Lately I have drawn onto myself the attention of several "Less Than Pleasant" individuals, so I decided to come out clean:

I AM ALREADY AWARE OF THE FOLLOWING THINGS:

THAT MY STORIES SUCK

THAT MY GRAMMAR IS ABYSMAL

THAT I FOCUS ALMOST ENTIRELY ON THE NARUTO FRANCHISE

THAT THE PLOT OF MY STORIES IS SHIT

AND THAT HAREM IS NOT FOR "COOL GUYS"

AND ANY OTHER STUFF SOME PEOPLE WHINE ABOUT LIKE SPOILED TODDLERS.

There is no need for you to remind me of my short-comings, I know all this already so I do not need you to point them out.

We are both wasting time because I am not going to stop just because my stories wound your feelings; grow-up, you no longer are five and need others to constantly tell you what a bunch of good boys you are.

That is all, sorry for the unneeded diversion, but it's getting ridiculous.

Maelstrom: Male Alicorn. Same 'Body Sizes' of Celestia, Wild short 'spiky' blond mane, rust-red (Kurama's colour) fur colour, Cutie Mark of Nine Fox Tails forming a Uzushioagakure spiral with white center.

I don't know a thing about MLP, so I am basing the characters' reactions on what I saw while reading Sweetmiss' story.

"This is demon talking / jutsu"

"This is normal dialogue in the original story"

""This is flashback/ Thoughts in the original story""

#########000000########## - This marks the start and finish of the commentary of the characters actually stopping the reading for an instant.

("This is for short comments mid-lines that ideally do not interrupt the Flow of the reading.")

I Hope it is somehow clear, it's the first time I do this...

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or My Little Pony and I don't make a profit out of my or Other Author's stories. This is merely a Birthday present to a dear friend.

Reading "The Prince of Storms" Chapter 5: Other's territorial over the story's Pairing in Real Life too is kind of amusing to watch.

Non place – isolated corner far from both Human and Pony group -

"Luna, please desist! I am begging you."

"We are not desisting! We saw a worthy treasure and we will push forth to the very end!"

"Good heavens, why do you have to be so stubborn..."

"We dreamed for this situation to become reality ever since we returned from our banishment, and now that our prayers have been heard and fulfilled, we'll do everything to get our happy ending! No matter what you say or do!"

"...Are you sure about this?"

"Yes!"

Sigh! "Very well, then I shall help you in this. May Harmony forgive me for this small act of selfishness..."

"To be completely honest..."

"What?"

"With 'Us' we do not mean our person only...But you too."

"M-M-ME?!"

"We both are not getting any younger after all."

"But! But! But!"

"We know your tastes, Sister...Hind legs and thick-"

"Y-You made yourself clear! N-no need to go in details!"

"Good! So we can count on you? We wouldn't mind if 'The Other' is you."

"...Yes."

"Do not look so dejected, Tia! It's high time we too work towards our own happiness!"

"And Twilight? And the others?"

"They are young and resourceful, they will bounce back from this. A defeat too can teach a lot of things! And it would make for an entertaining 'Friendship Report' to read them bitterly admit defeat in front of our godly superiority."

"Your mean streak never changed, Lulu, not even after banishment or Corruption."

"It's a gift, Tia. One we are secretly proud of."

"If you say so. Let's go back now, otherwise everypony will get worried."

"Yes, yes. They must not suspect a thing." Luna conceded.

"That's not the reason, Luna." Celestia answered rolling her eyes.

Back to the reading group -

"Oh! There they are!" Naruto, still licking his fingers after eating the cannoli Pinkie gave him, said as soon as the two Alicorn Princesses returned to join them.

"You liked them?" Pinkie asked eager.

"Delicious! The best I ever had!"

"Yep! Boss is right!" the blond's Alicorn version confirmed nodding.

"Good! I made them just for you, special recipe with 100% extra love, just for my special friends." the pink pony answered without missing a beat and yet fidgeting a little while sitting.

"All my thanks then, Pinkie."

"Here we are, sorry if we had you wait." Celestia said with an apologetic tone.

"You done conspiring?" Kakashi asked amused.

"We were not conspiring, Mister Kakashi. Merely us and our sister having a personal talk." Luna answered huffing haughtily.

"Are you okay, Rainbow Dash?" the Sun Alicorn asked curious.

"Just peachy." the mare replied with narrowed eyes as she scooped a little bit closer to the only male Alicorn present.

"Incredible! You already got discovered!" Luna hissed with a very low whisper.

"I did nothing, I swear!" Celestia answered immediately.

"Liar! Subtly never was your talent, we should have remembered!"

"That is simply not true!" the other answered scandalized.

"It is not a secret that there have been forming 'Secret Alliances' ever since dear Maelstrom appeared, so you two striking a deal is nothing strange, auntie." Cadence answered smiling innocently.

"I KNEW IT!" Dash roared while pointing an accusing hoof at the two Alicorns.

"I feel threatened." the male Alicorn added shivering.

"I bet it's only your imagination." Spike answered patting his front leg in a friendly manner.

"TU QUOQUE, CADENCE?!" both sisters yelled as one in betrayal.

"Caddy...What did I tell you about shipping?" Shining asked with a disappointed expression.

"Nopony will put my OTP in Danger!" the Love Alicorn answered, stubborn.

"My dear, I love you, but you have a problem."

"NO! I can stop whenever I want! But I will have my Twi/Mael even if it the last thing I do!"

"WHAT!? TWI/MAEL!? NEVER!" the poor captain yelled in rage.

"HEY! That is my OTP too! Nice choice!" Kiba said giving her a thumbs up.

"Mine too..." the small dragon of the pony group muttered unsure.

"You humans and dragons stay out of this!" Shining bellowed in blind fury.

"Good to see I have an ally in this." Cadence answered with a pleased nod.

"As much fun as this is, I will read my chapter if you don't mind." Kakashi proposed, looking unaffected by the whole ordeal.

"Please do, the sooner the better." Kurama begged with a sigh.

"The prince of storms Chapter 5: Of Shyness and Apples…Something tells me AJ-San and Fluttershy-san will be the protagonists here."

"...Oooh, Shucks! It's mah turn now?" AJ asked embarrassed.

"And-And mine. Sorry." Fluttershy added with a tiny voice.

"Nobody here is judging you, it's just a story." Tsunade answered with a gentle smile.

"You never showed me that smile, shisho. And I am your beloved pupil!" Sakura muttered sad.

"It's because you are not that adorable, Sakura." Sasuke, ever the merciless bastard, stated bluntly making the girl drop into full depression.

"Nuuuuooooooo…" the pink-haired kunoichi moaned in despair.

"Jeez, Teme! A bit more tactful next time!" Naruto said grimacing.

"In hindsight."

"Anyway!" Kakashi raised his voice so to be heard, and silencing every noise around him.

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Canterlot – night – Castle -

The moon had just fully rose to the sky, although somehow 'slower' than usual some of the more observant ponies still around noticed, when both Luna and Maelstrom could be seen walk through the corridors of the castle while talking, the Princess of the Night alternating a tale of the Prince's past to a small lesson either about Magic or how to rule a country.

"Very good, you managed to follow my Magic and help me rise the Moon, you are doing wonderful progresses," Luna said smiling.

"Thank you, mother." Maelstrom answered grinning, he knew he would never stop feeling good at calling her like that.

("Aaaw! You are teaching him how to raise the Moon!" "And we look so very close while doing this, Miss Tsunade. It makes us very happy!" "It doesn't take a bond by blood to be that close IRL too." "Kakashi-sensei?!" "What? I too can have an OTP!" "We appreciate the fact somepony here understands!" "I will never concede defeat!" "Dash!" "Nono! Let her, Miss Twilight! We will appreciate our victory more then." "Guys, please help me! I can just pretend to be a wandering Summon back in Konoha!" "Just drop it, boy. it's useless. But blame Anarchy, it is his fault after all!" "DISSY?!")

"Once understood how to teach you, your results started showing; it means that we can reach even better results." she said.

"The last two months had been the hardest of my life though," the stallion answered.

"Don't say that, otherwise I will start believing it to be true..." Luna said shaking her head before sighing as she stopped in front of a particular window, isolated from the others and highly decorated.

"Are those three..." Maelstrom muttered sadly.

"Me, you and your father, yes...Celestia had it installed shortly before she banished the two of us." She answered sighing, surprised to feel her son move one of his wings to cover her back making her nuzzle his neck with a sob.

"We look good..." the blond stallion said as he leaned his head on top of his mother's, both looking at the image of a soldier and an Alicorn playing with a small Pegasus colt under the full moon.

"I miss him, I miss him so much..." Luna muttered.

"Me too, I would have loved to be with him as well...do you think he would have hated knowing that I grow-up as a human?" Maelstrom asked.

"Your father never once regretted a single choice he made, it was one of the things I always admired of him, and he loved you dearly as I did and still do. I bet that even now he is proud of you, and probably even happy to know that as a human as well you had been with people ready to die for you no matter your not being their real son," Luna answered as she moved away from the stallion to kiss his forehead.

("Dad was like that too, so I guess Storm-san could be considered his Pony version." "Yep! Minato-sensei had a damn strong Will, I think that is why he and Kushina were so well-matched, they were stubborn the same way." "Glad to hear that. I wish I could meet him." "I too wish Minato-sensei could be here with us, Celestia-san, with how open-minded he was, a talking pony would have not surprised him! Hahahaha!")

"I'll be always with you, no matter what. I won't abandon you." Maelstrom said smiling.

Sigh! "Just look at you, all grow-up and handsome...how long before a mare comes to take you away from me?" Luna answered grabbing her son's face with both her hooves to better look at him.

"I was serious about not leaving you, you will always be the most important pony to me; and even then, very few mares can compete with you, you are just too cute," the blond stallion answered smirking, carefully not mentioning that Dash was still at the top of his List of Mares, though.

"Ooh! My little Maelstrom is still a momma's colt! I am glad, but don't say those embarrassing things! It may go over my head otherwise!" the Moon Alicorn answered before crushing her son in a strong hug.

"Just telling the truth..." the blond stallion answered, happy to see his mother back into a more positive mood.

Up in the Heavens -

"That's my boy...keep your mother safe and stay always by her side, I know you will protect her well," Fierce Storm, a pony with white fur and blond mane, said with a proud smile.

"He is a good boy, don't worry as he will do the impossible to keep everyone safe," another voice said as a blond human sat near the stallion.

"Minato...your Gods decided to let you go then?" Storm asked as he nodded at the human.

"After what I did to help against Kaguya they deemed a prize for my help was necessary, and so, ever so annoyed, the Shinigami decided to spit me out. Sorry if I have 'stolen' your son for a while..." Minato answered with two bottles of sake appearing in his hands.

("After all the mess with Madara and Obito and the Ten Tails? That's the very least they could do!" "Yep! I think dad and the others gained their freedom after all that, Baachan!")

"He still grew-up into a respectable pony, I kept watching over the two of them all the same, and as a Human he did look like you so I don't think it would have been hard for him to believe to be your son," Storm answered as he grabbed one of the bottles with his mouth to take a swing before gagging at the strong flavour.

"Eh! Sake of Iwa, goes down like water and THEN it kicks you right in the stomach...but the similarities between me and him were all Celestia's work, she used some of my blood to 'shape' Naruto's human body, to make him blend-in better and I guess the 'spiky hairstyle' ended-up influencing his true body as well...unfortunately his looking like me didn't help me not growing attached to him." Minato answered sighing.

"And I am not angry about it, he had lost a father when he was barely able to walk by himself...I hoped he would have grow-up with at least his mother but that too had not been possible, I am happy to see that had nothing happened in the Elemental Countries you would have cared for him as if he was your own son until his time to come back had arrived," the stallion said smiling.

"He made me proud several times and he still does in fact,"

"Same here..." Storm said as both smiling 'fathers' took a swing of sake at the same time.

("How nice! They are friends!" "My dear Twilight, see? It is clear that Friendship cares not about race, everypony can be friends with everybody else!" "You are right, Princess!" "...You want us to leave you two alone?" "Eeep!" "Hahaha! It is not flirting, dear Naruto. Just a Teacher and her student sharing a moment of pride." "Dear?" "W-Well! It is clear he and Maelstrom are our friends now, there is no need for formalities!" "I see..." "Hinata!")

"...But his kissing skills obviously come from me!" Minato then said smugly.

("There. End of the friendship." "I fear Sasuke is right...")

"As if! He is all his father's son, I too could drive mares mad with desire with a mere kiss," Storm replied with narrowed eyes.

"Oh, really? Does Luna-san know about that?" the Fourth Hokage countered.

"I could ask the same, is Lady Kushina aware of your claim as a womanizer?" the Royal Guard asked back.

"Tch! As if I believe that by the way! Luna-san seems a fine mare, so I bet she gave you that first date only out of pity!" Minato said as he moved to glare at the pony.

"HOW DARE YOU! At least I didn't play fool just to attract the attention of a woman clearly ABOVE my chances like Madame Kushina was for you! It took a ponynapping for her to notice that you could be a serious man too!" Storm answered growling.

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"Ah! Never say he has no chances with Kushina, it triggers his violent side." Kakashi said grimacing.

"Dad was in love with her, eh?" Naruto asked amused.

"MADLY in Love, he did everything in his power to have her notice him once out of the academy, but their latent rivalry did not help, that and your mother's hot temper."

"But in the end it happened?" Cadence asked immediately.

"Yep! It took a kidnapping attempt, but when he saved her, she saw he was a serious man and that he really noticed her. So yes, she then gave him a chance, then another, then another until they got together and then married." Kakashi explained smiling.

"Aaaaaw! This is great! A story of True Love born from hardship! it's the best kind!" Cadence declared gushing happily.

"A knight saving the princess from the claws of some brutes kidnapping her! Aaw, yes, it is indeed very romantic." Rarity conceded, and only the ninja side caught the stealth look both she and the small dragon sitting at her side exchanged, making the humans' smirk grow malevolent enough to have both sweat in dread.

"Soon." Kakashi muttered with a sinister glint in his eyes that Rarity decided then and there she did NOT like.

"Moving on!" as if nothing happened, the masked man cleared his throat and started reading once again.

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"Oh! Oh! Oh! You put it like that now, eh?! At least I never used the same cheesy lines you used to woo Luna-san! Really, did you copy them from a box of chocolate? They were pathetic!" Minato said between clenched teeth.

"Oh because complementing a woman's hair is any better! Very suave, Human!" Storm answered, now both man and stallion were pressing their foreheads together to growl at each other.

"SHUT UP, YOU MULE!" Minato yelled angrily.

"MULE? MULE?! You are just an ignorant, hairless ape and you dare mock me?! That's it! I am going to show you how my hooves are not here just for show!" Storm roared in rage.

"Come and get me then! I'll kick yar ass so hard you'll choke on my sandals!" Minato answered and with a duo of war-cries both Human and Pony jumped each other to give start to a fierce no-holds-barred beat-down.

Sigh! "...I swear, somehow Naruto-kun has inherited both their temper, how is that possible?" Kushina said with a defeated sigh as various souls of Ponies and Humans tried to separate the two furious fighters that had somehow forgot their respective ways of fighting to just kick and bite each other like struggling kids.

("Now, not to play Devil's advocate, but Kushina-chan had a bad temper too." "You said that, Hokage-sama, not me!" "Oh, please, Kakashi! You are still afraid of her?" "Very much so, yes." "Was she so dangerous?" "My mom was a real beauty, Spike-san, but she also got angry real fast! She was called 'Bloody Habanero' for two reasons: her fiery-red hair, and the crazy amount of blood remaining on her fists once she was done beating the crap out of somebody." "YIKES!" "Exactly.")

Back in Canterlot -

"Now...It's time for us to talk about more serious matters," Luna said with narrowed eyes as both returned to walk.

"More serious matters?" Maelstrom asked as a pair of Night Guards passed by them causing him turn his head to follow the two mares making them giggle and wink at him.

"Exactly..." the Moon Princess said bitterly making the two guards trot rapidly away with a glare.

"Mother?"

"Are you...Maelstrom..." Sigh! "A-Are you a f-f-flank-guy?" Luna asked in worry.

"A flank-guy?" the stallion asked back confused.

"I saw you just now, you were looking at those two's backside..." she said.

"WHAT!? NO!" the blond answered shaking his head wildly.

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"What's wrong with that?"

"Naruto, are you not embarrassed to say that?" Spike asked.

"Embarrassed? Why? Hinata-chan loves to lick my abs, so I am not afraid to admit I love her shapely bottom."

"Eeep!" still sitting on his lap, the Hyuga Heiress gave an undignified shriek before collapsing in a dead faint.

"Was it something I was supposed to not say?"

"Yes, Dobe, that is normally kept a secret." Sasuke answered annoyed.

"...Like your spying on Sakura-chan while she bathes?"

"SASUKE!"

"YOU PROMISED TO NOT TELL HER!"

"Hey! If I go down, I drag you down with me!"

"YOU BASTARD!"

"Okay, we confirmed his love for flanks then." Dash muttered with a thoughtful expression.

"It means that you are already a bit in front of the others." Gilda confirmed with crossed claws.

"You think?"

"Yeah, I can't talk about the two Princesses, but the rest of those dorks? Nah, no comparison." the griffon answered smirking.

"Booyah!" both girls said bumping hooves.

"We'll see, Dash! Tha winner is tha one that gets to tha end first, tha challenge is far from bein' over!" AJ said with a challenging tone.

"Bring it!" the pegasus answered puffing her chest immediately.

"They shall not defeat our hotness!" Luna declared.

"Luna, please control yourself."

"Tia?"

"Subtly is the best strategy."

"Right, we will not forget that."

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"Don't lie to me! I saw you! Even...even with Celestia! AH! S-s-she is trying to entice you back into loving her with those dirty tricks! I KNEW IT!" Luna said with a gasp of horror.

"NO! What are you saying?!" Maelstrom yelled in embarrassment.

("LUNA!" "What? You always show that flank around, how can we not feel threatened?" "I do not show it around!...Are you...Are you jealous?" "...Nnooo..." "Luna." "Okay, just a little...Maybe." "Hahahaha!" "What?" "I have always been jealous of yours instead!" "Really?!" "Yes." "...I do like both..." "MAELSTROM!" "S-S-SORRY, BOSS!" "Grrrr!" "Calm down, Dash. You'll win at the end, I am sure of it." "Thanks, Gilda.")

"You are not looking for a mare-friend, right? RIGHT?!" the Moon Alicorn asked with wide eyes.

"Mother?" he said with a worried tone.

"You can't spend time with girls! You are cute and studly, they will kiss you! And then you will hug each other and then, and then!" Luna said with a gag of revulsion before hugging the life out of her son.

"Maybe you are exaggerating." Maelstrom muttered with a muffled voice from his mother's neck.

"You have not a mare-friend, right? You are not going around dating when in Ponyville in your free days from being a Guard, right?" Luna asked with a pleading tone.

"No, mother...I am not going on dates with girls." the stallion answered.

("Liar!" "Can you blame me!? You are having a panic attack!" "A mother will always protect her precious baby!")

The next day – Ponyville -

Maelstrom and Dash could be seen walking through the small town chatting amicably and sometimes even laughing loudly at some inner joke of theirs, almost like a date was the reason behind it. And in truth it was, but not one of the ones watching knew that.

"So? How are things going with Gilda?" he asked while adjusting the bag on his back filled by books the girl had bought.

"Pretty good, the others are still a little stiff when around her, not that she helps them with her attitude, but we are getting there," Dash answered as the duo walked towards the apartment the rainbow-maned Pegasus shared with the griffin.

"I am happy to hear that, she is a cool girl once you get to know her," the stallion answered.

("I feel unappreciated!" "Big deal." "Say that to my face if you are able, you duck-butt monkey!" "SUSANOO!...Like this?" "Bwa-QUACK! I-I mean...Using giant avatars of energy is unfair..." "I wonder how's possible that the gryphon kind has not gone extinct with that hot head of yours." "Discord, PLEASE, for once try to not make things worse." "I was just voicing my opinion, Tia! For once I am just asking something.")

"She keeps pestering me for details about what we do though, she still insist we should tell everypony that we are together..." Dash said sighing.

"Hey! It's okay, as long as you are not embarrassed about me being the colt-friend I can stay put and keep everything a secret," Maelstrom answered.

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"Try to be a little less humble, suga'! There's nothin' to be embarrassed 'bout in yah!" AJ offered smirking.

"She is right, you know?" Twilight added nodding.

"Yup!" echoed Dash and Pinkie.

"Gee...Thank you, AJ." the stallion and the human replied as one with a shy expression.

"Yah forget that strange thing at tha end o' tha name." the mare added with a teasing smile.

"AJ-chan?"

"That's-a better."

"How can you be so shameless?!" Rarity asked flabbergasted.

"A' reckon that Ah'm a mare too, some sweet talk's not just for froufrou gals like ya!"

"Still! You shouldn't directly ask them to talk to you in a romantic way, it defeats its purpose!" Rarity answered looking offended.

"Leather corsets." Kakashi whispered to Naruto making both snort amused.

"What did you say?" the Fashionista asked confused.

"Nothing! You'll know later."

"Hmmmmm!" at that the mare narrowed her eyes, but thankfully kept quiet.

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"You know that I am not ashamed of that!...come here..." Dash said before opening the door of the apartment and signaling him to move closer.

"Yes?" he asked as he inched forward.

The answer was a quick kiss that soon evolved into a more fierce tongue war of several minutes before both had to separate to breath, both smiling at the quite exhilarating thrill of having a "Secret Relationship".

("Aaaaaaw!" "Cadence, we beg you to keep yourself in check and to not lose yourself in thy gushing." "I can't, Aunt Luna! It is so cute! It remembers me when me and Shining started dating! He was so adorable!" "Adorable?" "Yes! You always tried to act cool, and then something would happen to ruin the mood and you would show that cute pout you always have when things don't go your way!" "I-I-I-I DO NOT POUT! I-I am a stalliony Stallion! W-We do not pout!" "Ah-haaa! It's your turn now to look embarrassed!" "Darn it!")

"I need to cover the turn of a friend today...meet you tonight for a midnight fly?" Dash asked, sighing happily as he nuzzled her neck to cover it in small kisses.

"Sounds kind of romantic...count me in, my raibow princess..." Maelstrom muttered nodding.

"Okay, I'll be around Cloudsdale if you need me," she said.

"And I'll be helping Fluttershy with her animals instead,"

"You are not cheating on me, are you?" Dash asked with narrowed eyes.

"She just remembers me of an old friend, that's all. There is no need to be jealous." Maelstrom answered smirking.

"I am not jealous..." the Pegasus answered pouting.

("You jealous! You jealous! You jealous!" "I am not, Pinkie!" "Yes you are, Dashie!" "Nu-uh!" "Aww! Jealous Dash is cute!" "Shut yer trap, ya pink monkey!" "Please forgive her, Miss Sakura, its just her jealousy clouding her manners." "Shut up, Rarity!")

"Good! Because I like only one girl, and that is you." he answered.

"Just shut-up and go before I drag you inside and we spend the rest of the day doing nothing but snuggling," she answered with a smirk and a blush before pushing him outside.

"You make it sound like a bad idea..."

"Just go, you silly teaser!...and my eyes are on the front, remember!" Dash said as she walked inside before briefly turning to wink at the stallion.

"I was not watching your flank," Maelstrom answered immediately.

"Yeah, and I have not wings," she answered laughing and taking her bag away from his back, this time waving her tail left and right teasingly as she walked before slamming the door closed right on the blond's face.

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"Uuuhm! It does look supple."

"MEEEP!" Dash jumped when Naruto and, surprisingly, Shikamaru appeared at her sides to check her up.

"Close to no fat too, this is all muscle, do you have a very fiber-rich diet?" the Nara Heir asked curious.

"Mmmeep!"

* Poke! Poke! Poke! *

"Kyah!" the cyan mare shrieked in a very girly way before jumping away.

"And yet it is still soft." Maelstrom added impressed.

"..."

"...What?"

"We were just looking and joking, but you immediately took the occasion to touch?" Naruto asked.

"I-I-I-I mean."

"I guess the transformation from human into pony changes one's answers to stimuli and hormones, so your clone now reacts in a different way." Shikamaru guessed using what he knew about animal biology.

"Yeah, but touching a girl's ass like that...That's stuff Ero-sennin would do."

"I-I-I didn't mean to...I-I was not thinking!" the male Alicorn stammered in horror.

"Well, as long as you know you did something bad and you not jump them, you will only need to get them to forgive you." Naruto answered shrugging while he an Shika returned to their seats.

"I surely hope he won't jump anybody, why? He also still possesses your Stamina, he would kill them if they are not prepared." Shino added simply.

"Oh yeah! I heard horses last just few minutes! That's sad." Chouji added laughing thunderously.

"Sad? Why?" Spike asked confused.

"Nothing, nothing, it's nothing important." Kakashi replied with an evil smirk.

"What are you humans implying?" Shining asked with narrowed eyes.

"They are just talking rubbish and will now stay quiet!" Tsunade cut in silencing both sides with a stern glare.

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"I am not one of those guys..." he muttered.

"Oh, no you aren't. It's just that this world's girls have asses with magnetic powers that attract your eyes towards there against your will," Kurama answered smirking.

"Oh, do shut-up, Furball!" the stallion said in anger.

Some time later – Fluttershy's 'Forest' (Also known as her house's garden) -

Fluttershy was feeling nervous, it had been months since the blond stallion started helping her with the animals and she still could not feel at ease with him.

"Hoy! Just a minute! At least give me enough time to fill the plates!" Maelstrom said smirking while preparing the plates of seeds for the various birds flying around him.

It was not like he made jokes about her shyness or the fact she hardly spoke a word or two with him, he seemed just happy to help her and answer whatever rare question she happened to blurt-out, and he just didn't seem to find her annoying for that or the silence they both shared while working.

("Of course I would not! Having lots of love for animals is a nice thing!" "Thank you, Mister Naruto..." "Eh?" "Fluttershy if you do not speak louder nopony will hear you." "Okay.")

"Done! The birds too have their food," he said with a nod of satisfaction as he walked close to her.

"T-thank you," she muttered looking down.

"...I am not going to eat you, you know?" he said chuckling.

("Unless you are into this sort of things." "Uhmmm...Uhmmm..." "Seriously, Dobe! Your Pony Version is a pervert! And worse yet, that mare has not denied it at all!" "E-E-EEEEP!" "...Teme, certain things, sometimes, is better just ignore them." "Pfeh!" "Fluttershy? Fluttershy wake up! Oh goodness she fainted!")

"What?"

"You act like you fear me to fight you. I won't," the stallion answered with a gentle smile before moving towards another group of animals clearly waiting for their fill.

For some reason her animals had been pretty open with him, not from the beginning, but they did open-up to him pretty fast; except Angel Bunny that was still wary with him, but the rabbit always was with everypony that was not Fluttershy herself.

"I am sorry..." she muttered.

"Naah! It's fine, the first time you saw me I started fighting with Nightmare Moon and demolished half the town, I too would think of somepony like that as a brute, it's okay." he answered shrugging.

"N-No it is not! It's very rude on my side, and I am sorry if I made you feel uncomfortable," Fluttershy said.

"Don't worry about that. You know? you remember me of Hinata, she is just as shy as you, or used to; she is finally getting out of her shell. So I don't mind seeing you act like that, it brings back good memories!" Maelstrom answered grinning.

"Is she...the human girl you wished to date before coming here?" the Pegasus asked.

"Oh-ooh! And how do you know about that?" the Prince asked curious.

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"Yes, how could she know?" Kiba wondered aloud with a knowing smile.

"..."

"...Why are you all looking at me?" Rarity asked as she saw everybody else look intensely at her.

"Oh! This is embarrassing." Anarchy muttered with a badly-restrained chuckle.

"I am not a gossiper!" the mare, face blushing crimson, yelled while wildly looking around her.

"Spike! Tell them I am a discreet lady! That I do not partake in such a thing as gossip nor that I am a nosy mare!"

"I...Ehm...You...Well, you see..." the small dragon tried answering, lookingunease.

"Do not drag my assistant into this." Twilight answered huffing.

"You do have a bit of a problem with gossip, Rare, just admit it." Dash said patting her back with a wing.

"I certainly do not!" she answered looking indignant.

"You would bet on it?" Chouji asked.

"Of course! What is the bet?"

"New uniforms for all of us. Free."

"Ugh!" Rarity recoiled as if physically struck by those words.

"F-Fine! And if I, of course, win?"

"We'll help you in one of you Gem Collecting sorties, for free. Naruto alone can summon several thousands clones of himself. You on?" Kiba answered.

"Brony." Sasuke said with an amused smirk.

"Stuff it, Emo Avenger!"

"HEY!"

"...I-I accept! So be ready to apology!" Rarity answered tensely.

"Is that sweat what I am seeing flowing down as a river, Rare?" Dash asked.

"O-Of course not!"

"Uuh! It formed a puddle already!" Pinkie added in wonder.

"Hush!"

"Then, let's see what the answer is..." Kakashi said returning to read.

"God, I feel like we are the bad guys here." Tsunade muttered dejected.

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"W-W-Well...Rarity and Twilight were helping Princess Luna when she was feeling down from your escape...a-a-and the Princess talked about the several humans you know, and she mentioned that human girl...a-and then Rarity told us and..." Fluttershy answered nervous, her face getting redder at each word.

("AH-HA!" "DARN IT!" "...Is not like there's any doubt, Rare." "AJ! NOT YOU TOO!" "We won the bet! You know what that means?" "Sob! I do. This...Is the WORST. THING. EVER!" Thud! "...Anarchy, dear. I need my fainting sofa." "Ah! Yes! Just a moment!" Snap! "Thank you. As I was saying...This...Is the WORST. THING. EVER!" Plomp! "...Way too over-dramatic for my tastes." "Yep!")

"Hoy! Hoy! Calm down, your face is going to catch fire if you get any redder, cute it may be, but all that red can't be healthy!" the stallion said before playfully nudging her a little.

"It's okay, I am not angry. Just surprised." he then said with a reassuring tone.

"Oh...Oh, okay..." she answered nodding.

"Now, everyone has a plate full in front...bears have been massaged...foxes seems happy..." Maelstrom said while looking around with narrowed eyes.

"They get very happy when you are around somehow," Fluttershy added.

"I have an HUGE one sealed inside me, maybe they can feel Kurama's presence." the blond stallion answered.

("It's the price of being as Awesome as me, everybody loves my giant Biju Awesomeness, it's a curse." "..." "What?" "So you people have a 'Dash' too." "Hey! What do you mean, Spike?!" "Nothing! Nothing!")

"I would like to meet Mister Kurama..." the mare muttered.

"Really? Why not!" the other answered.

"Don't you dare!" Kurama said from the Seal.

"T-T-There is no need..."

"Listen to the Pony! DON'T BRING HER HERE! I am a badass war-machine and I WON'T be pet by a pastel-coloured pony!" The Biju warned again with a growling voice.

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"Scarecrow, if you value your life, jump ahead." Kurama hissed.

"Come on! Be a good sport, Fur-ball! We all can be a target, it's only right if you too get a shot or two!" Naruto answered rolling is eyes.

"But I hate to be made fun of!" the giant fox answered whining.

"Nobody here will think any less of you, 'kay? We are all friends here." Tsunade answered patting his giant hand with her own tiny human one.

"Same here, dear Kurama. Nopony will laugh at you." Celestia added with a kind smile.

"We too shall promise you, thy dignity will be untouched." Luna proposed with a booming voice.

"I'll hold you all on that..." the Biju finally relented with a pained nod.

"Good!"

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"Don't be like that, maybe somepony like you will crack his grumpy attitude," Maelstrom answered while skillfully ignoring the Nine-tailed Fox.

"I don't think..."

"You don't trust me?" he asked with his saddest expression.

"...O-Okay, but no pranks!" Fluttershy said.

"DEAL!" the stallion answered.

"I am so fucking hating you right now..." Kurama muttered with narrowed eyes.

"How do we do it?" she asked.

"Look into my eyes and relax, I'll do the rest."

"Okay," the mare answered nodding.

"This is for my comment about you looking at the girls' asses, right? It's definitely your revenge for that..." the Biju muttered easily ignored by the Alicorn.

("You talk as if I have such an immense mean streak!" "..." "Okay, maybe I have one that big." "Bigger, Naruto...WAY BIGGER." "Your words wound me deeply, Shino, just so you know." "My apologies then.")

"Empty your mind, I never tried this before so it may make you feel a little nauseous, just bear with it," Maelstrom whispered.

Inside the Seal – few minutes later -

With a small tumbling of a hard landing both Alicorn and Pegasus reached the by-now water-less sewer system representing the seal, Maelstrom sporting a satisfied smile while Fluttershy just stumbled a little to get up.

"Well, I'll be damned...It worked!" he said amazed.

"It doesn't look like a nice place..." the mare muttered.

"Sorry, my body his pretty much set on 'functionality' more than comfort..." the stallion said in embarrassment.

("I am not sure about that, Naruto-kun, I find you to be very comfortable." "Thank you, Hinata-chan!" "...What?" "You never say such nice things to me, Sakura." "Oh, man up!" "...Okay, dear." "Bwahahahaha!" "Shining, laughing at other stallions misfortune is not nice." "Sorry, Caddy." "So many whipped guys..." "Gah!" "Spike!" "Sorry! Sorry! I didn't mean to!")

"Your...body?" Fluttershy asked.

"Yep! The tubes are my coils; Physical Energy, Spiritual Energy (Magic) and the third ones are the Chakra ones," he explained as he walked forward.

"I didn't mean to offend," she answered immediately.

"You say 'sorry' too much, just like Hinata...don't worry about it, should something you say really hurt me I will tell you flat-out, otherwise don't worry...but yes, I admit this place is not nice, but it was even worse before, so it doesn't suck as much now." Maelstrom answered chuckling.

["He compared me again with that human girl he used to like...he doesn't...he doesn't keep coming to help me just for that, right? Oh, my Gosh! What if he...what if he tries to go out with me? I never was in a relationship before! What should I do..."] Fluttershy thought in worry.

("Modest aren't we? Just a comment and you already think he is madly in Love with you! And the overly-apologizing cute girl is my jig, darling, do not copy me." "I-I-I didn't see any trademark on it, Hinata!" "Come here and say it to my face, Dumbershy! I'll Juken you into next week!" "We'll see if you can! I-I bet I can 'Stare' you down to submission!" "...Naruto, you are panting." "Sorry, I can't help it, Sakura-chan." "You too Maelstrom, bend those wings." "Sorry, Discord." "Just keep reading, Mister Kakashi, they'll calm down sooner or later.")

"Eeeh! Let's see...to the right?...no, left, it was left!" she saw him mutter while walking in front of her.

"What happened with that girl then? Now...now that you are a pony?" the Pegasus asked.

"She was heart-broken, and so was I...but in the end we both accepted the fact that I would have stayed a horse for the rest of my life, she was not happy, but once we finally talked about it we decided to treasure the very few good memories we had together and move on, as VERY GOOD friends, but nothing more than that...for obvious reasons," he answered sighing.

"I am sorry to hear that," Fluttershy answered walking faster so to be at his side.

"It's okay, we just wished we had started sooner to date, but at least like this it hurt less, even just a little bit." Maelstrom said shaking his head.

"Do you think she will find somepony else?"

"I really hope so, I still want to see her happy," he answered with a sad smile.

"And what about you?" Fluttershy asked, managing to sound neutral out of some sort of Miracle she could not fathom.

"I...don't want to talk about it," he answered, his smile turning into a smirk this time.

"A-A-A mare has already caught your attention then?" she asked nervous.

"That's a secret," the stallion answered.

("Gosh darnit! Just tell her you are already taken by THE Awesome Mare!" "Feeling the pressure, Dash dear?" "Shut it!" "Stop challenging Karma, Rarity-san." "What do you mean, Miss Tsunade?" "I have a bad feeling about the next few chapters.")

["Oh my gosh I was right! I remember him that girl so he might like me for the same reasons! What do I do? What do I do? WHAT DO I DO?"] Fluttershy thought in absolute panic.

She had a suspect already when she learned how he used to steal glances at her flank every now and then, especially since Angel had took to kick him every time he did that so she knew the stallion was looking at her whenever she could hear him yelp in surprise, and while somehow flattering, it didn't help her feeling anxious when near him...but this was adding a new meaning to the thing!

The problem was that a small, traitorous part of her didn't seem to mind either! This was sooo wrong! Especially since he was a Prince, and Luna's son; what if his mother was contrary to the thing? Would the Princess banish her on the Moon? And if she was completely wrong instead? It would be so shameful to ask him about it and have Maelstrom answer that it was all in Fluttershy's head instead...ooh the shame if that was true, but even then, should he really feel something...why her then? She was not strong, or sure of herself or particularly smart or…

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"You are kind of overthinking it, it's not healthy." Naruto said worried.

"I can't help it, I don't feel okay under pressure."

"Uhm! Some belly rubs then? That usually helps...Somebody, calm down when stressed." the blond offered, making the 'somebody' sitting on his lap look downwards with a fiery blush while poking her fingers.

Pomf!

"I take, from all those wings puffing out, that belly rubs are both a very intimate thing and VERY appreciated?" Shikamaru asked curious.

"More or less." Celestia admitted ashamed.

"May I?" Naruto asked again.

"Just keep your hands up north." Rarity suggested tense, Fluttershy too much mortified to answer herself and just offering a stuttering nod in answer.

"North? Why?"

"Horses have their breast down, near the crotch area, contrary to humans." Shikamaru explained.

"Ooh! Thank you for telling me! I have no intention to do anything perverted." the young man said grateful as he walked towards the mares.

"...The floor is cold." Hinata muttered pouting.

"Your seat will return soon, don't worry." Sakura offered with a gentle smile.

Eeep!

"Ready?" Naruto asked looking down at poor Fluttershy lying on her back on his crossed legs.

"D-D-D-Do I have t-to?" she asked looking mortified.

Rub! Rub! Rub! Rub!

"O-Ooooh!" the mare cooed happily, closing her eyes with a happy smile and tacitly giving him permission to do with her as he pleased.

"We demand a turn too later!" Luna said with a needy expression.

"Okay." the blond human answered shrugging.

"Me too! Me too!" Pinkie said giggling amused.

"Please step in line then, I don't like messes." the young human answered.

"Yay!"

"Why I am afraid that they won't part from him easily once we are done reading?" Kakashi asked in dread.

"Because they may not be satisfied with the Pony Version only." Tsunade answered.

"We'll have to fight then, well, it has been a while since I took part to a 'Daring Escape', it will break monotony."

"Yep!"

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"-tershy? Fluttershy, can you hear me?" the blond stallion asked in worry, his voice finally cutting through the chaos in her head.

"W-What?" she asked.

"Found the furry idiot, he was hiding. Come on, Furball! Say hi!" Maelstrom said before yelling to the black void in front of the two.

"I am not coming out..." came the booming voice of the Fox.

"Come on! We have guests! Don't the usual bastard and come out!" the blond replied.

Sigh! "FINE! But after this no more tourists," Kurama said with a grumble as he walked towards the duo with thundering steps until he was completely visible.

"Ooooh!" Fluttershy said in wonder as she walked closer.

"Yeah, I am awesome thank you for noticing it!" Kurama said smirking.

"Your ears are so cute! Just like the ones of a bunny!" the mare said happily making Maelstrom burst into a fit of mad laughing.

"The-the first thing you noticed are the ears? Oooh! This is just rich! The Mighty Kyuubi recognized for his fluffy ears! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" the stallion said with watering eyes and troubled breathing from all his laughing.

("Pfft!" "YOU PROMISED YOU WON'T HAVE LAUGHED!" "Sorry, Fur-ball, but it was just something that caught us by surprise." "My ears are not that funny, right?" "They are very pretty Kurama." "That was not the answer I wanted! Waaaaaaaah!" "Oh, good! His pride is wounded! Now it will take hours for him to stop moping about it." "Waaaaah!" "I can only imagine how it was growing-up with him inside that Seal." "Waaaaah!" "You have no idea, Kiba.")

"I am so going to eat you, Naruto..." Kurama muttered with a venom-coated voice.

"Don't listen to him, Mister Kurama...your ears ARE really cute and fluffy! And I do like them," Fluttershy answered with a gentle smile.

"And now she is baby-talking him..." a far-away echo said in amusement, heard only by Kurama and Maelstrom.

["That was Matatabi! Is the connection within Naruto still working?! no...no...nononono!"] The Biju thought in panic.

("And the others heard that too! WAAAAAAAAAAAAH!" "Oh, God. Hurry-up and finish the chapter, Kakashi-sensei!" "I am reading! I am reading!")

"It's all okay, Mister Kurama. I am right here!" Fluttershy said as she hugged his hand, one of his fingers actually due to the colossal size of the Fox, to pet him.

"Stop! I have a reputation! Y-you can't treat me like a new-born kit!" Kurama said in horror as the laughs of the other Biju now echoed the laughing of Maelstrom at his expenses.

"Sssh! It's all okay, I am not going to laugh at you, Mister Kurama. I am your friend." the mare said with a maternal tone as she caressed his fur.

"It's so warm and soft..." she then added nuzzling her face in his paw.

("Aaw!" "WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!" "BAA-CHAN! You are not helping!" "Ah! I-I am sorry! I couldn't help it!" "Damn it, Baa-chan! Keep it together!" "I said I am sorry, okay?!")

"M-Maybe we should go! HUHUHU! We disturbed his nap after all..." Maelstrom said while barely biting down his laughs.

"Oooh, poor dear...do you need something then? A blanket or a pillow...an huge one of course?" Fluttershy said in worry.

"Why not a teddy bear? PFFFT-HAHAHAHAHAHA!" the voice of the Seven-tailed Biju echoed in the back of Kurama's head before a new round of laughs started all over again.

"Yep! Definitely time to go! BYE, FUR-BALL!" Maelstrom said rapidly after noticing the heavy tick surfacing on Kurama's eye.

"You think he would mind if I sing him a lullaby?" the mare asked while looking at the stallion and so missing the Fox' glare at her promising absolute agony and pain should she really try to sing a lullaby for him.

"Naah! We just need to go, we still have a lot of things to do," he answered, now worried himself that the Biju would revert into his old 'Mass-murdering killing machine' mind-set any moment.

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"Mass-murdering killing machine?" Kurama asked weakly.

"Yep! that's what you are, isn't it?" Kakashi asked back, smiling.

"Y-Yes." the Biju answered sniffling.

"And who's the strongest Biju?" Naruto, now giving belly rubs to a very-happy Luna, asked.

"I am..."

"And the coolest?" Kiba added.

"Me."

"And who is the greatest sentient mass of Chakra ever existed?" Tsunade asked.

"I am, damn it!" Kurama answered proudly, finally snapping out of his 'Wounded Prima Donna' moment.

Once seen that things were back to normal, both groups exhaled a sigh of relief and returned to read the chapter in front of them.

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"You are right! Goodbye, Mister Kurama! Sleep well and don't fear nightmares! They are only bad dreams!" Fluttershy said before both disappeared from the Seal.

"...AAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH!" once sure no-one was around Kurama drew back his head to let out a scream of utter rage that would have had even Kaguya run away in fear.

Back in the Real World -

"Here we are! And not a minute passed here while we were inside, just pure awesomeness made seal," Maelstrom said happily as soon as both he and the mare returned from their short trip.

"Mister Kurama seems like a nice Fox, I am happy to have met him," Fluttershy said with a little smile.

"Fuck you," Kurama grumbled in answer.

("Rude." "Who cares?" "Yep, Kurama is back." "Unfortunately..." "You are just jealous, you fetishist horsey." "Feti…HOW DARE YOU!?" "Of course! First the giant Fox and now Rarity has to lose her cool...")

"He said he was happy to meet you himself," the stallion answered smirking.

The two kept walking until the young mare started lagging behind with a doubtful expression.

"Uhm!...Uhmm!" she muttered looking down.

"Spit it out, I am all ears!" he asked moving closer.

"I...I was going to Applejack for some apples...do-do you mind...accompany me?" Fluttershy asked.

"That's it?"

["Oh my gosh I was too direct! Now he'll think that I am trying something! Even then, why I am nervous about it? I shouldn't be happy of him accepting, right? Or I should? Oh, Celestia this is too complicated!"] the mare though in horror before his chuckle shocked her.

"Apples? Why not! Was wondering what to have as a snack! After you, milady." Maelstrom answered with a smile and a deep bow.

"O-o-okay! F-follow me." Fluttershy answered nodding.

("Meally and Shy, under a tree! K-I-S-S-I-N -" "NO! It won't happen!" "Bullshit! Your OTP is not Canon, so MINE can very well happen!" "And I said no instead! Do not challenge me on this!" "We'll see who will laugh last." "Do you all remember that the story has a herd composition, right?" "Mister Naruto is right, arguing over pairing in this case is useless...Even if Twi/Mael would have been sufficient." "TIA!" "Ah! S-Sorry!")

One hour later -

"Well, I'll be dam...darned, did they plant new ones? I swear there were less tree last time I was here," Maelstrom muttered in surprise at seeing that no matter how far he looked the line of apple trees seemed to go on forever.

"Eeyup! We of the Apple family take great pride in our acres, but no, no new trees planted yet!" a new voice said in clear smugness.

"Mister Big MacIntosh! Did we chose a bad moment?" Fluttershy asked.

"Naw! It's never a bad moment to visit, ya know that! Especially when all the family is reunited." Big Mac answered with a wide smile.

"Big Mac! I think it's time you let me taste some apples instead of just bucking them, ya cheap flank!" the blond stallion said smirking.

"Ya were repayin' AJ for the help in making ya see reason; she wanted to punish ya, so no apples!" the other answered as the two bumped hooves.

"So you helped them as well?" Fluttershy asked as the three walked towards the biggest group of ponies.

"A little, first by bucking trees and then by helping with the baskets. I had the bad idea of using clones and AJ and Big Mac here immediately started abusing it," Maelstrom said with a theatrical sigh making the earth pony with them laugh.

"A thousan' helpers on tap! It would've been a waste not to use 'em!" Big Mac answered grinning.

("That makes you a cheap-ass." "Kiba!" "What are ya emplyin', uh?" "What, farm-mare? Did I use too many complicated words?" "Kiba, stop poking the magical ponies." "Relax, Shino! I am just arguing with a background character, she barely has more screen time than Derpy." GASP! "I...I...WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!" "...Good job, dog boy. You made her cry." "AJ is very sensible about the whole 'Background pony' thing." "Tch!" "Come here, AJ-chan. Big Brother Naruto will protect yah from the mean doggo." "Big Brother Mael too." "Ah'm not a filly no more..." "But you like Big Brother's hug all the same, yes?" "...Yeah." "Good mare.")

"A thousand? How many clones can you do?" Fluttershy asked.

"Made a bet with Shikamaru once about my total limit before I drop exhausted..." he answered embarrassed.

"And?" Big Mac asked.

"We lost count after one Million and just decided to set the whole number to 'A lot' and be happy with that," the stallion answered sighing, completely ignoring the bulged-out eyes of the other two.

("There is something as 'Too many Clones'" "Yep! Shika's right, we never actually try to count how many I can do, but I can honestly live without knowing." "Especially since the other Villages would have a conniption at seeing us mounting an 'Army' like that." "If you say so, Baa-chan...")

"Eeyup!...that's a lotta clones..." the earth pony muttered with a weak chuckle.

Any further argument stopped when a small filly-shaped bullet slammed on Maelstrom's chest with a squealing cry of 'BOSS!' making him fall down on the grass with said young filly hugging his chest with a wide smile.

"Bloom?" the three heard Applejack say as she neared them.

"What happened?" Maelstrom asked with a wheezing voice from his place on the grass.

"A filly happened." AJ answered with narrowed eyes.

"Eeya, Boss! What are you doing here?" Apple Bloom asked.

"Decided to finally get some darn apples here since I almost broke my back while working here without getting any," he answered as he finally got free to stand up.

"Nothing else?" the filly asked teasingly.

"Well, meeting a certain Cutie-Mark Crusader might have helped me decide," he answered smirking.

"I was referring to Applejack! Aren't you here to see her?" Bloom asked confused.

"BLOOM!? What the hay are you saying?!" Applejack yelled with wide eyes.

"Hahahaha! Oh boy! Does she like to put you into embarrassing situations?" Maelstrom answered laughing.

Nopony noticed the worried expression on Fluttershy's face melt as soon as AJ started denying everything.

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"Why so, Shy? Ah didn't see yar name on him!" AJ asked with a raised eyebrow.

"I-I don't have to justify my story version." Fluttershy answered.

"Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight! Fight!"

"Chouji, Kiba, stop it." Shikamaru begged, groaning.

"We'r not gonna fight over this." AJ said chuckling.

"Yes, because we are fri-"

"Ah don't like tha win too easy." the farm mare said, cutting-off Fluttershy mid-sentence.

"What do you mean, 'too easy'?"

"Let's be honest, yah just have that adorable shy-shy attitude, Ah have that spunky gal personality guys' go crazy over...And mah thighs sure are nicer."

"My sides are not fat!" Shy said, scandalized.

"Ah didn't say 'fat', Ah mean that mine are nicer."

"N-Not everypony likes muscles!"

"Imma try to not think yah said I am too stalliony." AJ said with narrowed eyes.

"W-What if I said so?"

Scratch! Scratch! Scratch!

"No arguing, this is just a story. We are all friends here." Naruto said while scratching behind the ears of both, making them stop.

"...I am starting to wonder if they are doing this on purpose to get scratches." Sasuke muttered with a thoughtful expression.

"You think?" Sakura asked.

"They stopped too abruptly, something tells me this is planned."

"I don't think..." the pink-haired girl started saying, before noticing the calculative light in the eyes of the mares at the other side.

"Okay. There is a very good chance you are right."

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"We are just friends, Bloom! He helps me with tha bucking and nothing else!" the mare said.

"Ah didn't know that ya were a liar," Big Mac muttered smirking.

"Not you too! Between Bloom and Granny Smith I don't know what to do anymore!" AJ said in despair.

"Why does Bloom call you Boss?" Fluttershy asked trying to change subject, hoping to make the strange ache in her chest fade away.

"This one here is apparently helping Bloom and her friends to find their talents and gain their cutie-mark," Applejack answered.

"Hehehe! Guilty! They remember me too much my friends Konohamaru, Moegi and Udon to not help them, after being the 'Boss' for the members of the "Konohamaru Corps". being that for the Crusaders was nothing different; and I still find a lot of fun at playing 'ninja' so I didn't see a problem in that," Maelstrom answered shrugging.

"A Ninja playing Ninja?" Mac asked smirking.

"Yeah, the irony is not lost to me...but is still a lot of fun," the blond stallion answered.

"When we started calling him Boss we didn't understand why he kept laughing, then he told us why. But we can't still find our talents no matter what we do." Bloom said sighing.

"We'll need to keep trying then, if you want you can count on me," Maelstrom answered.

("Oh! They managed alright!" "Really, Twi-chan?" "Yes, they even look similar! It gave me lots of good data for my studies of what makes a Cutie Mark look the way it does!" "I would like to give it a look at that myself if you don't mind, you ponies and those natural 'Tattoos' make my inner medic very curious." "I can't see why not, Miss Tsunade." "Thank you.")

"Thank you, Boss! Come on! I'll present you the rest of the family!" the filly said latching to his tail to pull him.

"Bloom! He and Fluttershy are not here for that, let them have some apples and then leave," Big Mac said.

"Oh! You were on a date?!" Bloom said shocked.

"EEEEEEP!" Shy shrieked in answer.

"We are not going on a date, we are just friends," Maelstrom said playfully bumping her on the head with his hoof.

"Good! Otherwise AJ would have been jealous!" the filly said with narrowed eyes.

("Shucks! This' mighty embarrassin'!" "It shouldn't be, you are a cute girl." "Aaw, thank you, sugar!" "...Your Clone is a naturalsmooth-talker, Naruto." "Yep, and it makes me strangely proud, Kakashi-sensei.")

"EEEEEP!" the farm-mare shrieked in embarrassment.

"Don't listen to her, she is just reading all those sappy books Sweetie Belle gives her." AJ then added rapidly.

"It's okay! Konohamaru too kept asking me about random girls being my mare-friends, I am used to that," he answered.

"Ah! I got it! You are trying to woo both so to have TWO Mare-friends at the same time!" Bloom said in realization.

"DOUBLE EEEEEP!" both AJ and Shy yelled at the same time.

("...Ah'm goin' that kill Bloom." "AJ, you should not fault your sister for what her story counterpart said." "Ah know, Princess. But is still very mean thing to say." "It was just a joke, bar Miss Dash, nopony got offended." "I am not offended!" "We know, Dashie, you are just jealous!" "PINKIE!" "Yes?")

"You are doing that on purpose now..." Maelstrom said trying to look stern, even if the barely-restrained twitches of his lips showed how hard he was fighting the urge to smirk.

"...Maybe?" the filly answered with a mischievous smile.

"COME HERE! I'LL BUCK YA SO HARD YOU'LL LAND IN MANEHATTAN!" AJ roared in fury as she chased Bloom away.

"Sorry..." Fluttershy muttered making the Alicorn sigh.

"Again with that 'sorry'...I am not angry, as I said Bloom was doing exactly what my friend used to, asking random girls if they were my girlfriend in the hope to put me into trouble...and just like him the result is instead the girl chasing Bloom in anger; I am the one that is sorry, I hope you are not offended," he answered shaking his head.

"No, don't worry. I am not offended." Fluttershy answered smiling gently.

"See? All better when you smile...now, where do you people keep those darned apples? I have a hole in my stomach that needs to be filled..." Maelstrom asked with a whine.

"This way, ya foal! Just 'cause like that ya'll stop whinin'." Big Mac said with a snort before escorting the Alicorn towards the rest of the Apple family.

["Oh, Gosh! He likes my smile as well! What now? WHAT DO I DOOOOOOO!?"] and that was yet another moment of crisis for Fluttershy as she trotted behind the two stallions.

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"...What?" Fluttershy asked, looking around at the numerous raised eyebrows of both groups.

"Are you not running a bit too much?" Shino asked, curious.

"Listening to you, he has already booked the church for the marriage." Chouji added.

"Spruuuuuut! Marriage?" Discord, having been drinking from a ridiculous large soda he took from God-Knows-Where up until now, gave a spectacle of inundating Anarchy next to him with his outraged spit-take, before melting into WILD laughing at Shy's mortified expression.

"N-Not M-M-Marriage...B-But maybe dating? M-MY VERSION IN THERE, I MEAN!" the Pegasus mare admitted.

"What do you think about this, Maelly?" Discord asked, while skillfully ignoring Anarchy's whining about the sticky bath he got.

"What I think about this? I don't know...Knowing her or any other of them doesn't sound like a bad idea, new friends are always welcome!" the male Alicorn answered innocently.

"...They are going to eat him alive." Sasuke muttered in dismay.

"Yep!" Naruto confirmed with slumped shoulders.

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Other than that small moment of anger between Bloom and Applejack things continued fairly well, surprising Maelstrom with how friendly and most of all VAST the Apple Family was with the sheer number of members.

"Ya have to think like this, ma family is one of the most ancient in here, ma ancestors actually helped in the founding o' Ponyville." Big Mac explained.

"Whoa! Cool! So in a way a lot of people are more or less related to you?" the Alicorn asked in wonder.

"Eeyup! Almost everyone has an Apple member somewhere in their family, maybe even you! Like a grand-father or a great-grand-mother lost somewhere in one of those fancy tapestries!" the earth pony answered laughing.

"I'll need to remember to check..." the blond stallion muttered.

("Magnesium Apple, Nee Powder. She would ideally be your...Great-Great-Great-Grand-aunt?" "More or less, Luna." "Oh! Cool!" "Bit of a black sheep though," "Just because she used to laugh at my jokes it does not make her a bad pony, Tia!" "Sorry Discord, but when it comes to you, I am a bit biased..." "A Bit!?")

"That you do. Come, I want to introduce you to Uncle Jobs, he always says that he will make the Apple brand famous...aah! That crazy pony, did you know he started working in a garage?" Big Mac said as he guided Maelstrom towards other Ponies to introduce them to him.

("...Samsung is better." "Don't start this again, Shino.")

Meanwhile this was happening Applejack was doing the perfect impression of an apple as her face was just as red as one while Granny Smith and other elders kept asking embarrassing questions about her love life.

"Ya sure that he is not here for you? He always smile whenever ya are close!" one of the old mares in there said with a knowing smile.

"That is not true! We are just friends!" AJ answered in denial.

"You are the Element of Honesty, right? It means that telling lies is not your forte!" an old horse added laughing.

"Do you know how many of the family are known to have impregnated their future spouses when they bring them to the family reunions, right after introducing them? It was such a normal occurrence that for a while it had become an unspoken rule...so if you want some privacy with him, I dare say that the barn or tha west field would be perfect...as long as they keep it down, Hehehe!" Granny Smith said winking.

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"LIES! ALL STINKIN' LIES!" AJ yelled outraged.

"Actually..." Celestia muttered unease.

"OH MY GOSH!" the farm-mare shrieked in horror.

"Who's a dirty filly? Yes you are, yes you are!" Naruto, actually rubbing AJ's belly, sang smirking.

"Ah'm no dirty filly!" the mare answered with a long whine while covering her face with her stetson.

"There is nothing to be ashamed of, dear Applejack, shows of passion and Love when confined to the privacy of one's home are nopony's business. So nopony here will judge." Luna said with a shrug.

"We ninja are a bit more...'Libertine' about sex. If it happens, it happens." Tsunade added nonplussed.

"Yeah, every time we go out on a Mission we may not return home, so we have more urgent things to worry about than that." Kakashi added.

"Then there is the Dobe and his girlfriend that have no shame whatsoever, even for our standards." Sasuke also added, grimacing.

"Yeah we did it on top of Hiashi-san's desk...So what?"

"You people are shameless!" Rarity gasped in shock.

"Shame...or death...Sorry, we know which one we should worry about and which one to simply ignore." Shikamaru answered unfazed.

"Yeah, better a bit of shame to have half your body blow-up." Chouji added.

"Last monthin Grass Village we went really close, eh?"

"Yeah, Shika, WAY TOO MUCH!"

"See? Nothing to worry about, AJ." Twilight offered with a kind smile.

"Ah guess ya'r right..."

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"GRANNY?! What the heck are you sayin'!?" the Element of Honesty yelled with wide eyes.

"There is also the old tree, ya know? The oldest one of the acres, me and yar grand-aunt had used those shadows for our first encounter, it's very romantic and isolated," Grad-uncle Golden added with a nod.

"And don't forget the storage room, I still remember the thrill and fear of getting discovered with my at-the-time colt-friend, Oh! How many memories!" Aunt Delicious said with a dreamy expression.

"WHAT'S WRONG WITH EVERYPONY!?" Applejack yelled in disbelief.

"Ya can lie all ya want, but the rest of the family seems to at least accept him...Bloom too likes the boy!" Granny Smith answered.

"Oh, Celestia!" AJ said id despair as laughs erupted around her.

"Go for it, girl! Never waste an opportunity," Grand-uncle Golden said nudging her towards Maelstrom general direction.

"I don't like him...right?" AJ muttered.

("Right." "...Fluttershy, they weren't asking you." "O-Oh! I-I am sorry." "Nay, ya're not." "Aj-chan, be nice." "Tch!")

"Yar heart will be honest, just listen to that," Granny Smith answered with a gentle smile.

"Okay..."

"Good! I can't wait to see some little Ajs trot around bucking trees!" the old mare said happily.

("EEEEP!" "Aaw! They would be so cute!" "Sakura..." "What?" "Ah'm No Listenin'! LALALALALA!" "Okay, I'll bite, she is adorable when shy...")

"GRANNY!" Applejack yelled with a red face.

"KYAAAAAAAAAAAAH!" A sudden scream silenced every noise though as a young filly could be seen run away from some wolf-like creatures made of wood.

"Timberwolves! Take the kids to safety!" a voice yelled as the adults rapidly moved to cover the young colts and fillies to give them time to escape.

"Need some help?" Maelstrom asked with narrowed eyes.

"Yep! Those are weak, just a rock and they fell to pieces, but they can still hurt with that bite," Big Mac answered.

"Got it." the stallion answered as he opened his wings wide to sprint forward, head-butting several timberwolves and turning them to splinters.

"I will help the kids to reach inside," Fluttershy offered.

"Good, keep'em safe, please." Big Mac answered grateful.

"Applejack!" Maelstrom yelled as he joined the girl just in time to see her use her back legs to kick a near creature making its lupine head shot high in the sky.

"They will return, Magic makes them regenerate," AJ said.

"At least I won't have them on my conscience," he answered smirking.

"AJ! HELP!" Bloom yelled in fear as she ran away from a couple of timberwolves chasing her with evident hunger shining in their eyes.

"BLOOOOOM!" AJ yelled in horror at seeing the young filly trip in her run, she was just too far for her to help even by running at her top speed.

"KYAAAAAAAAAH!" the young girl yelled in fear as she saw the timberwolves pounce on her before closing her eyes to not see.

The sound that followed was of fangs piercing flesh and then a grunting sounding more of annoyance than of pain coming from above her tiny head.

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"NO! Not Bloom! Please, not Bloom!" AJ yelled with wide eyes of horror.

"Huhuhu! Have you not heard? There was somebody grunting in annoyance instead of screaming in agony once bitten." Kakashi said with a proud tone and an eye-smile.

"Eh? B-But...But the bite of a Timberwolf is hella painful..." Aj said, unsure.

"Hn! I know a certain Dobe that has just the right Pain Tolerance to just find it barely annoying." Sasuke answered with a knowing smirk.

"Uh?" both blonds, Pony Version and Shinobi Version, uttered unsure.

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"W-What...BOSS!" Bloom yelled with wide eyes at seeing the towering form of the Alicorn Prince standing in front of her with a gentle smile.

"You okay?" he asked her in concern while ignoring the fact that he had a duo of timberwolves biting down on his wings and the third one latched to his neck, all three trying to clearly tear off flesh from bones.

"Wha-wha..."

"Give me a second, okay?" he asked, still smiling, before lifting his wings high to shake off the dog-like creatures and throw them far away.

"You done? I have things to do!" the stallion then said pushing away the last remaining attacker making it stumble back.

"Aruh?" the timberwolf whined in surprise.

"No, I don't care. RASENGAN!" Maelstrom answered turning the thing into fine dust thanks to the spiraling sphere on the tip of his horn.

"Heal that, bastard!" he then said smirking.

"Bloom, are you okay?" Aj asked as she finally neared the filly with a worried expression.

"I am okay...but...but," Bloom answered while pointing at Maelstrom.

"Meh! I got paper-cuts that hurt more. This got nothing on Nagato's Shinra Tensei, or Sasuke's Indra's arrow Technique, don't worry." he answered with a reassuring smile.

"But you are bleeding, you should go inside, it's too dangerous!" Applejack said worried.

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"I hope so! I was damn proud of that attack!" Sasuke said, annoyed.

"Why you have to love to put yourself in danger like that?" Sakura muttered in dibelief.

"You tried to use it to kill me, Teme." Naruto said, annoyed.

"I don't remember you coming my way with the intention of tickling me either!" he replied.

"Tch! I was just defending myself! It was a clear case of Self-Defense." the blond said crossing his arms.

"You two forced us to re-write a couple maps, don't forget." Tsunade added annoyed.

"You are just jealous our fight was epic, while yours was lame." both young men said at the same time.

"Come say that to my face, cowards! I'm going to deck you so hard your faces will come out of your ass!" Tsunade roared while held down by Kakashi in a Full-Nelson.

"...Thank you for saving Bloom..." AJ in the meantime muttered while looking a bit shier than some may expect, knowing her.

"It was the right thing to do, AJ." Maelstrom said, unsure, while awkwardly accepting the short hug the mare gave him.

"Wow, AJ! You were so fast to use it as an excuse to hug him." Gilda said with a smirk, amused by the farm-mare's full-body blush and Dash' rabid foaming at the mouth.

"Play nice, please. Do not antagonize each other over such trivial things." Celestia asked with a gentle smile.

"Okay..." the Equestria contingent answered as one, with zero conviction.

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"You are defending your family and I am going to help ya! You may be all 'I am a strong independent Mare and I don't need no Stallion', but I won't let somepony get hurt and do nothing, so make room because I am going to help." the Alicorn answered.

"Go inside, Bloom. Big Mac and the others will protect ya, I won't stand by either," Applejack said in determination, trying to not look at the deep wounds on the stallion near her.

("I'll be fine! I survived a hole in my chest, a couple bites is nothing." "A HOLE?! WHO DARED?!" "Luna, please calm down..." "The Teme." "TU QUOQUE, NARUTO!?" "I AM GONNA BUCKING MURDER YOU!" "Stop her!" "...You still hold a grudge for that day, Naruto?" "...Maaaybe." "That's petty, even for you." "Bite me, Baa-chan." "I would if it had any chance of working." "HELP ME INSTEAD OF TALKING!")

"O-Okay, please be careful," Bloom answered nodding before running away as fast as she could.

"Are you sure?" AJ asked.

"Tch! You want to protect your family and I want to help you do just that, I'll just need a little nap once done to heal, don't worry." Maelstrom answered smirking.

"Then show me how hard ya can buck those sticks!" she yelled before charging forward.

"Eh! A strong spirit if I ever saw one..." Maelstrom said before joining her.

Between her and the rest of the Apple Family pushing back the dozen or so Timberwolves got finally pushed back, almost everypony present got covered in bite marks or other superficial bruises, making of the Alicorn Prince the only one that sustained any serious wound in his reckless shielding of Bloom.

"I'll go call a medic for those bites, they look nasty," Big Mac said as he trotted outside.

"I am coming with you!" AJ said as she followed him, not before a last hug to the Alicorn followed by a heart-felt 'thank you' on her side.

"HOY! There is no need for that! I just need a nap to recover!...really!" Maelstrom tried saying to the retreating duo before sighing in defeat.

"Let them do their thing so they will calm down. In the meantime I'll deal with the healing, there was Magic in the bites too so it kind of resisted my powers, but now I think I got how to work around it, so go sleep somewhere and let me work my Art," Kurama said while looking-over the wounds on the stallion's body from inside the Seal with a calculative gaze.

"Do you need any help?" Fluttershy asked concerned.

"It's okay, I just need a place to relax." he answered smiling.

"You sure?"

("Ya're babying him, stop." "At least I worry about him." "AH WORRY TOO! BUT IMMA NOT TRYIN' TO SUFFOCATE HIM!" "GIRLS! Please, stop it." "She started!" "NAY! It's her who keeps puttin' her nose in stuff not hers!" "...Harmony give me strength...")

"Thanks to Kurama I posses a rather good Healing Factor, ever since I became an Alicorn that too received a very nice boost, so I just need to rest and my body will Heal by itself rapidly," Maelstrom answered.

"I'll still watch over you in case of need, you can't just dismiss that because you heal fast," Fluttershy replied with narrowed eyes.

Sigh! "I give-up, you others can do whatever you want, I admit defeat." he answered sighing before collapsing on a pile of hay to fall rapidly asleep.

"Poor dear...sure he moves around a lot when he sleeps though..." Fluttershy muttered in surprise at seeing the stallion toss around mumbling in his sleep.

Unknown to her, inside Maelstrom's head a rather nice dream was being played, and as usual a certain rainbow-maned mare was the sole protagonist of it, both he and Dash chasing each-other between clouds with her giggles ringing musically in his ears until he finally pounced on her, tackling her on a near cloud to nuzzle in her neck.

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"...Myuuu..." Dash mewled in embarrassment once every eye landed on her forcing her to move slightly away so that Gilda could 'casually' cover her.

"Your copy got it bad." Shino said, impressed.

"In hindsight, there is a lot to like." Naruto admitted.

"Yep!" Maelstrom chorused with a nod.

"I cannot deny it." the Aburame Heir conceded nodding.

"But you still prefer me?" Hinata asked.

"Of course! Now and forever!" the blond man answered chuckling.

"Good." she answered with a pleased nod, happy to see him finally return to her so that she could sit on his lap again.

"Uhmmm..." Pinkie muttered with a thoughtful expression.

"Something wron-WHOA!" the only male Alicorn in the area asked, shrieking in surprise when the Party Maniac buried her face in the crook of his neck.

"Yep! As expected, it feels nice." Pinkie muttered with a pleased tone while hugging him and nuzzling a little deeper still, all while skillfully ignoring the various growls behind her.

"...Fascinating, they are starting to lay their claim on him." Shikamaru said, intrigued.

"You know this may/will become a bloodbath, eh, Shika?" Chouji asked.

"Still fascinating." the other replied, nonplussed.

"I wonder if they will try to eviscerate each other like alpha dogs do when competing." Kiba added, looking just as academically interested as Shikamaru.

"HOOVES DOWN!" Luna bellowed furious.

"Make me." Pinkie answered while sticking out her tongue, thing that almost caused Twilight a stroke.

"That is our snuggle place, not yours!" the Moon Alicorn hissed in answer.

"Finders keepers, Losers Weepers."

"We shall not accept it!"

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"Uuuhm!" he heard her moan as he covered her neck in small kisses just the way he knew she liked.

In the real world though, the wildly trashing Alicorn managed to pounce, still sleeping, on the near Fluttershy pulling her with him on the pile of hay and somehow without waking-up with the surprised yelp the shy mare had left-out in answer.

("Yep! Not the strangest thing I saw him do while asleep." "Kakashi-sensei! I never-" "I saw you throw kunais and even whip-out a clone for a Rasengan, Naruto." "...It happened only once..." "And that was enough for poor Yamato to suffer from night terrors for months afterwards." "It is not my fault if he is an easy victim of PTSD...")

["What do I do now?! If I move he will wake up and think I tried to snuggle close to him while he was defenseless! HEEEEELP!"] Fluttershy yelled mentally while the Alicorn kept hugging her, stopping her mental whining once he started kissing her neck making her mewl in surprise.

"Zzz...Cute...zzz...Like...soft." he grumbled in his sleep before latching to her ear to gently nibble it.

"Oh!...Oooh!" she muttered with a very red face at feeling a pleasurable warmth spread all over her from his hug and (for her standards) strange way of kissing.

"Uuuhm!" she moaned as he started licking the right spot on her neck making her subconsciously snuggle closer to him and kissing his forehead without thinking, his hugs did feel nice she decided.

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"LEWD!" Luna yelled in scandal.

"No! WAIT! I-"

"Lewd!" Shining Armour too said in shock.

"I-I-It was an automatic response!"

"Ya look like ya are taking your chance with somepony defenseless." AJ admitted.

"Noooo!" Fluttershy cried-out, flying away at breakneck speed.

"KYAH!" Maelstrom shrieked in surprise a second later when she landed on him to hide behind his bigger wings.

"Please get out of there, nopony is really accusing you." Celestia begged gently, while launching a scathing glare to the three accusing ponies, making them squirm a little under her gaze.

"It's okay, she can stay here as long as she wants, I don't mind." Maelstrom answered gently, positioning his wings so to cover Fluttershy a bit more comfortably.

"Uh-hmmm..." the mare answered with a small happy smile.

"Tch!" the Sun Alicorn uttered in answered, momentarily slipping into an annoyed expression before schooling her face in a more maternal one.

"...So, have you decided? Are you our ally fully now?" Luna asked with a knowing smile as soon as her sister returned to her side.

"...Yes." Celestia answered after a long pause, making her sister 'woop!' in happiness and stealthily bump hooves with her.

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"WE ARE HERE! WE GOT A DOCTOR!" AJ yelled from outside startling Fluttershy back into Reality.

"EEEEEEEEEEP!" with a high pitch scream the shy Pegasus disentangled herself from Maelstrom in order to return to her position near him, waking-up the stallion.

"Uh! Eh? What happened?" he asked with half-lidded eyes.

"Nothing! Nothing happened! You were just sleeping!" Fluttershy replied while trembling in complete embarrassment in a corner, face redder than ever while she looked down.

"Here I am, let me see those wounds," the Medic-dressed Pegasus said with a professional tone as she neared Maelstrom with a bag strapped to her back.

"As I was trying to say, I have a Healing Factor! The wounds are already closing by themselves! Why no-one ever listen to what I say!" Maelstrom answered with a whine while showing the already fading-away signs on his neck and wings.

"Really?! Fascinating! Mind if I study the results? Please?" the doctor asked.

Sigh! "If you have to..." he muttered defeated.

"You okay, Fluttershy?" AJ asked curious while ignoring the enthusiast doctor as she analyzed the Alicorn Prince's healing powers.

"Me? I am fine! I am just a bit overwhelmed, that's all." the other answered nodding rapidly.

"Ya can go home, if ya want. We'll take good care of him," Big Mac said smiling.

"And you won't like being around as soon as Princess Luna will hear about Maelstrom getting hurt, she will go Nightmare on this," AJ added.

"N-no...it-it's okay, I'll stay just in case he needs help," Fluttershy answered.

"...If you have to..." AJ answered, unsure as to why she felt uneasy at hearing her wishing to stay, or at seeing the doctor probing around on the stallion's body.

"Someone's jealous?" Big Mac asked with a whisper.

"MAAAAAAAAC!" a blushing AJ yelled bucking the big Earth Pony all the way outside with a single kick of hers and making him reach low-orbit thanks to the power of 'Feminine Fury (Tm)' empowering her outburst.

("Never underestimate that! Many great guys went obliterated by an angry woman!" "Exception made for Ero-Sennin, he made surviving Female Wrath into an art..." "Jiraiya always had a damn thick skull, and that saved him in a lot of situations." "Except when you caught him peeping on you, you still Rank as Number 1 in his 'Times I went close at dying' list." "I am a Medic, Naruto, I KNOW where to hit to make damages." "I don't think a Medic should feel pride in that, Baa-chan..." "Oh, Stuff it!")

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"The bad feeling is getting stronger...I am starting to wish to be out of the Seal now, this won't end well...not even in the slightest." Kurama thought as he retreated even deeper in the Seal just to be safe from whatever Mess was about to befall on him and his Vessel.

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"And with this, another chapter is done. It was a nice one, especially to see AJ-san and Shy-san get territorial." Kakashi admitted, still loving to be a merciless bastard from time to time.

"Ha-Ha! Very funny!" AJ replied with a sarcastic tone.

"Come out of there, Shy!" Dash ordered, annoyed.

"Nu-uh. It feels warm and safe." Fluttershy answered, her voice sounding a bit childish too.

"Stop it! If you keep slathering your scent on him everypony will think he is yours!" Dash replied with an angry whine while trying to pull her away.

"While they are coerced into stopping this bickering, we should decide who will read next." Tsunade said while watching Celestia and Twilight try valiantly to fix the situation.

"I can read the next one, I was actually getting bored of just listening." Gilda said, making the book fly towards her.

"Then the omakes too are yours to read." Kakashi answere, smirking.

"I don't mind." the griffin answered shrugging.

Omake 1 – Big Mac's restless nights -

Applejack's room – Monday -

AJ was thrashing around her bed with a grimace as another dream plagued her night, and just like the others, a certain blond stallion was the cause of it.

Or to be precise, her brother Big Mac was responsible for putting ideas about Maelstrom in her head and Rarity for giving her those romance novels for her birthday...not that she had read any of them of course! Certainly not! No sirre!

Okay...maybe a page or two…

("Ah-ha!" "Just because the me in the story did, it doesn't mean I did it mah-self, Rarity." "Darn it!")

Dream -

AJ was calmly bucking trees when the Alicorn Prince walked closer to her with purpose-filled steps and a determined expression.

"Applejack?" he asked.

"Yes?" she answered before going wide eyed as he kissed her hungrily.

"I love you, please marry me!" the blond stallion had asked immediately after the kiss ended.

("Wow, you get straight to the point, eh?" "I-I-I-It means nothin'!" "Nothing at all...Other than the fact you lack imagination or originality, even for a dream." "Argh!" "Kiba, why must you put your foot so deep in your mouth to bite your ankle?" "I am with Hinata on this." "Oh, stuff it, you two! You are supposed to be my Teammates and always be on my side!")

After that for some reason the scene switched to the two of them going at it savagely behind a stack of hay with her yelling the most obscene things ever heard in all Equestria as he had his twisted way with her.

("Aaah! that's it! You were saving brain-power for the sex scene!" NUUUUOOOOOOOOOH! IMMA NOT A PERVERT!" "Kakashi-sensei, you can be a mean bastard sometimes..." "I know!" "I don't think Naruto meant it as a compliment, sensei." "You sure, Sakura?")

Real World – Mac's bedroom -

Mac's sleep went disturbed when the door of his room exploded into shreds and AJ walked inside with dark bags under her eyes and pure Hatred shining on her face.

"Y-yes?" he asked trembling.

"MAAAAAAAAAAAAAC!" she yelled as a sort of war-cry before pouncing on him to deliver a gruesome beating that would have even a sadistic torturer puke in disgust.

("Daaamn!" "I'm no pervert! I'm not! Not! Not! Not!" "And poor Mac is paying for that..." "He planted ideas in mah head, Twilight! It's his fault!")

Mac's Bedroom – Tuesday -

The bandaged Mac was cautiously sleeping in the ruins of his old bed before the new door once again went demolished.

AJ had dreamed of her and Maelstrom mating furiously in front of the whole Apple Family with the others watching cheering for her as she 'rode' the Alicorn savagely.

("Kinky." "Waaaaaaaaaaaaah!" "I forbid you from trying that, Dobe!" "...Cock-blocking bastard..")

"MAAAAAAAAAAAAAC!" she yelled her war-cry before pouncing again on Mac to deliver a new and more gruesome beating as a punishment for his constant teasing.

Mac's Bedroom – Wednesday -

The even more bandaged Mac was cautiously sleeping on the mass of splinters that used to be his old bed before the (third) door went demolished.

AJ had dreamed of her and Maelstrom having wild intercourse under a tree with him slamming her against the bark with enough strength to have apples fall down around them.

("We did that already, next one, please." "WHEN?!" "Remember that peach tree under the Hokage Tower, Teme? We made peaches rain that day, Huhuhu!" "GRANDPA HASHIRAMA PLANTED THAT TREE! AND YOU DEFILED IT?!" "It happened, Baa-chan." "HAPPENED MY AWESOME ASS! YOU SICK DEPRAVED PERVERT!" "I asked him..." "THAT IS HARDLY A JUSTIFICATION, HINATA!")

"MAAAAAAAAAAAAAC!" she yelled her war-cry before pouncing again on Mac to deliver a new and even more gruesome beating as a punishment for his making her dream about the Alicorn.

Mac's Bedroom – Thursday -

The now terrorized Mac was literally sleeping on the floor since there wasn't enough matter to define where he was lying as 'bed' anymore before yet another door (this one in reinforced steel) went demolished again.

AJ had dreamed of her and Maelstrom having drunk monkey sex on the counter of Sugarcube Corner after an eventful foreplay with chocolate and whipped cream.

("Dobe...I am warning you..." "No, we didn't do that yet." "Yep, but admit it, Hina-chan...It sounds interesting." "...Y-Y-Y-Yes." "You two disgust me and I am ashamed of even having you as friends!" "You okay, Chouji?" Sniffle! Sniffle! "Y-Yes, it's just...It's so hard to bare, I have to 'Polish My kunai' and instead they go around having random sex everywhere...It's unfair." "It's okay, I know you will find the perfect girl soon, have no fear." "Thank you, Shika.")

"MAAAAAAAAAAAAAC!" she yelled her war-cry before pouncing again on Mac.

Mac's Bedroom – Friday -

CRASH!

"MAAAAAAAAAAAAAC!"

AJ had dreamed about her, Maelstrom and a huge assortment of whips and blindfolds.

("Nothing to say, Teme?" "...I insist, you cannot prove those belonged to me and Sakura..." "Then what were those handcuffs markings on your wrists?" "...I will talk only in presence of my lawyer, Dobe." "Sasuke-san also looked troubled while sitting..." "YOU STAY OUT OF THIS, HYUGA!" "So the whip too, eh? Didn't know you were into this sort of things!" "Stop it, Naruto! I am warning you, Shannaro!" "...S-S-Such depravity!" "Yes, Miss Rarity, it is indeed troubling seeing Mister Naruto so interested and knowledgeable in such depraved things." "Luna...At least do not droll while saying that...")

Mac's Bedroom – Saturday -

CRASH!

"MAAAAAAAAAAAAAC!"

AJ had dreamed about her, Maelstrom and he using his Shadow Clones to fuck her into Oblivion.

("Aaah! The Gang-Bang No Jutsu! It's a classic." "Always a nice one, Naruto-kun." "Guys, I beg you, both Chouji and Shino are still single, do not twist the kunai in the wound." "WAAAAAAAH! WE WANT A GIRLFRIEND TOO! WE ARE TIRED OF HAVING WRIST CRAMPS!" "...Sorry, guys.")

Mac's Bedroom – Sunday -

CRASH!

"MAAAAAAAAAAAAAC!"

By now Mac was too busy crying and AJ too angry to understand what she had dreamed this time, so he just closed his eyes and waited for the beating to finish.

Ponyville – Library – Monday -

"Please...repeat, I don't think I understand what do you want from me..." Maelstrom asked while massaging his temples with both hooves.

"Ple-eh-eh-eh-ehase! Please go out with mah sister! I can't do this! Every night she is angry because she dreams about you and hits me because she says it's my fault!...AND I CAN'T SIT PROPERLY ANYMOH-OH-OH-OHORE! Please, I beg you!" Big Mac howled between tears as he threw his heavily bandaged, heavily bruised and mangled body on the ground to kiss the Prince's rear hooves.

"O...Okay!" Maelstrom said uncertain.

CRASH!

"MAAAAAAAAAAAC!" AJ yelled as she demolished the door of the Library to enter.

"KYAAAAAAAAAAH!" with a girlish scream worthy of a five-year-old kid the Earth Pony dove through a near window to escape the mare's wrath.

"Hoy, AJ!" Maelstrom said rapidly.

"Yes?" the girl asked.

"I was going to have a walk...mind joining me?" he said with a nervous smile.

"Like a date?" Applejack said surprised.

"Well...yes?" the Alicorn said while watching Dash behind AJ nod encouragingly to him with a scared expression herself.

"Oh!...okay!" AJ answered with a wide smile.

("That's it, keep seconding the psycho, smile and do not make sudden movements." "Ah'm no psycho, Dash!" "You keep beating your brother black and blue to cover the shame of having dirty dreams, that is not exactly normal!" "Twilight! Please tell her somethin'!" "...I am sorry, AJ...But it is indeed the wrong way to go about this." "NUOOOOOOOOOH!")

"Perfect! In ten minutes in front of Sugarcube Corner then? I'll offer you something before the walk," he said.

"Okay, I'll be there!" AJ answered nodding eagerly while watching him rapidly walk away.

Outside the library -

Sigh! "I did it...I am safe now! Hihihi! I am safe...SAFE!" Big Mac muttered from his hiding spot with a broken giggle and twitching eyes.

"You told him about my dreams, don't you!?" a venom-coated voice hissed from behind him.

"No...nonono! Please Celestia no..." Big Mac muttered whimpering.

"MAAAAAAAAAAAC!"

"NOOOOOOOOOOOO!"

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"A moment of silence for poor Big Mac, may his bones heal fast!" Naruto said with overly-exaggerated tears flowing from his eyes.

"AMEN!" the Ninja side answered as one while striking a praying posture.

"Oh, ya are such a bunch of meanies." the blushing AJ said with a pout.

"Come on, AJ! Is all in good fun!" Pinkie said smiling.

"Okay, okay. Ah still find it unfair that it was all about me."

"Don't worry, the next one is all about that shy mess of Fluttershy." Gilda said with an evil smirk.

"Eeeeeep!"

"Ah, really? Please, do read it!" AJ, looking strangely vindicated, asked.

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Omake 2 – Always the Shy ones AKA 'Fluttershy too has her mind in the gutter' – Shy/Mael erased scene -

"Oh, my goodness!" Fluttershy gasped in shock.

"Bwahahahahahaha!"

"AJ, laughing about other ponies misery is very unkind."

"Discord? Are you SURE you want to go there?" Celestia asked with narrowed eyes.

"She got you there, Dissy!" Anarchy said, laughing.

"Shut up!" the Draconequus bellowed.

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Fluttershy and Maelstrom were calmly walking towards where Applejack lived, the shy mare silently contemplating the fact that maybe the stallion with her was developing feelings for her, oblivious that he was already in a relationship that he had sworn to keep secret.

The problem was that a small, traitorous part of her didn't seem to mind the idea of him courting her! This was sooo wrong! Especially since he was a Prince, and Luna's son; what if his mother was contrary to the thing? Would the Princess banish her on the Moon? And if she was completely wrong instead? It would be so shameful to ask him about it and have Maelstrom answer that it was all in Fluttershy's head instead...ooh the shame if that was true, but even then, should he really feel something...why her then? She was not strong, or sure of herself or particularly smart or...

"What should I do? I am out here all alone with him and he likes me. What if he decides to take me, force me to lay in the grass and...and then make me feel his breath on my neck as his throbbing stallionhood rubs against my folds." she thought while stealing glances at his strong-looking legs and powerful muscles.

"What if he wants to mount me right here and then tells me that he won't stop until he makes me carry his little fillies...oh my! oh my! oh my! oh my! oh my! oh my!"

("HEY! I WOULD NEVER DO THAT! NEITHER WOULD MY BOSS!" "..." "...Naruto, you are disgusting." "If it helps get Hinata's inner dirty girl go overdrive, I will say whatever the Hell I damn well want!" "S-Same for me!" "...You okay, Shy?" "No...I am about to die of shame!" "You can't die of shame!...I believe at least, I never red about that happening at least." "That is not helping, Twilight." )

She wasn't exactly shy because of issues of self-esteem, more likely because by always living surrounded by animals she had seen a rather wide array of "mating" ever since she started, and all that Natural Smut did take its toll on her mind after years of exposure.

"Maybe...maybe he will force me to call him 'Master' even! An-and have his way with me in front of everypony and parade me around as his possession and humiliate me and...and pretend me to scream to all Equestria how much I like taking inside his huge..."

("Oh, God! Fluttershy fainted!...HER HEART IS NOT BEATING!" "You know, Sasuke? I am kinda getting in the mood..." "HN!?" "Is that a 'Hallelujah' I heard echo inside your head, Sasuke?" "..." "Hihihi! Stop biting my neck, Naruto-kun! There are other people watching!" "I don't care, Hina-chan, Let them watch!" "I am going to shock her! Give me some room! I will force Shy's heart to beat again!" "...They are ignoring my jokes, Shino." "I am not surprised, Kiba.")

"-tershy? Fluttershy, can you hear me?" the blond stallion asked in worry, his voice finally cutting through the chaos in her head.

"I GIVE UP! YOU CAN TAKE ME, YOU BEAST! I am yours..." finally unable to hold-back any more Fluttershy totally snapped and with a face completely red in shame she dropped down on the grass and moved her tail to the side to show her most private parts.

("GUH!" "FLUTTERSHY'S HEART STOPPED AGAIN!" "DARN IT!")

After few seconds of silence she dared to look back, all to see Maelstrom look at her with wide eyes and around them her animal friends ALL watching her shocked, only Angel Bunny was different as the animal was going through all the motions indicating a stroke as the bunny collapsed on the floor with a horrified expression frozen on its face.

"I...I...I...KYAAAAAAAAAH!" seeing the over-all dead silence surrounding her had her realize that she had basically invited with a lust-filled scream Maelstrom to mount her in front of everypony.

That in turn resulted in the mare screaming of absolute shame before running away to hide under the covers of her bed.

"I have to wonder...where the fuck was all this luck with women back when I was 'Naruto' in the Elemental Nations?" the Alicorn muttered while walking mechanically towards the Apple Family place.

"Maybe it got locked-away like your being a pony?" Kurama answered uncertain, he too shocked by the shy girl's outburst.

But in hindsight they should have known, it was ALWAYS the shy ones...and she was literally called "Shy" after all…

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"Eh! It was a nice read." Gilda said, amused.

"Breath in, Fluttershy, it's over." Twilight, looking very concerned, said while adjusting the oxygen mask on the mare's face.

"My shame is immense...I can't face anypony back home anymore…" Shy said whining.

"It's okay, it's just a story." Rarity offered with a gentle smile.

"I will never get married now! Everypony will think I am a pervert!"

"We are the only ones here, nopony will know." Dash answered, rolling her eyes.

"I am not a pervert! I swear! I am not a pervert!" Fluttershy, crazed eyes widened to the max, hissed while shaking Maelstrom wildly.

"It's okay even if you were, I like you all the same." the Alicorn answered, unfazed.

"...So i-i-if I asked you to use m-m-m-my tail-hole…" she whispered, ashamed.

"As long as it's something you want." he answered shrugging.

"A-A-And other things too?"

"Up to a certain degree, contrary to my Boss, I do draw a line at certain things, but we can go into details later." he answered.

"O-O-Okay."

"What are you two talking about?" Luna asked with narrowed eyes and accusing tone.

"N-Nothing special!" the poor mare answered.

"...M-M-Maybe with the two of them? A-A-At the same time?...W-W-Will they mind?" Fluttershy then thought while stealing a glance at both human and pony version of the same blond, making both shiver a little in dread and look around them with a puzzled expression.

Maybe the Omake was not THAT FAR from the truth…

End of the Chapter.

It's getting harder to write, way too hard.

But I am holding tight.

I have lost every contact with Sweetmiss as for December 2018, thing that is worrying me since I know her health is not alright.

If you are reading this, please write me, you know you are not alone.

You have friends beside your brother, remember.

As for everybody else, thank you for reading me and for showing such ENORMOUS patience in waiting for my slow-ass to finally update a story.

I love you, guys!

Tr230.