Displaced: the grey eyes of the force

Two days had passed and John was actually happy… no not happy content with the rather situation he was in. John had received a message from twilight saying that fancy pants and his wife were waiting on him in ponyville. Upon arriving John smiled and greeted the stallion who had quickly become a close friend him, once that was over John was introduced to the stallions wife fleur de lis. The mare was quite stunning in her appearance wearing a nice white dress that accented her body well.

“It’s a pleasure as always fancy pants, and a pleasure to meet you as well lady fleur.” John said While the three walked around.

“Ze pleasure is mine, sir mercer, my husband talked about you and your feelings towards ze other nobles, zey sicken me, always prancing around dressed like old prench aristocrats, I’m glad my fancy is nothing like zem.” The mare said nuzzling her husband.

“That is very true lady fleur, very true. Fancy pants here is the best example of what a true noble should be like. Shame very few of them realize that.” The man said watching his friend blush from the mans words.

“Please John, fleur, I’m just trying to do what’s right.”He said humble tone, a slight blush adorning his face.

“That, fancy is why I say you are a true noble. Your out to help the nation.” John said with a laugh. “ but I believe you didn’t just come down here for nothing how can I help?”

“Well I did come down to visit you but if your interested I’m looking to fix up the old district in canterlot it the most run down section of the city. It’s been that way since the council pulled funding from its maintenance budget till there wasn’t any.” He said one of stallions hands curling into a fist.

“Say no more fancy how many building are you planning to do at the moment I can assign a few clone building crews to help they have been a bit antsy since I had them rebuild the orphanages and added extra buildings back at the temple.” John said pulling out his data pad and opening the link for the request.

How many team do you have?” Fancy asked looking to the man.

“There are five regiments of engineer clones on the hand of fate right now, six if you count the regiment at the temple right now I can have an arquintin troop transport loaded with two regiments and supplies on route in a day. They love to build especially if it’s meant to last a long time.” John said typing the request on to the pad and sending it to zeke. From there the request was acknowledged and processed.

The rest of that day was spent with John walking them around and showing them where he had started a road. After fancy and his wife left John returned to the temple to test the proxies for the advanced courses and beginners to intermediate saber training. His testing took the next three days for him to help the proxy droids calculate the optimal intensity as well as switching the sabers to training. He was engrossed by the work he was surprised when his warden knights and his one master warden walked in and called his name.

Upon deactivating the course he leaped over to them landing softly causing them to all clap. They were there to tell John that the others were asking for him to come over and stay at the library till the gala was over, to him it was trivial but he relented when he noticed his former students pleading looks.

Once they got out they left sarge, who had come down with the latest batch of clones to see how things on the ground were, in charge of the temple with the instructions that this would be seen as a resting period where the children wouldn’t have their training and were advised to take the time to rest and enjoy the relative peace till they returned. John had his multi seater speeder brought along as it would be their transport for the gala.

When they arrived John sat the speeder down next to the treebrary where they were quickly met by the purple unicorn, who had informed them the others had arrived shortly before. Upon entering they found the others sitting on the floor as the tables and chairs were moved to the sides for the sleepover. The others all greeted them as they all entered John who had packed his bag and kit sat down and unrolled his sleeping bag and removed the armored overcoat he he’d worn that morning revealing the sleeveless tank top he had on and removing his boots as he went to the bathroom and changed into a pair of baggy training shorts which were just robe leggings with the pants removed to the knee.

Once he was back he found everyone in a circle with a spot between Rainbow and applejack, which he walked over and sat down.

“Ok so what next?” He asked looking to the mares who all looked confused.

“What do you mean?” Trixie asked her friend who shrugged.

“Do any of you know how many of these I’ve been to….short answer is four, and they were all so long ago I’m fairly sure Celestia and Luna were both not even alive then.

“Wait What….how can you….oh yea my bad.” Rainbow started before clamming up at the mans withering gaze.

“Well how about we play a game? Anypony, I mean, body got an idea?” Twilight said stuttering slightly.

“Oh I have one.” Pinkie said before pulling a bottle out of her low cut shirt causing everyone, but john, to blush. “ truth or dare, naughty style.” She said with a grin.

“Well this party got cranked up to an 11, and we haven’t even broken out the booze yet.”John said chuckling at the others reactions.

“Ok but let’s have some decency, no pony has to do something if it crosses a unreasonable line.” Rarity said getting okays from everyone.

“Ok I’ll go first!” Pinkie said as she spun it, which lander on Rainbow, who gulped slightly. “Ok dashie, truth or dare?”

“Ok dare.” Rainbow said gaining some of her bravado back.

“Ok I dare you to….. remove your shirt.” The pink mare said causing the prismatic mare to blush, but otherwise comply revealing a nice sky blue bra with her cutie mark on the right breast cup. Once she did it she spun the bottle which landed on Rarity who looked nervous. “Your turn Rarity truth or dare.”

“Truth, I’m not nearly ready for any dares, yet.” The fashionista said.

“Ok have you ever put out on the first date?” Dash asked getting a shocked look from her friend.

“No I may have dated several stallions but a lady never lets herself act like that.” She said slightly taken aback by the question, nonetheless she spun the bottle only for it to land on Fluttershy who epped slightly. “Ok darling truth or dare?”

“Oh um dare.” The usually shy mare said, an move that stunned her friends.

“Ok well hmm I.. dare… you… to….. oh I dare you to remove your robe.” The fashionista said getting a heavy blush from herself and a chuckle from the man, the action getting her curious, only for the man to say you’ll see.

The butter yellow pegasus slowly undid her robes and let them fall to reveal her fully nude body, which now looked incredibly fit, the other all gained blushes and quickly did their best to continue. Fluttershy just spun the bottle before it landed on pinkie.

“Ok pinkie truth or dare.” The yellow pegasus asked smirking.

“Truth and make it a good one.” The hyperactive pink mare said.

“Who here have you had any kind of sex with?” She asked making the pink mare smile.

“Two here only one have I been with multiple times. Dashie once after a mega party and we both got too drunk, sorry dashie, and John.” The mare said making John smirk and the prismatic mare blush.

“John any comments on that?” Fluttershy asked looking at the man.

“One that mare could suck a boulder through a straw and it’s amazing.” He said watching the pink mare give him a bedroom look. The others all stared at the two hints of jealousy on several of them. Pinkie then spun the bottle, which landed on John who laughed.

“Ok John truth or dare?” The pink mare asked.

“Truth I’m not scared.” He said

“Ok how many mares in this room have you thought of bucking?” She asked bluntly.

“Well let’s see you I have, at least you’ve blown me and I’ve done anal with you. Rainbow just because she looks like it would be fun, and I can think of a few great positions we could try. Applejack because I’m sure she wouldn’t pass out on me going all out. Fluttershy well before she started I would have because I hadn’t seen such innocence in a long time and why waste the chance at feeling it, but at the same time not because she was so innocent. Twilight because I’m willing to bet it would be an eye opener to her. Truthfully I could see myself in a relationship with everyone but Rarity, no offense but I’m just not that interested.” He said making the last mare frown.

“Am I not beautiful enough?” She asked looking to the man.

“It’s not your looks, quite frankly I’m surprised you didn’t have a stallion, or mare not judging, by now. It not your personality, before you ask. your just not one I’ve had any kind of interests for.” He said making her look down. “I’m not saying this to hurt you there is already someone who is trying to get your affection as is, besides you remind me of my adopted older sister from back before the ritual. She was always going on about clothes, hell half my sense of style is because of her.”

The fashionista was still disappointed but brightened by his admission that she had at least gained a familial bond with the man. Though a bit of that information had her wondering who the mystery pony was that adored her. The man who had gone back to being quiet had spun the bottle watching it go round and round until it landed on the farmer, who gulped.

“Ok AJ truth or dare.” The man asked.

“Truth. I have a feeling I know the question.” She said nervously.

“Do you have feelings for anyone in this room?” He asked looking at her neutrally.

“Yes I do. “ she said in a low voice.

The others watched the scene unfold as the normally strong willed and stoic farm mare was reduced to a nervous mess who was doing everything in her power to not look at the man, she scooted closer to the man all the while in her head she was trying to build herself up to finally do it. Once she was closer she finally looked him dead in the eyes.

Then it happened she leaned forward and kissed the man, who while having known her feelings was slightly stunned, but soon returned the kiss. The other were stunned pinkie Trixie and Fluttershy all smiled, as they expected this, rather hoped, it would happen, Rarity smiled as she was happy for her farmer friend and the one of a kind man, Rainbow turned away as she clutched her shirt and forced back tears. Twilight was part giddy for her friend, envious, and embarrassed.

Once the kiss ended the two stared at each other, smiles adorning both as they silently admitted their feelings. The two would have stayed that way if a certain fashionista hadn’t broken the silence by speaking.

“Oh my well it seems we have a joyous reason to celebrate now.” Rarity said dabbing around her eyes with a napkin.

The others, save Rainbow who just slipped away upstairs, and Fluttershy who followed the speedster, congratulated the two. While the cider was broken out and the game having been forgotten for the moment.

Fluttershy followed her downtrodden friend to a upstairs room where she was met with the blue pegasus sulking on the spare bed. The mare was startled by her usually shy friend sitting next to her.

“Your upset, and I know why Rainbow. You should bring him and AJ aside and tell them, you may be surprised.” The usually butter yellow mare said looking at her usually brash friend.

“How, am I supposed to just say hey john can you and AJ come here and just confess my feelings?” The flyer asked looking at her longtime friend.

Little did the prismatic pegasus know John and applejack were nearing the room having both noticed the emotions of the pegasus moments ago and were coming to talk. John who had reached the door by the time the flyer has spoken, waved the apple farmer to be quiet while they listened.

The prismatic flyer turned away so that she could look out of the rooms window with a depressed look. “That isn’t likely to go over well.”

“Dashie you don’t know that John is more understanding than you might think.” Fluttershy said looking to the door as the man in question and the apple farmer walked in both having a neutral look. “Actually I’m fairly certain that they both would be willing to talk to you.”

“And how would...would…” Rainbow started before going silent at the sight of the the two in question.

Warden shy if you would we need a moment with your friend.” John said as Applejack stepped to the side.

“Of course grandmaster I’ll see you all down stairs in a bit.” The yellow pegasus said walking away, not before shooting a wink at her friend.

Once the three were alone John looked to Applejack who, just as curious as he, nodded for him to start. Silently sighing he stepped forward.

“Dash is there something you want to say?” He asked standing before the mare, who was silent, her head looking down.

“Sugarcube you need to speak now John's here and you have the chance.” The farmer said.

“Why you’ve already claimed him… or do you not remember the bet from back then?” Rainbow said making the farmer stop before sighing.

“RD we both made that bet a long time ago, and I for one don’t care about it, let’s call it null and void now.” The farmer said stepping over and placing a hand on her friends shoulder.

“Well how can we the bet is over you won, and now I can’t…..” The pegasus mare started before quieting into silent sobs.

“Applejack what was parameters of this bet?” John asked looking at the mare.

“We bet that if we found a stallion we both liked whoever managed to get him to start dating them first was the winner, the loser had to forfeit the right to date until the winner said otherwise...the problem is that I said back then I’d never drop it, so that is the issue.” She said looking down.

“Did you two hate each other at that time? Never mind, this... is now and you can change your mind.” John said rubbing his face in annoyance.

“Well yeah. I’m sorry Rainbow we should have never been so competitive.” Applejack said hugging the prismatic mare.

The two stayed like that for a minute before they remembered their third party, who was just leaned on a wall smiling.

“Glad to see that you two have made up, but what now?” He asked as he folded his arms.

The two were stunned for a moment before they looked at each other smiled and grabbed him yanking im to the bed and locking the doors. That night was a good one all things considered.