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- >"You'll do."
- >The voice drags you out of your sorrows
- >In front of you is Anon. The strange creature that came to ponyville a few months ago
- >He frequents the park with some of the other ponies in town
- >Though before today he has never taken an interest in you
- >"C'mon I have a job for you. And grab your stuff this will take a while."
- >He drops a handfull of bits into the old hat sitting by your box
- >A glance tells you that it is far more than 20 bits
- >Quickly you snatch it up and transfer them to your empty purse which you toss in your well worn saddle bag
- >Silently you leave your box and follow the creature through the town
- >Luckily no one seems to recognize you though your dirty mane and fur get some looks
- >Finally you arrive at what appears to be an oversized house in the fields outside of town
- >Anon leads you inside
- >"Leave your stuff over there." He points at a door "That is the bathroom. Go shower and clean yourself up. There is a toothbrush on the counter for you. I will give you the details when you are done."
- >You nearly throw off your saddlebags in your haste
- >A hot shower is something you will never pass up
- >About an hour later you leave the bathroom in a cloud of steam
- >Your mane and fur now shine with a gloss that only seems to accentuate your lack of a cutie mark
- >Anon sets down the book he was reading an motions you to the chair across from him
- >"I brought you here to make you an offer. No matter how you answer you may keep the bits I gave you earlier."
- >Getting up he walks over to a shelf and pulls out a scroll
- >Setting it on the coffee table between you he gives you a hard look
- >"You see certain ponies have decided that I am not fit to be a member of Equestrian society. So they have convinced the Equestrian senate to enact certain...bills that inhibit business owners who are not equestrian citizens from doing business in Equestria."
- >You stare at him with a blank look
- >What does this have to do with you
- "Now this causes me some significant problems. You see I have a series of factories that will be shut down when these bills pass. Oh and believe me they will most likely pass."
- >He gets up and starts pacing back and forth as he says this
- >You can sense the stress coming off him
- >"Now, while I cant stop the bill from being enacted. I can appeal it after it is. However that will still shut my factories down for months or even years costing my hold on the marke-"
- "What does this have to do with me?"
- >You spout in frustration
- >He stops pacing and turns to you
- >"I was getting there. Now there is one loophole to this. I have to become an Equestrian Citizen and the fastest way to do that...would be to marry a pony."
- >He...he surely wouldn't be considering.
- >"I want to offer you the position."
- >Your jaw drops.
- >Did he just propose to you?
- "Did you just propose to me?"
- >A lop sided grin splits his face
- >"Well in a sense. Yes, I just did."
- >This makes no sense. Well it makes little sense.
- "Why?"
- >"I just told you why."
- "No- I mean...WHY ME?"
- >The last part comes out with a little more force than you intended
- >It causes him to shrink back from you for a second
- >"Well..." he stops and considers it
- >"For starters most mares arn't into giant monkeys from another dimension even if they are loaded. Of those who are...well lets say they are not all there."
- "That cant be it. You could find a respectable mare anywhere that would put up with..that for money."
- >You should know since you are one
- >"Well I also wanted one who I could be blunt with and would understand the the marriage is one of business not pleasure."
- >You stare at him. Giving him the look of "Don't fuck with me" that you give the stallions who try to jip you
- >"And...I wanted a mare who would appreciate the full extent of what I am offering."
- "And just what ARE you offering."
- >He reaches into a briefcase you didnt notice and pulls out a stack of papers.
- >"These are prenuptial agreements and general forms that explain in full detail what is involved."
- >He slides them over to you
- >"The gist of it is that you will marry me and have all the rights and privileges save for a few things."
- "Such as?"
- >"That you forfeit any rights to property and money if you leave me. That you only have physical relations with me or ponies I approve. That you never speak of this deal or that you were a prostitute without my permission. Mostly stuff for trying to stop you if you tried to fuck me over with this."
- >None of that sounds too bad
- >"Oh and you have to change your name."
- "What?"
- >"Well it links you to your past and...Afternoon Delight is a pretty racy name."
- >That makes sense though you are not all that pleased with it.
- "So I have to give up my body, my memories, and even my name...in return for living in luxury."
- >He frowns at you
- >"Well when you put it that way it sounds really bad. I mea-"
- "Ill do it."
- >"But you just said"
- "I already give up my body. I learned to live with that. Maybe I can learn to live with the rest as well."
- >He nods solemnly
- "I just have one question.
- >"And that is?"
- "Is there any chance of making this a REAL marriage instead of one just for show?"
- >He smiles at you
- "Lets talk about it over lunch."
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