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AskBubbleLee — Redemption and Retribution
Published: 2019-10-13 16:00:04 +0000 UTC; Views: 5609; Favourites: 70; Downloads: 12
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Wandering through the crowded streets of Las Pegasus, Singe and Daniel searched and called out for Cross in an attempt to find her. Even as the streets started to thin out to see the shows happening inside the different casinos, there didn’t seem to be a single trace of the young unicorn in question. Even when asking around, no one could recall seeing her go by.
Taking a small moment to stop and rest their legs for a bit, they stopped by a large fountain in front of a hotel as it did a water show with bright colors and music.
Daniel: This isn’t getting us anywhere.. We’ve searched just about every mall and she’s nowhere..!
Singe: *face in his hands as he groaaans* This is all my fault…. I should have waited until we were back at the carnival.. Or picked up on the clues sooner.. I’m such a horrible pony… and if something happens to her, I’ll never forgive myself!
Daniel: *sigh* I shouldn’t have said shit.. I always do this, I think I can help, but opening my fat mouth just makes it worse..! Cross isn’t like me, maybe she would’ve just moved on….. Instead I just treated her like a…. Little kid… *ears droop* Hrmmmm..! *shakes Singe* Alright straighten up, we’re going to find her, and we are going to fix this..! No time to mope..!
Singe: AaaAAAAaaaaAA!!! *push Daniel off him* Okay okay! We… just have to keep looking.. I’ll call Mari and see if she went back to the carnival…. *thinks about something and grimaces* …. Goddesses, I hope she doesn’t do anything stupid…
Daniel: *pulls out his phone* I’ll let Ben know we won’t be coming over today, we have more important things to take care of.. *types* …………………… *eyes widen unnaturally large for him* Uh-oh.
Singe: *looks up from his phone* ….. What? What’s with the face?
Daniel: Uhm…. Cross is with Benny right now..
Singe: Heh?! W-what? How? Is she okay?
Daniel: He just said she’s with him. *types back* ……….. *shivers* He said.. “Get over here.” ….. This is bad.
Singe: *gets up* Why is this bad? We know where she is now, lets just go……… what’s with that face?
Daniel: *actually looks genuinely scared* He didn’t use emojis in his messages.. He ALWAYS does, he has never NOT used emojis, in the history that he has been my older brother, he’s MAD!
Singe: …….. Daniel, I think you are overreacting a little..
Daniel: Oh yeah..? A whole box of donuts says I’m right..
Singe: …… He can’t be that mad. Him and Cross can’t stand each other.
Daniel: *points at Singe* Ah, but when a common enemy comes into play, two can make nice for an afternoon… And from the looks of these texts, the common enemy here is US..!
Singe: …… So.. we are going to die.
Daniel: Yeah..!
Singe: … And even if we don’t go.. Benny will likely come to us… and then we die.
Daniel: Mmhmm..!
Singe: …. *sigh* Just like ripping off a bandaid….. Lets go.
Daniel: Mmhmm.. *starts heading to the casino* I knew I’d die a virgin..
Singe: *walks with him, glancing at Daniel* … Of all the things, that’s what you are afraid of?
Daniel: Tch, of course not, I could live my whole life out without sex.. It’s just a joke Orpheus would make some times in Basic training…
Singe: … Oh. *looks straight ahead* ….. So, does that mean you aren’t interested in sex then?..... I mean, it’s fine if you are. I know a few asexual ponies and they are cool. One of my cousin’s roommates in college. She was a fierce gamer though. Totally bad ass… *pouting on the inside*
Daniel: You mean, Night Owl… Yes, I know..
Singe: *ears perk* Oh.. right, hehe. I keep forgetting we know a lot of the same people.
Daniel: Don’t remind me, heheh… Though I’m sure introductions will be interesting……. *ear twitches* I…. I do have interest, however..
Singe: *glances over* O-oh.. um……….. Cool.
Daniel: …. Had it been better circumstances today, I would’ve…. Uhm…. Liked to… *face turning redder, looking to the side*
Singe: *ears perk* Today? Oh.. umm….. Hehe, yeah I would have liked that too.. But.. obviously there will be more chances……………. Unless we die.
Daniel: *groans lightly* And thus I die a virgin…. Just as Orpheus predicted..
Singe: *ears fold back* …. I mean, I’d offer to do a detour before we go to Benny’s place but… this is… well.. I feel like shit and not really in the mood to be honest..
Daniel: You’re not alone there… *fluffs up* I shouldn’t have said a word…. I was concerned, yes, but I should’ve just let it go…
Singe: *sighs* I should have just followed my gut and waited…. It’s not like I had to do it today, right this instant.. I ruined a perfectly good day..
Daniel: *shakes his head* I shouldn’t have pushed you to do it…. I assumed the worst would’ve happened if it wasn’t talked out now before it got out of hand…. *looks to the side* Just trying to fix what’s not my concern…
Singe: *looks over and gently rubs Daniel’s back* … We both screwed up and we both have to buck up and… do the right thing. Hopefully Benny will give me enough time to apologize before chucking me out the window…… maybe I’ll land on a cloud?.... Hopefully?
Daniel: *whines a little* Let’s just find him and hope for mercy.. *enters through a backstage door*
Singe: *looks around* … Where are we? I thought Benny’s suite was in the hotel..
Daniel: It is.. And the casino is right below it.. We’re taking the employee entrance to get through faster..
Singe: Ah… is this legal?
Daniel: *waves his hand* I take this way all the time when I visit, the staff knows me here..
Singe: *glances around and sticks close to Daniel* … Right.
Weaving through the wandering staff of the casino, Daniel lead Singe all the way to the first place he assumed Benny would be. Backstage was bustling with crew rushing back and forth, setting stage lights to the right colors and aiming in the right spots, wardrobe racks rolling and ponies shouting and calling out to place certain props wherever they’re supposed to go. Looking through the sea of faces, Benny’s was nowhere to be seen… that’s odd.
Daniel: Hmm… He should be down here by now..
Singe: *looks around* I don’t see him… maybe he’s in his room still?
Benny: *behind them* Aaaw, so good of you two to actually show up.~
Daniel: AAAH!
Singe: MMMMMM!
Benny: *smiling at them calmly* Why so jumpy, hmm?
Singe: *swallows* N-no reason… Where is Cross? Is she okay?
Benny: Oh, you mean the little unicorn with red puffy eyes, tears on her face and sobbing like a baby? *eyes narrow at them both* Yes, she’s doing great..
Daniel: *cringes* We get it, do you really have to guilt trip us…?
Benny: I think I do.
Singe: *ears fold back* Well, shove it. Let me talk to her..
Benny: Oh you’re gonna. And so are you, mister blabbermouth. *looks to Daniel*
Daniel: *fluffs a little* I planned to…. *holds out his hand* Room key.?
Benny: *drops his hotel room keys into Daniel’s hand* I have a show in ten. Fix what damage you two morons did by the time I get back, or one of you is going out the window and the other is getting his feathers plucked..!
Singe: *cringes* I don’t like either of those options..
Benny: GOOD.
Daniel: *grabs Singe’s arm and starts heading for the main lobby for safety* …… Benny can’t fight for shit, but he still scares me sometimes..
Singe: *grimaces* I still remember him chasing me through Los Pegasus… I really don’t want to get drug by my ankles again… that suuuucked.. *hits the up button for the elevator*
Daniel: Well, he’ll be a while, so we have time.. Let’s just hurry…
Singe: *sighs and rubs the back of his neck* Yeah…
After the long elevator ride up to the top floor, the two pegasi made their way to Benny’s room, opening the door to enter. From the looks of things, Benny’s not-so-secret stash of junk food had been broken into, with sodas, chips and at least two tubs of ice cream empty on the coffee table.
Daniel: ….. Well, that’s a sign they were up here chatting…. *looks around* I don’t see her though..
Singe: *looks around nervously* … Do you think she left? Goddesses I hope this isn’t a wild goose chase… *as he looks around the living room*
Daniel: *sniffs the air* …. No she’s still here.. Her scent is still fresh..
Singe: Hmm… *movement catches the corner of his eye and he sees Cross out on the balcony, looking down over the city* … HRK! C-cross! No..! *as he runs over to the glass door and opens it quickly* Cross, don’t..!
Cross: *jumps a little and squeaks* Eeee! God fucking dammit, Singe! You about gave me a heart attack… *holding her hand over her chest*
Singe: *fluffs up* W-what do you think you are doing out here?
Cross: I-I’m just looking at the scenery… Benny said I could stay up here while he does his performance. What are you doing here? I told you I didn’t want to see you again! *crosses her arms and looks the side*
Singe: *ears fold back* … I came to apologize.. Can you please come back inside? *holding the door open for her*
Cross: *looks inside and sees Daniel* …. Tch.. you brought that bastard with you.. Goddesses you two are insufferable…
Singe: *continues to hold the door open* He’s.. here to apologize too. Please, just come inside?
Cross: *rolls her eyes as she walks back inside and flops on the couch* Big baby... What are you staring at? *glaring at Daniel*
Daniel: *ears fold back* Cross, I didn’t mean to…. I’m sorry..
Cross: *picks up the bag of potato chips and angrily chomps on them* Didn’t mean to do what? Break my trust and blab to the whole world information that you weren’t supposed to share? Might as well post it on every social media site now! See if I give a fuck, you are dead to me.. *crunch*
Daniel: I shouldn’t have said a word, I know that, I… I just felt like, maybe I needed to so that…. *ears fold back more* It was only going to hurt you more if it didn’t get brought up sooner, okay..? At least, I thought it was..
Cross: *scoffs* That wasn’t your decision to make! Maybe if I was to confess my feelings to Singe, and then he denied me, that would be okay. But for it to come out of the blue like that was just….. A slap in the face! I didn’t even see it coming. We were having so much fun and enjoying ourselves and next thing I hear is that Singe hates me.
Singe: *fluffs up* I never said I hated you! I just don’t feel about you the same way..
Cross: *puts her hand up to silence Singe* I’ll get to you in a minute. Let me finish with Daniel first.
Daniel: *ear twitches* Cross, it wasn’t fun for me watching you hint at and try to make moves on Cinder right in front of me… You know how I feel about him and yet you continued to disrespect that, right in front of my face…
Cross: *leans back and crosses her legs* ….. So I was right… Benny was so sure I was wrong you were so much more pure than that….. But you really were jealous of me. You feel threatened by little ol’ me.
Daniel: *ears fold flat* ….. Bold truth..? Yes, I was. But I was more scared than anything.. Because for the first time I actually feel something that’s real for somepony, and to have another pony flaunt themselves about trying to willfully take him away from me, knowing how I feel, who I thought I could call a friend betrayed my trust to do that, when I’m not even ten feet away…! I’ve been going through hell for the past few weeks, and Cinder is my one light in the dark shit hole that is the world right now! Of course I was upset!
Cross: Well, unlike you, I’m not a petty little bitch who was trying to pressure Singe into pushing you away! I was just going to wait until it didn’t work out on it’s own, like it has in the past. And then I’d be there to comfort Singe, like I always do…. But you know what. I’m done with that shit. Fuck you and fuck you! *flipping Daniel and Singe up at the same time* You two bastards are just perfect for each other and I hope you both burn.
Daniel: *snorts, a little smoke coming out of his nose* ….. And you called yourself his friend….. You hardly spoke like it, like the day we met.. I get what you mean now, by what you said to me.. But to have such little faith in him that he could make a relationship work…? ……… You’re such a bratty little cunt!!!
Cross: He WAS my friend. But Singe never treated me like a friend. Just a tool at his disposal like everyone else in his life. I was just the costume designer. Just like how the last few ponies were just to get laid.. Like you are just… what? Some way to proof to Destiny he isn’t a shitty coltfriend?
Singe: *fluffs up* Cross! Stop. You know that’s not true. You’ve always been a good friend to me. I’ve always seen you as my sister.
Cross: *fluffs up* Well, I’m not your sister. And I’m no longer your friend. You burnt that bridge, firedancer, like you burn all your bridges..!
Singe: *ears fold back* … I… didn’t want to burn that bridge. I do care about you. I have from the very beginning.. But… not in a romantic sense.. Not in the same light that you saw me..
Cross: *scrunches her muzzle* … No, obviously not. You were my hero, Singe… Someone I looked up too and wanted to be like.. And Mari, because less face it. You aren’t the best role model but, you have your good points.
Singe: *makes a grump face* ….. My godson thinks I’m pretty cool…
Cross: Yeah, and he’s like… what? 3? I’m not a little kid anymore! I might be still a minor but I’ve been living on my own since I was 13 years old. I’ve had to grow up and be an adult and take care of myself even before that. My age is only a number but you never saw it that way.. You never gave me the same respect as I gave you… so you telling me you don’t feel the same way I do about you is telling me you have zero respect for me, you have no feeling of adoration or pride in me…. And you don’t see me as a friend. Because of a stallion you met only a few weeks ago.. *pointing at Daniel*
Daniel: *ears twitch* ….. Cross…. That’s not fair.. We didn’t plan for our meeting to have happened, but… I don’t see how it played any part in this..
Cross: *throws the empty chip bag at Daniel’s face* It’s ALL your fault!
Daniel: Ack-! PPPPT! *spits out chip crumbs* Ick…. Look Cross, disregarding that one factor, at the very least you could’ve tried to have been my friend as well from the get go…. Instead you, plot from behind and act like the worst person to try and steer me away from Cinder with information on his past…
Singe: *ears fold back as he glares at Cross*
Cross: *rolls her eyes* What’s the point of making friends of someone who wasn’t going to stick around? And besides, if you were planning on staying for the long run, you were bound to find out eventually, right? …… Might as tell you sooner and rip that bandaid off right away, right Danny?
Daniel: I’m not stupid.. I know what you’re implying…… And I don’t care. About any of it.
Cross: Well see? Then in that case I helped! Imagine if you spent all these months thinking Singe was some innocent, sweet, misunderstood stallion and then find out his dark past would have hurt way worse…
Daniel: *sighs* Even if I didn’t find out til then, I wouldn’t have cared… That’s Cinder’s past, it’s not who he is now… What happens now is what matters to me, regardless of what he’s done or what kind of pony he used to be….
Singe: *looks at Daniel and smiles* … And the same goes for me too. No matter what Daniel’s past is, it doesn’t matter to me. He’s still my little robin~
Daniel: *ears perk up and purrs, looking to Singe* Heheh, aaw Pigeon…~
Cross: *looks between the two of them* ……… I swear if you kiss, I will seriously barf on you. I ate way too much junk food..
Daniel: *looks down at the empty scattered bags of chips and candy* …. And you give me shit for eating like a little piggy… *start cleaning up the mess*
Cross: *crosses her arms* The difference between you and me though, is I can alter my own clothes so they will always fit perfectly…… And I also don’t work for the military and likely get myself killed because my dummy thick plot is clapping too loudly..
Daniel: Ha… Ha-ha.. Ha.. Funny… *throws stuff in the garbage* So was that your second plan too..? Just wait around until I choke in the battle field and die..?
Cross: *shrugs* I mean… you don’t have a good track record either..
Daniel: I-I’m not that bad…! Look, that’s besides the point.. The point is that maybe we made our mistakes, not treating you respectfully and not keeping our mouths shut when needed, but at least we still thought of you as a friend nonetheless, no matter what shitty things you said or did..
Cross: *huffs* I thought we were friends too… but I guess we are back at square one, but I don’t trust you worth a damn and I still don’t want to see you again…
Daniel: …. Even if after all this, I still think you’re stronger, and more capable than to just be called a seamstress…? Or a little kid…? *sits on the table* Cross, I’m really sorry for betraying your trust.. I took the wrong action, and I regret it… I’m sorry I upset you, and even if right now…. I am the worst thing to have every walked onto the carnival grounds….. If there is ever a chance we could be friends again….
Singe: *would nod and scoot closer* Right, if there is anyway we could make this up to you….
Cross: *would pout and think about it….. Her ear twitches towards the door, the sound of the elevator reaching their floor* …… There is one thing….
Daniel: …. What is it..?
Cross: *looks up with a wide grin* …… Suffer. *and like flipping a switch her eyes start to water and she’d sniffle and start crying loudly* WAAAA AHAHAHAAAAAAA!
Singe: *fluffs up* W-what? What the hell? Sh-shush, why are you crying? Danny, what did you do?
Daniel: I-I didn’t do anything, I just asked--
Benny: Weeeell, quite a bang up job you two did trying to fix things.. *glaring at them from the door*
Daniel: ……………. *growls quietly under his breath* Oooooh, I am going to beat your pale sour cream ass when this is over….
Cross: *tears in her eyes* B-bennnnnnnyyyyyy! *sobs and reaches for him*
Singe: W-what?! What the hell? *grabs Cross’s shoulder*
Cross: *screams* Get off me! I hate you! You asshole! *cries and snot is dripping down her face*
Benny: That’s it you little fuckers, you’re finished! I knew you’d make things worse! *gets ready to lunge*
Daniel: Merde..! *Grabs Singe, holding him close to his front before picking him up and running for the balcony*
Singe: *fluffs up* Danny.. Danny, no… Don’t... DON’T! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!! *as they jump off the balcony*
Daniel: I’m sorry I’m sorry I’m sorry I’M SORRY!!!!
Benny: *jumps off the balcony after them, flying after* Get back here!
Singe: *looks back* EEEEEEEEK! Danny fly faster!!
Daniel: I’m trying!
In a flurry of feathers, Benny chased Daniel and Singe through the air above the busy city back and forth for quite a while. The scared pigeon and robin screamed and squawked at the enraged blue pegasus each time he came close to catching them, which would happen again soon, as Daniel’s wings started to grow tired. Carrying extra weight, and having not flown for a long time was starting to wear him out.
Daniel: *panting and wheezing* This ... is not… the work out I had in mind…! *dry heaving*
Singe: *seeing how Benny was catching up* …….. D-danny… you are gonna have to drop me..!
Daniel: N-no fucking way, you’re insane…! *coughing a bit, his grip loosening*
Singe: You can’t keep flying like this while carrying me. Drop me and… hopefully I land on a cloud and can run from there.. Just.. save yourself, Danny…!
Daniel: I’m not dropping you..! I’m never letting go..! *gets a firmer grip, getting hold of Singe’s back end*
Singe: *face turns red* Hrmm……… *looks and sees the clouds below* ….. Remember those tricks you showed back on our first date? Think you can still do them?
Daniel: Y-yeah… Why-..... Oh….. *stops flapping and starts falling out of the sky, holding Singe tight*
Benny: ACK!!! The fuck are you doing?!
Singe: AAAAAAAH!! O-okay okay… r-ready?
Daniel: Not…. yet…
Singe: Daaaannnnnnnyyyyyy!
Daniel: Stop whining!!! *pulls up before they get too far down, flying into a larger cloud to hide inside of it*
Looking through the fluff of the cloud, they watched as Benny flew below and searched around the area for them. After giving a disgruntled huff, he shook his head and flew back up to Las Pegasus.
Daniel: *lets go of Singe and flops on his back* Oooooh goddess…. I dunno how much longer I could’ve kept going…. *coughs and wheezes*
Singe: *chuckles and grins* Hehehe, just.. Take a break and try to catch your breath… Heheh, that was… man, that gets the heart pumping though! *tail wiggles*
Daniel: *panting and nods* I ….. Am going to kick… her…. Ass… *snarls* I don’t know why I bother being nice..
Singe: *nods* Yep! I’ll hold her down so you can.
Daniel: *coughs into his fist* Although…. Ahem! I don’t think even my job can smooth over beating up a minor…
Singe: Just wait a few more months until she’s 18…. Until then…... *rolls over on top of Daniel and gives him a kiss*
Daniel: *fluffs up* MmmmMM! *purrs and kisses back*
Singe: *purrs and pulls back a little, nuzzling Daniel cheek* You were amazing out there~ Thanks for saving my tailfeathers again.
Daniel: *blushes and nuzzles back* Hmhm, I’ll always be there to watch your back..~ *wraps his arms around him*
Singe: *leans in to kiss Daniel again but jumps as his phone vibrates* MMmmph…. Fuck… who texted me..? *pulls out his phone and grimaces* ….. Hmm..
Daniel: *pouts a little* Who is it..?
Singe: Cross…. She says you beat your old time….. Congrats, I guess?
Daniel: *ears twitch* …. I’ll thank her for keeping track later… *grips Singe’s shirt and pulls him back for a kiss*
Singe: *fluffs up and leans into the kisses, letting out a deep purrrrr*
Once the coast was clear, it was high time to return to the carnival. While things will take some time to mend and fix themselves between the two birds and Cross, the day ended a bit smoother than they could have hoped for after the awkward situation. Needing another shower off from exerting himself in the chase, Daniel dried up, slapped on a pair of unders and dove under the covers, bones aching and muscles screaming.
Daniel: I never want to get up from this bed again…..
Singe: *already laying in bed and groans* I hear ya loud and clear…. I’m even too tired for sex…
Daniel: I don’t think I could even get in the mood right now… *faceplants into a pillow*
Singe: *rolls over and stares at the ceiling* …. It’s only the first day… what a nightmare……….. I think we left all our shopping bags back at Benny’s room..
Daniel: *growls, smoke coming from the pillow* If he has any decency left in him he will keep those safe til later… I am not afraid to kick his ass if he lets anything happen to my clothes..!
Singe: *snickers* Never get between a stallion and his wardrobe I guess~
Daniel: *holds up one finger* Or his sweets… Meaning you too..
Singe: Awww~ I always thought I was good enough to eat~ *eyebrow waggle*
Daniel: Hmhmhm, I still need to find that out for myself..~ *tail drags under the covers to wrap around Singe’s leg*
Singe: *reaches and pats Daniel’s butt* Wait until you are rested, hehehe. We have time for all that later..
Daniel: *purrs* Patience is key after all.. *stretches out, popping a few joints* Oof…
Singe: *looks over* That didn’t sound... good… * his voice trailed off as he rolls over on his side and props himself up on his elbow* ….. The hell did you do?
Daniel: Hmm..? *looks up, face covered by messy hair*
Singe: *reaches and gently touches the scars and bite marks on Daniel’s shoulders and back, some looking only a week or so old* …. It looks like you were in one hell of a fight.. I don’t remember seeing these back in Baltimare… *gently examining a bite mark*
Daniel: *feels it’s the one he was scratching at earlier in the day* … I… Those have been there for a while, just… didn’t heal right I guess.. *claws grip the pillow*
Singe: *ears fold back, glancing over at Daniel’s bag on the ground* …… Did something happen during that week between Baltimare and Applepaloosa? You mentioned an “ambush” earlier today… and now you have all these new scratches and… bite marks? What kind of pony bites other ponies?!
Daniel: My mom..
Singe: ……. You got into a fight with your mom?
Daniel: No..! N-not… Not really…
Singe: Daniel…
Daniel: …… *sits up right, letting out a sigh* I…. I’m sorry….. I broke my promise….
Singe: *ears perk* … What promise? Did.. something happen?
Daniel: *looks up*.... After I got back to my apartment… I got a call from…. From family, saying they were in trouble… I had to leave and help..
Singe: *eyes go wide* What kind of trouble?! You.. you didn’t go back to the barracks, did you…. *ears fold back flat to his head* …. You lied to me?
Daniel: I shouldn’t have… And I shouldn’t have left but- Cinder I thought my Mother and Uncle were going to die…! I didn’t know what else to do, if… If they called me, it was something I had to do so no one in the guard could know, I had to keep it to myself…!
Singe: *stares at him* …. What.. happened? Did something happen to Mako and Lady?.... I literally just got a call from him a few days ago.
Daniel: *ears droop back* …. It was a… There was just a little pest control, I needed to do by my grandfather’s cave… *thinking of what to say to butcher the real story* …. A Changeling issue….
Singe: *ears perk* Changedlings? But aren’t they the good guys now?
Daniel: *growls through gritted teeth* There was nothing good about these… They didn’t have a connection to Thorax.. Their queen, is a monster…! They weren’t reformed..
Singe: *would look confused* I thought Thorax and his changedlings were the only hive in Equestria.
Daniel: *shakes his head* I thought that too.. But these changelings, they’re not like the ones I learned about… Th-they had green stripes on their bodies, their wings were black, and their fangs are so long…! And even worse, they had big clicking mandibles..! *points to his mouth* They were horrifying, Cinder…!
Singe: *biggest cringe on his face* Oh goddesses that sounds disgusting….. *shivers*
Daniel: *curls up where he sat* It was horrible… Their hive was so close to my grandfather’s den… Right next to him.. And then…… Uhm…. Do you remember that.. That mare, Bubble complained about…? The one that jumped Uncle…?
Singe: Uuuh.. yeah, the big boobed bimbo. What about her?
Daniel:... She was the Queen.. She found out how old Uncle was, and tried to take him away…..
Singe: *eyes go wide* Oh god… B-but.. I got a phone call from him the other day. He’s okay right?.... That.. wasn’t a changeling was it?
Daniel: No, that was really him… We got rid of the hive, and they all…. D-died.. *looks down at his hands, watching them shake a little* We did, we…. We got rid of them…. All of them.. *fur starts bristling*
Singe: *reaches and gently takes Daniel’s hands, starting to get the picture* ….. You did what you had to, to survive… to keep your family safe..
Daniel: …… I wished I’d never have to do that…. But there were just so many, and they just kept coming… *reaches behind himself to touch the bite mark*
Singe: *wraps his arms around Daniel to hold him gently* … You should have called me. I could have helped..
Daniel: *fluffs up twice his size* Like hell you were..! That green-eyed pompous parasite would’ve killed you! Just like she tried to make me kill--...! *stops*
Singe: ……… make you kill.. Who?
Daniel: …. U-Uncle… Sh-she….took over my mind when she held me by the neck…. She forced me to attack my own family.. *growls* But I fought back… She lost control of me before I could do anything…
Singe: Bloody hell…. That sounds horrible.. But… everyone is okay now, right? You, Lady and Mako..you are all okay?
Daniel: Uncle is fine now, and Mother only lost one of her horns….. But, we… are not on talking terms right now… *face scrunches up* They are my family, Cinder.. But an awful lot of lies were told to me, from them… As grateful as I am they are okay, I can’t speak to them right now…
Singe: …. I guess that makes more sense…. I saw Bubble in Los Pegasus a few days back.. Back when Benny abducted me… She told me not to mention to you that she was there… she didn’t tell me why but she seemed really tense…. This makes a lot more sense…
Daniel: *ears fold back and twitch* Hrmmmm…… She and Uncle are on that shared list of who I don’t speak to… *looks up* Bubble is the one who called me…. She was asking for Mother, but called me by accident.. *straightens up a bit* I’ve heard enough stories about Mother and Uncle’s past that if they are involved in a problem, no one of the law needs to know what they’re doing.. I left to help, and keep the mess from getting any dirtier, and while my assistance helped keep it contained…. I wish…. I wish I just ignored that call…
Singe: .. Why? If it wasn’t for you, Mako.. or any pony might not have made it back..
Daniel: I heard too much after the fact.. If ignorance is truly bliss, I wish I still had that…. *eyes start watering* I wish it was just.. A-a bad dream and…
Singe: *gently holds Daniel close and comforts him. There were so many more questions he had but he knew pushing too much would only hurt Daniel* ….I’m sorry… I’m so sorry you had to go through that…
Daniel: *holds onto Singe and sniffles, trying not to cry so much in front of him* I-I’m sorry I lied to you….! I was supposed to stay quiet… But I don’t… I don’t want to keep secrets from you, Cinder…!
Singe: *rubs Daniel’s back and nuzzles him* It’s okay.. It’s okay, I’m not mad at you.. I’m just glad you are okay..
Daniel: *sobs into his shoulder and holds on more, wanting to tell him so much more, but can’t..* …. Can… Can I stay here with you… For a couple more days…? *holds on tighter*
Singe: *smiles and kisses the top of Daniel’s head* You can stay here for as long as you like… a few days.. A few weeks.. A few months…. My door is always open to you..
Daniel: *sniffles* Thank you…. *sits up more but stays close, nuzzling his cheek* I… I love you….
Singe: *blushes softly and nuzzles back* I love you too~ *gently cups Daniel’s face and tips his chin up before kissing him on the lips*
Daniel: *leans into the kiss, curling his wings around them before pulling away a bit* I always feel safe when I’m with you…
Singe: *purrs softly and nuzzles his muzzle against Daniel’s* I’m glad. You bring so much joy to my life. I’m glad I met you~
Daniel: *purrs* Me too.~
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