Author's Note

Hello, it's me again! I've finally returned over here! It's been a long time since I've posted a chapter right?

My original plan was to write this story only in November, but thinking back to it, I want to finish writing this story, so expect some updates coming here. Hopefully, I'm able to release this chapter with the same energy as last time, but without further ado, let's begin!

Rag Doll

Chapter 5:

It didn't take long for Midnight to finish his meal, and after exiting the cafeteria, the young blue pegasi found himself in front of the dormitory. Knowing that Gallus hadn’t been given any assignments and that according to Moonlight, Shining had allowed the young griffon to stay in their dormitories, Midnight knew that he would be within the room. Knocking on the door the male pegasi began to call for Gallus.

“Hey, Gallus! Are you in there?” Midnight yelled as his voice traveled through the door. A sudden ‘oomph!’ was heard as the young pegasi sensed that something, or rather, some griffon, had fallen onto the floor due to his sudden yell. After hearing some groans of pain being emitted, Midnight couldn’t help but smile when the door was opened and he saw Gallus who seemed very tired.

“I knew getting thrown around like a rag doll was going to hurt me the next day…” The light blue griffon muttered to himself before noticing Midnight. “Hey. How was your stay in the hospital after nearly getting tickled to death?” Gallus sneered, trying to use the little advantage Moonlight had given him to provoke the young lieutenant general. Unfortunately for him, Midnight simply shrugged it off.

“It had its fun merits I guess if you look at it from a certain direction. Beats getting thrown like a rag doll though.” Midnight replied with a grin, causing the young griffon to groan.

“You know, the only reason I end up getting thrown around like that is because somepony keeps yelling out-”

“DODGE!”

“-and now I’m screwed.” The young griffon managed to get out before getting ‘lightly’ punched in the stomach. “Seriously that is going to get very old very fast sir,” Gallus stated, which only caused the young pegasi’s grin to widen even further, and the griffon could see a small shimmer in his eyes.

“Well, I guess I’ll have to milk it as much as I can before that happens.” Midnight simply said. “So my young recruit, what shall it be? Shall we resume the Q&A we had last night, or do you want to continue your dodging sessions?” Midnight asked. The young griffon was about to open his mouth and yell out the first option when he suddenly remembered where they left off, and he immediately began to stutter.

“I-I...I- could we choose neither?” Gallus asked, only to groan as he could see Midnight’s smirk increase.

“No. Either you answer the question we left off with, or back to training you how to dodge.” The young blue pegasi stated. Gallus, in desperation to escape both scenarios, tried to find something to distract Midnight with.

“Uhm… Uhm…” Gallus looked around to see what he could use, when he suddenly spotted a familiar cyan pegasus looking out from the window, clearly spectating his suffering. Realizing that he could, as the saying went, potentially ‘kill two birds with one stone’, Gallus mustered up his strength before blurting out his next sentence.

“Rainbow Dash is deeply in love and wants to share a bed with you tonight!” Gallus yelled out of desperation. Childish, he knew, and even more embarrassing to say, but given the alternatives, it might be the only way to squirm his way out, a small price for salvation.

“Wait wut?”

Before Midnight could get his answer, the two suddenly began to hear something in the background that only continued to increase in sound until they finally were able to hear the nearly ear-splitting screech.

“REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE…!”

Upon noticing something, Gallus immediately nudged Midnight’s shoulder, causing him to glance up at the window and see Rainbow Dash waving her hooves madly before being knocked onto the ground by a purple blur. Realizing the potential damage the ensuing brawl could cause, Midnight widened his eyes before opening and jumping off the window to try and prevent the fight from escalating further. Gallus simply took the opportunity to silently leave the dormitory.

Midnight dropped onto the ground and noticed a familiar purple bat pony beating up Rainbow Dash, who was doing her best to fight back. Immediately Midnight jumped into the fray before spitting the two mares off.

“What’s going on!?” Midnight yelled, trying to make sense of the situation. Moonlight however continued to act aggressively towards Rainbow, who shrunk under the thestral’s glare.

“SHE’S TRYING TO STEAL YOU AWAY FROM ME!” Moonlight roared, tears dropping from her eyes as she nearly jumped out of Midnight’s grasp. Rainbow in the meantime desperately shook her head.

“Nonononono! That isn’t true, that isn’t true! Why would I try to steal Midnight from you!? Wait! You two aren’t even in a relationship! How would I be stealing him in the first place!?” The cyan pegasi yelled desperately, and the two continued to argue, confusing Midnight more and more by each passing second.

“You’re lying! You just want to keep him for yourself and use him as your cuddle pillow because he’s cute and fluffy! NOW BE GONE!” Moonlight yelled, breaking away from Midnight, but before she could resume the fight, she was suddenly grabbed by a magical aura before being placed down on the ground. The sudden freeze caused her to be confused and lose her anger, and it didn’t take long for them to turn around and see Shining Armor looking down at them.

“What’s going on!?” The Captain of the Royal Guard yelled, visibly angry at both Rainbow and Moonlight. Trying to defuse the situation, Midnight stepped in front of the white stallion to address him.

“Moonlight and Rainbow were fighting, apparently… over me? Moonlight says that Rainbow is trying to steal me while Rainbow states that it was a misunderstanding.” Midnight stated. Shining Armor simply nodded before staring down at Moonlight, who now being relieved of her anger fell into embarrassment.

“What do you have to say for yourself?” Shining Armor asked. The young thestral let off a soft sigh before turning to look at Rainbow.

“Sorry Rainbow… It’s just that I always get defensive around Midnight you know? He’s my friend and I don’t want anybody to steal him!” Moonlight said. Rainbow silently nodded.

“It’s fine. I know when a mare is madly in love with another stallion, and you’re a perfect example of that. You’re just defending your territory I guess.” The cyan pegasi stated, causing Moonlight to blush while Midnight only became more confused. “I think it was Gallus who caused all of this. He noticed that I was watching him and Midnight from outside and I think he wanted to weasel his way out of something and said that I loved Midnight or something, which triggered Moonlight. So it’s not your fault Moonlight.” Rainbow Dash stated, causing Moonlight to release a small fume while Midnight and Shining became disappointed.

“Yeah, he was supposed to decide to either train or answer a Q&A, but of course he’d choose the low option of escaping. I’m fairly certain though that the brawl was unintentional.” Midnight stated while Shining Armor nodded.

“Yeah. I’m going to have a small talk with him, though you have to understand Midnight that while you went to the extremes during your training, you have to take in mind the limits of others alright?” The white unicorn said. Midnight nodded.

“Alright.” The young blue pegasi said before turning to look at the two mares who silently stared at each other. Midnight simply let out a smile. “I wouldn’t mind being used as a pillow for both of you if you want, just don’t start a brawl over who’s turn is it ok?” Midnight offered innocently, causing both mares to blush madly, Rainbow especially as she looked nervously at Moonlight.

“I-I-I… Uhm… Thank you for that offer squirt… but uhm… yeah thanks!” Rainbow nervously laughed, while secretly wondering how to use this to her advantage. A potential prank that she could exploit? Most definitely, especially if she decided to pull this against unprepared stallions.

“Can I cash it in for a chance for a massage session?” Moonlight asked, equally as opportunistic as Rainbow to use Midnight’s offer to her advantage. The young innocent pegasi nodded, causing her to nearly squeal. “Yesyesyesyesyes! Thank you Midnight!” The thestral exclaimed joyfully before pulling Midnight into a hug, making sure to rub his face into her soft furry chest. Rainbow simply blushed at Moonlight’s actions.

“Anyways Ight Imma Head Out before Shining Armor remembers that he’s supposed to capture me. Bye!” Rainbow yelled before spreading her wings and flapping away, just in time for Shining Armor to realize what he’s supposed to do.

“DAMN YOU RAINBOW!” Shining yelled as he tried to use his magic to grab her telepathically, but the mare was already gone.

“You snooze, you lose!” Rainbow yelled from a distance, her voice becoming faint. The white unicorn simply groaned before leaving behind Moonlight and Midnight, who was still firmly held against the thestral’s chest tightly.

“So uhm… Moonlight?”

“Yes, dear?” The young bat pony asked as she began to ruffle the pegasi’s mane.

“You want to explain to me what you said you were going to tell me?” Midnight asked. The thestral simply blinked before blushing as she continued to stroke the young colt’s mane.

“Well, I guess it wouldn’t hurt to learn now that you’ve asked. But first, let’s go to the doctor.” Moonlight said as she and Midnight spread their wings and flew back into the building, yet the young blue pegasi was confused.

“Wait. The doctor? Why?” Midnight asked. Moonlight gave him a soft smile.

“While I’d be happy to explain to you what NNN means, I need as much info about you and your ‘tool’ as possible. There’s just no way you shouldn’t know, and that’s why we’ll be heading to the doctor. Sounds fair?”

“Sounds fair.” Midnight replied. He would’ve refused to go to the doctor after just leaving the hospital just a few hours ago, yet he couldn’t refute that he wasn’t at least a bit interested in knowing about NNN and the other things that Moonlight wanted to explain to him. The young thestral simply smiled as they walked to the hospital and met a white mare with a red mane. The young nurse instantly noticed the pair and beamed at them.

“Hello there! My name is Health Check! What brings you two over here?” The young pegasi mare asked, looking at the young pair of guards. Moonlight simply smiled back.

“We’re here for something. You see, my friend Midnight not only does not know what NNN is, but is resistant to it, so we’re here to understand why.” The purple thestral stated, causing Health Check to simply blink.

“Never?” The nurse asked incredulously, looking at Midnight. “How old are you dear?”

“Eighteen.” Midnight stated, causing Health Check to blink again.

“T-That should be impossible! May I check your wingspan?” The nurse asked. Midnight nodded as he began to spread his wings. It came to her shock when she realized they were way bigger than normal. “Oh, dear.” Health Check muttered.

“Is there something wrong?” Moonlight asked, though she already could tell based on the nurse’s eyes that she was trying her best to hold a blush. The nurse quickly shook her head.

“No, but I think your… is it safe that I can say that he’s your colt friend?” The nurse asked, to which Moonlight quickly nodded with a grin. “...well… May I borrow your colt friend for further examination? Or is he sensitive to being touched ‘down there’?” The nurse asked, causing Moonlight’s smile to slightly waver.

“H-He’s very sensitive down there… he’s been innocent for so long… and I want to make our moment special ya know?” Moonlight stated, blushing as she continued to follow the cover story that they were in a relationship. Even though deep down she had a hint of jealousy that they were just friends, she hoped that when the young colt finally learned that they could blossom into something bigger. The nurse nodded in understanding.

“I understand that sentiment. So instead of manually doing the procedure, we’ll be conducting a magical scan/projection on him, since I understand that you want to… be the one to active his screwdriver for the first time when you two get busy. You have the option of coming along with us as we perform the check-up.” The white mare said, and thus the trio of ponies went inside another room to begin the procedure.