his finger glowed and he has a scar.” Rainbow said with a confused frown.
"His finger glowed?" Dillan asked with a raised eyebrow.
“Yeah, the same color blue as you did when you went nuts.” Rainbow said while tilting her head.
Dillan blinked a few times. "Huh, that sounds like a blue lantern. But it's impossible, they don't exist in my dimension."
“Stange.” Rainbow said before telling Dillan where she was in the story.
"What's a blue lantern?" Twilight asked as Rainbow's eyes widened.
"Please don't get him started." She said, rubbing her head.
"Hey, I don't get to talk about it all that often!" Dillan said, crossing his arms. "The basics are there's eleven lantern corps, each one uses a ring fueled by an emotion to fight and create constructs of light. Similar to that bracelet Rarity used when you all got sucked into the power ponies."
Rarity blushed lightly when everyone looked at her and smiled. “That was fun to use.”
"I'm sure it was, but let's hope they don't ever get here… at least not without reprogramming the rings." Dillan said, shaking his head. "There's some nasty ones. The main ones being Red, Orange, and yellow."
"Why them?" Spike asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Well, Yellow can only be used by those who use fear. Orange is so strong there can only ever be one orange lantern because of the raw energy of Greed it produces… red is the second worst though… if you get a red ring all the blood in your body is replaced by its energy and you'll become a rage filled monster forever. If you remove a red ring unless near a Blue lantern… that person using the ring will die."
“Oh my.” Celestia said before she looked at Spike for a moment. “If orange rings ever appeared here all the dragons would be unstoppable.”
"No they wouldn't, they'd probably be dead. Eventually so would all the other species on the planet as the orange lantern would kill everyone and everything to claim the planet and everything on it as their own." Dillan said, shocking them all.
"Wait… ya said the red one was the second worst… what's the first?" Applebloom asked, as everyone looked at Dillan.
"..." Dillan stayed silent for a moment, before sighing. "Black."
Rainbow put a hoof on his hand. “Basically zombies.”
"Zombies!?" Spike and Shining armor asked in shock.
"Yeah… the black lantern rings are rings that go to the dead bodies of creatures and bring them back." Dillan said, shaking his head. "But on a lighter note if any of the good ones show up we'd be able to fight them. Green, blue, Indigo… kinda, and violet, along with White, and Gold."
“There is a gold ring?” Rarity asked with a smile.
"Yeah but only one person has ever gotten it I think." Dillan said with a shrug. "In order to qualify for the gold rings, yes plural you need two. You can never feel any emotion other than happiness."
“Wow, that sounds really hard, I don’t think even Pinkie could get that power.” Twilight said as she wrote everything down.
"Well yeah, remember the mirror pool thing? She's been sad before." Dillan laughed a bit. "Let's see… green you need to overcome great fear and have an unbreakable will, blue you need hope… that's basically it. Violet is love so Cadence would be the most overpowered Violet lantern also called star sapphires." Dillan said, smirking as he watched Twilight write everything down.
"Are you explaining all this just so Twilight can take notes?" Shining armor asked with a grin.
"Yes." Dillan said.
"Oh brother.” Rainbow said with a sigh. “Please don’t make her a comic book nerd too.”
"I have a watch that lets me turn into aliens, that's pretty comicbookie don't you think? I'm pretty sure it was too late." Dillan said with a laugh.
"What about indigo?" Twilight asked. "And white? And what was that last core you didn't mention yet?"
"Oh, Indigo is compassion but unless you willingly accept the ring it can be used as a punishment to force criminals to learn compassion. White is the opposite of black, so Life. And the last one is the ultraviolet corp. It's the unseen light of hidden emotions, the ones no one wants others to see." Dillan said as Twilight wrote it all down.
“I don't remember that one.” Rainbow said and rubbed her chin.
"The ultraviolet and gold lanterns are the newest ones. They came out after you left." Dillan said with a smile. "Oh yeah, there's a lot more Flash comics now."
"Really!?" Rainbow dash asked excitedly, before blushing and looking away. "I mean… cool…"
Spike smirked and leaned closer to Rainbow. “So you like superhero comics? Also, who is the Flash?”
"Human Filly second basically." Dillan explained with a grin.
"Speed is key." Rainbow said with a blush and looking away.
“I will be sure to share some of my comics with you.” Spike said with a smile.
"Why don't you two and Applebloom form a comic club?" Applejack suggested.
"Applejack!" Her sister yelled embarrassed.
“Huh? Why would Applebloom want to join? I never saw her reading a comic book.” Spike said, confused.
Applebloom blushed redder as Applejack laughed. "Oh she does, mostly in her room alone."
"So she's a closet comic reader." Dillan said with a grin.
“Aww what? Why didn’t you tell me? I have a huge collection.” Spike said before smirking. “I also still have that magic comic that lets you be the power ponies.”
"You do?" Dillan, Twilight, and Rainbow dash asked.
"I told you to throw that away." Twilight said with a frown.
“Why? I paid for it and it can be fun if you're prepared for it.” Spike said with a shrug.
"He's got a point." Celestia said with a giggle, as Applebloom played with her tippy hooves.
"A-ah guess we could read together…" She mumbled.
“Sister, you didn’t share your spell of making a story able to be experienced, did you?” Luna asked with a small frown. “We have told you it can be risky.”
"I didn't! I um… I used the spell on one of my personal comic books and uh… accidentally sold it years ago…" Celestia said, turning away.
Luna groaned and face hoofed. “Oh Tia, what are we going to do with you?”
Celestia grinned a bit before pouting at Dillan. "Love me won't you?" She asked, fluttering her eyelashes as he blushed deeply.
Rainbow smirked and elbowed Dillan. “You gonna say anything?”
Dillan blushed redder as the mares giggled at him. "W-well of course I will. But Skittles did say to give us time alone for a while since we just found each other again."
Celestia giggled and nodded her head. “I was only teasing and trying to change the subject.”
"R-right, anyway let's continue the story." Dillan said.
"Oh wait, Did you ever see that man again?" Rarity asked Rainbow dash.
"Yeah, it was during the days before those people strapped me to the table. He taught me a song and told me to hold it in my heart… and it made me feel better." Rainbow dash said with a small smile.
“What was the song?” Dillan asked.
"Um… friends like us." She said, rubbing her leg.
"Wait From Annabelle's wish!?" Dillan asked in shock.
“What is that Dillan?” Twilight asked.
"Our favorite movie to watch… together…" Rainbow dash said with a blush.
“Aww.” Cadence, Rarity, and Celestia said with a smile.
Rainbow blushed and leaned on Dillan more, smiling as he wrapped his arm around her. “So what happened next?” Twilight asked.
20 years ago.
Rainbow struggled on the table as tears filled in her eyes, fear filling her as the scientists came in with dissection tools. “Alright, everything is set, let us start this vivisection.” One of the scientists said as he got a hair clipper and turned it on.
"What!? You're going to kill me!?" Rainbow dash yelled, struggling more.
The scientist begins to shave off her chest fur. “Sadly we must see how your body works, so we are going to cut you open to study your insides.”
"No!" Rainbow dash yelled tears flowing from her eyes. "What's wrong with you! I'm thirteen!"
“Fur removed, hand me the scalpel.” The scientist said.
The scientists and Rainbow dash jumped as the ceiling vent slammed open, as Dillan jumped down with a pipe, smacking one of the scientists on the head and making him fall onto a scalpel.
“Dillan!?” Rainbow shouted in surprise and relief.
"What the hell!?" One of the scientists yelled, as Dillan grabbed the pipe and threw it at him, hitting his nose as blood shot out.
"Get away from my Rainbow dash!" Dillan yelled, before grabbing the scalpel.
Rainbow blushed lightly. “Dillan, you came!”
Dillan smiled at her as a scientist tried to grab him, before he cut the scientist's arm with the scalpel. "Let. Her. Go!"
“Gah! You little brat!” The scientist yelled and threw him away.
Dillan slammed into the wall as he glared at the scientist. "Let her go! She hasn't done anything wrong you bastards!"
“She is an alien! That is enough!” The scientist shouted as guards came in.
"She's no older than me! People like you are why humanity is a piece of shit!" Dillan yelled as a guard grabbed him from behind, before Dillan suddenly stabbed him in the neck with the scalpel.
Everyone gasped in shock.
"... I don't tolerate those I love getting hurt…"
Rainbow's eyes widened in shock as Dillan kicked the next guard in the shin before quickly unshackling his girlfriend.
“Dillan, get on my back, we can fly out of here!” Rainbow shouts.
Dillan quickly got on her back as she took off, flying through the corridors at high speeds. "turn left! I have an idea!"
“Right!” Rainbow turned to the left. “How did you find me?”
Dillan smiled and hugged her, kissing her head. "In all honesty I just… followed my heart. Ever since we met I've been able to find you just by thinking about you."
Rainbow blushed and smiled. “I am so happy you came…but you put yourself in danger.”
Dillan smiled as they turned into another room with a large machine. "Maybe, but you're worth it."
Rainbow landed and looked around. “This is a dead end!”
Dillan smiled as he held up the pipe he had and threw it into the large rotating propeller causing it to explode. "Yeah, but now they shouldn't follow us."
Rainbow hugged him and smiled with tears running down her cheek. “I missed you so much.”
Dillan smiled and kissed her, holding her closer to him. "I've missed you too, now let's get going." He said before the machine exploded again, causing the flames to surround them both as the doorway was blocked.
“What are we going to do? We are stuck!” Rainbow asked with tears in her eyes.
Dillan looked around worriedly holding onto her, his eyes noticing a glimmering light before a portal opened in front of the two. Three ponies stood on the other side two pegasi, one with a similar Rainbow mane to Rainbow dash, one with an orange mane and tail. The last being a tall white pony with wings and a horn, her Pink, green, and blue mane and tail flowing without any air. "Whoa…"
“What?” Rainbow asked before she looked where he was looking and she gasped. “Mom, Dad, Princess!” She stood up and smiled. “You came for me!”
The three stared at them with shocked expressions. "Rainbow!" Her parents said happily as the flames became more intense, as Dillan looked down at Rainbow and kissed her gently before he pushed her through the portal.
“Whoa!” Rainbow shouted before being caught in a golden glow. “Dillan! Come with me, please!”
Dillan smiled softly at her as he shook his head. "I can't, after everything they've done for me I can't abandon my family…"
“But…you can't escape! The fire will…will.” Rainbow said as she was set down. The tall pony looked between the two children.
"Don't worry, I'll be fine. Thanks for being my girlfriend Dashy!" Dillan said smiling as another explosion erupted with flames surrounding him, the portal snapping closed immediately afterward he was engulfed in flames.
“My goodness, that must have been horrible to watch.”
"You have no idea…"
"Dillan! Dillan please no!" Rainbow dash yelled, tears falling down her cheeks as she turned to Celestia. "Can you open the portal! I need to save him!"
“Allow me to fill in any missing pieces.”
“I am sorry young one, the portal is extremely hard to make, even if I could open it again…I am afraid your friend did not survive.” Celestia said as she lowered her head to the filly.
Rainbow dash's eyes filled with tears as she sobbed. "N-no! He has to be alive! H-he's my colt friend!"
Rainbow’s parents walked over and tried to comfort her. “I am sorry young one…” Celestia said with a sigh. “I wish he didn’t have to die.”
Rainbow wailed out in pain and sorrow, sobbing into her mother's chest. "H-he's not gone I can feel it!"
Celestia closed her eyes and let out a breath. “Please stay in the castle as long as you need.” She said to Rainbow’s parents.
"Thank you, your majesty." Her dad said with a smile, holding his daughter as she sobbed.
"H:he's not dead, he's not dead. He can't be, he saved my life, he's not dead!" Rainbow dash sobbed more.
“Honey…please come with us, let’s get you cleaned up and some rest.” Her father said as he tried to get her to move.
Present day.
"After that Rainbow was inconsolable from then on, until a few weeks later her parents asked me to remove her memories." Celestia said.
"Over me?" Dillan asked Rainbow dash with a small small.
“Yeah…I couldn’t stop thinking about you, our good times…and your death.” Rainbow said with a sigh then she looked at Celestia a bit upset. “I begged Celestia not to take my memories of you away once my parents told me what was going to happen…but…she did.”
Celestia sighed and hung her head. "I am sorry miss Dash, I thought he was gone. And you weren't eating…"
Dillan smiled softly and rubbed Rainbow's head. "I'm happy she did, if you weren't eating who knows what would have happened."
“I would have started eating…eventually..” Rainbow said with a small frown.
"Yeah… I suppose so. They were just worried about you." Dillan said.
“Yeah…” Rainbow said before she smiled a bit. “We should go see them now that I remember you.”
"Oh, jeez. That'll be interesting." Dillan laughed a bit. "Meet my colt friend who you made me forget who's back from the dead."
Rainbow giggled and smirked. “Yeah but they will like you, I promise.”
Dillan smiled a bit, sighing softly as he looked at his legs. "Yeah… I… I just wish my family and Alyssa were still… still…"
Rainbow hugged him, followed by Ceelstia, Luna, Pinkie, Rarity, and Applejack.
Dillan blushed and hugged everyone back. "T-thanks…"
Rainbow kissed his cheek and smiled. “I love you Dillan.”
Dillan blushed and smiled at her. "Love you too Skittles."
Rainbow smiled and leaned back. “So what should we do now?”
"I would like to know how Dillan got out of that room." Celestia said with a smile.
"I believe I may be able to shed some light on that." A voice called out, before Paradox walked out from behind Celestia.
This made everyone but Dillan jump, Celestia’s guards rushing over to aim spears at Paradox. “Oh I saw you!” Rainbow said while pointing at him.
"Indeed you did miss Dash, I thought I was hidden well enough. But oh well." Paradox said with a shrug as Dillan looked at the guard mares.
"It's Alright, he's a friend."
Celestia holds a hoof up. “It is fine, if Dillan trusts him I will as well.”
The guards slowly put their weapons down as Dillan smiled a bit. "Of course I trust him. He's the one that sent me here."
“If you were there why didn’t you help me?” Rainbow asked with a confused frown.
"Sadly I could not. I am not allowed to interfere with events pre determined." Paradox said with a smile.
“Pre de-what now?” Rainbow asked, even more confused.
"Fate." Dillan and Twilight said together.
"He can't interfere with fate, destiny, whatever you wanna call it." Dillan said.
“Oh.” Rainbow said and sat down. “Well…ok then.”
"If that's true, why were you able to save Dillan?" Applebloom asked him.
"Oh now that's an interesting thing isn't it?" Paradox asked with a grin. "I was able to interfere because as sad as it is, Rainbow dash was supposed to die by the hands of those people. And causing a war between earth and equestria which would have decimated both!"
"What!?" Everyone yelled in shock and horror.
Paradox nodded. "Oh yes, but one thing changed all of that… you." He said pointing at Dillan.
“Me?” Dillan asked, surprised.
“Him?” Rainbow asked at the same time.
Paradox nodded with a smile. "Yes! My boy, how many thirteen year olds would walk hundreds of miles in the rain and wind to save someone? From your earth." He said, making Dillan blush and look away. "Even with your soulmate connection you were a child and meant to stay at home with your family. But you broke that desire and went and rescued Rainbow dash. Thus spawning a new timeline, and saving millions of lives."
"Whoa…" Everyone mumbled in shock.
Rainbow put a hoof on Dillan’s hand. “Has he changed anything that was supposed to happen here in Equestria, besides the war I mean.”
"Well… the timeline itself is a bit off. But nothing major." Paradise said with a smile.
"Excuse me sir Paradox, does that mean Sir Dillan is the reason our world is so peaceful?" Luna asked.
"Oh not at all, that was thanks to you all. All Dillan did was set it in motion." Paradox said with a smile.
Rainbow looked down for a moment before her eyes widened. “It is because I am here!” She said, getting everyone's attention. “Because I survived earth the war never happened, I was able to meet Twilight, help save Luna, and all of our other adventures!”
Paradox smiled and nodded. "Correct. Dillan's actions were but a simple drop of water in the ocean of the multiverse. But it caused massive waves."
Everyone looked at Dillan before they hugged him. “Thank you Dillan.”
Dillan blushed red as he tried to move a bit. "U-um… you're welcome? But like Paradox said. It's not thanks to me, you all did it yourselves."
“Ah but you did open the possibilities.” Paradox said with a teasing smirk.
Dillan blushed and glared at Paradox. "Quiet you."
He chuckled and held up a bag of gumballs. “Gumball?”
Dillan sighed and smirked, taking one as the mares let him go. "Thanks. So you saved me because I altered what was supposed to happen? What about displacing me, why'd you do that?"
"Ah now that, you see… due to the unusual circumstances I was given permission to interact with you only once. When your life was at its lowest. Your predecessor, the one who's Ultimatrix is on your wrist, asked that I give it to someone worthy of the powers. And I couldn't think of anyone better than someone who saved two realities." Paradox said with a smile.
Dillan looked at his watch for a moment before he smiled softly. “Alright, so how did you get me out of the fire?”
Paradox smiled as he clicked open his watch, a portal opening up before he walked through only to come back a minute later holding a young unconscious Dillan who's back was severely burned with blood leaking from his skull.
Everyone’s eyes widened as Celestia and Luna got up and rushed over to him. “Oh goodness, he needs medical attention right now!”
"I guess that explains why I didn't die from blood loss…" Dillan mumbled a bit, before Rainbow dash flew out of the castle at top speeds.
"Indeed, and in your delusional state. You'll only remember all this-" Paradox started to say.
"As a dream… yeah I remember." Dillan said looking at his younger self.
Luna and Celestia were using their magic to keep young Dillan alive. “Oh dear…is there anything we can do?” Rarity asked.
"For now just wait. Rmof I'm right Rainbow went and got the books on human physiology and health we got from kendras world to help." Dillan said, shaking his head as Applebloom giggled a little.
"You were cute as a kid." She said.
"Don't start any of that!" Dillan said, looking away. "It's so weird hearing that from a kid!"
All the mares looked at young Dillan and smiled softly. “You know…the filly is right, you are cute as a colt.” One of the guards said.
Dillan blushed a bit and looked away as Rainbow dash came back with a bunch of books. "Here's all the books Kendra's Nurse Red Heart gave us on human anatomy!"
“Thank you Rainbow.” Celestia said as she took the books and read through them quickly, before using her magic to heal young Dillan’s burns the best she could.
Paradox smiled and nodded, opening his pocket watch as young Dillan was teleported away. "Now, now, you can't heal him completely. Dillan was in the hospital for months recovering."
"Yeah, and I still have some of the burn marks." Dillan said with a small grin.
“I am afraid that is the best we can do anyway.” Luna said with a sigh, however Dillan saw the rest of the mane six looking at an open book with blushes.
"Ok you perverts!" Dillan said, grabbing the book from them. "There are still children here!" He said, before smirking slightly at them causing most to understand what he was thinking.
They blush more and Rarity coughs into a hoof. “Sir Dillan, we were merely studying human physiology.”
"Uh huh, do it at a slumber party without kids around." Dillan said, walking away with the book in his arm.
“Aww.” The younger mares said together.
“What’s the big deal? Ah see colt parts all the time at school.” Applebloom said with a shrug.
"Yeah? Well too bad I'm not talking about this again." Dillan said, before Rainbow dash whispered in Scootaloo's ear making her blush.
"Eeeew!" She said, shaking her head.
“What did she say?” Sweetie Belle asked.
"Humans don't have sheaths!" Scootaloo yelled, shaking her head and making Dillan facepalm.
“Ew!” The two fillies said and shook their heads.
“Meh, I have read of other species that don’t.” Spike said with a shrug.
“Anyway, we should probably start preparing to go to Griffonstone." Dillan said.
“Oh yeah…” Rainbow said with a small frown.
Dillan smiled softly and rubbed her head, as Pinkie giggled. "Should we get a private car on the train?" She asked with a smirk.
Rainbow giggled a bit. “No Pinkie, this is an important mission from the map, so no fun times.”
Pinkie giggled more. "Why not? It'll take us a while to get there."
“Because we have to control ourselves, Pinkie.” Rainbow said with a sigh.
"Oh fine." Pinkie said with a sigh.
Dillan blushed red again before coughing. "Anyway. Scootaloo, come with me."
“Huh?” She looked up at him. “Why?”
Dillan smiled softly at her. "Well, if you're going to stay with me. We need to set up your room."
Scootaloo’s ears perk up. “Oh right…I had forgotten.”
Dillan frowned a bit and hugged her. "I'm sorry."
“It…it’s ok.” She said softly.
Dillan shakes his head. "Believe me… I know it's not."
Scootaloo laid her head on his chest. “It is ok to still….miss my mom?”
Dillan sighed and nodded. "Of course it is…"
She closed her eyes. “Do you mind carrying me?”
Dillan grinned a bit and picked her up, holding her as he started walking. "Sure."
“We will finish up here then I will join you at your house.” Rainbow said with a small smile.
"Thanks." Dillan said with a smile to her, heading out the door.
They watched him leave before Rainbow sat down and let out a breath. “That was crazy to remember and retell.”
"Are you ok?" Luna asked her.
“Yeah, just talking about all that happened…” She put a hoof to her chest. “It was like reliving it.”
Celestia wrapped her wing around Rainbow Dash. "Would you like me to remove the bad memories?"
“No!” Rainbow shouted and backed away. “Good or bad, every memory makes me who I am.”
Celestia held up her hooves. "I was only trying to help."
“I am sorry princess, I know you are.” Rainbow said with a sigh. “What should we talk about now?”
Celestia smiled a bit and wrapped her wing around her again. "How about your date tomorrow?" She asked as all the mares giggled.
Chapter end.
Everyone
Rainbow dash
Dillan
Celestia
Applejack
Rarity
Cadence
Luna
Fluttershy
Twilight
Pinkie pie
Scootaloo
Sweetie belle
Applebloom
Shining armor
Spike
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Dillan smiled softly as he walked to his house, holding Scootaloo still as he rubbed her head. "Is there anything I can get you to make you feel more comfortable living here?"
Scootaloo was quiet before she asked. “Can I have a big bed…maybe some wonderbolt posters.”
"Sure." Dillan said with a smile. "Your stepmom said you had some at your house. I can get them for you."
“Thank you.” She nuzzled his chest.
Dillan smiled softly as they reached his house, rubbing her head more. "Of course, even with everything going on. I'll always be here for you."
“Thank you.” She said again before looking down. “I hope your date goes well tomorrow.”
Dillan blushed and smiled a bit as they walked into the spare room "So do I, but for now let's focus on you. This will be your room."
“Wow, it is so big.” She said as she looked around.
Dillan smiled a bit as he sat her in the bed, gently rubbing her head. "This has all been a rollercoaster. The last few days… are you ok?"
She looked down and was quiet for a while. “I was scared…I was…afraid you were gone…my dad is gone…Rainbow was acting weird…”
Dillan sighed softly and held her while laying down. "I'm sorry Scootaloo, I didn't mean to scare you."
“I wasn’t scared of you…I was scared for you.” Scootaloo said with a small whine.
"I know… and I'm sorry." He said, gently rubbing her head as he simply held her while laying on her bed.
“Will my mom be ok?” She asked.
"I don't know… what she did to you was… beyond horrible." Dillan said with a sigh.
She looked down. “I know but…I still see her as my mom.”
Dillan smiled softly and hugged her. "You're a good kid Scootaloo, you didn't deserve any of what she did."
She hugged him and looked up. “Thank you, can I take a nap?”
"Oh, sure." Dillan said with a small smile. "I'll be in my room if you need me."
“Ok.” Scootaloo got out of his grip and layed on the bed. “Goodnight.”
Dillan looked at her with a raised eyebrow, wondering why she was so quick to take a nap before he went to his own bedroom. There was a knock on the door. Dillan looked at the door and walked over, opening it to a smiling Luna. "Oh, Hi Luna. Perfect timing."
“Hello Dillan.” She said with a smile, she was fidgeting a bit while trying to be professional. “We…I have jurisdiction over most foal cases. I came to see if you would like to go to Scootaloo’s home to retrieve her items.”
Dillan smirked a bit and kissed her deeply, making her blush as he pulled away. "Sure, but we need to wait until Rainbow Dash gets here so Scootaloo isn't alone."
“I understand.” Luna said with a smile. “For now what shall we do? I am still new to socializing in this age.”
Dillan smiled a bit, before stepping aside to let her in. "Honestly I'm not sure what ponies normally do to socialize… how about we just sit and talk for a while?"
“Sure, that sounds a bit fun.” Luna came inside and sat down on the couch. “Are you ok after recounting your tale?”
Dillan sighed and sat next to her, nodding a bit. "Yeah… that isn't a problem. What is that um… orgey we all had. Not that I didn't love it mind you. Just… I didn't even think about the ultimatrix forcing my DNA to comply. Everything is moving so quickly now."
Luna put a hoof on her belly. “We understand, but do thank you for your gift. If you wish we can keep our distance from you and rainbow until you are ready for us to join the herd.”
Dillan sighed a bit and looked at her. "Luna I got you, Celestia, Applejack, Twilight, Rarity, Pinkie pie, Rainbow dash, Fluttershy, and Cadence pregnant. While Cadence had Shining armor, the rest of you have no one to help with the foals… and I don't think the rest of Equestria will be happy with three of the single princesses giving birth to bastard children… I won't do that to you all…. Yes I want some time with Skittles. But I'll still do what I can."
Luna smiled softly. “Thank you sir Dillan, but you have eleven months to be with Rainbow before you have to worry about children.”
Dillan smiled a bit. "I guess that's true… but that won't stop the rest of Equestria from demanding to know… that and if anyone sees the ultimatrix symbol it won't be hard to put two and two together."
Luna giggled as her horn glowed before the symbol faded away. “We can hide them for a while.”
Dillan smirked a bit at her. "What? Don't you want to wear the symbol as a badge of honor?"
Luna giggled as the image reappeared. “I was only trying to make you more comfortable.”
Dillan laughed a bit and smiled at her. "I know, and I appreciate it."
Luna smiled and crossed her front hooves. “We shall do our best to keep the nobles away from you, but eventually you will have to step into the royal court.”
"Royal court?" Dillan asked with a raised eyebrow.
Luna smirked and pointed at her crown. “You have children with four princesses, you will have to become a prince even if in name alone. That will make you a target of the nobles and you will have to deal with them.”
Dillan's eyes blinked slowly before he fell backwards. "Oh crap… this is gonna be strange."
Luna giggled and kissed his cheek. “We shall be sure to send you books on royal etiquette.”
Dillan blushed and smiled a bit. "Thank you…"
She smiled before rubbing her chin. “How are you going to deal with Shining?”
Dillan looked at her in confusion. "Huh? What do you mean?"
“I mean both you and he got Cadence pregnant, surely there will be a problem when the foals are born, not able to know who’s child is who’s.” Luna explained.
Dillan blinked a bit. "Um, do you guys not have DNA tests? Or are you suggesting I claim cadence for my own?"
Luna shook her head. “Neither, I am merely wondering what you and Shining Armor are going to do about the foals.”
"Oh! Ok, good." Dillan said with a sigh as he leaned back. "I'm… I'm not sure… hopefully when they're born mine will look like my alicorn form… honestly I wish I had known this would have happened. I would have used a different form."
“It must have been Harmony’s will.” Luna said with a giggle. “And sadly we do not know how an alicorn's children will look, but with most ponies their coats, manes, and eye color are random at times.”
"Great…" Dillan sighed a bit. "Well… I guess we'll just have to talk about it when they're born."
“Indeed.” Luna said with a nod. “Are you ready for your date? I made sure to do my part.”
"Yes, I have everything ready… I just hope she likes it." Dillan said with a blush and a smile.
“If I were her I would love it.” Luna said with a small laugh.
Dillan grinned at her. "Well… I'm not sure how it works but since you were the second pony I made love too. I suppose that makes you second in charge of the herd. And that means when me and Rainbow are ready, you'll be the next one I take on a date."
Luna squeed happily and clapped her hooves together before blushing and coughing while looking away.
Dillan laughed as he smiled at her. "That was so cute!"
Luna blushed more. “We are not cute.” She looked away and pouted cutely.
Dillan smiled and wrapped an arm around her. "oh yes you are, and that pout is proof!"
Luna sighed and giggled. “It has been a long time since someone has called me cute.”
Dillan smirked a bit. "Yeah? Well get used to it cutie."
Luna blushed more and looked away shyly. “Thou should save thy complements for thy head mare.”
"Oh trust me, I have compliments for days for all of you." Dillan said with a grin.
“I hope so, otherwise you’ll run out fast.” Rainbow said from the open window.
Dillan looked at her, before smiling. "You should know by now that I have hundreds of compliments for the most awesome Pegusus in the world."
Rainbow chuckled and flew inside before landing on Dillan’s lap. “Good, what were you two up to besides making Luna blush?”
"Just chatting about stuff." Dillan said with a sigh. "We were waiting for you, we need to get Scootaloo's things from her house but I didn't want to leave her here alone."
“Got ya, I will keep an eye on her.” She got up and moved onto the couch. “Just hurry back, she has really taken a liking to you.” Rainbow smirked. “Almost makes me jealous, are you planning on taking away my number one fan?”
Dillan laughed a bit before smirking at her. "Maybe she thinks I'm just cooler."
“You have to be cool for her to be a fan. Of course with the two of us together she can be both of our fans.” Rainbow said with a laugh.
Dillan laughed and nodded, before kissing her. "Yeah, we'll be back soon alright?"
“I hope so.” She smiled and kissed back. “Luna, please make sure he doesn’t get hurt.”
"Of course, we wouldn't dream of letting him get hurt." Luna said with a smile.
“Good.” She smiled at Dillan. “I just got him back.”
Dillan smiled and kissed her again. "Back at ya, don't go running off ok?"
Rainbow smirked and flapped her wings. “I wouldn’t run off.”
"Or flying off." He said with a grin.
Rainbow playfully pouted. “Oh fine, but if that's the case you must carry me everywhere now.” She said with a giggle in her throat.
"Alright." Dillan said with a grin.
Luna smiled and giggled as they left. “You two are becoming more comfortable playing like that.”
"Well, after remembering everything it's hard not to." He said with a smile.
Luna smiled softly as they walked through the town. “It is nice to see you smiling.”
Dillan blushed and rubbed the back of his head bashfully. "T-thanks… I'll still need time to… accept everything fully."
“We…I know, and all of us will give you time.” Luna said with a soft smile.
Dillan smiles at her. "Thanks Lulu."
Luna blushed and shyly looked away. “Only my sister and past lovers have used that nickname.”
Dillan smiled softly at her. "If you don't want me to call you that I won't."
“Oh no, please do, I don’t mind, it has just been a while.” Luna said with a giggle.
Dillan smiled more. "Alright, thanks for trusting me with it… Lulu."
Luna smiled and used her wing to bump him. “Maybe I should come up with a nickname for you.”
Dillan laughed a bit, not noticing all the ponies around them watching the two. "Go for it."
Luna hummed in though before pouting. “I don’t know what it could be other than, alien boy.”
Dillan grinned at her. "Well, Skittles calls me Monkey boy, so I suppose it works."
Luna smiled and nodded. “I suppose so.” Her smile however fell once they arrived at a house with two guards standing in front of it.
Dillan sighed a bit, looking up at the house. "To think all the pain that happened in this house…"
“Yes…as much as my sister does, there is a dark side to pony kind.” Luna said softly as she waved the guards to let them in. “This is not an isolated incident.”
"It's not? But everyone before said ponies don't do this kind of stuff." Dillan said, following Luna inside the house.
Luna sighed and lowered her head. “It is a dark secret, kept out of the newspapers so as to not cause panic or riots.”
"Oh…" Dillan said softly as he looked around the house, noticing nothing out of the ordinary. The house had blue walls and a white ceiling, with dressers and tables all over the place with a couple of chairs and a couch seemed completely normal, until they stopped at a door with a chain on it.
Luna cleared her throat and pointed at a door under the stairs. Dillan frowned a bit as opened the door, revealing an extremely small room with two wonderbolt posters in the walls and a scooter on the side. "I hope that bitch is turned into a relief rack for the guards."
“While I agree, we have to be the better ponies. She will be treated like any other criminal.” Luna said before sighing. “I had looked into Scootaloo’s mind to learn more about what her life was like here and this is where she lived most of the time.”
Luna’s horn lit with magic as the door Dillan was going to go through opened. “This is where she would be allowed to sleep when her father was home.” Inside was an almost empty room, there was a bed, dresser, and some small toys scattered around.
Dillan frowned and looked around, before picking up a small plushy of rainbow dash that seemed hoof made. "I can't believe she's had such a rough life…"
“It saddens us that things like this do happen.” Luna said softly.
Dillan sighed and got up, grabbing the small amount of stuff Scootaloo had in both rooms and looking at Luna with a smile. "Let's head to the market, I'm gonna surprise Scootaloo."
Luna smiled and nodded. “Sure.”
Dillan smiled as he put all the stuff gently into a suitcase that was in the closet before grabbing the scooter. "Ready to go?"
Luna nodded and they left the house. “We shall also look into her father’s record.”
Dillan sighed a bit. "She said he left on a mission for Celestia… I'm pretty sure he was a guard…"
“I see, I will try to find out what happened to him. I just hope it is not classified.” Luna said with a frown.
Dillan nodded a bit and looked at the Scooter in his left arm. "This was a gift from him… I wonder if I might be able to get it spruced up a bit for her."
Luna rubbed her chin for a moment. “Perhaps, but are you skilled in such things?”
Dillan rubbed his head. "I think I might have a transformation called jury rig, he could probably do it."
“Jury rig?” Luna asked.
"Yes, he's a Planchaküle. A small red alien that is smart and good with tinkering." Dillan said with a small smile.
“Be sure to be careful, the scooter means a lot to her.” Luna warned.
Dillan looked away. "All I was going to do is clean it it…"
“Perhaps, but you don’t have to compete for her affection.” Luna said as she hugged him with a wing.
Dillan noticed as multiple ponies watched the two with shocked expressions, as he sighed. "I'm not trying to compete for her affection… I just wanted to spruce up her scooter so she would have it for longer… to remember her dad."
“I see, well I hope it works out.” Luna said with a soft smile.
Dillan smiled back at her as Ponies took pictures of them from bushes and from the sides of buildings while the two got to the market. Luna hummed a bit before she smiled. “We will be right back.” She trotted off.
Dillan smiled as he watched her trot away, before looking around at the different stalls not noticing a few ponies still taking pictures of him. Dillan looked over each stall before stopping at one that had some more wonderbolt posters and other memorabilia. "Excuse me, is all that for sale?"
“Gee, I wonder if stuff at the market is for sale.” The mare said with a raised eyebrow.
"Well excuse me. I wasn't sure if any of it were collectables to pull customers in for other stuff." Dillan said, rolling his eyes. "How much for one of everything."
She smirked and sat up. “One of everything? That would be one fifty bits.”
Dillan blinked a bit and reached into his pocket, looking through the gems he had before giving her fifteen gems worth ten bits each. "There ya go."
“Pleasure doing business with you.” She took the gems and gave him the stuff.
"Dillan!" Luna called out trotting back up to him, shocking the mare.
"Hey, did you get what you needed?" Dillan asked her with a smile, putting as much of the stuff as he could into the suitcase.
“Indeed, we got what we looked for.” She said with a smile.
"That's good, I don't suppose you'll tell me what it is?" He asked her with a smirk as the mare stared at him in shock for how he was talking to the princess.
“Nope, it is a surprise.” Luna said with a proud smile.
Dillan chuckled and nodded. "Alright, I got Scootaloo all this stuff. Surprisingly for wonderbolt murchindize being only a hundred and fifty bits."
Luna narrowed her eyes and looked at the stuff. “Dillan…you were ripped off, all this is only worth a hundred.”
Dillan blinked at her in surprise. "Really? But aren't the wonderbolts really popular and famous? Shouldn't the stuff be more expensive?"
“Not for what you have, if they were signed perhaps you would have paid a good price.” Luna explained.
"Oh…" Dillan said, looking at the mare who was sweating bullets. "You scammed me?"
“Nooooo.” The mare said nervously.
Luna crossed her front hooves at the mare with a glare. "Care to rephrase?"
The mare’s ears fold back. “I may have upcharged a bit…”
Dillan looked around the stall before smiling a bit. "That's fine, these are gifts for a little girl that's been through a lot. So I don't mind paying the extra bits."
“Dillan…” Luna said with a frown.
"It's alright. Besides, it keeps me from having change jangalling around in my pocket." Dillan said with a smile. "And as long as Scootaloo is happy I don't mind paying for it, Lulu."
Luna sighed and shook her head. “You are too kind Dillan, ponies will take advantage.” She rolled her eyes. “I must tell Rainbow to have her handle any purchases.”
"Hey now, if it was any other circumstances I'd be all over her demanding my gems back. But right now Scootaloo is more important and I want to surprise her with the room set up before she wakes up." Dillan said with a smile.
“We are still going to speak with Rainbow about this.” Luna said as she sent a small glare at the mare before trotting off to Dillan’s house.
The mare wilted a bit worried about Rainbow dash as Dillan grabbed the merchandise. "U-um excuse me… I'm sorry…" The mare said, before giving Dillan another poster. "You can take this as an apology, it's signed by three wonderbolts."
"Really? Thank you." Dillan said with a smile.
She looked between Dillan and Luna. “Um…I am sorry if this is rude but…why are you and Princess Luna so…close?”
Dillan looked back at Luna who was trotting away. "Um… that's a secret, at least for now until I can figure out if she wants others to know."
The mare looked confused before her eyes widened and she covered her mouth. “Oh my Celestia!”
Dillan shook his head with a chuckle. "We're just friends… right now." He said with a grin before Luna started pulling him away with her magic.
"Come on Alien boy!" She said with a giggle.
They could hear the mare gasp and faint before they left. “We need to teach you some discretion.” Luna said with a shake of her head.
"You're the one that called me Alien Boy and giggled." Dillan said with a small grin to her. "Now there's going to be gossip of us being an item."
Luna sighed and shook her head. “This will be trouble, thankfully it will take some time for it to leave such a small town as Ponyville and reach Canterlot.”
Dillan nodded a bit. "Yeah… hopefully they don't make it a huge scandal or anything."
Luna groaned and lowered her head. “They will, they are nobles, if everything isn’t just so it is wrong.”
Dillan frowned a bit before smiling and playfully bumping her. "Well even if they do, it's not like they can do anything. It's our choice after all."
“While it is our choice, they can bury us in bureaucracy.” Luna said with annoyance.
"Who cares, it doesn't change anything." Dillan said with a smile.
“You don’t care because you don’t have to deal with it.” Luna said with a groan.
Dillan frowned at her, feeling hurt by her statement. "Who said I didn't care? I was just saying if we want to be together after me and Rainbow get some time alone. That's our choice, and it wouldn't change it. You think I'd let you go through that alone?"
“Well…kinda…my last heard was like that. They didn’t want to get pulled into the drama of the royal court.” Luna said sadly.
Dillan sighed and nodded a bit, before smiling. "Yeah, I'll be honest I don't either. But I will if it means helping you."
She smiled softly before walking faster. “Let’s get back before Scootaloo wakes up.”
Dillan smiled and picked up his pace as well, before the two ended up racing and laughing together. Luna smirked as she managed to get to the house first. “I won, thou own us a reword!”
Dillan laughed and nodded as they went inside. "Alright, fine. What do you want?"
Luna hummed a bit before she smiled and leaned closer for a kiss on his lips. “That will do.”
Dillan blushed and smirked, shaking his head as he looked at Rainbow sleeping on the couch. "Alright then, and it looks like we were gone longer than we thought."
“Indeed, would you like help setting up the room?” Luna offered
"Do you have the time? I don't want to keep you from any princess duties." Dillan said, smiling softly at her.
She rolled her eyes with a sigh. “I don’t have to be back at the castle till nightfall.”
Dillan smiled a bit as he set the stuff down on the couch next to Rainbow dash, before picking Luna up and carrying her to his bedroom with a blush on her face. "Then you need to rest if you're going to be up all night." He said, gently setting her in his bed.
She pouted and rolled her eyes. “I am a big mare…and I have coffee at the castle.”
"Maybe, but I'm not taking no for an answer." Dillan said with a smile. "I mean unless you don't wanna cuddle once I'm done setting up Scootaloo's room."
Luna blushed and nodded shyly. “Yes, we…I would also just enjoy helping my friend Scootaloo as well.”
Dillan sighed overdramatically before smiling at her. "Oh fiiiiine, only because you're adorable when blushing."
Luna blushed more and pouted. “We are not adorable.”
"Yes thou is, now cometh my lady we must hurry." Dillan said with a playful grin as he walked out the door.
Luna pouted more as she got out of the bed and followed him. “We..I mean I don’t talk like that.”
"Why?" Dillan asked her as he picked up the merchandise he bought. "Isn't it easier for you?"
Luna sighed and her ears folded back. “It is but it is not the modern language.”
"It is the reason I'm speaking in this manner, my lady, so thy will be more comfortable while we have our own thing for just the two of us." Dillan said with a grin and a wink at her.
Luna giggled softly as she started helping him put up the decorations. “We thank thee.”
Dillan smiled at Luna for a while before turning his head to the sleeping Scootaloo, gently setting her scooter where it would be the first thing she saw and putting the Rainbow dash plushie in her hooves. The sleeping filly snuggled the plushy and smiled warmly, causing Dillan to smile wider as he got up putting the signed poster of the wonderbolts up right above the bed.
"Tis a wonderful sight." Dillan said with a smile.
“Indeed, she will be a happy filly when she awakens.” Luna whispered,
Dillan smiled as he looked around the room, before looking at Scootaloo and writing a note on a small piece of paper and setting it on her scooter.
Luna smiled and looked at the note.
Dear Scootaloo
From one orphan to another, I know life can get rough and I know it's hard. Even if you decide to live with your aunt's this room and all the stuff in it will always be here for you. Remember no matter what, you have friends and family that love you.
Sincerely Dillan.
Luna smiled and used her wing to hug Dillan. “You are a good stallion.”
Dillan chuckled and hugged her back. "Technically I'm not a stallion… but thank you Lulu."
Luna smirked and bumped him with her flank. “You sure were a stallion earlier.”
Dillan blushed and smirked at her. "Don't make me spank you."
Luna blushed and her wings poofed out. “Tease.”
Dillan grinned a bit as he started to walk to his bedroom. "Am I?"
Luna smirked and pulled him into a kiss before whispering. “Spankings are one of my favorite things.”
Dillan blushed deeply as he grinned and pulled her closer. "Good to know."
She giggled and they went into his room. “Are you sure Rainbow will not mind us cuddling?”
"Well I was gonna grab her too, if you don't mind." Dillan said with a smile.
“Of course not, though, are you a big spoon or a little spoon?” Luna asked with a smirk.
"Big spoon or little spoon?" Dillan asked with a raised eyebrow.
Luna raised an eyebrow. “Have you not cuddled before?”
"I have, I just never heard that saying before." Dillan said with a shrug.
Luna shook her head with a smile. “The big spoon hugs and holds the little spoon.” She added magical images as a demonstration, a larger pony holding a smaller one, back to belly.
"Oh…" Dillan said, rubbing the back of his head. "Well with my… fiance I was a big spoon… but with two of you I was gonna lay on my back so you could both press against me." He said with a blush.
Luna smiled and nodded. “Alright, we shall be waiting for thee.” She got into bed.
Dillan smiled and went over to Rainbow Dash, picking her up gently before heading to his bed and laying down with the two mares on his sides before covering them all up. Rainbow and Luna snuggled up close to him, resting their heads on his chest.
Dillan manovered a bit so Luna's horn wouldn't poke his eye, before wrapping his arms around both of them and smiled as he looked up at the ceiling wondering how he got so lucky.
Scootaloo woke up a few hours after Dillan, Luna, and Rainbow had fallen asleep, glancing around the room now fully decorated. Wonderbolts merchandise was everywhere, some of it she had always wished to get but couldn't afford. She noticed a signed poster was above her head before noticing the note on her scooter.
She got out of bed and read it before she started to cry and hugged her Scooter, happy to have someone in her life like Dillan.
The small filly rushed out of the room, looking around for Dillan and Rainbow dash before noticing the three adults sleeping in Dillan's bed. Her ears wilted a bit, having wanted to spend some time with them, before turning to leave. "Scootaloo?" Dillan asked the filly, getting her attention as he slowly sat up without waking up the others. "What's wrong? Are you ok?"
“I…um…thank you for the stuff…sorry for waking you.” She said with a small smile.
Dillan smiled a bit as he looked between Rainbow and Luna, gently getting out of bed and turning into Echo Echo making one copy who turned human and climbed into bed with the two mares as the original Dillan went to the living room with Scootaloo. "Don't mention it, I wasn't really asleep, I just didn't want to wake them up."
“Oh. Thank you so much for the stuff and my Scooter…and the note.” Scootaloo said with a small smile.
Dillan smiled at her and knelt down, gently rubbing her head. "You don't need to thank me, I wanted to make sure you had a place you could always go to if you ever need it."
Scootaloo hugged him with a smile. “Thank you still.”
Dillan smiled and hugged her back. "Your welcome, now since Luna and Rainbow are still asleep. Wanna go to sugar cube corner?"
“Will you be ok? Leaving that clone in there.” Scootaloo asked.
Dillan nodded with a smile. "Yup, the clones have a free will. So they can go or do whatever they want."
“Aren’t you worried about one trying to take over your life?” Scootaloo asked him.
"Not at all, see when I use that alien to make clones it splits my personality. Not exact clones." Dillan explained with a smile.
She just tilted her head confused. "Nevermind, let's just go." He said with a grin.
“Ok.” She followed him and had to trot to keep up.
Dillan grinned and picked her up, before gently setting her on his shoulders as the wind blew. She smiled and spread her wings, letting them feel the wind. “This is fun, no wonder Rainbow likes it.”
Dillan smiled a bit and glanced at her wings. "Hey Scootaloo, before I came here there was a rumor going around that your wings don't work right because of a disease, is that true?" Scootaloo’s wings snapped closed and she looked away, not answering him. Dillan sighed a bit before reaching up and patting her head. "It's alright, if I can… I'll find a cure."
He felt cold drops falling onto his head and followed by the sound of Scootaloo trying not to openly sob. “Y-y-you…d-don’t…c-can’t…”
Dillan smiled a bit as he kept walking. "There's no such thing as can't Scoots, just haven't yet."
She hugged his head tightly. “D-don’t give me false hope…please don’t.”
Dillan stopped and hugged her back. "There's no such thing as false hope Scootaloo. You need to have hope and believe things will get better. Because even if it doesn't work, the effort was out and that's what counts."
She pressed her face into his hair. “I have been tested by so many doctors…”
"Yes, but do any of them have this?" He asked, holding up his Ultimatrix. "A device that will allow me to study and repair DNA?"
“N-no…d-do you think my DNA is broken?” Scootaloo asked weakly.
Dillan gently picked her up and held her, rubbing her back. "No, not broken Scootaloo. Diseases are natural, my watch will let me study the disease and hopefully find a cure. You just need to have hope and trust me ok?"
She nodded weakly. “Ok…if you say so.”
Dillan smiled softly and kissed her forehead. "Good, and don't forget. If I need to, I can get some help outside of the planet."
She smiled weakly. “That is true.”
"Now come on." He said tickling her belly. "Let's get some food in you and turn that frown upside down!"
She started to giggle and flail her hooves. “No! Not tickles! St-stop!”
Dillan laughed a bit and stopped. "Alright, alright."
She was still giggling softly. “Meanie.”
"Maybe but it made you laugh." Dillan said with a smile.
She smiled and nodded. “Yeah, can I go back to your head please?”
Dillan smiled and set her back in his neck, before continuing to sugar cube corner. She smiled and enjoyed being high up. “What are you gonna get?”
"Well I'm not sure, last time we got cheese pizza. What else do they have?" Dillan asked her with a smile.
“Mostly sweets and baked treats.” She said with a smile.
"Then I'll probably get a milkshake and a slice of pumpkin pie." Dillan said with a smile. "What about you?"
“That sounds good, but if it is ok with you I will have a banana shake and a banana cream pie.” Scootaloo said.
"You really like bananas huh?" He asked with a chuckle.
She giggled and smiled. “Yeah, I do.”
Dillan smiled a bit. "You're a lot like me, I used to eat bananas all the time. Now I can't stand them though."
"That's a surprise Monkey boy." Rainbow dash said, flying to them from the sky.
“Rainbow!” Scootaloo cheered.
"How's it going Squirt?" Rainbow asked.
“Better now that you are awake.” She said with a smile, then her smile faded. “Where is the other Dillan?”
"He's back cuddling with Luna. He explained what was going on so I came to hang out with my two favorite creatures in equestria." Rainbow dash said with a smile, flying up and nuzzling both Dillan's cheek and Scootaloo's cheek.
Scootaloo giggled and smiled. “Cool.”
Dillan smirked and kissed Rainbow dash on the lip, causing the mare's wings to poof out as she stopped flying and was held in his arms.
“Ew! Come on, no mushy stuff when I am so close.” Scootaloo complained.
Dillan chuckled as Rainbow giggled like a filly in his arms. "What's wrong Scootaloo? Don't like affection?" He asked her, making a kissy noise.
“Ew! Only the mushy stuff.” She said and rolled her eyes.
Dillan laughed a bit as he carried Rainbow dash in his arms with Scootaloo on his head, accidentally bumping into a mare. "Oh I'm sorry… hey you're the one that sold me all the stuff."
She looked at Dillan, then Rainbow and Scootaloo. “Y-yeah I am..”
"Thanks again, even if you did try to scam me." Dillan said with a smile.
“She what!?” Rainbow asked as she flipped around to stare at the mare.
The mare gulped as Dillan rubbed Rainbow's head. "Relax Skittles. Luna told me and this mare gave me a poster for Scootaloo signed by three of the wonderbolts. So it all worked out."
This time she turned her head to Dillan. “Dillan I…ugh we will talk about this later, I don’t want to ruin the moment.”
The mare looked between the two of them with wide eyes before slowly backing up and running off. "Welp… that's not good."
Rainbow snorted. “Let’s get inside.”
Dillan walked inside of Sugar cube corner and up to the corner. "Pinkie?"
“Right here!” She appeared in a puff of pink smoke, belly still bulging, omnitrix logo plainly on it.
Dillan blushed a bit and coughed. "Um One banana milkshake with a slice of banana cream pie, one chocolate milkshake with a slice of pumpkin pie. and one vanilla milkshake with a slice of funfetti cake please."
"You remembered my favorite…" Rainbow said softly with a smile.
“Okey-dokey lokey.” Pinkie said as she took the bits and ran into the back before coming back with the order.
"Wow, that was fast." Dillan said with a smile, letting Rainbow fly next to him as he picked up the tray of food.
“Have a nice meal.” Pinkie said before she zipped away.
Dillan smiled a bit at her, shaking his head before they sat down. "Dillan we need to talk." Rainbow said sternly.
“Wh-what about?” He asked, surprised by her suddenly serious attitude.
"The stuff you bought!" She said with a frown. "You can't let ponies take advantage you like that!"
“Whoa, relax Rainbow. I am ok with that mare charging more this time, I was in a hurry so I could get Scootaloo’s room ready before she woke up.” Dillan said before taking a bite of his pie.
"But still!" Rainbow dash said with a shake of her head as Scootaloo ate her pie.
“If I wasn't in a hurry I would have chewed her out about trying to chest me.” Dillan explained calmly.
"Fine…" Rainbow said, shaking her head.
“I thought the mare was the one that is normally in charge of the bits.” Scootaloo spoke up.
"Huh?" Dillan asked, confused.
“It is true, normally the mare handles buying things.” Rainbow said with a sigh.
"Why?" He asked, confused. "What are all stallions incompetent with money?"
“Kinda? I mean some are good with it but most are so trusting that sales mares take advantage of them. Tell me what else you have bought and for how much since you came to Equestria.” Rainbow said with a sigh as she rubbed her temples.
"Just the cookies from Pinkie pie when we were sitting here and chatting." Dillan said.
“Wait really? You haven’t bought anything else?” Rainbow asked with surprise.
"Nope, haven't had to. Luna paid for my house and furniture and everything. Despite me saying I would help pay for it." He said.
“Good, you probably would have been ripped off.” Rainbow said with a sigh of relief.
Dillan shook his head with a grin. "To be fair, paying with gold seems like a rip off to me. Gold is a lot more valuable in my dimension."
“Yeah but why would we use green paper?” Rainbow siad with a smirk.
"Because it's better for the economy? And you'd all have more money than you do now." Dillan said with a chuckle.
Rainbow rolled her eyes. “Sure, but promise that you’ll have one of us nearby when ever you go shopping.”
"Fine, fine, I promise." Dillan said with a small smile.
“Good.” Rainbow smiled.
Scootaloo smiled a bit as she ate her pie, watching Dillan and Rainbow dash talking while they ate. "Um… could we go to the park together?" She asked bashfully.
"Sure." Dillan said with a smile.
“Why not?” Rainbow said with a smile.
Scootaloo smiled happily as her wings buzzed. "Thank you both for everything you've done."
Rainbow rubbed Scootaloo’s head. “I would do anything for you, Squirt.”
"Same." Dillan said with a smile as he hopped her nose. "You're family."
She smiled softly. “Thank you both so much.”
Dillan and Rainbow smiled as they both messaged with her mane, before continuing to eat. "Is there anything particular you want to do at the park?"
“Yeah Squirt, what do you have planned?” Rainbow asked as she stole a bite of Dillan’s pie.
Scootaloo shrugged her shoulders helplessly as Dillan looked between his pie and Rainbow dash. "I don't know, I just… want to spend time with you two."
Dillan smiled a bit at her as he ruffled her head again. "Alright, we can do whatever you want."
Rainbow gagged once she realized what she did and spat out the pie. “S-sorry.”
"I was wondering why you ate my pie, I was starting to think this world was more different to the show than I thought." Dillan said and he and Scootaloo laughed a bit.
“Don’t tell Pinkie.” Rainbow whispered.
Dillan nodded as he ate his pie. "The next time she gives you a pie. Give it to me, I love pie."
“Oh thank Celestia.” Rainbow said as she flopped her head onto the table.
Dillan shook his head with a grin, before stealing a piece of her cake. "You should know better than to leave cake in front of me."
“Hey!” She pouted. “It was cute when I did it.”
Dillan chuckled and rubbed her head. "It sure was, and payback sucks doesn't it?"
Rainbow pouted more before Scootaloo giggled lightly. Dillan smiled and kissed Rainbow's head, making Scootaloo gag. "Ew!"
“Aww what's wrong Scoots, don't you like seeing us happy?” Rainbow asked with a smile.
Scootaloo crossed her hooves. "Of course I do, just no mushy stuff near me! I already asked you that!"
Rainbow and Dillan chuckled at Scootaloo. “Sorry squirt, you’ll have to get used to it.” Rainbow said as she put a hoof on Dillan’s hand.
Dillan smiled and rubbed her hoof as Scootaloo sighed and nodded. "Fine."
The three continued their meal while the mare from the market watched them from afar, her eyes narrowing at the Omnitrix symbol on Rainbow's and Pinkie's bellies. “It can’t be, I need to tell Aloe and Lotus!” She said before running off.
Dillan, Scootaloo, and Rainbow dash got up from the table after finishing their food and made their way outside. "Hey Scootaloo, wanna fly to the park?" Dillan asked her with a smile.
“I would love to…but..” She looked back at her wings.
“Dude, not cool.” Rainbow whispered while elbowing his leg.
"Not what I meant." Dillan said, turning into his pegasus form and kneeling down. "Climb on."
“Oh!” Both of them said before Scootaloo hopped onto Dillan’s back.
Dillan shook his head at them dramatically."I can't believe you thought I'd be so insensitive, how dare you!"
“I’m sorry, please don’t be sad.” Scootaloo hugged his neck.
Dillan turned his head away from Rainbow who giggled. “Aww such a sweet stallion.” Rainbow nuzzled him before spreading her wings. “Let’s fly.”
Dillan smiled and took to the air, flying gently with Scootaloo on his back. Scootaloo stood on his back and smiled as she spread her wings. “Careful squirt, he is still new to flying with a foal on his back.”
Dillan wobbled a bit but slowed down. "It'll be fine, I wouldn't have suggested flying if I wasn't confident you'd catch her if something happened."
“Still a good idea to not move around too much.” Rainbow said as she flew closer.
"She is right Scootaloo, be careful." Dillan said, as Scootaloo felt the wind blowing through her mane.
“Aww, ok.” She sat down on his back.
"You can stand up, just make sure you're careful." Dillan said with a chuckle.
“I am fine like this.” Scootaloo said with a smile as she enjoyed the wind.
"Hold on tight then." Dillan said with a smile, as Scootaloo wrapped her hooves around his neck. The human turned pegasus smiled and flew fast into the sky and high above the clouds as the sun began to set, showing Scootaloo the view of the sky. Almost like a painting or picture as he landed on the clouds, as they looked over ponyville with the sun cascading light and shadows over everything.
“Wow, I have never seen this before.” Scootaloo said as she started to cry.
"It is an amazing view." Rainbow dash said, landing next to them on the cloud as she bumped Dillan playfully. "Maybe you should have shown me this Tomorrow for our date."
“This is pretty but you can see this any time.” Scootaloo said with a smile.
Dillan smiled at her, knowing she was saving face to look cool in front of Rainbow dash, as he chuckled. "Yeah, besides I have something planned that only two ponies have ever seen. So prepare yourself."
“Oh really? Then what do you have planned?” Rainbow asked with a smirk as she got closer.
"A surprise." Dillan said with a grin as Scootaloo giggled.
“Oh really?” Rainbow asked as she stood side by side with him. “You won’t tell me for a kiss?”
Dillan blushed red, turning his head away. "Scootaloo said no mushy stuff remember?"
“That's ok, I can do this.” Rainbow moved a wing between Scootaloo and Dillan’s head then she kissed him.
"No fair!" Dillan said, blushing deeper.
Rainbow laughed and kissed his cheek. “Too bad, I enjoy kissing you monkey boy.”
Dillan smiled with a blush. "Same to you Skittles. But using that against me is mean."
Rainbow sticks her tongue out. “Maybe, but you enjoy it too.”
Scootaloo shook her head as Dillan smiled. "Come on let's go to the park!"
“Yay!” Scootaloo hugged Dillan.
Dillan chuckled as he and Rainbow dash flew off of the cloud, heading down to the park as they saw Applebloom and Sweetie Belle. “Hi girls!” Scootaloo waved and leaned over the side of Dillan.
"Scootaloo!" The two said happily.
"Are ya doing ok?" Applebloom asked her with a slight frown of worry.
“I am doing better now that Rainbow and Dillan are taking care of-whoa!” She slipped and fell off of Dillan’s back.
Dillan quickly grabbed her by the back of her neck before she hit the ground, gently setting her down in front of him. "We told you to be careful."
“Sorry.” Scootaloo said and lowered her head.
Dillan smiled softly as he turned back to normal, while Rainbow rubbed Scootaloo's head. "Relax Squirt, it's ok. Just be more careful."
“Ok.” She said as her friends ran up to her.
“That was scary!” Sweetie Belle said as she checked Scootaloo over.
Scootaloo giggled a bit as Dillan's Rainbow sat on a bench nearby. "I'm fine, Dillan caught me."
“Are you sure you are ok after what happened?” Applebloom asked.
Scootaloo looked down. "I-i think so, thanks to Dillan and Rainbow."
The two fillies hugged their friend. “Let’s do whatever you want to do.” Sweetie suggested.
Scootaloo shook her head. "Girls I appreciate it but I'm not some fragile vase, we can do whatever!"
“Then how about we go to my home and try on some makeup!” Sweetie suggested.
"Nooooo!" Scootaloo shouted, rushing over to Rainbow dash and Dillan.
Rainbow and Dillan chuckle at her reaction. “Aw, why are you so scared?” Rainbow asked.
"I don't like makeup!" She yelled.
“Aww why not?” Sweetie asked before she smirked. “I am sure Rumble would like to see you with some.”
Scootaloo blushed and glared at her. "If he likes me he'll like me for the way I am!"
Dillan smiled and rubbed Scootaloo's head. "That's a good way to see things."
Sweetie Belle and Applebloom came over to grab Scootaloo. “Come on, you can at least tell us if we look good.”
"Noooo!" Scootaloo whined. "Can't we just play at the park!"
“Aww but I thought you wanted to do anything?” Sweetie asked with a teasing smirk.
"Anything at the park!" Scootaloo said, crossing her arms. "Afterwards we can do that, I'm sure Applebloom would love to look good for Spike!"
Rainbow dash and Dillan's mouths dropped open at that. Applebloom blushed and let go as she backed up. “What h-how do ya know about that!”
"I only had a hunch, considering you always stare at him. But you just confirmed it." Scootaloo said with a grin as Sweetie Belle smirked at Applebloom.
"You and Spike huh? I can see it." She said with a giggle.
Applebloom blushed more and looked down shyly. “Ah think he is cute that's all..”
"Well you're in luck, with Rarity joining Dillan's herd you have a shot." Sweetie belle said with a grin.
Applebloom groaned and lowered her head. “Ah don't want to be his second choice though.”
Dillan smiled softly and knelt down next to her. "Applebloom, Spike is young and trust me when I say. Boys are dumb when we're young. Just because he liked someone else first doesn't mean anything. Give him the time and a chance and he may surprise you."
“Ok…but I get to call him dumb later.” She said softly.
"Oh trust me, all mares do it." Rainbow dash said with a chuckle, bumping Dillan who chuckled.
“If you don’t want to play with makeup, then what do you want to do?” Sweetie asked Scootaloo.
"Let's just play on the swings and stuff." Scootaloo said with a smile.
“Ok!” Both foals said before the three of them ran off.
Dillan smiled with a chuckle. "Twilight, Applejack, and Rarity are gonna flip about Applebloom's crush."
“They sure will, think we should tell them?” Rainbow asked as she leaned on Dillan.
"Hmmm… nah we both know Twilight can't keep a secret, Applejack would just ask Applebloom, and Rarity is… Rarity." Dillan said with a laugh.
Rainbow chuckled and nodded. “Yeah, all true.”
Dillan smiled and wrapped an arm around Rainbow Dash, holding her to his side as he watched the three fillies playing. He sighed softly while looking up at the sky, lost in thought about the months that had gone by.
Rainbow noticed he was lost in thought so she nuzzled him and laid across his lap. Dillan blinked and looked down at her, smiling softly as he rubbed her head and scratched her ears. "You haven't changed a bit."
“Yes I have, I am even more awesome now, and I can do more naughty things.” She said with a smirk and wink.
Dillan blushed and smirked, kissing her deeply while rubbing her wings. "Naughty naughty, don't make me get ropes for back at my house."
Rainbow chuckled and smirked. “Promises promises, I bet you can’t wait to surprise me on the date.”
"You're right, I can't. But not in that aspect." He chuckled softly, as he slowly started stroking her mane and wings.
She smiled and relaxed in his grip. “You are too good to me.”
"And I'm lucky to have you." Dillan said smiling.
Rainbow smiled and nuzzled him. “We are lucky to have each other.”
Dillan smiled as the two watched the kids playing. "These last few months have been so chaotic and crazy for me…I'm not sure how to feel about everything all together…"
“It has been crazy but I wouldn’t change a thing, because it brought us together.” Rainbow said with a smile.
"I'd… I'd change just one thing." Dillan said softly with a sad expression.
Rainbow sighed sadly and muzzled his belly. “I know you miss them.”
Dillan nodded as he chuckled softly. "Careful I'm still super ticklish."
Rainbow smiled and lifted a wing. “Oh I remember.”
"Please don't." Dillan said looking worried as The CMC played in the merry go round. Rainbow grinned evilly before she started to tickle his belly, causing him to laugh and struggle. "N-no, please!"
The crusaders looked over at the two after hearing Dillan's pleas, giggling at his predicament. “Say uncle.” Rainbow said as she continued to tickle him.
"Uncle! Uncle!" He yelled.
Rainbow however sat up and used her other wing. “I couldn’t hear you, say please stop oh queen of awesome.”
"Please stop, oh Queen of awesomeness!" Dillan yelled, trying to get away.
Rainbow laughed and stopped before kissing him on the lips. “Ok I’ll stop for now.”
Dillan frowned and set her on the bench, before getting up and walking away. “Aww don’t be mad, your laugh is adorable!” Rainbow said from the bench.
Dillan continued to walk away, hiding a growing smirk as he put his hands in his pockets to make it seem like he was upset. “If you come back I will cook your favorite cookies for our date.” Rainbow tried to bribe him.
Dillan's smirk faltered a bit but he kept walking, as the CMC watched the two. “Oh come on I didn’t upset you.” Rainbow said though her smile had faded.
Dillan stopped and turned to look at her with a serious frown, before continuing to walk. "Oh you bucked up." Scootaloo said, causing Dillan's smirk to return knowing she could see him as he walked past them.
“Wait!” Rainbow ran after him. “I am sorry! I was just trying to have some fun!”
Dillan stopped and looked at her with his smirk, making the CMC giggle at Rainbow dash. "So was I."
Rainbow pouted before she leaped into his arms. “That was mean, maybe I shouldn’t make you cookies.”
"So was tickling me so much when you know I don't like it." Dillan said, kissing her nose. "Besides, you know you love those cookies too."
Rainbow chuckled and leaned her head on his chest. “Yeah I do.”
Dillan smiled, before the tranquil and loving moment was interrupted by a howl from the woods, as a tall blue wolf-like creature stepped out and howled again. "What the buck is that?” Rainbow shouted as she flew into the air.
"It's a Loboan." Dillan said in shock. "What do you want?"
"Please I mean you no harm, my ship was damaged." The Loboan said, stepping out of the shadows fully. Dillan's eyes widened as he looked at the Loboan up and down, recognizing him as Scout from the Ben 10 show.
"You're A plumber." Dillan said, deciding not to freak out the Loboan.
“You know of the plumbers?” He asked.
Dillan nodded as he held up his Ultimatrix. "My name is Dillan, and I have an Ultimatrix."
"Um Dillan?" Scootaloo asked worriedly as she hid behind the human's leg with the other fillies. "What's a plumber?"
"They're space guards." Dillan said. "Similar to Celestia and Luna's royal guard's but they protect the entire universe."
“Oh, so he is a good guy?” Scootaloo asked.
"Yes little one, I won't hurt you. My name is Scout." The Loboan, Scout, said with a small smile. "And I am surprised to see another matrix user, you are not like that boy on earth are you?"
"Ben Tennyson?" Dillan asked, raising a brow.
“You know of him?” Scout asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Not personally, but I know of him." Dillan said, shaking his head. "You said your ship is damaged right? How about we go to town and talk with the rulers here. Maybe we can help you repair it."
“Hmm I don’t know, I am not supposed to interact with pre spaceflight worlds…” Scout said, looking unsure.
Dillan crossed his arms and hummed. "Then how about I bring them here? The rulers, that way if anyone else sees you they can help keep you hidden until you're able to fix it. Plus I have a Galvanic Mechamorph transformation and a Planchaküle transformation so I can help fix whatever you need."
“I suppose I don’t have much of a choice.” Scout said with a whine. “I need to report back to plumber HQ as fast as possible, and my transmitter is broken.”
"Do plumber badges Not have long range communication?" Dillan asked.
Scout showed him a damaged plumber's badge that was flickering blue. “Like I said, damaged.”
Dillan hummed a bit before chuckling. "Sorry, I thought you meant the one on your ship. Skittles, would you mind getting Lulu and Celestia?"
"Sure, make sure he doesn't do anything to the kids." Rainbow dash said, flying off.
“Both are broken actually.” Scout said with a sigh. “I was in a fight and got shot down.”
"Wait, you got shot down? Are you ok?" Dillan asked with a frown. "Do you need medical attention?"
“No, my ship was damaged but thankfully I was able to land somewhat safely.” Scout said while holding up his hand.
"Alright, good. Do you know who shot you down?" Dillan asked, sitting on the ground with the fillies.
“Sadly I do not. I was returning from a mission and a ship I do not recognize fired at me.” Scout explained.
"Crud, hopefully it moved on and won't shoot you down when we get you back in the air." Dillan said with a sigh.
“Yes, hopefully.” Scout sighed and looked down. “The ship didn’t even give a warning, as soon as I got close to this world it came out of nowhere and started shooting.”
"Can you describe it?" Dillan asked as the fillies climbed on him.
“Long, with a reddish paint, and electricity traveling between two long sections.” Scout said while smiling at how the fillies played with Dilan.
Dillan smiled as Scootaloo sat in his lap with a giggle, before he looked up at Scout with wide eyes. "Wait, long, with a reddish paint, and electricity traveling between two long sections? That sounds like Vilgax!"
“I do not know who that is.” Scout shook his head.
"He's… crap he's bad news!" Dillan said, covering his face with a groan. "I had hoped I wouldn't have to deal with him. He's a warlord from the planet vilgaxia."
“Vilgaxia?” Scout tried to get his badge to work, barely able to make a screen to appear before it cut out. “I will have to look into him once I get off this world.”
Dillan sighed softly. "If you saw a red ship he's probably the Vilgax from Ben prime's dimension."
“Ben prime?” Scout asked, every confused.
Dillan sighed and nodded, before explaining everything he knew to Scout until Rainbow returned with Celestia and Luna and his clones. “Whoa, is that Scout from the Halloween episodes?” Dillan’s clone asked.
"Dimension 23 Scout but yeah." Dillan said as he and his clone both turned into echo echo and fused together.
"Greetings." Luna said with a smile. "We understand you need assistance?"
Scout blinked at the two Dillan’s fusing. “Amazing…” He shook his head. “Uh y-yes I do, but I don’t think you will have the technology needed to repair my ship. No offense.”
"Tis no issue. We may be able to aid the in any way." Luna said with a smile.
“How so?” Scout asked.
"Food, water, resources of any kind." Celestia said with a smile. "I am Celestia, this is my sister Luna."
“I am Scout. It is a pleasure to meet you both.” He said with a small bow.
"You as well." The two said, bowing as well. "Is there anything we can get you?"
“Well…I could use some food.” Scout said while holding his stomach.
"I can get you something, other than me they're all herbivores." Dillan said with a chuckle.
“Oh, that must be…tiring.” Scout said with a frown.
"Not really… Now that I think about it, I've eaten only pizza and spaghetti since I've been here." Dillan said, rubbing his head.
“I would appreciate it if we can work on my ship as soon as possible.” Scout said.
"Oh, of course. Where'd you crash?" Dillan asked with a smile.
“Inside that forest, near a cliff.” Scout explained while pointing towards the everfree forest.
Dillan nodded and started walking in that direction with Celestia and Luna following behind him. "I'll stay here with the girls." Rainbow dash said, standing with the crusaders.
"Alright, be back soon." Dillan said with a smile.
“Stay safe and you better not be late for dinner.” Rainbow called out.
Dillan sighed a bit with a smile at her as Luna and Celestia giggled softly. "You got it hon!"
“Already acting like a married couple I see.” Celestia said with a smile.
Dillan blushed and looked away, rubbing the back of his head. "You and that pony are a couple? That's rare, there aren't many interspecies relationships." Scout said with a grin.b
“Dillan is special.” Luna said with a smile.
Dillan blushed redder and looked away more. "I-i'm not that… Special."
“Of course you are.” Celestia said with a giggle.
Scout smiled and shook his head. "I am sure you are nice and all, but let's focus on my ship."
“Yes, let’s.” Luna said as she shook her head.
Dillan smirked a bit as he glanced at Luna. "While I already know the answer, did you and my clones have fun?"
Luna blushed and coughed into a hoof. “We cuddled for a while, yes…”
Dillan smiled and scratched her ear softly. "I know, you're just cute when you blush."
They heard growls as several Timberwolves came out of the bushes. “We mean you no warm my wooden brothers.” Scout tried to speak to them.
"Be careful Scout, those are timberwolves. They're made of magic and wood. I'm not sure you can talk to them." Dillan said, watching the wolves carefully.
“I will try my best to communicate with them.” Scout said before looking at the wolves. “Please allow us to pass.”
The wolves growled and barked, slowly circling the group. "It does not seem to be working." Celestia said, as Dillan stood in front of her and Luna protectively.
Scout frowned and growled. “Let us pass!”
The timberwolves howled as one jumped at him, before Celestia's horn began glowing, pulling South away from the attack. Scout let out his own howl, a sonic pulse came from his as his muzzle opened up into four sections.
The Timberwolf that attacked him shattered into pieces, as Dillan popped up his Ultimatrix. In a flash he turned into his own Lobowan form, howling at the wolves behind them as they tried to attack. "This is a dangerous forest, perhaps it'll be safer if you move your ship." Luna said, blocking one of the wolves' attacks.
“As much as I would like to, my ship is too damaged to fly.” Scout said before he howled again.
"I should be able to pick it up and move it using a different transformation." Dillan said, howling at another wolf as well.
“If you are sure you can without further damaging it.” Scout said as the last of the wolves were blown apart.
Dillan nodded a bit as he returned to normal, cracking his back. "I should be able to, but like I said. I also have a Galvanic Mechamorph transformation so I should be able to use that to repair it as well."
“I would think fixing it would be more important.” Scout said as they started moving again.
"Right." Dillan said as they approached a large clearing near a cliff with a ship perched on the ledge.
Scout ran over to his ship and opened a door. “The ship is close to falling over, we need to fix it fast.”
"Alright, let me try to use Upgrade." Dillan said, popping up his Ultimatrix and turning into a Galvanic Mechamorph and slowly fusing with the ship.
“Amazing, to think there is a human that helps aliens.” Scout said as he watched Dillan.
"Is that surprising?" Luna asked as Dillan fully fused with the ship as the broken parts began to repair themselves.
“Most of the rumors I have heard say that humans are fearful beings that attack anything not like them.” Scout said with a frown.
"He's right." Dillan said, as the ship floated above then all. "Remember what happened to Skittles in my dimension? I've always been different like that." He said, shooting a beam at them before they were teleported to the interior of the ship.
“What the?” Celestia looked around in shock.
"Neat huh?" Dillan asked as the ship. "I teleported you all inside, this way I can take us back to my house without going back through the forest." He said flying in the direction of his house.
“Amazing, such technology works like magic.” Luna said as she explored the ship however Celestia seemed to be frozen in place.
"Are you alright?" Scout asked Celestia, as Luna looked around.
“J-just a bit shocked…s-sorry I am not used to such technology.” Celestia said with a sigh.
"Do you want me to land?" Dillan asked Celestia, his head popping out of the ceiling near her.
Celestia jumped and backed up. “Um yes please, as soon as possible.”
Dillan nodded as he quickly flew to his house as Rainbow dash and the crusaders got there, gently setting the ship down while putting the ramp out. "There you go." Dillan said, removing himself from the ship and turning human again.
Celestia seemed to run off the ship and took a few breaths. “Are you alright sister?” Luna asked.
Dillan walked over to Celestia as well, setting a hand on her back. "You're not used to all that are you?"
“No I am not, s-sorry if I made a scene.” Celestia said as she started to calm down.
"Hey, it's alright." Dillan said with a soft smile. "You may be a princess but you're still a pony, new things can be scary when you don't understand them. Just take a few breaths. I'm sorry I teleported you onto the ship so suddenly."
Celestia took a few breaths and fixed her crown. “I am fine with teleportation…just…not small spaces.”Celestia took a few breaths and fixed her crown. “I am fine with teleportation…just…not small spaces.”
Dillan frowned and shook his head, as Scout checked his ship. "I'm sorry, I didn't know you were claustrophobic."
"Claustrophobic?" Luna asked in confusion.
“I think that means you are scared of small spaces.” Sweetie Belle said.
Dillan nodded as he looked at Celestia worriedly while rubbing her back. "Are you going to be ok?"
Celestria cleared her throat and stepped away from the ship. “Y-yes I will be fine.”
"Alright, you can go sit inside if you want to." Dillan said, nodding to his house.
“I would rather be outside.” She said while taking a few calming breaths.
Dillan nodded again as he looked at Scout. "Does your ship need anything else to be fixed?"
Scout was checking the ship out. “No, you seemed to have fixed it completely.”
Dillan smiled a bit. "Glad I could help, Galvanic Mechamorphs are really handy when it comes to technology."
“Yes they are.” Scout said as he turned to face them. “I should get going, but I will report you to the plumbers, you shouldn’t have twelfth level technology on a level one world.”
"Then go ahead and file a complaint." Dillan said with a slight grin, causing Scout to raise an eyebrow at him before a few other plumbers came out of a hatch in the ground.
"What the-" Scout started to say.
"Scout, welcome to the first plumber base in this section of space and the first base on this planet." Dillan said with a smile. "Molly, can you help Scout here ensure his ship is fully functional? And Peteleday, you monitor the planet's orbit. Scout was shot down."
"Yes sir!" The two said, before getting to work.
“I…was not informed about this base.” Scout said in shock before he lowered his head. “Well I am not that high in the ranks.”
"That's ok, it's relatively new. The base itself is still under construction aside from living quarters." Dillan said with a small smile. "Azimuth appointed me the head of this base, from what I can gather mainly because I'm in these two good books." He said playfully jabbing a finger at Celestia and Luna.
The two smirked a bit as each one kissed Dillan's cheeks at the same time, causing him to blush and freeze up. "Hey, I said give us time!" Rainbow dash said with an angry glare.
“Sorry Rainbow, we are just teasing him.” Luna said.
Scout smirked a bit as he shook his head. "Maybe we should talk elsewhere?" He said to Dillan who nodded once, as the two walked away from the mares.
"I'd like you to talk with the other plumbers here to try and describe the ship that shot you down." Dillan said with a small smile.
“I will do my best, and once my ship is repaired I can get back to my mission.” Scout said as he pulled out a small data pad and started typing on it.
"Is it confidential or can I know what your mission is?" Dillan asked with a small smile.
“I was supposed to find a criminal on earth but I was chased off the world by the criminal.” Scout said with a sigh.
"What's the criminal's name?" Dillan asked, crossing his arms with a slight frown.
“Ben Tennyson, he stole alien technology and uses it to fight any aliens that show up on earth, while broadcasting it.” Scout said with a shake of his head.
"Whoa, whoa. Ben Tennyson isn't a criminal, he's just stupid. He found the Omnitrix and it latched itself onto him because it was sent to his Grandpa. But… it had arrived too late." Dillan said with a sad look. "His grandfather was the famous plumber Max Tennyson."
“I am aware but any attempt to talk with him results in a fight.” Scout said with a frown. “So he is branded as a criminal..
"I get that, but he's just doing what he thinks is right. He doesn't know there are good aliens and he's thick headed. He's just protecting his planet." Dillan said with a frown.
“According to what I've read and experienced, he doesn't even try to listen.” Scout said with a snort.
"Like I said, stupid." Dillan said, shaking his head with a sigh. "Listen, give him some time and he'll meet another vision of himself that will set him straight."
“I don’t have the authority to make that call.” Scout said with a sigh.
Dillan sighed a bit. "Alright, just be careful Ben doesn't wreck your ship."
“Oh I am not going back to earth, I am going to a plumber base and then back home.” Scout said.
"Oh, alright. If you want to make your report to Peteleday I'm sure he can get it to your supervisor so you can get back to Anur Transyl."
Scout rubbed his chin. “Well, I suppose that could work, at the least I could use this base’s communicator to send my report.”
"Alright, and you're welcome to spend the night. After everything you must be exhausted." Dillan said with a smile.
“Thank you, but I miss my home.” Scout said with a soft smile.
Dillan nodded and offered him a handshake. "Then have a safe trip, and if you're ever in the area remember you have allies here."
Scout smiled and shook his hand. “And if you ever find yourself in the Anur Transyl system you can count on me as an ally.”
"I appreciate it, I'm sorry to go but I have a date to prepare for. Just talk to Peteleday and he'll help you use the communicator and get you some food. I know you said you were hungry before." Dillan said with a smile as he started to walk away.
“Thank you.” Scout said before he left to find the named plumber.
Dillan smiled a bit as he went back over to Rainbow dash and the princesses. "Are you done being angry?" He asked Rainbow Dash
“I wasn’t angry…just a little upset.” Rainbow said with a pout.
Dillan smiles and knelt down. "Oh? Then how about I make you happy again? How about instead of waiting till tomorrow we go on our date now?"
Rainbow’s ears perk. “Really? B-but I am not ready!” She said starting to panic.
"Then go get ready, I have to get ready too." Dillan said with a smile. "How about you meet me back here in say… three hours?"
“Y-yeah ok!” Rainbow shoots off into the air and towards Rarity’s.
“Wow, I think she almost did a sonic rainboom from takeoff.” Scootaloo said.
Dillan smiled a bit, as he looked at the princesses and Scootaloo. "I guess she's just excited, speaking of. I do have to get ready as well. Good thing I have a scan of discord, otherwise I would have had to go to Rarity and I guarantee that would have been a mess."
The two princesses giggled. “True, nothing more annoying than your date showing up while you're getting ready. We can watch Scootaloo for you while you're on your date if you wish.” Celestia said.
"I'd appreciate it, though I would like your opinions on my outfits to see if Skittles will like it." Dillan said with a soft smile.
Rainbow flew as fast as she could to Rarity's boutique, slamming into the door and startling the dress mare as the pegasus panted tiredly. "Rainbow dash! Whatever is the matter!"
“Dillan….date….three hours!” She managed to say before collapsing to our side.
Rarity gasped before going over to Rainbow dash. "Oh we don't have much time, come with me!"
“Let me catch my breath, flew here at top speed.” Rainbow said with a soft groan.
"Darling, we only have three hours." Rarity said with a small smile. "You rest I'll get the others!" She said galloping out of the boutique, coming back ten minutes later with all their friends.
By then Rainbow was sitting on the couch. “D-did you have to get everyone?” She asked with a blush.
"Partner we’re yer friends, ya think we wouldn't be here?" Applejack asked with a smile.
"We just want to um… make sure you have a good time…" Fluttershy said softly.
Rainbow sighed but smiled. “Alright, let’s get me ready, I want to look my best.”
"You know darling not to sound mean or anything, but I never expected you would be the first of us to have a date like this. And with someone you've known and trusted since foalhood! It's like a fairytale!" Rarity said with a smile.
Rainbow blushed and pouted a bit. “H-hey, I may be focused on my wonderbolts goal but I am still a mare with needs.”
All the mares giggled at her. "Rainbow I didn't mean anything mean, I was just saying with how busy you are it was a little surprising."
Rainbow looked away shyly. “I guess so.”
"Twilight!" Spike yelled running in. "You got a letter from Luna!"
All the mares looked at Spike as Rarity was about to start working on Rainbow’s tail. Rarity yelled and threw things at him. “Get out! Can’t you see we are getting Rainbow ready?”
"But the letter says it's about Rainbow's date!" Spike defended as Twilight blocked the items with her magic.
"Seriously rarity, we don't wear clothes normally, why is it such a big deal?" Twilight asked as she took the note from Spike.
Rarity groaned and shook her head. “It is the principle of the matter, darling. He's a colt and we are mares.”
"So? We don't we're clothes normally, everything is always on display." Twilight said as she looked over the note.
Rarity sighed and lowered her head. “Darling, remind me to give you some lady lessons.”
"You'll be thanking Spike soon, apparently they're going on a picnic. But Luna says it's not a traditional picnic." Twilight said.
Rarity gasped and put a hoof to her forehead. “Oh dear, we must hurry then we have to completely change Rainbow’s outfit.”
"Wait, I thought you were going to make multiple outfits or something! Since you didn't know what we were doing!" Rainbow said in a panicked state.
“I did make you multiple outfits, but I didn’t predict a picnic.” Rarity said as she ran over to the closet.
"Ah thought you make dresses for everything." Applejack said as Spike burped up another note that Twilight read, making her eyes widen.
“I did, but a picnic is tricky!” Rarity said as she moved through the closet and moving dresses around before pulling out a small skirt with a rainbow theme.
"Um, Rarity." Twilight said, showing her the note.
Rarity read the note and gasped softly.
"What?" Rainbow dash asked worriedly.
“Nothing to worry about.” Rarity said as she got a few accessories and rushed over to Rainbow. “Let’s get to work.”
"I'll write back to Luna and tell her to send you letters directly." Spike said to Twilight, before heading out.
"Thanks Spike!" Rainbow called to him.
"No problem, have fun!" Spike yelled as he left, right before Rarity pulled Rainbow's tail and making her yelp.
"Careful!" Rainbow said.
“When was the last time you brushed your tail?” Rarity asked.
"Um… probably a few days before Dillan got here I think." Rainbow said, rubbing the back of her head.
"That was a few weeks ago." Twilight said.
Rarity gasped in horror. “Rainbow! That is no way to treat your tail!” She started to brush the knots out of Rainbow’s tail. “Girls, one of you get her mane.”
Fluttershy flew over and started brushing Rainbow's mane. "What style should I do?"
“As much as I would love to style her mane I suggest something simple.” Rarity said with a small sigh.
Fluttershy nodded a bit as she brushed Rainbow's mane, the ultimatrix symbol on her own stomach in front of Rainbow's face. "Are you going to keep the foal? I know you like Discord." Rainbow asked her friend.
Fluttershy looked down. “I…I’m not sure, I will have to talk with him about it…”
Rainbow nodded a bit but smirked at her. "You were really into that leash thing Dillan had done. If you and Discord don't work out you could join our herd."
Fluttershy blushed bright red and hid behind her wings. “I don’t think that's a good idea, Rainbow.”
"Why?" Rainbow asked as Rarity worked. "I said if you two don't work out, besides. We've been best friends since flight camp, I trust you."
“Rainbow, I…um…I may be shy most of the time but when I get in a relationship I get a bit…controlling.” Fluttershy told her in a whisper.
Rainbow smirked a bit. "I know."
“N-no I mean…I would end up trying to control you too…I don’t want to ruin our friendship.” Fluttershy said before looking down in shame.
Rainbow grinned wider. "Again, I know. But again also that if you and Discord don't work out, but with how you two are I have a feeling you'll be fine."
“O-ok.” She said shyly.
Rarity smiled as she finished brushing Rainbow's tail. "Alright, now we need to make your outfit."
“Oh come on Rares, does she really need an outfit for a picnic?” Applejack asked with a raised eyebrow. Twilight showed Applejack the last letter, before Applejack's eyes widened. "Let's make that outfit."
Rainbow looked at them confused. “What’s in that letter?” She asked as she tried to look but Rarity held her in place with her magic.
"Now, now. We need to finish up." Rarity said with a smile.
Rainbow pouted. “Fine.”
Rarity smiled a bit as she used her magic to gather supplies. "Let's see now…" Rarity worked on fixing Rainbow up and making an outfit at the same time.
"You're all acting weird, what exactly is so different about this picnic?" Rainbow asked as the rest of her friends read the letter.
"Oh, you'll see. Without spoiling anything you'll be going somewhere only a very few ponies have been to!" Pinkie said with a giggle.
Twilight elbowed Pinkie. “Careful Pinkie, but she is right. I am sure you’ll love it.”
Rainbow's eyes widened in surprise and excitement. "Somewhere only a very few ponies have been to?! Now I'm even more excited!"
All the mare giggled and they helped Rainbow finish getting ready. “Well darling, what do you think?” Rarity asked as she showed Rainbow a large full body mirror.
Rainbow's eyes widened as she looked at her mane and outfit, her hair having been cut in places and smoothes out so it was soft and vibrant along with her tail. While the outfit was a simple lightweight gown for movement that was Rainbow with star like patterns dotted about. "Whoa… this is amazing!"
“Thank you darling, I do my best. Though please do brush your mane and tail more often.” Rarity said with a dramatic sigh.
"I mean, with practice and everything that'll be a bit hard…" Rainbow mumbled as she looked at the time. "Oh crap! I gotta go!"
Rarity put a hoof on Rainbow’s shoulder and leaned close. “Don’t you dare run or fly with that outfit on.”
Rainbow frowned. "But I gotta get there fast!"
“Then have Twilight teleport you.” Rarity said before poking Rainbow. “You will not ruin all my hard work.”
Rainbow sighed a bit and nodded, before someone knocked on the front door. "Hey Skittles, you ready?" Dillan's voice asked. "I figured I'd pick you up from here."
“Well that saves me some magic.” Twilight giggled as the mares cleared the way for Rainbow to the door.
Rainbow gulped a bit as she nervously made her way to the door, slowly opening it to see Dillan smiling at her with his brown hair combed back. While he wore a black suit with an orange undershirt with a similar stary pattern as her outfit, and a picnic basket on his arm. "Whoa…" he said, staring at her a little.
Rainbow blushed and fidgeted in place. “D-do you like it?”
"Like it? It's perfect." Dillan said with a soft smile, backing up a bit so she could come out. "Are you ready?"
She nodded and looked back. “Th-thanks girls.” She then followed him outside.
"Have fun!" They all shouted as Dillan smiled at her, turning into Jetray.
"Climb on." He said, leaning down for her to get on his back.
“Huh?” Rainbow looked at his back for a moment before she climbed onto him. “Are we flying somewhere?”
"Yup, and thanks to a spell from Luna. We'll be able to get there safely." Dillan said with a smile, as he took off into the air with the picnic basket on his clawed feet.
“Why would you need a spell?” Rainbow asked as she held on.
"You'll see." He said with a grin, as he started flying up higher.
“Um …Dillan we are getting pretty high.” Rainbow said as she looked around, only natural clouds being around.
"I know… watch this!" He said, as he flew into the sky higher before the two left the atmosphere a sphere of air forming around them.
“Whoa!” Rainbow looked around.
"Congratulations Skittles, you are now one of three ponies that have been to space." Dillan said with a smile as he flew closer to the moon.
“We are in space!?” Rainbow asked as she looked around more. “Wait three? I know Luna was on the moon but who was the second?”
"If I remember correctly, when Nightmare moon returned she put Celestia in the sun." Dillan said with a smile. "So other than royalty you are the first normal pony in space."
“Wow.” Rainbow said and looked around. “Are we safe?”
"Yup, thanks to the spell Luna did." Dillan said with a smile as they grew closer to the moon.
“Let me guess, our picnic is gonna be on the moon.” Rainbow said with a smirk.
"Unless you'd rather go back to Equestria." Dillan said, looking back at her with a grin.
“No bucking way, you must have worked hard on this.” Rainbow said with a grin.
Dillan smiled softly. "Yeah… it took forever to get Luna to agree to this… are you surprised?"
“Heck yeah I am! I never would have guessed this was your date idea.” Rainbow said with a laugh.
Dillan grinned as they landed on the moon, near a glass dome with a large tree inside as Dillan quickly went in. "Alright, we can breathe normally here."
“Hey…” Rainbow looked around. “Doesn’t this seem familiar?”
Dillan grinned at her. "Does it?"
“Yeah…” Rainbow looked around before it clicked. “Oh! It is from that cartoon!”
Dillan grinned a bit as he sat the picnic basket down. "Yup, Spongebob. Sandy's tree dome. Good memory."
“I probably only remember because I just got my memories back.” Rainbow said with a small chuckle.
"Well either way, shall we?" Dillan said with a smile as he set out the blanket. Rainbow smiled and nodded, joining him.
Dillan smiled at her as he set out all of her favorite foods, and cookies. "Wanna see something awesome?"
“Of course.” Rainbow said before smirking. “But I don’t see a mirror.” Dillan chuckled a bit and pointed her head upwards, just as meteorites flew past. “Whoa!”
"Told you." He said with a smile, wrapping his arm around her.
She smiled and leaned on him. “This is awesome.”
"See?" Dillan said with a grin. "I told you this would be amazing."
“You did, but I meant this.” She looked at him. “You and me together.”
Dillan blushed and smiled softly. "I asked Luna if it was ok to leave this tree dome here, eventually I hope to terraform the moon so life will survive here."
Rainbow giggled a bit. “Oh really? So you want to make a mini Equis?”
"Well more of a vacation spot type thing so ponies will appreciate the moon more." Dillan said with a smile.
Rainbow smiled and nuzzled him. “Are you trying to butter up Princess Luna?”
"No… or not fully. I know Luna's backstory and it's hard. Personally, night time was always my favorite time of the day. So I want to spread that love." Dillan said with a smile.
Rainbow smiled and kissed him before feeding him a sandwich. “I am sure she will love the sentiment.”
Dillan smiled a bit and bit the sandwich, before feeding her one as well. She smiled and bit into the sandwich as they enjoyed the meteor shower and sandwiches as well as each other's company.
"This is wonderful." Dillan said softly, burying his face into her mane.
Rainbow giggled a bit. “Yeah, be careful up there. Don’t want you coughing up a hairball.”
"Oh hush." Dillan said with a chuckle, holding her closer as the meteorites continued to fly past.
Rainbow smiled and leaned on him. “I am a very lucky mare.”
"No, I'm a lucky guy." Dillan said with a smile.
Rainbow smiled and kissed him softly. “What did you plan for after the picnic and meteor shower?”
Dillan smiled as he wrapped his arm around her, pulling her closer so they were pressing against each other. "Why? Want to leave?"
“Nope, I am just wondering what you had in mind.” She giggled softly.
"Well, what do you want to do?" He asked her with a smile.
Rainbow was quiet as she thought about it for a moment before she looked up at him. “How about we just relax and cuddle.”
"Really? I'm surprised you don't want to explore space or something." Dillan said with a smile as he held her.
“We can do that later, when we aren’t on a date.” She said with a smirk.
Dillan smiles and holds her closer as he kisses her deeply. She purred and rubbed his chest as they made out. “I thought you got this out of your system earlier, stud.”
Dillan chuckled and kissed her again. "I did, but can you blame me when I have such a hot mare on top of me?"
Rainbow smirked and whispered to him. “Think Luna would be upset if we did it on her moon?”
Dillan blushed and grinned a bit, before kissing her. "Pervert."
Rainbow giggled and ground herself on his lap. “Imam not the one rock hard.~”
Dillan smirked as his hand slowly went under her. "And I'm not the one staining my clothes."
Rainbow giggled and kissed his lips softly. “Can you blame me? With a handsome stud like you all to myself?~”
Dillan smiled and kissed her deeply and suddenly, gently laying her on her back as he rubbed her outstretched wings. She moaned softly and giggled. “Luna is gonna be so jealous.” She said with a giggle.
Dillan grinned a bit. "Maybe, but I'm sure I can make it up to her." He said as a ship flew past.
Rainbow looked up at it confused. “What's that?” She blushed and looked back at Dillan. “They can’t see us can they?”
"I mean the dome is clear." He said with a shrug as the ship landed near the tree dome.
Rainbow groaned and rolled off of him. “Buck.”
Dillan chuckled. "Hey, just think about it. Now when someone asks what we did on our first date you can say we met aliens."
Rainbow was still pouting. “I guess.”
Dillan looked at her and smirked. "Hey, don't forget, you can always spend the night at my house… not sleeping."
Rainbow blushed with a smile and her tail brushed his leg. “I’m alright with that.”
Dillan laughed a bit as three creatures walked through the airlock of the tree dome, causing Dillan's mouth to drop. All three were purple while wearing blue outfits with matching yellow shoes and gloves, each with strong chins. The middle one had webbed frills on the sides of its head, while the one on the left had two entenai on top of its heads. The last one had horns on the sides and top of its forehead with gold rings on the sides of its head and a matching gold chain around its neck. "Greetings! We are travelers from far away, and happened to come across your pleasant little area after a nasty run in with a wormhole." The middle one spoke.
“Whoa.” Rainbow said as she looked up at Dillan. “Do you know these guys?” She asked in a whisper.
"Only from stories." Dillan said. "You're Zix, Travoltron, and Tee right?"
“Ha! It seems our reputation precedes us.” The middle one said with a smile.
“Who told you our names!?” The one on the left shouted.
"That's… hard to explain. But I suppose the simple explanation is that since you went through a wormhole you've been pulled into another dimension." Dillan explained to them.
“Whoa, another dimension man.” The one on the right side with a smile.
Dillan chuckled softly. "I'm from yet another dimension, one where Jimmy Neutron's life is a television show. That's how I know your names."
The aliens looked at each other before the center one looked at Dillan. “So you are saying that little human isn’t here?”
"Nope." Dillan said, shaking his head. "At least, not unless he came through the wormhole too."
“Man, I hope not. I am tired of him kicking our butts.” The alien on the right said.
“Jimmy is a fool! But his friend Sheen is a cool little guy.” The alien on the left said before both of them were hit by the middle alien.
“Quiet both of you.” He said before grinning. “Perhaps we can go down to that little world and…introduce ourselves.” He added with a chuckle.
Rainbow narrowed her eyes. “I don’t trust that one.” She whispered.
Dillan looked at him with a slight glare. "Zix if you try anything, Jimmy will be the least of your worries."
“Oh really? And who is gonna stop us?” He asked with a smirk as he pulled out a laser gun.
Dillan frowned and looked up his Ultimatrix, turning into a large dinosaur like alien that stood over them with a growl. "Humungosaur that's who."
“Uh oh.” The one on the right said.
“Tee didn’t agree to this!” The one on the left shouted.
“So what if you can turn big, I am sure we can take you.” The middle one said.
Dillan leaned forward and glared at Zix as he grew larger, almost hitting the glass of the dome. "I can punt you to the sun."
“Um…perhaps I miscalculated.” Zix said as he lowered his gun.
Dillan returned to normal and smirked at the three. "Good, now play nice."
Zix grumbled as he turned to his two friends. “Let’s go find out what is on that planet over there.” He said while pointing at Equis.
"That's Equis! Don't you dare mess with our home!" Rainbow dash said angrily, getting in Zix's face.
Zix smirked and chuckled. “Oh really? And what are you gonna do to us?”
Rainbow dash glared at him with a growl as Tee and Travoltron stood next to Dillan. "How hurt is he gonna be?" Travoltron asked Dillan.
"Oh you have no idea." Dillan said, crossing his arms as Rainbow Dash started punching Zix.
“Ah! Stop! Get off me you tiny horse!” Zix yelled as he tried to fight Rainbow.
"Excuse me!?" She and Dillan yelled angrily before she started beating him worse.
"That's their term for a whore." Dillan said coldly standing next to Travoltron and Tee.
"Zix you fool! That's low!" Tee said angrily.
“Ow ow ow stop it!” Zix yelled before yelling to his friends. “I didn’t know, just help me numskulls!”
Dillan grabbed Rainbow's shoulder. "Alright, he's had enough."
“What!?” Rainbow asked with a frown.
"Skittles, he didn't know and now he knows not to mess with Equis, right Zix?" Dillan asked the purple alien.
Zix groaned and shook his head. “No, we won’t!”
Rainbow dash smirked and Crossed her arms with a nod. "Good, if you do you'll be answering to me!"
“Yeah yeah whatever you say, just stay away from me.” Zix said as he got up and tried to leave.
"You don't have to leave, you know, you three could stay here as a vacation type thing." Dillan said.
“Tee would like a vacation.” Tee said with a smirk.
“Yeah why can’t we stay?” Travoltron asked.
Zix groaned and looked around. "Well, it is nice here… alright. But let's let these two finish their date."
Rainbow narrowed her eyes. “How did you know we were on a date?”
"Oh we saw what you two were doing when we got here." Travoltron said with a grin. "Plus, picnic basket and blanket."
Rainbow blushed and yelled. “Just get out of here!”
The three left quickly as Dillan laughed. "Don't mess with my girl."
Rainbow huffed and leaned on him. “Buck, they completely ruined the mood.”
"Well I wouldn't say that." He said with a grin. "Watching you beat him senseless was hot."
Rainbow blushed and giggled. “Good to know.”
Dillan smiled and kissed her before feeding her a sandwich. Rainbow smirked and ate it. “Thanks.”
He smiled and wrapped his arm around her, feeding her a grape from a vine. Rainbow giggled and smirked. “Are you trying to butter me up?”
"What if I am?" He asked with a grin.
Rainbow chuckled and rubbed her hoof on his chest. “Let’s get back to the picnic.”
Dillan smiled as he fed her another grape. "What's it seem like we're doing?"
“Like you are feeding me.” She smirked and tried to feed him.
He smiled and took a bite of the food, before kissing her. "I love you."
“I love you too.” She said and hugged him.
Dillan smiled as he stood up. "Shall we get going?"
“Sure.” She stayed close to him, rubbing his leg. “This was amazing, even if we were interrupted.”
"Well… it isn't over yet." He said with a smile.
“It isn’t?” She asked with a grin.
"Not at all, come my dear. The universe awaits." He said with a grin turning into Jetray again before the two took off and explored the universe around Equis.
Continue
Author's Note
Quick note. For the last few chapters. These have been ready for a while, I don't remember why we wrote them the way me and my co-writer did. So I'm sorry if they seem random, I've been busy and stressing out because me and my girlfriend are having a BABY!!! YAYA!!! But I am re-reading through the chapters and will be posting them more often
Griffonstone
Dillan sighed softly as he looked up at the stars, a small smile on his face while he looked over at his fiance Alyssa. Her long black hair with red highlights strapped down her back as he rubbed her stomach gently. "This is wonderful." He said softly, kissing her neck as she giggled softly.
Alyssa nodded softly as she rubbed his head, humming a small tune. "It is, I've missed you."
"I've missed you too, I wish we could stay like this forever." Dillan mumbled softly.
"Come on dork, if this was so good you wouldn't have replaced me." She said in an eerie tone, getting Dillan to look at her in shock, her face having morphed into a burnt and decade version of her former self as she stared at him with one of her eyeballs out of the socket. "Why did you replace me? Was I not enough for you!?"
Dillan screamed and shot up in bed, holding his head as sweat dropped down his brow. "W-what was that??"
Dillan looked at Rainbow dash who was laying next to him as she sat up and placed a hoof on his hand. "Are you ok?"
"Y-yeah… just… a nightmare." He replied, sighing softly as he got up. The two having just returned from their excursion in space for their first date. As well as meeting Trix, Tee, and Travoltron. "I-ill be ok, I just need a minute."
“Are you sure?” Rainbow asked as she rubbed his hand.
Dillan nodded slowly. "Y-yeah… i-it… it was a dream about Alyssa."
Rainbow’s eyes widened and she hugged him. “I am so sorry.”
Dillan sighed softly and hugged her back. "It's Alright… it'll be hard for a while but I know everything will work out."
“Do you want to just rest in bed today?” Rainbow asked as she rubbed his back.
Dillan shook a bit as he sobbed. "N-no… w-we need to go to Griffonstone…"
Rainbow pouted and hugged tighter. “Do we have to?”
Dillan took in a shaking breath. "Y-yes… you need to apologize to Guilda… life doesn't stop because of a nightmare…"
Rainbow sighed and lowered her head. “Fine, but after please take some time for yourself and relax?”
Dillan shakily nodded, lifting his head as he looked at the ceiling. "I will… i-i'm sorry…"
Rainbow pulled him into a soft kiss. “It is ok, you can't help what you dream about, but…maybe ask Luna for help?”
Dillan nodded shakily before getting up. "Y-yeah… thanks Skittles. Do you uh… wanna join me for a shower or should we take things a little slower?"
Rainbow rubbed his side. “I think we should stay slow, you are too shaken to do anything in the shower.”
Dillan nodded slowly, his legs wobbling as he slowly walked into the shower. Rainbow sighed as she got out of the bed and started getting ready.
Rainbow heard a knock on the front door as Twilight walked in with a small smile. "H-hey Rainbow, I was just checking to see if you two were ready to go to Griffonstone! The most important place for Griffin kind…"
“We are getting ready Twi, cool your jets.” Rainbow said as she walked over to a table and picked up her brush.
Twilight sighed and hung her head. "I know, I just wish I could go too and study everything!"
“Why can’t you again?” Rainbow asked as she brushed her fur. “You don’t even have to come as part of the mission, just go do your own thing.”
Twilight shook her head. "No, since we don't know what your mission is. Me being there may screw it up… where's Dillan? I thought you two went on your first date last night."
Rainbow looked down and sighed. “He had a nightmare and is taking a shower now.”
"A nightmare? Is he alright?" Twilight asked with a raised eyebrow.
Rainbow sighed again. “I hope so Twi.”
Twilight raised an eyebrow before wrapping a wing around Rainbow. "Are you ok?"
“I am worried about him Twi…he woke up screaming.” She said softly she looked at Twilight. “What am I supposed to think about that?”
Twilight frowned a bit and rubbed her friends back. "I'm not sure. I'll send a letter to Luna, hopefully she can help."
“I also asked him to ask her for help.” Rainbow said as she sighed and set down the brush. “Did I do something wrong?”
Twilight looked at her in shock as Dillan listened from the doorway. "What do you mean?"
“I mean I thought the date went well, except for a small interruption but other than that it was perfect, so why did he have a nightmare? Was he dreaming that I screwed up something? Did I go too far on our date?” Rainbow asked as she started to panic.
Dillan frowned and walked over to her from behind, gently wrapping his arms around her. "It wasn't you. The date was perfect…"
Rainbow gasped and looked back. “Dillan! You are out of the shower?”
Dillan nodded with a small smile. "Yeah, I've never taken long showers. And I'm sorry, you didn't do anything wrong, Skittles. It was just a nightmare about Alyssa…"
Rainbow’s ears fold back. “Oh…I am sorry I couldn’t help.”
Dillan sighed and shook his head. "No you're fine, it's just… something I'll have to deal with…"
Rainbow hugged him. “I will always be here for you.”
Dillan smiled and hugged her back as Twilight smiled. "So will the rest of us. Even if you aren't ready to expand your herd yet."
Rainbow smiled at Twilight. “Thank you, but I know he is just as much yours as he is mine.”
Twilight blushed a bit and smiled softly as Dillan chuckled. "What happened to wanting me to, yourself for a while?"
Rainbow smiled up at Dillan. “I do but your mental health is more important than my wants.”
Dillan smiled as he teared up a bit. "Thank you… and I'm sorry. Yesterday was perfect and I'm sorry I had to ruin it."
“You didn’t, I am just worried about you.” Rainbow said as she hugged him.
Dillan hugged her back and kissed her. "I appreciate it… I… I'm just… I guess I still feel guilty for moving on so soon…"
“Sh-should we wait to continue dating then?” Rainbow asked, worried about her coltfriend.
Dillan's eyes widened as he shook his head. "N-no! You can't understand how happy I am… I just… need time to fully come to terms with everything."
Rainbow stared into his eyes for a moment before she nodded her head. “I understand.”
"Come on, we have some griffins to meet and a new scan for me to get." Dillan smiled a bit and kissed her again, before standing up with a chuckle.
Rainbow hummed with a smile. “I bet you’ll look amazing as a griffon.”
Dillan blushed a bit but smirked. "Keep it under your tail Skittles." He chuckled before looking at Twilight. "Also I didn't forget my promise, I'll make sure to take pictures of everything for you."
Twilight smiled and gave Dillan a hug while Rainbow pouted. “What, I can’t enjoy how my stallion looks from time to time?”
Dillan smirked a bit at her as he hugged Twilight back. "Given our history on what that means… not in public ok?"
Rainbow bushed and huffed. “Oh fine, but you are still my handsome stallion.”
"I agree, even if I'm not normally into that stuff. I can't deny his appeal." Twilight giggled a little as she got out of Dillan's arms causing him to blush red and rub the back of his head as he looked away.
Rainbow thought about something before she whispered into Twilight’s ear, making her blush right red. “What do you say?”
“I…I think it can be done just be safe.” She said before slowly walking out of the house.
Dillan raised an eyebrow before looking at Rainbow. "What are you planning?"
“Oh nothing.” Rainbow siad with a laugh as she trots out of the house with a spring in her step.
Dillan sighed softly and smirked before following her slowly, putting on his coat as the two made their way to the castle of friendship. "It'll be cold in Griffonstone, it's high in the mountains. Can you handle it?" He asked Rainbow with a grin.
“Dude, I am a pegasus, we are built for the cold high atmosphere.” Rainbow said back with a grin.
"Oh really? I seem to remember you not being able to get very high when we first met." Dillan said with a grin and a laugh as they entered the castle.
“Hey, that isn’t fair! I was a filly and there wasn’t any magic in your world.” Rainbow said with a cute pout.
Dillan smiled a bit and nodded. "I know, I just like seeing that adorable pout of yours."
Rainbow puffed out her cheeks and chest fluff. “I do not pout.”
Dillan smiled and chuckled softly as Pinkie pie suddenly sat on his shoulders. "Hiya!"
"Hello Pinkie." Dillan said with a smirk as he looked up at her. "How ya doing?"
“Good! Ready to go make some new friends.” Pinkie said with a smile.
Dillan smiled a bit and chuckled. "So am I…"
Pinkie hugged his head. “What are we waiting for then?”
"We came here to find you, so I guess we should get going." Dillan said with a small smile.
“Yay!” Pinkie pointed forward. “Onword!”
Dillan rolled his eyes as he looked at Rainbow. "Come here, I need fuzzy hugs." He said, picking her up and carrying her in his arms.
Rainbow chuckled and nuzzled Dillan’s chin. “You have Pinkie hugging your head dork.”
Dillan smiled. "I guess I'm greedy because I want double hugs." Rainbow smiled and hugged him as Pinkie did the same, making him smile and hug them both as the same mare that sold him all the Wonderbolts merchandise watched them from afar taking a picture.
“Do you mind if I get in on the hugs?” Twilight asked sheepishly.
Dillan turned to Twilight and smiled softly, before picking her up and hugging her too. "Of course Twi."
She giggled softly and smiled. “Thank you Dillan.” She nuzzled him back. The mare that was watching gasped and took another picture as Dillan, Pinkie, and Rainbow walked away. "Remember to take lots of pictures!" Twilight called after them, getting a wave from Dillan as she went back inside her castle.
"You're still not gonna tell me what you have planned, are you?" Dillan asked Rainbow dash as they got on the train.
“Nope!” She said with a grin.
Dillan sighed as Pinkie gasped. "A surprise!?"
Rainbow flew up to Pinkie and whispered into her ear, getting a blush from the mare, then a fit of giggles. “Wow Dashy, that is naughty.”
Dillan sighed a bit and smirked as they all sat down on the train. "Knowing you Skittles you're planning another orgy or something."
“Not exactly.” Rainbow said with a smirk before she hopped onto his lap with a smile.
Dillan rolled his eyes but smiled as he rubbed her head. "You know I still don't like surprises all that much… but I suppose I can wait."
“You will love this one.” She said with a smile as she nuzzled his chest.
Dillan smiled as Pinkie joined in on the hugs, causing the human to wrap his arms around them both as he looked out the window. "I'm sorry for the drama and chaos that's going to be happening soon…"
“What do you mean?” Rainbow asked.
Dillan looked at her. "Skittles I got all of you and all four princesses pregnant, one of whom is married. That's gonna cause a major scandal."
Rainbow frowned a bit. “I guess so, but does it really matter if we all love each other?”
Dillan smiled at her and shook his head. "No, but Luna pointed out the nobles won't be too happy about it and will probably demand explanations plus I'm gonna have to be integrated into the Royal court and such… I hope you guys don't have to as well… you all have your own stuff going on."
Rainbow sighed and laid her head down. “Oh joy, I don’t like the sound of that.”
Dillan sighed and looked away. "I'm sorry…"
“It isn’t your fault Dillan. Besides, we would have had to deal with some drama anyway, being an element bearer and all.” Rainbow said with a sigh.
“Yeah, the first month after we got the elements, stallions from all over Equestria came to hit on us.” Pinkie said as she nuzzled Dillan’s head.
Dillan blinked a bit but frowned. "I'll beat them if they try again!"
Both of the mares giggled and smiled at Dillan. “We aren’t helpless you know.” Rainbow said.
“But we do appreciate the thought.” Pinkie said.
Dillan blushed and scratched his nose. "I am very protective…"
“And we love that about you.” Rainbow said with a giggle.
Dillan smiled a bit as Pinkie nodded with a wide smile. "Yeah! We can all tell you're really sweet and nice! Even if all we've all done together is have an orgy!"
Some of the passengers on the train looked at the three with blushes and some with a glare since their foals were with them. "Damn lucky guy." A stallion whispered to himself as the train started to move.
"Pinkie… firstly you shouldn't say that out loud… and second you all accused me of doing something to Rainbow dash and Scootaloo and locked me up…" Dillan said with a soft tone.
Pinkie’s ears folded back. “Yeah…I am sorry about that Dillan.”
Dillan sighed shakily but smiled sadly at her. "I'm sorry Pinkie, I know you all were just protecting Skittles. I guess now that all the heat season stuff has been calmed down… what happened is taking its toll on me…"
Rainbow rubbed Dillan’s chest. “Is there anything I can do to help?”
Dillan looked out the window as he held the two mares closer. "J-just don't leave for now ok?"
“We would never Dillan.” Rainbow said and Pinkie hugged tighter.
Dillan silently held them as he rested his head on Rainbow's head, before Pinkie gently nuzzled his neck. "We… really bucked up didn't we?" Pinkie asked Rainbow dash with a frown.
“Yeah, but I think given enough time things can get better.” She said softly as she watched Dillan.
Pinkie's ears dropped a bit but she nodded as she looked at Dillan who had his eyes closed. "I'm sorry we didn't trust you two." She said.
Rainbow looked up and giggled softly. “I think he fell asleep.” She said in a whisper.
Pinkie smiled and nodded, nuzzling against Rainbow dash cheek. "I was talking to you Dashy."
“I know Pinkie.” Rainbow said with a smile. “I know you and everyone else was just worried about me and Scoots.”
"But they shouldn't have!" A familiar voice yelled, making the two turn their heads to see Scootaloo.
“Scoots!?” Rainbow whisper-shouted. “What are you doing on the train?”
Scootaloo pouted and crossed her hooves. "You two left while I was asleep! I came looking for you and saw you get on the train…" She said before looking away. "I-i… wanted to spend time with you…"
Rainbow sighed and pulled Scootaloo onto Dillan’s lap. “I am sorry Scoots, me, Dillan, and Pinkie are on a friendship mission from the map.”
Scootaloo looked down sadly. "Oh…"
Rainbow rubbed Scootaloo’s head. “Hey it is ok, you can come with us.”
Scootaloo smiled and giggled a bit as Dillan nuzzled into Rainbow's hair. "He likes your hair!"
“Of course he does, my mane is awesome.” Rainbow said with a smirk.
Dillan mumbled something in his sleep as he pulled Pinkie and Rainbow closer to himself. "N-no… not again…" he mumbled.
"I think he's having a nightmare." Scootaloo said with a frown.
Rainbow frowned and nuzzled him. “I am here Dillan, you are safe.”
Dillan's arms began shaking violently as tears fell from his eyes, before he gasped and sat up with his eyes wide while covering his face. "D-damn…"
The two mares and filly hugged him. “We are here for you Dillan.” Pinkie said.
Dillan took in a few shakily breaths as he looked at Scootaloo. "Sc-scootaloo?"
She smiled sheepishly at him and waved a hoof. “Hi.”
Dillan's eyes filled with tears as he hugged them all. "What are you doing here?"
“You left me behind so I followed you.” Scootaloo said as she hugged back.
Dillan held them closer. "Sorry, kinda got lost in the moment when Twilight showed up."
"It's ok, but why are you crying? What was your nightmare about?" Scootaloo asked him, looking up at him worriedly.
“You don’t have to tell us if you don’t feel up to it.” Rainbow said while rubbing Scootaloo’s head.
Dillan shakily sighed and sat back. "Sorry… I just… I had a nightmare where all of you died the same as my family."
Their eyes widened and they hugged Dillan tightly. “We promise that isn’t going to happen.” Pinkie said before she gave a Pinkie promise.
Dillan stopped her mid way through the promise. "P-please don't promise that. Life is random and things can happen… it's how life is, I just need… I need to calm down."
She smiled at him and kissed him on the lips. “I know, but I want to make you feel better.”
“Hey, me too!” Rainbow hugged Dillan’s arm.
Dillan blushed a bit and smiled softly, kissing Rainbow on the lips. "Jeez you guys can't be fighting over me you know. Otherwise I don't think this herd thing will work out."
“We aren’t fighting.” They both said, making Scootaloo giggle.
Dillan smirked a bit as he shook his head at them. "Anyway, besides the friendship problem, what should we do?"
“I have a few ideas.” Rainbow said with a smile.
“Oooh yeah me too! I want to make so many new friends and throw a party.” Pinkie said with a grin.
Dillan smiled and chuckled a bit. "You may have your work cut out for you Pinkie, Griffins don't usually do friendship."
Pinkie gave a salute while sticking her tongue out. “I will make a friend even if I have to search their whole kingdom!”
Dillan smiled a bit as he looked around. "Ponies are looking at us."
“So? Let them look.” Rainbow said with a roll of her eyes.
Dillan smiled again as he looked out the window before humming a small tune. "What's that song?" Scootaloo asked Dillan.
"Its called proud corazon." He replied with a soft smile.
“What is it about?” Scootaloo asked.
Dillan smiled at her. "Family."
The mares smiled and hugged Dillan as Scootaloo made a face. “Really? Something that sappy?”
"Its in a different language… well some of it." Dillan said with a smile. "Its from one of my favorite movies."
“Really?” Rainbow asked before she hummed. “Did I see it or was it out after I returned home?”
"After, it's called coco." Dillan said with a smile.
“Coco?” Scootaloo asked and tilted her head. “Is it related to chocolate?”
"No. Coco is someone's name… its a movie about this boy who loved music but his family hated it because of something his great grandfather had done. Long story short it turns out his great grandfather had tried to go home but was killed." Dillan said, shaking his head. "By his best friend no less."
The two mares, the filly, and a few of the closer passengers all gasp from shock. Dillan nodded a bit as he looked up. "Yeah. The kid Miguel ended up in the land of the dead through a curse and learned all this information."
“The land of the dead?” Pinkie asked with a gasp.
Dillan nodded. "Yeah but he was able to return. Thanks to a blessing from his family."
“Aww.” Pinkie said with a smile.
“Excuse me.” A mare behind them said, getting Dillan’s attention.
"Yes?" Dillan asked, looking at her.
“You said this story was a movie?” The mare asked as she pulled out a notepad.
"Yes?" Dillan said moving so he was facing her. "An animated movie."
“I see, is this movie from another land?” She asked as she wrote down some details. “I am a movie producer, and if this movie isn’t patented here in Equestria I was thinking of making it if you don't mind helping.”
Dillan blinked a few times, before smiling. "Sure. I'd love to see the movie again, I actually have seen hundreds of movies. Mostly from a studio called Disney."
“Hmm, I don't know that studio, are they not from Equestria?” She asked and Rainbow responded.
“The movies he knows are from a completely different world, so if you're gonna make his movies into equestrian versions then he needs at least fifty percent of the profit.” Rainbow siad with a bit of a smirk as she leaned over Dillan’s shoulder to look at the mare.
Dillan smiled and chuckled. "I was gonna say fifty five."
Rainbow looked at him. “I thought you were bad with bits.” Pinkie giggled and hugged Dillan.
Dillan smirked and rolled his eyes as he hugged Pinkie back. "I told you before that I only accepted the amount for the Wonderbolts stuff because it was for Scootaloo. Any other time and I'm meticulous about money."
The mare coughed into a hoof. “I am willing to accept a fifty five cut towards mister…?”
"Dillan." Dillan said with a smile, offering her his hand to shake. "Its nice to meet you miss?"
“Film Reel.” She said and shook his hand. “I would like to speak with you more about these movies from your home land, but I suspect that will take more than a single train ride to cover. Where can I meet you to discuss this in length?”
Dillan blinked a bit but smiled. "Oh, sure. My house is in white tailed woods. We can meet there if you live in ponyville. If not, we can meet up somewhere you're comfortable with."
“Ponyville is fine, I just need to do some business in griffon stone before I can head back.” She said with a smile and added something to her notepad before putting it away.
Dillan nodded a bit. "Same here, maybe we can talk on the train ride back as well."
“I would love to talk things over more.” She said with a smile.
Dillan smiled and nodded. "So would I. It'll give me a chance to talk about my childhood…"
She smiled at him. “That is good, I hope we can make many bits and happy memories for foals together.”
Dillan chuckled a bit as he looked out the window. "Me too, it'll be nice sharing my childhood with my kids…"
“Oh are you expecting?” She asked with a smile.
"Yeah, they won't be born for a year or so since my… mates? Just went into heat. But it'll still be nice knowing they can experience that kind of thing with their daddy." Dillan nodded and chuckled as Pinkie pie and Rainbow dash blushed and smiled.
The mare giggled and smiled at the two mares. “Am I correct in assuming these two lovely mares are in your herd and the little pegasus is your daughter?”
The three of them blushed red as Scootaloo dug at the seat with her head down. "K-kinda? Rainbow here wants it to just be us for a while before we form a full on herd. And Scootaloo i-isn't our daughter j-just a friend."
“Oh I see, young love.” She smiled and giggled. “Well I wish you and your family the best.”
Dillan smiled softly as Pinkie and Rainbow nodded, each hugging him as Scootaloo smiled a bit. "So do we." Dillan said with a smile.
Film Reel giggled and sat back down in her seat. “I need to get ready for a meeting I have when I arrive so please excuse me.” She looked back at her notes.
Dillan smiled as he held Pinkie and Rainbow, while picking up Scootaloo as well. "How long until we get to Griffonstone?"
Rainbow looked out the window and sighed. “About half an hour.”
Dillan blinked a bit. "That fast? Jeez, back home trains took hours to get anywhere."
“Magic.” Both Pinkie and Rainbow say with shrugs.
Dillan blinked and chuckled. "Of course, man you guys are lucky to live with magic."
“Maybe but you have tvs!” Rainbow said before she pouted. “And cable.”
Dillan laughed as he shook his head. "Wait if you don't have TV, how is she gonna make a movie out of what I describe?" He gestured to Film Reel.
“We have movie theaters.” Pinkie said with a smile.
Dillan blinked a few times. "Oh… I mean, TV is just a movie theater on a smaller scale and with DVDs you can watch movies at home… maybe I'll make them here."
“Cool.” Rainbow said with a grin.
Dillan chuckled a bit as he looked at Scootaloo. "Wait… isn't today Monday? Don't you have school?"
Scootaloo’s eyes widened and she looked away. “Noooo?”
Dillan frowned and rubbed his eyes as Rainbow dash sighed. "Scoots, you can't skip school."
“I forgot, I was more worried that you two were leaving.” She said with a pout.
Dillan smiled and sighed softly. "Alright, but I want you to take notes on everything you see. Maybe we can say it was an educational visit."
“Aww, notes?” She whined and sagged onto his lap.
Dillan smirked and nodded. "Yes, unless you'd rather I use Discord's powers to send you back. And you go to school instead of being somewhere new."
Scootaloo pouted more. “Aww, that is just unfair.”
Rainbow dash giggled a bit along with Pinkie pie. "Scoots I helped teach two young girls that education is important before I came here. You won't win, I know every trick in the book." Dillan chuckled before Scootaloo gave him the biggest puppy eyes possible. Dillan's eyes twitched slightly, as they widened in shock. "T-that's not fair…"
The two mares smirked as they picked Scootaloo up and turned her away. “No using the filly eyes trick on Dillan Scoots.”
Scootaloo whined. "Nooo I was winning!"
Pinkie giggled and smirked. “We know but we agree with Dillan.”
Scootaloo pouted as Dillan covered his chest. "My heart… that face… oh god…"
Rainbow giggled and kissed his lips. “Hey now, if just one filly does that to you, what are you gonna do if all the foals would together?”
Dillan blinked a bit before passing out against the window. Pinkie and Rainbow both giggled at his reaction. “Stallions.” Rainbow shook her head and the three of them cuddled up around him.
Film Reel smiled a bit as she wrote on her notepad, looking out the window as the train approached Griffonstone. "You three may want to wake him up, we're getting close to Griffonstone."
“But he is so comfy!” Scootaloo whined.
“She is right, Scoots.” Rainbow said before she shook Dillan.
Dillan goraned and looked up. "What happened?"
“You fainted.” Pinkie said with a giggle.
Dillan sighed a bit. "Sorry, that idea was too much to handle."
“Well get used to it, you are gonna have a large herd with lots of foals.” Rainbow said before she poked Dillan’s nose.
Dillan sighed and chuckled a bit. "This is why I'd suck as a green lantern, my will against kids is nonexistent."
“Does that mean if I ask for something you’ll get it?” Scootaloo asked with a grin.
Dillan rolled his eyes. "No, but your adorableness is too much. But money is too important."
"What's a green lantern?" Film Reel asked as the strain stopped and everyone got up.
"A superhero with a ring, the ring channels the power of will itself." Dillan said with a chuckle.
“Fascinating, are there more like you?” She asked as she collected her things.
Dillan chuckled again. "The green lantern is just a fictional character where I come from. But it's one of my favorite super heroes."
“Perhaps we can add those to the stories we will discuss.” She said with a smile before she got off the train.
"Ok, but the legends of the green lantern mythos are crazy. To remember all that I'll need at least sixty five percent of the bits." Dillan said with a grin. "And that's more knowledge and history than I've been alive. Nearly I think eighty years of it."
The mare gapped. “That is a lot of history.”
Dillan nodded. "Oh yeah, and I've read everything about them. And believe me when I say. Curtain parts are convoluted."
She sighed and smiled a bit. “I suppose I don’t have a choice, you have a deal sir.”
Dillan smiled and shook her hoof. "Pleasure doing business with you… I never thought being a geek could make me money."
She giggled with a smile. “Of course, geek culture is on the rise.”
Dillan chuckled softly and nodded. "Good to know, with how big of a geek I am, I'll be loaded."
“We both will be.” She said with a laugh before getting off the train.
Dillan smiled as he looked at Scootaloo, Pinkie pie, and Rainbow dash. "You three ready?"
“Yep!” Pinkie said as she hopped up.
“Yeah I suppose so.” Rainbow said as she got up.
Scootaloo got up and smiled. “Sure am.”
Dillan smiled a bit as they got off the train, looking up at the large mountain that housed griffinstone. "Maybe I should use XLR8 to get us up there."
“Could you? Please!?” Scootaloo begged while hopping around Dillan.
Dillan laughed a bit. "You just wanna see an alien."
"Well… I do too." Pinkie and Rainbow dash said together with blushes as Dillan rolled his eyes.
"Oh fine." He said, popping up his Ultimatrix.
“Yay!” Scootaloo said while the mares grinned.
Dillan chuckled and pushed his Ultimatrix down, turning into a long slender alien with balls on his feet. "Ready to go?"
Pinkie jumped onto his back, Rainbow flew up and landed on his head and Scootaloo hopped into his arms. “Yep/yes/let’s go!” They all said together.
Dillan chuckled as a visor came down over his face. "You're gonna wanna cover your eyes." He said before zipping off at blinding speeds.
“Weee!” Scootaloo cheered before she gagged on a bug.
"Don't open your mouth either." Dillan said as they reached the top of the mountain.
Scootaloo spat as she got off Dillan. “Gross!”
“Yeah, even I know not to have my mouth open at high speeds.” Rainbow said with a smirk.
Dillan returned to normal with a chuckle as he nodded. "Yeah, but to be fair she's never gone that fast."
“Ooo.” Pinkie said as she looked at the town.
"Jeez this place is run down." Dillan said, as a gruff voice called out.
"Hey dweeb!" A griffon yelled as they turned their heads to see a female griffin. "What do you think you're doing here?!"
Scootaloo got behind Dillan as Rainbow frowned. “We are here looking for you…"
"Me?" The griffon asked in confusion. "Why would you want to see me? You made it clear you didn't want to be friends anymore."
Rainbow let out a sigh and lowered her head. “I was wrong.”
The griffon raised an eyebrow even more as Dillan stepped up. "She realized what happened in ponyville from your perspective. And she came to apologize… they both did." He said looking at Pinkie pie.
Pinkie stepped forward and nodded her head. “I am sorry for being a meanie and taking up all of Dashy’s time with you.”
Guilda raised an eyebrow more as she looked at them quizzically. "What's the catch? No one's nice just to be nice."
“Yes they are, ponies are always nice.” Scootaloo said while still hiding behind Dillan.
Dillan looked back at Scootaloo. "Well… not always."
"Yeah whatever…" Guilda said, crossing her front arms. "What the heck are you anyway?" She asked, pointing at Dillan.
“He is a human.” Rainbow said before she blushed and smiled back at Dillan. “He is also my coltfriend.”
Guilda's eyes widened as she stepped back. "Coltfriend!? I thought you liked females!"
Rainbow rubbed the back of her head. “Yeah…for a long time I did but…he is different. Look G, we came to apologize to you and try to make things right, not show off my coltfriend.”
Guilda shook her head before chuckling. "Damn. Dash, I can't believe you actually got a coltfriend… I bet he's huge."
Rainbow blushed while Pinkie giggled with a smirk. “He is.”
“Of course he is huge, he is twice as tall as Rainbow.” Scootaloo said, not knowing what they were really talking about.
Dillan blushed and coughed a bit as Guilda looked at Pinkie pie. "Damn he got both of you? Jeez he must have some stamina. But anyway. As for what happened between us. It's whatever really, griffons don't do friendship normally anyway."
“That is sad, friends are the best thing in the world!” Scootaloo said with a smile.
Guilda shrugged a bit. "Maybe for ponies."
"What are you selling?" Dillan asked, looking at the kart behind her.
“Scones.” Guilda said before he pointed at the sign. “One bit each.”
“Ooo, I will try one.” Pinkie said while offering a bit.
"Same." Dillan said offering her a bit as well, both Dillan and Pinkie grabbed a scone and bit into it before holding their jaws. "Wow… these are rock hard."
“Griffon recipe.” Guilda said with a shrug.
Rainbow frowned a bit. “Come on G, you used to love the cafeteria food back at flight camp. You can’t possibly believe that these will sell well.”
Dillan rubbed his cheek some more as he looked at Pinkie. "Pinkie, think you can help with some… baking powder?"
“Of course, I always carry some on me in case of baking emergencies.” Pinkie said before pulling a bag out of her mane.
Dillan nodded a bit as he looked around. "So… what happened to this place? Has it always been this… grim?"
“As long as I have been alive, but it wasn’t always like this.” Guilda said as she crossed her arms, looking at Pinkie.
Pinkie smiled as she began mixing up some new scones, as an elderly griffin griffin walked up. "I can tell you what happened!"
"Grandpa gruff…" Guilda said as she rubbed her eyes a little.
“Maybe that can help us fix this place.” Rainbow said to Dillan before she looked at Grandpa Gruff. “What happened here?”
"Of course… for a bit!" Gruff said with a huff.
Rainbow frowned but gave him a bit. “Fine.”
The griffon grinned widely and looked at the bit, biting it before setting it under his pheasant hat. "The first griffon king united our kind like none had done before or sense. With the incredible Idol of borrious!" He said as Guilda mimicked everything he did.
Scootaloo giggled at Gilda’s mimicking while Rainbow tilted her head. “So what happened if everyone was unified?”
"The Arimaspi. It craved the Idol for itself and stole it from the king, before it and the Idol were lost to the chasm." Grandpa Gruff said, pointing to a large chasm near the decrepit castle.
Rainbow looked over at it before she asked. “Why hasn’t anyone gotten it yet?"
"The winds are too torturous to fly in." Guilda said. "And no one has enough bits to constantly pay for climbing equipment."
Rainbow frowned a bit before she looked at Dillan. “We can get it, right?”
Dillan rubbed his chin a bit as he looked over at the chasm. "Probably, it would depend on how bad the wind is."
“Bad enough that you’ll be smashed against the walls and flung all over the place out of control if you try to fly.” Gilda said with a roll of her eyes. “Besides, it is just an old legend.”
"Fair enough, but most of not all legends come from facts." Dillan said as he rubbed his chin in thought.
“I bet Rainbow can get it, she is the most awesome pony alive!” Scootaloo said with a grin.
Rainbow dash smiled with a light blush as Dillan smirked. "No doubt about that, but even the best needs help once in a while."
Rainbow looked at Guilda and offered a hoof. “I am sorry about how things went last time, can ya give me another chance G?”
Guilda shook her hoof as she smirked. "All good, I guess I overreacted and I'm sorry too I suppose."
Rainbow smiled and Dillan noticed a mischievous glint in her eye. “Good, because I have a surprise and offer for you.” She then jumped up, grabbed Dillan’s arm and pulled it close to Gilda. “Scan her Dillan.”
Gilda raised an eyebrow as a yellow beam went over her from Dillan's Ultimatrix. "Um ok, why'd you have me scan her?" Dillan asked Rainbow dash with a raised eyebrow.
Rainbow just grinned and messed with the ulimatrix till it popped up with the new griffon scan and pushed it down. “Gilda, meet Dillan as a griffon.” She said before landing next to Gilda and whispering something else into her ear.
Gilda's eyes widened as she stared at Dillan's new form, having to lean back a bit as he was nearly three inches taller than her. His front was now black with blue circles around his eyes that resembled an eagle, while his back and wings were white as the ultimatrix symbol stood under his wing. "W-wow… h-he turned into an alpha…" she gulped a bit before glancing at Rainbow dash. "Seriously? A-are you sure?"
She nodded with a smirk. “But you gotta ask him too. I am ok with it but he is still his own person.” She said with a light bump to Gilda’s hip.
Dillan raised an eyebrow before smirking a bit. "If you're planning what I think you are Skittles… I don't mind. She's cute."
Gilda blushed before she huffed. “I am not cute.”
“Quit showin off youngster!” Grandpa Gruff shouted as he started to walk away. “If ya are gonna fuck then get a nest!”
"Jeez he isn't subtle is he?" Dillan asked with a chuckle.
“He…he is just jealous he isn’t a big tough cock anymore.” Gilda said with a faint blush. “But he is right, if we are gonna do this we should go to my place.”
Dillan raised an eyebrow with a smirk. "Eager are we? I figured we'd wait until trying to get the idol."
Gilda blushed more and turned away. “I am not eager…I just want to get it over with.”
“Come on G, relax, we get the idle then you two can have your alone time.” Rainbow said with a chuckle.
Dillan grinned and whispered in Gilda's ear. "I can also evolve what I am, into what a griffon would be in a thousand years into the future. Just imagine what that'll be like…. Down there." He said before walking off.
Gilda blushed bright red before her feathers puffed out. “Wow, you good G?” Rainbow asked with a smirk.
“Rainbow…you are one lucky mare.” She said before shaking her head and patting her feathers down.
Dillan grinned back at them a bit, before frowning a little as he looked ahead. Rainbow elbowed Gilda before she trotted after Dillan. “So what is the plan?”
Dillan rubbed his chin. "Well… I can use one of my other transformations to-"
"You won't be doing anything young man." A voice called out, getting everyone's attention.
“Who the fuck is that?” Gilda asked with a raised eyebrow of the strange dressed being.
Dillan's eyes widened in shock as he returned to normal, backing away slowly as he began shaking in fear. "N-no way… n-not him…"
“Are you ok Dillan?” Rainbow asked as she looked at him with worry.
Dillan gulped as he stared at the man, his eyes shinkin in fear. "E-eon…" he mumbled as he stared at the man.
“Indeed, so you know why I am here?” Eon said as he started walking towards Dillan.
Dillan backed away a little, looking at him in fear. "N-no… i-i'm not Ben I haven't done anything to you!"
“Dillan, who is this guy? Why are you so scared?” Rainbow asked as she got between Dillan and Eon.
"Rainbow, don't go near him! He can turn things to dust with one blast of energy!" Dillan said fearfully.
“What?” Rainbow looked at Eon.
Eon cackled before blasting Gilda's cart causing it to turn to dust. "That."
“My cart!” Gilda shouted before she glared at Eon. “You are gonna pay for that!”
"Stay away from him!" Dillan yelled, before looking at Eon as well.
Eon laughed and shook his head. "Like any of you can do anything to me. I am simply here to distract you for a while, but you're not worth my time… here!" He yelled, opening a large portal as a large ape/goat like creature came out of the portal.
“What the buck is that?!” Rainbow shouted as she backed up and picked Scootaloo up.
Dillan and Gilda stared in shock at the giant creature, as it roared, sending all the griffons running in fear. "The Arimaspi!?" Dillan and Grandpa Gruff yelled in shock.
“What do we do, Dillan?” Rainbow asked as she flew away with Scootaloo in her hooves.
"He." Eon said pointing at Dillan. "Will fight it, if he cannot win. I will kill him. If he wins I will leave… for now."
Dillan gulped a bit as he looked at Arimaspi as he looked at Eon. "Fine."
“Dillan, are you sure you have to?” Rainbow asked with a frown.
Dillan smiled and looked at her. "I'll be alright Skittles, you and everyone else said I was a hero right? This is what heroes do."
Rainbow frowned and sighed. “Ok, kick its butt.”
Dillan smiled a bit as Guilda bumped Rainbow's shoulder. "What did he mean by being a hero? How did you meet this guy?"
"We'll explain everything later, Gilda." Dillan said, turning back to the Arimaspi before it swiped its hand at him, making him fall to the ground to avoid it.
“That idiot is gonna get himself killed.” Gilda said with a frown.
Rainbow smirked as Dillan jumped up just as the Arimaspi slammed its hand on the ground, letting him run up its arm as he slammed his Ultimatrix down becoming a large red four armed creature punching it in the face.
“What the heck!” Gilda shouted. “Just what else can he turn into?”
“Not even we know.” Pinkie said before she offered some popcorn. “Popcorn?”
Scootaloo took some as she watched Dillan push the Arimaspi back as it reached out for him, causing him to slam his hands together causing a rush of air to slam into the creature before it smacked him into the ground causing him to revert back to human.
“Dillan!” Rainbow, Pinkie, and Scootaloo shout.
Gilda raised an eyebrow as Dillan got up and shook his head. "Jeez good thing tetramands are durable as hell." He said looking up at the Arimaspi as it grabbed him, making him slam his Ultimatrix down again and becoming a creature made of flames with a charcoal like body before he blasted the eye of the Arimaspi making it roar in pain and let him go.
“Whoa, he is full of surprises.” Gilda said as she watched the fight, she then looked over to where Eon was.
Eon had vanished, being nowhere to be seen as the Arimaspi backed away from Dillan as he shifted into a large round creature and retracted his arms and legs. "Hold onto something!" He called out before all the rubble and debris around began flying to him, and at the Arimaspi.
“Whoa!” Rainbow shouted before Gilda grabbed her tail while her other claws were stuck in the ground. “Thanks G.”
"I got ya." Gilda said with a grin, looking up at Dillan. "Jeez he's full of surprises huh?" She asked as the Arimaspi was lifted off the ground and spun around wildly before he slammed it into the ground as it laid passed out.
“He is, not only is he strong he is brave and kind too.” Rainbow said with a smile.
Dillan returned to normal as he panted hard, looking at the group with a grin as his watch scanned the Arimaspi. "Hey Gilda! I got ya a present!" He said, tossing her a golden idol.
Gilda caught it and looked it over before her eyes widened. “The idol of borrious!?”
Dillan grinned a bit as he gave her a thumbs up. "That last transformation can manipulate gravity, I used it to get the idol…" he said, before falling to the ground, passed out as Eon appeared on top of the Arimaspi before he sent it away.
“Dillan!” Rainbow ran over and held him and glared at Eon. “He won, leave us alone!”
Eon smirked as he walked away. "I am a man of my word, I will leave for now… he is more formidable than I thought…" he said before vanishing.
Rainbow frowned before she looked down at Dillan. “Gilda, can we borrow our place? Dillan needs to rest.”
"Of course, anything for the hero of Griffonstone." Gilda nodded with a smirk.
“We didn’t do anything, it was all Dillan.” Rainbow said with a sigh.
“Sorry about your kart.” Pinkie said while trying to give Gilda a hug.
"I was talking about him." Gilda said, keeping Pinkie away. "Also Griffon's don't hug."
“But why? Hugs are nice.” Scootaloo said while looking up at Gilda.
"We just don't." Gilda said with a shrug, picking Dillan up onto her back. "Now come on, it's over here."
“Thank you G.” Rainbow said as she followed Gilda. “I don’t know why Dillan passed out, he normally has more stamina than that.”
“Hey Gilda, now that you have that idol thingy does that make you queen of the griffons?” Pinkie asked with a giggle.
"Maybe because of all the transformations?" Scootaloo suggested as Gilda looked at the idol.
"Wait… does it?" Gilda whispered in shock.
Rainbow looked over at her with a small smirk. “I don’t see why not, you own it and the last griffon to own it was king right? Just don’t go mad with power and attack Equestria.”
Gilda rolled her eyes before smirking. "Let's see just how good your coltfriend is in the nest and I'll think about it."
Rainbow laughed and shook her head. “I have missed you G.”
"Back at ya Dash. Or should I call you Skittles now?" Gilda said with a grin.
Rainbow blushed and chuckled. “It is Dillan’s nickname for me.”
"Alright, here we are." Gilda chuckled a bit, opening the door to her house.
Scootaloo rushed inside. “Hey! Be careful Scoots, we are guests.” Rainbow shouted before she walked inside and Pinkie bounced in after her.
Gilda grinned slightly as she walked in with Dillan and gently set him on her couch. "Relax, I don't have anything breakable in here."
The sound of something smashing was heard. “Sorry!” Scootaloo shouted.
Gilda sighed and shook her head before looking at Rainbow dash. "So, what exactly were those things he turned into?"
“Believe it or not, aliens.” Rainbow said with a chuckle. “Things have gotten stranger back in Ponyville.”
"Aliens… really?" Gilda asked skeptically as Pinkie pie looked at Dillan and brushed a peice of hair out of his face.
“Yeah, his watch lets him turn into other species, he's already scanned each pony type, and now he can be a griffon.” Rainbow said with a smile.
"Jeez, I saw a yellow beam going over the Arimaspi from his watch, does that mean he can become one of them as well?" Gilda asked with a raised eyebrow as Pinkie looked at the ultimatrix and started fiddling with it.
“Yes he can.” Rainbow said before he reached over and pulled on Pinkie’s tail. “Don’t Pinkie.”
"But I was trying to see-" Pinkie started to say before the ultimatrix beeped.
"Code Zero one ten activated, scan mode disabled."
“Oh no, Dillan is gonna be upset.” Rainbow said with a frown.
“Well he has a griffon form, he has all he needs.” Gilda said with a smirk.
Rainbow dash rolled her eyes with a grin. "Depending on how it is, you may want him to use his alicorn form."
Scootaloo tilted her head. "What are you all talking about-" she paused for a moment before thinking back to what they had been talking about before. "Oh… jeez aren't all of you and the princesses enough for him?"
“Wait, he is with the princesses too?!” Gilda asked with a blush. “Geez, it is like he wants a large flock.”
"Weeeeeelll, more like we all went into heat and during that time he banged us all and knocked all six of us up along with the three princesses." Pinkie said with a smile. "But only three of us and three of the princesses are in a herd with him… well once he and Rainbow are ready for us to join."
Gilda blinked a few times before she looked at Rainbow. “Wow, you have changed a bit since flight school.” She then smirked. “So is that another reason you came here was to ask me to join your flock because of what we used to be back in flight school?”
Rainbow blushed a bit and rubbed the back of her neck. "N-not really… I didn't think you'd be up for that. In all honesty Dillan's been having a hard time lately because of nightmares. So I figured you could cheer him up like you did for guys in flight camp…. Also it turns out you uh weren't my first um… well… Dillan and I were an item when we were kids."
Gilda blinked before she sighed, then she pointed at Scootaloo. “You little pony, keep the pink one from messing with Dillan any more, as for you.” She pointed at Rainbow. “You and me need to talk.”
Rainbow's ears fell as she nodded as the two walking outside. "W-what up G?"
“So you two were together before we were?” She asked in a whisper.
Rainbow nodded slowly. "Y-yeah… u-um I ended up in his dimension when a portal opened… when I got back Celestia had to erase my memory because I couldn't eat… I thought he had died saving me."
“Fuck.” Gilda said as she sat down. “That is heavy Dash, in all honesty I do want to try him out but I am not sure about joining your flock.”
“Herd.” Rainbow corrected.
“Whatever. I will try to cheer him up but I am not good with nightmares.” Gilda said while scratching her chest fluff.
Rainbow nodded a bit, but nodded and nuzzled her neck. "Thanks G."
Gilda blushed and gently patted Rainbow’s back. “Yeah yeah…just go easy with the mushy stuff.”
Scootaloo poked her head out of the door. "Dillan's awake!"
Rainbow rushed into the room and smiled. “Dillan!” She jumped and hugged him.
"Hey Skittles." Dillan said, hugging her back.
Rainbow smiled up at him. “How are you feeling?”
"Better, all that transforming took it out of me." Dillan said, before looking at Gilda smiling a bit. "Thanks for letting me rest in your house, cutie."
Gilda blushed and huffed looking away. “I did it for Rainbow…”
“Hey Dillan, Pinkie did something to your watch.” Scootaloo said to him.
Dillan raised an eyebrow as he looked at his watch. "What do you mean?"
"It's said scanning unavailable." Pinkie said scratching her ear.
"Oh, code Zero one ten. Yeah that's ok. I can disable it… I think." Dillan said, rubbing his chin a little before blinking a little. "Hey um… Gilda mind if I use your shower?"
“Yeah sure, if you want to.” Gilda shrugged and pointed to a door. “It is right there, don’t use up all the hot water.”
"Thanks." Dillan said, but stopped when Rainbow brushed her tail over his leg.
"How about Gilda showing you how it works?" She asked, winking at Gilda.
She blushed and looked away shyly. “I guess I can…as long as he does get handsy.”
Rainbow leaned up and whispered. “She loves being fondled.”
Dillan blushed and grinned a bit. "You know it's a good thing I have multiple transformations with hands then."
Gilda groaned and gave Rainbow a weak glare. “Thanks Dash.”
Rainbow giggled a bit and winked at her as Dillan walked into the bathroom. "You're welcome, trust me. It'll be magical."
Gilda rolled her eyes and followed Dillan into the bathroom. “We’ll see Dash.”
Dillan closed the door to the bathroom and sighed softly. "Sorry about Skittles, I know the reason she said anything about this is to cheer me up."
Gilda shrugged as she walked over to the shower and turned it on. “It is fine, you did agree I get to try you out anyway.”
"You mean you're actually up for it?" Dillan asked with a raised eyebrow and a blush. "I… I only agreed to make Skittles happy to be honest."
Gilda smirked back at him. “Sure I am, after seeing your fighting skills and that griffon form of yours, well..” She lifted her tail just enough Dillan could see a wet patch of fur.
Dillan blushed and gulped a bit before slowly grabbing her ass. "Alright, but I warn you I'm not as gentle when I claim someone."
Gilda gasped and let out a cooing sound like a bird. “Good, because I won’t just roll over like a pony.” She said with a grin then she pulled him into the shower.
Dillan smirked and pinned her to the wall, lifting her head to look at him as he removed his clothes. "Good, I need a challenge."
She smirked and bit at his chest. “Careful, I bite.”
"You're not the only one." He said, grabbing her flank and lifting her up higher while whispering in her ear. "You sexy piece of ass…"
She gasped and purred before she wiggled. “You're strong, and not even a griffon yet.”
"Well, I can do a lot of things including cloning myself… How would you like to have a griffon in your cunt, a pegasus in your ass, an alicorn in your mouth, an earth pony in one hand and a unicorn in the other hand?" He asked her with a smirk before whispering. "All with a 34 inch member each."
Gilda gasped and blushed bright red. “Fuck me, your perfict!”
Dillan smirked as he looked her in the eyes. "Submitting already? What happened to being a challenge? Or do you enjoy the thought of having dicks in each hole and hand while the one in your cunt fills you up? You realize I could very well put an egg in you, I could knock you up while you're being railed… or are you into that?" He asked her, pinning her to the wall as he stared at her hungrily. "Tell the Alpha what you want."
She cooed like a bird and lifted her tail. “Take me, I am yours.” Dillan smirked as he bit her neck, making her gasp as her eyes rolled into the back of her head. "F-fuck!" She moaned out as Dillan left a liquid spraying on him.
"I made you cum already? Wow, I thought you'd have more stamina." Dillan said with a smirk, setting her down as he turned into a Griffon, his large slab of meat in her face. "Let's see how much durability you have."
In ponyville.
Twilight sighed a bit as she looked at the map, waiting for her friends to arrive sans Pinkie and Rainbow dash. "We need to do something…"
“About what?” Spike asked as he walked in with a tray filled with a teapot, some cups and small sandwiches.
"Dillan… he's been having nightmares apparently. Rainbow said he woke up screaming." Twilight said with a sigh. "And with everything I did I want to help him… after everything me and the girls did it's the least we can do…"
“Why not ask Luna for help?” Spike suggested with a smile as he set the tray on the map and started making a cup of tea for Twilight.
"I'm going to, so I need you to write a letter. But I also want to do something for him as well…" Twilight said with a sigh.
“Alright.” Spike got out a paper and quill. “What do you want me to tell Luna?”
"Dear Princess Luna. I'm sorry for disturbing you today, but I was informed by Rainbow dash. That Dillan has been having nightmares. And I was wondering if you had any information. Sincerely Princess Twilight." Twilight said rubbing her forehead with her hoof.
Spike wrote down everything then added in a few things then sent it off. “Done.”
"Thank you Spike, I've already sent letters to the others. I hope they get here soon." Twilight said, taking a sip of her tea.
“Want me to get more food?” Spike asked with a smile.
"I'd appreciate it. With how quickly ponies enter and go through pregnancy at the beginning I'm sure everyone would like some." Twilight said with a small smile.
“Right.” Spike sighed a bit with a smile. “I better get cooking.”
"Thank you Spike, remind me to take you to the comic shop when we have free time. I appreciate everything you do little bro." She said, nuzzling his cheek.
Spike smiled and hugged her. “Thanks, but I have to take care of you, if I don’t you would probably starve while studying.” He said with a laugh.
Twilight smiled and giggled a bit. "Don't forget to make something for applebloom as well, didn't you two set up a little comic reading date today?"
Spike blushed a bit. “Yeah, we did.”
Twilight giggled and looked at him. "So it is a date then?"
He rolled his eyes with a smile. “Yeah, it is.” He started leaving the room. “I will be back with more food.”
"My little brother is growing up!" Twilight wailed happily and overdramatically.
“Don't make me mess with your food.” Spike said with a shake of his head.
Twilight giggled a bit and nodded. "Alright, just be careful Spike… if you do like Applebloom you should tell her."
“I will…soon.” He said with a sigh before leaving.
"Your uncle Spike is quite oblivious." Twilight smiled softly as she rubbed her belly a little as Rarity trotted in.
"Hello darling, how are you feeling?" She asked, hugging Twilight.
“Already getting cravings.” Twilight said with a giggle.
"Really?" Rarity asked with a smile. "We'll make sure you don't go overboard with them. It'll be bad for the foal, oh have you told your parents yet?"
Twilight blushed and looked away. “No I haven’t…at the moment it is too embarrassing.”
Rarity giggled a bit. "Twilight I'm sure they won't mind. After all, it's not like it was a one night stand."
“Well technically until we are officially in the herd… it was…” Twilight said before slipping a book over to Rarity, the title said ‘Herd rules and guides’.
Rarity sighed a bit, and rubbed her forehead. "Maybe, but Dillan and Rainbow did say once they're ready we'll all be allowed in."
“I know…but I want to wait to tell my parents till after I am in.” She said with a sad smile.
Rarity nodded a bit. "I understand, but you may want to hurry. From what I understand some of the nobles saw the marks on Celestia and Luna's stomachs and recognized it as Dillan's Ultimatrix from the newspapers about how he fought the giant robot. It's only a matter of time before others start putting everything together."
Twilight’s ears perk. “Oh no.”
Rarity nodded a bit. "Indeed, I hope the nobles don't go overboard on Dillan."
Twilight groaned and laid her head on the map table. “They will, they always do when something doesn’t go their way.”
"Well… I'm sure we can all get through it together." Rarity said as Fluttershy, and Applejack came in.
Twilight rolled her head to look at her friends. “Hi girls.”
"H-hello Twilight, what's wrong?" Fluttershy asked, sitting on her throne.
“A few things, but the latest is I just found out the nobles found out Dillan got the princesses pregnant.” Twilight said with a groan.
Applejack's and Flutteryshy's eyes widened in shock. "That ain't good." Applejack said.
“Not only that, but Dillan has been having nightmares lately.” Twilight added and looked down.
Applejack and Fluttershy looked at each other. "What can we do?" Applejack asked as Spike brought a lot of food in.
“I don’t know.” Twilight shook her head with a sigh.
"Twilight, Luna has returned your letter. She and Celestia are on their way, apparently the nobles are demanding to speak to Dillan." Spike said, setting the food down in front of everyone.
“Oh no, this is bad.” Twilight grabbed her head.
Rarity trotted over and put a hoof on Twilight's shoulder. "Darling I know this is inopportune, but it is better to get this all over with as soon as possible."
“I guess so…but this will just add to the stress on Dillan’s shoulders.” Twilight said as she laid her head back on the map table and stared at the city of griffon stone.
Rarity giggled softly as she rubbed Twilight's back. "You really care about him don't you?"
Twilight blushed and nodded her head weakly. “Uh-huh.”
Rarity, Applejack, and Fluttershy giggled a bit. "So have I darling, he may have been here for a long time. But he is quite the sweetheart. We should do something for him."
“Well…we need to come up with a way to help him relax and stop his nightmares.” Twilight said and leaned back.
Rarity rubbed her chin. "How about we all take him to the beach or something? Something to help him relax."
“Maybe but…won’t more ponies see us with him? They could lead to more stress.” Twilight said with a sigh.
"Then… the spa?" Rarity suggested.
“Maybe.” Twilight let out another sigh. “I just want to make up for what we did…”
The others stayed quiet as Spike sighed. "None of you could have known. You were worried about Rainbow."
“But we still hurt him…” Fluttershy said softly.
"And I'm sure he's forgiven you all. Otherwise he wouldn't have… you know." Spike said, shaking his head as Applebloom walked in.
"Oh uh is this a bad time?" Applebloom asked, rubbing her leg.
All the mares looked at her. “Applebloom?” Applejack asked.
Twilight giggled a bit. "Not at all Applebloom, you and Spike can go ahead to the library. Have fun you two."
"Thanks Twi." Spike said with a smile as he and Applebloom walked the room.
“What was that about?” Applejack asked Twilight.
Twilight giggled softly. "Spike invited Applebloom over for a sort of comic reading date, thought he hasn't told her he likes her."
“Ooo, it seems we aren’t the only ones finding love.” Rarity said as Applejack stood up.
"What's wrong, Applejack?" Fluttershy asked with a raised eyebrow.
“Did ya girls forget what season it is? We can’t leave Bloom with Spike alone.” Applejack said with a frown.
"Applejack, Spike has never been affected by heat seasons, don't forget he's still a baby dragon and Applebloom hasn't entered her heat yet." Twilight said with a small smile. "I wouldn't let them be alone if I thought something would happen."
Applejack sighed and lowered her head. “Fine, but nothing better happen.”
"If something does happen I'll take the blame…" Twilight said with a sad smile. "But I trust my baby brother."
Applejack sighed and sat back down. “Fine, back to Dillan.”
"I don't know what we can do…" Twilight said with a sad look as Celestia and Luna teleported in.
“Oh hello Princesses, would you like to use my seat?” Rarity asked.
"Thank you Rarity, but we will be alright. What was this about Dillan having nightmares?" Luna asked Twilight with a worried frown. "I have detected no such dreams coming from him."
“From what Rainbow has said he has been waking up screaming.” Twilight said as she looked back at the map where he saw Dillan’s omnitrix logo floating with Rainbow’s and Pinkie’s cutie marks.
Luna frowned and looked at the map. "This makes no sense… how would I not know…"
“Maybe he has a way of hiding his dreams?” Fluttershy suggested.
"Sister, did he not say he was a lucid dreamer? Could he be making himself have these nightmares?" Celestia asked with a frown.
Luna frowned and looked down in thought. “It is…possible.”
"But why would he do that?" Flutteryshy asked with a frown.
Celestia looked at the map and frowned softly. “To punish himself…”
Everyone looked at the map sadly, as Applejack looked up at Celestia. "Do ya think he'd actually do that? And wake up screaming? Ah thought Lucid dreamers could control their dreams, why would he make himself wake up like that and worry Rainbow dash like that?"
“He may have some control but once a nightmare is started even a lucid dreamer starts to fall into the dream and they can be scared or shocked awake.” Luna explained with a sigh.
Applejack frowned a bit as the marks on the map vanished. "Huh, ah guess they succeeded in their mission."
Twilight gasped and stood up. “O-or they…they aren’t…” She was unable to finish.
"Aren't, what Twilight?" Celestia asked with a raised eyebrow.
“Wh-what if they aren’t alive?” She asked worriedly.
“I am sure that isn’t the case, I am sorry everyone she has been Twilighting more often lately.” Spike said with a sigh as he and Applebloom stood at the doorway.
"Spike is right Darling I'm sure they're ok." Rarity as Applejack looked at Spike and Applebloom.
"Twilight, is it Alright if me and Applebloom go to the sugar cube corner?" Spike asked Twilight.
Twilight nodded and waved a hoof while staring at the map. Spike shrugged as he and Applebloom left the castle, as Applejack looked at Twilight. "Twilight, I'm sure they're fine."
Celestia placed a wing over Twilight’s back. “I agree, Dillan would not let anypony harm Rainbow, and he is not so easily slain.”
"And Dillan wouldn't let anyone hurt Pinkie either." Fluttershy said with a smile.
Twilight sighed and nodded. "I-i know… I'm just…I…"
“You are worried for your friends and our coltfriend.” Rarity said with a smile.
Twilight blushed and fiddled with her hooves. "H-he isn't our coltfriend yet…"
Rarity and the others roll their eyes. “Of course he is, he's just wanting a bit of alone time with our head mare.”
Twilight blushed and ate a daffodil sandwich Spike had brought. "I-i guess so…"
“Twilight, please have faith in your stallion and headmare.” Luna said a little bit sternly.
Twilight flinched a bit and nodded softly as she munched on her sandwich. Celestia rolled her eyes and elbowed Luna. “She needs comforting not scolding.”
Luna sighed. "She needs to have faith in Dillan, otherwise they're relationship will fall apart…"
Twilight teared up at Luna's words, before teleporting away. Celestia sighed and frowned at Luna. “Sister, it is her first relationship. She is going to be nervous.”
Luna's ears fell back as she hung her head. "I am sorry… I am worried about what is happening to Dillan. We did not mean to upset her…"
“We are all worried, sister.” Celestia said before turning her head at the other mares, all with their own worried expressions.
"What about Twilight?" Fluttershy asked with a frown.
Celestia sighed and looked at Luna. “Luna should be the one to speak to her.”
"We do not know where she went." Luna said with a sigh.
“Knowing her, I would say either her room or the library.” Celestia said while rubbing her belly.
Luna nodded a bit and went off to find Twilight, before pausing. "Sister… tonight I would like to make a group dream with all of us and Dillan… so we can help him within his dreamscapes.."
“I think that is a good idea.” Celestia said with a smile.
“Ah agree too.” Applejack said.
“A-as long as w-we can help him.” Fluttershy said softly.
“If you believe it is for the best.” Rarity said with a nod.
Luna nodded softly before heading out to find Twilight.
Chapter end.
Continue
Dillan smiled softly as he looked up at the castle of Griffonstone, while Gilda stood beside him looking nervous. "Worried about being Queen?"
“No, of course I am not.” Gilda said with a huff, though she did look at the castle nervously.
Dillan smiled softly at her before walking over to the castle's entrance. "If you need anything, me, Skittles, Pinkie pie will be here as soon as possible."
Gilda looked away before she walked up to the door. “Thanks.”
"Of course." He said smiling at her as he opened the doors for her and bowed to her. "Your majesty."
Gilda groaned and frowned at him. “Don’t start unless you want to stay as mine.”
Dillan grinned a bit at her. "Did you enjoy it that much?"
Gilda almost tripped. “N-no!”
Dillan chuckled a bit. "If you want to, Skittles may let you join our herd… Or I suppose you'd call it a flock or something. "
Gilda looked away and walked into the castle. “Whatever.”
Dillan raised an eyebrow and smiled a bit. "Last night was wonderful, just so you know. You're one of the best I've been with." He said looking around the castle.
Gilda tripped this time and she glared at him with a blush. “Don’t say embarrassing things like that!”
Dillan smiled at her. "I'm just being honest, it was amazing. Besides, we're the only two here…"
Gilda grumbled as she walked further into the castle and looked around. “This place is trashed.”
"No kidding, it's been abandoned for what? Hundreds of years right?" He asked, looking at a knocked over suit of armor.
“Yeah.” Gilda poked a statue that fell over and fell to pieces.
Dillan looked around before pulling Gilda out of the way of a falling piece of stone. "Jeez… do you want me to use my transformation of Discord to help fix things up?"
“Do I have to pay you?” Gilda asked with a raised eyebrow.
Dillan sighed and pinched the bridge of his nose. "No, I'm trying to be nice."
Gilda shrugged. “It would save me the money of hiring griffons to fix it up.”
"Unfortunately I'm not used to that transformation yet. So at best I'd be able to fix up your bedroom, bathroom, and kitchen. Basic amenities so you can live here." Dillan said, popping up his Ultimatrix and searching through his scans.
“Can you also fix the holes?” Gilda asked and pointed as a massive hole in the ceiling.
Dillan looked up and nodded as he turned it on a creature that looked like a jigsaw puzzle of different species but also being mostly pony. It had two hooves, two long black wings with a long white horn, and two griffon-like talons for hands with a dragon's head. "I'll do what I can." He said, snapping his fingers as the hole was repaired and a light flashed from a door behind Gilda. "That's your new bedroom."
Gilda glanced between the door and Dillan before she opened the door and looked inside. Dillan smiled as he returned to normal, sitting on the floor as he thought about the last few days while Gilda looked around her new room. "You didn't put much in here…" Gilda mumbled looking around the basic room, nothing but a comfortable bed and a desk on the wall with a chair to be seen.
"I… didn't know what you'd like it to be decorated as…" Dillan said, before he sighed softly.
“Eh, it is cool. Lets me do it myself. Plus I don’t have to worry about holes in the walls or the furniture falling apart.” She said as she came back, she looked him over and frowned. “Is…something wrong?”
Dillan shrugged a bit. "I… I'm honestly not sure… I'm… I'm sorry for giving you the idol and making you go through all this stress… I wasn't really thinking. You probably don't even want all this on your plate."
Gilda looked around at the castle then down at the idol in her grip. “I am ok with it. Any other griff would have just let the power go to their heads.”
Dillan nodded his head. "Sorry also about Rainbow dash asking you to… do that. I know you wanted to but like… I don't know if it feels like I'm using you all when something like that happened…. I don't know… I guess I'm just grieving."
“You can relax, if I didn’t want it I would have just left you out in the street.” Gilda said as she walked up to him.
"I know!" Dillan said suddenly before sighing. "Look before I came here my family died… my entire family along with my fiance and unborn child. And ever since I got here I've been… basically none stop fucking around. And been dealing with stuff… I haven't had the time to… to…"
“Geez…” Gilda looked down for a moment in thought. “Come back in a few days, we are going hunting.”
"Hunting?" Dillan asked with a raised eyebrow.
“Yeah, it is how griffons work through their issues.” Gilda said while looking away from him.
Dillan blinked a few times before smiling a bit. "I appreciate it, Gilda… I really do."
“Yeah well…you are Rainbows mate, and you aren’t that annoying.” Gilda said with a light blush.
Dillan smiled and kissed her cheek. "Still thanks, so what now?"
Gilda blushed more and wiped her cheek. “Now I guess you go back to Rainbow and I have to figure out how to get these griffons off their lazy tails.”
Dillan frowned a bit but tapped his chin. "Well… I can ask Celestia and Luna for help in rebuilding this castle for you. Or I could straight up pay the griffons to start rebuilding…. Do any of them know you have the idol of borrious?"
“Not yet.” Gilda said with a sigh. “I have to show them all or they will say it is a fake or something.”
Dillan nodded slowly. "Well then, how about we make a formal announcement? I'll keep them away from you and trying to get the idol."
Gilda hummed before she nodded. “Yeah, I could use the help.”
Dillan nodded and stood up, walking to the entrance of the castle. "Then let's go then, your majesty."
“D-don’t call me that…” She said with a groan but followed him outside.
"I mean you'll have to get used to it." Dillan said, rubbing the back of his neck. "Unless you don't plan on staying Queen."
She grumbled a bit. “Yeah yeah. Just feels weird coming from you for some reason.”
Dillan smiled a little at that before looking out over the Griffon kingdom. "This is beautiful…"
Gilda looked out, and her eyes seemed to widen and sparkle a bit. “It is…” She said softly.
Dillan smiled as he walked forward a bit so the sun was rising behind him, before he turned and offered his hand to her. "Ready to go?"
Gilda gulped a bit. “Yeah, let’s do this.”
Dillan smiled and took her claw as they went to the village, before letting go of her right before entering. "So how should we do this?"
“Like this.” She said before she flew a few feet into the air and held the idol up, letting the sunlight hit it and shine all over the village. “Griffons of Griffonstone! I have retrieved the idol!”
The griffons of Griffonstone paused and looked at her in shock and awe, some mumbling as other stared. "We have a new queen!" A griffon yelled as the crowd cheered.
Gilda blushed a bit before smiling. “That is right, and if you follow me we will be great once again!”
Dillan smiled at her as the griffons cheered again, as a large black griffon with gray feathers walked up to Gilda. "Your majesty." He said with a smug tone in his voice.
Gilda rolled her eyes and lowered the idol. “What do you want this time, Fluff Tail?”
"Well, as the new queen you'll need a strong male to help you rule and to produce an heir one day. Who better than the alpha?" He asked with a smug grin, as the griffons, Dillan, and ponies looked at Gilda.
Gilda scoffed and turned her head away. “Not a chance, you are no alpha. You are just a jerk.”
Fluff Tail smirked and walked around her, his tail in her face as she and Dillan both glared at him. "Come on, you know I'm the only Alpha here. Don't you want strong eggs?"
Gilda growled like a lion. “Back off now, or I will kick your ass!”
Fluff Tail laughed a bit as he grew closer to her his smirk never leaving his face, until he was forcibly pulled back by his tail causing the griffons to gasp. "She said back off dude, she's not interested." Dillan said, holding the tail of the Alpha griffon in his hand.
Gilda smirked at this and said. “If you want me so badly, then you have to prove you are the alpha and beat Dillan, and then me in combat.”
Fluff Tail looked back at Dillan with a frown and a growl. "Easy."
Dillan raised an eyebrow at him and Gilda. "I'm assuming this combat thing is a griffon tradition?"
“Yep, I am allowed to pick a champion, of course if you lose I have to fight him too.” Gilda said as she looked up at Dillan.
Dillan nodded a bit, before stumbling backwards as Fluff Tail punched him in the jaw. "Ah jeez! Dick move man! What a coward attacking someone while they're distracted!"
Gilda frowned and sighed. “Sadly…there are no rules for the challenge.”
Dillan glared at Fluff Tail, before quickly avoiding another punch and uppercutting the Griffon, sending him weeling backwards. "Not gonna work again!" He called out as he popped up his Ultimatrix.
“Gah! Scrappy monkey.” He said as he got his claws ready to cut Dillan.
Dillan glared at him before pushing down his Ultimatrix, a bright flash blinding Fluff Tail before he was once again punched away this time by a clawed hand. "Who are you calling a monkey you racist ass!" Dillan yelled, now standing as a black griffon that was much larger than Fluff Tail.
“What the heck!?” He shouted as he wiped some blood off his beak. “Where did that bold monkey go?”
"He is that bold money whipper snapper!" Grandpa Gruff yelled from the crowd. "He's the one that saved Griffonstone from the Arimaspi yesterday!"
Dillan smirked and cracked his knuckles. "No rules in the challenge right? So transformation is completely allowed."
“What!? N-no magic has to be against the rules!?” He shouted as he took a step back.
“It isn’t, and you would know that if you are a real griffon, so either stay and fight or run away and never come back.” Gilda told him with a frown,
Fluff Tail glared at Dillan a bit before rushing at him, landing three hard punches to Dillan's chest, face, and gut. "Ha how's that!?"
Dillan simply turned his head back to Fluff Tail, before uppercutting him again. "Firstly, don't get cocky because of a few hits I let you land. Secondly I didn't use magic, I used a machine. Thirdly, whenever I transform I become the apex version of what I turn into." He started to say, walking slowly up to Fluff Tail before grabbing him but his neck as Dillan's eyes reflected the light making it appear like his eyes were glowing. "Now let me put this in a way you'll understand. You say you're an Alpha… I am. An alpha. And I will protect anyone I care about. So listen closely, if you try to go near Gilda again, or the idol of borrious… I'll clip your wings permanently."
Fluff Tail yelped and gulped, nodding his head quickly. “I-I-I understand, I forfeit!”
“Damn, he just keeps getting hotter.” Gilda said to herself as she looked Dillan over.
Rainbow smirked as watched Dillan release Fluff Tail, the cowardly Griffon flying away as the crowd cheered. "Queen Gilda! Queen Gilda!"
Dillan smiled as he returned to normal, dusting his hands off a bit. "Wasn't that a bit much?" Scootaloo asked Dillan with a frown. "Threatening to clip his wings permanently?"
"Well… creatures like him Scootaloo wouldn't stop unless something vital to them is threatened. His pride wouldn't have allowed him to give up unless I made him… and the Griffon DNA may have influenced me a bit…" He said, rubbing the back of his head with a chuckle.
“Oh boy, does that mean you are gonna be more aggressive in bed?” Rainbow asked with a smirk.
"If I'm a griffon, yes." Dillan said with a chuckle as he looked around at the griffons watching them. "Um.. what are they waiting for?"
Gilda blushed and sighed a bit. "F-for you to finish the tradition… due to what you said and how you said it… you've… laid claim to me."
Dillan's eyes widened as he blushed. "I did what?!"
Rainbow raised an eyebrow at Dillan. “You know…I am not mad but at least tell me when you want another mare in the herd.”
"I swear I didn't know!" Dillan said with a blush, as he glanced at the Griffons. "Um… what exactly is finishing the tradition?"
Gilda sighed and looked away. "You… have to kiss me…"
Rainbow smirked and bumped Dillan. “Go on already, I am cool with it.”
Dillan blushed at her before looking at Gilda, as she turned away causing him to grab her shoulder and pull her into a deep kiss as the Griffon's cheered happily . Gilda moaned softly and started to kiss back just as Dillan pulled away.
Dillan smiled softly at her as she blushed, looking away and making Rainbow chuckle. "See G? Isn't he amazing?"
Gilda smirked and let out a sigh. “Yeah, he is.”
Dillan blushed and rubbed the back of his neck as the Griffon's started to clean up the castle. "Wow, give them a reason to work And they'll do it."
“Yeah griffons are like that. Once we are motivated, not much can stop us.” Gilda said as she watched them work.
Dillan looked at Gilda. "Are you gonna be ok handling everything?"
“Yeah I think so.” Gilda said as she looked around, her chest puffed out with pride. “This…this is gonna work.”
Dillan smiled and nodded, looking at her. "If you need anything just send a letter, and we'll come running."
Gilda smirked at Dillan before she licked her beak. “Anything?”
Dillan blushed and smirked a bit. "Yes, anything just not everyday."
Gilda chuckled and smirked. “Good to know.”
Dillan smiled a bit but winked. "Maybe once a week or so, I can teleport here and give you anything you need."
“Sounds good.” Gilda said with a laugh.
“Hey Dillan, don’t you name your transformations? What is your griffon name?” Scootaloo asked him.
Dillan raised an eyebrow as he rubbed his chin. "Hmm… how about Razor Talon?"
“Not a bad name, a bit cliché but not bad.” Gilda said with a smirk.
Dillan shrugged a bit and grinned. "Hey, it may be a cliche. But it's all I could think of."
“Well, I guess I will see you around, Razor Talon.” Gilda said with a smirk.
Dillan smiled with a chuckle. "Alright, don't forget. Just send a letter if you need us."
“Sure thing.” Gilda said before she smiled and looked at the other griffons. “Let’s put this somewhere safe but where everygriff can see it.”
The griffons nodded as they began to work, making Dillan smile a bit. "I feel like this is a bit more than what the map had in mind for us."
“Maybe, but I think we did good.” Rainbow said with a smile.
Pinkie giggled and nodded as Scootaloo's wings buzzed. "Uh yeah! Plus I can write about how Griffonstone has a new queen for that homework you wanted me to do!" Scootaloo said happily.
Rainbow blinked before she looked at Scootaloo. “I almost forgot about that, get to work, Scoots.”
"I don't have any paper, or a pencil. I'll have to do it at home!" Scootaloo said before clopping her hooves together. "But even if it's short with the description of both fights and everything, plus the griffon traditions I'm sure to get an A!"
Pinkie giggled and smiled. “Clever filly.”
Dillan smirked and rubbed Scootaloo's head. "No kidding. Now come on, we'd better get to the train station."
“Before you go…there is something else.” Gilda said before she walked up to Rainbow and whispered something.
Rainbow dash smiled and nodded her head. "Go for it, but explain what it means since he's not from here."
“Right…” Gilda let out a sigh of embarrassment and frustration, then she tucked her head under a wing and plucked a primary feather, then held it out to Dillan. “This feather is a sign that we are close…very close, if you take it you accept me as part of your family.”
Dillan blushed as he looked at the feather before noticing Gilda's embarrassed look. "Alright… I accept." He said, gently taking the feather and smiling at her. "Welcome to the family Gilda."
Gilda smiled and nodded her head before waving them away. “Now get out of here before you make me any more soft.”
"See you around." Dillan chuckled and smirked a bit before he kissed Gilda's cheek, before they started walking away.
“Well that was surprisingly fun.” Rainbow said with a smile.
Dillan smiled a bit and nodded. "Yeah, I just hope Gilda can handle it all. I know she's a tough nut to crack, but stress can be a pain."
“She can handle it, she very rarely got stressed in flight school and she has us.” Rainbow said, still smiling.
"I know." Dillan said with a grin as Scootaloo giggled.
"I'm going to add the feather family thing in my report!" She said with a smile.
Rainbow chuckled and smirked. “Alright Scoots, but just try to make it vege who she gave it to.”
Scootaloo giggled and nodded. "I'll say it was given to her hero!"
Rainbow smirked and looked at Dillan. “I think that will work, don’t you?”
The human man blushed and looked away as he rubbed his neck. "Maybe…"
Rainbow snickered as she flapped her wings and got onto his shoulders. “Aww is monkey boy embarrassed?”
"Maybe…" Dillan said with a chuckle.
Rainbow leaned on his head and smiled. “Well you are my hero.”
Dillan chuckled as Scootaloo gagged. "Rainbow! You're too awesome to be mushy!"
Rainbow smirked and whispered into Dillan’s ear. “Pick her up and give her to me, I am gonna tickle her.”
Dillan shook his head with a chuckle as he picked up Scootaloo, and passed her to Rainbow dash. "Sorry Scoots."
“Huh?” Scootaloo asked, confused before Rainbow started tickling her, making her squeal and wiggle to get away.
Dillan chuckled a bit as they made their way down to the train station. “Ha ha ha D-Dillan save me!” Scootaloo begged as she laughed from the tickle attack.
"Skittles, let her go before she pees on me." Dillan said with a chuckle.
“Eeew.” Both Rainbow and Scootaloo said but Rainbow did stop.
"I knew that'd get you to stop." Dillan said with a small laugh, picking up and holding Pinkie in his arms.
“Weee! I get to ride too!” Pinkie said with joy.
"Of course you do, I'm not gonna make you walk while we have fun." Dillan said, tickling her underbelly a little.
Pinkie giggles and wiggles around. “Noo! Not the belly tickles!”
Dillan chuckled a bit more as the group got closer to the train station. "I wonder if Film Reel is back too."
“Maybe you should look to your left, Mr. Dillan.” A familiar voice said.
The group turned their heads to look at the voice, noticing Film Reel standing beside them at the train station. "Oh jeez sorry I didn't see you."
“It is alright, I have mastered the art of stealth.” She said with a giggle.
"I can see that, were you able to finish what you needed to do in Griffonstone?" He asked as the group waited for the train.
“Yes, it was a bit dangerous when that beast showed up but you took care of it.” She said with a smile.
Dillan blushed a bit and looked away. "I just did what I had to do…"
“Well let me thank you personally, as you stopped that thing from destroying the set of my next film.” She said while holding out a hoof to Dillan.
Dillan smiled and shook her hoof with his Ultimatrix arm, causing his watch to glow yellow as a beam washed over her. "Uncataloged DNA detected."
She flinched and looked at the Ultimatrix. “What did that just do?”
"Scanned your DNA, strange I swear I already have a unicorn scan… oh well." Dillan said with a shrug. "Anyway, you wanted to learn about the lantern corps right?"
Film Reel’s eyes had widened a bit. “Uh..y-yeah if that's ok with you.”
"Of course, but once I tell you you'll probably have to tie radiance from the power ponies into the lore somehow. They have very similar abilities." Dillan said with a smile.
“Really?” She hummed and seemed to calm down. “I will have to speak with the owner of the comics about this.”
"Ok so basically, the lantern corps are all based on emotions. Well, except two." Dillan said with a smile. "Red, rage, orange, greed, yellow, fear, green, will, blue, hope, indigo, compassion, and violet aka pink is love. That's the one similar to Radiance."
“Fascinating, what are the other two?” She asked as she wrote everything down.
"Black and white. Death and life." Dillan said with a smile.
“Oh my.” She gasped and wrote it down. “Such dark concepts.”
"Well the black lantern corps is made up of nothing but zombies. And the white lantern corps only originally had one member, since it's hard for a living being to master the entire emotional spectrum. That's what makes up the lantern corps abilities." Dillan said with a smile. "Each corp has an Entity as well, a being made up of the emotion they represent, plus one that represents death and one that is the embodiment of all life."
“So many details, I just know colts all over Equestria will love it!” She said while writing.
"Oh you have no idea." Dillan said with a laugh. "Each corp used a power battery shaped like a lantern that they used to recharge their rings. Each ring allows them to fly, survive in deep space, and have universal translators to understand all languages. They can create light constructs based off of anything they imagine. The stronger the connection to the emotion the ring channels the stronger the construct."
“Amazing, it really is like Radiance.” She said with a smile as she wrote.
Dillan chuckled a bit. "You should know, the farther away a lantern is from the center of the emotional spectrum the more unstable they can be. For example, becoming a red lantern is a death sentence unless they're near a blue lantern."
"Why?" Scootaloo asked with a frown.
"The red lantern ring replaces the heart of its user and all the blood in their body with napalm red energy. If the ring is removed and the user dies, the blue ring has the ability to negate that." Dillan said with a smile.
“So dark, but anger is one of the less appetizing emotions.” Film Reel said while taking down notes.
“Yikes, you don’t have a red ring do you?” Rainbow asked with a frown.
"No? I have a fake blue ring back home, it's in the bag I have at home." Dillan said with a shrug. "But for young kids you can alter the red ring so it won't kill anyone in stories. Also each corp has an oath they use to recharge their rings."
“Oh I would love to hear them.” Film Reel said but Rainbow was looking at her with suspicion.
"Ok, wanna start with the red lantern oath?" Dillan asked with a smile.
“Sure, whichever order you want.” Film Reel said with a smile.
"Well all the lantern oaths follow a similar pattern to the green lantern oath." Dillan said with a smile. "The green lanterns were the first of them, their oath is. In brightest day, in blackest night no evil shall escape my sight. Let those who worship evil's might beware my power green lantern's light."
“Interesting, what about…love?” Film Reel asked as she took notes.
Dillan smiled a bit as he glanced at her with a knowing look. "For hearts long lost and full of fright, for those alone in blackest night. Accept our ring and join our fight. Love conquers all with violet light."
“That is a lovely oath.” Film Reel said while writing it down.
Dillan smiled a bit as Rainbow dash glared at Film Reel. "Let's see… Blue is in fearful day in raging night, with strong hearts full our souls ignite. When all seems lost in the war of light. Look to the stars for hope burns bright."
“That makes sense.” She nodded and wrote that down. “Um…i-is there a problem miss?” She asked Rainbow while starting to back away.
Dillan raised an eyebrow at Rainbow dash as she glared at Film Reel. "What did you mean by rage is an unappetizing emotion?"
Film Reel’s eyes widened and she gulped. “Um…I meant that most ponies don’t like to see anger on the big screen?”
Rainbow dash snorted. "Oh I'm sure, how about you tell us who or what you really are."
“Wh-what do you m-mean?” Film Reel asked with a nervous smile.
Dillan rolled his eyes as he saw the train coming. "Skittles leave her alone."
“Dillan I think she isn’t the real Film Reel.” Rainbow whispered with a slight growl.
Dillan raised an eyebrow before humming. "You think she's a changeling?"
“Yes!” Rainbow whisper shouted.
Dillan blinked a few times as he looked at Film Reel, shaking fearfully. "That would explain why I was able to scan her… guess I can turn into a changeling now."
Film Reel backed away. “Please don’t turn me in, I worked so hard to fit in, I don't want to have to start over all over again.”
Dillan raised an eyebrow at her. "Huh? Why would we turn you in?"
“Because she is a changeling, duh! They are evil luck suckers!” Rainbow said as she got between Dillan and Film Reel.
Film Reel stepped back sadly as Dillan frowned at her. "Rainbow dash! What the hell!"
“What!? I was there in Canterlot when they invaded.” Rainbow said as she glared at Film Reel.
Dillan grabbed Rainbow's shoulder and pulled her around to face him. "You of all creatures should know how it feels to be assumed to be dangerous! Just because a single group of changelings attacked doesn't make them all dangerous!"
“What!? But she probably works for Chrysalis!” Rainbow said while pointing at Film Reel.
"I don't! I don't live with any hives!" Film Reel said as Dillan shook his head at Rainbow dash.
"I'm disappointed in you Skittles." He said with a frown.
“What!? How am I in the wrong for looking out for you?!” Rainbow shouted.
"Because you're making the same assumptions the humans who hurt you did!" Dillan said with a frown. "You're behaving no better than them…"
“What!? But…but they…she…” Rainbow said as she backed away from Dillan.
"She what Skittles? Did she attack us? Did she drain us of energy? Or did she simply ask questions to do her job?" He asked with a frown.
“What about the real Film Reel?! She is probably in a cocoon somewhere.” Rainbow said, trying to justify her actions.
"I am the real Film Reel, this form is made up of different colors of coat and a mane from ponies I saw on the street." Film Reel said with a soft smile. "And I don't steal love either. I get more than enough from the love every pony has for my movies."
Rainbow looked between Film Reel and Dillan. “But…changelings attack Canterlot…they are evil…right?”
Dillan sighed and pinched his nose. "Rainbow… that's the same kind of thinking that the ponies of ponyville who are avoiding me have."
Rainbow let out a whine as her ears folded back and she looked down.Dillan smiled a bit at her as he gently hugged her. "It's ok, I know you're just worried about me. But believe me when I say. I'll be ok."
“But…I thought all changelings followed their queen…” Rainbow muttered weakly.
"There's more than one queen." Film Reel said with a smile. "But we are also able to live on our own."
“More than one queen? I don’t understand.” Scootaloo said from behind Pinkie. “I thought everypony had one leader to follow like we have the princesses.”
Film Reel shakes her head. "Not changelings, we function similar to bee hives. Multiple haves have multiple queens."
Rainbow’s ears perked up. “M-multiple!?”
Film Reel nods. "Yes, my original hive was across the sea in saddle arabia."
“So…you aren’t working for that meanie that attacked Canterlot and tried to steal Shining away?” Pinkie asked her.
"That's what she's been saying this whole time." Dillan said with a sigh as the train arrived.
“I…don’t know how to feel.” Rainbow said as she moved closer to Dillan.
"It's alright, Chrysalis attacking Canterlot has put all changelings in danger of being hated." Film Reel said with a frown. "Even back home where we have a treaty with the steeds of Saddle Arabia, I've heard tensions are extremely high right now."
“Maybe Dillan can help later after he relaxes.” Pinkie said with a smile.
"I'd love to, plus I can get new scans." Dillan said with a grin.
Pinkie giggled and nuzzled him. “I thought you’d want to help.”
Dillan rubbed the back of his head with a small smile. "Well… my watch was made to bring species closer together. And I've always hoped creatures could get along, so I'll do my best to help."
“You don’t have to do that…” Film Reel said as she looked down.
Dillan chuckled a bit, making her look up at him. "I know I don't have to. I want to." He said as they got on the train. "Now come on, I still need to finish telling you all about the lanterns."
“R-right.” She got the notepad back out.
"Ok so the orange oath is one of my personal favorites. This is my power, this is my light. Be it in bright of day, or black of night. I lay claim to all that falls within my sight, to take what I want that is my right… but there is another one that the last remaining orange lantern uses and it's just the word mine a bunch of times and then not yours." Dillan said as they all sat down, while he gently rubbed Rainbow's head.
Scootaloo giggled and smiled. “That sounds funny.”
"It is but the orange lanterns are one of the most dangerous corps. I think the three most dangerous in my opinion are red, orange and Indigo. Because you can't say no to the rings. With red if you have a lot of rage in your heart you automatically become a red lantern, orange you become so greedy you'll never part with it. And indigo is a parasitic energy it brainwashes the users if they don't have enough compassion." Dillan said, shaking his head.
“That is horrible!” Film Reel said.
"Yeah, but with all of them if your will is strong enough I believe you can overcome them. Or just have enough compassion for indigo." Dillan said with a shrug.
“I see.” She wrote that all down.
"What's the yellow lantern oath?" Scootaloo asked with a tilted head.
"In blackest day, in brightest night. Beware your fears made into light, let those who try to stop what's right. Beware my power, Sinestro's might." Dillan said with a small smile.
“Wow, this Sinestro guy must have a big ego.” Rainbow said with a frown.
"You have no idea. He used to be a green lantern, but he forged the Sinestro corp, aka the yellow lantern corps because he believed fear was better." Dillan said with a shrug.
“Well it isn’t, fear tastes disgusting.” Film Reel said with a frown.
"Not feeling fear, making others afraid." Dillan said. "Causing fear to keep others in line and keep order."
Film Reel wrote that down. “Could be a good villain.”
“Sounds like they are evil.” Scootaloo said.
"They are considered the evil counterpart to the green lanterns." Dillan said with a shrug.
"What about the indigo corps oath?" Film Reel asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Oh, ok. So there was no translation for it that I could find so it's in another language." Dillan said as he held his chin. "Let me think… Tor lorek san, bor nakka mur, Natromo faan tornek wot ur, Ter lantern ker lo Abin Sur, Taan lek lek nok — Formorrow Sur!”
“Interesting, what about the others?” Film Reel asked as she wrote down what he said.
"Black is. The darkest night falls from the skies, darkness grows as all light dies. We crave your hearts and your demise. By my black hand the dead shall rise." Dillan said, smirking as they looked at him in shock. "Oh did I fail to mention the black lantern corps is nothing but zombies?"
“N-no you didn’t but even in your calm voice that was creepy.” Film Reel said before she wrote it down. “Maybe a Nightmare Night movie.”
"Oh the black rings can also take over anyone that's ever died and been brought back to life." Dillan said with a smile.
“I would think that is obvious as you said only zombies can be part of it.” Film Reel said with a giggle.
"No I mean anyone that died, and came back to life. Not as a zombie but back to life, life. Can be possessed by the rings." Dillan said.
"You mean like when Filly-second died in the power ponies comics and was brought back to normal?" Scootaloo asked with a tilt of her head.
"Exactly." Dillan said with a smile.
“That is freaky.” Rainbow said before poking his head. “You sure you aren’t making this up?”
"I swear I'm not, in the universe where the green lanterns exist there's multiple superheroes that died and came back to life." Dillan said. "And the black rings took over them. It wasn't until the entities of life gave those same heros white lantern rings that they were able to beat the black lanterns and the entity of death Necron."
“Hmm, sounds kinda hard to make into a movie.” Film Reel said while rubbing her chin.
"Oh trust me, you'll need comic books, TV shows and a lot of other stuff. The lantern mythos is one of the most expensive and expansive I know of. There's even three other lanterns that I don't know too much about." Dillan said, shaking his head.
Rainbow started laughing and leaned on him. “That is my Dillan, a big old nerd.”
Dillan blushed and chuckled a bit. "Yeah well, I do love green lanterns. Most of the super heros back home were either geniuses, aliens or had the money to have stuff made for them. With the rings all you need is a strong sense of justice and a strong will or connection to the other emotions. Anyone can be them and I love it."
“Sounds kinda like the elements.” Rainbow said with a smile.
Dillan chuckled softly and smiled. "I suppose, but on a galactic scale. There's thousands of each member of the corps aside from orange."
“Wow, so they are kinda like plumbers.” Scootaloo said with a grin.
Dillan blinked and looked at her. "Huh… you're right."
“Hey do you think if the lanterns were real they would work with the plumbers?” Pinkie asked with a silly smile.
Dillan chuckled a bit. "I'd imagine so, they are both cops."
“Cool.” Scootaloo and Pinkie said at the same time.
Film Reel continues to write down things. "What were those other three lanterns you mentioned?"
"The first is the phantom lantern, it's a single ring that can channel all the other emotions. But it's highly unstable." Dillan said.
“Whoa, if somepony could make it stable it would be unstoppable I bet.” Rainbow said.
"Oh no, it's because it channels all the emotions that it's unstable. If you feel any emotion enough it automatically shifts to that emotion." Dillan said but smiled. "Actually there is an even more powerful corp than the white lanterns… supposedly. It's the gold lantern corp. However as far as I know there's only one lantern, they have two rings to harness the powers. And the only way to become a gold lantern is to feel nothing but happiness for your whole life."
“That sounds…impossible.” Film Reel said with a frown.
"I'm pretty sure that's why there's only one." Dillan said with a smile. "There's also the ultra violet corp. They use the power of the emotions no one wants to show."
“You mean like hornyness?” Pinkie asked with a giggle.
Dillan sighed and shook his head. "If you wanna look at it like that."
Scootaloo made a gagging sound. “Gross.”
Dillan chuckled and rubbed her head, as Film Reel looked at him. "Anything else?"
“Yeah, is there anything else?” Pinkie asked with a bright smile.
Dillan tapped his chin in thought. "Um… Oh! The very first green lantern to be made wasn't a part of the green lantern corp. He forged his ring out of a meteorite and it used magic. It has a weakness to wood but that's because he believes his weakness is wood since he got jumped by a guy with a wooden bat."
Everyone giggled or laughed. “Wood is his weakness?” Rainbow asked.
"Only because he believes it is. If he stopped believing that I'm pretty sure he'd be invincible." Dillan said with a smile.
“That is kinda funny.” Film Reel said with a giggle.
"Oh just wait until you hear the rest of the mythos." Dillan said with a smile before he spent the entire train ride explaining the events of emerald Twilight, the origins of the lantern corps, blackest night and brightest day and finally the third army.
"This will be an incredible series." Film Reel said with a smile.
"Yeah, maybe you can make each story into a movie. The creation of the green lanterns, then the other lanterns being found, blackest day. Etcetera." Dillan said with a smile while the group got off the train at Ponyville.
“I think with everything you gave me, I will have to make multiple parts for each arc.” She said while putting her notepad away. “Unfortunately my notepad is full, so I can't take any more notes today.”
"That's fine, if you want I can tell you about some other shows from where I come from that you'd probably love to make into movies or shows." Dillan said with a grin. "We can meet at Sugar cube corner tomorrow morning, but I warn you. You'll probably need at least three binders full of paper."
Film Reel’s eyes widened. “Th-three?! That is a lot of information.” She said before sighing. “Alright, I will be there and…thank you for being understanding.”
Dillan smiled a bit. "It's what the creator of my watch intended. It's a bridge to bring creatures together. That and I know not all changelings are evil. Lumping you all together wouldn't be right."
She smiled softly and nodded her head. “Still, thank you. I will try to keep an ear out for trouble as well. Maybe give you a heads up if that jerk tries something again.”
He nodded with a smile as he went to shake her hoof. "I appreciate it, see you tomorrow."
“Yes, see you tomorrow.” Film Reel said with a smile before she walked off.
“I guess….I was wrong about her.” Rainbow said with a small frown.
Dillan smiled a bit and rubbed her head. "Hey it's alright, you were just being cautious."
“I guess, but I feel like I messed up.” She said with a sigh.
Scootaloo nuzzled against Rainbow's side as Dillan smiled softly. "It's ok, everyone messes up from time to time."
Pinkie let out a massive gasp. “Oh no! We forgot to take pictures!”
Dillan smirked a bit as he pulled out his phone. "Got em, I had a hard time sleeping last night so I went around and took pictures."
“Oh, okey-dokey then.” Pinkie said with a smile as she started to hop around.
Rainbow frowned and looked at him. "You had another nightmare didn't you?"
Dillan looked away with a sad look. "I… I don't want to talk about it right now."
“Dang it Dillan.” Rainbow said before she flew up onto his shoulders and hugged his head.
"You've been Having nightmares?" Scootaloo asked with a frown as Pinkie looked at them with her ears down. "The one in the train wasn't the first one?"
"L-look, it's ok… I'll be fine." Dillan said with a smile.
“Dillan we are all here for you, our herd is here for you.” Rainbow said as she hugged more.
Dillan nodded as he hugged her hooves. "i-i just… I don't know why I keep having them…"
“You are sleeping in a pony pile tonight mister.” Rainbow said with a light bonk on his head.
"A pony pile? While I won't say no, I do overheat easily." Dillan said with a sad smile.
“I will take care of that.” Rainbow waved it away.
Dillan smiled a bit as they walked to the castle, tears swelling in his eyes. "T-thank you…"
Rainbow hugged Dillan tighter. “You are our stallion, we care for you.”
"You only care for me? And here I thought you all loved me." Dillan said with a cheeky smirk.
Rainbow rolled her eyes as Pinkie gasped over dramatically. “Of course we love you Dillan, we want what's best for you!” Pinkie said before she hopped up into his arms and kissed his lips.
Dillan blushed and chuckled, kissing her back. "I know Pinkie, it was just a joke."
Rainbow leaned her head in front of Dillan’s vision. “Do you want to eat before we meet up with Twilight?”
"Do you want to?" Dillan asked her with a grin as her's, Scootaloo's, and Pinkie's bellies growled. "I'll take that as a yes."
The mares’ cheeks glow red as Scootaloo laughed. “I would think the same, let's eat!”
"Where to then? Or would you all like me to cook you something at my house?" He asked with a smile as Scootaloo's wings buzzed.
"Spaghetti!" She said with a wide grin.
Rainbow smiled. “Yeah that sounds good.”
“Ooo ooo can I help?” Pinkie asked while giggling.
Dillan grinned and nodded. "Sure, but I warn you..it's been a few… weeks since I've eaten meat. I'm gonna have to cook some to mix into my portion of the spaghetti."
“That's ok, we understand.” All three of them hug him.
Dillan smiled softly as he hugged them back while they walked to his house. "Thanks girls."
Rainbow smiled and nuzzled his hair. “It is what family does Dillan.”
Dillan paused for a second, his eyes widening before he smiled softly. "I-i know…"
Scootaloo looked up at Dillan as she asked. “Are you ok? You look sad.”
He nodded softly as he buried his face in her mane and rubbed her back. "I'm ok Scoots, just… I guess I'm still processing everything that's happened recently."
She gives him a hug. “It will be ok, you have so many amazing mares to help you.”
Dillan smiled softly and hugged her back, closely. "And you have me and everyone else to help you get through everything with your mom."
Scootaloo looked down. “I…I had forgotten about that actually…”
Dillan's eyes widened as he looked worried. "Oh crap, I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to…"
“I-its ok.” She laid her head on his chest. “Today and yesterday were fun.”
Rainbow dash smiled and rubbed her back with a wing as they grew closer to his house. "Yeah it was Squirt, just don't skip school again."
Scootaloo pouted a bit. “But it was your fault for leaving me home alone.”
Dillan and Rainbow chuckled nervously. "You got us there." He said as they got to his house.
Scootaloo wiggled in his grip and had a light blush. “Um can you set me down please?”
Dillan raised an eyebrow as he set her down, before opening the door. "Everyone ok?"
“Yes, everything is fine!” She said before she ran inside and headed straight for the bathroom.
Dillan raised an eyebrow before shrugging a bit as he went into the kitchen. Rainbow chuckled and lightly bonked his head. “She needed to go you knucklehead.”
"Yeah I figured that, I'm just confused as to why she was embarrassed. I mean everyone goes to the bathroom." Dillan said, getting the water for the noodles.
“Because you were holding her, if she didn’t get down fast enough and had an accident it would be on you.” Rainbow said before she hopped off.
"Oh… good point." Dillan said, grabbing a pan to cook his meat.
Rainbow started running the water and began making a cloud. “You want or need anything?”
"I'm alright, and what are you doing?" He asked as Pinkie started getting a bowl with sauce for the spaghetti.
“I am making a cooling cloud, a cheap way to keep a room cool for a whole day or night.” Rainbow said with a smirk.
Dillan chuckled softly. "You realize we still have to go see Twilight right?"
“Yeah and? It will be ready and your room will be nice and cold for the pony pile tonight.” She said with a smile before she splashed Dillan with some water.
Dillan paused and looked at her. "Oh really? You're not allowed in the pony pile."
Rainbow gasped and frowned at him. “Oh really? Then maybe I will splash you more!”
Dillan kept staring at her before sighing with a smirk. "Darn it you're learning my bluffs!"
Rainbow smirked and stuck her tongue out. “Yep, and soon I will have you eating out of my hoof.”
Dillan sighed overdramatically. "Oh no, whatever shall I do." He said before smirking and splashing her back with water. "That!"
Rainbow sputtered and shook her face. “Why you!” The two began slashing each other and laughing.
Pinkie giggled as she kept cooking. "You two be careful you don't get the water in the sauce-" she said before Dillan splashed her, making her turn her head slowly to him.
"Uh oh." Dillan said with a nervous smile.
“Of course you know, this means war.” Pinkie said before she grinned and reached into her mane, pulling out a water balloon.
"C-come on now, we're inside and it'll make a mess and probably mess stuff up. I'm bad with bits, remember? I'll probably spend all of them on one thing!" Dillan said with a nervous grin as he backed away with his hands up.
Pinkie giggled menacingly as she lifted the water balloon, ready to throw it.
Rainbow giggled a bit as she kept Dillan in place. "Go for it Pinkie!"
"This is gonna suck." Dillan mumbled to himself as Scootaloo came out of the bathroom.
Pinkie laughed like a mad mare and threw the balloon at Dillan’s face, causing it to break and balloon prices to fall on the ground. Scootaloo giggled as she saw Dillan's unhappy face. "He looks mad."
"Get out of my house, all three of you." He said with a glare.
“Aww but we were having fun.” Pinkie said with a sigh and started to walk out of the kitchen.
"Yeah but I asked you not to do that." Dillan said with a hidden smirk as Rainbow dash giggled seeing it.
“I am sorry, I thought you were acting.” Pinkie said as she left the kitchen, a few seconds later a water balloon came flying out from the doorway hitting Dillan in the face. “Just like I was!” Pinkie shouted before giggling.
Dillan sighed and shook his head before continuing to cook, making Pinkie pop her head into the kitchen in confusion and worry. “D-did I mess up?” She asked, worried she upset him for real.
Dillan smirked a bit before frowning and looking back at her before slowly walking out the back door. "Um, maybe you should talk to him." Scootaloo said, playing along with Dillan.
Pinkie lowered her head in shame and followed him. “Dillan, I am sorry!”
Pinkie was suddenly blasted with a torrent of water, making her gasp as she looked up, seeing a large red creature with holes in its hands. "Meet Water Hazard, and now we're even."
Pinkie blinked a few times before she giggled and hugged Dillan. “Thank goodness you aren’t mad.”
Dillan chuckled as he returned to his human form. "Of course not, I don't get mad that easily." He said, helping her up. "Now come on, let's finish cooking."
“Okey-dokey-lokey!” Pinkie said with a smile.
"Want a towel?" Dillan asked with a smile as they walked inside.
“Nah, you get to enjoy my wet look.” Pinkie said with a seductive smirk before she giggled.
"Pervert." Dillan said with a chuckle as they continued to cook.
Pinkie giggles more and bumps Dillan’s leg with her flank. “You love it.”
"Did I say I didn't?" Dillan asked her with a smirk, as he cooked up the meat.
Pinkie giggled though she did take a few steps away from the cooking meat. “Do you need any seasoning or anything?”
"Could you get me some pepper and garlic please?" Dillan asked as he shook up the meat.
“Sure.” Pinkie got the pepper and garlic for him. “Here ya go.”
"Thank you." Dillan said with a smile, sprinkling the garlic and pepper onto the meat as Scootaloo and Rainbow dash watched them.
"You two work well together in the kitchen." Scootaloo said with a smile.
“I guess that is because I work at a bakery so I'm used to working with others.” Pinkie said with a smile before she giggled. “Or maybe it is because me and Dillan are cooking mates.”
Dillan blushed a bit and smirked as he spread butter on some bread. "Or both, who knows."
Scootaloo gaged a bit. “Please no more mushy stuff, not till after I go to bed.”
"We still have to go see Twilight, and don't you have a paper to write?" Dillan asked her with a grin.
Scootaloo pouted and walked out of the kitchen. “Fine, I will write it now..”
Dillan chuckled a bit as he put the bread with garlic on top into the oven. "Alright, everything is done. I'm gonna go take a quick shower."
“Want some company?” Pinkie and Rainbow asked at the same time then they looked at each other before laughing.
Dillan rolled his eyes with a smile. "Surprisingly no, I love how we spend so much time together. But I do need some time alone once in a while."
“Ok, we understand, but when you are done we may shower together.” Rainbow said with a smile.
Dillan smirked and rolled his eyes. "I forbid any sexy times without me."
Both mares rolled their eyes. “Dillan, you silly pants, ponies often share showers and baths together in a communal way because we can’t reach everywhere on our own.” Pinkie said in a matter of fact tune.
"And we're all in a herd, you've both proven to be horny little minxies, and you're pregnant. I don't know when hormones will kick in. But I'm gonna be prepared." He said with a chuckle, as he went to the living room. "Mind keeping an eye on the garlic bread?"
“Sure thing.” Rainbow said with a laugh. “Just don’t use up all the hot water.”
"No promises." Dillan smirked at her, as he went into his bedroom pausing at the sleeping purple Alicorn on his bed. "Twilight?" He asked as he slowly walked over to her, noticing the pillows were wet with tears.
Twilight let out soft little whimpers as she twitched in bed. Dillan frowned and gently rubbed her back, brushing her mane out of her face as he did his best to comfort her. Her frown slowly faded as she nuzzled the pillow and sniffed it. "Ok that's both cute and creepy." Dillan said with a chuckle, as he slowly wrapped his arms around her and rubbed her back..
Twilight’s eyes slowly opened. “Dillan?” She called out softly.
"Good morning, are you feeling better?" He asked her, gently rubbing her back as he held her close to him.
She blushed lightly and nodded. “I am sorry for breaking into your home and sleeping on your bed…I just…needed something.”
Dillan smiled softly and kissed her forehead gently. "That's alright, I saw the tear stains on the pillow. We can talk about it if you want?"
Twilight looked down in shame. “I…I upset Luna with how I was talking and…I don’t know if I should tell you any more.”
"Hey, come on. I'm a big boy, I can handle it." He said with a playful grin.
Twilight looked down and sniffled. “Luna said I should have more faith in you…I saw Pinkie’s, Rainbow’s and your marks disappear from the map and I got worried…”
"Hey, hey it's alright." Dillan said, gently rubbing her cheek as tears fell from her eyes. "It's natural to be worried about those you care about, and Lulu is like a thousand years old or more. She's had experience, you're just beginning."
“B-but she is right, I shouldn’t have assumed the worst…I should have believed you would be ok…” She said as she tried to look away.
"And am I ok?" He asked with a smile as he gently rested her head against his chest. "Does it feel like a dream or anything?"
“No…it doesn’t…and you are ok.” Twilight said slowly as she listened to his heartbeat.
"And that's all that matters. You're new to relationships, and it's ok to be worried. You just need to believe that I'll always come back safe and sound." Dillan said, gently stroking her mane.
She nodded slowly. “Ok.”
The two simply stayed there for a while, holding each other before Dillan slowly pulled away. "Kinda a personal question. But would you like to join me for my shower before dinner?"
Twilight smiled and nodded as she wiped her eyes. “Yes, I could use a shower right now.”
"Alright, I'll heat up the water." Dillan smiled softly as he slowly got up, going into the bathroom.
“Ok, I…I will try to collect myself.” Twilight said while trying to control her breathing and calm down.
Dillan looked at her with a soft smile from the bathroom. "Hey, it'll be alright." He said before beginning to undress. "I'm gonna have to talk with Lulu after this…" he thought to himself.
“Thank you.” Twilight called from the bed.
Dillan smiled a bit as he turned on the shower. "it's ready whenever you are!"
Twilight walked in with a slight blush. “I haven’t shared a shower with a stallion since I was little and it was Shining.” She slowly stepped into the bathtub. “I hope I don’t make things awkward.”
"Oh trust me, there's no way you can make it any more awkward than my first time showering with my fiance back home…" Dillan said with a laugh, that slowly died down as he spoke. "We were in the shower together and not knowing what to do I reached around her to get the soap and she ended up rubbing against me. We were teenagers so I'm sure you can guess what happened to me, we hadn't even had sex yet."
Twilight blushed and her wings started to stand erect. “O-oh m-my.”
"So yeah, you can't get more awkward than that. But if it helps I can tell you about our trip to Griffonstone." Dillan said with a smile as he knelt down, and gently moving the shower head over Twilight to get her mane wet.
She yelped at the sudden water and closed her eyes. “Y-yeah that would be nice.”
Dillan smiled softly as he began explaining to Twilight everything that went on in Griffinstone, helping her to wash the areas she couldn't reach on her own. “Wow, do we have to worry about this ‘Eon’ guy?”
"Probably…" Dillan said with a sigh as he shut off the water. "He's a time manipulator. He can travel through time and dimensions… he's also an evil version of Ben…"
“Wait…if he can travel through time, couldn’t he go back in time and…attack you when you first arrived?” Twilight asked with a worried frown.
"You don't have to worry, even if he did it would create a split timeline. This me that's talking to you would be fine." Dillan said with a smile as he gently wrapped her in a towel.
She frowned at him. “But…a you would still…die.”
Dillan nodded a bit as he dried off. "Yeah, but that's life I suppose. Every action we take and decision we make could lead to that…"
“That is…scary.” Twilight said as she watched his expression.
He stared at the floor for a moment before he went into the bedroom to get some clothes. "Yeah it is… but… it surprisingly doesn't scare me…"
Twilight frowned and walked up to him and hugged his back. “We love you, you know that right?”
"I know you do Twi." Dillan said, turning around and kissing her gently on the lips. "And I think that's why it doesn't scare me… because you all give me hope for a better future."
Twilight smiled a bit and flapped her wings gently. “What are you gonna do now?”
Dillan looked at the bad he brought with him from the human world and smiled a bit, reaching in and pulling out a small green box. "I think I'm gonna start wearing this again… to remember the hope I have for a better life." He said, pulling out and putting on his finger a small all blue ring with a symbol on it of a circle with two lines on the top and bottom of it with two parts protruding from the top line down the the bottom right and left edges of the ring.
Twilight looked at it before tilting her head. “What is it? I mean it is a ring but I have never seen one like this before.”
"It's from a fictional story back home. It's a part of a series where rings like these channel and are able to use emotions to do all kinds of things. This is a blue lantern ring, it represents hope." Dillan said with a small smile.
Twilight smiled and nodded her head. “That sounds wonderful.”
"You can find out about the rest of the lantern rings once Film Reel makes the movies about them." Dillan said with a soft chuckle as he got up. "Come on, it's time for dinner."
“Film Reel? I think I heard that name before.” Twilight said as she followed Dillan.
"Apparently she makes really good movies or something. We met her in the train and I told her about the lanterns and stuff. She's gonna give me fifty five percent of the profits from them." Dillan said with a smile.
“Wow, if you keep bringing new industries and ideas to Equestria you're going to be the richest person in the country and probably have even more money than the princesses.” Twilight said as they entered the dining room.
Dillan laughed a bit while cutting the garlic bread. "With the amount of kids I'm gonna be having with you all I'll need it."
The mares blushed lightly. “I guess that is true, but you will also have four princesses to help out financially.” Twilight said as she sniffed the food.
"Well yeah, but as a matter of pride I'd like to try and do it myself." He said with a smile as he gave them each a plate of spaghetti with garlic bread. "Scootaloo foods ready!"
"Coming!" The filly yelled, running in with four sheets of paper and a pencil.
Twilight and Rainbow rolled their eyes. “Dillan, we are a family, you don’t have to do everything yourself, we work together.”
"I know, I'd just like to try and provide for my family, you know?" He said with a smile as he gave Scootaloo her plate.
“I guess so.” Rainbow said and looked at her food. “Thanks for lunch.”
"Of course, anything for you girls." Dillan said with a smile as he ate his food, watching his mates and Scootaloo with his smile growing his ring glowing blue for a moment before fading away.
I am going to be featuring a lot of fan made aliens in this story. I do not own any of the fan made aliens that I feature in this story. All rights and ownership belong to their respective creators. However there are a few that belong to me including the ones that I'm going to call: Icicle, magma flow, dire wolf, and electro shocker (I don't own this name I got it from Digimon tentomons attack)
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