Shining ran into Pinkie Pie on his way back to Twilights. She was prancing down the lane singing to herself. She spotted Shining and bounded over to him stopping mid-song.

"Hiya there Shining!" She greeted jovially.

"Hello Pinkie"

"What brings ya all the way out here huh?" She asked with a twirl. Leaning backward to stare up at him mid-twirl.

"Just visiting Twilight" Shining stifled a laugh at the young mares antics.

"That super sweet of you!" She bounced back to a proper standing position. Her hands clasped together grinning wildly.

"Heh yeah, I guess" Shining scratched the back of his head shyly.

Pinkies' eyes suddenly dart behind shining. "Snake!" She screams jumping first into the air then Shinings' arms.

Shining catches her and swiftly turns around to see the snake in question harmlessly curled up behind him.

"Calm down Pinkie" Shining soothes setting her back on her hooves.

"It's gonna bite me!" Pinkie whines squeezing his arm as she hides behind him.

"I don't think so. It looks rather harmless at the moment," Shining says trying to get her to calm down.

The snake slithers its way toward Shining causing Pinkie to run away screaming. Shining holds still pure curiosity keeping him entranced as the snake rears up wiggling its head almost tauntingly at the retreating Pinkie Pie. Flicking its tongue out in what Shining assumed was a taunting laugh.

"You're a strange thing," Shining says grinning down at the snake.

"No stranger than most of the creatures in this world" the snake replies stilling its movement.

Shining practically jumps out of his skin. All the hairs on his body standing on end. He didn't expect it to speak. "How the!"

The snake begins to glow bright blinding white. The sound of a deep amused laugh emanating from within the glow. The light fades revealing a black-furred pony with the lower half of a snake. the scales the same gold-dusted black as the snake from before. Its golden wings splayed out behind it. A golden horn upon its head. An odd golden makeup lining its pale gold snake eyes that are crinkled with enjoyment.

"You may call me Shai (Shay)," The regal-looking being says.

"What? who are you?" Shining stammers still shocked.

"I am 'the vision giver' " Shai replies amused his golden eyes filled with mirth.

"What?" Shining says not entirely comprehending what's going on.

"Do not worry, we have plenty of time for you to wrap your head around this" Shai says "of course Equestria may be in ruins by then" he finishes playfully.

Shining doesn't know what to say. He never expected that the "vision giver" would turn out to be such a beautifully strange androgynous creature.

"Just tell me what you are at least," Shining says taking a deep breath to calm himself.

"I am Shai God of fate and destiny. I am born with you and I will speak for you at the end," Shai says all profoundly raising up on his tail towering over Shining.

"God of fate and destiny? Aren't they kind of the same thing?" Shining asks skeptically brow furrowing up at Shai.

"Yes but people love to separate them so I'm just covering my bases" Shai answers looking bored as he lowers back down to eye level.

"So a god? like in the stories Twily likes to read?"

"Precisely" Shai nods.

"This is a bit much to wrap my head around" Shining states with a shake of his head. Arms folded across his chest.

"Your future depends on what you and Big Mac do next Shining don't forget that," Shai says ominously.

Shining watches as Shai disappears in another glow of blinding white light before he can ask any further questions. Now more confused and none the wiser for their conversation.

********

Applejack came down into the fields to check up on Big Mac. He'd been mostly the same as he'd always been beyond the occasional zoning out. She just wanted to be there for him in case anything weird happened again.

"How ya doin out here Big Mac," Applejack asks.

Big Mac stabbed his shovel into the ground "I'm good"

He rolled his shoulders getting a few good pops out with a roll of his neck. He looked down at Applejack and found himself staring at her shapely breasts and soft curves. It's an unusually hot day and she's wearing a tight white tank top and cut off jean shorts. The tank top is just tight enough that it rides up revealing a bit of her stomach just above the waistband of her shorts. He pinches at the little bit of pudge there earning an indignant yelp from her as she swats his hand away. He grins chuckling at her reaction.

Applejack doesn't take offense to the action she knows he means it in an affectionate way. He's been poking and pinching her since they were little. Never aiming to hurt her though that did happen on occasion. Big Mac wasn't always aware of his own strength.

"It's hot out here you keeping hydrated?" She asks pulling down her tank top and folding her arms beneath her breasts.

"Yep," Big Mac nods focusing properly on her face. Holding up his thermos shaking it so she can hear how full it is.

Applejack nods in appreciation. Her breasts bouncing slightly with the motion shifting into her arms. Big Mac's eyes are once again drawn to her breasts straining against the thin fabric of her tank top. Her matching white bra peeking out so that he can see the lace accents on the tops of the cups. His Mind-wandering to places it shouldn't. He was tempted to grab her and pull her to him but they could be caught out here and he wasn't interested in getting his ear chewed off by AJ for getting them caught either.

Applejack noticed him staring and purposefully lifted up her breasts higher squeezing them in with her arms.

"Wanna take a break?" Applejack asks with a suggestive gleam to her green eyes.

Big Mac's eyes green eyes shoot up at the suggestion "ya sure AJ?" he asks warily it's unlike her to be so suggestive in the middle of the day.

"Yeah, we've had a long enough dry spell" Applejack steps into Big Mac's personal space grabbing the waistband of his jeans tugging him towards her "you were so handsy the other night it was hard to hold back" she teases.

Big Mac knows she's talking about the night he got the visions. He doesn't remember much about that night, especially being overly handsy with AJ. He isn't the type to get handsy outside of the bedroom. He was also taught better than to just grab or feel up a mare let alone his sister without proper consent. Granny Smith would tan his hide if she found out.

"I'm sorry AJ" Big Mac said bowing his head in shame.

"It's okay you didn't do anything wrong," Applejack says giving his jeans another good tug.

"Ya sure?" Big Mac looks back up at her hopefully.

"Yes Big brother, I'm sure" Applejack laughs softly placing her brothers' hands on her hips.

Big Mac took the invitation nuzzling into AJs mane "didn't mean ta worry you the other night"

"I know" Applejack lifted up on the tips of her hooves wrapping her arms around his neck " now make it up to me," she says seductively.

Big Mac couldn't keep the grin from his lips. He gripped her ass pulling her into a coaxing kiss. Tongues tangling with one another as the kiss deepens.

*********

Shining couldn't believe what he was seeing Big Mac and Applejack making out in the middle of the field. He felt rather bad to intrude on such an intimate moment between the siblings but there was no time. He needed to talk to Big Mac now.

"Big Mac!" Shining called stepping onto the field.

The siblings pulled apart like something had burned them. Applejack looked accusingly in Shining's direction while Big Mac waved him over.

"Sorry to interrupt but could I borrow Big Mac for a moment it's urgent" Shining bowed apologetically at Applejack before placing a hand on Big Mac's shoulder and steering him away and out of earshot of his little sister.

"What's up?" Big Mac asks folding his arms as he looked down his muzzle at Shining.

"Shai" Shining says simply and Big Mac's posture softens.

"Whos Shai?"

"The one that's been warning us apparently" Shining explains.

"Ya met im?" Big Mac asks with a raised eyebrow.

"Well I met it" Shining clarifies

"It?"

"Well it was a snake than an alicorn snake but yeah it"

"That don't make much sense"

"I know that" Shining sighs " If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes I wouldn't believe it myself"

Big Mac nods taking in the information. He can tell that Shining isn't the type to lie or tell tall tales but what he was saying was just too strange to be real.

"I'll take yur word fer it" Big Mac finally says with a nod.

Shining visibly relaxes a smile forming on his lips. "Thank goodness"

"So what is this Shai?" Big Mac asks

"He said he was the god of destiny and fate"

"A god?"

"Yeah and I mean with enough power anyone could be called a god"

"True a little pompous ta claim to be one though"

"Right?"

They stood there taking in the information. Until Applejack interrupted.

"You guys look serious is somethin up?" Applejack asks from a few feet away.

They both turn to face her reassuring smiles in place "yeah all good here" they say in unison.

Applejack doesn't believe them for a second but she trusts Big Mac to tell her when the time comes so she lets it drop. " well stop jabberin over there by yerselves I'm startin ta feel left out"

"Sorry about that Applejack it was good to see you but I've gotta go now bye," Shining says waving to Applejack and giving Big Mac a meaningful look.

"We don't got nothin ta worry about, do we?" Applejack asks Big Mac pointedly.

"Yep"

"Alright then" Applejack turns to leave.

"So that break off the table now?" Big Mac calls after her.

"Sorry just not in the mood no more" Applejack apologizes and walks away.

Big Mac sighs a little upset he lost his chance but at least it went better than he expected and they got some answers on the mystery of the "vision giver" or well Shai now.

Author's Note

Shai is based off of the Egyptian God Shai of yep Fate/Destiny. He's the only non-canon character I plan to have in this story and even then he isn't planned to show up in many scenes.