Chapter 23

3rd POV
Manehattan

A week has passed since the liberation of Las Pegasus and the mood of the Caribou forces had dwindled to an uneasy anxiousness. No one expected this, how could they? Things were going so well for them since they took over the world and they were basically doing whatever they pleased without a thought to second guess themselves. But now things have begun to change at a rapid pace ever since the Devil of the Caribou had shown up, along with the white winged warrior and the unknown monster that's been running amok. According to the reports, Equestria was now half way liberated from the Caribou’s control. There were still a few cities and towns left not yet touched by any of the rebels and Manehattan was the only major city left standing. No one had heard any orders on how to properly deal with the Hand and his band of rebels from the King Pony, not even from Overlord Lust. However, ever since Las Pegasus was liberated, Lust’s second in command had been beside himself with rage that his forces were so incompetant to properly deal with the repetitive defeats that were happening as of late.

The residents of the city of Manehattan were going on about their usual routine of doing what they pleased; which usually consisted of either raping mares, doing drugs, or whatever else that came to mind. In the Rich District, where nobles of high society or high ranking Caribou lived, sat a large manor on the edge of the neighborhood. It was three stories high and stretched at least an acre or two wide. This large building was none other than the King Pony’s personal mansion that Lust gifted him for his loyalty and information he procured for him during the early stages of the Fall. Outside the large double doors of the mansion stood two stag guards, dressed in heavy combat gear and armed with advanced rifles. They simply stood there at attention, not really saying much, until they heard a large crash from inside and incoherent verbal shouts which made the stags glance at each other nervously.

“Boss seems pretty pissed.” The stag on the right said.

“Can you honestly blame him? Things are getting more bucked than I care to admit. I mean, we were supposed to be in constant control by putting those royal cunts in their rightful place. I had heard a while back that we almost did, if that demon hadn’t shown up in a pillar of fire.” The stag on the left sighed.

“I honestly can’t believe that it’s an actual demon who’s fighting back.”

“A buddy of mine was stationed in Detrott. When it was taken over, he was one of the few survivors and kept screaming how a red winged demon tore everyone apart. He kept going on about how the demon has powers unlike anything he’d seen before, how he watched a group of Caribou get burned away in a massive blast of flames.”

“Shit, have you ever heard of magic like that?”

“I couldn’t tell you, and don’t get me started about what happened in Appleloosa.”

“Oh yeah...that dragon. But I thought all the dragons were dealt with and conquered by Overlord Pride?”

“I thought so too, but apparently this dragon was unlike any other.”

“Maybe one managed to slip away?”

“Who knows, Overlord Pride has his own more important duties to attend to such as ruling the Dragon Lands and assisting King Dainn.”

“What kind of duties?”

“I had heard once, before I left the Crystal Empire, that King Dainn is looking for something.”

“Really? Any idea what it is?”

“How the hay should I know?”

“I’m just asking, dude, no need to snap at me.”

“Whatever, I’m just on edge is all.”

“We all are, man.”

CRASH!

The two guards jumped when they heard another loud noise coming from the inside of the mansion. They looked at each other and the doors behind them as an uneasy feeling washed over them.

“You may throw all the childish tantrums you wish, but our word is final.”

Within the mansion, in the King Pony’s main office, a transparent display of Overlord Lust himself stood in front of the King Pony via holo crystal. Along with the other Overlords whose images remained darkened as they listened silently to their fellow Sin talk his underling down. The King Pony had contacted them on a number of occasions to request reinforcements from the Crystal Empire, possibly from any of the other Overlords, but his requests were repeatedly denied which agitated the King Pony to no end. The King Pony could do nothing but stand there with his fists clenched as Lust stared blankly at him.

“You seem to forget that I do not care in the slightest if the Hand takes Manehattan next. I am the one who is in control, not you. If you are killed we shall simply have someone else take your place, such as my War Chief. I gave you your position because I saw how your hatred for Equestira burned more than any other stallion around. But that doesn’t mean you deserve any special treatment you wish for. Remember, you are my pawn, a nobody who is doing all the grunt work for me while I am where I belong: on my throne by my King’s grace. Besides, I personally want the Hand and those other rebels to continue liberating Equestria. Because once they come to the Crystal Empire, I shall make them and the rest of the ponies experience the true passion of lust.”

“But I-”

“I shall hear nothing more.” Lust huffed with his hand raised. “You should at least have the dignity to admit you are out of your league. Enjoy your spoils with whatever time the Hand provides you, Mr. M, before he comes to take Manehattan back. This shall be the last we speak with each other, Mr. M, Goodbye.”

Before the King Pony could protest further, the holo crystal deactivated and the room was left quiet. The King Pony trembled with rage at the crystal before raising his hoof and smashing it to pieces. He felt disgraced, cheated, and abandoned by the one he believed had his back when he was found by Lust when the Fall first began. The hatred for the ponies around him, even his own family, burned for many years. He always had felt left out, hiding in the shadow of someone who always got the glory for saving the day, which made his hatred for Equestria blacken his heart more and more over the years. When Lust discovered him when the attack commenced upon Manehattan, the Overlord could sense his hatred deep within his heart and offered to have the stallion serve him. The stallion wasted no time accepting his offer and quickly showed his worth to the takeover of Equestria. But now, he felt as if he was back to where he started: a nobody, in the shadow of that which he used to call family, nothing to show for himself.

The King Pony stomped over to the doors leading out of his office and kicked them open, knocking a brainwashed messenger pony on the ground as he looked up at his boss in fear. “The buck do you want?!” The King Pony hissed as he seethed down at the trembling colt.

“I…um, gulp, I g-got those new…wanted posters p-printed for you, s-sir…” The trembling colt cowered as he held them up. The King Pony snatched the posters away and gazed at each one of them.

Devil of The Caribou: 100,000,000 bits. Dead or Alive.

Stallion Devil of Speed: 70,000,000 bits. Dead or Alive.

Stallion Devil of Storms: 30,000,000 bits. Dead or Alive.

“Double them.” The King Pony ordered.

“But we already-”

WHACK!

“I SAID BUCKIN’ DOUBLE THEM!!” The King Pony roared as he punched the colt.

The messenger nodded frantically and scurried away as the King Pony marched his way through the halls of his manner. Any Caribou or stallions in his path backed away as he stormed past them. One in particular was one of his top officers whom he pointed at to walk with him.

“Is there something you need sir?” His officer asked.

“Get yourself a large ship full of warriors and sail to Ponyville, take as many as you need with ya.”

“But sir, what about the strange barrier?” The officer inquired.

“I DON’T GIVE A FLYIN’ BUCK!! TAKE SOME SLUTS WITH YA AS LEVERAGE!! I WANT THAT DEVIL’S HEAD!!”

“Oh course sir, it shall be done.” The officer nodded as he left.

“And one more thing!” The King Pony called out. “If you manage to get that Apple cunt, bring her to me personally.”

“May I ask why?”

“If ya must know, I have some personal ties with that bitch. Now get to it!”

“Yes sir.”

With that, the King Pony continued his trek to a certain room. Whenever he was in this mood, there was only one slave he owned out of the many who could help satiate his nerves. He came across a metal door with a large lock. He reached into his jacket pocket and pulled out a key and unlocked it. The door opened to reveal room filled with various sexual torture devices and tools and a table in the middle. The room reeked of bodily fluids and aphrodisiacs as he walked in and took off his jacket. Strapped to the table, with a ball gag in her mouth, whip wounds that littered her body, piercings in her breast’s nipples, and abnormally shaped dildos shoved into her vagina and anus, and wearing a purple collar was the zebra mare shaman known as Zecora. Zecora laid there, constantly moaning and drooling and climaxing as the King Pony gazed at her with malicious intent.

“I’m in a buckin’ bad mood.” He hissed as he unzipped his trousers and licked his lips. “And you’re gonna make me feel better, stupid zebra cunt.”

Meanwhile

The liberation of Las Pegasus had left a bittersweet atmosphere with Lock’s crew. When Lock returned to his ship with Fancy Pants, everyone was devastated to see the humble noble had passed. Lock’s first order was to sail back to Canterlot so he could inform Celestia and Luna what transpired in the city and to arrange a funeral for Fancy Pants. Lock made sure to pick Twilight and her friends up before they went to Canterlot and the sight of Fancy Pants was a very disheartening sight for them. Especially poor Rarity since she was good friends with Fancy Pants, which made her weep the whole ride to Canterlot.

Once they arrived, Lock personally carried Fancy’s body through the streets of Canterlot. The residents all gasped, cried, or looked away for they could not believe such a soul like Fancy Pants was taken. Celestia and Luna were arguably the ones who took his death the worst out of anyone. Seeing their dear friend dead and being carried by the rebel leader caused them to immediately break down in tears. Celestia begged Fancy to open his eyes but received no response which only made her cry out more. Lock just stood there, unable to cope, unable to process, and unable to show any reaction at all that had transpired.

While Celestia and Luna were reluctantly preparing the funeral arrangements, Lock was having an internal war of emotions running through his mind. The appearance of his old friend, finding out he was the Saint, remembering the tragic loss of Joshua Clay, and questioning his role in this world as the Hand swirled within his mind which made him feel like he was going mad.

Lock knew what his purpose on Eques was: to free everyone from the Caribou tyranny and bring peace. Most of all, settling the debt of Dainn’s soul to Satanael and sending the Seven Sins back to Hell to receive due punishment. Ever since he arrived in this world, all he’s been accomplishing was liberating the cities and towns, freeing slaves, breaking the stallion’s brainwashing, and giving hope to those who believed they lost it. Despite all this, the one part about his campaign was all the lives he had taken. Hundreds, if not, thousands of Caribou and stallions had brutally lost their lives to the Hand. Lock knew what he was doing, he knew why he had to kill: because they deserved it, all of them. However now, after his encounter with Phill, he was beginning to second guess his motives.

Did they all deserve to die? Did they all not deserve a second chance? The Caribou were an exception, but the stallions on the other hand, they were different. Out of the many abilities Lock possess, and the some he had displayed so far, one of which was the power to sense one’s soul. If Phill was correct in his declaration, that there were ponies that weren’t affected by the brainwashing, who only joined Dainn out of their personal emotions, then it would mean he was wrong about his endeavors and his beliefs.

The funeral for Fancy Pants was an honorable one for him as many ponies paid their respects. Fancy Pants was dressed in clothes of nobility after his body was cleaned of any muck and grime from his imprisonment. He was laid in a pearl white coffin and carried by the royal guard to the Canterlot cemetery. Celestia, Luna, the main six, Lock’s crew, and the rest of the nobles and citizens of Canterlot all gathered to lay Sir Fancy Pants properly to rest. Well, almost all.

Lock couldn’t be bothered to attend the funeral. Not because he wanted to be disrespectful, but because he couldn’t bear to see the stallion he admired greatly back in his world buried within the ground. This was the second time an honorable stallion had died before his eyes. Even though Lock was no stranger to death in times of war, it always still pained him to see the good ones die so soon. Lock returned to his ship during the funeral and held himself up in the Captain’s quarters. Before he shut the doors to his crew and friends, Lock ordered Soarin to depart back to Ponyville once the funeral was over. Ever since then, the Hand has been in his quarters for an entire week.

The midday sun shined down on the ever growing town of Ponyville. As always, the rescued slaves and brainwashed stallions settled into their new temporary or permanent home and helped it grow. Some say soon the town will become a city if more ponies settle in and help the town continue to grow. The crew, by Flash’s order, were going through the rest of the newly acquired ships that now made the newly formed fleet. However, Flash, Zephyr, Alpha Squad, and anyone else who noticed couldn’t help but wonder when their leader would return to them.

Twilight was the most worried mare out of anyone, for more reasons than one. She knew Lock was suffering more than the others, and she knew it also pained her to see her beloved stallion at war with himself. Twilight didn’t just love Lock, she cherished him with all her heart. Twilight wanted to see his smiling face again, to see him whisk her off her hooves every time he saw her. She missed that, all of it, and she knew what she had to do for her precious stallion. Twilight opened the doors of the Castle of Friendship and took in a deep breath of the fresh air. She looked to her right to see The Prometheus and the rest of the fleet docked all around on the ground in the open field, waiting for their next target to attack. With her resolve motivating her, she made her way to The Prometheus. The Princess of Friendship walked up the gangplank and onto the deck where she saw the many ponies either training or going about their usual duties. As she made her way to the Captain’s quarters, the ponies all bowed in respect to the young Princess. A couple stallions opened the doors for her so she could enter the ship’s hull and traversed through the halls while she passed by more crew members along the way. When she rounded the corner, she was met with Flash and Zephyr who were just coming from the Captain’s quarters and were surprised to see Twilight.

“Princess Twilight.” Flash greeted as he bowed, with Zephyr following suit.

“At ease Flash, how are you two?” Twilight said.

“I am well Princess, thank you.” Flash said.

“Yeah same.” Zephyr said.

“I assume you two had just come from his room?” Twilight inquired. Both stallions frowned and sighed as they both nodded.

“He’s…still struggling, Twilight. We tried everything to get the boss back on his hooves.” Zephyr said.

“Yes, no matter what we told him, nothing seemed to work.” Flash added.

“Not to mention he’s been hittin’ the sauce pretty hard, ever since Mr. Fancy Pants’ funeral.”

“He’s been drinking?” Twilight asked, now a little more worried.

“Worse, he’s been on a bender. We attempted to take away his personal stash of liquor but he gave us a direct order to leave both the liquor and him alone until further notice.” Flash explained.

“I see.” Twilight said, chewing her thumb nail. “Then I also have an order for you two. I want you both to inform the rest of the crew and anypony else that we are not to be disturbed by anything or anypony.”

“We?” Flash repeats.

“You’re gonna go talk to him?” Zephyr asked.

“Of course, I’m his marefriend and mate after all, it’s my duty as such to ensure he’s in higher spirits. So do you two think you can ensure our privacy?”

“You can count on us, Princess.” Flash saluted.

“Yeah, bring back the boss to his old self.” Zephyr cheered.

Twilight nodded and walked past the stallions. She then came across a large door that led to Lock’s private chambers. Even if the doors were shut, she could still smell a hint of liquor emanating from the other side which made her scrunch her muzzle a little. Nonetheless, Twilight steadied herself and reached out to open the doors. She turned the handle and opened the door a little to peek inside and was met with a sight that made her heart wain from sadness. Slumped forward in his chair, his right arm over his head and his left hand on a bottle of hard cider, wearing only his pants, was Lock and his face was planted on the hard surface of his desk. Surrounding his desk were a few large bottles of liquor and his wings were splayed out. The feathers looked like they hadn’t been tended to in days as they looked unkempt and in poor condition. Twilight even noticed some crimson red feathers scattered around the room as she slowly walked inside. Lock was unresponsive at her entrance, probably still passed out from drinking so much.

“Dimitri…?” Twilight muttered as she reached out to nudge his shoulder.

“Mmf…”

“Dimitri please, it’s me, Twilight.”

Dimitri 1st POV

The gentle sensation of someone’s hand on my shoulder brought me out of my drunken daze, if only slightly. The world was still spinning as I sluggishly pulled myself backwards and off my desk while keeping my grip on the bottle of apple scotch in my hand. My hair had also grown out a little due to the fact that I never really had time to cut it recently. Once I was leaning back in my chair, I opened my eyes to see a blurry object beside me which soon cleared up to reveal my beautiful marefriend. Twilight’s sad eyes gazed down at me with a frown, a frown I always did my damndest never to allow to appear. I frowned back and shakily rose to my feet and turned away from Twilight.

“…Of all htre timers for you to asee me at my bworst.” I slurred as I trudged over to a window while dragging my wings behind me. I raised my free hand to my head and slicked back my hair to get the strands off my forehead.

“Dimitri…”

“How long’z it been?” I asked as I leaned against the window frame and gazed outside. “A day? Two dayz? Three?”

“It’s…been over a week.” Twilight answered.

“Hah! A week!” I chortled. I raised my bottle and snorted as I downed another shot of the burning liquid down my throat. “Heh, muzt be gettin’ zloppy…Ma lazt bender lazted longer’n that, and I ain’t even half way near as plaztered as I wanna be. Muzt be a Devil thing or somethin’.”

“Dimitri.” Twilight walked up behind me and placed a hand on my bare back.

“It still throbz, ya know, now more’n usual.”

“Your scar?” Twilight asked and I nodded.

“No thankz ta Phill and his incessant ramblingz of whaz right and whaz wrong. Not ta mention ma damn pazt creeping up on me after over 2 yearz of not thinking about it.”

“You mean your time as a soldier?”

“Yep, if only Joshua could see me now.”

“Dimitri, please, I can’t stand seeing you like this. Tell me what’s wrong, I want to help you.” Twilight pleaded.

“There’z nothing really to help me with.” I sighed as I took another swig. “Ya wanna know something interezting about me?” I cleared my throat to speak properly as I glanced over my shoulder to Twilight. “I ain’t afraid to die.”

“What do you mean?” Twilight wonders.

“It’s not just because of my military days, no. See, I lost the feeling of fear of death way before I enlisted. Believe it or not, it began on the day of my birth.” I looked back out the window and up to the sky. “When I was born, according to what I was told, my infant heart was failing and was about to stop. Something had gone wrong with the delivery and I was dying, just as I was about to meet the world. No one really knew why this occurred, and the doctors were doing everything they could to keep my heart pumping. Just when they were about to get a handle on my condition, my heart stopped…and I supposedly died.”

“How awful…” Twilight muttered as she leaned on me.

“Yep, but then something miraculous happened: my heart had begun to start up again. Doctors called it a miracle, others called it unexplainable, and some were just happy I was still alive and well. When I was old enough to actually grasp the gravity of that day, I convinced myself that if my own birth couldn’t kill me then nothing could. There were times, even in my early childhood, where I believed I was gonna die because of two certain…individuals, but I wasn’t afraid.”

“How could you not be afraid of dying?” Twilight wondered.

“Why should I be afraid of something that’s inevitable? Even if I’m now ageless, that I’m the Hand, I’m still only human. There’s still a copious amount of possibilities that could mean my end. At this point, after all I’ve been through, Death’s become an old friend who keeps knocking at my door. I always tell him that I’m not ready just yet, and I’m not ready to face my sins until I’ve done right by others. To this day, I sometimes wonder how I survived my first encounter of death. It feels as if, somehow, my soul was pulled back into my body by an unknown force. Whatever the reason, it’s why I’m still alive today and stood before everyone I’ve met in my life.”

As I raised the bottle to my lips, it shined a purple glow and was pulled away from my grasp. I looked over to Twilight to see her place the bottle on my desk with her magic and grab my hand with hers.

“Where’re we going?” I wondered.

“To clean you up.” She said as she pulled me to my private bathing room.

She opened the door off to the side of my quarters to reveal a large bathroom. It had a large mirror in the center on the wall, a shower on one side, and a tub on the other that could fit at least two or three people. I stood in the middle of the room as Twilight closed the door and locked it. She then walked past me to turn on the water and allowed it to flow as it heated up. Before I could say anything more, Twilight undid her blouse and took it off, revealing her dark blue bra and upper torso. She then pulled down her skirt, took off her leggings, and folded each piece of clothing and placed them on the countertop. Twilight then turned around, only in her bra and panties, and stood before me. She smiled up at me as she cupped my cheeks with her hands and brought her lips to mine and kissed me. My hands responded automatically as they moved upwards and around Twilight’s frame to bring her in for a hug. I kissed her back, not with any passion or anything serious, but just a simple kiss of our lips. We stayed like that for a moment longer before separating and she smiled up at me still.

CLOP!

“Unhook my bra, please.” She requested. I nodded and reached up to grasp the clip and pulled them apart. Twilight’s bra came undone as I pulled off the straps and took her bra off. Her beautiful breasts were on display in front of me, but Twilight didn’t shy away from my gaze.

“Now my panties, please take them off as well.”

“You sure?”

“Please, Dimitri.”

I simply nodded my head and kneeled down to come face to face with her white panties. They were a frilly pair with a small pink bow below the waistband, which I found to be kinda cute. I glanced up to Twilight for confirmation, to which she nodded with her warm smile still stretched across her lips. I gently grabbed her panties and pulled them down slowly, all the way down to her hooves as she lifted one hoof after the other as I took her panties off. I was now face to face with her uncovered marehood which winked at me a little. I even saw it had moistened a bit from her growing arousal and I could smell the sweet scent of her juices. My marefriend was now completely naked in front of me as I rose to my feet, yet Twilight still did not shy away nor even bothered to cover herself.

“Now it’s your turn, Dimitri.” Twilight said as she reached for my belt.

“Twilight…I don’t-”

“Shh, the water is almost ready.” She cooed as she undid my belt.

Once the belt was undone, she zipped down the fly of my pants and pulled my jeans down like I did with her panties. I copied her movements from before by lifting my feet away so she could take them and fold them up to put with the rest of her clothes. I was left with only wearing my boxers as my growing erection poked through the fabric, which Twilight seemed to notice as she kneeled back down to take my boxers off. Once she did, my shaft hung right in front of her, fully erect and stood at attention for her. Twilight licked her lips as she grasped my shaft and started to massage it up and down, making me groan slightly at her touch.

“Come, the water is ready.” She said, snapping me out of my trance.

Twilight stood back up straight and grabbed my hand again and led me to the tub. The room became quite steamy and the tub was now filled with hot water as Twilight turned the knob to cease the flow. We both slowly but surely climbed into the water, the bliss sensation of the hot water on my bare skin felt very soothing as we sunk into its depths. Twilight turned around and wrapped her arms around my neck as she straddled me. She kissed me again, but this time her tongue poked at my lips to ask for permission to enter. I accepted her request and opened my mouth and her tongue met mine. Our tongues danced with one another as Twilight pulled me in closer so she could kiss me more. I trailed my hands along her body until they found themselves upon her cutie marks, to which I gave them a gentle squeeze. She cooed and moaned in my mouth as we made out in the tub until she pulled back to catch her breath. Twilight’s gorgeous purple eyes stared deeply into my grey eyes, both filled with nothing but adoring affection and want.

“I love you.” She whispered.

“I…love you too.” I said back.

“But do you know why I love you?” She asked as she kissed my cheek and kissed my neck.

“Why?”

“Because.” She began as her kisses slowly trailed down. “You are the reason why I keep my head up high. When my brother passed, I didn’t think I would be able to go on. He was my BBBFF, my big brother best friend forever, and I thought the world of him.” Her kisses trailed down to my chest as she massaged my abdominals. “He was strong, kind, loving, and always put everything on the line for his family and friends, just like you.” She stopped her kisses to look up at me. “He also made difficult decisions as a soldier, decisions that made him almost believe that everypony wouldn’t look at him the same way.” Twilight smiled as she continued to kiss my body downwards. “But that couldn’t be farther from the truth, because Shining Armor was and always will be Shining Armor, and there was nothing in creation that could ever change that.” When Twilight reached my crotch, she paused to look up at me again. “And that’s why I love you so much, because you are Dimitri Lockdrom, and you’ll always be Dimitri Lockdrom. The stallion, no the human, I fell in love with and will always love no matter what. So please remember this, Dimitri, it won’t ever matter what you do or what you say. So long as you stay true to yourself, then that’s more than enough for me.”

I smiled as I reached up to cup her face and rubbed my thumb along her cheek. “I…guess I owe you an apology then. I’m sorry for worrying you, and thank you for helping me through my grief.”

Twilight smiled and looked down at my dick and smirked coyly. She then licked her lips and stuck out her tongue and gave it a long lick from the base to the tip, making me groan again. She swirled her tongue around the head of my dick and opened her mouth more to take it all in her mouth.

“Oh shit…” I sighed as I leaned back.

Twilight started to bob her head up and down as she sucked me off. I could feel her tongue coiling around my shaft as she cupped my balls in the process. Her moans made her throat vibrate around my dick as she took it in deeper and deeper every time she sucked back down. Twilight reached her free hand down between her legs and began to finger herself, making her moan more. I reached up to scratch her behind her ears as she opened her eyes to give me a sultry look. She winked at me and resumed sucking, only to take my cock all the way down to the base. I groaned as my back arched from her ministrations and felt a familiar pressure build up in my crotch and precum leaked out of my dick, to which she happily licked away. Twilight could see that I was nearing the edge as she bobbed her head up and down a little faster. The water around us was rippling at our movements and my panting was getting heavier and heavier by the minute. I couldn’t hold it anymore, so I bucked my hips up as the first of many ropes of my seed shot down Twilight’s throat. Twilight didn’t back away from my climax and gulped down each batch of seed that came shooting out of my dick. As she drank my seed, her body tensed up and trembled as her wings flared, meaning that she climaxed as well. After a few more shots later, Twilight slowly moved her head up and released my dick with an audible pop.

“Mmm, delicious as always.” Twilight sighed and licked her lips again.

“Holy hell, where’d you learn to do all that?”

“A mare must always be prepared to properly satisfy her beloved stallion, Dimitri, and speaking of which.” She leaned back on the other side of the tub and spread her legs. “Come and rut me, Dimitri, I want you so bad.” She cooed as she spread her pussy lips and played with her breast.

My dick was still hard and ready to please as I stood up and hovered over my lover. I balanced one hand on the side of the tub as I grasped my dick and prepared it to penetrate her. Twilight wrapped her arms around my neck and her legs around my waist as I pushed into her folds, making her gasp and coo in delight.

“Yes…oh Celestia yes~.”

I continued to push into her until the head of my dick was mere inches from the entrance of her womb. I pulled back and in again and started a tempo of thrusts, making the water splash and ripple around us.

“Ahn! Yes~! Oh please rut me more! Rut me!” Twilight cried as her wings fluttered with each thrust.

I leaned my head down as I thrusted into her and latched my lips around her erect nipple. I suckled on it as I played with her other breast, earning more cries and moans of pleasure. As I suckled on her breast, I felt some kind of liquid in my mouth that tastes like milk with a hint of cherries. I surmised that it was her breast milk so I happily suckled more so I could drink more of my tasty beverage. Once her right breasts were empty, I switched to the left one and latched on to it as well.

“That’s it, my sweet stallion! Mmm~! Keep drinking! My breasts! Ah! My pussy! Oh gods~! My whole everything is yours!” Twilight cried.

I finished drinking her milk and brought my face up to stare at her. “You’re my little Princess.”

“Yes!”

“You’re mine as I am yours.”

“Always!”

“I love you.”

“I love you too!”

“Stay with me?”

“I’ll never leave you!”

“Then…” I whispered in her ear. “Cum for me, my lovely little lavender lover.”

Twilight’s eyes shot open as I pinched her nipple and squeezed her breasts. I felt the walls of her pussy clench around me as she climaxed a second time. I slowed my thrusts to give her a moment to rest. My lover leaned back against her side of the tub with a dopey smile on her face and her wings were stretched out stiff. I smirked as I pulled out, earning moans of protest and turned her around so her flank was facing me. I kneeled down to bring my lips to her still sensitive pussy and gave her folds a flick with my tongue. As soon as I made contact, Twilight yelped at the feeling of my tongue already beginning to coil around her drenched walls.

“Dimitri, wait! I-ahn~! You didn’t cum yet!”

“I know.” I said as I paused for a moment. “But I still want a taste of you before we finish.”

I continued to eat Twilight out, my tongue making sure to lick every inch of her velvety folds. I then got an idea as I stuck my tongue out straight. Using my power, I stretched my tongue into her pussy and wriggled it around, making her cry out out loud.

“OH MY CELESTIA! IS THAT, AH! YOUR TONGUE?!”

I didn’t answer as I continued my technique. My tongue stretched and wriggled around as I clasped both cheeks of her flank and squeezed them together. Twilight’s wings flapped and twitched as I assaulted her pussy with my stretched out tongue until I found a sort of bump along my tongue. Realizing I found her G-spot, I poked and prodded the bump earning a squeal of delight as more of her sweet juices coated my mouth and chin.

“OOOOHHH MMMYYYYY CELESTIAAAAA!!”

Twilight then came for a third time as she screamed out loud. I retracted my tongue and pulled back, leaving Twilight a quivering mess. I sighed as I leaned back on my side of the tub and noticed my dick was still quite hard after only cumming once. Twilight picked herself up and crawled over to me and positioned herself over my dick. She wasted no time to spear herself on me as my dick pressed against the entrance of her womb.

“So full~, so good~.” She cooed as she rode me.

Twilight bounced on my dick, making the tub’s water splash all around. She grabbed my head and latched her lips onto mine and assaulted my tongue with hers. As we sloppily made out, I met her bounces with my own thrusts as I bucked my hips up into her. The wet slaps of our bodies, the splashing of the water, and our passion filled moans echoed throughout the room. If anyone passed by my quarters, it’d be funny to think about how awkward they’d feel since they heard me having sex with Twilight.

“Twilight, I’m close.” I warned as the tension in my crotch built up again.

“Inside!”

“You sure?”

“PLEASE INSIDE! FILL ME! MARK ME! CLAIM ME! I WANT YOUR WONDERFUL SEED IN ME!!”

With no further hesitation, I bucked up into her faster as the tension grew and grew until my dick twitched and erupted into Twilight’s insides.

“AW FUCK ME!”

“YES!!”

Once again, rope after rope of my cum shot up into Twilight’s womb. All the while I could feel her pussy convulse around my shaft as I filled her. Moments passed until Twilight slowly raised her hips and off my dick as she nuzzled into my chest.

CLOP END!

“That…was wonderful.” Twilight sighed.

“I agree.” I said. “How’d you know this would help me feel better?”

“The love of your mare and a few comforting words always does the trick. My mom taught me that whenever she wanted to cheer up my dad.”

“I see, well I’m glad you came to help me feel better.”

Twilight giggled as she reached over and grabbed a bar of soap and handed it to me. I smiled and lathered the bar in my hands and began to wash her body. She giggled when I washed her ticklish spots and moaned when I rubbed against areas like her breasts or flanks. Once her body was nice and clean, I stretched my arm out to grab a bottle of shampoo to wash her mane.

“It still fascinates me how you’re able to do things like that, are you sure it isn’t magic?” Twilight asked as I squeezed a dollop of shampoo in my hand.

“If it was magic, I think you’d be able to tell. Given how smart you are.”

Twilight sighed as I washed her mane and scratched behind her ears which made her coo and sigh more, making her lean into my hands.

“You sure like it when I scratch behind your ears.”

“I can’t help it, it’s such a strange yet pleasant feeling that I always want to feel more.”

“You’re adorable, you know that?”

“Yes, yes, I know I am. Now turn around, it’s time for me to wash you.” She ordered as I rinsed her mane with the bath water.

“Yes ma’am.” I chuckled as I turned around. I could feel Twilight’s eyes gazing at my wings as she slowly caressed the feathers and ran her fingers along my wing’s muscles.

“Dimitri, why didn’t you tell me you hadn’t preened your wings after all this time?” Twilight wondered.

“Preen? That’s a thing? I thought only birds did that.”

“Pegasi, even Alicorns, must always preen their wings, Dimitri. I learned that from Cadence when I first became an Alicorn.” Twilight explained.

“I see, I guess I didn’t really feel the need to.” I shrugged.

“Well, to be fair, it also isn’t exactly something you can ask anypony to do for you. It’s a sort of personal action only lovers or family members do for each other. It’s why only Cadence helped me with preening since she’s my sister-in-law. I even had help from Rainbow and Fluttershy since they’re my friends.”

“Is that right?” I wonder who felt the most awkward after that?

“Would you like me to show you how to preen?”

“Sure, knock yourself out.” I said as I extended my wings to their full 8ft length. Twilight nodded and placed her mouth on a feather which caused me to let out a small gasp. It felt as if a bolt of lightning shot through my wing which made Twilight giggle. “Jeezus, that felt so weird.”

“Would you like me to stop?”

“I’m good, keep going.”

Twilight went back to work as she tested the feather with her tongue before she held it in her teeth and gave it a yank. It hurt a bit but the pain soon gave way to a sense of relief that the pain was gone. Twilight rubbed her hands gently across my wing to help me relax. I memorized the feeling of what everything Twilight was doing with my wings as she one by one removed all the crooked feathers. She then went onto my other wing and got every other crooked feather and repeated the same process. There was a little blood, but it couldn’t be helped. I let out a sigh as Twilight pulled out the last feather.

“I think that’s all of them.” Twilight said as she used her magic and placed the picked feathers off to the side.

I furled and unfurled my wings and noticed the difference before Twilight preened them. It was strange, I had never known how much getting preened mattered but now I know why. It felt like I had gotten the best massage in a while and it was all because of a few crooked feathers being pulled.

“Well I’ll be damned again, never knew getting preened felt so good.” I sighed.

“I’m glad you enjoyed it.” Twilight said proudly.

“Just a shot in the dark, you want me to preen you too?” I offered.

“Thank you Dimitri, but my wings are so well kept there’s no need. I rarely fly around at all anyway.”

“I see.” I said, feeling a little disappointed.

“Don’t worry, if the next time I am in need of preening, you’ll be the first I go to.” Twilight reassures me.

“I’ll hold you to that. In the meantime, let’s just enjoy the rest of our soak.”

“I’d like that.” Twilight said with a smile.

After our bath, I reemerged with Twilight feeling better about myself. As we got dressed, a thought passed my mind that made me glance over to Twilight. I remembered Lucifer’s words that were spoken to me back in Las Pegasus, about sharing my feelings with more than just Twilight. I was about to just push them away again but this time they seemed to stick around the more I stared at Twilight. What Lucifer said was true, Twilight was indeed a bright mare who would probably understand if she knew I was in love with another mare. I guess the only thing holding me back is how she’d react when I’d tell her who the mare was.

“Is everything alright, Dimitri?” I blinked out of my daze to see Twilight looking over to me as she clipped her bra on.

“Uh, well it’s just…” I struggled with my words. “Sigh, alright look, I’ll be honest with you. What if, hypothetically, I began to have feelings for another mare besides you?”

My question caught Twilight off guard as she stared at me curiously. “Do you?”

Shit…

“Well…recently, kinda yeah.” I admit, bracing myself for the backlash. I expected to hear her screaming and calling me a scumbag, but instead Twilight just smiled at me.

“You surprise me, Dimitri, I thought you were set on keeping me as your one true mare?”

“I thought so too, but due to, shall we say unforeseen, circumstances, I find myself growing more attached to this other mare as the days go by.”

“Hmm, is it anypony I know?” Twilight guesses.

“That, I can’t tell you, at least not yet. But rest assured, once I sort these feelings of mine out, I’ll be sure to introduce you to her.”

“Keeping another mare’s name who has caught your eye from your first mare, Dimitri? For shame, sir.” Twilight teased.

“Yeah, yeah, laugh it up while you can. Just promise me if, and only if, I choose to go actually through with this and we end up forming this…herd thing together, you continue to love me as I you, along with this other mare. Jeez…it sounds weird saying it out loud.” I grumbled.

“Oh stop being so dramatic, Dimitri, I’m certainly not complaining since I guessed something like this would happen eventually.” Twilight reassures me as she puts the last of her clothing on.

“How do you figure?” I wondered.

“You may be a human, but you’re also in Equestria now. Your old way of thinking of how relationships work back in your world has begun to no longer apply to you. You obviously have heard of the practice of herding which explains why these other feelings of yours for this other mare have grown ever since. A part of you still thinks that it is wrong to love more than one mare but you should honestly not let it prevent you from following your heart’s desire.” Twilight explains. “So let me ask you something, do you love this mare?” I hesitated as I opened my mouth, but all I could do was nod my head. “Do you love me?” I nodded again. “If you were to form a herd, do you believe you are capable enough to love the both of us?” Without realizing it, I nodded again as if I already knew what I was gonna say. “Then there you have it. I have to go and help Fluttershy with something at her cottage, so you should return to Flash and Zephyr.” Twilight walked up to me and kissed me on the lips before opening up the door from my quarters. “I’ll be waiting for your response for what you wish to do with this mystery mare. Just so you know, I fully support the idea of you forming a herd.” With that, Twilight left me by myself to my thoughts.

“Well…that just happened.” I said in slight shock.

With nothing else to do, I put my clothes back on and grabbed my leather jacket. I then strapped my boots on and clipped Surtr and Ymir on my belt and finally emerged from my quarters. As I made my way back to the top deck of the ship, any crewmember I passed by saluted me with happy smiles to which I nodded back in response. Once I made it to the deck, my crew were still going on about their usual business which brought a smile to my face. I then spotted Flash talking with Spitfire and I made my way over to them. As I walked over, Spitfire told Flash something and kissed him on the cheek which made me go wide eyed as she flew away from my apprentice. I snickered as I crept up from behind Flash and crossed my arms as I stood just behind him.

“So I’m gone for over a week and you’re already going steady with the Captain of the Wonderbolts, huh?” I said, making Flash yelp and spin around.

“C-Captain?! When did-, how did-, you’re back!”

“That I am, but that still doesn’t answer my question.”

Flash blushes and rubs the back of his head as he looks away bashfully. “Well, she and I found out we have a lot in common. We actually have been hanging out together when we had free time, one thing led to another, and now we’re together.”

I smiled as I slugged Flash in the arm playfully. “I’m happy for you Flash, both of you, I’m sure you’ll continue to make her a happy mare.”

“Thanks Captain. Oh by the way, Princess Cadence wants to speak with you about something. She’s waiting for you in the Castle of Friendship.”

“Huh, well alright.” I said. “Gather Alpha Squad and Zephyr back to the ship, it’s time we plan for the liberation of Manehattan.”

“Got it.” Flash saluted.

I jumped off the ship and glided down to the ground. As I made my way to the castle, I was met with the smiling faces of the residents of Ponyville who waved at me to which I waved back. I then started to think about what Twilight told me which made me smile and feel better about the feelings I’ve been trying to keep suppressed up until now. Maybe this herd thing wouldn’t be as bad as I think if things manage to work out. I looked in the direction of Everfree Forest and thought about Nightmare which made me smile more.

I’ll go visit her after I finish my business with Cadence.

I opened the doors to the Castle and walked through the halls towards the library, since that’s usually where Cadence is with Flurry Heart. I made it to the library and saw Cadence with Flurry who was playing with some toys but wasn’t really smiling.

“Cadenza?” I said, making her look up at me.

“Sir Dimitri! I’m so glad you came!” She said as she rose from her seat.

“Uh, ok? What is it you-” I’m cut off when she walked over to me and hugged me tight, which caught me off guard at the sudden gesture. “You alright, Cadenza?”

“I’m more than alright, Sir Dimitri. After much consideration, I believe I am able to move on with my life and try to fall in love again.” Cadence said happily as she gazed up at me while still hugging me.

“Well, I mean I’m happy you were able to come to this conclusion, but are you sure? Doesn’t it seem a little soon?” I wondered.

“I am well aware that my feelings for Shining will never change, he was my husband and gave me the greatest joy I’ve ever known which was the chance to be a mother. However, if I know Shining, he would have wanted me to be happy since he always made me smile when he was still alive. So I feel as though I should honor his final wishes and find somepony new for both mine and Flurry’s sake.”

I smiled a little at seeing how far Cadance had come since Shining’s passing. I imagine he’d also be proud of her and I agree he would’ve wanted her to be happy instead of constantly mourning him. “I’m proud of you, Cadenza, whoever else you wish to love will be very lucky to have you.”

“You think so?” Cadence asked, batting her eyes.

“Um, sure I guess.”

“Good, because I’m hoping that special somepony…is you.”

Almost as quickly as I could blink, I broke Cadence’s embrace and stepped back with a flabbergasted expression.

“Excuse me…?” I muttered.

“Isn’t it obvious, Sir Dimitri, I’m saying that I have fallen in love with you, and I would like to be your-”

“No…”

I didn’t give her a chance to finish her sentence as I continued to back away.

“No? But…but I love you, Dimitri.” Cadence said as her voice cracked a little.

“I can’t.” I protested.

“But why?! I said I was ready to move on and I want to be with you! I love you Dimitri! Why won’t you accept me?!” Cadence demanded.

“Because, I…don’t love you.” I said as I turned away. “I’m sorry, I can’t do that to Shining.”

I didn’t bother to stick around as I left the library in a hurry. Cadence confessed to me, me, of all people. Part of me was happy that she did but I knew better than to accept her feelings. She was a nice mare and was as beautiful as any other, but I felt that I would be going behind Shining’s back if I accepted her. I could hear Cadence’s cries of distress as I exited the Castle which strained my heart. It felt really shitty to reject her like that, but she wasn’t the other mare I wanted in my life. I can only imagine what is to come when next I see her, nothing good I imagine.

“Captain!” I look up to see Wild Ace and Cloud Skipper fly towards me with frantic expressions

“Ace, Cloud, what’s the matter?”

“Scouts have reported a large ship of enemy Caribou headed this way from the East! They’ll be here within an hour!” Ace said.

Fuck, of all times…

“Send word to Flash and Zephyr, tell them to follow after me through the air! As for you and the rest of Alpha Squad, remain here and keep Ponyville safe!” I ordered as I unfurled my wings.

“Yes sir!”

I flapped my wings and soared through the air towards the East. I was in a bad mood and this ship was the perfect opportunity to blow off some steam. Sorry Nightmare, you’re gonna have to wait just a little longer.

I flew through the air and saw the Caribou ship. The thing was pretty big and I could tell it was filled with armed Caribou. I looked over my shoulder to see Flash and Zephyr fly up next to me.

“So just one ship?” Flash asked.

“Yup.”

“Why just one?” Zephyr wondered.

“Who knows and who cares, I just wanna get this over with so we can plan our attack on Manehattan.”

“Is everything ok, boss? You seem on edge. Well, more on edge than usual.” Zephyr asked.

“I’m fine.”

“Maybe Zephyr and I can handle this ourselves?” Flash offered.

“I said I’m fine.” I said sternly. “Now leave it alone and focus up. Zephyr, bring in the fog.” Zephyr nodded and raised his hand towards the ship. His eyes then turned silver as the clouds soon enveloped the ship until we couldn’t see it. “Flash, break the situation down.” Flash nodded and shot through the air and towards the fog, leaving an orange streak behind him. After a few minutes of waiting, Flash returned with a scowl.

“They have slaves held up in cages on the sides of the ship. They’re dangling them in mid air on the sides and look like they’re about to cut them loose and let them fall if we do anything drastic.” Flash explained.

I growled as my hands clenched into fists. “So they wanna play dirty? Fine, Let’s show them what happens when they don’t follow the rules.”

My apprentices and I flew within the clouds and could hear the Caribou on board shouting orders at each other. Instead of giving them a surprise attack, or just jumping in out of the blue, we simply hovered over their ship and waited until they noticed us. As we waited, I pulled over my hood so that my face would be hidden in its shadow. I then noticed that the entire crew was nothing but Caribou as a stag looked up and went wide eyed when he spotted us.

“Sir! Up there!”

All the ship’s crew stopped and looked up as we gently descended to the deck. They aimed their weapons at us and kept them raised as we landed. I could tell they were all on edge at the mere sight of us and Flash and Zephyr wanted nothing more but to wipe them all out right then and there. From the crowd, a tall Caribou, wearing a sort of Captain’s uniform, emerged from the crowd and stepped towards us.

“So…The Devil of The Caribou actually willingly came to us himself, along with his precious comrades.” The Caribou mocked. “I am Gellir, and by order of the King Pony, lay down your weapons and we shall take you to him unscathed, along with the Apple cunt that is held up in Ponyville. Resist, and the sluts you see dangling off the side of this ship will meet a very unfortunate end.”

Apple? As in Applejack?

I glanced over to each side of the ship to see the terrified mares as they clung to each other. Their cages were tied by ropes and there were stags by each one and ready to cut them if we made a move. I then looked back at Gellir and chuckled darkly, my voice sounding like a distorted echo which put the other Caribou more on edge.

“You use the lives of mares just to get what you want.” I said with venom in my tone. “You treat them as if they are mere objects, that they are expendable to do with as you please. It’s scum like you that makes me wanna vomit constantly at the mere sight of you.”

“Say all the harsh words you please.” Gellir said, trying to keep his resolve. “We know you value the lives of these sluts, and if you do as you’re told they shall not be harmed.”

“Liar!” Flash snapped, his voice also sounding distorted. “Liars, all of you!”

“As if we’d believe a single word of a buckin’ Caribou!” Zephyr hissed.

“You see Gellir, none of you seem to fully understand despite all my apprentices and I have accomplished so far.” I said as Flash and Zephyr prepared themselves. “You think you’ve won by holding these mares hostage. But in reality…” I raised my hand above my head and grinned devilishly. “You lost the minute we landed on your ship.”

SNAP!

I snapped my fingers and Flash and Zephyr reacted instantly. Flash used his high speed to run to each cage and free the mares one by one and brought them behind us. Zephyr raised his hands and clenched his fists; he swiped his arms downward, causing small lighting bolts to come crashing down individually on each and every Caribou killing them instantly. Soon all the captured mares were out of their cages and standing behind us. Gellir blinked and looked around as he was unable to fully process what just happened. I slowly walked over to him as he fell to his knees and trembled like a leaf in the wind.

“Now you see.” I said as I glared down at him. “Now you see just how you and your pathetic race are no match for us. We hold the power to wipe your kind off the face of the planet. However, due to recent events, I am inclined to somewhat change my approach, if only slightly.”

“Wh-What do y-you mean…?” Gellir asked.

“I am sparing you, that’s what I mean. You will be brought to the surface and run throughout all of Eques and warn all you see to flee back from whence you came. You will tell everyone what happened this day and you will tell them that this is their fate should they remain and continue to torture the poor souls you all enslaved. If you Caribou choose to heed my warning and slink back to whatever cesspool you all crawled out of, I will allow you to continue sucking air for however long your pathetic lives are left.” I grabbed the collar of Gellir’s shirt and hoisted him up to give him death glare from the shadow of my hood. “Do I make myself clear, worm?”

“Y-Y-Yes, Lord Hand…” He trembled in my grasp. I scoffed and threw him towards Zephyr and nodded to him. Zephyr nodded back and grabbed the Caribou by the back of his shirt and lifted him up in the air.

“Before you go.” I said. “Tell me, why did the King Pony want the Element of Honesty?”

“H-He said to bring her to him p-personally. S-Said something about having personal t-ties with her.” Gellir said.

“I see, that will be all.” I said as I waved my hand. As Zephyr carried Gellir off the ship and Flash tended to the slaves, I made my way to the Captain’s quarters of the ship to see if I could find any useful information. Though as I made my way there, I passed by the comms room and heard some kind of commotion over the line. I entered the room and heard what sounded like screams from over the radio.

“IT’S HERE! THE MONSTER IS HERE!”

“ALL TROOPS FIRE AT WILL ON THAT BUCKING THING!”

“IT’S TEARING US ALL APART! WHERE ARE OUR REINFORCEMENTS?!”

“THIS IS MANEHATTAN TO ANY NEARBY SHIPS, WE NEED IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE ASAP!”

“LOOK OUT! IT’S COMING RIGHT FOR US!”

“AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!”

“The monster is in Manehattan?!” I said as I quickly pulled out my earpiece to call The Prometheus. “This is Captain Lock to The Prometheus, over!”

“This is Spitfire, what’s wrong Captain? Over.”

“Get everyone prepped and the ship in the air, double time! The monster is in Manehattan and we need to be there yesterday! I’m activating a beacon to our location in the sky from the ship that was on its way so get your asses here now! Over!” I ordered.

“You got it sir! Over! GET YOUR FLANKS IN LINE EVERYPONY! IT’S GAME TIME!”

I hung up the earpiece and activated the beacon on the radio set. I then walked back out to the deck where Flash was dumping the last of the charred bodies overboard after he helped settle the slaves in the crew’s quarters. “Heads up Flash, we’re headed to Manehattan right now.”

“Already? Why?” Flash wondered.

“The monster is attacking the city as we speak and we’re gonna get there before it has a chance to make a break for it.”

“Oh damn, I’ll go get Zephyr.” Flash said as he flew off towards the surface.

I looked off in the distance towards the direction of Manehattan. “Too many times you’ve slipped from my grasp, but now I will see you for who or what you really are. As for you, King Pony…” My fist clenched as embers flickered off my body. “Your days of torturing ponies are at an end. By the time I’m done with you, I’ll make you beg for your end for all the atrocities you committed against Eqesitria.”

Author's Note

The Hand and The Beast, their fated encounter at last.

Hope you enjoyed.

~WurkyWilk has left the building…