Chapter 5

Soon Sombra found himself hungry. A stallion of his ranking should just ring a bell and expect his food to be prepared and given to him on a silver platter. But Sombra found that hard when the only other pony around feared him. A shame. He thought with a sigh as he prepared a sandwich. She would make an excellent servant or harem mare. Sombra shook his head to rid the thought of her in the harem attire, but found it hard to do. Think of something else!

Yes, like the fact that she withheld information regarding this Season. He saw no reason to hold back this tidbit of information. It seemed natural. In the end, he silently forgave her, chalking it up to slight embarrassment and awkwardness of their first meeting. But why was it not around during my reign or before? It seemed strange. Though, the more he thought of it, he may have had a Season. Just not during the spring. It may have been in the winter. I do remember being horny during that season. He thought to himself. But I was always looking for a new mare to rut at the time. Now…

Now he was too hungry to focus on other things. Sombra leaned on the counter, sandwich in hand as he thought of plan. His wounds still needed healing and he was going to go look in the local library and look up more information on his location. The books that Fluttershy had were mostly about gardening and how to take care of various animals.

He concluded that he would depart during the night, leaving a large quantity of his jewels to her as thanks for her hospitality. The thought of leaving the mare alone was causing him to feel strange. Almost empty. He shook his head and thought of the sandwich in his hand. Somehow it became less appetizing, but seeing as he hadn't eaten in a long time, give or take a few thousand years or so, he willed himself to eat just as the door opened.

He sensed her before he saw her. The nervousness she radiated told him that she didn't want to talk just yet. The fear she emitted said that she was afraid of him yelling or attacking her. He felt a pang of anger when she had brought such a thought to him. As if he would harm a mare as pleasant looking as her. But he felt a twinge of sadness, which was ridiculous, seeing as he brought fear and grief and hadn't felt it in a long time. Get a grip Sombra. He told himself.

He finally looked over to see her holding a small shovel and donned a large pink sun hat with a yellow ribbon. The dirt on her gloved hands suggested that she was gardening, though the fragrant smell of blossoms mixed with her more natural scent of sunlight and grass. "I…" She whispered in a sexily raspy voice. "I need a little help."

Fluttershy was still scared to approach Sombra after what had happened. Sugar Sweet's words still lingered in her mind. "Men like him aren't to be trusted. Watch yourself, sweetie." He is a predator. She kept reminding herself of that. But she can't ignore him forever. "I…" She whispered again. "I can't reach the bag of birdseed in my shed… Can you give me a hand?"

She fell silent and looked at any place but him. Fluttershy couldn't bring herself to look at him after what happened in town. Why did she have to hide it from him? It must be common knowledge, even in the older times. She just felt embarrassed about it. One of her many Seasons and she finally has a companion that isn't one of her many animal friends. And a stallion no less!

But this stallion was, dare she say, sex on two legs. A walking mare magnet. Chiseled body like a god and a voice like dark chocolate. His coat was shiny and seemed to glow in the light, the crystal pony blood showing. His hair was silky and had that perfect look of feral and the bad boy charm made him tempting.

Why did he have to be so good looking? She didn't stand a chance with a stallion like him, not that she wanted too. She had a curvy figure. Large breasts and hips matched with a round face. The only thing that could be sexy about her was her cutie mark placement. A cutie mark was usually placed randomly on the body. Her actual cutie mark, three pink butterflies, were childish to some, but it brought a sense of happiness to her whenever she looked at it or her animals.

"Alright." Sombra said. She looked up from under her mane and saw him with, was that lust in his eyes? Setting his sandwich down, he took a deep breath. Once done, he looked back, the lust replaced by a hardness in his eyes. "Show me." He growled softly.

Gulping down her attraction, she led Sombra outside. Past all the empty houses and coops she had stored in her backyard to her sad little shed. She had meant to ask Applejack if she could help her fix it, but always forgot about it, some crisis or another to deal with in Ponyville and Equestria. The small brown shack was sad and depressing against her gorgeous landscape. The shed itself was falling apart. Overgrown grass at the base came to her knees and Fluttershy saw a few cracks in the already dusty glass of the windows. Tugging at the hole made by Robert, her woodpecker, that served as her door handle, she had to use both hands. The hinges were old and worn so the door only opened partially before it finally came down on her.

"Eek!" Fluttershy squealed as she started falling back. Instead of making a Door-Pegasus-Grass sandwich, she felt an arm come around her and saw the other prevent the door from falling on top. She looked to see Sombra had caught her in a very close embrace. She could feel his skin from where he held her by the waist, warm to the touch and with muscles to boot. Could hear his shallow breathing as he leaned over her. But his ruby eyes had locked onto her cerulean orbs. She felt trapped, caught in his embrace with no where to run. The fire in her lower belly started to hum to life as he leaned closer. All she had to do was lean in to complete the connection and then…

Widening her eyes, Fluttershy realized what she was doing. Oh my sweet Celestia! She turned her head to look at the door. Her face grew hot as she tried to think of something to say. I was about to kiss him! I was thinking about kissing Sombra!

She heard a sigh and saw the door move from above to next to them and was lifted quickly to her feet and away from him in one swift motion. She swayed a moment to right herself. When she did, she looked to see Sombra glare at the now-door less doorway. "Why haven't you fixed that?" His voice rumbled deeply and sent a pleasant tingle down her spine.

"I- I had meant to do that…but I was busy." She said a scarlet color, Fluttershy stepped over the broken door and into the dark shack. For a moment she was scared. I know I left the light on. She thought. Oh! It must have burned out again. Quietly walking over to the corner of the room, she gently tapped the glass orb resting on the hay. "Um… Excuse me. But… The light blew out again… Can you please shed some light? If that is alright with you."

Soon, bugs started to fly out and above the ponies. The light emitted from their bodies made them look like stars against the ceiling. Fluttershy smiled and looked to Sombra and immediately met his eyes. She blushed and took a deep breath. She was in deep trouble.

Sombra was in deep trouble. She had felt good in his arms when he caught her. The body of a goddess and the softness of a freshly woven silk garment. The feeling of her heartbeat was strong and made him think of his own heartbeat. They were in sync. He had inhaled her scent. Flowers and the faint scent of animals, but there was another scent, this one was spicy, made him lightheaded and powerful. Then he realized what it was. Arousal. She was aroused.

He had been in control during the walk. Denying his attraction to her as he stared at her ass the whole way to the dilapidated shed. He hadn't noticed how she was the perfect shape for sex earlier, he had assumed that she was of the bigger mares. He wouldn't have minded that. But she was in that shapeless cloth before, now, the pants she wore hugged her curvy hips and long legs. The shirt molded to her torso, stretching over her breasts and revealing her slender arms. One strap had fallen over to expose her shoulder. Sombra had had the sudden urge to bite down on it, to mark her as his.

The stronger urge was what he was going to do. He had the urge to claim her mouth for himself, to show her that she was his, she would not belong to anyone else. He was just a hairs breath away when she had turned from him. That was the end. Lights out, curtain closed.

Now, standing in the shed with the fireflies surrounding her, she looked like an angel. She was heaven on earth and one of the most gentlest mares he ever met. But Sombra saw something else. Not just the possibilities of intercourse, but of moments before and after. He could picture himself with Fluttershy on the couch. She would be sitting on his lap while he wrapped a blanket around them for warmth. Imagining her cooking for him and vice versa wasn't a bad thought. Even one of their foals would jump on the bed, eager to-

Sombra widened his eyes by the direction of his thoughts. He didn't even know her! But the more he rolled the thought around his head, the more the thought seemed to please him. He hadn't thought of a successor before, back when he was a king. He had only thought of the process of procreating a child. Now that he wasn't a king anymore, anything could happen.

Fluttershy blushed and looked toward the stacks of boxes and shelves that reached the ceiling, also with various sized holes. "Could…" She squeaked out. Clearing her throat delicately, she tried again in her normal volume. "Can you… Reach that?"

Sombra forced himself to drag his gaze to the bag on the top. Almost pressed to the roof was the bag of birdseed she needed. He nodded before climbing the stacks of boxes, he didn't want the risk of using magic while he was still recovering. Slowly, the bag came within arms reach. Standing on a paint bucket and a box of tools, Sombra reached for the bag. Just a little bit further. Sombra said to himself. But alas, it was futile. The bucket give way, along with the various other boxes. Sombra soon found himself falling.

Fluttershy gasped as Sombra and the storage started to fall. Thinking quickly she moved herself between the luggage and the boxes until she was faced with a falling stallion. Using her wings, she flapped as hard a she could to catch him. Grabbing him from under his arms, she lifted with all her might to hold him up, but alas, she wasn't used to holding more than a bunny or two. So they ended up falling.

She shut her eyes and waited for impact. Fluttershy was expecting a hard floor full of broken boards and old nails, instead she felt her body tingled with the familiar magic she felt when Twilight needed help with her magic. She looked up to find herself and the items around her floating in midair with a red light dancing around them. Sombra gently set her down on the ground as he was on all fours, his horn glowing a dark shade of red. The items floated out the door and settled on the ground in neat stacks.

Fluttershy looked to Sombra and noticed the way he tensed and clenched his jaw, the beads of sweat falling off his brow. What startled her was the blood stains on his shirt that seemed to grow larger. The biggest spot was on his shoulder. Why is he doing that? Fluttershy thought. She knew about some unicorn magic and their limits, but this was severe. His wound could get infected or he could bleed out or he could…

Fluttershy gently rolled to her side and got on all fours. Quietly she crawled toward him, making sure not to distract him. "S-Sombra…?" She whispered. When he didn't answer but closed further into himself, she reached out a hand. "Sombra…?"

His hand clamped around her wrist and pulled her close. When her body met his, she was able to clearly smell the coppery scent of blood. He rested his head on her shoulder and took deep breaths. Fluttershy was scared for him and clearly saw that he was in pain. So, gathering all that she has of her courage, she gently wrapped her arms around him, rocking him back and forth. She did everything she knew would help a baby animal calm down. She slowly stroked his back along the spine and gently petted his hair as she whispered encouragements, keeping her breathing even and her heart steady.

She felt him slump forward and the magic fade in the air. When she turned to look at him, she found Sombra asleep. His arms were wrapped around her waist, so she couldn't get up at any time. She didn't want to wake him, but she knew she had to see him to the doctor in town. What to do? What to do? She repeated to herself.

Finally, she got an idea. Quietly calling for Martin, one of her senior bears, she politely asked him for help. Gently nudging Sombra onto his nose, the old bear picked him up. Fluttershy helped to redirect the stallion into a more comfortable arrangement. Now lying on his stomach, he looked relaxed, albeit sweaty and bloody. Fluttershy looked at the handsome stallion before brushing away some strands of hair that fell over his eyes. Smiling softly, she whispered to him, "I'll take care of you… I promise…" With that, the trio made their way into town.