Adalricus stood in place as the cool breeze rushed through his mane in a pleasant matter. His eyes focused entirely on Fluttershy who was oblivious to his presence; she was busy lecturing her pet bunny to behave properly...if he didn't mind. The little animal in topic was struggling to get out of her arms, as if he couldn't stand being held by the admirable pink maned mare. He kicked and punched against her large breasts, and even tried to bite her fingers in order to get her to let him go.

“OW! Angel!” she cried with displeasure. “O-Ok, I'll let you d-down...” Fluttershy admitted defeated, as she loosen her grip before adding, “Please behave at least for me Angel! I-If that's ok...”

The little white bunny happily jumped free and started to make his way through the market stands like a spoiled 6-year old. He sniffed and started to jump onto a stand to grab a baked good that looked delicious and tempting.

“Hey, you have to pay for that!” yelled the owner.

“Oh dear, oh dear!” Fluttershy said, hurrying along to fix the issue that Angel was creating.

Adalricus was dumbfounded as Fluttershy ran past him without acknowledging his existence. He still held his frozen treat in one hand, as he held out the other as if to get her attention. However, the changeling in disguise said nothing as he watched her chase her rude pet. He watched for another minute, as Fluttershy desperately tried to control Angel from creating more trouble for her. Left and right did the little furball create more and more issues in Fluttershy's life. The changeling prince obviously found Fluttershy's approach to be odd, as he would expect her to discipline her pet into respecting her. Yet, he recalled how firm she was with having things go her way: the time she refused to take the flower away from him not too long ago. Or did she trick him?

Why does she-

“Hey Adalricus!”

Adalricus blinked as he looked to see a cyan-colored pegasus walking with a white-colored unicorn. He blinked as he didn't recall knowing either pony as they walked over to him in a calm matter, meaning that he didn't do anything wrong to upset them.

“You're Adalricus right? Applejack was just telling us about you!” Rainbow Dash said with a friendly smile. “You forgot this,” she explained while holding up a small round coin purse.

“Oh!” Adalricus blushed as he didn't even realize. “T-Thank you-” he started, taking it back. “I didn't catch your names...?”

“Name's Rainbow Dash!” the cyan pony said proudly with a smile. Her rainbow mane was long and wild, being toyed with the cool breeze that went past them. “Promised AJ that it would get this to you since you're her friend...but I never seen you before!”

“Well last I heard, he's not from Ponyville,” Rarity remarked with a small smile. “I am Rarity by the way,” she added. “Pinkie Pie did mention that the Cakes did have some new residents. I find it quite nice that foreigners visit or move to Ponyville, given it brings something quite new and different.” She then took notice his frozen treat. “Ah, you also enjoy strawberry gelato?”

Adalricus smiled with a nod. “It's quite something, and not even this weather would prevent me from enjoying it,” Adalricus confessed with a smile.

Rarity was obviously pleased. “Oh I couldn’t agree more Adalricus! Personally, I prefer something more ‘humble’ of a flavor; perhaps chocolate mint, or raspberry coconut, or-”

“Hey Adalricus, are you ok?” Rainbow Dash interrupted.

Rarity blinked, acknowledging that Adalricus was focusing on something else. He seemed displeased, as his smile vanished and the way how his eyes sneered said it all. She and Rainbow Dash took a glance behind themselves, to see that their lovable friend Fluttershy was struggling with the misbehavior of ‘Angel’. This time, the little bunny rudely jumped on the heads of every potential customer that filled the street market. Of course, Fluttershy had to apologize at least 13 times before Angel finally decided to run on foot and stop angering somepony every few feet.

“Oh dear,” Rarity sighed. “He’s quite a troublemaker, isn’t he?” Rarity added with disappointment.

“Jeez, why does Fluttershy bother to take that little brat everywhere with her?” Rainbow Dash groaned, obviously not a fan of Angel.

“Who knows Rainbow Dash. But I am sure Adalricus doesn’t want to hear more about that rude pet of Fluttershy’s. Right Adalricus? Oh…”

Rainbow Dash took note of Rarity’s disappointment: Adalricus was already making his way towards trouble…

The changeling prince continued to walk through the crowd of Ponyville citizens, paying no mind if his physical contacts disturbed them in anyway. His pupils turned slit, his mane started to rise, and his blood boiled to the point where his movement became increasingly aggressive. As he emerged from the crowd, he found Fluttershy and her horrible pet by a stand that sold traditional pony dolls of fine craftsmanship. Interestingly, the various dolls were about the same size as Angel.

Adalricus stopped as Angel was doing something…shameful.

“Oh my goodness- ANGEL!” Fluttershy cried with embarrassment.

“You have to pay for that doll!” the owner complained, also blushing as she looked away. “Y-You know what: j-just take it now for free so that my customers don’t see it!” Her face grew a deeper shade of red with each passing second.

Adalricus watched as Fluttershy was trying to take responsibility for Angel’s actions. She apologized repeatedly, even offering to pay double for the doll that Angel continued to violate. It got to the point where the owner even offered to pay Fluttershy to just leave with the ruined doll. By this point, Adalricus’ blood continued to boil to where he failed to realize that his hand had lifted, as if he were to strike the little white creature that was only 3 feet away from him.

Adalricus stopped moving as he felt his wrist held by another who gained his attention. “Let go…NOW.” Adalricus ordered with a sharp tone.

Raúl smiled as he normally did, keeping a calm expression with Adalricus. However, when he took notice of what Angel was doing, that changed everything as his smiled vanished. “Holy buck,” he said with absolute disgust. “What were you about to do, set the little troublemaker on fire?” Raúl asked, smiling once again. “You know what, maybe you should…”

“What-”

Raúl smiled as Adalricus yield and acknowledged the fact that his hand held a green flame that was perfect for Angel’s size. “And you let your appearance alter as well,” Raúl pointed out.

Adalricus blinked, converting his pupils to round. He then closed his eyes after realizing that he had ‘grew’ a horn as well. A green flame covered his forehead causing his horn to disappear, as his mane to settle to a relaxed nature. He then cursed when he realized that the hand that carried his flame, also carried his wonderful strawberry delight; he had melted the gelato and caused a few stains on his jacket. However, there was still the matter at hand, as he looked up to realize that Angel and Fluttershy failed to notice their presence.

“Don’t tell me you’re still going to try to harm Fluttershy’s pet?” Raúl assumed, as he released his grip on Adalricus’ wrist.

“What if I am?” Adalricus asked, giving a stern look towards his friend. “I would be doing Fluttershy a favor.”

Raúl raised an eyebrow, surprised with the change of Adalricus’ nature. “You’re serious…”

“Of course I am; I do not joke as often as you do,” Adalricus reminded him.

“Fair enough,” Raúl said with a chuckle. However, both changelings remained silent as Angel continued to have a good time with the toy doll without shame. It was amazing how he still didn’t notice the two changelings who were debating on what to do with him. “Well you can’t kill him,” Raúl finally said.

His response was amusing to Adalricus. “Are you actually showing mercy?” he asked.

“No, just showing that I’ve given this some thought and realized that it may not be a good idea.”

“What?”

“Think about it: do you really want to attract unnecessary attention that the most humbled pony in this community had her pet killed? Even if they don’t know it was us immediately, I rather handle this where the result doesn’t attract too much attention,” Raúl thoroughly explained.

Adalricus wanted to protest, but accepted that Raúl had a point. “Then what you do suppose we do?”

Raúl closed his eyes for only a few seconds. After he opened them, “So you know how I’ve been on a strict bean burrito diet as of late?”

Adalricus’ jaw dropped. He looked at Raúl thinking that he was fooling around with him again. However, he soon grew a smile at the horrible, WONDERFUL idea. He gave his nod of approval, and backed away after giving a nod of respect.

Raúl took his time moving closer to Angel who was completely oblivious to his presence. Sighing, he took one final glance to confirm that Fluttershy was still trying to reason with the owner of the stand, and that nopony walking by had noticed Angel’s shameful acts. Afterwards, he slowly faced away from the small bunny, watching the biggest grin that Adalricus ever produced as Raúl, was only inches away. He looked over his shoulder, waiting for the right moment as Angel stopped moving to take a rest. As the little bunny panted with pleasure, he looked to his left and realized the horror situation that he was in.

The moment was priceless for Raúl, as he made direct eye-contact with Angel. His stomach gave an initial warning gurgle, indicating that his timing couldn’t be more perfect. Angel furled his brow as the changeling looked over in Fluttershy’s direction, who was still facing away from them. Raúl relished the moment as well as the look on the bunny’s confused and naïve face. The changeling bit his lip and closed an eye, as if he was digging for treasure within his toy box with one arm, as his sole guide when he was a youngling. He felt the need to bend his knees a bit more, as his rear was inches away from Angel’s small stupid head.

As Raúl released his wind of death, he could swear that the fur on Angel’s head was blowing in the wind- so to speak. Had he been without pants, he could have possibly blown Angel into the crowded street, where he would have been too shocked to even move himself to safety. While that should have meant that Angel could have simply backed off, his new sex doll was perfectly positioned right behind him and obstructed his escape. It wasn’t hard to tell that he was trying to get away from the evil being that fumigated into his soul, no less coming from the unholy insides of a changeling.

While it only lasted for about 6 seconds, it likely felt like time was frozen for the little bastard. Long-term severe brain damage was likely being suffered, as the way his eyes reacted said it all. Raúl sighed as he stood straight up, taking his time to comprehend that his body had finished performing an act of mother nature. He looked over his shoulder again to see the results of his fine work. There was silence between the two of him, as Angel was clearly shocked and stunned. Not a single living thing ever stood up to this midget sociopath that walked the Earth in his entire life! With that, Raúl bid him a farewell and walked a few steps to Adalricus. The changeling prince covered his mouth, as Angel dropped dead passed out from breathing the poison that originated from Raúl himself.

It took Fluttershy at least another minute before she had finished her business with the owner of the doll stand. She turned around and realized that that something was off: it was quiet, TOO quiet. She then looked down and yelped as Angel appeared dead. However, she quickly realized that he was simply in a comma unconscious but alive. She lowered herself and lifted her devil of a pet. “Angel??” she asked confused, shaking him a bit. No response, which caused the changelings to silently laugh like a bunch of drunken donkeys. Luckily, “Oh, I suppose you’re just tired,” was what Fluttershy came to assume. With that, she turned away and sighed in relief, obviously pleased that Angel wouldn’t be any more trouble for the time being. “I am going to take you home,” she then decided before moving away from the stand.

Making his move, Adalricus placed a hand on Raúl’s shoulder while whispering, “Well done. I think I can take it from here…”

However Raúl grabbed his hand to get his attention. “Hey, I only did that because even I have a dislike for rude creatures; what are you planning to do?” Raúl asked.

Adalricus frowned as he pulled himself free from Raúl’s touch. “I am going to talk to her of course.”

Raúl didn’t blink, as he simply adjusted his stance and faced Adalricus completely. “I knew it: you seem to have something for this pony, don’t you?” he questioned Adalricus.

Adalricus’ expression revealed a red flush, indicating some form of embarrassment. “I am fond of her if that’s what you’re implying,” said Adalricus.

This time, Raúl leaned close face to face with the changeling prince. Silence lasted for a few seconds, as neither had even yield to blink. “How fond of her are you?” was what Raúl finally asked.

“Fond enough that I want to have a conversation with her,” Adalricus properly responded.

“And by ‘to have a conversation’, you mean to,” Raúl finished the sentence by whistling while gesturing with his hand as if he was smacking a youngling’s head.

Adalricus grew even redder as he groaned and rolled his eyes before leaving Raúl to go after Fluttershy. Raúl simply laughed as he shook his head while he watched Adalricus search for the shy-natured pony that disappeared into the crowd. As he was left alone, his laugher soon settled into silence, taking the time to confirm that Adalricus did indeed hold feelings for a pony.

“Hey, there you are!”

Raúl’s thoughts were interrupted as he turned to see that Pinkie Pie had found him. She was soon followed by Rarity and Rainbow Dash, who had informed them about where Adalricus went to.

“Goodness me there are a lot of ponies today at the market! Oh I must say Pinkie Pie, you have quite a talent being able to locate Raúl after he had a 10 second head start,” Rarity commented, praising Pinkie Pie’s sense of direction.

“Hey, where is Adalricus?” Rainbow Dash asked, assuming that he would be with Raúl by this point. “Did you find him?” she then asked.

Before Raúl would answer, Pinkie Pie took that honor from him.

“Of course he did silly! Obviously Adalricus found Fluttershy and asked Raúl to let him spend some time alone with Fluttershy! Did you know that Adalricus has a crush-” Pinkie Pie started.

“THANK YOU Pinkie, but I just actually wanted to wait for you 3 before moving any further. However, Adalricus insisted that he walk Fluttershy home since Angel became very tried and needed a rest,” Raúl lied, at least with some parts.

“What? That doesn’t sound realistic-” Pinkie Pie started.

“HEY, could you PLEASE shut up for 10 seconds?” Raúl whispered harshly, turning Pinkie Pie and himself away from the other two. “Seriously, less attention on him!” he added, trying to contain Pinkie Pie’s outspoken nature.

“But why? Love is a beautiful thing!” Pinkie Pie said ever so casually.

“I doubt that you understand what ‘love’ is Pinkie. I think that you’re more understanding on what the perverted side of things are,” the changeling argued.

“And what makes you say that?” Pinkie Pie asked, giving a puffed up expression. As she did this, she placed her hands on her hips and pressed her breasts against him, as if to threaten him.

“For one thing, what you wanted me to ask Adalricus is something out of your fantasies!” This time, Raúl glared back before he himself pressed his chest against hers. “And I would appreciate it if you stopped seducing me every 10 seconds!”

“What did she ask you?”

“Huh?”

Raúl blinked as a pony he never met before was listening in on their conversation. A purple and pink striped scarf wrapped around her neck, hanging both ends equally on either side. She was holding a book beside her waist, where a messenger bag hanged on the other side baring a unique symbol. She wore a purple sweater vest over a white long sleeve button down shirt. She wore dark blue pants that perfectly shaped her legs, leading to the purple ponverse that covered her feet. Her mane was dark, shifting the attention to the pink and purple strands that she had. Of course, they were nothing compared to the horn and…wings?

“Alicorn-” Raúl started, knowing full well what that represented.

“Hi Twilight!” Pinkie Pie said cheerfully, waving as if Twilight wasn’t a few feet away from them. “How’s it going?” she asked with a big smile.

“I am fine Pinkie,” Twilight assured with her smile. She looked to the changeling in disguise, holding out a hand. “I believe that we haven’t met before; I am Twilight Sparkle.”

Controlling himself, Raúl took her hand and shook it calmly. “My name is Raúl, it’s a pleasure to meet to you…I am sorry, are you perhaps a pony of royalty?” Raúl asked as they released hands. That name…could she be?

“Ah so you’re familiar with the traits of an Alicorn Raúl?” Rarity asked, as she and Rainbow Dash took part in the conversation again.

“Um, yes; I’ve heard stories and read about them in books,” Raúl explained.

“Well you guess right!” Rainbow Dash said with a grin. “Yup, Twilight’s is practically related to Queen Celestia by this point!”

Raúl gave a pleasant smile, trying his best not to show his uneasiness. From what he was able to confirm by this point, this was the same Twilight Sparkle who defeated Adalricus’ mother. He heard stories that Twilight Sparkle officially became one of the Royal Alicorns who ruled the ponies.

Twilight also smiled, blushing slightly as she was still taking time getting used to her new position. “Well Princess Celestia has treated me like family on more than one occasion, but she’ll always be my teacher first,” Twilight explained. She then looked at the changeling. “And where are you from Raúl? Your accent isn’t something that I am familiar with…”

Choosing his words carefully, “I am from a land that is pretty far from Ponyvillle.”

Twilight raised an eyebrow, clearly not satisfied with his response. “Care to elaborate?” she had asked.

Scratching his cheek, he closed his eyes with a smirk. Honestly, she’s not as naive as the others, he thought sourly. It wouldn’t be a pleasant day for him nor the changeling prince if his mother’s greatest enemy knew of their true identities. What made this more troubling for him was that he could not think of a reliable home of origin that would be creditable. Mind you, he could surely reference a grand city like Canterlot, but something about Twilight Sparkle made him think twice. Would he risk lying because he believed her to be quite shrewd? Of course, but he would have to say something to the purple Alicorn who waited patiently for his response. Thus, his quick thinking led him to respond, “Hmmm, I really don’t think that I should tell you.”

“Eh?” Twilight blinked as her mouth slightly opened. She was clearly dumbfounded by the response that he gave.

“I find it cuter when a pony like you tries to guess; the expression is too much for me not to see!” he laughed, flirting with her in a simple matter. Nailed it.

“I-” Twilight started, blushing as it wasn’t often for a stallion to be teasing her in such a matter. She suddenly gave a deeper blush as she glared at him. “J-Just tell me where you’re from!” she demanded. Twilight didn’t appreciate being toyed with, especially by a stallion whom she believed to be too sure of himself.

“Hey I was right on a second thought!” he claimed with a bigger smile.

“Which is?”

“You’re even cuter when angry!” He blushed slightly in order to mislead her. He grinned as he held up a finger, pointing at her expression as he leaned in. “Think it would be ok if we went out for coffee?” he asked shyly.

“Ehhh!”

That did it; Twilight’s face turned red as she immediately smacked his face with the book that she had in hand. He immediately hit the ground floor landing perfectly in front of Rarity and Rainbow Dash, who immediately gasped at what had occurred.

“Twilight!” Rarity covered her mouth.

“Hey, you ok?!” Rainbow Dash squatted and lifted his head with concern.

“I think she likes me?” he asked in a daze, not faking the dizziness that his sense of awareness was experiencing. He shook his head repeatedly, trying to fix his vision. “So I’ll pick you up tonight…?” he asked, blinking as he tried to fix his vision. Buck did that hurt! Stupid bitch! he thought angrily. Obviously he didn’t account for her non-magical abilities to harm him in such a matter.

“Eh?” Twilight opened her eyes to realize what she had done. “I...I…” This time, she closed her mouth and looked the side, unable to put words together. “I have to go!” she finally said, turning away and flew in an instance.

“Twilight!” Rainbow Dash complained. However, Twilight had already fled to the direction of her tree house as she helped Raúl stand. Sighing, she asked, “Was it really that hard for you to tell her where you’re from Raúl?”

Raúl ‘frowned’ as Rainbow Dash said that. “I am sorry; I am just a bit shy when it comes to where I come from,” he explained in an apologetic matter. “I should apologize to Twilight huh? I should have considered her feelings…”

While Rainbow Dash rolled her eyes with a smirk, Rarity gasped slightly as she placed her hand on her chest, obvious touched by how sweet he seemed. As for Pinkie Pie however, she wasn’t taking his response as well as the other two.

“What was that?”

“Huh?” Raúl blinked as he looked at Pinkie Pie. She seemed different; her hair wasn’t curly?

Pinkamena gave Raúl a still expression that actually scared the changeling. Her pink tone seemed to darken, as if a storm was forming right above her. “Why were you flirting with Twilight?” That tone sounded deadlier than a female dragon during her heat cycle.

“I-” Raúl stared, confused to why he was starting to fear Pinkie Pie. Something was really off with her, and he did not feel comfortable at all as he started to back off.

“After what we did together, you’re just hitting on other girls like NOTHING?”

Raúl gave a nervous smile after a few seconds of deadly silence. “Um, I was just-”

This time, Pinkamena backed the changeling to a wall where he started to sweat from his restless nerves. However, those nerves settled as Pinkamena rested her head against his chest, before she toyed with the loose straps of his jacket.

“You’re mine…don’t ever forget that,” said Pinkamena, as a light blush soon followed. She didn’t bother to look at him directly, as if she was the one who was embarrassed and not Twilight.

Obviously confused by her approach, Raúl looked to Rainbow Dash and Rarity for support. However, they simply snickered in their own matter and simply started to walk away, obviously intending to give them some privacy. With no support, Raúl sighed and placed his hand on her back before asking, “If you don’t like a third-party, WHY did you ask me to ask Adalricus to be part of a threesome?”

This time, Pinkie Pie looked up with her curls returning. “Because I never had a threesome with 2 males!” she whined.

“…”

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Adalricus finally managed to locate Fluttershy after escaping the large crowd of Ponyville shoppers. Lucky for him, Fluttershy didn’t fly towards her home which was apparently located outside of Ponyville. He simply followed her for 5 minutes while trying to close the gap between the two of them. Now the only issue that needed to be handled was on how he was going to approach her. He would seem like a stalker if he just happened to be following her in the outskirts of Ponyville. Thus, he carefully thought of what to say and not intimidate her. When he felt that an appropriate amount of time had passed, he decided to speak up.

“Fluttershy?” he called out, only a few feet away from her.

Fluttershy’s attention shifted from her unconscious pet, to the changeling in disguise. She was clearly surprised, but at least calm enough to where she didn’t yelp in surprise. She faced him as he finally stood in front of her with a charming smile. She knew that she’s seen him somewhere; given that he knew her name, it was likely that they had a conversation before.

“I was trying to say hello but you seemed distracted,” Adalricus explained, laughing somewhat. “Did something happen to your pet?” he then asked, gesturing at her little devil of a pet.

“W-What? O-Oh yes, A-Angel hasn’t been feeling well-” Fluttershy replied, looking away slightly. Oh of course, he’s that stallion from the market, she realized, recognizing him at that very moment. Of course, it was never easy for Fluttershy to speak to another pony until the 10th conversation.

Adalricus smiled with a nod, happy with how the conversation was going so far. “Well I wanted to see if you needed any help Fluttershy. Because I saw that you were having trouble with Angel beforehand, and I was worried that something may have happened,” he explained, looking at the bunny in her arms.

Fluttershy’s face turned red. “Ah-” She closed her eyes and shook her head in a matter that caused Adalricus to frown. “O-Oh I am so s-sorry that you had to see that! Oh my goodness- Angel really offended some ponies! I-I hope that he didn’t offend you in anyway, did he? O-Oh my goodness!”

“No- I not bothered-” Adalricus started.

“Oh but he did cause some concern for the parents who-”

“FLUTTERSHY.”

The mare in question froze as Adalricus held her shoulders in a firm matter. He looked at her with an expression of concern as he knew where this was heading. After all, even he had changeling servants that acted in a similar matter from time to time. “Please relax; it’s completely fine. Just stop thinking that you yourself did anything bad!”

Fluttershy continued to stare at him with a frozen expression. After all, he was touching her.

“Oh, I am sorry!” Adalricus quickly released her and blushed, failing to realize that touching her may have bothered her to some extent. However, Adalricus’ attention shifted to the confusion that he was experiencing: he was blushing for touching a pony like her?

Fluttershy relaxed when he released her and apologized. “O-Oh um, t-that’s fine really,” she said with a small smile.

Returning the gesture, he asked, “Would it be alright if I walked with you? To be honest, I heard that you have quite a collection of flowers and I would like to maybe get to know you? I’ve heard many good things about you. So I was wondering if it was fine for us to talk for a while about things?”

Fluttershy’s smile vanished, as she wasn’t expecting him to be straight forward with her. While she did consider that he found her attractive, what really took her by surprise was that he was outspoken and honest with her. Something that a mare like Fluttershy REALLY appreciated from any pony whatsoever. Thus, she happily responded with, “Why not!” in a non-timid tone.

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The walk lasted for another 5 minutes before they arrived at Fluttershy’s cottage. Adalricus had questioned Fluttershy about her hobbies and what her profession was. It was intriguing to how committed she was towards caring for animals of all kind, despite her timid nature. The changeling prince didn’t even need to speak, as all he needed to do was listen. He learned quite a bit, as Fluttershy had such innocence that made him question of the actions of his past history.

When they crossed the small bridge, he was the first to speak.

“Fluttershy, you have such a lovely home!” Adalricus praised. It brought such pleasantness, that Adalricus almost lost his footing from the distraction itself.

“Why thank you Adalricus!” Fluttershy said happily, as she felt quite comfortable around him. It was interesting that no stallion had given such an amazing- (proper) - first impression. She actually felt embarrassed for not even taking a chance to have a conversation on the day that they first met. Fluttershy felt safe, as amazing as it sounded. Then again, she should not be as naïve as her reputation proceeds. “W-Would you like some tea perhaps?”

Adalricus nodded with gratitude as he followed her into her home. The scent of sweet fruit and honey surrounded him, followed by the aroma of various spring flowers. Safe to say, he was far from disappointed as he looked around her home, and only stopped when Fluttershy spoke to him.

“You can sit if you w-want Adalricus,” she offered, giving a pleasant smile before she went into the kitchen with her still unconscious bunny.

Nodding, he sat down on the couch and continued to observe the environment that Fluttershy had lived in for many years. It was strange, as he never felt this relax even in his private chambers back home. He frowned after considering that Fluttershy had lived a better than he did, but quickly abandoned his envious feelings. After all, if the changeling prince was able to accept his current living arguments as a commoner, then why would he feel any sort of jealously over a pony like Fluttershy? He was humble enough, and while he wasn’t getting to know her properly until now, she held such a positive reputation in Ponyville.

“Sorry for the wait! I-I couldn’t decide what tea I should bring out so I brought all of them!”

“What-” Adalricus started, but stopped. Fluttershy held a large plate that held a decoration of sealed tea bags with various flavors. At least 16 different flavors were available, increasing the likelihood that Adalricus would find a preference with ease. As if on cue, a few squirrels whom apparently lived in her home, soon followed with 2 tea cups, 2 small sugar cube jars of brown and white, and spoons used to mix with. Fluttershy then returned to the kitchen and returned with a metal pitcher of hot water in one hand, and a carton of milk in the other. Before joining him, she then waked over to her shelf and brought over a sealed container containing goodies.

“I hope you d-don’t mind, but I am happy when my guests are able to have various options,” the shy mare explained, as she selected a tea bag with a blue seal. As she placed it into her cup and added the hot water, she then added, “I-I actually like to add brown sugar and milk into my tea.”

“Ah, such as the British of the UPK?” Adalricus asked, as he himself looked at the choices available. “Huh, I am not familiar with any of these flavors,” he confessed, randomly choosing a bag and placed it into his cup. As he poured hot water into it, the scent from Fluttershy’s tea took him by surprise, as he wasn’t familiar with that flavor at all. By the time his tea started to form, he was awestruck by the aroma of his tea. This smell was unfamiliar but pleasant.

“O-Oh, you’re a fan of black berry spice Adalricus? I don’t know many ponies that enjoy that flavor!” Fluttershy remarked, smiling as she added milk and brown sugar to her tea.

“Black berry spice? I’ve…never tried it before,” Adalricus claimed. He simply held a white sugar cube and dropped it into his tea. He mixed it gently and attempted to inhale the aroma by holding the cup near his mouth. It was so delicious towards his sense of smell, and he even took a sip despite the possibility of burning his lips. Smooth and hot, the tea brought a sense of relief that Adalricus had not felt for quite some time. “Simply amazing…?” he commented, completely unsure of himself.

“O-Oh, I am sorry; I assumed that y-you chose that particular flavor because- Oh dear, oh dear!” Fluttershy turned red as she let her timid nature get the best of her. Her grip on her tea cup became unstable, as she started to tremble which Adalricus took note of.

“It’s fine Fluttershy,” he said quickly. “Honestly, I never met a pony who lived up to their namesake! Have you always been this shy around others?” Adalricus asked openly before taking another sip. Outspokenness was a characteristic that Adalricus wasn’t afraid to show.

“I-I-I-” Fluttershy started. And that’s when hell started.

“HM?” It took Adalricus a few seconds to realize that Fluttershy cried out in embarrassment before she tossed her hands into the air.

“Y-You’re r-right; I can be so troublesome sometimes can’t I?!” Her voice became unstable, her ability to comprehend in general seemed to neglect her desires, and her face grew a deeper shade of red every passing second. Things grew more out of hand, as her physical reaction caused her tea cup to hit the edge of the table and cause a mess on her carpet. “Oh no!”

“Fluttershy-!” Adalricus started.

“M-my goodness it’s my fault!” Fluttershy cried, as she realized that she had nothing to clean with. Tears started to swell in her eyes, causing her changeling guest to feel great concern. Her wings even folded and hid themselves from his view.

Adalricus was obviously dumbfounded by how sensitive Fluttershy was. Yes he did have experience speaking with timid changelings regardless of gender, but did he fail to consider a difference of emotion between the two species? “F-Fluttershy, it’s not your fault,” he explained, trying to calm her down.

“B-But of course it is!” Fluttershy argued, as her cheeks grew red and tears poured down them.

Now Adalricus started to feel upset, as if he was the easily intimidated host. “N-No it’s not! You didn’t do anything wrong! Let me help-!”

While Fluttershy refused to listen, that didn’t prevent her from allowing Adalricus to take control and clean up the mess that she had made. It was difficult to tell him ‘no’ despite her desire to fix the mess herself. It took only half a minute before the cleanup was finished.

“See? Not too difficult,” Adalricus said with a friendly smile.

However, Fluttershy needed at least a minute before she returned a similar gesture. Fluttershy however still remained embarrassed…for some reason. “I am such a fool!” she cried slightly.

“You’re not a fool-” Adalricus argued.

“Yes I am! I am always making things unpleasant-”

“Accidents happen-”

“I am better off just shutting myself in my home and never leaving!”

Adalricus frowned as Fluttershy closed her eyes tightly while showcasing a red blush. Naturally, the changeling prince was not pleased with how she acted as he tried to convince her otherwise. However, he soon learned that it was difficult as Fluttershy wouldn’t always listen to reason…at least, when he spoke.

Fluttershy said nothing else after another minute of self-complaints. Afterwards, Fluttershy had finally settled down and simply looked to the side in embarrassment. When an apporiatate amount time had passed, Adalricus decided to shift the mood and make Fluttershy feel comfortable. He gave yet another pleasant smile right before he started a new conversation after picking a small tiny cake from her container.

Fluttershy peeked at him curiously as her pink mane covered half her face. Her head turned more when Adalricus gave a gesture that pleased her; he was making muffed sounds of joy, to showcase his enjoyment of her dessert goodies. He smiled as he drank more tea, and got what he wanted when Fluttershy faced him completely with a big smile.

“Fluttershy, did you make these?” he had asked.

Nodding, “Y-Yes, I usually bake them for my friends who visit my home every weekend!” she explained with a positive tone.

Heading in the direction that he wanted, Adalricus praised her baking skills. “Hmmmm it’s just amazing! I swear I could go fat from eating these without rest! Hmmm~!!!”

Fluttershy’s expression held nothing but joy as both her eyes and smile had widened. Her wings even started to spread apart thus revealing themselves. “Y-You really like them?” she asked with hope.

Giving a nod, “Do you have more perhaps?” he asked with a big smile.

“Y-Yes!” answered Fluttershy.

Adalricus watched as Fluttershy flew back into her kitchen with excitement. When she returned, she landed on her couch and held up yet another container of sweets that were made by her. Naturally, he took a bit more before pausing and commenting, “You have quite a talent.”

“T-Thank you,” Fluttershy said. Realizing that she had yet to enjoy her own bakery, she happily reached for a cookie and ate it. However, the appealing moment would soon end as Fluttershy had no subject to speak of.

Luckily, Adalricus knew what to say. “So what do you do in your free time? All I really know about you is your love for animals as your profession.”

“W-Why yes, I am actually one who cares for the creatures around h-here. W-Wild and d-domestic,” she said.

With a nod, Adalricus then asked, “So why do you hold such interest in them? I understand that you’re known for having a caring nature and such but perhaps you could perhaps elaborate for me?” Doing what she loved for a living and as a hobby was something new to him.

Fluttershy said nothing as she blinked at his question. Her expression didn’t represent embarrassment, but rather confusion. After all, it wasn’t often that she needed to explain herself to some of the ponies that she knew. Then again, Adalricus was foreign to Ponyville and could only really learn more about her by face to face conversation. Better this way rather than Ponyville gossip.

“W-Well, this started when I was a filly…”

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Twilight sighed as she wrapped a towel around her head. While it wasn’t difficult to dry her body, her wings told a different story. It was never easy since the day she became an Alicorn and had to ask Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash on the easiest way to dry one’s wings. It was tough enough as a mare needing to be careful with their own mane, but wings were an unnecessary stress-factor in a mare’s everyday life. Then again, there was always the advantage of having a horn and taking care of things with a simple thought. However, consistent usage of magic wasn’t the sharpest of ideas, as long-term effects could occur based on what princess Celestia and Luna told her. Their comments however made Twilight ponder when you considered the appearance of their manes…

“By Celestia, what’s wrong with me?” Twilight asked with another sigh. “3 cold showers doesn’t seem to do it…”

The purple Alicorn looked in the mirror and saw her expression of disappointment. Raúl’s flirtatious approach was more than she could handle. Especially when she wasn’t used to that sort of thing like Rarity and Pinkie Pie were. Hell she could easily recall how either mare would have a story to tell about their weekends with a special stallion. It made her envious at times, but she always preferred getting to know a pony before expecting a courtship approach towards her.

Also, she came to the possibility that perhaps her status as an Alicorn was what made Raúl even attempt to gain a night with her. That or maybe he only flirted with her to change the conversation and avoid answering her question about his origins. While that seemed more reasonable, Twilight’s pride refused to easily accept it.

“I should really learn how to control myself,” she complained with a frown. As a princess, Twilight really wanted to take after her teacher and also set as an example for others just as she did. However, was she stressing this over nothing? Perhaps, perhaps not, but Twilight wanted to write to her teacher regardless. “Spike?” she called out.

No answer.

“Spikeeeeeee!”

No answer.

“…”

Twilight assumed that Spike was home, but quickly realized that he was likely playing soccer with others. That or he was likely banging one of her friends…as always.

Twilight snapped her fingers and her horn glowed, indicating that magic was being used. As expected, a pen and scroll was held in front of her in midair. Without thinking for another second, she began to write to Princess Celestia:

Dear Celestia…

Author's Notes:

Take this all in because the next chapter is coming very soon. I am leaving on the 21st and I promised this story would end as well as an one-shot!