Instead of working on anything that night, Shysage set his 'scope' up for record, centered on Summer, and headed into the meadow East of town.
Shysage was soon sitting quietly in the meadow, on a slight hill, just letting his mind unwind. He looked across the meadow to the East, as the Sun went down behind him.
He did end up thinking quite a bit about Summer, she never ceased to amaze him. Shysage honestly admitted that he probably needed her more than he realized.
Then he wandered back to his house. He checked in on all the Twins, it was later and most were asleep.
He couldn't find the Luna Twins however.
Shysage played with his 'scope' a little, to back the view out.
Evidently Princess Twilight's new Castle had a nice porch on the roof. It was the perfect spot for Princess Luna to watch over the night.
Of course, her Twin was there too, and they were both smiling, sitting next to each other, surveying the realm at night, both fully in their 'element'. That's what Twins do together.
Shysage didn't even try to do any more work that night. It was dark out, so he was soon asleep.
Shysage slept well, and awoke a while before Sunrise.
Maybe ten minutes later, Summer came quietly in.
Shysage's first thought was to pretend he was asleep, but he quickly vetoed the thought of even trying to trick this Mare.
He said softly "Hi Summer."
Summer sounded concerned and said "It's a little early, is everything ok?"
Shysage rolled onto his side, and Summer was soon up against his chest and neck.
"Everything is fine now" he said softly... Still he was near tears. He needed this more than he realized.
After a few minutes of silence, and a contented sigh or two, Summer asked "Shysage can we talk about something now?"
"Yes, but were you going to stay here?" Shysage answered quietly. He really wasn't sure what to expect, or what Summer had in mind.
Summer just put her upper front leg over Shysage's. She had no intention of moving.
"The other day when we were group-linked with you, I found a lot of pain inside of you, that looked like it was from when I was taken by the monsters..." Summer said this much then stopped.
Shysage sighed, then said quietly "I take it you saw all the rest then too... I was really appalled by how much wreckage I saw... In a lot of ways I feel really shattered inside. I think maybe that is why mornings are so hard for me. I'm sorry..."
Summer replied just as quietly "Shysage, that's why I'm here... I really care about you..."
Shysage just sighed, then pulled Summer close.
Summer wasn't letting this go though. "Shysage, I want to know why you carry so much pain from the night I was abducted."
Shysage immediately started crying. It wasn't loud, but it was clear he was hurting. "Summer, are you sure?" he asked through his tears...
Summer again squeezed her front leg against his, and said "Yes..."
Summer knew it was hard for him, and she knew he was crying most of the time, but he worked on explaining one of the worst nights in his life.
"Summer, I was in Cloudsdale when I saw you taken.
"While tracking you, I had to get my 'scope' to my car in the Equestria Girls world, and then actually set out after you, after them.
"It was very nerve-wracking, I had to stay in range or I would lose the video feed. I think I broke a bunch of laws that night, and it was a miracle I didn't crash.
"At about midnight, the monsters stopped at their destination, and I was fortunately close.
"The real nightmare began at that point...
"Your Equestria Girls body is amazingly beautiful, and I really didn't want to see what wasn't 'mine' to see. I didn't have that choice that night.
"They raped you repeatedly because they were vile, but also took many pictures of your amazing body, surely to sell on-line.
"I felt literally like I was being ripped in half. To watch those hideously vile monsters handle your amazingness... It made me nauseous, I threw up a bunch that night... It was awful..."
Shysage tried to curl into a small ball at this point...
"For almost 6 hours, I had to watch this... I was so disgusted... So appalled... I wanted to just turn the 'scope' off and walk away..."
Shysage was crying loudly at this point, but he said simply
"...but if I did, you would die... ...I just couldn't let go of the hope of rescuing you... ...I swallowed everything... ...just so maybe 6 hours later, I could have a chance at rescuing you... ...and as it was, I think I was probably only barely able to do that..."
Shysage stopped crying here, and said very quietly "They broke me too..."
Shysage stopped saying anything and just cried...
Summer cried with him... She guessed that this night must have been excruciating for him...
They both cried together for fifteen minutes maybe. Then Shysage's crying scaled back to quiet weeping, and he just pulled Summer close again.
Summer said very quietly "Shysage you do realize that if you hadn't rescued me, Equestria would be dead..."
"I know..." he quietly replied...
But this next question was what Summer was really after. "Shysage, what will make that pain go away?" and Summer was weeping softly now too. This was her goal, easing this pain in Shysage if she could.
Shysage sighed and was quiet for a minute. He got ready to say something, then stopped. He really didn't want to answer...
He tried again... "I..." and then stopped again...
"Shysage, it's ok, I really want to know" Summer said quietly.
Shysage sighed again, then said very quietly, clearly on the verge of tears... "Well, this is only a guess... And I'm hoping I actually get this amazing privilege... The first time I help you feel, inside, the way you deserve to feel, that pain will probably dissolve."
They both just wept quietly together for a few minutes...
...
They both knew this would have to wait. It seemed that time was on their side however. They could wait. They would wait.
But Summer knew now though. That's what she wanted...
Shysage pulled Summer close, and Summer wrapped both of her front legs around Shysage's front leg.
"Summer" Shysage said softly.
"Yes?" Summer answered.
"Thank you for asking... It really helps to know that I'm not having to carry all this pain around by myself. Just knowing that you care means a lot to me..."
Summer lifted her head up next to Shysage's then nibbled his ear. "I love you Shysage..."
"I love you too Summer..." Shysage answered.
A little while later, Summer rolled out, and they rubbed noses briefly.
"Shysage let's go flying some maybe. I think breakfast is at the Castle for me, but let's fly together for a little while." Summer suggested.
Shysage replied quietly "Mare, for you, anything", and they were soon flying around Ponyville, watching the Sun rise from in the air.
Shysage then flew Summer to the Castle, and they hugged.
Summer went inside, and rejoined her Twin.
Shysage headed back to the house, and turned the 'scope' back on.
Another amazing Twins day would soon start.
Breakfast was at the Castle again, and Princess Celestia and her Twin joined everypony else.
Shysage suspected that the Luna Twins were sleeping. They probably stayed up most of the night, and probably also enjoyed every minute together.
After the meal was done, Princess Celestia addressed everypony, and talked briefly about how valuable they all were to Equestria.
Princess Celestia again congratulated the six Equestria Girls that they too also had their own 'Element of Harmony' crystals. This was an absolutely amazing development.
Princess Celestia specifically mentioned her amazement over the magical amplification of the 'Elements of Harmony' coupled with the group link. The resulting magic was very powerful, easily more powerful than any magic Equestria has ever seen.
Princess Celestia quickly added that this capability needed to be kept a closely guarded secret however.
Even so, Princess Celestia added further that it was the presence of the Equestria Girls, here in Equestria, and the 'Soul Link' that they uncovered while trying to share their Twin's pain, that actually paved the way for this discovery. Princess Celestia thanked the Equestria Girls again for this, and in general for their role in rescuing Equestria.
Well, Equestria pony Summer started crying softly at this point. She felt bad for interrupting Princess Celestia, but that just made everything worse.
Even so, Equestria pony Summer got up, hugged Equestria Girls Fluttershy who was next to her, and cried on her shoulder.
Equestria Girls Summer quickly explained for her Twin "My sister started the Soul Link trying to help Summer's sister..." Then she started crying too.
The Summer and Fluttershy Twins cried together briefly, then Summer pulled herself away.
"I'm sorry Princess..." Summer said quietly, as she dropped her head down, and they all sat back down.
Princess Celestia said very softly "Summer Rain, you were in the center of that tempest, from start to finish. You are allowed to cry... And I think everypony in this room truly understands how much you and your sister mean to each other.
It wasn't loud, but both sets of sisters moved to sit next to each other, and hugged tightly, weeping softly...
Princess Celestia concluded her comments by saying that she was looking forward to working with everypony present for many years to come. However, she reminded everypony present that this knowledge also needed to be kept within this circle alone.
Principal Celestia also took the opportunity to address mainly the Equestria Girls.
Evidently, these seven girls were having a substantial impact on the student body of the High School.
With tears in her eyes, the Principal indicated that the students at her school were very 'needy' in a lot of ways. The Equestria Girls knew that their world was a very unfriendly place, and getting harsher by the day.
The outreach of simple friendship, started by Equestria pony Summer, and enthusiastically continued by all the Equestria Girls, was making a HUGE difference, especially among the girls in the school.
And the Principal was simply amazed that Equestria Girls Summer Rain picked up exactly where her Twin left off. The Students simply had no idea.
The counselling office was also handling a deluge of Rape cases, as many girls were now coming forward, encouraged by Summer's confession.
Local Law Enforcement was getting involved trying to deal with as many cases as they could. The men responsible were mostly outside the student body, and seeing justice done was good for everyone.
It was also clear to Principal Celestia that the energy behind a lot of what she was seeing at her school, was rooted in Equestria.
The Principal could not thank everypony enough.
Soon after the Celestia Twins were done addressing everypony, two Air Coaches arrived at the Castle. Everypony hugged the Celestia and Luna Twins, and they were soon gone.
For the next few hours, everypony just wandered the meadows around the Castle with their Twin. As the day before, the Summer and Fluttershy Twins stayed together.
It soon turned up that Equestria pony Fluttershy was really taken with the idea of having a Panther as an animal friend. The Summers and Fluttershys were all discussing this together, when the two Twilight Twins wandered over.
Princess Twilight said that she would do some research to see if anypony knew if there were Panthers around. It probably would be in the Everfree if they were.
Summer felt a song being born in her heart at this point.
Princess Twilight went back to the Castle for a few minutes to check on a book.
Summer and her Twin, together, lovingly brought the song to life.
Fluttershy and her Twin just cried softly during this process.
Equestria Girls Twilight Sparkle wrote the words for the Summers.
Princess Twilight, seeing and hearing through her Twin, fell to the floor in her Library and just sobbed...
~~~~~~~
My Princess (Twilight)
I told you once, I meant it then, and mean it now for sure
I took that leap because you sent, your motives only pure
I stand in awe, your will to work, so many wonders found
I simply fell before your plan, amazed...
[Chorus:]
I'll die for you or live for you, my Princess simply tell me
It matters not how hard the task, devotion to you drives me
Come loving arms, or grievous harm, no cost is too great for me
Your smile is my prize... And the joy in your eyes...
I'll come... ..whenever you would need me
A dream from what I did not know, but still your joy I sought
A fiend of death did lay you low, and so for you I fought
You pulled the past into the now, the tyrant you did slay
I simply fell before your plan, amazed...
[Chorus:]
I'll die for you or live for you, my Princess simply tell me
It matters not how hard the task, devotion to you drives me
Come loving arms, or grievous harm, no cost is too great for me
Your smile is my prize... And the joy in your eyes...
I'll come... ..whenever you would need me
I heard you call...
No task to small...
No cost so great...
Your will my fate...
Princess Twilight at your feet humbly I would bow...
[Chorus]
[Chorus]
~~~~~~~
Princess Twilight was soon out and the Twilight, Summer and Fluttershy just cried a while, hugging tightly in their Equestria Girls form...
Summer loved her Princess...
Later in the afternoon, the Rainbow Twins asked if anyone was interested in playing Town Square. There was a lot of interest, so Princess Twilight gathered everypony back at the Castle.
Princess Twilight explained again that the goal of the game was to make it to Town Square undetected by anypony else. No flying or magic were allowed.
They would play this as Twins, and both Twins had to escape detection.
After some discussion, it was decided that the Twins would all spread themselves around Ponyville, and then Princess Twilight would use the same 'acoustic pop' spell she used against Eschate Zumulus. It would simply make a loud noise, and that would be the signal for the teams to get going.
The setup took a while, but it was a lot of fun. They managed to get four runs in before the Sun headed towards the tree-line. Nopony really kept track who won, they just all enjoyed the game.
Heading back to the Castle, they found three Air Coaches waiting. Evidently Princess Celestia wanted them all at the Crystal Palace tonight. Still, it would take two trips.
The first set was the Twilight Twins and Equestria pony Fluttershy in the first Coach, and Equestria Girls Fluttershy and the two Summers in the second Coach. The two Applejacks were in the third Coach. They were quickly on their way.
The second trip picked up the Rarity, Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash Twins.
Once all were there, the Twins ate with Princess Cadance and Shining Armor, it was very nice, and good too.
They spent the rest of the evening playing a game called 'Sharades' which the Equestria Girls were familiar with.
This game involved acting out hints to help the rest guess some phrase or object.
The Twins had amazing fun with this, and played this the rest of the evening.
It was interesting to note that the Twilight Twins were by far the best at this.
The Summer and Fluttershy Twins had the hardest time. Any sort of pretense came very difficult to these four sensitive ponies.
Still, later than anyone planned, they were all next to their Twins, sleeping soundly.
No mention had been made about Shysage, and he didn't know if he would be needed or not. His plan was to get up early and fly to the Crystal Palace, and just land on the balcony in the Portal room.
He wanted to be there if he was needed.
In other words, he didn't want Equestria pony Summer going through the Portal without him.
Shysage himself was soon fast asleep, wishing he had an 'alarm clock' still...