After a few days and some short last minute preparations everything is ready for the ritual!

Silver Spoon can barely contain her excitement!

The entire event has been moved to Ponyville stadium, as a large crowd is necessary for the ritual to have the most success.

Backstage, Lotus Blossom and Aloe Blossom are tending to the young star of the show, as it were, brushing her mane and tail to a fine sheen and braiding her signature pony tail in the style she prefers.

Silver Spoon has been lovingly tied to a solid wooden four legged post. Applejack puts the finishing touches on her expert rope work, binding Silver Spoons cannons to the rear legs of the 'the wooden horse' like device.

"There yah go sugarcube.." she finishes up her tight knot with a sigh of dismay "not too tight I hope?" she nervously adjusts her brown stetson, with a very awkward grin, trying to keep the mood light.

"No Miss Applejack." the filly smiles and struggles to test her bonds and the range of movement she has at her disposal. Her hind legs are firmly secure to the back legs of the frame with several strands of rope, with her four hooves planted in the soil that is scattered across the wooden stage floor.

"This bench is like, very comfy. I like the leather padding." Silver smiles in the frame as she struggles a bit, her waist tied to the center rail and cushion, allowing only her hind quarters to be raised and lowered.

"I hope yah like it. Applebloom made it especially fur you." Applejack reveals with another nervous chuckle.

Silver Spoon blinks twice behind her glasses as Lotus wipes the front of her lenses to a fine spotless shine. "she did?" she asked in disbelief.

"Eeyup." AJ imitates her brother "I told her din't have to be nothin fancy but when she heard it was fur you, she insisted on making it as comfortable as equinely possible."

"But I thought she didn't like me?" she sighs in response.

"Don't know about that, sugar cube. She told me a product such as a piece of furniture has ta fit tha customer. She knew you were well.." AJ scratches the back of her neck with a nervous grin "You know, a little pampered and delicate an all. And when I told her you would be using it for several hours she insisted on adding the leather padding. I thought it was ah fine idea.. after all this thing is supposed to be for your safety and stability for this here ritual." AJ sighs and blushes as Aloe and Lotus begin squirting perfume bottles over Silver Spoon's flanks and under her tail, spritzing her fur lightly.

"You didn't.. tell her what it was for for.. did you?" Silver Spoon squeaks nervously and raises her tail so Aloe and Lotus can get better access to her young mare parts.

"HEECK no!" AJ grimaced "That'd bring up all sorts uh powerful awkward questions ah don't wanna answer till she's like, 21 and we can, tha both ah us, get stinking drunk!" AJ sighs pulling down her hat hiding her face in exasperated embarrassment. "Ah only participated in this here debacle cause Granny insisted when she heard yall wanted a traditional Earth Pony rite. She said if'n I helped you out, she wouldn't share tha details of her day, doin this!"

Applejack shivers as if somepony walked across her grave at the thought of her Granny Smith in the prone position Silver Spoon was now in.

"Frankly.. I think yur plum loco." she sneers slightly.

Applejack didn't notice it, but if she was watching, she might see the blue and pink maned masseuse, Lotus Blossom, raise an eyebrow in rebuke of her insult as the mare continued to squeeze the bulb in her mouth, emptying the contents of the perfume bottle on Silver's shiny gray rump.

"I'd watch my tone if I were you Ms. Appleack." a very seriously stern voice came from behind AJ as Golden Spoon stepped out of the shadows with a very unpleasant look on her face. "Is my baby ready for her big day?"

"Mommaaaa.." Silver whined at her being refereed to as a baby.

"Oh hush dearie." she giggles and levitates Silver's cerulean blue glasses off her muzzle so Lotus could spritz the remainder of her bottle directly in Silver Spoon's face. Silver turns up her nose and puckers her lips in revulsion of the heavy musky scent "eeeew" she whines "Like, what is that stuff?" Lotus ignores the filly's meek protests and sprays the last drops onto her cheeks, lips and nose.

"Canine pheromones, dear." Golden replies blankly to her daughters inquiry, before replacing her glasses on the bridge of her nose, once Lotus had moved away, her work done.

Silver reaches up with her free fore hoof and adjusts the glasses.

"Well yall shouldn't be back here neither, with all due respect, Mrs. Spoon." AJ informed "That there tribal fella's libel tah hit tha roof if'n he finds a unicorn back here. Way Granny Smith tells it, only Earth ponies are allowed to participate or it throws off all the mojo and what not."

"I shant be a minute. I just wanted to wish my filly luck, and see to it everything is progressing as planned." Golden assured.

"Well if'n I learned one thing from buckin zapapples every year it's that magic is as magic does. Ah don't question it, just like Pinkie Pie, it just is."

Golden stifled a smirk to the best of her ability at the ire of an Earth pony trying to lecture her about magic. "I can assure you, no mojo will be disrupted Ms. Applejack. Now why don't you go out and start hoofing out refreshments? Granny Smith and Mr. Macintosh are already making their rounds in the stands." she levitates a venders tray full of asorted goodies, snacks and drinks, around Applejack's neck "make sure every pony has some." Golden turns her back on Applejack and hides a wicked smirk, for the added ingredient her Mr. Cypher had injected into each pastry, beverage and confection.

"Oh ahright." Applejack sighed, her family being well paid to supply the catering for the event "But first ah think I'll head back and give Winona my best before her big debut as it were." AJ sighs and heads back toward the makeshift kennels where a very nervous Fluttershy is watching over the animals to be used for the ritual.

"Ah suppose I'll need to assure Fluttershy for tha thousandth time, that the animals aint the ones gonna be hurt during this thing." AJ smirks toward Silver Spoon.

Silver Spoon gulps slightly, while Golden sneers and thinks of a way she can possibly get AJ back for her remark "Oh Ms. Applejack.. do tell why you named him Winona. Is that not a name more suited for a bitch?"

Silver giggles at the 'dirty word' in a very foalish manner. One look from her mother however reminds her "You are going to be a young mare, after tonight." and Silver falls silent and blushes, ducking her head in apology.

"Well shucks.. we kinna let Applebloom name him when she was just a foal.. we just aint had the heart tah tell her." AJ sighs and blushes.

Silver Spoon bursts out laughing "You mean like, she's too dumb to know the difference between boy and girl!?" this time Golden lets her daughter have her revelry at Applejack's expense, with a satisfied smirk behind both their backs, no less, as she makes her way to Lotus's side.

"No, ahm sure she knows." AJ sighs again with regret "just neither of us brought it up.. but it aint like we neutered him just to fool her. All the bits and pieces are still there.. but I reckon ya'll find that out soon enough, sugarcube." AJ gives Silver a wry smirk and a wink.

Silver falls silent and blushes again, beet red. Golden ignores the exchange. Knowing when to fold is a player's best defense. She lets Applejack leave with her little victory and whispers to Lotus. "Take care of my 'little dipper'." she instructs "If anypony in the audience tries to interfere or hurt her needlessly.. you know what to do." she speaks in a foreboding tone as she discretely levitates a butterfly knife into Lotus's pink mane, under her head band.

Lotus smirks, showing a set of fangs and her eyes flash slightly with a green spark "As vous wish, Mrs. Spoon." she whispers back in a Prench accent. Unbeknownst to Aloe, the real Lotus Blossom was safely tucked away in a cocoon in the basement of the Spoon Family estate. Unharmed, unconscious, and effectively out of the way.

Golden trots over to her filly and gives her a lick on the cheek, tasting the musky scent she had the filly saturated with "Good luck my treasure. I do hope this night is everything you dreamed it would be."

"Thanks momma.." Silver smiles "I really do appreciate all this.. Is she.. is she here?" she asks and bites her bottom lip with nervous reluctance.

Golden leans in and nuzzles her cheek "she's here."

With that reassurance Golden teleports out as she hears the ritual master's hoof steps.

The curtain is raised.

It's show time!

Author's Note

Most notable Changes include-

1. The addition of Cypher/ Lotus Blossom, Applejack and Granny Smith as participants.
   
2. The OC "Spot" being replaced by a male Winona.
   
3. The addendum that only Earth Ponies can be direct participants.
   
4. More buildup and prepwork, back stage and the intrusion of Golden (who was never mentioned except in first chapter, originally)
   
5. More BONDAGE in description!