This week was probably the longest and most boring weeks in my life. Of course, AJ told Twilight that I was in the forest, looking for the Everfree Beast, which made her flip her shit. She locked me in the library for the rest of that week, and only let me out to use the bathroom or eat. But, on the plus side, I’ve been learning new spells with my pass time.
“Come on….” I focus my magic on a potted plant. My hand glows a soft grey and the plant starts to grow out of its pot, spreading over the table.
“Yes! I did it! Fucking finally! That took soooo looong!” I groan, burying my head in my hands.
The door to the library opens and Twilight walks in with a tray of food, and AJ behind her.
“What does that mean, anyway? Fuck?” Twilight asks.
“Ooh, I made it when i was, uuh...trying to catch the beast. It stands for: fizzled under confounded karma. The spell failed, and I shouted Fuck! It made me feel better.”
Twilight chuckles and sets my tray on my lap.
“I see you got the overgrowth spell to work.”
“Yeah, finally! It took so long! And I killed so many plants….”
Twilight chuckles. “But, hey. You got a visitor.”
AJ hugs me tightly, and I hug her back.
“It’s been a while, AJ. No visitors at all.”
“Sorry bout that. Been apple buckin real hard fer the new season.”
I nod and smile. I knew she had been sleeping in. That wolf form must take a lot out of her. At least she looks healthy.
“Well, the Doctor says you should be able to walk soon. And I can take off your cast. But you still have to be kept under watch for another three weeks. So, I’ve asked the girls to rotate nursing shifts here with you.”
“Uuuuh….Why?”
“I have to go up to Canterlot to teach a seminar about transformative magic. It’s in two weeks.”
“Then….why aren’t you staying here until then?”
“I have to study! And practice!”
“Cuz yer a distraction, Six.”
Twilight blushes deeply, making me blush.
“He is not….” She pouts, making AJ laugh.
“Well, let’s get this cast off, then I’ll go pack.” Twilight’s hand glows softly and the cast splits open. She carefully takes it off. My leg looks fairly normal, save for four long, deep scars across my thigh and a long stitch scar from my knee to my hip. It looks worse than it feels.
AJ winces a little as she sees it.
“I have no idea what that beast is, but I’m glad it stays out there. If it can do damage like this that even I can’t heal, it must be really dangerous. Fluttershy says it’s friendly, though...Why did it attack you?”
“I think I invaded its hunting grounds without realizing, and it felt threatened. So it was my fault, not its.”
Twilight shrugs. “It’d be interesting to get a look at it, but so far, I’d rather keep my distance.”
I look to AJ for approval, pulling out my sketchbook. She shrugs.
“Well, uh...I was able to draw it….”
“You did!? Let me see!”
I hand her the book. And I made sure to keep only monster sketches in there. The personal ones I hid somewhere where no one would find them…
Let me guess….It’s in your room, under your mattress.
DAMN YOU, SHADE!
Twilight flips the book open, and her eyes go wide.
“Are….you sure this was it?”
“Uuh, yeah. I sat there and drew it before AJ found me and wheeled me over here.”
She examines the image closely.
“It’s obviously a she….it looks like a wolf, but it’s bipedal….Hmm….It looks very well toned, so it must be a lone hunter. There most likely aren’t more of them. Mind if I borrow this?”
I shrug. “Go ahead. I’d like it back, though. I’m writing a book on supernatural creatures and monsters.”
She nods and heads upstairs, leaving me with AJ.
“Yer a pretty good liar, Six. Ya almost had me convinced.”
“Lots of practice.” I smile and eat my sandwich. PB and J. Blegh….5 times in a row….
AJ sits on the arm of my wheelchair, her hip pressed against my upper arm.
S-soft!
Pervert.
Let me have this one, asshole!
“Have ya been keepin yer promise and stayin here?”
“I-I told you I would…” I say softly.
Ooh, a piece of candy!
“Well, ah did promise ta let ya draw me again. So ah asked Twilight fer the first week. And since Spike’s goin with her, it’ll just be you and me.”
She leans against me a little harder.
Sweet Celestia’s nipple she’s soft!
I blush deeply, sipping my water.
“Didja name yer depressin side yet?” She asks.
“U-uh, yeah….Sombre.”
“Hmm...And ah’m guessin Sombre told ya how we all feel?”
I choke on my water, coughing and sputtering.
“N-no! Of course not! Hahahahahahaaaa! Not at all! Ooh, a piece of candy!” I scream, panicked.
AJ laughs. “So, he did?”
“..........yes………”
She grins. “Ya know, we all told ya how we felt. But ya never told us. How do ya feel about us? Ah know how ya feel about me~” She rests her arms on my shoulder, her breasts pressed against my ear.
My nose starts bleeding.
The door to the library suddenly bursts open, and Twilight marches in. She looked furious.
I’m saved!
I thought you liked Applejack.
I do! Just….I-I dunno if I feel like that about her...you know….love?
…..you’re serious?
They all like me! I can’t break any of their hearts! It would kill me! Or they would kill me! Especially Applejack!
….good point.
“Applejaaack….” Twilight says angrily.
AJ chuckles and quickly gets up.
“A-ah...Twi, it ain’t what ya think...agh!” Twilight grabs her ear and drags her out of the room, literally kicking and screaming. As the doors shut after them, I sigh softly, looking down at my leg.
I won’t be a hindrance anymore…
I grab the sides of the wheelchair and push myself up. I put a little weight onto it. It hurts a little, but it’s manageable.
“Good start...I just need a cane or something….” I look around for a moment before seeing a long, wooden pole in the corner of the room. It seemed rather out of place, but at least it would do.
I levitate it over and hold it, putting my weight into it. This thing has to be six or seven feet tall….What’s it for?
I shrug and use the stick as a makeshift crutch, limping lamely around the room until i finally get the hang of it.
I lean against the staff and look around the books. They looked like every single one had been moved.
“Guess she alphabetized them again…”
As I scan through the various books, I see one I wasn’t expecting to see. I grab it and pull it down.
“Guide to Supernatural Myths and Monsters, a Theory. Weird title.” I hobble over to the couch and lean against it as I open it, skimming through the various pages.
There were all sorts of creatures from mythology from all around the world and all throughout time! It was fantastically well-written.
“But mine’ll be better….”
I flip through the letters until i find the one I wanted: Werewolves.
“Mm...Let’s see….Large, hunt in packs….carnivores when in beast form….That explains the raccoon.”
I skim through the book, finding quite a lot of things accurate, save for one section…
“Werewolves are notorious killers and won’t hesitate to take down prey, whether or not the host knows the hunted person. Now, that’s inaccurate….”
I put the book in my pocket just before Twilight comes back in, beaming proudly. AJ was behind her, looking glum.
“Well, I’m all packed up an-” She freezes, seeing me leaned against the couch.
“S-Six….” Her hair starts floating on its own as I feel her rage fill the room.
“I-I was just, uh...T-take it easy!”
“You’re supposed to be resting!” She grabs a book from her coffee table and lobs it at my head. It hits me square on the forehead and I fall over.
“Gaah! What was that for?!” I shout, rubbing my head.
“Why are you out of your chair! Your leg could’ve been too weak to hold you up!”
“I had this pole…” I hold it out.
She snags it and puts it back in the corner before aggressively throwing me back in the wheelchair.
“Do I have to tie you up or something?!”
I blush deeply. “Wh-what kind of weird stuff are you into?!”
She blushes back hard, crossing her arm across her chest. “Not like that, you pervert!”
I told you.
Fuck off!
I look to AJ for help, but she was grinning at me, a lasso in her hands.
“Tied up, ya say?”
“WHYYYY?!”
“Hey, he’s not your toy to play around with, Applejack!”
“He ain’t yers neither!”
“He’s living under my roof, so i make the rules!”
“Well, he likes me!”
“No, he likes me!”
“C-can’t I have a say in this…?”
“STAY OUT OF IT!” They both shout.
I back up a bit.
As I back up, I feel something soft press against my head.
When I look up, all I can see is light green.
“Eh?”
“O-oh...H-hello, Six….Glad you’re feeling better…”
My whole body runs cold as I realize where my head is…
“Waaagh!” I leap out of the chair, stumbling into a grand piano. When I look back at her, she was smiling softly, a light blush on her face. She was wearing a green sweater and a short, pink skirt.
“I-I didn’t mean to scare you...Are you okay?” She asks, helping me up.
“Y-yeah...When did you…,”
“Six...C-could we….have lunch together today? I-in the park, I mean…”
“W-well, uh...I-I don’t see why not…” She smiles happily and hugs me from behind, her large breasts squishing against my lower back.
My whole head turns beet red.
“This’ll be so much fun! C-can you walk? Or...should I carry you?”
What?
“What?”
“U-um, I mean wheel you! Should I wheel you out in the chair?” She chuckles nervously.
I just shrug it off.
“I’d probably be better in the chair…”
She smiles warmly and helps me back into it before pushing me out of the library, leaving Twilight and Applejack to argue.
Once we get out of the castle, she leads me through the streets of Ponyville, and her overly big breasts were squished against my shoulders.
“S-so, uh….Fluttershy….Wh-what, uh...do you do for a living?” I ask nervously, ignoring the fact that she was clearly not wearing a bra.
Couldn’t fit into one anyway…
Something feels off about her….Her energy is all odd.
It’s probably because she’s an Element of Harmony. Relax…
Yeah...you’re probably right.
“Well, I’m the town’s veterinarian….I take care of all the animals and pets in town, as well as any critters from the forest.”
“You must have an affinity with animals. How do you get them to come out of the forest?”
“That’s simple.” She giggles. “I ask them nicely.”
How does that work…?
No idea….
“Oh, we’re here!” She chirrups, parking my chair next to a park bench facing a bench.
“Oooh! It’s beautiful, Fluttershy!” I exclaim, taking in the beauty of the fall trees over the mirror-like lake.
“U-um…S-Six? C-could you call me...S-Shy from now on?” She asks, looking at the floor nervously.
What was she nervous about? Wait, does she think this is a date?!
Just shut up and do it.
Do what?!
Finish the date. Coward.
I am not!
“U-Um...s-sure. If you’d like that, Shy…” She gasps very softly, almost too quiet to hear.
“So, um...Didn’t you mention lunch?”
She suddenly sits bolt upright. “R-right!” She digs into her bag, one I didn’t see her with earlier.
Weird…
She pulls out a little box and opens it. Inside was a row of perfectly symmetrical half-sandwiches, crustless, lined up in a row.
“Oh, wow….This must’ve taken you a while…”
She blushes deeply, hiding half her face behind her hair.
“I-it didn’t take that long…”
I carefully take one and take a bite.
“It’s great!” It was peanut butter and jelly, but it was way better than the ones Twilight had made. It tasted so...fresh!
“Th-thank you...I-I made everything myself…”
“That’s incredible! You gotta show me how to cook!”
She blushes hotly, nodding. “O-okay!”
We sit quietly, eating the sandwiches in peace for a while.
After what felt like hours, I noticed that she had scooted closer to me, practically pressed against the chair’s armrest.
“S-Shy?” I ask, looking at her.
“You...you know, right….?” She asks.
“Eh? About what?”
“A-About Applejack….”
“Oh….uh, yeah. I do.”
“And...y-you’re not afraid?”
“No. Why would I be? She’s my friend! And so are you.”
She squeezes the edge of her sweater.
“S-Six, I-”
“There you are! We’ve been looking everywhere for you!” Twilight exclaims, approaching from the trees nearby.
“O-oh, hey Twilight! I, uh...I’m just having lunch with Shy…”
She grabs my shoulder, leaning close to my face. “Shy?” She asks, sounding annoyed.
I gulp and chuckle. “T-Twilight? Why...why are you mad?”
She huffs and whines. “I want a nickname, too! No fair, Fluttershy! I’ve known him longer! And he’s my friendship student!”
I actually forgot about that….
So did I…
“J-Just calm down, Twilight….C-Can’t I just call you Twi?”
She beams and hugs me tight, my face buried in her cleavage. “Yay! I got a nickname!”
“Mmmpnnf….” I blush deeply, pushing against her.
“O-Oh, heh….Sorry…” She lets go and chuckles nervously.
I cross my arm across my chest and huff. “I need to send a letter to Luna about my place….You’re all too much….” I say quietly.
Luckily, none of them seems to have heard me. They were all talking. I sigh and look up at the darkening sky, seeing a single cloud with Rainbow Dash on it. She had her eyes closed, and….is she licking a carrot?
“Six, we have a question!” Twilight blurts out.
I look at her, and she and Shy were looking at me expectedly.
“Uuuh….Go ahead, Twi…”
“Who do you think is cuter of the two of us?”
“Now, Twi. You know that’s a loaded question…”
“Come on, Six! Just answer the question!”
Is that a seashell I see?
“Hey, guys!” I hear Dash exclaim, landing next to me. I’m saved!
“Hey, Dash! Glad you’re here!” I smile, thankful she’ll help me out of this.
“Hey, what’re you two arguing about?”
“Dash, we’re trying to get Six to tell us which of us is prettier, but he won’t say!”
“Now, Twi. You know that’s a loaded question…”
“Stop saying that and just answer the question!”
“Actually, yeah...I wanna know that too! Which of us is prettier?”
Would you mind if I talk them down?
Good luck, bucko….
“You three are being very inconsiderate.”
“Yes! Shade, thank goodness. Maybe you can- Wait, what?”
“You three are being inconsiderate. Did you ever consider that you’re backing him into a corner? You should be ashamed of yourselves for even asking that. Besides, It’s like picking a goddess out of goddesses…..ooooh, fuck….”
“Y-you think we’re that pretty?” Twi asks.
“Dude, really?”
“R-really?”
“God damn it…”
Whyyyy!?
It just slipped out….
I thought you liked Luna!
I do...But she’s equally as pretty as them. When I get back to Hell, I need to figure out why the Hell God made them all so gorgeous.
I’m snapped out of my stupor by Twilight sitting on my lap, making my whole body blush and my stomach do backflips. Her skirt had ridden up a little, and her panty-clad butt was pressed right against my thigh.
S-soft….
You’re royally fucked, Six.
You think?
I feel another hug around my neck. The heavy squish against my head tells me exactly who it was.
“Y-you too, Shy?” I ask, my nose dripping blood.
“M-mhm.” She hums.
“Hey, lemme straddle him, too!” Dash shouts.
Shade, get me out of here!
Are you sure? This seems rather nice...Is that sloshing I hear?
NOW!
Fine…
I teleport back to the castle bedroom, leaned against the wall.
“What the Hell got into everyone?!”
“I think their confessions the other day started a feud for your love.”
“.....WHY MEEE!?” I groan and slump to the ground, burying my head in my hands.
I’m stirred from my thoughts by tapping at the window. When i look up, it was Luna!
“C-come in!”
Uh huh...Look who’s nervous now.
Fuck off.
The window slides open with a blue light and Luna flies in, landing softly at my feet.
“Glad to see you’re well. I heard about the accident.”
“Tis but a scratch…”
“A scratch? You nearly lost your leg!”
“No I didn’t. Twas a flesh wound.”
She sighs and sits beside me. I blush heavily.
“I heard your calls for me earlier. About your home. The preparations have been made, but...Celestia has made a few….alterations to it. For the safety of everyone.”
“It’s a prison cell, isn’t it?”
“No no no! We’ve both decided to make it out of mood stones.”
“What now?”
“Mood stones. You can see people in town wearing rings made of them.”
“Aren’t those for children?”
“Not always. Your home will be built of the stone, and linked to your emotions so that any of the Elements, myself, or my sister can tell when you need to release your burdens. It would be quite bad to have a repeat of the Nightmare incident without anyone around.”
“Hmm….I suppose that’s fair. Thank you, Luna.”
“Now, what did you call me in your dreams the other day? ‘Moonbutt’ I think?” She giggles.
My whole body turns red. “Y-you saw that? Oh, God….”
“Don’t be upset. I’m actually flattered.”
“By being called Moonbutt?”
It's her turn to blush. “Not that. That you dreamt of us in such an intimate way.”
“Well, it was me dreaming that. Not Six.”
“Ah...I see. If you don’t mind me asking, how is it possible for you and Six to be completely separate entities in the same body? I noticed Sombre, as you call him, is linked to Six emotionally. But you...you’re nothing like Six.”
If you think you can trust her to know, tell her.
“I….Princess, what I’m about to tell you is very important. And please don’t have us killed for this. Okay?”
She raises an eyebrow at me.
I tell her everything. About Six’s deal, and who and what I actually was. When I finish my story, she looked slightly shocked, but that’s it.
“If you want to banish me now, go ahead…”
“I’m not going to do that. I’ve gotten to know the real you since we met, and I’m not afraid.”
“No offence, but you were literally told that I’m the Devil.”
“I believed him to be misunderstood by God, not evil.”
F-finally…..someone who understands….
What about me!?
You don’t count.
Dick….
“You...really aren’t afraid of me?”
“Of course not….But, what do I call you now?”
“Same as always. Just Shade. It’s grown on me.”
She smiles and rests her head on my shoulder. I tense up immensely.
“You do know I can read your thoughts, right? Both of yours?”
“Oh.”
Crap…
She could hear us this whole time!?
And I can still hear you.
Whaaagh!
Luna giggles. “You are such an oddity, Shade.”
I pout, huffing. “Why did you come down here, Luna? Just to tell me about the house? You could’ve sent a letter…”
“W-Well, I...Um….”
She likes you….
“I-I-I wha...Six!” She exclaims.
“Y-yes, princess!?”
She blushes hard and hides her face in her hair, vanishing with a pop.
Nice going, asshole! Now she hates us!
I think she was just embarrassed.
I need to get my own body one of these days…
Yeah...I do not want to get hung for bedding the princess….
I can still hear you!
WAAAGH!