Hello Mares and Gentlecolts and welcome to my story, it appears that the romance between the two can no longer be denied but will something else get in the way?

Chapter 11: The Mare in the Moon

There were three things on Mr. Carnage's mind this morning, he contemplated them while he was eating his buttered toast, Rainbow Dash was quietly eating opposite him and she was eating a bowl of cereal which he did not see the name of, she occasionally looked up at him with lustful playful eyes but apart from saying hello this morning there had been no words said between the two of them today.

The first thing on his mind was the fact that since he listened to Rainbow Dash the night before and did not arrest Applejack he was once again back to square one with no suspects, he noticed that there had been loose evidence to at least two ponies now and the more he thought about it the more he realised that like the evidence that connected Fluttershy to Owloysius murder seemed like it had been purposely placed, this would be something for him to ponder.

The second was what Rainbow Dash had done last night, leaving Spitfire and kissing him last night was not something that he could just exit from his mind, it was almost if she knew this and was purposely trying to torture him, the way her hips shacked last night, the way her beautiful eyes kept looking at him across the table, it was maddening and he would be lying to himself if he didn't want to take her right here on this table in a moment of lust and passion, but he knew what would follow, maybe a couple of days of genuine love between the two of them but he knew once this was all over he would be gone and then he could never forgive himself for breaking Rainbow's heart.

The third and final thing on his mind was something that he knew he had put off because he didn't want to think about it but had decided that today it was going to be priority, how did the princesses know he real name?

He had to make sure that Rainbow Dash didn't find out the exact thing they knew about him however he knew one of Dash's surprising desires was to know more about him, despite what happened last time when she asked about her family, he entertained the idea of telling her but he realised exactly why nothing bad had happened yet, the rule was that he could never tell anybody (and he assumed that it also meant anypony as well) but he never told the princesses because they just so happened to find out in some way, but if he directly told Dash and then things could go to shit, so he would just have to sneak out at some point, find a way to get to Canterlot where the princesses live and confront them on their knowledge of his background, he muttered inside his own head, Simple enough, I just have to make sure she doesn't ask me what I'm doing today…

"So Carnage, what are your plans for today?"

Shit! "Um… I was maybe going to take a stroll… alone mind you I have some things that…"

"Your totally planning on confronting the princesses on that secret that they know about you which you won't tell me aren't you?"

"… You know I must say that your deduction powers have gotten considerably better as of late, fine you're completely right, all I need to do is find some way of getting to Canterlot."

"Well duh, just use the train station of course, how the heck are you even going to make them spill, haven't you tried twice already."

"Well I was just going to wing it like I pretty much do all the time lately, I think your impulsiveness is starting to rub off on me somewhat, we have been taking attributes from each other lately haven't we."

"If by impulsiveness you mean what I did last night then yeah I agree."

He almost coughed up the last piece of his waffle when she brought that up, he knew she remembered last night but he wished that she wouldn't bring it up, he wanted to, god he wanted to but he knew that it was just going to hurt if they dragged this ridiculous thing out so it was now or never to end this before it went too far, "Okay listen Dash… we need to talk about last night you see…"

Carnage suddenly found Dash's hoof on his lips, she was stopping him from speaking, "Slow down there handsome, we can talk about that later tonight after we dealt with the princesses, if you know what I'm saying."

He didn't really know how to respond to that, he knew exactly what she was saying and it almost gave him a panic attack, the saddest part was that it wasn't an unpleasant thought but he just decided the best way to keep his sanity was to literally block out what she just said, Rainbow Dash had finished her breakfast like him and got off her chair and like the previous night her tail purposely brushed against his face as she went past him, "I just need to check something and then we'll be off towards the train station, I'll be back in a bit."

She trotted upstairs and now he realised that there was no way Rainbow Dash wasn't coming, not once had he wished for her not to come with him but all he wanted to do was get away from her before his desires got the better of him, he had only one option today, he would have to take her along and if there was a god, he would be able to completely resist any advances from her, he muttered under his breath "It's going to be a long day…"

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The train ride to Canterlot was surprisingly nice, he was given a very nice cup of tea, he had a chance to read a newspaper which gave him a very interesting look at the social aspects of Equestria and it was very pleasant to watch the country pass him by while he looked out the train window, the only problem was the beautiful rainbow haired mare sitting opposite him.

She was giving him the same eyes that she gave him in this morning, it was almost if she knew how much it was wrecking him inside, but she gave him another look, Carnage was good at reading looks and this one was a look that said 'if I was certain that nopony would walk in on us, then I would take you right here' Carnage was thankful when they finally got off the train, however he pieced together after standing in the same city as the princesses for half a minute that it would be filled with his sworn enemies.

Carnage now found himself among the most terrifying ponies in all of Equestria, he was now among the nose raising, money grabbing, back stabbing, scandal crazed, shits of the world, but this was shit that was turned to ash and then constructed into diamonds, he was now in the presence of the dreaded, the nightmarish… UPPER CLASS!

It was horrifying to him, he could smell betrayal and money coming from all of them, he hadn't even been there for a minute and he could see other higher class ponies judging any lower class pony they could see and even themselves, the best way he could describe the class system was that it was an advanced form of racism, it was a way to discriminate against your racial group and people that look like you.

He felt like that he might go on a rant but he was cut off by Rainbow Dash, "Hey you had lunch on the train right?"

"Um… yes I did, why are you asking?"

"Well we don't have to see Princess Celestia right now do we?"

"Well I suppose we do have a bit of time but I still don't see your point."

Rainbow Dash was having a little trouble getting the words out, "Well why don't we do something, you know maybe we could… we could go shopping or something."

Carnage wasn't sure if he was talking to the same mare that he had been living with for the past week, "I'm sorry did you just suggest we go shopping, who are you and what have you done with Rainbow Dash?"

Rainbow lightly punched him on his foreleg and gave a mischievous smile, "Hey don't be like that, I'm just trying to get into this thing, besides isn't this kind of stuff what couples do, you are my coltfriend after all."

The world sought of slowed down for Carnage as his brain went haywire, SHIT! SHIT! SHIT! She thinks were at that stage because of the kiss, I'm probably her first coltfriend oh shit what do I do, I can't break up with her now and certainly not in public I mean god knows how Rainbow will react, I'll have to let her down gently once we get back home but I guess I'll just have to play along for now, "Alright… sweetheart if you want to do that then let's go."

Rainbow Dash trotted up next to him and snuggled him, as she rubbed her head on his head Carnage got a little excited for a moment but shook himself out of it, the last thing he felt was another kiss on the lips from Rainbow and she led the two of them towards a couple of shops.

Carnage couldn't help but ask a question as he saw her looking in a few of the shop windows, "You know you seem to be more in to this than I expected."

"Yeah it's weird aint it, I've always been a bit of a tomboy…"

"A bit?"

"Shut up you, anyway I always saw couples doing this kind of stuff and I scoffed but now it's nice to be doing this with somepony I care about, but not like a friend."

"Yeah I get that, it's like those things we judge before we actually do them, like watching something or listening to something that's not in your target age group, are you looking for anything in particular?"

"Yeah a present for you."

Carnage was a bit surprised by this; if anything he should be buying her a present, "Really? You're getting me a gift, but don't I really owe you I mean I you have given me a place to stay."

She turned to him and for the first time he saw vulnerability in her eyes, "Look I'm not good with this stuff but… because of you I realise that I don't need the Wonderbolts because I'm awesome for being me, heck I'm the element of loyalty and I've got a stained glass portrait of me in the castle so thank you, now stop smiling like a goof and let me get you something."

He didn't argue with her anymore and just walked with her for a second before another question came to his mind, "So what are you getting me then?"

"Well actually I asked Rarity what would be good to get you because she's good with these things and I think I just spotted it."

Rainbow Dash ran into one of the stores that were selling hats, she was talking to a pony at the counter and she wanted him to get a specific hat, Carnage decided to wait outside the store and took another good look around him, it was a nice day to say the least and he could see the ponies around him were taking notice of him, one in particular who had a blue moustache and what at best guess was a trophy wife with him gave him a polite nod and he did the same, he guessed since his picture had been taken by that ass of a photographer the ponies around here recognised him, he might have even gained some level of respect or fame, that sort of thing was something that Carnage might have cared about before but no longer.

Dash had finally returned from the shop with a gleeful expression on her face, she had a hat in her mouth as she trotted up to him, it was a Trilby hat and it was black with blue pin stripes, Carnage instantly recognised the hat as it was the one he saw his human self wearing in the mirror the other day, Dash placed it atop Carnages head, "There you go, what do you think?"

He looked in the closest store window and was surprised to see how well the hat fit him, "Wow, I really like it actually, thank you Dash."

She kissed him on the cheek and said that he was welcome, the two trotted aimlessly for a little longer before Carnage blurted out, "You know I used to be a little different."

Rainbow Dash raised her eyebrow to this, "Really? How so?"

"I used to be a little more… how do I put it, crazy, I used to sing random songs to myself, I used to make wisecracks all the time and I kinda just threw myself into every situations and just went for it, I used to have a lot more self-confidence and faith in peop… I mean ponies as well."

"Well what happened to make you change."

"It's difficult to explain but I… I made a deal, it wasn't something I can take lightly and now I wonder if I made the right choice, it's changed me that's for sure."

"I know you don't like talking about this and I won't make you or anything but did your choice end up leading you here?"

He thought about that for a moment but the answer was obvious to him, "Well yeah, I guess now that I look back it did."

Rainbow Dash nuzzled up next to him and whispered, "Then it was worth it."

He didn't fight it and he nuzzled her back, he thought that maybe just today he could just give in but he kept telling himself that he would probably make her a very sad pony tonight, his train of thought was interrupted by Dash, "So what brought that question up?"

"I'm not really sure; I guess I just thought that you deserved to know a little bit more about me since I've kept a few things from you."

"Hey I have another question, once you catch the killer which I know you will are you going to leave?"

This was the last question he wanted to hear but he decided to play the same trick that Rainbow Dash had pulled this morning, "Tell you what, I'll give you an answer tonight."

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The two of them had spent most of their time that day just finding stuff to do in Canterlot, they ran into the Blue moustached pony who told him his name was Fancy Pants and that he would be delighted if he and Rainbow would dine with him, they did have dinner at a very fancy restaurant and he had to admit that despite his wealth he seemed like a very open and very down to earth pony.

However reality kicked back in when they had finished the meal and he remembered that he still had to have a little chat with the princess, he excused himself with Rainbow Dash and they now found themselves looking up at Canterlot castle.

They stood side by side at the entrance but Rainbow Dash realised that they didn't even have a plan on how to do this, they could see that Princess Luna had just returned from putting up the night sky a little early today and Carnage thought that she spotted them, Dash turned to Carnage, "So how do you want to do this?"

"Well we have two options, the first being we could breed an army of mole people and storm the castle or two we could just ask to see Celestia."

"Hmmm I like the mole people idea but it…"

Before she could say anymore both her and carnage found themselves floating above the floor and towards Princess Luna who was now looking at them from her balcony, they tried to wriggle free to no avail, they were carefully placed on the balcony in front of Luna as she looked down on them, "So what has brought you two here this night."

Carnage took this chance to let loose, he didn't care that she was co ruler of this kingdom because to him she was becoming a distraction, "I have not been able to work efficiently ever since I found out you two know my secret so I want you to tell me right now how both you know."

Luna paused for a moment, it appeared that she was simply taking it all in but then she spoke, "Greetings Rainbow Dash it is good to see you, let me say that I heard about your incident with Spitfire and let me assure you that you will not have to worry about her becoming a problem if you wish to join the Wonderbolts, and Marty Wright I must say I very much like your hat it suits you a lot."

"Oh why thank you Rainbow Dash got it… I told you not to use that name now tell me how you two know!"

"Rainbow Dash felt lost in the conversation, "Sorry but whose Marty Wright, that's a strange name for a pony."

Carnage was about to answer but Luna cut him off, "So he still hasn't told you yet, one of his secrets is that his real name is Marty Wright, his other secret is what he is and where he came from but I'll let you ask him that…"

"Alright I've had enough of this! You tell me or I will make you tell me."

Luna just laughed at the threat given to her, "You are very brave Carnage but you should learn not to let your anger get the better of you like that, now I'm afraid that this conversation is over as I am tempted to tell you but I cannot, so goodbye Marty wright."

"Wait I'm not going any…"

And then after a quick flash of light both Carnage and Rainbow Dash found themselves back at Rainbows home, Carnage looked around frantically to see if it was some kind of trick but it was clear to him that it wasn't, "That bitch! Oh I can't believe she would do that just to get out of a confrontation I mean that is so low it…"

"Who are you?"

Carnage turned to Rainbow Dash who looked somewhat betrayed, "What do you mean who am I? I've only been staying with…"

"All this time I thought it was some horrible tragic thing that happened to you but now I find out you were hiding your name from me, just your name, do you trust me that little!?"

Carnage didn't know what to say, tears were streaming down Dash's face as she hadn't even attempted to fight them, "You lied to me so if you don't want me to throw you out of this house right now I want you to tell me where you came from, I bet that's what she was getting at wasn't it, just more lies from you."

"Rainbow you won't believe me if I…"

"Oh come on how unbelievable could it actually be…"

"Dash really I don't…"

"Why do you keep messing around with this…"

"ALRIGHT FINE I'M NOT A PONY!"

Rainbow Dash physically stepped back in pure shock, her throat closed up when she tried to speak, "Yo-you're… not a-a-a-a… you're not a pony?"

Carnage seemed get lost in a flashback, "I was seventeen, I was frustrated because the police weren't listening to me about a serial killer and I went alone, I chased him and I had a confrontation with him on top of a bridge and in the struggle I killed him by shooting him in the head but he managed to stab me in the heart, I was lying there dying and gasping for my last breath when I saw a light above me…"

He looked up to see if Dash was still following him and she looked absorbed in everything that he's said so far, "…I couldn't make it out but it made me an offer, stay here and die or become a force that arrives when disaster is going to threaten a world and stop it, somehow I know this killer is involved in whatever is threatening your planet and I need to stop, that being was the thing that told me I could never tell anyone my true name or bad things would happen, and then whatever it was gave me my new name, Mr. Carnage"

Nothing was said between them for two minutes, neither one could bring themselves to say anything to the silence in the room became unbearable, "So you go between worlds?"

"Well I'm not an alien in that sense, I go between universes, alternate realities, it's a bit technical for you so you won't fully understand."

"And once you… you stop the killer you'll be… you'll be gone."

And with that the tears started again, Carnage made his way towards her and tried to comfort her but then she pounced on top of him, she practically head butted him as she forcefully kissed him but this time she was able to shove her tongue down his throat, Carnage had now lost control was now kissing her back with full force but then his brain went into reboot and he pushed her off of him, "What are you doing?"

"If you're going soon then I don't want to waste any more time, c'mon let's do it right here right now!"

"Okay Dash just try and calm down for a second and really think about this okay…"

"Tell you what, I think can I think better when I'm in my bed."

"Oh good, right then that's a good idea, you go to your bed and I'll go to mine and we'll just laugh this entire escapade off in the morning."

Rainbow Dash just rolled her eyes and dragged Carnage into another kiss, "Screw that, you're sleeping in my bed tonight".

With the taste of dash's tongue in his mouth again, which surprisingly tasted like skittles it was enough to finally make Carnage say, "You know what… fuck it."

With one more deep and passionate kiss shared between the two it was enough for both of them to make a mad Dash towards Rainbow's bedroom…

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Meanwhile…

Sweetie Bell was just finishing her chores that she had to do while staying at Rarity's, she had gotten back late after another escapade with the other cutie mark crusaders, she could hear Rarity call out to her from downstairs, "Sweetie Bell, come down so we can do your homework."

Sweetie turned to exit her room when she walked right into a large figure, before she knew it she was pinned down and she could see what looked like a claw, while one hand covered her mouth the other started cutting away at her horn.

Sweetie screamed as hard as she could but her sister could not hear her muffled screams, whoever it was became frustrated and snapped the rest of sweetie Bell's horn and without even a moment of pause he began to cut her throat when Rarity walked into the room, "Sweetie I said we have to do your… SWEETIE BELL!"

The killer didn't waste any time and jumped out the closest window, Rarity galloped to her little sister who was partially bleeding from her throat, Rarity quickly applied pressure to the wound to make sure it didn't bleed anymore, "Sweetie please hang on, you're going to be alright darling, you're going to be alright…"

Rarity started shedding tears at the thought of losing her only sister…

Next chapter, the death of Sweetie Bell?

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