Chapter 47

“Dave is back!” Spike jumped from his chair “Well let’s go!”

“Hold it Spike” Twilight jumped in front of the smiling dragon “You can’t go yet”

Spike cocked an eyebrow “Well why not?”

“Do you want to get between an angry princess and a super powerful alien?” Twilight frowned until Spike obediently returned to his chair

Spike returned the glare “Don’t call Dave an alien”

“Whatever I… I think Celestia wants him back” Twilight sighed sadly as she looked at the floor

“So she is joining the harem?”

“No I think that it is a serious thing” Twilight returned to looking at her assistant “The way she was acting was weird”

“So you and the others are going to try and get Dave back?”

Twilight shrugged “I don’t know about the others and… I don’t know about me”

Spike leaned forwards at Twilight’s change of heart “I thought you loved Dave”

“I do!” Twilight frowned but her ears began to drop “Well… I did”

“What’s wrong?” Spike asked in a reassuring tone as he walked over to the purple unicorn

“When he came back he seemed… different” Twilight shook her head “It’s probably nothing”

Meanwhile…

Dave opened his eyes to look up at the walls of a muddy trench, he sat up to see a familiar olive green suit of armour

“Master Chief?” Dave gasped as the yellow visor turned to him

The seven foot armoured soldier laughed as plasma flew past it’s head “No Dave”

“ODIO?” Dave stood an looked over the walls of the trench, the familiar alien army advancing towards them “Where the hell are we?”

“Your mind” Odio reloaded his assault rifle “I fancied having some time with you”

“By dragging me into a war zone?” Dave shook his head but smiled at the same time “I’m touched”

Odio stood up and began to blindly fire over the top of the trench “There is a gun beside you”

Dave looked to his right and the characteristic pistol rested on a crate beside his hand “Wow a pistol and not a rocket launcher?” he grumbled as he picked it up

Odio sighed as he placed a grenade into the smaller human’s hand “Hope you can throw” he chuckled as he pulled the pin

“WHAT THE HELL!” Dave yelled as he quickly threw the grenade over the wall, the resulting explosion caused chunks of body bits to rain into the trench “I hate you”

“Don’t worry, when we die you will wake up. Here take this” Odio picked up a shotgun and passed Dave a small silver cylinder “for when they get close”

“An energy sword?” Dave gripped tightly and the glowing blue blade formed before his eyes “I don’t plan on slicing through aliens”

“Well I am getting pretty good at this so sit this out, if you like” Odio pumped his shotgun in one hand whilst shooting with his assault rifle

Dave looked at the sword in his hand then at Odio “Ah hell when am I ever going to get the chance to stab a video game character again?”

While Odio was unloading a shotgun shell into an outstretched arm of a short alien, Dave jumped and sliced across his exposed neck

Dave’s smile was removed as Odio calmly turned around, the visor looked more intimidating as it looked down at him

Slowly the helmet tipped forwards and dropped to the floor, the beheaded body slumped backwards and collapsed to the ground

Dave threw the sword aside as he laughed “Wow the graphics are certainly better in my mind” his happiness was short lived as he turned and saw an alien towering above him, the four mandibles on it’s face moved with each of it’s heavy breaths

Dave tensed as he smelt the wretched scent and felt the cold metal that rested in his hands, he slowly slipped his finger onto the trigger before taking a deep breath

“RAGE QUIT!” Dave screamed as he placed the barrel under his chin and pulled the trigger

Dave shot upright in bed, he had removed the dirty trousers and was laying under the covers

“You dick” Odio grumbled “I was doing so well and then you joined”

Dave stroked his chin to check for any bullet wounds “Shut up, I don’t feel like talking or playing any games right now” he wiped the sweat from his eyes as he climbed out of bed in search of clean clothes

“Fine what ever… at least at this rate your hatred will give me a considerable charge” Odio snarled as he restarted his game “I’ll be here when you’re feeling lonely again”

Dave found some new clothes and quickly pulled them on, they were a simple dark blue and the t-shirt hung loosely around his neck

Dave opened his bedroom door and walked slowly downstairs, he continued to wipe the sleep from his eyes until he turned to the living room

Celestia lay across the sofa, head resting on a cushion and breathing gently. Her wings were folded loosely against her back and her mane continued to flow gently

Dave stared at the princess, he quietly crept back upstairs and collected a blanket from underneath his bed before returning downstairs

“Why do I even care anymore?” Dave sighed as he carefully laid the blanket over Celestia, her tail and head poked out at both ends as she shuffled into a more comfortable position

Dave walked over to the window and peeked out of the curtains, the sun was nearing the horizon and he could see the town’s streets beginning to empty

Dave closed the curtains again and quietly walked into the kitchen, looking back to make sure Celestia was still asleep before walking over to the fridge

As the door opened the light flickered on revealing the small amounts of food inside “A few eggs typical” Dave groaned as he removed them and wandered over to the cooker

Dave cooked the eggs and placed two on each plate “Wait why am I making eggs for her?” Dave picked up the second plate and dumped the eggs into the bin beside the door

Celestia stirred as the noise reached her ears and Dave quietly cursed to himself, he slowly walked over to the plate that still had eggs resting on it and grabbed a fork

Dave moved the fork towards the bright yellow yolk before dropping his hand to the side of the plate, he heard the alicorn shuffle in the next room and picked up the plate. He marched into the living room and stood at the edge of the sofa next to Celestia’s head, his grip on the plate tightened as he looked down at her

The white alicorn shuffled again, her face still showing the emotional weakness she released earlier, the sight caused Dave to drop the plate onto the table and hurry upstairs again

Celestia’s eyes slowly opened at the sudden noise of the plate landing on the table and the sound of Dave’s bedroom door slamming shut. She lifted her head to see two eggs staring back at her

“Dave?” She called quietly, hoping he was still nearby, when she heard no response she sat up, the blanket falling from her body. She smiled slightly as she held the blanket, the obvious caring nature of Dave still resided nearby

Slowly Celestia stood up and began the long walk up the stairs, she stopped outside the door and held a hoof near the bare wood. She sighed as doubt crept into her mind, the fear of being rejected and the shame of allowing herself to be this weak. She knocked gently.

Dave stood up from his bed and walked over to the door and his hand stopped before it grabbed the doorknob. He dropped his hand and sat with his back against the door

“Dave I know you can hear me” Celestia sat on her side of the door as she talked loud enough for Dave to hear “I know you must be angry”

Dave chuckled, he wasn’t angry. He was just tired of being pulled around and thrown away

“I was a fool to let you go the first time” Celestia rested her head against the door, the soft sound of Dave’s breathing floated into her ear “I wish I had never suggested the harem to you”

Dave looked at the floor, his mind wandering in other directions as he thought about the other girls. The ones that hadn’t tried to play him. The ones that cared

“I just wanted to know Equestria was safe” Celestia stroked the door gently as if she was rubbing Dave’s back “So I didn’t have to worry about you being in danger”

“I can look after myself” Dave frowned as he looked at his hands “I just don’t want to be used again, you talked to the elder as well so you know what I am talking about”

“I am not trying to get you back for Equestria” Celestia turned and glared at the door “I am doing this for us”

“So you are willing to risk the elements of harmony so you can be happy with me?” Dave growled “I thought that is why you gave me up”

“I know what I did” Celestia tapped her horn on the door “I have regretted it but I am willing to lose everything for one more chance”

“So you take me from the harem and your sister, what have you done to me compared to them?” Dave counted with his fingers “You killed me, tortured me with that day of lust before throwing me away. Oh and let’s not forget the joyful expressions you made clear in the hospital”

“I wasn’t happy!” Celestia pounded the door with a hoof “I would have been happy if I was pregnant”

Dave turned and faced the door “And I’m supposed to believe that? And that you would take me from your sister that changed herself rather than me!”

“Luna is letting you go because she knows you will be happier with me” Celestia stood away from the door

“So she cares that much about me and you that she will lose that much?” Dave let out a chuckle of disbelief “It is pretty obvious that she seems to care more than you do”

Celestia opened her mouth to respond but her voice failed to leave her throat, she dropped her head “You’re right… I was a fool”

“Yeah” Dave sighed quietly to himself “Both of us”

“I will leave you now” Celestia took a few deep breaths to calm herself “I will tell Luna that she is entitled to you”

Dave’s frown slowly slipped from his face as he heard the first suppressed sob from the other side of the door

“I wish you both well” Celestia managed to say before her throat began to tremble

Dave stared at the door his mouth slightly open, Odio squirmed in pleasure at the princesses torture. They both heard the alicorn hurry down the stairs, running for the front door

“But I don’t want Luna” Dave whispered as he grabbed the doorknob and pulled it open “I want you…” he stared at the spot Celestia was

“You can’t catch her, she is already at the door” Odio whispered “It’s too late”

“The hell it is” Dave growled as he ran through the door and jumped down the stairs. He landed awkwardly and fell to his face. Grumbling he pushed himself to his feet

Celestia opened her wings to take flight but stopped as she heard the sound of something hitting the ground. She turned to see Dave pushing himself to his feet, the exposed parts of his arms scrapped in various places. Celestia turned away again, hiding her tears behind her large wings

“Wait!” Dave called as he reached his hand out at her “Please don’t go”

“Why should I stay? So you can remind me how horrible I have been to you?” Celestia’s voice trembled “Well go ahead… I deserve it”

“No” Dave walked over to the white alicorn “It’s my fault… I’ve been a dick”

“You haven’t” Celestia used a hoof to stop any tears dropping to the floor “I must go now”

“Wait… please” Dave walked closer to the princess. Her head still hidden behind her vast wings “I have done nothing but mess things up, complain and make trouble”

Celestia didn’t respond but she forced herself to lower her wings slightly

“When you changed me, I should have thanked you. You cared about me enough to try and make our lives together better” Dave smiled as he took another step

“But you died and it was my fault” Celestia’s wings couldn’t hide the sadness in her voice

“But I am not dead now” Dave stepped again “And what kind of boyfriend am I if I keep making you cry?”

“Boyfriend?”

“Coltfriend, whatever” Dave chuckled weakly as he stood the other side of Celestia’s wings, he rested a hand on her back and she tensed, but quickly relaxed as she welcomed the touch “So long as you can forgive me”

Celestia’s tears stopped as she turned her head to look at her wing. The barrier between her and Dave lowered and she stared at his teary eyes “Why are you crying?”

“Because I am so lucky to have had you. You deserve better than me”

Celestia completely dropped her wing as she turned and stood in front of Dave “But I-I”

“You could have had anypony, you’re a princess” Dave wiped the tears from his eyes as he looked away “But instead. For some strange reason. You chose me”

Celestia continued to stare at Dave’s face “But you…”

“I must have been the last thing you needed” Dave shook his head “A different species, kinda close with your sister and now a weapon”

“Dave” Celestia placed a hoof under Dave’s chin and turned his head gently towards her “Shut up”

Dave opened his mouth to talk again but Celestia’s mouth quickly blocked his air supply, her tongue gently waiting at the entrance to his mouth and her front hooves wrapped around his neck

Dave slowly wrapped his arms around her as his own tongue gently welcomed her in. They both kissed slowly at first as if they had never kissed before

Celestia slowly pulled her head away, only enough to look deeply into Dave’s eyes and his into hers “I’m sorry Dave” Celestia whispered

Dave smiled “What for?”

“This” Celestia snarled as she brought a rear hoof between Dave’s legs, he silently screamed as he kneeled over clutching his crotch

Dave watched the alicorn walk behind him and grip the back of his shirt between her teeth “why?” he managed to groan with effort

“Well I wasn’t sure how quickly we were going to make up” Celestia smiled “We can skip all the kissing and hugging. Right?”

“Yes but… HEY!“ Dave was powerless to resist being dragged back upstairs into his bedroom “Well you… you’re terrible at foreplay” Dave folded his arms angrily as Celestia closed the door