Dinner that night went by fairly smoothly. I had to spend the whole thing avoiding Twilight’s pleading eyes as she tried to pry the knowledge of the afterlife from me.
By the time we had all finished eating, Twilight seemed to have finally given up. I smile as Applejack and Twilight talk about their various adventures in Equestria over the last few years.
“Wait, so you guys went up against the God of Chaos...and won? How is that even possible!?” I ask, stunned.
“Well, we all had the Elements of Harmony, so it makes sense that we could beat him. It did take us a bit to get past his magic, though. He had us pinned against each other for a little bit there. But, we pulled through and turned him to stone again. Now, he’s reformed and lives with Fluttershy at her cottage or in his little pocket dimension thing.” Twilight explains.
“Wow….That’s….pretty far fetched….and that’s coming from me….”
“Six, it all happened! Every word is true.”
“I know, AJ. I’m just teasing. You don’t think I hadn’t heard of all of you before I came here? I knew about your adventures. You’re all famous!”
“Then why didn’t you say so before?” Twilight interjects.
“I liked listening to them from first hand. It’s much more interesting.”
AJ chuckles and starts to get up, but I get up first.
“I’ll take care of the dishes.” I gather up the plates with my magic and head to the kitchen. I manage to get about three steps before I feel Twilight’s magic grab me.
“Six, something’s off with your magic signature. Don’t move.” I freeze as her magic scans over me.
“Six, did you come into contact with any unicorns today? Any at all?”
“Well, you and Rarity. But other than you two, no. Why?”
“Someone put a tracking spell in your head.”
“What? Twilight, how could that’ve happened? I wasn’t around any unicorns today other than you and Rarity.”
“Are you positive? You would have noticed if the spell was put on you. It feels like a pinch or bug bite around the back of the neck.”
“Wait….Just before I came back inside I felt that after seeing something moving around in the trees outside. You don’t think it could’ve been a person I heard, do you?”
“It’s possible. But, until I know for sure, you two need to stay together tonight. Applebloom, stay over at Sweetie’s house. And Mac, you can go visit Sugar Belle for the night. I don’t want anyone here in this house. Applejack, you and Six will stay at my place until we find out who was trying to track Six.”
“Wh-Twilight, isn’t that a bit rash? It could’ve been a misfire, or an accident!”
“Six, trust me. Okay?” I sigh and nod.
“Good. I’ll wait here while we finish cleaning up, then we’ll go back to the castle. Applebloom, Mac’ll take you to Sweetie Belle’s on his way to Sugar’s. I’ll escort Six with Applejack.”
“Twilight...I can take care of myself…” I sigh.
“Six, whoever put that spell in your head could’ve taken you right from under our noses. And, even though you may deny it, you’d be a very powerful weapon if you fell in the wrong hands. Imagine if someone put so much negativity in you that you become the demon again, but they find a way to control it.”
“I apparently beat it before. I expelled it.”
“But what if you can’t? My magic would be useless against it, and so would the Princess’. That demon was too powerful to fight. Equestria could’ve been lost! So, until further notice, at least two Element Bearers will be at your side at all times.”
I nod reluctantly, knowing she was right.
Besides, I don’t want someone to learn of the afterlife in its entirety. This world couldn’t handle necromancy…
After we clean up the kitchen, Mac takes Applebloom to Sweetie’s house, and Twilight teleports AJ and myself back to her castle and up to my room.
“I guess I need a shower...Can you two just wait outside the bathroom door?”
“Absolutely not! We’ll wait inside the bathroom.”
“But….You can’t see me naked!” I blush furiously.
“We’ll just cover our eyes. Simple!”
“We’ll be blindfolded. Don’t need ta even risk it. Right, Twilight?”
She huffs. “Fiine….”
I nod and take off my blindfold, setting it on the dresser as I grab my clothes. As I lift my pajamas, I notice that there’s no gold outline around them.
“Huh...Twilight, I think I can only see living things with this weird outline.”
“Outline? Wait….Six, does the outline happen to be a gold color?”
“Yeah, it is.”
“Six, you’re seeing a soul while the host is still alive.”
“But why is it moving before there’s any movement?”
“What do you mean?”
“Watch. Throw a punch at me.”
She shrugs and I see her “soul” throw a punch. I dodge out of the way, then her real hand moves.
“What the….you predicted my punch before it happened!?”
“I guess…..your soul moved first, so I just moved out of the way of where it was aiming.”
“I must study you.”
“Twilight, no.”
“Twilight, yes?”
I sigh. “Fine...But no afterlife questions…”
She pouts. “Okay….”
I chuckle and go into the bathroom. They both follow me in, sitting on the floor facing the shower.
“Okay, uh...blindfolds on, please.” AJ grabs a towel from the rack on the wall and ties it around her eyes. Twilight does the same.
“Go ahead, Six. No peeking.”
“Good.” I reluctantly take my clothes off and turn the shower on, the warm water fogging up the room a little. I step inside and draw the curtains.
I peek out of the shower to see Twilight holding my shirt to her face.
“TWILIGHT!” She yelps and throws it back onto the floor, blushing deeply.
“No touching my clothes, okay? Jeez…” I take my quick shower and step out. I dry off and get dressed as fast as I can.
“Alright, you can look now.” They both take off their towels, and they both have soft blushes on their faces.
“.....you both looked, didn’t you?”
AJ shakes her head, looking at the floor. Twilight just stares straight ahead, unblinking.
“H-huge….”
“Alright, get out.” I leave the bathroom, blushing softly. “From now on, you two stay outside. Can’t even trust you to keep a blindfold on…”
They blush deeply, their eyes glued to the floor. I shake my head and get into bed.
After a minute, I feel someone climb in next to me. I look back, seeing Applejack in a bra and panties. My eyes widen and I quickly look at the wall in front of me, my whole upper body beet red.
“Six? Ya asleep?” She asks. I stay still and silent.
After a second, I feel her arms snake around my waist as she spoons me from behind. I tense up, but don’t move at all, pretending to be asleep.
“Applejack, share with me!” Twilight whispers.
“He likes me more than you. We were close ta kissin when Applebloom came in.” AJ whispers back.
“I already kissed him. Now, scootch! I wanna spoon with him!” Twi says back, still quiet.
“Git yer own. Ah’ll share lots with ya, Twi. But a boyfriend, ah won’t.
B-BOYFRIEND?!
I see Twilight’s soul approach my face and I snap my eyes shut. I feel the covers lift up, and Twilight climbs in bed in front of me, her butt pressing against my bulge.
“H-hey, no fair!” AJ whispers loudly.
“Oooh, his cock feels so nice against my butt~” Twilight teases back.
Okay, nope.
I sit up and climb out of bed, making them both yelp.
“Absolutely NO molesting me in my sleep! You two stay up there. I’m sleeping on the floor.” I grab a blanket from the end of the bed and lay on the ground, curling up under it.
“Look whut ya gone and done now….Ya spooked him off!” AJ whisper-yells at Twilight.
“Me? You spooned him first!” Twilight whispers back.
“Yer the one who rubbed up on him!” AJ retorts.
“Both of you shut up and go to bed.” I intervene, making them both fall silent.
I lay there for what feels like an hour before I hear their snores. I stand up and sigh, walking over to the balcony and leaning against the rails, looking out into the moonlit town. It was stunning to see all the houses lit up by the moon.
“This place is starting to grow on me. But the people here may need to learn more personal space….” I look down through the candle-lit streets, and I briefly see a soul vanish behind a building.
“Huh. Odd….Guess there are nocturnal ponies around.” I shrug and go back inside.
AJ and Twilight were laying on the bed, covered in blankets. It looks like AJ managed to wrap herself around Twilight in a tight hug from behind, and Twilight’s hands were under the covers.
“No...dirty thoughts, away with you. None of that crap.” I sit at the foot of the bed and lean against the footboard.
“Yeah...this place may be a bit much, but I think it’s growing on me…”