Author's Note

Edited by the amazing WurkyWilk358 0w0!

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The Visitor

NEXT MORNING. NO POV
Twilight yawned as she slowly opened her eyes, using her arm to cover her eyes from the sunlight coming through her window. Twilight sat up and stretched, stepping out of bed she wore a large baggy shirt and purple panties to bed. She walked towards the bathroom and took a quick shower, stepping out and she began drying herself off. Twilight looked in the mirror and down at her breasts, bouncing a bit as her soft mounds bounced and clapped

"I-I wonder… If he would like them…?” Twilight asked herself, picturing Jason coming up from behind and groping her tits. Her face went bright red and she shook her head. Quickly getting dressed in a blue button up shirt and jeans, she brushed her teeth and walked out. Heading downstairs to do some reading she found a letter "Hm?" She picked it up and saw that Jason had written it and said to read this with the others. Twilight opened the letter and read it.

Hey guys, I know this letter isn't the best way to do this, but It's the best thing I could think of. I know we have been through a lot and I'm grateful for the times we've shared together, it's some of the best moments that I will always remember. But I know I don't deserve it. I don't deserve the kindness and love you all have shown me. I have too much blood on my hands, too much hate and anger inside me, and I fear that my life will get you all harmed, or worse, your loved ones harmed. So I'm leaving. Not just Ponyville, but I'm gonna try to find my way out of Equestria. You don't deserve a monster like me in a world like yours. I know you all don't think it's true but it is, I'm just a monster. Thank you for at least giving me a sense of peace.

Goodbye.

P.S.
Fluttershy, knowing you, you might blame yourself for what I'm doing, but I want you to know that this is not your fault. Last night was probably the greatest moment of my life, and it will always have a place in my heart. You deserve someone who deserves your love, Fluttershy.

Twilight dropped the letter in utter shock as tears dropped from her eyes. Without any more time to spare, she dashed out of her room and bolted out of the treehouse so gather her friends.

“Why...why, Jason?!” Twilight cried.

Later

Twilight had gathered her friends at the treehouse and explained the situation after allowing them to read the letter. Said letter was sitting on the table in the middle of the room and all mares and Spike were distraught with grief. Pinkie Pie’s mane and tail were deflated, Applejack tipped her hat over her face to hide her tears, Rarity was wiping her leaking mascara from her eyes as she sniffled and Spike comforted her, Rainbow Dash had her head against the wall as she repeatedly banged her fist on the wall, and poor Fluttershy was whimpering to herself as she hugged a pillow.

“So you’re telling me that stupid selfish monkey just left?!” Rainbow barked as she glanced over her shoulder. “After everything we’ve been through, he just bucking left?!”

"I-I thought he would know that we cared for him..." Applejack said as she wiped away some of her tears. Feeling her heart shatter once she had read the letter.

"H-He was our friend. Why would he..." Pinkie Pie had tears streaming down her face as she fell to her knees, covering her eyes in a vain attempt to stop crying.

"We have to find him, try and convince him that he isn't a monster, and that we don't think of him as a monster." Spike said, wanting to have some bit of hope that Jason can come back to them "Maybe we can find clues to where he might go!" Spike said as he rushed over to some of old notes Jason had used when he first started looking for ways back home.

“It’s my fault...” Everyone turned to Fluttershy as she hugged the pillow she held close. “It’s all my fault...”

“Sweetheart, I doubt it’s solely your fault,” Rarity said as she dabbed her eyes with a handkerchief.
“But it is!” Fluttershy cried. “Last night, Jason came to my cottage to visit and I treated him for an injury on his head. When I worried for him, he told me not to and acted valiantly about it like he always does! I couldn’t help it! My emotions got the better of me!”

“What are you saying, Fluttershy?” Applejack wondered.

“I...I-I told Jason I loved him and I kissed him!” Fluttershy confessed. “And I do, everypony! I love Jason Todd with all my heart and it was my love that drove him away!”

Fluttershy burst into tears as everyone gasped at the sudden revelation. While some had harbored feelings that they either didn’t know how to express or were not aware of for Jason, one of their dear friends managed to confess her feelings before any of them.

“Fluttershy...we-,” Twilight tried to say.

“JASON TODD!” A booming voice shouted. “COME OUT, YOU HAIRLESS APE! OR WE’LL LEVEL THIS PATHETIC TOWN!”

All the mares and Spike jumped at the sudden voice and hurried out of the treehouse. What awaited them was a frightening-looking group of Minotaur, all armed to the teeth and marching through the streets of Ponyville. The leader was the tallest of the bunch. His horns were curved on the sides of his head and pointed upward. His fur was pure white with patches of brown in places on his body. He had a large ax strapped to his back as his band of Minotaur shoved anyone aside and bashed fruit stands to the ground.

“What is the meaning of this?!” Twilight demanded. “Who are you?! What are you doing here?!”

The leader scoffed. “Heh, check out the rack on that mare, boys.” The other Minotaur laughed, making Twilight blush in embarrassment. “Well, if you just know, I am called Codron! And this is my band of mercenaries!” The group all cheered threateningly, making most of the ponies cower. “And we have come to this pathetic pony town for one purpose! To kill a hairless ape by the name of Jason Todd!” The mares gasped at their friend’s name. “Since I’m in a good mood, considering the amount of bits we received for this easy job, I’ll make things simple for you lot. Bring Jason Todd to us now! Refuse, and we’ll search for him ourselves.” Codron unsheathed his ax and grinned evilly at Twilight. “One dead pony at a time.”

Twilight and the others all gasped as the Minotaurs showed that they wouldn't hesitate to kill anypony to find Jason. Rainbow Dash stepped forward and glared at Codron.

"Listen to me, you giant ugly bull! Jason isn't here, so get out! If you don't, then I'll BUCKING BREAK YOU!" Rainbow Dash shouted, her anger at Jason pushing her, and she was thankful to have something to punch to unleash her rage.

"Ah would listen to her, if ya know what's good for you." Applejack said, having wiped her tears away and cracked her knuckles. The other mares had gotten their composer fixed as they knew they had bigger things to worry about.

Codron looked at the mares then at his men as they all laughed.

"I like a mare with a fire in her!"

"I think I'll take a rainbow one. Breaking her in would be fun!"

The Minotaurs all then eyed the mares with lust in their eyes, the mares grimace in disgust.

"If Jason isn't here, then maybe he would come if we burn this place to the ground!" Codron shouted as his men roared out. Rainbow Dash wasted no time as she dashed towards Codron and aimed for his jaw. Right before her fist could hit him Codron grabbed his fists "Oh, you'll make a fine pet." Codron licked his lips, he then lifted Rainbow Dash over his shoulder and slammed her down to the ground. Cracks formed from the impact as Rainbow screamed in pain.

"RAINBOW!" Her friends shouted as they all soon charged to save Rainbow Dash. Applejack swung her hooves at a Minotaur, hitting his side as a loud crack could be heard. Applejack aimed to kicked another but her mind went on to Jason when he helped out on the farm. That small moment of hesitation cost Applejack greatly as the Minotaur grabbed her hooves and threw her at a building, crashing in through the window.

Twilight used her magic to blast at the Minotaurs, a look of absolute rage in her eyes as she blasted many of them back. She aimed for Codron and lit up her horn. But her mind went back to Jason the night he was released from the hospital. Feeling his strong arms wrap around her as they embraced. She remembered how warm he felt, how safe he made her feel, and how he helped her with her trauma. Twilight felt the tears build up in her eyes once more, which gave Codron the opportunity to close the distance between them. Codron held his axe and slammed the but of his axe against her stomach. Twilight's eyes went wide as the wind was knocked out from her lungs, coughing up spit as she was sent flying back and slammed against her home. Holding her stomach as she coughed, her body tensing up as she felt like her body was just slammed by a boulder.

“Pathetic,” Codron mocked as he marched over and picked up Twilight by her hair. “You mares are so weak, it ain’t even funny.” He raised his axe and held the blade up to her neck. “Maybe I should execute you as a reminder who the new masters of this town are?”

As Twilight cowards in fear, something hits Codron in the head, making him glare over at a trio of fillies. Scootaloo had just thrown a rock at the Minotaur as her friends stood behind her.

“Leave her alone, you big bully!” Scootaloo said.

“Hmph, how amusing.” Codron tossed Twilight to the ground and made his way over to the three frightened fillies. Before she could get away, Codron grabbed Scootaloo by the base of her neck and lifted her up, choking her. “You’ve got guts, little filly, too bad I must now rip them out of you!”

“NO DON’T!” Twilight pleaded as she reached out for him.

Suddenly, a flash of light sped past Twilight and the others. The light shot towards Codron as he was about to kill Scootaloo and whisked her away as he swung his axe. Everyone was shocked at the sudden turn of events as Codron looked around for his prey.

“What in blazes?! Where’d she go?!” Codron demanded.

“Jeez, never a dull moment, no matter what reality.”

All heads turned to a new voice. It was hunched over on its knees as it slowly stood up. At his feet was Scootaloo as she was cowering in fear but slowly looked up. The being was bipedal and stood at a height of about over 6ft.

It wore clothing that consisted of black tennis shoes with yellow stripes, blue jeans with small tears in places, a white hoodie, a denim vest, and a red sock hat on its head. It appeared to be male as he just stood there, his back facing the mares and Minotaur.

On the back of his denim vest was an image of a white bird with its wings flared open. It looked like a sort of falcon and it was flying through the heavens as a sort of radiant symbol. The unknown male looked over his shoulder to gaze at everyone. His eyes were a deep forest green and his hair was whitish-blonde with blue highlights, from what anyone could tell under his sock hat.

It only took a few minutes for the mares to realise, to their added shock, that this unknown male was also a human. Just like Jason. Slung over his shoulder, was some kind of sling pack with two odd-looking weapons strapped to it. One looked like some sort of two pronged fork and the other was a large sheathed blade, both crossing each other on his back. Wrapped around both his arms were black chains that stretched from his wrists all the way up to his shoulders. He looked back down at Scootaloo who was still staring at him in shock.

“You okay, kid?” The unknown human asked.
Scootaloo was too stunned to speak but she slowly nodded, looking up at her savior.

"D-Do you know Jason...?" Scootaloo asked, assuming that he knew Jason since he too was human.

"Wait, is that the hairless ape we were sent after?" One of the Minotaurs asked.

"Of course it is! It's the only hairless ape in Equestria!" One Minotaur exclaimed. One Minotaur then stepped towards the human.

"I want his shiny fork and sword!" The Minotaur grinned madly. His enormous with hulk muscles and a giant bastard sword strapped to his back

"Haha, make it quick. I wanna get paid." Codron said as he let his second-in-command take the kill. The Minotaur lifted his giant bastard sword over his head.

"Die!" He grinned as he brought down his sword with the force of a speeding wagon.

"Lookout!" Scootaloo said as she, to the shock of her friends and the others, actually stood in front of the one who saved her in a way to save him from the deadly blow.

Scootaloo closed her eyes as she awaited her end. She waited for many seconds until she opened her eyes to see that the human had managed to grab the Minotaur’s wrist with one hand, stopping it midway all on his own.

“Threatening to kill a filly?” The human sneered as the Minotaur struggled to pull away.

“What the Tartarus?! I can’t pull away!” He shouted.
The human reeled his fist back and glared at the Minotaur.

“It won’t matter if you did.”

WHAM!!

With the force of a shockwave, the human connected his fist into the Minotaur’s gut, causing the cow to grunt loudly. The Minotaur was then sent flying away from the human and Scootaloo as it crashed into a building and out the other side.
Everyone was stunned by what just happened, seeing this human easily send the giant minotaur flying like he was nothing with ease filled the mares and fillies with hope, while installing fear into the Minotaurs. Codron was livid after seeing his second-in-command be disposed so easily

"The hell are you idiots doing?! Surround him and kill him! He's just one damn monkey!" Codron ordered his men, the other Minotaurs quickly snapping out of their shocked state and moving in.

Circling the strange being with their swords, aces, hammers, and spears. A few taking up positions up on the rooftops of some houses with longbows. Then all at once the Minotaurs surrounding the newcomer all charged forward, aiming to completely overwhelm and destroy him.

“Dumbasses,” the human chuckled as Scootaloo noticed small sparks crackle on his shoulders and he reached back for his strange two pronged weapon.

“What the-”

BBBZZZZZZRRRRRRZZZZRRTTTT!!!

Several Minotaurs were pushed back as, once again, everyone was at a loss for words and were completely flabbergasted. Sparks of electricity burst forth from where the human was standing. In the centre as the human himself as he held his two pronged weapon which had extended a few feet. Bolts danced along his body and crackled along the ground as he stood there as if the electric currents were coming from him.

“Oh my...Celestia,” Twilight uttered.

“You all should be proud,” the human said as he raised his weapon. “You’re all just enough of a pain in my ass to make me use my Amp, let alone a little of my power.”

With a sharp swing of his weapon, a wave of electricity enveloped many mercenaries, electrocuting them until they collapsed in a twitching mess.

“Now...” The human took a stance as the electric bolts crackled and danced more wildly off of him. “Who’s next to get fried?”

The archers on the rooftops all aimed their arrows at him, a total of twelve archers, all had the strange human in their sights

"Fire! Fire! Fire, damn it!" Codron shouted, a bead of sweat dripping down his forehead and cheek. Before the archers could fire a loud boom was heard and two archers were sent flying after being hit by a giant... Cupcake?

"AAAAAGH! IT BURNS! IT'S BURNING MY EYES AND SKIN! AAAAAH! The two Minotaurs screamed in pain as the cupcake was made of frosted jalapeño peppers. Twilight and the others looked over and saw Pinkie Pie was mounting a cannon with a look of rage and fury, her eyes looking like they were on fire

"AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!" Pinkie let out a warcry as she fired more giant jalapeño cupcakes at the archers "YOU! LEFT! ME! YOU! GIANT! MEANIE! JERK!" Pinkie Pie shouted, clearly angry but not directly at the Minotaurs.

Codron gritted his teeth as he was left with only a handful of men left. He looked over and saw Fluttershy, who was still a whimpering and shivering mess, alone.

"Take that one as a hostage!" Codron shouted as he and his men charged at Fluttershy. Fluttershy froze in place as she saw the charging armed Minotaurs coming for her, unable to move as she was frozen in fear.

“Oh no you don’t!” The human put two fingers in his mouth and whistled loudly. From the sky, a creature roared and landed just beside him and Scootaloo, making her yelp. It was a large female manticore with beautiful white fur, red bat wings, and a black scorpion tail. The human quickly picked up the filly and placed her on the manticore’s back, along with the other two fillies.

“Get them out of here, Nala!” The human ordered.
The manticore nodded and ran away as the human saw the Minotaur mercenaries advance on Fluttershy. The human sprinted towards the bulls and met them head on before they reached the frightened mare.

“Get out of our way! You hairless ape!” One bull growled as he went to bash the human’s skull with his mace.

Like an acrobat, the human cartwheeled out of the way and used the momentum to spin his body and connect his foot with the bull’s head. He then began using his strange weapon like a sword as he pummeled them with painful electric infused strikes as they were helpless to block his masterful-like fighting style. The human finished them off by planting his weapon in the ground and sending electric currents through the group of bull’s bodies.
The Minotaurs all twitched on the ground as they lay defeated. Fluttershy looked up at the human and gulped

"D-Do you know Jason?" Fluttershy asked. Just like Scootaloo she also assumed that he knew Jason.

Codron looked up as his body ached and smelled like burnt flesh. He slowly gripped the handle of his axe and pushed himself up, lunging at the human.

"DIE, ASSHOLE-" But Codron was stopped after Rainbow Dash flew in and delivered a bone shattering punch to Codron's jaw. Breaking his jaw and knocking out a few teeth as he dropped to the floor like a bag of bricks. Rainbow Dash panted heavily as she dropped to one knee.

"That…felt…good." Rainbow panted as she glanced over at the human who still had electricity covering his body. She remembered Jason telling them about a being who moved at amazing speed. "So, you must be the Flash from Jason's world, right?" Rainbow Dash asked him.

Applejack recovered from the house she was thrown into and regrouped with the others. Spike and Rarity helped Twilight to her hooves as they walked over to the man that had saved them.

"T-Thank you for saving our home. Who knows what could have happened if you weren't here." Twilight smiled gratefully at him.

"That was amazing! I never seen anypony wield lightning like that before! Are you a superhero, too?" Spike asked with a glint of wonder in his eyes.

“Woah, woah, woah!” The human said as he sheathed his weapon and powered down his electricity. “Slow down, people, one question at a time.” A low roar sounded behind him and up walked the white furred manticore with the CMC riding on its back. “Ah, good timing, girl.” The human smiled as he scratched the manticore under her chin, making her purr. “Now then, I believe these three fillies should return to their respective sisters?”

The CMC hopped off the Manticore and ran over to their respective caretakers. Applebloom and Sweetiebelle ran over to their sisters while Scootaloo ran over to Rainbow Dash.

"Thank you, again, for saving us. We owe you our lives." Twilight said as she winced a bit from being hit in the gut "I don't think we would have been able to handle them, at least not…now…” Twilight's smile faltered as she thought about Jason's letter again

“Oy, I must’ve come in at a bad time.” The human said as he took off his hat and brushed his hand through his hair. “Look, why don’t we take this at your place and go from there. I’ll tell you lot about who I am, where I came from, and why I’m here. Then you can tell me who this Jason character is, sound good?”

The mares all looked at each other and nodded in agreement.

“Cool, but before that.” The human walked over to the downed Minotaur and stood before them. He raised his hands together and electric bolts sparked between them as he zapped the bull, binding his hands and feet to the ground with electricity. The mares watched in awe as he did the same to a few more, until his strange power seemed to change. The electric bolts disappeared and were replaced with black smoke wisps that covered his arms. He leaned down and pushed on a bull as large smoke wisps appeared and seemed to push the bull down, keeping him in check. After that, he moved on and once again his power changed. Strange lights appeared along his arms as he whipped them above and the bulls were bound together by fluorescent lights. Odd-looking lights then came out as he raised his hands in the sky and three large swords of light appeared. He swung his arms down and they impaled themselves in the dirt around the bulls bodies. Lastly, a shell of stone formed over the last of the bulls as the human clenched his fist, binding them to the ground. Once he was done, all the Minotaur mercenaries were subdued as he made his way back to the still awestruck group of ponies and Spike.

“There, now let’s head to your place,” he said, looking at Twilight.

Twilight slowly nodded as she was stunned to see such power, once they all gathered inside Spike and Rarity helped sit Twilight, Applejack, and Rainbow Dash sit down on the couch. Twilight then looked up at the human

"Okay, now then, before we start I feel it's only right we introduce ourselves. I'm Twilight Sparkle. These are my friends, Applejack, Rarity, Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, and Spike." They all waved and nodded at the human "The fillies are Scootaloo, Applebloom, and Sweetiebelle." The CMC all waved at him

"Now who are you? Ah' don't mean to be rude, but it's a bit of a shock to see somepony like you just magically appear. Especially with a Manticore at your command." Applejack said

"But didn't Jason appear magically?" Scootaloo asked. His name made the mares all look down as it brought back their pain "Do you know Jason? Is he your friend? I bet you two must work together since you're both superheroes!" Scootaloo beamed with excitement. Looking up at the stranger. Scootaloo and her friends, unaware that Jason is gone.

The human chuckled as his manticore companion sat down next to him where he sat.

“No, I don’t know Jason.” All the mares frowned. “But, I can tell you this. I already know who all of you are.” This confused everyone as the human leaned back in his chair. “My name is Axel, Axel Rickert, I’m a Conduit from an alternate Equestria.”

All the mares and Spike gasped as they heard that Axel not only knew them, but that he was from an alternate Equestria.

"An alternate Equestria? That's amazing!" Twilight said, she had the biggest smile ever "What is it like? Are there any major differences or small differences between our worlds? How did you get there? Why are you there? Wait, why are you here? How did you-" Before Twilight could ramble on any longer Applejack covered her mouth

"Yeah, she gets like that sometimes. But yeah, Ah' reckon we should ask why are you here first?" Applejack asked

“Well, long story short, I was sent here by a group of high powered people to look for something. I’ve actually been here for about a week and have been investigating but came up short. So, as I was about to leave and report back, those assholes came up to start shit, and I intervened.” Axel turned to Twilight. “To answer your questions in order. My world is pretty similar to this one, you’re all humans instead of mares and there are some slight other changes, and I came here by using a special key that allows me to travel to different dimensions.” The manticore groaned as she looked up at him and Axel scratched behind her ears. “And this here is Nala, I found as a cub and raised her. I’m told she’s a rare breed, due to her fur and wings. Right Fluttershy?” Fluttershy seemed to be struggling not to pounce on Nala and hug her, the CMC included. “You all can pet Nala if you want.”

"We're humans in your world? Whoa, that sounds awesome!" Rainbow Dash said as she was already picturing herself with her human self racing each other

"Well, I feel i don't need to know that I am as elegant as ever in that universe." Rarity flipped her hair and giggled. Fluttershy and the CMC then took their chance to hug and pet Nala. Practically falling in love with her already. It was an adorable sight, and Fluttershy was able to find the best spots that Nala seemed to love being pet at

"You said you were trying to find something. What is it exactly you were trying to find?" Spike asked
“And who are the others you talked about? Do they like cake? Do you like cupcakes? Favorite flavor? Are you a party lover too? Do they like parties?” Pinkie Pie bounced up and down in place as she asked many and many questions

"Pinkie, try to calm down. We need to stay focused." Twilight told her energetic party friend.

“Unfortunately, I can’t tell you. Sort of a need to know basis and classified sort of thing,” Axel said. He spied the letter written by Jason on the table and picked it up. When he read the contents of the letter, Axel frowned pityingly. “Man, sounds like this guy’s been through some shit. Mind telling me what happened?“

“What do you wanna know?” Spike wondered.

“Everything, from day one of him being here up until he bailed.”

For the next few hours, the mares took turns telling about their first encounter up until he left. After they finished, the heavy atmosphere returned and some of the mares were almost crying.

“Damn...I’ve heard some messed up shit, but this guy sounds like he’s been through more than his fair share of shit.” He turned away to speak under his breath. “Who knew it was actually Jason Todd from DC...”

After the mares had told Axel about Jason, Scootaloo had run off after hearing Jason left, Applebloom and Sweetiebelle running off after her. Applejack and Rarity thought it would be best if the fillies had a bit of space to try and deal with it.

Fluttershy, who had tears streaming down her face, stepped up to Axel. She clenched her fists and spoke. "P-Please...." She dropped to her knees and cried "Please, find Jason! Please! Please!" Fluttershy cried. "I know you have other important things to do, and that we have no right to ask, but please... Please bring Jason back..." Fluttershy begged. It was clear to Axel that Fluttershy, as well as the other mares, all had feelings for Jason. It was clear from the way they spoke fondly of him and how much pain they're in from him leaving

"That bucking idiot monkey!" Rainbow Dash slammed her fist against the wall, a few strands of tears running down her cheek.

“Hey hey, take it easy,” Axel said, getting out of his chair. He knelt down beside Fluttershy and placed a hand on her shoulder. “Look, you obviously love him enough to cry for him, but you blame yourself for him leaving which wasn’t even your fault in the first place.”

“But-!”

“Ah! I’m talking,” Axel stopped Fluttershy. “From what I’m hearing, Jason seems to be going through a major existential crisis.”

“How do ya figure?” Applejack wondered.

“Think about it.” Axel stood up and started listing off on his fingers. “He had a shitty childhood, raised as a crime fighter, tortured by a psycho clown, trained by assassins, and has done very bad shit for a mix of good and bad reasons. Next thing he knows, he shows up in this world where almost everyone treated him with respect and kindness, something he wasn’t too familiar with considering his background.” He looked down at Fluttershy. “Then this poor mare expresses her feelings for him, and he leaves. I’m no therapist, but it wasn’t because of your confession. Jason just didn’t know how to process the whole thing. If I were him, I’d probably be thinking that because of my shitty life, there’d probably be something or someone who’d wanna hurt those important to me. So the only think I could think of doing for their sake is to get as far away from them as possible.” Axel sighed as he sat back down. “All I’m saying is he didn’t leave out of spite, he left for all your sakes because he cares about you all that much, even though it wasn’t the best way to handle the situation. I mean, he could’ve at least not have left Fluttershy hanging.”

The mares all looked at each other as they took Axel’s words to heart.

“Are we bad friends?” Pinkie wondered sadly.

“No, emotions were just running high is all,” Axel waved his hand. Axel looked around the room then got an idea. “Ah, I see what’s going on.” Axel crossed his arms and smirked. “Aside from Fluttershy, you mares also love Jason, don’t you?”

The mares all blushed heavily as Axel said the thing they had all known but could never really admit, well, except Fluttershy. Applejack hid behind her hat. Rarity looked off to try and hide her red cheeks. Twilight looked down and fidgeted in place shyly. Rainbow's wings flared up and she blushed heavily as she tried to force them down. Pinkie turned bright red and her mane flared back up to normal as she played with her fingers.

"I-It... It's not far off..." Pinkie Pie said as a small smile formed on her face "Jason's…he’s perfect in my eyes."

"Axel." Twilight stood up and looked at him "I am begging you, all of us, from the bottom of our hearts. Please, stay and help find Jason." Twilight begged him. Hoping that Axel would agree to help them.

"It's about time we show Jason what…how we truly feel." Rarity said as she was still looking away, still clearly embarrassed

"I was looking through some of his old notes and found the list of things Jason said might help bring him back to his world." Spike ran off the grab the note and maps and other material that Jason had used "I-If you'll help, that is. We would understand if you can't." Spike looked down as he didn't want to burden Axel

“Hmm,” Axel hummed as he scratched his chin. “Okay, I’ll help. On one condition.” He leaned forward as he rested his elbows on his knees. “I want you all to be completely honest with me, and no holding back. You want Jason to come home? Then you gotta prove it.” He paused as he looked serious. “Do you all love Jason?”

The mares all blushed heavily at what Axel said, and Applejack stood up, taking off her hat
"Jason... Is perhaps the sweetest fella ah' have ever known. He's kind and has a soft spot for kids and he's always willing to listen and help others."
"The way he holds us close in his arms just makes it feel like nothing in the world can hurt us. That no matter what we would be safe." Twilight smiled as she remembered Jason's touch

"He always has that cute charming smile and always just makes my day a whole lot better." Pinkie Pie said

"Jason is willing to do whatever it takes to help others, even if it causes him pain. I can always count on him... To lend me a shoulder to lean on." Rainbow Dash said as she remembered fondly to when she and the others were dealing with their trauma in the cave Jason would help in easing the pain

"His kind eyes, charming smile, his warm personality, and his kind heart. I want nothing more than to see it everyday." Rarity clenched her chest
"No matter how much pain he's in, no matter how much he's hurting, he always smiles and carries his burden to make sure others are safe and happy. I…I wouldn't mind…if I-I could…call him my husband one day…” Fluttershy said, thinking about her and Jason being together and having a family of their own.

Each of the mares gave and declared their love for Jason. And each of them has love and determination in their eyes.

Axel smiled as he stood up. He approached Spike and took the items he brought and used his power. The items sparked with electricity for a moment until Axel put the items back down.

“I got his electromagnetic pulse,” Axel said. “I think I might be able to find him. I’m glad you all were finally able to get those repressed feelings off your chest. Sometimes it’s best to just let it out instead of keeping it bottled up inside, wouldn’t you agree?”
"Yeah, it really does." Twilight said as she brushed a few strands of her mane behind her ear as she blushed

"Bring Jason back to us, please." Fluttershy said before she then hugged Axel "And thank you for helping, even though you have more important things to do." She said as she then pulled away. Smiling warmly at him.

"If you see that damn idiot, give him a good punch for me. And tell him that he's getting another when he comes back." Rainbow Dash said, while she seemed harsh Axel could tell that Rainbow Dash still cared and loved him deeply. Plus her wings were still flared up and she was still trying to get them down.

“Of course. You mind watching Nala while I’m gone?” Axel asked Fluttershy.

“I would love to,” Fluttershy smiled as she patted Nala’s head.

“You be good now, girl, I’ll be back real soon,” Axel said as he walked out the door. The others followed him as he stretched his back a bit. He looked behind him and smirked. “You all might wanna brace yourselves.”

Axel activated his power and the strange staticky lights appeared on his back. In a flash, everyone went slack jawed at what they were seeing. A pair of large digital wings, each spreading 8ft in width, unfurled out wide as Axel flapped them a few times.
The mares and Spike were all stunned by Axel's glowing blue wings that he just instantly grew.

"Marvelous, darling! You simply must tell me more about them when you get the chance! I may be able to craft a new line of clothing with those designs." Rarity giggled

"That is awesome! You and I are definitely gonna need to race!" Rainbow Dash smirked as she was about to burst from the thought of racing an alien with wings.

“Heh, then you’ll all love this.” He lowered his body and readied his wings. “I’ll be back in a few days!”
With a single flap of his wings, Axel shot up into the air, leaving a gust of wind that almost blew the mares off their hooves. He spun like a top until he flapped his wings again and flew off in another direction.

The mares and Spike covered their eyes as Axel took off, looking up at him as he flew off. All of them wished him good luck and hoped that Jason was okay.

“Spike, take a letter!” Twilight said as her assistant got a piece of paper and quill pen. “Tell princess Celestia everything that has happened! She must come to Ponyville immediately!”

Spike nodded and wrote everything down on the letter. Once it was done, he rolled it up and blew his magical flame on it to send it off. Not two minutes later, a flash of light appeared beside the mares as the sun patriarch herself showed up, to which they all bowed.

“Twilight,” Celestia said, trying to keep her composure. “Is it true? Has Jason...left?” Twilight composed herself as she fought back against her tears to try and stay strong

"Y-Yes, your majesty. He left last night." Twilight then handed Celestia the note Jason had left. After reading it Celestia had a tear run down her cheek, she set the note down and stepped outside. The mares and Spike could see that Celestia was trying her hardest to stay strong. Celestia looked down at the captured Minotaurs and walked up towards Codron. Celestia looked down at him and used her magic to force him awake by send a jolt of magic throughout his body

"Gah! Fuck!" Codron cursed as he stared up at the Princess of Equestria.

"You are going to tell me everything." Celestia said as she stared down the defeated Minotaur

"I won't talk. Bad for business." Codron grinned at her "But if you show me your bedroom, I might tell you a thing or-AAAAGH!" Codron screamed out in pain as he felt his hands slowly being crushed. His hands engulfed in a yellow glow as Celestia stared him down.

"Start talking. Or else." Celestia demanded. The mares and Spike were shocked to see Celestia act this way, having rarely, if ever, seen Celestia this angry before.

“Never! I’ll die before I speak!” Codron barked.
Before Celestia could respond, Nala stalked towards the Minotaur leader and growled. She then eased her scorpion tail and readied to sting him as a drop of poison leaked out from the tip.

“Master has entrusted me to watch over these ponies until his return,” Fluttershy said. “My venom is the most potent of my kind, and is known to be more deadly than any other. You shall experience pain unlike any you have felt before, then I shall feast on your innards while you watch in agony.” Everyone stared at Fluttershy like she had an extra head or two. “Oh! Um...s-sorry, I was just translating what Nala said.”

Nala then raised her paw and pressed her sharp claws into Codron’s chest, puncturing his flesh and blood leaked out.

Codron screamed out in pain and groaned as he started to whimper, he had fought in countless battles, but they all had one thing in common. He was in control. He was the strongest. But now? Now he was at the mercy of someone else

"Fuuuck! Stop! Stop! I-I'll talk! I'll talk! We were hired to find some hairless ape-AAAH!" Codron screamed as Celestia broke both of his pinky fingers.

"His name is Jason." Celestia corrected him.

"Fine! Jason! We were hired by somepony to find and kill Jason. He would pay us one hundred thousand bits for his head and armor." Codron confessed

"Who was it?" Rainbow Dash demanded as she hovered over his face.

"I-I don't know. But he was noble. Blonde mane, blue eyes, white fur coat." Codron described their client.

“Wait...” Celestia gasped as she clenched her fists in pure anger. “That no good...rotten...spoiled...good for nothing...BUCKING FLANKHOLE!”

Everyone’s jaw went slack from the sudden use of foul language from the princess. She used her magic to fire a flare spell in the air in order to signal the royal guard. About 15 minutes later, a large band of guardsponies arrived led by Shining Armor.

“Captain Armor? Take these Minotaur into custody. Should any of them resist, do not hesitate to use extreme force.”

“Yes, your majesty.” He then noticed the strange way each Minotaur were subdued. “Erm, what about the strange magic they’re trapped in?”

“It should all wear off in about a few hours, Nala said,” Fluttershy said after translating for Nala.

Shining Armor nodded as he and the guards got to work. As they apprehended the bulls, Celestia huffed back to the library with the mares and Spike following.

“Princess?” Twilight called out for her teacher.

“I am fine, Twilight,” Celestia sighed as she sat down on a chair to compose herself. “Would you please explain to me what happened? And who it was that managed to best those Mercenaries?”

"Yes, your majesty. His name is Axel, he's a human like Jason but called himself a conduit. He didn't explain what that was but assuming from what we saw he must be some metahuman. Like the ones Jason talked about in his world. He came from an alternate Equestria and was sent here by a group of powerful beings to find something. He came here just in time as the Mercenaries came and saved us." Twilight explained to Celestia

"He agreed to find Jason and bring him back, but it may take some time." Spike said.

"I see. I am grateful that he helped save your lives, but I would like to talk to him personally. I will deal with Blue Blood soon, and when you see Axel again let me know." Celestia said.

"W-What about Luna? Shouldn't she also know about…Jason?" Pinkie Pie asked as she knew Luna was closest to Jason more than any of them

"I…I will explain it all to my sister. May I have the note, please?" Celestia asked. Spike ran upstairs and came back with the note and handed it to Celestia. "Thank you. I will leave some of my guards here and send some supplies to help fix the damages done here."

“Thank you, princess,” Twilight said as Celestia stood up again to leave.

“Let’s just pray this Axel fellow can bring Jason back,” Celestia said as she left.

The mares were all then left alone with each other as an awkward silence filled the air.

“So...” Fluttershy said, fidgeting in place. “You all love Jason too?”

All the others blushed at the question, but one by one they all eventually nodded their heads slightly.

"When, um, when did you all fall in love with him? I-If you, um, don't mind." Fluttershy asked them

"Well... For me, it mostly started when he left the hospital. I was still dealing with what we saw in the temple, and one night Jason…he held me. The way he had his arms around me made me feel warm and safe. It made me fall for how strong he was and how he was willing to do anything to help others." Twilight smiled shyly as she blushed.

"When he came to my shop for new clothes I saw his body. All the scars on his body made me wonder how he was able to go on. But whenever I saw his smile it just made me admire his ability to push forward." Rarity thought back Jason's muscular frame and his handsome smile.

"The way he played with the fillies and how kind he is, it made me…think that he would be a great dad." Applejack played with the tip of her hat as she smiled shyly.

"His smile always made my day better, just hearing him made me smile more than usual. When I visited him he told me about some recipes Alfred taught him. It made me want to bake with him forever." Pinkie Pie giggled

"He…me and him would talk during our time in the hospital. He made it a lot less boring. He told me about his adventures in his world, how he fought things that were way above him and how, no matter how hurt he got, he kept getting up." Rainbow Dash said.

"I see," Fluttershy smiled warmly. "I'm glad we all like the same stallion, it makes things easier that way."

"And Spike?" Rarity said as she knelt down in front of the young drake. "I know about your little crush on me." Spike sputtered in embarrassment but Rarity calmed him down with a hug. "You are just the sweetest little drake I have ever met, Spikey Wikey, but you must understand that the biggest hurdles between us are our age and maturity." She leaned back and cupped his cheeks. "As you have just heard, I am in love with Jason now. But I can tell you as your friend that there is a girl out there who will be very blessed to have you."

At first Spike was sad that he had gotten rejected by his crush, but he then felt somewhat content since it was someone like Jason who she was in love with.

"Yeah…I guess you have a point," Spike sighed as he wiped his eyes. "Thank you Rarity." "Fluttershy, what exactly did you mean it makes things easier?" Rainbow wondered.

"Isn't it obvious?" Fluttershy giggled. "Since we mares like the same stallion, it's only natural we ask him to form a herd with us."

"A-A herd?!" Twilight yelped, blushing profusely.

"A herd, huh?" Rainbow smirked. "Sure, I'm down with that. Since I love that stupid monkey and you all are my friends."

"But if we were to form a herd, who'd be the lead mare?" Applejack wondered.

"Oh! Oh! I know!" Pinkie chirped as she raised her hand. "It should be the mare who first confessed to Jason!" All eyes then landed on Fluttershy.

Fluttershy tensed up and her wings flared up as her face turned bright red.

"Eep!" Fluttershy hid behind her mane and fidgeted in place "M-M-Me? I-I don't know, maybe o-one of you should be lead mare."

"Fluttershy." Applejack placed a hand on her shoulder "We all fell in love with Jason, but you were the one who confessed first. You were the one who made that leap. You deserve to be his lead mare." Applejack assured her.

"Besides, you were the one who got the first kiss, so you beat us fair and square." Rainbow Dash playfully teased, making Fluttershy cover her face with her hands. The mares and Spike laughed a bit at the light teasing.

"W-Well…i-if you are all okay with it." Fluttershy took a deep breath and exhaled as she pushed her mane aside. "I'll become the lead mare."

All the mares hugged each other and looked forward to the day Jason returned so that they may express their love for the young human.

"So who gets first shot at him in bed?" Rainbow teased, making the other mares flinch and blush uncontrollably.

"RAINBOW!!"