The Calm Before the Storm
She planned for everything. The massive cruise ship had something for all of her friends, whether it be a complete shopping center or an all you can buffet. There was even a petting zoo for crying out loud! She even managed to convince the people in charge to let their band perform. Yes, she planned for everything.
“Twilight, where are you?”
Everything except Rainbow Dash being obsessed with fighting the forces of evil.
Twilight Sparkle made sure she was out of sight as the rainbow haired girl walked passed while still calling out her name. As soon as the other girl was out of earshot, the bespectacled girl let out an irritated huff. In Rainbow’s quest to find Equestrian magic she had already managed to get Pinkie banned from the buffet, caused all the cute little animals to avoid Fluttershy (turning the petting zoo into a *gasp* regular zoo) and was doing no favors for Applejack and her seasickness.
“This was supposed to be a vacation away from all of the magic and saving the world junk.” she mumbled to herself.
Her face falling further, Twilight began to walk away from her impromptu hiding place. As she walked she thought about what she was going to do. Going back to her room was absolutely out of the question, that would no doubt be the first place the cyan athlete would look. The pool wasn’t a good option either as that was far too public. There was always the small theater, but that brought up the question of which one she would rather deal with: Rainbow Dash or Trixie? The answer was obvious.
“Definitely Rainbow Dash.” she muttered quietly with a shudder.
As she continued to walk, Twilight got lost in her own thoughts and stopped paying attention to the things around her. It should have come to nobody’s surprise then when she bumped into someone and fell on her butt.
“Whoa, you ok?” a somewhat deep voice called out.
Twilight shook the slight daze from her eyes and looked up to see a young man with gray skin and slicked back black hair reaching a hand out to her. She accepted it with a sheepish smile.
“Yeah, I’m ok, and sorry about bumping into you. I had a lot on my mind and wasn’t paying attention to where I was going.”
The young man waved his hand dismissively, “Don’t worry about it, no harm done.”
The lavender skinned girl smiled in thanks before taking a closer look at the man, a feeling of familiarity in the back of her mind. He was about a head taller than her and she could tell that under his obnoxiously colorful Hawaiian shirt (which would have probably given Rarity a heart attack) that he was well muscled. Not to the same extent as Bulk Biceps or Big Mac but more defined than Thunderlane.
It was at the thought of the other man who basically had the inverse coloring as the one in front of her that it clicked in Twilight’s mind.
“Hey, you’re Rumble right? Track star and Thunderlane’s younger brother?”
With a bemused look in his eye the man nodded, “That’s me, though I’m actually Thunderlane’s twin. He just likes to call me the younger brother since I was technically born five minutes after him.” He then looked at her with a questioning gaze, “Aren’t you the girl that just transferred from Crystal Prep? Twilight Sparkle?”
“Yeah, that’s me.” she responded, a small smile on her face.
With a smile of his own, Rumble reached out his hand, “Well it’s a pleasure to officially meet you.”
Twilight went to take his hand when she heard a familiar voice call out her name.
“Twiiiiiiliiiiiight!”
Her face going pale, Twilight looked around frantically until she caught a glimpse of some prismatic hair among a nearby crowd.
Good, she hasn’t seen me yet.
She tensed up when she felt a hand on her shoulder, only to relax when she turned to see Rumble looking at her with a worried expression.
“Hey, everything alright?” the young man asked in a concerned tone.
“Sorry, I’ve just been trying to get away from Rainbow Dash. She’s been trying to rope me and the others into an adventure that doesn’t even exist.” Twilight said with a huff.
Rumble contemplated for a second before an idea sprung to mind and he swiftly but gently grabbed the lavender girl’s hand, causing a slight blush to come to her face.
“I have an idea of where you can go where she won’t find you.” he said before the pair made their swift getaway. Soon after, Rainbow Dash made her way to where the pair was just at and scratched her chin in confusion.
“Huh, I could’ve sworn I saw Twilight here.” she said to herself before shrugging and walking away.
It didn’t take long for Rumble to bring Twilight to their destination, only for Twilight’s blush to deepen upon realizing just what that destination was.
“Your room?” she asked with a raised brow, trying her best to keep her rapidly brightening cheeks under control.
He looked back at her while rubbing the back of his head awkwardly, “Yeah, I figured it would be the last place Rainbow would look. Is that fine?”
Twilight contemplated for a second. He had a point, Rainbow would never in a million years expect her to be hiding in the room of a cute boy. Heck, Twilight would have never expected it. It’s also not like she had anything to worry about with Rumble, from what she heard from everybody else he seemed to be an upstanding and polite young man.
Coming to a decision, she raised her head and gave him a warm smile, “Yes. I think this is an excellent idea.”
Smiling at her response, the gray athlete opened the door and led her inside. Unsurprisingly, his room was similar to all the other rooms on the ship, including her own. It opened to a joint kitchen/living area with a few chairs and a couch, as well as a television. She could also see the two doors with one leading to the bedroom and the other leading to a small bathroom. By the tv she could see a couple board games, a box of movie and a gaming system that she figured Rumble must have brought with him.
She was led to the small couch where she took a seat. As she sat down she noticed Rumble walking into the kitchen area, quickly glancing back at her, “Would you like a glass of water?”
“That would be great, thank you.” she said with a small smile.
In no time at all Rumble was backing in the living room with two glasses filled with ice water. He handed one to Twilight before taking a seat in one of the chairs. They sat in silence for a little bit, fidgeting slightly, neither one really knowing how to start a conversation now that things had calmed down a bit.
After a bit more time of sitting around awkwardly just sipping water, Twilight cleared her throat, “I just wanted to thank you again for helping me out of that situation. I know it was kind of sudden.”
Rumble perked up, happy for any conversation, “It was no problem, really. Though if you don’t mind me asking, what exactly is going on?”
Twilight let out a little huff of air, “Rainbow Dash has it in her mind that some magical disaster is going to happen that we’ll have to fight, again. Honestly, it wouldn’t be all that bad if she was just telling us to be wary. Considering our track record it would definitely be a valid worry, but she’s acting like anything and everything is a danger to us right now. Her antics have already gotten a couple of my other friends in trouble with the staff.” she finished, throwing her hands into the air.
“Yeah, that sounds about right. I know when that girl gets an idea in her head it's hard to get it out.” Rumble said, unable to prevent a chuckle from escaping at Twilight’s exasperation. Upon receiving a small glare from the girl he cleared his throat, “If you want we could spend the day here. I got games, movies and plenty of food so we wouldn’t have to leave and risk you being seen by your friend.”
“That sounds nice and all but what about you? Don’t you want to explore the ship? I would feel terrible for inconveniencing you on what is supposed to be a vacation.” Twilight said with a concerned expression.
Rumble waved off her worries, “Don’t worry, truth be told I was probably going to spend a lot of time in here anyway but now I get to do it in the company of a pretty girl. If anything this is an upgrade.”
Twilight felt the heat in her cheeks rise immensely at his compliment. She awkwardly played with her hair and smiled softly, “W-well if you’re ok with it then I guess I’ll stick around. What should we do first?”
Putting a hand to his chin in contemplation, the gray skinned athlete looked around the room before his eyes fell on a box full of movies.
Smirking, he looked back at Twilight, “How do you feel about bad movies?”
“You mean the ones that are so bad that literally the only reason people watch them is to rip them apart and make fun of them?”
“Yep.”
Twilight’s smile widened and there was a sparkle in her eyes, “I love them!”
With that Rumble got the box full of his collection of bad movies and brought it over to the lavender girl on his couch. They took a few minutes to look through them until one caught Twilight’s eye. She picked up the case and looked at the image of a dinosaur and a pastor with a raised brow.
“VelociPastor?”
Rumble looked up from the pile, “Oh that one’s a treat. It’s about a pastor whose parents are killed by Catholic ninjas. He also has the ability to turn into a velociraptor for some reason.”
“Wow, that sounds awful, let’s watch it!” Twilight exclaimed with obvious glee.
Smiling like dorks, they put the movie in and it was every bit as horrible as Twilight expected. The action was ridiculously over the top, the practical effects looked like they were made by grade schoolers and she believed that watching Applejack blow chunks over the side of the boat would have been a better experience than what this movie called “acting”. In a word, it was perfect.
The entire time Twilight and Rumble were laughing like idiots and enjoying their time together. Even when the movie ended they just put another in and kept going, only taking breaks to eat or use the restroom. They laughed, talked and just enjoyed each other’s company until, before they knew it, it was getting dark outside.
Twilight stifled the last of her laughs and looked at Rumble with a genuine look of appreciation, “Thank you so much for this. It was very sweet of you to not only help me out but also spend the day with me.”
Rumble rubbed the back of his neck sheepishly as a small blush appeared on his face, “Of course, it’s what friends do.”
Twilight giggled a bit to herself before she started shifting in her seat, “Actually, Rumble, do you mind if I ask you one more favor?”
“Shoot.”
A tinge of pink appeared on her cheeks, “Rainbow knows where my room is and I’m a bit worried that she might wake me up in the middle of the night so do you think I could… stay here for the night?”
Rumble’s eyes widened at the question. The prospect of having a cute, petite girl like Twilight staying the night in his room was almost enough to make him pass out but, with some effort, he was able to push it down and answer her.
“Of course, you can have the bed while I take the couch.”
Twilight twiddled her fingers while biting her lip and avoiding eye contact, “Actually, I wouldn’t mind if we shared the bed.”
It was at that moment that it became too much for the young athlete and he passed out.
After letting some time pass and making sure he was ok, Twilight and Rumble got ready for bed with Rumble letting Twilight use one of his larger shirts as a pajama shirt. With everything in order, they climbed into either side of the bed with their backs to each other before falling to sleep. Rumble let out some low snores and Twilight couldn’t stop a small smile from appearing on her face.
With everyone on the ship asleep or working, nobody noticed the glowing symbol appear in the dark waters.
Author's Note
VelociPastor is a real movie by the way and it is truly horrible
Also hope you enjoyed this calm bit because things are about to go off the rails.
Rumble slowly opened his eyes, feeling well rested. He glanced over at the clock and was greeted by the neon red numbers reading 6:00 am. Most people, his brother included, always wondered how he could stand waking up so early all the time but he was simply an early riser. He just functioned better in the morning. This, however, did not make him immune to the allure of a comfy bed. It’s not like he could get out of bed anyway, if the soft breathing against the back of his neck was any indication.
Apparently at some point during the night Twilight had snuggled up against him while they were asleep.
Moving quietly so as not to wake the sleeping young woman, he adjusted himself to where he was now facing Twilight's sleeping form. Her navy blue hair was messily splayed out in every which way, a few silky strands hanging in her face. He had only ever seen her with her hair tied up so he was taken by surprise by just how long it was and just how well it framed her cute little face. As she continued to snore softly he came to what can only be called the most scientific of conclusions.
The woman he was sharing a bed with was adorable.
Even though he didn't really see her all that often before now, the young athlete had always found her cute in a nerdy kind of way. But the way she was now; hair a mess, little bit of drool at the corner of the mouth and wearing a shirt that was roughly three sizes too big. It was just so naturally adorable and he couldn't help but admire her in this state. It was almost enough to stop him from waking her up.
But the day must go on.
"Twilight." he called out softly, trying to get her attention.
All he got in response was a grumble and an adorable little squeak. He couldn't help but smile at the sight. At least that was the case until he felt one of her small hands sleepily slap against his lips.
"Mm, less wake. More sleep." she said, still clearly asleep, while continuing to lightly tap his face with her hand.
After her sleepy assault subsided he decided to try again, though this time there was a bit more humor in his voice, "I know you want to sleep, but it's time to wake up."
"No." she said childishly before completely taking Rumble off guard by latching onto him and snuggling her head in the crook of his neck. This alone would have been enough to make the young man blush but it was the two mounds of soft flesh squishing against his chest that caused his face to burn with the fury of a thousand suns.
He was surprised by just how large they felt! As far as he had known, Twilight was relatively small chested yet going by the large objects he felt against his body she was actually on the larger size.
Where was she hiding these things?!
As his mind continued to go into overload, he was unaware of Twilight slowly fluttering her eyes awake. She slowly lifted her head, still half asleep, to look up at Rumble with squinted eyes. Without her glasses all she could really make out was his general form. In her sleepy state she didn't quite recognize him at first, but when she did her eyes snapped open and a blush colored her face. A blush that only grew in intensity when she realized she had her sizeable breasts pressed against him. They spent a moment of silence staring at each other wide-eyed, their faces colored a deep red hue.
…
…
"Eeeeeee!" Twilight screamed before shoving Rumble away, causing him to tumble inelegantly out of the bed and onto the floor as she jumped to her feet on the other side of the bed, quickly grabbing her glasses in the meantime.
"Ow…" Rumble groaned out.
Realizing what she just did, Twilight gasped and ran over to Rumble.
"Oh my goodness, Rumble! I am so sorry." she said as she reached her hand out to help him up. He got up with a groan but was quick to wave off her worries.
"I'm fine, I've taken worst tumbles while running." He then stretched out, causing a few audible pops to come from his back. This had the added benefit, at least in Twilight's mind, of showing off his chiseled, shirtless body. She started chewing on her bottom lip, wondering why her body was tingling.
Oblivious to her current state, Rumble looked awkwardly toward Twilight. He didn't consider himself a pervert but he would be lying if he didn't admit that the soft feeling of her surprisingly voluptuous breasts wasn't still on his mind. He also felt a little shame with just how much difficulty he was having in keeping his eyes off her chest at the moment. Luckily, he was saved when the lavender woman cleared her throat.
"So, we should probably get dressed and ready for the day." she said, having her own troubles with keeping her eyes off the athlete's body.
More than happy for a topic change, Rumble perked up immediately, "Yeah, that sounds like a good idea."
That's when a thought suddenly came to his mind.
"Uh, there may be a slight problem."
"What is it?" Twilight asked with a tilt of her head.
"Unless you somehow magically poofed them here without me knowing, you don't have any extra clothes here."
Twilight's face fell at the statement. He was right, the only clothes she had with her were the ones she wore yesterday. Even the "pajamas" she had on right now were some of Rumble's extra clothes. She would have to go back to her room, but that ran the risk of running into her friends and then explaining where she went yesterday. While nothing happened, she just knew how they would react to the fact she spent the night with a boy.
She could just see it now. Sunset and Rarity would grill her for any juicy details (there were none), Applejack would probably lecture her about moving too fast or something of the sort, Fluttershy would probably just faint from the apparent scandal, Pinkie would ironically be the easiest to deal with as she would probably just congratulate her and maybe try to throw a party. Then there was Rainbow Dash…
Twilight's eyes shot wide open, "Oh shoot, if Rainbow finds me like this she's going to kill me!"
The sudden volume in her voice shocked Rumble but then he saw that the girl had started switching between mumbling incoherently and hyperventilating. He may not have been used to witnessing one of Twilight's overreaction episodes, but it didn't take a genius to know that he couldn't let her continue as she was. He walked over to her and gently grabbed her by the shoulders and made it so that she was now facing him.
"Hey, hey, hey, it's ok. Let's just take some deep breaths, calm down, then figure out a plan."
After receiving a nod from the distressed woman he backed up and watched as she began doing the breathing exercise Cadence taught her. After a minute or two of doing this she seemed to calm down significantly and Rumble once again approached her.
"Feeling better."
She simply nodded.
"Good." he smiled before continuing, "So now that we have cooler heads, what's the issue exactly right now?"
"Like you said, I don't have any extra clothes with me and in order to get more I would have to go back to my room. The problem is that by doing that I run the risk of running into my friends, especially Rainbow Dash. I know if she finds me she would be furious that I was avoiding her."
"I mean, no offense, but you probably should talk to her at some point. I know she's stubborn but avoiding her probably isn't the best way to handle it."
Twilight rubbed her shoulder before letting out a sigh, "I know it's not. I'll try talking to her again before our band plays. Until then, if it's ok with you, I'd like to just spend some more time here."
While she didn't mean to do it, she gave Rumble a pair of puppy eyes that he was completely no match for. He didn't really want Twilight to put off confronting Rainbow Dash but at the end of the day it was her choice and he would respect that. The idea of spending more alone time with the attractive young woman was also certainly an enticing one.
He glanced back at her to see she had started to pout her lip a little and he knew he had lost this battle.
Ok, now she's definitely doing this on purpose!
"I don't mind us hanging here again, but that still leaves us with the issue of your clothes." he said with a defeated sigh.
After giving Rumble a thankful smile, Twilight began contemplating a solution. It didn't take too long for an idea to come to mind, though she was a bit reluctant to go with it. She looked over at Rumble with a bit of nervousness.
"I might have an idea." he raised a brow and motioned for her to continue. "I can give you my room key and tell you what clothes to grab while I take a shower. Rainbow wouldn't think twice about seeing you."
Rumble was a bit confused as to why Twilight seemed so nervous. It seemed like a good solution, not to mention simple. He would just go to her room and grab what she needed. Probably some shirts, shorts, maybe a dress for later and…
Oh.
The realization hit him like a runaway freight train and he stiffened up, "I can do that except what about your *ahem* unmentionables?"
"They're in a small blue bag with a star on it. Just don't look inside, please." she said a bit nervously.
Rumble relaxed a little, "Don't worry, I'm not that kind of guy. Just let me know what to grab and I'll head over there while you shower."
Twilight was still a bit nervous. Rumble hadn't given her any reason to believe he'd go rummaging through her underwear but it was still a strange situation. Despite that, she thanked him and told him what she needed while also giving him her room key.
With that out of the way and Rumble making sure she had a towel for the shower they went their separate ways.
As Rumble made his way to Twilight’s room he was even more thankful that he was an early riser since it seemed no one else was awake at this point. It meant he was able to make the short trip with no incident. Thinking he was in the clear, he began to unlock the door.
“And what, exactly, do you think you’re doin’?”
Rumble felt every muscle in his body tense up as he immediately recognized the accent of the accusatory voice. He slowly turned around to find his suspicions confirmed as staring at him with crossed arms and a narrowed glare was Applejack.
“Oh, hey Applejack, fancy meeting you here.” he said nervously.
“I’m sure, now answer my question. What do you think you’re doin’ trying to get into Twilight’s room?”
“Wait, this is Twilight’s room? I could have sworn it was mine. My mistake, I’ll just be going now.” he then tried to walk away but was stopped by the farm girl’s strong grip. He turned to see that she was clearly nonplussed.
I am so screwed.
“I don’t much care for liars, but you caught me in a good mood so I’ll give you one more chance to tell me why you’re here. The truth this time if you don’t mind.”
Her glare pierced through the young man like a laser beam and he knew right then and there that there was absolutely no way he was getting out of this unless he told her the truth. He took a deep breath to calm himself before looking back at the glaring farm girl.
“Ok, fine. Twilight’s in my room right now and she asked me to grab some of her clothes. She stayed over last night because she was afraid of running into Rainbow Dash and before you ask, nothing funny happened. We just watched some movies and went to sleep.”
After he explained the situation the athlete waited to see what Applejack’s reaction would be. For what felt like forever she just continued to glare at him without uttering a word. Eventually, however, her face softened and her body relaxed as she let out a sigh.
“I believe you. In most cases I’d probably be upset with Twi for this but RD has been a bit much lately, so I get it.” she then sent another glare his direction, “That being said, I don’t feel comfortable with a boy goin’ through Twi’s unmentionables so how about you tell me what she needs and I’ll grab them for you.”
“That sounds reasonable, this is what she told me to get.”
After explaining what Twilight needed, Applejack went into her friend’s room while Rumble remained outside. It didn’t take too long for the blonde to exit with a bag full of clothes. However, as he grabbed the bag she gripped it and looked into his eyes with a severe look.
“Listen, I’m trusting you right now but if I find out you’ve done anything to hurt Twi there ain’t gonna be a doctor that can fix what I’m gonna do to you. Am I clear?”
Rumble felt himself tremble slightly, “Crystal.”
Applejack immediately brightened up, “Great, and don’t you worry none, I’ll keep my lips sealed about this little encounter until Twi is ready to talk about it.”
“Thanks Applejack, I appreciate that and I’m sure Twilight will too.” he said, finally relaxing himself.
“No problem, now get on out of here before someone else catches you.”
Nodding his head and thanking her once more he took the bag of clothes and made his way back to his own room.
Applejack watched him walk away with a small smirk, until she felt the sway of the ship. Her cheeks turning a sickly green, she ran as fast she could to the side of the ship and emptied the contents of her stomach.
“Damn seasickness.” she said as she raised her head back up.
As she looked up to the sky she noticed some dark clouds forming in the distance.
That’s strange. Could’ve sworn they said the skies were supposed to be clear today.
Before she continued her thought process, she felt her insides churn and got back to the purging of her poor stomach.
As Twilight entered the bathroom she was aware of how uncomfortably hot and tingly she felt, especially in one specific area that she had never gotten that feeling before. She tore off her shirt, causing her hefty breasts to bounce slightly, before dropping her shorts and panties. Now completely nude, she looked down to her nether regions only to find that they were glistening slightly. She slowly brought a hand down to her wet folds and as soon as she made contact she felt a jolt of electricity shoot up her spine, causing her to quickly tear her hand away in surprise.
Whoa, what was that?
She brought her hand up and could see some of her own juices on it. Looking closer, she brought her index and thumb together and as they separated a thin, glistening strand continued to connect them. It was almost like a thin lubricant.
How interesting.
It was all new to Twilight and her intrigue in this new feeling almost made her forget what she was supposed to be doing in the first place. Shaking her head, she walked into the shower and began washing herself. The tingly feeling never left as she lathered her hair and it was starting to get on her nerves. In an effort to get rid of the tingle, and also remembering the reaction she got last time, she once again brought a hand down to her lower lips.
The pleasure she felt was immediate as she began to methodically rub her wet folds. Eventually she started to get into a rhythm and the feeling running through her body was incredible, but she could also tell that it was barely making a dent in the sensation consuming her body. It was in that moment that Twilight remembered something Cadence told her once when she asked her sister-in-law about more carnal desires and how to relieve said desires.
With that memory she slowly, and with a bit of trepidation, inserted a finger into her wet hole. As she got down to the knuckle she let out a surprised gasp. She stood there in shock as the hot water continued to wash over her. She couldn't believe how much more pleasurable this was than simply rubbing, and then she started moving her finger in and out in a quick rhythm.
The feeling was immaculate, unlike anything Twilight had ever felt in her entire life. It was like an intense bolt of electricity going through her entire body, but instead of pain it brought only pleasure. It was enough to make her legs quiver and quake and it wasn't long until she found her back against the wall.
Her mind began to go wild with the possibilities of how to take this pleasure even further. She began by inserting a second finger into her pussy while also bringing her free hand up to her breast and softly messaged the large mound of flesh while caressing her very hard nipple. The increase in pleasure was immediate and Twilight had to wonder how much further she could take this and began to imagine other things pleasuring her instead of her own fingers.
This went on for several minutes with Twilight only increasing the speed of her fingers until the build up she had been feeling finally hit its climax. Her mind went blank with euphoria and she let out a high pitched squeal as she squirt her juices all over the shower. She stood there panting for breath as she began to regain her mental faculties. With her mind back in order she came to an unfortunate realization.
Oh my goodness, I just fingered myself in Rumble's shower.
She would have felt awkward enough just from the fact this was the first time she had ever masturbated, even if it did feel incredible, but she just had to go and do it in someone else's bathroom. Not just anybody either, but a cute boy she had pretty much just met. She started smacking her hand against her forehead, which made humorous plap sounds due to still being under the running water.
Stupid! Stupid! Stupid!
How could she let herself be controlled so easily by her own bodily desires like that? She was a woman of science for Pete's sake, not a slave to her own body. But she had done the deed and if Rumble found out what she'd done he'd probably think she was some kind of pervert and never want to speak to her again.
Of course it would be at that moment that the young man himself would return.
"Hey Twilight, I got your clothes. Are you still in the shower?"
"Y-yes, I'm just finishing up." she answered, trying her best to mask the immediate panic she felt. Luckily it seemed Rumble didn't notice.
"Alright, I'll just leave the bag outside the door and head in my room to give you some privacy."
"Ok, thank you." she called out much more relieved when she heard the sounds of a bag dropping and his door closing.
Twilight quickly finished her shower and stepped out and dried herself off before going towards the door. Once there, she cracked it open just enough to grab the bag of clothes before closing and locking the door once more. She quickly put on a pair of dark purple panties before pulling out a roll of a white tape-like substance. She started wrapping them around her breasts, squishing them down and greatly reducing their size, before putting on a bra that matched her panties. She then brought out a pretty dress that was two different shades of purple and had a slight sparkle effect to it. Tying her hair into a ponytail and putting on her glasses, she was now fully dressed and clean.
At least her body was clean.
Her mind was a completely different matter altogether. She was still panicking about what she did and, more specifically, how Rumble would react if he found out. She looked into the mirror and could see what the panic was starting to do to her. A couple thin strands of hair were already starting to stick out and there was something of a crazed look in her eyes.
"Come on Twilight, get a hold of yourself. Remember Cadence's breathing exercises."
Doing those very exercises, Twilight began to calm down and think more logically.
Rumble hadn't gotten back to the room until after she was done so there was no way he heard any of the lust filled cries she let loose and all the… physical evidence washed down the drain with the rest of the water. In truth, unless she said something, there was absolutely no reason to believe he would suspect anything.
Confident in her reasoning and now much calmer she finally left the bathroom. She knocked on Rumble’s bedroom door before entering and finding the young man on his bed looking through his phone. He looked up when she walked in and his eyes widened slightly at the sight of Twilight in her dress.
“Wow, you look great.” he said in a bit of wonder as he began to rise from the bed.
His compliment brought a luminous blush to the young woman's face as she looked away and played with her ponytail.
“T-thank you.” she said meekly, though there was a small but unmistakable smile on her face. The sight threatened to overload Rumble with pure cuteness.
“Uhm, did you want to get a shower too?” he heard her ask, bringing him out of his small trance.
“Yeah, I probably should. I won’t be too long.”
As Rumble went to take his turn in the shower there was a brief moment of panic that returned to Twilight’s mind but she quickly dispelled it by reminding herself that there was nothing for him to find and thus nothing to worry about. She brought her phone out to kill some time and within about ten minutes, true to his word, Rumble was out and all washed up.
As soon as Twilight saw him she couldn’t help but let a few giggles escape. The outfit he had on would be described affectionately by Rarity as “positively atrocious”. He had on a gaudy bright yellow Hawaiian shirt with red flowers sprinkled all over it, a pair of khaki shorts and what she could only describe as the ugliest pair of sandals she had ever seen. The more she looked at the whole ensemble the louder her giggles got until she was full on laughing out loud.
Rumble raised an amused brow, “What’s so funny?”
It took a moment for Twilight to regain her bearings and even then her speech was broken up by giggles, “Sorry, i-it’s just *giggle* with that shirt, shorts and shoes you look exactly like one of those stereotypical vacation dads.”
She started giggling again and Rumble put on a look of mock offense. He probably would have been offended by her comments in any other situation but truthfully he didn’t mind all that much. It helped that he found her laugh absolutely adorable and wanted to keep it going for as long as possible.
“Ms. Sparkle, you wound me. These are the best clothes one can buy for $20 dollars at the shop on the ship. And these sandals have been passed down generations of dads who shepherded freshly cut lawns, spent hours slaving away at hot grills bringing the pinnacle of burgers to long forgotten family members and lovingly yelled at their sons to hold the flashlight steady as they worked on the car.”
He then looked up in what looked like reverence and even managed to shed a tear.
“I can only hope that I too can one day reach those upper echelons and gain the right to wear socks with these sandals.”
The entire time he had gone on his “rant” Twilight was doing her best to hold in her laughter with how over the top he was being. The amount he was hamming it up was making the task nearly impossible but that last comment in addition to the actual tear he shed was just too much for poor Twilight and she burst out in loud, uncontrollable laughter. She fell to her back on the bed as her laughter turned into snorting guffaws and it didn’t take long for Rumble to join her in her jubilance. Their lungs could only take so much and slowly but surely their laughter died down and they just sat there trying to catch their breath.
“I don’t think I’ve laughed that hard in a long time.” Twilight said, finally finding her voice.
“Yeah, I can’t remember the last time I did something like that.” Rumble said while standing up and looking at the lavender skinned woman, “So, what do you want to do now?”
Twilight sat up and put a finger to her chin in contemplation, “I don’t have to meet the girls for another couple hours and I’m pretty sure we went through the majority of your movies last night, and sorry but I’m not really all that into video games.”
“Really, have you ever tried them?” Rumble asked, earning him a nod from Twilight.
“Yeah, my older brother tried to get me into them when we were younger but they just weren't for me.” she said with a shrug.
Rumble nodded in understanding before also trying to think of something. They both sat there thinking until an idea came to Twilight’s mind.
“Well, maybe we could play a game that lets us get to know each other a bit better?”
“Like an ice breaker?”
“Sort of. When I first started hanging around the girls, Pinkie introduced me to this app that’s basically Truth or Dare except you can only choose Truth and it’ll actually give you things to ask the other person. We had a fun time with it and it allowed me to get to know them better in a relatively short amount of time.”
“Sounds as good as anything, it would be nice to get to know more about you.”
They made their way to the living room and as they sat down Twilight brought out her phone and looked for the app that Pinkie used. After a few moments she had it downloaded, their names entered and pressed start. It randomly chose Rumble first.
“Ok, so the first question is ‘Have you ever been in a fight? If so, did you win?’”
Rumble didn’t have to think too long about his answer, “I’ve gotten into a couple of play fights with my brother. When we were younger he would usually win but I’ve won more the older we’ve gotten.”
“So no real fights?” Twilight asked with a bit of interest.
Rumble shook his head, “No, while I have the ability to fight I’ve never had the need or desire to be in a real fight.”
Twilight nodded and handed Rumble the phone so he could go next. When he saw the question on the screen he chuckled slightly.
“So a huge snake enters the room, what do you do first?”
“How big is ‘huge’?” Twilight asked with a shudder.
“Like a giant fifteen-twenty foot python.”
Twilight immediately went pale, “Oh, I would definitely scream and probably hide while frantically trying to call Fluttershy or animal control.”
“Don’t like snakes much, huh?” Rumble said with an amused smirk.
“It’s not necessarily that. I’m fine with the smaller ones, Fluttershy even has this little hognose snake that is actually kind of cute, but the big ones and highly venomous ones definitely scare me.”
Rumble nodded his head in understanding, “Ok, that’s fair. I guess they don’t bother me as much since one of my friends has a big python that’s pretty chill. Though he does always make it clear that it can be dangerous and should be treated with respect so I understand why most people are scared of them.”
“Yeah, I would never go out of my way to hunt them down and destroy them but that doesn’t mean I want them near me.”
Rumble handed Twilight the phone after giving her another nod of agreement.
“Oh this is a good one. What is your biggest fear?”
As Twilight asked the question she looked at Rumble with much intrigue. He seemed almost embarrassed.
“Promise not to laugh?”
“You have my word.”
“...grasshoppers.”
Twilight’s eyes widened in surprise, she would have never expected that answer, “Really?”
“Yeah, bugs in general kind of freak me out but grasshoppers are the only ones that actually scare me.”
“Do you mind if I ask why?”
“When I was a baby we lived out in the country and it was a year when there was a big locust problem. My older cousin was staying with us at the time and, in all their five year old wisdom, thought it would be hilarious to fill my crib with the bugs. He didn’t think it was quite so funny when I started screaming and crying and especially when my mom tore him a new ass.”
Twilight brought her hands up to her face in horror, “Oh my goodness, that’s horrible!”
“Yeah, I forgave my cousin since, I mean, he was still basically a toddler, he couldn’t have known how bad of a reaction I would’ve had. But now anytime I see a grasshopper and especially a locust I just freeze up as the only thing that goes through my head is the hundreds of beady, compound eyes, the prickly legs and the weird creepy mouths.” a chilling shudder went down Rumble’s at just the memory of the traumatic experience.
“I’m so sorry that happened to you Rumble.” Twilight said with a look of concern on her face.
“Thanks for the concern. It’s been getting better lately but they still terrify me.”
Twilight went to hand Rumble the phone, but he put a hand up to stop her, “Actually, would you mind if I took my turn to ask you the same question? I’ll admit that I’m kind of curious.”
“I don’t mind, though my biggest fear doesn’t have quite the same kind of story behind it.” she still took a deep breath before answering. “My biggest fear is failure. Going to Crystal Prep kind of drilled into me that there is nothing worse than failing at something. It wasn’t until I met my friends that I started to learn that failure didn’t have to be a bad thing. That it could be used as a learning experience instead. Even then, though, the habits drilled into me are hard to break and the concept still scares me.”
“Wow, well that’s definitely a lot deeper than mine.” Rumble said, causing Twilight to blush slightly.
They then went back to using the app and once again began going back and forth. They learned all sorts of new things about each other. Some of it made them laugh, others were deeper topics and a few even managed to bring a few tears, but overall it was a great time and they deeply enjoyed learning more about each other. In what felt like no time at all, the hours passed and it was time to go meet up with the girls for the concert and for Twilight to confront Rainbow Dash and come clean with her.
After getting ready, Twilight took a deep breath and Rumble put a comforting hand on her shoulder and they left the room, hopefully ready for what the world threw at them.
Sunset, Applejack, Fluttershy, Pinkie, Rarity and Rainbow Dash were standing around the stage. Rarity was busy doing some touch ups on her make-up. Applejack was standing around patiently and, thanks to some seasickness pills she got at the store, she was looking significantly less green in the face. Pinkie and Fluttershy were looking through some pictures Pinkie took on her phone. Sunset was just kind of chilling while Rainbow was tapping her foot in a mix of impatience and annoyance.
“Where is Twilight?” the prismatic young woman said irritably.
“Calm down Rainbow, it’s still early. I’m sure she’s on her way.” Sunset said.
Rainbow looked back at the fiery haired woman with a narrowed glare, “Well I need her to get here faster. I’ve got some choice words for her.”
This seemed to grab the other girl’s attention as they stopped what they were doing and made their way closer to their two friends.
“Whatever do you mean, darling?” Rarity spoke up.
Rainbow shot her gaze over to the fashionista, “What I mean is that I’m going to rip Twi a new one for disappearing and not telling us.”
“Uhm, don’t you think that’s a bit harsh?” Fluttershy said timidly before Pinkie cut in.
“Yeah Dashie, we all did our own things yesterday. Why would you be upset at Twilight for doing the same?”
“Because if some magical disaster happens we need everyone on deck to fight it and I at least knew where you all were.”
“We’re aware you did.” Fluttershy said under her breath.
As the others were having their conversation/argument, Applejack was standing off to the side, shifting in place on her feet and trying not to be noticed. Unfortunately, Rainbow noticed and immediately marched over to the taller woman with a suspicious look.
“Got something to say, AJ?” she said in an accusing tone.
“Ah, w-well-”
“Hey girls!”
Applejack was saved by the voice of Twilight. They all looked over to see their lavender friend running over. All of them, with the exception of Applejack, were surprised to see a young man with gray skin accompanying her. Well, one of them was actually taken aback for a different reason.
“Good heavens, what are you wearing?!”
Rarity screamed before promptly fainting at the sight of Rumble’s attire. The two new arrivals stopped and stared at the alabaster women on the ground before Rumble looked over at Twilight with a raised brow.
“Huh, she actually fainted.”
They then felt a tingle go up their spines, as if their bodies were trying to tell them they were in incredible danger. They slowly turned back to the rest of the group and were greeted with a severe look coming from Rainbow Dash. The cyan woman marched up to Twilight and got right in her face.
“Where. Were. You.” she said through gritted teeth.
Twilight trembled under her friend's intense glare, “W-well, I kind of ran into Rumble and we hung out and lost track of time.”
“Ok, and why weren’t you in your room last night?” Rainbow said, her glare unwavering.
“It got late and I kind of… stayed the night with Rumble.” Twilight said timidly.
This was apparently the worst answer she could have given.
Before Rainbow had simply seemed annoyed but now she was legitimately angry. She looked between Rumble and Twilight with a seething glare.
“You’re telling me you ditched us to get dicked down?!” she screamed and everyone was immediately taken aback. They all stared at her with wide eyes, even Rarity who had come back to consciousness.
“Excuse me?!” Twilight said incredulously, before getting right back into Rainbow’s face. Any timidness she had previously was completely gone and replaced by indignant rage.
“How dare you imply either me or Rumble would be so lewd. You want to know the reason why I spent the day and night with Rumble? Because it wasn’t to get ‘dicked down’ as you so elegantly put it. I did it to get away from you.” she said, accentuating her point by jabbing her finger into her friend’s chest.
“W-what?” Rainbow stuttered out, caught completely off guard by Twilight’s tone. It wasn’t helping that the wind was starting to pick up, causing Twilight’s hair to come undone and flow every which way. It gave her a much more intimidating look.
“Do you understand how hard it was for me to get this trip planned? How expensive it is to get seven all access tickets to a high-end cruise ship.”
“N-no-”
“I had to get three jobs to pay for this and I still needed help from my parents to pay it completely! I worked so hard to give my friends the best vacation ever and you come in and spit in my face by obsessing over fighting a magical threat that doesn't even exist and ruining it for everyone else.”
“I didn-” Rainbow tried to say but Twilight was boiling and completely deaf and blind to the world around her, not even noticing the lightning shooting through the sky.
“You’ve been a shit friend, Rainbow Dash!”
It was like the entire world froze as everyone was shocked by Twilight’s words. Even Twilight herself was taken aback, she wasn’t one to use language like that. However, none of them were more taken aback than Rainbow Dash.
She stood there frozen, the only movement being her prismatic hair being blown in the wind as the sky began to darken. She slowly turned to the rest of their friends.
“D-did I really mess up all of you guy's time that much?” she asked in an uncharacteristically small voice.
For a moment they tried to avoid eye contact as they shifted in place, a few of them rubbing their arms nervously, until one by one they began to nod in confirmation. Rainbow looked back at Twilight and the lavender woman's heart sank at the absolutely devastated look on her cyan friend’s face. She went to say something but was stopped by Rainbow raising a hand. The cyan woman closed her eyes and took a deep breath.
“I’m sorry Twilight. I’m sorry everyone. I wanted an adventure so bad that I completely ignored what the rest ofyou wanted. I should have appreciated how hard you worked for this Twilight and I went way too far by accusing you of sleeping around. I know both you and Rumble well enough to know that neither of you would do something like that.” she then looked down in shame, “You’re right, I am a shit friend.”
She was then surprised when she felt a pair of arms wrap around her. She looked up to see that Twilight had wrapped her in an embrace.
“Oh, Rainbow Dash, I’m so sorry. I didn’t mean what I said. You’re a good friend, just a bit thick-headed sometimes. I should’ve tried talking to you about this earlier instead of avoiding you.”
“Nah, I probably would have avoided me too if I was in your shoes. I’ll back off and actually try to enjoy the vacation you worked so hard to give us.” Rainbow said while pulling away from Twilight, who was giving her an appreciative smile.
“Thank you.”
Rainbow then turned around to the rest of the group, her vigor having returned, “Ok girls, who’s ready to ro-”
BOOM
She was interrupted by a blinding flash of lightning and the ear bursting thunder that immediately followed. It was then that the group finally noticed the massive storm the ship had just sailed into. They could see lightning streaking through the dark, imposing clouds and within moments they were being blasted by sheets of heavy rain. The entire cruise liner was being tossed around by the massive waves being churned up by the storm.
“Where did this come from?!” Sunset yelled out, struggling to stand on the shifting deck.
“I don’t know but we need to get inside!” Applejack yelled.
Before any of them could move, a wave taller than the ship itself crashed into them and washed over the deck. As the water washed them off their feet, they made a mad attempt to grab onto anything so they weren't washed away. Once the rushing water passed they looked around to see if everyone was ok. At first it seemed like everyone was able to grab onto something but then they realized two people were missing.
“Where’s Twilight and Rumble?!” Rainbow screamed in panic.
“We’re over here!”
They all heard Rumble yell out and they scrambled to the edge of the boat. They went pale when they saw that hanging there was Rumble with Twilight holding on to his leg for dear life. It was clear that Rumble was just barely able to hold on with both of their weights pulling at him. He looked up at the girls with clear panic.
“I don’t know how much longer I can hold on!” he yelled.
Broken out of their stupor, the girls scrambled to find a way to help them. Eventually they found a rope and within moments had it tied around Rainbow’s waste. Slowly, with the other girls holding her up, Rainbow walked down the side of the ship.
“Just hold on a bit longer.” she yelled out.
It felt like ages but Rainbow got close enough to reach a hand down. Rumble began reaching his free hand up to meet her and it looked like they were about to get out of this.
BOOM
Another bolt of lightning struck the side of the ship near them and caused Rumble to lose his grip. Rainbow tried desperately to reach out and grab his hand but she missed it by mere centimeters.
“NO!”
Time seemed to slow down as she could only watch as her two friends fell into the churning ocean and disappeared in the dark waters. She hung there with a completely blank look as the others pulled her up. They crowded around her asking what happened and where the other two were. It was too much and Rainbow broke down in tears.
“They slipped out of my hand, I couldn’t grab them.”
The others looked at her in shock and it was Fluttershy who spoke up.
“What do you mean?”
Rainbow looked at them with puffy eyes and a look of pure anguish.
“They’re gone.”
Author's Note
And now the real story begins.
Also fun fact, that story with Rumble and the grasshoppers is actually based on my own experiences as a baby.
“NO!”
That was all Twilight heard as time slowed down. She looked into Rainbow’s eyes and could see the devastation in the rose orbs but the only feeling she could comprehend at the moment was simply shock as she fell from the ship. It was only when she made contact with the icy water did she feel a new sensation.
Pain.
Falling into the water from such a height felt like hitting solid concrete. The air was immediately knocked out of her lungs and there was an even sharper pain in her left leg. The pain only got worse as the churning waters thrashed her around like a ragdoll and the salty water began to invade her mouth and enter her lungs. She knew at that moment that she had begun to drown and it was the most excruciatingly painful experience of her life. No matter how hard she tried she couldn’t keep her head above the waters and she began sinking deeper and deeper beneath the waves. The darkness took over and the pain of water filling her lungs was beginning to make way for sheer terror.
She couldn’t breathe, she couldn’t see anything through the darkness and all she could feel was the icy grip of the water. She then began to slowly lose consciousness and as the darkness began to turn fuzzy she came to a realization.
It was not the icy waters she felt surrounding her.
It was the cold embrace of death.
There are countless stories telling of how when one dies that you see a bright light that leads to the afterlife. Twilight was never one to put much thought into these stories but in this moment as her eyes fluttered open and the only thing she could perceive was blinding light, she felt compelled to start believing in the stories. She reached her hand out toward the light, where she noticed that she could only make out the fuzzy outline of the limb. She felt a ping of irritation from the sight.
Great, even in death I’m still blind without my glasses.
A few other things started to feel off to her as well. If she was dead then why did she still feel a good bit of pain in her leg as well as the rest of her body being overall sore? She could also clearly feel a cool breeze gently brushing against her body. She probably would have put the pieces together a lot quicker if her mind wasn’t still reeling but even in her delirious state she couldn’t deny the scent of salt water and what it meant.
I’m still alive.
As the realization of her continued existence in the living world took hold she let out a pained grunt and looked away from the bright light, that she only now realized was actually the sun. With some effort she sat up and looked around. At least she tried to, but without her glasses it was still mostly just a blur.
“Twilight!”
Hearing a familiar voice, she looked in the direction it came from and even though the gray figure was as blurry as everything else she still knew exactly who it was and a smile graced her face.
“Rumble, I’m over here!” she yelled out while waving her hand to get his attention.
Rumble quickly ran over to her, “Thank God, I’ve been looking all over for you.”
“Really? How long have you been searching?” she asked while squinting.
“I’ve been searching since sunrise, also I found these while searching.”
A brief moment of confusion passed through Twilight as Rumble placed her glasses on her face and she could finally see clearly again. Blinking a few times to adjust her eyes she began looking around to take in her surroundings. She already figured they were on a beach, considering the sound of the ocean and the sand she was sitting in, but now she could see what appeared to be a dense forest connected to the beach. She also took note of the clear blue sky which was a massive departure from last night. She looked over at Rumble and took note of his ragged clothes and some new bruises but was relieved to see that otherwise he seemed in good health. She was about to say something but then noticed that he was looking away from her and there was a tint of red to his cheeks.
"Um, is something wrong?" she asked with a raised brow.
He glanced over at her quickly before just as quickly looking away and clearing his throat.
“I wouldn’t necessarily say wrong. Completely unrelated question, but you weren’t too attached to that dress were you?”
Trying to blink away the confusion, Twilight looked down at herself and froze. Apparently going for a surprise swim in the ocean during a massive thunderstorm wasn’t too good for a fancy dress. Her beautiful dress from earlier was completely shredded with the only remnants being some of the skirt that did little to hide her panties, which thankfully actually did survive the experience. This, however, meant that the only thing covering her breasts were the torn remnants of her bra, which was undoubtedly the reason for Rumble’s state. She just thanked the stars that there was enough of her bra left to prevent him from seeing too much.
“Eep!” she squeaked before wrapping her arms around her chest and looking away. She was confident that the heat she was feeling had to be from the sun. Seeing her embarrassment, Rumble frantically started waving his hands around.
“I swear I wasn’t staring or anything like that.”
“I know, I know. I was mostly just caught off guard.” she said while keeping the rest of her body turned away from the red faced young man. She then took a look around to take in their surroundings, “Where are we anyway?”
Rumble rubbed the back of his neck awkwardly, “About that, do you want the good news or the bad news first?”
“What’s the good news?”
“It looks like some other supplies got knocked off with us and there also appears to be some good sources of food around us.”
“Ok.” she then narrowed her eyes which sent a chill down Rumble’s spine, “What’s the bad news?”
Rumble gulped nervously, “Well, I haven’t found a source of freshwater yet. Also, and I need you to remain calm when I tell you this, we appear to be stranded on an island.”
"WHAT?!" Twilight screamed while jumping up where she was immediately and painfully reminded of her hurt leg and face planted into the sand. There was a brief pause before Rumble walked over and began helping her up.
“Are you ok?” he was answered by a seething glare that could have made the sun jealous.
“Rumble, we are stranded on an island with no food, no water, no way to get help, I’m pretty sure my leg is fractured and I'm half naked!”
As she went on her rant her glare slowly morphed until she was huddled up in the sand bawling her eyes out, “What are we supposed to do?”
Rumble looked at the sobbing women and took a deep breath to calm his own nerves. Honestly he was freaking out about the situation just as much as Twilight was, the only difference was that he was hiding it better. She did make a good point though in that they needed a plan of action and it was obvious that at the moment he would have to be the one to come up with something. He knelt down so he could be closer to Twilight's eye level.
"I think the first thing we need to do is make you some clothing, it probably isn't a good idea for you to be so exposed to the elements." And it would be less awkward for the both of us. He thought to himself, "And then I recommend we try and find a source of freshwater."
Letting out a few more sniffles, Twilight looked up at Rumble and nodded, "That sounds like a good plan but what about my leg? I don't think I'll be able to walk anywhere quickly with how hurt it is."
"You're right, we should definitely do something about that too." He said while looking at said leg.
Thankfully, it didn't seem to be broken but it would still need a simple splint. He knew how to make one and he was sure he could find the right materials in the jungle, the only problem was what to do with Twilight while he gathered the supplies. Obviously she couldn't just follow him, but he didn't feel comfortable just leaving her there alone. There was one idea, but it might make their situation even more awkward. He looked at the jungle and then back at the injured young woman and finally let out a defeated sigh.
Guess there's no helping it.
He turned around and squatted while motioning Twilight to climb on. It took her no time to realize what he was suggesting and she felt the heat rise in her cheeks.
"Are you sure you can carry me? I mean you got knocked overboard too so you have to at the very least be exhausted."
He answered without looking back, "It's fine, really. I actually feel weirdly energized, so stop worrying and climb on."
Having no other arguments she made her way onto his back, being especially careful with her leg. Once in position she wrapped her arms loosely around his neck while he grabbed her thighs and slowly stood up. They both separately decided to ignore the fact that there were two large, squishy objects pressing into Rumble's back.
"You're sure you're ok with carrying me?"
"Absolutely, I can't just leave you here alone."
Twilight looked over to the side with a small smile gracing her face, "Thank you."
Feeling a smile of his own growing, Rumble made his way into the jungle with the lavender woman riding on his back.
"Ok, keep your eyes open for vines, dead wood and other material that can be used to make a splint and clothing." Rumble said as they continued through the brush.
"Alright, we should also be looking out for a place to make shelter. Preferably near a good source of water."
"Good call."
With their eyes focused on their objectives they made their way through the jungle. There were points when the brush got too thick that Rumble had to set Twilight down and clear a way through but other than that there was little cause for excitement. It didn't take too long for them to find some large palm leaves to make Twilight an impromptu tube top and some grass to make her a new skirt. They also were able to find the right materials for Rumble to make a splint for Twilight. He even found a large enough fallen branch that she could use as a crutch so that she could walk on her own.
Unfortunately, for all their success in finding supplies they had very little success in finding water and they were quickly starting to get tired and hungry. A fact made more evident by the loud rumbling of Twilight's stomach. She looked up at the different fruits around them with a look of longing.
"We've been searching for a while, maybe we should take a break and eat before getting back to searching." she said to Rumble in an almost pleading voice.
He turned to argue that they should keep searching but his stomach had other ideas as it let out a loud growl, "Maybe a little food would be good."
Reaching to grab some fruit for them, Rumble nearly jumped out of his own skin when they were suddenly surrounded by what looked like a purple aura. He looked over at Twilight to ask if she was seeing the same thing but froze with his mouth agape when he saw that the same aura was surrounding her hands.
As Twilight continued to excitedly use her telekinesis to grab the fruit, she finally noticed the look on Rumble's face and realized that she had accidentally revealed her powers in her excitement. They just stood there staring at each other for a moment until Twilight spoke up.
"You're… probably wondering how I'm moving these without touching them."
Rumble just nodded dumbly, his jaw still hanging open.
“Well, not too long ago when me and the girls were visiting Camp Everfree and found these geodes that gave us different abilities and mine happened to be telekinesis.” she explained, “There was also this whole ordeal with the camp counselor getting possessed by an ancient forest spirit that we had to deal with. It was overall a very eventful trip.”
After hearing her explanation, Rumble continued to just stand there dumbfounded for a bit until eventually shaking his head vigorously while clearing his throat.
“You sure do seem to live an interesting life.”
“That’s one way to put it.” she said under her breath before picking up one of the fruits and offering it to the young man, “Shall we eat?”
Rumble nodded and graciously accepted. They sat down and bit into the fruit and were immediately overwhelmed with how juicy and sweet it was, it was unlike anything they had ever had before and they began to devour it with a ravenous vigor. It didn’t take long for them to fill their bellies and after resting for a second to let the food settle they began to prepare to get back to their search.
However, Rumble stopped when something caught his attention. Standing completely still, he listened closely which managed to catch Twilight’s attention and concern.
“Is something wrong?” she asked worriedly.
He stood there for another second before shaking his head, “I thought I heard something but I guess it was noth-”
He was cut off suddenly by something bursting from the brush and knocking him to the ground. Slightly dazed, he instinctively brought his arm up just in time to feel the powerful grip of jaws biting down on the limb. Feeling the warmth of his own blood starting to run down his arm, he let out an anguished scream.
During all of this, Twilight could only stand there completely frozen in fear and with a clear look at the beast. It seemed to be a large cat of some sort but she was too panicked and afraid to notice more than that. It wasn’t until she heard Rumble screaming and looked down to see his arm gushing blood that she snapped out of her frozen state. Thinking quickly, and pure adrenaline allowing her to ignore her injured leg, she grabbed the branch she had been using as a crutch and with all the strength she could muster slammed it into the large feline’s head and sent it tumbling off Rumble.
There was little time for celebration as the beast quickly got to its feet and set its hungry eyes on Twilight. She held the branch out in a defensive manner but if her trembling body was any indication she was scared out of her mind. The beast began to start circling the young woman and she made sure to always keep her eyes on it as it did so. It then stopped circling her and instead began approaching her directly with deliberate steps. She swung the branch in front of her to try and ward it off, but the beast just used one of its powerful paws to swipe the branch out her hands. Now without her only source of defense, the lavender women began fearfully backing away from the predator as it kept approaching. With her complete focus on the beast, she wasn’t watching where she was stepping and tripped on a root. Falling to the ground, the predator took the opportunity to pounce and was now looming over her with a drooling maw full of razor sharp fangs. Twilight felt tears well up as she once again found herself at death’s doors and she closed her eyes as she accepted her fate.
“Get off her!”
That was all she heard before her eyes shot open as Rumble tackled the beast off of her and they tumbled into the brush. She followed where they had tumbled and was surprised to find a drop off just past the bushes. She looked down and her eyes went wide with shock.
It wasn’t a large drop, maybe six or seven feet, so neither was hurt by the fall but what shocked Twilight was what she saw her companion doing. There was Rumble, blood still running down his arm and a fire burning in his eyes, fighting the massive predator with his bare hands. They were glaring at each other, sizing each other up, when the cat made the first move by pouncing at the young man. Rumble countered with a right hook that had far more power behind it than Twilight would have expected which sent the beast to the ground. He went for another hit but the beast used its superior agility to avoid the punch and swiped at his chest, ripping his shirt to shreds and leaving four bleeding gashes. Rumble cringed from the pain and fell to a knee while clutching his chest. The large feline took the opportunity to once again pounce on the young man and this time was successful and proceeded to sink its fangs into his shoulder.
“Rumble!” Twilight screamed out, which only managed to bring the beast’s attention back to her.
Leaving Rumble in a painful heap, it began slowly climbing back up to her with a hungry look in its eyes. Twilight watched as the beast made its way closer and closer until it was only a few mere inches away from the top when it was suddenly ripped back down. Twilight looked back down to find Rumble holding onto the beast’s tail with a furious look.
“I thought I told you to stay away from her.” he snarled with a low voice.
With his hands firmly gripping the beast’s tail, he used all of his might to swing it into a nearby tree. The feline hit the tree with such force that there was an audible crack and it crumbled to the ground. When it tried to get to its feet it had a very noticeable limp in its front leg. The beast faced Rumble and let out a mighty roar, which Rumble met with an intense stare and not a hint of fear. Man and beast stared each other down until, finally, the beast decided this hunt was no longer worth the trouble and limped away to lick its wounds.
Twilight let out a sigh of relief and began to slowly make her way down to Rumble. Once she got a close up look at the young man she let out a surprised gasp.
He was even worse than she thought.
His left arm, right shoulder and entire chest were drenched in blood with noticeable bite and claw marks. His left arm seemed to have received the worst of it, as it seemed to have a small chunk missing from it. Twilight thought it was a miracle that he was able to fight back at all with an injury like that and yet he did and was even still standing.
She looked around and, thinking quickly, used her powers to grab some large leaves and wrapped his wounds.
“Ok, that should at least stop the bleeding, but we really need to clean those wounds before they get infected.”
“Thanks Twil-”
SLAP
He was cut by Twilight slapping him in the face. He brought his hand up to his stinging cheek and looked to see the young woman angrily staring at him.
“Don’t you ever scare me like that again.” she scolded while getting in his face.
However, she couldn’t hold the angry expression for long and collapsed onto him and entangled him in a tight embrace while weeping into his shoulder. He cringed a bit as the sudden pressure against his chest sent a shock of pain but he ignored it after seeing the state his friend was in.
“I-I was so scared. I thought I was going to die. That we were both going to die.” she then brought her face out of his shoulder and looked into his face with puffy eyes, “And you saved me. I can’t thank you enough for putting your own life on the line just to save mine, but please, I beg you, don’t be so reckless next time.”
He could see all the fear and anguish in her lavender eyes and was quick to return her embrace.
“I’m sorry for worrying you, but I saw you in trouble and my body just acted on its own. I’ll try to be more careful in the future.”
“That’s all I can really ask for.” Twilight said before burying her face into his shoulder.
They sat in each other's embrace simply taking in the other person’s presence. Twilight didn’t care that he was covered in blood and grime, she was just happy that he was there with her. She could hear the calming beats of his heart through his body. She took it all in and when listened even closer she swore she could hear the flow of his blood through his veins.
Wait a minute.
It should be physically impossible to hear blood flowing through someone else’s body. Though, if it wasn’t Rumble’s blood she was hearing then that could only mean…
“Water.”
“What was that?” Rumble asked before being surprised by Twilight shooting up and grabbing his face.
“I hear water!” she yelled in his face before trying to pull him up to his feet.
Seeing the excitement in her eyes, Rumble stood to his feet and helped to keep her stabilized as she led him in the direction of where she thought she heard the water. As they continued on their way, Rumble heard the undeniable sound of rushing water and picked up the pace as much as he could. Within moments they broke the brush and froze at the beautiful sight.
Before them was a thing of pure natural beauty. A roaring waterfall more than one hundred feet high crashing water into a crystal clear lake. The water was so clear and clean that they could even make out fish of all sorts of shapes, sizes and colors swimming around. More fruit trees spotted the lake edge and were complimented with the most vibrantly colored flowers either one of them had ever seen. There was even a small clearing near the edge that was the perfect size to set up a camp.
Rumble felt something grab onto him and looked down to find Twilight burying her face into his chest. He could tell that she was crying but to his surprise, she looked up at him with a smile on her face.
“We did it.” she said softly and he returned her smile.
He then looked back at the glorious sight and only thought of one thing as a single tear streamed down his face.
We are not going to die here.
Unfortunately, it was at that moment that his body decided to remind him that he had just been on the wrong end of a set of jaws and teeth. He groaned in pain and would have fallen to the ground if Twilight hadn’t been holding onto him. It was enough to break them out of their stupor.
“Ok, first things first, we’re bringing you to the lake and cleaning those wounds.” she said in a tone that left zero room for argument, not that Rumble was in much of a position to argue anyway.
She led him to the water, which somehow looked even more clear up close. Once they reached the edge, Rumble began stripping off his clothes, causing Twilight to turn away with a blush. She only looked back when she heard him enter the water and her worry only returned when she saw how quickly the clear water turned a dark shade of crimson.
Rumble, also seeing this, was quick to put her mind at ease, “Don’t worry, that’s just the dried blood, as far as I can tell I’m not bleeding anymore. In fact, now that I can see them, these cuts don’t seem nearly as deep as I thought.”
He gestured for her to take a look and she saw that he was right. Though that had bled a worrying amount in the beginning, it was clear that the claw marks were shallow. Only the bite mark seemed even slightly serious, though as long as they kept their eyes on it, it shouldn’t have been a huge worry. There was something Twilight saw when Rumble turned around that made her eyes widen in shock.
“R-Rumble.”
“Yeah?” he asked without looking back at her.
“Do you by chance feel something strange on your back?”
That was a strange question, but then when he thought about it something did feel slightly off. Reaching his hand, he felt up his back and immediately felt something soft and silky. Now worried, he twisted his head to see what was there and froze in place as he clearly saw two appendages that absolutely should not be there. After twitching the limbs that should not be a couple times he looked back at Twilight, who seemed just as appropriately shocked.
“Twilight.”
“Yes?”
“I have wings.”
“I can see that.”
Rumble suddenly burst out of the water and grabbed Twilight by the shoulders.
“Why do I have wings?!”
As he freaked out, said new appendages flared out and Twilight got a good look at the, admittedly impressive, wingspan. She probably would've been paying more attention to the wings if it wasn't for the fact that there was a very upset, and very naked, Rumble a mere few inches away from her. It took a great deal of willpower to just keep her eyes from drifting down.
"Rumble, I don't know why you suddenly have wings but you freaking out is not going to help us figure it out."
Still freaking out, Rumble squeezed his eyes shut and began taking deep breaths to calm himself down. It took some time and effort but eventually he managed to calm his nerves to a manageable level.
"Better?" Twilight asked, still forcing herself to keep her eyes up.
"Yeah, I think so."
"Good, then can you please put on some clothes?"
He looked down and finally noticed that his most private parts were there in full view. He quickly and embarrassingly covered himself before jumping back in the water, “Sorry about that.”
“N-no, it’s ok.” Twilight stuttered out, slightly amused by the situation.
She made her way over to the edge of the lake and sat down. She took in the moment of peace and savored it as if it would be the last one she would feel for a while. There was still a lot for them to do in order to survive but she finally felt some confidence in their ability to get through this. She watched as Rumble continued to enjoy the cool water and, with a deep breath, jumped into the water to join him.
There was still work to do but for now they could just enjoy the peace.
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Several weeks later
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They had been on the island for quite a while now and the events of the storm were nothing but a distant memory now. They had created a small camp in the waterfall clearing they discovered, at first with separate tents but eventually they decided it better to simply share one and they used the second one as a storage room for food, which consisted of a mix of fruit gathered from the jungle and fish captured in traps that Twilight set up.
At the moment Twilight was at one of said traps gathering the catch of the day. Meanwhile Rumble was at the beach tending to their rescue signal. As much as they were successfully surviving they were still waiting for that day when they would finally be rescued.
However, rescue was not the only thing on Twilight’s mind. They had both freaked out when they discovered Rumble’s wings, but that had apparently only been the beginning of their changes. Not only had Rumble’s new wings gotten large enough that he could actually use them to fly for short bursts but his body had also gotten noticeably more bulky and muscular, something Twilight was fond of taking glances at. Her own body had started to change as well. Not only had she also gained some muscle mass, actually being on par with Applejack now, but she had also gained some curves in both her hips and breasts. Her tits were already large but now they were downright gigantic, to such an extent that she had to make brand new clothes as the old ones could no longer contain her bountiful chest. Her new curvaceous body was not the only change she had gone through though, but this new one was far less visible.
Starting about two weeks ago Twilight suddenly began feeling urges. It started out with her having to “relieve” herself every couple days but it had now progressed to where she now had to find privacy to take care of them every few hours.
And right now it was about to reach its peak.
As Twilight bit her lip and rubbed her thighs together she looked up to the slowly setting sun. She still had some time before Rumble returned.
“Just a quick one.”
Rumble was on his way back to the camp, another day with no luck finding rescue. While the lack of success had frustrated him at first, it slowly started bothering him less and less until it was basically just a part of daily life. He was actually heading back a little early today, having decided he wanted to take a long, relaxing dip in the lake today. That plan was completely shattered once he saw what waited for him at camp.
“Holy shit.” he whispered in awe at the sight.
There in front of his eyes was Twilight with her face down and her bare round ass sticking in the air. She had three fingers inserted into her absolutely drenched pussy while another two were jammed into her puckered asshole. What caught him the most off guard was that she was looking straight at him with a kind of primal lust that he didn’t even think was possible.
Looking him straight in the eye, she removed the fingers from her pussy and sucked off her own juices, all while her other hand continued to finger her ass. At this sight something overtook Rumble and he was overcome with the same primal lust that had clearly taken hold of Twilight.
Going on pure instinct, he ran over to the horny woman and decided to sample the meal set before him. As the young man shot his tongue into her honey hole, Twilight let out a loud moan as she removed the fingers from her ass. Her juices tasted absolutely divine, fruity with a bit of tang, but as he felt the building pressure in his own loins he knew he needed more. He stood up and ripped off his grass skirt, revealing his erect cock.
Twilight felt pleasure as she felt the head of his cock poking against her waiting pussy, but that pleasure quickly changed to confusion as she felt it leave her folds. She looked back at Rumble and grew more confused at the mischievous look on his face. Her confusion was immediately replaced by a surprised scream as Rumble buried his entire nine inch cock deep within Twilight’s ass, having used her own juices as lubricant. He only gave her a second to adjust to the largest object she had ever had in her rectum before he began roughly fucking her ass. The pain and pleasure of having her virgin asshole roughly and thoroughly stretched had Twilight nearly catatonic. She had only recently started playing with her ass while masturbating so this brutalization was a shock to her system, but not unwelcome. She began rubbing her own pussy as Rumble kept ruining her tight ass, loving the firm grip it had on his cock. With another lustful scream Twilight came and sprayed her juices all over Rumble and he took the opportunity to exit her ass with a plop and stared in satisfaction as the women’s once tight hole was stretched and winking at him.
He only took a second though before he decided to finally get to the main course and Twilight’s eyes rolled into the back of her head as he inserted his length into her pussy and proceeded to somehow fuck it with even more vigor than he had her ass. While it wasn’t quite as tight as her ass, Rumble couldn’t deny that the warm, velvety hole felt even better.
As he continued to ravish her insides, Twilight managed to come another three times until Rumble felt like he was about to burst.
“Twi, I’m about to cum!”
Hearing this, Twilight removed herself from his cock and began sucking it with vigor. The taste of her pussy and ass were still fresh and mixed into a flavor that she could only describe as interesting. It didn’t take too long before a third flavor joined the party as Rumble released his entire load down Twilight’s throat which she happily swallowed down every drop.
Rumble and Twilight collapsed into each other’s arms from exhaustion. They both had a smile on their face as they were absolutely glowing. They then shared a deep and passionate kiss before sleep took over.
They fell asleep in each other’s arms, no longer caring about rescue as long as they had each other.
