Pinkie Pie's Key Party

The sky was gloomy and gray as Twilight Sparkle walked down the main street of Ponyville. Everypony seemed to be reading books, but when they looked up at her, they shook their heads and frowned. Slowly she realized that the books they were reading were the sexual fantasies she had written for her personal bookshelf!

Panicked, she took off to find her friends. She knocked on the door of Sugarcube Corner where Pinkie Pie lived, but the owners, Mr. and Mrs. Cake, answered the door. They scowled and slammed the door in her face.

She galloped to Carousel Boutique to find Rarity, only to have her sister, Sweetie Belle, slam the door too.

At Fluttershy’s cottage, it was the pegasus’s pet Angel Bunny who rejected her.

She rushed to Sweet Apple Acres, where certainly Applejack would be, but her family, Granny Smith, Big Mac, and Apple Bloom, gave her such glares that she turned and ran.

She called out into the sky for Rainbow Dash, hoping she might hear her, but a flock of Cloudsdale pegasi looked down on her with their disapproving stare.

She retreated to her home at the library, but everything was dark and twisted. The walls were slanted, the floor was warped, and the books on the shelves jutted out sharply like teeth. She found her way into the observatory where her accursed fantasies were housed, but the shelf was empty, and standing by it was her teacher and ruler of Equestria, the white alicorn Princess Celestia, reading the last one. She tossed it aside and gazed upon Twilight with a most disappointed face.

Twilight felt like she was suffocating. “I’m sorry!” she squeaked breathlessly. She turned to escape but was stopped by the impassive face of the other Royal Sister, the dark alicorn Princess Luna. The princess reared up and pounded the ground. Twilight fell, covering her head with her hooves, and screamed.

“Twilight Sparkle?”

“I’m sorry!” Her voice trembled. “I’m sorry! I’m so sorry!”

“It’s alright, you’re safe now.”

Twilight opened her eyes and looked through her hooves. She was still on the dark floor of the observatory, but now there was a warm glow coming from the fireplace. The floor was flat like it is supposed to be, and the walls were straight once again. Celestia was gone, but Luna was still standing above her.

The terrified unicorn stood up. “It was…” she stammered. “I mean, this is… a dream?”

“Just a dream.” Luna confirmed.

Twilight’s heart was still beating fast. Seeing her books back on her shelf calmed her for only a moment when she came to an alarming realization. “That means you…”

Luna nodded grimly. “I know about your stories, Twilight.”

She shook with fear. “You’re not… you’re not going to tell princess Celestia, are you?”

The princess of dreams looked at her thoughtfully. “Why are you afraid of her knowing?”

“Because she’ll think I’m a pervert! Normal ponies don’t have fantasies like me! And they certainly don’t write them down! She’d end my apprenticeship!”

“There are many ponies in Equestria that have fantasies like yours. It’s perfectly normal.”

The purple unicorn looked up at her. “Really?”

Luna cracked a smile. “Yes. Every living creature fantasizes, and each one expresses themselves in their own way. I’ve seen it in their dreams.”

Twilight frowned. “So… you know every fantasy I’ve ever dreamed?”

“Yes.”

Luna knew! She probably knew every story she’d ever written too. She felt completely exposed in front of the Princess.

“And they’re… normal?”

Luna nodded. “Yes.”

She took a moment to acknowledge this. Everypony had fantasies like hers, and it was normal. This was exactly what Pinkie Pie had talked about, but it took hearing it from a Princess for it to connect in Twilight’s mind.

It was natural that a fantasy would include familiar ponies, and of course some of them would be sexual. There were so many ponies in Equestria that there had to be fantasies of every kind. It was inevitable that some of them would be written down too, though she was uncertain how she felt about the fantasies written about her.

Then a more disturbing thought came to mind. “That means Princess Celestia must also have…”

Luna nodded silently.

“And you…”

Another nod.

“And even… Discord?”

Luna shrugged. “Probably.”

Twilight chose not to imagine what any of their fantasies might be, but the realization that she was not alone was both frightening and freeing.

“A fantasy is something everypony has, but shares only with their closest friends,” Luna explained. “Sharing your fantasies with your friends is a blessing and a true show of trust and friendship.”

Twilight nodded with understanding. “Thank you, Princess Luna.”

“You’re welcome, Twilight Sparkle.” Luna flapped her wings and headed towards a window. She paused to look back. “Oh and Twilight?”

“Yes?”

“Sweet dreams.” Luna winked and flew off.

Twilight awoke to the sound of Pinkie’s voice downstairs. Though she was exhausted, she was content. Between the previous night and the dream with Luna, she felt light hearted and relaxed, like a heavy burden had been lifted. She stood up groggily and descended the steps to the main library.

The room looked much as it had the night before, save for the sun filling it with its bright light. Books were sorted neatly in their shelves, the bedroom partition was still closed, and the table that held the keys stood in the middle of the room, holding two of the returned keys and boxes.

Near the table was Rainbow Dash, Applejack, and Pinkie Pie, standing in a circle, talking. Pinkie looked up when she heard Twilight enter the room.

“Good morning, Twilight!” Pinkie exclaimed, her pink curly hair as bouncy as ever.

“Good morning.” Rainbow Dash and Applejack echoed. Though less enthusiastic than Pinkie, they both looked well-rested given the late night they’d had.

“Good morning.” The purple unicorn yawned and rubbed the fatigue from her eyes. “What time is it?”

“8:30!” The pink earth pony replied.

Twilight tightened her face and shook herself from her head to her tail, trying to wake herself up. “Isn’t it a bit early to be awake after a party?” she asked.

Applejack shrugged. “I’m used to waking up earlier than this. This is like sleeping in!”

Rainbow nodded in agreement. “Me too! Weather duty starts before the sun rises, but I have the day off today. ”

“I always take an afternoon nap the day before a party so I can be awake all night!” Pinkie explained.

“Alright! Afternoon naps!” the cerulean pegasus cheered, putting her hoof out to Pinkie, who met it with a hoof-bump. Applejack rolled her eyes, but smiled.

“Well, it seems like you had a good night,” Twilight said, looking at Rainbow Dash.

“Did we ever!” She ecstatically jumped into the air, but upon seeing Applejack’s knowing expression she settled down. “I mean, yes, we had a lot of fun.”

The door to the basement creaked open, allowing Rarity’s voice to be heard. “... what pony in their right mind would be up at this ridiculous hour?”

“Not every creature wakes up this early,” Fluttershy responded as they both stepped into the room. “Some are nocturnal and are just now going to bed.”

Rarity wanted to explain exactly why no pony should ever be up this early, but thought better of it when she saw that everypony else was already awake. “Good morning, everypony!”

They greeted each other and Rarity deposited their key and box back on the table.

“Did everypony sleep well?” Pinkie asked, standing in the center of the room.

They all murmured words of agreement and nodded.

“Did everypony have fun?” Her voice was filled with rising enthusiasm.

Everypony responded affirmatively.

“Did everypony get intimate?” She threw her forehooves up wildly in excitement and gyrated a little.

Each pony pair looked at one another, with Twilight staring bug-eyed at the pink party planner.

“Pinkie!” Twilight objected, walking up to her. “You can’t ask a question like that!”

“Why not?” Pinkie asked with a frown. “That was the point of the whole party!”

“Yes, that was the point of the party, and I’m sure we all enjoyed it to one degree or another. But ‘what happens in the room stays in the room’, remember? We’re all supposed to keep it a secret.”

All the other ponies looked relieved. Seeing the faces of her friends, something clicked in her mind. The whole party made sense and she knew for certain that they all had fun, and understood why.

“This party isn’t just about being physical with one another. It’s about sharing those special feelings that are wonderful, but embarrassing to talk about.”

Rarity noded and stepped forward. “We don’t talk about them because we’re afraid of what other ponies may think.”

“Or what other ponies might do.” Applejack added.

“It can be very rewarding to share, though.” Fluttershy chimed in.

“So we’ll share it when the time is right.” Rainbow Dash finished.

“That would make a great letter to Princess Celestia!” Pinkie declared, jumping up and down.

The front door opened wide, and Twilight’s baby dragon assistant Spike appeared with a polka dot bindle hanging from a stick over his right shoulder. “I’m home!” he announced, stepping inside.

Twilight smiled nervously at Pinkie Pie. “Maybe we’ll write that letter later.”

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