My little pony: The Urchin and the Princess

Disclaimer: Last chap had a few criticisms, mostly praise. I look forward to seeing more comments on my progress

Chapter 10: Lone Jack and Shy

Rarity hummed softly to herself the song that Jack had sung on the night of the party, finding it to be somewhat enjoyable. It was a beautiful day in Ponyville, and she was determined to enjoy it to the max! Thinking about Jack, she wondered how he was doing at the moment. The last time she saw him was after he explained how they needed to regain his trust. Rarity was in the process of thinking of a something for the two of them to do so she could regain his trust. It wasn't easy, far from it but she was determined to make things right so that way he could be her prince!

Blushing at the thought, she stopped in front of Sugarcube Corner as her day dreamed of Jack. Him in a formal vest, as he made his way towards her whilst she in a formal dress. A cocky grin on his face, as he held a rose in his teeth like a true Casanova. Rarity blushed as she had to resist squealing like a little school filly. As he reached her, he offered her the rose as she gracefully accepted it. As he leaned towards her, his eyes closed as he puckered up. Giggling, she leaned forward in a similar fashion and was about to kiss him when…

POOOOOOOOOOFFF!

Rarity snapped out of her day dream, as she looked at the entrance to Sugarcube corner as a giant fog of what looks like flour had fogged up the windows. Moments later, the door opened as out stepped flour covered Jack, grumbling as he dusted off the flour from himself as he shook his head in aggravation as the sounds of Pinkie Pies laughter erupted from within as she called out "Sorry Jack! Next time we'll get it right, I promise things will be better".

"Uh huh" Jake grunted as he told himself that he was gonna have to give Pinkie another try since she was really acting silly. Well…more silly than usual, and it was hard for her to take something like this so seriously. No, that wasn't her real reason. Real reason was that he was being abit harsh. Dash and Twilight had already regained his trust, but some ponies might not be so lucky so..he had to give them time he suppose. Glancing up, he spotted Rarity as he shrugged "Hey Rarity".

"Oh, greetings Jack. Err, mishap with Pinkie Pie I take it" Rarity asked, a slight grin on her face from the flour stuck in his hair.

"Uh huh, she attempted to bake a cake with "Extra extra extra" frosting. Too make a long story short, she added too much and it exploded in her face, causing me to go flying backwards into the supply of flour" Jack sighed, as he dusted himself off. Looking at Rarity, he offered a light smile "I'm on my way to see Fluttershy right now". Frowning, he sighed "I am not lookin forward to it".

Rarity gasped, as she said "Not looking forward to seeing Fluttershy? Why is this Jack? Isn't that abit har..". She was silenced as Jack raised a finger.

"It's nothing personal, she seems like a nice Pegasus and all…but what she does for a living is abit too cuesty for my taste. She likes hugging me apparently and at times acts like I'm an exotic animal…granted, maybe I am but still I'm not a "lover of sentiment and all that mushy" crap".

Rarity had to suppress a stifle. It wasn't like Jack didn't like Fluttershy for who she was. He just didn't like how what she did affected his masculinity. "Ah, I'm sure she has something perfectly normal for you to do today".

Shaking his head, Jack sighed "I really hope that's the case and there are no surprises today". Looking up at the town clock, Jack gasped "Crap, I'm late! Gotta go"! Waving a goodbye, he turned and ran for Fluttershys home; praying whatever she had in mind wouldn't involve any cuesty crud. Sadly, his luck wasn't that good today…

"Okay, take it easy Jack. I'm sure she just needs your help in..overcoming something. Like…fear. Yeah, that's it" muttered a less then excited Jack. Coming up with the revelation he smirked as he said "Fluttershy is currently afraid of something, and wants me to teach her how to overcome that fear! So that way she can learn to rely on herself and not on others in order to handle things" concluded a confident Jack, as he nodded his head up and down.

He was outside of Fluttershy's cottage, nervous at the idea of whatever problems she was having at the moment. If it was something easy, then he'd be a thankful person. Knocking on the door with a contempt sigh, he paused as he watched as the door opened; revealing Fluttershy as she giggled "Hello Jack, I'm glad you were able to make it".

"Yeah, ditto" Jack spoke back with a less then ecstatic voice. Resisting the urge to roll his eyes in annoyance, he sighed as he said "Whatever you have planned to make us friends again, let's get it over with okay"? His sarcasm didn't damper her spirits as he noticed her beaming with happiness as she reached out with a hoof and took his hand.

"I have something amazing to show you that I'm sure you're going to love" she smiled happily, as she lead Jack into her home, past all of her other animals and towards her backyard. "I should tell you though, don't be afraid. Emily won't hurt you".

Jack snorted, as he remarked "What are you talking about? Whose Emiieeeee". He ended up going off as he stared up with shock and horror at what he saw sitting in the middle of FLuttershys backyard.

It had a large belly, girth..whatever! It was probably a good three inches taller than Jack, maybe four! A golden belly, with blue scales. It had two golden horns on her forehead, and red eyes! She was wearing a large diaper, had a long tail with similar golden spikes. Her eyes stared down with wide curiosity at Jack, as he looked up at her with an equally widened stare.

"W..What is that" Jack stuttered as Fluttershy walked up to it, without any fear in her eyes. Jack was about to protest for her to step away before it hurt her, but was surprised when it reached down and with a coo; hugged Fluttershy against her belly as she hugged back. "Huh" Jack gawked.

"This is Emily, she's a dragon" Fluttershy giggled through the hug as she was put down. Turning around to face Jack, she smiled "Your job involves her".

Getting a horrifying image in his head, Jack backed up. "No way, uh uh. I am not repeat…NOT going to babysit a dragon! That draws the line with me". He was not a "goody two shoes, lover of all that cuddly mushy" stuff!

"Oh, your job isn't babysitting her" Fluttershy informed, abit saddened at his reaction. Sighing, she smiled as she took the time to explain. "Before you showed up, Emily has been in my caretaking. Her egg fell down from the mountains above during a horrible storm we had, and I've been taking care of her ever since. Rainbow Dash has been searching around for which dragons nest she came from so I can return her. Before you arrived, Rainbow Dash told me where the nest is located so I'm going to go return Emily here, and I want you to help me return her".

Emily stared down at the funny looking creature, as she extended a clawed hand out towards Jack.

"Huh, what's she want" Jack asked curiously, hating how his knowledge on these sort of things were limited. But really, what could he expect when he wasn't really into this kinda stuff.

"She wants to shake your hand" Fluttershy explained with a wink, knowing what Emily really wanted to do. As she watched Jack approach Emily, she had to resist the urge to sqee as she knew what Emily was gonna do!

Rolling his eyes, Jack had to resist the urge to throw up. To say he was intimated by this dragon's size would be an understatement. Jack sighed as he raised a hand to shake her claw, but was surprised as Emily suddenly pulled on his hand and towards her diapered belly, as she hugged the human, murring. "He..hey! Knock that off" Jack gasped aloud, cheeks going red from humiliation as he asked "What's her deal".

"She likes hugging things she's never met" Fluttershy informed, beaming at the cute sight as she noticed Jacks curious look. "What is it" she asked.

"How come Emily's so big? I mean, she's a baby dragon right? Isn't Spike a baby dragooooon" Jack gasped as he was pressed against Emilys belly, closing his eyes in slight annoyance as he really hated this cute moment.

"Well, Emily is a different type of dragon from Spike. Not all are the same. Also, she's much younger then Spike is as you can tell from her inability to speak yet" Fluttershy informed. Seeing Jacks face, she smiled "Alright, I think he's had enough Emily".

Emily let go of Jack with a pouting expression, as she watched as the "Hoo-man" dusted himself off, trying to regain his composure.

"Ahem, and you want me to help you get her back to her parents" Jack asked, as he crossed his arms. Looking up at Emily, he asked "Any risk"? If he was gonna be an escort for the dragon here, he'd prefer abit of risk since it would be a perfect way for him to blow off abit of anger from last night when..well..he didn't know. He just wanted to hit something for no reason, mostly cause he was craving for some danger right about now.

"Oh yes, there will be danger. High cliffs, unstable boulders and the possibility of a…gulp..a monster" Fluttershy squeaked with fear evident in her voice. The last time they all saw a monster, they almost got killed. Fluttershy had been shaking all day after their little escapade and had remembered the horrible way it looked at her, before giving chase!

"A monster huh" Jack repeated with a mixture of excitement and worry. Looking up, he said "Somehow, I really shouldn't be surprised after all Ive seen and yet I cant help but be surprised. By this point, he was mumbling to himself. Feeling hot air being blown against his neck, he glanced back up to see Emily sniffing his hair as he said "Can you please just keep her away from me? I don't want her invading my personal sp..OOF".

He was cut off as Emily pulled him into another hug as he complained "Oh c'mon"!

Fluttershy simply giggled at the sight, as she remarked "Heh heh, I don't think I can make any promises of that Jack".

It was now later in the afternoon that day, as Fluttershy and Jack were leading Emily up a trail that would lead into the mountains. Fluttershy was overjoyed that Jack was coming along. Not only because this an opportune moment for her to regain her friendship with Jack, but it was also a good chance to try and get him to be abit more open minded about cute things. Despite what he said, she could swear she was somewhere in his eyes..a tiny glint that showed he was enjoying being hugged. Problem was that he was certain it would make him appear weak or something like that.

Turning around, she glanced back at Jack who was trudging behind with an irritated expression as Emily kept sniffing him curiously. Repressing an urge to giggle, Fluttershy turned towards the path as she froze. Coming to a fork in the road, she looked at the two paths before her. One of them lead around the mountain side, upwards towards a higher altitude. The other led towards a cave that would travel deep underneath the mountain. Shivering, Fluttershy shook her head rapidly at the thought of going into a deep, dark cavern and that was not where Emily's mommy and daddy were.

"Umm..we'll be going up their" Fluttershy announced to Jack, who got next to her.

"Can you stay with her whilst I take the lead? I'd much prefer being in a spot where I'm not constantly sniffed at" Jack muttered to Fluttershy, his dislike for this situation evident. Looking back at Emily, he noted the baby dragon giggling as she stared at Jack; who in returned rolled his eyes.

"Alright Jack, if it will make you more comfortable" Fluttershy smiled, as she went back with Emily; smiling at the affection Emily gave her.

Turning back to face the path as they continued to walk, Jack called back "Have you done something like this before? Delivering baby animals back to their parents"?

"Only if we're able to locate their parents, and yes I've done it a few times before. Though, usually its with someone really brave like Rainbow Dash or..or Applejack" Fluttershy explained. Blinking, she then asked "Have you ever done anything like this"?

"Back in Manhattan, I'd make delivers around town just to make some money, but nothing really involving delivering dragons. Usually I delivered boxes filled with food supplies" shrugged Jack as he turned back around to face the path, and froze as he found himself staring straight down into what looked like a bottomless gorge. Looking back up, he could see the path was on the other side of the gap, which was about…6-8 feet apart.

"Huh, we can easily jump this" Jack explained to Fluttershy, who caught up and stared down into the gorge with a meep. Looking back up at Jack, she stuttered "Umm..we can…but Emily can't". Flying next to the dragon, she gave her a hug as she mused "We need to find a way to help get her across".

"Well I have no id…" Jack froze as he glanced over on the other side at what looked like two large boulders, and some partial destroyed tree trunks. Putting a hand to his chin as he thought, he muttered "Wait, I think I got an idea…I'll be back". Without waiting for a response, Jack backed up as he took a mighty leap and through himself over the gap, going into a roll as he stopped in front of the boulders. "I'll just move these over and…wait..". Rethinking his plane, he sighed as he muttered "Alright..let me see if I can…urrg…move these".

Getting behind the massive boulder, Jack backed up as he pushed himself against it, grunting and groaning as he applied his strength into the push. Normally he wouldn't be able to push, or even have the power to move such a large boulder by himself, yet due to the training he had been doing with Rainbow Dash and his exposure to magic tapped into some inner strength he wasn't aware he had as he let out a loud grunt as he shoved the boulder into place at the edge of the cliff. Letting out an oof, he said "Almost done..just need to move something else". Going over towards the partial destroyed tree trunk; he noted how it was on the edge of tippin over.

Backing up, Jack charged the trunk as he kicked at the weakest point to if; causing the trunk to tip over close to the edge of the cliff. "Heh, this seems kinda..easy" Jack admitted to himself as the trunk was rather large and…heavy as although it was taking all he had just to move the trunk, he somehow managed to get it to the other side to act as a bridge as he tipped the boulder on top of the trunk in order to keep it in place. "Okay, try having her cross over" Jack called to Fluttershy.

Fluttershy nodded, although she couldn't help but be worried as although the trunk looked strong, she was nervous that it wouldn't be able to support the weight of the large, baby dragon. Trotting over to Emily, she smiled "Alright Emily, Fluttershy needs you to crossover to the other side of the bridge". She watched as Emily peeked over at the makeshift bridge, and looked hesitant as her body shook with slight fear. "Oh I know your afraid, but it's the only way across" Fluttershy attempted to urge the dragon.

Seeing how scared she was, Fluttershy smiled as she got an idea. Looking over at Jack, she called "Maybe she'll be more willing if she's rewarded for crossing. It would be a good way to teach her about rewards..."

Jack wondered what sort of reward Fluttershy was talking about, when she noted her winking at him as Jack muttered "Oh..that…". Lowering his head in heavy annoyance, he sighed as he knew what Emily would like. Sighing, he forced a smile as he called "Emily, I'll umm..give you a hug if you come over here".

That seemed to encourage her, as her face lit up in a light grin as she curiously poked her foot at the bridge to see if it was safe. Seeing how solid it was; she smiled as she stepped onto it, and took two steps when it started to break.

"EMILY, RUN" Jack shouted!

Fear running through her from the tone in Jacks voice, she threw herself across to the other side as the tree trunk collapsed underneath her and fell into the gorge below. Getting up, she stared down into the gorge curiously as she turned around and smiled at Jack.

"Oh n..OOF" Jack grunted as he was pulled into a playful hug by the dragon. "Yeah love you too, now can you set me down" Jack muttered as he looked across at Fluttershy through the hugging, seeing her fearful look. "What's with you Fluttershy? Fly over here" Jack called.

"I'm scared, it's a big drop" Fluttershy whimpered lightly, shaking her head rapidly.

As Jack was set down, he remarked "That's why you have wings". It was really strange to see how scared she was when she clearly had wings. What, did she not like to use them? Sighing, he called "Fluttershy, I'll catch you if you jump okay? You don't have to be afraid! I'm right here with you". Calling out encouraging words to help keep her focused, he watched as she opened an eye as he nodded "That's it, just jump over and I'll catch ya".

"Umm..w..well okay..gulp" Fluttershy gulped as she backed up eyes closed. Pawing the ground, she galloped and with a mighty leap, hurled herself over the gap whimpering as he wing's started to react by themselves as she soared over Jack, and landed on the other side.

"See, you made it. You just needed a little motivation is all" Jack smiled lightly at the Pegasus.

Fluttershy opened her eyes slowly, still feeling abit squeamish on having to make such a tremendous jump. Blinking, she looked over at Jack as she looked down shyly "Umm, how do you do it Jack? Act so..well…be so brave. You just seem so…so fearless" Fluttershy asked curiously, wanting to know how Jack was able to lookin the face of danger and laugh so casually.

"I'm far from being fearless Fluttershy" Jack commented softly, as he glanced away from her as he thought about what he was afraid of. Well, he was afraid of failure, that was a given. He was afraid of looking weak, that was also a given. What he was afraid of mostly though in this world, was being alone. When Jack had lived with his step dad, he had felt alone already because his only friends had left. Then when he came here, and when all the ponies were trying hard to become his friend, he didn't feel lonely anymore..at least till the party night. But now with them slowly regaining his trust, his fear of being alone was going further and further back into his mind…but he wasn't going to admit that to Fluttershy.

"What I usually do, is just look at what I'm afraid of and think of the rewards I'll receive for overcoming them" Jack said as an example. Pointing at the cliff, he said "I could say for example "Once I get to the other side, I'll know I'm able to do any other ones no problem". Shrugging, he explained "Just thinking about the benefits of overcoming my fears is what helps me really".

Fluttershy stared at the cliff, and then back to Jack as she smiled "You make it look so easy. It's hard for me to think like you do, but..I suppose I could try what you say really next time I come across something Im afraid of". Turning around to face the path, she pointed towards it as she stated "Well umm, I..I'll take the lead this time".

"Wait…sniff..sniff..do you smell that" Jack asked, his face scrunching up into something of a mixture between disgust and shock. Blinking, he said "Where is it coming from"? A foul aroma had made its way into the air, as he sniffed it was coming from behind him. Freezing in horror, he whirled around to see Emily smiling innocently as the scent was coming from her diaper.

"Oh…god…" Jack moaned with horror, as Fluttershy started to reach into a satchel she had brought for supplies.

"Emily, please stop" Jack pleaded, really getting irritated with her constant sniffing of his hair and wanting to hug him. They had been going for quiet sometime now, but they were in luck however as they were more than halfway there! The nest they were looking for was probably a few miles up ahead, since the path had ended up becoming a wide plane of grass and boulders. Emily wasn't making it easier for Jack, since she had been bugging him this whole time and after he and Fluttershy had changed her diaper, he really wasn't in the mood.

Stepping out ahead of Fluttershy, he looked around with a keen eye as he muttered "Huh, I don't really see anything that looks threating. I think were in the clear if we keep heading further up" Jack muttered. As Fluttershy and Emily passed him as he stopped to take a small breather, Jack inhaled and exhaled as he breathed in the mountainous air. "Well, least the airs better now" he mused as he bent over to pick up a rock. Heaving it behind him, he listened as he could hear the rock bumping and echoing as it slid backwards down the path.

"Well, least we know how high up we are" Jack shrugged to Fluttershy, who had turned and around…was looking at Jack with terror in her eyes. Watching as Fluttershy whimpered at him, Jack snorted as he asked "What? What is it"?

"Hy..Hy…Hy Hy…" Fluttershy stuttered, her eyes continuing to widen in animalistic terror as she slowly started to back up, one hoof at a time in order to give herself distance between the monsters that was starting to loom up behind Jack. The advice Jack had given her slipped into her head for a moment, but was being repressed and pushed back by her fear.

"Hy what" Jack asked impatiently, becoming irritated by Fluttershy's stuttering. As he took a step towards her to see if he could shake some sense into her so he could calm her down, the hairs on the back of his neck rose up and tingled as he froze on the spot. Feeling something slowly start to rise up behind him, Jack turned carefully to face this threat, as he found himself looking an orangish yellow wall of scales. Slowly looking up, his jaw dropped in absolute disbelief as any sign of rationalization left the building.

It had multiple necks that rose up high into the sky, beating the size of any mythical creature that Jack could picture in his mind. It seemed to resemble a serpent, yet with reptilian traits. Its heads had red scales shaped into the style of what looked like hair, with thick bushy, black eyebrows. Its green eyes glared down with a villainous gaze that seemed to pierce into Jacks very soul itself. Its multiple tongue's slithered out, as they licked their lips in eager anticipation from the hunger that was about to be satisfied.

Jack had seen pictures of creatures like this back when he was in history class, when he learned and about Greek mythology. A creature that the fable hero Hercules had defeated. No matter how many times its heads were cut off, five more would sprout up in its place; leaving any trace of hope that would enable the hero to defeat such a monster, dimmed. "Not…not…" Jack repeated slow, knowing he shouldn't be surprised and yet..yet he couldn't help it!

"HYDRA" Fluttershy screamed in fear, not able to hold back anymore! Turning towards Emily, she panicked "Come Emily, we need to escape"! Pushing the dragon from behind with her head, she urged the dragon to get up and start to run.

The Hydra stared down at Jack, a mixture of curiosity and eagerness in its eyes as it had no idea what sort of creature Jack was, since in its travels had it never laid eyes on such a thing before. But at the same time, it didn't care. All it wanted was to see how this new creature tasted in its jaws. Licking its lips, the hydra let out a mighty roar as it launched one of its head's down at Jack.

Seeing it coming, Jack gasped as he jumped backwards; tripping over his feet as the collision of the Hydra smashing its head into the ground; sent a shockwave. Scrambling to his feet, he went into animal instinct mode as almost all things save for one ceased to matter; survival! Running up the long hill towards where Fluttershy and Emily were, Jack shouted "RUN FOR IT"! Even he knew it was best not to fuck with that thing! "I draw the line at things that are thirty stories high" Jack shouted angrily, as he jumped in time to avoid another Hydra head trying to nip at him!

Fluttershy managed to get Emily too hid behind a rock, as she hide their for a moment to catch her breathe. Looking back to see if Jack had made it with them, she eeped as she saw Jack rush by with the Hydra in pursuit! She had to help him! Taking a step out, she let out another eep as the Hydra roared once more, causing her to slink back towards the rock hiding spot in fear!

"GET AWAY FROM ME" Jack shouted back up to the hideous creature! Turning his neck back to see how far away it was, he shouted in fear to see it was right behind him! Seeing a small cliff that slid down towards an open pit, Jack smirked as he got an idea. "Alright, you want me? Come and get me" He shouted darling at the Hydra, as he raised his middle finger in its direction! Lunging towards the small cliff, Jack dug the heels of his sneakers into the side of the cliff as he gripped onto it to make sure he wouldn't go in as he waited for the Hydra.

"Down you go" Jack mockingly called out to the Hydra as he stepped over Jack, its expression shifting to horror as it slide down the small cliffside and into the pit below! Sticking his tongue out at the flailing creature, Jack snorted, as he hefted himself back up onto the land as he smirked "And that's that". Seeing Fluttershy approach him, he smirked "It's no big deal, though I don't know if I can top this really. Taking down a Hydra was pretty…".

"BEHIND YOU" Fluttershy shouted in alarm, pointing past Jack.

Whirling around in time, Jack managed to let out a cry of pain as the Hydra had managed to lock its clawed feet to turn itself around in mid fall on the cliff, as it lunged a head out and smacked against Jack harder! Sending him sailing, Jack fell into a roll as he ended up on his back groaning in pain. "What the hell happened" Jack thought to himself ideally as he looked up slowly and could see the Hydra climbing out of the pit.

Scrambling back up to his feet, Jack grunted as he could feel his side hurting as he lifted up his shirt and winced at the sight of the blackish-blue bruise. "Ooo, not good" he muttered as he put a hand to his head in pain. Feeling his foot bump into something, he looked down as he spotted a heavy stick, with a sharp, pointy rock next to it. Getting an idea, he picked up the stick as he jammed the point rock through the branch and out the other end as he turned around to face the Hydra. Gesturing for it to come at him, he winced as he staggered, thinking "No..st..still recovering from the attack". Wincing, he watched as the Hydra let out a cry of pain as its head it was using, missed Jack by a few inches as Jack looked over to see what had happened.

There was Emily, biting hard on the Hydra's tail! Her teeth sinking into its tail, as she wasn't about to let a mean, old Hydra hurt Jack! Feeling it start to shake to get her off, Emily let go as she let out a cry of shock as although she landed somewhat unharmed, let out a wince of pain as she scraped her knee.

"EMILY" Jack shouted, anger rising through him at the sight of this bastard hurting a baby dragon as his hands for a brief moment, were enveloped by flames before vanishing. Using the moment of distraction to his advantage, Jack raised up the stick high as he brought it down against the heads nose; drawing blood. This only seemed to make it madder, as the Hydra smashed its head against Jack, making him collide into the dirt in pain. "Owwwwww" Jack hissed in pain.

Fluttershy blinked as she was torn between fleeing, and going to Jack's aid. However, as she saw the creature stomp threateningly towards Jack, her eyes narrowed as she could see the pain Jack was in from the cheap shot it gave him! "How dare you! You think just because you're bigger, stronger, and meaner that you can go around bullying others"? As the hydra stared down at her, she seemed to use her unknown powers of guilting through staring to shame the monster. Watching as it hesitated with a sheepish expression, she flew up right in front of it as she said "That's right! I'..I'm talking to you! I don't know what you eat, or why your so grumpy but I don't care! You, do not eat my friend"!

Jack couldn't believe what he was seeing as he watched as the Hydra took a step back, intimidated by Fluttershy's stare..or was he intimidated by her bravery? He watched as the monster looked away, looking almost ashamed as muttered "Wow". That was amazing of Fluttershy, standing up to a monster that was so much bigger and meaner than her. As she flew down to greet him, he couldn't help but smile as he complimented "Fluttershy, that was awesome"!

She let out a light giggle, as she blushed shyly "Awww, it..it wasn't a really big deal". As she was about to say something else, she failed to notice when the Hydra looked away; his shame seem to vanish as the same malice from before returned into his eyes as he lunged at Fluttershy's back, catching her off guard as she was sent into a roll and stopped a few feet behind Jack.

"FLUTTERSHY" shouted a horrified Jack, as he stared at her unconscious form. The pain he was feeling suddenly seemed insignificant as he forced himself to his feet. His knuckled clenched into fist, as he whirled around and glared up hatefully at the Hydra. "Damn you…" Jack growled low, as his body started to glow with a crimson red aura, as his fist exploded into flames. Either he was too wrapped up in his own anger to notice, or he didn't care at the moment as he glared up at the Hydra who was surprised by this strange turn of events as it took a step back!

"…You'll learn what happens when you mess with one of my friends" Jack growled, as he heaved his fist back as if he was going to throw something. "TAKE…THIS" Jack shouted, as he threw his arm at the Hydra as a spew of flames shot forward from his palm and scorched the Hydra's skin, earning a shriek of pain from it! Jack wasn't done though, as he gripped what looked like a fire baseball, and heaved it straight at the Hydra's trio of head's; earning another shriek as it turned and started to run!

"YOU BETTER RUN" Jack shouted after it, as he was about to shoot two fire beams from his palms when…he suddenly noticed…he was on fire! Literally! Staring at his palms in shock, he muttered "I'm not getting hurt by the flames, and..I'm generating this heat so easily. But..but how. I thought Twilight got rid of it". Blinking, he remembered Fluttershy as he rushed to her side.

"Fluttershy, are you alri.." he started to ask when he saw her get up slowly, staggering as she shook her head. He watched as Emily rushed over next to FLuttershy with a look of concern on her face as she looked over the Pegasus.

"OOo, Im alright. Abit tired maybe..where did the Hydra go" Fluttershy asked, as she immediately started to look around for where it had gone. She couldn't see it anywhere in sight, as she then thought about her stare on how it must have shamed it into leaving. "Oh, I guess it left. Well, I hope he doesn't bully anypony anymore" she smiled lightly to Jack.

Jack was about to ask why she wasn't freaking when he noticed that his fire powers were gone, vanished as fast as they had appeared. He was about to tell her about this, to warn her about his powers when he remembered something. How she had stood up for him, in the face of great danger itself! How she had proclaimed that he was her friend. Come to think of it, he had done the same! He had been so angry that the Hydra would dare try and hurt her when she attempted to stand up for him. "Well, I guess its obvious how the friendship standing for us is huh" Jack asked lightly to Fluttershy, with a slow smile. When he saw her hesitate, he sighed "I'll allow it this once".

Fluttershy let out a happy giggle, as she pulled Jack into a hug; grinning that she had regained his friendship. Looking up towards Emily, she nodded for her to hug Jack as well; knowing he wouldn't mind since he was allowing it this once.

Now being hugged by both of them, Jack tried his best to maintain his usual demeanor yet couldn't hide a brief smile as he shrugged thinking one word.

Softies…

School's about to start tomorrow for me, so I'm glad I was able to get this out. Thank you for the criticism of the last chapter, and thank you all for reviewing and sticking by so far. Till next week hopefully