>Still day 26 in Equestria
>The scene around you is silent, except for a hyperventilating Freedom Keeper
>You had just punched your boxing match opponent, Slazd, straight through a seemingly impenetrable force field and into a tiled wall all the way across the room
>His scales were all shattered, falling off around him, and his body was crumpled against the wall
>The massive crowd that was cheering so loudly for you just a second a go is now in shock and either looking at you, whose bones are all dislocated, or at Slazd's unconscious form
>The only one who is doing anything different is the tricorn, who is currently laying her whole body on the ground near you while staring at you in concern for your wellbeing
>While you are in a lot of pain, you are more worried about the one you just accidentally sent sailing with your supernaturally powerful blow
>As you are trying to move yourself into a position that doesn't keep making your body throb in pain, Freedom Keeper stop hyperventilating and says softly under her breath
>"Oh Celestia.."
>You can't exactly see what face she is making from this position, but you fear that it is one of anguish or anger
"H-Hey.. I didn't mean to do that, I swear."
>As you start to plead your case to her, hoping for her to not do something like lock you in solitary or whatever this prison has that is similar to that, she takes you by complete surprise
>Turning towards you, instead of a scowl, frown, or something equally negative, Freedom Keeper looks at you with a delightful smile and nearly closed eyes
>She speaks to you in a very calm, mellow, tone that goes against all that you believed you knew about her; causing a chilling feeling to creep up your spine is far worse than any pain you currently are experiencing
>"Anonymous, that was very interesting. You really do exceed all expectations. Please do tell me, what else are you capable of which you have not shown as of yet?"
>She walks towards you slowly, looking down upon your broken self with a smile that makes your body want to instinctively flee
>As you remain silent in unexplainable awe of this small pony, who feels larger than even Flizzy at this moment, Sydney starts playing a theme all too familiar to you; making this scene feel even more creepy
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0eTWbhluLM
>"First you die and come back to life, then you completely ignore the rules of one of the most powerful barriers in Equestria, and then this. What are you? Is this what all humans are capable of?"
>More than speaking to you, she seems to be asking the thoughts aloud to herself
>"Everything about you is thrilling. Out of all of the oddities that pass through this prison, you are by far the most strange."
>As the warden of the prison finally stands motionless above you, speaking down to you with a visage even poker champions would likely fail to read the meaning behind, she changes her gaze to look behind you where you can not turn your head towards
>"Now I think I understand why you came here today. He really is something to behold."
>Freedom Keeper speaks to whatever is behind you, her eery expression not changing in the slightest
>"Consider yourself an honored guest and feel free to stay as long as you wish."
>She turns around and begins walking away from you to exit the ring, speaking with her back turned
>"Please, continue to take good care of Anonymous. He is quite a pleasure to have in my prison."
>And with that, she leaves the ring at a calm and slow pace
>With her gone, Sydney stops playing the music and your heart stops feeling as if it is about to burst out of your chest
"What the fuck even was that?"
>Curious to who Freedom Keeper was speaking to, you try to turn towards the currently silent individual that was apparently behind you
>But as you try to get up, your body reminds you of the state that you accidentally put it into
"Chhh.. Oww.."
>The tricorn boops your nose with hers, as she responds to your grunt of pain, worriedly
>"Non-E-Mus."
>She frowns as she says your name
"Owww. It is alright, don't worry."
>"Anon!"
>From your side, you hear another voice of concern, this one lower pitched and scratchier sounding
"Ah shit.."
>You know exactly who that is; and her yell, which echoes in this massive silent room, snaps you out of the trance Freedom Keeper's sudden tone shift placed you into and brings you back to the current predicament you were facing
"Flizzy! You have to get someone to help Slazd, I think I might have hurt him really badly!"
>Yelling that as Flizzy jumps onto the ring, she runs over to you and kneels over you
>"That's not what I'm worried about! Anon, you're hurt really bad! I saw him start burnin' ya up, we gotta get ya help!"
"Flizzy, I'm alright, just a little--.. Ack!"
>You try to explain that your body, for some reason, did not get burned up by Slazd's fire, but as you are speaking Flizzy picks up your arm, trying to examine you, and causes you to grunt in pain mid-sentence
>"No! You're not fine, Anon! You're--.. What?"
>As she looks at your skin, attempting to verify the severity of the burn she believed you had sustained, the realization that no burn existed at all leaves her shocked and leaves you enough time to explain
>But first.. that sharp pain shooting down you arm needs to be addressed
"Please put down my arm, Flizzy."
>Without thinking, Flizzy drops your arm onto the ground
"Ow.."
>"Ah! Sorry Anon."
>The pain was not too bad; it was better than her holding it in such an uncomfortable position like before
"I-It's okay."
>You don't want to worry her, so you should probably act as casual as possible
>Or try your best to
"So Flizzy.. urgh.. I am mostly alright. Just.. a bit of an accident. Sorry I couldn't keep my promise about coming out of this unscathed. Worst part is that I think I did this to myself. Heh heh--*POP* urgh! ow.."
>You try to smile up at Flizzy, but your a joint on your spine in the middle of your neck shifts and stops you
>"Anon! I don't care about ya breakin' your promise. Just please don't move, I don't want ya to accidentally hurt yourself even more."
>Speaking quickly, but as calmly as possible, Flizzy holds her claw over your body, as if doing so would help you from moving even though she is not applying any pressure downwards upon you
"Please, Flizzy. I am alright.. Just please help Slazd. He's probably a lot more injured than I a--"
>In a slightly wavering angry voice, she sternly tells you
>"NO!"
"Flizzy?"
>"Anyone else can help him! I'm gonna help you!"
"But anyone can also help me."
>"No they can't!"
>While you can't see Flizzy, with the way you are facing, her voice gives a clear image of what face she is giving, as her tone continues to waver even more greatly than before
>"I can help ya! You never let me help ya! I wanna help ya, because I don't want ya to end up like this!"
>She pauses, as she breathes in and out slowly
"Flizzy.."
>"I don't like seein' ya hurt.. No matter how much I wanna help, ya don't seem to want me to. Ya just keep goin' off and doin' stuff on your own that ends up leavin' you in a state like this."
>As Flizzy speaks, you feel her grip on you tighten a bit more
>"Like when ya left after that 'basketball' game and came back after almost dyin' without me even knowin', only to almost die again right in front of me. Or when ya ended up gettin' in a fight with another dragon and nearly got your head smashed in. Or even today, when ya ran ahead of me and picked a fight with that same dragon. Now you're injured again, and I don't even know how badly. I even tried to take your place so that somethin' like this wouldn't happen, but ya refused. Ya refused to let me help ya, even when ya were so obviously outmatched."
>She bends over and looks into your eyes with tears in hers
>"Why can't ya just let me protect you?! I don't care whether you're weak or strong, I want to be there for you anyways; to keep ya from all the bad that could take ya from this world. You're so nice, but so cruel at the same time."
>She pauses for a second, before hammering into your head exactly how she was feeling
>"Do ya even know.. Do ya know what it feels like to see somehyooman you're so madly in love with get burned alive in front of ya?.. To hear their scream, before they get swallowed up by the flames?.. To not be able to do anythin' about it, except think of all the ways it was your fault for not pre-emptively stoppin' it?"
>Flizzy reaches down and picks up the tooth necklace, hanging from your neck, in between two of her claws and starts speaking gently
>"I don't even know exactly why I'm feelin' this way for ya. I've never felt this way towards any other creature. No other creature has ever made me so anxious, yet so happy, every moment of the day, just because I can't stop thinkin' of them. I've never felt more crushed or devastated than when I thought of ya gettin' hurt or bein' taken from me. I've never felt anythin' like this; nothin' that has been so painful yet so absolutely amazin'. I just wanna protect this feelin' and the one I feel this way towards.."
>She turns away from you, as she drops the tooth amulet and wipes her eyes with the back of her claw
>"I just wanna protect ya.. Please, Anon.. Even if ya disagree, even if ya never end up feelin' the way I feel towards ya, even if ya come to eventually become bored or annoyed of me, please just let me keep ya safe. I can do things ya can't, I can be there when ya need me.. I just need ya to let me be there for ya; trust me enough to carry the burdens ya force upon yourself to the point of breakin'. Ya don't need to do everythin' by yourself. I am here and I would do anythin' to protect ya; I'd destroy the entire world and reality itself if it meant that is what it would take.."
"F.."
>You're about to speak to Flizzy, whose back is still turned towards you, but stop when you see Flizzy put her claws against her face and sigh
>"I just.. I just want to see ya happy, Anon. And I know that ya probably can be happy without me, but I can't help but wanna be part of that happiness; even if it only means as a shield to keep you safe from those who wanna hurt you or your happiness."
>Flizzy goes back to being silent, holding onto her face with her back turned towards you
>As you contemplate everything she had said, thinking of how she feels, you also begin to think about all of which you had done that had been unfair to Flizzy; how right she had been
>All of the times that you were in the wrong, that you were so cruel as to force these feelings of sorrow, horror, and insecurity onto her by thinking of each scenario as if it only affected you
>How she must have felt during this entire ordeal, even if you still felt that you did the right thing
>How much she cared for you.. How selfless she was and how often she put your happiness before her own
>The butterflies in your stomach from earlier return, several times stronger, as you think of Flizzy
>You know what this feeling is, but thoughts from your previous life keep coming and stopping you from accepting it
>Thoughts of what is right and wrong, how your parents would look at you if they ever found out, worries of you discovering that you were not who you truly thought you were
>You couldn't accept it.. It had to be some other explanation
>But if it was true..
>Then what?
>What would happen then?
>Would everything change?
>She has only known you for about a month now, does she even know the real you?
>Would she even accept who you truly are, especially now that you are discovering that even you had parts of you that didn't know about?
>How much more would there be to discover?
>What if she eventually got sick and tired of you?
>Or if she gets fed up with you?
>What if you end up being nothing like she thought you were?
>What if she regrets it?.. Regrets you?
>..
>"I'm sorry, Anon.. I'm probably just being a pain for you; an annoying dragon who is acting grossly obsessive.."
>No! That's not it at all! She is not gross or obsessive, she is sweet and giving; she makes you feel special
>Well if she is not gross, then why are you still thinking being together with her would be bad?
>That's because.. because..
>"I'll go get some other pony to help ya out. Ya wanted me to help Slazd out, so I can at least get that done right for ya. After all, you were right; anypony could be helpin' ya right now."
>She pauses and sighs for a moment before muttering sadly
>"..It doesn't have to be me."
>Flizzy starts to get up slowly, getting ready to head off and do what you asked of her earlier
>What are you waiting for? You know how you feel, you know how she feels. This is your best chance!
>Stop doubting yourself and thinking of all of these unnecessary things, they don't matter!
>The only thing that matters is what is happening right now!
>Yesterday she did so much for you. SO JUST DO IT!
>Make her dreams come true!
>JUST DO IT!
>What are you waiting for?! DO IT!
>JUST.. DO IT!
>B-But--
>YES YOU CAN! JUST DO IT!
>..Well, here goes nothing
>You move to grab Flizzy, as she is standing up, but your body works against you
>Bones refusing to let you move freely, your whole body feeling like a large pain filled cog powered machine with many stones in between most of the cogs
>Come on body! Just listen and do this one thing, then you can rest!
>As Flizzy fully gets up, you are able to sit up slightly and reach out your hand, but can't go any further than that
>"Mmf!"
>A pressure on your back pushes you forward towards Flizzy's tail, allowing you to grab ahold and stop Flizzy
>"W-What the? Anon?"
>As you lean your weight upon Flizzy's tail, your head turns enough to see the tricorn standing right behind you, where the pressure came from, staring at you with a tiny smile upon her innocent face
>That tricorn. So mysterious, but such a good girl
>"Anon? Are you alright?"
>Flizzy is looking down at you, both confused and worried from you suddenly falling down on her tail
"Not the way that I envisioned it, but it will do."
>"W-What?"
"Flizzy!"
>"Anon?"
"Don't go!"
>"But you said.."
"And I was wrong!"
>"You were wrong?"
"Not anyone can help me. Only you can help me."
>Here it comes; try to keep it cool..
"You see, yo--"
>And then you realize, you are not able to keep your body properly balanced on the back of Flizzy's tail in its current condition
"--Whoa!"
>TIMBER!!
>And now comes the moment when body-weight meets gravity; then next comes gravity + momentum getting to meet head vs. sheet covered concrete
>"Ah!"
>Reacting immediately, Flizzy throws herself to the floor and grabs you before you fall, hitting her own body at an even faster speed than you were going against the concrete
>Meanwhile, your body ragdolls onto Flizzy's abdomen, as she twisted you mid-air to keep you from hitting the ground, and remains motionless on her while you hold in the moans and grunts that sudden whipping of your body had caused you
>"Anon, are ya alright?"
"..Alright? Yes. In pain? ..Owwwww."
>Smooth, Anon..
>Changing from worried to angry/worried after a sigh of relief, Flizzy starts scolding you
>"What were ya even doin'?! Ya coulda gotten even more hurt! I know ya like to do things that get your body really screwed up, but why even do that? If ya needed me to stay, then ya shoulda just said so. Why do ya keep makin' me worry so much about ya? Don't ya kno--"
"Flizzy?"
>You cut her off, catching her off guard and switching her from hostile to docile and curious
>"Y-Yes?"
"Mind moving me more towards your head?"
>"Ummm.. Okay?"
>As requested, Flizzy gently grabs you and slowly scoots you up towards her face, moving her snout slightly to her right to make room for you
>"Like thi-- MMF?!"
>With all the strength you can muster, you lift your arms upwards to grab Flizzy's snout, as you move your head to her mouth and give her the best sensual kiss that your tiny form, compared to hers, can
>As you release the kiss, Flizzy opens her mouth and a puff of dark pink smoke flies out of her nostrils
>Completely bewildered, Flizzy's only response she is able to muster is a lazy elongated
>"Huuuuh?"
>Her mouth and eyes are wide open, staring at you, then the ceiling as you fall back down upon her when your strength gives out
>You know, she tends to be the forward one with her feelings, which you kinda like, but being the one leading certainly feels pretty good too
>Whispering directly into her ear, you tell her your final response to her question from last night
"Hey Flizzy.."
>She doesn't respond, but you can feel her entire body slightly shiver as you say her name
"I just wanted to say thank you."
>"Thank y--?"
"And that I think I have also fallen in love with you.."
>Once again, Flizzy's body shivers once again
"So please don't leave. I really want you with me.. I need you."
>"Y-You're serious?"
"Yup."
>"You wanna be my mate?"
"Boyfriend is the term I would use."
>"And this isn't a joke or anythin'?"
>Wow, she really needs you to confirm this completely
>You let out a small laugh and respond
"Nope. Not a joke. This is truly how I feel; though there are still some things I need to work out with myself about this all."
>"What? What 'things'?"
"Don't worry about it. It's just a stupid 'human morals and norms'. Nothing important."
>Flizzy continues to process this for the next few seconds, before grabbing ahold of you in a hug and asking
>"Hey Anon? Mind if we do that again?"
"That?"
>She rolls over, laying you on the ground flat upon your back, and positions herself over you
>"This.."
>As she says that, she moves her mouth towards yours and gives you a lip to lip kiss, locking her lips for ten seconds before releasing and looking at you sensually
>Her kiss causes your heart to pound and your head to spin, as you leave your mouth open in the same manner she did earlier
>"Was that alright?"
>Your head spins as you blurt out the first thing that enters your mind
"I definitely didn't hate it."
>So this is what love feels like..
>Stupid light headed ecstasy meets drunken excitement, all mixed into a body that is heating up almost as fast as your heart is beating. Intrigued, rather than afraid, of this strange new feeling, with your partner becoming your emotional security, but also the gateway to even more of these strange and foreign feelings
>It is amazing, it's.. it's..
>Flizzy goes down on you once again, using her claws to dig into your hair as she kisses you once more, this time opening her mouth and rubbing her teeth against your lips as she very gently prods the inside of your mouth with the tip of her tongue
>"mmmmmmm~"
>For at least 45 seconds, you hold your breath as she takes all of the initiative to elongate her kiss with you for as long as she can, before releasing and coming back up
"Ohhh! Holy! Wow!"
>You cannot believe this!
>Were you seriously missing out ON THIS just because you were a little afraid of the morality of cross-species love?
>"Heheh.. You kiss like a dead fish Anonymous."
"What can I say? My body isn't ready; literally."
>A portrait of a Japanese man with lovely combed hair and glasses fades in to fill your vision, as you hear a thick male Japanese accent whisper in your ear
>"This is exactly what I dreamed for Nintendo. I only wish Reggie were here to see this with me. I can now pass on peacefully. Goodbye Reggie; you were truly my best friend~..."
>And in a slow fade out, the handsome Japanese man's portrait vanishes from your vision
"WHOA! What the fuck was that?!"
>"What?! Did I do something wrong?!"
>Flizzy, startled by your sudden yelling, jumps backwards off of you
>You look around in a panic, trying to locate the sudden apparition that had just visited you, but to no avail
"It's nothing.. I just.. I think I just saw a ghost.."
>Without speaking, Flizzy stares at you confusion for a few seconds, before smiling and laughing
>"Ahahaha! Anon, ya scared me for a second. You're just jokin', right?"
>You shake your head
"No. I am telling the truth! I just saw a ghost peeping on us."
>And suddenly her smile and jovial attitude is replaced with one of startled horror
>"Oh.. Well.. I guess I didn't need sleep tonight anyways."
"Hang on, are you afraid of ghosts?"
>Flizzy tries acting cool, overdoing it to the point of absurdity
>"Pssshhh! Who? Me? Afraid of ghosts? I.. I.."
>As she lifts her arm to scratch the back of her head, you lift your eyebrow at her obvious lie, causing her to stop mid-sentence and very flatly say
>"I am afraid of ghosts, apparitions, spectres, and all supernatural dead and undead creatures.."
>She looks down at the ground and drops her arm to her side, scratching it with her other arm's claw
>"..and small dogs.. specifically those with strange faces, like pugs.."
"Oh wow. Pugs?.. Seriously?"
>"Yeah, seriously! And I've got a good reason too!"
>She throws her arms up in the air and yells in exasperation
>"They're like if fat ponies and guinea pigs had babies, then threw those mutant babies face first into a concrete wall 'til they had a pancake face! What if they want to get revenge on normal creatures like us for having normal faces by messing up our faces in our sleep?!"
>As she continues to hold her claws up in the air, for dramatic effect, the both of you stay silent
>..
>..
"AHAHAHAHA! FUCKING LORD FLIZZY! YOU'RE A GIANT FREAKING DRAGON AND YOU FEAR THE SMALLEST AND DUMBEST OF DOGS?! YOU'RE FUCKING WITH ME RIGHT?! AHAHAHAHAHA!"
>You burst out laughing hysterically at one of Flizzy's greatest fears
>"It's not funny! I'm tellin' ya, if ya get yourself a pug you're gonna regret it! One day, you'll be 'normal handsome Anon' and the next.. BAM!.. you'll be deranged and ready to continue the pug's mission with your own acquired vengeance!"
>That just makes you laugh much harder
"AHAHAHA! FLIZZY! I FUCKING LOVE YOU SO MUCH! YOU GLORIOUS DRAGON! AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAA!!!!"
>You are laughing so much that you are rolling around on the ground while clutching your chest and kicking your legs, not even realizing that moving your body so erratically should be causing you pain
>Flizzy smiles gently as she watches your joyous reaction, slowly sitting down on the ground, giggling gently herself
>"Heh heh heh~"
>For the next minute or two, you and Flizzy continue to laugh with each other, seemingly high off of each other's presences and life itself
>Once your laugh turns to chuckles, then to giggles, eventually dying down to just a large smile and a red face, you lie back down, with your arms spread out across the ground, looking upwards towards the ceiling and wiping tears from your eyes
>You inhale deeply, taking in all of the fresh oxygen from this wonderful world that you can, before exhaling it and letting out another small chuckle, wearing a large goofy smile as you bask in the glory of the moment
>..
>A loud collective gasp comes from the audience around you
>Oh yeah.. You are still in the ring
>Oh yeah! You need to get him some medical attention!
>Oh shit! Please say that another one of the inmates got help for hi--
>"Hey.."
>Wait.. That sounds like..
>"ANON! GET AWAY FROM HIM!"
>As you hear Flizzy scream that, a large, bleeding, scaleless, blue dragon appears above you in your line of sight
>And, though it may just be perspective, he looks extremely sullen
"Oh.. Hey bud.."
>Oh no..
>If there was anytime you wanted Flizzy to save the day, it would be NOW!
>"..I'm sorry."
>Wait
"What?"
>A second after he says that, Flizzy slams into him and forces him to the ground
>"YOU BRAT! STAY AWAY FROM ANON!"
>You look over to see Slazd laying on the ground while holding his arms over his face to try and protect himself from Flizzy, the giant black dragon almost twice his size who was laying upon him and growling
>That is until Flizzy is suddenly thrown off of him onto the floor by an invisible force
>What the?..
>You look around in confusion to what just happened
>Both Flizzy and Slazd are lying on the ground, coughing from the impact of themselves against concrete
>Slazd is coughing much more, nearly choking it seems, as he hit the concrete without the protection of his now broken scales
>OH SHIT! THAT'S WHY!
>Flizzy sits up and holds her abdomen, still coughing every few breaths
"Flizzy, the anti-anti-aggression field is down! It broke when I punched Slazd through it; you're being affected by the original anti-aggression force field's effects again!"
>Processing this information almost instantly, Flizzy dashes over to your side to get in-between you and Slazd, leaving only enough room for you to see him, but not enough for him to try anything funny
>A few seconds after Flizzy gets between the two of you, Slazd catches his breath and sits back up while holding his abdomen
>He then wipes his eyes with the back of his scaleless arm, smearing some blood over his eyes
>"Ack!"
>He then starts to try to wipe the blood out of his eyes, grabbing a ripped part of the sheet below him and using that instead
>Meanwhile, Flizzy stays on the defensive, scowling at Slazd angrily
>"If ya know what's best, you're gonna get outta here already kid. Anon may play your games, but I won't!"
>But instead of being angry or hostile, the young dragon is instead shaking and frowning with gritted teeth
>If you didn't know either of these two, you would think that Slazd was an extreme bullying victim of Flizzy's
>But you know she didn't cause those injuries on him.. that was you
"Hey! Are you alright?!"
>Slazd continues to look at Flizzy, then down towards you, then back at Flizzy
>"Y-Yeah.. It hurts a lot, but I'm okay.."
>Damn, that kid is fucking tough
>How was he alright even after all that had happened?
>Seriously, you were worried you may have killed him, yet here he is taking Flizzy tackles and still getting back up without any serious problems
>"Anon, don't worry about this kid. If he tries anything with ya, I'll show him just how many loopholes the anti-aggression field really has."
>Flizzy speaks in an aggressive tone that resonates hostility towards Slazd, the indirect target of the comment
>Slazd gets up as she speaks and walks slowly towards the two of you, head tilting towards the ground while he looks upwards at Flizzy, noticeably frightened by her
>"I said, you're gonna leave now or else.."
>Flizzy's tone is calm, but frightening even to you, who is not the recipient of the threat
>But this doesn't deter Slazd, as he continues towards you two
>Or.. you three
>You notice that the tricorn has been here all along, hiding right outside of your field of vision; now shivering and clinging to you as Slazd approaches
"It's okay. Everything's gonna be alright.."
>You try to calm the tricorn, but are unable to move your arm to pet her
>Flizzy is starting to get visibly perturbed, with Slazd constantly ignoring her threats
>She probably doesn't want to actually hurt him, as he is just a little kid compared to her; it would be like you threatening or beating up a 14 year old
>Which, because you don't know how dragon years work or how old he is, you may have actually done today..
>"Kid! This is my last warning! Ya back off from Anon or I'll show ya how well us dragons handle open flames without any scales!"
>She spits out some flame from her mouth as she says that, about a full large fireball's amount
>And as she does that, Slazd finally stops walking towards you two
>But he only stops because he is already in arm's reach of Flizzy and cannot move much closer without running into her
>"Grrrr. You've either got some serious guts or got a terrible mental handicap."
>Flizzy says this as she steps forwards and into Slazd, going eye to eye with him with a scowl
>Slazd continues to look down, while Flizzy forces herself into his line of sight by butting her head against his
>"So, what do ya want, ya brat?!"
>Slazd looks away for a second and mutters something incomprehensible under his breath
>".....y"
>"What was that?! Got somethin' to say?! Speak up!"
>Every second this goes on, Flizzy seems more and more like a Drill Sargent intimidating his new recruits
>"I-I s-said t-that I-I'm s-sorry."
>Slazd looks at Flizzy, who is still literally butting heads with him, and stutters out an apology very nervously
>"Sorry?! Sorry for what? You'll have to elaborate. Speak up clearly!"
>Slazd backs up a bit and looks at you, then back to Flizzy, and speaks a lot more clearly than before
>"I'm sorry for cheating. I didn't follow the rules and ended up making the fight unfair. So I'm sorry Anonymous."
"What?"
>That is what he is apologizing about?
>Then he starts stuttering again
>"A-And F-Flizzy.. I'm sorry that I was s-such a weakling who s-spoke more than p-proved my strength through action.."
>Slazd looks away from Flizzy once again, as Flizzy lets out a long and drawn out
>"Whaaaaaaaat?"
>The tricorn is still shivering and shaking, more-so than before with Slazd being so close to the three of you
"Hey! I don't care about you having to apologize to me; there was nothing against fire in the rules I gave to the warden, so it wasn't technically against the rules. What I care about more is the apology for another individual that you have seemingly forgotten."
>Slazd looks up at you with a slightly frightened and confused look, then to Flizzy to see if she maybe knew, then back down to you
>He really doesn't seem to get it
"Another individual that you have wronged! Someone who is very close to all of us right now, who you have badly injured for absolutely no reason! That individual!"
>Slazd thinks for a second, still not showing any signs of hostility, but instead fear, nervousness, and confusion
>"D-Didn't I already apologize to you?"
>Oh god dammit, he really doesn't get it!
"No! Not me! Her! The tricorn right next to me! Who else?!"
>And immediately, Slazd's expression goes from slightly innocent back to its usual angry sour look
>"No way! Why would I apologize to that disgusting HORSE!"
>All of the ponies in the audience gasp as he calls the tricorn a "horse"
>"I haven't done anything wrong! She deserved it!"
>Anger, Anger, Anger
>That is all you can feel towards Slazd
>For a second, you actually got fooled into thinking maybe he got some sense or manners knocked into him, but you guess a miracle like that will never happen
>"She is everything that is bad with ponies! She's stuck up and thinks she's better than every other creature! Whenever you saw us together, I tried to talk to her before it escalated to that, but she just kept ignoring me! No matter what I said or how I said it, she just kept acting like she was better than me, constantly glaring at me silently."
>If you could currently connect your face to your palm, then pure kinetic energy from the collision between the two likely would have created an explosion with enough power to recreate the universe anew, because this motherfucker is either really dense or really stupid
"SHE.. DOESN'T.. SPEAK!"
>As you say that, Slazd's facial expression goes from anger, to disbelief, then to angry disbelief, then back to disbelief, and finally to something between disbelief and guilt
>"T-That can't be true. I heard her speak before. She yelled out your name!"
"Yeah. That is true, but that is a new thing she is doing. Normally, she doesn't speak at all. Nobody knows why, she just doesn't!"
>Your tone becomes even more harsh as you educate this dumb fucking kid
"You beat her up for literally no reason!"
>"I-I did have a reason! She wouldn't listen to me!"
"You wanted her to do something that she couldn't! And without thinking further into why she wasn't answering you, you started beating her mercilessly!"
>Flizzy interrupts, her tone being relatively neutral compared to yours now, trying to speak to both of you at the same time
>"Are ya not gonna ask him how he knows about me? Are ya not gonna explain how ya know about me? I never told him my name; I never told ya my name."
>"Well.. IT DOESN'T MATTER! It is what she would have done if she were in my situation also."
>He points up at Flizzy as he tries to defend himself
>"Me? Attack a mute pony for no reason? What are ya even talkin' about?! I'd never--"
"Are you kidding me?! Flizzy would never do something like that, stop trying to scapegoat! Just apologize already and promise to stop being such a dickhead!"
>"Yes she would!"
>"No I wouldn't!"
>"If you knew her like I did, then you would know she would hate ponies as much as I do if she were in my situation! All ponies are liars and manipulators who treat all other creatures like they don't even matter!"
"No she wouldn't!"
>"Yes she would!"
>Finally, Flizzy snaps at the both of you, but mostly at him
>"Stop speakin' for me! I know what I would and wouldn't do!"
>She then gets back in Slazd's face
>"You! Explain! Why do ya keep actin' so familiar with me and pretendin' to know me?! I've never seen ya before this week!"
>"W-Well I.."
>Flizzy's sudden invasion of his personal space once again causes Slazd to start stuttering
"And why are you such a jerk?!"
>And your sudden accusation once again provokes him
>"I'm not a jerk! I have a good reason to hate ponies like her! Even if she refuses to show it, she's probably using you; waiting for the perfect time to betray you to get what she wants!"
"That's stupid! Stop being stupid! Why would you even think that?!"
>"BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT THEY DID TO FLIZZY AND ME!"
>"*GASP*"
>The crowd of creatures all react in surprise with a dramatic synchronized gasp
>Some of them are now even eating popcorn while watching you four on stage
>One guard seems to be holding a sign with cue indicators on it
>They really are having too much fun with this..
>Flizzy doesn't notice a thing, though, and responds by angrily demanding an explanation
>"What do ya mean by that?! Seriously, if you're making a joke right now, it's not funny!"
>Along with being angry, she also seems to be shocked and uncomfortable
>Slazd grabs his arm and nervously rubs it, looking away from Flizzy
>"I.. I didn't want to let you know about this until I became strong enough to get revenge on anypony that would stand in my way.."
>Flizzy backs up out of Slazd's face, no longer needing to try to intimidate him to get what she is looking for
>"Speak. I don't care when ya planned on doin' anythin'. If you're gonna blame your stupidity on me, I want a dang good explanation on why ya think the way ya do."
>Slazd fidgets for a moment, trying to decide on whether or not he should tell his story this early in his prison career or not
>After a few more moments of Slazd's decision-making process and Flizzy glaring at him while he does so, he concedes and says unhappily
>"Fine. I'll tell you.. But only because it's you. I'm not doing it for anyone else's sake; especially not that pony's! I refuse to apologize to her! Never!"
>While you give your best death stare at him for that statement, Flizzy ignores it and tells him sternly
>"Fine, I don't care. Just get to it already."
>Slazd's expression towards Flizzy goes from nervous to extremely respectful, as he sits down and begins to recount his story
>"If that's what you really want, I'll get to it."
>Once again, Slazd glares at the tricorn, but this time with an intensity that reminds you of the crazy look he gave you before torching you
>If you were to guess what emotion that look was conveying, it would likely be pure hatred
>The tricorn, shaking, doesn't seem to notice this though, as this incites no change in behavior from her
>Slazd continues after a few seconds of glaring silently at the tricorn
>"The story of Flizzy and me; the reason why I can't stand those lying foul ponies."

- END OF PART XIII -