//------------------------------// // Chapter 5: Love is like a fire, and I want to throw you in it // Story: A New World, Burning an Old Way // by xBUBBA1995x //------------------------------// A New World, Burning an Old Way Written by: xBUBBA1995x Edited by: zeusdemigod131 Edited by: tdnpony Pre-Reader: Dragaen Chapter 5: Love is like a fire, and I want to throw you in it I sat on my bed, the doctor, a large Earth Pony stallion, looking over me. His eyes looked over at my chest, then to the clipboard in his hooves. “Two broken ribs,” He started. Holly Heart’s eyes widened. “Internal bruising,” She gave me a worried look. “And three of your other ribs are fractured.” The Doctor finished. Holly Heart’s mouth dropped. “Two broken ribs?” I asked, surprised. I placed my hand on my chest. “It… doesn't feel that bad,” I feel like the universe hates me, because then I sneezed... “Aaaahhhh! I take it back!” “John!” Holly was at my side in an instant. “Are you alright?” “Of Course he’s not,” The Doctor started. “I’m surprised he is still able to stay conscious, let alone walk,” He then shook his head and looked at a clip board. “I’m going to be giving you some strong antibiotics, and painkillers. However, since I know nothing about Pokémon physiology, I am going to need you to come back tomorrow, and the day after that to monitor you and make sure you are healing, as well as to see if the medicine is helping,” He looked at Holly Heart. “And I am going to need you to make sure he doesn't do anything crazy, like fight the Captain of the Guard again.” “Thank you, Doctor,” I slowly stood up, holding my chest. “Now if you don’t mind, I’m getting rather hungry. Holly, would you like to join me? I have some questions about Shining Armor.” Sadly all they heard was some monkey sounds, and me smiling. Holly let out a sigh, then gave me a funny look. Did I ask her something wrong? “John,” She started. “You’re speaking monkey again,” Oh, the spell wore off. “Now hold still, I’m going to cast the translation spell again.” Holly’s horn glowed white for a moment, then I was blinded. “Better?” I asked, rubbing my eyes. “Yep,” Holly started. “So Doctor, when can we get on out of here?” “You can leave once I give you your prescriptions.” “Great. The sooner the better.” My stomach gave a low growl that only I could hear. “Why? Do you not like doctors?” Holly asked, giving me a puzzled look. “No, I have nothing against doctors,” My stomach rumbled again, this time they were able to hear it. “Just hungry. Care to join me, Holly Heart?” She blushed slightly, and nodded. “I would say ‘get a room you two’, but considering this is actually your room, this would be it,” My face lit up red, as did Holly’s. “And as for you going out and about, take it easy. You’re under my care. Now if you’ll excuse me,” The Doctor headed to the door, grabbed his bag, and turned towards us. “Ones last thing. Try and stay away from Princess Cadance. I hear she is not too pleased with you and Sir Shining Armor.” We watched as the Doctor left my room, taking his equipment with him. Several long and uncomfortable moments passed before either of us said anything. I opened my mouth to speak, but then Holly started. “Hey John, about earlier,” She started. I assumed she was speaking about our little ‘attraction’ towards each other. “When you were fighting Shining Armor,” Thank Arceus I was wrong… “When you used that punch on Shining Armor, your hand was glowing.” She was right. I looked down at my right hand. I remembered it glowing, and just smiled. “It was a Pokémon move.” “Didn’t you tell Shining Armor you would not use Pokémon moves?” “I told him that I wouldn’t use any Fire-type moves, even though… I don’t know how to use any of them.” “Wait, you mean you don’t know any fire based attacks?” “I wasn’t originally a Pokémon. So this whole thing is kind of new to me, and being in a whole new world doesn't help.” “Not a Pokémon? What were you then?” “A human.”         “And what is that?”         Right… she didn’t know that either. “Bipedal monkeys like me, but hairless...and also not as strong, nor able to use fire.”         “Ok then...well, I have another question then, and um, it’s about your glowing hand.”         “The move was called Mach Punch. It’s a Fighting-type move that hits fast and hard.”         “...Anyways…” I blinked. Holly’s tone just changed to seductive. “We’re alone, in your room,” She took a step towards me. “Princess Cadance and Shining Armor don’t need your help,” She leaned in real close. “And considering how shy you are on the subject, I may as well be the one that starts things off.” There was then a gasp at the door, followed by the door opening. Holly Heart then ran and dove into the bathroom, out of sight.         Standing before me was Princess Cadance. She looked left and right, as if looking for somepony. “Um, John. I could have sworn I heard someone with you.”         I shook my head. “Just talking to myself, Princess. Been a lot on my mind.” I lied. Trying not to make this situation even more nuts…         Cadence blinked, before clearing her throat. “Anyways, John. I’m here to speak to you about Shining Armor, and the battle you two had. First off, next time my husband asks you to fight him or any of his guards, let me know. I can’t have him running around, getting into fights. For Celestia’s sake, you even gave him a black eye. Second, I think there’s a problem with the two stallions from earlier. Winter Breeze, and Green Horn. Nothing big, but still a slight problem. They’re trying to start a riot, saying you cheated your way out of justice, and got them fired...not that anyone is taking them seriously after what happened, since word has already gone out that they lied and falsified the information. Third, when Holly Heart leaves the bathroom, let her know  that I have more dating advice for her.” There was then a squeak from the bathroom.         “Wait,” I asked. Looking at the Princess. “You mean, you were the one that told Holly too… and she… I’m sorry Princess, but what?”         Cadance chuckled. “If you couldn’t tell, Holly Heart is somewhat shy, and she asked me about stallions,” There was another squeak from the bathroom. “However, I did not know that you were the one she had her eye one,” She leaned forward, giving me a smile. “Even being the Princess of love, I did not see this one coming, mostly because you have only knows each other for… two days?”         “Do me a favor, Princess Cadance,” I started. Blushing at the whole situation. “Please, just try not to help. I am sure Holly and I could figure out things on our own...”         Suddenly, there was then a scream from the bathroom, and Holly Heart ran out with Joltik clinging to her back...again. {Two minutes ago}         “Du-na,” Joltik hummed to himself, as he climbed up one of the castle walls. “Du-na,” One simple thought on his mind. Get Holly Heart. For if he did ‘get’ Holly Heart, Snow would give him a cookie. She said the cookie was the last of it’s kind. A chocolate fudge cookie, dipped in more chocolate! And it had to be his! IT HAD TO BE! “Du-na,” In the name of Arceus, THAT COOKIE HAD TO BE HIS! “Du-na, Du-na,” And there it was. John’s bathroom room window, and, oh, what is this? Holly Heart was just standing there for the taking. “Du-na, Du-na, Du-na-Du-na.” Getting ready to jump in, murder in his mind, one goal to reach, and…!         Holly Heart let out a squeak. It was one of those squeaks that a baby Joltik would make.         It was then that a blue angel Joltik appeared on Joltik’s left ear. “Don’t do it Joltik, think of the children!”         It was then that a red Joltik appeared on Joltik’s right ear. “Don’t listen to him. He’s a liar! There are no children involved in this. Just you, her, and that cookie!”         “It is a good cookie...” The Original Joltik pointed out. His mouth drooling at the thought of all that chocolate...         “It doesn't matter if that is a good cookie or not, this is wrong. Joltik, you said you wanted to be strong. Then do it now, be just like John. He’s strong, and I can tell he is even stronger on the inside!” The blue Joltik argued.         “This medical report does not agree with you,” The red Joltik stated, as he read a ‘mini’ version of John’s medical report. “Broken ribs, internal bruising, a bad cold… Nope. From the looks of this, his outsides are a lot better of than his insides,” He then threw the report out the window, and replaced it with a kitchen fork. “See, yet another lie, from the blue butt head.”         “It’s settled then,” Joltik concluded. “I’m doing it,” He then jumped forward, and yelled out. “DU-NA-NAAA!” {Present time}         I let out a sigh, then raised my hand, and swiped it as Holly Heart ran past me. The quick motion slapped Joltik off of Holly Heart, making him land on my bed. He let out a gasp as he landed. Holly Heart noticed right away, and dove towards me, giving me one hell of a hug.         “Thank you, thank you, thank you! I hate bugs, thank you John!”         “Ah! Holly! Can’t breath, the pain, aaaahhhhh!” I gasped, as Holly squeezed my broken ribs.         “Oh, I am so sorry, so, so sorry!” She held her hooves to her mouth, tears in her eyes.         “It’s… fine, Holly Heart. You did not mean it…” I took a deep breath, then turned to Joltik. “Joltik,” I stated loudly. “Front and center, now!”         Recovering from my slap, Joltik stepped forward, and raised one of his legs to me, giving me a salute. “Yes, sir! What is it John, sir?” His sarcasm made me want to slap him, again.         “Why were you on Holly Heart again?”         “Because of a bribe!” He answered. I glanced over at Princess Cadance to see her reaction. It was confusion. Right, Holly never casted the spell on Joltik… keep forgetting that.         “Who bribed you, and why?”         “Snow bribed me to scare Holly again, and as for why, I have no idea!” My eye twitched.         “And what did she offer you in return for doing this?”         “A cookie!”         “A cookie? She offered you a… cookie?” Correction, I now wanted to slap Snow.         In the corner of my eye, I could see Holly hiding staring at Joltik, using me as a human shield. No… I guess it would be a Pokémon shield. “Yep, she offered me a cookie, and since I’m just a child, I can’t be blamed for my actions,” He said in a woeful tone. “My mind was so easily tricked by that devilish Absol. Offering me a cookie to do something so simple,” He then bolted for the door, yelling at the top of his lungs. “Victory is mine!” My eye twitched again.         “Um, John. What did he say?” Princess Cadance asked.         “Six words, Princess. Snow bribed him with a cookie.”         “She what? I thought she liked me!” Holly called out.         I let out a long sigh. I seemed to be doing that a lot these days. “I need a nap.”         “It’s almost dinner, why not just wait till after dinner to go to sleep? You could, um...eat dinner with me?” Holly asked.         Princess Cadance gasped when she heard that, her eyes seemingly sparkling as she looked at us. “Ahhhhh, a romantic candle lit dinner with wine would be perfect!”         “Excuse me, Princess Cadance, but can you please stop that? I know you’re the Princess of Love and all, but if things are going to happen between Holly and I, then I’m going to need you to… restrain yourself.” I requested.         She let out a ‘let down’ sigh. “Very well,” She lifted her hoof to her chin. “On one condition. I have some questions about ‘love’ in your world,” Sitting down on my bed, I nodded to the Princess, letting her know it was alright for her to asked. “Holly told me about earlier, and how you blabbered on about being uncomfortable about the two of you. Why is that?”         Ah… It’s going to be one of those talks… The birds and the bees if you will. I know I told her how Pokémon breed, but this topic is something different entirely. I let out yet another sigh. “That is somewhat of a hard topic,” I leaned forward. My mind fulling concentrating on the subject. “First off, involving why I am… hesitant. I am twenty-six years old, and I have never been in an actual relationship. This whole subject is new to me. Second, and this is the subject that I do have a lot of experience on… Even though humans say we give Pokémon all the same rights as we do, in reality, they do not get the same rights. There are many laws that favor humans over Pokémon. One of them involving falling in  love with Pokémon. Said law says it’s illegal.”         “WHAT?! How in the world can anyone say falling in love is illegal! I swear to Celestia, John. If you are one of those Humans, I will send you to the moon!”         I was… taken back at this. Then again, she IS the Princess of Love, so... “Um, no, I am not Princess. In fact, at the time I didn’t really care about the whole topic. I had other priorities, and love was not on the list.”         “How can love not be on that list?! What other things were you doing to not care about equality?!”         “Let’s see… How about, stopping an evil organization hell bent on taking over the world? Oh, and did I mention that said organization has both experimented on Pokémon and tortured them, AND are more than willing to do anything to achieve their goal?”         “What in the world?!” Holly gasped. “That sounds like… something you read out of those secret agent books!”         “It does, doesn't it?” I took a moment to think about my life. I worked for all the governments in the world to take down an evil organization.         “Alright, so you do have something more important to think about then love, but… Well that doesn't explain why you are so hesitant about it now. I know you can talk to ponies. Earlier you walked into my conference hall, and not only made one amazing speech, but turned the audience on those two stallions.” Princess Cadance stated.         “Yes, well… that’s on the subject of Pokémon love, and why I am confused about this. See, humans only love other humans. Or at least, that is how everyone wants it to be,” This time Princess Cadance’s eye twitched. “Then there are those who do fall in love with their Pokémon,” I placed my hand on my chin. “About… two years ago, I was asked to track down a boy. His name escapes me, but he fell in love with his Gardevoir. At the time, I was undercover, and could not go on the mission. Hell, even if I was able to go, I would not. Love is love, and there are real problems in the world to worry about.”         “What was the name of the law?” Holly asked.         “Poképhilia,” I answered. “And those who broke that law are known as Poképhiles.”         “Well as far as I know, there is no law for that here. And since you are no longer a human, why are you worried about it? We’re not Pokémon, and since you’re no longer on your own planet, what’s stopping you?” Princess Cadance asked.         I looked at my hand. It was still the same as I had before I changed into a Pokémon, but… I looked down at the rest of me. Other than my body changing, I was still me. I wanted to know what happened to Team Rocket, but considering Arceus’ message, I don't think I’ll have to worry about them any time soon. I was out of the job, in another world, and confused. I liked Holly Heart. If she and I were human I would easily take her out on a date. But this? I closed my eyes. “I’ll give it a try.”         “Give what a try?” Holly asked.         “Taking you to dinner,” I answered. She blushed, and Princess Cadance smiled. “This is a new world, and I can live it in a new way. Things are going to be strange, and it’s best if I move on. I have to adapt. So… why not?”         “In that case,” We all turned to the door. Flash Sentry stood there with Joltik attacked to his face. “Can you get this little face hugger off of me?”         We stood there for several moments before laughing. -:-:-         Deep in the outskirts of the Crystal Empire, the remnant of a dark force started to stir. The last of the dark energy that was the remains of King Sombra shifted in its slumber. After his defeat at the hands of those wretched Crystal Ponies and their accursed Crystal Heart, the former tyrant had been blown to pieces, his body destroyed, his power now a mere shadow of its former might, and more importantly, his very essence barely clinging to the physical plane. Yet despite all that, he somehow still hung on through sheer force of will and hate, gathering what little remained of his power and focusing it into a somewhat coherent form, albeit that of a wispy black smoke. However, as impressive as the feat was, it didn’t change the fact that he was, in every sense of the word, dying, and at the rate he was losing his power, he’d be lucky to even last till sunset of this day, if his consciousness regularly going in and out of slumber was any indication. However, by some unholy miracle, at the brief moment where his consciousness and awareness were at its highest, he noticed something. A dark power surging nearby. A dark power being used for battle. Gathering his remaining strength, the shade that was once King Sombra slowly moved to locate the source, and if he still had actual eyes, they would be as wide as dinner plates due to the sight he beheld.         “Fury swipes.” A pink horned Pokémon known as Nidorino stated as he attacked the source of the dark energy, known to the Pokémon world as Gengar. The Gengar jumped up, landed on Nidorino’s head, then leaped a good distance away from the Nidorino.         “Hypnosis,” The Gengar spoke. Sombra watched at the Gengar waved his hands, and a strange energy engulf the Nidorino. Forcing it to fall asleep. Wasting no time, Gengar spoke again. “Shadow Ball!” Then a black energy, the one King Sombra felt before, formed. Only to slam into the Nidorino.         That was it… Sombra found what he had been waiting for. He had been waiting so long, and there it was. A source of power that he could feed off of. One that even he did not know existed. If he still had a mouth, it would have twisted into a grin that could give any being nightmares. He knew the position he was in. He was weak from the blast of the Crystal Heart, and had already lost nearly all of his old power. This was new source of power, one unknown to him, was exactly what he needed. And he fully intended to take it by force if he had to.         With will beyond that of anything he had ever mustered, he pulled himself together, before slowly approaching the Gengar, being careful with each ‘step’, not wanting to lose his one chance. He was barely able to manifest in physical form, but he did not need it for long. When he was within a few feet of the Gengar, he charged right at it, and slammed into the Gengar who was caught completely off guard. As the impact happened, his form molded around him, engulfing the Gengar’s body and mind like some creature out of a horror story engulfing its prey.         Sombra could hear the Pokémon scream for it’s life, and he took great pleasure in it as he took control of Gengar, making its body his, while locking away its mind, making it a prisoner inside its own body. An evil smile forming on his face as he gained full control. In turn, that smile was reflected on the Gengar’s face, which twisted into the same evil expression of the tyrant, undeniable proof that  this body was now under the full control of Sombra’s spell.         “Oh those Crystal Ponies have no idea what they are in for…” Sombra grinned as he formed a shadow ball in his new hand. Seeing this, his smile grew wider, before his laughter rang out. A chilling sound that promised only fear and misery to all who were in his way. And inside its own body, the Gengar screamed...yet his cries could not be heard by anyone... -:-:-         After I successfully drugged myself up with the prescription medicine, I slowly walked with Holly Heart, Flash Sentry and Princess Cadance down the long hallway to the cafeteria. Due to my injuries, I couldn’t move as fast as I would normally. Not that it was a problem, since I was really in no rush. My right hand lay on my chest, and my left lay over Holly Heart’s side. I could not help but feel… fuzzy on the inside because of it.         “Any ideas on what we should eat?” I asked the three of them.         “Potato soup,” Holly answered. “Or how about… oh, a pot pie! With carrots, green beans, and extra gravy!”         “Didn’t you have that earlier?” I asked.         “It’s one of those things I could have every day…”         “Actually,” Princess Cadance started. “I was hoping the two of you would join Shining and I.”           “Really?” Holly asked surprised.         “Of corse. After all that happened today, we would love you to come and have a meal with us. Even though you did beat my husband.”         “Ah, come on Princess,” I whined. “Some broken ribs should be payback for that. You don’t have to keep pointing it out.”         Princess Cadance chuckled. “Sorry John, but being the kind of wife I am, I can’t help but get mad when Shining is hurt.” Her tone of voice was… knowing. As if something horrible happened before...or that he got himself hurt regularly. I would have to ask Holly Heart about it another day…         It was then that we turned a corner, and entered a large darkened room. I knew it was not the cafeteria like before, because that was down the hall. Were we making a quick stop here, or was this where we were going to eat? As we continued to walk into the dark room, the light from from my head was rather illuminating. It was then that I saw what seemed to be a long table with food on it, and several small tables all around me.         “Now why would you be taking me into a dark place like this, with food sitting here and no one eating it?” I smiled. “You know… It’s not much of a surprise when someone’s head can  be used as a lantern.”         “You’ve got to be kidding me!” A stallion yelled out.         Then the lights went on, revealing that we were surrounded by the Crystal Empire Guard. They all looked disappointed, but had a smile on their faces nevertheless. Sitting on the far end of the table, was Shining Armor. He just face hoofed. Next to me, Princess Cadance looked disappointed, and Holly just looked confused. Probably wondering how I knew this was going to happen. “Alright,” I started. “So what is all this for?” Standing up, Shining Armor gave me a smile. “Well John,” He looked at me, and I saw the black eye I gave him. It was real bad from the looks of it. “After many of my guards ask to speak with you after the fight, Cadance and I thought that we should… host a party. So that they could get to know you, and since they will be working with you, it would be best for you all to get the introductions out of the way.” “In that case,” I started, my voice taking on a loud but happy tone. “Let’s dig in! I’m hungry!” If I didn’t comment on the food before, let me say it now. The ponies really did know how to cook. The Pot Pie that Holly recommended was great! The carrot soup was good, and the ponies even made crackers! All that was missing was grilled Oran berries, or this would have been perfect.         “So John. Is your head always on fire?” This was the first of many questions I was asked.         “Yes.” I answered.         “Hey, John was it? There is not a moment that I have not seen you with Holly Heart. Are you together?” “No… Not yet at least...” I answered, blushing at this one. Still surprised at myself over the whole idea of it. “You’re going to have to show me how to fight like that some day!” “We’ll see,” I smiled. Knowing that dealing with rampaging and likely confused Pokémon would be a hassle, and that they have a lot of work ahead of them. “We’ll see…” Then I was asked a question that… stumped me. “From the looks of it, you Pokémon don't have Cutie Marks, so I was hoping that you would tell me what your special talent is?” A mare asked. “Alright… first, what is a Cutie Mark?” I asked. “You don’t know what a Cutie Mark is?” The mare asked, surprised. “He’s only been in Equestria for two days,” Holly pointed out. “As for what they are…” Standing up, Holly turned to her side. Showing me her flank. I… blushed, but luckily no one saw. “Well a Cutie Mark is pretty much what shows us Ponies what we are good at.” Holly’s Cutie Mark was a large four leaf clover. Behind it were four small light green ‘six pointed stars’, and behind them was a large dark green twelve pointed star. “As for myself. I am very luck when it comes to magic.” “As for myself,” Princess Cadance added in. “I am great with love!” Showing her flank, she had a large blue heart as hers, with a nice decoration wrapping around it. “Well then… To answer your question,” I turned to the mare. “If I would have to say what I was best at then… It would be reading emotions.” “Read emotions?” She asked. “Like… interrogation?” “No, no,” I waved my hands. “Nothing like that. I’m just good at asking questions and getting anwer.” The mare then smiled. Content with her answer. So ya… there were a lot more questions that were asked of me, but most of them were just a simple yes or no question. The guards didn’t really seem all to worried, or concerned. In fact, it was rather worrisome. Didn’t they know how dangerous a Pokémon could be? You know what, on second though, they didn’t. Well, we’d have to fix that if they ever hoped to be ready to deal with Pokémon...but that could wait. “Hey Holly,” I started sometime after all the questions finally stopped. “Where are Lex and Snow, and all of the other Pokémon?” “They’re over in the corner,” Shining Armor told me. “I’m not surprised you didn’t see them. You were being asked a LOT of questions.” “Princess Cadance, Shining Armor, Holly Heart. Please excuse me. I wish to see how they are doing.” “Don’t take too long, John. Dessert is almost here, and I asked for a banana split that we can share.” Holly told me. Only to be given a strange look from Princess Cadance. “Why do I have a feeling you ordered that for him, more than yourself?” I could not help but smile. I was a monkey right now after all. “Don’t worry, Holly. I’ll be quick.” As I slowly stepped through the halls, Lex was the first to see me. He was always so perceptive. Snow sat with him. I still had to tell her off for getting Joltik to scare Holly. Eclipse sat behind them, leaning on the wall. He was… asleep. As for Joltik… Well… He was literally running circles on the wall. I am not joking. He must be on a sugar rush or something. “Is he… alright?” I asked. Walking up to them. “No,” Lex bluntly stated. “There is nothing alright about Joltik…” “Don’t mind him John,” Snow said sadly. “Joltik gave him a headache…” “Right…” “Hey John! Do you mind if I made s’mores  using your head? Can I? Can I? Can I?” Joltik asked, zipping over to me. He was… too hyper. It was getting late, and he needed to calm down. “Hey Snow. From now on, Joltik is not allowed to have sugar.” “What?! But sugar is great! That cookie was amazing, that ice cream was amazing, that bag of sugar was amazing! Don’t take it away,” He started to grovel at my feet as though I was his master, and he was begging me for forgiveness. “DON’T TAKE IT AWAY!” “Ya... no more sugar.” Lex said, rubbing his head with a paw. “Right… well I am going to ask for another bedroom for Eclipse, and I hate to do this to him, but I might want Joltik to stay with Eclipse.” “As long as I can sleep without hearing him,” Lex deadpanned. “I’m good.” “On that note, I think it’s time I head back over to the Princess’ table…” Truth be told, Joltik was cute and all, but he also freaked me out. He was smart and sarcastic, and I had no idea how he would act when he evolved… I then let out a long sigh as I sat down next to Holly Heart. The day was starting to catch up to me, and it hit me hard. My body was starting to feel sluggish, and it was hard to keep my eyes open. I remember seeing that one of the side effects to the medicine the Doctor gave me was drowsiness. Good to see it was working... “Are you alright, John?” Holly asked. “Just… Tired…” I told her. Trying my best to stay awake. “Holly Heart, can you help John to his room? I think it’s time for him to head on in,” Shining asked. “Oh, and Flash Sentry, you are relieved of duty till tomorrow morning. I shall have another stallion stand watch at John’s bedroom door until then.” The oddly quiet stallion that had been following me around all day simple smiled. “Thank you, sir.” He then proceeded to trot over to the large food table, and gather up some of the left overs. “You know, Flash Sentry doesn't talk much…” I pointed out. “That’s because royal guards are trained to be as strong and quiet as a statute,” Princess Cadance told me. “You should see him when he is not on duty. He’s quite the chatter box.” It was then that a Waiter showed up. He stood straight, and held our ice cream on a tray. “Your desserts,” He then started to placed them on the table. “Peach ice cream for the Princess. Vanilla for Sir Shining armor. And a Chocolate banana split for for the mare dating the monkey.” Holly Heart and blushed, and Shining chuckled. Then… Joltik appeared on the table. Literally. Like, I could have sworn he was still on the wall across the hall a minute ago. He then shoved his face into the banana split. I was too tired to really react… But Holly Heart? Her scream was enough to wake me up, to the point where I promptly picked up Joltik, before I threw him out the door. As he flew, he let out a scream of joy. “Wwwwwwweeeeeeee!” “Princess Cadance, can we make it a law for him not to eat sugar?!” I asked, my head now plagued with a massive headache.