A Certain Psychotic Pyro

by Mystogan Vokunkiin

Chapters

• Prologue: You Mess With Fire, You Get Burned
• Act 1: Magic? No, Science
• Act 2: Pyro Meets Speed Demon
• Act 3: Invitation To A Swimming Party Gone Wrong
• Act 4: You've Got Us!
• Act 5: That First Awkwardly Arousing Experience
• Acy 6: Fanning The Flames
• Act 7: New Job And The Sleepover

Prologue: You Mess With Fire, You Get Burned

    The sky was filled with black smoke. Fire rages on around a scientific facility as researchers and scientists flee for their lives. All but one was trying to escape the blaze. A little boy who walked through the fire as if it were nothing. Dressed in a white shirt and pants, he walked barefoot through the burning building, ignoring the screams for help and pain with those stuck under rubble or being burned by the indiscriminate flames. A wicked grin on his face and a fiery flame for revenge in his eyes.

    “Burn them all...leave nothing but ash…”

    They boy says before giggling eerily. After he made it outside, there was a firing squad out waiting for him, ten men with guns drawn on him.

    “Fire at will!”

    Shouted the man in the suit behind him. But before a single bullet could even leave the barrel, right when they pull the trigger, their guns explode and the metal shrapnel digs into their face, blinding them as well. The boy looks to his left and holds up his left hand, when he does, a stream of fire makes it’s way to him through the air and increases in size rather quickly. He then thrusts his hand out in front of him, the fire moving directly towards the armored men and consuming them quickly. The screams of pain and agony ring through the air as they burn. The boy then continues  on his way,pulling up a pistol that had been laying on the ground. Not hesitating to shoot the now running man in the back of the leg to immobilize him. He falls to the ground in pain, screaming out for help that would never come. He turns over to see that he was staring down the barrel of a gun, with that dark sinister grin on the little boy’s face.

    “See you in hell, Mr. Tachikawa.”

    The pistol goes off, the man drops dead, bleeding from his forehead, the dream ends abruptly.

--Dorm Of Student #421 'Azrael'--

    Azrael’s eyes shoot open. He quickly sits up, the blankets flying off of his body, his breathing quick and short. He looks around his dorm and places a hand on his forehead, letting out a sigh of annoyance.

    “Why won’t you just leave me be…?”

    He asked himself before standing up and walking into his bathroom. He turns on the sink and gets the cold water going, taking two handfuls of it and splashing his face to get him awake and to also cool down from the heat his body had generated from the nightmare. After he was finished, he walks out of the bathroom after turning off the water and walks over to his table and plops down in front of it, grabbing the tv remote and turns it on. Nothing special was on, just the usual crazy new that was happen in this crazy city. Something about a level zero esper having taken down some powerful magician or whatever.. He sighs and gets up after a while. He walks back into his bathroom and jumps in for a quick shower, then comes back out and dries himself off. He looks at the TV screen, still the same boring news. He gets dressed in his usual attire, a black button up long sleeve shirt and black baggy cargo pants. He walks into the kitchen and opens his fridge, seeing that he only had a few eggs and a bit of bacon left, he grumbles, annoyed again.

    “Money isn’t an issue...I just hate going to the store.”

    He took out what was left and began preparing the food like he was a natural born chef. In fact if you looked around his dorm, it was rather well kept for a high school male. Clean floors, trash was always taken out on time, he always aired out his mattress every week or so, and he even had a job. Nothing special, just as a clerk in a used book store. Hardly anyone ever goes in, so all he does is just read. Yes, this was his daily routine. Wake up, school, work, come home, and sleep. There we times where other kids from schools would invite him to parties or get-togethers. Azrael just gave a warm smile and said “Sure.”.

    Not many people associate with him at school though. He has a small tight knit group of friends, or so they claim to be that hang out with him. Though he is the quietest of the bunch. Others didn’t want to be near him because of his ability. He is a level four esper, one that has complete control of fire. He can bend it to his will, make it take any form he wishes, and do as he wishes with it. But having that kind of destructive power along with his psychotic tendencies make him a scary customer. Luckily they are only triggered when he is in complete rage or in a combat situation that he feels is life threatening. When his calm state fades, those around him better run and hide. He’d burn everything to the ground if he so chose to. Azrael did have a way to vent out his violent side though. Whenever he wasn’t at school or work, he takes to the streets at night and creates murals out of various spray paints on the walls that are still barren. He creates mainly blue fire blazing along the night sky in his work. He felt like he was ‘leaving his mark on the city’ when he did this. It made him feel like he existed. After all, he had no family, no real name. He was just...Azrael. A name that was given to him by his peers because of the cold chills he would give people when he stared at them.

    It was now 2PM in the afternoon, he had lazed about his dorm the whole morning simply because he wanted to. He did not have school to worry about since they were now in their winter break. But that doesn’t mean he didn’t have to go to work. Nope,he still had a job to do. Not that he minded though. Reading was a way to pass the time, and there was plenty to read in that building. He gets his black and white shoes on, grabs his black and white striped scarf and wraps it around his neck, though he didn’t need a jacket...for obvious reasons. He walks out of his dorm, locking the door behind him and places the key in his pocket along with his other belonging. Cellphone, wallet, and especially his zippo lighter. All the necessities.

    Ask he walks along the sidewalk on the way to work, he gets the attention of some of the girls only high school kids. Some of them smile and wave to him, others look at him with a bit of uncertainty. He doesn’t make eye contact with them, he just resumes his walk to work.

    “He is pretty handsome don’t you think?”

    “I don’t know...I have heard rumors that he is a pretty scary guy. He is a level four esper. I am not sure what his ability is, but if he is ranked that high, I don’t know if I would want to be caught in a match with him.”

    “Oh come on girls...he may be a little frightening. But I have also heard that he is the one going around and spray painting those beautiful murals all over town. A guy who can create art like that can’t be all bad...right?”

    Azrael just walked on and on, ignoring the gossip and talk of not only him, but just everything in general. Suddenly his ears pick up the sounds of sobbing, he shifts him eyes in the direction of a little boy who was crying, his mother trying to comfort him. Azrael elts out a small sigh and walks over to them. The mother sees him approach and becomes a little scared, but blinks as he crouched down in front of the little boy and smiles,placing a hand on his head.

    “Hey little guy? What’s the matter?”

    He asked in a calm tone, trying to find out what had happened.

    “I-I-I lost my balloon...it’s tuck in the tree and mommy can’t reach it…”

    He said between sobs. Azrael looked up and saw the red balloon stuck between the branches, luckily it hadn’t popped. He looks down and smiles again.

    “Well now, you just sit tight and I will be back with it.”

    “H-.how are you going to get it down?”

    Just sit back and watch.”

    He said as he stood up and observed the tree in front of him. His eyes scanned it thoroughly and soon enough found a path up. He gets a running start up the tree, latching onto one of it’s branches and swings himself up, leaping from one side to the other and grabbing the balloon carefully by the string and prys it loose without any damage to it. He then leaps down into the snow and walks over to the little boy who has this look of amazement of joy on his face.

    “Woooooow...thank you so much mister!”

    Azrael smiled and took the his wrist, ying the string around it in a secured knot and stands back up.

    “There you go, now it can’t fly away.”

    He said in a triumphant tone, placing his hands on his hips to emphasis. The mother blinks at him, but smiles and bows to him.

    “Thank you so much young man. You are a very kind soul to do that even though you didn’t have to.”

    “Not a problem. You two be careful now.”

    He said as he continued his walk to work.

    “Thanks again, mister!!!”

    Shouted the boy, waving his hand frantically in goodbye with a big smile on his face.

--Akabane’s Used Books--

    Azrael walks into the bookstore, hanging his scarf up on the nearby coat rack and makes his way to the back of the facility.

    “Mrs. Akabane, I am here for the day!”

    A kindly older woman walks out from the back office and smile happily at Azrael, she quickly makes her way outside of her office and gently places her hands on his cheeks.

    “Oooh good to see you again, Azrael! I was starting to wonder if you would make it in today!”

    “Yeah, had a little complication on the way here. Sorry.”

    “Oh knowing you, you probably stopped to help someone. It’s alright. Have you been eating well? You look like you have lost a bit of weight!”

    “Yes ma’am. I have been eating right. I just...don’t like going to the store is all. I felt like people just stare at me all the time when I go there. The weight of their gazes exhaust me a bit.”

    This old woman is the only one who knows about his past. Azrael saw her as sort of a mother figure. Sometimes she’s come by his dorm room and offer him a fully home cooked meal when she had made too much. Or even accompany him on store trips to help him feel more at ease.

    “Well, don’t you worry about it, sweetheart. I am closing the store tomorrow, and I would be happy to accompany to the store and help you with your groceries. May granddaughter will be joining me as well. She would be rather happy to see you. I think she has a thing for you.”

    She said teasingly, though Azrael only smiled.

    “I don’t think it would be wise for her to get mixed up with me, Mrs. Akabane. I won’t lie, she is pretty cute. But I just don’t think we would be a match.”

    “Oh well you never know, things just might change for the better you know!”

    Azrael lets out a light chuckle.

    “Is there anything specific you need me to do in here today?”

    “Might I ask you to just dust the shelves and sweep the floors for me? After that feel free to read and help any customers that come in today.”

    “Consider it done. I will get started right away.”

    “Thank you dear. I will leave you in charge of the store while i am gone. I need to go and pick up a few things and get some errands done.”

    “Yes ma’am. You can count on me.”

--A Few Hours Later--

    Azrael sat in the chair behind the clerk desk with a medical book in his hands, a book on how to treat various wounds and injuries so that his hospital bill wouldn’t be so high. Since he has scars from his upper back all the way don to his legs. That’s right, with his power, came a sense of cockiness. And that has got him into a hospital bed many times. While he was reading, the door opens and the bell above it rings, he lowers the book just enough that his eyes ca.n see over it.

    “Welcome to Akabane’s Used Book Store. Let me know if you need anything.”

    He notices that the figure was wearing a long coat buttoned up and a hood over her head.

    “And lose the hood,I don’t take kindly to shady people here.”

    The figure looks his direction and shakes her head. He doesn’t react yet, but keeps a close eye on her. He closes the book and gets up,walking around the desk and meets her around the corner of a bookshelf she seemed to be hiding behind.

    “I said, lose the hood. Or hand over that book you have there and leave my establishment. My boss may be kind hearted, but I don’t take lightly to thieves.”

    The figure looks up at him from the shadow of her hood. Everything was quiet for a moment, until she slammed into him and pushed him out of the way, heading out the door.

    "You wanna play runner huh? I got your game right here..."

    He says in a sinister tone as he leaps up and chases after her. He runs out the door of the shop and immediately is hot on her heels, well hooves in this case. But, he wasn’t aware of that. Azrael and the figure ran down the street and through a few alleyways. She’d teleport through the obstacles and he would simply parkour over them, still keeping up with her no problem at all. Soon she gets to another alleyway and turns in it, but when she does, a wall of fire fifteen feet tall appears in her way. She stops,nearly running face first into it. She turns around to see her pursuer walking closer to her with a wicked smile, flipping the cap of some kind of metal object up and down as he approaches.

    “Dead end, sweetheart. Now if you don’t want to be burned along with that book, I suggest you hand it over and be on your way…”

    The figure looks around desperately for a way out. But then opens up a small portal that she then jumps through.

    “Oh no you don’t!”

    He said taking off at full dead sprint, tackling her when she was in mid jump and flying through the portal with her.  The figure clung to the book for dear life as they tumbled through.

--Ponyville Library, The Golden Oak.--

    The portal opens and the two are thrown out in separate directions. Azrael tumbles to the left, the figure tumbles to the right, he hood falling off in the process. Azrael quickly gets up , sparkling his lighter and creates a flame that now roared within his right hand. He looks around at his new surrounds to see he was in a...library of sorts? And everything was more….colorful and vibrant than it should be. He looks over to the figure who he could now see clearly, A lavender unicorn who was recovering from her fall, stared wide eyed at Azrael.

    “Oooh no….you aren’t supposed to be here…”

    And just what in the name of the seven circles of Hell are you…? And what the hell do you want with that book?

    Yep...this is where it all started, right here in this very library. The story of a certain psychotic pyro.

Act 1: Magic? No, Science

    Azrael stood up from where he had landed, his lighter still in hand as he looks around the library. He then turns to her and narrows his eyes in annoyance. He pulls down on the flint wheel of his lighter, a flame coming up and over his head, landing in his right hand and swells up into a ball.

    “You have some explaining to do. I better start hearing you speak before I burn this place to the ground.”

    He said before the fire became a bit bigger. Twilight’s eyes widen with worry and fear. She grabs the book and wraps her arms around it protectively.. She starts scooting away from him.

    “Please...just listen to me. This book didn’t belong in your world. It is a book of ancient spells that was accidently sent to your world a long time ago. My rulers sent me to retrieve it from your world when she finally located it. Please...calm down.”

    “You think I will buy into that lame story? Please. I have dealt with magicians before. They are nothing but liars and despise those who don’t follow their rules. Especially the religious ones, oh don’t get me started on them…”

    He said as he now stood right over her.

    “You must be one of those magician’s huh? You aren’t an esper. I can tell that much. Howabout I burn these books one by one huh? That will get your lips moving…”

    “Please, I am telling the truth! You aren’t even in your own world in more!”

    She said as her eyes began to water. Though this did not stop Azrael from lifting her up by her shirt and sliding her into the middle of the room. Twilight lets out a pained whimper as she stops. The fire that was in his hand takes the form of a medieval sword. His pupils shrunk and his smile turned into a toothy grin that reached across his face.

    “You remind me of someone I used to hate very much. He would always lie to me when I was a child. He lied to save his skin, to cheat people out of money. He lied to get whatever he wanted…”

    He said as he brought the blade dangerously close to one of her legs, the fire already starting to make the unicorn sweat under her fur. She becomes more frightened of this man now, too scared to even move.

    “...that is until I shot him dead! I burned down EVERYTHING he worked for with his lies. He didn’t expect that a little boy of seven years would take away everything he had...oh how exhilarating it was! To see his face in fear right before I pulled that trigger. All those years of torture...all those years of brutal tests…”

    He places a hand on his face with an evil laugh.

    “...IT WAS GREAT! The way his head split open right when the bullet penetrated through his pathetic head!”

    Twilight was beyond terrified now. So much that she was curled up in a ball with her eyes closed and unable to even move.

    “Go ahead, tell me more of your lies...tell me that I am in some kind of world where humans don’t exist...tell me that your so called ‘rulers’ are all part of the fabrication of yours!”

    “Please...please believe me! I have a great respect for book, I would never take one from any library if it wasn’t of the most importance! I am being honest, I really am!”

    She said in a shaky sobbing way. The way this man looked at her. It frightened her to the core. Nothing like any monster or pony her and her friends ever face. And the way he talked about killing someone. And at the age of seven years?! She opens her eyes to see him lifting the blade over head, getting ready to swing down. She lets out a shriek of terror, but the fiery blade never comes down. As much as he wanted to swing the blade down he knew he couldn’t.

    Get ahold of yourself you idiot. She has done nothing to you! Pack it in and stop terrifying her!

    No...burn her flesh, make it boil and fall off her bones with the heat of your hatred…

    No! I will not harm or kill anyone who doesn’t deserve it! Get out of here now! Get away from her!

    He backs away from her as his two sides battle it out in his head, causing what would feel like a major migraine to others. He places his head in his hands and lets out a growl of pain. Gritting his teeth and looking for the closest way out. He sees the doorway that leads to the outside and makes his way to it, busting it open and stumbles out onto the grass. His senses were on high alert at this point,  his vision was now distorted with brighter colors than they actually were. And his hearing was practically on overload. He had to get away from it all. Somewhere, anywhere that was quiet. He ran past multiple figures of various colors and sizes, not even looking at them to see what the were. Though they could see what he was clearly and gasped in horror at the look on his face. He heard various remarks though, they all echoed in his ears.

    “Get out of the way!”

    “Don’t let it near the colts and fillies!”

    “It’s a monster!”

    Azrael didn’t care at this point, he finally made his way out of the small town and out to the open fields. He comes across and opening with a pond in the middle, he makes his way to the water and falls face first into it. Steam begins to rise from the surface as his body began to cool off. He drifts lower and lower to the bottom. Landing on his back as he stares up at the sky through the water’s surface. Things began to calm down for him now. He cool calm demeanor returning. He closes his eyes as his mind rushes.

    You are such a god damned idiot…

    You no doubt caused someone who was probably telling the truth to have nightmares, because you can’t reign in your own abilities because of your past…

    You are going to lose full control one day if you keep this up..

    Get your head out of the past, you fucking moron…

    Azrael opens up his eyes to see...something hovering over the water with wings. He could make out that much for sure. He felt something starting to pull him up. Right as a golden aura surrounded his body. He was exhausted thought. Once he reached the surface, he closes his eyes and feels arms wrap around him gently. Only to her the words before passing out

    “You have had a rough time of it, haven’t you?”

--Ponyville Hospital, Late Afternoon--

    Azrael slowly opens his eyes. Things were blurry at first, but soon his vision cleared to a grey ceiling. He sits up in a slight panic, looking around the room to see exactly where he was. It...looked like a hospital. This was also confirmed due to the type of bed he was laying in. Yep, even in a whole new world, he can’t stay away from hospitals it seems. A voice called out to him from his right.

    “Ahaa, so you are finally awake. You just relax sweetheart. I will come and check your vitals soon.”

    Said a soft and warm female voice from behind the curtain that was drawn.Azrael places a hand on his head.

    “How...did I get here? I blacked out and…”

    “You collapsed from exhaustion. It’s not good to push yourself too hard you know.”

    Azrael sighs and nods in agreement.

    “Yeah..seems like i can’t avoid hospitals wherever I am. I swear it’s like I have a thing for nurses and I don’t even know it.”

    The voice gave a flirty giggle.

    “Well, I can certainly say this. I bet the nurses back in your world love to have you around to check your vitals. You have such a well toned form. Though...the scars are a bit concerning…”

    “Yeah well, when you lead a life like I do, it comes with the package and- Wait, you said back in my world? You mean what I did..where I am...oh god…”

    The heart monitor that was next to him began to beep faster and faster. He started to panic. The flashback of what he was doing back in that library, the terror he brought into Twilight was all coming back to him. The figure behind the curtain quickly come from behind it and came to his side, lightly placing a hand on his back and chest.

    “Sweetie you need to calm down...please lie back and take it easy…”

    Her touch was warm and gentle, soft fur gently caressing his back up and down in a comforting way. He looks over to see a white furred pony with light pink hair and red eyes. She had a look of genuine concern on her face as she tried to lay him back on the bed gently.

    “I was made aware of what happened. But for now, you need to rest.”

    He complies and lays back down on the bed, pulling the blanket over his body and sighs.

    “I terrorized someone over a stupid little book. What the hell is wrong with me…?”

    He said as he turned away from the nurse. She frowned when he started beating himself up about it. She sits on the bed next to him and gently places a hand on his shoulder.

    “Listen...she came by earlier to ask how you were once she learned you were here. She told me what happened. I am sure you were just a bit overwhelmed with where you were and it triggered something.”

    There was a knock at the door. It opened to reveal that very same unicorn from before.

    “Nurse Redheart? Is it...okay if I come in?”

    “I am not sure he will say much Twilight. Once he realized what he did was real. He went into a slight panic..”

    When he heard Twilight come in and speak, he quickly pulls the covers over his head so he wouldn’t see her. Twilight noticed this and looked to Redheart.

    “Could you leave us alone for a while? I..just want to talk to him.”

    Redheart looks between Azrael and Twilight, she was hesitant but nodded and walked out the room.

    “Make sure he stays in bed, he is still recovering.”

    “Of course.”

    The door closes, leaving the two in the room alone. Twilight walks up to his bedside and sits in the chair next to it. His fiddles with her hands as she begins to speak.

    “I just want you to know...I am not upset with you for what happened. I was scared, yes. But, I knew that you wouldn’t really hurt me…”

    Azrael stayed quiet as he just listened to her speak, not moving at all from under the blanket.

    “I know that you are beating yourself up over it. But please, I understood why you acted the way you did. You are in an unknown world with unknown beings. You weren’t supposed to be here in the first place, but you got caught in my teleportation spell. That was sloppy work on my part.”

    Azrael finally spoke up, but still remained under the covers.

    “I don’t know what you want to hear from me. All I can say is that I am sorry for what I did. All over a stupid book, I lost control and nearly killed someone who didn’t deserve it.”

    Twilight could her the depression and sadness in his voice. It must have been eating him up inside.

    “I just want you to know. I forgive you, and i don’t hold it against you. Though, I want to ask you this. How exactly were you able to control fire the way you did? I did not sense any magical energy from you. But you were able to condense a flame into a sword. That...was amazing. Frightening, but amazing.”

    “I am an esper...people like me emit what is known as an ‘AIM’ or ‘An Involuntary Movement’. It is an invisible field that surrounds us and is unique to each esper. Mine just happens to be manipulating fire and bending it to anyway I see fit. The only thing I can’t  do is conjure it up. It’s not magic, it’s science. Plan and simple.

    Twilight, being a bookworm and science fanatic herself couldn’t help but become very interested.

    “So...you can control fire by simply...willing it once it is ignited?”

    He nodded.

    “All thanks to a certain person who put me through hell as a child.”

    Twilight was about to ask him more, but the door opens as a tall alicorn with a flowing mane and tail of a spectrum of colors comes in. Things...were about to get really interesting for Azrael.

Act 2: Pyro Meets Speed Demon

    Azrael pulls the covers from his head and sits up. Seeing the rather very tall amazonian alicorn stand in front of his hospital bed. Twilight quickly got out of her chair and bowed to her, she nodded to Twilight and smiled warmly to her. Her attention then goes back to Azrael. She looked him up and down, having not really taken the time to see exactly what he was until now.

    “I see you are awake and recovered, young man. Were you planning on staying at the bottom of that lake forever?”

    He shook his head.

    “No, I was just trying to cool off is all.”

    “I noticed. Now then, I trust you know why I am here.”

    “To take me to your prison for threatening one of your citizen? Public execution? Leave my body for the vultures?”

    Both Celestia and Twilight stare at him with wide eyes, a little shocked at what he had just said. Celestia shakes her head.

    “Well...no. But now that you know of our world and have seen what you have seen. I am afraid that you will not be able to return to your own. Twilight Sparkle was sloppy in her retrieval of the book I had ordered her to get…”

    Twilight lowered her head in shame, circling a hoof on the ground.

    “...but she obtained it nonetheless. And I am grateful. But the matter still stands with you, young one. A human has never set foot in our world. And quite honestly, I do not know what we should do with you. And not to mention, you are no mere human. Twilight told me what happened, which lead me to find you. You possess a powerful, but terrifying ability. You..somehow without the use of magic, can control and manipulate fire to any way you see fit. And with the way you reacted towards her, I am lead to believe you are a dangerous individual. Do you have anything that would prove me otherwise?”

    “Princess Celestia please...I told him I already forgive him,and he said he was sorry...he-”

    Azrael puts a hand up in front of Twilight and shakes his head.

    “You are right. I am a dangerous individual. I am a ticking time bomb that could go off any moment and set this world of yours ablaze. Why should I say sorry for the monster I have become when the other monsters who made me into this didn’t?”

    Twilight was surprised to here him say those words so...calmly, even Celestia flinched a bit.

    “...But, you have done me a favor. You have taken me away from the hell that is my world. Honestly it was the best accident of my life.”

    He said with a shrug of his shoulders.

    “Should you choose to lock me up and throw away the key or let me roam free? That is your choice. I have nothing to lose nor to gain.”

    Celestia walks up to him and kneels down at his bedside.She leans in and locks eyes with him, searching through them for anything. Azrael doesn’t even flinch.

    “Not a good idea to be looking there. Unless you want to see the past of a nameless esper.”

    “What of your parents? You shrug off the news of never returning to your world and you don’t think of your family?”

    “I don’t have a family, never did. Was kept in a lab as a test subject for the first seven years of my life, then put  in and out of foster homes until was sixteen. Been on my own ever since. I am still in high school. Well, was anyway. Looks like I won’t be going to that school anymore if your orders are to keep me here.”

    Twilight and Celestia both gasoped in horror as he told them about his first seven years of life.

    “You mean...humans performed experiments on...infants?!”

    Asked Celestia in a genuine state of shock and disgust.

    “Bingo. It was a program to accelerate the use of ‘AIM’ fields at an earlier stage in life so that the subjects could master them at a young age, and by full adulthood, become walking weapons of mass destruction. The experiments did leave me a little...mentally unstable. Twilight was the unfortunate soul who had to witness that.”

    He looks over to her again.

    “Again...I am very sorry you had to deal with that…”

    Twilight shook her head and gave a slight smile.

    “I knew you weren’t really going to harm me. I was just shaken up was all.”

    “Still, I want you to know I am deeply sorry for causing you such fear. I overreacted to a silly little book.”

    “Oh that book is no ordinary book, young one.”

    “Yeah, she told me it was some kind of book of ancient spells of some sort. I here about them all the time back where I am from. Magicians seem to have a thing for them. Especially as of recent. Religious people are crazy...geez.”

    He said as he placed a hand on his forehead, laughing to himself lightly thinking of all the the lame new media he has seen and read about it all. He then looks back to Celestia.

    “So what are you going to do with me then?”

    Celestia stares at him intently, locking eyes with him.

    “You aren’’t evil. Are you?”

    “If by evil, you mean do i hurt innocent people and ruins families and such? No. However, I will lay waste to those who try to bring harm upon myself. I will tell you that right now. If that makes me evil then yes, I suppose I am if that is how you want to put it.”

    Celestia chuckles lightly and shakes her head.

    “You are quite cheeky aren’t you?”

    “It comes with the whole package. Along with a side of insanity.”

    “So long as you don’t bring harm to one of my subjects without a true valid reason of doing so. I see no reason to act.”

    “Twilight, you have a spare guest room in the Golden Oak Library right?”

    “I do!”

    Azrael puts his hands up.

    “Whoa whoa whoa. Uh...I don’t think she wants me staying with her. Especially after what happened.”

    Twilight shakes her head quickly and  leans in closely,placing her hands on the edge of his bed.

    “Nono, it will be fine! I have always wanted a roommate ever since I came here. And I know you have a fascination with books like myself! Plus...it would be nice to not sit alone at the dinner table every night.”

    Twilight looks into his eyes hopefully. He looks between her and Celestia. Celestia simply nods.

    “Very well, until you are able to acquire different living arrangements,you will stay with Twilight Sparkle. Do not make me regret my decision of letting you roam free.”

    Azrael laughs lightly and flick his hand towards her/ from his forehead.

    “I will do my best.”

    Just then, Redheart came in with Azrael’s clothes and shoes in her arms. She sets them down in front of him with a smile on her.

    “Good news. You are free to go now, dear. Though like i said earlier, try not to overdo it “

    Azrael nods and bows his head to the mare.

    “Thank you for taking care of me.”

    “Oh not at all. It’smy job after all.”

    Without warning,Azrael removes the hospital gown that was around his body. Leaving him only in his grey boxers. He slides his cargo pants on her buttons them up. Both Celestia and Twilight blushed as he didn’t even give them a chance to leave the room. But their blushes turned to looks of worry and concern for the human as they saw all his scars and healed over injuries.

    “By the sun...all those scars on your body! What did they do to you?!”

    Celestia said in a bit of anger. Though looking at him with sympathetic eyes.

    “They carved me up like a turkey. That’s what happens when you are a lab rat. Half of these scars are from me being too cocky when faced with danger. It’s a flaw I really wish i didn’t have. But I suppose that comes with the mental torture I suffered from that labs. What can you do right?”

    He said before slipping his shirt on and buttons it up, leaving the last three unbuttoned. Because of edginess. Redheart also hands him a few items that she had found in his pockets. He sighs as he looks down at his now useless cell phone and tosses it in the trash.

    “Wires are probably fried from being in the water while it was turned on…”

    He looks at his lighter and flips up the cap, clicking the flint wheel, happy to see that fire still came from it.”

    “Goood, it still burns nicely.”

    The next thing he checked on was a pair of black gloves, luckily no damage to them either. Twilight was curious as to why he was so intent on making sure those gloves were kept safe. He slides them in his back pocket, tucked away should the need of use arise.

    “So...what is so special about those gloves?”

    Ask Twilight, being curious and nosey as ever. Azrael chuckled lightly and wagged his finger at her with a toothy grin.

    “They are...sentimental to me. Yes, very special indeed.”

    Twilight wasn’t very convinced that was the answer she wanted, but she just sighed and stood up from her chair and walked up to him. A smile on her face.

    “Well come on then! Let’s go get you settled in!”

    Celestia giggled lightly as she watches her star pupil tug at Azrael arm.

    “Alright then. I must return to Canterlot for royal business. Twilight,please look after our new citizen of Equestria. He will need to learn how to fit in around here.”

    She said as she stood up and walked over to Azrael, gently placing a hand on his shoulder.

    “Though I doubt it will be much trouble. I expected a human to be rather….in shock and on edge when seeing my kind.”

    He laughs and shrugs.

    “Honestly, I have seen some weird stuff in my time. This is no weirder.”

    Celestia just stares at him for a moment, wondering if he is just putting on a well played acted. But she couldn’t tell if he was or not.

    “Alright then...be good...uh I didn’t get your name?”

    “I don’t have one. My peers simply referred to me as ‘Azrael’. So I have gone by that name since.”

    Celestia blinks a bit, having read about that name in some kind of book that she had retrieved from the human world. But she couldn’t think of it’s origin.

    “Very well them, Azrael it is. You be nice to her now…”

    Twilight pulls him along a bit harder.

    “Princess, he will be fine! And I will be fine to! No need to worry!”

    She said before looking back to Azrael, dragging him out by his wrist.

    “Come on, let’s go and get you to your new home!”

    Azrael just gives off one of his half smiles and simply says.

    “Sure.”

--Ponyville, near The Golden Oak--

    Twilight was going on and on about the fun things she has read about having a roommate in one of many of the books she has accumulated in her time in Ponyville. Azrael just smiled and nodded, listening to her as they walked on. Before they could reach the door however, Azrael stops in place. He heard something coming. It was flying through the air at mach speed, and it was heading for him. He turns around and cartwheels out of the way just in time to see a cyan blue blur that left behind a rainbow streak as it flew passed. He quickly took out his lighter and takes control of the flame. Eyeing his would-ba assaulter, Rainbow Dash.

    “Damnit...I missed!”

    Azrael arches a brow, but chuckles.

    “But I certainly won’t.”

    Before they could get into it, Twilight leaps in the middle of them, flailing her arms.

    “Stoooop! Rainbow what are you doing?!”

    “I am gonna take down this jerk who scared everyone earlier and had the nerve to hurt you earlier! Why are you even with him?!”

    She asked as she gave a death glare to Azrael, who was giving her a ‘you can’t touch me now’ toothy grin.

    “Princess Celestia is giving him another chance. And if she can do that, so can I! And I am saying this so you will understand now. He is going to be staying with me until he can find a place of his own.”

    Rainbow’s eyes widen in shock.

    “WHAAT?! After what he did?!”

    Azrael crossed his arms after he puts his lighter back in his pocket.

    “Come on Skittles. Don’t cause me any more trouble than I had already dealt with since i got here.”

    She growls at him and gets in his face.

    “Cause YOU trouble?! Do you know how frightened Twilight was when she found me?! I ought to buck you into next week you jerk!”

    “I will happily take you on anytime, Rainbow Butt. But now isn’t that time. I believe Twilight was going to show me my new home.”

    Rainbow rears back and throws a punch at Azrael, his simply raises a hand in front of his face and stops the oncoming fist in it’s tracks

    “H-Hey, let go!”

    She said as she tried to pull away from him. Azrael looks over at Twilight with narrowed eyes and a wicked grin.

    “Is she always this fun?”

    Twilight blinks at how...effortlessly the human was taking on a pegasus who was not only taller than him, but also an athlete. Azrael slides on his feet seamlessly and takes hold of her wrist as he gets behind her, pulling up on her arm and applying pressure with his other hand. He had her at his mercy.

    “Owowowowow! That hurts!”

    “Are you going to be a good girl and stop trying to attack me? I think I have been very reasonable. I haven’t burned off these lovely wings yet…”

    Rainbow’s eyes widen in shock and shook her head.

    “Alright alright fine, I will stop!”

    Azrael gives a non-threaten smile and pushes her forward. Walking over to Twilight like nothing had happened.

    “I believe I handled that pretty well.”

    Twilight laughed nervously, walking over to her friend to check and see if she was okay.

    “I..am sorry about her, Azrael. She was just pretty upset when she found out what had happened. Please don’t hold it against her.”

    “Oh no, you misunderstand me, Twilight. I am not angry with her at all. But when someone plans on trying to harm me, I won’t stand idly by. Even if they are female. I am not sure how your customs work here. But when you are raised in a combat oriented world. Everyone is equal when it comes to conflicts.”

    He then looks down at Rainbow, she was on her knees rubbing the shoulder and arm Azrael was straining.

    “Next time, confront me without trying to sneak attack me from behind. Win or lose, face your opponent with honor.”

    He said as he looks over to Twilight.

    “I will be inside examining all the reading material you have.”

    He then looks at Rainbow again.

    “Take care, Skittles.”

\

    He opens the door and walks in, closing it behind him. Rainbow growls in annoyance and looks up at Twilight.

    “What is the princess thinking?! Letting somepony like him roam around?! And even more so stay with you! He should be in the castle prison!”

    “You know Dash, in his defense you did try to attack him from behind. And he did have a right to defend himself and-”

    “You are sticking up for him?!”

    She stood up and walked away from twilight.

    “I will be keeping an eye on him...one wrong move, I swear I will…”

    She growls again and take flight, leaving Twilight behind shaking her head.

    “Rainbow Dash…”

Act 3: Invitation To A Swimming Party Gone Wrong

It has been a week since Azrael has come to Equestria with Twilight. And what a week is has been. Learning new things about the world from Twilight, learning that he is the only human there. More so that he is free to roam around and live under the same roof of the unicorn he had threatened so aggressively But, most of the ponies in Ponyville have gotten used to him, some of them even smile and wave when they see him. Of course he returns the gesture Yeah, everything seemed to be fine in this place...save for one thing, the summer weather.

    Azrael sat on a park bench leaned back with his head resting against the back of it, his hair in his face and he lets out a groan of annoyance. He didn’t listen to what was going on around him, he really didn’t care.

    “Damnit...I may be a fire esper. But, I get tired of these fucking hot days. Why did she have to make it so warm today?”

    By ‘she’, he was talking about Celestia of course.

    “I am sure she is watching through her little spy glass...watching me melt away…”

    He said as he closed his eyes for a few moments, only to open them to...a pair of blue ones looking back at him. He blinks a few times.

    “Uuuuh….something interesting that you see?”

    “Wooooow, you must be new here! And if you aren’t from around here, then that means I haven’t met you! And if I haven’t met you, that means we aren’t friends, and I am everyone’s friend!”

    Azrael reaches up and covers the pink mare’s mouth and places a finger on his lips.

    “Slow down, breathe and talk normally please. Last thing I need is an overtalkitive pony asking me question. You must be Pinkie Pie. Twilight told me about you.”

    He said as he removed his hand from her muzzle.

    “Mhmm! And you must be Azrael. A pleasure to meet you! Sorry I haven’t gotten around to you sooner! Would have loved to see you a few days ago, but I was busy planning for a party!”

    “Ah, a party huh? Sounds fun.”

    He said as he leaned back against the park bench, reaching over for a bottle of water that he had taken with him and chugged from it.

    “Uh-huh! It’s gonna be a pool party! You should totally come! It would be a great way to make some friends and get out of the heat!”

    “As cool as that sounds,I have a feeling I won’t be welcomed. Especially if Skittles is going to be there.”

    Pinkie tilts her head at the unusual nickname. Azrael chuckles when she does.

    “I am talking about your friend with the rainbow mane, she isn’t exactly on friendly terms with me.”

    “Well, you should come anyways. I know what happened with you and twilight. As do the others. But they know that you apologized to her and that you are staying with her. They won’t hold it against you.”

    Azrael looks Pinkie over, she was a curvy mare, smelled of sweets and had a mane that Azrael just wanted to reach up and feel, but refrained from doing so. She was pretty cute, but not his type.

    “You really think they wouldn’t mind if I came?”

    “Of course not, silly! Here, I will even give you an invitation!”

    She said as she holds one out in her hand. He smiles lightly and takes the invitation and nods

    “Alright, I will come. Only issue is, I don’t have swimming trunks.”

    Pinkie gives an over exaggerated gasp and grabs him by the hand.

    “Then I am taking you to see Rarity right now, mister! You can’t swim without those!”

    “Wait you don-”

    He was cut off by being dragged behind the mare, flying through the air behind her as she ran at an oddly high speed. They get to the fashionista’s place of business, opening the door and dragging him in.

    “Rarity! We have an emergency!”

    Pinkie shouted, making a big deal out of nothing like she normally does

    “I am coming darling, hold on!”

    Shouted a posh and lyrical voice, then the sound of hooves followed after.

    “Pinkie, are you alright?!”

    She said as she slid into the room, only to see that she is fine, but she has Azrael with her Rarity blinks a few times.

    “Um...I thought you said it was an emergency.”

    “It is! I invited him to the swimming party for later, but he doesn’t have swimming trunks!”

    Azrael looked Rarity up and down. She was a curvy mare as well, but still somehow maintain her ‘girlish figure’ in most of her body. And her sapphire blue eyes were very beautiful to look at as well. His attention was brought out by a gasp. The fashionista places her hands on her cheeks.

    “Ooooh this is exciting! I get to make something for a human, this will be my first piece…”

    She quickly makes her way over to Azrael and takes his hand with a big smile on her face.

    “Right this way, darling. I am going to make you something very nice to wear at this party!”

    Azrael struggles a bit, resisting the pull.

    “You really don’t have to do that forme...beside, I have no way to pay you.”

    Rarity waves her free hand in dismissal.

    “Oh come now! I won’t charge you at all! Besides, you are a friend of Twilight’s. So you are a friend of mine!”

    Azrael blinks a bit. The word hit him like a sack of potatoes.

    They both consider me a friend? Even after what I did? These ponies are a little too trusting...If I wasn’t so inclined to keep peace...

    “You...are Azrael correct?”

    Asked Rarity as she looked him up and down after releasing his hand once they were in the back room for measuring.

    “I am. And you are Rarity. It is nice to meet you.”

    “Oh the pleasure's all mine! And I do love your taste in clothes. You dress quite nicely for a male your age.”

    “You think I dress nicely huh? This is my casual wear. I wear it everyday. Nothing but black on black.”

    Rarity giggles lightly.

    “I think you would look good in black with a bit of royal blue accents.It would match your eyes perfectly, which I may add are very beautiful to look at…”

    She said as she walked up to him and gently cradled her his jaw in her hands, moving his hair to the side to look at both of his eyes, only to have the other one revealed to have a long scar trailing above his eye down to his lower cheek. She quickly releases his jaw and frowns a bit.

    “Oh my dear...I am so so sorry. Had I known-”

    “Oh I am not embarrassed about it. It’s just a mistake I should have learned. I think you will be more worried about what lies under this shirt.”

    “Well, I will need to measure you for future reference anyways. So if you wouldn’t mind…”

    “Of course.”

    He said as he began to unbutton his shirt, once it comes off however, both Rarity’s and Pinkie’s ears fall flat on their heads, looks of shock and sadness adorn their faces.

    “Oh my stars...You are covered in so many of them! You poor thing…”

    Pinkie was on the verge of tears when she looked at Azrael. She wanted to just rush up and wrap her arms around him in a loving hug.

    “Who would be so mean to do that to you?! And to a child?!”

    “If you two want to know, ask Twilight. I...don’t want to bring it up again.”

    “We understand sweetheart. It’s just….”

    “It’s fine. Really, I made stupid choices and this is the price I pay.”

    Rarity shakes her head, forgetting her professionalism.

    “Forgive me...I did not mean to pry. I will get to work straight away.”

    Azrael gave a single ‘ha’ before he spoke.

    “At least you cared enough to ask In fact, Twilight, you, Pinkie and every pony I have met here...other than Skittles seems to care about my well-being. Even after how I acted.”

    Rarity shook her head and waved her hand in dismissal again.

    “Oh you have no need to worry about that. We know you were just a little frazzled from your trip here. I don’t know why Dash is so upset with it though.”

    “Is she one to hold a grudge?”

    “Well, I think it is because you were violent toward Twilight, and she was bullied when she was younger by three colts. So I think that is why she is projecting her anger out on you.”

    She said as she began measuring him now, trying her best to not look at his scars. Azrael listened intently as she spoke.

    “She doesn’t like very many stallions because of it. I can understand where she is coming from, but it doesn’t give her the right to be angry at you. Especially after what it looks like you have been through…”

    Azrael moves his arms accordingly as she measure the spots she needed to measure.

    “Rarity, don’t feel sorry for me, none of you have to. You don’t even know who I am besides my name. I am a complete stranger to all of you.

    Pinkie chimed in, popping up in front of him.

    “Well, you aren’t going to be a stranger for long! After this party, I am sure you will have lots of friends! You have me, Rarity and Twilight! I can’t wait for you to meet Applejack and Fluttershy, I know they will want to be your friends to!”

    “And not to mention, Applejack’s little sister and mine are going to be there as well. So you won’t be surrounded by all adults. The girls are sixteen, including their friend Scootaloo.”

    “Who knows, one of them may like you, pretty boy.”

    Pinkie said teasingly, nudging him with an elbow playfully.

    “I agree, you are quite handsome. And who knows. I know a few mares around here who finds scars very attractive...myself included”

    Azrael laughs aloud after hearing her say that.

    “Geez..even females here are just like the ones back home.”

    Rarity finally finishes measuring him up top, she levitates a pen and notepad in front of her and writes them all down, then lowers it onto the stand.

    “Alright, drop’em!”

    Azrael nods and unbuckles his belt, only to reveal more scars along his legs. Pinkie gets an angered look on her face as well as Rarity.

    “Why..if i ever find who did this…”

    “I’m gonna rough’em up!”

    Pinkie finished after what Rarity had said.

    “Well, you ladies don’t have to worry about it. He is dead with a hole between his eyes. I put it there myself. But that is a story for another time, and one I don’t think you want to hear.”

    They both placed their hands over their mouths for a minute, shocked that he had killed another being, it would shock them even more if they found out he did it at the age of seven.

    “And..he was the one who did this to you…?”

    He may as well been. Do not pity his death, It wasn’t just me, he hurt a lot of other kids to.”

    “Well...I can’t say I approve of what you did Azrael. But your past is your past. You are here now. And nopony here wants to ever hurt you. You have been through far too much as it is.”

    Rarity said as she resumed measuring him and writing down the results

    “Yeah, you are with us now! No longer in that mean old world!”

    Azrael couldn’t help but at least half smile. They were right. He wasn’t back in his world anymore. Things could be better here for him. He could start fresh. After she finished, Azrael pulls up his pants and gets clothed again.

    “Alright  I will make you a nice blue shirt with black and blue swim trunks. I will have them done in two hours. Well before the party!”

    Azrael hops off the stand and looks back at her.

    “And are you sure you don’t want me to pay you? It would be a while, but i could get ahold of some currency-”

    Rarity places a finger on his lips gently, shaking her head.

    “Not another word. You owe me nothing.”

    She said with a light smile, but winks to him playfully.

    “Though when you turn eighteen...come by for a late night drink. That will be a fine payment.”

    Azrael felt a blush come across his cheek after she said that, he gulped hard and turned away from her, she lets out a squeal after that.

    “Oooooh...so adorable!”

    She said before wrapping him in her arms and burying his face into her ample breasts, giggling when she does so. After a few moment,he lightly taps her shoulder.

    “Can’t...breathe…”

    He said all muffled.

    “Hmmm? What was that, sweety?”

    She looks down and realizes that she is smothering him with her breasts, she quickly lets go with a blush on her muzzle.

    “Oh my! Please forgive me! You just looked so cute I couldn’thelp it!”

    Azrael takes in a gasp of air, though smirks a bit.

    “Well...it wasn’t all that bad. They are quite nice.”

    She blushes even more at his compliment, her face now completely beat red.

    “Well...I am glad you like them... most males would trip over their tongues and you say it like it’s normal conversation...I mean...go,shoo! You can see it until I am done. I musty work!”

    She said as she shoved them both out the door and did just that.

--At The Party--

    Azrael walks over to the area where the party was being held. He was wearing the clothing that Rarity had so kindly made for him. Though he was a little hesitant on making his presence known.

    The hell is wrong with me? Why do i care what these ponies think of my appearance? If I was back home I would give a damn…

    Azrael was starting to think this was a bad idea, but the new outfit he wore kept him from turning away and leaving. Rarity had put so much work into them. He squeezes his hands into fists and glares.

    [iNo...I will not let this stop me. I don’t care if she causes me trouble or any of them do. I will enjoy myself regardless.

    He takes in a deep breath then slowly releases it. He makes his way in view of the ponies. And of course the first to greet him was none other than Pinkie. Bouncing around him happily then wrapping him in a hug.

    “YAY! You made it! Come on in, I have more ponies to introduce you to!”

    Azrael Looked around as Pinkie named out everyone, and literally everyone that was there. He looked around at all of them either talking or swimming and playing and such. All the mares there were in their swimsuite. Azrael wasn’t going to lie to himself, they all did look really nice. Though Azrael kept his eye out for that one pony who make cause him trouble. And sure enough he sees her talking with twilight off in the distance, he looks away and lowers his head a bit. Pinkie knows he saw her and steps in front of him, gently lifting his chin up.

    “Hey, don’t worry about her alright? Just go and have fun. If she gives you any trouble, your auntie Pinkie Pie has your back!”

    She said with a determined stare. Azrael smiles slightly and nods.

    “Thanks Pinkie.”

    After the party has been going on for about fifteen minutes, Azrael sat at the edge of the pool with his legs in the water. Yeah, Azrael is a cocky bastard on the battlefield, but when it comes to social events like this, he keeps to himself most of the time. That is until Sweetie Belle and her friends swim up to Azrael. They blink a few times as they see him just...staring down at the water, a distant look in his eyes. Sweetie Belle was the first to speak.

    “Uum...excuse me...your name is Azrael? My sister told me about you on the way here. She told me you aren’t much older than us.”

    Azrael slowly lifts his head to see the three of them staring up at him with wide curious eyes. Sweetie Belle in front of him, and Applebloom and Scootaloo to his sides. When Rarity and the others saw this, they couldn’t help but smile for Azrael. Hopefully things would go well for him.

    “That’s right, I am seventeen, she told me you three were sixteen.”

    “Well, I am Sweetie Belle, Rarity’s younger sister.”

    “And ah am Applebloom, Applejack’s little sister.”

    “And I am scootaloo. And while we aren’t blood related, I see Rainbow Dash as my older sister.”

    Azrael arches a brow at Scootaloo.

    “I am surprised that Skittles hasn’t came over to murder me since you are this close then. She seems to have it in for me.”

    The group talked about random things, the girls telling him about their crazy adventures to get their cutie marks, Azrael telling them about his boring school days and his time at his job. All was going well, even Azrael was legitimately starting to smile and laugh for once in his life around others. Until Dash finally noticed that he and Scootaloo with a bit closer than they needed to be in her eyes. She quickly makes her way over to them and pulls Scootaloo away from him, causing her to flail about in the water.

    “H-Hey, what was that for?!”

    Scootaloo shouted while glaring up at the blue pegasus, who was now looking down at Azrael with a death glare.

    “What are you even doing here?! Who said you could come?!”

    Azrael kept cool as much as he could. He stood up and dusted himself off before answering.

    “If you must know, I got a personal invitation by Pinkie herself. So before you get all bent out of shape, cool your jets.”

    “It doesn’t matter anyways...you’ve got balls showing up here after what you did.”

    “Look here. It’s a party, I was invited. I believe I have a right to show up here if I want to. Me and Scootaloo were just talking. You need to let your hatred of me go. Your other friends seemed to have forgiven me.Why can’t you-?”

    He was cut off by her suddenly pushing him back, Azrael stumbles back a few feet and lands on a lit torch, which immediately sets his shirt on fire. All the ponies gasped as they watched this, Azrael slowly standing as his shirt burns off his body. The fire falling from his form onto the cement. Everypony’s eyes, including ehrs widen as they saw what was under his shirt.

    “RAINBOW DASH!”

    All her friends shouted at her in anger. All them, every single pony that was there saw the extensive scarring upon his body. The mares put their hands up to their mouths and some of the stallion winced at what they saw.

    ‘Damn bro…”

    One of them said with a sympathetic look towards him. Sweetie Belle and Applebloom quickly get out the water and run over to him to make sure he was alright. But before they can reach him, he screams out.

    “STAY THE HELL AWAY FROM ME!”

    He scoops the fire from the ground in both hands and glares a death glare at Rainbow Dash. A pained look on his face as the fire swells up in his hands.

    “You bitch, I should burn you till there is nothing left to burn! You want to play this childish game of blaming others for your past?! Fine with me! How about I blame you for the hell I was put through since I was an infant?! You know nothing of pain until you have been cut open time and time again! My mind is fucked up because of the shit I had to endure as a child! What would you have done if i had caught fire and burned to death huh?!”

    “I-I didn’t mean t-”

    “Shut the fuck up! If I wasn’t still in control of my mind right now, I would be smashing your face in repeatedly right now! Your skull would be no more! So you know what? Go ahead and hate me because you suffered from males bullying you when you were younger! Clearly that was way worse than being cut open, being a lab rat, and becoming a killer at the age of seven! You can fuck off and die for all I care! I hope your wings get torn off and you can never fly again!”

    “Azrael, that’s enough!”

    Twilight shouted at him with tears in her eyes. Azrael lets out a growl of anger and roars loudly, dispersing the flames in the air before they vanish in the sky. He falls to his knees and squeezes his hands into fists. Twilight and the other get up to go and console him, but he quickly rises to his feet and runs off as fast as possible He clenches his teeth and hides his face in his hair, pushing passed any of them that was in his way.

    “Azrael,please don’t go!”

    Shouted Sweetie Belle and her friends. Scootaloo looked up at Dash with a disappointed look, eyes welling up with tears.

    “I..can’t believe you did that to him…”

    Twilight walked up to Dash and slapped her across the face, angered and saddened by what had just happened.

    “How could you…? I was watching him the whole time.And he was starting to genuinely smile and have fun for once in his life…”

    She Lowers her head for a moment then lifts it up as the tears start to flow.

    “And then you go and do this?! You have no idea what he has been through! He has had enough injuries and pain for one lifetime! I am very disappointed in you, Rainbow Dash!”

    Before she had a chance to respond, Twilight turned and ran after Azrael,as did her other friends, leaving her alone with all the others.

--Nightfall, Outside Of Ponyville--

    Azrael sat in front of the same pond that he had been taken from by Celestia, his sits there with his knees up to his chest with a small flame floating in front of him. His head resting against his arms as he rested them on his knees. He heard hoofsteps approaching him from behind, he slowly lifts his head, not looking behind him to see who it was.

    “Whoever you are. I don’t need your sympathy or attitude. Go away.”

    “Azrael...I saw what happened...please let me talk with you…”

    That voice belonged to Celestia herself, but it didn’t matter. He didn’t care who it was.

    “I don’tcare. Go away. If you saw what happened, then you know the state I am in right now. And I don’t want to be blamed for throwing fire at the ruler of Equestria.”

    “Azrael...please. I am not here to sympathise with you. But I am here to offer you comfort. I have been watching you Azrael, and I saw what Rainbow Dash did to you. And I am proud of you that you didn’t retaliate or lose control.”

    She said as she walked over to him and placed a black cloak around his half bare body. He wraps the warm fabric around his body and pulls the hood over his head. Celestia takes a seat beside him and gently brings a wing over his  back along with a gentle arm.

    “I..was actually having fun for once. No fake smiles, no fake laughter. And then she came along and ruined it. I wanted to hurt her..so much. But I know that would have made me look more like a monster than I was thought to be”

    “Azrael...what happened was inexcusable, but you can’t hold in what you are really feeling. I am here for you...please don’t be afraid to lower your guard around me. You are one of my subjects now, and your problem is my problem. Let it out…”

    Azrael went silent for a moment, he clenches his teeth again and suddenly leaps up and wraps his arms around Celestia’s neck and hugs tight, tears flowing down his cheek as he begins to cry like a child in her arms. Years and years of not shedding one tear suddenly start flowing from his eyes. She wraps her arms and wings around him securely, pressing her form against her as she gently runs her hands up and down his back.

    “I don’t know what you have been through, Azrael. But I want you to know I am here for you. I wish I could make these scars vanish from your body. But even I cannot do that. But I can hold you and comfort you.”

    She said as she gently rests her chin on top of his head and continues to stroke up and down his back. Azrael eventually cries to the point of falling asleep. Celestia cradles him gently in her arms and whispers to him.

    “Good night Azrael...the new day will be better, I promise you that.”

Act 4: You've Got Us!

    Azrael opens his eyes and slowly sits up. He was in his room back at the library. He remember what had happened last night and puts his face in his hands. Letting out a growl of annoyance. His mind running back to the events of the party.

    “Stupid bitch…”

    He said to himself, gripping the blankets that halfway covered him, cursing Dash with anger. He shakes his head and gets out of bed and immediately heads to the bathroom. For some reason, showers always made him feel better. Washing away the day as they say. Whenever he walks in however, the tub was occupied by none other than Twilight. She looked at him with wide blinking eyes, Azrael simply just stared with an unphased look. She was leaning back in all her glory, the water clear as day so nothing was left unseen.

    “Sorry about that, please continue.”

    He said in a calm tone as if it was just a normal thing. He closes the door and walks away. Only to hear the sound of splashing water and her call out to him.

    “Azrael, wait!”

    He stops in mid walk and turns around, the door swings open and a towel covered Twilight runs over to him, wrapping her still wet arms around him and nuzzles into him gently. Azrael blinks a few times and reaches up and pats Twilight’s head.

    “We were so worried about you last night...we couldn’t find you anywhere. When did you get back?”

    Azrael looked into her eyes. He could see genuine concern within them and just looked away from her.

    “I don’t remember how I got here. I was with Celestia and she came to console me. Next thing I know, I am back here.”

    Twilight blinks and releases him from the hug, holding onto her towel so that it doesn’t fall off.

    “Good...I am glad she is the one that found you. Listen, I want to apologize on behalf of Rainbow. She was way out of line doing that to you. If you didn’t have the abilities you have now...that could have been very very bad. But, more importantly, I am just glad you are here and safe.”

    Azrael shakes his head and puts a hand up.

    “You don’t have to worry about me Twilight. It’s not your obligation to care about me.”

    Twilight goes quiet for a moment, then frowns with a bit of sadness in her eyes.

    “Who says it is my obligation? Do you think just because of what happened between you and me makes you think my concern is merely an act? I told you Azrael, I understand why you did what you did. You need to stop thinking otherwise.”

    “You hardly even know me,Twilight. I understand that you are showing kindness towards me. And it is very sweet of you to do so. But you shouldn’t be so trusting of strangers. Especially ones who have threatened to set you ablaze.”

    Twilight crosses her arms and arches a brow with a knowing smile, narrowing her eyes playfully at him.

    “But you weren’t going to. I know that much. And I was watching you with the fillies yesterday. I have seen you smile, you do it to see others happy, but then i saw you smile with them yesterday. You were smiling because you were happy, and you were even laughing with them. I know this because Pinkie can tell when smiles are genuine and when they are not. She was watching you the entire time to see if you were enjoying yourself.”

    Azrael turns away with a slight blush of embarrassment on his face, crossing his own arms.

    “I don’t know what you are talking about. I was merely being polite was all…”

    Twilight could see right through that lie. She thought it was adorable the way he was trying to deny it. She giggles lightly and heads back to finish her bath.

    “Uh-huh. I am sure that is the only reason. Once I finish my bath, I will let you know so you can get washed up as well...unless you’d rather join me.”

    “Are you offering?”

    Twilight was expecting her question to be answered with another question like that. She blushes brightly and looks away from him.

    “I..didn’t think you would take that question seriously...I mean if you want to…”

    Azrael gives a light chuckle.

    “Come on Twilight. I would never really impose on someone’s bath time if they really didn’t want me to. I will wait.”

    He said as he went back to him room, leaving Twilight with a heavier blush than before. Once he was out of sight, she places a finger on her lower lip.

    “I...wouldn’t have minded if you came and kept me company…I was only half kidding...”

    She said to herself before returning to her bath.

--One Hour Later--

    Azrael walks out of the bath and into his room, he gets his clothing and shoes on, seeing that they had already been washed, he shakes his head.

    “I could have washed them myself Twilight…”

    He said as he slides them on. After getting dressed he heads out of his room to hear knocking at the door. Twilight walks over to it and opens it, seeing the three fillies Azrael was talking to yesterday. He quickly stops halfway down the stairs and makes sure he was out of view.

    “Ah,hello girls! How are you today?”

    “We are doing good Twilight! Um...we were just wondering..if-”

    Sweetie Belle was cut off by Twilight.

    “Yes girls, his is here. Would you like me to go and get him?”

    They all three nod quickly. Twilight giggles and turns to find him already half way down the stairs, but not budging from where he stood.

    “Azrael, you have guests, come down!”

    The three fillies wasted no time in running passed Twilight to get to him. They meet him halfway up the stair with looks of concern. Scootaloo was the first to speak.

    “Hey...are you alright? You got so upset yesterday and all three of us were worried.”

    Azrael shakes his head lightly.

    “There was no reason for you to worry about me, girls. I just finally lost control of my emotions was all. I have been holding them in for many years now, but I am fine. It is sweet of you three to worry about me. Though, like I told Twilight, you don’t have to show me sympathy because i got upset. I do not want anyone to feel sorry for me because I overreacted.”

    “Well, that’s not why we came over here. We were wantin’ to know if you wanna come and hang out with us. You know, show you around to the place you haven’t been to yet.”

    Applebloom said with a smile on her face. Azrael noticed one thing about the filly, she had rather pretty eyes. A mixture of red and yellow, and her southern drawl made it even more adorable. And she was an athlete pony, but was still very much attractive, even with that bow she wore in her hair.

    “Yeah, it’ll be fun! We could introduce you to all our other friends if you want to!”

    Sweetie Belle, she was an adorable unicorn and a very quickly developing one as well. Her body had already begun to change to turn her into a very shapely mare. She was growing up fast.

    “We can even show you our own little club house we got. It’s where we do all our crusading!”

    Scootaloo was perhaps the most athletic out of the group. She seemed like she had the tomboy personality that a lot of girls liked to have back in his world. It suited her, but she was still very pretty to look at, even though she didn’t like to admit it.

    “You really want someone like me to be your friend? It could cost you in this long run, girls.”

    The all three give a ‘pffft’ noise and wave their hand at him.

    “Just because you are a human and you can control fire doesn’t scare us away.”

    Scootaloo said with a look of determination and a pump of her fist. They suddenly gather around him and grab him by his wrist, leading him downstairs and out the door, Twilight smiling again as she watches him leave.

    “You all have fun now!”

    She said as she waved bye to the group. Happy to see that Azrael didn’t deny them of his company. She knew he needed this, especially after what had happened the night before. She giggles to herself and turns around, heading back inside to go and study as she usually does. But she couldn’t help but feel a little jealous that he had three fillies’ attention.

As the group walked along the streets of the town, Azrael answered their questions about what his home was like and what he did. They were all surprised that he was in his last year of school whenever he came here. And that he lived by himself at such a young age and had a job.

    “So, let me get this straight, it’s not magic that lets you control the fire?”

    Azrael shakes his head at the question earth pony.

    “It’s called ‘AIM’ or rather an involuntary movement. It is more mental than anything. We espers have an invisible field around us that is unique to each of us. Kind of like your cutie marks in a way. Each one is unique to every pony.”

    “Woooow that is soooo cool!”

Exclaimed Scootaloo, bouncing on her hooves a bit.

    “I can turn fire into many things. Would you all like to see?”

    They all gasp excitedly, nodding their head quickly.

    “YES!”

    They all said in unison. Azrael smiled to them and nodded, backing away from them. He pulls out his lighter and flips the cap up, igniting the flame.

    “Alright, you three be sure to keep your distance now. I don’t want you getting hurt.”

    They quickly step back and await to see his skills. Azrael closes his eyes and pulls the flame from the lighter and slides it back into his pocket. The fire grows in his hand. He begins to swing it about and toss it like an expert, the fillies mesmerized at how well he control it. He then brings the flame between his hand and lets out a growl, the fire taking shape that of a nine-tailed fox. It leaped around in the air and around them. It bounces back over to Azrael and sits in front of him, he reaches down and pets it. The fillies’ eyes were as widen as dinner plates when they saw this. Azrael soon lifted the flame up again and made it take the form of a rather large fiery raven, even the fire turns black when he does this. It flies around as if it were an actual bird. Flapping it’s wings and lets out a might ‘caw’ of power. Little did Azrael know, he was drawing a crowd of pony both old and young. He chuckled lightly.

    “You all like that huh? Want to see my best one?”

    They all cheered, as an acknowledgment.

    “Alright, all flyers out of the sky for this one!”

    He warned the pegasi. Once he saw none of them in the air, he closed his eyes again, this time the flame grew, and grew, and grew. He tosses it into the air and suddenly a large fiery serpent dragon flies through the air, letting out a mighty roar as it circled over. It flew through the air with such grace and so majestically. The ponies were a little afraid, but also excited and thrilled to see such a display of talent. They all clapped and cheered more. Azrael chuckled and decided he would give them an acore, something fun. He swoops the dragon down close to the crowd, they all duck in fear. A  fiery blade appears in his free hand and he chuckles.

    “Not to worry! I will slay this beast!”

    He said as he made the dragon swoop down at him. He leaps up and lands on the dragon. It flies him through the air and acts as if to throw him off, but as he got closer to the ground, he stabs the fiery sword through the dragon's head and leaps off of it. The dragon lets out a defeated roar and explodes in the air, the fire disappearing before it hits the ground to cause any fire.. Once he lands, he thrusts the sword in the air with a triumphant stance.

    “Rest well, citizens, the dragon has been vanquished!”

    The crowd was speechless. How was he able to do all that?! Sweetie Belle and the others felt their hearts pounding with excitement as they watched him.

    “Soooo cooooool….”

    They all three said in unison. Azrael finally took the time to see how many ponies watched him, the crowd grew so quickly, even he was surprised.

    “Oh...uh...I didn’t know so many of you took interest. Sorry if I interrupted your daily tasks. I will uh...let you get back to it.”

    The crowd erupted into more cheers, clapping and stomping their hooves.

    “That was really really neat!”

    Shouted a random stallion.

    “Scary, but it was so beautiful!”

    Shouted a mare. The compliments just kept on coming, he lowers his head in embarrassment and scratches the back of it.

    “Wow...thanks everyone. I didn’t really think I would get such an audience. I have been working with fire for mostly all my life. All I need is an imagination.”

    The three fillies run up to him and wrap their arms around him.

    “That was really amazing’!”

    Exclaimed Applebloom, her eyes sparkling with admiration for the human, along with the others. Two fillies however, were not so happy with the three of them making such a cool friend with such abilities. Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon. They scoffed at the group.

    “How is it THEY have HIM as a friend? He is way too cool to be hanging out with those ‘blank flanks’!”

    Shouted Diamond Tiara. Jealousy written all over her face, as well as Silver Spoon’s. Once the crowd disperses, they approach Azrael and the ponies. Just by the look on their faces, Azrael could tell this wasn’t an autograph request.

    “So,this is your new friend huh? Pretty handsome for a human.”

    Said Silver Spoon.

    “Yeah, and way too cool to be hanging out with you blank flanks. You should come hang out with us instead, stud. We are the popular ponies here. You belong with us.”

    Diamond Tiara said smugly. The three fillies looked down, but Azrael shook his head.

    “Nah, I am fine with these three here actually. There are females like you back home who think they can win someone over because they are rich and popular. Besides, they seem to care about who I am rather than what I am or what I can do. So I will have to politely decline.t Now how about you two go blend in with you rich and snobbish crowd? Leave us to our own devices?”

    They both stared with wide eyes and gaping mouths. Applebloom and the others staring at them with evil smiles, then they stick there tongue out and walk off with Azrael. That’s right, he may not have many friends yet, but atleast he has Twilight, and now, he has Applebloom, Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle. And for the first time in his life, he was truly happy.

Act 5: That First Awkwardly Arousing Experience

    It was another hot summer day. Azrael was hanging out under the shade of a large tree in front of the very same pond he had jumped into when he first came here. It had become his own little place of solitude. He leans back against the tree, book in hand and eyes solely fixed on the words. Though he felt eyes on him, multiple sets actually. He lowered his book a bit to look around. He shrugs and lifts it back up. He knew exactly who it was that was watching him, a smile slowly forming behind his book.

    “You girls need to work on your stealth skills, looks like you won’t be getting a cutie mark in that anytime soon.”

    They suddenly jump out of hiding and leap towards him, Applebloom shout out.

    “Get’em girls!”

    Azrael chuckled and tossed his book in the ai. He jumps up and quickly grabs a limb of the tree, quickly pulling himself up and crouches there as he watches all three of them fail and hit the ground on top of one another. He rests is elbows on his knees and arches a brow.

    “Gonna have to be quicker than that. Good afternoon to you all by the way.”

    He said as he lifts his hand in the air and grabs the falling book.

    “Hi Azrael!”

    They all said in unison. He jumps back down in front of them, they stare at one another for a few moments and then all gather around for a group hug, laughing at their own antics. It has been nearly a month now since Azrael was taken from his world and brought here. At first he didn’t really think he’d like it here. But turns out that the ponies here have all started to grow on him. Well, all except Dash. She hasn’t come around to apologize yet. How she had eluded him when he hangs out with Twilight, Pinkie and Rarity? Who knows.

    “So then, school will be starting for you three again soon. I am sure you aren’t looking forward to that at all.”

    He said teasingly. They look up at him with playful glares but nod.

    “Yeah,we aren’t looking forward to it. You are lucky. You were nearly finished with your last year so you are practically done...lucky.”

    Scootaloo and with a hint of envy her voice. Azrael chuckled and placed a hand on top of her head.

    “How about this then? I will be the one to come and pick you three up whenever i can. How does that sound?”

    They all gasp with big smiles.

    “You’d really do that…?”

    She asked with hopeful eyes.

    “Of course. Anything to piss off those two who seem to always give you grief. The look on their faces was priceless when I shot them down.”

    The all giggle at him, remembering the day he did do that. Little did he know though, it made those three fillies happy when somepony-..well someone stood up for them. Especially someone that was so different from them. Ever since, they have cherished their friendship with the human. They see each other nearly everyday, and spend as much time with one another. He has even been invited to a couple of their sleepovers. But a male with the developing fillies? That’s just asking for trouble isn’t it? However, Azrael was nearly eighteen now. An his sexual drive which he has managed to keep suppressed was starting to break through it’s seal. Especially living with Twilight. She was an attractive mare. Very intellectual. And Azrael LOVED smart females. And not to mention when she would always get stomped on something when she is arguing with Azrael, it is so adorable the way she blushes and fidgets about. Not only that, but being around these fillies who are more closer to his age nearly everyday...well it does something to a boy his age. That normal cool, cocky attitude is replaced with shy and soft spoken.

    “So then, what is your plans for the day, girls?”

    ‘We were thinking of trying to get our cutie marks in fire juggling! You could teach us!”

    “Azrael’s eyes widen for a second, he quickly shook his head.

    “You will do no such thing. They way I control fire is totally different than what it is normally perceived as. And I will not have you three hurt because you want to do what I do.”

    “He said sternly and with a slight glare.And when he glared, it sent shivers up their spines. They lower their heads and ears.

    “Come on girls...you have told me about some crazy methods of getting your cutie marks but I...I just don’t think you three should do that”

    He didn't want to outright say he cared deeply for them, like most guys like him do. But, females have this sense when they know how someone feels about them, and the three fillies knew he cared greatly for them. And they needed to respect that.

    “It’s okay Azrael, you are right. We should leave the pyrotechnics to someone like you.”

    Sweetie Belle said reassuring him. Azrael nodded.

    “Good girls. Now might I make a suggestion? Sweetie Belle, I have heard you sing a few times when you think no one was watching.”

    A massive blush came across the unicorn’s face as she heard this from him. Why was she getting so embarrassed that HE was listening to her?

    “And I think you have quite a beautiful voice to sing with. Why not act on that?”

    He then looks to Applebloom.

    “And you. I know you go and see Zecora a lot and that you enjoy helping her with creating potions and various other tonics and such. I have heard from the times I have talked to her that you have quite to aptitude for it. Stick with that a little longer and see where it takes you.”

    He gazes turns to Scootaloo.

    “And for you, I recommend you try becoming a stunt pony. The way you handle that scooter of yours is pretty sweet. I know if i tried the stuns you did I’d fall flat on my ass. So how about you stick with that for awhile?”

    He then looks to all three of them.

    “Stick to what you know best girls. And if that doesn’t get you your cutie mark in the end, then branch out. I know I don’t know that much on how your world works. But I want you three to know I support you in what you do.”

    Azrael felt kind of sappy in his words, but he also felt right saying them to them. This was confirmed when the three of them wrapped their arms around him lovingly and nuzzled into him, He was especially surprised when Scootaloo joined in.

    “You know, for someone who can control something so dangerous...you are a very sweet guy, Azrael. We have heard that from our sisters before. But to hear it from you...well...it makes us want to try the things we are good at.”

    Sweetie said as she sways her tail in happiness, along with the others.

    “Yeah, Ah don’t see why Applejack and the rest of my family have second thoughts about you. Sure you are a little scary, especially those eyes of yours. But you are a real sweetheart when it comes to those you care about.”

    “Yeah...I am not gonna lie. You are pretty cool and awesome Azrael. I don’t care what Dash thinks of you.”

    Azrael blinked a few times, but chuckles lightly and wraps them all into his arms.

    “You girls are too kind. Glad you three came to me when you did. Probably wouldn’t even be standing here with you three if you hadn’t.”

    He looks up at the sun and sees that he is needed elsewhere. He has promised to help Twilight with the reshelving of the library, mainly because she bribed him with bits. He didn’t have any money after all.

    “Alright girls, I need to go and help Twilight with the reshelving. I will catch up with you when I am done.”

    They all let out a collective ‘Aaawwwwww…’, but understood. As he walked away, they call out to him once more

”Azrael! Um...we know you have said no many times. But..would you like to come to one of our sleepovers? It’ll be really fun to have you there! Just..please think about it?”

    Honestly, Azrael really did want to go and spend the night with them. He wouldn’t really say much over the time they would spend, but he would be with them. But the whole male/female ratio made him think differently. But, maybe it was time to grow up and stop thinking like a damn kid.

    “I will think on it, girl. So that is a maybe.”

    They bounced up and down with joy as they got a ‘maybe’ instead of a ‘no’. Progress was being made. Azrael waved off to them before heading off to the library. He was not looking forward to this, but hey, money.

--Back At The Library--

    Azrael walks into the establishment and looks around, seeing the place appeared to be empty. He goes upstairs to see if maybe Twilight was up there. He heard what sounded like heavy breathing and moaning. Thinking the worse, he runs up the rest of the stair of which he was already half way up. He sees her door is open just a bit and pushes it open.

    “Twilight, are you alri-?”

    His eyes widen and his pupils shrink. There she was, in all her naked glory laid out on her bed, she was calling his name as she was doing what he hadn’t expected. The only sound he heard then, was his heart beating hard, echoing throughout his body. She kept on going for a little longer until by chance her gaze caught him at the corner of her eye. Azrael’s vision blurred in and out of focus. Everything seemed to move in slow motion now. When Twilight looked over at him, it was a look of need. Not what he expected at all. He could feel his member already swelling as his eyes trail over her lovely form. An audible gulp comes from his throat as he just continues to stare.

    “Oh my….I thought I would be finished before you got home…”

    She said with a shy giggle, a massive blush forming across her cheeks as she seems to not stop, even though he is standing RIGHT there. Azrael’s heart was still beating like a kettle drum.

    “Azrael...are you aroused by this? Seeing me pleasure myself…? Don’t be afraid to answer me…”

    She said as she continues to give him that seductive look of need and want from him, her scent filling his nostrils which only made him become even more hard.

    “I..thought you were pretty Twilight, just didn’t..expect this.”

    “It’sa bother I know...I am in my heart and it has taken me everything to not just pounce you and have my way with you for the past three days. Would...you care to help me sate this urge…?”

    Was she literally asking him to..?

    “Uh...as cool as that sounds Twilight...I don’t think I am ready for...that kind of fun yet. Sure I am knowledgeable about sex, but I have never done it before. Didn’t really think about it.”

    She gets up on her hands and knees on her bed and wiggles her rear at him, her marehood winking at him, dripping her juices down her legs.

“Please, Azrael?”

    Oh God...his pants couldn’t be anymore tighter now, but he knew he couldn’t..not yet anyways. He looks away and quickly makes his way out her her room and runs to his own, locking his door and backs away from it, breathing heavily and shuddering at what he had just seen. It was a shudder of deep lust, but he needed to control it.

    Damnit all…” He said to him

Acy 6: Fanning The Flames

/!\HOT STEAMY CLOP AHEAD/!\

    Azrael had no idea what he was in for. That staying with Twilight would involve him losing his innocence and it was going to be quite a ride. It has been three days since that awkward but VERY arousing encounter with her. Azrael has been very careful around the library as of late. Sneaking in and out his bedroom window and eating and showering when Twilight wasn’t around. He didn’t like the fact that he had to avoid her like this, not to mention if he saw something like that. He most likely would indeed take her up on her offer and claim that pony rump of hers. He was closing to doing so, actually. The few times she has caught him sneaking out, her advances were quick. She would pin him down and start rubbing herself all over his body. Her wonderfully sized breasts squish and caress his body each time. Telling him that she needed and wanted him so very badly. It has taken all of his willpower to not give up and just go for it. But tonight. The flames will go out of control after much fanning. And it will be a night that he will never forget.

--Golden Oak Library, Early Evening--

    Azrael looked around the library and in the rooms for Twilight. She must have gone out for the evening. This was a good time to eat dinner and grab a bath before she returned home. He goes into the kitchen and makes himself a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. He scarfs it down quickly and runs upstairs to the bathroom. He shuts the door behind him as he enters and quickly gets out of his clothes and into the tube. He turns on the hot water and lets the tub fill up. He lowers himself in until the water was just below his nose, he lets out a breath from his mouth which causes bubbles to emerge.

    It’s not like I don’t want to...but she isn’t in her right mind because of this...thing. Knowing me she would instantly regret her decision and hate me for what we did.”

    Azrael was just trying to be considerate of Twilight. He learned through a book he read that mares while in their estrus state have one thing on their mind, sex.

    Maybe..she went to go find one of her stallion friends or something. Would certainly help me out.

    He sits up and yawns a bit. He hasn’t slept well for the past few nights because of this.And the hot water was making him sleepy. He slowly closes his eyes after he props himself up so he doesn’t fall into the water and drown.

    “Just...for a few minutes…”

    He said as he slowly drifted off into slumber. However, a few minutes was too long indeed. As Twilight had made it back home from doing what she was doing, and she was sexually frustrated. Nope, no stallion had her tonight it seems. The poor mare was aching between her legs. She didn’t want just any male though, she wanted the one living with her. Who knows why. She didn’t have any romantic feelings for him...did she?

    “Maybe a good bath with calm my nerves…”

    She said as she walked up the stairs, just peeling off her clothing on the way to the bathroom. She sees Azrael door was closed. She lowers her ears and sighs. She tosses her clothing in her room and makes her way to the bathroom. What she sees makes her ears perk right back up and smile, her eyes sparkle as she quietly makes her way into the bathroom.

    He...looks so adorable when he is sleeping. Well, I am about to give him a little surprise to wake him up a bit…

    She thought to herself as she carefully makes her way into the bath with him, straddling over his lap and gently cradles his face in her soft hands, she lightly rubs his cheeks with her thumbs.

    “Azrael...wake up sweetheart…”

    She said in a gently loving tone, pressing her body against his. He nuzzles into the gentle touch of her hands, he seemed to like the loving attention. He slowly opens his eyes to see Twilight inches away from his face.

    “Twilight? What are yo-..?”

    He looks down to see her straddling him and holding him against her warm body, the feeling of those wet naked curves pressing against him made him gulp hard.

    “Twilight listen...I know what you are going through right now, and you decision you are ready to make with me may come back and bite both of us. I know I can’t get you pregnant. But I don’t think you want your first time with a human.”

    Twilight blinks a few times and can’t help but giggle at him,pressing closer against him and running her hands up and down his back, her fingers tracing over each of his scars gently.

    “Is that why you have been avoiding me after that day, Azrael? You really thought I would regret having you sate my heart and that I didn’t know what I was doing?”

    Azrael blinked a few times, but nodded in response. Twilight leans in and nuzzles her cheek against him affectionately, her ample breasts pressing against him harder.

    “I am going to let you in on a little secret. That day when you were brought here by accident. The way you changed and the fear I had of you when you showed you power and psychotic side. I was very afraid of you yes. But at the same time...I don’t know. It made me feel very excited. The look you had in your eyes, the heat coming from you body and the command of power you held. It excited me very much.”

    Azrael blinked a few times at this.

    “So what? Are you into psychotic guys who threaten your very life? That is an odd turn on, twilight…”

    She lowers down on his lap and begins to grind her marehood against his member, which was steadily rising from her movements, making him grunt in delight.

    “It’s odd I know. But you just...I don’t know. I guess it is because you hold a certain kind of dominance, and that fact you are human does excite me a little bit more. And..you were right earlier, this will be my first time, but I am sure I will not regret it...at all. Please Azrael…”

    She said before looking into his eyes.

    “...be my lover, even if it is only for tonight.”

    And with that, his willpower dies, and his seal on his sexual suppression shatters like a church stained glass window hit with a rock. Azrael’s eyes darken with lust that has been hidden away for a long time now. His member now standing straight up and throbbing hard. A smile slowly forming on his face. His arms wrapping around her soft warm body and his hands slapping firmly on her rear. His inner fire was spreading out of control now.

    “You have fanned the flames...and now you will feel what it is like to burn in my lust.”

    He stands up from under her and looks down at her with a glare, grabbing her by the mane.

    “Suck my cock, and don’t stop until I say you can…”

    He said in his deep gravelly tone now dripping with lust. Twilight saw the look in his eyes. There it was, the same look she had seen the first day. Only this time, it was a look of death, it was a look of total desire and want. And the way he commanded her, it made her shiver and her folds quiver.

    “Yes...I will do as you say…”

    She said in a drunken lustful tone. She noses his cock and takes in his scent with delight, her eyes rolling in the back of her head from the intoxication. She wastes no time in taking his cock into her mouth and starts sucking on it like she hasn’t eaten in days, those beautiful purple eyes locked onto his. She whimpers with each moment she nurses on his member, bringing her fingers down to her folds and begins to finger herself furiously. Though he takes full control by grabbing her horn and shoves his member all the way down her convulsing throat, his orbs pressing against the bottom of her chin and she swallows around him hard. The high of his scent and struggling to breathe hitting her like a massive rock. She felt hot and tingly between her legs as he holds her there. Her eyes rolling in the back of her head more as her mind swims.

    I never thought...I would have this kind of pleasure doing this...I have read this in books and wondered...sweet Celestia![/i}

    Azrael slowly pulls his member from her throat and allows her a moment to breathe, then shoves his member back into her throat and begins to throatfuck her. She takes hold of his hips for balance and lets her have his way. She whimpered and moaned as he thrusted into her mouth, slurping and suckling his member and licking his orbs every chance she got when they came near her tongue.

    Such lust...such sexual tension...Azrael must have been pent up for so many year when he started to sexually mature...He is so rough but not overly so

    He thought was interrupted when he hilts her throat fully, and she feels his member throbbing and swelling, knowing that he was cuming down her throat and into her stomach. She was only too eager to swallow him all down.

    Oh my...he is cuming down my throat...I am actually drinking down his seed..and I love it!!!

    She screams in ehr mind,already having an orgasm from his rough facefucking. He slowly pulls out of hern throat again once he had finished, his member still standing fully hard. Twilight could only do one thing at this moment, she gets on her hands and knees and lifts her tail out of the way, her quivering marehood winking at him repeatedly.

    “It’s yours Azrael...it’s all yours. Take me please!”

    Azrael wasted no time in dropping to his knees and sliding his member deep inside of her velvety walls.t Twilight lets out a scream mixed with pain and pleasure as he claimed her innocence, she in turn taking his. He began to work his hips as if he had done this before.  He even wraps his hands around her soft tail and pulls on it as her slams his hips against her rear, taking her without any hesitation, dulling her pain with pleasure.. Twilight threw he head back and lets out a scream of delight, a goofy smile on her face and her eyes sparkling with sexual delight.Even a bit of drool running down the side of her muzzle. She pressed back against him as hard as she could, her breasts swinging back and forth as she places her hands on the front of the tub for support

    He is only seventeen and he has such an amazing sex drive! I have heard Rarity’s stories about her time with her stallion friends. But this just takes the cake!

    Azrael just continues his assault on her now deflowered marehood, his free hand slapping her rear and squeezing the soft warm flesh. Twilight lets out an adorable little squeal when his hand meets her rear over and over again. This resulting in her marehood squeezing and milking him harder for everything his has.

    “How does it feel to be fucked by a human? Does that get you off? Having him dominate you and make you his breeding mare? I know I am enjoying every moment.”

    He said in a deep growly tone as he pulls her tail a bit harder

    “Yes Azrael...I love it, I love it, I LOVE IS SO FUCKING MUCH!”

    She screams out as her climax starts to build up along with his. They both went full force now. His hips slapping her rear loudly as they approached their sweet ecstasy filled moment. Azrael throws his head back and lets out a roar of pleasure as he begins to coat the inside of Twilight’s sex with his thick essence, she in turn screams and whimpers as she starts milking him during her own orgasm. The moment lasted for what felt like forever. After which the fire died down inside of him and he slowly pulls out of her twitching marehood. He sits back against the tub and closes his eyes for a moment. Reopening them and looks over at a very satisfied Twilight, who with no hesitation pounces on him and snuggles closely, giggling like a little schoolfilly.

    “Oh man...I really didn’t think I would be so rough...I hope I wasn’t too hard on yo-”

    He was cut off by a deep and passionate kiss given to him by the mare, straddling back over him and wrapping her arms around him lovingly. Azrael blinked a few times before giving into the kiss and goes to idly squeezing and fondling her rear, which she enjoyed very much actually. She breaks the kiss slowly, giving her a half lidded stare and another goofy smile.

    “Are you sure you haven’t done this before…? That was pretty amazing for your first time.”

    She said teasingly. Azrael just nods.

    “I swear to you, I have never done this before, and i feel like an idiot for suppressing my urges...that was fucking amazing…”

    Twilight giggles and continues to rub herself against his body, her tail swaying happily in the water.

    “And just think...we can do that anytime we want...I am always down the hall, even when I am not in heat, I will be wanting more…”

    Azrael gulps hard after hearing she will want more,though he isn’t dreading it, he is all for it. Twilight Sparkle….you have just started a fire that you will not be able to put out...

Act 7: New Job And The Sleepover

    Azrael opens his eyes, awakening from his slumber. Another day it seems, but for the past few days, he hasn’t been waking up alone, that’s for sure.. He looks over to see Twilight next to him, arms and legs wrapped around him, snuggling closely. He smiles lightly and runs his fingers through ehr mane idly. Ever since they had that very heated time in the bath the other night, they have been sharing a bed since then. No, they are not together. More like cuddle buddies and VERY close friends with benefites. And this was fine for both of them. Twilight had spomeone to help her urges and snuggle and sleep with every night she wanted. And Azrael...well let’s just say he heas discovered that female pony are definitely better than human females. To him anyways. Twilight presses closer to him and nuzzles into his chest, not wanting ehr living body pillow to go anywhere. Azrael just chuckled lightly.

    “Come on Twi, we gotta get up at some point.”

    She lets out a small whimper and nuzzles in even closer.

    “Azyyy~….just five more minutes…”

    Azrael blinks a few times, but continues running his fingers through her mane.

    “Alright...but don’t you have some bigimportant thing to study for? Then again, you always seem like you are studying for something…”

    No answer, onlylight snoring was heard. He couldn’t help but chuckle softly and just lay there with her wrapped in his arm. Who knew that his first time would have been with a pony of all things. Then again, he probably wouldn’t have had any choice considering he is stuck here. Not that he was complaining, no way. Five minutes pass by, he looks at the clock then down at her, sliding his hand down and squeezes her rear firmly. Twilight lets out a giggle in her sleep when he does this.

    “Five minutes it up Twi. get your pony rear out of bed.”

    He said teasingly as he slides from her grasp. He needed to get up himself anyways. He walks into the bathroom and turns on the shower. He leans against the wall lazily as the water falls on his body. Hey, he may be awake, but that doesn’t mean he wanted to be...Twilight has been running him the past few nights. Estrus season must be a bitch for the stallions around here...especially since there are so few males. Azrael hit a sudden realization, suddenly becoming more awake.

    “What if...they all have theirs at the same time…?”

    He asked himself before he heard the door open, Twilight makes her way into the shower with him and wraps herself around him quickly.

    “How about I wash your back for you, Azrael?”

    He shudders as he feels those wonderful breasts pressing against his back and turns his head to look at her.

    “That really isn’t necessary, Twi.”

    “Well...you have been putting up with me for the past few nights. I want to repay you somehow.”

    Azrael blinks a few times.

    “You think I don’t enjoy our nights together Twi? Don’t get me wrong, I am sore as all hell in the morning, but you do make the best cuddle partner afterwards.”

    Twilight smiles at his words and presses more firmly against him.

    “I am glad. Now, letme do this for you.”

    After having gotten the water ready and the tub filled. Azrael sat in the water between Twilight’s legs. She moved the loofa up and down his back gently, her eyes tracing over each of his scars as she scrubs down his back.

    Huh...this isn’t actually so bad. It feels rather nice…

    “Azrael?”

    “Hm? Yes Twi?”

    “I know this may seem personal to you and you don’t have to answer. But did you have anyone you could turn to while you were in...that place? Anyone at all?”

    Azrael sighs and looks back at her again.

    “You are probably expecting me to say I had one person there who actually cared for me? Well that certainly wasn’t the case. The other kids and I were all nothing but test subjects for them. They only employed researchers and scientist who had no attachments to kids. Made their job easier. You may be a scientist yourself Twilight, but knowing you, you would have quit the first day when you saw what was going on behind those doors.”

    Twilight lowers her ear a bit as she continues lightly washing his back.

    “Well..I was still a filly back then, so I wouldn’t have thought about it. But still, seeing these scars all over your body, knowing you got them at such a tender age. I remember seeing them that day at the hospital...the princess seemed especially upset because of them.”

    Azrael remembers the night that Celestia had came to console him. It was somewthing he really needed, but hasn’t told anyone about. He suddenly feels Twilight’s arms wrap around him, pulling him back against her body and nuzzles into him gently.

    “But you are here with me and the others now Azrael. I have noticed a drastic improvment in how you act around others. Not just me and the girls, but with everyone in general.”

    “Well,all except Skittles. Haven’t seen her in quite a long time. Then again, if she wants to avoid me, that’s her choice.”

    “Actually, she has come by a few times when you haven’t been around. Shewanted me to tell you she was sorry, but I am sure you want to here it from her directly.”

    Azrael shakes his head.

    If she doesn’t want to say it to my face, that’s fine. But she won’t be getting any respect from me until she says it directly to me.”

    He gets up out of the water and grabs a towel, drying himself off and then wraps it around his waist.

    “I need to go and get ready Twi. I have a few things I need to get done today.”

    Turn turns a bit and rests her arms on the side of the tub while resting her chin on top of them.

    “Whatcha gonna go do?”

    “I am going to go and find myself a job. I can’t mooch off you forever, you know.”

    Twilight blinked and looked up at him with hopeful eyes.

    “You...won’t be leaving will you?”

    “Not for awhile Twi, but I will have to move on and find a placeof myown eventually. Don’t get me wrong, I love spending time with you. But I can’t be taking up your guest room all my life. Though when I get a new home, I would welcome you to stay the night….until I ever find someone who takes a romantic interest in me. Pfffft! That’ll be the day.”

    She lowered her ears in hearing he would indeed leave someday, but perked right back up when he said she could come stay the night with him anytime. At least she would have him as a cuddle and sex buddy for awhile longer, she was alright with this.

    “Any ideas as to what kind of job you are going to look for?”

    She asked as he was brushing his teeth. He brushed them for awhile before spitting out the contense, grabbing the cup he had marked with his name and fills it witrh water from the sink, once he finishes cleaning out his mouth he answers.

    “Anything really. I am a quick learner when it comes to working. Hell, I may just end up as a street performer, throwing fire around for the entertainment of others. Who knows.”

    Azrael walks out the bathroom, but looks back to twilight before he leaves.

    “Be back home later Twi.”

    “Be safe Azy!”

--Streets Of Ponyville--

    Azrael walked along the streets going to any establishments that were seeking new hires. Sadly, even place he came across denied him. They didn’t say why, but they didn’t have to. He knew it was mostly because of what he was or what he could do. They had nothing against him personally, but business is business. Azrael could understand that. He had one more place he could try, but he felt it would be a waste of time.

    “Well...I got nothing to lose in asking…”

    He said to himself as he made his way toward Sweet Apple Acres. It was a nice scenic walk and he didn’t mind the peace and quiet. Once he made it to the entrance, he looked around at the yard. Seeing all kind of farm animals about..well except for horses anyways. That would be...weird. Seeing actual horses here with this pony beings. Would that qualify as self-slavery? He shook his head. As he walked on, he head something hit the ground and tumble

    “Gawsh darnit!”

    Mumble Applejack as she had dropped a basket full of apples. Azrael walks over to her and crouches down beside her.

    “You need any help, Applejack?”

    Applejack turns to look at who is offering to help her, only to be a bit startled by who she is looking at.

    “A-azrael? Well it’s about time you come and visit! And yes, thank yuh kindly.”

    She and Azrael begin to place the apples back into the basket.

    “So what finally brings you around these parts? Comin’ to see Applebloom?”

    “Well, not necessarly. I was wondering if you needed an extra hand around here. Been looking for a job today and no one wants me in town.”

    Applejack lifts her head in thought, then looks down at him.

    “How strong are your legs?”

    “I dunno. I can run up trees and walls and such. Why?”

    She sets the basket down and points to the nearest filled apple tree.

    “Kick that tree as hard as yuh can and see if all those apples fall out into the baskets below it.”

    Azrael walks over to the tree and looks back at Applejack, she nods him on. He gazes back to the tree and shrugs.

    “Alright, here i go…”

    She lifts his leg and gives the mightest kick he could muster, when the bottom of his foot meets the tree however, he felt the vibrations rattle his body hard and he fell back in pain, mostly in his leg. Not a single apple falls.

    “Damnit all…”

    He said as he slammed a fist into the ground in annoyance. Applejack walks over to him and offers him a hand.

    “Oh it’s alright, sugarcube. Apple buckin’ isn’tfor everyone...those this means I won’t have anything for you to do...sorry….”

    Azrael was about to let out a sigh of defeat, until and idea hit him.

    “Applejack...I may not be able to kick them out of the tree, but I have a way I can get them out just as quick.”

    He said as he reaches into his back pocket and pulls out that pair of black gloves he seemed to always keep with him. He slides them on, making sure they are on tight and secure. He looks over to her.

    “You may want to stand back.”

    “W-what are yuh gonna do?”

    “Just watch, this will be cool.”

    He then lifts his hand up, then snaps his fingers. A sharp wave of fire flies through the air and through the tree. Cutting the stems of the apples, making them all fall in sync. Leaving only the top of the stems synged. Applejack’s jaw dropped as she saw that not only he cut themall down at once, but the fire did not harm the tree at all. He lifts his other hand to the tree beside him and does the same thing. He then removes his gloves and put them back in his pocket.

    “I know it’s not the way you do it I am sure. But I just want to show you I am capable. Just in my own way.”

    “Well I’ll be…”

    She said in surprise.

    “Looks like we will be able to use ya after all. When can you start?”

    “I can start now if-”

    “Azrael!!!”

    Shouted Applebloom as she charged towards him and pounced on him, wrapping her arms tightly around his torso and starts nuzzling into his chest. He lets out an ‘Oof!’ as he lands

    “Gah...hey Applebloom...good to see you again.”

    He said as he began petting her gently.

    “Mmmmm-mm! I am so glad you came by!”

    Azrael looked up at Applejack who was standing there with a smirk and a raised brow.

    “What?”

    “Ah knew she’d be coming for yuh eventually. She talks about yuh nonstop.”

    Applebloom blushes hard when Aopplejack says that.

    “N-not all the time!”

    “Oh? So you do talk about me though?”

    “T-that’s not importantr! I am glad you came because tonight we are having our final sleepover before school starts. Have yuh decided yet?”

    Azrael sighed, but smiled and pets her again.

    “Alright, alright. I will go with you girls this time. But I just got hired on here by Applejack. So it’s up to her if she needs me today.”

    Applebloom looks up at her older sister with big pony eyes. She can’t help but fall for them and lets out a sigh.

    “Alright, I will have you start next monday then. How does that sound?”

    “I’ll take it.”

    He said before standing up and shaking Applejack’s hand.

    “I will be here bright and early then.”

    Applebloom runs over and gets her bag that she dropped while running towards Azrael, She runs back to him and grabs his hand.

    “Come on! We are going to stay at Rarity’s tonight! I am so excited you are coming with us!”

    Azrael just shakes his head and follows Applebloom. Listening to her going on and on about what their plans were for the night ahead.

--Sweetie Belle’s Room, Early Night--

    Azrael sat there quietly as the girls talked about their plans to get their cutie marks. He just sat there flipping the cap of his lighter up and down. He wasn’t necessarly bored, far from it actually. The fact that these three looked through every possibility to seek out their purppose inj life was...very admirable. He was also here to keep them in line so that Rarity could do her work without them running around. He sat in front of the footboard of her bed and leaned against it while they sat in their little half circle. His mind was focused on something else it seemed. Why did he agree to this again? When he went back to Twilight’s tolet her know, she seemed a bit sad that her cuddle partner would be taken from her. It was just for one night though! Azrael simply shrugged to himself. Little did he know the three fillies were staring at him by now.

    “Azrael? You okay?”

    Asked Scootaloo as she crawled over to him and sat in front of him,the others following.

    “Hm? Yeah, I am good. Was just listening to you three. You sound like you got it all planned out to find out what your purpose in life is. You dedication is quite admirable.”

    “What do you think your destiny is, Azrael?”

    Asked Sweetie Belle. Azrael blinked a few times and laughed.

    “I don’t believe in destiny, Sweetie. Honestly I believe that someone like me is going to end up dead in a ditch somewhjere or kidnapped by some evil being who wants to exploit my abilities for their personal gain. That’s how it was back home. Just because I am in a different world doesn’t mean it will change.”

    They all three frown at his answer.

    “You really think that of yourself, Azrael?”

    Asked Applebloom and she scooted closer to sit beside him now.

    “Well, when you have been treated like a test subject for your childhood, you wonder if you are really worth anything you know? It doesn’t depress me at all, I just face the facts. That’s why I do whatever I want until I die. I am not expecting my death to be a hero’s death or an honorable one or something like that. Why should I expectto be blessed with something wonderful? I am lucky enough to have you and the others care for me. That’s why I don’t ask for anything more. You girls, Twilight and the others. I don’t know what you all see in me. I am a psychotic pyro who will burn anything and anyone who gets in my way. And yet you look past all that.”

    Sweetie Belle sits beside him on his other side and Scootaloo sits between his legs.

    “Well, at least you know you have us. We love you Azrael. You are a sweet guy and a great friend. The fact you stood up for us made that friendship even more clear. We willalways have your back, and we know you will always have ours.”

    They all three hug him at once. He blinks again at their affection, but brings his arms around them.

    “THank you, girls. That means a lot. It really does.”