“Alright, so let me get this straight,” Twilight sat with me and Philomena at the kitchen table, in her library back on Ponyville, as she tried to make sense of everything I just told her. She had her head in one hand while the other waved around as she made her points. “First, you were nabbed from the hotel to be sold on the black market in town. Rescued a girl and decided to escort her home. Once in Appleloosa, you stumbled upon a secret plan by the sheriff to destabilize the area thus giving them the excuse to murder the buffalo. And now, not only is the sheriff being replaced but there is now a human education pilot program being implemented there as we speak?”

I nodded with a chuckle with arms crossed over my chest, “That’s about the size of it, yes.” It was nighttime as it took us all day of traveling in order to get back to Ponyville. And because the meal on the train was light, I was also snacking on some food and juice.

“Unbelievable,” she threw up her hands before leaning back in the chair. With a provocative purple nightgown on, I might add. “I’m beginning to think that trouble follows you around.”

“Maybe it does in this world, you never know.” A slight chuckle escaped me as I smirked at her. “At least I’m not alone in this world either. Not with Mother, Aunt Luna, Philomena, you, and any other friends, I make along the way. So, what happened here when we were gone?”

Twilight’s facial expression softened to a small smile. “No, you’re not alone at least. The Cutie Mark Crusaders, that is Apple Bloom, Scootaloo, and Sweetie Belle won the flag competition. So, they will wave and hold Ponyville’s flag during the Equestrian Games. And while we were at the old castle we got pulled into an enchanted comic book.” I gave her my best wtf expression. “Fred, this is Equestria, strange things happen. Apparently, it was enchanted so that a pony could be a part of the comic story, not just read it.”

“Whoa, cool.” Personally, I thought that was amazing. Twilight, not so much.

“Or not,” she countered, “it wasn’t as fun as you think it was. I’d rather read it.”

A quick laugh escaped me before I could stop it. “Twilight,” I leaned forward with a grin on my face as my inner asshole decided to play, “I’d bet you’d rather read about sex rather than participate in it.”

She blushed hard while trying to keep a stern look on her face. “Philomena...” Twilight trailed off as if asking a question.

A second later I felt a smack on the back of my head.

“Thank you,” Twilight nodded to Philomena while I was chuckling and trying not to laugh outright. “Now that you’re back,” she continued, “we’ll continue your lessons.”

That and talk to Rainbow about our first date. “Fine by me,” I told her with a shrug and stood up from the table. “If you don’t mind I think I’ll go ahead and head for bed.”

“Alright, goodnight Fred,” Twilight bid to me then went back to her book.

Philomena got up and took my hand leading me upstairs. This was different. My sleeping place was on the hidden bed on the couch while she slept upstairs. Now she led me upstairs to the bed she slept in. My mind was still wondering just where does she want this relationship to go? All those questions were running through my mind as we got to bed. Once there, she started taking off her blue dress. My eyes were locked onto her as she revealed her slender small feminine form. It was fascinating to watch actually. How she can remove the dress and not get her tail or wings entangled.

She giggled after she turned around and saw the dopey look on my face. A dresser with a large mirror was by the bed, so she put the dress in a drawer before stepping up to me. With a wide smile, she leaned up and rubbed her cheek against mine. Then to my surprise, she lifted up my shirt. I let her take it off. Her eyes were looking into mine as her small finger-like talons began to lower my pants. Luckily for me, I was wearing undies underneath, which is what I was planning on sleeping in actually.

With my shirt and pants removed, she took them over to the dresser and set them in a drawer. “Come to bed,” she told me softly before taking my hand guiding me into the bed before laying on top of me. The bed was just smaller than queen size, so it had enough room for both of us. If only barely. She laid her head in the crook of my neck with a hum of contentment, wrapping her arms under my head, to then wiggle herself into a more comfortable position. Then closed her eyes with a happy sigh.

^_^

Philomena was fast asleep and lightly snoring against my neck. It might have been a couple of hours or so, I wasn’t sure, until Twilight walked in. I was still awake when she came in, saw us, and locked eyes with me. A sheepish wave was my best response to the shocked look on her face. And a second later she had that look that said: “You’re in trouble mister.” She would have stomped over too if Philomena wasn’t already asleep. Instead, she tip-hooved over.

“Just what do you think you’re doing?” she whispered it nearly into my ear, so as not to wake up Philomena. The tone was clear enough, she didn’t want me up here.

I whispered back, “Trying to sleep.” Probably not the answer she was looking for. I could swear there was smoke coming off of her hair.

“Don’t try to be funny,” she glared at me, “you know what I mean.”

“Look, she brought me up here and put me into bed and good luck getting her to let go.” It was simple, straight forward and to the point.

Twilight looked us over with a huff before retreating to her own bed. My ears picked up the soft grumbling complaints as she stepped up to the dresser at her side of the room. And started undressing.

My eyes were riveted on the sight of her taking off her dress. The cloth shimmered slightly under the moonlight that shined through the open window as it dropped to the floor. Turned out she wore light purple undies. I couldn’t look away either. She still had her back to me when as she took off her bra with a sigh before scratching her front. Her wings flapped softly twice for balance as she removed her panties. I didn’t see much because of her tail.

Philomena moaned slightly in her sleep and I realized something. My eyes widened with the realization that my body had responded to Twilight. A certain hard part of me was pressed between my stomach and Philomena’s. She had moaned when she repositioned herself. My hands were lightly rubbing and gently scratching her backside when Twilight’s body stiffened.

I think she realized what she was finally doing in front of me.

She spun around quickly with her eyes wide as if she just remembered that I was in the room. Of course, that gave me a full view of her. The moonlight accented her curved feminine form. I don’t know how she does it. It must be all the books she hauls around combined with the many adventures she had with the rest of the girls that keep her body in shape. It wasn’t the body of an athlete, but that doesn’t mean she didn’t have the right curves in all the right places either. She did. And my own eyes were wide as they tried to take her all into memory.

Twilight’s shock had her standing there as if not sure what to do. Her wings were quickly rising to their full length as the moon displayed her body for me. She just stood there, eyes wide, with her eyes locked onto mine. It was a look of shock, horror, and even some arousal sprinkled in there. But she didn’t move to cover herself up either. The look in her eyes told me that she was blushing. I couldn’t see it even with the moonlight’s help hitting her face.

Until a few seconds later, when she covered herself with her hands. Or tried as she covered her breasts with one arm and the other covered her marehood with the other. Her mouth was opening and closing like a fish out of water. It made her look more arousing actually, especially with her wings outstretched, and her face flushed.

Our eyes were locked onto each other’s, each unmoving. Until her horn glowed shoving a pillow in my face. I didn’t bother removing it while the sound of rustling fabric, more than likely Twilight was quickly getting dressed with some sort of nightgown, hit my ears. A couple of minutes later she removed the pillow as she got into bed, turning her back to me.

I didn’t go to sleep for a little while as the image of a naked Twilight kept running through my mind. But eventually, me and sleep found each other.

^_^

I found myself back in Luna’s dreamscape again. “Hey Luna,” I waved walking over to her. I was wearing my white t-shirt with white shorts and that was it.

She looked at me with a smile, and for once it reached her eyes. “Good eve nephew. I would like it if you called me Aunt Luna.”

“Thank you, Aunt Luna,” my arms went around her in a hug, which she returned.

“You are welcome,” she said in return before pulling away again. “I believe you wanted to try Applejack again or perhaps Rarity?”

“I would yes,” I nodded once at her. “I was thinking about Rarity this time. Has she had any dreams with me in them at all?”

“I know not nephew,” she hummed as she lifted a hand bringing Rarity’s orb over to us. “However, I can induce that type of dream into her mind from the fashion show she is currently being praised for.”

Her dream didn’t surprise me any as I shook my head with a chuckle. “I would like that. Her mind would create it on her own right?”

“Correct,” she acknowledged. “Her mind would create the dream itself after you are inserted. I would have no control over how the dream is created or controlled.”

“Alright then, let’s see what she honestly thinks of me.” I reached up and touched Rarity’s dream orb.

A flash later, and I was standing in the middle of the sidewalk in what looked like the pony version of Manhattan right in front of a theater. It was midday with the sun high in the sky, summer it looked like, but there was a nice cool breeze blowing. Ponies were on the streets, in the sky, and in cabs pulled by bulls. It appeared to be the entertainment section of the city as the theater was surrounded by shops, restaurants, and hotels. Ponies paid me no mind as they walked by me on their way to whatever. I didn’t see Rarity in sight at all no matter where I looked. So, if this is her dream then where is she?

“Did you like the show?” came a female’s voice from the opening doors of the theater.

“Yes mom, I did,” came another female’s voice that I thought I recognized. Turning around proved me right, though I was confused. It was who I thought it was. Rarity, but she appeared to be at around ten years old or so. In a simple but elegant looking sundress. On each side of her was her parents, which I don’t ever remember meeting in the human world, though I’ve seen pictures. “It was a wonderful show.”

“We’re glad you enjoyed it,” her father said before actually looking up at me. What surprised me was when he smiled and nodded to me, “Constable.” He said it with respect. A second later I found myself clothed in a police uniform looking similar to the Keystone Cops. Complete with helmet and baton.

Thinking quickly, I nodded back and tipped my hat to them, “Folks.” Then they turned and started walking away from me down the sidewalk talking to each other. Now I was more confused. I’m playing the part of a local constable patrolling the street? This was odd, but alright. With a shrug to myself, I turned to follow Rarity’s family, but from a distance. My hands clasped behind me and whistling was the classic posture of all the old police movies.

Everything seemed to be fine. Ponies walked around going about their day without a problem. Didn’t see any humans though.

A scream rent the air from ahead of me. As I looked forward again, a human came out of the alleyway between two buildings. And quickly threw two punches at Rarity’s parents, one each knocking them over. Then grabbed the screaming Rarity.

“HEY!” I shouted forcing my mind out of wtf mode. One look at me, the human male’s eyes went wide, and then he took off running with Rarity screaming in his arms.

Now I was pissed. My mind told me to run after them, but a flash later I was now in front of them. As if I had used teleportation magic. Dismissing that, my hand was on my baton and out a second later. Anger boiled inside my chest as I spun the baton like a tonfa weapon. The perp didn’t even see me because he turned his head toward Rarity, who was still screaming.

“Shut up you li-” is all he got out before the baton in my hand hit him against his temple. Because he was heading toward me and now unbalanced, he crashed into me. My baton was back in its holster and my hands grabbed Rarity quicker than the guy could recover. Once I had her, it was easy to shove the guy backward and onto the concrete ground.

“Go to your parents,” I told the young Rarity then put her down. She instantly started running toward her parents. A smile appeared on my face watching her run safely away. A low soft groan brought me back to the perp on the ground who was starting to get up.

“You stupid pony,” he growled up at me.

My anger was back and before I knew what I was doing my fist hit his face knocking him out. “Not her you don’t.”

And that’s when things started fading away.

My eyes wandered around as the scene faded to black like a scene ending in a movie. They continued searching until I spotted Rarity. She was standing a few feet away from me, wearing the same dress as she did a few seconds ago. This time she was her present age and looking at me with a confused expression as if she didn’t know what to make of me. So, I stood there staring at her and waited.

“I’ve had this dream off and on for years,” she said at me, but not necessarily to me. “This is the first time that you have taken place of the constable that saved me from that horrid man all those years ago.” She stepped up to me and then into my eyes. “So why do you take his place now?”

Good question. Wish I had a good answer for you. So that was a dream about a memory? I was still in the constable’s uniform. Her question was a good one. So, what do I do about this? “How do you feel about me?” That was the only thing that came to mind and I tried saying it in a dream-like way.

“I...I don’t know.”

“Are you trying to tell yourself something?” I asked back. The ‘I don’t know’ answer is always a good answer. That means she can find out. Again, I tried asking in a dream-like way and it seemed to be working. She looked up at me with an inquisitive stare.

“Am I?” she asked back, almost as if wanting an answer. She finally asked another question as the dream was ending, “Then what is it I’m trying to say?”

^_^

The next morning Twilight was up before either of us, which wasn’t surprising. Because of my dream-sharing adventure, Philomena was up before me as well. I woke up with a yawn and a stretch as she was walking back in. “Good morning,” she chirped happily at me before leaning down and rubbing her cheek against mine. She was still in a bathrobe when she walked in, but after her greeting, she stood up and let it drop to the floor. My body and my brain were stuck mid-stretch with my eyes roaming over her form as she got dressed. Luckily my lower half was covered with the bed sheet to hide my body’s response. She giggled at me before she left for breakfast downstairs. “I’m going to need a very cold shower,” I finally muttered to myself after she left.

^_^

“Today we’ll start with simple levitation,” Twilight told me as we both sat on the couch side by side. She had on a simple light purple sundress, I had on a simple t-shirt and shorts, and on the coffee table in front of us was a couple of pieces of fruit for our use. She leaned back against the couch adjusting her dress as she crossed her legs, “What you need to do is create a mana field around the apple to lift it up.”

I think I got the idea. I chuckled while concentrating, “Kind of like how Jedi use the Force. This is going to be so cool.” After closing my eyes, I concentrated on my core.

“What’s a Jedi?” my ears picked up after a few seconds.

“Sorry,” I whispered while trying to maintain concentration. “It’s a reference to a movie.” And after feeling magic leaving my hand I opened my eyes. Excitement filled me at seeing the apple slowly rise from the table. “HA, I did it!” Unfortunately, my excitement messed with my concentration which sent the apple into the ceiling. Bits of apple rained down on us from above. Twilight looked at me with a patient resigned expression.

“Again,” is all she said in a tone that reminded me of a teacher that’s losing her patience with her student. “And this time don’t lose your concentration.”

Under her guidance, she worked with me for an hour. She was a good teacher, I’ll admit. During that time Philomena had left to go see Fluttershy. After an hour of constant practice, she told me to take a break. It was then that the door burst open.

“Twilight?!” Rainbow’s excited voice hit our ears as she walked in. She spotted us on the couch before walking over. Once again she was wearing her usual sports bra and shorts. “Twilight, we’ve got a problem at AJ’s.”

Twilight stood up, worry on her face, “Alright. Fred and I will go there immediately, get the other girls.”

“On it,” Rainbow said with a nod before running out the door.

^_^

“Fruit bats are what this is about Twilight,” AJ answered her question after everyone showed up. She even held up one apple that had been sucked on. It was shriveled up like a raisin in her hand. “You see? This is what those darn fruit bats do to my crop. And the last time this happened we dang near lost the whole crop. I can’t let that happen this time.” She wore her usual plaid shirt tied at the center like a bikini top and her Daisy Duke shorts. Pinkie smelled like a bakery with her full-length long sleeve dress, Rarity wore a simple and elegant sundress, and Fluttershy wore a skirt that ended at her knees with a sleeveless t-shirt.

Admittedly, it was hard to keep my eyes away from Fluttershy. Plus she was standing on one side of me. Philomena was on the other side. As I walked up earlier, AJ’s eyes met mine and for the briefest of moments, I thought she might blush. Rarity had a neutral expression when she looked at me.

“What do you suggest?”

“Getting rid of them Twilight,” AJ told her firmly tossing the dried husk to the ground. “I can’t afford to lose any more of my crop. Those pests have got to go.”

“Why don’t I talk to them and maybe they’ll agree to stay in one small section?” Fluttershy asked as a solution.

AJ sighed stepping up to her, “Fluttershy, I know your thing is animals. But these are pests, pure, and simple. They’ll ruin the trees in any portion of my orchard.”

“Oh, they won’t ruin them,” Fluttershy retorted softly and meekly. “It only seems that way. They will grow up bigger and stronger the next season.”

AJ shook her head, “I’m sorry Fluttershy, but they need to go. If you can talk them into leaving my orchard then I’d appreciate it.”

“Well, I can try,” Fluttershy responded softly as she glanced at a nearby tree with some bats in it, “But I haven’t spoken to fruit bats though.” Once said, she fluttered up to the tree with the bats in it. “Excuse me, would you mind leaving this orchard and going somewhere else? You’re hurting my friend’s cro-” she was interrupted as seeds were spat in her face. She yelped, quickly flying down next to me again. “Sorry, but they won’t listen,” she said softly as I tried helping her get some seeds out of her hair.

“Well we have to do something or they’ll destroy my whole crop,” AJ complained in a huff. “And if that happens, no cider.”

Rainbow gasped in complete horror, “What?! No cider?!” She turned to Twilight, “Please think of something. Somepony think of something. Think of the cider, please somepony think of the cider.”

“Rainbow, calm down,” Twilight gripped her friend’s shoulders. “I do have an idea, but that would require Fluttershy to use her stare on the bats.”

“Why would you need me to do that Twilight?”

“So that I can use a collective spell on them that would hinder their taste for apples,” Twilight explains.

“Perfect, let’s do it.”

Fluttershy speaks up, “Oh I don’t know Applejack. That would take away a whole food source.”

“And would protect my orchard from those pesky monsters,” Applejack reiterates.

“But they aren’t monsters Applejack. They have families just like any other animal.”

“Fluttershy, think of a whole field without apples,” Rainbow says to her with a look of urgency in her eyes.

“No apples to use in baking pies, cupcakes, or muffins,” Pinkie sniffs.

“I still don’t know. Changing the way they eat…” Fluttershy trailed off thinking about it.

“Please Fluttershy?” Rainbow was almost begging now as I thought any second she would be on her knees in front of her friend.

“Surely you don’t agree with them ruining the whole orchard?”

Fluttershy shook her head at AJ, “Oh no, of course not. It would be horrible to have your whole crop ruined. But perhaps giving them a small part of the orchard. The seeds they spit out will become bigger and stronger trees.”

“Please Fluttershy?” It was Twilight who asked this time. I watched Fluttershy as she finally caved to peer pressure with a nod. “Wonderful, thank you so much,” Twilight, and the rest of the girls nearly cheered when she agreed. “Alright then, Rainbow you round them up.”

“You got it.” Rainbow was gone less than a second later with her rainbow streak trailing behind her.

It took a little time but eventually, all of the bats were rounded up in a nearby tree. Rainbow stood as a guard in case any one of them decided to try and make a break for it. With a nod from Twilight, Fluttershy fluttered up to the tree and used her stare on the bats. One by one each bat that looked at her sat still and stared back. Twilight waited until she was sure that each and every bat was staring at her. Then she lit up her horn and concentrated on the spell. A few seconds later each bat in the tree started to glow for a second before fading.

“You think it worked?” Applejack asked looking up into the tree. The bats were still staring straight at Fluttershy.

“Hey Fluttershy,” Rainbow noticed this and flew up to her, “you can stop now.”

“Huh? What?” Fluttershy shook her head as if to clear it before lowering herself to the ground next to Philomena and I.

“Let’s test it,” Twilight said, tossing an apple up to Rainbow. Everyone watched in anticipation when Rainbow presented the apple to the bat. Who then took a sniff at it before refusing it with a shake of his small head.

“Yes!” Rainbow was the first to celebrate with a thrust of her fist into the air.

“Thank you everypony,” Applejack looked at each of us. “My orchard is finally safe from all those pesky critters.”

“I for one am glad those icky bats won’t be eating those apples,” Rarity agreed.

Pinkie was bouncing on her feet happily, “Pies, cakes, and treats are safe again.”

Rainbow went up and hugged her friend. “Thank you Fluttershy, thank you. The cider thanks you.”

Fluttershy giggled a little and hugged back. There was a look in her eyes that said she really didn’t want to do it but was still happy to help a friend.

“Anypony want to help with the harvest?” I watched almost every one of them agreed, save for Fluttershy. Who looked downhearted.

I waited until it was just Philomena, Twilight, and I. “Twilight, if you don’t mind I think I’ll talk with Fluttershy.” Fluttershy was already walking off toward her cabin. She had excused herself claiming that she had some animals to take care of.

“Thanks, Fred.” Twilight agreed with me.

“Philomena, why don’t you stay here and help them with the harvest alright?” She nodded in agreement and took off in the air. I caught up to Fluttershy a minute later. “Fluttershy, let me walk with you. If you don’t mind.”

“Oh, Fred. Um, alright. I don’t mind.” She shook her head with a sad smile before walking again.

“I can tell you really didn’t want to do it.” Simple and to the point seemed to be the way to break the ice this time. She looked up at me with a saddened look and shook her head. “Think of it this way, Fluttershy. You wouldn’t like what they do to bats in the human world.”

“What do they do?” she asked curiously.

“Various methods from hawks to scare them away, to outright killing them.” I shrugged, “At least this way it’s just taking away one fruit. It’s not killing them or taking away their whole food source.”

She gasped at what I said about killing them. “That’s horrible.”

“It’s just the way things are done in the human world. Then again, your idea does have merit. Having the bats have only a small portion of the orchard is a good idea. But if they won’t listen, then...” I let the question trail off while looking down at her. I was curious as to what she would think.

She seemed to think it over. Our walk continued into town. By this time everyone and everypony were out and about their usual daily routine. “I guess something had to be done then.” Fluttershy finally spoke up softly after some time in thought. “It just seems...”

“Wrong,” I finished for her. She looked up to me with a sad nod. “I can see your point. But to take it further, it’s only those particular bats that are changed. Not the whole bat species, so what if other bats show up? It would only be a stop-gap measure and not a permanent solution. Plus, it’s taking away a part of their very diet. So, I can see where you would see it wrong.”

She stopped and hugged me. I returned it, though not really sure why she’s hugging me. Not that I minded any. Heck, she’s a gorgeous mare. “Thank you, Fred.”

“You’re most welcome, Fluttershy.”

It was after she pulled back that she sniffed the air right before her stomach rumbled. She blushed, turning her head slightly in embarrassment. “Um, I guess I’m a little hungry.”

I had to chuckle. “Didn’t get breakfast huh?” She simply shook her head. “Well, in that case, we are right here next to Sugarcube Corner. So, why don’t we go in for a bite? I’ll buy.” I offered my hand to her.

She took it with a smile. “Alright, thank you.”

It was part of the day that was after breakfast but before lunch. So, there were only two ponies there when we walked in. Two stallions that I didn’t recognize were on one side of the store having some treats. Knowing Fluttershy she would want a quiet area so we sat on the other side of the store away from them.

“Fluttershy dear, good morning,” was the happy greeting of Missus Cake as she came around the counter to greet us.

“Hello Missus Cake,” Fluttershy greeted happily.

“Hello again, Fred,” she greeted me as well.

“Ma’am,” I nodded with a smile in greeting.

“Normally you’re not here at this time in the morning, Fluttershy. Is everything alright?”

“Oh well, yes. Mostly,” Fluttershy stumbled softly.

“Fruit bats had taken over the orchard,” I began explaining. “Applejack wanted them gone, or at least not to eat the apples. When talking to them didn’t work, Twilight had an idea to use a spell on them to take away their appetite for apples. But she needed her help to do it.”

“I didn’t want to, but they convinced me.” Fluttershy finished for herself with a sad smile. “I am glad to help, but it didn’t feel right.”

“You poor dear. Let me give you some juice and some muffins to take your mind off of it.”

“Thank you. Could you get some for Fred too?”

“Of course, dear,” Missus Cake replied happily before returning behind the counter. While Missus Cake was away getting us something I took a moment to watch the two stallions on the other side of the room. Out of the corner of my eye, so as not to alert them. My back was against the wall and Fluttershy had her back to them. She couldn’t see the whispering they were doing or the odd looks we got from them. Both were pegasi. One was a light brown with dark brown hair and tail. The other was dark brown with light gray hair and tail. Missus Cake came back with our refreshments. “Here you go, dear. Now just forget about earlier.” She leaned down hugging Fluttershy before retreating behind the counter again.

“She didn’t even say anything to you.” Fluttershy took a small bite of one of the muffins.

I took one as well with a shrug. “Maybe she’ll change after a while. Can’t force the issue.”

“But you’re part pony. And even if you weren’t, you still don’t deserve to be treated that way. You’re a good man.” Fluttershy said it with such conviction. After she was done she blushed with a small smile hiding behind her mane.

I reached over gently taking her hand in mine, “Thanks, Fluttershy. You’re as beautiful as you are kind.”

“Oh my. Thank you.” Her voice was a whisper, but she did smile at me when she said it. And blushing heavily behind her mane.

It was then that the two stallions got up. At first, my thought was that they were leaving. No such luck. They walked right up to our table. And stood on either side of Fluttershy, looking between us. “Well looky here, Hoops. It’s klutzstershy.” The brown one spoke up first in the most irritating voice. All the while he sneered at her.

“Yeah. Looks like she’s a human lover, Dumb-Bell.” The other one sounded like the elevator didn’t go all the way to the top floor. Both of them laughed at us with Fluttershy trying her best to hide.

“Shoo fly, don’t bother us.” I told them in no uncertain terms with a voice to match my rapidly beating heart.

“Look, Hoops. The slave thinks he can order us around.” Now at least, he was focused on me and not Fluttershy. Fine by me.

“Perhaps he needs to be taught who’s the boss around here.”

I had my eye on Dumb-Bell, an apt name if there ever was one. Hoops didn’t worry me. The other one seemed to be the type to make all the wrong choices. I always hated bullies and these two were rubbing me the wrong way. My heart was already beating hard in my chest as I glared at Dumb-Bell with a challenging gaze.

“He’ll know who’s boss around here when we take klutzstershy here away.” He looked down at her, his eyes roaming over her body with a maniac grin. “She’s much more pretty now than when we were kids.” He quickly grabbed Fluttershy’s arm. “Why don’t you come with me and be with a real stallion?”

“Let. Her. Go.” Unlike before when I faced Blueblood, this time I was completely calm. And even though my voice was soft and quiet, it was ice cold. Fluttershy was cowering away from him trying to get away, as I slowly stood up.

“Know your pla-” is all Hoops got out before a magical push from me sent him head over heels across the room. Without lifting my arm, heat and air rushed out at him as he yelped in shock. For a second a rush of air billowed around me, blowing up my hair in all directions before going quiet again. My eyes were still locked onto Dumb-Bell’s as the sound of his friend hitting chairs and a couple of tables hit my ears.

“HOOPS!” his eyes widened in shock, calling out to him as he went flying. Then locked back onto mine in anger. “Why you...” he growled at me before taking a swing.

I caught it in my left hand, then quickly stepped up and grabbed his other one with my right. “You have two choices. Let her go or I make you.” He didn’t give me a choice when he growled trying to fight me. My right hand ignited and started burning through his shirt. “Very well then. You leave me no choice.”

“What’s going on?” Missus Cake asked as she came in from the kitchen. “What in heaven...”

“Hoops! Help me out man,” he tried calling, but it was no use. Hoops was out like a light. The smell of burning fabric wafted through the air at first before quickly being overrun by burning fur. “Hey, what are you doing? What are you?”

“Let. Her. Go.” My fire began to burn his skin.

“Ok, ok, ok,” he finally let go. Putting out my fire I shoved him away to stand between him and Fluttershy. A thick red ring was now on his arm where my fire had burned away his shirt and his fur. “What are you?”

“I’m a child of the son and nephew of the moon. Fluttershy is my friend. You best remember that.” As I told him that my ears picked up her soft crying behind me. He had a satisfying look of fear in his eyes as I narrowed mine at him. He was nursing his arm when I told him, “Leave.”

And he did, leaving his other friend behind.

After closing my eyes, I took a breath to calm down a little before turning around. Fluttershy was crying softly and hugging herself. Gently my hands touched her shoulders. She jumped with an “eep.” “It’s alright, they’re gone now.” Even though my voice was quiet, it wasn’t as soothing as I’d like because I was still riled up. She didn’t even look up at me. Just turned around and she was in my arms. “I need your help in calming me down ok?”

That’s when she looked up at me. As her eyes locked onto mine I think she could tell what I needed. And what she needed. Because she stood, I sat down, and then she was in my lap. Her head was on my chest with my arms around her. She wasn’t crying as much as she curled up in my lap. Thank goodness for wide chairs with no armrests at restaurants. “Thank you, Fred,” she said softly after a hiccup.

With her, in my arms, my body was calming down as was my emotions. “I’m sorry if I frightened you.”

Her head shook against my chest. “You didn’t. Thank you for defending me.”

Gently my lips touched the top of her head in a light kiss. “Anytime, Fluttershy.”

“Fluttershy, dear,” Missus Cake walked up to us, looking down at Fluttershy, “are you alright?”

Fluttershy lifted her head, nodding up to Missus Cake. “Mmhmm. Thanks to Fred.”

“I’ll give you something extra and put all this in a bag for you dear.”

“Thank you, Missus Cake,” Fluttershy smiled a little up to her.

“You’re welcome.” Then she left behind the counter again.

^_^

We had arrived at her cottage a little while later. She had also started to have some of the muffins from earlier. Now back in her cottage, Fluttershy’s mood had calmed down and leveled out from earlier. “Feeling better?” I asked her, sitting at the kitchen table having some juice.

“Oh yes. Much better, thank you,” she said after a sip.

“You’re welcome. I gather tho-”

A knock at the door interrupted me and a second later we heard the door open. “Fluttershy?” came Rainbow’s voice. I heard hoofsteps letting me know she had walked in. “You home?”

“Back here, Rainbow,” she called out.

“There you are. You alright?” Rainbow asked after she walked into the kitchen. “Thunderlane told me something happened to you at Sugarcube Corner.” She didn’t say anything to me as she sat down at the table next to Fluttershy.

“Oh yes, thanks to Fred.”

That’s when Rainbow looked over at me, where I smiled giving her a small wave. “Two goons, Hoops and Dumb-Bell were hassling her.”

Rainbow’s face deadpanned. “Those guys again?”

“Yep, I gather by the name-calling they’ve done it before huh?”

Rainbow leaned back in her chair with a sigh, crossing her arms under her chest. “Yeah, ever since we were kids those boneheads have been bullying her.”

I nodded slowly. “I hate bullies. This time though Dumb-Bell wanted to take things to another level, so to speak.”

Rainbow’s eyes shot open in shock. “Dude, really?” I nodded. “What happened?”

“After he grabbed her arm and wouldn’t let go, I forced him to. By burning his arm. Hoops isn’t one to worry about.” I shrugged. “He’s a follower with only half a brain. Dumb-Bell is a classic case. A bully of his type only grows up to do worse stuff later in life.”

“Whoa,” Rainbow whispered while looking at me with an unbelieving look. Then shook her head, “Never thought he’d take it that far. They always would call her names when we were fillies up in Cloudsdale, but usually, that's all they did.”

“She even challenged him to a race,” Fluttershy spoke up happily. “That’s when she did her first sonic rainboom.”

I blinked at them in confusion, “What’s that?”

“That’s where she breaks the sound barrier creating a sonic boom with a rainbow.”

“Hence the name,” Rainbow looked over at me with a smirk. “Only a couple have been known to do it. I made the old mare’s tale...happen.”

It was my turn to look at her with an expression of awe. “Really?” She nodded. “How is that even physically possible? How can your body withstand the atmospheric pressures and g-forces?”

“I don’t know all the ins and outs of it,” she shrugged. “Something to do with magic and how us pegasi can manipulate it around our bodies. That’s why I practice. To get better at it. The only way to learn it is to do it.”

Fluttershy giggled, “Twilight would say differently.”

I had to smirk at that as well.

“Yeah well, she’s an egghead.” Then she looked at me suddenly remembering something, “Oh yeah, Applejack told me to tell you to get your butt over there and help them.”

That surprised me. “Really? That’s surprising actually.”

Rainbow stood up with a shrug, “Hey I’m just the messenger.”

With an unbelieving shake of my head I stood up to follow Rainbow, “I guess I’ll see you later, Fluttershy.”

“Alright, don’t work too hard,” Fluttershy waved with a smile.

“Yeah, not happening,” Rainbow smirked, grabbing my hand. “I think she’s going to run him into the ground.” She pulled me out the door.

Did you know that Rainbow didn’t let my hand go after we left Fluttershy’s cottage? She still held my hand for a little while as we walked. That was interesting. After a short time of walking beside her, I started gripping her hand a little tighter and swinging it. As if we were dating or something. It took her longer than I thought it would before she suddenly pulled away from me.

“Hey, what’re you doing?” she asked pulling her hand away in embarrassment.

I held my hands up defensively with a smirk. “You were the one holding my hand and didn’t let go.”

At first, it looked like her mind turned itself off. Before she sputtered out, “Just get to AJ’s place,” and took off leaving a rainbow trail behind her.

^_^

Once on the property, my eyes wandered around until I spotted AJ by a tree off the main path to the house. Her human help and Big Mac were deeper in the same field.

“Reporting as ordered ma’am,” stepping up to her I gave her a silly salute. What was even funnier was that she stopped as soon as her hoof hit the tree. She looked at me with a deadpan expression as if to ask “Really?” It was hard to keep my eyes straight forward when she was exhibiting such good form and balance. After looking me up and down she lowered her leg similar to a martial artist after a sidekick.

“Start collecting the baskets under the trees and take them to the cart. After the cart is full, we’ll help you pull it into the barn and store the apples.” She didn’t give any indication of her emotional state toward me. Just simply looked at me as if I was just another one of her humans.

I nodded, lowering my arm, “Alright, but why’d you ask me here if you didn’t want me here? I don’t mind any and I don’t mind the work. Just curious.”

“Just...get to work,” she turned giving me a passing second glance before walking away to the next tree.

Curious. As I walked over to the first tree on the row my head ran through the dream I had with her. Is she starting to come around? What questions did she ask? Heck, did she even ask them?

The work was simple. The cart was by the first tree, so after I got done loading the baskets I’d have to move the cart to the next one. Loading the baskets was easy, they weren’t that heavy. It was moving the cart that started getting me sweating. Especially after it started getting full hours later. At least the orchard was on level ground. Even still, after just two hours I had to take off my shirt and use it as a make-shift towel as I worked.

I got to say hello to the other humans working here, plus Big Mac. Though Big Mac never was one for long conversations. He just nodded to me as he dropped off a couple of baskets and walked off again. I was able to ask where the rest of the girls were. Each had only been able to work in the morning. By the time I got there, they had gone back to their own work. Which was probably why AJ had asked me over.

Around dinnertime was when the cart was filled with baskets of apples. The last of the baskets were being put into the cart with everyone coming over. The humans were already walking toward the barn as Big Mac and AJ walked over. I was standing at the back as they approached.

Without saying a word, Big Mac dropped off another basket then walked up to the front grabbing the steering handle. AJ took her place at the rear next to me. Taking that as a hint, I moved next to AJ to help push. And the three of us pushed the cart up the narrow road to the barn.

AJ was taking glances up at me as we pushed the cart. I smiled inwardly at that.

Once the cart was in the barn it was unloaded to store the apples away until they were needed at the market. One thing I liked about this small town was the local market. It was in the middle of town and usually at the end of the week.

Big Mac walked up to me after the cart was empty. “I’d invite you in for dinner, but Granny won’t accept you in the house, sorry.”

My head shook dismissing it, “Don’t worry about it. It’s just the way she is. Hopefully, she’ll change, but...”

“I’ll…,” AJ spoke up hesitantly, “go get you something.” She was acting almost like an embarrassed schoolgirl. She walked out of the barn. Even took a glance back as she left. The humans had already left the barn and to their own huts. Leaving just Big Mac and myself.

I took a seat on the tailgate of the cart. “Hey, Big Mac? You think Applejack is acting different or is it just me?”

He sat down with me, not saying anything at first. Finally, he said, “I think she’s starting to come around.”

“That’s good if she is. She’s a hard worker, an Element of Honesty, and even attractive if you don’t mind me saying so. Having all that hate inside of her kind of ruins that outward image.”

He nodded slowly in agreement, knowing what I was saying. About a couple of minutes later, AJ walked back into the barn and up to me. She had a small basket in her hands. Similar to a picnic basket. “Here’s something from our kitchen,” she said handing me the basket. Her voice was soft and even a little timid and not the cold hard voice from before. Our eyes met. The cold hard stare from before wasn’t present in those eyes now.

“Thank you, Applejack. I’d bet it’s delicious.”

“You can call me AJ and thanks for the help,” she said after taking a small breath before turning around and leaving again.

It was Big Mac that spoke first. “Eeyup, she’s coming around.”

My eyes just blinked, continuing to stare at where she was before she left. “Huh,” was all I could say at the moment.

While I sat there trying to wrap my mind around what had just happened, Big Mac stood up and waved a hand. “Later.”

Over the next few minutes while I sat there only one thought ran through my mind. I get to call her AJ now.

^_^

The first thing I had in mind was a good long hot shower. Those were my thoughts as I walked into the library. Spike was putting books back on the shelves. “I’m back, hey, Spike.”

“Hey, Fred,” he said. “Twilight and Philomena are upstairs if you’re wondering.”

“Oh ok, thanks,” I waved thanks and headed upstairs heading straight for the shower. After setting the basket down in the kitchen for later, that is. Actually, it was a tub slash shower combo she had going on. A good-sized bathroom too for being in a tree. It was large enough for two in the shower tub and two to stand outside the shower. My ears picked up their conversation in the main room. Didn’t know what they were saying, nor really mattered at the moment. My goal was one thing. Shower.

I walked in, got undressed, and turned on the water. And in this world, hot water was almost immediate. Almost, give or take a minute or three. Once I was under that hot water, boy did it feel good on my aching muscles. I just stood there, with my eyes closed, letting the hot water wash away the day. Everything was perfect.

Until the door opened and I heard Twilight say, “Huh, somepony left the water on.” Now, remember, there’s a thick opaque white shower curtain between Twilight and I. So, she couldn’t see if anypony was in the shower. “Oh well,” she said dismissively, “I’ll just go ahead and use it.” My ears picked up the sound of a dress falling to the floor. “The water’s already hot, so might as well.”

Should I tell her? Why should I? My clothes are on the floor and she probably stepped on them. Besides, my inner asshole decided to come out and play. With a grin on my face, I turned toward the curtain…and waited. I saw the lightest of a shadow against the curtain as she stepped forward and pulled the curtain away. “Twilight,” I called out to her with a wide happy smile on my face, spreading my arms wide as if inviting her to join me.

She gave out a startled short scream as she stepped back in shock. Her body actually twitched as she did because she didn’t know what to do first. Her mind got stuck between covering herself or closing the curtain. One hand reached for the curtain to close it and missed sending her arm wide. The other one was trying to cover both her breasts and her crotch at the same time, so it was going between them quickly. “Fred!” She got her voice back enough to nearly shout out my name as her wings whipped open in a quick flourish. There was shock in her eyes as they met mine. Yet there was a hint of something else. And it grew as her eyes went south to look at a certain part of me.

I let her look as I stood underneath the water with my hands clasped behind me. “Yep, me.”

“What’re you doing here?” she asked quickly with nervousness in her voice. She didn’t take her eyes off of my half-mast either.

“Uh...I live here remember?” I had to chuckle after that came out.

“I mean in the shower, smart-ass!” Her eyes glanced up at me for a moment before going back down again.

“Isn’t it obvious? I’m taking a shower.” My back was now against the back wall of the shower. The hot water flowing down my front. Steam was quickly filling up the room.

She sputtered out, “Ye...you...I...” I could tell she was getting frustrated and a little angry, but I couldn’t help it. She was cute when she was flustered. She stomped her hoof against the floor and looked up at me. “Why do you do this to me?” The frustration and anger were in her eyes and in her voice.

And all I did was smile in return. “Because you’re cute when you’re flustered like that.”

All her emotions popped like a balloon. The frustration and anger gave way to something close to Fluttershy. She had a blush before, but now it grew to nearly her whole face as she blinked up at me, as if she couldn’t believe her ears. “Really? I’m cute?” I simply nodded. She would have played with her hair at this point if both hands weren’t already covering her chest and her crotch. “Well, um. Thank you.” She was taking glances down at me again.

“You’re welcome. You could pull off the hot librarian too if you wanted to.”

Her head turned away from me but still took glances down at me. “Stop it.” It was one of the voices that were part “Thank you” and part “That’s embarrassing.”

“Like what you see?” Couldn’t help it, had to ask.

“Yes,” she said immediately before shaking her head, “No, I mean yes. No.”

That’s when the door opened again. Twilight turned a little revealing Philomena standing there in her light blue dress. A smile spread across my face and waved to her, “Hey Philomena. Got a question for you.”

She smiled back at me before stepping up next to Twilight. “Yes?”

“Is she cute?” I asked pointing to Twilight.

Twilight’s head snapped over to me with eyes widened when she heard the question.

Philomena giggled, nodding to me. “Yes, she is.”

“See, Twilight? She agrees.” I was soo thankful that Philomena decided to play along with me. That got Twilight to blush even harder if that was even possible. She even looked like she didn’t know what to say, much less do at this point. To my surprise, Philomena did. Our eyes met as she pulled down the straps of her dress and let it fall to the floor. And stood there naked with a smile on her face.

“What’re you doing?” Twilight asked breathlessly.

Without taking her eyes off of mine, Philomena simply said, “Joining him.” Not only did she step into the shower with me, but she also pressed her body against mine. Her arms came around me in a hug, as did her wings, and her head rested against mine with a soft sigh of contentment. A certain, now full masted, part of me was being pressed against my body by hers. She could feel my full mast against her as my arms went around her, holding her against me. Water started flowing down her head and back.

“Philomena,” Twilight interrupted quietly, “showering with somepony is usually only between couples, or mates.”

“I know,” Philomena replied in a contentful voice. “It ok, I want this.”

Twilight’s mouth open and closed like a fish before she was able to get out, “Oh ok, I guess I’ll wait my turn...then.” After gathering up her clothes again, she had to leave sideways because of her outstretched wings, and then shut the door.

It was just Philomena and I. Water ran down her body, her hair, her wings, and her tail making every slender curve of her body known to my eyes. And my hands, which were slowly snaking their way south. A soft erotic moan hit my ears that came from her. Her talons lightly scratched my back and her wings gripped me a little tighter. My body responded to her. My heart started beating hard in my chest. My breath deepened and quickened as desire coursed through me like the fire I controlled. My hands gripped each butt cheek, giving them a little squeeze of possession. Her own deep breathing tickled the hair on my chest as her head rubbed firmly against me.

When she lifted her head and looked up at me, there was possessive passion in her eyes. “Mate with me?” A fire ignited inside of me in response. Everything else seemed to fade away until there was only one thing left. Her. And a sudden thirst to possess.

^_^

(Adult Section-Can be skipped)

As the water cascaded over our bodies she used her hands to grip my shoulders and raise herself up. And with her eyes locked onto mine, and with my hands guiding her waist, she slowly lowered herself onto my hard shaft. A loud moaning cry of passion escaped from her as my head pierced her entrance. Her wings snapped open to their full length, the tips of her wings touching each wall. She was soo warm, soo tight, and soo inviting. And now, soo mine. As her walls expanded to accommodate me, my head leaned forward and claimed her neck. Her back arched giving me more access to her as my lips suckled and kissed her. I felt her moan when she completely sheathed me.

“Philomena,” was my own moaning response to her gripping my shaft.

“Fred,” she moaned my name possessively, tilting her head to one side and then the other as my lips explored. “Mine.” Her pace was agonizingly slow, her walls gripping and massaging my shaft, and her moans echoing in my ears. She was a drug and I was happily, greedily, taking her in. As my lips sucked and massaged her neck, her legs wrapped around my waist. Her talons lightly scratched against my back almost digging into my skin. My fingers dug into her waist as I helped control each descent onto me. Her small feathers, and her down layer underneath, now igniting my body on fire with each rub of her body against mine.

“Scratch me,” I growled passionately into her ear as I picked up the pace. “Mark me, claim me, take me.” The growing steam in the room echoed our growing need for each other. I felt her talons starting to dig into my skin as my mouth claimed her neck once more. She was truly enchanting and I was happily lost to her cries. Or an ancient siren of the sea that had captured me.

As our mutual need increased and the sound of our coupling got louder, our eyes met once again. Locked onto each other we didn’t look away from each other as our bodies rode the torrent rapids of passion. I thought there were passion and possession in her eyes before, but nothing like there was now.

Her pace was a frantic need for release now, her talons leaving long trails down my back that bled slightly. We both needed the final release, the final claimant act of our coupling.

Then we both leaped over the edge together. When our climax hit us, her walls gripped, pulled, and suckled all that my body could give. She arched her back and tilted her head up letting off an almost ear-piercing screech of final sexual pleasure. Her talons marked my back with scratches as my lips claimed her neck once more. My own loud moans of released lost into the soft feathers and down of her neck. Our bodies shook slightly with each pulsing pull her body did to mine.

And as she took what she wanted from me, I was hers. And she was mine.

(End Adult Section)

There was just enough of an edge on the bathtub for me to sit down after our bodies relaxed. She was still in my lap as her body quivered slightly from the after-effects of our coupling. I couldn’t stand hardly anymore and it appeared that she wanted to rest her head against my chest again. Her wings lay limp on either side of us, but her hands were gently stroking my back. I did have enough strength, and sense, to turn off the water. My eyes closed as my head rested against the wall of the shower.

“I guess you don’t want your original body back then huh?” I asked softly as my hands rested against the small of her back.

“No,” she confirmed with a slight shake of her head. “Stay like this. Be your mate.”

“Don’t worry, I won’t argue,” I said with a smirk and a light chuckle.

She giggled cutely, “Better not.” Then she lifted her head and looked into my eyes. There was only one thing there. “I love you, Fred.”

“I love you as well, Philomena.” Her way of kissing was rubbing her head against mine. Not like she could kiss with her beak, so this was like an Eskimo kiss for her. She hummed contently, rubbing her cheek against mine. “By the way, don’t heal the scratches.”

“Why?” her head tilted slightly in curiosity.

“It’s a human thing,” I explained. “If a female scratches a man’s back where it leaves marks, such as you did. Then it’s her way of saying to the world ‘He’s mine.’” She nodded in understanding. “Not to mention an ego boost for the man. He gave her so much pleasure that she scratched him.” Her giggle was satisfying. “You know I bet the whole area around the library heard us.”

She hummed contently. “Don’t care.”

“And if ponies ask?”

“Tell truth,” she said simply and matter of factly.

“You know we really should get up and dry off,” I said after a few minutes of silence. She gave me a MmHmm of confirmation but didn’t move. “Yep, I’ll get up any second now.” I didn’t move either. And we stayed that way until there was a knock at the door.

“If you two are done I need the shower now.” It was Twilight and by the sound of her voice, she wasn’t all that pleased. “Just so you know, I think the whole town heard you.”

“Don’t care,” Philomena said again, this time where Twilight could hear it.

My ears picked up Twilight’s frustrated groan before a soft thunk against the door. “Alright, I’ll give you another couple of minutes to dry off and come out. Or so help me I’ll come in there and toss you two out.”

That’s when our eyes met again and we started getting up. We knew she’d do it too. Philomena used her fire to quickly dry herself off, lucky girl. I had to use a towel. Philomena had just picked up her dress and I had just put the towel around my waist when Twilight opened the door.

“Finally,” she glared at us.

“Sorry,” I apologized while picking up my dirty clothes. Twilight still glared at us as we left with her arms crossed under her chest. Philomena was giggling a little as she walked, immediately taking my arm to steady herself. And pulled me from the bathroom directly into the bedroom. Even though we didn’t have dinner, I could go for a nap at least.

She pulled me up to the bed, pulled off my towel, threw her dress on top of the dresser, and pulled me into the bed. She had me lay down first, so she could lay on top of me. Her body was placed where if Twilight walked in she wouldn’t be able to see anything. Soon, she was asleep and I wasn’t far behind.

^_^

“Good eve, Nephew. You are asleep earlier tonight.” Luna’s voice hit my ears a second after I appeared in her dreamscape.

“Yeah,” I turned to face her. “Applejack actually asked me to help on her farm today.” Luna came up and hugged me. “Big Mac and I think she’s starting to come around because she asked me to call her AJ. That and she’s starting to be nice to me. It was a long hard day, so I went to bed early.”

After I hugged her she let me go, then backed up taking a good look at me. “That isn’t all I see,” now she was smirking.

I feigned ignorance and simply blinked at her.

“I see Philomena has made her move,” she said to me with a smirk on her face.

If this was a cartoon my jaw would be on the ground. They knew?

Luna giggled at my shocked expression, “Oh Nephew, of course, we knew. Besides she spoke of it with your mother and then she told me.” She lifted a hand and with a wave, she pulled my mother into this. “Sister, there is news about Philomena.” Was all that Aunt Luna had to say.

When mother heard this and then looked over at me, with my shocked face, she then let out a squeal of delight, ran up, and hugged the stuffing out of me. “I’m happy for you son,” she whispered into my ear as she squeezed the life out of me. “I know she will be happy with you. Not to mention looking after you.”

After my brain finally kicked back into gear, I pulled away from her. “Ok hold on. She told you?”

“Oh yes,” mother replied with a happy giggle. “At first, she wasn’t sure how she felt, but then after those things happened to you and the type of man you are, she was sure. She wanted to stay the way she was and be with you.” She waved a dismissing hand at the look I gave her. “Oh, she’s her own woman and almost as old as I am, so she can make her own decisions. Now, what happened today.”

I shook my head slightly to clear it before answering. “Applejack actually asked me to join her at the farm for some work. Big Mac and I think she’s starting to come around because she told me to call her AJ and she’s starting to be nice to me.”

“Oh I think that’s wonderful dear,” she squealed with delight clapping her hands. “What about Rarity?”

“I don’t know yet. Still working on her.”

That’s when she hugged me again, “Be well my son. And I know you’ll make Philomena a happy woman.”

“I’ll try my best,” I told her before she faded away again.

“Now then,” Luna addressed me, “why don’t we spend tonight by ourselves?”

“Alright.” The rest of the night was with Luna and I spending time together either talking or going into a dream or two.

^_^

The next morning Philomena wanted to sleep in a little, so who was I to argue? We slept all through the night and when we both woke up with the sun, as did Twilight, we just laid there in bed. Twilight looked at us, but with a blush and mixed emotions etched onto her bed head face. She only gave us one passing glance before heading into the bathroom. Meanwhile, Philomena hummed contently while lightly scratching my chest as her head laid there. Her long fiery hair laid over her back, her wings limp at her sides, and my hands resting on her lower back made for a beautiful morning. Both of us didn’t say much, as we just enjoyed each other’s company and warmth.

Until Rainbow flew up the stairs, landing beside us. And from the frantic look on her face, it looked serious. “Come on you two love birds, get up, we got a problem.”

Philomena and I gave each other a look before we got up and started to get dressed.

“The bats are back and sucking the life out of the apples again.” Rainbow started explaining to us while she watched us get dressed. “So we’ve got to find out what happened.”

Then I realized that I was getting dressed in front of Rainbow. Philomena realized it too as she moved between us to block Rainbow’s view of me. When I looked over Rainbow had her hands up passively with a smirk on her face.

“What? A girl can look can’t she?” Which was another thing that I needed to talk with Philomena about. Rainbow and the supposed dates. “Besides,” she grinned as I looked over while pulling up my pants, “Fred and I are supposed to be dating.”

Philomena slowly turned her head to look at me. Her face was a mask of confusion and jealousy.

“It was a bet made right after I showed up in the Crystal Empire,” I explained. “She didn’t think I could cook, so we made a bet. If she lost, we’d date. She lost. This brings up something I suppose we should discuss. Whether or not-”

Philomena interrupted me by turning around, stepping up to Rainbow, and looking up to her with a firm and final, “No.”

Rainbow chuckled, nodded her head, and looked over at me with a smirk, “Guess that settles that doesn’t it?” I just nodded my understanding. “Well, let’s get going,” Rainbow turned around, changing subjects, “we can’t find Fluttershy either.”

“You can’t?” I asked now as both of us were following Rainbow downstairs.

“Nope. Been looking ever since the sun came up. Can’t find her anywhere.”

“I wonder what happened then?”

“Don’t know, Fred. That’s what we need everypony over there to find out.”

^_^

“I don’t get it,” Twilight looked at the shriveled remains of an apple in her hand after we were all present, except for Fluttershy. “Did the spell not work? No, we saw it work. The bats refused it. Did the spell wear off?” Twilight’s mind worked the possibilities while staring at the apple husk in her hand.

“I don’t know, and rightly don’t care,” Applejack said in a huff. “I just want them found and dealt with.”

“If it is the bats again, then it would seem that the spell isn’t a permanent solution,” I mused around the problem. “If it isn’t then we need to find out what. In either case, we need to search for the culprit.”

“Hear, hear,” Rarity echoed.

“Alright then,” Applejack spoke up looking at us, “everypony split up and check a section. Never mind checking a section that’s already been picked.”

“I could check the barn,” I volunteered with a shrug. “It’s where the greatest concentration of apples are after all. Rainbow and Philomena could check from overhead as the rest spread out on foot...er hoof.”

Applejack agreed, “Sounds good. Let’s go.” With that Rainbow shot up into the sky leaving a rainbow trail behind her. Philomena leaned up, with me leaning down, as she rubbed my cheek with hers before flying off. And I headed into the barn as the other girls spread out to the other joining sections.

My thoughts were that if the bats were to eat some apples, then it would be easier to do it where there’s a lot of them. It didn’t take me long to reach the barn and open the doors. Light from the morning sun brightened up the interior, except for the loft at the back. The small windows at the top didn’t offer too much lighting yet to help. On the floor of the barn, there was some dried out apple husks. Leaving the door open, I walked in to examine one of them.

It was freshly sucked on. Now the only problem was finding who or what did this.

A second later, there was another splat on the ground in front of me, near the spot where I picked up the first one. I let the first one drop back down to the ground before looking up to the darkened loft overhead. My ears picked up the faintest sound of movement, but that was it. The sun had illuminated the ladder leading up to the loft, so I walked up and climbed it. I had expected to see bats.

However, that’s not what I found after using the light orb spell. Well, I couldn’t use fire in a barn, could I? That wouldn’t be too bright of an idea. The orb illuminated the loft and also…

“Fluttershy?” She was hanging from a rafter as a bat would, but by her legs with them draped over the rafter. However, my eyes spotted some differences. She wasn’t the normal quiet Fluttershy. She had bat wings, her hair and tail had strands sticking out in all directions, and her cutie mark wasn’t butterflies. They were three pink bats. Her bat wings were wrapped around her whole body with her arms covered underneath them. She was naked, which made me wonder when she had changed. Possibly while she slept and snuck out at night? Her wings covered her top half, not the bottom half.

When her eyes snapped open at the sound of my voice, they were different too. They were blood red. It startled me when she let out a bat-like hiss at me. Not because of how loud it was, which was loud by itself. More so that she hissed in the first place. This wasn’t Fluttershy, this was Flutterbat.

I had found our culprit and Fluttershy. Unfortunately, they were one and the same. Flutterbat hissed loudly at me again before letting go of the rafter. Flipping around in the air, she landed with a soft thud. With her wings still wrapped around her, she narrowed her eyes at me. I didn’t like the look in them either. “Fluttershy, it’s me, Fred,” I pleaded with her while carefully stepping onto the loft from the ladder. “This isn’t you. Come on let us help-”

She went from standing there to wings and arms outstretched and hissing mad in a split second. A flap later and she was flying at me, hissing like a bat ready to take a bite out of me.

“Wait, Fluttershy!” I held my arms out trying in vain to fend off her attack. Using magic or fire against her was out of the question, I don’t care what she was at the moment. She hit me full force, but I had enough strength to grab her and remain standing. My hands gripped her hips, trying to force her off of me, but that would be difficult at best. Her legs were wrapped around my waist, her hands had gripped my head, and her wings wrapped around my whole body. She latched onto me like a vice. Luckily I had enough sense in mind to turn around and use her momentum to take us away from the edge of the loft. That way we wouldn't land on the ground and possibly break something important.

Those red eyes locked onto mine and I saw the malice in them. She let out a hiss, exposing another feature of hers. Fangs, long and sharp ones that could pierce skin easily and suck the life out of me. Not something I want to experience. My hands were just quick enough to grab her head before those fangs dug into my neck. And she was serious about doing it too. Her whole body strained to pull her head down and sink those fangs into me.

“Fluttershy,” I said against the strain of keeping her head away, “This isn’t you. We’re friends remember? Come back to us.” It didn’t seem to help.

However, it was when she took a breath that everything changed. Her body stopped trying to pull me in as she took a sniff. Her head tilted to the side and sniffed the inside of my wrist. Now I was thoroughly confused. When her eyes locked onto me again, they were different. All the malice was gone and was replaced by something I never expected. Desire. Her eyes softened to bedroom eyes and licked her lips. “My precious apple,” her voice was different too when she quietly hissed out those words. She had more of the classic Dracula inflection in it. When she leaned her head down again, I waited for her fangs to pierce me.

They didn’t. Instead, she kissed my neck before licking it, running her fangs over my skin sending a shiver up and down my spine. Her hands rubbed up and down my back as her hips ground against mine. My own hands had gripped her waist again but didn’t know what to do. I’ll admit that this was probably the hottest thing I’ve ever seen. My hands didn’t know whether to shove her off or bring her in.

She knew what to do though. In one quick movement, she flung me toward the back of the loft, back into the darkness. She was surprisingly strong. I landed with a thud and a soft “oof.” When my eyes spotted her again, she was slowly walking toward me with her wings outstretched. One hand was on her breasts rubbing them slowly. The other was between her legs, also rubbing slowly. “My precious. Yes, my precious.” Her voice was filled with passion, desire, and alluring lust.

I couldn’t help it, my body responded to her. Though luckily my clothes were still on. T-shirt, pants and all. “This is new,” was the only thing my mind could think up at this moment. The way she looked and looked at me was downright hot.

“Let me drain you, my precious. And fill me with your life-giving fluids.” She was practically standing over me when she said that too.

And my brain shut down. “...uh...”

She removed her hands and sat down on my legs, right on my crotch. Her bedroom eyes locked onto mine as she leaned forward pushing her hands under my shirt. Slowly her hands ran up my stomach and chest taking my shirt with them. Her lips touched my chest as she kissed it softly at first. Her moans hit my ears while she left a trail of kisses down my chest.

“I have a confession to make,” I told her when my brain finally rebooted. “I’ve already mated with Philomena. And I warn you, she’s a very possessive phoenix.” I was ignored. Her hands rubbed the sides of my body as her lips explored. What the heck am I going to do? I had to do something because there was a tent in my pants already. And she was getting closer each second.

Leaning up I grabbed her head gently. “Fluttershy listen-”

She looked up at me giving me a hiss.

“Alright, Flutterbat listen to me,” I corrected and to my surprise, she didn’t hiss back, but looked at me and waited for me to speak. “Is this what you really want? This way? Now? What about Fluttershy?” When she started hissing again I interrupted her. “Like it or not, Fluttershy is you. You are her. You won’t be able to forgive yourself if you go through with this. And think of Philomena. We just mated last night. What will she think?”

A smirk slowly spread across her face. I didn’t like the look of that. “Fluttershy is no more. Only Flutterbat now.” With a quickness that would best Rainbow, she grabbed my pants and yanked them down off of me exposing my fully erect member. “And my apple will be most...delicious,” she emphasized the last word right before she took my member into her mouth.

I had to do something before my mind shut down again. The pleasure she was giving me was intense, mind-blowing. There was an open window nearby that led outside. In a quick movement, I lifted my hand and shot a flaming ball outside the window. The trajectory would take it over the trees, which meant that hopefully either Rainbow or Philomena would see it.

But so did Flutterbat. She stopped what she was doing, looked at the open window, then to my hand, and then back to me. In a swift move, she repositioned her body up and over my erect member. Then sat down again where it was pressed between her marehood and my stomach. She leaned down taking my head in her hands, “Why do you resist?”

I answered that with a question, hoping to buy time. “Why do you want me so badly? At first, you wanted to sink your fangs into me. What changed your mind?”

She blinked down at me as if remembering what happened before and wasn’t sure why. At the same time, she was slowly grinding against me. Her wet fluids lubricating our skins making it hard for me to think. Then she stopped. Was what I said working? She leaned up to look down at me and she stopped grinding against me. The last one I had mixed emotions on, admittedly. It seemed it was working.

Until she heard the voices. Our eyes locked again and in an instant, we each knew what we would do. I would try and get their attention and she would try and stop me. What shocked me was how she stopped me. Right when I opened my mouth to yell out, she put her hand on my mouth first before leaning down to plunge her fangs deep into my neck. It was the shock of what she did that stopped me from doing anything at first. Then came the numbing sensation. Or it seemed like it. It quickly swept over my body keeping me from moving or even speaking. Yet it left me completely awake, aware, and able to feel everything around me. I could still move my eyes though.

And in the dark corner of the loft where we were, I watched her lean up, take my member in her hands, and plunged it deep inside of her. She kept it slow. Her entrance was wet and tight around my hard length. If she went any faster it would alert my friends below, so she kept an agonizingly slow pace.

Damn. I can’t even move to enjoy it.

“I saw the fireball from above,” Rainbow was saying as she walked into the barn. “It seemed to come from the barn.”

“You know what Rainbow?” I heard Applejack speak up in a contrite voice. “I don’t even care about the orchard anymore. Let the bats have their section. I just want my friend back.”

Flutterbat continued to slowly grind against me, letting her breasts rub against my chest to stimulate her nipples.

“We’ll find her, don’t worry.” This time it was Twilight that spoke up. Twilight then used a light spell to illuminate the barn. All except for our little dark corner. Where Flutterbat was slowly and agonizingly having her way with me. She even kissed me, not that I was able to kiss back.

“I don’t think they’re here,” Rainbow said from below.

“No, I don’t think they are,” Twilight agreed.

“Fred?” came Philomena’s voice.

“No I’m afraid not Philomena,” Twilight said to her. “Could you still check outside?” I heard Philomena leave at the sound of her flapping wings. Then the rest of them left one by one. Leaving me with Flutterbat.

Once she felt safe enough, Flutterbat lifted herself up and looked down at me. Her smile was slow and possessive. As her hands reached down gripping my sides, her head leaned back in a silent triumph and began riding me in earnest. This was the need to finish quickly as if in fear the girls would come back. She used her wings to help bring her downtime and again against me.

This was maddening for me. Not being able to fully enjoy it.

She started moaning in spite of wanting to be quiet. Our bodies connected together hard enough that the wood started creaking. As her climax grew closer, she and the wood underneath us got louder. Flutterbat leaned forward closing her eyes tight as pleasure coursed through her body. Her fingers gripped my side harder as her moans got louder and longer with each passing moment.

“I think I heard something.” It was Rarity’s voice this time. My ears picked up the sound of hoofsteps, which confirmed that she was walking in.

“Yeah, I heard it too,” Pinkie said in agreement as I heard her walk in next.

Flutterbat pounded her waist against mine in urgent need of release. Her wings and legs pumping hard in order to finish. The wood groaned and creaked in time with her.

“I think it’s coming from up there,” Rarity said making a light orb appear.

“I’ll check,” Pinkie said before I heard her hoofsteps getting closer.

As Pinkie started coming up the stairs, Flutterbat’s eyes went wide as she reached her peak. With one last pound against me, she reached orgasm as did my own body. Her hands gripped me hard as her body spasmed with her release. She let out a triumphant cry of sexual pleasure as her body milked me for all it would give.

“What on earth was that?” Rarity asked from below.

“Hold on,” Pinkie said. Then she spoke up again with a voice shaking slightly in shock. “I think we found Fluttershy.”

I was able to see Flutterbat turn her head around toward Pinkie. The screech she let off was loud enough to hurt my ears.

“It’s not Fluttershy,” Pinkie’s voice shook with shock and fear. “It’s Flutterbat, and she’s got Fred and doing something to him.”

“My Word.”

When her body was done taking everything it could from me, she leaped from me toward Pinkie. Hissing loudly, Flutterbat took flight over Pinkie toward the barn entrance.

“Fluttershy darling, come back here and let us help you,” Rarity called out as Flutterbat left the barn.

“Fred, are you alright?” I heard from Pinkie. When I didn’t answer, because I couldn’t, my ears picked up the sound of her stepping onto the loft. “Fred?” And much to my embarrassment, and probably red face, she came into view. “Fred?” she asked as she knelt down next to me. The smell of the bakery hit my nose as she leaned down looking into my eyes.

I blinked up at her.

“Pinkie, what have you found?”

“Rarity, Fred’s up here,” Pinkie called out. She put a hand to my face gently with a look of compassion and sympathy. “It looks like Flutterbat was having sex with him.”

“WHAT?! How could he do such a thing?”

Thanks for the vote of confidence Rarity.

“Uh…Rarity? I don’t think it was like that,” Pinkie said back.

“Why do you say that?”

“Because he’s not moving,” Pinkie said to her while looking down at me. “He’s blinking up at me and looking at me, but not moving. I don’t think he can.”

There was a pregnant pause before Rarity said, “I’ll get the rest of the girls.”

“Are you alright?” Pinkie asked me, but I couldn’t say anything. Then I thought, ‘But I can still blink.’

I blinked twice.

It took her a second. “Oh, oh, I know. Once for yes and two for no right?”

I blinked once

Her head looked me over, “Um...do you want me to...um...”

I blinked once.

“Ok, hold on.” Now there’s a true friend. One that will look past the literal position you're in and help you. She put me right again, not without some embarrassment thought.

“Did Flutterbat do what I think she did?”

I blinked once.

“And you couldn’t move?”

I blinked twice.

“I’m sorry,” she said before hugging me. Which I was immensely grateful for. Just wish I could return it.

There came hope, by the name of Philomena. “FRED,” she screeched into the barn and up to the loft to land beside us.

“Philomena, Fred can’t move,” Pinkie said to her.

The look in Philomena’s eyes broke my heart. All I could do was look at her and blink. “Fred,” her voice shook with concern and heartbreak.

“Pinkie?” came Twilight’s voice.

“Up here Twilight, Fred can’t move for some reason.”

A flash of purple later and Twilight was there on the other side of me. I couldn’t see her because Philomena had my head toward her and looking into my eyes. “What happened?”

“I saw Flutterbat having sex with him before she flew off,” Pinkie told her.

Philomena looked downright livid.

“Flutterbat?”

“Yes Twilight,” Pinkie nodded, “Flutterbat. That wasn’t Fluttershy anymore, but Flutterbat. I think she’s the one that made him where he can’t move. At least that’s what I think he told me. He was blinking yes and no, so I asked yes or no questions.”

“What’s going on up there?”

“It’s Fred AJ,” Twilight answered back, “he found Fluttershy, or rather Flutterbat.”

Philomena took my hand in hers and brought it up to her cheek. A single tear dripped down from her eye over my hand. She had a look of understanding on her face as if she knew it wasn’t my fault or my idea.

“What do you mean Flutterbat?” AJ asked from below.

“I think I know what happened,” Twilight sighed answering her. “And if I’m right, then everything is our fault.”

That’s when her tear hit my hand. A wave of fire and warmth quickly spread over me. The fire that the girls saw wasn’t real, but almost like an illusion of what the fire was doing inside of me as it traveled through my body. My hand gripped Philomena’s as I took a deep breath.

“Fred?” Twilight looked down at me with an expression of hope.

I could move again. Sitting up I wrapped my arms around Philomena, which she gladly returned. “Thanks, Philomena.”

“Yeah, he’s back to normal,” Pinkie clapped her hands happily.

“Fred? What happened?”

“I’ll tell everyone after I get down Twilight,” I said and stood up with Philomena before we made our way down from the loft. The girls stood before me after I got down. And with Philomena side hugging me I explained. “Somehow, Twilight’s spell from earlier transformed Fluttershy into Flutterbat. So, when I came up to the loft, I thought I found Fluttershy. What I found was Flutterbat. At first, she came at me wanting to sink her fangs into me. That changed in an instant. Her mood completely went from trying to fang me to wanting to have sex with me. She’s stronger than she looks too. After she got a hold of me she tossed me back there into the dark corner, sank her fangs into me, and had her way with me.”

“You mean that while we were down here…?”

I nodded to Twilight, silently answering her open question.

“I’m sorry Fred, I’m so so sorry,” Twilight looked like she was about to cry.

I sighed and shook my head, “It’s not your fault Twilight, you didn’t know what would happen.”

“No, it’s my fault y’all,” AJ said to us. Remorse was written all over her face. “I should have listened to Fluttershy in the first place. If I did, then none of this would have happened.” AJ then turned to me, “I’m sorry Fred. Honest, I am.” She even took off her hat and held it in her hand. “I make an Apple family promise to you here and now. That one, I’ll make it up to you. And two, that if you will have me, I’ll be your friend.” She offered her hand to me.

I shook it, “Thanks AJ.”

“It wasn’t just you Applejack,” Rarity spoke up, remorse filled her voice. “We all wanted Twilight to use her spell.”

“Yeah, sorry,” Pinkie came up and hugged me.

“Me too,” Rainbow chipped in. “So, what do we do now? How are we going to change her back?”

“I know the spell to use to reverse it. The problem is getting her to stand still long enough,” Twilight told us.

“Too bad we can’t use Fluttershy’s stare,” Pinkie sounded and looked heartbroken.

“Wait,” Twilight brightened looking at Pinkie, “that’s it Pinkie. We can use her stare.”

“How’s that sugarcube?”

“By using mirrors,” Twilight explained happily. “We get her to stare at herself. That will keep her attention long enough for me to use the spell. The only trick is luring her in.”

There was a pause as the girls thought it over.

“Alright, I’ll say what everpony is thinking but refusing to say,” it was Rainbow that spoke out with an impatient huff. When she looked at me it was with an apologetic look in her eyes. “We already know what she wants, besides the apples.”

“That would mean facing her again,” Twilight looked over at me with the same look. “You ready to do that? It would have to be alone with the biggest apple we can find.”

“If it means getting Fluttershy back, then yes,” I told them with firm resolve.

“Then let’s get started,” Twilight nodded to me then turned toward the others. “Rarity we’ll need some mirrors from your shop.”

^_^

It took about an hour to get everything ready. The plan was simple. I would stand by the largest apple my eyes had ever seen and be the bait. When Flutterbat got close enough, Twilight would teleport herself, Rarity, and Rainbow into place with each holding mirrors. Once she stared at herself in the mirror, Twilight would then do her spell.

And now that everything was ready, the only thing to do was wait. That I was never good at. The apple beside me was about half the size that I was. Applejack didn’t want to cut it in order to release the smell, but she did anyway. And Rainbow used her wings to help spread the smell in all directions. Once the smell was in the air, they retreated to where Twilight was hiding with the others.

And we waited. It took longer than I’d hoped, but finally, after what seemed like an hour, I saw her flying toward me. My only hope was that Twilight and the others were still standing at the ready. Flutterbat was still naked as she flew toward me with the same hunger in her eyes she had before.

It was a profound relief that Twilight teleported in front of me just when Flutterbat was getting near. Rarity and Rainbow were behind her with their mirrors. Rainbow was chosen to hold one because she could outfly her if needed.

Flutterbat gazed into the mirror, but before the full effect could take hold, she shook her head and turned around. Her goal was to leave, but Rarity was there with her mirror. It nearly worked as Flutterbat gazed into that one as well. But she broke free, against shaking her head. That’s when Rainbow stepped up with her mirror. This time Flutterbat didn’t look away.

I took the mirror from Twilight before she ignited her horn to bring Fluttershy back to us. The spell’s aura surrounded our friend as she began to revert back to normal. And when it was done, her body lowered to the ground gently.

“That should do it,” Twilight said as she and the girls surrounded Fluttershy. Philomena was by my side, my arm in both of her hands as we watched. All was quiet for a few seconds until we heard her crying.

“I’m sorry, I’m soo sorry,” Fluttershy wailed as her friends hugged her. Each one said words of comfort to her softly, but she wouldn’t listen. “No, I’m a horrible pony.” Then her eyes met mine. “Fred, I’m so sorry for what I did to you.”

With a sigh, I began to walk up to her. The rest of the girls went silent and parted to let me in. Philomena was behind me when I knelt down in front of her. “Why do you feel like it was your fault?”

“Because I could see, hear, and feel everything, Fred.” Her body was shaking even with Rainbow and Pinkie trying to comfort her by hugging her from each side.

“But darling, that wasn’t you,” Rarity said trying to console.

Fluttershy shook her head. Hard. Then she was suddenly hugging me and crying on my chest. “I told her,” her voice shook with remorse and regret as tears flowed. “She was about to kill you. I told her not to. Not to hurt my friend. That I love him.”

“It was her sudden change after she first grabbed me,” I whispered with my arms around her as my mind figured it out.

“I’m so sorry, Fred. I didn’t know she was going to go through with it,” she cried into my chest, her body shaking as she wept. “I just didn’t want her to hurt you, but she did anyway.”

“But Fluttershy, if Flutterbat was going to kill him then you did save his life,” Twilight pointed out.

“He still got hurt,” she shot back. She was still hugging me even when she lifted her head up from my chest.

“But at least he’s alive,” Pinkie said to her.

Fluttershy shook her head again, this time looking up at me. “No, I’m still a horrible pony.”

“Why?” I asked, looking into her remorseful eyes.

“Because I enjoyed it,” she said to me with a voice that told me she hated herself for it. “I enjoyed the sex. I was so glad that she didn’t kill you, but then she knocked you out and used you.” Tears were fell as she locked her eyes on mine as she spoke. “I didn’t want her to do that either, but then it felt so good. It isn’t right that I would feel something so good when she was doing that to you.”

“I’m sorry Fluttershy,” AJ was crying softly as well, it was plainly heard in her shaking voice. “I’m sorry I talked you into it. I should have listened to you in the first place. So, if you want to blame anypony, then blame me. Enjoying sex isn’t something you should beat yourself up for. Nor for saving Fred’s life. Blame me for putting you in that situation and blame the bat that knocked him out and used him. Not you.”

“You felt that because you enjoyed it, you were helping her,” Rarity asked to clarify. “Is that it?”

Fluttershy just nodded against my chest.

“Oh darling,” Rarity whispered before everypony came in for a group hug.

We stayed that way for a little while. Until Philomena spoke to her softly. “Not your fault, Fluttershy. Sex meant to feel good, yes. Just because you trapped in body and feel what body does, doesn’t make you fault.”

“No one blames you, Fluttershy,” I told her softly as she continued to quietly cry with her head on my chest.

“You don’t blame me, Fred? You don’t hate me?” she asked. I shook my head. Her response to that was to quietly thank me, continuing to hug me.

“Why don’t you take her home Fred,” Twilight whispered. “You and Philomena can help her calm down and get some rest. We’ll talk to her some later after she’s calmed down alright?”

Philomena nodded with a small smile in agreement, as did the other girls. So, with Fluttershy still crying softly against my chest, I picked her up in my arms and started walking to her cottage.

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