//------------------------------// // 8: What Dragons do on Saturdays // Story: Neocros 2: Light and Dark // by Samuel-Neocros //------------------------------// ”What Dragons do on Saturdays” ~.~~..~~..~~..~.~.~~.~.~~.~ Neocros was picking flowers for his gal, to make up for not going all the way with their relationship. Despite the fact that he did explain to her why he can’t go down that route. He was about to move somewhere else, when he heard... “Game On!!!” Rainbow Dash shouted. Neocros blinked, and turned around. He got down on all fours, and crept slowly behind a bush. He peeked his head through, and his eyes widened. Rainbow and Rarity were engaged in what looked to be BasketBall, or Soccer... he wasn’t sure what sport she was playing. He was about to cheer her on, when he suddenly paused. Neocros couldn’t speak. He was vocally paralyzed, he couldn’t shout or even scream. That’s when he heard a familiar voice behind him. He also had a dark blue aura around him, seemingly holding him there. “Neocros. You cannot interrupt an Episode.” A masculine voice stated from behind him. As soon as he felt his body free, he pulled his head back behind the brush, and turned around, only for him to freeze. There was an apparition behind a tree. Neo couldn’t make out the features, but judging by the shape, the ghostly figure was human. “We’re not mad, but it’s best if you stay out of their way.” Neocros turned, and noticed a weird blue line underneath his foot. His eyes widened, he was in an episode zone, or storm as his bros would call it, or so he thinks. Neocros backed away, before he turned to face the faceless figure. His blood had run cold, upon realizing who this was, and.. although he shouldn't be afraid, there was something that was making him fear for his life. “Are you a world forcer...?” He asked worriedly. "Yes. We keep this world in order, AND we make sure foreigners like you stay aligned." The man replied, with a stern tone. "... but I didn't know--" "I know. But don't do it again." This obviously made Neocros frightened, if he screws up again, who knows what will happen to him. As soon as he came, the mystery man vanished in thin air. Neo just sat there, now obviously concerned for his own health now more than ever. Even though he would die for Rainbow Dash, he also had a small fear of death. He can protect and save her all he wants, but he also needs to be mindful of his own being. Juggling both is a nightmare for him. Unsure what to do, he left the area, being careful not being seen by the game. While walking back down a gravelly road, something struck him mentally. That guy told him he was on strike two... but he didn't remember what strike one was. Neocros tried to dig into the far reaches of his memories to see if he did something before, but oddly found nothing. ~  ~  ~ Neocros was aware he can’t interact with episodes, they didn’t say he can witness one as an unseen extra. So he laid back on what he thought was a small hill. He had gotten into art recently, and was hoping to try and make something neat. Earlier today he finally laid down the bits and bought a sketchbook. He only got a few doodles done, and went back to the first page, to try and make a fancy title to greet the readers. After writing his name, he went back to the third page, and continued his main sketch. Neocros’ sketch was of himself, but surrounded in a ring of water, which looked like a magical shield. He didn't really know how he got the idea to draw it, but found it to be a cool idea regardless. He hadn’t drawn in the irises or pupils yet, but he did draw his tail. He always had a hard time making himself look good, let alone making the sketch look finished! He was about to doodle a bit more, when he heard Rarity’s voice coming out of the cave behind him. He quickly turned around, and saw Rarity walking away. What he thought was a small hill was actually the roof of a small cave that happened to be where an episode is taking place. He felt cold chills fall down, and he quickly crawled backward, not wanting to be seen. There was a clunk sound being made during Rarity’s rant. He was so scared, he completely froze trying not to be seen. While Dash and Rarity argued, it seemed that nobody heard or noticed him. He quietly backed away slowly, both terrified of being seen and worried for his girlfriend's friendships. He had read in a book once that when someone's in a relationship, they slowly grow apart from their friends, leaving at most just two. Neocros was nervous about being a potential detriment to Dashie's connections, simply for being her lover, and it made him feel like he... He shook his head and finally landed on solid ground. Being careful not to let even the leaves betray him, he escaped unscathed. Although nopony said a word, he felt like that sound he made had to have alerted at least ONE person... Neocros finally came home. Since he didn’t have to collect water to propel himself upwards, his light wings made it easier to get up here. It was a long day, but thankfully he did ease-drop on the event in the library. It’s great to know Dash and Rarity are back together. He would never forgive himself if he found that they stopped being friends. He placed some goodies that he got on the table. After doing so, he went to take a shower. The goodies he got were some fish he had to hunt down in one of the nearby rivers. He also got some groceries from the local markets in Ponyville, and some apple cider that Dash loved. Neocros had to admit, he found it neat that Dark was helping Applejack out, in exchange for some bits. He guessed Dark needed money to get his own place, since he can’t be with Fluttershy forever. As he stood in the shower, letting the hot water bathe his scales, he thought of what went down a few nights ago, with Dark Mode controlling him. He admittedly found it rather hot how Dark mode acted, too bad it wasn’t him doing it. In the back of his mind, the thought that he would need to mount Rainbow Dash soon, truly made him excited, but deeply terrified. He’s on his second strike, doing it with her would certainly be his last strike, possibly even his last day in Equestria! It made him really uneasy, as he might not see Dashie again after giving her his love. Though, if he had to be real for a sec, perhaps leaving the world after unleashing pent up love would be seen as a noble way of going out. Then again, even if he were alive afterwards, he wouldn’t be able to find his way back. Unless maybe Green shows him the way. Unfortunately, he hasn’t been seen in a few months now. He and his brothers are worried sick for him. Though, Samvoss did mention once that he still sees Green being active sometimes. Samvoss had the ability to communicate with the others, and he can call others through telepathy. He also could see if they were active or not, it’s like how someone checked their friend to see if they were online or not. If Green is active, it must be a sign that he’s still alive. The shower stopped sprinkling water though, for that he stopped the water. Neocros left the bathroom, only for him to run into Dashie. Neocros smiled. “Hey Neo!” Dash said. “Hey..” He was steaming from the shower, and Rainbow Dash quickly took notice. “Say, you’re looking nice and steamy.” She smirked. He simply nodded. They went into the living room, with Dash resting on the couch. … They spent the rest of the day home, until nightfall, where Neocros got in bed, laying down on his side as Rainbow Dash got under the covers. He wrapped his arms around her abdomen, placing a hand on her cutie mark. He moved his right arm to comfortably rest around her, hand on her chest and fingers ruffling her fluff softly. Rainbow closed her eyes and smiled. He moved his head to rest on top of her forehead, his neck between her ears, and eyes closing pleasantly. As Rainbow enjoyed his presence, his tail slithered up next to her. It always seemed like his tail had a subconscious of its own, occasionally resting and curling up like a pet when it’s not in use. Dash had an idea though, and so she sheepishly asked. “Hey.. uhm… could you wrap all around me…?” “Huh? All around?” “Yeah, I wanna...” Before she could speak further, he gently wrapped his tail up her body, his scales caressing her fuzziness as he held her like his prey. He stopped below her shoulders, while he turned her around to face him. Rainbow Dash had her eyes closed and a pleasured smile on her face, as he cuddled her with his snake-like tail. She sighed, pleasantly. “Mmmph… so awesome...” Neocros couldn't help but crack a smile. Her soft and warm body just felt amazing. He was curious though. “Why were you wanting me to wrap you?” "One night, we were cuddling, and you had wrapped your whole tail around me. I was going to wake you up when I felt how soft your tail is." She replied. His scales were as smooth as a snake's, allowing him to glide through the water, and his tail was also strong as he'd use it as a rudder to swim. He nuzzled into her forehead, prompting her to giggle. She nuzzled into his neck, hoping to never be released from his grip. He moved his hand up to ruffle her hair, digging his fingers into her multicolored mane. She shivers and nuzzles deeper, moving her snout to his collarbone. He held her there for a few minutes, with her moaning into his hold, and his tail massaging her slowly by coiling and uncoiling over and over again. Rainbow soon fell asleep, eyes closing and keeping her face nuzzled against his throat. Neocros wondered why he was liking this so much, possibly more than she was, though he was good at not visually showing it. He glanced around the room, not particularly focused on anything, instead trying to distract himself from his feelings, yet he found himself imagining Rainbow in his tail while... His mind trailed off as he visualized his tail opening like a flower and inches away from Dashie, but he quickly stopped himself, groaning quietly at himself. He at first was curious of the feeling, but then his mind reminded him of the times Dash would be in trouble, whether it be bound by a villain or inches away from doom, it made him afraid of this odd feeling. He felt fear in his heart over the thought of his snake-like appendage squeezing her too much while asleep, so he slowly loosened up as he started to fall asleep... ~.~~..~~..~~..~.~.~~.~.~~.~ The gray world had no wind blowing, and the water remained still, with the waves being frozen. The ground was cracked, and different buildings were in ruin. “Ah no, not this crap again...” Neocros groaned, upon realizing where he was. He quickly looked around hoping for a place to hide under, since he felt like he was going to be chased in a few seconds. He saw a small ditch to his left, and looked over the side, only to realize that he was on top of a stone bridge, which had a familiar face beneath it. Neobrine was sitting there with a small campfire looking up at him. Not knowing what else to do, Neocros jumped down, and sat down with his reflection. He nicknamed his reflection ‘Neobrine’ because of the blank white eyes, since he didn’t want to keep calling him a reflection all the time. They sat there with the campfire going for seemingly forever, both of them silent, as if waiting for the other to speak, but it never came. Neo couldn't tell if Neobrine was staring at him or the fire, since his head was tilted down slightly. Neocros finally found the will to speak. "... is Dark mode going to control me again?" After stuttering a little, he expected a reply. However, his reflection said nothing for a few seconds. His reflection had this frown on him, which made Neocros uncomfortable. What felt like an eternity later, he spoke. "... your libido's out of control. Does that answer your question?" Now it was Neocros' turn to go silent, awkwardness filling the atmosphere as he grew increasingly uncomfortable over himself, but there was reason for this. For months, he had grown sexual feelings for Rainbow Dash, but also formed fantasies over ponies... getting eaten, not in the graphic way, but it seems to be a feeling he couldn't describe. After a period of neither one speaking, Neobrine sighed. "Your window of time is closing." "What?" Neocros asked, but he knew what he was talking about, yet didn't want to say it. "You must evolve. You'll turn to ash if not. Dark mode is not your enemy." Before Neocros could reply, everything started to fade around him... ~.~~..~~..~~..~.~.~~.~.~~.~ Neocros awoke slowly. It was still nighttime, and Dashie was still asleep. She wasn’t being coiled anymore, for that his tail was in the process of releasing her. He stared at Rainbow’s sleeping face, with her breathing pleasantly. With a sigh of relief, his fear didn’t come true. What Neocros didn’t know was that his tail's instinct is to not squeeze if he was asleep. To distract him from the dream, the water dragon glanced at the window, seeing the stars outside the window. He wondered how Green was doing, or even more, what Green's friends thought of this. Neocros didn’t remember their names, only vague images of them. To Green, they were the closest things to having high school friends. Neocros wondered how Green felt about them now, did he miss them? Is that the reason he mysteriously disappeared? Neocros shook his head, not wanting to give himself anxiety again. The water dragon placed a hand over Dash’s chest, hearing her heartbeat steadily. He then thought back to the dream he had. Though he understood the importance of evolving, despite knowing nothing about it, he was thrown through a loop with the last thing the other Neo said. “Dark mode isn't my enemy?”