-Give in and allow both Rainbow Dash and Spitfire to accompany you.

Both mares look at you with strong determination as you finally decide what to do.

“You can both come with me.” you say somewhat reluctantly.

Spitfire and Rainbow Dash rush over and hug you, words unable to describe how happy they are that you’re allowing them to accompany you. Soarin, on the other hoof, looks infuriated by your decision. You’ve never seen him mad before, but from his look right now you hope to never see him upset again.

“What?! What are you doing? You can’t… you know what’s going to happen to them if you get caught!” he shouts at you, surprising even the two princesses. His yelling is even enough for the guard detail outside the throne room to burst in and immediately surround him, but Princess Celestia quickly waves the guards off.

“Soarin, look, I…” you try to explain to him, but he interrupts you before you can finish.

“I can’t believe I trusted you to make the right decision. How can you take them both right back into Ray’s clutches?” he yells at you.

“Soarin, that’s enough!” Spitfire yells, coming to your defense. “He knows why I have to go with him, and he knows it’s the right thing to do. I trust him to protect me, but if something does happen to us it’s not his fault.”

Rainbow Dash didn’t say anything but she does show her trust in you by brushing her body up against you as she nuzzles your neck. Soarin is still upset but knows that he has no chance of convincing you to change your mind, and with a final snort of frustration he turns and leaves the throne room. Before he leaves he turns his head towards you one last time with an ominous look. “Don’t let anything happen to either of them. If anything happens to Rainbow Dash or Spitfire, I’ll make you pay.” he says before leaving.

An hour later you, Spitfire, and Rainbow Dash are gathered back outside the castle. The rest of the meeting with Princess Celestia and Princess Luna was uneventful; they let you know that Shining Armor will meet you at the city limits of the Crystal Empire and brief you there on his findings. Celestia also gives you an enchanted dagger, capable of harnessing the sun’s power and setting the blade on fire for a short amount of time. Not wanting to waste any more time all three of you exit the castle, ready to start your journey.

With both of your female companions also ready to go, you take off and lead the way north. You and the two mares try to make small talk to pass the time, as well as to try to push the dark thoughts of what Ray is doing out of your heads. But no matter what topic one of you chooses the conversation always falls back to Ray. None of you can guess what Ray could possibly want or be doing this far north around the Crystal Kingdom, but as you near your destination you figure you’ll find out soon enough.

Just as Luna had said, Shining Armor and four guards meet you at the edge of the protective shield. Shining lets you in and walks with you to his city, happy to hear that you didn’t encounter any griffons on your journey here. You ask Shining Armor what exactly he has learned about Ray’s movements, curious to find out any information you can.

“He is here, just with a small group. My scouts counted fifteen of them all together.” Shining confirmed. “They’re to the east, holed up in one of the caves in the Crystal Mountains.”

“The Crystal Mountains? What could the possibly be doing in a cave there?” you ask him, more questions now in your head than before.

Shining Armor shrugged. “I don’t know. But whatever they’re doing, they don’t want to be disturbed. They already put three squads of scouts out of commission when we tried to get a closer look, so I don’t have any information on what they’re doing inside the cave.” he said disappointedly.

Finally reaching the city, Shining Armor beckons you to come with him to the castle. “Why don’t you three stay the night here? I have another patrol due back in the morning, maybe they’ll have some additional information for you then.” he offers.

You eagerly accept the offer, more than happy to spend a night in the castle rather than in a cold cave. Spitfire and Rainbow Dash offer no argument either, and with no further delay you enter the regal castle. Even though you have been here once before you still can’t help but stare in awe at the large structure and its complex architecture. It’s hard to believe that King Sombra could taint such a beautiful city and cause it to disappear for such a long time. But now the city is back, and its inhabitants couldn’t look any happier with their new princess to rule over them.

Shining Armor shows you to your room. A large room with a king-sized bed lays against one wall with a mirror and dresser against the opposite wall. A lounger is set against the large window overlooking the city below, and a door on the far side of the room leads to a large bathroom with a bathtub that could almost be classified as a swimming pool, as well as a shower that could easily accommodate five ponies at once. All three of you drop your saddle packs and follow Shining Armor as he shows you the rest of the castle.

After seeing the various areas of the castle and eating dinner with Shining Armor and Princess Cadence, you decide to turn in to bed early after such a long flight earlier. Your companions are also tired and are more than happy to get some rest also. The royal couple nods in understanding and they show you back to your bedroom before retiring for the night themselves.

You excuse yourself for a moment and go into the bathroom. Turning on the faucet, you splash some cold water on your face as the stress of what you’re about to do finally becomes too much to ignore. You never really thought of the fear associated with dying, but now you not only had your own life in your hooves but the lives of Rainbow Dash and Spitfire as well. The knot in your stomach grows tighter and for a moment you almost vomit, but somehow you manage to suppress the urge and begin taking deep breaths of air to calm yourself.

A timid knock at the door snaps you out of your dark thoughts. “You okay in there?” Dash calls out to you.

“Y-Yeah, I’ll be right out.” you say, but Dash comes in anyway. She walks up to you and embraces you, almost as if she could sense the troublesome thoughts in your mind.

You relax as soon as you feel her warm body pressed against yours. “Thanks, Rainbow.” you say to her. You stay with her for a few moments before finally feeling better and exiting the bathroom with her.

You see that Spitfire is already curled up on one side of the bed, and Rainbow Dash climbs into the other side. Though there’s more than enough room for you to fit in between them you start heading over to the lounger by the window.

“Woah, what are you doing?” Spitfire calls out to you. You look over to see both mares staring at you in confusion and uncertainty.

“What do you mean?” you ask, not sure what the problem is.

“Why are you going over there? There’s plenty of room for all three of us here. Heck, we could probably fit six ponies on this bed.” Spitfire says. “Also, it’s not like I bite.”

You look over at Dash, who also nods in agreement with Spitfire. For some reason something in your mind raises a warning, but you ignore it and climb into bed with them.

“See? You’re still alive.” Spitfire teases, causing you to playfully kick her leg in return. Rainbow moves over and cuddles up against you, happy that you agreed to move over to the bed. Spitfire tries to hide her movements but you soon feel her also brushing up against you, and there’s little doubt that she too wants to feel you against her.

Soon sleep starts to overcome all three of you and you drift off to sleep…

…for just a few minutes.

You’re awoken from somepony rubbing up against your body. Looking over to one side you see Rainbow Dash has her eyes closed but she is far from being asleep. You feel her crotch pressed up against your leg and she’s slowly grinding against it, unsuccessfully trying to get herself off without waking you. You hear her whimper pitifully as her self-stimulation only makes her situation worse. You gently stroke her cheek, causing her eyes to snap open in surprise.

“Ah! I’m sorry, Master, I didn’t mean to wake you.” she whispers to you, ending her grinding session against your now slick leg.

“”It’s okay, Rainbow. I’m just… just a little surprised.” you admit.

“I’m sorry, I can’t help it. You always fuck me before we go to bed. I couldn’t help it. I tried to not wake you but… I’m sorry.” she says depressed.

You think back and realize that you and Dash do fuck every single night before going to bed. You feel Dash buck her hips slightly, rubbing her crotch up against your leg yet again. She looks up at you with pleading eyes. “Please? I can’t sleep without it.” she says.

“We can’t, not here. We’d wake up Spitfire.” you say, glancing over and seeing that she hasn’t moved yet.

“She probably wouldn’t mind.” Dash says, becoming more desperate. “She can join in if you want. She really likes you too, and it’s not like it would be my first time with her. We kinda fooled around a bit after a few Wonderbolt shows.”

As she talks Rainbow’s humping becomes more feverish and you have trouble believing that all the shaking of the bed hasn’t woken Spitfire yet, though you can feel that she is beginning to stir slightly. It’s only a matter of time before Spitfire does wake up, and like Dash said Spitfire does like you. You glance over at the bathroom, thinking that you could pull Rainbow Dash in there and fuck her as much as she wants without disturbing Spitfire, though Dash’s cries of pleasure would still be quite loud…

-Pull Rainbow Dash into the bathroom and fuck her there.
-Have your way with Rainbow Dash on the bed and invite Spitfire to join if she wakes up.

Author's Note

Well, that last poll was closer than I thought.

So... next chapter will take a while to write after the poll ends, so be patient.

ALSO! Anyone like the little messages after voting? ;) Hint: They MAY be important for later...

POLL CLOSES THURSDAY!!!