I then look to the door and say, "Who're ya expectin' Zecora?" shifting my view back to her as I wonder who the visitor could be.

Zecora grins and doesn't want to tell him, and instead says, "Oh it is an interesting pony you shall see, one with a curious personality."

I turn my head back around to look at the door as I hear someone start to open it and wait for it, eager to discover their identity thinking, 'There are dozens of ponies in the world that could match that description, which one does she mean!?'

The door opens suddenly as Pinkie pronks through the door whistling the song from The Wizard of Oz singing, "I'm here to see Zecora, the zebra of the Everfree!" She closes the door behind her with a big smile on her face and looks over to Zecora saying, "Hi Zecora, I'm sorry about what happened but I am glad that you are going to be a mother. Now I will get to plan a baby shower!" She then shifts her eyes to Roger and blushes slightly, saying, "You are handsome Roger, but would you put some clothes on at least, jeez!" finally turning her gaze to Twilight she walks up to her and pokes her saying, "Hi Twilight, I know you can't respond to me, but I will set you free from your state in a moment." She then takes a closer look at her face and giggles saying, "Oh Twilight, you look so funny!"

I walk over to the statue and set my bag of bits on Twilight's head just above her horn before pulling my underwear off of her nose saying, "Thank ya fer holdin' these fer me Twilight. How do ya know about what happened?" I then put my underwear on and grab the bag off her head.

She giggles and then says, "Well my Pinkie Sense told me obviously." and makes her way towards the far wall.

I tie the bag of bits closed then walk over to my pile of clothes and set the bag down before starting to put my pants on and hear Pinkie start to tell a story saying, "You see, I was walking through Ponyville on my way to go see Fluttershy when..." and focus more on getting dressed when I see a few wet red drops of blood land on the floor and sigh saying, "Ah wonder how bad the bleedin' is..." and look down to see that the dressing over my wound is dark in the center with fresh blood surrounding it, leaving a few white spots around the edges and say, "Ah knew that ah'd be feelin' it later." I then look to Zecora and say, "Ah'll pay for Twilight's tea, she can pay me back later as ah need to change these two dressings swiftly." while I fetch my boots and start to put them on saying over my shoulder, "Pinkie, could you grab a jar of Moon Tea off the shelf by the workbench with the potions on it, it is dark green and has a white cork with a blue crescent moon on it."

Zecora lifts her head quickly and looks at the white patch, now mostly red saying, "Oh woe is me, did I do that to thee during our mating activity?!"

Pinkie Pie sets the jar on the floor and giggles saying, "You mean like this one?"

I look to Zecora and shake my head saying, "Do not worry, ya didn't cause this injury. Ah already had this, but ah was responsible for reopening this." I then look back to Pinkie and nod saying, "Yep, how'd ya know to git that one?" I then sit down on the floor and start to tug my boots on, starting with the right one first.

She laughs at the question with an obvious answer saying in between snorts, "Well duh, my Pinkie Sense obviously, and because I'm a mare and I use it myself."

I chuckle and return to tying the laces on my left boot before grabbing my shirt and using it as a rag for the blood on the floor, then bend over to grab my bag of bits to pay for Twilight's Moon Tea. I then straighten my back as I reopen the bag to fish out thirty for Zecora, eventually placing the bits in my hand as I stand up off the floor.

Zecora watches Roger make his way to her and offers her the bits and accepts them with a hoof, nodding her head saying, "Thank you for paying her due, speak more later must me and you. To you both I bid farewell, I must rest for a spell." before placing them with the others and lays her head down onto the pillow.

I look to Pinkie Pie and say, "Well Pinkie, let's head over to Twilight's so you can cure her there." I look to Twilight and see that her coat is matted against her body in places and chuckle saying, "Sorry bout yer coat and wings bein' such a mess, let's git ya home little statue." I then throw my shirt over my shoulder and walk over to Twilight and lift her up underneath one arm and pick up my jar of Moon Tea then head out the door.

Pinkie places the jar in her saddlebag and follows him outside, pulls the door closed and then trots ahead of Roger saying, "Please allow me to show you the way out Roger, can't have you losing too much blood and passing out so can we head to your farm first to treat your wound?"

Twilight hears and watches the two and mentally stamps her feet in a tantrum screaming in her mind, "GET ME HOME! I REALLY HAVE TO PEE, AND I CAN'T DO THAT WHILE I'M FROZEN!"

I follow Pinkie out of the forest and set the frozen Twilight in the back then open up the driver side door, setting my jar of tea on the seat. I return to the standing form of Twilight and lay her gently on her side and say, "Hang on just a little longer Twilight, and we will help you out." I then make my way over to the passenger door and open it for Pinkie and say, "Awright Pinkie, hop in and we'll head to my farm first."

Pinkie takes off her saddlebag and sets it on the floor of the scooter, then hops up onto the seat saying, "Thank you Roger, did you have fun with Zecora?" while trying to look innocent.

I close the door and give her a smirk, knowing that she is fishing for details and say, "Well ah can't tell ya what happened in detail without ya makin' a Pinkie promise to not share those details with other ponies. Ya understand that, don't you?"

She nods her head and while making the signs for a Pinkie Promise saying, "Cross my heart and hope to fly, stick a cupcake in my eye! Okay, can you tell me now?"

I smile and nod, then return to the driver side and lay my shirt across the backrest so that I don't get blood on it saying, "Awright then, ah did have fun to be perfectly honest. Zecora is quite unique and continued to rhyme each time she spoke, I have found one thing in particular that makes her quite amazing though ah'll never tell anyone about it."

Pinkie blushes and looks up at the cab saying softly, "You mean when she does that unique thing?"

I then bend down and stare at her intently, narrowing my eyes suspiciously and ask, "How long were you there watching us Pinkie?"

She sighs and turns her head to look him in the face as hers changes from its normal pink to a bright red and says gently, "Long enough to know you have quite a few interesting moves that we know nothing about...do you think you could show me a few more?"

I sigh as I understand she wasn't there with the sole intention to spy on us and get into the seat, shutting the door while asking, "It depends, does Moon Tea work on you?"

Pinkie nods her head and continues to look at him as hope sparkles in her eyes saying, "Yep it does, otherwise there would be no need for me to buy it."

I shake my head and look at her then say, "Maybe after another week or two, there are just way too many things ah need to git done." I then turn the key and start the engine, shift into drive and take off down the path.

Rainbow looks around at the panting pegasi around her thinking, 'I wonder when Roger will be coming back from Zecora's... It has been three hours already, these mares could really use a rest.' She then spots a trail of dust in the distance along with a glint and says, "Roger's on his way back everypony, pretty soon we will be able to take a break!" She hears a few thankful comments from the mares and returns her focus to creating wind to dry the grass while waiting for the signal to stop from Roger.

I continue heading down the dirt road and turn onto my driveway and look down to check on my wound, seeing that it is still steadily oozing down a small trail, and pull over to check on the grass's state. I put the scooter in park and exit the cab, then walk towards the field. I then lean down and pick up a handful of grass, knowing immediately that it is finally ready and return it to the windrow. I then look up to Rainbow Dash and wave my hand in the air shouting, "Alright Rainbow, ya all can stop now and rest for a bit, ah've gotta go inside and change these damned dressings!"

She hears that and flies down to him quickly and looks at the patch on his chest and back asking, "Are ya okay, do ya want any help? The one back here is bleeding a bit more than the front one is."

I sigh and look at her as she hovers in front of me then say, "Ah kinda wondered how bad the back one was, thanks for offerin' and ah appreciate yer concern but ah don't think ya can handle cleaning up blood too well. Am ah right, Rainbow Dash?"

Rainbow smiles nervously and half chuckles saying, "I can handle looking at it, but touching it...nuh-uh. Is there anything I can do to help out though?"

I then look to Pinkie and see she has a nervous look on her face and ask her, "How bout you Pinkie, can you handle seeing blood and cleaning it?"

Pinkie Pie softly smiles and shakes her head saying, "Sorry, but I don't like dealing with it, I much prefer handling food than sticky, messy blood."

I then look back at Rainbow and say, "Okay then ya can help me out, ah need ya to go fetch Fluttershy and tell her that ah need her help changin' mah bandages. Tell yer team yall are done and they can go back to what they were doin' before ya go."

She salutes him saying, "I hear ya loud and clear, and will get right on that." and turns to her team and shouts, "Alright everypony, you are all done here and return to what you need to do." She then hears them sigh in relief and then start to make their way back towards Ponyville or Canterlot, then turns her head towards Roger and says, "That's done, I will go tell Fluttershy and head off to Wonderbolt practice now. I will have to stop by another time to hear the story of what happened to you and why Twilight's frozen again, so see ya later!" She then takes off to go get Fluttershy so she can help treat his wounds.

I then make my way to the scooter and look at the green shirt, noticing that there is a wet spot on the shirt and shake my head saying, "Well there is one stain that will be hard to get out, ah wonder if Rarity's here yet?" I then fold the shirt so the wet spot doesn't touch the seat and then sit back down, shifting it into drive then returning to the driveway on my journey to my house.

Rarity is laying on a blanket under the tall oak tree in front of the house and sees Roger driving up without a shirt on and notices almost instantly that something is wrong due to the blood-soaked patch on his chest with a few small rivulets running down his chest and staining his pants and gasps saying, "OH DARLING, WHAT HAPPENED! ARE YOU OKAY, DO WE NEED TO GET YOU TO THE HOSPITAL AGAIN...SPEAK TO ME!!!" She then trots alongside his scooter as it pulls up to the house, then stops and shuts off.

I step out of the scooter as Rarity backs up with fear and worry on her face and smile at her, then rub her gently on the side of her face saying, "Hi Rarity, it's a bit of a long story that Twilight is to blame fer, but she has been punished and ah'm awright. No ah don't need to go to the hospital, ah just need to wait for Fluttershy to arrive so this blood can be cleaned up and mah bandages can be changed. Are you able to remove fresh stains from clothes Rarity?"

She then smiles and straightens her posture and proudly says, "Ok, well it is good to hear that you are not in that bad of shape. Of course I am able to do such a simple thing, stains are thy enemy! Where are the stains darling, I shall wipe them out?!"

I smile at her enthusiasm and say, "The stains are gonna be on mah shirt and pants, and it's gonna be yer toughest foe yet...blood. I spot movement in the corner of my eye and look up to see a yellow blur flying through the air towards me, bringing a warm smile to my face at being reminded of how much Fluttershy cares for her friends and say, "Hi Fluttershy, ah think ya may have a chance to match Rainbow's speed."

Fluttershy blushes fiercely, landing on the ground and skidding to a stop by Roger and shyly looks away, softly saying, "O-Oh, d-don't t-tease m-me l-like t-that. Y-You s-should k-know h-how I-I b-behave w-when I-I g-get t-teased..."

I grin at her and say, "Yes ah do, and ah find it way too cute." I silently stifle a giggle as her face turns completely red and hides her right eye behind her mane then try to calm her down a little by saying, "Do ya think ya can handle changin' a couple of bandages and cleanin' up some blood Fluttershy?"

She tries to calm her racing heart down and briefly glances up at him with her left eye as her face still feels hot and manages to softly say, "I do think I can handle it because you are hurt and you are my friend."

I then nod my head and say, "Awright then, follow me Fluttershy. Ya better come too Rarity, 'cause blood is easier to get out when it's wet, there may be some hard scrubbin' in the process." I grab my shirt off the seat, then turn and head towards my house as Fluttershy starts to follow me.

Rarity narrows her eyes in anticipation of fighting a difficult stain and follows him saying, "Very well darling, I shall make those stains regret forming...so...bring...it...on!"

As I open the door and let the girls go in front of me and close the doors behind me and say, "Alright, follow me up to the bathroom. Ah'm sorry but ya'll are gonna see a whole lot of mah naked body, cause ah can't clean everythin' properly."

Fluttershy's face turns bright red, making her look away as she thinks, 'I hope that my other personality does not come out when I see...that. I am very glad that the season hasn't hit me yet, or I might cause him to suffer more injuries.'

I make my way up the stairs and look to Rarity and say, "The laundry room is just before the kitchen on the right, just go down the hall and you will see a large space where the washer and dryer are located. Since it is blood, ya may have to presoak them."

Rarity grins and looks at him then says, "Oh sorry darling, but I will be taking the stained clothes to the day spa in Ponyville to clean them. Twilight taught me how to teleport places, so I thought this would be a good opportunity to use it since I can't teleport great distances as she can."

I step into the bathroom before the girls and turn the light on saying, "Alright, now ah'm gonna start takin' mah clothes off, the cleaning supplies for mah wound are in the middle drawer on the cabinet. The replacement bandages are in the bottom, just toss the old and used materials in the small trash can in the corner by the toilet."

As I get started, I see both of the girls turn around and look at the door intently as I begin to undress. I then toss my shirt to the floor and begin searching my pockets out of habit and pull my wallet out, then set it on the counter along with my bag of bits and undo my belt. I then drop the toilet seat down and untie my shoes, take them off, and set them against the wall. I then pull my belt out of the loops and drop it onto the floor, briefly watching it be encased in Rarity's magic and roll itself up. I unfasten the button at the top of my jeans and slide the zipper down, then push my pants down to the floor and step out of them for Rarity to take.

She does her best not to look at Roger while she grabs his pants and folds them up with her magic, briefly looking up to see a noticeable bulge just below his abdomen. Quickly averting her eyes back to the door when she feels herself blush while waiting for his last article of clothing and thinks, 'You are a lady Rarity, it is not ladylike to be in the bathroom with a male...it is so improper!'

I chuckle at how Rarity tries to be so ladylike, as I notice Fluttershy paying more attention to my wounds than what is going on down below my waist. I slip my thumbs below my waistband and push my underwear down my legs and to the floor, and finally toss them towards Rarity to fold up saying, "There ya go lady Rarity, just set them on the table in the dining room after ya git em cleaned." I then look to Fluttershy and ask her honestly, "Are you going to be okay with the blood, because ah watched that episode when ya changed into Flutterbat due to a spell mishap from Twilight?"

Fluttershy's face turns crimson as she instantly turns away in embarrassment and squeaks out nervously, "I-I think so..." She then looks down to the floor as her voice quiets down to a very soft tone and says, just barely loud enough for him to hear, "W-Were you afraid when you saw that happen?" while pawing nervously at the tile floor.

Rarity looks over her shoulder at Roger's face, then narrows her eyes in a menacing manner and looks directly at his eyes and mouths the words, 'Don't you dare hurt my friend' before nodding her head slowly to accentuate her point as she snags the last article of clothing off the floor and teleports away to the spa to see Aloe and Lotus about the stains.

I see Rarity turn her head towards me for a brief couple of moments and mouth some words after she narrowed her eyes threateningly at me before teleporting away with a nod of her head, causing me to think about how I should answer and just decide to tell the truth and say, "Well Fluttershy, to be perfectly honest with ya... Ah wasn't afraid, no. If anything, ya was actually sort of cute."

She looks up at him in shock as her mane slides to the side and reveals her other teal eye and says in astonishment, "Really, you weren't afraid of my vampire bat form and thought it was cute?"

I chuckle and say to her, "Nope ah wasn't and ah did indeed think it was cute, perhaps someday ah'll git to see it again. Ah'm shocked that yer not panicking over the fact that there is a male with his assets out for everyone to see. Think we could begin treating these bandages, Shy?"

Fluttershy lightly blushes and then smiles at hearing that and nods her head saying, "Thank you for saying that, you never know when the other me will take over and make an appearance...so it is possible. I am used to seeing a stallion's member drop into sight and stiffen, so it won't bother me to see one more member unless I am in season...which I am not yet..." She then blushes at finding herself saying such things and looks away for a second before reminding herself that her friend is hurt and continues saying, "I think that would be best for your sake if we did, could you please have a seat on the floor so I can reach your wounds?"

I sigh and nod my head saying, "Yer welcome, and yes ah can." I then get up off the seat and move to the spot just before her and squat down into a comfortable sitting position while ignoring how cold the floor is on my bare asscheeks.

She turns her attention back to Roger's wounds and carefully flies up onto the counter to wash her hooves thoroughly, then uses a towel to dry them and returns to the floor. She then opens a drawer and removes some sterile pads for soaking up some of the blood, then grabs the bottle of rubbing alcohol. She sets them down on the ground and tears open the package containing the pad, carefully removing it with her mouth and setting the pad down on the package. She then pops open the alcohol's lid and sits down on her rear, lifting the bottle between her front hooves and carefully squeezing some out onto the pad in a thin stream. She feels the pad with the skin around her lips, happy with the wetness of the pad then setting down the bottle to pick up the pad with her mouth and rises to her hooves to begin cleaning around the wound.

I watch curiously as she skillfully uses her hooves to remove the old bandage and wipes the crusty blood around the wound away, then tossing both into the trash can before grabbing a fresh bandage and setting it against the wound.

Fluttershy holds the bandage against the wound lightly and says, "Can you keep this in place while I secure it with a large adhesive patch?"

I nod my head and place my hand on the bandage as my fingertips brush against her smooth hoof saying, "Yer so kind and caring towards others Fluttershy, ah hope ya find a male that makes ya happy.

She blushes lightly at his comment and smiles widely as she feels a little happier at hearing him say that and says, "I am just doing what I can to help everyone, right now it is you that needs my help the most."

I continue to watch her as she finishes wiping away some dripping blood and puts the adhesive in place, using her hooves carefully to ensure it adheres to my skin. I then look at her as she backs away with a smile and say, "Time to do the other side right?"

Fluttershy smiles softly and nods her head saying, "Yes, if you would kindly please turn around so I can begin cleaning it."

I then shuffle myself around and face away from her saying, "Unfortunately, ah'm unable to reach back there to hold the bandage in place as my joints limit my ability to reach behind my back."

She then starts to set another pad out when she looks at the soaked pad and sees that it is worse than the front is and says, "It's alright, I have helped out at the hospital. I learned how to treat a few injuries, change bandages and clean up around the wound." She slowly peels away the old bandage to see that the forming scab was completely pulled off with it, causing her to gasp as blood starts to slowly run down his back in a single trail. She takes a breath and reaches for a bandage to put over it when she inhales a strange metallic scent, then takes another breath as she finds it rather enticing. She slowly feels her body change and momentarily thinks, 'Oh no, I can't have my other side cause harm to him...I must get her under control!'

Flutterbat's eyes blink a couple of times and looks around the room, trying to figure out where she is and sees Fluttershy's friend Roger before her. Immediately remembering what Shy was doing before she awoke, she spots the trail of blood making its way down his back and sniffs the air curiously. Smelling something sweet filling the air around her, she leans her mouth towards the blood and sticks her tongue out towards it to taste it.

I am sitting on the slowly warming tile floor on my bare ass when I start to wonder what Fluttershy is doing, I am about to say something when I feel something soft and wet touch my back and move up it briefly. I then decide to stay quiet instead and think, 'Oh good, I was about to ask if everything was alright back there. Everything is fine then, maybe she was a little shocked when the scab tore off and is now going to start cleaning it up and putting on the new one...'

Her eyes roll up into her skull as she falls in love with the sweet luscious taste of his blood and slowly laps at the trail, swiftly making her way towards its source and starts to suck the blood from the wound thinking, 'This blood is so delicious, perhaps I will give up my diet of fruit and switch to drinking Roger's scrumptious blood instead...'

I know something is amiss when I feel something warm and fuzzy against my skin and turn my head to the right, looking over my shoulder to see an ear similar to a bat's but yet ponylike and put the clues together and say, "Why hello Flutterbat, are you enjoyin' a light snack?"

She stops sucking his blood from the wound and looks up to where the voice came from to see him looking down towards her and says, "I vwas until you interrupted me, vwhat do you vwant?

I then look at her ear and say, "Yes, as much as ah like looking at yer ear, do ya think ah can see yer face?"

Flutterbat rolls her eyes and steps to the side saying, "Only for a moment, I am still hungry and vwant more of your blood."

I then look at her changed features, having long ears with tufts of fur at the tips, light red eyes, twin fangs hanging down from her top lip, and bat-like wings. I grin at her appearance and say, "Ah knew it, ya really are."

She cocks her head curiously and asks, "I really am vwhat? A vampire?" She then straightens her head and rolls her eyes saying, "Of course I am a vampire, vwhat did you think these fangs are for, just looks?" She then smiles saying, "Most ponies scream their heads off vwhen they catch sight of my changed appearance at night, it never fails to bring a smile to my face. Nowv may I get back to enjoying my food? It is being vwasted as it runs down your back in a small stream."

I give her a light chuckle and shake my head saying, "Nope, ah was gonna say ya really are very cute, ah even like yer accent. Ah do have to warn ya that if ya don't bandage my wound, ah will slowly die from blood loss or worse...from infection."

Flutterbat rolls her eyes at him and says, "I find you very strange to think that a vampire like me is cute" She then considers what he said and rolls her eyes saying, "Ugh, I vwas vwondering vwhat that odd taste vwas. Those antibiotics taste so...chalky and flat, but very vwell, I shall finish treating your injury the vway that the shy one vwas. I do expect to feed off you aftervwards, there is no escape from me vwhen I vwant something..."

I then watch as she looks at me with sparkling eyes filled with desire and sigh saying, "Ah don't have a problem with that, but ya'll have to wait till ah finish my tasks today alright? Think ya can come back a bit later and look after me tonight?"

She thinks about it for a moment and nods her head saying, "That is agreeable, I need to return control of her body to her so she can check on those pests she calls friends." She then grabs the old bandage off the floor and tosses it into the can, pulling out another pad and setting the new bandage aside.

Pinkie Pie carefully pulls Twilight out of the back of the scooter and stands her up and giggles saying, "Boy Twilight, you really know how to get yourself into funny situations." as she starts rambling about the events at Zecora's.

Twilight's eye Twitches slightly in aggravation as she mentally screams, "PINKIE! SET ME FREE SO I CAN GO PEE!!"

She giggles and pulls out her acupuncture needles saying, "Oh silly me, I almost forgot that you were frozen Twilight! Let me set you free from that state." She then begins to place them at various points around her body.

As the last one is stuck into the middle of her forehead just below her horn, she sighs for a moment and says, "Ahhhhh, finally. NOW I REALLY NEED TO PEE, SO EXCUSE ME!" She frantically looks around for a place to go and spots Roger's house almost immediately and rolls her eyes thinking, 'UGH... I guess there is no other choice because this place is closer, if I hold it any longer my bladder is going to burst!' and teleports into the lower hall, then races up the steps towards the bathroom.

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