Author's Note

This chapter forward is back in Equestria, hope you enjoy reading!

Chapter 38 Family Reunited

The runes are in the correct order, I direct my magic to flow into them, the spell starts, a large indigo bubble appears around me instantly with a loud bang that makes me wince. Spreading around me with my core as the center, a perfect bubble of magic and inside it the complex spell starts to prepare the dimensional membrane to allow someone through.

The magic arcs around me like lightning from a tesla coil, I felt the air around me change and the pressure adjust.

Soon I would be home with mom and dad, I missed them a lot, and I want to get to know dad better.

I wasn't sure if this spell, the outer dimensional barrier that was holding this spell together was permeable or not, but just in case I recasted my shield, and good timing because not even a second later a loud bang of large caliber round impacted against it, causing me to wince in pain because of the feedback, this was an antimaterial round clearly, my shield wouldn't hold on against another of those!

I had no choice but to use a stronger shield, runic pattern already forming and charging in my head and soon I pushed my magic into another complex spell, 'Globe of invulnerability' formed around me in a glimmering semi transparent looking dome that was impenetrable, immune to any normal means of attack and most spells -30mp 123/288mp

It was the right idea, it seems they had more than just anti armor rounds, a powerful explosion that harmlessly dissipated around the shield left me shaking in terror, they intended to kill me, my body went into fight or flight mode, but I mentally suppressed these emotions, focusing on the spell and ignoring any further attacks, they weren't trying to capture me anymore, or they just wanted to disrupt my spell enough for it to stop working.

The spell finally ended, my body shifted dimensions instantly, I appeared within the teleportation circle on the third floor of my home, I was back safe and sound!

A small nervous laugh escaped me as I realized the ridiculous situation I found myself in. I was trembling, lifting a claw and looking as it shook, I closed it tightly and tried to calm down my heart that was beating in my ears, it was the loudest thing I could hear, the silence here was almost deafening compared to my heartbeat.

Such a near death experience made me feel more alive, more energized and made any other worry feel inconsequential, i definitively felt more alive now, like my body was checking to make sure I was all there, I felt every part of myself.

I had almost died, if it wasn't overly cautious they would have gotten me, a lesson i took to heart, never again would I travel to such a place with so little preparation, I need protective artifacts, more power, something to protect others and myself!

I smiled to myself and headed down the stairs, the short trip has been in some ways a success, even if I have made enemies and they would probably make some sort of trap on the other side to kill me once I tried to go in again, but there were ways around that.

As I walked slowly I thought to myself about my next goals in life, I had a few, other than getting stronger.
First I needed to finish elementary school and get my education too, and I needed to find the Elements of Harmony, I think I knew where to start, the most elusive member of them and hardest for me to reach was Rainbow Dash, and Fluttershy, as they both if I remembered correctly live in Cloudsdale, and I still couldn't fly, I could become intangible and sort of float as a cloud but I couldn't fly like normal, not until I was older.

I hadn't bothered to learn to walk on clouds yet either and it seems it wasn't in Post Mortem's priority list either because he didn't bother to learn it, perhaps he didn't like pegasi enough to want to visit their cities, I was pretty sure he hated anything non unicorn or just wasn't interested in interacting with them, other than to his own benefit ocasionally.

I wondered if I could walk on clouds naturally, or I had to learn the spell, I need to check that someday.

My slow walk down the stairs eventually led me to my parents doorway, I walked in, mom was spooning dad and I slid in between them, a soft purring sound came from my maw, i will take a nap with them and surprise them when they wake in the morning. I smiled, I wasn't really sleepy but I could relax here and think.

Despite my mana being lower than half, I felt it recharge gradually as I laid there, this city had so much more mana in the very air than what was on Earth, where it would take all night to regain all my energy, here it would take less than half that time.

What I felt more than anything now was joy at being back, and the sense of overcoming a life or death situation and coming out winning, living.

I slowly let my body relax enough, as much as I wanted to go out I needed to at least try to regain the right sleep schedule, I let my mind wander until I finally fell asleep, wrapping my arms around dad's back and my tail lifted slightly to rest between mom's hind legs.

Coconut's POV, next morning.

I blink my eyes open feeling strangely cool, despite it being summer I felt as if I was sleeping in the middle of winter, but it was pleasant and relaxing, as if I was covered in a warm blanket during a cold winter.

Let out an almost quiet but big yawn.

I felt my body start to respond to my mind waking up by, but I ignored that, I just wanted to enjoy this sensation, I remember Sylf being a lot more warm than this, usually we would go to sleep together and wake up on opposite sides of the bed because of overheating, but something was cooling me down enough to want her warmth now.

I started to become more aware, I was being hugged, but it was far smaller than my big wolf marefriend, it was... Oh! He came back?! Yes! He's back and it seems he really missed me, by the way his snout is right on my neck, oh my little dragon, my sweet and adorable son, I missed you too! I want nothing more than hug him very tightly, maybe have her join too, but she has had a long day of work yesterday with extra paperwork and I wanted her to have some extra rest.

A few seconds later Onxy started to yawn too, and the first thing he did was move higher until his head was level to mine, then he placed his chin on the top of my head, right next to my horn, he, of course somehow knew I was awake.

"Hey dad, you slept well? I hope I didn't get you too cold, it's been a while since I was able to be so close to the two of you, I missed you so much! And mom too, but she will get cuddles later when she is awake." I turned around and grabbed him in my hooves and hug him tightly, giving him a kiss on the middle of his nose, he returns it quickly and gives me a lick across the muzzle with his long tongue, making me laugh louder and ruffle his head, he has no fur but he enjoys the gesture anyways.

"Oh you're such a wonderful son! You helped me sleep extra good, usually I get too warm at night when sleeping with mom, but you are cool enough to make it feel like a nice warm blanket during winter, maybe I should ask you to sleep between us from now on during the summer!" He loved the praise, I could tell because he hugged me tighter and rubbed his snout on my chest, this dragon was even more affectionate than most ponies, and they are often considered the most touch friendly race.

"R-really? But... You and mom... What if you want to, you know, make those noises you two make sometimes? Won't me being here ruin your game? You usually do it when you think I'm asleep." I feel myself starting to turn red, I can't look him in the eyes as he just admitted to hearing me and Sylf go at it like wild animals.

I try to form an answer and open my muzzle but nothing comes out, I open and close it, thinking of a way to explain it.

He starts giggling, then it turns into a full laugh, this wakes up my dear Sylf, who blinks and looks at Onyx with a loving expression on her beautiful face, she really loves him, I know everything she does is for him, and I cant be more proud of her for that.

"Oh dad, relaaax! I know you and mom go at it like rabbits quite often, I'm not a little colt, I'm special remember? I told ya!" He kept going before I could form an answer, Sylf looked shocked, she didn't even have time to hug him or say anything, he kept going, I looked at her with a questioning look but she simply looked shyly, like she always knew he knew.

"I know how reproduction works, and I know you made her pregnant too, remember? You went for HOURS!" I couldn't believe him, now thinking back on it, she made it pretty obvious what she wanted to do and he seemed perfectly aware what was about to happen, he even willingly went outside to give us privacy, I was too stunned to talk and just waited for him to say what was on his mind.

"But I told her to, you know, that I wanted her to find someone who made her happy and who would be family to us, and I guess she found her other half~"
Oh, so he was not kidding when he said he was special.

"O-Onyx? Y-you're here! I missed you so much my precious son!" Onyx interrupted my question before I could ask it, grabbing him from behind in a tight hug, he let out a squeak of surprise and pretended to struggle before surrendering to the large wolf's cuddles, it was the most adorable sight, he turned around and faced her and they rubbed their heads and Sylf licked him like a mother wolf would lick her puppies.

He reciprocated as well in his own way, massaging her neck, her sides and her back with his dexterous claws, he even gently caressed her pregnant belly with his long tail, he was very gentle, I couldn't resist and hugged them both too, their charm combined was like nothing I've seen before.

I feel like if they are together like this, they could convince anyone of anything, at least it would definitively work on me.

I shook my head, what was I thinking? They are just too adorable together, I kept hugging them both tightly until they slowly decided it was enough cuddles. I decided to ask what was on my mind, i knew he was 'special' but I didn't know he knew so much!

"Momma! I have been here since late at night last night, I snuck in and decided to sleep between you to surprise you both! Heh I love you two lovebirds, you should have seen the look on dad's face when I pranked him!" He laughed again and Sylf giggled as well, but then booped him on the nose.

"Sorry to interrupt, but why do you know so much about... You know, sex? And love, I know you know he knows, you know? Hmph! You're keeping me in the dark about so many things... You know if you were to tell me I could come to terms with it now, and I wouldn't be angry, I promise! I love you two too much to just stop over some secrets, leaving would break my heart probably just as bad if not worse than it would break yours." I hoped they would tell me more, but if they wanted to keep it secret I wouldn't be upset, maybe just a bit sad.

I know sometimes secrets are hard to tell, but I waited and pressed my own face to them, we are a family now, no matter what! I really really wanted to raise my foals along with them.

After a minute of silence, Onyx was the one to speak up.

"Dad, I've kept some secrets from you that I know I shouldn't have, I think you are... Well now you are part of this family, I've been reluctant to admit some things, you know how I am, as I say, 'special' right?" We both shared a small laugh at that, we smiled at each other then he kept going.

"Well I know this may seem hard to believe, but I've been a little dragon for about 8 and a half years, as you know, the thing is... Before that I was not a dragon, I was another creature, I was a human and i lived a few months over 20 years when that life was cut short, i... I was attacked dad, they killed me, it was such a quick death that I didn't even have time to feel much pain before my brain stopped working." He looked at me with those bright and kind eyes, but I could see in them not an ounce of playfulness or deception.

He was serious, even sad, he really meant it! I didn't know how to answer at first, but he was patient and just waited, his cyan eyes blinking every few seconds as he looked at me with both concern and hope.

But he is my son now, the three of us decided together to make a family, and I already knew they had secrets, everyone does, I smiled at him, a warm and caring smile that showed him how I felt.

"Onyx my cuddly little dragon, you are my son! Even if you had a full life before becoming who you are now, I still care about you the same, but I'm really sorry that you were killed like that, it makes me worry for something like that happening to one of us, i-i hope that never happens, my life with you both has been the best times I have had so far." I admitted in a soft voice, I wanted to know more, curiosity is something that I always get caught up on.

"Thank you! Thank you so much dad! You... You know I still have the memories of my past life, all the experiences and all of the knowledge, and also of the past 9 years where I learned all sorts of things about this wonderful world, right? There are many things I haven't told you yet so, I'll tell them now."

"Go ahead, I'll stop you if I have a question okay? And I'll still love you in the end, no matter what!" I meant that, I knew from the start and Sylf had made it clear that being her coltfriend was a whole package deal with his son, I would also take responsibility for him, and it was never a surprise or a burden, it was something I want to, something that I have always wanted, a family of my own.

Dad was my only family before and when he passed away I... I've been lost, until that wonderful day this two came by and...

I'm losing myself in my thoughts, wait... Was he actually 28 and a half years old if you combined his old life and the new one? What happened after death? He knew that! Also why did he keep his memories of another life?

"Okay, I was a 20 year old male human, I was from another world that I've visited, and that's why I was absent this last couple of weeks."

"I'm technically now older than you, but my mind is still not that of an adult, sure I have memories and way more self control and even way of thinking than a little dragon my age, but I also am... Prone to sudden bouts of excitement, I'm extremely clingy and I struggle to control my emotions, despite being older in theory I feel like as if I am a different being from what I was, like, mentally as well." He stopped for a few seconds to think, then continued.

"You know I sometimes cry when I get emotional, I didn't usually cry this easily when I was a human, I also don't have... Well obviously I don't have a libido since I'm only 9 but I know what it's like, I also... I seriously hope this is not an issue or I'll be really devastated dad, but I'm pansexual, I am attracted to all genders equally, not that I'm attracted in that way yet, but I am, im pretty sure I am in a romantic or, how is it called? A crush, I already have a crush on some ponies, you know what I mean?"

I didn't know much about this if I was honest, isn't that just normal? I suppose I don't have much experience when it comes to love either, I have lusted over mares, a lot, but I have never had much experience with stallions, I had friends back then, when I was at school but everyone drifted away from me after, I didn't make any real close friends.

The only mare... the only one I had ever experience with is Sylf.
What should I feel about stallions? I never really thought about it, I just think of all ponies of all races to be attractive, and other races too, I just... Don't know.

"Honestly son, I don't have experience with stallions, so I can't say if I like them that way or not, so far the only one who has... Shared a bed with me is your mom, I can only be sure of something, I will support you and love you for who you are, if you want to have a herd with both mares and stallions I will be happy for you, of if you only want one, what matters is that you are happy, I will not let anyone get in the way of you finding love." I was not about to let him suffer like I did, not knowing if I would ever find someone, I was also... A bit of a coward if I'm honest.

But that doesn't matter now that my sweet sexy wolf is with me and she has my foals. I blushed, memories of how we made those foals coming to my mind's eye, I tried to quickly thing of something different to calm myself.

Thankfully Onyx offered a quick answer and helped me go back to less inappropriate thoughts.

"There's also some much more important things I have to tell you dad, for example what happened after I died, and why that is so important... There are a few things you have to know, things that are going to maybe change your mind about us and that are much more important than anything I've said so far." This was serious, I could tell by the look he was giving me, he was worried, and he was scared of my reaction.

"I'm listening, but I really doubt anything will push me away from you both." I hope I was right, I know I was right, I don't have much else left.

"When I died, I was given a new chance but with a responsibility, it was very vague, I was told that I was an agent of change, and that I had endless possibilities for growth, that I would become strong enough to travel between dimensions, and that I would have free reign to do whatever I wanted with my power, that I would become a demigod and eventually even a true god. All of it sounds incredible right? I even will be able to share my enormous power with others! But... There was a catch, while this all was technically true, the extent of my mission was not clear at first until I was actually born." Oh, Onyx you poor sweet colt, I can see the pain of past events on his eyes, he has gone through something bad, hasn't he?

"Wait so... That vacation you went to on your own... Was that in another dimension?! And how do you mean you can share your power? That all sounds amazing! You must be able to do a lot of things! But... I dread to ask what you had to do, I want to know." My answer is honest and I am really curious what this catch was.

"Yes I went to visit my old home planet, dimension. What I mean to share my power is that I can 'link' with others and we all share my ability to extract power from creatures I kill, and no, I haven't killed any sapient species, I have killed a lot of timberwolves before tho, over 40 I think, and kinda destroyed an evil ancient wizard consciousness that was inside a magical artifact, but he was...
Evil and he had already died, his consciousness and soul were trapped in a crystal and I didn't have a way to revive him, and I would DEFINITELY not revive him either, destroying his consciousness was the only way to ensure our safety." I was speechless, confused and a bit scared, Sylf nuzzled me, reassuring me it was okay, she clearly wanted to say something, and she interrupted him or me thinking an answer.

"Love, my handsome unicorn, please don't be quick to judge him, I asked to do that, and I was the one who killed that evil bastard in the first place, I killed him painfully, I humiliated him, and I destroyed him, do you want to know why?" I was unsure I wanted to know why, Sylf was both extremely terrifying right now and also extremely attractive, I was... Stunned at her sudden change in tone, this wolf, she was not someone who you wanted to antagonize.

"I-i do, I think, and I wasn't judging I was... Just a bit concerned, I-i promise my sweetheart!" I was blushing as I said this, I couldn't help it, was I crazy for finding her so hot when she was serious? I shook my head, not the time for this foalish thoughts.

"He almost killed Onyx, and he also almost killed dear Kari, who Onyx considers an aunt and I consider a sister in battle." I grew pale, all of the previous feelings about her being hot gone completely from my mind as she said that, first fear and then anger was what I felt. I was told about Kari a bit, Onyx told me, he mentioned her being a very sweet and friendly Manticore that had a cub he really cared about too, he clearly cared a lot for them, so did Sylf.

Before I could say anything she continued. "He used a spell that melted almost all of his scales, skin and muscle right off his bones, Coconut, you know what this means? I saw my son... I thought he had died, I saw him be almost fully disintegrated in front of my own eyes, he was thankfully able to survive, but if he had been a pony I think he would have been turned into dust from that attack alone."

I start shaking with fear and hug Onyx gently, looking him over in worry, he was perfectly healthy, but hearing that made me almost cry, I couldn't imagine the terror and the impossibly bad pain, but tears started to come out after she told me the rest.

"That is not everything, Onyx, he was attacked by many other deadly spells and managed to save himself thanks to healing potions, and thanks to him is the only reason we didn't all die, even in his near death, Onyx was aware enough to saved the three of us by paralyzing that monster, and I swung my warhammer into his skull and broke off his horn for that." I was glad, but I still involuntarily winced at imagining the pain having my horn destroyed would cause me. Onyx noticed this and gently started caressing me, I was crying quietly at this point, but Onyx's touch made me feel better, he hugged me and whispered softly into my ear.

"Don't worry, in the end it was all fine, Kari, Mom and I won, we survived, we are here after all, aren't we dad? My adorable unicorn dad, I love you!" I giggled at that, despite everything that was told, he finds me adorable? Well... Thinking about it I suppose he is older than me, in total, I think he just seems me as someone who he needs to protect too? That was incredibly sweet and almost made me start crying again, this... I'm going to stay with them no matter what.

"Oh I must also say, I did torture him to death for a reason, not only he did all of that to us, he also wanted to... 'use' all of us, and yes, he wanted to "buck" us, in the non consensual way, and yes he also meant Onyx, he specifically wanted to do that to him and kill him, then revive him using necromancy to satisfy his perverse desire, or just out of spite for us, so once he was hornless and weak, i decided to slice him up and shoved my longsword infused with acid in his behind." I felt Onyx shiver at that, I did so as well, but I couldn't blame Sylf, I would have still killed him, maybe not torture him but definitely kill him, maybe slower, if I could.

"I... I understand why you did it but I don't think I would have been able to do that, but I understand, trying to do something so depraved to a young colt... I can't ever forgive something like that, there is no coming back from such a horrible act, there needs to be punishment!" I wasn't sure what punishment but... She did what she had to.

"I still think you could have been less... Well I don't know, I would have just maybe stabbed him a few times in the stomach or the chest until he died, I'm not very creative..." Onyx said reluctantly, he clearly didn't want to sound rude but he also didn't agree with that kind of torture, I am with him on that.

"I agree with Onyx, sorry love, but I think you went a bit far, have in mind you set the example for him, and him disagreeing to the example is a clear sign you were wrong to do that, I know you love him and me, so for us stallions, well, males and for our future possibly colts if some are born colts, please don't do that again? If you must kill someone no matter how evil, do not lower yourself to their level Sylf, and don't traumatize our son, please? now Onyx could become afraid of something like that happening to him if he made a mistake, right Onyx?" Onyx looked down at this, being put on the spotlight didn't seem to be his favorite thing.

"I... A little bit, but not because of mom actually, I know she understands she shouldn't do that again." He gives Sylf a pointed look and she quickly nods with a sad expression.

"I-i know, I'm sorry! I was really angry and I wanted to make him pay for the suffering he caused them both... I went too far, I should have just stabbed him normally, I... I will try to atone for it, I promise you both not to torture someone again, no matter what happens." Me and Onyx nodded and nuzzled her to try to make her feel better.

"But dad, here is the reason why I was worried, you know what Princess Celestia's policy towards dragons and pony relationship within Equestria is?"

"No, I don't know, please tell me?" He nodded with a concerned look, but there was also hope in his eyes.

"She told me that if a dragon and a pony get into a relationship within Equestria the dragon has to go outside the borders and never return, or drink alchemical potions that suppress any and all libido and sexual desire, basically assuring that no one in that relationship can conceive, because the dragon will never be able to get an erection again as long as he is drinking that, and they are forced to drink it or are kicked out of Equestria, forced to leave their lover behind."

I felt like crying, really strongly again, this was... A horrible crime against both dragons and ponies who were in a relationship with them! Did the Princess... Did she really make a law like that? I knew Onyx was telling the truth, but... It was hard to believe she would pass such a law.

"But please calm down, she told me she would change that, I begged her to, and she ended up softening up after she realized it was cruel, and I was one of the only few dragons living here, i made a deal with her, so she will honor this deal as well, and in the end we found common ground, we are, I hope, in good terms now, we even joked about afterwards!," wait... He met the Princess?! When? How?

"You... You met her then? Did you two talk and fix the issue? It's still hard to imagine her doing such a cruel law, why would she do that? Was there a reason?" Onyx nodded, confusing me, what reason could there be to make it okay for this law to exist? It was... I could imagine myself in his situation now, not even allowed to ever have that special connection with anypony, having to take a medicine that blocks me from desiring the one I love, or being forced to leave them forever.

I couldn't help it and I hugged him again, tears rolling down my muzzle, imagining how he must have felt when he found out about that law, and from the Princess herself no less.

He hugged me back and caressed me, his claws retracted and his cold paws massaging my midsection on my back.

"Don't worry... dad, it's okay! Yes I felt really bad, I begged and cried to her and showed her my feelings, despite her basically hating me for just being a dragon at first, she softened up when she realized I'm just like you or any other pony, but she did have a reason, a dumb reason but a valid one at least for her, you see when a pony and a dragon, of different gender do...
You know what you did to mom, a creature is born called a Kirin, and Kirin, when their emotions are heightened, undergo a magic transformation that is quite dangerous, they become a Nirik, no, I didn't come up with that name!" He giggled as he squeezed me more against him, he is really strong!

"But Nirik have fire literally coming out of their bodies and they burn anything that they touch, and Princess Celestia told me that Nirik have caused accidents and burnt down villages before because they unfortunately had been near flammable objects when they were in that state, so to prevent more accidents she basically made a village only for Kirin and sent all pony dragon offspring there, the parents didn't get a say in this, and if they wanted to they could move in with them, but yeah that's pretty much the reason, because she doesn't want her little ponies to have to deal with any dangers."

I can't believe I'm saying this but I want to kick Princess Celestia right on her prim and proper face, instead of getting awareness and teaching ponies how to raise their little fillies or colts of a different race, she exiles them away from Equestria and makes it a legal requirement to... I can't believe Onyx begged her... But it did help, he convinced her, this was... As much as I hate to admit it, the best possible choice. But... Buck, I really want to give her a good kick in the face! I can't help but make an angry growl, grinding my teeth.

"I can't she would create a law like that! You... I'm sorry I just really want to make her suffer for it! But you're right, you did the right thing, violence isn't the answer, she is still the Princess, but as a father I will give her a piece of my mind if I ever meet her! I wish I could kick her in the face now." Onyx stopped hugging, moved back and looked at me in the eyes with a serious and worried frown.

"No! No dad, don't ever try to anger her, I have powers, you know? This deal I made that promised me all of this abilities and powers, one of them is that I can learn about a pony's abilities and powers, and I can tell you, you kicking her in the face would have as much effect as an ant kicking you in the face, but if you anger her, she can be... Extremely dangerous, I saw it with my own eyes! Just don't... Don't antagonize her dad, not until I get to know her better and I make sure she isn't a loose Cannon ready to incinerate into ashes the first creature who offends her."

His tone left no room for arguments, I swallowed nervously, he was probably right, the Princess was extremely powerful, everypony knew that, she was supposed to be able to do anything.

"Okay time to get back on track, I have to ocasionally go into the dream realm, and no I don't mean sleeping, the first time it happened was when I was about I think a few days old, I helped mom fight horrifying spiders in a dark creepy forest, inside a place called a Dungeon, not like the ones at the castle, this is much much worse." I was confused but he was clearly not done explaining so I waited for him to explain.

"This dungeons are like... Imagine you are trapped inside a large room that is designed to represent a different theme each time, there is no way to escaping, you also get no choice other than to go in, you are more or less forced to enter and the only way to exit the Dungeon is to kill the strongest enemy in it, the first time we had seconds of warning and we had to fight a huge spider monster at the end! We barely won, it was... It was horrible and soul crushing, I... Should not have seen that."

Nothing, I couldn't think of anything to say, I was sure he wasn't lying, but this was beyond anything I've ever heard about, it sounds too nonsensical, and really confusing too, but I could see he was... Badly mentally scarred from what happened to him there, he started crying softly, then sobbing loudly, until both of Sylf and I held him and reassured him everything was okay now, that we were both here and here was safe.

Sylf was the one to speak then.

"Coconut, what Onyx says is the truth, both of us, but specially him, are extremely strong because of his ability, and that evil unicorn that I told you about, he was the stronger enemy of the second Dungeon, he was a special case because he was actually a real pony trapped in the dream realm for centuries, and he was controlled by a parasite in his mind, too, who was feeding off him, that place was also very horrifying for us, I see you didn't fully believe him but we can prove it to you, should you want to partake in Onyx's power." I wasn't sure what to say, I think I want to try.

"Before you accept dad, remember if you accept and get my powers you will also become part of our group, as in... You will be teleported with us to Dungeons and you will have to fight for your life like the rest of us, and the creatures in the Dungeon can't be reasoned with or charmed, at least most of them! So... Father, if you go with us you risk your life, and if we fail and die, you'll die too, because you can't hope to defeat something strong enough to kill the rest of us, no offense but you are not nearly as strong as me or mom, but we can train you and you'll grow stronger too with experience."

So... This explains why both of them are so gentle with me, I can feel it... Just feeling them hug me and I feel the dense muscle, specially Sylf who is bigger, ever since I met her I was fascinated and... Really attracted to her very muscular body, everything about her was perfect, she had all the right curves in the right places, and her rump...

I smack myself in the head to stop that train of thought.

"I accept, if you're gonna do this... So will I, it sounds very scary, so I will need some help, I need to learn how to defend myself, how to be able to help you, will you help me?"

They both nodded with big smiles on their faces.

Then out of the corner of my eye, I could see different things I couldn't see before. What is this?

I felt a sound in my mind. I saw a symbol on my vision, it was sort of floating there, then I could read a message floating in front of me but to the side.

Coconut Cream has joined Onyx's family!

Congratulations, now you have a vast number of abilities, access to the inventory, status windows, a map feature and your own HUD, you can see your mana level, your health level and your stamina.

You can also see any conditions affecting you, negative or positive, and your perks and stats are available to you to browse.

You are now linked telepathically and are able to speak with all of the members of the family as long as they're conscious, directly into their minds, and hear their response.

Oh! Now I understand what he meant when he said he was special, this is definitively NOT normal!

But I felt giddy and curious about all of this, what was this? I could... Mentally control this? Yes! and... status window? inventory? Let's see...

Suddenly a sword appeared in my telekinetic field, it activated by itself to hold it, I panicked and dropped it with a not very stallion like yell of surprise.

Before it could land, Onyx extended his hand and grabbed it like it was a toothpick, holding it in two claws as it was about to land on his head, this really bad, I almost hurt him!

"Do not do that ever again dad! You could have hurt someone! Okay I'll explain how the inventory works, just... Don't try to mentally touch anything in it if you don't know how to control it, there are very dangerous things in it!" I smiled sheepishly, both of them glared at me for a bit then the sword disappeared into thin air, Onyx's claws extended and he smirked with mischievous intent, I swallowed, suddenly feeling very much in danger.

He and Sylf pinned me down to the bed and started to tickle me nonstop, I didn't realize claws could be so gentle and cruel at the same time, I couldn't stop laughing, I was running out of breath!

'You can't escape us now, your punishment shall know no end for your foolish actions father! You're ours now!' I could hear Onyx's voice directly in my head, I tried to struggle but he was too strong, holding both of my front hooves above my head with one claw, while he tickled my pits and sides while Sylf pinned me down above by sitting on top of me, I couldn't do more than squirm and howl in laughter, between gasps for air, my hind legs kicking uselessly to the sides.

'He is merciless, but he is right, you can't escape us, little pony~' Sylf's voice joins in as they attack me from all sides, I didn't know I was so ticklish until now, this was overwhelming!

They kept going for a few minutes but when I started begging them to stop they did, leaving me a panting and giggling mess, I was all sweaty too, from so much struggling.

"Hah you... You two really messed me up! I felt I was gonna pee myself if you kept going!
I... have never had so much fun in my life, thank you! I love you both, but please... I'm out of air, lets stop for now, I'll need a shower too, you gave me quite the workout." Time to get up.