A Silent Melody

Spare Classroom

"Where's Pinkie? She's normally here by now."

Twilight looked at a nearby clock as she spoke.

"Oh darling, she must have gotten held up by something minor and will be coming through that door any second now."

As soon as Rarity said that last word Pinkie burst through the door.

"Morning everyone!"

"See." Rarity smirked.

"Hey, guess what girls. I brought a new couple with me, who want our help clearing up some bad rumors. Can I bring them in?"

Pinkie proclaimed with her peppy personality of positivity permeating the premises.

Twilight seemed intrigued at the statement.

"Oh, who would that be? And what do you mean 'bad rumors'."

Pinkie skipped back to the door and gestured to the someone who was standing by, outside in the hall.

"It might be best for them to tell the story over me."

A dark figure overshadowed the pink colored girl easily.

It stooped down to clear the door frame, then stepped inside while clutching something close to its chest in a cherished manner.

The teens in the room couldn't move, as the form erected itself upright and uncovered the being in its embrace.

As they looked upon the form in its arms, they were amazed to see a smiling and slightly blushing Sonata Dusk waving at them.

They then let their eyes drift up to the being holding her aloft.

Nobody at the time was sure, but it seemed like a soft tune danced on the breeze from an open window that only said the word 'Gigantor!Gigantor! Gigaaaaantor!'.

The tall figure had a stoic look, on what little could be seen of his face.

The sound of Sonata's voice broke everyone out of their blank stare.

"Hey guys. How have you been?"

A small, "Good." Was the only response to the question.

"Awesome. So, to cut to the chase." She placed a hand on his left pectoral. "This, quiet hunk of man is Robust Reticent."

He gave a small nod and hum to punctuate her words.

Before anyone could say anything, she added.

"My boyfriend."

The group didn't even gasp they were so stunned.

After a long pause, Sunset Shimmer was the first to speak.

"You mean 'Thee' Robust Reticent? 'The Mute Colossus', Robust Reticent?" She asked as her eye slightly twitched.

"The one and only." Pinkie piped up.

Robust slowly took a knee and lowered Sonata, allowing her to stand on the floor.

Continuing down, he came to rest, sitting with his feet underneath his backside.

Even in this position, he was almost as tall as the surrounding girls.

Sonata twirled on her toes, placed her hands on his shoulders, leaned in and gave him a small kiss on the nose.

"Thanks for the ride, babe."

Her smile radiated the warm feelings she felt welling up from within at the gentle gestures he showered her with.

He smiled ever so slightly to the point that almost nobody, but Sonata (and Pinkie) could notice and hummed.

She winked at him, then turned back to Pinkie's friends.

"As you can see, he is not some brute who only looks for a fight. He is actually a gentle giant who is just awkward around others. He might get challenged to fights, sure, but he never fought back in any of them."

Rainbow Dash spoke up at this.

"Then how do you explain how all the guys who challenge him end up getting hurt, huh?"

Sonata raised a finger in a gesture she had seen in some murder mystery movies, where the detective was playing out the events that lead to the murder.

"They did it to themselves."

There was another moment of pause, then a collective, "Huh?"

"It's true, I saw it with my own eyes. He just stood there, not moving, while the guy hit him and hurt himself by doing so."

Everyone but Pinkie looked at her incredulously.

Sonata turned toward Robust once more.

"And I can prove it."

She walked over to his side, then leaned in to whisper into his ear.

He gave her a questioning tilt of the head, to which she gave an affirming nod.

Giving a worried hum, he did as he was asked.

He slowly took off his jacket then placed it on a nearby table.

He then unbuttoned his work shirt and removed it as well.

This caused the gaggle of girls to blush at the half naked Robust, but he paid it no mind as he put the shirt with its partner.

To everyone's astonishment, hiding under all the loose clothes, was a physique that looked like it was chiseled from solid marble.

Robust was like a living Adonis, with muscle definition most men would kill for.

Sonata, after being lost in staring, finally continued with a clearing of her throat.

"Ahem. Yes, well. As you can see, he is quite muscular."

"I'll say." Rarity breathed.

"And, though they are pliable when his muscles are relaxed."

She ran a hand over is chest and abs to prove this point, showing her words were true.

Robust gave out a small chuckle at the ticklish touch.

Sonata slightly bit her lower lip at the feeling, but now wasn't the time for a in depth game of 'Doctor'.

"But when he flexes his muscles like when he is squaring off with someone."

He took the cue and flexed like he would in those fights.

His muscles moved under his skin like solid steel cables pulling taut.

Sonata's eyebrow's knitted as her eyes took on a lustful gaze.

She could feel his muscles tense under her hand, and it was a wonderful feeling.

With a bit of a husky rasp in her voice, she ran her hand back up his rock-hard abdominals and pectoral's while speaking.

"They become harder than diamonds." she said breathily.

*Cough cough*

"Need a moment alone?" Pinkie said while waving a hand in front of Sonata's eyes.

This helped snap Sonata back to reality.

"Sorry, sorry. Anyway, when they hit him, it's like punching a brick wall, so they only hurt themselves. It's not his fault they get hurt."

Robust took this time to put his shirt back on, only leaving the top few buttons undone to allow Sonata to absentmindedly caress his bare chest.

He didn't mind though.

He slipped the jacket back on, then resumed his stoic posture while knelt on the floor.

"So do you think there's anything we can do for him?"

Sonata looked to the gathered posse of Pinkies friends with hope in her eyes.

They looked between each other with a look that said, 'Is there?'.

"Well, we should start by going to talk to Principal Celestia and Vice Principal Luna. They should be able to do something about the guy's picking fights. Apart from that, I'm not entirely sure how to change people's minds about him. I can tell your telling the truth, but it's going to be hard to persuade peoples opinion once they're set."

Twilight pondered this tremendous task set before them as she paced back and forth.

Looking at the clock, she noted the time and sighed.

"In any case, we need to get to class. it's almost time."

He nodded with a hum that said he figured as much.

Everything couldn't be fixed in one meeting and thinking otherwise would have been foolish.

Miracles don't happen every day, and he was pretty sure he ran through his lifetime supply of good luck when Sonata okayed him dating her.

He extended an arm to Sonata in an invitation to carry her once more, to which she only grasped his hand.

"As much as I'd like to take you up on your offer, our first classes are on opposite ends of the school."

He lifted his chin to think over her statement then nodded at the realization.

He hummed in a sadden tone at already having to part ways.

Sonata then did something he never would have expected.

She leaned in, eyes closed, then pressed her lips onto his in a soft kiss.

His back stiffened at the act as his eyes widened slightly.

Bringing a hand up, she parted the curtain of his bangs to uncover one of his eyes.

After breaking the kiss, she rested her forehead onto his and looked into his eye with a loving gaze.

"It's only for a little while and we'll get together during lunch. I'll text you if anything comes up, okay?"

His mind was still in a whirl, but he gave her an affirming hum of understanding.

She giggled at his response.

Letting his hair fall back into place, she gave him one more kiss before looking to the other girls in the room.

"Like I said, he's a real sweetheart. Like a big ol' cuddly teddy bear."

Robust got to his feet with a small blush coloring his cheeks.

He went over to the door then opened it.

With the other hand, he made a gesture that a gentlemen may use that said, 'After You'.

The girl's looked at each other for a moment, then filed out of the room, thanking him as they passed.

Sonata was the last to walk out the door and as she passed by Robust, she reached out her hand, then ran her fingers down his cheek and along his jawline.

"Thank you very much, babe."

Robust gained a small warm grin to his normally stoic features as he followed his newly acquired girlfriend, stooping low then out the door.

After some brief 'See you later's from the small group, they parted to head for class.

Sonata wave to Robust as she walked away.

"See you during lunch hour, Rob."

He waved in return while going the opposite direction.

Little did either of them know, that it wouldn't go as planned.

Sonata Dusk skipped down the hall while singing a happy tune to herself, completely on cloud nine.

The thought of hanging out with her new boyfriend filled her so full of glee, she could barely contain her mirth.

This however, also made her blissfully unaware of the beings watching her from the shadows of a darkened, not often used stairwell.

As she began to pass, two pairs of hands lunged from the darkness to take hold of her.

Covering her mouth to stifle any cry of help she may have made and gripping her by the shoulders, they yanked her into the unknown.

School Cafeteria

Robust sat at his normal seat, an unoccupied table in the back of the lunchroom.

Nobody even thought to go near him as he sat as still as a statue and quiet as a grave.

His gaze was locked onto the door leading into the cafeteria, searching for the blue colored bubbly siren.

His heart thumped in his chest in anticipation as he stared.

The only thing to break his concentration was some Pink poofie hair that popped into his line of sight, up from his periphery.

"Hey there, Robust. Sonata not here yet?"

He finally moved by shaking his head and hummed the negative.

"Huh. That's odd. She's normally one of the first to be in line on 'Taco Tuesday'. I wonder what's keeping her."

Robust looked down to his uneaten lunch and hummed worriedly.

"It'll be fine. She said she would text if something came up, so don't worry."

Just then, Robust's phone vibrated and lit up.

"See, told ya." Pinkie sing-songed next to Robust.

He Picked up and unlocked his phone, which indicated that there was a new text message.

After opening it to read, his eyes went wide, and his throat dried out in shock.

There was a picture of an unconscious Sonata, her hands tied above her head to a support beam with some chains.

Following the picture was a small block of text, which read. 'Come to the abandoned warehouse, ALONE. Or else.'

Robust shot up from his seat, causing the chair he was sitting in to rocket back and crash into the wall behind him with a clatter.

The noise and sudden movement caused the whole lunchroom to freeze, going dead quiet.

He quickly placed the phone into his breast pocket while moving to the nearest exit, not paying any mind to what Pinkie Pie was saying.

With a bang, the doors burst open and slammed against the brick walls behind them.

After reaching the outside, Robust broke into a sprint, heading straight to a tall fence.

While not slowing down in the slightest, he placed a hand on the top of it and leaped over with little effort.

Landing on the sidewalk, Robust began to run once more.

He knew right where the text was talking about, seeing as he passed by it on his way home every day.

He ran with the perfect form of a track star as he side stepped, hurdled and passed anything and anyone in his path.

Soon he was standing in front of his destination, breathing calm and steady as if he hadn't just ran all the way there.

Looking from side to side for any sign of life and coming up with none, he moved to enter the massive building.

Even for him, it was still quite imposing.

Pushing aside the door, he entered into the darkened interior scanning about for Sonata all the while.

His eyes finally caught sight of who he was searching for, still strung up by the wrists and out cold.

Taking a few worried steps toward her, Robust stopped when he saw a shadow move from behind the unconscious Sonata.

"Well. You got here sooner than I expected. No matter. Things will play out just as I planned."

Stepping into the light with a limp, the being was revealed to be the green haired boy from the other day.

"You know, you cracked a bone in my foot and sprained my wrist yesterday. That wasn't very nice of you. Today, I'm going to repay the favor, tenfold."

Robust rolled his eyes and grumbled to himself thinking, 'You did it to yourself, idiot'.

"Of course, I'm not the only one who is looking for some payback."

With a snap of his fingers, the lights flashed on, causing Robust to raise a hand to the blinding light.

As he tried to get his bearings, a sharp pain traveled through his body, making him fall to his knees.

His eyes finally adjusted to the light allowing him to see two of the guys who called him out before.

Both held cattle prods in their grasps, explaining the pain from earlier.

Glancing around the large mostly empty room, he could see the faces of twenty-five other guys from the seniors to freshmen who tried and fail to take him on, all holding a weapon of some sort.

Metal pipes, rebars, crowbars and chains were all in their clutches as the either smiled menacingly or scowled at the downed Robust.

"Now then, this will be a very simple game. All you have to do is come over here and touch the fair maiden, then you will both go free. Oh, but all of these guys will try and stop you of course. What's a game if it has no difficulty to it, right boys?"

Everybody laughed and nodded at their leaders words.

"Okay. Is there anything I'm forgetting?"

The green haired boy brought the palm of his hand to his forehead in a forgetful manner.

"Oh, right. You need your cheerleader."

A boy to his left walked over with a bucket full of water, gripped it with both hands and heaved the contents into Sonata's face.

Sonata sputtered and spat water that made its way into her mouth while she looked about trying to gain her bearings.

She looked up to see her wrists were bound, then around her seeing all the boy's holding weapons, and lastly to Robust who was still kneeling on the ground.

"Robust?! What's going on?!"

The Green haired boy drew close to Sonata and answered.

"Why, we are about to hold a little game and your apart of it. You see he is going to try and come over here and touch you. If he does, you both go free. If not." He chuckled to himself and smiled a sinister grin. "Well, let's just say he won't be doing much of anything if he doesn't."

Sonata squinted as she looked at the green haired boy, as if trying to recall something.

After a short while it seemed a light turned on in her head.

"Hey, I remember you. You're that guy who was hitting on Adagio for a long time. That rich kid. What was it again.... Max Moola or something. But I thought Adagio called you something else. Hmm."

Max spun in place as if trying to speed things along before Sonata could remember.

"Let the game, begin!"

The group charged at Robust, as he moved toward Sonata, only for the two with the cattle prods to stun him once more.

Sonata's eyebrows knitted in worry as she cried out.

"Stop! You're going to kill him!"

Max turned his head back to Sonata.

"Duh, that's the idea."

Her mouth went slack at his nonchalant responds.

"You, you monsters!"

Sonata kicked her feet at the empty space between her and Max.

"Tsk, tsk. we are not the monsters. He is. Nobody could take on this many guys without even a scratch. We are just ridding the world of him. it will be better off without a 'Freak' like him anyway. You should be thanking us. We're saving you the trouble of having to break up with him later."

Max waved a hand in a matter-of-fact way as he turned to watch the beating continue.

To his surprise, Robust did nothing to guard himself in anyway as the boys just pummeled him on all sides.

He just crawled, arm over arm, slowly inching closer to his goal.

Sonata saw this too and stretched out her leg as far as she could, trying to reach her would be hero.

Robust outstretched his arm in an attempt to touch her foot.

Only for the boys to grab his legs and drag him back to where he started.

"No!" Sonata tugged at her restraints in frustration. "You guys are cheating!"

"I only said he had to touch you. That was the only rule set, so how are we cheating?"

Max stated while raising his hands up and shrugging like someone who knew what he was doing was wrong but didn't care in the slightest.

He then chuckled to himself as a sadistic grin grew on his face.

Robust's approach this time was slower than the last.

Bruises and cuts appeared all over his body while blood slowly seeped out.

His white hair gradually turned red because of it.

When he made it back to where he once was before, they once again dragged him backward, much to Sonata's dismay.

"Please, stop this! Please! He doesn't deserve this!"

Her cries fell on deaf ears.

Robust began his slow crawl back to her.

His eyes never leaving hers.

"Come on Freak, you can do it." Max laughed as he mocked the battered and bleeding Robust.

This time they only waited till he was halfway before dragging him back to the start.

Max seemed to laugh louder as Robust barely moved from his spot.

The attacks looked like they were taking its toll on him.

The laughter however died with the utterance of one word.

"Micro."

With that, everything stopped and the air in the room felt like it was sucked out.

Max turned to glare at the strung-up siren.

"Micro Transaction. That's what she called you. Because of your tiny-."

*Slap*

Max cut off Sonata with a slap to the face.

Her eye slammed shut because of the pain, as a handprint slowly formed from the strike.

To Robust, time stood still.

The only things ringing in his ears were the sounds of the slap and the beating of his heart.

He gritted his teeth to the point he thought they would have shattered.

He clenched his fists so tightly, blood squeezed between his fingers.

His heartbeat grew louder and louder in his ears as the world around him began to turn white.

That's when he heard something else.

A very soft, gentle tune that seemed to be calling to him.

After slapping Sonata, Max shook out his hand to try and rid himself of the tingling sensation.

"Never, say that name again in front of me."

A low chuckle could be heard from behind, causing Max to see who it was, only to see all the boys looking away like nothing happened.

He scowled while looking over the group, until something drew his attention back to Sonata.

(Play the song 'Whatever' by Our Lady Peace here)

A voice.

No, A song of some sort, like the melody to a lullaby.

The gentle tune slowly grew from a barely audible whisper till all in the larger space could clearly hear it.

On the last bit of the melody, Sonata held the note for a few seconds longer than the rest.

"What are you-?"

*Smack*

Max's question was cut short when something that sounded like a thunderclap rang out behind him.

*Crack*

It was soon followed by another.

Turning back to the group of boys, Max went bug eyed when he saw Robust standing on his feet, while two of his were out cold on the floor.

Robust had a deep grimace creasing his features.

Slowly, he brought his hand to his face running it upward, slicking his hair back out of the way and uncovering his eyes for all to see.

His icy blue colored eyes glared at all the boy's, who looked on in shock at what was happening.

After looking at all of them, they came to rest on Max, then narrowed down to slits, causing Max to cringe back in fright.

"What are you idiot's doing! Get him!"

Max squeaked out his orders, spurring them into motion.

The ones with the stun batons were the first to move in.

Before they came in contact, Robust grabbed the incoming weapons then yanked them from their grasp.

This made the pair collide into each other with a *bang*, knocking them both out.

He then threw the batons to either side, striking and knocking out two more.

Still, Robust's eyes never left Max Moola.

In fact, his icy stare only seemed to grow colder.

the remaining twenty-one boy's glanced at one another, wondering what to do.

"Get him!" Max shrieked out while pushing one of the bigger guys toward Robust. "He's only one guy, and your armed!
Finish this, now!"

The boy took the momentum from the push to swing the piece of pipe in his hands with all his might.

Robust only raised his arm to block.

When the pipe struck his exposed forearm, a loud *Ping* rang out, followed by the boy letting go of the pipe and shaking his hands.

"Gah! What the Fuck?!" The large boy looked at his hands questioningly, then back to his would-be opponent.

"What are you doing?!" Max Shouted.

The boy looked to the leader of the motley crew and answered. "It, it was like I just hit a steel beam."

That was all the boys could get out before Robust clocked him in the jaw, making the boy drop to the floor like a puppet with its strings cut.

The surrounding boy's shook at the sight for a moment, but soon rushed forward as one, perhaps thinking the mob could overwhelm him.

Max took this opportunity to look to his captive songstress.

"What the hell did you do to him?!" Max asked with a bit of panic coloring his words.

Sonata met Max's question with a questioning look of her own, one eye still closed from the slap before.

"What do you mean? I didn't do anything."

"Bullshit! He was on his last leg's just a moment ago, now he's cleaning house like nothing happened! It was because of your song, right?! You did this, right?!" Max drew close to Sonata as he accused her.

Before he got any closer, a body flew between them, skidded to a halt and acted like a small barricade.

it was like a 'line in the sand' as it were, saying 'cross it and see what happens' to Max.

Max turned back to the fight, only to see ten still remaining on their feet.

Robust grabbed one of the approaching guys by the shirt, pulled him toward himself and landed a headbutt to the surprised foe, taking him out of the fight.

After dropping the passed-out body, Robust continued his fight while staring daggers at the one who orchestrated this whole mess.

Two more were grabbed by their heads as they tried to attack him from behind.

Robust then forced them in front, causing them to collide into each other headfirst.

Sonata's voice cut into Max's world of fear.

"I was trying to calm him down."

Max glanced at her with the word 'What' evident on his face.

"I was trying to calm him down." She repeated. "He is enraged because of what you did, not me."

Max's eyes widened at her word's, while Sonata watched Robust come closer.

"You mistook his gentle kindness as a weakness and harmed someone he cares for right in front of him."

Sonata gingerly opened her closed eye and stared right into Max's.

"What did you think would happen after that?"

The sounds of the scuffle from before died with one last *thud* making Max stiffen and a chill run down his spine.

Someone was standing right behind him, and he could feel it.

With quivering breaths, Max slowly looked up, to find Robust staring down on his small form.

Robust's eyes from this angle almost looked like a blue glow emanated from his sockets.

The color in Max's face left him pale like a corpse.

Robust slowly reached down, grab him by the forearm and twisted it behind his back in a chicken wing.

"GAH! You're going to break my arm! Let go!"

He then dragged the unwilling Max over to Sonata, gripped the chain binding her and with the flick of the wrist, broke the metal like it was made of cheap plastic.

After freeing Sonata, Robust gently placed the palm of his hand on the side of her face and caressed her cheek lovingly with his thumb. Sonata beamed happily as she leaned into his touch while moving her hand atop his.

"Oh, good for you. You won. Not like that matters. You think anything is going to change." Max destroyed the lovely mood with his snarky comment and drawing the pairs attention away from each other.

"What do you mean? Clearly all of this happened because of you, and as soon as we tell everybody-."

Sonata's words were interrupted by an outburst of laughter from Max Moola.

"Pfft-ha-ha-ha-ha. And just who do you think is going to believe you? It isn't like either of you have a stellar reputation, and it's your word against mine. Plus, every guy here will take my side if this gets brought to anyone of authority, so your well passed fucked. Ha-ha-Ahhhh!"

Max's laugh of superiority died quickly when Robust nearly snapped his arm like a twig with just a slight twist.

"What? It's true. Besides, it's not like 'you' are going to say anything to the contrary, now are you?" Max riposted to the silent Robust's objections with pained smugness.

To his astonishment, a rumble was heard behind him that drew his vision up to his captor.

"I speak, but only when I need to and only what needs to be said."

Robust glared down at the shocked Max and continued.

"If you ever trouble me, or those I hold dear again-."

He brought his face close to Max as he paled once more and growled lowly while peering into his eyes to show is sincerity.

"I will break your 'everything'."

He emphasized his words by striking the steel beam as hard as he could, making a sound like a hammer on an anvil.

This caused the inch thick steel to buckle and groan from the strain.

After Robust pulled his fist away, Max could see the imprint that Robust's knuckles and fingers left behind like he had just punched into Play-Doh.

Max's eyes rolled into the back of his head in a faint and went limp.

Robust released the unconscious Max to fall to the floor in a heap.

A smell of ammonia made itself known, making both Sonata and Robust look over the downed form of Max, finding a growing damp spot in the crotch of Max's pants.

Grimacing at the sight, Robust stepped over Max and lead Sonata away from him, which she was thankful for.

After they had taken a good distance, Sonata embraced her champion, which he returned in kind.

Even though the hug irritated the injuries he had sustained earlier, Robust paid it no mind and enjoyed the shared warmth with his smaller partner.

This warm feeling was ultimately broken however when a trembling was felt on his front, a moist spot made itself known on his chest and a low sobbing sound reached his ears, causing him to worriedly look down.

Sonata's face was buried deep into his breast as she clung to him as if, if she didn't, he would disappear into mist and vapor.

Slowly, Robust lowered himself to his knees in order to allow Sonata to wreath his neck and shoulders with her arms, which the latter did so with no coaxing required from the former.

She found a new home for her face in the crook of his neck and nestled there.

Scooping her up so she was seated in one arm, he patted her on the back gently to sooth her.

Sadly however, it only seemed to spur on the sobbing.

At a bit of a loss of what to do, Robust began to hum a soft tune.

A tune to which Sonata knew.

This finally helped to calm her enough to be able to speak.

"You have a very nice voice. I wonder what you sound like when you sing." She noted while lifting her face to him, wiping the tears away with a sleeve.

He gave her a soft chuckle and smiled warmly.

"Maybe you could sing for me sometime?" She gave him a hopeful look as she finished cleaning her face.

He leaned in, kissed her on the lips gingerly and spoke as if in a whisper.

"Only for you."

Sonata's face lit up redder than a tomato, while her temperature raised quickly after.

"That's, that's cheating." She quietly scolded him while drawing little hearts on his chest with her index finger.

Robust only chuckled in his throat once more.

"But really, what he said is true. Nobody is going to believe us." She solemnly admitted.

That's when a cheery voice rang out.

"Yes, they will!"

The entrance burst open revealing a group of seven girls.

"Because we got it all recorded and saved. Everything that was said, everything they did, everything to prove their guilt."

Pinkie held aloft her phone that had recorded it all, while light shined in from behind her.

Twilight walked around her 'proud of herself' friend and stopped in front of the stunned pair at the sudden appearance.

"I am truly, very sorry for not coming in to help either of you in your moment of need. if we did, we might not have gotten the proof we need to show your innocence and their guilt. When we were about to step in, you, uh."

Twilight looked about the room to the boys who were still out like a light then continued.

"Took care of them yourself."

"Ah'll say he did." Applejack mused as she carefully approached, stepping over the downed bodies.

"We should see about signing him up to a few sports teams after all this. Maybe something like rugby. He'd be unstoppable for sure!" Rainbow Dash Cheered.

"But first we should wait for the Police and Paramedics to arrive and sort out this mess. Robust might need medical attention, you know." Fluttershy Join in on the talks. "We called them as soon as we saw that all the boys were armed and meant to do harm. They should be here any-."

A faint high-pitched whine could be heard coming closer at a great rate of speed, proving what Fluttershy had said was true.

"I'll Stand by the road to flag them down and fill them in to the situation." Sunset Shimmer volunteered while she turned to walk back outside.

"And I'll Join you, Darling." Rarity followed close behind out the door.

As the noise and flashing light drew closer, Robust's eyes seemed to grow heavier and his arms felt like they had no strength left in them, slowly losing his grip on the girl in his arms. to which she took notice.

"Rob? Robust?! What's the matter?!" She clung to his large frame as he went slack and helped him to lay down.

"Tired... Need a... Little rest..."

"Come on babe. you can't fall asleep till after the medic's take a look at you. You could be more hurt than you think." Sonata pleaded with him as she caressed the side of his face.

"Just a..... Little...." And those were the last words Robust spoke before slipping into the world of unconsciousness.