Title:           Chapter 16: Elune
Author:          CookieSfh
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First Edit:      Sunday 11th of September 2016 09:06:28 PM CDT
Last Edit:       Last edit on: Thursday 15th of September 2016 03:43:56 PM CDT

>"Can't we take her somewhere where she can rest first?"
"Of course. You will still answer the questions."
>"Of course..." Her lack of confidence spurs your thoughts and a few new feelings are felt.
>Your not sure what this gut feeling is, but it isn't the same as when it was clenching in pain.
>More like it's stuck on something.
>Like a spike on the road.
>Keeping her in the tentacles grasp, the both of you walk down the right and towards the alleged hallway and start checking doors for a suitable resting place for her friend.
>One room seems to be a makeshift library, but with no books, only empty shelves and blank papers strewn about.
>The next room has a few incantations drawn on the floor and surprisingly you recognize one.
>Though it was a brief use, you believe they called it a 'mind flay'. Staple for one's mind to transcend past the physical plane.
>But why would Twilight know of such a symbol?
>You shake your head and lead Elune out of the room and onto the next one.
>This next room appears suitable.
>A few cabinets and drawers lay around the walls along with spare beds of sorts.
>Some of them are missing padding while others are prepped up with pillows and sheets of all colors.
"Will these do as a bed for your friend?"
>Elune looks at the furniture in awe. "These look purrrrrr~fect!" Her eyes are abnormally huge and sparkle with excitement.
>If you didn't know any better, you'd say she's be exploding with anticipation.
"Go and bed your friend. I will wait."
>She squeals and zooms towards the most comfy bed she can find, dragging the poor unconscious victim with her.
>You're glad she's still asleep.
>Laying-er... Throwing her onto a separate bed, Elune jumps onto what you would have assumed to be the most clean and prepared one, and turns it inside out.
>Taking off the covers and throwing it aside like wrapping paper, she proceeds to tear through the mattress with a gusto.
>Mixtures of feathers, fluff, and springs fly everywhere, all the while her friend has seeped into a part of the separate bed she landed on and is making tiny chirping noises in her stupor.
>But it is barely audible as Elune continues her assault until finally she stops, leaving a tiny little white nest of fluff, torn sheets, and a very happy filly. "It's perfect!"
"I can see that."
>Elune looks at you with a gleeful smile. "So what did you wanna ask, Anon?"
>Right to the point, unexpected from her, but you'll take it.
"What happened to you before such a spell was cast on you?"
>Elune ponders on the question for a few moments, a slight cringe taking away from the smile. "I-... It was kinda my fault... when I went into the forest, at first I was scared, but after a while, I came to call it my home. I would find whatever food I could by pure luck, and I was even more lucky to have met her... but... after a failed attempt at a spell, she left me speechless, literally."
"Who is the one who cast the spell?"
>"I'm not sure. When the spell was cast, most names and words were lost to me, even my own... I still remember what she looks like, but any name would be filtered out."
"Then where did Elune come from? Was it from a regained memory?"
>Elune looks more doubtful by the second. "Well... It's what she called me after the events of the spell. It was the only name that wouldn't filter, so I assumed that was my actual name, though whenever I tried to say it, it would result in silence."
>So that covers her unusual use of words.
"What happened to this spellcaster?"
>"I-uhm... really don't want to talk about it." For the first time, Elune has taken a serious tone in her voice.
>If you hadn't got a look at her body as of right now, you'd say that was the voice of a grown mare.
>Even though it is lost information, you will honor her wish.
>But the more pressing matter is...
"When I was attacked and got separated from the two of you, what happened?"
>Elune hesitates for a second, biting her lip in thought, but with everything up until now, she breaks. "I failed... when Twilight's bubble popped, the two of us went on the attack. Twilight managed to singe most of them with her blasts while I was hitting them away from her blind spots, but..." Elune has now started to tear up. "More and more kept coming, the few wolves that appeared would then double their numbers, eventually I-I messed up and one a-a-attacked her. Eventually they all started joining in. I tried so hard... so hard... but they wouldn't give in... but then something happened. They all just... Stopped. They stopped and... looked in the direction you went and... and... before I knew it... they transformed... I was so scared, I thought that my luck had finally ran out, but... T-T-T-T-Twilight... she..."
>Elune was now a wet sobbing mess.
>Her guilt was overtaking her.
>Your going to have to calm her down before she can continue.
>And honestly, this whole display has left your body on edge, so it's best you settle this quickly.
>You walk over to her cocoon of a bed and pull her out with your hooves, pulling her into an embrace.
>This catches her off-guard, flinching from the touch, but eventually she eases into you.
"Calm down Elune. Assess the situation and breathe."
>Elune breathes in hard and choked hiccups escape her throat.
>"B-but she... she saved me.... It's-"
"Yes, She saved you. Do not blame yourself. You were scared, and you have nothing to worry about."
>And it was true as well.
>When you witnessed your battles, you saw many things.
>Though you never felt for the creatures, they always showed their most purest form on the battlefield.
>Some would charge at your armies like mad men.
>Others would scream, trying every possible way to escape them, scratching and squirming the whole way.
>And with every soldier that fell, more and more screams for a god were heard.
>Of muffled helps and save me's.
>There were those who wondered the streets wondering if they were the next to die.
>But.
>Before any of this...
>Was the initial reaction of frozen fear that they were all going to die.
>You brush Elune's messed up mane with your hoof and try to comfort her the best you can.
>She needs a shower.
>Her sister mane and fur, along with her crying and sobbing reminds you of the first time you cried.
>You didn't realise it at first, since it seemed like the most random occurrence of events, but...
>Twilight made you feel something then...
>It was faint, but you felt it.
>The slightest feeling that you couldn't defend yourself with.
>That of everything that happened up until that point, you felt nothing.
>No remorse for your actions, no penalty or limit of what you could accomplish.
>It crashed down on you in spades.
>Wrath suffered from guilt.
>Where they gave you turmoil, you brought upon them hellfire.
>For the first time, your existence was threatened.
>Yet you didn't feel fear.
>You felt an indistinguishable guilt.
>Mixed in with unethical relief.
>You had something that you could release upon.
>And so you did.
>And now, it's the same with Elune.
>Not to your degree, but to an extent that is manageable.
>As Elune's now muffled sobbing dies down, you pat her on the head.
"Uhm... Is it all out?"
>Some more sobs and a sniffle later, she nods her head
"Perhaps it would be best you took a shower."
>Elune raises her head and looks at you with a confused sad dribble of a look. "A shower? What's a shower?"
>Hmm... maybe it's best if you show her.
>You summon a few tentacles out from your sides and wrap them around her, copying the looks of the cocoon she made.
>You hoist her up and lead her out of the room, continuing down the path to the right.
>Taking the left turn and arriving at the bathroom door, you open it and walk in with Elune still in your grasp.
>The room looks like it wasn't touched by a soul, everything that you had used was either replaced or put back spotless.
>Spike really knows how to clean up.
>You place the frazzled filly into the tub and using your appendages, grab various cleaning products from the cabinet and turn the shower on.
>Elune is quickly bombarded by a stream of water from the metallic escape, coating her in cold liquid.
>She winces at the new contact. "Cold! Cold!"
>Taking her frustrations in stride, you reach for the other handle and turn it.
>"MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMmmmmmmmmmmmmm~" her slight squeezing turns into pleasant relief as warm water begins to fill her pores.
>Taking a seat behind her, you begin your work, taking a soap bar and coating it in in water before working it into her mane.
>The amount of dirt and filth draining out of it is quite unpleasant, so you work your tentacles around her body to make sure nothing is left unkempt.
>You work your way through her mane, picking out any loose twigs and chunks of dried mud.
>Your appendages gently work their way through her fur from from her upper body to her lower body.
>You notice a slight tinge of red cross her face as your tentacles make their way to massaging her flank, but you ignore it, being too focused at the task at hand.
>You don't know how it's possible, but her original hair color appears to be a heavy silver, a deep contrast to the dark brown coating the rest of her mane.
>And her coat matches a sort of indigo crossed with blue, becoming more defined the more your tentacles wash her.
>You take your time cleaning out her mane of all debris, making sure that no dirt is left and her mane is left stainless.
>Your tentacles, however, have made it past her flank, massaging and grinding along her hind legs.
>The few moans and pleasant squeals she lets out every once in a while means you're doing probably doing a fine job cleaning her.
>So you continue your efforts, running your hooves along her back and working out any extra dirt.
>She seems to be enjoying it for the most part, with her hooves crossed in front of her.
>She now has a firm grip on one of your limbs and appears to be cleaning her bottom quite thoroughly.
>Maybe you should help her with that?
>Her face is contorted with a sense of eccentric struggle as she pushes harder and harder on your member.
>You reach down and grab onto her flanks, causing her to yelp. "A-Anon! I..."
>Her entire face has gone beat red. "I-uhm-I mean-I forgot and-!"
"Is the dirt that bad in that area? I could help you clean it if you need me to."
>"Wha-I mean... No no I'm fine I just..." Elune was dumbfounded at something, you couldn't quite understand what she was going through.
>Elune slowly lifted herself off the tentacle, revealing a long strand of unknown liquid connecting to her...
>Her......
>What is that thing?
>An opening?
>A wet entrance?
>You have no idea what you're looking at.
>Was that the thing she was cleaning?
>As far as you could tell, she did a good job.
>You take the strand and break it off from your tentacle, allowing it to return to you and retract itself inside of you, along with the rest as they turn off the shower and put away the supplies.
>You jump out of the shower and throw her a towel.
>She reflexively grabs it, looks at it, and then at you with a look of general confusion.
"You should dry yourself off after every shower you take. I also think that any more questioning will have to wait."
>Elune follows your words and dives her face into the towel, shaking it through her fur and mane. "Thank you Anon... for the cleaning that is! I really appreciate it."
>You lick the residue off your hoof and nod to reassure her.
>Hmm... tastes... sweet?
>Elune burns a fierce-some crimson as you wave her goodbye with the residue-covered hoof.
>Closing the door behind you, you let out a some air in your lunges that appears to have hidden its visage from you.
>You're going to have to get used to this.
>You have no idea what problem she is facing at the moment, but you're almost sure it has something to do with you.
>Maybe you have a problem?
>Yes you do, you've already made that conclusion.
>Maybe it had to do with... that?
>You try to look around at your backside, but you don't see anything like what she had.
>Mostly because you can't see past your flank.
>But that's besides the point.
>"Uh... What are you doing, Anon?" Spike looks on in confusion as you attempt to get a closer look at your posterior.
>He must have be waiting outside to clean the bathroom again.
"I am trying to observe my anatomy."
>"And why are you trying to do that?"
"Elune has something on her flank that I've never seen before. I was curious if I had one too."
>Spike takes a second to comprehend what you just said, double takes, looks at you as if you transformed again, and before he can react any further, the door to the bathroom opens up.
>Revealing the shining sliver and pastel luminescent indigo colored filly.
>Her bright smile makes you wince, but you're happy she's clean now.
>At least that's what you think the warmth in your stomach means.
>"Is something wrong?" Elune looks at the two of you in a similar confusion that Spike had.
>And you have stopped your activities to look at Spike, who looks like he just learned that his world is going to end tomorrow. "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAAAAAA! WHY MEHEHEEEEE! TWILIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIGHT!"
>You have reflexively covered your ears and have willed some to cover Elune's.
>Whatever Spike is panicking about, you hope it isn't too much.
>You feel a slight touch and look at Elune.
>She's holding your tentacle against your ear and smiling at you.
>Heat fills your face and a weird gut feeling tells you that you should think before acting.
>Retracting your limbs, the both of you look at Spike, who is still panting from the outburst. "I... am... so... dead..."
>Spike composes himself and takes deep breathes before it starts. "Anon, do you have any idea what you just did in the bathroom?"
"I cleaned Elune and showed her how to use the shower."
>Spike's cringe intensifies. "Did you do anything else?"
"Not anything that I recall."
>While you answer Spike's questions, you begin to suck on your hoof, trying to remove the sweet essence.
>Spike's suspicion grows as he turns to Elune for questioning. "He didn't... do anything to you that you didn't agree to did he?"
>Elune shakes her head vigorously. "N-no he just cleaned my mane and my fur, that's it! Honest!" Though her defense is a bit too strong, Spike seems to believe her.
>"If you say so. As long as you were OK with it... ngh..." Spike was pondering on something, gritting his teeth in thought.
>Maybe he wouldn't be on edge if Twilight was here.
>Is he really that dependent on Twilight?
>Spike's tense demeanor loosens as he takes a breathe in and sighs. "I guess it's gonna have to wait till after Twilight recovers. Hmm... oh yeah! Anon, you still have school to go to!"
>Spike's revelation spurs Elune's curiosity. "School? What's school?"
>Spike doesn't hesitate to answer. "School is where fillies and colts go to in order to learn. Twilight is a huge fan of it and already has Anon enrolled."
>Elune ponders what she might learn from a school, but is more excited by the fillies and colts that attend it. "Oh! Fillies and colts!? You mean there are more ponies I could talk to! Yay!"
>"I can assure you that you'll have a wonderful time there, Elune. Once Twilight figures out everything of course! Which probably won't be for a while... oh yeah! I have to tell the Princesses about this! Gah, I'm such a scatterbrain today!" As Spike runs off, you decide that it's best that you get to school early.
>You're pretty sure Elune will be OK here on her own.
"Elune, as Spike said, I will be heading to school. Make sure nothing bad happens while I am away, though I am sure that Spike will have you under control. Right?"
>Elune perks up and salutes which gets another fallible reaction out of your innards. "You can count on me! No trouble whatsoever."
"One more thing. Keep slime out of my room."
>Elune nods reassuring you, allowing you to leave the entire castle to a filly, a slime, and a tiny dragon.
>This is not the best decision you've made, but you suppose you have no choice.
>'Twilight rule number 41: your education is your number one priority, do not skip class for any reason unless told otherwise.'
>You go down the hall, head down the stairs, open the door, and make your way through the crowds of morning ponies on your way to school.
>If you remember correctly, it was a straight, then a right through the market, then a bridge leading to the school.
>You follow the path, passing a few drowsy, yet happy ponies as you make your way to the school.
>You cross the bridge, but before you can head to the school entrance, you are met with a fuming Diamond Tiara.
>"YOU!" You're quite positive that the steam coming from her ears is a real commodity.
>"You... stand-me-up... waltz on over like YOU own the place... and then... THEN YOU!" Diamond was about to break.
>You're not sure if a pony's cheeks should be that red, or inflate for that matter.
>Silver Spoon quickly runs up behind her to try and calm her down, but she is quickly swatted away by her friend. "GET AWAY FROM ME SILVER! I can... I can deal with this SIMPLETON myself!"
>"Diamond, calm down! It isn't worth it! Can't you see what your doing?" Silver tries her best to reason with her friend, but Diamond won't have it.
>"THE NERVE YOU HAVE, YOUR LUCKY I DON'T DESTROY YOU, YOU-YOU-RRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGH"
>Ugh... More screaming, and worse you can't appropriately cover your ears.
>You wonder if this could be considered assault, because whatever air was in Diamond's lunges have all but been expelled from her, making her have a sort of breathing fit.
>Silver tries to help her calm down, but Diamond refuses her help.
>So instead, you help her.