Chapter 9

WHACK!

My kick struck the trunk of the tree, causing it to shake wildly. One by one, the apples fell off the branches and into the baskets below. I wiped my brow and fanned myself with my shirt, then picked up the apple baskets and hoisted them over my shoulders. Another day at the apple farm, and like always, I was hard at work. I could definitely feel the progress in both my physical and mental Ki training. I’m able to fly into the air without putting much effort into it and my speed has increased steadily to a nice 40-50mph, or so I’d estimate.

My body has also improved in a physical sense. Before, I was just semi-fit and worked out regularly. Now, I feel stronger and more fit than ever. It’s little wonder Mac is as fit as he is now, considering he’s done this kind of thing since he was a kid. Smirking to myself, I grabbed my jacket that I hung over a branch and draped it over my shoulder.

As I walked back toward the farm, I started to question myself a little as to why I’ve been putting so much effort in my Ki training lately. Gaining physical strength and a clear mind through work and meditation is one thing, but I felt as though there was more to it than just improving myself. If I wasn’t blessed with these new powers, I’d probably just be another ordinary new citizen of Ponyville and inhabitant of this world. My mind trailed back again to the letter I got from F upon my arrival here. What she said kinda irked me whenever I remember reading about how she chose me. Why did she choose me out of all humans? I’ll probably never know. I recall the princesses I met on my first night here said they’d send for me once they’ve confirmed something, but I’ve still yet to hear anything.

Pushing my dilemmas aside, I saw Mac and a small girl standing by him. She wore a cute little pink bow tied in her red hair. She wore blue jeans and a green shirt, both slightly covered in mud. Her eyes were a pretty orange color and looked to be about ten or twelve years old.

“Hey there, Mac. Got some more baskets here for you,” I called out to the farmer stallion. Mac looked at me and smiled with a nod. The young filly turned to me and smiled widely at me. “Well, hey there.”

“Howdy! So you’re the famous human feller mah sister and brother’s been talkin’ about?” the filly chirped.

“I wouldn’t say I’m famous,” I said bashfully. “I assume you’re Mac and Applejack’s little sister?”

“You assume right, partner! Mah name’s Apple Bloom!”

I set the baskets down and held my hand out to Apple Bloom. “It’s nice to finally meet you, Apple Bloom. I’m William Saber, but you can just call me Will for short.”

“Can do, Will!” Apple Bloom grabbed my hand and shook it. Even for a young girl her age, she’s got quite a grip. Must run in the family.

“Y’all can go on home, if ya want, Will,” Mac said.

“Really? I still have about a couple hours in my shift,” I said.

“Naw, you’ve earned it. Since ya harvested all them apples on your own, there ain’t many trees to buck. Bloom and Ah’ll take care of it,” Mac waved it off.

“I was happy to help, Mac. You don’t have to give me special treatment,” I said.

“It ain’t. Just call it a personal reward from me to you.”

“Well, if you insist, then I’ll be on my way.”

“Buh-bye, Will!” Apple Bloom waved at me.

I gave the two Apple siblings a two fingered salute before jumping in the air and flying off.

“WHAT THE HAY?! HE CAN FLY?!”

I chuckled when I heard Apple Bloom’s shouting and continued my flight back toward the library. She seemed like a nice young girl with a lot of energy, kinda like…Rachel. I stopped in midair when the thought of my sister came to mind. It’s been over a month since I came to this world. I imagine my whole family is worried sick to tears about me disappearing. If circumstances were different, I’d still be home and living my life with my step-family and mother. I frowned as the wind blew against me in the air and I looked up at the clouds.

“I wish I could see them again,” I said to myself. “Just so I could at least give them closure that I’m alright.”

“Move it, jerk wad!”

My reminiscing was interrupted when something flew past me and nearly sent me spinning out of control. I shook my head and looked toward the rude flyer who was nearly out of sight.

“Hey! I’m flying here! Up yours, you prick!” I shouted at the flyer. “Sheesh, some people have no manners.”

Choosing to brush off the rude encounter just now, I continued flying back toward the library and touched down in front of the door. When I opened it, I was met with a weird scent of burnt flowers. I waved away the smoke in the air and saw Twilight cleaning up a little mess she made with her potions.

“Trouble with your studies, Twilight?” I spoke up, getting her attention.

“Oh, welcome back, Will. No, it’s just another one of Pinkie’s and Rainbow’s pranks,” Twilight said with a sigh. “They replaced my writing ink with invisible ink so I couldn’t see the notes I had just written down, and this is the result. Those two have been pulling practical jokes like this all day.”

“Invisible ink? Pfft, that’s actually pretty funny,” I chuckled. “Reminds me of when I used to pull pranks like that on my sister.”

“If you don’t mind me asking, Will, what is your sister like?” Twilight asked as she cleaned.

“Heh, well, she may be older than me, but I sometimes feel like I’m the older sibling because of how childish she can be.” I laughed a little as I sat down on a chair. “I remember when we were younger, we used to play with these little stuffed animals. She wanted to pretend that they all lived happily together and smiled all the time. I, on the other hand, wanted them to fight each other.”

“You wanted stuffed animal toys to fight?” Twilight asked, perplexed.

“I know how it sounds, but I just figured it’d be cooler to play like that. I honestly made any toy I owned fight each other. Anyway, she always used to complain all the time when I had my stuffed elephant try to beat her little stuffed frog to a pulp.”

“That sounds violent,” Twilight commented.

“Like I said, I thought it was cooler than just having them sit around and talk about their feelings.” I shrugged. “I remember I once took one of her toys and hid it, then told her my toy had banished it and it wouldn’t be seen forever. She cried the whole day and I got grounded by my parents after I gave it back to her.”

“Seems like you got your just desserts,” Twilight said as she finished cleaning the mess.

“I guess I did, but besides that, my sister and I got along just well. Even though she was my step-sister, she still felt like she was my actual sister.” I smiled as I reminisced about Rachel. “Every time, whenever I saw Rachel sad or upset about something, I’d always make a fresh batch of brownies for her. I had come up with a personal recipe and she was the first to try it. She told me it was the best thing she’s ever eaten.”

Twilight set down her cleaning supplies and walked over to me and sat down beside me. “Do you miss your family?”

“Every day.” I leaned back and stared up at the ceiling. “I often wonder how they’re all coping with my disappearance, my mother especially.”

Twilight frowned pityingly and reached over to place her hand on mine. “I’m sure they’re missing you too, Will. I’m sorry you were taken from your world so suddenly. I can’t imagine what you must be going through.”

I looked back at Twilight and smiled at her. “I appreciate it, Twilight, and I’ve been through worse heartache than this. All I can do now is just keep my head up high and continue moving forward. I’m here in this world now, so I might as well get used to it.”

“Still, it’s nice to let your feelings out whenever you feel the need,” Twilight reassured me as she pulled her hand away.

I nodded at her, but then found myself gazing at Twilight. I hadn’t noticed before, since this was probably the longest time we’d ever spoken to one another, but her eyes seemed to have a certain twinkle in them. Not to mention…this mare was admittedly kinda cute. Her hair looked so smooth and wavy, along with her tail. The way the two-toned streak in her hair hung over her eye a little, was all appealing to me.

…wait, the hell am I thinking?!

“Ahem! Well, uh, I’m gonna hit the showers,” I said sheepishly.

I stood up and quickly made my way up the stairs toward the bathroom, leaving Twilight by herself. I shut the door behind me, took off my sweaty clothes, and threw them in the hamper. I then turned the knob in the shower so the water could heat up and gazed at the mirror in the room. I looked at both of my different coloured eyes and leaned my hands on the bathroom countertop. Those thoughts of mine while looking at Twilight made me question my very sense of reason.

“Just what the hell are you thinking, Saber?” I asked myself. “You do realize that you’re a human? And she’s a pony? You both are two completely different species, and you go and have the thought process of finding her cute? Get it through your thick skull. it’s not gonna happen no matter how you try to spin it. It’s better you just forget what happened entirely.”

I shook my head and entered the shower to wash myself off. It would seem that the longer I stay in this world and associate with these ponies, the more I wonder what else entails for me in the coming future.

The Next Day

Another day in Ponyville as I flew toward the lake for another Ki training session. My mind was set on improving my flight speed and learning how to perform more advanced Ki blast techniques. My goal was to further adapt my body to the usage of Ki and whenever I use it in such large quantities. I imagined myself being able to perform well-known techniques from Dragon Ball. As I flew, I caught sight of Rainbow Dash flying through the clouds with someone. When I looked down, I saw Pinkie running after them with a trampoline, which piqued my interest as to what that party mare was up to. Deciding to take a detour, I flew down toward Pinkie until I was just above her.

“Sup, Pinkie. What’s the deal with that trampoline?” I asked.

“Hi, Willy! I’m trying to catch up with Rainbow Dash and her friend Gilda!” Pinkie chirped as she continued to run while holding the trampoline.

“Gilda? Who’s Gilda?” I wondered.

“She’s a griffin who Rainbow used to know back in the day, and I wanna try to be her friend too! So I’m gonna use this trampoline to jump up in the sky to talk with them!”

“Hmm, interesting plan.” I then got an idea that she might like. “Hey, if you want, I can just carry you and fly up there?”

Pinkie halted in her tracks and looked up at me as I hovered in midair. “You’d do that for me?!”

“Well, sure.” I landed back down on the ground. “Seems like a drag for you to lug that thing everywhere, so why not make it easier for yourself and let me give you a ride?”

“That’s super duper nice of you, Willy!” Pinkie hopped up and down. “But is it really okay? What if I’m too heavy and I hurt your back?”

“Please, I lug heavy-ass apple baskets all day long. I think I can handle carrying you,” I waved it off and turned around. “Hop on.”

Pinkie squealed and practicality jumped on my back, making me grunt. As I hooked my hands under her legs and she wrapped her arms around my shoulders, her generous bust pressed against my back. My cheeks blushed a shade of red as I felt those two mounds of flesh press into me. Not to mention, her legs were incredibly soft on my hands.

“Let’s get going…” I said, trying to compose myself.

“Up, up, and away!” Pinkie cheered.

I nodded and flew up into the air. Pinkie giggled and swung her legs back and forth as she tried to touch any clouds we passed by. When we neared the cloud Rainbow and this Gilda were sitting on, I got a look at the new griffin. True to Pinkie’s word, this girl did indeed have the body features of an actual griffin. She had the head of a bald eagle with a few feathers brushed over the side of her head. Her body had brown fur, a long tail, and legs like a lion. Her hands looked like talons with sharp claws and she had golden-yellow eyes. On her back was a pair of fairly large brown, yet scruffy-looking wings. She wore torn black jeans and a black tank top to go with it. This girl looked like she worked out on a daily basis since she had a lot of muscle on her arms, legs, and torso. At first glance, as we flew nearer, I could get the sense that this girl was a bit of a punk. However, since Pinkie said Gilda was an old friend of Dash’s, I suppose I could give her the benefit of the doubt.

“Hiya, Rainbow! It’s later, and I caught up with Willy’s help!” Pinkie chirped.

“Oh, that's great. Really, great,” Gilda said in an annoyed tone while looking away.

“And nice to meet you, to you too,” I said sarcastically. “So, who’s your rude friend, Rainbow?”

“This is Gilda, an old friend of mine from Jr. Flight School.” Dash introduced the griffon. “G, this is Will Saber.”

“Sup,” she said with a bored tone.

“Charmed,” I said.

Sheesh, what crawled up her ass and made it their home? I thought.

“Wait.” Gilda seemed to perk up after about a minute. “Will Saber? You’re that human thing?”

“I wouldn’t call myself a thing, but I am a human,” I said.

“So you’re the one Dash told me who took on Nightmare Moon alone?”

“I prefer to say I kept her distracted while Rainbow and her friends did the finishing blow,” I shrugged, only for Gilda to chortle at me.

“So you’re a pussy, then? Ha! I knew Dash was just pulling my feathers. You probably hid behind some bushes and jerked off while Dash took on that bitch,” Gilda said with a smirk and mocking tone.

To say what she had told me ticked me off would be an understatement. I’ve dealt with bullies before, and this griffin was no exception.

“Hey, that’s not true! Willy stood up to Nightmare Moon as best as he could,” Pinkie said.

“You wanna run that by me again, bird brain?” I sneered, making Gilda glare at me.

“What did you say to me?” Gilda stood up on the cloud and walked over to me. “Why don’t you say it again to my face,” she said with a glare aimed at me.

“Hey, quit it, guys!” Rainbow said, getting between us. “G, you know I told you that in confidence. Will tried his best against Nightmare Moon.”

“Hmph. He looks like a kitten could beat him,” Gilda snarked.

“By the way, I could care less what you say about me.” My gaze turned into a glare. Pinkie looked my way nervously, along with Rainbow as my aura rose little by little. The cloud they stood on began to dissipate a little from my aura as my Ki levels became more intense. “But if you dare insult Princess Luna like that again, I’ll show you how much I’ve improved since my fight with Nightmare Moon.”

“Pfft, whatever. Come on, Dash, let’s blow this dump and hit up a bar,” Gilda said before taking off with Dash right behind her.

“Uh, wait up G!” Rainbow turned back to us. “Sorry guys, I’ll catch you later.” Rainbow flew off after Gilda and I simply clicked my tongue at them as I descended to the ground.

“What are you doing, Willy? Fly after them!” Pinkie said while bouncing on my back.

“Trust me, Pinkie, it ain’t worth it,” I shook my head.

“But why not?!”

“Because people like Gilda aren’t the type you wanna associate with. They’ll drag you down and insult you just to seem like they’re cool, when they’re actually not. In other words, Gilda’s a massive bully,” I explained.

“Awww, that’s sad to think about. Maybe if we threw her a party, she’d open up more?” Pinkie pondered while going limp and leaned back, so she was upside down.

I chuckled as I touched back down and Pinkie just slumped to the ground on her back.

“Hate to break it to you, Pinks, but that griffin’s got issues that I don’t even wanna think about,” I shrugged.

“Well, maybe you’re wrong!” Pinkie protested as she sprang back to her hooves. “I just know Gilda will be a good friend if I try!”

“Then I wish you luck. Sorry I can’t fly you up there anymore.”

“Aw, it’s okay! I’ve got plenty of ways to get up there!” Pinkie ran off.

“Ignorance is bliss, I suppose,” I shrugged again and tucked my hands in my pockets and decided to walk toward the lake.

Later

“Pant…pant…pant…Well, I’d say that was a success,” I breathed heavily as I kept my hands in front of me.

The water rippled violently after my Ki blast attack and small waves crashed along the shoreline. My whole body ached a little, but it was well worth it. All the preparation, mental and physical training, had all proved to be a fruitful endeavor.

“I think I got enough Ki in me for one more test,” I said aloud as I assumed the position again.

I focused my Ki in my hands as I held them above my head. My Ki rose and my aura surrounded me like a white flame and my hands glowed bright. I felt my power about to be unleashed and saw a bright light shine in my hands, then thrusted them forward.

“Masenko!”

A beam of energy shot from my hands and impacted the water in the lake. An explosion of water erupted from the lake and water rained down on me. I smirked at the first successful Ki blast attack.

“Now that’s what I’m talking about!” I pumped my fists, but then felt a wave of fatigue hit me. “Ugh, I still need to expand my Ki pool a bit more.”

Growl!

My stomach made itself known and I chuckled sheepishly.

“Maybe I should get something to eat first.” I then remembered hearing about a new shop that had opened on the edge of town that sold specific goods. “Maybe I’ll pay that shop a visit.”

After putting my jacket back on, I made my way to Ponyville to get some grub. Along the way while smiling and waving at the ponies I passed by, I spotted Pinkie sitting at a café and slurping a milkshake in a huff.

“Pinkie?” I called out to her. “What’s wrong? That’s quite the scowl you got there.”

“Sigh. I’ve been following Gilda all day to see how to make her my friend. All I've come up with is that she's a bully and a thief," Pinkie said sadly.

“How so?” I asked, getting suspicious.

“Well, I saw her use her tail to scare the horseshoes out of poor Granny Smith! Then, when no pony was looking, she stole an apple right off the stall after insulting their freshness! So Twilight was wrong when she said I was jealous, because I was right and so were you! She’s a meanie and a thief!”

“I’m honestly not that surprised. People like that always have a tendency to hide their true colors. I wonder what Rainbow would think if she knew about the things that griffin had done,” I said, crossing my arms.

“Maybe we should tell her how mean Gilda is? Rainbow doesn’t deserve a bully like Gilda as a friend,” Pinkie said.

“You’d be right, but I doubt Rainbow would believe us since the two of them have history.”

While Pinkie was throwing a pout, I noticed Fluttershy walking backwards and leading a family of ducks through the street. Any pony who saw her gave her space so she could help them, except when I saw Gilda marching in the other way. Fluttershy accidentally bumped into Gilda.

“Oh, please excuse me,” Fluttershy said.

“Hey! I’m walking here!” Gilda shouted in Fluttershy’s face while bowing up and flaring her wings out.

“I-I’m sorry. I w-was just trying to-to get across, for the-” Fluttershy started, only for Gilda to mimic her.

“I’m sorry, I’m sorry. I was just trying not to suck. Why don’t you move it before I really make you sorry!” she said while getting in her face.

“I-I-I-I…” Fluttershy tried to say while falling to the ground on her ass.

“I said move it, you yellow cunt!” Gilda yelled at her before letting out a lion's roar in Shy’s face.

“Oh that’s it! Stay put, Pinkie!” I stomped over toward Gilda as Fluttershy cried behind her mane. Before Gilda could bash Fluttershy any longer, I shoved her away and stood in front of Fluttershy.

“The cluck?!” Gilda snapped.

“You okay, Fluttershy?” I asked the timid mare, looking over my shoulder.

“W-William…?” Fluttershy whimpered. “She…she yelled at me.”

“I know, I’ll take care of this.” I looked back at Gilda with a glare of my own.

“Hey! Back the hell off, you bitch! No one yells at my friends like that!” Some ponies stopped and turned toward the commotion. “Who the hell do you think you are?!”

“Gilda, you clucking retard! And what’s a pussy ape like you gonna do about it?!” she challenged while balling her fists.

“I’ll show you!” I widened my stance and held my hand up in front of me and my fist at my side. “You mess with Fluttershy, you mess with me!”

“Fine then! Two dweebs, one fist!” Gilda said before rushing at me with her fist raised.

I blocked her fist with my palm and threw her over my shoulder. I winced a little since her fist was heavy and her hands had sharp talons. Gilda came back at me with her claws at the ready. Leaning my body back, I evaded her strike and swung my knee right in her gut. She coughed as I then spun around and side kicked her, sending her tumbling across the dirt.

“Your attitude is shit, you yelled at my friend, and you picked a fight with me!” I said as Gilda sneered at me. “I guess I learned something new today; griffins are nothing but cold-hearted bullies!”

“You little shithead! I’ll smash your face into a pulp and mount your ass on a wall!” she raved before charging again.

I waited until she was just a foot in front of me and I ducked out of the way. I twirled around and grabbed her arm, then swung her onto the ground. Before she could recover, I held her arm and pinned her to the ground by digging my knee into her back so she wouldn’t be able to use her wings.

“Rrrgh, let me go, you freak!” Gilda said while struggling under my weight. She looks to the side, before smirking. “Ow! My wing! You broke my wing! I’ll never fly again!”

“Oh shut the hell up!” I rolled my eyes at her poor attempt to frame me. I looked to see Rainbow approaching us. “Rainbow, you should hear what your oh so good friend did to poor Fluttershy.”

“Don’t listen to this creep! Help me get him off before he decides to stick his dick in me!” Gilda pleaded with fake concern for her well-being.

“Gilda!” Rainbow’s voice sounded both annoyed and disappointed. “I saw everything!”

“Then why are you standing there? Help me up!” Gilda said, thinking Dash only meant she saw the fight.

“You think I would after what you said?! I was just coming back to fly with you when I saw you yell and insult Fluttershy to her face! Not to mention you picked a fight with Will, who’s also my friend! Not cool, Gilda! I thought you were better than that!”

“Never judge a book by its cover,” I said aloud, still pinning Gilda.

“The heck, Dash? I thought you were cool, not like the rest of these dweebs,” she argued.

“You’re so naïve.” I pulled Gilda up and shoved her away from us. “Just because you think you’re hot shit doesn’t mean Rainbow has to be, too. Sure, Rainbow’s cool in her own right, but at least she doesn’t put herself on a pedestal and mock anyone who’s not like her, like you do.” Gilda was about to come at me again when I just shook my head. “Don’t. Just don’t, Gilda. You already embarrassed yourself in front of the whole town and in front of your only friend. Do yourself a favor. Just leave before you humiliate yourself any more.” Gilda clenched her fists hard as she looked at Dash for some sort of last chance, but the mare scoffed and looked away.

Gilda growled, a hint of a tear started to escape her eyes before she shook her head and turned her back on us. “Fine! I don’t need any of you pansy-ass pussies!” She gave everyone the double bird before taking off.

I sighed and noticed Rainbow’s ears droop. “You okay?” I placed a hand on her shoulder.

“Yeah, I’ll be okay,” she told me while watching her old friend fly off into the distance. “Just when you think you know somepony.”

“Trust me, I know that feeling all too well,” I nodded somberly.

Just saying those words began to bring back some…unpleasant memories of my childhood, but I managed to suppress them before they had a chance to surface. I turned around to see Fluttershy wiping her eyes and still sitting on her knees.

I approached the crying mare and offered my hand to her. “It’s okay, Fluttershy, she’s gone.”

Flutters wiped away a few more tears before taking my offered hand. When she was back on her hooves, she quickly wrapped her arms around my neck and quietly whimpered in the crook of my neck. “Thank you, William.”

I was a little caught off guard at the hug, but I returned the gesture by gently wrapping my arms around her and rubbing her back.

“I’m sorry you were treated so poorly. You didn’t deserve that from a bully like her,” I said.

“I’m just glad you were here to stop her,” she told me while tightening her hug. “I was just so scared.”

“I know.”

As I hugged her, I noticed the ponies around us were whispering to each other. Some were smiling at me and giving me nods of approval. The feeling I had before, when I saved Dinky, returned to me as I felt a wave of satisfaction wash over me. Being able to save someone and protect them from others almost made me feel like I was some kind of hero. But I brushed that feeling off since I just did what I felt like I needed to do. Fluttershy soon stepped away from me and smiled warmly up at me.

“You gonna be okay from now on?” I asked.

“I think so. Oh no! What happened to the ducks?” Flutters began to panic.

“Got ‘em right here, Fluttershy!” Pinkie skipped over to us with the ducks following her. “I managed to get them away before things got hairy!”

“Thank you, Pinkie. Come along, little duckies.” Fluttershy led the duck family away. As she left, she glanced back at me past her mane and I could swear I saw a hint of pink in her cheeks, but thought it was my imagination.

“Now that that’s been settled, I’m gonna go get some grub.” I turned to leave and tucked my hands in my pockets.

“See ya later, Willy!” Pinkie waved goodbye and I waved to her and Rainbow over my shoulder.

Later That Evening

After an eventful day, I had returned home to relax with Twilight and Spike. We were sitting around the living room table and I had told them about what had happened.

“I can’t believe someone would just yell at Fluttershy like that! She’s the sweetest mare in Ponyville!” Spike said bitterly.

“I was surprised too,” I nodded. “Good thing I was there to stand up to that bully.”

“Was it really necessary to pick a fight with Gilda?” Twilight wondered.

“Twilight, I have a certain vendetta against bullies. Whenever I see someone being picked on by another, I’m gonna step in no matter what,” I argued. “Besides, she had it coming.”

“I suppose,” Twilight sighed.

KNOCK! KNOCK! KNOCK!

The door knocked and we all looked toward the door. “Who could that be?” I wondered. I stood up from my seat and walked over to the door. When I opened it, I was met with an armored pony stallion who was just a few inches shorter than me. “Uh…can I help you, sir?”

“Sir Saber? I’m here to deliver a summons from the princesses themselves,” the guard said before handing me a scroll with Celestia’s insignia stamped on the seal.

“The princesses?” I asked, surprised.

“Thank you for your time.” The stallion nodded and turned to leave.

I shut the door and turned back to Twilight and Spike.

“Who was at the door?” Twilight wondered.

“Some stallion in armor.” I showed them the letter. “Princess Celestia wants me to come to Canterlot tomorrow.”

“She does?! Did you do something wrong?!” Twilight yelped.

“What? No!” I sighed as I unrolled the scroll. As I read the contents, I arched a brow in confusion. “It says…they want to talk to me about someone called the Guardian.”

“Guardian? That sounds cool,” Spike said.

“The Guardian…where have I heard that name before?” Twilight wondered.

“I just have one question…what’s Canterlot?”

Author's Note

Whenever a friend in need, the hero will always be there to help. And what secrets do the princesses have in store for our hero?

Side Note:
I would like to take this opportunity to apologize. I know I said some weeks ago that I was back, but then I hit a bit of a writer’s block and couldn’t get motivated to write anything for a while. Thankfully, after psyching myself up little by little, I think I have my spark for writing back. Thank you all for your continued patience, and I’ll see you all in the next chapter and my other stories!

Hope you enjoyed!

~WurkyWilk has left the building…