Equilibrium, Book 1: The First Human.

August 8, 1000, C.E.
Ponyville.
12:20 P.M.

Rainbow and Hot Shot continued to snicker as John followed them down the street. John scowled and rolled his eye's.

"Laugh it up fuzzball's." His face was still tinged a light crimson as his face refused to cool off. Hot Shot cackled as he jabbed John in the ribs with a wing.

"Come on dude you have to admit that was pure gold." He snickered as John let out a low grumble. Dash slowed down some and joined in on the conversation.

"Cheer up big guy." She smirked.

"At least half the gym got an eye full of your "gear" and I saw some mare's who liked the show." John just heaved out a
sigh as he sped up his pace quickly leaving the two behind to share in a laugh at his expense. Dash gave off one last chuckle as she watched John storm off.

"Uh oh." Her ear's drooped as Hot Shot trotted over to her.

"He really needs to loosen up." He stated causing Dash to sigh.

"Or we just took it to far." She stated as John rounded the corner and disappeared from view. Now a frown adorned her muzzle.

"Me and my big mouth." She stated as she tried to fly after John only to have her tail yanked on.

"Hey what gives?" She spun around to see Hot Shot smirking. He nodded to the street that John disappeared down.

"How about we give him some time to cool off eh?" He said waving a wing over to Sugar Cube corner.

"Beside's I remember somepony telling me that they wanted to go eat out afterwards." He said as he turned around and trotted off to the bakery. Dash cast one last glance back to were John disappeared to and shook her head. Fixing Hot Shot with a smirk she trotted off after him.

"Hey wait up!" She zipped over to her longtime friend and the two set off to Sugar Cube Corner.

5:04 P.M.

Hot Shot let out a chuckle as Rainbow Dash regaled him with yet another tale of her stunt routine's going wrong.

"So Rainbow Crash is still around huh?" He smirked as Dash stuck her nose up.

"Well, at least I can go down with some style." She jumped into the air and struck a pose causing some of the other patrons of Suger Cube Corner to look there way. Pinky zipped over to the two her bouncy demeanor causing Dash to smile while Hot Shot had to hold back a cringe as her smile threatened to tear her face in two.

"So you two how was your food?" She asked as she handed Dash the check. Dash gave Pinky a smirk.

"Like you have to ask us Pink's." She nodded to there plates.

"There's not even a crumb left." She said as she pulled out the necessary bits plus a little extra.

"Here and keep the change this time," she said as she and Hot Shot got up and stretched. Pinky scooped up the bits and handed the two a goodbye bag.

"See you later Dashy, oh and Hot Shot don't be a stranger!" She waved as the two made their way out the door. Dash gave Pinky a wave.

"See you later Pinky!" The two Pegasi trotted down the street there mind's dwelling on separate issues.

"I really hope I didn't screw things up with John." Dash smirked as she thought about her tall friend.

"Nah he has skin as hard as stone." Her smile faltered a little bit.

"At least he chuckled a little at first." She looked over at Hot Shot who had a grin plastered on his muzzle as he whistled a little tune.

"Hey Hot Shot see you tomorrow?" She asked as she spread her wings. Hot Shot gave her a smirk.

"Sadly no. My leave is almost up and I promised my mom and dad I'd visit them the next time I got time off." He chuckled.

"So I'm off to Cloudsdale and them back to Canterlot." Dash smiled.

"Well, it was nice seeing you." She waved as He took to the air. Throwing her a salute Hot Shot speed off towards his hotel room. Dash smiled to herself as she lept into the air.

"Gotta go see how the big guy is doing before I go into work." As quick as her wings could take her Dash flew towards Twilight's Libary.

5:05 P.M.

Rainbow Dash made it to the Libary in record time and knocked on the door.

"Hello? Anypony home?" She asked as the door swung open. Peaking inside she heard the sound of voice's coming from Twilight's basement.

"Interesting." Her curiosity peaked Dash slowly made her way to the door leading downstairs. As she did so she caught faint mumbles of what was going on.

"...I'm.....so sorry...I swear....." The closer she got the more she could hear what sounded like crying. Suddenly John's voice broke through the wailing.

"Hey Twi listen it's fine. Both of us forgive you right Lyra?"

"Lyra?" Dash thought about it as the conversation continued.

"I am so so so so sorry." Twilight wailed again as she flopped down in front of John and Lyra. Both looked equally uncomfortable but considering what had just gone on they were both grateful to have it all done and over with. John knelt down and cupped Twilight's muzzle in a hand.

"Twilight look at us." He said raising her face to look at both him and Lyra. She flinched when they both gave her a bright grin.

"Everything is ok." They both said in unison. This caused the two to have a slight giggle fit. Their laughter was infectious as two more ponies joined in.

"Twilight there both right." Celestia's motherly tone reached her student's ear's. Luna trotted over and draped a wing over Twilight.

"Tis not the first time one has unintentionally 'sleepwalked' in the hoove's of another Twilight." She smiled as she patted Twilight on the back.

"In fact tis, not the worst case of sleepwalking we have had to rectify." Luna mused as she traced back the precise date of history that was ingrained in her mind. Twilight continued to snivel as she lay there sprawled out on the ground. John sat down and held her head in his lap as he gave her muzzle a pat.

"Trust me Twilight. This whole thing could have been a lot worse off than it was." He chuckled to himself.

"Could you imagine what would have happened if me and Lyra hadn't bumped into one another." He smirked.

"I would have been avoiding an awesome pony for no real reason what so ever." He gave Twilight's head a scratch that she nuzzled into, her snivel's had died down some now only coming every so often. She looked up at the both of them.

"Are you sure you're both still not mad at me?" They both nodded.

"We never were Twilight," Lyra said as she sat on her haunches, tail lazily swaying to and fro. Twilight felt Luna's wing lift and the two sister's gave the group a short bow.

"Please excuse us all of you but we must be on our way," Celestia said as she cast her gaze up the steps. She smirked as she got down and whispered,

"I believe Rainbow Dash is here to clear the air between you two," she said winking at John who had to try very hard to not let his face turn beet red. Swallowing his embarrassment he took a deep breath. Smiling he got up slipping both hands underneath Twilight as he did so bringing her up with him.

"Woah!" she said as she was suddenly hefted into both of John's arms. He gave her a smirk as he began to bridal carry her up the stairs.

"Too heavy! Can't keep this up for much longer." His brain screamed as he made it to the final step and, grasping the last bit of self-control he had, gently placed Twilight down on all four's. Twilight gave each of her legs a little shake to get the blood flowing back to them and gave the whole group a solemn look.

"I know we're all friends here but is this really ok?" She asked as she began to fidget around. Lyra just huffed and trotted over to Twilight and hugged her.

"For the last time Twilight yes. we're good." Then she leaned in and whispered into Twilight's ear.

"Beside's I've been dying to see what he's got down there for week's." She giggled as she let Twilight go now seeing her face turning a deep shade of red as she began to paw at the floor. In a flash, both princess's had vanished back to Canterlot leaving the trio alone. Lyra gave out a yawn as she made her way to the door.

"Well as interesting as all this was I must be going. Have to go see how Bon Bon and the candy store are doing in my absence." When she got to the door she stopped and turned around a smirk adorning her face.

"Hey, big guy don't be a stranger ok?" She said giving John a sultry wink as she opened the door and trotted out into the afternoon sunset. John just coughed into his palm as he gave her a slight wave.

"Sure no problem." He muttered as Lyra's tail disappeared from view. Twilight heaved out a sigh as she rubbed her head.

"I can't believe I'm saying this but I need to go take a nap." She trotted over to John and was about to give him a hug goodnight but she hesitated. Seeing her apprehension John leaned down and hugged her instead.

"Don't worry about it Twilight. Trust me it did more good than harm." He smiled.

"There was a fir of laughter that overtook the whole gym and I got way out of my comfort zone." He beamed down at Twilight who still looked unsure.

"But--" John put a finger to her lips.

"Now listen here, missy. I would've had to have come strolling out of there butt naked at some point in time if Rainbow Dash continues to have thing's her way." He smirked as Twilight still a little red finally began to giggle. John stood up and smiled.

"Oh get a room you two!" Rainbow hopped over the upstairs railing and landed on all four hooves scarring the duo.

"Jeeze Dash a little warning next time," John said as he recomposed himself after his fright. Twilight just coughed into her hoof dismissing Dash's rib at there expense. She gave the pegasus a swift nod.

"Well, I really should be off to bed see you both tomorrow." In a flash, she was gone, off to her own room. John went and sat down on a nearby couch.

"Boy, what a day." Dash trotted over and flopped down on her own side of the couch. She glanced over to see John sitting there seemingly lost in thought.

"So." She said feeling a little awkward about her role in John's discomfort. John opened a single eye and looked her way.

"So." He shot back grinning to himself as he sat there. Dash just huffed as she thought about the events of the day.

"I came by to apologize," Dash said as John still sat there. Slowly he snaked a hand over to Dash who was so lost in staring John in the face to see his response that she hadn't noticed. She saw John's smirk and that threw her off.

"Why are you so-" Her sentence died off in a shreek as John pinched her underbelly. She stumbled off the couch and fell onto the floor in a heap of hooves and feathers. Meanwhile, John gave off a deep laugh that reverberated throughout the library. John leaned down and watched as Dash lay there on her back staring at the ceiling. John took his finger and booped Dash on the nose.

"First, apology accepted." He saw Dash slowly begin to come to her sense's. She glared at his finger as she got her motor function's back.

"Second off that is more than enough payback for laughing up a storm about earlier today." He said Dash by now had rolled over and looked him over. He sat there smile on his face and smiled.

"Ok, I accept that I deserved that." She hopped onto the coach and gave him a wing tap to the shoulder. No matter how much he worked out that still stung whenever she did it. By now tho he had gotten used to it and the only sign he gave of it affecting him was a wince.

"So how'd the day go after I left?" He asked as Dash flopped down into his lap her belly exposed to his tender finger's. Dash hummed as John started to give her blue fur a soft comb through.

"Well, not much happened." Dash smiled as John continued to run his finger's along Dash's belly.

"We went to Sugar Cube Corner and had a feast." Dash let out a content sigh as John brought up his other hand and used both to rub little circle's along Dash's belly starting from her neck and working his way down.

"After that, we sat there and caught up with one another." As John worked his way down her belly he stopped just shy of her hind legs. Giggling Dash opened an eye and smirked.

"Sure you don't want to cop a feel?" She asked swishing her tail about as she spread her leg's a little wider. John's face went red but he held his mind and body in check.

"Over." He ordered as Dash just smirked, obeying his command she rolled over and splayed her wing's open draping one over the side and onto the floor and the other over the back of the sofa.

"You have really got to loosen up a little you know that," Dash said her smirk still adorning her face. John just smiled as he began to massage her back.

"Yeah well, I still need some time to get used to all of this." He said as he thought back to the past month. Dash just snickered.

"Well your not going to get another chance to take it or leave it." Dash giggled as John made it to her wings.

"Careful there big guy don't want to give off the wrong impression." She said as Dash let out a soft sigh as her back muscle's turned into jello.

"Oh, that's a relief." John just smiled.

"You know I've been thinking about that masseuse job at the spa." He said causing Dash to groan with pleasure.

"Well if you took that job up you'd have all the mare's in ponyville after you." John just laughed.

"Not my first thought but none the less I don't think it'd be all that fun to beat off mare's with a stick." Dash just snorted.

"Is that what they call it these day's?" She wiggled her eye brow's suggestively as her tail whipped about and flicked John in the face. John just smiled as he continued to work his way down Dash's back.

"So what brought all this on all of a sudden?" John asked as Dash laid there with a goofy grin on her muzzle.

"Well, It's that time of the month for us mare's." She giggled as John hit a ticklish spot but soon noticed he had stopped.

"Is this a good idea then?" He asked as he began to get increasingly nervous. Dash rolled over once more grin still plastered on her muzzle.

'Don't worry big guy." She raised a hoof to his face. "Not all of us end up as sex-crazed zombie's." She whipped her tail about and spread her hind leg's open. John kept his eye's glued to her's. She giggled.

"But some of us can get a little," She thought about it, "horny from time to time." Her tail then wrapped around John's arm. He gave it a glance and then made up his mind.

"Ok then so now that I'm done we can go our separate way's for tonight." Without waiting on a reply John hefted Dash off of him and sat her down on the couch.

"I will see you tomorrow Dash." He said as he made his way up the stairs. Meanwhile, Dash just sat there. Then she flopped down on the couch and groaned.

"Why can't I get through one day without making an ass of myself." She held her head in her hooves.