Chapter 9

Flash Sentry, my new apprentice, was still unconscious after eating the Devil Fruit I gave him that Lucifer bestowed to me. It’s been a few hours since the brands burned on his arms and he passed out from the pain, almost as long as I did when I got my brands. As I waited for Flash to wake, I started to wonder what kind of ability he’d have. Someone like Flash, being a pegasus and all, would probably benefit if he had an ability he could use while flying. Perhaps he would have the ability to control the wind or maybe even become wind, maybe he’d be able to manipulate lighting and conjure thunder bolts to rain down on his enemies. There’s also a chance he’d have an ability that would benefit him on land like he’d be able to morph his body into a weapon like I do when I turn my limbs into blades. So many possible abilities he could have but he would only have one.

“Uurrrrggghhh…”

I’m brought out of my thoughts when I hear Flash start to groan and stir which means he’s now conscious again. I stand up from my chair and walk over to my bed and see him moving slightly.

“Flash, Flash wake up,” I said.

“Mmmm, not now mom…I’ve got drills in the morning…” he mumbles in his sleep as he turns his body.

“Alright Flash, you asked for it,” I said.

I unfurled my wings and gave them a sharp flap creating a small but powerful gust of wind to push Flash off the bed. The gust flings Flash off successfully and he falls to the floor with a loud thud.

“Ouch! What the hay?!” He shouts.

“Good afternoon to you too, sleepy ass,” I snort while walking over to the other side of the bed to meet him.

“Lock…?” He mumbles as he rubs his head.

“You expecting anyone else?” I said.

Flash opens his eyes and looks up at me with a groggy expression. He looks at his surroundings and arches a brow.

“What the, how did I end up in your room?” He asks confused.

“You don’t remember? Check your arms,” I said.

Flash looks down at his arms and sees the brands that run up his arms to his shoulders. He then goes wide eyed and starts to remember all that happened and he holds his head with his hands.

“Oh Sweet Celestia, it wasn’t a dream after all…” Flash said.

“You regretting your choice?” I question crossing my arms.

“What? No, not at all. It’s just I didn’t expect these to hurt so much. It felt like my arms were on fire…” Flash said as he rubs his branded arms.

“Well, wouldn’t be too much of an exaggeration since they kinda literally are burned on your arms,” I said as I held out a hand to help him up.

Flash takes my hand and I lift him up so he’s standing in front of me and I step back to give him some room. Flash looks up at me and tilts his head as he looks at me.

“Uh Lock? Am I still asleep or did you get a little shorter?” Flash asks.

“Well I wouldn’t say I got shorter since I’ve been as tall as I am since I was 18 but you definitely got taller,” I chuckle while gesturing to Flash’s new hight.

Flash looks down and notices what I pointed out. He indeed grew a few inches to the point where his head was just under my chin. He looked behind him and also noticed the growth of his wings and I even noticed he gained a little more muscle than than he already had.

“Whoa, what happened to me? I mean I knew I was already kinda taller than most ponies but now I feel like I’m almost as tall as Princess Luna,” Flash said as he unfurled his wings.

“Honestly, he’s like a small child who has gotten a new toy and won’t shut up about it,” Lucifer groans as he appears next to me.

“GAH! WHO THE BUCK IS THAT?!” Flash yells pointing at Lucifer.

“Wait, you can see him?” I ask surprised.

“You can see me?” Lucifer repeats equally surprised.

“Yes I can see you! Now how the hay are you?!” Flash demands.

“Interesting, it seems the Devil Fruit not only gave him an ability but also connected his soul with mine,” Lucifer said as he rubs his chin under his hood.

“How is that possible?” I asked, “you said the fruit I ate was the only one that would be connected to your soul.”

“You forget, Dimitri, anything I create and bestow to you is connected to my soul, your powers included, as did the fruit young Flash consumed, which is why he able to see me,” Lucifer said.

“Will one of you please explain who the hay is this guy?! How the hay did he appear out of no where?!” Flash demands.

“My, my, you certainly are a loud one,” Lucifer said as he approached Flash, “perhaps you need an education when not to raise your voice when addressing your new master.”

“Easy, Boss,” I said while grabbing his shoulder, “I’ll be sure to show him the ropes, besides he’s my apprentice.”

“Wait Boss? You mean he’s…” Flash trails off.

“Indeed, young Flash Sentry, I am Lucifer MorningStar, or The Devil Himself, but in your case your new master,” Lucifer said with a curt nod.

“Y-You’re the one who brought Lock here and gave him his powers?” Flash asked.

“That I am, and I’d love to stay and get to know my new servant but I’m a busy Devil and must attend to some business. Have fun training your apprentice, Dimitri. Ta ta!” Lucifer said as he disappears.

“Don’t worry,” I said as I pat Flash’s back, “you’ll get used to it.”

“Ok…so what happens now?” Flash asks.

“Now,” I said as I lead him to the door, “you’re training begins.”

Flash and I were walking through the hallways of the castle towards the training grounds to begin his training. As we were walking I noticed we had eyes on us from the ponies we passed by. At first I thought they were starring at me again but I then realized they were all starring at Flash in total shock. What’s more is I even noticed any mares we passed by were blushing at Flash making Flash blush nervously himself.

“Not used to being the center of attention, huh?” I tease.

“Why are they all starring at me?” Flash asks.

“I can think of a few reasons,” I said as I gestured to his body, wings, and his arms especially.

“I don’t think they’re interested in just my appearance,” Flash said nervously.

“What makes you say that?” I wonder.

“I don’t know, but I feel like I’m forgetting something about this month. Something very important but I can’t place it,” Flash said.

“Well whatever it is, it can wait because we have more important matters to attend to. Such as discovering what kind of ability you have,” I said as I ignore any stares at me.

We eventually make it to the training grounds and conveniently there aren’t any ponies around which was a perfect opportunity.

“Now then,” I said turning to Flash, “how do you feel?”

“Huh?” Flash asks.

“How do you feel?” I repeat.

“Uh, well I feel stronger I guess?” Flash guesses.

“I see,” I nod, “describe your strength.”

“I don’t understand,” Flash said.

“Alright look,” I sigh, “I can understand why you’re in a bit of a stump on activating your powers. I kinda skipped these steps because Lucifer gave me the knowledge necessary to use my powers.”

“Why would he do that?” Flash asks.

“I didn’t exactly have any time to really practice on my own because Canterot was on the verge of being raided,” I counter.

“Oh…” Flash said.

“Anyway, try closing your eyes and concentrate,” I advise and Flash does so, “you say you feel stronger so I want you to try to find the source of your new found strength. Search deep within your soul and once you find that strength, grasp it and release it.”

Flash breathes in deeply as he focuses on bring out his power. He scrunches his muzzle a bit but calms down as his breathing becomes more soft and relaxed which means he was focusing more.

“Whenever I use my powers, my soul responds to what my mind wants what power I use. It also affects my body like whenever I use my flames it’s as if my whole body is made of fire, whenever I stretch my limbs to strike someone far away my body feels like it’s made of rubber, and as for my wings it feels like they’re the wings of an animal of some kind and I sometimes imagine what other kind of creatures I can morph my body into. The point is you must search within your soul with your mind to find the power you feel so you can unleash your ability,” I explain.

Flash concentrates more as he tries to look further into his soul for his ability. After a few minutes of no results I get a little worried it may not have worked. Suddenly, I hear what sounds like a crackle of electricity. I look up and see even though it’s late in the afternoon the sky had only a few clouds in the air with no signs of rain clouds. I hear the same crackle of electricity and look down and see Flash’s body faintly glow as small sparks of electricity start to spark from his body and wings. More and more sparks of electricity jump from Flash’s body and his eyes and wings shoot open.

I blink and Flash is not in front of me anymore and I look to my right and see him standing there for a split second and he appears right next to me. Soon he’s up in the air, to the left, behind me, on my right again, in front, until finally he stops whatever he was doing and falls to the ground on his hands and knees. I quickly walk over to him and he’s starring at his hands as electricity dances around his arms and legs.

“Whatishappeningtome?!” Flash asks so quick I barely understood him.

“Flash calm down, your power is fluctuating you need to breathe and calm down!” I said.

Flash nods his head so quickly it looked like a blur and he breathes just as fast. Eventually his breathing slows and the electricity on his arms and legs subside. Flash’s breathing then returns to normal and the electricity dissipates and he leans back and sits normally off his knees.

“What…was…that…?” Flash said between breathes.

I look around and see the whole area was covered in smoking steaks of black almost everywhere. Upon closer inspection I noticed what looked like hoof prints along the black streaks. After putting two and two together I managed to figure out what happened.

“Speed…” I said.

“Wha…?” Flash said still out of breath.

“Your power, it’s super speed,” I said as I helped Flash to his hooves.

“My power…is super speed?” Flash repeats.

“Yup, the lighting sparks, the black streaks of hoofsteps around us, the fact that every time I blink you’re already in another spot in the room, it’s all there. You’ve got super speed which means you can either run and fly at incredibly high speeds, which is kind of ironic given your name,” I joke.

“What about my name?” Flash questions.

“Nothing, just an inside joke,” I dismiss.

“Well now we know what my power is let’s get to training so we can take back Equestria!” Flash said as a few sparks jump from his body.

“Whoa there speedy, we can’t just jump into these kind of things off the get go. If we’re gonna do this we need to properly prepare and you just discovered your powers,” I said.

“But the Caribou will probably be planning their next attack on Canterlot! Not to mention there are still ponies and other creatures still suffering out there!” Flash argues.

“Need I remind you it’s been almost two weeks since my arrival I saved Canterot and liberated Ponyville yet the Caribou haven’t made any moves on us. Also if I’m being honest, let them come because my barrier that I put up around Canterot will stay standing for as long as there’s blood flowing through this heart of mine. I know you want to rid the world of those sick bastards as much as I do but we need to play this smart. Think of this also as your first responsible decision as a Captain, would you want to just jump into a fight with no plan and just go crazy wherever you go?” I explain.

“I-but-the…no,” Flash sighs in defeat, “Shinning wouldn’t do that either. You’re right that I need to train so I can get a better handle on these powers.”

“I’m glad you agree, and if it makes you feel any better if you focus and try hard enough, with your new super speed, we’ll hopefully be able to get you battle ready as quick as possible.” I said as I back up to give him some room.

“You’ve got a point, and having super speed does feel pretty cool,” Flash said as he opened and closed his hand.

“The first step is always the easiest,” I said, “now let’s start over so you can bring out your power again only this time let it flow more naturally.”

“You got it sir, let’s get to training!” Flash said.

Sir? This should be interesting, I think as I smirk.

Two weeks has passed since Flash became my apprentice and discovered his new abilities and I gotta say I’m impressed how well he’s adapted to his new power. True to my word, Flash has shown great progress in his training and is able to move at high speeds on his own without any more fluctuations. Throughout these couple of weeks I’ve also made sure to keep an eye out for any Caribou who might try and attack Canterot or take back Ponyville but they still haven’t made any moves yet. Regardless, if they have any sense in those thick skulls of theirs then word of my actions must have been past on to any witnesses so they would know to stay way unless they wish to taste my flames again.

I’ve also noticed that the Princesses have been even more busy of late with their duties despite being cooped up in the throne room all the time. When they heard about what happened to Flash, Cadance wanted to ring my ears off demanding why I would do such a thing to Flash but Flash reassured her it was his choice despite the many warnings I gave him. I wanted to speak with the Princesses about what the next move was for me in taking back Equestria, including the whereabouts of a certain Lord of Chaos, but for some reason they weren’t available even after they had done their duties.

Speaking of which, it would seem the whole city is acting strange since almost all the stallions, seem to be missing. Any stallion I did come across always hurried to to wherever they were going with oddly fearful expressions. Since the Princesses were still unavailable during these strange couple of weeks, I thought I’d pay a visit to Twilight and her friends after today’s training with Flash.

Flash and I were in the training grounds, which was again empty with barely anyone around, and Flash and I were in the air flying.

“Ok Flash, again,” I said.

Flash nods and he prepares himself as sparks of electricity fly off his wings. Flash soon bursts from his position with great speed and I watch a yellow streak trailed by lighting sparks speed off into the air. I try my best to watch Flash fly at incredible speeds through the clouds as he flies from one cloud to the next striking them out of the sky. Flash then appears in front of me a little out of breath and looks up at me with a smirk.

“This time I got them all,” Flash proclaims.

“You sure about that?” I said pointing behind him.

Flash turns around and in the distance were two clouds still floating in air and Flash groans as he lowers to the ground and I follow him.

“Damn, I thought I got them all…” Flash complains.

“Even though you’re flying at great speed you need to remember to pace yourself,” I said.

“Remind me why I need to pace myself when we’re fighting Caribou who don’t even have the same powers as us?” Flash asks.

“I would tell you but this conversation is best to be brought up with the Princesses, who seem to be constantly preoccupied which is starting to become annoying,” I grumble.

“They do have responsibilities, Lock, they can’t just drop what they’re doing to speak with you,” Flash said.

“What I have to tell them is very important Flash, so important I’m tempted to just barge in on any “important duty” they’re in the middle of and demand I be heard,” I said.

“Yeah well, I’m gonna go hit the showers,” Flash said as he walked away when a thought crossed my mind.

“Hey Flash,” I called out.

“Yes Lock?” Flash said as he turned back around.

“You ever get the feeling there’s something odd that’s been happening lately?” I ask.

“What do you mean?” Flash wonders.

“Well this is the third time this week, not to mention the many other times last week, that we’ve had the training grounds to ourselves,” I said looking around.

“Now that you mention it, there should be other soldiers here training but I haven’t seen any stallions except…” Flash trails off.

“Except mares,” I finish his sentence making him go wide eyed.

“Lock, what day is it?” Flash asks nervously. I checked my watch and saw it was the middle of September so it should also be the middle of Fall.

“Well it’s Tuesday and it looks like the middle of Fall, I answer.

“Oh no…”

Before I could react, Flash grabs my arm and pulls me towards the stallions quarters as quick as he could. Once we were inside Flash peeks out the door and looks around and gently closes it before locking the door and even propping a chair onto it.

“You mind telling me why you barricaded us in the stallions quarters,” I question crossing my arms.

“Ok ok, uh, I know what’s going on with everything and why we always have the training grounds to ourselves. No wonder my buddies were acting so weird, how could I have missed it?” Flash said as he starts pacing back and forth.

“Flash,” I call out.

“It’s also the reason why I was always starred at by the mares, it had nothing to do with my height.”

“Flash.”

“Maybe we still have time, with our powers we can avoid any mare we come across.”

“Flash!”

“Although…there’s also the Princesses and the Elements which means it’ll probably be difficult to avoid them so we gotta-“

“FLASH SENTRY, WOULD YOU STOP RAMBLING TO YOURSELF AND TELL ME WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON!” I shout.

“Ssssshhh, they’ll hear you!” Flash whispered.

“Who the hell is they?!” I whisper back.

“The mares! Who else?!” Flash counters.

“The mares? Why are we avoiding the mares?” I question.

“Wait, you don’t know?” Flash asks.

“Uh hello? Human? New to this world? Not really familiar with all that goes on around here yet?” I said sarcastically.

“Right, well to put it simply it’s very crucial we avoid any mare that may be lurking around the castle,” Flash said.

“Why’s that?” I wonder.

“Because…the Heat will soon be upon us,” Flash said.

“I’m sorry, what? The hell is “the Heat”?” I deadpan.

“Every Fall, mares go into Heat and become very sexually frustrated so they go around and try to catch any stallion they see to help ease there estrus cycles,” Flash explains.

“Wait, sexually frustrated? You serious? That sounds dumb,” I deadpan.

“But Lock it’s true,” Flash defends, “those mares go crazy whenever the heat kicks in and when they catch you they always try to force you to mate with them. I’ve heard it’s pure agony for stallions since there’s always a risk of their pelvises being crushed,” Flash said with a shiver.

“Ok I’ve heard enough,” I said while walking to the door.

“Wait Lock, where’re you going?! You can’t go out there with all those mares running around!” Flash said trying to stop me.

“No offense Flash, but everything you just said about whatever the hell this “Heat” is, is probably the stupidest thing I’ve ever heard,” I said as I remove the chair.

“But what if those mares catch you? You’ll be forced to mate with them!” Flash warns me again.

“Again, it’s all very stupid sounding and even if what you said is true I doubt I can’t handle any sex crazed mares that come after me. You’re more than welcome to sneak back to your room or wherever else the stallions have chosen to hide but I’m going to see the Princesses,” I said as I unlocked the door.

“The Princesses?!” Flash yelps.

“You seriously need to relax, Flash, and I’ll hear not another word about it,” I said as I opened the door.

As soon as I opened the door, I’m met with multiple eyes starring at me and Flash. There must’ve been at least over a dozen mares consisting of soldiers, maids, and even some noble mares standing outside the door with deep blushes spread across their muzzles. They all look at me and Flash with lidded eyes and some even lick their lips seductively as I just stand there with a blank expression. I then slowly close the door, lock it again and place the chair back against the door.

“Ok,” I said, “maybe it’s not as stupid as I thought…”

BANG BANG BANG

“Oh no! They found us!” Flash panics.

“No shit, Sherlock! Quick, is there a back door here?!” I quickly ask.

“Yes, this way!” Flash said gesturing me to follow him.

BANG BANG BANG

“Oh boys~” I heard one of the mares call out, “why did you lock yourselves in here~?”

“Don’t you want to spend some fun time with us mares~?” Another calls out.

“We promise to treat you very well and make you feel very good~” A mare coos.

“You must admit, this all does sound tempting,” Lucifer said as he appears next to us.

“Not now, Boss/Sir!” We both yell at Lucifer as we make our way to the back door.

We both run to the other side of the quarters and see a back door leading out the other way of the training grounds. Flash was about to reach out and open it but I stop him by grabbing his shoulder. I step in front of him gesturing him to wait, despite the door still constantly banging, and slowly open the door a crack. I peek outside and with the coast clear I nod back to Flash and he walks out with me and I close the door.

CRASH

“Where are they?! Those stallions are here somewhere!”

“We must find Dimitri Lockdrom and Flash Sentry and have them ease our heat! I can already feel those wings of theirs wrapping around me~!”

“I honestly wouldn’t mind raising a foal or two if they came from Lockdrom, I’d be able to boost my noble status exponentially if he were to become my mate.”

“Are they fucking serious right now?!” I deadpan as we start to run.

“We gotta get out of here!” Flash said running behind me.

I then start to feel multiple presences around us meaning more mares heard all the commotion. I try and think of places to hide but nowhere comes to mind except one place they’d never expect.

“Flash,” I said as we ran, “there may be a place we can hide but it’s not exactly an ideal place.”

“Wherever it is, it’s better than here! Where is it?!” Flash asks.

“The liberated town,” I answered making him arch a brow but soon goes wide eyed at what I mean.

“Are you sure, Lock? It’s not really an appropriate place to hide,” Flash said.

Suddenly a couple shadows loom over us and we look up and see two pegasus mares try to dive bomb us but we managed to dodge them just in time but they’re now chasing us along with some other mares who have joined them. I look over my shoulder and see each and every one of them have predatory lustful gazes and I even see some of them wearing nothing but underwear which made me blush.

“You got a better idea?!” I snap as I look back at Flash.

“But what if they follow us?!” Flash yells

“I’ll deal with it! You just get to the town and wait for me there!” I said.

“But Lock-“

“GO NOW FLASH, THAT’S AN ORDER!” I command.

Flash was hesitant at first but nodded and activated his power and rushed out an open window with great speed and flew towards Ponyville.

“What the buck was that?!” A mare behind me shouted.

“Flash Sentry disappeared!”

“It matters little! Dimitri Lockdrom is still here and he’ll be more than enough to ease our heat!”

“I ain’t ready to be a dad now and I sure as hell won’t be anytime soon, ladies!” I yelled back as I pulled out my ear buds and phone. I put my ear buds in and scrolled through my playlist and hit play on the song before tucking my phone back in my pocket.

I continue my sprint through the hallways of the castle while jumping, dodging, and somersaulting past any mare who tried to tackle me to the ground. I turn the corner and am met with another group of mares and both sides try to box me in. I quickly unfurl my wings and give a sharp flap while jumping on the wall on my right and run along it while avoiding the group of mares in front of me. Once I clear the group I jump off the wall with a front flip and land on my feet and look over my shoulder with a shit eating grin.

“You gotta do better than that, ladies!” I mock as I continue my sprint.

I eventually make it outside in the middle of the courtyard but I bring myself to a grinding halt. Before I knew it I was completely surrounded by what seemed like every mare in the castle or the city alone for that matter. As usual I see each and every one of them with deep blushes, lustful gazes, and some wearing little to no clothing as I try my best to avoid looking at them. I relax my body a bit so I could try and talk them down to buy myself time to catch my breath and I pause my music.

“Do you all seriously have nothing better to do than trying to get laid? Considering the state Equestria is in?” I said giving them all a stern deadpan.

“Well it’s not our fault this happens to us mares every season,” A mare said while fiddling with her dress strap.

“We always require the aid of a stallion when we get like this, besides why resist when this would be a great chance to rut us all to your hearts content~”

“Hate to break it to you all but I already said I don’t intend to become a father anytime soon. Besides I prefer to keep my pelvis in working condition” I said as I spread my wings to take off.

“Ooh, I just love it when when he spreads his wings like that~” I heard a familiar voice from behind me.

I turn around and see, to my shock, both Princess Celestia and Princess Luna walk from the crowd out in the open with blushes and lustful gazes of their own. Although I feel a slight uneasy feeling in my gut when I look at Celestia because she seems to look more dangerous than the others. Her mane and tail went from her usual multicolored style to a grayish pink and Luna’s mane and tail seemed to twinkle a lot more than usual.

“I’m surprised you and your sister decided to get in on the action,” I said.

“We may be the rulers of Equestria but we’re still mares, Lock,” Celestia said as she licked her lips.

“Indeed, personally I would very much like to wrap myself in those wonderful wings of yours. I regret I was not able to jump at the opportunity to feel them the other day,” Luna said as she stares at my wings.

“Forgive my blunt tone, your majesties, but what you want you surely won’t get and that’s a damn promise I intend to keep,” I said as I lower my body and raise my wings.

I was about to press play on my phone when in the corner of my eye I see Twilight and her friends had come out as well. Unlike her friends, Twilight also had a blush on her muzzle but she looked to be in pain which made me hesitate a bit.

Does the Heat cause some kind of discomfort? I wonder.

I’m brought out of my thoughts when a blast of magic comes hurdling towards me and I just barely dodge it and flap my wings as hard as I could and shoot into the air while pressing play on my phone. As the song was nearing its end I continue to fly higher into the air and any pegasi mares, even Rainbow Dash, couldn’t keep up with me due to the high altitude. The song ends and I’m many miles in the sky and I look down at the city and watch the group of mares reluctantly scatter so they could search for any other stallions to sink their horny claws into.

“Man, that was a chore,” I grumble.

I was about to fly over to Ponyville and meet Flash when I get a thirsty feeling in my throat. I may have just escaped a rather precarious situation but right now I could really use a drink. I quickly, but quietly, glide back down towards the castle and find the window that lead to my guest room. After checking around once more to see if I was followed or spotted, I opened the window and hopped inside once the coast was clear. I tiptoed towards the nightstand and saw my bottle of scotch sitting there right where I left it.

“Geez, the lengths I went through to come back for you…” I said.

“You came back here for us? Gotta say we must pretty lucky if you did that~.”

I flinch at the sudden, yet familiar voice, behind me and I slowly turn my head to look over my shoulder. Standing in front of the door was Spitfire and even Fleetfoot with both their hands on their hips and giving me their own shit eating grins.

“Hey there, sexy~,” Spitfire winks.

“Love your wings, handsome~,” Fleetfoot said.

“Aw fuck me…” I groan.

Author's Notes:

This is why alcohol is never good for you, it always leads to trouble. Also I thought it’d be fitting for Flash to get super speed, for obvious reasons, so I hope you all approve. Next chapter…clop? Who knows! You’ll have to wait and see! Thanks for reading!

~WurkyWilk has left the building…