I did get some looks from the locals as while walking with the girls back up to the castle, but it didn’t bother me. The sun was setting and the moon was rising by the time we got there. Considering we came from the city we just walked through the main front doors, but my mind was wondering about something. Just where was I going to sleep? Keeping in mind who I slept with last night.

“We should head over to the throne room,” I heard Twilight say to us while we walked in that direction, “Day court will be ending and night court will be starting.”

“I wonder what nobles are asking for this time?” Rainbow wondered aloud as they approached the double doors. I was behind all of them in my human form in the slacks and chemise shirt with the rest of my clothes in a bag. Watching the guards open the doors for us we saw none other than the infamous Blueblood. Remembering what happened between him and Rarity that time at the gala from watching the show my eyes went over to Rarity.

“But aunty-” Blueblood whined at Celestia, but she cut him off with a firm stomp of a hoof against the polished stone base of her dais.

“Enough Blueblood,” Celestia nearly yell at him, “You don’t need anymore of anything, whether it be land or money and certainly not anymore privileges. You don’t run this country and you never will.” She paused only for a second as Blueblood was going to obviously say something, “And don’t you dare tell me that you haven’t dreamed about it before because we know you have. Or have you forgotten that Luna can look into dreams?”

As the two went on I saw Rarity getting a little peeved, to say the least, which only got worse as we slowly approached him and Celestia on the throne. Moving over close to Rarity’s side I put a gentle hand on her head to try and ease her anger. “Easy Rarity.” Which after that Fluttershy whispered something similar as she was walking along side of Rarity herself.

“Now go Blueblood or I will throw you out because now I have a headache thanks to you,” Celestia demanded while glaring at him.

He just harrumphed and turned around. And that’s when he saw Rarity. With a snort he stomped up to her, “You, I should sue you for defamation of character because of your lies at the gala.”

My hand was still on Rarity’s head trying to ease her anger which was just barely being contained.

“Try it Blueblood and you’ll find I’m more than you can handle,” Rarity actually growled at him. “You are no gentlepony by any stretch of the imagination and you proved it that night. Why Emmit here is far more noble than you will ever hope to be.” That’s when he saw me and looked up.

I just grinned evilly at him with a wicked glare.

“This beast?” he asked then laughed, “I bet he can’t even talk much less best me.”

I chuckled at him, “You wanna bet bub? She’s right. You’re no noble. Just a prick of a pony too big for his britches trying to be something he’s not making himself out to be nothing more than a sorry little brat saying, ‘Please mommy I want some more.’” While keeping my eyes on him I heard some giggles from Twilight and her friends, and even a slight giggle from Celestia, though she would probably never admit it.

He took a step back at me and blanched in shock, “You have offended me-”

“HA, everything offends you,” I interrupted with a quick laugh.

“You have offended me,” he continued and took a handkerchief (or hoofkerchief?) I should say in his magic and slapped me across the face with it, “Therefore I challenge you to the field of honor in a duel to the death.”

I laughed at him, “You? On a field of honor? Hell, you don’t even know what honor is, much less have any of it.”

“That may be,” Celestia said aloud getting a “Hey” from Blueblood, “However the dueling is still in affect, even though it’s an old law.”

“Really? We used to have that in our world until it was outlawed,” then shrugged and leaned down face to muzzle with Blueblood. “Time and place.”

“Now,” he smirked.

I thought about it, but had a different plan, “Really? Now? Why Blueblood I’m surprised at you.”

This got him off guard as he looked up to me questionably. I also got curious glances from everypony else too.

“Sure, I mean wouldn’t you want an audience? Think about it. All those ponies cheering to your greatness.” I nearly gagged at that last word, but it would be worth it in the end.

He actually seemed to think it over and then nodded, “Very well peasant. Tomorrow at lunchtime.”

“Ok,” I shrugged, smiled, and waved at him as he left. For a few seconds there was only silence until Celestia spoke up.

“Emmit?” she asked slowly and curiously while stepping down from her throne and walking over to us.

“Yes Celestia?” I smiled watching her walk over to me.

“Do you know what you are doing about wanting it tomorrow?” she wondered and stopped in front of me.

“Yep,” I chuckled to her, “I’m going to use his greed against him and I think you’ll like it.” Then I looked down to Rarity with a smile and a wink, “And I know you will Rarity.”

She looked up at me, along with everypony else, with some skepticism, “If you say so darling, I’ll trust that you know what you’re doing.”

“Don’t worry I do. Now then how about some dinner? Rarity has her shop up and running the way she likes it and I think it’s time to do a little celebrating,” I smiled with a raised eyebrow to Pinkie.

“Yay,” Pinkie bounced happily in place, “I’ve got my party cannon with me so let’s go celebrate.”

And we did. Celestia, Luna with me and the girls went to their personal dining room where Pinkie got out her party cannon and quickly decorated it. Of course no pony was surprised at Pinkie’s sudden antics as in less than a couple of seconds the whole dining room was suddenly decorated. “We’re so happy for you Rarity,” Pinkie said while nearly hugging the life out of her.

“Thank you Pinkie,” Rarity told her returning the hug. I stood back and watched with a smile as the party got started with Rarity and got curious about something. Now that Luna had joined I walked up to her after she had taken her slice of cake.

“So Luna,” announcing my presence first to her and hoping that she didn’t send me to her moon or something. “You thought more about my Nightmare Night idea?” she turned to look at me taking a small bite of a slice of cake.

“I have,” she told me with a nod of her head, “and I think that it’s a wonderful idea.” Then she eyed me with a grin that sent chills up and down my spine, “And to make it even more enjoyable, plus to make sure that I can keep tabs on you, I’m going to link us together and put a tracking spell on you, so I know where you are at all times.”

“Huh?” it didn’t compute and I looked to her with a very confused look on my face, “What do you mean link us together?”

“Well I’ll need to offer commands and might have to offer commands when we are separated, so I’m going to link our minds together, through a spell, so that we can communicate even when we’re apart.”

I just looked to her for a second until my mischievous side reared its head again, “Are you sure that you want to be linked to my mind?”

Luna just raised an eyebrow at me.

“My mind could be very dirty you know,” I smirked to her.

She just smiled sweetly, “Oh don’t worry about that, only our thoughts will be heard. Nothing else, so I won’t be able to look inside that filthy mind of yours.”

I chuckled, “Good to know.”

As the party started coming to a close for the night I walked over to Rarity one more time, “Congrats again on your store.”

She looked up to me with a wide smile as Pinkie used her cannon as a vacuum cleaner and sucked in all the decorations making the place clean once more. Using her magic she gently pulled me down into kneeling beside her so we were now eye level. To gently kiss me on the cheek slowly, “Thank you so much Emmit.”

“You’re welcome,” I smiled back then gently plucked my shirt, “And thanks for the clothes.”

“You are quite welcome darling,” she smiled then I noticed that she had that look on her face. The one where they want to ask you something, but unsure as to ask or not.

“What is it Rarity?” I asked her gently with a nod of encouragement.

She took a quick look around then leaned over to whisper it in my ear.

I gave a soft chuckle and a nod to which she quietly squeed in delight. Everypony said goodnight to everypony else and we all left the dining room to go to our separate rooms. However, once we was alone in the hallway we turned and walked my way down to Rarity’s room. I gave her a bath and a massage in bed where she went into a wonderful blissful sleep. She told me how blissful it was the next morning when we met in the hall going to breakfast.

^_^

(Next Morning)

After telling me how wonderful the bath, massage, and her sleep was she then asked me, again, if what I was going to do with Blueblood was a good idea. Now in my ninetales form, and nodding to her telling her that I knew exactly what I was doing. Plus telling her that she would like it.

During breakfast I was informed that even though Blueblood was a prick he was also, however good at magic. Specifically illusion, deception and shield magic. I smirked at that thinking of how appropriate that was considering its caster. He wasn’t good at attack magic spells, so he usually deceives his opponent so he can get in close and use a sword or some other physical attack. I thanked them for the information, but soon the conversation quickly changed into something more pleasant.

For the rest of the time until the match the girls wanted to do something in town that would take their mind off of the fight to come. So the girls and I went into town for an afternoon of a little fun. We went anywhere from window shopping to the library and even to a small play that was going on.

Soon though it was time. The girls were clearly not looking forward to it. I, however was. It was being held in what looked like the coliseum in Rome, just smaller. It was situated just outside the castle grounds. I gathered that it was part of the military for training reasons. And I was right. As we were walking up to it Twilight gave us a brief history lesson behind it. Basically, yes it was part of the military, but not only for training but also a testing ground as well.

The girls and I were in a staging area of sorts just behind a set of double doors on one end.

“Go get ‘im sugarcube,” AJ encouraged me with a nod, “Show ‘im what for.”

“Remember his techniques, analyze, and anticipate ok?” Twilight told me.

I just chuckled with a smirk and pat her head with a paw, “Yes mother.” She just swatted my paw away with a “hey stop it.”

“Seriously,” Rainbow hovered in front of me and threw a couple of hoof punches, “kick his flank for us.”

“We’ll throw you a winning party after this ok?”

Pinkie always made me feel better and I smiled to her with a nod, “Deal.”

Fluttershy came up and put a hoof to my cheek as I leaned my head down to her, “Now remember what Twilight said and be careful.”

“I will.”

Rarity came up and gave me a slow kiss to my muzzle, “Like Fluttershy said, do be careful darling. He may be a prick, but he is good at what magic he does.”

“I’ll remember,” I said with a smile, “And don’t worry I’ll be fine. This is me after all.”

“Um yes,” Fluttershy smirked cutely, “That’s why we said it.” Everypony laughed with her about that as I just pulled them into a hug right when a pony in armor came up to us.

He bowed to us then spoke, “Elements of Harmony, it’s time for you ladies to take the stands. The Prince is waiting for you on the field sir.” I nodded to him and told the girls so long as they followed the guard to their places on the stands.

Turning around I used my telekinesis to open the double doors and there, on the other side from me, stood Blueblood. This is going to be fun. I walked inside closing the doors behind me.

^_^

(Rarity’s POV)

“I do hope he doesn’t get hurt,” Fluttershy said from her seat right beside me in our seats in the stands.

“I do agree with that sentiment Fluttershy,” I agreed as we sat up in the Royal box with Celestia and Luna. Usually I only show that sort of affection in private as it isn’t proper lady decorum to do so. However, I wanted to give him some encouragement. My view of him has changed over the time that I’ve known him, even as short as it has.

“Attention everypony,” Luna’s voice projected onto the field from her place in the stands next to Celestia, “this will be a battle until one is knocked out and cannot fight anymore. No killing allowed.”

“Don’t worry Rarity,” AJ looked over to me with her usual encouraging smile, “He’ll do just fine.”

Nodding and smiling back to my friend I hoped so. Normally it would seem that Emmit can take care of himself. But Pinkie had a look that worried me. For the very few times that I’ve known her, she was quiet and watching intently. That got me nervous more than anything else. I’ve come to trust Pinkie’s instincts, or Pinkie Sense, or whatever you want to call it. And when she got like this, it meant something was going to happen. I just hope it wasn’t horrible.

“Are you ready Blueblood?” Luna asked and got a wicked smile from him. “Emmit are you ready?” she asked him and got a nod in return. “Then begin,” she announced as she air went thick with anticipation.

There was a slight cool breeze blowing through the coliseum with the sun shining down into it as neither moved, but stood still. At least I think neither moved because Blueblood seemed to shimmer for a second, but just enough for me to notice. I watched Emmit closely as he just closed his eyes, but his ears were moving.

“Acknowledging your defeat already?” Blueblood asked across from him, “Smart of you.”

Emmit stayed silent then he did something that we didn’t expect. He sent out a ring of fire like ripples in water. It moved fluidly, like water, but was fast as quick as a blast of air. A wave of heat hit us, but it wasn’t that hot, more like a warm breeze. Being a performer and seamstress I know about body language. I saw Emmit’s body go stiff a split second before his body shimmered. Less than a second later there was an impact of body against body. A big dust cloud nearly surrounding the two fighters as Emmit’s body, and Blueblood’s body, both appeared in another location. Both original forms disappeared as Emmit screamed out “ninetales” as he hit Blueblood stirring up the dust around him sending Blueblood yelling in pain into the side of the arena. It looked like a simple head butt. There was an “ooh” coming from the crowd, which consisted mostly of nobles, but it was open to all ponies.

It wasn’t advertised, so there wasn’t that many non noble ponies there, but a good few. Which after the hit the non nobles cheered Emmit on. But Emmit wasn’t done just yet as he tilted his head up and seemed to bark out, like a dog, a ball of flames. With a quick flash of fire under him I watched him launch himself into the air after it. Another “ninetales” yell later he used his tails to hit the fireball toward the struggling Blueblood. Blueblood didn’t get a chance to get himself out of the hole he left in the coliseum wall because the fireball hit him driving him further into the wall. Emmit gave out a loud grunt, a flash of fire, as he flipped himself over away landing on the other side of the floor away from him.

“Yeah,” Rainbow lifted a hoof in cheer, “that’s right, that’s right.”

I heard a soft grunt of approval from both Princesses as they smirked down at the fight.

“Wow,” Twilight whispered, “Emmit used his hearing to get the general direction, but used the ring of fire to pinpoint his location. He must be able to detect whatever his fire hits thereby giving him the exact location. But what was that move he used?”

“I don’t know what to call it,” all eyes looked to me, “But he used it once before when he first showed up as we were battling that bugbear. Pinkie and I were running after him as he just seemed to disappear right in front of us and appear in front of Fluttershy less than a second later.”

Blueblood was physically fine as he used a protection spell to protect his body from the impact. Emmit was chuckling at him while Blueblood struggled to get out of the hole, literal, that he was now in.

“I didn’t know he knew how to teleport,” Fluttershy wondered aloud.

“I didn’t detect any teleport,” Twilight though aloud, “He didn’t use any magic in that attack.” There was a couple of seconds of silence before Twilight spoke again, “Because that’s just how fast he is. It wasn’t magic, but an ability.”

“Huh?” Rainbow looked over to Twilight confused.

“That move to him is like Spike’s dragon fire,” Twilight explained, “It’s part of his physical ability. He said that there was an ability per each of his tails. That must have been one of them.”

All eyes were on the both of them as Blueblood screamed out of his hole landing on his hooves then disappeared. Two forms of him appeared in front of Emmit one to his right and another to his left. Both had multiple knives appear in front of them and began to shoot them toward Emmit. The crowd gasped, but only heard Emmit’s laughter. Emmit jumped up into the air right before the first knife would have hit him. He howled in a ghostly ethereal manner as his body multiplied right before our eyes many times. I quickly counted about twenty rising into the air some above and below each other.

“That’s what he used against the timber wolves that came to my cottage,” Fluttershy spoke up right when Blueblood screamed in frustration shooting knives at each of Emmit’s duplicates in order to find the right one.

Hearing that ghostly howl send a chill up and down my spine as I watched knife after knife pass through each one.

“Wait,” AJ spoke up while keeping an eye on the action, “That’s what he used? Holy apples.”

“Indeed,” Luna echoed softly.

Another howl later and from each of Emmit’s duplicate positions came a stream of fire from his body, one after another, toward both of the Bluebloods on the ground. Blueblood’s scream rung out in the coliseum as his shield got hit with a barrage of hits from Emmit’s duplicates. It pushed Blueblood against the wall again until it stopped. Blueblood’s eyes went wide as he watched Emmit’s body hurl himself toward him. I watched in satisfaction seeing Blueblood looking rather wilted and tired. He was barely able to hold up his shield as Emmit came at him from above. As a last ditch effort, Blueblood held up a couple of knives in his hooves, but it did little good against Emmit’s own shield. The impact with Blueblood sent him back into the coliseum wall again.

Once again the crowd cheered, all but the nobles of course. Who were watching with a quiet hatred stare at Emmit, who would dare to win against their Prince. But winning he was.

Blueblood clambered out of his hole, lit up his horn, and did something to his knives. I watched in rapt attention as his knives glowed blue then dimmed back to normal.

“This could be trouble for Emmit,” Celestia spoke for the first time during this fight, “That’s a shield breaker spell.”

My ears dropped back against my head, as did most of the girls, as we knew that Emmit didn’t know this.

“Let’s see how you deal with this freak,” Blueblood yelled out and started teleporting himself to location after location almost quicker than the eyes could see. Each time he was there long enough to throw a knife at Emmit. I put my hooves over my mouth seeing Emmit’s shield go up and we gasped as the first knife stuck into his side. Emmit’s yell of pain his our ears as it wrenched my heart to hear it.

“Emmit, be careful,” Fluttershy whispered.

Emmit thought quickly watched his eyes close and started dodging the incoming knives. But we all knew that he could only do that for so long. “HA,” Blueblood laughed, “Can’t combat that can you freak?”

To my surprise Emmit launched himself into the air once more while still managing to dodge the knives that came up to meet him. “Princesses,” we heard him call out, “Put up a barrier around the field...NOW.”

“What is he up to sister?” Luna asked while Celestia lit up her horn putting up a protective barrier around the field.

“NINE….,” he yelled out launching himself toward the ground, “TALES.” The floor of the coliseum around the fighters shook violently with the impact sending clods of dirt, rock, and debris into the air.

Including Blueblood, who wasn’t expecting it.

With the prince temporarily disoriented Emmit used this to his advantage. Emmit would disappear and then reappear in front of a rock or boulder scream out a yell, hit it with his tail, and launch it to Blueblood. He did this in such a rapid succession we could hardly keep up with him. Impact after impact hits Blueblood again and again as loud rapid “oofs” came from him sending him to the ground.

Blueblood landed with a loud thud and a cloud of dust while Emmit landed softly with a flip in the air. The strain took a lot out of him as I watched his wonderfully glowing golden white coat covered with sweat and dust. Nothing moved after all the dirt, rock, and debris finished landing on the ground. Blueblood’s body wasn’t moving as Emmit carefully watched on. I gasped seeing the stream of blood coming from his side as the knife was obviously flung out of him because of centrifugal force.

“Oh no,” I whispered, “his side.”

“Oh dear,” Fluttershy agreed with me.

“Blueblood is unable to battle,” Celestia announced taking down the shield around the floor, “Emmit is the winner.”

“Emmit,” Luna and I called out at the same time and began running down the steps toward the railing. Emmit’s voice stopped us at the railing.

“What is nobility?” he asked calling out in a loud, but wavering voice. He raised his head and tails high, even with all the pain clearly in his eyes, “Nobility isn’t how close you live to the castle, it isn’t how much money your have, it isn’t how much influence you have.” The nobles in the coliseum clearly didn’t like it. Not only did their prince lose, but here was a creature from another world daring to tell them what is and isn’t noble. “This so called Prince has dishonored not only Princess Celestia and Princess Luna, but a good friend of...mine.” I gasped seeing him waver on his feet, “I’ll let her, the Element of Generosity herself, Lady Rarity, to tell you just,” he let out a grunt and wavered, “what true nobility is.” He looked up at me with a smirk. Even with the pain that he’s in he still wears that nonchalant smirk of his and used this moment to let me have the last word.

My heart broke for him right there and without another thought I leapt off the balcony to the coliseum floor. Princess Luna leapt with me as she caught me in her magic having us land just in front of Emmit. “Emmit,” I cried out moving to his side away from the wound letting him lean on me. “Princess how bad is it?”

“I need something to staunch the flow,” she said. I met his kind eyes and stood away just enough to quickly take off the dress hoofing it over to her.

“Use this Princess,” she did just that and pressed it up against his side.

“Your…,” he grunted in pain against the pressure, “dress.”

“You are more important than any measly old dress,” I told him. Seeing how Luna was taking care of him I stepped away and glared up at the many nobles in the stands. “Nobility as he said isn’t what you have or even where you live, but the condition of your heart toward your fellow ponies. It isn’t money and power, but a kind and thankful heart. Nobility is about how you treat others, especially a lady by a gentlestallion. Emmit here may be from another world, but he’s shown more nobility than most nobles in all of Equestria.”

I heard a grunt from across the ruined floor of the coliseum and turned around just in time to see Emmit appear in front of me. He screamed in pain then fell to the floor revealing Blueblood barely standing with a wicked grin on his face and a hoof outstretched toward me. My mind was in shock. Blueblood just tried to kill me. Emmit. He...

“Emmit,” Luna and my friends called out. Luna came running over and quickly raised him in her magic and took off toward the hospital. It was like my body was acting on it’s own and watched Luna fly with Emmit out of the coliseum and me walking over to stand by the wall. Celestia came up to meet me.

“Don’t worry Rarity,” she spoke softly, but there was anger in her voice, “Blueblood will be dealt with.”

^_^

(Celestia’s POV)

“Don’t worry Rarity,” I told her softly, with clear anger in my voice, “Blueblood will be dealt with.” I was fixing to fly over to Blueblood and seize him until Rarity let out a wailing cry that likes of which I have never seen. Tears were streaming down her face as her head was raised in the air. Her eyes went wide and magical energy flowed around her. Suddenly and quickly rising in power and speed. It was sudden and violent enough that I retreated back into the stands as a shield surrounded the floor. I recognized it instantly as magical rage that was only brought on by extreme emotions. Going through her shield to help her calm down would have been easy in normal circumstances, but to my further surprise the shield shifted into a diamond material. Her friends ran up to the railing with me.

“Princess what’s going on?” AJ asked as she put her front hooves on the railing along with the rest of the girls. The audience in general, even the nobles started to panic and leave.

“It’s magical rage,” Twilight offered but continued explaining when she got some confused looks by her friends. “Ok remember when I burst into flames because I couldn’t figure out Pinkie’s Pinkie Sense?” They nodded to her, “that was my magical rage. I was lucky that it didn’t last long because I just gave up.”

“This is different,” Pinkie spoke for the first time tonight.

“Yeah,” Rainbow spoke softly, even a little fearful, “I’ve never seen her this mad before.”

Rarity’s head and body slowly turned to face a terrified Blueblood, “YOU.”

“This is beyond angry,” I told them as Rarity began screaming out.

“HEAR ME,” she screamed lifting her head as the magical energy within and around her exploded in power sending dust swirling around her. “LISTEN TO ME ALL GEMSTONES AND COME TO ME.” A wave of power and energy rippled from her in all directions through the ground making it shake like an earthquake.

It was enough to send us to the floor as the ground shook cracking buildings as the wave went throughout all Canterlot. “Holy horse shoes,” AJ said after recovering then looked up to me, “How can we help her come to her senses?”

I sighed as gems from all around the city quickly floated up to the diamond like shield surrounding the coliseum floor. They came from not only the ground, but from ponies and shops alike. “Nothing I’m afraid,” I told them, “Only her exhaustion will do that.” Gems of all kinds, colors, and sizes approached the barrier. Blueblood was literally standing in his own urine and feces trembling with fright and horror. And for a second all was silent except for the magical wind that had surrounded and whirled around Rarity.

Until she let out a bloodcurdling scream at Blueblood sending every one of the gemstones toward him. He screamed out loud, and very girlish, trying to teleport away from the deadly meteors, but it was no good as he still got hit time after time. They were like small missiles as they passed through her shield. Blueblood’s shield did much to protect him, but by the time most of the gems were done he was laying on the ground clearly in severe pain. He was trying to crawl away as with each effort caused more pain for himself. He was watching Rarity with eyes wide and mouth hanging open in abject horror. Rarity levitated a large diamond the size of a boulder. It slowly entered the field as she looked down at him with eyes raging with a blue fire, “YOU ARE A FILTHY EXCUSE FOR A PONY.” She was about to hurl the large diamond but Blueblood was saved at the last second by her exhaustion. Her rage ended as quickly as it began with the large diamond, and the rest of the gems, landing either on the floor or in the stands. The diamond like shield disappeared with Rarity’s eyes rolled back and she slumped to the floor.

With the rage ended, her friends and I quickly sprung into action. I told them to take Rarity to the hospital. Blueblood. Was mine.

^_^

(Emmit’s POV)

Pain was pretty much all I felt right now. Without even opening my eyes I checked everything. My legs and paws could still move. All my tails were fine. Once my eyes opened it was clear that I was in a hospital room, but Rarity was there with me. The room was big enough for two and Rarity was laying on a bed not far from me. It was like they put two identical rooms together. She had what looked like a I.V. in her leg, but it was glowing. Didn’t know what that was about, but I on the other paw had multiple lines going into me with my middle wrapped up in so much gauze that I looked like half mummy. I could still feel the pain even through the pain killers they were giving me, so I didn’t move. Those knives hurt like the dickens. A flash of white covered the room. A soft white light covered Rarity and the walls of the room before seeing the white coated and red maned pony from before.

She stood there in all her glory looking down on me with a smile. I raised an eyebrow.

When nothing was said for a minute I figured about breaking the ice by speaking softly because it kind of hurt to talk right now. “At least you don’t have to hold me down this time,” I smirked a little up at her.

She just giggled down at me with a smile and slowly shook her head, “You’re right I don’t.”

“It wasn’t that nice to do it in the first place you know,” I told her seriously then chuckled, “I usually like to use my hands with the girls I kiss.”

“Well then,” she wiggled her eyebrows at me, “I’m not going to hold you down this time.”

“Yeah, but I’m not in my human form either, nor do I have the strength to change into it, much less use my hands so,” I finished by just sticking my tongue at her. She giggled at me knowing that I was playing with her even though I itched to use my hands. “Seriously though, what you here for this time? Not that I’m complaining any, but one is left to wonder.”

“Well let’s see how would you put it?” she looked up as if looking off into the distance clearly thinking about something. Suddenly smiling down to me, “Oh yes I believe you call it leveling up.” And to my excitement she kissed me again sending not only a thrill through me but power as well. My hands were still out of commission as well dammit all. Much to my disappointment. However she didn’t stop there either. When we separated I looked up at her with a blissful content look. She sniffed my cheeks then kissed them. She did that for my head, neck, each leg, chest, belly, and all the rest of me. Except for a “certain” part of me. She was doing something to me, but I couldn’t tell what yet. Looking over to her when she finished I wondered about it, “Not that I’m complaining, but what’re you doing?”

“I’m strengthening and honing your body more in order to handle the extra power,” she said with an alluring soft voice.

I grinned and wiggled my eyes, “You missed a certain spot.”

She hummed bringing her head close to mine and whispered, “Always save the best for last.”

Then like before she was gone and as I slowly started falling asleep again. There wasn’t much pain anymore plus my body more powerful now than before. Much more. She’s such a tease.

^_^

After waking up again there was something warm and soft against me. Opening my eyes I saw Luna standing there with a wing over me. It was really nice and I hummed softly with a smile.

“Oh you’re awake,” Luna said to me with a smile, “How do you feel?”

“Yeah,” I smiled up to her, “Much better actually and not much pain anymore either.” Rarity wasn’t there either. “Where’s Rarity?” I asked while noticing that the IV’s were gone as well.

“Oh well she’s recovered enough to be dismissed although she’s been told not to use magic for at least two days,” Luna told me.

“Why?” I wondered, “the last thing I remember was darting in front of her.”

“Oh yeah you weren’t there,” she looked at me a little sheepishly then just sighed, “When you got hit and I took you away to come here to the hospital. I was told, through my sister, that Rarity went through a rage.”

“A rage?” I was astonished and it showed in my wide eyes, “What happened?” Luna didn’t get to answer as the door opened and Rarity stepped in, though she did so without magic. “Rarity,” I called to her happily, “How are you?”

“I’d like to know as well if you don’t mind princess,” Rarity said while walking up to me and with a couple of tears in her eyes she nuzzled my cheek giving me a soft slow kiss. “Oh Emmit,” she began slowly with a couple of hiccups, “Thank you so much Emmit. I don’t remember anything from when Luna was flying you away to when I woke up here. Seeing you like that because of that brute I guess I must have done something.”

“Indeed you did Rarity,” Luna smirked, “After I left I was told that you went into a rage, put up a diamond like shield around the coliseum floor, called forth all the gems in Canterlot and proceeded to pelt him with them. You passed out from magical exhaustion right before you would have stomped him with a large diamond the size of a boulder.”

“I...What?” Rarity asked softly in shock.

I chuckled softly, “Goodness. Remind me to stay on your good side then Rarity.”

I was pleased when Rarity giggled as well, “I didn’t know I had it in me, however it really wasn’t all that lady like.”

I hummed a little in thought as they both looked down at me. “Maybe not Rarity. But sometimes it’s ok, so don’t beat yourself up over it alright?”

“Alright darling,” she cooed at me happily nuzzling me again, “I’m so glad that you are feeling much better. Also proud of you the way your handled that ruffian. And letting me get in the last word was simply wonderful thank you.”

“You’re welcome Rarity,” I chuckled nuzzling her back and stretching out on the bed, “It’s too bad that you didn’t get to finish what you were saying because I was really interested in hearing it.”

“Indeed Miss Rarity,” Luna agreed with a giggle and a smile, “My sister and I would have especially liked hearing it. It’s not everyday that the nobles get a talking to.”

“Yes well, unfortunately that opportunity is lost,” Rarity said then looked over to Luna, “By the way whatever did happen to that ruffian anyway, not that I’m concerned for his well being.”

Luna smirked, “He’s being treated for his injuries. Once free though he could be tried for attempt of murder.” She finished with a raised eyebrow to us as if she was asking us a question.

“Well technically speaking the dual was officially over with,” looking between Rarity and Luna in thought, “So anything after that...”

“...As in his attempt at attacking me, but getting you instead would be against Equestrian law,” Rarity finished. Then she grinned down at me with a fire in her eyes, “Looks like I might get another chance after all.”

“Perhaps,” Luna chipped in, “though for right now please keep that to yourselves as it is still being discussed. Plus we will be speaking to you again about it.” Then she leaned in and looked at me in the eyes. Rather closely I might add. “The doctors said that you made an amazing recovery,” she told me though there was a question in there, which I caught.

“That explains why all the tubes are gone,” I finished with a smile.

“She came to you again didn’t she?”

“Princess?” Rarity wondered and looked over to her, then looked down to me. “She?” Rarity asked me with her voice turning serious with a little bit of jealousy thrown in, “Emmit?”

I looked between them sheepishly, “What? I can’t control it, but...yes.”

Luna set her plot down on the floor and sighed, “Thought so.”

“She?” Rarity asked again though it was clear that she was demanding an answer.

“Mother,” Luna sighed, “So what did she say this time?”

I blushed remembering what happened, “Well...”

“Your mother Princess Luna?” Rarity wondered aloud, then looked over to me with wider eyes in wonder, “Wait...this time?”

“Yes,” I explained to Rarity, “It was Celestia’s and Luna’s mother that came to me the first time giving me the ability to turn to and from my human and fox form, plus giving me the ability to understand everypony. This time she...well, in human gaming terms she leveled me up.” I sighed and thought about a better way to explain the concept to them after they gave me confusing looks. “She increased my power by at least two fold,” I explained while still blushing thinking of how she did it.

Rarity was looking not only at me but practically examining me with her eyes.

“Can your body withstand that amount of power increase?” Luna asked me.

I just shook my head, “No that’s why she was honing my body, or strengthening it in other words, to withstand that amount.” Now I was really blushing.

“How?” is all Rarity asked while looking at me with a curious and accusational soft glare with a raised eyebrow.

I just sighed laying my down with a sheepish smile, “She kissed me.”

“What?” Rarity whispered in shock.

Luna, on the other hoof, just sighed, shook her head and muttered a soft, “Mother.”

“Again.”

“I did notice that something was different with you and now I know,” Luna told me, “The difference is definitely a feeling of power emanating from you. Plus now that I really look at you...”

I wiggled my eyebrows at her when she said that making her glare at me.

“Not like that,” she continued with a huff and a light stomp of a hoof, “however she did change your body. Stand up, let’s take a look.”

“Has the doctor said it’s alright?” I wondered.

“Yes,” she nodded to me, “She has. I just got done speaking with her. She said that you should take it easy for a few days in spite of how well you recovered. Just to make sure that what my mother did to you has fully finished. To be on the safe side.”

“Again?” Rarity found her voice again while I slowly rolled from the bed and onto the floor. Their eyes were on me as I went from a near laying position on the floor to fully standing. “How many time has...she kissed...you?” Rarity asked and started speaking slowly in shock as I stood up.

After standing up I looked myself over and my newly honed ninetales form. I was just slightly more. Slightly more taller and muscular, etc. By my estimation my size would be the same of Celestia now if not slightly taller. My body was stiff and a tad sore, which was to be expected even with magical healing. So walking would be much slower. But hey it’s progress.

“Well she certainly could have done it without all the kissing,” Rarity finally said softly with some jealously in there somewhere. Then she smiled up at me, “On the other hoof she did do a fantastic job. I whole heartily approve.”

I smiled down to her tilting my head to the side in thanks then looked to Luna to see how she felt.

“I’ll go get the doctor,” Luna said suddenly and rather thickly I might add heavily blushing, though hard to tell through the dark coat, “to give you a final look over. I’ll also inform my sister, which she will no doubt want to speak with you as soon as you are released.” She turned around and left the room almost walking into the door on the way out.

I looked down to Rarity after Luna left, “How are you feeling? And what was that stuff they put into you?”

“Huh?” she asked absentmindedly then shook her head slightly to clear it, “Oh that was just something to help me recover from the magical exhaustion. I used up more than what I was capable, so that’s a fluid filled with magical energy to help me recover. Though I won’t be using my magic for a couple of days while my body and magic recovers fully.”

“Where are the rest of the girls?”

“They are with Celestia right now as it’s lunchtime,” she answered.

I nodded, “Ah ok, how long was I out for?”

“About two days give or take a few hours,” the door opened and the doctor walked in. A female doctor wearing the pony equivalent to doctor’s garb. She was typical mare size, which is now about chest height to me now. At least while in ninetales form anyway. Before, when I was the size of Luna, they were about up to my chin. This mare stopped as she took a look at me with her eyes taking their time to roam over me, “Didn’t expect you to be quite that tall.” “Oh yes well,” she continued after I cleared my throat to bring her out of her stupor, “Your recover was quite remarkable. Is it an ability of yours?” She walked up to me stopping just in front of me checking me over. All over I might add. Which made Rarity raise a cautious eyebrow at her.

“No, so let’s just say I had some outside help,” I chuckled.

She moved back in front of me again and nodded, “Well as good as any healing spell is, it is also recommended that you spend the next couple of days, at least, resting just to make sure that it has fully run its course as to not put a strain on it or your body just to be on the safe side. Other than that you are free to go, but return if you feel any sharp pains or stings, nausea, etcetera understood?”

I nodded to her with a smile and a quick salute, “Understood ma’am.” Suddenly the air was cut by a sudden wailing of a loud alarm that sounded like something out of a nuclear power plant, “What the…?”

“What on Equestria is that obnoxious noise?” Rarity almost had to shout over the loud wailing.

The mare doctor reached down to a pocket and pulled out a vibrating magical pocket watch and shut it off, “Lunchtime.” She then looked up at me, “Well I’m off, so see you around handsome unless you want to come by and we’ll go into the gas room for a little heavy breathing? And try not to get yourself hurt again.” She then turned and left with a few giggles along the way.

Meanwhile both Rarity and I were looking at the door like we couldn’t believe our ears. “Well I didn’t expect that,” I finally said stepping up beside Rarity. When she didn’t say anything, but just kept staring I decided to snap her out of it. “However,” I continued with a smirk, “If I did return I hope that she wouldn’t use any helium gas or things might sound more funny that arousing coming out of that room.”

“What?” she whispered looking up at me in shock. Then slowly the shock started to go away and was replaced by giggles which turned into full blown laughter as the imagery of what I just said finally hit her.

^_^

When Rarity and I entered the throne room not only was Celestia waiting, but the rest of the girls as well. Of courses my walking was a little slower than usual because of my body being a little stiff. Rarity stayed by my side as we walked in with her hooves lightly clip clopping on the stone floor alone with my silent paws. Celestia wasn’t sitting on her throne, but was sitting in front of it with the girls nearly surrounding her. And all their eyes turned to us after we came in and the attitude in the air went from concerned or worried to happy in an instant.

“Emmit, Rarity!” Twilight was the first to say something and began trotting over to us with a happy smile. However it was Pinkie was the first to start toward Rarity and I by screaming “Yay” and ran toward us like her decorations out of her party cannon. The rest, other than Fluttershy, was running toward us as well, but not nearly as fast as Pinkie. Out of instinct alone I was able to shout “whoa” and use my telekinesis to move Rarity aside then move myself aside with my dash ability just in time to see Pinkie whisk by us and plaster herself on the closed door. The girls laughed as each one hugged us as Celestia walked up as well with a smile.

“Glad to have both of you back sugarcubes,” AJ said to each of us giving both of us a hug each.

“Thanks AJ, hold on,” I chuckled, turned around, walked over to the door and pried Pinkie off the door giving her a shake to bring her back to three dimensional again.

“Thanks Emmit,” she cried and gave me a back breaking hug then went over to Rarity doing the same.

“You’re welcome Pinkie,” I said then received a hug by Twilight.

“Glad you two are alright,” Twilight said happily.

“You alright Rarity?” Fluttershy asked to which Rarity nodded, then Fluttershy turned to me and started looking me over, “You sure that you’re ok to be up and about? What did the doctor say?”

I chuckled hugging Fluttershy, “I’ll live, the doctor said just to take it easy for a couple of days.”

“I think you two were awesome,” Rainbow floated up to us beside Fluttershy with her front legs out wide in excitement. “I can’t believe the moves you did Emmit,” she said to me, “How did you do it?”

“Experimentation through watching a lot of Pokemon cartoons.” They looked at me with a little bit of a confused look. “I improvised with fictional moves from a show from home,” I tried to explain which they just nodded finally getting the idea.

“Emmit,” Rainbow continued, “You should have seen Rarity. She went all gem apocalypse on Blueballs.” Celestia quietly giggled at Rainbow’s nickname for Blueblood. “It was like every gem from in the city floated over and socked him from outside her diamond shield.”

“I was told yes,” I told them, “It’s too bad I missed it.”

“As I said it wasn’t lady like,” Rarity sheepishly said regretfully.

“Maybe not Miss Rarity,” Celestia spoke up with an understanding smile, “But understandable. There were many times that I wanted to do something similar because of all the things he’s done.” Then she stepped up to me with a smile, “I’m glad that you are up and about Mister Emmit and I do agree with Miss Dash that your performance was extraordinary.”

I slowly bowed my head to her with a smile acknowledging the compliment, “Thank you Princess Celestia.”

Then she looked at me with a curious expression, “But something is off...” She seemed to think about it for a minute before it clicked. “How’d you get taller?” she finally asked.

“I noticed right away,” Fluttershy said looking up to me, “How did that happen?”

I chuckled while looking to Celestia with a wink, “Your mother.” Everypony was silently looking at me in shock, except for Rarity of course. “Yes she increased my power by long healthy kisses that honed and increased my body in order to handle all that extra power by planting soft kisses all over my body making it grow into the powerful force you see before you.” I watched as Celestia’s mouth was slowly opening and closing like a fish out of water. Fluttershy, bless her heart, had turned so red she looked like a beet with legs. Rainbow was slightly visibly shaking with a happy silly smile on her face as her wings went rigid making her land on the floor with a soft “Everything is bigger?”

Rainbow didn’t stop there either as she whispered, “Let’s see,” and proceeded to wiggle herself under me. Only for it to bring Twilight out of her shocked stupor to grab Rainbow in her magic pulling her back making Rainbow whine out “hey.”

However, it was Pinkie that sent chills up and down my spine when she quietly moved in front of me looking up with half lidded eyes. “Is everything bigger Emmit?” she asked in a sultry soft voice.

I gulped quietly and shook my head, “Uh...she said that the best was for last.”

“Hey now Pinkie I called dibs,” Rainbow complained as Pinkie gave me one last look up and down my body then skipped off. Then Rainbow winked at me floating over to me and licking her lips, “Let me know when she...um...increases that part of you.”

“Uh...Sure?” I wasn’t sure if that was a good idea or not.

“Why?” Celestia asked softly and suddenly eyeing me carefully as she now was looking me over carefully.

“Why what?” I asked while the others went silent as they watched and listened to us. I frowned at her, “How the heck would I know? She didn’t tell me anything other than just get to know you two and that she has something for me later.” My stomach growled at me and when she didn’t say anything for a minute or two I did. “Can we have lunch or do you want to stare at me some more?” I asked with a smirk and couldn’t help my inner ass from coming out with, “And if you do I’ll have the right to start charging admission.”

“Stallions,” Celestia snorted and turned to leave.

I gave a quick laugh and a shrug while turning to follow her along with the rest of the girls. “Hey I wasn’t the one looking so hard,” and I just had to say something while walking directly behind her.

WHAM

And she bucked me hard right in the head, which sent me flying back over the girls. I had to admit it hurt like hell. Of course the landing on the floor then sliding across it stopping hard against the wall didn’t exactly feel good either.

“Emmit,” Rarity and the girls run up to me in concern. “Darling Emmit,” Rarity leaned down to me, “Are you alright?”

“You ok sugarcube?” AJ asked looking down at me.

All eyes were on me as I lay there on the floor and smirk, “All these girls...just for me.”

“He’s fine,” Twilight said with a shake of her head and turned around heading out the door following Celestia.

^_^

“Damn Celestia,” I spoke up from sitting around the table, but I wasn’t feeling well, “Did you have to buck me so hard? I don’t feel good.”

“Some things are left unsaid,” Celestia said softly while munching on a sandwich.

“However, hitting him like that right after getting released from the hospital early isn’t proper no matter what was said,” Rarity said. She may have hit me in the head, but something just didn’t feel right.

“Princess,” Twilight spoke up, “I have to agree with Rarity that it was uncalled for.” Then her voice went soft, “And potentially hazardous for him as he just came out of the hospital.”

Suddenly my eyes went wide as a wave of nausea hit me, as well as a bout of coughing that coughed up a lot of blood. I heard the girls shout “Oh no’s” and “get him to the hospital now” right before I blacked out.

^_^

This time I noticed some things right off the bat. One was that I was back in the hospital again. This time in a small standard room laying on the same standard bed. Two was that I was in my human form, which was odd. Also naked. Three was that the Alicorn mare that has kissed me twice already was there as well. She had her eyes closed and had her glowing horn against my chest. Nobody else was in the room and realized point number four. Four was that I didn’t know her name. Or at least what she called herself anyway. Five was that I was free to move.

I only barely moved them because I didn’t want to disturb what she was doing right now. It was another few minutes before her horn dimmed and she started to lift her head. The opportunity presented itself and I took it.

Before she even looked up to see if I was awake, I grabbed her head and kissed her passionately.

She looked at me with wide eyes and extended stiff wings giving a surprised muffled “eep.” However, I was thrown for a surprise when she actually returned the kiss just as passionately as I gave to her. I drunk her in as we started french kissing with our tongues battling for domination. It didn’t last long as she yielded to me leaning into the kiss letting me explore her with my tongue and hands. Her body relaxed against mine while rubbing my body with her extended wing. Her soft moan hit my ears as my hands explored what I could reach. But it was her neck and behind her ears that she enjoyed more.

You know what they say about all good things. And it too came to an end. We ended the kiss and I looked up to her with a goofy happy grin on my face. She had on one that told me she enjoyed the kiss that we shared also. “You forgot to hold me down,” I whispered while wiggling my fingers against her ears a little.

She giggled softly and quickly, “I haven’t been kissed like that in far too long.” When I didn’t say anything, but just smiled up to her she just smiled back down at me, “I see why Luna loves these fingers of yours. Plus I do agree with Rarity that you should see about being a masseuse, you should pursue it.”

I hummed in thought while she slowly lowered her head onto my chest with a wing over my waist while sitting on her rump by the bed. “If I do I would have to be careful if I ever get a marefriend,” I thought aloud, “She could get jealous.” She just hummed in thought so I just continued, “I gather you healed me again right?”

She nodded against my chest, “Yes.”

“Though I should simmer down certain jokes?” I asked with an amused smirk.

“Might be a good idea yes,” she smiled then stood up, “Well it’s time I get going again.” I didn’t get to say anything else as she just up and disappeared in a flash a second later.

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