Board Thread:What Would You Do?/@comment-37315504-20181213182820/@comment-43782881-20200917084535

Would you believe this was supposed to be a short one? I have one more response to put up later, maybe that one will be under 5 pages.

'''So there I am, strolling through the woods near my house at night. I’ve got a light, but the full moon shines so bright I don’t need it. There’s a gentle breeze wafting through the leaves. It’s my favorite kind of weather. When something strikes the ground not 100 feet from me. I’m shaken, but after the dust settles, I have to know what just fell from the sky. “Yooooooooooooo what’s this sick purple light?” The light engulfs me and I pass out. When I wake up the sun is just starting to rise. But the time that’s passed isn’t nearly as much a problem as the horse that’s lying on the ground next to me! Wait...I move my leg and the horse leg moves too. I poke the horse’s flank and feel the touch. I look down and the horse half merges into my shirtless human torso. I’m a centaur! “Ugh. At least I don’t have to worry about anyone seeing me when I get home”. Like falling asleep on the couch, I don’t feel particularly rested, so as soon as I can stand and manage walking with 4 legs, I stagger home and squeeze through the door. I can’t even be worried about the marks left in the floor. Good thing there’s no stairs to climb. I collapse in my bed. '''

'''I wake up in the afternoon, and the bed has collapsed beneath my weight. I’m starving. “Feel like I could eat a-wait is that joke in poor taste now?” Afterwards, I decide to get more walking practice. I really don’t want anyone to see me yet. As I’m trotting through the trees, trying out various speeds and marvelling at my increased stamina, I hear a cry for help. '''

'''“No! Leave me alone!” A woman bursts out of the bushes, coming from the direction of the town. Her beautiful auburn hair catches my attention but I quickly realize she is distressed. “Please! Those men have been following me and I can’t ge-” her words catch in her mouth as she sees that I am a very different type of centaur. “What? Who are you? How…” '''

'''“Now now, ma’am, we only wanted to have a little chat!” An ugly voice bellows behind her and the woman eeps and lunges forward to stand next to me. I look up and a great ogre walks out of the bush, except he wasn’t lucky enough to encounter the rock like I did. “An who the hell are you? Going to get in the way of” he pauses and gawks. “Boss! The lady’s with a male centaur! Come see!” Another ogre emerges. '''

'''“What the hell are you on about Jonny-oh. Goodness, there he is! Listen here mate, that there is our sister, she’s a bit distressed and we’ve been trying to retrieve her. Oi sis, we’re so glad to find you. Why don’t you come along with us now, and bring your friend?” He leers at her, and takes a step forward. “The only thing worse than the sight of you bufoons is your ability to lie! Back off and leave this nice woman alone or you’ll answer to my fists!” I’ve never been in a fight. I can see the hilts of knives on their belts. At least I’ve gained some muscle, and a couple inches. But these men are so beefy that it probably isn’t good to try and challenge them. '''

'''“And how good will those fists do against these?” The bigger man snapped, drawing a knife. I have one idea. I place my hand on the lady’s shoulder. '''

'''“Climb on my back. I can’t fight them”.'''

'''“But wait, I can’t-” I summon all my strength and let out the best horse impression I’ve got. '''

'''“NEEIIIGHHHHH” I rear up on my hind legs and lean forward, stamping my hooves into the ground. The men jump back in shock and I sink down. I feel her grabbing at my back and I try to give her a boost. She manages to sit and I rise up, steer myself around and start to trot towards the trees away from the men. They’re advancing and I yell, “hold on tight!” She wraps her arms around my chest and I speed up to a canter. There’s no way they can keep up with a horse. But now I'm in a groove. We can’t let them catch up with us. We reach the edge of the woods, the men long out of sight, and I’m about to break into a gallop. But I pause. She might fall off. I try to do a fast canter. There’s nothing but open field ahead of us. “How are you holding out?” '''

'''“OK”. She sounds strained. I continue the pace until the forest is a green mass on the horizon, and slow until I’m walking, before stopping. The field has come to an end at short green grass, and it appears we’ve reached the dirt road that will eventually reach the nearest town. I help her down and my companion collapses on the ground, looking up at the sky and breathing heavily. “Owwwwww my legs hurt.” She sits up and tries to massage them.'''

'''“I’m really sorry I couldn’t do anything else. It might help to stand up and stretch”. '''

'''“Well, you did save me. Those men showed up in town saying they needed some supplies. Then they started talking to me and when I said I needed to leave, they chased me away from the main square. I don’t know what they wanted…” She shivered, so I tried to distract her.'''

“I don’t believe I ever got your name?”

'''“Oh, Lily. And you?” “I”m Clyde. It’s a pleasure to meet you, Lily”. We shook hands and I felt an intense feeling that I couldn’t identify. “Lily, I don’t mean to leave you here but I uh, I have to run.”'''

'''“What? Where?” '''

'''“No I mean, I just...need to run. I want to go fast. It was that field back there. But I promise, I’ll run along the edge of the tall grass and back. I won’t go out of your sight. You could take the time to rest, and when I’m done we could go back?” '''

'''“Well, ok. Just please don’t go too far.” I nodded and trotted off, before breaking into a a gallop. The wind blew through my face and hair, my spirits soared, it as the best! I glanced back and there Lily was, fading in the distance. I was sure she’d be able to see me from further away than I could her, but I slowed down and turned around to not worry her. I returned to my original pace and galloped past her, giving a wide berth. As I began to turn around, of course I knew what that other feeling was. Lust. I really was a male mamono. '''

'''“Nice horse. Good horsey” I told myself. “Good horse doesn’t do like the centaurs of old. Lily is nice. Hands off”. I turned toward Lily and slowed down to a canter, veering off course, looking at the ground near the road. I spotted a stone. A nice heavy stone, still small in the palm of my hand. I leaned over to pick it up. “This is our friendly stone”. I said to myself quietly. A friendly stone for a friendly centaur.” I returned to Lily. “Are you ready to return?” She made a face. Do you think we could walk? I really don’t want to uh, ride anymore”. We set off, down the road. '''

“Are you hungry?” Lily had a pouch with some dried meat and bread.

'''“You’ve been through a lot. I actually ate just a while ago, so I’ll be fine, thanks”.'''

'''“So ah, what’s your story? Lily asked. '''

'''“Hm, well, I was born a small boy. Grew up with family. Thought I’d try living on my own when I was old enough. I’ve been living near Chestnut for a few years now. Last night I was taking a walk when I ran into a space rock. The rest is horsetory”. Lily looked at me with a disapproving look and I chuckled.'''

'''“That’s it? You ran into a weird rock and now you’re part horse?” '''

'''“As far as I know.” I shrugged. And what about yourself? Anything you feel like sharing?”'''

'''“I’ve been living in Chestnut my whole life. My parents own a farm on the outskirts”. '''

'''“Hm. I guess I’ve never been that far.” After an hour of stopping and starting again, Lily reluctantly climbed on my back and I continued in a canter the rest of the way. I could feel her holding onto me and I was sweating hard, my heart thumping as I climbed the last stretch of level road. '''

'''“You sound really tired. I’m sorry you had to work so hard.”'''

'''“Think nothing of it”. A friendly rock for a friendly horse. The mantra echoed in my head and at last Chestnut appeared before us. Thank goodness. “Lily, where is your farm?”'''

'''“That way”. She pointed past the square. Great. I have a ways to go. The forest on my right, I trotted through the street, trying to pretend I fit in. '''

'''“Clyde! Is that you?” Mary, one of the shop keepers asked as I passed by.'''

'''“Must have me mistaken for someone else! I was on my way to Chestnut when I encountered Lily here, being bothered by some awful brutes. Thought I’d take her home. Oh, do you happen to have some clothes I could borrow?” Mary looked confused, but went inside and returned with an old shirt. '''

'''“Will this do?” I thanked her. “We’ll keep an eye out for trouble makers. Lily, be safe ok?” Lily nodded, and I put the shirt on. It didn’t do much to mask the sensations of Lily’s touch. '''

'''“There it is!” Lily cheered, and jumped off, staggering a bit before running towards the old farmhouse ahead of us. I was gripping my friendly rock. It was getting dark, but I could still see the door open and 2 older people step out. “Lily! Where have you been?” '''

'''“Mother! Father!” They all exchanged hugs and I slowly walked up, keeping a few feet from Lily. “There were these awful men following me, and Clyde saved me.” '''

“Oh, that’s horrible”.

'''“We were organizing a search party. It’s so good to see Lily back.” Her father said.'''

'''“Lily, come inside. I’m sure you need to rest. Clyde, you’re welcome to stay the night,” her mother said, leading Lily inside. '''

'''“Sir, I really have to get going. Right now.”'''

'''“Can I ask you one thing? How’d you get like that?”'''

'''“Space rock”. '''

“...so that makes you what, a male mamono?” 

'''“With all the *ahem* you know. I didn’t lay a finger on Lily but I’m feeling something pretty strong right now”.'''

'''“I’ve got a few holstaurs in the stable. You could stay with them tonight.”'''

'''“Ohhhh could I please?” He led me to the stables and I beheld 2 beautiful cow ladies, their enormous breasts calling out to me. '''

'''“Is that a male centaur? One of them asked, a look of awe in her eyes”.'''

'''“He sure is. Said he could use your help with something”. “We’d be happy to”, the other one said. I spent the night making the 2 holstaurs very happy, and in the morning, I woke to the sun streaming in, through the window, 2 lovely ladies on either side and Lily lying in the pile. Wait,'''

'''“Lily! What are you doing here?” She opened her eyes and yawned.'''

'''“Good morning Clyde. Did you enjoy your time with Bell and Bessie?”'''

“I, have you been here all night?” 

'''“Well, I might have been watching you. And...to be honest, it’s making me want to get to know you too.” She ran her hand along my side. '''

'''“I think you’ve been affected by my mana. If I have it. I don’t want you acting just because you’ve been affected-” Lily interrupted me with a kiss. I went silent for a minute,'''

'''“Clyde, I promise you I’m very mature, and I can tell this isn’t just a temporary feeling. My chest might not be as impressive as these 2 but I think we could still have some fun…” She smiled mischievously. '''

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'''“It looks like you’re pregnant”. Lily clasped her hands over her mouth in shock”.'''

'''“Oh my gosh. I didn’t think it would happen so easily. Monsters have such a hard time conceiving that-” After Lily had reported some strange feelings, we had called the doctor and after a check up of Bell, Bessie and Lily, we learned that they had all become pregnant. '''

'''“Well sweetie, there’s plenty of time to decide what to do”. The doctor took some herbs out of her bag. “These should slow the rate of pregnancy for humans. It could take as much as a year until you start noticing changes. '''

'''“Am I going to give birth to a horse?” She asked quietly. '''

'''“I can’t say I know,” the doctor replied. “Maybe someone in Lescatie could tell you.”'''

'''“That’s like, so far away”. Lily couldn’t even think how long it could take to get there. '''

'''“Well, we can give you time to think. And Clyde could travel pretty fast”. LIly thanked the doctor and left the room where her parents and Clyde were waiting. She explained the situation. '''

'''“I can’t believe my little girl is growing up! Why, it feels like just the other day I held her in my arms”.'''

'''“Oh dear, stop being so melodramatic”, her mother said, smiling. “Lily, Clyde, this is a big step for both of you. How do you feel about it?”'''

'''“I’m just so surprised. I guess I feel silly for not being more careful”. I answered. “Actually, how far is Lescatie?” Lily’s father regained his composure.'''

'''“Oh, 2-3 months travel, Maybe you could make it faster, but I wouldn’t push yourself”. '''

'''“I want to come with you”. '''

'''“That seems fine. But you’ll have to get some riding practice”. '''

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'''“So. 3 months travel, if you were going especially slowly. 6 months round trip. That gives 6 months to spend in Lescatie, trying to find someone who can help you. But we also have to consider how long it will take you to be able to ride properly. And of course we can’t forget the seasons. It’ll be winter by the time you get there”. Lily’s father was summarizing the trip with everyone gathered on the porch. '''

'''“Then we could come back in the summer”. '''

'''“If you think a month will be enough for you to learn.” Her mother said. '''

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'''One month of practice, preparation, and determination later, and we were ready. Food, water, clothing, and a brand new saddle for me. '''

“I sure wish we could go too”, Bell sighed.

'''“Yeah, a trip to Lecatie is like a vacation for couples. There’ll be plenty of other things to do”, Bessie smirked. I kissed them both and smushed their chests against mine.'''

“I promise we’ll be back in time for both of you ok?” We hugged, and I separated.

'''“Well, I can’t say I support you riding into the sunset just yet”, Lily’s father said. “Will you leave tomorrow?”'''

'''“I think we can wait one more night”. Lily said, hugging me. I hadn’t been to my house since I first left that afternoon. Maybe we would stop there before leaving. What a magical rock that must have been.'''