The first two weeks passed in what seemed like a flash. Twilight had visited almost everyday, and she always had another topic she wanted to talk about.

One by one she had brought her friends to introduce them to him. She had explained to them who he was and what he did for a living. She went through great effort ensuring they understood that he wasn't dangerous before she brought them in. She did this primarily because she didn't want to lie to her best friends, and she felt it was important for them to know exactly what he did and why he did it.

Needless to say, they were all somewhat withdrawn when they first met him, but after speaking with him they were soon able to warm to his company.

Except for maybe Fluttershy, she seemed just as nervous when she left as when she entered. she barely even looked at him the entire time they spoke.

"That's normal for Fluttershy." Twilight explained when he asked about it. "It's just who she is. give her some time and she will open up a bit more for you."

Rainbow Dash had been far easier to win over. She was fascinated by what he did. She didn't talk about the killing, of course, but she had a lot of questions regarding his training and how he did his job. He had spent a couple hours explaining the training he had been through to get him to where he was. she seemed extremely interested in the many ways the Corps had brought his body to their standards and whistled in appreciation as he described the physical turmoil he had been through.

Applejack understood his feelings when she learned about what he did for a living. "Well, a Pony's gotta look out for their kinfolk, I reckon." She had said. "I don't much care for what ya do there Cpl. Sinder, but I see why ya do it and I respect ya for it." Their conversation hadn't lasted long, but they had come to an understanding and were certainly friendly towards each other.

As for Pinkie Pie well, she was Pinkie and let's leave it at that.

After Pinkie had left, Jason brought up something that had been bothering him for a while now.

"Hey Twi, I probably should have brought this up earlier, but where did all of my stuff go? I understand stripping me down for the medical attention, but I don't see anything of mine here."

"Oh!" she exclaimed. " the hospital gave me what you had on you for safe keeping. I was amazed at how much stuff you had on you, I even had to get a small cart to get everything back to my house."

Jason laughed. "Yeah, one of the downsides of my job is we never have the ability to just go back home and get something we need, we have to carry everything on us."

"Anyway, I gave your clothes to Rarity, there were a few rips and tears in them and she said she would be happy to fix them up for you. She has been driving herself crazy trying to get all those little brown stains out of them. I've been meaning to ask how those things got so dirty! I understand you fell out of the sky, but literally every inch of those clothes has a different shade of brown on it."

Jason's eyes widened. "hold on a minute, she's trying to get the brown spots out?" He couldn't help but laugh. "Just tell her to fix the holes and wash them like normal clothes. When she comes to meet me, have her bring them. If you don't mind could you hold onto my other gear for me? I don't really need that stuff, but I need my clothes."

Twilight raised an eyebrow towards him. "Why?" She asked. "It's not like you're going to be doing anything where you'll need them anytime soon."

He looked at her in slight confusion.

Wait a minute they're all naked aren't they? I've never really thought about it but I guess the only times they wear clothes is when they absolutely need to. This ought to be an interesting conversation.

"Well, uh, humans wear clothes pretty much all the time. I guess you could say there is a taboo on nudity. The only reason I've been able to talk to you so casually is because of this blanket covering me. If this wasn't here, I'd probably be too self conscious to hold a normal conversation with you."

"Really?" She asked, her curiosity piqued.

"Yeah, it's actually pretty annoy..."

His statement was interrupted as Twilight snagged a corner of the blanket in her teeth and yanked it off of his naked body.

He impulsively recoiled and moved his hands and working leg to cover his exposed manhood.

"What the HELL Twilight?!?" he said as he desperately reached for the blanket still in the unicorn's teeth.

She began laughing as he snatched the cover away from her and tried to reposition it back over himself

"Wow you weren't kidding. I don't think I've ever seen anypony move quite that fast before!"

Jason groaned in a mixture of embarrassment and pain as his injured extremities protested the unexpected motion.

Twilight's expression became worried. "I'm sorry! I honestly didn't think you would react like that. Are you hurt?"

"Just my pride." Jason muttered.

Twilight seemed relieved. "Tell ya what, I'll go get Rarity so you can meet her and we can drop off your clothes. Would that make you feel better?"

"Much." Jason grunted, still somewhat bitter.

Twilight giggled and headed toward the door. "I'll be back soon, don't you worry."

She used her magic to turn the doorknob, but before she exited, she turned to him.

"Just for the record, you have nothing to be self conscious about there big guy." and with that she slipped out the door.

Jason felt a slight relief at the comment. At least...she...

Wait, WHAT?!?

It was a little less than an hour before Twilight returned, the purple haired fashionista close behind.

"Good afternoon darling!" Rarity exclaimed. "It's a pleasure to finally meet you! I've been studying these clothes of yours for over a week now, and still can't figure out what is wrong with these things. I've tried every method I know and I cannot get any of these little stains out! Twilight here says you can shed some light on the subject, and I would very much like to hear it." She said as she levitated the cammies, skivvy shirt, socks, boots and underwear to him.

He took them and separated the blouse from the pile. Setting the other clothes beside him, he unfolded the blouse and beckoned the white unicorn closer. She approached the side of the bed and looked at the shirt with interest.

"First off, I'm assuming that twilight has explained to you what I am and what I do." She nodded and he continued. "This pattern is called Desert MARPAT." He explained. "It has been specifically designed for the Marine Corps and is worn throughout our branch of the military."

Rarity listened intently as he explained.

"This pattern was designed as camouflage. The mixture of colors in this pattern breaks up our body lines if seen from a distance. We have another color scheme called Woodland MARPAT that was designed for use in wooded areas or places with heavy foliage, while these deserts are used in...well...deserts."

Rarity's eyes widened at the revelation. "So they're supposed to look like that? My that's just AWFUL. How would this outline any of your positive features?"

"That's kinda the point. These were designed to help us blend in to the environment, not stand out."

"I see..." She said, deep in thought "Didn't you have any other kinds of clothes, though? It seems like these wouldn't be suitable for relaxed wear."

"Well yes." Jason said. "I did have jeans and T-shirts that I would wear whenever I wasn't working. also, there is the Dress Blue uniform we would wear for more formal events."

"Those seem a little more interesting than these ghastly things. I would be happy to make you some if you would like."

"Uhh, sure Rarity. I have no way to pay you, but I would be happy to stop by after I get out of here to describe some of my world's fashion trends and some of my uniforms. But for right now, I am quite comfortable with just these."

"Well if you insist dear. But you simply must stop by the boutique once you've healed."

"Will do Rarity, thank you for patching up my cammies."

"Anytime dear, anytime." The unicorn said as she turned towards the exit.

A sudden thought entered Jason's head.

"Uh Rarity!" Jason called.

She turned back toward the human. "Yes dear?"

"There's one piece I'm missing from this uniform. I didn't have it when I was brought here since I was wearing a helmet, but there is a hat that matches this pattern. Do you think you could recreate it for me? I would rather not walk around with an incomplete uniform."

"Sure darling, that won't be a problem. Just let me know what it looks like and I could have it made up for you in a jiffy!'

"I can do you one better than a description. Twilight?"

Twilight looked up from the book she was reading. "Yes?"

"Do you have a pen and paper I can use to draw a sketch for Rarity?"

"Oh! Sure, I have one right here." she retrieved The utensils and floated them to Jason with a little magic.

"Thanks." He said as he took them from the air and began sketching the 8-point cover that completed the uniform.

He was just finishing up the Eagle, Globe and Anchor that decorated the front of the cover when Rarity spoke up.

"That is quite a nice insignia there." she said, commenting on the design. "Could I use this in some of my future projects? There's a dress I had been planning and that symbol could accent it nicely."

Jason thought for a moment, then responded. "I would rather you didn't. This symbol is earned by every Marine after they go through three months of rigorous training to earn their title. It's not something that is simply given away." He completed the sketch and handed it to Rarity. "You can borrow the blouse if you'd like a reference. The embroidered symbol is right there on the left front pocket."

"Thank you, but that won't be necessary. I've already gotten it memorized. is there anything else you need?"

"Ah! yes, there should have been two elastic bands with these, do you know where those went?"

"I put them in the pants pocket." Twilight spoke up.

After a quick search, Jason found them. "Here they are. Thanks Rarity, that's everything I need."

"Then I'll be on my way. Take care of yourself Jason."

"You too, Rarity. Thanks again."

She nodded and left the room.

Jason re-folded the blouse and set it with the rest of his clothes. He couldn't really get dressed with the suspended cast and brace still immobilizing him, but having the clothes nearby still brought him some small comfort.

He turned his attention towards Twilight, who was sitting in her chair reading the book.

"Watcha readin' there Twi?" Jason asked, curious.

Twilight looked up and smiled at him. "An old spell book I found in my library. It's got quite a lot of healing spells, more than a few on broken bones in fact. I'm pretty sure I can use these to fix your injuries if you're interested."

He was more than interested. The thought of being able to get out of this bed brought him great joy.

"I would be more than interested, heck I'd be the first to volunteer!" He smiled at her.

She laughed as she stood and approached the bed.

"Erm Twilight, not that I don't trust you, but do you think we could get a nurse in here? I wouldn't mind if a medical professional watched in case anything goes wrong."

"Sure, let me go get her."

Twilight exited the room and returned not five minutes later, Nurse Redheart in tow.

"This is very strange, but let's see what you've got Ms. Sparkle" the nurse said with interest.

"Ok, here goes." Twilight said as her horn began to glow.

The cast around Jason's leg began glowing purple and he was overcome with an almost unbearable itch. He could actually feel the bone beginning to come back together and repair itself.

The sensation only lasted a minute before the purple glow began to fade.

"How does that feel?" Twilight asked, both curious and nervous at the results of her experiment.

"It feels fantastic!" he exclaimed. all pain had disappeared from the appendage and it didn't feel broken anymore. "Nurse do you think you could remove this cast and check please? It feels a LOT better."

The nurse tilted her head in curiosity. "Sure, I'm interested to see the results myself."

She lowered the leg and quickly set about removing the cast. While she did Twilight proceeded to repeat the procedure on his neck. After the magic receded, Jason cautiously removed the brace and experimentally tilted his head from side to side. Other than the expected stiffness, he felt no pain or cracking.

The nurse finished examining the leg and raised her head. "I don't know how you did it Ms. Sparkle, but within a few seconds you managed to heal something that would have taken months to fully recover. You sure you don't want to work here? we could certainly use your talent!"

Twilight giggled at the praise but shook her head. "No, no. This was just an experiment. something I felt I needed to do for a close friend." She rested her hoof on the back of Jason's hand., a gesture he returned.

The nurse raised an eyebrow towards them but didn't say anything about it. "Ah well suit yourself. Anyway, I would still like Cpl. Sinder to remain here for the night, just so we can make sure he is completely healed."

"That seems fair enough, one more night is much better than another two weeks." He said.

The nurse bid them farewell and exited the room.

"Well I should go too, I have quite a few arrangements to make! I can't wait to finally show you around town! Be careful Jason, we don't want you hurting yourself again so close to your release!" she said with mock seriousness.

He rolled his eyes. "Yes mom."

She laughed and gently shoved his shoulder. She went and gathered her things and started to move to the door.

Before she left, she stopped, glanced over at him and walked back over to the side of the bed.

He turned to face her, a curious look on his face.

She extended her neck and planted a kiss on his lips.

It lasted less than a second before she quickly retracted and walked towards the door. She opened it, said a quick goodbye and smoothly left, letting the door click behind her.

Jason sat staring at where Twilight had just been, mind reeling.

The sun had set a few hours ago, and Jason adjusted himself to a comfortable position as he thought.

What just happened? did Twilight just kiss me? Is there anything wrong with that?

Hell yeah there is! That's beastiality!

Is it though? Twilight was the smartest, funniest, most interesting person I've ever met! she made him happier than he had been in a long time.

She's an animal!

No, she's an alien. There's a difference.

He laid there for a good fifteen minutes, arguing with himself before resting on one final question.

Do you love her?

The answer was extremely easy.

Hell yeah I do. He thought as he slowly drifted to sleep.