Spirit of Radio - Umm... Thanks?

Rev Riff (Ch87) - Lol yeah, pretty much... well, maybe a few guys, but they prefer bananas themselves.

Rev Riff (Ch73) - Nope. This fic takes place somewhere in the middle of season three, so that hasn't happened yet

Chris - 1 Thanks, I was worried how that was going to be received. 2 Well that's never good... 3 That's awesome! Keep it up

Darkspider11 - Yeah, I did notice that too. Honestly, I just drew up a basic idea of who I wanted him to be and let him evolve on his own as the story's progressed.

KyuubiMakai009 - I know who Twilight is (obviously), and I know who Slade is... but who is Twilight Slade supposed to be? Just an amalgamation of the two, or something else?

PyraohXBlaze - Yeah, I never was a fan of those 'oh, the main character can do no wrong, even tough he was obviously just being a douchebag like five seconds ago' types of stories. Blake is just as fallible as anyone else; he makes mistakes, he fails from time to time, and he sometimes shoots his mouth off when he should know better than to say what he does.

BossCakes. Sorry... I'm not exactly a huge fan of Naruto or Assassins Creed... and I don't think I'm enough of a fan of Pokémon to make a good fic.

PBJFanFiction - Heh heh heh... Shiny, you lucky dog

Tyricle (Ch1) - And I'm glad that you enjoy it :D

Xdeadman556X - Thank you... my readers are the whole reason I write this fic now, and I love hearing what they think about it, and knowing that they enjoy my work, because I really do put my all into each chapter.

Kyguy - You sure it wasn't just indigestion? ;)

MortBlackthorn - Lol. I dunno if mares have a specific term, but I've always liked 'beaver-dammed'

WhiteLust - Lol did you take an arrow to it? (Couldn't resist, sorry not sorry XD)

Ponified Bacon Boss - Hmm... I think it's just you; each chapter roughly the same length, give-or-take a few hundred words.

shadows being - Well... if you had a mare like Luna, wouldn't you? I know I would

DragonLovingBrony - Lol you say that like he wasn't already :P

TurnupGrain43 - Hmm... Interesting theories... I guess we'll just have to see how close you are, won't we? ;)

ShadowFireAngel - Will do ;)

Mikalzilla - *Giggles* Silly filly; I'm not breaking any walls! That's just my awesome Pinkie Powers!

coldshadow 92 - Lol. Nah, I can't see Shiny being unfaithful... though I can't see why he'd want to with a mare like Cadance...

KillerWow - Lol thanks! :O When have I ever?! :P

Zero the Warrior of Chaos - Yeah... Blake deserves a little peace.

A/N - Howdy everypony! I'm sorry I didn't post last week, but... wow... last week... last week was something else. First, I threw out my back on Monday tearing down a fireplace in the basement and hauling up the debris (all of it by myself). Then, when I can finally sit up long enough to write, my copy of Word decides it wants to become an unlicensed product, forcing me to buy and install a new copy, which took far longer than it should have... and then, my profile on my computer got corrupted and wouldn't let me open anything, forcing me to create a new profile and spend forever transferring everything over and getting it all set up again... So yeah, apologies for missing an update, but last week hated me. I'm back in the game though, so worry not! As always, don't forget to follow/favorite, review, and most importantly; enjoy!

I woke up well before Celestia's sun that morning, eager to get underway and get back with plenty of time to enjoy the festivities with my family. I was in a particularly good mood, especially considering the events of the last week, and was humming a tune as I showered.

I was in the middle of rinsing out my hair, which I was contemplating having cut as it was getting rather long, when I heard the door to the bathroom open and close. I had no idea who it was, and couldn't look with the soap running over my closed eyes. I could have used my aurasight, but I wanted whoever it was to have their privacy, or perhaps surprise me, if that was their goal.

I shivered from the slight cold draft as whoever it was opened the shower door and closed it again. I continued to rinse my hair, eager to see who it was that was in the shower with me. Since I hadn't felt any magic when the door opened, I ruled out Twilight and Luna as my visitor, which left Applejack and Derpy.

I finished rinsing my hair and turned around to see who it was. Before I could even open my eyes, they hopped up and wrapped their forelegs around my neck, pressing their lips to mine and kissing me deeply.

I could tell exactly who my 'assailant' was from the sweet flavor of muffins on her lips, lips that soon parted to allow our tongues to meet, twisting around one another in an intricate, if clumsy, dance.

Derpy and I had been more affectionate with one another over the past week, though unfortunately, we hadn't really had much time alone together to pick up where Vinyl had forced us to leave off several days ago. I smiled into the kiss as I realized that this was Derpy's way of making time for us to do just that.

Derpy moaned as I held her close, and I felt her hoof sliding down my midriff, sending electric tingles through my skin as she grew ever closer to her prize. She pulled back from the kiss, panting lightly. "I… I love you Blake, and I wanna… I wanna do it with you…"

I smiled at her and pulled her in close, sandwiching my hardening shaft between us, causing her to gasp as it pressed against her belly. "I want it too, Derpy…" I pulled her in the rest of the way, and we continued kissing, more passionately than before.

She started wiggling her body around, rubbing herself against me, making me grow even harder as she slid her soft abdomen across my sensitive shaft. I started moaning louder into our kiss as I felt my passions rose, my body lighting up with electric tingles as she rubbed herself against me.

I slid my own hand down her back, coming to rest on her cutie mark, and began gently kneading the soft, supple flesh beneath the equally soft fur. Derpy gasped at the sensation, and went slack, resting against me as I massaged the bubbles that made up her cutie mark. She gasped again as I slid my other hand down, giving her other cutie mark a similar treatment.

I could feel her moaning constantly as she rested her head against my chest, a deep, contented moan that vibrated in her throat like a purr. I groaned aloud as her hoof suddenly slipped up my thigh and began caressing my painfully hard shaft. "Yeah… just like that Derpy…"

She smiled and continued to rub me up and down with her soaking hoof. My lust built, and I grabbed her supple flanks, pulling them apart and spreading her tender pussy wide, causing her to nearly collapse on top of me. "Ohh… Th-that felt so… so good!"

I smiled and started kissing her neck. "That's just the start…" Her breath came in gasps as I licked and nibbled at her neck, making sure to pay special attention to the places that really got her going.

It wasn't long before I could feel her hooves pressing on my shoulders as she struggled to keep herself up. "I-I've never felt…"

I stopped kissing her neck and moved back up, sweetly kissing her on the lips. "Don't worry, if you thought that was good, then I'm about to show you things you've never imagined…" Her eyes went wide, but all I saw there were love and trust.

I slid my hand down her belly, much as she had for me just minutes ago, and gently slid it over her pert little breast. She wrapped her hooves tight around my neck, and bit down lightly on my shoulder as she felt me lightly caress the supple orb.

A moment later, I heard sniffling coming from her, and I stopped suddenly. "Derpy…? What's wrong, did I hurt you?"

She shook her head, and sniffled again. "N-no… it's not that… It's just… Please don't be mad at me Blake!"

I pulled her back to look in her eyes. "Derpy… why would I be mad? What's wrong?"

She looked away from me, and I could see the shame in her eyes. "This… it's not my first time…" I could tell from the look in her eye and the sound of her voice that it wasn't a happy memory.

"Derpy… please tell me someone didn't…" She didn't say anything, instead she turned away as she squeezed her eyes shut, nodding lightly. I instantly wrapped her in a tight hug. "I'm so sorry Derpy… I didn't know…"

She sniffled and pulled back just enough to look me in the eyes. "It… it's ok… I really do want to do this with you, and I really did like the things we did before… it's just…" She sounded like she was on the verge of tears.

I leaned in and kissed her lovingly on the lips. "It's ok Derpy; I will never ask you to do something you're not ready to, and don't you go feeling bad for not being ready either." I hugged her tight to let her know I was there for her. "But… why didn't you say something sooner? Why did you want to so soon in our relationship if you felt like this?" I felt her legs getting weak beneath her, and I sank slowly to the shower floor, carrying her gently down with me.

She wiped her nose and eyes with a hoof, and hugged me back. "I dunno… I just… I guess I thought it'd be like ripping off a Band-Aid; y'know, do it fast so you can get over it and do other stuff. For awhile, it kinda felt like it was working… I mean, all that stuff you were doing felt really, really good, but then all these memories… they just…" She squeezed her eyes shut, and I could see tears forming at their corners.

I hugged her tighter to me, and I felt her relax a little. "Shh… it's ok Derpy, you don't need to say anything else…" We sat there for a long time, her just sitting in my embrace while I did everything I could to make her feel safe and loved as she sobbed quietly in my arms.

I felt a burning rage spark in my chest, a desire to bring my own brand of justice to the coward or even cowards who had done such a terrible thing to such a sweet, innocent mare as Derpy. I held it in check though, knowing that asking her who they were would only bring the memories back up, and I didn't want to put her through that again. That didn't stop my fiery blood from singing through my veins though, bringing with it the promise of retribution for whoever hurt poor Derpy, one of my dearest loves.

After a long time, I felt her shift. "B-Blake… Would you… you know… play with my teats… like you were before?"

I pulled her back and looked deep into her crossed eyes. "Derpy… you aren't just asking because you think it's what I want, are you?"

She shook her head, a small smile coming to her face. "No, I want you to do it… I don't want to be scared of those bad memories anymore, and I trust you to help me make them go away."

I nodded and kissed her. "If you're really sure, then turn around for me." She did as I asked, fumbling a bit as she scooched around to face the same direction I was. I set my hands on her shoulders and leaned her gently back so that she was resting against my chest. "If you start to feel uncomfortable, don't be afraid to let me know, I'll stop as soon as you ask me to." I wasn't entirely sure about the situation myself, but I trusted Derpy to know what she was and wasn't ready for.

She nodded and leaned her head back, resting it on my shoulder. "I will, but I don't think I'll need to, I trust you more than anypony Blake." A bloom of warm emotions spread through my chest at her words.

She sighed as my hand slid down her chest, slowly making its way towards her belly, letting her get used to the sensation as I went. I felt my fingers slide across the raised flesh of her small breasts, and I slid my hand around, cupping it from the side instead of going straight for it like I had earlier. I watched Derpy's expression the entire time, making sure I wasn't making her uncomfortable, and keeping myself ready to stop if she asked me to.

I felt her relax against me as I caressed the soft flesh, being gentle and avoiding any of the more sensitive areas for the time being. It wasn't long before she started panting lightly, and I felt one of her hooves reaching back, running through my hair as she shifted, allowing me better access.

I decided to stop watching her and instead leaned my head down, lightly kissing her neck. She moaned softly at the newly added sensation, and her head tilted to the side, giving me more of her tender neck to kiss. Slowly, I began working my hand inward, moving towards her perky little nipple, and she groaned as I brushed against her light pink areola.

I left my hand there, running small circles around the edge of the sensitive ring of flesh, not going near the far more sensitive nipple further up just yet. She started panting harder, and her moans began to stir a fire in me, a fire that I did my best to suppress for her sake.

She gasped suddenly. "I… I can feel you, Blake! I can feel you on my back…"

I turned her head to the side gently and kissed her on the lips. "Don't worry about me Derpy; this is all about you, remember?"

She nodded and turned her attention forward, resting her head against my shoulder as I continued to work, using the warm water that beat against my back and ran down my arm as a subtle lubricant as I continued to caress her soft, pink flesh.

She moaned heavily. "Please... Blake, give me more…"

Smiling at her newfound confidence, I complied, working my way up her neck towards her ear as my finger drew ever tighter circles. She gasped as my finger brushed against her hard nipple at the same time as my mouth clamped lightly around the base of her ear, tongue darting out and licking the sensitive flesh as my finger slid around her nipple, making it even harder than it had been before.

I slid my thumb up the small mound of her breast until it joined my index finger, and pinched the hard nubbin of her nipple between them, gently rolling it around between them. She gasped and moaned at the sensation as I continued to work at her ear. She began squirming around as her pleasure built, and I started wondering if she was going to ask me to stop.

To my relief, she didn't, telling me that she really trusted me enough to let me pleasure her like this without being overwhelmed by her past. I didn't have long to think on this though; a moment later, I felt her muscles start to spasm, and her legs suddenly clamped shut as a loud groan escaped her lips and she arched her back against me.

Her muscles locked like that for a moment, and when they loosened up again, she slumped against me. "Blake… that was… I never…"

I moved my hand away from her breast and wrapped my arms around her, holding her close. "I didn't think you'd cum just from me playing with your tits like that… I hope it wasn't too much."

She shook her head as she leaned it against my head in a sort of hug, panting heavily. "It felt really, really good… I wanna feel it again sometime… but, I want you to feel it too…"

I felt her starting to shift, and I had an idea of what she was doing. I held her tight, keeping her in place. "No Derpy, not just yet; we don't want to move too fast into this… this was enough for now." I leaned in and kissed her on the cheek. "Besides, I already told you not to worry about me, I'll be ok."

She hummed lightly as she leaned against me, then suddenly clambered out of my grasp and to her hooves. "I um… I should let you finish your shower…"

I placed a hand on her shoulder as she made to open the door to leave. "It's ok Derpy. In fact, I'm sure you could use a bit of a wash-up too after that… so, why don't we shower together?"

Her eyes lit up, and she nodded. "Yeah! I'd like that!"

Once the two of us were nice and clean, we stepped out of the shower and dried ourselves off. I helped Derpy get the hard-to-reach parts of her body, and she helped me by drying my back as best as she could.

I caught Derpy staring at me out of the corner of my eye as I toweled off my hair. "Hey Blake… I um… I was wondering… didn't you used to have more fur… you know, down there?"

I followed her gaze as best as I could until I saw what she meant. "I did. But, I've been teaching myself to use the razor that Luna gave me a while ago to trim myself up down there. It's a pretty common practice among humans, we tend to call it 'manscaping' when a male does it." Derpy seemed satisfied with that, and we went back to drying off.

After changing into some clean clothes, the two of us quietly crept out of the bathroom and back into the master bedroom. Derpy looked over to the bed, and let out a big, somehow quiet, yawn. "I… I think I'm gonna sleep some more…"

I nodded and kissed her on the forehead. "That's ok Derpy. Hopefully Luna and I will be back by the time you wake up again." She nodded sleepily and trotted back over to the bed. After watching her crawl back into bed and cuddle up to who I could only assume to be Twilight, I left the room quietly and headed downstairs.

Almost immediately upon reaching the first floor landing, the smell of smoke entered my nose, and I looked towards the kitchen. A small plume of it was wafting out through the archway that led into it, and I heard somepony coughing.

Not hesitating, I rushed into the room, only to see Luna coughing and waving a kitchen towel around, trying to dissipate the smoke, which seemed to be coming from the oven. "I'm sorry Love, I tried to make us some breakfast for our flight this morning, but I've never made food before."

I walked over and opened the window, allowing the cool morning air to carry the thin cloud of smoke out of the house. "It's ok Luna. We still have a bit of extra time before the sun comes up, so I could teach you how to do it if you want. What were you trying to make anyway?"

She blushes and looks back at the stove. "Oatmeal…"

I snickered as I resisted the urge to burst out laughing at the thought. "Don't worry, it's easy enough to make. Here, let's clean up this mess, and I'll teach you how to do it."

It took longer than expected to clean the blackened mess from the pot, but we fortunately made up for it thanks to Luna being a quick study. After I taught her how to make her very first meal, which delighted her to no end, we ate our breakfast and headed out into the predawn air and took flight.

I was glad that I didn't have anything weighing me down this time; Luna and I were able to make good time into the forest, and it was barely an hour before the temple came into sight ahead of us. I marveled at the structure, having only seen it through my aurasight before. It appeared to be similar to an Aztec temple, though much, much larger than any I'd ever seen or read about. The stone that comprised the entire outside of the structure was a deep, rust red, and the treeline was at least thirty meters from it in all directions, as if the trees themselves were afraid to go near it.

I spotted a thin plume of smoke coming from a clearing near the temple, and pointed it out to Luna. We turned and made for the clearing, landing shortly after. In the center of the clearing, a small fire-ring was burning, with all of our backpacks surrounding it. Attached to one of the backpacks, was a note, seemingly made using some of the extra ink and paper I had left in my own pack.

I pulled the note off the pack and read it.

Negara-

Not so good at writing, so I be brief. My tribe only meant to guard temple until you come. Now that you do, we not need to guard temple anymore. We called to join ancestors when you leave. Shaman use magic to keep fire burning, it keep your bags safe. Once you leave, fire go out. Tribe wish spirits watch you well.

I looked up from the letter, confused. "Well, what do they say?"

I shook my head. "I… I'm not sure; I think they were all spirits somehow, and after I left, they didn't need to be here anymore, so they all went to the afterlife."

Luna trotted up and read the letter for herself. "That doesn't make any sense… I've never heard of anything like this before. We will have to ask my sister about this when we return. Come, let's gather these packs and head back to Ponyville; we don't want to miss Nightmare Night after all."

I nodded and started picking up one of the packs, but as I did, something on the edge of the clearing caught my attention. I set the pack back down and headed over to the strange object I'd glimpsed. When I got closer, I could tell that it was some sort of clothing, something of Kokello make from the looks of the beads and dyed patterns.

I knelt down, ready to pick up the clothing, which appeared to be a dress, when I suddenly realized that it was still being worn by somepony. "Hey, Luna! Over here, I think someone needs help!"

Luna perked her head up at my call and trotted quickly over to me. I brushed away the fabric at what I guessed to be the head of the garment, and revealed a curved, shiny black horn. Luna took a step back, but I moved the cloth further, revealing a smooth, black head that I almost mistook for a blackened skull, until I realized that the material was slightly soft to the touch.

"Blake! Move away! That is a changeling!" Magic sparked in her horn, and got a bad feeling about what she planned to do.

I moved between her and the poor, pony-like creature. "Luna! Stop this! We need to help it right now."

She took another step back, but her horn remained lit. "Don't you remember what we told you about Cadance and Shining Armor's wedding?"

I nodded. "Of course I remember! But that doesn't mean I'm going to let it suffer and die out here in the forest! And I'm certainly not going to just stand by and watch you murder it! You'd be no better than all the villians you've fought in your life if you did that… you'd be no better than Nightmare Moon…" Luna gasped, and the magic around her horn dissipated. Tears formed in her eyes as she took yet another step back. "I-I'm sorry Luna, I shouldn't have said that…"

She squeezed her eyes shut, taking several deep breaths to get control of herself. "No… you're right… if I were to murder this defenseless creature in cold blood as I was about to do… no matter what wrong it has done, I would be no better than my hated other half."

I uncovered more of the changeling to see if it was injured anywhere, and to see if it was even breathing; as cold as it was outside, I was afraid the poor thing had succumbed to hypothermia. As I was checking it for injuries, my hand brushed along its side. As soon as my hand touched its chitinous flesh, it shivered, and its chest started to rise and fall.

It opened one of its eyes just a crack, and I saw that what should have been the whites of its eyes were turquoise, while the areas where the pupil and iris should have been became a lighter blue and faded to white. It coughed and shivered violently. "Please… this one doesn't want to die…" Its voice had a strange, subtle warble to it, but it was easy to tell that it was female. "Th… this one remembers you… you came here… and stayed with the pony tribe…" From her statement, coupled with the clothing she was wearing, it was obvious that she had disguised herself and one of the Kokello and had lived amongst them somehow.

I picked her up gently, wrapping her up in the clothing she had been wearing, which seemed to be little more than a dress, and opened the zipper of my coat. "Blake, what are you doing?!"

I tucked the slender changeling into my coat as best I could and zipped it up again. "I told you before Luna; I'm not going to leave her here to suffer and die in these woods. We're going to take her back, nurse her back to health, and then we can figure out what we're going to do." My body heat quickly radiated into the changeling through the light cloth she was wearing, and her shivering began to slow.

Luna sighed. "I hope you know what you are doing…"

The little changeling looked to Luna. "Please… this one won't cause trouble… this one only wants to live…"

I looked down to her. "Don't worry; if I have anything to say about it, you're going to be just fine. Now, can you tell me if you're injured anywhere?"

The changeling shook her head. "No… this one is only cold and hungry… this one doesn't remember the last time she ate."

I looked around the small clearing, not even certain what I was looking for. "Well, if I remember right, you guys need emotions for sustenance, so our food won't help you, but you should be able to get at least something from the love Luna and I share." Luna shot me a look, clearly showing me her distaste for the situation, but didn't comment.

"Y-yes… this one can feel your love… it is strong… please… may this one have some?"

I looked back to Luna again, and noticed the shocked look she seemed to be trying to hide. "Yes, you may. Just don't feed too quickly. I don't know how things differ between changelings and creatures that eat food, but with us, eating too quickly after being starved like this can make things much worse."

The too-thin changeling snuggled her way deeper into my jacket. "Thank you for being kind to this one."