FormattingChapter 7: Trust
Chapter 7
Trust
Isaac woke up with a pounding head ache as the sun slowly creeped into the window of his room. As he walked out of his room he bumped into a familiar purple dragon, Isaac never gave Spike a second thought. He noticed that the dragon, although claiming he was only seventeen easily had a good two inches on him and could probably break Isaac over his knee if he wanted to. Not to mention the fire breathing aspect which could easily turn him into a pile of ash.
"Sup Spike?"
"What's up? I've got a date with Rarity tonight and I have no idea what to do!" He yelled.
"Easy, I said that I'd help you out and I will."
"How? Rarity probably doesn't even like me in the same way I like her!"
"There's only one sure way to find that out." He said as the two walked down the stairs.
"Yeah right, how could she possibly like me like that?"
"If you know that she doesn't like you then why do you have a crush on her?" He said as he looked at the dragon.
"She's the funniest, prettiest, smartest and nicest pony I know. I'd do anything for her, even if she just sees me as a friend it's enough." Spike said as he grabbed the humans shirt and drew him closer to the dragon, Isaac could see small trails of smoke leaving the dragons nostrils. Isaac stood his ground and stared back at the purple beast.
"Easy, this is a way for you to find out how she really feels about you."
"That's not the point! I want Rarity to go on a date with me because she wants too, not because of some dare!" Isaac felt something click in the back of his mind.
I want her to like me for me! Not because of the lies you told her!
Isaac felt the memory echo through his mind. "You're.....right. I shouldn't have forced her into going on a date with you. I'll go tell her the deal is off." He said as he walked past the dragon.
"Thank you. I appreciate what you tried to do but, I want to be the one who wins her over." Spike said as he let the human go.
"I can respect that. Trust me, I know how it feels to be jerked around like that and it wasn't fair to you or Rarity." He said as he walked down stairs. He pulled out his phone and dialed the spa ponies number. "Hey Lotus it's Isaac....Listen I'm gonna be a little late getting to the spa... I have a personal matter that needs to be addressed.....You're sure it's fine?.....Okay I'll see ya at nine-thirty then." He ended the call and grabbed an apple on his way out the door.
Isaac walked through the streets in silence. As he ate the apple his mind began to wander.
I'm not better than him am I?
In a way you're similar.
Ugh! Kill me now. I can't believe I almost did that to them.
It was the alcohol.....you weren't thinking straight.
Bullshit. I knew what I was doing and now I'm gonna fix it.
That pony won't even listen to you.
Probably, but it doesn't hurt to try. Isaac threw the apple into a nearby trash can as he approached the posh shop. He opened the door and let the assorted perfumes fill his nose. "Hello? Anyone home?"
"One moment." A voice said as Isaac took a seat on the nearby couch. "How can I help.... Oh it's you." She said in a less than pleased tone, Rarity crossed her arms over her chest and threw a frown across her face. "What do you want?"
"I came by to tell you that the date's off." Rarities jaw hit the floor at the information. "I realized I shouldn't have forced you into something like that and Spike agrees with me."
"He-he turned me down?"
"No. I shouldn't be telling you this but, he want's to ask you out on his own terms. Not because of some stupid dare and I support his decision." Rarity sat down on the adjacent chair and leaned her head against her palm.
"Oh....I see." Isaac looked at the mare in confusion.
"You seem sad. I thought you'd be relieved that you wouldn't have to go out with him."
"It's not that I don't like Spike, he's very sweet and always helps me out when I'm in a jam. I do care for him but...I'm just not sure about how much." Isaac's eyes widened at the statement. "Tell Spike that our date is still on and that he'd better be here on time." She said with a smile. Isaac got to his feet and gave her a nod.
"Again, I'm sorry for my behavior."
"It's alright. I'm sorry for forcing you to kiss Applejack last night. I'm more angry that you almost gave away my feelings." The white mare said as she glared at the human.
"To tell you the truth Rarity, I bluffed. I failed my Psychology course in school, I couldn't read a person to save my own life. I just threw on my best poker face and said the first thing that came to mind." He said with a sheepish grin. Rarity rolled her eyes and smiled. "So we're cool?"
"I suppose I can forgive you, you did the right thing after all." She said as she shook the humans hand. "Now if you'll excuse me I have to get back to work."
"Same, I'm helping Aloe and Lotus out with shipment."
"Those two are simply delightful. Very friendly girls."
"Do you have Spike's number?"
"Yes, let me see your phone for a minute." She said as she levitated the phone from Isaacs hand and pressed a series of numbers. "Please don't tell him about my feelings, that will my job for the evening."
"Deal." Isaac quickly dialed the number and walked out into the busy town. "Hey Spike It's Isaac.....Rarity gave me the number, listen I've got news for ya.....Yes, I told Rarity she didn't have to, but get this, she still wants the date....I know I didn't see it coming either.....You meet her in front of the shop at eight, I gotta go. See ya and good luck." He ended the conversation on that note and hurried over to the spa.
Isaac looked at his phone and saw that it was nine twenty-five. He gave a light knock on the door which was soon opened by a pink mare with light blue hair.
"You must be Isaac." The human gave her a smile and a nod. "I'm Aloe, Lotus's sister, we met the other day." She said as she led him into the spa. "The delivery just arrived so you didn't miss much. Lotus, your friend is here." Isaac looked at the smiling blue mare, Isaac noticed that the two were wearing identical outfits. Short skirts that stopped at their mid thighs and identical strapless tops. Lotus's matched her pink mane color while Aloe's was bright blue.
"You two really take the whole identical twins thing seriously huh?" Isaac said as he began to move the boxes.
"Yes, is that a problem?" Lotus asked in a teasing manner.
"No, of course not. I know plenty of people that do that." He said as he set another box down. "Did you get any other stallions to help out?"
"No, it's just us." Aloe commented. "Why?"
"Just wondering why you didn't ask for more help."
"Well, there aren't that many decent stallions in Ponyville." Aloe said in a low tone
"We usually have to do it ourselves so we can save money and it takes forever with just the two of us." Lotus said as she put a box down.
"That's a shame. Y'know other than Big Mac and those three Pegasus jerks, I haven't seen too many other males."
"That's because the ratio stands at ten mares for every one stallion." Isaac looked at the mares with a confused look on his face.
"Really?" The mares gave him a nod. "I guess the pickings are slim around here." He said as he went to get another box.
"You have no idea." The two said in a grumble.
"If there are so few stallions then how does your species...you know. Keep going?"
"Unicorns have developed a way to create a fetus inside a mare. It's not traditional but it works." Aloe added.
"Although eight times out of ten a filly is produced, it's very rare that a colt is made with magic."
"What about donations from stallions?"
"That is extremely expensive and unaffordable for most ponies." Aloe said as she took another box from the pile.
"Are there are more mares than stallions from where you're from?" The blue mare said as she tilted her head.
"Yeah, the numbers are always changing but, it's nowhere near the difference here though."
"What's the ratio for where you're from?" Aloe asked.
"I'd say it's almost Fifty-fifty, I think." The mares jaws dropped as they looked at the human.
"The women must love you then." Lotus said with a smirk.
"No, most women don't like nice guys." He said as he took a seat.
"That's their loss." The blue mare said with a sly grin.
"That's sweet of you to say." He said as he gave them a smile. The three continued to unpack the massive pile of boxes. Isaac noticed that the more boxes he put away the closer Lotus would get to him.
"Oh Isaac, could you come here for a moment?" Lotus said in a sweet voice. Isaac walked over to see that the blue mare was trying to reach for something on a high shelf. "Could you be a dear and get that jar on the shelf?" She asked as she made a pouting face. Isaac smiled and rolled his eyes.
"You don't have to make a cute face to convince me." He said as he walked up next to her. Isaac reached up and found the jar as he wrapped his hands around it he felt the mares tail wrap round his leg and move up to his thigh. He turned back around to see the blue mare pressing up against him. She quickly let her tail drop and turned away from the human giggling to herself. Isaac shook off the notion and continued to unpack the boxes. After the last of the supplies were put away Isaac noticed that it was almost one o'clock.
"Thanks for your help Isaac. We really needed the extra pair of hands." Aloe said with a smile.
"No problem. I'm alway happy to help." He said as he rubbed his right shoulder.
"Something wrong?"
"I twisted my shoulder yesterday at Sweet Apple Acres, nothing too bad." He said with a smile.
"Unacceptable! Let's take care of that for you right now!" The two sisters grabbed the humans arm and led him to the massage area.
"You two don't have to-"
"We insist."
"Consider it a thank you, for all your hard work." Aloe said with a smile.
"What about other clients?"
"We closed the shop so we'd have enough time to put the shipment away. We have all day." Lotus said in a seductive tone. He made his way down the hall until he reached the massage rooms. Isaac saw a sign hanging on the room at the end of the hall.
Isaac,
Use this one. It's...bigger.
"Bigger?" Isaac opened the door to reveal a fully furnished room with a large bed in the center. He looked over to see Aloe with her hair down and stretching her arms. "Sorry I think I've got the wrong room, I'll just-" As he began to back away he felt fur against his back. He turned around to see Lotus with a lustful smirk on her face and wearing nothing but a towel. She placed a finger in the center of his chest and began to push him back towards the bed. Isaac felt himself being forced down on the edge of the bed and a pair of hands slowly rubbing his back.
"Ready for your massage?" Lotus cooed and she started to take long strides making her hips sway. Isaac felt his member stiffening and press against his pants, he tried to ignore the blue beauty that was slowly making her way over to him but the massage he was receiving was making it very difficult.
"Look ladies, you're both are very beautiful and any stallion would be lucky to spend time with you but-" He stopped as he let out a small moan from the massage. "but, we're a completely different species and-"
"I see no problem with it. Our cousin is engaged to a griffin and they're happy." She said as she crouched down so their eyes met. "Rarity told us about that little kiss you and Applejack shared."
"But-" Lotus put her index finger on his lips silencing him.
"Relax, we're not looking for anything serious we just need to relieve some pent up stress." Aloe said as she applied more pressure.
"What if you get-"
"Pregnant? Relax we're both on the pill and we can always go to a unicorn for the morning after spell." The blue mare said as she tapped on the humans nose. Isaac was about to protest but was stopped as the blue mare locked lips with him. Isaac felt the mares tongue exploring his mouth and began a small wrestling match with their tongues. As she broke the kiss Lotus raised her arms allowing the towel to fall to the ground. The human boggled at the mares shiny blue coat and ample breasts that looked like they were begging to be held. Isaac felt the hands behind him disconnect with his back. The pink mare had removed her towel and stood in front of the human next to her sister. The two mares slowly closed in on the human with seductive looks in their eyes. Isaac felt lost in their gaze. He quickly snapped out of the trance and got to his feet.
"I'm sorry. I can't, it's not you two, it's me." He said as he quickly side stepped the stunned mares. "I appreciate the massage and I'll see you two around." Isaac closed the door and remained silent until he exited the building. "I need a fucking drink and a cold shower." He said as he slugged himself in the thigh causing his erection to fall.
Isaac quickly made his way to Sugar Cube Corner and sat down at the bar, he was soon greeted by a familiar pink and lavender mare.
"Hey Isaac, what can I-.....Are you okay?" Pinkie asked as she looked at the humans' pale face.
"Do you guys sell alcohol here?"
"Nope, sorry. I can get you some water if you want."
"That'd be great." He said as he laid his head on the table. Pinkie quickly fetched him a glass of water and sat down next to him.
"What's got you in such a bad mood?" Twilight asked as she put a hand on his shoulder.
"You don't want to know." He said as he gulped the water down.
"What happened?" Isaac let out a sigh and started to tell Pinkie about his run in with the spa ponies. By the end the mares mouths were agate in shock. "OH MY GOSH!"
"Yep."
"So did you....y'know." Pinkie asked.
"No. I didn't."
"I still can't believe that those two would try to seduce you like that." Twilight said.
"Who'd thought?" The door opened to reveal a familiar cyan mare with a rainbow mane.
"Hey guys what's up?" Rainbow asked as she walked over to the trio. Isaac let out a low grumble. "What's his deal?"
"The spa ponies tried to seduce him." Twilight said. Rainbow's jaw hit the floor and looked at the human.
"What?" She said in aggravation. "Well, did-"
"No, I didn't." He said as he looked at her. Rainbow let out a heavy sigh.
"Why didn't you? Are you not into mares?"
"NO! I'm just in control of myself."
"Oh, I'll go have a small chat with them about this." Rainbow said as she cracked her knuckles and turned to leave.
"Oh no you don't." He said as he grabbed the cyan mares tail. "Relax Rainbow, they were just sexually deprived, they saw an opportunity and took it. Sound familiar?" He said as he raised an eyebrow and let go of the mares tail. "They tried and failed, I'm flattered they think I'm attractive but I'm not the type of guy who goes around having sex with every girl he sees."
"But they still-"
"Calm down, from what they told me the pickings are very slim around here." He said as he looked at the mares who had a small blush strewn across their faces. "I'm gonna head out, I'll see you guys later." He said in a stagnant tone.
"Want some company?" Twilight asked in a low tone.
"Nah, I'm better on my own." He said as he walked out of the door. The mares looked at one another with a nervous look in their eyes.
"You think he's okay?" Pinkie asked.
"He seemed kinda down." Twilight said as she scratched her chin.
"I'm gonna go check on him." Rainbow said as she got to her feet.
"Be careful Rainbow, we still don't know that much about him."
"So? How are we gonna find out if we just sit here?" She said as she crossed her arms.
"Good point, I'll come to." Twilight said as she got to her feet.
"I'd love to go but I have to work." Pinkie said as she shrugged. The two mares made their way out of the bakery and looked around to see that the human had vanished from their sight.
Isaac plugged in his P-pod and selected one of his favorite song. He saw the forest and started to walk into the wooded area. He saw the patch of poison joke he must have stumbled in. He went deeper into the forest until he came to a crystal blue pond. Isaac went up to a random tree and punched it hard, Isaac felt some of the bark break off as his fist disconnected with the trunk. He sat against a tree and stared up at the sky. I can't become attached to them, I just....can't. As his music blasted through his head phones he saw a bright yellow comet rocket through the clouds. His eyes squinted as the object started to grow and become clearer. Isaac got to his feet and saw the object land in the pond in front of him. The object caused a huge splash that almost reached the human. Isaac saw that the golden object was a Pegasus in a blue uniform.
"Hey! Are you okay?" He shouted at the floating object. Isaac squinted and noticed that the pony was slowly sinking into the water. Isaac dropped his phoned and music player and dove into the water, the human swam at a breakneck pace towards the object. Isaac grabbed the mares arm and started to swim back towards the surface. As his head broke the surface of the water he let out a gasp, he wrapped an arm around the mares body and began to make his way to the shore. Isaac walked out of the pond with the unconscious mare in his arms. He laid her on the ground and put his ear to her chest. "Shit, she's no breathing." He placed his hands on the mares chest and began to press in a steady motion. He closed her nose and transferred the oxygen he stored in his lungs into her causing the mares chest to rise. Isaac continued the actions until he saw the mare cough up the water she had swallowed. Isaac let out a sigh and laid back in relief. "Hey are you-" He was cut off when he noticed that the mare was still unconscious. Isaac walked over and retrieved his items, he looked at his phone to see that the he had no service. "Great, just perfect." He said in aggravation. He walked over to the mare and noticed that her left wing was bruised and her left leg was black and blue. Isaac hoisted the mare onto his back in a piggy back fashion and ran back towards the town.
The golden mares eyes fluttered open and saw trees flying by her and her body being carried by a stranger. "What the?" She said as she looked around.
"Oh good, you're awake." Isaac said as he slowed down and looked back at the mare.
"What happened?"
"I don't know, one moment I'm relaxing under a tree and the next thing I see is you crashing down into the pond in front of me. I pulled you out and gave you CPR." He said as he slowed to a walking pace. The mare rested her head against the back of his neck and tightened her grip around him.
"Thank you. What's your name?"
"Isaac and you're welcome."
"Isaac? Odd name for a pony."
"Well, that's because I'm not a pony." The mares eyes shrank as she looked at the human's bare neck and arms.
"What are you?"
"I'm a human." The mare felt a small wave of pain as she tried to flap her wings. "I wouldn't do that if I were you, your left wing looked banged up as did your leg." He said as he looked back at the mare who had an uneasy look on her face. "Relax, I don't bite."
"Where are we?"
"In the Everfree Forest just outside of Ponyville." He said as he stepped over a fallen tree.
"How far away are we?" She asked as she looked around the dark forest.
"Around five minutes. I didn't get your name by the way."
"It's Spitfire." She said with a smile.
"Nice to meet you, what were you doing up there anyway?"
"I was trying out a new trick when I twisted a muscle and started to fall."
"So you're some kind of performer?"
"Um Yeah! I'm Spitfire Captain of the Wonderbolts."
"The who?"
"Jeez man what planet are you from?" She said as she rolled her eyes.
"Not this one. Remember?"
"Oh right, sorry." She said in a low tone. The two remained silent as they exited the forest and the small town came into view. She rested her chin on the humans shoulder and smiled. Isaac quickly made his way to the small town to see a familiar lavender mare run up to him.
"Isaac there you are! We were worried and-" She stopped as she saw the golden mares head. "Is that who I think it is?"
"You know Spitfire?" He said as he raised an eyebrow.
"Not professionally, but Rainbow Dash is-" She was cut off as a bright cyan mare landed in front of the group.
"There you are! I've been tearing through the skies looking for..... Oh my Luna!" She yelled as she saw Spitfire hanging onto his back. Spit fire let out a sigh and gave her a weak smile. "What are you doing with Spitfire?"
"She crash landed while I was in the forest and I helped her out. I was on my way to the hospital just now, her wing and leg are injured." He said as he looked at her right leg.
"Speaking of which, please hurry up! This is painful ya know." The mare said in an agitated tone.
"Sorry, I'll explain later, we need to get to the-" He was cut off as Twilight put a hand on his shoulder and vanished in a flash of light. Isaac opened his eyes to see that he and the mares were outside the hospital. "....hospital. Thanks Twilight, just warn me the next time you do that." He said as he entered lobby. "Hey! We got an injured Pegasus here!" He yelled as a doctor came up to him with stretcher. Isaac placed the mare down on her right side so her injured wing was up. The doctors rushed the mare inside, leaving Twilight and Isaac in the lobby. Isaac noticed that the purple mare was beginning to stumble, he quickly rushed to her side and sat her down. "You okay?"
"Yeah, I guess teleporting a different species takes a bit more magic." She said as she wiped her brow. "What were you doing in the Everfree forest anyway?" She asked as she looked at the human.
"Just, letting off some steam." He said in a low tone.
"Oh really? Then what's wrong with your hand?" She asked as she saw his bloodied knuckles.
"Like I said, letting off some steam." He said as he rubbed his hand.
"By punching things?"
"Hey, cool it. I've been under a lot of stress lately." He said as he looked at her.
"You need to find a way to channel your emotions in a positive way."
"Stop acting like you're my therapist Twilight, you have no idea how I feel." He said as his eyes narrowed.
"Well, just trust me and-"
"Trust you? Why in the hell should I trust you?" Isaacs eyes narrowed on the mare.
"Why shouldn't you? You are staying in MY house." The mare said in a challenging voice.
"Let's go down the list. You throw me in a cage, borderline interrogated me, I fell to the ground from easily five hundred feet in the fucking air and to top it off I was almost raped this morning. Stop me if I missed anything." He said in a cold tone. Twilight immediately backed off and tried to find an argument but found none. "That's what I thought."
"I don't see how anyone like you could possibly have friends." She said in a cold tone.
"I HAD friends Twilight. We were inseparable, thicker than blood and despite everything we went through together they still lied, cheated and tore each other apart." He said as his anger peaked. "So let me ask you this, how the hell am I supposed to trust a bunch anthropomorphized ponies when I couldn't trust the people I cared for the most?" Twilight's mind drew a blank at the question. "I figured as much." Isaac said as he got to his feet and walked towards the door. A tan unicorn stallion walked up to him holding a clip board.
"Excuse me are you Isaac?" The doctor asked.
"Yeah. How's Spitfire doing?"
"Perfectly fine, she has a sprained wing and has a bruised thigh muscle." The doctor said as he looked at the chart. "She's awake and would like to see you."
"Why?"
"She wouldn't say." Isaac let out a sigh and cracked his neck.
"Lead the way doc." Isaac said as he followed the pony in the white lab coat.
"Wait, I have to know something." Twilight said as she stood up and faced the human. "How can you be a total jerk one minute and then sympathetic the next?"
"Beats me, I'm only human." Isaac said as he followed the doctor, leaving the dumbfounded purple mare standing in the center of the lobby. Twilight looked towards the door to see that her other friends had arrived and hurried over to her.
"Twilight! Hows Spitfire doing?" Rainbow asked.
"She's fine, but we have a bigger issue that needs addressing." She said in a stern tone.
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Isaac opened the door to see the golden mare happily eating the hospital food the nurse had just dropped off. She smiled at him and quickly waved him in. "Hey!" She said as she swallowed her food.
"How are you feeling?" Isaac asked as he sat down in a chair.
"A whole lot better, thanks to you."
"It was nothing."
"You saved my life, I owe you big time."
"You don't owe me a thing, anyone else would have done the same for you. Especially since you're famous." He said as he leaned back.
"That's the point. You didn't know who I was, why did you save me?" She asked as she tilted her head.
"I wasn't going to let an innocent pony drown in front of me."
"There has to be some other reason, than that."
"Like?"
"I don't know, you tell me. Why would you risk your life for a complete stranger?" Spitfire asked as the door burst open to reveal three Pegasus ponies wearing a similar blue suit. The stallion in the center was light blue and had bright green eyes
"Spits! Are you okay?" He said as he ran over to the mares side.
"Relax Soarin, I'm fine. Thanks to Isaac here." She said as she pointed to the human who sat in the corner. Isaac gave a slight wave at them.
"Who and what is he?" The stallion asked.
"His name is Isaac and he's a human." The stallions eyes shrank.
"I heard rumors that a human was in Equestria, I just thought somepony was pulling a prank or something." He said as he looked at the human. "What happened anyway?"
"I was testing out a new trick and my wing cramped up, next thing I know Isaac is carrying me through a forest." She said with a smile.
"Your girlfriend landed in a pond in front of me, I got her out and brought her into town." He said as he got to his feet. " Soarin and the other Pegasus's looked at the human in confusion.
"Girlfriend?"
"Mare friend, what ever you call each other." Isaac said as he stretched.
"Spit isn't my Mare friend, she's my boss." He said with a chuckle.
"Oh, sorry. I just assumed that-"
"It's alright, we get that a lot." Spitfire said with a grin.
"Well, I see that Spitfire is in capable hands. I'll take my leave now." Isaac said as he moved towards the door.
"Wait, you still didn't answer my question. Why did you save me?" Spitfire said as she looked at the human. Isaac stopped moving and refused to turn around.
"You remind me of someone I used to know." Spitfire was about to comment but Isaac had already left the room. The human looked in the lobby to see Twilight talking to the other five mares, he doubled back and went out the side exit. Isaac let out a sigh and put his P-pod and blasted a song that fit the mood. He made his way back to the library in silence, as he opened the door he saw Spike with a green collard shirt on and a new pair of slacks. "Getting ready for your date?"
"Yeah, thanks again for this. I can't believe that she wants to go on a date with me." The dragon said with a smile.
"No problem, just remember to be yourself and it'll be a breeze." Isaac said with a fake smile. "Rarity is at the hospital with the others."
"Yeah, I heard that you saved The Wonderbolt captain."
"I just brought her into town, thats it."
"I heard that you brought her back to life." Spike said as he raised an eyebrow.
"So? I just did what anyone else would do." Isaac glanced at he clock and then back to the dragon. "You should get going, it's almost eight and Rarity will probably be back any minute."
"Oh man! You're right, see ya later Isaac." He said as he ran out the door. Isaac walked up stairs and laid on his bed. He stared up at the ceiling until he felt sleep take him.
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Back at the hospital Twilight had just finished telling the others about her conversation with Isaac. "That much sums it up."
"He doesn't trust us?" Applejack asked in a sad tone.
"Well, considering what he's been through it's understandable. Imagine if you were in his position." Twilight said in a sympathetic tone.
"I still can't believe those two would try to do something so....uncouth." Rarity said in a stern tone.
"They were in heat and hadn't hit it in a few months." Rainbow said with a shrug.
"That's still no excuse."
"Where is Isaac anyway?" Fluttershy asked.
"He went in to see Spitfire a while ago and hasn't come back out yet." Twilight said as she looked at the three Wonderbolts walked into the lobby. Rainbow walked up to the blue stallion with a worried look on her face.
"How's Spitfire doing?"
"She's going to be fine, just a sprained wing." He said with a smile.
"That's good." Rainbow looked over his shoulder to see the other two Wonderbolts. "Where's Isaac?"
"The human? He left like an hour ago." Soarin said as he walked past the group of mares. Twilight walked up to a nearby nurse with a determined look in her eye.
"Excuse me Nurse Red heart, could I ask you something?"
"Sure."
"Have you seen Isaac?"
"Oh the human. He left through the side exit around an hour ago." She said as she turned back to her chart. Twilight looked back to the group of mares with a confused look on her face.
"The nurse said he left an hour ago." The mares looked at her in surprise. Rarity looked behind her to see Spike walk through the door.
"Oh, Spike I'm so sorry. I completely forgot about our date." She said as she face palmed.
"It's fine. Isaac said you guys were here." The mares stared at him in surprise.
"You know where he is?"
"Yeah, I just saw him at the library." The five mares quickly ran past the dragon and out back towards the town. "What's with them?" He asked as he looked at the white mare.
"I'll tell you over dinner." She said as she wrapped her hand around Spike's causing the purple dragon to blush. The two walked out of the hospital with smiles on their faces.
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Isaac was standing in the bathroom looking himself over and noticed that a small layer of hair had started to grow around his face. He reached into his pocket and withdrew a small bottle that Aloe and Lotus had given him. The concoction felt similar to shaving cream, he felt the hairs on his face stand at attention. He lifted his knife to his face and slowly moved it across his flesh.
"ISAAC STOP!" He looked over to see five mares running towards him, he felt the knife being ripped out of his hands by a purple aura. "We know you're sad but suicide isn't the answer!" Twilight yelled.
"Suicide? I wasn't killing myself." He said in confusion.
"Then why were you holding your knife to your throat?" Applejack said trying to hold back tears.
"I was shaving. See?" He said as he pointed to the bald patch on his face.
"What?"
"Ugh! Human males grow hair on their face, some can grow a full beard while others like to shave it off." He said as Twilight levitated the knife back to him. "Watch." He said as he pressed the knife against his skin and moved the blade down his face, cutting the hair off his face. "See."
"Doesn't that hurt?" Pinkie asked.
"No, it's like getting a hair cut, you just have to have a steady grip." He said as he continued. "Why did you guys think I would try to kill myself?"
"You seemed really sad and Twi told us about your conversation at the hospital." Rainbow said.
"I figured that's what you guys were talking about." He said as he washed the blade in the sink.
"You saw us?" Twilight said in surprise. "Why didn't you use the normal exit?"
"I didn't want to get in another argument and you made your opinion about me quite clear." He said in a flat tone. Twilight lowered her head in sadness. "I just wanted to shave before I left."
"Where were you going?" Twilight asked.
"I was planning on just slipping out before you got back, but now that plan is ruined." He said as he wiped the cream off his face. The mares looked at him in surprise.
"I came her to apologize for my comment, I guess I didn't realize how much stress you were under." She said in a sad tone. Isaac looked at the mare with a raised eyebrow.
"It's not your fault, I admit that I have trust issues."
"Why is that, if you don't mind me asking." Fluttershy asked in a timid voice.
"The last friend I had stabbed me in the back. Literally." He said as he turned around and lifted his shirt revealing the small scar on his right shoulder. He heard a collective gasp come from the group of mares.
"What happened?" Rainbow asked as she felt the scar.
"We got in a fight and he pulled a knife on me. I tried to calm him down and he stabbed me." He said ina low tone.
"What about the bigger one?"
"That was intentional. Tattoo removal is really painful."
"What's a Tattoo?" Pinkie asked.
"Think of it as an artificial Cutie Mark. Humans can get art done on their bodies by drawing below the skin layer. Once it's done the skin heals and the image is permanent....well, almost permanent." He said as he pulled his shirt back down.
"How did you remove something like that?" Applejack asked.
"Either pay thousands of dollars for surgery or just do what I did and burn it off." The ponies cringed back in disgust. "It would have hurt either way, my method was quick and cheap."
"Why did you want to burn it out?" Twilight asked.
"It was a part of my life I wanted to forget." He said in a low tone. Twilight went forward and hugged the human.
"I'm sorry. I shouldn't have pestered you about it." She said as tears began to pool in her eyes.
"It's fine." He said in a forgiving tone. The other mares joined the hug and smiled at him. Isaac rolled his eyes and let out a sigh. "Sorry for making you guys worry." He said as he broke the hug. The mares looked back at him and smiled. "Look, it's been a long day. How about we just calm down and sweep this under the rug." The mares gave him a smile let go of the human. The four mares nodded and walked out of the library, Rainbow stopped at the door and turned to face the human.
"Hey can I ask you something?"
"Sure." He said with a shrug.
"Did your friend really try to kill you?"
"No, it was a stupid fight that got taken over the edge." The human said in a low tone.
"Was he your only friend?" She asked in a saddened tone.
"No, I had many friends...once." Isaac said ina low tone
"What happened to them?"
"They leave, because they should or they find someone else and some of them...forget me." He said in a low tone. "I suppose in the end...they break my heart." Rainbow looked back at him in confusion. "All in the past now."
"What will you do when you go back?"
"To be honest, 'when' is starting to turn into an 'if.'"
"What?"
"If Celestia can't find anything, I'll probably have to stay here." Rainbow felt her heart beat rise at the though of the man staying with her.
"Well, if that happens then you can always crash at my place."
"I've had enough crashing for a while thank you very much." He said in a stern tone.
"No! I meant that.....um...." Isaac let out a laugh and put a hand on her shoulder.
"I'm just kidding Dash, I know what you meant and thanks for the offer."
"Ha-ha. I'll see you tomorrow." She said with a smile. Isaac nodded and went back inside the massive hollowed out tree. He sat down on the couch and reopened the Daring Do book he had at the hospital. After he got through three chapters the door opened to reveal a pale faced Spike.
"Hey Spike how did the date go?"
"It went....AWESOME!"
"How so?"
"We went out to dinner at a fancy restaurant, went for a walk in the park and I walked her home." He said as he sat down.
"Cool anything else?" Spike looked around the room to see if Twilight was around. He motioned for the human to come closer.
"I kissed her goodnight and we're going out again next week!" He said with a laugh.
"Spike, I request the highest of fives." Isaac said as he raised his right hand. The dragon slapped it with a deafening force. "Hell yeah!" He said as he rubbed his hand in pain. "Ow."
"Sorry, blame the scales."
"It's fine."
"Thanks again man." He said as he patted the human on the back.
"For what?"
"The whole date thing. If it wasn't for you then I wouldn't have gone out with Rarity."
"You did that on your own, I just gave you a shove. It's what a wingman does." Isaac said as he put his heads behind his head
"What's a wing man?" The dragon said in confusion.
"A wingman is a person, or pony in this case that helps a friend get some pony to like them in a romantic way."
"Oh, thanks again." He said as he walked upstairs.
"Anytime." He said with a wave. Isaac pulled the feather Rainbow had given him out of the book and examined it.
Why would she give me this? This must have a deeper meaning then just a bargaining chip.
Don't know.
I'll worry about it later. He thought as he slipped the feather into his pocket. Isaac made his way to his room and laid down to rest.
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Outside of the small town a strange blue box had appeared out of nowhere and was making an odd noise. The box was tall and had the words 'police box' written on the borders. A tan earth pony stallion in a suit with a bow tie around his neck stepped out of the box and looked around.
"Oh, I'm back here again. Brilliant." He pilled out a small metal wand with a green tip and pointed it at the box. The light on top flashed twice and it slowly faded. "Right, now to find Ditzy." He said as he hurried towards the town.
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Applejack kicked the dirt with her boot and let out a long sigh as she walked past the entrance sign to Sweet Apple Acres. Her mind was flashing with images of the human. She lightly tapped her head in frustration. "Ugh! Shut up brain, he's a completely different species then I am and he has to go back where he belongs.....far away....from me." A small tear rolled from her eye. She quickly wiped her tears away as her cyan friend landed next to her. "Howdy Rainbow. What's up?"
"Nothing, I'm just happy."
"Why?"
"Isaac said he might stay." She said with a smile. Applejack couldn't help but smile.
"R-really?"
"Yeah, if he can't find a way home, he said he'd stay." The orange mares smile vanished and stared back at the pegasus. "What?"
"That implies that Celestia doesn't find a way to send him back." She said as her eyes narrowed.
"Yeah, but it means he's considered the thought of staying. All we have to do is show him how good it is here and he won't want to leave!" Applejacks jaw dropped at the information.
"How in the hay are we gonna do that? He told me about his planet and it sounds spectacular, how can we compete with that?" AJ asked in annoyance.
"I don't know but we'd better think of something if we want him to stay."
"Wait a second, why do you want him to stay?" Applejack asked as she eyed the cyan mare. Rainbow blushed at the question.
"He's fun to hang out with."
"Ah think it's more than that."
"Well, why do you want him to stay?" Applejack instantly recoiled.
"H-he's a good friend is all."
"Right, it has nothing to do with the kiss you two had?"
"NO! It was a dare, that's it!" She said with a bright blush on her face.
"Sure it was, I've seen how you look at him."
"Ah can say the same about you." The orange mare said in a stern tone. Dash immediately backed off.
"Let's just focus on trying to get him to stay here." Rainbow said trying to calm her friend down. "And I think I have a good idea how to do that." She said with a sly smirk.