The situation that was unfolding was just absolutely priceless as far as Discord was concerned. He had finally learned a little bit more about what was going on outside his stone imprisonment. Though, it wasn't from the being known as Konrad, it was actually from Princess Celestia herself.
"Well, well Princess Ragelestia! Not very harmonious now are we? If only you knew that I can hear you when you're really angry, and this Konrad must be something to get this type of a reaction out of you. After all of my clever one liners, my wonderful tricks, you always never projected that type of anger towards me…well not in the manner that I heard you speak at least."
Discord then imagined that he had a monocle on his left eye and the classic top hat. Sporting a pondering expression,
"So this Konrad has your Sister Luna? How did he do that? This is just so going to be great! A new and wonderful friend of chaos just waiting to be found! And he is two legged as well, how splendid! BOOYA!"
Discord then took the time to get up and imagined he was dancing in the same manner that he did when Twilight Sparkle's resolve had failed in Ponyville. It was a very sweet move as far as he was concerned and this new two legged being called Konrad, was going possibly be his greatest new act of chaos yet.
"He even got her to speak in that old Canterlot voice? He must be a very good troller indeed!"
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Konrad was still looking at Ruby straight in her eyes, and was still completely taken by surprise at her reaction. Her voice was certainly OC indeed, and it wasn't even ghost like at all. Her voice was very normal and he'd half expected it to be like a disembodied voice like in the game 'Amnesia: The Dark Descent'. And here she was not angry at all that he pistol whipped her, but rather she was excited to see him…very, very excited.
"Oh lord, I never expected an NPC from a creepy pasta game to have the hots for me, and all I did was hit her!"
"Well, you did 'hit' on Princess Luna and it was painfully obvious that you enjoy touching ponies, perhaps Ruby just wants some human lovin'!"
Konrad just couldn't bear to keep that conversation going, nor could he stand to keep looking at her and make her get the wrong impression. He broke eye contact with her, stood back out of the truck and looked at Apple Bloom. She was sporting that same smile the CMC used when they spied on Big Mac and Miss Cheerilee. And that did not put Konrad at ease in the slightest.
"Oh great, now she probably thinks I have it in for Ruby too! Not only am I going to have to watch out for her safety, but her CMC antics as well!"
"Looks like you got your work cut out Konrad, you better get back to the other side either way."
Konrad then looked back at Ruby, who was still sporting the pony squeak smile. Unable to continue dragging the awkward situation going, he then clapped his hands together and said,
"Well, I'm glad we got that misunderstanding out of the way, and I hope that we'll get along just fine too. Right Apple Bloom?"
Konrad held his fist out again for Apple Bloom to Brohoof, which she quickly did with a very cute giggle. This put Konrad a little bit at ease, but he was still a bit worried about the Blood Hooves and his conscious was right about wasting too much time on this side. Going to his commander mode, he spoke to both of them and said,
"Well Ladies, we can't stay on this side any longer and there's no way I'm going to let Blood Hooves get any of us-"
Then to Konrad's surprise, Ruby interrupted him to say,
"Oh I agree Konrad! I'm sure you're going to protect us very well, isn't that right Apple Bloom?"
Ruby then turned her head to look at Apple Bloom and the young filly did the same. She jumped up in excitement, just as she did earlier, and spoke eagerly.
"He sure will Ruby! He already got two of them Blood Hooves back there! Ah'll bet he'll give them a good flank kick if they try anymore funny business."
Then Apple Bloom gave the side of the truck's interior a small buck and the side made a little tang noise.
Tang!
Konrad then looked at the side that she bucked and saw that there was a small, but noticeable dent. Konrad was impressed by this as he didn't think the little filly had it in her. It would appear that a pony kick would hurt here as it did in real life, though he wasn't sure how it would compare to a full sized horse and he really didn't want to find out, especially from Apple Jack or Big Mac.
"Well, it looks like Apple Bloom really is the spitfire that MLP wiki says she is. I could show her some moves later, but it will have to wait. And I still have to talk to her about following orders."
Ruby then turned he head back to Konrad and said,
"Oh I'm sure he will…we'll be safe with him for sure!"
And with that last sentence, she gave him a very effeminate wink.
"Obvious flirt is obvious sweetheart. Well, might as well inspire them I guess, got to be the leader."
"Yes you will be safe with me. Alright…now listen up!" said Konrad in the best authoritative voice he could muster.
Both Ruby's and Apple Bloom's expression change to from all smiles to one of surprise. Both of them were now looking at him, no longer smiling, but not frowning either. Doing his best to maintain their attention, he then gave his plan of action.
"Okay, we need to gather the supplies and my truck and get back on the other side of the river as soon as possible. As far as I can tell, they can't cross water-"
Konrad was then again interrupted by Ruby, something that he was starting to find annoying.
"Oh wow! So you noticed that! Yes, due to the curse, the Blood Hooves can't cross the water at all. Their bodies will slowly fall apart due to their forms. We'll be safe for sure and with the bridge out they won't be able to cross."
As annoying as it was to be interrupted, Konrad set it aside and soaked in all the information. Apparently the Blood Hooves couldn't cross the river at all, and that was something he found comforting. He had found a tactical weakness in the Blood Hooves and planned on making sure that they stayed on this side of the river. Then he remembered that she said the bridge was out, and that made him ask her,
"The bridge is out? How do you know that?"
Then Ruby got very uncomfortable as her smile went away. Breaking eye contact and looking at his ammo crates, she spoke in a dull tone.
"When I uh…tried to cross the bridge I found that it was…cut."
"There is something you're not telling me Ruby."
"And that's it? Is there anything else that you want to tell me?" asked Konrad.
With her ears lowering, she turned back to Konrad with her eyes still glowing bright yellow and said,
"Uhh…I may have…um…got your other friend frightened…."
That got Konrad's attention for sure, because seeing Princess Luna angry was something he had tried to avoid ever since he saw her zap the head of the blood hoof earlier in truck. It was cool to see at first, but then he realized that he was vulnerable to magic and had no way of knowing how to counter it. Even though he thought angry Luna was well…hot, he had no intentions of pissing her off, as she was very vital to his safety in Equestria.
"Ahh you like angry Luna now Konrad, but wait until you see her later."
"Shut up…I don't need this."
"You scared…Princess Luna…oh great!" exclaimed Konrad as he face palmed.
Then Apple Bloom jumped in and asked,
"Did Ah just hear that right? Princess Luna is here?"
"Yes Apple Bloom, I found her earlier in the forest, and she almost got eaten by the Blood Hooves until I killed them. She looked very tired when I found her, and something happened to her because she looked like a train wreck."
Konrad then noticed Ruby suppress a giggle with her right hoof and wondered what she found funny.
"And this is funny to you Ruby because?"
Ruby then looked at Konrad with her smirk and realized that he saw what she did. He gave her a look of disapproval and she lowered her ears again in shame.
"You mean…the Blood Hooves almost killed her? Now that's just sad and that makes me mad! Good thing you saved her Konrad! You could be made a knight after this, and everypony Ah know will be jealous that you're mah friend! And Princess Celestia will be very happy too."
That made Konrad lulz, Apple Bloom heard the bad news, but instantly looked on the brighter side and started getting imaginative. Speaking to both of them he said,
"Well, I'll settle for getting all of us out of here in one piece. How about we get that first huh?"
Apple Bloom nodded he yes with her little filly smile and Ruby still frowning shook her had more weakly yes.
"I'm going to need to talk to you Ruby. There's something you're not telling me, as getting Apple Bloom out of the forest was something you always wanted in the SotB."
Getting back to the task at hand, Konrad then said in his Commander voice,
"Okay now, as I said before, we need to gather the supplies in my truck and get to the other side ASAP."
And then Konrad did something that both of the ponies didn't understand, as they both wore a look of confusion on their faces. For a second, Konrad had no idea what they could be confused about until it hit him.
"Right, they don't understand military acronyms. War is a no-no here."
"Sorry ladies, I mean 'as soon as possible."
"Oh!" said Ruby with the smile retuning on her face.
"Well why didn't ya say so!" said Apple Bloom in her cute little country accent.
"I swear that will never get old for me."
"It never gets old for bronies Konrad."
Continuing to ignore his voice, he spoke back up again to the ponies this time avoiding military terms.
"Okay, like I said, we'll gather the supplies in the back of my truck and cross the river. From there we'll head back to the ruins and meet Princess Luna."
Ruby visibly cringed at the mention of Princess Luna, which Konrad noticed. He definitely needed to talk with her alone before they would cross the river, since there was something that didn't seem right.
"Fuck, this whole night isn't fucking right at all! We'll nothing I can do about it accept make the best of a shit situation."
"From there, we'll come up with a plan to escape the forest and get back to Ponyville. I still got to get you home little missy."
"Awww, please don't call me little Konrad. Ah'm not a baby!" said Apple Bloom with her face expression annoyance.
That made Konrad lulz inside, as it reminded him of S1 E9 when Zecora was first introduced.
"You even memorized the episodes Konrad, that further proof that you're a…"
"Brony blah blah blah…shut the fuck up unless you got something helpful to say."
And shut up his conscious did, and that gave Konrad a victorious feeling. Konrad then looked at Apple Bloom and said,
"Of course you're not Apple Bloom, now do you want help gather the supplies?"
Apple Bloom's expression instantly changed from annoyance to one of excitement. Eager to help out, she said,
"Ah sure do!"
Without wasting any time, she turned her attention to the opened med kit and began to put everything back in, using her hoof and teeth here and there. While she was busy getting the scattered supplies back in the green bag, Konrad decided to take the opportunity talk to Ruby alone real quick. Using his pointer finger, he motion for her to come outside of the truck.
Ruby then had her ears back up to her original position, and smiled as she got up and moved out of Apple Bloom's way. Apple Bloom then stopped Ruby for a second and spoke something into her right ear. After a few seconds, both girls giggled and Konrad could only guess what apple Bloom said.
"Oh god what could they be talking about? Probably about me dating her or something, it wouldn't work anyway."
"What makes you think it would work with Luna?"
"Ummm…I don't know…who said I wanted to be with anypony?"
"Geez Konrad! I don't understand you. You flirt and touch the hell out of Luna, but keep denying yourself the truth that you're a brony, like the ponies and you would so be with one if you could. Will you quit being stubborn, and just go for something good in front of you? You're really starting to piss us off!"
"This whole thing is completely ridiculous! I'm in a world that is a fucking girl's cartoon! And to make things even worse, I'm in one that's a fan version where zombie ponies are trying to eat me, somehow managed to fuck up my car, and somehow aren't freaking trembling at my fucking image! We'll Apple Bloom got scared but I'm surprised Luna wasn't and Ruby, for some reason, wants to know all about me, it's almost like she's another Twilight Sparkle. I mean they're ponies and I'm a human!"
"Female, sentient, mammal, and willing, what more do you need?!"
"That's what furries say and…wait, who is US exactly?"
Konrad's voice was gone, no longer saying anything to him. Konrad did his best to try and summon his conscious to say something, but it was all in vain.
"I swear I'm developing Schizophrenia, maybe I got hit by lightning and died. Maybe I'll get some answers from Ruby…that is if she doesn't try to prop her plot for me to mount at every turn. Now that I think about it…pony plots are actually…no…just no."
Snapping out of his increasingly annoying tendency to talk himself into on liners, he saw Ruby jump out of the truck and her hooves making contact with the ground that sounded almost like the typical coconut hoof clop. Since the ground was a little bit wet, due to the proximity of the river bed, her clop sound was more like stepping on squishy grass when it rained. Konrad then took one quick look to see what Apple Bloom was doing before he spoke to Ruby.
Apple Bloom was surprisingly doing a good job of getting everything packed up, that is until she knocker over one of the ammo crates, spilling the little packets of 9 x 18 all over the place. Ruby turned around to see what the noise was and saw what Apple Bloom did. Konrad couldn't tell what her expression was, but Apple Bloom looked at Konrad said,
"Sorry"
"It's okay Apple Bloom, ignore those packets okay? Just put the rest of the stuff in the bag."
"Right!" said Apple Bloom doing a pony salute.
"That is so cute, I'm glad the packets held together though. It would have been a pain in the ass if the cartridges spilled everywhere too."
Remembering that he needed to talk to Ruby, he tapped her on the pony equivalent of a shoulder and she turned her head back to him. The typical MLP mare smile was still on her face and her glowing yellow eyes pieced his. Konrad wasn't quite sure how he felt about her, and didn't really know what to expect from her. Ruby was really just an OC made up from a creepy pasta game and very little was known about her, and that didn't put Konrad anymore at ease.
What he did know was that she was murdered during a Party by a bunch of crazy ponies with the exception of her mother, Mitta. Then all hell shat itself on Sunny Town turning them into zombies. The game wasn't quite clear where the hell the damn curse came from, but it seemed that Ruby was immune from it…in a way. She was a ghost for sure, but one that acted as if her body was alive and that perplexed the hell out of him still.
And despite his MLP knowledge, both cannon and non-cannon, he never expected out of all ponies in the MLP universe that an OC would have an instant crush on him. Hell, all he did was just see her the moment that weird flash and boom happened, that's it! And Ruby said she had been watching him for a while and how much was something he wanted to know.
Not wasting any more time for he needed to get them moving, Konrad gathered the courage to talk to her.
"If I can talk to Luna just fine, then I can handle an OC."
"So Ruby…"
"Yes Konrad…"
Her smile was ever increasing to the point that is was almost shouting 'RAPE TIME!', and that didn't make things any easier.
"I would introduce myself but it appears that you already know who I am."
"I could say the same thing about you." Replied Ruby.
Ruby got a little bit close to him and he was doing his best to maintain composure.
"Yeah well…you said you frightened Princess Luna earlier. Care to explain that part to me?"
Then Ruby backed up a bit, and broke eye contact. It appeared that this was something she didn't want to talk about. Too bad for her, for Konrad was going to get some answers.
"Look Ruby, let me put it too you bluntly. I don't know you, and I can't really trust you unless you are honest with me. I want to know what happened with you and Princess Luna. I can't afford to have a fight break out when there shouldn't be on in the first place. It's bad enough I, we-"
Konrad then gestured to Apple Bloom and saw that she was still trying to clean up the mess she made, despite him telling her not to mess with the ammo packets.
"Hell, I shouldn't be here in the first place, and dammit Apple Bloom, you may 'DAWWW' me a lot, but you will follow my orders next time!"
"-have to deal with those Blood Hooves. Savvy?"
Ruby then looked back at him with a frown on her face and nodded her head.
"I understand Konrad…I never meant for any of this to happen. Pony heck, I don't even want anypony to be in this situation, but I'm not perfect you know."
"You got that right."
"Konrad…you know the back story with her. Don't take your frustration out on her, she doesn't deserve it."
Now Konrad felt like a dick coming off to Ruby like that. His whole tone towards her made it seem like everything was her fault, when he damn well knew that it was Grey Hoof and those fuckers in Sunny Town. But he couldn't let her know what he already knew, well at least her couldn't let her know about the limited knowledge he had. Since Luna wasn't in SotB, it appeared that there would be more to this Creepy Pasta story.
"Well…I'm not perfect either. Hell, I hit you for crying out loud and I've never ever, hit a woman before in my life."
"So that's what a female human is called…woman."
"Huh? Oh right humanity is a myth and all that".
"Uh yeah, sorry human terms. And it's not important at the moment, but could you perhaps tell me a bit more about this whole 'humans are a myth' thing? Princess Luna mentioned it but didn't go further than that."
Ruby's head perked up when he mentioned about humans being a myth. Maybe it was something for her to talk to him about out of curiosity, or maybe it was just an excuse for her to talk to him just for the sake of talking to him? He didn't know as Ruby didn't exactly seem his type.
"Well…if Luna doesn't care them maybe…what the hell am I thinking? Snap out of this!"
Konrad then noticed that he smile was starting to creep up again, though not as bad as it was before.
"Sure, I would be glad to tell you what I know about humans if you could tell me what you know about ponies, and a little bit more about…yourself."
She then toy squealed again just like they did on the show and for some strange reason, he was starting to find it…cute.
"OH GOD! DON'T TELL ME I THINK SHE IS CUTE!"
"He won't but I will brony. If your advances on Luna don't amount to anything you'll know that Ruby is available."
"WHAT?! But…she's a ghost…"
"So, what do you care? I thought you weren't a brony"
"Uh Konrad, are you okay?"
Snapping out of his trance, he returned his attention back to Ruby. Her smile had changed to a look of concern on her face, and it strangely comforted him that she wasn't all creepy stalker girl.
"Yeah, sorry about that. I guess that's a reasonable offer. You got yourself a deal Miss Ruby."
He held out his hand for her to shake and she looked at it curiously. It appeared that she was unfamiliar with the gesture and he mentally face palmed himself of forgetting the cultural differences.
"Sorry, human expression for greetings or a sign of making a pact. You grab and shake like this."
Konrad then took her right hoof, and shook it firmly but gently. Even as a ghost pony, her coat was still the same like Apple Bloom's, soft and well…cuddly.
"Good Lord, Ian was right! I do like to touch ponies. I feel like I'm a human version of Pedobear!"
Doing his best to get rid the sudden image of him having a 'Pedobear' face while chasing a non-descript pony, he finished his hand to hoof shake with Ruby. The look on her face was one of glee still, and never had he seen a single pony smile so damn much.
"Geez! She smiles more than Pinkie Pie!"
"Please, just call me Ruby, and thank you for being kind. Now about what happened at the bridge…"
Crash!
Both Konrad and Ruby turned to see what the noise was and found out that it was once again Apple Bloom making a mess. This time however, it was more than just packets of ammo being spilled, it was the bag and it fell out of the truck bed. The MRE's and First Aid Kit contents were spilled out all over the semi-wet ground. Konrad couldn't but help face palm…again. Ruby noticed this and said,
"Hey, at least her heart is in the right place."
"Yeah, you got that right, she really is a good girl alright…she just lacks a little bit of grace if you ask me."
Taking his hand off his face, he made eye contact again with Ruby. She just had a smirk on her face and Konrad couldn't but help laugh at it, for she had a better Commander Shepard smirk than he did! Confused at why he was laughing, Ruby raised an eye brow then asked,
"What is so funny?"
Recovering from the laugh, he looked at her and said,
"It's nothing important, you just reminded me of somebody."
"Somebody? Oh you must mean somepony! Well, anyway I…um how should I describe this? I sent Apple Bloom your way after the Blood Hooves almost got her earlier. I got caught by them and I thought they were going to do what they always do…"
Ruby then looked at the ground with an increasingly sad expression. Not wanting to see a sad Ruby, he decided to spare her having to retell something too painful for her heart. Although he didn't know the details of her death, it was safe to assume that it wasn't a good thing to talk about, nor was it even necessary.
"Hey, just tell me what's important alright?" spoke Konrad in a soft tone.
He put his hand on her equine shoulder and she looked back at him, with comforted look. Taking his hand off, he saw her express slight disappointment, but she continued,
"Thanks Konrad. Anyway, I was able to escape, thanks to my mom. She had held them off of Apple Bloom allowing her to escape from Sunny Town, which is where they reside."
"Sunny Town? Doesn't sound very sunny to me."
"It used to be…Well, after I escaped, I ran to catch up to Apple Bloom, only to arrive to the sound of the…weapon you used earlier."
"Ahh, so that was you watching me earlier."
"Yeah…but that's not important."
"Uh huh, so you were spying on me."
"Where was I? Oh yes, when I got to the bridge, I saw the Blood Hooves you shot, and I saw you looking around on the bridge. At the time I didn't know what happened and I was worried for Apple Bloom. Then I saw you jump off for no reason, only to see you bring her up out of the water. That was a very brave thing of you."
Ruby then got a little bit closer to Konrad…again, just as she had before she backed up. Konrad then just accepted the fact that she was going keep doing this until he made a move on her.
"Not going to happen anytime sweetheart, though your flattering me a lot."
"You like it Konrad, for you're all about the mares."
"I'm all about Princess…SHUT IT!"
Trying to down play her heroic image of him, he shrugged and said,
"Had to do something, no way I'm going to let a girl die. You were saying?"
"Yes… after I saw you come out of the water with Apple Bloom, Princess…Luna…arrived and I observed the 'conversation' you had with her. I don't understand why she talks that loud."
Konrad immediately knew what she was talking about. Princess Luna's Royal Canterlot voice was really something. It was one thing to see it on the show, but it was entirely something else when you experienced it firsthand.
"Well, if it means anything to you, she doesn't always talk like that. At least with the time that I've spent with her."
Konrad then noticed her smile go to a serious neutral tone, and she did it when he mentioned about spending time with Luna.
"Heh, u jelly Ruby?"
"Don't tempt fate with jelly Konrad, you might get in to a pretty stick situation."
"Heh, only Ruby is the one who appears to be jelly, I doubt Luna will be the same way."
"Indeed…well, after you started to make your way down the river, I tried to get her attention and show her that I wasn't a Blood Hoof. But my eyes…didn't exactly help my situation."
"I know what you mean, I was really startled when I first saw you earlier…sorry for pointing my weapon at you."
"Like I said Konrad, it's my fault for scaring you."
"But that doesn't make it right, and I really mean it Ruby."
Her smile change from the creepy one to a smile of a simple heart felt 'thank you'.
"After she shouted to me in that same…voice…she shot a lot of magic attacks at me…they really hurt for sure."
"And you survived? I saw her hit a Blood Hoof with one and it's head flew off! How did you…"
"Heh, I'm already dead Konrad…just cursed to live as a ghost that can feel pain, though it's nice to be around somepony that can make you feel well…sorry I'm getting sidetracked."
Ruby's face slightly blushed, which Konrad found cute much to his annoyance before she continued speaking.
"I tried to convince her that I didn't mean any harm at all, and while I was avoiding her magic attacks I accidentally said that I…only wanted to show her friendship."
And now Konrad understood what she meant by that. It was the same phrase that the Blood Hoof leader said to Luna an him while they were ambushed. It was a very scary situation for both of them, and even more so for Luna considering she almost was murdered by them.
"Ahhh…I know what you mean Ruby. We were ambushed by them shortly after I found Luna. They boxed us in with trees blocking our path and he said the same thing to us.
"He? Oh, you must mean Blood Clop."
Raising an eyebrow, Konrad inquired when he heard the Blood Hoof leader's name,
"Blood Clop? Are you serious? Don't tell that's a normal name for a…"
"Blood Hoof? Unfortunately, your right. It IS normal for these cursed freaks. And you probably don't know this, but he really doesn't like you at all."
That confused Konrad, he didn't even know who the hell this particular blood hoof was or what he did to piss it off so damn much. The glare that Blood Clop had given him genuinely freaked him out unlike the others had. The Deviant Art pictures he had seen of the Blood Hooves clearly didn't do him justice as to how damn creepy this bastard was. And to top it all off, this bastard was a completely new OC, a pony that neither he nor anyone with his level of knowledge knew about.
"Great, I got a nemesis, how fucking wonderful for me!"
"And he doesn't like me because?"
"You shot off his Marefriend's hooves. And her name is Crimson Tail."
Konrad chuckled when he heard the name, for Ruby was talking about th creepy female blood hoof that jumped on his truck. Apparently, even as a Blood Hoof, their names resembled or meant something, similar to Bon Bon, aka candy and what not. And he was mad because he shot up his piece of ass, which was something he would have to remember later.
"I know who you're talking about now. She jumped in the front of the truck, and I actually tried to shot her head, but I somehow only hit her hooves. Well, driving off road and shooting at the same time is hard, because well…just look at what happened."
Konrad pointed to the truck that was partially submerged but Ruby only looked at his face. Konrad felt angry that his truck was jacked up and his easy escape plan went to shit. The as if Ruby could sense his feelings, she spoke to him and said in a soft tone,
"I'm sorry that your plan didn't work out but I'm glad that you made it safely. If it weren't for you, Apple Bloom might not have made it, despite my mother and I helping her."
Ruby did have a point about that; if he didn't crash, he would not have been at the ruins to save Apple Bloom.
"Well to shorten my story-"
"Too Late"
"-Luna went berserk and hit me with a very powerful magic burst. After flying back for a good distance, I came back to the bridge only to find it cut. I can forgive her for being scared but…"
"Okay Ruby, I understand. When we get to the other side of the river, I'll make sure she won't do it again."
"You promise?" replied Ruby who was winking effeminately…again.
"I promise to protect you from the big bad princess Ruby. You have nothing to fear." Said Konrad attempting to act like a cheesy Knight by pointing an imaginary sword into no particular direction.
Ruby giggled a little bit and said,
"Glad to know…"
Realizing that Luna would be on the other side of the river by now, Konrad walked past Ruby in an attempt to get some space. Of course she immediately walked up beside him, still being very close.
"I swear I'm going to have to swat her off me like a fly if she continues to do this."
"Oh brony, you wouldn't want to swat away a potential hot piece of flank now would you? Or is the fact that a grey coat just isn't your color? You're starting to act like Rarity."
"Shut the fuck up. It's bad enough I got to deal with you, worse that I got to put up stalker Ruby here."
Konrad made his way towards the truck where Apple Bloom, after making such a mess out of a simple task, had finally cleaned up the back of the truck. She had a smile on her face and did the Rainbow Dash salute. Konrad still just could not get a enough of Apple Bloom's cuteness but still the fact that she disobeyed him was something that greatly nagged him. In the interest of moving forward, he returned her salute like the good old fashioned American way.
Both Ruby and Apple Bloom giggled at his salute, and he just smirked at the funny moment.
"Well, Apple Bloom I see you got the supplies gathered, are you ready to get out of here?" asked Konrad
"You're darn right Ah am!" said Apple Bloom.
"Eeyup, you're a spitfire alright."
"That's what I want to hear."
Konrad grabbed the green bag and opened the inside to see if she correctly gathered what he originally intended before Ruby's arrival. And what he was impressed that she actually got everything in there, as the Med kit, MRE's, and his towel was in there. He pulling out his IPod, he gently wrapped it around the towel, and sealed the rubber bag effectively making it water proof. Konrad also took the opportunity to look at the ammo crates. Some of the packet wrappers were loose and some of the cartridges were scattered about, but they were in the case instead of the floor.
"Better than nothing I suppose, I better make sure the Makarov is loaded."
Konrad then set the bag aside and pulled out his still empty Makarov. Taking a newly loaded magazine, he inserted it into the pistol and locked the slide forward before setting into safe. Both Ruby and Apple Bloom just watching in awe as at his fluid motion loading the pistol, something both had never seen up close. Apple Bloom, being the more curious of the CMC bunch piped up and asked him.
"Konrad, what's that you got there?"
"Great, now I have to give her the guns are for adult's speech. Better do it now than later I suppose."
"This is a weapon Apple Bloom. It's what I used on those Blood hooves that tried to kill you. I have others that I left with Princess Luna."
Out of the corner of his eye, he noticed Ruby's cringe up at the mention of Princess Luna with the rest of his arsenal. Even though she was technically invincible, she could still get fucked up, and gun shots definitely would hurt like hell.
"How does it work? Can Ah I see it?"
"NO!" shouted Konrad.
Apple Bloom's ears lowered and she backed up a bit when he yelled. Konrad didn't want to do that but he needed to stop her curiosity right there or else something worse than Blood Hooves could happen.
"I'm sorry for shouting like that Apple Bloom, but I need you to realize that this is NOT a toy by any means. This is a human weapon that was meant to kill in self-defense. Where I am from, we use these to defend ourselves, mostly because we don't have magic at our disposal. And when this is used, the bullet or 'arrow' it shoots, can't be recalled when the trigger is pulled. I don't want to see you get hurt at all Apple Bloom. I hope you can understand that."
And with that being said, Apple Bloom walked back to him and showed some incredible maturity that he wouldn't have expected from her in the show.
"Okay, Konrad. Ah understand and Ah promise not to play with it or touch it."
Konrad looked at her eyes and as far as he could tell, she really meant it too.
"If only I could teach you how to shoot properly Apple Bloom, if only."
"Good, because if something happened to you, I would never be able to forgive myself, and I'm sure Big Mac and Apple Jack might have something to say about that right?"
"You got that right Konrad, Ah couldn't imagine what they'd to do you."
"Neither do I, now ladies…let's get the hay out of here."
Both Ruby and Apple Bloom nodded and he motioned them to follow him to the river bed.
"Well, I'm glad I was able to stop that. Now to get these girls across the river."
Little did Konrad know that getting a filly and ghost mare across the river was going to be more than he could handle.
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Mitta was still inside Roneo's house and wished that she had her hooves back. It was comforting to her knowing that Ruby had forgiven her of the past, but she needed to do more for her daughter. No longer was she just going to stand aside like last time, and let the same thing happen her daughter, just like it had the first time and the following cycles of the past. Plus, she had to make sure that Apple Bloom wouldn't suffer the same fate.
"I can't just sit here and do nothing, but what can I do? I can't even walk!"
The room was very dark, but being undead and living in darkness was something she was used to. Roneo had gathered a bunch of empty crates in a stupid maze boxing her in. Roneo, for some unknown reason, loved to make a maze in his house every now and then. Mitta could only guess that it was his way of trying to train as a sprinter, or something. If she had her hooves, the crates would have been out of the way in no time, but she did not.
There was one thing that did play to her advantage though, Roneo's house had holes in the wall where she was and she could peer outside looking at the activity. There were a lot of Blood Hooves gathered about around the party table and none of them appeared to be happy at all. She could hear some of them complain,
"Why are we awake? I'm still tired." said a Mare Blood Hoof.
"I don't know. At least I got some punch." replied a younger Blood Hoof Stallion.
"Yeah same here guys, I think it has something to do with Ruby." said another Blood hoof that Mitta didn't know.
"RUBY!" said four other Blood Hooves that Mitta couldn't make out nor even cared to recognize.
She then heard several gasps and 'Oh noes!' being said outside at the prospect of her daughter ruining their party.
"That's my girl. Bring fear into their hearts! They deserve it…" said Mitta with look of satisfaction on her face.
Every year her daughter made numerous attempts to make life difficult for the Sunny Towners. For a while, she actually did a good job causing quite a Ruckus such as knocking their party table down, bucking them while they danced out of nowhere, and flat out anything that would disrupt their stupid party. And there was nothing they could do about it, as the curse prevented them from leaving the town.
None of them wanted to leave really, as Sunny Town had always been very reclusive and isolated to begin with, seeing little to no visitors ever. It would make sense that the curse would bound them to the town. But not Ruby, for she was an innocent, and was free to roam about Everfree Forest, giving her free range to sabotage the party at her whim, while the rest of them could do nothing.
Then Grey Hoof, ever so sinister and obsessed with his damn party, realized that he could bring others into the curse. It first happened when the Blood Hoof known as Blood Clop wandered into Sunny Town during one of the cycles. He was a young stallion just exploring through the forest, having not the faintest clue what he was getting into. Apparently, he loved parties, and it was understandable, almost everypony she knew liked to have fun and be with friends. It was something that was almost in the hearts of every Equestrian now that she thought about it, even to ponies that were reclusive.
Mitta couldn't even remember what he looked like so long ago or even what his name was, but she remembered when Grey Hoof and the others cornered him. He had begged for mercy and started to cry just like her daughter Ruby did. She thought she was doing the right thing by keeping him in Sunny Town, for he had the mark and needed to be protected from it, as Grey Hoof put it. The memory of her daughter getting the mark was something none of them understood at the time, only the painful memories that Grey Hoof had.
And that was the beginning of the Blood Hooves. They not only had the 'gift' that Grey Hoof gave them, but they had the ability to roam the forest just like Ruby did, due to the fact that they weren't part of the even that would doom all of Sunny Town. At first it was just Blood Clop, but more visitor's showed up, and then more and more, until a miniature army of Blood Hooves became at his disposal, all pony heck bent on spreading the gift and stopping her daughter, whom they still blamed for the 'mark'.
"What Fools we were! The mark did nothing to us and my daughter died for nothing! And because of my complacency, others fell to the curse that these fools still see as a blessing. I will not stand aside like before."
Mitta's resolve to help her daughter stop the curse was growing by the minute and seeing the young filly Apple Bloom wandering into Sunny Town had finally done it. She was just as innocent as her daughter Ruby was and there was no way this stupid party was going to continue to ruin a young filly or anypony's life for that matter. And then Mitta remembered about the human all of them talked about.
"The human…I never would have guess that the old stories I told Ruby were true. Then again, what pony could have seen the myth of the Blood Hooves come to life as well, let alone become one?"
Mitta then remembered the good memories she had with Ruby when she was nothing more than a very young little foal and filly. She would read to Ruby in her little bed, with stories about humans making grand inventions, the ability to do many things without magic, and stories of humans having wonderful adventures. They were her absolute favorite stories, bringing nothing but joy and happiness to her every night she went to bed.
"My Ruby…you were always curious and good at finding things. And low and behold you found something that you always liked…humans. There's nothing that you can't find in this world. If only you were alive today, I wonder what else you would have found out in the world."
And her daughter, with her special talent that Mitta now understood, had found a human. And from what she heard not just from Ruby, but from the others, that he had just the things the stories and myth said a human would have, technology. The books always said that humans could do anything they put their minds to, adapting and overcoming the odds that surrounded them despite other beings capable of killing them.
Perhaps that is what caught Ruby's attention, the ability to find a way around something that seemed impossible, to find a solution to a problem, and more importantly, an unknown possibility of existence. If Mitta was any more proud of her daughter, it was this moment. Maybe this human would find a way to end the curse, and finally stop the evil that infested this town that should not have happened to long ago. This human had already stopped six of the Blood Hooves, and that caught their attention, as well as hers.
Nopony had every stood up them or ever challenged them with this much ferocity. A two legged being with no coat, no magic, and with no natural ability to fly, by all logic would have been hunted down by a superiorly faster and more agile being. And just like that, he stopped them, proving that there was something higher than a pony, and that got them really angry.
As interesting as this human sounded like, there as something that bothered Mitta.
"A human male…why did it have to a male human. Now my daughter has a 'thing' for him."
That was something Ruby had never got to experience as a young mare, which was romance. It would make sense that she would one day noticed young stallions, any mare would want to have a mate. And that was something Mitta understood, for she had been like Ruby in her young mare days. When she had found a stallion that she wanted, she would pursue until him until the would be hers, a trait that had followed in the family.
It was something that Mitta's father never liked, but it was something that he had gotten over when her husband took her hoof in marriage, before…
"No…I don't want to remember it. It's bad enough I've lost two of the most important ponies in my life. I don't want to remember any of the bad past."
And when her husband passed away, Mitta had to be not just the mother but the protector as well, a role normally suited for stallions. And now here she was, getting all defensive of Ruby's virtues, when she was already dead. But Mitta understood that, although being technically dead, she still had feelings just like any young mare would. After suffering pain all these years, it was nice to see her smile at something.
Though, she just wished it wasn't about males, even though it was perfectly normal for her to do so, even if it was human male. Though considering the fact that the mares in the family had a history of rather…strong urges, she hoped Ruby would exercise good judgment.
"I don't even know if he's capable of finding mares attractive Ruby, but if you do pursue him like us mares in the family do, you better make sure he's worth it. He certainly seems to fit the role of protector alright, something I failed to so long ago…"
Mitta then lowered her head in shame at the regret of not taking care of Ruby so many years ago. Remembering how her daughter felt about this human boy, or man she should say, continued her train of thought.
" If he is indeed worth your heart, then don't let anything stand in your way. And if he doesn't worship you, or fails to see the wonderful precious Ruby you are, then…"
And finishing her thought, by speaking out loud, her eyes turned to a really dark red,
"…HE WILL ANSWER TO ME! AND THERE'S NOTHING HIS TECHNOLOGY OR BRAIN CAN DO ABOUT THAT!"
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Apple Bloom was currently in the truck trying to put the supplies that Konrad had asked her to gather up. She was excited that she would get to help Konrad and was even more excited that Konrad and Ruby were talking together over near a broken tree a few hooves away. Apple Bloom really didn't want to eaves drop on Konrad and Ruby, thinking that the two would need some space to become each other's special somepony.
"Wow! They're already talking together alone! Ah guess getting this matchmaker cutie mark will be easy, now how do Ah get this stuff back in the case?"
Apple Bloom was trying to put the bandage wrap and the Ammonia cloth back in the case. The bandage wrap wasn't hard to do but getting the stinky cloth back in was hard. She just couldn't stand the stench of it. At first she tried to use her teeth, but found that to be unbearable. Not giving up, she then attempted to use her hoof, picking it up and carefully trying to put it in the case.
But the effects of ammonia made her feel dizzy and Apple Bloom accidentally bumped her flank into the corner of one of the wooden crates that was open. Her whole body weight slammed into it, and she exclaimed,
"OUCH! Mah flank!"
And that wasn't the end of it, for the crate that she bumped into fell off, and crashed on the truck floor.
CRASH!
The crate had landed sideways and tiny little paper wrapped packets were strewn about the floor, with some of which opened, spilling shiny looking things.
Apple Bloom looked at Both Konrad and Ruby who were looking at her with concern, no doubt making sure she was okay. The only thing Apple bloom could do at that point, was simply apologize.
"Sorry."
"It's okay Apple Bloom, ignore those packets okay? Just put the rest of the stuff in the bag." Said Konrad, as if it weren't a big deal.
"Right!" said Apple Bloom doing a pony salute.
"Phew Ah'm glad he isn't mad, but why the hay does he not want to me to pick these shiny things up? What they hay are they?"
Apple Bloom then turned to see Konrad and Ruby were continuing to talk again, with Ruby getting closer to Konrad. As far as she could tell, he didn't seem to mind.
"Now Ah just love seeing those two together. Ah guess it's definitely going to work out after all. Ah hope both of them will get to come to the Nightmare night party together, and with Princess Luna nearby, it will be fun for everypony!"
Curious to see what the tiny shiny things were, she looked on the crate and it had numbers on with some strange words.
*9 x 18 Makarov LVE Non-reloadable. Berdan Primed, Keep out of reach of children!*
"What they hay is it talking about? Whatever, and besides Ah did make a mess and Ah ain't a baby. Ah just can't leave this as a mess."
Apple Bloom then proceed the put the crate back to with original position and began to put the packets back into the crate. She then used her right hoof to pick some of the smaller shiny objects up one by one until they were all back into the crate.
"Now that Ah got that thing taken care of, Ah need to finish getting everything back in that rubber bag of his. Now why does it smell to darn funny?"
One by one, Apple Bloom put the stuff that Konrad had asked her to gather into the bag. She tried to make everything as neat as possible, but realized that it didn't really matter as he said to just put it into the bag. Apple Bloom then heard Konrad laugh at something, and saw that he had a smile on his face. Apple Bloom couldn't quite tell what he was laughing about, but it seemed that he was enjoying Ruby's company, further proof to her that he like her too.
Before Ruby went to go talk to Konrad alone, she had whispered into Ruby's ear.
"Ah think he likes you Ruby, and Ah can tell he was sorry about hitting you."
"Yeah, it was an accident and I can tell he didn't mean to hurt me, but you really think so Apple Bloom?"
"For sure! Ah can tell that he thinks you're pretty, Ah hope you become his special somepony!"
"I hope so too Apple Bloom! *girly giggling from both of them* Wish me luck!"
"Go get 'em Ruby!"
"Ah think it would work out just fine. Well, go to get the bag off the truck somehow."
Apple Bloom was now trying to figure out how to get the green bag of supplies off the truck. The bag was almost as big as her and a little bit more heavy due to all the stuff that was in it. But deterred Apple Bloom was not, for if she could escape zombies, then she could solve this simple puzzle. Deciding that the bag would protect everything inside, she simply decided to push it of the truck bed. It seemed simple enough, so what could possibly go wrong?
Giving it a slight pouch the bag rolled forward to the edge and fell off, only for Apple Bloom to realize that she forgot something important.
"OH DARN! Ah forgot to close it!"
And as the bag feel on the ground, the contents of it scattered across the ground, getting a little bit of dirt and grass on it. Konrad and Ruby turned around again to look at Apple Bloom and she just didn't have courage to look Konrad in his eyes. All she wanted to do was help him and prove that she wasn't a little baby. She had enough of that ever since Apple Jack treated her like one when Zecora came to town.
Not wasting any more time, she jumped out of the truck and began to put the contents back into the bag and saw that Ruby and Konrad were still talking together, with Ruby getting closer.
"Don't be afraid Ruby! Go for it!"
After mentally encouraging her friend, she continued to gather the supplies back and closed the bag tying a knot with the strange string attached to the bag. Satisfied that her work was done, she turned her head towards Konrad and Ruby. They were walking back to the truck with Ruby following close to Konrad.
"Ruby sure does like Konrad, she really is a nice pony. Ah just hope Konrad thinks the same…what am Ah talkin' about? He does like her, or else he would have pushed her away."
Proud that she was able to accomplish the task he assigner her with, she gave him a salute that she had seen Rainbow Dash do not too long ago. And sure enough he gave her a smile and returned a salute of his own, and that made her proud. The only difference between his salute and Rainbow Dash's was that his was 100% cooler.
"Well, Apple Bloom I see you got the supplies gathered, are you ready to get out of here?" asked Konrad
"You're darn right Ah am!" said Apple Bloom with excitement.
"That's what I want to hear."
Konrad then grabbed the bag and began to look inside, most likely to see if she did the job correctly. He smiled and pulled out a small thin black box like object. Apple Bloom had no idea what it could be but she decided that it wasn't important at the moment. Then Konrad pulled out the strange L shaped object that she had seen him hit Ruby with earlier. He pulled out of a metal stick thing that was showing the some on the tiny little metal objects she had spilled earlier, and was curious as to what they were.
"Konrad, what's that you got there?"
"This is a weapon Apple Bloom. It's what I used on those Blood hooves that tried to kill you. I have others that I left with Princess Luna."
"So that's how he got rid of them Blood Hooves. It was loud, but…it sounds cool! Now Ah wonder if…
"How does it work? Can Ah I see it?"
"NO!" shouted Konrad.
This was something Apple Bloom did not expect Konrad to do and she immediately became afraid of him. Seeing him angry was something that made her even more afraid of Apple Jack and Big Mac combined. Just the way his face expressed his disapproval scared her let alone the voice. Backing up from him, she was afraid that he would do something, and was afraid to make him even more angry.
"Please don't hurt me Konrad! Ah'm sorry Ah said something bad!"
But as sudden as his outburst was, he sighed, look again at her and said in a soft tone,
"I'm sorry for shouting like that Apple Bloom, but I need you to realize that this is NOT a toy by any means. This is a human weapon that was meant to kill in self-defense. Where I am from, we use these to defend ourselves, mostly because we don't have magic at our disposal. And when this is used, the bullet or 'arrow' it shoots, can't be recalled when the trigger is pulled. I don't want to see you get hurt at all Apple Bloom. I hope you can understand that."
In fact she did understand, and it made sense too. He didn't want her to get hurt at all and it also made sense that he didn't want her to touch those shiny things, now known as 'bullets'. He didn't do it because he was mad or angry at her, he did it because he was afraid of her getting hurt.
"He cares about me…he really is a good feller and Ah disobeyed him. Ah won't do that again."
Apple Bloom then walked up to Konrad, looked him in the eyes that she had done with Apple Jack and Big Mac, when they punished her, and said.
"Okay, Konrad. Ah understand and Ah promise not to play with it or touch it."
"And Ah really mean it Konrad. Ah'm sorry."
Konrad looked at her eyes and as far as he could tell, she really meant it too.
"Good, because if something happened to you, I would never be able to forgive myself, and I'm sure Big Mac and Apple Jack might have something to say about that right?"
"You got that right Konrad, Ah couldn't imagine what they'd to do you."
"Neither do I, now ladies…let's get the hay out of here."
"Yeah, Ah can't wait to get out of here for sure."
Apple Bloom saw Konrad grab the bag and hold it over his shoulder, and motioned for Ruby and her to follow him. Apple Bloom pretty much expected him to lead them back to the bridge but stopped in fear when it was apparent that he intended to cross the river. With the memories of almost drowning, she stopped in fear and said to Konrad barely containing her new found fear of the water,
"Konrad…Ah can't do it…Ah just can't."
"Of course you can Apple Bloom you're not a baby remember? You do know how to swim right?"
"Ah do bbbbuttt…Ah just can't! Please let's find another way!"
Apple Bloom then gave Konrad a pleading look, trying her best to convince him not to cross the river. He lowered his head and sighed,
"I'm sorry Apple Bloom, but the bridge was cut by princess Luna shortly after you…well you know…I'm afraid there is no other way around, and we really need to get to the other side-"
"BUT AH DON'T WANT TO SWIM! AH'M AFRAID OF DYING! PLEASE LET'S GO SOMEPLACE ELSE!"
The memories of her almost dying thinking about never seeing her friends and family again were now surging back in to her head again and she was now on the verge of crying. She didn't want Konrad to think she was weak, but she just couldn't help herself. If there was something besides the Blood Hooves she was afraid of, it was drowning. Then all of a sudden Konrad dropped the bag and grabbed Apple Bloom. With a swift swing and slight yelp coming from her, she found herself grabbing onto his back and neck.
"Don't worry Apple Bloom, you won't drown and you won't have to swim. Just hold on to me tight and you'll be safe."
And all of a sudden, Apple Bloom felt the bad memories go away as she held onto Konrad, with not a worry in Equestria. He was a bit wet but warm and fell…comfy. Before he walked into the water, Ruby then said to Konrad,
"I never learned how to swim Konrad…could you possibly come back for me?"
Due to being on Konrad's back, he turned to face Ruby, and Apple Bloom saw her expression. She seemed excited about holding onto Konrad and Apple Bloom knew why; Konrad was just darn comfy, warm, and he would obviously keep her safe!
"Of course he'll carry you Ruby! This is pretty cool! Thank you Konrad!" said Apple Bloom.
Apple Bloom then gave him a good back hug and relaxed her head against his closing her eyes, without a care in the world. Apple Bloom then felt Konrad move his head as he spoke and said,
"I'll be right back Ruby, please watch over the stuff real quick."
His tone made it seem that he wasn't particularly enthusiastic about carrying Ruby across, maybe it was because she would be heavier?
"Or maybe because he is just plain nervous? Yup, that's got to be it for sure. Don't worry Konrad, she likes you, so don't be afraid!"
The Konrad turned and made his way into the water with Apple Bloom holding on tight. She squeezed him even tighter as the water made its way up to half of her body, but was surprised that was as far as it went. For about one minute, they were crossing river together as a team, and that made Apple Bloom happy knowing he would protect her, just as he said he would. Both of them started to rise out of the water and her fear of drowning was as good as gone.
Konrad gently lowered himself to let Apple Bloom down, and she got off his back. He looked at her and said very sternly,
"Wait right here Apple Bloom, don't leave my sight okay?"
"Yes Konrad!" replied Apple Bloom giving him a Konrad salute instead of a Rainbow Dash, for his was just plain cooler.
This seemed to cheer him up a bit, as Konrad smiled and returned the salute.
Standing back up he then made his way back into the river, but stopped and looked back at her one more time.
"One more thing, Princess Luna will meet us at this spot and when she gets here, please give her a proper greeting. She's had a rough night like you Apple Bloom."
"Ah will Konrad! Ah won't run away from her like Ah did to you."
"Apple Bloom…"
"Yes Konrad?"
"You're a good filly you know that right?" said Konrad with a smile on his face.
This made Apple Bloom blush a little, and she said to Konrad,
"Thank you! Now go get Ruby! She's waiting there for you!"
Konrad then turned towards Ruby, and slowly made his way into the water, mumbling something on his way in. Apple Bloom had no idea what he said or why he seemed to not be happy, but she shrugged it off as being nervous around Ruby.
"Aww, he's just nervous."
Apple Bloom continued to watch Konrad as he made his way across the river. When he got to the other side, she could see both of them talking. What they were talking about she had no idea, but Apple Bloom was determined to obey Konrad's order. She then observed Konrad turn towards her direction and bend down for Ruby to jump on his back. It was funny to watch as he almost fell down, but managed to hold on to Ruby.
Konrad also picked up the bag with his right and began to carry both the bag and Ruby into the water. Seeing how he could carry both of them, Konrad seemed to be almost as strong as Big Mac.
"Now Ah wonder how mah brother will get along with Konrad? Ah don't think Big Mac has that many friends now that I think of it."
Apple Bloom then saw Ruby give her a smile and waved at her with her right hoof, making it very obvious she was enjoying holding onto Konrad, while he didn't seem very happy about it.
"Like Ah thought, nervous and Ah'll be he's tired too. Holding on to both of them ain't easy Ah imagine."
Then, Apple Bloom heard something behind her rustle in the bushes. Unsure what it was, she said to the disturbance,
"Whose there?! Ah warn you! Ah got my human friend and he'll shoot you up!"
And out of the bushes came a Blue and Green figure, holding a two long metal and wooden things, with one of the having a red thing attached to it. It was none other than…
"Princess Luna! She's got Konrad's stuff and…she don't look too good."
"Do not be alarmed young one, for it is us…"
Before she could finish her sentence, Apple Bloom then bowed done to her out of respect, and said,
"Hi there Princess Luna, mah name is Apple Bloom and Konrad said you would be here."
Princess Luna then paused for second and said,
"Thou art…not…afraid of us?"
"No your highness, Ah remember last year when you were here in Ponyville, and Ah had fun that you came with us. Ah can't wait to have some more fun!"
Princess Luna again didn't say anything for a second, but spoke in a completely new tone,
"We…I mean…thank you Apple Bloom. You don't know how much that means to me, please arise my subject."
Apple Bloom arose and went over to Princess Luna, who seemed genuinely glad that Apple Bloom wasn't afraid of her presence.
"Ah guess Konrad was right. She has had a rough night like me. Ah hope he'll get both of us out of here."
Princess Luna then asked Apple Bloom,
"I'm glad you're safe young Apple Bloom, but where is Konrad? Why would he leave you alone right here?"
Apple Bloom then smiled innocently and said,
"Oh he's just getting mah friend Ruby."
"Ruby?! Who is this Ruby you speak of?" asked Princess Luna who seemed confused.
"Oh! She's mah friend that helped me get away from them Blood Hooves earlier, and Ah also hope she becomes Konrad's special somepony. Ah think they like each other."
Apple Bloom then saw a look of shock on Princess Luna's face and noticed her pupils slightly shrank. Her right eyelid started to twitch a bit and her muzzle started to frown. Apple Bloom had no idea what was wrong with her.
Taking a deep breath, Princess Luna then asked Apple Bloom,
"Where…is…Konrad…young Apple Bloom?"
Apple Bloom turned and pointed Konrad out in the water making his way over to their side, holding Ruby on his back still. To Apple Bloom they seemed picture perfect together, with Ruby resting her muzzle on his neck with her eyes closed, showing not a care in the world. Konrad on the other hand, froze in the water, just as he was starting to rise out of it and had a look of…fear?
"Now Ah wonder what the hay is wrong with Konrad? Ruby is fine, Ah'm safe, Princess Luna is here with his stuff, and we're away from the Blood Hooves. What the hay could he so darn scared about? Is he embarrassed or something? Oh well."
Apple Bloom continued to smile at Konrad and Ruby, happy that they were coming on this side of the river with her and Princess Luna, completely unaware of the emotional shitstorm that was about to explode.
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Having just witnessed how Konrad handled Apple Bloom's fear of crossing the river, Ruby's opinion of him was incredibly through the roof. He was just as caring, brave, and strong like the human heroes in her mom's stories that she remembered from so long ago when she was just a young filly. Never in her dreams would she find such a wonderful, and handsome…man. Strange how life, although bad, could still surprise you with good things. And here was probably the best thing to have ever come across her path, a human.
"He's holding her just like the dream I had with…our daughter and son…if only that could come true."
Ruby just continued to observe Konrad holding Apple Bloom and keeping her safe, just as she knew he would. For all these years of searching for a way to end the curse that those bastards had brought upon her and their victims, she had finally found the perfect solution. If she was ever glad for her talent, it was now and wondered if her mother felt the same way.
"Mom…I will end the curse and I will come back for you…I just wonder if he'll be willing to go the extra distance."
Ruby noticed that Konrad and Apple Bloom had made it to the other side of the river. He gently lowered himself to allow the filly to get off and she no longer had the look of fear on her face. This was further proof that he was good with children and further proof that Konrad was worth the effort for her heart. She decided right then and there that she was going to pursue him and relentlessly plow out any potential competition.
"I hope that Princess Luna doesn't actually see him that way…huh, 'my' Knight…yeah right."
Trying her best to ignore the thought of Princess Luna as a rival, she continued to watch Konrad as he gave Apple Bloom a salute. They continued to talk about something, but Ruby could only hear their voices, not their conversation. Konrad then turned towards her and she couldn't but help smile at him. He didn't seem to notice her just yet as he turned to say something to Apple Bloom. The look on her face was just the sweetest innocent look she had ever seen on Apple Bloom, no doubt Konrad gave her words of encouragement.
"You're so good with young ones Konrad, just like my dream."
Konrad then made his way into the water and slowly but surely made it to her side of the river. As he got closer to her, she noticed that he didn't seem to be happy. Was it something she did? Or was it that he was just tired? Not sure what to do, she did her best make him feel comfortable and asked,
"Are you okay Konrad? You don't look so pleased."
Making eye contact with her, rubbed his mane a bit and replied,
"Just nervous about how Princess Luna will react, considering about the incident you told me. Apple Bloom doesn't know about it and I don't want her to see something she doesn't need to."
"I understand Konrad, and as much as I'm…not fond of Princess Luna, I'm willing to give the Princess the benefit of the doubt. I do after all need her help getting some support to end the curse of those…those…"
"Blood Hooves?" asked Konrad.
"Those bastards! How could they just do all that? Just because of my cutie mark!"
"Cutie mark?"
Ruby motioned to one of her flanks and saw that he was looking straight at it. He raised an eye brow and said,
"Heh, I didn't notice that before."
"You didn't…How could you not see it?! If mean it was quite obvious…your just messing with me aren't you?"
Konrad then chuckled a bit before continuing,
"Yeah a little, though I don't know what a cutie mark is. Luna had one but she didn't tell me anything about it at all."
"Ugh, stop mentioning her Konrad! Pay attention to me! How obvious do I have to make myself? I'll give you anything you want, at any time!...Wow…I…where did that come from? I know I like him but…wow."
"Are you alright Ruby?"
Doing her best to recover from an unexpected and rather strong desire for him, she did the best to brush it off and continued speaking to him.
"Yeah, I'm fine. Well, I'll give you a quick rundown, a cutie mark is when a pony finds his or her own special talent. The mark appears due to natural magic, whether a pony can use it or not. My special talent is finding things, whether they are objects, solutions or…something 'nice'…"
Ruby couldn't but help look at Konrad's human build, his arms were nice, so were his blue eyes, and…
"Snap out if it Ruby! This isn't the time or the place."
Shaking her head a bit she refocused on Konrad who appeared confused or uncomfortable at best.
"Well then…" said Konrad clopping his hands together," I guess we shouldn't keep Apple Bloom waiting then…"
"R-right."
Konrad turned facing towards Apple Bloom and lowered his body, showing the outline his nice shaped flanks that Ruby just couldn't resist to watch.
"What is happening to me? I know I'm attracted to him but…this is something else. I've never felt…this way before…we'll better not keep him waiting."
Doing her best to not jump on him too hard, she wrapped her legs around him. Her hind legs were wrapped around his waist, with her front legs over his shoulders. The feeling of his body was purely…awesome! After hearing all the stories about humans, she was actually holding onto one! As far she knew, she was the first pony aside from Apple Bloom to be holding one.
He was everything she expected one to be, after hearing all the wonderful adventurous stories her mother used to read when she was a filly. Strong, brave, caring, noble, and…exotic; she felt kind of like a pervert or a deviant for even thinking of finding another species attractive, as it never, ever happened during her entire life in Sunny Town when she was alive. But then again, to heck with those evil bastards, she was going to for something better and wonderful not for anypony else, but for her.
She was going to take a chance with a human, and he was certainly what she expected. She wasn't lying when she said she never learned how to swim, as nopony in Sunny town every had any use to go to the river in the old days. The well in Sunny Town had served their needs enough until…
"Sunny Town is dead to me! They lost my friendship when they murdered me. If they were true friends, they would have exhausted all options before resorting to what they did, and they have no excuse for what they did afterwards!"
Ruby then blanked out the memories of her past out, only remembering the good ones, such as: her mother tucking her in at night, getting delicious cake when she wasn't supposed to, and the bed time stories of humans and their wondrous glory. And out of all the bad things in her life, a human…a bucking human that she found from out of nowhere, was her in her presence and he was a very…very hot one at that.
Ruby then felt Konrad lean sideways as he went to pick up the bag with his right hand while she still held onto him. He made a slight grunt while he leaned to grab the bag, and Ruby asked,
"Are you okay? I'm not too heavy for you am I?"
Ruby was worried a bit that he wouldn't be able to carry her across the river, but that concern was quickly laid to rest.
"No, I'm just a bit worn out that's all. Your lighter than-"
"Don't say it Konrad."
"-Princess Luna, so your weight doesn't bother me."
That made her feel a little bit better about herself, knowing that she was lighter than Luna and more importantly that she wasn't a burden on his back. His body was just plain nice, and firm and she readjusted herself in his back once more. Konrad, holding the bag in his hand, made his way into the water taking her with him. Ruby was so full of excitement of getting to hold onto Konrad, and waved at Apple Bloom across the river, squealing in excitement.
"This is so great! I got the solution to the curse right here, wrapping my legs around his nice…firm…body."
Ruby then began to relax her head on his shoulder, resting her muzzle on his neck. Despite it being a little bit sweaty, she couldn't but help find it intoxicatingly attractive. His neck was indeed warm, and comfortable…pony heck, his whole body was warm. Adjusting herself again on his back, she suddenly found herself relaxing a bit more…differently.
There was something nice about him, his touch, his care, and his personality that was making her feel different somehow. Ruby found out that she was beginning to rub herself against him more and more as they continued moving in the river, and she was starting to also feel a warmth in her under region that she never felt before. Having never experienced this sensation, she continued to do it…again and again very slowly, with Konrad not commenting about it at all.
"Oh Konrad…this is pure pony heaven for me…take your time…ohhh…wow…"
The sensation around her under region was beginning to feel much better and stronger, with warmth becoming more apparent. Ruby then buried her muzzle close to his neck, enjoying his touch as she began to rub her lower body against his back more and more. This was just nothing but pure pony heaven for her, and Ruby wished that he would do something in return too.
"Wow…this is soooo great! I've never felt this sensation before…oh Konrad!"
Ruby then felt Konrad stop all of a sudden and had no idea why, as they were still in the water. Perhaps we has stuck or need to take a breath? Ruby continued to rub her lower body against him, as well as rub her muzzle on his neck some more. Ruby then opened her eyes after a few seconds of wondering why he still wasn't moving.
And when she did, Ruby saw the sight of a very…very angry Princess Luna, with her eyes glaring like ice cold knives. Princess Luna's muzzle also looked like she was growling with no noise coming out, but if she did, it would most likely sound like a bloody thirsty wolf, with her teeth clenching greatly. And it finally hit Ruby why she was so mad, as if it were almost natural to spot the reason.
Ruby indeed had a rival mare, and Princess Luna did see Konrad as 'her' Knight. To make matters worse, she had all of Konrad's weaponry and accessories on her giving her a more frightening image. Having suffered death and the reenacting her death by the Blood Hooves, and her former friends at Sunny Town, she got the resolve to stand firm against this rival. Ruby then locked eyes with Princess Luna and gave her smirk before burying her muzzle back on his neck.
"He's MINE Luna! And if you want to break me away from him, then you'll just have to come do it yourself! And…u jelly?"
And so it started, a battle for the affection of one man between two mares, and Ruby had made the first strike. Ruby had no idea that she wasn't making anything easier for Konrad, as she once again got one last rub against him, enjoying the awesome feeling of his strong back against her rather…warm under mare region.
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Konrad had made it back to Ruby's side of the river after dropping off Apple Bloom, and felt relieved that she was safe on the other side away from the Blood Hooves. But that was where the good news ended, for he was again alone with Ruby.
"Oh lord, stalker Ruby…at least she hasn't tried to flat out fuck me in front of Apple Bloom."
"Not yet at least."
As soon as Konrad's conscious said it, he began to fear that Ruby might just do such a thing. Sure he felt bad that she was murdered by her friends, and it made sense that she might have never got to experience love and what not, but…
"Well, she is kind of a cute OC pony, with a nice set of flanks…what the hell am I thinking? I don't want her, I want Princess Luna! She's really hot!"
"What was that Konrad? Could you say that again?"
Now Konrad had caught himself thinking about Princess Luna her finely shaped pony body and mentally kicking himself for thinking such a thing. He was after all not a brony…at least he thought he was. Trying his best to keep to the task at hand, he then looked at Ruby who had the same smile on her face…as always.
"Yeah, I'll bet you'll be glad to get a hold of me alright. I would have expected this from Lyra Heartstrings"
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Lyra was still relaxing in her deep sleep when it happened. She heard a voice, but it wasn't just any voice, it was the voice of a human!
"A HUMAN IS IN MY ROOM! YEEAAH!" shouted Lyra.
Opening her eyes and propping herself up like a human, as if it were natural to her, she began to scan her room looking for the source of the human voice. Seeing nothing in her room, she huffed in disappointment that there wasn't a human nearby. Using her hoof to move her sleep shuffled mane out of her eyes, Lyra then spoke to herself,
"Pony Feathers! I cause have totally sworn that I heard a human call my name! And not just any human…a man to be exact …"
Then there was a rather angry knock on her bedroom door, and Lyra immediately knew who it was. Getting out of bed, with her white human like socks on each over her hooves, she made her way to her bedroom door. Sighing in anticipation of the scolding she was about to receive, she opened the door with her left hoof instead of using her magic…like a human. As the door was opened, a rather upset Earth Pony with a messy mane, like Lyra's, was staring at her, with an annoyed look on her face.
"Oh great…I ticked off my roommate. Bon Bon's already annoyed with me, and this isn't exactly helping me."
'Lyra! As much as I respect your…hobby, could you possibly keep the shouting of 'hu-mans' to yourself? I was trying to sleep!"
Lowering her ears in embarrassment, Lyra gave Bon Bon her best 'I'm sorry' look and said,
"My bad Bon Bon, I had a really, really good dream."
Huffing in annoyance Bon Bon then asked,
"Let me guess, it was the one with your human hero Blue Nightwalker and he took you to the Heck Star, or was it the one with Tombiana Hands and the Last Handsade?"
Getting excited about her best friend talking about humans, she began to correct her guessing and more importantly her pronunciation of her favorite word 'Human'.
"Actually it's pronounced 'Humans' not 'Hu-mans', and it was actually a new dream. It was about a wonderful man, fighting Blood Hooves and taking care of a vulnerable mare…like me…"
Lowering her head in embarrassment, she gave a tiny chuckle and Bon Bon simply face hoofed and said,
"Lyra, I really do think you have an obsession with these made up beings. You really should get out more often and take a nice vacation to Las Pegasus or something."
"Well…maybe your right. I haven't been playing my instrument a lately, and I should probably get back to my music. Sorry for waking you up Bon Bon."
Taking her hoof off her face, Bon Bon said,
"Okay. Just…"
Lyra noticed Bon Bon was looking at her hooves and saw her custom made human socks awkwardly ruffled. Bon Bon then looked at her and asked,
"Uhh…what are those?"
"They're my socks and not just any kind of socks-"
"Human socks?"
Shaking her head nervously, Lyra gave a weak giggle and could feel her face blush a bit. Most ponies only wore socks at night to keep their hooves warm, but Lyra's human socks were just plain silly. They were just plain white human socks, with the long cuts wilting down and bunching up. They didn't fit right, nor were they very Equestrian at all, but hey were hers and hers alone.
"Uhhh…Lyra we need to have a talk. I think you have a problem." Said Bon Bon in a worried tone.
Lyra was now starting to get upset that her best friend since school, was starting to think she was crazy. How could that even be true? Her hobby wasn't hurting anypony, nor was it really affecting her income as a professional Lyre player. In fact, she had come up with some really nice tunes based off of her human dreams, and fantasies, the bits she brought in help not just her but both of them as well.
Not wanting to have her fandom getting bashed unjustly, she then proceeded to tell her friend,
"I don't have a problem Bon Bon! This fandom of mine has inspired me to become a better Lyre player and these human dreams and fantasies I have make me happy. Can't you see that? I'm not hurting anypony at all, so what's the big deal?"
"You're acting socially awkward and sometimes you don't even leave your room at all! I'm just worried that you might be taking the mythological beings way too seriously. You need to go out more often, find yourself a nice stallion, and-"
Bon Bon didn't get a chance to finish her sentence, as an angry Lyra slammed the door shut right on her face. Shouting behind the door,
"YOU CAN GO FIND YOURSELF A STALLION IF YOU WANT TO! I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM AND I'M NOT GIVING UP MY FANDOM! MARK MY WORDS BON BON, HUMANS EXIST AND I WILL PROVE IT TO YOU AND ALL OF EQUESTRIA THAT YOU'RE WRONG! HATERS GONNA HATE! YOUR JUST JELLY!"
Then there was silence from the other side of the door. After a minute a set of set hooves could be heard stepping way.
"Thanks Celestia she's gone! I didn't want to do that but seriously my hobby is not hurting anypony. Can't she and the other's see that I'm happy? There all just jelly, everypony is!"
And with that last thought, she made her way back to her bed looking at the desk that had all of the wonderful drawing of humans, some of which she made herself, while the others were reproductions bought from the Canterlot Art Store.
"I know that humans exist. They just have too."
Lyra then made her way in to her bed and easily fell asleep, with her hooves all comfortable and toasty warm from her human styled socks.
"Humans…they are real. Now let's see If I get the same dream again…with that hot man…what was his name?" thought Lyra as she began to snore.
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"Are you okay Konrad? You don't look so pleased."
Making eye contact with her, her rubbed his hair or what little hair he had, due to the military cut, a little bit. The fact that this whole night was seriously fucked up, didn't make things easy on him at all.
"Your damn right I'm not pleased, I got so much shit to worry about."
"Just nervous about how Princess Luna will react, considering about the incident you told me. Apple Bloom doesn't know about it and I don't want her to see something she doesn't need to."
That was an understatement for sure, because he was very much aware of Princess Luna's angry temper from the show, and that was just the canon version of Luna. He couldn't even begin to imagine what the creepy pasta version would be like, much less her magic powers if she went all uber power on Ruby that she claimed Luna did.
"I understand Konrad, and as much as I'm…not fond of Princess Luna, I'm willing to give the Princess the benefit of the doubt. I do after all need her help getting some support to end the curse of those…those…"
"Blood Hooves?" asked Konrad.
"Those bastards! How could they just do all that? Just because of my cutie mark!"
"Oh God, here come the frustrations!"
"You try being murdered Konrad. I'm sure you wouldn't like it, now pay attention and try to calm her down.
"Fine, I guess I can use some humor. I have to pretend to be ignorant though."
Taking this opportunity to hear about Ruby's cutie mark and to learn more about the strange universe he was in, he pretended to be confused as to what a cutie mark was.
"Cutie mark?"
Ruby motioned to one of her flanks and it was actually the first time he got to take good look at her too. Her flank was nicely shaped, more so that what he had seen on the show. It was really strange seeing a cartoon in real life and how they followed a lot of things right down to the detail. Her coat just like Luna's and Apple Bloom's was so flush and even, that he couldn't even see the stands of coat hair unless he actively moved his fingers through it.
Her cutie mark was the same as he had seen it on Deviant Art, and it looked like it was naturally part of her coat hairs too. Konrad couldn't but help look at her pony legs and looked at her nicely shaped flank one more time.
"Oh so brony so little time, you need to get back over to Apple Bloom remember Konrad?"
He raised an eye brow and said,
"Heh, I didn't notice that before."
"You didn't…How could you not see it?! If mean it was quite obvious…your just messing with me aren't you?"
That made Konrad lulz, for she almost started to act like Tali'Zorah there for a minute. Tali was one of his favorite romance interest in the game, and the fact that she started to tact like her a bit kind of…well…
"Nope…just nope… not a brony, not a horse lover la la la woohoo!"
"Denying what you are is just going to make things worse for you Konrad." said Ian.
"I'll call bullshit on that one."
"You asked for it…brony"
Shrugging off what his conscious said, he chuckled a bit and said,
"Yeah a little, though I don't know what a cutie mark is. Luna had one but she didn't tell me anything about it at all."
Konrad noticed that Ruby instantly became annoyed when he mentioned Princess Luna. It was very apparent that she was jelly of Luna…very jelly indeed.
"I'm not even dating Luna at all Ruby! I don't think she even sees me that way. Though her plot sway was really…no this isn't me! I'm not a horse lover! Aghh!"
"With every denial you do, it's just going to get worse." Said Ian.
"Unless you can prove it 'conscious' then shut the fuck up!"
"Are you alright Ruby?"
Sporting a little bit of embarrassment on her face, she continued with her explanation.
"Yeah, I'm fine. Well, I'll give you a quick rundown, a cutie mark is when a pony finds his or her own special talent. The mark appears due to natural magic, whether a pony can use it or not. My special talent is finding things, whether they are objects, solutions or…something 'nice'…"
And then Konrad noticed her extremely obvious action of Ruby checking him out, and Konrad was really at a loss for words. Most of the girls he knew back home were never so forthcoming about their crushes on him, most likely using subtle clues to avoid rejection or embarrassment. And it pissed Konrad off whenever he found out what they actually felt about him whenever his family had to move to another place, only for him to find out about it when his friends told him over the phone.
"So much missed opportunities…" thought Konrad, remembering past girls of his youth.
"You got one right in front of you Konrad. She's making it very clear." Said his conscious.
"I know…too bad she's a pony."
"That's it Konrad, you go against my advice and you'll pay for it!"
"Psh, yeah right."
Not wanting to keep Apple Bloom waiting, and more importantly to break the obvious check out of his body from Ruby, he clapped his hands together and said,
"Well then…I guess we shouldn't keep Apple Bloom waiting then…"
"R-right." Replied Ruby.
"Okay, she is really acting like Tali for sure, don't know why though."
Konrad was surprised that his conscious didn't say anything, no doubt pissed about his brony and horse loving denial. This didn't mean anything to Konrad, as he now had three ponies to take care of. He turned towards Apple Bloom's direction and he could see the smile on her face from his side of the river. If he wasn't going to have to carry an overly excited mare on his back then he would have smiled back.
Lowering his back, he then expected Ruby to jump on his back. And jump on his back she did, and very excitedly too. Her weight was, unsurprisingly lighter than Princess Luna's, though he wasn't sure if it was because she was just slightly taller or if it was because he had his gear and his weapons on. Her front legs were over his shoulders like one would do if they were human, and her hind legs were around his waist. In fact, her hind hooves were a little bit close to his groin area…a bit too close for sure.
"I guess I can't blame her, it must be difficult for a full grown pony to hold onto a human.", Rationalized Konrad, trying to ignore the odd position of her hind hooves.
He leaned sideway to grab the chem bag with the supplies, letting out a grunt with the weight of the bag now on his right side.
"Are you okay? I'm not too heavy for you am I?" asked Ruby.
"No, I'm just a bit worn out that's all. Your lighter than Princess Luna, so your weight doesn't bother me."
"Your hind hooves location is what bothers me Ruby."
Not waiting for a reply, Konrad then proceeded to walk into the water, carrying Ruby on his back, with the bag in hand. He could feel Ruby wave her right hoof at Apple Bloom who just gave off her innocent Bloom face. And Ruby, while waving still, did same MLP toy squeak that she did earlier. He had no idea why this damn squeak was in the show, but it seemed to confined to the female ponies whenever they were happy or something.
This time however, he felt that it was actually cute coming from her since she started to act like Tali'Zorah.
"And dem flanks…AGH! What am I thinking?"
Then as the water rose up to it max height, he felt something that he totally didn't expect. Ruby had laid her muzzle on his neck, relaxing her head on his right shoulder. While that didn't necessarily seem that bad at all (it was comfortable to him actually), it was what she did next that threw him for a loop.
She adjusted herself on his back in a very odd manner, and then it got really awkward. Ruby had adjusted herself on his back in a manner that seemed like she well…basically groped him with her…mare part.
"Did she just fucking pony hump me!? What the fuck!?"
And Konrad's suspicions were confirmed, as Ruby began to breathe a bit more heavily on his neck, rubbing her muzzle against his neck some more, and 'adjusting'…well more like slow humping really. And if that wasn't the worst of it he started to feel something really bad. Her 'mare part' was giving off heat on his lower back, making not only weird but well...making him feel violated.
"Holy shit! Ruby is in heat! I'm getting Ruby raped! I knew that smile of her's was too good to be true!"
Apple Bloom was still looking in their direction and as much as it pained Konrad, he didn't want Apple Bloom to see the adult situation unfolding on the water. He wanted her to maintain her innocence as much as possible, though he remembered that he conversation with Ruby might have had something to do with it.
"Great, she pulled a Big Mac and Miss Cheerilee on me…little sneaky Apple Bloom…"
Konrad then slowed down a little bit, hoping that Ruby would start to cease her actions and snap back to normal. But if anything it his slowed rate of movement seemed to encourage her to continue, much to his dismay. Her breathing became much heavier, her lower body and legs began it increase with regularity and more rhythm like, and the heat emanating from her…well you already know, was getting really warm now.
"NO NO NO! FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, NO MOAR!"
"Konrad, because of your constant denial, this is your punishment."
"I'm already getting punished, or Rule 34'd by an OC you smug conscious piece of shit!"
"I'd suggest you pay attention Konrad…you just added more because of that remark."
"What? What are you…"
And then as Konrad was getting closer to the other side of the river, he froze in horror of what he saw. It was Princess Luna and she seemed…happy! And she was talking to Apple Bloom, wearing not only his vest but carrying his guns as well. Luna's mane and tail were now seeming to shine a little bit more than earlier and he had no idea why, but it was really…
"OMFG! Princess Luna is…so…freaking…hot! Her mane, her eyes, and the fact that she's holding my guns is so awesome!"
Unknown to Konrad, his manhood started to get rather…hard, and this was due to the wonderful sight Princess Luna, the wonderful nightly beauty that she was. Then it went really downhill from there as Luna's face started to contort to a look of shock like Pinkie Pie's did when she snapped in S1 E25 Party of One. Konrad was starting to panic and he had a good idea why she was freaking out the way she did.
"Apple Bloom! Don't tell me you said Ruby and I are together! GOD DAMMIT!"
And then as if Apple Bloom couldn't make the situation any worse, she pointed him and Ruby out in the water. Luna then turned her attention to Konrad and her eyes were that of shock and disbelief. It was this situation that he wanted to avoid and he failed miserably. He could have avoided this if he hadn't wasted too much time on the other side of the river earlier, and now he was going to pay for it.
And the look on Princess Luna's face went from shock, to a look of betrayal, and…heartbreak? She lowered her head a bit expressing her sad face, just like the one when the townponies were afraid of her. It instantly all made sense in Konrad's mind what was bothering her.
"I don't believe it…she actually likes me? As in more than friends?" asked Konrad.
"If you had embraced the bronyness with in you, the dark side of bronydom before you, would not have transpired." Said his conscious in Yoda tone.
"Go fuck yourself conscious!" replied Konrad.
"You just added some more." Was all his conscious replied.
And then as if on cue, Luna face slowly turned into her angry face that she had shown on S2 E4 Luna Eclipsed. This time however, her face was just more than the still picture he saw on Google, it was more intense, fierce, and FUCKING SCARY! Konrad had never felt more afraid in his life, and he began to sweat, as Ruby was still continuing her 'Ruby time'. Then after a few more seconds, Ruby ceased and raised her head.
Konrad then saw Luna turn her head towards Ruby, and had no doubt that they were now in a stare battle, one that Fluttershy probably couldn't stomach. The tension was so damn thick, that if Konrad had his knife, he could probably cut it. And what seem like and eternity, Ruby then buried her muzzle on his neck as if shouting to Luna, 'U Jelly?'
And Luna's response was to stare at Konrad, shining her stare of death right through him, almost as if she were saying to him, 'HOW DARE YOU BETRAY ME! YOUR WORDS THAT YOU SPOKE OF EARLIER WERE LIES!". Konrad could only give of an a sincere look of 'This isn't what it looks like, I can explain!'
Shouting in his mind Konrad then thought to himself,
"NO! GOD HELP ME!"
"God won't help you now…brony. Good luck trying to scrape up the paragon points to save your Romance interest…that is if you even want Princess Luna."
And Konrad had to be very careful with what he was going to do next, for his chances with Luna, not to mention preventing a mare fight in front of Apple Bloom, was something he wanted to maintain. And after keeping Apple Bloom, and Luna safe, he hoped that those actions would have been enough to get him out of this situation. As of this moment, blood Hooves were his least concern, and not was this situation bad, he had no idea that the entire world of Equestria was revolving around him at this moment. The only thing he could think of at the moment was,
"Story of the Blanks…fuck you creepy pasta!"
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You guys are going to hate my guts for this...but...CLIFFHANGER! MUWAHAHAHAHA! Don't blame me though, Discord made me do it. What do you guys think? Luna's very jelly isn't she? I made this one a bit longer, and I thought about making it a two parts but I decided that since it was going to end in a cliffhanger, it only made since to make it a big chapter for you to enjoy. I hope you guys like this story so far, and as always, work on the next chapter has started. I don't know when it will come out, so I can't give you an estimate. I know, that's evil isn't it? Let me know your thoughts! Cheers!
p.s. Special thanks to Trot C. Foxy on for the inspiration for the chapter's title.