I woke up the next morning thinking to myself. "How much of a handful can Fluttershy be?". And not a second later after, the door flung itself open, revealing the aforementioned yellow pegasus. She was hovering above the ground and carrying a tray with as much breakfast food as it could hold. She floated ever so carefully to my side of the bed and sat the tray onto my lap. Toast, oatmeal, pancakes, a tall glass of orange juice, and a cup of coffee lay atop it. I could do nothing more than sit and stare.

"Fluttershy." I said, yawning, but still in shock. "You know you didn't have to do this, right?"

Fluttershy grinned and spun around in the air. "Well, um, y-you didn't have to let me go outside with you today either." She replied. "S-so maybe we're even now? I'm just so excited, I-I could explode!" She drew in the biggest breath she could and curled up into a ball, causing me to turn away and cover my ears.

"...Pshhh..." Fluttershy whispered, mimicking the sound of what I thought to be a drop of water hitting a hot frying pan. She extended her hooves in an exploding fashion, trying to add emphasis on her excitement. I tried with every fiber of my being not to laugh at how adorable she was acting. It was almost heart-attack inducing.

Fluttershy landed softly at the foot of my bed and nudged at his tray. "Now eat up, Mister." She instructed. "Breakfast is the absolute most important meal of the day, you know!"

She stood and watched patiently as I ate the food that was made especially for me, taking glances upwards to find that Fluttershy still stood her post. I hurried through my meal as fast as I could, hoping to avoid more awkward silence. I finished the last pancake and guzzled the last drop of orange juice and slammed my glass back on the tray. Fluttershy clapped her hooves together in delight.

"Oh, my!" She said, "Somepony was hungry! Do I need to get you more?"

I waved my hands in the air. I was almost too weak from eating so much in one setting. "No, no." I answered. "I'm stuffed. Thank you." I put on a big smile and moved the tray onto my nightstand. "I'm going to go take a shower now, so I'll be in the living room soon."

Fluttershy nodded and flew upward. She hovered over to the now empty breakfast tray and picked it up with her hooves. "Do you need any help getting cleaned up?" She asked, flying over to the door.

My face grew red from Fluttershy's innocent question. I shook it off and cleared my throat. "N-no. I'm fine, thanks." I stammered. "I'll see you in a sec, okay?"

Fluttershy nodded again and took off down the hallway and into the living room. I shuffled out of bed and across the floor towards the bathroom.

I took my shower and changed into my clothes for the day, which were a purple v-neck and dark gray jeans. From my bedroom, I walked into the living room, seeing that everyone was already on about their own business. Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, and Applejack all sat around the television, roaring with laughter at the men on the screen. I looked closer at the screen to find that they were watching an episode of a prank show that I had recorded a while back.

"Look at all that flour!" Rainbow Dash squealed.

"Guys! It's not good when flour and water mix!" Pinkie Pie defended. "Trust me, I know!"

Applejack giggled "Ah guess y'all would call that a sticky situation!"

The three roared with laughter again.

I chuckled to myself and looked for the rest of the ponies. Twilight was busy on the computer, as per usual. I sighed loudly, wondering how Twilight was going to cope without a computer once she got back to Equestria. I turned my attention to Rarity, who was in a much chipper mood as she read through a fashion brochure she received from one of the shops she visited. But there was no Fluttershy to be found.

She walked out of the bathroom, already wearing the hoodie and shorts. I gave her a puzzled look.

"W-well, I don't want you to hurt your nose like last time I got changed." Fluttershy explained, a small blush forming.

My eyes widened, remembering the event all too well. I nodded quickly and allowed Fluttershy to walk over to Twilight. She took a seat right next to the chair, beaming up at Twilight. Twilight noticed her company and spun the chair around to cast the spell.

Twilight deployed her magic on the yellow Pegasus and Fluttershy started morphing for the second time since she'd been here. When the light faded away, I, like the others, was relieved to see that she had grown into her clothes correctly and, in my mind, had filled them out quite nicely. Fluttershy's pink hair fell over her busty torso and the shorts hugged her hips tightly.

Fluttershy twirled around, excited to once again be in human form. She skipped to the door as I, trying to keep my mind away from Fluttershy's voluptuous figure, slipped on my shoes and waved goodbye to the ponies. They all waved back, then turned their attention back to the television just in time to catch the demise of yet another prank victim.

"Ooooh!" Rainbow Dash laughed. "That's gotta hurt!"

"That has got to be the biggest green ball I have ever seen in my whole entire life." Added Pinkie Pie.

Fluttershy and I were fast on our way into the city after our stop at the clothing store. After extensive consideration, Fluttershy picked out a yellow sweater, an off-white skirt, and some modest underwear. She sat quietly in the passenger's seat, letting out a fidget of excitement every now and again.

"So." I began, hoping to break the silence. "What do you wanna do today?"

Fluttershy simply smiled at me. "Oh, um, whatever you want to do is fine." She replied. "Really. I'll be happy with just about anything."

I sighed. "But it's your first day out." I reminded. "You should get to do anything you want. You know, within reason."

Fluttershy looked up in thought, lightly tapping her chin. She gasped as she remembered something Twilight had told her about. "I want to go to the zoo!"

Her request had captured my attention. "The...zoo?" I asked.

Fluttershy nodded quickly. "Yeah!" The Pegasus exclaimed. "Wouldn't that be great? Every animal your world has to offer in one place! Can we go?" She bit at her nails in excitement, awaiting my answer.

In all the years I had lived in the city, I never once had been to the zoo. My mom either didn't have the money to take me or I was too busy balancing a full time job and, at the time, college. I searched for the zoo on my phone and set my GPS app to get them there. Fluttershy gasped when the voice on the phone gave me my first bit of direction.

"I-it talks to you?" Fluttershy asked in awe.

I chuckled. "Yeah, it'll do that from time to time." I replied. As we continued driving, Fluttershy would giggle every time it spoke. I found Fluttershy's amazement entertaining. She spent the entire trip staring at the phone, waiting for their navigator to give its words of wisdom. She even tried to talk back to it a few times, but every time, she was met with disappointing silence.

After a good twenty minutes, we finally reached our destination. The phone even declared so, and Fluttershy gave a small squeal as we turned into the massive parking lot. We parked in the third row and began walking to the entrance. The sign above the gate was adorned with the likeness of several different animals, which only added to Fluttershy's giddiness. I had only just got done paying the woman at the gate for admission when Fluttershy took me by the arm and started pulling me around the zoo.

Our first stop was to the reptile house. I watched in half-amazement as Fluttershy skipped towards the different habitats, tapping the glass of each and managing to get the attention of any animal she wanted. She would speak to them, giving them compliments on their scales or breaking up a fight that occurred between two iguanas.

Fluttershy waved goodbye to each of the reptiles before skipping away to the next habitat. I made an unsettling discovery as we were walking out of the reptile house: the reptiles had been smiling after Fluttershy visited them. I tried to shake it off as a hallucination and exited the building.

After that, we made our way to the bird sanctuary, which seemed to peak Fluttershy's interest. She hurried into the netted area and began instantly pointing out every type of bird she saw.

"How do you know about all these different kinds of birds, Fluttershy?" I asked, surprised.

Fluttershy held out a finger as one of her new feathered friends landed gently on it. "Oh, we have a lot of the same animals in Equestria that you do here in your world." She explained. She sang a few notes to the bird and the bird sang it back, matching Fluttershy perfectly. My eyes widened as they continued to sing more, with the addition of a few more birds. Soon it became a full fledged choir, and passersby were beginning to stop and stare in awe.

I took notice of the growing crowd and quickly stepped up to Fluttershy, interrupting her conducting. She looked around at the large group of people who began applauding her. The birds flew away and Fluttershy became flustered over the abundance of attention. Her whimpering gave me all the reason I needed to pull her away from the bird sanctuary and into the Arctic Area, where we would spend the next hour marveling at the penguins and polar bears while avoiding the masses.

Back at my house, Pinkie Pie had been pulled into the seclusion and privacy of a certain bedroom closet by one of the other ponies. Nervous sweat flowed from her as she was met with a scrutinizing stare.

"Mat was acting kinda weird when he came back home with you." Her closet-mate informed. "You didn't say anything, did you?"

Pinkie's eyes shot open. "N-no!" She stammered. The other pony's eyes narrowed. "W-well, I slipped and told him that one of us liked him, but I didn't say any names! Pinkie Promise!" She said, repeating the motions of the Pinkie Promise that they had made earlier.

The other pony put a hoof to her head. "You can't say anything to him." She reminded. "I didn't expect anything like this to happen when we got here, but after spending nearly a week with him, I've discovered feelings for him that I've never had for anypony else." She sighed deeply. "Please keep this secret and hope that its just something I can get over before we go back to Equestria."

Pinkie Pie nodded furiously in agreement as she quickly escaped their makeshift meeting room, leaving the other pony to collect her thoughts.

"What am I gonna do?" The mysterious pony thought.

It had been a few hours since we arrived at the zoo, so Fluttershy and I decided to have lunch. Set up just between the Arctic Zone and the aquariums was a jungle-themed concession stand. Fluttershy ordered a simple to-go salad and I, who was still full from my massive breakfast, settled for a simple ice pop. They took a seat at a nearby bench to enjoy their lunches.

"So." I said, trying to jump start a conversation. "What do you think so far?"

Fluttershy swallowed the bite of salad she had in her mouth and beamed at me. "It's great! I-it's more than great!" She blurted. "I'm having the time of my life, Mat!" She threw her arms around me, wrapping me in an iron embrace.

"That's...great." I whispered, "But...can I...have some air?"

Fluttershy released her hold on a breathless me, who sat gasping for air. "O-oh." Fluttershy said in a much more sober tone. "I-i'm sorry."

"You're...fine." I said, catching my breath.

When I found my normal breathing pattern again, we finished our quick lunch and proceeded over into the aquariums. The inside was dark, with only the lights from the massive tanks surrounding them and a few overhead lights illuminating the way. Fluttershy stared admiringly at all the sea life that swam around them. A group of children had glued themselves to a glass wall, watching as a Great White shark maneuvered through the water on the other side. I saw the massive predator and began shaking out of fear.

"It's okay, Mat." Fluttershy coaxed, hoping to calm me down. "He's behind a very thick layer of glass. He couldn't hurt you if he wanted to."

I gulped and, with Fluttershy gently pushing me, approached the edge of the tank. The children made way for me next to the glass so she could have a front row seat to the shark's activity. The shark took notice of his new observer and swam close to the tank, revealing just how big he really was. I shakily watched as it came eye to eye with him. If it wasn't for Fluttershy being there, I probably would have ran. But instead, I stood my ground, waiting until the shark left. I exhaled, relieved that the beast had gone.

Some of the children giggled at my reaction to the shark, but was soon silenced by Fluttershy's piercing stare. She pulled me away from the glass wall and they continued through the rest of the aquarium. My mood eventually picked back up as we left the aquarium and made our way to the Safari Park.

The first animal we saw was the lion. Fluttershy stood next to the railing where they were kept, waving to get its attention. The lion approached and purred loudly as it gained a lot of attention from the pink-haired woman. I approached Fluttershy, bewildered at her bravery.

"How are you not the least bit afraid of that beast?" I asked.

Fluttershy giggled. "It's just like a Manticore," She replied, "Just not nearly as big."

I cocked my head to the side. "A Manticore?" I echoed.

She nodded.

"What's that?" I followed up, not sure if I was ready for an answer.

"A Manticore." Fluttershy informed, "Has the body of a lion, the tail of a scorpion, and large wings. They're about twice the size of that lion there."

My mind had been partially blown that something so terrifying existed in their previously assumed cute world. My mouth hung slightly open from trying to even picture such a thing. It was no wonder Fluttershy was treating the lion like an overgrown house cat.

We finally left the lion's habitat and explored the rest of the Safari Park area of the zoo. Once we had been through the rest of the zoo (and the gift shop, where I bought Fluttershy a stuffed panda bear), we proceeded back through the entrance gate and back to my car. The upholstered seats felt amazing to us, who were feeling slightly weary after the day.

I checked my phone for the time. It had been four and a half hours since Fluttershy's transformation, giving us plenty of time for another activity and, very possibly, dinner. I looked over at Fluttershy, who was snuggling her panda bear. I smiled to myself as I backed out of the parking space and started driving towards the city.

Fluttershy and I had arrived in the city about a half hour later. It was about mid-afternoon when we got there, which meant that we had until roughly eight to do a few more things and have dinner before Fluttershy returned to her pegasus form. The trip was almost nothing but Fluttershy going on and on about their zoo visit. It was probably the most talkative that I had ever heard her be. It did my heart some good to see Fluttershy so happy.

However, a ding from my car quickly ended that as the light on the dashboard warned me of my low fuel level. Fluttershy seemed to not have even noticed the sound as she continued on about the animals. I sighed a little and glanced over to my pink-haired passenger.

"I'm going to need to stop and gas up the tank before we can do anything else." I informed her.

"Oh." Fluttershy said, ending her giddy chatter. "That's fine." She smiled at me and snuggled her plush panda bear some more.

We found a gas station a few moments later and pulled in next to the closest pump. I killed the engine and got out, keeping the door open. I put in my bank card and punched my PIN number in. Fluttershy, who remained perfectly seated, watched as people walked the sidewalks next to her. She tried to wave at a passerby, but was met with a look of skepticism. The stranger shook his head and ignored her, continuing on his way. Fluttershy slumped in her seat and sighed.

The nozzle thunked a few minutes later, signifying that the tank was full. I replaced the nozzle and received my receipt from the pump. As I climbed back in the car and pulled the driver's door shut, I noticed Fluttershy's drastic mood change.

"Everything okay, 'Shy?" I asked.

Fluttershy looked at me with sorrowful eyes. "I tried to wave at somepony just now, but they looked at me funny." She confessed. "Is everypony here like that?"

I smiled weakly and put a hand on her shoulder to comfort her. "Not everyone is exactly friendly to people they don't know." I explained. "Some people just aren't interested in making new friends. It doesn't exactly excuse them from giving weird looks or being unkind to you, but that's just how a lot of humans are."

Fluttershy sniffled a bit. "Kind of like Cranky Doodle Donkey." Fluttershy replied, finding common ground with Pinkie's experience. My eyes narrowed in confusion, but decided to go along with it.

"Uh...sure..." I answered. I pulled away from the subject, hoping to cheer her up. "What do you wanna do next?" I asked. Fluttershy thought to herself, but could come up with nothing. She had already had one of the best days ever. What more could she ask of me?

"I honestly don't know." Fluttershy admitted. "I-i've already had such a great day so far..."

I also thought for a second, then was struck with an idea. I put the car in gear and made the quick drive to the city park, where Pinkie Pie and I had been the day before for the carnival. Today, it was a much different scene, as all the rides and booths had been taken down and removed. Fluttershy quickly perked up when we took a parking spot on the side of the street opposite of the park.

Meanwhile, Twilight Sparkle had taken a rare break from the computer to do some theory writing in the kitchen. Rainbow Dash, who was seated in the recliner watching a motocross race, seized this opportunity and bolted to the computer seat. She looked around nervously as she picked up an unsharpened pencil with her mouth and typed out "how to deal with a crush" into Google's search bar. She hit the enter key and a split second later, thousands upon thousands of search options appeared before her. Not wanting to waste any time, she unthinkingly clicked the first result.

The page that appeared next was a post on an advice board. The user, "apples2apples", was apparently having the same problem. "Huh," Rainbow Dash thought, "Weird name." She ignored the thought and began reading the comments, hoping that someone would have just the information she needed.

LikeABawws: Just come out and tell him. That's it. If he doesn't return the feelings, just get over it and move on.

2258kittykittylicklick: Well, if you want to take a more romantic approach, just try dropping subtle hints. Giving compliments, doing something nice for him, even inviting him to have lunch with you could be all you need to get your point across.

BlackenedSunrise: Love is stupid. Just don't even bother, you'll end up hurting in the end.

Rainbow Dash ignored the following comments, as they were all attacking "BlackenedSunrise". She sighed, dropping the pencil she held in her mouth. As she went to close the window, a certain white unicorn popped up beside her.

"What's this?!" Rarity said in a playful manner. "Our little Dashie has a crush?! How exciting!"

Rainbow Dash panicked and tried to cover the computer screen the best she could. "W-what?! N-no!" She cried, but Rarity could see right through her defenses, smirking all the while. Rainbow Dash gave a sigh of defeat.

"Fine." She huffed. "I-I have a crush on somepony."

Rarity squealed in delight. "Oh, this is just fabulous!" She gushed. She pulled another chair up next to her rainbow-maned companion. "Tell me all about it!"

Rainbow Dash shook her head. "I can't." She replied. "I'm not gonna say anything about it."

Rarity was displeased by this and put on her best pouting face. "Can you at least tell me their name?"

The pegasus stayed resilient. "Absolutely not." She contested. "Its not exactly something everypony would approve of, if you catch my meaning."

Rarity dramatically threw a hoof over her forehead. "Oh, a forbidden love!" She swooned. "How romantic!" She paused her act to place a hoof on the back of an annoyed Rainbow Dash. "I do hope things work in your favor, dear." Rarity comforted.

Rainbow Dash simply sighed and left the computer desk, returning to the recliner and focusing her attention back on the race. Rarity climbed up on the chair for her turn at the computer as she smiled and closed the advice board's window.

It had been half an hour since Fluttershy and I had arrived at the park. We had walked the area of the park and were now sitting on a bench next to the small lake that lay in the park's center. Fluttershy tossed some duck food on the ground at her feet. A couple ducks waddled over and quacked gratefully, causing her to giggle.

I checked my cell phone, noticing that I was finally able to feel hunger again after my massive breakfast. I mentioned an Italian restaurant that was only a few blocks away from here and Fluttershy nodded in agreement. She stood and threw the rest of the food on the ground for the ducks, who were quickly amassing around the food. We walked off of the grass and back onto pavement, crossing the street back towards the car.

I stopped by the parking meter and fed it a few more quarters, adding an hour to the display. That gave us two hours to eat and maybe stop at a few places before having to hit another part of the city. We continued walking to the next intersection and made a left, continuing the short walk to the restaurant.

Once inside, we noticed that business was surprisingly stagnant. There was very few customers in the entire restaurant, which bewildered me. Any other time, it was packed with some more customers loitering about outside, waiting to get in. I began to have second thoughts when one of the waiters hastily walked towards me.

"Just two?" She asked, beaming. I simply nodded, slightly freaked out by this girl's enthusiasm. She giggled a little as she grabbed two laminated menus from behind the host's desk and motioned us to follow her. We did, and she seated us at a small booth next to the door. The waitress quickly rambled off the specials before taking our drink orders. Fluttershy and I both ordered iced teas and the waitress disappeared.

Fluttershy looked the menu over a few times, unsure of what she wanted. She read each item's description carefully and had finally decided when the waitress sprang back into view. I ordered the lasagna and Fluttershy ordered the spaghetti with three cheese sauce. The waitress scribbled down the order, swiped back the menus, and disappeared again, leaving Fluttershy and I sitting in a semi-awkward silence.

After a few minutes, I finally spoke. "So." I began, "Is Equestria much like my world?"

Fluttershy thought for a second, then shook her head. "No." She replied, "Your world is actually more advanced than ours." She looked down a little bit, then back up at me. "I-i mean, we don't have TV or cars or computers."

I tried to picture that for a second. No television, no internet, no phones. I shuddered a little bit, realizing just how attached to my gadgets I really was. And here was a person, er, pony, who had never even heard of anything like that before she came to my world, and she seemed perfectly content about that.

"What do you guys do with yourselves?" I asked, hoping to find clarity.

Fluttershy looked back and forth nervously. "W-what do you mean?"

"You don't have almost any of the technology that I do." I said. "What do you guys do to keep from being bored all the time?"

Fluttershy perked up. "We have all sorts of festivals, holidays, and events." She happily answered. She then began explaining everything from the Running of the Leaves to Nightmare Night and Hearth's Warming Eve, which she found were oddly similar to a lot of my world's festivals, activities, and events. She was in the middle of describing Winter Wrap-Up when the zippy waitress dropped off our food. The smell of it was enough for me to dive in immediately, followed by my pink-haired counterpart.

I had finished my lasagna in record time and Fluttershy was about halfway done with her spaghetti when the waitress came by and dropped off the bill. I took a quick look, then slipped my bank card on top. I laid back in the booth, giving myself some time to rest while Fluttershy finished her spaghetti. After the waitress came to take payment, the two of us started talking again about the celebration similarities between Earth and Equestria.

After a while, I checked my cell phone. We had an hour until the parking meter expired, and roughly two until Fluttershy's transformation. After the waitress had returned my bank card, we got up and left the restaurant. The sky outside had begun to soften, with very few clouds in the sky. Fluttershy asked me about a small store they passed on the way to the restaurant. I smiled and nodded, and began to make our way there. We didn't make it halfway before trouble somehow sniffed the two of us out.

Fluttershy was walking alongside me when she heard something coming from the alleyway we had just passed. She stopped mid-step and tried looking into the alley. I stopped a few feet further ahead and turned back to see what had piqued Fluttershy's interest.

A minute or so passed until we put the thought into the back of our mind. We turned to leave when a shadowy figure jumped from the ally and grabbed Fluttershy, pulling her back into the darkness. Fluttershy tried to fight the best she could, but her strength couldn't best her captor's.

"Mat!" She screamed. "Help!"

The captor put his hand over her mouth, still fighting to pull her deeper and deeper into the alley. "Shuddup!" He hissed. "If ya know what's good for ya, you'll keep quiet!"

I instantly bolted down the alley after them. I had a gut feeling that something wasn't right about the alley, and now Fluttershy was getting kidnapped. "Stop!" I yelled. "Let her go!"

The chase went on for several more feet until the alley dead-ended into the back door of another building. The criminal tried to open the door, but thankfully for me, it was locked. I finally caught up with them, slightly out of breath, but still ready to do whatever it took to get Fluttershy home safely.

"Let her go." I said. Fluttershy mumbled against the criminal's hand, which showed no sign of a lessening grip. The criminal spat at the ground and glared at me.

"Go find your own broad, buddy." The attacker growled. "This one's mine."

My rage got the better of me. I knew that I wasn't nearly as big as the other guy, but it didn't stop me from sprinting at full speed towards them. I drew back a fist. "Fluttershy!" I screamed. "Duck!"

Fluttershy managed to break free of the attacker's hand and did as ordered, just in time to see a fist fly beside her head. My punch landed between the eyes of the criminal, knocking him backwards a few feet. Fluttershy saw her opportunity to escape and took it. She wiggled free and stood behind me, trembling and sobbing. The attacker regained his balance and glared at me.

"You're gonna pay for that one, punk!" He threatened. He charged at me, who simply stood my ground, waiting for the right moment. The criminal got just more than an arm's length away from me when he was greeted with yet another punch, this one finding his gut. My punch coupled with the kidnapper's running speed knocked the wind out of my foe, dropping him a second time. I began walking towards the battered enemy when Fluttershy caught me by the arm.

"Please," She begged me. "No more fighting." Tears started to form in her eyes as she looked back and forth between her potential kidnapper and her rescuer. I looked Fluttershy over for any possible wounds, but thankfully found none.

I turned her around and we began a slow walk to the alley's exit. We got a few feet away from the main sidewalk when I felt a sharp, cold pain in my right shoulder blade. I fell to my knees, screaming. Fluttershy gasped as she saw the source of my agony: a small knife that had been their attacker's last shot. She turned to find him, but he had somehow disappeared from the scene.

My breathing increased rapidly as I felt around for the blade. I touched it, sending a shock of pain through my system. It had to be at least half an inch in my flesh. Fluttershy winced as I let out another agonizing grunt. I took a deep breath as I quickly removed the knife and dropped it at my side. I screamed again, falling forward on my left hand. I took some quick breaths and attempted to stand. I wobbled from dizziness and had to use Fluttershy as a support stand.

"We have to get you home!" Fluttershy urged, tears welling in her eyes. I nodded and the two of us made the pain-riddled walk back to his car. Once there, I quickly fished my keys out of my pocket and unlocked the car.

"A-are you sure you're okay to drive?" Fluttershy asked, getting in and shutting her door. "Maybe we should get you to a hospital."

I turned the key over once I was seated and slammed the car in drive. "Can't." I breathed. "If we do, you'll be at risk of transforming before we can get home." I peeled out of the parking spot and sped down the street to the nearest intersection. "Maybe Twilight can help."

Fluttershy quickly nodded and removed her sweater, placing it behind my still bleeding shoulder. I tried not to stare at the half-naked passenger and focused on getting home as soon as possible. I hung a left at the intersection and sped down the main road that would lead us home

Aside from my occasional grunts of pain, the ride back to my house was otherwise silent. Fluttershy kept nervously checking the wound in my shoulder. The bleeding had gone down some, but I wasn't out of the clear. Every time she leaned over, her breasts would enter my peripheral vision, and I would have to keep looking away. Between my growing dizziness from blood loss, the task of driving, and Fluttershy's chest being in my face every so often, I wondered if it could crazier than it already was.

"At least she's wearing a bra." I thought to myself.

We indeed made it home, I make a sloppy entrance into my small driveway. Fluttershy flung the car door open as soon as the engine was killed and scrambled towards the house. I pushed open the door with my good hand and stumbled up the remainder of the driveway and up the steps to my front door, where Fluttershy had already busted the door open.

Inside, the other Equestrians were derailed from all their personal tasks by the half naked Fluttershy. Rainbow Dash, who before hadn't moved one bit from her recliner, was floored by Fluttershy's sudden entrance.

"What's going on?!" She asked, annoyed. She then took notice of Fluttershy, who stood in front of a pale-looking, severely beaten me. Twilight Sparkle, who ran into the living room from the kitchen, was completely unaware of the situation.

"Is everypony okay?!" She asked. She looked at me, who stumbled in past Fluttershy and fell face first on the couch, letting out a loud grunt as I made contact with its cushions. Twilight trotted up to me and gasped at my bleeding wound. She immediately turned to Fluttershy, determined for answers.

"What happened to him?!" She demanded. Fluttershy recoiled at Twilight's harsh tone, but proceeded to quickly tell them about how she was attacked and how I saved her. She then told them all about the knife and how I was still bleeding. Fluttershy would have continued, but Twilight cut her off and started looking through some books for a medical spell.

After minutes of frantic searching, she finally found one. She sped back over to me and removed Fluttershy's bloody sweater and my shirt, shuddering at the severity of the wound. The others gathered around to watch as Twilight began magicking the wound back together. It took about five minutes for the wound to be healed, and no one spoke the entire time, fearing the worst of their host.

The spell finished, Twilight levitated and flipped me face up, and gently placed me back on the couch.

"Mat!" She said, shaking me. "Are you okay?!"

Sadly, she received no answer. I had fallen unconscious during the procedure and lay perfectly still on the couch. Twilight sighed deeply, then looked at the others.

"I need blankets." She said, trying not to yell. Her voice was broken and somber. Rainbow shot up and ran to my bedroom to retrieve a couple blankets and pillows. She flew back into the living room, where Twilight levitated the blankets over me, then my head for the pillows. She moved the computer chair over beside my head and sat, watching me as I slept.

I was jolted awake in the middle of the night. I sat up in a panic, my vision not yet accustomed to the darkness. My vision eventually came, and I saw that I was on the couch in the living room, and the other's lay sleeping at various places in the room. I looked next to where my head lay to see a wide awake Twilight staring back at me, tears forming in her eyes.

"Hey, Twi." I said groggily. "What happened?"

Twilight threw her front hooves around my neck and fell onto me, sobbing gently into my chest. I was knocked back down onto the pillows by this, but somehow felt no pain. I felt the shoulder that was injured to find that the wound was completely healed. I smiled and returned the embrace to Twilight.

"Thank Celestia you're okay." Twilight said, still sobbing. She tried to keep her voice down as to not disturb the others. "I don't know what I would have done if something had happened to you." Her eyes shot open and she sat up a little on my torso, wiping her tears away with a hoof. "I-I mean, we would all be in trouble if something had happened to you."

I chuckled a little and stroked her mane. "It was just a scratch." I joked, hoping to raise her spirits. "But thank you." I continued soberly. "I would have been in pretty bad shape if it weren't for your magic."

Twilight smiled and carefully climbed down from the couch. "Please get your rest." She urged. "You need it." She nuzzled me and walked across the room to lay down.. A faint glow emitted from her horn to light the way. She then curled up and quickly fell asleep. I too shut my eyes and, as quickly as Twilight, faded back into my painless slumber. Next Chapter: Chapter 11 - A Magical Time With Twilight/Trixie Trouble/The News Estimated time remaining: 1 Hour, 27 Minutes