private Artificial Love. (with Dynamo Pad)

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The mares:
The stallion chuckled "How adorable..." "...yet so sad." he didn't seem to care even when Dynamo lit his horn "I'm not scared of anything you may do, I know you are too much of cowards to do any real harm to me, and little pain here and there is nothing to worry about." as he spoke, the stallion moved closer to Sunlight,  going as close as the barrier let him, which was pretty close since it was only around Sunlight, and the whole time he was looking at Dynamo "Go ahead, don't hit your marefriend." he had a sickening grin on his face.

Jade:
"The answer to that question is also no, the only new emotions besides the one's coming up with you was whatever caused the problems between me and my sister, I still don't know what the emotions were but it was caused by seeing her together with Dynamo, besides jealousy that is, since that was most likely one of them." He just nodded and smiled at the latter comment. 

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Dynamo Pad:
As the stallion laughed, Dynamo raised an eyebrow. All the while, having a look that said he was not amused. "I'm sorry if I missed the joke. You shouldn't underestimate us, if you know what's good for you. If you do, then you'll live to regret it." He stopped as he saw the stallion move closer and closer towards the barrier. As he taunted him of hitting Sunlight, he sighed and backed off slightly. He turned to look back at the others, but didn't notice Frail. He didn't ask as he looked to Lunar. "What do you think we should do, Lunar? Do you think there's a way to get around him without hurting Sunlight? I'm just wondering if anything can break through the barrier. Seeing how you made the necklace, after all." He whispered to her, while looking at the narrow space of the alleyway. He thought he could jump from wall to wall, but decided not to test that theory yet. He knew once he made a plan with the others, then he would find the time to swoop in.

Dew Drop:
"T-Thanks for letting me know Jade. Hmm...i-if it's not just jealousy, t-then maybe it might have something to do with l-loneliness. Either that, or i-it might be that you've l-lost purpose. I remember that you told me you u-usually would be the one to help your s-sister, or protect her. Now that she's with Dynamo, s-she's probably happy to be accepted, or to know love. Seeing them t-together is nice, b-but it might have made you l-lose a sense of purpose or meaning." She went to order herself a cup of coffee, while turning back to Jade. "Did you want anything to drink, Jade? It's my treat."

Edited June 22, 2019 by Dynamo Pad

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"I don't know how it reacts to magic, I didn't test that because its purpose is to keep him specifically away..." "...But all we need to do is to keep him here, Frail is getting the guards." Lunar quietly whispered, the stallion seemed amused at Dynamo's decision but didn't say anything about it, and instead started hitting the barrier, clearly just wanting to get a reaction out Dynamo. "But I won't stop you if you decide to do something, we all would like to do certain things to him." 

Jade:
"That's what I have been thinking." "Water is fine thank you." he then headed to a table to wait for Dew, and started thinking, if he lost his sense of purpose when he no longer had somepony to watch over and protect, how big was the chance that what he felt towards Dew wasn't actually romantic, but instead just him wanting a purpose again. 

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Dynamo Pad:
As he glanced back at Lunar, Dynamo could only nod as he was afraid of attacking the barrier and Sunlight. "I might have an idea, but it's pretty bold. I haven't even had the time to test this idea. At this point, I guess we're out of options." He whispered back, before watching the stallion go and attack the barrier. He was nervous, but that nervousness began to fade as he knew what he had to do. "Okay, but if I need help, then back me up. Just do what you can because I'm not stopping, until I save Sunlight." With that, Dynamo started to run a little, before jumping up towards the wall. He then charged his horn as he started moving from wall to wall towards the stallion.

Dew Drop:
"Okay, then. One cup of w-water, coming up. I'll be r-right back." She let go of his wing as she made her way to the front counter. As she ordered herself a water and a coffee herself, she paid for the drinks, before turning around to find Jade. She smiled as she saw him sitting at a table he picked for them to sit at. After making her way over to him, She placed his cup of water down near him, while taking notice of the look of deep thought on his face. "Is everything o-okay, Jade? A-A bit for your thoughts?" She sat down across from him as she soon took a sip of her coffee. 

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The Mares:
The stallion looked slightly surprised when Dynamo suddenly started wall jumping, but he still wasn't worried, and why would have he been, after all, from his point of view, he had no way to lose against smaller and injured unicorn, because in physical fight, that was most likely true, and when it came to magic, he didn't believe Dynamo would be willing to use anything too dangerous, both because Sunlight was next to him, and because he didn't seem like a pony willing to seriously harm another pony. 

Jade:
"I'm not sure." Jade admitted "I just started thinking, and I realized I can't be sure if certain feelings are real...."  he looked at Dew "...You see, if we are to say I lost my sense of purpose when Dynamo replaced me so to speak, and then get close with you and find it again, do I really care for you, or are you just a replacement for my sister?" "Do you get what I'm trying to say?" 

Edited June 24, 2019 by Catpone Cerberus

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Dynamo Pad:
As Dynamo continued to wall jump, his horn charged with magic once more. 'Please let this spell work. I know this might be impossible, but I want to stop this guy and save Sunny.' When he knew he was close enough. the blue unicorn made one last jump, before going airborne. "I think it's time to put you on ice. Freeze!" He called out as he unleashed the spell towards the ground. As the spell connected with the ground, the surface itself had become encased in ice, but went around the barrier, as a result. As he started to fall towards the ground, he tried to plan out his next move. If the stallion managed to trip, then Dynamo would move in to attack, if necessary.

Dew Drop:
As she listened to what Jade was saying, Dew frowned slightly as she felt a bit heartbroken. Since he told her what he truly was, she began to understand his way of thinking. Although, she hoped that he felt the same as her, but became worried as he was unsure. "I-I'm really sorry to hear about that. I-I admit that I feel saddened, but at l-least you told me. Maybe what you said is what you're t-truly thinking, but then again, m-maybe not. C-Can I ask you a question, Jade? E-Ever since we hung out yesterday and today. H-How have you felt when you're around me and w-we spend time together?" She knew the answer might be obvious, or unknown. However, she still wanted to ask, so that she could understand his feelings. 

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The Mares:
The stallion seemed amused at first since to him it looked like Dynamo missed, and was cocky enough to not realize he had actually frozen the ground, so he slipped and fell, but it wouldn't take long until he got back up, because when he knew there was ice, he knew to watch his hooves. Meanwhile Lunar had taken something to her hooves, she was holding what looked like a piece of jewelry, but it didn't have chain or any other way to wear it. For now she was only holding it.

Jade:
"How have I felt or what feelings have I felt?..."  Jade asked, even though he didn't give any time to answer "...I have felt generally happy, but for feelings, there has been few I haven't felt before, from which at least one I would assume is some sort of attraction since that's the only explanation why it made me want to write you a book and why I couldn't wait to meet you again..." "...My worry just is that that attraction is caused by my need of somepony instead of real attraction." He looked worried "How do I know if something I have never felt before is real?"

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Dynamo Pad:
Dynamo grinned slightly as he was able to make the stallion trip and fall, due to the ice. However, he had to realize that an icy terrain wouldn't put a stop to this pony. The blue unicorn then began to spin as he made his way towards the ground. 'Think like a orb. Just spin and act like a pinball.' He thought as he used his magic on himself to try and spin faster and faster. The result caused him to spin like a pinball, before he landed on the ball. He had a difficult time seeing on where he was going, but he made sure to bounce from wall to wall as he moved in to attack the stallion multiple times. If his attack worked, then he would ricochet off of the wall and move back to attack the stallion.

Dew Drop:
Dew nodded at Jade's repeat of her question, before listening to what he had to say. She smiled slightly as she heard what he had been feeling. Dew nodded as she began to see the problem of what Jade was going through with his conflicting feelings. "I-I want to say that what your feeling is a crush or love, b-but I guess it isn't that simple. I would s-say that some feelings aren't meant to be understood or i-interpreted." She began to draw circles on the table with her hoof, while trying to find the right words to say. "I c-can start to see how both the need of protecting s-somepony and real attraction c-can be both the same and different."

It was then that an idea began to form in her mind as she blushed with a worried look in her eyes. "I k-know you said we should just continue to act like normal and see h-how things go. W-Would it be okay if I asked you something?" She leaned over and placed a kiss upon his cheek, before leaning back into her seat. "I-I know the k-kiss might be random, b-but I wanted to see if that kiss m-meant something. From what you're telling me, i-it sounds as if you have feelings for me. On the other h-hoof, you're afraid that i-it might not be feelings, b-but a need to protect somepony. I-I know what I said before, but I w-wanted to see if the kiss would change your mind and/or f-feelings." 

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The mares:
The stallion looked very confused when Dynamo started suddenly spinning, though Lunar and Golden were just as confused. The attack worked, and though it still want enough to get the stallion down, it knocked him back, and there wasn't really anything he could do against it, and every time Dynamo attacked, the stallion had to back up few steps, and after few times, fear could be seen on his face as he shouted "Maniacs! You are all maniacs!..." "You..." he was hit by the jewelry looking thing Lunar had been holding, and collapsed to the ground after some spasms, it was some kind of taser thing. "I got tired of his voice." 

Jade:
Jade froze from the sudden kiss, and a slight blush appeared on his face, he felt...warm. He was quiet for some time, though it was pretty clear the silence was caused by him not finding the right words "I..." he started, but didn't know how to continue, and instead he suddenly chuckled and shook his head "...It would be ignorant from me to claim it isn't obvious i have feeling for you, because though I don't know what it feels like, I know what it looks like, and I fit that look pretty well..." "...And though I still have my worries, does it really matter why I like you? It doesn't change anything after all."  

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Dynamo Pad:
As the attacks collided against the stallion, the attacks were less powerful as his front hooves were damaged. However, the attack was working as intended. As he heard the stallion shout with fear, Dynamo ended the spin technique. He slid on the icy ground, before collapsing onto his side in pain. He yelped slightly as it felt like his hooves were on fire. "Ow. Now, that hurt. Was it because of when I jumped from wall to wall?" He wondered as he spoke his thoughts out loud. He tried to get up, but found that he was having trouble. All the running and fighting had done a number on his front hooves. He decided to sit up slightly and look towards the stallion. "I wouldn't...call myself a maniac. Just a friend and a stallionfriend, who wants to keep his marefriend safe from harm. Although, I wouldn't...know what to say about you. You're nothing, but a big old bully, who won't learn to leave others alone." His eyes widened slightly as it looked like he was hit with some kind of laser. He looked back to the source of said laser to see Lunar, who held a piece of jewelry. He sighed with relief, knowing that the stallion wouldn't reveal Sunlight's secret. "Now that's what I call convenient jewelry. Is that supposed to knock him out? If so, then we need to tie him up and save Sunlight." He looked back towards the end of the alleyway and started to crawl towards Sunlight. "AAlthough, what should we do about this guy? Should we try and get some information from him?" He began to slide on the ice, while making his way towards the still frozen, orange unicorn.

Dew Drop:
Dew had been quiet ever since she had kissed Jade's cheek. She wasn't sure if it was right to kiss him. Seeing how they only admitted that they had a crush on each other. However, she still wanted to be sure about what he feelings were for her. She had begun to feel worried as he was being quiet. However, she was relieved to know that he was trying to find the right words. She could only giggle slightly as he sounded adorable in his confused state. "I-I...I guess there doesn't h-have to be a reason." She began as she listened to what he had to say. "I guess...I-I'm just worried, that's all. You told me that you like me, but you also don't r-really have a sort of purpose. How p-protecting your sister was your goal. Seeing how she has a stallionfriend who can protect her. I was just w-worried that y-you would only be with me to just protect me. I-I understand and respect that you have worries. I-I just want our feelings to be genuine and that we want t-to be together. Not for any o-other reason, except that w-we want to make the other to feel happy a-and cared. I-I mean, you're the first pony that I-I've ever had a crush on, Jade."

Edited June 28, 2019 by Dynamo Pad

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The mares:
"It's a taser, so yes and no, it is meant to bring him down, but I didn't expect it to actually knock him out. But I'd say it's better..." Lunar said nonchalantly as she calmly walked to Sunlight and with a spell deactivated the magical barrier "...and there isn't need to do anything, guards should be here soon and there's no information we don't already know." she waved her hoof in front of Sunlight but didn't get a reaction "I hope this doesn't last too long." and as she said it, Sunlight collapsed on the ground.

Jade:
"That is similar worry to what I have, the details just are bit different..." Jade explained "...it was never the question if the attraction and such are genuine, my worry is the source of that attraction." "Another way how I could say what I mean is, would I feel that way if everything was the same expect my sister still relied on me?" "I know it does't necessarily change anything regardless the answer, but that's just one of things I can't but worry when I know my mind is programmed by someone or something to work a certain way."

 

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Dynamo Pad:

“Huh. So, it’s both a taser and jewelry to boot? I guess that’s the best form of disguise. I mean, you can have the necklace to look nice and use said necklace to defend yourself. Just remind me next time to never get on your bad side. I guess there’s no need to gather any info, but what I want to know is how did he know where she was. Not only that, but what did this stallion want with Sunlight?” He looked back at the knocked out stallion, thankful that the others thought he was speaking nonsense.

As he finally made his way over to Sunlight, he frowned as Lunar had said she didn’t get a response from Sunlight. “I hope this doesn’t last too long either.” He tentatively, yet calmly placed a comforting hoof upon Sunlight’s shoulder. “Sunny? Sunny, can you hear me? It’s Dynamo. We found you and that stallion was stopped. I’m here now, so it’s okay. Please, come back to me.” He tried to hold back tears as he was staring to become worried.

Dew Drop:

Dew nodded, while listening to Jade’s explanation. “I d-don’t truly know. I want t-to day that it’s the same, b-but it could be different. If you didn’t h-have your sister reply on you, t-then you could have more possibilities become o-opened up for you.” She nods at the green Pegasus, before leaning closely to his ear to whisper to him. “I w-wonder if there’s was a way to fix the programming. T-That way, you can work and/or function the way y-you want to live. It’s just...I-I think you told me it d-doesn’t work in that regard, right?” She wondered as she leaned back in her seat. 

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The mares:
"He probably was at the event, would explain why Sunlight left in a hurry, and what he wants from her is pretty clear. He for some reason thinks Jade and Sunlight are machines sent to spy us from other world, and wants to prove it to all of us. I have no idea what he was planning to do, but whatever it is, it left pretty bad mark to Sunlight mentally when he presumably did it last time." she checked Sunlight calmly but quickly "She will be aright, she's just unconscious. Luckily it didn't happen earlier though , that would have most likely removed the barrier."

Frail, the guards, and one paramedic then arrived, Frail stayed behind with Golden, the paramedic went to check on Sunlight, confirming what Lunar had said, then heading to check on Dynamo, and the guards went for the stallion, who woke up from a little poking , but was too confused to say anything before he was already hauled away. While this was happening, Lunar went to tell Golden and Frail to get Dynamo and Sunlight to her place when they were allowed to leave, and then walked to Dynamo "Where that flower shop is, I need to get Jade." 

Jade:
Jade didn't lean closer when he spoke, but he spoke lot more quietly "It can be done, but not by anypony...or creature in Equestria." "Let me explain...." "...Firstly, we don't know our own programming, we just know what we can experience, for example we know the fact that we like to learn things, thus we can assume we are programmed to gather information, and because of that lack of knowledge, we can't change it ourselves..." "...We also can't do it to each other, because though we can...connect, it's so limited it simply doesn't allow something like that..." "...Then is the rest of Equestria, we are simply beyond the understanding of any creature we know of, and knowing everything we know about code, I know it's impossible to create something like us with the current knowledge." he was quiet for a second "But, it can be broken, my sister is an example of that, she has started forgetting things, small things, but still, we are supposed to remember everything..." "....But the thing about that is that we can't control it, and don't know how to do it purposely." 

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Dynamo Pad:

"It seems sort of strange that he'd go to an event like that. From what I know from this and the previous encounter. This stallion doesn't seem like the gaming and anime music type. I guess he saw Sunlight and decided to keep track of her. There was a bit of a crowd in the dance room, so maybe he tried to blend with the crowd to avoid being spotted." As he heard Lunar's assumption, Dynamo raised an eyebrow, before shaking his head. He had to pretend to not know as he knew what Orange and Jade were. After a quick check up, he breathed a sigh of relief, but knew they weren't out of the woods just yet. "Your guess is as good as mine. I'm guessing from what you've said that he's tried to make you believe this story from the past. I just hope she'll be able to wake up soon. I'd be worried as to what would happen if the barrier was destroyed."

As Frail had brought the guards to the scene, Dynamo watched as the paramedics had confirmed Lunar's status on Sunlight. While Dynamo was being checked on, he was thankful to know that he didn't break his front hooves. They were still sore, but he was close to overdoing it in that fight. He was reminded of what needed to be done to avoid further damage, before he saw the paramedics take their leave. The gaming unicorn was grateful that the stallion was hauled away and could finally leave the group alone. As he waited on what the plan would be, he looked up to see Lunar, who wanted to know where Jade was. "He's still at the flower shop. When you exit the alleyway, you make a right and keep going, until you get to a corner. It's just around the corner next to the coffee shop."

Dew Drop:

“I-I guess if you knew your own programming, t-then you and your sister would have done s-something about it. Maybe the way to connect and change is m-meant as a fail safe. In the off chance t-that you might reprogram to b-be bad or something different.” Her mind began to race as she was told of the coding being able to be broken. “M-Maybe that had something to do with love? From what y-you’ve told me, Dynamo was able to make your sister f-feel true to herself. Maybe it’s through love t-that you start to have a s-sort of subconscious change?” She whispered as she wondered if that was the key to breaking the code.

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Lunar just nodded, and after getting permission from the guard, she took off to the sky.
Frail and Golden then walked to Dynamo and Sunlight, Frail picking up Sunlight, and Golden helping Dynamo "It's not a long walk, one of Lunar's shops is just around the corner." they then started moving, carefully but quickly. As they walked, Golden spoke "How was that pony even allowed to be outside again?" she was clearly pissed, Frail replied to her "That's unfortunately how the system works, it doesn't help he didn't nopony knows what he did, they can't really give a correct punishment if they don't know what he did." 

Jade:
"That is what I have theorized, though I doubt it's only love, my guess would be that any emotion going over some certain limit would do that..." "...That would at least explain why we lose our consciousness when a negative emotion gets too strong, it protects us from the effects to the code." 

There was just enough time for Dew to possibly respond, before Lunar landed from the sky in front of the flower shop, then noticing Jade in the cafe, Jade greeted her and tried to ask what she was doing there, but she cut him short, and what probably seemed bit odd to Dew, besides the magic wings that is, was the she started by telling an address, though the reason would come apparent soon, as she continued right away, and all she could say was "He found Sunlight." before Jade had already flown off. Lunar seemed bit surprised how quickly he had moved, but other than that she seemed like she had been expecting it. She looked at Dew "You must be the flower pony Dynamo told about, you probably should come too, Jade may need somepony to calm him down." 

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Dynamo Pad:
As Lunar took off to the sky to find Jade, Dynamo looked up to see Frail and Golden walking over to him and Sunlight. He gave an appreciative smile as was helped up by Golden, while Frail picked up Sunlight. "I didn't know she had multiple shops in Manehatten. From what she told me, I honestly thought it was one shop. I guess her stores are pretty popular and convenient in case you need to get to said shop." He says, walking quickly, but carefully towards the shop. As they walked, he could hear the anger emanating from Golden's voice. He didn't say anything at first, but nodded as he was clearly angry too. "I'm guessing this has happened before? I know Jade told me that something like this has happened in the past, but it was only through his perspective. I just hope we can bring this stallion to justice. We at least have four witnesses to this whole thing. Golden, Frail, Lunar and myself. If the system can believe us, then this stallion can leave Sunlight, us and everyone else alone." He says, trying to be hopeful as he didn't know what the plan would be.

Dew Drop:
As Dew listened to his explanation, she began to formulate an idea, before giving her response. "Do you think m-maybe the same effect applies to when a p-positive emotion becomes to strong? Seeing how s-some emotions can go over a certain limit, t-then it would possibly rework the c-code. I g-guess it would also be helpful to ask your s-sister. As she must have an idea of what she's b-been feeling since she started to go out with her stallionfriend."

Suddenly, another pony had landed right next to them at the cafe. She was somewhat surprised that a non-Pegasus had magic wings, but she didn't have time to question anything. The moment that he heard this pony's remark, she had seen that Jade had instantly flown away. His cup of beverage had been spilled and his chair had been knocked over. She could see some of the other customer's had taken notice, but some just began to pay the moment no mind. She began to panic and start to worry, before noticing the mare was talking to the ebony Pegasus. "Y-Yes, that's right. My name is Dew Drop, b-but what's happening? Is Jade g-going to be okay?" She got out of her chair and fixed the chair that had been knocked over. She didn't know what was going on, but she was ready to fly after Jade to make sure that he would be okay.

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"Well, she does have only one shop in the way that there's only one that is always there. The other's are empty most of the time, they are like markets, she goes there only now and then." Golden informed. "There really isn't anything more to tell, we know the same things as Jade. And it's not the evidence that is the problem, he got brought to the justice, breaking and entering with some other things. The problem is whatever she did to Sunlight, because, he cannot be given a punishment for that because nopony knows what he did, all they know is that he did something, so he just gets punished for things they know and a little extra." Frail explained.

Jade:
"Jade will be fine, just angry..." Lunar stated calmly "...I won't get into details but a pony that has caused harm to Sunlight before found her again and...well, I'm sure you know how Jade feels about that..." "...and yes, Sunlight should be fine, she just was so scared that she passed out." She took off from the ground and waited for Dew "Oh, and my name is Lunar Charm, Lunar for short. It's nice to meet you, too bad we didn't meet in more positive manner" 

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Dynamo Pad:
Dynamo nodded as he listened intently to their explanations. "I guess that can be seen as a good business practice. If she ever needed to go to a different shop, then there's one in town. Sort of like changing things up every now and then, right? Does she anypony else working in the other shops, or is it only just herself? I'm also guessing that Jade had told you both and Lunar what had happened. It just bothers me that he gets punished without anypony knowing what really happened. If I did, then I'd do all that I could to bring this stallion to justice. Do you think Lunar has any artifact that could get him to tell the truth of what he had done?" He was beginning to worry if that was a bad idea. As he had an idea that it would reveal Sunlight's secret. However, he wondered if such an artifact was even possible.

Dew Drop:
The ebony Pegasus sighed softly and nodded at what she was being told. "Y-Yes. Jade has told me about h-how he can be angry w-when it involves his friends and s-sister." She watched as Lunar took off from the ground, before following her into the sky. "O-Oh! I think Jade had told me about this, b-but he didn't go into m-much detail either. I'm happy to hear that S-Sunlight is okay, but I just hope she and J-Jade will be fine. It's nice to m-meet you, Lunar. I g-guess we were going to meet eventually. It p-probably can't be helped with everything t-that has happened. So, w-where do we have to fly to exactly?" She wondered as she waited for Lunar to lead the way.

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"She works alone."
"Well, we did live next-door to them when it happened, Lunar was informed later..." Frail pointed out "...I don't know if she has any like that, but considering she hasn't used it yet, if she does, there's a reason she hasn't used it, and I trust her to know best when it comes to such things." "I honestly don't even want to know what he did, I don't want to know what would cause such mental trauma." they arrived to the shop, it was a jewelry store, all the displays just were empty. Frail and Golden brought Sunlight and Dynamo to the backroom and set them on a couch.

Lunar:
"Just follow me, there's no need to hurry, there's plenty of ponies there and calming Jade down will be more successful if he has time to hear what happened first." Lunar stated, sounding rather calm again "Can I ask you something?.." "...How did you meet Jade? I don't want to be inquisitive or rude, but I'm just curious how that happened, because from what I know about him, a shy flower pony isn't exactly the first thing I imagined for his first marefriend to be." 

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Dynamo Pad:
Dynamo breathed a mental sigh of relief as he felt Sunlight's secret would stay safe. It still bothered him that he didn't know what this stallion was trying to prove. "I honestly thought she would have others in watching the shop. Given that you said that she has other shops available around the city. I guess I would have to ask Lunar to give me a tour and show me what you mean. I trust Lunar, as well when it comes to not using an artifact to force the truth. I do want to know, but at the same time, I feel as if I don't want to know. Just the idea of what this stallion had done is just about sickening to me. I just hope he'll be brought to justice and we won't ever have to see him again." As they arrived at the jewelry store, Dynamo had taken notice that the display shelves were empty. Once they entered the store, he was lead by the others to a backroom and set on a couch. The gaming unicorn looked over to Sunlight, who looked to be still unconscious. He wrapped his arm around her and pulled her into a hug. All the while, trying his best to not cry as he felt tears were welling up in his eyes.

Dew Drop:
"O-Okay and I hope you're right. I-I've never seen Jade look s-so serious before." She didn't know whether to bring up how serious he looked when they had talked a few times. Even when the she and Jade were visiting the Statue of Friendship. As they flew through the city, Dew Drop tilted her head slightly at both the question and explanation. "Oh, J-Jade and I had met at the cafe next door to my shop. I t-took a break to go and g-grab myself a coffee and t-that's when I saw Jade. I didn't know where h-he was coming from, but he flew to the shop and just took a seat. H-He seemed pretty glum about something, s-so I decided to ask him if everything was okay. After getting to k-know each other, we pretty much s-spent the day together. I don't b-blame you for your assumptions. I-I wasn't sure either, but over the course of getting to talk and know him. I...I started to develop a crush on Jade and I t-think he has a crush on me, as well. The two of us decided to still be friends and take everything d-day by day. Maybe we'll become a c-couple, but I'm not too sure."

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Sunlight and Jade:
Frail and Golden left the room pretty much right away when they had gotten Sunlight and Dynamo in, and they had barely exited when the front door opened and closed, and hoof-steps could be heard coming towards the room, and soon Jade walked in, closing the door behind him, his face lacking all expression. He walked next to he two ponies and with tone that was as cold as his face he simply said to Dynamo "I need you to let go of her for a moment." he then patiently waited for Dynamo to do as he asked, not replying to anything that Dynamo may ask or say. When Dynamo would let go, Jade would check Sunlight all over before putting his hoof under her chin like she had done to him in the arcade. "Thank Celestia" he muttered to himself before backing up, after which Sunlight woke up and looked around her confused "What happen..." before she could finish her sentence, fear flashed in her eyes for a second "...oh, now I remember." she shuddered.

Lunar:
"I see, I remember Sunlight mentioning he was acting bit weird, maybe he really was lonely..." Lunar responded thoughtfully "...But don't talk in maybes, because it's certain you will become one." she then added "And don't act like it's just a crush, I could see how you two looked at each other, it took only a moment to see it, you both are clearly in love." somehow she managed to sound both serious and teasing at the same time.

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Dynamo didn't take notice of Frail and Golden as they had left the room. He was more focused on keeping Sunlight close to him, while making sure that she was okay. He wanted to blame himself for not being able to protect her, but he knew that Sunlight wouldn't want that. It would have been a repeat of what happened the day before. He was pulled from his thoughts as he heard the door being opened, but that wasn't what got his attention. What got his attention was the cold and emotionless tone in the voice of the guest who entered the room. Dynamo turned to see that it was Jade, while his heartbeat quickened as he saw the expressionless look on Jade's face. He quickly complied as he let go of the hug, while moving a little bit away on the couch. He closed his eyes and waited patiently for Jade to help Sunlight. All the while, feeling guilty that he would be yelled at by Jade. He wouldn't blame Jade if he did as he didn't know what was going through the green Pegasus's mind at the moment.

As he heard Jade's comment, the blue unicorn opened his eyes to see that Sunlight was starting to awaken. He gasped slightly, before smiling softly as he saw that Sunlight was awake and looking around. He wanted to lean over and give his marefriend a hug, but he didn't want to scare her or worry her. He just placed a calm, yet caring hoof upon her shoulder. "Sunlight! Thank Celestia that you're awake. How are you doing? Are you okay?" 

Dew Drop:
"Y-Yeah. That's probably the r-reason as to why he was acting weird." She says, while feeling unsure of Lunar's assumption. She knew the real reason as to why Jade was acting strange, but she remembered not to say anything. Dew Drop suddenly blushed as she listened to Lunar's thoughts. "D-Do you really think so? I mean, I-I've heard that it takes time to fall in love. At least, t-that's what my mother and father have told me. However, I-I know that I feel h-happy whenever I spend time with Jade. He even made me a book/encyclopedia o-of all the plants that are k-known throughout Equestria. It was the g-greatest gift I've ever received by a-anypony." 

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Jade and Sunlight:
"Yeah, I'm fine, my head just hurts." Sunlight assured "You probably hit your head when you collapsed..." Jade then cut in "...Care to explain what happened?" He was just as cold as before, rage burning on his otherwise emotionless eyes, he was clearly looking at Sunlight, and if Dynamo tried to say something, he would find that Jade cared only about his sister at the moment. Sunlight seemed to be taken off guard by the cold tone, but visible realization soon hit her "There really isn't that much to explain..." "...I saw him when I was making my way back to Dynamo and Golden from the mares' room, and after he spotted me I couldn't help but run away..." "....I eventually got myself in a dead-end and the last thing I remember was my necklace creating some kind of barrier around me when he got closer."  Jade just nodded

Lunar:
"When falling in love the fall is instant, the part that may take time is the preparation for that fall, but it always doesn't take time, love at first sight is a real thing..." Lunar stated "...I have seen lot during my job, secret crushes, forbidden love, collapsing marriages, you'd be surprised how personal some ponies get with me, I have learned to notice things, and it's clear as day you both are in love." she flew closer to Dew and spoke more seriously "Ultimately it's your choice what you do, but I have known Jade for a long time, and not once have I seen him so happy as he was when you hadn't noticed me..." "...He has always just nodded and smiled, maybe commented something now and then, it seems like there is always something bothering him, like he's on guard for something all the time, and after the incident with the pony who caused harm to Sunlight...his smiles started looking fake." she sighed "Sorry, didn't mean to ramble, my point is, you obviously make him happy." 

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Dynamo Pad:
The gaming unicorn was quiet as Sunlight had mentioned that she was okay. He winced slightly as he heard the tone in Jade's voice, but he could only guess that the green Pegasus was feeling angry from what had happened. He looked over to Sunlight, who was recounting the events that had taken place from the dance and dining room, as well as the events that lead them to where they are now. "I remember Lunar and Frail had mentioned that they couldn't find you. We looked everywhere in the dance floor and every other room, but we didn't know where you were. Somepony had told us they saw an orange pony running away. So, we had to go with what we had and we assumed you went to find Jade. Seeing that the last time we saw him was at the flower shop. That's when we finally found you in the alley, while you were in the barrier. I was so angry and demanding the stallion to give you back. He just kept going on and on that you were some kind of machine, or something like that. To be honest, I think he was just talking a bit of nonsense." He looked into her eyes without nodding as he didn't want to say anything out loud. That stallion knew, but he didn't want Frail or the others to know.

"Lunar and I had to try and fight the stallion, while Frail went to get the authorities. I managed to catch the stallion off guard, while using video game magic to my advantage. I know it might not make much sense, but I'll explain later. At any rate, we were able to save you, while Lunar used a necklace to shock the stallion into unconsciousness. Afterwards, Lunar said she went to find Jade, while Frail and Golden helped us to walk to Lunar's shop. I kind of hurt my front hooves again, while fighting the stallion." He says, holding up his front hooves to show that they were bandaged again from hurting himself in the fight. "Please don't worry and please don't blame yourselves. I guess I was fighting recklessly and didn't realize that I hurt my front hooves. All that mattered to me was to either stall in order for the authorities to arrive. I just wanted to save you and make sure that you were safe."

Dew Drop:
"I-I think I understand as it was the same for my p-parents. They always told me and my s-sister that it was l-love at first sight. I admit t-that it was the same for customers, w-who were stopping by to get flowers for their s-special somepony. Either it was to announce their love, i-it was for a date, or the f-flowers were used to add into their p-proposal." She says, feeling surprised as she could somewhat relate and understood with Lunar. The ebony Pegasus was surprised as Lunar flew closely to her, before listening and learning more about Jade. He jaw dropped slightly at the mention of Jade being so happy. She nodded in understanding about her's and Jade's choice on how to take the relationship. "P-Perhaps I'll take to Jade about our relationship later. I'm still learning m-more and more about the green Pegasus. I didn't know that our meeting had t-that much of an impact on him. From what you're telling me, t-then I guess I've helped him to b-be more like his o-old self. Before the w-whole incident, of course. I m-must admit that he's helped me into being no so s-shy. I know I can be nervous when talking t-to others, but he's helped me to become a little more confident in myself. I know that I feel truly happy whenever I spend time with Jade."

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Jade and Sunlight:
Jade seemed to be still so deep in his mind that it wasn't sure if he had even heard that Dynamo had spoken, Sunlight in other hoof nodded to Dynamo's first explanation and took his hooves on her hooves after the latter, holding them gently against herself "Nopony is blaming anypony else than that terrible pony...." she leaned in to whisper the next part "...and I'm glad you didn't get Jade until after it was over, I'm worried he may do something he'll regret if he gets a chance, you saw what he did to Frozen, this is many times more serious." she then kissed him on a cheek because she didn't know how well Jade was actually following what they did. "Tomorrow we will be staying at the hotel, you really need to rest those hooves." 

(I hope I remember his name right)

Lunar:
"Well, it's not that you have helped to be his old self, you have helped him to be something better, and more you say, clearer it is how much you mean to each other." Lunar said before getting more serious "But then to the reason why I even said all this,  I must warn you, Jade may be like a different pony when we get to our destination, but don't let that push you away, he needs somepony to calm him down, and now that his relations to Sunlight have suffered, I don't know if she can do it, so he needs you, even if he doesn't admit it himself."