Madness in Ponyville

Madness in Ponyville Chapter 4

The next morning

The ponies gathered inside of Cupcake Corner readying for the arduous journey ahead. Mark sat in the booth next to a droopy eared Fluttershy who was prodding at what was usually her favourite breakfast with her fork. Mark put his arm around her, warmly cosying up to her choosing to comfort the yellow pegasus with actions more than his words. He looked around through the solemn atmosphere whitch hung like a fog in the air. Mark ran the plan through his head again trying to find the words on how to begin explaining the details instead of just blurting them out. He scratched his head and upon finding his words he began. "Morning ladies. We all know why we are her this morning and why some of us aren't. Yesterday was just horrible and I'm not going to pretend that I know how you all feel because I don't. So that is why I'm going to tell you how I feel." He stopped to take a breath wondering if he had managed to engage with them. Applejack squeezed on the end of the seat quietly resting her head on his shoulder.

"The world I'm from there is a lot of hate, predjudice and war all over petty things. However there's a lot of people like myself who see through all the bullshit and show kindness, respect and love to one another because there's so much hate in the world why add more fuel to the fire...so to speak. Since I've arrived here in Ponyville it's been a little slice of heaven, it's like living in a fantasy. I've stopped grinding my teeth and I'm learning that I don't have to keep looking over my shoulder everyday. That's why yesterday made me so angry. Knowing that there's such a cancer in this world too and it's just tried to take two of our beloved friends and now I'm going to find that tumor and cut it out myself." He looked around the girls faces expecting their retort. "Look I love you all to much to have anything happen to you either, so I came up with a plan which I've ran passed Princess Luna last night and she's agreed to it."
Rainbow Dash punched the table with her hooves shocking every pony but Mark, who had been expecting fire and fury coming his way. "Whatdya mean you're going alone? We've known Twilight and Rarity a lot longer than you! It's our job to protect them!!"

Mark was calm and silent. He took a deep breath before speaking softly. "You're right it is your job to protect them. That's why Princess Luna and I agreed that it should be you four ponies to stay here with your friends to prevent any further attacks whilst I head off to find their horns." He stopped a moment making sure his words were sinking in before continuing. "You see Rainbow Dash I'm expendible, you and your friends are not." He simply stated.
Rainbow Dash was lost for words, she hadn't thought of it that way. She opened her mouth to speak but Applejack cut in as she held on tight to Mark under the table. "He's right Sugarcube. We're needed here to much, besides if we did join Mark and the manure hits the fan...then we're gunna be sittin' ducks and without unicorn healin' powers...well...." The girls went quiet for a somber moment.
Mrs Cupcakes came over trying to keep a stiff upper lip after yesterdays termoil. "Good morning everypony. I have your orders here and the Princesses have been kind enough to pay upfront for your food today so I've thrown in some nice extras for you all. Well, Mr Carrot's rounding up some of the fella's up to help mend the damage to the town since we're surrounded by the Royal Guards now. Good luck to you all and please return safe." She hurried away before they saw the dent in her armour as her lip wobbled.
Mark pulled Applejack and Fluttershy close to him as he looked across the table at Pinkie and Rainbow. "You know this is the right thing to do. I'm a man out of place and out of time here, I may not be from this world but I'll sure as hell fight for it to help keep you all safe. C'mon, you can come as far as Zecora's with me then I'll go the rest of the way myself." They picked up their food parcels and slowly headed outside.

Once they reached the edge of the town they were greeted by Princess Celestia, Luna and Mayor Mare.
"Good morning everypony. I'm sorry that our meeting isn't under better circumstances, however that being said we have a job to do. I do not expect any of you to put your lives in danger nor do I want you to. Now I'm sure by now Mark has already discussed with you his daring plan as to help keep you all safe and we fully support him. That being said we are by no means sending our new guest on a suicide mission and we will do everything in our power to help him succeed in his mission to help save Twilight and Rarity however time is of the essence. That said, before you head off we would like to make Mark an honourary citizen for his outstanding bravery yesterday. Mayor Mare, if you will."

Mayor Mare stepped forward. "I'm sorry it's not under better circumstances." She whispered before clearing her throat. "Mark, it is with great gratitude I present you with this small token of appreciation to you for helping to save our small town yesterday. We are very grateful and I hope you succeed on retrieving our girls horns." She patted his shoulder before attaching a gold badge the shape of a shield with a blue gem in the centre, attaching it to his top. As the pin was attached, he could only think of how he failed to protect Rarity and Twilight and played scenario's over and over in his head if he could have done anything different that could have stopped them from ending up losing their horns.
Mayor Mare looked as if reading his mind. "You did what you thought was best. You did your best. That's all that matters, don't let doubt consume you. Good luck." She smiled giving him a soft pat as she returned to stand with the girls.

Princess Luna stepped forward. "Now Mark, please step forward my sister and I are going to cast a spell on you. A one which should help you to harness your power. Do not worry this will not weaken you, it will do quite the opposite as it will help you harness your dormant power you will feel stronger and have more stamina and become more resiliant to pain and help you endure more."
Princess Celestia kindly held a hoof out beckoning him forward into position.
"Go with strength human." She said softly bowing her head in respect to him as her horn sparked to life. Magic from the two sisters horns struck him. They all watched in awe as he lifted from the ground engulfed in a sea of colours after a few moments he slowly returned to the ground.

Mark's head spun for a few moments like he'd just been spun off a merry go round, kneeling on the ground on one knee finding his bearings of gravity centering himself with his opposite fist in the ground. After a few moments he slowly found his feet slowly rising up and standing tall. They all gasped in shock as he turned to them. "Mark...yo..your eyes..." Luna said softly succumbing to his light. Mark wasn't sure what the problem was, he could see perfectly and he felt great. "What's wrong? Have I got something on my face?" He chuckled.
Luna slowly walked up to him almost nose to nose breathing heavy taking in his scent as she was drawn into him her seductive gaze upon him. "Not...one...thing." She was mesmorised by his eyes.
"Mark can you see me." Her warm breath kissing his face. "I can see you perfectly Princess." Unsure at what she was getting at.
No pony had ever seen anything like this before. "Mark...your eyes are beaming with light you must control it." Celestia whispered trying hard to avert her eyes from him. "Girls, be sure not to look at his eyes!" Celestia called out.

Luna took a small step brushing her muzzle gently against his face. "Tell me, how do you feel?" She almost whispered as her soft breath kissed him again sending a warm tingle down his spine.
Mark gave her a warm smile. "I can see you perfectly Princess...Why do you ask?" He said almost whispering. She reached out with her soft lips to kiss him, gently closing her eyes before opening them fast taking a quick step back almost as Celestia intervined whispering. "Because Mark...you have light beaming out of your eyes." Celestia gently stated. She steadily walked up behind her sister and carefully moving her away from Mark as she was clearly drawn to his light. Celestia avoided looking into his light, before casting a soothing spell on him.

The beam flickered as his eyelids fluttered as her spell gently washed over him like a cool mist on a summer breeze.
Mark shook his head recomposing himself. "Wow, that was intense. I'm sorry about that Luna, I think I almost kissed you." He was taken back a moment as he was sure he caught her cheeks flush. "It was nothing but a spell and we were both under it." She said a little too sternly making him feel slightly disheartened at her cold response.
Taking a deep breath he turned to them all.
"Okay, everypony you know what the stakes are and what's to be done, so let's do it and go save our friends!" Mark called out. The girls seemed to start holding their heads a little higher as they stood a little firmer before following Mark down the bridleway.

They made their way through the Enchanted Forest and Fluttershy began gathering various plants and herbs carefully putting them into her satchel as they cautiously passed through. The further they reached the darker it seemed to get as the treeline became more narrow where the canopy had grown closer together. Fluttershy began humming a harmonious tune whilst Pinkie Pie and Applejack spoke of better times as Rainbow Dash walked beside Mark. They were both creatures of action, they did not waste words that need not be said, having a respective understanding for one another, to be walking in each others company was enough. The pegasus had saved his life twice now and he knew he would never be able to repay her. He hoped the time would never come however, he just hoped that he could save both her friends for recompence.
He reached his hand out gently stroking her face and ear as they walked side by side as she nuzzled into his hand making her smile for the first time.
"I can probably never repay you for saving my life that day, let alone find the thanks to show my undying gratitude to you Dashy, but I can spend everyday to try and do something right."
She looked up wide eyed to him. "Well a girl couldn't ask for anymore than that." Rainbow Dash smiled warmly nudging his hand away upon realising they'd began lagging behind, before hurrying to catch up.

A While later...

They could see the tree line opening up ahead of them and Mark almost sighed a swell of relief, more so because the sooner he got Zecora out the way with the sooner he could retrieve the girls horns. As he began to speak to Applejack, Pinkie Pie let out an excited 'Weeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!'
"Whut in Tarnation!" Applejack cried out. The vines had grabbed onto Pinkie Pie and lifted her up towards the canopy. Mark ran to save her before hearing her laugh and giggle as he watched the vines spanking her plot. "Ooooh Fred, you're so naughty! Right in front of my friends too!!" She yelled out as the vines spanked her harder and faster making the party pony laugh more and more. "Hey that tickles Fred! C'mon harder! You can do better than that, silly!" She bit her lip as the vines spanked her until there was red lashings across her ass making her gawk with her eyes crossed as a euphoric wave washed over her as she came.

Applejack blushed. "She's fine Mark, just keep walking." She saw the confused look on Mark's face and began to explain. "Luckily for Pinkie, those vines grow through the joke plant so they're not viscious and sinister like the others....Some mare's find out by accident...and some mares...well...on purpose." She pointed her hoof to Pinkie who carried on laughing and giggling entwined in the vines of the canopy.
Mark lifted his his head as the warm mist of the canopy fell on him refreshing his skin. Applejack winced watching him. "Annnd that's not forest mist....that's err Pinkie Pie." She said as they both looked up seeing Pinkie Pie squirt her juice as she orgasmed.

The work pony gasped at seeing Mark's smile rising along with his erection. "Whut tha hay? Are you gettin' turned on by this?" She scolded him trying to keep her voice down. Mark slowly took his eyes from the party pony gushing her last to make eye contact with Applejack. "AJ, I'm a red blooded male. I get turned on watching females become aroused and embracing their sexuality...Your telling me that, if that was a stallion up there getting jacked off by those vines up there until he rained all over the forest floor...that you would'nt become aroused in the slightest?" She rolled her eyes pulling her face. "Of course not!" She clearly lied. Mark crouched down to her face looking her in the eye softly whispering. "And what if it was me...showering you?" He smiled as he watched her blush crossing her hind legs as he smelled her sex begin to rise. He rubbed her ear between his finger and thumb. "That's what I thought." As they were about to head off again Pinkie's voice yelled out from nowhere "Hey Mark! Heads up!" As Mark looked up Pinkie Pie was heading down ass first planting him to the ground by his head. She giggled as she sat on his face rubbing her wet sticky plot against his face making herself cum again.
Applejack looked on unimpressed. "Really Pinkie Pie? Ahm standin' right here." She said dryly as Pinkie laughed and giggled planting a kiss on Mark's lips. "Thank you Mister!" She called out bouncing up and down excitedly as she carried on down the trail to catch up with the others leaving Mark and Applejack behind her.

Applejack helped him to his feet. "Ya'll right there loverboy? Trust Pinkie tah ruin a moment...ah wuz just thinkin' bout kissin' you, but ya can forget it now...well until ya wash ya face at least." She said with a hearty chuckle as Mark brushed himself down. "Have you never had a three-way, AJ?" He asked teasingly getting a sharp hoof to the arm for it. "No, I ain't!" She flustered. Mark smiled teasingly wiping Pinkie's juice into his mouth as if it were icing from a cake, slowly licking the juice from his finger savouring the exquisite taste of Pinkie's Pie making AJ blush redder than her prized apples. "Well never say never, I mean even Fluttershy enjoyed herself with me and Twilight." He winked.
Applejack stood dazed a moment. "Sh-she did?" Mark leaned down to the soft fur of her ear. "Mmm hmm...both times." He smiled with a seductive whisper watching the farmgirl blush and fluster at the naughty images filling her pony mind. Mark adjusted himself as he put on a strut leaving Applejack with her thoughts. "C'mon cowgirl, let's keep movin'!" He called out to her.

It wasn't long before they arrived at Zecora's hut, Mark was taken back upon finding Zecora's hut was carved out of a living tree, he stood a few moments taking in it's beauty, when a strange voice snapped him from his thoughts.
"Ah Mark, we finally meet, so you're the one who sends a filly into heat."
Mark smiled back at the strange exotic zebra, charmed by her perculiar manner. "You must be Zecora, getting here was no small feat, but seeing you is quite the treat." She raised an eyebrow smiling as her cheeks began lightly blushing. Pinkie jumped in with a wide smile. "Wow Mark, you can speak Zebracan? That is Amaziiiiiiiiing!" Mark raised his eyebrow wondering how rhyming was a Zebracan language. He cleared his throat. "Well, I'm not fluent but I dabble." He humbley replied. He looked back to the zebra. "This is a nice place you got here, Zecora. Thanks for seeing us at such short notice, we were hoping you'd help us with a poultice?"
Zecora chuckled out loud raising an eyebrow. "It depends on which one you want, I have a cauldron, not a font." She chuckled.
Fluttershy excused herself her voice as gentle as a summer breeze. "Ahem, Zecora...I-I've already gathered the ingredients." She took a small sack from her saddlebag before unravelling it, exposing various herbs and roots as well strange berries and fungi. Zecora's eyes sparkled with interest as she examined the herbs.
The zebra raised her eyebrow. "My my Fluttershy, there's enough here to bake a pie!" The yellow pegasus flushed with pride. "I-I know the forest well." She stammered.
Zecora smiled with joy examining closely at what Fluttershy had collected then seeing three of the ingredients on the end making her grin. "I know exactly which potions you need, hmm your not as shy as first percieved." She teased giving a wink to the shying pegasus who was now blushing somewhat fierce. "Do not worry, your secret is safe with me."
She turned to the rest of the group. "Please my little ponies help yourself to a cup of tea and leave the poultice to me."