The Stormgate Diaries

Mirror Shine walked through Stormgate, enjoying the gentle sunshine that warmed her coat and the breeze that carried with it the scent of the sea. Shimmer was off in his sanctuary with Fizzle, so Mirror had decided to walk through town and see what she could find to amuse herself with. As she walked past the fountain in the center of town, she paused, noticing a moving cart next to a previously vacated home. As she watched, a pair of almost monochromatic earth ponies came out of the house, walking oddly due to the fact that they were each missing a part of one of their forelegs. Mirror quickly recognized that it was Ebony and Ivory Keys, the piano playing twins that had recently joined the school. Mirror hadn't realized that they weren't settled in yet, and wandered towards them to see if she could help.

Ebony looked up as Mirror approached, and nudged his sister, who was pulling bags off of the wagon. She turned and smiled at the gray mare, setting the bag in her mouth down so she could talk.

“Howdy, sugarcube. What can we do for ya?” The butter colored mare drawled.

Mirror smiled at her adorable drawl, and motioned towards the cart with a hoof. “Well, I've been strolling about, and I noticed that you guys aren't moved in yet. I was wondering if you wanted some help.”

Ivory grinned, looking at her brother. The black stallion shrugged, grabbed the bag that Ivory had set down earlier, and took it into the house.

“We'd be happy for yer help, sugarcube. I'm Ivory, the big guy is my brother, Ebony. He don't talk much, but he's a nice fella.” She said, sitting down and extending a hoof.

Mirror shook it and smiled, “I'm Mirror. I live in the forge on the edge of town.”

Ivory raised an eyebrow, “D'you know a blue colt? Purple eyes, long mane. Fairly good lookin' guy?”

Mirror laughed, “Yeah, that's my brother, Shimmercoat. Why?”

“Just wonderin'. He's quite taken with our friend Fizzle, and he lives in the forge, so I figured you two must be related.” Ivory replied, smiling.

“That's the understatement of the year,” Mirror said, smiling, “He's been talking about her constantly for the last few months. Up til today, though, he's never had the courage to talk to her.”

Ivory frowned, “Til today? Hun, he ran off and disappeared when he tried to talk to her today.”

Mirror giggled, “Yeah, but then she came out to our house, and I led her out to his little private garden. When I left, he seemed to have found his confidence just fine.”

“Well, I hope he doesn't mess it up. Fizzle's been awful lonely since we've known her.” Ivory said, smiling.

Ebony reappeared from inside the house and walked up to Mirror. He looked her in the eyes and raised an eyebrow, “Miss, I want you t' be honest with me. In th' short time we've known Fizz, I've come to see her as another sister. I just wanna know, is yer brother a good pony?” He asked in a flat voice

Mirror was silent for a moment, looking up at the large black stallion.

“Yeah. He's a pain sometimes, but he's a good pony. He's also hopelessly in love with her. The last thing he'll do is hurt her.” She said at last, meeting Ebony's eyes.

Ebony nodded, relaxing. “Good. I don't mean t' be like that, but somebody has to.”

“I understand. She seems like such a nice girl, and I'm really glad Shimmer was finally able to talk to her.” Mirror said, smiling.

Ivory cleared her throat to get everypony's attention, smiling. “Well, now that we're done with that, ah think ah could use a break. How about y'all?”

“I haven't even helped you guys yet.” Mirror said, laughing.

Ivory shrugged. “Well, you cin help us after we rest fer a spell.”

Ebony turned and walked back into the house, chuckling.

“Hey, what's so funny?” Mirror said at the black stallion's retreating back. Looking him over as he walked away, she couldn't help but notice how good the muscular stallion looked. Not overly muscled, but obviously used to doing hard work. Ebony glanced over his shoulder at her, chuckled again, and kept on walking. Ivory nudged Mirror with her side when she walked past, and followed her brother into the house.

Mirror followed Ebony and Ivory into their home. She looked around at the sparsely decorated interior, and followed Ivory into the living room, while Ebony walked towards the kitchen, his gait surprisingly steady despite his mostly missing leg.

"Y’all want anythin', sugar cube?" He asked in the southern drawl he and his sister shared as he vanished around a corner. Mirror sat down and looked towards where the big stallion had disappeared.

"Water would be great, thanks." She called after him absently, looking around the room. The twins were still moving in, but there was still very little in the way of decoration. There was a couch facing the fireplace, and a couple of pictures on the mantlepiece. Save for those few things, there was nothing but blank walls and empty floorspace.

"So, do you guys have any plans on what else to put in here?” The gray mare asked finally, returning her gaze to Ivory, who was looking around the room as well.

"A piano." The twins spoke at the same time and both broke into laughter, Ebony's deep chuckling coming from the kitchen. He then reappeared with a medium sized bottle of water, handing it to Mirror with a smile. She accepted the water and took a drink, looking between the two of them again.

"With a name like Keys, I suppose that makes sense. I take it that you both play?" She asked, smiling.

"Together, as a matter of fact. He plays the high end, I play the low end." said the butter colored mare. Meanwhile, Ebony couldn't help but stare at Mirror as she drank from the bottle. Something about the little gray mare fascinated him, and he couldn't tear his gaze from her.

Mirror noticed him staring at her, and glanced at the coal stallion, smiling, "Is there something I can do for you, hun? Pose for some pictures, perhaps?" Ivory glanced over at the pair and noticed the smug look on Mirror's face. She sighed, shook her head, and moved over to sit on the couch.

Ebony shook his head and laughed. He looked down at her and smiled, “What a silly little mare you are, Mirror Shines.”

Mirror laughed. "And just how am I a silly mare?" She asked with a grin, looking up to meet the eyes of the large stallion.

"You are so very sure of yourself, sugarcube." Ebony said, leaning down towards her with a matching grin of his own.

"Well, so are you," She giggled, "Sugarcube."

Ivory turned her head and smiled at Mirror. "It ain't the same without the drawl, darlin'." Ebony looked over at his sister, still grinning. Mirror giggled at the siblings.

"You're right, the drawl makes it better." She smiled, looking thoughtful for a moment. "Darlin', huh? I don't think I've ever had anypony call me that before."

Ebony smiled at the giggling mare. "Country's a nice place to grow up in. Gives you a nice drawl and a pretty good physique."

“That may be true fer you, but muscular mares ain't very attractive." Ivory said, glancing at her flank.

Mirror looked the two ponies over, grinning.

"I think you both look fantastic. Besides, hun, you aren't big and bulky, you've got a really nice figure."

The siblings laughed simultaneously again.

"That's what happens when you work on a farm plowin'." Ebony said, smiling.

"And chasin' after small animals." Ivory added.

"Plowing? Plowing who, I wonder." Mirror said, glancing between the two, smiling mischievously.

The twins traded a quick glance and started laughing loudly.
"Ain't no time to plow nopony, sugar cube. Lots of time taken up by lessons and work." Ebony said quickly.

Ivory looked over at her brother, "Ah don't think you've ever had a marefriend, have you?" She asked him.

"Nope." He replied almost instantly, shaking his head to emphasize the point.

Mirror looked between the two of them again, and cocked an eyebrow at their odd behavior. Wait, she thought to herself, have they...? She shook her head to clear it and looked up at Ebony.

"What? A handsome stallion like yourself, never had a marefriend?" She asked, surprised.

Ebony moved over and nudged Ivory with the end of his left leg.
"She thinks Ah'm a handsome pony."

Mirror looked over at Ivory.
"I guess that means that you haven't had any companionship either, huh?" She asked, smiling.

Ivory laughed and smiled at Mirror., "Nope, jus' me an' Ebony."

Mirror glanced at his leg when he poked Ivory, immediately snapping her gaze back to their faces.

"So, what brings you to Stormgate?" She asked them quickly, hoping that they didn't notice her glance. She didn't know what happened, but she knew it was rude to stare and she didn't want to offend her new friends.

Ivory got up and stretched, then turned to reply to Mirror.

"We came for a change a' scenery, and to perform in local cafes and such. Start makin' a name for ourselves." She said.

Ebony had noticed Mirror's glance at his leg and smiled.

"You can ask wha' happened, if ya'll wanna." He said gently.

Mirror flushed, embarrassed, "Sorry, I wasn't sure if it was a sore subject or not. What happened?"

"Don't worry, darlin'. Complications in ma's pregnancy, we grew sorta weird, my leg attached to his leg in ma's womb. When we were birthed, she had problems and when we came out... Whoo, what a surprise." Ivory chuckled at the silver mare's embarrassment.

Ebony broke in at this point; "We were still tiny foals when they decided it would be best t' remove us, but the lower half of our leg had the same bone, so the doc took it all off at the knee. We've pretty much been like this forever.”

Ebony bumped his sister with his flank, she replied by jabbing him in the ribs with a hoof,
"Learned to play piano early on, found it to be our talents."

"I would love to hear you play when you get a piano in here. Also, if you need any help with moving stuff in, me and my bro would be more than happy to help you." Mirror said, grinning at the twins' antics

"The only thing we're gettin' from home is the piano. Ma' and pa' said we should take it with us, but all else we have is some clothin' and knick-knackers." Ebony said, walking over to the couch, flopped down on it's surface, and closed his eyes with a happy sigh.

Ivory looked at her relaxed brother and giggled, shaking her head.

"Mirror, how do y'all think we should decorate our place, here?” She asked, returning her gaze to the gray mare.

Mirror looked thoughtful for a moment, then shook her head, "I have no idea. Bro isn't gonna be much help, his stuff is just kinda scattered about his room. How do you want to decorate it?”

"Oh, darlin'. I have no idea, I'm more of a colt than a mare." Ivory said, grinning at her brother.

"It's the truth." Ebony whispered, leaning towards Mirror conspiratorially. She giggled at him
"You look more like a mare to me," The sliver mare said, grinning, "Maybe a demonstration is in order."

Ivory smiled and turned towards Mirror. The slow, limping canter she made to across the room wasn't exactly attractive, but the spark in her eyes shined with a certain lust. Her hips swayed from side to side as she drawled, "Ah look like a mare to you? Demonstration? I think I can do that..."

Ivory bent her head to meet lips with Mirror, sliding her eyes closed. She forced the little mare's mouth open and gently pushed her tongue past the barrier of her teeth. Ebony whistled while watching, a smirk on his face.

Mirror pushed back against Ivory, attempting to repel the invading appendage with her own. She felt her body begin react to the pale mare's advances, her breath and pulse quickening. Ivory smiled as Mirror pushed back with her own tongue, a sweet tangle of the muscles. She pushed the little mare on her back, using the strength she got from working on a farm. Mirror let herself get pushed over, and after laying on her back for a moment, she rolled the two of them over, putting her on top. She started gently grinding her marehood against Ivory's, gasping at the shocks of pleasure shooting up her spine. Ivory gasped in her ear, bucking her hips back against Mirror's.

Ebony sighed and looked at the two ponies twisting together, a lusty glint in his eyes. He stood and went behind the small mare, his nose rubbing against her neck, occasionally nipping and then licking spots on the silver pony's throat. Mirror gasped and looked over her shoulder at Ebony. She looked him up and down, grinning.

"Hello there, handsome. Glad you could make it." She said. She then leaned back down and started nipping at Ivory's neck and ears.

He grinned as he stepped back and leaned down. Mirror heard him moving around and idly wondered what he was doing, until she felt his tongue on her nether regions. She moaned loudly into Ivory's ear. A moment later, she was surprised to hear Ivory moan loudly. She looked down in between their bodies, and saw Ebony going back and forth between the two of them. Watching him plunge his tongue into his own sister turned Mirror on more than anything else they had done so far. As he switched back to her, she felt her release building. Ebony used his tongue to probe as deep into Mirror as he could get, lapping up her sweetness. The smell of the two mares was driving him crazy, and he wanted nothing more than to sink himself into one of them and rut them into unconsciousness. But, he was a gentlecolt at heart, and was going to make sure that they both were satisfied before seeing to his own needs. Judging by the sounds the two were making, he was doing his job rather well. Both mares were engaged in a sloppy kiss, tongues dancing. Mirror broke the kiss and started nipping along the butter colored mare's throat. Ivory moaned, reached down with her good hoof and dragged Mirror's lips back up to meet hers again. The silver mare smiled into the kiss, and started grinding her hips against Ivory's as hard as she could. Ivory moaned again, then gently started nipping on a silver ear. Mirror gasped as Ebony flicked his tongue over her clit, and cried out.

Ebony smiled as his face and his sister's groin were covered in Mirror's release, then he quickly went back to his task of getting Ivory off. He lapped at her clit, tasting the mare's mixed juices. The butter colored mare's moans intensified as she approached her peak. Ivory wrapped her back legs around Ebony's head, and pulled him as far into her as she could as she came, showering her brother with her sweet nectar.

Ebony licked the juices off his face as he stood back up. Mirror looked over her shoulder, panting.

"That was... Amazing." She said between breaths. "What are you planning for an encore?"
He silenced her with a sloppy kiss, sharing both mares taste with her. Mirror gasped and kissed him back fiercely. The coal colored stallion broke the kiss, stepped up behind her, and prodded her entrance with his stallionhood.

"What'd ya'll think ahm gonna do?" He drawled. She gasped and flicked her tail out of his way.

"What are you waiting for, then?" She asked, pushing back against him gently.

Mirror moaned loudly as Ebony pushed himself into her. She looked down at Ivory to see her grinning. "Your brother is-ah!- is massive!" She gasped out, feeling him finally hilt himself in her body.
Ebony smiled at her outburst before he started slowly thrusting into her hot, wet tunnel.

Ivory slipped herself out from underneath Mirror, placing her marehood in front of Mirror's face. "Tongue or horn. You choose, but choose quickly." She demanded, her tone leaving no room for argument. Mirror gasped again from the sensations shooting up her spine, and tilted her head down, pointing her horn at Ivory's entrance. Ivory reached down and guided it in with her good hoof. She moaned loudly as Mirror started gently pushing it in with each thrust from Ebony. The coal colored stallion watched as Mirror's horn completely disappeared into his sister, then ramped up the pace, pulling himself almost completely out of Mirror before slamming back in. The impacts pushed Mirror's horn into Ivory with each thrust, and both mares were groaning and gasping. Mirror was moaning with the sensations from her horn. Ivory's tunnel felt amazing, and Mirror felt some of her magic sparking along her horn. Ivory gasped as every spark shot bolts of pleasure through her body. Mirror's vision started going black in spots as her mind was completely overwhelmed by the pleasure coursing through her body.

Mirror finally couldn't take it anymore, and she yelled out as she came again, her body coating Ebony's cock with her cum. Her magic exploded into Ivory, triggering her release as well. Mirror felt Ivory's juices running through her mane and down her face as her spasming body tried to milk Ebony for all he was worth. He groaned as he felt his release quickly approaching, and he sped up his thrusts as much as he could without losing his balance. After a moment more of pounding into her, he slammed himself in to the hilt. Mirror felt his cock twitch before she felt his warmth spill into her, filling up her body before spilling back out of her tunnel and running down her legs, mingling with her own juices.

The three ponies separated themselves and laid in a heap, panting.

"Princesses above, that was incredible." Mirror said. Ebony looked over at her.

"Y’all ready for round two?" He asked, raising an eyebrow. Ivory looked at him.

"Uh-uh. Yer gettin' me next, big boy." She said, standing and turning her rump towards him.

Mirror looked between the two.

"Wait, really?" She asked, surprised.

The butter colored mare looked over at her while Ebony got up and moved behind his sister.

"Yeah, really. Hearin' you moanin' and groanin' like that made me a lil jealous."

Mirror watched as Ivory flicked her tail to the side, and Ebony pressed himself against her body.

"Y’all ready, sis?" He asked. In response she jerked backwards, almost knocking both of them off their hooves, slamming his cock deep within her body. Mirror felt herself start to moisten at the scene playing itself out before her. She went over and laid on her back in front of Ivory, splaying her legs to reveal her well used cunt. Mirror took a breath to give Ivory a command, but before she could speak, Ivory buried her face into Mirror's marehood. Mirror let out the breath she had taken as an explosive gasp as Ivory started to lap up her brothers seed that was still dripping out of Mirror's body. Just then, Ebony caught his balance and started pounding his sister's cunt, the force of his thrusting shoving Ivory's nose even deeper into Mirror. Ivory pressed her tongue into the writhing mare as deeply as possible, scooping out as much cum as she possibly could. Mirror bucked her hips into Ivory's face, and wrapped her back legs around the mare and her talented tongue. Mirror felt herself rising to the peak for the third time that night, gasping and moaning towards the ceiling. Ebony was nipping and licking at Ivory's neck and ears as he proceeded to stuff himself into his sister's tight wetness. Ivory moaned into Mirror's body as she was stuffed from behind by her brother. Ebony felt his sister's walls tighten around him as she came again, showering both of their lower bodies in her cum. He continued pounding into her, fighting back his own release. It was a losing battle, and he felt himself quickly reaching the point of no return. Mirror cried out again as she finally reached her peak, showering Ivory's face in her cum. Ebony heard Mirror cry out, and he couldn't hold back and longer. He slammed himself into his sister one more time and groaned as he started to deliver his seed into his sister's willing body. She felt his warmth spray into her body, and she moaned loudly, pushing herself as far onto his shaft as she could. After he stopped, he pulled himself out of her and sat down heavily, watching as Ivory walked over the panting Mirror and lined up their bodies so that each mare was looking at the others dripping marehood. Ivory then lowered herself down and continued lapping at Mirror's body, while the silver mare returned the favor. Mirror enjoyed the taste of the incestuous twins mixed juices while Ebony just sat back and watched, content for the moment.

After a moment of licking, gasping and moaning, Mirror rolled the pair of them over. She took one last lick of Ivory's slit, and quickly stood up and turned around. She leaned down and kissed Ivory, tongues dancing, giving her some of her brother's cum that Mirror had licked out of her tunnel. Ebony was sitting back on his haunches, leaning against the wall, his shaft quickly coming back to attention as he watched the mares swap his seed back and forth. Mirror broke the kiss and leaned up to whisper into Ivory's ear.

"Hey, we should double-team your brother."

Ivory grinned and nipped at Mirror's neck.

"Sounds like fun, darlin'"

Ebony watched as the mares whispered to each other, then they turned and started walking towards him. He moved to stand back up, but Mirror pushed him back over as Ivory ran her tongue up the underside of his stallionhood. Mirror slid back down and joined Ivory in cleaning his cock of both their juices. They started off in sync with each other, but they switched to alternating their licks, one going up while the other went down. Ebony groaned at the feeling of their silky tongues caressing his member. Both mares smiled at his groan, and sped up their ministrations. He liked to think that he had a good amount of stamina when it came to sex, but the both of them working on him was bringing him to his peak faster than he expected. He groaned again as the mares started frenching each other around his shaft, their tongues dancing back and forth across his flesh.

"Girls, Ah'm gettin' pretty close." He said in a shaky voice. The mares responded by redoubling their efforts, licking and sucking along his erection. The girls felt him tense up a moment before strings of thick pony cum erupted from his tip, landing all along the mares faces and necks. They kept licking at him until he finally stopped showering them in seed. Mirror licked his tip clean while Ivory got to work licking up all the cum that had landed on the silver mare. As both mares got to cleaning each other, Ebony leaned back and relaxed for a moment. After the mares had cleaned each other, they leaned back down to Ebony's member and licked it a few more times. Ebony flinched at the contact with his now oversensitive stallionhood, and waved his front leg to get them to stop. Ivory got the message and pulled Mirror into another cum-swapping kiss while her brother recovered. The mares broke apart a moment later, and Mirror leaned over to look at Ebony. He groaned as he sat up. "Ah'm awful sorry, girls, but Ah think Ah've had enough fer now."

“Aww...” Mirror said, climbing off of him, and looked over at Ivory. “Hey, you up for getting stuffed again?” She asked the light mare.

“Yeah, but m' brother's all tired out. Who do you suppose we find to stuff us?” Asked Ivory, raising an eyebrow at the silver mare. Mirror looked down for a moment and blushed.

“M-me, t-technically...” She said, trailing off.

“You? Hun, I was just down there, and y'all don't have the right stuff to be stuffing anypony.” Ivory said, confused. Mirror blushed even harder before speaking.

“I never t-told you what m-my special talent was, d-did I?” The silver mare replied.

“No, but what in tarnation does that have t' do with anythin'?” Ivory replied.

“W-well... I-I can shapeshift. Turn myself into another pony.” Mirror said, looking anywhere but at either of the twins.

“You can? Darlin', that's pretty amazin'. Do it.” Ivory said. After a moment, she added, “Please?”

Mirror looked up at her, cheeks aflame, and nodded. She closed her eyes, and her horn started to glow. Her trim form started to blur and darken, becoming larger. Her mane's length and color changed to that of the large stallion sitting near her. There was a flash of light, and where Mirror was standing, now stood Ebony. The real Ebony leaned back and whistled in amazement while his sister just sat, frozen in surprise. Mirror, as Ebony, stood and tried to walk over to Ivory, but stumbled and almost fell.

“How do you guys do it?” She asked, looking at the stub of a leg that had caused her balance to fail. “This is weird.”

Ivory shook her head and laughed, “You just gotta get used to it, sugarcube. We grew up with it, so it don't bother us anymore, but Ah imagine that you've got t' work on it a bit.” She stood up and walked all around Mirror, looking her new form up and down. “Y'all did a pretty good job, you've got 'im almost perfect. Yer cutie mark is backwards, though...” She noted.

“Yeah, that's one thing I can't fix. I don't know why the cutie mark is always backwards, but it is. It's the only way that ponies can tell from a distance that I'm not who I look like.” Mirror said, speaking in Ebony's deep voice.

“And yer not talking right. You've gotta do his drawl.” Ivory said before leaning down and looking in between Mirror's legs. “You got something right down here, let me tell ya.” She said. Then she leaned down and gave Mirror's new member a lick. Mirror gasped as her new equipment reacted to the light mare's attentions, and quickly brought itself to its full length.

Ivory walked in front of Mirror and raised her rump into the air. “Y'all wanna test that thing out, darlin'?” She drawled, flicking her tail out of the way. Mirror grinned and stepped up, placing her tip against the buttery mare's entrance. With a quick thrust, she buried her newfound length into Ivory's dripping tunnel. Ivory cried out as Mirror hilted herself, and looked over her shoulder. “You did a good job, sugarcube. Feels just about right.” The stuffed pony said, fighting to keep her voice even in spite of the arcs of pleasure coursing throughout her body as Mirror gently started thrusting into her.

“Goddesses above, you feel amazing. My horn was one thing, but I think I like being a colt.” Mirror said, groaning into the now-smaller mare's ear.

Ebony chuckled. “Yeah, bein' me's pretty fun. Ah'm big, strong, missin' half of my leg, and I get to buck mah sweet little sister whenever I choose.”

Ivory drew a breath to reply to Ebony's remark, but Mirror shifted her stance a little, causing her shaft to hit a particularly sensitive area, and Ivory gasped in pleasure. “Oh, like that one, did you?” Mirror asked, leaning down to nip at a butter colored ear. Ivory tried once more to say something, just to have her breath turn into a moan. She could feel her juices dripping down her legs, gathering into little streams that pooled on the floor beneath her. Mirror grinned at Ivory's moan, and started quickening her pace as much as she could without losing her balance.

Ebony watched himself buck his sister, and shook his head. He looked down and noticed that his member stood at full attention once more, chuckling. “Y'all ready t' hit th' trenches again, soldier?” He muttered to himself before rising to his hooves. He walked over to the pair of rutting ponies, and, without a word, stuffed his erection into his sisters mouth. She moaned around his length and started flicking her tongue across the sensitive underside of his tip. In response, he started jerking his hips in short thrusts, fucking his sisters hot, wet mouth. Mirror grinned up at him as they rocked the little mare back and forth with their thrusting, and leaned forward to kiss him. As their lips met, Ebony's mind blanked for a moment to consider the fact that he was basically kissing himself. He felt her tongue press into his mouth, and as he moved his own muscle to intercept the invading appendage, he idly wondered if this was a form of masturbation, or of homosexuality. He mentally shrugged and pushed into the kiss a bit, leaning hard on his good leg to keep his balance. Ivory moaned around Ebony's shaft again, extremely pleased at being so stuffed. Mirror smiled into the kiss, listening to the sounds of the mare beneath her. The pleasure shooting through her groin caused her to groan, and she felt her release mounting. Ebony was in much the same boat, his sister's talented tongue teasing his tip. Ivory felt herself approaching her climax, but kept up her ministrations, idly wondering who was going to come first of the three of them. Her question was answered a moment later, as all three of the sweating, panting ponies cried out at the same time, the two colts filling Ivory's body with their seed, while she milked them for all they were worth. As she felt Mirror's cum fill her body with warmth and spill down her legs, she was rapidly gulping down her brother's load, enjoying the feeling of it sliding down her throat and pooling in her belly. All three ponies collapsed into a sweaty, exhausted heap.

Mirror shakily stepped away from the twins and concentrated, quickly reverting herself back to her actual body. “Well. That was fun. What do we do now?” She asked, her voice slightly unsteady, still a little light-headed from their fun.

Ebony walked over to his sister's side to support her as she got back on her hooves. She wobbled a bit before catching her balance. "I dunno. That was fun, though." He said, grinning at her.

Ivory looked around for a moment before speaking, “Well, Ah'm tired. Ah dunno about y'all, but Ah'm gonna go sleep.” Mirror nodded at her.

“That's a good idea. I'll just head out and come back later, after I've taken a nap.” She said, slowly walking towards the door. She was blocked by a large half-leg blocking her way.

“Yer much too tired t' be walking home right now. Y'all should stay here for th' night.” He rumbled, smiling at her. Mirror looked over her shoulder at Ivory, who nodded, smiling like her brother.

“Alright, I'll stay then.” Mirror looked thoughtful for a moment, then spoke. "I guess this means we're all one big love triangle, huh?"

Ebony chuckled at the silver mare, dropping his half-leg back towards the ground. "Ah guess yer' right." He said, moving over to stand next to his sister.

"'Course she is, hasn't anypony told yah that all mares are right?" Ivory said, flashing a smile at her brother.

Mirror laughed at the twins antics, then then decided to join in, moving to stand on the other side of Ebony. "Your sister's got it right, Ebony. Shimmer never quite learned, but mares are always right."

"What? Nu-uh. Mares ain't always right." Ebony said, shaking his head violently, his mane swishing from side to side. Ivory laughed lightly and bumped him with her flank.

"Don't be such a filly, geez."

Mirror bumped his other side with her flank, laughing. "Come on, repeat after me; mares are always right."

Ebony had a mare on each side, caging him. One strong, one nimble. Still, he wouldn't give in. "No, iffn' mares are so right all the time... Why are stallions the head ah' house?"

Ivory looked at him, an eyebrow lifted. "Really? Y’all are just muscle. We're the brains"

Mirror laughed. "Yup. We make all the important decisions, you're here to make sure that our orders are carried out." She bumped him again. "And, you're also here because you're real nice to look at."

Ebony let out a huff and leaned down to eye height of Mirror, a small grin on his face. "We let y'all think yer in charge, but notice that without us you mares would be weak an' helpless." Ivory laughed at his words, shaking her head. He shot her a glare, then continued, "Besides, y'all mares are much more... Enticin' to look at." He continued, winking at Mirror.

Mirror darted forward and kissed him. She leaned back and grinned. "That's just what we want you to think." She paused and considered his words. Then she added; "And yes. Yes we are."

Ebony's eyes widened for the second that little kiss took and a smile spread across his face. "Got a much purttier shape to y'all than us stallions, sugar cube."

Ivory leaned forwards to glance at the other mare. "He missed th' first part, din't he?" She asked wryly.
Mirror looked at Ivory and giggled. "Yeah, I think he did." She looked back up at Ebony. "Even though mares have a prettier shape, stallions are still nice and...” Her voice lowered, becoming more seductive, and she purred the last word at him: “Big.”

Ebony smirked and winked at Mirror. "How else we spo'sed to attract you mares?" Ivory shook her head and sighed, prodding a leg at his ribs. Mirror nudged his side again, grinning.

"You would have to be charming. Perish the thought."

"Charmin'? Charmin' stallions never get the mares, y'all want the 'bad colts'." Ebony said, swatting Mirror's flank with his tail.

Ivory chuckled. "He's got a point..." She said, looking over her brother at Mirror.

Mirror shook her head. "My brother could not possibly be a bad colt, and he got Fizzle somehow." She swatted him back with her own tail. "Besides, you aren't the bad colt type."

"Fizzy's always been the romantic type. Dreamed ah settlin' down and havin' a family, a few foals of her own. But she never trusted anypony, and so she'd never found her stallion. 'Til now, apparently." Ivory sighed out.

"I suppose my brother did something right, then." Mirror replied, gently bumping Ebony with her hip.

"He must've, Fizzy's never really been open with other ponies." Ivory said, stretching out her back legs.

"'Sides, I could be a bad colt." Ebony replied, leaning over and nipping one of Mirror's silver ears.

Mirror giggled at Ebony's nip, then she cocked an eyebrow at him. "I guess you could be, but you're quite charming without the bad colt attitude."

"Charmin', eh? You fancy me as charmin'?" Ebony leaned in close and nuzzled his dark nose against Mirror's contrasting coat.

Mirror nuzzled him back. "Well, you've got the same adorable drawl as your sister.” She said, slipped her neck under his, and nuzzled Ivory. "I think we make a good set. White, black and gray."

Ivory nuzzled back against Mirror, a smile on her face and her eyelids fluttering closed. "She likes our drawl, Ebony."

Ebony leaned back to get the right angle to gently kiss both mares' foreheads. "Well, Ivory and me were contrastin' and you've come to mellow us out. So yeah, y'all complete our set." He said, laying down on the floor in front of the fire. The mares joined him, settling in next to him on either side.

Mirror leaned into him. "A complete set. I like that."

Ivory smiled. She lightly kissed her brother's cheek and Mirror's lips before settling herself against Ebony's side. "We're complete... What a strange feelin', right darlin'?"

Ebony looked at his sister and the silver beauty leaned against his dark coat. "Yer perfect fer us, sugar cube." Mirror sighed.

"I like this feeling. A lot."

"The feelin' of bein' complete? Yeah, it's a purtty good feelin'." Ebony said, smiling, and gently kissed Mirror, a light blush on his dark coat. Ivory laid her head on her hooves, a smile on her face and a sigh escaping her lips.

Mirror grinned. "I think I might be spending a lot of time here. That way, Fizzle and Shimmer can do... Whatever it is they're doing."

Ivory opened one gray eye at Mirror, her smile wider than before. "Why, darlin'... That sounds like your brother is bucking our dear Fizzy."

Ebony looked blank for a moment then stared at his sister. "What?" He said after a moment.

Mirror laughed. "No, he's not. She wants him, but he's too shy to do anything. She'll have to jump him if she wants to ever get anywhere."

Ivory sighed and let her eye close again. "Poor mare."

The ebon stallion shook his head before looking at Mirror and nuzzled his nose into her white mane. “We should prob'ly be getting' to bed, girls. We've got a long day of unpackin' to do tomorrow.”

The silver mare looked over her shoulder down the hallway. "Hmm... There are only two bedrooms. Who will I be sleeping with, then?"

Ebony smiled at Mirror's question, and leaned down to kiss her. "Whoever y'all want to sleep with. Y'all can even switch beds when y'all want to, one night with Ivory one night with me, y'know?"

Mirror considered this for a moment, then perked up, grinning like an idiot. "Hey, I've got an idea! Why don't we just push both beds together and sleep in a pony-pile? That way, I don't have to choose."

Ebony laughed at the look on Mirror's face. "Sure, sugar cube. Whatever y'all want."

Ivory just hummed an affirmative in response. Mirror giggled and nuzzled Ebony. Then she stood up and walked over to his other side, and squeezed herself in between him and Ivory.
"Until then, though, I think I'm good right here." She said, sighing.

Ivory whined in complaint before snuggling up to the little mare, her nose smelling the light fragrance in her white hair. Ebony closed his eyes and laid his head atop of Mirror's, pulling himself closer to her and somewhat squishing her between himself and his sister. Mirror sighed contentedly.

"Our first day knowing each other, and look at us. This is gonna be great." She said lazily.

"It sure will be, sugar cube." Ebony said with a smile.

"Hush up, darlin'..." Ivory mumbled, swatting Mirror's flank with her tail.

Mirror giggled. She sighed again and fell silent, feeling the warmth of the ponies on either side of her. The silvery mare rested her head on her hooves and shut her eyes, thinking it was a good time for a nap. Ebony watched the two mares curled together fall asleep, a smile all over his dark face.

"Luckiest stallion in the world, all these mares lovin' me... An' I get to touch all of 'em."

"Shut up, Ebony." Both mares said simultaneously.

The coal stallion chuckled a bit before completely submitting to the draw of sleep, curled up with the two greatest things to ever happen to him.
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Mirror woke the next morning in the midst of a monochromatic pony-pile. She sighed and just laid there for while, enjoying the comfort and warmth of the twins next to her. Ebony looked down at her, smiled, then kissed her gently. She sighed happily and curled up with him a little tighter while they waited for Ivory to wake. Soon enough, Ivory blinked her eyes open and looked around. Mirror leaned over and kissed the lightly colored mare, who smiled.

“So, should we actually get t' unpackin' today?” She said softly.

“Ah figure we cin' wait a bit before that.” Her brother replied, closing his eyes again.

They stayed where they were until the afternoon rolled around, content to sit in each others company and warmth, until Ebony finally hauled himself out of the warm embrace of the two mares.

“All right,” He said, stretching, “Ah guess we'd better get back t' work.”

The two mares staggered to their feet lazily, not wanting to move from their comfort. Then the three ponies walked out into the afternoon sunlight and moved over to the cart next to the building. They spent the next several hours moving and rearranging the Twins' possessions until Ivory was happy with where everything was situated.

“Ah think we should go somewhere to celebrate.” Ebony said, standing in the living room surveying their work.

“That's a good idea. Where should we go?” Ivory said, her voice echoing to him down the hallway.

Mirror poked her head out of the kitchen where she had been putting plates and cups away. “We could always go down to the cafe.”

Ivory walked into the kitchen and raised an eyebrow. “Cafe? What cafe?”

Mirror giggled. “The Stormside Cafe. It's a little building down near the docks, nice little place, and it's got some good food. It's pretty cheap, too.”

Ebony appeared behind Mirror. “Sounds good t' me, sugarcube.”

Mirror smiled over her shoulder at him. “Alright. Let's go, then.”

The trio made their way through the town, heading for the ocean and the docks that lay upon it. Mirror led them to a small structure immediately next to the Shipmaster's office. A large sign proclaimed it to be The Stormside Cafe. The building itself was a small brick structure, rising to a modest height of two stories. Windows sat on either side of the door, one looking into the dining area where ponies ate and talked, and the other looking into the kitchen, where ponies passing by could watch the employees cook. Sure enough, there were ponies crowded around that one, mostly little colts and fillies They gasped and laughed as the cooks put on a bit of a show, causing fire to leap into the air, flipping pans as they worked, and other such little things. The parents sat nearby, chatting with each other as their kids enjoyed themselves. The three monochromatic ponies walked past the crowd and entered the cafe, their noses immediately assaulted by the wondrous smells of whatever the cooks were making. Their mouths started to water, and they quickly found a table and sat down. A waiter appeared a moment later and took their order. They made small talk for a few minutes before the door opened again, admitting Shimmercoat and Fizzle Flare into the cafe. Mirror immediately waved to get her brother's attention. He noticed her, smiled, gently nudged Fizzle, and led her over to where the trio was sitting. Mirror stood up to embrace her sibling, and he snatched her up in a bear hug. Likewise, the twins got up to catch Fizzle in a group hug.

“Oof. Watch it, bro, you're gonna bruise something if you keep squeezing me like that.” Mirror said, laughing. He released her and laughed.

“Sorry sis, I'm just happy to run into you. After you didn't come home last night, both mom and dad were worried.” He replied, grinning broadly. His smile shrunk a bit and he looked away before he continued. “That and they were a bit... Surprised to find Fizzle in bed with me...” His voice trailed off a bit, and Fizzle hit him in the shoulder with a hoof, blushing.

“You didn't have to tell them that...” She said, looking away from the group.

The twins' mouths both opened in shock, and Mirror devolved into a giggling fit.

“Y'all did what now?” Ivory asked, a smile forming on her lips. Shimmercoat blushed and kept staring at the floor.

“Well, we were having such a good time, I invited her back to my place and things just sorta... Happened.” He said, his blush growing stronger as he spoke. Mirror's giggling intensified until she could hardly breathe. Fizzle hit him again.

“You didn't need to tell them that either...” She said, her voice trailing off. Shimmer shrugged.

“They'd find out eventually anyway.” He said quietly, looking like he'd just rather sink into the floor and be done with it all. Mirror finally regained a semblance of her composure and reached a hoof up to pat her brother on the back.

“Ha! You think that's good? You should hear about our night.” She said, grinning. The blue stallion looked up at his sister.

“Really? What happened?” He asked, glancing at the twins.

“Well, I was walking through town, right? When I hit the square, I noticed that Ebony and Ivory were still moving their stuff into their house, so I walked over to see if I could help. We took a break, went inside and talked for a bit, and now, I have a coltfriend and a marefriend, just like I told you I would.” She said in a rush, her memories of last night flashing before her eyes as she spoke. She looked back at him just to see him standing stock-still, his jaw slightly askew in surprise

“You d-did WHAT?” He said at last, shaking his head to clear it. He sat down and looked back to the twins. Ebony sat perfectly still, his face a mask, while Ivory had a look of smug satisfaction on her face that practically screamed mischief. Shimmer blew out a breath and brought his gaze back to his sister. Mirror was looking at him, her smile fading a bit as she started to worry about what he would think. She hadn't thought about what he would think about all this, she just went with what happened. She didn't regret a moment of it, though. Finally, her brother spoke:

“Well. You did tell me you were going to get both, and it looks like you did. Uhh...” He trailed off, trying to think of what to say. “Y'know what? As long as everyone involved is happy, it doesn't matter to me.” He said, looking his sister in the eyes. She looked at him for a long second, and threw herself at him, hugging him tightly. She released him a moment later, and laughed.

“For a moment there, I thought you were going to lose your mind, bro.” She said, giggling.

“For a moment there, so did I.” He replied with a smile. “Still, as long as you're happy, I don't care.” He looked over to Ebony, and he cocked an eyebrow at the large ebon stallion, who nodded very slightly. Shimmer returned the nod, and looked back down at his sister. The two stallions didn't say a word, but Mirror felt like they had just had an entire conversation right before her eyes. She raised an eyebrow at Shimmercoat, confused. He grinned at her in response.

“Don't worry about it, sis. It's no big deal.” He looked around the restaurant and took a deep breath through his nose, stomach rumbling. “We came here to eat, right? Let's eat then!” He said, pulling a pair of spare chairs from an empty table with his magic. The group sat down, and the waiter, who had seen the whole exchange but had decided to not interrupt, reappeared to take the orders of the two newcomers. After fifteen or so minutes had passed, the group's food arrived and they fell upon it with a will. A few minutes after they started, Shimmercoat gently tapped on the table, drawing everyponies attention to him. He cleared his throat, and raised his glass.

“To new friends, and to new loves.” He said. The rest of the group gently tapped their glasses against his, and they drank. Fizzle leaned over to gently kiss him, and he blushed a bit before getting back to his meal.

After the group had finished eating, they ordered dessert, which they devoured as well. Once dessert was done, Mirror spoke up:

“Hey guys, wanna go to the park for a bit? A nice nap on the grass sounds like a great idea right about now.”

The rest of the group agreed, and they left the restaurant, heading for the park that sat just off the town square.

The day was a fine one, and there were many ponies out to enjoy it. Some ran about and played games, where some sat in the shade of the many trees scattered throughout the park. A gentle breeze blew over the park, bringing with it the smell of the sea. Mirror led the little mob of ponies over to a large tree and, without a word, plopped herself down in it's shade. Ebony and Ivory sat on either side of her, and Fizzle and Shimmercoat nuzzled together directly opposite her. Mirror traded looks with the twins on either side of her, and the trio grinned. Suddenly, all three of them surged forward and tackled the hapless couple in front of them. Or, tried to. As soon as the trio started moving, Shimmer brought up a shield around himself and Fizzle, and the monochromatic team bounced off of it with a light pinging sound to land unharmed in the grass.

“Aww... That's no fair.” Mirror said, rubbing her head. Ivory nodded in agreement.

“That's a nice li'l trick t' have up yer sleeve.” Ebony rumbled, smiling. “Ah bet that comes in handy a lot.”

The blue stallion shrugged. “Sometimes it is, other times it's not terribly great. Really depends on the situation.”

Mirror smiled at him. “Come on, bro, we were just gonna snuggle you guys a bit. You look so cute together we just wanna join in.” She said.

“Come on, Shimmer, let's make one big pony-pile.” Fizzle said, nudging him with her shoulder.

He looked at her for a moment, then sighed, conceding. His shield wavered and melted into the grass. As soon as it dropped, he got hit by his sister and the twins. They wrestled about for a few minutes before they were all comfortable, Ebony and Shimmer next to each other on the bottom, and all three of the girls randomly piled on top. Fizzle, Ivory and Mirror leaned down to kiss their respective stallions, and the three of them slipped into a state of contented sleep. Shimmer looked over at Ebony, and grinned.

“Life's pretty good right now, don't you think? Mares all over us, full bellies and a nice spot in the shade on a nice summer day.” He said quietly, trying not to disturb the sleeping beauties.

“Eeyup.” Ebony murmured, his eyes sliding closed. Shimmer grinned at the large stallion, then settled down to sleep for a while as well.

When Shimmercoat awoke, the sun was beginning to set on the horizon, and the air was beginning to become cooler with the oncoming night. He looked around at the ponies stacked around him, and he smiled. He concentrated for a moment, his horn glowing slightly, and he brought a bubble up around the group. He willed it to keep the heat in and to block the wind, and let his mind wander as he waited for everyone else to wake up. First, he thought about his sister and her new friends. They were pretty close even though they hadn't really spoken to each other before that morning, but he couldn't really fault any of them, he and Fizzle were in the same situation. Just thinking about her made him smile, and he turned his head to look at her. He felt weird, watching her sleep like that, but she was so cute when she was asleep that he couldn't look away.

His thoughts were interrupted by a crash of thunder. A moment later, something connected with his shield, hard. His shield was directly linked to him by his willpower, and the impact caused him to slide a foot. He felt like he just got kicked in the head by a pony, and his addled mind wondered; did I just get hit by lightning? Dimly, he heard shouting and realized that the rest of his group had woken up due to the sound and his sudden movement. They were panicking, and he shook his head to clear it. As the world came back into focus, he noticed that his shield was blackened, same as a section of grass immediately around them roughly fifteen feet across. He stood and focused more of his power into his shield as he yelled; “GUYS!”

The panicking ponies came to a screeching halt and turned to look at him. He waited for a moment, and continued, “What the hell just hit me? And why aren't we moving for cover?” They traded looks with each other for a moment before turning and bolting towards the nearby Town Hall. The hall was arguably the sturdiest building in town, and was probably the safest structure that they could get to. The only problem was that the building was still several hundred yards away.

As they ran, Shimmer heard another crash, and this time, something hit the ground several yards to one side of the fleeing group, erupting in an explosion that tore up dirt and threw it twenty feet into the air and in all directions. He felt a series of small impacts slam into the side of his shield, and it threw him slightly off balance. He caught himself before he fell, and continued running to keep his bubble around his friends. A moment before they reached the safety of the hall, the alarm bell mounted on the top of the structure began to sound, a deep ringing that would echo for miles in every direction. The group got through the front door of the hall, and Shimmer collapsed onto the floor off to one side.

Mirror and Fizzle rushed to his side, and he smiled weakly at them.

“Don't worry about me, I'm just tired. I dunno what hit me, but it hurt like hell.” He said, breathing heavily. “Did I get hit by lightning or something?”

Mirror shook her head. “Nope. There are no clouds tonight. It's not inclement weather that's doing all this.” She said, gesturing outside where they could hear crashes and explosions as whatever it was kept assaulting the area.

Ebony turned and started walking up the stairs towards the bell tower, speaking over his shoulder as he went; “Ah'll be right back, y'all. Ah'm just gonna see what all is goin' on out there.” Ivory followed him while Fizzle and Mirror sat next to Shimmercoat. A moment later, they heard Ebony's deep voice echo down the stairwell.

“Y'all might wanna come see this.”

Shimmer looked at the two mares next to him, shrugged, and pushed himself wearily to his feet. The three of them made their way up the stairs, Shimmer leaning heavily on Mirror, and finally came out onto the roof of the Town Hall. They walked up to where Ebony and Ivory were standing with an older green stallion, probably the pony that rang the bell, and looked out towards the harbor. There, illuminated by occasional flashes of cannon fire and the passing beam of the town's lighthouse, was a ship with black sails.

Shimmer looked down and realized that in the first time in almost one hundred years, Stormgate was under attack.