As he slowly woke up, he couldn't help but feel relaxed and happy for the first time in a while. On either side of him were two of the most beautiful mares he had seen, even with bed head. But he knew that he couldn't lay there for too long since he promised he would go to the hospital when he woke up.

Though as he managed to untangle himself and get out of the bed without waking the two sleeping mares, he wished they were awake to go with him. But he knew that both mares had a rough day, and Luna would have most likely have been doing her dream walking. So, he managed to get ready and made sure to leave a note for them.

When he got outside and shut his front door as quietly as he could, he turned around walking along on his crutches. He had made sure to look at the clock before leaving and knew it was about nine in the morning. So, he knew the lobby to the hospital would be open.

"Hey, look at that! You actually are getting back out!" He turned his head to see Applejack standing next to her apple cart giving him a big smile.

"Oh, hey AJ and yeah you could say that." He said, returning her smile and walking over.

"Well, I'm mighty glad then. I mean after what happened, you seemed to have disappeared on us. But you seem like your good old self now, and I can't put my hoof on it but you seem to be in a lot better mood." She said, waving her hoof at him.

"And why wouldn't I be? I mean, after what happened to me last night I don't think anything could have made me happier." He said, a dreamy smile starting to form.

"Oh boy, I recognize that look and it fits you." She said, giving him an even warmer smile but as he looked closer he thought he could see something else but decided not to push.

"What look are you talking about?" He asked.

"You know exactly what look I'm talking about, the look that says you got yourself a special somepony." She replies, giving him a proud smile. "So, tell me who did ya end up with?"

"Um, well, uh, first I don't have a special somepony..." This caused her to give a slight frown and a worried look. "...I have two special someponies." He said, giving her a big grin and almost laughed at her shocked expression.

"Woah, I thought you humans believed in only having one special somepony?" She asked, after recovering from her shock.

"Well, a majority of humans do but there are a few who have more than one. If I remember there's even a religion from where I'm from that allows people to get into that sort of relationship." He answered, tapping his chin.

"Good to know, and hey I'm glad to hear that. So, you gonna tell me who they are or what?" She asked, poking him in the gut.

"Or what?" He replied, giving her a smirk.

"Don't ya tempt me now, I don't want to fight with a stallion whose already hurt." She said, pointing to his ankle. "That, and whoever you ended up with probably wouldn't like it if you met up with them with more bumps and bruises."

"Guess you're right, I mean Luna would definitely have a fit about it and Lyra would probably want to wrestle me as well. That and I'm already supposed to go to the hospital." He said, and once again he saw a look of shock on Applejack's face.

"Luna? Lyra? Hospital?" She asked, and shook her head. "Don't get me wrong, we all kinda guessed you and Luna had a thing for each other, but Lyra? The mare that backstabbed you when you needed her most? I mean, when did you two even have a chance to talk? From what I heard, Bon Bon was keeping her busy."

"Yeah, she was keeping her busy. But that was all her plan on keeping us from discovering her lie." She looked at him in slight confusion. "You see, Bon Bon lied to me about what she and Lyra actually thought about me, and then lied to Lyra about me getting released and kept her busy so she wouldn't visit me." He answered.

"That backstabbing little...and to think she was your boss as well!" He could see the anger in her eyes, and before she could say or do anything else he put her hat down across her face. "Hey, what was that for?"

"To get your attention, I mean you look like you're getting ready to go over there and bust up her shop." He replied with a stern look.

"And why shouldn't I? I mean, I saw first hoof what she did to ya!" She said, somewhat calming down.

"Because I think she had enough, I mean after Lyra learned the truth she broke up with her because of it. I think a broken heart is punishment enough, now promise me that you won't ruin her shop." He said, looking her straight in the eyes.

"Fine, but if I see her I'm gonna give her a piece of my mind." She replied, and he just nodded.

"Now, why don't I tell you exactly how me, Lyra, and Luna officially got together." He said, and started on the events from Hearts and Hooves day and ended with the three of them went to bed, though he may have forgotten to tell her that they shared a bed.

"Wow, never would have thought you were so good at comforting mares." She said, taking a sip from her cider.

"I just don't like to see other's crying, especially mares. Though I guess it works for me, I mean getting them to admit their feelings and the same about me." He said, giving another dreamy smile.

"So, you want some company?" She asked, looking at the clock tower making him look up at it to read that it was now eleven-twenty.

"Sure, if you aren't busy." He replied, looking at the apple cart.

"Nah, these here were going to the hospital anyway. Just let me know if you have another fit." She said, hooking herself back to the cart.

"Trust me, I think you would be able to tell if my back is bothering me. I mean everypony else seems to, no matter how much I try to hide it." He muttered the last part under his breath.

"What was that last part?" She asked.

"It's nothing, just remembering when this back pain actually started." He answered.

"Oh, and when did it start?" She asked, and started to walk.

"Well, you remember when I pulled my muscle in my back?" He replied, trying his best to keep up.

"Yeah, that was the first time you had contact with that levitation spell." She answered, nodding at the memory.

"It was a few days before that, only back then it only felt like I was sore then it started to get worse." He said, still struggling to keep up with the cart.

"That long huh? Wonder if your doctor noticed anything that he didn't tell ya?" She said, finally noticing his struggle and slowed down.

"Well, if he did he hasn't told me anything." He said, giving her a grateful smile.

"Hmm, then I wonder what could cause ya back pain for that long?" She asked, stopping at an intersection.

"I don't know, I might have suffered some kind of back injury on my planet? Or maybe I'm just growing wings because I died and went to heaven?" He joked, getting a little chuckle from her.

"You with wings? That would be an odd thing to see, I would pay money to see that." She joked back.

They continued on their way, getting caught up from the past few days since they last talked. She kept pushing for more details about his relationships, and he just simply told her that they've only been a thing for a day so he didn't have much to tell. He did almost tell her that they shared a bed with him, but he quickly managed to avoid it.

"At least tell me you're gonna take them on a date? I mean, both of those mares are living with ya right now and you haven't even taken either of them on a date!" She said, making his face go red.

"I was planning on it, I mean I was gonna look around and make a reservation somewhere. But you have to remember that I have to pay my bills now, and I don't have a job anymore." He said, making her think.

"Well, how about this. Since you did a decent job helping out with harvest, instead of part-time how bout I hire ya full time?" She asked, making him stop in surprise. "Once ya get that cast off of course, and don't give me that look. I understand that it might be hard for ya to find another job, and like I said you did do a decent job. If ya don't want to buck the trees, then we have a few other things that you'll be able to do."

"Applejack, thanks." He said, wrapping his arms around her in a tight hug.

"Hey now, no need to get go all emotional now." She replied, and if he had looked he would have seen a little blush.

"I'm not being emotional, I'm just showing you how much I appreciate your help." He said, breaking the hug giving her a big smile. "And you know you still have a soft coat, though I will admit not as soft as Luna's or Lyra's."

"Oh, so there is something that happened last night other than you getting two mares?" She said, trying to hide her embarrassment.

"I never said that." He answered.

"But then how do you know exactly how soft their coats are?" She asked, giving him a smirk.

"Hey, you're not the only one I hug you know?" He replied, making her get a knowing smile.

"Oh, I bet you did hug them. You hugged them all night long didn't ya?" She asked, his face once again going red. "I knew it, you can't hide anything from me. Shot, you're almost as easy to read sometimes than Twilight."

"Fine, but to let you know I've been suffering from nightmares and last night was the first restful night of sleep I had in months." He said, defeat in his tone.

"Aww, ain't that sweet you need somepony to snuggle up to so they can protect you from your nightmares." She teased, making him groan.

"Just, don't tell Rainbow okay?" He asked, his eyes pleading.

"And why not? She would have a field day with this little information." She replied, giving him an evil smile but that quickly faded when she saw his serious expression.

"Applejack, my nightmares have been keeping me up for the past two months now. If snuggling with the ones I care about most makes the nightmares go away, then I rather do that than let them continue." He said, not once looking away.

"But, doesn't Luna go into your dreams and help ya?" She asked, mostly out of concern.

"No, I had her promise not to. But don't worry, I'll talk to her about it and we'll see. In the meantime though, I think snuggling with them will be enough. Just promise not to tell Rainbow or the others about it. I don't care if you tell them I'm in a relationship, I just rather not be teased by them." He said.

"Don't ya worry, I won't say a thing. Besides, it's your relationship so it's not my place to tell our friends about it. Now, how about we get to the hospital?" She asked, and he gave a nod before his expression started to contort in pain. "Oh no, is it your back?"

"Y-yeah, but don't worry it'll go away in a few seconds." He replied, his voice a little strained.

"Sheesh, now I know why they want you to get checked out. That looked like it hurts a lot more than what I think you're leading on." She said, giving him the very same concerned look that both Lyra and Luna gave him.

"It's fine, let's just get to the hospital." He said and started walking.

"Ya know you don't have to act all tough like that, right?" She asked as she matched his pace.

"I'm not acting tough, I just know how to deal with physical pain." He answered.

"Fair enough, especially after what you've been through. That's why I'm glad you finally found somepony or someponies." She said, making him give a sigh to help calm down.

"Yeah, I just wish I could shake this dam fear of being seen as some kind of monster." He muttered.

"Hey, it's fine to have one big fear, everypony does. Like for example, ever since my parents passed away, I've always had a fear that my family will be gone just as early." She said, and he turned to see her looking down.

"Trust me, that fear sounds better than fearing your only friends will see you as a monster and leave you. All I have to say is, at least you actually have a family." He said, giving a sad sigh.

"But you do have a family here, I mean didn't ya say that you thought of us as your family?" She asked.

"I did, but you know that's not what I mean." He replied, closing his eyes taking a deep breath.

They walked in silence the rest of the way, and when they got to the hospital they said their goodbyes as she went to deliver her apples. It didn't take long before he was checked in and was in a room waiting for his normal doctor. Though, he hummed a little tune

"So, Brandon you're back already, and speaking about back it says you're here because of some pain you've been suffering for the past two or three days?" Dr. Hayseed said as he came in.

"Uh, yeah that's right." He answered.

"Well, okay I'll take a look. But it is a good thing that you came by because I wanted to take a look at your ankle." Hayseed said as he started to inspect his back. "Tell me if it hurts when I prod."

As Dr. Hayseed continued to prod his back, he got to thinking about where he would take Lyra and Luna. Though that train of thought got cut off as his doctor prodded a sore spot, and upon noticing he let up and continued only to find another sore spot directly across from the first one. That was all he needed though, as he stopped and got his clipboard and wrote something down.

"Well, all I can think of for your sore spots and back pain is that you're suffering from stress. Most likely due to what happened last week, and as for you experiencing soreness that far back, all I have to say is that you were probably just suffering from one of your injuries when you arrived. Either that or you were straining your back too much." Hayseed finally said. "I suggest getting a massage, that might help relieve some of the pain."

"Um, okay but where would I get a massage?" He asked.

"Well, there's a spa here in town or you could have a marefriend or just a close friend give you one. Before you argue though, that's the fastest and safest way to help with the pain. Now, if you'll follow me I would like to get a look at that ankle." Hayseed said, starting to move towards the door.

"Oh, hey do you mind if I go visit that little filly I met here a week ago? I mean after we're done of course." He said.

"That's fine, though you'll have to go check in as a visitor. Here we are, now it'll only take a few minutes." Hayseed replied, and opened a door for him to walk through

When he entered the room he got onto the examination table and waited for when his doctor was ready to do the x-ray. But once the process started, it really did only take a few minutes. What took forever was waiting for the x-ray to print.

"Hmm, this is interesting," Hayseed said, as he came over looking at the x-ray with curiosity. "It seems you're all healed up, and ready for the cast to come off."

"Really, I thought it would be healed by next week?" He asked.

"Well, that's what we thought as well. But this isn't lying to me, so how about we make an appointment for tomorrow afternoon to remove it?" Hayseed asked.

"That sounds great, but how much do I owe you though?" He asked.

"Don't worry about it, Princess Celestia said that she'll take care of your medical bills. But you do need to remember to get a massage, or else the stress you seem to be suffering from might get worse." Hayseed replied.

"Fine, but I'm not going to the spa." He said, not planning on backing down.

"That's fine, as I said it could be a close friend or marefriend who gives you one," Hayseed said, opening a file and putting his x-ray in it. "Now, I believe you said you wanted to go visit Grace?"

"Yeah," he replied.

"Well, come on then I'm going on lunch break right now and I'll help you out," Hayseed said, walking out the door not waiting for him but it didn't take long for them to get to the front desk, and there he saw a familiar grey mare.

"Hey, Derpy, what you doing here?" He asked, surprising her.

"Oh, hey Brandon! Nothing much, I'm just dropping off a letter from the school for that little pegasus filly with one wing." She answered.

"Well, this is good timing then. Brandon here was just about to go visit her, why don't you two go drop the letter off together?" Hayseed suggested.

"I-I don't know.." She replied, a hint of blush on her.

"Well, I think it's a great idea. I met here a week ago, and she seemed like a sweet little filly. I think you'd like her." He said, giving her a reassuring smile.

"Alright, but was that all you were here for though?" She asked, not hiding her curiosity.

"Actually, no I came here to get my back checked out. Also found out that I can get my cast off tomorrow." He said with a smile.

"Well that's good to hear, but what's wrong with your back?" She asked.

"Oh, um, as it turns out I'm suffering from stress and it's causing me a little bit of pain. Hayseed over there suggested I get a massage from a friend." He replied.

"You do know you could just go to the spa right?" She asked.

"Yeah, I know. But I'm not really a spa person." He answered, and she took on a deep blush.

"Well, um, if you don't want to go then I could, um, uh, g-give you o-one?" She said, hanging her head in embarrassment and scuffing at the floor.

"That would be great, but I already owe you for what you did." He said, giving her a grateful smile.

"Oh, no it's fine you wouldn't have to repay me for giving you massage." She said, looking up to give him a smile and then something lit. "I know, for your favor, could you give me massage?"

"Well, um, I-I guess that sounds good. I'll even give you two massage treatments if you like it, as payment for taking up your time for you to give me one." He said, giving her a nervous smile.

"Great, so how about I come over tomorrow? I just hope Luna doesn't mind me giving you a massage." She said in excitement.

"Wait, how did you know that Star was Luna?" He asked in confusion.

"Well, after we went over to your place and you went to the bathroom she told me. Which by the way, are you two, um, uh, a thing?" She asked in embarrassment.

"Uh, actually yeah we are. But, the thing is that I seem to have started a herd as you all call it." He said, and it was his turn to be embarrassed.

"Really? So, who're the other mares then?" She asked, and he could have sworn he saw a little bit of hope in her eyes.

"Well, um, now don't freak out and let me explain first. The only other mare besides Luna is Lyra." He answered, and he saw the surprise in her eyes but she kept silent as he explained.

"I see, so it was Bon Bons fault. Well, I guess I'm happy for you then." She said, giving him a smile though he could tell it was half-hearted like she was disappointed or depressed.

"Yeah, so how about we go visit Grace?" He asked, giving her a comforting smile.

"Sure, let's go." She replied, and they started walking towards the front desk but as they got done checking in as visitors she spoke up again. "Oh, um, do you mind waiting? I have to go to the bathroom."

"Nah, go ahead I understand." He said, and she took off where the bathrooms were.

As he waited, he looked around the lobby and saw Dr. Heart Throb at the nurse's station hitting on them like usual. He could see Thunderlane who seemed to have caught some kind of flu. The last thing he noticed was Berry Punch who had an ice pack on her head before his attention was drawn on Dr. Heart Throb again who was now flirting with Derpy, who seemed to be uncomfortable.

"...um, thank you but I really..."

"Nonsense, I'll just have one of the nurses drop off that letter for you." He heard Dr. Heart Throb say as he walked up.

"Hey, Derpy I've been waiting for ya!" He said, surprising both Heart Throb and Derpy, though the latter quickly recovered and had a relieved smile. "So, we gonna go visit Grace?"

"Oh, hello Mr. Jenkins. So you're going to go visit Ms. Falls?" He gave a nod. "Then why don't you take this letter with you? I'm sure Derpy here would like to accompany me to have some lunch rather than spending time with you or a little filly." Heart Throb said, giving her a wink.

"And why would she prefer that?" He asked.

"To put it simply, you don't belong here and the little filly is a crippled pegasus." Heart Throb said, though only quiet enough to where only the three of them could hear, making him raise an eyebrow. "That, and I can't see why your so-called friends would give a creature like you the time of day."

"Take that back!" All of a sudden all eyes were on Derpy. "If you didn't notice, I also have a handicap so you don't ever talk bad about anypony who is disabled! Especially a little filly who lost both her parents! As for Brandon, the reason why I and his other friends are friends with him is that he's kind, strong, brave, and will actually try to be there for you when you need him! So take back what you said about him!" The attention switched to the doctor, who was now sweating and his eyes darting around.

"Yes, I must agree with the young mare. You need to apologize to Brandon and all these patients who are waiting for creating a scene. Then I want you in my office afterward." A voice said from behind them, and when they looked Dr. Stable's was standing there with a scowl aimed at Heart Throb.

"Fine, I'll apologize to you all but not to this thing!" Heart Throb said, pointing at him.

"My office now!" Dr. Stable's yelled, and as Heart Throb went he turned around and looked at him. "Sorry about that, don't worry about him. I'll make sure he learns his lesson."

"It's no problem, I stopped caring about what other ponies thought of me. At least ponies who aren't my friend anyway." He replied, and Dr. Stable's nodded and went to his office. "Now as for you, thanks for sticking up for me. But you know I had a plan."

"Y-you're welcome, I-I just don't know what happened. I just heard what he said about you and that filly and something snapped inside. But what were you gonna do?" She asked, looking at him her eye's tearing up from frustration.

"Well, I was simply gonna tell him me and you were going out and drag ya away." He said with a big smile, and she got a blush.

"Y-you would have told him that? But why?" She asked, a deep blush spreading across her cheeks even more as he bent down to look her in the eyes, as best as he could anyways.

"To be honest, I was planning out a date for Luna and Lyra when I came out here. But since I saw you again, for some reason I started to plan a date for me and you as well." He replied, giving her his best friendly and hopeful smile.

"A-are you really asking me out?" She asked hesitantly, and he just nodded. "I think that sounds great! But what kind of date were you planning and when?"

"Don't want to ruin it, all you need to know is that it'll be tomorrow after our massage session okay?" He asked.

"Of course, I-I just can't..." she couldn't help herself, as she jumped up and wrapped him in a tight hug. "I just can't believe you would want me in your herd though." He could hear the question and doubt.

"How about I tell you why tomorrow because I think we're making another scene." He said, and she gave him one last squeeze before letting go.

They made their way to Grace's room, and when they entered the little filly was taken by surprise that was quickly replaced with hyperness that she finally had some visitors. They spent a little time talking, mostly him answering her questions about what he was. When it was time for them to leave, Derpy gave the filly the letter and left.

"So, I'll see you tomorrow okay?" He asked a happy smile spread across his face.

"Yup, see you tomorrow!" She replied, returning his smile before taking off.

"Well look at you go, three mares in less than twenty-four hours. That has to be a record of some kind." He turned to see Applejack standing there with a huge smile. "I'm really happy that you seem to finally have a genuine smile, it's been a long time since I've seen ya wear one. I believe the last time was when he had a game night two months ago, and you were having a blast crushing Rainbow at every game."

"Yeah, I remember that and thanks." He said.

"I heard what happened with Heart Throb, you ain't upset about it are you?" She asked.

"Nah, I don't really care what other ponies think about me. The only ones that opinions matters are the ones that I love." He said, putting a hand up to his mouth.

"Heh, don't worry like I said it's your relationships, so I have no right to tell anypony anything unless you say so." She said, giving him another smile. "Well, I guess we better get home. I'm sure Big Mac needs my help with something, and your marefriends are probably wondering where you're at."

"Yeah, I'll see ya later then." He said as he started to walk off.

"Oh, I almost forgot. Twilight wants all of us over the day after tomorrow, and that means you too." She said, and he just nodded.

"I'll be there." He said and continued his way home.

Author's Notes:

There you guy's go, a nice long chapter! Hope you all enjoyed, and remember to smile, smile, smile! Also, random author fact time again! The fact is, despite how she's been acting in a lot of episodes in season four Pinkie is starting to really grow on me.