A Locked Jewel

by JesterintheNight

Chapter 6: A Pinkie Pie Promise

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A Locked Jewel
Chapter 6: A Pinkie Pie Promise

Beep…Beep…Beep…

An annoying beeping sound pierced the darkness, it continued to beep and beep. Never seeming to stop, though there was another sound… Sobbing? Someone was crying in the darkness, weeping, and mourning. Was someone dead? Someone hurt? Though as the person in the darkness listened carefully, he could hear another sound in the darkness.

“It’s okay…” Was all they said, then the sobbing was muffled as if the darkness had absorbed them. Though still audible in the darkness, a new sound entered the darkness. Trotting? Was someone walking in the abyss of this darkness, though it stopped as the sound of…Paper? Yes the sound of paper moving against each other, like pages in a book when you flip them.

“Miss, there is no need to cry. He’s alive, barely but he is alive.” The sobbing stopped for a moment, as the sound of someone slapping another could be heard. “How dare you act like this is nothing!” The voice sounded like Rarity, along with someone else yelling at her. “S-Settle down Rarity!” a southern sounding pony cried out, then a small amount of struggling.

“Release me A-Applejack!” Rarity respond, the angry mare continued to struggle with her friend. The struggle grew silent as it sounded like someone left the room, it grew quiet as someone spoke. “My, my such a fireball you have there Jassssper….Abbottttt. Rather lovely too, wonder if she’s a screamer.” The voice said, Jasper’s eyes open wide in a panic. Only one of his eyes could see, the other was wrapped in a bandage. His good eye wandering in anger as he searched for the source of the voice, only to see the room lit by the light of the moon. No one else was in the room with him…

“Jaspeeer…” Well, he thought nopony only a light grey mare resting there head on his right arm. Bring his gaze down he could see blackish smug spots all over the white sheets, he squinted at the mares face. “Miss. R-Rarity…” He said in pain, his throat was dry. And his nose was slightly irritated, he tried to move his left arm but stopped as it felt heavy. Bringing his eye to it, he saw it was in a cast. Looking back at Rarity, he carefully slipping his only good arm from under her but it stopped. Blinking he noticed she was holding him, sighing a bit he pulled free. Earning him a small moan from the sleeping mare, it was rather…

“C-Cute.” He said, touching his nose he felt there were tubs leading in and out of him. Moving his hand to his jaw, it felt slightly dislocated but not enough to keep him from speaking. To his chest, it was tightly wrapped much like the day Rarity saved him. Tracing his fingertips along his broken rib… no ribs now, but the first rib it was moved back into place. Taking a deep breath he felt his left side was easy, but the right hurt a bit like a sore muscle. Trying to move his legs, the left stayed down but his right moved a bit freely.

“So my left side took the heavier blunt of the damage…” He thought, then another thought passed through his mind making him laugh lightly only to stop. “Ouch, I swear that little filly must be an assassin.” He thought, his good eye widen. Wait where was Sweetie Belle!? Turning his head a bit though it stopped partway from the bandages, grabbing the railing on his bed he forced his whole body to look at the bed beside his. There she was soundly asleep, there wasn’t a heart monitor like he had. Only some bandages wrapped around her head, sighing lightly he relaxed in his bed.

“Thank Celestia, she’s okay.” He whispered, her wounds must have been small enough to where she only needed to rest. Looking at the mare in his bed once more, his eye now adjusted to the darkness. She had been crying… but not for Sweetie Belle, for him. His eye soften a bit, reaching out to her he gently brushed her slightly messy mane aside. Her makeup was ruined, smiling lightly he couldn’t help but think she still looked beautiful to him. But his thoughts were interrupted by his nightmare…

“I wonder if she’s a screamer?...” He said quoting that voice that dark voice, the same voice that had haunted him for the last 5 years in prison. Though why was that voices threat make him so angry? He felt something rubbing his hand softly, looking at the source he saw Rarity was nuzzling his hand. He was gently stroking her head without even thinking, stopping for a moment he couldn’t help but feel comfortable with it…

“What are you doing to me Mis-… Rarity? What are you doing to me, Rarity?” He repeated, he carefully scratched behind one of her ears. A small smile pulled at her lips, and a grown of content could be heard from her throat. He couldn’t help but smile at her sounds, taking his eyes away from her he looked out the window continuing to stroke her head.

“I’m tired…” He said before falling back asleep, his hand slipped free from her head to gently fall on her hoof. Which he carefully grasped in his sleep…

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“Rarity I have to tell Princess Celestia!” A new voice screamed startling Jasper from his rest, another voice screamed back. “Why Twilight?! Jasper did nothing wrong!” It was Rarity who was yelling back, she sounded panicked. “Rarity look at him! He’s not a pony, and you kept him from us!” Someone new yelled, it wasn’t this Twilight or Rarity. Though it sounded like a voice he heard…the rainbow maned pony.

“Because he asked me not to tell anypony! And he’s a Prince, I had no right to disobey just like you don’t have a right to disobey Princess Celestia!” Rarity shot back, a southern voice jumped in. “Now now ya’ll he did save Sweetie Belle from harm, none of us were gonna get to her in time. So I don’t think he means any harm.” The voice said, seeming to side with Rarity though…

“Although it is a right bit weird how he doesn’t want any pony to know him.” She finished with, Sweetie Belle spoke up this time. “He’s a nice guy, sure he chased me through the Boutique. But I didn’t say anything I just ran.” She said, Rarity spoke up. “It’s alright Sweetie Belle, you didn’t do anything wrong. Fluttershy what do you think?” The room grew quite for a moment til a soft spoken Fluttershy said “Well.. Um, he doesn’t seem like he’s mean. Eep!” She ended with as the sound of somepony flying could be heard.

“Come on Fluttershy! Rarity lied to us!” Rainbow Dash said in anger. “I never! I have never lied to you girls about anything, I was busy with orders. And my… my feelings for him confused me…” Jasper tensed up a bit, had he heard right? “Rarity has feeling for me?” Jasper thought, he could feel a set of eyes on him. Peeking his one good eye open he saw Sweetie Belle smiling at him, had she knew about Rarity’s feelings? Course she would, she’s her little sister. Closing his eye once again he had to process what was going on… Rarity likes him, two of them want to throw him to Celestia, and the other two don’t think he’s all that bad. Well isn’t that nice of them?

“Pinkie Pie Promise!” Rarity cried out suddenly, the others grew quiet at Rarity’s outburst. “Pinkie Pie Promise you won’t go to Princess Celestia, and that what happened stays here in Ponyville” No pony spoke for a moment, Rarity glared at her friends. Mainly Twilight and Rainbow, the other girls supported Rarity.

“Rarity, you can’t be serious?” Rainbow Dash said, Rarity got in her friends face. “You are only saying that Rainbow Dash because you judging somepony who isn’t the same as you! Just like Zecora!” She spat out, Rainbow Dash faltered a bit as Rarity fired shots. Turning her attention to Twilight who looked slightly nervous “And you! Twilight Sparkle, you’re learning about friendship. And here you are presented with a chance to learn about somepony new, and all you want to do is tell Princess Celestia!” Twilight cowered back as Rarity lashed out, Jasper’s heart picked up its pace a bit. Rarity was standing up for him, he couldn’t help but be proud of her.

She reminded him a lot of Celestia when he arrived to Equestria. While her advisors wanted to execute him, she protected him; even going as far as firing several guards who were under orders to kill him. When he slept, she’d stay near him, even having her sleep in her room at night. She loved him, and treated him like he was her own child. Rarity was like that, took him in, protect him from her friends, staying with him while he rested…

Beep, Beep, Beep

His heart was racing, he couldn’t explain why. He felt slightly excited by the fact Rarity cared so much for him. He wanted to protect her from her friends, keep her happy, calm, content with life. He want to- “Jasper?” His thoughts were cut off, as a small filly climbed up on his bed. He opened his eye and looked at her “You need to do something…” She said, she wasn’t smiling anymore in fact she looked close to crying. Moving his eye to Rarity who was being yelled at by both Twilight and Rainbow, he nodded once.

“You’re right Sweetie Belle” He whispered, closing his eye he took a deep breath… “ENOUGH!” He screamed out, Sweetie Belle jumped back a bit not expecting him to lash out. He quickly caught her with his good arm, Rarity was the first to his side. The other were stunned by his outburst, though Rainbow Dash quickly recovered as she flew right over to him.

“Don’t tell us what to do!” Jasper’s good eye moved from Rarity to Rainbow Dash, hot headed girl. He could tell she had a desire to prove herself to everypony, smirking his eye tensed up. Strangely it sent a cold chill down her spine, though what he said next really scared her.

“The Wonderbolts wouldn’t even look at somepony like you.” His good eye moved to Twilight who was standing strong, as slightly defensive as if ready to attack him. “Twilight Sparkle, Princess Celestia’s prized student. I wonder if she’d be so proud to see you now.” Twilight’s eyes widen in panic, and as his words sunk in her ears drooped in shame. He was right, she was Celestia’s best student and here she was trying to throw somepony she doesn’t know out.

Moving his gaze to Applejack he smiled kindly as her. “Applejack is it? I hear your family has quite the orchard. I tried your zap apple jam once, quite an interesting flavor. Your parents would be proud.” Applejack’s cheeks turned a slight shade of pink, taking her Stetson off she hide behind it a bit. Jasper knew all of them, his time in prison and his time with Celestia he learned a lot. Rainbow Dash he heard about her performance at the Young Flyers, and her Sonic Rainboom at the Canterlot wedding. Prison Guards were loud mouths, they’d tell prisoners about what was going on in the world because they thought of it as a form of punishment.
Twilight Sparkle, Tartarus everypony knew her as Celestia’s prized student. The student who replaced Sunset Shimmer, turned a baby dragon into a behemoth of a beast. Parents into plants, helped defeat a whole Changling army with her friends… though if that was the case they… His eye widen a bit as the reality of who these ponies were sunk in. He knew Twilight Sparkles friends used the Elements of Harmony to defeat Discord. He read only a few books on the Elements, Honesty, Kindness, Generosity, Loyalty, Laughter and… Friendship? No, Celestia what was it? She had told him once when he asked, honesty, laughter, generosity, kindness, loyalty….

“Magic…” He whispered, given the fact that Twilight was the head of the group. She must be Magic, his eye moved once again to Rainbow Dash who was now looking at the ground. Given her being upset about her friend keeping his existence from them, and how she stood to him so quickly.. Loyalty must be her, his eye then moved to Rarity who looked up at him in worry.

“You must be Generosity… No way could you be anything else.” Rarity blushed a bit at his words, hiding behind her mane a bit with a smile. His eyes moved to Applejack, she seemed head strong a desire to tell things like it is… Honesty. Next Fluttershy, she’s timid, soft spoken, apprehensive, no way she was Laughter. So she must be Kindness, then one pony was missing they must be laughter.

“The Elements of Harmony… as I live and breathe. Princess Celestia taught me about them, I never dreamed I’d actually see them with my own eyes…eye.” Rarity frowned at his joke, though Sweetie Belle smiled lightly. The other looked surprised by his words, he knew Celestia? Twilight walked up to the bed “How do you know Princess Celestia?” she asked, Jasper thought about his answer he couldn’t tell them the truth…

“I studied with her for a time about 5 years before I left Canterlot Castle for the Everfree Forest to the north on special assignment for Princess Celestia.” He answered. “You see my business is strictly top secret, just know I’ve almost found what I’m searching for. And when I do, I can return to the Princess’s side.” Twilight stared at him for a moment, he knew her? She couldn’t call him a liar she wasn’t Celestia’s student before he left, and if she did call him a liar she’d most likely disappoint her teacher… Rainbow Dash spoke up next.

“Are you really a Prince?” Jasper nodded once. “Prince Jasper Abbott of the Earth Realm, I came to the Princess 10 years ago. Began to learn about Equestria.” Applejack was staring hard at him trying to figure out if he was lying or not, if he was he was hiding it very well. So she questioned him next cause something was bugging her. “How ya’ll know bout us?” Jasper smiled lightly at her, she was on the defense smart gal.

“When I was learning in the castle, I had a map of all of Equestria. Your Ganny Smith helped create Ponyville with the Apple Family. Rarity…” Rarity turned pink at him saying just her name, she couldn’t help but feel butterflies in her stomach. The way he said it, it was almost musical..

“Rarity, I heard about her Boutique and her amazing fashion sense. Rainbow Dash, preform history’s first record Sonic Rainboom. Saved the Wonderbolts I heard.” Rainbow Dash’s earlier panic was replaced with a sense of pride; she rubbed one hoof against her chest, as if to show off. Applejack rolled her eyes at her pegasus friend antics.

“And… I’m sorry Miss. Fluttershy. I don’t know much about you.” At her being called out she turned lightly pink before hiding behind Applejack. He turned his attention back to the rest of the girls “Though one of the Element is missing, Laughter.” Rainbow Dash looked a little suspicious

“How do you know Pinkie’s Laughter.” He turned his full attention to Rainbow “Simple Miss. Dash process of elimination, you’re Loyalty. Rarity is Generosity, Applejack is Honesty, Fluttershy is Kindness, and Twilight Sparkle is Magic. Wasn’t hard to figure out.” He said, before he leaned back in bed to relax.

“I know you have no reason to trust me, and I’m not expecting you all to trust me I am new to Ponyville. And somepony you haven’t seen before, but I’m only passing through Ponyville before I return to Canterlot Castle. I have to get to Princess Celestia as soon as I’m better, the news I have can impact all of Equestria.” Twilight looked nervous at this last bit of news “I can bring the Princess here for you, she can be here soon!” Jasper shook his head “No I’m sorry Twilight, I can’t see her yet not til I have what I seek. Or else she won’t believe me. That’s why I didn’t go straight to Canterlot Castle when Rarity found me.”

“Oh okay” Was all she said, Jasper looked out the window for a moment. This was the best answer for all their questions, he hoped this was enough to convince them. Though what now weighed on his mind was not Celestia he could handle her if she did come. Emerald Comet, that bastard would be the real problem. He was surprised that Emerald hadn’t come himself to capture him, course he had a feeling he knew why Emerald hadn’t come… But those thoughts aside, Rarity… He turned his attention to her now, she was carefully inspecting Sweetie Belle’s head. She still had the bandage on it, looking at the girls he cleared his throat.

“Girls, I need you to keep my existence a secret. No pony outside this room can know I’m in Ponyville. If they find out where I am all of Equestria will fall… I can’t let that happen.” He said in a commanding voice, all the girls looked at each other. He knew so much about them, so much about Canterlot, he came from the Everfree wounded, and he was a Prince. So…

“Alright Prince Jasper.” Twilight said with a nod, she then raised a hoof the other girls copied. Rarity joined them they all cleared their throats and said…

“Cross my heart, hope to fly. Stick a cupcake in my eye.”

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“What was that about?”

Jasper asked, a little confused by their little ‘oath’ earlier. The girls had left even Sweetie Belle since her wounds weren’t severe enough for another night. Rarity had asked Applejack to take Sweetie Belle for the night while she stayed with Jasper. Rarity also had gone home to fix her makeup up a bit and her messy mane up, it had been nightfall by the time she got back.

“What was what darling?” Rarity said, as she poured him a glass of water. Offering it to him, he took it with his good hand and taking a small sip. The coolness of the liquid felt good on his dry throat, with a smile he looked at her. She was back to her calm composed self, which from what he’s learn. It takes a lot of her to lose her composer, it made him wonder just how much she cared about him…

“That whole, cross my heart hope to fly.” Rarity smiled before giggling lightly, she took the glass from him before refilling it. Setting it on the bedside table she turned to Jasper answering his question “Oh that, it’s a Pinkie Pie Promise. Pinkie made it up, its a promise you can’t break.” Jasper thought about it for a moment “So it’s like cross your heart hope to die promise.” He thought.

“So what happens if you break?” He asked slightly curious Rarity shrugged lightly “Well when Applejack almost broke it Pinkie hunted her down, though she never really broke it. She bent the rules.” Nodding lightly understanding that Pinkie Pie might be dangerous, keep an eye on her. He did wonder something else…

“Hey Rarity?..” She looked at him with that charming smile, waiting patiently for him to continue. “I… heard what you said about… your feelings fo-“ His words were swiftly cut off as Rarity closed the gap between them, Jasper’s one good eye widen as he felt something soft press against his lips. His eye then moved to hers which were closed peacefully, he was confused. He could feel a strange amount of warmth in both his lips and his heart, the heart monitor increased greatly.

BEBEBEBEBEBEBEBEEP

It continued without pausing, what was happening why was a simple kiss doing so much to him? What is this strange feeling, with a blank mind his hand slowly moved to Rarity’s cheek as he cradled her soft face. Closing his own eye he pressed against her lips with his own, why did it feel so right yet so strange? It took a few moments before they broke apart, her cheeks a red shade of pink as she smiled at him. Her eyes once again had that dreamy appearance…

“I’ve always wanted to kiss a prince…” She said, with a small smile he teased “Glad I could be of service” A small bashful giggle escaped her, she hid behind her mane a little. “And it’s a thank you for saving Sweetie Belle” She admitted “I should save her more often if that’s my reward” She couldn’t help but smile up at him, gently cradling her face still he moved closer to her lips which she happily met him halfway…

Author's Note:

Everypony, I was slightly nervous about writing this chapter because I've honestly never written a kissing scene. I've written hundreds of stories but I've never really finished them because I've always gotten interested in some other works of mine. This is my very first kissing scene ever, I hope I did well with it.

And also I'd like your opinion on my next story, like what would you like to read next. I'm debating between an Applejack x OC or Cheerilee x OC. But I will only start it after this one is finished because I always get distracted so easily, so comment and tell me what you would like to see next!

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