The rest of the night was pretty uneventful. Honestly I preferred it that way. Twilight found me in the tub that morning after I had fallen into a dreamless sleep within it. Of course like most of my sleep I woke up to being violently shaken awake. Well sort of, my eyes cracked open right when Twilight had tried to give me C.P.R. which well was sort of nice. It was kind of like being kissed. Then she shook me quite violently.

“Wake up Storm!” she said well more demanded.

“Twilight stop!” I yelled partly through the shaking.

“Oh thank Celestia you're alive.” Twilight said before giving me what felt like the same strength level of Pinkie Pie.

“Twilight.” I squeaked out.

“Yes Storm?” She asked still giving me a death grip of a bear hug.

“Can't. Breathe.” I get out before she finally released me. I took the time to finally enjoy the air around me. “Okay explain what I missed.”

“I woke up to find you gone so I went looking for you. I found you at the bottom of the tub. I was worried that you may have drowned so I pulled you out and-” She began before I cut her off.

“I can breathe underwater.” I stated flatly. She paused and looked at me.

“What?”

“Did you forget that I can breathe underwater. You know when I went running out of here in a panic blinking four or five times trying to out run everypony? You came down to the bottom of the lake to talk to me.” I reminded her.

“Oh... right. I um... forgot.” She timidly said as she helped me up. I stretched a little bit with only a few joints popping. “So why did you leave the bed again?” She asked as her worried look rapidly changed into an annoyed glare.

“One, because I woke up in the middle of the night. Two, I wanted to get cleaned up for myself. No offense Twilight I just felt better cleaning myself.” That last one I couldn't help the blush across my face. “And three, I just wanted to relax and soaking in water helps. Since the spa wasn't open at midnight and I didn't want to wake you. I didn't go out on a walk or anything if that's what you're worried about. Learned that lesson after the last time.”

“Oh...” Was all she said before pausing.

“Twilight, I know I'm not the smartest of ponies. I believe you have me beat in that department hooves down.” I started this of course got me another scowl.

“Storm your-” She started before I cut her off.

“I'm smarter then I take myself for, I know.”

“What am I going to do with you?” She asked as she shook her head.

“That's a very good question. Depends on your mood. You could fire me to the moon, stick me up in a cloud, or...” I paused for dramatic effect as I blinked behind her and gave her the biggest hug I could muster still being a mare. “Love me for the big ball of wet fur that I am.” She smirked at this before floating me back into the tub dunking me into it.

“That's for getting me wet.” She playfully said as I floated out a big ball of the bath water.

“Want to play it that way?” I questioned as the water took the same of a smiling face.

“Don't you dare-” She said ducked down her horn alight.

“What? Can't handle a little water?”

“Oh no you don't” She said before a beam of magic struck the water dropping it from my telekinesis. This also cause her to stop holding me up in the air. Hitting the water for the third time I think. I popped my head out looking at her and her smug smirk. “Warned you didn't I?”

“Yes you did but you forget one thing.” I said now smiling.

“And what's that?” She replied still smiling.

“You forgot about the water already on the floor.” I answered as a softball size ball of water nailed Twilight right in the back of the head.

“Okay that's it.” She said disappearing. I looked around before getting pinned down into the water by Twilight's hooves. I was stuck there under the water staring up at the distorted vision of my marefriend. Who was smirking like the devil that just made a deal. I smirked as I started to float up the water around us above her. Her gasp on my let up as she watched the water wondering what I had planned. Which wasn't much. I popped behind her as I dropped the water back into the tub soaking her again. “No fair.” She huffed.

“You're just angry because you lost.” I said turning around reaching for a towel, then splat! I looked down to see a snowball or I should clarify the remit of a snowball melting away. I turned to see that some of the water from the tub was gone and twenty or so snowballs floated around Twilight wrapped in her magic. I couldn't help but smile at this. She wanted a snowball fight. We were going to have one. With a flick of magic I opened the window to outside and pulled in a large glob of snow. Twilight tried so hard to stop me. But I was a little too fast for her. Right now the two of us stared down. Both of us held spherical balls of snow. It was Twilight that made the first move. Two balls of snow flew right at me nailing me right in the face. She tried with a third but I brought up a wing to block it and returned with four of my own. She of course teleported out of the line of fire right as I released them from my hold. I felt a few pelt me in the back of the head as I turned to see Twilight only holding from a rough count twelve. I focused and floated six of my own in different directions to keep her focus on them.

“Do you really think that's going to work on me?” She said as the six all came at her from different directions she blinked again to the right. She smiled watching the six hit each other. But unlucky for her I had sent my other ten where she rematerialized, with a wet splat they connected.

“I hope you know this means war.” She growled lightly as the rest of the water disappeared and turned into balls of snow. Well... I was screwed. I was hit with a wall of snow so fast that I couldn't blink out of the way. Just like a wet dog I shook to get all the snow off me. “Shouldn't face somepony when they have the upper hoof.” Twilight said with a cocky grin.

“Shouldn't underestimate the underdog either.” I said before I zipped over to her with help of the speed enchantment and teleported both of us outside with her landing in a big pile of snow. I landed next to her but we couldn't help but laugh a bit. Until Twilight started to freeze from the wet fur. We re-entered her house. Well would it be more to say our home? Granted all that I owned was just in a duffel bag and a pair of saddlebags. I mean I didn't really have much did I? Twilight watched me as I entered behind her as my gaze didn't focus on anything. I started to look at everything in the room. From bookshelf to bookshelf. Just the wealth of information that was at my hoof tips. But it didn't really matter now did it? To have all this just in grasp just for me to blunder something so simple up. I went to the chair closest to the fireplace and just sat there, one of those oversized chairs that you could wrap yourself in a nice big blanket and read. It was comfy too, as soon as I got into it Twilight came over and sat next to me. Lucky for the both of us this chair was big enough. Out of my new habit I laid my wing across her back. I was still smaller than her but she smiled all the same. Before it dropped again with her glance at me.

“What's wrong Storm?” She had asked and I remained silent. I tried to get something out of my mouth but it all ended in a sigh.

“I guess I just realized that no matter how much I read in these books” I had finally started to say after a good ten minutes of me just trying to focus my thoughts out. “That I'm still as stupid as ever when it comes to Equestria. I mean look at all the times I had to ask a simple question about something every pony already knows. I feel just so stupid that I can't just go, oh yeah I know about that. Then just continue talking about it. I mean I didn't even know about the whole magic pool thing until the date. I'm betting that was already some ponies know when there ten or so.” I vented a bit.

“Storm, I understand that it could be frustrating for you still taking all this in. You've been here only a few months. So it's understandable you wouldn't know everything that every pony takes for common knowledge.” She said gently placing a hoof on my shoulder. I nodded in silence as she spoke. “But, you've also learned things that even I haven't known of.” She continued which got me to look at her a little confused.

“Like what?”

“Well, the Artifacts of Harmony.” She answered. “As far as I knew there was only the Elements of Harmony.”

“Well understandable you knew of them Miss Element of Magic.” I shot back with a small smirk.

“Well technically true. But I knew of them well before that as an old mare's tale.” She started to explain about how she came to know about them, partly from Celestia herself during her magical studies. From what I could gather in her long and I would like to point this out long. If I could display this word it would be old three times the size of everything else with three underlines to it long. That Celestia already knew that her student was going to be the element of magic. Honestly it was a guess at this point being an idiot means I could have been wrong, but it's fun to guess. After she recalled her history as a Celestia's student. She went on to explain some of the things she had learned. Much like the creating and understanding of magical spells and artifacts. What really got me to cut her off was when she talked about the magical theory of mathematics in magic.

“How does that even work?” I had to ask. That was when she broke it down for me. It was pretty much like a mathematical formula to using magic. Which I found rather interesting for the most part magic was a pictorial system. A unicorn, alicorn, or dralicorn had to focus on a shape. The harder the spell the more complex the shape. I saw one that was closer to spider web within a spider web complexity. What this theory did was allow one to more precisely cast the spell with a lighter requirement of magic. Which makes sense in a way if you factor in that angles some shapes required. I had asked her if she had any copies of the books that covered that theory.

“Not in the public sections of the library.” She said and I deflated a bit. If she didn't have the book then I guess I would have to search for it another way later. “But...” she said which got me to look at her. “I do have a few books in my private collection.” That was all she got out before I flew figuratively up the stairs back into her room... would it really be technically our room at this point? That's when I had noticed something was off about the room. I had looked over the room quite a few times before Twilight had made her way up the stairs after me. She came over to me as her horn lit up. Within moments I watched a book float off the shelf and onto a table that I didn't notice there before. The book flipped open to the beginning. I eyed it for a moment before I had turned back to Twilight. Then noticed the other table. It was the very same one. My gaze shifted back and forth before I gave Twilight a confused look. She smiled gently at me before she decided to answer my confusion. “I figured you could use a table for your own work space.”

“Twilight you didn't need to-” Was all out of my mouth before she placed a hoof over it.

“I know I didn't need to but I wanted to. I had noticed you don't have anything really here beyond your bags. So I wanted you to have more things for yourself.” She said before turning me to show an almost empty bookcase. “I even organized the shelves up here so you can have this bookcase all to yourself. I went ahead and put your books in it as well.” I went up to the four shelf bookcase to see my copies of Equestrian Myths and Legends as well as my other books. Which it seems that she placed the ones from earth on the other side of the shelf. I smiled and gave her a big hug... well as close as I could. I'm really starting to not like being a mare more and more. No offense to any of them it's just I wish to go back to being able to hug Twilight completely again.

“Thank you Twilight.” I said with a smile. All that my marefriend did was hug me back, followed by turning me around with her magic and placing me on my rump in front of the book. Taking the oh so not subtle hint, I had began to read and dear Celestia this stuff was fascinating. If I knew how the magic and math coincided with each other so much. It was closer to a mathematical recipe really. Just the right level of magic and a simple spell could be a master piece. This stuff had me hooked in so much that I completely lost track of time when I finished the first volume in this five volume set. I was about to go through it one more time just to make sure I got it all before Twilight dragged me to the hospital to get my case off. Of course I would say dragged when she was more floating me as I floated the book with me reading the whole way there. Something somepony doesn't know is when I get my head in a book or a story, well, you have a better chance of shoving a golf ball through a one hundred foot thick steel wall without punching a hole in it. This just make my complete fascination with magic shoot up to a higher level. I wonder if this is how Twilight felt.

“Storm?” The lavender unicorn said.

“Huh?” Was all she got out of me.

“Storm!” She said ripping the book out of my telekinetic grasp. “The Doctor's been asking you a question for the last ten minutes.”

“Oh... um.... sorry?” I said a little on the embarrassed side.

“Miss, how is your wing feeling?” The light blue unicorn stallion asked. I was guessing he was the doctor. I looked back to notice the cast on my wing was removed. I gave it a small test flap.

“If you mean if I feel pain in it. Then no, it's feels completely fine to me.” I answered stretching my wing a bit. It still bothers me with my wings are confined. Course my marefriend being as devious as always gently run a hoof up my back causing both wings to shoot out followed by a squeak from me. I turned and shot her a glare. She only smirked at me. I sighed and turned to the now blushing bright red doctor, I gave him a curious look.

“Ah sorry. I'll leave you two alone for a bit.” He said slowly backing out of the room before he dashed out shutting the door. That was followed by the telltale sounds of him running off. Oh why does this happen? I turned to see a blushing red Twilight smirking at me snout to snout. Which caused me to turn redder then I was a few moments ago. She then pinned me down to the bed that I was sat in during my visit. It seems that my personal room here at the Ponyville Hospital had already set a room aside for just me, hell it even had my cutie mark already on the door. This room even had a few other things like a full body mirror. I was not sure about this still but I think this was moot. Twilight looked right at me as I gulped quietly. I don't know if it was me or Twilight's been rather forceful as of late.

“Storm.” She purred and I couldn't help but turn an ever brighter shade of red as she got real close to me to the point she had her muzzle right to my left ear.

“Yes, Twilight?” I said and the nervousness in my voice was readable from the dark side of the moon.

“Can you do me a little favor?” She asked and I knew I wasn't going to like this. Well maybe I was and my own level of naivety was getting the better of me but I nodded slowly.

“Wha... what is it?” I asked.

“Can I do a little experiment on you?” She asked in a sultry voice. My wings decided to pomf on me again shortly after that come out of her mouth.

“What kind of experiment?” I asked.

“A very informative kind of experiment.” She replied in that same sultry voice. Something didn't sound right with this. Well alright there was level of surreal about this whole moment. If I was asked if I would trade this moment for anything else. I would ask that pony, person, or whatever if they were crazy. Hey I may not be good with dealing with intimate things like this. Doesn't mean I don't enjoy them. There is always a time and place for these things. Of course being the idiot that I was I couldn't help but nod. She beamed at me before hopping off and heading out the door. I blinked quietly now confused more than ever. For some reason and I probably could figure it out if I really could use my brain at the moment, I felt like I just got cheated out of something. Only a few seconds later it finally clicked and my wing of course expanded out with another audible pomf. Lucky for me at the moment I was a mare and not a stallion because I think I would have a serious case of blue balls from that one. Twilight Sparkle you are a tease at times. I sighed quietly and waited to see what would happen. Unfortunately Twilight decided I didn't need the magical mathematics book because it was nowhere to be seen.

***---***

Six hours, six ever loving hours. It took the blasted doctor six hours to come back to check and see if I was still here. That and for him to tell me the news about my body. It seems that besides the little whoops from last night. I was healing up just fine. Or as the doctor put it too fine. It seems that my broken bones were healing up faster. He had questioned me if some healing spell was used and I had to explain about one of the stitches inside popped yesterday. Then I explained that Twilight had used magic to heal it. Beyond that nothing that I knew in the sense of healing magic.

“I see.” Was all the doctor said as asked me to lay on my side. I did what I was told as he went over the stitching on my belly. Not going to lie this felt awkward to no end. Let's take out the whole I'm a mare at the moment and he's a stallion which did not help my mental problem as I kept eying him during that time. But he gently placed a hoof on the stitching and ran said hoof across it several times. “Two days.” He said after removing his hoof.

“What?” I questioned.

“In two days you can go change back prince.” He said and of course I shot him a glare.

“Thank you and please just call me.” I started to say before getting cut off.

“Storm or Firestorm I know. But I'm sorry I can't. As much as you dislike that title you are a prince unless you prefer me calling you a princess at the moment.” He said.

“Why can't you?” I asked.

“Besides being right thing to do. As part of the medical practices it's taught to us to respect royalty and treat them as such.” He answered.

“And what if the pony in question finds it disrespectful to be called such.” I shot back.

“Then I have to follow the hospital protocols on the matter. Which dictate that I have to anyway prince.” I groaned as he said this. We continued to go back and forth on this as he redid my bandages. After I was completely wrapped up again which mind you was just to wrap up over the area they had to cut into to fix me. I was told that I could go home but they wanted me back after I had changed into a stallion again to make sure there was not unseen side effects. Beside the whole brain thing from the poison joke. So I left and found myself wandering around Ponyville for an hour. Nopony really talked to me or probably even noticed me. I finally stopped back in the training field where not too long ago I had faced my darker side and became one with him again. As well as the snowball fight me and the C.M.C. had with those ponies. There was a nice clear spot where the snow was removed that I had decided to just relax there. Honestly I wasn't one for the cold. I was more a spring time weather kind of pony. I just sat there watching the clouds and the random pegasi that flew by.

Derpy was making her round being a mail mare as I was told. I found out that Derpy did quite a few jobs. Either being a helper for a moving company to being the town's main mail mare. She even from time to time did a little construction with a few other ponies. I find that a little worrying to hear after the whole crashing into me and the story about her quote unquote helping Dash fix up city hall. Which reminded me other then mail not to ask the gray coated pegasus for help, more for my well being than anything. I continued to watch the sky as a small winter breeze blew across the field. I guess out of instinct my wings opened up a bit as I felt the cold breeze through them. In all honesty the wind felt great in my wings, almost like they belonged there. This brought my mind back to my dream last night before I passed out in the tub. The one of me flying above Ponyville. Much like how I would expect Dash to fly. The speed, the dexterity, and the all around feeling of the wind in a pony’s mane and wings. I tried to flap my wings similar to how I did it in the dream. Slow at first mainly to get a feel for it. It seemed easy enough. So I tried putting more force into my flaps and I got off the ground a few feet before.

Wham! Right into the ground on my face.

“Ow.” I groaned as I sat back up rubbing my face. That hurt... a lot. With a shake of my head I tried yet again. Which of course got me a few feet off the ground before yet again. Wham! Okay Dash made this look too easy. Speak the devil’s name, the very same prismatic maned mare was laughing as she floated down to me. I shot her an annoyed glare as she laughed.

“I'll give you a nine for attempting but seriously dude, that's not even a one on the rest of it.” She said after she wiped the tear from her eye. I continued to shoot her a glare. Partly hoping she would just burst into flames from it... sort of. Okay I didn't mean it literally I meant metaphorically. Dash landed next to me and helped me up.

“At least give me some credit. It wasn't bad for not knowing a thing about flying beyond gliding.” I shot back as I gave my wings another flap, this one more to adjust.

“True true. But you really need to get the basics down before you try and fly.” Dash got out before hovering in the air. Her wings gave a simple slow but not too slow flap, with every little flap gave her the right amount of lift to keep her in the air. I unfurled my wings and gave it a try. One large one to get me off the ground followed by a few slower ones, closer to Dash's in timing. This resulted in me flipping over and landing squarely on my back. Which hurt by the way. This also got Dash to laugh again and she helped me up. She finally decided that I needed some guidance and explained how to properly take off. Which honestly I felt like an idiot at how simple it was. After a few failed attempts I finally got hovering down. Moving on the other hoof, not so much. I was wobbling along by the time it was twilight out. Which most of that time was us going to the library with my sudden uneducated detours in flying which sent me down three allies, clipped two fruit stands one of them being Applejack's, almost ran right into Pinkie who jumped over me to avoid the impact; don't ask me how I still can't figure out how that pony works, and finally right into the side of the library which was where we were going. Twilight hearing the impact and the “Ow” from me outside went to check what was going on.

“What in Celestia's name are you two doing?” She asked with a cocked eyebrow as she floated me up off the ground.

“Would you believe me if I said I was trying to fly but failed miserably at it?” I said as she floated me over to her. She shot me a curious look before looking at Dash.

“Yeah he's er... she's telling the truth. Storm's going to need a lot of work. She's got the hovering. Flying on the other hoof. Well remember the poison joke stuff with me?” Dash said.

“Yeah, Rainbow-” She began to say.

“Yeah, just like that.” Dash said cutting her off. Twilight eyed me and I gave that please don't shoot me look. You know the one, it's the same one they gave their significant other when they felt like they royally screwed up. Of course that same squeaky toy sound came out when I gave her that look, you know at some point I really should look into how the hell do I make that sound. Twilight rolled her eyes as floated me inside away from the two of them. I didn't hear what she said to Dash before she closed the door and turned directly at me. I gulped as I figured I was about to be face to face with a very crossed Twilight Sparkle. She let out a sigh before coming over to me after she had placed me on the sofa. It wasn't long for her to hop on the sofa looking me over. Her annoyed voice dropping into one of worry.

“What did the doctor say?” She asked. Which I blinked for a moment? Did... did I just get a cause of mood whiplash?

“Ah... well he said I could turn back in two days. Seems that the healing spell you used sped up the process a bit.” I explained. I also told her about the doctor running a hoof over my scar. “Not going to lie it felt weird.”

“Weird?” She asked with an eyebrow popping up.

“Well yeah. I mean just having some pony rub my belly like that just felt off. Well some pony I'm not familiar with at the least. I can't say it would be the same with you or the girls. Well maybe the girls too if I think about it. It feels like that would be a more intimate kind of thing to do you know?” I went off the thought carrying on further then I should have.

“I can see why it would being an ex-human.” She said and my ears went back. I knew she didn't mean anything by it but it just came across a little racist to me. Like what I was just non-existent for her in a way. “Was it something I said?” She asked with a turn of her head in confusion.

“It's fine.” I said. Which it was since it just was how I persevered it was all. I knew Twilight wasn't like that. She eyed me for a moment figuring I was lying to her. Which I wasn't lying at all. Of course that didn't stop her from getting in real close to my face with a stare that could punch through any wall.

“Tell me.” She demanded. I looked at her for a moment before I shook my head.

“It's not important.” I stated looking at all the dirt in my coat, mane, and tail. Man was I dirty to no end, I need a bath stat. With that I hopped off the sofa and made my way upstairs.

“What do you mean it's not important Storm?” She asked as she chased after me. Well sort of to say the least, when I mean chased it was more follow really. I wasn't trying to get away, I was trying to go get cleaned.

“Just like I said. It's not important.” I repeated as we got into the bathroom. I started to run the water for the bath.

“I saw that look on your face. You seriously can't just say it was nothing.” She countered. With that out on the table I sighed and turn around.

“Let me ask you something first. Why does it bother you?” I asked as it was just a simple question.

“Why did it bother you?” She again countered.

“All it was me taking something out of context. I realized that and shook it off. Nothing more, nothing less.”

“But it bothered you in the first place. I just want to know what I said that bothered you to begin with. So I can avoid it.” Twilight said getting closer. I turned off the water and began to slowly undo my bandages on my chest.

“Fine.” I started with a slight annoyance in my voice. “It was when you said. I can see why it would being an ex-human.” I quoted in her voice which I found out is quite easy to do as a mare, when had so much problems with female voices before. “I don't know if you have the word here but it felt racist to me for a moment.” I explained. She stopped almost frozen not before I saw her eyes widen a bit.

“You thought. Oh, no no no no. I didn't mean it like that. I was... oh Celestia. I was just-” She started to get out in her frantic way before I went over and placed a hoof on her mouth.

“Twilight stop. That's what I realized and I dropped it. I know you're not like that and I guess I couldn't help but have it come across like that. From where I'm from that is fairly common so it's more natural for me to persevere it that way.” I explained and she nodded before helping me finish. The filthy wraps were rolled up and placed in the trash bin as Twilight helped me get ready to clean up. The sun was setting by the time I finally got in. Apparently Twilight when she left the hospital went out and got me some of the normal bathroom toiletries. Even a set of wing safe shampoos for fur, mane, and tails. It even smelt like strawberries which was one of my favorite smells. But finally I was left alone with two towels waiting for me on the sink. I finally started to clean myself which started with a ten minute soak under the water. The prosthetic connection point on my little nub of a foreleg just wiggled a bit as I watched it. I know it would sound a little silly at this point after being all this time without my right foreleg. But I kind of missed it just the feelings of it, minus the pain, didn't stop the phantom pains that would hit me from time to time. It felt like the leg was still there some days. But I also wouldn't trade my prosthetic for all of Equestria. It wasn't long when I found out that Twilight during my bit of sleep after encounter with Shadow, that Twilight told me she informed the princess about what I had before hand. The only thing close to what I had was a griffon's prosthetic. Which she had custom ones built and quite a few from what I was told. Which would explain how I was able to get so many after one got destroyed. I was also told they where magically modified which would explain how they would change since poison joke other wise I think I would a little heavy hoofed if that was the case. After my soak I popped up with a curious Twilight Sparkle looking at me. “You need something Twi?” I asked mainly out of curiosity.

“No. I um... wanted to ask you something.” She asked and something in that tone sent a red alert through my head.

“What is it? You know you can ask me any-” Was all I got out.

“Do you mind if I help get you get cleaned up?” She blurting out before I could finish. I blinked for a moment as my brain tried to register that one. Help clean me up? What in the seven blue fuzzy hell was this all about?

“Um... not to sound stupid but apparently I need to. What do you mean help get me cleaned?” I questioned.

“Well um... Rarity.” She began which got me to roll my eyes. “Well... she suggested to do more intimate things since a lot of us trying ends up in ponies interrupting us.” She said the last part with a note of annoyance.

“Twilight, it's fine. It's not like they try and do it on purpose right?” I pointed.

“I know but I just want to do something special just the two of us.” Twilight said and I could see that this was bothering her.

“Was this why you asked me about the experiment earlier?” I asked and she nodded slowly. “Twilight you don't have to disguise it you know. Look if you want to kiss or make out its fine. If you want something more then please just tell me. I don't want something like this to eat up at either of us. But in the same sense I don't want it to be the only thing between us.” I explained looking at her. She stared back for a moment and nodded.

“I understand that. I'm just worried is all, the book said.” She got out before I cut in.

“Screw the book Twi. Look, it doesn't matter what a book said. What matters is what you want. If you want this or that then please tell me. If it's in the realm of possible then I will make sure it happens. Like I've said to your parents and Shining Armor. I want to make you happy Twilight. No matter the cost.” I explained. She looked at me before coming closer to the point the only thing between us was air, the wall of the tub, and water. She smiled lightly before giving me a gentle kiss.

“You can be really sappy at times you know that?” She asked.

“Comes with the territory Twilight.” I said with a light chuckle. She joined in a moment later as we just kind of sat there before Twilight took the shampoo and started to work it into my coat with her magic. I just let her as it felt great feeling the magic and soap work it's way through my fur and feathers, even over my scales. My guess was she was use to doing things this way. She smiled watching me enjoy it before I brought the water up and rinsed off. I then hopped out looking like a drowned rat again. But I was fine. Once I was dry Twilight and I were back in her... well I guess I can say our room sitting on the bed. She was helping me wrap myself back up in bandages. Once they were on I turned to her and asked. “So what would you like to do tonight?” I said as I used my magic to lock all the doors and windows. For added measure I drew all the blinds.

“Well Spike is going to be at Fluttershy's tonight helping her in the morning.” She started and I had wondered where Spike's bed had went off to. “So I thought we could us this time for something you agreed to.” She said as she began to give me that have lilted bedroom eyes. Of course I started to blush hotly as I watched her horn light up and her closet door open up to show quite a number of outfits. I don't know why or how but I had seemed to have forgotten about the whole dress up promise I made, whoops.

***---***

The following morning wasn't bad per say. To be precise it was awkward besides the fact that I had about a day left of being a mare. That morning after both Twilight and I got out of bed after an hour of us just staying together in said bed. I found myself at the stove cooking breakfast. I was quick to find out not to let Twilight cook. I glanced back over to the note Spike had left.

Dear Storm,
If you value your health as much as I do. Then for the love of Celestia do not have Twilight cook.
Signed Spike.
P.S.
I have attached a photo of the last byproduct of her cooking, it's suppose to be pancakes.

When I saw the picture I could have sworn that was suppose to be a black as night baked potato. I blinked a few times looking at this as a sense of horror stuck me. I need to make sure not to have Twilight ever make breakfast in bed. Speaking of the lavender mare, she was sitting at the table looking over a photo album she put together last night. One thing I don't think I will ever figure out is how Twilight talked me into letting her take photos of last night, of course she was looking over the album. I went back to making pancakes which was another thing she talked me into. Well sort of at least, I offered and thankfully so that I offered to make breakfast for the two of us. She asked for some pancakes with daisies in them. Which I agreed to well, she was getting them. Me on the other hoof was going to have just normal ones.

“You should try some of these.” She said after swallowing another mouthful. I eyed her for a moment and shook my head.

“No thank you Twilight. I prefer my normal one.” I said magically flipping another pancake.

“Is this because of the daisies in it?” She asked before taking another bite. “I don't see the big problem. You already had sunflowers.” She tacked on. That got my ears to shoot up before I slowly turned to her. My pancake momentarily forgotten in the air. It went lightly splat in the pan.

“When?” I asked looking directly at her. She stopped and noticed my look before swallowing her bite. It was there for a moment, that look. Every pony knows that look the same, that I was just caught look when you screwed up look.

“At the restaurant, your salad had... oh... right.” She said giving me that nervous chuckle followed. “Well look at the time I really must get back to studying that um... spell! Right spell that very important old spell that Princess Celestia wanted me to study. Thanks for breakfast bye.” She said before she tried to gallop out. Unfortunately for her I was quicker on the draw and had her by the tail.

“Oh I don't think so Twi. We are going to talk about this now.” I said with a low growl to my voice. I hailed her up into the air and brought her back. She nervously smiled at me as I set her back on the stool. “Okay, why did you do it?” I asked.

“Well...” She started before she let out a sigh. “Honestly I wanted to help you get over that hurdle you have of eating flowers. It's part of a pony’s diet, so I figured you needed a little help. You didn't even notice it at all.” She pointed out. I pulled my magic back and sighed as I moved the pan off the stove sliding my only pancake onto the plate. I didn't responded to this new information I just floated my plate over to the table. Twilight had slowly gone back to finish her plate. I slowly picked at my food and was halfway done when Twilight finished. I didn't really look at her as she ate I remained silent even when she asked me for something. Either it being syrup or more daisies, I just simply floated them over. I figured she eyed me trying to get a response. There wasn't one coming at the moment, my mind was elsewhere. Twilight had never tricked me like this before. I mean I didn't count the whole, forgot who I was bit, because she didn't hold it up long against me or was directed at me really. She only needed time to think. But never played me like this especially something I wanted to do on my own. I knew I had to get over the flower issue at some point but I wanted to do this alone. To show that I didn't need to always rely on my friends for their help. I knew Dash was helping me with flying and Twilight was sort of helping with magic. Those I understood since I was still pretty new to all of it still. I had only been in Equestria for what a few months? So it was understandable I wasn't going to be use to everything right away. Hell I got over the whole not being human thing pretty fast and was able to accept that I wasn't going home ever. Of course at the time I didn't know really about anything or had memories to base anything from. But this... this was something different. This wasn't something that had to be addressed right away. Now that I thought about it neither was flying or magic but they were higher up on the need to know then eating flowers. My mind had started to run through my memories at all the times I was tricked or played in a way. Rarity's under hoofed tactics where the first to come to mind either being used for the whole prince thing or using the Crusaders to get Twilight and I to talk to each other. Then there was Dash trying to help me fly by either sticking me on a cloud or getting Applejack to launch me into the air. Pinkie I don't really remember when she ever or more to the fact if she ever had. Well besides the surprising me or dragging me to Rarity's after the first poison joke incident. I couldn't even think of a time for either Fluttershy or Applejack. My mental thoughts were called to a halt in a moment.

“Storm.” Twilight had yelled probably not for the first time. I turned and looked at her keeping my silence. “Finally.” She breathed. “Look I know what I did was wrong but you do see why I did it right?” She sort of pleaded that I understood. I nodded but remained silent about it before going back to my now empty plate of food. I guess my internal thoughts drew me away from my notice of an empty plate. “Please say something Storm.” I let out a sigh before moving my plate and silverware to the sink as I turned to her completely.

“What's to say Twilight? You tricked me into eating something I wasn't ready for-” I started before being cut off with.

“But you need-” She got out before I re-inserted myself.

“Needed to get over on my own. Twilight that was something I wanted to do myself.” I stated which got her to reel back a bit in surprise.

“But... I just wanted.” She said and I could see the hurt in her eyes.

“I know Twilight. I just wish you gave me the option in this was all.” I stated looking directly at her.

“Your pretty angry at me because of this... right?”

“Yes.” I stated to her question. She lowered her head. “But I do appreciate what you did.” I said trying to steer her away from where my mind normally like to go. But I could see the worry on her face.

“What can I do to make up for this?” She asked, I couldn't help but sigh.

“Twilight stop. You should know by now that I'm not like that.” I said as I looked at her directly. “I don't really feel comfortable with every pony doing the whole what can I do for forgiveness. It feels like every pony just want's to pay to be forgiven.” I explained as I looked at her. She nodded for a moment realizing this was a pretty useless endeavor.

“Storm, your right. I wasn't thinking, I guess I'm just a little use to doing things like that. I never thought somepony could take it that way. But I really want to make this up to you. You know that I wouldn't do anything to hurt you purposely.” She got out not looking at me but I could see her body sulk a bit.

“I know Twi and I do understand. It's just not how I am compared to every pony else. I'm not really a pony in the traditional sense. Yeah I'm at least half pony but I'm part dragon with a soul of a human. If I could I would be completely pony just so I could be just a normal pony but...” I got out before a sigh followed. “I'll never be a normal pony or drony or whatever. It's about the same as on earth Twi. I was never normal to anyone there so why should I expect that to happen here.” I semi ranted.

“Storm please, don't be harsh on yourself. It wasn't your fault that this happened.” Twilight said trying to redirect where my mind had started to go.

“I know, I know. It's not my fault, things just happened like that, thing's happen for a reason, sometimes life is funny that way, and so many more. I know all this Twilight. Still doesn't change how I feel about it.” I made sure my tone wasn't sarcastic or condescending at all just neutral.

“Storm let me help you.” She tried to offer. I looked up at her after my head had started to turn my gaze to the table before me. “I know this isn't easy but I'm here to listen, I want to help you in any way I can. How about this after we clean up the dishes. I help you learn how to fly?” I couldn't help but pointed out with a slow flap of my wings the glaring hole in that idea. “Point but doesn't mean I can't be there for moral support and to catch you.” She said and I thought about it for a moment then answered with a small nod. She smiled before coming over and giving me a hug. With that she went upstairs probably to clean up. I went and started to clean the dishes. At this point I reminded my mane was still down as some of the loose strains was in my field of view. I blew them out of the way before going back to work. A few hours passed before I took the time to redo my mane into a simple ponytail. Sort of like Applejack's but mine was done closer to the back of my head where her's was done at the end of her mane and tail. After all that Twilight hadn't come down yet, so during that time I figured I could entertain myself with a little doodling. Which quickly turned into a full blown art project. It started as a simple pony and went into outfit designing. I went from armors to dresses, by the time Twilight came down from her room I had three pages full of drawings. Only one had an armor design which I took heavily on the dragon's body structure for inspiration. Once Twilight was down with a few books in her saddlebags, she found me and before I could close the sketch book ripped it out of my magic to look it over. Of course I knew it wasn't any good I was just doodling after all. Twilight eyed me for a moment as I waited. “Storm these are amazing.” She said with some sense of awe. Which I thought it was misplaced, I mean they were doodles nothing more. “Can I show these to Rarity?”

“Sure if you want, I mean I know there not that good.” I said as I watched her close the sketch book and slide them into the saddlebags she wore.

“There good Storm, really they are.” She said and I won't hear any of it but I just let her continue saying how wonderful they were. Soon after, Dash came crashing into the room and when I mean crash I mean right up to me yanking me out the door. Twilight hot on our tails, not for the first time and I highly doubt for the last time I felt like a rag doll in some ponies hooves as Rainbow finally deposited me on the training field.

“Alright ready to get back on those wings and fly around?” Dash said puffing up with pride. After it took me a second to process the mental whiplash and I think a little bit of physical too at her actions, I finally said something.

“You couldn't let me at least have a cup of-” Was all out of my muzzle before Pinkie literally out of nowhere popped up with a steaming cup.

“Coffee!” She said in time with my thoughts as she gave me a simple travel cup of the delicious caffeinated beverage.

“There you have your coffee now let's get your flank into the air.” Dash impatiently said, I of course ignored her for a moment to enjoy my drink and for it to really jump start my system. She didn't much like that and grabbed me by the tail and lifted my orange butt up into the air. Lucky for me I had learned the art of chugging my drinks especially around these ponies. When one could literally blindside you with a pounce then you need to know how to make sure you don't lose any of it. I dropped my coffee which Pinkie caught with ease on her nose and with a flick of said nose tossed it into the trashcan just a few feet away. With that out of the way I gave my wings enough of a flap to get me hovering in the air like before. Hovering was not the hard part, moving was.

“I see you got the hovering down. Now lets see you fly over to Twilight.” Dash said dragging my hovering flank back a few feet. I nodded and tried my best to get over to her. Which amounted to two flaps forward, followed by a flip in the air, and finally me on my back... again. Dash made this look easy. Once again after I flipped myself over I got back into the air hovering. Once again I began to try and fly over to Twilight. I got at least four more flaps in before I flipped over and this time landed on my face. Why hello ground, fancy meeting you here today. How's the kids? I groaned before Twilight floated me upright again. “Come on Storm, I know you can do better than that. Now try doing it again with less crashing on your face.” Dash said like it was the easiest thing in the world. For her most diffidently me on the other hoof it was like trying to run with two extra legs... wait. Something about the analogy hit a little too true. Oh wait, that's right I had to do that too. So I was in outright familiar territory.

“I'm trying Dash.” I groaned as I got back into the air once again.

“Well quit trying and do it.” Dash said getting in my face. Which I much didn't appreciate her doing that. I blew the little tuft of my mane that I couldn't contain in the ponytail and got myself hovering. This lasted five hours, five hours of me wobbling in the air followed by me flipping someway and landing some how. Out of all the times I tried, I landed on my hooves twice. Each time Dash as getting more impatient with me screwing up to the point she went over to Twilight whispering into her ear. I watched quietly from my crumpled heap on the ground from my latest failed attempt. Of course I couldn't make out what they were saying but that look Twilight had, just unnerved me a bit. It was that friendly you're doomed because what we have planned kind of smile. Her horn flared to life as I was picked up into the air with my wings stretched out for me. Me of course not knowing what's going on started to panic, which of course didn't help.

“Storm please calm down. I'm just helping you get a feel for flight.” Twilight said and I looked at her confused as she continued to flap my wings for me. Simple slow flaps to keep me aloft. Part of me wondered how she would know about flight let alone how to do controlled flaps like this. Then I realized she probably had a spell to give her wings like the one that gives ponies a set of butterfly wings. I relaxed a bit just letting her have control over this. In a way it was nice knowing that I was safe because I knew Twilight wouldn't do anything to hurt me. I noticed Dash whisper something in Twi's ear before she nodded with agreement.

“Okay Storm time to get you flying straight.” Dash said flying up to me as she physically augmented my wings. The blush of my face at this after her touching my wings could tell how it felt to me. I still can't past that feeling of somepony brushing my wings. I mean after I found out about the nerve bundles in the wings are both to help feel the air around them and it was an erogenous zone. Twilight even blush watching it but her was more a scowl. Well sort of I think she knew that was going to do this but I think it didn't set well watching somepony doing that to her coltfriend... well I guess it would be marefriend right now. After Dash was finished augmenting my wing I started to fly forwards, slowly since I was doing timed flaps to keep me aloft. I could feel Twilight's magic around and I felt safe. Dash then started to instruct me on how to turn. It took another two hours for me to get turning down but now feeling confident about my ability to fly it was almost second nature. Part way through something clicked in a way. It was hard to explain really after all this time I've been in Equestria the only other thing that really clicked with me was magic... something felt odd thinking about that. But nonetheless after days of work I was flying. Dash also taught me how to pick up speed which was nice to know just in case I had to catch somepony. During the whole time Twilight still had me covered in a layer of her own magic, sort of a safety net for me. Twilight eyed Rainbow for a moment before they both nodded at something. Honestly I didn't quite care as I was enjoying flying around as I was now doing circles around the training field. Oh I could totally see why Dash loved flying so much. Dash flew up to me causing me to back flap twice to stop as she grinned. “So Storm feeling up for a race against the fastest pegasus in Equestria?” She asked as she gave that predatory grin with a side of snark. I nodded as we flew to the starting line, well above it really. “Alright from here to the tree over there.” She said as she pointed to a fairly large oak tree that was close to a pond.

“Alright.” I answered getting ready. Twilight was on the ground before us as she held up her hoof to signal for us.

“Ready.” She said followed by a small pause. “Set.” Followed by another, she dropped her hoof before she yelled. “Go!” With that both Rainbow Dash and I flew off as fast as we could go. Well I knew I was going as fast as I could. I was neck and neck with her as she grinned. I tried pushing my wings a bit further as I gave it my all. It wasn't long before the tree was close. I turned to look at Dash, who wasn't there anymore. I turned back to see her floating in the air with her forelegs crossed with a knowing grin. That's also when I noticed I wasn't being held up by Twilight's magic anymore. Speaking of the lovable ball of lavender, she was next to Dash smiling with a little jump for joy. Of course that all stopped when they noticed what I was still flying forwards.

“Watch out for the.” They yelled before. WHAM! “Tree.” They weakly said before coming over to me to see if I was alright. On a scale of hits I've taken since I've been in Equestria I would give this maybe a three at most. It hurt of course but not really as much as getting impaled by a stone horn or having my leg blown off. I sat at the base of the tree in a small daze when the two of them got to me.

“Oh my Celestia, are you alright?” Twilight said looking me over.

“Yeah. I'm fine, I've taken harder hits.” I said shaking my head to get the stars out of my view. “Just had a lesson on trees.” I lightly smiled.

“Lesson?” Dash asked.

“Yeah, I learned a tree's bark was worse than it's bite.” I answered with a smile. Twilight lightly giggled, I could hear that giggle all day. Dash snorted at my bad joke.

“At least you're alright. So how did you like your first real flight?” She said landing next to me.

“Pretty good, but I need to branch out on new ways to stopping myself. You wouldn’t be leaf how bad it is to be stopped by a tree.” I said pointing to the tree with my prosthetic thumb. This got Twilight to roll her eyes with a light laugh as Dash started to outright laugh.

“At least the hit to your head didn't knock out that sense of bad humor you have.” Twilight joked.

“Yeah, doc said that I had a case of bad humor-itis. Incurable if I remember right.” I shot back and she smiled. It took maybe a few minute before our stomachs started to growl reminding us that it was lunch time. So we went to eat at some outdoor cafe. I didn't quite catch the name of it but also didn't really care. I flew the whole way there just so I wouldn't fall out of practice. Shut up it's my reason and I don't have to explain it. Wait... who am I thinking that too? I think Pinkie is rubbing off on me... oy. We found our seats, picking one of the tables outside. Part of me wanted to question why we were eating outside when it was still winter but in the same sense kind of figured it was normal, considering that every pony else was out here two. The three of us placed our orders, both Dash and I got hay fries while Twilight got a daisy sandwich. To be honest I had been curious on hay fries since I found out about them. When our orders arrived I picked up one of the fried stick and looked it over a moment.

“Dude what are you doing?” She asked.

“Looking at it.” I answered back.

“Well don't look at it, eat it.” She said before going to town on her large stack of them.

“Dash relax, she's still new to a lot of the food here. I mean it wasn't to long ago she had her first flower.” Twilight said which got Dash's eyebrow to raise.

“Seriously?” She questioned.

“Yes.” I answered before taking a bite. It tasted just like a french fry from home. Wait... would they call those prench fries here? Damn it I'm doing it again. Anyway the three of us shared the meal with me paying for it all. Honestly it was kind of nice, not once was I called prince or well princess in this case but just treated like a normal pony. The three of us left with both Dash and I in the air. More because Dash insisted that I don't fall out of practice when I just really learned the skill. Which honestly it wasn't bad, partly on the way back my wings started to protest and I finally landed. By then Dash had flew off something about weather duties.

“So what shall we do for the rest of the evening?” Twilight asked as she leaned in close. I blushed a little but remembered something.

“How about we deal with a little business before we have some fun?” I asked.

“Business?”

“The mayor about Winter Wrap-up?” It took Twilight a few moments before it clicked.

“Well we may as well.” Twilight answered as we turned towards city hall. For as much as I hate going to official looking places, the castle notwithstanding, my luck with officials and justice types like back at home. More just an ingrained then really. It didn't take us long to get a meeting with Mayor Mare, probably for the fact that there was a royal and Celestia's personal student here to meet with her would probably take higher priority than locals. We came in as a dark brown coated stallion with an almost dusted light gray mane and tail left with annoyed huff. I watched him leave making sure not to be in his way, with that Twilight and I went in.

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It took a few hours to set through all the little details to Winter Wrap-up. Well for a royal standpoint that is. Twilight knew a good chunk of these being Celestia's student but it seems that there was a few smaller tidbits that she overlooked. Since Ponyville was founded by earth ponies they kept to the whole cleaning up winter the earth pony way. Well minus the cloud clearing and the guiding the southern birds home part. I mean somethings just had to change over time I suppose. But the main point was no magic well not outside magic in a way. Unicorns were forced to either use earth pony devices like Pinkie's peddle powered chopper which at first time hearing it surprised me but after I had began to really think about it. It made sense that she would have one. I mean Rainbow Dash was both our friends and just to hang out with her in the clouds she would need a way up there. Well unless she wants to break physics again and just stand on a cloud without the spell. This lead me into the question about other towns. Manehattan is mostly done by earth ponies but they uses special devices that are made with a mixture of earth pony technology and magical science from unicorns. As well as pegasi helping out with the clouds. Appleloosa being in the desert the same with some place called Dodge Junction, don't really get snow because of the climate there so they don't have a wrap up. As for Canterlot a lot of ponies are hired to clear out the city but most of them are unicorns and pegasi. Cloudsdale doesn't get a winter since it's the main town that makes the weather. My brain after hearing those words just did a back-flip in the what the fuck 'o' meter department. The only place in all of Equestria that no pony does the weather for was of course the Everfree forest. I wasn't really surprised I mean I've been in there maybe a hoofful of times and I didn't even like the place.

We explained about my fire and Mayor Mare sided with me on the fact that it was more a natural ability much like the pegasi can manipulate the clouds. So I was going to be paired up with miss breaking physics to melt the ice on the lakes. Which was fine and shouldn't take long. After that I would be melting a lot of the snow for the water tower. Which again wasn't a problem, she also informed me that I shouldn't do the heavy flying like the clearing of clouds or getting the birds more for the fact she saw my attempts on flying yesterday. Turns out that I almost ran into one of her assistants yesterday. You have no idea how awkward I felt hearing that, luckily I was able to apologize to the same assistant. Notepad was her name and very fitting for the young mare, her cream coat with a lead gray mane and tail said it was alright. With all the details set out Twilight and I left back into the main street of Ponyville. It was getting closer to dinner time which honestly I wasn't hungry since I was still satisfied from the hay fries I had earlier. So we just walked around town enjoying the sights. Honestly I don't think I really got a good look of the town until now. Well not after my many times in the hospital and events happening. It was a nice walk as I watched every pony go off on their normal rounds. The two of us found ourselves in the park which wasn't as snow covered as the rest of Ponyville. After finding a cleared bench the two of us sat down and relaxed.

“Storm can I ask you something?” Twilight started as she looked over to me. I gave her a curious look.

“What's on your mind?” I asked back.

“Do you miss them?” I blinked for a moment.

“Them?”

“Your friends and family.” She asked. I turned and started to look at the lightly clouded sky and thought about it a bit. She just watched me the whole time before I finally answered.

“Yes, in a way I will always miss them. I mean even with all the problems I had with family they were still my family. Yeah we fought a lot and yelled about the same amount but they never really did an unspeakable act. I wasn't abused in the traditional sense of the word. I was overworked sure, and they did get on my case about stuff that wasn't their business but still. It's kind of like your mother about the whole grandfoals thing.” I explained and I saw Twilight turn red at that. “But you still love her as your mother right?” She nodded at my question. “It's about the same. As for my friends... I do. Very much so and given the chance I would like to be with them again even if it was a day.” I answered. Before my gaze and my light smile turn into a deep frown as sadness began to wrap my heart up like a vice. “But I know it would be more a spit on our friendship if I did.”

“How can you say that Storm?” Twilight said in shock.

“Because if somepony came up to you after your friend had passed away and say he was them. Would you believe them?” I asked and I could see the gears in her head turn.

“I don't think I would.” she said out loud.

“That's the point. I rather have them remember me as I was then go to them in a new body saying 'hey guys remember me I'm your dead friend that got transferred to another dimension and got a new body that was hasn't been seen in over twelve hundred years. How's things going for you?' I think they would hit me or at least toss me out on my flank.” I said that last part in a very fake enthusiastic tone. “It wouldn't be right to put them through that just to lose me a day later to come back. Even if I stayed then I would miss everypony here too much.” There was a small pause before I added. “Especially you Twilight.” I said as my gaze returned to her. I could see that she understood this far better than I had wanted.

“Storm... why don't you tell me about them?”

“My friends?”

“Yeah. Ghost, Knives, and Viper was it?” She asked more to make sure she had them right.

“Yeah... truth be told those aren't their real names but it was more what we called each other really. Kind of like a nickname, like how some of the girls call you Twi.” I began with a light smile.

“Ah, did you know their real names?”

“Well... at the time before coming here. I believe so but those were some of the memories I haven't gotten back yet. It seems that some of the details were lost when I got to Equestria. I'm glad I got most of them back at least.” Which was true. I had almost all of my memories just little bits and bobs were still gone to me. I figured with enough trauma that I had gone through a few missing memories is at least the damage I had to go through. I mean I did lose a foreleg after all. “But oh well, anyway, well where do I start?” I said more to myself.

“Well how did you meet them?” She asked.

“Well that's good as any place I suppose. On earth there's a thing called the internet.” I began.

“What's the internet?” She asked and I just couldn't help myself.

“A series of tubes” I shot back which confused her more. Then I finally broke it down for her and explained that it was mainly known as the information superhighway and that it helped connect everypony together through the world wide web. She followed along especially when I explained it wasn't like a spiderweb in a way but in the same it was. I used the light spell to help describe my point by drawing a web in it with little circles at each connecting point. I explained that through the internet we could get data from one spot to another. Sort of like giving a book about spells from the library to another pony’s house while keeping the book at the library. Confusion sat in and I explained that the information would only display or readable in that case through the computer which was a higher tech version then the one she had. After that bit of explanation where she had the basic grasp of it. I began to explain that I met Ghost through a means of two other “friends” which was a story in itself and I told her I would explain that another day. But I explained how it was during some videos which was a lot easier to explain just by calling it a play without being at the play to see it. Broad definition but it was enough to get the point across. I told her about how we use to work together on a project and when I had a falling out with the other two for “reasons” I stayed friends with him, more him being the only one of them to really talk to me anymore. From there we've been talking to each other and really became friends there since it only started as we were looking for people to help with the project. It was kind of funny now that I thought about it. It was when I needed help with something I began to really make friends. I mean even everypony here was the same. I only became friends with Twilight from my needing her help to recover my memories.

Then I moved on to Viper how we got to know each other over the web another way. Which led me into explaining gaming systems. Which was far easier to explain then before having used the computer as my basing point. Well I had explained that I found Viper over a link to the web and we played a game together. That and we talked with me explaining the project I was working on at the time through the gaming. I didn't feel like it was the time to explain a let's play to her or really felt like I really had needed to in the first place so I kept things simplistic at the most. But I explained that he joined in on the project and it launched into something bigger. A full blown friendship.

This finally led me into Knives which I knew through Ghost as those two started getting together after having issues with her parents. I keep a very broad description of it, which annoyed Twilight to no end but I did it more out of respect for my friend. But I summed up some of the more fun details that we went though like the trip Knives, Ghost, and I had up to a place called Chicago. Which I outright laughed when Twilight asked.

“Chicacolt?” Which I couldn't help it being the whole pony lexicon leading the miss explained idea.

“No, Chicago. It's like Manehattan just called differently.” Which she understood, didn't change how funny I thought it was. Sometimes these pony puns were just too funny to pass up. Hey I was known for bad jokes so having some literally tossed back at me was a little uplifting for me. Because as I explained about my friends the sense of homesickness really began to eat up at me. I just smiled lightly after a bit as I began to explain about the trip. “Part of the trip was just to go up there and have fun seeing all the sights we could in a day, well partly. I had one thing I really wanted to do.”

“What's that?”

“Well while I was human I had a thing about eating challenges.” I said with a light chuckle. “Since I was a big guy, ah hell let's not mince words here. I was out right fat in almost every sense of the word. But I did enjoy doing eating challenges, mainly to see how far my body would let me go eating wise. Kind of funny now that I think about it more.” I said lamenting on it all.

“How is eating funny?” Twilight asked in the not quite getting it tone.

“Well back on earth I ate everything that's well fat or fatty in a way. Here in Equestria I've been eating way healthier than I ever did back there. I mean look at me I'm pretty thin, okay poison joke effects aside. I'm rather then maybe a little buff I guess from all the workout I've had to do defending and fighting.” I said as I brought up both of my hooves up to my face. Well my prosthetic and left hoof, The light glinted off the burning gold materiel of my prosthetic hoof. I watches as I slowly flexed the little claws after I slide them out. Then changed my left hoof into my more draconic state as the smaller claws just lightly flexed with it. “Even with just a simple change like my diet. I can't help feel a little hollow in a way.” I muttered softly just looking at them.

“Hollow?” Twilight said and I could hear the worry. “Storm what's wrong?”

“Honestly... a lot. I'm still worried about this looming destiny, to be completely honest. I'm terrified about it all, what if I fail because I'm not fast enough, not strong enough, or smart enough to face this Dark One.” I began which was one of the many thoughts that rushed the back of my head.

“Storm, everything will be alright.” Twilight tried to reassure. I wanted to believe her and just have that hope that everything will be fine. But... I didn't. That kind of hope never worked out for me in the end. It more hurt just to pretend it did then it rarely ever doing so. I got quiet as I returned my hoof to normal and sat there looking out at everypony playing about. I saw the cutie mark crusaders playing around just for laughs. I saw Pinkie making snowmen or well snow ponies really. Applejack was talking to Fluttershy about something as Twilight just gently put a hoof on my back and rubbed lightly. “Storm, why don't we head home and read a book together?” She offered and I lightly smiled.

“Sure I suppose.” I said hopping down from the bench. It wasn't long for the two of us getting back home... my new home at least. With that the two of us went up stairs and to the loft that her bed sat on. While she went to pick out a book I began to look around a bit more. I realized not for the first time that I don't have much here. That what I have is like a little invasion onto Twilight's private world. I saw my two photos that Twilight sat out for me on the little nightstand. Right next to it was my saddlebags and my large duffel bag from Earth. I knew my now repaired armor, moon helm, and both of my swords was in her closet. Hell I even had a few books in one shelf of a book case. I couldn't help but just compare myself to an insect, just one leeching off a wonderful mare. Finally my gaze turned back to my two photos. The one of my friends and family. I began to just look at all the happy faces me and my friends have. I saw Ghost and Knives just relaxing on a sofa behind Viper and I who at the time was playing some game. It was one of those moments that my grandmother decided to capture on camera. But I had to wonder, was I a leech to them as well? Was I ever just as stupid there as I was here and how could they ever stand me? It wasn't long when I saw Twilight at the top of her stairs with a book floating next to her covered in her magical aura. She looked so sad I couldn't help but sit up and ask. “What's wrong Twilight?”

“I was about to ask you the same thing. Are you alright?” She said getting up on the bed next to me.

“I... I don't know really. I just let my mind wander a little too far.” I said to her as I laid back down with my forelegs crossed as I rested my head on them. Twilight leaned over and gently nuzzled the side of my face before she laid a hoof around my neck.

“Storm, It's alright.” She said before giving the side of my face a lick. I blinked for a moment looking at her. Did... did she just lick my face? I looked at her a little confused and slightly disgusted.

“Why did you do that?” I asked.

“Do what? Give your cheek a lick?” She asked as I saw her ears go back. “Didn't you like that?”

“It's not that, I just don't know what it would mean. It's new to me.” I asked figuring now this was something I was unaware of in Equestria.

“Oh, well it's a sign of affection like this.” She said giving my cheek a light kiss.

“Oh... oh okay. Sorry I didn't know.” I said now blushing with a bit of embarrassment. Twilight went to say something but was cut short of the sound of an energetic pink ball of energy bursting into the room with what looked like a sack of Celestia knows what, followed by miss breaking and entering herself. Then three other mares and a little purple dragon holding a bright purple suitcase with white stylized R and a set of eyes on it. Under it set in with three cutie mark resembling blue gems.

“Who's ready to Par-tay?!” Pinkie said over stating the party in that question as she opened up her bag and literally launched a table that lands squarely against the wall with snacks as well as other party related items on the table like someone just sat it on there carefully. I think right about then my mind crashed and I would say Twilight's did too because her eye gave that does not compute twitch.

“Girls what are you doing here?” Twilight asked standing up on her bed before a flash and she found herself down on the lower floor with the other girls.

“Well my pinkie sense was going off that somepony was being all sad-y so I thought I had to go cheer them up and what's the best way to do that by having a party. I mean I am Ponyville's premiere party pony after all so I rounded up the guests which I knew being who it was wanted his well technically her friends here and then it hit me. What kind of party should it be? I thought maybe a get the pony out of a droopy mood party but then I realized I didn't have the right color balloons for that since they were delayed because of a mistake at the post office. So I had to go with a get a friend out of the dumps party but then I realized I didn't have my super batch of special cheer up pink frosting. Since I used that up for the other party so I figured a slumber party should work because then all the girls could come and we could have fun like spin the bottle. Oh so many things I can do and I already set up Spike so he could stay the night over at the cakes since they want his help testing out the new gem frosting recipe. So why not just have him there bright in the morning? So now we are here and Spike can go have fun. Bye bye Spike remember don't eat the pink one.” Pinkie just blurted out before shoving a confused purple dragon down the stairs. Of course for some reason my mind followed that one. Was it because my mind was a little screwy already from the poison joke or was Pinkie rubbing of on me? “Oh twitchy tail.” She shout out which caused most of the girls to duck under something. What? I got up to go down but before I did it seemed that I was a little too close to the edge of the bed. Because with that simple motion I found myself falling off the bed rolling to the end and falling onto... where in all of Equestria did this over sized pink pillow come from? Wait... something tells me I should know this. I looked up at the girls and saw Pinkie's right hind leg already out like she... just kicked the pillow under me. I sighed quietly as I gave my wings a quick flap which brought me back up to the loft. When I landed I turned to see Rarity and Applejack looking a little amazed.

“Darling, you're flying!” Rarity said a little surprised.

“Well of course Rarity, I can't stay grounded forever with two amazing mares to help put air under my wings.” I said as I grabbed the fedora in my teeth gently and glided back down enough that I used my wings with small gentle flaps to keep me a foot off the ground as I magically put it on my head. Granted it was a little big for my current size but after tomorrow it wouldn't matter. Of course I didn't really care either, I just wanted to wear it since we are going to have fun and do a little partying.

“Heck yeah. Natural born flying this one. After getting his flank off the ground. Should have seen him flying right into the tree, it was hilarious.” Dash said as she began with a complement before shifting into an insult pretty fast. This took the wind right out of my sail as I thumped onto the ground. The fedora shifted forward to cover the dejected look on my face.

“Dash! That's not funny think about how he feels?” Twilight berated. Honestly I should have expected it in a way. I mean I wasn't the best flier, hell I was far from it. I mean it took me two days to get going straight without flying into somepony. But I think I should quail this before it gets out of hoof.

“It's fi-” Was all I got out of my mouth before Pinkie decided I suddenly needed a big pink frosted cupcake shoved down my throat along with half of her foreleg. Before I could give her a look asking what the hell she froze me with a stern look. Out of all the time's I've been in contact with Pinkie. I've never seen that look, that one look saying you have no chance to rebuttal her in any way.

“No frowny Storm.” She whispered just loud enough for me to hear. I couldn't help but gulp a little at this as my ears flatten back. I opened my mouth and I watched her eye's narrow. “No frowny.” She punctuated with a poke to my chest, luckily she missed the scar from the horn piercing I got from the statue. I gave a defeated sigh as I nodded slowly, this was followed with Pinkie giving me a hug. Not the spine breaking one but a nice gentle one that felt... nice. With a few moments I returned it just as gentle. I was still smaller then everypony there but oh well. It was a little funny when Pinkie's untamed mane began to tickle my nose a little causing me to sneeze. But somehow and I can't guess this Pinkie pressed a tissue up to my nose in time. Something about this mare made her very endearing to me but also scared the living hell out of me. She pulled me over with everypony else where Twilight had pillow's sat out for everypony. Pinkie deposited me right next to Twilight and she sat next to Rarity. To my left was miss can't respect ponies privacy herself Rainbow Dash who was giving me that devious look. This doesn't bode well for me at all.

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Several hours had passed as we got into a game of bottle spinning truth or dare. Dash who tried to get me quite a few times was a little annoyed with me when I always would pick truth on her. But she tried to gear her questions to get everypony to tap out as it were. Pinkie being the party host here had a bag of punishments as it were for those that did tap out. So far that I could tell that the small bag has some pocket dimension in it. Because there is no other way she could pull out so much from that bag. So far she brought some bottles of something, with the either ash gray or sickening green looking liquids in them. I found out later that that was Sweetie Bell's cooking which outright terrified me to no end. I couldn't honestly tell which one's worse, Twilight's or Sweetie Bell's cooking. Note to self don't ever have anyone of them cook for you, it could be hazardous for your health. So far it hasn't been that bad considering all the questions and dares. The funnies thing out of all this was the bottle being a lie detector that Twilight herself enchanted for this. While we watched the others do their dares and such, I had questioned Twilight about enchantments themselves. Which I found out that there is quite a number of them from simple light spells which a lot of the flashlights they have are using a special crystal in them to power the enchantment. So it was like double A's for Equestria of sorts. Maybe I could find a way to re-power the CD player after all. I sort of worried about that after Twilight informed me that she killed it after listening through my collection of classical music so she could make comparative notes on music from earth and Equestria. I requested that she tested out the charging enchantment on the broken player first since it still got power it just couldn't read the disc completely.

But anyway, it was Dash's turn to spin and she gave one strong kick with her foreleg that sent the bottle spinning on a tight spin. It was fast enough that sent Fluttershy who was the only one of us to opt out of playing. Something about having bad memories with the game. Understandable myself because I had much of the same. Well maybe not on the same traumatizing level as it seems Fluttershy had but still, when you have “friends” who like to ask the too personal questions that I had requested not to be asked. I felt a hoof gently rub my back and I turned to see Twilight giving me a warm smile. Just that one to let you know everything is okay. Well at least how it stood. I returned the smile as best I can before laid down a bit more so I was flat on the floor. It wasn't to long when the bottle started to slow down, then finally come to a stop right at Twilight.

“Alright Twi, truth or dare?” Dash asked with a predatory grin. Twilight smile for a moment before answering the question with a simple.

“Dare.” which outright surprised me. So far throughout this she's been picking the same thing I had. My guess was because she didn't want to hide anything from her friends. Though if I had to guess she picked this one because she wanted to feel a little gutsy on this. Dash's grin didn't change as she flew over me to Twilight whispering the dare into her ears. I turned my ear to catch it but all I got was the surprised squeak from Twilight as her cheeks became a nice bright red as he gaze turned to me. I returned her look with a puzzled expression. What did Dash dare her to do? “Do I have to Rainbow?” She asked and I could hear the mixture of nervousness and embarrassment at play in her voice.

“Well you could always refuse the dare and take up another one of Pinkie's punishments.” The devious prismatic maned mare said with a knowing grin. Twilight, of course, paled a little at that, hell so would I knowing what kind of “treats” were in there. Twilight gulped but nodded as I watched her go out of my field of view. Part of me was curious on what Dash had dared her but in the same sense if this unnerved Twilight then I probably didn't want to know. I turned to see Fluttershy blushing with her hooves up to her mouth, Applejack with a lighter blush but smiling, the ball of spastic energy was just beaming a smile, and Rarity was looking away. I laid my head down a bit just to wait before. Smack! The light stinging sensation decided to appear upon my left flank as I turned bright red from that. I slowly turned to see Twilight with a just as radiated blush as I currently displayed on her face as her right foreleg was held in the air right after she had swatted me on the rump. Her gaze shot right to mine as I looked at her directly in the eyes. The stupid side of my brain fight like mouthing the words “Did you just?” as it tried to piece what had happened together, she slowly nodded that she indeed swatted me on the flank. That almost perpetual awkward moment was knocked aside from the laughing Rainbow Dash. My gaze shifted to her as she rolled on the ground laughing. My mouth just flapped for a moment as my brain just failed to send the signal to my vocal cords to talk. Though it did a great job sending it to my horn because within a split second of my failing at talking, I found myself in the bathroom embarrassed to no end.

I sat there looking at the mirror for a few minutes as I tried to will the blush away from what had happened. Part of me couldn't believe that just happened, but in the same sense I could. The worse part of it that in some weird way it felt right. I didn't know if it was because of my poison joke affected brain or just something else. But having my ass smacked like that felt good and I didn't like the fact that I did. This like many other reasons why I don't like that stuff, besides the whole making me a mare and making my resolve for which side I swing waver. I am weaker bone wise from it and it's sometimes hard to keep a coherent thought. Sometimes I wished that I could just go back to who I was before coming here. Just a normal human that had his problems to deal with. No special pony that is part dragon from a being that wasn't living anymore that only got brought here to be a pawn in some necromancer pony that wanted to live long. No just the same large over sized fat self. Just walking around in an orange shirt, blue pants, and glasses having a nice peaceful day. Hell I wouldn't mind being in Equestria while I was human but still just one day. Hell at this point I would take one hour of just something that resembled my old life. I continued to look myself over in the mirror until I hear the door to my right open. I turned to see Rarity looking a little confused for a second before coming over to me.

“There you are darling. You had us worried when you up and disappeared like that. Very unladylike of you.” She said in a light playful tone. My gaze returned to the mirror as I watched her come up behind me. “Something wrong, besides the obvious?”

“Just a bit too much thinking again, it's not important.” I said looking back noticing that my prosthetic was missing again. I sighed quietly figuring that I had another teleportation mishap with it again.

“Storm darling if it's bothering you then it's important. You know you can tell any of us what's wrong, right?” Rarity said and I looked over at her through the mirror. I just looked at her quietly before letting out a sigh.

“It's just everything in a way Rarity. Besides all the effects of poison joke. I just...” I let out a more frustrated sigh. “human.” I said bring my hoof to my head and ran it over my head before stopping at the back of my neck rubbing it.

“Human?” Rarity asked.

“Yes, I miss being human in a way.” I said before turning to her. “I just miss a little of my old life. I mean yeah I am a little homesick for earth but I know I can't return there. But I guess I miss being how I was before.”

“Being human?” She asked.

“Yeah, I miss having to get up get dressed up in my normal attire having a quick bite to eat before doing what I had to. I miss just laying about reading a good book with my fingers flipping the page. Hell I miss the feeling of running my fingers over something just to feel its texture. Yeah hooves are nice and all, but I don't know anymore.” I said now sighing for the third time but this one more in defeat. “You know I just would like to be human for a day, hell I would take an hour of just a taste of just that feeling again.”

“Storm, it's alright. I can only pretend to understand how that must feel. Being something then turned into something else without being able to turn back. It must wear on you at times just remembering how you use to be. If I could I would help you with that but...” She tried to be reassuring, tried to be sympathetic but I knew where she was coming from.

“You can't, I know. I don't think there is a way for me to return to how I was anyway. Wishful thinking you know?” I said lightly with just as light as a smile as I turned back to the mirror. “Rarity I think you would love earth the most out of everypony.” I said sort of jumping topics.

“How so?” She questioned with that intrigued tone to her voice.

“A lot of earth is based in appearances. You being a fashionista, you would be right at home. Either being a big designer for the actors, actresses, and big wigs of Hollywood. That or have some well known shop in New York, Paris, or some other place.” I started to smile lightly at the nostalgic feeling I was getting thinking about earth again.

“It does sound wonderful. But not to sound rude, why bring it up?” Rarity asked.

“I guess I'm just lamenting on everything from earth again. The art, fashion, and everything else.” I spoke as I closed my eyes. Just envisioning everything in my mind. All the famous and not so famous works, down to just the simple little pieces of art in the local display.

“Firestorm, it's alright to miss your home. But isn't there something here worth staying for?” She asked.

“Of course. You girls, Celestia, Luna, Cadence, Shining, every pony I've met since I got here.” I turned to her with a light smile. “Especially Twilight.” There was a small clang at the bathroom door as I saw my marefriend looking at me and my prosthetic on the ground as it rolled towards me slowly as if it was dropped from her magic. I gave her a questioned look as she just eyed me with a light blush. Before I could say a word about it she just hugged me. I continued to be confused for a moment but returned it. Hey it was the right thing to do and admittedly hugging Twilight is really nice.

“Storm, I'm...” She began to say before pulling back. “I'm sorry that you're feeling homesick.” I blinked at this.

“Why are you sorry? It's not your fault that I feel like that.”

“I know it's not my fault but still... I wish I could help elevate such things for you.” She said looking at me.

“Twilight you do help. You're there for me every time I start thinking the wrong way. It helps way more than you'll ever know. I know I can be rather silly at times or be rather stupid at times but you still put up with all that. No pony has really been willing to deal with all that. No offense Rarity.” I said that last one I said as I turned back to her.

“None taken darling, admittedly I have caused you some rather unladylike problems myself and I do apologize for my actions.” She said looking a little ashamed.

“Rarity I understand why, trust me I really do.” There was a reassuring smile on my face.

“Still it was very uncouth of me to do so.” She said with a undeniable nod.

“But it's in the past now. So let's leave it there.” I said with a smile.

“Indeed.” She shot back with a smile. During that time Twilight was kind enough to float my leg back into place for me before the three of us returned to the rest of the small party. Which thankfully Pinkie remembered that I wasn't a big party person. I was a more group of friends kind of person. Of course it didn't help when booze got involved but still. After I took my turn on the spin the bottle who which Twilight gave to me after this whole flank fiasco. I got miss buck your head in herself Applejack which of course being the other pony with a massive competitive ego picked dare which she regretted the instant that I dared her to kiss Dash right on the lips. I know I was going to get my skull caved in for this one but if it got Dash back for her dare. It was well worth it, hooves down. Unfortunately she bowed out of it taking up another one of Pinkie's punishments which this one was a bit comical to say the least. I found out shortly after the farm mare drank the bright pink bottle that Pinkie went to Zecora for some mundane potions with simple but funny effects. In this case turned the orange mare into a red plaid coated mare instead. I of course to my best ability tried to keep from laughing like Rainbow was as she was on the ground rolling crying laughing. Rarity was just having a fashion heart attack seeing this and Twilight was trying her best to keep from laughing with a hoof over her muzzle. Luckily for Applejack the effects only last a few hours so she should be back to her old orange self again in no time. But I did talk Pinkie into giving me the bubblegum pink potion for later. Since my little payback was foiled the first time, I was going to make sure the second one wasn't going to fail. But it went fine after some time until I noticed something off on the energetic pink mare's neck. I had to get a closer look on it, lucky for me she had the snack table behind. So using the guise of getting myself some punch which was the delicious strawberry kind. I saw that she had indeed two little wounds to her neck, almost like bite marks. The same you would see in one of those cheesy vampire movie. But who could have done that to Pinkie of all ponies? I mean she was one of the nicest and fun loving mare's I've met. I was rather angry at the thought of somepony hurting one of my friends, especially one of my best friends. Lucky for me I was able to keep my mane and tail from going nova or bursting into flames. I wanted to get answers for it, and know who could have done it. But honestly I felt rather bad too if I had just gone up to her in the middle of the party to ask her about it, plus the fact that she didn't say one word about it to anypony made it hard not to just ask her openly. My gaze must have stayed too long on Pinkie's neck as Twilight's gaze on me got me to notice that she wasn't the one staring at me. All of them where and now I felt extra awkward at the fact that I was now just standing there with my punch floating before me.

“Something wrong Stormy?” Pinkie asked and I turned so I didn't look at her or any of them as I knew I would be called out on this but I... I couldn't say it out like that.

“No, I'm fine.” I answered as I floated over a cookie and proceed to jam it in my mouth before I could be asked another question. Good thing for big mouths, when you want to jam a sock in it, you could do it with one the size of a hoof. But the worse part is that I could feel the sets of eye's drilling into the back of my head. Of course I didn't expect the hoof on my back which caused me to tense up fast. I turned to see Pinkie to my right as my gaze met her's. She motioned to the stairs that lead down to the main floor of the library. I nodded as the two of us left to have a private conversion. The rest of the girls stayed upstairs, which I could only guess as they knew this was a private matter.

“What's really bothering you Storm?” She said in a very calm way. In a way that I don't think I've ever heard Pinkie speak in since I had gotten to Equestria. I gently rubbed the back of my neck before taking a deep breath.

“It's about the wounds on your neck.” I stated. She had to have known what was really bothering me, Pinkie sense and all.

“Oh, those.” She said as I watched her rather neutral expression change into a warm smile and a light tint to her cheeks. She then turned to the stairs and yelled up. “Twilight please come down.” It wasn't long before my marefriend slowly came down with a slight confused look upon her face which complemented the one on mine. Twilight came over and stood next to me.

“Yes Pinkie?” Twilight asked.

“Tell Stormy about bat ponies.” She softly requested as she motioned to the bite mark on her neck. Then that look on Twilight's face when the dots finally connected.

“Oh.” Twilight said before turning to me. “Storm, Chiroptera Equus Ferus Caballus or bat pony have a unique toxin to their bite. When a bat pony bites another pony a powerful aphrodisiac is sent into the other pony. The results change depending on the mood they are in when they bite. When a bat pony bites out of love or desire in the same such there partner becomes more aroused.” Twilight started to explain which as soon as she said aphrodisiac the blush exploded on all of our faces.

“See Stormy nothing to be worried about. It was just a love bite.” Pinkie said with a bounce. Wait did Pinkie just make one of my bad jokes?

“Oh, alright so nothing to worry about?” I asked.

“Correct, the bite will go away in a few days like it was never there.” Twilight reassured.

“Oh alright. But if I may ask, and you can say no too. Who's the lucky pony?” I just had to ask honestly. My bits were on Nightling after seeing that date, well my guess was a date anyway that those two were an item. Especially after seeing the beginning of a rather intimate moment during the stay at the castle. Twilight eyed me for a moment but remained silent before Pinkie who's blush got deeper out right answered with.

“Nightling.” As I called it.

“I'm glad for you two.” I said with a very warm smile on my face. This was cut short as a sound of something rather heavy hit the floor upstairs. Which caused Twilight to fly up the stairs to find out what had happened. I was about to join her before Pinkie cleared her throat.

“Storm, can I ask you for a favor?” Pinkie said with a very nervous look to her face.

“Sure Pinkie. You know you can ask me for anything.” I said as I turned to her as she shifted slightly on her forelegs.

“Can you...” She started for a moment as I raised an eyebrow. It took her a few minutes before she finally completed her request with. “Can you make me a stuffed Nightling?” She blurted out. I blinked for a moment before I gave her a smile.

“Sure Pinkie, I can make you a stuffed Nightling, only if you do one thing for me.” I requested back.

“Of course anything Stormy, just name it.” I couldn't help but smile as I held out my forelegs with the universe sign for...

“A hug.” I requested. Pinkie blinked for a moment before she got a big grin that just warms your heart as she just out right pounced me standing on her hind legs as she picked me up in the air spinning me around while giving me a bone shattering hug. Honestly didn't mind the fact that she was trying to break me in two with that. It was just too nice. Once she was done trying to break me she zipped up the stairs with me in toe. Well more she dragged me up there before I could really realize it and I found myself dropped off on a pillow again. The rest of the night went without much incident and I was able get a few shots of some harder stuff much to Dash's idea of sneaking it in. Well sort of anyway. That's also when I found out that the whole drinking age here is much lower than it is on earth. On earth or at least where I lived most beings had to wait until they were twenty one to be able to drink. In Equestrian standards its lower as they much at least be sixteen. Which honestly didn't really bother me because I knew a lot of people that were mature enough to handle it. Hell some did anyway by having the people they knew buy it for them. Hell I enjoy it from time to time and it got a little funny when Twilight found out about it and insisted on trying it for herself. Finds out she was a bit of a light weight. Since all she's had was wines and Applejack's hard cider which was much like beer on earth. Enough to get the effects if you drink a lot of it and it wasn't the batch of cider they sell during the season. That is more a nectar of the gods like of drink as it the taste has been known to hit ponies like a ton of bricks not in the alcoholic way but in the more just senses overload kind of way.

But when it comes to the lavender unicorn that I call my marefriend. She has a natural limit to a point where her moral compass works fine. After a few hard drinks that thing just magically disappears. As well as the fact that she gets very touch hungry with me. After I think her sixth shot she was hanging on me like I was her lifeline or her support. Honestly I didn't mind this as much as you would think having to do the same for others when I became the one to make sure they got home. That and I was only half a bottle in of whiskey with some others I can't remember off the top of my head. Twilight decided to take things up a notch between us and nibbled lightly on my right ear. Which caused me to jump a little in surprise and my wings to expand rapidly with an audible pomf. Which caused Twilight to fall back onto a pile of pillows from before. I took this time to make sure she was fine and help her up. One other thing I learned quite well that Twilight can sleep like a rock. My guess from her prone form and the rhythmic snoozing that Twilight was out for the count. I sighed thankfully as I floated her up to her bed and covered her up in her blanket. With that the rest of us just talk no silly game or pranks. I gave up on the fur dye potion well for now anyway. But we talked and it was time I got questions about earth. Well besides the few from Twi and the insight I gave Rarity earlier. The rest of them asked me questions about my old world. Part of me felt good talking about it to them but the other part of me felt home sick again. Not because it was my world but for the one's I left behind again. But I was able to hide my feelings from them with a mask. Well all but Fluttershy who was giving me sorrowful looks and Applejack who was just a pony lie detector. I told Dash about some of earth's flying machines and used Pinkie's chopper as a reference point. I figured the prismatic mare could beat them hooves down. Applejack asked me about some of the crops and farms on earth. I told her about some of the more nicer ones and remained silent about the more meat sided ones. More for Fluttershy's sake then anything. Speaking of the yellow mare she asked me about the animals which got me into talking about zoos and wildlife sanctuaries that we had on earth. It wasn't until half way through my explanation about some of the more dangerous animals that everypony started getting tired. Dash was the first to crash with a snore that I could swear sounded just like a horse from earth. Kind of understandable now that I think about it. Applejack helped Dash into her sleeping bag as well as everypony else got into theirs. All but Rarity who seemed to have brought an instant four poster bed with her. One pull and boom instant bed. Sometimes magic just amazes me. I bid them all good night as I flew up to Twilight's side again. I found her hogging up about half the bed. It was kind of cute just watching her there with a wide smile on her face. I gave her a small kiss on her forehead before.

“Good night Twilight Sparkle” I whispered into her ear as her smile got bigger. I slowly lifted the covers as I slid in next to her. Instantly she pulled me into her as she slept. I couldn't help but smile and a snuggled into it a bit more lowering the covers. So far I have to say this being my last night as a mare compared to everything else that has happened has been rather nice. With that last thought I slowly drifted off to sleep hoping to have a pleasant dream.

What I didn't expect was what I really got that night...

-End of Chapter-

Author's Notes:

While the next chapter is being written, I'm curious on what everyone thought of this chapter and what did Storm get that night?