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// Side Chapter:  Fire in The Mountain Run Boys Run 
// Story: Dark Warrior of...... Neutrality?! 
// by Cipherthefightingwriter 
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	I groaned as I sat up in bed and stretched.  Once I heard and felt my spine pop, I got up and went downstairs and grabbed me some breakfast.  As I ate, Link wandered in, "Good morning Link, didn't expect you up early."

He sighed, "Lana wasn't feeling well and wound up kicking me out of bed with a nasty temper and..."  Link realized what he was saying and blushed.

I chuckled, "If you're shutting up because of who you're dating, no worries, everyone already knows, if it is that you sleep in bed with her, again, no surprise.  Also, sounds like she is PMSing right now."

He blinked, "PMSing?"

"Have you seen when women usually get extremely emotional, usually sad or grouchy once a month, or that they bleed down south?"  When he nodded, I continued, "That my friend, is when a woman gets her monthly gift and it becomes a health hazard to be around them... speaking of which, we might need to leave, one woman is bad, three woman?  Going by my favorite comedian from back home, that's when their clocks sync up and they all go into that mode.  At which point we are to, for our safety, either flee, or lock ourselves in a room, block the door, and load the shotgun."

Link blinked and went say something only for Zelda's voice to ring throughout the house, "BLAZE!!!"

Hearing the normally gentle Zelda shout like that, I grabbed Link and started pulling him to the  front door, "And THAT is our cue to run Link, otherwise, we aren't going to be men for long!"

Once outside, we ran into town to avoid the wrath of the women of the house.  Once in town, we caught our breaths as Link asked, "How long do we need to avoid them for?"

Straightening, I looked back towards the house now in the distance, "Usually a day or so for the hormone part to end, after that our manhood will be safe as the rest of the cycle doesn't make them violent.  So for now, you try to find a place for us to hide, I need to head to the castle to work on Twilight's library."

We parted ways and I headed for the castle, humming to myself.  Arriving at the castle, I was confused, normally there were guards there, ready to protect the place.  I shrugged, "Meh, must be a day off for them."  I walked inside, and made a  beeline for the library.  

Once there, I started picking up books Twilight left out and organizing them on the shelf, humming to myself.  Midway through my work, I was startled out of it, "Blaze?  What are you doing here?"

I looked to see Twilight there, looking flushed, "Hey Twilight, I am doing my job... Are you ok?  You look pretty flushed."

She just gave a smile that oddly, made me feel uneasy, "I'm alright Blaze, but you are early, I didn't get to warn you, but the library is going to be closed for a  week."

I blinked and facepalmed, "I always wind up the last to know for things like  this."

She giggled, "Anyways, I do have a job for you to do though.  Could you follow me?"

I wasn't sure about the sound of that, but complied seeing as I didn't want to upset my boss.  Eventually, we came to a room and she opened the door, revealing what had to be her room based on the books that were all over.  Shaking my head as I stepped inside, I asked, "I take it you are having me clean your room for you?"

Picking up a book, I frowned as I recognized three letters saying 'sut', "Actually, we are going to be one and make my dream of passionate love on top of my books."

Confused, I turned to ask her what she was talking about, only to go wide eyed.  No longer was she dressed normally, but now she was dressed in a kinky school girl outfit.  Unnerved, I swallowed, "Um, Twilight, are you alright?  Why are you dressed like that?"

"I am alright Blaze, in fact, I am better than alright with you here.  You see, I have been feeling a bit lonely, and needed some help with something."

I stepped  away from her, "Why not ask the others for help?  I am sure your friends could be great help."

She stepped towards me, "I'm afraid they can't Blaze.  You see, I need a good, smart stallion to help, and while you have been tough with reading, you still seem quite good for the help I need."

I swallowed as she cornered me and started slowly undressing.  Thinking quickly, I slapped her.  She stopped at stared at me in surprise making me think, 'Maybe that snapped her out of it.'

I paled as the opposite happened, "ooh... Rarity told me about this, BDSM?  Fortunately I have some of the things needed for it."

I was having no part of that.  For once thankful for my power in a normal day, I plowed through the wall shouting, "NOPE NOPE NOPE!"

Fun fact, typically, Ganondorf is the slowest runner,  easily outran by anyone.  That day, with help from adrenaline and the desire not to be part of whatever was wrong with Twilight, I ran fast enough to give Captain Falcon a run for his money.  As I ran, I could hear the sound of wings behind me and knew she was in hot pursuit.  Thankful for my knowledge of the way around, I started slipping into side streets that were big enough for me, but too small for Twilight to fly through.  Whatever was wrong with her, it left her not thinking to fly over the  streets in open space.  Finally, turning a corner, I spotted a barrel, and thinking quick, jumped in.  

As I listened, she quickly flew by, not realizing she passed me.  Climbing out of the barrel, I started to run, only to get grabbed by the arm and yanked into a building.  I whirled, ready to punch whoever grabbed me, only to find myself looking at the doctor, "Easy Blaze, easy!  Its just me mate!"

I took a breath, "What the hell Doctor, I nearly broke your nose!"

"Sorry about that, had to pull you inside before any mares spotted you."

I blinked, "What are you talking about?  Is there something I should know."

"... Right, sorry, forgot that you haven't been through this sort of  thing yet.  Anyways, I am sure you noticed a decline in the number of Stallions hanging around Ponyville right now right? Reason for that is that it is heat season."

I stared at him confused, "Heat season?  Is that some kind of illness?"

He rolled his eyes then shook his head, "If it were an illness I would have tried to work on a cure with Urahara rather than hiding.  No, it is a part of nature than mares go through for reproduction.  Unfortunately, they lose their common sense and wind up trying to seduce any male they come across.  Speaking of which."  He motioned behind him to where Link and Urahara were sitting, "Luckily for Link here, we grabbed him before a small hoard could get him."

I sighed then glared at the Doctor, "Why the hell didn't you try to warn me?!"

He raised his hands in surrender, "Not my fault mate!  I sent Urahara to warn you but you were already gone by the time he got there."

I glared at Urahara who also raised his hands in surrender but didn't say anything.  I just shook my head before going over to Link, "are you alright Link?"

He just flinched when I touched his shoulder and said, "So many breasts, so many furry bodies..."

I gave his shoulder a gentle squeeze before moving to glance out a boarded up window, sneaking a peak.  It was while I was peaking out, it happened, I was suddenly looking into a pair of light purple eyes, "BLAZE!  WE KNOW YOU AND SOME OTHER STALLIONS ARE THERE!   COME OUT HERE!"

I swallowed hard as more and more mares showed up while Daring Do, having actually ditched her disguise, tried to break in along with them.  As I stepped back, I jumped when I felt a hand grab my butt.  Whipping around, I found it was Urahara and angrily shoved him back as the Doctor, pale with fear, commented, "How did they find out?!  I placed a device with Urahara's help that makes this place unnoticed, and whats more, Only he and I have the control devices for it on us!"

Hearing that, I paled.  Turning to him, I asked, "Doctor, when Urahara left, how did he move to get to my place, and how did he come back?"

He blinked, "He left using that, flash step trick of his, but came back running and..."  He paled as well.

We turned to Urahara, praying it wasn't true for what we were thinking, but we went unheard.  As 'Urahara' got up, 'he' was suddenly engulfed in flames, and in his place was a familiar blue maned changeling.  I swallowed, "Oh lord... Not you too Dopple!"

Dopple just stared at me, then grinned seductively as it,  she in this case,  moved towards me with a tempting sway.  Swallowing, the three of us stepped back, unsure of what to do, Link flat out panicking, "What do we do?! WHAT DO WE DO?!"

I tried looking around for idea, then my gaze landed on Link's hand, more specifically, his piece of the triforce.  Remembering my own piece, I said to them, "Doctor, Link, when I prepare the shock and awe, make sure you are on my back."  It took them a bit to realize what I was talking about, but they nodded and I charged my power.  Once it finished, I shouted, "NOW," then went Ganon mode and exploded out of the building with the two on my back.  Once we got some distance from the mares, I changed back and we continued running.  Deciding to better our odds, we split up.  After a while of running, I finally came to a stop, bending over to catch my breath.

Straightening up, I looked around, thinking of what to do now, only to stiffen when a hand trailed across my back and a breathy voice said, "I finally found you."

Whirling around and  backpedaling, I paled immensely, "Celestia."

Sure enough, the solar monarch and my enemy was standing there, but dressed quite differently.  Gone was her typical long white Ancient Greek style flowing dress, and in its place was a version with a shorten skirt, a slit in the side revealing more of her leg, as well as the top half being set to where, the sides revealed a portion of her breasts, and the center revealed a good bit of cleavage.  As I swallowed and stepped back, she stepped forward saying, "It was a bit of a challenge to find you.  You were not at the friendship castle, nor your own home.  I was beginning to think I wouldn't find you."

"Get the heck back Celestia!  We are bitter enemies remember?!"

She ran a hand along her front, "Only you see me as an enemy, remember Blaze?  Though admittedly, I had been all wrong in my attempts to earn your forgiveness.  Land?  Money?  Noble Status?  You are not the type to want any of that.  No, that was all wrong.  Such things are petty and you have always seemed to hate it.  So what would be worthy of  you?  And it hit me, you care deeply about those closest to you.  As much as you act like you prefer to be alone, you don't truly desire that, you seem to desire the complete opposite.  You are seeking something a number of which seek.  That which many want but also can take for granted.  You desire a family."

"Celestia, this isn't you!  You despise me!  You hate me with a passion!  It is the heat, it is making you this way!"

I turned to run, only to be caught in her embrace as she showed that she was much faster than I expected, "I will not lie, I did despise you Blaze.  I hated you completely and utterly.  But it was a blind hate.  Instead of hating you for your personality or such, I hated you simply because of your magic.  I see the truth now, you are truly a good person despite how you act or claim otherwise.  You will make for a great father.  Also, on the subject of my heat."  I felt her breath on my ear, making me shiver in fear, "That's one of the benefits of being immortal.  I have long since learned to keep control of myself during this time.  All it does is make me more passionate, and gives us the opportunity of me trying to give you the family you desire."

I was praying for a miracle, when suddenly something hit us, knocking me off balance and Celestia off me.  I turned to see what hit us, thinking the doctor was responsible, only to get a shock, "STAY AWAY FROM MY BLAZE!"

It was Fluttershy, and I could see clearly how much the heat had affected her.  Normally she wore clothes that concealed her body,  Baggy stuff that didn't show anything. I had even heard at one point from Rarity that she wraps her chest to hide her breast size as well.  I could see why she hid her body now, considering her shyness.  In place of the baggy clothing, she was wearing a latex outfit with high heeled boots that showed every curve of her body.  Looking at her like this, I could see how she did well as model.  Then I caught sight of her chest and blushed bright red.  I could see that Rarity was right on Fluttershy wrapping her chest, in place of what I had originally assumed had been a B or C cup, was now revealed as a neck breaking J cup.  Also surprised, Celestia remarked, "Fluttershy?  This is rather bold of you-."

Fluttershy snapped her wings open, obviously trying to intimidate Celestia, "YOU WILL NOT HAVE HIM!  I SAW HIM FIRST!  I AM THE ONE WHO KNOWS THE MOST ABOUT HIM!  I AM THE ONE WHO WILL GIVE BLAZE A FAMILY!"

"Now Fluttershy, let us be fair about this.  Blaze has a good heart and seems the sort to give his most to all he loves.  Why don't we share h-."

Fluttershy was apparently having none of the S word.  As soon as Celestia said share, Fluttershy was on her, biting and scratching.  Grateful for the distraction, I bolted like the coward I was.  Eventually, I found my way to the Castle of the Royal Pony Sisters.  For once grateful of my former prison, I slipped inside and down to the room I had been trapped in.  Making sure it was clear, I went to a corner and sat and took a breather.  Ultimately though, tired from the early morning and the constant running, I decided to adjust myself and stretched out on the floor, confident I wouldn't be found.  

A couple hours later

I stretched gently, having fallen asleep.  It took me a while, but I had been able to fall asleep on the floor after finding a good position.  After stretching, I rolled on my side, comfortable with my pillow as I heard someone hum a gentle song.  It took me a couple minutes, but the moment I realized that I didn't have a pillow with me or that I wasn't alone anymore, I was immediately on my feet and on the opposite side of the room.  I had expected Fluttershy or Celestia at first to be the one to find me, but it wasn't either, "Cadence?  What are you doing here?"

She  smiled softly, "It had been a while since I last talked to you without some sort of crazy situation going on, so I wanted to talk to you.  Though I guess I still did, I forgot about the fact the heat was going on so I couldn't find you at first due to you hiding."

Calming down some as I seen that she was calm, I asked her, "How  did you find me then?  I hadn't expected anyone to find me here."

"I understand that completely, who in their right mind would return to the place they spent fifteen hundred years in stone?  As a result, I knew if you were going to be hiding, you would hide where no one would expect you to do so."

"I can buy that, so what did you need to talk to me about?"

She looked a bit nervous, "Well, things have been... difficult back in the Crystal Empire.  After it was found out that Shining Armor and I are no longer together, many nobles have been seeking to marry me, but none truly want me for me."

I moved and sat down next to her, "I take it you wanted my help, either through advice or to determine a good candidate?"

She blushed and fidgeted, "Well... honestly?... I was hoping to court you."  I went wide eyed and instinctively prepared to run, only for her to raise a hand, "Wait!  I'm not in heat Blaze!  I'm not going to try to jump you like the others are doing, I want to actually get to know you!"

Seeing she truly wasn't in heat and she was getting scared, I calmed down, moved to her side, and went to tell her my decision, only for the wall to explode.  I paled as my friend, and the opposite half of  he royal diarchy entered, "Noble Blaze!  Finally we found thou!"

I swallowed, "Luna, wh-what are you doing here?!"

She darted to me and grabbed my arm, "Currently, we are in heat Blaze.  We apologize but it has proven too much, and thou are the only one who can help with it!"

I tried to pull myself free as she pulled me along, but it  turns out, as powerful as Ganondorf was and now me in his body, a determined are with the power to raise and lower the moon, proved much stronger in this case.  Before she could drag me off though, Cadence came to the  rescue.  Hitting Luna with a  spell, knocking her off me, she said to me, ""RUN BLAZE! FIND SOMEWHERE TO HIDE!"

"But what abou-."

"JUST RUN!"

Hesitating, I nodded then hauled out of there, hoping that she would be alright.  After a while of running, I came to a stop next to a tree on the edge of Ponyville, only to be grabbed and pulled in.  Reacting on instinct, I punched my attacker, only to hear a familiar male voice, "OW!  WHAT THE BLOODY HELL MATE?!"

Turning to the voice, I found that I hit the Doctor, and Link was behind him, covering his mouth as he tried to not laugh.  Calming down, I said to him, "Sorry Doctor, it has been crazy for me since we split up."

As the doc tried to fix his nose, Link spoke up, "What happened?  We hadn't seen you for a while."

"Ran into Princess Celestia who has  it in her head now that the way for me to forgive her is to give me a family.  Thankfully Flutterstalker came to the rescue and distracted her, allowing me to run.  Wound up hiding in my old prison and fell asleep, tired, only to wake up with my head in Cadence's lap.  Fortunately she was normal, unfortunately, Luna who isn't immune to the heat found us and tried to take off with me, only for Cadence to give me a chance to run."

Fixing his nose, the doctor remarked, "Sounds like you've had a hell of a time  mate.  Anyways, I already told Link, but I have an idea, if we get back to the shop I could change the frequency on the device, that way we can't be found again."

I nodded, "Sounds like a plan, hopefully it will keep the princesses away as well."

"Of course it should, otherwise we will be in trouble."

We climbed out of the tree, ready to make a run for the shop, only to find a new problem.  The entire  mare population of the town had been outside, and we just revealed ourselves to them.  As they stared us over, like starved cannibals, I placed my hands on Link and the Doctor's shoulders, "Guys?  I want you to know something, You both have long had my respect.  You are both good noble guys who have fought for the innocent.  There are things from back home once said though, first, no matter what, it is always the grey or neutral men who win."  As Link turned to ask me  what I was talking about, I kicked their legs out from under them before bolting, "IF THERE ARE ZOMBIES CHASING US I AM TRIPPING YOU!"

They cursed at me as I ran, but their curses turned to screams as the horny mob got them.  I never looked back even once.

sometime later

Looking around my hideout, I nodded.  It took me a while of gathering supplies, which were meager ones considering I had to only take a few at a time to keep from getting slowed down more than needed.  Sitting down, I got out my phone and started making a voice memo, "Memo to myself, resources for my hideout are low, might not last the week.  Unfortunately I can't go out.  Each attempt has been a risk as is, going out now could be flat out suicide.  As such, I will stay here.  I don't know how much time has passed, nor do I know what the conditions outside are.  I have not heard anything from any other men, and I can only be lead to believe that Link and the Doctor have met their untimely demise to the mare horde... I have no idea what I will do for food, so that is a problem."

Upstairs in the friendship castle 3rd PoV

Zelda watched the door to the castle basement closely along with the others, all the princesses included, before asking, "Is Blaze going to be alright?  He has been hiding down there for a week now and the heat is over with."

Link and the Doctor, both along with Urahara, were bandaged up and in casts, Urahara even had his mouth covered.  Ultimately, Link commented, "He should be fine."

They then heard Blaze through the door, "I have considered my legs as a potential protein source as well as food, just wish I had the wood to cook them."

Zelda sighed, "I am going down to let him know everything is safe."

Alternate Ending

I laughed as I ran, grateful that I escaped yet a bit guilty that it took sacrificing my friends to the lust filled horde to do it.  Ultimately though, I couldn't bring myself to complain, after all, whats done is done, nothing I can do about the past.  All I could do now was find a good hiding place and make sure I wasn't caught.  Spotting the shop, I realized, surely they wouldn't think I would return to there, especially after it had already been raided.  Settling on that, I ran inside then settled down in a corner.  I took some breathes, before laughing to myself, "They will never find me here!  After all, no one suspects the place that  had been previously cleared of hiding anything!"

"Which means we have all the time in the world."

I paled, then looked around for who spoke, only to pale further when Twilight, Celestia, Dopple, Daring, Luna, Cadence, Fluttershy, and even Trixie revealed themselves, suddenly visible.  Celestia smiled at Trixie, "That was quite impressive miss Lulamoon, making us all invisible like that."

Trixie placed a hand on her chest, "It was just a little something Trixie mastered in her travels, nothing more."

Scared, I turned to plow through the wall, only to hit said wall and fall on my rear, prompting Twilight to speak now, "Nice try Blaze, but I hadn't forgotten your first escape.  Now, shall we have some fun?"

I swallowed as I scrambled against the wall, "Ca-can't we talk about this?!"  They weren't willing to talk.

Six years later.

"Blaze?  Sire?  I need for you to get up please."

I groaned as my adviser, Pennywise, woke me up, "What is it now Pennywise?"

He took out a small list, "It is about your children, Princess Twilight is preparing a lesson for Morgan, Selene, Sora, Alma, and Hecate and needs your help in teaching them on your aspect of magic. Lady Dopple has requested your help in finding your daughter Decoy who has taken to changing into others and pranking the nobility, And apparently Lady Fluttershy has requested help with Paz who has brought yet another wild animal to the castle, this time an Ursa major."

I groaned as I covered my head with my pillow, "I despise mondays."