//------------------------------// // Bonus Chapter: Feelings Revealed // Story: The Adventure of the Apex Legion // by DeffBwade //------------------------------// It was the final day of the school year at the School of Friendship. Final exams have been taken, grades were finalized (with some of them making some students pale at how horribly horrendous they are and now they're gonna have to show them to their parents, which will probably lead to their asses getting beat), and Professor Pinkie Pie got together a "Congratulations on Making It Through The School Year!" party at the school. The last one brought great big smiles as any pony who had half a brain knew how much of a killer Pinkie Pie's parties are. Students sure celebrated for making it through the year. Including a certain group of friends consisting of various types of creatures. "Man, I honestly can't believe that it's already the last day of school," Apex Legion said to his friends as the party went on, "Time really flies by when you don't really think about it." "I know, right?" Sandbar asked, "A year seemed like so long at first." "Tell me about it," Gallus shrugged, "A full year filled with nothing but learning, homework, and tests. I don't even know how many times I got in trouble for sleeping in class. But...in the end...it was alright. I guess." "Heh. Yeah," Smolder chuckled. "I really enjoyed it!" Ocellus proclaimed with a buzz of her wings, "We all learned quite a lot of stuff about pony history and friendship. Oh, I can't wait to share all of it with the Hive!" "Yona enjoyed year! Yona made lots of new friends!" Yona proclaimed proudly as she suddenly brought the two creatures closest to her into a hug. "AGHH! YONA!" Legion choked, "HUG...TOO TIGHT!" "SMOLDER...LIKE...BREATHING!" Smolder said before Yona finally let she and Legion go. "Sorry. Yona not know her own strength," Yona said apologetically. "Heh. It's alright," Legion said as he caught his breathe before he raised a cup (full of fruit punch, not alcohol you retards) into the air, "Hey...guys? Can I just make a toast?" "Oh! I love toast!" Silverstream said enthusiastically. "My favorite kind is whole wheat with peanut butter and jelly on it!" "I prefer sourdough," Legion shrugged before he continued, "Anyway, when I first came here, I thought it was just gonna be a nice little vaycay spot to chillax and all that, but then I met all of you. I honestly don't think I've ever connected with anyone more than I did with all of you...except maybe with a few friends back on Earth. But regardless, thank you all. A toast...to friendship!" "That sounded so bad but I don't care because this is a nice moment," Legion thought to himself. "To friendship!" every other creature said as they too raised their cups in the air. "So what are you all gonna do over the summer break?" Sandbar asked, "I'm probably just gonna spend some time with my family. Might go on a trip somewhere, but I'm not sure." "I think I'm gonna head back to the Dragonlands," Smolder said, "I don't know about you, but I've..." As every creature talked about their plans for the summer, Ocellus couldn't help but draw her gaze over to Legion. It's been many, many months, and she still hasn't shared her feelings towards the cute colt. The main reason why she hasn't said anything was because of something called "the friendzone." Despite the fear of being rejected and jeopardizing their friendship, though, Ocellus couldn't help herself. It was as if Legion was her soulmate. She's honestly surprised that he hasn't picked up any signs from her behavior from time to time. Like whenever they study together, she would occasionally glance at the pegasus and would blush a bit whenever he looked in her direction. "I guess mom was right. Colts really can be dense at times," Ocellus thought before she realized something. The summer break was approaching and she planned on going back to the Hive. That meant 3 months without seeing Legion. What if over the break...he gets himself a marefriend?! No! That won't stand! Ocellus knew at that moment that she had to finally take action. "It'll be okay! If Legion reciprocates your feelings, then I'll be the happiest changeling in the world. If not, then that's fine too! You knew Legion for about a year now. He's not the type to let friendships fall apart because of a silly crush. You got this. You got this!" Ocellus thought to herself. With a deep breathe, Ocellus stood up. "H-hey Legion?" the changeling said, drawing everyone's attention, "C-can I...talk to you for a sec?" "Um, sure," Legion said. Ocellus decided to take Legion to the balcony of the school, which showed a great view of Ponyville and the moon over shining it. "So what's up?" Legion asked as he stood on his hind hooves leaned against the railing. This was it. The moment she was waiting for. She just had to tell Legion that she likes him. Simple right? "I-I..." Ocellus stammered. No. It's not simple. "You alright?" Legion asked. "Y-yeah, it's just..." Ocellus responded as she started to blush, "I-I have something to...confess." "Go on." "W-well...we've...we've known each other for almost a year now, and...I felt like I've connected with you a whole lot. Like we've gotten closer." "Mmhm." "A-and...well...I just wanted to say that...that..." Ocellus gulped as she was now red as a tomato, "...I hope you have fun over your summer break." Ocellus started to scream on the inside, and it took all of her willpower not to slam her head against the railing out of frustration. "Oh? Well, thanks," Legion smiled, "I hope you have fun as well." "Jeez I'm pathetic," Ocellus thought with a bit of sadness as she too stood on her hind hooves and leaned against the railing. "You know, I'm kind of glad you brought me up here. The moon is pretty beautiful tonight," Legion said before he turned away a bit with a blush starting to form on his cheeks, "Kind of like how beautiful your eyes are." "H-huh?!" Ocellus exclaimed as she snapped her head back towards the colt, who turned his back to reveal a now blushing face. "I-I also have something to confess. Do you...remember when I called you cute during Hearth's Warming?" he asked, to which Ocellus nodded, "Well..." Legion then put his hoof on Ocellus's as his face turned even more red, "I...I think you're more than cute. I think you're the most beautiful creature I've ever met." Ocellus's heart started to thump against her chest. "He...h-he actually called me beautiful! And he's holding my hoof! Oh my, oh my, oh my!" Ocellus thought with glee as he started at Legion's eyes. "Ocellus, I...I think I like you. And I mean...like like you," Legion said as he started into Ocellus's gorgeous eyes that started to sparkle at this words. "You...you really mean that?" Ocellus asked. She didn't need Legion to nod to know the answer. She could feel it exuding from him. And it was strong. Fulfilling even. "I...I think I like you too," the changeling finally confessed, "And I mean...like like you." They both smiled at their confessions, before their faces heavily turned red once again as they both started to slowly lean in towards each other. "I'm...I'm gonna do it! I'm actually gonna do it!" Ocellus thought as she could barely contain her excitement. "Legion," Ocellus whispered. "Ocellus," Legion whispered. Their eyes slowly started to close as they were only a few inches away from each other, and only coming closer to...and closer...and closer...until... "GOOD MORNING OCELLUS!" Ocellus yelped at the yell as she quickly opened up her eyes, only to see that she was not on the school's balcony with her crush, but in her bed with Silverstream standing next to it with a wide grin. She sat up and just stared at the hippogriff with a tired expression. "Sorry, but I wanted to make that you didn't oversleep. It's such a beautiful day out, don't you think?" Silverstream asked as she looked out the window. "..." "Anyway, come on! Cozy Glow said that she had an announcement to make, and she wanted to make sure that every student was present for it." "..." "I'll give you some privacy to get ready. See you in the lobby, Ocellus!" Silverstream said happily as she exited the room, somehow oblivious to what Ocellus was currently feeling. After a few seconds after the door to the bedroom closed, Ocellus's face turned into a pout as she slammed back down onto her bed. "Darn it! Just before I got to the best part!" Ocellus yelled within the confides of her mind.