Airship Mauled

by Darkonshadows

Chapter Ten, Ass-assins and the "normal date": Beautiful Contract

-Several days later on the weekend, Fizzle-

I approached mom’s room this morning, I was a little pensive about asking her for help. Though if I did ask her, I knew I’d get cuddles for it. I haven’t exactly told anyone me and Jade were going on a date, even if neither I nor Jade had anything special to wear for it.

We didn’t need anything special, but I still wanted a little help with my appearance. Someone to style my mane a bit differently and apply some makeup, I wasn’t good at any of that.

Jade didn’t care that I had noticeable scar or a broken horn, but I’m sure the ponies of Ponyville would care a little more and might freak out a bit. I’d rather not cause a panic and I also wanted to look a little bit good.

I wanted a change of pace for a short while and it was my first date, I wanted it to be special.

So I put my right hoof to the door and knocked twice.

“Come in.” Mom was just waking up and stretching out as I entered. “Oh hello my little Fizzle, what can I do for you as a mother? That seems to be the only reason you girls come to me anymore, it’s never just to say hello or give me a wake up hug. Of course with you making my daughter your personal snuggle toy, I can understand why I’m not needed nearly as much.”

“Stop making so flustered mom!” I could feel myself blushing already.

“Well stop being so cute!” She smiled at me and I could feel my blush worsen. “You haven’t done anything inappropriate in bed with my cat daughter have you?”

“No, but I was wondering if you could…” Was I really going to ask her to do this for me?

“If I could what?” Her ears were perking up now, she seemed more intent on me than she was a second ago, do I really want to ask mom for help with this? “You are certainly being awfully shy right now Fizzle.”

By now Jade would be doing her morning sun salutation exercise and then she’d probably go downstairs to wait for breakfast with Maries. I wanted to do this before she saw me today. Jade might not put that much care into maintaining her appearance and wasn’t at all feminine, but I cared slightly more than she did.

“I want you to style my mane… and help me prepare for my date with Jade.” I closed my eyes, clamped my hooves down on my ears and waited for the squeal. It didn’t come and I opened one eye.

Kuril look misty eyed and wiped her tears away with a smiling face.

I removed my hooves from my ears… and then mom chose exactly that moment to squeal loudly.

-Five minutes later.-

“That’s why you don’t try to avoid the squeal Fizzle, I could wait all day until you were vulnerable to show my appreciation for asking me to help you with this.” As she said that, warm water splashed against my head and down my back. I felt mom’s hands gently rubbing the shampoo into my wet mane as I sat in a tub of hot water. “Who’s a cute blushing pony, you are Fizzle!”

“I’m almost a full grown mare mom.” I just sighed happily as mom scrubbed my back.

“Maybe so, but you’ve adopted me as your mother and it’s too late for you to turn back on that. We’re not doing just your mane, we’ll style your tail too and if you’re willing I can add some eyeshadow.” I was beginning to fall asleep as I sat here, it was just so comfortable with mom rubbing shampoo into my fur, tail and mane. “You’re quite naturally beautiful Fizzle, so you don’t actually need makeup at all and you should know that Jade already likes how you look normally. She tends to get lost in your eyes when you’re happy, they glow so much when you smile dear.”

“I don’t feel beautiful a lot of the time.” It was the scar and the horn that mostly made me feel like that.

“You are if I say you are Fizzle, you’re a beautiful young pony and I think Jade will be happy you’re going to the trouble for your date. I bet Jaded doesn’t change a single thing about herself for it though.” Look mom, it really wouldn’t bother me if Jade really didn’t do anything special. It’s just about spending a day with someone I cared about.

-A few minutes later.-

“So just styling or do you want a trim, maybe a different cut?” As mom asked this of me, I was seated in a stool looking at myself in the mirror with my wet mane evenly plastered to both sides of my neck.

My hair wasn’t sticking up in its usual manner and was all weighed down with water. Mom grabbed a towel and started to rub my mane dry, I admittedly squeaked a bit when she started drying me off.

What did I want? I’ve always kept my hair a somewhat medium length, except the point where the hair stuck directly out of the back of my head and from there I kept it shorter going down my neck. My tail had always had that strange little cowlick that I never took care of, I guess it was time to say goodbye to that strange little feature for a while. I could always get it back after the date.

“You have to tell me or I won’t know what to do and I may just cuddle you until you do.” Darn it mom, you make this all sound so easy!

“Just style it differently please, to the right side of my neck and over my horn and scar.” At my words mom simply got to work on brushing my mane out. She would then take a comb to it and style it how I wanted it, I was a bit nervous about seeing Jade after this.

-Some time later, Jade.-

“Where’s Fizzle?” You were going to find out soon enough anyway Jacky.

“Don’t know, but I think she’s busy with mom. Can you go get The Ardent Survivor ready? We’re heading to Ponyville today and while we’re there you can do a few jobs and buy some stuff.” I was wondering when she’d notice that there was something different about me. “I’ll be busy going on a date personally.”

“Oh okay… wait you’re going on a date!” Yep, this is exactly how you are being informed about it and don’t you look surprised. I’m more surprised that you haven’t noticed something different about me. “Well that explains why I felt something was off, when did you get something like that? Also does Fizzle know you’re going out on a date?”

“I talked to an aspiring fashion pony in Ponyville and she made this for me…. for free.” Yes, I did that and said fashion pony seemed interested in getting a cat ever since then. She’d probably end up with Opal the kitten soon. “Also yes, Fizzle knows, she’s the one that asked me out.”

“She has to be nuts to want to date you Captain.” She quickly held up her talons in a warding gesture as I gave her a flat stare. “No offense meant, but I just think you’re clinically insane.”

“No offense taken, I am insane and will acknowledge it openly.” I sat back and waited for Fizzle to come down the stairs. I wondered what her reaction would be, it’d certainly be a surprise for her.

“By the way, looking good Captain! I didn’t know you could clean up like that, if I weren’t straight you’d be someone I’d look at more than twice.” Thank you for the vote of confidence you friendly pirate raised scoundrel you. “I’ll go prep the ship, call me when Kuril has breakfast ready.”

“We agree with her assessment of you Jade, Fizzle will appreciate you preening yourself.” After Maries stated that, snake head Marie spoke up alone. “Though we will always like you even if you don’t preen too often, you are of strong spirit and know how to fight. That’s what impresses my sisters the most, I like your cunning nature better personally.”

I turned away from them to look towards the stairs, I could hear the sounds of six different impacts coming down and smiled. If I’m right, this was going to be absolutely hilarious.

Mom was coming down the stairs in front of Fizzle to keep her from my sight. Unfortunately she hadn’t seen my appearance yet. I got up and waited in clear view and as soon as I saw mom I called out to her.

“Hey mom!” I said impishly with a cheeky grin. If you’re evil and you know it, clap your hands…

I resisted the urge to actually clap my hands as I didn’t want to do something so silly at this moment in time. I just held the camera at the ready and…

“Hey my little tom cat guess… oh what the…!” My mom suddenly caught sight of me doing a cutesy pose and smile, I cranked my adorability up to eleven and then pushed it a little bit further to twelve by winking at her.

Mom’s foot missed the next step and she went bouncing down the rest of the stairs on her butt. She just stared at me wide-eyed in shock and clutched at her chest. I looked at the picture coolly and nodded to myself while laughing gaily.

I heard Fizzle coming down the stairs next and smiled brightly, wait for it… and… strike a pose!

“Mom are you alright… what the…!” Cue Fizzle tripping and rolling down the stairs, she ended up flopping into mom’s lap with a bounce. She too was staring at me equally wide-eyed.

I simply took another picture, while smiling cheekily. Fizzle looked away her face turning a flaming red color.

“Jaded, is that you?” Oh Kuril, your little girl has decided to show her more attractive side. How will you respond to this? She started to cry and smile at the same. “Oh my goodness!”

“Like I said, I will ‘NEVER’ wear a dress mom!” I moved over to them and bowed to Fizzle, I then kneeled took her right hoof into my hands and gently put my lips to it. I looked up into Fizzle’s wonderful eyes and comically red face. “I never said anything about not wearing skirts though, completely different thing entirely. Not all too different from shorts really, but not nearly as hip hugging.”

I waggled my eyebrows at Fizzle as I stood up and shifted my hips a bit making my skirt flow slightly.

“I… but… you… that… the hair and the… wow.” Was that all I rated to you Fizzle, after all the effort I went through? Just a wow? I should contact my modeling agent about this. “You look amazing Jade!”

“You're darn right I do!” Placing my fists on my hips, I stood tall giving the two of them a smirk.

I was wearing a simple purple shirt in the same shade as Fizzle’s fur, when she wasn’t blushing like she currently was. As for the knee length circle skirt I had on, it was red and in the shade of Fizzle’s mane. I thought it looked nice on me and that it’d surprise my mother and Fizzle like no tomorrow. Also I brushed the bushiness out of my hair and it resulted in a curtain of center parted silk hanging straight over my shoulders.

“This is making me feel a little underdressed.” Don’t look so embarrassed about it Fizzle, I just wanted to really freak mom out. I pulled that off quite successfully.

“I really like the mane style, but don’t keep it on my account.” I looked at Fizzle’s mane, it had been styled so that her hair swept over her broken horn and covered most of her right eye to hide the scar. “You look fine and are exceptionally pretty Fizzy. Still… do you want me to go naked to make us even?”

“No! I mean no, what you’re wearing is… really good actually.” You were having such a hard time looking at me without blushing weren’t you Fizzle? I didn’t think I looked that great really, I swear if I went naked right now I think you’d absolutely pounce on me.

“It should be. My favorite color may be green and I have an entire collection of shirts and shorts to that effect, but these colors are special to me.” I waited for her to figure out why.

“Why would those colors be so… oh…” Her right eye looked like it was comparing her mane to my skirt and then both her eyes looked at the fur on her nose and then at my shirt. Looks like she got it easily enough.

I didn’t think Fizzle could pop her blush any harder than that… I’d like to try and see if could make her do that though.

“Jade, this is possibly the most adorable thing I’ve ever seen you do… I don’t think my mind can even comprehend this.” Thrusting the camera into my dazed mother’s claws and pulling Fizzle to her hooves, I dragged Fizzle with me out to an open space in front of mom.

After turning Fizzle around, I crouched next to her and threw my right arm around her withers to pull her close. After giving her a kiss on the left cheek, cue another use of the camera which we both smiled for.

It was time to get our date on!

-???-

“Your target is still alive.” The stereotypical shadowy figure stated. “She’s been spotted getting off an airship in Ponyville recently with what we assume is her bodyguard, apparently she doesn’t have a thestral moon priest to watch her. I want her dead before she gets one.”

“She must have multiple lives then, because I know I stabbed her!” I was still a nervous wreck after all those bears falling from the sky and trying to land on me, they were like giant flying killer squirrels. “Among my troubles were a Sphinx, a freaky sea turtle, a chimera, drop bears, one of my own crossbow bolts coming back at me without anyone noticing I even fired it and my blowpipe was destroyed. I demand some hazard pay right now!”

“Of course, I’ll even pay you in reparation for your lost equipment Mr. Obelus. A jack of your talents is hard to come by.” The figure slid forward a bag of bits and I took them without a word. “Still, you didn’t kill her. If you had half as much trouble as you say you did, then I will send two other assassins to assist you in making sure she’s dead and buried. All of you will be paid the same amount.”

“I don’t need help.” I didn’t, I had just become careless after so many easy commissions.

"They could still be of great use to you.” The shadowy figure motioned forward two people. “Say hello to Matilda and Blade.”

“One of the people you're sending after her is a thestral?” I looked at Matilda, she was a jenny with curly dark brown hair, blue eyes and light brown colored fur. I turned to Blade, the mare was a dark grey coated thestral with buzzed white hair and golden eyes.

Author's Note:

Yes, it's that Matilda.

How does that work?

Comments

[Velvet-Fresh]

imma guess this is why Maltida moved to ponyville, Jade said Cranky's name and she up and quit, double cross her client and stuff, and the other Assassin ironically is the moon priest.. nice job villains. nice job

[VcSaJen]

I never said anything about not wearing skirts though

If this was a manga, this image would have looked like that: cute feminine Abyssinian in the dress in the front, while in the back we see crossdressing fat neckbeard human trying to act cutesy.