Author's Note

First time attempting to write a story here so, here it is. My grammar is far from the greatest so in advance I do apologize for that. Characters are human with some of my own takes on the rather whimsical world that is the MLP. Further plot to come so please bare with me.

Let me know what you all think, I just ask to be gentle.

Enjoy sincerely

Spideronthewall

Chapter 1: Dimes and...

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Chapter One: Dimes and….

It was called Charlies, as to why was anyone's guess. The owner was a grouchy old woman named Mari who won it in a game of spades against a man called Two Teeth who had a full set of said teeth when he was shot for horse theft by the sheriff thirty years prior. The how and why of such a bar called Charlies is irrelevant to the context of it's import to the small town called Ponyvil or Ponyvillie to the locals.

It being the only place within fifty miles where getting wasted was encouraged, the music rowdy if not profane, a true dive in an otherwise reputable town. Everyone who was someone knew about Charlies, the local sheriff gave it a wary berth for peace of mind any dispute was settled in the bar.

Anything more was solved in the woods abject. The wolves of the Everfree were well fed in this regard.

As it would be tonight, the bar was rather packed. Not for any special occasions, just a merry Saturday bringing in all sorts.

If not a few celebrities.

If asked they'd dismiss any fanfare (save one who didn't mind it in the slightest) as it was common at any occasion they went to. For the five women, as they were, going to Charlies was a time honored tradition even before their collective rise to world fame. Not that they could stop it even if they tried.

A special place was reserved just for them just beside the bar. No fancy ornamentation spotlights or que, they'd have dismissed it outright. The seating was perhaps much more furnished, table always kept clear, and under no circumstances would they ever find themselves wanting to one service or another.

Saving the world had its perks.

“...so there I am battling for the lead. Out of nowhere comes this squall real wing shredder, rain hail freaking frogs like nothing I've ever seen before.” Rainbow dash paused, taking a deep draft of beer letting out a content sigh as the alcohol warmed her. She cleared her throat, hands spread on the table, a humourless chuckle forming .

“I'm doing everything to keep myself airbore, mother nature wants my ass for grass. And you know what I see?” She looks specifically to the blonde haired woman whose arms were crossed against her flannel covered chest. The blonde takes a sip of the smokey whiskey shrugging as she set it down.

“Manners?” Applejack drawls earning a snort from Rainbow who was taking another drink.

“I see my trainee, waving at me from below. The little shits watching me fight for my life and he's just cruising along getting ahead.” Rainbow shakes her head in mock belief at the audacity of the situation.

“And then?!” Gasps the red haired woman across from Rainbow Dash, to say Pinkamena Diana Pie was in rapt attention to the story was an understatement. Full bodied leaning across the table nearly face to face with the other woman Pinkiepie wide eyed gaze told all. While Dash would never openly admit it, Pinkie scared the living shit out of her when she was interested in something.

“Then i-well frankly-” Dash stammers at the there woman's undivided attention.

“Reemed him a new one?” Offered the resident alicornian present. Twilight Sparkle had one elbow propped on the table she nursed a dry martini face flush buzzed even despite having just the one drink. Rarity beside rolled her eyes sipping a similar drink having heard the story before. Taking another drink Dash snapped her fingers pointing to the magician.

“He had the gall to ditch me, better believe it. Ever see what happens to a wood pigeon when it's hit with a sonic boom?” She asked with a wicked grin on her lips. A sharp horrified gasp across the table answered the question. Fluttershy covered her mouth in abject horror, her blue eyes wide tears forming in their corners. Dashs cringed realizing the implied animal abuse to the lover of said creatures.

“Shy I didn't mean-”

But the other woman was already standing up heading towards the bar. More than a fair share of eyes locked onto her, as she pushed her way to the front. Out of all of them the Pegasie was perhaps the most endowed. Despite her best to hide it she had a bombshell of a body no man present would deny it, nor woman. Breasts that could have easily been described as globes used in astrology. For they definitely had their own gravitational force, those rare few who'd ever seen the woman bare chested could account for the lack of sagginess normal to those of similar bust. The telltale sway of her thick hips had earned a fair amount of whistles and catcalls in the past. This was usually done once, for the meek woman was beyond pure held in the highest respect due to her infinite generosity. She’d tamed chaos incarnate, a god hell bent on re-writing the very fabric of reality. Discord now went to voluntary counseling at her behest.

Seeing the tears on the beauty made every eye collectively flick to the woman who had disturbed her so. Dash shrank in her seat not at the least afraid of them, just cognisant of that she was very much the center of attention in a very not good way. Applejack wordlessly took another sip doing her best to not say-

“Told you so.” Rarity brushed a rogue strand of black hair out of her vision. Dash hunched over grumbling into her beer, Twilight giggled in drunk humor. Pinkie disappeared beneath the table, popping up beside Dash patting her shoulder. Applejack clicked her tongue taking another sip of her drink.

“Ya just had to bring animals into it didn't you?” There was tinge of anger in the tone but Dash was aware that it wasn't meant to put her down. She signed, shrugging off the other woman who shuffled to the edge of the seating area.

“Yeah yeah I'll apologize.” Dash grumbled standing up, Applejack would have nodded in approval if her eyes had not caught the pink haired woman's hair at the bar.

“I think you'd be sitting down lov.’” She said most amused. Dash cocked her head confused, turning to see why. What she saw rattled her, then humbled her, and in one way enraged. The other woman was smiling and seemed the least bit upset …

—

Drinking was not a habit she was fond of doing. But her friend found it a means of ‘letting loose’ something much outside her comfort zone. Fluttershy loved Rainbow Dash as a sister, both polar opposites of one another, their bond built of multiple respect. Dash had stood at her side from early days of renown, many saw at an early age the meek woman as an easy target for misguided frustration. The much more abrasive rainbow haired woman fists was a simple solution to otherwise complex emotions.

Decades. To simply say not by blood but by symbiosis. They had formed a bond that would never break. But the reserved woman was still easy to upset, so simple to put on edge. Perhaps she'd reacted harshly to the simple turn of phrase, one that should have not been taken so literally.

Fluttershy sniffed her head abowed the ache deep in her heart. The reaction was perhaps too exaggerated, tears still steamed freely which begged the question.

Why was she so upset?

Animals were so easy to understand, they in a better sense of the word were much less complex than humans. She'd learned this but perhaps the hard cider had washed her emotions? How could she-

“Long time since I've seen one like this.” said the man nursing a particle dark shade of brandy. Fluttershy blinked, rubbing her red eyes looking him up and down. He was far older than her with long black hair slicked back with traces of grey, a fair amount of similar stubble dotted his weathered chin. His accent was that of the north clipped with a dry sense of humor. His grey eyes meet hers , Fluttershy felt a deep blush form she brushed the loosen strands that had fell into her vision.

“Like what?” She murmured, unable to meet his gaze.

“Wrong, for all the reasons that shouldn't.” He chuckled, taking a long sip giving her a subtle wink as the glass was set on the stained bar surface . She sniffed, finding some courage to actually look at the older man.

“What's that supposed to mean?” She huffed, raising a hand to signal the bartender who’d been subtly watching the woman the moment she'd set foot at the counter.

“Just that I felt the way you have. For more just as for less.” He replied with a shrug a wily grin on his weathered features.

“What can I get you?” Asked Mari with a friendly smile, anyone else would have gotten a fair gruff answering. But the Element of Kindness was one that even the staunchest of people found the glimmer of humility. Fluttershy paused glancing at the man's drink.

“One of what he's got.” She said holding her head high, a brow raised Mari glanced at the stranger who simply shrugged. With a nod the rather cantacorus bartender proceeded to make the drink as requested.

“Don't recommend that, more than an old man's drink.”

“I think I can handle that.”

“Is that right?” he raised his half empty glass the as the bartender set the glass before her. Shy took it, the contents were far more than murkey, thick as mud almost. A healthy shred of fear bubbled at her core.

“To what's more than less.” The man said simply clinking the glass against hers and downing the rest of his drink. Fluttershy watched him as he took a deep sigh turning the glass upside down and slamming it against the counter. She threw it back in similar fashion…

By Celestia how it burned. In her first time in the Kingdom of Drakes she’d taken in a lung full of sulfer despite the numerous warnings.

Fluttershy's eyes teared up, a sickening yack filled her throat. She shivered as the racking cough shook her over. The man patted her shoulder with a humbling grin on his face.

“Warned you.” He mused patting her back as the woman struggled to catch her breath. Fluttershy took in deep gulps air a hand against her chest.

“How. *Gasp* Do you drink this?”

“It's an acquired taste…” the man grinned his eyes full of humor, truly giving her a once over. Shy couldn't help but feel a fire build in her core not unable to size the man up.

By no means was she a virgin and more than a good amount had come to her to confess either love or admiration to her beauty that she denied. But they, so few as to be counted on one hand with digits to spare, where fleeting relationships. Younger men who saw just her body to conquer. Ending with her being used for such ends, leaving her refusing to talk to anyone for weeks . The last had been the worst some three years ago and the longest. Her friends helped her throught the worst of it along with whole mess of other distractions. Honestly she'd sworn off trying to even put herself out again saving herself more heartbreak.

But …

This was the first time a much older male had ever…

With eyes full of appreciation, humbled with only flecks of…

She was probably twenty years younger than him….

He was hot.

In all the right ways.

“I-i’m F-fluttsrshy.” She stammers with a shaky smile, shifting closer to him pressing her chest against his arm.Maybe it was the alcohol or some minor sense of courage, she didn't know. The man raised a brow, a sense of learned curiosity forming.

“Chahce, pleased to meet you Mrs-”

“Miss.” She quickly said , just when had she'd gotten so close? He smelled like hickory and old sweat. The scent made her eyes flutter and a stray hand found his left leg. Her breath was shaky, something Chache couldn't help but notice.

“Miss Fluttershy.” He said leaning closer a hair's breadth from her face. She took shallow breaths mixing with his, it was heavy the two mixed bubbling like molten lava.

Fuck him, her hind brain screamed, the hand on his thigh traveled north earning a gentle intake of breath from him. She swallowed as he gave a warm inviting smile.

“Someone's eager.”

“You have n-no idea.”

“I'd say my place but I-”

“I live down the road.” She blurted out jumping out of her seat, eyes bright. Chache blinked, sitting upright, his head cocked slightly.

“You're serious?”

Fluttershy nodded face flushed her soft hand digging into his inner thigh. He was a smart man, she was young, maybe a bit warmed up from the drink she'd just taken. It'd be so damn easy for this to go sideways.

“I'm not gonna force you -”

Fluttershy's hand found his crotch giving an aggressive squeeze. Chache coughed eyes darting around the room of people clearly watching.

“By the Moon woman!” He hissed standing up earning a nervous grin from Fluttershy. Quickly taking out some bits and handing them to Mari, he didn't bother with the change.

Applejack let out a low whistle as the two hurried towards the door. Dash glared at the blonde woman who couldn't help but chuckle.

“Shouldn't we- I don't know-stop her?” She asked both hands on the table balling into fists.

“Shys a big girl.” Responded Rarity with a wave of her hand, magenta sparks shot from her fingertips flashing overhead before zipping after the bobbing woman's head. Rainbow knew a ward when she saw one having spent a better part of a decade around some of the most powerful magicians Equestria had ever seen. Didn't stop her from turning a nose up at the rather invasive magic use. Twilight threw up a hand as well sparks flashing from her finger tips. These were just sparks which sent up puffs of smoke as they landed on the tabletop.

“Wah hooooo!” She slurred, falling against Applejack who rolled her eyes as the other woman buried her face into her neck.

“You smell nice.” The drunk princess mumbled embracing the apple farmer rubbing her rosy cheeks into the other woman's chest. Subtly Rarity pushes her drink to the other side of the table well out of reach. How she managed to get so wasted on just a sip confounded all of them to no end.

–

1.1 interlude:... Jukebox baby

They made it to the door.

Fluttershy's house proximity to Charlies was much closer than Chache anticipated. The young woman had all but dragged him out of the bar. Her insistence should have been a warning but his blood was warm and he wanted to see how this played out.

So they made it to the door.

Then her tongue was shoved into his mouth.

He grunted as she latched onto him, pressed against his like her life depended on it. The door was pushed open which made him wonder if it'd been left open intentionally. She was ravenous, wild like a animal, yet controled if barely. Between the heated make out they somehow navigated the darkness of her home. Fluttershy started unbuttoning his shirt hands shaking fumbling with the buttons.

Were really doing this they collectively thought.

His movements are more reserved working around just how close she was to him. A sharp gasp escaped her as he slid his hands under the hem of her sweater. Chache is rewarded with a throaty moan as he glides one hand up and the other south a strong hand grabbing a healthy amount of her plump ass.

Fluttershy broke away from kissing him burying her face into his chest. A fire was building threating to become an inferno within. Any reservations had been left at the doorway.

“Bed.upstairs.now.” she managed to choke out as clasp of her custom made bra came undone. Chache obliged, pulling the garment out from her sweater and tossed it somewhere. With a grunt he bent over slightly , grabbed her backside and lifted her clear from the floor. It was an awkward climb up the darkened staircase, made slightly more difficult by playful biting/licking of his throat. Chache somehow found her door without instructions, Fluttershy fumbled blindly with the door nob.

“Cute.” He mused taking a moment to observe the moonlit room. It's center had a medium sized been with green slower paterned sheets. A series of pink dressers lined the natural tree bark walls, with one having a large full sized mirror built into it.

“Thank you…” She said with bright blush as he set her down on the edge of the bed. He smiled leaning over planting a kiss on her forehead. Flutter giggled sliding back to middle of the bed. Chache swallowed as both her hands slid down from her knees, the curve of thighs gradually spreading them apparch.

Now, fuck me was what she wanted to say.

The older male was on her before the words could form on her lips.

Between the heated lust, pawing and moaning they managed to get each others remaining clothes off. Both took brief moments to admire one another. Chache gaped at the young woman's naked figure, her bust was certainly the biggest he'd ever seen easily as big as his head. With palm sized areoles just begging to be touched by his eager hand. She had a waist most women would die for, not to narrow not to thick with a small amount of healthy body fat that completed her frame to a tee. And by the holy light did she have an ass to match her already jaw dropping features. It bounced at the slightest touch but was soft and just as supple as a ripe peach. Fluttershy's face was pure crimson as he pressed himself into her. His body was lean, trimmed of fat cut like it was from marble. By no means was he a powerlifter or had muscles that bulged to near obscenity. It was frame of a working man, skin kissed by the sun dark on his arms and face lighter the further down his chest. A healthy amount of grey and black hair made a well groomed path down his torso, her hands found extra purchase in it as they ground into each other. Fluttershy felt his member pressed against her thigh a shiver went up her spine at its heat. Not some massive thick club or to small even be memorable. Average in length and thickness with hair trimmed as that as his chest.

Chache found himself on his back, Fluttershy on top pinning him down her long loose hair hanging between them both their chests heaving in time with one another.

“Front right pocket.” He said nodding to his pants strewn on the edge of the bed. Fluttershy reached back her hot folds pressing against his shaft as she dug into his pocket. Neatly placed was a foil wrapped condom, she gave him a cheeky grin to which he shrugged.

“Pays to be prepared.” Fluttershy murmured ripping the seal apart with her teeth. Chaches breathe shook as her soft fingers slid down his shaft the rubber seal adding an unexpected amount of sensation . With tense slowness she lowered herself onto him, his hands gripped her waist shuddering at her warm tight folds.

It became blurry then.

Friction came in paces, hands locked together eyes squeezed shut. Sweat built between them mixing with the cool air. Her nails dug into him, leaving dark red furrows in his skin. Her mind hazed made the startling realization this was probably the rashest thing she'd ever done. Any other thoughts were dashed as Chache sucked on her left nipple and tweaked the other between his calloused fingers. Added with the pounding he was doing to her insides an orgasmed rocked through like avalanche. Her sudden clenching drove him over the edge both letting out a collective orgasmic sigh. She collapsed onto him her whole body sparadicly twitching. A wave of exhaustion suddenly swept over her followed by a wave of dizziness. The ‘old man’ drink had finally caught up with her.

“That was…”

“Amazing.”

“Yeah…”

Her eyes started to drift shut as he gently started to stroke the back of her head. Fluttershy rubbed her cheek into his chest hearing the steady thump of his heart.

“Please don't…” she mumbles sleeping threating to take her.

“I won't…I won't…”

Like the tide she drifted warm and content, into the darkness in peace.

—

Chapter 1 end: No rest for the…

There is a certain satisfaction as to wake up beside another person. It's a primal thing, as sleep is perhaps the most vulnerable position a body be in at any point. Waking beside another sharing in their heat wrapped arm in arm…

Fluttershy didn't want to open her eyes.

Feeling the cold sheets that wrapped around her body. A pit formed, hollow deep in her soul. It was expected really why shouldnt she be surprised. Theyd just met, no dating no bonding just a bar and a shared glass between them. Her lips began trembling wanting to badly to let out a painted cry.

Stuiped girl.

Stuiped, stuiped , stui-

Click

Her eyes shot open body frozen solid.

Chache carefully closed the bathroom door dressed in his briefs. He tip toed to the side of the bed he’d deftly slid out from. Fluttershys eyes snapped closer as the covers shifted and he got back under the sheets.

“I thought you left.”

He flinched startled as having just gotten settled in beside the younger woman.

“Did you want me to?”

She answered by dragging herself closer to him, drapeing her leg and chest across his. Her breath warmed his skin rather pleasingly, she began to play with a long peice of his chest hair. Chache smiled letting his head fall back into the pillow.

“Your not married are you?”

The question came so suddenly he barked out a laugh. It took a minute before his mirth finally settled. Fluttershy looked up to him expectingly her signature stare piercing any shred of humour.

“No, not for a long time.”

“So you-.”

“She left me.” The bluntness wasn't harsh just a clarifying statement.

“ I couldn't give her what she wanted, which was a lifestyle far beyond my means. So when some rich playboy got into town and I was away…well one thing lead to another… ” He explained with a shrugg rubbing the back of his neck.

“She found someone better.”

Fluttershy continued to watch him, cyrulian eyes unblinking taking in everything there was about him. She moved dragging the blankets upwards till she staddled his torso. Chache had to sit up slightly to make it more comfortable. Without a word Fluttershy embraced him arms weaving under his.

“I think she chose wrong.” She whispered in his ear sending a small shiver up his back. What followed was a sudden, if not wholly welcomed ,kiss. It was slow at first passionate truelly tasting each other. But she wanted more so much more.

“You have- such a- way with -words.” Chache managed between her increasing aggression. A loud growl from Fluttershys stomach stopped then both cold. Her face flushed crimson in embarrassment, she hid behind a curtain of messy hair. Chache refrained from letting out an amused chuckle instead patted her thighs.

“Such a way with words.” He repeated giving her a peck on the cheek encouraging her to get up.

—

Patience is perhaps a virtue that Rainbow Dash could be on better terms with. The whole night she could only focus on thinking about her longtime friend. Sure the ward Rarity had cast was a quote “a surefire detergent against unwanted aggression” or fancy way of causing a guys dick to burst into flames. But who knew what that guy could do, certainly not anyone she or anyone else knew. Could be he was some sorta master magician or a shape shifter, or freakin Discord everyone knew he had a thing for her.

The night had them out fairly late, Twilight and Pinkie ended up dancing on a table at some point. Rarity, being Rarity sat with elegance watching the show while Applejack wrangled the both of them. Dash joined sticking to her beer making it five or six pints deep before calling it quits. Everything after became hazy, pretty sure Applejack got her home.

Might have tried to cop a feel at some point .

Her jaw hurt in the morning so, that told her all she needed to know.

Any other day she'd sleep the hangover off. But her worry for Fluttershy had the Pegosian hastily slap cold water in her face and power through her turning stomach. Felt like the longest flight in her life ripping across the tree tops at super sonic speed.

Every worse case scenario filled her thoughts as she landed awkwardly on Fluttershys front lawn. Most of the animals surrounding her home scattered as she approached.Dashs wings flapped in strained protest before melding between her shoulder blades. She'd be achy all day having not properly stretched them properly before.

“Shy!”

Pounding on the womans door only made her headache worse.

“Shy! Open up!” Worry filled every word much to her chargin.

“Fluttersh-umpf!”

The door opened and Dash found herself smothered in Fluttershys near bare breasts. While appreciative of the large soft mounds she had her face buried in Dash wiggled free of the bear hug. Fluttershy was positivly beaming half dressed in a button up that barely contained her overflowing bust and shorts that hugged the wide hips in an all to appealing way.

“Good morning Dash!” The bright eyed woman chirped brushing her hair back, Dash coughed awkwardly doing her best to not stare at the bouncing cleavage.

“Uh hey Shy I uh- how are you doing?” She struggled to say as Shy beckoned her inside the doorway. A blush bloomed on her cheeks as the door closed, a look Dash had come all to familiar with over the years.

Her friend was positively, unequivocally, head over heels, over the bloody moon…

In love.

Ah shit Dash thought as Shy cupped her cheeks swaying side to side comically.

“Oh Dash, absolutely wonderful.”

She fell hard and fast, something Dash and company had done their best to curb sice they'd known her. She followed as Fluttershy all but skipped past her towards the kitchen. The smell of fried tofu hit Dash as they passed the threshold. It was their she got a good and proper look at the prize of the normally meek woman's affection. He was old, probably in his forties at least, just from the general wrinkles on his black and grey bearded face. He was dressed in a dull checkered red flannel with it's sleeves rolled up showing off a pair darkly tanned arms. And jeans that hung loose around his waist. As they entered he turned smiling brightly as Shy hurried over and kissed his cheek.

“Good morning to you.” He said nodding to Dash his grey eyes giving her a once over. She crossed her arms nodding standing up straighter sizing him up. Fluttershy was all smiles as she slid past him and leaned against the counter.

“Rainbow Dash, Chache. Chache, Rainbow Dash.” Shy introduced them with utter obliviousness of the weary aggression Dash was exuding. Chache offered his hand to her which she shook making sure to meet his grip with equal strength. He smirked all to aware of how she regarded him. Fluttershy picked up the cleared plates off the counter and set them in the sink. It was then she had the startling realization of how underdressed she currently was. With a squeak not to akin to a mouse and face blooming into a shade of crimson Fluttershy whirled past the two of them just as fast as she entered. Collectively they blinked at her sudden departure.

“Is she…?”

“Always like that? Yes.”

“That's adorable.”

Dash scowled at him, Chache crossed his arms over his chest causing his shirt to ride up showing off the belt secured around his waist. Attached was a large silver buckle, it was circular and engraved with the words Moonlite Ranger's. An star flanked with laurel and waxing moon were centered as the main piece.

“Your a cop?” Dash asked with brow raised hostility easing off her tone. Chache glanced down then shrugged rubbing the front with his thumb.

“That's a loose way of describing it.”

“So your not.”

Chache scoffed shaking his head.

“A cops authority is limited to a town. Rangers have authority to and entire state, that the answer your looking for?”

“Yeah….you gotta gun?”

He gave her an annoyed look, Dash was unfazed under it.

“I got posted here yesterday so no, not yet.”

Dash bobbed her head up and down slowly bracing her shoulder on the wall. So he wasn't some drifter, or a complete dickhead, she knew something's about the Rangers. A elite unit not unlike the Wonderbolts more law enforcement than military. The training was akin to most special forces, even harder to pass than it was to get into the WB. Didn't stop her from turning a nose up at him, just judging from Fluttershys lighter than air look they'd done more than made it past first base the night prior.

“H-Hey! Sorry bout that.”

Speak of the devil…

Fluttershy bounced down the stairs wearing a modest stretchy green sweater and blue jeans hair nearly tied up in a pony tail. They both watched with mutual awe as she hurried down to the bottom steps. Chache pushed away from the counter glancing at watch on his wrist.

“Perfect timing.” He said stepping around Dash who followed him to the door. Fluttershy was waiting slipping on a pair of trainers.

“I was going to show him around after he went to the station.” Fluttershy explained as he opened the door and stepped through.

“Shy…I know you….” Dash said in a low tone making sure Chache was well away from earshot.

“What? You want to come with?”

Sweet Celestia she was so innocent, Dashs resolve all but crumbled. He didn't seem like a bad guy, stable at least. Loyalty was a hard thing to break Dash would never doubt Fluttershys judgement on a person. Just her choice of them, and those had been poor to say the least.

“Yeah, sure got nothing better to do.”

She just hoped it didn't end up like…a memory surfaced of a past. A midnight black thing dredged from the depths. A decision years in the past herself and three others swore never to speak again. A chill went down Dashes spine, it'd been necessary the only way.

Fluttershy grabbed her hand leading her into the light.

The darkness faded, but left a lingering taste of fear at the back of her throat….

End of Chapter 1.