The Comatoes

Aaron stood up in the crater with fixed limbs. As his sight went from a blurry view to perfect sight, he saw Celestia knocking out on the ground of Canterlot Castle’s throne room, and as he saw this, clouds of gray started to form and spiral around above Aaron. His expressionless and eyeless gaze was looking at her motionless body. That’s when he heard voices from different people say different things.

“Why are you so mean?”

“I reckon you should put more effort into those you love and respect partner.”

“Darling, it’s not up to Spike to decide my love life.”

“Anon, you are a piece of shit. I hope you know that!”

“Aaron, I love you, but you are incredibly insecure about your worth.”

“Aaron, please don’t leave me. I need you.”

“You always help me with my animals. That’s why I love you, *giggles* Woody.”

“WHAT THE MATTER? AARON CAN’T HANDLE THIS ANYMORE; PATHETIC! ONLY CAPABLE OF PAIN AND ANXIETY, Just like you were back then. No matter the situation, you always fail, and it’s funny you were too late to be there for him.”

Then he heard his father say something from his past that hit him like a truck, “You're a Good Man, Aaron, and I’d never hold you accountable for your lateness. You have your life, and I have mine, and I’ve had a good life, so it’s ok to let me go. Now, fuck this bitch up!” That’s when he heard his dad’s voice plain as day say, “Now, what are you going to do?”

Aaron yelled with rage coming out, “FUCK! THIS! BITCH! UP!” Aaron screamed, and as he did, the clouds spiraled faster, and the flames continued to spread up his arms. He screamed slowly, and the spiraling clouds shot lightning at Aaron, and the electricity started blending with the fire. Aaron stopped screaming and felt the rocks stuck in his arms and legs slowly pushed out of his limbs and covered his skin in rock and blood. The flame and electricity heated and tempered the rock and blood into red metal, making armored arms and legs. Aaron felt the heat seer into his skin, creating a spiraling of pain and rage.

————————Back to the Past————————

Aaron woke up at Twilight’s desk with his finished homework. Aaron got up, left the finished work on the desk, and went to Sugar Cube Corner. After several days of working on the homework, he could finally live again. Aaron wanted to enjoy his dark roast black coffee.

Aaron walked in and got stuck at the front door, where many people crowded around one person, Rainbow Dash. She noticed Aaron and moved over to him, saying, “So, Anon, come to confess your love for me, huh?”

“What! Hell No! I’m here for some fucking coffee!”

“Yeah, right, must be sad to be rejected for the 3rd time.”

Aaron was about to respond only to be shoved out the door and landed on his ass. He stood back up, not just pissed but stunned by the fact that Rainbow Dash shoved him out the door and laughed at him. Apple Jack, Twilight, and Pinkie Pie walked out the front door, and Apple Jack asked, “Y’all right, Sugar Cube? I know Rainbow Dash is actin all crazy right now.”

Aaron frustratingly said, “Just add it to the list of reasons I’m going to destroy her whole social life and drop her ego off a cliff.”

Twilight asked, “Please don’t; I don’t want you to hurt her feelings.”

“The hell are you talking about Twilight? I’ve been giving her plenty of chances and opportunities to apologize to me for the things she’s put me through, and what does she do?”

Aaron interrupted Twilight before speaking, saying, “Act a fool is what she does!”
Aaron looked at Pinkie Pie and Apple Jack and said, “Give me a large dark roast coffee and a blueberry muffin and Apple Jack. I need something from you?”

“What do you need, Sugar Cube?”

Aaron waved her closer, and Pinkie Pie turned and headed into Sugar Cube Corner to get the coffee and muffin. Apple Jack moved over, and as she took two steps closer, Aaron rammed his lips to Apple Jack's lips, and before he could pull back, he felt Apple Jack hug Aaron, making it impossible for him to pull away. Apple Jack forced her tongue into Aaron’s mouth and overpowered his tongue. Apple Jack pulled back with a cartoon wet pop. Apple Jack pushed Aaron back, whose head was spinning, and, in a lovey-dovey tone, said, “Dammit, if I’m not helping you in the future with apple picking. God, Cowgirls turn me on like a light switch.”

Aaron, back on the ground again, heard Pinkie Pie come back out and say, “I got your coffee and muffin, Anon.”

Aaron popped back up, hopped in place several times, and said, “Thanks, Pinkie, and thanks for the energizer Apple Jack.”

Twilight frowned, and Aaron looked at her and asked, “What’s the matter, Twilight?”

“It’s just….I wanted a kiss as well, to be honest.”

“Twilight, you know that’s not fair; Flutter Shy got a kiss, Pinkie Pie was second, and you were third; I honestly think it’s unfair that Apple Jack didn’t get a kiss yet.”

Twilight rubbed her arm in a sad smile and said, “I guess it’s a-. “ Rarity walked up behind Aaron, slapped him on the cheek, and exclaimed, “No anthro or whatever you are gets to decide who I love. Got that.”

“I take it Spike spilled the beans.”

“Damn right, Spike did.”

“First, Rarity, when Spike told me you were his, I thought you two were dating; I seriously should have asked. Secondly, I promised and can’t go back on it. Thirdly, Rarity, you have a good thing going on there, so don’t throw it away for a measly kiss.”

Rarity gasped and said, “What are you talking about? Spike’s a good guy but not my type.”

“And who says you are my type, Rarity? I’ve seen how much Spike cares for you. I'm surprised you can’t.”

“Darling, it’s not up to Spike to decide my love life.”

“Maybe not, but it’s not up to me to stop a love yet to come. Spike wasn’t claiming you as a lost animal needing to be rescued. He was claiming he wanted to ask you out first, and if you rejected him, then he would stay out of i-“

Spike ran out of nowhere, punching Aaron in the face, and said, “You broke the promise! The Man-dragon pact you made, and you broke it!”

Aaron lay on the ground, letting Spike punch him weakly and tearing up. Spike hit Aaron’s chest hard but started slowing down. Aaron, expressionless and as Spike had tears going down his cheeks, heard, “Beat me up when you’re ready, and I promise you this: I won’t fight back as long as you’re not destroying Ponyville.”

“Ok.”

Spike crossed his heart, Aaron crossed his, and they both fist-bumped. Spike stood up and walked away. Aaron got back up on his feet and looked Rarity in the face, and said, “I hope this is what you wanted because this is what you get poking around and ruining the pact between Man and Man Dragon.”

“I’m sorry, I didn’t think it would turn out like this.”

“Well, it did; now drop it. We have more pressing issues, and I need your help. Twilight, you and Apple Jack need to bring Flutter Shy, so she can help with Rainbow Dash’s lesson.”

———————— several days later———————

Rainbow Dash has been looking all over town for several days to find who this mysterious mask figure is. She had assumed it was Anon; it had to be Anon. He’s had it out for her since the Nightmare Night incident, and she’s never hurt anyone with her harmless pranks and lazy behavior. But her dam broke when he said her narcissistic personality and overall self-serving behaviors were the reason she would never get a kiss. Rainbow Dash shook her head and thought, “Why would I want to kiss that freak? Even if his…lips…., no! I’m trying to find the Mare-Do-Well, and I’m close. I can feel it this time.”

Rainbow Dash busted through Apple Jack’s barn door, and as she did, it closed immediately, and before she could turn around, she was knocked out.

An hour later, Rainbow Dash was tied to the barn support beam with light shining down on Aaron, sitting in a chair holding a book for small anthro fillies so he could get the hang of reading slowly. Rainbow Dash, pissed, yelled, “SO, IT WAS YOU ANON, I KNEW IT!”

Aaron sat there, not looking at Rainbow Dash, still reading and not saying anything. The quiet silence of his breathing and relaxed presence made him seem all the more scary to Rainbow Dash to the point that when he placed his bookmark in the kid's book, she flinched out of fear. Aaron’s gaze shifted from relaxed to a disappointed frown when he looked at her. Aaron then twisted his neck and cracked it, a residual nostalgic feeling from back in his military days when he was trying to find the perfect response.

Aaron stood up and turned the chair around to sit in it like a dick, then said, “Well, you are right about some of it. But I wouldn’t be so sure about me being the Mare-Do-Well. I mean sure some of the incidents were part of my doing, the hot air balloon that was me, the run-away tourist cart, also me, and the dam which I had cracked slightly.”

“What about the faulty construction equipment?”

“Not me, that was just faulty, but it was a good thing that I told her to go there. You were so busy fucking around that someone could have gotten hurt or worse died.”

“Bull crap, you set up all those incidents and I mean, you tied me up and ARE reading in the light like some cocky villain who’s about to reveal his secret plan to me.”

Aaron shook his head slowly and said, “Wrong again, and at a delusional level at that. They should throw you in the loony bin with that kind of nonsense. I’m reviewing the last several days incidents and telling you why you suck.”

“WHAT!”

Rainbow Dash was pissed off at Aaron, and she tried to break out of her ropes. Aaron stood up and walked over to Rainbow Dash and pulled her collar to get her closer as an intimidation tactic and said, “You aren’t the hero; you’re some stupid narcissist with an ego that needs to be filled with public praise and attention. You’re still acting like I said you would.”

Aaron pushed her back into the support beam, and he walked back into the light, placing the chair back in place and sitting down on it. As Aaron sat in the chair, 4 Mare-Do-Wells stepped into the light. Aaron said, “Take your best guess, and if you get it right, the anthro will reveal themselves.”

Aaron’s words took away Rainbow Dash, and they thought about it. Rainbow Dash replied, “Apple Jack?” The Mare-Do-Well closest to Aaron’s right removed her mask, and it was Apple Jack. Rainbow Dash guessed again and said, “Cloud Chaser?” Aaron sounded buzzer and said, “Want to go for double jeopardy, where the steaks are raised, and you can test your metal?”

“Twilight?”

Aaron snapped his fingers, and the other girls took off their masks. Pinkie Pie, Twilight, and Flutter Shy stood in a row and watched Rainbow Dash’s reaction. Aaron said, “You know why I’m doing this, right?”

With tears in her eyes, Rainbow Dash exclaimed, “No, you jerk Anon, why are you doing this? I thought you guys wanted me to be a hero?”

“Baaaahahahahahahahahah…oh my god, that’s a good one, no we want you to be one, but you acting like a lying asshole and a boasting douchebag is very uncool!”

Aaron’s laughing smile changed back to a frown, and in a severe mood said, “Then there’s the crap on Nightmare Night and the pet competition that you did and didn’t even apologize for. Oh, that reminds me! What pet did you pick again?”

“The tortoise.”

“The Tortoises! Fascinating, isn’t it the only pet that doesn’t need anything other than a lettuce leaf or cactus leaf and only needs to be fed once a week, if that? How funny, the laziest type of pet you could get. Maybe if you let me finish my sentence that morning instead of cutting me off and acting like a bitch you could have just skipped the animal cruelty and just got the goddamn FUCKING TORTOISE!”

Twilight put her arm on Aaron’s shoulder and shook her head. Aaron breathed in and out and calmed down. Aaron calmly said, “Look, you are writing the letter this time, and we are placing you in a wing restriction harness. It works like a magic timer when you need to go to work. When you get off, you have at least ten minutes before it magically activates again, and you can’t fly and don’t even think you can take it off. I have the key, and only when Celestia gives me the go-ahead will it come off. I trust Twilight, but I think she’d be too lenient about this punishment.”

Rainbow Dash asked, “How long have we been talking here?”

“Maybe a week or two if you’re good; if not, then a month or two long or tell you learn the lesson right.”

“This is unfair! Why aren’t you getting punished?”

“I already did by having to set this shit up. I wasted a good set of days crafting this plan and whatnot when I should be making my own home. You got in my way, and now I have to re-wet the wood to get the perfect wood seal for the walls. Plus, it wasn’t my fault here.”

Rainbow Dash watched Aaron put two magical wing bangles on both wings and moved back to the light. Before Rainbow Dash could see something, Aaron turned on the lights in the barn, and when he did, several others were there in the darkness. Rarity and Spike stood in the background, and as he nodded, Apple Jack walked over to untie her strings.

Aaron walked out of the barn, and as soon as he did, he felt a pain, unlike the heat he usually did. He knew this familiar feeling. It was his hate and anger causing pain in his body; Aaron walked a ways away and saw Big Mac looking over a hill, staring down at something. Aaron walked up quietly beside him and saw a few brown-colored leaves on several trees. Aaron, startling Big Mac, said, “What’s on your mind? Big Man.”

Big Mac moved to the side opposite Aaron before he could say anything. Aaron narrowed his eyes and said, “So, it’s a lady! I see.”

Big Mac, with a blush, shook his head, and Aaron replied, “It’s ok, man; I often think about ladies, too.”

“I was just wondering if that teacher lady. That Apple Bloom learns from is seeing anyone.”

“She isn’t.”

Big Mac looked at Aaron, and then back at the acres of Apple trees, and said, “How do you know?”

“I work with Pinkie Pie in my free time as a delivery man, and I often go to the school on my last deliveries. She likes to talk my ear off about her single life and how she goes on to fail on most dates.”

“So,…. Do you think I have a chance?”

“Dude, do you even need to ask? Big Mac, you’re a white whale that most only dream of catching.”

“What?”

“I mean, you have a high percentage of a chance if you ask her out.”

Aaron tapped Big Mac’s shoulder and walked away. The pain in Aaron’s chest faded, and he felt the same, which was nothing. Aaron made it to his halfway put-up walls and clicked his tongue. Then he said, “I’d of been done by now with the shell if this Rainbow Dash bullshit hadn’t happened.”

Aaron walked back to the Library, went to his temporary bed, and laid down. As he lay there and stared at the ceiling, his eyes closed naturally, and that’s when he had a nightmare bordering on a vision of the future. He felt a pain in his chest, and when he looked down, a hole was in his chest and an explosive hit sent him flying, and at that moment, he woke up in a cold sweat. Aaron was stuck in his bed, about to move, only to see Flutter Shy on top of him with his sheets as the barrier, sleeping adorably.

Aaron watched as her breaths were relaxed, and that’s when he stared back up at the ceiling. Before he fell back asleep, he realized he couldn’t move either arm. He turned his head, and Twilight was wrapped around his arm on his right side, and she was also sleeping. Then Aaron looked left and saw two sky-blue eyes looking back at him. Aaron whispered, “Why are you guys in my bed?”

Pinkie Pie whispered back, “We saw you gripping your chest and in pain, with unstable breathing, and we were worried for you. So we slept with you.” Aaron looked away and then whispered, “Get closer.” Pinkie Pie moved a little closer, and Aaron went in for a kiss only to get a finger on his lips. Aaron looked at her confusedly, and Pinkie said, “If we kiss, I want some insurance.”

“Like what?”

“If I need you for a recharge on love or intimacy. It’s not easy being the town party person and not having a special relationship with someone I care about, you know?”

Aaron frowned, thought about it, and whispered, “Only if you allow me to be with Twilight, Flutter Shy, and Apple Jack because I know they would feel left out and hurt.”

Pinkie smiled and nodded, then removed her finger from Aaron’s way, and as they kissed, the burning sensation disappeared, and a soothing cool replaced it. Aaron felt Pinkie’s tongue break past his teeth and forced his tongue into a sloppy wrestle. Aaron pulled back, took a quick breath, and saw Pinkie smiling and closing her eyes, and Aaron did the same.

———————several months later———————

Sitting on a stump with a chopped tree next to him, Aaron wiped the sweat from his brow and breathed. Aaron stood up and was about to de-branch the chopped tree. Aaron stopped and saw Twilight walking up to him. As he stood there, she pouted and then, frustrated, walked away without saying anything.

Aaron sighed and said, “Well shit, I’ve done something wrong now, and I don’t even know what I did wrong yet.”

Aaron put his shirt back on and looked at the cabin. He saw that he had all the walls up and several bits of the roof put together. Aaron walked over to Apple Jack's farm. Apple Jack kicked her usual tree like any other, and Aaron approached her casually and said, “Can you tell me why Twilight is angry with me, Apple Jack?”

Apple Jack turned around, looked at Aaron, let out a heavy breath, and said, “I reckon you forgot Twi’s birthday, Sugar Cube.”

“WHAT! When was her Birthday Party?”

“A month ago, she celebrated it at Canterlot.”

“And none of you girl could have, oh I don’t know. Told me so I could have got her something or brought me to celebrate!”

“I think I asked Rainbow Dash if she could get you, but she said she couldn’t find you anywhere.”

Aaron pissed, went to the Tree Library and saw Twilight reading with a tear rolling down her face. Aaron knew he hurt her by not being there, and honestly, Rainbow Dash probably couldn’t have found him because he was deep inside the forest last month. Aaron walked up to her and tapped her shoulder. When she looked up to see who it was, she frowned and turned her head. Aaron said, “Look, I get why you’re mad at me, but I was deep in the Ever-free Forest to find proper pine tree logs, and that’s no excuse. But please give me a chance to make it up to you, and I promise. You won’t be disappointed, I swear.”

Twilight, still mad, turned her head and saw Aaron looking at her with sincerity and sadness. She sighed and said, “Fine, but your gift better be special!”

Aaron smiled and said, “Oh, it is, and you won’t regret it; just go back to reading, and I’ll give you a massage.”

Twilight shrugged and went back to reading, and as she did, she felt Aaron wrap his hands around her shoulders and massage them. Aaron, getting into the massage, heard Twilight groan in pleasant surprise. Aaron was about to move her back, and Aaron said, “I need you to lay down on your bed, Twilight, so that I can massage your back properly?”

Twilight moved to her bed and lay on her stomach, still reading her book. Aaron started massaging her back, and as he did, Aaron hit the right spot, which made a popping sound. Twilight moaned and stretched out her arms and legs, feeling relaxed, and she grinned as Aaron got up and was about to say something. He heard, “Can you massage my butt? It’s sore from sitting in a wooden chair for so long.”

Aaron thought about it and remembered that score he gave Twilight, and before he could even get closer, he heard someone entering the library. Twilight remembered what she was supposed to do today, got up, and walked downstairs, teleporting several party supplies for Spike’s birthday. Aaron also came downstairs and saw Twilight and her friends celebrating Spike’s birthday.

Aaron stayed in the back, watching the birthday party go on. Flutter Shy walked over to Aaron and asked, “Why aren’t you joining the party?”

“I don’t really do birthdays it’s just another day to me, really and I’m only here because I feel guilty about hurting Spike.”

“Have you told Spike how you felt about your guilt?”

“Flutter Shy, Spike and I are different from your mare friend's kind of relationship. As guys, the only way to truly understand each other is to reach that level of bond where we are practically brothers.”

“Oh, ok, then what about the heat?”

“I’ve got that under control, for the most part. No more needing random kisses.”

Flutter Shy, saddened, walking away, said, “Oh, that’s good to know.” Aaron watched her walk away, rubbing the back of her arm, and he saw Spike run out of the Library and over to Sugar Cube Corner.

Aaron came out of his hiding room, handed a large ruby to Twilight, and said, “Tell Spike this is from me to him, ok.”

“Why don’t you hand it to him yourself?”

Aaron looked away in guilt and said, “It’s not the right time.”

“What do you mean, darling? Why are you distinctly pushing yourself away from being around Spike?”

“Yeah, Anon! That’s not healthy for a friendship.”

Twilight moved to Aaron and gave him the cute, caring, adorable eyes she does when she wants to help. Aaron frowned and said, “Fine, goddamn it. Look, I just don’t enjoy birthdays, ok! And I get embarrassed when people are overly kind to me.”

The girls looked at Aaron like a madman, and Twilight said, “So, is it the same for the female counterpart or not?”

“Yes, It’s the same problem but a little worse.”

After hearing that, Twilight was expressionless and annoyed by the sheer stupidity of Aaron’s response, so she left the library. Rarity, Rainbow Dash, Apple Jack, Pinkie Pie, and Flutter Shy watched her go and then looked at Aaron with faces that told him everything; Rarity was shaking her head slowly, Rainbow Dash was disinterested in the response, Apple Jack was covering her face with her hat in disappointment, Pinkie Pie wasn’t paying attention and started eating a cupcake, and Flutter Shy covering one of her eyes was looking in other direction.

Aaron shrugged his shoulders and said, “What?”

“It’s a good thing I like you for your looks, darling.”

“One of the dumbest things I’ve ever heard.”

“I reckon some disappointment needs felt.”

“Anyone else want a cupcake?”

“………………………………………….”

Aaron rolled his eyes and walked out of the library, and as he walked away, he saw Twilight talking to Spike. Thinking about it, he went back behind the library to the cellar door and into the basement where he used to sleep. Aaron listened to the mumbling of talking and then footsteps going up. He slowly crept upstairs as he listened, watching a pile of stuff move around like Spike was sleeping in the pile. Aaron swiftly moved past that part of the Library and up to Twilight’s bedroom, where she was lying on her stomach. The door was cracked open, and she was reading and uninterested in her surroundings.

Aaron pulled up behind her and whispered, “Still have a sore butt that needs massaging.”

Twilight spun around in a scared look and, breathing heavily, said, “Holy moly, you scared me. Don’t do that. But…, if you want to, I won’t say no. I’d much instead prefer one hone-“

Twilight, unable to finish her sentence, felt Aaron’s hands grab handfuls of her chubby ass cheeks, just massaging and ultimately fueling Aaron’s desire for Twilight. His heat returned painfully, a little lighter than the Nightmare Night incident. Aaron forcibly flipped Twilight over and breathing heavily with sparks and smoke coming out of his mouth. Twilight saw the smoke and sparks and was about to say no, only for Aaron to lock lips with her. She was positive that smoke and electricity were going to hurt her, but nothing was entering her mouth, and she was playing with Aaron’s tongue like before.

Aaron pulled back and looked away, he was pissed and said, “Damn it, I have to apologize to Flutter Shy now. I thought I had this damn heat under control.” Aaron looked back at Twilight, and she was spiraling out of her head. Aaron got up, went to the balcony, and hopped over. Aaron donkey rolled as his feet hit the ground and used the momentum to pop back up. As Aaron walked away, he turned back around and saw Twilight on the balcony, saddened. Aaron grinned and waved at her. Twilight forced a small smile and waved back.

Aaron headed to his still unfinished cabin and slept under the stars. As the months had passed, Aaron learns to control when he enters Luna’s dreams and hangs out in his dreamland, where random thoughts and objects do random stuff, or he reads random books and enjoys chilling. Aaron was sleeping. Then he was jolted awake by being grabbed and thrown into the middle of town by a giant purple hand that he couldn’t see clearly. Aaron, as high as a six-story building spinning in complete confusion, flew through a random anthros home wall. Aaron lay in the debris of the broken wall where two females were sitting having morning coffee. Aaron stumbled to get up, and as he did, he grabbed one of the anthro mares coffee cups and chugged it. Aaron said, “Thanks.” Aaron weirdly moved his body; cracking and popping noises were heard, and he climbed out of the wall and looked over to see a purple and green dragon running rampant and stealing shit until his eyes glanced over at Aaron. At that moment, he looked at him with burning anger.

Aaron thought about it, walked up to Spike, and said, “Look, dude, I’m sorry, and I should have kept my mouth shut, but she was mistaking your words, thinking you owned her, and I think she at least needed to know the truth.”

Spike looked at Aaron with a slight hint at his facial expression changing. Aaron thought for a second his voice was making it to Spike. The moment Aaron thought that. Spike grabbed him and slammed him into the ground several times, and as he stuck Aaron into the ground, Spike started punching Aaron in the creator several times with excessive force. After he finished beating Aaron, he roared at him. Aaron lay in the middle of the creator, badly damaged.

Aaron faded in and out of consciousness, with blurry faces covering the light from his face. Aaron blacked out, and when he woke back up, he was in a room with deep blueish green walls with a yellowish brown halfway lower walls. Aaron heard familiar talking, and when he heard them talking, he said, “Would you keep it down over there? This headache is killing me!”

That’s when the curtain barrier slid open so fast that he opened his eyes in fright. He saw Twilight, Flutter Shy, Apple Jack, Rarity, Pinkie Pie, and Rainbow Dash, who was in a hospital bed; they all had tears in their eyes, and as he lay there, he sniffed and said, “Am I in a hospital?”

All the girls, even Rainbow Dash, jumped at and hugged him; Aaron felt the pain in his limbs. He exclaimed, “Ow. Ow. Why am I feeling pain?” That’s when the doctor said, “It’s a miracle you even woke up. Your body was pretty damaged when you got here.”

“How long was I out for like a month or two?”

“Try six months. It was pretty interesting to see you get healed slowly. Thanks to you being here, we saw some interesting things and improved our understanding of medical care and science.”

“No problem, doc; where’s Spike? Twilight.”

Twilight looked at Aaron and said, “He’s at the Library in a depressed state because of his rampage and hurting you.”

Aaron got up, still wearing the hospital cover, and looked around and spotted the window. Before the doctor came back in, the girls, confused, saw Aaron open the window and noticed he was on the ground floor. Aaron hopped out and ran to the library as fast as his pained legs would allow him.

Spike, in the corner of the Library, sat there in a frown and was depressed; that’s when he heard the library door slam open, and Spike turned his head to see Aaron staring back at him, smirking. Shocked, Spike was about to say something, only to hear Aaron yell, “LET’S SEE YOU GRIT THOSE TEETH!”

Spike, confused, was about to say something only to get punched in the face and sent into the bookshelf. Spike, pissed, explained, “What the hell! Anon, why’d you punch me in the face?”

“Because I knew you’d avoid me for as long as you could so we wouldn’t have this talk. Look, when I broke the pact, I avoided you because I needed you to kick the shit out of me so we could be friends again, and I’ll admit you destroyed my body, and damn it if that punch to the face wasn’t me paying you back. But I refuse to see you be depressed about what you did. I got hurt, so what? Did you get hurt as well? Yeah, right now. Be a man and grow up like you mean it. Live like you mean it and regret little.”

Aaron held out his hand, and Spike grabbed it, and Aaron pulled him up. As Spike stood up, the library door opened, and Twilight, Apple Jack, Pinkie Pie, Flutter Shy, and Rarity saw Spike in a better mood and Aaron smirking and nodding. Aaron turned his head and asked, “So what did I miss? For the past six months, of course.” Twilight and the girl group hugged Aaron, with Spike in the middle. Aaron, still confused, felt his splitting headache come back, and a voice said, “Let me out!”

Author's Note

Big Mac
Doctor Anthro
Trapped Nightmare entity

Aaron/Anon and the Main Six colors didn’t change

I wanted to make the fight with Aaron and Spike an actual battle but I think way is better for the story and the friendship between Spike and Aaron