Project Starburst

Spiral Dream's head was spinning, and her body was flushed, warm. Fire Ruby was standing over her, almost appraisingly as he drew the curtains shut. She got one last glimpse of the streets outside, her eyes searching for something before that cock dominated her vision once again.

Fire Ruby put a hoof to her head, slowly lowering her body down. "Lick it. Suck it. Get it ready for you."

Just like before, that throbbing, red length muddled her mind as she looked at it, making it seem so easy, so natural to just do as he said. When her tongue touched his cock, she felt a warmth radiating up from it, filling her from the head down as she licked, up and down the shaft slowly. After a couple of runs over and around his cock, she took the entire thing in her mouth, sucking on it and swirling her tongue around it. The feel and taste of his cock fed the haze in her mind, and she soon built up into a smooth up and down rhythm.

It felt like such a short time, before he pulled back, leaving her panting and in need. His cock liberally covered with her saliva...not that he'd need the lubrication. Spiral was already feeling so hot, so ready for him to plow into her, and judging by the way he was circling around her, she was about to get her wish. Finally, he came to a stop behind her, leaning in. "It's time." he proclaimed, as his cock teased over her entrance. Just one more push and he'd be inside of her...

"Yes it is!"

The lights all clicked on at once, Golden Luck and Greybeard on either side of the duo; Cloud Prism dived at Fire Ruby, pinning him to the ground as Angel pulled Spiral Dream back.

"What! How dare you!" Fire Ruby growled, pushing back against Cloud Prism; the pegasus slipped a bit.

"He's strong!" Cloud Prism shouted, his face showing his exertion as he tried to keep Ruby down. Greybeard stepped forward, his horn glowing as he conjured several strong ropes, tying hooves together tightly. "That's more like it." Cloud grinned, looking down. "Fire Ruby, by the authority of Princess Twilight Sparkle, you're under arrest for kidnapping and r-rape." he paused for a moment on the last word, shaking his head.

"You alright up there?" Golden Luck asked, surprised.

"Y-yeah. Just the shock of it all just hit me. Right, you're coming in with us, pal." he pressed a hoof against Fire Ruby.

"How about you?" Golden Luck asked, as Cloud Prism and Greybeard worked on readjusting the ropes for transport. "You doin' alright there, Spiral?"

Taking in a deep breath, Spiral Dream closed her eyes and nodded. "I didn't anticipate...cover him with a blanket, make sure to gag him. He's got some kind of magical allure..." she murmured, sitting back. "It overwhelmed me almost at once..."

"Not to worry." Golden Luck said, tapping her on the shoulder. "We've got him now, and once we have him someplace safe, none of the mares in this town will have to worry."

"Right, of course." Spiral Dream smiled. "I'll go and find Sapphire and the other mares. I'm sure they'll need some help recovering from all of this."

Cloud Prism and Greybeard led their captive out the door first, followed by Golden Luck and Angel Grace, with Spiral taking up the rear. The three mares surrounded the hostage on the sides not covered by the other two, trying to keep him out of view as much as possible. As a result, Angel happened to be walking by Cloud Prism.

"That was...really impressive, you know?" she remarked, as they headed for Town Hall, where a room had been prepared to lock him up. This town didn't really get a lot of bad ponies, so they didn't have a proper jail, or even guards stationed here; they'd have to call to Ponyville for some. "Every part of the trap was executed perfectly."

"Huh? Oh...yeah, I suppose. Except for that time when Spiral Dream was in danger..." Cloud replied, his eyes falling on Spiral as he said it. His brow furrowed and he shook his head. "Let's just get this over with..."

Once Fire Ruby had been locked up, Greymane sent a letter to Princess Twilight, while Spiral attended to Ruby's victims. Golden Luck had wandered off, but being used to it by this point, none of the team was concerned. That left Angel Grace sitting by the train tracks; she had volunteered to wait for the guard and escort them into town when they arrived...mostly, she wanted some time alone to think.

This entire operation had been risky, but her friends, the rest of the team, they had pulled it off perfectly. They were really coming together as a unit, but...what happened with the changelings was still pestering her. What was she going to do? She knew she had a lot to offer the team on an intellectual level, but emotionally, she couldn't see it...

Her thoughts were interrupted by the whistle of the train, and soon it was pulling into the station. The guards, all bearing armor adorned with the same crest as their badge, stepped off first, and Angel stepped forward. "We're holding him at Town Hall. Please, come this way and-" she stopped, seeing another figure stepping off the train. "Um, head down this road. I'll catch up."

With a stiff salute, the four guards headed towards Town Hall, and Angel Grace turned back to see that Cardinal Rule had stepped off the train. "What are you doing here?" she asked, in surprise.

"I was actually headed to visit a friend." he said, holding up his hooves. "When I saw you sitting here, though, I wanted to pop out and see how you were doing. Where are your friends?"

Angel nodded back at town. "We've just captured another bad pony. He was...um, he was using some kind of magic to assault mares."

"Goodness, that does sound bad." he remarked, shaking his head. "What gets into the head of these stallions, I wonder."

"It's a shame, too." Angel added, sighing. "His best friend is in complete shock. She says it's a total change from who he used to be. I wonder if he'd been hiding this ability all along."

Cardinal Rule tapped her on the head, glancing up. "Well, I knew you're the kind of pony who'd find a way to help. If he had been hiding that ability, I'm sure you'd be able to find more victims."

Angel's eyes widened, and she backed up, the wheels in her head turning. The train sounded a short whistle.

"Well, I can't stay for much longer. But I'm sure you'll figure it out, once you get your thoughts in order." with a warm smile, Cardinal Rule boarded the train again. "I'm headed down to a small mountain town called Haymarket, if you want to chat sometime in the next couple weeks."

His only response was a nod as the train pulled away, and Angel walked back towards town slowly, deep in thought. "Three days. Three days like clockwork. No way he could have hid something like that...there's something missing here...plus, why always different mares?"

Greymane galloped up to her. "Angel Grace, the guards have arrived at Town Hall, but Cloud Prism isn't there. He had the key to Fire Ruby's room."

"Find the mayor, they'll have a master key, hopefully." Angel remarked, "I'm headed back to Fire Ruby's place. I think he may have had more victims, so I'm going to look for clues. If you see Spiral Dream or Sapphire Star, let them know I want to talk to Sapphire, too."

Greymane nodded, headed back into town as Angel Grace went to Fire Ruby's home. The place was still in disarray from the arrest, but something seemed strange. Angel looked over the chaos, shaking her head. There was no way she'd be able to figure this out in time...

"Your friend said you wanted to talk to me?" Sapphire Star said, stepping gingerly into the room. She bit her lip as she looked around the scene. "I still can't believe it. I've been in this place dozens of times, and I never suspected..." her voice caught, and she looked away, out the window. "What's going to happen to him?"

Angel Grace scanned the room. "That depends on what he says, what we learn...so he just started acting up out of the blue?"

"Yeah. It was after his last trip; he came home really frustrated. I tried to reassure him, ask him what happened, but he wouldn't talk to me. The next day, he was back to normal." Sapphire turned around. "When I asked him about it, he said that a couple of apprentices had damaged a package they were transporting and he had to fire them. He's such a kind stallion, it must have gotten to him...he hasn't been out of town since."

"I see." Angel approached a bookshelf, brushing at it and sneezing. "Kind but not given to household tasks?"

Sapphire joined her. "No, it's unusual. He's a very tidy stallion, that's why everyone liked him. A perfect gentleman, and quite well read, as you can see."

Angel was, in fact, familiar with many of these titles; books on the history of Equestria, geography, legends, and a few classical works of fiction. She, herself, had read many of them... "Wait a second." her hoof stopped on one of the books. "This book is out of place."

"What?" Sapphire asked, looking at the book. "What do you mean?"

"This set is a series of books detailing the development of Western Equestria...but this book isn't part of that set." Angel pulled it down, opening it. "It's from the same author, same subject, but it's a overview."

The eyes of both mares widened when they saw what was inside: The center of the book had been cut out, as if to hide something.

"Just what is going on here?" Angel asked, looking up at the sound of a knock on the door. Greymane stepped into the house, along with Golden Luck.

"We haven't been able to find Cloud Prism. The guard is preparing to transport Fire Ruby once the mayor returns with her key."

Angel closed the book, setting it on a table. "So Fire Ruby hasn't escaped...where could Cloud have gone? I wonder if he found something. Still, he would have told us. Did you see him out there, Golden Luck?"

Golden shook her head. "No, I didn't. All the mares are looking for Spiral, too. She's late for their meeting."

"Wait, Spiral Dream is missing, as well?" Angel gasped out, headed for the door. "We need to find them both, quickly. Let's spread out!" The three of them headed out, splitting up to search the town for their missing friends.

"I don't understand, Cloud. What did you want to tell me?" Spiral asked, as they entered the room. Cloud Prism had led her to an upstairs room of the local inn, telling her he had discovered something important about this town. "And what about the others."

"This is between us." he said, closing and locking the door, a smile spreading over his face. "After all...we have some unfinished business."

Spiral gasped as he turned around, his cock sliding out...the way it was pulsing seemed so familiar, just like the fog creeping over her mind. In a moment, he had closed the distance, turning her around and roughly pushing her into the bed.

Taking a deep breath, Cloud chuckled. "I can still smell your arousal from earlier, it was so easy to reawaken it. Fortunate, too, as I don't want to be interrupted...again"

"C-cloud...what are you...oh!" she screeched, as he mounted her, covering her mouth.

"Don't worry. It will all be clear in a moment, my mare." he growled, pushing his length into her with one thrust. The feeling of being filled radiated out across her entire body and mind, and he gripped her tightly. "Just let yourself go. Enjoy." Without another word, he started rutting her roughly. He was right about one thing; from the moment his stallionhood had been revealed, Spiral's need had quickly returned to where it had been the previous night, and by this point, she had been wet and ready for him. She gasped out with each forceful thrust, though the gasps soon turned to moans as pleasure began to sprout within her. There was another feeling with it, a sort of glow that seemed to come from Cloud...not that she was looking at him. It was more like she felt something shining off of him, her body soaking it in like a hungry plant as his motions grew harder and faster.

It seemed like only a few moments before she felt a throbbing within her, and she knew that Cloud Prism was about to reach his peak. That thought should have concerned her, but all of her reservations, by this point, had been replaced with a deep thrill, and instead she gave a heady moan.

"That's good!" Cloud growled, pressing against her. "You know you love it! Now!" he grunted as he gave a final, few thrusts, and she felt him erupt inside of her, pushing her over the brink as well. The two joined ponies shone for a moment, before Spiral let out a slow breath and slumped to the floor.

Cloud helped her to the bed, licking her ear and smiling wickedly. "That's much better. Mmm, if your friends are as half as good as you, then I only should need one of them..."