I open my eyes as I hear a large chariot, and a group of royal guards land outside of the cave that the tree of harmony resides in.

I look down at the now barely glowing fruit, and sigh as I stand and keep my left hand on the fruit. I stay there with the fruit as a small group of guards enter the cave, and find me.

“Prince, are you ready to leave?” The lead guard asks me.

“Yes, however, I have to keep a hand on the fruit.” I tell him. He nods before two earth pony guards move, and flank the fruit to either side before they manually lift it from the ground. They didn’t even grunt in effort as we start moving outside of the cave to the wider than normal chariot.

I follow them onto the large chariot. The two guards slowly lower the fruit onto the floor, and then take seats on one side of the chariot.

“Are you ready Prince?” Asks one of the pulling pegasi.

“Yes, we shall return to Canterlot.” I tell him. He nods before making his wings give a snapping sound to get the other five pegasi to get ready.

“Flight, take off, march!” The leader commands. The pegasi start to pull the chariot at a walking pace while slowly speeding up. Once we were moving at a steady gallop, the pulling pegasi spread their wings, and began pulling us into the skies.

“Flight, travel speed, pull!” The leader commands. The pegasi bank towards Canterlot, and then begin pulling at a rather quick pace. During this time the fruit slowly dimmed down to the point where even the new moon looked brighter, so I let my hand off of it.

“Wake me when we arrive.” I tell the earth ponies. They both bow their heads, so I pull my hood farther over my head, and close my eyes.

“Prince, we’re nearing the chariot pool.” I hear one of the guards tell me. I open my eyes, and see that we are over Canterlot.

“Thank you. Once we land I will need assistance taking the fruit to my chambers.” I say as the chariot team begins to descend onto a stone runway.

The landing is smooth, and only takes a few moments to come to a stop. I stand, and step off of the chariot, and wait for the two guards carrying the fruit to step down as well.

“Please take the fruit to my chambers, and set it in front of my mantle.” I tell the two.

“Yes Prince.” They answer. I smile slightly at this before moving towards the throne room to greet my friends.

Once I enter the throne room I see that the Elements have returned to their regalia states, but the gemstones are still greyscale colors.

“Good to see you made it back safely Prince Osiris.” The eldest necromancer says to me.

“It’s good to be back. I believe you three have earned a couple nights of rest.” I reply with a wide smile of my own before looking over to the Sylvian that was standing near my mother, and having a quiet conversation with her.

I shadow step near them, and hug my mother.

“I see you two are getting along well.” I say as mother returns my embrace for a few seconds.

“Yes, Princess Luna and I were speaking of times long past.” Egress says with a bow of her head.

“So I assume thine task was successful?” Mother asks me.

“Yes, the tree was being drained by vines that had chaotic magic flowing through them.” I answer with a couple nods. This catches my mother’s attention.

“Are you sure it was Chaos magic?” She asks me. I only nod a few times before I hear Loyalty call my name. I turn to greet the bat pony.

“Yes Loyalty?” I ask her.

“Can we go talk now?” She asks me. I chuckle at her impatience.

“We will speak in a few minutes, I still have to report to my Mother, and Celestia about what I found.” I answer the blue mare.

“Alright, but don’t forget that I need to talk with you.” She replies before going back to her friends.

“I will have to speak about this with my sister, and you still have ponies to take care of. We will speak on the overnight my child.” My mother tells me. I nod a few times before giving her a hug that she returns in full.

When we separated I see that Egress has a small smile, and the elements were giving looks that screamed ‘Awe.’

“Twilight, do you and the others wish to stay the night at the castle, or do you wish to return to your homes?” I ask the lavender unicorn before me.

“I would like to stay.” Twilight tells me.

“Ah should get home so mah family doesn’t worry.” Honesty answers.

“I would like to stay too… if it’s not too much trouble.” Fluttershy answers while hiding behind her mane. I gained a small smirk at this.

“Oh oh oh, can I throw Gressy a party for getting better?” Pinkie asks me while bouncing up and down in a seemingly impossible manner.

“Maybe another time Laughter.” I tell her. She smiles and nods.

“Oki-doki-loki. I would like to go home then.” She replies with that giant smile of hers.

“I think a night in the castle would be wonderful.” Generosity says in a very high class manner.

“And I’m not going anywhere until we talk.” Loyalty says as she hovers near the others.

“Very well then, Applejack, and Pinkie Pie, please step away from the others so I can teleport you home.” I say with a tone of finalism. The two mares walk a few steps away from the four ponies that are staying.

“I’ll let Spike and the crusaders know where ya’ll are at.” Applejack says to the four that wish to stay the night before I whisk them home on the winds of lunar magic.

“Now if you will all follow me I can show you to your rooms.” I tell the five remaining guests. They all move to follow me out of the throne room, and into the halls of the castle.

“Is there a specific wing you all wish to stay in?” I ask the five of them.

“I’m going to go to my tower for the night.” Twilight tells me before bidding goodnight to the others, and teleporting away with the flash and loud pop of solar magic.

“Well, that takes care of one of my guests.” I mutter under my breath.

“And the rest of you?” I ask.

“We would all like to stay in the same wing as you Prince.” Rarity answers for the remaining ponies and Sylvian. I nodded my head a few times before taking them all to the Lunar wing.

“Pick any room that is unoccupied, and that will be where you stay for the night.” I say to the four as I walk towards my doors to my chambers.

“Loyalty, after you have chosen a room, please come see me in my chambers.” I tell the thestral pony as I enter my chambers to see Silver is still fast asleep.

I move towards my mannequin to remove my royal attire. First to come off was my circlet. Then my tunic. I kept my pants on since I have a guest on their way. I remove my armor medallion that is still fused with my crest, and place it over the mannequin’s head to let it rest around its neck.

There is a gentle knocking at the main doors to my chambers, and I move to answer it. I open one of the double doors, and see Loyalty there. I open the door farther, and let her inside.

“Come in.” I say as I head for my personal study. She follows without a word, and I glance her way to see she is gazing around my room.

I grin slightly at this before sitting behind my desk, and watching her take a seat in front of me.

“So what’s with the empty cage?” She asks me before I could speak. I blink a few times before looking over to my pet’s resting space.

“That is for my pet, Koori.” I answer before looking back to Loyalty, and sitting back into my chair.

“Twilight mentioned you having a few questions for me?” I ask to get her attention back on why she was here. She blinks a few moments before a light seems to flick on above her head.

“Yeah, what’s up with my wings? They aren’t as sensitive as my old ones.” She answers with a shudder through her draconic limbs.

“A bat ponies wings are built for high speed control. Back before I was imprisoned the night guards’ wings had dulled sensitivity so that the friction of high speed flying didn’t hurt. A few guards that noticed this asked to have the sensitivity restored, but couldn’t fly nearly as fast as the others that kept the dulled senses.” I tell her as I dive into memories and explanation that I have heard over my few awakened years.

“I use that sensitivity to help me fly better.” She tells me. I shrug my shoulders.

“If you wish I can return your wings to a feathered state, but be warned, if I do this you won’t be able to turn as sharp as your bat wings can. So you choices are agility over sensitivity.” I tell her. She thinks about what I told her for a few moments before looking me in my eyes.

“Do it please.” She says with a nod. I return the nod before standing up, and walking over to her.

“I need you to fully extend your wings so that I can do this right. Be warned, this may feel amazingly pleasuring, or hurt worse than anything you’ve felt before.” I say as I near her right side.

Rainbow dash extended her right wing out to my hands. I gently grasped the leathery wing in my hands, and ignite my magic to start the spell to change her wings back to their feathery state.

Rainbow immediately moans from the magic I was weaving into her wing. I place a small smile on my lips right before my spell fully activated. Rainbow screamed in pleasure as her deep cyan feathers rapidly grew into place, causing the speedster to feel orgasmic levels of pleasure until I reached the end of her right wing.

I wait a few moments to let her mind stop reeling in such pleasure before moving to her left side. As I moved I could smell a spicy musk in the air, and my smile grew a few millimeters before I gently grasp the thestral’s left wing, and start again.

I finished with her wing after a few moments, and sit back down in my chair before summoning a scroll. I write out a few simple instructions for Rainbow to follow should her wings cause her any discomfort. I place the scroll in front of the recovering prismatic mare, and exit my study.

I sit on my couch before using a spark of magic to light my mantle. I sigh as the warmth slowly replaces the cold in my room with a warm glow. I glance at the fruit that is right next to my mantle, and smile before relaxing even further into my couch.

After almost falling asleep, Rainbow Dash joins me on my couch.

“Osiris…” She trails of similar to Fluttershy. I look to the dark Pegasus and see she has scarlet tinted cheeks from either embarrassment or from her lingering pleasure.

“What is it my dark pony?” I ask her in the same way Celestia would. She giggles a bit from my words before hugging me.

“Thanks.” She says before pulling away.

“Anytime Rainbow, just don’t tell the others how my spell felt. Mother knows I don’t need mare and stallion alike asking me to do the same to them.” I reply with a chuckle. She does as well before we fall silent.

“Is there anything else you would like to ask?” I question her. She seems to think for a few moments before smiling.

“Want to play a game?” She asks me with what I think is mischief in her eyes. I smirk before waving my hand with lunar magic to summon my old deck of elven playing cards.

“Sure, have you ever played a game called liar?” I ask her. She shakes her head.

I start shuffling before I get a whiff of a mare in heat. I stop, and look to Rainbow.

“Rainbow, when is the next heat season?” I ask her. She looks to me with a blushed face.

“In about seven hours.” She tells me with her eyes half lidded.

My eyes widen before I teleport over to my mannequin, and grab my medallion, and teleport out of my room, and into the throne room before penning a short note to my mother, and teleporting out to the edge of the Everfree.

I start making my way into the forest with a sigh of relief; knowing that if I got caught in the heat I would literally end up having sex until my body gave in.

As I am making my way to the ancient castle I hear a rustling to my left, and stop to watch as a timberwolf walks right up to me before sitting down. I look into the wolf’s eyes, and see that it wishes me to follow it.

“You wish for me to follow?” I ask it. It nods at me.

“Very well then, lead the way.” I tell it.

The wolf stands, and starts into the forest, and I follow close behind into the dense undergrowth. After what seemed to be a few hours we enter a small clearing with a pack of timberwolves that are waiting on something. I knew something was wrong, but I didn’t know what.

As my guide nears the center the other wolves howl in unison. I could feel magic being used before six wolves fell apart, started to take the shape of one being.

I watch as the six wolves combine into a bipedal form that resembles a nymph, and know that Everfree herself, the goddess of the forest, wished to speak with me.

I bow before her, and she chuckles.

“Rise dark child, and listen to what I have to say.” She tells me. I do as she says.

“You and six others have restored the mother tree to full strength, and have healed me of my sickness. I was on the verge of death, but you seven saved my life, and my forest.” She tells me with pure gratitude in her voice.

“I wish to repay you for your assistance, even if it was unknown to you what you were doing.”

“May I ask something first?” I ask the goddess’ avatar.

“You may.” She answers.

“Is the Mother Tree able to bear fruit?” I ask her. She blinks a few times before stepping closer to me.

“Yes it is, but the last time she gave birth was millennia before the ponies, dragons, elves, and even griffons, and zebras were in existence. The first fruit was what gave birth to the alicorns, and draconiqui.” She tells me with another step to me, “Why do you as this dark child?” She asks me.

“After the seven of us restored the Mother Tree, she bloomed and placed a fruit before me.” I answer her. She takes another step towards me, and looks surprised.

“And what did you do with the fruit?” She asks me.

“I had it moved for it is nourishing a body inside of it.” I answer her. She smiles softly to me.

“I know what to gift you now.” She tells me before her dress made of leaves falls away.

“And, if I may ask, what would your gift be?”

“A timberwolf of your own blood that will become a loyal companion for the rest of your life.” She replies before I watch as a rouge wind removes my clothing.

“I accept your gift wholeheartedly.” I say with my head bowed to her.

“Come dark child, follow me to my den so we may create your first child.” She says before embracing me, causing my face to rest squarely in her bosom. I return her embrace before I feel that we were teleported to someplace. She releases me, and I her.

She then lays down gently into what appears to be a nest made of the softest flowers. I join her, and she kisses me. I return her feeling in full, and start to get aroused by the scent of lavender and honey.

The rest of the night was spent in Everfree’s embrace while we made love to each other.

Author's Note

My apologies on the extremely long wait, but I had been writing this chapter with what little spare time I had. I will keep writing but it will be a few months before the next chapter is ready to be read.

Keep to the stars, and they can guide you anywhere.