> Beauty in the Water > by The Dragon Warlock > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Dip in the Pool > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- “Alright, let’s see, let’s see,”  Rainbow Dash looked around the chairs and muttered to herself. She bent over and picked up a few objects such as goggles and a few open water bottles. “Sheesh, these guys leave a lot behind. How hard is it to remember to take your stuff?” After another quick look around, Rainbow threw the open bottles into the bin and the other objects into a small bag. The door nearby opened up. “You done in there, partner?”  asked Applejack. Rainbow nodded. “Yeah, I’ve just gathered the last bit of stuff for the lost and found. Not too much tonight, but we need to tell the students to be sure to take their stuff.”  She held up a pink snorkel. “I’m sure this is the third time this week I’ve seen this same one.” Applejack shrugged. “We’ll tell them tomorrow when the pool opens up and warn them if they keep it up, they won’t get their stuff back for the rest of the year.”  She waved a hand. “Now, come on. I promised Soarin we’d meet him and Thunderlane down at the Hayseed Cafe.” “I know, I know,”  said Rainbow. “Thunder knows it takes time to make sure the school is locked up. I’m gonna take this bag to the lost and found bin near Starlight’s office. Can you lock up?” Applejack held up the key. “Sure can, sugarcube. Let me just dim the lights here.”   The farmer reached out to a circular switch and twisted it a bit. The lights from the ceiling dimmed until the room was partially visible and the lights in the pool shined brightly. The two ponies left the room and with a rather loud click, the door locked up and the sound of fading footsteps. A few minutes later, a rather loud creaking noise came from one of the windows nearby. A blue griffon’s head peeked in and looked around. He smirked and slid into the building. “Okay, Silverstream, the coast is clear,”  he whispered. He stepped into the room and looked around the pool. The floor was covered in white tiles, a few rows of pool chairs, and lifeguard stations. On the far side of the pool were a few diving boards that went from small to tall. The griffon placed his bag on a nearby chair. “Looks so much different at night, doesn’t it, Gallus?” The griffon turned around to see a pink hippogriff in a red bathrobe walk up to him. Gallus felt his heart skip a beat as the moonlight from the windows nearby basked her in it and made her glow. The robe around her seemed to cling tightly around her rather curvy hips and sizable bosom. Gallus gulped a little. “Erm...yeah. Looks darker.” “Are you afraid?”  wondered Silverstream. “Of course not,”  scoffed Gallus. “I just can’t believe you convinced me to do something this crazy. Are you sure you want to do this?” The hippogriff nodded vigorously. “Of course I do!” “Shhh!”  said Gallus. He pulled Silverstream down behind a pair of chairs. “Keep it down, okay?” “Sorry,”  she said, quietly. “I’m just so excited we’re going to finally have our first time.” “I still think you’re crazy,”  said Gallus. “Of all the places you chose for...well...having our first time together, you chose the school’s pool?” “Yeah, it’s the best choice,”  said Silverstream. “Erm...why not my room?”  wondered Gallus. “It’s not like Sandbar is gonna be there bothering me. He’s well….gonna learn another meaning of ‘yak smash’ tonight.” “Because I want this to be special,”  the hippogriff answered. “It’s where we had our first kiss, remember?” Gallus facepalmed. “I’d rather not. It wasn’t exactly one of my finer moments.” “But it was romantic in a way,”  she reasoned. “I mean, yeah, there was Yona’s cannonball and the water you took in, but it let me give you our first kiss.” “That didn’t even count as a kiss,”  groaned Gallus. “All you did was give CPR.” “Well, you did want to pay me back, so there was the date and then I kissed you. I say it does count after all.” Gallus threw his hands up. I swear Silverstream could give Professor Pinkie a run for her bits with how confusing she can be. “Come on now,”  Silverstream began to undo her knot around her robe’s belt, “let’s do it.” Gallus rolled his eyes. “You sure?” Silverstream smirked. “Positive.”  She undid her robe and let it fall to the ground. Gallus’ jaw dropped and had to do a double-take. Silverstream stood completely naked and held out her arms. The griffon gazed at her sizable bosom as much as he could, but his eyes soon fell upon her curvy hips and a bit of her round rump. He could feel his face turning red and his heart was racing even faster than before. Silverstream laughed a little and turned to slap her rump softly. “I told you I wanted to make this special.” Gallus tugged his shirt collar a little. “You...you flew here naked?” “Not really,”  said Silverstream with a shrug. “I had this robe on. Maybe next time we do something like this I can go naked. Gallus saw in his mind a vision of Silverstream flying naked in the air and nearly fainted. The hippogriff laughed. “You should see the look on your face. You look kind of cute.” Gallus huffed. “I’m not cute, and you know it.” Silverstream wrapped her arms around him and pecked him on the cheek. “You are to me.” “So you’ve gone commando and want to do it in the pool,”  said Gallus. “I know you’ve always been crazy, but not like this.” Silverstream looked down and smiled. “You may think I’m crazy, but your body says otherwise.” The griffon looked down and saw his jeans were being pushed violently. Gallus felt his cheeks flush. “Silverstream, I um,” The hippogriff put a finger on his beak again. “Shhh!”  she whispered. The griffon gasped as he felt Silverstream’s hand rub the outside of his pants gently. Her fingers gently rubbed against his phallus, slowly dragging them and twirling one of them around the tip of his rod. Gallus took several deep breaths and closed his eyes. “S–Silverstream,”  he gasped, “how are you doing this? Have you–huff–done this before?” The hippogriff shook her head. “Nope! I’ve done a little reading when I accidentally stumbled across my mom’s collection and even watched a video.” Gallus’ eyes opened and looked surprised. “Whoa. Since when did you become so well...far out? What’s next? Having sex with me in front of the whole school?” “If you want to,”  she answered quickly. Gallus did a double-take. “What!?” Silverstream laughed. “Okay, maybe not but…”  she looked down to see Gallus’ rod pulsating a little. “You may say no, but it seems your body says otherwise,”  she teased in a singing voice. The griffon became stiff as Silverstream put her hand on the edge of his pants and underwear and slowly pulled it down. Silverstream looked down and her smile grew wider as the edge of Gallus’ pants was on the edge of his member. The jeans and underwear gave way and Silverstream squealed in delight as she saw his rod shake a little from the release. The hippogriff could smell the musk coming from it and took in the sight before her. His rod was rather long, and it was throbbing very slightly. There were little pricks over it leading up to the slanted-looking head. She ran her fingers against Gallus’ member. "This will be great for our first time, Gallus!” “Shh!”  he warned. “Don’t speak too loud.” Silverstream smirked. “Come on now and get undressed.” The griffon took off his black shirt, removed his shoes, and took off his pants. Before long, he too stood naked next to Silverstream. The hippogriff whistled. “You don’t look bad, Gallus. You’ve been working out I see.” “Erm...thanks,”  he said while trying to hide his blush. Silverstream took his arm. “Come on now.”  She began pulling the griffon towards the pool. “Whoa! Easy, Silver,”  said Gallus. “What’re you doing?” “Making our first time something really special,”  she replied. Gallus raised an eyebrow. “How do you expect to–oof!” The griffon was pushed and fell into the pool with a loud splash. Gallus regained his bearings quickly and heard a muffled splash as he turned to see Silverstream had jumped in too. Both of them swam up to the surface and caught their breaths. While Silverstream was giggling, Gallus coughed a little water up. He was caught off guard as Silverstream embraced him and kissed him on the lips. He quickly returned the kiss and opened his mouth to let her tongue inside him. Their tongues danced and twisted around each other, taking each other’s taste in one another. Gallus’ hands moved slowly down her back and down towards her butt. He gave a squeeze earning a bit of a muffled moan from her. They broke the kiss off and stared at one another. They remained motionless as they held one another and smiled at each other. Silverstream broke off the embrace and took off her necklace. “Take a hold of the gem.” She held it up to Gallus. “Huh?”  Gallus asked in confusion. Silverstream waved the necklace. “Take a hold of the gem,”  she repeated. Gallus hesitantly reached out and grasped the jewel in front of him. “Close your eyes,”  ordered Silverstream. “I want you to wait and see your surprise.” The griffon did as he was told, and a moment later, a light went out. Although it went out very quickly, Gallus felt like his body burned for that brief moment. Before he could take in any more, he was suddenly dragged underwater again. The griffon tried to swim back up but was pulled back down. Gallus started to panic and clutch his throat, but he felt something odd. There was no feeling like he was losing breath. He didn’t feel his throat start to tighten up. He opened his eyes and floated under the water feeling perfectly fine. “How do you like your surprise?” The griffon turned to see Silverstream and noticed she was in her hippogriff form. Her beak was now gone and replaced with a soft, rounded muzzle. Her talons were replaced by flipper-like feet, and he noticed some slits on the side of her neck. “What surprise?”  Gallus gasped. “Wait, I can talk underwater now?” Silverstream nodded. “Why don’t you look at yourself?” The griffon looked down and gasped in disbelief. Like Silverstream, he too had flipper-like feet where his talons used to be. He tapped his neck and felt some slits along the sides of them. He even checked his beak only to discover it was gone and replaced with a soft muzzle similar to Silverstream’s. “I...I...I’m a…” “A hippogriff!”  exclaimed Silverstream, happily. Gallus swam around a bit and was amazed at how fast he could move compared to how he usually does. He found himself feeling like he was flying, but only underwater. He soared, or in this case swam, through the water like he was a part of it. He couldn’t help but smile a little. “Now we can do a lot more here than in bed,”  said Silverstream. Gallus swam back to her. “How so?”  he asked. Silverstream responded by pushing Gallus back and found himself floating in the water. Before he could think, a shadow fell over him and felt a massive weight on him. Gallus’ cheeks flushed red as he saw in front of him Silverstream’s delicate flower. Even underwater, he could smell the wetness coming from her and felt drawn in by the scent. The griffon gasped as he felt something drag against his shaft’s head. His body shivered a bit and could hear Silverstream giggling from upfront. As if to give him more of a hint, she lowered herself a bit more onto him. He reluctantly opened his mouth and licked her outer folds. The water didn’t dilute how she tasted to him as he dragged his tongue slowly across the folds of her delicate flower. The more he licked, the more he could taste the salty, but sweet honey taste from her. Silverstream whimpered a bit in pleasure but went back to Gallus’ rod. She licked her tongue around the base and slowly made her way up. When she got to the tip of the phallus, Silverstream gazed at it for a moment. She pecked it and tasted some of the salty seed oozing out of it. She kissed around it and could feel Gallus shivering a bit. She let out a gasp as she felt something dance in her wetness. She looked over and saw Gallus had buried his face deep in her clitoris and was panting a little. His tongue swirled and dragged slowly against her walls, taking in all of her juices. The hippogriff squirmed and let out a small moan. She looked back at Gallus’ member and licked her lips. She kissed it, and then slowly opened her mouth to take in the tip. She lowered her head and took in more of his throbbing shaft. She went as far as she could and wrapped her tongue around it. Slowly, she started to bob her head back and forth. Her tongue danced and lapped around Gallus’ member. She dragged her tongue around the barbs and pushed herself to go deeper. She started to go a bit faster as she continued to take more and more of Gallus’ shaft. The two floated aimlessly under the water as they tasted one another. Gallus’ tongue swirled around and reached as far as it could inside Silverstream’s wetness and took in her juices. Silverstream’s pace picked up as she continued to bob her head and lick Gallus’ throbbing rod. The two were almost in perfect sync as they licked and tasted one another. They were completely lost with each other as they floated in the water and forgot their surroundings. Gallus started to squirm a bit as his lower regions ached and could feel the pressure build-up in him. He did his best to hold it off, but his loins were aching and burning with pressure. He pulled himself out from Silverstream’s cooch and panted. “Silver...I...I can’t…”  he said between breaths. The hippogriff ignored him and just kept going. Gallus stifled a moan as he felt one of Silverstream’s hands on his balls and was massaging them gently. Gallus tried to go back to pleasing her but was finding his mind starting to go. He tried desperately to hold it in, but the more he tried, the more the pressure built. His panting got more erratic and was grunting a little. “I...I can’t hold it…”  he panted. “I…” Gallus grunted and let out a gasp as his loins shook violently. He could feel his throbbing shaft shooting out his seed and the pressure alleviated. Silverstream’s eyes widened as his seed went into her mouth and took in as much as she could. She pulled back and with a satisfied gasp, released her hold on Gallus’ member and let the last bit of his seed shoot out. Gallus took a few deep breaths and felt a little lightheaded from what he felt. “Silver...that was good. It’s almost like you’ve done this before.” “Aww, you’re sweet, Gallus.”   Silverstream embraced him and smothered him in her chest. The griffon’s face went red as he felt her squishy, but rather firm, breasts all over his face. He sighed contently as he felt like his head was resting on the best pillows he ever had and snuggled up against them. Silverstream held him and stroke his head gently. “They feel good, don’t they?”  asked Silverstream. Gallus nodded. He pulled himself out for a moment and hesitantly held a hand up. He put it close to her bosom, but as he did he felt it shaking. He glanced up at her for a moment, and she just nodded at him. Gallus buried his face back in her breasts, making Silverstream gasp in pleasure and shiver a bit. The griffon rubbed one of Silverstream’s breasts and squeezed it. He rubbed his head against the other and used his tongue to lick it. He moved his other hand behind Silverstream and slapped her on the ass. The hippogriff moaned and felt Gallus’ hand squeezing it firmly. He used both his hands to caress and squeeze her breast and her rump at the same time, making Silverstream start panting and moan in pleasure. She brought Gallus in closer and lowered one hand to his crotch and grasped his stiff rod. She slowly began to rub it. She caressed and rubbed her fingers against the tip of his phallus. Silverstream let out another moan as she felt Gallus’ tongue all over her nipple. His tongue danced and licked all over the tip. She shivered as he nibbled her nipple and started to suck on it. As Gallus sucked on it, he tasted a little sweet liquid from it. Silverstream’s panting started to get faster. Gallus smirked to himself as he took his hand off Silverstream’s breast and slid it down to her wetness. The hippogriff moaned as she felt his fingers rub against her outer folds. She held him tighter than ever and began to rub Gallus’ shaft faster. The griffon didn’t let up as he licked Silverstream’s breast before moving onto the other and doing the same thing. He rubbed her backside and occasionally squeezed it. He took both fingers he was using to rub her slit and slowly inserted them into her. Silverstream felt her mind starting to go and was panting wildly. She could feel the pressure slowly building up in her. She let go of Gallus’ rod and moaned softly as he caressed and pleased her. She let up on her grip on him as her body started to lose control. The heat inside her was building up faster. Her panting became more rampant and her body was squirming. The pressure inside her was building up faster and could feel her loins starting to quiver. She opened her mouth to speak, but couldn’t muster up the words. Gallus kept going caressing her and teasing her body all around. Silverstream couldn’t hold on much longer as her climax reached a boiling point. Letting out a loud moan, the hippogriff embraced Gallus tightly as she hit her climax. Her body shook as she felt the juices from her flower squirt out into the water. The pressure slowly ebbed from Silverstream and her moan drowned out until she was panting softly and holding Gallus. Neither of them said or moved for a couple of minutes. They floated around in the water and held one another close. Silverstream looked at Gallus and beamed. “Gallus, that was amazing! I don’t think I’ve ever screamed that loud since we went on that roller coaster!” The griffon chuckled. “Good thing we’re underwater then. You may have woken the whole school up, or even all of Ponyville.” “No, seriously, have you done this before?” Gallus rubbed the back of his head. “Erm...no. I’ve just kind of poked around and picked up a few things here and there from whatever magazines Sandbar could sneak in.” “Oooo! I never thought he’d be that kind of guy,”  teased Silverstream. “I expected that from you, Gallus.” The griffon frowned “Hey, just because some creatures see me as a bad griffon doesn’t mean I’m a big pervert ogling at girls constantly.”  He smirked. “Besides, I got the best hippogriff as my griff friend. I don’t need those things anymore.” Silverstream gasped as she felt Gallus’ hand squeeze her rump again. “Heh, heh! You like my butt, don’t you?” The griffon shrugged. “What can I say? You have a cute one. It feels soft and it’s pretty big. What’s not to love about it?” Silverstream giggled. “I’m glad you do like it because I want to do something different.” Gallus raised an eyebrow. “We’re having sex underwater, what else different did you want to do?” The hippogriff let go of him and laid down on the pool floor. She raised her lower body and used her hands to grasp her rump’s cheeks to spread them. Silverstream blushed a little. “I...I want to try and do anal.” Gallus gulped a little. “You do?”  he whispered. She nodded. “Yeah. I’ve seen a few things in my mom’s magazines, and it sounded interesting.” Gallus stared at Silverstream’s butt and licked his lips. He swam down and put his hands on her cheeks. He heard her whimper a bit in pleasure as he gently stroke both cheeks. He took one of his hands and edged it closer to her hole. He looked over and saw Silverstream with a mixture of curiosity and amazement on her. “Why don’t we try and take it slowly?”  he asked. “As much as I’d like to do it now, I want to make sure you’re ready.” Silverstream nodded. “Please be gentle,”  she whispered, uncharacteristically. Gallus rubbed one of his fingers around Silverstream’s hole, which made her shiver a bit. He gently rubbed it and could hear her moaning softly. He prodded at her and could feel her body shaking a little in either anticipation or fear. He took one look at her, and she just nodded at him. Gallus took a deep breath and started to slide his finger inside her. Silverstream gasped and took several deep breaths. Gallus looked at her. “Keep...keep going,”  she urged. “I’m okay.” The griffon slowly slid his finger in and out of Silverstream. She moaned quietly as she felt his finger pumping in and out of her slowly. Gallus laid his head down on one of her cheeks and stuck his tongue out. He dragged his tongue across it and pecked at it a few times. Silverstream cooed softly. She let out another soft moan as she felt Gallus slide a second finger inside her. The hippogriff felt a little pain, but mostly pleasure in what was happening. She felt Gallus’ fingers going faster sliding in and out of her. She could feel her body getting hotter again and was panting a little. She let out a yelp as Gallus slapped one of her cheeks and moaned. “G...Gallus,”  she panted, “stop please.” The griffon stopped what he was doing and looked at her with a bit of worry on him. “Did I do something wrong? Was that slap too much?” She shook her head. “No...I think I’m ready now for the real thing.” Gallus looked a little uneasy. “Are you sure?” She nodded. “I’ll let you know how I’m feeling and if I’m in pain.”  She spanked her cheek. “I’m ready now.” Gallus stood on the pool floor and held one of Silverstream’s legs in his hand. He took his other hand and put it on his throbbing rod and started to guide it to her hole. He poked and prodded at her a few times. She did her best to stifle her moans as Gallus’ prodding made her shiver. The griffon took a deep breath and he slowly started to prod against Silverstream’s hole until the tip finally went in. Silverstream gasped and took several deep breaths. Gallus looked over again, but she nodded at him. He slowly slid into her and gasped a few times himself. The tightness surrounding his rod was nothing he felt before. The more he pushed himself in, the tighter it started to feel on his shaft. The warmth he felt combined with it only made the feeling even better as the smooth inner walls against his barbed phallus tingled all over him. He grunted as he slid in and could feel the pressure building up in him already. He eventually reached the base and both let out a gasp. They stayed motionless for a few moments, with neither of them saying anything at all. The sounds of the water around them seemed to echo all around as they looked at one another. Gallus finally said, “How do you feel?” Silverstream panted a little. “It’s...odd really. It’s almost hard to describe really.” “Do you want me to…” “No!” she shouted. “I mean, don’t do it. I’m not hurt or in pain. It just feels weird is all. I’ve never felt something like this before.” Gallus repositioned himself. “I’ll be careful, okay?”  Silverstream nodded at him. Gallus took a deep breath and firmly held Silverstream’s legs. He slowly pulled out, making the hippogriff take a stiff breath, and then slowly slid back in. Gallus huffed a little bit as the tightness against his member was building up his climax steadily. He once again pulled out slowly, but this time thrust into her a little faster and earning a gasp from Silverstream. Gallus made more powerful thrusts and felt the tightness start to loosen ever slightly. Silverstream panted and whined softly as she felt Gallus’ rod pump in and out of her. The sensation was something she’d never felt before. The pain was there, but it was more like a feeling of being full. She grunted and moaned as she felt each thrust getting quicker and harder against her. Gallus’ rhythm started to get faster with each thrust. The tightness wasn’t constricting his phallus as much anymore and could move a little more freely. The warmth he felt combined with the tightness made his panting start to get more rapid. He pushed himself against Silverstream and began to gyrate his hips against her rump. The slow thrusts started to give way to faster ones as the griffon found his groove. Silverstream felt her mind starting to go again and was moaning with each thrust she felt. She looked at Gallus, who had his eyes closed and could hear his panting. She put a hand on top of his and he looked at her. They gazed into each other’s eyes and smiled at one another. Gallus’ thrusts slowed down a bit as he looked at Silverstream, but only leaned more into her. Suddenly, Silverstream took his other hand and pushed herself off the floor. Gallus gasped as he fell to the pool floor and could feel Silverstream pinning him down. He looked at her and could see her grinning widely. He felt a little unease from seeing her like this and didn’t know what to say. The hippogriff caressed his cheek and giggled a little. “You don’t have to be that gentle with me, Gallus,”  Silverstream smirked deviously. “Let me show you how to do it.” The hippogriff raised herself up and then slammed back down on Gallus’ crotch. The griffon gasped and grunted a little. Silverstream did it again, but put more force into it. She put both her hands behind Gallus’ knees and lifted them. He looked at her, and she gave him a wink back. The hippogriff leaned in quickly to kiss Gallus on the lips and then moved away. Silverstream’s hips gyrated and grinded against Gallus’ member. The griffon held back a moan as he felt a new pleasure course through his body. She pounded her rump against his crotch and gasped. Gallus threw his head back as Silverstream’s grinding started to get faster. The hippogriff moaned and groaned as she bounced against Gallus’ member and could feel it throbbing inside her. She kept pulling in and out quicker and harder with each thrust she did. Gallus, not wanting to be outdone, grabbed Silverstream’s hips firmly and began to thrust his hips into her. The hippogriff moaned wildly and had a look of pure ecstasy on her face. Gallus smirked as he heard the hippogriff moaning wildly. Gallus thrust harder into Silverstream as he tried to push his rod deeper into her. Silverstream’s moaning got louder and was panting wildly. Their hips gyrated against one another. Gallus grunted as he felt Silverstream’s hips pound against him, and Silverstream could feel his member pushing deeper into her. They both stared at each other again and smiled. Their hips synced together as they rubbed against one another. The world around them became meaningless as they gazed at each other and basked in it all. Gallus felt the pressure building up quickly and said in between pants, “Silver...I...oof...can’t…” The hippogriff put a finger on his lips and smiled warmly at him. She said nothing, but he knew what she meant. He nodded and he bucked his hips up and down wildly. Silverstream moaned and leaned forward on Gallus. Her hips gyrated faster against Gallus and could feel his phallus throbbing wildly inside her. Gallus put a hand on Silverstream’s and she held it tightly. “Ah! Yes!” Gallus panted wildly and felt his mind getting fuzzy. “Ooooooh!” Silverstream moaned loudly as she continuously pounded her hips against Gallus’ crotch. “Yes! Yes!” Gallus felt his climax approaching rapidly. He looked at Silverstream and grabbed the back of her head to pull her in for a kiss. Silverstream was surprised by the move but returned the kiss as well. They both opened their mouths to let their tongues swirl and dance within each other. Gallus and Silverstream’s thrusts slowed down and with one last powerful buck, Gallus’ eyes widened as his seed shot into the hippogriff. He could feel his rod pumping for what seemed to be forever into Silverstream. They didn’t move or say anything to each other. The world seemingly dissolved around them as they held each other and nuzzled up. Gallus broke off the kiss and had a smile on his face. “Silver...that was...that was amazing.” She pecked him on the cheek. “I know! That was way better than anything I’ve done before! I hope I wasn’t too rough with you with what I did.” Gallus chuckled. “I admit that I was a bit surprised, but I think that felt much better than what I was doing.”  He slowly pulled his rod out of her and let out a sigh of relief. Silverstream let out a yawn. “I want to do more Gallus, but I think that was a little too much for me.” Gallus felt a little disappointed. “Okay, I understand. It’s probably getting late anyway. I’ll check to see if anyone is coming. You wait here and wait for me to let you know when it’s safe.” Silverstream nodded and Gallus swam up to the surface. He poked his head out of the water and slowly looked around. The room was as dim as they first entered it, and the sounds of the water lapping a little echoed in the room. The only major difference he noticed was the main door leading to the hallway had its light turned off. Gallus ducked back in the water. “Okay, come on up.” Silverstream swam up and wrapped her arms around Gallus. She brought him in for a quick kiss and smiled at him. “Thank you so much, Gallus,”  she said, softly. “You were great for your first time.” The griffon smiled a bit. “Heh. Come on, Silver, I’m sure it was nothing.”  Silverstream just hugged him tighter. He shrugged and returned the hug. “I love you almost as much as I love stairs,”  she said. “What!?” Silverstream laughed. “Joking! Stairs have nothing on you, Gallus.”  She snuggled under his chin, and Gallus kissed her on the forehead. “You sure you’re gonna be okay, Sandbar?”  Gallus wondered. A lanky sea-green pony limped down the hallway and winced in pain. “Yeah, I–oof–I’ll be–ow–fine.” The griffon raised an eyebrow. “You’re not convincing me. I thought you told me she was gonna go easy on you.” Sandbar blushed in embarrassment. “Um...she did tell me that was easy for her.” Gallus looked at him in shock. “Well, I don’t know what to say about that. Maybe next time don’t let her be on top of you and maybe you won’t be in as much pain.” “I’ll–oof–consider it.” “There you two are,”  a soft female voice called out. The two guys looked over and saw Ocellus, Yona, Smolder, and Silverstream. Gallus walked up and Silverstream embraced him in a tight hug. “Easy there, Silver, you know I got a reputation to protect.” Smolder chuckled. “What reputation? I think everyone knows at this point when Silverstream hugs you, you become as soft as jello.” Gallus grunted in response and blushed slightly. Ocellus looked at the clock on the wall and frowned. “We better get to the gym before we’re late. We don’t want to make Professor Dash anymore upset.” Gallus raised an eyebrow. “What do you mean? What happened?” The sound of a speaker crackling to life echoed in the hallway, catching the group’s attention. “Attention, every creature,”  the group recognized it as Headmare Twilight’s voice. “We regret to inform you that due to an unknown substance being found in the pool and suspecting some creature breaking in, we’re going to have to keep it closed until further notice. Please–Hey! Rainbow, stop!” “Listen up, every creature!”  Rainbow yelled. “I don’t know who did it, but if I find out who messed up the pool your flank is mine!” “Give me that!”  Twilight shouted. “Get to the gym and I’ll talk to you later about this!”  She cleared her throat and spoke in a calmer voice. “As Professor Dash said if we find out who or what group of creatures broke in and messed up the pool, there will be severe consequences. Have a nice day.”  The speaker cut off again and every creature was muttering. Smolder whistled loudly. “Well, gym class is gonna be fun today for sure with how Professor Dash is.” Sandbar sighed. “We may as well go there and get it over with.”  The group began to walk off down the hall. Gallus gulped and felt a little nervous. He leaned in towards Silverstream. “I think we better not do that again unless we want to end up running a thousand laps around the school.” “That’s okay,”  she whispered back. “I already got another idea while we were flying back last night. We could do it in the sky.” Gallus looked at her with shock. “Are you kidding me?” Silverstream shrugged nonchalantly. “Well, sometimes I’ve heard some creatures say ‘who gives a flying buck’. Maybe we can take that to another level.” Gallus just let out a sigh as Silverstream went on. One thing he could count on when it came to Silverstream; she’d always have something crazy to say, but he wouldn’t want her any other way.