Laharl's Day: Alchemy House:
Laharl woke up to the sound of someone knocking on the door. He smiled as he knew it was Fluttershy coming to get him for the spa. He got up and quickly put on his regular outfit and packed a bag with some black shorts and a red tee shirt. He opened the door to see Fluttershy's smiling face which put a smile on his. "Are you ready," she asked him.
He nodded, "Yep, I'm ready."
They started into town when Fluttershy asked, "Um, why do you have a bag?"
Laharl walked on, "Just a change of clothes for when we get there."
She looked at him funny, "Why do you wear clothes?"
He slowed down a little and chuckled, "Well... I... it is appropriate for public." She still looked at him hoping for more answers. He looked at her and looked back at the road, "I have... markings on certain parts of my body that I really don't want others to see."
Fluttershy looked down, now sad about asking, "I'm sorry."
She squeaked when Laharl picked her up and stared her in the eyes, "I'm not mad... it's just... there are some things I don't want to talk about now," Fluttershy looked a little more sad, "but when the time comes, I'll tell you those things." She perked up hoping that will be soon. He put her down and they continued to the spa.
Ponyville Spa:
Laharl, Fluttershy and Pinkie were sitting down in the lobby waiting for Rarity to show up. Laharl sighed in annoyance, "Is she always late like this?"
Pinkie giggled, "Yeah, she likes to be fashionably late." Fluttershy nodded in agreement. Suddenly the door opened and Rarity trotted through, wearing a fancy, floral hat.
She used her magic to lift the hat off her and onto a hat stand, "Sorry for being late darlings, but I was working on a small project and I lost the time."
Lotus came from behind the counter and Aloe followed, "Are you all ready for your treatments?" Everyone nodded and followed the twins to the back. The girls came out of the dressing room wearing robes. They talked a bit and saw Laharl coming out the dressing room. They were shocked by how muscular he is.
Aloe and Lotus giggled nearby and Aloe spoke, "So big and strong, right Lotus."
Lotus nodded, "Yes and so handsome too."
'Great, I'm eye candy,' Laharl thought to himself.
Fluttershy started to get frustrated at the twins hitting on Laharl. The group was led to the sauna room where the girls laid down on the bench and Laharl laid on his back with his legs rested up against the wall. Fluttershy nudged his shoulder to get his attention. He turned his head to her, "Yes?" She looked at his right arm with strange markings on it.
It was a black thorn vine and a white thorn vine starting at the shoulder and going up the arm and under it, intertwining together. They formed a circle at the top of the hand with an image of a cat's eye, one half was red and the other was blue. Laharl looked at his arm and looked at her... he knew what she wanted to ask. "These," he raised his arm up a little, "are some powers I acquired over the years."
This caught the attention of Rarity and Pinkie who came over to see what else he had to say. Fluttershy looked curiously at the arm, "What are they?"
Laharl sighed, "The white one is the 'Azoth Grimoire' and the black one is the 'Azure Grimoire'."
Lotus poured more water on some hot rock, creating more steam and Rarity spoke, "Twilight told us that Grimoires are books."
Laharl nodded, "Yes and no. A good amount of them are books, but others are objects like weapons, trees and even a teapot."
Pinkie giggled, "That's silly, a teapot having powers."
He turned his head to her, "Pinkie, when you have been in the line of work I've been in, nothing is as always as it seems." The group left the sauna and went to an area filled with lounge chairs, massage tables and a big hot tub.
Pinkie was relaxing in the hot tub, Fluttershy was getting a hoof-in-cure, Rarity got her horn done and Laharl was getting a back massage. "Sooo, how are you and Laharl getting along," Rarity asked.
Fluttershy blushed a little, "He's sweet and gentle. We like to snuggle when we're alone."
Rarity smiled, "Oooo, how nice. You know Fluttershy, I... I'm actually a bit jealous."
Fluttershy gasped a little, "Oh my, really?"
"Yes darling, it's nice to find love." The two of them giggled and continued with girl talk. Laharl was listening to their talk and smiled at how they are talking about him. A spa employee was on his back, massaging his back. It felt so good, he was about to sleep. "Hey Harlie," Pinkie said in Laharl's direction, getting his attention.
He looked up at her, "Yes Pinkie?"
She smiled, "Isn't this place great or what?"
Laharl made a silly grin, "Oh yeah, I haven't felt this relaxed in," the spa pony pressed near the base of his spine and there was a loud crack which felt really good, "ooooo daddy," he had a big smile on and laid his head back down. After several hours of treatments, it was time to go.
The girls were ready to leave when Laharl came out with the same smile on his face, "Wow."
Aloe came up next to him, "Did you enjoy yourself, yes?"
Laharl nodded, "Oh yes, very yes."
She closed her eyes and giggled, "So glad you enjoyed yourself, please come back soon."
The gang left when Rarity spoke up, "Let's head to the boutique dears, I have a surprise."
Carousel Boutique:
They got there and Rarity made the others sit down to wait for her. She went into the back for a moment and came back out black box. She used her magic and placed the box in Laharl's lap, "A small apology gift for my words the other day," she looked sincere.
Laharl smiled, "Uh, thanks," he opened the box to reveal a large coat like the one he had on.
He picked it up to see the design better, which was black and white, horizontal zig-zag line patterns. The bottom of the coat and the end of the sleeves were cut off. His eyes lit up, "Wow, this looks so awesome."
Rarity smiled, "Really... you really like it?"
He nodded, "Oh yeah, where's the dressing room?" She pointed to the nearby room with a purple curtain in front of it. Laharl went in and the sounds of clothing being removed and put back on.
He came out and the girls were in awe of how handsome he looks in the coat. Laharl rubbed the coat, "Oooo, this feels nice and it fits me so well."
Rarity had a pleased look on her face, "Oh I'm so glad you like it darling, but you should thank Fluttershy, she thought of it." He turned to Fluttershy who was blushing, trying to hide behind her mane.
He walked over and picked her up, "I really love it," he gave her a kiss on the cheek which made the other girls go 'Awwwe'.
Fluttershy blushed harder, "You're welcome," she gave him a big hug.
Fluttershy's Cottage:
The rest of the day was filled with excitement and both Laharl and Fluttershy went to her place for the rest of the night. She snuggled up next to Laharl, feeling very happy. She looked up into his red eyes, "Will you stay with me for the night?"
He smiled and pulled her close, "I'm not going anywhere." He laid down and started to sleep with Fluttershy sleeping in his arms.
She had a smile on her face, 'I love you.'
Arron's Day: Sweet Apple Acres:
Arron was forced to sleep in the barn for his recent actions. He laid down on a bale of hay his hat over his face and a long black sword sheath and hand to his right. It didn't bother him that he was to sleep in the barn, he did it on his family's farm so he could get up early to get work done. He was already awake but he could hear the sounds of someone or pony coming.
He lifted up his hat to see Applejack with a serious look on her face, "Ah want you to take m'ah sister to school. She'll probably want to pick up her friends on the way," she pointed a hoof at him, "you watch her and make sure she gets there safely." Arron groaned as he sat up, put his hat on his head and got up, picking up his sword as well.
"Eyup," was all he said. Apple Bloom was waiting at the gate, ready to go with her school bags.
She looked up at Arron and was amazed, "Wow mister, you're as big as Mister Laharl."
"Hmm," was all that came out of him. Apple Bloom walked off and Arron followed.
Carousel Boutique:
They stopped by the shop and Apple Bloom rang the door bell. Rarity opened the door and was shocked to see the western man with Apple Bloom. Sweetie Belle came out and was shocked as well, "Are you Laharl's friend?" Arron just nodded. Rarity pointed a hoof at him, "You better take care of them." He just nodded again. The girls and Arron started off towards the school.
Ponyville Square:
Arron was escorting the two fillies to school through the town. They were chatting about recent event and finding ways of getting their cutie marks. He was being aware of his surroundings, making sure nothing went wrong. There were pegasus up above, carrying some long wooden poles when one of the pegasus lost his grip and all the poles fell to the ground.
Under the poles were some town folk and the girls, screaming to find cover. Before anypony knew it, there were sounds of cutting and slashing and all the poles were destroyed into nothing but harmless wood chips. Everypony was amazed at what happened and Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle saw Arron put a long piece of sharp metal in a black wood scabbard. The girls and Arron continued off to the school.
Sweet Apple Acre:
Arron returned to the farm to see Applejack and Big Mac bucking some trees. Applejack saw him, walked over and pointed a hoof to the house, "Granny Smith needs apples cut for our apple pie sale, go cut them for her." Arron just nodded and went to the task.
Twenty minutes later he came back out from the house to Applejack, "Ah'm done Miss Applejack."
She looked sceptical, "Ah don't believe ya."
She ran into the house to see barrels of perfectly cut apples with the skin cut off as well. Granny Smith was in the kitchen, prepping the pie, "That boy sure can cut up apples deary and he did it in a jiffy," she smiled and continued her work. Applejack couldn't believe her eyes, nopony couldn't cut apples that fine and so fast.
She marched outside to Arron, "Alright mister, how did ya do that?"
He pulled out a plate and made her hold it up. He walked over to a bucket of apples and picked one up. He walked back over to Applejack, threw the apple in the air, pulled out his sheathed sword, made a quick movement and the apple fell on the plate, cut into six pieces with no skin. Applejack still couldn't believe it, "What is that thing you're holding?" Arron unsheathed his sword, revealing a long, pure white katana blade.
It shined in the sunlight, looking quite beautiful. "Part of m'ah families," was all he said. The rest of the day was full of chores which seemed easy for Arron. Applejack was a little frustrated that she couldn't get to him and make him crack.
The evening came and Apple Bloom came home crying with no bow in her mane, "Sis, sis, some big birds took m'ah bow and flew off with it!" Applejack went to comfort her and noticed that Arron was gone.
Everfree Forest:
Three teenage griffons were laughing at what they did. The big one with red and white feathers was waving the bow around, "Ha ha ha ha, did you see the look on that stupid pony's face when I swiped this stupid thing."
The other two griffons with brown and white feathers looked scared and one of them spoke up, "Dude, what if that Laharl guy finds out?"
The big griffon just laughed again, "No one would be stupid enough to follow us in here."
"Ah guess Ah'm stupid enough," the griffons turned to see Arron with his sheathed sword at hand.
The big griffon laughed harder, "I guess you are," he handed the bow to one of the small griffons, "you got something to say to me?"
Arron nodded, "Gimme the bow and no one gets hurt."
The griffon charged forward with his claws extended, "Come and get it you stu... ," it all happened in a flash. Arron had his sword pointed at the other two griffons and the big one fell to the ground, twitching and groaning in pain. Arron spun the sword a couple of times and sheathed it again and put his hand out. One of the griffons put the bow in his hand, "We didn't want to do it but he," the griffon pointed a claw at the griffon on the ground, "forced us to."
Arron started to walk off, "Take him and git."
Sweet Apple Acre:
It was dark out and Apple Bloom was still sad about her stolen bow. Applejack did everything she could to cheer her up but was unsuccessful. Suddenly Arron came through the door with the bow in the his hand. Apple Bloom ran over, took the bow and hugged Arron's leg, "Oh thank you, thank you, thank you Mister Arron."
He smiled, "Your welcome little'un."
She put took the bow and ran upstairs to bed. Applejack walked over to Arron, "Why did you git her bow?" He took off his hat which revealed more of his face. He had grey eyes, a bit of a scruffy face and short cut chocolate, dirty blonde hair. She got a good look at him and tried really hard not to blush. He looked really handsome, but she had to hid those feelings.
He presented the hat to her, "This here is m'ah daddy's hat who got it from his daddy, who got it from his daddy and so on and so on. It's like a family heirloom," he put the hat back on and went out to the barn again.
Applejack stopped him, "Um... since you helped m'ah little sis... Ah guess you can take the guest room upstairs. It's right next to mine."
Arron nodded and headed up but stopped, "Ah'm sorry about what I and the others did to your farm, it wasn't necessary."
He walked up and Applejack shook her head, 'Why am Ah gettin' this feelin' in m'ah chest?'
Granny Smith saw this and smiled, 'Ah, the begin'in of young love.'
Vektor's Day: Ponyville Library:
Vector was still sleeping when he felt something nudging him. He turned over to see Trixie nudging him with her muzzle, "Wake up, Trixie needs your assistance."
He groaned, "What it is?"
She indicated towards the door, "I want to get an early start on my acts today."
Vektor groaned again, "Fine... give me five minutes."
When he was ready, he went outside with Trixie who was dressed up in her cape and hat and it was barely dawn. Trixie looked up at him with a curious look, "Why do you still wear sunglasses when it's still a little dark outside?"
He shook his head, "That's my business." She shrugged and led him outside the town. 'God this is going to be one interesting day,' he thought to himself.
Outside of Town:
Vektor sat on the ground, giving his opinions on her acts and tricks, which he didn't care much about. He thought about leaving but the thought about Laharl finding out that is scary. He looked up to see some peaches in the tree he was sitting under, reached up with one of his cords, picked a peach and started eating it. Trixie saw this, "How do you do that?"
Vektor shrugged, "It's just part of what I am."
She cocked an eyebrow, "What are you?" "
An 'A.I.G.'."
This peaked Trixie's interest, "And that would be... " Vektor sighed, " 'Artificial. Intelligence. Grimm.'" Trixie looked at him, still wondering what he was talking about. He sighed again, "I'm not a real Grimm, I'm part machine."
Her eyes went big, "How can you be part machine?" He reached behind his back, grabbed one of his cords, twisted it and pulled it off.
He showed her the detached end which was filled with all kinds of circuits, wires, lights and other electronic parts. He put it back on and Trixie started to poke his stomach, "What parts of you are not machine?" The thought that someone or something found him interesting and not a disgusting creature made him smile a little on the inside, but still frowned on the outside, "I'm a fucking robot, part human and part machine." Trixie wanted to ask more but knew it was annoying him.
Ponyville Square:
It was finally day when Trixie started her magic act. Vektor sat on the side stage, handing her any object she asked for. It was degrading to him for doing this, being forced to be a part of a magic show made him mad. Trixie came up to him and whispered in his ear, "Trixie has to use the little filly's room, please keep the crowd entertained while I'm gone."
He was about to stop her but she already left, putting him in an awkward position. The crowd of ponies just starred at him, wondering what he is going to do. Vektor found a big bowl of oranges, walked up to center stage and started juggling some oranges. The crowd wasn't really impressed and was grumbling for a little more. Vektor noticed this and with one of his cords, started to pick up more oranges and started juggling with his cords.
This was getting the crowd's attention but they wanted a little more. He smirked a little, 'I'll give them something to look at,' he slowly started to disappear until he was completely gone and there was nothing but oranges being juggled in the air. The crowd was in an uproar of cheers at what they were looking at. Trixie came back and saw the act and was amazed herself.
Pony folk were throwing money up on stage and Trixie used her magic to move the money into the back of the stage. The folks left, the juggling stopped and Vektor reappeared again. Trixie came up on stage, "What trick did you use to make yourself go invisible?"
He shrugged, "I have a built in cloaking device which lets me turn invisible."
Ponyville Park:
The day was pretty exciting for Vektor. The ponies around here thought he was freaky looking but incredible. How he was able to do so many acts involving his cords made them feel excited. The final act was something he came up with. Trixie magically put herself up on a spinning wheel and tied herself to it.
Vektor came out with a small basket filled with knives. Trixie started to become very concerned at what he was going to do with them. He picked one up by the handle, tossed it in the air a little, caught it by the tip of the blade and threw it at Trixie, landing to the right of her head. The crowd gasped and then cheered for more. Vektor gestured to Trixie to make the wheel spin. She was already panicking but did it anyway.
The wheel spinning and Vektor threw more knives at her, coming close to hitting her. After eight more throws, Vektor put on a blindfold and picked up the last knife. Trixie was sweating up a storm, hoping he will miss like the other times. He threw the knife and everything went slow, Trixie's life was flashing before her eyes. How she got started in the show business and all her trips she ever made.
There was a loud 'TWANG' when the knife landed. Trixie opened her eyes to see where it landed and it landed between her hind legs, just barely hitting her tail. The crowd cheered loudly and threw lots of money on the stage. When the crowd left and all the money was collected, Trixie and Vektor were in the back of the stage, counting the money.
She looked up to him, "Trixie thanks you for your assistance today, soon I will have enough money to have my own place in town."
He just shrugged, "I was told to help you and I did." She looked down, hoping he would say something else. Vektor saw this, "I... did have a good time today."
Trixie smiled and continued to count the money, 'This is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.'
Dark Wulf's Day: Ponyville Library:
Twilight woke up with a small yawn and walked down the stairway to greet the morning. Spike was still asleep in his little bed and Dark Wulf was splayed out on the coffee table. She chuckled a little at the scene and looked close to see a letter on top of Dark. Twilight used her magic to lift the letter to her and read it.
'Twilight,
The Great and Powerful Trixie and Vektor are heading out to perform so I can get my own place. We will be back later.
Sincerely, The Great and Powerful Trixie'
This made things a little easier for her plans today. Spike woke up and rubbed his eyes, "Morning Twilight, where's Trixie and that other guy?"
She used her magic to put the letter away, "Oh, they went out for the day."
Spike yawned and scratched his rear, "So what's on the agenda today?"
Twilight walked over to Dark, "Well... I was thinking of seeing the princesses today and tell her of our new visitors."
Spike looked sceptical, "Are you sure that's wise?"
She nodded, "It will be good to find out more about the Grimm culture." She walked over to Dark and shook him a little to get him up, "Wake up sleepy head."
Dark swatted at her, "Five more minutes Nyq."
She shook him again, "No, it's me, Twilight."
Dark smacked his lips, yawned and stretched out, "Why do you wake me?"
Twilight smiled, "We're going on a trip today."
The Sky:
The group was in a roofless carriage, being flown by two white pegasus in armour. Spike looked over the side, "I never get tired of this."
Twilight smiled, "I know what you mean Spike, I feel a little like royalty when we travel like this."
Both of them turned when they heard some groaning in the back to see Dark Wulf on the floor, holding his stomach, "Ooooh, Dark Wulf doesn't feel so good."
Spike chuckled, "First time flier." The pegasus pulling the carriage chuckled as well. Twilight smiled and shook her head.
Canterlot Castle:
Twilight and Spike bowed in the presence of Celestia and Luna in the throne room. "Please," Celestia said, "you don't really have to do that Twilight, we are related."
Twilight chuckled nervously, "S... sorry your highness, it's an old habit." Celestia and Luna both chuckled and Luna looked at the doorway and saw a dark figure in the opening.
"Who is there," she demanded.
Twilight jerked her head towards the door and Spike got the message. He went out the door and pushed someone inside. It was Dark without the wolf head over his head. He had shaggy long, grey hair put up in a ponytail and he had golden, yellow eyes. He had a rugged look to him, but none the less handsome. Celestia and Luna didn't know what to think and Celestia spoke, "And who is this?"
Spike pushed Dark up to Twilight and she held out a hoof, presenting him, "This is Dark Wulf, he is Laharl's friend from their home world." Dark was so nervous, he started whimpering a little like a puppy.
Celestia smiled, walked over and petted him on the head a little, "Nice to meet you Dark Wulf." He eased up a little and stood up.
Luna looked at his outfit, "What is the purpose of your garments?"
Dark gave a curious look and looked at Twilight, "She wants to know why you wear those clothes."
"Oh," Dark said as his arms disappeared into the long claw sleeves. Then the sleeves started to move and the claw fingers moved as well. Everyone was amazed by this feature.
Celestia smiled, "Allow me to properly introduce myself, I am Princess Celestia of Equestria."
Dark smiled at her, "Hi."
Celestia chuckled a little, "I control the sun." Dark marveled at how she is able to do that.
Luna stepped forth and put a hoof to herself, "And I am Princess Luna and I control the moon."
Dark rushed over and hugged her, "You must be a moon goddess."
Twilight was worried that Luna would be mad she was smiling, "Why thank you young wolf man."
Castle Courtyard:
Twilight and the others were talking, but Dark Wulf was running around, enjoying the scenery. Celestia observed him and chuckled, "So... Laharl asked you to teach Dark about our ways?"
Twilight smiled and nodded, "Yes, I feel like a teacher. I actually feel honored."
Darks head popped up and he looked at cups of tea and sniffed it, "This smells funny."
Celestia giggled, "You probably never had tea before."
Dark sipped some tea and started jittering wildly, then he set the tea down and pushed it away, "It tastes funny too."
The girls giggled and Spike chuckled at this display.
"Dark Wulf," Luna spoke, "are you an actual wolf?"
He nodded a little, "Well, Dark Wulf is human wolf hybrid, like what others call... a... um... werewolf."
Twilight was amazed, "And you can turn at the full moon?"
He nodded faster, "Only in the silver moon is when Dark Wulf is the strongest. Other times I can turn by myself." Twilight was now fascinated by Dark.
Ponyville Library:
The eventful day has made Twilight and Spike tired. Trying to keep up with Dark Wulf's energy at the castle is exhausting. At least Spike was happy to have another guy around the library. Plus the princesses seem to enjoy Dark. Hopefully Twilight will know some more tomorrow because Dark got too excited to answer most of the questions.
She was about to fall asleep but she felt something around her. She turned and saw Dark clutching her and holding her close. This concerned her but then she felt some tear coming from his eyes. This really surprised her, that someone strong and energetic like Dark could cry. 'Why are you crying,' she thought as she turned her head back around to sleep, 'don't worry... I'll take care of you.'
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Authors Note: Number 16 redone. A nice day in town sounds nice. Good food, people and places. Ciao!
