My Life with Nanaimo

"Mike, you're welcome back anytime you like," Towanda offered softly, flashing a warm smile. "Or, maybe I can come with you? I always love visiting Sh'Koggo," she mused before tacking a soft chuckle to the end of her declaration. "I can travel anywhere anytime I like -- and I can invite you to one of my concerts as well..." she grinned.

I took a moment to mull this over, but held up my right index finger to indicate that she should consider what I had to say for a moment. She was a little taken aback by this, but held her ground and awaited my response.

"I would love for you to accompany me back to Sh'Koggo, but I have a mare waiting for me back there -- in a way, she kind of reminds me of you, as if you were transformed into a sexy earth pony," I grinned, eliciting some giggling from the thick brown-skinned girl in front of me. "I hope you understand, I would love to have you come along -- and maybe she might be open to the idea of having two humans to give her love and affection, I'm sure she'd appreciate it," I added, giving the girl a hopeful glance.

"Well, I think it would be a good idea to see what she might think," Towanda noted in response. "Sh'Koggo is where I was born, and I consider it my hometown," she added, her smile widening. "Oh, and we have to go to my favorite pizzaria, I'm already thinking about it," she concluded. There was a part of me that wondered how much of this girl's personality matched mine. She shared the same love for pizza that I did -- and since she would probably know the town better than me, I decided to let her take the lead.

"Um, Mike, can I come along with you? And can Flutterbutt come along too?" Emerson asked, flashing a sheepish grin. The mare seemed to mimic his expression as well, causing me to wonder how much the two of them were alike.

"Okay, I guess, but you should be on your best behavior," I stated in response. There was a part of me that wondered how well the two of them knew the town -- because I sure didn't know it well, either. I was relying upon the knowledge and experience of others, hoping they wouldn't lead me astray, even if the world was essentially mine to do with as I pleased. I might be the master of this world, but it held many surprises in store for me. We went to the mayor's office, and I was slightly amused by the fact that Ponyville's mayor looked almost the same as Mayor Mare from the TV series. I let a small chuckle escape my lips.

"Something funny there, mister?" she asked quite brusquely, annoyance quite evident in her tone.

"My apologies, Mayor, but you reminded me of a mare I remember seeing a long time ago -- in fact, you look exactly like her -- her name was Mayor Mare, and I was actually quite fond of her, her beauty was quite captivating," I replied, my gaze turning softly at her features. Her attitude changed quite abruptly, a light blush coloring her cheeks.

"Y-you should be careful when you say such things," she admonished softly, a smile gracing her lips. "Y-you might get more than you b-bargained for," she added, shifting on her legs slightly.

"Perhaps the next time I visit Ponyville, I will take you up on that offer," I grinned. "But I have a mare waiting for me in Sh'Koggo, I mustn't keep her waiting," I added, smiling warmly at the mayor.

"Well, um, if you do decide to return to Ponyville, and meet me in private, who knows what I might be willing to do for you?" she giggled, losing her composure for a brief moment. A smile graced my lips as I witnessed this.

"Of course, my dear mayor, I would be delighted to," I responded. I tried to make my response as bright and cheery as possible, though I already noticed her expression warm even further and her blush deepen a little. "I'm also a pretty skilled cunnilinguist as well," I added, chuckling softly. Her blush deepened further, but she caught herself and harrumphed lightly.

"Um, yes, well, I'm sure we can arrange something special for your next visit," she stated with as much dignity as she could muster given her current state of arousal. I stole a glance at the floor behind her and noticed light glistening on a wet spot on the floor behind her.

"Of course, Mayor, I'd be delighted to," I responded gracefully. "But my friends and I now need to venture back to Sh'Koggo, we have more business to attend to over there," I added. "But I would love to return to meet you again soon -- perhaps even tomorrow, if possible," I mused softly, giving the mayor a soft smile.

"You're welcome back here any time you like," she returned, her smile never wavering. "I'm glad I could have met you -- please, stay longer next time, I would like to get to know you better," she added warmly. I nodded my head in approval and we ventured to the transport area, each of us almost instinctively moving onto the silver discs on the floor and standing in place. I took a quick moment to see that some of the discs were larger than others to accommodate the ponies for their larger stances.

Meanwhile, back in Sh'Koggo

We materialized little more than nanoseconds after our departure from Ponyville, though the trip jarred me and Emerson a little. The ponies seemed to adjust to the discomfort a little more easily than us humans -- then I noticed that Towanda had suffered little to no discomfort. I commented on this observation.

"Um, I've traveled many times this way, I'm used to it," she giggled.

We were greeted by Makwela, Vanessa, Nanaimo, and the mayor of Sh'Koggo.

"Took you long enough," Nanaimo groused with more than a little anger in her voice. "And who is this dark-skinned girl you have with you? Is she a new lover for you?"