Shifting Melodies - The Lost Stanzas

When Ledger returned home, he was almost instantly accosted by an excited Alicorn.

“Okay Ledger, strip!” she said, her eyes sparkling.

“You’ve never been so direct,” Ledger pointed out. “What’s gotten into you? Midnight bite you?”

“One, I have no idea where Midnight is. And two? No. I want to study the differences between a normal Changeling and a Noble one. So come on, lose the disguise buddy!”

Scope Lens groaned from a corner of the room. “I feel… violated in so many ways…”

“Ah,” Ledger said as he dualcasted, not only lighting up his horn to take off his disguise, but grabbing hold of something big and heavy in the kitchen. When the flash overtook his body and his true form was revealed, that was when he dropped the pot with a loud clamor.

Twilight and Moondancer looked at him with a flat stare.

“Really?” Twilight said. “You honestly thought I’d fall for that?”

“It was worth a shot,” Ledger said with a shrug before teleporting away. He’d gotten good at that. Twilight rolled her eyes and looked at Moondancer, who just nodded and smirked as she reached out and used a ‘Recast’ spell on him, forcing the Teleport to reverse.

“Are you finished acting like a foal?” Twilight said once he winked back into existence. “I just wish to study you and compare notes.”

“You try walking into a room of changelings with a pony in one corner saying they feel violated,” Ledger countered. “See how that makes you feel.”

Twilight sighed, “Scope is just over-dramatising…”

“They measured...everything,” Scope shuddered.

“For science!” Twilight and Moondancer echoed, as they threw up a multi-layer barrier around the room.

“Now, hold still for a moment,” Twilight giggled.

“Only if you promise to be gentle,” Ledger said. “Otherwise, I will use my knowledge of pony anatomy for evil again.”

“Aw, he’s cute when he’s trying to be intimidating,” Moondancer giggled. Twilight nodded as she pulled out a measuring tape and a notebook. She began, taking notes on horn length, body height and weight, as well as physical differences.

“We’ll need samples as well,” Moondancer said. “Raise your hoof please.” Ledger sat back on his haunches and complied readily, holding one of his hole-filled hooves out to the mare. She took it gently in her hooves, taking a moment to feel the chitin and nod, before pulling out a petri dish and a hoof file and taking a few shavings of chitin.

“We still need some… other samples,” Twilight hummed. “I know how to get one of them~”

“Oh?” Ledger asked as he turned from Midnight to Twilight. “Dare I ask what sample you need next?”

The thoughts that filled her head incurred the reaction that gave him his answer. She really would have to thank Middy for telling her about that little trick. Ledger let off a happy sigh as he felt a piece of his anatomy respond to her thoughts.

“So, it’s going to be one of those examinations?” he asked aloud.

Moondancer dropped the ruler she was holding. “I’m gonna need something a little bigger,” she blushed. Ledger coughed and looked away from the mare examining him.

“Well, now this is awkward,” he said, before looking back at Twilight. The Alicorn blushed as well, she’d totally forgot that Moondancer was there.

“Eheh, whoops?” she giggled.

“Well, now I see why Midnight likes to brag,” Moondancer said, as she pulled out the measuring tape and took a few notes. Her hoof may have ‘accidently’ brushed up against it when she did. Ledger mentally moaned at her touch, not wanting to actually say anything out loud. Mainly because he wasn’t interested in adding more stress or Moondancer.

“Moondancer, please stop molesting my coltfriend,” Twilight deadpanned as her touch was far more deliberate. This time, the drone actually moaned.

“Well, I can see this examination is going splendidly,” Ledger mused aloud. Twilight nodded as she continued her ministrations with her magic as she took a few more notes. She didn’t even notice Scope’s horn light up and add to her own...Neither did Ledger, who opted to moan at the stimulation before looking at Moondancer.

“Hah...She knows a thing or two,” the silver drone said with a pant. Moondancer didn’t know if she should watch the show, or feel rather uncomfortable.

What would Sugar do…? Probably offer advice for their ‘sample collecting.’

“Try an alternating flow,” Moondancer said, her magic moving in the opposite direction to Twilight’s. “Like so…”

“Oh buck,” Ledger said as the sensations increased. “Was...not expecting that.”

“Moondancer!” Twilight exclaimed. “What the hay are you doing?”

“Hmm? Ah, whoops~” Moon giggled and shrugged. “Got caught up in the moment and whatnot. Sorry about that,” she said idly as her magic cut off. The noble drone let out a small sigh as the sensations returned to normal.

“Are there any other samples Moondancer could be gathering instead of molesting me?” Ledger asked Twilight. Upon those words, the Unicorn mare pulled out a large syringe with a long needle.

“We do need some blood samples~” Moondancer giggled.

“You’re not taking all of my blood, I sort of need it to live,” Ledger deadpanned as the mood started to die. Moondancer shrugged and the needle disappeared into her personal storage dimension.

“Darling have you seen…” Rarity came downstairs and upon seeing Twilight, Moondancer and most importantly, Ledger’s display… she just… stopped. Ledger blushed and did his best to disappear from sight. Sadly, he hadn’t exactly practiced invisibility, so it mostly took the form of him covering himself up with his front hooves.

Unfortunately, that did very little to hide not-so-little Ledger. Twilight had pretty much locked up and Moondancer was just going over her notes, not really caring one way or the other.

Scope Lens…

Was busy laughing her flank off over the whole ridiculous display. The laughter at least helped snap Ledger out of his embarrassment for a moment. “Can we help you?” he directed to Rarity.

“I...ah…” Rarity flushed a bright red and shook her head. “No, nevermind...Ihavesomethingtodogottagobyenow!” She raced upstairs as fast as her hooves could carry her, causing Scope to laugh even harder.

“I am never going to hear the end of this,” Twilight sighed. Ledger copied her before stopping his concealing attempt.

“Me either,” he said. “Let’s just get this over with before somepony else walks in on us.”

“So you’re not fussed over Moondancer being here?” Scopey called out, reminding the stallion that she was still here.

“As long as we never talk about this again, no.” Ledger stated firmly.

“Oh relax, Twilight can get ‘that’ sample later if you want. It’s not like we really need it or anything~” Moondancer wrote a few more things down and chuckled.

“...Vengeance will be mine,” Ledger promised as his arousal died down a little more.

“Yahuh, pigs will fly and Midnight will take a vow of chastity,” Moondancer hummed a little. Twilight snorted and gave Ledger a kiss on the cheek before leaning up to whisper in his ear.

“Want me to… make it up to you~?”

“Later,” he said with a spark of mischief in his eyes. “Well, is there anything else you need me for?” the drone said in a louder voice.

“Hmm, I think we’re done here,” Moondancer nodded. Twilight had already provided a lot of data from memory, so there hadn’t really been much to collect beyond a few details and confirming Twi’s data.

“Seriously? That’s all you do to torment him?!” Scope huffed indignantly. Then she got a mischievous smirk. “You haven’t tested how Nobles react to different emotions yet~”

Twilight and Moondancer looked at Scope, before they did a nice impression of a wind-up toy as their heads slowly rotated to look at Ledger, both sporting creepy smiles.

“Did you even test her with that?” Ledger said. “It’s really best to get a starting data point before you check for variances.” If Scope was going to do this to him, he would make sure she suffered as well.

“Heeyyy, lookit the time!” Scope declared. “Gotta visit Amy. Bye!!” She went to teleport out, but she’d forgotten about the barrier. “Oh Hives….”

She was dragged over and placed next to Ledger. “Well,” she said. “I guess we’re about to find out how I react to fear…”

“Oh hush, Twilight would never hurt us. Cross a few lines by treating her lovers as test subjects, yes, but that’s what revenge is for.” Ledger idly pet Scope as he waited for the test to begin. “Wanna plot with me?”

“Oh immensely,” Scope chuckled. “I know I can’t hurt Twilight, but can I at least eat Moondancer? Revenge and I get back at Sugar all at once~”

“Maybe, depends on how much she helps,” Ledger said as he shot the unicorn a look. One that was more amused than angry.

“Okay, so we’ve seen what it does to Ledger…” Twilight hummed. “Might as well test Scope.” She looked at Moondancer, who clearly had more experience in this field. The Unicorn nodded and directed all of her Lust at the little Changeling, who shuddered and let out a small moan at the sudden inflow of Lust to her system.

“Interesting,” Twilight nodded as she wrote that down. ‘So not quite as intense as a Nobles reaction. But then, perhaps the user is also a factor.” She closed her eyes and dragged up this mornings ‘office exercises’ as inspiration, before thinking about Scope instead of Ledger. The nymph squirmed a little, trying to hold this moan in.

“You also have to consider, I’m a Violet on my father’s side,” Ledger pointed out. “I react to lust a little bit more.”

“Doesn’t mean they can’t get something from me though,” Scope grumbled. Twilight was going to pull that trick again when they were all in bed together next time. It would definitely help get her warmed up.

“Okay, so the individual, as well as the Colour heritage of a Changeling are deciding factors in emotion absorption.” Twilight hummed and tapped her chin. “Let’s try something similar,” and with that statement, she poured forth as much freely given Love as she had.

Ledger’s eyes widened as he began absorbing as much as he could hold out of reflex. Well, this was...interesting. She felt this way? Eventually his stomach filled up, and he let out a small burp, one that was mimicked by Scope a moment later.

“‘Scuse me,” he said.

“Well that was interesting,” Moondancer said.

“Yeah,” Twilight nodded. “So, correct me if I’m wrong, Changelings have a preferred emotion, but Love is something you all seem to enjoy?”

“Nothing is more filling than Love,” Ledger said. “We all have a thing we like to eat, but Love is something we all want.”

“Hmm, maybe I’ll try this on Sugar later,” Moondancer mused. It’d be interesting to see how Love reacts to a Noble Violet.

“I’d like to try negative emotions… but I don’t think I will,” Twilight said as she rolled up her scroll. “Still, this has been amazingly informative.”

“Happy to have been of service,” Ledger said before standing up and putting Scope on his back. “Now if you’ll pardon us, we have revenge to plot.”

Oh, there was that huh. Well, Twilight was sure it wouldn’t be too bad, maybe around something of Rainbow’s or Pinkie’s level of pranks.

Moondancer just didn’t care at all. She dropped the barrier around the room and shrugged.

“This has been fun Twilight, we should study together again soon.”

“Count on it,” Twilight nodded. She looked at the retreating forms of Ledger and Scope. They would do anything too bad…

Right?

“I’m thinking a paralysis spell when we next engage in bedroom activities, make her watch without any way to join in or relieve herself,” Ledger said to Scope over a Hivelink.

“Nah, that’d work well on somepony like Midnight, but Twilight’s too smart. She’d likely just think of other things to occupy her mind. Besides, I want a crack at her next time~”

“Hmm...Get Midnight to bite her first?”

“We’d need her permission, as that’s kind of a violation,” Scope hummed as she thought about that particular ability of Midnight’s. “Maybe...wait, why are all your ideas based around… you’ve spent too much time with Midnight.”

“No such thing. Maybe dress it up as a new experiment, see how long her new physiology takes to fight off a bite like that, if it can.”

“Do you want to give the Alicorn of Magic insatiable Lust, and four targets she can take that out on?” Scope pointed out. “Would you like to take that risk Ledger?”

“Sounds like a heckuva night,” Ledger hummed over their mental link. “Hmm, but you’re right, it wouldn’t end well...maybe direct emotional transfer? Ponies respond well, and we could cause all sorts of temporary mood swings, at...inopportune times~”

“Now we’re getting somewhere,” Scope giggled, looping her forehooves around his neck. “Imagine Princess Twilight, suddenly flipping out in the middle of a restaurant? Or maybe in the middle of Court?”

“I’m thinking more along the lines of giving her a little more lust at just the wrong moment. Something Midnight said stuck with me - Twilight as the Princess of Friendship with Benefits.”

Scope sniffed and nuzzled the back of his head. “I’m so proud of you. You’ve become so deliciously evil. We should celebrate with some kinky sex now.”

“Any idea where Midnight keeps her hoofcuffs? And I don’t mean the Guard kind. First one to find them gets to use them on the other~”

Scope chuckled… darkly. “Alright… three...two...one…”

“Go,” Ledger replied, before winking out from under her, he wasn’t going to waste time running. Scope chuckled as she trotted into their room and made a beeline for the closet. She knew of a certain box that could be used…

Today was going to be fun…