Three months later:

Clara and Richard looked up at Star curiously. “You two are so perfect… Yes you are…” Star said quietly, nuzzling them close to her face as they giggled.

Everyone gathered around the bed.

“They’re adorable…” Fluttershy smiled.

“Yeah. They are.” J said as she sat on the side of the bed, he gently placed his hand on Star’s shoulder and smiled down at her.

“Why don’t you take Richard. My arms are getting tired.” Star joked, handing him to J.

J took Richard into his arms, “Hey there little buddy…” J said softly, looking down at Richard.

Richard stared up at J. He grabbed J’s finger and looked at it curiously.

“So you really l-” J froze, his face slowly turning into a look of pain.

“What’s wrong?” Star asked.

“Burn…” J said quietly. “So much… burning…”

Richard giggled and let go of J’s finger.

Star looked down at J’s finger to see it was bright red. “You okay?” Star chuckled.

“Yeah… just fine…” J said.

Richard grabbed J’s finger again.

“It’s already burned en- oh… okay.” J said.

“What?” Star asked.

“Well… the burning has stopped.” J said calmly, “And now… it’s feeling pretty nice.” He smiled as he looked down at Richard again.

Richard looked up at him for a few moments before giggling.

Star laughed. “I think he’s trying to say sorry.” She said.

“It’s okay.” J said with a smile.

Richard let go of J’s finger and clapped happily as he giggled.

Star looked down and froze. “W… Where’s Clara?” She said quickly.

J froze and slowly looked up, scanning the room.

Star grunted, shifting around the bed uncomfortably.

“What’s wrong?” J asked.

Clara’s head poked out of the collar on Star’s shirt.

J chuckled a little. “There she is.” He smiled.

Star pulled Clara off her shoulder and looked at her. “What are you doing sneaking around?” She said, tickling Clara who immediately threw a fit of laughter.

“Hey… I just noticed something…” J said as he looked down at Richard.

“What is it?” Star asked.

“Richard’s left eye is orange…” J said.

“So what?” Twilight asked.

“His right eye is blue.” J said.

“Whoa.” Star laughed.

Richard stared up at Star curiously.

“What is it little guy?” Star asked.

Richard leaned closer to Star.

Star brought her face down closer.

Richard blew a raspberry in Star’s face before giggling uncontrollably.

J laughed a little.

Star raised an eyebrow. “Oh I see.” She nodded. “Very compelling.”

Richard stopped giggling and stared at Star again.

“Really?” Star asked.

Richard continued to stare at Star.

Star stared back, not moving an inch.

Richard grabbed Star’s face for a moment before pulling back and giggling loudly.

“You make a very strong argument.” Star giggled.

Richard yawned a little before he looked up at Clara.

Clara stared at Richard and reached out to him.

Richard scooted closer to her and reached out too.

Star moved her closer. Clara took Richard’s hand and put it in her mouth, starting to suck on it.

Richard giggled a little, stick his other hand into his own mouth.

J chuckled, “They’re so cute together.” He smiled.

Clara looked up at J, then Star and everyone else. Her lip quivered and she started to cry.

J stiffened up before gently grabbing Clara’s leg. “Shh… shh it’s alright…” He said comfortingly.

Clara cried louder and her skin started to turn to a greenish shade before she began melting onto the bed.

“W… What the…” Star said in a panic, eyes darting to Clara then J.

“I don’t know!” J said quickly, starting to shake a little.

Richard started to tear up.

The green ooze started to fall to the floor.

Star started shaking. “W… What do… What do I do?!” She said shakily.

“I… I don’t know…” J said quietly.

Richard stared down at the ooze, more tears falling from his face.

The ooze slid towards J and started sliding up his leg.

“Um…” Star mumbled, pointing at it.

“Yeah… I can feel i… her…” J said quietly.

Richard looked at the ooze, his tears slowing down a little.

The ooze slid down J’s arm and onto the bed, reforming next to Richard. Clara looked at him and giggled, poking his nose.

Richard giggled a little too, poking her nose back.

“O… okay…” J said uncertainly.

Clara hugged Richard and yawned, closing her eyes as she fell asleep next to him.

Richard yawned a little before looking at Clara. He blinked a few times before he fell asleep too.

J smiled. “Looks like some things are going to have to be readjusted.” He said.

Star was staring off into space.

“Star?” J asked.

Star shook her head. “Sorry just… Recovering from a mini panic attack.” She said.

J chuckled, “It’s fine. I was about to have a heart attack too.” He said.

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J set down his tool box beside the cribs. “Now… putting these two together…” He said to himself.

“Hello J.” A familiar voice said from the doorway.

J froze up. “W… what… the…” He stammered. “N… no…”

“You seem surprised.” The man said.

“Y… you can’t… be here… it’s… not possible…” J said as he turned around and face Jeffery.

“Oh? You didn’t get my letters?” Jeffrey asked with an exaggerated laugh.

“Sar-” J was cut off.

“Sarah and Serena are… Busy.” Jeffrey said.

J stepped back. “Y… you won’t be taking me…” He said.

“No but… I will.” Jeffrey smiled.

J was hit in the back of the head knocking him out instantly.

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J groggily opened his eyes, he found himself in the basement.

“Wakey wakey.” Jeffrey said, kicking J roughly in the balls.

J grunted in pain. “Fuck…” He muttered.

“Hey hey…” Jeffrey said quickly, slapping J’s face lightly a couple times before pulling his head up. “Eyes up here buddy.”

J stared at Jeffery. “Fuck… you…” He said.

“Yeah I know you want to. I’m just too god damn beautiful aren’t I?” Jeffrey laughed before punching J in the stomach.

J grunted in pain again. “Shit…” He muttered, breathing in and out quickly.

“Did you miss me J? I missed you.” Jeffrey said, kicking J hard in the stomach, forcing the chair he was in to tip backwards to the floor with him in it.

“You’re… a fucking… traitorous… bastard…” J said, “How… could I ever… miss you?”

“Whoa now there’s no sense for finger pointing.” Jeffrey said, pulling the chair back up and patting J on the head. “That better?”

J glared at Jeffery.

Jeffrey grabbed a camera from off the nearby table and grabbed a very familiar tape. “I found this up in your chest, anything important on it?” He asked, putting it into the camera.

J’s eyes went wide.

“No? Okay.” Jeffrey shrugged, pressing erase.

“NO!” J said.

“Oh I’m sure it’s nothing that can’t be re-lived. Nothing that you can’t remake right? Well… Not YOU. Because you’re not going to be doing anything for much longer.” Jeffrey laughed.

J started to violently struggle against the bonds.

“Also found this little thing in your pocket.” Jeffrey said, holding out a switchblade.

J instantly stared up at it. “No… don’t… damage that…” He said.

“Oh I’m sure it’s durable. Why don’t we test it out on something?” Jeffrey asked, stabbing the blade into J’s knee.

J gritted his teeth and tears formed in his eyes.

“I’ve always wondered what someone’s knee cap coming off sounded like.” Jeffrey whispered, slowly twisting the blade.

J started shaking and more tears slid down his face.

“Scream.” Jeffrey demanded, yanking the blade out and stabbing it into his shoulder, immediately stirring it in circles.

J couldn’t stop himself anymore and he screamed in pain.

Jeffrey closed his eyes, continuing to slide the blade around under J’s skin. He shivered slightly. “The music… Don’t you hear it? The beautiful… Tranquil music.” He asked.

J thrashed around.

“This thing is strong. How about we test it out on something a little more… Durable?” Jeffrey asked, pulling the blade out and pulling a mask from under the table. He set it down and poked the point of the blade to the center of the mask.

“D… don’t…” J said weakly.

Jeffrey lifted the blade and stabbed it into the center of the mask. “Pretty good.” He nodded.

J started to cry a little more.

“I guess this is a pretty good switchblade.” Jeffrey said. He twisted the blade and the mask snapped in half.

J closed his eyes tightly as he heard part of the mask hit the floor.

“LOOK AT ME WHEN I’M TALKING.” Jeffrey shouted, stabbing the blade into his other knee.

J’s eyes shot open and he screamed in pain again.

Jeffrey shivered again. “There it is again… Don’t you hear it?” Jeffrey said, quickly putting an arm around J’s shoulder. “Shhh... Listen.” He whispered.

J’s entire body was shaking, and he gulped back some saliva.

“Sing for me J.” Jeffrey whispered, slicing J’s knee cap in half.

J yelped in pain and held back as many tears as he could.

“Tell me how you’re feeling. I need to know…” Jeffrey said, leaning in close to J’s mouth.

“G… great…” J said shakily.

“Well that just won't do.” Jeffrey said. He plunged the blade repeatedly into J’s chest.

J screamed again.

“LOUDER! GIVE ME YOUR BOUNTIFUL MUSIC!” Jeffrey screamed, sliding the blade down and continuing to stab J in the stomach.

J coughed up some blood, unable to find much air in his lungs.

Jeffrey pulled the knife out and started waving it around like a conductor’s wand. “Yes yes… Keep going… We’re reaching the grand finale!” He said excitedly.

J gasped for air.

“And the beautiful crescendo!” Jeffrey shouted, slashing the blade across J’s face before piercing it into J’s lower back.

J coughed up some more blood before he fell limp.

Jeffrey closed his eyes and sighed. “And as all performances end…” He smiled, shivering again. “Bravo.” He said. He stopped at the stairs and poked the tip of the switchblade at the wall, drawing an arrow on the wall with J’s blood as he ascended the stairs. He walked out of the basement, closed the door and stabbed it into it. “And now… On to my next performance.”

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“I can’t believe you forgot it.” Sarah sighed.

“It’s not my fault! You were supposed to bring it.” Serena snapped. The two of them walked in the front door and froze. They both saw the bloodied switchblade sticking out of the basement door. They both walked over and Sarah grabbed the blade from the door.

“What’s this?” She asked.

“I dunno… Why is there blood on it?” Serena asked.

Sarah grabbed the door knob and opened it. They both spotted the bloody arrow drawn on the wall. They followed it down and stopped at the bottom.

“U...Uncle J?” Sarah stammered, staring in horror at the beaten and cut body tied up on the chair. Her and Serena ran over and stopped in front of him.

His breathing was shallow and blood was still running down his entire body, some dripping from the wound on his face.

“W… What do… We do?” Sarah asked quickly.

“I’ll go get help… We… Shouldn’t move him.” Serena said, quickly running upstairs.

“I’ll… Get the medical kit. Just stay right here.” Sarah said before rushing to Serena’s chest and digging around in it.

J’s breathing started getting heavier.

Sarah ran over with a large box and opened it. She pulled out a syringe and a small bottle. She put some in and injected it into J. “Painkiller… Should help with that…” She said.

J grunted and he shook a little.

Sarah’s magic flared up and she carefully lifted J onto her bed. She took out a needle and thread. “Some of the cuts are really deep… I’m going to stitch them shut.” She said, running a hand along J’s forehead. “You’re hot… I think you might have gotten infected.” She reached down for another bottle and took a few pills out. “These are antibiotics, open your mouth.”

“I’m… sorry…” He mumbled quietly.

“F… For what?” She asked shakily.

“I’m… so… sorry…” He mumbled.

“Just shut up and take them…” She said quietly. Sarah sat J up and put the pills in his mouth. She reached down for a bottle of water and unscrewed the top. She tilted the water into his mouth and poured a little in.

He drank a little.

Sarah fluffed her pillows and put them down, lying his head down on them. She grabbed a bottle of disinfectant and poured it on the wounds.

J shivered a little as the disinfectant washed over his wounds.

“I’m going to start stitching them now… I’ll start with the deepest ones on your stomach.” She said.

“Forgive… me…” He muttered.

Sarah bit her lip as a few tears fell from her face. She put the needle to his skin and started sewing the first cut closed.

J shook a little more.

Sarah’s horn glowed slightly and a thin layer of magic surrounded J’s body, slowly heating up to a comfortable temperature. She moved on to another cut, then another, and another.

J’s shaking had stopped and his breathing became shallow again..

Sarah let out a relieved sigh. “You’re all stitched up and the bleeding has stopped… Just need to bandage you now.” She said, reaching down for some gauze. When she sat up she noticed some blood staining her bed. She sat him up and spotted a large gash on his lower back. “Oh man… What the hell happened to you…” She grabbed the bottle of disinfectant and poured some over the wound before beginning to stitch it up.

“S… so… d… dark...” J mumbled.

“Hey hey… I’m here.” Sarah whispered before bandaging the gash on his back. She started wrapping the gauze around him and bandaged his stomach and chest before lying him back down. “There… All better.” She smiled, running a hand through his hair. She grabbed the blankets and pulled them up to his neck and lied down next to him.

J shook a little bit. “S… so… so… tired…” He mumbled.

“Just… Rest okay?” Sarah said quietly. It was then that she noticed the gash across his face. She hadn’t noticed it at first, thinking it was just blood. “God… This… Is going to hurt a little.” She cringed a little as she looked down at the disinfectant. She reached down and poured some across it.

J groaned and he shook again.

She grabbed the needle and started carefully stitching it closed. “I’m sorry… I’m so sorry…” She said quietly. After it was closed she got a wet wash rag and started cleaning the blood off his face.

J’s body relaxed. “I… I…” He mumbled.

“What?” She asked, leaning in close.

“L… l… love… y… you…” He mumbled. “S… so… m… much…”

“I love you too.” Sarah said, rubbing her hand through his hair again. “Just sleep… Serena should be here soon with an actual doctor.”

J shivered a little.

Sarah leaned down and put a kiss on his forehead.

He relaxed again, his breathing slowing a little.

The basement door flew open and Serena came down with Dr. Cross and a few nurses. They approached the bed and looked at J. Cross pulled the sheets down and looked at Sarah. “You… Did that?” He asked.

Sarah nodded.

“We still need to make s-” A nurse started.

“I already disinfected and stitched them. I also gave him some antibiotics just in case. I couldn’t do anything for his knees though… I’ll leave that to you guys.” Sarah said.

“Alright.” Cross nodded.

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“How… could… this happen?” Dash asked quietly.

“I don’t know how this happened but… He’s going to be fine. You can thank these two for that.” Cross said, pointing to Sarah and Serena.

“We… Just did what anyone else woulda done…” Sarah said quietly, shrugging as the two of them stared at J.

“Well… I don’t think any of us would have been able to do this as well as you two did.” AJ said.

“You both saved his life.” Rarity said with a small smile.

“I’m so proud of you two.” Star said.

Sarah and Serena hugged Star tightly.

There was a click as the door to the room opened. Celestia, Luna, and Cadence walked in. The three of them rushed over to the bed. “Is he alright?” Celestia asked.

“Yeah he’s fine.” Star nodded.

“Where is he!” A voice shouted from the hall. Everyone looked at the door as both Derpy and Scootaloo ran in. Shortly after them came Sweetie Belle and Applebloom.

“D… does anyone know what happened to him?” Cadence asked.

“I have a feeling… Whatever happened is on this camera.” Star said quietly, pulling it out of his bag.

Scootaloo laid on the bed and cried a little as she nuzzled closer to J.

“L… let’s watch it then…” Cadence said quietly.

Everyone gathered around Star and he clicked the camera on.

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“Oh… god…” Cadence mumbled.

Dash shook a little in her chair.

“T… that… w… was Jeffery?” Rarity said half questioning, half making a statement.

“I… Guess so.” Star said shakily, her face heavily stained with tears.

Scootaloo had buried her head into one of the pillows and was crying heavily into it.

Derpy had collapsed into a chair and cried into her hands.

“I’m… beginning to feel a little… sick…” Luna said shakily.

Everyone could see Celestia holding back tears as she kept her serious expression. “This matter will not go unabated…” She said.

“We… need to…” AJ started.

“We need to find this… thing… and kill him…” Emile said.

“We need to stop him now…” Pinkamena demanded.

“We will… We jus-” Star was cut off.

“No… We need to… NOW!” Pinkamena screamed.

“Pinkamena calm down…” Star said.

J suddenly started taking in deep and heavy breaths.

Everyone looked at J and rushed over to the bed.

J’s eyes shot open and he started to shake a little. After a few moments his body relaxed and he appeared to calm down.

“Are you okay?” Fluttershy asked quickly. Clara and Richard looked up at Fluttershy then down to J as Fluttershy pulled them closer to her.

“N… n… not… r…. really…” J stuttered.

“We’re all here for you.” Star said, grabbing J’s hand.

J slowly looked around at everyone before he laid his head back down on the pillow. “O… oh… g… good…” He said shakily.

“What’s wrong?” Scootaloo asked quietly.

“N… nothing… right now…” J said, weakly pulling her a little closer. He looked up at Sarah and Serena and a small and weak smile played across his face for a moment.

“Hi…” Sarah and Serena said, waving at J.

“Thank… you…” He said.

“You’re welcome.” Sarah and Serena smiled.

“How are you feeling?” Cadence asked.

“I… can’t… really feel… much of… anything…” J said quietly.

“That’s… good.” Luna said.

“I think?” Celestia raised an eyebrow.

“Y… yeah… it is…” J said, “It’s… better then… the alternative…”

“Yeah…” Star mumbled.

Clara looked at J teary eyed as she reached out towards him.

“S… set them down…” J said.

Fluttershy set Clara and Richard down next to J.

Richard grabbed a hold of J’s arm and nuzzled himself closer.

“Aww…” J mumbled quietly, looking over at the two.

Clara rested herself against Richard and J and grabbed both of their hands.

J smiled for a moment before again losing the energy to do so, his head falling back down on the pillow.

“Hey do you mind if I talk to you two for a moment?” Cross asked.

“Yeah sure…” Sarah shrugged. Her, Serena, and Cross walked out into the hall and shut the door.

“Did you need anything?” Star asked.

“No… I’m fine…” J said.

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The door opened and Sarah and Serena walked in. The first thing J noticed was the tight white nurse outfits they were in. “Surprise.” They both smiled.

J smiled a little, “G… great to see you two again.” He said.

The two of them sat on either side of J. “We’re nurses now!” Sarah said happily.

“Yeah. In training at least. But I’d say we were put in a pretty advanced class.” Serena laughed.

“That’s great.” J said. He groaned a little bit.

“What’s wrong?” Sarah asked quickly, leaning in a bit, her cleavage immediately becoming visible out of the tight outfit.

Serena grabbed J’s hand. “Is something the matter? Are you hurting?” She asked quickly.

“N… no I’m fine… Just… intense lack of energy is very… very draining…” J said.

“So you’re okay?” Sarah asked.

“For now at least.” J said with a small nod.

“You’re not just saying that?” Sarah asked.

Serena tapped on Sarah’s shoulder and pointed to the bulge in his gown. “Oh…” Sarah mumbled.

J closed his eyes for a few moments.

“I’m sorry… If you want us to change we can.” Serena smiled.

“No… it’s fine.” J said.

“You sure?” Sarah asked.

“Yeah… I’m sure if that thing swells to full then you won’t have anymore blood left in your body.” Serena laughed.

J chuckled a little, “Not enough energy in me right now to get it up anymore…” He said.

“Well we’ll stay with you as long as you want.” Sarah said, scooting closer.

“Yeah it’s quite literally become our job now.” Serena chuckled.

“Lucky me.” J smiled. “I’ve got two of the most beautiful nurses I’ve had the pleasure of seeing taking care of me through the night.”

Sarah’s face lit up. “Oh! You must be thirsty.” She said. She grabbed the outfit around her breasts and tore it downward, her breasts jiggling free.

“Yeah!” Serena said, quickly tearing her shirt down, both of their breasts hovering in front of J’s face.

J’s eyes went wide momentarily. “O… okay…” He mumbled.