I was on the floor, darkness around me and I got to my feet, looking around for anything. I heard echos from behind me, loud clopping sounds for hoof steps. I turned around, a dark figure stood a couple feet away, its mane flowed freely, even though there was no breeze. It's horn was pointy, longer then a usual unicorns and it stood taller as well. It opened its mouth, white teeth looking at me. "I missed you Marshall." That voice was familiar, touching to hear again and I fell to my knees, wrapping my arms around it.

"I missed you too Luna." She lit up, her dark coat and flowing mane which looked like the clear, beautiful night sky, was now on display to me. I felt her shake a little, she was crying a bit as she held me, nuzzling her muzzle into my neck. I gripped her tighter, her hoofs wrapping under mine and slowly rubbing my shoulder blades.

"You lied, you said you would come back with the girls alive Marshall." She said mid cry, her voice stuttered and I pulled back a little, looking her in the eyes.

"I kept my promise. I said I would return with them alive. They did come back alive, I didn't say I would. Sorry, but I did keep my word..." She smiled, giggling a little as she sniffed.

"Technicalities with words Marshall." She smiled and I did the same, standing up and I sighed, taking a deep breath. "You need to come see me soon, I would love to spend time with you, face to face." She smiled, her eyes twinkling a little. I nodded, putting my fingers into her mane, the flowing mass felt smooth, flowing around my fingers.

"Yea, I will. I promise." She closed her eyes and I wondered something, her reaction raising my interest. "Can you feel this?" She smiled and nodded, nuzzling my hand with her face, letting my hands run over to her face and muzzle. I looked at my hand, it started to disappear, and I looked at Luna, sighing a little. "I guess I will see you later." She nodded and put her hoofs on my abs, putting her lips to mine as I woke up.

I opened my eyes, seeing nothing but darkness, something warm, soft and pleasant moving against my lips. I couldn't move, my brain awake but my body was sleep paralyzed, something laying on me. I felt a light flapping and I just closed my eyes, a tickling sensation on my lips and I opened them, feeling a tongue slither into my mouth slowly. I felt my tongue move against my own, hoofs gently touching my cheek. I opened my eyes again, my body slowly regaining movement and I brought my hand up, glowing a light red and I saw Fluttershy curled up on me, her lips pressed to mine as she kissed me passionately. She pulled back, those cyan eyes staring into mine. "Hey handsome." She smiled a little, prompting me to smile a little sleepily at her.

"Hey..." That was the best I could come up with, clearing the cobwebs from my mind as I rubbed my eyes, making her giggle. I looked outside, it was still night time. "What are you doing here?" I looked at her and she looked on the brink of tears, laying her head on her hoofs.

"I... I couldn't help myself. I couldn't sleep, I'm sorry..." I saw a single tear run down her face and I wiped it away with my thumb, making her look at me.

"I'm not mad Fluttershy, it's ok..." She tilted her head as she laid her head on my chest, her ear right over my heart and she closed her eyes, taking a deep breath as she listened to my heart beat. I brought my left hand to her long pink mane, running my fingers through it as I looked down at Twilight, she shifted in her sleep on my right side, a little smile on her muzzle as I gently rubbed her back, not wanting to wake her. I closed my eyes, feeling the warmth of their bodies on me and I smiled to myself. I love it here. I felt Fluttershy idly trace her hoof over my chest, making me open my eyes and I brushed her mane out of her face, her eyes glancing up at me, lost in thought. "What's wrong?" She looked back down, her hoof slowly moving still.

"Nothing... I'm fine." I knew she was lying, a sad look in her eyes. I moved my hand from her mane to her chin and moved it so she would look at me.

"I know something is up... please tell me..." I was really worried, she was acting all weird, much unlike her usual self. She tried to her chin out of my grasp but I didn't let her go, making her tear up.

"I got you killed... it was all my fault." She lightly said, not struggling anymore as she looked at me, a tear running down her face. "I just stood there like a helpless foal, and you took a blow... again for me. I'm buckin-" She stopped and looked at me, I felt like crying now, here was the kindest pony ever, cutting herself down in front of me, it tore me apart.

"You are not useless, don't you ever say that, or think that again." She cowered a bit, not out of fear, but guilt. "You are my friend, and I love you. I will protect all of you with my life, always and forever." She looked me in the eyes, a little smile on her muzzle and I knew I had her. "You make my heart flutter when I stare into those big, innocent eyes. Your affectionate personality is one I can turn to when I'm sad or feeling alone." She teared up a bit, and I continued. "Seeing you, always makes me happy, because I know, you are always going to be there, making each day, worth getting up for." She was crying, her shoulders heaving a little as she shot forward, wrapping her hoofs around my neck and nuzzling her muzzle into it. I wrapped my arms around her back, idly rubbing it a little.

"That... was... beautiful." She said between heaves, her tears soaking my neck as she cried silently, her hoofs wrapped tightly around me as she held onto me. "You really know... how to touch a girls heart Marshall." I gently rubbed her back, closing my eyes as I felt a little tired. I felt her shake a little, her breathing a little stuttered as she took a deep breath, trying to calm herself down.

"Shh shh... it's ok Flutters, don't cry..." I held her with my left hand, as my right was wrapped around Twilight, and she nuzzled her cheek into my chest, the blanket covering all of us nicely. We laid there for a couple minutes, when I heard Fluttershy breathe lightly, her grip loosened up on me and I knew she fell asleep. I smiled, cuddling with two cute mares, closing my own eyes and fell back asleep.

I felt something move beside me, giggling before getting off the bed, light clacking moving away from me. A weight on my chest, nuzzled into me, curled up on top of my chest. It was light, a silky mass lightly tickled my face as I moved my hand up to figure out what it was. It was soft, I pushed it out of my face when I felt something harder, lightly moving, the tickling sensation on my chest matched the movement and I lightly stroked it. I opened my eyes, the sun, just over the horizon, the birds chirping in the morning air, a light cool breeze coming in the open window. I looked down, smiling to myself a little as I saw Fluttershy, curled up cutely on me. She had her hoofs tucked in, almost how a dog might curl up, but she was so much cuter. She was gently rubbing her cheek into me, smiling and humming in her throat a little. She was blushing a little, her cheeks a light pink, almost as pink as her mane which flowed over the blanket. I moved my hand down to her muzzle, gently touching it, her little nose wiggling from my touch and I took a deep breath and she followed in sync. Her eyes slowly opened, a cute little yawn coming from her as she stretched herself out and looked at me, a silly smile on her muzzle as she curled back up, looking at me, her head still on my chest. "Mmm... Good morning." I smiled, she was so adorable.

"Good morning beautiful." She blushed lightly at me, a little smile on her face as she slowly blinked her big eyes. I pet her mane, her eyes closing a little as she nuzzled my hand, moving a little closer to me. I felt my face get hot, no matter how many times I got close to them, it always made my heart beat harder, my breaths come in a bit shallower.

"You are too kind to me." She whispered, moving even closer, her breath on my lips, her cheeks a light pink. She looked into my eyes, her lips light spread as she lightly brushed her lips to mine, looking down at them idly, teasing me and I pushed forward a little, pressing out lips together, sharing a gentle kiss. She closed her eyes and moaned a little, her lips a little glossy, they tasted a little like strawberries. I pulled back, making her whimper and look at me sadly. I licked my lips, that taste still there and she blushed and looked away.

"Are you wearing lip gloss?" I looked at her lips, they stood out, a little pinker then usual and she slowly nodded, lightly smacking her lips and she smiled, getting closer to me, looking at me seductively.

"You like it?" I smiled and nodded, moving closer to her and stuck my tongue out, gently licking her lips a little when she pushed them to mine, my tongue driving into her mouth as they danced. I brought my hand to her cheek, feeling the warmth of the blush underneath and I moved my other to her side, lightly rubbing it, making her wings spread a little. I moved my hand to her wing, running up it, making her shiver, her wings moving a little. She moved her lips from mine, laying her head down on me, moaning a little as I moved my other hand to her free wing. "Oh that feels amazing..." She trailed off as I ran my fingers over her wings, smiling a little to myself. I knew full well how tingly it feels to have another touch your wings. She started panting and I stopped, running my hands down her sides, making her giggle. "I love it when you do that Marshall, your fingers are so soothing." She looked at me, her cheeks red and she smiled. "They feel so good." I brought my right hand to her mane, running my fingers through it.

"Well, I have something to do." She looked sad, gasping and she teared up, not wanting to leave me.

"Wh.- what do you have to do? Are you sure? Can I... go with you?" She was such an adorable pegasus, and I smiled, lightly touching her muzzle.

"Don't worry, I'm not leaving the library, I will be back up soon, ok?" She smiled a little and nodded, slowly getting off me and I stood up, stretching my whole body out, rolling my shoulders. I put on pants and my red long sleeved shirt, keeping the sleeves down as it was a little cold, and headed down stairs, Twilight about to start breakfast and I jumped off the top of the stairs to the ground, Twilight looking back. "Go back up stairs, I will make both you breakfast." I smiled and she did the same, shaking her head.

"Oh it's ok..." I walked up to her, putting my finger on her lips, silencing her and she looked at me, a little smile on her muzzle.

"Go get the rest, I will make breakfast for everypony." I kissed her on the forehead, and she smiled, nodding and trotted out of the library. I turned around to start when I heard light hoof steps on the stairs.

"Ca- Can I come down?" Fluttershy's light, nervous voice made me sigh out of happiness and I turned around, she had a almost guilty look on her face as she stood on one step, kind of tucked down. I nodded and motioned for her to come down, and she did, slowly walking down them. "Sorry..." She whispered and walked up to the table, sitting at it, looking at me.

"Couldn't stay away huh?" She eeped a bit and adverted her eyes to the floor. "Is the floor better looking then me?" I teased and she blushed harder, looking over at me, her cheeks red from my teasing.

"N- no..." I chuckled and turned back around, going to work on getting everything ready for the big breakfast I had planned. I heard the door open, hoof steps running at me and I got tackled, falling on my chest, looking back, Pinkie Pie standing a foot behind me, Octavia warping her hoofs around me.

"How did she beat me?" Pinkie scratched her head with her hoof, and I chuckled, standing up, with Tavi still attached to me.

"Hey now, I need to make breakfast for you all, and I can't do it when you are wrapped around me." She blushed and let go, staring up at me with those light mulberry eyes, a little smile on her muzzle, making me smile myself.

"I missed your smile Marshall." She teared up a bit and I blushed a little, making her giggle and I looked at everypony else. Applejack, Rarity, Pinkie, Rainbow, Fluttershy, Twilight, Vinyl, and Lyra. Well, I have to feed these ponies. I turned around, putting on some hay to put something quick in their bellies. I heard foot steps come down the stairs, Spike yawning and walking up the the sink, getting a glass of water. I looked over at him as he leaned back on one arm, downing the whole glass and wiped his mouth, putting the glass in the sink.

"Mornin Marsh..." He trailed off, staring straight ahead then looked over at me, his jaw dropped. He smiled and jumped at me, hugging my leg tightly. "I missed ya bro..." I felt a little happy inside, I didn't speak to him much, but I still liked him. He looked up at me, tears welling up in his eyes. "How are you... alive? I heard you died!" I sighed and looked over at the girls, before he let go and I bent down to his level.

"I did... The elements of harmony brought me back to life." I rolled up my sleeves, the room getting a little warmer from the cooking and brought my hand to fist bump him, and he did, staring at my arm before gasping and pointed at it.

"What in Equestria is that?" I looked at my right forearm, something bright burned into it. I moved my left hand over it and it slowly took shape. I was speechless, a orange bass and treble cleft over a heart was on my arm, seemingly part of my skin.

"Twilight! The hell is this?" I bent my arm down, making all the girls gasp, Twilight inspecting it closely. She was speechless, and looked at me, those lavender eyes staring into mine.

"I can believe it Marshall... That's a...a." She started and Tavi came up, her eyes sparkling a little as she squealed a bit.

"A Cutie Mark!" I gasped, the other girls smiling at me, and I looked back down, looking at it.

"You're joking me, right? Who drew this anyways?" I said nervously, not believing it myself, the girls all giggled and Twilight pulled me down by my wrist.

"You earned a cutie mark, I didn't even think you could get one... Let me see..." She looked closely at it, her hoof trailing over it a little and It sent shivers up my spine. "The music clefts are your love for music, and that's part of what the heart means, the other half..." She looked up at me, the other girls coming closer.

"Is the love for my friends." Twilight nodded and I smiled, a group hug commencing from all sides and I gave in, enjoying being back. "I think that's enough of that, I have a breakfast to make, here, have some hay girls, it should tie you over." I used my magic to lift a big plate of hay done just right to the table and they all sat down, digging in. I turned back when I heard the door open, making me turn to see Spitfire lightly panting.

"Hey... am I late?" I smiled and shook my head, she trotted inside and ran up to me, throwing her hoofs around my midsection. "I missed you so much Marshall." I hugged her a little and smiled, making her let go of me as I turned back.

"Sit down, breakfast will be done soon." I heard hoof steps go towards the table and I turned back around, putting the finishing touches on breakfast, my hands glowing as everything lifted to the table, some with a little extra on each ponies plates. I sat down as well, the only open seat was next to Fluttershy and Twilight.

"Mmm breakfast is absolutely delightful." Rarity said, a little smile on her face, eveypony else nodding.

"Yup, he sure is a good cook." Twilight looked up at me, smiling before looking over at Fluttershy. "Have you been teaching him?" She joked and Fluttershy giggled, shaking her head.

"No, hes just a natural." She smiled lightly. Man she is adorable.

"Man, sugar on pancakes is awesome!" Pinkie was devouring her plate, eating the whole thing in one go. Don't even ask, just go with it bud. I blushed, the praise was crazy.

"An just how did ya know I like apples?" Applejack chuckled and I rolled my eyes.

"Lucky guess really." Everypony giggling and I laughed along with them. It was great, everypony talking and I kind of zoned out, my mind wandering when a voice startled me. "Are you ok Marshall?" I looked at Twilight, her horn glowing a little and she looked at me out of the corner of her eye. Yea, I...I... I just don't really know... I think I just need some time to myself. "Ok, go, I will explain to the girls. "Well, I'm full." I stood up, moving my plate to the sink, and I headed up stairs. I closed my door behind me, sitting down on my bed,, looking over at my guitar, not even feeling good enough to play it. I laid back, giving off a sad sigh. What is going on? I closed my eyes, the light breeze coming in my window, a light knocking at my door zone me back into reality, The door creaked open lightly.

"Marshall... can I come in?" Fluttershy's light voice said and I turned my head, slowly nodding. She stepped in, closing the door behind her, lightly walking over to the bed before hopping on it, running her hoof in my hair. "What's wrong, you can talk to me." She looked over me before looking back into my eyes and I felt like crying. I sat up, her hoof moving to my shoulder, gently rubbing my back a bit.

"I... I don't know... I guess I'm missing my old, home..." I sighed, memories of my past life coming back to me, the good, the bad, all of them. "I wasn't the most popular, but I wonder if my friends miss me? What about my parents?" She hugged me, her hoof rubbing my back, soothing me. "I left everything behind, I know it's silly, I fit in here most, but... but..." I felt the storm coming, I was about to let it all out. "I... I..." I looked at my forearm, my cutie mark still etched into my skin and I teared up. "Does anybody miss me? And if they do... my friends... family... I just left them, I wish I could of said goodbye..." I felt the tears run down my face, I was almost there. "I miss them..." I broke down, crying my eyes out, heaving, my face wet. I hugged Fluttershy, these emotions were welled up inside me for too long, and it felt good to let them out.

"Shh shh... It's ok, let it all out~" She cooed, her hoof rubbing my back, her other rubbing my left arm. After a couple minutes, I was all cried out, a sleepy feeling coming over me as I just let myself go, the wold spinning in my mind as I fell asleep.

I woke up, well, that's partially true. I didn't open my eyes, a light thudding sound in my ear, a warmth over me and gently rubbing my shoulders. I nuzzled the soft pony beneath me, it's hoof rubbing my neck. I just laid there, a good feeling coming over me, getting all that pent up emotions out felt a good. I smiled and just cracked my eye, seeing a purple blur. "Hey sleepy head..." She cooed and I took a sigh of completeness.

"Hey Twi..." I pushed myself up, getting up next to her, I saw we were alone, the blanket lightly over us, and I hugged her.

"Feel better now?" She asked, her head resting on my chest, her hoof trailing over my shirt covering my abs.

"Yea, I do..." I took a sigh of content, I felt a whole lot better, the sad empty feeling replaced with content with my life. I rubbed my hand over Twilight's side, lightly digging them into her. "So how was breakfast anyways?" She looked up at me, a little smile on her muzzle.

"It was absolutely fantastic! Thank you..." She blushed, trailing her hoof a little lower, staring up into my eyes a little seductively. She was flustered, a look of wanting in her eyes. "I was wondering... I read something a little while ago, and I wanted to know if umm..." She looked away, her hoof on my waist, fumbling lightly with my jeans. "We could... try it?" She looked out of the corner of her eyes, panting a little bit as she rubbed her hoof over my abdomen. I smiled, putting my hand to her cheek and leaned down to her, lightly kissing her on her lips. They lightly spread, my tongue instinctively wiggling inside her mouth. She tried to undo my pants, but she couldn't and whimpered, pushing harder to me and I moved my hands down, unbuttoning my pants and unziped them, her hoofs going to my hips, pulling down my jeans as blood began to flow to my cock. She pulled back, her hoof rubbing over my crotch.

"Ooo, somepony is a little frisky." I smiled and she blushed heavily, panting lightly as she rubbed my cock, making it start to get hard, my cock lightly tenting my boxers. She leaned down, kissing the top of my cock through my boxers, sucking lightly on it as her tongue tickled it. She pulled back, smiling as her hoofs jerked me off.

"You like that?" I smiled and nodded, rubbing my hand over her muzzle, a light scent filling my nose.

"You want a little attention too?" She blushed and nodded, moving up and around, I moved my hands up to her flanks, pulling her to me. I pulled her hips down and she took my waist band of my boxers in her mouth, pulling them over my hard cock, it lightly touched her face and she nuzzled it as I breathed on her sex. It was moist, her tight lips were a beautiful sight, lightly pink. I lightly licked her clit and felt it twitch, making me pull back. I looked at her sex, and it seemed to be... winking at me? Twilight moaned and looked back, panting lightly.

"Please... don't tease me..." Her cunny winked again and I smiled, taking her clit into my mouth, lightly rolling it with my teeth, sucking hard and she moaned, licking my cock from the base to the tip, sucking hard on the tip. I moved my hands to lightly spread her lips, pulling back, looking at her pink insides, her juices leaking out a little and she shivered. "Ahh!" She put her head down, taking my cock into her mouth, only a couple inches inside as I placed a long luscious lick up her quivering insides, soon driving my tongue deep inside. She moaned in her throat, sending vibrations into my cock, taking a couple more inches inside when it hit the back of her throat, making her gag a bit. I pulled back, moving my right hand to the back of her head.

"Easy Twi, nice and slow, take a deep breath and swallow..." She stopped, sucking in air through her nose and I felt her swallow, suppressing her gag reflex as I lightly pushed down on her head, making her take me to the roots, my entire cock buried in her mouth. "There you go, good girl." She shivered when I said that, and I pinched her clit with my free hand, moving my mouth back to it and I sunk two fingers inside her cunny. She pulled up, sitting on my face as she moaned, grinding her sex to my mouth. "Oh Marshall... That feels amazing~." I pushed her up a bit, before getting a naughty idea. I leaned up a bit, my hands spreading her cheeks and I placed a little lick on her tail hole. "Ohh~ That feels weird..." She pushed her ass back to me, her hoofs trailing over my cock, lightly touching it. "But so good." She stifled a moan, and pulled forward just as I sunk my tongue into it. She moved down, lining up her sex to my cock, and I grabbed her hips, looking to her as she shook her head, pushing down even more till my cock was at her tail hole entrance. "I want to try it there, please?" Fuck, I was super turned on, the usual shyer librarian wanted me to fuck her tail hole. I pushed forward, my head spreading her hole and she moaned. Her horn glowed and her hair went up into a ponytail, a pair of reading glasses landed on her muzzle and she looked back. "A naughty, naughty boy, losing library books again? That's going to cost you." I smiled, deciding to play onto it.

"Please don't tell my mom! I will do anything."I fake begged, she grinned and I could tell she liked it as her cheeks were flustered as she pushed back a bit more.

"Well, there is one thing..." She pushed a couple inches inside her, starting to move back and forth. I put my hands on her back a little, stopping her slightly.

"I...I don't know... if my mom found out..." She put her hoof on my lips, sitting down all the way, her tight tunnel squeezed my cock and it felt so good.

"Don't worry young man, as long as you do well, she won't." I groaned as her tunnel squeezed my cock, wet with my pre made her motions smoother and faster. I pulled her hips down, thrusting up and our bodies contacted hard, a slapping wet sound filled my ears. "Ahh! Good job, keep going!" I kneeled down, so I was at the same height for her so I could easily pound the hell out of her.

"Am... Am I doing good Miss Sparkle?" She turned her head a little, she was panting lightly, her hips pushing back to meet mine.

"Yes! You're doing wonderful!" I pounded her, pulling her to me as I thrusted forward, her tunnel convilcing a little and she fell a little to her front. "Ohhhh yea..." Man, she came already... I felt my own orgasm quickly approaching, and I pounded her harder.

"Ahh, Miss Sparkle! I'm about to cum!" She looked back, basking in post orgasmic bliss, her hoof touching my hand and she said just what I wanted to hear.

"Cum inside me..." Three words, three words made my balls churn, my mouth lightly agape as I panted, pounding her harder and prepared to let lose my load deep inside her tail hole. Her wet walls convulsed around me, her body shivering a little as I shuddered. I stopped, bottoming out inside her, my cock twitching as I shot my seed deep inside her. "Ohh!... It's so warm!" I groaned and wrapped my arms around her, lightly squeezing her teats, making her moan a little as I emptied my balls inside her. I felt my cum run back against me, leaking around my shaft as I was buried deep inside her. She collapsed and I fell with her, keeping my cock still deep inside her, her walls sometimes clamping around me. "Good job..." She trailed off, lightly sighing and I pulled out, my cock covered in my juices and she flipped over, taking my cock deep inside her mouth, her tongue cleaning it off.

"Ahh! Miss Sparkle!" I was super sensitive, my pleasure peaking again and I felt my cock twitch like crazy. I let out a mangled moan, my body twitched like mad, and she looked up at me, those beautiful violet eyes staring up at me as I felt another smaller load shoot up and into her mouth. She closed her eyes about half way, smiling as she stopped, swallowing what I could give her. I laid back, my cock leaving her mouth with a little slurp, I was exhausted.

"Mmm." She crawled up next to me, cuddling with me and I looked over at her. She was smiling when the clock started to ring on the hour. Her ears perked up, listening and twitching a little... "Oh no! My parents will be here soon!" I looked at her, her face was flustered as her horn glowed and her glasses came off and her hair went back down to normal. I picked her up, getting some nice clothes to wear and I took us to the bathroom. "What are you-?" I silenced her and she looked up, a wondering look on her face.

"It will be much faster if we shower together, unless that makes you uncomfortable." I said, not wanting her to be uncomfortable. She blushed and shook her head, her horn glowing and the water turned on. "I thought so." She smiled slyly, rolling her eyes playfully.

"You just want me in the shower." She teased and I chuckled and leaned down to her ear.

"Yet you wanted me to fuck you in the ass." She eeped and I could she her cheeks were red, a little smile on her muzzle.

"And you know what?" She turned around, smiling seductively at me. "I liked it." I felt my cheeks get hot and she giggled, getting into the shower and I removed my boxers, getting in behind her. The hot water ran over us, the room started to steam as I removed the detachable shower head, and ran it over my head, wetting my hair and then I did Twilight, getting her soaked. I reached for shampoo, squirting some into my hand and I put the shower head back, running my fingers into her hair, washing it and I worked down to her mane. "Mmm, that feels nice." She closed her eyes when I went down to wash her tail. After I did her hair, I grabbed body wash and was about to wash her when she stopped me. She looked over her shoulder, a little blush on her cheeks. "Could you..." She wiggled her back. "Massage me as you wash me?" She laid down and I chuckled, straddling her hips and I worked my soapy hands into her shoulders, washing her and massaging her at the same time. "Ohh yes... that feels amazing." I smiled and rolled my eyes, moving my hands down to her forehooves, washing them, then I trailed up to her face, massaging her neck and around her face. "Mmmn this is new..." I worked my thumbs into her jaw, her muscles relaxing as I trailed down to her back and over to her hindhooves. She giggled as she seemed to be a little ticklish behind her... Knees? She shivered and I chuckled, getting off her and she shakily got to her hoofs. "Oh wow..." She looked back at me, her half-lidded eyes stared at me, a little smile on her muzzle. She nuzzled my abs, closing her eyes. "Thank you." I pet her mane, moving my other hand to take the shower head, starting to wash her off.

"It's no problem Twi." I used the water to wash off majority of the soap off, using my other hand to scrub the rest out and soon she was clean. "There ya go." She hugged my midsection, and got out of the tub. I stayed, soaping myself up as she combed her hair and then opened the door and left. I washed myself off and I got out, freshing myself up and did my hair, got dressed and then left the bathroom. I felt a little musical, and walked to my room, picking up my guitar and I sat on my bed, scrolling through my songs and soon found one. My Name is Jonas, by: Weezer. I started playing, finger picking the notes on the clean channel, a nice clean crisp sound. I started singing as the vocals kicked in. "My name is Jonas, I'm carrying the wheel." Then I played the same intro guitar riff again when the second verse came in. "Thanks for all you shown us, this is how we feel." Then the chorus came in right after and I stepped on the channel switcher I had and the overdrive channel kicked on. "Come sit next to me, pour yourself some tea. Just like grandma made, when we couldn't find sleep. Things were better then, once but never again. We've all left the den, let me tell you about it." I was really getting into it, my hand strumming the strings easily, my right hand moving fluidly over the strings, pressing on the right frets. I looked at the door, Twilight and two other ponies I had never seen were standing there, Twilight just smiled and motioned for me to continue. "Tell me what to do, now the tank is dry, now this wheel is flat. And you know what else!? Guess what I revived, in the mail today. Words of deep concern from my little brother. The buildings not going as he planned, the foreman has injured his hand. The dozer will not clear a path, the driver said he learned his math." It changed to a quieter part. "The workers are going home~" That repeated a handful of times before it kicked into a solo. It then did the quiet part again before repeating the solo again. After that, the song was about to end after that and I strummed that last note, before clicking on the clean channel and playing the last little part, ending off on a nice chord. "My name is Jonas..." I turned off my music, hoof clapping made me blush, and I put my guitar down, walking over to Twilight to hope fully introduce me to the two ponies she was with.

"That was fantastic as always Marshall." She beamed up at me and the stallion took a step forward. His coat was a nice blue, he mane was slate blue and it complemented his green/yellow eyes. His cutie mark was a larger crescent moon, with a small one in the middle of it. He looked at me with a serious look, and I took a step back, gulping and he stuck his hoof out, looking at me still.

"Umm... Hello." I said as I took his hoof, lightly shaking it, not adverting his eyes from me. I stood up straight and tried to look confident. "The name is Marshall, but you already know that from Twilight." The mare took a step forward. She glared at the stallion, lightly pushing his shoulder making him look at her and smile a little.

"Come on now Star, don't scare him." Her coat was a nice light grey, her mane was purple and white, and it all complemented her tiffany blue eyes. Her cutie mark was three purple stars. She turned back to me, smiling and... She reminded me of somepony. I looked at Twilight and gasped. "I have heard a lot about you Marshall." She noticed my shocked look and giggled, much like somepony else. "Oh, do I remind you of somepony? Or rather, does somepony remind you of me?" I looked at Twilight, they almost had the same mane colour style. "The name is Twilight Velvet, or just Velvet so you don't get confused with my little Twily here." I blushed, it was her parents.

"Pleasure to meet you both, Velvet and Star?" The stallion nodded and Twilight came up to me, smiling.

"Yea, this is Marshall, the only human in Equestria!" Velvet giggled and walked up to Twilight, lightly petting her mane.

"I know I know, you only wrote that to us about a million times." They both shared a giggle and she sighed and looked at me. "So, you are a musician I see." I blushed and nodded, prompting her to giggle. "Aww, hes a little shy isn't he." I blushed harder, making the girls giggle. "Enough of that... So I heard that you are preforming for the start of fall hmm?" I nodded. I guess everything is still going on, good. "Well, that will be a great show." She smiled and I returned it, my stomach growling and she raised her eyebrow. "Have you had anything to eat dear?" I blushed and shook my head, she turned to Twilight and her dad. "Will you two make lunch for dear Marshall here? I would like to stay and chat for a little while." They both nodded and left the room, heading down the stairs, Velvet walking to the door, almost closing it. She turned around, a light blush in her cheeks. "So... She has really taken a liking to you Marshall." I blushed, my cheeks warm and I nervously nodded. Not again. "Have you two... done it?" I gasped, my cheeks almost burning and I licked my dry lips, making her gasp. "Is that a..." I nodded and stuck my tongue out, showing her my piercing. "So, by the look of those cheeks, you two have." I looked for a way out when I felt her hoof on my hand, making me look down at her. "I'm not mad, heck I'm glad she found a nice man like yourself. She deserves to be with someone like you, from all the different things she said about you, I'm surprised you aren't married." She teased and giggled like a filly. I scratched the back of my head.

"Were not even going out..." She stopped and then raised her eyebrow.

"Yes, so I heard... Why not?" She enquired and I bit my bottom lip a bit.

"Well you see, I have other friends..." She gasped, her cheeks turning a light pink.

"You have... a herd?!" She whispered strongly, my cheeks warm and I nodded while shrugging my shoulders, a little smile coming over her muzzle. "I knew you were highly wanted, but never that much." I rubbed the back of my head, making her giggle.

"Marshall! Mom! Lunch is ready!" I heard Twilight call from the kitchen and I cleared my throat, breaking through the awkward feeling in the air, and I got Velvets attention.

"Sooo... This never leaves this room, ok?" She looked back and smiled while nodding.

"You got it Marshall." I sighed and we walked out of the room, down the stairs and into the kitchen. Twilight was there, putting four plates onto the table, she turned to us and smiled, motioning for me to sit next to her as she sat down. I nodded and sat down, pillows underneath us all as their horns glowed and we dug in. Twilight made them all daisy sandwiches, and me, a nice plate of tortellini, and it was delicious. Twilight shifted a bit closer and I looked at her our of the corner of my eye, she had a light blush on her cheeks as her father looked up.

"So, Marshall, how are you enjoying Equestria?" He voice was so tender, it caught me a little off guard. But I swallowed what I had in my mouth, and looked him in the eye, a smile coming over my face.

"Good, nothing but good. It's wonderful here, everypony is so nice... But everyone isn't." He raised his eyebrow and I sighed. "Well... I had a couple fall outs with a certain griffin... About a month ago, after our first fight, which almost killed me, she ambushed me and my friend Lyra in the old part of Ponyville. I told her to run, and I took Gilda, who was the griffin, all by myself. I knew it was dumb, but who knows who else she would of hurt if I didn't. Anyways, she almost killed me then, and hurt my friend Rainbow Dash, but Princess Luna arrived, because Twilight here sent a letter to Celestia and saved my life. Luna healed me, as I was almost dead, and Celestia proclaimed me protector of Ponyville." They both gasped, proud looks for their daughter and praise looks to me.

"That's amazing Marshall! And our little princess helped you." Twilight gasped and put her hoofs on the table.

"Mom?! I... haven't told him yet." She sighed and looked back at me, her cheeks were red in embarrassment. "I'm sorry Marshall, I should of told you sooner..." I raised my eyebrow, her horn glowed and a white light filled my vision. When it regained, I looked at her and gasped... She... She had wings?!

"Wait?! You're an... Alicorn?" I was super confused, and she tilted her head to the side.

"Well, I was a unicorn... but now I'm... a... princess... It happened a couple months ago, just before you came. Since my brother is married to Cadance, I am technicality royalty. And after I finished a spell started by Star Swirl the Bearded, because he lacked one thing I have, friendship. So I was transformed into an Alicorn, about a week before you showed up, and Celestia told me not to show you I was an Alicorn until the time was right, so I guess that's now. " She sighed and I looked at her, her head hung low in shame. I bent down, lifting her chin up, tears welling up in her eyes. "I should of told you sooner... I'm sorry..." I wiped her face with my thumb.

"Don't worry princess, we all-." She put her hoof to my lips, silencing me, her glare was serious.

"Don't call me that... I am no different then before... Just call me Twilight, Marshall..." She smiled hopefully and I nodded, wrapping my arms around her in a nice hug. She smiled and hugged me back. We just sat there, enjoying the moment when somepony cleared their throat. "Uhh... oops." We broke the hug and looked at her parents, her mom was smiling, looking at us as was her father.

"Sorry..." I scratched the back of my head, my cheeks getting a little warm and they both laughed.

"It's ok Marshall, you two are so cute together." Her mom teased and Twilight blushed and groaned.

"Mom!" She whined a little, making me chuckle and I looked over at the clock.

"So what time does everything start at Twi?" I looked over at her and she looked at the clock herself.

"Hmm, in about an hour or so, you want to get going?" She looked back at me, from her corner of her eye and I nodded. "Well, I will see you there later." I gave her a little hug, and then I stood up, heading to my room. I grabbed my guitar, putting it into my case and I came back out, hopping off the top of the stairs, my hand glowing as my wings appeared to slow me down, making her parents gasp.

"Ohh... You didn't tell them I could use magic did you Twi?" She giggled and shook her head, her mom coming closer to inspect my wings. I spread them, my wing span was quite huge.

"Are... Are they real?!" She moved her hoof to touch them, a little tingling in my spine from her touch and she pulled her hoof back once she found out she could touch them.

"Well, I use magic to create them, but they feel real. Anyways, I gotta jet, see ya later!" I lightly jogged to the door and out it, into the outside world and was immediately tackled by somepony. My hand glowed, putting a barrier between me and the ground as I looked who tackled me.

"Marshall! I...I..." It was Octavia! She hugged my tightly, her cheek nuzzling into my chest. I put my case down lightly, wrapping my arms around her and I picked her up, holding her as she wouldn't let go. "I thought I would never see you again..." She trailed off and she looked up at me, her eyes teared up and she smiled, kissing me on the cheek.

"Hey Tavi, I missed you too. Sorry about back there, I had somethings on my mind." She smiled at the sound of my voice, her smile made me happy inside.

"No worries, man, your voice is music to my ears..." She looked at my case and smiled. "And it looks like I will be hearing both." She looked up at me, her mulberry eyes sparkling a little.

"Yea, got a show to preform, and dying won't stop me." I joked and laughed a little as she giggled, getting to her hoofs, letting me get up. I picked my guitar, dusting myself off a little and I put my hand on her neck, lightly touching her. "Well, you know where I will be." She nodded and motioned for me to come down to her. I did so, and she wrapped her hoofs around my neck, holding me tightly and I wrapped my free arm around her and kissed her on the cheek.

"Later Marshall." She let go of me and trotted off, leaving me to turn around and walk towards the centre of town. I got a couple waves, someponies saying hi to me as I passed them on my way to the town hall. I soon arrived, Mayor Mare talking to a couple ponies.

"I don't know if he still wants to preform, he went through a lot and I'm not sure he is up to..." She trailed off as the mare she was talking to looked at me and smiled, making Mayor Mare turn around. "Marshall!" She looked at my guitar and her face lit up. "Ah, so you do still want to preform! That is wonderful! I shall send word around town." She turned back to the mare behind her, the mare was yellow, her mane and tail was orange and curly, her cutie mark was three carrots. She gave a little salute, before trotting off to a small group of mares, all of them with saddlebags with pamphlets in them. I turned to walk up the the stage when I heard somepony call out to me.

"Hey Marshall!" I turned around, Lyra and a mare I didn't know, were trotting over to me. I dropped to my knee and Lyra wrapped her hoofs around me. She hugged me tightly for a couple seconds, before getting back down, looking out of the corner of her eye at the mare. She was pretty cute, her coat was light apple greenish grey, her mane was cobalt blue and light fuchsia in nice little curls. Her cutie mark was three blue and yellow wrapped candy perhaps? Her arctic blue eyes captured my attention as they stared at me with wonder. She blushed as I started at her, and I stuck my hand out and she looked at it.

"The names Marshall, what's yours?" She blushed harder, staring at my hand, then looked back into my eyes, making me feel a little bad.

"Don't worry, she's a little shyer then-." Lyra started, but was cut off when the mare put her hoof in my hand, my fingers wrapping lightly around it.

"Sweetie Drops, or Bon Bon, doesn't matter." I smiled and Lyra looked at her, a little shocked as she was apparently more shy. "It's nice to finally meet you, considering you have been in our house many times." I raised my eyebrow and looked at Lyra as I let got of Bon Bon's hoof.

"I thought Vinyl was your roommate?" Lyra giggled and looked up at me, her yellow eyes sparkling a little.

"Well she is, but she lives in the spare room we have, see, me and Bon Bon have lived together for a while, we both needed a roommate, so it was perfect!" She smiled and I chuckled, turning back to my case and I opened it. "Then Vinyl was looking for a place to stay for a bit, but she decided to stay." I turned my head over my shoulder.

"Speaking of her, where is she?" Lyra tapped her hoof to her chin, looking around before smiling and pointing to my left.

"There she is!" I turned around, Vinyl walking up with saddlebags on her flank, a grin on her muzzle, her dark glasses covering her eyes.

"Hey Marshall!" She trotted up and looked up at me as I opened my case, picking my guitar up, a gasp coming from behind me.

"Ooo, what's that?!" Bon Bon walked up, looking at my guitar. I pulled it out, putting it over my shoulder and I picked up a pick.

"It's an instrument from my world called a guitar, I put my fingers on these frets and I strum the strings with the pick, and it makes music." I played a simple G power chord, making her smile at it.

"That's cool." She smiled and I closed my case, putting it off to the side and Vinyl got up on stage, walking up to her turn tables, setting her bags down and she put two disks on, one on each side. I got up, plugging in a cable to my guitar, strumming the strings, my sound coming out from the two giant stacks of speakers on the side of the stage. I looked out, a couple ponies stopping, or walking up to look at what I was doing. I tuned myself up, making sure I was completely in tune and I heard a couple mares talking amongst themselves behind me on the ground.

"Hmm, there is a show here, Marshall will be performing with guest DJ PON-3 to kick off the fall season!" I guess she had a pamphlet. I looked out, a small crowd gathering up, some ponies laying down on blankets, some standing up, a couple mares in front of the stage, looking up at me. I walked to the mic, the crowd quieting down.

"Hello Ponyville! Are you ready to rock!" The crowd cheered, my voice echoing through the streets of Ponyville, the crowd cheering louder. "I'm Marshall, and this is DJ PON-3, and we're kicking off the fall season with a little show, are you ready?!" The crowd cheered a little, and I smirked. "I can't hear you Ponyville!" A bunch more ponies came into town square and I strummed a nice little C power chord, the ponies cheering and I looked over at Vinyl, she was gearing up a couple different records, when a drum and bass back beat came on, her head bobbing to the beat. I got into it, playing some easy stuff, a couple pedals at my feet, and I put a guitar loop on while I started playing a nice guitar riff over top. I smiled to myself, moving around a little on the stage, slightly nodding my head to the beat. The crowd soon was about a couple hundred ponies, or at least that was all I could see. Many different colours, and tastes, so I changed it up after a couple more minutes. I stopped a little, letting the chord ring out through the air, and I walked back up to the mic. "Alright! Thanks for coming out today! Lets kick off the fall season with a show, eh?" I mentally face palmed from resorting to my usual talk, I try not to say it, but it sometimes slips out. The crowd cheered, making me smile as I steady beat started playing, making me look at Vinyl as she nodded her head to the beat, standing behind her turn tables with a pair of headphones held to her left ear with her hoof, her other hoof was on the record. Her horn was glowing, the controls lightly glowing the same colour as she move them with ease. I started by palm muting the strings, doing a E power chord, eighth notes for one bar, before doing a G then an A, both for a combined total of one bar. (Sorry for those who don't know music lingo, but to those who do, I hope you understand.) I looped that little bit, before playing the same thing, but not palm muted, doing a little backing track for me so I could do a lead riff or something later. The crowd enjoyed it, the mares in front of the stage were on their hindhooves, their forehooves in the air, reaching for me and I went across the front, running my hand over their hoofs in a line. I stood back up as they smiled, making my adrenaline start pumping as I kicked into a solo, doing some tapping very quickly and they loved it! Vinyl did some cool scratching over the back beat, adding a couple cool things to the mix. The little song lasted about an hour or so, the crowd going wild over us, making me smile. I looked to the side, all my friends and Mayor Mare, motioning for me to let her come up on stage. She smiled, and trotted up on stage, I lowerd the mic to her level so she could talk.

"Let's give a big thanks to Marshall and DJ PON-3 for giving us a show! Anyways, it's time to start the Running of the Leaves! Then more from the two performers!" I felt a little excited, taking my guitar off and setting it on a stand, stretching my arms a little, a light gasp coming from behind me, making me look behind me at Fluttershy, her eyes spread wide as she looked at my arms.

"Ooo Marshall, working on the farm has really done you well. And you are preforming better then ever!" She smiled lightly, making me blush I bent down to her level and smiled, those big cyan eyes glittering lightly as she looked into mine.

"You are a little flirt Flutter." I whispered and she eeped and blushed, adverting her eyes for a second.

"Well it's the truth. The show was amazing! I can't wait to hear more." I smiled as I stood up, looking over as Applejack and Rainbow were talking, approaching me while talking.

"And this time, no funny business alright?" Applejack said, Rainbow nodding and they both spit on their hoofs, pushing them to the others and they both smiled, a determined look on their faces. I walked up to them, making both mares look at me and I chuckled, bending down to their level.

"You girls will have to be worrying about me, this time." I smiled, making both them chuckle and I stood back up, cracking my knuckles as they walked off behind me, making their way to the starting line.

"See you at the finish line, Marshall." Rainbow teased and I followed them, chuckling to myself as we walked to the starting line, a couple mares handing out numbers. Rainbow got hers, it was the number eleven, and Applejack's was the number eight. I got my number, it was the number seventeen. I walked up to Applejack and Rainbow, chatting to themselves while we waited for the event to begin. I looked around, looking for anypony else I knew who was racing. Lyra and Bon Bon were standing about a stones throw away near the bleachers for the spectators, Lyra blushing a little and she looked at me, adverting her eyes back to Bon Bon. I wonder what they are talking about? I looked down, noticing Twilight was standing beside me, a number on her flank... wait.

"Hey Twi... Are you planing on racing?" She smiled, nodding her head while putting her hoof to her chest.

"Yes, I was in the race last year, and-" Applejack and Rainbow gasped, both putting one hoof in her mouth, silencing Twilight.

"Yea, uhh, all three of us raced, and uh..." Applejack tried to make up a lie, but I knew she was the element of honesty, and could barely lie.

"She did respectably... getting fifth even!" They both smiled falsely and I knew exactly what they were trying to cover up.

"So which one of you got last?" They both blushed and pointed to the other.

"Her!" They said in unison, making me chuckle and I put a hand on each of the two mares, looking at the both.

"Come on now... tell the truth girls." They groaned, walking up to the starting line, Rainbow lightly swatting her hoof in the air.

"Let egghead tell you." She grumbled a little and I turned back to Twilight who snorted and stomped the ground a little.

"I told you before! I'm not an egghead! I'm well read!" She gritted her teeth then sighed, giggling to herself while turning back to me. "Anyways, last year, those two were having a little competition between themselves, seeing who was the most athletic. And they were so caught up in their tricks, that they both tied for last." I chuckled, looking over at a blushing Applejack and Rainbow, both not looking at me and I smiled as me and Twilight walked over to the starting line, getting up next to the others.

"Alright, about time." I looked down at AJ and RD, smirking to myself. "Lets have a good clean race, and no wings, right Rainbow?" She nodded and I heard the announcer.

"And the Running of the Leaves is about to start, racers get ready!" We all hunched down a bit. "Get set!" I took a deep breath, bending my legs a little. "And GO!" We all took off, the RD and AJ getting a head start on me, but I held my ground, about twenty feet behind them. I started to gain ground, my longer stride allowing me to cover more ground faster once I was up to speed. I soon caught up to them, making both girls gasp as I ran between them.

"See you at the finish line girls." I smirked and started pulling away from them, Rainbow snorting lightly.

"I don't think so! Time for a little dash!" She hunkered down, making herself more aerodynamic, as pegasi tend to be anyways but Applejack was stronger, allowing her to run longer and a bit faster then most ponies. There we were, a little triangle formation running down the path when I noticed the path curved around a wooden area. I grinned, running straight for the trees, the girls sticking to the path. I jumped, free running over the fallen trees, and around the ones still standing. One was laying against another and I ran up it, running through the trees now and I soon made it to the other side, rolling as I hit the ground and took off again, gaining a bit of ground on the girls. "Hey no fair! We can't even do that!" Rainbow shouted, her breaths a little heavier from the sound of her voice.

"Ya snooze, ya lose RD!" I yelled back at them, making Applejack giggle and pull ahead of Rainbow, and start gaining ground on me. I felt the cold Autumn air fill my lungs with every breath, the wind nipping at my face, but I still ran, my legs pumping like mad as I struggled to keep ahead of the other two. I slowed a bit, letting me regain a bit of energy, but still stay just ahead of the two girls. I turned a corner, my foot slipping from under me, sending me sliding almost off a small cliff, my hands digging into the ground. I clenched my teeth, hauling myself up and saw the girls stopped as I rested on my arms. "And just what do ya think you two are doing?" They looked shocked, looking to the other then back to me.

"Well, it looked like you ate the ground pretty hard there sugarcube, I thought y'all might need a hoof." I was touched, but shook my head.

"It's a race, keep on going, I will be fine." They looked behind them, the main crowd catching up and Rainbow started to trot away.

"Come on AJ, he said leave him!" Applejack nodded and followed her, both girls glancing back as I got to my knees, panting, allowing myself to catch my breath. I noticed Twilight come around the corner, looking at the skid mark I left and she ran up to me.

"Marshall! Are you ok?" She put her hoof on my shoulder and I nodded, getting to my feet.

"I will be fine Twi, keep on running, I will catch up." She nodded and took off, trotting cutely, staying just ahead of the crowd as I started jogging, when I came to a straight away, Twilight a hundred or so feet from me, and I couldn't even see Applejack or Rainbow anymore. I sighed, taking a deep breath and I just gave it all I had, almost falling over from giving it my all. I soon reached Twilight and blew right by her, making her gasp and I just smiled, coming over top of the hill, noticing the finish line, and Applejack and Rainbow tied again. Crap, I can't let them beat me. I took off again, trying to regain as much ground as I could, a light pain in my side, the taste of blood in my mouth as I neared them.

"Same as last time huh RD?" Applejack looked over, Rainbow nodding and took a bit ahead of her.

"But this time, I win!" Rainbow was almost there, ahead of Applejack when I ran up between the two worn out ponies, both gasping as I ran past them. "What the buck?! Marshall!?" I smiled to myself as I saw the finish line, both girls coming up on either side of me. "I don't think so!" Rainbow struggled to keep up, and I noticed Applejack had lost her hat, something that usually bothered her, but she didn't seem to care about it.

"Forget it!" The finish line was right in front of it, time slowing as Applejack jumped for it, Rainbow had her wings flapping behind her and I made a split second decision, my hand glowing as my own wings appeared, I flapped my wings to slow me down once I passed the finish line, cheering coming from behind me and I fell to my knees, Applejack laying on her chest, panting hard and Rainbow was on her back, her wings spread out as she tried to get her breath back. I saw Twilight come full force, running and got into fourth! I sat down, looking at the two completely worn out mares, and Twilight walked past them, walking up to me, panting lightly.

"Well done Marshall! You got first!" I smiled a little, looking over at my two tired out friends before laying back.

"Was it worth it?" I panted and smiled a silly smile, making Twilight giggle at me. I felt a couple mares pick me up, carrying me on their backs, cheering as they carried me to the podium. I looked back, Applejack and Rainbow being carried in a similar manner and I looked back, being put down in front of the podium. I smiled to myself, getting up on the top, both my friends approaching the stand. I put both hands down to the two. "So who got second." The two mares looked at the other.

"Aww shucks, I jumped at the last second, so you deserve second Rainbow." Applejack motioned for Rainbow to get up on second. Rainbow made her way to it, putting her hoof on the edge before sighing, closing her eyes.

"I cheated... I used my wings, you deserve it Applejack." I was shocked, the two most competitive ponies were both humble to give up the second place to the other. I sat on the edge of the podium then Mayor Mare came trotting up, giggling to herself.

"I thought something like this might happen, so I got two medals for every place, just in case, so you both tied for second." I looked at her, then to Twilight, smiling.

"Then that means..." Everypony looked at Twilight and she blushed, hiding a little. "You get bronze!" I motioned for her to come up, and she shyly did, still not use to being at the centre of attention. I bent down, hauling up Applejack and Rainbow Dash, before helping Twilight up onto the lower platform. My hand glowed, and I lifted the medals that were brought out by a light blue mare, with blue hair with a lighter shade to the other side of it. I put the ones on the girls before placing the gold one on myself. A couple photographers took a bunch of pictures when I hopped off the podium, stretching my arms and I looked at the crowd. "Well, that's enough of that... Who's up for another race?!" All the racers groaned and fell to the ground, making me chuckle. "Kidding, how about some more music?" Everypony started cheering, making me smile as I got lifted, crowd surfing towards the stage. Once there I got up, grabbed my guitar, throwing my Ipod to Vinyl. "Put on anything that sounds nice." She nodded and I adjusted my guitar on my shoulders when the song came on. The first note, ringing out, and I looked at my friends, they were all right in front of the stage. I pointed to Rainbow. "This one is for you..." I blushed. "I guess." I started playing, the keyboard playing over top the guitar line. Rainbow In the Dark, by Dio. "When there's lightning! You know it always brings me down!" I looked over the crowd. "'Cause it's free, and I see that it's me, who's lost and never found!" I played the little breakdown, getting right into it. "I cry out for magic... I feel it dancing in the light! It was cold, lost my hold to the shadows of the night!" Then the pre chorus. "No sign of the mornin coming, you've been left on your own, like a Rainbow in the dark!" Rainbow lit up, her grin made me smile. "A Rainbow in the dark!" Soon the solo kicked it, and I played it flawlessly, just on stage rocking it, the crowd going crazy for the quick tapping and all the bends in it, both my hands going quickly over the strings. It soon ended and the crowd cheered, Rainbow had one hoof on the stage, her wings flapping and she was cheering hard. My hand glowed and my Ipod floated over to me, allowing me to select the next song, the guitar soon playing and I mimicked it. These Days, by Foo Fighters, man I love them. "One of these days, the ground, will drop, out from, beneath, your feet." It was a nice intro, the clean guitar sounded great. "One of these days, your heat, will stop, and play, its final beat." Then the song picked up for a bar, stopped and then picked up again. I kicked on a bit of drive, to give it some crunch. The pre chorus sounded great, then into the chorus. " But it's all right, yea it's all right. Said it's all right." Then a little pause. "Easy for you to say! Your heart has never broken, you pride has never been stolen, not yet, not yet, not yet!" I got into it, moving my head from side to side a little. "One of these days! I bet your heart will be broken, I bet your pride will be stolen! I bet, I bet, I bet!" It was then a little softer on the vocals. "One of these days, one of these days, one of these days." Then it went back to the verse, my fingers moving quickly to keep up with the tempo. At the very end of the song, a single chord ended it all. I looked up, the crowd going absolutely crazy! It made me smile, looking at all the ponies that loved the preformance. "Thank you all for coming out today, I really enjoyed preforming here and I would like to thank my friend, Vinyl Scratch!" She blushed a bit, thrusting her hoof into the air and I put my guitar back in my case, feeling exhausted. The crowd dispersed a little, some staying for more things to do at the Fall festivle, but I had enough for the day. I headed home, to the library, and I noticed nopony was around me. Where are my friends? I shrugged it off and opened the door to the library, nopony in sight. I felt... something, I half expected them to be here, or Pinkie having a "Great Performance" Party, but nothing. I sighed and walked up to my room, putting my guitar down, and I took a deep breath.

"You did wonderful out there Marshall." I jumped and turned around, Velvet closed my door a little, a small smile on her muzzle as she approached me. "I heard much more about you from your friends..." I blushed a bit as she approached me, that look in her eye made me gulp.

"Uhh, aren't you... ya kn-" She put her hoof on my lips, silencing me as she giggled.

"Oh he doesn't mind, hell you screwed his daughter already!" I blushed harder, prompting her to giggle more. "Besides, I don't want that from you... I just came to personally congratulate you, on everything you have done here. You are loyal to your friends, each of them would go head over hoofs for you, I can tell." She smiled and I sat down, letting her talk. She looked into my eyes, sighing as she smiled a little. "Twilight was right, you do have beautiful eyes Marshall." I blushed as she complemented me. "Anyways, I have to get going, but make sure you take care of Twilight, ok?" I nodded and she smiled, leaving the room. I sat in silence for a couple minutes before I took a deep breath, sleepyness coming over me as I stood up, taking my clothes off. As soon as I was in my boxers, I heard a pomf sound from the door way. I looked over and saw Twilight, her wings spread, a light blush on her cheeks and I chuckled.

"Wingboner?" She blushed harder and closed them, trotting over to the bed. "Man, it will take some time to get used to you having wings Twi, but it makes you look even more beautiful then ever." I pulled the blanket down, letting her get in and snuggle close to me, my hand glowing as I made my wings without effort, drapping my left over her and she sighed.

"You are a flirt Marshall... I love you." She closed her eyes and I leaned down, kissing her on the forehead and took a deep breath.

"Night my little princess, I love you too." I closed my eyes, feeling the warmth of her body next to mine, my hand gently touching her back, her coat was smooth to the touch and I smiled to myself, what kind of crazy adventures will happen tomorrow? Only time will tell...

Sorry for the almost month long (or prehaps a full month) of no update. Ran into a writers block, and it shows, not the best chapter, I promise next will be much better then his. With the block, along with long working hours, it was a pretty bad time. I had a random low point this month, but I'm feeling great now! Leons Memories is being worked on, I also have a Twi/Dash One off I'm working on along with the Spike x Mane Six. Anyways, I will try for another chapter next week, I have a little idea, but we shall see what happens, and thanks for the patience!

Guest Reviews! (ones that I choose, and if your review is similar to another, I won't repeat myself.)

Cool: Sorry about that, as I said above, I'm back!

Dead: Almost! Never planned on it, but it seemed like a cool thing to do at the time. And Twilight is adorable overload! I always had a thing for Twilight.

Sqwillex?: Yes, eventuality there will be a scene with Lyra, prehaps Bon Bon as well!?

Guest: Hes not dead, if you read the whole thing, he got brought back to life, and as for Gilda? I don't know yet.

David (Chapter 20): He's still alive! I don't know how two people at least missed that?