Shiny's secret

by Nidle

Rating: teen
Tags: Shining Armor, Princess Celestia, Sex, Twilight Sparkle, Slice of Life, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Alternate Universe, Romance, Princess Luna, Princess Cadance, Comedy, Random
Length: 7783

Shining Armour is caught cross-dressing.

Shining Armour has always had a secret he wishes nopony would ever find out. Only two ponies know about his secret, however a third will soon discover it, and Faust only knows the outcome of the embarrassing and hilarious events that will soon occur. Shining armour is in for one hell of a ride!

-Co-written with Appledash5

We will try to update this story every week, but if we're late, don't freak out okay.

Published 2013-12-27 06:50:01 UTC
Last updated 2014-08-16 09:51:16 UTC

Chapter 1: Discovery

"Shining! Try this one on next!" The small purple unicorn shouted across the room.

"What is it?" Shining questioned with curiousity. He was very clumsy with moving because of the loose clothing Twilight made him wear. to his horror, he managed to turn around to see a pink, frilly dress filled with white flowers on the edges, and a little white bow on the front. He paused, thinking of a way to get out of the situation before it got any worse than it was starting to look. Twilight called to her brother again to get him out of whatever he was thinking about.

"Um, Twily, you do know that's a mares dress, right?" Shining questioned, hoping that his sister caught his hint. She looked at Shining, giving him a facial expression that explained to him exactly what her true intentions were. Shining backed away a litle too quickly before falling flat on his back.

"No! please Twilight! I don't want to wear that dress!" Shining screamed before wiggling out of the clothing he was wearing. He looked up to see Twilight sitting there, dress in hoof, staring at him like he just ripped out her heart. He couldn't take it anymore. He couldn't live with himself if he made his baby sister cry. Sucking up his pride as a colt, he trotted over to Twilight and nuzzled her cheek.

"Okay Twilight, you win. I'll put on the frilly dress if it will make you happy." Twilight nodded and hoofed the dress to her brother. He reluctantly put it on and managed to slide it onto his body. It was a little looser than he originally thought.

"There, happy?" Shining asked, starting to feel a little warm and somewhat embarrased.

"you look perfect! It's almost like it was made just for you!" Twilight praised getting a good look at how well Shining fit into the dress.

"Although, you look a little flustered. Are you feeling alright?" Twilight looked at shining with concern. Shining could feel the dress hugging his body and it was making him excited. He was starting to enjoy the feel of it. It was almost like a drug to him and he wanted more.

"I-I'm f-fine. I'm j-just a l-little lightheaded..." Shining huffed, and weezed, causing Twilight to look more and more concerned for her brother.

"Shiny, I think we should get that off you now." Twilight took a step forward before she noticed the look on shining's face. She couldn't recognise the facial expression from any of the books she's read, but it made her blush a little. Shaking her head and ignoring the feeling it gave her, she proceeded to bite down on the dress and pull. After a few tugs, and an almost inaudible moan from Shining, the dress came off with a pop.

"Shining, are you sure you're alright? You looked like you were in pain. We can stop with the dress-ups if you want. I won't force you to wear something like that again. I'm so very sorry!" Twilight apologized profusely. She cared for her brother more than anything, and she didn't want him to start hating her because of this. She was starting to tear up.

"It's okay Twilight, don't cry. I'm not hurt. And also...I actually kinda liked it...is it okay if we do more?" Shining asked, blushing as he spoke the last sentence.

Twilight suddenly became a little purple missile knocking her brother over in excitement and hugging his neck. With a big cheesy smile on her cute little face, she said as she dragged him across the room to the closet. "You bet we can!"

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Shining armor awoke abruptly at the sound of a metal object hitting the ground. He sat up and looked around the room for the source of the disturbance and saw a maid bending down to pick up a large metal platter and a few pieces of spilled salad. He stared at her, or more specifically her outfit, for a few more seconds, before the maid looked up at him after cleaning up the mess.

"I'm so sorry for waking you, Prince Shining!" She apologized. She was fumbling with the metal platter as she shifted from hoof to hoof. Shining was still looking at her dress as she was standing there, until a pony coughed at the entrance to his room. There, standing in the doorway, was Princess Cadence, his wife. She was staring at him with a quizzical look. He shifted underneath his blankets as her stare was becoming more and more exscruciating.

"Shining, if you're done admiring the maid, please get ready and head to the dining hall. Princess Celestia wants to have a word with you, and you know you can just ask me if you want a threesome." Cadance winked at him before leaving with the blushing maid in tow. Shining saw she had a small smile on her face, like she was actually contemplating having a threesome with him and his wife! He was blushing profusely as well, the image of Cadance and the maid coaching him in the loving embraces of their hooves. Shaking his head, he rushed

to the bathroom to take a shower, hoping to wash away the images in his mind before meeting Princess Celestia in the dining hall.

He entered the shower, letting the hot water rinse away the images he had. He stood there for a few minutes, relaxing, before he remembered the dream he had last night. 'Strange, why am I having a dream like that, especially now of all times?' Shining thought to himself as he turned the water off and got out. Drying himself off and hanging the towel on the rack, he headed out the bathroom and into the glowing halls of the crystal castle. No matter how many times he sees it, he just couldn't get used to the beauty of it.

He trotted towards the hall, when he realized something. Cadance wasn't in her room, and she had recently bought a new pair of mare's underwear and clothing. He got a devilish smile on his face before whispering to himself.

"She shouldn't have teased me with that comment about the threesome, now she'll have to pay for the consequences of exciting my libido and my "Bad Habit"." Shining trotted quietly to Cadance's room, before opening the door and galloping inside before any of the maids saw him. They know he isn't allowed in her room after what happened a few weeks back, so they've been very cautious with him.

With no time to waste, he made his way to the dresser to search through drawers for the underwear and dress. All he saw were socks, stockings, and and her old underwear. He checked under the bed, the other drawers on the opposite side of the room, even under the mattress! He was stumped! He gave a sigh of defeat as he tried to think of a way to get one of the maid uniforms when he noticed the closet doors. they were slightly ajar and something Pink and frilly poked out. It reminded him of the time he had with twilight when they were young. He slowly trotted over to them to get a better look.

In an instant, the doors swung open to reveal the dress hung from the closet door and the new pair of panties that was folded neatly. It had pink and black stripes and looked absolutely gorgeous! He stared in awe for a few more seconds before snapping himself out of it. "Okay, pull yourself together. Cadance will be looking for you in about 10 minutes, give or take, that's more than enough time to saturate this "feeling"." He sitlently warned himself. Shining grabbed the clothes and made his way to the large mirror at the side of the bed. He put on the clothes as fast as he could, and before long, he could feel the euphoric excitement that was starting to course through his body.  He looked to the mirror to study how well everything fit into place. He didn't like what he saw. He was to muscular and could easily be found out. He then remembered a spell his sister taught him after she graduated from her basic magic studies. He'll have to thank her later for such a grand spell, he may even buy her a new book!

After about a minute, he charged the transformation spell, and  a few seconds later, poof! the spell was finished. The room filled with a bright flash of white light, and when it died down, his form was completely different! His tail was more curvy, his mane was closer to Cadance's, but slightly shorter, his body was shorter and alot more slim and curvy than his muscular, toned body, his muzzle was rounder than his original, even his horn was stubbier!

"Wow... that spell actually did a lot more that I expected." Shining spoke in amazement. His voice unfortunately, was still the same, just slightly higher and less gruffy. Satisfied, Shining admired himself in the mirror, striking a few 'sexy poses' that he saw cadance do for him.

"Heh, I look preety good in this dress. Now i just need a name..." Shining tapped a hoof to his chin in thought for a bit when a distant memory re-surfaced.

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"Now we just need a name for you. Hm... how about Amethyst Shield?" Twilight asked, a gigantic smile plasterd on her face on how good Shining looked in their mother's dress. Shining contemplated the name for a moment before giving his answer. "How about Amethyst Star? After all; I have a star in my shield on my cutie mark." Shining brought up. Twilight thought for a moment before shaking her head in an understanding manner.

"Sure! That's a perfect name for you BSBFF!" She shouted with glee. Shining stared at Twilight quizzically on what she just said.

"BSBFF?" Shining questioned twilight.

"Yeah! Big Sister Best Friend Forever!" She squeed. Shining contemplated this and agreed on the phrase.

"Sounds great! Well LSBFF, should we continue what we were doing?"

"Yes! Let's have some more fun BSBFF!" Twilight ran to their mother's closet to find some more clothes. Shining couldn't help but smile a big, cheesy smile, then followed his hyperactive sister to their parent's room.

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"That's perfect! Amethyst Star will be my name!" Shining shouted a little louder that he would have liked. He closed the closet doors and began to leave the bedroom. Enveloping the door in his magic while humming a tune, he opened the door to find a certain princess standing there with an unbeliveably large grin plastered on her face. Shining stared at her for a couple more seconds, believeing she was just a figment of his imagination, before saying one phrase he wished he would have to never say again for as long as he was alive:

"Oh Celestia damnit..."

Chapter 2: The Meeting part 1

Shining looked on in abject horror as he stared at the princess. Her smile growing ever wider at the words he just spoke. Many questions ran through his mind. Many in the form of 'Why was she here?' or 'Shouldn't she be in the dining room, eating with the other Princess?', but there was one that stuck out the most in that situation.

"Please don't tell her." He whispered as he was visibly shaking. Celestia just stood there, smiling at his situation, ready to assault him with her form of "teasing".

'Hmm...' the Princess thought as she took a white hoof to her muzzle, "Maybe I could have a little 'fun' with you. After all, you have nothing better to do since you're dressed in such a cute outfit. Hey, why not join me in the dining hall so we can show Cadance?" Her smile ever growing as she spoke.

"I'm sure she would love the fact that her husband is a cross-dresser." She laughed uncontrollably as she finished her sentence. Shining just stood there, horror and embarrasment written on his face as he took the verbal threats made to his personance.

"Please, please don't tell her! It took so much time for her to trust me again, and I don't want her to treat me like she did! I'm begging you Celestia, don't tell her!" Shining screamed and started to cry a little his voice sounding more and more feminine as he cried even harder. Celestia stood there, feeling worried that she took her teasing a little too far. She put a hoof on Shining's shoulder as she tried to coo him out of his crying fit. Slowly, Shining stopped crying and looked up at Celestia with a hopeful look. She gave him a warm smile, releasing her arm from his shoulder.

"I'll promise not to tell Cadance about this whole cross-dressing business, but only on one condition..." She smiled slyly as she looked into Shining's eyes. Shining lost what little hope he had. He gaped like a fish at Celestia before sighing.

"What would I have to do?" He asked, fear in his voice for what the Princess had in store for him.

"I have a treacherously boring meeting to attend to later on this afternoon, and I was thinking of bringing you along. After all, the nobles would definitely drool over a mare like you, and I can't wait to see what they might try to pull to get a room with you alone." Celestia started to chuckle ever so slightly, waiting patiently for his answer. Shining wanted to scream with all his being that he would not be a plaything that Celestia could use to drive away her unending boredom, but what choice did he have? Here he was, figuratively hanging onto a breaking thread that could snap on him with a wrong move. The only choice he saw was to do what Celestia said, or face certain doom at the hands of his beloved wife and the ridicule it would pose on his somewhat good name.

"Fine, I'll do it." Shining spoke hesitantly. Celestia turned away from him, only to stop mid-stride, turning her head a little so that she could see him out the corner of her eye.

"One more thing, change back to your original form and get out of those clothes, after all, what fun would it be if one of the maids caught you and told Cadance? It wouldn't end well now, would it?" Celestia mischieveously stated. Shining only nodded and quickly closed the door. He could hear the soft clip-clop of her hooves as she headed back down the hallway leading to the dining hall. He quickly transformed back into his original form and neatly folded his wife's clothes on her bed, then headed for the dining hall where his wife and Celestia would be waiting for him.

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Shining opened the door, where he was greeted by Princess Celestia and Princess Cadance's stares, both sitting next to each other like school-fillies. Shining could only look on worriedly, hoping Celestia didn't spill the beans already.

"Look who finally decided to join us. What took you so long?" Cadance questioned him with an irritated look. Shining looked to Celestia, hoping to get help from her, only to be greeted by that weird grin she always makes when she is up to something. Definitely not a good sigh, Shining thought to himself worriedly. He walked over to sit across the table from the two princesses, before he noticed Celestia whispering into Cadance's ear. Cadance's expression went from annoyed to shocked to pissed beyond belief. Her hatred then turned to Shining as he tried to hide his panic under a gentle smile, hoping to calm his wife down. Unfortunately, she trotted over to him and got right in his face.

"What do you have to say for yourself? You promised me you wouldn't do this again!" She screamed right in his face, making him shrink down to the size of a bit.

"Honey, I can explain!" Shining's panic overwhelmed him in an instant. Celestia promised she wouldn't tell her about what happened earlier! I trusted her! Shining thought in absolute fury and fear.

"No, you promised me that you would take me out to a nice resturaunt this afternoon!" She was beginning to tear up, her anger and frustration getting the better of her. Shining sat up, confused at what she had said.

"Wait, wait, wait, you're mad at me because I can't take you out to dinner? Cadance, I'll make you dinner for Celestia's sake!" Shining quickly turned toward Celestia, "No offense", Shining continued as he turned back to Cadence, "Don't cry over such a small thing. I promise you, under the symbol of the royal guards, I'll make the best dinner for you when I get back." Shining spoke calmly, a sigh of relief escaping his lips. He looked Cadance right in the eye, seeing her expression go from royally pissed to slightly happy.

"That dinner better be the best thing I've ever tasted then!" She gave him a peck on the lips before returning to her seat. Shining glanced at Celestia, noticing her snickering under her hoof at the display that almost cost Shining his life. He scowled at her, but she only snickered harder.

After breakfast, Shining decided to get lost in his own thoughts for once. It's not even noon yet, and I want this day to be over. Where's my normal, everyday happiness gone to? Shining pouted as he continued trotting towards the exit of the Crystal Palace. There, waiting at the door was Princess Celestia with a carriage pulled by two of her elite guards. Unlike the normal Royal Guards, these soldiers had on orange regalia and their fur was pure red, almost that of blood. Shining put on a stoic look, so as not to seem weak in front of his former soldiers.

"Ready to go Shining?" Celestia asked, giving Shining her trademark smile. Shining smiled back, though not as friendly as hers.

"Ready as I'll ever be, Princess." They both entered the carriage as the two soldiers began to pull off into the air. Throughout his career, Shining could never figure out why the pegasi escorts always kicked their legs in the air as if they were galloping. He quickly buried the thought and decided to take a nap, for the ride will be a few hours. He finally nodded off into dreamland as the carriage rocked soothingly, like that of a mare rocking her foal to slumber.

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As the carriage touched down on the ground, Celestia looked to her right to see Shining Armour fast asleep. She couldn't help but giggle at the sight of the former captain. She stared at him a bit longer than she wished because one of the pegasi guards was calling her name.

"Your Highness, aren't you supposed to be heading inside now? You said you were a little late, correct?" Celestia coughed into her hoof while blushing slightly.

"Right, thank you for the reminder, Blaze Wing." The soldier nodded in return before staring straight ahead.

Celestia nudged Shining and he groggily opened his eyes before mumbling about something that had to do with wife throwing. Celestia couldn't help but giggle at his antics. She prodded him again. He stirred once more, this time grabbing Celestia into a hug, which she just smiled warmly at him.

"Shining, if you don't wake up, I'm going to tell Cadance everything, including what you're doing right now." She warned. Shining's eyes shot open so fast, it would have put Rainbow Dash to shame. He scrambled out the side door and promptly fell to the ground with a loud smack. Celestia only giggled some more before getting out and trotting towards the hall. Shining got to his hooves.

"Wait up, Princess!" Shining called, not wanting to be left behind. If only he would've stayed by the carriage, then his life would've been a whole lot easier.

Chapter 3: The Meeting Part 2

Shining Armor was nervous. Not the usual nervousness that one feels when they're the center of attention, but the type of nervousness one gets when they just know something bad is about to happen. He tried his best to remain calm, but it took almost all of his willpower not to crack down like he did when he was beginning his training in the Royal Guard. Taking a few deep breathes, he enveloped the door in his magic, only to feel a white hoof tap him on the horn. Snapped out of his thoughts, he followed the white hoof to the smirking alicorn.

"Shining, what are you doing?" Celestia asked, tilting her head slightly to the left.

"Opening the door, your highness." Shining stated matter of factually.

"Oh no you're not. Amethyst will get the honor of opening that door. So could you be a dear and get her for me?" Celestia snickered. Shining stood there for a moment before finally getting the hint.

"Oh. OH! Oh..." Shining exhaled before finding a dark corner. Using the same gender spell he used last time, he changed back into his female form. Amethyst walked out of the shadows as casually as she could, hoping that no one saw the light from the transformation spell.

Celestia watched Amethyst like a predator. That's when she got another devilish idea, one that would make her day all the better.

"Amethyst, could you come a little closer, please?" Celestia cooed. Amethyst cried as hard as she could in her mind, finding it horrifying at how much power Celestia had. Sure, she was the Princess of the sun, but that didn't excuse her actions against her own people for amusement!

She opened the door, only to be greeted by a hall full of more ribbons and decor than what was at her wedding. There was even a dressing room at the end of it that could fit almost 3 stallions! She observed the area in awe, taking in the beauty of the hall, before being alerted to a white and purple pony in front of her. This pony looked absolutely gorgeous in her red stylish glasses. Amethyst couldn't help but stare at her, that is until she coughed into her hoof to get her attention. Snapping out of her stupor, she blushed slightly as she sheepishly smiled. They sat there for a couple moments before they sensed another presence in the hall with them.

"I see you two have already met?" Celestia asked, putting on her smile. Amethyst nearly jumped at her voice, while Rarity trotted to her.

"Yes, everything's going quite well Princess. Might I say it is a great pleasure and honor to do this for you." She spoke in her noble voice. Amethyst cringed at this, for she had heard that voice far too many times, and it just annoyed her to no end!

"No, thank you Rarity for taking this request out of your work schedule. I greatly appreciate it. Especially from one of the elements." Celestia stated formally.

'Wait, did she say elements? As in the elements of harmony? So she's one of Twilight's friends. I think it's all coming back to me...' Amethyst thought as she eyed the element bearer and the Princess talking to each other. Occasionally, she would catch Rarity casting glances at her and shaking her head, and for a second, Amethyst felt that nervousness come back ten-fold. She couldn't help but shiver as Rarity and Celestia stopped talking and headed back towards her.

Celestia paused and looked at Amethyst with a puzzled look."Amethyst, are you alright?" Concern hidden in her voice.

Rarity's eyes looked like they literally sparkled, but Amethyst pushed these thoughts to the back of her mind.

"So this mysterious pony's name is Amethyst, correct? What a beautiful name!" Rarity praised. She batted her eyes for a couple seconds before turning back to Celestia.

"So what type of event is this for anyway? You never actually told me." She asked, looking quizzically at Celestia.

"Oh just something on a formal level. She is the guest of honor, after all. Wouldn't you like that, Amethyst?" Celestia asked, staring intently at her.

Amethyst felt a drop of sweat fall from her face, before she yielded.

"Fine, it doesn't look like like I have a choice, anyway." She mumbled under her breath, scowling slightly before trotting over to the dressing room at the end of the hall. She waited for Rarity to come over to take her measurements, (no matter how uncomfortable it still felt to be stared at all over), she couldn't help but blush at the thought of a bunch of seamstresses ogling her body. She was snapped out of her daydream as Rarity entered the dressing room, seamstress, glasses and all.

"Okay darling are you ready to get started? I'm going to need you to hold still for a teeny tiny second, okay? It won't take any longer than it has to be." She assured her.

Amethyst was quite impressed with Rarity's skills. She worked like lightning and had the balance, posture, and grace that could put any royal to shame! Amethyst just stared in awe at her work, but alas, all good things must come to an end. Rarity finished her measurements and trotted over to the sewing machine in the back room. Probably magically teleported there by Celestia for her master plan.

An hour later, and Rarity was done. The dress was made of some type of gold silk lining and the main color was a mixture of blue and violet, and they were mixing in the middle, like when magic envelopes an object. It even had her cutie mark! To say the dress was flamboyant and gorgeous would be an insult to the absolute beauty and creativity sewn into its very being. It almost looked like it was made by a goddess instead of a pony. Amethyst's mouth hung open, only to be quickly shut by Celestia.

"Manners, Shining. Manners." She harshly whispered in her ear. Amethyst stood up straight and complemented Rarity on her fine piece of work. Gaining a blush and a wave of a hoof, Amethyst took the dress, bid Rarity farewell, and headed back to the carriage, followed by Celestia, who still wanted to mess with her.

"Amethyst, I've been thinking, and I've decided I might let you off the hook." Celestia stated. Looking directly into Celestia's eyes, Amethyst gave her a quizzical look. She noticed that Celestia was very serious. Amethyst almost jumped for joy, that is, until a single word left Celestia's mouth.

"Although, you would have to get through the meeting first, before I could truly let you off." She gave her a weird, distorted grin. It was enough to get Amethyst to stop and just stare at Celestia in disbelief.

As Celestia trotted towards the carriage, she could almost feel the magical energy gathering around Amethyst. She knew what was coming and covered her ears with her hooves.

With a loud and mighty yell, Amethyst screamed at the top of her lungs, matching that of Luna's Royal Voice. She could already tell her morning was going to get a whole lot worse.

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"Send in the next pony please!" A royal guard called out. The giant golden doors of the morning court opened, allowing a small unicorn stallion in a black suit and red tie walk in. Celestia noticed that this stallion had no mane what-so-ever. This caused Celestia to raise an eyebrow at this pony, before quickly going back to her serene smile. She cast a quick glance towards amethyst, who wore a bored expression and was too busy daydreaming to really notice anything. Celestia giggled slightly, turning back towards the strange noble as he was stifling a cough.

"Good morning, your highness.I come before you to propose a business request. You see, I am a, how should I say, "Spokespony" for said company, and we need a certain amount of money and supplies that only you, dear princess, can supply. My company would be greatly honored if you would fund our project."

Celestia was dumbfounded by this ponies words. It had been centuries since she heard a pony speak so, elegantly, and it caught her off guard for a moment. She looked at the stallion in question and put a little juice in her thought gears.

'This pony has quite a silver tongue, but one with such a dangerous ability can be troublesome. I should ask what company he works for, never hurts to know a little bit of details now.' Celestia coaxed. She looked the stallion in the eyes, noticing how emotionless and cold his ocean blue eyes were. She stammered a bit before asking her question.

"I-If I am to supply you with the materials, may I at least get the name of said company and what benefits this company can do for Equestria?"

"My boss wishes this company to be referred to as "The Agency" and what this company will do is help with those who request it, at a certain cost of course." He spoke, showing no emotion or hesitance within his speech. Celestia was sure something was wrong, as she grew increasingly uneasy. One final thought came to mind as she was about to give her answer.

"I will grant your request, sir, but if I may be so inclined, can I get your name?" Celestia gulped with anticipation, gaining a few looks from her personal guard in front of her throne. The bald man in the black suit turned to her and, with a chilling smile, opened his mouth to speak.

"My colleagues call me Agent 47. I greatly appreciate her highness approving my company's request." And with that he strolled out the court room. Before the doors closed, Celestia caught a glimpse of a bar code on the back of the stallions head. She was sure she's seen that somewhere before, but couldn't put her hoof on it. She turned to Amethyst, who was still staring off into space, wearing the same bored expression. Celestia grew a devilish smile on her face before turning to her royal guard.

"Day court will be postponed for the rest of the afternoon. Please alert all guest to return once the sun has set, and inform then that my sister will be taking their requests," Celestia spoke with regal influence. The guards all left the room, leaving a smiling Celestia and an oblivious Amethyst alone. Celestia turned toward her plaything, before opening her mouth and taking in a deep breath. She counted down the seconds, inching ever closer towards Amethyst's ear. With a final stall, she yelled.

"AMETHYST! CADENCE WANTS TO KNOW WHICH PANTIES DO YOU PREFER!" Amethyst flew forward, screaming the whole way down before face planting and groaning with pain. She slowly stood up before turning towards Celestia with a bemused expression. Celestia laughed loudly before exclaiming that she pulled the best way to get someone's attention. Amethyst huffed and began to mumble something about Celestia, cake, and weight. Celestia, being the almighty sun Deity, turned to face Amethyst with an annoyed look, trotting toward her. Amethyst looked up before instantly regretting what she just said. Celestia bent down to her level and whispered in as motherly a tone as she could get.

"Amethyst, why don't we take a good long walk through the halls? I'm sure nopony would notice either of us. In fact, I highly doubt anyone would notice a pony missing inside this giant castle, hmm?" Celestia thought outloud. Amethyst quickly shook her head, making it look like multiple heads were appearing at once. Celestia put on a mock frown, before going back to her serene and motherly smile again. She quickly turned around and headed for one of the side doors leading outside. Amethyst looked puzzled and quickly regained her focus.

"Celestia, where are you going!?" Amethyst questioned, looking puzzled. Celestia turned her head and looked Amethyst dead in the eyes.

"Why to take a lively stroll through the town. After all, day court is over and I have a lot of free time." With that, she turned back towards the door, leaving behind a surprised Amethyst. Amethyst shook her head and ran for Celestia, yelling for her to wait for her. Little did they know a dark figure of a unicorn standing in the shadows, watching them as they strolled towards the town.

Chapter 4: Spa Treatment Part 1

    Amethyst walked side by side with Celestia, the nobles looking at them in awe. Some even looked envious.

She looked around, shivering nervously. While trying to shake off the feeling and retain her stoic pose, Amethyst looked up at Celestia. She noted how regal she looked outside the palace, but that was to be expected of a ruler.

“Why does she have to appear so imposing…?” Amethyst questioned under her breath. Celestia’s ear flicked a bit before her serene smile grew. Somehow, Amethyst just felt that Celestia knew what she had just said. Shaking her head once again, she trekked on with Celestia by her side.

    “Amethyst, I know I’ve been kind of rough to you throughout all of this, but I just want to have a little bit of fun with someone. Luna’s no fun anymore since she knows when I’m joking and when I’m not. I just hope you understand and that after all this is over, maybe you could find it in your heart to forgive me.” Celestia looked down, avoiding Amethyst’s gaze as she gave her an  ‘are you kidding me’ look. Soon. however, her expression changed to one of sympathy. Amethyst took a deep breath, looked around for a bit, then whispered in her ear.

    “Princess, no matter what you do to me, I will always forgive you, because...well...you’re the princess, and besides, I had a harder time with Twilight since she didn’t know how to hold back.” Amethyst cringed as a memory popped up. One of which being Twilight trying to place some mare’s underwear on top of Amethyst’s head. Shaking her head once again, Amethyst continued on with Celestia in silence, that is, until they came across a well known spa and massage parlor they both looked at each other, smiled as wide as they could, and then bolted for the door. Suddenly, the princess stopped dead in her tracks, causing Amethyst to stop as well.

    “Princess, what are you doing?” Amethyst questioned, half annoyed and half worried. Celestia only smirked and applied magic to her horn. With a flash, the whole cobblestone floor disappeared, then reappearing instantly. Standing before Amethyst was not Celestia, but a small mare with pink hair and a mountain scenery cutie mark. Her mouth dropped at the site of this unfamiliar pony before her. Celestia just smirked, replying to Amethyst’s previous comment.

    “I thought it over a bit, and it wouldn’t do us any good by having nobles and other ponies watching us from the windows while we relaxed, now would it? And besides, don’t you think I look a little more cute like this?” Celestia threw her a wink and stroke a pose. Amethyst only blushed a bit, mumbled under her breath. ‘oh sweet Luna don’t let Cadence find out about this…’

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    “Holy mother of Celestia this place is big!” Amethyst yelled in awe. Looking round and staring at every little detail, she could barely take it all in. Celestia only giggled in amusement. Amethyst froze on the spot, realizing what she had been doing. She mumbled incoherently, trying to form some sort of response for her behaviour, That is, until Celestia put a hoof in her mouth and shushed her. She slowly nodded in response, and Celestia took her hoof out of Amethyst’s mouth. She smirked again and looked Amethyst dead in the eyes.

    “Did you just lick my hoof while it was in your mouth?” Celestia questioned while trying to stifle a laugh. Amethyst once again started mumbling incoherently, before just giving up altogether and rushing to the counter. She pounded on the announcement bell, gaining a yell from the back room.

    “We will be with you in a moment, Drogi!” She screamed in a heavy Ponish accent. Amethyst cringed slightly, not used to hearing such a heavy accent. She ignored her spasm, and sat down next to Celestia, who was reading an Equestria Daily magazine. Celestia turned the magazine towards her and started giggling again.

    “Amethyst, look at this! That musician, Lyra Heartstrings, went on a human engulfed rampage through ponyville again! She just never learns does she! You See, I wish I lived in ponyville, since all sorts of crazy things happens there! It’s just not fair being cooped up in the castle everyday, it gets soooo boring. And why do they…” That’s when Amethyst just tuned her out. Having dealt with this type before. She just sat there, lost in her thoughts. Ever so slowly, she closed her eyes, drifting off into the inky blackness known as sleep. However, a loud crash came from inside the spa area. Snapping her eyes open and jumping up into action, Amethyst leaped towards the door and forced it open with both her front hooves. Instead of the clatter of equipment and a pony to apprehend, Amethyst was face-to-face with the one pony that she could say, out loud, feared most.

    “Hmm…? Oh, hello! Sorry about the racket, I kinda slipped on some water. If I frightened you, then I’m terribly sorry.” Cadance said in her melodic voice as she smiled sheepishly. Amethyst just stared at her, glued to her spot in fear.

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Cadance stared at the strangely familiar pony before her. The pony didn’t move or even breathe the entire time they were in their deadlock. A simple cough to the right caught only Cadance’s attention, causing her mouth to unhinge itself.

    “Wha…What are you do-” Cadance was cut off by a hoof being plunged into her mouth. Celestia gave her a stern look before smiling again and removing her hoof.

    “Why hello there, I believe we never met before. My name is Sunny Days, might I be so inclined to believe that you’re Princess Cadance of the Crystal Empire?” Celestia asked in her noble voice. Cadance was speechless for a second before catching on.

    “Yes, I am. It’s quite a pleasure to meet you my little pony.” Cadance smirked, gaining a small frown from Celestia. Cadance only giggled in response before focusing on the mystery pony still shell-shocked by the door. She studied this pony with some gusto, noticing the dark and light blue mane and the sky blue eyes. She felt a slight tingle along her back, shivering in the process.

    “Who might this be? She seems so familiar…” Cadance gave an accusing look towards the two ponies. Celestia quickly responded, trying to shake off the accusatory glances.

    “Oh her? She’s just a friend I walked into during my afternoon walk around Canterlot. How about you introduce yourself to the Princess?” Celestia asked. A few seconds passed with no response, forcing Celestia to smile awkwardly at Cadance and trotting over to Amethyst. She waved her hoof in front of the mare’s face, gaining no response.

    “Amethyst? Hello~! Well, sorry about my friend here, she seems to be out of it at the moment. I’ll have  to introduce her to you then. Her name is Amethyst Star and her family supplies the Royal Guard with their equipment. She also has quite the reputation as of late.” Celestia smiled, hoping this will throw off the metaphorical hounds.

    Cadance raised her eyebrow, staring them down with doubt in her eyes. After a few tense seconds, she smiled.

     “Well since we’re all here, why don’t we enjoy the massage for the time being?” Cadance suggested, gaining a nod from Celestia. She trotted in ahead of the duo while Celestia tried to snap Amethyst out of her stupor. She decided to give up after several attempts.

“Oh Shining, what am I going to do with you?” Celestia sighed, before dragging her plaything by the tail into the spa room.

Chapter 5: Spa Treatment Part 2

    The whole interior design of The Royal Treatment was absolutely spectacular through the eyes of Celestia. The glittering pools of hot, bubbling water, the pristine, unused mud baths, and the decor just screamed nobility. She’d heard of the place many times through the small talk her guards made when they thought she wasn’t listening, talks of how beautiful it was and the relaxing atmosphere it had. There was the faint sound of classical music playing in the background, something that both soothed and interested her. Listening closely, she could pick out the bits and pieces of a familiar string. That’s when it hit her.

    “Hey, isn’t this the music composed by that proclaimed musical genius? What was her name… I think it was Octavia.” Celestia pondered.

    “It is actually, how did you know?” Cadance questioned, knowing that Celestia listens to classical almost religiously.

    “Well, she was the one playing at the Grand Galloping Gala 2 years ago. So I decided to take it upon myself to listen to some of her music.” Celestia puffed out her chest in pride.

    Cadance only shook her head in amusement, ringing another bell that lay across the room. Within seconds a blonde pony with a short manecut ran into the room. She had a white coat with a lotion bottle cutie mark, clearly hinting to her special talent.

    “Witaj Księżniczko! How can I help you today?” The Ponish mare greeted Cadance with a warming smile. In return, Cadance smiled back, causing the mare to blush a bit under her glistening white coat.

    “I would like to request a hooficure, massage, and a calming mud bath to release all the pent up stress in my flank. Oh! Please make it for three as well, please.” Cadance placed 10 bits on the counter, the Ponish mare smiling brightly and showing the three guests the way to the spa area. She filled up the tub with hot, steaming water, causing steam to slowly spread about the room.

    “Please take as much time as you want, then let us know when to start on your massages, księżniczka.” as the mare trotted out the room, Cadance soaked in the tub, pulling Sunny into the tub with her. Sunny shook with a bit of fear at the tension in the air, for there is one thing that frightens her most, and that is the wrath of her niece, though she would never admit that in public, after all. Image is nearly everything in politics.

    “So...mind telling me why Shining’s transformed into a mare and dressed in my specially hoof-made gown I was planning on wearing to our date?” Her voice grew darker with every passing word that left her lips. Sunny trembled, creating a small rustle in the water.

    “W-Well, you see...um…I kinda caught him cross dressing in that very gown he’s wearing now, so I thought it would be fun to make him my plaything for the day to release my ever-growing boredom…” Sunny chuckled a bit, smiling sheepishly as Cadance’s face only grew darker. Suddenly, they were encased in a quadruple-layered soundproof barrier in a matter of seconds, leaving her shell shocked for moment. Realizing what was coming, she covered her ears with a wave dampening spell, awaiting the full blown force of the voice.

    “DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW DANGEROUS AND EMBARRASSING THAT IS!? I MEAN, WHAT IF HE GOT CAUGHT BY SOMEONE OTHER THAN ME!? HE COULD’VE BEEN HUMILIATED BEYOND BELIEF, AND HERE YOU ARE TREATING HIM LIKE SOME TOY YOU BARELY GET TO PLAY WITH! NOW YOU WILL LISTEN TO ME, AND YOU WILL LISTEN WELL: NEVER, EVER DO THIS AGAIN, BECAUSE IF YOU DO” Cadance looked Sunny dead in the eyes, never wavering her glare, “YOU BETTER PRAY TO WHATEVER GOD IS OUT THERE TO SAVE YOUR SORRY FLANK, UNDERSTAND?” Celestia nodded her head quickly, trying to avoid Cadance’s stare with all her might.

    “Good! Now, let’s see if we can  break “Amethyst” out of her stupor, okay?” Sunny jumped at the chance, not wanting to anger her niece any further.

    As the barrier was released, Cadance poked Amethyst with her hoof, hoping to gain her attention that way. Instead, all she got was an empty gaze staring back at her.

    “Wow, she must really be out of it, I hope I didn’t break her too much.” She puckered her bottom lip, raising her hoof to touch her chin while looking like she was trying to solve a difficult puzzle. Sunny just sat back, trying to enjoy what little humor there was in the situation instead of dwelling on what could’ve happened to her had she not been with Shining. She shuddered at the thought.

    “Aha! I think this might do the trick!” She squeed with glee. In on swift motion, she stroke a seductive pose.

    “Oh Shining~! If you come back to us, I’ll let you try that one move you’ve been asking me about~.” She cooed, gaining some reaction, but not quite enough to shake Amethyst out of her frozen state.

    “So not even that’s going to work?” She pouted, sitting on her flank in defeat. Just as she was about to call it quits and soak in the bath again, Sunny got up and whispered something in Amethyst’s ear. Immediately, Amethyst jumped back and looked at Celestia with pure fear.

    “Nooo~! Anything but that! She would literally gut me if you even joke about it!” She screamed, not realizing the person she was mentioning was standing not even a few feet away. She shot Sunny a look stuck between pleading and despair.

    “Oh don’t worry, Shining, I already told you I wouldn’t tell her, but I never said anything about you, though~.” She mischievously cooed. Amethyst looked confused for a moment, before realizing she had called her “Shining” instead of “Amethyst”. With one swift motion she turned her head a complete 180, feeling hot breath on her face as she nearly pissed herself out of fear.

    “So Shining, what is this little “joke” You mentioned? I would simply love to know~!”

    “*Meep*”