>You are Anonymous, and you're pretty happy with your girlfriend. >She's cute, smart, talented... >Only, one problem. >She's kind of a Nazi. >You didn't exactly get it at first, but apparently she's a pony Nazi. >Luckily, pony Nazis only want to enslave the other races. >As if that makes it any better. >But she is your girl, and you do feel bad nobody treats her well. >Deep down, she's not so bad. Maybe a little misguided. >You roll over and give her a hug. >"Mmm, not now Master Anon." >Oh, and that adorable German accent. "I thought I told you to stop calling me that, I'm nobody's master." >"Hehe, sorry Anon, force of habit." >She gives you a peck on the lips. >You'd have to bring up the fact that her Cutie Mark could also mean peace someday. >Maybe she's secretly an ambassador and that's why she's so bad at this Nazi thing. >There IS a heart around it, it makes some sort of sense. >You roll out of bed and land on your feet. >You're like a cat. >Annie hops onto your back and wraps her hooves around you. >"Where are we going today?" >You chuckle, she was always so enthusiastic. "Well first, we're going to the diner to get something to eat." >"The one with the really good burgers?" "That's the one." >She squeezes you, "Oh Anon, you are too good to me!" "Ah don't mention it, you took me in after all." >You still didn't know why she did that. "I thought you'd hate my species." >You hear her breath hitch a little. >"Ah, well... I suppose I was curious, and you certainly don't deserve to be a slave." >You can hear her whisper, "Not like those filthy Pegasi." >She kisses your neck, "Anyway, I've grown fond of you. Enough talk, let us go to the burgers!"   >You'd told some of your friends that you wanted an intervention for her. >Hopefully they'd talk some sense into her before she got herself thrown in jail. >You order a couple of burgs and sit down with the crew. "Hey Veronika, Amber, Maple." >"Good morning comrade, I see you brought the slave driver with you." >"I see you're still a worthy opponent, Veronika." >She mumbles, "Still have bigger tits too." >You give her a kiss on the cheek. "You know I'm not leaving you, I've come this far for you." >She blushes, "Thank you, Anonymous." >"I see she's still being a... what did you call those Griffons, Anon?" "Bitches?" >"Yes, she's still being a bitch. Good bar fight with those Griffs, by the way." >"Come on sis, there's no need to be so rude." >"Ah, the only two Pegasi worth my respect. How are you?" >"We're FINE, thanks for asking." >Maple gives Amber a hug, "Shh, calm down." >"Sorry Maple, I know you don't like it when I get violent." >"But I certainly do, you're quite cute when you're angry." >She gives you a hug, "Not as cute as my Anon, but still." >"He's not your Anon, mein freund." >Veronika spit out some sarcasm at the end. >"Don't mock my Germane heritage!" "Calm down everyone! I called them here for an intervention." >"You mean we're finally talking some sense into them?" "No, they're talking some into you." >"I don't understand." "I can't keep worrying about you getting locked up for life." >"That won't happen once the land is under Earth Pony rule." "Wake up Aryanne, it isn't happening! There's more to you than that, I know it." >"I could so take over the world, have you seen this adorable face?" "What if I told you that your Cutie Mark might represent peace?" >"Well... I guess that would explain why my plans haven't worked out." "Come on guys, back me up here."   >"Well, I guess she is pretty good at riling me up. Might work in reverse, I suppose." >"She can be pretty sweet when she's not insulting us." >"I wouldn't mind having her at my back, she's not all bad." >Annie gets a little red, "Oh stop it girls, you make me blush." "I just don't want to see you get yourself hurt." >"As if I would ever be defeated." "Rainbow Dash almost put you into a piledriver once." >"It was a simple miscalculation, it wouldn't happen again." "Annie, she's the fastest Pegasus around." >"I'm still the most skillful though." >"Amber, you aren't even in the Wonderbolts." >She hushes Maple, "Don't bring that up." >"Oh, sorry." >You wrap your hand around her hoof. "I just want you to know that there's more out there for you. I care about you." >"Even if you're right, I can't just walk up to our Princess and ask about this." >"Why not comrade? You've never cared what society thinks of you." >She fidgets a little, "I don't like being wrong." "You're afraid you made a mistake, and that's fine. If you want, I could help you patch up things." >She wraps her hoof around your arm, "I think I would like that..." >She kisses you, "Thank you Anon." >"What are we? A bale of hay?" >She gives Amber a bored stare, "And thank you, my friends." >"Well I'll be, she CAN call a Pegasus a friend!" >"Don't push your luck, take some lessons on manners from your sister sometime." "So who do you want to apologize to first?" >She taps her chin, "I think we should start with the quiet one with all the animals." "Fluttershy? Probably a good idea. Start out easy." >You let her jump on your back. "I know the way, let's go!" >You leave your share of the bill and say your goodbyes to the others. >"You really are too good to me, Anon." "I keep telling you, don't mention it." >"But why help a pony like me?" "Cause I believe in second chances, and that's why I believe in you."   >You knock on Fluttershy's door. >She was a kindly Pegasus, she'd be understanding. >She accepted Discord for who he was, after all. >"Please hold on, I'm coming!" >The door opens and she gives you a smile. >"Hello Anon!" >She shrinks a little, "Hi there, Aryanne." >You let Annie off your back and she does a nervous little dance. >"Good morning, ah... Fluttershy, was it?" >Flutters looks up through her mane, "Um, yes." "My friends and I managed to talk some sense into her, she wants to apologize." >You push her forward, giving her an encouraging smile. "We figured since you became Discord's friend that it'd be a good idea to visit you first." >A flash of light appeared. >"Did someone call for me? Oh! Hello Anon, how's it been? Are we still on for lunch next month?" "Yes, we are Discord. Don't worry, I only have nice things to say about you." >He gives you a hug, "I do so enjoy having someone who can appreciate my work!" >A watch appears on his wrist, "Well, I have to get back to Celestia, toodles!" >Just as quick as he came, he was gone. >Fluttershy inched her way up to Annie and gave her a hug. >She flinched, "W-why are you doing this? I've been awful to you." >"Sometimes we all just need to be shown a little kindness." >"You're starting to sound like Anon over there." >She giggles, "Maybe you should listen to him more then." >"Heh, perhaps I should do some more listening." >She clears her throat and smiles, "Anyway, I guess I'm..." >You can practically hear her swallow her pride. >"I'm sorry, for everything." >"It's okay, I forgive you." >"Just like that?" >Fluttershy giggles some more, "Not everypony holds grudges, Aryanne." "Which is why I think we should go apologize to Pinkie next." >"That sounds like a good idea, what do you think Fluttershy?" >"I think she's a good choice, if I were you I'd save Rainbow Dash for last." "I'd planned on it."   >Ponies were still coming in for a late breakfast at Sugarcube Corner. >Annie was nervous walking in, all eyes on her. >Pinkie, blissfully unaware of the situation, bounded towards the two of you. >"Hi there Nonny! Oh, hey Annie! How's it hangin'?" >It seemed like the temperature in the room fell. >"H-hello there Pinkie, truth be told I've been better." >She frowned, "Why? What's got you feeling down?" >Everybody had their eyes locked on the scene, glaring Aryanne down. >Well, except for Derpy, who just smiled and waved. >You gave her a little smile back and a thumbs up. >She looked pleased, and went back to her morning muffin. "She came here to apologize." >Some of the ponies gasped, most of them just started laughing. "Could you guys not? Please?" >They just kept laughing. "Hey! Quiet down!" >Sadly, it was no use. Looks like you'd have to get loud. "SHUT UP! WE ALL MAKE MISTAKES, AT LEAST SHE'S TRYING TO MAKE AMENDS!" >They all looked down at their plates, some of them rubbing their necks. >"Wow Nonny, you're pretty loud! I bet you don't even need a megaphone!" >You can feel yourself blush, you didn't like to yell. >It was harder for you to be quiet than it was to be loud. >You had a voice that naturally carried across rooms. >You sit her down and let her walk over to Pinkie. >"I... apologize for insulting your friends." >Pinkie gives her a big hug, "Aw don't mention it! I'm just glad you figured out your real talent!" >"Wha- how did you?" >"Seriously, I thought you were just having a bad day, then I realized that you were having an awful lot of bad days." >She gives Annie a pat on the head, "Then I thought to myself, 'Ooooh! So she didn't quite get her Cutie Mark!' duh!" >"It seemed obvious to me but I guess you read too many history books." >She pauses, "No wait, those are Nonny's history books, nevermind." "R-right... we're just gonna go apologize to Rarity now." >"Okay bye! Have fun!"   >Knocking on Rarity's door, you wait for her to invite you in. >"Good morning Anon!... I thought your little marefriend didn't need my 'filthy magic'?" "You wouldn't happen to have any tea, would you?" >She grins, "Of course dear! Just make sure she doesn't burn my house down." >Damn it Rarity, don't joke about burning. >"I cook with gas, after all. Seems like something she'd be into." >NOT. HELPING. RARITY. "Could you please not talk about my darling like that?" >You could feel Annie's heartrate increase. >"I'm your darling?" >She nuzzles you, "That's sweet of you... dear." >Stepping inside, you kick your shoes off and follow Rares. >"Very well then, you still haven't told me why she's here." >You sigh, this was gonna be a long day. "She came here to apologize." >Rarity lets out a half-chuckle, half-snort. >"Forgive me Anonymous, but what brought that on? An intervention?" "... Actually yes, our friends and I talked to her this morning." >"... Oh, I apologize for being so rude. It wasn't right to be so presumptuous." >You all sat down to drink some tea. >Rarity made bomb-ass tea. >You didn't even really like tea and it was still good. "I've tried a lot of tea, your tea is the only kind that I've enjoyed." >"Well thank you darling, I try my best." >She sits her cup down. >"I'm still waiting on that apology, dear." >Annie blushes a little, "I'm sorry for being a jerk." >Sweetie Belle runs into the room and falls over trying to backpedal. >Aryanne runs over to help her up. >"Are you hurt? Oh this is my fault for scaring you, please don't hate me!" >You can see the gears turning in Sweetie's head. >She wraps her hooves around her neck and gives her a hug. >"I dunno why you're being nice, but I like you better this way." >"T-thank you... Anon? Can we apologize to Applejack next?" "Of course." >You thank Rarity for the tea and head off. >"... I wouldn't mind having children someday." "One thing at a time, Annie."   >You trekked through Sweet Apple Acres. >You could get a workout just walking around the place. >"Are we there yet, Anon?" "Well the last fifty-seven times you asked that we weren't." >You set her down. "But now, we are!" >"You kept track?" "I like listening to your voice." >She blushes, "D-danke." >You ruffle her mane. "You too, for being there for me." >You can hear kicking going on. >You sneak up behind AJ and catch one of her apples. >"Now listen here you- Oh, howdy Anon." >She squints, "What is that hussy doing here?" >Annie winces, "I-" "She's here to apologize, I've said that a lot today." >You crouch down, face to face with AJ. "What I haven't said a lot is to back off of her. She deserves a second chance." >The farmpony stares you down. >"Well, I reckon if you think so then she's alright. I can tell you're being serious here." >"I'm sorry, I don't know how I could make it up to you." >"I'm not the one you should be apologizing to, Dash nearly broke you." >She picks up the baskets of apples, "If'n you wanna work though, I can always use an extra hoof or two 'round here." "That went better than expected. Wanna go apologize to Twilight next?" >"She's not a mare of many words, is she?" "Oh no she's full of them." >She gives you a deadpan stare. "I know you meant Applejack, come on now." >The two of you are off once again. >"I appreciate you defending my honor. You didn't have to do that." "What kind of lover would I be if I didn't?" >"You are too nice for your own good, Anon." "I try."   >You make your way to the big fucking crystal tree in the middle of town. >That thing is super gaudy. >Not wasting any time, you look around for Twi. "Yo, Twilight!" >Searching the castle, you keep shouting for her. "Hey homegirl, where you at?" >You look under her bed, not sure what you'd really find. "Bookhorse, you here?" >You feel silly when you realize she's in her own personal library. "What's up Purple Smart?" >You can hear her giggling, she turns around trying to put on a serious face. >"What's with all those nicknames?" "Hey I get bored sometimes." >"I suppose you're here for the next volume of Equestrian History?" "Not quite, I brought her here to apologize." >Annie hides behind you, "H-hi." >"If I could have her banished, I would. She's worse than Discord used to be!" >He teleports in, popcorn at the ready. >"Don't mind me, I'm just here to watch." >He stuffs his face full of the stuff. "That's not a very friendly thing to do." >"She's as bad as Sombra as far as I'm concerned." "You saying you'd kill her too?" >"Of course not! I'm not a monster." "Oh, so Sombra's little accident doesn't concern you? What about Tirek?" >"It couldn't be helped, and Tirek is locked up." "Personally, I would've killed him too." >"Anonymous! How could you do such a thing?" >"Yes Anon, I thought you believed in second chances?" "Tirek had his chance, and he stabbed his own brother in the back!" >You slam your hand against a wall. "If you can do that to your own family, YOUR OWN SIBLING! What makes you think he'd care about friends?" >You take a deep breath. "There are some lines you just don't cross, and Tirek went off the deep end." >You grin. "Plus Tirek was kind of a manchild, honestly. 'Weh, I want all da powah cuz it's mine cuz I said so!' isn't very villainous." >"So what exactly is your point, Anonymous?"   "My point is that she deserves a shot at redemption." >"Y-you're the Princess of Friendship and... well, I could use some friends." >"I don't know, what do you think Discord?" >His eyes widen and burst, then he regrows them. >"You want MY input? I'm touched." >He pulls out a handkerchief and wipes a tear from his eye. >"Personally, I think she should be forgiven." >"And why is that?" >"Well, first of all." >He turns his face into Twilight's. >"I'm the Princess of Friendship! I'm so into friends! I love it when you brush my mane! Isn't it amazing?!" >He reverts back, "I presume you want to do your job?" >"Of course I do!" >"Second thing..." >He turns into you, except with horrible fashion sense. Or great, you're not sure which. >"This guy knows what he's talking about. Listen to the smart guy." >"I'm smart too!" >He reverts back. >"Thing number C." >He turns into Celestia. >"I'd be disappointed in you otherwise. Also I have a nice butt." >"She does not- actually, I guess she does." >He turns back into himself, and grins. >"So there you have it, give her a chance. I gotta get back to massaging Celestia." >"Alright, thanks Discord... hey, wait a minute!" >"Ta-ta!" >He teleports away. >"What has Celestia got him doing?" "I dunno, sounds like she's having fun." >You smile. "He could turn his hands into the perfect tools to massage." >"I need a trip to the spa after this." "We aren't that bad, are we?" >"You aren't, they are." >She sighs, "But I guess I'll give you a second chance." >Annie gives her a hug, "I'll try not to disappoint, my Princess!" >Twi wraps a hoof around her, "Please, just call me Twilight. It's what my friends call me." "Well, we gotta get going. There's one more pony she needs to apologize to." >"Is it who I think it is?" "Oh yeah, her." >Twilight gives you a shield. >"Don't be afraid to use it, she's flown into harder things and lived."   >You step under Rainbow Dash's house. "Yo Dash! You up there?" >She's already beside you by the time you ask. >"Hey man, how's it going?... YOU!" >You've already pulled the shield in front of you and blocked her way to Aryanne. >"Cut it out! Lemme at her!" >She keeps swinging her hooves, trying to hurt her. "DASH!" >"WHAT?!" "She's here to apologize!" >"I DON'T CARE!" >You bash her in the face with the shield. "What about now?" >She rubs her muzzle, "Okay fine, jeez you didn't have to hit me y'know?" >You help her up. "Actually, I kinda did." >"Heh, sorry. Guess I got carried away, huh?" "Does it look like I care? Look at her!" >Annie was cowering behind you. >"I'm sorry, please don't hurt me." >"What's gotten into her?" "I've spent all day getting your friends to apologize to her. She's terrified of you, even if she won't admit it." >"She should be, after what she said to me." "Dash, she got her Cutie Mark confused. She's supposed to be about peace." >"I'll give her a piece of my mind, maybe even my hooves!" >You smack her. "Stop that, seriously." >"Alright, alright!... Could you do that again?" >You sigh, of course she'd get off on pain. "Look, can you just calm her down?" >"Alright, but I'm only doing this for you. You tell anyone about this gushy stuff and I'll deny it." >Dash walks over to Annie and wraps her hooves around her. >"Shh, don't worry. It's okay, I forgive you." >"Please don't kill me." >She snorts, "You think I wanted to kill you? Nah, I just wanted to beat some sense into you." >She winces, goddamnit Dash. >"I'm sorry, please don't hurt me." >She gives her ear a kiss. >"Don't make me feel so bad, you're acting like I'm an evil overlord that Daring Do has to fight." >"I'm sorry." >"Don't mention it, just get home and go to sleep." >"Thank you." >"No problem, just fly straight from now on, alright?" >"Yes ma'am." >Dash looks at you, "My job here is done, time to go back to napping."   >You carried Annie back in your arms. >She napped the whole way. >Her face was soft, her features cute. >She had a small smile on her face. >It was moments like these that reminded you why you put up with her. >You made sure not to wake her up as you made your way to the bedroom. >Sitting her on the bed, you change into your night clothes. >You pull the covers over her and crawl into bed beside her. >"Mmmm, Anon? We're here already?" >You pull her in for a kiss. >The two of you just lay there for a while. >Finally, you break the kiss. >"My, what was that for?" "I was reminded why I love you." >She blushed, "Say that again." "What? I love you?" >"Again." "I love you, Aryanne." >"Nopony has ever said that before, thank you." >She snuggles up next to you. >"I love you too, Anonymous." >You drape your arm over her and pull her in. "It's been a busy day." >She kisses your chest, then your neck, your cheek, and your lips. >"Is this what it feels like to be... nice? It's a feeling I could get used to." >You nuzzle her head. "Yeah, yeah it is. I'm glad you like it." >"It feels... warm." >You give her a smile. "I could see if Nurse Redheart can find us something to help with the kid thing." >Her eyes sparkle a little. >"I would... very much enjoy that in our future, Anon." "Alright then, let's go to sleep." >You give her a peck. "Love you Annie." >"Love you too, Nonny."   The End.