Equestria Handyman

Advancing through the hallway once more, the group find themselves walking into a familiar place. This time being Twilight’s school.

“Ok everypony just like usual, does anyone think they know what this memory might be?” Applejack questions, as they look around.

“Nope, nothing comes to mind.” Dash shakes her head.

“Care to think again?” Chrysalis glares and points at him and Dash talking as they walk through the hallway.

“What the…?”

“You better hurry, that last trick sure shook Crystal but she will come back pretty soon.” Chrysalis warns noticing sand starting to seep everywhere.

“I…I don’t know, Mark and I had an awesome relationship, no way I caused him any sort of sad memory.” Dash continues to defend herself, as they listen to their copies talk.

“…I mean I get where you are coming from Mark, but are you sure it is a good thing asking about this?” Dash inquired with a raised eyebrow.

“Pretty sure, I mean you mean to tell me, there wasn’t a single time you asked yourself if you really wanted to be a wonderbolt.”

“Never! All my life ever since I was a filly I knew I wanted to be one.”

“Ok bad example, what I mean to say is well…Twilight actually had a goal at all growing up? Did she actually want to be a princess in the first place?”

“Hmm I suppose not, but maybe you should let that one go, I mean she is happy now, isn’t she? Maybe you shouldn’t meddle this time around.”

“Oh ponyfeathers.”

“Wait a minute I think I remember, this is the day Mark came to my office and asked me about if I wanted to be, or not to be the princess of Equestria?” Twilight looks at Dash. “Why did he talk to you first?”

“He didn't talk to me as much as I stumbled on his way to see you.” Dash confessed. “And kind of…get the idea in his mind.”

“What?!” Everyone looks at Rainbow Dash in shock.

“Ok in my defense I was mostly just doing some small talk.”

“Was it a small talk, Rainbow?” Chrysalis questions. “We need details on how it exactly happened?”

“Well would it really matter all that…?”

“RAINBOW” They all yell at her.

“Ok, ok! So here is the thing, when I found him he wasn’t even heading to see Twilight, he was just by the fountain reading something I don’t know what, when I came down and said hi.”

The memory shows exactly that, except it shows her dive bombing into the ground and lifting dust that made him cough.

“Rainbow!”

“What? You know how I like to make entrances.” She says in pride before chuckling. “Hey Mark, what are you doing?”

“Nothing much, just catching up on some old book I had been waiting to read.”

“Geez your day off and you decided to spend it reading, I’m gonna start calling you Twilight.”

“Oh hardy har har, I don’t like to read all that much.”

“Whatever dude, so what exactly are you reading?”

“The story of royalty in Equestria, all that talking about Twilight taking the crown got me curious. So I was wondering how the founders passed the torch to the sisters.”

“Ha, I doubt they simply decided to retire, that is for sure, for the stories I heard the times B.N weren’t exactly peaceful.”

“Yeah, I’m reaching those parts too, such a shame what happened right?”

“That is history for you, not all is sunshine and friendship, but hey I don’t think Twilight would have to worry about any of that.”

“Yeah, one would think she would be used to it by how many times the Princess keeps placing her with more titles and sending her on mission after mission.”

“Heck yeah, but then again do you imagine her accepting any of them if they had simply asked if that is what she wanted?”

“Haha, probably not.” Mark nods and continues to read as a thought comes to mind. “Tell me Dash, did Princess Luna or Celestia ask Twilight to build this school?”

“Nah, that egghead idea was all Twilight I think, this probably is the only project she made that didn’t involve a request from the Princesses.”

“I see…” he starts to pounder and looks down for a moment, before closing the book. “Would you excuse me for a moment? I think I need to ask Twilight something.”

“If it’s another book you might want to finish that one first.” Dash jokes before flying away, ending the memory.

“…and then well you know what happened, he went to see you. Put that idea in your head, you went to see the Princess and so on and on.”

“I get that, but why would Mark consider this as a painful memory?”

“Because it completely changed everything.” Fluttershy answers with a sigh. “Everything turned out fine in the end, but a part of him always felt a touch of guilt from steering you away from becoming a princess of all of Equestria.”

“I can still become one.” Twilight defends herself. “I simply wanted to build myself as one and enjoy my labour as the headmaster of friendship first.”

“I know, you don’t need to tell me, tell him that.” Fluttershy explains.

“Well I be, who would have thunk, it all started by yet another simple chat.” AJ can’t help but to chuckle at the irony of things.

“You can talk about it later, now come on, there are still two more memories to…” Before Chrysalis could say anything else the ground split into 3 revealing a giant pillar that catches everyone and rushes them into the sky before from underneath their hooves appear a glittering dust giant Crystal glaring at them.

“You insufferable plagues, I will not let you ruin any more of my plans!”

She summons a sand storm preventing them from using the whistle and the gem only providing a small dome for them to look for shelter around the dust.

“She has us pinned down! No way she is letting us close to either of the remaining two memories!” Twilight calls in all the noise.

“What I was fearing, fighting, restraining or making us join forces didn’t work, so now she is gonna use her final card, one I really wanted to avoid.”

“What could possibly be worse than navigating and throwing Mark worse nightmares?” Rarity question in shock.

“You are about to find out.” From the sand they see the figure of Mark approaching except this one had yellow eyes and was completely void of color.

“Another of his nightmare self?” Fluttershy questions and noticing how the storm was starting to die down.

“Worse, his shadow.” Chrysalis clarifies. “Listen, this one sound will not work, our only chance now is to split, two will finish the job while the rest deal with this thing.”

“Big deal, if Applejack and I work together I’m sure we can pin down this memory or whatever a shadow is.” Dash says in confidence.

“Good, because this time you better not hold back.”

Fluttershy grabs Chrysalis hand. “We will deal with the memories”

“What?” Chrysalis looked at her confused.

“One of them is yours! You need to tell what really happened, and I know more about his life, that is why we have better chances if I take care of the last one.”

“I can’t argue with that logic actually.” Twilight nods after thinking about it. “Ok Chrysalis we trust that you will do…”

“…the right thing I know, I know, it is better for me if I play ball, but will only this one thing get it?!”

“Agreed.” They all nod and face the shadow Mark. “Ok everyone get ready for anything.”

All the dust gathered around him before exploding a typhoon that caught them off guard and unfortunately dragged Chrysalis, Fluttershy and Twilight away into the distance before either of them could react.

The girls try to do something, but suddenly a wall of sand blocks their way and behind them a humanoid figure emerges from the sand revealing a crack and breaking apart Mark with half of his face crystalized, and the other half cover by a comedy mask, he was as tall as a Ursa Major and appear to be wearing a maestro of ceremony outfit, and a vertical column exiting the sand revealing a lack of feet and hips, as well as eight arms coming from his back that along his face move as if he was a string puppet.

“I…am a shadow! The true inner self!” The monster talks using both Mark and Crystal’s voices at the same time.

“Existence itself is nothing but suffering, and as such I will put an end to it, even if I have to erase you first!”

Bellowing a mighty roar the monster was able to shatter the gem Chrysalis had as the girls gulp “Still think you could pin this thing down darling?” Rarity questions looking at Rainbow Dash.

“Y-yeah I think we can, if we work together that is.” She nods in confidence. “Ok everyone get ready.”

They all rush at the monster as Twilight lands in the middle of Celestia’s studio where she sees her and Mark discussing something she didn’t have a single clue about.

“So you see why this wasn’t exactly the best circumstances?” Celestia calmly asks Mark with her usual maternal yet concerned smile.

“I do Princess, I’m sorry I just…I really didn't think, one single innocent question could spiral out of control like it did just now.” Mark looks down in shame. “I’m really sorry for the troubles I caused you.”

“It ok, I understand, and you are right, it was simply a series of events, so there is no harm whatsoever, although if that is ok with you, Equestria might need some help now that it's biggest plan has shifted.”

“Sure I will gladly help anyway I can”

Twilight kept looking at the memory with curiosity before shaking her head. “No this is just another fake memory, I don’t know what happened but if you are targeting this it means this is another painful memory, Crystal.”

“Indeed, but what if were to tell you this one could remain the way it is” The Jackal agrees appearing on a nearby mirror “Please no need for aggression, I’m offering a peace offer”

She eyes the bitch with wary eyes, as Crystal summons a chair.

“A peace offer?”

“Please have a seat” She offered the chair and with a charged horn Twilight sits looking at the reflection suspiciously.

“I realized now that this human fellow means a lot to you, maybe more than you let on perhaps?” She smirks and the mirror changes to the memory of him sitting naked as he bounces up and down Princess Celestia as she has a gag ball on and is covered in belts as Twilight screams while watching it.

“AH! Take it away, take it away please!”

With a giant blush Twilight look away in horror and the image ends returning to Crystal

“Of course!” Crystal smiles calmly as her smile turns malicious. “But what if I tell you I can help you deal with it permanently?”

“Huh?”

“This is the place where it all started the discussion that put dear Mark on his path to be your dear beloved teacher into her personal master. And she to eventually discover the world of B And S”

She shiver and her face was turning green “But it doesn’t need to be like that, Princess, please I’m not a savage I can be capable of dialogue and reason, the only thing I required for substance is memories, and someone as skill as you would most likely find an…alternative for my diet hmm?”

Twilight looks at the mirror in intrigue, as she extends her hand. “So what do you say? One collaboration and this nightmare ends for good.” She keeps showing her memories of Mark putting Celestia in compromising positions as she moans loudly, filling Twilight with dread.

At the same time Fluttershy and Chrysalis find themselves inside The Skull Cave where Chrysalis gets scared once she figures out what is happening.

“No, not this moment, it was supposed to be the time I captured him.” She looks around in panic

“Chrysalis, what happened exactly?” Fluttershy looks at her suspiciously.

In that moment they saw how a copy of Chrysalis bringing Fluttershy to the cave and toward an out of it Mark

“Here, just…take him and leave.” She tells dejectevely looking away.

“You…you are letting me go?” Mark looks at her in surprise.

“Don’t get me wrong, this isn’t some charity thing, or anything, you simply outlasted your use, so I decided to set you free to tell those Princesses that their time is counting down.” Chrysalis boasts in confidence.

“Then why did you bring me here?” Fluttershy asks confused. “Why not Twilight, or somepony else?”

“The guy is pent up ok!?” She snaps back. “I’m a conqueror not a monster, I know he needs company and well I…”

Mark smiles and nods. “You wanted to apologize for taking me away from her, didn’t you?”

“I didn’t say that!” Chrysalis snaps with a blush. “It’s not like I care, if I had turned into her I bet you would be jumping my bones right now, not surprising really, who would want this ugly insect as a partner.”

Fluttershy and Mark smile, and surprise the Queen by kissing her cheeks.

“What are you doing?!”

“Proving you wrong.” Mark kisses her on the lips as Fluttershy giggles when she sees Chrysalis being lifted and brought to her room.

“Thank you for trying to make amends Chrysalis, but well if you really are sorry, maybe you could help us with something we had planned to do in the camp.” Fluttershy says with a sultry tone as they carry her back.

“Ah, none of those things happened.” Fluttershy says with an intense blush.

“But, what if they did?” Crystal appears behind them startling the two as she looks at both mares sultrily and summons a bed with a frozen Mark on it.

“Crystal, again with the offers?! Didn’t you learn anything? We will not fall for your tricks?!”

“No tricks, just one final option, there is so much hostility between you both isn’t there?” She slowly approaches them, as the mares look at one another.

“Ah, but there is also some want beneath it, isn’t that right Queeny” She summons the real memories of her being dominated by Mark “Yeah, I bet it was quite the experience, quite the rush, who knew both would be into rough play?”

She summons Fluttershy’s memories as well, making them blush. “Such a shame really, the two of you have so much in common.”

She undresses showing them her trimmed pubes in the shape of a pyramid as she approaches the human. “I know I was a bit aggressive before, but I can be generous too.” She takes off his pants, and moves her hair so she could lick the side of his dick.

“Delicious isn’t it?”

They both gulped, and without realizing it, they were undressing and approaching the bed. “There you go, come on girls, why continue to fight, let's get past our hostility.” She reaches out and kisses Fluttershy, pressing their chests together. “Let it be like it never was there before.”

Completely in a trance she went to Chrysalis. “Do you really wish to feel the pain of your bones cracking? Dear, poor Mark felt terrible for it too, why not make a new memory, join the herd.” She smirks maliciously.

“Let’s all have fun.” She slowly guides Chrysalis toward his dick. “You know what to do now, let things become more passionate now.”

Grabbing Fluttershy, Crystal starts to play with her as Chrysalis slowly descends Mark fully prepared to have sex, around them more windows appear showing how everyone was having their own issues, with Twilight unsure, the remaining four trying their best to contain the monster and the room they were starting to shine as a new memory was taking it’s place.

“Such a performance, I almost wanted to believe it.” Chrysalis finally says recovering from the trance, and grabbing and pinching one of her nipples with force making her scream in pain. “Unfortunately I wasn’t born yesterday, pup!” She gasps slightly when she inserts all of his dick inside of her.

“But I do know a little handy spell that transfers pain.” She smiles malevolently at her.

“What?!”

“That night I tried to dominate you dear Mark, make you completely my drone! I wasn’t up for playing games, and was so sure you wouldn’t last, I covered our genitals with my goo, the only way to dissolve it was our combined juices.”

Mark suddenly gets angry, and holds her hips.

“You fool! Don’t you realize? You will relive your hips breaking!?”

“Yeah, but you will be the one that will feel it!” Chrysalis snaps back with confidence as the original memory plays out.

N-NOOOO!”

The sensation of her body being shattered is shared in her other incarnation as the monster collapses and breaks apart just before he was about to strangle Rarity, as she coughs for some air.

“Oh my…that was different.”

“Are you ok sugar cube?” AJ helps her up.

“Yes, but this is certainly an experience I hope to forget pretty soon.”

Everything starts to shine again.

“Yay we won!” Pinkie cheers in victory as they all exit the crystal and Mark collapses on the ground.

“Is it over? Did we win?” AJ looks around standing up.

“Yeah, you can have your little song and dance now.” Chrysalis holds her head in irritation. “Don’t you go saying I don’t do anything for you again.”

“Mark!” Fluttershy and Starlight help him stand up.

“Are you ok?”

“Fluttershy? What?” He shakes his head holding it with one hand. “Wha…what are you doing…what happened?” He looks around the place. “What is going on?”

“You don’t remember?” Pinkie approaches him.

“I remember coming here to return the necklace, then hear some laughing ahead of me and then…” He stumbles and holds his head in pain. “…I don't know, I had this strange dream that I was on a date with a…strange Egyptian diamond dog? Like one actually made of diamonds.”

“A jackal to be more precise.” Twilight explains. “And don’t worry we will explain everything on our way home.”

“Yeah we better hurry.” Starlight points out at the setting sunset. “Things are getting really weird around here and I don’t want to find out what happens at the 5 pm shift.”

“Huh?”

“Long story.” Rarity tells Mark as the royals and Starlight prepare their horns.

“Ah, ok, but can I at least ask.” He looks at Chrysalis and Fluttershy. “Why is Chrysalis here and why are you and Fluttershy wearing each other's clothes?”

“That is because…” Chrysalis starts but Fluttershy stops her.

“What happens inside the crystal, stays there.” She tells her with an intense blush only adding more questions to the poor human.

“Don’t worry we will clear everything up once we are back home.” Fluttershy motions grabbing her arm as they teleport away and make their trek back to the train station, now that the danger is over.

“Ok?” Mark looks at Fluttershy confused. “Looks like there is a lot I have been missing here.”

“What is the matter Marky?” Fluttershy looks at her confused by his reaction to her advances.

“N-Nothing really I just never have seen you this affectionate before.” He then smiled “Boy, did I go missing longer than I thought?”

They all look at him in worry and look at one another until Twilight speaks up. “You are probably tired, and Fluttershy was mostly concerned for your well being, but don’t worry she has always been like that with her friends.”

“Oh! Right right, my mistake, sorry Fluttershy, didn’t mean to hurt your feelings.”

“F-Friends?!” Fluttershy looks at him in horror and hurt at how casual he seems to be acting around her all of the sudden.

“Well…yeah, that is what we are, aren’t we?”

They all still look confused by his sudden change of personality as no one seems to notice how Twilight had picked a piece of the crystal for herself and in the reflection of a smirking victorious jackal showing eating the memory of him and Celestia first night before disappearing completely. A pang of guilt started to crawl in the back of her head.

It…it’s for the best, yeah he can always rebuild his herd!...Right?

She convinced herself, before trying to calm down the situation at hand.

The Princess is completely oblivious of the extreme ramifications of what her interference just provoked, and how without that important memory, Mark never truly got the confidence to help Lyra and Bon Bon, took Rarity’s offer as a model, or even met Milky or started a herd in the first place.

Next time: Tradition and Human Nature