The student and the Princess: Best of both worlds

It had been almost a few hours since they left Appaloosa, Twilight was already getting excited to see Fluttershy again, but she was also curious about this nature reserve.

‘So what can you tell me about the Nature Reserve?’ asked Twilight.

‘Well,’ said Invictus as he thought about it ‘The place was founded about fifty years ago. The owner loved animals. Exotic, plain, even animals that were nearly extinct, so he wanted to make a place where all of them could be peacefully. She tamed the animals in ways no one thought would possible. Soon enough, it was opened to the public. Over the years the place grew bigger and bigger. Sure enough, it soon became the biggest place in the world. Now every animal ever listed in the animal kingdom is placed in the same spot.’

‘Wow, it sounds amazing.’ said Twilight, clearly fascinated by the origins of the place.

‘The best part is,’ said Invictus as he smirked ‘Fluttershy’s great grandmother Posy Shy was the exact owner of the place.’

Twilight’s mouth was agape by this information. ‘Does Fluttershy know about this?’

‘Nope.’ said Invictus ‘Posy’s husband left her and took her kids away and never even told them about the place.’

‘What?’ said Twilight.

‘Trust me,’ said Invictus ‘Even I was shocked when I found out about this.’

‘Wait, how did you know?’ asked Twilight.

‘My father’s dad was a lawyer when he was starting out,’ said Invictus ‘It turned out he met Posy Shy and they made a will, that if any of Posy Shy’s children or their grandchildren, once they graduate, will be the proud owner of the place. But it would only go to the one who is worthy of running the business, namely one who loves animals. And Fluttershy fits into that category greatly.’

‘Wow.’ said Twilight ‘She would be so thrilled to find out about this.’

‘She would,’ said Invictus ‘The will is still there. She just needs to reach out to them. But I’ll help her with that.’

‘You really must like Fluttershy.’ said Twilight.

‘I respect her,’ said Invictus ‘She was really nice to me when I was one time hurt, even helped me find a pet that I could love and adore. But uh…she was kind of ticked that I broke my friendship with Dashie.’

‘Didn’t you explain to her?’ said Twilight.

‘I’ll tell her when the time is right.’ said Invictus.

Sure enough, they arrived near their destination. Once they were able to find a proper parking space, the two of them decided to dress up for the occasion. They would wear what one would describe as the proper attire for nature walks.

Twilight was wearing a purple sleeveless shirt, black skintight pants that had her cutie mark on both sides of her pants with purple boots. She was wearing a small backpack on her back that contained her water and snacks, whilst she was also sporting a walking stick.

Invictus was wearing a black short sleeved shirt, with brown cargo pants and black boots, along with what a walking stick and a backpack that would have the same what Twilight had, but also medical supplies for just in case.

‘So uh,’ said Twilight as she showed off her outfit a bit, even though she hadn’t gotten use to the idea yet ‘What do you think?’

‘Like you were born for something greater.’ said Invictus in a dramatic manner.

Twilight simply rolled her eyes, but kept her smile, for it was sort of flattering the way he says it.

‘So, shall we?’ asked Invictus.

‘Lead the way.’ said Twilight as she followed Invictus.

The moment when they walked through the entrance, the beauty from what Twilight saw could not be described, for it was an amazing sight. For all around the land was as large as Disney Land’s land property, with every part of the place that would fit for every animal perfectly. She could see every animal that have been listed into the animal kingdom.

‘What do you think?’ said Invictus.

‘This place is amazing.’ said Twilight ‘I can’t believe there’s a place where animals can coexist with one another.’

‘You’d better believe it.’ said Invictus as he held a map in front of them in order to show her what the layout of the place looked like ‘So, where would you like to go first?’

Twilight looked at the map and pointed at one spot. ‘Ooh,’ she said in response whilst pointing at the map ‘We could go to the Safari section.’

‘Ah, good choice.’ said Invictus whilst he led her towards the spot, with him saying ‘The very part of the animal kingdom that inspired one of my favorite childhood movies.’

‘What’s it called?’ asked Twilight.

‘The Lion King.’ said Invictus ‘Once it’s finished we can rent a room for the night and I’ll pick the movie out for you so that you’ll be able to see for yourself.’

‘I’d like that.’ said Twilight.

Sure enough, they reached the safari section of the reserve. Twilight was left speechless when she saw so many safari animals out there.

‘Wow, this is amazing.’ said Twilight, with Invictus taking some pictures for her. She looked at Invictus, which she realized that he was taking pictures for her just so she could see the differences between her world and this one.

‘Knew you would like it.’ said Invictus.

They decided to move to the next spot, which involved seeing the monkey exhibit. Though they were quite entertaining, it was twice as entertaining for Twilight when she saw that the monkeys were making a monkey out of Invictus when they stole his camera whilst he chased them around whilst shouting “Stop thief!!” all the time, which made her laugh really hard.

But as they walked down the next part of the reserve, a certain bunny, known as Angel Bunny, hopped from out of the corner looking for some tasty snacks. But as he looked around, he spotted Twilight. But to the bunny’s surprise, it wasn’t the Twilight from CHS, it was Princess Twilight, causing the rabbit to quickly hop back to his owner to tell her the news.

They walked up to what appeared to be the elephant section, which Twilight find them adorable, until a handful of them sprayed both with water. They were both drenched in water, whilst trying to shake it off at the same time. They groaned a bit at first, until they looked at one another, which they couldn’t help but laugh over their predicament.

Sure enough after they went to the bathrooms to dry themselves up, they took some sips from their water. Twilight suddenly felt something poking her leg. When she looked down, to her surprise, it was a rabbit, who looked at her with a smile.

‘Oh, hey little one.’ said Twilight as she bent her knees to get a closer look on the rabbit ‘What are you doing here?’

‘Twilight?’ said a familiar voice.

When Twilight looked up, she saw it was none other than Fluttershy.

‘Fluttershy.’ said Twilight as she was excited.

Fluttershy noticed that Twilight didn’t wear any glasses, causing Fluttershy’s eyes to widen, as well as her smile as she said ‘Twilight!’

She went over and gave her a hug, with Twilight following suit.

‘Fluttershy it’s so good to see you.’ said Twilight.

‘It’s great to see you too.’ said Fluttershy. ‘But what are you doing here?’

‘I wanted to surprise all of you by coming here, but then I heard you and the others were on summer vacation. But then I heard you were part of the Caring for Animals Foundation’

‘Oh yes.’ said Fluttershy ‘When they came into town and they were seeing how I looked after the animals in the animal shelter, they asked me to be part of their group. They did so much help for the animals around the world.’

‘That’s great.’ said Twilight ‘You must be so proud.’

‘I’m proud to be part of the group who helps saves animals.’ said Fluttershy with her usual smile. But then was confused and asked ‘But how did you know that I was here?’

‘Well, Applejack told me where we would find you,’ said Twilight ‘And Invictus offered to show me around.’

Fluttershy then noticed Invictus, who nervously smiled. Fluttershy then scowled, crossed her arms and turned her back, confusing Twilight.

‘Uh, is there something wrong?’ said Twilight.

‘Ask him.’ said Fluttershy, not looking at them.

Invictus walked over to Twilight and said ‘Me and Dash’s falling out wasn’t the partial thing she was mad at, but she got over it. She uh…’

‘What?’ asked Twilight.

He didn’t want to lie, but for her, he told her ‘I sent her brother to Military School.’

‘What?’ said the surprised Princess of Friendship.

‘Yes he did.’ said Fluttershy, still keeping her arms crossed ‘He sent him away for no reason, and Zephyr said that he was falsely accused. He had no right to do that.’

Invictus, who really liked Fluttershy because of her kindness, decided to come forward with this. ‘There was a reason for that Fluttershy. Look, Principle Celestia and Vice-Principle Luna made a promise not to tell anyone, not even you or your friends not to say anything, but they told me because I could keep a secret.’

She partially turned her head, clearly listening. He took a deep breath and told Fluttershy the truth.

‘Look,’ said Invictus as he told her ‘They sent Zephyr Breeze to Military School because I caught him filming and taking pictures of all the girls showering in the girl’s locker room, including you and Rainbow Dash.’

That part shocked Fluttershy, even Twilight. Fluttershy slowly turned around and looked at Invictus shocked as she responded to a ‘What?’

‘Yeah, and the worst part,’ said Invictus ‘He kept them on his computer and wanted to post them on the Internet. He didn’t care if all of you got hurt or anything.’

Fluttershy was clearly shocked by this news, no, not shocked, horrified.

‘After I caught him,’ said Invictus as he explained ‘I brought him to Principle Celestia’s office and showed them. They were shocked by what he did, so they called the police and had him arrested. I was brought in because I witnessed the whole thing. And they gave him a choice; three years in Military School or Twenty years in Prison. I picked Military School because you and I both know that Zephyr wouldn’t survive in prison.’

Fluttershy was clearly taken aback by this information, even Twilight couldn’t believe what she was hearing.

‘But…’ said Fluttershy ‘Why didn’t Principle Celestia or Vice Principal Luna tell me any of this?’

‘They were trying to protect you girl, just like everyone else always does.’ said Invictus as he walked past her.

‘But if it were so bad, why didn’t you say anything?’ said Fluttershy as she looked at him.

‘Because I was protecting you too.’ said Invictus.

Fluttershy was clearly shocked by this as her eyes widened at this. Twilight walked next to her and placed her hand on Fluttershy’s shoulder, realizing that she made a mistake just shunning Invictus away like that.

‘Look Flutters,’ said Invictus as he looked at Fluttershy ‘You’ve, besides Dashie, have always been my best friend since we were in preschool, and I know things have been hard for you growing up. But that doesn’t mean life’s been easy for the rest of us.’

Fluttershy kept looking down, clearly she was shocked beyond words about this. Invictus walked over and placed both his hands on her shoulders, making her look at him. ‘Look, I’m sorry I didn’t tell you, okay, but I kept this a secret because I didn’t want you to get hurt anymore than you already had because of what…’

Without saying a word, Fluttershy hugged him, tightly. She kept her eyes shut, trying her best not to release tears.

‘I’m sorry.’ whimpered Fluttershy ‘I’m so sorry.’

Invictus hugged her back, showing that all was forgiven. Even Twilight smiled at this, knowing that even though she’s not back in Equestria, she was, in her own way, solving one of the biggest friendship problems she had ever faced.

The two them broke the hug, with Invictus saying ‘Hey. You want something to eat? My treat.’

Fluttershy let out a few sniffles, whilst also wiping her tears, but was able to keep her smile. ‘Yes. I’d like that.’

‘Sure. I could go for something.’

They then walked over to the nearest stand in order to buy what food they had on sale. After they got what they were looking for, they continued with their conversations.

‘Oh my,’ said Fluttershy when she heard a bit more of Invictus’ background ‘So you’re from a different Equestria?’

‘Yep,’ said Invictus ‘After it was gone, my mother tried her best to adapt, same with me. But I could tell she was heartbroken because she lost her home. She tried to find ways to go to another one, but she couldn’t find the right spell.’

‘Would she?’ asked Fluttershy.

‘I think she does, but not anymore.’ said Invictus ‘She loves my father too much to leave his side. He knows about Equestria too and he’d like nothing more than to go to another world to bring forth scientific discoveries from one world to another, but he’s afraid that they won’t be ready for stuff like that. I mean, Imagine how hard it would to get a pony to stop watching TV.’

‘Good point.’ said Fluttershy.

‘You know he kind of does.’ said Twilight ‘I freaked out when I once learned about this world a bit, I don’t want to think about what would happen if every pony in our world would discover a world like this.’

‘They’d panic and start looting, rioting and let things escalate into an unnatural chaos.’ said Invictus.

‘Exactly.’ said Twilight.

‘Plus, it was so nice of you to show Twilight more of our world Invictus,’ said Fluttershy ‘And I’m glad to hear that Gloriosa is doing well. Too bad her brother is in jail.’

‘Yeah, and it would be best not to bring it up to Sci-Twi.’ said Invictus ‘He’s her first crush and if she hears what happened, she’ll be crushed.’

‘Oh my,’ said Fluttershy ‘You have a point there.’

‘Also, Applejack says hi.’ said Twilight.

‘Really?’ said Fluttershy ‘You guys went to Van Hoover?’

‘Sadly no,’ said Invictus ‘Turned out they had to move their family reunion to Appaloosa because a storm got at Van Hoover, so everything’s a mess there.’

‘Oh, that’s too bad.’ said Fluttershy ‘Applejack was really looking forward to see Grand Pear again.’

‘That she was.’ said Invictus. He then got up and said ‘I’m gonna go get something to drink for us, be right back.’

‘Sure thing, we’ll be waiting for you.’ said Twilight.

As he left, both Twilight and Fluttershy decided to catch up.

‘I’m really happy that you came here Twilight,’ said Fluttershy ‘We really missed you. You should visit us more often.’

‘I’d really love to,’ said Twilight ‘But you know how occupied I am when it comes to looking after a kingdom.’

‘Oh, I know. But it was so nice of him to take you on a tour on our world.’

‘I guess it was.’

Twilight lowered her eyes whilst her smile wavered. She looked at Fluttershy and asked ‘Were you…also friends with Invictus since preschool?’

Fluttershy was a little surprised by the question, but answered her ‘Oh yes. He was really nice to me when we were little. Even though we were close friends, he and Rainbow Dash were the closest than anyone. They had so much fun.’

‘Did Rainbow Dash’s ego really get out of hand?’ asked Twilight.

Fluttershy lowered her eyes. She really didn’t like saying anything bad about Dash, but then again, she knows how Dash can get whenever it comes to making brash decisions.

‘She did,’ said Fluttershy ‘Invictus tried his best to put up with it. But shortly after the Freshman Fair, he just stopped talking to her. But after the uh…’

‘Anon-a-Miss?’ said Twilight.

Fluttershy cringed at that. ‘Um, yes.’ said Fluttershy as she didn’t want to think about it. ‘During the whole Anon-a-Miss, he and Rainbow ended up arguing. And after that, he just stormed off. Rainbow was really angry and upset. But then…she started to cry. I found out that they stopped being friends.’

‘He said that they stopped being friends after Freshman year.’ said Twilight. ‘But if you want, you’ll need to talk to him. If you two were also friends, then you’ll need to talk too. The look on his face…he really seemed upset. When we were at Camp Everfree, I once heard him crying and look at a really old picture. It looked like there was a totem pole there.’

Fluttershy gasped a little ‘Oh, I know that place. That was where Rainbow and Invictus once spend when they hung out.’

Twilight placed her hand on Fluttershy’s shoulder and said ‘Like I said, you need to talk to him too.’

Fluttershy didn’t want to, but Invictus was so nice to her when they were younger, and not to mention revealing that why he send Zephyr to military school. She took a deep breath and said ‘Alright. Do you think you can wait for me here?’

‘Of course.’ said Fluttershy, allowing her to leave. However, Twilight stood up and decided to follow her in order to make sure things go well.

After Invictus got the tray of drinks, he turned around and noticed Fluttershy walking towards him. ‘Oh, hey Flutters. What’s up?’

‘Well, um, you see…’ said Fluttershy as she was really nervous.

Invictus placed his left hand on Fluttershy’s shoulder, gaining her attention as he said ‘Flutters. I know you’re not comfortable talking about certain subjects. But you know better than anyone that I’ve always been patient with what you wanted to say.’

Fluttershy felt a little better, for he did have a point. He was always patient with her. She cleared her throat and said ‘What happened between you and Dash?’

Invictus winced at that, for he had hoped that she wouldn’t have asked that. He sighed as he said ‘I think you know what happened.’

‘Well, only from Rainbow Dash.’ said Fluttershy ‘But I want to hear from your side of the story.’

Invictus gestured her to follow him, which she did as they leaned against a rail that overlooked the sanctuary.

‘Well,’ said Invictus ‘You know how Dash’s ego got out of hand when she got older.’

‘Yes.’ said Fluttershy ‘There were times that I couldn’t stand her either.’

‘How’d you do it?’ asked Invictus.

‘I stayed by her side because she’s always so insecure about herself.’ said Fluttershy ‘When she met me and you, she felt safe and that she could trust us.’

‘Yeah but the difference between you and me,’ said Invictus ‘You could stand her ego, I couldn’t.’

Fluttershy then wondered something. She knows that they talked every now and then after Freshman year, but other than that, they didn’t say anything else. ‘Um, Invictus. What happened between you two?’

Invictus sighed, for he knew Fluttershy a long time too, and he knows that she would get upset if she would hear about this.

‘During the whole Anon-A-Miss thing,’ said Invictus ‘I knew that Sunset wasn’t responsible. Even though I didn’t trust her after the whole Dazzling ordeal, I could see that she changed. And she was so afraid to lose you guys she didn’t want to let you go. But after you guys abandoned her, I never seen anyone who was so broken and hurt.’

Fluttershy cringed at that, for remembering the image of Sunset on the floor crying had hurt her more than she could imagine.

‘I knew it couldn’t have been her because she fell asleep at ten PM, whilst the videos had been posted at one AM.’

Fluttershy was surprised at that, then she remembered that Sweetie Belle said had said she silently went inside Rarity’s room and took Sunset’s phone and posted it online.

‘I tried to explain to Dash, considering about that her science paper hadn’t been leaked yet, but she didn’t listen. She even claimed that I was defending the wrong people as usual. Then she told me that she wondered why we weren't friends anymore.’

‘Oh dear.’ said Fluttershy, knowing that anything anyone says to Invictus can make him snap.

‘I didn’t take it well.’ said Invictus as he remembered the one memory that had hurt them both that day. ‘I ended up getting angry. And through my anger, I told her that we weren't friends because her ego got out of hand and I wasn’t cool enough to hang out with, so she pretended to not even know me anymore, until she needed me to do her homework for her, because she was too lazy and stupid to do any of them herself and it was no wonder she was failing miserably at her grades.’

As expected, Fluttershy slapped him, which Twilight cringed as she was surprised that she did that.

‘How could you say that?’ said Fluttershy, clearly that she was angry that he had said that.

‘That’s not even the worst part.’ said Invictus. ‘We ended up arguing more, with her saying that she wasn’t an idiot, where I reminded her that it was the same idiocy that made her and Applejack stop being friends without even thinking things through, not to mention when her ego got out of hand during the Battle of the Bands. I mean look what nearly happened to you after what Gilda nearly did.’

Fluttershy cringed at that, remembering that horrible day.

‘I even went far and said that Gilda was right, for she was nothing but a trashy bitch and she always will be. And that I wished that we weren't friends anymore and said that Lightning Dust should’ve gotten her banned from competing sports.’

Fluttershy covered her mouth with widened eyes. At first she wanted to slap him again, but she saw him shedding tears.

‘I knew that very day after I said those horrible things to her and I left her in the library,’ said Invictus as he lowered his head ‘Our friendship was over. I was hurt that day. But…I hurt her even more. After that I couldn’t bear to face her again. I was too ashamed. I missed what we had every day. And I missed her.’

He looked at her, with his eyes nearly puffy from the tears ‘I wished every single day that I could go back to those moments and stopped myself from saying all those things. Because saying that had knocked me down harder than anything in the world. You know how she felt insecure? I felt the same way. The day she was no longer in my life…I never felt so alone in all my life. It was all my fault.’

Not liking to see him like this, Fluttershy quickly hugged him. For even though she was mad at what Invictus had said to Rainbow Dash, she couldn’t bear to see him like this. As she hugged him, even Twilight shed a few tears. For she didn’t hear those part of the conversation before.

‘I just don’t know what to do Fluttershy.’ said Invictus. ‘I…I just…’

Fluttershy ended up doing something crazy, and kissed him on the lips to calm him down, much to his surprise, even Twilight’s. Fluttershy remembered that time when Invictus panicked during preschool, she did the unthinkable and kissed him, though he made Invictus promise not to say anything to anyone, and he kept the promise. After the kiss broke, she looked at him, which he had finally calmed down once the both of them had sat down on a nearby bench.

‘Invictus.’ said Fluttershy ‘Only you can make things right with her. You and I both know she’s too filled with pride to admit anything. But if you can confront her and tell her, then things will work out.’

Invictus managed a shaking sigh, but said ‘I’ll try. In time. When I find her and have the courage to tell her, I will.’

Fluttershy couldn’t help but giggle, for when it comes to trying to make up mistakes, Invictus has a habit into being dramatic.

‘Oh Invictus.’ said Fluttershy ‘You’re always so overdramatic.’

‘It’s a curse I’m afraid.’ replied Invictus ‘I just…want to make things right.’

Fluttershy couldn’t help but smile, for she could see that he means well and that he wants to make things right. Fluttershy stood near him and placed her hand on his shoulder.

(Fluttershy)

Sometimes it hurts

Sometimes it hurts to live our lives

For it’s the only thing that lies before us

He slowly looked at Fluttershy whilst she held the side of his face to look at him:

(Fluttershy)

Life can be hard

We know that it can get hard, sometimes

For everyday, we try to move on as fate intended

Fluttershy then held Invictus’ shoulders so that he could look at her.

(Fluttershy)

But don’t let life keep you down

Only you can decide how to live our lives

Where the light shines at the end

Hearts are all mended

And friendships remain as a whole

She helped Invictus up as she showed him everything around her.

(Fluttershy)

So don’t you ever, dare

Tell yourself different to your heart, and soul

Driving wedges between you, and your friends

And you will never be alone

Find the Friendship in your heart

Twilight couldn’t help but stand with them as she sang too.

(Twilight)

Sometimes love heals

Sometimes love can heal all wounds

For it’s the only thing, that we can hope for

Twilight also places her hand on his shoulder.

(Twilight)

It will be better one day

And with every step of the way

Your friendship will become better

Even long after we are gone

She held onto his hands in order to try and comfort him.

(Twilight)

But don’t let life keep you down

Only you can decide how to live our lives

Where the light shines at the end

Hearts are all mended

And friendships remain as a whole

Twilight couldn’t help but dance as she sang. Fluttershy and Invictus had to admit, when Twilight last visited, she danced a bit ridiculous, even though she had never danced like a human before, she really can dance better than ever before.

(Twilight)

So don’t you ever, dare

Tell yourself different to your heart, and soul

Driving wedges between you, and your friends

And you will never be alone

Fluttershy then walked over and placed her shoulder on Invictus’ shoulder.

(Fluttershy)

And if you feel, hurt

Well that’s okay my friend

Cause we, are here

(Twilight)

To comfort you, when you feel hurt

And we will never let you go

(Fluttershy)

Friendship will shine in you

(Twilight)

Friendship will shine in you

(Twilight & Fluttershy)

Friendship will shine in you

The two then sang together:

(Twilight & Fluttershy)

Oh, you will never

Feel alone as long as friendship is in, your heart

As long as your heart beats

For your closest friends

And friendship will liberate your soul

And if you feel, hurt

Well that’s okay my friend

Cause we, are here

To comfort you, when you feel hurt

And we will never let you go

The two then held him close into their little group hug.

(Twilight & Fluttershy)

And when we’re away

We will remember the hugs

No matter where, we are

And let the friendship heal your heart

You will always be our friend

The two then broke the hug as Invictus wiped his tears away.

‘Thanks guys,’ he responded with his usual smile ‘I really needed…’

When all of a sudden, Invictus got doused by an elephant spraying water on him from its trunk, taking the girls by surprise. Afterwards, Invictus was doused in water as he tried to shake himself dry.

‘Well I definitely didn’t need that!!’ he responded loudly.

The two girls looked at each other slowly. Snickered, then laughed out loud as they nearly fell over, which in a matter of moments, Invictus also laughed hard at that

Later that night, after their trip through the reserve and the movie they watched, they walked to their rooms, which they had luckily booked in case more people would arrive.

‘Thanks for the outing Invictus.’ said Twilight with her tired smile.

‘Glad you could enjoy it Twilight.’ said Invictus as he smiled with pride.

‘Still, I wanted to thank you for that song.’ said Twilight ‘I’ll try to remember that the next time I stress out.’

‘When you do,’ said Invictus ‘Make sure that I’m next to you. You never might know when you need a hug every now and then.’

Twilight giggled and said ‘I’ll keep that in mind.’

Twilight entered the room and said ‘Good night.’

‘Good night Princess.’ said Invictus before Twilight closed her door.

Invictus couldn’t help but smile as he was glad to have made Twilight happy, for so far he was having fun throughout the journey. Invictus walked back to his room and opened the door. He walked inside and closed the door. He then thought about what to do next for Twilight. That was, until the moment he turned around, he was interrupted by a…

‘Hello.’

‘YIPE!!’

‘EEP!!’

Both were greatly startled. One who was caught off guard and surprised to see that it was none other than Fluttershy. Fluttershy was startled when he was scared out of his mind as if someone had broken in his room. Technically, she did break in, but she didn’t mean to scare him, nor did he meant to scare her back when he saw her inside.

‘Holy,’ said Invictus as he sighed in relief whilst holding his chest before he patted on it in order to calm himself down ‘Don’t scare me like that Fluttershy. You’re more sneakier than Pinkie Pie on a good day.’

‘Oh, um, I’m sorry about that.’ said Fluttershy whilst she lowered her eyes and looked away ‘I didn’t mean to scare you like that.’

‘No, no, it’s fine.’ said Invictus as he recomposed himself ‘So anyway. What can I do for you?’

‘Do you…’ began Fluttershy before she trailed off. She looked a bit nervous for some reason, then looked away. Invictus couldn’t help but wonder what was on her mind. That was, until she finally cleared her throat and asked ‘Do you like Princess Twilight?’

Invictus couldn’t help but sigh and leaned against the wall whilst saying ‘Yes.’

‘Oh?’ said Fluttershy, for she was surprised by this as she asked ‘Since when?’

‘Since the Fall Formal.’ said Invictus as he looked at Fluttershy, whom was surprised by this revelation. ‘I wanted to tell her of how I felt about her. There was something about her that just makes me feel…different around her. That…that I couldn’t help but, well…fall in love with her.’

Fluttershy was surprised that he used the “L” word. She couldn’t help but give a soft expression and a smile. She then got curious and asked ‘What else do you think about her.’

‘Well,’ said Invictus as he looked in the air and thought about it. Then said ‘She’s really an amazing pony/person. Don’t give me wrong, Sci-Twi is great and all, but she didn’t have the same spark. Whenever she’s in the same room, I can’t help but feel nervous around her. The way she laughed, the way she smiled, the way she’s smart and the way she wants to help others. I could only admire her, respect her even. Though I was a bit jealous of her because she could find a way to fix her mistakes with her friends. Me on the other hand…I was a mess. But whenever we’re together, I felt like I was…whole again. But now I…’

He heard Fluttershy giggle, making Invictus realize he just spilled the beans further about of how he felt about Twilight, making him blush harder.

‘Oh, Invictus.’ said Fluttershy with a small smile ‘You always resort to the one thing I like about you.’

‘Me being a doofus?’ asked Invictus.

She giggled again and said ‘Well that, and you’re a hopeless romantic.’

He flexed an eyebrow at that, whilst Fluttershy spoke to him and said ‘That one day you came out of poetry class and read what you once wrote in class. Everyone fell head over heels for you, even Rainbow Dash.’

Invictus’ eyes widened at that and said ‘Whoa, really?’

‘Mhmm.’ said Fluttershy

He then lowered his eyes, thinking that she was wrong, but Fluttershy knew what she was thinking and held him close.

‘Invictus, don’t keep on thinking of yourself differently.’ said Fluttershy ‘You’re a sweet, kind and gentle soul. You’re not like any other meanies.’

‘And look what happened between me and Rainbow Dash.’ said Invictus.

Fluttershy held onto him and said ‘You really miss her.’

‘More than anything.’ said Invictus ‘You never forget your first friend. Or friends in this case.’

Fluttershy smiled when Invictus included her. ‘I know how you feel, I was also afraid to lose her. I don’t know why she kept ignoring you. You two were always so close together.’

Invictus sighed with a shaking breath, with Fluttershy reassuring him as she said ‘But if it’ll make you feel better. I’ll talk to the girls and we’ll find a way to convince you and Dashie to talk.’

He couldn’t help but smile and look at her and said ‘I’m just glad I’m friends with you again. And I’m sorry I didn’t tell you the truth about what happened.’

‘I know,’ said Fluttershy as she reassured him with a smile ‘You were just trying to protect me and Rainbow Dash.’

Invictus sighed and looked ahead and said ‘I gotta make things right with her.’

‘I know you will.’ said Fluttershy with her own tender smile.

She then moved closer and kissed him on the lips with her eyes closed, which surprised Invictus with widened eyes. She broke the kiss and looked away whilst biting her lips.

‘Uh, you okay?’ said Invictus, for Fluttershy was never this bold before.

‘I can’t help it.’ said Fluttershy as she tried to contain herself ‘I want to do this.’

‘Uh, do what?’ said Invictus.

She suddenly stood up, and gestured him to stand up. But as he did, he noticed her geode was glowing too, which surprised him. He remembered what happened with Applejack. And now he was suddenly terrified of what Fluttershy might do, whilst he also noticed a birth control pill pack nearby.

‘Uh, Flutters?’ asked Invictus out of concern ‘You feeling okay?’

Fluttershy gently took his hands and directed him to move closer. But as he took a closer look, there was a massive amount of lust in her eyes. She looked straight at him with determination. And to Invictus’ shock, Fluttershy directed his hands onto her booty, making him grasp onto it whilst he widened his eyes as he kept staring at her. And before he knew it…

‘Come and take me you sexy beast.’ said Fluttershy as she instantly jumped on him, whilst he held onto her butt whilst holding her in the air as their lips were engaged with their constant heavy and compassionate make out session.

Invictus was greatly surprised by this. He had known Fluttershy for years, and she had never, not even during her first trip to the dentist, was she even that brave or bold enough to do something like that.

But her lips, oh her lips, was what slowly made him melt, her flowery scent and her soft hair. He slowly held her close as he held onto her rear, making the shy girl squeak through their make out session. But instead of letting go, she instantly wrapped her legs around his waist, enjoying the gentle touch that Invictus had given her. During their make out session, Invictus was against the wall as Fluttershy suddenly had footing as she placed both of her feet against the wall, making her tower over him. The two of them ended up breaking the kiss as they looked at each other with bedroom eyes whilst she was still over towering him.

‘You like a big girl don’t you?’ she said in a flirty voice ‘You like it when I tower over you, huh?’

‘I like that dress you wear.’ said Invictus ‘It truly brings out your inner roar.’

She smirked and said ‘Well, how about we bring my inner roar outside then?’

She slowly went to the strap of her dress of her shoulders, slowly uncovering them, leaving her shoulders bare. But at the same time, the top of the dress had been removed. He saw the top of her dress lowering herself, revealing her breasts behind her pink bra. She really was a vision of beauty. He slowly kissed on her chest, making her squeak, gasp and giggle from his gentle touch.

‘Oh, Invictus.’ said Fluttershy as she wrapped her arms around his neck, pulling him closer so that she could feel more of his lips on her chest.

As Invictus continued to plant his kisses to Fluttershy’s chest, whilst she tossed her sandals away from her feet, Fluttershy was able to stand, allowing the rest of her dress to fall down, leaving her in her underwear. Fluttershy ended up grabbing his head and passionately kissed him whilst she leaned backwards. But as Invictus stroked her back, he ended up stroking straight towards into her panties and groped her butt, making her squeak and blush madly, but she enjoyed the feeling.

Invictus began to take off his shirt whilst Fluttershy loosened his pants, making it drop onto the ground, leaving him in his underwear. Fluttershy nearly clawed his back, leaving a small mark, but Invictus didn’t mind, for the way she had been acting during their make out session, it turned her on to the next level.

Invictus’ underwear ended up being removed by Fluttershy’s hands, leaving his member exposed. When she caught a glimpse, her face went bright red, leaving her flustered.

‘Oh my…’ said Fluttershy as she bit her lip, then looked at him in a flirteous manner ‘You’re certainly big down there, aren’t you?’

She slowly lowered herself as she was stroking his arms, nearly giving Invictus Goosebumps. She slowly grabbed her bosom and placed his member between them. She slowly rubbed them, arousing him further. He couldn’t help but moan at her touch. She really was amazing. Even though he knew how she can be, he wasn’t expecting her to be so bold into doing this. If she had a boyfriend one day, any guy would be lucky to be with her.

‘F-Flutters…I…’ said Invictus, for now he couldn’t think straight because he was getting more aroused by the minute, especially the way she was so gentle.

‘Someone’s getting more excited.’ said Fluttershy in a flirteous tone before giggling.

Oh crap, that giggle, the cutest one she ever had. Even after all these years, she still has that cute and amazing giggle. But what really set him over the edge, was that she had slowly placed his member inside of her mouth. Now he was gonna lose it.

‘Flutters…I think…I think I’m gonna…’

But before he could utter a word, he climaxed in her mouth. Surprisingly she swallowed them fast, and ended up letting him go. Invictus ended up landing on his knees, leaving him on an eye level with Fluttershy. The two were eye to eye, and she still kept her smile. She giggled and said ‘Did you enjoy it?’

‘Boy did I.’ said Invictus, barely being able to keep that flustered look on his face. Until he smirked and said ‘Now it’s your turn.’

He ended up pinning her on the ground, making her squeak in surprise. He lowered himself to her delicate flower. The moment his tongue made contact, she gasped loudly as her hands gripped onto the carpet. He kept licking her spot over and over, until she continued to moan and groan, fidgeting her body as she moved a bit and ended up holding his head.

‘Oh Invictus.’ said Fluttershy ‘I think…I think I’m going to…’

Fluttershy ended up climaxing, making her moan out loud. After drinking most of her out, he stood up and picked her up bridal style whilst she panted. He walked over to the bed and gently placed her on her back.

‘Oh my.’ said Fluttershy as she blushed, but kept her smile ‘You really are a gentleman.’

‘Only when I need to be.’ said Invictus.

He slowly moved his body as he was now over her whilst they stared at each other.

‘Are you ready?’ asked Invictus.

‘Go on.’ said Fluttershy with determination. ‘Make. My. Day.’

‘Whoa,’ he thought to himself. He slowly inserted his member inside of her, making her gasp as she instantly gasped onto his back, slightly clawing it.

He slowly thrusted inside of her, moving back and forth, making her gasp and moan, making her shudder as she enjoyed every feeling, making her think that he was mixing up her insides, but in a hot and sexy way. He continued to move as his thrusting began to speed up, making her feel crazy.

‘Wait,’ said Fluttershy, making Invictus stop as they looked at one another, sweating. ‘Can I…can I be on top please?’ asked Fluttershy.

‘Uh, sure.’ said Invictus, unsure what she was planning. However, the moment he was about to move, Fluttershy instantly grabbed him and flung him around, making her on top of him as she looked down on him with that smile, whilst he said ‘Such beauty.’

Fluttershy couldn’t help but blush and giggle at his compliment. ‘Now sit back and enjoy the show.’

She sat up whilst his member was still inside of her. The moment she moved her hips, she began to moan, for it was the greatest feeling she had ever felt. And as she moved, her breasts slowly bounced along with her. The two of them instantly grasped their hands as they were enjoying the feeling, making her moan and groan at the same time.

It may have gone unnoticed to the people, but it had not for the animals. For if you could understand them, you would mistake them for cheering and chanting them on to continue with their love making, as if it was the biggest mating season anyone has ever encountered. The bed they were on shook ferociously from the constant fucking that a certain shy girl was laying on (Yeah you heard me), whilst the two of them continued to glow brighter and brighter as many had failed to notice, as well as the loud screaming between them.

The next morning, the sun began to rise and the animals began to slowly wake up to start their day forward. From within the apartment they were sleeping in, Invictus began to slowly wake up, feeling drained for some reason.

‘That’s weird.’ said Invictus as he muttered to himself ‘Why do I feel so…’

But the moment he looked beside him, it was none other than Fluttershy, fast asleep, with him widening his eyes in shock as he said ‘Oh no, not again.’

He did the same maneuver in order to sneak out, however, he suddenly felt a hand on his wrist. He looked down and saw Fluttershy’s hand was on his. She however, had her eyes opened halfway, but smiled and had a blush on her face.

‘Wow, you were amazing.’ said Fluttershy ‘I can’t believe Dashie never felt doing that to you, even after she bet that one of us would do it. Heh, guess she owes be five hundred bucks.’

Invictus’ jaws dropped at this, for he couldn’t believe that she would say something out loud like that. He shook it off, trying to grasp what just happened. Her geode glowed like AJ’s, but he couldn’t figure out how. He had to save it for later, for he had to get ready or Twilight would freak out.

Sure enough, they were able to pack up their things before they would go out on the next road.

‘Thanks again for helping us out Fluttershy.’ said Twilight ‘It was really great to see you again.’

‘Likewise.’ said Fluttershy ‘We should try to do this more often.’

‘That I agree.’ said Invictus.

‘And you two should go to Apple Wood next,’ said Fluttershy, much to their confusion, with Fluttershy saying ‘Rarity happens to be touring around there, saying that she needed to connect to the stars.’

Invictus chuckled and said ‘That’s our Rarity.’

‘And Invictus,’ said Fluttershy, gaining his attention ‘I really hope things will work out between you and Dash.’

Invictus was a bit reluctant to ask at first, until he cleared his throat and said ‘Did Dash…well…did she…?’

Fluttershy placed her hand on his shoulder, allowing him to stop. ‘I could tell she was really unhappy and sad. She said that you were her first friend too, and what you said really hurt her. But she realized that you were also hurt. She’s also ashamed for what happened.’

Invictus sighed and said ‘I gotta make things right.’

‘Don’t worry, this will work out.’ said Fluttershy, assuring him with a smile.

‘Thanks Flutters.’ said Invictus, giving her another hug before going back to their transportation.

‘And Twilight,’ said Fluttershy, gaining the Princess’ attention ‘Take good care of Invictus.’

‘Huh?’ said Twilight, clearly confused as well.

Fluttershy giggled and said playfully ‘You’ll see.’

As she walked away, Twilight was now more confused than ever. Decided to not ponder over it, she joined Invictus as she climbed aboard in their ride.

‘So, to Apple Wood?’ asked Twilight.

‘That we will,’ said Invictus ‘But first things first. I’ll stop by a diner there so we can have a proper breakfast.’

‘What do you mean?’ asked Twilight.

Invictus smirked and said ‘You my friend, are about to experience firsthand of what a Truck Stop Diner looks like.’