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Cabbyl-Ushtey
He stopped in his tracks. Glowing white, a mare appeared from beneath the ocean waves. Water slid down her fur, glistening against the sun’s rays. A mist of droplets surrounded her head with a shake of her head. She fluttered her eyelashes, revealing vibrant green eyes that glittered like stars.
It was like she came from a dream. He couldn't believe his eyes, and rubbed them to make sure but she was still there. Every step she took revealed more of her long slender body until she came to rest on land. Her fetlocks were unshorn and her smooth-as-silk tail floated carefree in the wind. A light flickered in her eyes and she nodded her head towards the ocean, as if beckoning him.
He looked around, unsure if she was motioning to somepony else, but he was the only one there. Pointing to himself, he mouthed the words: "Me?" She replied with a nod. A grin stretching across her face, she leaned backwards on her hind-legs and let out a playful whinny.
"Come on," she mouthed. Jumping up and down, she pointed her nose towards the sea.
He took a step closer, and her smile grew. His heart began to race. Sweat poured down his head and his breathing became heavier. She giggled at him, and turned away. Quick as a rabbit, she bolted towards the ocean. He gave chase, cantering towards the majestic mare like a hawk after its prey.
Her hair whipped in the wind, flowing like a summertime breeze. The reflected sun shone through like a beacon. He galloped faster, but with every step he took, so did she.
"Playing hard to get, eh?" he muttered. He couldn't help but grin. "I like that in a mare." He licked his lips, his canter turning into a gallop.
She stopped, and he slowed his pace as he came near. The water had now covered up to their hocks.
“Heeeey, hot stuff. Whatcha doing in a little ol’ place like this?” She didn’t reply. He circled around her, his eyes canvassing her every angle. “Not much for talking eh?”
She wiggled her rear end, flicking her tail and hitting him in the snout. She giggled and gazed into his eyes, unblinking.
“How about we get out of here and go do some things?” He winked, to which she replied with a whinny.
He turned and headed towards land, but she leapt in front of him and shook her head. She gestured downwards.
“Oh, you prefer swimming? Okay then.”
The white pony sunk underneath the surface waves, the last remnants of her tail disappearing as she became a blur in the water. After taking a deep breath, he placed his hooves together and dived.
They swam around in circles around each other, like a pair of dolphins frolicking in the sea. He tried to keep up, but she was too fast, always out of his reach. Her features, now blurry from the seawater assaulting his eyes, pointed downwards. He shook his head no, his throat clenching from the lack of air and his lungs building up with pressure. While she shot towards the ocean floor, he went topside. His head bursting from the water, he swallowed air, flooding his body with sweet relief.
Halfway towards the sea floor, she realized that she wasn’t followed and boomeranged back to the surface. She held out a hoof.
“Wow, you’ve got a good set of lungs on ya,” he said, wheezing. She flicked her foot. “Okay, okay,” he said, gingerly pressing his hoof against hers. A burning sensation tingled at the bottom of his foot. “What the?”
He tried to pull away, but it was stuck. “Hey!” The mare grabbed hold of his other appendage, and when he tried to wrench it away, it wouldn’t budge. The mare’s mouth opened wide, her head bending backwards in half. The first thing he noticed were her teeth, they had grown into daggers. A screeching wail emitted from within, piercing his eardrums.
Her eyes, glowing bright red, glared into his. A searing pain filled his body. He watched as his hooves melted into hers, the tips of their feet fusing together. His gasping cry quickly replaced by yelps of pain, it felt like his feet were being sheared off.
“No! What’s—” His body was yanked beneath the surface. The pain subsided, turning into numbness. His lungs gradually collapsing and the breath escaping his body, all he could think about was the mysterious mare from the sea.
It was like she came from a dream. He couldn't believe his eyes, and rubbed them to make sure but she was still there. Every step she took revealed more of her long slender body until she came to rest on land. Her fetlocks were unshorn and her smooth-as-silk tail floated carefree in the wind. A light flickered in her eyes and she nodded her head towards the ocean, as if beckoning him.
He looked around, unsure if she was motioning to somepony else, but he was the only one there. Pointing to himself, he mouthed the words: "Me?" She replied with a nod. A grin stretching across her face, she leaned backwards on her hind-legs and let out a playful whinny.
"Come on," she mouthed. Jumping up and down, she pointed her nose towards the sea.
He took a step closer, and her smile grew. His heart began to race. Sweat poured down his head and his breathing became heavier. She giggled at him, and turned away. Quick as a rabbit, she bolted towards the ocean. He gave chase, cantering towards the majestic mare like a hawk after its prey.
Her hair whipped in the wind, flowing like a summertime breeze. The reflected sun shone through like a beacon. He galloped faster, but with every step he took, so did she.
"Playing hard to get, eh?" he muttered. He couldn't help but grin. "I like that in a mare." He licked his lips, his canter turning into a gallop.
She stopped, and he slowed his pace as he came near. The water had now covered up to their hocks.
“Heeeey, hot stuff. Whatcha doing in a little ol’ place like this?” She didn’t reply. He circled around her, his eyes canvassing her every angle. “Not much for talking eh?”
She wiggled her rear end, flicking her tail and hitting him in the snout. She giggled and gazed into his eyes, unblinking.
“How about we get out of here and go do some things?” He winked, to which she replied with a whinny.
He turned and headed towards land, but she leapt in front of him and shook her head. She gestured downwards.
“Oh, you prefer swimming? Okay then.”
The white pony sunk underneath the surface waves, the last remnants of her tail disappearing as she became a blur in the water. After taking a deep breath, he placed his hooves together and dived.
They swam around in circles around each other, like a pair of dolphins frolicking in the sea. He tried to keep up, but she was too fast, always out of his reach. Her features, now blurry from the seawater assaulting his eyes, pointed downwards. He shook his head no, his throat clenching from the lack of air and his lungs building up with pressure. While she shot towards the ocean floor, he went topside. His head bursting from the water, he swallowed air, flooding his body with sweet relief.
Halfway towards the sea floor, she realized that she wasn’t followed and boomeranged back to the surface. She held out a hoof.
“Wow, you’ve got a good set of lungs on ya,” he said, wheezing. She flicked her foot. “Okay, okay,” he said, gingerly pressing his hoof against hers. A burning sensation tingled at the bottom of his foot. “What the?”
He tried to pull away, but it was stuck. “Hey!” The mare grabbed hold of his other appendage, and when he tried to wrench it away, it wouldn’t budge. The mare’s mouth opened wide, her head bending backwards in half. The first thing he noticed were her teeth, they had grown into daggers. A screeching wail emitted from within, piercing his eardrums.
Her eyes, glowing bright red, glared into his. A searing pain filled his body. He watched as his hooves melted into hers, the tips of their feet fusing together. His gasping cry quickly replaced by yelps of pain, it felt like his feet were being sheared off.
“No! What’s—” His body was yanked beneath the surface. The pain subsided, turning into numbness. His lungs gradually collapsing and the breath escaping his body, all he could think about was the mysterious mare from the sea.