Chapter 33

Dave dragged the driver from the pile of coal “So he won’t remember anything?” Dave asked as Odio wrapped a tendril around the ponies head

“As far as he will know, you would have been in the cartridge and just saying goodbye” Odio’s body blew away in the wind as he removed the cord

The driver’s eyes flickered as he regained consciousness “Oh hey Dave you’re awake,” He said happily

“Err… yeah” Dave looked forwards and saw Ponyville drawing closer “I’m just passing by on my way”

The driver gripped the brakes “Well it was good to see you again… heh you know you have been working to long when the journey seems shorter” The driver lightly applied the brakes and stopped gently on the platform

“Well see you later” Dave waved over his shoulder to the driver as he stepped off the train and began walking home

The ponies glanced at Dave as he walked down the streets, they resumed their lives as Dave passed by

As Dave reached the outskirts of town Odio began swimming in his mind “So what is the plan now?” Dave hummed until he reached his house

“Sit at home and ignore everypony” Dave opened his door and locked it behind him “I am tired of being used”

“Oh woe is you,” Odio grumbled, “You have eight girls throwing themselves at you, also two of them happen to be gods!”

“Counter argument, you hate Celestia, not really fond of Luna and you are using me as a hiding spot” Dave paced into the kitchen “I can’t talk like this!”

“Well I am not coming out and I take it you don’t want to go to sleep” Odio swirled slightly “Bag of sugar in top cupboard”

Dave opened the cupboard, removed the bag and slammed into the wall opposite, Odio floated the granules of sugar into the form of his tall humanoid figure

Dave sat down in the living room “Is there a way for me to get home?” he stared at Odio as he stood against the wall

“If Twilight started any research I’m sure there might be something to go on” Odio chuckled slightly “That unicorn has been ignoring a few responsibilities lately”

Dave rubbed his face “Brilliant” he sighed sarcastically “so Twilight won’t help me go home”

“What was wrong with the harem idea?” Odio shuffled forwards “It is what everypony wants”

“But it isn’t what I want!” Dave punched the sofa cushions angrily “I was happy with Celestia”

“But she doesn’t care about you” Odio moaned, “She just wants to have everything go her way! Do you really think she hasn’t had a day of lust with other ponies?”

“Well I…” Dave glared at the floor “She said she loved me”

“And then she said to go off with the elements after she fucked you!” Odio slammed his palms onto the table “SHE USED YOU!”

Dave growled angrily “I am not going to be used by anypony anymore”

“I shall make sure you are… protected until I have gained enough energy” Odio paced back into the kitchen “Still wish to be alone?”

“Yeah…” Dave followed Odio into the kitchen and watched as he flowed back into the bag “I just need to think things out”

Odio laughed “You know where I am if you need me” his head crumbled as it fell into the bag with the rest of his temporary body

Dave rolled his eyes as he placed the bag of sugar away again, he angrily stormed up and into his bedroom

Dave strode over to his telescope and peered down the scope, as the sun began to set lights began to spring up over the castle

Meanwhile…

Twilight knocked heavily on Luna’s bedroom door “Princess Luna!” she called

Princess Celestia opened the door and smiled “Hello Twilight, how can I help you?”

“Princess Celestia? I was looking for you at…” Twilight shook her head “That’s not important right now, I may have done something wrong”

Celestia frowned at the unicorn as she allowed her into the room, Luna was resting on the bed with a large grin on her face

“Hello Twilight how art thou?” Luna giggled like a filly as she rolled over the bed

Celestia leaned down to Twilight’s ear “She is just suffering withdrawal symptoms from a spell”

Luna sat up crying, “Why doesn’t he love me?” She sobbed, “I did so much” she clutched her flat chest with her hooves “I want my boobs back!”

“Not until you figure out how to make this spell safer!” Celestia ordered her sister “So Twilight what is the matter?”

“I used Princess Cadence in an attempt to force Dave to love me” Twilight grinned nervously as Luna charged over

“WHAT DID YOU DO TO DAVE?” she yelled angrily, Celestia used a hoof to block her path

“It didn’t work and he went completely mad, he yelled something about a harem and stormed off” Twilight pointed at Celestia “He said it was your idea”

The tall white alicorn sighed, “Yes I told him that he should make a harem with you and your friends”

“Why? You had him… why would you let that go?” Twilight sat down as Luna suddenly started licking her lips

“I fancy some ice-cream… GUARDS YOUR PRINCESS DEMANDS ICE-CREAM!” Luna held out a hoof and her face was carved serious, she slowly tilted forwards and fell on her face, flank in the air

“Right…” Celestia turned from her sister and back to her student “Dave needs to either leave or make a harem with you all… I’m guessing you would follow him if he left”

Twilight nodded “Of course I would! But a harem means he would be shared”

“But if you don’t then you might not even have a part of him” Celestia smiled “I am giving him to you and your friends”

“But I still wonder… what about Luna?” Twilight looked at the snoring Princess

Celestia sighed, “She may join it as well, we shall see” Celestia turned away from Twilight “Gather your friends and find Dave or lose him forever”

Twilight held her head high “Don’t worry princess I will find him” she cheered as she darted out of the door

Celestia felt Luna stagger beside her “Why don’t you just join the harem as well?” the recovered Princess asked

“Because I will want him all… I almost felt hatred towards you when he suggested mating with you” Celestia’s eyes began to fill with tears as she looked down at her little sister “And I never want to hate you”

“I love you sister” Luna smiled as she nuzzled against her big sibling “I know this must be tough”

“I love you too little Luna” Celestia gazed out of the window as she felt familiar eyes resting on her “Dave?” she whispered in shock

Meanwhile…

“Ahh she can feel your gaze on her” Odio smiled inside Dave’s head “She knows you are here”

Dave growled as his grip tightened on the telescope, “I’m guessing you can lip read pretty well”

“Why yes” Odio coughed “In summary… Something about the harem, err… ice-cream and lovely families”

“Well… ok” Dave walked back into his bedroom “How long do you reckon until they all show up?”

“I would give them either all night if they take the train or less than a hour if the Princess teleports them” Odio squirmed inside Dave’s mind “Do me a favour and find a diamond”

Dave rummaged through his draws and found a large diamond “Why?”

“Just hold it tight” Dave obliged Odio as the veins in his arms turned black “This may sting”

Dave’s hands began to bleed, the blood soaked into the diamond, it slowly filled with tainted blood, as it filled the blood stopped flowing, and it faintly glowed a dim red

“What the hell was that?” Dave asked as he flipped the blood diamond in his hands

Odio panted, “I just cut a portion of my power and placed it inside the gem”

“So storage space?” Dave carefully placed the gem inside one of his chests, buried beneath the block of gold coins

“In a sense” Odio appeared inside the gem “I can recover this power at will, just don’t break it”

Dave chuckled “break diamond?”

“Now it has been filled with some of my power it has become fragile” Odio sighed “We don’t want you overflowing with power”

“Will I get more powers?” Dave tapped the diamond before closing the lid

“No you will explode and die permanently” Odio shot down Dave’s smile

“Oh well it was worth asking” Dave looked out the window “Can they teleport in?”

“Probably… put signs up just in case,” Odio suggested

Dave walked downstairs “How will that stop two alicorns? And six pony superheroes?”

“Common courtesy or fear” Odio hummed “I think writing ‘LEAVE OR DIE’ across the house in blood should do the trick”

Dave found some white paint in his cupboard under the stairs and walked outside, using his fingers he wrote, “Keep out, no visitors”

“That should…” Dave wrote in small letters beneath ‘P.s. no Jehovah’s witnesses’ he laughed as he walked back inside

“I don’t understand” Odio squirmed “What does that mean?”

Dave replaced the paint and walked into the kitchen to wash his hands “Don’t you have access to my memories?”

Odio crashed around Dave’s mind before flying back “Every week?” he asked surprised

“Yeah I kinda lived in a hotspot for them” Dave chuckled “One day I opened the door dressed as Satan that was hilarious”

Odio laughed along “Well at least it will delay them”

Meanwhile…

Twilight ran into the dining hall, her friends all sat in silence, Pinkie trying her hardest to start a conversation

“Girls we have a problem!” Twilight frowned as everypony ignored her “It’s about Dave”

The girls all whipped their heads around “What’s happened?” Applejack asked as Twilight sat down beside her

“Dave has gone mad and has stormed off somewhere” Twilight braced for the response to the next bit of info “Apparently he was going to start a harem with us”

The girls all gave confused glances but Rainbow Dash spoke up “You’re just saying that so you can trick us”

“No!” Twilight shook her head “I think that Dave cares about all of us so much that he would try to make a harem to make us all happy”

“He is so nice” Rarity sighed “But what about the princesses?”

“Luna might join but I don’t think Celestia will” Twilight looked as the others nodded “I am in this harem”

“So am I!” Rarity cheered

“Same here!” Applejack nodded

“Um… I’ll join… if that’s ok,” Fluttershy whispered

“This is gonna be AWESOME” Rainbow Dash cheered

Pinkie Pie smiled “That’s great that you all are friends again!”

“Wait Pinkie don’t ya want to be in the harem?” Applejack raised an eyebrow at the frowning mare

“No… why would I want to be?” Pinkie tapped her chin

“Don’t you love Dave? Don’t you want to mate with him?” Dash also stared puzzled at her

Pinkie rolled out her tongue “EW no… Dave is just a friend and besides he isn’t a pony, what would the fillies look like? OH maybe they will be Paves or Donies!”

The girls all shrugged as Pinkie started one off her random rants and they all leaned together for a group hug

As they released each other, the doors loudly swung open and Celestia and Luna ran in

“Have you formed a harem?” She asked

Twilight smiled “everypony who wants to be and we are going to find Dave now”

Celestia shook her head “No I know where he is, he is at his home in Ponyville”

“That quickly?” Dash gasped, “He must have stolen the train to get there that quickly”

“No the train is still driving normally” Celestia pushed Luna towards the group “but you all need to calm him down”

Pinkie bounced over to the group as Luna stood behind them “Why am I going sister?”

“Do you not wish to be part of the harem?” Celestia raised an eyebrow

Luna stepped closer to the group “I am ready” she nodded

Celestia sighed “Don’t worry I shall send Spike along as well” Celestia’s horn glowed brighter “I wish you all happiness… send me a letter to let me know what happens”

The ponies all nodded in agreement as Celestia teleported them in a flash of light, she remained alone and she sagged to the floor “Happiness with the one I love” she said sadly

Meanwhile…

Dave sat on his sofa but he bolted to his feet when he saw the flash outside his house “I don’t care what they want, they can leave me alone”

Odio wrapped around his mind “Spike, Luna and the elements”

A knock on the door was followed by Applejacks voice “Dave, we know ya are in there” She peeked through the letterbox to see Dave run upstairs “Ah see him”

Rainbow flew onto the upstairs balcony and looked through a small crack in the curtains “Dave we agreed on the harem!”

Dave ran to his bed “NO I WANT CELESTIA!” he roared as he threw the bed at her

Dash gasped and flew upwards as the bed crashed through where she previously stood, Dave stood by the open hole he had just made

“Celestia doesn’t want you,” Odio whispered in case Luna felt his presence “Go with them”

Dave grabbed his head “ARGH… fine, meet me in my living room” Dave grumbled as he walked downstairs, opening the front door for the ponies along the way

They all nervously trotted inside, Spike rubbed his eyes “I was sleeping… why am I here?”

Dave managed a quick grin at Spike “Go upstairs Spike and help yourself to any gems”

Spike snapped awake “thanks Dave!” he cheered as he ran upstairs, he ran over to Dave’s chests “I’m sure he has stored them all in one of these”

Spike opened the first chest to find it full of bits, the second was also full of gold coins but the third contained a large black and red diamond

“WOAH!” Spike gawped, he licked his fangs

Downstairs Odio felt the dragon’s hunger “DAVE UPSTAIRS!” he shouted and Dave jumped to his feet with realization

Dave rocketed up his stairs and shouldered his bedroom door aside, he saw Spike curled on the floor, the diamond had one large bite on the side, Spike groaned as he held his stomach

“I think there was something wrong with that gem,” He moaned as he coughed black smoke

“That doesn’t look good” Dave and Odio, said in unison