His eyez fluttad open lazily. He didn't wan' ta get up, he didn' care...but then again, wakin up is betta dan being woken up.

After weighin' da proz an' konz while resting his eyez for...bout 20 minutes, he decided to drag himself up off da tree.

He loiked da tree, it was quiet and kumfertable. But if they knew he loiked da tree, he would lose it.

With a weighted sigh, he lumbered off to see wut fresh hellz awaited him.

Da uvva kreetchaz all steered clear ov 'im. He may have cared, long ago, but bein feared by his equals meant nuffin ta him now...dey were all nuffin.

He walked around, looking for somethin, anythin, dat would make him feel loike he filled his quota fer tha day so he could go back to his tree. Eventually, he found her.

He had less clues dan a humie Mekboy tryin ta figure out how to werk a Shoota as to what she was, but he knew for certain dat she was gonna urt him badly. He didn' know how, he didn' know when, but he knew it would happen.

It's funny, he could've sworn dat dey waz done wiff dis trikk. Had dey really found a new way to Zogg him dis way?

Some Years Ago

"Hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm, don't act so surprised, surely you saw it coming." Said tha Drukhari Wych. She had been noice ta him since dey met. For years, she had been koind an gentle as she tended to his wounds. Her treachery waz only revealed when she had broke 'im out, 'elped him escape...and brought him to a new, crueler master.

Less Years Ago

He had escaped. He waz free. Sure, dere were humies comin' ta kill'im, but he didn't care. He welcomed deff.

Da humie dat leveled one of deir flashloight gunz at him keeled over wiff a ole in hiz ead...da Dark Eldar dat recaptured him and da uvva Boyz thanked'em fer distractin' deir prey.

Even Less Years Ago

He knew betta dis toime. He knew dey waz watchin' him. He knew dat dese Eldar 'ere were just tryin'na trikk him inta finkin dat dey waz noice, or dey would try ta kill'im only ta be stopped, it waz always one or da uvva, so he would kill dem first...either as vengeance, or as mercy...turns out dat dese Eldar were a Cult of Isha.

He didn't wut dat meant at first, but da Drukhari Gitz taught him...as well as informed him dat some pakt or uvva prevented da Drukhari from spillin' Aeldari blood on da planet lest dey bring down da wraff of some uvva Eldar...dese Eldar only appeared to spit in'is face and leave him to'is fate...Oops.

Present Day

Afta dat, he stopped playin' along. He didn' trust anyone, he didn't try to get uvvaz ta kill'im, an' he didn' kill uvvaz eitha. So, da Drukhari Gitz got bored and went back to da usual torture tactics...guess dey got bored ov dat too.

Wutevva, just because dey wanted him to fall for it again didn' mean he was goin' to. He wasn't gonna trust dis fing, he wasn't gonna attack it, he wasn't doin nuffin.

Fluttershy watched the green ape stare at her, distrust clear in its eyes...distrust, anger...and despair. Like it knew that she was his enemy, that he needed to stop her, but he was powerless to do so.

Fluttershy wanted the ape to trust her, but she knew that going about it the wrong way would only convince him that he wasn't powerless to stop her. And between his large frame and predatory teeth, she was convinced that would lead him to attack her. So she would have to show him that she didn't want to hurt him without showing him how much stronger than her he was...at least, for now.

Her first thought had been to ask Twilight, but apparently the Honor Roll students have all had an odd dream. Something about a connection to the Spirit of Harmony being severed and new champions being chosen? Something like that.

She had understood enough to know that Twilight was too busy. So, she had one of her bird friends bring a letter to the next best choice.

"Oh, there you are Fluttershy... I kind of hoped you wouldn't be around that smell." Fluttershy turned to the sight of Doctor Fauna coming over to her as quickly as she could on three hooves. The fourth was covering her nose.

"Oh dear, I'm sorry I forgot to warn you about his smell. I'm afraid it's a natural musk or something." Fluttershy explained.

"Oh, you're referring to the strange creature from your letter, right? Well, I've seen my fair share of strange creatures wonder out of the Everfree Forest, but if your assumption that it came from the same place as Aries and those Chaos Marines is correct then I wouldn't know where to-" Ponyville's local vet came to an abrupt halt. She had seen the ape out of the corner of her eye, and now couldn't turn away.

She had treated manticores that had been chased from their territory by bigger specimens, so the ape's predatory appearance didn't frighten her. But his scars did. "...Oh...my...WORD! WH-WHAT IN CELESTIA'S NAME HAPPEN TO HIM!!!?"

Dr. Fauna was at his side in an instant. Examining every single injury. The slight movement in the ape's face told Fluttershy that the doctor's interaction irritated him for some reason, but he would tolerate it.

Fluttershy wanted to respect the ape's wishes and pull Dr. Fauna away from him, but she also wanted the ape to learn that they were just trying to help him.

Fluttershy thought it over and decided to ask Dr. Fauna to stop. "Um, Dr. Fauna? I think you're too close. He doesn't seem to li-"

"HAVE YOU SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS!?" Dr. Fauna shouted audibly enough to make Fluttershy's ears ring. "THESE ARE KNIFE WOUNDS!!! I'VE TREATED ANIMALS THAT WERE ABUSED BY THEIR OWNERS BEFORE, BUT THIS!! THIS ISN'T ABUSE!! THIS IS...IT'S....I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS!!!"

"I know. It's horrible what happened to him. But you're still maki-" "WHAT SORT OF SICK, TWISTED, MONSTER WOULD DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS TO ANOTHER CREATURE!?" Dr. Fauna interrupted again. "HE CAME FROM ARIES' WORLD, RIGHT!? MAYBE HE COULD TELL US WHAT HAPPENED SO WE CAN HELP HI-"

"STOP!!!" Fluttershy shouted over the hyperventilating vet, finally grabbing her attention.

"I know that what happened to him is horrible. But where you see it in his injuries, I see it in his eyes. And when you started examining him, you started making him uncomfortable. So please give him his space." Fluttershy said calmly yet boldly.

Dr. Fauna finally calmed and backed away from the ape, who decided that he didn't want to stand here anymore and wandered off, and raised her hoof to say something before Fluttershy politely cut her off and added. "And Aries made no attempts to cover up the fact that he hates other creatures. He has his reasons for doing so, yes. But he still hates them. So if that poor thing is from the same universe, then he is probably one of the Imperium's enemies. You have to admit, he probably was a terrifying pony-eating monster before somecreature hurt him."

Dr. Fauna fell into an uncomfortable silence as she processed what she knew about the situation and what she could do to make it better...nothing.

With a sigh of defeat, Ponyville's local vet lamented. "I'm terribly sorry Fluttershy but, I have no idea how to help you with this. I'm afraid you'll have to ask Twilight when she's free." And with that, Dr. Fauna made her exit.

Fluttershy gave out a disappointed sigh as she landed back on square one. And as if it couldn't get worse, Angel bounced up to her with a less than amused look on his face. Would you mind telling me why your new friend is STINKING UP MY SPOT!?!?

"I'm sure he didn't know it was yours, but I'll go tell him." Fluttershy said with a tired tone as she headed over to Angel's spot.

When she first built the Sanctuary, Angel had laid a claim to a small hillside where he could catch some sun. The hill was almost a perfect size for him...so she had to wonder what the ape saw in it.

As she expected, the ape was curled up on the tiny hill and nowhere near fitting on it. And he was covering his face to block out the sun. It couldn't be comfortable for him.

"Um..excuse me." Fluttershy said, causing the ape to poke his head out.

"You don't seem very comfortable here. Why don't you go back to that tree you seem to like, I'm sure it's a better fit for you." Fluttershy said still puzzling why he was trying to sleep on a rabbit sized hilltop with the sun on his face.

HA! Werked loike a charm. He thought ta himself as he pushed himself off da tiny ill an' made hiz way back to'iz tree. All he had ta do was keep troyin ta foind a betta spot, and she wouldn' take his tree away. Sure she moight let'im stay in a worse spot lata, but oh well. Stayin in a worse spot some ov da toime was betta dan losin' da tree all togevva.

As he made hiz way back to da tree. He thought about her...Fluddashoy, dat'z wut da uvva git called'er.

She seemed noice enough. He knew it was a trikk, of course. But waz it wrong to enjoy it till da mazk came off?

Ov course dat bizzniss bout ow he kame from anuvva world sounded weird...prolly a trikk too...but wut about dat uvva git. Aereez. Who da ell waz'e?

Dat waz prolly da trikk. Maybe Fluddashoy wasn' da one dat waz gonna Zogg'im ova. Maybe dis Aereez waz one ov dem Drukhari Gitz Zoggin Fluddashoy.

As he laid down on hiz tree, he found'imself remembrin da Cult of Isha. It had only appened once. Could dis be annuva?

...No. It waz a trikk. It ad ta be.

Fluttershy watched him settle down on his tree and take a nap... he wasn't the most active creature she's ever seen.

Fluttershy turned away and was about to tend to some other animals... when an audible pop signaled a teleportation.

Fluttershy turned to the sight of Twilight, evidently finished with whatever she was busy with, in time to see Twilight become acquainted with the ape's smell. "SWEET CELESTIA!! WHAT THE HEY IS THAT!?"

"Oh, I'm sorry Twilight. The new animal I asked you to help with is...musky." Fluttershy put it mildly.

"That's not the word I had in mind. Ugh, so where is he anyway?" Twilight said while putting a shield around her face to try and block out the smell.

"He's right over there." Fluttershy pointed a hoof at the ape while wondering to herself Isn't that a bit much?

Twilight turned the ape...and recognized it.

Fluttershy could tell from the look in her eyes. A look recognition...and fear. "Is...is that...AN ORK!!!?"

Author's Note

So, who remembers when Aries told Twilight everything he knew about the Greenskinned menace during the earlier chapters of Lost Loyalty?

For those why the Ork kept thinking Drukhari rather than Panzee Gitz, it's because they beat the name into. (Arrogant assholes)

You may also have noticed that these Dark Eldar are a little more patient when comes to causing pain. That's because they're a Home Brew of mine. Meet the Kabal Of The Shattered Soul.

These guys don't bother with the usual stuff and are rarely seen in the Dark City. There leading fetish is Mind-Fucking.

Also, the reason the Ork doesn't have a name yet is because the Dark Eldar never gave him one. He was just a plaything after all.

I was planning to use Zecora instead of Dr. Fauna, but I would take forever trying to write for her, sorry Zecora fans.

Sorry that it's just filler for now, I'm trying to get back to the Grim Darkness as quick as I can. My immediate plans going forward are to have Twilight asking Sunset Shimmer to cross reference her information vs Aries' regarding Orks and later to have Aries take Twilight's place during the events of Sparkle's Seven. I'm going to stick with season 9's plot until after the events of Frenemies, you'll know why when you see it.

Okay, that's all I got. See you next week.