Alright, I might as well take over again since Brutus's story gets boring from here...

The world crashed back down around me...HARD. My whole body ached, something was covering my backside, and I had the most uncomfortable erection...whatever I was wearing was pinning it to my stomach and it had been doing so long enough that I was aching from it. Before I could open my eyes to get my bearings I felt a small shift beside me, under my head. I opened my eyes slowly, I was in a bed, in a private medical room, back at the hospital...it was dark out. I looked down and saw the thing I felt was Ruby. She was lying on top of the blankets on the bed beside me, cuddling up between my forelegs, pressed up as much as she could, as close as she could, her muzzle buried in my neck.

I smiled softly and just held her closer, I had vague memories of...something...happening, I hated not remembering things..We went to the slavers...they put us in cages...A pink mist filled my mind and I couldn't remember any more.

I adjusted a little in the bed and met resistance against my back that I hadn't noticed before. I turned my head and saw CB snuggled up to my back, asleep as well. “Good grief, how big is this bed?” I muttered to myself.

“Is'a Gryphon sized bed...” Ruby muttered without really waking up. “CB swiped it from another room when we decided you looked like you needed someone to cuddle with while you slept.”

“Oh...well isn't that considerate.”

“Mmhm...now shush...you don't wanna bug Sugar, he's still sleeping...”

“Right, sorry.” I chuckled, snuggling closer to her, and despite the massive discomfort I felt I still managed to drift off to sleep again.

I woke again to the feeling of someone kissing my horn, I didn't know how long had passed but I felt the kiss then, “bye daddy, I'll be back after school.”

“Bye CB, I love you...” I replied quietly, opening my eyes slowly.

“RUBY! RUBY HE'S AWAKE!” CB squealed, running to the door of the room.

Ruby, Brutus and Lily ran into the room.

“Sugar! Oh my sweet baby!” Ruby cried, hugging me fiercely. I could feel tears falling to my neck.

“Yeah, yeah I'm good...” I laughed, hugging her in return.

“We were worried dude.” Brutus said, smiling a little.

“Nah, I'm fine. Don't even worry about it.”

CB leapt up onto the bed and hugged me from the other side. “Seriously you two, I'll be okay...” I said, trying to squirm free of their massive embrace.

They finally pulled away from me and I sat up slowly. “CB, school, now...” I said, pointing to the door, Xem sitting in the doorway, watching patiently.

“But...but...”

“But nothing young filly, he'll still be here when we get back.” Lily said, picking CB up in her magic and carrying her to the hallway.

“Aww come on!” CB whined, but she didn't break free of Lily's magic, so I knew she had resigned herself to her fate.

“I promise, I'm not going anywhere CB, I'll see you later.”

“You better be!” She said from the hallway, “I'll be so mad if you're gone again!” She was moving further and further down the hall with the Zebra and Changeling pushing her on.

“So...how bad was it?” I asked, looking at my friends.

“It wasn't good.” Ruby said, sitting next to me on the bed and wrapping a wing around me.

“You wanna come sit on the other side?” I offered Brutus, smirking a little.

“Dude...Gay...” He laughed, sitting on the end of the bed instead.

“Your loss.” Ruby sighed, resting her head against my neck.

“I'll live.”

“So what happened?” I asked again.

“They hauled us into the cells.” Brutus began, “Windbreaker hid a needle in his wing and injected you when he hit the collar. It shut you right down, you just slowly swayed and passed out and I was forced to carry your ass out.”

“What did he inject me with?”

“The doctor said it's some kind of mixture of a powerful hypnotic, a sexual stimulant, muscle relaxants and something to wipe your short term memory, all bound in a potion infused with some kind of magic to prolong the effects.”

“You're kidding...” I said, looking at Ruby in amazement.

She slid a hoof down my front, along my still erect penis. “What do you think?” She asked. “I could tell you to do just about anything and you'd do it,” she laughed, “you're just lucky I'm not that kind of mare.”

“I'm not so sure...” I sighed, resting my head against her. She was happily cuddled up to me, but she was really tense, “are you okay?” I asked her, adjusting to look over at her, “is the baby bothering you?”

“No I'm fine.” She said, but I knew her too well now for her evasions to go unnoticed.

“Ruby...tell me the truth...”

“It's nothing really...”

“Dammit Ruby you're not going to start this again!” Brutus said firmly, “there was a point in the hours after we got you home...you kinda died...”

“What?!” I sat up again and looked between them, not sure they were serious, but Ruby was blinking back tears and there was no sign of amusement in Brutus's face.

“Your h-heart s-s-stopped.” Ruby sobbed, snuggling me tightly, “all the drugs, all the magic, they just made your heart seize up...Sweet Celestia I thought I'd lost you again...”

“Really? Seriously?! How many times can I die?” I asked, hugging her fiercely.

“We're not telling CB.” Brutus said and I nodded, “and it was only for about 40 seconds.”

“I'm sorry I scared you Ruby...” I said, kissing her lovingly.

“Yeah yeah, you just have to say that so I won't be mad at you.” She sniffled, giving me a coy look.

“You're right, I'm not sorry.”

“Jerk...if you weren't recovering I'd punch you.”

“You can punch me later...Wait, was that the night I woke up and you and CB were sleeping with me?”

“You really did wake up?” Ruby asked, “I thought I remembered talking to you, but you slept for two more days so I thought I imagined it.”

“No I woke up and you two were so wrapped around me I couldn't move to save my life.”

“Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to keep you trapped like that.”

“S'okay, I can forgive you this time.” I smirked, “just remember, next time you two wanna squish me like that a little advance notice would be nice.”

“Promise.” She nodded.

“So...who washed the grime off me? You let a nurse give me a bath?”

“Yeah,” she laughed, “I'm not putting in the time and effort to wash you when there are professionals to do it instead.”

“Fair enough. How'd we do with the mission?”

“We brought home about 40 ponies, hundreds more fled. Some pegasi scouts re-conned the mansion and it looks like the place was basically abandoned, they said there were some armoured ponies exploring the building but they didn't look like slavers, said the armour was too nice to be bandits. Maybe Mercs or Steel Rangers. I heard tell that Mare-do-well was going to do a sweep of the place later.”

“Oh, good of her.” I nodded, laying back in the bed.

“Or him.” Lily said, coming into the room. “I heard he/she just left an hour or so ago.” She said softly. “You doing better now egghead?” She asked me.

“I'll be fine soon as I'm out of here and back in my own space.” I shrugged.

“Well rest and get better and you'll be out all the sooner.” She nodded. “Brutus why don't we leave them for now? We can go have that meeting you were talking about before.” She said, heading out the door.

“Meeting?” I asked and he shrugged. “I think she just wants to get me to leave, but I'd have just gone either way.” He said, following her out of the room.

“She's right though. You need to rest and get better.” Ruby said, moving away from the bed. “And try not to think about the massive throbbing erection you've had for almost a week now. Or my hot, cute, tight bod as I leave you alone.” She said in the most sultry tone I'd ever heard from her. “Cane...don't even think about trying to pleasure yourself while you're alone. You can't do it, you're not allowed.” She said, winking before closing the door behind her. I could hear her giggling in the hall as I let out a soft wheeze. Whatever the drugs were they forced me to do exactly that. I lay there, every inch of me burning to get some carnal pleasure out of myself but Ruby's words rattled around in my mind and kept my limbs frozen, unable to act on their desires. The doctors would later explain that the hypnotic chemicals lingered for a long time in the body and because Ruby is my lover, the links the drugs formed in my brain made her my mistress too, loyal and obedient I would ever be to her. At least until the drugs wore off. Even though my mind didn't out right say it Ruby was now my everything. I'd do anything for her, even beyond what I would have done for her before. There was literally nothing I could deny her, and a large part of my brain had no problem with that. Even now, years on as I write this some part of me still feels that. I've done things for her that I'd have done for nopony else if my life depended on it. I love her fiercely and I always will but she really reveled in getting me to do things for a while and after a point I had no problem going along with it even after the drugs had worn off, and she knew it.

I love her forever, she's my Ruby and she's the best thing in my life, I can't think of a better way to describe her.

((Ruby note: He's a good bitch))