Wish Gone Awry. Enter Equestria! Enter New Life!

Blinking blurry-eyed, Julius slowly woke up. Trying to stretch, Julius felt his limbs constrained and a light, furry warmth around his body. Slowly Julius looked around himself. Looking right ahead, Julius looked right into Luna's sleeping face. Looking around his body, Julius saw his body being enveloped by Luna's legs. Her forelegs wrapped around his neck in a slightly awkward hug. Her hind legs wrapped over his legs, holding him firm to her. Wiggling his body, Julius found that he could only barely move.

"W-well *nyaaan* you're comfy enough," Julius yawned before nuzzling his face into the side of Luna's neck, falling slowly back to sleep, a comforting scent comes into the room. "Smells like they're making breakfast. *nyaaan* J-just a few more minutes" Julius yawned into Luna's neck before falling back to sleep. After some time, Julius slowly wakes back up. Eyes slowly blinking awake, Julius brushes his cheek along Luna's neck before opening his eyes. Looking right into Luna's eyes, Luna softly smiled.

"Slept well?" Luna knowingly asked while stifling a giggle.

"Yes, thank you," Julius responded, slightly blushing. "Please tell me you're not going to be like Celestia?" Julius asks to Luna's amusement.

"Don't worry. My sister might be a bit of a dominatrix, but I'm not," Luna tells Julius while laughing. "Was it really that bad?" Luna asks between giggles.

"Well, I wouldn't call it bad per se, but it was a lot rougher than I was expecting. She made it very clear she was on top. The stories about her must be wild," A laughing Julius told Luna.

"One thousand moons ago they were. My sister has told me that she hasn't had any stallion in roughly nine hundred moons. Back then, it wasn't uncommon to find my sister in the privy chambers or her office being eating out by a stallion while doing paperwork. She had a real reputation for being..." Luna started to explain while trying to remember something "I believe stallions called her a 'motherly dominatrix' or something like that, judging from the look on your face, I'd say that's still true," Luna told Julius, who held an agreeing look on his face.

"Well, that's one way to put it. I'd hate to imagine what she'd do if you were to deny her" Julius chuckled. "Anyways, I think we may be a little late for breakfast, but I'd still like something to eat," Julius told Luna while softly caressing her forelegs.

"O-oh right, sorry," Luna softly yelped in surprise before releasing Julius from her embrace.

"It's alright; you're a good hugger, warm, and quite comfy," Julius complements while getting out of bed.

"And you're quite nice to hug and quite cool," Luna blushed as she watched Julius get dressed. Getting out of bed herself, Luna slipped into her silver horseshoes.

"Here, allow me," Julius told Luna as he grabbed her peytral. Sliding it over Luna's head Julius gave the blushing mare a quick kiss before heading towards the door. "Coming?" Julius asked before heading downstairs. Following Julius, Luna and Julius walked downstairs and into the kitchen.

"Good morning, lovers," a bubbly voice sang out.

"Pinkie Pie, is that you? What are you doing here?" Julius bewilderedly asked.

"I came here to help," Pinkie Pie started to explain, bouncing towards Julius. "I mean, you are going after all of us. Twilight, Zecora, and" Pinkie Pie turned to Luna and began to giggle, "Luna, all seem quite happy with you. So why wouldn't the rest of us? Besides, we all made an agreement, and Twilight's a part of it," Pinkie Pie explained as Twilight and Zecora entered the kitchen.

"Pinkie Pie, I didn't agree to anything," Twilight immediately told Pinkie Pie.

"Oh, Twilight, don't be silly. You agreed as soon as you became our friend," Pinkie Pie laughed as she looked at Julius. "So stud, who's next on your list? Rarity, Applejack, Fluttershy, Dashy, Me," Pinkie Pie asked, giggling.

"Well, somehow, you seem to know everything. What's your suggestion?" Julius asked Pinkie Pie as he and Luna walked to the table.

"Perhaps I can be of some help?" Twilight offered as she went to get Luna and Julius some pancakes. "The other day, while we were at Sweet Apple Acres, Applejack told me everything," Twilight started to explain as she gave the pair some cooled pancakes and syrup. "Each of them has something they're looking for in a stud. For Rarity, you have to like fashion; for Fluttershy, you have to like animals; for Applejack, you have to be a hard worker. For Rainbow Dash, you have to be the best, but she shortened it to beat her in a race; for Pinkie Pie, you have to make us all happy," Twilight told Julius as he and Luna ate the pancakes.

"So by default, Pinkie Pie is last then. Rarity is out for now. Applejack will take time. That leaves Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy," Julius says between bites.

"Awww, why am I last?" Pinkie Pie moans.

"Because I have to make the other mares happy," Julius tells Pinkie Pie. "Before you ask, Rarity is for later because she's working on clothing for me. I'd rather not interrupt her if possible to allow her to concentrate; she does seem like a perfectionist. For Applejack, I'll probably have to do a lot of farm work," Julius rubbing his arms as he says that "I hurt all over just thinking about it. So that leaves Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy. I already like animals on the whole, but I suspect she means more than just that. I'll probably just have to spend some time with her. If all Rainbow Dash needs me to do is beat her in a race that sounds like the quickest to do, I'll start with her," Julius says as Twilight and Pinkie Pie looked in shock at him. "What?" Julius asked.

"Rainbow Dash is the fastest pegasus there is," Twilight tells Julius. "You can't beat her in a race," Twilight tells a grinning Julius.

"Oh really, tell me more about Rainbow Dash," a grinning Julius requests.

"Well, she's the fastest, most loyal, most competitive pegasus there is. No pony I know is more athletic than her!" Pinkie Pie explains.

"That sounds impressive. So Rainbow Dash is all that and humble?" Julius leadingly asks.

"Hah! Dashy is one of the least humble ponies I know. Well, to be fair, she can back up her boasting," Pinkie Pie tells Julius before sneaking a pancake off him.

"So you're telling me Rainbow Dash is a competitive, athletic, over-confident pony, correct?" Julius asks for confirmation.

"More or less, that's what Pinkie Pie said. It's pretty accurate," Twilight confirmed while giving Julius a puzzled look. "Why are you smiling?" Twilight asked a smiling Julius.

"I have reasons. Did Rainbow Dash give any restrictions on the race? Like does it have to be a specific kind of race, any time limits, can it take place anywhere?" Julius asks while holding his smile.

"Nope, no restrictions like that at all. All Dashy said was, 'The stallion must be able to beat me in a race,' that's it," Pinkie Pie told Julius while making an extremely accurate Rainbow Dash impression.

"Perfect!" Julius exclaimed, his voice dripping with glee. "I can beat her in a race; I know it," Julius says with surprising confidence, much to Twilight's and Pinkie Pie's dismay.

"Didn't you hear Pinkie Pie? Rainbow Dash is the fastest pegasus there is. The only ponies that would possibly beat her in a race, any race, would be Princess Celestia and Princess Luna!" Twilight exclaims to a grinning Julius.

"Oh, Twilight, how wrong you are. There's an easy way to beat Rainbow Dash in a race; no cheating is required. Trust me; I have a plan," Julius says, grinning as he looks at Zecora. The two shared a look for a moment before Zecora returns Julius's grin.

"The place you are thinking of would work. I can see now why you smirk," Zecora seems to confirm with Julius as the other mares in the room just look at him.

"Great, now let's finish eating, then go find Rainbow Dash," Julius says as he resumes his breakfast. Swiftly finishing their breakfast, Julius and Luna lead the rest of the mares outside. Recoiling slightly as the morning sun hits his eyes, Julius shakes his head and blinks before looking ahead.

"You're not a morning 'person,' are you?" Luna giggled while tasting the word person.

"I'm not, I'm not. Anyways where can we find Rainbow Dash?" Julius asked while slightly shielding his eyes.

"Probably around the swimming hole," Twilight told Julius, "follow me," Twilight tells Julius as she leads the way. Walking through Ponyville, the group gets quite a few looks. The group can hear whispers and murmurs, but the gossip gets ignored. The walk is pretty quiet and pleasant for the most part. As the group saw the swimming hole, Pinkie Pie sprung to life.

"There's Dashy!" Pinkie Pie exclaims while seemingly suspended in the air. "Rainbow Dash~!" Pinkie Pie sings before seemingly literally bolting to Rainbow Dash.

"I wonder," Julius says, trailing off as he stares where Pinkie Pie was. "Pinkie Pie, Pinkie Pie, Pinkie Pie," Julius says in rapid secession. Looking around him expectantly, Julius sees no Pinkie Pie. "Damn, I thought that would work," Julius chuckles before following after Pinkie Pie.

"Hey, hey, hey!" Rainbow Dash exclaims as she is nearly hug-tackled by an oncoming Pinkie Pie. "Pinkie Pie, what's up?" Rainbow Dash asked while flying just out of Pinkie Pie's reach.

"Oh, not much. I just came here with some friends," Pinkie Pie tells Rainbow Dash while bouncing around her.

"Doesn't that get tiring, always flying?" Julius asks as he and the mares approach Rainbow Dash.

"Nah, besides, flying is better than walking or standing," Rainbow Dash quickly responds while turning to face the group. "So what's with the group?" Rainbow Dash asks, looking at everycreature.

"Well, I came by because I have business with you. The mares, well, they came for a show," Julius tells Rainbow Dash somewhat playfully.

"That so? Well, I have business with you," Rainbow Dash tells Julius flying right up to him. "Fluttershy said you took on six timberwolves by yourself. So come on, let's see what you got," Rainbow Dash tells Julius before landing a little ways away from him.

"Wait, are you saying you want to fight me?" A very bewildered Julius asks.

"Well, not fight spar, so come on," Rainbow Dash challenges, raising on her hind legs and punching the air a few times.

"This will end poorly for you, but ok, sure. Stand back, like twenty steps back," Julius tells the mares. Stretching out his limbs a bit, Julius turns to face Rainbow Dash. "Ready when you are," Julius tells Rainbow Dash as he steadies his breath. Rainbow Dash wastes no time, charging right at Julius. At the last moment, Rainbow Dash darts to his side and lashes out with a wing. Julius easily catches her wing.

"Rainbow Dash, what are you doing?" A truly baffled Julius asked Rainbow Dash as he firmly held her wing.

"I-I'm using a pegasus martial art," a strained Rainbow Dash tells Julius as she tries to free her wing.

"This is a fake martial art. It fails completely against a resisting opponent. Even more so against a creature that has hands. Or a creature that can grab things. This sparing match is over; I won. If it were to continue, my next move would be to break your wing," as if to illustrate his point, Julius tightens his grip on Rainbow Dash's wing.

"*Ahhhg* Ok, I get it," Rainbow Dash yelped before Julius freed her wing.

"Trust me; I know more about this stuff than you think. We humans have a lot of martial arts, many are fake, or for show or only work against a willing opponent," Julius tells Rainbow Dash as he deftly leaps back a few paces away from Rainbow Dash and towards Luna.

"So what, are you saying I shouldn't use my wings?" Rainbow Dash asked while flapping her wing a few times.

"Not really. Use your wings, just not like that. Use them for mobility and mobility only. Here look at Luna's hooves," Julius tells Rainbow Dash as he lightly grabs one of Luna's hooves. Raising her hoof, Luna lets Julius hold it in his hand. "See how she's wearing silver horseshoes. Now, if those were made of hard metal or something like that, and she dove down on a creature," Julius leadingly starts while staring at Rainbow Dash.

"It would cause a lot of damage," Rainbow Dash finishes.

"Exactly," Julius says, letting go of Luna's hoof. Softly brushing his hand against her cheek, Julius walks a bit towards Rainbow Dash. "Now, let's try this again this time; however, fight smarter, not harder," Julius tells Rainbow Dash, giving Twilight a quick look at 'smarter' before looking back at Rainbow Dash.

"Ok, you asked for it," Rainbow Dash said before energetically charging at Julius. The two sparred for several rounds each round Rainbow Dash tried something different every attempt Julius somehow counters. "Ok, I'll admit you're pretty good," Rainbow Dash tells Julius as she picks herself up off the ground.

"Pretty good, I think that makes it four wins to zero," Julius told Rainbow Dash, slightly laughing.

"I think I can see what you're trying to do," Luna says, looking at Julius. "Perhaps I can give some guidance," Luna offers, looking at Rainbow Dash. "Listen to me, and it'll go better for you," Luna tells Rainbow Dash. The two resume their sparing with Luna, offering guidance to Rainbow Dash. Round after round, Julius wins; dancing around Rainbow Dash's offense, deft movements, and decisive counters, Julius conserves most of his energy while Rainbow Dash expends hers. Rainbow Dash puts up more and more of a challenge with each round. Scoring light glancing blows and becoming harder to peg down, Rainbow Dash's style slowly morphs into something different.

"Ok, I think we'll end it here for today," Julius says, slightly panting.

"No, way," a heavily panting Rainbow Dash says, picking herself up off the ground.

"Rainbow, it's been twenty rounds. I won every round. We're both getting tired out. If we continue, then there's a good chance one of us, probably you will get hurt. Sure healing magic is a thing, but I'd prefer to avoid pain if possible," Julius explains to Rainbow Dash. "Besides, we can pick this up another day. It'll take weeks, months, maybe years to finish this," Julius tells Rainbow Dash while looking at a knowing Luna.

"What, years! Finish what?" Rainbow Dash exclaims through panting breaths.

"This whole time, Julius and I have been guiding you to a different style. This style seems to borrow aspects of styles from his world" Luna looks at Julius, who just nods. "It looks like he's helping you to make a better style," Luna tells Rainbow Dash as Twilight gets them some water and Pinkie Pie gets them some cookies.

"More or less, that's right," Julius says, grabbing a levitating cup of water. Drinking down the water, Julius collects his breath. "Now Rainbow Dash, on to my business with you," Julius says while Rainbow Dash drinks several cups of water. "I want to race you," Julius tells Rainbow Dash, who nearly chokes on her water.

"Look, you might be a great fighter, but I'm the fastest pony around," Rainbow Dash tells Julius while clearing her throat.

"Oh, I know, I heard all about you. Rainbow Dash the fastest pony in Equestria. Honestly, that must be an understatement. You're the fastest creature on this planet!" Julius starts to compliment Rainbow Dash, who just blissfully nods in agreement. "I mean, it's obvious just look at you, just look at your cutie mark, a rainbow lightning bolt. It embodies speed, awesomeness. How could any pony even hope to be nearly as fast or awesome as you?" Julius continues to sing praises to Rainbow Dash, who is smiling widely. "I mean, honestly, Equestria should make an elite team of flyers for you to lead!" Julius tells Rainbow Dash, who comes right up to Julius.

"I know, right! I should already be a Wonderbolt!" Rainbow Dash, puffed up with pride, tells Julius.

"Who are they?" Julius asks with slight disdain in his voice.

"They're only the best flyers in Equestria!" Rainbow Dash tells Julius, who just looks at her.

"They can't be the best. You're not a Wonderbolt. How can they be the best if you're not one of them? After all, you're the best," Julius tells Rainbow Dash.

"I know, right; I'm going to join them as soon as I get the chance," a giddy Rainbow Dash tells Julius.

"I think they're afraid of you. That The Wonderbolts aren't letting you join until they get better. You know, so you don't completely show them up," Julius tells a pride-filled Rainbow Dash.

"You really think so?" Rainbow Dash excitedly asks Julius.

"Of course, do you have any idea who you are? You are Rainbow, the greatest pegasus around, oh who am I kidding, the greatest pegasus ever Dash!" Julius tells Rainbow Dash while the other mares look worriedly at each other.

"True, true, it's all true," Rainbow Dash says, flying around in pride. "So knowing this, why do you want to race me?" Rainbow Dash asks.

"Oh, come on now. Just racing you would be a great honor. I mean, honestly, nobody likes getting beat. But getting beat by the best, a pegasus so great that even alicorns would have great difficulty keeping up with; well that alone would be rewarding enough," Julius tells Rainbow Dash, who's flying high on pride.

"Well, if you put it like that, I guess I can give you the great honor of getting beat by me," Rainbow Dash tells Julius while smiling widely.

"Thank you, Rainbow Dash. If I may, though, could I pick where we race and what kind of race it is?" Julius asks the pride-filled mare.

"Why?" Rainbow Dash asks, head still figuratively in the clouds.

"Well, you can beat me anywhere, anytime, in any race. So what does it matter to you? I'll just be picking where I want to lose," Julius tells Rainbow Dash.

"Alright, I'll let you pick where you want to lose. So when do you want to race?" Rainbow Dash asks Julius.

"Well, let's have a short rest, some lunch, then race after our lunch has settled," Julius offered, giving Zecora a quick look. Zecora giving Julius a quick nod, walks off somewhere.

"Sure, I'm fine with that. So what do you want for lunch?" Rainbow Dash asks.

"Oh, I got that covered," Pinkie Pie says as she presents a fully laid out picnic spread.

"Well, that answers that. Come on now, lunch awaits, and I'm hungry," Julius tells the mares before walking towards the setup picnic.

"Wait, where's Zecora?" Twilight asks, noticing Zecora's absence.

"She's off somewhere preparing something now come on; lunch awaits," Julius tells Twilight. Shrugging and trusting Julius, the mares sit around the picnic. Laying on the blanket and grabbing various assorted foods, the group starts their lake-side picnic lunch.