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// "... the giant fell." 
// Story: Fluttervile 
// by Aiet 
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Chapter seventeen:


“... the giant fell.”

the next morning two bodies lay next to one another wrapped together in a warm, loving embrace. A large hand under the base of two soft yellow wings pulled the body even closer causing a contented sigh to be released. A muzzle was pushed under a large chin covered in hair, both smiling in sleep. The sun was barley peaking over the horizon and lighting the land. Birds flew with the wind singing. It was building up to be a beautiful day but to one it wouldn't be as beautiful as the one in his arms. She may not have been human but to him it didn't matter, he finally found something he had been missing his whole life. He found the one thing he never experienced from another living soul. And it was love. Not the physical contact of love but the state of it. It filled his once hollow heart that only Knew pain and loneliness. He promised him self that he would do one thing no matter what. He would love and protect her until the day he died. And he wouldn't have it any other way. They slowly woke up to the sight of the others eyes. Last night had been something of passion and lust, held back by fear. Now there was no fear except the fear of losing the other forever. They would get out of bed and eat a late breakfast, she would have to leave so she could take care of her animals but would be back soon. He would sit alone changing the bandages and getting dressed. After some time there was a knock at the door and when dolorem answered it he was a little surprised, but not very much, to see a cyan mare. She looked tired and sad, dolorem stepped aside to let her in. she walked over to the couch and sat down as tears started to run down her face. Dolorem went over to her sitting down.
“what's that matter rainbow dash?” he placed his hand on her back as she sniffled and looked up.
“I-I had to tell applejack that I kissed you. I felt guilty about it when I saw her and I couldn't take it. I told her last night and she blew up on me. She was yelling so loud big mac came in to make sure nothing had happened, she even woke up applebloom and she was really scared. I just flew off home and cried my self to sleep... I really fucked up. Look I'm sorry I did that, I do a lot of things on impulse. Can you forgive me?” dolorem took at deep breath and shook his head. Dash look like she was ready to break down when he did that but he spoke.
“there's nothing to apologize to me about. If anything it was a complement. I am sorry that you two fought.” she felt relived and managed a small smile. Dolorem hugged her and pated her back, rainbow dash had her face in his neck when she noticed something. She pulled back looking at the spot and asked.
“what's that?” she lightly touched it with her hoof an dolorem moved his hand to feel the place she was touching. She hadn't moved her hoof and he placed his hand over it, she shivered slightly and slowly moved it away. Dolorem hadn't noticed this and circled the spot with his fingers.
“oh this... it's from... fluttershy.” his face grew red as he covered the bite mark with his hand looking off to the side. Dash smiled and giggled.
“didn't know she was like that.” she raised an eye brow and chuckled. Then she remembered something.
“you didn't happen to lock the windows last night did you?” dolorem looked at her confused and shook his head. She got up grinning and turned to leave.
“well I'm going to go see pinkie pie real quick. So ya later... and thanks.” she walked out side and took to the air flying fast. Dolorem was still confused and just shrugged his shoulders. He walked around his house and found his wood carving tools, so he went to the back of the house and grabbed a large section that was part of a tree trunk. He took it inside and set it down, pulling a chair in front of it he went to work. His hands were still sore so it was slow work but by the time fluttershy had come back he had the outside of it cleared of bark and began carving. He covered it before see could see it and stood to met her. She jumped into his arms and kissed him, he kissed her back and held her tight. Most of the days would be like this. Waking up in each others arms even if there was no night of passion and lust. Fluttershy leaving to take care of her animals and dolorem working on his sculpture. They would go in town and visit the rest. They would all plan to do things together and have fun. It had passed a year since dolorem had arrived and a large party was thrown. Summer past into fall then into winter until it was spring again. Everything was... perfect. And on a beautiful day in spring many ponies gathered in a large meadow. Princess Celestai stood before dolorem and fluttershy on a platform in front of the an audience.
“We gather here today to witness the union of two souls. They may be of different worlds but love knows no bounds. Many trails have been overcome before this day and each one, each day, have brought them closer and closer. Now I asked you, Dolorem Pati, do you take Fluttershy to be your wife in sickness and in health, for better or worse, till death do you part?” dolorem stood facing fluttershy in an elegant black tux made by rarity. Fluttershy wore a stunningly beautiful bright white wedding dress also made by rarity and stood facing him. He smiled, his heart racing, and spoke.
“I do.” Celestai nodded her head and spoke to fluttershy.
“And do you Fluttershy take Dolorem Pati to be your husband in sickness and in health, for better or worse, till death do you part?” fluttershy couldn't be any more happier as the words left her lips.
“I do.” Celestai held her head high and spoke.
“I now pronounce you husband and wife. You may kiss the bride.” fluttershy raised up on her hind legs and dolorem grabbed her and pulled her close. He kissed her deeply and the audience exploded in cheers, rarity was crying hard ever so happy. In the air a loud boom sounded and a rainboom colored the sky. Celestai smiled for the two as they separate with the crowd still going. After wards at the party everyone enjoyed them selves and the newly wed took the first dance. It would continue far into the night and would be a memory that would ever fade for the two. The next day they packed for a honey moon but something wasn't done with dolorem just yet. He was at home alone, wearing denim shorts and a white shirt with brown sandals, getting ready when he happened to look out the window and saw fluttershy. She looked like she was crying and headed for the Everfree. He felt a pressure in his chest and ran out the door to find her. She landed somewhere deep in the forest and he rushed in after her. But the thing was, fluttershy was walking back to his house when she saw him running for the forest. He looked worried so she took to the air to follow him. He slipped into the forest and she landed at the edge a couple minutes after. In side the woods dolorem was searching everywhere for fluttershy and went deep in. he saw a flash of yellow and he ran for it coming upon a deep gouge in the earth. He dropped into it but found nothing and the pressure in his chest disappeared. then he heard something behind him.
“honey what's wrong?” she glided down into the hole with him as he turned around. She was worried he was having another one of those episodes.
“I thought I saw...” he looked around confused and turned to look behind him. There was nothing but dirt and a steep slope out of the hole. He turned back to her and shook his head. He looked up at her and smiled but it was replaced with shock as he dived for her and pinned her to the ground, shielding her with his body. Over head something large sailed over them and smacked into the slope. He looked up behind him to find a pile of wood and vines then he looked in front of him on top of the edge of the hole. They looked like wolves but made from wood, vines, and other natural things. Their eyes glowed green and they all stared at the two in the hole. Dolorem slowly got up pulling fluttershy behind him. Then one howled into the sky and the others moved slowly into the hole. Dolorem backed up with fluttershy to the slope, he pushed her up it and then made his way up it too. As he turned to get out one of them jumped at him and the pile on the ground started to build together but was knocked apart again as the one flew into it. Dolorem pulled him self up in time and both of them ran. The hunt started.
“Timber wolves!” fluttershy spoke as they ran. Dolorem would have enjoyed the comedy of the name but they were running away from danger. Then he was pitched forward as something heavy landed on top of him. A timber wolf sunk it's fangs into his shoulder and shook back and forth. Dolorem used his other arm to grab the wolf's head and smashed it into the ground, it released him dazed then he smacked it in the face with his elbow sending it tumbling off him. Fluttershy didn't know what to do but he stood up and they started running again. They came to a part of the woods where the trees were not so thick and stopped, blood stained the white shirt on dolorem. He turned to fluttershy breathing heavily.
“fly.” she looked at him scared.
“I'm not leaving yo...” she was cut off as he grabbed her and tossed her into the air. A brown blur tackled him down and sunk it's fangs into his right arm. He kicked it off him and yelled out to fluttershy.
“Go! Now!” she finally left, soaring through the air, going to get help. Down below more timber wolves closed in on dolorem. He broke a low hanging branch and used it to bat them away, scattering them into pieces. The would claw and bite him and he would keep swinging away. Soon he stood breathing hard with piles of wood around him until they started to reform. He ran from them as they neared completion and started after him. He ran, weaving through the trees, trying to keep as far away as possible. A tree root caught his foot pitching him forward, dropping the branch, and that's when the stuck. They were on him in an instant biting him. One had his right foot, another his left forearm, and one his rightt shoulder pulling in different directions and shaking their head violently. He reached for the branch just inches from his fingers unable to grab it. He jerked forward and grabbed it, slamming it down on the jaw at his shoulder. After that one released him he did the same to the other two and stood up. Blood dripped from his wounds and he faced them. Several more came from the bushes and advanced towards him they jumped him and he bashed them into pieces. Fluttershy was racing back only able to find applejack and twilight who were not so far behind. More circled dolorem and he was dog piled again, thrashing under them. Then a sudden force busted a few of them into pieces. Applejack bucked and kicked them off dolorem while twilight and fluttershy rushed in to get him. All the timber wolves laid in pieces and the four waited. Soon the piles stirred but this time not into individuals. All the pieces clumped together into a very large timber wolf. It was at least fifteen feet high at the shoulder and every inch rabid. It let out a bone chilling howl and the four ran for it. It bounded after them gaining on them fast. The trees became thicker and caused them to split away from one another but the timber wolf chased dolorem only. He ran faster and he heard running water until he had to stop. He came onto a cliff edge, a river lay below at about forty feet with rocks sticking out like daggers, and was trapped as the body of twisted wood neared. It stood some distance away from him but not enough for him to find away out. It growled staring him down and hunched down. Then it pounced, flying through the air. Dolorem had only a split second to react and he dove forward, the timber wolf missing him by less then an inch. It flipped around digging it claws into the ground as it hung over the edge. It's weight and momentum pushed it over the ledge and sent it down into the river below. He went to the edge to see the wolf in shattered pieces not forming as the three ponies ran to him. They stood a little from him and sighed in relief. He turned smiling but stopped when there was a loud crack as the ground between them broke apart and... the giant fell. Time slowed and he looked up at fluttershy, she watched wide eyed as he fell out of sight. He fell with the cliff edge as fluttershy took to the air. She dove after him and reached him as he was half way down to the river, wrapping her arms around him. He saw the fear and tears in her eyes and he... smiled. He pried her arms from him and pushed her away, she tumbled in the air and had to stop to regain control. Time started again as she saw him disappeared into the water and into the rocks. She flew down and began searching frantically calling out his name, she couldn't stand the thought of losing him again. Applejack made her way down as twilight ran to get help. She came back later with a search party, fluttershy and applejack combing the river bed for him. Night came and the forest was silent save for the calling out of dolorem's name. It was rainbow dash who found him, flying above the river and scanning every inch. He was pulling him self out the water and collapsing onto the ground. She landed down by him after calling out to the others. His clothes were ripped up and bloody and he was breathing hard, soaking wet. The others made their way to them and fluttershy pushed her way to him. She held on to him crying in relief. Besides the bites and clawing he was fine but exhausted. They brought him to the hospital to treat his wounds and was out the next day. A week later they tried again for a homey moon and this time they stayed together. They planed a trip to a mountain town and spent two weeks there together. They couldn't be happier until it happened but it's not what you would expect.
“I have something for you.” in a plain white shirt and khaki shorts dolorem hid something behind his back as they had finished packing to return home. She tried peaking behind him but he moved as she looked. He quickly pulled out a bouquet of flowers, red, blue, and yellow flowers. She leaned forward and kissed him then lowered her nose to smell them. Sweet and fragrant, the blue one especially. They gathered their stuff and made way for the train, it was going to be a two day trip. They were settled into a sleeper car with a large window to watch out side and the flowers sat above them on the luggage rack. They watched the land slide by them as they started the trip back home. They talked and held each other until it became dark out side. Sleeping in each others arms they slept peacefully into the night. When the woke up fluttershy let out a yawn, a very startling yawn. It was a deep yawn and she blushed looking at him.
“sorry...” both of them cringed as she spoke. It was a deep voice, a deep manly voice that was even deeper then dolorem's. She went wide eyed as dolorem just stared at her.
“oh no! Quick let me see the flowers!” he grabbed the flower from above and showed her them. She shifted through them and pulled out an odd looking blue flower.
“oh no, it's poison joke!” dolorem looked at her confused.
“what?” she placed it down next to her.
“it's a flower that if you touch it... it plays a joke on you.” dolorem looked at her then his face cracked into a large grin. He tried controlling his laughter but couldn't help it and began uncontrollably. She looked at him with a raised eye brow as he calmed down.
“come here, I'm sorry.” he pulled her close to him and she moved in for a kiss but he started laughing again.
“I'm sorry I...” he kept laughing and she rolled her eyes smiling and pulling away. Then she grabbed the flower and shoved it in his face. He stopped dead and looked at her.
“no you just didn't.” she turned away from him smugly as he grabbed the flower. He examined it a little closer and tossed it out the window of the sleeper car. It smacked an azure mare unicorn with a pale blue mane in the face. She had a cutie mark of a wand with a sparkling blue trail behind it, she wore a purple cape and hat with stars on it. She quickly disappeared into the distance as dolorem turned to a yellow mare who had her back to him. He pushed her down on the bed and began kissing her. She couldn't be mad and giggled as she kissed back. She kept quiet and he kept trying to get her to sing. The day was calm and peaceful. Night came again and it was spent sleeping with dolorem on the floor in his boxers. The sun just barely peaked over the horizon and dolorem woke up. He stood up from the floor and stretched but it felt strange and that's when he saw his chest.
“WHAT THE HELL!?” fluttershy shot up rubbing her eyes as she looked at... a woman. Brown lose curls and smooth tan skin. Long slender arms and legs with wide hips and a… large chest. A beautiful and graceful face that was smooth and soft. Every scar was in the same place and the missing pinkie still gone. he... she... dolorem looked all over the body he now stood in as the boxers fell off, being to big. He looked down wide eyed.
“WHERE'S MY..."
“cock-a-doodle-doo! Morning folks, we'll be in Ponyville in about an hour.” the conductors voice rang over the intercom as fluttershy stared at dolorem. She began laughing uncontrollably in her deep manly voice. He pulled up the boxers and grabbed the blanket to cover him self. He took deep breaths to calm down and fluttershy began to calm down too. She walked over to... him and tried to comfort him.
“well you do look very pretty.” he stared at her as she started laughing again and he couldn't help but laugh too. He dressed into his clothes from before but had to tie the shirt behind his back and bunch up the shorts with a belt. The train came to a stop as they gathered their bags, five ponies waited for the two at the platform. Fluttershy stepped off first and was greeted by the girls.
“now fluttershy you have to tell me everything darling.” rarity hugged her as she just nodded then the big question was asked by twilight.
“so where's...” a loud sigh interrupted her and a lovely woman walked off the train wearing clothes to large for her and holding two suitcases. Everyone watched in wonder at this familiar looking human. It was applejack that spoke.
“umm Dolorem?” he just walked right past them with out eye contact.
“mhm...” pinkie pie rushed up behind him wrapping her hooves around him and causing the suit cases to drop. She groped his breast and jiggled them up and down.
“oh what are this?” dolorem pushed her off, picking up the bags and rushed off.
“I just want to get home.” dolorem's silky voice tried to remain calm as rainbow dash broke down laughing. Twilight turned to fluttershy and asked.
“poison joke?”
“yup.” she answered in the deep manly voice that sent rainbow dash into a fit. They made it to dolorem's home and fluttershy started the bath. Dolorem was looking at him self in the mirror.
“you know I could get use to this.” she turned around and gave him a strange look.
“but I miss something so let's figure this out. How do we fix this?” she tossed in some stuff into the water and spoke.
“a bubble bath.” he looked at her skeptically as she got into the steaming, bubbling water. He slid in with her and the hot water felt as if it was washing something else away. He went under the water and stayed there for a minute. When he came back up he was... a man again. He grabbed his chest to make sure it was flat then reached under the water and sighed in relief. He leaned back and looked at fluttershy with a grin.
“all better?” she smiled and spoke.
“yup.” it was her normal soft silky voice and they continued with their bath. Everything was fine and happy.

"Sometimes we have to laugh at our selves to let us now that we are ok."