Pony Meat Business – Dissent

Chapters

Waking Up
Trouble
Flashback
Feeding
Identified
Flashback
Defiance
Conclusion

Waking Up

Celestia groggily lifted her head to find herself floating in a body of water.

“How did I end up in the pool?” she asked, her voice rising to a nervous tenor. She spotted some stallions across the cavern preoccupied with herding Pinkie clones into cages. She quickly swam towards the shore, visibly shaking. The enchanted water made her blood run cold, and she wondered if it could drag her under to take revenge for its overuse. Celestia cleared those thoughts away as she pulled herself onto land. She heard the voices of several excited Pinkie Pies echoing across the cavern.

She looked around for somepony to talk to and she discovered that Sunset Shimmer was nearby, making notes on a floating clipboard. The unicorn looked up from her papers as Celestia tentatively approached her.

Celestia kept her demeanor casual. “My dear Sunset, something very unusual has happened. I can’t remember what I was doing and I actually woke up in the pool.”

Sunset smiled reassuringly, her teeth having a cat-like sharpness to them. “You can relax, Tia. Everything is going to plan.”

Celestia hesitated. “We planned for me to be in the pool?”

“Well, no, you woke up in the pool because you did not follow protocol. The pony to be cloned reaches out a helping hoof and the clone grabs it and is pulled out. If you don’t follow the rules, you might drift around or even die. I’ve seen a lot of things.”

Celestia grimaced. “I don’t think I understand. You’re saying I was pulled in, right?”

Sunset peered at the clipboard and her quill began writing: subject is unaware that she is repressing memories in denial of her situation.

“I’m sorry, Tia; let’s start over.” She looked at the clipboard. “You are a… one clone Celestia, not impregnated, 100% memories, and your body looks to be in great shape. You are a special order; it’s somewhat rare to clone you, doubly so with 100% memories. We’ve got to have tests done on you down at the factory to make sure you hold no unusual attributes. You'll shortly be seeing Doctor Flutters, our factory therapist, to sort out your… unique... psychological situation.”

Celestia felt her stomach drop but kept her voice level. “Sunset, I don’t feel like a clone whatsoever.”

“That means the system is working,” Sunset said smiling, “Clones of your quality are highly desired, after all.”

Celestia shook her head. “No. What I mean is I have a sense of self, like I have feelings. The mirror pool creates magical constructs that only mechanistically behave like their real counterparts with only simulated, prerecorded emotions.”

“Our latest experiments in neurological sentience at the factory suggest otherwise. I always thought you were wrong about that and now you know the truth of it, right? Regardless, feelings are not a working criteria that can be tested for in the way that you mean.”

“Oh.” Celestia frowned. “Still, there could have been a mix up like what they call a switcheroo. Couldn’t that be possible? Or the mirror pool enacted some conspiracy to take revenge on me?”

“A mind of its own?” Sunset chuckled, “Well, I don’t know, but that sounds weird coming from you, Tia. Oh, by the way, your name is Tia now to distinguish you from the original Celestia.”

Tia sunk to the ground for a moment and dug at the dirt with her hooves. “Yeah, I remember.” At that moment, Tia realized what she was wearing. She stood bolt upright, “Oh my! I’ve got the crown, the royal regalia, everything. I must be the real Celestia.”

Sunset erupted in a fit of laughter, “You’re so funny, Tia! That was such an authentic reaction you’re well on your way to convincing me. However, sometimes, very rarely, the clothes or accessories of the pony are magically cloned as well. We’re not sure why that happens.”

“Oh.” Tia blushed. “Well, never mind that. I just want to be sure it’s true that I am a clone before I will believe it.”

“It doesn’t matter what I say, though. From your point of view this could still all turn out to be a conspiracy, a prank, or I could be a paid actor; I’ve heard it all.”

Tia sighed. “Great... it’s a long shot, but now I have some things to hope for.”

“If you’re going to hope for anything, hope for your present circumstances to be radically and masochistically embraced. Every clone who gives in to their fate and stops struggling is mentally liberated.” Sunset pointed a hoof at Tia, “The fact is, you are a delicious and sexy meat pony. There have been so many clones who lived and died in sexual ecstasy and you can, too!”

“Yes, I would be so lucky to lose my mind. I'm sure your factory programs can help me with that.” Tia turned her head to watch the other clones being herded and spotted a sobbing Fluttershy. “Forget about me, I’m starting to worry about all the clones who are not enjoying themselves…” she grimaced, “all those poor ponies, their bodies are going to be violated, and things will get worse from there. Perhaps I can weigh in on the morals of clone treatment?”

Sunset looked baffled. “You want to place stipulations on the consumer? That will cut into profits and no agreements like that will be honored anyway. You do have all of your memories, don’t you? According to you, it’s against policy to discuss the morals of cloning. Although… you can talk to your future owners about morals,” she said thoughtfully, “maybe they’ll want to make you their pony waifu. However, almost everypony is utilized for sexual purposes and is then eaten up. So yeah, we don’t let clones weigh in on any aspect of how the business is run. Your orders.”

Tia turned her gaze towards the cavern ceiling. “Mother of me, what have I done?”

Just then, Tia heard a calm, familiar voice behind her. “Hello there. I can see that you are having a hard time adjusting.” Tia turned around to see the very image of herself. Same posture, same regal bearing, same everything.

Celestia’s voice made Tia want to cower inside, but she was not going to let it show. “After speaking to Sunset, I’ve come to understand that I may be a clone. Tell me about you, though, how is it you know that you are the real Celestia?”

Celestia shrugged. “I just know. Usually all I have to do is point out I’m the one wearing a crown, but you too have donned the full royal regalia. Who gave those to you?”

Tia huffed. “I got this crown for being the princess.”

Sunset answered, “The mirror pool created it. We’re not sure why that happens, but the ponies at the factory are working on solving it.”

Celestia sighed, “Sunset, can you think of a way to officially tell the difference between me and this sad, confused copy of me?”

Sunset put her hoof to her chin. “Raising the sun?”

Celestia rolled her eyes. “Come on, Sunset, think about where we are. You’d have to fly above the Everfree canopy just to be a referee.”

“Oh, crap.” Sunset blushed and thought. “Okay, I’ve got it! Since mirror clones have a magic power level that is almost nothing compared to the real Celestias, you’ll have to have a magic duel.”

Celestia thought about that. “Okay, but I’m worried about the collateral damage. We need something simple, quick, and controlled. One spell.”

“You have strong fire magic. Why don’t we see which one of you can fast-fry a Pinkie clone and which one merely singes her fur?”

Celestia contemplated, “Hmmm… I don’t want the workplace smelling like charred pony flesh, but we have nothing else on hoof to test our firepower. Pinkie will do.”

Tia was appalled at the idea of murdering a Pinkie, even if clones were doomed in the long run. She tried to get a sense of her own magic power level and she felt that something was off. Still, if she could just channel enough power she would prove that she was the real one and this would all be a misunderstanding. She bravely stated, “I want a chance to prove myself. I know that I’m the true Celestia at heart.”

Celestia suddenly became agitated. “I don’t know why I should waste my energy. Sunset, are you saying you are entertaining this phony clone’s story?”

“Of course not, Celestia. I just wanted to watch you put this impostor in her proper place.” She put her hoof to her stomach. “Also, it’s almost lunch time and, well, I got to eat somepony,” she said with an apologetic tone, smiling innocently.

Celestia nodded. “Alright, I guess it may be prudent to prove to everypony that I am the real deal once in a while. Sunset, go grab us a Pinkie Pie.”

“We’re just going to be cooking up one Pinkie?” asked Sunset, pouting.

“I think so. I’m letting my impostor have the first turn.”

Trouble

Sunset prowled over to a mixed group of Pinkie Pies and a couple Fluttershys. Most of the clones had been carted off by the slavers, but the remaining ones were playing idly in the open.

Her horn glowed as her teeth became slightly sharper. Licking her lips, she watched the group of ponies intently. A forlorn looking Fluttershy started crying which caused a Pinkie to rush over and give her a hug. “It’s going to be okay, Fluttershy; you’ve never had more friends,” said Pinkie Pie lovingly.

Fluttershy still looked worried. “I’ve got more friends to lose and I don’t want to lose any. I’ve heard that there’s a mean monster that runs the factory named KARiN. She’s half pony, half machine, and she causes everypony to die the most painful, gruesome deaths.”

Pinkie giggled. “There’s fun ponies there too, like Darth Pie and we also might end up in some commercials.”

“I never should have cloned myself. Nothing was worth this, I’m scared, and I want to go home to my animals.” Fluttershy tugged on her mane nervously. “I’ve never felt worse.”

Pinkie hugged her tightly. “It may sound crazy, but I really do feel happy, and it’s because I get to be with you. It doesn’t matter who we are, we still have our friendship.”

Sunset didn’t need to look any further for a better Pinkie Pie to trigger her carnivorous desires, to slide down her throat one savory mouthful at a time. She also wanted to claim the sad Fluttershy, lick up her tears, and be the one comforting her until it was time to feed. She swallowed in anticipation, trying not to let her ravenous nature get the best of her. For the task at hoof she had to select the comforting Pinkie who seemed to be a healthy specimen, both physically and mentally.

She snuck up on the two silently hugging ponies, her mouth salivating. She needed to have a pre-taste, to get her fix early. Reaching her mouth over to Pinkie’s ear, she nipped it with her sharp teeth.

Pinkie yelped in surprise and turned around to come face to face with Sunset. “Hey! What gives?” she asked, running a hoof over her ear a few times.

Sunset swallowed a single drop of blood and grinned showing her teeth, simply stating, “I couldn’t resist. Anyway, do you see those two Celestias talking over there?”

Pinkie Pie gasped dramatically. “OH. WOW. There are two of them!”

“Well,” Sunset sighed, “this is the cloning pond. That’s the problem. We need your help determining which Celestia is real and which one is a clone.”

Pinkie jumped in the air. “Oh no, you can’t tell them apart!? We’ve got to make sure she doesn’t end up at the meat factory. We can’t let Princess Celestia be somepony’s dinner.” She made a weird face as she thought of Celestia’s majestic body being served on a fancy table.

Sunset could read Pinkie’s face like a book. She smiled rapturously and spaced out, thinking she could almost taste the succulent royal flanks. She abruptly shook her head to clear it, “Yes, the stakes are high and we need to correctly sort them out.”

"Wait, just how am I going to recognize the real Celestia?" questioned Pinkie.

Sunset looked over at the pair of Celestias. "As much as I'd like to do a taste test, I don't know what the real Celestia would taste like. Instead, the plan is for them to conduct a magic duel to prove who the clone is."

Pinkie laughed. “Oh, like Twilight and Trixie? Are they going to make me super-old or change my gender?”

Sunset frowned slightly. “eh… I hope not. We’ll see what happens when we get you over there.”

Pinkie Pie stood up. "Okay, but first let me say goodbye to Fluttershy." Pinkie Pie walked over to the pony that was softly crying and wrapped a caring hoof around her. "Don't worry, you're gonna love the factory. There's so many conveyor belts and cool gadgets; oh, and clones! You're always gonna have somepony to hug, so you'll never be alone. Okay?" The yellow pony smiled and slowly nodded.

Sunset and Pinkie trotted back to the pair of arguing Celestias.

"I distinctly remember that you wouldn't take my hoof," Celestia pointed her hoof at Tia and then retracted it. "No, you had a look of horror on your face as you swam to get away. That is why you woke up in the pool and I was never in the pool. If you say you don't remember any of that, then you're deceiving everypony because I am sure that I cast a memory spell as I performed the ritual."

"I'm not deceiving anypony," said Tia with a sigh. "I'm just trying to figure out where everything went wrong and what I can do to set things right again."

Celestia glared back at her. “A lot of things are wrong. What makes you feel so entitled to fix anything? You’re just a clone with no powers.”

“I don’t care what you think I’m entitled to.” Tia turned her attention to her new company. “Sunset, Pinkie Pie! I’m glad you’re here.”

Sunset grinned wolfishly. “I wouldn’t leave you hanging; I know you’re fighting for your life. Now then, about that Pinkie flambé...”

“What?” Pinkie gave her a puzzled look.

Sunset averted her eyes, but still couldn’t hold back a smile.

Celestia nodded. “Well done, my faithful student. It won’t be long now before you get exactly what you want.”

Tia looked aghast. “I guess it happened too gradually for you to notice, but Sunset has been desensitized to death. She would have benefited from a steadfast guardian and mentor to help her make better choices, but now you’ve turned your back on every moral in order to make a profit.”

Celestia started looking a bit irritable at her duplicate. "I'm about to call this entire contest off, as there is clearly only one Celestia here who is interested in saving Equestria by running this business at a profit."

Suddenly, a cacophony of metallic clangs rang out from the entrance to the cavern. All of the ponies looked up to see KARiN holding a dented metal cage with two pink ponies inside, sobbing. The metal mastermind lifted the cage and threw it down the ramp as the ponies inside screamed in fear and pain.

KARiN’s slightly mechanical voice boomed out. “It appears that we've overstocked on Pinkie Pies.”

Everypony present felt some level of fear in the presence of the factory 'supervisor', but Celestia had never shown any signs of weakness when dealing with KARiN, and didn't intend to do so now. As she walked towards the ramp, she looked back and said "Sunset, go and hide. I don't want there to be any... accidents." Tia and Pinkie made themselves scarce, not wanting to attract the attention of the malevolent machine.

Sunset backed up, looking left and right to make sure she was clear as Fluttershy, fleeing in a blind panic, collided with her hind end. The unicorn got back on her hooves and brushed herself off, looking down at the terrified butter-yellow pegasus and seeing how cute and helpless she looked. Sunset relaxed the sly look on her face to hide her inner hunger. "Fluttershy, do you know who I am?"

“Sunset? or a clone?”

“I’m your friend; I’m the real Sunset that you may have memories of having a friendship with.” Sunset used a hoof to ruffle her pink mane. “I know you’re a clone, I saw you from before. But that doesn’t mean we’re not friends. Our bond runs deeper than that.”

Fluttershy tensed up. “You work here. That means you are probably not interested in saving me.”

Sunset smiled, probably a bit wider than she had intended, and hugged her. "I can assure you that I don't want to see you in a state like this. Would a true, true friend abandon you when you're feeling this frightened and alone like this? I know how serious this is; you don't want to go into the factory and you don't have to."

Fluttershy looked dumbfounded at her. “Really? I don’t?” I smile played at her lips.

"That's right, my little flutter butter; just stay and trust in me."

Just then they heard more commotion from the front. Fluttershy huddled delicately in Sunset’s arms.

Everypony watched as KARiN grabbed a Pinkie clone by her neck. “Don’t kill me,” she squeaked.

"I'm sorry, but I'm afraid that there is just not enough room for all of you in the factory. However, we may be able to fit you in if we cut you into smaller sizes. Please relax while I seperate your appendages." Loud chainsaw-like sounds roared to life and filled the caverns as the Pinkie Pie's head was severed, followed by the rest of her major body parts. Many of the surviving clones screamed, panicked, and tried to run as much as their bindings allowed.

Celestia stood as close as she felt comfortable to the half-machine monster. “KARiN, I can tell you’re upset.”

"I don't get upset. I observed that the production schedules for..." KARiN made some beeping and 'schwirr'ing data-processing noises, "Project: Our Town have not been met and I have come to see if you have been cloning... the minimal acceptable quantities of their populace. I now see that you are incapable to accomplishing the job set for you. So sad..."

“There have been problems negotiating contracts with Starlight Glimmer and the rest. Not every pony is so eager to sell themselves out, but I assure you we’ll come to an agreement.”

“I know a better agreement: if she does not agree to your terms by tomorrow she will be terminated.”

“That’s not how I run my business; I’ve never violated the rights of any of the original Equestrian citizenry. There are absolutely no exceptions.”

KARiN prowled towards a group of frightened clones. “Well maybe it’s time you did. The humans are expecting the new lineup on a promised date and I will not be forced to compromise the quality of our product because you’re willfully wasting time.” She swished out her tail and choked a random Fluttershy clone.

“Please… nooo…” Fluttershy gasped as she suffocated.

KARiN flung her corpse with her tail all the way into the pool. “Garbage in, garbage out.”

The Fluttershy in Sunset’s arms started shaking again. “Oh Celestia, it’s so awful. I don’t want to be here.”

Flashback

*This is a character building chapter. It takes place five years ago, when Sunset was 13.*

Sunset lounged beside her mentor Celestia in the otherwise vacant throne room, grumbling in boredom as she watched the alicorn princess peruse yet another scroll. She was very grateful to be Celestia's student, but simply waiting for hours by her side while she dealt with the problems of the realm was agonizing for the young, energetic mare.

To make matters worse, she would have to accompany Celestia to meet with some foreign dignitaries later, which promised hours filled with pointless courtesies and platitudes that would bore even the most dedicated pony.

The young mare's thoughts began to wander to her bedroom, the one place she could be her deviant self and promised an end to the tedium. In her bed her imagination and her hoof sliding between her legs could take her on fantastic, blissful journeys where no kink was too strange and no lust forbidden.

As she started to imagine herself free to enjoy her sexual side, a warmth started to grow in her nethers, dragging her thoughts inward to her most closely-held lewd and arousing scenarios. Sunset thought to herself. I might as well cycle through my fantasies now to pass the time. Maybe I’ll come up with something to get excited about.

Sunset started eyeing over Celestia’s magnificent body. Hmmm, I should skip to my royalty specific fantasies while I’ve got this view to work with. So, princess, you’re just innocently reading your scroll, and then slurp! Sunset swallowed. Okay, I’ve got to back up. Ahem, you do all this tedious work for your country, but deep down you’ve wanted to be liberated for a thousand years, to be the simplicity of being food and digested.

Celestia shifted her weight in her seat and her flanks shook slightly. Sunset grinned to herself. You know you can’t run this country forever, so you plan to train your pupil to take over your duties so that you can finally give into the ecstasy of being broken down into energy. And you want me to do it; there’s no other pony that would be more appropriate. I may be small but I can still eat you up. I want it, you want it, and I will take your place to rule all of Equestria.

Sunset wanted to rub herself, but that might look suspicious. She looked around the room for an object to put under her to grind on. There were some possible candidates across the room but the princess would notice if she floated them over. She sighed. I’ll just touch myself, she’s not paying any attention. I’ll watch her closely and have time to react if she turns her head.

She very subtly pressed her hoof against her marehood once and Celestia didn’t notice. Just rub veeeery slowly. Breath is normal, heart rate is normal. She started silently hoofing herself slowly while keeping her eyes glued to Celestia reading. She didn’t want to go all the way, but it made her feel a rush to be enjoying her fantasies under these circumstances.

Celestia flexed her left wing off-hoofedly and Sunset spotted the tender area near the base. That’s where my teeth are going first; you’ll want me to relish biting your wings off slowly and you would moan in pleasure. “Oh, Sunset… Oh, Sunset… I can hardly believe… you’re going to consume me just like this. It’s so raw, so visceral. I’m the… hrrrrhhh… I’m the princess and you’re… so rough.” You limp around the room in a playful attempt to get away from your fate.

I’m a spirited little carnivore and I’m not letting my big prize just hobble away. I make bites on the sides of your body and I don’t give you a chance to recover.

Sunset whispered softly “I want you.”

Celestia’s ear batted. “Sorry Sunset, did you say you want me for something?” she asked, not looking away from her scroll.

Sunset blinked, then blushed. “Ah, no, I was just talking to myself.”

Celestia didn’t say anything more, so Sunset decided to go ahead and rub herself a little more intensely. Her eyes lingered over Celestia’s delicious looking flanks, her mouth salivating.

Your flanks start to look bloodied and your hind hooves are starting to give out. You start dragging yourself over the floor using your front hooves. “Sunset... I never thought our relationship would end by such a... sacred natural process. It astonishes me that you would be so bold as to use the sacrifice of another to meet your needs. You are so… daring and strong… you know what needs to be done and you don’t hesitate. That is exactly the kind of warrior spirit that this country needs." Finally, you stop trying to crawl away and you lay on your back. "As my most treasured gift to you I'm giving up my body; you've earned the right to consume it utterly.”

I pounce onto your body, drawing out a wounded gasp from your pained and broken body. You whisper, "Sunset... I love you more than I could ever say." You give me the same loving looks you have all my life, but this is special because you're seeing the real me. I slowly move my teeth around your tender throat. Your breath hitches as you know your final moment is coming. I sink my teeth slowly in until your blood starts pooling out.

Sunset couldn’t resist going for an orgasm. I feel your body gradually lose the will to resist as it accepts its fate. On an instinctual level you know it feels right to be my prey and let go. This is the moment of your release from life. Sunset mouthed the words almost completely inaudibly, "and… you… die…”

Sunset's eyes shut tightly and she bit down on her tongue to stifle her squeal as her nethers spasmed around her hoof, her juices coating her. She risked a brief, shuddering sigh as she slumped against the side of Celestia's throne, her whole body shivering from the satisfaction of her powerful climax. She could taste a little blood in her mouth from biting her tongue, but the coppery tang only made her fantasy feel more real. She tried to catch her breath quietly.

She looked up a second later to find Celestia looking her direction. Sunset’s stomach quickly tied in knots. Celestia peered at her and sounded concerned. “Sunset? Are you okay?”

“Um… of course. I’m just… not feeling myself.” Sunset chuckled nervously.

Celestia's mouth formed a concerned frown. “Sunset, I can already tell you’re acting strangely, but I don’t want to come to the wrong conclusion. Can you please tell me the truth?”

Sunset stammered, “It’s not what it looks like."

"I'll give you the benefit of the doubt. So, if I may ask, what were you doing, then?"

"I... um... was playing a game... n-nothing important, I was just messing around."

"I saw you look at me strangely."

Her stomach dropped and she paused awkwardly. "I was only looking at you to make sure you weren’t… looking at me.”

Celestia frowned and softly asked, “why wouldn’t you want me looking at you?”

Tears started welling up on Sunset’s face. “Um… because I…” her voice trailed off sadly.

Celestia stood up off her throne to face her, looking deeply worried. “Sunset? Is there a problem?” she asked with concern.

Sunset sounded on the verge of crying. “Yes,” she nodded.

Celestia stretched out a hoof in embrace. Sunset quickly walked forward to hug and she started crying.

“It doesn’t matter what the problem is, Sunset. I love you.”

Sunset leaned against her, softly sobbing for several minutes.

Finally Sunset broke the embrace. She sat back and looked at Celestia tearfully. “I feel like I’m being transformed… I’m scared of what I’m becoming.”

Celestia scanned her magic field just to be sure. “What do you mean, Sunset?”

Sunset hesitated, fear entering the pit of her stomach. “I’m just going to have to go ahead and say it. I… I… I feel the need to eat… other ponies.” She looked at the floor and cried anew.

Celestia gazed at Sunset Shimmer with confusion at first, and then hugged her even tighter. “It’s okay. Please don’t cry, Sunset.”

Sunset looked up tearfully and asked tentatively, “You’re not upset?”

Celestia shook her head, tears coming out of her eyes. “Of course not. Whatever is happening to you, I’ll always love you. I don’t want to see you hurting.”

Sunset took a few deep breaths and cried all over again. They embraced silently and Sunset allowed herself to feel just like a small filly basking in the princesses compassion until her emotional pain healed.

After a long time, Celestia said, "You don't have to go to see the dignitaries or participate in any events today. None of that really matters. I... just don't want you to be sad."

Sunset dried her eyes. "That's okay, I want to go. I want to be near you because I know you love me."

Celestia smiled and hugged Sunset tightly to her chest, her only concern being her student's happiness.

Feeding

*This may be the last vore chapter because the plot may take us different places.*

Fluttershy squeaked. “I don’t want to see any more death.”

Sunset whispered softly into her ear. “You don’t have to... I’ll take you to safety right now if you agree to be all mine: my special somepony.”

Fluttershy blushed in spite of herself. The fear of going to the factory and the hope of being saved from that fate combined with the suggestive nature of what Sunset was offering caught her off guard. "Special somepony? How do you mean?" She asks timidly, acting like a schoolfilly being asked on a date.

“Dawww, your innocent nature is so cute. I mean exactly what I said. I’m happy to be the one to swoop in and save you and you can return the favor just as dramatically by loving me back. There won't be any agonizing deaths for you, my cute little filly." Sunset booped her on the nose. "What you'll get instead is me and my passionate, romantic affections. All you have to do is follow me to safety.”

Fluttershy felt relief flood through her, to the point where her legs nearly give out under her. "Thank you, I promise I'll be a good mare and do anything you need." She said softly, smiling gratefully at Sunset.

Sunset smiled back. “You really are the best pony. Mmmm, your adorable little legs are trembling. Here, we can hold hooves. Let's go, lovey dovey.”

Fluttershy blushed and offered a hoof to Sunset, even being so bold as to give her a soft little nuzzle.

Sunset led them towards the back of the caverns behind some rocks. “You can’t see it yet, but I have a little magic door here. There's a tunnel that leads to a quiet place we can cuddle.”

Fluttershy stood by Sunset near the tunnel, still shaking with relief knowing that a brutal end at the factory wouldn't be her fate. "Thank you so much for saving me. I... I hope you don't get in trouble." She whimpers, hating the idea of poor Sunset being punished for saving her.

“If Celestia finds out I’m sure she will forgive me. Don’t worry about me; my love for you is my highest priority. Having you all to myself will make anything worth it.”

Sunset used her magic to open the door, revealing the passage. “After you, love~”

Fluttershy blushed and smiled at Sunset, truly devoted to making her happy in thanks for saving her. She daintily walked into the cave, even wiggling her flanks a bit enticingly for Sunset as she entered.

Sunset followed in after her, seeing her rump looking so mouth watering. She decided to go ahead and take a little tiny nip.

Fluttershy gave the most adorable squeak and hopped deeper into the cave, her wings immediately stiffening as she looked back with a blush across her face.

Sunset smiled back mischievously. As soon as Fluttershy turned her head forward to continue walking she felt her flank being prodded here and there with a hoof. They walked for a minute with Fluttershy getting her butt touched in ways it had never been touched before and finally the tunnel came to a little open space that had a few blankets and pillows on the floor.

Fluttershy, being sure that Sunset wanted her body now, laid down on her side and tried to position herself in the most alluring pose as possible. She tried to put on a seductive smile, but it only wound up looking adorably cute and innocent. "I... I'm ready for you... if you want me now that is." She mumbled cutely.

Sunset walked up to her coyly, her fangs slightly showing. "You’re all mine, now." Sunset rolled Fluttershy on her back and kissed her mouth deliberately and forcefully, her kisses being returned softly. She paused long enough to give Fluttershy a roguish look. “Fluttershy, you know I always... loved you,” she said in a sly tone of voice.

Fluttershy whimpers in spite of herself, snuggling close to Sunset and letting the other mare take control of her and take her however she wants. "I... I love you too." She whispered back softly.

"Which is why I'm going to be nomming you, nom nom nom..." Sunset started to lick and bite Fluttershy around her neck and torso.

Fluttershy panted and gasped softly, rolling onto her back and spreading her legs wide to allow Sunset to nibble at any part of her she liked. "Oooh... I really like that," she squeaked.

Sunset got more physical with her soft neck, kissing and biting it lightly with her fangs. The soft pricks on her neck made Fluttershy gulp nervously, but she was committed to being Sunset's mare, anything to stay away from that awful factory. Her scent was starting to fill the room, the kissing and nibbling from a dominant mare bringing her need into focus. Soon she began moaning softly and looked pleadingly at Sunset for more with large, needy eyes.

Sunset looked into her eyes and saw that she wasn't giving enough pleasure and a little too much punishment to fluttershy's poor body. Sunset got off of her and stuck her mouth slowly into Fluttershy's slit.

"Yes!" She squealed, thrusting her nethers towards Sunset's muzzle as her soft, skilled tongue tasted her nether lips. "D-do I taste good?" Fluttershy panted out breathlessly, hoping that Sunset was enjoying her choice to save Fluttershy.

Sunset nodded eagerly. "You taste too good for your own good," she said as she sampled the soft meat of Fluttershy's private bits and left faint tooth marks.

Fluttershy instinctively spread her legs wider and pushed her pussy towards Sunset, wanting more. She was so happy that Sunset was enjoying her, and the little, teasing pain from the fangs on her sensitive flesh made it even more wonderful. "Oh, thank you so much..." she panted. She yelped as Sunset used some more force and squeezed her thighs weakly around Sunset’s head.

Sunset enjoyed the resistance as it seemed her inner thighs were trying to push her away. Sunset took a slow, savory bite of thigh flesh and drew some blood. "Mmmm~" Sunset licked the appetizing blood up.

Fluttershy was so aroused and needy at this point that the bite only made her moan louder. The prick and lingering pain left her nethers dripping wet. "Oooh, that felt good!" She squealed, starting to moan as Sunset lapped up the wound.

Sunset was very pleased that her marefriend was getting used to the idea of being preyed on; it was mutual pleasure. She decided it was time to make Fluttershy cum before she had any second thoughts about the blood loss. Sunset used her hooves to keep her thighs apart and nuzzled her clitoris until she was in deep. "I'm eating you up," mumbled Sunset.

Fluttershy panted louder and breathed faster until, with a happy squeal, she cumed all over Sunset's face. She felt tingly for awhile and let out high-pitched giggles.

Sunset chuckled a bit maniacally and lifted her head to see Fluttershy’s face. She licked the cum off of her lips as well as she could, but afterwards still kept licking her lips in a predatory way.

Fluttershy smiled blissfully back at Sunset, until it finally dawned on her what she likely had planned. “Um… Sunset, if you would like I can pleasure you now, as much as you want. It’s the least I could do for saving me.”

Sunset looked slightly saddened. “Thanks Fluttershy, but that won’t be necessary. I get my pleasure in a different way.”

Fluttershy whimpers softly, looking slightly worried. "You... want to eat me?"

Sunset thought to herself about the possibility of keeping Fluttershy alive since she was going to get to eat a Pinkie and maybe even a Celestia later. Sunset brushed those thoughts aside; if she focused too much on a future meal she’d be too distracted to enjoy her current one.

Sunset looked a little apologetic. "That's... what I do. I have to feed."

Fluttershy looked sad for a moment and then nodded and relaxed, a serene smile on her face. "I accept being your meal. I would much rather be eaten by a loving, caring mare than be slaughtered like meat by machines in that horrid factory." She hesitated and gave Sunset a heart-melting smile. "B-but... promise me you'll do your best to make it feel good? Please?" She asks timidly.

Sunset smiled. "Yes, I’ll be as gentle as I can be. You will get to pass away in peace or ecstasy and not have to worry about anything anymore. Now, I want you to promise me something.”

Fluttershy squeaked expectantly. “Yes?”

“Promise me you will be happy, even as your fragile, dying body writhes as I sink my teeth into your most sensitive flesh.”

Fluttershy paused and moved her hoof down to stroke herself. "I promise, Sunset, I really do. One thing though… I... wouldn't mind cumming one last time before you... finish me off... if you don’t mind," Fluttershy panted softly, as she relaxed and readied herself to give up her life.

"I can cast a spell to lightly stimulate your marehood. I'm good at that sort of magic.” Sunset stuck her horn into Fluttershy’s snatch, she cast a spell, and then she retracted it.

Fluttershy moaned as a light bluish magic glow sparkled in her marehood. “That feels… nice.”

Sunset got on top of Fluttershy and started to lap at her neck. She admired the folds of flesh and nibbled on her jugular until a little bit of blood came up which Sunset greedily licked up.

The magic gradually became more intense in Fluttershy's snatch. "Oh... oh!" Fluttershy panted and squeaked as she felt pricks of pain on her neck and warm blood trickling out. The magic teasing her pussy made her feel good and the intensity of giving her life for another in such a fashion combined with the feeling of Sunset slowly starting to drink her life blood was really starting to engulf her delicate mind more deeply into submissive arousal than she’d ever been.

Sunset's gnawed on Fluttershy's delicate neck until she was able to draw a consistent blood flow and get a non-stop drink. She felt more and more powered up with Fluttershy’s life force.

Fluttershy's moans start to slowly quiet as she gives more and more of her blood to Sunset, getting paler and weaker with each passing lick. Despite that, or perhaps because of it, her nethers were soaking wet, and she felt right on the edge of cumming. "What are you... going to do with my body?" She pants softly, hoping to know what would happen with her after she dies.

Sunset paused her sucking. “Hmmmm… I have some bones stashed around here somewhere. Later on I will continue to eat your body until every last one of your precious, elegant bones are scattered about, free from their suffocating confinement.”

Fluttershy smiles weakly. "I'm glad... but you know, after I’m gone I won’t have a chance to thank you or even acknowledge that you ate me."

“Hmmm, I suppose not,” Sunset murmured as she continued sucking blood.

“Well I’ll have say it in advance, then. Sunset, you have eaten me. I’m good and dead. I can see it!” She said with a delirious giggle, the bloodloss getting close to lethal. "I always thought I'd be good in a stew, I never thought of being eaten raw..." She adds, giggling again and then suddenly squealing as Sunset takes a particularly eager drink and sends her over the edge. Sunset increased the voltage of her marehood spell to its peak levels. Fluttershy let out an intense scream. By the time her orgasm subsided she was unconscious, her blood nearly fully drained.

Sunset thought to herself. What a perfect way to end a lovely mare. But... I feel sad as usual. I’m a monster. It is what it is. I kind of miss Fluttershy already. Oh well.

Sunset put one hoof to her lower abdomen as she felt a dull pain in her bladder. Good thing Fluttershy didn't insist on pleasuring me. My internal organs are still damaged from my masturbation magic. It hurts to pee much less orgasm, though I can’t say I’ve kicked the habit entirely yet.

Sunset sighed. I’ll be okay. Now it’s time for the real fun to begin. She walked back through the tunnel to see if the KARiN situation had been dealt with.

Identified

Sunset trotted back into the main cavern to scope out the situation. The two Celestias were bickering again and the word KARiN came up a few times. Sunset gathered that the monster had left already. She then spotted a Pinkie Pie leaning forward on a rock, smelling like the same Pinkie that had a dab of blood on her ear.

Sunset walked over to her. “Come on, Pinkie, we're going to see Celestia.”

"Okie, dokie, lokie," murmured Pinkie Pie.

As soon as they showed up, the real Celestia eyed the Pinkie disdainfully. “I suppose you’re going to claim you’re the real Pinkie Pie, too?”

Pinkie put her hoof to her chin to think, then exclaimed, “Actually, I think I am the original Pinkie Pie,” she giggled.

Celestia got very irritated. “No, your memories have been faked. Replicated. Are you smart enough to understand that? You were born half an hour ago and you are in the same standing as cattle.” She turned to Tia, “As I said, you get to have the first shot to torch the pink impostor.”

Pinkie pie gulped and stood there frozen, gaping at the angry Celestia who had spoken, trying to comprehend what she just said. Then she turned her stare to the other, forlorn looking Tia. “You’re gonna…. b..b.. burn me up?”

Meeting her frightened gaze, Tia felt internal conflicted. She worried her power may cause serious harm to the innocent Pinkie. After sweating for a while, Tia relented. “No, I’m not going to burn you up Pinkie. It doesn’t matter who I am, I would never ever hurt you.”

Pinkie Pie gave a cheer with tears in her eyes. “Oh thank you, Celestia!” she exclaimed as she ran up and hugged the Celestia clone. They embraced as intensely as they could, not knowing if this would be their last chance before their imminent demise.

Celestia huffed, “I can see you’re trying very hard to pretend that you’re real ponies with real feelings. It amazes me the lengths you will go to. It doesn’t matter; you’ve conceded the match and you two will be treated as the livestock you are.

Sunset smiled a bit cruelly. “I knew this would be resolved quickly, which means my feeding time is near.”

Tia looked up from her embrace at her two oppressors. “What are you going to do now?” She put both her front hooves around Pinkie to protect her. “I’m not going to let you harm Pinkie.”

Celestia was disturbed. “Harm her? She’s a magical construct. You’re trying to paint me as the villain. I’m a fake villain to fake ponies. Am I supposed to embrace insanity and see you as if you contain soul?”

Pinkie Pie spoke up, “You should see the soul in everypony even if they don’t have one, because that’s what makes reality so magical.”

Celestia cocked her head to the side. “Huh… no, it doesn’t matter. I don’t know what we’re going to do with you two but it won’t end well. I have to work towards the greater good.”

Tia plead “no, stop trying to weigh the morals like that; you don’t understand the truth of what you’re doing. When you hurt me you hurt yourself. This is wrong, more wrong than you’ve lead yourself to think. You’d know this if you could stand in my hooves, and feel this filly trembling under my body.” She paused as she felt Pinkie nuzzling her softly. “You cannot hide your belief systems from me; you chose to convince yourself that clones do not have feelings and I know all about it. I have all of your memories and knowledge, and I have just one thing that you don’t have: a clone’s perspective.”

“Why are you the first Celestia to defy the system?” inquired Celestia. “Why aren’t you willing to lay down your life for the good of Equestria?”

“In the past you were more sure of yourself, that you were working for the greater good. But over time your doubts have grown, even if you don’t admit it. The only thing you need now is a catalyst to finally have your epiphany and see the madness for what it is. Waking up as a clone is enough to do it.”

The real Celestia shook her head. “Sunset, this clone can’t be allowed to be distributed like normal because she is throwing around too many dangerous ideas. We need to make sure that both of them are actually terminated; it’s the only way.”

Tia’s adrenaline spiked. She started backing up and dragging Pinkie closer to her. The danger that they were in hit her hard. Whatever she was, she knew she wanted to live and save Pinkie Pie’s life. She thought and thought and then got an idea. If she had all of the real Celestia’s memories, then that means she could find the path through Celestia’s barriers and hidden feelings.

“Please, I’m just like you! I remember the pain of banishing Luna and the love of mentoring Sunset and Twilight Sparkle! I value everything you value. We’re the same pony; you can’t do this!”

Celestia frowned. “I can do what I want; it’s my call because I’m Princess Celestia. I’ve made up my mind and decided that you’re too dangerous to the welfare of Equestria to let live.”

Tia shouted, “But I’m you! I could only endanger your business with my ideals if those same ideals were already within you. You need to go back to the basics and think about the morals of sending tens of thousands of innocent lives to their horrible end.”

The real Celestia grimaced. “I know that my enterprise may seem immoral, but I need to protect it because it’s an economic imperative. You’ve seen the numbers. You know my values and I do put Equestria first. If we don’t go forward, the economy is doomed.”

Tia countered, “The souls of the mirror pool are the ones who are truly doomed. It’s an endless cycle of torture and death! How could you allow such exploitation of the innocent? We’re not worth less than real ponies, we’re equals!”

Celestia sighed. “I’ve absolutely had enough. What are we going to do with the two of them?”

Sunset felt the naughty feelings of hunger and lust take over. The way her prey was huddled up for protection was starting to really trigger her. “I’ve never got to eat a Celestia before, even though I really wanted to.” She blushed when Celestia looked at her strangely. “Well, I never asked because I knew you’d look at me like that. But you know how it is; it’s the body of a goddess. It’s just the best quality meat. And I can’t wait to eat this cute little Pinkie Pie up alive, excitedly kicking her hoovies and squirming,” she said while licking her lips.

Sunset kept trying to move her hoof down close to touch her marehood, regardless of the pain, but when Princess Celestia stared at her curiously she stopped herself.

Celestia softened, “It’s okay Sunset, you might as well. After all of madness I’ve allowed to happen, it would be hypocritical of me to tell you you can’t touch yourself. That’s just what the world has come to; we allow ourselves pleasure in any way it can come and the copies are devoured so that the real ponies can survive and live on. I just want you to be as happy as you can in this world, Sunset. If you ever stopped smiling... that would surely be the end to all of this.”

Sunset felt a rush of both freedom and excitement at being given permission to behave how she wanted. She reached a hoof down to lightly stroke herself, her cheeks blushing profusely. She scooted over to Celestia, nuzzling against Celestia's forehoof. “Oh, thank you Celestia, you are my eternal friend. I’m going to feast in your name. I… love you…”

Celestia smiled politely. “I’ll leave you alone to enjoy yourself. I’m going back to the castle and I’ll see you tomorrow.”

Once she departed the cave, there was nopony else left except Tia, Pinkie, and Sunset. Business was closed for the day.

Flashback

*One week after the throne room incident.*

Celestia got off her throne to greet her student. “My dear Sunset, how are you feeling today?”

“I’m still a little unwell,” sniffled Sunset, “my cravings don’t seem to go away.”

Celestia nodded. “Don’t worry... it’s to be expected.”

“But Celestia, I really want to figure out why I am like this.”

“Let’s get some fresh air,” suggested Celestia.

They walked out to the balcony and put their hooves over the railing, overlooking the great land of Equestria. They felt the sun shining down warmly on them.

The princess took a deep relaxing breath and looked over at Sunset. “Ask me anything you would like to know.”

“Well, I feel like I’m alone, like I’m the only pony there ever was to want to eat up other ponies. Why me?”

Celestia paused to think for a moment. “Let’s start with a look into the past.”

“I’m listening,” said Sunset with a tilt of her head.

Celestia waved her hoof towards the vast expanse of land, “There were, in ages past, many ancient cultures within our land of Equestria.” She paused.

“Oh? What about them?”

“There was a group that shared desires very similar to yours.”

“Oh good. I want to know all about them.”

“In times of old, they practiced certain forms of sacrificial rituals to offer the lives of innocent ponies as energy to the gods that they worshiped, which were often serpents.”

Sunset’s eyes widened. “That really happened?”

Celestia nodded. “Yes, many ponies lost their lives. After the sacrifice, the victim’s bodies were cannibalistically consumed, and this is how power would be drawn for the replenishment of certain sexual energies that were considered to be erotic, or exotic, based upon these particular types of rituals.”

Sunset looked out at the expanse of Equestria. “That makes sense, except... why would ponies worship serpents in the first place?”

“Ponies are mammals, and that means we have reptilian roots in our genetic lineage. It is of no coincidence that you are of a… reptilian energy… which is just one of the many aspects you hold.”

“I still don’t understand why it’s so prominent in me.”

“The magic generated through the ritual sacrifice still lingers, and you were exposed at an early age when you were a young and impressionable unicorn.”

“How was I exposed? When?”

“It could have happened in something as seemingly innocuous as a dream. Regardless of how it happened, it happened. I would guess you were around the age of eight, and it was soon integrated as part of your psychological makeup.”

Sunset sounded worried. “So somehow this ancient magic has gotten hold of me?”

“I am not saying that it is positive or negative in any way. This is simply what is being, shall we say, enthused through your self in regards to sexual carnal desires.”

Sunset let that sink in. “Okay, that explains why I am the way I am. But, what am I supposed to do now with my desires? They drive me crazy.”

“You simply need to ask yourself if this is what you feel you wish to continue to experience in this way, or do you feel there is another path that is awaiting you?”

“I'm not sure.”

“You have the idea of a choice, in regards to another form of unconditional loving sexuality, that which represents true self-empowerment, sexuality that is connection to oneness, to unity, to harmonious consciousness, rather than the idea of usurping the energy of innocence to allow yourself to become sexually powered up, as it were. You can also alternate between higher and lower forms of sexual expression in order to appreciate both relative to each other."

“Hmmm… what to do...” asked Sunset, putting her hoof to her chin.

“It all comes down to what you decide that you feel your energies are best served as. You do not have to decide anything right now.”

Sunset thought for a long time. “I think maybe I do enjoy being the way I am, sometimes. Maybe I’ll change one day, but for now I’m just going to be myself.”

“Mmmm, wonderful.” Celestia gave Sunset a big hug. “I hope one day you'll find a partner and you’ll fall in love.”

“Do you think they’ll still love me if they know about… you know… ?”

“If they love you, of course they will. The truth is, far more ponies love you than despise you.”

“Awww, thanks Celestia." Sunset broke the hug. "I feel like everything's going to be okay.”

Defiance

Sunset stared smugly as the two of them huddled up and stared back.

“Sunset, after you are done eating us, how are you going to feel?” asked Tia.

“I will feel satisfied. At worst, I may feel unwell. But that’s okay, because the moments I get to feed are moments that I would give anything for. It’s my passion.”

Tia nodded sympathetically. “I believe you. But tell me, what else do you like doing in life?”

Sunset frowned slightly. “Well, life’s not all fun and games. It’s a pony eat pony world and when I’m not at work I’m studying my magic. I’m a lone wolf but I get things done. I have about two pleasures in my life: orgasms and eating ponies. Often at the same time.”

“How often do you do that?”

“I used to indulge myself whenever I felt like it, but eventually my body found that to be too taxing. There are limits,” she put her hoof to her abdomen, “especially on the orgasming.”

Tia nodded. “I remember thinking it was cute at first that you had such an innocent approach to your desires. However, I began to notice that you had an… obsession...”

Sunset sighed. “You shouldn’t have brought that up. That was a very painful transition in my life. And by the way, Celestia used to be strong and steadfast. When she sacrificed her morals then so did I.”

Tia nodded. “I won’t bring that up again. But, tell me about your meat eating. How often do you feed?”

“Well, I unfortunately get digestive issues in my lower tract if I eat pony meat every day, and the doctors in Canterlot have been unable to find a solution to my unique problem. So I just indulge myself a couple times a week and I’m able to pull through.”

Pinkie Pie spoke up, “Sunset, why would you eat pony meat if it hurts your tummy?”

Sunset sounded irritated, “Don’t try telling me that ponies can’t eat meat; I have some friends at the factory that eat pony meat every day and they haven't shown any long-term problems." She shook her head and calmly stated, "I don't have to justify myself to you. Now I’m done talking, I’m coming for you Pinkie Pie.”

Sunset prowled forward, casting a spell to give herself buffed magical attributes, her skin toughened and her muscles strengthened. She had absolute confidence that she could take on a few clones; she did it all the time.

Tia held Pinkie Pie very, very close and watched as Sunset looked for an opening. Sunset was trying to bait out Pinkie and it wasn’t working. Sunset got closer and prepared to strike. As soon as Tia saw her get close enough to grab Pinkie, Tia threw a hoof punch as fast as she could into Sunset’s face, which sent her backwards several feet.

Sunset screamed in frustration and held a hoof to her muzzle. “Damn it, Tia, I’ve never seen a clone pack a punch like that! You almost broke my nose. And I promise I wasn’t going to cause you too much pain. I just need to feed.”

Tia said nothing and held Pinkie close.

“Look, I’m just trying to enjoy you two. If it weren’t for me, the two of you would just be sent to the factory and that’s the real nightmare. Can’t you just have this experience with me and make me happy?”

Tia replied, “If you wanted us sapped of challenge you should have bought us in a can.”

“No, you don’t understand. I can’t eat that filth. I crave a very special experience. If you could only understand the beauty of my desires you’d give in to me right away. I can make sure you reach incredible heights of sexual pleasure before the end.”

Tia said nothing.

“Alright, let’s just get some harmless sex started and see where our deepest desires take us from there. Everypony can put their guards down now.”

Tia shook her head. “We can either let you down now or when you’re more aroused. Would you rather us lead you on?”

“Yes, please do. How about you Pinkie? I know you’ve got a healthy sexual appetite.”

Pinkie looked sad. “I don’t know what to do to make you happy.”

Sunset roared desperately and charged Tia, sinking her teeth into her forehoof. Tia struggled fiercely and flung her backwards, sending her flying into a rock.

Tia spoke, “You have an addiction in its most desperate stages. You are sacrificing others for your own pleasure. You value your own carnal desires over the ponies that love you. This is not some fantasy; this is reality where you’re trying to end the life of your oldest friend and an innocent filly.”

Sunset looked despondent. “You said you love me Celestia?”

“I do.”

“Can’t you just roleplay for one moment? How about you just smile and say the words, ‘my faithful student Sunset Shimmer, I’ve seen the way you look at me and I couldn’t resist feeling that you deserve my body. I’m going to give myself to you completely’.”

Tia said, “I’m not going to say that, but you can imagine it if you want to. Nopony is going to take that away from you.”

“Fine. Although it will hurt like hell, I have nothing else to lose.” Sunset rubbed a hoof to her marehood, making eye contact with Tia and Pinkie, occasionally making biting motions with her mouth. “Yes… I’m eating you both. You’re both mine.” Eventually she came, moaning loudly with cream dripping out onto the floor. She sat there panting a minute.

“Hmmm… that felt good... painful, but not as painful as slamming into a rock. I can’t stop there. I need the real deal. I need to eat you for real. I need more.”

“And more. You’re looking for fulfillment a lot. Clearly pleasure in and of itself does not satisfy you. And killing must not satisfy you either because we both know you’ll want to kill again tomorrow... or maybe even ten minutes from now.

“Stop judging me.”

“Judging you? Do you know the horrible things I’ve done in my lifetime? The choices you’ve made are like playing in a sandbox compared to mine. You’re no different than a foal having a tantrum.”

Sunset charged Tia with a flurry of blows and they fought it out for several minutes. Sunset’s body became bruised and beaten as she fought with desperation. Finally Tia shoved her painfully one last time into the dirt and kicked her lower abdomen as hard as she could.

It felt like her organs almost ruptured and Sunset was sure she was going to die. She could focus on nothing else except most excruciating pain she had ever felt in her life. She tried to wiggle herself into a less painful position but she fell pathetically on her side. Sunset put both her front hooves to her muzzle and started crying. Her magical attributes all vanished. “Just kill me, Tia. I can’t live like this, just kill me.”

Pinkie Pie looked at her sadly, walked over and put a hoof around Sunset comfortingly. Sunset continued crying.

“I’m sorry I hurt you there. It was an accident.” apologized Tia.

“I deserve it.”

Pinkie spoke, “It’s okay; all you did was bite my ear. I forgive you, silly.”

Sunset whimpered. “Tia, I never wanted to be like this. And now it’s too late.”

“I don’t think it’s too late," said Tia.

“All hope is lost.” Sunset smiled sadly, “But I can… accept the… pain.” Sunset focused on her body until she relished the feeling of her ragged breath and the adrenaline eating away at her stomach. She started laughing painfully. “...my body is in really bad shape.”

“Pinkie can you get her to the hospital?”

“She can ride me all the way,” Pinkie giggled.

Sunset mumbled to herself. “It seems so silly now, that I would let myself get in this condition. I never would have believed it.”

Tia patted Sunset’s mane. “I think it would be good if you were to get as far away from this business as you can. You are never going to feel any better about this life you’ve been trying to live because it isn’t you.”

Sunset smiled. “I’m not a killer.”

“No, you’re not," agreed Tia.

Pinkie jumped up and down excitedly. “This calls for a I’m-not-gonna-eat-ponies-anymore-party!”

Tia laughed. “You have a happy life ahead of you.”

Sunset thought for a moment. “I can talk to Celestia about ending the pony meat business.”

Tia shook her head, “Thanks, but I would feel the most peace of mind if you just walked away. You have your own problems to take care of.”

Sunset turned her head weakly to look at Pinkie. “Pinkie Pie, can you please stay by my side and make sure I’m okay? I’m harmless, and I don’t want to hurt anypony. I mean it.”

Pinkie Pie suddenly pounced Sunset joyfully and pinned her to the ground. Sunset tried to get words out between a flurry of kisses. “Whoa, hey, Pinkie, haha. Cut it out. I’m in pain.”

Pinkie didn’t seem to hear her. “And I can be your very special somepony and make sure you always have someone to talk to about your problems. Because I love you!”

Sunset’s heart skipped a beat. “You love me?”

Pinkie Pie, “Of course I do, silly.”

Tia half smiled. “You know… we’ll never know for sure if she’s a clone or not.”

Sunset laughed. “Oh please not this again.”

“I’m probably a clone,” Pinkie giggled.

Sunset tried to wobble off of her back to kiss Pinkie, but fell to the ground again. Pinkie moved her muzzle closer to Sunset for easier access and Sunset kissed it deeply. She felt bliss and peace enter her mind. “Oh, I get it. Love is supposed to feel like mental bliss. Mental bliss feels so much more… delightful than the physical...”

Tia got up and hefted Sunset onto her own back. “I’ll make sure you get out of this forest safely.”

Sunset nodded. “I’ll be happy to leave this place for good.”

"Me too!" chirped Pinkie.

The three of them departed and never returned.

Conclusion

After Tia saw them safely through the forest, she had to depart. Sunset had a week long stay at the hospital and got all the help she could, but there was little they could do to reverse the damage. It turned out she was going to need to use a wheelchair on a permanent basis. To help her feel less alone, Pinkie started wearing a blue hair ribbon on a permanent basis. That way, they'd both look different together.

Pinkie was by her side the whole time, showering her with affection and love. Sunset felt a deep peace for the first time and she seemed to be recovering mentally and physically.

Pinkie became Sunset’s caregiver and snuggle buddy. They soon fell in love and shared all of their thoughts and feelings.

One evening a few weeks later in her house, Sunset woke up in pain.

Pinkie snuggled her close. “What’s wrong?”

“I had a wet dream. It hurt,” moaned Sunset with her eyes tearing up.

Pinkie explored the sheets with her hoof and found blood stains. “Aw, I’m sorry that happened. Did you dream about something nice?”

Sunset stared up at the ceiling in thought. “No, I couldn’t say that,” she sighed in defeat. "There was a lot of death. The orgasm was sudden; it was sort of involuntary."

“How do you feel?”

“Pretty bad, it was mostly anxiety, trauma, and cravings... with arousal holding it all together.”

Pinkie nodded. “You know, it’s not so easy to control yourself in dreams. Unless, maybe, you realized you were dreaming. Was it a lucid dream?”

Sunset shook her head. “No, not really. If I’d been conscious, I would’ve remembered my life with you, and I would remember that I don't like being a killer. That’s why this is so frustrating to me. I can be vigilant every waking moment but that’s all I can do.”

Pinkie hugged her close. “Sunset, it is way too soon for a complete recovery. You’re still going through a very intense withdrawal process. It was only a month ago you were eating ponies alive. It is to be expected that a lot of that stress is going to come back in dreams.”

“Yeah, I just need time to recover and I’ve got to keep figuring out ways to redirect my subconscious.”

Pinkie got an idea. “Hey… you know how we don’t have sex?”

Sunset sighed. “Yes, Pinkie, I traded my sexuality for sensuality as you well know.”

Pinkie giggled. “Well, maybe it would help you to witness some regular sex that doesn’t end in carnivorism. It could help us get your wires uncrossed.”

Sunset thought for a moment. “Seeing some ponies make love should be fine, as long as it’s really done out of genuine love.”

“No more fun, huh?”

Sunset scoffed. “Exactly, no more fun. I don’t miss being horny in the slightest. At all.”

Pinkie sounded mischievous. “Well, maybe I can get you to lighten up about that juuuust a little.”

“What are you planning?” asked Sunset suspiciously.

“I noticed that Lyra is visiting Canterlot and hangs out at the park a lot. My original self has a history with her. Perhaps you could go get her and bring her back home?”

“I have a history with Lyra too…”

“I think it’s great we all already know each other, less anxiety all around. We could have a make out session… I know how you love kissing.”

Sunset looked even more suspicious at Pinkie. "I want to see kisses that mean something.”

Pinkie brushed her mane sheepishly. “Lyra is a very sexual being, but let’s give it a try anyway.”

Sunset approached Lyra who was sitting on a public bench, rolling the wheels of her wheelchair with her front hooves. Sunset briefly thought to herself of the last time she had eaten a Lyra clone, then cleared the image from her mind.

“Hello there, Lyra,” said Sunset, trying to sound casual.

Lyra looked up from her newspaper. “Sunset? What brings you here?” she asked with interest.

Sunset got a nervous feeling in her stomach and bowed her head. “I just wanted to let you know I’m harmless,” she spoke sincerely “...and I don’t want to hurt anypony. Okay, bye.” Sunset tried to escape by rolling her wheelchair in reverse.

Lyra got off the bench and walked towards her. “Oooooh, a wheelchair. Sexy. Why are you in a wheelchair?”

“Ahem… it so happens I have a lower abdominal injury and cannot have sex. These days I’ve been living with a Pinkie Pie clone.”

“Oooooh, I always wanted a clone!" she exclaimed. "So... do you ever have sex together?”

“Errr… no. I cannot have sex. I need to get back home now.”

Lyra chuckled. “That’s still very cool. Hey, why don’t I come home with you? You could both torture me, that'd be pretty sexy!”

“Ah, no… no I don’t think that's a good idea.” Sunset frantically steered her wheelchair towards home.

Lyra grabbed the handles of the wheelchair. “You don’t expect me to let you wheel yourself all the way home? I’ve got you covered.”

Sunset eventually gave up on controlling her wheelchair. “Um... Lyra, when it comes to sexual acts, I've been trying to steer away from the extreme stuff because I've changed quite a bit.”

“Oh okay, but you still have orgasms right?”

“NO! I would be in extreme pain. And I'd get blood everywhere.”

“Well that can still be kinky.”

“You don’t understand, I have a whole new philosophy on love and lust. Love is like getting a cat purring, and lust is like shaking it or rough housing with it or something.”

“Oh, so you are into zoophilia too? Were gonna have so much fun.”

“...I just want to live in peace... Oh forget it.”

Sunset pounded her hoof on the door. “We’re here!” she shouted.

“I like ponies touching my chest a lot, it's not an erogenous zone, I just like the feeling of someone wanting to touch it.”

Pinkie Pie swung the door open. “Lyra!!!”

“Hey, Pinkie!” Lyra added, “Clone, I mean.”

Sunset deadpanned, “I had to listen to Lyra’s sexual musings for ten minutes. This is not going to be a good idea.”

Pinkie cocked her head. “Oh Sunset, you’re such a party pooper. You need to lighten up.”

Lyra chimed in, “Yeah, Sunset," she asserted as she pushed her wheelchair into the living room. "Let’s go ahead and have sex on the couch.”

Sunset waved her front hooves in fury. “I can’t!”

Pinkie Pie, “Oh relax Sunset. Lyra’s just trying to say she wants you to pleasure her. It’s both fun and innocent. Just have some innocent, fun for once.”

“It’s true,” chirped Lyra as she lifted Sunset and put her on the couch. She positioned herself so that her crotch was very close to Sunset’s face.

Sunset looked deeply into Lyra’s love tunnel. It did look appetizing, she had to admit. “Well, I guess I have to do it. Don’t let me bite; I don’t want to hurt anypony.”

“Go for it!” Pinkie cheered.

With a sigh, she went in. She softly, sensually, and lovingly flittered her tongue over Lyra’s clit, focusing all of her attention on the idea of being a sexually mature individual.

Lyra moaned, “Harder. Do it harder!”

Sunset sounded irate. “The only reason you need to be over-stimulated is that you’ve become desensitized because you’re constantly engaged in extreme sexual acts.”

Lyra moaned happily. “Oh yeah, I’m a bad filly. I’ve developed an appetite for harder and harder punishment for my body.”

Sunset looked at Pinkie Pie. “Do you see?”

Pinkie looked a little nervous. “Oh, that's just the way normal ponies talk, it's nothing. Just give it to her a teeny tiny bit harder. It’s all in good fun.”

Sunset sighed and gave in, almost starting to bite.

“Oh, keep biting! Eat me... out~”

Sunset immediately stopped. “I think that’s enough biting. You look very pleasured. Are we good?”

Lyra shook her head. “You’re a unicorn; you have a horn. Why aren’t you using it? I bet you even know a little magic.”

Sunset shot a desperate glance at Pinkie, who said, “You know, Sunset actually lost somepony she knew that way. She was electrocuted through her marehood. She died. So it’s a very sensitive issue for Sunset.”

Lyra sounded completely chill, “Oh don’t worry I don’t mind the risk at all. And if I do happen to die, at least I die in pleasure, right?”

Sunset shot another nervous glance at Pinkie. She did not want to revert to being a killer, and Lyra was practically asking for it.

Pinkie mumbled, “Just be very careful, Sunset. Use your gentle horn magic.”

Sunset had enough. “No, Pinkie, there comes a point where my temptation should not be tested any further.”

Impatient for stimulation, Lyra began to rub her marehood with her hoof, moaning and whimpering in arousal. “Oh Sunset, it’s time for you to decide. Would you like to rape, torture, kill, and then eat me? Or would you rather kill me, then rape my corpse and fuck Pinkie over my dead body and then you both cook and eat me?”

Sunset and Pinkie exchanged looks of shock.

Pinkie began chanting “nope, nope, nope, nope, nope…” and picked up Lyra and stuck her out the front door on her rump.

Lyra looked taken aback, “but... but... Pinkie, I was just…”

Pinkie glared at her. “What would your mother think?”

“It’s just that… I…” said Lyra apologetically.

“You are never to go near Sunset again. Fooorrreeevverrrr.” she said as she shut the door on Lyra.

Lyra saw Pinkie glare at her through the window until she was out of sight.

Sunset breathed a sigh of relief. “Thanks, Pinkie. I’m starting to feel that everything's going to work out after all.”

Pinkie bounced happily up to Sunset sitting on the couch. “Of course! We’re a team. I’ll beat away any horny slutpony that tries to put herself down your throat.”

"I knew you'd see things my way," said Sunset, rubbing her hooves together evilly. "All part of my plan..." She ended the facade and gave Pinkie a passionate kiss. “I love you, Pinkie.”

Pinkie kissed back. “I love you, too.”