//------------------------------// // Rolf is Not Amused // Story: My Ex-coltfriend, Rolf // by Dr Atlas //------------------------------// “Release Rolf from your grip of sorcery winged one!” “Not until you drop the stake!” Twilight yelled Rolf continued to struggle from Twilight magical aura around him while Applejack helped calm Fluttershy down “You alright sugarcube?” Applejack asked. “I-I-I’m Ok-kay.” Fluttershy managed to speak. Rolf continued to flail around in the air. “Rolf will indeed release this stake,” He said calmly, then craned his neck to Fluttershy and yelled. “Into the heart of that monster mare that has-!” “Rolf!” Applejack yelled “She’s not a monster!” “What makes the apple seller think that she isn’t one?" Twilight walked over to Fluttershy, who had been whimpering the entire time, and wrapped a wing around her. “Do you really think a monster would act like this.” Rolf narrowed his eyes and said. “Rolf knows of the ways of the vamponies, they release their rage when their victims are most unsuspected.” Applejack grinded her teeth. “Let him go Twi.” “You sure, he still has the stake.” Applejack just nodded as she looked at the foreign pony. She walked up to Rolf, who was now at ground level, and looked deep into his eyes. “Rolf, I’m gonna make this nice and clear for ya’ll. If you so much as lay another hoof on her,” Applejack grabbed the stake out of his hooves and held it inches away from him. “I’ll be sure to use this on you first, before ya even think about usin’ it on her.” Twilight gasped while Fluttershy gave a squeak of fear. Rolf took a long look at Applejack, Twilight’s grip on him had went away and now he was face to face with the farm mare, he could see a fire in her eyes. He looked over at Twilight, whom was comforting Fluttershy. “The farm mare seems to really care about this vampony.” Rolf said in a confusing tone of voice. "Why is that?" Applejack threw the Stake near the pile of things Victor was carrying. “That cause she’s a friend.” Applejack looked away. “You wouldn’t understand.” “Rolf understands, it may be clear as papa’s stew, but Rolf thinks he knows what you mean.” He turned around and ran over to Victor, rummaging through the belongings on his back. “But Rolf knows if he said it, the farm mare would buck Rolf to next week.” “Ah could do that right now if ya want.” Applejack threatened, making Rolf give a nervous laugh. “In all honesty AJ,” Rolf put on a pair of strangely made magnification goggles. “Rolf apologizes for his actions, if Rolf had known that you had feelings for the shy one, Rolf would have went with plan B.” “What’s plan B.” Twilight asked. Applejack held up a hoof. “Wait a sec Twilight, I need to know somethin’” She turned to Rolf. “What kind of feelings did you think I ment?” Rolf grabbed a stethoscope and a pair gloves. “Well, Rolf would like to say that he now truly understands why you don’t like Rolf anymore.” He leaned toward Applejack “It is because you seem to have fallen in love with Flutter-” “NO!” both Fluttershy and Applejack yelled with AJ’s voice being louder, making Rolf raise his goggles to his head and Twilight flinch. Applejack glared at Rolf. “Were just friends, nothin’ more, nothin’ less.” Rolf adjusted his goggles to go over his eyes. “Very well then, farm mare, Rolf now truly understands what you mean. Now, may Rolf have the privilege to examine the Flutter mare.” He put on a rubber glove and snapped it into place, making Fluttershy yelp. Twilight looked at Rolf with worry. “What do you mean by ‘examine,’ and are the gloves really necessary?” “Rolf simply wants to see what stage the pink haired one is at in order to see what actions Rolf should take to help.” Rolf smiled, making Fluttershy feel even more uncomfortable than before. “And yes, these gloves are necessary. Now will the shy one approach Rolf so he can begin.” He snapped the other glove in place. Fluttershy looked over at Twilight, hoping that she would just tell Rolf she shouldn’t take part in this, but Twilight just nodded toward her to move. Fluttershy glanced at Applejack who just did the same, thought she rolled her eyes while doing it and said, “You sure you ain’t gonna try tah kill her this time?” Rolf held his hoof to his heart. “Rolf gives a shepherd's promise, now come come, cowardly mare.” Fluttershy gulped. “O-okay.” she whispered. She stood in front of the son of a shepherd. He was towering over her with his goggles and had an expressionless face. Fluttershy was trying her best not to sink to the floor. Rolf coughed “Rolf would like to know if he can lay a hoof on the mare?” He raised his brow over to AJ, who just glared at him in return. “Rolf will take that as a yes.” He reached toward Fluttershy and placed a hoof to her head. The coldness of the gloves was wanting Fluttershy to run upstairs, shut the door and never come out, but she stood her ground. This stallion was her only chance at becoming normal again, she couldn’t quit now. Rolf continued feeling other places and inspecting them with his goggles, her face, her arms, her back, her hair and tail. The entire time Rolf was mumbling to himself and Fluttershy was trying her best to stay still. Twilight watched the entire scene in confusion, and Applejack pulled her hat down, not wanting to see any of it. Rolf’s hooves made their way over to her chest, making him freeze. “W-what’s wrong?” Fluttershy said. Rolf shook his head and cleared his mind. “Sssshhhhh.” He whispered. “Rolf must double check.” He pulled out his stethoscope and placed in where her heart was. He stood there motionless, and listened. “What in the hay are ya doing now rolfie?” Applejack said. Rolf threw the Stethoscope near his pile of items and grabbed Fluttershy by the arms, placing his ear to her chest. “Why must the fanged one confused Rolf to no end?” Rolf said, pressing his ear closer to her. Fluttershy tried to get out, but he had too strong of a grip. Twilight tilted her head. “What are you doing Rolf?” Applejack rolled her eyes. “Probably just some mumbo jumbo trick he learned from his family.’” “They're called rituals cow mare,” Rolf said, glaring at her. “And no, Rolf is not doing that. He is trying to see if his ears aren't deceiving him.” “Why?” Twilight asked. “What do you hear?” Rolf let go of Fluttershy backed away from her. He looked at the other two mares, an expression of worry on his face. “Nothing.” He said blankly. Applejack shook her head. “Then why are you so worried?” “Are your ears deceiving you as well?.” He ran to AJ. “When Rolf’s head was toward the heart of the bat pony,” He looked both ways and whispered. “It didn’t make a sound.” Twilight looked at Rolf in bewilderment. “That's imposible, how can she...ya know...live without a beating heart?” Twilight questioned. Fluttershy hid behind her hairs again, wanting all of this to be over. Rolf went over to his pile of trinkets again. “Why not listen for yourself one of four powerful ones, while Rolf finds his next test.” Twilight leaned her ear to Fluttershy’s chest to hear the same thing Rolf heard. Nothing. “What do ya hear?” Applejack asked. “H-how?” Twilight said, looking up at the now shaking bat pony. “I thought that antidote fixed your heart from stopping.” Fluttershy looked down. “Well, it didn’t really cause it. You see, my heart stopped beating a week ago.” Twilight and Applejack stared back at her in complete shock. “Why didn’t you tell us?” Twilight said. Making Fluttershy squeaked a little. “Well, I-I thought it would worry you guys too much.” Twilight sighed. “If I knew that then I wouldn't of given you that antidote. Rolf walked away from victor and held a small mirror in his mouth. “mhhtehou?” He mumbled. Knowing he couldn't talk like this, he spat it out to his hoof. “You didn’t tell Rolf about the purple one experimenting on the bat mare.” Applejack steeped in “Well, ya weren't our first choice when it came to tryin’ ta fix her. Twilight tried allot of spells and potions. The rest of us tried to help to, though standing upside down and coutn’ to ten, suck thing’s that ain’t fruit, and throwin’ a party in the dark weren’t the best ways to fix this.” “Plus.” Twilight said. “If a spell caused it, I thought that-.” “A spell turned the mare into this!?” Rolf yelled. “Rolf thought she was bitten by those cursed winged ones.” “No.” Twilight said, hanging her head shamefully “It was my fault.” Fluttershy looked at Twilight in sympathy. “It wasn’t your fault at all, you were just trying to help, besides, we fixed it. Didn’t we?” Rolf scratched his head with the mirror. “Rolf has never been so confused. How is the she bat not a she bat if she is still a she bat?” “What?” Applejack said. “Now you're confusn’ us Rolfie boy. Listen, she still is one, but only at night, and she has more control over her actions than before, she just still looks like this is all.” Rolf tapped the bottom of his chin. “She just looks like one?” He whispered to himself. “Then how is she-” Twilight held up a hoof “Wait,” She pointed it at Fluttershy and continued. “If that potion made you look normal again, can’t we just try that?” She looked around, hoping for approval from the others. Rolf shook his head. “The mystical water may have changed the fanged one’s looks,” He held the mirror up to Fluttershy and Twilight. “but Rolf does not think it has helped the inside of the mare.” Twilight and Fluttershy looked at the mirror and gasped in horror, making Applejack flinch “What is it?” She ran up to the mirror. “What’s wro- oh mah…” Applejack looked at the mirror in complete disbelief. Her and Twilights reflections were showing, but Fluttershy’s was no where to be found. Twilight leaned her hoof over Fluttershy’s back, but on the mirror it only looked like it was over air. “H-how?” Applejack asked. Rolf dramatically brought the mirror down and looked at the mares with the straightest of faces. “Do the mares now understand what is wrong with their bat friend?” All the mares, especially Fluttershy, in the room started to panic. Twilight spoke first “But...but..When we were changing her back to normal, she had a reflection.” Rolf placed the mirror on the ground. “Then it seems her soul has been released from this world.” Fluttershy darted her red eyes around while Applejack looked at Rolf in anger. “What are you talkn’ about? How is her soul gone?” Rolf raised his hoof in the air. "Her soul has been ripped from this world." He then slammed his hoof on the ground. "and now it must be taken BA-" *CRACK* Rolf froze, he felt like he should be doing something right now, but his brain was too busy trying to figure out where that pain was coming from..wait...pain? Rolf looked down to see that he was indeed in pain, he had smashed his hoof on the mirror. The shards of glass were buried in his hoof and the pressure he was putting into it was making it worse. Everyone in the room was dead silent. Applejack decided to break the silence “R-rolf? You okay?” she asked. “N-No... He said with a tear in his eye.