Chapter Nine
He lands in front of the boutique and knocks on the door.
“Come in,” Rarity says from inside.
He does so and he spots her on the other side of the front room, but her little sister spots him first before he could announce himself.
“Hi Wrench Heart,” Sweetie Belle pipes up coming up to him, “Rarity, Wrench Heart is here.”
“Wrenchy,” Rarity says trotting up to him, “I’m glad you’re here for your fitting before Celestia comes tomorrow.”
“Rarity can I go with Apple Bloom and Scootaloo for the afternoon?”
“Oh I suppose so,” Rarity says cautiously, “as long as you stay out of trouble.”
“Ok,” Sweetie Belle glees, “thanks Rarity. Bye Wrench Heart.”
“Bye Sweetie Belle,” he says with a smile.
“Now it’s my turn come on to the back and we will get this fitting done.”
He follows her to the back where she motions to a suit hanging loosely around a typical sized stallion mannequin. “I’m really anxious to see how this fits,” Rarity starts, “You see I made it so that the coat has the long split tail which goes over the tail and it’s buttoned right now. So it could go as a split or as one piece then there is the shirt and tie underneath. Now go on and try it on.”
He takes the suit and goes behind a screen and to his surprise he is able to put it with relative ease. Fluttershy explained a great many things to him after they first met including the clothes that they have here in Equestria, which is used for special occasions. Remembering that, he was able to get the suit on. He liked how long the coat was as it ended just before his flanks and the tail of the coat extending over his tail covering it. He had trouble with the tie though, so he comes from behind the screen, “Could you help with the tie? I haven’t quite figured that one out just yet.”
“Of course,” Rarity smiles trotting up and using her magic she puts the tie around his neck where it needs to be under the shirt collar then tucking it in under the coat. “Now give me a good pose.”
He does so as best as he could because this is for Fluttershy.
“Why that is just positively dashing.” She says walking around him eyeing the lines, the seams, and making sure. She stops in front of him eyes his mane, “The mane isn’t quite right. Perhaps…no…how about.” She ponders over it and about a minute later it struck her and she gasps in total delight, “Oh darling I have an idea for your mane that with the suit would put Prince Charming himself to shame. You have just enough hair on the top of your head to pull it off. Speaking of off.” She uses her magic to take the suit off in one whoosh and carefully putting it on the mannequin, “Tomorrow morning I want you and everyone to come early so we can all get ready and I will take care of that mane of yours that will turn Fluttershy’s head many times over.”
He smiles now curious as to what she has in mind, “Alright I’ll tell Fluttershy.”
“That’s good and I’ll have Spike tell the rest, now go and get some rest darling.”
“Good night Rarity and thank you,” he says
“You are very welcome darling, see you in the morning,” Rarity says leaving him.
He trots out the door and once outside he flies to Fluttershy’s cottage.
He can’t help but yawn and enters the cottage, “What a day,” he says then sees Angel sitting where he would normally sleep but there isn’t any blankets there. “Hi Angel where’s Fluttershy I have to tell her something before bedtime?” Upon seeing Angel motion for him to come over he does so leaning his head down to be on his level, “What is it?” Then he hops off in the direction of her bedroom and motions for him to go in, “Oh ok.” Thinking nothing of it he walks to her room, although he’s never been in her room he’s only going in to tell her what Rarity said then he will go to the couch. He can sleep there even without blankets.
Upon entering her room he looks around not seeing her immediately. Just her bed a couple of tables with some pictures, flowers around the room in pots and two windows letting the dimming sunlight shine through. Then he hears the door starting to close so he turns to see her walking out slowly from behind the door. He sees her slowly shut the door with her tail while keeping a smile on her lovely face. Her eyes showing all that she showed him this morning but more than that. Her voice humming a soft tune that he hasn’t heard before but one that both excites him and makes him a little nervous.
“My mother taught me that and it’s only supposed to be sung once at only one time in a mare’s life at a very special moment in her life.”
He gulps as she takes a step toward him, her eyes fixed on him with all the love she feels for him but with a look that speaks almost like a predator. Just then the sound of rustling cloth is heard as the windows get covered and they are both blanketed in darkness except for a soft light. That light comes from the amulet that hangs around her neck glowing dimly. Those eyes of hers seems to light up almost like a cat as they look to him.
He gulps again and gets lost again into those beautiful glowing eyes.
Slowly the amulet glows a little more and a fresh wave of love and passion flows over him. He takes a deep sudden breath and can’t help but close his eyes as it overtakes him and his senses.
“Keep your eyes closed and stay still for me,” she says starting to hum the tune again.
He doesn’t know how but the humming is doing something to him, a heat starts to build inside of him. Then he feels their kiss and it’s like that heat becomes a raging fire that communicates itself through his lips locked with hers. Once the kiss ends she doesn’t start humming but says, “I love you. Tonight I claim you as mine.”
She slowly goes over to the bed and lays down looking to him, “Come to bed.”
The night would not soon be over as they rode the waves of passion together until it became a gentle rolling sea of love. Then slept together until morning in a deep and blissful sleep.
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Rarity wakes up early because this is the morning that they all get ready and she quickly heads downstairs to the dressing room to get all their dresses together and Wrenchy’s suit ready.
“Morning Rarity,” comes Applejacks voice from the door as she naturally was the first to show up.
“Good morning Applejack,” she takes a look at her, “That will not do at all you simply must take a quick shower and redo your mane and tail.”
Applejack give a quick laugh, “Ok Rarity, I know by now not to argue with you on points like this.” She then heads for the shower.
“You’re learning Darling,” Rarity says as she gets a tub ready filled with hot water in a separate section of the room with a long privacy screen. The area is for Wrenchy only for two reasons: One to give privacy for the girls and two so that she can work on him in private in order to give Fluttershy her surprise to her.
Rarity takes a look over at Wrenchy’s section. The tub, towels, special scented soap for his coat then on the table the things she needs for his tail and mane makeover.
Hearing the door open and shut a few times let’s her know that the others are showing up. She sees Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, and Twilight but doesn’t notice Fluttershy or Wrenchy right away.
Thinking that they will be here shortly she starts to help the other girls get ready. Pretty soon minutes fly by and just when Rarity was beginning to get worried the door bursts open with Fluttershy and Wrenchy rushing in.
“We are so sorry for being late Rarity,” Fluttershy speaks first heading for her a little out of breath.
“Yes, sorry,” Wrenchy says also a little winded, “kind of overslept this morning.”
“Finally,” Rarity says somewhat upset but also extremely relieved to see them, “I was beginning to get worried. Now Fluttershy off to the showers with you, the other girls will help and I will work on Wrenchy because I have a surprise for you darling.”
“You do?” Fluttershy inquires.
“You will love it trust me.” She looks to Wrenchy with a stern look, “Come Wrench Heart your makeover awaits.”
Wrench Heart looks to Fluttershy a second and seeing her nod and smile he follows Rarity behind the screen. Rarity motions for him to get in and he does so and immediate she begins to work on his coat letting the scented soap work its way in.
Soon he was out and being dried then when Rarity is satisfied with that she started to work on his tail. Even though it was going to be covered by the tail of his suit she wanted it styled none the less. His tail was thick so she couldn’t ponytail it quite like she wanted but a bright idea hit her that would work even better. She took his tail and made a large thick three strand rope out of it so it would keep most of its length then used one bead big enough to hold the ends together. “Perfect,” she whispers then quickly helps him with his suit, “Good just right so far and now for the finishing touch to send her head spinning.”
She loves his thick mane of hair that covers his head and neck and uses it to her advantage. She smooths out the hair then uses a type of hair gel to carefully comb it where she wants it to go and flow. Combing his mane so that it flows forward but to one side covering one eye almost like a mask. Taking her time to get it just right combing carefully his back hair of his mane now flowing over his neck on the same side as the one covering his eye. So his whole mane is smoothed out and flowing in one direction covering one eye in front and on the same side over his neck extending just below it.
“Just perfect,” she whispers with glee, “Now stay here for a minute until I tell you to come out.”
Rarity sees all the girls talking among themselves then walks up to them putting her hooves together to get their attention, “Girls, girls. I would like to present to you the most handsome stallion you have ever seen.”
On cue he steps out slowly from behind the screen and the girls just fall silent taking in his handsome presence. Twilight and Pinkie Pie whistle softly one after the other. “If there was a gold medal in handsome, you’d be platinum,” Applejack wows.
“He’s just delicious Rarity,” Fluttershy says in quiet awe over his makeover by Rarity.
He then looks to Fluttershy and seeing her dress takes his breath away, again. She looked so gorgeous to him in her flowery dress that represented everything about her.
He couldn’t help himself as he takes a few steps forward to her and yes they were all beautiful but only Fluttershy took his breath away. Once standing in front of Fluttershy he takes a look to them all, “Thank you all my friends. I have been privileged to be a part of this family of loving friends that is the best, brightest and the most beautiful girls of all of Equestria.”
“Aww,” they all say and most blush and they complement him on how handsome he looks and agrees with Rarity that he does indeed put Prince Charming to shame.
Then he looks to Fluttershy, “My dear Fluttershy, you have shown me a love that time will never break, given me a strength I can’t begin to understand, and a future I want more than life itself.” He takes a step back, “I am and always,” he bows to her lowering himself to the floor with one foreleg extended in front and the other tucked under him with his head low, “shall be yours.”
Fluttershy steps up to him using one hoof to raise his head then giving him a deep slow kiss.
“That is so beautiful,” Pinkie Pie says almost crying
After she breaks the kiss she turns standing beside him and looking to her friends, “We have an announcement to make.”
He smiles and nods to the other girls, “We’re getting married.”
Surprise then cheers comes from the other girls hearing that news.
“Wow Fluttershy,” Rainbow Dash says, “you never cease to surprise me.”
“I know you can tame wild beasts sugar cube,” Applejack speaks surprised, “but I didn’t know you could tame this wild beast.”
“Oh I don’t know why that’s a surprise Applejack,” Fluttershy says with a wide mischievous smile on her face, “it didn’t take that much to tame him.”
Some laughed and some jeered seeing the playful banter behind her voice.
“Really Fluttershy,” he spoke up this time to defend his male honor, “is that how you see me? Tame?” He looks to her with a smile going with the banter.
She giggles and kisses him lightly, “Not really no,” then trotting off with a grin, “at least you weren’t last night.”
They all nearly stopped, stunned and flabbergasted at that last statement. All he could do is follow them with the biggest blush on his face as the girls pester Fluttershy for the details.
Princess Celestia decided to have the meeting in the center of the town at Town Hall because it was just easiest for everyone to get to from all over Ponyville. When they came up to the door the guard opened the door for them and announced them each by name letting them inside.
Twilight looked at Fluttershy and Wrenchy, “We’d better go see the Princess just to make sure the plans haven’t changed.”
The three of them approached the Princess and luckily she wasn’t taken by anyone and took the typical bow.
“Hello Twilight and hello Fluttershy and…” She hesitated realizing she didn’t know his name.
“Wrench Heart your highness, I took that name because that is what my cutie mark is.”
“So you still don’t have any of your memory from the human world?”
He shakes his head, “To be honest though,” he takes a quick glance at Fluttershy, “I don’t mind not having it. I don’t know about the past but I’m very happy in the present and looking forward to a wonderful future.”
“And Aurora?” the Princess asks getting to the point.
“Don’t know. Ever since the barn I feel she’s been at the same level ever since. Could be biding her time.”
“I think that’s it,” Twilight says looking to Wrenchy, “I don’t think that she will make the same mistake twice. First she came up in stages, but this time I think she’s cut herself off from us from detecting her true level. Biding her time when she knows that she will have instant full control.”
The Princess looks concerned, “So, she could take control at any time then.” She then looks to Wrench Heart, “In that case I am pleased that you have such a positive outlook on this situation. Most would buckle under such a strain as I heard you have been under Wrench Heart.”
“To be honest your highness, for a time I did. Right after the barn incident, but…” his face brightens as he looks to Fluttershy and sees her blush when he puts his wing around her, “I have this very special lady to thank.”
“I’m looking forward to hearing the tale in full,” she says looking between the three of them, “in your castle Twilight after this meeting.” She turns her head seeing one of the Mayor’s assistant’s come up to her and whisper. “It seems she want to go ahead and have the meeting.” Looking at the treats brought by Mr. and Mrs. Cake she looks a little sullen, “All this looks good too.”
“Well, then take it with you,” Wrench Heart speaks up, “No reason why you can’t take the refreshments with you to the meeting. That’s why it’s here right?”
The Princess smiles, “Good point Wrench Heart I think I’ll do that and I will see you all later.” She picks up her cup and plate with her magic and heads to the door soon disappearing behind it and two guards appearing in front of it.
“How do you think that went Twilight?” Fluttershy asks.
“I guess we will find out later,” Twilight says.
“Oh, I almost forgot,” Fluttershy says taking off the amulet and putting it around his neck, “You need to keep this on you from now on ok?”
He smiles looking slightly down to her because of his height over her, “Yes, ma’am.”
Suddenly he hears Sweetie Belle, “Wow. Wrench Heart you look really handsome.”
He looked down to see the Cutie Mark Crusaders in their little dresses and couldn’t help but bring a big smile to his face. They must have been good for Rarity to agree to this, so he takes his bow to them, “Why thank you so much ladies, your compliment brings a warm feeling to my heart.”
Sweetie Bell and Apple Bloom give a soft, “Aww.”
“Come on Crusaders I’m hungry,” Scootaloo says eyeing the food table.
“Oh come on Scootaloo,” pipes up Apple Bloom, “even you have to admit that Prince Charming can take lessons from him.”
“Bye Wrench Heart,” both Sweetie Belle and Apple Bloom says following Scootaloo to keep her out of trouble.
“Bye ladies,” he says with a smile standing up again.
Fluttershy comes up beside him, “Those three are really sweethearts.”
He nods and smiles in agreement, “Yeah those three can really grow on you.”
He feels her nudge him, “What is it?” Then seeing her look to an odd looking creature that seems to be a mix of all sorts as she says, “Oh I was hoping Discord would show up.”
“Discord? Oh he’s the,” He thinks for a second, “’Master of Chaos’ as you put it?”
“Yes,” She says happily, “Come on I want you to meet him.”
They walk over to Discord who doesn’t appear all that happy at the moment.
“Discord,” She says coming up and hugging him, “I’m so happy you are here,” then motions to Wrenchy, “this is the pony I told you about so much in my letters.”
“Pleased to meet you Discord,” he says but suddenly he sees Discord have a big magnifying glass in his claw and stares at him through it.
“So this is him,” Discord says not satisfied, “let’s see what you see in him.”
Wrenchy actually took a quick laugh and looked to Fluttershy, “I actually wondered that myself.” Meanwhile Discord is taking his magnifying glass looking him over closely and carefully.
“Oh Wrenchy, you have wonderful traits,” giggling at both of them, “you’re good with the fillies, hardworking, you have a kind and gentle heart, you’re even good with my animals,” she walks up to him giving him a light kiss, “besides being strong and handsome.”
“What am I then,” Discord says obviously jealous, “chopped liver?” He suddenly changes into a big liver that is being chopped into tiny bits.
“Oh Discord,” she begins to hug him again so Discord changed back so she can do so, “he can never replace you.”
“Why would I?” he says, “I don’t replace Twilight or Rarity or the others. There’s different kinds of love Discord. The love that binds friends together then there’s a deeper love where two ponies can live together forever in each other’s company.”
“I love our times together Discord, he won’t take that away from us,” Fluttershy tries to reassure him.
The two spend time talking with Discord and pretty soon he begins to understand another lesson for him in the levels and mysteries of friendship.
“Ok guys,” Twilight says coming up on the group, “time to head to the castle. Hi Discord, how are you?”
“Fine thank you, so you all are heading to the castle huh?” Discord asks.
“Yes,” Fluttershy says to Discord, “she wants to discuss what’s happening with Wrench Heart and how we intend to defeat her for good.”
“We still on for tomorrow then my dear Fluttershy?”
“Of course Discord, I’ll see you then.”
Discord then opens a door out of thin air enters and closes it behind him.
Later at Twilight’s castle the seven of them were in the meeting chamber of the castle with Princess Celestia.
“So why don’t we start off with who we are dealing with,” the princess says to the group.
“Her name is Dark Aurora, from Zecora’s land.” Wrenchy spoke first deciding he should, all things considering, “They defeated her by placing her in the dark orb. Obviously she used it to her advantage so now after she was released she could possess someone. That was me by chance. Went to Zecora for this amulet which will help us defeat her. We got the idea on how to use to it defeat her.”
“That is good news,” the Princess says looking pleased, “How do you plan on doing that?”
“Well,” Twilight starts then gets interrupted when seeing Wrench Heart wince.
It happened suddenly without warning as Aurora in one big burst of energy within him overcame his strength to hold her back. Wincing and groaning in pain he feels himself quickly overcome and swimming in darkness again just like it was in the barn.
“Uh oh,” Applejack says.
“She’s back,” Rarity speaks up, “but this time will be different.”
They all agree as Fluttershy looks on but this time with an assured look on her face knowing that this will indeed be different.
A long female laugh comes from Wrenchy as Aurora takes control again, “Oh it is good to be back.” Aurora says strutting him around then seeing her surrounding, Twilight and her friends in dresses, the princess, “Well, now I must not have disconnected completely after all. All of you have dressed up so nice for me.”
Aurora takes a look down at the body she is controlling noticing what Wrenchy is wearing and rushes over to a basic mirror at the wall, “Oh my.” She takes a good look at him, “My sweet slave don’t you look just…” she turns him around and kisses the air as she knows that she can feel her kissing him in the darkness where he is.
Princess Celestia looks on with a look of understanding then a sympathy for Wrench Heart and the horror that she was told he went through and looks like will go through again.
“You even dressed him up for me.” She looks to him clearly attracted by what she sees in the mirror, “So strong and handsome.”
“It wasn’t for you,” Rarity speaks up looking to her with a quiet rage, “so hand him over before we force you out.”
Aurora laughs, “Oh please,”she struts around as if strutting around him and affect him like she did in the barn, “that amulet may have put me down, but I’m stronger than that now isn’t that my sweet?” She plays like she’s rubbing up against him and kissing his neck, “You see?” She says looking between them and to one side of her as if he was standing there, “He isn’t even moving. I think I’ve finally won him over, right my swee…” she stops and just stares beside her.
Fluttershy feels him even though Aurora is in control and can feel his amusement then his outright laughter when Aurora said that she’s won him over. She can’t help but laugh with Wrenchy.
Aurora takes a step back and looks between Fluttershy and off to her side, “Why are you two laughing?”
From inside the darkness he speaks to Aurora though no one can hear him, “What do you mean I can’t affect you my sweet?”
“That’s right Aurora,” Fluttershy takes a few steps forward, “you can’t affect him anymore. You want to know why?”
“What have you done you little witch?” Aurora looks to Fluttershy with hate, “What have you done to my sweet that I can’t reach him?”
“What I have done Aurora,” Fluttershy grins to her, “is made him mine. That is why you can’t affect him because only I can do that now and that is why this night is going to be your last.”
“WHAT?!” Aurora says in complete surprise, “OH why…you…little.”
“Wrench Heart,” Fluttershy says with confidence, “all my strength is now yours. Take it my love and finish her for good.”
Instantly the amulet glows brightly as a beam of white energy gets drawn from Fluttershy into the amulet and they see Wrench’s body glow the same color as the amulet. It doesn’t last that long as it starts to fade as Aurora begins to overcome it. “Don’t you see,” her voice comes out of his mouth again, “I am stronger than that now and there is nothing you can do about it.”
“We came prepared for that,” Twilight says stepping forward, “Now girls.”
The rest of them come up standing beside Twilight as she says, “He can have all our strength and use it to finish you.” Then her strength fades from her into the amulet.
“He will punish you for crashing one of my parties,” Pinkie says as her strength fades
“You are so out classed,” Rarity says falling into a deep sleep with the others
Applejack and Rainbow grin to each other bumping hooves, “Ours too,” they say and fall asleep together.
Wrench’s body glows brightly and steadily as a magical wind envelops him swirling around him with power, “Be gone.” Wrench Heart says taking control again and then all his memories from the human world returns to him in a flash. With the power the amulet gives him he expels her from him. She takes her own form out of his body through the chamber doors out into the hallway crashing on the floor.
He quickly levitates the girls laying them near Celestia and puts up a shield around them then looks to Celestia. “Stay out of this your highness, this is my fight. I got my memory back. Now you get to see what human ingenuity can do.” He trots to the doorway taking a look back satisfied that they will be out of the way in the corner.
“Get up you novice,” he says stepping through the door heading to the Zebra now getting up from the floor of the hallway, “I’ll show you just how out classed you really are. This fight you lose.”
Celestia watches over the girls and is able to shut the doors putting them back into place on their hinges with her magic. She hears the commotion of the fight outside and hopes that what they did was the right thing. The fight goes on for minutes as crash after crash is heard from outside the door and she can’t help but wonder what damage is being done. A minute later an explosion is heard and Wrench Heart comes crashing through the door, bouncing off of the table then hitting the back wall with a thud.
She can see drops of blood coming from the wounds that Aurora has inflicted upon him. He isn’t too steady standing up from landing on the floor she notices. One leg broken, probably a couple of ribs and a big bruise that is around the eye hidden underneath the hair that covers it. A blur of black and white comes streaking through the door with a cry of hate.
Wrench Heart is able to dodge in time as Aurora crashes into the back wall with her hind legs. Part of the wall falls behind her as she watches him limp his way away from her but staying near the wall. Aurora follows him and places herself in the middle of the room on the table. Aurora has her share of injuries from the fight as wounds are around her body as well. Not bad for a human Celestia thinks to herself. Though he’s probably doing it this way in order to get some sort of satisfaction out of it.
With a loud hateful cry Aurora charges at him.
Perfect, he thinks to himself secretly bringing spikes out of the wall behind him with the amulets magic then ducks as her hind legs hit the wall being impaled by the spikes. Her cries of pain comes to his ears with satisfaction but he’s not done yet. With what strength he has left he uses his hind legs to give her one good buck. Aurora cries in pain, her back pinned against wall as the spikes go through her body.
Breathing heavily he looks with glee upon Aurora pinned to the wall while he stands on three legs though not entirely steady. “You’ve lost,” he says stepping up to her, “Now die.”
With the last bit of her magic she hits him with a spell that sends him crashing into the table, “Maybe my sweet, but if I can’t have you,” she says passionately with hate, “then no one will.”
Celestia gasps in horror understanding what she did to him, “Oh no.” She looks to Fluttershy with her heart seeming to hit her stomach with sympathy, “Oh no.” Celestia also notices that the horn on Wrench Heart’s head has disappeared and the amulet breaks into pieces.
“With his memory gone,” she says softly as her body fades away piece by piece, “he will never wake up.”
The protective shield around Celestia and the girls disappear and their strength returns to them as one by one they come out of their sleep.
“Is it over?” Applejack says groggily as if waking up from a long night’s rest.
“Oh no,” Rarity says after spotting Wrench Heart.
“Wrenchy,” Fluttershy says rushing up to him, “Wrenchy, wake up, wake up.” She tries nudging him but he doesn’t move.
Celestia slowly walks over to her putting a gentle hoof on her, “I’m afraid I don’t think he will wake up. Aurora used a spell that…erased all his memories of us.”
The sound that came from Fluttershy wasn’t just crying but a waling of the spirit. She hugs him to her calling out his name for him to come back to her. Emotional pain of the thought of him never being by her side again seems to rip her apart. “No,” her voice wails, “no not my Wrenchy, come back, please come back to me.”