The weight of Konrad's weapons and equipment was not at all pleasant for Princess Luna. What made it even more unpleasant was the fact that it was meant for humans to carry, with no thought or consideration for ponies whatsoever.
"He still hasn't told me if there are ponies where he is from. How can he not have seen magic or even be aware of it? In fact, how the hay could a myth like him be true? None of this makes any sense." thought Luna.
"You still haven't told him why you are here in the forest too. When you meet him again, you should not waste any more time avoiding the big questions." replied her voice.
"You are right about that my conscience. I still have a lot to know about 'my' Knight. When this is all over, I will officially give him Knighthood, and make him swear fealty to me personally."
"You need to earn him first remember? He might need some shoving in the right direction."
Princess Luna then hit a rock that was inconveniently concealed by the forest growth. Stumbling for a few seconds, she was able to maintain her standing. Despite the weight on Konrad's stuff, she nonetheless was able to recover and huffed out another breath. Her heart was beating and she was starting to sweat through her coat.
Luna then looked at the shoe that had made contact with the rock. There was now a small crack on her shoe and she was not at all pleased. The crystal horse shoe that she had asked for ( okay, demanded for ) had cracked when it wasn't supposed to. The shoes were custom fitted specifically for her hooves, and she had expected them to be made out of the finest crystals imported from the Crystal Empire.
"It would appear that either a joke has been played on me or our castle quartermaster was rather cheap. I will have to have a talk with him later…after Konrad and I get out of here." Thought Luna.
"Don't forget the filly too." Replied her voice.
"Yes…that poor filly. I hope he was able to save her. It appeared that she wasn't awake or responsive when he was holding her. I hope he will take care of her."
"If he can take care of you, he can take care of a filly."
"What's is THAT supposed to mean?!"
Her conscience didn't answer that at all, as if to just get her riled up. Luna then continued to walk down the hill, following the same path they went through earlier. Numerous brushes and leaves brushed up against her wings, and it annoyed her that they made their way into her wings, despite Konrad's vest. There was a plus to this though, as leaves stuck to her wings she realized that she could use it as an excuse to get Konrad to clean them out again, just as he did earlier.
When this realization hit her, she decided to simply just ask him to do it again.
"No Luna…MAKE him want to do it, don't simply order him to do it…if you know what I mean."
"Good advice my voice, I want to win him, not make him my slave. Though…that would be nice."
"Well, humans are an interesting bunch for us long lived beings. You'll have to teach him how to cope with that fact. And you'll have to accept it as well."
Luna then lowered her head at the realization that she would most likely outlive him. It was a painful reminder that she would most likely see him age and die. It was something that she didn't want to happen, but would have to accept if she wanted to be his mate. She then wondered if the major differences between them would prevent such a love from ever occurring.
She almost felt like she was going to cry. The whole night had been one huge painful reminder of all of her mistakes in the past. She almost brought eternal darkness to world, became banished by her sister, earned fear from her subjects, and had no mate despite the longevity of her life so far. Even worse was the fact that she almost became evil against her will, at the hooves of those Blood Hooves.
They were very close to murdering her and making her just like them, evil, gross, and a plague to her subjects. It was bad enough that the spirit of Nightmare Moon tried to infest her soul again, but it was another that an evil myth tried to do the same, only in a much gory fashion. Then came Konrad, out of nowhere as if a bright shining moonlight in the darkness, extinguishing the evil before her.
He had shown no fear, laughed in their faces, and stomped on them…more like shot. And he didn't show any fear towards her too, but then again he wasn't an Equestrian, nor likely wasn't even aware the kingdom's history.
"Or my history."
"You will have to tell him eventually."
"But what if he thinks less of me?"
"He did say that nopony was perfect, and you know that's true for sure."
"Yes…you are right. But still…"
"You're just going to have to take a chance with him. Like your sister said, you have to work for others' affection, and I think you got a good start on him. He was staring at your plot after all."
Remembering that fact made Luna's confidence rise. He had shown that he was indeed attracted to her and she thought the same of him too. His bare body was something very interesting to her, and she felt a little bit like a naughty mare for thinking such things. But if it was possible for ponies to be with others outside their species, however rare, then that meant there was the possibility for it to work for her.
And if Tia had a problem with her being with a human, then she would do what she always do when they came to a disagreement….ignore her and do it anyway. Though that course of action hadn't served her well this night, it did indeed produce something good, and that was Konrad. Not only did her saver her, but he most likely saved the filly that fell into the river.
"I really hope she is okay, because if she dies, then I'm going to bring the entire guard to burn this place to the ground."
"One step at a time Luna, you need to escape first."
"Well of course I need to escape…with him."
The thought of Konrad was starting to make Luna feel much better, despite her physical exertion. Luna then remembered that her nightly exercises were paying off, having run around the garden doing several laps. Had she not taken the steps to remain fit, she would wind up like her sister, who had earned a little bit of weight eating donuts, a fact that she had made clear one day when returning from the Crystal Empire on official business.
And her sister Tia was not happy about that, but didn't have much of a comeback when they clashed horns so to speak. Then Princess Cadence and Tia, threw those gluttonous treats at her when she was sleeping on the train, acting as if it were a game. But Luna did get her revenge in the end and it was a wonderful victory that she had earned against her sister, for most of the time Luna would lose out to her sister.
"I got the last laugh. Just proof that I am the better player." thought Luna.
"Are you sure you got the last laugh? Look at your shoe." replied her voice.
Princess Luna raised the shoe to inspect it again, and started to put all the pieces together.
"So…was it you Tia. I'll have to get you back now won't I?" thought Luna.
Too be fair though, her sister was still in good shape, and an attractive mare, but Luna was sure that she had her beat in the athletic fitness. Then Luna thought of something that she didn't want to and that was worry about what Konrad would think of her sister.
"He better not find her more attractive than me. My flanks are better than hers!"
"U Jelly Luna?" replied her voice.
"Ummm…what?"
"Sorry, I mean are you jealous?"
"Oh…no, but still, he better not come up with an flattering greeting like he did with me. I'm tired of my sister getting all the attention."
"Like I said, win him over and don't give him a reason to pay attention to others. You don't want any other mares stepping in on what you want right?"
"Of course not…he's mine, and nopony is going to take him away from me!"
"Easy Luna, you don't want to go into heat just yet do you?"
The mention of going into heat was something that made her blush a bit. Even though there was nopony around, she still felt a bit embarrassed about it. The first time Luna went into heat was way before she was exiled, right around when her mother and father were still alive. It was a very awkward moment that day, and she remembered father not being very happy that her little filly was growing up.
Her mother, rest her soul, and Tia were there to help guide her through the awkward stage of early Marehood, and a reminder that she still loved her big sister, despite getting on each other's nerves every now and then. In the end, she really didn't know how her sister would react to Konrad, but expected her to be calm and mature about his presence. And as much as she enjoyed Konrad's unique behavior, she would make sure that he behaved in front of Tia. Luna did after all, want things to between humanity and pony kind to be harmonious.
"Everything will work out I'm sure, what could wrong?" thought Luna.
"Anything could go wrong Luna, which is why you need to watch out for him just as he has done for you." Replied her voice.
"You're right about that…I just wish that he could live as long as me…wait a minute…maybe there is a way to extend his life."
"Your sister might not approve of it Luna."
"Look my strange voice, there are a lot of things my sister might be right about, but I'm not even letting her get in the way of my happiness. She was wrong for not believing Twilight Sparkle, and had paid for it when that…changeling queen…beat her in a duel. Now, I can remember that there was something the secret archives had about it…"
"Well, just make sure he is what you want to be with. Because if he isn't worth your heart, then you'll be stuck with him for the rest of your immortal life. Also, he would have to come to terms with not being able to go back to his home."
This was another thing Luna had not considered, and it was another unique problem in its own. Just because she was a princess, that didn't mean she could force Konrad to stay and be with her. Although, she technically had the power to do so, it wouldn't have been true love and that was something she wanted to have from him. But Luna would not let that stand in the way, for the moments of her life's mistakes were behind her.
There was something better in front of her and she was going to go for it. She was going to do her best to win him, and she had several advantages. The first one was that she knew he found her attractive, the second was that she was the first ( as far as she knew ) mare that he had ever met, and the last one was that he seemed to like the sight of a blue moon, something she could definitely show to him every night.
"Oh I'll give you a wondrous sight every night for the rest of your life Konrad. That is if you want me that bad." thought Luna.
"Make him Luna, make him want too." replied her voice.
"Oh I will alright, and I will get more points than him."
"The points don't matter you know that right?"
"To me they do, just as he is to me."
Luna was now resolved to press forward and win Konrad's heart, feeling a bit much better than earlier with her headache surprisingly easing up significantly. Though, her hunger however was not.
GURGGLE!
Her stomach made a rather loud noise and as a proper princess it was something she didn't like to hear.
"I wonder what human food is like. I'm really hungry and are humans carnivores? If he does eat meat, I hope he doesn't eat ponies." Thought Luna.
"Luna, if he ate ponies then he wouldn't have bothered saving you now would he?" replied her voice.
"I guess you're right, if he does happen to eat meat, then I will see to it that he has an alternate source of food. I have to take care of him right?"
"With your care, he'll be fine just as you will with him."
"I hope so…curses! Where the hay is the river?"
With the weight of Konrad's equipment getting more tiresome, Luna began to get impatient in finding the river. For the most part, she was not awake from the accident that occurred earlier in the evening. It was only when they were further up that she became aware of her surroundings. And that was being carried by Konrad, and what a wonderful feeling it was.
"He is strong to carry me and this cumbersome equipment of his, I can barely hold this enough as it is! Plus, he was rather nice and warm…"
The thought of being held by Konrad was starting to make her feel excited. As she walked further towards the river, she began to become more excited at the thought of Konrad holding her. She only had met the man and yet she was starting to act like a filly with a crush. It seemed rather convenient that he would just show up out of nowhere, but Luna wasn't going to look a gift horse in the mouth.
As Luna kept walking further she heard a young voice call out to her.
"Who's there?! Ah warn you! Ah got my human friend and he'll shoot you up!"
"So Konrad did save her and managed to befriend the young filly? Now I definitely want him!"
Luna then took a deep breath, excited that she was going to see Konrad again. She was also afraid the young filly would panic just as she had during Nightmare Night.
"It's okay, just act calm and non-threatening"
Luna then walked out into the clearing and saw the young filly standing there afraid. Speaking in her traditional voice, but softer tone,
"I don't want to repeat what happened last year. I hope she doesn't fear me." thought Luna.
"Just remember Twilight Sparkle's advice and all will be fine, you really need to have more faith in your subjects." replied Luna.
"Do not be alarmed young one, for it is us…"
Then the filly completely surprised Luna by bowing down and speaking not in a fearful tone, but rather one of…happiness?
"Hi there Princess Luna, mah name is Apple Bloom and Konrad said you would be here."
This completely surprised Luna, for she was expecting the same reaction that happened last year.
"She isn't afraid of me?"
"Thou art…not…afraid of us?"
The filly now known as Apple Bloom, still had her head lowered and continued speaking,
"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!"
Luna was very much surprised that Apple Bloom enjoyed her presence in Ponyville. She had assumed that most of them still feared her, but the filly's actions proved otherwise.
"It would seem that Tia was right…they did have fun because of me."
"You should have more faith in your subjects. Don't keep her bowing."
Feeling happy that one of her subjects genuinely had fun with her presence last year, and relieved that Konrad had saved her, Luna then spoke to Apple Bloom,
"We…I mean…thank you Apple Bloom. You don't know how much that means to me, please arise my subject."
Apple Bloom arose from her bowing position and happily walked her way towards Luna. The appearance of the filly was rather rough like Luna's, as she had a slight scratch on her face, a slightly wet mane, and a bow tie that was close to coming undone.
"Those vile beings…I won't let any of them hurt another pony as long as I can help it. Now I wonder where Konrad is."
Curious as to why Konrad left Apple Bloom alone, Luna looked at the filly and said,
"I'm glad you're safe young Apple Bloom, but where is Konrad? Why would he leave you alone right here?"
Apple Bloom merely just smiled and answered,
"Oh he's just getting mah friend Ruby."
Luna immediately became confused as to who this Ruby was, and starting to worry about who this pony she was referring to.
"Ruby? That sounds like a mare's name."
"Ruby?! Who is this Ruby you speak of?"
Apple Bloom did nothing more than simply answer Luna's question as if it were the best thing in all of Equestria.
"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."
And that is what caused Luna's moon bright attitude to morph into a dark shadow of the moon. Luna seized in shock and disbelief at Apple Bloom's revelation.
"Konrad and a mare named Ruby?! Special somepony!? It can't be true, it can't be true!"
"Take a deep breath Luna! There's probably more to it than what the filly is saying."
"You better be right, nopony will take him away from me!"
Doing her best to remain calm, something she has always struggled to do, Luna took a deep breath and struggled to ask the main question on her mind. This wasn't easy at all for her to hear that an unknown mare was intruding on the man that she wanted.
"Where…is…Konrad…young Apple Bloom?" asked Luna with her patience being strained.
And then it got even worse for Luna, as the filly simply raise her hoof and pointed in a direction towards the river. Anxious to see where Konrad was, the sight she saw before her was absolutely horrifying, if not heartbreaking. There was Konrad walking in the water and with the very same ghost mare from earlier. And if that wasn't enough to anger her, the ghost mare now known as Ruby, was on his back.
And she was…
"SHE IS MOUNTING HIM LIKE A MARE IN HEAT!? No…It can't be! I thought Konrad…no…"
"Listen Luna, you got a rival and you can't just roll over and admit defeat! You want him right?"
"I…yes…I do."
"Then go get him and show that mare your resolve! If you don't make a stand now, that mare will take him away. Show him why you are a goddess!"
Luna's anger was now steadily increasing, with her staring Konrad straight into his eyes. She could see fear in him, something she hadn't seen this entire night that she was with him. Luna's anger was now directed at Ruby, who did nothing more than mount and muzzle Konrad as he held her.
"Foul spirit! How dare you perform such actions in front of a young one! She must have tricked him somehow."
At this point, Ruby ceased her sexual activity with a look of confusion. She opened her yellow eyes and noticed Luna's presence. Ruby then locked eyes with Luna's, as if studying her. Luna could feel nothing but anger at Ruby for her trying to steal her man, as she performed a wild mating act right in front of her. Luna did her best to project pure anger at Ruby, and hoped that her actions from earlier would strike fear into the Mare's heart.
"If this filly wasn't here and you weren't on Konrad, I would have destroyed you right here."
But it seemed that Ruby was not afraid of Luna, most likely due to the fact that her previous attacks were ineffective. In return, Ruby just simply gave smirk at Luna, and continued to bury her muzzle on Konrad's neck. This set Luna off even more, for it was quite clear that 'Ruby' knew of Luna's intentions toward Konrad. Whether this was an instinct between mares or ghosts, Luna wasn't sure, but her anger was almost at a boiling point.
"He is most definitely NOT yours! You think you can just take him like that?!"
Luna then turned her attention to Konrad, who still had the look of fear on his face. She glared at him with the look of anger still on her face, and rage still building up. Luna's feelings were now in full swing as she had emotionally attached herself to this man that, for all she knew, wanted her like she wanted him. And here he was holding the same ghost mare, letting her just come out of nowhere and start mounting him like it was nothing.
"I thought you wanted me Konrad! You better have a good explanation why you went through all of those flirts and fondling of me, only to just let some…creepy yellow eyed bitch mount you like it's nothing."
As if he could read her mind, his expression was one of fear but with discomfort towards Ruby's muzzling of his neck. Luna was still angry and now she was waiting for his response or really anything from him. She saw Konrad walk forward, holding Ruby on his back still, and he gave a weak smile before he spoke.
"Uhh….Hi Luna! I see you brought my stuff…thanks for that."
"That's it?! That's all you have to say? Get that mare of your back you insensitive human! You're MINE!"
"U jelly?"
"YES! I'M VERY JELLY!" was all that Luna thought as Ruby continued to muzzle at his neck.
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Konrad was still holding Ruby as she muzzled away at his neck completely ignoring Luna. Luna's angry face was something he could get over. The sight of Luna going angry scared the hell out of him. He was trying to figure out how to ease the situation without making it any worse, but doing that was hard when you have a Ghost in heat on your neck and a jealous Alicorn staring you down.
"Fuck! What am I supposed to do? Come on man, think! Where the hell is the damn paragon symbol?"
But the paragon symbol was nowhere to be seen, as his excessive renegade points had finally caught up to him. And now Konrad was forced to accept that less than awesome path, and man was it shitty for him. His conscience was nowhere, and was most likely watching the events unfold just to make Konrad suffer.
"Well, I got to do something…here it goes."
Taking a step forward with Ruby still on his back muzzling, he gave off a weak smile and said,
"Uhh….Hi Luna! I see you brought my stuff…thanks for that."
Luna didn't say anything or do anything other than glare with her herbivore teeth grinding and her right eye lid slightly twitched just like Pinkie's did. That creeped out Konrad and didn't ease his fear at all. Getting desperate to easy the situation, and to get the muzzling to stop, Konrad did something that was probably insensitive, but needed to be done.
He dropped Ruby like a bag of rocks.
"OOF!"
Ruby had fallen right on her pony butt and woke up out of her trance like state of mind. The feeling of having a free neck and no longer behind humped by Ruby, as is he was her bitch, was very relieving to Konrad. This seemed to please Luna a bit, but apparently not enough as she still had a very unhappy look on her face. Luna then looked at Konrad after seeing Ruby fall, as if expecting him to say something.
"What…what happened?" asked Ruby.
Konrad was going to talk, but was interrupted by Apple Bloom who was just as cheerful as ever.
"Konrad accidently dropped you Ruby, and he is warm and comfy isn't he?"
Luna raised an eye brow at Konrad with her glare still there. He could feel his face run red a bit, and it went even redder as Ruby responded in a tone that an innocent filly wouldn't notice.
"Oh yes!...He definitely was for sure." Spoke Ruby as she got up and walked to Konrad's side.
"OH GOD RUBY! Shut up! You're not helping me at all!"
Luna then glared daggers Ruby and Konrad saw Ruby give off her Commander Shepard smirk. The tension in the air was incredibly thick and very uncomfortable for him. The fact that Luna hadn't cracked yet was a miracle, but it was something that Konrad wasn't going to bet on staying that way. Konrad immediately walked forward to Luna, while she just continued to glare at him.
"I can tell that my stuff is heavy for you, why don't I just get that off you." Said Konrad.
Luna appeared to be on the verge of biting his fingers off, but did nothing except take his stuff off. He grabbed the vest after she finally took all of his equipment off, and put it back on. He then grabbed the AKM, and SVD slinging them over his neck and shoulder. The weight wasn't bad since guns could hump you against your will. Desperate to get Luna talking to him, he said,
"So Luna…um…"
"YES?" replied Luna.
"Oh god! She's using her Canterlot voice. I hate not having points."
"Are you hungry?"
Her face went from angry Luna to neutral Luna for a split second and looked at Ruby again giving her a glare.
"Jesus! I thought women were freaking bad at being jelly, but it seems that mares are worse!"
"Yes…we require nutrition. Thou hast sustenance available?" replied Luna turning her attention to Konrad.
"He sure does! Konrad, give her one of them pop tarts. Ah now you'll like 'em for sure!" interjected Apple Bloom.
"Pop Tarts?" asked Luna raising her eye brow at Apple Bloom.
"They're the best human food Ah ever had! It tasted just like the apples mah family grows, and Konrad?"
"Yes Apple Bloom?"
"Can Ah have some more pleeasse?"
Apple Bloom then did her puppy eyes routine, and it was very unnecessary for her to do so, as he would have given her all the pop tarts in the world.
"You never cease to 'DAWWW' me Apple Bloom."
"Of course you can Apple Bloom. Now, why don't we just make our way towards the ruins and we'll have some food. Sounds like a plan to me, right ladies?" said Konrad, who was desperate to get the hell out of this awkward situation.
"You bet Konrad!" said Apple Bloom.
"Sounds like plan to me." Said Ruby while she attempted to get next to Konrad.
Luna on the other hand wouldn't have that and immediately got between Konrad and Ruby pushing her out of the way.
"Hmph!" grunted Ruby with an annoyed look.
"That certainly sounds like a plan indeed. When we get there, 'we' should have a talk, there's a lot of questions that I want answered. Please lead the way 'my' Knight." Said Luna getting even closer next to Konrad.
Luna simply stared at Ruby, a stare that Fluttershy herself couldn't match. Ruby simply glared back as well.
"Oh great! Please don't break into a mare fight!"
"Well then…follow me ladies and 'my' Princess." Said Konrad in an attempt for Luna to understand and hopefully for Ruby to get the hint as well.
And then the cold war between Luna and Ruby commenced as Ruby got in front of them, more specifically Konrad, and said,
"Oh don't worry Konrad! I'll take the lead."
And what she meant by lead was positioning her rear end in a rather suggestive view for Konrad to soak in. Konrad could hear Luna mumble something but was unable to comprehend it. If that wasn't enough, Luna slowly walked up ahead of him, and turned her head and gave him almost the same look earlier when she caught him staring at her plot. But the look she gave him this time included a sly seductive smile as if saying, "Mine is better."
Luna then got in front of Konrad as well, right next to Ruby swaying her plot seductively trying to get Konrad's attention. As much as Konrad wanted to stare, he needed to get both of them moving before this attention fight got any worse. Konrad turned to Apple Bloom, who was greatly confused at the mares' behavior.
"Oh no. I'm not letting Apple Bloom be aware of what's going on."
"Hey Apple Bloom." Said Konrad.
Apple Bloom turned her head towards Konrad and was still sporting a confused look from observing Luna and Ruby.
"Yes Konrad?"
"It's going to get pretty steep up ahead, would you like to ride on my back again?"
"Sure! That's sounds fun! Thank you."
"No problem."
Konrad lowered his back for Apple Bloom to get on, and he felt her gently climb on his back. It was nice felling holding Apple Bloom again, and he was even more relieved knowing that she wouldn't rape him like Ruby did.
"Maybe rape is too harsh of a word. I am a good looking guy after all, but still…"
Konrad straightened himself up and looked back at Luna and Ruby, who were both looking him and Apple Bloom. They both had the expression of 'DAWWW' on their faces, and that made Konrad relax for a bit.
"Well, that wasn't as bad as what I thought it was going to be and I didn't even have to use my points or anything."
As soon as he thought that, Luna and Ruby then looked at each other with hatred in their eyes. Luna looked at Ruby with her pony teeth clenching, while Ruby did the same with her ghostly yellow eyes. It would seem that the fight was far from over and the only did Konrad could do was hope that it wouldn't come to anything other than a staring contest.
"Umm Luna and Ruby?"
Both of them broke the stare contest and looked at Konrad, instantly smiling at him.
"Damn! They really want me don't they? If this wasn't a really bad situation, I'd be happy, but this is starting to get ridiculous, even though it just began!"
"Would you kindly lead the way?"
"Sure thing 'my' Knight" said Luna winking at him.
"No problem Konrad, I'll find it for you." Said Ruby performing the pony squeal.
Both of the mares in front of him glared at each other again before walking off into the direction Luna and Konrad had passed earlier. As Konrad began to walk ahead following Luna and Ruby, Apple Bloom tapped on Konrad's neck. He turned his slightly to the right where she had rested her head on and whispered,
"Konrad, why are Ruby and Princess Luna acting weird?"
"Uhh…."
"How the hell am I supposed to come up with a good explanation about them without giving away too much details?"
"Well, Apple Bloom…you see Luna is just a bit uncomfortable around Ruby because she is a ghost. Even though Ruby is nice, it's kinda hard become comfortable around somepony you've never seen before. Not everpony can become friends instantly."
"Awww…that's sad. Ah thought they'd become friends. Ah hope they'll get a long later."
"Me too Apple Bloom, me too." Replied Konrad.
All of them began walking ahead towards the ruins, otherwise known as Luna's former home. Konrad began to look at both Luna's and Ruby's plot, and found both to be actually…really hot.
"Was Ian right that I'm a brony? I mean this feels odd but…I think they're both…hot."
Then Konrad noticed Luna perform her same plot sway and immediately went into a trance of amazement. The wonderful flanks that she had were really, really nice. Ruby noticed this, and attempted to do the same, but was unable to get Konrad's attention.
"Snap out of it Konrad! You're not a horse lover…but dem plots…agh!"
Konrad did his best to ignore the wonderful plots in his view and was failing miserably. He couldn't but help look at Ruby's this time and noticed that her flanks were nice as well. Her orange highlighted tail certainly got his attention like a bright reflective belt or vest in the dark. Her plot was shaped a little bit differently than Luna's as hers was a bit more athletic, while Ruby's was a bit more round, but nice none the less.
"Okay, I know they're technically not animals, but this is a bit…weird….but still…nice ass."
Ruby was now the one who was smirking at Luna as she had gotten Konrad's attention. Luna glared even more at Ruby and attempted to get Konrad's attention again by swaying her lot even more. It worked as Konrad's attention was now fully focused on Luna's plot and it was even more hotter than he thought earlier.
"Damn…Luna is freaking hot…this I can't ignore."
Ruby attempted to do the same thing again but instead something else happened. Out of nowhere, she hit a rock and fell to the ground, rolling in brush and leaves. Luna slightly giggled a bit, and winked at Konrad. Apple Bloom immediately popped her head and up asked Ruby,
"Ruby! Are you okay?"
Ruby popped her head up spitting out some leaves that she had cartoonishly gathered in her mouth. Ruby then glared at Luna, who in return just waved her head dismissively as if it was her fault she fell down.
"Yes Apple Bloom…I'm okay…I just didn't see the rock that was there."
"Oh well Ah'm glad that you're okay. Well Konrad, ain't you gonna be a gentlecolt and help her up?"
"Oh lord Apple Bloom! I don't want Ruby! Even though she's got nice ass, Luna is still best pony in my eyes."
Konrad then walked over to Ruby still holding Apple Bloom and his weapons, he carefully leaned in to grab her hoof and pull her up. While he was pulling Ruby up, she locked eyes with him and effeminately blushed at him, as if trying to score cute points with him. And it was actually working, to his surprise.
"Well, Ruby is cute I guess but still humping me like that isn't going to help you at all."
Konrad had finally pulled Ruby up and began to walk back towards Luna, who was glad that he was doing so. Ruby on the other hand would not be dismissed so easily as she walked over to his side. Luna simply glared again at Ruby and got on Konrad's opposite side even closer. Ruby in turn did the same and so did Luna until it was almost like a Konrad sandwich.
"Uh ladies…you're…crushing me…can't breathe!" said Konrad as his sides were crushing him.
"Oh I'm so sorry Konrad! I didn't mean to do so. I was just so scared about the Blood Hooves."
"Sure you were sweetheart. I know what you were up too."
Luna backed a little bit off of Konrad, but not so much compared to Ruby. Luna them spoke to Ruby,
"Oh don't worry Ruby, he will take care us just like he has with 'me'."
Luna had heavily emphasized on the word 'me' and Ruby took notice of it.
"Well…that's good to know…now let me lead the way…again."
And then Ruby went ahead to get in front of Konrad in the same position as before. And of course, Luna wouldn't have that and repeated the same thing as well. Apple Bloom, who had been quite most of the time, asked Konrad.
"Are we there yet?"
"Oh god! Are we there yet?"
"No Apple Bloom, it's just a little bit ahead. Don't worry, we'll get there soon enough."
"Okay, Ah'm just a little bit tired and hungry that's all."
"Hey when we get there you can have all the pop tarts I got."
"Thank you!"
And then Apple Bloom simply rested her little filly head on his shoulder, hugging his back even tighter than before and that made Konrad feel much better.
"You may have gotten me into this love snafu, but dammit you're so freaking cute! I just hope I don't die on the way there from either Ruby or Luna."
Both Ruby and Luna were again looking at Konrad, with both of them having little hearts appearing over their heads or as least that's what it looked like to him. And surprisingly, they didn't glare at each other…that is until Apple Bloom spoke up again.
"Konrad, what's that smell coming from your back? It smells weird, and funky."
Konrad then began smell the air around him and smelled something that he couldn't quite put his finger on. It was faint, salty, and a bit musky, it was the scent of…
"You've got to be fucking kidding me! It's Ruby's…mare essence! Egad!"
"I don't know Apple Bloom, but I'm sure the ruins aren't that far way."
Luna then began to sniff the air too searching for the scent, and when she found it, she was definitely not amused. Her eyes shrank at the realization of what it was and glared at Ruby with one of her eye lids twitching. Ruby lowered her ears in shame and reddened a little bit before Luna motioned Konrad to follow her. And obey the angry Princess he did.
"Yup…I'm fucked…again."
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Princess Celestia was currently in her room looking at her own armor. It was the same one that she used long ago to banish the evil spirit of Nightmare Moon, the spirit that had taken advantage of Luna's jealousy, and self-esteem problem. And now nearly a 1000 years later, she was about to put it on again, but this time it was to save her from another foe.
"You've only been back a short time my little sister, and I haven't got to spend as much time with you as I should have."
Celestia's horn glowed with her solar colored magic hue raising the golden colored armor towards her. The armor still fit her like a horse shoe, and locked up perfectly in place. Next was her helmet, colored in the same style as her armor. Its appearance was the same as Nightmare Moon's, but with the purple gem on top, just like her crown.
"I thought that I would never have to put this back on again, how sad that it has come to this once more."
Princess Celestia looked herself in the mirror, and didn't like having to prepare for battle. This place was supposed to be a land of peace, not war, but it would seem that not everything would always work out the way a pony would expect them too. Princess Celestia knew this to be true ever since the day her mother and father passed away. And now the possibility of Luna being seriously hurt or even being killed by this unknown creature or these Blood Hooves, was something she couldn't bear.
Celestia lowered her head and a single tear escaped her right eye. It slowly made its way down to her muzzle before dropping on the floor. Then her sadness and fear slowly morphed into fierce determination to find her sister and to smite these vile beings from the face of Equestria. She would bring 300 of her finest Guards and search every last square hoof until Luna was found.
And if they she wasn't then…for the first time ever she would probably go into a rage that she would never have felt before. If she was found was safe, she would embrace her sister with joy and immediately bring her back to Canterlot. Hay, she would let her skip the Nightmare Night celebration if she wanted too, seeing as how it was a terrible event that drove them apart for so long. All she wanted was her little Lulu back.
"You're not little Lulu, you're a beautiful mare who deserves to be thought as such, and you are a true Princess. I promise to listen to you from now on…just please be safe. And as for you biped creature…if she is hurt at all and she doesn't take any mercy on you, then I will show you a fate far worse than being sent to the moon."
Princess Celestia then wiped her eye with her hoof and walked out the door, almost breaking into a trot. There was no way she was going to lose her Lulu to Blood Hooves or to some strange green creature.
"I hope she is okay, I can't imagine what that thing is doing to her or anypony for that matter."
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Well, Konrad got very lucky that the jelly was so thick that he didn't need the points...if you can call the results even good for him at all. Sorry for the long wait and the shorter than usual chapter. Real life was bringing me away from writing and well, I can't ignore it now can I? There was supposed to be at least one more point of view in this, but I will save it for the next chapter. Expect more from the bad guys pretty soon, it isn't going to be all RomCom in this joint! I hope you guys like it and let me know what you think. Expect a week or less for the next update. I promise it won't be as short as this chapter was. And once again, sorry for the cliff hanger, I promise not to make the next one last long. ;)