Herr Regis

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The Plot Thickens

The false Flam had left the hospital that night. He had personally asked Princess Twilight Sparkle if he could stay at her home, as he didn't feel comfortable being alone. Queen Chrysalis used this to her advantage, as the extremely close relationship between the purple mare and the stallion created the perfect environment for the queen to take all the princess' energy.

"Your home is so nice, Twilight. It's perfect for you." The imposter laid down , the princess ignorantly tucking her foe into bed with loving hooves.

Twilight Sparkle blushed, smiling at him and turning off the light. "Sleep tight, handsome. I'm just down the hall if you need anything." The princess had a tired look in her eyes, one of slowly building defeat and eventual collapse. Queen Chrysalis was succeeding at stealing the mare's energy, and by the time of the wedding, her plot would reach its climax.

Out in the hallway, Spike confronted his friend after she had closed Flam's door. She jumped back, pinching her eyes closed and slowly rubbing one of her temples afterwards. "My head hurts, Spike. Whatever it is, can it wait? Please?"

Spike bobbed up and down on his claws, thinking for a moment. "Alright, Twilight. Go and get some rest."

The princess nodded, closing the door to her room behind her. Spike looked up and down the hallway, quickly rushing outside for some fresh air. He held a quill and a blank piece of letter. He hastily wrote a short few sentences, balled the paper up and blew green fire across it.

In a small puff, the letter was gone.

At Sweet Apple Acres, a similar situation was unfolding. Applejack sacrificed her bed and gave it to Flim, opting to sleep on the floor in her own bedroom. "You don't have to do this, Applejack. I'd be fine back at home."

Applejack shook her head, stepping away from the bedside and letting her mane down, stroking it carefully while looking in a mirror. "Aw no, y'all are stayin' here until ya can stand on your own hooves. We're supposed to be gettin' married in two days, you fainted, Flim. I'm worried for ya."

Applejack had been staring at his reflection in the mirror, but just as her voice trailed off, she diverted her gaze. Something in Applejack's heart was bothering her, and Flim knew what it was. "I didn't faint because of you, sweetie."

Applejack turned around, trying to cover her embarrassment and disappointment. "What? Shoot, I didn't think that for a minute." She gulped, still feeling uneasy when she looked at him.

Flim reached out and touched her mane softly, his hoof drifting behind her ear and down to her cheek. "I'm not nervous, and I'm not having second thoughts. I love you, Applejack. I'm yours. I just felt really dizzy, then, I fell. That's all." He reached out and kissed her cheek, mussing up the ever so perfect covers.

Applejack blushed, kissing his cheek in return. "I'm sorry, Flim. I just don't know what you see in me sometimes." She crawled into the bed beside him, letting the soft yellow stallion cradle her body.

Flim frowned, feeling sadness wash over him as his mare talked herself down. "What I see in you is beauty, caring, dedication, honesty, love, and so much more. You're perfect, my sweet apple." Flim kissed her nose, the soft peck and his kind words cheering the orange mare back up.

"Thanks." She started out of her bed, but his hoof on her's stopped that. She looked to him, and he looked away, rubbing the back of his neck nervously and chuckling momentarily. "You know, this bed's big enough for you, too."

Applejack smiled at him, completely unsure of what she was getting herself into. Flim tossed the sheets over, and hesitantly the working mare cutely scooted in beside him. Flim tossed a hoof around Applejack's shoulders, her body relaxing to his touch. "Our lives will be as perfect as lives have ever been, darling. I'll take good care of you."

Applejack smirked, nestling up beside him in the bed. "You already are."

The next day, as more wedding rehearsals took place, Flam managed to sneak away from the large crowds long enough to visit his pet, the pony that was being imprisoned.

The door opened, and the small looking stallion lying in the dirt cowered back, squinting his eyes from the sudden rays of light. When he saw his own body before him, Flam grew even more surprised. "W-Who are you?"

Queen Chrysalis revealed her true form, frightening the stallion further.

"I'm so, so sorry this all had to happen to you. It's the mare I want, not you." Flam didn't seem to understand, so the queen continued. "You see, Princess Twilight Sparkle destroyed my previous plot to rule Equestria, but this time, I'll succeed, at her expense."

Flam gulped hard, then wincing from the shooting pain he felt in his back legs. The devious smirk on Queen Chrysalis' face worried him. "Please, please don't hurt Twilight..."

"I won't hurt her, she'll be fine... maybe. I just wanted to make sure you were... still... breathing." The queen giggled under her breath, clearly making fun of Flam's current appearance.

"I was attacked by timber wolves..."

"These? Timber wolves?" The queen quickly morphed into three timber wolves, then returning to her former, and true, appearance. "I've learned a thing or two over the years. Morphing into multiple creatures is very difficult, but then again, I am a queen."

"You won't get away with this."

The queen laughed deeply, then returning to Flam's body form. "That's what all the losers say, right before I destroy them."

On the other side of Ponyville, Big Mac was searching for his dear friend, Flam. He was getting close.

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