The City That Lives (IC, Steampunk/Pony/Anthro/Human)

[Pinki3 Pon-3]

Oddity stared at her curiously for a moment and swirled his wine around in his glass. "You're a very thoughtful mare aren't you? I suppose that's your job though... Your job is delving into the minds of ponies, mind is making them smile!" Oddity chirped and took one last sip of his wine glass before setting it back down onto the table. "But, I do mean it when I say you are very beautiful Shimmer..." Oddity mumbled as a waiter brought them their two salads. Oddity grinned and muttered a thanks. "I hope you like it," he added.

Shimmer giggled a little, "Yes I guess that is my job in a way." She said and watched him drink his wine with a smile. She blushed a little when he complimented her and smiled, "Th-thank you Oddity I appreciate it." She said with a sigh and a smile. She looked down at her salad happily and began eating elegantly. "Oh wow, this is divine!" She said and ate some more. She looked up at Oddity curiously, as if she wanted to ask a question but then she shook her head and returned to her salad.

[The Flutterlands]

Pitch moaned as Roo rubbed his rib cage. Her massages are just amazing, to no end. The twitching of his hind leg, intensified "Mmmmm... Yeah." said Pitch, "I see what you mean." He cocked his head, gazing at the naked vixen behind him. Pitch grinned, at her. He just had to say it. "You're hot." he said with a giggle.

Roo giggled and kissed his lips, "Why thank you for stating the blatantly obvious." She said with a giggle, "You're not too bad yourself handsome." She said and disappeared underwater again before resufacing in front of him. She smiled and turned so her back was facing him. "Now its your turn to try though, I'm curious to see how you do." She said and gently guide his hooves to her shoulders. "Start there and work your way down. Remember to get all the soft parts." She said with a giggle.

Pitch turned red, and started to move his hooves, in a circle motion, applying pressure on the vixen's shoulders, and slowly moved down her back. "L-like this, Roo?" he asked, unsure of himself, "Am I doing it right?" Pitch was quite nervous, with what he was doing, hoping not to disappoint his fiance. However, he continued to move his hooves, in a circular motion, while applying pressure, on the vixen's back.

---

The green alicorn stallion, Shamrock, soared gracefully through the city streets, hoping to find Soliloquy and Enjambment road, where rebellion was gathering. Shamrock has seen the corruption of the city of New Anachro, and it's machine. For he has lost quite a few friends to it. Unfortunately, his parents, being too busy enjoying life in high society, seemed to be completely oblivious, to the corruption. Not that, he could actually say, anything about it. In fact, being born mute, Shamrock was unable to say anything, and could only communicate through writing in his notebook, which he keeps with himself, at all times. After a short while, Shamrock finally spotted the corner of Soliloquy and Enjambment road, below him. The alicorn landed before the door. He grabbed his notebook with his magic, and remembering the password, wrote: "The Cogs are in place." Shamrock then used his magic, to shove the written sheet of paper under the door, hoping that someone would find it. The green alicorn then knocked on the door, hoping to get someone's attention.

[Das Metro]

Oddity stared at her curiously for a moment and swirled his wine around in his glass. "You're a very thoughtful mare aren't you? I suppose that's your job though... Your job is delving into the minds of ponies, mind is making them smile!" Oddity chirped and took one last sip of his wine glass before setting it back down onto the table. "But, I do mean it when I say you are very beautiful Shimmer..." Oddity mumbled as a waiter brought them their two salads. Oddity grinned and muttered a thanks. "I hope you like it," he added.

Shimmer giggled a little, "Yes I guess that is my job in a way." She said and watched him drink his wine with a smile. She blushed a little when he complimented her and smiled, "Th-thank you Oddity I appreciate it." She said with a sigh and a smile. She looked down at her salad happily and began eating elegantly. "Oh wow, this is divine!" She said and ate some more. She looked up at Oddity curiously, as if she wanted to ask a question but then she shook her head and returned to her salad.

Oddity took a bite of his salad and glanced at Shimmer as she looked away. He raised an eyebrow and sat up. "What's wrong Shimmer? Do I have a nosebleed?" he asked, and began pawing at his snout with his hoof, looking for any evidence of blood. When he found no blood he looked back to Shimmer and frowned, "Are you okay?"

[Pinki3 Pon-3]

Pitch turned red, and started to move his hooves, in a circle motion, applying pressure on the vixen's shoulders, and slowly moved down her back. "L-like this, Roo?" he asked, unsure of himself, "Am I doing it right?" Pitch was quite nervous, with what he was doing, hoping not to disappoint his fiance. However, he continued to move his hooves, in a circular motion, while applying pressure, on the vixen's back.

---

The green alicorn stallion, Shamrock, soared gracefully through the city streets, hoping to find Soliloquy and Enjambment road, where rebellion was gathering. Shamrock has seen the corruption of the city of New Anachro, and it's machine. For he has lost quite a few friends to it. Unfortunately, his parents, being too busy enjoying life in high society, seemed to be completely oblivious, to the corruption. Not that, he could actually say, anything about it. In fact, being born mute, Shamrock was unable to say anything, and could only communicate through writing in his notebook, which he keeps with himself, at all times. After a short while, Shamrock finally spotted the corner of Soliloquy and Enjambment road, below him. The alicorn landed before the door, and remembering the password, wrote in his notebook: "The Cogs are in place." Shamrock then used his magic, to shove the written sheet of paper under the door, hoping that someone would find it. The green alicorn then knocked on the door.

Roo sighed as he began massaging her shoulders, "Oh mmmmm . . . Yes, that's . . . Oh that's perfect." She said and shuddered involuntarily as he moved down her back. She sank blissfully into the water and sighed heavily. "Oh wow you're good at that. Its the hooves isn't it?" She said and giggled, enjoying the sensation of his hooves on her back. "Mmm and you said I was amazing." She said with a giggled and arched her back as he moved off the back of her ribcage to her slender hips. "Right there, oh gosh, that's . . . Th-thats amazing." She said with a blissful smile and her eyes closed.

Meanwhile, Mac rose from his slumber when he heard the door knock. He hobbled over with his broken hoof and wings. He paused over the note and read it. "Well yer welcome ta the rebellion." He said with a sigh as he opened the door. "I'm Mac . . . The very crippled friend ta the starter of the rebellion. What's yer name new recruit?" He asked, slightly surprised by seeing an alicorn but deciding to roll with it. He had already seen a mechanical pony and hardly flinched.

[Pinki3 Pon-3]

Oddity took a bite of his salad and glanced at Shimmer as she looked away. He raised an eyebrow and sat up. "What's wrong Shimmer? Do I have a nosebleed?" he asked, and began pawing at his snout with his hoof, looking for any evidence of blood. When he found no blood he looked back to Shimmer and frowned, "Are you okay?"

Shimmer looked up from her salad and shook her head, "Your nose is fine and so am I Oddity. Its just . . . I was curious is all." She said with a smile and looked down at her salad again. She put her eating utensils down and sighed, "Its just, why did you do all this for me? I know you said you'd give me a break but honestly a walk would have been fine as well" she said with a curious smile. "Usually when a stallion invites a mare to dinner with him alone it is meant as a sort of declaration of affection. But surely . . . " She paused uncertainly and tilted her head to a side before smiling, "Is that what this is? A declaration of your affection for me?"

[The Flutterlands]

Pitch turned red, and started to move his hooves, in a circle motion, applying pressure on the vixen's shoulders, and slowly moved down her back. "L-like this, Roo?" he asked, unsure of himself, "Am I doing it right?" Pitch was quite nervous, with what he was doing, hoping not to disappoint his fiance. However, he continued to move his hooves, in a circular motion, while applying pressure, on the vixen's back.

---

The green alicorn stallion, Shamrock, soared gracefully through the city streets, hoping to find Soliloquy and Enjambment road, where rebellion was gathering. Shamrock has seen the corruption of the city of New Anachro, and it's machine. For he has lost quite a few friends to it. Unfortunately, his parents, being too busy enjoying life in high society, seemed to be completely oblivious, to the corruption. Not that, he could actually say, anything about it. In fact, being born mute, Shamrock was unable to say anything, and could only communicate through writing in his notebook, which he keeps with himself, at all times. After a short while, Shamrock finally spotted the corner of Soliloquy and Enjambment road, below him. The alicorn landed before the door, and remembering the password, wrote in his notebook: "The Cogs are in place." Shamrock then used his magic, to shove the written sheet of paper under the door, hoping that someone would find it. The green alicorn then knocked on the door.

Roo sighed as he began massaging her shoulders, "Oh mmmmm . . . Yes, that's . . . Oh that's perfect." She said and shuddered involuntarily as he moved down her back. She sank blissfully into the water and sighed heavily. "Oh wow you're good at that. Its the hooves isn't it?" She said and giggled, enjoying the sensation of his hooves on her back. "Mmm and you said I was amazing." She said with a giggled and arched her back as he moved off the back of her ribcage to her slender hips. "Right there, oh gosh, that's . . . Th-thats amazing." She said with a blissful smile and her eyes closed.

Meanwhile, Mac rose from his slumber when he heard the door knock. He hobbled over with his broken hoof and wings. He paused over the note and read it. "Well yer welcome ta the rebellion." He said with a sigh as he opened the door. "I'm Mac . . . The very crippled friend ta the starter of the rebellion. What's yer name new recruit?" He asked, slightly surprised by seeing an alicorn but deciding to roll with it. He had already seen a mechanical pony and hardly flinched.

Shamrock bit his lip, knowing that the pegasus might not be aware of his condition. So, brought his notebook closer to him. The green alicorn wrote, in fancy handwriting: "Greetings, Sir. My name is Shamrock. What is yours?" After moment, Shamrock turned red, and, to show him, his inability, padded on his throat, and shook his head. So, before showing the notebook to Mac, he wrote underneath his initial greetings: "Born a mute; can't talk."

---

Pitch smiled brightly, glad to see that he was doing the massage right. As, he continued his procedure, he brought his face closer to Roo's back, and kissed it gently. "I am doing a nice job, aren't I?" he said, as he kissed the vixen's back some more, while still rubbing her back. "What do you want to do after this?" he asked, flirtatiously.

[Das Metro]

Oddity took a bite of his salad and glanced at Shimmer as she looked away. He raised an eyebrow and sat up. "What's wrong Shimmer? Do I have a nosebleed?" he asked, and began pawing at his snout with his hoof, looking for any evidence of blood. When he found no blood he looked back to Shimmer and frowned, "Are you okay?"

Shimmer looked up from her salad and shook her head, "Your nose is fine and so am I Oddity. Its just . . . I was curious is all." She said with a smile and looked down at her salad again. She put her eating utensils down and sighed, "Its just, why did you do all this for me? I know you said you'd give me a break but honestly a walk would have been fine as well" she said with a curious smile. "Usually when a stallion invites a mare to dinner with him alone it is meant as a sort of declaration of affection. But surely . . . " She paused uncertainly and tilted her head to a side before smiling, "Is that what this is? A declaration of your affection for me?"

Oddity smiled broadly as an overwhelming sense of anxiety swept over him. He felt like he was back in school again, in the lunchroom, with a filly. The grey stallion couldn't put his hoof on why he was nervous, but it seemed to happen every time he took a mare or stallion out on a date. He giggled nervously for a moment and hid behind his hooves. "I, uh- Y-yes. Yes. That is what this is..." he said laconically.

[Shark isle]

Pavel Woke up he was still at macs house and was asleep on one of his chairs. His felt rested and he could not stop thinking about the dream. Then pavel realized he was the only person he could see that was in macs house. Them Pavel said to himself with a jolly laugh," I guess i should make my self at home". He lauged again and started to look around the house. He eventually stumbled upon a bottle of whisky and some cheese so he sat down and started to eat.

[Fascist Russian Empire]

Shudder chuckled and placed a hoof around Concerto's neck, an action which Shiv repeated on the other side. "Oh ho? Another coltcuddler? Well its certainly been a while since we trained another one of us right Shiv?" Shudder asked. Shiv simply nodded as the three walked down the street with Concerto leading the way. Mac chuckled and shouted after them, "Have fun Concerto." He said and trotted to his bed before lying down on his least painful side.
Shudder smiled as he gently moved his hoof to Concerto's chest again. "Well your heart seems to be fine so we don't need to do much running unless you want to. Exactly what do you want to bulk up though?" He asked with a warm smile.

Concerto

Concerto couldn't help but smile at Shudder's touch. Damn, I wish Mac would touch me like that. He happily wished as he listened closely to Shudder. "Everything. After spending a decade and a half behind a desk writing out symphonies, I need to get every part of my body in shape." Concerto said, warmly, as he walked. If a filly can beat me in a fight, I know that I need help. Needless to say, I'd really, really, really rather not have something like that ever happen again... He thought, wishing he could forget his first meeting with Blink.

[Sungai Pusat]

Grace happily slid down part of the pavement on her street, Inventitive Avenue Stretch, jubilantly galloping in other parts as she went along with Blink riding on her back, her head turning around every so often to greet Blink's beaming face, hopeful that that constant attention will prevent her from turning as depressed as she was earlier on. As she turned around to smile broadly at the little filly, she pitied her state in her mind as she stared into her eyes. "Who knew that such a happy pony could've such a sad past?" She sighed mentally. "And that she's not always had that kind of smile... and for a filly at her age!" She turned back again, narrowly passing by a stallion trotting by randomly, who waved with a bit of a tepid smile to her. She turned her entire body around in one felt swoop and a skidding past one of the weirdest houses on the street and she beamed.

"Looks like we're here, Blinkey!" Grace waved to her dad, who waved back while shrinking a little at the sight of Blink.

[Pinki3 Pon-3]

Shamrock bit his lip, knowing that the pegasus might not be aware of his condition. So, brought his notebook closer to him. The green alicorn wrote, in fancy handwriting: "Greetings, Sir. My name is Shamrock. What is yours?" After moment, Shamrock turned red, and, to show him, his inability, padded on his throat, and shook his head. So, before showing the notebook to Mac, he wrote underneath his initial greetings: "Born a mute; can't talk."

---

Pitch smiled brightly, glad to see that he was doing the massage right. As, he continued his procedure, he brought his face closer to Roo's back, and kissed it gently. "I am doing a nice job, aren't I?" he said, as he kissed the vixen's back some more, while still rubbing her back. "What do you want to do after this?" he asked, flirtatiously.

Mac read the note and sighed, "Well that's a shame. My name's Mac, ye'll be quite welcome in our little band of misfits." He said with a smile and stood aside to let Shamrock in. "Please come in, welcome ta me house. It's nothin' huge, just what I need . . . ", Mac paused having noticed the hole left by the Flitter. He took a deep breath and sighed as he looked around. "Silver, ye bloody bastard, one o' these days I'm gonna skin ye and turn ye inta a rug." He muttered and turned to the table with the map on it. "Have a seat, I'll get us somethin' ta eat. What would ye like?"

Meanwhile Roo moaned softly at the touch of Pitch's lips. She sighed blissfully as he continued massaging her back. "You know, I think I'll leave that up to you, my love." She said in blissful relaxation. "You sure can massage, oh I wish I had taught you this on the first day. But we can do whatever you feel like doing next Pitch." She said with her eyes closed as she released another blissful sigh and reached her arm backwards to stroke Pitch's mane.

Oddity smiled broadly as an overwhelming sense of anxiety swept over him. He felt like he was back in school again, in the lunchroom, with a filly. The grey stallion couldn't put his hoof on why he was nervous, but it seemed to happen every time he took a mare or stallion out on a date. He giggled nervously for a moment and hid behind his hooves. "I, uh- Y-yes. Yes. That is what this is..." he said laconically.

Shimmer smiled and nodded uncertainly. Romance and affections weren't something she knew well, her work meant she was very detached from social 'norms'. She looked down at her plate and blushed profusely. "I . . . Umm . . . I-I d-don't really know what to say now." She said with a smile. What she had expected was, 'No it's just a kind gesture' or something like that but it definitely explained his willingness to go to such an expensive restaurant. Shimmer looked up at Oddity shyly, he wasn't a bad looker it was just her job was what came first for her, always. Blink came before everything. She took another shy bite of her salad and looked to Oddity again, after what seemed like hours (but was in fact a minute) of deliberating she smiled, "I-I g-guess I couldn't say no to you after all this." She said and blushed. "I-I m-mean, y-you're a really nice stallion Oddity, and w-we can . . . I don't know." She said and put her head in her hooves as she tried to think things through. She smiled again and sighed, "I feel an affection for you too Oddity. But I'm not sure if it will work out with Blink and all." She said sort of apologetically. "But we can try, we can definitely try." She said with a smile. "That's if you still want to after I've acted like a complete idiot." She said and looked down embarrassedly.

Concerto

Concerto couldn't help but smile at Shudder's touch. Damn, I wish Mac would touch me like that. He happily wished as he listened closely to Shudder. "Everything. After spending a decade and a half behind a desk writing out symphonies, I need to get every part of my body in shape." Concerto said, warmly, as he walked. If a filly can beat me in a fight, I know that I need help. Needless to say, I'd really, really, really rather not have something like that ever happen again... He thought, wishing he could forget his first meeting with Blink.

Shudder nodded and removed his hoof, giving Concerto some space while he inspected his body. "Well, in that case I think we'll start with some stamina training, situps, push ups, jumping jacks, yes believe it or not they actually help, then a bit of running just to get your hoof muscles going. I don't think we'll do much weight training just yet, in any case, you don't really need it but it does help a bit so we can do some." Shudder said with a warm smile as Shiv nodded in agreement. Shudder looked ahead and then back at Concerto, "It will be tough and you might hate me a little but trust me it's not that bad when you're finished." He said with a smile, "And you'll also have some muscles to add to that amazing figure of yours." He said with a smile and Shiv responded with another nod.

Pavel Woke up he was still at macs house and was asleep on one of his chairs. His felt rested and he could not stop thinking about the dream. Then pavel realized he was the only person he could see that was in macs house. Them Pavel said to himself with a jolly laugh," I guess i should make my self at home". He lauged again and started to look around the house. He eventually stumbled upon a bottle of whisky and some cheese so he sat down and started to eat.

Mac, who was on his way to the kitchen for food nodded to Pavel, "Yer welcome ta the food, its all stolen in any case." He said with a chuckle. "Oh yeah, could ye do me a favour and check that room over there? Blink told me there were funny smell comin' from there. Wouldn't want the place burnin' down would we?" He said with a chuckle.

Grace happily slid down part of the pavement on her street, Inventitive Avenue Stretch, jubilantly galloping in other parts as she went along with Blink riding on her back, her head turning around every so often to greet Blink's beaming face, hopeful that that constant attention will prevent her from turning as depressed as she was earlier on. As she turned around to smile broadly at the little filly, she pitied her state in her mind as she stared into her eyes. "Who knew that such a happy pony could've such a sad past?" She sighed mentally. "And that she's not always had that kind of smile... and for a filly at her age!" She turned back again, narrowly passing by a stallion trotting by randomly, who waved with a bit of a tepid smile to her. She turned her entire body around in one felt swoop and a skidding past one of the weirdest houses on the street and she beamed.

"Looks like we're here, Blinkey!" Grace waved to her dad, who waved back while shrinking a little at the sight of Blink.

Blink had been giggling and squealing with filly-ish delight with every rolling maneuver. She grinned broadly when they arrived and threw her hooves into the air. "YAY! Wow! Your house is nice! Do you use all the rooms? I mean, my house is really big but I only have one room in it so it's actually pretty small. Shimmer has like 3 rooms, she says they're mine as well but the doctors always told me I only had one room." She said cheerfully and shrugged, "OH, who's that pony hmm? The stallion, what's his name?" She asked excitedly.

[Sungai Pusat]

Blink had been giggling and squealing with filly-ish delight with every rolling maneuver. She grinned broadly when they arrived and threw her hooves into the air. "YAY! Wow! Your house is nice! Do you use all the rooms? I mean, my house is really big but I only have one room in it so it's actually pretty small. Shimmer has like 3 rooms, she says they're mine as well but the doctors always told me I only had one room." She said cheerfully and shrugged, "OH, who's that pony hmm? The stallion, what's his name?" She asked excitedly.

Grace beamed and nodded. "We do! We're quite a busy family that way, really." She giggled, rolling her eyes playfully before her face hardened slightly at her comment, frowning slightly as she heard of what the doctors had told her. "Why do they have to torture her?" She thought. "Shimmer doesn't seem to mind, so I won't either!" She trotted with a warm smile towards the stallion and waved her hoof over, wincing a little at the sudden shift in weight. He took noticed and carried her hoof up. "Oh my stars, are you okay?!" He whispered and she chuckled, nodding slowly as she tilted her head to Blink. "Just... just an extra weight on my back, is all." He simply nodded and looked at Blink. "Why hello there..." He said, a trace of enthusiasm creeping into his face as he looked at her. "My name's Tinker Cog and I'm Grace's daddy." He gently titled Blink's chin up for his eyes to look into hers and he giggled. "What's the occasion, Grace?"

"Mostly just to bring her out of her home so that she can have a proper shower."

"A proper shower?" Tinker blinked, examining Blink's coat carefully.

[Pinki3 Pon-3]

Grace beamed and nodded. "We do! We're quite a busy family that way, really." She giggled, rolling her eyes playfully before her face hardened slightly at her comment, frowning slightly as she heard of what the doctors had told her. "Why do they have to torture her?" She thought. "Shimmer doesn't seem to mind, so I won't either!" She trotted with a warm smile towards the stallion and waved her hoof over, wincing a little at the sudden shift in weight. He took noticed and carried her hoof up. "Oh my stars, are you okay?!" He whispered and she chuckled, nodding slowly as she tilted her head to Blink. "Just... just an extra weight on my back, is all." He simply nodded and looked at Blink. "Why hello there..." He said, a trace of enthusiasm creeping into his face as he looked at her. "My name's Tinker Cog and I'm Grace's daddy." He gently titled Blink's chin up for his eyes to look into hers and he giggled. "What's the occasion, Grace?"

"Mostly just to bring her out of her home so that she can have a proper shower."

"A proper shower?" Tinker blinked, examining Blink's coat carefully.

Blink smiled cheerfully (Kinda like this ^-^ ) and chirped, "Mhm, Gracey's very nice, she said she'd let me have a normal shower with water, not like the funny stuff the doctors made me use, they said it was to clean my coat. Shimmer called it a . . . A c-chemic shower. Is that a thing? I don't think I said it right but Shimmer tries to get normal water up in the hospital but all the pipes are broken she says, they're all brown and red and stuff. I've seen them, Shimmer tries to fix them but there's always more." She said hyperactively. "I love Shimmer, she's nice, like Grace. Your Grace's daddy? Are you a nice daddy? Mac's a nice daddy, are you a nice daddy like Mac?" She said with a joyful giggle.

[Sungai Pusat]

Grace beamed and nodded. "We do! We're quite a busy family that way, really." She giggled, rolling her eyes playfully before her face hardened slightly at her comment, frowning slightly as she heard of what the doctors had told her. "Why do they have to torture her?" She thought. "Shimmer doesn't seem to mind, so I won't either!" She trotted with a warm smile towards the stallion and waved her hoof over, wincing a little at the sudden shift in weight. He took noticed and carried her hoof up. "Oh my stars, are you okay?!" He whispered and she chuckled, nodding slowly as she tilted her head to Blink. "Just... just an extra weight on my back, is all." He simply nodded and looked at Blink. "Why hello there..." He said, a trace of enthusiasm creeping into his face as he looked at her. "My name's Tinker Cog and I'm Grace's daddy." He gently titled Blink's chin up for his eyes to look into hers and he giggled. "What's the occasion, Grace?"

"Mostly just to bring her out of her home so that she can have a proper shower."

"A proper shower?" Tinker blinked, examining Blink's coat carefully.

Blink smiled cheerfully (Kinda like this ^-^ ) and chirped, "Mhm, Gracey's very nice, she said she'd let me have a normal shower with water, not like the funny stuff the doctors made me use, they said it was to clean my coat. Shimmer called it a . . . A c-chemic shower. Is that a thing? I don't think I said it right but Shimmer tries to get normal water up in the hospital but all the pipes are broken she says, they're all brown and red and stuff. I've seen them, Shimmer tries to fix them but there's always more." She said hyperactively. "I love Shimmer, she's nice, like Grace. Your Grace's daddy? Are you a nice daddy? Mac's a nice daddy, are you a nice daddy like Mac?" She said with a joyful giggle.

Tinker sighed as the words went through his head, causing it to spin slightly and forcing himself to spin around a little to regain his balance. Grace giggled and turned to face Blink. "No worries about him, he's just not very good with a stream of words. I think it's a shower with chemicals, though I don't know what in the world that would do to help you." She scoffed, shaking her own head.

"Get off your high horse, Grace!" Tinker chuckled. "There's a lot of possible reasons why. For example, maybe she's-"

Grace silenced Tinker with a deathly glare and that was the end of it for that train of thought.

"Well, glad to see you two are bonding well!" He chuckled, patting Blink on the head gently. "May I hug her, Grace?" She nodded. And just as he was about to wrap his hooves around her neck, she hissed at him, prompting him to stop hugging. "No!"

"But you said I could-"

"Not around the neck."

"Yes, Grace." He nodded in understanding, wrapping his hooves around Blink's back instead and giving it a light pat. "I don't think that I'm a great daddy, but I'm nice, yes." She rolled her eyes at him and snickered and he simply smiled bemusedly with a roll of his own eyes, eventually pulling away with his hoof accidentally brushing past Blink's neck as he coughed, turning his head away for awhile. "Not comfortable with other ponies as you can see..."

[Pinki3 Pon-3]

Tinker sighed as the words went through his head, causing it to spin slightly and forcing himself to spin around a little to regain his balance. Grace giggled and turned to face Blink. "No worries about him, he's just not very good with a stream of words. I think it's a shower with chemicals, though I don't know what in the world that would do to help you." She scoffed, shaking her own head.

"Get off your high horse, Grace!" Tinker chuckled. "There's a lot of possible reasons why. For example, maybe she's-"

Grace silenced Tinker with a deathly glare and that was the end of it for that train of thought.

"Well, glad to see you two are bonding well!" He chuckled, patting Blink on the head gently. "May I hug her, Grace?" She nodded. And just as he was about to wrap his hooves around her neck, she hissed at him, prompting him to stop hugging. "No!"

"But you said I could-"

"Not around the neck."

"Yes, Grace." He nodded in understanding, wrapping his hooves around Blink's back instead and giving it a light pat. "I don't think that I'm a great daddy, but I'm nice, yes." She rolled her eyes at him and snickered and he simply smiled bemusedly with a roll of his own eyes, eventually pulling away with his hoof accidentally brushing past Blink's neck as he coughed, turning his head away for awhile. "Not comfortable with other ponies as you can see..."

Blink smiled but seemed to shy away a little as he went to hug her around the neck, her own hooves extending nervously to accept the hug. She looked at Grace curiously as she hissed at Tinker. Blink happily accepted his second attempt at a hug until he brushed her neck. As he turned away she vanished into thin air. There was a soft whimpering from a nearby tree. In the upper branches of the tree Blink dangled in a fork of the bow with her hooves wrapped around herself and her odd crying-smile. "I-It's okay Blink . . . Mommy's just sleeping for a bit. She was naughty so I put her to sleep." Blink murmured to herself softly. Her hooves moved from hugging her body to being wrapped around her neck. "B-But d-daddy, s-she was screaming. I'm scared I want mommy." She murmured even softer as tears began to run down her face. She teleported to another bough in the tree and hung upside down. "Mommy said to smile, why aren't you smiling Blink." She murmured and began softly singing her nursery rhyme again.

[Sungai Pusat]

Blink smiled but seemed to shy away a little as he went to hug her around the neck, her own hooves extending nervously to accept the hug. She looked at Grace curiously as she hissed at Tinker. Blink happily accepted his second attempt at a hug until he brushed her neck. As he turned away she vanished into thin air. There was a soft whimpering from a nearby tree. In the upper branches of the tree Blink dangled in a fork of the bow with her hooves wrapped around herself and her odd crying-smile. "I-It's okay Blink . . . Mommy's just sleeping for a bit. She was naughty so I put her to sleep." Blink murmured to herself softly. Her hooves moved from hugging her body to being wrapped around her neck. "B-But d-daddy, s-she was screaming. I'm scared I want mommy." She murmured even softer as tears began to run down her face. She teleported to another bough in the tree and hung upside down. "Mommy said to smile, why aren't you smiling Blink." She murmured and began softly singing her nursery rhyme again.

Grace's face blanched as she turned to give her father dagger eyes. "What the fuck, I told you NOT TO PUT YOUR HOOVES AROUND HER NECK!!" She looked like she was going to strangle him at this point, on which he nervously pointed to the tree in their property, upon which they saw Blink dangling from the branch. Her face simply paled as she stared in horror at Blink's behavior, cursing herself internally for her lack of horn. Sighing, she galloped into the building with teary eyes and had disappeared into the complex mess of corridors, groaning loudly. "Dammit, Cog!" He gulped audibly as he looked up to see Blink still on the tree, eventually noticing Grace coming into his view as he watched her gently climbing onto the thicker branches on the tree.

Steadily, Grace balanced herself on that branch, walking with one hoof in front of the other as she neatly attempted to traverse across the branch and eventually found herself next to Blink. Gently, she lowered herself down, wrapping her hooves around the branch and using one of them to gently wrap around Blink's body. "H-hey..." She whispered. "It's Gracey, Blinkey... remember? We're going to go and shower now and give you a nice meal to eat, okay?" She sniffled tearfully as she looked deeply into Blink's eyes with a weak smile, ready to use her snout to tilt Blink's head up to meet hers should she turn away.

[Pinki3 Pon-3]

Grace's face blanched as she turned to give her father dagger eyes. "What the fuck, I told you NOT TO PUT YOUR HOOVES AROUND HER NECK!!" She looked like she was going to strangle him at this point, on which he nervously pointed to the tree in their property, upon which they saw Blink dangling from the branch. Her face simply paled as she stared in horror at Blink's behavior, cursing herself internally for her lack of horn. Sighing, she galloped into the building with teary eyes and had disappeared into the complex mess of corridors, groaning loudly. "Dammit, Cog!" He gulped audibly as he looked up to see Blink still on the tree, eventually noticing Grace coming into his view as he watched her gently climbing onto the thicker branches on the tree.

Steadily, Grace balanced herself on that branch, walking with one hoof in front of the other as she neatly attempted to traverse across the branch and eventually found herself next to Blink. Gently, she lowered herself down, wrapping her hooves around the branch and using one of them to gently wrap around Blink's body. "H-hey..." She whispered. "It's Gracey, Blinkey... remember? We're going to go and shower now and give you a nice meal to eat, okay?" She sniffled tearfully as she looked deeply into Blink's eyes with a weak smile, ready to use her snout to tilt Blink's head up to meet hers should she turn away.

Blink looked at Grace curiously while she murmured her song before stopping abruptly. She tilted her head to a side and looked at Grace while she hung upside down. "Can we shower first Gracey? I wanna be clean when we eat." She said with a giggle and looked down at the ground seemingly above her head. "Why is your house upside down Gracey? Where'd your daddy go? Why are we hanging from a branch? Do you want to go down?" She said and placed a free hoof on Grace's shoulder. The two reappeared next to the tree, right side up. Blink smiled, "That's a funny tree! It makes everything upside downy. Can we go shower now? Are we going to shower or bath? Baths are fun but they use a lot of water Shimmer says. She says one day we'll have a house where we can bath whenever we want and have a table for eating on and a room with windows, does your room have windows Grace? Your house has a lot of windows." She said with a giggle. She tilted her head again having noticed Grace's tears, "Why are you crying Gracey? Are you sad, did I make you sad? I'm sorry if I made you sad." She said and used her hooves to force Grace's mouth into a smile, "Please smile Gracey." She said cheerfully.

[Sungai Pusat]

Blink looked at Grace curiously while she murmured her song before stopping abruptly. She tilted her head to a side and looked at Grace while she hung upside down. "Can we shower first Gracey? I wanna be clean when we eat." She said with a giggle and looked down at the ground seemingly above her head. "Why is your house upside down Gracey? Where'd your daddy go? Why are we hanging from a branch? Do you want to go down?" She said and placed a free hoof on Grace's shoulder. The two reappeared next to the tree, right side up. Blink smiled, "That's a funny tree! It makes everything upside downy. Can we go shower now? Are we going to shower or bath? Baths are fun but they use a lot of water Shimmer says. She says one day we'll have a house where we can bath whenever we want and have a table for eating on and a room with windows, does your room have windows Grace? Your house has a lot of windows." She said with a giggle. She tilted her head again having noticed Grace's tears, "Why are you crying Gracey? Are you sad, did I make you sad? I'm sorry if I made you sad." She said and used her hooves to force Grace's mouth into a smile, "Please smile Gracey." She said cheerfully.

Grace kept blinking with the widest range of emotions she could've possibly emoted at that point in time as Blink kept bringing her around and about verbally, sighing softly every few minutes or so before eventually looking at her with a weak smile. "O-of course we can shower, little one." She giggled, hugging her with her hooves around Blink's body, looking at Tinker with a slightly softened glare, though not one that hinted any less severe pain for the clueless stallion who simply sighed and trotted back to his workshop. Her attention returned to Blink and she giggled again. "Of course Shimmer's going to get that for you, but you have to wait for awhile, okay?" She whispered, kissing her on the nose. "Just remember that when you grow up, you gotta work hard like... like, erm, Mac! And you'll see later for the windows..."

Grace's eyes wandered over to her face as her voice faded, upon which she noticed Blink forcing a smile on her face as she was talking, along with her face now being covered with tears. "I will, Blinkey." Her voice came out all funny with her mouth contorted like that. "Just gotta let go of my mouth first, okay? I smile best without anypony's help to do so, you know." She attempted a smirk, but her efforts were thwarted by the two yellow hooves invading her face right now.

[Pinki3 Pon-3]

Grace kept blinking with the widest range of emotions she could've possibly emoted at that point in time as Blink kept bringing her around and about verbally, sighing softly every few minutes or so before eventually looking at her with a weak smile. "O-of course we can shower, little one." She giggled, hugging her with her hooves around Blink's body, looking at Tinker with a slightly softened glare, though not one that hinted any less severe pain for the clueless stallion who simply sighed and trotted back to his workshop. Her attention returned to Blink and she giggled again. "Of course Shimmer's going to get that for you, but you have to wait for awhile, okay?" She whispered, kissing her on the nose. "Just remember that when you grow up, you gotta work hard like... like, erm, Mac! And you'll see later for the windows..."

Grace's eyes wandered over to her face as her voice faded, upon which she noticed Blink forcing a smile on her face as she was talking, along with her face now being covered with tears. "I will, Blinkey." Her voice came out all funny with her mouth contorted like that. "Just gotta let go of my mouth first, okay? I smile best without anypony's help to do so, you know." She attempted a smirk, but her efforts were thwarted by the two yellow hooves invading her face right now.

Blink smiled broadly and relinquished control of Grace's face. "Okay" she chirped cheerfully and giggled. "Of course I'll work hard! I wanna be a music pony like Concerto or a doctor like Shimmer, Shimmer's a nice doctor. What do you do Grace? Mac says he doesn't want me doing what he does because it's not nice. I think he's nice so it doesn't make sense that he does not nice things. Mac says it's because you have to do what you have to to survive but he says I don't have to do anything like that." She said cheerfully and teleported the two to the entrance of the house. She was suddenly sitting on Grace's back again, pointing into the house. "Let's go SHOWER!" She said abruptly.

[The Flutterlands]

Shamrock bit his lip, knowing that the pegasus might not be aware of his condition. So, brought his notebook closer to him. The green alicorn wrote, in fancy handwriting: "Greetings, Sir. My name is Shamrock. What is yours?" After moment, Shamrock turned red, and, to show him, his inability, padded on his throat, and shook his head. So, before showing the notebook to Mac, he wrote underneath his initial greetings: "Born a mute; can't talk."

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Pitch smiled brightly, glad to see that he was doing the massage right. As, he continued his procedure, he brought his face closer to Roo's back, and kissed it gently. "I am doing a nice job, aren't I?" he said, as he kissed the vixen's back some more, while still rubbing her back. "What do you want to do after this?" he asked, flirtatiously.

Mac read the note and sighed, "Well that's a shame. My name's Mac, ye'll be quite welcome in our little band of misfits." He said with a smile and stood aside to let Shamrock in. "Please come in, welcome ta me house. It's nothin' huge, just what I need . . . ", Mac paused having noticed the hole left by the Flitter. He took a deep breath and sighed as he looked around. "Silver, ye bloody bastard, one o' these days I'm gonna skin ye and turn ye inta a rug." He muttered and turned to the table with the map on it. "Have a seat, I'll get us somethin' ta eat. What would ye like?"

Meanwhile Roo moaned softly at the touch of Pitch's lips. She sighed blissfully as he continued massaging her back. "You know, I think I'll leave that up to you, my love." She said in blissful relaxation. "You sure can massage, oh I wish I had taught you this on the first day. But we can do whatever you feel like doing next Pitch." She said with her eyes closed as she released another blissful sigh and reached her arm backwards to stroke Pitch's mane.

Shamrock nodded before entering Mac's house. He took a seat and looked around. Certainly nothing like my house. Shamrock thought, remembering how big, and marvelously grand his house was, I love it! After a moment, Shamrock remembered that he was being offered something to eat, and he was indeed hungry. So, he wrote in his notebook: "A Veggieburger, please, or perhaps just a salad if you can." Shamrock then, tore the page out of his notebook, and brought it towards Mac, in the kitchen, with his magic. The green alicorn tapped on Mac's shoulder, with the paper.

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Pitch giggled, happy and proud, to be comforting the vixen. He continued the massage technique, till he couldn't go any further down. So, Pitch brought his hooves back onto Roo's shoulders, and worked his way down again, while kissing the vixen's back. "Want to play in the waterfall, after?" he asked.

[Sungai Pusat]

Blink smiled broadly and relinquished control of Grace's face. "Okay" she chirped cheerfully and giggled. "Of course I'll work hard! I wanna be a music pony like Concerto or a doctor like Shimmer, Shimmer's a nice doctor. What do you do Grace? Mac says he doesn't want me doing what he does because it's not nice. I think he's nice so it doesn't make sense that he does not nice things. Mac says it's because you have to do what you have to to survive but he says I don't have to do anything like that." She said cheerfully and teleported the two to the entrance of the house. She was suddenly sitting on Grace's back again, pointing into the house. "Let's go SHOWER!" She said abruptly.

Grace's mouth gaped open at the speed she was talking, though she could gather every word she spoke clearly, and kept widening and narrowing the gap between her lips to interject and not at different times. Eventually, she simply smiled and watched the energetic filly ramble on, oofing under the weight of her body as she teleported onto her back. "Sure!" She giggled, trotting slowly into the house. "Well, I am a professional rollerskater: I enter in competitions, be awesome and win some income for my family!" Her smile faltered as she remembered her mention about Mac. "Mac... well, he... um, he's a... well, he doesn't do what ponies would call a job." She laughed uneasily. "So... erm, it doesn't really earn him- no... no... actually, he kinda does do bad things: He's nice to you because you're his daughter, Blinkey..." She gazed into her eyes as she absentmindedly trotted, her mind wandering off as well. "Just as I'm nice to you because I think of you as my daughter... and Mac as my loooovvveeee....." She sighed happily as she thought of her and Mac being together as a couple, happily caring for Blink like she were their real daughter, shaking her head as her ears perked up to her mother's singsong voice.

"Who is it, Graaacccceeee?"

"A small filly friend, mum!"

"Grace, you know we don't allow those in!"

"FILLY! NOT MAREFRIEND!" She stomped her hoof softly.

"Ohhhhhhhh, well what for, dear?!"

"Shower! We... uh, we came back from playing!"

"Well, work more on whatever it is you want to do, Grace!"

"Will do, mum! She'll be staying for lunch, too!"

"I'll whip something up for her then!"

"Okay! Love you mum!"

"Love you too!" Clara smiled weakly and began trotting towards the kitchen from the master bedroom, traversing through multiple corridors before arrival.

Grace turned to Blink and chuckled as she trotted to the bathroom, setting Blink down gently with her own hooves under hers. "That's my mum, Clara. Really nice pony she is like my dad, though she can be a little strict sometimes." She pouted slightly, pushing her gently for her to enter into the bathroom, upon which a bathtub is immediately present, alongside with a nearby toilet, basin and mirror cabinet. Everything in the room had a very mechanical feeling to it, almost being metallic everywhere as not a speck of water was to be found. "Must've cleaned the bathroom again..." She muttered under her breath, upon which the entire bathroom went upside down, several mechanical arms reaching out from the walls to wipe furiously against any possible surfaces around them, scrubbing furiously on every sparkling-clean surface it could see. Grace floppily went about the stretched out hands, which miraculously had not touched a single bit on Blink, and she pressed a big yellow button on the wall. This caused all the hands to recoil back into the walls, returning the bathroom into its proper state.

Grace simply trotted unsteadily to Blink, shaking her head furiously before beaming. "What do you think?! It's a sort of device my dad made for the bathrooms! My mum thinks it is a waste of stuff and wondered if it was any use at all, but I think it's wonderful." She giggled. "You?"

[Pinki3 Pon-3]

Shamrock nodded before entering Mac's house. He took a seat and looked around. Certainly nothing like my house. Shamrock thought, remembering how big, and marvelously grand his house was, I love it! After a moment, Shamrock remembered that he was being offered something to eat, and he was indeed hungry. So, he wrote in his notebook: "A Veggieburger, please, or perhaps just a salad if you can." Shamrock then, tore the page out of his notebook, and brought it towards Mac, in the kitchen, with his magic. The green alicorn tapped on Mac's shoulder, with the paper.

---

Pitch giggled, happy and proud, to be comforting the vixen. He continued the massage technique, till he couldn't go any further down. So, Pitch brought his hooves back onto Roo's shoulders, and worked his way down again, while kissing the vixen's back. "Want to play in the waterfall, after?" he asked.

Mac smiled cheerfully as he read the note and pulled it out of the air and placed it down next to him. He returned to the room with two veggieburgers and smiled happily, "I may not live in the most amazin' house but if there's one thin' I do have it's food." He said cheerfully and placed a burger in front of Shamrock.

Roo giggled and sighed blissfully. "Playing in the waterfall sounds wonderful dear." She said before turning around and placing his hooves on her stomach. "You still need to massage my other side Pitchy Pie." She said with a blissful smile. She wrapped her own arms around Pitch and pulled him in for a deep passionate kiss.

[Pinki3 Pon-3]

Grace's mouth gaped open at the speed she was talking, though she could gather every word she spoke clearly, and kept widening and narrowing the gap between her lips to interject and not at different times. Eventually, she simply smiled and watched the energetic filly ramble on, oofing under the weight of her body as she teleported onto her back. "Sure!" She giggled, trotting slowly into the house. "Well, I am a professional rollerskater: I enter in competitions, be awesome and win some income for my family!" Her smile faltered as she remembered her mention about Mac. "Mac... well, he... um, he's a... well, he doesn't do what ponies would call a job." She laughed uneasily. "So... erm, it doesn't really earn him- no... no... actually, he kinda does do bad things: He's nice to you because you're his daughter, Blinkey..." She gazed into her eyes as she absentmindedly trotted, her mind wandering off as well. "Just as I'm nice to you because I think of you as my daughter... and Mac as my loooovvveeee....." She sighed happily as she thought of her and Mac being together as a couple, happily caring for Blink like she were their real daughter, shaking her head as her ears perked up to her mother's singsong voice.

"Who is it, Graaacccceeee?"

"A small filly friend, mum!"

"Grace, you know we don't allow those in!"

"FILLY! NOT MAREFRIEND!" She stomped her hoof softly.

"Ohhhhhhhh, well what for, dear?!"

"Shower! We... uh, we came back from playing!"

"Well, work more on whatever it is you want to do, Grace!"

"Will do, mum! She'll be staying for lunch, too!"

"I'll whip something up for her then!"

"Okay! Love you mum!"

"Love you too!" Clara smiled weakly and began trotting towards the kitchen from the master bedroom, traversing through multiple corridors before arrival.

Grace turned to Blink and chuckled as she trotted to the bathroom, setting Blink down gently with her own hooves under hers. "That's my mum, Clara. Really nice pony she is like my dad, though she can be a little strict sometimes." She pouted slightly, pushing her gently for her to enter into the bathroom, upon which a bathtub is immediately present, alongside with a nearby toilet, basin and mirror cabinet. Everything in the room had a very mechanical feeling to it, almost being metallic everywhere as not a speck of water was to be found. "Must've cleaned the bathroom again..." She muttered under her breath, upon which the entire bathroom went upside down, several mechanical arms reaching out from the walls to wipe furiously against any possible surfaces around them, scrubbing furiously on every sparkling-clean surface it could see. Grace floppily went about the stretched out hands, which miraculously had not touched a single bit on Blink, and she pressed a big yellow button on the wall. This caused all the hands to recoil back into the walls, returning the bathroom into its proper state.

Grace simply trotted unsteadily to Blink, shaking her head furiously before beaming. "What do you think?! It's a sort of device my dad made for the bathrooms! My mum thinks it is a waste of stuff and wondered if it was any use at all, but I think it's wonderful." She giggled. "You?"

Blink smiled cheerfully, "I think its funny! It looks all tickly and stuff." She said and giggled. "OH can I bath? I've always wanted to bath. Shimmer told me she used to bath before she started working at the hospital. Your mom sounds nice, why doesn't she let you have marefriends around? What's a marefriend? Do you think Mac loves you too? What about Concerto? He also likes Mac. Mac must have a hard time choosing between you. I know what Mac does, he's a gang leader, he said I could help with the nicer things. He let's me help when we help ponies move stuff, I like moving stuff." She said and teleported into the bath. "I'm good at moving things." She said and smiled broadly. "How do you bath? Shimmer told me you fill the bath with water and climb in. Where does the water come from?" She said with a smile. "What's a marefriend?" She repeated her question and looked up at Grace curiously.

[Sungai Pusat]

Blink smiled cheerfully, "I think its funny! It looks all tickly and stuff." She said and giggled. "OH can I bath? I've always wanted to bath. Shimmer told me she used to bath before she started working at the hospital. Your mom sounds nice, why doesn't she let you have marefriends around? What's a marefriend? Do you think Mac loves you too? What about Concerto? He also likes Mac. Mac must have a hard time choosing between you. I know what Mac does, he's a gang leader, he said I could help with the nicer things. He let's me help when we help ponies move stuff, I like moving stuff." She said and teleported into the bath. "I'm good at moving things." She said and smiled broadly. "How do you bath? Shimmer told me you fill the bath with water and climb in. Where does the water come from?" She said with a smile. "What's a marefriend?" She repeated her question and looked up at Grace curiously.

Grace stared blankly at Blink as she rambled about with all her questions, mostly blushing really heavily as she heard her talk at an incredible speed, spitting out words as far as the eye could see, which basically was the bathroom. So whenever they could, they bounced off the cool metallic walls, which gave Grace shivers all over her body as she trotted over to the bathtub and giggled softly as she turned the water on for the shower, pressing down on the stopper at the tub's bottom. "Oh, you can, I'm helping you now! And... well, I think that he does. Matter a fact, I think that he's really in love with me!" She nodded cockily, flashing a bright smirk.

"As for Mac, yes..." Grace's smug look faltered and she frowned slightly. "That's what he does, but yeah... you can help well enough with the none gangy stuff, Blinkey!" She gave the same grin Blink did when they first came to her home, taking out a bottle of body lotion and pouring it all over Blink, scrubbing her hooves all over Blink's body with exception of her neck. "As for what a marefriend is... well, Concerto's already said it for coltcuddlers, so why not?" She smiled warmly with the bottle in her mouth before spitting it out carelessly into the basin. "Marefriend is a term for a mare that likes another mare, Blinkey. Coltcuddler is the term for a stallion that likes another stallion." She let out a brief sigh, tinged with a hint of bliss as she continued scrubbing Blink's body with the lotion and running water all over her now, the bathtub slowly filling with water.

[The Flutterlands]

Shamrock nodded before entering Mac's house. He took a seat and looked around. Certainly nothing like my house. Shamrock thought, remembering how big, and marvelously grand his house was, I love it! After a moment, Shamrock remembered that he was being offered something to eat, and he was indeed hungry. So, he wrote in his notebook: "A Veggieburger, please, or perhaps just a salad if you can." Shamrock then, tore the page out of his notebook, and brought it towards Mac, in the kitchen, with his magic. The green alicorn tapped on Mac's shoulder, with the paper.

---

Pitch giggled, happy and proud, to be comforting the vixen. He continued the massage technique, till he couldn't go any further down. So, Pitch brought his hooves back onto Roo's shoulders, and worked his way down again, while kissing the vixen's back. "Want to play in the waterfall, after?" he asked.

Mac smiled cheerfully as he read the note and pulled it out of the air and placed it down next to him. He returned to the room with two veggieburgers and smiled happily, "I may not live in the most amazin' house but if there's one thin' I do have it's food." He said cheerfully and placed a burger in front of Shamrock.

Roo giggled and sighed blissfully. "Playing in the waterfall sounds wonderful dear." She said before turning around and placing his hooves on her stomach. "You still need to massage my other side Pitchy Pie." She said with a blissful smile. She wrapped her own arms around Pitch and pulled him in for a deep passionate kiss.

Shamrock grinned at the burger in front of him. Before eating, he wrote in his notebook: "Thank you." and showed it to Mac. The green alicorn then brought the veggieburger towards him, with his magic, and took a bite out of it. Mmmmm! he thought, Mac is sure a great cook! My parents would probably hire him as a cheif, if they had a taste of his cooking. As Shamrock ate, he wrote in his notebook: "You're a great cook, Mac."

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Pitch giggled, anf began to move his hooves in a circular motion, applying pressure to stomach, "How's this?" he asked, "Am I doing this right, Roo?" Pitch continued to apply pressure with his hooves, moving in a circular motion, while gently kissing the vixen's chest.