//------------------------------// // Bulkhemian Rhapsody - Bulk: As Long As You Love Me (Edited) // Story: Realizations: Cycle 2 // by Jaycren //------------------------------// Bulk laid down on Adagio's bed shirtless, the orange haired woman snuggled up to him. Per her request he wrapped his one arm around her so she could rest her head on his chest. She wore his t-shirt, hanging down to about mid-thigh, creating the simultaneous effect of her as a temptress and an innocent playing dress up. The two of them laid quietly. Nothing was said, and nothing needed to be said. For the first time in a month Adagio breathed calmly in her sleep, her nightmares silent. Bulk however, just held her, watching this beautiful woman sleep. His fitness regimen had long since lessened his need of sleep and he smiled watching her hit REM as she drew closer to him. He lay back and listened to her breathing, but thoughts came unbidden. Was that hippocampus really her 'natural' form? What exactly had caused a hero of another world to banish this young woman to a place he knew it was likely that she would starve? Bulk didn't share the princess's view on this Starswirl, no one deserved to starve to death. After all without magic how would they have eaten? Did he know that the mirror would convert them to something that would survive in this world? Those forms her and her sisters had generated had looked extremely aquatic, what if they had not been able to breathe in this world? What had the sirens done to deserve a slow and painful death ? Also from what Princess Twilight had said the Sirens were extinct on the other side of the portal, how had that come to be? His mind and conscience troubled, he looked down upon her and thought. All this worry has long been on my mind What happened to come to this end My friends say that I am crazy and it's in my mind Questioning all of their Claims And why I have have to ask for your story I can't get this out of my head Don't care what they say about your history You've always been true with me I Don't Care what you are How far you've run What you did I will always Love you They cast you out Thought you gone Whatever you've done I will always love you Bulk closed his eyes, but his brain kept going. He couldn't help it, there was a reason in a school with a girl that could do quantum physics calculations in her head and another that was a social architect, he was only two points off their tied GPA. He knew from his academics that history was written by the victor. So, why were there only three Sirens left and all female? Even in a world of magic, a bigger breeding population was needed, and the three didn't display different enough visible genetic markers to be anything other than family. That didn't sit well with the well muscled young man, things didn't add up. Again he looked down at Dagi, she looked so peaceful. He had investigated her and her sisters, prior to the battle of the bands the three girls had only been around for about three months before Sunset had come through the portal. Another thing that didn't make sense, if all that was left in their world was myths and legends about the Sirens, that spoke of a considerable amount of time. How then could they each have come out so close together? He sighed. His expertise was in pushing physical limitations past what anyone thought was possible. If this was a question of biology or how living systems worked he'd be well on his way to finding the answer but physics had always been beyond him. It was just not where his talents led. He felt Dagi shift restlessly and he held her tighter, sure enough she settled against him and feel further into her sleep cycle. She even drooled a little on his chest before settling down again. He smiled again at the adorableness. But it did speak of a particular muscle memory, Bulk was now sure of it. Sirens where insanely social creatures to have this response, the other girls must have trained themselves out of it. Dagi he bet for some reason couldn't. She was too used to cuddling with someone while she slept so with the social isolation her anxiety must have been extreme. What kind of hero did this to a preteen girl? One who evidently came from a world where such girls were sexually active, ‘what hell did you come from?’ he thought stroking her hair. Holding her close, he knew, it was time to nut up or shut up, if anyone else was going to try and harm his Dagi or either of her family members than they would have a very angry Bulk to deal with. All of the things that you have said and done Tells me what your story could be Can't really blame you for what you've done Just seems you were scared to me I don't care what you where About where your from What you did I'll always love you You had no choice To do what you did I won't judge your past I'll always be with you His conclusion -at some juncture in the history of Equestria, the species known as the Sirens must have begun feeding on negative energy. This adaptation then encouraged them to make sure there was a constant supply motivating them to cause such feelings and therefore putting them at odds with the powers that be. So predictably, those in power solved the problem of the Sirens with Genocide. The survivors decided to fight but, in an effort to be merciful, the last three where pushed into another dimension where they would live out the rest of their lives unable to harm anyone. I'LL keep you safe so that everyone knows I'll go to all your shows Just look into my eyes What you were and what you've been running from it's not here, They cannot touch you I will always protect you my Dagi Adagio shifted in her sleep, raising her head, she groggily looked at him, then mumbled, "I love you too, you sing nice, trying to sleep, you go to sleep too." Upon this declaration she plopped her head down on his chest and added yet more drool, then burped, farted and settled back to sleep. He smiled, kissed the top of her head and finally fell contentedly asleep himself.