Author's Notes:

Now in the middle of the story there will be this NSFW part. You can either skip it or read it.

" The idea of love even if it's crazy most never know."

We made it into the building and we both sat at the table. I didn't know what to say these feelings are very new to me. Looking to Blaze my face turning bright red she just sat there with a smirk on the chair. All i could do was stare at the floor. These feelings, what are they? It's hard to understand love when you never felt it. She saved me. She rescued me. She stepped off her chair and went to the kitchen to make us something to eat. But what do i do? How do i tell someone that I barely know that I care for them? Is love really this strange? Slowly lay my chin on the table to think. Is love really this strange? Closed my eyes thinking of what I was told about love. But I never was told about anything. I could hear her cutting and working on making something.

Slowly getting out of the chair, I had to do what I could to get some fresh air. I stood on the balcony watching and listening, lost in my thoughts. I didn’t notice when Jonon sat beside me. "So the little hero is unsure about love?" Blinking, my eyes go wide as I looked to Jonon. I was surprised to see her, but then I relaxed.

" I...she cares for me, but she barely knows me."

" Star Shooter she is a outcast from her species. Her species don't do this to joke and such. If her kind wants to be with you then you should be honored. They are a very honorable species. If they want to share their heart and life with someone. Then they will do everything to make you happy. It's not just love...she wants from you, she wants your friendship. She wants you to be there for her and she for you. Think about it little hero! It's in the legend that you find someone that falls in love wit you and you both.. Fight on the island to bring peace for your love and those that come after you."

My face turned bright red. " But...how can females have children together?"

" There is a way Doc could take your egg's and hers mix them and then inject one of them into you or her. But I would say you two need to talk about this and don't allow a legend to control you. But she will not take no for an answer. She wants to be with you. Again, if her species want it you can't stop it. It's how they are." Jonon nodded as I just had a bright red face..But then she left, looking back to me.

" Think about it Little Star Shooter you might be here a lot longer than you want to be...Love is going to come sooner or later anyway. From what you told me you have no one back at your old home. Please consider it because...You’re all she has."

Watching Jonon slowly walk off and looked in my bag finding the necklace that my father gave my mother. He always said to me, being a former raider, if you find the one you love, give them this. Putting it close to my heart smiling I miss them so much. I hope they can meet Blaze when I am finally able to get home. Slowly walking back to the table and sat down and when I sat down Blaze bright out some food and set it in front of me it was a stew and she smiled sitting near me with her own bowl.

" Now little hero...before I do what I want with you, eat up and then tell me about yourself. Because I ain't taking no for an answer. You are going to be mine and I don't care what you think." I just smiled giving her a calm nod and use my horn to lift up the spoon and ate calmly. But before I finished I lifted her webbed foot with my hoof and smiled.

" I agree to this Blaze. I am going to give you something that my father gave to my mother." My horn glowed and I placed the necklace around her neck and let the bullet hang. A bullet that apparently was in the ass of my father. He used that to propose to my mother. I always found that weird but also romantic.

" This was given to my mother by my father. He...well from what my mother told me when I was young. He had this bullet removed from his ass and he used it to propose to her. I want this to work between us Blaze. Since I know It may be a long time before I am even able to go home." Blaze smiled softly and she just chuckled nodding and looking at the necklace.

" Now little Hero, I shall explain about myself if you wish to learn about me hmm?" She asked.

" Yes I am willing to learn everything about you..Since besides...from what Jonon told me even if I said no to you. You would just claim me as your wife-mate anyway." Blaze nodded with a evil grin.

" Of course you being the hero of legend. I wish to make the Hero mine well not just because I want her as mine..But I want to protect the hero as she saves this island from the Queen. Then we can get you back home and you can introduce me to your family." Giving a nod closing my eyes and waited to listen to her story.

" Well my kind were introduced to the island 600 years ago. As normal salamanders. Who ever created the island wished to bring us here so we can help keep the crops free of bugs. Now the magic of this island is very potent. If you hang around those that use magic over and over. You start to gain the ability to use it yourself. So we mutated because of this magic. It changed us from the small salamander's to what you see now. But of course it took us many years to become like this. Our home in the salamander cave's changed so much. The salamanders who leave the community are outcast."

She drank from a cup of tea that she made setting the cup back down. "I was born and a legend they thought was over was talked about me. The walker of fire. The speaker of flame's. Any Salamander with the power of fire..was either killed or removed from the community."

She sipped a bit and thought carefully what she would add next and then looked to me with a smile. Pouring more tea into the cup and then she shifted a bit on the chair. Her tail hanging down and then thought a second.

" Well the legend is...That I would become a monster that would ruin the peace of the island and become part of the hero's friend's. I would remove the peace. the peace of course in this island is that..The Queen doesn't take your males and dosen't try to force ably breed with them so she can find the seamen that can make her pregnant. But there is more to her then just that. She used to be a kind gentle pony. But something happen that caused her to become hateful of all races on this island."

She leaned back into the chair and looked back outside.

" The Queen did come to see me..Then she had a vision that I was the one of the legend. I was chased out of my home by my own kind and then I found that cave where I saved you at. It's the reason why I want you as mine Star Shooter..i got no one else. You are all i am going to have." Sighing to myself I wrapped my forelegs around her into a hug, nodding.

" I can understand but it's interesting that I am not even this hero i feel like...I know I have done so much since I got here. But it's so odd that I am. But I don't see myself as a h.."

My train of thought was stopped by her putting a webbed foot on my mouth and I blushed gently. She calmly spoke in a gentle voice.

" I don't care if you are or not. Star Shooter you impressed me with what you did to live. I watched you. I have seen the spirit of battle in your eyes. I feel it's time that you need to stop thinking like that and be happy that someone finds you attractive." She ended that with a calm purr wrapping her tail around my neck and smiled. All I could do was get bright red in the face again and I coughed a bit..trying to speak.

" I um...well okay I shall explain about myself.." Blaze smiled pulling me closer. She said very softly.

" Please do." I gave off a shiver and smiled. As she removed her tail from me and winked. I could just sit there fidgeting. Oh goddess to hell, this is getting hard not to just want her right now. Why am I feeling this way? I would have to ask myself this another time because right now I need to explain to her about myself. I tried speaking but she wrapped her front legs around me and laid a deep kiss on my lips and then pulled away with a smirk. My face turning so red gulping but I calmly started to relax and smiled.

" Alright Blaze...allow me..to speak." She grinned. "My father and mother are both former raiders. My father and mother were found by an old pony known as Wheel Tread since...my mother was pregnant at the time with me. She and my father needed a place to stay without all the problems normal raiders almost always face. I was one of the first born in that P.O.W. camp. I was given a wonderful home peaceful even. Wheel Tread was great to me and my family. But to others not so much. He tended to cause many problems and issues. But even so he took care of my parents and the other families that were under his care. But he got a hold of a strange crystal before I was born. This crystal did something to him it made him weaker and he swore he could hear voices. Then she came...Tiria.."

Sighing softly trying to not cry and then looked down.

" She worked hard at coming from her old land to find that crystal. it was used to turn her species from ponies into what she is now or well was. She fought and became one of the next bodyguards to Wheel Tread, and then the Enclave attacked. During a nasty attack, I was forced down into a basement by my family. They went to fight, but they lost and they went into hiding to try to wait for a rescue. It took so long. It was so long that many of the little ones along with me started to get hungry and die. Then after what felt like ages, we heard another battle above. After it was over, I was rescued and Tiria did so much for me when I was young. She told me stories about the sun and moon. She even told me about the princess. But truthfully she didn't know anything herself. But.." I sighed softly looked down tears falling from my eye's down my cheeks.

Blaze calmly wrapped around me slowly and held me close.

" I watched her...give birth to a little one that was named Crystal. She died during this. I was there watching the entire thing. Then she was buried the same day. She told her story then died watching the sun. It was so hard for me to even know what was going on at the time. I stood there at her grave. Waiting for her to wake up I spent an hour standing there my mother came up and I asked ‘...Mom why is she not waking up?’ My mother calmly said, ‘She is gone little one’ Then I just started.."

I softly started to sob and Blaze held me close and tight stroking my back with her tail. As she allowed me to let it all out. All the pain I felt that i have been holding back. I needed this it seems being able to explain what has been bothering me for so many year's. It's not easy but it had to be done..How most feel towards each other. But after awhile I slowly stopped crying and sighed leaning into Blaze. True we didn't know each other that well. But I needed someone since..I am going to be stuck here so long.

" I like every part of you Star Shooter. I like how strong you are. I love your gentle side. Also love when I am able to turn you so red. That every part of you is red as well." A soft smile formed on my face. She wrapped her tail around my neck. " Now enough with that sad little hero..I am going to please you to till you burst again and again..." She said with a smirk. She pulled me into the bedroom.

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Blaze laid me on the bed and her tail hit an old radio by mistake and a soft gentle song played. The words so gentle it made my blush fall away and I felt maybe this is right.

' Foolish love..only love can connect our heart's'

Blaze licked along my legs even along my haunches to bring moments of sensation and pleasure. I lied there, gasping in pleasure. Being new to this with just the right song...made my heart flutter.

' Take my heart into your hooves oh one I love.'

The tongue slide along my stomach leaving many warm sensations of pleasure and love. She just focused on my midnight like fur. My blush could have been easily seen. But as the blush again faded from me she lowered her head to between my back legs.

' I shall hold you between my heart..While we make love in the night. please sing with me on this wonderful night of the moon.'

With a loud gasp I felt the wet hot tongue enter inside my mare hold. Feeling very gentle licks. I have never felt such pleasure before. Blaze seems to have done this before. But all that was on my mind at the moment was the pleasure dancing through my body. Every inch and part of my body burned with pleasure. Parts of me even heated up very slowly while every inch of this pleasure made me feel so wonderful.

'Oh foolish lover's heart. I feel your breath along my skin and fur.'

The pure red Salamander removed her tongue. From the sensitive part of my body between my legs. Then she fully got on me looking down into my gentle yellow eye's. Being a female as well. We can't enjoy sex the normal way..But at this moment I didn't care feeling her tail enter me with a gasp from me.

' Oh heart's that throb within our soul's. I shall always love you.’

Blaze calmly did some very gentle thrust inside the folds of my body. All i did was scream in pleasure. It slowly started to rain. Jonon being the same building as me of course. I am sure she had a gentle smile on her face.

' Our heart's throb and beat at the same beat like a drum.' After having my first orgasm ever. All I could do was lay there feeling the glow of the pleasure. But before Blaze could do anything we rolled on the bed. Wrapping my forelegs around her my cheeks so flushed and bright red as well. Leaning down to give her a deep kiss.

' The song's of our love play through the air. Oh please never forget the love we formed today.' Slowly I moves down her kissing and gently licking every inch of her scaled body. Hearing her moaning from the sensation i was giving her. Her body warmed up so much steam came from her nose. But i didn't care while sweat matted my fur and white mane. ' For i...will always love you.' A violin calmly played in the background. ' I will never let you go...my love.'

Slowly going down to every inch of Blaze and my tongue slide along the scales leaving a trail of my saliva. The pure bliss of our love filled the room with heat of pleasure. Of course it could have been the fact...I was having sex with a Salamander that could breathe fire. But ignoring that fact, all i could think of was this moment. Ignoring the fact I am so far away from home. I can't just sit around always crying. I need to get home.

But my brain my thought's all i can think of is pleasing this Salamander. if love feels so much like this why did I ignore it? Oh is it something I had to do? Ignore the fact that all pleasure is something I wish to see. Slowly going down to the folds between her legs. All I could think of is pleasing Blaze. The sun could die tomorrow the moon could fall on us..All i could do was please this one that wishes to win my heart.

I feel that she did..My magic forming along her to gently rub with my magic along her body to press pleasurable pressure points on her body Hearing moaning and seeing her shiver with the shiver droplets of sweat calmly drip to the bed. ' Oh forever I will love you..Remember the past that we come together to sing..In the bed of our love..oh please my love never leave me.' Calmly are inserted my tongue within her folds all i could hear or care to hear is her screaming in deep pleasure. ' For i will forever love you.'

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A few hours later I calmly opened my eyes my limbs intertwined with Blaze. Blushing deeply realizing what I did with her and I can't go back on it now. Calmly with my magic I untangled myself with her and removed her tail from my body as I slowly got on my hooves i was a mess it was easy to tell from the mess. But i slowly sneaked out didn't wish to wake her and headed down stairs and heard a voice.

" Did the little hero enjoy her pleasure?" My face turned bright red turning to Jonon and I smiled weakly. I tried to reply but all i could do was stutter.

" ...I um...I" Jonon chuckled and smiled gently and just sat there watching me.

" What you did for her Star Shooter...means a lot to her. I know you wished to get home..But sadly it's not going to be easy to get you back home and you might be stuck here before we can." She gave a gentle smile and all I could do we stand there red in the face. She sighed and smiled. " Go clean up Star shooter. I am sure she will sleep for awhile" Giving a nod I trotted off outside to clean up since there is no shower in this old house. I went under a strange shower head that was connect to a water tower. Turning it on and calmly allowed the rain water to slowly go along my body

" Hello little hero." I gulped upon hearing the voice of the bug. I started looking around but I couldn't see him. " The queen is very upset. In fact, you will be seeing me a lot. But I feel you deserve this moment of peace. Before I find you again outside of this little town and kill you. Maybe I can start with your lovely new lover.." He chuckles chittering. My ear's pinned to my head while my anger started growing. I had so much rage in my voice.

" I will never let you near her! I will kill you before you do that. If you even come near anypony i care about, you will die!!" I breathed deeply never had this anger before. But all i heard was a laugh, a dark evil laugh. He just kept laughing over and over but suddenly went silent.

" Doubtful little hero. You need to be stopped from harming this island. I wish i could just capture you now, but it will be some time before that. I will one day bring you to the Queen and see what she can do to you, little hero. We shall meet again." The voice suddenly stopped speaking and all I could think is those near me getting hurt. Now that I love Blaze, I know that to some ponies, it's too soon. But even though the Wasteland is no more, this is just as evil. We could be dead tomorrow for all i know. So we must keep ourselves happy.

I turned off the shower and knew I had to figure out how to help. But I needed this down time. Slowly I walked out of the shower and started heading back into the house. Jonon was already there, sitting on her chair. She looked over to me with a gentle smile spoke.

" Sit with me little hero." Giving a nod, I slowly sat down on the chair beside her and looked over to her. " It seems you are the hero of legend. I went back to the story i showed you a week or so ago. Blaze and I are your companions and Blaze is the one of Legend that will kill the one that hurt her lover the most. So yes, she will come with us. But again we need to fix up this town before we can leave. It said in the legend the home..of the hero gets destroyed and it's because they don't stay behind to help fix everything that has been destroyed by the former owner of the town." Blinking a moment sighing and laying my head on the table again listening to Jonon but my stomach growled thanks to the sexual intercourse i had with Blaze. But all I could was chuckle.

" Jonon, I know things are bleak but how about this? Lets get some food from the inn and allow Blaze to rest. Then when she wakes, we can continue working on fixing up this town." I replied. Jonon gave a small nod. Slowly, she got off her chair with me following her lead. I smiled, feeling happy that I found Blaze, my soulmate. I knew when I met her and after she saved me she would be the one. But of course she was going to force herself on me. i could have just well said no, but I doubt even that would have worked. Going back into the room upstairs she was still soundly asleep. But what I did was put the cover over her. Kissing her gently and along with Jonon we left the house.

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Calmly the two of us walked along the town road. Heading down to the inn but I stopped looking back to the house. Fearing that she will get hurt because of me. But she was stronger than me even. if she is able to lift me simply just with her tail then she has done a lot. Jonon stopped and looked down at me with a frown.

" I can tell you're worried Star Shooter but you can't allow your fear to control you. If you do the Queen will win and then she will have you in her trap. The trap is something that you will never understand. If any of her warrior's see you like this..They will use it to capture you and use that fear to break you."

A frown formed along my midnight furred face. I felt my heart beat slowly and beat faster as I thought of Blaze. Just a gentle smile forming on my face. I never again thought I would fall for some pony well not pony lizard.

I nodded and we calmly walked into the inn and it was pretty busy. When I walked in all ponies and creature's looked at me and my face turned bright red. A little filly walked over to me and gave me a flower. I calmly took it into my mouth and ate it. She smiled at me and I leaned down to give her a nuzzle. A table cleared for me to sit in it. I could see hope in their eyes hope that I could free them from this island. Slowly Jonon and I sat down and I felt overwhelmed is this how the light bringer felt? Looking up to Speckled Scale's and I smiled.

" I would like anything that could fill my stomach even if its meat." Speckled blinked and looked to Jonon and Jonon lifted up to whisper in her ear. Then Speckled smirk.

" So enjoying the afterglow?" My eyes went wide looking to Jonon who just smirked.

" She won the bet..the bet would be if you and Blaze slept together it seems a window was kept open when ponies were listening to you. Even the warden is speaking about it.

I turned on my pip buck putting in ear plume's I could hear the warden laughing.

" Oh listen to those moans. Ponies, this is the hero of the island getting laid." Moans sounded on the pip buck and my cheeks burned. " Oh it's so rich this girl sure knows how to get around heh heh. But Anyway the news. The news is that Cliff side is free well in a way it is. But the other new's is that the Queen is sending her most powerful warrior's to capture the hero. But for now the poor bug hero cricket got his buggy ass kicked."

Could hear laughing. " Anyway good on you hero maybe it will come to something and pure love. Love is all you can have these days it helps with getting through this world. Now there is a cease fire between the Griffin's and the Minotaur's and there are ponies missing since they walked into the forbidden zone. Remember everyone the reason that zone is forbidden is because of that silly war they ponies and Zebras had for so many years. Now for music and again our local music is getting better."

I sighed turning it off.

" So everyone of the island knows about my little escapade with Blaze."

Notching that Speckled Scales was given all kinds of coin's from many ponies and other's. Even her own wife. I just had a bright blush on my face. After awhile though the food was brought to me and Jonon. using my magic to lift up the fork and slowly ate the food it was meat. Oddly I used to eat meat since..My parents are former raider's and it took them time to well change their diet. The door open up and Blaze calmly walks in and a bunch of ponies and other citizen's cheer at her. She blinks and looks around. One of the ponies saying.

" You two sure had some wonderful sex there." Blaze eye's went wide and then smirked.

" Oh yes she is pretty good at it..For being a virgin."

I dropped the fork from my magic my face burning so bright red. Putting the hood over my face from the cloak. " She is so gentle and romantic. " She snickers softly. " To bad I could open a door for you all to watch." I groaned I wanted to die from embarrassment. I can just hear cheer's and laughing since Blaze kept going on and on about how wonderful it was. A soft voice speaking to me.

" Hero..."

Looking down seeing a little filly. She had so many cut's on her body and scar's. Just staring at her a moment. " Are you here to save us?" She stared up at me with soft gentle eye's. How I felt melted away just staring at the little one. Blaze was still boasting about our time together. But I ignored that now. As the little filly started to cry. I got out of the chair and calmly wrapped my for legs around her and she cried into my shoulder. Lifting her up cradling her. As I softly started to hum. Softly speaking.

" I promise you..." All of the bar started looking to me when I started to sing.. A song that Tiria sang to me when..I was this age. " Oh gentle heart..I shall protect you from harm. Oh gentle soul I shall see you along the way.. Through the darkness that is around every single doorway. Oh little one follow the sun as well as the moon. Stop your tears little one. I may not consider myself a hero.. But I shall protect you I shall defend you. From the world that wishes to harm you." I calmly went back to humming softly rocking the little filly and a mare calmly walked over was well. She took the little one from me and placed the little one on her back. The mare turned back to me with a gentle smile.

" Thank you...hero of legend..." Looking down all the bar looked towards me and I had so much going through my mind. Am I being selfish? This land needs someone to protect them to help them. Closing my eyes and then lifting up my head looking at them all to Blaze and then to Jonon.

" For all of you I will stay...Even if I am able to go home. I will be your hero. I will be your savior. Just don't think of me as somepony better then you or some pony above you. So for you all..." Looking to Blaze. " As well as the Salamander I love..I shall stay for her.." Looking to Jonon. " For you all I shall die for you all to save your lands." Lowering my head and going silent. As I sat back at my table. But no pony spoke not even Jonon or Blaze. Calmly started to eat again. There was no cheering no speaking Blaze removed my hood and stared into my eyes

" Star Shooter...You don't have to do this." Looking up to her with a gentle smile.

" Blaze...it's because of you I am staying...If I didn't meet you..I would have said screw this idea of being a hero and did everything I could just to get back home. You showed me how love is and what it's like being a true hero." Calmly going back to eat and Blaze just smirked and went back to the other patrons and started to sprout again..

" Well back to talking. So yes I slept with the hero. Who won the bet then?" Speckled lifted up her coin's and Blaze laughed. " Good on you." I facehoof so hard it was getting to the point.. I feel I would get cat calls every time someone sees me and Blaze together. Jonon just chuckled.

"See I told you...But I need you to come with me. Give Blaze a kiss and I need you to come with me to the elder." Nodding and stood up and before I left with Jonon with my magic pulled Blaze into a deep kiss and every pony in the bar cheered and pulled from her. Winking at her as she had a large smirk.

" later...Blaze I am needed for something." She nodded and went to go sit down as I smiled and left the inn following Jonon,

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I calmly walked back down into the cavern like sewer's along Jonon and looking to the wall. Two gem's are now glowing. One in the shape of Blaze. Looking to the heart and it's me and Blaze. But noticed I have three more I need to find. Slowly following her but I noticed a lot of Zebra's are still down here. But It seems they wish to stay down here. Looking at the Zebra's train to do battle. It seems these zebra's are getting ready to do battle with the Queen. Being lead to the elder and Jonon left nodding to me and I sat in front of the elder. She opened her eye's staring at me with a gentle smile.

" Little hero. I have a request for you. But do this after you're done with making sure the town is ready for you to leave. But what I need you to do when You can..Of course again I wish you to go to the Forbidden lands. It's north east from here kind of near the other side of the island. Now I have a Griffin ready to take you and your friend's there." My pip buck did a strange sound and I looked at my map. It showed were the forbidden land is. It's a small part of the land. But it seems to have been sealed off by a spell. You will be able to walk through..But what happen in there one of the zebra's had a balefire bomb.. But the queen sealed them in there. Because she knew they would do that. But I need you to go in there...and search for the spirit of my ancestor and fight them. You need to prove yourself fully and that is a mission to get you ready to take on the queen." Sighing softly nodding.

"I understand I shall do it..But is there anything else?" The elder blinks and sighs a moment and looks up to me with a smile.

" I heard that you have found someone to love." She claps her hooves together and a small filly comes out with a small little case. " When your final battle start's little hero, give this to your lover and then marry her. It's how the legend is during the final battle. But I also know you don't buy this legend. Sometimes it's faith. Like your ponies in the past had faith in your princess. My kind had faith in what we could do with one another. Some had faith in the star's. But these days it's hard to understand the old ways." I nodded and put the case in my bag's and stood up on my hooves smiling.

" One last request little hero. In the forbidden lands, there is a lab. A lab were most of my ancestors were experimented on there to cure some of the zebra diseases and sickness. Many Zebra's on this island don't have the liberty of being in area such as this. So some get sickness and slowly die from them. If they survive it, they aren't ever themselves again."

I nodded calmly and walked back out of the elder's home and looked to Jonon she smiled at me and I just nodded. She lead me back out and Blaze was waiting for us outside of the cave. She wrapped her tail around me and pulled me close to her.

" I am tired....Blaze.." I said with a yawn and Blaze chuckled.

" Awww...Too bad. I could go for another round of fun." She winked jokingly as my face turned bright red again and laughed. " But we can do it again sometime. You need to get your rest little hero and get ready for helping this town." I gave a nod and we calmly walked back to the house and the door closed. Blaze pulled me into the bed with her and wrapped around me and smiled.

"You sleep while I protect you little Star shooter. No one will hurt you while I am awake." I smiled softly and rolled to my side with my back facing her and she wrapped around me gently again. Calmly she hummed in my ear. I had a large smile on my face. Today I can say I have found love. Hopefully my life will stay this happy. But for now, i need to focus on what makes me happy.

Footnote: Level up

New Perk added: Love of a Salamander: You have connected romantically with one of the Salamanders of the island. You gain plus five damage to attacks when she is with you.