Double Diamond couldn't believe his luck.He was an excellent skier, it showed in his cutie mark and his name, for Celestia's sake! And yet here he was, crashed on some mountain in the ass end of nowhere, alone and with his hind leg in no shape to walk long distances on. He cursed himself for being so stupid as to attempt this slope alone, but no one else had wanted to come along and he had been itching to ski it for ages now. He shivered in the cold, the movement sending another spike of pain from his broken leg.

Well, what am I going to do now?" he thought to himself. On one hoof, he wasn't looking forward to the thought of trying to navigate down an unknown mountain on a broken leg, especially since he didn't know if there were any ponies living within a couple days trot even if he could make it down. On the other hoof, he was probably going to freeze to death up here if he couldn't at least find some sort of shelter by night fall. He knew he had to get moving. Double Diamond stood up.

"AAAAGGGGHH" He shouted in pain as his broken leg shifted as he stood, causing him to fall right back down to the ground, tears welling up in his eyes. He curled up in a fetal position, crying to himself as he realized he was going to die up here on this stupid mountain and no pony was ever even going to find his corpse. That's when Double Diamond heard the sound of his salvation.

"Hello?" a mare's shouting carried over the wind. "Is somepony out there? I thought I heard a scream!"

Somepony else was out there! He might survive this yet! Gathering what strength he could muster, he shouted back toward the direction he thought the voice was coming from.

"Help!" he yelled "I'm hurt and can't move! Please, hurry!"

"Okay, hold on! I'm on my way," the mare's voice returned.

Double Diamond waited for what seemed like an eternity, occasionally helping orient the mysterious voice by responding if she sounded closer or further away when she called. Finally, just as he felt the cold begin to overtake him, a light turquoise aura appeared in the distance. As it got closer, he saw it was emitting from a unicorn's horn. His savior had found him! He shouted for joy as she approached, and that was the last thing he could remember before he passed out.

"Oh you poor thing," the mare said when she came upon his unconcious body in the snow, "let's get you somewhere safe."

Starlight Glimmer grinned as she carried the body down the mountain. It looked like her village would be adding a new stallion to its ranks.

When Double Diamond came to, he lying in a warm bed staring up at an unfamiliar ceiling. For a moment he wondered if he had dreamt his whole ordeal on the mountain, until he felt the dull throbbing ache in his left leg. He looked down underneath the blanket he was covered with to see the leg was bound with a wooden splint.

"Oh thank goodness, you're awake!" a familiar voice proclaimed from his side. Double Diamond turned to see his mysterious savior standing in the doorway, a bowl of water and a sponge hovering beside her, wrapped in that same turquoise aura. She set the bowl and sponge on a table by his bed as she approached. She lifted a glass from the counter top and offered it to the stallion. "Here you go. Drink this, you must be thirsty," she said warmly.

"Thank you," he said, taking a few gulps of the offered water. It had a slightly unusual flavor, but felt good going down his parched throat. "You're the mare from the mountain. Thank you so much for saving me, but who are you? Why were you out there and where are we?" Double Diamond had a million questions running through his head, but the mare put a hood to his lips, silencing him with a gentle smile.

"My name is Starlight Glimmer, and I'm the leader of a small village at the base of the mountain you collapsed on. You're in that village now, by the way. My house, to be exact." she paused just long enough for Double Diamond to realize this must be her bedroom, then continued, "Anyway, one of the residents of our wonderful little town came to me the other day to say she saw a pony attempting to climb the mountain all alone. Those slopes can be tricky, so as soon as I heard I went out to search for you," she smiled reassuringly, looking down at the prone stallion in her bed, " You've been asleep for a couple days now. I guess I found you just in time".

"I'll say," Double Diamond agreed, "I really appreciate your help, but I'm afraid I don't have anything to repay your kindness with. I lost all my gear somewhere up on the slopes".

"Shhh," Starlight hushed him. "Don't even talk about repayment. Here in our village, we're happy to help because it's the right thing to do, not out of a desire for a reward or anything like that. We're a community founded on the belief that all ponies deserve to be treated equally, with kindness and grace".

"Hmmm, that sounds nice," Double Diamond said, making note of the mare's equal sign cutie mark. There was something that seemed strangely off about it. "But surely there's something I can do to repay you for saving my life".

"Oh, maybe there is," Starlight mused, "but don't worry about that now. No one living here wants for anything, and everything we have, we have to share. We truly are a perfect little community. If you really want to repay me, then just focus on getting better, and then maybe you could consider staying here with us?"

"I don't know about that," he said, suddenly somewhat unnerved by the look in the mare's eyes, "I appreciate you helping me, but I don't think I could just leave my entire life behind to live here".

"Well, I'll just have to do my best to convince you otherwise," she stated happily, "but enough about all that for now. I was just coming in to check you bandages and give you a bath".

Her magic lifted the blanket off of Double Diamond's body, leaving him feeling strangely exposed to the mare. He couldn't quite put his hoof on it, but something about this situation made him feel oddly vulnerable. Of course, everypony was naked around eachother almost constantly, so it wasn't the lack of cover that disturbed him per say. There was just a strange feeling of unease that he couldn't quite explain emanating from the mare as she manipulated his leg, checking to make sure the bone was properly set and the bandages were staying clean. At last she completed her checks, seeming satisfied with how his leg was mending.

"Well, I'm not an expert, and I'm afraid we don't really have a doctor available in our town, but I do have a little basic medical knowledge, and I think I can safely say you should be all better soon," she told him. "Fortunately the bone didn't break all the way through, it's just a hairline fracture. As long as you don't put any weight on it and keep that splint on, it should heal up on its own, good as new". She smiled that smile again. "Now, time for your bath". She lifted the sponge she had brought in with her aura and dipped it in the soapy water.

"Oh, umm, I'm sure I can handle that on my own," DD said, realizing what the mare was intending to do. Being naked in front of her was one thing, but this seemed a little intimate for a pony he just met.

"Nonsense," Starlight laughed, "what kind of caregiver would I be if I left my patient to fend for himself like that? You just relax and let me take of you".

Double Diamond wasn't sure, but he swore he heard something in her voice that sounded almost sensual. The mare began to scrub his body with the sponge, keeping the water contained with her magic so that the bed-sheets didn't get wet. The mare continued on silence for a while, using her magic to manipulate both the sponge and the stallion so that she was able to wash every inch of him. Double Diamond soon realized that there was only one part of him that hadn't been scrubbed down yet.

"You know," Starlight suddenly broke the silence, just before the damp sponge suddenly began to scrub his scrotum. Double Diamond jumped at the sudden feeling of cold water on his sensitive bits. She continued as if nothing happened, "our town really could use a nice, strong earth pony stallion like you," she said in a casual tone as the sponge continued to scrub around his junk.

Double Diamond realized that his member was starting to get erect from the treatment. Starlight's eyes never left his. The sponge began to move up and down his erection.

"Why were you all alone up on that mountain?" she asked.

The suddenness of the question disoriented him for a moment. "What?" he asked, not understanding what was happening here.

"You said you had a whole life that you'd be leaving behind if you moved here," she said as her hoof began to trace lines around his chest and abdomen. He could still feel the sponge jacking him off. "Surely a pony who has all that wouldn't be climbing a dangerous mountain all alone just for a skiing trip?" she asked.

Double Diamond couldn't seem to pull his eyes away from the mare's. He felt compelled to answer, "We were supposed to come as a group up here, but the rest of my friends bailed on me at the last second".

"And do your so called friends do that often?" Starlight asked, her hoof replacing the sponge, running up and down his shaft.

"More and more, recently," Double Diamond wasn't sure why he was being so honest with this mare he just met, but he felt lost in the surrealness of this whole situation. "I think they've gotten bored with these ski trips, but won't tell me. I'm not really all that great at anything else, but skiing has always been the one thing I can take pride in".

"Hence the cutie mark," Starlight said, her hoof moving off his dick for a moment to caress the snow flakes on his left flank. It wasn't a question, more a statement. "Such a pity, when the thing that's supposed to make you feel special can cause so much pain." She paused her caressing to gently push on his injured leg, making him to wince, as if to emphasize the word pain.

"I guess so," he said, "when they all bailed I decided to go by myself. I knew it was a dumb idea, but I guess it was the principle of the matter that drove me to come out here," he admitted.

"And then you went and almost got yourself killed, if I hadn't been there to save you," Starlight said as she returned to giving him a hoofjob. "I wonder if any of those friends of yours would have even noticed you were gone?"

"Of course they would have!" Double Diamond stated firmly, "I'm sure they're all worried for me even now".

"Oh yes, I'm sure," Starlight nodded in a agreement, eyes never leaving his. "And yet, here you've been for two whole days now, and no one's come looking for you. Isn't that a bit strange?" she asked, neglecting to mention the search party that had been combing the mountainside since yesterday afternoon. Of course, Starlight had been more than happy to direct them to exactly the wrong area of the mountain to aid in their search. They'd all be gone before Double Diamond's leg was mended enough for him to walk outside, no matter how many times she had to aggravate the fracture with her magic until then.

"Well, wait... No, I'm sure they're worried about me missing... aren't they?" he asked the mare. His head was feeling a bit fuzzy, and the building pleasure coming form his dick wasn't helping him think. If Starlight kept this up, he'd end up cumming all over her hoof less than an hour after having learned her name. He laughed a bit at the thought.

"Hey, there's a laugh," Starlight said happily, "all this sad talk had me worried that you were getting a little depressed." Her smile seemed to radiate off her face the more Double Diamond stared at her. "Why don't we stop all this sad talk about cutie marks and false friends, and let me cheer you up a bit more".

Starlight's eyes changed a bit then. To another pony the look she was giving might have looked seductive, but Double Diamond couldn't help but think they looked a bit predatory. The thought left him quickly however as the mare lowered her head to his crotch, and he could feel her warm breath on his dick.

"Wait Starlight, you don't have to-" he was cut off by her magic silencing him.

"Shhh," she shushed him again, "like I said earlier, everything we have here in our village, we have to share". She gave a lick from base to head of his dick. "And that does mean everything. Including our bodies." Her mouth engulfed his cock after those words left her. As her head bobbed up and down his dick and her tongue danced around it, the mares eyes still never left his.

It didn't take long for Double Diamond to cum in her mouth. Starlight withdrew from him and swallowed, opening her mouth to show him that she had indeed taken the whole load.

"Are you sure you wouldn't be happier here, surrounded by ponies who honestly value you for who you are," she asked as she climbed atop the stallion and straddled him, "and who all care for each other in ways that those false friends at home never could?"

Starlight lowered herself onto Double Diamonds dick as she spoke, allowing him to enter the wonderful heaven between her legs. As she rode him, Double Diamond could feel his head swimming. Maybe he would be happier here, especially with this lovely mare to help acclimate him to the village. He began to thrust into her, ignorant to whatever pain remained in his leg, lost entirely to the pleasure provided by Starlight. He had called her his savior earlier when she had saved his life on the mountain. Maybe she wasn't done saving him just yet.

"Mmm, that's it Double Diamond," Starlight moaned, "fuck me just like that. Make me yours, and I'll make you mine." Both ponies picked up the pace, humping each other with as much vigor as they could manage. "Just think," Starlight said, leaning over him as she fucked him, "you can have me anytime you like." She let out a sexy moan that almost set Double Diamond off right there. "Me and every other mare and stallion here are yours, and you'll be ours. Equal and together forever, no secrets between us, no talents to elevate us," she seemed to be getting more aroused as she spoke, "our cutie marks all the same, no separation beyond each other's names." She was almost singing as she came, shrieking his name as she clamped around his dick. He shot up into her right after, and the two remained connected at the hips like that, panting together in perfect synchronicity.

When Double Diamond finally was able to collect his thoughts, he had to ask the mare sitting on his dick on final question. "What did you mean by our cutie marks all being the same? Surely that's not possible?" he asked.

Starlight flashed a coy smile at him, before leaning over and giving him a chaste kiss on the mouth. "You just worry about getting that leg healed up for now," she said, "the rest will come later."

With that she stood up off of him and began to leave the room. Just before she exited, she looked over her shoulder and gave her rump one last shake in his direction, causing Double Diamonds dick to almost come back to life right there. Then she was gone and Double Diamond was left alone with just his thoughts.

Starlight Glimmer had certainly left him with a lot to think about.

Double Diamonds hips rocked back and forth as he fucked Night Glider. He smiled happily as he rutted her, and she wore the same smile as she came over his dick. Once he finished inside of her, the two ponies exchanged pleasantries and went about the rest of their day. Such was life in our town.

It had been two weeks since Double Diamond had awoken in Starlight's bed, and had first heard and experienced of the wonders of her lovely village. Since then he had met the other ponies who lived here, and had gotten to intimately know every one of them. Starlight wasn't lying when she said it was a small village, but then Starlight wouldn't lie about anything, he thought. Four days ago he had finally been able to leave Starlight's cabin, and had spent his time exploring the village and getting a first hoof look at how happy everyone was here. Starlight was right, everyone positively beamed with a bright, happy smile.

Yesterday he had taken part in the cutie unmarking, and it had been every bit as beautiful an experience as everyone had promised him. For the first time in his life he was truly free of the false promises of his cutie mark, just like Starlight had said. Now he was officially one of the villagers, and he could begin his new life here with his new friends. The first real friends he had ever known, like Starlight always said. Double Diamond had been right when he had first met Starlight on that mountain, she was his savior. Just like she was everyone else in the village's savior. A savior from cutie marks and all the evils that came with them. He hoped one day the rest of Equestria would be able to see how right Starlight was. Starlight Glimmer was always right.

"Double Diamond!" a familiar voice called out his name. He turned to see Starlight's smiling face light up his world. "I was wondering if you could spend tonight with me again?" she asked.

"Of course, Starlight," Double Diamond responded, eager for another go at his savior's plot. He briefly pondered the fact that she seemed to be fucking him a lot ever since his leg healed, almost as if she preferred having sex with him over the other villagers. But that was ridiculous. After all, Starlight always said that everypony was equal here, and he knew that Starlight wouldn't lie about that. Starlight Glimmer never lied. Starlight Glimmer was always right. Comforted by that thought, he continued smiling at the mare.

"Great, then come to my place around sunset. I'll be waiting," she commanded as she turned from him, raising her tail to drag it just under his nose and giving him a full view of what she had to offer as she walked away. Yes, life was truly wonderful here in this village of equality. And to think, Double Diamond might never have even ended up here if he hadn't fallen off his skies.

Double Diamond couldn't believe his luck.

Author's Note

Hope you liked the chapter. Sugar Belle will be next, so stay tuned for that.

Oh, and if you're wondering how Starlight could be having sex with all her villagers without ever having the makeup covering her real cutie mark disturbed, well just repeat to yourself "it's just an MLP clop fic and I should really just relax".

Thanks again for reading.