Chapter 4: Farewell For Now

The party at SugarCube Corner was coming to an end. There were very few ponies still on the dance floor and The Cutie Mark Crusaders had already packed up their instruments. Vinyl Scratch decided to play one last song before she left. The ponies still in the room enjoyed the song but it was clear that they were tired. Te hour was getting late and it was time for them to get back to their homes and get some sleep.

Grayback's army had left Ponyville and were heading back to their hideout. There simply wasn't a place big enough to hold all of them. Chunker and Monochrome had found a room at an inn for the foursome. Grayback quickly accepted the offer but Psyke refused. His teammates gave him some curious glances but they were too exhausted to argue with him about it. The three thieves went off while Psyke waited outside of SugarCube Corner for Pinkie Pie to come out and bring him to her house.

After twenty minutes or so, the bakery had emptied and Pinkie Pie had left the building. The pink pony led the way to her house and Psyke followed her with a small grin on his face. He was definitely looking forwards to spending some more time with Pinkie Pie. The duo walked on until they came to the pink pony's house. They went inside and into Pinkie Pie's room. The party pony made herself comfortable on the floor while she told Psyke to use the bed. The red alicorn didn't like this one bit and he insisted that he and Pinkie Pie should share the bed. Pinkie Pie stubbornly kept on refusing but Psyke wouldn't hear a word of it. His horn glowed and he levitated the pink pony off of the floor and onto the bed. Pinkie Pie giggled as she moved through the air and landed with a soft thump on her bed. The two ponies got comfortable underneath the blankets and fell asleep.

After about an hour, Psyke woke up and turned in his sleep. He noticed that Pinkie Pie was fast asleep and that she was shivering. The red alicorn touched a hoof to Pinkie Pie's body and he felt how cold she was. His horn glowed and he gently levitated Pinkie Pie next to him. He draped his bold red wing over Pinkie Pie's body and hoped that that would be enough to keep her warm. Pulling the blankets over the two of them again, Psyke closed his crimson eyes and tried to get back to sleep. He looked over at Pinkie Pie and noticed that she was snuggling up next to him. Psyke thought that Pinkie Pie was extremely cute when she was asleep like this. Her face had a very peaceful and content expression as she relaxed next to him. Psyke's eyes closed and he found himself falling into the most peaceful sleep he ever had in his life.

Morning came the next day and Celestia's sun rose into the sky. Ponies all over town awoke and went about their daily business. Pinkie Pie and Psyke woke up with blushes on their faces as they got out of bed and ate breakfast with each other. The conversation between the two ponies was casual but it was clear that both were a bit embarrassed by how they had slept next to each other the previous night. After a quick goodbye, Psyke left Pinkie Pie's house to find his teammates. Hopefully they wouldn't leave Ponyville without him.

Meanwhile Grayback had woken up and his jaw dropped when he looked into the mirror. His face had gone through a change overnight. His eyes had lightened to their normal chocolate brown color while the red highlights around them had turned light brown. His eyes and their highlights looked exactly the way they did when Grayback had lived back in Grifforia. He quickly made his way into the streets in the hopes of running into Fluttershy. He quickly found the yellow pegasus and she was surprised at how his face had changed. Grayback checked the time and decided that it would be best for him and his crew to leave town before Shining Armor tried to catch them and put them back in jail.

The foursome met up and had packed some bags with food and other supplies. They were ready to leave and go back to their hideout. Chunker and Monochrome took off into the sky while Grayback and Psyke hesitated. Both of the two fliers wanted to say goodbye to the mares that they had befriended. After making up excuses to each other, they took off in search of their friends. Grayback found Fluttershy and the two of them went for a walk together.

"I guess this is it." Grayback said. "Thanks for being a friend Fluttershy."

"Oh it's quite all right." Fluttershy said in her normal soft voice. "I enjoy making friends."

Grayback inched himself closer to Fluttershy and his heart was racing out of control.

"You've been a really great friend Fluttershy." he said as he leaned his head close to her. "I don't want to leave you like this."

"I don't want to see you get in trouble for me." Fluttershy told him. "I wish that Shining Armor didn't have to arrest you. I was really enjoying our time together."

Suddenly Grayback was struck by an idea. He knew that he couldn't bear to be away from Fluttershy so he took an extreme risk. He grabbed a piece of paper off the ground and wrote something down on it. He handed the paper to the yellow pegasus and her eyes widened a bit.

"This is where our hideout is." Grayback told her. "Will you write to me?"

Fluttershy stared at the paper before her and a smile formed on her face.

"I will." she told him happily.

Grayback moved towards Fluttershy and gave her a quick peck on the lips. Fluttershy looked surprised by the sudden show of affection but she didn't seem to dislike it. In fact she quickly returned Grayback's gesture with a kiss of her own. The duo kissed for a while and then Fluttershy's eyes widened. She quickly found a mirror and told Grayback to look at himself. Grayback did as he was told and he was astounded by what he saw.

Instead of the dark feathers that covered his head before, Grayback's head was now covered by brown feathers like it used to be. His chocolate brown eyes stared at him surrounded by the light brown highlights. His body regained its tanned appearance along with the light brown wings. His claws had shrunk a bit and were much neater than they had been before. Grayback's eyes were wide as dinner plates when he realized that he had transformed back into his old self. The most amazing thing about this transformation was that the scar running down his left eye had vanished.

"I can't believe it." he whispered. "I'm me again."

"You look really handsome." Fluttershy told him as she moved next to him. "I can see what you meant by good looks."

Grayback turned towards Fluttershy and kissed her on the lips. Fluttershy was in total shock but then she returned the kiss. While Grayback's beak made kissing difficult, both of them enjoyed it immensely. When they broke apart they spoke the words that neither of them had ever imagined they would say to each other.

"I love you Fluttershy." Grayback said.

"I love you too Grayback." Fluttershy replied.

After staring at each other for a few moments, Grayback bid his farewell and took off into the sky. Fluttershy watched him go with a smile on his face. She knew that he would be able to find the good inside of him. The yellow pegasus walked onwards and waited for the day when she would see Grayback again.

Meanwhile Psyke was running around looking for Pinkie Pie. He wanted to see the pink pony one last time before he had to leave Ponyville. He knew that it would most likely be a long time before he could return so he wanted to make sure that he said his farewell to the friend that he had made. Finally he found Pinkie Pie and quickly ran over to talk to her. The pink pony was excited to see him but sad to see him leave. They walked side by side and talked.

"You know Pinkie." Psyke said. "You're a really great friend. I wanna hang out with you sometime soon."

"I wanna hang out too." Pinkie Pie said. "Flying with you was so much fun."

"Im gonna miss you Pinkie." Psyke said in a somber tone that didn't suit him.

"I'm gonna miss you too Psyke." the pink pony replied.

Then out of nowhere Pinkie Pie gave Psyke a kiss on the cheek. Both of their faces blushed a furious shade of red from the sudden gesture of affection. Then the red alicorn returned the pink pony's gesture by kissing her on her own cheek. He grinned at the smile that was forming on Pinkie Pie's face as she touched a hoof to her cheek.

"You know Pinkie." he said with a smile. "You're really cute."

"Thanks Psyke." Pinkie Pie said to him in a whisper. For once the pink pony was at a loss for words. She hadn't been expecting to get a kiss from Psyke but she had liked it just the same. The two ponies stared at each other for a little while until they both kissed each other right on the lips.

The two ponies were in a state of blissful oblivion as they kissed each other passionately. There was nopony around to see them but even if there was they wouldn't have cared. All they cared about was being with each other. After a few moments together, they broke apart with smiles on their faces.

"I love you Pinkie." Psyke said.

"I love you too Psyke." Pinkie Pie replied.

The duo held each other in a hug and then Psyke flew off into the sky. Pinkie Pie watched him go and she smiled. She liked Psyke and she was happy to be with him. Hopefully one day he would return and the duo could continue their new relationship. Pinkie Pie bounced away happily as she went about her usual day's events.

Grayback and Psyke made their way back to their hideout with grins on their faces. Both of them had found true love and they were happy about it. Psyke noticed Grayback's new appearance and he questioned him about it.

"You fell in love?" Psyke asked incredulously. "I can't believe it."

"I know." Grayback told him as his grin turned into a smirk. "But I bet you did too."

"What no way?" Psyke replied. "I'd never fall in love."

Grayback stared at Psyke for a while until he sighed in defeat. He stared his boss in the eyes and spoke to him.

"I'll tell you mine if you tell me yours." he said as he looked at Grayback.

Grayback agreed to this and after a moment, both of them spoke to each other at once.

"Fluttershy." Grayback told Psyke.

"Pinkie Pie." Psyke said at the same time.

A moment of silence passed between the duo until Psyke decided to speak up.

"Never knew you liked animal lovers Boss." Psyke said jokingly.

"Yeah well you're the one dating the energetic pink pony." Grayback told him. "How did that happen?"

"Sorry Boss that's a secret." Psyke told him.

Grayback laughed as the duo made it back to their hideout. They had gotten out of Ponyville with a few hours to spare. There was no way that Shining Armor would be able to track them to this place. The griffon and the alicorn spent the day thinking about their new marefriends. Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie meanwhile were thinking about the two thieves all day as well. It just goes to show that love can be found in unexpected places.

The End!

Author's Note: And so two new romances have blossomed. Isn't it great to see that even ponies that seem evil can have a heart. It goes to show that anypony or griffon could be good if there's someone there to help them find their inner good. In the previous story I said that one of these pairings was slightly scary for me. I was referring to Psyke being paired with Pinkie Pie because putting the sugar loving nutcase (Pinkie Pie) and the fire obsessed psychopath (Psyke) together seemed almost terrifying. Anyways I hope you enjoyed the story because I had fun writing this. What's next you might be asking? Well my next story has a bit of risk in it. I think that I'll be taking quite the gamble with my next idea. Reviews are appreciated as always. Thanks for reading!