(Drakalian's POV)

Thankfully, the way to the boutique was rather uneventful. Sure, there were a few ponies that stared at me, either cause of being a human, being dragged by the mare, or both, but I was too busy trying to keep my balance to pay them much attention. We were soon at Rarity's shop and, once inside with the door closed, the mare finally released her magic on my collar, allowing me to stand up straight as I padded down the front of my hoodie.

"Now, the bathroom is just up the stairs and to to your right, first door. Feel free to use whatever soaps and shampoos you wish, just make sure you clean up after yourself." Stated the white mare, floating what appeared to be some measuring tape and a notebook over. "Before you go up, however, I need you to take your clothing off to let me get your measurements."

I was quiet for a few seconds as I processed what she just said. At first I got a bit anxious, seeing as how we literally just had this talk a few minutes ago, but then reasoning kicked in as I remembered when Fluttershy asked the same thing just to double check my injuries. Giving a nod, I said, "Ok, but I'm not taking everything off cause of...you know..."

The unicorn gave a nod of understanding, "Of course darling, the last thing I want is for you to be uncomfortable. Just strip down to whatever amount you are ok with and I can take it from there." She stated, stretching her measuring tape out before looking at me expectantly.

Giving a nod, I started with placing my staff against the wall, then taking my hoodie off, but before I could place it, it was taken out of my grasp and floated away, assuming by the mare in front of me. I went to see what else I could take off, but paused when I looked at the bandages. I just stared at them for a few moments before I started to slowly bringing a hand up to trace them, but stopped when I heard Rarity speak, "You don't need to worry about the bandages, it's most likely a better idea to keep them on anyways."

I looked up at her only to see that she was currently turned around, grabbing a few things on her table, most likely to help with the measuring. "I know I just...um...wouldn't it make it a bit more difficult to get my measurements?" I asked.

"Well, it would indeed darling, but I can easily compensate for such things. All I need you to do is stand as still as possible, maybe move a limb when I need you to, and that's all. You let me handle the measuring." She said, smiling as she turned to face me, items in her magical grasp. Upon looking at me, she gives a small frown as she walks up, looking me over once again. "Though I must admit...how did you get such...well, you know."

I gave a small sigh as I pulled my Sais out next and placed them next to my staff. "Been telling everyone else, so I guess it's only fair that I tell you. When I first woke up, I was in the forest, and..." I started to say, before the white mare shushed me with a small wave of her hoof.

"Oh, you don't have to explain it all, dear, just tell me what happened to get you so banged up, as it were." She spoke, measuring tape already floating around me, almost like it was alive, as it took my measurements. I was a bit nervous when I felt the cold tape against my skin every so often, but seeing how skilled she was, I slowly relaxed a bit as I nodded.

"Ok, well, I woke in the forest and the first pony that I found was Trixie, and than long story short, we were attacked by a basilisk...that bit my shoulder...before I killed..." I explained, sighing as I raised my good arm up for her to check, then my left arm though the left one wasn't as easy to lift. Rarity paused upon hearing this, the tape stopping it's movement as she looked at me with shock. "Yea...sounds kind of ridiculous when I put it like that..."

"A-a basilisk? Dear Celestia, how in Equestria are you still alive? I mean, I'm glad that you are, for both you and Trixie's sake, but...how?"

"Honestly, I have no idea. When it was coiled around me, the only thing I could do was move enough to have it bite my shoulder, hence the bandages, and the scars underneath. Even so, it could have easily bitten through me, but...but it didn't."

Rarity fully paused this time as she pulled the tape away, having just finished measuring around my waist now. "Obviously, so why did it let you go?"

Again, I shake my head. "I have no idea, the only thing that I saw was that some sort of lightening hit its head causing it to let me go." I shudder a bit as I remembered just how torn up I got from it 'letting me go'. "I just wish I knew what it was, though at this rate remembering things seem to be something I won't be getting." I sighed,

We were quite for a good while, neither of us saying much of anything, before suddenly, Rarity spoke up. "Wait, did you say that you first met Trixie right after you woke up?"

I nodded. "Yes, and the first impressions was...interesting, for both of us."

"And you said that you were both attacked, yes?"

Again, I nodded. "Yes, this is true too."

This time, the unicorn smiled as she seemed to have realized something. "I think I may know what happened then." I remained quiet as I simply waited for her to continue, giving a small nod to let her know. "Trixie saved you."

I blinked as I heard this. "Wait, what? She saved me? How? I...I thought I was saving both of us when-" I started to say before getting shushed by her.

"Well, did you see her horn glow, or her hat if she was wearing it when you first met?" She asked. I fell silent as I thought it over before giving a small nod. "And did you happen to notice the color of said light and lightening?" Again, I nodded. "And the basilisk didn't have her head trapped, correct?"

"Rarity, where are you going with this?" I asked, getting a bit impatient now.

"Now, I'm not saying I know what happened, but I'm assuming that dear Trixie, since you were both trapped and your shoulder in the creature's mouth, did the only thing that she could think of at the time and that was to summon a storm cloud to strike the beast." She said, giving a small smile. "Sounds accurate darling?"

I opened my mouth to speak up, but closed it as I thought it over, the more it made sense to me. "So...after I tried to save Trixie...she instead saved me..." I spoke softly, a bit surprised with such a revelation.

"Looks like it darling. While I don't really like that mare, I always thought she was nicer than she let out to be." She said, picking up the tape. "Now, let's finish with the measuring, shall we?"

I was silent as I absorbed what we figured out, letting it sink in for a few moments before hearing what Rarity said. Nodding, I stood up straight again. "Of course, what's left now?"

At this, the pony gave a slightly sheepish look. "So, I did say that you didn't need to take everything off, only taking off what you felt comfortable with, but...um, darling, I'm sorry to say, but I need you to take your shorts off." She said, the last part spoken rather softly.

I blinked upon hearing this. "Uh, what?"

"Now dear, I know you don't feel comfortable with taking it off, but...I simply can't measure the rest of you with it on, they're just too baggy, it will make my measurements become inaccurate and I don't want to make you super baggy pants and shorts, that's just...ew..." She said, shivering slightly upon thinking about it. "However, I'm sure you have some sort of undergarments yes?"

"Um...I do, but...but how do you know?" I asked, wondering how she could even know of such a thing...unless she was spying on me...I really hope she wasn't, being spied on while naked is...embarrassing.

"Oh darling, you aren't that different when it comes to dressing up like us ponies. We have rather similar designs and dressing manners, though I will admit most of us use such clothing like undergarments for more personal things." She said, even blushing lightly at the end, but it quickly faded away before I really noticed it. "Besides, I can measure you with whatever you have under your shorts, I promise. Assuming your undergarments are similar to our own."

I was silent as I thought it over, looking at her and then down at my shorts, then back at her again. After thinking on it for a good minute, to which she was thankfully patient, I sighed and nodded. "Ok, but just...just be careful please?" I asked, not really liking the idea of having measuring tape near my...you know...

"Oh of course dear, it's not the first time I've done this, remember? I am a professional fashion designer after all." She said, giving me a smile of comfort. I simply nodded and grabbed my shorts before, after a few moments of hesitating, I carefully pulled them down, making sure to keep my boxers in place. Once off, I held it close to me for a few moments, looking around to see where to put it, only for Rarity to once again grab my clothing and place it with my hoodie.

"Ok, now let's see what we are working with." She said, causing me to gain a small shiver as I felt the cold tape against my inner leg. "Oh calm down darling, it's just a phrase."

I simply remained silent as I watched, seeing her work the tape over and looking intently at it and at me. I couldn't help but notice that she seemed to be staring slightly, which just made me even more nervous. "Do you...d-do you really have to stare so intently?" I asked.

"What was-oh sorry darling, I'm just making sure that I get the right measurements, don't want to get anything wrong, you know?" She said, still rather focused with her work. "Now, please be a dear and spread your legs a little bit for me."

I gave a small gulp as I did just that, my skin gaining goosebumps as I just waited...and waited...and waited. It seemed to be taking forever and just when I was about to ask how much longer, she quickly pulls the tape back and snaps it shut, smiling.

"All done! See, that wasn't so bad, now was it?" She said, smiling innocently. I simply glared at her lightly as I went to grab my shorts, only for them to be pulled away from me. "Ah ah darling, we can't have you getting back into these filthy things now. Remember, we're here to get your measurements and wash you up, so...remember where the shower is?"

I sighed as I did my best to recall the location for it. "Up the stairs and to the right, yes?" I asked.

"First door, can't miss it." She said, smiling with a nod. I sighed as I nodded before walking up the stairs to take the shower.

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(Rarity POV)

As I watched Drakalian walk up the stairs, I couldn't help but chuckle a little at how shy he was with himself. Granted, he didn't have a body to brag about too much, but it wasn't bad, just needed a bit of work if anything. He almost reminded me of Fluttershy when she first went to the spa with me, so shy and unsure, it was really adorable. Giggling to myself, I turned back to face his clothing, giving a slightly disgusted look as the smell wafted to my sensitive nose.

"Ugh, what a stretch. It's to the wash with you, that's for sure." I said to myself as I picked them up and started walking to the laundry room, making sure to keep them well away from me. However, before I could even take a couple of steps, I heard the door to the boutique open. "I'll be right there darling, just give me a few moments!"

"No need to worry, take your time." I blinked upon hearing the familiar voice and turned around to face my speedy friend.

"Why Rainbow, whatever are you doing here?" I ask her, rather confused.

She quickly flew into the room before landing in front of me. "Um, w-well, I was just flying around when I...uh...I remembered that I needed my shirt to be repaired." She said, giving a rather wide smile before placing...something, right in front of me.

I blinked as I place Drakalian's clothes to the side for the moment to take a closer look at it, then giving Dash a rather deadpanned stare. "It's a rag."

She puffed up and gave a small gasp at this. "What? How dare you call it a rag! Just cause it's not to your-" She began to say, only for me to quickly interrupt her.

"No, I mean it's a literal rag, not a shirt at all." I explained, lifting it up with my magic to better show her the rather dull rag.

She paused and blinked a couple of times, looking at the cloth, before giving a rather sheepish smile. "Oh, so it is...heh..." She rubbed the back of her head.

"Rainbow, why are you really here?" I asked, tossing the rag to the side for the time being. The cyan pony looks to her sides a couple of times before sighing, lowering her head a bit.

"I just...I kind of heard that Drakalian was here with you, so I thought I would stop by and ask him a couple of things." She said.

I stared at her for a few moments to see if she was really telling the truth this time. When it seemed like it, I gave a small nod as I once again picked up the human's clothing. "Yes, he is indeed here, how did you find out?"

"It wasn't exactly a secret. Especially with how you nearly dragged him across Ponyville to get him to your house." She said, chuckling. "Was quite a scene I bet, having Rarity of all ponies dragging the new 'pony' to her house for a 'clothing intervention'." She finished, giving me a wink at the last part. It took me a few seconds for it to click in, but when it did, I could feel my cheeks turning rosy as I tried to sputter out an excuse.

"W-what? B-but that's not...I was just trying to...I mean did you even smell his clothes yesterday? They were just...just so...ugh! Words can't even describe how terrible they smelled." I explained. "Why, just take a whiff, and tell me that you aren't disgusted by how horrendous they smell."

I then brought the clothing right in front of us, pushing it into her face, which caused her to give a small jump in surprise. Placing a hoof on it, Rainbow firmly pushes it away. "Ok, first of all, don't do that. Second, they don't smell that bad. I mean, a little ripe, sure, but besides that-"

"A little ripe? Darling, these things are dreadful, and I won't stand for it any longer! I'm putting them in the wash before their smell gets on everything else!" I said, turning around to bring them to the washing machine. I may had been over exaggerating, but still they really did smell bad.

Rainbow rolled her eyes as she just sat down. "Well, if you say so...wait...those are Drakalian's clothes?" She asked.

I nodded in response, placing them into the washing machine before turning it on. "Yes they are."

"And he came here to get new clothing from you, right?"

"Yes..."

"And those are the only clothes that he has right now, right? He doesn't have any other-"

"Darling, what are you getting at?" I quickly interrupted her, wanting Rainbow to get to the point.

"So that means that, somewhere in here...he's currently naked...in your house..."

"Well, mostly. He still has some boxers on." I said, turning back to face her. "I have yet to see what the-" I started to say, before seeing Rainbow with her signature smirk on. "Rainbow, what are you thinking?" I asked cautiously.

"So you saw him naked...or close enough. Which means you know why he always wears clothes on him." She finally said.

"Well, of course, but that's not cause I saw him nearly naked. He told me before we even started, rather shy about it too. Oh, it was kind of adorable, like with Fluttershy at the spa for the first time." I said, giving a giggle.

"So why does he do it?" She asked, causing me to give a small raised eyebrow.

"Oh, he didn't tell you? Strange. Actually, not really considering how shy he is with the subject." I said.

"Well, let's just say when I asked him last time and he didn't want to tell me I tried to take them off myself." She said, giving a small, sheepish smile.

I blinked upon hearing this before giving a gasp. "What? That's...that's horrible, why would you even do such a thing! And right when he got out of the hospital too. Rainbow Dash, you need to have a bit more self control with yourself, otherwise-" I started to say, only to be interrupted.

"I know, I know. What I did was bad and I quickly said sorry to him and he accepted, but I was still left without an answer, and I'm just really dying to know why he keeps them on all the time." She explained.

I stared at her sternly, causing her to flinch lightly before I gave a small sigh. "Ok, I guess if he accepted your apology..."

"So can you tell me?"

I blinked. "Tell you what?"

"Tell me why he always wears clothing."

I gave a small oh look before nodding. "Oh, well I guess so, it isn't that big of a deal...ok, perhaps a bit, but nothing too crazy."

Rainbow gave a small groan. "Come on and tell me already."

"Oh very well. He wears clothing all the time because it's considered...improper to not wear them, especially while in public."

Rainbow was silent for a good few moments before cocking her head to the side. "Wait, improper how?"

"Oh, I'm not really sure, I think it has something to do with not having any natural covering like us ponies. You know, with fur and so on." I said, waving my hoof in the air slightly. Rainbow was silent as she tilted her head to the side, confused with what she was trying to say, only for her eyes to go a bit wide upon realization.

"Wait, so he wears clothing cause he has nothing to hide himself under it all?" She asked.

"I believe that's the case. Satisfied with the answer I hope?" I asked back, hoping that was enough to satisfy her for the time being.

Rainbow was silent for a few moments as she thought it over, before giving a small sigh. "Yea, I guess that would do for now. But I was just kind of hoping that it was something more...interesting." She states, sitting down with a small pout.

"Darling, not everything can be as 'amazing' as you are." I teased, turning around to check on the wash. "Now, if you will excuse me, I-"

"Rarity, I finished the shower, but are my clothes ready?" Came a certain human voice from upstairs.

"It's almost done, just come on down and bring those dirty undergarments with you!" I called up, turning back to face Rainbow before looking up the stairs. "Also, Rainbow is here and she was hoping to ask a few questions!"

There was a small pause as we waited for a reply, then just when I was about to call out his name, I hear, "Um...I...I-I guess you don't want me to wear my boxers until they are washed as well, right?"

"Of course not Drakalian, you just cleaned yourself, and putting those on would make you dirty again! Just...use one of my towels up there if you want to keep yourself comfortable." I replied, smiling at Rainbow. "Well, it looks like he's almost done, so you can ask him whatever other...questions you...why are you looking at me like that?" I asked as soon as I noticed that the cyan pony was giving me a rather strange look.

"Use one of your towels? You do know he is a bit taller than us, right?"

"It shouldn't be that much of a difference, I mean the towels can fit me easily, and I-"

"Yea, ten bits says he barely fits one around him." States Rainbow, ignoring the rest of what I was saying. I give her a small glare, but before I can reply, we hear footsteps coming down the stairs, and turning around, I get ready to see Drakalian all cleaned.

"Now, I hope the shower was nice and comfortable for...you...oh dear..." I started to say, only to fall silent as I realized that Rainbow was right.

Drakalian stood there on the stairs with one of my towels around his waist. While it would normally cover any pony else, somehow, it just barely covered him up. Sure it did wrap around his waist, but he was having to use both hands to keep it from falling off, and the size on him was rather silly, like he was wearing one of those new short skirts that the younger mares had started wearing. His undergarments, which he did bring, were held in his hand, which seemed to be rather difficult to do, holding both the towel and his clothes in such a way, but he was able to do it somehow.

"I...I feel ridiculous." Stated the human, as he looked himself over before looking back up at us two. "Um...h-hi Rainbow."

The speedster simply stared back as she slowly waved a wing at him, mouth open and eyes wide in shock. Before either of us could say anything, she quickly shook her head and looked back at me with her normal smirk. "Told ya, way too small."

"Oh my, I'm sorry Drakalian, I thought that my towels would be enough to cover you." I replied, feeling a bit embarrassed for his own sake.

The human gave a long, drawn out sigh as he looked himself over again, before giving a small shrug, adjusting the towel around him as he did so. "Yea...should have figured that out. Well...it's better than nothing at least." He says, as he starts to come down the stairs. "Even so, I just hope that-" He started to say, before one step down caused him to slip, the human giving a cry of shock as he began to fall face first to the stairs.

Rainbow was quick to react though, and before any of us could do much of anything, she was already flying towards him, catching him in her hooves before he can hit the stairs. "I got you!" She said as she slowly carries him down the stairs before sitting him on the ground. She gives a small grunt as she places him there before taking a couple of steps back. "Geez, you're heavier than you look. Might need to work some of those...pounds...off...wow..." She trails off, staring at him...or more importantly, at his crotch.

I too was wide eyed in surprise as I stared where his towel had been, there was now his genitals. They were much more different from a stallions, that was true, but the major thing was that they were in the open, almost like when a stallion was enjoying himself, though his was a bit smaller than normal.

At first Drakalian was a bit dazed and confused, rubbing his head as he looked at us, unsure with what we were looking at...before he looked down at himself. Once he saw that the towel wasn't covering himself, he quickly gasped before placing his hands over himself in a rather poor attempt to cover himself up.

"Shit I...I'm sorry I just...the towel escaped me I...I didn't mean to..."

"It's fine, dear, mistakes happen, I was just not...expecting that is all...I mean...w-well...it was...um..." I tried to say, but was starting to get at a loss for words.

"Hang on, I got this!" Exclaimed Rainbow, quickly flying off into the store before, coming back with her rag that she brought in from before. Placing it in front of him, she gives a proud smile. "There, all good." She said, though both the human and I just kind of glare at her a little.

He was silent for a moment before looking down at the rag that was now covering him, then letting out a small sigh. "Why do I get the feeling that this is far from being over." He seemed to ask himself.

"Somehow dear, I think you may be right about that." I stated, slowly shaking my head before going back to see if the wash was done. The sooner he was in his clothing, the better he would feel...I hope.

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