Joy of hidden Love and the Wrath of Lust.

by FoxofRarity

When young he Blamed.

Joy of Hidden Love and the Wrath of Lust.

By. Nightmare Moon

CH. 45

Disclaimer- Commentary at end. My Little Pony Friendship is Magic belongs to Hasbro and Lauren Faust.

Derpy, Dinky, and Soarin followed Dj Pon 3’s manger to the backstage area to meet the incredible Dj Pon 3 herself. Dinky tried her best to contain the sheer eagerness to just scream when she meets the best Deejay in all of Equestria, in fact at the present moment she is wearing the same sunglasses the white mare wears. A bit too big though since Soarin didn’t check the size but he knew Dinky will love them.

Derpy on the other hoof wanted to have a good time so after getting paid for working many overtime hours at the furniture delivery depot she bought the tickets to this explosive Dj Pon 3 show and Soarin who got his pay from the Wonderbolts bought the back stage passes so Dinky can meet Dj Pon 3.

“Alright here we are folks and fan.” The manager giggled at seeing the little filly get tense with anticipation. “Enjoy!” The door opened.

Dinky screamed. “DJ PON 3!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!”

Derpy & Soarin smiled at this.

Dj Pon 3’s horn glowed to get her camera. “Pictures?” She asked Dinky.

“Yes, yes, yes! Mommy grab the camera!!” Dinky stood next to Dj Pon 3 while her lips took the shape of a smile that shows meaning of having a dream come true.

Derpy grabbed the camera. “All right say muffiiiiiiiiins!”

“Muffiiiiiiiiiiiiiiins!” Both Dj Pon 3 and Dinky said happily.

Derpy took the picture.

“The picture should be ready in a couple of minutes or so. What’s your name little on because from the looks of it I think I can say you are my biggest fan!” This is what Dj Pon 3 loves the most, when her fans buy backstage passes. Children especially have a special place in her heart, their smiles and happy eyes just make her career worth being committed to.

Even with a fresh shattered heart.

“So what’s your name?”

“Dinky!”

Dj Pon 3’s magic got hold of one of her vinyl discs and a silver permanent marker, she wrote.

For my truly biggest fan Dinky, may I be honored to have a fan like you.

Dinky became speechless!
“Look Dinky you got something to hang on your wall in your room.” Soarin said.

Dj Pon 3 placed a blank vinyl disc on a recording slot and turned on her Deejay controller.
“Say Dinky you want to create a song of your own which you can take home and play it whenever you want?”

Dinky gasped again, she turned to her mommy and her mommy’s boyfriend. They both nodded at her.

“Yes!” The little filly squealed.

Dj Pon 3 pressed the record button. “Okay pick a song and when you see the red light turn on you start jamming up an explosive performance. Oh there’s the red light!”

Dinky starting performing one hell of a performance.

Meanwhile, the Dj Pon 3’s manager met with a young couple who also bought backstage passes. The manager got her reading glasses to see the names on the pass.
“Okay you are Running Sun.”

The young stallion nodded at the manager.

“Okay and you are…oh.” The manager took off her reading glasses and placed them back on to read the name. “Ap-Apple Cobbler?” She said in a manner that caused Apple Clobber to start getting worried.

“Is there something wrong?” Asked the Earth pony.

The manager scratched her head. “Uhhhh, I think there is.”

***
"I have to come up with a way to help Lyra Heartstrings now that, that, he’s g-g-gone…” Big McIntosh took advantage to blink his eyes dry since Bon Bon is in front of him. “If he’s gone then I must hold a fire in his honor so he can join the ceremonial council fire of his ancestors and elders.”

Bon Bon continued cantering knowing she doesn’t need to look back at Big Macintosh because she can clearly hear his loud hoof steps. “Hey Big Macintosh are you hungry? Should have asked you earlier but you sounded so sad at the cemetery.”

“Please don’t ask me why Ah sounded so sad at the cemetery. Ah will tell you later and eeyup Ah’m hungry, Ah only had a cup of coffee for breakfast and some tea at Time Turner's place.” Big Macintosh sped up his gait to be by Bon Bon. “This place we’re going, how is it?”

Bon Bon looked up into the sky to think quickly. “Well, uh, Derpy told me she gives this place five and a half muffins.”

“Muffins?” The red stallion said flatly.

A cute squee escaped the smiling lips of Bon Bon she for one or maybe the only one forgot that Big Macintosh does not understand the literal terms Derpy is known to use. “Derpy likes to use muffins when describing places, if this place had one muffin then its food is bad. Oh.” Bon Bon realized something. “Or I guess she’s talking about the muffins…I forgot about that.”

Big Macintosh just shrugged his muscular shoulders. “Muffins or not you brought me here and we’re going to eat here. You’re paying.”

“What!?” Bon Bon almost shouted at Big Macintosh.

Big Mac laughed. “Just kidding, Ah’ll pay half and you pay half sounds fair no?”

Bon Bon took off the hat to place it on a hook. “Sounds good to me.”

Both ponies sat down, while the waiter came by to give them their menus. “What will you like to drink ma’am?”

“Orange ju, wait,I mean Mountain Zero please.” Bon Bon almost forgot about the orange juice.

The waiter wrote down Bon Bon’s drink and turned to Big Macintosh.
“Sir?”

“Water.”

“Water sir?”

“Yes water.”

The waiter wrote down Big Macintosh’s drink. “I’ll be back with your drinks shortly.”

Bon Bon looked at her menu in decided what not to get, she did not know this place is one of those little fancy cafes that serves everything with cream in top. “Hmm, I guess I’ll have to settle for that simple daisy sandwich, man thanks a lot Derpy! You were only talking about the muffins served here.”

Big Macintosh looked at which item will have the most cream.
Like Octavia he too will indulge in comfort food. “That looks yummy…Ah think Ah will ask for some extra cream on that Éclair.”

The waiter gave them their drinks and took their orders to the kitchen.

Bon Bon started a conversation with a simple question.
“Big Macintosh where did you go earlier today?”

The red stallion shifted a bit in his chair, he will be talking about Lyra and talking about Lyra will test Bon Bon’s strength in being committed to helping Lyra till the end of this ordeal.
“Ah visited Time Turner since he’s psychiatrist hoping if he can help in any way.”

The cream colored mare got her head closer to the red stallion. “Did you tell him Lyra’s name!?” She whispered.

“No Ah didn’t tell him her name, Ah don’t want Lyra’s reputation to be ruined, Ah’m not that cruel. Anyway, Time Turner couldn’t help me so he directed me to Gold Sky who’s a psychologist and a telopath.”

“What in the world is a telopath?”

“Just somepony who has the ability to enter somepony’s mind in order to figure out why this somepony is the way they are.” Big Macintosh explained.

“Oh.” Bon Bon figured it out. “You mean telepath Big Macintosh. Now say it with me te-le-path, tele-path, telepath.”

Big Macintosh crossed his arms. “Whatever! You still understood me humph!”

“Telepath.” Bon Bon teased.

Big Macintosh looked away and turned his deep hearty voice into a young pouty one. “Ooooh, Ah don’t like you.”

Bon Bon chuckled. “Aw, don’t say that you do like me.”

“No Ah don’t.”

“Yes you doooo.”

“Na ah.” The red stallion responded above some contained laughter.

“You know you do, Big Macintosh.”

“No Ah don’t.”

“Yes you do.”

Big Macintosh looked back at Bon Bon and she looked at him with a sweet smirk. It’s obvious that both of them are shaking lightly to contain their laughter. Unfortunately for Big Macintosh, those cyan eyes just like to dig into his softness for her.

“Ok you win!” Big Macintosh broke into laughter. “Ah like you no matter what!”

Bon Bon smiled her biggest smile at him. “Awwwww!” She reached over to place both hooves on his cheeks. “I knew you like me Big Macintosh.” Doted Bon Bon.

Big Macintosh started to blush; despite being red this shade of his blush is lighter than his red self.

And obviously Bon Bon noticed. The eyes of a mare are very sharp.
“You’re blushing aren’t you?”

“Yes.”

“Well there’s no need to deny, whoa! You said yes instead of saying no, you’re such an honest stallion Big Macintosh. I admire that in you.” Bon Bon took a sip of her soda.

Big Macintosh found this to be the perfect opportunity to open up at just a minimal level.
“Ah don’t get much affection, friendly or loving.”

Bon Bon stopped touching Big Macintosh. “Oh, well if this is making you uncomfortable…” Big Macintosh stopped her.

“Ah’m not uncomfortable Bon Bon, what Ah said is basically true. Ah am always working that Ah haven’t quite took the time to start relationships with a mare... and Ah’m more than sure Granny Smith already told you about Cheerilee, she just loves talking about that. But being with you is just something Ah can look forward to, Ah have feelings for you but not the kind that will grow into love. Just feelings that compel me to see you as a daughter. Must be cause of those cute little cyan eyes!” Now it’s Big Macintosh’s turn to dote on Bon Bon.

“Aren’t you so cute Bon Bon! Aren’t you just the cutest little thing!” Big Macintosh pinched Bon Bon’s cheeks causing her to blush. “See! Look at you blush sooo cute!”

“Stop it…please. Or ponies might think you’re my boyfriend or something.” Bon Bon exclaimed while shaking her head wildly thinking that could erase her blushing cheeks.

“Don’t worry Ah’ll just say that you’re not my marefriend.”

“Yeah that never works.”

Big Macintosh placed his right hoof under his chin. “Will you could always say that Ah’m your father instead, that will most likely work! Since Ah'm bigger and well pure real muscle.”

At hearing this Bon Bon began to wonder about Big Macintosh’s fatherly attitude he has towards her, it’s not that she doesn’t like it. She appreciates it very much but can’t understand how he hasn’t developed any sort of loving emotions for her. They spend many hours together doing work, taking long walks, eating together, and Big Macintosh will always kiss her on the head when he comes say good night before going to his cushion in the corner of his room while she sleeps in his bed.

“That may work, Big Macintosh, but…”

“But what?”

“You need a few wrinkles.” Bon Bon laughed.

Big Macintosh scoffed and shook his head with a smile. “Ooh you.”

The waiter came with the food. “Here you go enjoy!”

“Ho, ho, ho! This stuff looks good!” Big Mac clapped his hooves three times. “Time to dig in.”

“Easy for you to say.” Bon Bon looked at her simple daisy sandwich with little or any enthusiasm.

“Hey you wanted to come here, so it’s your fault, to you of course but for me Ah like it!” *Nom nom nom*

Both ponies ate.

***

Lyra looked into the mirror; her horn glowed to peel off the tape that held the bandage over her right ear. “Just twitch it a little bit first to see if there’s any pain.” One little twitch later with no pain Lyra dropped her ear and rose it back up. “Fully healed. Thank goodness.”

Fully alone, Lyra Heartstrings took the incentive to fix all the broken windows rather to hire a contractor who six out of ten charge too much. Her magic drove down the last screw into the frame of the new window. The name of the window confused Lyra, she does not understand the meaning of the word bulletproof glass, but the salespony reassured her that they can withstand just about anything, from magical blasts and high frequency shouts.

Lyra tapped the glass. Almost immediately she can see her Bon Bon in the glass.
“Oh Bon Bon, please come back to me…I miss you my love.”

Being away from Bon Bon took its toll in Lyra thinking about all the things she has done to the Earth pony she calls her heart.

“He took her away from you.” A dark impurity within her mind.

The Unicorn went to her practice room to calm herself down. The loneliness has created an internal conflict inside her badly nurtured rationale; this conflict can be seen by Time Turner’s perspective as a turning point between two paths. One path is one Lyra’s mother intended with her powerful love to have, a path to happiness through understanding and forgiveness.

“Mom.” Tears filled Lyra’s eyes.

The second path is one created by vengeance, to have whatever she wants by using force to keep it by never having the will to forgive and let go of past aggressions afflicted upon her.

“She is making love to him at this very moment.”

“My Bon Bon loves me…she is doing this because wants me to change.” Lyra said to the emptiness of her soundproof room.

“Change?”

“I am nothing like my dad! I love Bon Bon, she is my Bon Bonny!” Lyra plucked a string on her lyre. The sound of it brought slight easiness to her mind. Music always brings her comfort when needed.

“So naïve you are. Why do you think that Big Macintosh is not taking advantage of Bon Bon? He’s a stallion; they’re weak in self control, they don’t think they just do things, and all they ever think about is just bedding mares.” Hate drives this impurity.

Lyra’s magic plucked every string to calm down the hate inside of her, she wants to change for Bon Bon. Hearing Bon Bon tell her she is like her dad really had an impact on her, this caused some of her mother’s nurture to wrap its arms around her.

“Big Macintosh isn’t like most stallions, he’s noble, why else will he help Bon Bon after took away something from him.” The music guided each thought away from the impurity.

“Bon Bon is yours! Go and take back the mare who is rightfully yours!”

Note by note the music created a clear division of the dark impurity from the light in Lyra’s mind.

“She is my love, I love her no matter what. I, Lyra Heartstrings raised my hoof against her. I struck her so many times when all she ever did to me is just give me her love. How can I hit her…How can I!”

“She needed to know her place.”

Lyra’s aura passed through the strings created a rising wave of notes.
“Her place is by my side.”

“These attempted changes are going to make you weak and to think you are the Lyra who killed the stallion who harmed dear mom.”

The music went on. “I am who I am through mom, this is the real me who she wanted to grow and live in this world. Dad is my dad, even though he struck mom and me. I always had the hope that one day he’ll stop drinking and be the dad I deserve…I killed him to avenge mom’s death.”

“Something you should be proud of.”

Lyra plucked a string too hard causing the song to lose its pleasant flow.

“If it weren’t for him, my existence would have never had a beginning…”

“WHAT!!”

“He’s my dad. Who through poor choices lost everything he held dear…mom and me. When I saw the tears run down his from eyes as I slowly ended his life, I remembered the times we spent together.” Lyra’s magic continued playing the lyre but her emotions took hold of some thoughts.

“What times you had him!? Those so called times cannot compare to the pain he delivered.”

Lyra’s magic reestablished the harmonic flow coming from the lyre.
“Mom told me to forgive him…she loved him very much. Being a mare of true virtue she always looked for the good in him with hope that he could change, I too hoped. But her hope lead to her death. Mom, mom, MOM!! I miss you! What will you say if I told you that I am dad’s Angel of Death.” Lyra sighed. This conflict is allowing the possibility of change in Lyra’s rationale.

The music stopped because her stomach growled.

The Dark impurity silenced itself, it has already said what needed to be said, all that is yet to happen will be through the mental actions she chooses to do or not do.

The turquoise Unicorn went into her office to spray some water on her bonsai tree.

*Knocking.*

Lyra placed her lyre on the desk and went to answer the door.

“Hello, are you Miss. Lyra Heartstrings?” The mail stallion asked.

“Yes.”

The mail stallion got his clipboard and package. “Please sign right here please.”

Lyra signed and took the package.

“Have a nice day ma’am.”

Lyra placed the package on the dining room table, she opened her fridge, got some raspberries to make a smoothie and an apple to serve as a snack for later.
“Hmmm, I wonder what this is.” Lyra looked at package sticker. “It says Bon Bon’s name.” Bon Bon see’s Lyra’s home as her own. A single tear ran down Lyra’s right cheek. “Oh Bon Bon my Bon Bon.” Lyra opened the package to find a camera.

“Bon Bon…” Lyra’s magic levitated the camera, this is the camera Bon Bon said she’ll get to start making a photo album.

The final straw.

Lyra broke down and cried, she wants, no, needs Bon Bon by her side.
“Big Macintosh I need your help.” She cried.

“You don’t.”

***
“All of you want to pose for a picture?” Dj Pon 3 asked.

“Of course.” Derpy responded.

Dinky, Derpy, Soarin, and Dj Pon 3 all posed in front of the floating camera.

“Thank you for visiting me.” The white mare’s horn glowed to process the negative film.

“Here you go!” Dinky took hold of the fresh pictures. “How about a hug?”

Dinky wrapped her arms around Dj Pon 3’s neck. “You’re the best!” Dinky’s hug got tighter, popping the deejay’s neck.

“Not so tight, please.” Love from her fans is something Dj Pon 3 wants but not a broken neck.

Dinky finally let go. “Bye!”

“Bye my biggest fan.” Dj Pon 3 waved goodbye to her departing fans.

The manager came in. “Hey boss, do you want to meet your next fans?”

Dj Pon 3 looked at her manager. “Is there something wrong? You’re starting to have that tone when you want to tell me something important and I may not like it.”

“I think you may not like one of the fans.”

Dj Pon 3’s eyebrows rose at hearing that. “What do mean!? I love all my fans young and old, so why are you telling this!?”

“One of the fans name is Apple Cobbler.” Said the manager.

Dj Pon 3 looked away and let out a sharp exhale. Apple…family of Applejack, the mare she is in love with and the mare who has shattered her heart.
“Give them a refund and tell them that I am no longer available.”

The manager scratched the back of her head.

“Well?” Dj Pon 3 exclaimed.

“The backstage passes are not refundable boss.”

Dj Pon 3 hid her eyes behind her sunglasses.
“Then give them four times the amount they paid for the tickets and these two records.” Dj Pon 3 quickly signed two disks.

“Yes boss.” The manager took the money and the disks.

In the waiting room Apple Cobbler nuzzled Running Sun on the cheek. “Just admit it; you know you love it when I do that.”

Running Sun did his best to keep from blushing. “Do it again because I didn’t feel it.”

Apple Cobbler smiled at him. “I thought so.” She nuzzled him again.

This time Running Sun blushed and giggled his idiotic giggle. Takes a mare with a big heart to love that idiotic giggle that makes Pinkie Pie look like she is on Valium.
“I love it when you do that my lovely apple.” Running Sun gave Apple Clobber a sweet kiss on the cheek.

“Ahem.” The manager came in. “I’m afraid to tell you but Dj Pon 3 is unavailable, so here are two autographed vinyl discs and money. I am sorry on her behalf.”

The young couple sighed and took the items. “Thank you.” Apple Cobbler took the money and Running Sun took the disks.

“Well this is great…” Running Sun felt bad because this ruined the wonderful date he planned for Apple Cobbler. “I’m sorry Apple Cobbler; I hope this didn’t ruin our date.”

The sweet mare smiled at her boyfriend. “It’s all right, all that matters is the time we spent together.” She nuzzled him again on the cheek.

“I’m so lucky.” Running Sun got close and rubbed his head against his marefriend. “To be with you.”

Meanwhile…
“Hey boss I understand that Applejack broke your heart and stuff but why do you wish to take out your uhhh, anger! On her family?”

Dj Pon 3 adjusted her sunglasses. “Good question. I think I own them a free visit. Look for their addresses on the white pages please.”

“Boss owes free visit to two fans. Stress free visits. Ok.” The manager wrote that on her clipboard.

The white mare sat down on her couch. “Was it my fault…was it my fault…?” Her sunglasses fell off her face.

The manager sat down next to the talented artist. “Hey it was never your fault to begin with all right. Look at me boss, that mare does not know that she just left the strongest pony who through will power overcame a hellish period of tribulation to be somepony better. You are the most special pony to me, to your fans, and hey I read on a tabloid that her majesty Princess Cadance listens to your music. If that doesn’t mean anything special than I don’t know what does. That mare is just a fool, you deserve somepony better! A pony who treats you right and adores you as the beautiful jewel you are. And who knows, probably that mare who broke your heart might catch a STD or something. Hehe, poetic justice.” The manger picked up Dj Pon 3’s sunglasses and placed them back on her face.

Dj Pon 3 felt peace, oh how the heavens smiled upon her by providing her with a lippy but always right manager. “Thank you, I guess you’re right.”

“As always boss.”

“You want to go out for a glass of milk?”

“It better be two percent because skim milk tastes yucky!” Right once more.

Dj Pon 3 shot a smile. “Of course, let’s go.”

Both ponies went the beverage lounge to enjoy themselves but Dj Pon 3 still has Applejack in her mind.

***
“Hey Big Macintosh can I ask you another question?”

“You already know the answer to the question you just asked.” Said the red stallion.

Bon Bon swallowed the food in her mouth. “Big Macintosh if you haven’t been with a mare then are you into stallions?”

Big Macintosh spat out his water giving Bon Bon an early shower.

“Ok, I’ll take that as a no.” Bon Bon dried her face.

“Why will you ask such a thing!?”

“Why not.” Replied the innocent mare.

“Oh sure that’s sounds like a normal question you'll ask anypony, but Ah guess you’ll keep on asking that.” *Sigh.* “Ah’m always working in the farm before the sun rises and to when the sun sets. Ah never have enough time to spend outside the farm or days off even in winter there is still a lot work to do. Happy?”

Bon Bon thought some more. “You have your sights on Caramel don’t you?”

Big Macintosh spat out his drink again. “WHAT!”

“Say it don’t spray it Big Macintosh.”

“Ah don’t have my sights on Caramel Bon Bon! He’s dating Wind Whistler and she is a nice mare, Ah met her, a couple of times when Caramel visits the farm.”

Bon Bon did some more thinking. “So how about Gold Sky from the way your voice sounded when you talked about him earlier just tells me both of you go behind the barn and do some eeyup, eeyup, eeyup.”

Big Macintosh’s jaw dropped. “D-d-did you just use my trademark phrase in such a disturbing implication of sexual activity between two stallions…!”

Bon Bon got Big Macintosh’s water away from him. “Yes.”

“Oh my Celestia, Luna, and Cadance. You owe me thirty bits, Bon Bon.” Big Macintosh reached to get a document out of his yoke.

“What why!!”

“This is why.” Big Macintosh placed the document before Bon Bon.

The cream colored mare read the document, saw the coat of arms seal of Princess Celestia, Luna, and Cadance, and Patient number X1138. “You patented the word eeyup?”

“Eeyup!” Said the red stallion.

Bon Bon gave the document back.

“Don’t worry Applejack also found out the hard way, so you can pay me the thirty bits or you can listen to a lecture that will clear up some things. You choose.”

“Lecture.” Bon Bon said as soon as Big Macintosh finished talking.

“Ah wish you’ll pay instead but a deal is a deal. Ahem. One! Ah am not into stallions Ah said that earlier so Ah don’t know why you asked. Two! Ah had my eye on a certain pink mare but thanks to my hard work Ah never have the opportunity to talk to this mare. Three! Gold Sky is my friend and he’s married to the love of his immortal life. If you seen the way he looks at Octavia it will tell you that he’ll take a barrage, no, TWO barrages of arrows for her and he will never Ah mean never commit infidelity on his wife! Much less with me. Oahahahhahaha.” Big Macintosh shook like crazy at the end of his sentence.

“Here you can have your water back.” Bon Bon finished up her sandwich. “Say what about Applejack.”

*Sigh.* “Ah’ll talk about her when we get home all right.” Big Macintosh’s voice became emotionless when he spoke.

“My home or your home?” Bon Bon asked.

At hearing this, a shockwave traveled down Big Mac’s spine. His noble view of Bon Bon made him forget that they are not related in any way, Bon Bon was stranger to him but through forgiveness she is like a daughter who he loves and will never let go of her…ever.

“Our home.” Big Macintosh smiled that smile that only fathers can create.

Bon Bon became warm with hope, so if this is what it means to be forgiven then it is truly the work of hope.

Big Macintosh touched her hoof lightly and called for the check.

“Thank you, Big Macintosh.”

Big Macintosh just chuckled and paid the entire bill.

***

Applejack wiped some sweat off her brow, she loves bucking apple trees but today is hotter than usual, maybe because she forgot that there is a heat wave journeying through Ponyville today.
“Ah can see why Big Mac chose today to be with that Bon Bon, it’s hotter than furnace with fresh logs.” She took a quick pause to fan herself with her hat. “Phew, just this last field and that will put today’s harvest at four hundred eighty one bushels more or less, that’s less then what Big Mac harvests daily but Ah started late today thanks to last night… oh heaven to Betsy she was so gooooood…hope she isn’t one of these lovey dovey ponies. ” Applejack put her hat back on and continued bucking.

A directionless breeze came from nowhere and cooled off Applejack. “A nice little wind.”

The breeze left her and went into the trees causing some leaves to fall. Applejack failed to hear a faint call in a native tongue.

“Ugh!” Many apples fell into the waiting baskets below all except for one. “Now come on you, just let go of mama tree and fall down with the rest of ya friends.” Applejack said to the dangling apple.

Seconds passed until the apple finally fell but the directionless breeze came back much stronger than before and held the apple midair to make Applejack speechless.

“Oh…my…Princess!” Applejack’s pupils got big.

The breeze let go of the apple.
“You.” Spoke of the breeze.

Those pupils got bigger. “D-d-did t-t-that-that thing just talk!”

The ground below Applejack glowed with a silver touch.

Earth, water, and fire took the form of a pony with wings and a horn.

Applejack slapped herself. “Wakey, wakey you are seeing crazies!”

“This isn’t a dream you foul pony.”

Applejack’s jaw dropped.

“I am the Earth. I am Love and I am here to tell what you need to hear.” The breeze said with a voice of given authority.

Applejack’s skin became pale, seeing this supernatural phenomenon occur before her is unreal.
“Wh-who are you…what are you and what do want with me.”

The breeze of Earth, water, and fire spread out its wings of fire, while its horn of water glowed and its body of Earth stood a few paces from Applejack.
“I am the combination of the bodies, emotions and souls of the once great Chero who centuries ago walked upon this Earth with great magnificence and Unity.”

“You a Chero.”

The animate form of earthly element nodded. “I am what I am through which I come here to be before a pony who relishes to partake in such foul actions.”

“Me?” Applejack remembered what Big Macintosh told her earlier about her deeds coming back to bite her in the flank.

“However in my form I have acquired such a great deal of Love. Love from my brothers and sisters before me. Love from the ponies who breathe this air. Love from the son of an outsider mother & pure Chero father. I maintain the balance of this powerful emotion given by mother Love Cadance, if one pony experiences heartache it will disrupt the Love of the ponies around them.”

Applejack plopped down to her rump.
“This can’t be happening.” She whimpered.

The animate Chero got closer while its wings of fire turned into blue flames. “Oh but it is Applejack.”

“HOW DO YOU KNOW MY NAME!”

“My knowledge of your name should be the least of your concerns, you should be concerned with my knowledge of the number of hearts you have shattered and the great imbalance you have nearly brought! But what you did last night to that lovely mare provoked a stimulus of my needed attention.”

“Uhhhhhhhhhh…” Applejack’s heart sped up.

“For far too long I stood by watching as you shatter heart after heart of mares and one stallion who had fallen love in with you and became easy prey to the blade of your silver tongue. You talk them into doing acts that are reserved only for those who pledge unity to each other through marriage, but yet you do not care, why?” The animate Chero stood a hairs length of the Element of Honesty.

Applejack finally regained her composure. “Because Ah am not one who wants to be bogged down by commitment. Why should Ah be with just one pony for the rest of my life when Ah can be with others and plus nopony gets hurt. Ah get what Ah want and the other pony gets what they want.”

The animate Chero placed a hoof over Applejack’s chest caused her heart to glow with each beat. “You are lying to me Applejack. Telling me half the truth is still a lie and I do not tolerate lies you young cold mare. Wanting pleasure is one thing. But also to many who know you think of you simply as a pleasure seeker, but I know who you really are.”

“What do you know about me Chero!” Demanded Applejack.

“Many things Applejack. However, I am willing to spare you of some sadness if you just be honest with me, after all you are the Element of Honesty so I suggest you live up to your prestigious title.” The horn of water glowed grayish purple.

Applejack stared at the glowing eyes of the Chero; she does not understand how this supernatural being can maintain the balance of Love spread by Princess Cadance and much less care about the actions she commits. “Ah have nothing to tell you Chero, what Ah do is only of my concern and not yours.”

The Chero took its hoof off of Applejack’s heart but it still continued glowing with each beat.
“Very well then Applejack, if you wish to be like that than I will have to resort in causing your tearful haunting memory to hurt you. I will find what I’m going to do to be very unsatisfactory but seeing that you have no intention to reform from your debauchery, I guess I will enjoy this a bit.”

The horn of water glowed brightly.

“That magical color where have Ah seen it before?” Applejack asked herself.

“I see why you are against commitment oh Element of Honesty. But for one last time I ask you to please be honest, a sad memory can never be converted into a good memory no matter how hard you try. Please be honest with me. It’s better to have the words come from your mouth and be picked up by your ears then to come from my mouth and be picked up by your ears.” The eyes of the Chero stopped glowing, revealing the left eye to be brown and the right eye to be magenta.

Applejack almost wanted to grab the Chero’s head so she can study those eyes but refrained from doing because of those blue fire wings. “What do you want with me?”

The Chero sighed. “I take your question as a sign that you wish to be incorporative. The horrible death of your parents should not be the basis of this dangerous lifestyle you choose to live. Your mother is a descendent of the Chero, which will explain why I am very watchful of your actions, unfortunately the low percentage of Chero blood in her couldn’t be passed on to you, your brother, and sister. But nevertheless I have kept an eye on you. I understand to a certain extend you are responsible for their deaths. QUIET! Don’t you dare talk! You had your chance so now you shall listen and hopefully it awakens your conscience because it doesn’t pray you don’t find yourself in harm’s way the next time you walk the path of debauchery.” The Chero raised some earth so Applejack can sit and be its eyelevel. The Chero has no gender for it is of the souls and bodies of its brothers & sisters.
“When you were just a young innocent filly being raised by the pure nurture of your mum and da you were happy. Having them with you all the time, your mum kissing you on the cheek to wake you up and da kissing you on the head before you went to sleep; oh how much you loved them with all your pure heart. Of course as pony growth goes you were only a little filly with adorable freckles on your face along with the ponytail you are known to always have, but more importantly, curiosity. I’m sure you heard the old saying that curiosity killed the cat and your curiosity led you to ignore the countless warnings your da said to you every time Zap Apple season came around. You thought that since Granny Smith was able to evade the Timber wolves maybe you can too, so you went into the Everfree forest to find the tree Granny originally found, your brother saw you enter the forest but being a little afraid of disobeying da he told both of them. Maternal and Paternal instinct took over their wise rationales; both of them went looking for you with excruciating worry. Your brother waited outside the forest tapping his hooves hoping all three of you will come out safe and sound from the forest, but somehow you came out without a single scratch in fact you found what you wanted to find. Your brother hugged you out of relieve…however, his happiness came to an end the moment he heard mum’s screams. Without any form of hesitation he dashed inside the forest.”

Applejack remembered that moment in seeing Big Macintosh’s face turn from happy to total fear.

The Chero sensed Applejack’s body temperature change. “He found them, only to bear witness to their deaths at the fangs of the Timber wolves, his innocent eyes can only see his mum being ripped apart while the alpha wolf had da all to himself, see what he saw Applejack.” The Chero showed Applejack what the young Big Macintosh saw. “Feel his pain, FEEL IT! You always wondered how your parents died well wonder no more! The wolves spotted your brother but they didn’t care because their stomachs were filled with the flesh of your parents.”

“PLEASE!! Don’t show me this, please!” Begged Applejack.

“You made your choice Applejack. But what surprises me the most is the capability you have to use their deaths for the basis of your pledge to never commit yourself to anypony. Even if your parents were not married Applejack, they still would gone in there to find you, you are their flesh & blood, your mum held you in her womb for eleven months, your da held you in his arms when he fed you. They loved you so much…but a simple act of disobedience caused them to die a very painful death. You waited for your brother to return and he did. What you never knew Applejack, that because he was young he blamed you for their deaths!”

“Me? He blamed me!?” Applejack became hurt.

The Chero smiled, this is the first step in what hopefully may be an awaking of Applejack’s once silent conscience.
“He was always there when your da told you to never go into the Everfree forest, he wanted to hate you, he wanted to hurt you, and he never wanted to see you ever again. But being powerful in the noble morals his parents taught him, his love for you overtook his anger.”

Applejack’s eyes became pink.
“His childhood ended at that very moment, you took away one of the most joyous periods in the lives of ponies. You meanwhile had a joyous childhood while your brother worked and worked to maintain the farm…” Applejack interrupted.

“Why did he blame me!?” Hearing this for the first time opened Applejack’s eyes.

“I already told you Applejack, but yet you refuse to believe it. In fact he still blames you today but curses himself for thinking such a thing, he fights with himself in trying to stop blaming you for the death of your parents. I've spoken to him about the subject, he has forgiven you a long time ago. Nevertheless, you have once again entered his anger by shattering the hearts of ponies. He worries about you.”

“Hey he shouted at me! Ah don’t think that shows me he’s worried about me.”

The Chero just listened. “He knows about the painful fates many stallions suffered who walked the path you’re walking, it’s a very painful path and the trail of shattered hearts is just sad. So many mares get depressed and it takes a long time to rebuild themselves from the shattering damage. You! Have shattered the hearts of many mares, good mares, two of them were mothers. Amethyst Star, Diamond Mint, Sea Swirl, Lemony Gem, Pokey Pierce, luckily not Derpy, Blossomforth, the pure spirited Flitter oh how that brought me so much disgust when I heard her cries, Trixe is dead by the way, Minuette, and so many more but when you shattered the strong heart of Dj Pon 3 that was the final seal, I had to confront you because she loves you!”

Applejack looked away at hearing that.

“She had a performance today even though she’s heartbroken, but she’s strong, maybe if I say stronger than you!”

“In what way!” Questioned the Element of Honesty.

The Chero tapped Applejack’s forehead and heart. “That should answer your question young mare.”

“Oh…” A tear ran down her cheek. Guilt is finally entering Applejack’s mind, guilt in disobeying da and guilt in hearing the names of the hearts she has shattered.

But the Chero sighed deeply, this little point of realization may cause Applejack to feel guilty but it will not be enough to change her.
“A futile attempt on my part…I will be leaving you oh Element of Honesty, you shall not see me but you will hear me. But there will be a time when you will see me again but that will only happen if you stop walking the path you’re going down.” The Chero turned around to be part of nature.

“Wait!” Applejack called out.

“You have a question don’t you.”

“If you are the bodies and souls of the Chero before you then…then…is G-G-Gold Sky in there?”

“He is.”

“C-can Ah talk to him?” She intends to apologize.

“You can’t and for two reasons. The first reason, a foul pony like you has no right to speak to him when you tried to kill him. The second reason, his spirit needs to be here in order to communicate, his soul only controls his body. Also by the way what you accused him of doing to Rarity. Happened to him.” The wings of the Chero began to spread out.

“Ah don’t understand? What do you mean by that?”

“Ponder about it, Applejack. And farewell I sincerely hope we meet again.” The Chero’s wings of fire went to the sky, the horn of water joined the clouds, the body of earth rejoined the ground, and the breeze blew away to the east.

Applejack went back inside the house, she thought of mum’s scream, Big Macintosh blaming her for their deaths, and Dj Pon 3 being in love with her. Applejack sat on the couch, she knows where Big Macintosh stashes his cigarettes and xippo lighter.

Her hoof trembled while she reached down to grab the pack. "Wow he still has a bunch left. Ah'm sure he won't mind if Ah borrow a few." Applejack lit up and took a puff. She coughed the first couple of times but after a while she got the hang of it. Her hoof stop trembling but the words of the Chero still played in her mind while the guilty feeling went away.

"Change...why...how?"

***
In Canterlot Bon Bon and Big Macintosh got into the train to come back home. After having lunch they spent the day in the museums, terrible modern art galleries, and watching the changing of the Royal guard.

After tge changing of the Royal guard Bon Bon noticed the sun began its slow decent to the horizon.
Bon Bon elbowed Big Macintosh in the shoulder. "Hey it's time to go home."

After half an hour both stepped foot into Sweet Apple acres.

"Fire." Big Macintosh went to the barn to collect some firewood. "Hey Bon Bon please get some firewood."

"Sure."

Big Macintosh placed the logs in a neat circle on the highest hill outside the farm. "Let me place some hay and dried up fir leaves on the logs. Ok perfectly good." Big Macintosh grabbed two dried sticks and rubbed them together, soon a flame ignited.

"Let there be fire." The little flame ignited the dried grass, firs, and lastly the logs.

"Big Macintosh why did you make this little campfire? OH, are we going to make smores!!!" Bon Bon's mouth began to water.

"No we won't be making smores." Big Macintosh raised his hoof to keep Bon Bon from talking. "Please don't say anything."

*Deep breath*
"Oh Great Spirit Ah ask you to please take Gold Sky's spirit into your kingdom. May he join the elders around the great council fire and share the wisdom he has attained over the years of his life on this earth, may you please watch over his wife so she may be at peace for you took her husband to be with his ancestors."

Bon Bon's ears dropped. "That is why he sounded so sad earlier...this the psychologist Big Macintosh came to see is dead. I hope he does join the council fire."

Big Macintosh finished his plea to the Great Spirit. "Bon Bon, you want to ask me something."

"He was the stallion we were going to see today was he?"

"Yes, we should go inside now. The fire will put itself out." Big Macintosh nudged Bon Bon gently. "Come on now."

The earth ponies went inside.

The bonfire slowly began its final moments until the Chero reappeared once more over the bonfire.

It's wings of blue fire turned back to red and its horn of water dissolved from its forehead.

A body and soul heeded the call of the Son.

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My dearest subjects when creating the characters for this story I thought it will be great to borrow some traits from comic book characters. Well this was mostly my ideas for these characters.

Twilight Sparkle- Bruce Wayne/ Batman. With her vast intelligence already displayed in the series it looked the like obvious choice to give Twilight the traits of a disciplined mind, study and take note on anything, and being able to solve anything in a quick manner.

Big Macintosh- Kar-El/Clark Kent/Superman. Big Macintosh already has the strength as shown in Hearts & Hooves day episode. I thought it will befitting for Big Macintosh to have the strong moral code and noble mind that allowed him to forgive and forget the past misdeed Bon Bon did to him.

And for Gold Sky...it took a lot of convincing.

Gold Sky- Diana Prince/Wonder Woman. Never giving up and have such determination to keep on fighting.

- Peter Parker/Spider Man. Regret.

Gilda- Power Girl's upbringing by Kal-L and Lois Lane Kent of Earth Two. (Infinite Crisis. Read Power Girl's part.)

Of Course these are the ideas I had for these characters.

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dark chaos emerald:......APPLEJAcK!!!!!!!!you you ugh.your nothing but a slut!