That night Charles and the crusaders spent a few hours talking and watching some movies together in Sweetiebelles room. He had managed to sit on the floor at the foot of the bed while the three fillies lay on the foot of the bed underneath some covers. Eventually they fell asleep letting Charles finally make his way out of the room and quietly making his way into Rarity's room where she sat waiting for him. He stepped inside slowly closing the door and making his way over to the bed, climbing under the covers and quickly snuggling up to the ivory love of his life.

"Darling, are you going to be alright?" Rarity cooed as she nuzzled him gently.

"I'll be fine, I'm just worried is all." He sighed as he ran his fingers through her mane making her sigh contentedly.

"Why are you worried? You have returned to your original form. I thought you would be happy about this." She spoke looking up and into his eyes.

"Well, to be honest, I would prefer to return to my other form and stay that way. I can't protect everyone now like I could have when I was an Alicorn. With me in this state I feel vulnerable and just incapable of protecting everyone." That plus I can't heal myself like I could when I got hurt doing something stupid. However this has given me a better perspective on things." He chuckled catching her full attention again.

"Really? And what would that be?" She smiled.

"I realize now how how reckless I was everyday I spent as an Alicorn." He chuckled again shaking his head in disbelief. Rarity at this point sat up in bed giving him a cocked brow in question.

"Reckless? You? Never!" She giggled pressing her lips to his for a quick kiss.

"Yes dear, reckless. I knew that with my magic I could throw caution to the wind and take ever greater chances since I would be able to heal myself should any plan not go as planned. Now that I'm human again I fear that I may still have that reckless nature and do something that could potentially kill me." He sighed falling back onto his pillow.

"Well then, I guess this means you will have to spend more time with Twilight and I on a regular basis. Of course though you will need to keep her from casting spells on you once again." She giggled pulling herself onto his chest.

Charles smirked as he watched her moving around in the bed before he began. "Hun, you do know that we have three little fillies in the next room don't you?" He chuckled as he watched her kissing along his bare chest.

"Yes darling, need I remind you that they already know about certain things?" She smirked laying her head onto his chest and looking up into his eyes.

Charles gave a slight shudder as the memories surfaced again of prior events. "Well sweetheart, I think that was the best boner killer I have ever endured." He chuckled as his standing ovation came crashing to the ground.

"Oh you just need some motivation is all." She giggled climbing back up and laying next to him, kissing him roughly.

"Mmmmmm I think that just might work." He chuckled. After a minute of this however a knock came at the door causing them both to bolt upright and frozen in place.

"Y-yes?" Rarity managed to squeak out as the door slowly opened revealing three teary eyed fillies.

"Girls? Whats wrong?" Charles asked as he pulled the covers off of himself and letting his legs fall to the side of the bed.

"When I woke up you were gone, I got scared that you were gone forever." Sweetiebelle began to cry slightly, the other two crusaders nodding in agreement as tears welled up in there eyes. Charles made his way over to them pulling them all into a hug and bringing them over and into bed with he and Rarity.

"Girls, you have nothing to worry about. Even Celestia herself couldn't keep me from you three." He chuckled giving them all a loving squeeze. The gave a contented sighed snuggling up to him and quickly falling asleep. Charles looking over to Rarity giving a weak smile as he whispered. "Raincheck?"

"Raincheck." She smiled leaning over and giving him a quick peck before snuggling into him as well.

Morning arrived with the smell of pancakes and coffee. Charles gave a yawn as he tried to pull an arm up to his eyes to rub the mornings sleep away but felt a weight on it. After a moment of gently moving his arm and blinking a few times he felt another weight on his chest and throat, and a third resting between his right arm and side. After regaining his sight he looked down with a little effort to see three fillies sleeping on him. Scootaloo laying sprawled out across his left arm upside down and spread eagle, Applebloom sprawled on his chest while nuzzling against his neck and chin, and Sweetiebelle curled up between his right arm and side. He smiled pulling his right hand up and began to gently stroke Sweetiebelle, giving her a gentle nudge while speaking.

"Time to wake up sleepy head." He smiled as she gave the sweetest yawn you ever saw. Her eyes slowly opening as she began to rub the sleep away. Once she was awake she noticed Appleblooms position on Charles and gave a soft giggle covering her mouth. Charles raised his hand up doing the same to her. She awoke giving her uncle a gentle hug around his neck and slowly moved next to the other side of the bed where Rarity had slept, Sweetie joining her.

Charles pulled himself as upright as he could with the orange bundle sleeping across his arm and gave a soft chuckle watching her kick the air gently in her sleep. He pulled his right hand up and gave her a gentle nudge on her side.

"Time to wake up Scoots." He spoke softly only to get a mumble in return. He tried again causing her to stir.

"Mmmmmmm five more minutes mom." She groaned giving a little stretch, her wings giving a few weak flaps as she lay on her back across his arm. At this point Charles gave a smirk to the others as he spoke.

"I think this calls for drastic measures." He grinned causing the other fillies to giggle as he took a deep breath and pressed his lips to her belly and raspberried her as best he could causing her to shriek out in surprise before laughing loudly trying to get away. Her little hooves pressing against his face as her tiny wings flapped hard to try and propel her away from the onslaught that was the dread bubbles on the belly technique. She finally manage to place all four hooves onto Charles' face and push him away as she gasped for air still giggling while looking up to him.

"That was so not cool." Scootaloo chuckled completely flushed.

Charles chuckled as he spoke around the hooves pressing against his face, albeit with slight difficulty.

"Awwww, can't yer uncle have a little fun by tormenting his only nieces?" He chuckled as he began to attempt a second raspberry assault only to make her giggle and push him away.

"Nope! Go torture Applebloom, I heard her saying you couldn't get her because she's an earth pony." She giggle causing Charles to pull away and giving a shocked expression as he looked at Applebloom before smiling. Applebloom gasped before jumping off the bed running toward the door screaming quickly followed by Scootaloo.

"Oh no, I've been left all alone with Sweetiebelle, guess she will need the torture instead." He chuckled causing her to laugh and playfully scream as she rain out of the room behind her friends.

"What is all of that noise?" Rarity shouted as she trotted from the kitchen toward the staircase as three fillies ran by screaming, heavy foot steps quickly following them as Charles descended the stairs and hurdling over Rarity in his chase.

"Come back here you trio of trouble." Charles laughed as they quickly pulled on their crusader capes and stood with their chests puffed out.

"You cannot catch us evil belly bubbler!" Sweeite shouted as the three took off through the boutique.

Charles chuckled leaning down and giving Rarity a good morning kiss before pulling on a shirt and taking chase after the three fillies, making their way outside.

After about a good thirty minutes of chasing the trio Charles made his way back inside covered in sweat and panting from running around. The girls had decided to take the time they had this morning to go crusading, leaving Charles behind so he could rest up. After walking back in he took a seat at the kitchen table as he eagerly began to consume a plate of pancakes and cup of coffee. Rarity sat across from him reading the morning paper.

"So darling, any plans for today?" Rarity chirped as she flipped another page into the paper with her magic.

"Not really. I'd like to go to Twilight's to see if there is anything in the history books about what happened to me. But seeing as I'm the second human to exist here, I highly doubt that there would be even a drop of information about my incident." He sighed as he sat his cup of coffee down.

"Oh don't feel so downtrodden darling. I am sure that everything will be alright in time. Who knows, maybe that little store of magic in you is being kept there for a reason hmm?" She smiled setting her paper down.

"Yea, but I can't help but feel powerless. Plus the fact that I seem to be storing other magical energy in that spot as well." He stopped for a moment in realization. "Rarity, cast a spell on me." He spoke as if something had garnered his attention.

"Darling?" She spoke rather confused.

"Just something simple, like a levitation spell. Just put the field around me without lifting me up." He said as he pulled his shirt off of his frame and stared at the area the magical energy glowed from before.

Rarity took a deep breath as her horn lit up and encased Charles in a field of magic. After a couple seconds Charles could feel the energy moving all around him and slowly being centered on his gut, as if his abdomen was a drain and all of the magic was water slowly encircling the drain pipe before being pulled in. Rarity gave a slight grunt catching his attention, he looked up to see a slight strain on her face and told her to stop. As she stopped she gave a few pants looking up to Charles in slight shock.

"That was rather strange, I have never had that much trouble casting such a simple spell before." She spoke as she rubbed her forehead gently.

"Your telling me. I've never felt anything like that before. I'll need to get to the library and talk to Twilight about this, maybe she will have an answer." He stated as he rose from his seat, pulling his shirt back on only to stop as a pair of hooves wrapped around his midsection from behind.

"You aren't leaving now are you? And just when we got to be alone..... together." Rarity cooed.

Charles gaze a hardy chuckle as he turned around, tossing his shirt to the side as he swept Rarity up in his arms.

"Well........ Now that you've made that point. I guess a couple hours wouldn't hurt before I arrived at the library." He smirked causing her to place a hoof over her mouth in a mock shocked expression while rolling her eyes.

"Then by all means, let us put those two hours to good use." Rarity giggled wrapping her forelegs around his neck and kissing him passionately as he climbed the stairs with her in his arms.

A few hours passed by before Charles had finally made it to the library. He was in quite the afterglow from making love to Rarity for the first time in his human form. Although not as beastly as his Alicorn frame, his hands made up for what he lacked in that area.

"Hey bookworm, you home?" He spoke just above a normal tone as he entered the library.

"In here Midni..... Charlie." She hesitated but quickly recovered as Charles made his way into the back room of the library, finding Twilight surrounded by books.

"Hey hun." He smiled walking over and giving her a quick peck.

"Hey yourself." She smirked. "What are you doing out? I thought the doctor told you to take it easy for a few days." She smiled as she closed the book she was reading and crossing her forelegs in front of her.

"Well, you know me. Taking it easy means always hard at work." He smirked giving her a wink.

"Yes, so that means you need to turn into a couch potato and really lay off all the excessive labor." She giggled.

"Oh but what fun would that be?" He laughed as he quickly swept her up in his arms and twirling her around causing her to giggle. "I would start to grow a belly and be lazy, then what fun would I be?" He smirked as he took a quick seat with her in his lap, her back to his chest as he hugged her, nuzzling her head lovingly.

"At least things wouldn't be so chaotic." She giggled looking up at him from her sitting position on his lap.

"Chaotic? Midnight? Perish the thought." Discord chuckled as he appeared in a very small form atop Charles' head.

"I guess its time to tell you my human name Discord." Charles laughed as he quickly grabbed the draconequus from atop his head and held him out as he did the shuffle on his palm.

"This is rather amusing. Seeing an all powerful Alicorn reduced to a mere human. Such a shame really. We had so much fun while you were a pony." He sighed taking a seat on the edge of his palm, kicking the air annoyed.

"True, but I'm sure with a little bit of time I will return to my pony form. It is going to suck having to be without magic and wings though." He sighed hugging Twilight a little tighter.

"Oh pish posh, I can give you both with a flick of the wrist." Discord chuckled as he did just that, making a set of wings and horn appear on the human.

"WHAT THE HELL?!" Charles shouted as he bolted upright dumping Twilight and Discord onto the floor in front of him. He stood there in shock for a moment as he could feel the wings and horn. Her gave his wings a test flap which quickly shredded his shirt upon unfolding. He reached up and pressed a finger to his horn as he could feel magic moving through it. After a second he stopped as his eyes went wide, his hands bolting to his stomach as he buckled, falling to the floor in a heap into the fetal position, giving a loud grunt as he made contact.

"Dis....cord.......... take them............back." He groaned opening a single eye while looking at the draconequus who stood there in shock. After a second he snapped to his sense, flicking his wrist once again to remove the horn and wings. Charles took a deep breath uncoiling from his fetal position on the floor and turning over onto his back spread eagle.

"Discord!" Twilight shouted as she grabbed him up in her magic and bringing him within inches of her snarling face. "What did you do to him?" She snapped.

Discord winced at the sudden outburst looking into the raging inferno that was Twilight's eyes. "I didn't do anything, I just gave him what he asked for, I never meant to hurt him." He spoke, pulling his arms up in front of him, palms forward in a defensive gesture.

"It's alright Twi, I didn't expect that to happen. What happened anyway?" Charles asked as he sat upright taking another deep breath. Twilight setting Discord down and quickly casting the spell the doctor had cast the previous day to show the magical ball accumulating in Charles' gut. They all looked wide eyed as there were now two separate balls of magic swirling around each other similar to a yin and yang sign placed within his gut.

"Ok, now that is just weird." Charles said as he poke his gut gently.

"That is rather strange." Discord nodded as he grew a few inches and stepped forward with a glowing paw gently pressing a single talon to the glowing spot. Charles immediately winced but held still as the three of them watch the glowing orange magic slowly move from Discord into Charles. Discord pulled his talon from his belly looking at it then pressing it to the spot again only to cause Charles to grunt in pain. He did this three more times before Charles yelled at him.

"DISCORD! QUIT IT! THAT FUCKING HURTS!" He snapped causing the draconequus to disappear, only to reappear hanging upside down by his tail from Twilight's horn.

"Oh come now you big baby. I didn't mean to hurt you, I was simply curious as to why your gullet is absorbing my chaos energy along with Equestria's magical energy. I just needed to poke you a few times to make sure my assumptions were accurate." Discord sighed as he swung back and forth from her horn.

"Ahem!" Twilight spoke out causing the draconequus to disappear and reappear his normal size at their sides.

"You two are just so boring at times. Afraid to have a little fun through experimentation." He groaned, flopping down onto a pile of books.

"What do you think is going on Discord?" Twilight asked as she cast the spell again to see the magical energy swirling around still.

"In all honesty. I haven't the slightest idea." He chuckled before pulling a talon up to gently stroke his goatee in thought.
"Which is a first for me. I thought I knew everything, but this completely eludes me." He squealed in surprise pulling his arms up to his chest while dancing happily in a circle.

"What's gotten you so happy?" Charles asked while cocking a brow at the dancing draconequus.

"THIS is what is making me so happy!" He chuckled poking Charles stomach again only to make him wince once again.

"DAMMIT DISCORD! Imma kick your ass if you keep doing that!" Charles shouted as he wrapped his hand around Discords neck.

"Sorry, sorry.....gccckk....... need.........air." He finally gasped as Charles released his hold on him.

"I meant no harm as I said, It's just that this is entirely new to me. Since you are absorbing magical and chaotic energy that practically makes us brothers." Discord laughed slapping Charles on the back hardily.

"Brothers? Then that would make your daughter my niece as well." Charles chuckled causing Discord to hiss in disapproval.

"Yes, but we can speak of that at another time." Discord waved toward nothing in particular. "In the meantime though, I am curious as to how a mere human can absorb the only energy in the universe that I myself can control and wield." He placed a talon to his chin again in thought.

"Well that will have to wait for another time. Right now I need to conduct a few tests on Charlie to see what is going on with the magical energy already in his body, and possibly find the reason why he turned from his Alicorn state back into his original form." Twilight said as she pulled a few books from nearby.

"Is that all? And here I thought you were only trying to get rid of me because you wanted to a little bronco busting." He chuckled as he road on a mechanical bull her pulled form thin air causing Twilight to blush furiously.

"OUT!" Twilight shouted as her horn erupted in magic sending Discord outside and placing a chaos proof shield around the library to prevent him from entering.

"Oh, I think I hit a nerve." Discord chuckled as he went on his way.

Twilight quickly turned around as she heard Charles laughing behind her.. "And what is so funny?" Twilight snapped at Charles causing him to straighten up and stop his laughing.

"Nothing! *snerk* "Nothings funny. *snort* nothing at all." He managed to get out before letting out a loud laugh. "I'm sorry, it's just your reaction to him saying you wanted to do a little 'bronco busting' just set me off." He chuckled as his fit of laughter died down.

Twilight grinned as her horn lit up four books flying from nearby and opening and quickly pinning Charles to the floor.

"Who said he was wrong?" Twilight smiled as her cheeks flushed a bright red.

"WOOOO HOOOO!" Discord shouted like Homer Simpson as he peeked through a window overlooking the room Twilight and Charles were in. Twilight growled quickly tossing several covers over the windows blocking the view.

"D'OH!" Shouted Discord at the sudden block. He gave a sigh as he sauntered off unable to catch a glimpse anytime soon.

"Now.......... where were we." Twilight giggle looking at the smirk spread across Charles' face.