Bunochius opened her eyes as the last rays of the sun faded to the night. She felt a warm feeling of somepony’s hooves wrapped around her for the first time in over three months. The touch was maternal. She looked up to see the face of a beige mare looking down at her with love.
“Good evening, Bunochius” Fluttershout said.
“Good evening, mother” Bunochius greeted back, giving her a nuzzle.
“I can’t believe this is actually real and you’re here”
“The feeling’s mutual”
“So, how was your sleep?” Fluttershout asked as they both got up from bed.
“Great, I slept like a filly” Bunochius stretched like a cat.
“Bunochius, you are technically now a part-filly”
“Oh, right!”
Both shared a hearty laugh.
“So, are you ready to meet the rest of our race, sweetheart?”
“Barely one day into being your daughter and now you’re already calling me baby names. But, yes”
Fluttershout then gestured for the hybrid get on her back, which she did. Fluttershout hadn't expected her to take to her new life this easily and this quickly after she became a Freak. She'd been positive that there would be some bit of sadness at first, some period of having to gently work her through the fact that now her life was going to be spent as a Freak-Alien hybrid forever. Sure, she'd been waiting to get her child back after a long time of losing her, but jumping straight to this happiness seemed out of place.
She'd expected her to want to walk on her own. Instead, she’d begged to ride on her Mommy's back. Fluttershout was more than happy to oblige, but it still seemed odd. The overwhelming joy at riding on her back felt off. But still she smiled through it. Having a child of her own, one who seemed to love her as much as she loved her, was invigorating. So her behavior was a little strange. That was just the wonderful uniqueness of her sweet little Bunochius.
But it wasn't the right uniqueness.
Fluttershout didn't know quite how to explain that one. Uniqueness wasn't a quality that could be measured in degrees. One was unique or one was not, no quantifying involved. Bunochius was unique for sure. Yes, she had to teach her to control her Host and make sure she could even tackle her new abilities even without supervision, but also with the prophecy about her.
Angechius may now be one with Bunny, but that wouldn’t stop such a prophecy from coming true. Brutalight may have already killed all the other Hunters that knew about their level on the dangerous scale, but the new Hunters were noobs that didn’t even know what a Freak was capable off. So, it would seem that it wouldn’t be so hard raising a hybrid so much as they thought.
“How do we introduce me?”
“Just follow mommy’s lead”
Right then, there was a knock on the door. Fluttershout went over and opened it to her Leader.
“Oh, hello Brutalight!”
“Hello Fluttershout. Well, you’re bushy-tailed and bright-eyed today. That’s an improvement”
The Pegasus smiled.
“Where’s your daughter?”
“Bunochius say hello to Brutalight, she’s the Queen of Freaks” Fluttershout then turned around for Bunochius to be seen.
“Heya!” the Freak-Alien greeted.
“Still the same hyper and happy Bunny we once knew, huh? How does it feel to go from being her apprentice to being her daughter?”
“A bit awkward at first, but once I got used to it; I realized that this just makes us closer now. From friend to family”
“That sounds lovely” Brutalight commented. “And Fluttershout, how does it feel now to be a mother?”
“It’s actually kinda nice to have a child to love and one who loves you. With Bunochius here, it gives me a calming peace of mind”
“Tell me about it! I haven’t seen you this happy since the day the gang went on that bloody massacre”
All three shared a hearty laugh.
“Can I come on a Hunt one day?” Bunochius asked.
“Fine, but you have to learn to control your Host” Brutalight said.
“Yay!”
“That reminds me; shouldn’t we break the curse on Francie Bloom, Creepy Belle, AssSpike, Endaria and Flourice?”
“Oh, right. I almost forgot I casted that” Bunochius facepawed.
“Well, sweetie, are you ready to undo it?” Fluttershout asked her daughter.
“Yes, mom”
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“What would I give to hear your high voices again?” Rarifruit sobbed over Creepy, Endaria and Flourice.
“All Ah ever wanted was your safety, but Ah never was able to save you from this” Applepills wailed while holding Francie close.
On the sidelines, the rest of the Freaks were watching on. Pinkis sighed as she stared at her mother, aunt, and sisters. Rainbine tried to comfort her, even though she showed that she didn’t need it. Derpigun held a crying Karateloo to her chest as the filly bawled her eyes out.
Right then, Brutalight entered the room with Fluttershout. Bunochius was beside the Ear Rape Queen, with her cloak on her again.
“Are you both ready?” Brutalight asked the mother and daughter.
Both nodded.
“Freaks, I believe we have found the solution to getting back our fellow Freaks, Creepy Belle, Francie Bloom, AssSpike, Endaria, and Flourice”
Rarifruit and the other crying Freaks looked up. “Really? How?!”
“Simple, if you ask properly and don’t try and hurt somepony like the Ear Rape Queen…” Brutalight then gestured to Fluttershout, who gave her a smile. “…she may feel calm enough to give answers”
Rarifruit’s jaw dropped all the way to the floor. She was the one who lead the others to go and interrogate Fluttershout, but Brutalight got her to talk just by civilized conversation? Now she felt really embarrassed. It’s no wonder that Brutalight was their Queen of Freaks. Fruity was the Queen of Greed and Fluttershout was Queen of Ear Rape, but add it all up, those two kingdoms are just the sub-kingdoms of the Freak kingdom, where Brutalight’s Queen. So, it only makes sense that they are still inferior compared to Brutalight.
“All Freaks please move away from the floor and put the victim back in the position they were in” Brutalight commanded. At once, all Freaks present put the victims back to where they were found and left floor.
“But, who’s that with you both?” Applepills asked, pointing to the cloaked Bunochius.
“Somepony that Fluttershout needed to help remove this whole ordeal” Brutalight then allowed the two to go forward. “Go ahead, you two”
Fluttershout nodded along with her daughter. Taking a deep breath, they began with the monologue.
"Aru tokoro ni, chiisa na yume ga arimashita. Dare ga mita no ka wakaranai,
sore wa chiisa na yume deshita. Chiisa na yume wa omoimashita.
Kono mama kiete iku no wa iya da.
Dousureba, hito ni boku o mite moraeru darou.
Chiisa na yume wa kangaete kangaete, soshite tsui ni omoitsukimashita.
Ningen o jibun no naka ni mayoikomasete, sekai o tsukurasereba ii to."
"Somewhere, there was a lost child. Such a lost child she was,
No one knew who its mother was. The child began to think.
'I don't want to be separated this way.
How can I find my mother?'
The child thought and thought, and then came up with an idea.
'I'll make the nearby foals with her get lost in my spell, and let them show the world.'"
They both sang at the same time. Fluttershout sang the English version while Bunochius sang the Japanese one. The same thing that reacted when Fluttershout first sang the tune started again, but this time, it was accompanied by Bunochius own voice.
Ichibanme ARISU wa isamashiku ken o katate ni, fushigi no kuni.
Ironna mono o kirisutete, makka na michi o shiite itta.
Sonna ARISU wa, mori no oka.
Tsumibito no you ni tojikomerarete.
Mori ni dekita michi igai ni, kanojo no sei o shiru sube wa nashi.
The first Alice was a wrathful filly of the spade.
And righteously she held a sharpened blade within her hoof.
Never hesitating to slay all within her way.
Creating paths of blood that followed her through her home roof.
Deep into the darkened forest, Francie walked the line.
Captured and imprisoned as an embodiment of Sin.
If it were not for the murderous wake left behind.
No one would have suspected that she had ever been.
The same actions occurred with Francie Bloom, save for a slight change. Instead of falling down to the floor as soon as the scars appeared again, she was floating mid-air and glowing white.
Nibanme ARISU wa otonashiku uta o utatte, fushigi no kuni.
Ironna oto o afuresasete, kurutta sekai o umidashita.
Sonna ARISU wa, bara no hana.
Ikareta otoko ni uchikorosarete.
Makka na hana o ichirin sakase minna ni mederare karete yuku.
The second Alice was a fragile colt of the diamond.
The broken echo of the lies within demented words.
He screamed his twisted shrieks to all in under land.
Creating the image of the sick and the disturbed.
Deadly, yet so beautiful a voice just like a rose.
Was shot by a mad child who silenced him to death.
A single rose bloomed in his place with no scream composed.
With twisted grin this dying colt lay breathing his last breath.
AssSpike went through the same way Francie did. Everypony was beginning to think that this time; all victims would be back by the end of the tune. As Creepy’s turn came up, Rarifruit watched closely.
Sanbanme ARISU wa osanai ko. Kirei na sugata de, fushigi no kuni.
Ironna hito o madowasete, okashi na kuni o tsukuriageta.
Sonna ARISU wa, kuni no joou.
Ibitsu na yume ni toritsukarete.
Kuchiyuku karada ni obienagara, kuni no chouten ni kunrin suru.
The third Alice was an innocent young girl of club.
An enchanting, graceful figure in the world of the burial land
Her sister charmed the Freaks in the land to her beck and call.
A peculiar country answering to each command.
So she rose into the throne to help the country’s queen.
Consumed by paranoia of her own impending death.
Soon the filly succumbed to a dark and nightmarish dream.
Disguised in kindness, loathing fate, she secured her regime.
Creepy acted just like the other two, which was already giving Rarifruit some hope that maybe now she can get back her sister and her twin daughters at the same time. Without further ado, the twins went for their verse.
mori no komichi o tadottari bara no ki no shita de ochakai
o-shiro kara no shoutaijou wa HAATO no TORANPU
And as this past two foals walked in the woods.
Partaking in tea underneath the trees they’d never part.
They found an invitation to the queen.
It was the Ace of Hearts.
Yonbanme ARISU wa futago no ko. Koukishin kara fushigi no kuni.
Ironna tobira o kugurinukete, tsuisakki yatte kita bakari.
Ki no tsuyoi ane to, kashikoi otouto.
Ichiban ARISU ni chikatta kedo,
futari no yume wa, samenai mama. Fushigi no kuni o samayotta.
The fourth Alice was a duo of curiosity.
Both were lost and could not find the bush where they began.
And so they ran through countless open doors so recklessly.
A duo of twin sisters running wild through the mad land.
A stubborn elder sister.
A witty younger other.
But they had strayed too far into Spelled Dreamland.
They were never woken from their terrifying dream.
Forever they would wander this twisted fairytale.
The twins went through the same process. Everypony watched closely for what happened next. All victims began to lose their scars as their eyes closed. The white glow filled through them. The outfits they were in disappeared as their cutie marks returned to normal. Then the glow faded as they were all released back to the floor. They opened their eyes as they returned back to normal.
“Oh, my head” AssSpike whined as he held his head in the area where hit bullet shot was.
“Why do I feel like I took a shower in pins and needles?” Francie Bloom groaned.
“Who gave me a blood cut in the vein?” Creepy looked up.
“I’ll never feel my neck the same way again. Sis?” Endaria tapped her sister.
“Should I or should I not stop drinking tea in a forest?” Flourice looked up.
“Francie Bloom, you’re okay!” Applepills held her sister tight.
“Yeah, but let me breathe!”
“Creepy! Endaria! Flourice!” Rarifruit held the three together in a group hug, crying tears of joy.
“AssSpike, who told you that you could sing?” Brutalight approached the dragon-pony hybrid.
“Umm…”
“I’m just kidding” saying so, she held him in an embrace.
“How is this possible? More importantly, who is that in the cloak?” Derpigun pointed to Bunochius.
“Right, we were getting to that” Brutalight then let go of AssSpike and nodded to Fluttershout and Bunochius.
“Everypony, I’d like you to meet my daughter, Bunochius” Fluttershout said as the alien-Freak hybrid took off her cloak completely.
Everypony gaped at her. They recognized her as Bunny, but they couldn’t believe that she was now like them. This was even stranger than their first meeting with AssSpike.
“Hello, everypony. Did you miss me?” she smirked, which was similar to the one Fluttershout mostly wore.
“Bunny? How did…” Karateloo was speechless.
“I become a Freak? Mom will let you in on that once she’s ready”
“MOM?!” Rarifruit almost screamed, making Creepy and the twins cringe.
“Yep, I’m Fluttershout’s daughter now” she leaned on her mother’s foreleg.
“And she’s also the newest member of the Freak kingdom. Just goes to show, even insane types care for their own children” Brutalight declared, winking at Fluttershout.
“Oh, Brutalight, thank you” Fluttershout blushed from embarrassment.
Bunochius then turned to see AssSpike, who was still gaping at her new form. She floated to him in mid-air and smirked. “You’re looking at me almost as though you’ve seen a ghost, or a stranger. Come on, Spike, don’t tell me you’ve forgotten about your best friend”
“You can’t be…” AssSpike shook his head in disbelief. “Bunny?”
“It’s been a long time, old friend”
“I and I wish for the best that you both remain friends even as Freaks” Brutalight said.