It is a peaceful sunny morning in Ponyville with Derpy, the cross-eyed mailmare doing her daily routes. She hums a tune to herself as she flys, suddenly losing control and crashing into Rainbow Dash's cloudhouse. she was silently thankful for the soft material used to construct it.
Hearing the crash Rainbow Dash looks through a window to find the cause. She sees the klutzy mailmare stuck in her wall.
"Here, let me help you." she says flying out the window and pulling her out of the wall.
"Sorry about that Rainbow Dash." she says with a sheepish grin.
"No problem." she replies, brushing the wall with a wing causing it to bounce back to its original shape. "So, got any mail for me?"
"Yeah." she searches through her bags and pulls out a mouth full of letters giving them to Rainbow Dash.
"Thanks Derpy." Rainbow says accepting the letters, she places them inside through the open window. "See ya Derp." she says waving goodbye as the wall eyed mare leaves.
Going back inside she looks at the stack of envelopes she had just received. She notices one addressed to Derpy and picks it up ready to return it, when she notices that it is already open. She pulls out the letter and begins to read.
Dear Dizzy, do please give this letter to Rainbow when you're finished.
Any who I was wondering if you girls wouldn't mind a little family reunion. It's been much too long since I've seen you. Ticket is in the envelope and your rooms are ready. Don't let me down.
Sincerely yours,
Mystery
Rainbow Dash sighs and pulling the ticket out of the envelope and noting the date. She asked, but it's not like we really have a choice.
After a day of explaining that she will be out of town for a couple weeks without notice. Rainbow Dash felt a little bad when she had to look for an excuse when they asked why.
She sighs as she packs her saddle bags with only what was needed for the journey.
"Scarf, ticket, hat, ribbons. I've gotta start asking more questions when we walk to the house." Rainbow says as she finishes making sure that she didn't forget anything. Then she heard a knock on her door.
Opening the door she sees Derpy waiting patiently. "Hi Rainbow." she greets, "Can I come in?" she asks.
Stepping aside Rainbow motions for her to enter.
"So you're finished packing?" she asks.
"Yes mother." Rainbow replies with a scowl on her face.
"Oh there are a couple things you have to bring since it's closer to winter than the last time you went." Derpy says as she wonders over to the bag Rainbow Dash had packed and looking over its contents.
"Like what?" she asks genuinely wondering.
"Like your cape, glasses and that cute little outfit your aunt gave you for your birthday."
"Why would I need that?"
"Because we're staying for a month and Tableau will get upset if you don't wear it at least once." she says arms crossed with a serious expression, which was very much spoiled by the crossing of her eyes.
"Fine, but don't expect me to sing with you when uncle gets tired." She gives an annoyed expression.
"Don't worry it will be fun. It's always fun." she adds as she leaves.
Princess Celestia sits alone in her room staring blankly at the letter before her. How am I going to get myself out of this one?she thinks as she reads and reads again. it was easy to sneak away for about an hour... or ten, but that was when Luna wasn't expecting to see me in the middle of the night. If I tell her I risk it leaking out and if I don't she'll get upset at me when she does find out and then it'll go public even faster. she sighs to herself and puts down the letter.
Just then Prince Blue Blood enters, unaccompanied. "Dear aunt, momm... I mean Princess Luna has asked me to call you."
"I am your aunt you know. There is no need for you to be formal."
"I'm not being formal." he answers confused.
The princess of the day smiles and shrugs it off, saying, "I will be there in a minute, tell her that it won't be too long of a wait."
He bows before leaving.
She takes the time to hide the letter and put some things in order before heading to see her sister.
Making her way back to her room. Princess Celestia is a little annoyed that all her sister wanted to talk about was politics and matters of the state. She sighs looking for anything that could entertain her. She then notices a white feather in her door. Raising an eyebrow she pulls out the feather and examines it, She cautiously enters into the room not knowing what to expect. Nothing could prepare her for what she saw.
A dark pink alicorn lays on her bed. Her midnight blue hair coming from neon green hair roots and partially covering her pastelish grey eyes. Her erotic pose was what had caused her jaw to drop.
The other alicorn watched in amusement as she enjoyed making Celestia sweat.
"Surprized to see me?" she asks getting into a sitting position.
"Surprized is not the word." was her reply. "Though slightly confused." she closes the door behind her.
"Oh, I kinda figured you would have a bit of trouble getting away since you're sister is back." she giggles slightly as she speaks.
"How did you guess that?"
"You don't change that often and when you do... it's not by much."
"Well I could prob..." she is cut off when she holds a hoof up to her mouth.
"Shhh." she says with a small smile as it turns into a drunken sounding stupor. "I wanted to tell your sister."
"You... what?" confusion written clear on her face.
"You will let me, won't you?" if her pleading voice didn't break the princess, then her puppy dog stare would finish her off.
"Fine. Just be subtle." she says with her forelegs crossed.
"Subtle? Do you know me?"
Night court is in session and Princess Luna is completely bored with listening to nobles complain.
'Night court is starting to seem more like therapy to me.' The princess mumbles under her breath as the next pony enters the room.
The pony bows for her, but she finds it strange that she can't put a name to the blue-haired pony. The fact that she was avoiding eye contact and wore a deep purple hood which concealed most of her body wasn't helping.
"Good eve' dear citizen. What dost thou wish to bring to our attention?" Princess Luna says politely.
The pony begins to look up, but pauses when her eyes catch the guards. The visitor giggles before the guards drop to the floor unconscious and the doors and windows all slam closed. The hooded pony then removes her hood and gives the princess an amused look.
"What dost thou want, Mystery?" Luna asks annoyed.
"Oh dear Luna, I don't want anything but to tell you one of my secrets." she drops her hood to the floor and flies lazily across the room.
"Could you not come back during my break time?" she crosses her forelegs and looks away.
"And when's that."
"Three weeks from never."
"Oh my. It's almost as if you didn't like me." she looks her in the eyes before giggling to continue. "Well unfortunately I cannot wait that long this time. Your sister said to make haste in delivering my message."
"What have you done to my sister?" she asks growing angry.
She smiles deviously as she turns back in the direction of the other alicorn."Oh my dear, Luna. It takes two to tango."
"I do not comprehend?"
"Don't worry, I'll explain."
Rainbow Dash and Derpy stand at the train station awaiting the train.
"Why is it that the only train to this place only come by at midnight?" Rainbow Dash nearly screams as she shudders in the cold night air.
"It's because the only ponies who would actually visit will only go if no one can see them." Derpy says happily unaware of Rainbow's growing anger.
They hear the train before Rainbow gets the chance to yell at Derpy, who happily boards the train while Rainbow flies in mumbling to herself and takes a seat beside Derpy.
After a while of traveling two more pegasus ponies enter and sit beside them. After about an hour the pink pony with blonde hair begins to speak.
"Dizzy, how've you been?" she says.
"Good. How 'bout you Tableau?" Derpy replies.
"Been a while, hasn't it?" they look directly at each other for the first time.
"It has." she admits with a sly smile. Tableau returns the smile before they grab the ponies they entered with and jump out of an open window.
"I told you I can do that on my own." The pastel blue pony mumbles angrily as the others shake the snow out of their hair.
"Don't complain so much, Radiance." Rainbow Dash says pulling her out of the snow.
"You say that every single time." she mumbles under her breath as she pulls herself free of Rainbow's grip. "Um... Rainbow do you really not care to struggle when we come up here?" she asks aloud.
"Not really. I've seen the kind a messes you end up in." she says with a snicker.
"Why I oughta..." she is cut of by Tableau and Derpy pulling both of them into a nearby cave.
They pull ribbons out of their bags and make bows.
"I think we've made enough." Tableau says. They put the extra ribbons away before Derpy steps out into the snow.
"How about I warm things up?" as soon as Derpy says this fire surrounds both her and Rainbow Dash.
"I'd prefer to cool off." Tableau replies as crystals form around her and Radiance. The crystals break apart and dissappears the same time as the fire.
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When the sparkles from the merging of the fire and crystals cease the ponies' appearance are changed.
Derpy's coat darkens slightly and her blonde hair straightens ending smoothly and covering one of her eyes. The colour of both being dramatically darker.
Tableau's pink coat fades to a lighter shade with her curly blonde hair deflating slightly and curling up seductively in her face, bringing attention to her misty green eyes.
Radiance's blue coat darkens to almost a midnight blue and her pastel pink and lavender hair follow suit changing to their closest counterpart before black. The wavy hair falling into her face giving a slightly gothic look offsetting her still creamy yellow eyes.
Rainbow Dash's coat pales to a light shade of blue which would easily be mistaken for white and her mane and tail become pastels of their original colours, leaving her with longer kiss curls of her originally messy style.
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"When are gonna teach me how to do that?" Rainbow Dash asks.
"They haven't even told me yet, you really think they're gonna tell you?" Radiance says looking at the two older ponies who stood by the entrance.
"Okay girls time to get dressed." Derpy says turning to look at the two within.
"We must reach the summit before daylight." Tableau says pulling her winter clothing on.
"I still don't think lace stockings will keep you very warm, auntie." Rainbow Dash says as she drags on her own winter clothing.
"Don't worry about that dear. I just want to see your performance in that cute little number I made you." she says with a smile, much to Rainbow Dash's annoyance.
"Only if uncle sings with me." Rainbow says, a slight blush creeping up on her face.
"Maybe we'll do a duet in the matching outfits you made us the year before." Radiance says rolling her eyes,
"I would really love that." Tableau says happily unaware of her sarcasm.
"Gotta get a move on." Derpy adds to the conversation, posing on the wall.
"Right we have no time to waste here." Tableau says walking out of the cave with Derpy.
The other two follow close behind.
Two stallions enter the great room of a mansion.
"Brr. Sure was cold out today, Dark." says the pale grey stallion with burgundy hair as he pulls off his winter clothing.
"Quite." says the other. His coat was black and his hair dark pink.
"Welcome home, boys." says Mystery coming out of the back room.
"Mom." they say in unison both smiling as they turn around.
"Look who's also here." she adds as Princess Celestia, Princess Luna and Prince Blue Blood walk out of the room she was just in.
"Mama has brought visitors." says the grey stallion.
"She did." Mystery says before turning to Princess Luna. "Luna meet Darken Rose and Dared Death." she says.
The respective ponies bowing when mentioned.
"Dark is the eldest and Dare is a twin." Princess Celestia adds.
"'Tis a pleasure to make your acquaintance." Princess Luna says to them.
"A bit formal, I'd think." Darken Rose says.
"We were not being formal." Luna says with a questioning expression. The stallions look at Princess Celestia, who shrugs.
"Well we are going to our rooms now. See you at dinner." Darken Rose says before he and Dared Death dash away up the stairs.
"We may not have believed if we had not seen it ourself," Princess Luna turns to the others, "but we would not think you were into mares, sister. It is also quite surprizing, your older foal is a male?"
Mystery and Princess Celestia both shrug.
"Is it not only natural considering that we are both alicorns?" asks Princess Celestia.
"I've never heard of an alicorn couple whose first foal wasn't a male." Mystery adds.
"Yes, but two? And besides that, YOU'RE BOTH FEMALE!" Luna practically sreams on the top of her voice.
"You know she's right we're probably the first dual female alicorn couple that isn't barren." Mystery says.
"Yes, but seventeen male couples, seven of which have foals together and eighty-three females with only one being fertile simply does not add up." Princess Celestia says to herself.
"Are you two even listening to me?" Princess Luna says, tired of hearing them speak.
"Oh I hope the girls get here soon, you two have to leave sunrise." Mystery says jumping into the air.
"Wait, there's more?" says Princess Luna.