"Hey! Leave that pony alone!", I shouted. "What do you have against her?"

The cloaked pony who was torturing a pink Earth pony turned to me. "Stay out of this. I don't want to have to hurt you."

While the cloaked pony was distracted, the pink pony tackled her attacker. "Stay down!", the pink pony shouted.

"All right, let's see who you are", I said. I removed the cloak, but the pony underneath was somepony I could never imagine.

"Rarity?", I said. "Of course. Who else would it be?" Rarity teleported away. "Ma'am, are you okay?"

"I am now. Who are you?", the pink pony asked.

"My name is Alan Kubicz."

"I'm Suri Polomare."

"You're... who?" I raised an eyebrow.

"I understand if you hate me for what I did. You can leave if you want."

"Why do you think I helped you? Sure, you may be a vile villain, but that doesn't change what I think about you. Suri, I forgive you", I said.

"Wait... what?"

"Please, let me help you get your career back on track."

"Where are you from, Alan?"

"A world that is somewhat similar to this one. I came here because my world got destroyed by something."

"Oh, I'm so sorry to hear that", Suri said. She wrapped her arms around me and hugged me. I started blushing for some strange reason.

"Thanks. I needed that", I said. I returned the embrace.

"What will other ponies think of us?", Suri asked.

"Suri, I don't care what other ponies think. I... I... love you. Ever since you first appeared, I've been in love with you", I replied.

Suri was shocked to hear that I loved her. "Oh, Alan. This is all so sudden. I'VE been in love with you ever since you moved here. I was just too nervous to express my feelings to you."

"It's okay", I said. We separated.

"How can you be in love with me after what I did to Rarity?", Suri asked.

"I know that, behind your evil skin, is a heart of gold. Buttonbelle, will you be my... marefriend?", I asked.

She smiled. "Of course, Alan."

"Now, let's get your career back on track!"

Suri and I walked out of the alley and headed to the Plaza. Rarity was there with a look of deep anger on her face. "You two are not going anywhere! Your little love story ends here! When I'm done with the two of you, they'll be wiping your guts off the floor!", Rarity said.

"You and what army? You're outnumbered, Rarity. Now, leave us alone, 'kay?", Suri said.

"Horseapples!", Rarity said. "I don't care if I go to jail for this! DIE!"

However, Rarity was then pulled back by Twilight Sparkle. "Sorry, Alan. Her hatred for Suri is... enormous."

"You're tellin' me! Hey, Twi, can you help us? I'm trying to get Suri's career back on track."

"Of course!", Twilight said. She teleported Rarity away.

"All right, let's get to work", I said.

It didn't take long for Suri, Twilight, and I to get Suri's career back on track. That night, Suri was the gem of Manehatten. Rarity tried to interfere, so Twilight returned home to confront her. I couldn't be happier. I was with the love of my life.

"Alan, thank you for your help. I guess you really are a force to be reckoned with", Suri said.

"Heh, yeah. If Rarity comes back, I'll kick her flank into next year."

"Come on. Let's go home", Suri said.

At my house...

"It's not much, but it's home."

"Why is this place so... inky?"

"Well, this place has been around for 90 years. Now, since everyone is gone, I made this place my home. This section used to be a safehouse." I smiled at my marefriend, who smiled back. "We should probably get some sleep."

In the bedroom, Suri and I climbed into the bed. Suri and I kissed passionately, revealing that our love was like an eternal eclipse. Our tounges clashed in our mouths. I've never loved anyone as much as I love Suri. A vile villain who was a ghost in the code, and Rarity's enemy. But, that doesn't matter. What matters now is that Suri and I are together. And together we'll stay. As our lips parted, I kissed Suri on the lips again. Her eyes widened, but then closed. We were a true couple. Our lives were complete. We had finally found the love of our lives: each other. Our lips parted. "Oh, Suri. I love you so much", I said.

"I love you too, Alan. But, there's got to be another reason as to why you're in love with- mmm!", Suri said. She was interrupted by another kiss from me.

"There's no other reason, Suri. I love you so much." She blushed. We kissed one more time, and fell asleep.

I had found my true love. Sure, she may be evil, traitorous, and villainous, but she's my marefriend. I wouldn't have her any other way. We were the king and queen of Manehatten. We... were... paralyzed in love. No matter what, we were a force to be reckoned with! The ultimate couple! No matter what evil comes, we will prevail!

The next morning, I was cooking Bacon Soup. Suri woke up to the smell. "Sorry, it's all I have", I said.

"No problem, Alan. You said this place has been around for 90 years, correct?", Suri replied.

"Yeah. This place was abandoned many years ago. I'm surprised it's still standing. In 1963, a man named Henry Stein vanquished an unnatural evil: his own creation, Bendy. Now, 56 years later, this place has become a home for me. It's probably not the home you want, but it's what we need. No one, not even Rarity, would be foolish enough to come back here and face off against the same horrors Henry once did", I explained.

"Well, as long as we're together, I don't want to be anywhere else", Suri replied.

We smiled at each other.

Author's Note

More to come...