When Worlds Collide 3

>"We gotta meet down at the harba!"
>"Please get off of me."
>"I gotta get ma nails done at the Colleoni salon!"
>"..."
>"An' after that I'm gonna go tan down at the beach!"
>"..."
>"Baba bing bada boom, forget about it!"
>"...Lyra, Princess Twilight, somepony please get this crazy stallion off of me."
>You wouldn't say that you knew Bonbon all that well
>You had seen her around town, and you knew that her and Lyra were good friends, but the two of you never really hung out all that much
>But, even though you couldn't say that you were anything other than acquaintances, you did know that she was a very calm and collected mare
>From what you've seen and from what Lyra and the other girls have told you, Bonbon never yelled, she almost never got upset, and she never said anything that she didn't mean
>The earth pony was a sweetheart, as kind as she was honest, and a gentlemare to the bone
>But, as you watched her struggling against Prince Anonymous's grasp, you could tell that her kindness and calm were at their limit
>When Anon had come back over into your world through the transgate, you had decided to take him down to Ponyville to see the sites
>Since it would probably shock a bunch of ponies to see a human just pop out of nowhere, you decided to take him to Bonbon's house first
>The mare used to be a monster hunter amongst other things, so you, Twilight, and Lyra popping up with another human wouldn't be too much of a shock for her
>It would also help Anon to ease into meeting all of these new, probably different ponies before you dumped him into the deep end
>But, as you quickly found out, the prince wasn’t shy about meeting new ponies
>Not shy at all
>"Pow! Right in the kisser! Why I oughta! Why I oughta! Straight to the moon!"


>Anon, who was rubbing his cheek against the frazzled mare's neck, was using one hand to rub her chest and the other to pat her head
>You had always been weary about petting ponies, not wanting to think of them as big, fuzzy dogs, but it seemed that Anon had absolutely no qualms with this
>He also seemed to be immensely entertained by her accent which, admittedly sounded like a jersey girl's
>For the past twenty minutes he had poor Bonbon sitting in his lap while he petted her and said a whole bunch of nonsense in a dozen different accents that didn't sound anything like hers
>One second it was a boston accent, the next it was some weird bastardized version of a Chicago accent
>...At one point you were also pretty sure you had heard something that founded remarkably similar to a racist Japanese accent like from the old fifties' cartoons
>Bonbon, looking very uncomfortable, tried to wiggled out from the prince's grasp but Anon held firm, using his legs to keep her from going anywhere
>You knew that, if she wanted to, the earth pony could easily escape, but she didn't want to hurt the guy
>So she just sat there and took the affection, her tail tucked between her legs and a bright blush on her face
>She was looking at each of you with those pretty blues eyes of hers, silently begging for aid
>Unfortunately for her Lyra was too busy trying not to laugh, and Twilight looked a mixture of horrified and fascinated
>And you...
>Well, you didn't know how to feel...
>Anon looked pretty silly, and Bonbon looked like she wanted to crawl underneath something, but no one was getting hurt...
>And Bonbon DID look fuzzy…
>...
>But this REALLY wasn’t okay, right?
>And what would his wife think?
>"Goddammit are you so CUTE," Anon said, blowing a raspberry on the earth pony's neck. >"Say Lyra again. Ohohoho! No, say, 'let's get some disco fries down in Brick City.'."
>Bonbon looked up at you


>"Lero, please help me."
>She tensed when Anon gave her neck another raspberry as he rocked her back and forth
>"...For Celestia's sake don't make me beg."
>A guffaw escaped Lyra before she managed to cover her mouth with both of her hooves
>Bonbon gave her a nasty glare before looking back at you
>You couldn't help but chuckle
>Yeah...
>Someone needed to stop this...
"Anon? How about we take you around town for a bit?" you asked. "I'm sure you want to go out and see what's different from your Ponyville."
>"Yeah, go outside and take a walk," Bonbon said, tugging at his hands. "Go outside and let me go. Please."
>She had almost managed to slip out of the prince's grasp when his arms snapped back in place, pulling her against him
>"Just give me a couple of minutes," he said, giving her belly a rub. "The Bonnie in my world is too much of a grump to let me pet her, so I need to get it out of my system."
>For a second, Bonbon's eyes glazed over
>She threw back her head and let out a quiet knicker, wiggling herself into Anon's lap as his fingers dug into the fur on her soft tummy
>It lasted for only a moment before Bonbon regained control of herself, but by then it was already too late
>Lyra had to bite a hoof, her body shaking with barely restrained laughter
>Twilight was giggling, her eyes bright with glee
>The earth pony herself was redder than Big Mac, covering her face with both hooves and mumbling to herself
>"D-Dumb Benny..."
>"Who's a good little horse?"
>"Shut u-up and let me go..."
>"You are! Yes you are!"
>"...Y-Yeah I a-am..."


>Ten minutes passed before, with a sigh, Anon released his grip on Bonbon
>"Alrighty, it's all out of my system," he said, giving her rump a little pat. "Off you go."
>For a second it almost looked like the earth pony wanted to stay where she was, but a chuckle from Lyra had her hopping up and scurrying out of the room
>"Sorry about that, folks," Anon said, taking the hand that you offered and pulling himself to his feet. "The Bonnie back home doesn't have that accent, so when I heard it I couldn't resist."
>Twilight cleared her throat, a smile still on her face
>"It's nothing to worry about, Anon," she said. "We aren't on a schedule. Though I'd ask you to keep yourself from petting ponies when we get outside. Even though Lero's been around here for years, more than a few of them are still... jumpy around non-ponies."
>Lyra wiped a tear from her eye
>”Don't you be sorry, your highness. You've given me something to tease Bonbon for the rest of her life with."
>A grimace came to Anon's face as he dusted himself off
>"Please, none of that your highness garbage. I'm just a normal guy like everyone else," he said, slapping you on the back. "And I can't promise not to pet anyone, Princess Twilight. Anyone on my side of the portal will tell you that I'm a petter."
>For a moment, you let yourself imagine Anon walking up to one of the flower sisters and petting them or, worse yet, Honeydew or one of her sisters
>...
>Yeah...
>That wouldn't be good...
"We'll just have to make sure you to tell you which ponies you can pet and which ones kick," you said

~_~_~_~_~_~_~_

>The walk through town was, as you expected, filled with stares and whispers
>No pony could keep this eyes off of Anon, who was walking along with a smile on his face


>You could tell that many were surprised to see another human
>Here and there you could also hear angry grumbles and racist remarks, but you did your best to ignore them
>With Twilight here, you knew that no one would do anything rash or stupid
>Not that they WOULD, but you knew how unpredictable ponies got when they were excited...
>Anon didn't even seem to notice the whispers or weary and distrustful looks, making his way down the street with a pep in his step
>"So where's your other girl? Off in some tree fast asleep?"
>Perking up, you looked over to see the prince staring at you
"Rainbow? She went to Dodge City this morning to help the weather team there clear up some clouds that swept down from the north."
>Anon raised an eyebrow
>"Frozen north clouds?" he asked. "Aren't those filled with ice magic?"
>Twilight, who was trotting next to you, nodded
>"Rainbow was the closest specialist for those kind of clouds, so Cloudsdale sent her over so that the clouds could be safely destroyed."
>Blinking, the prince nodded
>"Huh. Well, that's neat," he said. "I didn't think that Rainbow could be a specialist at anything..."
>A bolt of indignation swept through you at the causal insult, but you ignored it
>You knew that he didn't mean it that way...
"What does your Rainbow do, Anon?" you asked
>"She's supposed to be part of the weather team, but most of the time she just lays around and sleeps," Anon replied with a shake of his head. "If it wasn't for my Twilight they'd have probably fired her by now."
>Really...?
>Your Rainbow busted her flank for the weather team...
>Sure, she had been a bit lazy before you had been dating, but now she worked harder than anyone...
>In fact, she was talking about how her bosses in Cloudsdale wanted to promote her...


"Well, my Rainbow is not only a specialist but she's the head of the weather team around here," you said, a bit of pride creeping into your voice
>As you walked by a group of ponies, Anon reached over and bopped Thunderlane on the nose
>The stallion took two steps back, a horsey snort escaping him as his nose scrunched up
>"You should let me borrow her for a little bit then. My Ponyville could use some hard-working pegasi to help clear the skies."
>You were about to open your mouth to answer when, out of the corner of your eye, you could see a pink blur making its way toward you
>...
>Oh no...
>Eyes widening, you tried shoving Anon out of the way, but you were too slow
>The blur slammed into the prince, forcing him to stumble backward
>Both Twilight and Lyra whipped their heads around as a giggle filled the air
>"Pinkie!" they both shouted
>Pinkie Pie, party pony extraordinaire, looked up at Anon with a big smile on her face
>"Hiya!" she chirped
>Anon, looking down at the pink mare, smiled back
>"Well, hello to you too, Ponka Pee."
>Pinkie giggled again as Twilight's magical aura encased her body and pulled her off of him
>"Pinkie! You can't go around tackling ponies!" you wife said, setting Pinkie down in front of her. "You could have hurt the princ--"
>"Anon."
>"--Anon here!"
>"Oh, I wouldn't hurt him, silly," Pinkie replied with a snort and a wave
>"You don't know that, Pinkie."
>"Of course I do, Twilight. My party pony tackle rolled too low!"
>...
>What?
>"Don't worry about it, princess," Anon said before Twilight could say anymore. "I have a Pinkie back home, remember? I'm used to stuff like this."


>"Ohhh! I liked that Pinkie! She might have had some silly ideas on parties but she could tell one heck of a knock-knock joke!" Pinkie said with a happy wiggle
>Giving your wife a smile--and her chest a rub, you couldn't help but notice-- the prince took a step forward so that he was standing in front Pinkie
>Placing a hand on the top of her head, he gave her scalp a scratch
>Pinkie cooed, leaning into his hand and closing her eyes
>"Yeah... Just like that... Scratch my ears too..." the party pony said, her back leg kicking
>You, along with half the town, watched as Anon did as she asked, even going a step further and adding his other hand to the scratching, much to Pinkie's delight
>"Oh yeah... Momma likes," she said her tongue lolling out of her mouth
>Twilight facehoofed, grumbling to herself
>"Pinkie... Do you mind telling us WHY you tackled Anon here?"
>"My Pinkie sense was--a little lower please-- telling me that somepony new was in town, so I decided to say hello," the party pony said, balancing on her front hooves as she nuzzled Anon's hand with more and more vigor
>"That mare has superb balance," Lyra said, and was mostly ignored in favor of watching the petting that was going on in front of you
>" I also wanted to see if they were going to--scratch those ears, Nonners. Scratch 'em hard-- stay long enough for a party."
>Pinkie cracked open an eye to look at Anon, who had a small smile on his face
>”So whatcha say, Nonny?”
>Anon hummed thoughtfully
>"Well, unfortunately I can't stay the whole day, Pinkie," he said, giving her neck and chin a scratch
>"Aw, how come?"
>"I have to take my little girl to school tomorrow because my wife's busy with royal things."
>"Then why don't you just bring them here? Pinkie's parties are fun for all ages."
>"Because my darling wife would give me grief if she found out I let her little girl skip school tomorrow because she was up all night eating cupcakes and drinking punch."
>Pinkie's nose scrunched up
>"That's dumb. School's dumb," she grumbled


>"It is," Anon said with a nod. "School’s for chumps. Unfortunately, Celestia wants my little girls to be chumps. So they need to go get their education."
>Giving her cheek one final pat, he took a step away from Pinkie and stood up to his full height
>"But maybe another time, huh? Or maybe you and the other Pinkie could come up with something?"
>Though looking just a bit disappointed, Pinkie nodded
>"Alright, but I'm going to make sure it's the bestest party that anypony's ever seen."
>"You always say that," Lyra said
>"Yep!" Pinkie said with a hop. "So where are you silly fillies going? Down to Sugarcube Corner?"
>"You hit the nail right on the head, Pinkie," Anon replied, looking back at you all. "We're gonna go and get something to eat. Then Twilight's probably going to take me back to her castle and talk me into getting her to poke at me."
>Twilight stiffened
>"I-I would never do something like that!" she immediately protested
>Anon snorted
>"Please. If you're anything like the one from my world then you're probably gnawing at the bone to see if me and Lero here are any different."
>...
>He's probably not wrong...
>You watched as your wife took a step back, her eyes darting around
>"I would never--! I mean, I wouldn't say no, but--! What I mean is--!"
>Realizing that she was rambling, Twilight's mouth snapped shut
>Her wings ruffled at her sides, and you could see her nose scrunching up the way it did when she was embarrassed
>Puffing out her cheeks, she explosively sighed, looking down at the ground and shyly kicking at the dirt
>"...Anon?"
>"Yes Twilight?"
>Twilight's ears perked up before going flat against the sides of her skull


>"Would it be alright if I maybe... examined you? Just for a little bit? Please?"
>Anon smiled
>"As long as you don't try to take any of my bones or come at me with any phallic instruments then it's fine with me."
>Lyra brushed past you
>"Now that we got that out of the way, why don't we get to Sugarcube Corner before the lunch rush hour?"
>Pinkie's eyes lit up
>"Yeah! I can give Nonny here a cupcake on the house!"
>"Then let's get going!" Anon said, picking up Pinkie and hoisting her on his shoulders
>The party pony giggled, her tail swishing back and forth as he began to make his way down the street
>Lyra and Twilight were quick to follow
>...
>Wait...
>Didn't the princesses NOT want you to say anything about Anon being from a different reality?"
>You were pretty sure that they DIDN'T want something like that to come out yet...
>Looking around at all of the staring ponies, you thickly swallowed
"...Um, we'd really appreciate it if you all kept quiet about this," you said. "At least for now, until the princesses come out and tell everyone."
>No one said a thing, they just stared at you with wide, disbelieving eyes
>...
>Yeah...
>That's what you figured...

~_~_~_~_~_~_

>"So everything's done then, Honeydew? We'll be good for the next couple of weeks?"
>You leaned back into your chair and closed your eyes
>On either side of you were your sisters, Honeybee and Honeysuckle


>Honey season was starting up, and because of it the three of you had been very, very busy
>As much as you loved your charity work, it didn't pay the bills
>You were a honey farmer first, and that had taken all of your time
>From sunrise to sunset the three of you had been working
>The bees had to be primed, jars had to be bought, Honeybee had to go to Canterlot to argue with the shipping company you used again
>It was, like always, a mess
>None of you had gotten much sleep the past month, and you could tell that the stress was starting to get to everypony
>Which was why, after the three of you had finished ordering the last batch of jars you'd need for this season, the three of you decided to take a little break
>And sure, going to Sugarcube Corner wasn't much of a break, but it was better than nothing
>At least you were away from the house and the honeycomb hives...
"Yeah, we just need to wait for the bees to increase their production and we'll be able to start collecting the honey," you said, taking a sip of your sweet tea
>You had no idea how Mr. Cake made the stuff, but it was AMAZING…
>You could have drank ten gallons of the stuff...
>Honeysuckle groaned, laying her head against the table you were all sitting at
>"I swear to Celestia if I hear another bee buzz I'm going to lose it."
>"Hey, the hard part is over, sis," Honeysuckle said, giving your little sister a pat on the back. "All we need to do is collect and bottle the stuff."
>Honeysuckle groaned again, wiggling in her seat
>You couldn't help but chuckle
>What a little colt...
>You took another sip of your tea, resting your elbows on the table
>Still, you understood where your little sister was coming from
>It had been a particularly rough beginning for this season…
>A lot of things had gone wrong, and you all had there were a lot of headaches ahead of you
>But it'd be over in a month or two
>After that you'd all have enough bits to just lay around for the rest of the year
>You'd be able to start up your charity work again, Honeysuckle could go down to The Steam Donkey to hit on disinterested stallions every night, and Honeybee could start worrying about next year's season


>You sighed, just taking a moment to enjoy the calm before the storm
>Unfortunately for you, that peace was quickly interrupted
>"Will you look at that..."
>"Sweet Celestia above. Is that...?"
>"Oh great. There's another one of them..."
>The whispers were quiet at first, but as the seconds passed they grew louder and more numerous until they couldn’t be ignored
>Your curiosity soon got the better of you, and you opened your eyes to see what all of the fuss was about
>Everypony sitting outside of Sugarcube Corner was staring down the street
>Following their gaze, you saw something that made your blood freeze
>The monster and its herd were making their way toward the bakery
>But that wasn't all
>There was another one of those... THINGS with them...
>Out of the corner of your eye, you could see Honeybee staring at the group as well
"Is that...?"
>The calm, peaceful feeling that you had been trying so hard to cultivate shattered into a million pieces
>Revulsion and anger replaced it
>What was ANOTHER one of those monsters doing here?!
>How did it get here?!
>WHY was it here?!
>Didn't it know that this was a PONY town?!
>Pinkie Pie, the pink weirdo that she was, was sitting on this new monster's shoulders
>There was a smile on her face, and even from here you could tell she was giggling to herself
>Fear began to mingle with your anger and disgust
>This was how it started...
>First one of them came in to get everypony used to it, and then they brought another one in
>Then, before you knew it, Ponyville would be overrun with them!
>Herds of ponies and monsters!
>Monsters setting up shops!
>They might eventually find a way to mate with ponies, then you’d have half-breeds running around town!


>You found yourself rising to your hooves
>"Honeydew, please sit down," Honeybee said
>You ignored her, brow furrowing
>"Sis, please!"
>...
>You needed to do something...
>One monster in this town was already bad enough...
"I'll be right back..."
>Puffing your chest out, you marched toward the group
>As busy conversing with each other as they were, they didn’t notice you until the last second
"Hey!"
>Princess Twilight and Lyra's heads snapped toward you
>Their monster jumped, looking at you with wide eyes
>The one carrying Pinkie stopped, it's beady blue eyes snapping toward you
>You drew yourself up to your full height, glaring at it
"We don't want anymore of you in this town!"
>It looked on either side of it, its gaze settling on the princess
>"...Well, even though I think she looks a little silly with the wings, I think you could have more than zero alicorns in this town," it said
>You blinked
"...What? No! I was talking about you!" you said
>It blinked, confusion coming to its face
>"Me? What the heck's wrong with me, Honeydew?"
>The fur on the back of your neck stood on end
>How did it know your name?!
"Don't you say my name you bucking monster!" you growled
>You ignored the ponies gasping around you, taking a step toward the group
>You didn't care what you needed to do, you were getting this... THING out of town!
>To your surprise, a smile came to the monster's face
>"Hang on, is this Honeydew a racist little horse?" he asked, sounded excited
>His hideous smile widened
>"Oh my god, that's so cute!"
>Your gaze flicked toward Princess Twilight


"Princess, I don't care if you brought this thing in to be another weird lover, but you can't keep letting them in town! They might eat somepony!"
>Looks of anger came to Lyra and Princess Twilight's, but you could care less
>They couldn't keep bringing these things in
>The second that you took your eye off them somepony would get hurt
>You knew it...
>"Hey! The only pony Nonny here eats is his wife!" Pinkie said, pointing a hoof at you
>The monster looked up at her for a few seconds before slowly nodding
>"That's wildly inappropriate, but she's not wrong," it said
>...
>WHAT?!
>Another pony was STUPID enough to marry one of these things?!
>Horse apples!
>Nopony was that dumb!
>You couldn't believe it!
>You wouldn't believe it!
>The new monster carefully lifted Pinkie off of its shoulders
>For a second, you thought it was going to hold her over its mouth and start chomping, but to your relief it put her down on that ground
>Your relief was quickly forgotten however, because it began to make its way toward you
>"Anon, stay away from her," Lyra warned as you stomped a hoof and snorted
>"Why are you so grumpy, little horse?" it said, ignoring her
>"Anon, don't!" the other freak said, taking a step forward
>Again the warning was ignored
>You stood your ground, your body tensing
>If it touched you it was going to get bucked into next week...
>You didn't care what happened to you after that...
"You better listen to your wranglers," you said with a sneer
>"Is it just a thing with humans or do you just not like non-ponies?"
>Your nostrils flared
>You could smell it...


"I'm not going to tell you again!"
>"Did a non-pony steal your ball when you were little? Maybe it was candy or an ice cream cone?"
>It continued forward with seemingly no concern for its safety
>This lack of self-preservation forced you to take a step back, your ears pinning themselves against the sides of your skull
>It was coming to get you...
>It was going to attack you with those claws and teeth...
>You took another step back
>As the monster closed the distance between the two of you, you gritted your teeth
>You were going to kick it...
>If it touched you you were going to kick it...
>It crotched down, its eyes narrowing
>"The Honeydew that I know is a sweet little mare that helps at the local orphanage," it said, leaning toward you. "So why are you so different?"
"You don't know anything about me, freak!" you yelled, baring your teeth
>It was silent for a moment
>You think you could hear your sister's urging you to come back toward the table, but you kept your gaze glued on the beast's blue eyes
>"...No, it's not anything like that is it?" it said slowly. "Something happened to you when you were--"
>You didn't hear the rest
>Whipping around, you let your earth pony magic flow through you
>You had to hit it first...
>Strike before you were struck…
“GET AWAY FROM ME!”
>Your back legs connected with the thing's chest
>It was a hard kick
>Hard enough to knock it off of its feet and send it flying through the air
>"ANON!" The other beast cried
>Looking over your shoulder, you watched as it flew over Princess Twilight and slammed against the side of the Quill and Soap shop
>There was a sharp crack as the wooden wall bent under its body
>A small smile came to your face
>There, you di--

~_~_~_~_~_~_~

"ANON!"
>You raced toward the prince as the prince flew threw the air and slammed into the side of the Quill and Sofa shop
>Nononononono!
>You heart skipped a beat when you saw the building's wooden walls crack around Anon’s body
>You had seen first-hand how strong earth ponies were
>They could kick down trees, destroy boulders with nothing but their bare hooves, you had even seen them pull TRAINS
>And, while Honeydew was no Applejack, you didn't doubt she was strong enough to cave a human's chest in with a single kick
>And, from the way Anon had flown, you were sure she had done just that
>You heard Anon wheeze painfully, slumping down to the floor, his eyes wide his surprise and pain
>This was bad!
>This was very, very bad!
>You needed to take him to the hospital right away!
>You needed--
>"Motherfucker," you heard Anon rasp, his face turning a little red
>As you slid next to him he leaned forward, pounding a fist against his chest
>You quickly grabbed his arm, not wanting him to hurt himself anymore than he already was
"Anon! Don't move! Stay still! We’ll get you some help!”
>Anon's face continued to get redder and redder
>Your panic flared up
>If his chest was caved in that meant he probably couldn't breathe
>You didn't have to worry about trauma or internal bleeding, he was going to suffocate before you managed to get him help!
>You grabbed the prince's shoulder, your mind racing, thinking of a way to save him
>But then, to your shock, Anon gasped, sucking in a lungful of air
>...


>What...?
>Exhaling, he quickly inhaled
>"That... little turd. Knocked... the wind... outta... me," he said in between gasps
>...
>What?
>As he caught his breath, you gently touched his chest
>Even though you weren't a doctor, everything seemed fine
>Going lower, you poked at his belly and ribs through his t-shirt
>Again they seemed completely alright...
>As you were doing this, Anon stared at you in confusion
>"You might... want to buy me dinner first... guy."
>You ignored him, your panic turning into confusion
>Nothing seemed broken...
>He wasn't bleeding...
>He was completely alert and awake...
>Stupefied, you looked him in the eye
"Are you alright?"
>"I'll be fine," he said, grimacing as he touched his chest. "A lot better than Honeydew over there. Looks like your woman knocked her the fuck out."
"But you got kicked by an earth pony!" you said, your voice cracking
>Anon's brow furrowed
>"So?"
"So it should have killed you!"
>"Don't worry my number two monkey man! Nurse Pinkie's here!"
>You were unceremoniously shoved out of the way by Pinkie, who was wearing a nurse's outfit and holding a white bag with a red cross on it
>...
>Where did she...?
>Opening her little bag, Pinkie pulled out a dozen lollipops, a comically-sized band-aid, and a jar filled with what looked like leeches
>"Where are your bobo's, Nonners?"
>Anon rolled his shoulders, grunting as he cracked his neck
>"I'm fine. I just got the wind knocked out of me is all. But I would appreciate it if you helped me up."


>Both you and Pinkie helped him to his feet
>You stood right next to him, ready to catch him if you needed to
>But it looked like this was no need
>He was walking fine...
>...
>How...?
>The three of you made your way over to Lyra and Twilight
>Lyra was standing over an unconscious Honeydew while your other wife was talking to the other honey sisters
>She was doing her best to be civil, but you could hear the anger in her voice
>"--I'm sorry girls, but we'll have to take her to the guard."
>"Please your highness! I know this looks bad but it isn't her fault! We've all been working so hard and--"
>"There's no excuse for attacking a stallion out in public for good reason!"
>"Human," Anon said
>Stiffening, Twilight looked over at him
>"Anon! Are you alright? Why are you standing? You need to be lying down!"
>She looked over at Pinkie, her eyes wide and panicked
>"Pinkie! I thought I told you to get him to the hospital! He's--"
>"Easy there. Easy," Anon said, giving her a pat on the head. "I'm fine."
>"No you're not," Twilight said with a shake of her head, panic creeping into voice. "You were just kicked by an earth pony! If we're lucky she just caved you..."
>Twilight trailed off, confusion replacing panic
>"How are you... you shouldn't be..."
>That was when you saw it
>A glint in her eye
>The same glint that you've seen in your wife many, many times
>And with it you could practically see the two questions that were no doubt in Twilight's mind
>Why, and How?