NO POV

“Wait, wait, wait, you mean to tell me that when Twilight was in that magic school or whatever, she turned her parents into plants?” Jason asked, a smile on his face as he couldn’t help but chuckle as Celestia told Jason about how Twilight became one of her most prized students when she was young

“Actual plants. She even made Spike grow so big that he broke through the ceiling,” Celestia giggled as she remembered the judges were all shocked by Twilight’s display of magic prowess.

“Oh my God, here I thought the worst thing when standing in front of judges was to not freeze up.” Jason laughed as he took a sip of wine. He and Celestia had been talking for a while now, and any nobles that tried to pull her away were quickly brushed off by her.

“Even at a young age, Twilight was a natural when it came to magic.”

“True that, she could even give a few magic users in my world a run for their money.” Jason said as he remembered some very powerful beings of magic such as Doctor Fate, John Constantine, and Zatanna. Soon a maid came over and bowed her head to Celestia.

“Pardon me, your majesty, but we have a small problem,” The maid said. Celestia turned to her and spoke

“What is it?”

“The band that you requested to play tonight ran into an accident and are unable to perform, my apologies.” The Maid said. Jason heard this and looked over at the stage where this band was supposed to play. He took one more sip of his wine and turned back to Celestia.

“Got a guitar?” Jason asked her

“A guitar? I-I believe so, but why?” Celestia tilted her head in confusion.

“Give it here,” Jason said as he headed to the stage. Celestia watched but quickly ordered the maid to bring Jason a guitar. Jason walked up to the stage as the maid quickly handed him a guitar. Jason tapped the mic, gaining everyone’s attention. Jason took a deep breath and started to play

“Another turning point, a fork stuck in the road
Time grabs you by the wrist, directs you where to go
So make the best of this test, and don't ask why
It's not a question, but a lesson learned in time."

His voice rang out as the ponies were shocked and amazed that a creature like Jason could have such an amazing voice. Twilight, Luna, Celestia, and the others all went wide eyed as they walked closer, their eyes locked on to Jason as he played.

"It's something unpredictable
But in the end, it's right
I hope you had the time of your life."

The mares found their hearts beating as he sang, finding themselves swaying and tapping their hooves to the beat.

"So take the photographs and still frames in your mind
Hang it on a shelf in good health and good time
Tattoos of memories, and dead skin on trial
For what it's worth, it was worth all the while."

The crowd all started to sway a bit to his voice as they were captivated by him. Jason looked around as he played, a small smile forming on his lips as he played.

"It's something unpredictable
But in the end, it's right
I hope you had the time of your life."

Celestia walked forward to the stage and used her magic to pull a violin to her side, she then began to play alongside Jason, which surprised him but he quickly smiled at her as the two played.

"It's something unpredictable
But in the end, it's right
I hope you had the time of your life."

Celestia and Jason got a little bit closer as they played, their music in perfect harmony. Soon their music started to slow down.

"It's something unpredictable
But in the end, it's right
I hope you had the time of your life."

The duo stopped as the crowd all clapped and cheered

“Woohoo! Oh yeah! Woo!” Pinkie cheered the loudest which made the girls, Spike, and Jason laugh a bit at their friends’ cheers. Celestia blushed a bit and glanced over at Jason

“I never played my violin in front of a crowd before.” Celestia shyly smiled

“Well, you should do it more. You’re really good, Celestia.” Jason winked at her. Celestia blushed and smiled sweetly. The two then bowed their heads and stepped off the stage as the Mae six, Spike, and Luna came up to them

“That was awesome! Since when could you play? Let alone sing?” Rainbow Dash asked as she playfully punched Jason’s shoulder.

“When I was little, my dad brought me an old busted up guitar he found in the dump. A few washes and some tape later, I started to play it. Been playing ever since.” Jason said as he remembered fondly when he would play and his parents would listen to his music.

“That song was simply breathtaking, Jason. You could become famous with that voice.” Rarity fanned herself as she found his singing beautiful, and, admittedly, kinda hot.

“Ah never knew ya could sing like that,” Applejack said as she was clearly impressed

“It’s…something I don’t normally do in public. That was probably the first time I’ve sung in front of a lot of people like that.” Jason rubbed his neck

“Well, I certainly hope you sing more often.” Luna said

“That was awesome! You gotta teach me!” Spike said as he eyed Jason with admiration. Jason chuckled softly and petted his head

“I’ll think about it.” Jason said. Although, the back of his mind was telling him that it will never happen. Jason brushed it off as he and the others continued to have fun at the party. They all drank, Spike drank juice as Twilight was on him like a responsible sibling, told jokes, made up some games, and just had fun. Celestia and Luna throwing party etiquette out the window and just let loose. Celestia even made one of the biggest burps ever that the whole ballroom could hear, but she and others just laughed.

The night went by like a flash and soon it was time for the guests to leave, Jason and the others soon retreating back to their rooms. Twilight was carrying Spike in her arms as he had fallen asleep, they all headed back to their rooms to sleep for the night. Jason took off his boots and socks, as well as his suit as he laid down on the bed in only his underwear

“Oh God, I need a bed like this.” Jason said as he laid down on his large queen sized bed. Staring up at the ceiling Jason smiled as he thought about tonight, it was simply too good for him. Jason thought back to his dance with Luna, the way her eyes shined like stars, her mane flowing elegantly in the mysterious non-existent wind, the soft gentle feeling of her body against his. Jason blushed as he shook his head. Brushing off this feeling he closed his eyes and fell asleep.

NEXT MORNING. JASON POV

I yawned as I slowly opened my eyes and sat up, stretching as I cracked my joints and rubbed my eyes. I slowly got out of bed and scratched my back, taking off my underwear as I walked into the bathroom. Turning on the water I stepped inside and started to relax as the warm water washed down my muscular and chiseled scarred body

“Mmm.” I closed my eyes and scrubbed my body with a bar of soap, soon scrubbing my crotch. My mind started to drift off as soon as my mind was filled with the ponies I have met here. Their beautiful smiles, their kind eyes, their plump ass cheeks, their massive soft tits, their kissable lips. I looked down and saw that my cock had grown fully erect and was painfully hard. I groaned as I tried my best to ignore and finish washing up. I later stepped out and grabbed a towel, drying myself off. I walked out the bathroom and towards my armor. Dropping the towel as i was about to get dressed until the door to my room burst open and came in Pinkie Pie.

“Goooooooooood Morning, Jason! Twilight told me to-!” Pinkie stopped mid sentence as she saw me. Naked… with my fully erect johnson out hanging free. I froze as me and Pinkie were unable to say anything. I could see her eyes glued to my erect member as her entire face, heck, her whole body, turned bright red. Pinkie then slammed the door shut, leaving me there as I groaned loudly.

“I gotta learn to lock damn doors!” I groaned, quickly getting dressed. I put my helmet on and grabbed the gift I bought for Scootaloo. After that, I walked out the door and headed down into the dining room since I assumed that’s where everyone else would be at. I opened the doors and saw Twilight and the others all sitting down at the table eating breakfast. When me and Pinkie’s eyes locked she looked away in embarrassment, I just rubbed my neck nervously and sat down.

“Morning, Jason. I hope you slept well.” Celestia said as she ate some of her hay thingy.

“Like a baby. Last night was actually pretty fun.” I chuckled as I remembered Rainbow Dash tried doing a handstand while drinking only to spill wine all over her face.

“It was awesome.” Rainbow Dash laughed. “But your singing was what really made the party twenty percent cooler.”

“That’s because I’m naturally a badass.” I finger gunned her as I took off my helmet, seeing a chef come by me with a plate of salad, berries, and fried hay. I left that one alone.

“I haven’t had that much fun in years.” Luna said as she smiled shyly at me.

“Same here, sister. For once I didn’t need to force a smile and deal with countless nobles trying to gain favors from me. I have you to thank, Jason.” Celestia bowed her head at me

“Don’t mention it, just glad you all had fun.” I said as I kept eating my breakfast. I saw Pinkie Pie catching glances at me and turning red each time. I rubbed my neck nervously and kept on eating.

“I wished you could stay longer, but we are grateful for making things more lively, Jason.” Luna said

“Y-Yeah, no problem.” I smiled. In the back of my mind I heard that same voice speaking to me.

You don’t belong here, you’re too much of a monster. Hahahaha!

I pushed these thoughts back as we kept eating. After some time we were all now standing at the train station, Twilight hugged her brother goodbye and I gave him the finger as we boarded the train. Soon on our way back to Ponyville. I sat next to Fluttershy and Applejack. Pinkie Pie was sitting across from us on our side and was still blushing. Twilight seemed to take notice and whispered something to Pinkie. Pinkie tensed up a bit but Twilight patted her back, at least Pinkie now knew why Twilight was blushing for that day. “What did you get, Jason?” Fluttershy asked me as she pointed at the box I had.

“A gift for Scootaloo, I promised I’d get her something.” I said

“Aww, ya got a soft spot for Scoots,” Applejack said as she playfully pushed me

“She’s a good kid,” I said, my mind thinking back to when I saw that family together in Canterlot. It made me wonder if…Scootaloo was like a daughter to me? Maybe…maybe I could…I closed my eyes and decided to take a rest.

I later woke up after Fluttershy woke me, I yawned and stood up, walking off the train with her. We all then parted ways to head back home, I headed over to the orphanage to give Scootaloo her present. He opened the doors and went upstairs, seeing Scootaloo on her bed doing some homework

“Hey Kiddo,” I said as I smiled at her, I saw her perk up and smile

“Jason!” Scootaloo ran up and hugged me as I hugged her back.

“Got you something,” I said as I handed her the gift. She eagerly opened it up and gasped as she saw her new helmet.

“It’s…it’s awesome!” Scootaloo then lunged at me and wrapped her arms around my neck “Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you!” Scootaloo cheered. I smiled and patted her back.

"”What are you waiting for? Put it on and go out for a ride.” I told her. She then grabbed her scooter and dragged me outside as she put in her new helmet. I then watched as she started to ride up and down the road, doing a few tricks that were amazing for a kid her age. I clapped and cheered her on “Woo! That’s it, Scootaloo!”

Scootaloo saw a small ramp and smirked, using her small wings to flap like a hummingbird as she moved faster and faster towards the ramp until she made the jump. It was like she was flying! Scootaloo then did a 360 spin with her scooter and landed down in front of me.

“Did ya see that? Did you?” Scootaloo had the biggest smile on her face.

“That was the coolest thing I have ever seen,” I said. Scootaloo had a look of pride in her eyes as she then hugged my leg.

“Thank you.” Scootaloo said softly as she hugged me. I patted her head and hugged her back

You will only bring her pain. If she’s with you… She’ll end up just like you did. Dead. Hahahaha!

That dark thought in the back of my mind echoed in my ears. I shook my head to push it back as it seemed to keep coming again and again.

“G-Go and show off your helmet to Applebloom and Sweetiebelle, kid. I’m sure they’d love to see it.” I told her, trying to keep my smile.

“Okay!” Scootaloo let go of me and rode her scooter over to Sweet Apple Acres. I sighed softly and stood up, walking off. Nowhere in particular, just walking. I looked up and saw Rainbow Dash speeding across the sky, I saw a rainbow streak in her wake as she raced across the sky. She really was fast as hell. I watched as Rainbow Dash then started to move the clouds into a giant thunderbolt in under ten seconds before she ended up floating in front of me. She had gotten changed into a blue and black sports bra and gym shorts.

“What do you think?” Rainbow asked with a proud smirk on her face

“Meh, I’ve seen better.” I said unimpressed

“WHAT?! THE BUCK DO YOU MEAN YOU’VE SEEN BETTER?!” Rainbow Dash shouted as her pride was clearly hurt, but she soon calmed down as she heard me trying to hold in my laughter. “Oh, you sneaky little…”

“You are too fuckin’ easy, Skittles.” I laughed

“Ha ha, whatever, monkey.” Rainbow Dash scoffed as she crossed her arms, she looked kinda cute when she got mad.

“But in all honesty, that was really impressive,” I said as I playfully punched her shoulder.

“Darn right.” Rainbow Dash giggled. She then scratched the back of her neck and looked off somewhere. “H-Hey, I-I have a few moves I wanted to try out. You think…you could watch, and tell me what you think?” Rainbow asked me. I titled my head and shrugged.

“Sure, sounds fun.” I said as I then followed Rainbow Dash to a large clearing in the woods. Rainbow Dash started to stretch, bending down to touch her hooves. My eyes ended up trailing up and down her body. Rainbow Dash may not have the biggest assets, but she was nothing to scoff at.

I was able to see her well-toned muscles on her slim athletic body. Her ass was a bit small, but it was nice and firm and a bit round. Her smooth strong thighs, her slim waist, her breasts were small, but perky. I then saw her shake her hips a few times while she was bent over. I blushed heavily, thanking God I had my helmet on, and quickly looked away. I glanced back and saw Rainbow Dash into a sprinting position before her wings shot out and she took off like a rocket into the sky, feeling a large gush of wind blow by from her launch. I took off my helmet to feel the breeze as Rainbow sped up high into the sky. Bouncing off clouds with a streak of Rainbow, it was like lightning going off from the clouds.

My eyes tried to stay on Rainbow Dash but she was just too damn fast. I saw soar high into the air and fly straight down, soon flying like a rainbow spiral

“Whoa! Go Skittles!” I cheered as she kept flying.

But my smile started to falter as I saw her get a little closer…and closer…and…holy shit, she’s coming straight at me! I tried to run but I was too late. Rainbow Dash crashed into me, tackling me to the ground as we rolled for a while. I landed on my back and groaned. Slowly opening my eyes I looked up to see Rainbow'’s eyes staring into mine. I then felt something warm and soft pressed up against my lips. It took me a few seconds to realize what was happening. Rainbow Dash…and I…were kissing. I stared into her eyes as she did the same, the two of us frozen from shock. Her lips were surprisingly soft. I wanted to move my arms but…

You aren’t someone worthy of love. You are an agent of vengeance and anger. You can never be loved. Hahahaha!

That damn voice again. It seemed to keep getting louder and louder the more I tried to push it back. Rainbow Dash was the first to move as she quickly got up to her hooves and turned around, her wings fully spread.

“I-I-I-I gotta go!” Rainbow Dash then sped off far away from me. Slowly sitting up I groaned loudly as I ran a hand through my hair. I touched the back of my head and felt a bit of a bump and looked down at my hand to see a bit of blood, must’ve hit a rock or something. I stood up and started walking. I was near Fluttershy’s cottage so I decided to head there to get a band-aid or something.

I saw numerous animals outside her cottage and walked up to her door, knocking on it. I saw the door open but didn’t see Fluttershy, I looked down and saw her bunny, Angel if I remember correctly, was the one who opened it. He glared at me but I ignored it.

“Where’s Fluttershy, Bugs?” I jokingly asked him. He rolled his eyes at me and gestured to me to come inside. I walked in to see Fluttershy making some tea in her kitchen. She wore a long beautiful green dress and a yellow apron, her mane tied in a ponytail with two strands of hair curled at the front. Fluttershy turned and smiled warmly at me that it made my heart skip a beat. The way she smiled just…made the sun seem dull.

“Jason, I wasn’t expecting you, but welcome.” Fluttershy smiled as she poured some tea. “Tea?”

“Uh, yeah sure. Thanks,” I said as I walked over and set my helmet down on the table. I sat down as Fluttershy handed me a cup of tea, I took a sip and sighed in sweet relief and relaxation. “Mmm. Wow, that’s some damn fine tea, thanks.” I said. I never really drank tea, even when I was younger and hung out with Alfred, I just drank chocolate milk.

“Thank you. It’s a recipe my grandmother taught me.” Fluttershy said as she drank some of her tea. “N-Not that I don’t mind your company, but why are you here? I-I mean, um, I-If you don’t mind me asking.” Fluttershy asked softly

“Hm? Oh, right. I was wondering if you had a band-aid or something.” I said as I touched the back of my head and showed her the bits of blood on my hand. She seemed to freak as she quickly rushed over to me to inspect my head.

“Oh dear, wait here!” Fluttershy said as she flew off upstairs, later quickly coming back down with her first aid kit. She grabbed some tweezers, a cotton ball, and some rubbing alcohol. She poured it on the cotton ball and grabbed it with the tweezers “T-This may hurt, so sorry in advance.” Fluttershy said as she then touched my cut with the cotton ball. It stung a little but I didn’t wince or flinch at all.

“That didn’t hurt?” Fluttershy asked as she started to disinfect my cut.

“No, but then again, I’ve been through worse.” I chuckled softly as I turned to her and pointed at the branded letter J on my cheek “That ain’t compared to this burn.” I laughed softly but I saw Fluttershy frown at my dark joke so I just shut up. After a while Fluttershy stopped.

“Your cut will heal on its own, I made sure it wasn’t infected so you should be fine,” Fluttershy said. I turned to her and smiled.

“Thanks Fluttershy. I really appreciate it,” I said as I then rubbed my shoulder, popping it as it seemed to hurt a bit from the crash.

“D-Does your shoulder hurt?”

“Just a little, but I’m fine.” I told her. I soon felt her hand on my shoulder and saw her frown. Since it was the shoulder that was injured back when we were attacked by those Timberwolves. I placed my hand on hers and looked at her. “Really, it’s ok, Fluttershy-.” I was cut off as I saw a tear run down Fluttershy’s cheek.

“Always…” Fluttershy whispered. “You always put others before yourself, even if you’re bleeding and hurting, you always put others before yourself.” Fluttershy looked into my eyes “You say you’re a monster, but…You show kindness to others, you risked your life, your chance to get back home, to save me and my friends. You were willing to give up your life for someone else. You helped others heal from a scar that you yourself still need healing from. And that’s why…” Fluttershy placed a hand on my cheek, her thumb lightly brushing against the J branded on me. “I fell in love with you…” Fluttershy closed her eyes and slowly started to lean in.

I went wide eyed as she said this and was even more shocked that she was leaning in closer. That voice in the back of mind spoke but this time ignored it. I closed my eyes and leaned in, our lips connecting in a warm embrace. What could only be described as fireworks erupted within my mind and soul. We held our kiss for an untold amount of time, but we were savoring every moment of it. I slowly wrapped my arms around her waist as she moved her hands to hug the back of my neck. It was if everything around me was mute and the only think that mattered was this kiss I was sharing with the kindest mare in Ponyville. My heart jumped every second, my mind was devoid of all the harbored pain I held, and the dark voice couldn’t be heard at all. We eventually had to separate our kiss as we opened our eyes to stare at each other.

“Wow…that was, just…wow,” was all I said as she smiled and cupped my cheek.

“It was just my way of showing you how much you mean to me, Jason,” Fluttershy said.

“But, Fluttershy, what about-?” She shushed me by placing a finger on my lips.

“No, what matters to me isn’t what’s in here.” She pointed to my head with her other hand and then pointed to where my heart was. “What matters to me is what is in here.” She leaned in again and pecked me on the lips. “I love you, Jason, I’ll always love you.”

My shock held no bounds when she told me she loved me, me of all people. I’ve never really been loved as a man before, yet I’m being told that someone loves me for me.

“I don’t know what to say…” I finally said, sounding a bit choked up.

“Are you alright?” Fluttershy wondered.

“I-I don’t know.” I shook my head as I backed away. “I literally don’t know what to say or how to feel…” I grabbed my helmet and put it on my head as I made for the door. “I-I’m sorry, I gotta go.”

I opened the door and sprinted away from the cottage. A million thoughts were spiraling out of control as I ran as fast as I possibly could back to Twilight’s place. I ran as thoughts plagued my mind. Images of Fluttershy, Scootaloo, and the others was all I could think about. Me playing with Scootaloo in the park only for her to lay in my arms lifeless. Fluttershy and me dancing slowly to some music, suddenly shifting to her having a frightful look on her face as she stared at me

Monster!

An image of me and Rainbow Dash jogging changed to her hanging from a tree with her wings chopped off.

Killer!

“No no no…!” I groaned as the images got worse and the dark voice got louder and louder. I barged in through the doors of Twilight’s home and quickly went into my bedroom. Falling down to my knees as all I could hear was screams of horror, the sound of blood being splattered, and mad laughter.

End it all. Erase the pain. Save them from you. Hahahahaha! The dark voice said. I just balled up on the floor as the darkness plagued my mind.

After a few hours I slowly stood up, my mind being…clear, for now. I saw the moon still high up illuminating the sky and town, meaning it was still late. I slowly opened the door and saw Twilight and Spike still asleep. Sneaking out downstairs I grabbed a piece of paper and started writing

“This is for the best,” I muttered, trying to convince myself that this was the best and right thing to do. I set the letter down on the table as I then snuck out, heading straight for the train station. I quietly snuck on board into the cargo cart as the train was now leaving. I rested against the wall and stared up at the ceiling “This is for the best,” I said again, choking up as I fought back the tears. I didn’t deserve to be here. I don’t belong anywhere.

Author's Note

This story was edited by my amazing editor WurkyWilk358 0w0! Check out his stories over on his account, he is amazing!