He was starting to wake up now and refusing to open his eyes as he tried to bury himself in the bed. Though something felt off about it now, a comfort he already became used to in the past few days. When he opened his eyes and looked around the hospital room, he saw that he was alone.

"Ah, good morning Brandon. How are you feeling?" Dr. Hayseed asked coming into the room.

"Where's Derpy and the other's?" He asked, getting into a sitting position.

"Luna and Lyra are having breakfast right now, and Derpy had to go to work. The first two will be back in about twenty minutes I say, but how do your wings feel?" Hayseed asked.

"They feel great, I think anyways." He replied, stretching his arms and without realizing it, stretching his wings which were now larger than they were last night. "What the..."

"Well, this is good news after all. You didn't even seem to have noticed their growth, so that means I was right." He looked at the doctor with surprise. "Oh, right you see I had a theory that now that they were protruding past the shoulder blades they wouldn't bother you as much when they grow."

"You know I would like to know how they grew this fast." He gave the doctor a slight glare.

"Right, well Luna explained to me what she did last night, which adds to the theory on why they grew, and are still growing at a rapid rate. You know about how a pegasus wing can react to certain emotions correct?" He gave a nod, eyes widening. "I can already tell you already figured it out, your wings grew fast because of you being in a sexual situation, thus causing what ponies are now referring to as a wing boner of sorts. Though, for your situation, it caused spontaneous rapid growth."

"S-so, could this have happened in any other situation?" He asked, sending the doctor a pleading look.

"Yes, like I said it's similar to that of how a pegasus wing reacts to emotions. So, this could have been caused by any means of emotion, ranging from grief, anger, or in this case being aroused." Hayseed explained. "And yes, I did explain this to your marefriends and friends already. So be prepared for that when it comes, and as to why I explained this to them is simple, not because they're your friends and marefriends, but because of the dreams you had."

"You explained it because Luna made me have lucid dreams that made my wings grow?" He asked, hoping that none of them come back now.

"Yup, sorry I would have had to explain it at some point after a theory was thought up and tested. But like I said, I already had a theory and Luna had tested it before I could pass it along and ended up proving it. Now, are you sure you aren't suffering from any pain?" Hayseed asked.

"No, I feel a lot better than what I did yesterday." He answered, making Hayseed nod and write something down.

"Okay, I have a few other patients to go check on and I'll be back again." He nodded and watched as the doctor left.

Once he was alone, he let out a groan of embarrassment and tried to cover himself back up again. Though his curiosity got the best of him, and he looked at his larger wings. They now actually looked like wings, with a little bit of fur and feathers now covering them, in what he could tell was electric green. But as he continued to look down them, he saw that the end feathers were actually a light blue on one wing, and a light grey on the other.

"Huh, never seen coloring like that." He said, and he realized that he had brought the tips of his wings closer to look at these feathers.

"It certainly is a unique color pattern, and it looks like you already have good control over them." He jumped and saw Luna standing there with a little smirk. "You know, you look really cute with how you just wrapped your wings around you."

"You surprised me, that's all," he said quickly giving her a glare.

"What? You told me that you would like me to help you with your nightmares, and I decided to give you a break from them, and to top it off we did find out they make your wings grow as well." Luna said, a smirk growing. "Though, I won't lie, since there wasn't room on your side I took a spot on top of you. Those dreams didn't just make your wings grow."

"Please stop, I rather not be teased right now about dreams you made lucid. Though hearing that, I think you did it on purpose just so you could tease me." He said, giving her more of a glare.

"That would be the truth, but I can't help it. Making you embarrassed has become too fun, and funny to see." She said, walking forward though his glare didn't drop it did make her ears fold up. "Does it bother you that much?"

"No, what bothers me is that you're supposed to be a princess. Since when did you become so into teasing about this kind of stuff?" He asked, raising an eyebrow finally dropping his glare.

"When I became your marefriend, I felt I had more freedom to do such things, especially since you didn't actually see me like a princess, but as a friend." She answered, though her ears were still folded.

"Now why are you still upset? I don't care if you tease me a little," he said, and he saw her eyes go to his wings. "Oh, I see. Luna come here, and look me in the eyes." She did as he told her. "This is not your fault, it's not Lyra's, and it's defiantly not Derpy's. I love you three too much to let yourselves blame yourself or each other."

She let out a surprised squeak when he started to kiss her but quickly gave in. Though it didn't last long, she couldn't help but feel as if he stole her breath, and once broken she could see his smile. Once she regained some composure, she got up in his bed where he quickly wrapped his arms around her.

"So, once these things are fully grown we'll be spending a lot more time together huh?" He asked, and she only nodded. "Say, where's Lyra? I thought you two were having breakfast together?"

"She went back for thirds," she replied.

"That mare is a bottomless pit," he said, giving a slight sigh.

"Brandon?" He looked down at the lunar princess. "How do you actually feel about her?"

"Who Lyra?" He asked, and she shook her head making him give another sigh, though this one was out of defeat. "Luna, in truth I feel the same way about her as I do for you, Lyra, and Derpy. But I don't think that dream can become a reality."

"Why not? Dreams are many things Brandon, they are hope, future goals, a ponies past, and sometimes even showing something that could happen. Or is there something else holding you back? Something even deeper that I don't even know about in your dreams?" She asked.

"No, there's nothing really that deep in my dreams. It's just, I don't know if these feelings are real for her or if they are just created." He admitted, a look of shame on his face.

"Is that why you only found your feelings were real for us, because we admitted them to you, and thus caused you to confirm your feelings for Derpy?" She asked, making him nod.

"Yeah, that's pretty much it. I figured them out because you and Lyra admitted your feelings for me, and it did make me confirm my feelings for Derpy. But for her, I'm still not sure. I do know I love her as I said. Though I don't know whether it's because of what she did for me creating fake feelings, or if these are natural." He replied.

"Brandon, if you aren't sure then admit them to her and see how you feel, and if you're worried about rejection then I'll still be here, and so will Derpy and Lyra. Though, I doubt she would let your confession ruin your friendship with her completely. So, next time she visits admit them, and if you want I can be by your side." She said, giving him a nuzzle.

"And who are we talking about?" Lyra asked, walking into the room.

"Just somepony in his dreams," Luna said, getting out of the bed after unwrapping herself.

"So, does this mean we're trying to add a fourth to our little herd?" Lyra asked, making him give a hesitant nod. "Sweet, but who is it?"

"As I told you Lyra, it's pretty obvious when you actually think about it," Luna replied.

"Yeah, but I just want to make sure of it." Lyra snapped.

"Girls, please don't do this right now. Because I don't want to have to play the hospital card here." He said, managing to get both mares to go quiet. "Now, I rather not say it, but if you really want to know Lyra, it's Applejack."

"I knew it!" Suddenly Pinkie Pie was standing there, making all three of them jump.

"P-pinkie, why did you scare us like that? And how long have you been listening?" He asked, taking a deep breath to relax.

"Oh, not for long. Just long enough for Lyra to come in, and to hear your confession of love for Applejack! Oh, when are you gonna tell her? Huh? Huh?" Pinkie started jumping up and down on his bed without actually disturbing him.

"Um, today?" He said, looking at Luna who nodded her head giving him a confident smile.

"She's gonna be so surprised! And this is the best kind of surprise, especially for how much she actually likes you! I mean when you first told her that she had a soft coat, she couldn't stop talking about it and how good it made her feel! She also had this blush going on that we could tell she liked it more than just a compliment from a strange alien creature!" Pinkie said, getting a huge smile that crept them all out as it was just too big to be natural.

"See, from the sounds of it she's had a crush on you since you arrived here," Luna said, nudging him.

"Yup, but to think you made all these nice people reading this wait all this time to hear something they already knew! I mean seriously, you weren't being too subtle with your little flirting! They even probably knew from the beginning, you don't know how long they've been saying that you would go with Applejack, or how many of them said that you get her into your herd!" Pinkie said, though the others in the room just looked at each other in absolute confusion.

"What do you mean by 'nice people reading'?" Lyra asked.

"Lyra, don't ask questions that the author of this won't let you understand silly!" Pinkie said, before hopping off the bed and out the door.

"Um, is one of us dreaming?" He asked, looking at Luna.

"I'm afraid not, though as much as that made a headache I wish it was," Luna replied, rubbing her head.

"Sooo, how long have you been flirting with her anyway?" Lyra said, trying to get everyone off of what just happened though they all couldn't shake the feeling of a hundred people watching them, waiting to see what would happen next.

"Um, I have no idea. I mean I've complimented her having a soft coat a few times, but I don't think that's a flirt." He answered.

"And here Derpy told us you read that book Pinkie gave you." He looked at Luna in confusion, though not as severe as when Pinkie was just there. "For each pony tribe, they each have their own compliment that could be taken as being flirty. Like for a pegasus, saying something about their wings or wing power."

"You mean if I say you have very pretty feathers, you'll take it as me flirting with you?" He asked, with a little grin as Luna gave a blush.

"Yup, and for unicorns, if you compliment their horns in some way as well," Lyra said, giving an evil grin at Luna.

"Well, your horn looks very nice today Lyra, if that's what you're getting at." He said, making her blush. "So, you're saying that for Earth Ponies it's their coats?"

"Yes, and given as how you said it to her multiple times, it's no surprise she figured you were flirting with her. And do you smell popcorn?" Luna asked, making them all smell the air and turn to see Pinkie staring at them through the window making them all shiver, but Lyra and Luna shut the curtain with their magic.

"Awww, I was watching that!" They heard her say.

"Um, how was she just sitting there eating popcorn when we're on the second floor?" Luna was the one who asked this time.

"Don't ask why Pinkie is Pinkie," he replied.

"Figures that mare was causing y' all trouble, knew it from when she asked me to come early." They all turned in surprise to see Applejack there. "Sorry, that mare dragged me here pretty much. Said Brandon needed to talk to me about something." Applejack looked at them expectantly.

"In a matter of fact, he would love to talk with you...ouch!" Lyra said, rubbing her side giving Luna a glare.

"So what about?" Applejack asked. "Cause I know I wanted to talk to him about what he'll be doing on the farm when he gets all better."

"Oh, so what is he going to be doing?" Lyra asked.

"Probably helping Big Mac with accounting." Applejack replied.

"Hey girls, do you think you could give me and Applejack a little private time to talk?" He asked, getting a look from Luna only for him to nod his head, and Luna forced Lyra out of the room.

"Wow, you couldn't even talk about this in front of your marefriends? This must be serious," Applejack said, giving him a playful poke in the side.

"It's something we've already talked about, I just wanted to talk to you about alone." He said, looking at the curtains blocking the window still somehow feeling Pinkie eyes watching them.

"Now what's wrong with ya? You aren't letting your fear get to you again, are you?" She asked, this time gently nudging him with her nose.

"No, at least not that fear. Just another fear or more of self doubt about this." He replied, and she could hear something in his tone.

"Hey, whatever it is your doubting yourself on, it's ain't worth worrying about." She said, and he could feel her place a hoof on his shoulder before she enveloped him a tight hug. "I know you haven't had it easy since you've been here, and though things have been looking up for ya, I know you'll always have that fear with you. But now you have three marefriends, along with your normal friends who will always have your back."

"Thanks, and I know." He said, turning to see her green eyes making him freeze.

"What?" She asked, and he could tell she was becoming slightly uncomfortable.

"You know, I really wasn't lying when I said you have a nice soft coat." He blurted out, and he noticed the blush forming before she broke the hug.

"I don't doubt it, and thanks." She said, giving him a smile. "But what does that have to do with what you want to talk about?"

"Applejack, do you like me?" He asked, making her look up in surprise.

"Why ask that? Of course, I like ya, you're my friend! A good friend at that!" She said, giving him a slightly angry look. "I knew you were letting that fear take hold again!"

"No, I mean do you like me?" She tilted her head in confusion, and seeing this he managed to very slowly extend his wing and dragged the end feathers across her side making her shiver. Though doing it as a conscious effort was harder than expected.

"W-what?" She asked, and he looked back at the window which was still closed.

"Applejack, each of my marefriends has given me something to love about each of them. Luna had given me protection and has guided me through a very dark place, Derpy can make me smile any time I'm around her by the way she talks to me, and she also helped me through my biggest fear. Lyra has been my friend ever since I was first released from this hospital, not once judging me because of what I was, and always gave an open ear to let me tell my secrets without fear of them being spread around town.

"She has been there for a while now, and so has Luna who became an instant friend because we share something in common. Then there's you, someone that I had feelings for since I first woke up here. I mean you were the first face I saw, the one who saved me from falling to my death. Though that's why I'm afraid, I'm afraid that because you saved me these aren't real feelings." He said, tears starting to flow.

"B-brandon, I-I.." She tried, but he raised a hand to let him continue.

"Because of these feeling I had for you, it made me unsure of my feelings for Lyra, for Luna, for Derpy even. But when Luna and Lyra confessed their feelings to me, my own were confirmed. I knew I loved them, and I knew that my feelings for Derpy were real as well the more I thought about it. Though, I just need to know, do you have feelings for me? It won't matter if you don't, I can accept that, I just need to know.

"Maybe, just maybe your answer will tell me if these are real or not. But I do think they're real, because of how long I've had them. Please, I just need to know." He said, looking at her in her eyes and he could see her biting her lip.

"Brandon, I-I don't know what to say. I mean you just put your heart out there, and I know how sensitive you are." She replied, avoiding eye contact now.

"You can tell me the truth on how you feel, and don't worry about me. I think I have somepony to help me through it." He said, placing a hand on her cheek making her look at him. "I mean look at me, I'm in the hospital again because I'm growing wings. If Luna, Lyra, and Depry still stuck by me after seeing me with wings, then I don't think they'll leave because I'm broken-hearted."

"B-brandon, you've been through so much already.." she tried to argue.

"And I'll be through a lot more, now quit avoiding the question." He said gently, and she looked at him, wings and all.

"Brandon, I-I..." she started, and she could feel tears running down her cheeks..

Author's Notes:

Well, there we are, him admitting his feelings for Applejack. Hope this little cliff hanger helped you enjoy the chapter, and remember to smile, smile, smile!