Author's Note

This is a little A.U story. NOT PART OF THE MAIN STORYLINE

The Lustful Six, Part 1 of 3 A.U (Edited By NagaShark)

Kicking the door open, Big Mac steps up off the farm with a grumble. “Big Mac you get your flank inside this instant!” Granny yells at him in frustration.

“I’m gonna work to vent some frustration ok! I’m not gonna see that traitor promise!”

Her grandmother only sighs “Big Mac, I understand what that frustration is coming from, it is a kind gesture you are showing so much concern for Applejack’s well being but you’ve known Mark for years, you two have been good friends ever since he appeared. Don’t you want to have him as your brother?”

“I don’t know.” He finally replies after mulling over.

“Just think about it, you know the kind of guy he is, you know is not someone that just goes around chasing skirts and then tossing them once he is done, he genuinely cares for his mares, and only wants what is best for them, he isn’t stubborn, is hard working, and is honest, what else could you ask?”

“That he stays away from my sister.”

“So it's ok for you to have a wife but not Applejack? Just get in her horseshoes for Celestia’s sake! How would you have reacted if she wouldn’t have approved of Sugar Belle?”

“That’s different!”

“No it isn’t! Applejack trusts you, Big Mac, it would only be fair if you trusted her, your mom would be so disappointed if she were to see you right now.”

He has no response and stays silent.

“I know it is hard, believe me I do, so I will let you cool down, just try to remember, you wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for two crazy ponies choosing who they love.”

He sighs in defeat knowing she was right, and simply marches on to the orchard trying to clear his head and think with a cool head.

‘Damn it Granny! That was a low blow!’

Big Mac grumbles in irritation as he walks aimlessly through the farm until he finds a couple of trees still with apples on it for him to work on, never noticing the deep fog that was starting to form around the farmer.

‘Stupid Mark, who he think he is, jumping my sister, MY sister! I thought we were friends, friends don’t go around hooking up with your sisters!‘

He keeps working in frustration, putting more and more apples in the baskets, until he sighs and looks down hugging the tree.

‘But that is how ma and pa meet, if I forbid it, I will be no better than grandpa pearl, damn it! Why does everything have to be so hard!’

He was about to punch the tree again when the snap of a twig got his attention and made him realize the fog at last.

“Who is there!?”

Looking around Big Mac swears he hears the voice of his sister giggling.

“Applejack?”

“He is my brother, you can have him.” He could hear his sister in the distance.

“Applejack if this is some sort of joke you better stop right now! I’m not in the mood.” Big bellows in frustration, yet the giggles continue, before he gets nervous when he hears the sound of a rattlesnake behind him, yet when he turns he only sees the figure of a mare slowly approaching, swaying her hips.

“Joke? Oh no darling this is far from that.” Rarity responds slowly, stepping out of the fog and revealing how she was completely naked.

“R-Rarity!” With an intense blush, Big Mac looked away “W-Why are you naked?”

“A better question would be…” His blood froze when he heard a hiss and slowly turned around to discover how her lower half was that of a snake, as her eyes turned reptilian. “…why are you still clothed?”

With lightning fast reflexes she launched at him like a cobra before the farmer could react, capturing his lips, and tackles the both to the ground. Where she proceeds to wrap her body around him as she continues to giggle, as she shucks and rips his clothes, as the farmer screams in terror. Slowly turning into confused and aroused moans, yet he was too far from home for anyone to hear either.

And so events like those keep repeating each night announced by the arrival of the fog as missing posters start to litter the town, most of them stallions and even whole herds simply vanishing in the middle of the night, leaving only signs of struggle, ripped clothes, and unusual substances.

Such as what happens at Sugar Cube Corner when the wails of babies alerted the authorities. That morning the bakery didn’t open. When they force their way inside, they found Ms. Cake suspended in a web of pink bubble gum, like a fly, completely dehydrated and passed out, with her husband and Cheese Sandwich nowhere to be found.

Twilight’s castle, after hearing strange noises the night before, ponies found the place like it was just hit by a hurricane with books spread all over the place and in the middle of the destruction was the naked figure of Gabby who was in the same condition, the same day Time Turner and Derpy barely escape an encounter with a strange creature that according to them seems to be able to control the flora and seems particularly focused on Turner’s pants and how much it tried to rip them open.

Not even the sky, or those with the money to install the best security, seems to be safe against the fog as Filthy Rich and Soarin’s homes were also ravished with the former leaving claw marks everywhere as the latter looks like a gathering of birds fought, from the obscene mass of feathers spread everywhere the destroyed cloud home.

So frequents were the attacks, that the royal sisters didn’t have any other choice but to evacuate the town, and put the place under quarantine, and inside a dome until they could figure out exactly what was happening, and how to solve it, as well as the growing concern on how Twilight and the rest of the elements seems to still be M.I.A and not a single soul knew where they went.

With a sigh Mark continue, to caress an unconscious, dehydrated Milky as she and the rest of his herd rest in the infirmary along the other victims as they seems to have been attacked by the same creature that tried to capture Time Turner judging by the leaves and vines left everywhere and how they all seems to be soaked in aloe vera.

Startled, he felt a hand on his shoulder. He looked back to see a sorrowful Celestia looking back at him.

Sighing again Mark turns back to his alpha and holds her palm with both hands. “I should have been there.”

“Please Mark don’t punish yourself, this wasn’t at all your fault.”

“But it is Celly! I knew they were still recovering I should have stayed with them but I was stupid and had to join the search party, I just couldn’t leave the thought that somewhere out there Fluttershy might have been claimed by any of these monsters terrorizing the city and now…”

“We can’t guarantee that, for all we know they weren’t even near the everfree forest. Please Marky-Po, the doctors say they will be fine, so there is nothing for you to be concern about.”

“Then why haven’t they woken up?” He looked at her with teary eyes. “It has been a week already! Even longer for some of them.” He stood up and points at Ms. Cake who was still recovering as well. “Why, no matter what we do, they are still not improving?”

“Because this isn't normal dehydration.” Starlight answers as she walks into the room with some bags under her eyes, a tired smile and a thick book in her arms, like Time Turner, she too manage to escape her encounter with the beast thanks for her being working all night in the basement, while listening to some music with headphones on so she didn’t hear anything until it was too late. Ever since then she has been retreating to the library in both castles racket with guilt as she tried to find a solution

“I finally figured it out, come with me! You need to…” she pauses to yawn “…to see this, I think I have an idea but we will need everyone's help.”

Soon Starlight guides the two, into a meeting room where Mark found Shining Armor, and Discord waiting alongside other stallions that he recognized from past meetings.

Applejack’s cousin Braeburn, an earth pony with yellow fur and golden mane that resembles a cowboy by his clothes, down to even having the signature hat.

Fluttershy’s older brother Zephyr, a pegasus with light green fur and yellow combed mane that for some reason was wearing a royal guard uniform similar to the one Shining Armor was wearing.

And a purple pegasus that Mark has yet to meet, that has the same rainbow mane as Rainbow Dash and looked to be wearing casual clothes of blue jeans and a semi-formal green shirt with a white shirt underneath it.

“Good, everyone is here” Starlight nods and sits on one of the chairs “This is not gonna be pretty so it’s best if you all hear it at the same time.”

She sighs and shows her evidence and picture of the main six. “Just as I feared, after the description Derpy gave me, the monsters that have been terrorizing ponyville are in fact the mane six turn into wild beasts guided by instinct alone.”

“What?” Everyone looked at Starlight in shock, as she elaborates and showed them a graphic image. “The strange goo that was found at every crime scene was actually vaginal fluid, infused with magic. That is why none of the victims have been able to recover, they are all in some sort of stasis, probably the same type the ones they took are currently in.”

“Wait, you are saying that this creature didn't just attack them but actually took advantage of everyone?” Shining Armor questions in horror, as Starlight nods in remorse. “The description of Derpy’s, fur strings, hoof marks and even scales and feathers all match each of them separately. Not to mention the magic found has the same radiation wavelines of the tree of harmony.”

“No, no! That is impossible! No way, no how!” The stallion with rainbow hair yells in horror. “My sweet Dashy would never do that, EVER there must be a mistake! It has to be! Tell me you are mistaken! TELL ME!” He yells in distress grabbing Starlight’s shoulders, as she shakes her head. “I’m sorry Mr Hothoof.”

He looked at her with teary eyes before kneeling down. “No! No my Dashy, not her! NO!”

“Fluttershy? No…this isn't happening…this is a nightmare, it has to be!” Mark can only look down in horror as his companions were sharing various degrees of pain and sorrow, about the revelation, Shining Armor just frozen in terror at the revelation.

“I know this seems grim which is why I summoned you all 6 here.” Starlight continues gaining their attention.

“It’s clear that there must be a force controlling the mane six, like I said their behaviour seems to be operating on instinct alone, and whoever is responsible is by far the most dangerous foe we have ever faced, if she can control the magic of the elements with such mastery, so if we wish to stop it, the first thing we will need to do is severe the connection.”

She points at the map at the picture of the tree of harmony. “By cutting the source at its roots, we break the link, we set them all free.”

“You want us to cut down the tree of harmony?!” Zephyr looks at Starlight in surprise.

“No!”

“But not a bad idea, points for creativity.” Discord finally speaks, putting a graduation hat on the pegasus. “We will leave that as plan B. But for now plan A would be an oldy but a goodie.” Snapping his fingers he conjures a box of seeds and start to eat them. “Just like one of my oldest pranks stopped it before, my little vines could cover the tree and cut its magic from the girls like when I tried some time ago with Sun and Moonbutt” He then turns to Celestia. “Good times, do you remember Celly, hmm? Do you remember this?” He grabs handfuls of the seeds and starts throwing them at her. “Do you remember when I did this hmm?”

“Yes Discord I remember.” Celestia shakes her body of the seeds and glares at the spirit of chaos.

“Ah excuse me” Zephyr raised his hand “If we are only planting seeds why don’t we do that here or near the dome and be done with it?”

Starlight sighs and shows a projection of the town “Because the harmony magic is acting as a barrier, everything we try from the outside would bounce back, if we want to have a chance, we will have to try to plant the seeds as close as possible, from multiple points too, to maximize our chances.” She highlights the farm, the cottage, the entrance to the forest, Twilight’s castle, and Carousel Boutique.

“That is where you six come into play, we can’t afford the mane six to discover what we are doing, Twilight especially with all the magic coursing through their veins, if they figure out our plan it will break apart. That is why you all will go as small infiltration groups, and once passing the barrier will teleport here to Town Hall and work your way to the tree of harmony planting the seeds at the determined targets so your intentions will be harder to read.”

“Ok new question.” Zephyr asked again getting more scared by the prospect “Why US six and not oh I don’t know royal GUARDS?!”

“Because you have something no royal guard has, a direct connection with each mare, as brothers, cousins or fathers. According to what I manage to recall from Gabby and her moments of conscience Twilight avoided Spike completely, it was up to Rarity to take him down while she worked on Trixie. Even in their primal state, it seems they have some resemblance of a moral compass, and will never strike members of their own family, that is why it needs to be you who go.”

“O…k assuming I believe you, what about those two then?” Zephyr points at Mark and Discord “Last I checked, none of them had a connection with either mare. And that still leaves us two mares short.”

“Not completely true, I view Twilight as sort of like a teacher.”

“And Fluttershy is my closest friend, plus I don’t exactly have a gender so to speak.” Discord points out. “Kind of a Ken doll situation going down south here.” He smirks pointing downwards.

“Didn’t need to know that.” Starlight shivers before continuing. “Anyway as good as that reasoning might be, that is not why you are going.” Starlight conjured six backpacks and Mark gauntlets onto the table. “In front of you are six backpacks filled with the Misfortune Malachite that petrified the princesses back when The Storm King invaded, if during your mission you encounter any of the mane six, Mark and Discord will serve as muscle and distraction, allowing the stallion connected with them to freeze them, keep in mind that all of them are super charged with magic so it will be just a temporary solution while reaching the ruins. If I could, I would have asked for Rarity and Pinkie’s parents but Hondo was already taken and Pinkie is already a wild card as of now. Even if it doesn't work, who knows what she will try instead.”

“Plus if anything were to happen, you can view me as your ‘eject button’ buddy.” He demonstrates snapping his fingers and suddenly bringing the group in the middle of the badlands, Zebrica, Prance and then back to the castle “Get the idea?” Discord smirks at the group as Zephyr raise his hand.

“No, I can just poof myself inside the dome, that barrier blocks my magic too, I would only be able to do so once we are inside, and it’s more like moving all over town so they have a hard time locating us.” Discord answers before he could ask as he lowers his hand again.

“I’m not sure I feel comfortable using this against my friends, Starlight.” Mark says lifting one of the gloves.

“You won't, they will only be for containment and only if you were to spot it” She reassures him
“Are there any other questions?”

“Just one.” Hothoof already put the backpack on and grabbed one of the orb's complete series “When do we leave?”

“Huh so that is where Dash gets her eyes from then.” Mark points out in interest.

Later that same day, the group reach the edge of the dome on the outskirts of what once was Ponyville, getting a final briefing before starting the mission, by Starlight.

“To help you out we are sending a pre-emptive strike on the other side of the dome to call their attention, use it to get inside and stay undetected as much as possible.”

Mark nods as he installs a green and black gem into a metal cylinder which he installs in both wrists of his gloves, a last minute improvement of the weapon that would let him shoot the petrifying magic more easily, aided by Discord.

“Remember, no matter what they say, or do, the mares you might encounter aren’t the same mane six you remember, their memories and morals are still there but as far as we are concerned, those are just mindless beasts guided by lust alone, beast with the power of harmony at their beck and call, so just get in plant the seed and get out as fast as you can. Equestria is counting on you.”

“Ah, are you completely sure there is no way I can sit this one out?” Zephyr questions yet again, dressed in full on camouflage gear, and even an outfit made of leaves so he could pass as an ordinary bush.

“Are you seriously going to abandon your sister?” Mark glares at him. “Fluttershy would be doing this in a heartbeat if the roles were reversed”

“I know, but if Rainbow sees me, there is no way in tartarus she would be able to deny her obvious feelings toward me any longer, I would compromise the mission right away.”

“Don’t worry about that.” Hotfoof replies “I would freeze that daughter of mine before whoever is controlling her makes her hurt another innocent creature.”

“But…”

“No time to discuss, the attack is about to begin, go, go, go!” Starlight calls and points at a hole in the dome for all of them to step inside, Shining pushing Zephyr alongside before the hole closes once more and leaving the stallions to face the entrance of an abandoned Ponyville now completely covered in a deep thick fog.

The litter of missing posters blowing in the wind, the eerie silence, and the cold caused by the fog only seems to add fuel to the terror as everyone looks around. Shining nods at Mark. “We have our orders Star you take rear guard, Discord outfront, straight line formation”

“What? You are putting the guy that is literally chaos as the one leading?” Zephyr asks in horror.

“We need to be as unpredictable in our movements as possible, who’s better at that than him? But by all means if you prefer, you can take the lead.” Shining challenges silencing the cowardly pegasus.

“Nope, nope, I’m ok, I’m ok.” He nods rapidly, stepping in front of Mark as Shining takes the center, Braeburn gets behind him and Hothoof goes behind Discord as they advance slowly.

“Finally it feels so good to be appreciated for your craftsmanship, follow me boys! Let's be confusing!” Discord says in excitement leading the group through Ponyville making odd turns and rather than using streets, or alleys they mostly went through rooftops, through abandoned houses and from treetops to treetops without any sort of rhyme or reason. Behind Discord the stallions were more than confused, but judging by how they were making good progress, and other than a tense ambience from the silence all the way to Town Hall they would say the plan was working.

“Here we go, safe and sound.” Discord cheers in victory, putting a flag with a screw and a baseball ball in the middle of the building “I claim this land as Discordia.”

The others just stay silent at his antics. “Come on guys, lighten it up! We could use some laughs here right?”

“It’s still too early to celebrate.” Shining says while looking at the window. “This is just the first point, and something tells from here on out things aren’t going to be as easy.” He motions the others to come see, and they saw how the road leading to the Everfree Forest was now completely flooded, and crystal trees were springing up everywhere. “Seems like someone has been busy doing some remodeling.”

“With extremely poor taste, I might add.” Discord leans on top of Shining Armor’s head. “I mean light transparent with vibrant blue crystals? Please talk about clashing colours.”

Hothoof manages a light chuckle at the joke.

“Ah! A smile finally! There is still hope for this team!”

Shining sighs and looking at him. “Look I see what you are doing, and I appreciate the gesture Discord, it is important to keep morale up but we can’t lower our guard yet, right now we need to get to the second point. Think you could lower the jokes a bit until we reach Carousel Boutique?”

“May I do a runway joke once there?”

“Only if it's quiet.”

“Deal!” He says in excitement before putting a floating device on Shining Armor. “Now let’s go my D team! Time to get our feet wet!”

Discord turns into a giant duck and carrys all into the water as he starts to hum while paddling to the building.

“Discord.” Shining complains but Mark stops him. “Let him Shining, he is being quiet after all.”

He only sighs in defeat, and decides to hug his neck to look around for any possible attacks.

Halfway in, the fog started to deepen and everyone went on alert when they start to hear some giggles minus Discord who keeps swimming like nothing was the matter.

“Mine mine, what do we have here, some guards wanting to enter through the back door? Naughty boys.”

The voice of Rarity could be heard echoing everywhere as they start to hear a rattle snake tail and splash of water around them.

“We are doomed, they found us.” Zephyr whispers, hugging Mark for dear life. “We are not done yet!” He harshly says as Mark gets in front of them.

“So cute, serving yourself up on a silver plate for Moi, you shouldn’t. Let me give you a kiss.”

All of the sudden Rarity launches at them from behind and is about to strike when Discord spins around, and blinds her with a flash of a camera. “Rarity! Rarity over here! What do you say about your claims? Is it true you used illegal pills to lose all that leg weight? What do you say about the rumor that you date golems? Do you want to know who started it? I did.” Discord keeps pestering her with flashes, like an annoying paparazzi. Keeping her unbalanced, and landing everyone into the water.

Zephyr trying to make a run for it if not for Shining stopping him. “Focus! They are giving us an opening!”

He points at her house as Mark and Discord keep Rarity busy.

“How are we gonna…?” Hothoof covers his mouth before Zephyr could spill their plan and glares at the house.

“I got this.” Extending his wings he tries to fly but the water sticks to him like mucus preventing him from lifting off. “What the…this isn’t water”

“It smells kind of nice actually.” Zephyr says sniffing a bit. “What is this?”

Shining start to feel his head feeling dizzy and realized what happened “Everyone out!” He says in alarm pointing at the shore “Out, out, out! Before it’s too late.” Using his magic to gain some traction he signals a retreat as the stallions start to feel the effects too and find it harder and harder to resist until finally Shining pushes them out and sighs like he just emerged from almost drowning.

“Mark!” His eyes wide in realization, as he looks as he continues to struggle. “Mark, don't touch the water! It's not what you think! It vaginal juices!”

“What?” Mark looks back but his hand slips on the scales of Rarity as she giggles and hugs him “Oh Marky! So glad for you to join us.” She hisses in excitement showing her forked tongue, until Discord grabs hold of her tail and spins her around, before tossing her away “I leard of wet ladies but this is ridiculous.” He continues joking, inflating his paw and tossing Mark to shore “Catch!”

“What?” Zephyr looks up only to receive Mark with his face.

“Hehe, oh Zephyr you are the dream of a jokester.” Discord chuckles before being dragged down by Rarity underwater.

“Hehe, you know I was always wondering, what kind of package you would be hiding dear Discord.” Rarity mentions in excitement starting to rub them together like two snakes until she gets confused “Wha-Where is…but how?”

“Sorry dear, not tonight.” Discord chuckles. “Poor little Rarity, Barbie doll face, and she gets the Ken to match.” He chuckles, extending one of the Misfortune Malachite spheres.

“NO!” She realized what was happening too late as Discord turns them, and the entire lake into stone, surprising everyone.

“With diamond hard nipples everyone.” The voice of Discord echoes through the air.

“He…he sacrificed himself, for a joke?” Hothoof asks in disbelief of what just happened.

“Don’t be so sure about it guys, this is Discord we are talking about.” Shining looks back at them. “I’m sure it will take more than that to slow him down, but he just can’t help being dramatic and over the top. I’m sure he will appear when we least expect it with a joke and an exit plan.” He sighs and looks at Rarity’s house. “Now let’s go, without Rarity our chances improve, we better hurry before any of the remaining five come to see what happened.”

The rest exchange glances at him and the frozen lake before agreeing and following behind.