//------------------------------// // Chapter 11 // Story: Coming to terms with reality........ // by Furstreak //------------------------------// After forcefully removing the stallion from atop the apple farmer, Twilight tossed him to the side, expecting him to land on his hooves, but only succeeded in dumping him onto his side and letting him skid through the moist dirt with a grunt as he hit the ground. "Ow...." He groaned out, attempting to move as he lay there, trying his best to move but couldn't due to his muscle strain. "Twi! What is wrong with you?!" AJ shouted toward the lavender unicorn, surprising her as she got to her hooves and quickly made her way over to the fallen stallion. "I was thinking that lecherous moron would have a better sense than to let me catch him in such a compromising position with my so called best friend!" She snorted as she followed the farmer over to the stallion. Stopping as she noticed his look of strain and pain across his face as he attempted to get up, only for AJ to gently press him back down. "Easy sugarcube," She began as she nodded to her big brother. "Go get the small trolley, we'll get'em inteh the house to recuperate." Big Macintosh gave a silent nod as he turned, quickly galloping up toward the barn to grab the small trolley and bring it back. "Ya'll ok?" AJ asked as he gave her a soft smile. "Ah'm fine, just strained eery muscle in my body." He groaned trying to move once again only to to illicit a loud pop as he fell back to the ground as he let out a silent scream. After a few agonizing seconds he caught his breath as tears ran from his eyes, he clenching them shut as he gave a shuddering breath through the pain. "Oh God.... I think..... I think I just threw my back out." He spoke out as he raised his head a little only to scream out in pain, letting it fall back to the ground with a thud. "Yep... It's on vacation." He shouted out as his body shivered in pain. Big Macintosh was trotting quickly back down the path just as Twilights horn was lighting up to pick the stallion from the ground. but paused as she got a glare from the orange earth pony before her. "Ah think ya done enough Twi. Let me and Mac put him in there." She snorted as she and her brother began to gently lift the stallion who was clenching and baring his teeth as he let out a long growl of pain as he was lifted and slid into the cart. Once her was secured in the cart, Big Macintosh slowly brought the trolley down the path toward the farmhouse with the two mares in tow. "Ya'll be fine sugarcube. We'll fix ya up right as rain in no time." She smiled worriedly toward the stallion as he gave one back in return. "I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to hurt you... I was just so mad when I saw you..." She paused for a moment as she noticed his puffy eye and still slightly bloody nose. "Wait... how did you get hurt before I hurt you further?" There was a deadly silence for a short time as Kami looked from Twilight to Applejack in askance. The farmer giving a sigh, lowering her head slightly as she began the short story. A minute passed by as the story had been told, only to cause Twilight to glare at the currently cripple unicorn for a moment before letting out a giggle as well. AJs face turning a deep red from embarrassment as they finally reached the farmhouse. "Well, I guess we're even then." AJ spoke up as Twilights horn lit up, gently lifting the broken stallion from the cart and floating him into the farmhouse behind the apple farmers. "Even?" Twilight asked asked as she followed the farmers upstairs and into a spare bedroom. Placing the injured unicorn onto the bed gently after cleaning the dirt from his side. "Considering I saw ya'll smooching the other night when ya knew I was interested in him too." She grinned seeing her friend sputter. "Y-y-y-you saw that?!" She squeaked, releasing her hold on the stallion a little too soon and causing him to fall a little too hard onto the bed and give a loud grunt of pain. "Girls, for the love of Pete will you please stop arguing while attempting to tend to me. I am currently immobile, and every fiber of my being is in utter agony..." He sighed. "Can you please wait at least until I can defending myself before causing me any more agony?" The two recoiled slightly at the harsh tone, giving a sigh as they both began to gather a few supplies. Twilight pulling a small medical kit from her saddlebags while AJ went to gather some antiseptics. It took a few minutes and a few groans of pain, but the unicorn stallion had been cleaned up and given a mild pain killer to alleviate some of his pain while Twilight scanned his frame with several spells to determine the actual damage his back had endure during the whole fiasco with the apple cart. "This isn't good." Twilight began as she scanned Kami once again to make sure she was correct. "He seems to have definitely thrown his back out." She sighed, pulling open a book about the injury in question. The lavender unicorn giving a very worried glance to the slightly goofy expression that was now plastered across the unicorns face as he lay there. "Uh, Applejack, what kind of painkiller did you give him?" Twilight asked her only to float the small bottle in question that held the pills to in front of her and giving a gasp. "AJ, These are regular strength painkillers for earth ponies!?" She squeaked out. "Yea, an they don't do squat fer my aching back. Figgered they'd do something for him since he was screaming a few minutes ago." She stated as she cocked a brow at the doppy grinning unicorn laying on the bed. "I love you guys..." Kami smiled to them only to make them blush furiously. "Ah think ah'd like teh date both ya'll at the same time..." He spoke out while smiling warmly, albeit rather doppily. "Kami, ah don't think this is the proper time to..." "Oh hush you..." He attempted a glare toward the librarian only to have his eyes cross slightly. Ya'll'er both pent up so much it ain't funny. An yer pissed off at one another too." He chuckled. "So why don't we make this even so ya'll kin be happy again?" He chuckled. "What are ya'll talking bout sugarcube?" AJ asked as he stared silently between the two for a moment. "Twi.... Turn'round." Kami stated flatly. "What.... Why?!" She spoke out rather flustered. "Turn'round and lift yer tail... lemme see what shade'o purple ya got?" He chuckled only to cause Twilight to glare and growl out at him, her horn burning a blistering white for a moment as Applejack stepped between the two. "Now Twi, ya'll know he's a bit doped up on them pain killers. Ain't no reason teh hurt him more." AJ began as she turned back to him to see him puckering up. "Gimme a kiss AJ, then ya'll'll be even." He chuckled as he continued to pucker, only to stop dead as a loud snore escape him once a beam of magic hit him directly in the face. "TWI!" AJ yelled as she turned to glare at the fuming unicorn at her side. "That lecherous... no good...UGH!" She screamed out in a huff only to pause as Applejack laughed. "What are you laughing about?" She snorted. "Ah said the same thing the other night when ah saw ya'll smooching." She giggled, causing Twilight to give a slight smirk before she also began to giggle. "Are ya'll done here?" Big Macintosh spoke up, breaking them from their reverie. "Let the poor fella get some sleep an heal afore ya torment the poor thing anymore. Ah know what it feels like teh throw yer back out, and it ain't pretty." He groaned. XXX Morning arrived quickly for the injured unicorn. He giving a low groan as he opened his eyes to see the light shining through the open window, the smell of apples on the gentle breeze that was blowing through the room. After a moment to wake up a little and enjoy the warmth of the bed he was in, he snapped his head up realizing he wasn't in his house, and regretting it as he let out an ear splitting scream, falling back to the bed and panting in pain. It only took a few seconds, but AJ and Twilight rushed up the stairs and into the room, stopping and staring wide eyed at the stallion as he lay there with the look of pain on his face. "Back's still out." He groaned. "And now, ah gotta pee." He chuckled nervously through the pain, staring toward the blushing mares in front of him. "Welp, ah wouldn't mind helping ya. but seeing as moving ya would cause ya a lot of pain if ah done it by hoof." She trailed off looking to her lavender friend. "No way are you making me do this!" Twilight sputtered in shock. "It's that or I pee in the bed, cause I'm sporting some pretty bad morning wood here, and my bladder feels like a squeeze box'bout ready to explode." He groaned. "I'm so sorry Twi, please forgive me." He pleaded as he watched her groan out in annoyance. "Fine, but you owe me." She snapped back as she lifted the stallion gently from the bed with the cover still around him, much to Applejacks displeasure. Then floating him into the bathroom and hovering him over the toilet. "Twi, I can't see if I'm going to hit it or not.... yer.... going to have to look." He spoke out in shame as his face burned a bright red. "No way!" Twilight began to protest but paused as AJ trotted up to the stallions side and pulling the cover back slightly only to make him gasp in shock. "Back'im up a lil Twi." AJ stated as she waved a hoof in the direction he needed to go. "AJ!" Twilight began to protest again as the farmer turned back to her. "Whut? Ya'll said no, so ah had teh be the navigator." She snickered as her eyes darted back to the item in question. "Alright, I'm just going to pee wherever!" Kami shouted out in complete embarassment as he began to dribble a little only to pause as he felt something pressing it slightly backwards. Both he and Twilight looking at him in complete horror for a moment before she began. "It's yer fault twi, ya'll didn't move'im fast enough so ah had teh point.... it... inteh the right spot. Now hurry up ya dern fool." She spoke out as she looked away as he face burned ten shades of red. A minute went by as the stallion finished his morning business, yet his apparent wood had not receded. The two mares still blushing as they managed to clean him and quickly put him back to bed. Both standing their giving him a glare as he lay there, silently cursing himself for his lack of will. "Please don't hate me. At least I didn't have to do the other thing." He sighed, getting a groan from them. "That might be later." He chuckled nervously only to get them to face hoof. "Can't we just take him to the hospital?" Twilight asked in slight annoyance. "We could, but ah'd rather take care of'im here. He is mah employee after-all." AJ sighed. "I'd rather be near friends anyway. Having someone else do for me what you two just did, that I don't know, would be far more embarrassing. I'm just glad I have such good friends to take care of me." He smiled lovingly toward the two only to get one in return. "Yea, yea. Keep butterin us up like that an we might get a nurse outfit to wear the next time we come in'ere." AJ chuckled only to cause Twilight to gawk for a moment. Then to stare angrily at Kami as he had a dopey grin on his face. "Sorry, sorry, I can't help it if you're just going teh tease me like that." Kami sighed out in worry upon seeing Twilights glare. "Who said ah was teasing?" AJ snickered as she turned, heading out of the room with Twilight in tow, berating her as she went. Once the two mares were out of the room, Twilight let loose on AJ. "What in Equestria is wrong with you?! Why did you say those things?!" "Ah don't know if'n ya'll er dense er what Twi, But can't ya'll see'im testin us?" She snorted as they made their way downstairs. "Testing? What are you talking about...?" She trailed off as everything began to click in her head. "You mean he wanted to see if we would actually help him do those.... things and then see if we would do anything further to ease his pain?" "In a manner'o speaking." AJ chuckled. "What about the nurse outfit thing?" Twilight snorted. "Ah was serious. Don't think that ahm giving up that easy on winning'im over. Ya'll may got the smarts, but ah know what stallions like." She snickered seeing her friend blush furiously. "So what if I've never been with a stallion! That doesn't mean I lack the knowledge to properly please one." She sputtered, only to illicit a laugh from AJ. "Uh huh, an all ya know'er from books ya'll done read on the subject ahm guessing. Considering yer still a virgin." AJ grinned causing Twilight to glower at her. "At least I don't sleep with stallions in hopes of getting them to stay." She growled out but stopped, covering her mouth in shock at what she had just said. AJ lowering her head to stare silently at the floor. "AJ, I'm so sorry, I didn't mean..." "Ah think ya should leave...." "But AJ..." "Now!..... Ah'll take care of'im from her on out." AJ growled as she turned, heading back upstairs to the injured stallion. "Dammit, what have I done?" Twilight whimpered out as she turned, heading out of the farmhouse and back toward Golden Oaks Library.