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This chapter has been rewritten to fix several plot errors, added content thanks to the suggests of proofreaders, and to make it easier to read. Please enjoy the update and remember to comment please.

5. No News and Bad News for Apple Jack
I woke up hoping to feel Savyna's warm touch but instead all I felt was the bed sheets. That quickly made me sit up in the bed and start scanning the room for her, the thought of her not being there when I woke up and needed her the most scared me more than anything. I looked and seen that her clothes weren't on the floor where she left them, I began to get pretty worried. Had she left for the train already? Why didn't she wake me up to see her off? Did something happen and she had leave with telling me? When those questions filled my mind I know I need to find out what had happened. I went to get up when Savyna opened the door and walked in wearing one of the white guest bathrobes. I let out a sigh of relief at seeing I hadn't missed seeing her off at the train station yet.

“Good morning beautiful.” She said smiling at me. “Sorry if I worried you I didn't want to wake you, you looked so peaceful.” She said sitting beside me on the bed then gave me a good morning kiss. “I slipped out of bed early this morning when Apple Bloom knocked. She went and got me a bath robe and I spent some time getting my things ready and waiting for you to wake up. Now that you're up will you take a shower with me? I have to meet up with my friends at the train station soon.” She said sadly.

“Of course Ah will sugarplum.” I answered as I stroked her cheek then gave her a kiss back. “But Ah think we should pick up in here from last night first.”

“No need to worry I already handled the clean up from last night's fun time. We just need to change the sheets on your bed now.” She told me with a smile while she grabbed her backpack and grabbed an outfit out. Then she got up from the bed. “I'll go get the water ready, meet me in the bathroom once you get your bath stuff, outfit, and the bed dealt with.” She told me as she walked out the door shutting it behind her.

I got up and felt the soreness in my nethers something powerful. She was right I was gonna have a hard time walking today. Oh well a little soreness and discomfort today was well worth the hours of sexual enjoyment I got last night. I stretched a bit to work some of the soreness out before I pull my teddy and stockings off and tossed then the clothes hamper. I was going have to devote some time to laundry so to make sure the my lingerie didn't shrink. Once that was done I strip the bed and tossed the soiled sheets in the hamper too before getting out new sheets for the bed.

After the bed was made I went to the closet and got out a pair of denim cut-offs and a white tank top with a green flannel short sleeved shirt. I grabbed my body wash and sponge then the shampoo tossing them all in the bath basket. It was the first time I had ever used since I got a few months ago. Never really thought of using it until then and I was glad to have it since I didn't have bend over as much which was a bit painful at them moment. I dropped my clothes on top of the basket after I thru on my bathrobe and went down the hall to the bathroom. When I made it to the bathroom I heard water running as I opened the door. I didn't see Savyna by the tub so she must have already been in the shower. I walked in and stood in front of the tub as I set the basket down then dropped my robe. I felt Savyna's skin brush against my back, guess that means she was waiting for me.

“You go first my beautiful darling.” She whispered in my ear making the fur on the back of my neck stand up. I just nodded yes then pulled back the curtain and got in letting the water run down me. The warm water felt so heavenly especial after my wild night. A few seconds after I was completely wet and enjoying the water I felt Savyna slip in behind me. She reached in front of me and grabbed my body wash and sponge. “I'll wash your body and you can wash mine.” She said softly from behind me.

I jumped at the sound of her voice and the feel of her breath on my neck. She turned me around to face her as she lathered up the sponge. She put her forehead on mine then kissed me before rubbing my back with the sponge. Her touch instantly relaxed all my muscles as she massaged when she gently washed me. I held her as she continued to gently massage my body, it made me feel like a foal that just got a warm blanket and warm milk. After she was done washing my back side she started massaging my breasts before trailing down to my stomach. Her warm breath slide down my body as she went below mah stomach massaging my marehood.

“Um... Savyna, ya might wanna stop.” I said with a shaky voice.

“Why is that, don't you like it?” Savyna asked me stopping her massage on my body.

“Because at the rate yer goin' you'd have ta finish what ya started and Ah don't want ya ta be late fer the train.” I explained to her not wanting her to think I didn't enjoy it.

“Okay then.” Savyna said as she sighed then moved from my marehood to my legs.

”Don't be like that sugarcube. When y'all get back ya can have me in the shower as much as ya want. If yer only goin' ta be gone a few days Ah'll be in heat when ya get back and ya know what that means, right?” I asked her softly starting to wash her.

“I know but I just wanted a little taste before I left, you know for luck.” She said with a light moan from the sponge rubbing across her stomach. Seeing her wet and naked in the shower for the first time made me want her right here, but I couldn't be that selfish or could I?

“Well if it's custom for warrior to be with a love one before battle then we could ya know...” I said with slight red coloring my cheeks.

“Um... Yeah... it's a custom for a warrior to make love with their lover before a battle or mission for luck.” Savyna replied with a giggle.

“Well then we should, ya know... make love. For luck and all...” I said with a quiver to my voice.

Savyna just leaned in and kissed me before pulling me close to her. “Yes for luck... as tradition dictates.” She said in a sexy whisper as her hands found my nipples and clit respectively. Soon my nipples were rock hard and clit swollen and extra sensitive touch. Savyna dipped her head took my nipple in her mouth and bit down lightly as four of her fingers found their way inside of me. I moaned and arched my back as my legs start to give out. Savyna gripped me tightly and held me up as she fingered my pussy hard. My breath game in quick pants and I had to hold on to Savyna to kept my balance as I rapidly approached a massive orgasm.

“Wow your really sensitive today AJ. You're about to cum already.” Savyna whispered after she let go of my nipple.

“Iiii-it can't beee.... helped, a m-mare gets l-l-like this the cl-closer she gets t-t-ta her estrus. Ahhh.. buckk Ah'm so close.... please Ahhh.. want ya t-t-ta.. ooh god.. yessss!” I was seconds way from a rather powerful climax and I still want to feel Savyna lips and tongue work their skilled magic on me.

As if reading my mind Savyna pulled her fingers free of the knelt down as eh spread my legs bit before she attacked my clit like hungry fish after a worm. Seconds later I had my right leg over her shoulder to give her better ace’s to my marehood as she devoured it. I t was long before I had to brace myself against the shower wall to keep from falling and I climax violently in her face and mouth. For several moments Savyna just drank in my thick nectar and he licked my clit with mercilessly throughout my orgasm.

After I had calmed down Savyna stood up still holding me up as she kissed me deeply. I tasted my own sweet flavor as she had held some of my juices in her mouth for this moment. I did taste like an apple, but I also tasted her and the unbelievable beauty that was our combined female flavor. For a long moment nothing but Savyna and I and the cascading warm water existed.

“Do ya have time fer me ta say good luck ta ya too?” I asked in a soft whisper after the kissed end and my body stopped trembling.

“No we can't as much as I want to, we just can't.” She replied and kissed me again.

“Why not?” I asked a bit disappointed I would be able to please her too.

“It would disrupt the flow of my chi. The was able to enrich as little last when we made love but to do so now would leave weak and vulnerable to attack and this next job I can't afford to be distracted or weakened. I'll be facing several other fighters in the Wulin and if the sense I have a weaken aura it could end badly for everyone.” She explained to me.

I didn't really understand it all that much with chi powers and fighting martial arts stuff but the look in her eyes told me we should even if we both really wanted too.

“Alright Ah understand but when ya get back yer in fer cause a mare in heat has needs and that means yer goin have to give to me when the urges strikes no matter where we are or what we're doin'. Yer in for a long week when ya get back.”

“I will do my best to keep up but I doubt you will wear me out. I will have cultivated a lot of male yang energy while I'm a way to balance your female yin energy so you heat should be all that bad for either of us.” She said with a giggle as she had me the sponge I had dropped earlier. “As you were before you wished me luck.”

I took the sponge from her with a smile and had her turn around so I could pick up were I had left off from before. I started to soap up her back and shoulders, she was just so damn sexy, her body was amazing but as I was washing her back I spotted a small scar. It shocked me that a beautiful gal like her with a good complexion and a dangerous job like she had didn't have any visible scars all over. Well I mean she does travel and fight a lot so she should have a few scars maybe but she had none until I found this one on the back of her shoulder. Her training and skills to to be some of the best since she had no other scars save for this one scar, and on her back of all places.

It was a a strange looking scar, it made up of several little marks in a curving line between to holes like indentations, it was a... a bite mark on her shoulder. It looked like two fangs and several sharp teeth had sliced deep in to her shoulder but it healed leaving the the of skin around the marks undamaged but left the marks as darkened spots on her flaws flesh. As soon as I found it and ran my fingers over it her body tensed for a moment and her hand slipped over her shoulder to cover it.

“AJ... don't...” She said in a breathless sigh.

“Sorry sugarcube, Ah didn't mean ta hurt you.” I said softly as I place my hand on hers and leaned in close with warm water washing over us. “Does it still hurt or bother ya?” I asked in a whisper and I held Savyna close to me. She was looking down with her cheeks colored bright crimson, it was the first time I had seen her act rather girly or frou-frou since I meet her.

“No it doesn't hurt but it's not a scar I... I don't like people seeing that scar.” Was all she said as she kept her hand over the bite.

How did ya get that?” I asked curiously.

“I got it horse playing with Dragon Feather when we were younger.” Savyna said quickly while she was still looking away from me.

I just nodded and let it go for now but it bothered me that she had never said anything about the scar until now. This had several questions buzzing in my head now. Why would she have a bite mark on her left shoulder? When did she get it? What had bit her hard enough to leave a scar? And why would she keep it from me? I pushed the questions aside to finish washing her and we rinsed off under the warm water quickly. After we exited the shower and we were drying off Savyna's guarded girly manner vanished and she was back to laughing and teasing me something fierce as we got dressed.

After dressing and packing up all of Savyna's things we walked downstairs to eat breakfast before I walked her to the station. I was already getting nervous about her leaving and I still had an hour and good long walk to go until she was on the train and heading off in to danger. I hope to the heavens that I got used to her traveling a lot soon otherwise we would end up having some rather large arguments all the time when she had to leave in the near future. I gave a little sigh and pushed those sad and depressing thoughts out of my head when Savyna pulled me close in a hug, I smiled ear from ear.

When we made it in to the kitchen Granny Smith had already made plates and was getting them ready to be serve. Apple Bloom and Big Mac were seated at the table, Savyna and I grabbed a cup of coffee before sitting down.

“Mornin' youngins how did ya sleep last night?” Granny Smith asked giving Big Mac and Apple Bloom their plates filled with apple and fruit salad covered in apple sauce glaze with fried hay sticks on the side.

“Ah don't see how they slept AT ALL since they were too busy keepin' me up all night. Did y'all have ta be so dang loud?” Big Mac said with bags under his eyes. Savyna and I just looked at each other and laughed. I heard Granny Smith laugh from in front of the stove as she brought Savyna and I our plates before she grabbed her's then took her seat at the table with a cup of coffee.

“Sorry Big Macintosh, next time I'll try to keep it down to a dull roar but no promises.” Savyna said with a wink. “Your sister brings the beast out in me.”

“How did ya keep Big Mac up all night sis? What was the two of ya doin?” Apple Bloom asked after taking a bite of her salad.

“Nothin' ya need ta know about AB.” I laughed as I took a sip of my steaming coffee. “Just know that we're sorry Big Mac and it won't happen again. I'll get Twilight or Rarity to make me a soundproofin' door hanger so we don't keep ya up at night when Savyna's over.”

“So Ah take it ya slept well or did ya get any sleep at all?” Granny Smith asked still laughing. She washed down her salad with a drink of coffee.

“I slept surprisingly well last night. So good that we missed the rooster crowing this morning.” Savyna said as she gave Granny Smith a wicked grin to which Granny Smith just laughed at and Big Mac groaned.

“Yeah, we slept great Granny.” I said smiling not wanting the conversation to go any farther on that subject.

There wasn't much to talk about fer the rest of the morning after we finished our salad and coffee Savyna. After getting the dishes put away Savyna I sat on the front pouch her a few minutes enjoying each others company and making plans for when she got back in a few days. Once plans were made we grabbed Savyna things and headed out to get her to the train station on time. Apple Bloom tagged along so I could drop her off at school right afterward and maybe run into Dragon Feather for a little chat about Apples and Dragons. The walk to town was silent when we first started walking so after a while I broke the silence.

“”Savyna?” I asked slowing my pace forcing her to slow down as I held her hand.

“Yes.” She answered, her voice made her sound like she was fine but her short answer told me she had something on her mind.

“What's with the bite on yer back?” I asked remembering the huge scar that I seen in the shower. My question made her eyes go wide as she stopped walking completely. She stood paused for a minute before she started her slow paced walking again.

“It's just from horse playing with Dragon Feather when I was younger. It's not a scar that matters a whole lot I just don't like talking about it or people seeing it. It's from a time when I was really naive and stupid about how the world truly is.” She answered looking down trying not to look me in the face so I could tell she was hiding something,

She always looks at me when she answers me unless shes embarrassed to say what's on her mind which only happens when we're in bed. The only time she looks down is when she doesn't want to tell me the truth about something. I decided not to let the question go any further since I didn't want to force her to talk about something if she didn't think it was worth talking about. Plus Apple Bloom was here and I didn't want her to see us get in to a fight. After all I had ta be a good role model if I was to help her get thru her own relationship problems with Dragon Song.

“How long have ya been training in yer martial arts style and the dragon stuff?” I asked her trying to change the subject. She looked down for a few moments then looked over at me and smiled.

“Since I was in diapers basically. My father is really big into family honor and carrying on our name so he encouraged my martial arts training. My family has had several Wulin Masters in it over the generations going back as far as two thousand years before the Alfard Empire. We moved from the Alfard Empire to Connamaraia to further my training when I was ten or eleven and that's when I met Dragon Feather and the Dragon family. Dragon Feather and I became fast friends and soon I started training with him picking up his style of dragon martial arts and learned to use both his and my family's styles together. My chi training kind of followed few years after that.” She explained to me with some pride in her voice.

Her life didn't sound easy, living day to day doing nothing really but training so she could carry the weight of her family's legacy on her back. Her martial arts is really all she's ever had, now I see why she's so close to Dragon Feather, they share similar pains and triumphs and bound by the laws of the Wulin thing she told me about. When I first met her and now, looking at her she didn't look as though she's been through a lot. She always smiled and she wasn't but twenty-six, bein' a full year younger than me she didn't seem like she had been through as much as she talked about. A lesser person would have crumbled under the weight of it all.

“What about yer ma? She didn't help ya through any of it?” I asked her. Now that I think about it I've never heard her mention her real mom only her step mother whom she only shared a passing like for.

“Well...My step mother helped a bit but after my father's divorce we grew apart and I was on my own but I had Dragon Feather and his family then. As for my birth mother... she's always been very distant towards me because I never really liked or wanted to embrace her heritage or what she claims is the blood born birth right nor do I let it hold power over me.” Savyna said squeezing mah hand slightly harder than what she had been but keeping her glance down as she spoke of her mom.

Her voice didn't sound like hers when she mentioned her birth mother. It seemed monotonous and sorrowful. I regretted bringing it up and Apple Bloom could see it too so she just stayed quite and walked behind us a few steps. I would have to have talk with AB later about this just to clear up a few things.

“Well I'm sorry bout that... well mah parents were very hard workin' folks too and they encouraged me ta work from sun up ta sun down so that's how Ah've spent most of mah life. After they died Granny Smith has raised Big Mac, Apple Bloom and me here on the farm. My father’s job was really hard and in Canterlot. It never let him come home all that often. Ah mean fer workin' all the time he still found time ta spend with me, Big Mac, and a baby Apple Bloom. Mah mom stayed at home and did a little sewing and house cleanin' on the side while raising us until she got real sick then dad had ta come home ta help her. He transferred ta a lower paying job here in Ponyville ta take care of mom and us until he got sick. Things pretty much went down hill from there until we moved in with Granny Smith.” I explained to Savyna.

“Well I'm sorry about your parents, I mean it hurts not to have a parent.” She said lookin' at me all sad but soon her expression changed a mildly happy before speaking. “Oh I got something for you, tomorrow go to the Carousel Boutique and tell Rarity that your there to pick up your gift.” She told me smiling and stopping to kiss me.

“Ewww!” AB exclaimed, me an Savyna laughed at her.

“Your gonna love it.” She said. I started blushing as I got excited at the fact that she got me a gift. “And hey kiddo don't be going ewww, you' ll be the same way when you find your special somepony.”

Apple Bloom froze in her tracks and blushed hard and I just giggled at her flustered look before turning to Savyna to help AB out just this once.

“Ya didn't have ta, now Ah feel bad that Ah didn't get ya nothin'.” I said, I wouldn't even know what to get her if I did try and buy her something.

“No it's okay, it's just a way of me saying thank you for being in my life.” Savyna said in a soft loving tone. That made me so warm inside I melted, I have never been this happy in my life and wonder why it took so long for me to find the one special person that causes it. I truly was in love, really I was beyond in love with this gal' and I'd choose her over anypony in the world.

“Oh yeah,” Savyna said quickly as she reached in her back pocket and gave me a folded note she was holding, “I wrote you a letter yesterday and I was gonna give it to you when we were on the porch and forgot.” She explained grabbing my hand again.

I slipped the note in my pocket for later. We walked the last block in silence just holding on to each other. When we made it to the train station all her friends were there waiting for her. I also noticed that Rarity, Sweetie Belle, Zecora, and Fluttershy were there. Guess the other girls were saying their goodbyes too. I was about ready to cry, it felt like I would never see Savyna again. I gave her a hug and she gripped my waist tightly and buried her face in my neck I heard her sniffle then she looked up at me and kissed me longer than our first time. After the kiss I heard Black and the others whistling and giving cat calls at us. Savyna quickly turned and told them to shut it up or she would just stay here. I secretly wished they would keep going but they stopped and apologized to us. Dammit now her friends are mare blocking me too!

“I promise I'll be back to see you.” Savyna said softly pressing her forehead to mine gently while she held me close.

The moment seemed to last forever but when it ended I was left wondering if it had been real at all. Savyna slowly pulled away from me then she picked up her bags and got on the train with her friends. I waved good bye to her as the train pulled off and blew her a kiss. After the train was gone Rarity walked over and said she would walk the CMC to school so I could get back to the farm I thanked for the help and let Apple Bloom go with her and Sweetie Belle.

The walk back to the farm was a long and lonely one, I was missing Savyna already. I started to get worried about her, I hope nothing bad would happen to her. These were gonna be the longest few days of my life. She made me feel so complete, she had become my other half. When she touched me or kissed me the world melted away leaving just the two of us. She knew where to touch me to make me whimper and moan, she knew just how to hold me to make me coo and sigh. The thought of losing her was something I couldn't handle. Savyna made me feel so good like nothing in this world and to lose her now would destroy me.

I made it back to the farm and went back to bed all sad like. I didn't want to do anything today. Big Macintosh was on his own in the fields today. I would make it up to him tomorrow but today I was going be selfish and just stay in bed. When I got in my room I thru off my shoes, plopped on to the bed, and pulled the pillow over my head and slowly drifted off into a deep sleep.

I had the weirdest dream though. In my dream me and Savyna were sitting on the porch in the swing on a cool late summer night. I had her head in my lap as I played with her hair as she hummed a soft tone. The dream proceeded like that for a while as I gently caressed Savyna cheek and she looked up at me. I smiled down at her and she smiled back happily before I told her I was with foal. She sat up and pulled me into a tight hug before she place her hand on my belly and smiled at me.

The dream jumped several months ahead to when I was about five or six months pregnant. Savyna was dressed in a white shirt and blue overalls apple bucking the fields with Big Mac. She look rather funny kicking and punching trees but she could apple buck with the best of the Apple family. I walked out of the house, wearing a bright yellow and white sun dress that was big enough for three of me, with Apple Bloom's helping to bring them lunch. Savyna hugged me and placed a hand on my swollen middle and began to talk to the baby. Big Mac just laughed as he took a glass of ice tea from Apple Bloom before a just as pregnant Cheerilee walked out of the house and over to Big Mac. They kissed and Savyna teased Big Mac about the him and Cheerilee get pregnant first but the two us got hitched first. It was then that I saw Savyna wore a gold wedding ring with a purple stone and so did I but my stone was green.

The dream then jumped ahead several more months and I saw myself sitting in a hospital bed holding a little foal in a pink blanket. Savyna was asleep in a reclining chair next to my bed. I had the baby, a beautiful little girl. Her mane and tail were blonde and dark purple, her coat was a light tan color with little diamond patterns of gold, dark brown, and white on it. The patterns started from her forehead and ran along her neck to her chest, along her back and sides to her tail. She even had three colored patterns around her wrists and ankles. Her eyes were a soft jade green with flecks of brown in them, she was a perfect fusion of her mother and Sire.

I've never thought of the idea about having a baby with Savyna but this dream opened me up to the idea. What if we did have one? What would it look like? Would it be a boy or girl? If it was a girl would she look like the perfect little foal in my dream? Soon my focus was back on the scene in front of me. Savyna woke up and smiled at me and the baby before she stretched then sat up.

“How are my two girls doing this morning?” She asked softly.

“Doing just fine cutie. Did we wake ya?” I asked while gently rocking our foal.

“No, not at all. I've slept enough right now being awake is more important to me. I can't believe how much she looks like the both of us.” Savyna replied standing up before walking over next to me and the baby.

“Yeah, she's our perfect little angel but Ah just wish we didn't have ta wait another six days ta name her. Ah understand the tradition behind it but this little bundle of joy deserves a proper name.” I commented.

”I know my sweet Apple but we have to abide by Connamaraian law in this matter but I'll let you in a secret though. I have a name already picked out for her, in fact I came up with two just in case we had a son instead. Would you like to hear it?” Savyna asked me.

”What is it? Will it suit her? Will it fit with both of our family traditions on names?” I asked excitedly. As I stared at Savyna while the baby cooed softly.

”Well I can't say it out loud just yet so listen carefully.” She told me then leaned in as she whispered something soft in my ear. I couldn't hear what the Savyna in my dream said to me but my dream self's eyes lite up and she held the baby close to her chest and smiled down at her.

”That name is perfect for her, it fits her so well with all of the special gifts she gained from her Sire. Ah'm just surprised he agreed ta let ya pick that name. Will he make it back in time fer her namin' day?” Ah asked softly.

”Yes he will and with the whole family. Sunburst even said she would be coming down personally to be the official for her naming day.” Savyna told me with a grin. ”You shouldn't be surprised that he agreed to the name I chose after all we are siblings in the Wulin so it gives honor to us both, plus her Uncle Feather would give her anything she needed or wanted, even her name.” Savyna told me softly before stroking the baby's cheek.

It was then that the dream faded away, the vision of this possible happy future become a wash of vivid colors and feelings as sleep vanished and the coming morning filled my mind. When I finally woke up the clock next to my bed read 4:30 A.M. I looked out the window and saw the early rays of the sun in the distance even though the moon was still a bit visible. Luna must have been running late or busy dealing with something for the moon to still be up past it's time to set to give way to the dawn. I yawn then stretched a bit before getting up out of bed. As soon as my hooves hit the floor my stomach growled as I suddenly realized I was hungry from not eating lunch or supper last night. Lack of food and sadness will give a body strange dreams every time but that dream was so vivid and beautiful in its own right that I felt it didn't count in the strange dream category.

Married and a baby with Savyna it seemed so wonderful and yet so impossible at the same time. She had proposed sort of already but the baby thing was scary and exciting to me. Was I ready to be a mother? Was I ready to be a wife? I mean Savyna and I hadn't been together that long to be considering marriage or have some foals just yet but that dream felt so real and so right at the some time. So why not consider talking about having a foal? I liked the idea of it but I don't think Savyna would be to in to the idea of a baby considering she's gone far too much to help properly raise a foal. But could it really work out? In the dream she was on the farm working it along side Big Mac since I wasn't able to apple buck at that point being six months pregnant. So it seemed like it could work out but I'd have to discuss both the marriage and baby ideas with her at some point. Just not right away as I didn't want to scare her off.

As I sat there going over the dream in my head and trying to figure out when to take to Savyna about a few things I found that I couldn't remember much about the baby, save for her eyes. Those soft jade green eyes with flecks of brown in them, the eyes of her mother and Sire. As I giggled ta myself about Savyna being the Sire of my foal my stomach growled again and nature was calling to me for another important matter. I got up and use the bathroom then headed to the kitchen to get a snack. No point in getting changed since I was still dressed from yesterday. When I made to the kitchen I found Granny Smith was sitting at the table with a cup of coffee yawning, she had just gotten up.

“Mornin' youngin', sleep well last night?” Granny Smith asked me as she eyed me carefully as I came in to the kitchen. “Ya missed lunch and supper last night but Ah put ya a plate in the oven.” Granny Smith said sipping her coffee.

“Ah slept okay, Ah wasn't hungry last night and Ah was really depressed bout Savyna leavin' so Ah went ta bed early. Ah'm sorry fer leaving all the work ta Big Mac but Ah just needed some time alone.” I said pouring me a cup of coffee and sitting across from Granny Smith.

“It was fine Big Macintosh is a grown stallion, he's used ta workin' hard. Besides that he was out there all afternoon tryin' ta impress Cheerilee. After Apple Bloom came home from school Cheerilee showed up ta spend some time with Big Mac. He was a school age colt again with crush. He was runnin' round and apple buck like he was two stallions stead of one. All the work got done so nothin; ta worry over. How are ya doing today?”

“Ah'm fine fer the most part just a little sad and lonely is all.” I replied back to Granny Smith question before I remembered my dream, or what little of it I could still remember. “Hey Granny Smith how did ya know it was time ta have kids with Grandpa Apple Tree?” I asked out the blue.

“Well Apple Jack ta be honest with ya Ah had a dream about given birth ta yer mother one night.” She said matter-of-factly to me.

“Ya'll had a dream bout havin' my mother?A dream is how ya decided ta have children?” I asked her dumbfounded by her answer.

“Well yes, but Ah thought it was just a dream at first. Yer Grandpa and me had only been courtin' fer a few months at that point so just Ah thought it was a dream of a love sick mare is all. When Ah had the dream three more times and each time yer mother grew up a bit more in each dream Ah started ta think bout it a whole lot more as sign. When Ah saw how happy yer grandpa and Ah were raising yer mother, aunts, and uncles Ah knew it was time ta finally answer the question yer grandpa had asked me weeks before the dreams started. Ah told him yes that Ah'd marry him and have his foals. A few weeks later we were married and a week after that Ah went in ta heat. Ah found out Ah was pregnant with yer mother four weeks after my heat ended.” Granny Smith told me with a seriousness in her voice, this wasn't one of her stories or a tangent, this time Granny Smith was really telling me something important I could see it in her eyes.

“Apple Jack if yer dreams are showin' ya a future that ya want then ya need ta reach out fer it and hold on tight cause ya only get one chance at true happiness that come from the future to show ya the way. Remember an Apple never waits for other ta come give them anything nor does an Apple run head long inta something with knowin' what's goin' on first. When the times right tell her the true of what ya have seen then decided with her if it is the future the two of ya want ta have. Don't worry about me, Big Macintosh, Apple Bloom, yer friends or her friends. Just do what is best fer ya and the pretty lil gal of yers.” Granny Smith said with a serious look in her eyes.

I could feel the seriousness of her words and I knew I didn't have tell her about my dream as she seemed to already know. It was comforting and scary that she knew so much without me telling her a thing. I figured it was just her years of wisdom guiding her and letting her know things before ponies told her so, after all she been living in Ponyville for well over a 100 years.

“Thanks Granny Smith fer bein' here fer me all these years. Ah mean after ma and pa died ya were the first one ta say ya would take us in, even when ya had so much goin' on after Grandpa died. Ah'm so glad it was you that took me, Big Mac, and Apple Bloom in cause Ah don't think Ah would be as happy if Ah I had lived somewhere else in Equestria.” I told her with tears in my eyes.

“Wasn't nothing youngin' Ah told yer mother years ago that if anythin' ever happened ta her or yer father that Ah would be there fer her foals without question. Out of all of my grandchildren and soon ta be great grandchildren you three are my favorites. Just don't let the rest of the family know that okay.” Granny Smith said with a laugh as she went back to drinking her coffee and remembering my mother.

“Yeah should go and get ready fer today Ah have a feelin' yer going to have an interesting day that will give a lot ta think about.” Granny Smith said rather cryptically I just nodded and payed it no mind.

I finished my coffee then went back upstairs to take a quick shower and freshing up. When I got in the shower and let the warm water run down me I thought of me and Savyna's shower, I remembered her touch. It made me feel so good, then I remembered her scar. Why did she lie to me? That wasn't from horse playing that much was fer sure. How would she have gotten a bit there and why did she lie about it?. The more I thought about it the more upset I seemed to get so I just dropped it for now. I did make a mental note to bring it up when Savyna and I had time for a private moment when she got back. I finished washing up then I got dressed and brushed may teeth.

When I came back down to the kitchen Big Mac and Apple Bloom were up, Apple Bloom was getting ready for school. Big Mac was drinking his coffee trying to wake up, and Granny Smith was getting the stove ready for breakfast. I poured another cup of coffee and sat at the table.

“So where's Savyna? She couldn't join us today?” Granny asked putting another loaf of apple bread in the oven to cook.

“No there was a town that needed her or somethin'.” I explained ta Granny Smith from the table. It seemed a lot quieter when she wasn't here, my glow and sunshine went away and I felt a dark cloud looming over me not feeling her presence or hearing her voice, not feeling her touch. Granny Smith took the first loaf bread out the oven to cool before slicing it to make toast as she cooked up some eggs.

“AJ when you go in ta town ta do the stall today can ya walk me ta the Carousel Boutique so Ah can see Sweetie Belle?” AB asked sitting down at the table after she got her book bag ready, it was sitting on the floor beside her.

“Yeah Ah'll walk ya over there and pick ya up when Ah'm done. Ya just need ta be ready after school. Ah'm leavin' here at 3:30 sharp.” I said depressingly, I was so down now that Savyna was gone, I never realized how happy she made me but now that she's gone it's like my heart went with her.

I missed her more than ever and was worried to death. What if somethin happened ta her that injured her really bad or dare I say... what if something killed her? And it would be like this on every adventure she went off to do or a battle she went out to fight? I hated this feeling more than anything. I shook my head to clear it, I need to focus on something else otherwise I was going to drive myself crazy with worry.

“Hey, why do ya need me ta take ya ta Rarity's place after school?” Ah asked Apple Bloom trying ta focus on that instead of my worry. “Ah thought ya always meet the other members of the Cutie Mark Crusaders in y'alls clubhouse and do crusader business?”

“Ah'm trying ta avoid Scootaloo right now. She taken this fightin' thing with Dragon Song ta a whole 'nother level and Ah just need some time away from her ta sort out what Ah'm going ta say ta her. Ah already told Sweetie Belle bout me and Dragon Song and she's happy fer the both of us. She even found a colt she likes, her and Ace have been spendin' a lot of time together since we haven't been crusading a lot because the fight between Dragon Song and Scootaloo.” Apple Bloom told me and she tapped the table with fingers in an irritated way.

Seems like Dragon Feather and I were going have to have a talk about our little sisters sooner rather then later now. I hoped for AB sake that we could fix this problem before she lost Scootaloo as a friend or broke up with Dragon Song.

“Well it can't be helped then, Ah'll try ta find time ta talk ta Dragon Feather and see if the two of us can help ya'll young mares sort this out before somepony gets hurt or worse friendships are lost.” I told Apple Bloom who only nodded as she was grumbling about something that Scootaloo must have said.

I really couldn't make what she was mumbling but it seemed bad. I swear I saw her mouth four or five swear words before she just went back to tapping the table irritatedly. Looks like AB inherited the Apple family pride and hot-headiness in spades, and Dragon Song better be ready for an over jealous marefriend that Apple Bloom will become in time.

After Granny Smith passed out plates I tried to hurry and finish eating. Then I remembered today I could go and pick up Savyna's gift from Rarity. I had almost forgotten about it in all of my worry and strange but wonderful dreams. I'll pick that when I go in to town after I drop AB off. Then I also remembered the letter she wrote me in the same thought. After I finished eating I ran upstairs to get it out my dirty clothes basket where I left it in my pocket. I took a seat on my bed and opened it up to read it.

To My Beautiful Apple Jack,

How are you? I hope this letter finds you doing well. I'm doing okay I guess, missing you like crazy. If your reading this then I've already left on my journey. I wrote you this letter because there's a few things I had to tell you.

This past week has been the best of my life, AJ I can honestly say I am madly in love with you and wouldn't give up our relationship for anything in the world. With you I feel like nothing can hurt me or stop me, for you I would get the moon if you asked for it. I'm here for you if you ever need anything never be afraid to ask me.

Saying I love you is not enough and no matter how many times I write it that four letter word it feels far too short. Even as I write this words fail to capture my true feelings for you, I find it hard to place words upon the page that will say what I true feel and want to express to you. The way you turn me on in my mind, emotions, and body is like nothing I have ever felt before. I have never loved anyone as deeply as I love you, for you are my soulmate and feel it deep in my heart. Do you remember our first kiss? I do and think of it often... wow babe... that's all I can say is fucking wow. Your body is so beautiful, like a summer day in a field of wild flowers kissed by a soft summer's rain. Words fail to capture the perfection that is your form, your mind, your soul, and the loving light you cast upon my life.

Well this is the end of the letter so I guess what I'm saying is... all I want now most in the world is to spend the rest of my life with you.

Love forever and always,

yours truly, Savyna

I read the end of the letter and as I lowered it from my face I felt tears dripping down my cheeks. I can't believe that she really felt that way about me, no pony has ever made me feel that special about anything. Savyna wants to spend the rest of her life with me, my dream was a sign and I knew in my heart that I wanted to have Savyna's baby. I knew that I wanted to marry her and live the rest of my life with her. It was crazy with me being so young and having such strong feelings for someone so quickly but I knew at this point they were real. The letter suddenly made me really want the gift she had made for me but I'll felt it was best to wait until later when I take Apple Bloom to see Sweetie Belle to get it. I dried my face, put the letter in music box my mother had given me for my sixth birthday, before I went back downstairs to go help Big Mac in the fields. When I got out to the fields Big Mac and Brass Tail, a young stallion we employ from time to time when we need the extra help, already had 20 bushels of apples done so they told me to just go bake some pies and make some cider for the stall today. So I spend half the morning baking 30 pies with Granny Smith. After the pies were done I went in the cellar and bottle up 10 cases of cider.

“Big Mac come help me load the wagon!” I called from the cellar steps bringing up two cases of cider.

“Ah'm comin' sis!” He hollered from around the house. “Hey Brass bring those apples over fer AJ ta sell today.” Big Mac yelled over his shoulder before he showed.

He came back around with the wagon as he grabbed the two cases from my hands to load up. After all of the cider was loaded he helped load up all of the pies. I was just coming back out the house with few loads of extra apple bread that Granny Smith had made along with some jars of apple butter when I spotted Brass Tail threw on a couple bushels of regular apples on the back of the wagon.

“Howdy Brass Tail, haven't seen ya in while. Where ya been hiddin'?” I asked him.

Brass Tail was tall but kind skinny for a stallion with a muddy brown colored coat, gray and tan mane and tail with bright yellow eyes. Though he looked weak he was rather strong but a bit on the shy side. He looked up and me and blushed before turn around and placing his hand in the pockets of his denim jeans.

“We hello to you Miss Apple Jack. I haven't been hiding just been busy out at my aunt's place in Baltimare. She just had twin colts and my uncle's rather busy with work so she need some pony to help out. I just got back yesterday.”

“Stop callin' me miss Brass Tail just call me Apple Jack ya hear. Ah'm glad yer doing well and Ah'm happy ta hear about yer aunt and her new additions.” I told him with a smile.

“Ohh thanks Mis... I mean Apple Jack. I was there the day Dusty Trail and Trail Blazer were and it a sight to see a foal come into the world.” Brass said blushing a bit but more at his own memory.

I was going to ask him all about it but I saw the clock on the side of the barn and it was ten minutes to three-thirty. AB should be home now and I needed it to get going if I didn't want to be late.

“Well I love ta stay and hear all about yer new little cousins but it's almost 3:30 and Ah need ta get Apple Bloom so Ah can drop her off at her friends house before workin' the stall in town. See ya round and don't let Big Macintosh work ya too hard okay.” I told him before I went and got Apple Bloom.

“I won't, you have a good day there Apple Jack.” Brass told me he he walked back in to the fields.

Once I had Apple Bloom on the wagon we were off to town as we left the farm Brass Tail waved at me from the fields. Apple Bloom made comment on how Brass Tail had a crush on me but was to shy to ask me out. Well I told her he was a rather late now I had a special somepony but if he had asked me out weeks ago I wouldn't have said no.

As we walked to town Apple Bloom filled me in on all of the details of the fighting that had been going on for weeks since Apple Bloom and Dragon Song announced they were a couple. I was surprised at Scootaloo's brash and bold actions, seems like Rainbow Dash has been tutoring Scootaloo in dating practices. I was going to have to talk to RD as well to fix all of this. When I dropped AB off at Carousel Boutique to a waiting Sweetie Belle I walked in with her to get my gift from Rarity.

“Oh Apple Jack! Hello darling.” Rarity exclaimed as she was surprised to see me walk in the door with Apple Bloom.

“Hey Rares Ah came ta drop AB off ta play with Sweetie Belle.” I seen Apple Bloom run over to Sweetie Belle who was sitting at the table looking awfully board. Rarity must be giving her on those stop getting in to stuff I must create time outs. Apple Bloom was wearing knee length Capri's with a green v neck t-shirt tucked in and her yellow rain boots. Sweetie Belle was wearing a long yellow skirt with a pink and white stripped shirt tucked in and a pink button up sweater that was open over it rolled to her elbows, she also had rain boots on but her's were pink. With both of them in rain boots that could only mean that some type of water was involved and with two of CMC members present, that could only be seen as a good and bad thing but most of the time it was just a bad thing. Best not to get involved with that until it went bad that way there was less for me to worry about.

“And Ah was told ta pick up a gift from ya today.” I said looking around for a box with ribbon or something of that nature.

“Oh, that's right I forgot, I was going to have it delivered to you sometime today. Hold on and I'll be right back and it is absolutely beautiful if I might add.” Rarity said as she ran to her back room to get the gift.

Rarity came back minutes later with a flat square box covered in green wrapping and tied with a red ribbon.

“Your going to love it! I mean it's some of my finest work and Savyna paid me a tone of bits to drop everything else and just work on this gift, so it had my full attention all for a day and a half. She had very specific look in mind and I hope I capture it for the both of you.” Rarity smiled as she stood there and waited for me to open it.

I took the ribbon off of it not wanting to damage it then tore the wrapping paper off. When I opened the box there was what looked like at was an extremely fancy and frou-frou dress. But what was laying in the box was a fusion of fancy and simple country belle style dress. I got it out and held it up to get a better look at it. It was extremely short dress with a large green bow at the back with ends hanging down, the bottom part looked like a layered skirt that was gray with a red lacy strip around bottom edges, the top part of the dress looked a white shirt with a green corset around it and an attached short sleeve gray and white jacket, and a green ribbon with a red jewel in the center at the collar. I gasped as I looked at it in shock, I looked down in the box and seen it had came with green knee high socks, a set of lacy fingerless gloves and red open hoof heels. The whole thing was beyond beautiful and must have cost a fortune to have made. There was no way she could afford this, I had to pay her back somehow. I laid it back in the box and put the lid on it.

“Thanks Rarity fer makin' this beautiful dress and fer holdin' it fer me.” I said tying the box back up so it didn't come back open for the walk home.

“It's no problem really, I do enjoy making beautiful clothes but I love to see you happy even more.” Rarity told me smiling sweetly.

Sometimes I don't know what I'd do with out her as a friend, We not always see eye to eye on things but she always there for me when it counts. Even at the moment when I was smiling and seemed so happy she could tell there was something wrong with me, as she could hear it in my voice or see it in my eyes.

“Apple Jack can we talk for a minute in private?” Rarity asked me softly as she place her hand on my shoulder.

She quickly made the girls go in another room so we could be alone. If the CMC couldn't hear what she had to say to me then it had to be important. Rarity sat at her table and pulled me up a seat with her magic. I sat across from her to see what she wanted to talk about.

“AJ I know you've been miserable and don't tell me your not I can see it in your face and hear it in your voice. I know it well because I have been dreadfully miserable and lonely too, you know since they all left.” She said then fixed her gaze on her own hands.

Rarity did have to say who she meant when they left I knew she was talking about Savyna and rest of the adventure team. It seemed that she had been feeling down as well about the groups leaving, she wasn't acting like herself, express sadness in such a very normal non high society like way.

“Yeah Ah have, Ah'm worried ta death bout 'em and miss her like crazy.” I explained to her, she looked back up at me then she sighed.

“I miss Black dearly and I’m going crazy without him. I don't know what to do. ” Rarity said to me with tears in her eyes, I knew now that she's been going just as crazy as I was but was hiding it be hind her work.

“Yeah well... Ah'm sure he misses ya too, and ya know he loves ya Rares.” I tried to cheer her up as I thought back to Savyna and how much I really missed her. I got up and gave Rarity a hug.

“I'm hold up well since I have Zecora to lean on now since we both are with Black. But then I think about you and Poor Fluttershy. I can't imagine how you are dealing with this even though they have only been gone a day and a half so far. I mean Fluttershy has been an absolute wreck without Tank around, even the animals at her cottage seem to miss him especial Angel Bunny. How do you do it? I know it must killing you without Savyna around.” Rarity asked me after I released her from my hug.

“Ah don't, Ah try not ta think bout it which isn't easy trust me, we're all in the same boat.” I put a arm around Rarity. “I'll always have yer back Rares, well make it thru this like we always do when things go wrong. And as fer Fluttershy, we should take some time out tomorrow go get Zecora and pay her a visit. The four of us can be each other emotional support when ever our special someponies leave on a mission like now.” I suggested to her.

“That's a wonderful idea darling. We can make a day of it tomorrow if that's okay with you?” Rarity said trying to put on a brave face.

“Well Brass Tail is back in town and he can handle the fields with Big Mac so all Ah have ta do is work the stall in town. Ah don't see why we can't make a day of it tomorrow. Ah'll come by in the morning say around 8:30 and we can have breakfast or brunch with Fluttershy at her cottage.” I told Rarity with a smile and a nod.

“Okay that well be just fabulous. I'll go get Zecora tonight and have her stay over so that why we won't have to go get her. Oh, Apple Jack thank you for being my friend I don't know what I would do with out you.” Rarity said as she got up and hugged me again.

“Its fine Rares since we been thru a lot together since we was fillies and we’re still friends so Ah figure we can make it thru this as well.” I told her after give her a tight hug back.

“Oh yes I remember all of that dreadful business back when Big Macintosh and I dated for a little while. I'm still so sorry of all of the fighting with you back then I was a real bothersome and snobby filly then.” Rarity said with a light laugh as she remembered our high school days.

“Naw it ya'll was okay back then Ah was the real problem. I was so hot-headed and stubborn back then that Ah kinda ruin the whole datin' and courtin' thing for you and Big Mac.” I replied.

“Well all of that is in the past now and if all of that had worked out I would have missed out on being a prefect and loving herd it is a little unorthodox in appearance.”

“About that, How did Black get ya ta agree to share him with Zecora?” I asked since Savyna had mentioned it to me two days ago.

“Well that a funny story. You see the adventure party had arrived here in Ponyville a full day before Pinkie Pie spotted them and had throw a party for them. How they avoid Pinkie Pie for a full day is beyond me but when they first arrived Black and Savyna stopped by here. Black was looking for something new and exotic to wear from around here and Savyna was just window shopping. Well Black and I hit it off right away. He such a smooth talker and a hug flirt. Well after he bought few things he talked me in to having dinner with him that night and he just won me over. The rest happened at the first party Pinkie throw.” Rarity said blushing a little.

“All Ah saw ya doin' was talkin' with him most of the night. What happened at the party that changed yer mind bout bein' in a herd?” I asked still confused.

“Well Zecora came to the party and was flirting with Black for good portion of the night before the party moved to the library and I will say she did have me a bit jealous that had Black attention but I was determined to get it back. Well in trying to do just black said that if the two of us were going to fight over him he would leave the both of us alone to persevere our friendship. In that moment I realized that I did like Zecora as a friend and she wouldn't be all the bad to have a herd sister so Zecora and I talked over and found we were both thing the same thing. So rather then making Black choice neither of us we decided he should just choose both of us. After all of the hard cider and a lot of flirting from both Zecora and I the three of us end up in bed here. I was so glad that Sweetie was at our parents place as this place a mess for all the naughty adult fun the three of us end up having.”

“Wow that sounds so similar ta how Savyna and I first end up bed 'ccept Rainbow Dash was there and it was record on tape.” I said softly the realized what I had let slip out.

“What was the last part darling? I didn't hear what you said clearly.” Rarity as she look at me curiously.

“Never ya mind that, it was nothin' important.” I said quickly relieved she hadn't heard the part about Rainbow Dash and the video tape. “Well I need ta get goin' I still have some work ta do.” I told Rarity, who just nodded, before went into the other gave AB a hug and kiss then I left to attend the stall in town.

There weren't very many customers at first while I tended to the stall so it left me a lot of idle time. All that idle time was a bad thing since it didn't take long for my mind was stuck on thoughts of Savyna. I missed her awfully bad but I was also angry with her too. I've never missed someone this much in my entire life or been this angry at someone either. Her not being there to hold me at night or to tell me she loves me really hurt me. I thought back to that morning after the party and how she made me feel. I was her's and she's mine forever and always but there was still so much that was left unsaid right now.

As I sat a the stall waiting for ponies to come buy I thought about my dreams,the bite mark, her lie about it or what I felt was her lie about it, and all of the things we have yet to tell one another. I soon come to one conclusion, we needed to talk and the truth had to come out. There were things I just need to know about her and things about me I need to tell her. As the Element of Honest I was aiming to get the honest truth out of her even if I had ta use my element on to get it!

As I resolved to get answers to some questions from Savyna the stall got busy and I had to put aside all of that to put on my happiest face for the customers. The rush on the stall last for about an hour then it was a few ponies here and there to buy apples and such on their way home for the evening.

To my surprise Dragon Feather stopped by to picked up some apple bread and apple butter. I took that time set up a time to talk with about our little sisters and to ask him some things about Savyna. They did grew up together so he should know a lot about her that I didn't. Hopefully he would tell me or I may have to beat it out of him if need be. For some strange reason I just had a hard time liking him. He just took me as being snooty and uptight like lot of the nobles in Canterlot.

Dragon Feather agreed to speak with me tomorrow at 6:30pm that night while Dragon Song was at her music practice. After he had his purchase in his bag and plans were made for later he waved goodbye and was off. I took care of the last few customers as the sun was being to set I quickly packed up and went back to the Carousel Boutique to picked up Apple Bloom for the walk back home. I didn't say much on the walk and AB knew something was wrong.

“AJ what's wrong? Ah haven't seen ya this down since that date ya had with the flashy stallion that Big Mac had ta get rid of.” She said sadly grabbing my hand and looking up at me. “Is it cause yer marefriend is gone?” Apple Bloom asked looking at me with sympathy in her eyes. I looked down at her and smiled at the fact that she was so concerned.

“Yeah Apple Bloom, Ah'm a little sad because Savyna is gone. Savyna had ta go off fer a bit and fight, but she'll be back soon enough I just have ta wait and hope fer the best.” I said to her trying to cheer myself up at the same time. It was pretty hard to try and not think about her but everything at the moment reminded me of her in some way.

“Well why did she leave ya if she knew it would make ya sad?” Apple Bloom asked me looking confused. I laughed at her not knowing what was going on.

“Ya see Apple Bloom Savyna didn't leave me because she wanted ta, she had ta just like when me and the other Elements of Harmony have ta go off and fight ta protect Equestria. Savyna's job is ta do the same thing but fer anyone that can't do it fer themselves. she misses me too and doesn't want ta always be gone but it's what she does for a livin' and Ah can't ask her ta stop just fer me, that would be selfish.” I explained to Apple Bloom.

“But if she doesn't want ta leave ya, why did she leave ya? Why doesn't she just get a job here so she won't have ta leave ya?” AB asked as we got closer to the farm.

“Savyna's a warrior and anytime she gets called ta fight a battle or ta save a town she goes ta fight ta save lives. It's a noble thing ta save people and it bring honor to her name and her family legacy.” I explained to her what Savyna had told me about her adventures. “Plus she far too worldly ta be happy settled down in a small town like Ponyville fer the rest of life.”

“Ah get that its noble ta help people but isn't more noble ta honor the commit of family and friends first as it is a Connamaraia tradition?” Apple Bloom asked me suddenly.

“Where did ya here that from?” I asked her back not knowing what she was talking about.

“It's in one of the books at Dragon Feather's house. Dragon Song showed it ta me. It has all of the laws and traditions of Connamaraia in it. If Savyna lived there with Dragon Feather and Dragon Song and she's their sibling by martial arts tradition, shouldn't she follow all of the same laws and traditions like they do?” Apple asked me and as I thought about it. It seem to make sense to me but I knew very little about this Connamaraia place or where it was.

“That a good question Apple Bloom and Ah will find out bout that soon enough.” I told her and she stared at me confused by the grin on my face.

“Well Ah ran in ta Dragon Feather today at the stall and he and I set up time tomorrow ta talk bout you and yer fillyfriend. Ah'll most likely will meet Dragon Song tommorrow too.” I told Apple Bloom.

The look of relief and horror on her face was priceless, I thought she was going hug or slap me or both by the look on her face. It was a minute or two before she spoke.

“O-o-okay, just t-t-try not t-ta embarrass meee will ya. Ah real like Dragon Song a lot.” She stammered while her face was bright red.

“Ah promise Ah won't say or do anythin' ta embarrass ya. In fact Ah'll only say hi ta her. Ah'll leave all of the embarrassin' ta Big Mac and Granny Smith when ya have ta bring Dragon Song over fer dinner sooner or later.” I said with a laugh.

Apple just signed knowing all to well I was right and I just giggled at her the rest of the way as she yelled at me to stop teasing her. We made it up to the farm I let Apple Bloom go in the house before pulling the wagon to the back and unloading the barrels and things I didn't sell.

“Dang sis, not many customers today?” Big Mac asked as he walked up beside me and grabbed the bushel of apples from mah hands.

“Umm... Well Ah stopped ta see Rarity fer bit before Ah started sellin' at the stall.” I said not mentioning all the day-dreaming and thinking had done about Savyna. I left out the part about meeting with Dragon Feather tomorrow night and the brunch date at Fluttershy's too all of that could wait till later. There was no need to get Big Mac involved in the thing with Apple Bloom's love life since he would go go over board about how young Apple Bloom when he found out Apple Bloom and Dragon Song experimenting with sex.

“Oh Ah see.” Big Mac said laughing then took the crates of unsold cider down to the cellar. I put the wagon back in the shed and headed in the house. When I got in the house Granny Smith was doing the dishes and Apple Bloom had went to take a bath.

“Let me do the dishes Granny Smith, a delicate mare like ya'll shouldn't be made ta do the dishes.” I said grabbing the plate from Granny Smith's hand and told her she needed to go nap.

“Oh no Ah'm fine dear really, Ah need ta stay busy you go on out there and help yer brother finish clean up fer the day.” Granny Smith said grabbing the plate back from me and shooing me out the door to the fields.

I went out to the fields and ended up helping Brass Tail move 16 trees with of apples to the barn for Big Mac to sort and put away. When Big Mac, Brass Tail, and I finished up with the fields I came in and hung up my hat then headed for the living room for to sit down for a bit. Big Mac was out on the porch paying Brass and asking him to come back in the morning to help out again. I was glad he had asked Brass to come back since it meant all I had to do was tell Big Mac I had something important to do in the morning and I'd be back to take care of the stall in town later.

“Go get freshened up fer supper AJ it should be done by the time ya get out of the tub.” Granny Smith said as she poked her head in to the living room. I just nodded to her then head for the shower. As I went upstairs to take me a quick shower to wash all my work off of me I heard her turn the stove on and wash her hands before she stared cooking.

As I was in the shower with the warm water flowing over me and my eyes closed I felt something strange and wondrous stirring up inside my mind and body. I took a deep breath and exhaled it slowly when I felt my mind drift and the vision start like when Ah was sleep and dreamin' of the future I saw a flash of light then I saw something yet to come.

In my vision the was the wide field of flowers next to Wise Thorn there was a picnic blanket laid out and several ponies sitting around it. It was then I saw her again, the little foal from my first dream of her that was a perfect fusion of mother and sire but she was older this time, four or five in age but still the prettiest foal I had ever seen. She was dressed in a little blue dress with a yellow ribbon tied in her mane and tail, she was sitting next to an older version of me who was dress in similar outfit but my mane was down and not tied back.

Savyna was there but she wasn't human but a pony, her hair was now an long mane of purple with black streaks in it, the tail matched it well, her coat was pale ash white, but the ting about that had stayed the some was her eyes. Those soulful deep brown eyes were still there. She had on golden bracelets on both wrists, a golden collar with white and blue stone in the center around her neck similar to the ones worn by the princesses, A golden circlet around her head with another blue and white stone in the center of it, and golden shoes on her hooves. She was dressed in a strange blue and white shirt with white short sleeve jacket on with weird writing on the back of it and white pants with a blue line down the legs of it.

The two of us were holding hands, our wedding rings visible to all, while we watched our daughter running around the field chasing a butterfly before she suddenly stopped and our child ran over to Savyna and called out to her.

“Falma, uppy pwease?” the child asked as she reached for Savyna.

“A---- D----- you're getting to big for your Falma to be picking you up all the time.” Savyna told the child with a laugh before picking her up and hugging her tightly. “A---- D----- why do you always want me to pick you up?”

“'Cause Falma is strong, strong like Grammy Sunburst and uncle Feather. Falma go fly taday?” The little foal asked softly as point up to the sky.

“No not today A---- D-----, I'll teach you to fly when your a little older plus your mother doesn't like it when I or your Grammy or your uncle take you flying. In fact your mother doesn't like flying at all when she could be taking you flying herself. Isn't that right Apple Jack?” Savyna asked the older version of me who was just sitting there on the blanket just listening and watching her family.

“Y'all know that Ah don't like flying all the much ever since Ah learned Ah could do it. Ah'm still gettin' use ta mah wings and all. It scares me half ta death we y'all take A---- D----- flying with ya. Ah know she safe with her Falma and Dragon Feather knows better then ta fly all dangerous like especial after that little talk we had when he fell down the stairs several times. Sunburst is a whole 'nother matter though, she is always doing those dangerous tricks when she has A---- D----- in the foal pack if she has her in it at all. Ah don't like it when she just letting A---- D----- ride on her back with strapping her down. Even Rainbow Dash is a safer choice when it comes ta ponies Ah want taking our daughter flying. Ah would take her flying mahself but Ah'm not all that good yet plus a certain dragon pony warrior was supposed ta be teachin' me ta fly but she hasn't been.” I told Savyna after I stood up and took our daughter from her and stuck out my tongue at her.

“I would teach you to fly but you get mad at me for the way I train. I sorry we may be married but I'm going to baby you like foal. I had to learn the same way just like Dragon Feather. You were the one that felt Dragon Feather would the better flight instructor so he's your teacher now. Not my fault he been busy with teaching Dragon Song to control her new fire abilities and Apple Bloom to control her new earth abilities. You should just let me teach you and we can go flying as a family. Would you like that A---- D-----? Do you want to go flying with your Falma and mother?” Savyna ask our child.

”Yay! Go fly with Falma and Mommy! A---- D----- want to go fly with Falma and Mommy.” The little filly cried happily as wiggled in my future self's arms trying to fly by herself.

My future self and Savyna just laughed as the little filly kept saying she wanted to go flying with her mother and falma before the vision ended right there.

The whole time I was in the vision I strained my imaginary ears trying to hear the name that Savyna and the older me used when referring to our daughter but I just couldn't hear it. I tried my hardest to hear it but for some reason I just couldn't hear it at all. After I open my eyes I realized I was still in the shower and finished up my shower before I used up all of the hot water before Big Mac got in. Once I got out of the shower I dried off and put on some black stretchy shorts and a tank top but left my hair down for a change I don't why but it felt nice to let my mane down. I headed downstairs and went to the kitchen to set the table for Granny Smith while Big Mac was in the shower.

After the table was set Apple Bloom showed up in the kitchen after finishing up her homework and sat at the table. I was about to make some small talk with her to pass the time but dinner was done until Big Macintosh was out of the shower. Moments before I could open my mouth to speak he was ready for dinner. So I just opted to talk to her after dinner then since I need to know all about was was going with her and Dragon Song if I was to be of any help when I talked to Dragon Feather tomorrow night.

“So how were y'alls day youngins?” Granny Smith asked setting down the bowl of salad and apple bread sticks on the table in front of us. I could see she was trying to make conversation since I've kind of floated away from the family since Savyna's been gone.

“Mah day was pretty okay Granny. Talked ta Brass Tail all day while we work . He's a stallion with a good head on his shoulders. Cheerilee stopped by after she was done at the school house, so she and Ah went on a walk tourin' the farm. It was really good fer us ta get some alone time and fer me ta show her the farm. She's been wantin' ta tour it more in depth since we started datin'.” Big Mac replied to Granny Smith's question before I could.

It was strange to hear Big Mac being so talkative since he seems bored or just tired all of the time. I was a bit surprised but also glad since I really didn't have much to say anyway. The vision from earlier was reeking havoc with my emotions and thoughts at that moment. Granny sat down our appetizers which was apples cuts and fried like french fries with a side of the Apple family secret sauce to dip before moving on to the next apple in line.

“What about you youngin'?” She asked nudging my elbow, I didn't want to trouble her about my Savyna problems or the vision I had in the shower, so I'll just keep it simple. “Mah day was good, went and had a chat with Rarity today and sold everything but two of the apple pies, two crates of cider, and a bushel of apples.” I said trying to sound cheery so no pony would have a reason to ask me about how me and Savyna was doing, but I was wrong.

“So how's you and yer marefriend doin'? Ain't seen around today so ya'll have a fight or somethin'? She ain't hurt yet has she?” Big Mac asked me as Granny Smith sat down the main course a bowl of steamin' apple dumplings.

After she sat it down she took her seat at the table and eyed Big Mac rather hard before speaking. “Big Mac shut mouth bout things that ain't none of yer business. If Apple Jack and Savyna have a problem that they can't handled Ah think she would tell ya if she need yer help. Ah trust that human gal and so does AJ that's all ya need ta know fer now.” Granny Smith laid into Big Mac pretty bad so I would have to. “Now 'pologize ta yer sister fer what ya just said.”

“Sorry AJ didn't mean nothin' by it.” Big Mac told me and he lowered his head in shame.

I didn't want to think about Savyna and me having any problems but we did somewhat and I had to face it sooner or later. I was trying to push her from my mind but everypony was making that hard for me right now. Thankfully Granny Smith could see my sadness and confusion about the whole thing and she wanted to let me work thru it on my own.

“Apology accepted, but fer future reference Big Mac, Savyna and Ah are fine and she would never hurt me. Ah'm just sad that she away on a job with her friends right now.” I said looking down at my plate glumly. Everypony started filling their plates and I helped Apple Bloom with the dumplings then got up to pour myself some hot cider.

“Well Ah'm just askin' sis ya know Ah care bout ya. When she suppose ta be back then?” Big Mac asked before shoveling some apple fries in to his mouth. I poured some warmed apple cider in to my cup and sat back down then blew on it before taking a cautious sip from it.

“Well Ah dunno fer sure, she said a few days. She was hoping it would only be four at the most. A day ta get there, two days ta complete their job, and a day ta get back here. She's been gone fer two so far so... hopefully she'll be back in two more days.” I said starting to feel a little more cheered up.

That made me remember, she would be home a day before or the day my heat started! My love, my sun would be back for me to hold and feel again, my arms got a little weak at just the thought of having her back in my arms. Even thought it had only been two days apart since we become a couple it made me want her that much more, plus when she got back we would be shut up in this house together for seven days straight!

“Hopefully she will cause Ah don't like seein' ya like this AJ, when she's here yer so happy.Ya could cut trees with yer smile and now that she's gone ya seem more down than a bear outta honey.” Big Mac said to me smiling before looking back down at his plate and gulping down some dumplings.

I looked down at his plate and his food was nearly gone, then I looked at mine I still had some fries left and some dumplings. I wondered how he ate so dang fast, to be truthful about it he probably could eat all day long if you let him. I finished my fries and start on my soup and dumplings as I tried to eat faster than usual so I could hurry up leave the table. I needed talk with Apple Bloom and I also needed some time alone to think since I had a lot going on in the morning then later that evening.

Granny Smith noticed how fast I was eating my dumplings.“Whoa slow down save some fer the next pony.” She said laughing at me. “What's the rush?” Granny asked.

“Ah'm just really tired from work so Ah just wanna get ta bed early tonight.” I explained leaving out the other parts on my mind but I knew Granny Smith knew what I was talking about.

“Yeah tired... okay.” She said back with a watchful eye on me.

She may known one or more of my real reasons for getting away from the table to bed so early tonight but if she did she never let on that she did. I ate my last bite then I washed my plate and bowl off and kissed everyone good night and headed upstairs. I resolved to get the details about the CMC problem in the morning while walking Apple Bloom to school.

At first it was hard to go to sleep and I laid there staring up at my ceiling for a long time. I had a lot on my mind mainly Savyna. I hope she's okay and is making her way back right now. The bite on her back was something we really needed to talk about and the dreams I've had. I would save that for a little bit later to discuss. Finally after tossing and turning I managed to drift in a long deep sleep.

My dream was about Savyna, she had came back from fighting she told me the story of what she did while she was gone. We had gone on a walk just the two of us and she held me close the whole time. It felt so real like she was really there, it didn't feel like a dream at all. We were standing on the hill next to Wise Thorn looking down at Ponyville. I had my head on her shoulder and she was holding me around the waist gently. The wind was blowing softly as the sun was setting.

”Apple Jack you know I would give you anything in this world if it would make you happy.” She said softly.

”Ah know that, ya don't have ta tell me that.” I told her with a laugh then looked up at her and saw fear in her eyes. ”Savyna, what's wrong Sugarcube?”

”Apple Jack, soon I will... I may have to leave you again and I don't know if you will still be able to love me when I return.” She said with a sad tone. ”Soon I will have to choose between this world and the world my mother lives in. If I fail my next challenge I may fall into the darkness. If that happens I don't want to hurt you. Promise me if I return to you changed you will run and never stop, promise me?”

“What are ya talkin' bout? Ah don't understand what yer talkin' bout and yer startin' ta scare me. What are ya talkin' bout the darkness and you changin'?” I asked utterly scared out of my mind at the fierce look in her eyes.

She was about to tell me some when a black and blue shadow rolled up the hill towards us. The presence of this shadow was cold and malicious, it was predatory and hungry for blood. It seemed to want nothing more but to tear me a part and take Savyna with it. Savyna spotted the shadow slowly approaching us and pushed me behind her.

“Stay behind me and run when I tell you to and whatever you do don't look back and don't stop till you get Ponyville and the safety of your friends with the Elements of Harmony.” She told me as she faced down the shadow.

“It's time you came home and quit playing the hero little one. This earth pony mare will not be able to provide you with what you truly need. I can smell her fear already. Don't be foolish like your father and threw away true power to live just like a herd animal. After all their just food.” The shadow said as it take on a more human form of a paled skinned woman wearing a hooded cloak. The black cloak with its blue lining hid all of the figure under it for save for the lower part of her face which was bone white.

“Savyna come home, how long do you plan on playing house before you realize time is not on her side. You are like the moon and she nothing more the sand in an hourglass. Once its gone that is it.” The shadowy figure said as she offered her hand. “Come and be what you are meant to be.”

“Apple Jack, I'm sorry but she's right... I have to go. Forgive me...” Savyna said as she reach out to the shadows hand and was pulled in to the darkness....

I woke up at about 5:30a.m. panting hard as a cold sweat rolled down my forehead. I looked around the room and everything was in its place and I could see the sun coming thru the cracks in the curtains on my window.

“What in the hay was that? Ah had nightmares before but that was something else. Ah really need ta talk to the others bout my feelin's today before Ah go crazy.” I told myself before get out of bed and getting ready for the day.

I had a brunch date with girls and later that evening I need to have a talk with Dragon Feather so I need to get my thoughts sorted out. I need some answers and right now and it seemed that Dragon Feather was the only one that could give them to me.

I got up and threw on a pair of light denim jeans and a red flannel button up open and rolled to the elbows with a black tank top under it. I thru on my sneakers and brushed my teeth and hair but left it down again and went downstairs to get ready for brunch with the girls. When I got downstairs Granny Smith had made us all a bowl of oats and apples with slices of apples and juice on the side. I came and poured me a cup of coffee then sat beside Apple Bloom at the table.

“Mornin' youngin' how was yer night?” Granny Smith asked sitting down with her coffee and bowl of oats.

I took a big sip of coffee before answering her. “Ah slept good but it was kinda hard ta go ta sleep. Ah wasn't really sleepy when Ah got upstairs.” I told Granny Smith.

Telling her about that freaky dream would have to wait I need to go see the other girls and get a few things off my chest first, like I know they need to do as well. “Mornin' Apple Bloom.” I said to Apple Bloom who was finishing up one more question on her homework.

“Mornin' AJ.” Apple Bloom said yawning.

She took a lazy bite of her oats to try and wake up. It looked like she had been up all night studying for a test or something since she was still trying to finish her homework and looked awful tired. I looked across the table at Big Mac who was dozing off at the table I didn't say anything cause I think it would be funny to see him face plant in to a bowl of hot oats. I ate two apple slices as I imagined Big face when he hit those hot oats.

“How much we got left to do in the fields, huh Big Mac?” I asked throwing an apple slice at him. AB and I laughed as he jumped from me waking him up.

“Now stop that, Ah won't tolerate food bein' thrown in mah kitchen, ya understand?” Granny Smith scolded me. Ah tried to cover my mouth from laughing at Big Mac, he stared back at me with his angry face which made me laugh even harder. Apple Bloom slapped me a high five as she tried to stop laughing too.

“Ya didn't answer mah question Big Mac.” I said to him grinning from ear ta ear.

“And what was that, Apple Jack?” Big Mac asked glaring at me irritated. That just made me laugh more, I don't know what it is but I was in a really good mood even after that freaky dream.

“How much we got left in the fields?” I repeated my question ta him. I took the last drink of my coffee then got up to wash my mug out then sat back down.

“If we get the last half of the east field today then we should be okay fer awhile.” He replied to me taken a bite of his oats and a slice of apple. “Ah don't see why yer askin' since Brass Tail and Ah will be out there workin' in the heat. Granny Smith said ya had something ta do in town today before ya come back fer the stuff fer the stall.” Big Mac pointed out a bit irritated still about me and Apple Boom laughing at him.

“Well forgive me fer having business ta attend ta. Ah'm sorry mah friends need me fer moral support in their time of need. Next Ah will try ta have them schedule a crisis around yer needs.” I said with a dramatic whine like Rarity before eating an other apple slice.

“Ya don't need ta be overly dramatic like Rarity, it ain't called fer.” He said grumbling to himself about something.

“Lay off of him AJ. He's just upset cause Cheerilee showed up a bit after ya went ta bed ta cancel there romantic weekend cause she has ta leave for Filly Delphia. A last minute teacher's conference and workshop.”Granny Smith told me as she was pouring herself a cup of coffee.

“Well that's no reason ta be a sourpuss all day, Big Mac.” I told him as I was come passed his side of the table on my way to grabba basket to load up a few things for brunch with the girls.

“You would be upset like Ah am if ya spent over 400 bits getting together a romantic weekend getaway, complete with two day, three night stay at the Grand Stallion Hotel in Los Pegasus.” He shot back with a glare.

I knew then it was time to just go before he got any madder then he was. i told him I was sorry then went back to packing few items for brunch at Fluttershy's. It didn't take long ta gather up, two loaves of apple bread a large jar of apple jam, a jar of apple butter, two jugs of cider and a small basket full of fresh apples.

“So yer plannin' on eatti; somewhere else today Ah see.” Granny Smith said as she eyed my basket of items, “well if'n ya didn't want oats fer breakfast all ya had ta do was say so.”

“It's not that Granny and ya know that fer a fact. The girls and Ah are havin' brunch at Fluttershy's cottage to talk and work a few things out. All of our miss Savyna and her friends so we thought we get together and support one 'nother in our time of loneliness is all.” I explained to Granny Smith.

“Ah know that AJ, Ah was just joshin' ya a little. Hurry up and finish packin' ya still need ta walk Apple Bloom ta school before ya run off to see yer friends fer brunch.” Granny Smith said before she started in on her own bowl of hot oats.

I just nodded my head yes and finished up my packing Once everything was packed up I grabbed Apple Bloom so I could drop her off at school on my way to Rarity's. “Ah'll be back in time ta get the wagon fer the stall. See everypony then and tell Bass Ah said hi.” I called behind me as I went out the door with Apple Bloom right behind me.

Ah heard Granny say goodbye and Big Mac just grunt. He sure can be a big baby when it comes to not getting his way.

Ah dropped Apple Bloom off at the school and she ran over to Sweetie Belle and another filly I hadn't seen before and wondered if she was new to Ponyville. The unicorn filly had a bright red and yellow mane and tail, her mane was styled in waves and curled at the ends and her tail put up in a long braid with a white bow in the end to hold in place. Her coat was light shade of brown and her eyes were a bright sapphire blue. She was dress in a white dress with a blue jacket that had strange dragon symbol on the back of it and some non-equestrian language written on it in a circle around the dragon symbol. She had on white knee high stockings and dark blue shoes. Around her left wrist she wore two dark blue bracelets similar to the ones I've seen Dragon Feather wearing. This little filly had to be Dragon Song, the filly Apple Bloom was in love with and the one pony in Scootaloo's way.

My suspensions were soon confirmed when I saw her openly kiss Apple bloom on the lips. Wow she's a bold one and super pretty too. AB sure knew how to pick them, but an Apple never does anything little or halfhearted. I could see why Scootaloo would be jealous and hateful toward a filly like her. If was me I'd run her out of town first chance I got if she was in my way.

Right after the kiss Apple Bloom hugged Dragon Song then Cheerilee was on the two of the for PDA's in front of the school house. See that everything was find I was about to walk off when I spotted Rainbow Dash dropping Scootaloo off at the school. The look in Scootaloo's eyes told me that Rainbow Dash had been giving her some right bad advice on how to fight over AB's affections.

I started down the road back to the school to stop what was mostly about to become a massacre with Scootaloo being the sole victim when Dragon Song let go of Apple Bloom's hand walked in the school house. Scootaloo walked over to Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle and they seemed to talk for a minute then Scootaloo walked way from the others and Apple Bloom seemed almost crushed by that.

I needed to make sure I had that talk with Dragon Feather tonight and fix this situation soon before those three friends were bitter enemies with Sweetie Bell caught in the middle. Pushing Apple Bloom's problem to the back of my mind for now I headed to Rarity's place. I got there just as her and Zecora where on their way to come pick me up.

“Apple Jack, darling, we were just on way to come get you. I mean it's only 7:30 but we thought we would sit with you and the family for a bit before going to Fluttershy's cottage.” Rarity said as she walked over to me.

She was dressed in her white and blue sundress with matching hat, she had white bow tied around her waist and gold bracelets on her wrists. Zecora was a few steps behind her and what she was dressed in was a sight to behold. Zecora was wearing a dress of all things and not just any dress but a Rarity original.

The dress was light blue with white lining and frilly accents, the waist was gold with white frills along the bottom edges of it and a big blue bow tied at the back with ribbons left long to hang down. The blushing zebra even had on glass slippers her hooves, probably the first time she has ever worn anything on her hooves since coming to Equestria from the Zebra Empire. Her mane was in its standard mohawk but her tail was up and had been brush out, no doubt by Rarity last night. She was still wearing her gold neck cuffs, her large hoop earrings and her gold bracelet.

“Wow, Zecora don't ya'll look fancy in that getup. How ya talk her in ta that Rares?” I ask starting at Zecora who was still blushing and might bit flustered.

“Pissed I am at this dress, I feel it makes me look quite a mess.” Zecora rhymed.

“Oh hush now you look ravishing darling. Don't you think so Apple Jack?” Rarity asked me.

“Well that dress does suit ya Zecora and looks really good with yer zebra jewelery. Honestly ya'll look real pretty in the dress.” I told her.

“Apple Jack you always speak with truth on every matter, but in the dress I feel awkward and not flattered. Rarity made me agree to get dressed up nice, but I feel my pride has paid the ultimate price.” Zecora said softly.

“Nonsense you look lovely and Fluttershy will tell you the same. Come now let us be off to Fluttershy's before she has a chance to run off somewhere to keep busy.” Rarity direct us as she grabbed Zecora's hand and lead the way. I just followed behind then laughing a little at the scene.

“I will go just as I agreed, but no complain later when your all dirty.” Zecora told Rarity who just nodded and sighed a little.

Looks like to get Zecora in to a matching outfit Rarity had to agree to something unladylike later. I just hope it was worth it.

The trip to Fluttershy's was a quick one and we caught her just after she had feed the last of the animals in her care. Angel Bunny was behaving for a change, so he must really miss Tank being around. Fluttershy was happy to see us and when we told her we had come by to talk about Tank and the others she was more happy to have us over for an early brunch.

We were all sitting in the cottage’s living room while Fluttershy and her animal friends cooked up the food. It didn't take Fluttershy long to have everything ready and on the table with all of her animals friends helping. For some of them being little varmints when it come to farming apples they sure are good little servers and helpers for meal time.

“Fluttershy I do thank you for have us over for this. I mean it been a nightmare for all of us with Black, Savyna, and Tank gone. How have you been holding up?” Rarity asked before taking a bit of toasted apple bread.

“Its been hard on me but the animals miss Tank even more then I do, especial Angel Bunny. Angel has gotten so close to Tank and he's just so good with all of the animals. He can't talk with them like I can but he still has way of understanding them. I miss him so much and pray every night that he's safe.” Fluttershy said looking sad for a second then smiled. “Enough about me, how you girls been hold up with them all gone?”

“Ah doin' fine but been a little depressed with Savyna not bein' round. It funny cause week ago if ya asked me bout findin' the love of my life Ah would told ya Ah didn't have time fer that. Now Ah can't imagine mah life without her.”I said running the spoon in circles in my cup of tea.

“Before Black and Rarity life was so lonely, but now they make me so horny.” Zecora chimed in.

“Zecora please not at the table in front of our friends. That's a private matter.” Rarity admonished Zecora for speaking of private matters.

“She's all huffy about this now, but when Black comes home her panties will slide down. In the bed room she will change her tune, when he makes us both swoon. I swear to you here and now about her screams and moans, her voice gets so high and loud she could shatter stones.” Zecora shot back with a laugh.

“No I don't, well the one time yes, but not since then.” Rarity said blushing hard.

“Aww Rares nothing ta be a shamed of. Savyna had me goin' so good the night before they left that we kept Big Mac up the whole night. He complained the next morning at breakfast and Granny Smith laughed the hardest at it. Speaking of that could ya do me a favor?” I asked with a giggle.

“What's that darling? Do you want me to make you something sexy for you to wear for Savyna?” Rarity asked me with a raised eyebrow.

“Well yeah if ya wouldn't mind but that's not it. Ah was wonderin' if ya could make me a soundproofin' door hanger so we don't keep Big Mac up when we ...” I trailed off and blushed pretty hard too.

“No a problem Apple Jack I have several extra ones laying around the boutique. I made a few some time ago since I never know when Sweetie Belle will be staying over and with there being several rooms at the boutique we have many options for a good hard rut when the mood strikes. Just stop by later and I’ll have a few ready for you. There great to have around the house when your heat strikes so you can be as loud as you want too without fear of letting any pony know what you're doing.” Rarity said with a wink.

“Hey Rarity could you bring a few over for me and Tank? I think it would help a lot here cause I tend to get pretty wild and Angel Bunny and the other animals have heard me say some pretty naughty things. I would prefer that they not hear some of that dirty talk because it's not something some of the little ones should be hearing.” Fluttershy said blushing too.

“Sure Fluttershy not a problem, but what could a shy little mare like you say to make Angel Bunny blush?” Rarity asked and we soon found out that she shouldn't have.

Fluttershy too a deep breath and we knew that she was about to tell us a lot in her quick one breath way. I still wish she hadn't.

“Well before Tank left we decided to christen every room in the cottage as a going away present for him. We start in the kitchen with Tank between my legs enjoy me with some cherries and whip cream while I shout some very dirty things. Once he finished his dessert he took me right there on the kitchen floor and I squirted all over the place when I came for the third time since we started. We move to the living room couch with me enjoy a Tank flavored banana split and for a human who lacks the length of a stallion he has most stallions beat in girth. I had a hard time getting all of his fat banana in my mouth and throat before I got a face full of thick and creamy topping. After he glazed my face and I licked it all up we rolling to floor were I road Tank pretty hard. He is surprising vocal when he cums roaring like a wild beast which drove me crazy and made me cum even harder. Soon we were on this very table enjoy the lotus position while I shouted very unladylike things like fuck me harder, and ride my ass till I can't walk straight. We even end up in the seed room next rolling around on the floor until Tank had me in the mounted position. I think I had total of 12 orgasms before I lost count and we were rutting in the spare bed room. Tank is surprising gentle for a fighter as strong as he is. I had to tell him several times to be a bit rougher with me when we where in my bedroom breaking my bed with our love making. When he wants to Tank can thrust so hard it makes me cum on every in stoke. At one point I thought I was going to pass out but I didn't/ After resting up for a bit we end up in the shower together clean up but that only last for a few minutes and he had me in there too.” Fluttershy told us with a squeak at the end as she blushed even more and hid her face with her mane.

The three us of were wide eyed, open mouthed, and silent at what had heard. “Well you asked Rarity.” Fluttershy said after a bit as our silence continued.

“Well yes I did ask but wow! Fluttershy I never umm... knew you could so expressive with your err... well that was quite the story.” Rarity said breaking the small silence that happen after Fluttershy finished speaking.

“Quite the story to pass, seems like Tank really road that ass!” Zecora said next.

“Ah'll say. That puts me and Savyna sexual romps ta shame. Ya'll did on this table and broke yer bed too?”I asked hoping the part about the table had be an exaggeration and not the truth.

Fluttershy just nodded softly still blushing bright red before speaking. “Well yes we did. The bed thing happened because were in the middle of rather good rut with Tank behind me while we were on our sides and I pulled away and push him on his back and sat on top of him but in Reverse Cowgirl position. While I was riding him like this I told him to fuck me as hard as he could. He roared and rolled me over on to my hands and knees mounting in the same go. We were really rutting pretty hard at that point shaking several of the bolts out of my bed frame and snapped three of the boards in process.”

I was so shocked and little jealous that Fluttershy had more courage to let herself go then I did. Had to make a mental note to look into some more sexual positions like this Lotus position Fluttershy had told us about.

“Well I take it you clean the table afterwords right?” Rarity asked and I was glad cause I couldn't bring mahself to asked it.

“With that wild night you had get fucked, cleaning up this whole place must have sucked?” Zecora asked seconds later.

“Oh no it was fine, but yes I cleaned the whole house from top to bottom after I saw Tank off at the train station. With the help of my animal friends it didn't take long at all to get everything back in order. All though I still need to get a new bed for my room.” Fluttershy said with sly grin.

“So all of the animals were okay with your night of play time with Tank?” Rarity asked next.

“Yeah how did all those little critters get on after yer wild night? I asked a second later.

“Yes I'm curious too see,what do the animals here think of thee?” Zecora add then took a sip of tea.

“They were fine with it all for the most part. I just had hard time getting some animals to eat their vegetables since they heard and some saw Tank and I using a few carrots and things in new ways. I threw those ones out after we use them to make sure I didn't use them on accident. Angel Bunny still won't eat his dessert because the whip cream thing though and he has taken to calling me Miss Kinky Pants from time to time.” Fluttershy replied with a little laugh.

We all laughed at that, then we had good a time talk about our loved ones and enjoy the rest of our meal. The day moved one we all said our goodbyes and promised to convene our little club again to swap more stories and cheer each other up when the adventure team left again. I head back to the farm to get the wagon for the food stall in town while Rarity and Zecora head back to Rarity's place. Once I got back to the to the farm the wagon was load up with apples, pies, cases of cider, apple tarts, apple fritters, apple bread and several of Granny Smith's famous glazed Dutch Apple Pie logs. Big Mac was out in the fields when I made it over to the wagon but Brass Tail was standing there waiting on me.

“Howdy Brass what's goin' on? Ah see the apple pie logs on the cart so what happen that's so special fer Granny Smith ta bake those?” I asked with grin on my face.

“Well Miss... er Apple Jack your brother got some good news from Cheerilee earlier. Looks like your going to be an aunt in 11 months. That's the reason why she canceled the trip they had planned this weekend. She want to make sure before she told Big Macintosh. She came by just a bit ago to tell him the good news and why she canceled cause she had an appointment today to confirm it.” Brass said as he fidgeted a bit. “Not supposed to tell this part but I will cause you should know before it happens. Your brother is going to pop the question to her tonight that's why Granny been doing some special baking all day.”

“Well don't that beat all Big Macintosh gonna be daddy soon and goin' ta get hitch soon ta boot. Well that's a good reason ta celebrate but Ah' ll keep it under my hat fer now. The girls are goin' flip when they hear this though. Well Ah need ta get goin' Brass just try and keep Big Macintosh from over workin' himself. He'll have proud papa energy goin' now.” I told Brass Tail before heading out smiling to myself.

“I'll try but you know how he gets when he's happy and he sure is super happy now. Anyhow have good day and be safe Apple Jack.” Brass Tail said to me with a wave before heading back to fields with Big Mac.

The whole time I was in town I was on cloud nine about the news, soon the Apple family would have two new additions and I would be an aunt. It made me feel a bit better about my baby dream and finally resolved to tell Savyna about as soon as I got her alone. With all of the baked goods Granny Smith did for the special occasion the stall sold out in no time in fact I had to take few orders fer deliver tomorrow because it. My bag of bit was so full it almost didn't shut. After getting the wagon back to the shed and get the bits put away I left the orders for Granny Smith on her desk for her to find when she woke up from her nap. I head upstairs showered and changed in to a fresh white shirt flannel button up shirt and some long denim shorts then head back in to town to Dragon Feather's house.

Ah found his house a few minutes before 6:30.When I walked up to the house Dragon Song was just leaving for her music lesson. She spotted me as I was walking up.

“Oh... hello Apple Jack. It's nice to finally meet you. My name is Dragon Song but I think you already know that. If you're here then Apple Bloom must have told you about us already and you're here to speak with my brother about it.” Dragon Song said with a hushed tone. “Please don't blame her it's all my fault I should have never told her how I felt. I knew Scootaloo liked Apple Bloom but hadn't told her yet. I knew if I told Apple Bloom the truth of my heart it would cause problems but I just couldn't keep my feelings a secret anymore. I had to tell Apple Bloom otherwise I wouldn't be able to keep seeing her everyday even if she didn't like me back.”

“Ah'm not here ta blame anypony Dragon Song Ah'm here ta talk with yer brother so we can figure out a way so you and Scootaloo can stop fightin' and give Apple Bloom some peace. It's hard on her since you and Scootaloo both like her but she has decided ta be with you. Ah don't fault ya fer tellin' Apple Bloom the truth of how ya felt. In fact Ah think it was rather brave of ya ta do that not knowin' if Apple Bloom felt the same way.” I told Dragon Song. “But even with mah like of yer bravery and honesty Ah'm not at all happy bout ya'll two being sexually active already. While Ah'm not happy bout it Ah will let it continue since Apple Bloom is almost a mare in her own right and so are ya so Ah need ta let ya both make decisions good or bad on ya'lls own.”

“Thank you Apple Jack, Apple Bloom said that you were understanding and would see that we both do love each very much. I'm glad that it was your little sister that I met first when we moved here. She made me feel like Ponyville is really my home since I first got here. I can't imagine my life without her now.” Dragon Song told me before she hugged me suddenly.

I hugged her back unsure of why she was hugging me but it felt right. After a bit the hugged ended Dragon Song smiled at me then ran off to her music lesson. I stood there for a bit just smiling at how polite and brave the filly was, she was ready to take the blame if I was mad about her being with Apple Bloom. It reminded me of Savyna when we were sitting in front of Granny Smith when she took the blame for what happen the day we become a couple.

“After a bit of nostalgia I knock on the door and soon Dragon Feather answered he let me in and we walked in the living room and sat down to talk. The house they had was rather nice and had a lot old furniture with an oriental design to it, it must have been from their home country. There were pictures on the walls, many of them were of Dragon Feather and Dragon Song at varies points in their lives. There were few pictures of Dragon Feather and Savyna during their training together and a rather cute one of Savyna hold a baby Dragon Song. The one that grabbed my attention was the framed family photo that showed Savyna, Dragon Feather, Dragon Song, and who I assumed was Feather and Song's mother.

She was an alicorn with a teal coat, her mane and tail were a spiral of red, yellow, and gold, and they were both long like Princess Celestia's mane and tail. The feathers at the edges of wing were light brown like Dragon Song's coats, the middle ones were sky blue like Dragon Feather's coat, and the rest were teal. All three colors in wings seemed fade from one to the next give them a setting sun at the beach effect. Her eyes were the next surprising thing about, they were a very bright ruby color almost glowing even in the picture of her hanging on the wall. She was dress in a long white dress with a gold collar, a golden tiara, golden bracelets and gold shoes on her hooves.

In the picture the family was out in front of large oriental designed house with Mother Dragon in the middle smiling big for the camera while holding on to a young Dragon Song, about four or five at the time, who was dressed in a outfit similar to her school uniform but it was gold and white with silver details. On her left was Dragon Feather, he looked about 15 years old at the time, he was dressed in gold shirt with white jacket with a dragon symbol on it, white pants and gold and white wrist bands. His mane and tail were short and styled spiky. He was standing to the side next to his mother smiling ear to ear as he ran a hand thru his mane. On Mother Dragon's right was Savyna, about the same age as Dragon Feather, She was wear the same outfit as Dragon Feather except hers had a short gold skirt over white shorts and white and brown boots. She wore the same jacket as the other two, her hair was in trademark twin pigtails and she had bandage on her right cheek. She was bend forward flashing the peace sign with big smile on her face for the camera.

“I see you spotted the last photo my mother, Layla Flametail, ever took. That photo was taken the day Savyna and I graduated from martial arts school. My mother was so proud of us since we both graduated with top honors, and that was the same night Savyna decided she wanted to become an adventure to see the world. She told me that out there was someone waiting for her and she would go find them and if not she would see the world and bring back all kinds of stories to tell me some day.” Dragon Feather said as he walked up behind and offered me a cup of hot jasmine tea.

“Yer mother is so beautiful, but it's hard ta believe that you, a unicorn, had alicorn fer a mother.” I said in awe then I realized my rudeness. “Ah'm sorry, Ah didn't mean ta sound like a tribaliest there. Ah'm just surprised is all.”

“It's quite alright Apple Jack a lot of ponies say that when they first see that picture and I tell them that's my mother in the picture. Apple Bloom had the same reaction when she saw it.” Dragon Feather said with a laugh before taking a sip of his tea then he continued, “its not uncommon for alicorns to give birth to earth ponies, unicorns, or pegasi. Most ponies think all alicorns give birth to is nothing but alicorns which is very untrue. 15% of Connamaraia's pony population are alicorns so it not unusual for there to be alicorn parents with non-alicorn children. Often times non-alicorn parents give birth to alicorn children but its an uncommon occurrence these days. In fact Princess Lilly Swirl is an alicorn and her brother Prince Diamond Dust is an unicorn and her little sister princess Blue Velvet is an earth pony while their parents, the Emperor Midnight Quill and the Empress Lavender Rose, are both alicorns. ” Dragon Feather explained.

“Ah'm just surprised is all cause the only alicorns Ah've know are all princesses and they rule over Equestria and none of 'em have children yet. So it just surprised ta see a normal pony with an alicorn parent.” I replied back before taking sip of the tea. It was warm and sweet the scent was heavenly as it reminded me of Savyna. “Mhmmm... this tea is so good. What was it again?” I asked.

“Jasmine tea. It's Savyna's favored kind. I keep some around in case she drops by. With the two of you being a couple I thought she would have had you try it before now. I guess she hasn't gotten around to revealing everything about herself yet?” He asked with a weird inflection in his voice I couldn't place.

“No she hasn't really but we only been together fer bout week so far.” I replied quickly as I held him under a watchful eye. He seemed to notice I had my guard up and quickly back away and sat down in a chair as he point to the couch across from the chair.

“Well let's not waste anymore time with the small talk and get to the root of your problem. You said you wanted to talk about Apple Bloom, Scootaloo, and Dragon Song but what you really want is to know more about Savyna and her past right?” He asked me as he sat his cup of tea on a small end table with dragons carved in its legs.

“Okay if ya want me ta get ta the point then yes. Savyna first, then the fillies and their fight.” Ah told him taking a seat crossed from him on the couch.

He just nod to me and waited for me to sit down. Once I took a seat I place my cup on the coffee table in front of the couch.

“Well there is a lot to tell but from the look on your face and the fact you have had your guard up since I mention you not knowing much about Savyna, you have specific questions you want answers to, right?” He asked softly as his horn lit and a large leather bound book floated in from another room and landed softly on the coffee table.

“Yes Ah do and what's that?” I asked him and he smiled strangely at me. “This is the history of our Family. Savyna is my sister by martial arts tradition which binds her to my family making her family so her life is record her in this magical book of our family line. In here are the answers you seek but there is a price for the knowledge you wish to obtain. Are you sure you're ready to pay that price?” Dragon Feather said with a cryptic tone of voice.

“What are ya blabbin' about?A price and am Ah ready ta pay it? Stop bein' all mystic like and tell me what Ah want ta know before Ah get mad and get ta swelling yer face!” I told him as I balled up my fist and got read to leap on him.

“Now now my dear friend Apple Jack, no need to be violent, you know that nothing in this world is free. All things have a price and this is no different. Quid Pro Qua, my dear Apple Jack, Quid Pro Qua. For every question of yours I answer you must answer one of mine in return. But there are rules to this though, first there can be no yes or no question. Only questions that require full answers. Second, no question can be in two parts. One question to one answer, fair is fair now. Third, since I'm honor bound to my sister by tradition any question that require me to violate my oaths of secrecy to her I will not answer but you may ask a new question in its place. All three of these rules apply to my questions of you for my topic of choice, Twilight Sparkle. So do you understand the rules?” Dragon Feather asked me as he picked up the book and open it up and started looking thru it.

“Okay Ah get it but can't see a reason fer ya ta be askin' me about Twi. Yer datin' her right? So do Ah start this off then?” I asked after thinking it over few minutes and figured what did I have to lose, right? Dragon Feather just nodded his head to me and had the book in his lap. “All right then the first thing Ah want ta know is why did Savyna trained with ya in Connamaraia fer so long?” A simple question to get a feel for how this question thing was going work.

“Savyna was original only supposed to train in Connamaraia until she was 15 years old and return to Alfard Empire with her family after that. We both end up get accepted as students by one of the Dragon Khalessi , Dragon Khalessi Sunburst to be exact. She's an official of the Connamaraian government with tile not unlike that of Princess Celestia. We trained under her for five more years becoming her children in a weird way and in inheriting her martial arts style. When her father and step mother got a divorce a few weeks after our graduation from Dragon Khalessi Sunburst's school. The fighting between her parents over her future after our graduation drove her father to get a divorce and in his grief over that he returned to Alfard without Savyna for a time and my family took her in for a year before she returned Alfard Empire were she reconciled with her father then she become a member of the royal guards.” Dragon Feather answered keeping his glance on the book.

“Why does Celestia get so upset when I'm around Twilight?” He asked me causally.

“Well I only noticed the one time at the last party but Ah think it has ta do with the fact That Twilight is like a daughter ta her and she just wants Twi ta make good choices. She most likely see ya as a distraction or bad influence.” I told him then rolled my eyes. Really I thought Celestia just hated him because he was kind of an ass but I kept that part to myself.

“Why doesn't Savyna choose ta be apart of her birth mother's side of the family?” I asked remembering what she had told me about the distance between them.

“Well that's complicated. Savyna's birth mother had intentions for her daughter to be just like her, to join her in her line of work, as a hunter of sorts. Savyna refused it because she doesn't have the same beliefs as her mother. Savyna really didn't know anything about her birth mother until her father told her years later after she was promoted in the royal guard to head of the Special Forces Unit.” He explained to me.

“What beliefs could be so bad that it would stop Savyna from being with her mother?” I asked curious forgetting the rules for a second.

“Sorry Apple jack but that's two questions in a row and the breaks the rules but I'll answer that one any way. You will have to asked Savyna directly as she has never explain her mother side of the family to me in any detail just that her mother side of the family is very, very old in linage and have been hunters for generations. I have met her birth mother once and the woman doesn't like me one bit” Dragon Feather said softly with a laugh. “Now I get two questions in a row. So we will be even. The first is how old is Twilight's family line?”

“Old, ifin' Ah remember correct like she said ta me once that her family goes back a ways, all the way ta Clover the Clever. I think like over some 1200 years or more ta be truthful. Ah think her family line started with Twilight Twinkle but ta get the right answer ta that question ya should just ask Twilight directly.” I told him still wondering why he wanted to know so much about Twilight when he could just ask her all of this himself.

“So has there always been a mare name Twilight in her family since the start with Twilight Twinkle?” He asked as he adjusted his position in the chair to hear me better.

“Yeah, ever since Twilight Twinkle there has always been a mare with the name Twilight. She says it a family tradition from her mother's side of the family ta have a filly and name her Twilight ta honor the first Twinight of the line.”

“Now here's the big question Dragon Feather, where did Savyna get that mark on her back from?” I asked with a look of determination and anger marring my face. “And ya'll know the one Ah'm talkin' bout so don't ya tell me horseplayin' cause we both know that is a load of Horseapples.”

“Fine, here's the truth. She got it during a training exercise in the forest around our school. We we were training in techniques we shouldn't have been in the woods so Dragon Khalessi Sunburst wouldn't find out we had peeked at some of the advance moves in the manual. While practincing the moves we got lost in the woods. On our way back while we were looking for the path we got separated from each other for several hours. When we found each other she had the bite mark and told me of fight with a large aggressive male draco-viper defending a nest of females. Draco-vipers are large venomous dragon snakes they live in and hunt the forests and marshes around Connamaraia. For the most part the leave larger creatures like humans and ponies alone unless threatened but sometimes you come across a very aggressive one that will attack without provocation. Their poison is known to leave permanent marks even after the wound fully heals. Magic healing has a hard time removing those marks too.” He told me after looking down with shame.

The two bit snake was going ta lie ta me too, now he'll think twice before trying something like that now.

“How long has Celestia been involved with Twilight's dating life?” He asked quickly. “And I know you know cause she tells you five everything.” He told me seconds later so I couldn't try to weasel my way out of that like he had tried.

This little Q and A session was going be like pullin' teeth if both of us didn't stop trying to not tell each other what we really wanted to know.

Ah decided to just give in and hoped he be honest with me too. “Celestia has been involved with all aspects of Twilight's life since she took her on as a student when Twilight was just a filly. Fer the most part she has encouraged Twilight ta be like everypony else and try out new things like datin' and ta socialize with stallions she was interested in. Ah think she doesn't like ya cause yer kinda of an asshole, no offense ta ya on that. Just sittin' here with ya talkin' Ah wanted ta hit ya in the face or apple buck ya in the chest as hard as Ah can. Ya'll do tend ta piss a pony off with that high and mighty tone ya have and the fancy words and such like this Squid Pro Row thing.”

“I see. Well I'm sorry for that. I'm new to this whole not being liked thing and to be honest with I'm finding it hard to fit into the fabric of life in Ponyville. Dragon Song has gotten used to living here so quickly and I'm still trying not to piss ponies off but I'm failing at it badly.” He said after taking in what I had told him. “I'm sorry for coming off as an asshole to you. I'm just wanted to know a few things about Twilight that I figured it would be easier to get you to tell me then her. She has told me a lot about herself but I feel she's holding back and Princess Celestia seems to hate me and that fact I'm with Twilight.”

“Well if that's yer problem then ya should have just said so. Ah 'm not mad bout ya wanted ta know more bout Twi but ya just could of asked fer help instead of this silly little questions game.” I told him with a laugh.

For a stallion that seemed so confident he was almost as nervous and shy as Fluttershy when I first met her. “Look Celestia is really protective of Twilight and with her being the newest Princess in Equestria and her former student she just doesn't want Twilight gettin' hurt or anythin.. If ya just show Celestia that yer goin' be there for Twi and stop actin' so stuffy and formal all the time ya should win over the Sun Princess no problem. The ones ya should be worried about not likin' ya are Princess Luna and maybe her brother Shining Armor.”

“Thank you Apple Jack and again sorry for the game to find an answer to a problem I seemed to have cause for myself. It's hard not seem like a stuffed shirt around ponies here in Ponyville. From were I was raised a bit of a formality in expected in all matters. Please ask me anything you want to know about Savyna I will tell all I can but somethings I can't because I'm sworn to not speak of it.” He told me softly before giving a short bow of his head.

“Why are you sworn to secrecy on some of the things Ah want ta know?” I asked rather bewildered about that.

“The true is that as her material arts brother I'm just like a real brother to her. So as a brother if she ask me to keep something just between family I have no choice but to unless it will save a life, then and only then am I allowed to reveal a secret she has shared with me. Most of what you want know I can tell but please don't ask about her birth mother, what her father is doing now after she left home the second time, or why her step mother left. Those are things there you must find out from Savyna directly in time.” Dragon Feather told me setting the book he was hold down in front of me.

“Okay tell me everythin' you can from the begin. I need to knew a few things and as ya go along Ah'll ask the questions Ah need ta.” I told him and he just nodded then began telling me everything he know about Savyna he was allowed to tell me.

Dragon Feather spoke fer three hours and in that time I learned just how hard Savyna's life had been. She had a somewhat happy childhood until she was three then her father, Jon Stark, began her training in martial arts. From age three until she was ten years old they lived in the Alfard Empire were her father had been a guard for many years before he was wounded and once his injury healed it left his right leg a bit lame. This insured that he could never serve as guard properly so he was honorablely discharged and become a carpenter and hired body guard along with a former soldier’s monthly stipend.

Her father had remarried when Savyna was was four to young baker name Sarah Miller, who was a rather loving woman but a bit resentful of Savyna's birth mother fer leaving her father months after Savyna born. Dragon Feather didn't know the true reasons for why her birth mother had left a newborn Savyna in the care of her father or why she had abandoned her marriage too him but he thought it had to do with her family and their ancient heritage. When Savyna was 11 years old and had graduated from the battle academy with top honor, a feat no one in Alfard had done at her age in 100 years, Jon realized that staying in their homeland would only hold Savyna back from reaching her true potential and greatness. He moved the whole family to Connamaraia where some of the finest and oldest martial art school existed. It was while they were in Connamaraia that Savyna's family meet Dragon Feather's family.

The two family's become fast friends and it wasn't long before Dragon Feather and Savyna were sparing with each other and trading martial arts techniques back and forth. Dragon Feather’s mother would often watch the two of them fight and saw a great potential for Savyna to become a great martial arts master in the Wulin if she had the right teachers and trained in a style that used her unique ability to learn to the fullest. Layla had spoken with Savyna's father about this and offered to help get her in to really good school to help max out her abilities. Jon was grateful for the help and it was at this point that he asked Layla if she would allow Savyna the honor of learning Dragon style Taijutsu of their family.

Layla agreed ta this seeing as Dragon Feather had already taught Savyna most of the basic steps. This was the begin of the martial arts team known as Flame and Feather. Savyna and Dragon Feather together were an unstoppable force and as they climbed up the ranks in competition after competition they soon caught the attention of one of the Dragon Khalessi, Dragon Khalessi Sunburst of First Wave, the highest of all of the Khalessi in Connamaraia. Seeing the potential the two had and since she had no children to pass her style on to she took Savyna and Dragon Feather on as her martial arts children. For the next five years all they would do was train intensely under Sunbursts watchful eye until they had mastered all of her Dragon Sun Fury Style.

Several weeks after the picture I had seen with the family together at Savyna and Dragon Feather's graduation was taken Savyna was told by her father that they were going back to the Alfard Kingdom for her to become a guard just like him before he was wounded and discharged. This cause a fight between the two of them for several days. This event was the start of the fighting that tore Sarah and Jon's marriage apart, Sarah wanted Savyna to chose her own path in a life and Jon wanted Savyna ta be a warrior guard like every first born in the family had been. The fighting got so bad that Savyna would often spend days with Dragon Feather's family because she couldn't go home.

At its apex the fighting boiled down to let Savyna live her life as she saw fit or give me my freedom from you and your stubborn old fashion traditions, Sarah was ready to leave and take Savyna with her. Jon wouldn't relent on his decision for Savyna's lot in life and divorced Sarah on the spot. The divorce was brutal on everyone involved. Savyna and Jon both took it pretty bad and Jon even returned to Alfard without Savyna. A depressed and heart broken Savyna remained in Connamaraia with the Dragon family were she would train for another year in Dragon Chi Forms before returning to her homeland and father. It is here were the story got a little muddy. There was large sections of it Dragon Feather just couldn't tell but what he did tell me made me understand why she chose to journey around helping any and everyone she could.

Once back in her homeland a twenty-one year old, wild eyed and ambition driven monk-warrior trained in three ancient dragon style martial arts reconciled with her father and then applied to become a guard for the Alfard Empire just like all of the first born children in her family line. After being a regular guard for several months the top brass saw the potential and massive tactical talent that Savyna had in the several assignments she had been placed on or volunteered for. Some of these assignments had been seen as suicide missions but some how Savyna always brought her groups back alive.

Emperor Geldablame was told of this and soon Savyna become the youngest solider in the history of the empire to be promoted to leader of the Special Forces unit and if she kept proving herself she would become Captain of his Personal Guard. Her father had never been prouder but he was getting worried about how strong and violent Savyna had become in the last two years. Jon finally thought it was time to tell Savyna the truth he had held from her for over twenty years. In a private moment the two share on one of Savyna's days of leave Jon revealed the secret of her birth, her true mother's name, and her mother's dark heritage.

Dragon Feather couldn't give me the details on Savyna's mother and things about that night since he was sworn to secrecy about that but he could tell me it was this news that changed how Savyna felt about fighting and her loyalty to her kingdom. This battle of morals in her head and heart had her doubting her path in life and if she could continue carrying out her duties to the Empire. For the next three year after she had been promoted she would follow all of her orders but would cry after each mission for all of the death and destruction she would leave in her wake. It was in this time that she would receive the orders that would earn her the nickname of the Bloody Rose, force her into leaving her homeland for good to become a travel monk, and haunt her with nightmares I never knew she had.

There had been several uprisings through out the empire, the oppressed peasant folks and rebels throughout the kingdom had been rising up trying to overthrow Geldablame and his tyrannical rule. For years he had taxed, bulled, and oppressed the lesser peasant folks in the kingdom to keep his power and the rich folks and nobles in power and under his thumb. It was during the high point of this growing conflict that Savyna and her Special Forces unit were ordered to massacre a small village that spies had told the War Council held the leaders of the rebel forces and all of their battle plans. Savyna left at once and had the village scouted. It was true that rebel leaders were hiding there but the village was filled with many innocent elderly people, woman, and children. Savyna didn't want to involve the villagers so she order her unit to only kill the rebels and leave the villagers alive unless they attack, only then would they be killed and just the ones that attacked.

Savyna led the attack at dawn with the rising sun at her back from the high ground on all sides of the village. Little did she know that the information that she had been giving was from several traitors to the empire and her raid was a trap to get the one unit of soldiers, other then the handful of personal guards around the Emperor, that could stop the rebellion out of the way. As Savyna's forces entered the village they were ambushed by the rebels who were using the villagers as shields. In the long drawn out fight Savyna had lost several of her men and had been forced to retreat in the forest near the village with the Rebels hot on their heels. It was while she looked over the few remain members of her unit in their beaten, bloody state that she resolved not to lose any more of her friends and comrades.

If she didn't do something soon they would all die and it was then that she decided to give the most painful order she had ever giving in her short illustrious career. She ordered her troops to kill everyone, villagers and rebel alike and burn the village. Only a few children and a two or three elders lived thru the massacre, none of the rebels or those few villagers that fought back to save their families escape to bring any farther threats to the empire. It was hours later when the village lay in ruins burning to the ground, the few survivors were carted off to another village and Savyna had the blood of innocent men, women, and children on her hands that she lost her mind for a time.

Days after the battle which was forever known as the White Heart Massacre Savyna was plague with nightmares of what she had done to the point she had stopped sleeping and could no longer functions as the leader of the Special Forces unit. Several days later she was relieved of command until she was deemed fit for duty, the Emperor wanted his best soldier battle ready if and when the need arose for her to kill in his name again. It was in this time that Savyna just couldn't take it anymore and left the Alfard Empire, deserting her comrades, post, and rank in the night to return to the only place she felt safe, Connamaraia and the Dragon Family.

When she made it to Dragon Feather she was half crazed, bloody, clothes torn and dirty and she hadn't slept in weeks because of the nightmares. She would be nursed back to health and sanity by Dragon Feather and Sunburst for three or four months before she left again tell Dragon Feather she was off to cleanse her soul of a great sin and bring honor to the death of many innocent people at her hands. The last time Dragon Feather would see her in person before seeing her again here in Ponyville was a year ago when Savyna came back Layla's funeral. It was then she offered to stay and help raise Dragon Song but Feather sent her back on her mission to cleanse her soul not wanting to burden her any further then she was.

“I can't believe it... She really did all of that?” I asked Dragon Feather as he stood next to the photo of his family. He had gotten up in the middle of telling about Savyna's nightmares and stared at the picture of his youth while he continued the story.

“Yes and it all nearly killed her. The guilty alone was more then anyone should have to bear but she shouldered it all her own and vowed to never let it happen again. It's one of the reasons fire scares her so much to the point she stopped using her fire style martial arts which got her the name Flame when we were kids. It's also why she's so over protective of children. In that aspect Savyna is far stronger then I will ever be. She blamed herself for all of it but strives to make it right. The best I can do is let Dragon Song go on hating me for not being their to save our mother, sending Savyna away after our mother died, and why our father become reclusive.” Dragon Feather said as he balled up his fists at his sides.

I could hear the pain in his voice and knew I couldn't help him but I wanted too. I now understood Savyna a bit more and Dragon Feather too. While I couldn't help Dragon Feather I could help Savyna by being more understanding of her need to right a wrong from her past and in time help her forgive herself for committing such a grave sin.

“Well Ah understand ya both a bit better now Feather and Ah see why ya'll two are so close. Ah thank ya kindly fer tellin' me all of that. Ah have a lot ta think about and a lot ta do ta help Savyna with this now.” I said as I got up from the couch and began to leave. “Ah'll be seein' ya around partner.” I told him as the began to leave for home but he stop me by grabbing my arm.

“Wait Apple Jack what about our little sisters and their problem. Didn't you come here to talk about that originally?” Dragon Feather asked solemnly.

“Yeah Ah did but the quickest way ta solve that is ta get all three of those fillies in one room and not let them out til they work something out. Ah reckon we can set that up sometime soon but it will have ta be in a week's time. Starting tomorrow Ah won't be in the right state of mind ta deal with any of it. So in a week Feather we will work this out.”I told him softly as I pushed his hand off gently.

“Right in a week we will solve this. Good night Apple Jack and good luck.” He told me with smile before walking to the door.

After I left the Dragon family's house I passed by Dragon Song who was leaving the Carousel Boutique, she must have gone to see Sweetie Belle after her music lesson not wanting to come back and find her brother and me talking about her and Apple Bloom. Oh to be younger and in love like those two, still Ah would have to handle that later but right now I need to get home and get few things in order. Savyna would be home in the morning or early afternoon and my heat was already starting.

I could feel it in the pit of my stomach with low heat risen up my spine and dipping low in the loins stirring up all kinds of feelings and naughty thoughts. I just had to hold out until I got things ready for Savyna's return and hoped that the family were leaving me alone in the house this estrus like they did on my last one.

When I made it home the others were in the middle of dinner and Cheerilee was over as well. I remember that Big Mac was going to pop the Question to Cheerilee tonight. Granny Smith told me I had a plate in the oven and I should wash up quickly and come eat since we had company. I told her I would be down in a bit to eat I just need to get a few things ready for tomorrow when Savyna come back. Granny Smith just laughed and Big Mac just rolled his eyes before getting back to his food and Cheerilee who was giggling about at Big Mac response. Apple Bloom was strangle quite, like she was lost in thought. I figured it had to deal with Dragon Song but that would have to wait.

I quickly went up went upstairs to my room and got things ready for in the morning. I made sure to right out a list of things to have done before noon and to have laid out for when Savyna showed. After all of my plans and preparation were in order I went to the bathroom freshened up real quick then headed downstairs Join the family for dinner alone in the kitchen.

After I got my plat and sat the table and join in on the conversation about why Cheerilee has become school teacher. Cheerilee held big Mac head and both smiled at the family. I knew what was coming thanks to Brass Tail but I bet Apple Bloom was still in the dark about it.

“Well you all that Big Macintosh and I have been together for a while now and we really love each so we have some big news for the family.” Cheerilee started as she squeezed Big Mac hand.

Granny Smith just raised an eyebrow, Apple Bloom finally looked and seemed interested in what the rest of us were doing. I just sat there trying to kept a straight face since I knew what was coming next and what would follow afterward. Only was that the other three mares in the room didn't so this was going to be fun to watch.

“Well ya see Cheerilee and Ah are goin' ta have a foal. We just found out today.” Big Mac said in his standard calm tone.

Granny smith on queue acted super surprised for Cheerilee's and Apple Blooms benefit as did I so Big Mac wouldn't know I had already known. So far so good, everypony was happy and giving out congratulations to the happy couple. As if this planned a head of time by same grand fate or divine creature Big Mac knelt in front of Cheerilee as he pulled out the ring box and opened it.

“That's not all of it. Cheerilee ya have made me the happiest stallion over the last year we have been courtin' and yer now carryin' mah foal. Would ya do me the honor of become mah wife and one of the two newest members of the Apple family?”

Cheerilee stood the wide eyed as the rest of us held our breath waiting to hear what her answer would be. I silently prayed it would yes, I really want this to end happily for Big Mac. Cheerilee was the perfect mare for him and it would mean the CMC hard work getting those tow together in the first place wasn't a misguided attempt at getting their cutie marks.

“Big Macintosh... Yes! Yes I will be your wife.” Cheerilee said after a pause seemed like forever.

Big Mac slipped the diamond engagement ring on her finger and the hugged tight as the shared a passionate kiss. I was thanking the stars and our parents for watching over us in this happy moment the silence was broken by Apple Blooms cheers of happiness.

“Alright, it work, it worked finally! Miss Cheerilee and Big Mac are a couple and are gettin' married so the Cutie Mark Crusader Matchmakers did do a good job! YAY!” Apple Bloom shouted as she danced around the table super happy.

Granny Smith was about to stop her when Cheerilee place on on Granny Smith shoulder and shuck her head no. “Let her be happy about it. I glad she so happy to have me as a sister-in-law, right Big Macintosh?” Cheerilee as she turn to Big Mac.

“Eeyup.” Was all big Mac said in reply as we all laughed.

“I hope your happy about this too Apple Jack? I wouldn't want it to be upsetting to you.” Cheerilee asked me as he turned to look at me.

“Upset? Why would Ah be upset about becomin' an aunt and gainin' a wonderful mare as a sister-in-law? Ya just need ta treat him right otherwise ya'll answer ta me. Welcome ta the Apple family Cheerilee. We're mighty proud and happy ta have with us.” I told Cheerilee with a bright smile.

“Well said AJ. Ah couldn'tna said any better mahself. Welcome to the family Cheerilee cause once an apple always an apple cause....” Granny the men cleared her throat before she sang the next part.

Were apples forever, Apples together
We're family, but so much more
No matter what comes will face the weather,
We're Apples to the core!

“Eeyup!” Big Mack thru in at the end. We all laughed before we end up sing the whole song with Cheerilee join in on the second go around once she new all of the words to her part which was Pinkie Pie's part of the song. At some point we were going to have Cheerilee come up with her own lyrics to be add to the family song some time soon.

After the family celebrated Big Mac and Cheerilee's engagement we made plans to tell the girls so we could make plans for a proper engagement party would to held in few a weeks time since next week was goin to difficult for half the town. I let Big Mac our his turn of dish duty that night and shooed him and Cheerilee out on the front pouch to spend some time together alone. Granny Smith was in her rocking chair knitting a pair of foal booties for a filly then a colt just in case, Apple Bloom had tired herself out celebrating the good news so she headed to bed early. I was in the kitchen cleaning the dishes and put them away. After hour or so Big Mac told he was walking Cheerilee home after everypony said their good nights to everypony. Once the love birds were gone the rest of us head off to bed.

It took a long while before sleep found me with the excite from earlier and of the stuff Dragon Feather had told me still fresh in my mind. Once sleep did find me I had a beautiful dream of the my sweet Savyna that filled me with warmth.