A/n hey guys... I really appreciate all the support for this story. Y'all are the only people backing me so I appreciate it! Also Alex or Alexander kinda just wants to punch Justis in the face. Lets continue.

Chapter 9: Dominique's scheme

I frowned as we entered Ponyville's market place, the ponies stare at me with ether terror or curiosity. Shy looks at me and smiles. "Don't worry Justis. No ponies judging you." I nod hopefully as we walk to the first vendor I hear a few mummers and whispers about the huge thing walking with Fluttershy. The vendor we walked to had a buch of vegetables, that actually look good. "Hello mister. I would like a cucumber and a head of lettuce." He looks at us and jumps at the sight of me. "Ehh!? Uh... Right away." I frown and clench my fists.

He grabs the goods and sets them down in front of shy. "That'll be 16 bits." I blink and look at the board. "Hey. Mister. The sign says cucumbers 2 bits while the lettuce is 4 bits." He stares at me with a surprised expression as shy looks at me. "I-it talks?" I clench my fists harder. "I'm not an it. Also why are you over requesting bits?" Shy looks at the board and frowns, seeing I was being honest. "Ok! S-six bits." Shy sets the bits down the bits and grabs the vegetables, putting them in her saddle bag.

I smile lightly. "Thank you for selling them properly." He grunts. "Please don't bring the thing next time you come." My eye twitches as I clench my fists harder, cutting my palm slightly. "He's a human..." He frowns and shakes his head. "Ok, good for him." I tug lightly on Shy's bag. "L-let's go." She nods as we walk across the road to another vendor. This one has cherries, with a mare behind the stand.

"Excuse me miss. But could I have two cherries?" The mare looks at shy and nods. "Yes ma'am." She goes and grabs the cherries as I look at the price board. "That'll be 3 bits." I blink. 'Why is she selling them for 1 bit less?' Shy nods and sets the bits down before walking of o the next stand. I stop and walk back to the cherrie vendor and smile. "Here. You deserve this." I set down ten 10 bits and run back to shy.

I look at the vendor to see apples. "Hey SugerCube!" AJ smiles and waves at us as we walk to the stand. "Hey.." I wave happily. "So, what would ya like, Fluttershy?" Shy smiles and looks at the variety of apples. "I would like... Three red apples, Applejack." AJ nods happily, grabbing the apples and setting them in front of Shy. "That'll be 4 bits, Shy." She nods and sets the bits down, grabs the apples and starts walking to the last stand. "Hey, Justis." I turn back to AJ and smile. "Yea, AJ?" She smiles lightly. "Remember what I told ya." I nod slowly and run over to Shy.

The vendor this time had some jewels. 'Why a jewel vendor?' I sigh as Shy stares at a huge Sapphire. "Um... You ok Shy?" She blinks and looks at me. "Oh... I-I'm sorry." She starts to walk away from the stand. "You want that sapphire?" She looks at me and nods slowly. "But I don't have the bits..." She sighs and turns. "I'd like that sapphire sir." Shy turns around quickly as a familiar stallion walks up. "Ahh. Hello again mutt." I clench my fists as the stuck up jerk from the 'White Lotus' (the restaurant AJ and Justis went to) smiled. "I'm not a mutt. Just sell me the sapphire." He smiles and grabs my hand.

"Such unique claw structure... And such strange cuts on the palm." I blink and yank my hand away. "How much for the sapphire, already." Shy looks at my hand curiously at the mention of 'cuts.' "Oh, fine." He floats the gem in the air with his magic and smiles. "90 bits." I sigh and drop the amount after cursing several times. "Enjoy, mutt." I grab the gem and hand it to Shy as I clinch my fists again. Shy smiles at the gem and puts it in her saddle bag. I watch the stallion smile and walk away to a group of ponies. 'I don't trust him as far as I could throw him.' I think quietly as Shy leads me to the next vendor.

This one had tomatoes, that glowed red like a fireball. Shy smiles and looks at me before ordering. "Excuse me miss. I'd like three tomatoes." The mare turns and sees me. "Ahh!?" She throws water in my face. "Oh! So sorry!" Shy blinks as I clench my fists with enough irritation my knuckles turn white. "It's ok miss.." Shy smiles. "Yes. It's fine." The mare nods. "Oh what would you like again!" I look at my hand and see the half moon shaped cuts. 'Damn it.' I frown as shy makes the order. "Ok. I'll be right back." She goes grabs four tomatoes and sets them in front of us. "3 bits miss." I blink as shy looks at the tomatoes. "Why are there four?" The mare sighs. "I'm giving you an extra one free, for throwing water in its face." I sigh as shy nods, sets down the bits, and picks up the tomatoes, setting them in her saddle bags.

"Ok. That's it for today. Lets head home." I nod excitedly as we walk towards Shy's. As we walk I hear hoof steps coming from behind us, so I look over my shoulder and see the ponies that the stallion was talking to. I frown and look at fluttershy. 'Should I tell her?' I think quietly as I feel a rock hit the back of my head. "Ow! Who the hell threw that!?" I turn to the group behind us as Fluttershy looks back surprised. They smile as a green pegasus mare with brown hair steps forward. "Sorry. But it was to get your attention so we could ask for that gem." I blink and frown with irritation. "How come?" She smiles. "Cause, Mister Dominique doesn't like filthy mutts who have his merchandise." I frown as I restrain my self from kicking them in the face. "I bought it... It's Shy's now." She looks at me and laughs with her friends as her wings flap slightly.

"Not anymore." She flys into me as I stand like a brick wall against her. "If I nearly killed Chrysalis.. I'll definitely beat you." I grab the mares neck and throw her back at her group. "I hate hitting women... It's really agonist my morals.. But a criminal deserves it." I put my right hand into the dirt and cock my legs expectingly. "Get him!" I smile as the charge me. I hurtle my body forward, tackling five of them. "Shy! Get the hell out of here!" I look at her as she runs. "Oh no you don't!" The mare flys towards Shy as her goons try grabbing me. "What are you doing to our friend?!" I hear a familiar voice ring out from a tree.

"Help shy damn it!" I yell as I smash some poor stallion in the face with my knee. "Alexander, Trick, and Eleanor! You guys go help Miss Shy, while we help Justis!" Alice and Azure jump down and buck two of the thugs off of me as Xavier tackles a pegasus to the ground.

"GET OFF ME!" I take the last thug and judo flip her. "Gah!?" She screams out in pain as her body connects with the ground. "Ok... Thanks y'all." All three of them hug me. "Glad your ok Justis." Alice smiles as Azure nods and Xavier hugs tighter. "Ok, Lets go help Shy and the others." They let go and nod as we run towards Shy's place.

I frown as I see Shy on the ground as Alexander gets bucked in the face. "Alex!" Azure charges the mare but she moves out of the way, tripping him. "Ok... I've had enough of you." My voice goes into on monotone as I walk to her. "Hahaha! Mister Dominique's gonna be happy, after I kick your ass!" She flys at me with a smug grin. As she closes the distance I cock my arm. "Eat this you giant fr-!?" I launch my fist directly into her throat, causing her to crumble to the ground like a rock.

"Fucking bitch.." I grumble as I walk to Alex. "Hey, Alex. Are ya ok?" He looks up at me. "Geez... What the fuck was with your eyes just then!" I blink somewhat confused as Shy stands up and looks at me. "I've noticed that to... Your eyes lose all warmth.. It's scary." I look at them. "I don't understand... But ok." I look around and see Trick knocked out beside a tree and Eleanor walking towards us with a limp. "Nice job.. Ow... Justis." Eleanor sits down beside Alex as I go and grab Trick.

Trick grumbles as I carry him over to the others. "So I'm scary. Great..." I sigh as I set Trick down lightly next to Azure. Xavier and Alice look at me and smile. "Don't worry Justis! Your not scary." Xavier smiles happily as Alice nods. "I agree with Xavier. I still see the protective love in your eyes." I smile and hug them. "Yeah... Thanks you two." They hug back tightly as I hear the familiar voice of the thug leader. "Die!" I blink as Alice screams in pain. "Alice?!" She lets go of me and falls down reviling a large cut on her back.

I look at the mare as she smiles wickedly with a knife wrapped in her wing. "Ok.. Now you die." I charge her quickly and knee her in the chin sending her sliding across the ground. "Sis!" Azure runs over to Alice and looks at her wound. The mare stands up with a noes bleed. "O-ow... I'm gonna make Mister Dominique happy!" She charges with the knife close to her, lunging it like a spear. "Hmm!" She smiles as the knife cuts my side. "Ow..." I frown as she goes to stab cut me again, I punch her in the noes and pick her up above my head by grabbing her wings. "I... Can't kill you." I sigh and throw her head first into the ground.

She rolls over in pain as I see her knife got imbedded in her shoulder. "Ow ow ow ow." She looks at the knife and tears up. I sigh and walk over to her. "Come on... Lets get you to the hosp-?!" She lunges forward stabbing me in the stomach. "Ahh... Y-you shit." I fall backwards as I hear Alice and Xavier scream in unison. "Justis!" I hold onto her hoof as I look at her I see Xavier tackle her to the ground and start punching her while Alice cradles my head. "You'll be ok." I frown as I pull the knife out of my abdomen.

Shy and the others run over and begin pulling Xavier off of the mare and start looking at me with worried looks. "It's really fucking cold.." I shiver slightly. Shy looks at me and frowns. "I-if only I didn't ask for that sapphire... You'd be fine." I smile lightly. "I... It's fine Shy.. Hey, Alice." She looks at me with tears in her eyes. "Y-yes, Justis?" I smile lightly. "I'm gonna just... Rest my eyes." She blinks. "What?" My eyes grow heavy and close as she starts screaming my name.

(Alice Pov)

I look at Justis as he passes out. "Justis! Wake up!" I feel tears roll down my face as I look at Miss Shy. "J-Justis?" She pokes him lightly as he shudders slightly. Brother runs over and looks at him. "Shit. Is he dead?" Xavier howls at that and tries getting back to the brown haired mare. "No.. He's just unconscious." Xavier calms down and runs over, followed by the others. Alexander looks at the incoherent human and whacks him in the chest. "What the hell Alex?!" I glare at him as he shrugs. "I thought it would wake him up!" Eleanor frowns. "We should get him out of here... And find a place to patch him up." I nod as Shy starts to cry.

"I-I shouldn't have *hic* stopped and looked at the sapphire. *sob* I-I'm so sorry Justis." I look at her and sigh. "Miss Shy... It's fine. He bought it on his own accord. It's that fucking Dominique guy who we should be mad at." Azure nods and Xavier hugs justis tightly. "You'll be ok." He sits up and blinks. "We need to tell his friends about this and get him to the hospital!" I nod with a determined expression.

Miss Shy looks at us. "I'll go tell the girls... Ok?" We all nod as she flys off. Eleanor smiles. "Ok. I'm going to teleport us to the hospital." We all nod as a blinding flash of green light sends us into the waiting the main lobby. "Ok go get help!" Eleanor shouts as Xavier flys to the counter and starts explaining what happened.

A few nurses start looking at everyponies wounds as a doctor runs over to me and Justis. "What happened, and what is this?" I frown. "Some thugs attacked him and a mare because they had a sapphire. Also he's a human." The doctor nods and lifts him with magic. "I'm coming with you." I stare at him as he sighs. "Fine... Come on." I smile and follow him into the ICU.

We walk in to and empty room and I watch the doctor set Justis down on the bed while putting him on several pieces of medical equipment. He sighs and looks at me. "So it's a human?" I nod as he starts sewing up the gash on his stomach and on his side. After twenty minutes of sewing and cursing the doctor smiles. "Ok. He should be ok for now." I smile and hug him quickly. "Thanks doctor." He nods happily and walks out of the room. I walk over to Justis and look at him, he has a troubled look on his tired face. I smile and hug him. "I m glad you're ok.." I let go and sit next to him. I smile and slowly fall asleep looking at the pained human.

A/N yea! That went well. Ok so what happens now! I suspect something awesome~ again that all of y'all for liking this story and supporting it. I uh.. Really wish I could say thank you better but uh.. That's all good.