Deep in the Everfree Forest, in the ancient ruins of the Castle of the Two Sisters, Shepherd was being held against his will and demanded to do the most unholy things to his new "Mistress".

Namely... Give her belly rubs and emotionally validate her.

Shepherd: *Sighs as he keeps rubbing the happy Nightmare Moon's belly, as she lounges in his lap* "Who's a good destroyer of worlds? Who's sooo much better than her sister?"

Nightmare Moon: "ME! I AM! YESSSSS~!"

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Consider this a rough draft...
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So, our lovely mares and Shepherd had to go and try and get a dragon to leave the area around Ponyville. His 'nap' might last for a century, and the smoke he emitted would make it unlivable. However... Fluttershy was terrified of the prospect of confronting a dragon.

Frankly, so was Shepherd.

Fluttershy: "Um... I mean... Maybe we could just... Just move the town?"

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Nightmare Night, and Shepherd is chilling out and enjoying the festivities.

Dash: "Hey Shepherd! Eh? Who are you dressed as?"

Shepherd: "I'm the Doctor!"

Dash: "Doctor Who?"

Shepherd: "Actually the Eleventh but..." At Dash's blank look, he sighs "Nevermind."

Dash: "Anyway, you look like... A dork! Especially with that bow tie!"

Shepherd: "Bow ties are cool, thank you. I was just going to go see Fluttershy."

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Shepherd has finished his morning training with Chewie. He walks up to his house, where the Elements of Harmony are relaxing in his backyard.

Shepherd: sigh "Why do you always hang out in my backyard?"

Pinkie: "You don't change your locks often enough!"

Dash: "Wow Pinkie. Just going out with that?"

Pinkie: "It's a joke, silly! Shepherd knows this!"

Applejack: rolls her eyes "We also brought food and booze."

Shepherd: "You're immediately forgiven."

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In response to recent attention to Hand Servant, I would like to make everyone aware that Hand Servant will not be written further until I have more completed on Manic Journals, as both stories take place in the same universe. Expect it to be a very long time before more is added to Hand Servant.

After the Changeling Invasion and the wedding, Shepherd was trying to relax in the armor and weapons from the Ancient Human Archives he'd pilfered for the fight in a small, unoccupied room in the palace. After some time, Princess Celestia entered, sat down next to him, and began eating cakes too.

Shepherd: "... You okay?"

Celestia: "... Shepherd. Do you think I'm weak?"

Shepherd: "Huh?"

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At Canterlot Palace, Shepherd is pacing back and forth and trying not to trip over his own cape.

Blueblood: "The entire Crystal Empire fleet is heading this way, Your Dreadfulness."

Shepherd: *groans* "Oh good! More pressure! I don't suppose we could just tell Shining this is all a wacky sitcom plot?"

Raven: "Alas my Dark Lord, he is unlikely to believe you."

Applejack: "To be fair, he does kinda hate yer guts anyway."

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Yes I have finally became a higher being.

Among the other artifacts of humanity in the Everfree Dump was, of all things, the fully armed and operational turret of an Iowa-class battleship, all three 16 inch guns intact.

And Pinkie Pie got to it first.

Pony: "Oh thank Celestia you're here Miss Pie! The children are getting restless! They tried to eat Shepherd!"

Shepherd: "Back! Back!"

Pinkie: "Time for the big guns!"

Pinkie Pie pulls out a field radio.

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Shepherd: "To celebrate our lil' alicorn's birth, I suggest we name the mixture of soft serve vanilla ice cream blended with cookies and/or candies as a Flurry!"

Shining: "Why do I feel like that's a joke or reference to something?"

Shepherd: "Well Flurry is my second suggestion. My first is what she wants to be called."

Candence: "What she wants to be called?"

Shepherd: "Oh yes. All humans can speak Baby."

Twilight: "Really?! You never told me that! What is she saying?"

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Shepherd was summoned to Princess Celestia's private office. He sat down across from her on a couch. She sat across from him with a smile.

Celestia: "Thank you for coming, Ser Shepherd."

Shepherd: "Not at all, Your Highness. What can I do for you?"

Celestia: "It's more something I'd like to do for you, Ser Shepherd."

Shepherd: "For me, Your Highness? What would that be?"

Celestia: smiles "There are concerns about you in Parliament."

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One evening at Twilight's library house, Shepherd and Twilight are enjoying a nice, quiet evening of reading. Free of any drama or terror.

Twilight: "Mmm... Shepherd?"

Shepherd: "Yeah?"

Twilight: "... Why do you love me?"

Well, so much for that.

Shepherd: *blinks* "What kind of a question is that?"

Twilight: "It's an important one... To me..."

Shepherd: *sighs* "You're too good at the guilt game, you know that?"

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One idea I did have: What if all of the Main 6 were hot for Shepherd, but he's just too thick to get it? Or he was so deep in denial about it (and that he's also attracted to them) that the mares have to escalate things to try and get across their feelings?

Well, the abridged version goes like this:

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Discord: "BWAHAHAHAHA! Oh, sweet, wonderful chaos!" *Is making cats and dogs dance in tutus while juggling exploding bananas*

Shepherd: "Pfffft."

Discord: "What-Do you not approve, Shepherd?"

Shepherd: *rolls his eyes* "Well, it was cool seeing you warp reality like this... But after a while it all got... Samey. I mean, chocolate rain? Really?"

Discord: "Hmph! I'm centuries old! Do you really think you can judge my chaos? Come on! Say it!" *He pokes Shepherd in the chest*

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Shepherd was doing some financial stuff at his kitchen table, when the doorbell rang. He got up and walked up to it, and opened it. There was Pinkie Pie, with... Several gray ponies.

Pinkie: "Hi Shepherd! My family is in town, and they wanted to meet you! This is my dad Igneous Rock Pie, my mom Cloudy Quartz Pie, and my sisters Limestone and Marble Pie!"

She grins happily, while her family remains very stoic.

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Twilight: "Hey Shepherd! How was your meeting with the Princess?"

Shepherd: "Pretty exhausting, but productive. I had to spend the night though: Geez, you guys gotta invent cars. And roads. Or flying cars."

Twilight: "Dash thinks you're sleeping with the Princess, you know."

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*Another day, and another attempt by the Caribou Empire to impose their rule onto Equestria... While Shepherd and Discord are playing a board game*

Discord: Roll for initiative!

Shepherd: That's not how the rules work-

Discord: They do now.

Shepherd: *sighs* Exactly why do I keep playing with you when you're just going to change the rules in mid-game?

Discord: Because you love me... And Fluttershy made me godfather of your child. I have godfather rights!

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Meanwhile, in the Crystal Empire...

Cadence: "Oh dear. You're telling me that Luna and Celestia have been overthrown?"

Sunburst: "That is indeed what has happened, Your Highness."

Cadence: "By Shepherd?!"

Sunburst: "Yes! We're also invited to his evil wedding to Fluttershy."

Cadence: "Wait, it actually says 'Evil Wedding'?" She examines the invitation "So it does. Ooh, I love the font!"

Sunburst: "Yes, it's very well done."

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One human and a few ponies had thwarted Chrysalis' brilliant (In her mind) scheme to take over Equestria and get an everlasting source of love. It was infuriating that a weak creature with no magic at all could be instrumental in defeating her!

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