Princess Luna's Desire

‘Um, there’s somepony… at the door,’ she said quickly, gladly putting that awkward conversation to one side. ‘I’d better… go and see… who it is…’

I followed Rarity to the door and saw Apple Jack, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy.

‘Happy Nightmare Night!’ Pinkie squawked, scattering candy all over the doorstep.

‘Why, howdy, Rarity and Princess Luna,’ Apple Jack said.

‘Hey Rarity, we just came to see how your new outfit is going,’ Rainbow Dash said.

‘Oh well… actually I haven’t started just yet… We… got distracted,’ Rartiy explained awkwardly.

‘That’s no problem!’ Pinkie exclaimed. ‘I get distracted ALL the time!’

‘Mind if we come in, sugar cube?’ Apple Jack asked.

‘Um… of course!’ Rarity agreed and invited them in.

‘Well, now that you’re all here,’ I said, finding this a good time to learn the truth about what was happening to me. ‘Perhaps you might explain something to me…’

‘Princess, we should really get started on your new gown!’ Rarity said.

‘But I want to know’-

‘Dark red or burgundy? Now that is the question!’

‘No!’ I cried, stomping my hoof in frustration.

Rarity stopped and looked at me.

‘I want to know what it means when Rarity here told me that once a year mares go… in heat.’

Everypony looked at me awkwardly. Then Rainbow Dash burst out laughing.

‘Oh that’s a good one, Princess!’ she cried. ‘Yeah, let’s talk about sex!’

‘Rainbow!’ Apple Jack scolded. ‘This is Princess Luna we’re in the presence of!’

‘Oh I LOVE sex!’ Pinkie enthused, bouncing up and down. ‘First you’re all… ahhhhh… Then you’re all… YEAAH! And then it’s like WHOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!’

Apple Jack covered Pinkie’s mouth. ‘Sorry, Princess… everypony just gets a wee bit overexcited on Nightmare Night!’

‘Sex?’ I questioned. ‘What’s sex??’

Rarity turned away, her cheeks flushing pink. ‘The shame…’ she murmured with her hoof held against her forehead.

‘Yeah, sex!’ Rainbow repeated. ‘Buuuuuut, I guess Apple Jack’s right, we don’t need to talk about that.’

‘I think we do!’ I disagreed. ‘I wish to know what this… “sex” is.’

Nopony said anything for a few moments and there was a long awkward silence. Then Rarity spoke up.

‘Princess Luna was sent away before she could learn about things like this,’ she explained simply. ‘So, go ahead, my dear, and explain.’

‘Ah that’s easy,’ Rainbow Dash said. ‘Firstly… well, ya know how when two ponies really like each other?’

I nodded. I’d already heard this.

‘Well, then… then…,’ Rainbow faltered. ‘Go ahead and tell her Pinkie.’

‘Oh okay!’ she agreed. ‘Well, first, you have the two ponies who reeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaally love each other, which is so super sweet! And then they frolic in the beautiful meadows and have picnics and sleepovers! Oh I love sleepovers!’

‘I’m afraid I don’t follow,’ I admitted.

‘Oh! Sorry!’ she apologised. ‘Well, after all that the ponies go and have the most romantic dinner you can imagine! Apple pie served with dandelion wine and hay fries! OH and then a delicious chocolate pudding after!’

‘Get to the point!’ Rainbow yelled.

‘Okay! Well then the two ponies get really close and they suck each other’s faces! Then they go to bed and dream about’-

‘I think I’d better explain this one Princess,’ Apple Jack intervened.

‘Well, alright,’ I agreed. I didn’t care who told me I just wanted to learn the truth.

‘Alright, well, like they were all sayin’, when two ponies… love each other they uh… Ya know the difference between fillies and colts, like physically, right?’

I nodded.

‘Well,’ Apple Jack continued. ‘The male has his… you-know-what between his legs and the female has...’

‘Wait… oh yes,’ I nodded. I’d seen those pictures in Celestia’s secret stash of weird magazines about anatomy… Thinking about them now only made my mare parts ache more… I wanted so much to just… touch it…

‘Okay, well, when the male…’ Apple Jack stopped.

‘Ugh!’ Face it Apple Jack, you can’t do it either!’ Rainbow groaned.

‘Well, how about you try again!’

‘How about Fluttershy!’ she suggested.

‘Are you crazy?!’ Pinkie exclaimed. ‘Fluttershy wouldn’t’-

Before anypony could argue Fluttershy stepped forward to explain. ‘A mare goes into heat once a year as she will carry the foal inside her before it’s born. Then when the mare finds a suitable mate they share a special moment. The stallion inserts his penis into the mare’s vagina and the stallion releases his seed into the mare. The seed fertilizes the egg within the mare and from there the foal grows.’

Everypony was speechless.

I nodded.

‘Mostly we just have sex for pleasure though, not to make foals,’ Rainbow added.

‘I understand,’ I replied. ‘So… I see…’

I felt a little embarrassed now I knew the truth. I understood why nopony had wanted to talk about it.

‘Forgive me,’ I said. ‘I never had the chance to learn this sort of thing. I realise that this must have been awkward for you all and I appreciate your efforts.’

‘That’s alright, Princess,’ Apple Jack said.

‘Now I must find a way to… distract…’ I admitted.