The Mass

You slither over the roof until you come to the gardens. You get a feeling that Luna was still here but you stop when you spot several Nightguards patrolling. You look over the gardens and see the area near the centre filled with different statues. You knew that's where Luna had to be. You look down to the guards and head down the wall.

Luna sat on the bench staring at the two large statues of her parents. Luna had cried when she first arrived but those tears had long since dried. Luna sighed and went to stand up but something tugged at her mind and she turned. Luna stepped back when she saw Qun wriggling behind her.

“Qun...” Luna started to say but was cut off when Qun wrapped her in his tendrils. Luna struggled for several seconds but gave in and left Qun to hold her. “I'm sorry...” Luna heard Qun shrill in her ear like he was making a high pitched coo. “I shouldn't have said what I said earlier, it was wrong of me.” When Qun didn't respond Luna suddenly realised that the telepath spell had probably worn off. Luna focuses her magic and she finally hears Qun sigh in her mind.

You sigh when you feel Luna's magic enter you and your mind open up. +Thanks Luna. I wondered how long it would be before you noticed.+

Luna giggled. “Sorry, I guess I'm a little stressed right now.”

You smile mentally. +Was that before or after you said you loved me?+ You feel Luna squirm.

“I...I shouldn't have said that...”

+Why?+

“You have marefriends now. “

+Luna.+ You say with a little sadness.

Luna starts to sniff again and fresh tears appear in her eyes. “I shouldn't love you, not after all this time...I shouldn't...”

+Again, why?+

“You were my friend!” Luna shouts. “You showed me the outside more than my family did! I loved you more than you even realised but I was too young to even understand it myself!” You listened as Luna poured her heart out to you and for the first time in a long time you started to cry yourself. “I loved you so much....”

You tightened your hold but couldn't think of anything to say. You jump when you feel something wet press against a tendril and when you look through your limbs you see Luna was giving the nearest tendril a kiss.

Luna breaks the kiss and with a heavy blush she chuckles. “Sorry...I was caught up in the moment.” Luna let out a slight 'eep' when you extended out your tongue and quickly licked her cheek. “Qun...”

You chuckle in your head. +I love you too Luna+ You state causing Luna to look at you with more tears.

“What happens now?” Luna asks.

You grin mentally. +Can you teleport us back to my room?+

Luna stammers. “W-what?”

+Can you do it?+

Luna wipes her eyes . “Of course I can!” Luna charges her horn and in a flash you and Luna were standing outside your guest room.

You released Luna from your tendrils and approached the door. +Coming?+ You ask when you see Luna starting to walk away.

Luna turns back. “What!?” Luna asks in shock.

+Luna, come with me.+ You extend out a tendril and hold it for her to take. Luna lifts up a front hoof and hesitates before placing it on your tendril. You wrap the tendril around her hoof and pull her close. +It's going to be fine, you have nothing to worry about+

“It's not that, I'm a mare. Your marefriends will have last say about me joining your herd.”

You stop. +Come again?+

Luna gives you a confused look. “That's how herds work, I thought you knew this?”

+I didn't+ You reply in a deflated tone.

Luna walks forward. “Maybe we shouldn't do this. You're happy with them aren't you?”

You sigh. +I am. But not if I know you love me Luna, I couldn't do that to you. I wouldn't be happy knowing it was destroying you everytime.+ You sigh. +And to honest with you I..I kind of saw you as a daughter...+ You let Luna's hoof go and slow your wriggling to also no motion. +I found that our afternoons or evenings we had were starting to grow into something more as the years went by. At first when you were a foal I felt like a dad. I felt complete when I helped you with your homework or other tasks you had for me. I know my cave wasn't much of a place but with you there it felt like home.+ You look back to Luna and notice she was crying again but she had a smile on her face. +It was when you came to me as Nightmare Moon did I finally see what was happening. I grew too attached, I couldn't take losing you. That is why I refused her why I refused you...I knew in some way what was going to happen and I didn't want to be there.+ You start to shrill in pain as the emotions flow back through your mind. +I loved you too much to even be there when you were banished. I already suffered a heartbreak knowing I could never go home. I...I didn't what to suffer the second by watching you die...+

Luna sat down as tears flowed from her eyes. Luna stared at the carpet before looking up and knew she couldn't find another stallion like Qun, even if he wasn't really a pony. Luna knew that Qun was the only stallion that had seen every side she had to offer and her smile grew bigger.

(He helped me growing up when he could have shunned me. He thought of me as a daughter when I wasn't even one of his kind.) Luna thought as she watched her centuries old friend cry before her. (I can't turn my back on him now, I have to make this work!)

Luna stood up and took hold of one of Qun's tendrils drawing his attention.

+Luna+ Qun said as he felt her touch and turned to her.

“I think my friend I have three mares to approach.”

+You want to be with me?+

Luna lifts the tendril in her hoof and nuzzles it. “I love you Qun and there's no stallion out there that knows me as good as you do. I want to be with you until the day we both die. Morbid as that may sound I can't express my feelings any other way.” Luna walks passed Qun and opens the guest room door with her magic and tugs on Quns tendril motioning for him to enter.

+You know their probably still sleeping..+ Qun starts to say but gets cut off when he notices the three flower mares all sitting on the bed and giggling. +Shit...+

Luna turns to Qun and smiles before getting the three mares attention. “Excuse me.” Luna says after a little cough. The three flower mares stand up and cross over though Luna notices their heavy limps. Luna gives Qun a glance when he chuckles. Luna looks back to the three mares as they drop in bow. “Please you don't need to bow.” Luna states and waits for the mares to stand up.

“Princess, is everything alright?” Roseluck asks.

“Everything is fine, though I have a request to make.” Luna sits and sighs. “Earlier tonight Qun and I had a conversation about the future.”

“The future? About Qun?” Daisy asks as her ears perk up.

“Actually it involves you three aswell.” Luna waits as the three mares in front of her look at each other. “It seems the love I had for Qun hasn't gone away in the thousand years I was incarcerated in the moon.” Luna looks down and she feels her heartbeat quicken. “Which is why that because you three are the alpha mares in your herd I humbly ask that I could be accepted into it.”

Luna smiles when the three flower ponies all gasp and stand there in shock.

+You damaged them+ Qun says and Luna giggles.

“Y-You want to join our herd? As in become Quns fourth wife?” Roseluck asks breaking out of her shock.

“I would.” Luna bows her head. “I know all of you may seem shocked by my asking but maybe if we spoke more on the matter it would help?”

Roseluck rubs her chin and nods. “I don't see anything wrong with talking more. What do you girls think?” Roseluck asks turning to her fellow herd mates.

Daisy nods. “That would be great!”

“I think it's a great idea too!” Lily adds grinning.

Roseluck steps out the way and allows Luna to enter the room but holds up a hoof to stop Qun.

“Sorry Qun but this is mare talk.”

+Oh, OK. I'll go somewhere else then.+ Qun reaches out a tendril and places it on Roselucks cheek. +Please don't be hard on her, she really wants this.+

Roseluck giggles. “Don't worry, it's going to be fine.”

Qun lets Roseluck go and turns away. Qun gets a little way from the guest room and hears the door close. Qun turns back and smiles before slithering down the corridor.

Celestia lay on a large cushion in her chambers looking over scrolls for the next days routine when the door to her room knocked.

“Hm? I wonder who that could be?” Celestia asks herself rising to her hooves. Celestia opens the door and spots a familiar green mass. “Qun? Is everything OK?”

+Yes thank you.+ Celestia notices the small pause. +Actually, may I speak to you about something?+

“Of course, please come in.” Celestia opens the door wider and moves to the side. Qun enters and takes a place in the centre of the room. “What did you want to talk about?” Celestia asks returning to her place on her large cushion.

+I want to first apologise about how I acted towards you in the past. It was wrong of me to stalk you when you came of age.+

Celestia laughs a little. “Qun, you don't have to apologise. I was a little freaked out when I kept having feelings of something following me but I just thought it was some young colt to scared to ask me out.”

+Still, it was indecent of me. You were young and I took too much interest in your...butt back then.+

“So? You have something for plots do you?” Celestia smirks.

+A little...+ Celestia was certain Qun turned a little red bodied. +But to my original reason for being here.+

“Ah yes, please go ahead.”

+Luna wants to join my herd+

Celestia pauses but this news was not surprising to hear. “And you feel conflicted about this?”

+No, I mean, I'm not sure. I love Luna a lot but as a lover I am worried.+

“Worried?” Celestia questions raising an eyebrow.

+Yes. I'm worried I may hurt her.+

“Oh, I see...” Celestia stands up and walks to the large doors leading out to her balcony. “You're not just talking about sex though are you?”

+No I'm not.+ Qun slithers up and joins Celestia. +The past I have with Luna is one of father and daughter, I don't know if I could love her like the others but...+

“You know In your heart that even back then she meant more to you than just a daughter.” Celestia states turning to look at Qun.

+Yes+

Celestia sighs. “You are one strange creature Qun. You have the love of four beautiful mares and all you can think of is the past.” Celestia extends out a wing and touches one of Quns tendrils. “Let go of the past just as I must. I sent Luna to the moon at the time as it was the best choice but everyday I wonder was it the only one? You have the choice to give my sister the family and love she deserves. It doesn't matter if you're like you are, perhaps one day we can change you back. All I know is that Luna wants to be with you and to her that is all that matters. You are her world now Qun, go spend it with her no matter how long that is.”

Qun pauses and to Celestia it seemed he was staring out the window. +Would you call me brother if we married?+

It was now Celestias turn to pause as she thought about her answer. “I will be honest. At first I think it will be strange to call you brother but I think I'll get used to it.” Celestia smirks.

Qun chuckles. +You're much different than I remember Celestia. You're so sassy now.+

Celestia turns away from Qun and strikes a pose. “I try.”

Celestia shares a laugh with Qun that lasts for some minutes.

“I needed that Qun, thank you.”

+No problem Celestia. I wonder, were do your guard train?+

Celestia raises an eyebrow. “Why?”

+You want to see something cool?+

Celestia smiles. “Oh very much.”

Luna sits in a chair and watches as three of her subjects pace about in front of her. Luna felt strange, for the first time she felt scared. Luna eyes widened slightly as she realised what it was that frightened her. She was scared of getting rejected and it made her heart beat faster.

Luna sits still when the three mares all huddle. For a couple of hours Luna had talked about Qun and her in the past. Luna also told about the feelings she had for him and felt a little awkward recounting the times she felt 'hot' when near him.

Luna flinched when the mares broke their group hug.

“Luna, we have considered your request and listened to you as you talked about your past with Qun.” Roseluck says with a serious expression. “Through much deliberation we have decided to give you one final test!”

Luna swallowed. One final test? What could they mean! Luna found her doubts squashed when the three mares lunged at her and they all shared a three way kiss. Luna found her nethers grew very hot.

“I take it the answer is yes?” Luna asks when the kiss breaks.

“Yes.” Roseluck replies.

“Yes.” Lily and Daisy add together.

Luna sighs as tears come to her eyes. “Thank you, you don't know how much this means to me.”

“Oh we know. More than you think.” Lily says.

“I think we should tell Qun.” Daisy states. “He'll be so happy.”

Luna nods. “I will try to cont-” Luna gets cut off when a rumble sounds across the castle. “What in Equestria was that?”

The four mares move to the door when they hear hooves running down the corridor outside. Luna opens the door to see the few guards stationed in this section of the castle running down the corridor.

“Guard?” Luna asks stopping one of the royal guards as he passes.

“Princess!” The guard says bowing.

“What's going on? Is Canterlot under attack?” Luna asks in worry.

The guards eyes widen. “N-no your highness! Princess Celestia is going to fight the green creature.”

“Qun?” Luna asks in panic. “My sister is going to fight my herd mate!?” Luna pushes open the door and quickly runs pass the guard.

Roseluck, Daisy and Lily walk out the door seconds later.

“S-Should we follow?” Lily asks the others.

Roseluck nods and turns to the guard still standing there in surprise. “Excuse me would you mind taking us with you?”

The guard shakes his surprise off. “Of course follow me!”

The three Flower ponies run behind the guard thinking what has Qun done now!