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

[Sungai Pusat]

Blink looked at her with a happy smile, "I like all food Grace. I used to get weird food before Shimmer started cooking for me. It didn't taste good but Shimmer said that the weird food had the noo-chee-ints I needed. She said she didn't see why they couldn't make it taste nicer, I never found out who they were, I think they might have been the doctors." She said excitedly and smiled, "What's a curry puff? Does it taste good? Is it nice? I think it sounds nice. Your mom seems nice, like you, but you're nicer. Mac, Concerto, Shimmer and you are my favourite ponies. I can't wait to learn music with Concerto. Do you think he can teach me to sing? I wanna sing, I wanna sing!" She said excitedly and splashed more water over Grace as she tried to splash some of the bubbles away. She giggled and continued her rambling, "How long do ponies bath for? We've been bathing for a long time. I like it, how long can we stay in the bath for? Water's fun, it makes my coat feel clean!" She said with a giggle and smiled up at Grace.

Grace simply nodded along to everything that Blink said and giggled at the exuberance that she was showing, along with all the questions and pronunciations of words that she was doing. She blushed a couple of times at the compliments and chuckled, placing a hoof gently on Blink's snout. "Okay there, little Blinkey! I need to answer your questions first!" She smiled back just as warmly before realising the water's presence. She plainly turned to a rack and reached her hoof out for a nearby towel to wipe the water out from her coat. She laughed into it and pulled it off her face, helping to wipe some water off of her mane as well before placing it into a nearby rack.

"Well, it's pronounced nu-tree-ants. Just imagine it like "no tree ants" and speak it really fast! I'm sure you're up for that." She winked. "A curry puff's when you have these spices stuffed in pastry! Then you just take a bite out of it and let the food swim in your mouth." She gave Blink a hug at the mention of her being nice and smiled. careful not to let her hoof go to the neck. "Thank you for that, Blinkey. And Uncle Concerto can teach you to sing: He's probably got a better singing voice than I do anyways." She giggled. "And we have, haven't we? I think it's probably been half an 'our or something. And it is fun, really! And..." She grinned broadly at Blink and nodded. "If you want, we can stay here for as long as we want until my mum calls us over." She kissed her forehead briefly and smiled down to Blink, a smirk forming on her face before she playfully brought her hooves forward, splashing more bubbles and water onto Blink as she squealed.

[Pinki3 Pon-3]

Concerto

Concerto couldn't help but blush a little at Shudder's compliment, and nodded in acceptance of his plan. "That's all fine by me. And, again, thank you for you're help, gentlecolts, it's much appreciated." He said, cheerfully, as he walked. Well, this shouldn't be too hard, right? Situps, push ups, and jumping jacks? The great Concerto can do that with ease! I wonder why they say that it'll be tough, or that I might hate them? Sure, a lesser stallion than I might crack under pressure, but not this stallion. Concerto assured himself, confident in his ability.

Shudder grinned, "Good, and might I say, we've never had the pleasure of working with a talented stallion of your stature, it is a great honour." Shudder said and smile to Shiv who nodded. Shiv, this time, placed a gentle hoof on Concerto's chest and felt until he reached the aforementioned fractures. He looked at Shudder questioningly and Shudder nodded, "Yes, that would be best." He said cryptically as Shiv's horn flashed and an odd heat filled Concerto's breast as the fracture's closed a little. Shiv removed his hoof and smiled warmly to Concerto. "Mac probably told you that I'm the one who deals with chest injuries. Well there's the truth and for some reason nopony recognizes my darling Shiv. Mac himself has never seen us work, he just hears from others." Shudder said and smiled, "So where precisely is your house sir?"

[Fascist Russian Empire]

Shudder grinned, "Good, and might I say, we've never had the pleasure of working with a talented stallion of your stature, it is a great honour." Shudder said and smile to Shiv who nodded. Shiv, this time, placed a gentle hoof on Concerto's chest and felt until he reached the aforementioned fractures. He looked at Shudder questioningly and Shudder nodded, "Yes, that would be best." He said cryptically as Shiv's horn flashed and an odd heat filled Concerto's breast as the fracture's closed a little. Shiv removed his hoof and smiled warmly to Concerto. "Mac probably told you that I'm the one who deals with chest injuries. Well there's the truth and for some reason nopony recognizes my darling Shiv. Mac himself has never seen us work, he just hears from others." Shudder said and smiled, "So where precisely is your house sir?"

Concerto

"Well, that was easy; I never knew that unicorns could do that." Concerto said, mesmerized, taking in a deep breath, the pain from doing so subsiding. "My home is right around the corner. I made the mistake of buying a lavish mansion right on the edge of the slums, but at least it's close." Concerto said as he turned the corner and pointed a hoof at his three-story house, looking distinct and vastly luxurious in contrast to the slums around it. Just had to buy the cheap mansion by the slums, didn't you, Concerto? Ugh, oh well, at least it's close to my friends. He thought, thinking back to the reason he bought his house, which was because of the incredibly low property values, giving him one of the most luxurious homes in the city at a low price.

[Pinki3 Pon-3]

Grace simply nodded along to everything that Blink said and giggled at the exuberance that she was showing, along with all the questions and pronunciations of words that she was doing. She blushed a couple of times at the compliments and chuckled, placing a hoof gently on Blink's snout. "Okay there, little Blinkey! I need to answer your questions first!" She smiled back just as warmly before realising the water's presence. She plainly turned to a rack and reached her hoof out for a nearby towel to wipe the water out from her coat. She laughed into it and pulled it off her face, helping to wipe some water off of her mane as well before placing it into a nearby rack.

"Well, it's pronounced nu-tree-ants. Just imagine it like "no tree ants" and speak it really fast! I'm sure you're up for that." She winked. "A curry puff's when you have these spices stuffed in pastry! Then you just take a bite out of it and let the food swim in your mouth." She gave Blink a hug at the mention of her being nice and smiled. careful not to let her hoof go to the neck. "Thank you for that, Blinkey. And Uncle Concerto can teach you to sing: He's probably got a better singing voice than I do anyways." She giggled. "And we have, haven't we? I think it's probably been half an 'our or something. And it is fun, really! And..." She grinned broadly at Blink and nodded. "If you want, we can stay here for as long as we want until my mum calls us over." She kissed her forehead briefly and smiled down to Blink, a smirk forming on her face before she playfully brought her hooves forward, splashing more bubbles and water onto Blink as she squealed.

Blink's eyes widened and her smile grew massively as the water splashed over her and she giggled again. "YAY!" She said and teleported to the ceiling, leaving damp hoof prints on the ceiling as she teleported from place to place, pretending to 'walk' she teleported back and grinned, "Thankyouthankyouthankyou! *gaaaassp* Thank you Grace, this is the most fun I've had in years. It has been years right? I'm sixteen years old how old are you Grace? Some ponies say I act like I'm three but I'm not three and they're just being silly! I don't act like I'm three! Do I act like I'm three Grace? How do three-year olds act? Don't they still have diapers? I don't have a diaper so how can I act like a three year old? How do Sixteen year olds act? I've never met another sixteen year old. Do you think I'll fall in love? What if I'm a fillyfeeler? Do you think the other mares will think I'm weird if I like mares? What about if I like stallions, why do mares like stallions? They're nice sometimes but they're all icky and stuff, wouldn't mares rather like mares? Why am I talking about this? This is just silly!" She said even faster than usual and then lay back in the water again as she scrubbed her stomach with the soapy water, "That feels funny, I like bathing Grace. I'm going to ask Shimmer to have a bath with me sometime. We'll have our own bath and everything." She paused and somewhere in her jumbled up mind a lightbulb went on. "Could Shimmer come bath here sometime? I'd love that! The three of us bathing together. Oh wait but that's silly, Shimmer would feel silly asking if she could bath here and your mommy might think she were a fillyfeeler but I don't think she is. She was with a stallion last I saw her." Blink said and trailed off for a moment before she threw herself at Grace and wrapped all her hooves around Grace in a massive hug, "Thank you Gracey, I love you." She said softly.

[The Flutterlands]

Pitch giggled in return, and followed her. "We're almost there." he said, "You can here the waterfall from here." As the vixen, and stallion swam down the river, the sound of the waterfall, got louder, and louder. When they arrived, Pitch limply pointed his bad hoof at the huge waterfall. "There it is." he said, "Isn't it big? That's a lot of water!"

Mac smiled, "Well thank ye Sham, we appreciate that greatly. I think that mechanical friend of Sunbreaker's offered us his house as a headquarters so we'll have a pretty good operation going." He said and finished off his veggie burger. He stood up and stretched a little, "Now if ye two'll excuse me, if just come back from bein' tortured and happen ta be dyin' fer a little sleep. Help yerself ta the food, I guarantee I've stolen somethin' of everythin'." He said with a chuckle and limped of to his bedroom.

Roo looked up at the waterfall, "It's beautiful Pitch! And listen to that roar." She said as she felt the noise echoing in her gut. She pulled Pitch up next to it and stood up under the cascade, feeling the powerful falls crash against her body. She giggled with her barely opened eyes and pulled Pitch close to her under the falls before closing her eyes and locking her lips with his as she embraced him close to her bare body.

Pitch giggled as Roo pulled him under the falls. When he saw her try to kiss him, Pitch closed his eyes, and brought his face towards hers, until they locked lips, and kissed passionately. The black unicorn, wrapped both of his forelegs around the vixen, holding her tight. "I love you, Roo." he said, as he pulled away, just for a moment, before locking lips again.

---

Shamrock watched as Mac limp away, and brought his attention back to Pavel. He wrote in his notebook: "So, where are you from, Pavel? Are you a laborer?" Shamrock loved learning about life outside High society, finding the high life to be rather boring. In fact, despite his family's protest, most of his foalhood friends were laborers, and lower class people, and he would often give most of his allowance to those less fortunate.

[Pinki3 Pon-3]

Concerto

"Well, that was easy; I never knew that unicorns could do that." Concerto said, mesmerized, taking in a deep breath, the pain from doing so subsiding. "My home is right around the corner. I made the mistake of buying a lavish mansion right on the edge of the slums, but at least it's close." Concerto said as he turned the corner and pointed a hoof at his three-story house, looking distinct and vastly luxurious in contrast to the slums around it. Just had to buy the cheap mansion by the slums, didn't you, Concerto? Ugh, oh well, at least it's close to my friends. He thought, thinking back to the reason he bought his house, which was because of the incredibly low property values, giving him one of the most luxurious homes in the city at a low price.

Shudder nodded and smiled, "Oh no not all unicorns. Just Shiv and that lovely mare Panacea." He said with a chuckle. "Shiv specialises in bone treatment, I specialise in muscle treatment and Panacea specialises in treating the injuries so you don't die. We can help you recover but we can't heal wounds." He explained and looked up in amazement at the mansion, "Oh wow! That is quite impressive, no matter where you live!" Shudder said and chuckled. "Imagine all the places we could hideaway in a mansion like that Shiv. I envy you slightly sir but not enough to change my opinion of you." He said and chuckled. "So, shall we begin as soon as we enter?"

[Sungai Pusat]

Blink's eyes widened and her smile grew massively as the water splashed over her and she giggled again. "YAY!" She said and teleported to the ceiling, leaving damp hoof prints on the ceiling as she teleported from place to place, pretending to 'walk' she teleported back and grinned, "Thankyouthankyouthankyou! *gaaaassp* Thank you Grace, this is the most fun I've had in years. It has been years right? I'm sixteen years old how old are you Grace? Some ponies say I act like I'm three but I'm not three and they're just being silly! I don't act like I'm three! Do I act like I'm three Grace? How do three-year olds act? Don't they still have diapers? I don't have a diaper so how can I act like a three year old? How do Sixteen year olds act? I've never met another sixteen year old. Do you think I'll fall in love? What if I'm a fillyfeeler? Do you think the other mares will think I'm weird if I like mares? What about if I like stallions, why do mares like stallions? They're nice sometimes but they're all icky and stuff, wouldn't mares rather like mares? Why am I talking about this? This is just silly!" She said even faster than usual and then lay back in the water again as she scrubbed her stomach with the soapy water, "That feels funny, I like bathing Grace. I'm going to ask Shimmer to have a bath with me sometime. We'll have our own bath and everything." She paused and somewhere in her jumbled up mind a lightbulb went on. "Could Shimmer come bath here sometime? I'd love that! The three of us bathing together. Oh wait but that's silly, Shimmer would feel silly asking if she could bath here and your mommy might think she were a fillyfeeler but I don't think she is. She was with a stallion last I saw her." Blink said and trailed off for a moment before she threw herself at Grace and wrapped all her hooves around Grace in a massive hug, "Thank you Gracey, I love you." She said softly.

Grace gasped as she saw Blink walk on the ceiling and began to nod along furiously at every word that came from Blink's mouth, herself now having a terribly hard time understanding any single word that she was saying, but she managed to get some key details... something like how she's 16 years old, ponies told her she acted like she was 3, whether she will fall in love, if she liked other mares, how silly it was and about how Shimmer could bath and how all three of them might decide to bath here, but wouldn't, et cetera...

Quite frankly, she found it astounding that she could actually absorb all that herself.

Then her whisper. Her soft, gently voice as she hugged Grace tightly and broadly. She smiled warmly at this and giggled, giving her a full hug around her back as well. "I love you too, Blinkey... and thank you too..." She whispered. "For being a little sister that I could've had..." Admittedly, she was talking off of the wall right now, for she hadn't thought of having a sibling until Blink, but... well, she's having that warm, fuzzing feeling in her heart as she hugged the little yellow filly, hiccuping at the fuzziness she felt in her heart and she pulled away smiling, gently touching her heart with her hoof. "You give me a warm feeling inside..." She sniffled happily. "Ya know that?" She almost cried out of joy then, her eyes already full of tears as she smiled crookedly and broadly.

[Pinki3 Pon-3]

Pitch giggled as Roo pulled him under the falls. When he saw her try to kiss him, Pitch closed his eyes, and brought his face towards hers, until they locked lips, and kissed passionately. The black unicorn, wrapped both of his forelegs around the vixen, holding her tight. "I love you, Roo." he said, as he pulled away, just for a moment, before locking lips again.

Roo moaned softly as he kissed her again but didn't resist. Instead she returned the kiss with more passionate moans. When she pulled away with a gasp and held his body right up against hers, allowing no space between them she smiled and nuzzled him affectionately. "And I love you Pitch. Remember that first kiss?" She said and giggled softly, recalling the black stallion, lying on the floor, negotiating for his recording and weapon.

[Fascist Russian Empire]

Shudder nodded and smiled, "Oh no not all unicorns. Just Shiv and that lovely mare Panacea." He said with a chuckle. "Shiv specialises in bone treatment, I specialise in muscle treatment and Panacea specialises in treating the injuries so you don't die. We can help you recover but we can't heal wounds." He explained and looked up in amazement at the mansion, "Oh wow! That is quite impressive, no matter where you live!" Shudder said and chuckled. "Imagine all the places we could hideaway in a mansion like that Shiv. I envy you slightly sir but not enough to change my opinion of you." He said and chuckled. "So, shall we begin as soon as we enter?"

Concerto

"Sure, that sounds good to me." Concerto said with a smile as he walked down the road to his home. I must say, these are already two exceptional stallions. I'll have to remember to thank Mac for introducing us. He thought, happily, as he walked up to the gate of his mansion. Taking the key from under a loose foundation brick (something he did with almost all his keys; hide them in loose spots in his house), he opened up the iron gate and led the two stallions to the front door. "Well, here we are, home sweet home." He said cheerfully as he bent over and took the front door key from under yet another loose brick, subconsciously sticking his flank in the air as did so.

[Pinki3 Pon-3]

Grace gasped as she saw Blink walk on the ceiling and began to nod along furiously at every word that came from Blink's mouth, herself now having a terribly hard time understanding any single word that she was saying, but she managed to get some key details... something like how she's 16 years old, ponies told her she acted like she was 3, whether she will fall in love, if she liked other mares, how silly it was and about how Shimmer could bath and how all three of them might decide to bath here, but wouldn't, et cetera...

Quite frankly, she found it astounding that she could actually absorb all that herself.

Then her whisper. Her soft, gently voice as she hugged Grace tightly and broadly. She smiled warmly at this and giggled, giving her a full hug around her back as well. "I love you too, Blinkey... and thank you too..." She whispered. "For being a little sister that I could've had..." Admittedly, she was talking off of the wall right now, for she hadn't thought of having a sibling until Blink, but... well, she's having that warm, fuzzing feeling in her heart as she hugged the little yellow filly, hiccuping at the fuzziness she felt in her heart and she pulled away smiling, gently touching her heart with her hoof. "You give me a warm feeling inside..." She sniffled happily. "Ya know that?" She almost cried out of joy then, her eyes already full of tears as she smiled crookedly and broadly.

Blink smiled happily and rubbed her cheek up against Grace's neck as they hugged. She smiled up to Grace when they released and sat down in the bathwater again with a giggle. She placed her hoof on Grace's heart as well "Shimmer says that's the medicine I needed, she said it was called love." Blink said happily and giggled, "You give me that feeling to Gracey." She said and giggled until something dawned on her. "Wait, you want to be my sister too? Thank you Gracey that's amazing!" She said with a giggle. Then she looked around at the absolutely drenched bathroom with water dripping from the ceiling and smiled up at Grace. "Can we go eat now? I'm feeling hungry and we've put all the water on the bathroom." She said with a giggle. She looked down at her hooves and turned them around and around. "What do we do with the water on me? I don't want to get it on the house." She said curiously.

[The Flutterlands]

Pitch giggled as Roo pulled him under the falls. When he saw her try to kiss him, Pitch closed his eyes, and brought his face towards hers, until they locked lips, and kissed passionately. The black unicorn, wrapped both of his forelegs around the vixen, holding her tight. "I love you, Roo." he said, as he pulled away, just for a moment, before locking lips again.

Roo moaned softly as he kissed her again but didn't resist. Instead she returned the kiss with more passionate moans. When she pulled away with a gasp and held his body right up against hers, allowing no space between them she smiled and nuzzled him affectionately. "And I love you Pitch. Remember that first kiss?" She said and giggled softly, recalling the black stallion, lying on the floor, negotiating for his recording and weapon.

"Mhm." said Pitch, holding tightly onto Roo, "That was my first kiss, ever. Thank you for that. It made me feel... good inside. Like watching that repair garage turn into burning rubble. It just makes me feel... happy." Pitch snuggled his head into the vixen's neck, and kissed it, a slight bite. "Thank you, for being part of my life." he said.

[Pinki3 Pon-3]

Concerto

"Sure, that sounds good to me." Concerto said with a smile as he walked down the road to his home. I must say, these are already two exceptional stallions. I'll have to remember to thank Mac for introducing us. He thought, happily, as he walked up to the gate of his mansion. Taking the key from under a loose foundation brick (something he did with almost all his keys; hide them in loose spots in his house), he opened up the iron gate and led the two stallions to the front door. "Well, here we are, home sweet home." He said cheerfully as he bent over and took the front door key from under yet another loose brick, subconsciously sticking his flank in the air as did so.

Shiv raised an eyebrow and smiled as he watched Concerto unlock his house. Shudder looked from Concerto to him and back again before chuckling. "Shiv! How knavish of you! And yet at the same time completely true." He said with a smile as we walked up next to Concerto. He waited for Concerto to open the door and enter. He and Shiv exchanged a quick kiss as they waited for Concerto to put all his things down. He smiled to Concerto when he was eventually done and nodded, "Good we shall begin." He said as Shiv watched with a smile. Abruptly Shudder turned Concerto onto his back and lay him down with a smile. He placed one hoof on Concerto's chest and used the other hoof to place Concerto's forehooves behind Concerto's head. He nodded, satisfied and released Concerto's chest. He walked to Concerto's hind legs and maneuvered them to be at a 45 degree angle. He sat on his rump and braced Concerto's rear hooves, "Sit up's, simple, you sit up and lie down, then repeat. Go." He said with a gentle smile.

[Sungai Pusat]

Blink smiled happily and rubbed her cheek up against Grace's neck as they hugged. She smiled up to Grace when they released and sat down in the bathwater again with a giggle. She placed her hoof on Grace's heart as well "Shimmer says that's the medicine I needed, she said it was called love." Blink said happily and giggled, "You give me that feeling to Gracey." She said and giggled until something dawned on her. "Wait, you want to be my sister too? Thank you Gracey that's amazing!" She said with a giggle. Then she looked around at the absolutely drenched bathroom with water dripping from the ceiling and smiled up at Grace. "Can we go eat now? I'm feeling hungry and we've put all the water on the bathroom." She said with a giggle. She looked down at her hooves and turned them around and around. "What do we do with the water on me? I don't want to get it on the house." She said curiously.

Grace smiled and giggled at the rub, sitting down along with Blink into the water, feeling Blink touching on her heart. "Indeed it is..." She whispered. "Indeed I do..." She whispered after having been asked about being her sister and she giggled as well, glancing around about the same time as Blink did. She chuckled nervously as she saw the mess and nodded, gently lifting Blink up and out of the bathtub and onto the floor before taking out another towel, carefully wiping it about Blink's body with exception of her neck. "Of course we can, Blinkey!" She smiled as she took out another and began wiping herself clean. "There! All the water's out! Now we can go out of the bathroom."

She eventually trotted over to the yellow button again and turned to face Blink. "Come on over! Can't clean the room without you out of it first!" She giggled.

[Pinki3 Pon-3]

"Mhm." said Pitch, holding tightly onto Roo, "That was my first kiss, ever. Thank you for that. It made me feel... good inside. Like watching that repair garage turn into burning rubble. It just makes me feel... happy." Pitch snuggled his head into the vixen's neck, and kissed it, a slight bite. "Thank you, for being part of my life." he said.

Roo giggled, "I was actually going to thank you but okay that works." She said with a giggle. She nipped at his ears with her pointed teeth and growled a little. "Somepony's feeling frisky." She said with a giggle and grinned. "As much as I hate to stop you though Pitchy Pie. We should go check on the rebels hun." She said reluctantly but continued holding him close.

[Fascist Russian Empire]

Shiv raised an eyebrow and smiled as he watched Concerto unlock his house. Shudder looked from Concerto to him and back again before chuckling. "Shiv! How knavish of you! And yet at the same time completely true." He said with a smile as we walked up next to Concerto. He waited for Concerto to open the door and enter. He and Shiv exchanged a quick kiss as they waited for Concerto to put all his things down. He smiled to Concerto when he was eventually done and nodded, "Good we shall begin." He said as Shiv watched with a smile. Abruptly Shudder turned Concerto onto his back and lay him down with a smile. He placed one hoof on Concerto's chest and used the other hoof to place Concerto's forehooves behind Concerto's head. He nodded, satisfied and released Concerto's chest. He walked to Concerto's hind legs and maneuvered them to be at a 45 degree angle. He sat on his rump and braced Concerto's rear hooves, "Sit up's, simple, you sit up and lie down, then repeat. Go." He said with a gentle smile.

Concerto

Damn, they need to give me some warning before they do that... Concerto thought as Shudder turned him over, letting the stallion work him however he pleased. "Okay, that sounds simple enough..." He said, poorly suppressing his nervousness, as he did what Shudder said. Buck, this is harder than I would have thought...Ugh, damn this body. How does Mac make it look so easy? Concerto thought after the forth sit-up, already sweating lightly. You know, this would be far more pleasant if I had my phonograph play some nice opera while I did this... Concerto thought, wishfully, as he continued doing who Shudder asked of him.

[Pinki3 Pon-3]

Grace smiled and giggled at the rub, sitting down along with Blink into the water, feeling Blink touching on her heart. "Indeed it is..." She whispered. "Indeed I do..." She whispered after having been asked about being her sister and she giggled as well, glancing around about the same time as Blink did. She chuckled nervously as she saw the mess and nodded, gently lifting Blink up and out of the bathtub and onto the floor before taking out another towel, carefully wiping it about Blink's body with exception of her neck. "Of course we can, Blinkey!" She smiled as she took out another and began wiping herself clean. "There! All the water's out! Now we can go out of the bathroom."

She eventually trotted over to the yellow button again and turned to face Blink. "Come on over! Can't clean the room without you out of it first!" She giggled.

No sooner had Grace spoken those last words than Blink was behind her. She giggled, "Remember Gracey. . . " She said and suddenly appeared to be in five places at once, with each one flickering a little, "I'M EVERYWHERE!" She said with a giggle before stabilizing into one Blink. She giggled cheerfully and pressed the button before Grace could, "It's yellow like me see?!" She said and held her bright yellow rump up to the button with a giggle, her odd Cutiemark visible to Grace. It was a picture of a pony with half their front coming out of a portal while their back was still coming through the other. She giggled and lowered her rump as she watched to see what happened to the bathroom.

[Sungai Pusat]

No sooner had Grace spoken those last words than Blink was behind her. She giggled, "Remember Gracey. . . " She said and suddenly appeared to be in five places at once, with each one flickering a little, "I'M EVERYWHERE!" She said with a giggle before stabilizing into one Blink. She giggled cheerfully and pressed the button before Grace could, "It's yellow like me see?!" She said and held her bright yellow rump up to the button with a giggle, her odd Cutiemark visible to Grace. It was a picture of a pony with half their front coming out of a portal while their back was still coming through the other. She giggled and lowered her rump as she watched to see what happened to the bathroom

Grace gasped at this and chortled at all the places Blink was in, eventually recoiling her hoof as Blink pressed the button, the bathroom now maniacally pushing its mechanical arms and hands out, wiping every single drip of water out of the bathroom dry. Her eyes wandered to Blink's cutie mark and she chuckled softly at it. "Certainly explains why she's able to just go here and there and everywhere like that..." She gave a goofy grin to Blink as she watched curiously what would happen, eventually noticing that in about a minute, all the arms and hands recoiled back into the walls again, Grace's hoof instinctively pressing the yellow button before gently pulling Blink along with her hoof. "Come now, Blinkey! My mum's likely done with her cooking by now and we don't want to have everyone waiting on us, do we?" She smiled warmly at Blink briefly before resuming pulling her towards the guest dining room.

[The Flutterlands]

"Mhm." said Pitch, holding tightly onto Roo, "That was my first kiss, ever. Thank you for that. It made me feel... good inside. Like watching that repair garage turn into burning rubble. It just makes me feel... happy." Pitch snuggled his head into the vixen's neck, and kissed it, a slight bite. "Thank you, for being part of my life." he said.

Roo giggled, "I was actually going to thank you but okay that works." She said with a giggle. She nipped at his ears with her pointed teeth and growled a little. "Somepony's feeling frisky." She said with a giggle and grinned. "As much as I hate to stop you though Pitchy Pie. We should go check on the rebels hun." She said reluctantly but continued holding him close.

Pitch smiled, and continued to hold her as well. "Want to go dry up, Roo?" Pitch asked, as he lead her out from under the waterfall. The two went back to the spot where they started, and Pitch gave Roo her towel, as he himself, began to dry up. "Do you think anyone noticed our little work of art?" he asked, "Other than the workers, who fled the scene?"

[Pinki3 Pon-3]

Concerto

Damn, they need to give me some warning before they do that... Concerto thought as Shudder turned him over, letting the stallion work him however he pleased. "Okay, that sounds simple enough..." He said, poorly suppressing his nervousness, as he did what Shudder said. Buck, this is harder than I would have thought...Ugh, damn this body. How does Mac make it look so easy? Concerto thought after the forth sit-up, already sweating lightly. You know, this would be far more pleasant if I had my phonograph play some nice opera while I did this... Concerto thought, wishfully, as he continued doing who Shudder asked of him.

Shiv walked over to the phonograph, seeming to know exactly where it was and switched it on to the opera that Concerto had in mind. Almost as if he had read Concerto's mind. Shudder smiled, "Ah yes, music for the musician. I'm sorry I did not perceive that." Shudder said and smiled as he watched Concerto doing his sit ups. "Good, good, you will have abdominal muscles to rival even me." He said and chuckled. "However you need to slow down. The point of the exercise is to force the muscles to work themselves." He said and placed a hoof on Concerto's chest again. He applied a little pressure and forced Concerto to do his sit ups at a pace set by Shudder's hoof. "The number of sit ups matters about as much as your sexual orientation, if you don't do it properly you won't be fit." He said with a smile.

[Fascist Russian Empire]

Shiv walked over to the phonograph, seeming to know exactly where it was and switched it on to the opera that Concerto had in mind. Almost as if he had read Concerto's mind. Shudder smiled, "Ah yes, music for the musician. I'm sorry I did not perceive that." Shudder said and smiled as he watched Concerto doing his sit ups. "Good, good, you will have abdominal muscles to rival even me." He said and chuckled. "However you need to slow down. The point of the exercise is to force the muscles to work themselves." He said and placed a hoof on Concerto's chest again. He applied a little pressure and forced Concerto to do his sit ups at a pace set by Shudder's hoof. "The number of sit ups matters about as much as your sexual orientation, if you don't do it properly you won't be fit." He said with a smile.

Concerto

"Thank you, Shiv." Concerto said, appreciatively, to Shiv, as he listened to Shudder. "I'll be sure to keep that in mind, thanks." Concerto said to Shudder, obeying him and making sure to remember what he said. I must say, Shiv sure is one amazing unicorn. Healing rib fractures with magic, knowing what kind of music I want to listen to, no wonder Shudder has him as his coltfriend. Concerto thought, happily, thinking of Shiv and his incredible work. Hmm...I wonder just what else magic could do... Concerto thought, pondering just what exactly could be done with magic as he did his sit-ups at the pace Shudder made him.

[Pinki3 Pon-3]

Pitch smiled, and continued to hold her as well. "Want to go dry up, Roo?" Pitch asked, as he lead her out from under the waterfall. The two went back to the spot where they started, and Pitch gave Roo her towel, as he himself, began to dry up. "Do you think anyone noticed our little work of art?" he asked, "Other than the workers, who fled the scene?"

Roo smiled and dried herself off, her fur puffing up a little now that it was dry. She giggled, "Oh I'm sure someone noticed." She said with a giggle and kissed his cheek. "Come on then, we need to head back to the rebellion. . . But first, we need to stop at your house. Nobody else gets to see me without clothes anymore besides you." She said with a giggle.

[The Flutterlands]

Pitch smiled, and continued to hold her as well. "Want to go dry up, Roo?" Pitch asked, as he lead her out from under the waterfall. The two went back to the spot where they started, and Pitch gave Roo her towel, as he himself, began to dry up. "Do you think anyone noticed our little work of art?" he asked, "Other than the workers, who fled the scene?"

Roo smiled and dried herself off, her fur puffing up a little now that it was dry. She giggled, "Oh I'm sure someone noticed." She said with a giggle and kissed his cheek. "Come on then, we need to head back to the rebellion. . . But first, we need to stop at your house. Nobody else gets to see me without clothes anymore besides you." She said with a giggle.

Pitch smiled, and placed a hoof on her. "True." he said, before his horn flickered, and the two of them vanished from their spot. Pitch, and Roo reappeared near the entrance to Pitch's shack, from which they could see the sunset. Night was just a few hours away. Pitch opened the door, with his magic. "Vixens first." he said, happily, "I'll light my horn up, once I get inside."

[Pinki3 Pon-3]

Concerto

"Thank you, Shiv." Concerto said, appreciatively, to Shiv, as he listened to Shudder. "I'll be sure to keep that in mind, thanks." Concerto said to Shudder, obeying him and making sure to remember what he said. I must say, Shiv sure is one amazing unicorn. Healing rib fractures with magic, knowing what kind of music I want to listen to, no wonder Shudder has him as his coltfriend. Concerto thought, happily, thinking of Shiv and his incredible work. Hmm...I wonder just what else magic could do... Concerto thought, pondering just what exactly could be done with magic as he did his sit-ups at the pace Shudder made him.

Shudder smiled broadly and nodded as Concerto completed sit up after sit up. "Good, Concerto, keep going, we'll stop after 20. Do you think you can do more than that?" He said as he slowed the pace of the sit ups, causing Concerto to exert himself in between up and down. "When you do it slowly your body has to support itself as well as fine lifting." He said and smiled as he watched Concerto's abdominal muscles tense and untense. Shiv walked up and watched. Shudder nodded and smiled, "Shiv, sometimes I wonder exactly what goes on in that handsome head of yours." He said with a smile. "So, how many do you think you can do?" He asked Concerto.

[Pinki3 Pon-3]

Pitch smiled, and placed a hoof on her. "True." he said, before his horn flickered, and the two of them vanished from their spot. Pitch, and Roo reappeared near the entrance to Pitch's shack, from which they could see the sunset. Night was just a few hours away. Pitch opened the door, with his magic. "Vixens first." he said, happily, "I'll light my horn up, once I get inside."

Roo giggled and kissed his horn flirtatiously, "You truly are magical Pitchy." She said with a smile as she scampered inside and sprang, in a very animal-like fashion onto the couch and smiled flirtatiously as she giggled to him. Then she sighed, "Ah but we're not here for me to play." She said with a regretful sigh and began getting dressed. She giggled as she slipped her bra on. "Pitchy Pie, I know this is unusual but could you help me get dressed?" She asked with a giggle.

[Fascist Russian Empire]

Shudder smiled broadly and nodded as Concerto completed sit up after sit up. "Good, Concerto, keep going, we'll stop after 20. Do you think you can do more than that?" He said as he slowed the pace of the sit ups, causing Concerto to exert himself in between up and down. "When you do it slowly your body has to support itself as well as fine lifting." He said and smiled as he watched Concerto's abdominal muscles tense and untense. Shiv walked up and watched. Shudder nodded and smiled, "Shiv, sometimes I wonder exactly what goes on in that handsome head of yours." He said with a smile. "So, how many do you think you can do?" He asked Concerto.

Concerto

"Oh, I don't know, around thirty, maybe?" Concerto said with a light smile, guesstimating his limits. If I can compose a symphony with a broken hoof, I think that I can endure a little more of this. He thought, thinking back to all the times that he had continued working despite injuries. Despite being physically weak and fragile, Concerto did actually have a rather high endurance, working hard until he breaks bones or hurts himself in some other way. Hmm...I wonder what Shudder'll have me do after this little endeavor... He pondered as he looked up at Shudder.