A Roegadyn in Equestria.

Chapter 75: The New Dragoon.

*Point of view Brex*
*Location: Ponyville, the house of Brex*
*Time: Ten in the morning. Six days later*

Nearly a week had gone by since he took all of the girls and including the princesses out for one of his joint classes. Much to her word, Celestia left with Luna upon everyone getting back to Brex's place and saying they're goodbyes to one another before heading on to their own home’s. Even then Brex was barely able to hold it together until the last of his students finally left. After having an evening meal served to him and Rory as per the norm. He excused himself to go to his room to rest and immediately collapsed in his oversized bed.

The weird part about all of this, aside from the princess of the sun's close proximity causing him internal harm to where he would actually cough up some blood. Was how Rory was utterly unaware of any of it going on and even stated how there were at least two occasions where she was unable to see or hear anything from his side. These two events were when he was talking to Celestia on the ship and yet again when going into the bathroom in his personal quarters while in-route to their destination.

Thankfully enough, everything went back to normal after spending some time away from the apparent source. Rory even spent the entire night as they slept to go through his mind for anything that could have been the cause, but in the end, she came up with nothing that could have led to any kind of reasonable explanation. His mental defenses were still up and no signs were given that any outside sources did any sort of attack. What's more, was the memories he displayed. She did not see the large glob of blood with the eyeball in the sink aside from there only being a few droplets of blood.

Brex was worried that she was going to see him as a crazy person and that everything was nothing but him running away with his imagination. But Rory quickly assured him that there was no way that he would do such a thing and believed every word he said from the beginning to end. After some time and going over the events step-by-step, the pair came to the conclusion that the bathroom was a hallucination of sorts, whereas the pain may have been caused through extreme levels of duress. She even proposed that he and the princess should limit their interactions to only short intervals for his safety. At least until everything was sorted out.

Brex at one point or another even mentioned having a physical. However, that plan was shot down after thinking it over a little more. Even if he were to go to nurse Red Heart, there was no baseline to go off from to determine whether or not he was in peak physical condition for his species or if there really was something going on in his body. Then there was also the fact that he never once got sick. In the end, he just could not figure out if this was due to his high endurance and resistance or just for the simple fact that he was a video game character brought to life.

It also was apparent that he was not feeling as energetic as usual. This was especially true whenever he woke up in the morning. Even though he did his usual dream time activities. He would wake up in the morning and feel as though he was constantly running for a long duration of time. Of course, he would soon recover just a little while after getting up, so he was not too bothered by it and just contributed the whole ordeal to how Rory would sleep next to him at night and fill herself up with his cock at random points in the evening.

As for the rest of the days. Brex would continue to take an odd job here and there so that he would not end up getting rusty with being idle when there was nothing else to do and no emergencies popped up at HQ. When it came to his classes. He made a few minor adjustments to cater to each one of the girl’s personalities to get the best results he thought possible. While also attempting to tackle some of their issues so that they would not come back to bite them in the tails later on. In Applejack's case, it was her stubborn nature and refusal to accept others help when she believed that she could do it all by herself.

For one example with the farm mare, there was how he allowed her to try and tackle an enemy by herself as he stayed on the sidelines for when she finally admitted that she could not do it alone. Rainbows problem was her need to show off. Now this would not have been too much of a problem if it were not for her playing the Rogue. Often or not, she would go daggers blazing and charge right in head first. It wasn't until after he convinced the athletic Pegasus to go for a stealthy approach or attack an opponent while their attention was focused on Applejack that she discovered she was a Powerhouse with how quickly she could take them down.

Now Pinkie was a tricky one. In all honesty Brex found her unpredictability as well as popping up at unexpected locations to launch a surprise attack to be her most advantageous advantage. But the mare had a problem with staying focused as well as a need to rush things along whenever it got a little boring. Knowing right off the bat that giving her orders was going to get nowhere fast. Brex instead took a moment to have a sit-down with the pink mare and came up with a few analogies that would coincide with cooking. Well, in this case, it would be for baking.

Pinkie was serious about her cooking methods due to where she worked and Brex explained how she would not try to rush a cake into being made by cranking up the oven too high. Or to even skip a few steps to save time so that it could be put on the shelves for the next customer as quickly as possible. This surprisingly got a serious rant from the pink mare about how the taste and texture would be all off. Not to mention it would just come out all lumpy and misshapen and that no one would want it. Not to mention that she could not possibly bring herself to ruin the reputation of mister and miss’s Cake by doing such a shameless act.

This convinced Pinkie to take things just a little more seriously so that her aim would be more precise and that she could pick better moments to strike. The end result led to a higher rate of accuracy and less accidental friendly fire on Applejack and Rainbow as they were in the field. Brex even switched over to the same class as them and gave a few pointers on how to make their skills more effective after hearing their personal views on some of the skills they use. This also included very small personal questions that would normally not be brought up if it was not for Brex carefully nudging them into saying anything.

Now, when it came to the magical half of the group. Brex had a few issues here and there on what to do. Rarity would not budge on the issue of getting dirty. There were even a few times that she attempted to use her feminine charms to get him to reconsider a certain path in the woods for one that was less likely to get her clothing messed up with any dirt or grind. But Brex was having none of it. Fortunately, Brex new how to distract the fashionista so that she was not so focused on her cleanliness.

This was done by bringing up Rory's clothes and what he had planned to make for Gilda in the near future. Small bits were thrown here and there whenever the Unicorn was about to go off on another tangent. As this was going on, Brex would notice how more comfortable Rarity was getting around him when compared to the other times where she kept a respectful distance.

It was not as if she was hitting on him per say, but she was beginning to take what he said more seriously. Even going so far as to show off her skills and manipulating her offensive spells in a way that she could adjust their path in mid-flight. Which obviously surprised wrecks that she could even do something like that to begin with. Typically, whenever a spell is fired you would either go in a straight line or a previously determined arc. Although Rarity was able to cause her spells to zigzag, weave and go around objects to hit their intended targets with ease.

Next up was Twilight. Since last week the mare got more control on keeping the rotation going between her primary fire and ice spells so that she would not exhaust her Aether flow too much to end up with nothing to use until she naturally recovered within a couple of seconds later. This would not be too much of an issue for most, but for her class those precious few seconds of literally being out of ammo or catastrophic in most battle situations.

But she still had issues when the unexpected occurred. This was tackled by the use of setting up an obstacle course at his place over the course of the night before. It was basically put together by using some rotating dummies that he would control by pulling a set of levers and pulleys. Depending on how they were set. Twilight would have to react at near split-second intervals to come up with what her actions would be.

For a bookworm who always plan things out ahead of time and would feel uneasy without a backup plan, or a backup for the backup plan, this was no easy task. When the dummies would spin. It would display a cutout of either a monster or some random Pony in the middle of a daily activity. At the start, it did not help her case as she freaked out and blasted a picture of Rose the Pony that appeared behind her. But after a little while, Brex could see a noticeable change. Even if it was just a small amount with how she was getting more comfortable as the exercise continued.

When Fluttershy's time came. Brex was at a complete loss on how to tackle her issue of being scared without pushing the mare too hard. In all honesty, the healing class needed to focus on the well-being of their friends in the group and doing damage was a secondary task. And seeing as she had some issues with him and a better relationship with Rory. The Roegadyn allowed the two of them to spend some personal time to chat before heading into the woods. Brex hoped that she would be able to talk to Fluttershy and give some reassuring words to get the yellow Pegasus to be more comfortable with being in a fight, even if she was in the back line.

He was not sure what was said by Rory in the end. But when it came to the field. Fluttershy did pretty much the same as before. Although, there was this air about her that said she was a little more confident. When he inquired about it later on. Rory mentioned how Fluttershy felt guilty about not contributing enough to the party with how she could not bring herself to do any harm to another. All Rory did was to convey how important her role in all of this was and how her friends greatly appreciated her efforts.

She was not expected to fight on the front lines or to take on a horde of monsters all by herself. But with her being there, her friends could rest easy in knowing that she had their back and this allowed them to do their best. In a way, she was their safety net and they relied on her as much as she relied on them. All she really needed was a little more confidence. Rory even told Fluttershy that if there was ever something she needed to talk about, no matter what it might be, then she could always come to her without the fear of being judged. This made Brex glad that she stayed behind so that she could build some trust with the rest of them while overseas.

As an end result, each of them reached level fifteen or higher now that a few issues were resolved while others were still slowly being worked on. On another note. Brex informed Gilda that she reached level thirty when she was with the physical half of the group once they got back. This resulted in her dragging him over to the adventurers Guild to check it for herself on her identification plate.

Upon seeing the change, Gilda unexpectedly hugged Brex and emitted a small high-pitched squeal of delight that needed to be covered up nearly a fraction of a second after it came out by coughing to make it seem as though she was having something stuck in her throat. She even glanced around and she gave a bone chilling glare to the guard who obviously heard the sound and caused the mare to start rattling in their armor from the sight.

Once Gilda calmed herself down and was back to her usual way of acting cool again. Brex told her that he would work on getting her some new gear to commemorate the achievement. Not to mention that she would get her promotion the day before they all met up again for another trip deep into the forest. What Brex was going to make, was a set of scale armor comprised of some high-quality materials from a powerful creature around level thirty. Moreover, he was insuring her that what he made would easily outpace a similar set of gear thanks to the high-quality materials. This way she would not have to switch gear until she reached level forty.

Even the spear was going to be a customized type with two slots for a set of crystals to fit in just like the ones for his modified Samurai weapons back when he faced off against the Primal called Odin. This way, she would have the option of adding an elemental aspect to the tip of the spear or to place another type that would augment the striking power or speed of the weapon. However, Brex recalled what Gilda used to wear and came up with an idea to use as a glamor and saved it as a surprise for the right time.

Now this brings it all back to the present. Brex was standing just inside of his house with his front door wide open and Gilda standing right in the archway with her legs spread and arms outstretched to show that she was the one who opened the heavy piece of wood. The young female Griffin was slightly hunched over and breathing heavily to show that she was in a rush to get there. Her eyes were locked on him as she had this somewhat disturbing grin on her beak.

Brex could do nothing but the stand there while arching an eyebrow at the site as Gilda finally spoke as her breathing was haggard. “I… I finished with my work early! Now come on! What do I need to do before Rainbow catches up! Oh, I really wanna rub it in her face that I got all finished before she showed up!” Brex did not really know why, but even though the two of them were technically on probation to be in his herd. The pair have been getting a little more competitive ever so often when it came to anything that had to do with Brex.

Most of which would show during their time in the forest whenever one of them caught him looking in their direction. This would happen even more when one was in a fight and putting a little more effort than normal and to taking down their foe. It would even include daily activities. There were even a few times where Brex and Rory would be going through the town, only to catch a glimpse of some rivalry between Gilda and Rainbow sparking up. But to only become more heated up once they realize he was there.

Brex released a small chuckle as he turned around to walk deeper into his house while motioning with his right hand for her to follow. After going around the staircase and entering what appear to be a large room meant for throwing a party. They went through another set of doors that led into a hallway. It went from left to right and directly ahead was another set of closed doors with an elaborate locking system that required a key.

Gilda pointed to the closed path and immediately asked, “Just what’s down that way?” Brex answered as he turned to the right and walk the short distance until yet another room appeared on the left side at the very end of the hall. That way is off limits for now as it has sensitive equipment and documents. And don’t bother asking Rin or Lin, as only Rory and I have the key to get past that point.”

Brex then said after holding up a hand. Wait right here I need to grab something first. After getting a nod from Gilda. Brex enter the room which turned out to be a storage with a number of shelves that held large crates and barrels that would have them all right up and pressed up against the wall so that he would have to walk around the left side. After going around and walking two rows, did he turn and go to the very end. Crouching down Brex reached into an area that was shaded thanks to the light barely reaching all the way down to where he was and pulled out a chest that was just barely big enough to put a football inside.

A key was pulled out from his left sleeve and used to unlock this chest. Once opened, it revealed a couple of items that stood out as rather peculiar. Along the top of the lid was a number of carving tools being held in place thanks to a long leather strip with notches fixed along the length. At the bottom of the chest, were a couple of dividers that kept some brightly colored stones in order. He then pulled out one and held it in the middle of his palm to get a good look at it for a few seconds.

This turned out to be a dark blue stone that one could just barely see through. It was smooth to the touch with a curve on the left side as the right had three points so that it would resemble a reptile scale in some way. In the center there was a carefully carved out depiction of a dragon's head that stood out. He then said the following as he closed the chest again and placed it back into its small hiding spot while also making his way to the door. “It's been some time since I've handed one of these out. I could just see the faces on all those Changelings that I took under my wing and made into those teachers when the time came.”

(Here is a picture of the Dragoon Soul Stone.)

Once he got outside and saw Gilda leaning up against the wall with an impatient expression and tapping her right hands index finger onto her other arms elbow. He had her follow him back into the large room that they passed earlier. Off to the right side of the door was a small sitting area with a couple of bookshelves and two couches on either side of a coffee table. Brex sat at the one that was against the wall, while Gilda was shown to the other. Soon, Brex place the stone he had gotten on the center of the table and turned it so that it was facing up right for Gilda to examine.

She was about to grab on to it to get a closer inspection when Brex reached up and gripped onto the Griffins wrist at a lightning speed just as she was inches away from touching the stone. This was to add an air of mystery on his part as he could not necessarily send her on a roundabout quest such as the ones back in the game world. There was this small smirk from behind is mask as he saw the way Gilda reacted by freezing on the spot.

This was also the moment that Rainbow came rushing into the room half flying to gain some extra speed. As soon as she nearly shot past the pair. The Pegasus came to a grinding stop so that she was literally right between the two and rushed up to see what was going on with herself looking very worn out. Brex figured that Rainbow had rushed over as soon as her job was done. The young Pegasus then said through labored breathing as she wiped some sweat off of her brow. “Hey! I didn't miss anything important, did I?! No fair Gilda! You started work before I did.”

That was when she noticed how Gilda’s arm was being held and raised an eyebrow before pointing between the two of them and continuing. “Uh, is everything okay here?” Brex gave the two of them a flat look before he finally spoke up. “Please, sit down Rainbow. This saves me from having to explain it an additional time later.” And with that, Rainbow sat on Gilda's right side and intently began to watch what was to happen next with some excitement being clearly seen in the mare’s eyes.

Gilda's hand was slowly released and she pulled it back as he began to speak in a serious tone. “There are not many so far who have even seen, much less to come this close to a Soul Stone. Well perhaps I should say a stone that is about to become a Soul Stone.” Gilda was about to ask a question but Brex interrupted her by holding up a hand for her to wait before he went on. “A Soul Stone is a very unique artifact. They are carved from special gems for one. But what truly makes them what they are is what is put inside.”

“A Soul Stone or otherwise known as a Soul Crystal. Play a key part in passing knowledge from one generation to the next. Possibly unknown to all those now in the world, but they existed far beyond the years from before my birth. A Soul Crystal is a faceted gem that houses the skills, memory and possibly the personality of those who kept it close to their body. They are gems of multifaceted layers of Aether engraved into their structure and carved into particular shapes. They are capable of storing a piece of the bearer's soul and the flow of their Aether. This captures an echo of the bearer’s skills and history into the crystal itself. Thereby edging their very soul and deeds.”

Both Gilda and Rainbow's eyes started to go wide as Brex got to this part and only grew as he continued. “Once a Soul Crystal is passed on through a right, the original holder’s demise or other reasons. The new bearer will be endowed and given access to new skills and abilities that have been stored within. This will allow you to utilize everything that was used by the previous host and grow at an accelerated rate.”

“However, it is not as simple as picking up a stone and learning what it has. One must have a fundamental knowledge and is already attuned enough to sync with what is in the Stone. This would have to be through physical means or your Aetheric flow, or perhaps a mixture of both. This would be akin to being given a book in some unknown language that you are unable to read even a single word of. For example, the one you see before you are meant for the Dragoon. The Dragoon is an advanced class to that of the Lancer.”

“Gilda, because you trained as a Lancer, you are now ready to take on this Soul Stone. Nevertheless, it must not be touched just yet as it is not ready.” Both girls looked at him skeptically as their eyes trailed down to the blue gem on the table as he went on to pulling out a similar one from his robes arm sleeve that had a glow to it that greatly contrasted to The emptiness being given off by the one laying before them all.

While pinching it between his fingers, Brex then said. “As far as I know, not many are out there aside from the new ones I know of, which are just a handful. But I am capable of copying and then transferring that into a new vessel. That stone right there has not been touched by anyone else but myself from the moment I dug up the mineral and carved it into the exact shape that is needed. Not to mention getting the spell matrix just right so that it would be stable enough to handle the transference of knowledge from mine. Now Gilda, do you feel that you are prepared to accept this?”

“In the past there have been guardians and many keepers that work together as a society to keep these Soul Crystals and what they held safe. There are those that would gain possession of one and become corrupted due to a lack of self-control. While others are bent through selfish desires and go down a dark path. During my years of traveling, I have not come across any others who have these so I can only come to the conclusion that I may very well be the only one who has the ability to give these out. Now, I must ask one final time. Do you truly feel that you are willing to take on such responsibilities?”

Gilda's feathers and fur ruffled as her hands clutched tightly into fists. A heavy gust of air was expelled from her nostrils as her expression became stern as she was looking into his mask. This soon turned into a confidence smirk as she gave a clear, “Yes”. A sincere chuckle emanated from Brex as he reached down with his left hand and took a hold of the empty Stone on the table so that it was clutch between his thumb and index finger before rolling it around and having it on his now opened palm that was facing upwards in the same way as the other one.

He then said the next part with an ecstatic tone to his voice. “I don't see why we have to hold off on this any longer, now do we? Ladies, you're about to see the birth of a New Soul Stone!” Only a single second went by as he said that before there was an explosion of light coming from underneath the couch that he was sitting on. This revealed a quickly growing circle with runic symbols coming into existence as more space was created. The whole thing came to a stop in its expansion right as the edge of the outer circle barely made it to Gilda and Rainbow who were looking on with clear awe at the light show.

It came off as a bright cerulean blue that coursed with light and dark shades running through every section in an intricate pattern. Along with the rune’s, multiple circles and diagrams shot across the surface of the floor. Soon the edges created a curtain that slowly ascended until Brex and a portion of the couch and table were closed off with the shimmering lights. Brex then spoke as his voice sounded as though it was speaking through a tunnel with the way it had a small reverberation from it. “This is the easy part.”

The stone that was glowing in his right hand had another circle appearing that was just barely wider than his palm. This array then levitated the item a couple of inches in the air and held it in place as it slowly rotated. The same occurred to the one on his left hand as it took on a similar position and nearly a meter apart from one another with the positioning of his hands that were half way outstretched.

The breath of Brex could be heard loudly with each intake and exhale of slow air. The original grew brighter and brighter until it was powerful enough to illuminate that side of the large room they were inside of and even began to cast shadows of the two girls so that they reached the far wall with perfect clarity.

The second stone gave off its own light by now, but it was so dim that it was almost in-perceivable. Then another set of circles appeared that started off wide and grew narrow as each one lined up to connect a form a bridge between them both. After reaching the half way point, it started to grow again as it connected to the other stone.

There must have been at least twenty in total, as each one was slowly rotating in time with the rest. A narrow beam of light that was a mix of white and blue shot from the original and connected them both as it pierced all of the circles. The line was then filled with pulses that would go one after another to produce a noticeable low thump with each passing one.

Unseen by the others thanks to the screens that only he could see. Brex could perceive a window that depicted a download in progress and it was already saying that it was at twenty-fife percent and steadily rising at an accelerated pace. When it hits sixty, the pulses grew faster and faster. At eighty, they began to slow down as the last few percentages were being reached. Upon hitting one hundred, the beam went flat as the stream of light disintegrated as it started from the original and went right for the copy as one would watch a lit fuse being burned away.

After a few seconds passed, all of the lights and circles disappeared one after another in a reversed order of when they appeared until the room return to its normal state and both stones lowered themselves to rest on the middle of his palms. Brex carefully placed his Soul Stone back into his arm sleeve as he looked over the other one. The stone itself was absent of any glow whatsoever as he brought it closer to his mask.

He then said in a calm voice that was just above a whisper. “Come now. Time to wake up. Someone's waiting to meet you.” Almost as if it were alive. The stone began to give off a small glow that would start off dim for a moment before coming back stronger and more vibrant with each pulse. In a way. The whole ordeal was closely resembling a beating heart as the rhythm only grew gradually.

This went on for maybe half a dozen times before the light became stabilized and it was just as strong as the one that Brex previously had out. With a relieved sigh, the Roegadyn stood up and walked away from the couch so that there was easily two meters of space in between him and the table and motion for Gilda to come forward with his free hand. While closing his fingers around the stone. Brex held it out so that the back of his palm was facing outwards and Gilda reached forward so that her hand was right underneath his own. It was then placed in her possession and she gripped onto it tightly right as Brex took a steady step back.

Almost as if the stone shown that it had accepted her. There was a bright white light that filled the room and she grasped around it tightly with her fingers. From behind his mask, he was looking on with an expression that was filled with a sense of fulfillment as he watched a new Dragoon who was coming to existence. Visible waves of gold and sparks of electricity erupted from underneath Gilda's feet and ran along her body until it developed a distinct aura.

Her eyes went wide as her body flexed almost every muscle, which included her wings that went to her sides and into the air right above the height of her shoulders in response to the flow of power now flooding her body. One might have even seen how the feathers seemed almost sharper and her eyes becoming unfocused for but s split second.

A noticeable hitch came from her throat as she struggled to form her following sentence as this phenomenon occurred for the next several seconds. “Whoa! Som-Something is flowing into me! It's all tingly! This is just freakin’ awesome!” By the end, there was a quick build up before all of the energy was expelled in all directions to return Gilda back to normal. The young Griffin was blinking wildly as she still held a pose with her body standing up and both hands pulled close and at her sides as if she was trying to hold something in.

She was also breathing quickly as her eyes were slightly dilated. As Brex watched on, he knew very well what occurred. Knowledge of many past Dragoon’s were now in printed onto Gilda and she must have felt an intense rush and exhilaration as her body literally broke past the walls of normal limitation that her own physical form and soul were imposed upon her moment of birth. From now on, she would grow and be able to utilize skills that others would require decades of training to even come anywhere near to mastering. This much he knew from his altered memories from the game.

Rainbow stepped up right beside Gilda while throwing her hands in the air and exclaiming the following at the top of her lungs. “What in Tartarus happened? You were all whoosh, boom and kablooey with lightning all over! If that's what happens when you get one of those thingies, then I want one too! Not as cool as me, but still, I cant wait to do that!”

As the both of them were conveying what Guild of felt to one another. Brex sent a signal to Rory, who then made contact with Lin to come in a few minutes later while rolling in a mannequin on wheels. With that, there was also a spear that was propped up on a securing harness next to it as it came in through the doorway that would lead to the front entrance.

The mannequin itself was a full body representation that had a striking resemblance to Gilda's own figure, but minus the wings, tail and a beak. The head was covered with a helmet that protected everything above the mouth with a wide slit for the wearer to see through. The top and going towards the back was a flat bone-like fin that went to a point and gave it a reptile feel.

It had a set of shoulder guards made out of a scale-like material. The same could be said about the chest, pants, gloves and boots that overall sent a signal that one should not mess with whoever wore it. Especially when it came to the ends of the legs and gloves where the edges would protrude outward to give it a sharp look. All of which was made so that many straps were used to keep it all fixed onto the wearers form when secured.

The gloved hands showed a pair of spiked knuckles that could do some serious damage if one was to throw a punch. The boots were equipped with metal joints at the tips that curve to resemble talons of a large bird or perhaps a dragon. The gaps that did not have open flat surfaces for movement were in case with a dark chainmail that was woven very small so that it would not hinder one's range of motion.

The back side showed a set of slits for a pair of wings to protrude and a hole in the right spot to allow a tail to do the same. All in all, the wearer would resemble a type of humanoid dragon with a brown base as the color palette, whereas sections would be dark to the point that it was nearly black.

Behind all of that, was two spears that were lined up so that they could be seen protruding from just behind the left and right shoulders. The one over to the left looked normal until it got to the spear's head that resembled segmented sections of bone and some black feathers attached right as the poll connected to the end.

On the other side. This one looked more normal. Except at the very top, where it broke off into a T-shape and into a set of twin spearheads. As for Lin who was pushing all of this in. She came out from behind a mannequin and was holding in her hands another set of clothing and boots that were tailor-made to fit Gilda.

Afterwards, the new clothing itself was laid out onto the table in the corresponding positions to show it off completely and left the room as quickly as she came to allow them all some privacy. Both of the girls were gushing and commenting on how sick the armor looked for a few moments before Brex coughed into his left fist to gain their attention. He then said as he was gesturing to the object he was mentioning with his right hand.

(Here are some videos of what the two sets appear.)

“This is the new gear you will be wearing while in its natural state if you want. Unlike what you've been using up until now, these have your core stats in mind instead of a broad spectrum. Whereas the first gave a slight boost to your strength, dexterity, endurance, intelligence, wisdom and so on. This will focus on what you require for your class. And trust me when I say you will feel the difference. Now, as for that spear with the dual tips. That's meant to go matching with what I have on the table. The decision I'll leave all up to you on whether or not you wish to keep the original appearance or to change it up.”

Upon hearing this. Gilda glance at the armor once more before going over to see what he was talking about. All laid out was a black outfit that resembled the fiber used in her original denim clothing. Most of it was black and the trim around the neckline was made of a type of white fur. Right next to it was a set of accessories made of a metal that was close to silver and this caught Gilda’s eye as it reminded her so much of her typical style before wearing the outfit that was given to her on their trip.

For the next couple of minutes, Brex watch as Gilda chatted with Rainbow to make a decision. Eventually, he had had enough and suggested that he would step out of the room so that Gilda could try them both on and see what she was more comfortable with. He was just about to turn away and exit the door nearest to them when he felt a hand grabbing on to his right shoulder and causing him to stop and turn to see who it was.

This turned out to be Gilda, as she had this expression of some doubt, while slightly turning her head away and sporting a heavy blush as she spoke. “You... d-don't have to. It's not as though you've never seen me naked anyway. Besides, you're my fiancé so it's fine!” Brex was left rather speechless as he could also catch Rainbow in the same state at the edge of his vision as he was locking eyes with Gilda. The very same eyes that were looking up at him with something different. Temporarily gone was the tough girl act and replaced with the shy type that was having trouble with looking at his body above the neckline.

This started a go-between with Rainbow and Gilda right as the Pegasus snapped out of it and exclaimed loudly, while flaring her wings at the Griffin in an accusatory tone that was also laced with some traces of embarrassment of her own. “Whoa! Hold on there! He's already seen you naked?! When was this?!”

“Ah, that's right, I didn't say. I may have climbed into his bed while he slept when I caught up to him a few days after leaving Ponyville.”

“Then… Then… That means that the two of you have already done it?! Gilda! That's not fair at all! What else have you been keeping a secret from me?”

“No-no Rainbow, we didn't do anything! I was still delirious from exhaustion. I woke up and found myself tracking down his room and climbed into his bed after taking off my clothes. I promise you that nothing bad happened! It was when we woke up in the morning that he got to see me in the nude.”

Brex was watching all of this unfold as he stealthily rolled his eyes at Gilda's attempt to cover up a few key facts. Especially, when it came to how she was literally humping him for a good while and brining herself to multiple orgasms. All the while being completely unaware that he was watching the entire thing as it happened right in front of himself from the start to the end. Clearly the young Griffin was not going to convey the lewd acts she committed in the spirit of the moment and wanted to control the situation a little better.

But as Rainbow was in the middle of grilling for more of the details. Brex had his eye on Gilda and notice something going on over the course of a couple of seconds and how there was something shifting a few of the feathers along the back of her neck. A single black thread wormed out and into the open which was then immediately followed by a few more. Right after at least four or five more these came out and into the open, did the source they were connected to come out and this revealed the same bloody eyeball that Brex saw in the bathroom on the ship.

His eyes went wide before his mouth began to open. However, at that exact instant there was a resounding metallic shing that echoed loudly in both of his ears. This caused him to rapidly blink and the horrifying sight on Gilda's neck was nowhere to be seen. Moreover, Brex was stunned for a second as his mouth was partially open and a confused expression dawned on his features from underneath his mask. After blinking a couple of times, he began to wonder to himself as to what he was just thinking about as there was this lingering feeling that something was forgotten.

He was immediately interrupted with Rory speaking through the connection while sounding a little more than concerned. “Master, is there anything amiss? I thought that I felt our link go a little hazy just now.” Brex soon replied almost dumfoundedly as his eyes were still locked on the pair of girls in front of him that were still in the midst of their heated discussions.

“Oh, I guess it was just my concentration. It must have slipped. It's probably because of how Gilda took me by surprise just now.” Between the two of them. The link was always active. But Rory was not always monitoring everything at all times as she had her own life that required more attention now and then. Still, for it to be cut or to even get hazy. Now that was an occurrence that the two of them found to be more than concerning.

Although, it was understandable that she would be worried whenever it was closed off so abruptly. Especially over the last few days as it was happening at random intervals and Brex was unaware of each of the incidents until Rory brought it up right after the incident or sometime later on. His thoughts were brought right back to the moment at hand as both of the girls grabbed onto each of his hands and guided him towards the couch where he sat just earlier before.

Once he was firmly planted on the cushions. Rainbow assisted Gilda in lifting the table so that it was out of the way and placed so the open area became much wider. Immediately after, Rainbow sat on his right side with her body practically pressing up on him in. In a way. It felt as though the Pegasus was doing this in both an affectionate and excited fashion thanks to the grin that was plastered across her lips.

Unsure as to what was going to happen. Brex warily-eyed Rainbow before bringing his attention over to Gilda. That was when his jaw dropped and his eyes nearly bugged out so much that he almost felt them pressing on his mask from the inside. This was from the Griffin now taking a stance where the table once was, and she was in the middle of unbuttoning her top and slipping off the article of clothing so that she was now showing more cleavage than normally witnessed by him in public.

His vision darted over to Rainbow and then back to Gilda in response. As this was being done, he witnessed the way the Pegasus was grinning even wider and her eyes filled with a distinct level of lust. He then thought the following in a panic, while also trying to keep himself calm on the outside. “What in the seven hells is going on right now?! I-I think I missed something really important! Wait, what is Gilda doing and why is she-. Oh, there goes the jacket... and now here comes the top. And what's with the way she's moving her hips?!”

Rory's voice soon came as it was filled with a mischievous mirth. “Oh~. I see what’s happening now. Didn't really think she was comfortable enough to try it. Although it looks a little stiff, she could do with some polishing.” Brex quickly shot back with, “Rory! Explain to me what's happening right now! And why do I get the feeling that your behind it.”

There was a giggle on her part before she went on to explain that sometime ago, Gilda and her were having some random talks and one thing led to another. Eventually, the topics got around to her spear and Rory commented that it reminded her of these things called a stripper pole. From there, she went on to talk about these places where girls would go to work at and perform certain… exotic acts for the patrons that would go inside.

As Rory was filling Brex in on it a little more. His thoughts were somewhat divided as his sights were squarely locked onto the young Griffin that was conducting some very sensual body movements, along with her hands that were gliding over her form to remove more articles of clothing one after another. As both hands fingertips started at her hips to go up and hook underneath her undershirt. The top was slowly pulled off to allow her bra-clad breasts to come free and instantly tossed aside as soon as her wings slipped loose from the confining undergarment.

Next came her foot coverings. Her belt buckle was undone before she slipped her thumbs underneath the edges around her waist and pulled them down until they were wrapped around her ankles. It took almost no time at all until even those were kicked off and sent soaring over his head and behind the couch with almost practiced movement.

However, on that section. Gilda chose to turn around and bend over so that her ass was pointed straight towards his face. Even her slowly flicking tail had a sensual feel to it as it managed to use the small amount of fur at the end to run underneath the chin of his mask and eliciting a tingle to run across his entire body.

If that was not enough on its own, then there was also the way her panties were so tight that the fabric between her ass cheeks were acting as a thong to barely cover up her privates. Thanks to that. Brex was nearly in direct contact with the supple ass cheeks of a young and very well-in-downed Griffin. The light brown and gold-ish fur that covered most of her body from the neck down, was short enough to easily confuse the Roegadyn into thinking it was tanned skin.

From where he sat. The contrasting pure jet-black bra and panties stood out. More so as they were the lacey kind with some elaborate floral patterns that allowed sections to be nearly see through. To Brex, he had no idea whatsoever that Gilda even owned anything really like that to begin with and had her pegged for something a little more towards her usual style of punk.

An appreciative hum of approvement came from both Rainbow who was sitting next to him and Rory through the connection as the girl in his head spoke up again. “Wow! Now call me impressed... must have got that little number while we were still in Canterlot when we weren't looking. You know, I do recall saying something to her about the red-light district once in passing by. Looks like she took my advice to heart.”

To Brex, he was beginning to wonder if the world source of lewd was coming from his creation in the form of a girl from his own mind. He also contemplated if he may have inadvertently unleashed an unstoppable force of nature that could no longer be contained within the Pandora's Box where it once laid dormant. The world may not have been pure from the start. But he was sure that it was only going to fall into the hole of deprived debauchery that was so deep. One would have no other choice but to dig deeper and deeper.

While Gilda continued to slowly turn on the spot so that she can get into a more provocative pose to show off her body. Brex mutter the following phrase in his head in a tone that was both in reverence and horror. “What… have I exposed Equestria to... And is she-. Yes, Yes, she’s getting into it more. She just licked her beak; I know I just saw that. It wasn’t my imagination.”

Gilda even went so far as to do that little trick where she would bring both of her arms straight down and pull them closer together by adjusting her shoulders. This made it so that both of her large breasts were now pressing together to where the bra was audibly straining itself to stay on right as she leaned her body towards him just a little bit. His mind took no time in wondering just how much more it could take before the orbs were fully on display after breaking free if Gilda was to push just a little bit more.

In the beginning. Her movements were what one would call stiff. But as time went on. The typically cocky Griffin’s confidence grew and everything became more fluid until Brex began to have some rather risky thoughts to come flooding into his mind. Each one evolving from just looking, to that of outright actively touching the girl all over.

More so when it came to the girl’s private areas. Most of them mainly focusing on him first holding the Griffins breasts and going right to roughly playing with them and wanting to find out just what kind of noises she would make. Especially when it came to those piercings that he knew that only Rainbow had seen. This only brought up the memories of when he pretended to be asleep on the Yuna and Gilda climbed into his bed.

Even Rainbow was clearly enjoying the show as Brex heard the ruffling of feathers from one of her wings as the other one was now straining to outstretch itself. Unfortunately, it was bumping into him thanks to how they were sitting next to one another. Rainbow even leaned in just a little more and began to talk with a husky tone to her voice as she kept her eyes on the show. “Heh-Heh. You should see the pole she went and set up at my place. I might even try learning how to use it myself with how much of an exercise she got last night from practicing.”

Thanks to that, Brex was now envisioning the pair doing the strip tease with one another and immediately going into a type of pole dance and using the pole between their legs and a number of stretches. If that wasn't enough, then it nearly pushed him over the edge as his imagination caused both of the figment Gilda and Rainbow to start making out as they leaned backwards away from their perspective poles to lock lips with one another and grind their hips against the long metal rod that protruded from the floor made of clouds and up to the ceiling.

His right eye began to twitch as his mouth formed into a frown. His teeth were now mashing together as his face began to turn red from the amount of effort that he was putting into containing himself. Although there was another problem to deal with when it came what was down below and under his clothing. As it typically had a mind of its own at times, Brex could feel that his cock was slowly getting hard as it attempted to pull into an upright attention stance even though it was currently being stopped by his clothing.

His eyes shot down with Fury behind them as he mentally berated himself on the fact that the two of them were still on probation and it was far too early to rush into these matters. Yes, he saw Gilda on two occasions, and on the latter, she straddled him while not in her right mind. Yes, she was technically his fiancé of his. Yes, he did find her attractive. But if things were to go any further, then odds were that Rainbow was going to join in with the way she was acting and Brex did not want to go down that route.

He then screamed from within his mind in a frantic voice and clear sweat running down his brow. “Where’s a fucking cock-blocker when I need one?!?! Rory, get your fuckable ass in here! No, I mean get in here and stop them before someone makes me fuck them up the ass! No, augh! I mean... For the love of the twelve, you know what I mean! Just get in here and stop them before I lose it! I’m a guy for crying out loud! I need HEEEEEEEELP!”

Gilda went on and nudged herself a little closer and leaned in to where it was just before she would have some trouble with keeping her balance and presented her breasts only a few inches from his mask. Just at the lower edge of his vision, he could plainly tell that Rainbow was reaching over with her right hand after slightly turning her body so that she could get closer to his crotch in an obvious attempt to try and cup of feel of what he had to work with. Brex felt as though he should be straightforward and outright stop all of this. However, he really did not want to deal with the emotional backlash or jeopardize what he had going on.

What if this were to cause Gilda to lose her temper and do something crazy. There was also the possibility that Rainbow would also take it badly and run off. Thereby putting his plans in jeopardy and it leads to the girls getting killed for one reason or another. But he knew that just taking them for that reason was just plain wrong. He had wanted them to get stronger and be able to save their own world. But there was something deep inside that deeply fought at the idea of going all the way. Something that felt… dark. Something that made his insides churn. It was more of him anticipating in some form of regret.

If anything, he had hoped that at some point or another, Rainbow would just lose interest and eventually back out. But soon, another idea popped in his head as he contemplated going after Gilda and showing how rough he could be. Perhaps going barely half as far as he does with Rory might just be enough to scare the two into reconsidering their choice in having him as a partner. He then mentally scolded himself for being such a hypocrite. He even started to hate himself and began to wonder as to what exactly the problem was.

The moment was slowed to a crawl as his mind was in a whirlwind. Brex was just about to act on it when Gilda got around to popping the hooks in the back of her bra loose. This made it so that the straps would fall and hang off to the side as one hand did the work while the other was holding the bra tightly to her breasts. The sound of the elastic fibers could be heard as the sound filled the room. This was all thanks to how much of a strain they were under until that point.

Brex was just about to go along with this out-of-the-blue idea, when there was a chorus of noises being emanated from the closed door at the far end of the room that led to the front of the mansion. These noises consisted of heavy thuds that obviously were produced from a very large two-legged being. A being that was a fair bit larger than a Pony by far. There was even a joyous “Woohoo!” from a young male and what must have been another who was following close behind and frantically begging for someone to stop what they were doing by the muffled sounds of it all.

The loud footsteps came quicker and quicker until the door was forced to fly open after a large yellow form covered in feathers burst right through with little effort with how it was not even locked to begin with. This of course was Crystal the Chocobo, and the small figure on top and holding on tightly to the saddle was none other than Spike the Dragon as he was bobbing around with the way Crystal ran.

At one point or another from Brex’s point of view, the young drake somehow got is hoodie pulled up and it was obstructing his ability to see where he was and what was happening around him. And following close behind was none other than Bee, his personal Chocobo caretaker. Who seemed to be nearly out of breath and sweating up a storm. She even sported some grass stains to indicate that the Changeling was in some minor scuffle with what was most likely the Chocobo herself in some attempt to gain some control over the bird.

Whereas Crystal was obviously having a blast from all the running around along with Spike. Although, the Changeling in disguise was clearly not having that much fun as she was freaking out thanks to the way her voice was cracking and looking around as she gave chase until all of them stopped near the center of the room. But not before Crystal did a few zig-zags, along with a long leap or two that caused the dragon to let out a few more sounds of excitement.

Well, it was more of crystal hitting the brakes and skidding to a stop after several feet. This cause Spike to go flying forward from her back and to be caught by Crystal with her beak at the last second so that he was now hanging in the air. Bee ended up coming to a halt when she came face first into a wall of yellow feathers and fell back onto her tail with a loud thud after first giving a whelp of surprise from the unscheduled pitstop.

Brex expected this to be the end of it all. But the sound of another approaching at a rapid pace could be heard from the now open door and it sounded a lot like Twilight who was on a frantic manhunt for the drake. Unfortunately, as all of this was going on. Gilda was startled and made the mistake of allowing her bra to slip a little from her grasp, even though the pair of breasts were still partly covered and this led to it falling so that it was now on her left foot. There was even a loud squawk as her entire face turned bright red so fast, that Brex wondered if there was magic involved and the Griffin jumped clean over his face and behind the couch in one swift summersault.

As an outcome, the black bra fell and was now laying on top of Brex in a way that they may as well have been ear warmers if he was wearing a set of fake cat ears. Quickly knowing what was about to possibly happen if they were spotted by the ones who came in. Brex reached up with his right hand and took a hold of the black bra and stuffed it into his left sleeve before resting both of his hands on his knees so quickly that it could have been a complete blur to even the athletic Pegasus who was sitting right next to him. Who was watching the whole thing with a shit eating grin.

A few seconds later and a heavily panting Twilight could be seen coming to a stop only a few paces into the room and hunching over with both hands on her knees to keep herself from falling over. She even had a very angry face as she locked eyes with Spike who had just picked up his hood and looked towards the purple Unicorn. Twilight then yelled while trying to hold back some wheezing as she still needed to catch her breath. “Spike... Huff! I said... Huff… No. And that's… Huff! F-Final!”

Back over with Spike. He started to cross his arms and even went so far as to pick up his legs so he was somehow looking as though he was sitting on the floor cross legged as he was still in the grasp of crystal. In a way, he kind of resembled a bag of oranges. A bag of green and purple oranges with the way he was dangling by the back of his shirt. It would have been almost threatening, if it was not for Spike slowly twisting from left to right while doing so.

He then said, “But Twilight! You saw what was written in that book! I should be a little taller and have my wings by now. Then there's the way my diet’s been all wrong too. It was you that went ahead and ordered that book for research! Don’t go and turn a one-eighty on me and say what’s written is all garbage and not to be taken seriously.”

Twilight was standing in place and rather flustered by what was said and soon recovered to retort as she was beginning to get her second wind, while at the same time, looking a little more than nervous. “B-But Spike, I only got that to help me prepare for when the Dragon migration comes along and pass’s near Ponyville. You're way different than those other Dragons. Besides, not a whole lot is known about them to begin within Equestria, so we can't take an unknown author that came out of nowhere seriously. Especially with what he puts down on Dragons.”

Everyone's attention in the room was squarely set onto the arguing pair that continued to go at it further. Brex carefully turned his head so that he could look over his right shoulder and onto the ground just over the couch. Right there crouched so that she was pressing the length of her body against the long back side of the seat itself, was Gilda. She was in nothing but her black panties and wings that were draped over her form. The Griffin was clearly shivering from what he thought was either embarrassment or perhaps anger when it came to the timing of things and how many people suddenly rushed into the room.

Rory soon peeked her head into the doorway after a few more seconds, but kept quiet so that no one noticed she was there, apart from Brex who felt her presence. After looking around to see that the purple Unicorn was talking to a still hanging Spike. A slightly dizzy Bee that was sitting on the floor and Brex and Rainbow standing at the couch. She then said the following through the mental connection while giving an innocent smile as the argument persisted.

“Here's your one-cock-blocker as ordered. Twilight and Spike were already right outside and I asked Crystal for a little help. It didn't take much coaxing for Spike to climb on and to send them running into the house.” This caused Brex to have an internal sigh as he came to the realization that if it was Rory who came in, then there was a chance that Gilda may not have stopped and just continued with what she was about to do.

His attention was brought back to Spike as he said the following. “I… I really don't know about that Twilight. That B.M. character seems to know quite a bit from what I saw so far before I came to you. There’s a whole lot in there that I never even considered and it makes perfect sense now that I think about it. That was even something one of the passages that even talked a little about my fire breath and how to control it when it starts to manifest. Do you have any idea how many books I’ve accidentally burned until I got that under wraps back at the castle?”

Brex raised an eyebrow after hearing that. Slowly it changed to a look of realization as he instantly knew what book they must have been referring too. The Roegadyn had to hold himself back from showing it on the outside and letting out an annoyed groan that he had to deal with not only his apparent herd problems, but also with now that Spike knows some truths when it comes to his race at the same time.

The very book in question, was in fact written by Brex himself and published a couple of months back. It really was not all that long if compared to most when it came to basic information. Which mostly consisted of different types of Dragon categories, their age cycle and what normally progresses when they grow up. However, it did have a good number of facts put in that he learned and disproved during his travels in both Equestria and when he went overseas to where the Dragon Lands were located close to a little over four or five years back.

Originally, Brex put that out to help in case he needed to talk to Twilight about Spike's needs. Although, he did not count on the purple Unicorn going about and ordering it so soon. What was another kicker, was that the original manuscript and first edition were both kept in his library only a few rooms away. Back when twilight first got into his house. She might have found it if she went searching. However, she would need to contend with the number of securities that was implemented in both the houses construction and later on installed.

Now going off of what was going on and how frantic Twilight was being and with trying to downplayed the whole situation. It was most likely; the young Drake was here for a couple of reasons. Which just happened to be what Spike was about to say next and going from being overly frustrated and angry, then being silent as his expression turn to that of nearly breaking down into crying as his eyes slowly drifted towards the floor.

“B-But Twilight… I'm- I’m too short for my age! My body is too squishy. My wings should have sprouted a couple of years ago already. My spines are rounded off at the end, they're supposed to be a little pointier at the very least. I can't even blow flames for more than a few seconds. I'm so weak that I can literally be blown over by a wind that would barely cause Sweetie Belle to have to lean into it to keep herself upright. All of it lines up with me not having proper nutrition and daily activities that are vital for my natural growth to be normal. At the very least I should be almost as tall as you...”

Brex was beginning to feel a little awkward being there for such an intense argument and he could tell by the looks of everyone else that they were in the same boat as him. The only one that did not seem to have a problem, turned out to be Crystal, who was most likely concentrating on holding on to the young Drake so that he would not fall during the small body movements he was making. The kid then went on to say, “Twilight! I'm weak! The only reason I can even pick up all of your books to put them away all at once is because you placed a spell on all of them so that they would be almost as light as a feather when being held by another.”

Spike paused for a second as he was clearly having trouble with saying the next part as sniffles began to escape his lips. “And... And I’m starting to hate being here at Ponyville! I don’t even feel safe being here! I can’t stand it for much longer!” The Roegadyn felt his body tensing up as his blood was slowly simmering to a boil thanks to a gut feeling. Everyone there was stunned into silence as Spike was now rubbing his eyes and elaborating on his comments in the best way he could.

Not only was he upset about his physical condition. But for his treatment in Ponyville since they arrived when compared to when they were living with Twilight's parents or being in the castle with Celestia and her nephew. How he was treated as one of two things. Twilight's baby pet Dragon, or an unwanted guess when he was alone. The second was made more obvious whenever Twilight sent him out to do some errands and he would get the not-so-friendly of interactions with the other ponies in town.

How there was not even one time he could think of, where he could simply go into a store without being constantly watched by the owners from the corners of their eyes. How some of the younger mare's and fillies would make these snide comments about how small and weak he is, or how they could not bring themselves to be seen in his presence or it would hurt their social standing with rest of their family and friends. How he could not even bring himself to go outside to play or he would either get picked on or have his stuff taken by one of the other kids.

This would lead to him confronting the nearby parents and them acting as if the items in question were originally the other kids, or him being made to do some stupid trick to earn them back. Spike did not even have any friends to talk to of the same gender, much less the same species. He even spoke on how he attempted to fill Twilight in so that she would know what was going on. This only got to him being either ignored, or played off as some misunderstanding and that he was not putting enough effort into making some new friends. Only to have the issue pushed aside for her own problems in the end.

Brex barely noticed the small whelp of pain that came from Rainbow as she backed further away on the couch after a small sizzle was emanated from between their bodies coming into contact. There was also a small throbbing from his left eye that he paid little mind too. From behind, Gilda was growling but at a lower volume so that it could not be heard by the others that were a bit further away. All eyes were being drawn over from Spike that finally finished after a good long couple of minutes, to only land on Twilight who was now shrinking on the spot from the different types of gazes from everyone there.

Brex was about to say something when Spike spoke up again after first wiping away some tears from his eyes. “The only ones in town that even listen to a thing I say and take it seriously are those in this house! That’s why I’m here…” As a result, Brex could feel his body temperature returning to normal as he was no longer seeing red. Even the small throbbing sensation he been experiencing for a few minutes soon vanished. Twilight looked as if she was about to cry on the spot and make a break for the door when Brex called out in a loud, yet tender tone while also not turning his mask towards the Unicorn.

“Twilight, this will not get resolved if you run away now. It’s clear that Spike’s on edge and everything he's saying is out of raw emotion. Yes, we should listen to everything he says, but I doubt very much that he meant to hurt you with that last comment.” Brex then took in a slow breath of air before releasing it as he continued. “Crystal, could you please put down Spike? It would be better if he, Twilight and myself go to the study so we can talk things out.” Crystal did just that and slowly lowered the young Dragon onto his feet before she too left with Bee through the large set of doors.

However, just as she was going, the Chocobo gave Spike a little nuzzle before walking off. Although upon passing Twilight. The large bird made a scoffing sound right before giving a light flap with her wings to straighten out a few feathers. This had the effect of lightly slapping the backside of Twilight's head so that she nearly stumbled forward and glanced back at the bird with a scowl. Brex then took Twilight and Spike and left the way they came in to take another path that would not have them walking right by a still naked Gilda that was hiding behind the couch.

But just as he was about to go through the doorway. Brex called from over his shoulder to Rainbow without turning his body very much. “Make sure to let Gilda know when she comes back to make up her mind if she wants me to do that trick to the armor. This might take a little while. You can either stay for dinner or head on home. Depending on how tonight goes, tomorrow's class might be put on hold.”

As they were walking quietly down the hallway. Brex had this pit in his stomach that said making that book may not have been such a good idea. However, now that Spike's treatment was brought to light. Brex was not so worried about messing with the timeline so much if it meant jumping on this problem now. If anything. This could have been seen as a blessing in disguise.

Author's Note

Due to power problems that have been brought up by recent storms in my area. There will be a delay on the next chapter by one or two weeks. It all depends on when everything gets stabilized.