The Broken One

I turned my gaze from one mare to the other in confusion. I understood the words they were saying but my mind refused to process the information. A breeze whipped past my skin and sent a chill down my spine.

“Shadow, please retrieve some clothes for Jackson”, my mother said as she turned to the weird looking pony.

“Yes ma’am”, Shadow bowed before taking flight.

I watched Shadow leave and felt something stir inside of me. It was as if my heart was breaking into a thousand pieces but that feeling faded as Shadow left the area. I turned back to my mother and watched her pace around the balcony furiously.

“How could she do this”, she hissed. “I already discussed this with that stupid filly but I guess she didn’t get the message.”

“Mom”, I hesitantly asked.

“You’re remembering”, she smiled but sadness washed over her face when I shook my head.

“I don’t know what happened”, I said quietly.

“How did you come to be in this situation”, mom asked tiredly.

“I don’t remember everything”, I began slowly, “but all I remember is something about foalflower and talking about something. I think there was another pony there. Something Moon.”

“Nightmare Moon”, mom gasped, sparking recognition in my mind.

“That’s it”, I said nervously. “What’s wrong?”

“Nightmare Moon is the darkness that lives within Luna’s heart”, the mare said darkly. “Are you certain it was Nightmare Moon?”

“I remember seeing her”, I said as I pushed myself into a sitting position but a sharp pain in my upper back made me look over my shoulder. “WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT?!”

I leapt to my feet and whirled around but the leathery thing I spotted was attached to my back. I reached back and touched the thing only to discover that it was a pair of wings. I opened them slowly and stared at them in shock. My breath began to come in quick panting gasps as my mother pulled me into a hug.

“Jackson, calm down”, she whispered as she stroked my cheek. “You’re okay. You’ve had those wings for a few months. Everything is okay.”
"H-how did I forget I had wings", I asked in near hysterics.

At that moment flapping wings drew my eyes to the sky. Shadow was coming back holding my clothes, but there was something else flying beside her. I couldn’t see what it was from a distance but when the creature landed beside Shadow I could see its features. My mouth hung open in shock as I stared at some kind of bug mixed with a pony. The weirdest part was its left foreleg. Half of it was a translucent gold appendage. Shadow trotted over to me and offered my clothes to me which I slowly took. I glanced at my mother before I quickly got dressed.

“Master”, the female thing cried out, making me look around in shock.

She launched herself at me and I cried out in fear. Without thinking I punched her in the face and backed away quickly.

“M-master”, the bug asked heartbroken.

“Cindra, I told you he doesn’t remember us or even who he is”, Shadow said with tears in her eyes as she helped the bug pony thing stand up.

“Cindra”, I whispered as a sense of familiarity washed over me.

A glimmer of hope shone in the ponies’ eyes as I racked my brain to try remembering anything. Brief images of my penis in her mouth flitted through my head and I recoiled in shock.

“You molested me”, I whispered accusingly.

“You already punished me for that, master”, Cindra whimpered. “My flank was bruised for three days.”

“What”, I asked.

“You spanked her for that”, Shadow smiled causing the corner of my mouth to quirk.

“I did”, I asked as I eased closer to the bug pony.

“Yeah”, Cindra smiled. “You spanked Shadow for biting your shoulder recently.”

“Am I your… master… too”, I asked Shadow in confusion.

“No”, Shadow replied. “You’re my fiancé.”

I stared at the fanged female before something shifted inside. Darkness crashed over me, obliterating all sights and sounds. I drifted in the darkness, oblivious to everything and left alone in the silent dark. Sounds began to filter through the shadowy haze of my mind and I heard three familiar voices speaking. I cracked my eyes open and looked for the source of the voices.

I noticed I was in a warm soft bed that had a familiar smell rising from it. It smelled like ashes mixed with dirt and something else. The warm blanket draped over me smelled more like ashes than the bed but I couldn’t figure out why. I eased out of bed and regretted it as soon as my bare feet hit the floor. I shivered from the cold as I padded across the floor to the open door I heard the voices drifting from.

“What do you mean he has amnesia”, a purple pony asked heatedly.

“I mean he has no memory of any of us”, Shadow replied just as heatedly.

“That’s what amnesia means”, Cindra scoffed. “For an egghead you sure are dumb.”

“Shut up, you parasite”, the purple pony shouted, pissing me off instantly.

“You listen to me you little bitch”, I shouted as I stormed into the room startling them all. “You ain’t gonna talk to Cindra like that!”

“Jackson”, the purple pony gasped as she turned to me revealing a horn.

“Who are you”, I demanded as I got right in her face.

“It’s me, Twilight”, she whispered as tears welled up in her eyes.

“Did you molest me too”, I asked as I crossed my arms.

“I would never do that”, Twilight gasped.

“Whatever”, I growled as my wings unfolded by themselves. “If you ever insult either of my ponies again, I’ll slap the bitch out of you.”

“I’m sorry”, she whimpered and turned to Cindra. “I didn’t mean it. Please forgive me.”

“Whatever”, Cindra scoffed and came to stand beside me. “Thank you, master.”

“It’s a small matter”, I uttered as I stared down at Twilight.

“Jackson, what happened to you”, she whispered in shock.

“The only thing I can remember is having sex with my aunt because of some amnesia spell”, I grumbled.

“I m-meant your wings”, she blushed furiously.

“That was me”, Shadow stated harshly as she made her way to my side as well.

“How are you responsible for that”, Twilight asked.

“Because I turned him into a vampony”, Shadow replied nonchalantly. “Yeah, we’re both vamponies now.”

“V-vamponies”, the egghead stuttered in shock.

“Yep”, Cindra replied. “The whole bloodsucking bat pony shebang.”

“Vamponies”, Twilight whispered again, her fear changing into wonder. “Actual living vamponies. This is amazing!”

“Huh”, I asked.

“I’ve read tons of books about vamponies’ abilities but none of them give definitive answers”, she gushed. “The research possibilities are staggering!”

“Fucking egghead”, Cindra muttered as she returned to my bedroom.

“I’m not an egghead”, Twilight shouted, drawing the bug pony back into the argument.

“I’m not dealing with this”, I sighed as I stepped back into my chambers.

The other three argued in hissing whispers about whose fault it was that they were arguing in the first place. They shut up when I shouted that I could still hear them and two sets of hooves trotted back into the room with me. I turned from the window and stared at the two mares in the room. The barest hint of a memory tried to peek through but vanished when I tried to focus.

“I’m sorry, master”, Cindra uttered in shame.

“I am too”, Shadow whispered.

My vampony fiancé approached me and rested her cheek against my stomach. She sighed happily when I began to absently stroke her mane and chuckled as a bug pony nuzzled into me on the other side. I stared down at the two content females and let my mind wander.

I wish I could remember them, I thought. My body seems to remember them, but they’re a void in my mind.

Why not make new memories with them, a gravelly voice chuckled in my mind making me tense up.

The others noticed this and looked up at me with worry. I shrugged it off by saying it was nothing but they shared a look and shrugged before they nuzzled against me again.

Do you see how loving these creatures are, the voice whispered. Why not enjoy that love to the fullest?

Who are you, I demanded internally.

Ohhh, do you not remember your own father, the voice mocked.

“Discord”, I hissed as memories of a strange looking mismatched beast flooded my mind.

“Where”, Shadow shouted and dropped into a defensive crouch with a hiss.

“Show yourself”, Cindra yelled as she faced the other direction with a hiss of her own.

“He’s not here”, I murmured and laid a hand on both of their backs. “He was speaking in my mind.”

“Again”, Shadow asked as she stood back up. “Wait, you remember him but not us?!”

“He made me remember”, I said through gritted teeth.

I punched the wall beside me and flinched as I felt pain in my chest. I looked down at the small golden trickles coming from the seeping wounds on my torso and sighed. I jumped slightly as I heard a knock on the door. I motioned for the females to stay and went to see who it was.

The door creaked open right before I reached it and a white horn slid through the opening followed by a pastel flowing mane. I welcomed my mother into the room and asked what she needed.

“I wanted to speak to you about your memories”, my mother said with a gentle smile.

“What about them?”

“I was able to learn what my sister has done to your mind”, she replied. “If you want I can restore your memories.”

“Can you erase the memories of my encounter with her”, I asked.

“I can.”

“Do it”, I said with determination.

She nodded and her horn lit up brightly. She conjured a chair and told me to sit since this was going to take a while. I closed my eyes and relaxed just like she told me to, the Shiver racing through my brain. A fog seemed to drift over my mind and I floated in the fog for hours until I felt a tug on my mind. The fog faded as I opened my eyes.

The moon shone brightly through the windows as I slowly stood up. Memory after memory flashed through my mind dominating my consciousness. I felt myself falling to my knees as everything rushed back in at once. My mother’s voice washed over me like a soothing balm as she comforted me and assured me I was alright.

“Damn”, I grunted as I got to my feet.

“Master”, a sleepy voice whispered.

I turned and was greeted by a yawning changeling. I rushed over while her eyes were closed and swept her up in a big hug causing her to yelp in surprise. I pulled her tight against my chest as my memories practically glowed in my mind. A disheveled Shadow stepped into the antechamber and rubbed her eyes.

“Did it work”, she yawned.

In response I leapt over and knelt down in front of her. Her eyes opened wide when I pressed my lips to hers and pulled her into the kiss but she wrapped her forelegs around me and happily returned the kiss.

“You remember”, she gasped happily when we broke the kiss.

I looked back at Cindra and my smile faltered. For the briefest moment I saw sad envy on Cindra’s face but it vanished instantly. I held out my arm to the changeling and she trotted over into the embrace. Shadow kissed me once more before she pulled Cindra into a passionate kiss.

“Things seem to be back to normal”, mom said drawing a smile from me.

“Thank you”, I whispered.

“You’re welcome”, mom replied but furrowed her eyebrows. “However, the restoration was incomplete.”

“What”, I asked in confusion.

“Your aunt has done serious damage in your mind”, my mother said sadly. “There are areas that I could not restore. Tell me, what do you know of Ponyville?”

“It… seems familiar”, I whispered as I tried to think.

“And Fluttershy?”

“Who”, I asked making my mother lower her head before she spoke.

“Well, fuck.”