The light died down as the three of them finally reached their location. Blood Rain went to a nearby plant to release her lunch while Marcus and Molestia looked out a window. The alicorn wasn’t lying when she said that they would be close to the castle. The three of them were literally in a building that was inside the castle courtyard. Confused as to why he never saw this building before, he turned towards the sexual deviant.

“How exactly has this place been hidden from view, when it’s in the middle of the courtyard?” Marcus asked, gesturing to the outside.

“That’s because this building sits on a different plane. It allows anyone inside to see the outside, but it can’t be viewed from the outside,” Molestia answered.

“So is the only way to enter this building through teleportation?” Blood Rain asked, grabbing her upset stomach.

“Yes, and it can only be done with either Celestia or I to take them,” Molestia said.

Happy with the answers, Marcus turned towards the window and looked towards the castle. He closed his eyes for a few seconds and when he opened them, they were glowing orange. He used his heat vision to see what the castle situation was. Looking around the castle he was getting a little more worried. He turned his heat vision off and turned towards the two mares.

“From what I could see there are two large heat signatures and a shit ton of little ones. The only problem is I can’t find the mares or my friends,” Marcus said with a slight frown.

“Well, there is this one place in the castle they could be at,” Molestia stated.

“Where and what is it?” Marcus asked, stepping closer to the alicorn.

“It’s called the void room. It takes away any ponies magic that is confined in its walls and it also sits on a different plane, making it difficult to find anypony that is held there. It’s located in the deepest part of the dungeons, below the castle,” Molestia said.

“Well, that answers one question, though now we have to come up with another plan. That castle is completely locked down, making infiltration impossible. We also can’t attack head on without alerting all the enemies,” Marcus then looked out the window again.

He looked at the top of the castle where the two heat signatures were. He saw the stained glass window and gave it an investigative stare. Thinking that he may have something he turned back towards the mares.

“Are those stain glass windows easily breakable?” Marcus asked.

“Yes, but what do they have to do with this situation?” Blood Rain asked with a raised brow.

“Well, we’re going to need a distraction and I think that I may have something. Before I explain it though, Molestia, can you create portals?” Marcus asked.

“If you want to use them to travel between different places, I can,” Molestia answered.

“Good, then this is what I have in mind. I need four portals created. One on the floor that I can fall through. Two out by the castle that line up vertically so I can gain speed. When I fall through the third one, I get sent flying through the fourth that makes me break through the window. Once I have all their attention, you two will be able to sneak your way to the bottom and free the others,” Marcus explained.

“Are you insane or just plain stupid?” Blood Rain asked.

“Probably a bit of both,” Marcus answered calmly.

“How do you think that you will have them distracted long enough to free the others?” Blood Rain asked, not entirely happy with the plan.

“Well, if the two heat signatures are the ones that are behind this take over, then they will enjoy a good fight with the last person to make a stand against them,” Marcus answered.

“But they could kill you or even use you as a hostage to get us to submit,” Blood Rain said, fighting back the tears.

“Then I won’t let that happen. Molestia, can you actually promise me that you will keep Blood Rain safe and get the others out?” Marcus asked as he looked towards the alicorn.

The two mares were surprised to see his facial expression. He used to hold a look of irritation, happiness, or sometimes one of determination. Now though, as they stood in the building, looking at the castle, he looked completely uncertain. He wasn’t sure of what the possible outcome could be, so he hoped that they could do their job.

“I’ll make sure that they make it safe and sound,” Molestia said for the first time in a caring voice.

The alicorn walked towards the worried human and pulled him into a hug. For the first time since her existence, she hugged someone. She could feel as some of his nervousness left his body, but refused to leave all together. It was enough when he broke free of the hug and gave her a gentle smile. She liked seeing these humans smile. Their smiles made her feel proud of herself and she wanted to do right by them.

With no time like the present, the alicorn summoned the four portals that he asked for. He stood near the edge of the portal knowing that this was going to be really stupid. They waited for the next few minutes before they began. It was nearing the time that he would take the jump and the pegasus did the one thing she always wanted to do. She walked towards the human and pulled his head towards hers.

She brought her lips to his and kissed him passionately. It was short and to the point as she broke away and stared at him with her blood red eyes. He placed his forehead on hers, letting the action speak his words.

“You better come back you hear, or else it won’t be just Rainbow that will be coming after you,” Blood Rain lightly joked.

Marcus gave her a small smile as he looked back at the portal. He took a deep breath as he looked to the two mares who nodded their heads. Taking the one step he needed, he fell through the portal. The experience was different from teleporting. Going through the portals was like walking from one destination to another. There was no pull or nauseating effect as he went through them.

He felt the wind rush past him as he fell through the second portal. He went down head first to make sure that he would hit the third portal. He could feel as he increased in speed and neared his target. After several seconds of falling he saw the third portal. He turned in the air and brought his feet together. He remembered a saying that he used to say with his friends as he fell in that position and felt that it was the right moment to say it.

“Always jump feet first into Hell,” Marcus said with a slight grin.

He closed his eyes as he fell through the third portal. He could feel the shift in momentum as he exited the fourth portal and smashed through the window. The window was easily broken through with the amount of momentum that he had and flew through the throne room. He smiled, but that was short lived when he didn’t think of a way to land on the grand. He sighed heavily as he knew the only way that he was going to stop was from hitting a wall.

He smashed feet first into the far wall and then was sent straight up as his face slammed against it. He fell to the floor with an audible thud. He groaned as he rolled over onto his front side and crawled out of the little crater that he made. He slowly lifted his body, ignoring all the pain that was shooting throughout. He stood on shaky legs and tried to focus on the two enemies that he was going to fight.

After several seconds he was able to get his eyes to adjust and he could see clearly. He could see Nightmare Moon standing on the left of the throne, her mouth agape. He looked over to his right and saw some creature he had never seen before. He couldn’t help but stare at awe at the new creature. He assumed she was Chrysalis since she seemed like the only other threat in the room.

He continued to stare out of fascination with the creature. Her body was curvy in all the right places and her bust was well in size. Her rear was shapely from what he could see and she oozed lust from her body. He was pulled from his staring when Chrysalis spoke to him.

“So what do I owe the pleasure of having you break into my throne room?” Chrysalis asked with a slight scowl.

Marcus kept silent as he went back to looking her over. He was drawn in by her beautiful cerulean mane and tail, along with her harlequin eyes. He was soon forced to speak when Nightmare coughed loudly to get his attention. He shook his head slightly and he was sure that he saw the dark alicorn get jealous.

“The name’s Marcus, but you probably already know that. I’m here from my friends and the mares that you captured, also kicking your asses would be a bonus,” Marcus answered as he smirked.

“Do you truly think that you can defeat the two of us and my army?” Chrysalis asked with a taunting voice.

“Never know until you try,” Marcus said.

The dark alicorn and changeling share a laugh at the idiocy of the human. While they laughed they didn’t see him pull out a dagger and throw it at Chrysalis. The dagger whizzed past the front of her face and fell out the shattered window. The changeling turned towards the human as he got ready with his second dagger. He had a huge grin on his face as he held the dagger in reverse. The changeling growled as she summoned up her magic along with Nightmare Moon.

The three of them slowly circled around the throne room as they waited for the other to make the first move. Taking a quick glance down at his watch, he saw that enough time had passed and the two mares should be underway. His thoughts were confirmed when more changeling guards showed up and filled the throne room. He couldn’t help the huge smile that he got on his face.

He could feel his adrenaline pumping through his veins as he got excited for the fight. All the fights that he had before were all based off of anger, but this one was a fight that he could enjoy. He slowly started to laugh and this caused Nightmare and Chrysalis to give him confused stares. Once some of his laughter got under control, Nightmare spoke to him.

“What do you find so funny? Are you laughing because you realized how much of a disadvantage you are at?” Nightmare asked with slight irritation.

“I’m laughing because of how much fun this is going to be. I’ve never experienced something so grand and I just couldn’t contain my excitement,” Marcus answered.

The three of them stopped circling and gave each other one final stare down. A breeze came through the shattered window and caused the mares’ dresses, manes, and tails to flow with it. He was slightly disappointed that the two mares that were standing in front of him were evil. He felt that they would have been fun to hang around with if they were good. Accepting that he would never get to know them better, he charged them.

The mares reacted at the same time as he did. The three of them charged at each other, determined to get in the first blow. When the three of them finally met in the middle of the throne room, there was a resounding explosion from them.

Alex

Alex groaned loudly as he finally regained consciousness. He tried to sit himself up, but as he tired, a huge surge of pain shot through his back. He gritted his teeth as he held back the scream that he wanted to let out. Taking a few heavy breaths, he slowly opened his eyes. His eyes were bleary at first, so he blinked them rapidly. When enough of the bleariness was gone, he looked around for some sort of landmark.

He scanned as much of the room that he could and the only thing that stood out were rocks and crystals. Sighing heavily, he mustered as much strength that he could and flipped his body over. Continuing to grit his teeth, he put his hands underneath him and pushed with all his might to get to his feet. He was able to get to his feet and let out a grunted breath as his legs were burning in pain.

Looking around the cave that he was in again, he saw that he was alone. Letting out a frustrated sigh, he slowly hobbled along the wall to find Twilight or a way out. As he hobbled along the wall he silently cursed himself for allowing this to happen. He felt like such a fool for rushing that mare and getting himself and his girlfriend captured. He could feel his blood boil over as the maniacal laugh of Chrysalis played through his mind.

He walked for several minutes that felt like hours to him. He was ready to take a seat on a nearby rock to rest his weary legs when he heard a mare scream. It sounded vaguely familiar, but he couldn’t place it. The only thing that he knew for certain was that it didn’t belong to Twilight, but that was better than nothing. He increased his pace as he quickly hobbled towards where the scream came from.

He rounded his tenth corner and nearly passed out from overexerting himself. Keeping his balance on the wall he looked around the cave. He found nothing at first, but as he continued to look he found who he was looking for. He pushed off the wall and dragged his body along the ground as he got near the pony that was trapped with him. When he made it to where the pony was at, he not only saw one, but two of them and the second one was glad to see him.

“Alex! Thank Celestia you’re okay,” Twilight exclaimed as tears fell from her face.

“I’m glad that you’re okay, Twi. I’m so sorry for getting us into this,” Alex apologized as he let a few tears fall from his face.

“I forgive you because if you didn’t do that then I wouldn’t have found Cadance,” Twilight said with a slight smile.

She moved aside and he could see the pink alicorn leaning against the wall. She looked worse for wear as she waved towards the human. Taking this chance, he leaned against the wall while the lavender mare healed him with the little medical magic that she knew. The three of them sat in silence as she went between the two, making sure that they were doing okay. After half an hour passed, Cadance finally spoke up.

“So you’re one of the new residents to Equestria,” Cadance said as she took a seat next to the human.

“Yeah and I can safely assume that you’re the real Cadance?” Alex asked, keeping his eyes on the alicorn.

“She remembered the greeting that we did during my foalhood, so I can vouch for her,” Twilight said as she leaned against the human to rest.

“Well, if Twilight believes you’re real, then I will trust her judgment,” Alex said, stroking his fingers through her mane.

“I can see that you love her very much,” Cadance commented with a smile.

“Of course I do. I would do anything for her to make sure that she stays safe. Looks like I failed that part since we are all trapped in these caves,” Alex stated, letting out a little sigh.

“If we rest for a few more minutes, I can lead us out of here. I’ve been down in these crystal caves when I first arrived to learn about my alicorn powers,” Cadance said.

“That’s good to hear. Wake me up when you decide to move out and we can get out as fast as we can,” Alex said.

Alex let his eyes fall and let sleep’s embrace take him. He was soon shaken awake and he gave a huge yawn. He looked down at his watch and saw that he had been out for forty minutes. He looked around and saw Cadance dusting herself off. Giving one final yawn, he tapped Twilight on the shoulder and she slowly stirred awake. She yawned cutely as she rubbed her eyes and slowly got to her feet.

He slowly got to his feet as he could feel his muscles tense up. The pain wasn’t as bad as before and he could walk fine. The alicorn looked towards them and they all nodded their heads. Alex and Twilight followed the alicorn as she led them through the expansive cave. The three of them walked around silently, cautious that there might be changelings in the cave system. Alex pulled out his knife, ready for any attack that may come their way.

They walked for three hours before they finally came upon a light. The three of them ran towards the light, hoping that it was a way out. The light blinded them as they exited the cave and when their eyes adjusted, they were shocked by what they saw. The light that they saw wasn’t sunlight, but light from the moon. The pink alicorn was about to comment on the moon being out when a loud explosion took their attention.

The turned towards the source and saw that it led to the castle. Giving each other a cautious glance, they decided to go see what was happening. The three of them took off sprinting down the streets, taking as many shortcuts that they could to get to the castle. As they ran down the alleyways, Alex felt that they should have ran into something along the way. That thought was soon settled when he saw the mass of changelings crowded around the throne window.

Whatever was going on up there was important for all of them to be flocked there. Jumping to a conclusion, he put more strength into his running, hoping to see what was going on. As he ran towards the castle he hoped that nothing bad happened to his friends.

Blood Rain

After Marcus crashed through the window, Blood Rain saw all the patrolling changelings leave to investigate. She looked around the courtyard and saw that the coast was clear. She gestured with her head for Molestia to follow. The alicorn nodded and the two headed out. They used their wings to make their steps silent as they ran through the fields of grass and towards the back entrance.

The alicorn opened the door and the pegasus followed behind her. She had never visited the deep parts of the dungeons since all guards were ordered to never go near there. After what Molestia said about the room she was glad that she never went there. They rounded a corner and ran into two changelings. Letting her training take control, the pegasus propelled herself forward and slashed the changeling on the left.

The other one was ready to fly away when it was set aflame by the alicorn. The changeling squealed for several seconds before it finally lost its voice. When the flames died out, there was nothing left but ash. Nodding to each other, the alicorn took the lead again as they continued on. They didn’t run into any more guards as they reached the void room. Blood Rain watched Molestia’s back as she went to open the door.

She kept watch until she heard the clicking of locks. She turned around as the alicorn finished unlocking the door. The two stood side by side in case there was something else inside the void room. The doors slowly opened and they were blinded by a bright light. The light slowly faded and when they were able to see they saw the faces of all their friends. The friends, mares, and princesses were quick to their feet as they exited the void room.

Celestia and Molestia stared at each other for a few seconds, trying to see if the other was real. Celesita soon looked over at Blood Rain who nodded her head. The princess didn’t say anything as she nodded to Molestia. Ryan was the first to break the silence as he pushed his way to the front of everyone.

“Thanks for the save. Where’s Marcus?” Ryan asked and as he did everyone else looked for the missing human.

“He’s currently in the throne room distracting Chrysalis and Nightmare Moon,” before a single comment could have been thought of, a rainbow blur shot past everyone.

Recovering from the sudden take off from Rainbow Dash, everyone quickly took after her. As everyone ran, they couldn’t help the surprise that filled them as they chased after Dash. She was already out of the dungeons when they were only half way through. They continued to run, but stopped when they heard a resounding explosion. Worry filled Blood Rain as she took off like Rainbow did. With two pegasi already gone, the princesses decided to teleport the rest of the group out of the dungeon.

With everyone out of the dungeon, they did a head count to make sure that everyone was okay. They turned around to head for the throne room when they saw Rainbow and Blood Rain standing in place. The looked towards the direction they were facing and couldn’t help but let their jaws drop. Rainbow quickly ran forward when she saw Twilight and pulled her into a hug. She was soon joined by her other friends as they hugged her tightly.

Celestia and Luna pulled Cadance into a warm embrace as the friends gave Alex a high five. When the mares were done crying after the heart felt reunion, they continued on their way to the throne room. They had a long way to go to get there, so Celestia started to question her double.

“So who exactly are you?” Celestia asked with a raised brow.

“The name is Molestia and I’m your other self,” Molestia answered.

“So you are like Nightmare Moon?” Celestia asked getting ready for a possible attack.

“Yes and no. I’m another personality like her, but I don’t wish to control Equestria,” Molestia answered.

“So why exactly are you here?” Luna asked.

“Marcus asked for my help in saving you all and I gladly accepted,” Molestia answered back.

“As much as these introductions are nice, let’s focus on the objective at hand,” Luke said.

“Don’t worry, Luke, I’ll make sure that you and I are properly introduced later,” Molestia said as she seductively licked her lips.

Luke felt his brain fry a little as his mind jumped to many conclusions and all of them very naughty. He looked to his side and could see that Pinkamena was now in control of Pinkie and she didn’t look very happy. Wanting to deal with one problem at a time, he grabbed Pinkamena’s hand and that seemed to calm her down enough. Sighing internally that he was able to avoid a fight he focused back to running for the throne room.

Marcus

Marcus was panting heavily as blood dripped from his head. Chrysalis and Nightmare had both drawn their weapons and were getting serious in the fight. He had to close his right eye as the blood that dripped from his head blinded him. He brought his knife up again as he got ready for another attack. Nightmare charged at him and brought her sword down in a hacking motion. He quickly dodged the attack and saw Chrysalis coming up with her follow up.

She swept her spear across his abdomen, but he was able to catch it. He was ready to throw his knife when he was kicked in the gut by Nightmare. He could hear two of his ribs break as he was sent flying back. He hit a pillar causing it to crack. He slowly slid down the marble pillar until Chrysalis grabbed his throat. She smirked at the human as he shot her an evil glare. Wanting to know what he was feeling she used her sensory magic.

She was surprised by the feelings that he was giving off. His emotions varied from anger, happiness, and love. The last one threw her off since she couldn’t pinpoint who it was directed towards. Angry at the human for his confusing feelings, she slammed her fist in his gut, causing him to cough up some blood. Angry being covered in his blood, she threw him across the room. The dark alicorn watched with slight pain as the human slammed onto the floor.

As the dark alicorn stared at the human, she could see herself a thousand years ago. She was in the same position when Celestia tried to stop her from creating an eternal night. She looked out the window to see the moon that she was banished on and felt a pang of guilt. During the fight with the human she learned what his plan was, but she didn’t want to try and stop them. She knew of her sister that was trying to help her find her way.

She looked back at the human and could see that he wasn’t even trying to kill them. He was only keeping them distracted until the others were safe. She watched as he slowly got to his feet, blood dripping from his head more and his left arm caked in blood. She could see that in his eyes was a sense of determination. He was focused on keeping them in the throne room until he couldn’t stand. Nightmare turned towards Chrysalis and saw her charge the human.

Nightmare didn’t think, she just acted. She moved in front of Chrysalis and stopped her in her tracks. The changeling stared in horror at the alicorn as she was stopped. The alicorn had a look of hurt as the changeling pulled her spear away and continued to stare.

“Chrysalis, let’s stop while we’re ahead. He’s already beaten,” Nightmare said as she kept her tears hidden.

“We can’t stop now. If he is willing to stand up to us, then we need to make an example of him. We need to quell any possible rebellions before they start,” Chrysalis shot back.

“He hasn’t even been trying to stop us. He has been holding back this entire time,” Nightmare explained.

“If he isn’t trying to stop us then-” Chrysalis was cut off as a bolt of magic was shot at her.

The changeling brought up her arms to stave off the magic attack. There was a flash of light when the magic made contact with its target. She was waiting for the pain to come, but when she felt nothing, she lowered her arms. She looked over to Nightmare who was staring wide-eyed in front of her. She turned her head to see what she was staring at and her entire brain process stopped with what she saw.

Standing on his feet with his back turned to the alicorn and changeling was Marcus. His arms were spread wide and his feet were planted firmly where he stood. He staggered to one knee as the magic attack took effect on his body. Smoke came off the middle of his chest from the impact of magic. The changeling looked towards the doors and saw the princesses, the mares, and the human’s friends standing outside.

The expression on all their faces was one of shock as they looked at Marcus. None of them knew how to react to what they saw. Rainbow was the first to gain control of her mind as she spoke to the human.

“Why are you protecting them?” Rainbow asked out of curiosity rather than anger.

“The reason is because this fight is over. They’ve already lost and they know it now,” Marcus answered as he found it hard to breathe.

“That still doesn’t explain why you just risked your life to protect them,” Luna said as her eyes glowed in anger.

“For two reasons only. The first is that I know why the changelings did this invasion. The second reason is directed towards Molestia,” Marcus said.

“So I was right in what I said?” Molestia said with a little smirk.

“Fuck. You. If you ever do this again, I will beat you with a stick,” Marcus threatened.

“I hope that you will allow me to turn that into a riding crop before you do that,” Molestia retorted with a lustful smile.

Everyone turned their attention towards the lusty alicorn, their faces mixed with confusion and awestruck. Feeling most of his strength leave his body, he did one last thing for Molestia. He raised his left hand and flipped her off. Giving one final chuckle, he finally passed out and landed on the ground. No one moved, unsure of what to do next. Chrysalis was able to find her voice and spoke to her changelings.

“All of you leave and return to the hive. Live your lives however you want since I won’t be returning anytime soon,” all the changelings looked at each other in confusion for a bit before the look of their queen told them to finally leave.

One by one the changelings left the castle. They didn’t do anything as they left the ponies alone and went back to the Marshlands. Chrysalis and Nightmare Moon got on their knees and put their hands behind their back as they waited for the princesses. Finally getting their thoughts back in order, Celesita walked over to Chrysalis and Nightmare and locked away their magic. Luna led the two of them towards their confinement while Celestia took Marcus towards the medical wing.

Everyone followed Celestia, worried that Marcus might not make it back this time. She stopped outside the medical wing so she could get him admitted and have him looked at. Nodding their heads they all took the seats outside the medical wing and waited. Rainbow out of all of them was in better condition. It seemed that she knew that Marcus would pull through this and everything would be fine. Unsure how to feel about that, they decided to try it her way and found that it was a good way to think.

One Week

Marcus groaned as he finally regained consciousness. He tried to move his body, but found it very difficult. Lifting his head up slightly he saw that there were two mares with their heads on his body. His mind slowly caught up to his current situation and knew that Rainbow and Blood Rain were using him as a pillow. Their eyes were puffy and he could see the tear stains on their fur.

He tried to get up, but felt a sharp pain in his chest. Lifting the covers off his torso he looked to see the cause. He looked to see the middle of his chest and could see the singe spot that was still left. Laying his head on his pillow he thought back to the past events. He chuckled to himself as he remembered everything that happened and the crazy thing that he did. His chuckles seemed to disturb the other mares as they stirred awake.

The two mares slowly rubbed their eyes as they tried to get their attention back. They looked at each other for a few seconds before directing their attention back on the human. He gave them a warm smile as they stared at him. He was expecting to get a hug or a smile in return, but instead they decided to slug him in both his arms. He groaned slightly as he felt the blood slowly flow through his arm again after the punch.

“Was that really necessary?” He asked, chuckling slightly.

“Do you make us worry on purpose?” Rainbow asked as she pulled him into a hug.

“I don’t try to make it on purpose. I’m just doing what I do best,” Marcus answered.

“How are you feeling?” Blood Rain asked as she held his hand.

“I’m in a little pain, but nothing that won’t go away. The scar should be gone in a few days. Which reminds me, how did the wedding go?” Marcus asked as he laid back down.

“After we got everypony out of the cocoons and checked for any problems, we redid the wedding. Everything went as planned this time with no surprises,” Blood Rain answered.

“How long was I out for?” Marcus asked.

“You’ve been out for a week. Which reminds me that I need to contact Molestia that you have awaken. She said that you had something to talk to me about, but she wanted it to wait until you were awake,” Rainbow explained.

Marcus slightly nodded his head as he listened to Rainbow’s explanation. When she walked out of the room he realized what was about to happen. He slammed his hand into his forehead for not completely being there in her conversation. Blood Rain saw this and couldn’t help but laugh at his situation.

“This isn’t funny, Blood Rain. When she comes back I have to explain something that I promised to Molestia and she’s going to kill me,” Marcus deadpanned.

“What exactly did you promise Molly?” Blood Rain asked.

“You’ll find out when they get here,” Marcus said.

It wasn't long after that there was a flash of light behind the door. Apparently Molly didn’t want to keep him waiting, so when she heard the news she teleported. The door opened and he saw Lyra, Spitfire, Rainbow, and Molestia enter the room. The mares smiled at him, but Molly gave him a little smirk.

“Looks like I won, Marcus,” Molly said.

“I’m going to hurt you if I live through this,” Marcus said.

“What are you talking about?” Rainbow asked.

Taking a deep breath, he prayed to some ultimate being that she would remain calm to hear him out. Taking a look at her eyes, he couldn’t help but smile as they looked at him with care and love. Not wanting to waste any time by beating around the bush, he came straight out with what he wanted to say.

“Rainbow, how would you feel about forming a herd?” Marcus asked, cringing slightly as he waited to be hit.

He waited for a few seconds before he felt nothing make contact with his body. He looked over to Rainbow and saw that she was in a state of confusion. He didn’t know what to say so he let her think it over. After several seconds, Rainbow finally found her voice to speak again.

“Why do you want to start a herd? Am I not good enough?” Rainbow asked on the verge of tears.

“That’s not what I mean Rainbow. You’re everything that I ever wanted. I could never find another like you that makes me so happy. I would be lying though if I didn’t say that I may hold some feelings towards a few other mares,” Marcus said.

“What other mares-” Rainbow cut herself off as she looked around the room.

The gears in her head slowly turned as she looked at each individual mare. A silence settled in the room as she continued to think this through. A few minutes passed before she turned back towards the human.

“Are these the other mares that you care for?” She asked.

The human didn’t say anything, but nodded his head slightly. The cyan pegasus looked at the other mares and needed to know how they all felt.

“How do all of you feel about Marcus?” Rainbow asked.

“I think that I love him,” Blood Rain said.

“I actually kind of find him interesting and want to be with him,” Lyra said.

“At first I just wanted to be his friend, but after spending some time with him, I want to be something more,” Spitfire said.

Rainbow nodded her head slightly as she let those words sink in. She looked at the human for a few seconds before taking a deep exhale. She turned to the other mares and spoke plain and simple.

“Can you all step out for a second so I can speak to Marcus in private?” Rainbow asked.

The mares nodded their heads as they stepped out in the hall. Molly knew that this applied to her as well and stepped out with them. When the door closed, the cyan mare looked back at him with a stoic expression.

“How much do you love me, Marcus?” Rainbow asked.

“I love you enough that I would die a million times over to keep you safe,” Marcus replied.

“Could you always believe that thought if other mares were brought in with us?” Rainbow asked as her expression grew worried.

“That statement will always remain true no matter what. The only change is that I would make sure that the other mares were always safe,” Marcus answered softly.

Rainbow nodded as she got up from her seat and exited the room. He waited a few seconds until she came back in with the other mares. She stood next to him while the others stayed at the foot of the bed. She looked the mares over a few times before she finally spoke again.

“Would you girls like to form a herd with Marcus and me?” Rainbow asked.

The mares looked at each other before all giving a nod. The cyan pegasus gave a small smile as she placed a hand on the human’s shoulder. She gave him a small kiss on the cheek as she whispered to him.

“Looks like you got yourself a little herd now,” Rainbow whispered seductively.

“Thanks for being so understanding,” Marcus said as he gave her a kiss on the lips.

“If you ever find yourself falling for another mare and she is interested in joining the herd, please let me know,” Rainbow said.

Marcus nodded his head as the other mares came over and joined the two in a hug. Molly peered through the door and gave a smile as everything worked out. Smiling to herself, she left to go find Luke and Pinkie Pie.

Molestia

Molestia found the two of them sitting out in the gardens on a bench. Pinkie seemed to know that she was watching them from afar and waved her over. She walked out from behind the pillar and joined the two of them on the bench.

“Hello, Molly, what can I do for you?” Pinkie asked in a cheery tone.

“Well, I was on wondering two things.” Molly said.

“What were you wondering?” Luke asked.

“The first is if I could form a herd with you and Pinkie Pie?” Molly said as she gave them pleading eyes.

Pinkie was smiling at first until Pinkamena took over. Her mane was now completely flat and her coat a darker shade a pink. She glared daggers at the alicorn as she got in her face.

“Why should we form a herd with you? I think that Luke is just happy with Pinkie,” Pinkamena said.

“This is also the second thing that I wanted to talk to you about. If you want, Pinkamena, I could separate you from Pinkie’s subconscious and make you real. I’ve been observing you and I can see that you feel something for Luke as well,” Molly said.

“What exactly do you get out of this?” Pinkamena asked a little skeptical.

“I get to make Luke happy, you get to be your own mare and love him like you want to, and I can get to possibly be a part of your relationship,” Molly answered truthfully.

“What do you think about this, Luke?” Pinkamena asked.

“It probably wouldn’t hurt to have her join. She has been interesting to talk to and the only one that you have held a conversation with. You also can become a mare and live a life that you want and I think this would make Pinkie happy,” Luke answered.

“Looks like you understand how Pinkie feels. If you are truly okay with this, then I will allow it to happen,” Pinkamena said.

Luke smiled as he pulled Pinkamena close and gave her a kiss. When they broke apart, he turned towards Molly and gave her a kiss as well. The alicorn felt her heart flutter as she kissed the human. This was a kiss for her to remember for a long time.

Celestia

“Molestia has told me that I should give you a chance. What reason do you have that I should?” Celestia asked Nightmare and Chrysalis.

“I want to learn how to do well and figure out what I’m capable of. I’m tired of living in a pool of hatred and loathing,” Nightmare responded.

“I don’t think I really have much of a reason to get a second chance. You’ll probably be better off if you just throw me in the void room,” Chrysalis said.

“You don’t wish to be near Marcus and see if he can help you?” Luna asked.

“What do you mean?” Chrysalis asked.

“We were kind enough to let you both have rooms, but not enough to not keep an eye on you both. We heard why you did all this and that you want to see if Marcus could help you understand your own feelings,” Celestia said.

“You both could learn something from the human if you were around him. He may be a little bull headed, but he has even helped us to see things differently. I will see what I can do for your hive Chrysalis and I’ll let you and Nightmare think about living with Marcus,” Luna said.

Nightmare and Chrysalis gave each other a confused look as they nodded their heads. They headed back to the room that they were sharing to think about the offer.