Chapter 19
Rick came to a conclusion when he woke up, one at a time from now on. Most guys would kill to have the opportunity to have multiple partners multiple times, and Rick would be lying if he said he didn’t enjoy himself, but he couldn’t help feel guilty at times during.
He felt guilty because he couldn’t help but think he was paying too much attention to one while the other was being left out. Just like two men can’t drive the same car, two women can’t… drive the same… man.
Besides, his jaw really hurt.
After his shower and attempted visitation, he went downstairs for breakfast. It had been determined, that since today was the last full day, they would use as much of the food and the cash as they could. They were going to have a big breakfast and stay in while it settled. Once they could move again, they were going to go into town and buy a lot of souvenirs. After that, they would have a very nice dinner, where Rick would get his brides drunk and take advantage of them. The general consensus was they should get as much use out of their human bodies as they could before they went back to four legs and a tail.
After a very filling breakfast, they had all waddled over to the couch. They decided to leave the dishes for later. Once they were all settled and cozy, Rick started the next episode. Go figure, Pinkie Pie would make a terrible detective.
“Really, both you girls took a bite?” Rick asked Fluttershy and Rarity.
“Yes, well, It was just too good to pass up,” Rarity blushed a bit as she answered.
“Tsk, tsk,” Rick teased, “good thing Applejack was too honest to sneak a bite and Twilight… why didn’t you try any, Twilight?”
“Oh, I’m just not as much of a sweets pony as the rest of them I guess,” Twilight answered.
“Hmm, fair enough. Alright now, hush, the next episode is coming on.”
The next episode was a two-parter. One that caused a swing of emotions among the girls that went from unequaled joy to unparalleled rage. It was the wedding between Shining Armor and Princess Cadence.
The shots that showed Shining always made Twilight smile. As did the flashbacks with young Cadence. Rick had to admit, Cadence looked really cute with her hair tied back like that. However, anytime Cadence showed up as an adult mare, Twilight practically growled. Every time Television Twilight tried to convince her friends that something was wrong and they ignored her, the other three seemed to virtually cower in shame.
The second episode showed why. Now it was Rick’s turn to growl. When it was revealed that Cadence had been replaced with Chrysalis, Rick began to actually shake with rage. Oh, how he hated her. He swore right then and there, the next time he saw her, he would shove that crooked horn of hers right up her ass. That’s right, he was too mad for colorful euphemisms.
After they calmed down a little, it was time for season three. The two-part opener was about the return of the Crystal Empire. It was really cool to watch the rebirth of such a beautiful land. The other side of that coin, was watching his girls struggle to defeat some unicorn calling himself King Sombra while his good friend Cadence struggled to keep her energy up. Still, Spike as a hero was something else. Rick would have to buy him a huge fire ruby when they got back.
“It was a little after this that you first showed up,” Fluttershy told him.
“Then I should already know all this stuff.” Rick stood up from the couch, “how about we go blow some cash?”
*****
For the most part, the day went as planned. They spent unreasonable amounts of money on souvenirs for all their friends. They had a nice picnic next to a waterfall. Went one more time through the park. Then, they had an early dinner in the little town that they liked so much. After that, they went for a slow, staggered, walk back to the truck.
The night air was cool and very slightly damp due to the nearby river. The five of them were taking the walkway along the river in order to avoid the crowd. Normally, they wouldn’t care, but four drunk women tend to cause a scene.
The river wasn’t let, but with the moon being full, it didn’t need to be. The Churning, babbling, frigid waters provided a very pleasant contrast to the trash bins and dumpsters behind the shops and restaurants. The conversation was limited due to the fact that, with the exception of Rick and Fluttershy, they were all fairly intoxicated. Instead, they simply huddled close together for support, and wandered back to the parking garage.
As they were waddling along, Fluttershy separated from them, stooped next to a dumpster and paid quite a bit of attention to something behind it. Rick and the three wobbling beauties walked over to see just what she was up to. When they could see, they were far from surprised.
“You will just find animals anywhere won’t you?” Rick joked.
Fluttershy had found a stray dog and was petting it. For the dog’s part she was wagging her tail like it was going to save the world and leaning into Fluttershy’s hand. Flutters was smiling a sad smile. She looked up at Rick.
“Can, can we keep her?”
Those big eyes and pouty lips were not playing fair. “Look, Babydoll, we can’t just take her from whatever home she has here and bring her to another dimension. She may have family here.” If he weren’t talking to someone who could in fact talk to animals, that might have worked.
“Oh, she doesn’t have any.” Fluttershy was filled with a mix of glee and sorrow, she knew he was gonna cave. Of course, she wasn't certain.
Rick gently pulled Fluttershy up, set down his leftovers for the dog to eat, and they crossed the street to talk quietly out of earshot of the dog, which in itself was weird to Rick. Before he could reason with her though, his two week long enemy came walking up the sidewalk. Rick didn’t see Asshole and his friends, Butthead, Buttface and Buttbrain, until after they spoke.
“Hey, Babe, how ‘bout you come on over here! I guarantee I’ll make that pussy cum and drool for more!”
Instantly, Rick wanted to knock this guy through the brick wall they were passing by. Rick opened his mouth to tell this guy to shove it where the sun shineth not, but before he could, Asshole kicked the dog that was hiding by the dumpster.
All the girls gasped at the boorish action. Rick, out of the corner of his eye, saw the single tear fall from Fluttershy’s eye while its friends lined up to follow suite.
Now, most people know about pressure points, its fairly common knowledge after all. Collar bone, lower thigh, and the flesh between thumb and forefinger are the most famous and well-used. Most people don’t know about the one under the jaw though. If a finger is dug in on the inside of the mandible under the molars, the torturer can bind the victim to their whim very easily. Rick, however, was lifting Asshole off the ground by this pressure point on both sides of the skull. At this point, Rick owned Asshole’s soul.
“You and your cronies have been doing our best to ruin our vacation for the last two weeks. I could deal with your stares and your language and even your car stereo ruining our picnic,” the Butts were scared and confused by this madman’s rhetoric, ‘what’s he going on about and how is he doing that with only one arm?’, “but you finally went too far. You made Fluttershy cry.”
Rick hauled Asshole back to the side of the road nearest the river. The only thing separating the road from the river was a narrow sidewalk and a thin guardrail. Rick lifted Asshole up as high as his arm would allow him to.
“It’s not so easy picking on a creature that can fight back is it?” A pained grunt was the only response Rick got. Rick growled, “how about I throw you into river down there and see how you like it? You know the one, it’s full of big rocks and not enough icy water to break your fall. How’s that sound?” This time, the pained grunt was accompanied by a look of sheer terror.
Suddenly, Rick had a monkey on his back. Buttbrain had wrapped an arm around Rick’s throat and was squeezing good and hard. Unfortunately for Buttbrain, Rick had raised a shield around his neck and his efforts were all rendered useless. Rick simply lifted his right foot and ground it down the length of Buttbrain’s shin. He released his grip with a sizeable yelp and dropped to shield his shin with his hands.
“It seems your little buddy doesn’t want that to happen. Too bad all he did was manage to get himself hurt.” Rick was almost enjoying himself.
Suddenly, Rick sidestepped an unseen charge. Buttface had attempted to tackle him from behind, and now found himself facing the wrong way. Now, most people don’t know about a spot on the skull commonly know as ‘the well behind the ear’. Just behind both ears, close to the bottom, is a pressure point that requires very little effort to render the victim nearly blinded with pain. Buttface now found himself in a vice-like grip with one thumb pressed so hard into the ‘well’, it was nearly tearing the skin.
Luckily for Buttface, Rick was uninterested in him and was released. Of course, he was rebased by the simple expedient of being hurled halfway back across the street. Rick was about to say something, when he heard a squeak and another gasp. Butthead had pulled a knife and was holding onto Twilight.
“Let him go, motherfucker!” Butthead jerked Twilight closer to himself and waved the knife around in an effort to intimidate them. “Let him go or I stick the bitch!”
Rick slowly lowered Asshole back to the ground. Both the offenders who were still standing smiled. At last, they had the upper hand. Their smiles quickly vanished though, Rick was grinning from ear to ear.
“You, ya damn moron, just made the worst mistake in your life.” Rick nodded to his girls, “ladies, show them why.”
The knife was suddenly gone, vanished to who knows where. While the poor excuse for bad asses were looking for the blade, Butthead’s pants suddenly dropped around his ankles, effectively locking his legs together. Then, his pelvis was rocketed down the street, courtesy of Kick’s McGee, and the rest of him had no choice but to follow. For her part, Fluttershy was with the dog, making sure she was safe and sound.
Rick pulled Asshole to within a few inches of his own face, “he’s lucky. If anything had happened to them, they would be picking up pieces of from every mountaintop in the Appalachians.” The scars on Ricks face were lit by the moon. Asshole knew he meant it. Rick shifted his hand so that he was now holding his charge by the collar. “Now, what do you have to say for yourself?”
“Just let me go, man!” he wheezed out between coughs.
“Oh, that’s not it. C’mon, you can do better.” Now Rick was enjoying himself.
“Look, I’m sorry! We’re all sorry!” He was desperate for his apology to be heard.
“That’s better.” Rick lifted Asshole off his feet again.
“Hey, what the hell are you doing?! I said I was sorry!”
“I know. I heard you.” Rick held Asshole over the handrail, and let go. The young pain in the ass tumbled down the steep hillside and into the river. He grunted and yelped the whole way down. “That’s why I didn’t throw you.” Rick turned from the sputtering, soggy dirt bag and started to walk back to his wives. He stopped after a couple steps and knelt down next to Buttbrain, “don’t worry, we’ll be gone tomorrow and you’ll never see us again. But, if I do see you again, it may be the last mistake you ever make. Ya got me?” A very vigorous nod, “good. Now, enjoy your evening.”
Rick stood back up and finished his walk over to his wives and their new dog. Strange how the first pet adopted as a family, would come from another world. From there, they finished the trip to the truck with their newest family member, and then they left for the cabin.
*****
Upon arriving at the cabin, Fluttershy immediately took the new dog into the bathroom to clean her up. Applejack went with her, she loved dogs too after all. Rarity and Twilight started packing up all their gear for their departure tomorrow. Who better to do so than the two magic users who also happen to be the most obsessive compulsive mares in Ponyville. Rick rested out in the hot tub, the fight wasn’t hard or long, but he earned it.
He was just about to call the girls out to watch the sunset with him, when he suddenly didn’t have to. Four very beautiful, and also very naked, women got into the tub with him. He spread his arms wide and they all slid into his embrace. They dog, whom they decided to name Terra, curled up on the deck next to the tub. They sat in blissful silence as they watched the sun set.
After the last rays disappeared over the hilltops, Rick broke the peace. “Alright, so who’s first?”