Rainbow felt like she was going to vomit.
"How long have we known each other? Three months?"
Summer looked up from her cider, furrowing her brow in thought, and gave a tentative nod.
"That sounds about right, yeah."
Rainbow nervously swallowed. Scuffing a forehoof against the floor, the pegasus steadied herself with a sharp breath, and flattened her ears against her scalp as she forced herself to speak.
"So, three months. From total strangers to a herd that quickly, well ... " She bit her lip and tapped her hooves together. "I can't ask him. Not tonight. I-it's just too soon, you know?"
Summer hummed, taking a final sip of her drink before placing the now-empty glass on a nearby table.
"If you don't wanna do this, just tell me. Nothing good comes from forcing a relationship."
A brisk denial nearly ripped from Rainbow's lips, but the words clung to the roof of her mouth, and petered away into a sigh.
"No, I ... look, Summer, I'm fully on board, it's just the timing that worries me. Aren't we going a little too fast?" Her wings ruffled against her sides. "And more to the point, all this humare crap's really been bothering you. Both of you. I mean, buck, you saw Anon at the restaurant earlier, he looked like his parents just died. I think we should give ourselves some breathing room, try for a herd when everypony isn't so ... tired, or lost, I dunno."
Off beyond their little corner, close to the center of the room, a partygoer cackled at some bawdy joke.
"Did I ever tell you how we started dating?"
Rainbow shook her head.
"We'd been roommates for about a year at that point, and the immediate shock of, y'know, waking up on a different planet had more or less worn off. He had a decent job, nice friends, a warm place to sleep—long story short, it was a fairly soft landing for him, or at least softer than it could've been, and he'd managed to make a pretty good life for himself here."
She stared at the ceiling for a moment, apparently lost in her recollections, and turned back to Rainbow with a wan smile.
"And one night, I'm walking by his room, and I hear him crying. Absolutely bawling his eyes out. I run in and ask him what's wrong, but he's completely lost it, so I climb into the bed and hug him—I didn't know what else to do. He hugged me back, and we woke up the next morning just wrapped around each other. I told him that I liked him, he said he liked me too, and we wound up staying like that for the rest of the day."
A melancholy frown crossed Summer's features, and she looked down at her hooves.
"He's an alien. I know I said this earlier, but he's an alien. Anon lost everything, everyone, and yeah, sure, he can replace it all, but there's always gonna be that hole. Do you know why the show bothers him so much? It reminds him of what he used to have, it dangles the people and places he'll never see again right in front of him, and turns them into bucking plastic dolls."
By now, tears were streaming down her face, but she didn't seem to care.
"I love him so bucking much, Rainbow, but one mare just isn't enough. He needs a family, a proper one, and that's why I asked you to join. Even if he misses Earth, he'll at least have us to turn to. M-more love can't hurt him, right?"
Rainbow stood there with wide eyes, simply processing what she'd heard, before resting a comforting hoof on Summer's shoulder. She understood, of course, that Anon's unique situation had an effect on him, but never realized it was quite this bad. Maybe she recognized just how much their friendship meant to her, maybe her Element saw a chance to shine through, or maybe she simply had a bleeding heart, but Rainbow, in that moment, promised herself that she'd do everything she could for Anon and Summer.
"Sorry for ... you know ... "
Summer wiped the tears from her eyes with a wing.
"No, no, it's fine, trust me. Best to get it out in the open. You have a point, the herd can wait. For now, why don't we just enjoy the party?"
"Sounds like a plan. Where is Anon, anyway?"
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"
Summer and Rainbow shared a look and rushed towards the window, pushing past tables and chairs and muttering ponies.
The Golden Oaks library was burning. Purple flames danced across its branches as burning leaves fluttered to the ground, the tree a hellish beacon in the night. Glass shattered and wood warped, and a tall silhouette burst out the door and ran for its life, closely pursued by an incandescent mass of fur and fire and magic.
"ANOOOOOOOON!"
"Oh."
What a whiplash of a chapter.
I thought dash was feeling it tho.
Ironic the fastest one wants to take it slow
Well. Things certainly got spicy. I think Anon is gonna have to get a restraining order or perhaps a gun.
Now, go and defend your husband from the rapist!
And now twilight might have just fucked up spike, cause I’m pretty sure he was in there and magic fire is different then normal fire.
This is why we can't have nice things.
wellp, a mare is about to get pimp slapped by the alpha mare
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She is, but she's also remarkably being a responsible adult and wanting to be involved for more than three months before effectively marrying other people.
Oh there he is.
If there are no serious repercussions for abducting and almost raping Anon, I'm gonna be more than angry.
Am I only one digging crazy, angry yandere Twilight?
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I will be VERY angry.
I think the real irony is if that Twilight wasn't such a crazy fangirl, she might have actually had a shot at being in Anon's herd.
But it seems as though that ship has sailed.
Now to get the hell out of Dodge and to the nearest law firm for the restraining order. Still, when the MLHfandom hears about this, yeah, I almost feel sorry for Twilight...almost.
This'll be good.
Last 3 chapter are a dumpster fire. Full of shit really ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ From wholesome comedy to shit in 3 chapters... In curriouse how this will have developed after Twilight get her horn removed because she is a treat to everyone around Spike needs a pay raise and a actual sane familie... Hes a baby dragon after all...
... ... ... Rarity ~♡
I haven't read a word of this yet and I can tell by Anon in a.... questionable fluids jar... that this will be a trip.
Hmm, somebody below said something important. How the fandom will react after they hear that one of them abused main character? Would it be on pair with MLP fandom reaction to knews that one of bronies keeps Fluttershy in his bassement for his own "reasons"? Will there be first mob lynch in Equestria led by princess Celestia herself? Or straight to the moon? .... (Also, how much Haspone income will multiplay after Anon go full public? XD)
Well, this had to happen.
Cant properly describe the mlp 'community' without mentioning those rapey basement-dwelling piss cowered menchildren with pedophilic tendencies.
I hope Twilight has a bondage fetish, cuz the chains shes put in after this are gonna be tiiiight!
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And set on fire
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Pulled the rug out from Tirek’s most notable action
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I wish I could upvote you more than once.
So I’m pretty sure Anon might need a little help. I’m not sure why, but I have this gut feeling that Anon isn’t gonna like what’s gonna happen if purple gets her hooves on him.
Also:
That is…heartbreaking, I feel kinda bad for not figuring that out myself.
I was really digging this chapter. The relationship background, and the heartfelt memories being revealed. It was nice.
Then Twilight fucked it all up.
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Yes the shows fan base is full pedos.
FBI wants to know your location.
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One word bud - foalcon.
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Because everyone is into that.
Angered alicorn chasing you. Probably the last thing you'd want.
She'll have to be calmed down by someone, because nothing short of Celestia... Or maybe an angry friend... Is gonna stop that.
Oh my
Boi. I don't care how much of a hypersensitive bleeding heart you are, if you've been kidnapped and your captor is dumb enough to unbind you because of promises of sexual favors from you, you don't stop hitting them in the head with that monitor until at least one of those 2 things doesn't exist anymore.
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Dude, it literally says, those among the community, not the community as a whole. Am I arguing with a child? Take a shower anyway.
This just disgusts me, and I used to like Summer the most out of all the characters. She's just being selfish. She isn't doing this out of love for Anon, she's doing it because she wants a Herd for herself. She KNOWS Anon doesn't want one and went into a relationship with Anon expecting it to be exclusive, but she goes and badgers him into agreeing to a Herd by exploiting his emotional vulnerability. That kind of betrayal makes me rate her below even Twilight.
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I think that Summer grew up in a polygamous society, and so believes that a stallion must have multiple mares. She wants a herd, of course, and pushes for Anon to go out and get one, but it isn't so much out of selfishness (despite her own longing) as it is a simple belief that he'd be happier if he had a proper relationship. It's a bit like a kid looking at their single mom and suggesting that she gets married. Summer genuinely loves him, and intellectually understands the whole monogamy hangup he has, but believes that it's preventing him from truly being happy.
Mind you, I think this whole situation isn't exactly a breeding ground for pure, honest relationships -- Anon is a lonely alien, and so could have just clung to the first thing that showed him affection in order to both distract himself from the big fucking hole in his heart and make it easier to get his metaphorical green card. Summer had this lonely, sad thing living in her house, and so could have developed a sort of Nightingale syndrome. Rainbow, the eternal glory hound, sees that these rich and famous people want her to join their herd, and so could just go along with it for the sake of greed and careerism. Twilight Sparkle.
Honestly, considering what Twilight has tried to do to Anon, I’m hoping that Summer gives Twilight an ass ripping.
The stakes escalate.
Be careful how you handle this, author, because the both Anon and Twilight are the audience surrogates in this fic.
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I read that in Applejack's voice. Roasting Twi.
Cattywumpus! If this gits ta'be a hill o' beans, ah'm goh be madder than a wet hen!
'Taint NEIGHborly to take sugar without askin!
Quit bein' ugly!
She aint got the good sense Faust gave a rock.
Twi is slicker than pig snot on a radiator.
Close the cellar door Twi! Were you raised in a barn?
Want in one hoof and poop in the other and see which one fills up first
You’re gettin’ too big for your hoof boots.
Bein's I caint have my druthers an' set still, I cal'late I'd better pearten up an' go 'long.
Berry Punch: "I'm drunk! You don't have an excuse!"
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Sailed? It was sunk at the docks and the docks were floating docks above the Mariana trench.
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Currently riding the subduction zone down into the mantle.
AaaaaaaH!
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With concrete shoes.
Boss theme intensify
Damn, this bounces between 'fairly serious, emotional stuff' and 'varying ranges of concern and humor.'
And fear.
Neat.